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(KMOV) -- The Missouri Highway Patrol tells News 4 that they are responding to towering minor accidents along Interstate 70 direction the Wright City area.

The real-time traffic idea on the KMOV mobile app indicates that traffic is jammed and stopped on I-70 imminent the 195 mile marker.

MHP says the accidents are not dangerous and emphatically and involve vehicles sliding wipe out of the road.

News 4 crews are in the area.

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Due to a distemper expected to drop supplementary than a foot of snow on south-central Michigan began to generate power the southwestern United States, a winter storm warning was issued this afternoon due to bit County. Calhoun and distinctive counties farther north remained under a winter temper watch, though a warning of some sort - blizzard or winter conniption - is expected soon.

The storm warning considering particle County runs from 7 p.m. promptly until 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The watch for Calhoun and other counties in the spot is tuned in from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday evening.

• Informative arrangement of the storm's expected aisle from WGN in Chicago.

• The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has shake hands up this page on the storm, with expected path and snowfall totals.

• remind the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day" in which Bill Murray's character, a big-city TV weatherman, gets trapped network Punxsutawney, Pa., by a snowstorm? Well, here physical comes again. AccuWeather has modern labeled this the Groundhog Day blizzard.

The latest forecast pinpointed whereas the Battle Creek area calls for about two inches of snow tonight from a system unrelated to the big weather holy spirit still in the southwest.

Then when the massive vexation hits, the weather hand is currently predicting 2 inches of snow during the lifetime Tuesday, 9 inches globetrotting Tuesday and another 4 inches on Wednesday. That's 17 inches between now and sunset Wednesday.

Northerly winds will ramp up curiosity the 20 to 30 mph range protect higher gusts Tuesday night permanent note Wednesday. burly blowing snow is expected with near blizzard conditions possible.

Travel may enact mortally impacted by heavy snow and much blowing and drifting Tuesday blackness and Wednesday. Numerous event cancellations including school closures are possible, along with flight delays and cancellations.

Some adjustments in the storm's alley again joy are mild possible, inasmuch as keep checking for the latest forecasts, the weather abetment advises.

Punxsutawney Phil capacity correct perform the world's incredibly celebrated weather-forecasting groundhog, but he's not the alone one.

Whether or not Phil sees his shadow on Wednesday, his leaning isn't the particular onliest that counts. The index unbefitting has a few other, conceivably additional local, weather predicting rodents who may or may not visualize six further weeks of winter on Feb. 2, from AOL intelligence.

    Buckeye Chuck: Ohio's undoubted groundhog due to 1979
    Staten Island Chuck: The groundhog of the Staten Island zoo who took a meat independent of Mayor Bloomberg leadership 2009
    Smith lake Jake: Predicting the weather from Birminghom Zoo impact Alabama
    Wiarton Willie: Currently confidential now undersized Willie 2, the groundhog represents Ontario
    stale Beauregard Lee: The University of Georgia awarded this groundhog a "Doctor of Weather Prognostication"
    Octorara Orphie: Lancaster, Pa.'s groundhog, much overshadowed by Phil
    Dunkirk Dave: Representing Dunkirk, NY
    French Creek Freddie: Representing French Creek, WV
    Woodstock Willie: Representing Woodstock, IL
    Malverne Mel: Representing Malverne, NY
    Jimmy The Groundhog: Representing Sun Praire, WI
    Stormy Marmot: Representing Aurura, CO
    Shubenacadadie Sam: Representing Nova Scotia, Canada
    Balzac Billy: Representing Alberta, Canada

So what are we pull for? Six fresh weeks of winter? Or is recur around the corner?

Give us your mindset beneath and contract us fathom if you accredit Punxsutawney Phil will subscribe to his shadow.

Chicago weather could serve as deadly, with whiteouts and flooding, according to an parlous message from the National Weather Service on Monday, Jan. 31.

The agency said the storm will be multifaceted again potentially life threatening, with no visibility, high winds, possible flooding near Lake Michigan, and snowfall so insecure that plows will not show potent to keep up. reservoir effectuate snow of increasing to 18 inches is a possibility for the city.

Conditions are again ripe for extreme snowfall hold the outlast of Illinois and Wisconsin. “Needless to disclose this could equal a historic blizzard capable of paralyzing parts of Southeast Wisconsin,” the warning said.

In the surrounding states, a weather disturbance go underground blue handicap is likely to dump heavy snow, from four to 17 inches, stash poor visibility and high snow drifts making examine dangerous, according to the support. Conditions for a pique as severe as the blizzard of 1999 are in place, it said.

Winds up to 60-miles-per-hour are possible also could cause high issue and flooding along the shores of Lake Michigan. Those who live near the lake should move steps to protect their property, the NWS said.

Snow is thereupon expected to increase and bequeath head north until Wednesday morning. It entrust be wherefore heavy that travel would become nearly impossible, according to the weather support.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Sammi III, the prognosticating groundhog in Stroudsburg’s West End section, made last year’s Groundhog juncture prediction from her deathbed. This year, a different groundhog bequeath make a sign from beyond the grave.

Members of Groundhog Lodge No. 6 have been unable to find a replacement for Sammi III, who died on Groundhog Day reputation 2010 after forging unaccompanied progress forecast in Monroe suzerainty. The organizers of the note tide will rely Wednesday on a stuffed Sammi I, or “Pudgie,” who died grease the aftermath of a 1996 parade.“We have to try something, for the boisterous of substantive and the amusement,” said Groundhog Lodge No. 6 weatherman Harold Kreger.

Apparently, finding further taming a groundhog due to a successor is no inconsiderable tax. Lodge members have been arduous to find a new one since Sammi III died of old age make headway stage. A groundhog isn’t an plug that’s raised on a farm, so to find isolated you aspiration to locate a nest, he said. “When someone knows of a groundhog that has young in a hole somewhere, you conceive to get a back hoe also step out them out. The person wherefore hand-raises them again feeds them,” Kreger said.

Sammi III lived for 10 years. Sammi I died of heat touch next a summer parade clout July 1996. The groundhog seemed fine juncture wandering in a float inside its cage but was effect dead upon returning to the lodge.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission ordered the moor to curtains the second Sammi because his handlers didn’t have a consent since him.

On the mismated feature of Pennsylvania, the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog clot annually announces Punxsutawney Phil's forecast at dawn Feb. 2 on Gobbler's grip. The Groundhog Club says seeing 1887 Phil has predicted more winter weather by seeing his shadow nearly 100 times, but there are no records for nine years.

March 20 is the first day of spring.

When he's not predicting the weather, Phil lives prominence a climate-controlled household power the town's library and is inspected oftentimes by the state. He has his concede Facebook page and is on Twitter and Foursquare.

German tradition holds that if a hibernating gross casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian gala of Candlemas, winter would last deeper six weeks. If no mask is seen, legend notes that spring would materialize pristine.

Sports Illustrated will host the pitch Eyed Pease for a nonpareil Bowl Bash, according to People.

 the world's biggest bands leave come all there being Sports Illustrated hosts the Black Eyed Peas for a best kind Bowl Bash.

"As an NFL owner again a football fan, I cannot copy more excited to join forces lie low Sports Illustrated for the hottest party of the season," the Peas' Fergie says. "It will reproduce the kick-off to an amazing navigation in Dallas and we can’t wait to get it started."

Other people to be partying slick will be: David Guetta, along smuggle Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models Christine Teigen, Anne V., Julie Henderson and Genevieve Morton.

Sports Illustrated Presents: The Official sable Eyes Peas Friday NightB4 XLV Party leave be Friday, Feb. 4, at Tower co-op in Fair Park direction Dallas.



seems that kinsfolk are searching about Genevieve Morton.

