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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Space Nerds Rejoice: A Crazy 3-D Tour of the Universe at Gizmodo Gallery [Video]
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
49ers, Santa Clara secure funding for new stadium (AP)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. ? The 49ers are a big step closer to moving from San Francisco to a new stadium about 45 miles south in Santa Clara.
The team and City of Santa Clara announced on Friday that they have secured long-awaited funding for the project. Goldman Sachs, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and U.S. Bank have agreed to an $850 million loan with the city's stadium authority and the 49ers.
The money will cover the bulk of the estimated $1 billion project. Funding from the National Football League, a hotel tax and city redevelopment funds is expected to make up the difference.
Officials say the loans were the last major piece of the project. The goal is to open the new stadium in 2015.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
WikiLeaks' chief in vital extradition court fight
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange talks during a news conference in central London, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The whistle-blowing website has released details of companies it says are selling information obtained by monitoring people's mobile phones and computers. According to Assange, more than 150 organizations around the world have the ability to use phones as tracking devices as well as intercept messages and listen to calls. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange talks during a news conference in central London, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The whistle-blowing website has released details of companies it says are selling information obtained by monitoring people's mobile phones and computers. According to Assange, more than 150 organizations around the world have the ability to use phones as tracking devices as well as intercept messages and listen to calls. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
LONDON (AP) ? Julian Assange is making what could be a last throw of the legal dice in his battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations.
On Monday the WikiLeaks founder will ask judges to let him take his case to Britain's Supreme Court. If they say no, he could be on a plane to Stockholm within days.
The 40-year-old Australian behind the secret-spilling website has spent almost a year on bail in Britain fighting extradition for questioning over claims of rape and molestation made by two Swedish women. So far, two courts have ruled against him.
For his case to be considered by Britain's Supreme Court, Assange's lawyers must persuade two High Court judges that it raises a question of "general public importance."
According to a website devoted to arguing Assange's case, his lawyers will seek to argue two points ? that the European arrest warrant for Assange is invalid because it was not issued by the correct authority, and that he should not be extradited because he has not been charged with any crime.
Lower courts have already considered and rejected both arguments.
Assange's hearing on Monday will come on the same day as a parliamentary debate on Britain's extradition rules. The House of Commons will debate and vote on demands to change extradition agreements that require Britain to transfer individuals to the U.S. and Europe ? sometimes on insufficient evidence, critics say.
Assange declined to discuss his case, but told The Associated Press he was heartened that lawmakers are tackling the issue of extraditions.
"What we ask for is humble ? the right to not be shipped off to foreign lands without formal charges or the presentation of even the most basic evidence," he told the AP in an email.
A district judge ruled in February that Assange could be extradited, and the High Court upheld that decision last month, saying the alleged offenses amounted to crimes under British law and ruling that the arrest warrant had been properly issued.
If Assange is granted a Supreme Court appeal, his stay in Britain ? where he lives under curfew at an affluent supporter's rural mansion ? is likely to last for many more months.
If he is denied, his legal fight will move to Sweden. Last month Assange replaced his Swedish lawyer with two high-profile attorneys, Per E. Samuelson and Thomas Olsson. Samuelson has a long track-record as a defense lawyer in sex crime cases and has also represented one of the men behind file-sharing website The Pirate Bay.
The allegations against Assange stem from a visit to Sweden in August 2010, shortly after WikiLeaks released secret U.S. files from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange became involved with two women, one of whom later accused him of coercion and molestation. The other alleged that he had sex with her as she slept.
Swedish prosecutors have not charged Assange with any crime, but have demanded that he return to Scandinavia to face questions.
He denies wrongdoing and says the sex was consensual. He has insisted the sex crimes investigation is politically motivated by opponents of his organization.
Assange has become a global figure since WikiLeaks began releasing secret government documents, including hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables from U.S. missions around the world.
Vilified by U.S. authorities and other governments angry about their secrets being leaked, he has been hailed as a free-speech hero by many around the world.
But his expensive legal troubles ? and moves by U.S. financial companies to block donations to the site ? have taken a financial toll on WikiLeaks, which has been forced to suspend publishing to focus on fundraising. Assange has said the organization needs $3.5 million to keep it going into 2013.
Assange also faces potential legal action in the U.S., where prosecutors are weighing criminal charges, and where he could be dragged into the case of Bradley Manning, a U.S. Army analyst suspected of disclosing secret intelligence to WikiLeaks.
Manning remains in custody at Fort Leavenworth prison in Kansas. A military court hearing to decide whether he will stand trial is due to begin Dec. 16.
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New 'John Carter' Banners Have 'Star Wars' Vibe
This week has been absolutely brimming with new material from "John Carter," and today's obligatory release has arrived -- and they are both vaguely reminiscent of "Star Wars."
