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Facebook Messaging to Mark Zuckerberg Gets Expensive at $100
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North Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report
A North Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week, a news report said Saturday.
"We've heard a North Korean official in Beijing told the Chinese side that the North planned to carry out a nuclear test between January 13-20," the Joongang Ilbo daily quoted an unidentified Seoul official as saying.
South Korean officials have a policy of not commenting on intelligence matters.
"We're now stepping up surveillance over the Punggye-ri nuclear test site," the official said in reference to the North's only nuclear test site, where tests were carried out in 2006 and 2009.
With the UN Security Council still debating possible sanctions against the North following the launch of a long-range rocket last month, there has been widespread speculation that Pyongyang may carry out a third nuclear test.
However, Professor Yang Moo-Jin of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul said there were "no signs of a nuclear test being imminent".
"Chances are slim that the North might push ahead with a nuclear test in this winter season, especially when China is insisting on a moderated response to the rocket launch to prevent a third nuclear test taking place," Yang told AFP.
Last month a US think-tank citing satellite photos said the North had repaired extensive rain damage at the nuclear test site in the northeast of the country and could conduct a detonation on two weeks' notice.
The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said satellite photos as recent as December 13 showed Pyongyang was determined to maintain a state of readiness at Punggye-ri.
South Korea's Unification Minister Yu Woo-Ik told a parliamentary committee last month it was "highly probable" the North would likely follow up the successful rocket launch with another nuclear test.
"Judging from analysis of intelligence, significant preparations have been made," he said.
North Korea had a track record of conducting nuclear tests following missile launches, which were aimed at developing a delivery system for nuclear warheads, Yu said.
The North's previous nuclear tests were both carried out within months of long-range rocket launches.
Pyongyang insists the launch was a purely scientific mission aimed at placing a polar-orbiting earth observation satellite in space, but most of the world saw it as a disguised ballistic missile test.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Dad poses as gunman to test school security
By Vignesh Ramachandran, Staff Writer, NBC News
A Texas man is facing third-degree felony charges of making a terroristic threat after he allegedly told elementary school staffers he brought a gun to the building,?NBCDFW.com reported.
Officials say Ronald Miller was unarmed Wednesday when he told a school greeter outside Celina Elementary School that he had a gun, according to NBCDFW.com. The town of Celina is just north of Dallas.
The greeter froze in panic when Miller said he was a gunman and his target was inside,?Celina Independent School District Superintendent Donny O'Dell told NBCDFW.com.?Miller was then able to walk into the school and entered the office.
"He told them that he is a shooter and 'you're dead, and you're dead,'" O'Dell told NBCDFW.com. Never showing a weapon, Miller then reportedly revealed his stunt was a test of school safety and he wanted to talk to the principal.
School staffers knew Miller, who was a father of a student, and police were not called until he left the school, The Dallas Morning News reported. He was arrested Wednesday evening and is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail, the newspaper added.
School security and gun control have been hotly debated since the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., claimed the lives of 20 children and six adult staffers.
In a letter to parents dated Thursday, O'Dell said Wednesday's test was done "in a rogue manner."
"We have always had a security plan in place that involved our police officials," O'Dell wrote. "However, because of recent events we have ramped-up our security efforts on all campuses."
O'Dell did not respond to NBC News' phone and email requests for comment Friday.?Representatives of the Celina PTA board did not respond to email requests for comment Friday.
David Siano, a parent at the school, told NBCDFW.com that the incident shows that "we are not prepared."
"His intent was just simply to say, 'you've done nothing' and that's what it showed," Siano said. "So (if) that?s what it takes, it?s a shame."
Another parent Misti Schramme told The Dallas Morning News she trusts security measures in Celina and thinks her child's school is safe:?"You can?t live in fear all the time."
School safety expert Ken Trump told NBC News on Friday that he encourages parents to "ask probing questions" about their child's school security and emergency prep.
But he advises: "Don?t go off the deep end to be overly dramatic." Instead, Trump recommended that parents choose avenues like scheduling an appointment with the principal, attending safety or crisis team meetings at the school, or going to the school's PTA.
In the last few decades, Americans have witnessed?a number of high-profile school shootings, including the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech and the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado.
On Thursday, an armed student entered a Taft, Calif. high school and wounded a 16-year-old teen.?A teacher and campus supervisor?persuaded the shooter to drop the gun.
NBCDFW.com's Catherine Ross contributed to this story.
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How to create HTML rich email signatures on your iPhone and iPad
If you've got an iPhone and iPad, you most likely have all your e-mail accounts linked to it. Not only can you create multiple email signatures for each account, you can also add HTML links such as links to a website or email address. This is a great way to give people you email access to the content that matters most.
Not sure how? Follow along and we'll help.