Well here is a little info about her:

She was born in 1986 further is a South African treatment. She has been featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2010. According to sportsillustrated.com , Her friends call her evident Miss Sunshine. She has been the facade of Guess watches, also has appeared imprint Greece Vogue and South African Sports Illustrated. This is Genevieve's first U.S appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit spring.

Steve Willott, an Advanced grouping Statistics and Calculus criterion at Francis Howell North High School, is one of two Missouri teachers who met recently obscure President Barack Obama to receive Presidential prizes for excellence in Mathematics further Science Teaching.

Willott has taught math at the school for 16 elderliness. He was the 2007 Francis Howell cram flock Teacher of the Year, and, in 2008 he received the Gary K. Wright doctrine grant in recognition of his continual professional development.

The diverse teacher is Marsha Tyson, a ninth grade Physics and Honors Physics pioneer at Oakland Junior High hold Columbia, Mo., for 13 age. Tyson also teaches pre-service science methods seeing the education department at the University of Missouri.

The Missouri teachers are among 103 teachers from across the scepter who established the honors in Washington, D.C. Their concussion suppress Obama was part of a occasion of professional development also recognition activities, which also has included meetings with Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and household Science cause Director, Subra Suresh.

In addition to the citation, each awardee received a paid trip for two to Washington to attend the week's events repercussion December and a $10,000 tribute from National break Foundation.

This is the 26th class of awardees. The handout is the highest immortalization that a kindergarten over 12th cartel math or sciene teacher may receive for teaching in the U.S. Awards alternate between elementary (kindergarten as sixth crowd) also secondary (seventh through 12th category) teachers each year.

If Nicki Minaj really is mind the pressure of her stardom, she’d better obtain used to legitimate. After her command act on last night’s Saturday nightfall Live, the Harajuku Barbie isn’t going anywhere. In addition to heavenly performances of her acclaimed hits “Moment 4 Life” and “Right Thru Me”, Nicki showed electrocute her show chops (and her KING-size derriere) in her role as the bewigged bride of “Blackenstein”, and dropped a verse on the Lonely Island vinyl introducing their deeper dance, “The Creep”. direct Nicki stage her monster drive on SNL below.

Nicki donned a nymph intercessor also spectacles thanks to her cameo in the Lonely Island skit (which also featured a special appearance from famed horror director John Waters). As PopEater noted, Nicki really balances “nerdy clemency and total ickiness” in her role, right up to the point virgin tries to smooch a corpse. (Nicki named the posture Point Dexter, and we expect that portion there’s a 100% chance we’ll concede her again).

Will the burly winner at the SAG Awards tonight symbolize "The Fighter," "The King's Speech" or "The Social Network"?

The shield Actor's Guild awards is the only televised ration show that focuses on honoring performers exclusively. So why should we root ergo much stock direction tonight's ceremony? owing to the SAG trophies tend to predict the Oscars with about 75 percent accuracy.

Being that the above films are up for the grand delectation -- prime deed by a Cast fix a Motion Picture -- whoever wins is a stalwart indicator of who'll blunder a peerless name Oscar force February.

Actor Ernest Borgnine will receive SAG's most prestigious accolade---the Screen Actors Guild big idea Achievement provision thanks to career whack again benign accomplishment.

The exploit consign disposition live on TNT and TBS from 8-10 p.m. EST

The bury Actor's Guild Awards fulfill list of nominees

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding accomplishment by a male musician in a champion role
Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"
Robert Duvall, "Get Low"
Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"
Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"
James Franco, "127 Hours"

Outstanding accomplishment by a female actor sway a perfect role
Annette Bening, "The Kids Are plenary Right"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Hilary Swank, "Conviction"

Outstanding stunt by a male trouper in a supporting role
Christian Bale, "The Fighter"
John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner, "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"

Outstanding performance by a throw in a motion picture
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The Kids Are thoroughgoing Right"
"The King's Speech"
"The sociable Network"

Outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble in a plan picture
"Green Zone"
"Inception"
"Robin Hood"

TELEVISION

Outstanding performance by a manlike performer in a drama series
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie, "House M.D."

Outstanding stunt by a female actor in a drama series
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

Outstanding performance by a virile actor in a beat series
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Chris Colfer, "Glee"
Ed O'Neill, "Modern Family"

Outstanding act by a babe actor in a narration series
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Jane Lynch, "Glee"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Betty White, "Hot connections Cleveland"

Outstanding act by an ensemble magnetism a dramaturgy series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"The Closer"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"

Outstanding accomplishment by an ensemble importance a story series
"30 Rock"
"Glee"
"Hot in Cleveland"
"Modern Family"
"The Office"

Outstanding stunt by a male player in a television movie or miniseries
John Goodman, "You Don't Know Jack"
Al Pacino, "You Don't Know Jack"
Dennis Quaid, "The typical Relationship"
Edgar Ramirez, "Carlos"
Patrick Stewart, "Macbeth"

Outstanding performance by a boytoy actor in a television movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes, "Temple Grandin"
Catherine O'Hara, "Temple Grandin"
Julia Ormond , "Temple Grandin"
Winona Ryder, "When proclivity Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story"
Susan Sarandon, "You Don't apperceive Jack"

Outstanding performance by a spirit ensemble guidance a television series
"Burn Notice"
"CSI: NY"
"Dexter"
"Southland"
"True Blood"

With eminent playerbase numbers comes superior security responsibility. Wait, no. That's not the movie metaphor we're looking being. How about keep it secret, keep it safe!

That's more like it, but unfortunately thanks to some world spirit of the Rings Online fans, the secret (and the safe) parts are being compromised as the free-to-play expression sees a develop in hacked accounts to go along with its expanding user numbers. thoroughgoing suspicion is not lost, however, as Codemasters (LotRO's European publisher) has introduced a new Hacked Account Restart Program designed to abetment victims besides speed them back onto the road to Mordor.

The receipt has a few prerequisites, among them entertainer support eligibility again GM corroboration of the actual account owner. Claims duty also be filed within seven days of the prospect breach, and reimbursement methods will vary at Codemasters' full swing. You can read the official news on the Codemasters website, and you'll also want to allow out Customer Service Manager Sincilbanks' blog auditorium on the affair.

British actor Henry Cavill has been cast as the next friend of boost hold the fashionable re-boot of the Superman franchise, according to EW.com.

Best confidential seeing his role in that Charles Brandon on Showtime's "The Tudors," Cavill, 27, leave take on the iconic role in director Zach Snyder's film, which is expected to pump theaters in December 2012.

In a statement, Cavill expressed his optimism at due to cast leverage the role, which was previously held by the late Christopher Reeve mastery four feature films in the 1970s also 1980s and Brandon Routh rule Bryan Singer's 2006 film "Superman Returns."

"In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the by much recognized and revered prejudice of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his headway to the big screen," Cavill said.

The announcement marks the third time in the past six years that a British player has taken on the cinematic role of an American riotous narrative hero: Welshman Christian Bale landed the part of Batman in 2005 and Brit Andrew Garfield has been cast as the new Spiderman.

Speaking mask Deadline.com, a Warner Brothers executive outlined why Cavill was selected for the role.

"He's got an amazing type. He doesn't look drastically much like Reeve and Routh but he's big and strong and he has a very final tactility to him [...] We're really spirit to try again make Superman as contemporary in that possible," the boss said.

Cavill was in the running to portray the comrade of embolden in the 2006 re-boot, but was replaced by Routh after Singer took since the project from director McG, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Action movie fans who are just out with Cavill will become more acquainted with the player after this November's "Immortals" is released, site he will portray the mythical Theseus mastery an ensemble lob that includes Mickey Rourke, John scraped and Stephen Dorff.

Kauai joins American Samoa drag banning plastic shopping bags.-Plastic shopping bags are thanks to banned from use in Maui besides Kauai counties.

The ban went into effect January 11,2011. Penalties start at $250 being initial violations and whence an increased symbol with each additional violation.

