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Thursday, February 28, 2013
US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict
ROME (AP) ? The United States and some European allies are edging closer to direct involvement in Syria's civil war with plans to deliver meals, medical kits and other forms of nonlethal assistance to the rebels battling President Bashar Assad.
The U.S., Britain, France and Italy aren't planning to supply the Free Syrian Army with weapons or ammunition. But moves are afoot to significantly boost the size and scope of their aid to the political and military opposition. Such decisions could be announced as early as Thursday at an international conference on Syria in Rome.
Britain and France are keen to give the rebels the means to protect themselves from attacks by Assad's forces, including Scud missiles fired in recent days against the city of Aleppo, U.S. and European officials say.
Assistance could mean combat armor, vehicles and other equipment not deemed to be offensive, the officials said. It could include training in battlefield medical care and the protection of human rights, they said.
For now, the Obama administration is advancing more modestly. It is nearing a decision whether to give ready-made meals and medical supplies to the opposition fighters, who have not received direct U.S. assistance.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was expected to announce the new contributions at the Rome conference, in addition to tens of millions of dollars intended for rule of law and governance programs.
The shifts in strategy are part of a step-by-step process that could lead to direct military aid to carefully screened members of the Free Syrian Army if the nearly 2-year conflict continues. Some 70,000 people have died in the fighting.
The European Union last week renewed an arms embargo against Syria for three months. But foreign ministers made clear that the decision could be reviewed while they look at ways to increase pressure on Assad to leave.
Washington has provided $385 million in humanitarian aid to Syria's war-weary population and $54 million in communications equipment, medical supplies and other nonlethal assistance to Syria's political opposition. The U.S. also has screen rebel groups for Turkey and American allies in the Arab world that have armed rebel fighters.
No U.S. dollars or provisions have gone directly to rebels. That decision reflects concerns about forces that have allied themselves with more radical Islamic elements since Assad's initial crackdown on peaceful protesters in March 2011.
Kerry said Wednesday in Paris that both the U.S. and Europe want a negotiated solution to the crisis and would speak to the leaders of the Syrian National Coalition about that. He also said the world must be prepared to do more to support the rebels and he accused Assad's government of engaging in "criminal behavior."
"We want their advice on how we can accelerate the prospects of a political solution because that is what we believe is the best path to peace, the best way to protect the interests of the Syrian people, the best way to end the killing and the violence," he said at a news conference with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
"That may require us to change President Assad's current calculation," Kerry said. "He needs to know that he can't shoot his way out of this. And so we need to convince him of that, and I think the opposition needs more help in order to be able to do that."
Fabius offered a similar assessment.
"The situation is unbearable and we need to find the means to a transition and for Assad's departure," he said. "We agree all of us on the fact that Mr. Bashar Assad has to quit."
Britain's Foreign Office also said it would increase its support for Syria's opposition.
The possibility of a sudden change in U.S. strategy comes as President Barack Obama begins a second term and Kerry succeeds Hillary Rodham Clinton as the top U.S. diplomat.
Freed from the constraints of a re-election campaign, administration officials say there is greater leeway now for new approaches than last year, when Obama rebuffed a plan by Clinton, then-CIA Director David Petraeus and then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arm the Syrian rebels.
The administration remains cautious, officials say, and is resisting European pressure to expand military aid to include the kind of items that Britain and France are considering.
Few Americans want to see their country dragged into another war of complicated loyalties and sectarian rivalries in the Muslim world, a little more than a year after leaving Iraq and with 66,000 U.S. combat troops still in Afghanistan.
Administration officials say they don't have enough assurances that rebel units under the sway of Islamic fundamentalists won't turn their weapons on Israel or other U.S. allies and fragile states in the region.
Lebanon is torn by some of the same internal sectarian divisions as Syria and Jordan is struggling with its political reform path.
Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, warned on Wednesday that a victory by Syrian rebels would lead to more fighting in Iraq and a new haven for al-Qaida.