Most people already have email and webpage links in the desktop version of their email clients. There's actually an easy way to transfer your existing signatures right to your iPhone and iPad.
- Send yourself an email message from your computer or device that already has HTML signatures set up on it. It can be just a blank email with your signature.
- Open that email on your iPhone or iPad.
- Press and hold down on the signature in order to bring up the selection tool. Move the anchors so you have the entire signature highlighted.
- Tap on Copy.
- Now press the Home button to return to your Home screen.
- Launch the Settings app from your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Scroll down and tap on Signature.
- Find the name of the account you'd like to change and tap on the screen in that text box once to bring up the paste menu and tap on paste.
- Your new signature will now be complete with HTML links. Anyone who clicks on a link to a website or email address will automatically be routed to website or new message automatically.
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Lawrence O'Donnell: Bible At Inauguration Is One Of 'Most Absurdest Traditions' (VIDEO)
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: 'TODAY' Show correspondent Matt Lauer attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Ann Curry
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Ann Curry attends the TIME 100 Gala celebrating TIME'S 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images for TIME)
Savannah Guthrie
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Savannah Guthrie attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Al Roker
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: Al Roker attends the 2012 Matrix Awards Luncheon at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
Brian Williams
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Television Journalist Brian Williams speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation)
Meredith Vieira (with Ann Curry)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 23: (L-R) Ann Curry and Meredith Vieira attend the 2012 Matrix Awards Luncheon at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
Lester Holt
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: NBC Weekend Nightly News anchor Lester Holt speaks onstage at the 49th USO Armed Forces Gala & Gold Medal Dinner to Honor Military Heroes and Volunteers at 583 Park Avenue on December 9, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for USO of Metropolitan New York)
Natalie Morales
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: (L-R) 'TODAY' Show correspondent Natalie Morales attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Hoda Kotb
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 30: TV personality Hoda Kotb attends The Breast Cancer Research Foundation's 'Hot Pink Party' at The Waldorf=Astoria on April 30, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Kathie Lee Gifford
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 01: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Kathy Lee Gifford and Frank Gifford attend the New York Giants Super Bowl Pep Rally Luncheon at Michael's on February 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for New York Giants)
Tamron Hall
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: MSNBC News Anchor Tamron Hall attends the MSNBC Correspondents' after party with FIJI Water at Embassy of Italy on April 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
David Gregory
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 07: NBC's Meet the Press Host David Gregory attends NBC News Education Nation Job One Panel Discussion at Georgia Aquarium on May 7, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for NBCUniversal)
Tom Brokaw
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: Television Journalist Tom Brokaw speaks at the Robin Hood Veterans Summit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on May 7, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation)
Luke Russert
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: News correspondent Luke Russert attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Andrea Mitchell
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Andrea Mitchell attends the MSNBC Correspondents' after party with FIJI Water at Embassy of Italy on April 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
Richard Engel
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 4: (AFP OUT) In this television screen grab taken and provided by NBC, NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel speaks via satellite from to Sderot, Israel to host David Gregory during a live taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios on January 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. Engel discussed the current Israel Gaza Conflict which is now in its ninth day. (Photo by NBC/Meet the Press via Getty Images)
Peter Alexander
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: Journalist Peter Alexander attends 'A Funny Affair for Autism' at The Plaza Hotel on December 5, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images for Autism Speaks)
Chuck Todd
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 09: Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director Contributing Editor to Meet the Press, attends 'A Night At The Park' to benefit the ziMS Foundation hosted by Ryan Zimmerman at Nationals Park on August 9, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for ziMS Foundation)
Kate Snow
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Kate Snow attends 2011 Stand Up for Heroes at the Beacon Theatre on November 9, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)
Harry Smith
NEW YORK - MARCH 02: Co-anchor for the CBS News morning show Harry Smith on-set at the 45th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards Nominations at CBS Early Show Studio Plaza on March 2, 2010 in New York, New York. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for ACM)
Martin Bashir
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Correspondent Martin Bashir attends the 'Veep' screening at the Time Warner Screening Room on April 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Bob Costas
