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It's hard to characterize 2007.
Looking back on the year, you might call it an utter disappointment. The basketball team failed to reach the postseason. The football team won four games. The soccer team got upset in the first round.
On the other hand, you could call it a success with Keith Dambrot winning 26 games and having the best men's basketball team ever to play at Akron. The athletic department revealed its gem of a stadium. The soccer team returned to national rankings and got great play from two freshmen.
Here is the list of most notable moments from the year. Please add your memories for each one.
1) Penno's Prayer -- You won't see many heartbreaks like this in sports. Cedrick Middleton's free throw went off the front rim. Then 6.6 seconds seemed like an eternity as the ball found Doug Penno, who found backboard and twine. If you want to torture yourself, watch the Youtube video. I don't think I have ever written with such anger. What I wrote
2) Miracle at Kalamazoo -- You won't see many finishes like this game, either. Andre Jones took a pitch and cut out Western Michigan's heart. "Everything but a band on the field," ESPN's commentator said about its top play of the week. If you want a reason to drop the noose from Penno's Prayer, watch this video. Unfortunately, the rest of the season was a huge downer. In the MAC, however, you never can say next season won't be better. What I wrote
3) Zips flush Flashes four times -- Is there anything sweeter than beating the Golden Flashes THREE times in one basketball season, including eliminating them in the MAC Tournament? Naa. Top it off with a victory in the teams' final meeting in the Rubber Bowl. That should silence the Kent State fans for at least 12 months. Winning at the MAC Center will prove to be essential to the team's confidence during this conference season. Here's a video of the KSU band solemnly playing at The Q. I assume it was after the fate of its team was known. What I wrote
4) Stadium revealed -- Since 2004, we have heard promises of a new stadium. A concrete announcement came in July. It seemed like a great day for everyone involved. Well, except for the property owners who are losing their homes and businesses. This stadium will be the MAC's finest. If it does open in 2009, the Zips will have no excuse for not competing at the highest level of any mid-major team. I had to threaten legal action in order to receive the rendering before the announcement, and that was fun. What I wrote
5) Soccer success -- The Zips returned to the level of success under Ken Lolla. Akron should sustain it too, because two of the key players Anthony Ampaipitakwong and Steve Zakuani were freshmen. The team lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but Caleb Porter will have the Zips contending for the foreseeable future.
Men's basketball
Appropriately named, Illinois-Chicago seems to have flames coming off the ball.
UIC is a hot-shooting team that makes 45 percent of its 3-pointers, which is fifth in the nation.
At 8-4, the Flames have beaten Bradley, DePaul, Central Michigan and Toledo. It is a better team than the one that beat Akron last year 86-80. The Flames won by outrebounding Akron 45-32, but Jeremiah Wood didn't play because of an injured hip. Also, the Zips went 11-of-22 from the foul line.
Seven-foot center Scott VanderMeer grabbed nine of those rebounds. He could be a menace on the boards again. Point guard Josh Mayo is the real power behind UIC's attack. The 5-foot-11 junior averages 19 points and 3.4 assists per game. Most impressive is that he has made 60.6 percent of his 3-pointers. That's Tim Legler territory. You also have to pay attention to young guards Spencer Stewart and Robert Kreps on the perimeter.
Luckily, Akron plays good perimeter defense. You will see a lot of Darryl Roberts and less Steve McNees than usual. The Zips are 10-point favorites, and that's probably appropriate.
This is the first home game that the Zips actually might lose. But they won't.
Prediction: Akron 72, UIC 61
Men's basketball
This might interest you...
A member of Protrade.com -- the sports stock market Web site -- says Akron is a good buy.
If I had some spare time, I would be tempted to toss away $50 to see if the Zips can earn me some money -- you know, to make up for all the heartbreak over the past few years.
Often, a mid-level player will have MAC scholarship offers and "interest" in bigger schools.
Conversely, there are some players who have other D-IA scholarships, but still want one from Akron. There are 25 to be exact.
Men's basketball
Akron's strength of schedule is 326th out of 341 schools in the nation.
That is asinine, after the Zips missed out on last postseason because their schedule was too easy.
However, eight of Akron's next nine games will come against teams with a higher RPI than the Zips' number of 161...
UIC (109) @ Dayton (16) Miami (28) @ Buffalo (131) Ohio (42) Bowling Green (292 -- the exception) @ Kent State (72) @ Central Michigan (125) Toledo (117)
Akron will probably win six of those nine games, but it's probably too late to salvage any hopes of an at-large bid. Miami and Ohio certainly are in that conversation, however, with a strong MAC season.
This has been your weekly whining about Akron's weak scheduling and refusal to learn from last year.
Men's basketball
The ABJ's Michael Beaven updated readers on how Romeo Travis (Spain) and Dru Joyce (Germany) are doing in Europe.
There is still more than a month remaining in recruiting season, but the Zips seem to be having their worst year since J.D. Brookhart's arrival, according to the recruiting Web sites.
Men's basketball
If you have some spare time, read this feature about Cedrick Middleton which I just came across from the PD's Elton Alexander.
Also, here's a story about Zips recruit Manley Waller, the Atlanta-area cornerback who chose Akron over Ohio.
The 5-foot-9, 158-pounder apparently had a really crummy visit to Athens.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable, relaxing Christmas tomorrow.
The ABJ's Patrick McManamon sat down with Mack Rhoades for a Q&A. If you haven't seen today's sports section, the story dominates it.
Men's basketball
ESPN.com's Kyle Whelliston wrote a fascinating article about Keith Dambrot's vision for building the program.
He hinted toward the weak schedule being a problem, but allowed Dambrot to justify it. You should definitely read it.
Men's basketball
No. 2 UCLA predictably blew out the Penguins in the season opener.
Since then, YSU (3-9) has played close with Notre Dame and Kent State, yet lost some games it should've won.
No stat really jumps out to explain the poor record, except a 34-point disparity in the first halves of games.
This should be a game where Akron jumps on the Penguins' throat and maintains the lead throughout, much like against North Carolina A&T.
In last year's game, Quade Milum and Nate Linhart were huge factors. YSU focused on limiting Romeo Travis, Dru Joyce and Jeremiah Wood -- and succeeded. Still, it was allowing two role players combine for 32 points led to the 70-61 win.
The Penguins relied heavily on senior guards Quin Humphrey and Keston Roberts, but those guys are gone. Byron Davis became the leading scorer (14.7) after being more of a pass-first player last season. Post player John Barber leads the team in rebounding (5.8) and also scores 12.7 points per game.
Men's basketball
The PD's Elton Alexander attempts to answer, "How good are the Zips?"
The ABJ's Tom Gaffney reports that A&T coach Jerry Eaves says he wants his team to emulate the Zips. You might recognize Eaves' name because he played four years in the NBA.
Here's a recap of some of the new offers, verbal commitments and notes during the past month of recruiting season.
Men's basketball
Maybe there's hope for Nate Linhart yet.
The Zips' small forward who seems to be a dogless blind man on offense dropped 17 points against Austin Peay. He won MAC East Player of the Week as a result.
The Zips will play North Carolina A&T Wednesday at 7 p.m. I'll be back to liveblogging for that game.
Women's basketball
Sarah Tokodi won her second-straight MAC East Player of the Week award after tallying 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a 81-76 win over Houston on Sunday.
That is a ton of boards for a point guard in a 40-minute game. Tokodi is a gem and the key to Jodi Kest's rebuilding effort.
(Wait. If you never were built in the first place, is it still "rebuilding"?)
Men's basketball
Akron plays Austin Peay tonight at 8:30 in a return game for last year's BracketBuster spanking.
The Zips are just 2-2 away from Rhodes Arena this season. They Governors are 3-1 at home and 4-5 overall.
In last year's 74-57 win at Akron, four Zips scored double figures, including Jeremiah Wood, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Governors get killed on the boards and can't stop good interior offense. They have a six-man rotation that lacks height. The Zips should be able to bleed AP to death in the half-court game if they want.