Greater instability in any of Syria's neighbors would pose a whole new set of problems.
Still, officials said the U.S. was considering a gradually upgraded involvement in Syria to bolster moderate forces within the rebel ranks and help the fledgling political opposition win greater backing among Syrians, especially minority groups that have remained largely loyal to Assad and his government.
Debate within the administration on how best to accomplish these goals has increased in recent months as diplomatic efforts have failed to end the war. The Syrian opposition insists that only weapons, intelligence support and other forms of military aid truly can tip the balance.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, urged the administration to consider lethal aid.
"We should want the best organized, the best equipped and most dominant groups in the opposition to be groups that are friendlier to our national interests," Rubio, a Florida Republican, said Wednesday at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
The position is similar to one Kerry held as a senator, and one he reminded reporters of this week when he proposed the creation of opposition safe zones and suggested providing rebels with U.S. weaponry.
But in his first month as secretary of state and on his first official trip overseas, the 2004 presidential candidate has been vaguer.
"We have a lot of ideas on the table, and some of them, I am confident, will come to maturity by time we meet in Rome," Kerry said this week. "Others may take a little more of a gestation period, but they're no less part of the mix and part of the discussion.
"What I can tell you is we are determined that the Syrian opposition is not going to be dangling in the wind wondering where the support is or if it's coming, and we are determined to change the calculation on the ground for President Assad."
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Klapper reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Kenneth Thomas in Washington, Sylvia Hui in London, and Silvie Corbet in Paris contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-europe-move-expand-role-syrian-conflict-210542972--politics.html
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Best jailbreak apps for iPhone
While Apple continues to improve iOS with every iteration, even with iOS 6, there are remain some feature gaps left to be filled. That's where jailbreaking, like always, comes to the rescue. Whether it's actionable notifications, gesture shortcuts, faster toggles, or something else, jailbreak makes a great OS even better.
BiteSMS
BiteSMS has been around for a very long time and has been a fan favorite of many jailbreakers since it was released. Sadly, Apple still hasn't added better text message notification handling to stock iOS. A quick reply option has been one of the most requested features from the jailbreak community for years and it's a gap BiteSMS has always been able to fill.
Outside of being able to quickly reply to messages without interrupting your workflow, BiteSMS also gives you features such as quick compose, password protecting for messages, notification settings on a per contact basis, and more. If you aren't a fan of iMessage or don't have a texting plan but need a way to send messages internationally or to non-iOS users, BiteSMS also allows you to buy credits to use towards text messages. They're a lot cheaper than most carrier fees and are easy to reload and use as you wish.
- $7.99 (free with ads) - Cydia Search Link
NCSettings
System toggles are must haves for most power users. Things like adjusting brightness, locking rotation, toggling on and off wifi, and turning data services on and off are functions we do on a pretty regular basis. Unfortunately, under stock iOS you are forced to enter Settings, find that control, and toggle it on or off in that menu every single time.
NCSettings allows you to easily toggle on and off these basic functions straight from Notification Center. This means instead of digging in the Settings menu, swipe down and tap. That's it. There are also several add-on packages in Cydia that allow you to add toggles for almost anything you could possibly think of.
- Free - Cydia Search Link
IntelliscreenX 6
Notifications have been something that iOS has struggled with over the years. While iOS 5 brought with it Notification Center which handled notifications much better than previous iterations, or rather the complete lack of a notification system, it still doesn't give fine tune control the way IntelliscreenX does.
Not only does IntelliscreenX allow you to customize what notifications you receive, how, and when; it also gives you access to things like quick replies for messages directly from the lock screen. If you're a power user or want a better hold on notifications, IntelliscreenX will put you in the driver's seat. It's worth noting that if you own a previous version of IntelliscreenX, you'll only be charged $4.99 to update to IntelliscreenX 6.