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 02: NBC Sportscaster Bob Costas looks on during the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park on January 2, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Jenna Wolfe
NEW YORK - AUGUST 17: Media correspondent Jenna Wolfe attends the New York premiere of 'Nanny McPhee Returns' at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on August 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Willard Scott
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Former 'TODAY' Show correspondent Willard Scott attends the 'TODAY' Show 60th anniversary celebration at The Edison Ballroom on January 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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Star Jones
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: TV personality Star Jones attends the American Heart Association's 2012 New York City Go Red for Women luncheon at the Hilton New York on February 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Donny Deutsch
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Television personality Donny Deutsch attends Love Heals, The Alison Gertz Foundation For AIDS Education 20th Anniversary gala at the Four Seasons Restaurant on November 9, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
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Board Approves Fees for Nevada Insurance Exchange - 8 News NOW
Board Approves Fees for Nevada Insurance Exchange
Board Approves Fees for Nevada Insurance Exchange
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A state board has approved fees for policies to be sold on Nevada's health insurance exchange to cover operating expenses. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange board approvedMore>>A state board has approved fees for policies to be sold on Nevada's health insurance exchange to cover operating expenses.More>>
Girl's Bout with E.coli Helps Toughen Food Standards
Girl's Bout with E.coli Helps Toughen Food Standards
HENDERSON, Nev. -- The family of a local girl who nearly died six years ago is feeling a sense of victory after the FDA announced it will release new guidelines to make food safer. Rylee Gustafson andMore>>The family of a local girl who nearly died six years ago is feeling a sense of victory after the FDA announced it will release new guidelines to make food safer.More>>
Health Officials Urge Vigilance Against Flu Virus
Health Officials Urge Vigilance Against Flu Virus
LAS VEGAS - The flu virus has killed 18 children and hospitalized more than 2,000 people around the nation. Las Vegas health officials are encouraging vulnerable residents to get their flu shots. DoctorsMore>>The flu virus has killed 18 children and hospitalized more than 2,000 people around the nation. Las Vegas health officials are encouraging vulnerable residents to get their flu shots.More>>
Unusual Respite From Surging Health Care Costs
Unusual Respite From Surging Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government says Americans kept health care spending in check for three consecutive years. It's an unusual respite, since health care usually surges ahead of overall economic growth. WillMore>>The government says Americans kept health care spending in check for three consecutive years.More>>
Feds OK Nevada's Progress in Health Exchange
Feds OK Nevada's Progress in Health Exchange
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The federal government has given Nevada conditional approval to move ahead with implementing its Silver State Health Exchange program as called for under the health reform law. InMore>>The federal government has given Nevada conditional approval to move ahead with implementing its Silver State Health Exchange program as called for under the health reform law.More>>
Health Care Law Provisions Taking Effect in 2013
Health Care Law Provisions Taking Effect in 2013
LAS VEGAS - The beginning of the year means new facets of the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare are now in effect. Doctors are preparing for 2014 when the majority of the healthcare law takes effect. That'sMore>>The beginning of the year means new facets of the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare are now in effect.More>>
New West Nile Case Reported in Southern Nevada
New West Nile Case Reported in Southern Nevada
LAS VEGAS -- A 51-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the West Nile Virus in southern Nevada, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Friday. The woman was infected with the less serious formMore>>A 51-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the West Nile Virus in southern Nevada, the Southern Nevada Health District announced Friday.More>>
Health Survey Shows Modest Gains for Nevada
Health Survey Shows Modest Gains for Nevada
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada is gaining ground in an annual health ranking of the 50 states but remains closer to the bottom than the top of the list, a report released Tuesday shows. The United Health FoundationMore>>Nevada is gaining ground in an annual health ranking of the 50 states but remains closer to the bottom than the top of the list, a report released Tuesday shows.More>>
Feds Rule on Health Care Law's Medicaid Expansion
Feds Rule on Health Care Law's Medicaid Expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Republican-led states must commit to fully expanding their Medicaid programs to take advantage of generous funding in the federal health care law. Monday'sMore>>The Obama administration said Republican-led states must commit to fully expanding their Medicaid programs to take advantage of generous funding in the federal health care law.More>>
Health Officials Urge People to Get Flu Shots
Health Officials Urge People to Get Flu Shots
LAS VEGAS - This is National Flu Vaccination Week, and the Southern Nevada Health District is urging people to get flu shots to protect themselves and their families. Infants, elderly and expecting mothersMore>>This is National Flu Vaccination Week, and the Southern Nevada Health District is urging people to get flu shots to protect themselves and their families.More>>
Las Vegas Valley Braces for Freezing Temperatures
Las Vegas Valley Braces for Freezing Temperatures
LAS VEGAS - The valley will be under a freeze warning Friday that is expected to last several days. Homeowners are urged to take steps to protect their plants, pipes and pets. Pipes can burst, and plantsMore>>The valley will be under a freeze warning Friday that is expected to last several days. Homeowners are urged to take steps to protect their plants, pipes and pets.More>>