Prediction: Akron 71, Austin Peay 64
Jabari Arthur is on Phil Steele's All-American Honorable Mention team.
It's the highest honor a Zips player has received since Dwight Smith in 2000.
Steele also put nine Zips on the All-MAC squads.
Remember to vote for Zippy. It's the finals, so you need to step up your support.
Zippy made it to the finals, where she will meet Goldy Gopher from Minnesota, whom she beat by about 5,000 votes a few weeks ago.
Vote now.
My exam are going well, but as you can see, it's cutting into blogging time. I'll be back full-time starting next week.
Remember to vote for Zippy this weekend. She is in a tough fight to go to the championship with Otto from Syracuse.
Even if you're not an Akron fan, take time to vote. Syracuse's mascot might be the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
It's a giant orange. Sweet.
Men's basketball
In the last five minutes of Tuesday's game, Akron relinquished a 10-point lead and gave Winthrop one of its own.
The Zips lost 68-58, in what might be their hardest road game of the season, despite 17 points and 13 rebounds from Jeremiah Wood. Coach Keith Dambrot blamed 4-for-20 combined shooting between Nick Dials and Cedrick Middleton.
Akron received a commitment from Manley Waller, an athlete from Georgia who had offers from Bowling Green, Ohio, Alabama-Birmingham and the MAC Champion Central Michigan.
Zippy is still battling Otto and winning by 350. Remember to vote.
Women's soccer
Catherine Byrne resigned as Akron's coach after building the program from its infancy.
Everytime I spoke with her, she was a kind person, who appeared incredibly dedicated to advancing Akron women's soccer.
The amount of work she put into the job is commendable, but the team had not been improving at the rate the university would like to see. The Zips went 6-7-6 this season.
I have said this before, but forgive me if I don't post much for the next two weeks. School is getting really hectic.
If you're killing for Zips news, check in with ZipsNation.org as much as possible. There are a lot of informed Zips fans over there who certainly can provide good perspectives.
Also, remember to vote for Zippy whenever you can. The marsupial is putting a whoopin' on Otto from Syracuse. Don't let up.
Men's basketball
The ABJ's Tom Gaffney previewed tonight's game versus Wyoming by talking about the Zips' free throw shortcomings.
The Zips are 11-point favorites. The over-under is 139.5.
I'm a game-time decision. I want to go but the studying is really piling up. If I do, I'll liveblog it again.
Prediction: Akron 75, Wyoming 71


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30 seconds of exercise = 1 coffee?
I've found that 30 seconds of high-intensity body-weight exercise gives me the same mental boost as a shot of caffeine. After validating the results of my newfound productivity hack on a Stanford-designed test of cognitive performance, these short breaks have become a staple of my workday.
Here's how it works, how I measured it, and some scientific theory to back up the findings.
How It Works
Whenever I need a pick-me-up, I find a quiet corner and perform some form of body-weight exercise that jolts my heart up to at last 70 percent of the maximal beats per minute (for me, that's about 170). My favorite exercises are 20 burpees (a push-up to jumping jack) or 40 mountain climbers (push-up position, bringing knees to elbows).
Thirty seconds is a rough time frame; I actually go until I'm physically exhausted and feel my heart pounding through my chest. That's it.
How It's Measured
With the rise of scientific self-experimentation (a.k.a the "quantified self movement"), academics have designed measurement tools for committed amateurs. I compared my cognitive performance on caffeine and after exercise with quantified-mind.com, a website of reaction time and memory tests, which have been validated by decades of psychological research.
For instance, one test displays a series of nonsense symbols, each housed in a box labeled 1-9. When a larger version of the symbol displayed, I hit the corresponding number as quickly as possible. Mistakes count against the final score. Essentially, these types of games test if users are paying attention and if they can think on their feet (i.e. if I've got brain fog).
I compared my performance on this test to 250mg of caffeine. As seen from the graph below, my overall score increase 12 percent after exercise, compared to 6 percent on caffeine.
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Queen Believe Lambert 'More Suited' For Group Than Paul Rodgers
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Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor say they think their current frontman Adam Lambert is a better fit for the band than Paul Rodgers.
Taylor tells the Toronto Sun while the Bad Company singer "has one of the greatest rock voices," the former "American Idol" finalist is "more suited" to much of Queen's material. The drummer adds that while Queen "had great tours with Paul," he feels "Adam is more naturally at home" with the group.
May adds that Lambert is like Queen in that he has "many, many colors," and with him they can "explores some of those strange excursions that Queen likes to."
[PHOTOS: Queen + Adam Lambert Live]
Rodgers fronted Queen for five years, from 2004 through 2009. With Paul the group released the 2008 studio album The Cosmos Rocks as well as two live albums.
Queen has been performing with Lambert for the past few years, and is currently in Canada on a North American tour with him.
[WATCH: Queen + Adam Lambert perform at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles]
They'll be performing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Monday night.
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Freed 85-Year-Old: I Was Bored in N. Korea
(NEWSER) – Life as a captive of the Stalinist regime he fought 60 years ago was actually a pretty dull experience, Merrill Newman says. The 85-year-old veteran, back in the US after more than a month in North Korean custody, says he was comfortable but bored during his detention, reports the Santa Cruz Sentinel. He says he was detained in a hotel room, not a prison cell, and was fed well with traditional Korean food.


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Oscars 2014: What to look out for on the red carpet this year
Before taking to the Oscar stage Sunday, the stars will stroll the red carpet showcasing their wearable designs, which are as much a part of the ceremony as the awards themselves.
Fashion stylist and TV personality Brad Goreski says Oscar nominee Cate Blanchett is one to watch on this year's red carpet.
Goreski also touts Hollywood newcomer Lupita Nyong'o of 12 Years A Slave as a "style star in the making." He says red carpet fashion often serve as a cue for styles that will eventually funnel their way into the masses.
Goreski says the trends are there for us to play with and make them useful in our everyday lives.
Fashion walks the red carpet this Sunday at the 86th Academy Awards. You can watch all the colors and styles live on ABC, starting at 7:00 pm Eastern.
You can check out coverage and updates of the red carpet and awards here.
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Jay Z's Grammy line of the night
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After opening the Grammy Awards this year with wifey Beyonce, Jay Z graced the stage again to accept the award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for his track with Justin Timberlake "Holy Grail."
His acceptance speech was memorable to say the least, as he had quite possibly the best line of the night.
"Look! Daddy got a gold sippy cup for you!"
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Clay Aiken announces he's running for Congress in North Carolina
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Clay Aiken announced on Wednesday that he's running for Congress in North Carolina.
The former "American Idol" finalist, who's seeking the Democratic nomination, is seeking to unseat two-term Republican Renee Ellmers in the state's 2nd Congressional district.
In a video posted to his Facebook page, Aiken cited his success in music and how he worked as a special education teacher and on behalf of UNICEF.
The singer also attacked the incumbent's record, noting she voted for military cuts and contributed to the government shutdown.
"This is what's wrong with Washington, that a Congresswoman would go there and vote against the best interests on North Carolina military families, and those that depend on the military for their job."
"I'm not a politician. I don't ever want to be one," said Aiken who was appointed by President Bush to a committee for children with special needs.
He simply wants to go to the Capitol to "represent all the people."
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Cespedes Wins MLB's Home Run Derby
(Flushing, NY) -- Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is the winner of the 2013 Home Run Derby at Citi Field in New York. Cespedes hit nine homers in the final round to defeat Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals. The A's star bashed 17 home runs in the first round and six in the second to lead everyone with 23 heading into the final round. He's joins Mark McGwire as the only Athletics to win the competition. McGwire captured the title in 1992 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Cespedes is just the fourth player to compete in the Home Run Derby without being named an All-Star and the first since Ryan Howard in 2007. Michael Cuddyer of the Colorado Rockies and Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles were also in the semifinals of the contest.