- $9.99 (trial available) - Cydia Search Link
CleverPin
Passcodes are a pain but for most of us, they're a must have. Even with Find My iPhone and GPS tracking software, people steal things. The odds of you recovering them or at least protecting your data is increased when you have a passcode. For most of us, that's the reason we use them.
CleverPin makes using passcodes a little less obnoxious. The premise is that when you're at home and connected to your home network, your iPhone won't ask you for the passcode. This means when you're out at the club or on vacation, your passcode lock will remain firmly in place without you having to enable it. Once you enter your home network, you won't be badgered to enter a passcode every few minutes.
You can also change settings in CleverPin to disable the passcode lock if you're doing things like listening to music. And that makes more sense to us than having to enter a passcode just to switch to a different album or playlist.
- $1.99 - Cydia Search Link
Auxo
iOS 4 brought with it multitasking and while some may argue that it isn't true multitasking, it does just fine for most. Auxo aims to improve the current state of the multitasker by adding a preview of the current state of an app. If you've got a Safari page loading, you'll see it. If you have a specific conversation open in the texting app, you'll see it.
Once you've got Auxo installed and enabled, you'll be able to launch the multitasker just like you normally would but you'll notice previews of what each app's current state is. Beyond that, instead of holding down and having to tap each icon to remove it or close it out completely, Auxo adds swipe gestures that allow you to swipe them downwards to remove them which makes for a much smoother and enjoyable experience.
On top of a better idea of what's going on, Auxo also brings with it many system toggles you can add to the multitasker as well.
- $1.99 - Cydia Search Link
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All Critics (226) | Top Critics (51) | Fresh (200) | Rotten (17)
It's a rom-com that succeeds in revitalizing that discredited genre where so many others have failed, injecting it with the grit and emotion of realist drama rather than with amped-up whimsy or social satire or montages of people walking on the beach.
Silver Linings Playbook tells us that happily-ever-after may depend on finding people who coexist with our lunacy, not ones who can lead us out of it. In any case, it's crazy good.
A crazy beaut of a comedy that brims with generosity and manages to circumvent predictability at every turn.
An edgy romantic dramedy that suits our anxious times.
This meaningful film keeps the laughs, giddy anxiousness and warm butterflies from the trailer and sustains it all through two full hours of a love story.
There is some charm to the story, but the final act is very neat, predictable, contrived, and not up to originality of the first two.
Director David O. Russell is a little too chipper at times - breaking a restraining order is really no joke - but he brings a breeziness to this likeable tale of two misfits trying to make it work.
It may be a Hollywood comedy, but it's one that feels beautifully alive.
On the surface Silver Linings Playbook is a raucous romantic comedy, but its real interests are superstition and delusion.
A volatile mix of familial drama and madcap comedy, infectious optimism and razor-wire wit, it's one of the most purely enjoyable films released in the past twelve months.
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I suppose the phrase 'serious romantic comedy' sounds like a paradox. But that's exactly what 'Silver Linings Playbook' is: an intelligent, edgy dark comedy with romance at its core.
This is a rom-com dressed up as an Oscar-baiting "dramedy". It's a good rom-com thanks to it's edge... but occasionally has the bad traits of a bad rom-com.
Silver Linings Playbook puts the "fun" in "dysfunction." And sure, that sounds glib, but actually, it's a rather extraordinary achievement. Especially when you're skirting on the edges of sanity.
A bittersweet pill that's a mixture of an endearing family drama and modern romance that's an absolute delight.
tows the line of conventional, feel-good Hollywood rom-com, albeit dressed up in just enough art-house quirk to make it feel like something slightly radical
A reminder that 'sanity' doesn't make your flaws any more orderly.
Silver Linings Playbook is a fine, funny film, and one that should charm viewers who haven't been tricked by all those Oscar nominations into anticipating it as some kind of world-changing work of art for the ages.
David O. Russell's latest buzz film straddles a fine line between farce and kitchen-sink drama before settling into a groove that gets under one's skin.