Giant Indoor Pot Grow House in Las Vegas Sets Record
Giant Indoor Pot Grow House in Las Vegas Sets Record
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Southern Nevada officers who seized about $4.5 million in marijuana plants from a single house say it was the biggest indoor pot grow they've ever busted. Las Vegas police SWAT teamMore>>Southern Nevada officers who seized about $4.5 million in marijuana plants from a single house say it was the biggest indoor pot grow they've ever busted.More>>
AA Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque
AA Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- An American Airlines flight heading from Las Vegas to Dallas has made an emergency landing in Albuquerque. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller says Flight 1868 landed safelyMore>>An American Airlines flight heading from Las Vegas to Dallas has made an emergency landing in Albuquerque.More>>
Cool at School: Program Uses Skateboarding to Boost Grades
Cool at School: Program Uses Skateboarding to Boost Grades
LAS VEGAS - It may not look like a school, but a skate park at Innovations International Charter School of Nevada is part of the school's academic efforts. Troy Adams helps run the skateboarding program.More>>A Las Vegas school is using skateboarding to better reach its students. The concept is the latest example of What's Cool at School.More>>
Victims Identified in Double Killing at Apartments
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LAS VEGAS - Metro Police are on scene of a robbery attempt at the 300 block of East Harmon. Police said three suspects shot a resident in the leg at the Harbor Island Apartments around 8 pm. The victimMore>>Three people are under arrest in connection with a shooting that left two people dead and another man hurt.More>>
Elderly Woman Killed by Truck Identified
Elderly Woman Killed by Truck Identified
LAS VEGAS -- An elderly woman was struck by a car Thursday morning near the intersection of Decatur and Lake Mead Boulevards. The incident took place at 10:20 a.m. The condition of the woman is unknownMore>>
An 83-year-old woman who was struck by a car Thursday morning in the 1700 block of N. Decatur Boulevard has died.
More>>Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting
Police Investigate Shooting
LAS VEGAS - Metro Police are investigating a shooting that occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on Gaviota Avenue near Stewart Avenue and Pecos Road. Police say a Hispanic male adult appeared to have been shotMore>>Metro Police are investigating a shooting that occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on Gaviota Avenue near Stewart Avenue and Pecos Road.More>>
8 on Your Side: Facebook Friday Part 2
8 on Your Side: Facebook Friday Part 2
8 on Your Side's Michelle Mortensen answers viewers consumer questions and complaints in a new weekly series called Facebook Friday.More>>8 on Your Side: Facebook Friday Part 1
8 on Your Side: Facebook Friday Part 1
8 on Your Side's Michelle Mortensen answers viewers consumer questions and complaints in a new weekly series called Facebook Friday.More>>I-Team: High Roller Facing Federal Court on Fraud Charges
I-Team: High Roller Facing Federal Court on Fraud Charges
LAS VEGAS -- A Las Vegas high roller who made a fortune on the Internet is facing a day of reckoning in a Utah federal court Friday. Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson was arrested in 2011 just as he wasMore>>A Las Vegas high roller who made a fortune on the Internet is facing a day of reckoning in a Utah federal court Friday.More>>
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A state board has approved fees for policies to be sold on Nevada's health insurance exchange to cover operating expenses.
The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange board approved rates Thursday during a meeting in Carson City. Fees likely will be passed on to consumers.
While the federal government is picking up most of the costs for first year in 2014, the fees will help build up reserves to run the program when federal funding expires.
Health insurance plans that don't include dental coverage will be charged $4.95 per month. Those that include dental will pay a $5.31. A stand-alone dental plan will be assessed 36 cents per month.
Nevada's insurance exchange received preliminary approval from the federal government this month.
Nevada's exchange will begin enrollment in October.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Study: Abortion legalization increased demand for pets | The Daily ...
Researchers in Australia have confronted a most pressing question as America nears the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade: Just what has been the effect of abortion legalization on pet ownership among women in the United States?
A?paper?recently published at the Social Science Research Network by economists at Monash University, titled ?Child vs. Pet: The Effect of Abortion Legalization on the Demand for Pets? found that the demand for pets slightly increased with the legalization of abortion.
?We find that the demand for pets is affected by liberalization of birth control methods, suggesting a substitutable property of pets for children,? the researchers wrote. ?The probability of women affected by abortion legalization owning any pet is 9.6 percentage points higher than for non-affected women.?
They add that women ?affected? by abortion legalization spent on average eight minutes more on pets.
To get these results, the Monash economists compared women living in early-abortion legalizing states (like California, New York, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii) at the peak of their childbearing years in the 1970s to women in other states in non-legal abortion states and looked at their patterns of pet ownership in the years following their childbearing years in 2010 and 2011 ? using data from the March Current Population Survey (CPS) and the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) in 2010 and 2011.
The researchers explained that due to a lack of data on pet ownership in the past, they were unable to examine the effects of the abortion legalization on pet ownership when Roe vs. Wade first passed in the 1970s.