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2012: Earl Scruggs, the bluegrass banjo player whose playing style influenced generations of musicians, dies of natural causes at the age of 88 in Nashville, Tennessee. Scruggs, along with his guitarist partner Lester Flatt, helped shape the sound of 20th-century country music. Flatt & Scruggs, as they were known, were best known for two signature songs: "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "The Ballad of Jed Clampett." Scruggs also helped shape the "high, lonesome sound" of Bill Monroe, often referred to as the father of bluegrass, after joining Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys, in 1945. [ + - ]
2010: China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signs a $1.8 billion deal to buy Ford Motor Company's Volvo car unit. [ + - ]
2005: An 8.6-magnitude earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, leaves 1,345 people dead and destroys hundreds of buildings, with most of the destruction centered on the island of Nias. The event caused panic in the region, which had previously been devastated by the massive tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, but this earthquake generated a relatively small tsunami that caused limited damage. It was the third most powerful earthquake since 1965 in Indonesia. [ + - ]
2004: British actor Peter Ustinov, best known for movies such as "Quo Vadis," "Spartacus," "Billy Budd," "Topkapi" and "Death on the Nile," dies of heart failure at the age of 82 in Genolier, Vaud, Switzerland. Ustinov, seen here in 1986, was also a renowned filmmaker, theater and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humorist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster, and television presenter, winning Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards and a Grammy during his career. [ + - ]
1990: President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards the Congressional Gold Medal to track star Jesse Owens, famous for his four track and field gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the honor is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States. It is awarded to persons "who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement." [ + - ]
1987: Maria von Trapp, the Austrian-American singer who was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers, dies of heart failure at age 82 in Morrisville, Vermont. Her story served as the inspiration for the Broadway musical "The Sound of Music" and the 1965 film adaptation, in which she was portrayed by Julie Andrews. Pictured is a photo of Maria von Trapp from her naturalization application from January 1944. [ + - ]
1986: Pop singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, best known for hits such as "Just Dance," "Poker Face," "Bad Romance" and "Born This Way," is born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in New York City. [ + - ]
1985: Russian artist Marc Chagall, one of the most successful artists of the 20th century and the last surviving master of European modernism, dies at the age of 97 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. Chagall is best known as a painter, but created works in virtually every artistic medium, including book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints. [ + - ]
1981: Actress Julia Stiles, best known for movies such as "10 Things I Hate About You," "Save the Last Dance" and "The Bourne Identity," is born in New York City. [ + - ]
1979: Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down, resulting in the release of small amounts of radioactive gases and iodine into the environment. It was the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history. [ + - ]
1979: Emmett Kelly, the circus performer who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie" dies of a heart attack at age 80 in Sarasota, Florida. Kelly based the tragic character of Weary Willie off the hobos of the Depression era. From 1942 to 1956 he was a major attraction with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He also served as the mascot for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1956 season and landed a number of Broadway and film roles, including the role of "Willie" in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth." [ + - ]
1973: Led Zeppelin's fifth studio album, "Houses Of The Holy," is released. It was the first Led Zeppelin album composed of entirely original material, and the first not self-titled, and represented a musical turning point for the band. The album was promoted heavily before the start of Led Zeppelin's 1973 North American Tour, ensuring that it had reached the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart by the beginning of the tour. [ + - ]
1971: The last original episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show" airs after 23 seasons. The show's final guests were Melanie, Joanna Simon, Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, and Sandler and Young. The show actually remained on the air for more than two months more, with repeats scheduled through June 6, 1971, representing a run less than two weeks short of 23 years since its June 20, 1948, debut. [ + - ]
1970: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey, killing 1,086 and injured another 1,260. The town of Gediz, home to repeated natural disasters like earthquakes and floods, was relocated following a government resolution soon after the 1970 destruction to a new place about four miles away under the name Yeni Gediz, which translates to New Gediz. [ + - ]
1970: Actor Vince Vaughn, best known for movies such as "Swingers," "Old School," "Dodgeball" and "Wedding Crashers," is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [ + - ]
1969: Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as the 34th president of the United States between 1953 and 1961, dies of congestive heart failure at the age of 78 in Washington, D.C. Before becoming president, Eisenhower was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. As president, he launched the Interstate Highway System, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which led to the Internet, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [ + - ]
1966: Salt of the rap group Salt-N-Pepa (at right with Sandra "Pepa" Denton), whose best known songs include "Push It," "Let's Talk About Sex," "Shoop" and "Whatta Man," is born Cheryl James in Brooklyn, New York. [ + - ]
1960: The first permanent star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, director Stanley Kramer's, is completed on the easternmost end of the new Walk near the intersection of Hollywood and Gower. Today, more than 2,400 stars are embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street. [ + - ]
1958: Composer W. C. Handy, widely known as the "Father of the Blues," dies of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 84 in New York City. Some his most well known song compositions include "St. Louis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "Memphis Blues" and "Ole Miss Rag." [ + - ]
1955: Country music singer-songwriter and actress Reba McEntire, known for her 40 No. 1 singles, including "Somebody Should Leave," "Is There Life Out There" and "Somebody," is born in Kiowa, Oklahoma. McEntire has also starred in the TV series "Reba" and "Malibu Country" and appeared in the movies "Tremors," "The Little Rascals" and "One Night at McCool's." [ + - ]
1953: Jim Thorpe, a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, dies of heart failure at the age of 65 in Lomita, California. Thorpe, who also played professional baseball and basketball, won his gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon at the 1912 games. Of Native American and European American ancestry, Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox nation in Oklahoma. [ + - ]
1948: Actress Dianne Wiest, best known for her roles in movies like "Footloose," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Bullets Over Broadway," "The Lost Boys," "Parenthood," "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Birdcage," is born in Kansas City, Missouri. She also was a regular on the TV series "Law & Order" and "In Treatment." Wiest has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award in her career. [ + - ]
1943: Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff, widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day, dies of melanoma at the age of 69 in Beverly Hills, California. [ + - ]
1942: Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Sloan, only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 victories and the only coach in NBA history to reach that milestone with one club, is born in McLeansboro, Illinois. Sloan was the head coach for the Utah Jazz from 1988 through 2011 and also coached the Chicago Bulls from 1979 to 1982. Sloan had a career regular-season record of 1,221���803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins at the time he retired, and led the Jazz to the NBA finals in 1997 and 1998. After one season as a player for the Baltimore Bullets, who made him a first-round draft selection in 1965, he spent another 10 years playing for the Bulls before successive knee injuries cut his playing career short. [ + - ]
1941: Writer Virginia Woolf, one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the 20th century, commits suicide by drowning herself at the age of 59. Woolf, who had fallen into a depression after completing the manuscript of her last novel, the posthumously published "Between the Acts," put on her overcoat, filled its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse near her home. Her body was not found until April 18, 1941. Some of Woolf's most famous works include the novels "Mrs. Dalloway," "To the Lighthouse" and "Orlando," and the book-length essay "A Room of One's Own." [ + - ]
1930: With the passage of the Turkish Postal Service Law of 1930, the cities of Constantinople and Angora officially change their names to Istanbul and Ankara. [ + - ]
1914: Politician Edmund Muskie, who served as secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981 and was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 1968, is born in Rumford, Maine. Muskie, who also was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1972, served as governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959 and as a U.S. senator from 1959 to 1980. He died of congestive heart failure on March 26, 1986, at the age of 81 in Washington, D.C. [ + - ]
1910: Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France. He flew the plane for 1,500 feet on his first attempt before going on to complete three more consecutive flights that day. [ + - ]
1905: Marlin Perkins, the zoologist best known as a host of the television show "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" from 1963 to 1985, is born in Carthage, Missouri. He died of cancer at age 81 on June 14, 1986. [ + - ]
1862: In the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico Territory. The Confederate forces were forced to retreat back to Santa Fe due to the destruction of their supplies and eventually had to abandon hopes of controlling the territory. [ + - ]
1834: The U.S. Senate votes to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States and distributing the funds to several dozen private banks throughout the country. Jackson was opposed to the institution on the grounds that it conferred economic privileges on financial elites, violating republican principles of social equality, but opponents saw the move as an abuse of executive power. Jackson would eventually get his way though, with the bank becoming a private corporation in 1836 under Pennsylvania commonwealth law and eventually liquidating in 1841. [ + - ]
1793: Henry Schoolcraft, the explorer and ethnologist noted for his 1832 discovery of the source of the Mississippi River in a lake in northern Minnesota that he named Lake Itasca, is born in Guilderland, New York. Schoolcraft, whose early interest in rocks and minerals led to employment as a map maker and government agent on the Northwest Frontier, is also known for his early studies of Native American cultures. [ + - ]
1584: Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich, aka Ivan the Terrible, dies from a stroke at the age of 53 in Moscow, Russia. His long reign, beginning at the age of 16 in 1547, saw the conquest of the Kazan, Astrakhan and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic state spanning almost one billion acres. [ + - ]
845 B.C.: Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. [ + - ]


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PHOTOS: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen cover 'Allure'
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen open up about their special bond and decision to abandon acting in the new Allure.