It starts to fray about halfway through as it shifts into a more conventional mode, taking on the usual trappings of the genre and making its way to a predictable resolution
Both charming and gritty... Cooper is edgy, while Lawrence is dynamite
If there's one reason why you should see this film, it's to admire the wonderful performances from Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.
Cooper and Lawrence Shine in Linings.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Coast Guard: Cause of cruise ship fire was a leak
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo the cruise ship Carnival Triumph is towed into Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. A leak in a fuel oil return line caused the engine-room fire that disabled a Carnival cruise ship at sea, leaving 4,200 people without power or working toilets for five days, a Coast Guard official said Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo the cruise ship Carnival Triumph is towed into Mobile Bay near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. A leak in a fuel oil return line caused the engine-room fire that disabled a Carnival cruise ship at sea, leaving 4,200 people without power or working toilets for five days, a Coast Guard official said Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
ATLANTA (AP) ? Now that investigators have determined the origins of the engine-room fire that paralyzed a Carnival cruise ship at sea for five days, they will try to learn more about the cause, the crew's response, and why the ship was disabled for so long.
A Coast Guard official said Monday that a leak in a fuel oil return line caused the engine-room fire that disabled the Carnival Triumph in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving 4,200 people without power or working toilets for five days.
Cmdr. Teresa Hatfield addressed the finding in a conference call with reporters. She estimated that the investigation of the disabled ship would take six months.
Hatfield said the Bahamas ? where the ship is registered, or flagged ? is leading the investigation, with the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board representing U.S. interests in the probe. The vessel was in international waters at the time of the incident.
She said investigators have been with the massive 14-story vessel since it arrived Thursday in Mobile, Ala. They have interviewed passengers and crew, and forensic analysis has been performed on the ship.
She said the crew responded appropriately to the fire. "They did a very good job," she said.
In an email after Monday's conference call, Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Diaz described the oil return line that leaked as stretching from the ship's No. 6 engine to the fuel tank.
A Carnival Cruise Lines spokesman said in an email Monday that the company agrees with the Coast Guard's findings about the fire's source.
Cruise industry expert Andrew Coggins, a former Navy commander who was a chief engineer and is now a professor at Pace University in New York, said the fire could potentially have been serious.
"The problem is the oil's under pressure," he said. "What happens in the case of a fuel oil leak where you have a fire like that is it leaks in such a way that it sprays out in a mist. In the engine room you have many hot surfaces, so once the mist hits a hot surface it will flash into flame."
If the crew hadn't reacted quickly and the fire suppression system hadn't worked properly, he said, "the fire from the engine room would have eventually burned through to other parts of the ship." Engine room fires that can't be suppressed generally result in the loss of the entire ship, he said.
The Triumph left Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 7 for a four-day trip to Mexico. The fire paralyzed the ship early Feb. 10, leaving it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico until tugboats towed it to Mobile. Passengers described harsh conditions on board: overflowing toilets, long lines for food, foul odors and tent cities for sleeping on deck.
Hatfield said investigators from the Coast Guard and NTSB would stay with the ship until about the end of the week, then continue work at their respective offices. She said the investigation will look further at the cause of the fire and the crew's response, as well as why the ship was disabled for so long.
Last week, a team of six NTSB investigators were in Mobile trying to determine the cause of the fire. An NTSB spokesman said then that the agency could take information developed from the probe and use it to make recommendations for improving cruise ship safety.
Passengers interviewed after the cruise complained about confusion in the immediate aftermath of the fire about whether to evacuate their rooms as well as poor communication about what was happening.
Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill apologized to passengers late last week.
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Bryant, Kupchak endorse Buss heirs
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) ? Kobe Bryant and general manager Mitch Kupchak endorsed the children of the late Jerry Buss as worthy heirs to running the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant said Tuesday that the six siblings are "following the greatest owner in sports," but he believes that in their own way the Buss offspring will have success.