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Holmes posed with guns in photos taken before Aurora massacre
Sketch of James Holmes being led into court this week. (AP Photo/Bill Robles, Pool)
[Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. MT]
CENTENNIAL, Colo.? Photos recovered from James Holmes? iPhone show the alleged gunman posing with weapons and making creepy faces in the weeks and hours before the shooting massacre at an Aurora movie theater.
The images were shown in court Wednesday morning during Holmes' preliminary hearing, but were not released to the public.
It was the state's final move before declaring that it had presented overwhelming evidence that Holmes meticulously planned and executed the attack without remorse.
"Because he wanted to kill all of them, and he knew what he was doing," Arapahoe County prosecutor Karen Pearson told the court.
One of the more disturbing self-portraits was snapped on July 12. It shows his infamous orange-dyed hair flaring out from beneath a black skull cap. His eye color is darkened by black contact lenses, and he is grinning with his tongue sticking out.
Three other self-portraits were snapped approximately six hours before the movie theater shooting. In those photos he is also wearing black contact lenses and making various faces. In one of them, he's holding up one of two semi-automatic pistols he had recently purchased.
"He has a large, toothy smile," Aurora police Sgt. Matthew Fyle said from the witnesses stand.
In two others from July 19, he is posing with parts of homemade bombs he allegedly built. A final photo from July 19 shows an arsenal of guns and black tactical clothing sprawled across a red sheet on his bed.
A self-portrait taken on July 5 shows Holmes with orange-dyed hair and dressed in black combat gear with an assault-like rifle being carried from his shoulder.
Other photos recovered from Holmes'?iPhone lead police to believe he began casing the Century 16 theater a month before the shootings.
Four photos taken on June 29, July 5 and July 11 show various interior and exterior images of the movie theater, including doorways, hallways and sidewalks.
Holmes? lead public defender, Daniel King, did not present evidence or call witnesses during this phase of the case.
?I have no argument to probable cause,? King said. ?This is not a trial.?
King said anything he would present would speak to Holmes? mental illness, and this was not the time to do so.
Judge William Sylvester did not make a ruling at the end of Wednesday's preliminary hearing. He recessed the court until 9 a.m. MT on Friday when he will announce if the evidence presented is enough to move forward with a trial. An arraignment may be held the same day. If so, Holmes' defense attorneys could plead not guilty to preserve Holmes' right to a jury trial.
[Updated at 9:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. MT]
CENTENNIAL, Colo.?Aurora police Sgt. Matthew Fyles, who has supervised the Aurora movie theater massacre investigation, is scheduled to take the stand when the preliminary hearing resumes at 9 a.m. MT.
Prosecutors said late Tuesday that Fyles will be the last witness for the state. It is unknown if shooting suspect James Holmes' defense team will call its own witnesses.
The purpose of the hearing is for District Judge William Sylvester to determine if there is evidence to try Holmes on 166 counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder. Colorado allows dual filing of charges (essentially premeditated and without remorse). Twelve people were killed and 58 wounded in the shooting. An additional 13 suffered nongunshot injuries as a result of the rampage.
Holmes, a former neuroscience doctoral student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, has been held without bond and in isolation since being arrested without resistance behind the theater minutes after the massacre.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
RoomHunt Wants To Become The Kayak And Match.com Of Rental Sites
RoomHunt, which is launching today, wants to become the go-to aggregator for rental listings, starting with the competitive San Francisco market. The Web has changed how we search for long-term rentals, and companies like Zillow, Trulia and Zumper all want to become the destination sites for potential renters and landlords in the cities they cover. With the exception of a few services like?PadMapper, however, there aren't all that many services that aggregate data from all of these sites to make them more easily available for those looking to rent.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/TuSPWAxNC4g/
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Dad Forms Scout Troop That Welcomes Girls & Gay Members ...
The 5th Brooklyn Scouts won't stand for discrimination.
After becoming frustrated with the Boy Scouts of America's infamous policy of excluding gay members and leaders, and fearing what that type of discrimination would teach his son, Todd Schweikert did the best thing for his 7-year-old: He started a troop that accepts boys, girls and all sexual orientations.
Schweikert aims to bring the postive things from BSA to his new troop. The 5th Brooklyn Scouts is associated with the Baden-Powell Service Association, a progressive organization that practices community service, as well as outdoor and survival skills.
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Report: Iran seizes 2 Saudi fishing boats
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? An Iranian news agency says the country's coast guard has seized two Saudi fishing boats after they allegedly strayed into Iranian waters.
The Tuesday report by the semiofficial Fars agency quotes the local coast guard commander in southern Iranian port of Bushehr as saying the guard detained all 10 of the boat's crew members, all of them Indian nationals.
Fars says Iran released another Saudi fishing boat and its four crew members after it briefly seized the boat and its crew last week.