The famous twins each posed for a cover image, and discussed their business empire and life in the spotlight.
With regard to a question they're always asked, Mary-Kate says, "'How involved are you?' It's not like you wake up one day and have a huge company with four or five different companies within the companies."
Their involvement with their fashion lines meant giving up the acting careers that made them famous.
"I was reading scripts, and ultimately I just said to the people who are representing me, 'I need to do things 100 percent. I don't feel like I can give you 100 percent of my time,'" explains Ashley. "There's a lot of compromise in the entertainment industry."
Mary-Kate ended her own on-screen career after some "Weeds" appearances and a 2008 movie.
She tells Allure, "I am not great at not being able to control the end product."
The twins say there's a lot of misconception about their choices and professional lives.
"I think people looked at us with the perception of, 'Oh, you just have everything. You can do whatever,'" she Mary-Kate. "Strangers assumed we had enough money to just do nothing, or why would we go to college? And it's such an uneducated perspective! You still have to grow within business. You have to take a chance."
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Valentine's Tips with Mariah Carey
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We are LOVING Mariah Carey's hot new single, "Your Mine (Eternal)," which she released just in time for Valentine's Day, so we were thrilled when she stopped by iHeartRadio HQ this week to talk about her new music!
[Buy "You're Mine (Eternal)" on iTunes]
In a hang sesh with iHeartRadio's Paul The Web Guy, Mariah also delivered a few tips for all the lovers out there on Valentine's Day. (Hint: Valentine's Day should always include a girl's best friend... DIAMONDS DARLING!)
Check out the video and hear Mariah's new song below.
Listen to Mariah Carey's new song, "You're Mine (Eternal)" below.
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Postal Service Proposes Three-Cent Stamp Hike
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Postal Service is proposing a three-cent hike in prices for first class stamps. That would put the price on mailing a letter at 49-cents at of January 1st. It would generate two-billion-dollars in revenue for the troubled agency. Officials had also recently talked about putting an end to Saturday service in cost cutting moves.


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WATCH: Robin Thicke declares 'I'm trying to get my girl back' at concert
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(Yahoo!) - Robin Thicke is not ready to walk away from his marriage — as he told the audience at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday night.
Taking the stage for the first time since he and his actress wife, Paula Patton, announced their separation, the crooner talked about his marital problems and dedicated his performance of "Lost Without U" to her.
"For those of you who don't know, my wife and I got separated a few days ago," the "Blurred Lines" singer told the crowd. "But I want everybody here to know: I'm trying to get my girl back."
In a YouTube clip of the moment, you can hear someone say, "That's brave," as he gets candid with the crowd, and the audience screams wildly when he says he's not giving up on his marriage.
Thicke, 36, continued to talk about his marital strife, recounting a conversation he had with Patton, who is his high school sweetheart.
"She told me, she said, 'You should go out there and tell the truth, ya know? You should tell them that you're trying to get me back," he said with a laugh. "She's a good woman."
After taking a moment to wipe his face — and adjust his hair, natch — he gave a hoot of relief.
"It's hard to say it in front of everybody," he admitted. He then asked the crowd to help him with the next song. "If you have somebody with you tonight that you love and you appreciate, hold on tight to them. Take care of them. 'Cause I want to dedicate this song to her. I wrote this about her and I need your help to get me through it. Let's do it."
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Keith Urban & Sheryl Crow make top ten chart debuts
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Keith Urban is leading the way on the Billboard 200.
Billboard.com says the country star's latest release, Fuse, is taking the top spot on the all-genre chart, with 98,000 in sales. Fuse becomes Urban's second Billboard 200 number one. He previously topped the chart in 2009 with Defying Gravity. Fuse is also starting its run at the top of the Billboard Country Albums chart.
Sheryl Crow is making a top ten debut as well with her first country effort. Feels Like Home saw sales of 36,000, which puts the song at number seven on the Billboard 200.
She's opening at number three on the country chart behind Urban and Luke Bryan's Crash My Party. Bryan's disc logged another 53,000 in sales last week, and occupies the number four spot on the all-genre list.
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KFC debuts fried chicken corsage for prom
Prom season is underway nationwide, and KFC is kicking things up a notch with a spicy addition to the usual date night rituals: a finger lickin' good floral mash-up.
For a limited time, KFC is offering corsages featuring the Colonel's famous fried chicken drumsticks fashioned into a corsage atop a bed of baby's breath flowers.
The chic chicken sells for $20 and comes with a $5 KFC gift card so prom-bound teens can select their preferred style of chicken (Original Recipe, Extra Crispy or Kentucky Grilled Chicken), according to Nanz & Kraft's website, the florist company working with KFC on the promotion.
"Word is spreading, and they're going pretty fast," Angie Searcy, general manager of Nanz & Kraft,said in an interview. The Louisville company says that while they are a local shop, they have garnered interest from across the country.
"We are shipping them all over the place. The bulk of (orders) are from different cities and states, not actually Kentucky," she said. Local orders come with real baby's breath and out-of-town corsages come with artificial baby's breath, according to the website.
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LeBron James isn't just returning to the Cavaliers. He's returning to his old number, too.
James will wear No. 23 this season with the Cavaliers, he wrote on his Twitter account Sunday. He wore that number for seven seasons with the Cavs before changing to No. 6 when he joined the Miami Heat.
"23 it is!" James wrote. "It's only right I go back."To read more or comment...
Andrew Wiggins signed his rookie contract on Thursday. In any other year, that would simply be a formality. Not this year.
Now that Wiggins has signed, he cannot be traded for 30 days. Wiggins is the centerpiece of a potential deal for Kevin Love, but now the trade cannot be executed for 30 days.
The Cavs, however, were forced to sign him in order to trade him becasue he held no monetary value otherwise, making a trade including him extremely difficult. Wiggins will earn $5.5 million next season, the full 120 percent allowed under the league's rookie scale.
The team also announced second-round pick Joe Harris also signed. Harris signed a three-year deal, with the first two years guaranteed, a league source confirmed.To read more or comment...
According to a report by the Boston Globe, veteran guard Ray Allen wants to join LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
As an aside to that RT from @GwashburnGlobe, Ray Allen has been in China with LeBron. Draw your own conclusions.
Allen, who has spent the last two seasons with James on the Miami Heat, is a free agent. In 73 games last season, Allen averaged 9.6 points per game. He shot 37.5 percent on three-point shots.To read more or comment...
The Cavaliers acquired John Lucas III, Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy from the Utah Jazz for Carrick Felix, a second-round pick and $1 million in cash, a league source confirmed to the Beacon Journal. Yahoo Sports first reported the trade.
In the process, the Cavs acquired $3.3 million in non-guaranteed contracts, which could be another step toward completing a deal for Kevin Love, while shedding the $800,000-plus Felix is guaranteed next season.To read more or comment...
Dion Waiters has been named to the U.S. Select team that will train next week with Team USA next week in Las Vegas in preparation for the FIBA World Cup.
The Select team has traditionally been known as a feeder system for the Americans. Kyrie Irving, now part of the U.S. men's national roster for both this fall's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, was previously part of the Select team.