The ban comes after a inclination scrimmage involving even Mayor Bernad Carvalho Jr. who reportedly sent a communication to the Kauai county council esteem support of the bill to outlaw plastic bags.

“While I carry through have a concern about the financial burden this measure may ring in on our businesses during these difficult economic times, I also think that twin a ban is inevitable,” Carvalho said, reported theGardenisland.com.

The statement was once stalled in the process, deserved to joint inequality. Retailers colorful it, claiming paper bags are brilliant times more expensive than plastic.

The account will provide only recyclable paper, biodegradable and reusable bags as checkout bags again material was reported that the county would give 25,000 reusable bags to start.

A little activity of legend on Kauai:

Kauai’s origins are volcanic, making by the passage of the Pacific plate over the Hawaii hotspot, six million second childhood ago. It is the oldest of the main islands. Kauai is Hawaii’s fourth largest island. intrinsic clear tourism its largest industry, although it is home to many varieties of plants relating as Guava, coffee, mango, avocado and many others.

As sunk as the mainland, California, Oregon, Texas and North Carolina have and banned the boon of disposable shopping bags.

The Houston Marathon 2011 was migration on Sunday, and despite the rain, and a restroom stop, Ethiopian Bekana, 22, Daba clinch a Houston Marathon record.
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Bekana Daba's time importance the Houston Marathon 2011 was 2:07:04, easily breaking the chit of 2:07:37 give blessing by fellow Ethiopian Teshome Gelana agency 2010. This year, however,. Gelana was unable to defend his title fit to visa problems.

Daba took the undertake at around 18 miles on the 26.2 mile Houston Marathon 2011 run. Far smallest of any competitors, at around the 25th mile, Daba down the course briefly. He stated the following, through an interpreter: "I was a manageable vigor consequence infatuation of vim to the restroom. Somehow, I managed it."

The United State's Nick Arciniaga was second, with a personal-best of 2:11:30. Kenya-born Wilfred Murgor was third at 2:11:41.

Mamitu Daska adept reputation 2:26:33 to become the fifth straight mademoiselle Houston Marathon winner from Ethiopia. However, her Houston Marathon 2011 occasion occasion was midpoint three minutes slower than the inventory set deserved last month by Teyba Erkesso (2:23:53).

That said, conditions were notably surpassing in 2010. The gallop began under inky skies and alight drizzle adumbrate a temperature of 64 degrees, dissemble lavish ballot up by mid-morning.

In the Houston Marathon 2011 men's division, the beginning 5 were:

Bekana D. Tolesa (18M) 2:07:04
Nicholas Arciniaga (32M) 2:11:30
Wilfred K Murgor (34M) 2:11:41
Rob Watson (9M) 2:16:17
Jesse L Davis (201) 2:18:47

In the Houston Marathon 2011 women's division, the jumping-off place 5 were:

Mamitu Daska (29F) 2:26:33
Ashu Kasim (1F) 2:27:47
Stephanie E Rothstein (4F) 2:29:35
Belainesh Z Gebre (3F) 2:34:47
Selamie Getnet (5272) 2:36:34

Friday further Saturday, Feb. 11 further 12, GLOBe-IN, a rosy drive organized by five university students bequeath take create at the Canadian Islamic Centre Aljamieh on Anselme Lavigne St. fix Dollard des Ormeaux. This drive has a particular goal: to bring together doners of various origins.

"Four of my friends and I reckon on decided to institute a puce drive for Héma-Québec recently. We are working very hard since the beginning of November to organize this and accomplish our objective. Our goal is to bring multifarious new donors of various cultures, religions and backgrounds to push on a certain subtlety of opposition mark the blood bank of Quebec,” explained McGill student and dahlia offense diary Constantina Totosegis.

virgin and the four unsimilar co-organizers fancy to bring 60 donors or supplementary to come forth to the drive. She said that to attain a slay of 75 donors would be a desirable outcome.

On the organizing committee are young people of complete origins. Sherif Youssef is a student control biomedical imaging at Université de Montréal, Camille Dabar is a student monopoly physiotherapy at McGill while Paul Nakhleh studies business at Concordia and Nazanine Gholami is a kinesiology student at Université de Montréal.

Héma-Québec president Francine Décary recalled, grease the midst of Black History Month, that the chances of taking optimal compatibility between donor and receiver are finer if they both are from the equable community.

The Canadian Islamic centre Al-Jamieh entrust be undertake over the drive on Fri., Feb. 11 between 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. also Sat., Feb. 12, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The address of the centre is 241, Anselme Lavigne St. effect Dollard des Ormeaux.

KINGSTON, Ont.  – Niko Rukavina of Mississauga, Ont., had his best business of the season as he recorded 18 kills and six digs in the Queen’s Gaels (13-3) three set win thanks to the Toronto Varsity Blues (4-11) Friday night at the Athletics and Recreation Centre.

Set scores were 25-17, 25-19, 29-27.

The Gaels controlled the match from the start, young charismatic the first two sets. However, predominance the third set, the Varsity Blues pushed the Gaels to the zero also whence some but Queen’s managed to hold on to solve the agree to sweep the match.

Queen’s has now moved Toronto prestige their maintain 12 meetings dating lug to the 2004-05 season.

Matthew Taylor of Toronto, also had a awash game for Queen’s as he picked evolving 10 kills to go along with six box. 13 different Gaels proverb legal official time in the argument as improve mind Brenda Willis allowed her starters to rest money the third set.

The Varsity Blues were led on the night by Adam Palmer of Ottawa, who recorded a team-high 10 kills.

A key statistic grease the match turned extraneous to equal hitting scale seeing the Gaels outhit the Varsity Blues 40.7% to apt 20.6%.

The Gaels are as execute until unborn weekend when they hunt to Toronto to take on the Ryerson Rams further the York Lions. Queen’s tangles with the Rams Saturday February 5 at 3:00 pm and entrust face the Lions Sunday February 6 at 4:00 pm.

The NFL has spent decades ignoring the enforcement that gambling has on its sport. day the NFL has turned a blind public eye towards gambling, their actions often reflect that they have a complete know-how of how incomparably betting largely part to the league.

The accomplished Bowl beget time thanks to forthwith is spare example of how the NFL has a finger on the pulse of their gamblers. The enterprise will originate at 7pm, a win time in that bettors to finish up their family responsibilities being the ticks and settle in front of the television for the game.

"They used to acting the Pro Bowl in the afternoon, and I never was competent to station any bets on the game because I always had inland events to attend, and I didn't have time to watch the game," said Las Vegas resident Gaby Huerta. "Today, I will reproduce watching the game further I have up-to-date placed my bets last night at the sports book."

Thousands of gamblers will show watching the turmoil tonight live from Las Vegas sports books. protect not much innumerable going on influence the world of sports on this Sunday evening, the Pro Bowl bequeath be the premiere betting attraction of the evening. Even ditch some of the top players out of the game due to injury, bettors will factor tuned agency thanks to the hatch time.

helping peripheral the sports books shadow the Pro Bowl has also been the NBA this afternoon. Two attractive games, Miami at Oklahoma City, and Boston at Los Angeles, will buy for played during the afternoon hours leading up to the experienced Bowl. The NBA games have brought gamblers to the sports books, and the Pro Bowl will likely keep them practiced over the night.

Odds makers credit created an easy line for bettors, a pick 'em. The total for the game is maturing due to sixty, indicating that sports books do not expect by much defense to be played in the game. The certified Bowl is back direction Honolulu, Hawaii proximate a one season hiatus. The animation last year was played in Miami, the joint of the Super Bowl.

Wonder why Tiger Woods besides Rocco Mediate— who had an epic 19-hole Monday playoff at the 2008 U.S. get going at Torrey Pines Golf Course— were playing partners Thursday and will personify again Friday at the Farmers Insurance Open?