Last week Saudi Arabia's coast guard detained 21 Iranians on two fishing boats on similar charges.
From time to time Iran and other Gulf states detain fisherman who cross into territorial waters.
Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran are bitter regional rivals.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/report-iran-seizes-2-saudi-fishing-boats-173351261.html
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London underground's 150th birthday celebrated in Google doodle
A Google doodle in which the search engine's six letter name is spelt out in the shape of a London underground map has been created to celebrate the 150th birthday of the tube.
The first underground journey took place between Paddington and Farringdon on the Metropolitan Railway and although the seven original stations between Bishop's Road and Farringdon Street are all still in use, only Edgware Road and Baker Street retain their Victorian-era names.
Another 263 stations have been added over the years since 1863, while some 1.171bn passenger journeys were made across the entire network last year.
The cost of the original flat-rate fare of the Central London Railway, now the Central line, was 2d ? earning it the nickname "the tuppenny tube".
London Underground, in partnership with London Transport Museum ,is celebrating the tube's birthday with a range of events and activities throughout this year.
Other fixtures for the year include a programme by Art on the Underground that will include a major commission by an acclaimed British artist, bringing artworks into every station.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013? - Business ...
Based on the final report for 2012 from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), it may appear that IPOs are back as a viable startup exit strategy. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000.
Yet 2013 is still projected by The Fiscal Times as a difficult IPO opportunity for startups, due to choppy markets, continuing fiscal uncertainty, and the Facebook fiasco. The dot.com heydays of free flowing venture capital and supercharged IPOs are not back. The market and venture capitalists are looking for business, but with a continuing focus on proven business models.
Sure, there will always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. Your friends and family are really the only answer until you have a significant revenue stream.
So what can entrepreneurs do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue and position their startup for a winning IPO? Here are some key action items that may give your business some visibility:
- Start with an investment-grade business plan. This means build a plan that hits all the hot buttons; problem/solution, executive team, competition, business model, reasonable financial projections, and what?s in it for the investor. Follow with a killer executive summary, investor presentation, and financial model.
- Line up a winning team. You have probably heard me say this too many times, but investors look harder at the people than they do the idea (bet on the jockey rather than the horse). They want founders who have been there and done that before, in the same business domain. Both operating executives and top advisors count.
- Timing is critical. Remember you only have one chance for a good first impression. Don?t try to talk your way to a deal before you have the documentation. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection.
- Identify the right people in the right venture firms. Mass mailing your business plan to every VC in the book won?t get you any credibility or traction. Investment firms specialize by business sectors, and each partner within the firm has a specialty. If you are in ?energy,? do your homework to build a list of the top players in this segment.
- Make a personal connection, directly or indirectly. If you don?t personally know anyone on this list, talk to every professional friend you have to see who they know. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal.
Overall, remember what VCs are looking for big numbers, in relation to Angels or other potential investors. They are looking for products (not services) that will be "must haves" for customers, not "nice to haves," and they are looking to multiply their money by five to ten times in five years.
That means the target market must be large (at least $500M), proven and growing, with revenue potential of at least $50M within five years. Initial investment targets are usually larger than $2M, sometimes up to $25M or $50M. To make this work, you will need an initial valuation of at least $5M.
According to the latest NVCA industry stats, most venture capitalists predict investment increases in Business IT, Healthcare IT, and to a lesser extent Consumer IT, the latter being the sector of greatest expectations last year. Most VCs see decreases in clean technology investment, medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, so tune your expectations accordingly.
Current market conditions should certainly convince you to be totally thorough, thoughtful and aggressive in your approach and presentations. But now is the time to get started, and remember to work friends, family, and Angels before you tackle the big boys and set your sights on a windfall IPO.
Marty Zwilling
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Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/will-your-startup-get-venture-capital-or-ipo-in-2013-2013-1
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NJ Dem: GOP's Christie may have 'prayed' for storm
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ? Republican Gov. Chris Christie may have "prayed" for Superstorm Sandy because it has provided political cover for his failed economic policies, the Democratic leader of the state Senate said Monday.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, the state's most powerful elected Democrat and a possible contender for his party's nomination for governor, said Christie's jobs plan before the late October storm was a disaster and now the reconstruction will provide an economic boost through thousands of new construction jobs.
He said Sandy, which killed people in 10 states but hit New York and New Jersey the hardest, flooding neighborhoods, knocking out power and destroying homes, helped hide the failings of Christie's first term, including persistently high unemployment and housing foreclosures.
"His jobs package is a hurricane," Sweeney said during a press conference on Monday, the day before Christie was set to deliver his State of the State message. "I guess he prayed a lot and got lucky because a storm came."
Sweeney immediately apologized for the remark.
The governor's office and leading Republicans pounced on Sweeney anyway.