Waiters averaged 15.9 points last season in primarily a reserve role. He will be joined on the Select team by Harrison Barnes, Trey Burke, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris, Doug McDermott, Victor Oladipo, Mason Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, Marcus Smart and Cody Zeller.
The Las Vegas training camp runs July 28-31.To read more or comment...
Here are two videos from YouTube of Cavs rookie Andrew Wiggins during Summer League in Las Vegas last week.
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Dwight Powell had 15 points and nine rebounds and the Cavaliers closed summer league with a 95-90 victory against the Miami Heat.
Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins, both involved in trade rumors in recent days, did not play Friday, but the Cavs said before the game the plan all along was for them to only play in four games.
Sonny Gray had a team-high 17 points, Shane Edwards had 14 points and rookie Joe Harris had 11 points for the Cavs, who conclude the summer schedule 4-1.
Wiggins averaged 15.5 points and shot 41 percent in his four games, while Bennett averaged 13.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and shot 43 percent in four games in Las Vegas.To read more or comment...
The Cavaliers have relented and are willing to include Andrew Wiggins in a deal involving Kevin Love, the Lake County News-Herald reported on Thursday.
The Cavs and Minnesota Timberwolves re-engaged in trade talks this week, multiple league sources said, in an attempt to bring Kevin Love to the Cavaliers.
Talks between the two teams were dormant until LeBron James returned to the Cavs last week, changing the landscape of negotiations and bringing the two teams back to the table.
One source with knowledge of trade discussions told the Beacon Journal even before James' decision "no one is untouchable" on the Cavs in relation to a Love deal. That excludes Kyrie Irving, who isn't eligible to be traded for six month after signing his extension.To read more or comment...
Matthew Dellavedova had 19 points, Anthony Bennett had 14 points and four rebounds and Andrew Wiggins had 10 points, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks in the Cavs' 86-77 win Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Bennett's second-year revival continued with a powerful dunk in traffic in the first half that left the crowd buzzing, while Wiggins shot 4 for 8 after struggling with his shooting touch in the first two games. He also had an impressive two-handed, spinning baseline dunk that left the crowd cheering.
Monday's game was the final for the Cavs in the preliminary round of summer league. Now they'll be seeded tournament-style the rest of the way.To read more or comment...
LAS VEGAS: Kyrie Irving is one of 19 players invited to Team USA's training camp in Las Vegas later this month, Team USA announced on Monday. Irving's inclusion is no surprise since he is expected to be part of the 12-man roster that travels to Spain for the FIBA World Cup in six weeks.
Derrick Rose, Damian Lillard and Steph Curry are also point guards on the initial 19-man list. John Wall could still be added at a later date. The Vegas training camp runs July 28 to August 1.
The rest of the 19-man invite list includes: Bradley Beal, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond, Kevin Durant, Kenneth Faried, Paul George, Blake Griffin, James Harden, Gordon Hayward, Kyle Korver, Kevin Love, Chandler Parsons and Klay Thompson.To read more or comment...
The Cavaliers have traded Jarrett Jack and Sergey Karasev to the Brooklyn Nets and Tyler Zeller to the Boston Celtics, along with a future first-round pick, in what appears to be a cap-clearing move in anticipation of the return of LeBron James.
A league source confirmed the trade to the Beacon Journal, which was first reported by ESPN. Yahoo Sports reported the first-round pick from the Cavs is top 10 protected in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and unprotected in 2019. Wednesday's deal gives the Cavs enough salary cap space to offer James a max contract.
The Cavs acquired the draft rights to Nets prospects Ilkan Karaman, Christian Drejer and Edin Bavcic, according to Yahoo, but the main focus of this trade is the belief James is returning to the Cavaliers.To read more or comment...
Andrew Wiggins has signed a multi-year deal with adidas, the shoe giant announced on Wednesday. Wiggins' deal is believed to be five years and worth about $13 million, according to various national reports.
Wiggins is the first top overall pick to select adidas since Derrick Rose in 2008. Kyrie Irving signed with Nike in 2011.
Wiggins' deal is far less than the $180 million figure he was rumored to command last fall, but it's a victory for a shoe company that historically has been crushed by Nike. adidas' top client, Derrick Rose, has suffered crippling injuries each of the last two seasons and the company was perhaps looking for a new face. They found one in Wiggins.
Wiggins and the Cavaliers are in Las Vegas preparing for summer league, which opens Friday.To read more or comment...
Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and Matthew Dellavedova highlight the Cavs' 12-man summer league roster released Tuesday. Cavs Carrick Felix, Sergey Karasev, Joe Harris and Scotty Hopson are also on the team. Shane Edwards, Will Cherry, Jack Cooley, Steven Gray and Alex Kirk fill out the roster.
Rookie Dwight Powell, a second-round pick obtained in a draft-night trade, is absent from the initial list because the trade cannot be completed until the new league year begins on July 10. He is expected to be added to the roster after the trade is official.
The most interesting part of the roster might be the assistant coaches. Jim Boylan, Brett Brielmaier, Phil Handy and Vitaly Potapenko are holdovers from Mike Brown's staff, while James Posey is an addition from the Canton Charge staff.
David Blatt is expected to coach the team, along with associate head coach Tyronn Lue.To read more or comment...
If LeBron James ultimately decides to return to the Cavaliers, it won't be because of a mysterious plane that landed Sunday evening in South Florida. Contrary to popular belief, Zydrunas Ilgauskas was not on that plane.
Neither were Cavs General Manager David Griffin nor owner Dan Gilbert.
Griffin was in Cleveland on Sunday, Gilbert was at home in Detroit and Ilgauskas never boarded the private jet that flew from Detroit to South Florida, several sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed to the Beacon Journal.
One source with knowledge of Gilbert's inner workings said the Cavs owner, who has a hand in more than 70 companies, has regular business in South Florida.To read more or comment...
Spencer Hawes agreed to a four-year, $23 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, Yahoo Sports reported Thursday. It represents a slight pay cut from the $6.6 million he earned last season with the Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers.
Hawes joined the Cavs at the trade deadline last season in exchange for a pair of second-round picks. He averaged 13.5 points and 7.7 rebounds in 27 games with the Cavs while making 45 percent of his 3-point attempts.
Hawes entered free agency with a preference to return to the West Coast and he got his wish, joining a Clippers team that won their division and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals last season.
Hawes' departure leaves a hole in the middle for the Cavs, who still have Anderson Varejao and Tyler Zeller under contract. Varejao's $9.7 million deal for next season is only partially guaranteed, however.To read more or comment...
Gordon Hayward is in town Wednesday visiting with the Cavaliers, a league source confirmed. Yahoo Sports first reported Hayward was meeting with team officials.
Hayward is a restricted free agent with the Utah Jazz. The Cavs have been targeting him for months, but know it will take a monster offer to pry him away from the Jazz, and it might still not be enough. The Jazz have insisted they will match any offer Hayward receives.
ESPN reported the Cavs are preparing what could be a max offer sheet for Hayward, who averaged career highs of 16.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists in what was his fourth season in the league. Hayward and the Jazz were unable to agree on a contract extension last summer after he was selected ninth overall in the 2010 draft.To read more or comment...
After months of speculation and wild rumors, the Cavs and Kyrie Irving took less than two hours to agree to a contract extension.
Irving will sign a five-year extension with the Cavaliers, owner Dan Gilbert tweeted out early Tuesday morning. Gilbert and Irving shook on the deal, which can't become official until the league's moratorium ends on July 10. A league source confirmed it will be a max contract worth about $90 million.
"I'm here for the long haul Cleveland!!!! And I'm ecstatic!!" Irving wrote on his twitter account shortly after the news broke. "Super excited and blessed to be here and apart of something special."
Rumors have swirled for more than a year that Irving wouldn't re-sign with the Cavs, but that was squashed quickly. The Cavs' contingent, including Gilbert, General Manager David Griffin and coach David Blatt, flew to meet with Irving the moment extension talks could begin. They had the deal completed in less than two hours.To read more or comment...