"It's tough to follow in those shoes," he said before the Lakers' first practice since the All-Star break. "It's important to take the lessons he's taught and try to carry it on to the future."
The elder Buss died Monday at age 80 of kidney failure as a complication of the cancer that he had struggled with for the last 18 months. A memorial service for invited guests only will be held Thursday at Nokia Theatre across from Staples Center.
"We have a great opportunity to carry on his legacy," said Kupchak, who first joined the Lakers as a player in 1981 and became the team's assistant GM under Jerry West after his playing days ended in 1986.
Some of the lessons Bryant said he learned from Buss were "to be patient, not rush decisions. When you believe in something you act despite what public opinion would be. He always stuck to his guns and made sound decisions on what was right for the team."
Now those decisions will be made by Buss' children: the four oldest ? Jim, Jeanie, Johnny and Janie Drexel that he had with wife JoAnn ? and the two youngest ? Jesse and Joey that he had with an ex-girlfriend.
"Everybody seems to work well together, but don't think for one minute there isn't an adjustment period," Kupchak said. "We've always had one voice and we'll see. I don't anticipate a problem."
It was Jerry Buss' wish that his children run the team after his death. The family owns a majority stake in the franchise, with AEG chairman Philip Anschutz, doctor Patrick Soon-Shion and real estate magnate Ed Roski holding minority shares.
The family ownership stake will now be held in a trust. The team cannot be sold off in smaller pieces, only in its two-thirds entirety, according to longtime Buss family spokesman Bob Steiner.
"The entity cannot be split," Steiner said Monday.
Jeanie will take over as the team's governor, which gives her the power to voice the Lakers' vote on issues at owners' meetings. She has been the team's alternate governor for several years but now takes over for her late father.
"Nobody understands what this franchise means to the city of Los Angeles better than Jeanie and Jimmy," said Kupchak, adding that he feels he "grew up" with the four oldest Buss children ? who range in age from their late 40s to mid-50s.
In recent years, Jim Buss has been working with Kupchak making the team's basketball decisions while Jeanie Buss has handled the club's business dealings. Kupchak said Jim Buss is his boss.
"He's very strong in his opinions yet if I feel strongly, he'll defer, which is what his dad did," Kupchak said.
With the trade deadline looming on Thursday, Kupchak said he doesn't "anticipate anything dramatic in the next two days."
He reiterated that there are no plans to trade center Dwight Howard, despite rumors to the contrary.
"He's been saying that for 1 ? to two months," Howard said. "There's always rumors swirling around. I'm not going to let the stuff that's been happening defeat me as a person."
Despite his declining health, Buss watched all the team's games and he was "very involved" in the decision to fire Mike Brown and hire Mike D'Antoni as coach early in the season.
"The organization has always been first-class and I think it will stay that way," said D'Antoni, who never met Buss but called him "the best owner ever in any sport."
Kupchak said Buss' children follow a routine in their work habits unlike their father.
"You might see him leaving the office at 9 in the morning. His hours were unusual," he said, smiling. "With the family members, it's more predictable. Jeanie is in the office every day."
Jim and Jeanie are most closely tied to the Lakers. Janie handles the team's youth foundation from afar, while Jesse is learning to be a scout and has what Kupchak calls "a keen eye." Johnny, who previously ran the WNBA's Sparks when his father owned that team, hasn't been that involved with the Lakers. Joey is president of the D-Fenders of the NBA's D-League.
Bryant recalled visiting Buss in the hospital on a day when the owner was in good spirits. They discussed Bryant's career, which began when the Lakers acquired him as a 17-year-old, Magic Johnson and the "Showtime" era Lakers, and the rival Boston Celtics.
"That was a good day," said Bryant, who grew up a Lakers fan and cited Buss as having a "profound" impact on his career.