"No one prayed for what New Jersey has endured," Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said. "This is politics at its worst."
The storm, formed when Hurricane Sandy merged with two other weather systems, is the worst natural disaster in New Jersey, where it has racked up $36.9 billion in damage, mitigation and prevention costs. Christie, who lauded President Barack Obama for offering assistance and then openly criticized Congress for delaying funding, has been catapulted to record-high popularity for his handling of the storm, and he is now considered a strong contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
Public opinion polls after the Oct. 29 storm showed Christie had won over virtually every voting constituency in the Democratic-leaning state, even women and minorities, who had not supported him in the past.
Sweeney said Monday evening his remark about praying for a storm was a "misstatement," but he maintained his point.
"The governor is using the storm to paper over his failure to lead on issues like job creation, economic growth, women's issues, health care and housing," Sweeney said in a statement. "He has already said the storm 'erased the blackboard,' meaning he is going to use it as an excuse to ignore every other issue in New Jersey."
Christie, in an interview last week, said so much time in the next year will be spent recovering from Sandy that his administration won't have time to do most other things.
"This has come to supersede most of the rest of the first-term agenda," Christie said.
The governor announced his intent to run for re-election in part for the chance to lead the state through the post-storm rebuilding.
Only one Democrat, state Sen. Barbara Buono, of Metuchen, has declared an intent to challenge Christie, but she doesn't have the support of the party's bosses. Sweeney on Monday said he was looking to recruit another candidate and might run himself.
Sweeney predicted the governor would use the State of the State speech to paint a rosier picture than reality suggests: increased poverty, 9.6 percent unemployment and the second-highest foreclosure rate in the country.
A budget snapshot presented last week by the Legislature's fiscal expert concluded that Sandy has had little impact on revenue collections, which have missed the Christie administration's targets for each of the past seven months and may force midyear budget cuts.
Sweeney was joined by Democratic Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, of Bergen County, who said six family planning centers have closed and countless others have seen their hours reduced since Christie failed to fund them. Democratic Sen. Nia Gill, of Essex County, criticized the governor for vetoing legislation that would have allowed the state to set up its own health care exchange to comply with Obama's health care overhaul.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nj-dem-gops-christie-may-prayed-storm-221158472.html
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crock-pot-tex-mex-chicken-nachos-recipe/ - Food Family and Finds
Slow cookers are without the best way to cook food, at least in my opinion. There isn?t a single meal that doesn?t come out moist, tender and full of flavor. It?s also a favorite because I can toss in the ingredients and forget about it for a few hours. Holidays and special events are no exception especially when I can cook in bulk without dirtying a bunch of pots. Now that Crock Pot has a new collection of personalized slow cookers available, cooking has become even more fun.
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This time of the year it?s all about the football. My husband and daughter are both Dallas Cowboys fans. Then of course on the opposite side you?ve got my son, other daughter and myself rooting on the Green Bay Packers. It?s tough to choose but since my husband loves slow cooker meals more than anyone else I know, we picked out the Dallas Cowboys?NFL Crock-Pot? Cook & Carry? 6 QT Slow Cooker.
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Aside from the very cool logo design wrapped around the slow cooker, this particular model also features the?Cook & Carry? lid. As seen below, it has latches on both sides of the lid so you can cook it, secure it and carry it off to any place the food needs to be. This could be a Superbowl party, a birthday, holiday dinner, the possibilities are endless. I also happen to like using it home. It keeps my husband from peeking under the lid and increasing the cooking time just so he can get a whiff of the tasty meal inside.
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Since this Crock Pot is wrapped in the Dallas Cowboys logo it was only fitting to make a recipe Texas-style. This Tex Mex Chicken Nachos recipe will draw you in while it?s cooking and fill you up after it?s done. The flavor is bursting with every bite and since everything is bigger in Texas, so are all the chunks of white meat chicken and slow roasted peppers.
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Total Time
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Ingredients
- 3 (about 1.7 lbs) boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ? inch-wide strips
- 1 packet Taco BellTaco Seasoning Mix
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into ?-inch-wide strips
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into ?-inch-wide strips
- 1 can sweet corn
- 1 small jar of thick & chunky mild salsa
- 2 cups Mexican shredded cheese (4 cheese variety)
toppings
- sour cream
- sliced green onions
Instructions
- Spray a 6 QT slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- In the bottom, toss the sliced chicken with taco seasoning and flour until coated.
- Add peppers, corn and salsa. Mix.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 ? 8 hours.
- Serve over corn chips with shredded cheese and your favorite toppings.