Yesterday, the second trailer premiered, and photos and posters have been sent out at a dizzying pace over the past week. Now, three new banners for the sci-fi [...]
Yesterday, the second trailer premiered, and photos and posters have been sent out at a dizzying pace over the past week. Now, three new banners for the sci-fi [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/12/02/john-carter-banners/
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Paisley to hang with Urban after vocal surgery (AP)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? No one has spoken to Keith Urban since his surgery last week to remove a polyp on his vocal chord.
That's because the country star is on complete vocal rest for the next couple of weeks.
Good friend Brad Paisley has checked in with Urban, and they have plans to hang out while Urban recovers.
"We're big guitar junkies, and we wanted to get together and maybe go through some amplifiers and go through some gear," said Paisley before the CMT Artists of the Year taping on Tuesday in Nashville. "I told him, `Let's do that. You don't have to talk. We'll get together. We'll play guitar, set up some amps, go through some tubes, try some stuff out and tweak.' I'll do all the talking, which I am very capable of. He can just nod and grunt and do whatever he's allowed to do."
Paisley said he can't imagine what it's like to not be able to talk for weeks. But he thinks Urban's wife, Nicole Kidman, should take full advantage of the situation.
"I'm sure Nicole loves it. It's got to be great for her," he joked.
Before heading into surgery, Urban posted a video for fans, thanking them for their gifts and well wishes. He said he looks forward to seeing fans in 2012.
An earlier statement from Urban's publicist called the surgery a minor outpatient procedure. Urban postponed his "All For The Hall" concert to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame that was originally scheduled for Jan. 18. He also rescheduled the rest of his 2011 concert dates for next year.
Urban is a four-time Grammy winner with 13 No. 1 hits, including his most recent, "Long Hot Summer."
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
IPhone surpasses celebs, news as most searched on Web (Reuters)
(Reuters) ? Apple's iPhone edged past major news events, celebrities and pop stars as the top searched term on the Web in 2011, according to Yahoo!
The digital media company said the smartphone proved more popular than reality television celebrity Kim Kardashian, pop star Katy Perry and singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, who placed in the top five.
American Casey Anthony, the woman acquitted of the murder of her young daughter after a highly publicized trial, was No. 2.
"This is the first time since 2002 that we have had a gadget at No.1, which is an iPhone." Vera Chan, a Web trend analyst at Yahoo!, said in a conference call announcing the results of the review now in its 10th year.
"Even though the product has been around for four years it just became such a major news story," she added.
PlayStation2 topped the list in 2002.
Chan credited the iPhone with helping to facilitate political movements around the world and said the device embodied the vision of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs who died in October.
Women dominated the list, capturing six out of the top 10 spots. Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan made headlines for a brief stay in jail and court appearances for violating probation on drunken driving and theft charges captured the No. 6 spot.
Actress Jennifer Aniston, a first timer on the top 10 list along with Lopez, came in eighth.
In addition to the Casey Anthony trial, the Japan earthquake and Osama bin Laden who was killed in a U.S. assault in Pakistan earlier this year, were the only news stories to make the top 10.
"People don't have to search for details they get in the news, and it is rare that a news story end up on the overall list," said Chan.
Pop princess Britney Spears, who dominated the list in the top spot for four consecutive years, failed to make the list this year.
"American Idol," which was the most search item in 2004, placed seventh.
The Yahoo! list is based on aggregated visitor activity on the network and billions of consumer searches.
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NJ man to return from Calif. over daughter killing
This photo provided by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office shows Tierra Morgan of Lakehurst NJ, who was found dead in her car seat, partially submerged in a stream in Monmouth County's Shark River Park, which encompasses Neptune, Wall and Tinton Falls, N.J. (AP Photo/Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
This photo provided by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office shows Tierra Morgan of Lakehurst NJ, who was found dead in her car seat, partially submerged in a stream in Monmouth County's Shark River Park, which encompasses Neptune, Wall and Tinton Falls, N.J. (AP Photo/Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
This photo provided by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office shows Arthur Morgan III, 27, of Ocean Township, who is wanted on a warrant for endangering the welfare of a child. (AP Photo/Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
SAN DIEGO (AP) ? A New Jersey man accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter by leaving her in a creek still strapped into her car seat, then fleeing to California, agreed Thursday to return to his home state to stand trial.
Arthur Morgan III was arrested at an apartment complex in San Diego on Tuesday, ending a nationwide manhunt a week after authorities said he killed Tierra Morgan-Glover, whose body was found partly submerged in a park in Wall Township, N.J.
An expressionless Morgan walked into a hearing Thursday in San Diego and immediately signed papers waiving his right to contest extradition. If he had fought his return, it would have delayed his return by as much as 120 days.