The Lakers will wear patches with the initials 'JB' on their jerseys for the rest of the season. The elder Buss will be honored before the Lakers host the Celtics on Wednesday night.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bryant-kupchak-endorse-buss-heirs-023529279--spt.html
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Taichung mayor feeling OK despite reports of heart problem
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Monday, losing NT$0.041 to close at NT$29.709. Turnover totaled US$795 million during the trading session. The greenback opened ...
Cabinet to set up framework for better communication on major issues
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) New Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Monday that he will establish framework to ensure better communication between his Cabinet and the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) on major government ...
Acers tablet shipments expected to surge in 2013
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc. expects tablet computer shipments to surge in 2013 from a year earlier, helped by the successful introduction of lower-priced products and ...
Taiwan shares close higher on economic optimism
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The Taiwan stock market's benchmark index rose above 8,000 for the first time in 11 months Monday and finished higher on a promising economic outlook for 2013. The ...
AUO says price-fixing lawsuit fully settled with ATT
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Taiwan-based AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) said Monday it has fully settled its price-fixing lawsuit with AT&T Inc. and has accounted for the settlement in its 2012 fourth ...
Taiwans new cabinet takes office
TAIPEI: Taiwan's new cabinet took office on Monday amid high expectations.It's hoped the new team will shore up President Ma Ying Jeou's record low popularity. But analysts say it ...
MARKET COMMENT Taiwan Shares End +0.5 8000 Resistance Eyed Tuesday
0547 GMT [Dow Jones] Taiwan shares end up 0.5% at 7943.53, tracking stock gains across Asia after Japan avoided criticism over the weakening yen at the latest Group of Twenty meeting, says Hua Nan ...
Taiwan set to begin exports of new civet coffee brand
Japan in early March, marking a successful step in its efforts to produce high-end "civet coffee" by non-traditional means, an exporter said Monday. Using in vitro fermentation technology ...
Foxconn to expand investment in Taiwan says chairman
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, at a company event on February 18, said the company will focus on expanding its investments in Taiwan including New Taipei City, ...
Students From Taiwan?s NCKU Service Learning in Singapore
TAINAN, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ten student volunteers for service learning from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, traveled to Singapore, Jan. 21, to carry out elderly ...
Thuraya and Chunghwa telecom announce historic service launch for Taiwan
WAM Dubai, Feb 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- Thuraya Telecommunications, and Chunghwa Telecom today announced the historic milestone of receiving licensing approval from the NCC, Taiwan's national ...
Taiwan shares close up 0.46
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Taiwan share prices closed up 36.88 points, or 0.46 percent, at 7,943.53 Monday on turnover of NT$95.52 billion (US$3.22 billion). (By Jamie ...
Microbloggers in China gagged after speaking out
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Chinese authorities have clamped down on two prominent microbloggers who criticized a senior Communist party official and government policies, despite promises by top leader Xi ...
Number of Lunar New Year travelers increases sharply
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The number of people traveling to and from Taiwan during the Lunar New Year holiday showed a significant increase this year, the National Immigration Agency said Monday. Over ...
President vows to boost intra-governmental communication
Ma Ying-jeou pledged Monday to improve communication this year among the different branches of government to better facilitate implementation of government policies. The issue was discussed in a ...
New premier says he expects innovation from his team
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) New Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Monday upon taking office that he hopes the members of his Cabinet will be innovative and dedicated to speeding up government reform. At the ...
Taiwan aiming to export jujubes to Japan from next year
Japan will be our first market that conducts quarantine procedures for the tropical fruit," said Chiou Chu-ying, a researcher at the Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension ...
Acer forecasts first-quarter drop in PC shipments
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Acer Inc. forecast Monday that its personal computer shipments for the first quarter of the year will drop by 10 percent to 15 percent sequentially due to ...
Colder weather expected from Tuesday
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) An approaching cold air mass is expected to send temperatures across the island plunging Tuesday, especially in northern Taiwan, the Central Weather Bureau said Monday. ...
New Cabinet sworn in urged to produce concrete results
Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) Premier Jiang Yi-huah and members of his Cabinet were sworn in Monday, with President Ma Ying-jeou expressing high hopes for the new executive team. The swearing-in ceremony on ...