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Stonehenge holds a 'sonic secret'
(NEWSER) – There are no shortage of theories about Stonehenge, but few are so melodious as this: A recentstudy carried out by the Royal College of Art in Londonsuggests that the monument holds a "sonic secret." The researchers' theory surrounds Stonehenge's bluestones, some of which hail from 200 miles away in Wales' Preseli Hills. While archaeologists are still working to establish whether man or, perhaps, glacier carried them to Wiltshire, the Royal College of Art researchers suggest the rocks were intentionally brought to Stonehenge because of their "unique acoustic properties." As part of a larger study of the acoustic elements of the Pembrokeshire landscape where the bluestones hail from, it was discovered that many of the rocks in the area issue a metallic sound (akin to a bell or gong) where hit with a hammerstone.
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Body of Teen in Gym Mat Filled With Newspaper, Not Organs
(NEWSER) – The plot has again thickened in the mysterious death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson: A second autopsy on the 17-year-old's exhumed body has found that before burial almost all of his organs were replaced with newspaper. Kendrick was found dead in a rolled-up wrestling mat at his school in January, in what was originally ruled an accidental asphyxiation. But his parents were suspicious and had him exhumed and examined by a private doctor. That doctor found evidence of "non-accidental" trauma, and now reveals that every organ from Kendrick's pelvis to skull—including his brain, lungs, heart, and liver—is missing, CNN reports.


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SHOCK VIDEO: High school football player rips helmet off opponent then beats him with it
A horrific in-game incident during a Pennsylvania football game could lead to criminal charges after a player ripped the helmet off one of his opponents during a scuffle and proceeded to beat his fellow teenager with it.
As reported by Susquehanna Valley NBC affiliate WGAL and PennLive, among other sources, Hamburg(Pa.) High senior quarterback and safety Joey Cominsky ripped the helmet off of Annville-Cleona lineman Josh Hartmann during an on-field skirmish between the two squads. What happened next was horrifying, asCominsky raised the helmet and began to strike Hartmann in the head with the piece of sporting equipment.
The disturbing incident was captured on video and local police have launched an investigation into the attack, with a view toward pursuing charges against the Hamburg teenager.
"The police are doing their investigation, and that's where it stands at this point," Annville-Cleona athletic director Tommy Long told PennLive. "That's about all I can tell you.
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SURPRISE! Beyonce releases brand new 'visual' album!!
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(Yahoo!) - Beyoncé has done something no other major pop star has done before. On Friday, without notice, she released a self-titled album with a whopping 17 new music videos.
The Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records set is available exclusively on iTunes.
The spontaneous approach was planned as a strategy to prevent the record from being leaked.
"This is a fully designed preventative plan," a spokesperson said via statement. "The album willl be offered as a cohesive body of work with every song and every video available all at once for one single purchase."
The manufacturing of the double disc CD/DVD begins Friday. Retail outlets will have physical copies by the holidays.
Beyoncé added that she wanted to try something new. "I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it," she said in a statement. "I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans."
Check out her album announcement posted to Facebook (watch below), as she explains why she chose to release so many songs and videos simultaneously - and without warning.
We're not sure anyone's ever accused Blue Ivy's mom of being boring -- and we surely weren't bored checking out all of the visuals. See a recap of each video below:
"Blue" feat. Blue Ivy
Yes, the song in which she sings "hold onto me Blue" to her daughter is super sweet, as is the video that captures them enjoying the company of the locals in Rio de Janeiro. But the best part comes near the end when the precious toddler says, "Hold onto me," and offers her best pronunciation of Beyoncé.
"Pretty Hurts"
In this traditional Beyoncé ballad, she sings about the pressures and insecurities associated with being "pretty." The pageant-theme video shows the beauty contestants behind-the-scenes, fighting, being criticized about their weight, battling anorexia, getting Botox injections, and spray-on tans.
Bey sings with slurred, sultry vocals over a dark, progressive drum and bass track. The lyrics seem to imply a haunting sensual relationship with someone she calls a "ghost in the sheets." Illuminati theorists will love picking this video apart as its theme is based on Beyoncé checking into a hotel occupied by the spirits of dead people.
"Drunk in Love" feat. Jay Z
This booming, southern crunkfest is more outrageous than Rihanna and Chris Brown's sexually explicit "Birthday Cake" collab and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's naughty motorcycle "Bound 2" video. Beyoncé frolics on the beach as she sings about how liquor gets her in the mood, and Jay Z loves it, describing in (too much?) detail a breakfast make-out session with his wife.
Beyoncé takes it back to the 1970s with this adult-themed, fun and funky roller-skating jam with a video to match.
"No Angel"
Beyoncé pays big homage to H-Town (that's Houston, Texas) with this grinding, slow jam featuring in-the-video cameos from the city's finest rappers Bun B, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Z-Ro, Kirko Bangz, Trae that Truth, Chad Jr., and Geto Boys members Scarface, and Willie D.
According to this song, behind the partition in a chauffeured car is a good place for an impromptu rendezvous. Beyoncé is at her raunchiest, dropping a reference to Monica Lewinsky that will surely get noticed on the sexy, smooth hip hop banger. In the video, though, Beyoncé is determined to maintain her man's interest, treating Jay Z to private dances and flashing ample thong-shots for camera.
A vulnerable Beyoncé admits to insecurities in this mid-tempo ballad. In the short, she allows jealously to consume her until she can regain her composure.
It's only fitting that this sensual ode to making love would find inspiration from Prince and D'Angelo. The video sets the mood with 4-and-a-half minutes of Beyoncé's sensual poses.
"Mine" feat. Drake
This begins as another soft, introspective track. Beyoncé's airy vocals address taking things too far as a lyrical dance routine unfolds, but the pace picks up as Drake joins in with a hypnotic, hip hop chant.
This straight-ahead pop record is Katy Perry-cute with an amusement park-themed video.
"Flawless" feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
We heard "Flawless" earlier this year. Previously called "Bow Down," it was the first leaked track from "Beyoncé." The chime-ridden melody accompanied by a driving, hefty bass groove set the tone for the star to reprimand her childhood nemeses. The video shows footage of Girls Tyme, an early incarnation of Destiny's Child, competing and losing on the "Star Search" talent competition. After the intro clip, Beyoncé parties in a dilapidated space channeling a scene from "Fight Club." The visual turns slow-motion for a pro-girl PSA from Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche.
"Superpower" feat. Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean and Beyoncé sound great together on this strong ballad about unbreakable love. The video revisits the post-apocalyptic theme of "Run the World (Girls)," as the queen and a few pretty cool surprise cameos faceoff with the militaristic regime.
The serene tribute to a dearly-departed friend is depicted with a emotional clip of good times shared (tattoos, wedding, hiking) and Beyoncé paying her respects.
Beyoncé vents on this moody, electronic track. While she complains about not trusting "these record labels," she quips, "Soul not for sale. Probably won't make no money off this. Oh well. Reap what you sow." In the accompanying video, she's dressed in black -- even blackface in some scenes -- and dances against flickering lights.
"Grown Woman" (Bonus Video)
Beyoncé wins for the magical footage of baby Bey and Kelly Rowland singing the lyrics to this song. The video shows their evolution over the years and settles on modern day Mrs. Carter dancing to the song's Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Like her rap song "Diva," "Yoncé" gives her another opportunity to satisfy her hip hop muse and look pretty for the camera.


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X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation, just like visible light.
An x-ray machine sends individual x-ray particles through the body. The images are recorded on a computer or film.
The test is done in a hospital radiology department or in the health care provider's office. How you are positioned depends on the type of x-ray being done. Several different x-ray views may be needed.
You need to stay still when you are having an x-ray. Motion can cause blurry images. You may be asked to hold your breath or not move for a second or two when they image is being taken.
Before the x-ray, tell your health care team if you are pregnant, may be pregnant, or if you have an IUD inserted.
Metal can cause unclear images. You will need to remove all jewelry and may need to wear a hospital gown.