The judge ordered him to be returned by Dec. 21 to New Jersey, where his bail was set at $10 million. Deputy District Attorney Sylvia Tenorio said Morgan will likely return before then but she said the exact date will not be made public for security reasons.
He is charged with murder, interstate flight to avoid prosecution and child custody offenses.
Child welfare authorities in New Jersey said they investigated the turbulent relationship between Morgan and his girlfriend, Imani Benton, four times in the past 13 months but could not determine that abuse or neglect was occurring.
Benton's family accuses the state's child welfare agency and the court system of not doing enough to help her. The agency said it is conducting a review of its handling of the case.
The toddler's body was found Nov. 22 in Shark River Park, about 20 miles north of her home in Lakehurst, N.J. Her cause of death was listed as "homicidal violence, including submersion in water."
After fleeing New Jersey, Morgan was the subject of a coast-to-coast manhunt and had been featured on the website of "America's Most Wanted" after the child's body was found.
The U.S. Marshals Service office in San Diego got a tip from New Jersey authorities on Tuesday that Morgan might be at a home there. Marshals conducted surveillance for most of the day. Morgan was then spotted on the home's back porch and arrested without incident.
Benton's mother, Michelle Simmons, said her family is eager to see Morgan brought to justice.
"We want to know why he did what he did to that baby," she said.
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Friday, December 2, 2011
Valentine just what Red Sox need
Boston manager is a polarizing figure, but is smart and will force change
MLB EXPERT MAILBAG
updated 7:03 p.m. ET Nov. 30, 2011
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Q: Do you expect the Bobby Valentine/Red Sox combination to work?
? Dwight Williams, Boston
A: Valentine certainly has been a polarizing figure throughout his career, a real love-him-or-hate-him type. From Texas to Queens to Japan, there is no denying both the positive and negative feelings he has evoked.
He's as smart as anybody in the game, and a quarter-century ago as its youngest manager, succeeded in resurrecting ? albeit temporarily ? a terrible Rangers franchise. He then went on to win two wild cards and get to one World Series with the Mets, and win a championship with a previously unsuccessful Chibe Lotte franchise. So he knows how to win.
In fact, he's one of those great-at-anything-he-does types ? everything from football (turned down a scholarship to play tailback at USC to sign with the Dodgers) to ballroom dancing to the restaurant business to embracing the Japanese culture and even learning the language during his long tenure there.
He reached the big leagues as a 19-year old, and the only reason he didn't have a long and successful playing career was the broken lower leg bone he suffered when his spike got caught in an outfield wall on an attempted catch. The bone never healed properly due to botched medical treatment, and left him with a grotesque lump on his shin.
He can be arrogant and condescending, and maybe that stalled playing career and relatively small size (5-9) left him with a chip on his shoulder. And you can understand why opponents would dislike ? some, back in the day, even hated ? the wrist-band wearing and self-promoting side of him, and why they referred to him as a 'top-step' manager ? up where the cameras easily could find him.
Valentine's personality also has divided his own clubhouses, as well as the media contingents covering him. As being part of that dynamic a long time ago in Dallas-Fort Worth, I admit to being on the pro-Bobby V. side of things.
But the truth is, much of this is ancient history. It's been a decade since he's been in an MLB dugout, and haven't we all matured and grown wiser in the last decade ? and certainly in the last quarter-century? So for the all strong opinions both pro and con that you can find on the internet now, the fact is, he's not going to handle things exactly the same this time around.
So as for what will happen in Boston, Valentine is much different than his predecessor, Terry Francona, who fell victim to players taking advantage of his easygoing, players'-manager mentality. That's not going to be the case with Valentine, and maybe that's just what the Red Sox ownership and general manager Ben Cherington are looking for.
Valentine will force change, and those who don't like it, likely will be shipped elsewhere. He will play a major part in the re-shaping of the roster this winter, as the Red Sox ? for all their financial wherewithal ? do have some question marks to address.
It's going to be fascinating to watch, but put me in the camp thinking that after an adjustment period, the Red Sox will remain consistent threats to win another World Series in Valentine's tenure.
Q: Where do you think is the ideal landing spot for Jose Reyes?
? Caroline Rollins, San Francisco
A: Fortunately for Reyes, his timing couldn't be better, as a handful of top contenders need an elite-level shortstop. Just in the NL, you can name the Phillies (if Jimmy Rollins leaves), Braves, Giants, Cardinals and possibly the Brewers. And in the AL, you possibly could include the Tigers and Red Sox.
Money being relatively equal ? and don't kid yourself, that's almost always the determining factor ? there really isn't a wrong choice in that bunch.