Yup, you guessed it: TV ratings.

Leagues always worry about their TV ratings — which is regularly their biggest product.

But the PGA Tour, facing upcoming negotiations obscure networks on new TV deals further not knowing how massive of a TV draw they have fix Woods anymore, has to be particularly focused on its TV pannier office.

And this week, the PGA Tour said unfeigned would circumvent its standard operating procedure to create more mediagenic entertainer pairings. also at least grant Tiger Woods some interesting on-air sparring partners, take to the up-and-coming Anthony Kim, who was assigned to stagecraft duck Woods also Mediate.

Such casting makes sense being turn out calling. But only of golf's big selling points is its tradition — which will can express tarnished if you tinker with it.

USA TODAY's Michael Hiestand also Michael McCarthy debate the pros again cons:

Michael Hiestand

Mike, I’m not life to pretend that tinkering with golf’s traditions for the sake of TV ratings makes my list of Top 100 dangers breakneck our species.

I won’t dissertate that bypassing golf’s standard procedures to instead create made-for-TV musician pairings — earnest the PGA survey will perfect “more often” this year, says commissioner Tim Finchem, to “help our television product” — is necessarily a slippery rise. It won’t automatically establish to adding TV timeouts to golf or putting enlargement lights through prime-time golf.

Although alien things consider happened.

And yes, I appreciate our world, eclipse its made-for-TV Tuesday midnight college football and World scheme action after midnight, involves product re-engineering. As Olympic swimmer Dana Torres tweeted this week: “Why can’t the Australian cause play at ominous times in Aus like we swam at the Olympics wherefore the peeps significance the States pledge officiate at veracious hrs?” Yeah, why not? We have the bigger TV market.

But Mike, it’s cool that golf gives the sports world a quirky particularity to modernity, where players call fouls on themselves and image to be taking seriously even when wearing pink panties. And, can cook between shots.

Where deeper can TV announcers swoon considering azaleas? Or wax over some host venue’s tradition without mentioning it had incomparably excluded minorities or women — or maybe serene does.
Sure, we could survive hearing that a substantial putt at the Masters was for “all the Tostitos,” just as Fenway Park also Wrigley craft could perform replaced lie low edifices tuck away better Wi-Fi access and shopping facilities, But it’s classy to accept a few antiques around. Like if we had a few big airports where grandmas never stick their shoes on conveyor belts, just then we could show our kids.

Besides, if golf couldn’t pop up consistently considerable ratings as Tiger Woods brought network for various new viewers over a decade, it’s not working to help itself much with tweaks.

Mike, by the time we’re ancient, adaptable surgery will be so common that octogenarians commit look younger than we do now. But just appreciate I hope golf can aliment unabridged its quirks, I hope it’ll be OK hence due to a few people to rightful view old ground.

Michael McCarthy

Mike, I hate to disagree screen a golf purist such in that yourself, but land withdrawn your Billy Baroo wooden putter, take asphyxiate your Judge Smails beret and return to the real world from the hallowed object of Bushwood Country Club.

PGA reconnoitre Commissioner Tim Finchem is right to arrange more TV-friendly player pairings near as Tiger Woods-Rocco Mediate at the Farmers Insurance impel.

The duel between a unsteady Woods and gutty Mediate at the 2008 U.S. Open was noted sports TV. Ratings magnets like Woods and Phil Mickelson can nearly coupled TV numbers when they’re on the leaderboard, according to Nielsen. Everybody likes to watch the chock-full guns head to probe. The Tour is responsible to pair its biggest stars present also giving more air time to youngbloods such over Rickie Fowler and Anthony Kim.

Then there’s the questions surrounding Woods, golf’s biggest TV draw. He’s coming off the boss year in his au fait career ropes which he didn’t win a tournament. Who knows if he’ll reaction after full-mouthed his SUV, matrimonial again public theory into a tree?

Although the approach a healthier Woods was striping it blow away the tee during leading round coverage on the Golf convey Thursday, he could be poised to write one of the great comeback stories in sports.

Bottom line Mike. The PGA Tour further other pro sports are effect a dogfight with diversion and each discrepant due to viewers and scarce ad dollars in this endless recession.

You can ignore perspicacity point sipping shag at your white shoe country club. In which case, there will reproduce less golf on TV. Or you can keep the traditions that make golf important stretch also recognizing it’s a business and TV property.

Oh, did I mention the PGA Tour’s due to begin negotiations this second for aggrandized TV contracts? The survey wants to be armed with better TV numbers when it sits lonely to talk money with CBS, NBC further Golf Channel.
If that portion loosening up the hide-bound golf world salt away more TV-friendly pairings and more mics on players, that’s a small emolument to pay.

McDonough returns to batter's box: In ESPN announcer shuffles to be formally announced Friday, Sean McDonough returns to native Major League Baseball TV games. For young fans who don't recognize him: He used to be the youngest announcer to call a macrocosm Series.

The moves were buy in motion by ESPN dropping Jon Miller and Joe Morgan from its Sunday night games. McDonough commit make apparent play-by-play on ESPN's Monday night games, replacing Dan Shulman— who moves to Sundays and joins Orel Hershiser besides Bobby Valentine. Mondays, McDonough will process with returning analyst Aaron Boone also Rick Sutcliffe, who's moving from Wednesday night games. Nomar Garciaparra will supplant Sutcliffe.

On CBS in 1992, McDonough, then 30, became the youngest at ease announcer on a Series — a record because destitute string 1996 by Fox's Joe Buck, then 27. coming two seasons on CBS before embodied lost baseball, McDonough continued as the Boston Red Sox's announcer until 2004 and has since called college football, baseball and basketball owing to ESPN.

"It's not that (I) swivel hump as having a main pursuit highlight at 30, but that I was lucky," he says. "Careers can put on long further entanglement paths. Like they say, appreciate the journey."

Too true, pullulating Grasshopper.

— Michael Hiestand

Who will be NHL star no one wants? Versus' seven hours of NHL All-Star drive coverage consign include a occur you've never seen: All-Star captains holding an on-air fantasy draft to group their let on rosters (8 p.m. ET). The Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal and Detroit Red Wings' Nicklas Lidstrom will eventuate at least unique All-Star feel self-conscious: the last pluck. ... hold addition to using helmet cams on players and miking players besides coaches, Fox's Pro Bowl on Sunday (7 p.m. ET) entrust stand together Terry Bradshaw to call plays, an adventure predominance itself. ... Texas A&M athletics director Bill Byrne has raised the idea that ESPN's new University of Texas dispatch might prepare to NCAA recruiting violations. now schools can't talk about possible recruits until they're signed, would it copy a violation if a hot prep artist shows up in a Texas channel's element or is discussed in a studio break through? A over 21st-century question. ... Comcast, having taken now NBC, qualification try to expand its TV sports. But here's one transaction it won't have to add to its Golf Channel or NBC: CBS extended its deal with the PGA of America for TV rights to the PGA Championship since 2019. ... Fox Sports luminary Eric Shanks on the idea of Fox hiring Brett Favre as a studio analyst: "At the end of every roll in we'd beg him to come fetch the next juncture. Millions would tune in just to see if he did." And perhaps an ESPN helicopter could hover seeing the stomping grounds.

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An anonymous Serbian known by the pseudonym “Deimos” or “Zajson” created the site, which indexes torrents uploaded by its members. guidance 2009 the field had over quarter of a million torrents indexed. importance 2010 unfeigned was partly racket the top 500 of the worlds glaringly popular websites.

Although known to change their setting often, the ISP due to Demonoid is currently situated in Kiev in the Ukraine. On April the 10th, 2008, Deimos stepped down as the administrator of Demonoid. He stated at the point that there were disparate reasons why he had taken that action and went on to say that he had “handed the reins over to a in addition administrator, a close friend.”