How the test is done depends on the specific type of x-ray.
X-rays are painless. However, some body positions needed during an x-ray may cause temporary discomfort.
X-rays are monitored and regulated so you get the minimum amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image.
For most conventional x-rays, the risk of cancer or defects is very low. Most experts feel that benefits of appropriate x-imaging greatly outweight any risks.
Young children and babies in the womb are more sensitive to the risks of x-rays. Tell your health care provider if you think you might be pregnant.
For more information, see the specific x-ray topics:
Mettler FA. Introduction: an approach to image interpretation. In: Mettler FA, ed. Essentials of Radiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2005:chap 1.
Goldstone K, Yates SJ. Radiation issues governing radiation protection and patient doses in diagnostic imaging. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, eds. Grainger& Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed.New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 9.


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Scotty McCreery among top stars under the age of 21
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Scotty McCreery is once again getting recognition as one of music's most powerful young stars.
The former "American Idol" winner ranks eighth in Billboard.com's "21 Under 21" - a list of the 21 biggest artists under the age of 21. "Billboard" notes that Scotty will soon release his sophomore CD, See You Tonight, and he's climbing the chart with the album's title track.
In addition, this year Scotty went on his first headlining tour, and he's teamed up with the Bojangles fried chicken chain for endorsement deal.
However, Scotty is taking a dip in the rankings. Last year he took fourth place on the list. The British boy band One Direction is this year's list leader. Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus round out the top three. Ariana Grande, Early Sweatshirt, Lorde, and Austin Mahone also come in ahead of Scotty this time around.
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WATCH: Defining Moments From Nelson Mandela's Life
Taking his place alongside India's Mahatma Gandhi and Tibet's Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela was one of the 20th century's most revered activists and a triumphant icon in the struggle for racial equality. The Daily Beast looks back at the defining moments that made the former political prisoner turned South African president a legend.
First Interview
In 1961, Mandela was a wanted man for his leadership in the African National Congress, which was turning to increasingly violent methods in its fight for equality. "We have made it very clear in our policy that South Africa is a country of many races, there is room for all the races in this country," he told journalist Brian Widlake, who was granted an interview with the elusive political leader. Just one year later, after 17 months on the run, he'd be captured, sentenced to life imprisonment, and locked up for 27 years on Robben Island.
Release From Prison
"I must confess I am unable to describe my emotion," Mandela told reporters upon being released from prison in 1990—a grueling 27 years after his incarceration. Even though he was already an old man and had been through hard labor and isolating prison conditions, the civil-rights icon wasn't thinking about retirement. "We remain committed to peace," he said. "And if the government gave us an opportunity, if they normalize the situation, we are ready to make a positive contribution."
Inaugural Address
The 1994 presidential election marked two historic firsts for South Africa. The world watched closely on April 27, as the country held its first multiracial election, and less than a month later, South Africa elected its first black president. Just four years out of jail, Mandela praised the progress his country was making in his inaugural address. "Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud," he said. "Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice."
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- Inside the 'PayPal 14' Trial
- Don't Sanitize Nelson Mandela: He's Honored Now, But Was Hated Then
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Black Sabbath to tour in 2014
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Black Sabbath's reunion will continue into 2014.
The band will be returning to the road next year, and coming back to North America. But the group will be spending most of their time in Canada. They have a dozen dates booked, but only the first and last stop are in the U.S.
Black Sabbath will launch the trek at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on March 31st, and close out their North American run at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on April 26th. A summer European trek begins in Moscow on June 1st.
Black Sabbath will wrap up 2013 with a European tour as well. They'll launch the road trip in Helsinki, Finland on November 20th, and finish with a hometown concert in Birmingham, England on December 22nd. The group is on the road behind their latest album, "13."
Black Sabbath 2014 North American Tour Dates:
March 31 - Brooklyn, New York, at the Barclays Center
April 3 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the Metro Center
April 5 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Colisee Pepsi
April 7 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at the Bell Cenrtre
April 9 - London, Ontario, Canada, at the Budweiser Gardens
April 11 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the Copps Coliseum
April 13 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the Canadian Tire Centre
April 16 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the MTS Centre
April 18 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the Credit Union Centre
April 20 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the Scotiabank Saddledome
April 22 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Rexall Place
April 26 - Los Angeles, California, at the Hollywood Bowl


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WATCH: Ed Sheeran Plays 'Annie' on 'Jimmy Kimmel'
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Everyone knows "Annie" to be a little girl with curly red hair. Now, another red-head has tried on that famous red dress for size ... Ed Sheeran!
Ed stopped by "Jimmy Kimmel" this week, where Jimmy announced that "he would be airing" a live-production of "Annie" in November. Then, Jimmy introduced the star who would be playing little orphan Annie, Ed Sheeran - who emerged wearing the red dress with dog Sandy by his side and everything!
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GOING VIRAL: Congresswoman interrupted on MSNBC for Bieber update
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Justin Bieber's arrest was arguably THE top story in the world Thursday (or at least the world of entertainment), but did he make headlines elsewhere? Yep! News organizations like CNN and FOX covered the story, and MSNBC even went so afar as to interrupt a Congresswoman to provide an update!
[PHOTOS: Justin Bieber goes to jail]
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome a baby girl
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(TMZ) - Kim Kardashian has given birth to a baby girl!
Sources close to KK tell TMZ the baby and Kim are both in good health. Kim delivered the baby at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Saturday morning, 5 weeks ahead of schedule.
People magazine reports Kim delivered the baby by c-section, while TMZ says it was a natural childbirth. Either way, baby and mommy are both healthy!
Sources tell TMZ BF Kanye West was there for the entire thing -- in the delivery room by Kim's side. Kanye reportedly cancelled his appearance at his own record release party last night when Kim told him she was feeling "a little off."
It is the first child for Kim, 32 and Kanye, 36.
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Climbing Injury Advice
Shoulder: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome18-Jun-2010
My hands, especially my little fingers, go numb (they tingle), whenever I climb a lot. A few pulls here or there cause no problem, but all-day climbing sure does. ...18-Jun-2010
Shoulder: SLAP Lesion and Cortisone24-Feb-2010
I have a SLAP lesion [a cartilage tear on the rim of the shoulder socket] having injured my shoulder seven months ago. My D.O. gave me a cortisone shot yesterday and I actually feel worse....24-Feb-2010
Shoulder: Frozen Shoulder28-Jan-2010
Eighteen months ago I had an operation on my shoulder for Os acromialis. It was subsequently diagnosed as frozen shoulder. ...28-Jan-2010
Shoulder: Torn Labrum, SLAP Lesion15-Dec-2009
Two months ago I was working an overhanging crack on toprope. My left hand was jammed in a bottleneck constriction, and as I was reaching up with my right hand for another hold, my feet came off. I fell with full force onto my left arm, but my left hand did not come out of crack....15-Dec-2009
Shoulder: Separation15-Dec-2009
I've been diagnosed with a grade 3 AC joint separation from a mountain-biking accident. I'm 42 and a serious social rock climber. I've had one orthopedic surgeon recommend I have the operation and another recommend against it. What say you, Dr. J?...15-Dec-2009
Shoulder: Pain and Virus20-Oct-2009
I woke up after a couple of days of hard climbing with severe pain in both shoulders. It's mostly in the rear deltoids but radiates down my arm into the triceps. Coincidentally(?), I had a bad virus during the night....20-Oct-2009


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You pay higher taxes than Boeing (and GE, Verizon & 23 more U.S. corporations)
You may be among the 95 percent of Americans who believe it's their civic duty to pay their fair share of taxes, but sending a portion of your salary to the IRS still smarts. Even for the more than 100 million who will receive refunds, no day is more agonizing than April 15.
If only we could all be corporations. Although they all start with a flat 35 percent federal tax rate, most employ a team of clever accountants to whittle down their liability—sometimes to nothing at all.
After taking advantage of credits, exemptions, and offshore tax havens, U.S. corporations get away with paying an average of less than 13 percent, according to the Government Accountability Office. What's more, the GAO found that more than half of them reported owing no federal taxes in at least one year between 1998 and 2005.