The Phillies are the likeliest to win short-term, although their window for doing so is closing. The Braves, with all their young talent and more quality arms about to emerge, are the better play for the longer term. The Giants have the pitching and financial resources for a run as NL West contenders for the next several years. And the Cardinals need to keep Albert Pujols, but their track record as perennial NL Central top contender speaks for itself.
You'll notice I didn't include the Marlins, as I'm not buying them as legitimate players in this market ? yet. Yes, they're wining and dining a handful of the top names, but there's not enough substance (read: dollars) in their offers, and I'm thinking they'll get shut out on every major front, but perhaps land a second-tier name who doesn't have another better option.I'm also not buying that Hanley Ramirez is going to take kindly to a position change. But we'll see what happens at the winter meetings and beyond, as the Marlins could change their current strategy, and end up putting more money into one free agent in order to make that big splash they're looking to make going into their new ballpark.
For Reyes, what it's likely to come down to is which team will be willing to give him the most guaranteed money, given his injury history.
Q: I keep reading that the end of Type A and type B free agents, and the mandatory slotting for the June draft will combine to make it harder for small market teams to compete. Why is that so?
? Ed Horbett, Lemon Grove, Calif.
A: First of all, it should be said that both of those were flawed systems, and needed be to changed. Also, there always are unforeseen consequences with these CBA changes, so nobody knows exactly what all the affects will be at this point.
As for whether smaller-market teams will be hurt by the changes, that certainly isn't the intent of either the MLB/owners side or the players union, and from my understanding of the changes, there appears to be potential positives and negatives for smaller-market clubs.
The free-agent rankings system proved unfair to some players who received high rankings, because teams didn't want to forfeit a draft choice to sign them. Relievers in particular fell victim. The new free-agent compensation system involves qualifying offers to free agents from teams ? and that could limit small-market teams' bids.
The slotting system was ineffective because many teams ? especially in the bigger markets, but even some of the smarter smaller-market teams ? ignored it and paid bigger money than dictated by the slot.
With the institution of a pool of bonus money that teams can't exceed in signing draft picks, the overall affect could be that signing bonuses will be going down, and I don't see how that hurts smaller-market teams.
Clubs also now can trade some draft picks, which could allow a rebuilding team (usually a smaller-market team) to stockpile in an effort to change their fortunes more quickly than in the past.
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Mailbag: It will be fascinating to watch the adjustment period as Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox adjust to each other, but in the long run it will be a good fit.
Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45498567/ns/sports-baseball/
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Dr. Conrad Murray Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Judge Michael Pastor just sentenced Dr. Conrad Murray to the maximum allowable term of four years in prison following his involuntary manslaughter conviction.
Murray will likely do his time in L.A. County Jail, and may end up only serving half the sentence due to overcrowding. But he's been sentenced to the maximum.
Judge Pastor said in his ruling, "There are those who feel Dr. Murray is a saint. There are those who feel he's the devil. He is neither. He's a human being."
One whose actions led to the accidental death of Michael Jackson. Period.
It's irrelevant, the judge said moments ago, whether Michael's own actions were reckless or whether he might have met this fate with some other doctor.
The fact is, Michael Jackson died because of the actions of Dr. Murray.
The judge said he looked at Murray's whole life, and he was impressed. But he added Dr. Murray's recklessness with Jackson overshadowed any good deeds.
He called the treatment of the pop star, "a cycle of horrible medicine" and said, "Dr. Murray engaged in a recurring, continuous pattern of deceit and lies."
Pastor was incredulous in his decision, saying far from being remorseful, "There's umbrage and outrage on the part of Dr. Murray against the decedent."
The judge was making note of Murray's recently-aired documentary that bashes MJ, and in which the doctor basically denies any wrongdoing in the case.
In the end, the judge said, "Dr. Murray abandoned his patient," calling his conduct "egregious" and "a disgrace to the medical profession." Thus, jail time.
Prosecutor David Walgren, urging the maximum punishment, said "The defendant was playing Russian Roulette with Michael Jackson's life every night."
Murray's attorney, Ed Chernoff, attempted unsuccessfully to argue that his client was no risk to the community and a good man who deserved probation.
The judge was unmoved.
D.A. Walgren also asked for $100 million in restitution - projected earnings from the This Is It tour - for MJ's kids, and reimbursement for his $1.8M funeral.
Pastor punted that issue, ordering Dr. Murray to pay "appropriate restitution" to the Estate and to MJ's kids at a later date ... but only $870 in fines now.
Chernoff, arguing against restitution, never stated the obvious - that Jackson's estate, and thus his kids made as much, if not more money by passing away.
All he said was Murray couldn't afford to pay it, which is true. In any case, game over. The physician is headed back to County for the foreseeable future.
Dr. Murray's sentence: The right punishment?
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/11/dr-conrad-murray-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison/
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