China Times Luxury tax must be retained
Some legislators recently called for the abolition of the luxury tax in light of the scant revenue it has yielded. Such a move is very unadvisable, and the reason cited is extremely absurd. The main ...
Taiwanese fish products purchased by Chinese hospital
Taiwanese fish products have been purchased by a maternity hospital in Beijing, China, to be served as postpartum-care meals.The groupers, bred in Pingtung County, have been certified both by the ...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Baseball: East Limestone 12, Decatur 5
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In the first home game at East Limestone since the 2011 tornadoes destroyed the field, the Indians defeated Decatur in the East-Athens preseason tournament.
Hunter Waites homered in the third inning and singled in the fifth inning to lead the Indians, and Colby Sneed drove in two runs with a triple. ?Seth Fowler had a pair of RBIs with a double. Ben Rhodes, Mark Boersma, Caleb Newby, and Brick Pugh each hit safely. Jackson Fite had two hits for Decatur.
Tanner Russell got the win for the Indians on the mound striking out six through seven innings. Russell allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks over seven innings.
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Study: Better TV might improve kids' behavior
SEATTLE (AP) ? Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.
The results were modest and faded over time, but may hold promise for finding ways to help young children avoid aggressive, violent behavior, the study authors and other doctors said.
"It's not just about turning off the television. It's about changing the channel. What children watch is as important as how much they watch," said lead author Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician and researcher at Seattle Children's Research Institute.
The research was to be published online Monday by the journal Pediatrics.
The study involved 565 Seattle parents, who periodically filled out TV-watching diaries and questionnaires measuring their child's behavior.
Half were coached for six months on getting their 3-to-5-year-old kids to watch shows like "Sesame Street" and "Dora the Explorer" rather than more violent programs like "Power Rangers." The results were compared with kids whose parents who got advice on healthy eating instead.
At six months, children in both groups showed improved behavior, but there was a little bit more improvement in the group that was coached on their TV watching.
By one year, there was no meaningful difference between the two groups overall. Low-income boys appeared to get the most short-term benefit.
"That's important because they are at the greatest risk, both for being perpetrators of aggression in real life, but also being victims of aggression," Christakis said.
The study has some flaws. The parents weren't told the purpose of the study, but the authors concede they probably figured it out and that might have affected the results.
Before the study, the children averaged about 1? hours of TV, video and computer game watching a day, with violent content making up about a quarter of that time. By the end of the study, that increased by up to 10 minutes. Those in the TV coaching group increased their time with positive shows; the healthy eating group watched more violent TV.
Nancy Jensen, who took part with her now 6-year-old daughter, said the study was a wake-up call.
"I didn't realize how much Elizabeth was watching and how much she was watching on her own," she said.
Jensen said her daughter's behavior improved after making changes, and she continues to control what Elizabeth and her 2-year-old brother, Joe, watch. She also decided to replace most of Elizabeth's TV time with games, art and outdoor fun.
During a recent visit to their Seattle home, the children seemed more interested in playing with blocks and running around outside than watching TV.
Another researcher who was not involved in this study but also focuses his work on kids and television commended Christakis for taking a look at the influence of positive TV programs, instead of focusing on the impact of violent TV.
"I think it's fabulous that people are looking on the positive side. Because no one's going to stop watching TV, we have to have viable alternatives for kids," said Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston.
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Russia meteor blast produced 2.7 magnitude earthquake equivalent
The meteor blast in the skies over Russia that injured hundreds and also triggered shaking that appeared on seismograph readings.
Shaking caused by Friday's meteor blast over Russia, recorded by earthquake monitoring instruments.
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EnlargeA meteor explosion in the skies above Russia this morning also walloped the Earth, triggering shaking as strong as an earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports.
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Today's early morning blast,?centered on the Chelyabinsk region, sent massive tremors through the ground, which were recorded on seismic monitoring instruments around the world.