Notes
Special tools needed: 6 QT Slow Cooker
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Starbucks enters entrenched Vietnam coffee market - seattlepi.com
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ? Nghiem Ngoc Thuy has been slinging coffees to thirsty Vietnamese for 20 years in her colonial-style villa with peeling shutters, and she and her customers aren't too worried that the imminent arrival of U.S. giant Starbucks will alter their time-tested coffee traditions.
Starbucks announced Thursday that it will open its first cafe in Vietnam early next month in Ho Chi Minh City as part of its strategy to expand across Asia, and plans to add more shops throughout the country.
But compared with other Asian markets Starbucks has recently entered, the Seattle-based company faces a unique scenario in Vietnam, where French-inspired coffee culture reigns supreme, two homegrown chains have established presences and family-run sidewalk cafes are as ubiquitous as noodle shops.
"Our prices are affordable for average Vietnamese," Thuy said, pausing for just a moment during an afternoon rush at her family-run cafe in Hanoi, the capital. "Expensive coffee is just for the children of government officials, or people who have lots of money."
Vietnamese coffee, made from ballsy robusta beans, packs a stronger caffeine wallop than European-style espresso, which is made from effete arabica. It has a slightly bitter taste that usually is offset by sweetened, condensed milk known to rattle tourists' eyeballs.
Dang Le Nguyen Vu, whose Trung Nguyen Group owns 55 cafes in Vietnam, said he welcomes Starbucks and doesn't view the American newcomer as a threat.
"I could imagine Starbucks opening up to a hundred cafes at most in Vietnam in the next 10 years," Vu said. "But will people in a country with such a low GDP per capita, and a different taste in coffee, really accept Starbucks?"
Unlike China, where tea is the caffeinated drink of choice, Vietnam inherited a coffee culture from French colonizers in the 19th century. Vietnam also is the world's second-largest exporter of coffee behind Brazil. According to the government, it produced 1.73 million tons of coffee last year, for an export value of $3.7 billion.
Starbucks already operates more than 3,300 stores across 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and its entry into Vietnam marks the latest salvo in a campaign to woo Asia's emerging middle classes despite a stagnating U.S. economy.
Jinlong Wang, president of Starbucks Asia-Pacific, said the company plans to expand across Vietnam in a way that celebrates the country's "coffee culture and heritage."
"We look forward to growing with Vietnam's already vibrant coffee industry, and making a positive impact in the communities where we operate," he said in comments emailed to The Associated Press.
Vietnam's economy has slowed recently in part because of a problematic banking sector, but Starbucks' upmarket brand will appeal to the growing Vietnamese middle class, said Anthony Emms, managing partner at Stanton Emms Strategy Consultants in Singapore, which advises international food and beverage companies on Asian markets.
"I don't believe there is a massive barrier to Starbucks in Vietnam," he said by telephone. "Starbucks is not really a coffee; it's a food-service concept."
More than 60 percent of Vietnam's population was born after the Vietnam War ended in 1975, and there is a strong demand among youth in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for branded clothing and accessories, no matter that the labels often are fakes, and average annual income is only about $1,500.
Other international food chains have opened stores in Vietnam in recent years, including the Australian coffee chain Gloria Jean's Coffees International, the California-based Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and the American fast-food chains KFC and Burger King. And Nestle instant coffee ? engineered to suit the Vietnamese palette ? is sold widely in Vietnamese supermarkets.
But Starbucks would risk alienating some of its potential clients if it didn't include Vietnamese drip coffee on its menus here, Emms said. "Say you get a grandfather coming in with a younger relative ? he might not want to drink a cafe macchiato or latte," he said.
Starbucks' announcement that it is moving into Vietnam has been received without much fanfare in local blogs and state-controlled media, although some speculate about how the company will compete with Trung Nguyen Coffee and Highlands Coffee, a homegrown brand that credits Starbucks as an inspiration.
Nghiem Ngoc Thuy, meanwhile, is still swooping across the worn tiled floors of her cafe, setting down steaming coffees just as fresh customers arrive to order more.
The price: 15,000 dong (75 cents) per cup, she said on a recent weekday afternoon, as cigarette smoke curled toward the ceiling. 1,000 extra for condensed milk.
Thuy's family has been in business since the late 1980s, and watched as this leafy neighborhood ? called "cafe street" by some locals ? has welcomed luxury cars, sushi restaurants and upscale clothing boutiques.
A regular customer, electronics salesman Do Thanh Tung, said he is eager to see if Starbucks coffee really is different from the Vietnamese blends he has been drinking since he was 10 years old.
"Vietnamese young people will welcome Starbucks, once they get used to it," Tung, now 30, said as he hunched over a silver laptop.
But he added that he doesn't expect to become a regular Starbucks patron because he drinks five or six cups of coffee a day, and a latte habit would get expensive.
Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Starbucks-enters-entrenched-Vietnam-coffee-market-4172077.php
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