According to a study by the advocacy group Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ), 26 Fortune 500 corporations paid no federal corporate income tax over the most recent five-year period. In fact, according to CTJ, they generated so many tax breaks that they reported negative taxes and often received a rebate check. As procrastinators rush to post offices and computers to file by deadline, let us pause—in anger, jealousy, or admiration—to recognize the corporations who manage to avoid the taxman.
Corporation and 2008-2012 Rate
1. Pepco Holdings -33.0%
2. PG&E Corp. -16.7%
3. NiSource -13.6%
4. Wisconsin Energy -13.5%
5. General Electric -11.1%
6. CenterPoint Energy -8.5%
7. Integrys Energy Group -8.2%
8. Atmos Energy -7.7%
9. Tenet Healthcare -6.0%
10. American Electric Power -5.8%
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- Democracy Demands a Journalist-Source Shield Law
- Send In Bill Clinton to Save the Democratic Midterm Campaign
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Poll: Nearly half of unemployed have stopped looking for work
A poll released Wednesday shows that 47 percent of unemployed Americans have given up looking for work.
Conducted on behalf of Express Employment Professionals last month, Harris Poll asked 1,500 unemployed adults whether they agreed with the statement "I've completely given up looking for a job."
Seven percent said they "agree completely" with the statement; another seven percent said they "agree a lot"; 15 percent "agree somewhat"; 18 percent "agree a little".
Eighty-two percent of those polled agreed that they were "becoming more discouraged the longer I am unemployed".
A large majority of those polled indicated that unemployment benefits were keeping them from searching harder for a job. Politicians have divided largely along party lines over whether to extend unemployment benefits, with Republicans arguing that the benefits provide an incentive to remain unemployed.
Democrats have generally resisted that thinking and pushed for more benefits.
According to the Harris Poll, 82 percent of the unemployed said they would "search harder and wider for a job" if their unemployment benefits ran out.
Sixty-two percent agreed with the statement that unemployment benefits "allowed me to take time for myself." Forty-eight percent said that because of the compensation they "haven't had to look for work as hard."


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Jersey's True-Life Tony Soprano: Meet the DeCavalcante Crime Family
The nightmares and panic attacks suffered by Tony Soprano as played by James Gandolfini seemed authentic enough to anybody who had listened to the FBI recordings of a real-life New Jersey mob boss in the 1960s.
Simone DeCavalcante was the boss of the crime family that bore his name and a FBI bug recorded his every word to his secretary when he arrived at his office one morning in 1964.
"I had a terrible dream… about a bunch of cops!" he exclaimed, adding that the secretary had featured in it. "You were screaming… You had pearls on… Everything was so screwed up… Mary [his wife] woke me up…something about pearls… I don't remember."
The bug also recorded the then-52-year-old DeCavalcante being robustly intimate with the secretary. Her husband called the office and DeCavalcante chatted with him while periodically muffling the phone and muttering encouraging endearments to her.
When the transcripts were unsealed in court, it became apparent that the affair with secretary was just one of many liaisons. The wife, Mary DeCavalcante, remained remarkable restrained when a reporter showed up at her home in Princeton Township. She opened the front door and spoke over the yapping of her schnauzer.
"If you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about it," she said. "I don't mind your asking, but I hope you appreciate my feelings."
Underboss Frank Majuri was recorded telling Simone DeCavalcante that he "shouldn't run around because Catena and Gambino don't." Majuri meant Gerardo Catena of the Genovese family and Carlo Gambino of the family of that name. The Genovese and the Gambino families were and are among the five New York families, the Ivy League of the Mafia. They operate in the realm made mythic by The Godfather and their bosses are figures of legend. DeCavalcante would have loved to be considered their equal.
"They don't recognize more than five families," a law-enforcement expert notes. "That's it."
Never mind that DeCavalcante had transformed a bunch of ever-warring factions into an immensely profitable operation. He had recently doubled the number of made members and he was taking full advantage of his native state's remarkable propensity for corruption at all levels of government.
DeCavalcante can be heard on the recordings expressing some bitterness when Joe Colombo of the Colombo crime family was appointed to the ruling Commission at Carlo Gambino's urging. DeCavalcante had hoped that he himself might get the honor and make his a sixth family.
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- Obama's Terrible, Awful, Horrible Year at the Supreme Court
- Has Bobby Jindal Gone Mad?
- What's Taking the Supreme Court So Long?
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Pentagon's plan: Cut Army to pre-WWII level
(NEWSER) – The US Army may soon shrink to a level not seen since before it geared up to fight Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan simultaneously. In a spending proposal to be unveiled today, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlines plans to cut the Army to around 450,000 soldiers, its lowest level since 1940, and eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets, officials tell the New York Times. Insiders describe the budget as the first to try to move the military off its post-9/11 war footing.
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Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley mock Miley, Obamacare, feuding stars in CMA opening
Six-time CMA Hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley pulled no punches during their opening monologue at Wednesday night's 47th Annual CMA Awards, poking fun at everyone from Miley Cyrus to Blake Shelton to Obamacare.
The duo opened the show with a spoof on War's "Why Can't We Be Friends," making musical mockery of ongoing feuds in the country music community including the feud between Luke Bryan and Zac Brown. The parody prompted Luke Bryan to get up out of his seat to give Zac Brown a hug, sending the arena into an uproar of applause and laughter, and that was just the beginning.
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Carrie and Brad decided to create some new feuds, handing out feud cards to let the starts know who they should feud with. Kelly Clarkson was paired up with her new step mother-in-law, country great Reba McEntire; Kenny Rogers was paired with Paisley; and Darius Rucker was assigned to feud with Julianne Hough, who recently made headlines for her controversial blackface Halloween costume. Underwood and Paisley also worked in a few digs about Miley Cyrus, thanking country-pop darling Taylor Swift for not being Miley-like with her stage presence.
The duo also took shots at Obamacare computer glitches during the show's opening and brought out members of A&E's hit series "Duck Dynasty" with a twerk-filled take on Robin Thicke's hit song "Blurred Lines" - only their version was aptly called "Duck Blinds."
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WATCH: Trailer for posthumous Cory Monteith movie released
A trailer for "All The Wrong Reasons" starring the late Cory Monteith has been released. The movie is set to premiere at this weekend's Toronto International Film Festival.
In it, he plays a department store manager who is struggling in his marriage to a woman with PTSD, and seeks comfort in another.
The trailer shows Monteith looking more grown-up, wearing glasses and a tie for the role.
Most fans knew him as the high school jock Finn Hudson on the Fox's "Glee." The late actor died of a mixture of heroin and alcohol in July, at age 31.
The late actor will be playing a drug addict in another upcoming film called "McCanick," which also premieres at the Toronto festival.


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LISTEN: Armin van Buuren's new single 'Ping Pong'
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Armin van Buuren has a new single on the way, and it will arrive just in time for Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival.
"Ping Pong" is exactly how you would think it sounds, exactly like ping pong! Armin dropped the track at his Armin Only show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, and at last weekend's "A State of Trance 650 New Horizons" stop in Utrecht.
Video footage shows ping pong visuals in the background, until a swarm of smiley face balloons fall from the ceiling.
Armin's new song has been remixed by Simon Patterson, which was also played at ASoT 650 Utrecht.
"Ping Pong" will be released on March 24th, while Simon Patteron's remix will be out a few weeks later on April 12th.
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Top AIDS Researchers Were on Doomed Plane
(NEWSER) – As many as 108 of the 298 people killed onMalaysia Airlines Flight 17 were researchers, activists, and health workers bound for a major AIDS conference in Melbourne, delegates have been told. Among them was Dutch researcher Joep Lange, one of the world's top HIV experts. He had been researching the disease for more than 30 years; one conference delegate tells the Australianhe was "the father of AIDS research in the developing world." Another expert tells the Guardian that "there were some serious HIV leaders on that plane" and that the crash "will have ramifications globally" on research.
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