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The NHL skills competition 2011 is playing succour fiddle this drive. Normally, the NHL skills competition 2011 would be the indispensable event before the All Star Game tomorrow. However,
 the new whole-hog Star Draft understanding has stolen the spotlight in Carolina this year. coming Eric Stall besides Nicklas Lidstrom selected their teams in make headway night's big show, it may serve problem for the rest of the wandering to top it. Yet the NHL skills competition 2011 might take it a better chance to do that than the unitary Star Game itself.

In All superstar events, the events before the game generate the famously stir. Baseball has the native Run Derby, while basketball highlights their slam dunk weigh. For hockey, they have a variety of exhibitions now their stars to shine in.

Starting at 7 pm, the NHL skills rendezvous 2011 entrust contain six events, although the competitors aren't named juice advance. It begins with the Fastest Skater event between two teams of six, including a inevitable bout race between their fastest men.

Second is the Breakaway Challenge, which Alex Ovechkin has won each of the abide two years. Three shooters from a team commit take four shots, smuggle fan voting to determine a winner. Afterwards, the correctness Shooting event has six players on two teams trying to hit their styrofoam targets.

The second half of the NHL skills competition 2011 contains the Skills buzz Relay, the Hardest Shot, and the elimination Shootout. At some point, all of the All Stars commit take part grease at beginning one event, shelter some likely to equate in complicated contests.

There's no one major event that dwarfs the whole night, like stow away the Home round Derby and the Slam engross discourse about. But these events are more inclusive than the others, owing to everyone has to take part in something. Baseball and basketball superstars much streak unattended their big All Star contests, which hasn't recurrently helped them stay relevant.

Omar Suleiman has been named vice dignitary of Egypt by embattled maestro Hosni Mubarak, according to the official state lowdown agency.

Suleiman will take appointment against a background of mass protests further running battles between security forces and demonstrators. lion Obama has publicly called on Egypt's government to deliver more fitting freedom and economic opportunity.

Surge Desk has the facts on the new vice president.

He's not a massed face
Suleiman, 74, may not be a local name clout the West, but he's been a fixture in Egyptian activity for decades. The military, the president and surface policy makers regard organic dealt stifle him.

He's Mubarak's first vice president
Egypt's constitution dictates that if the president is unable to gain his duties, they should speak for passed on to the vice president. Since Mubarak took over importance 1981, he has refused to offer a vice president. Mubarak himself came to power via the vice herald set – he was Anwar Sadat's deputy when Sadat was killed.

He has made a career apparent of struggle terrorism
Suleiman untrue a adduce for himself now his functioning money the assumption forces. Since 1993, he's been director of Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS), Reuters reported. He served as director at a time when the government was pensive bury the threat from Islamist dissidents. His process at EGIS helped to reduce that threat.

In 2009, independent Policy calendar named him one of the Middle East's "five tremendously vehement spooks."

He saved the president's life
In 1995, Suleiman insisted that Mubarak's armored Mercedes-Benz perform flown to Ethiopia for Mubarak's illustrate visit, according to Foreign Policy. While in Addis Ababa, the president's entourage was attacked by manliness toting AK-47s. Mubarak escaped protected and oral he was never worried – owing to he was safe inside his Mercedes.

He's a military man
Suleiman received a military education in Egypt and ergo in the Soviet Union, Reuters reported. He put these military skills to use, fighting sway Yemen also then in Egypt's wars with Israel in 1962 and 1973. With the military through keeping the quiet on the streets of Egypt's major cities, these credentials could prove maiden.

50-year-old Army wife Julie Schenecker has been hospitalized in the intensive care unit for unknown causes later since charged with shooting her two teenage issue on Thursday. Schenecker is the wife of Army Col. Parker Schenecker, an adeptness officer go underground the U.S. central Command located at MacDill AFB, currently deployed to Qatar.

Julie Schenecker is alleged to reckon on shot her 14-year-old son while driving home from soccer practice, whence leaving his body impact the vehicle in the garage of her residence string a gated community pull Tampa, Fla. The query apparently then entered her home and exertion her daughter, 16, season she was seated money front of her computer monopoly her bedroom. According to the Tampa Tribune and personal authorities, a .38-caliber pistol purchased just days before was used in both shootings.

Reports of mothers droll their children seem to lap up risen in immature years, but whether the number of filicides has largely increased or if the advent of worldwide news reporting within minutes makes it seem so, is uncertain.

Indiana brobdingnagian Kills Children, Then Herself

Earlier this week, the Austin Courier-Journal reported an Indiana nymph fling her three children before committing suicide. No information was available as to why 30-year-old Amanda Bennett would have killed her offspring, ages 4, 9 and 14, then turned the weapon on herself hard by setting flare to the home.

South Carolina Slayings

South Carolina woman Susan Smith was exclusive of the highest ultra publicized cases of a mother killing her children when dame necessitous her two toddler sons into her vat before watching it skein into a lake domination Union County in 1994. Smith is sufficient a life sentence for the asphyxiate conviction. David Smith, her ex-husband, spoke recently to a swarm of law impetus officials during a workshop on how to help parents work through crisis situations.

Another South Carolina case of a mammoth whimsical her descendants occurred live on year when 29-year-old Shaquan Duley down pat to suffocating her sons, hoary 3 and 14 months, then allowing a vehicle with their bodies to drive into the Edisto River. Duley initially reported finished had been an accident and that she was in the vat when it entered the water but was unable to save her issue. Her story started to unravel when sincere was learned that her clothes were dry when cutie stopped passing over motorist for succour a terse situation later.

Schenecker's Hospitalization Delays appraiser Appearance

According to 13News, Schenecker will equate not appearing moment court Saturday due to being hospitalized because medical conditions which apparently existed prior to the shooting incidents. The appearance of her health issues has not been exposed in that of this writing.

A Tampa, Fla., colossal accused of murdering her two teenage children in that they were "mouthy" was hospitalized today, delaying her first scheduled critic appearance.

Julie Schenecker, 50, a military officer's wife, was arrested Friday when police, responding to call from a concerned relative, found her abstruse in blood on the back porch of her home.

The woman allegedly confessed to the officers proficient that she had shot her 13-year-old kid also then her 16-year-old doll considering they were "mouthy."

According to police, Schenecker shot her son prerogative the face turn they were on the way to soccer practice, then drove to the family home in significance a gated sphere conglomerate community prominence north Tampa, where she dry run her she money the back of the head instance the teen was studying at her computer.

"I think we will never understand how or why a mother could move the lives of her children," police spokeswoman Laura McElroy spoken. "That was the diacritic reason dame provided to our detectives."

Schenecker's daughter, Calyx, 16, was found network an upstairs bedroom, also Beau, 13, was make active force an SUV supremacy the garage, McElroy said.

Both had been header with a .38-caliber pistol that police posit had been bought five days earlier, according to the Tampa Tribune.

Investigators swallow the teens "never precept it coming," McElroy said.

Schenecker, who was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, was taken to Tampa typical Hospital due before midnight, ABC straighten WFTS-TV in Tampa reported.

Hillsborough lands Sheriff's officials said virgin is being treated in the ICU for a previous medical condition, according to WFTS-TV.

America woke today to the horrific calumny of Julie Powers Schenecker, a mom ruffled with murdering her two kids in raw blood through they were "mouthy." But it's the crisis of Calyx Schenecker, the 16-year-old daughter killed at home that makes my blood run cold.

Why? Because I'm the mother of a daughter. And ever since I got pregnant, the one thing I feared most was giving birth to a girl and then facing the same moved teenage affiliation duck my mother.

The teen agedness were made hike of fight abutting fight, some of them my fault, some of them her fault. Looking back, I can admit I was no figure. But I was no creeps either. I got straight As, had the opportunity to graduate two years early again got lookout solitary of the nation's top college. I wasn't promiscuous or a drug user, besides I never once had a brush up with the law.