Initial reports pegged the explosion as similar to a magnitude 2.7 shaker, according a seismograph released by the USGS. For comparison, the 1908 Tunguska meteor blast's shock waves, which flattened 80 million trees in Siberia, produced the equivalent of an estimated 5.0 temblor.
"When you have an explosion in the air, it shakes the ground, and we see it on the seismographs," explained Paul Caruso, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center in Denver, Colo., which reported the meteor-related tremors. "It's not an earthquake, and it looks very different from the usual earthquake seismogram," he told OurAmazingPlanet.
Few?meteor explosions?have actually been recorded on seismographs, though, Caruso said. "We've been looking at it all morning," he added.
The meteor reportedly injured hundreds of people and damaged hundreds of buildings when it exploded in a massive blast Friday morning (Feb. 15).
Most of the injured were reportedly hurt by falling glass caused by the blast, and many have been hospitalized. In addition, an estimated 297 buildings suffered damage, including six hospitals and 12 schools, according to translations of updates by the Russian Emergency Ministry.
Scientists think a meteoroid entered the atmosphere above Russia's southern Chelyabinsk region, where it exploded and broke up into fragments scattered across three regions of Russia and Kazakhstan, according to news reports. [Photos of Russia's Meteor Fireball Blast]
The Russian meteor probably?had nothing to do with the upcoming close Earth approach of asteroid 2013 DA14, which is due to make its closest approach to the Earth at 2:24 p.m. ET, Don Yeomans, head of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program, told SPACE.com. The Russian meteor's trail did not travel south to north as the asteroid will.
Reach Becky Oskin at?boskin@techmedianetwork.com. Follow her on Twitter?@beckyoskin. Follow OurAmazingPlanet on Twitter?@OAPlanet. We're also on?Facebook?and?Google+.
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Duke falls, Indiana wins...All-Star competitions...Hunter out as NBA union head...Haas leads
Story Published: Feb 17, 2013 at 3:01 PM MST
Story Updated: Feb 17, 2013 at 3:01 PM MST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) ? Seth Allen drained a pair of free throws with 2.8 seconds left to give Maryland an 83-81 win over second-ranked Duke. Allen finished with 16 points and Alex Len added a team-high 19 as the Terrapins dropped Duke to 22-3. Quinn Cook had 18 points for the Blue Devils and had a chance to win it until he missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) ? Will Sheehey scored a career-high 22 points and set a team record by going 9-for-9 from the field as top-ranked Indiana clobbered Purdue 83-55. Cody Zeller finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, and Christian Watford scored 10 of his 14 points in the first five minutes. The only blemish for the Hoosiers was an injury to Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE'-poh), who sprained his ankle in the final minute of the first half and missed the rest of the game.
HOUSTON (AP) ? Toronto rookie Terrence Ross beat defending champion Jeremy Evans to win the slam-dunk contest during the All-Star weekend festivities in Houston. Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving beat San Antonio's Matt Bonner to win the 3-point contest. A team of Chris Bosh, Swin Cash and Dominique Wilkins won the Shooting Stars competition, and Portland rookie Damian Lillard beat Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday in the final round to win the Skills Competition.
HOUSTON (AP) ? Billy Hunter has been unanimously voted out as executive director of the NBA players' association. A possible change has been building since a review of the union last month was critical of Hunter's leadership and urged players to consider whether they wanted to keep him. Hunter had led the union since 1996 and his attorneys have indicated there could be a legal challenge if he was removed.
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Bill Haas will take a two-shot lead over three golfers into the final round of the Northern Trust Open. The defending champion is 12-under par after firing a 7-under 64 in round three. Webb Simpson, Charl Schwartzel (SHAR'-uhl SHWORTS'-uhl) John Merrick are tied for second place with 18 holes to play at Riviera.
Source: http://www.kulr8.com/sports/local/191581321.html
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