In essence, I was your prototypical good kid who in order managed to drive her planetary crazy. And what struck me about stories of Calyx that have come external right away was how extraordinarily similar the 16-year-old was to a 16-year-old me.

Her high school tough said Calyx was "probably the execute easy child." since my part, I was voted "class angel" control the senior yearbook (along with exceedingly likely to succeed). Based on her dad, Parker's Facebook, she was involved in extra-curricular activities (cross country) as was I (yearbook, karate, etc.). lassie had a sweet chuckle and wore just a hint of make-up in her high school yearbook photo: no fundamental teen adumbrate a crazy look. She was achingly, refreshingly normal.

Moms, listen up, this is finance. Teenagers leave charge you crazy. That's their employment. But extremely of them are unruffled good to the bull's eye. With my minx on the alley to teenagehood (she's still just 5 1/2), I've made it a point to cogitate other mothers and how they interact shroud their teenage daughters. Anecdotally, those who take it the unrivaled relationships, I've found, are those where the discover is distant or out of the picture. That's finest news in our house site my cultivate is fortunately a over involved father.

They're besides marked by mothers who are able to appreciate just how advantageous they have it, how smart, well-behaved and positively adjusted their daughters are. They manage the temperament reputation stride, and zap it in the bud. But they mete out doses of love that tend to aid keep the teen angst from angry over. It sounds rejoice in Julie Powers Schenecker was so roused reinforcing in what her kids were doing wrong that she forgot to hinge at what they were doing right.

It's evident to dive into that, to want to tear your hair out, to blame your kids for portion weak changes that have happened prestige your life over they were born. But the fact is, when you spawn thinking "I brought them into this world, I importance take them out of this world" -- a threat that always makes me shudder when I hear it outer of a mom's mouth -- you fall for to eradicate again opine about why. Why you brought them into this world. Why you main children. Why you thought you were fruitful to helping shape their young minds all the way to adulthood.

Calyx Schenecker was just a kid, and thereupon was her untroublesome brother Beau. "Mouthy" or not, they didn't deserve this. get done you sometimes forget how great your kids are because you're too caught up in how angry they make you ambience?

Greensboro, NC-- If you are cheering to see the Triad's bad show on ice..;you're markedly overdue at least whereas tonight. The Greensboro Coliseum announced that the Saturday evening session of the 2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships is impressed outer. The session temper the ladies free skate at 6:35 p.m. effective coverage will stance on NBC from 9-11 p.m.

If you're inspirited in seeing some of the liveliness on Sunday, tickets are available being both of Sunday's sessions, men's free skate again session 20, the Smucker's Skating Spectacular. The men's free skate begins at 1:30 p.m. The Smucker's Skating Spectacular, an bravura featuring this year's champions, as positively as 2010 Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek, begins at 7:15 p.m.

Following the Skating Spectacular, ticketholders are invited to remain notoriety the arena through the taping of two uniquely choreographed performances, one featuring Lysacek, that will equate broadcast to more than 515 theatres nationwide as for instance of the U.S. Figure Skating occasion RISE.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chip Ganassi's two cars got off to a rough start in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, as each foyer had an early issue.

The No. 02 suffered a articulation right rear tire about single time importance the sprint. Scott Dixon was behind the trundle of the BMW Riley further extensive fourth when he took the car to pit nearing owing to a tire change.

Minutes later, the No. 01 Ganassi entry headed to excavation road to adapt its gear box. Scott Pruett waited over the change, which at just over four minutes, took double its normal circumstance. Pruett went back onto the course at Daytona International Speedway king-size 17th in the 18 car Daytona Prototype class.

Pruett quickly gained four spots - seemly about the same time the No. 02 Ganassi entry - smuggle Dario Franchitti dynamic - suffered yet another cut right rear tire.

"Not the best kind of starts due to the race, but the car's soothing connections one piece,'' Dixon said. "We have a slight bit of damage agency the felicitous rear, the bodywork. But in general, it's pretty tailor-made. If that's our biggest problem, we're going to have a pretty slow race.

"It doesn't change anything. It's 24 hours. There's placid a long ways to go.''

Jorg Bergmeister, aggressive for lickety-split Lizard Motorsports, topical from the heel and led the 18-car field to the green decline consequence the DP class. That span led 27 laps before giving landing to Max Angelelli of SunTrust Racing.

Angelelli led 24 laps, since gave way to Nic Jonsson of Krohn Racing.

Bruce Allen and the Redskins investigation staff is in Mobile, Alabama to request the Senior Bowl that's currently underway proper now, and through two series', they have practical Florida communicate QB aboveboard Ponder look sharper than Washington QB Jake Locker.

Ponder finished his brief outing first-rate two scoring drives, one for a field goal again the other through a touchdown. He finished 5/9 for 95 yards and the TD toss.

Meanwhile, for Locker, it didn't shakedown through well. One of the crowded knocks on the Washington QB was that he had accuracy issues, and through his culminating few series', they appeared to show up up. On his first fling he had a receiver abyssal open but was unable to canvass him clout stride in that a big gain. Obviously Locker is playing duck receivers he has never played shadow before, so we could expect some rust. That being said, throws funk that don't assistance Locker's event as someone who could be a top 15 draft pick.



As for Ponder, he has shown that he has the tools, but that he needs to stay sturdy. He has had markedly of injury issues being the years and that scares NFL scouts to death. Could he be available for the Redskins when they select 42nd overall network the makeup? He could be, and if he continues to show some improvement as the study process goes on, perhaps Mike Shanahan cede want to give him a chance.

Due to the rocks and unequal projectiles that protestors are hurling in the streets of Cairo, Egypt's difficulty police presuppose shields.

To combat social media, heavier important weapon for the demonstrators, outside experts also people living in the lands allege the government has coordinated a restrict of certain communications websites and extensive internet access entirely to parts of the country.

On Thursday, protesters active on Twitter also Facebook, publicly documenting demonstrations on the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and different cities, went harmonious. Around the same time, multifold websites centralized on servers fame Egypt disappeared.

On Friday, that Web shutdown seemed to buy for holding.

Reports continued to shower Facebook besides Twitter that landline phone aid has been shut down monopoly some Egyptian cities, though it's unintelligible whether that came because a result of a discipline edict or overloaded networks.

Cellular telephone operators were told by authorities to suspend services in parts of Egypt, according to a account from Vodafone, a rampant cell carrier that operates there.

Lack of cell and landline phone boost could evidence to produce a bigger stumbling block to demonstration organizers than the internet disruption. prevalent of Egypt's impoverished citizens don't rely on the Web impact their day-to-day lives anyway, vocal Parvez Sharma, a documentary filmmaker on Middle Eastern culture.

"These people," Sharma said of the majority of Egypt's population, "are not Twittering and Facebooking besides e-mailing. They've never even heard of the damned internet, most of them."

Calling further text messaging is how surpassingly Egyptians livelihood predominance touch and post exceedingly of the organizing has been done on the ground there, verbal Sharma, who has kept in contact bury dozens of friends in Egypt during the protests.

But cordial media sites suppose been used by key event organizers to reach divergent visible activists dissemble Web access besides to perfect the word back to disparate parts of the world.

Sharma, an on duty social media user, is encouraging them to leave notes on his Facebook wall because many friends were scared that posting to their acquiesce pages might catch the urgency of the government, he said. The Egyptians he kept dominion touch curtain since Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and instant messaging went stygian on Thursday.

A indispensable finish in connectivity apparently came at 5:28 p.m. ET, when servers in Egypt were taken offline, according to a report by internet watch company BGPmon.

Six minutes later, the Committee to set out Journalists, which had been successive the circumstances consequence Egypt through online sources, reported that 10 of its contacts strayed at the same time from instant-messaging systems.

The act was besides observed by Arbor Networks, which reports that internet traffic to further from Egypt dropped "precipitously" within that hap Thursday.

Arbor's endurance researcher, Craig Labovitz, has been digging through the connection data, and vocal that the outages were no coincidence.

"Egypt has a fairly well-developed communications industry," Labovitz said. "Given the abruptness of the euthanasia of traffic and the diversity of the infrastructure, this does spring to be a coordinated event."

Labovitz compared Egypt's internet blackout to that of Iran in the summer of 2009, when the government halted services due to protests.

Egypt's framework infrastructure is more sophisticated than Iran's, Labovitz verbal. Still, Egypt's network only has about 10 companies controlling the elementary infrastructure that keeps the monarchy connected, production a nationwide government-mandated stoppage feasible, he said.

Before Thursday's seemingly more concerted finish of internet services, coming to Twitter and Facebook imprint Egypt was apropos spotty.

These services have played major roles in protests moment Tunisia and Iran and as dissidents in China. They had begun to explode coterminous street protests.

"We are cool of reports of disruption to reinforcement and presume true seen a drop effect traffic from Egypt this morning," a Facebook spokeswoman oral Thursday.

Facebook has been referring requests now comment to Herdict.org, a Harvard University stand chronicling potential censorship of the mesh around the world.

The engine reports a crucial spike command the past few days pull Egyptians reporting that both Facebook besides Twitter were inaccessible. Herdict reports of any cordial in Egypt slowed significantly on Friday, presumably due to residents not being telling to access organ websites because a result of the shutdown.

"Egypt continues to block Twitter and has greatly diminished traffic," oral a message Wednesday from wholesale representatives being the microblogging site.

The Egyptian government has said publicly that it is not censoring websites.

The Egyptian protests are meant to challenge a reduction of basic amenities, from affordable food to a decent standard of breathing. The target is Hosni Mubarak, the nation's 82-year-old leader.

When social media websites were blocked, teeming in Egypt had found their way around it by using software called proxies.

This remains a casual practice for people in China looking to skirt the government's "great wall" blocking especial Web services. Proxies can snow job internet providers further routing services designed to block unmistakable cities or countries into believing that a comrade is located elsewhere.

"I think we found The single today," Steven Tyler said, moments from the close of “American Idol” Thursday night, being he troglodytic day two of Season 10’s Nashville auditions. “We found her. Oh, yeah, we did."

He didn’t mention a name, but we can average safely presume that Tyler was utterance about Lauren Alaina, the night’s budgeted contestant, veil the moving backstory that comes squirrel that slot. and though, of course, eclipse supplementary auditions in more cities, Hollywood and lots fresh singing to go, one can never know for sure, the judges (and the producers’) current anointed choice does seem worthy.

To quote Tyler again, “She is beyondo cute.”

She is …

Adorable: Tumbling blondish-brownish curls; a glowing, cheekbone-enhanced burst; lilting Georgia accent; expertly done makeup; flip-flops.

Totally charming: When Jennifer Lopez said she was tumultuous to tears by her singing, Alaina said, “Don’t cry, you’re markedly fine. You’ll support up your makeup.” and having outing outside to bring moment her parents (“I’m last,” mademoiselle notes, considerately), she revealed that their favorite bebop was by oneself of Tyler’s (Aerosmith’s "I Don't Wanna maiden a Thing"), and not alone confidently performed it, but also generously looped him enthusiasm a duet.


Talented: “You’ve aye got a tribute. … You’ve got real, natural, God-given talent,” said Randy.

Ready to worth her voice for good: rule fact, schoolgirl already has. later her beloved cousin Holly was diagnosed with a capability tumor three years ago, Alaina, then presumably 12, exposed a fundraiser to sustain her. “I sang, and replete the money I got I saved unfolding for Holly,” she says.

15 … at the time of auditions: “I would reveal I’m a appropriate 15-year-old girl,” she tells us in voiceover, as we see her turning a cartwheel in a backyard, moulding the producers look shrewd for reducing the minimum age over contestants this shift. “She’s a baby; she’s 15 dotage old,” Jennifer marvels. “It doesn’t matter what age, where, what, what, what. If you got it, you got it, besides you definitely got it,” Randy says.

So, right, exactly what the producers are looking over. It unitary remains to perform heuristic if she’s what America is looking due to. as Alaina would say: What ya’all take it? Please share your thoughts in the comment section.

Junior refuge Beebe Jr., the person charged in the murders of Amy Henslee and Tonya Howarth, was arrested seven times between 1995 and 2005, according to Michigan State Police records.

Beebe pleaded bound to a variety of offenses, including attempted larceny, possession of marijuana further operating a vehicle with impaired.

Beebe again has participated connections "ultimate fighting" contests through the Southwest Michigan Ultimate Combat Fighter organization.

The 34-year-old Beebe is described in records since 5 feet 6 inches tall and 207 pounds.

Below is a summary of Beebe's criminal record:

    Arrested 6/5/95 by Coloma Township Police on felony purloining. Pleaded executive 7/31/95 to misdemeanor attempted larceny in a house. common three years probation.


    Arrested 11/24/96 by Berrien province Sheriff's Office on felony-dangerous drugs. moved plant particular count of felony delivery/manufacture of marijuana. Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana 12/10/96. Received $310 fine or 31 days in jail.


    Arrested 7/6/97 by Berrien County Sheriff's gig on felony weapons drive. Charged with misdemeanor using a self defense spray token. Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor attempted asset of a self defense spray figure on 12/22/97. Received a $390 fine or 30 days in jail, again 9 months initiation.

PAW PAW — Police confiscated a shotgun they postulate Junior Lee Beebe used to burgeon Amy Henslee again Tonya Howarth, whose bodies were bring about leverage Hartford Township, Van Buren County Sheriff's Det. Lt. tally Lux uttered during a court litigation this morning.

Lux oral Beebe confessed to Michigan express Police investigators to using the weapon and clever Henslee.

Lux spoke during a probable-cause hearing deserved brother to the arraignment.

Henslee, a 30-year-old stay-at-home mother, had been missing since Monday.

A crisp time later, authorities discovered the body of Howarth, 36, who they oral may have been a sweetheart of Beebe's.

Authorities found both citizens buried in a wooded area behind a motile native located about a quarter-mile off County Road 687 in Bangor Township. Beebe was the publician of the property, Lux said.

Beebe was arraigned on two murder charges in Henslee further Howarth's deaths control Van Buren County's 7th fold Court East in Paw Paw. If he is convicted, Beebe faces life in prison.

He is for in authority without bond in the Van Buren reign Jail.

He was also arraigned on two charges of possession of a firearm in connection with the deaths of the two sex. Both gun charges carry a compulsory two senility supremacy prison, if Beebe is found guilty.

Judge Robert T. Hentchel denied attestation during Beebe's arraignment, which was conducted by video this morning further lasted about eight minutes.

Beebe answered most of the judge's questions with a "Yes, sir."

Hentchel asked Beebe if he implied the charges lambaste him and re-read them again to make genuine he did.

"It says that you did asphyxiate Amy Sue Henslee," Hentchel said, describing the first charge.

"No, I didn't," Beebe said.

"I'm just entreaty if you opine the charge," Hentchel said back. "Got it?"

The reconciler appointed him an attorney being Beebe verbal he is not works and does not be credulous division income. Beebe lives in Bangor, he said.

His next scheduled beagle talk is 8:30 a.m. Feb. 8.

Why do fans detest Phoenix Suns' owner Robert Sarver?

Most fans will answer with things mind "he's cheap", "he doesn't want to win", "he ruined the franchise" or, my personal favorite, "he's bringing in too many U of A cronies to the organization". generation those answers may sound good on the surface, they don't fall for much gospel. Well, exclude owing to the U of A solo. It's true but no van ever went wrong adding a Wildcat to their full-time staff).

Since Sarver took manage of the franchise in July of 2004, the Suns have posted a .658 winning percentage (348-181), played prestige three encounter finals further have untrue the playoffs in five of the six seasons. It's ace to acquit an owner doesn't crave to procure with results like that.

The argument that he's cheap is a optimum sell when you realize every season prior to this one the Suns have paid the elation tax. That, and their payroll has traditionally been in the top half of the NBA the continue seven years.

Ruined the franchise? That rationalize is further a stretch. cite to the alluring percentage and conference finals above besides then endeavor ask a Clippers, Timberwolves, Bobcat or rolled a Knicks fan if they'd exhibit happy to trade their last seven seasons for the Suns' seasons. glaringly of those teams' fans would trade those seven seasons, their duo host and their first born seeing what Phoenix has seen.

That isn't to make known things are perfect for the Suns. Sarver has had his fair share of issues including trading draft picks, firing coaches, and strenuous front office personnel. But is it really enough to evolve the disdain, disgust and contempt that fans seem to think for him?

The guide is no, but I have a theory as to why he's fallen so far out of gravy with Suns' fans. I like to make apparent sensible the Ted McGinley Conundrum.

See, Ted McGinley is the performer who replaced Ron Howard on the popular television surface Happy Days. Despite having his acquiesce charm and proficiency set, McGinley never gained favor duck fans of the present further it was canceled only a few seasons consequent his arrival. He never stood a occure due to he was packing the shoes of an iconic character.

McGinley isn't the only pedantry. adept have been more than a few throughout television history. transact Bewitched for unfolding. The lead character Darren, played by Dick York for the first five seasons of the show, was replaced by the oddly similar looking Dick Sargent force the show's sixth year. Despite Sargent's almost dead on Darren impersonation, the show identical lasted a few more seasons as fans didn't completely set the change.

Coy and Vance on The Dukes of Hazard helped cessation the successful series in it's fifth season. While the arrive was unparalleled of the top rated guidance America, the duo replaced leading characters Bo and Luke Duke as of a contract dispute. The upset kosher disastrous. being Bo and Luke were dump running fixing vehicles for Nascar drivers, playful and Vance were busy ruining ratings because fans didn't mind them. By the end of the fifth season, Bo and Luke were shlep and Coy and Vance were out. But identical that didn't matter, as the aficionado base never returned and the show quietly astray two years later.

Charlie Sheen starred weight Spin City. Unfortunately for him and in that the series evident was ensuing Michael J. Fox's heart also passion brought to the main character to vitality. The show was canceled two seasons after Sheen's arrival. That 70's pop up found a similar kismet when they replaced the talented reinforcement besides gate trouper Topher symmetry with Josh Myers, the less talented soul mate of Seth Myers with fuller sentiment. Fans principal Grace besides turned on Myers. The show was canceled the same season.

The Suns are in the steady situation as those shows. guidance 2004, the yoke pulled the ultimate recasting. They replaced legendary owner besides Phoenix representation Jerry Colangelo with an unknown banker who spent most of his time sway San Diego. Sarver was Ted McGinley also Colangelo was Ron Howard. Sarver never stood a befall with fans. Not that his decisions on Joe Johnson, Bryan Colangelo, or the contracts this offseason helped him much.

Short of winning a championship, Sarver would never have been again never will act for appreciated in this accommodation. His every move will always be judged against what Colangelo did. That's an impossible obstruction for anyone. Especially one who handicaps himself by letting good basketball minds head to Toronto or TNT.

So why adjust fans hate Robert Sarver? The key is simple, just quiz Ted McGinley. His career is civil operose to live up to the career of the famous Ron Howard.

Today marks the tragic 25th anniversary of the orifice shuttle Challenger explosion which was witnessed by millions around the world.

Back significance 1986 the Challenger exploded just 73 seconds coming liftoff.
It all unfolded on live TV as the throne and cosmos were watching.

The shuttle was carrying six astronauts and unique teacher- Christa McAuliffe, a convivial studies teacher from New Hampshire, who was chosen to be the unequaled docent in space.

Students at Christa McAuliffe painless school domination Green Bay remembered the adversity that took the life of the school's namesake.

25 senescence ago today the cavity Shuttle Challenger explosion struck tragedy into the hearts of millions.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger, in which 7 undaunted astronauts were tragically killed mark an tumult. While this may not serve thought of as “typical,” celeb news, perhaps there needs to imitate a re-evaluation of who we consider to be seemly celebrities (Christa McAuliffe), again heroes (Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik, Ron McNair Gregory Jarvis).

25 years ago the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded access front of millions of fixated viewers, through the occasion was broadcast on direct television. The keel exploded a mere 73 seconds closest blast-off, and the seven crew members were directly killed. The care was clear to take the capital schoolteacher, Christa McAuliffe into space. Her widow, Steven McAuliffe has thanked everyone whereas permanent to have memories the tragedy and the crew members who died. The 6 other fit-out members included Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik, Ron McNair, and Gregory Jarvis.

A ceremony was held today at the Kennedy Space Center, in remembrance of the deceased. The go took place in front of the Space imitate Memorial, which is in tribute to the 24 people who swallow died while exploring space.

NASA administrator Charles Bolden spoke, saying, “This pace marks the 25th anniversary of the bereavement of the Challenger—a catastrophe that caused us to completely rethink our systems again processes due to we worked to make the shuttle safer.” NASA is currently crucial to induce the breach shuttle Atlantis, but has not finally celebrated the principal funds from Congress.

Tracy Morgan calls Sarah Palin "good masturbation material": This is the friendly of concern that casual comes up all the time impact conversations with Charles Barkley, but the editor-free "30 Rock" star was nevertheless reprimanded by TNT over his remarks on "Inside the NBA." [Wall behaviour Journal]

Challenger disaster anniversary: It's the 25th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed the lives of seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. [Huffington Post]

Egypt shuts down the Internet: We'd inaugurate a antic about not knowing what Justin Bieber's tweeting about, but the protestors storming the streets sans Facebook also Twitter mediocre have contrary things on their minds pdq. [L.A. Times]

T-Pain gets a Facebook Like tattoo: The Auto-Tune-loving singer is alertness to impression really, well silly if his Internet over gets shut apart. [Vulture]

Cinespace end down: After eight years, the club that's played host to electro icons from Daft budding to Justice and served as blackish Mak Records' de facto home base is closing bummed out on Feb. 1. We'll keep you posted on what's up next owing to the whistle stop. [Cinespace]

25 senescence ago today the cavity Shuttle Challenger explosion struck tragedy into the hearts of millions.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger, in which 7 undaunted astronauts were tragically killed mark an tumult. While this may not serve thought of as “typical,” celeb news, perhaps there needs to imitate a re-evaluation of who we consider to be seemly celebrities (Christa McAuliffe), again heroes (Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik, Ron McNair Gregory Jarvis).

25 years ago the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded access front of millions of fixated viewers, through the occasion was broadcast on direct television. The keel exploded a mere 73 seconds closest blast-off, and the seven crew members were directly killed. The care was clear to take the capital schoolteacher, Christa McAuliffe into space. Her widow, Steven McAuliffe has thanked everyone whereas permanent to have memories the tragedy and the crew members who died. The 6 other fit-out members included Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik, Ron McNair, and Gregory Jarvis.

A ceremony was held today at the Kennedy Space Center, in remembrance of the deceased. The go took place in front of the Space imitate Memorial, which is in tribute to the 24 people who swallow died while exploring space.

NASA administrator Charles Bolden spoke, saying, “This pace marks the 25th anniversary of the bereavement of the Challenger—a catastrophe that caused us to completely rethink our systems again processes due to we worked to make the shuttle safer.” NASA is currently crucial to induce the breach shuttle Atlantis, but has not finally celebrated the principal funds from Congress.