August 2011 - USA HOT NEWS

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Former NHLer Belak found dead in Toronto

THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- The NHL is mourning the loss of yet another tough guy after Wade Belak was found dead Wednesday in Toronto.
The 35-year-old became the third enforcer to die since May and second in just over two weeks.
New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard died in mid-May while Rick Rypien of the Winnipeg Jets was found dead Aug. 15.

Specific details of Belak's death were not immediately available, but Toronto police confirmed they were called to a

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Yelp trims daily deals effort

The shine appears to be fading on the daily deals marketing model.

On the heels of Facebook's announcement last week that it would abandon its Facebook Deals, which offered discounted coupons for local businesses, Yelp announced today it is trimming the number of employees working on its Deals product. Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp's chief executive officer and co-founder, wrote in a blog post that while daily deals have been a hit for certain types of businesses, the model is struggling to deal

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The world celebrates Eid

Some Muslims in the Greater Toronto Area celebrated the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday while others will observe it on Wednesday.
The end of Ramadan, which concludes the ritual of daily fasting, is marked by end of the Islamic month as signalled by the moon, explained Omar Kalair, who organized festivities for both days at Ontario Place. He said some believe the moon must be seen locally while others use predictions from astronomical data or

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Monday, August 29, 2011

This Day in Tech: Apple TV coming soon, analysts say; Whither Zynga IPO?

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET News for Monday, August 29.

Apple is working on a TV set based on iOS. An Apple TV could appear in late 2012 or early 2013, if analysts are right about this.
Zynga may delay its IPO until November. With the stock market's rocky ride of late, the company has not pushed its IPO. There are some red flags that have been raised in the SEC filing.
There's a way to make money on Facebook. CNET's

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Jays bats warm up to avoid sweep by Rays

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO -- Hitting coach Dwayne Murphy will grudgingly tip his cap to James Shields and David Price for the work they did against the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, but mostly he feels his players deserve the blame for the offence's recent struggles.
Since bludgeoning the Mariners for 23 runs in three games Aug. 15-17, runs have been very hard to come by, a trend that made a sharp U-turn in Monday night's 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay

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US Open Day 1: Order of Play

The first day of the US Open kicks off on Monday with three of the top five women’s seeds in action.
Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova will be looking to ease their way through the first round against three unseeded players.
The opening match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium featuring American No.1 Mardy Fish against German Tobias Kamke has been pushed back to 1pm (local time) in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
World No. 3 Roger Federer is expected to progress comfortably

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Price strikes out 14, Rays crush Jays

THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- The wind was blowing in David Price's face all day, and the left-hander was blowing the ball past the Blue Jays.
Price struck out a club-record 14 and Desmond Jennings had the first two-homer game of his career as the Tampa Bay Rays hammered the Toronto Blue Jays 12-0 on Sunday.
Price said facing stiff winds made his two-seam fastball move more than it ever has.

"That wind blowing in my face did a lot for my two-seamer," said Price, who

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Japan Ruling Party Set To Pick New Leader

Japan’s ruling party was set to pick a new leader Monday to become the country’s sixth prime minister in five years.
Five candidates are running to replace Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who is resigning after 15 months amid public criticism over his administration’s handling of the tsunami disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis as well as disgust with political infighting.
The vote among 398 parliamentary members of the Democratic Party of Japan looked to be a face-off between former top

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Sharp Unveils AQUOS F5 Series LED TV’s

Sharp has recently unveiled to the public its new AQUOS F5 Series of LED TV’s. This may just how how much the television has changed. From the ancient bulky “boob tube” that it was known...

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

iPad met its match in the TouchPad

On Friday, August 19,
Apple's iPad finally met its marketing match. That's when Hewlett-Packard's TouchPad went on sale for as little as $99 and triggered the kind of buying frenzy that had been reserved exclusively for products from Apple.
Over the last year and a half, no other
tablet had been able to come as close as the TouchPad to eclipsing the fixation that consumers have had on the iPad.
Roger Kay, principal analyst at Endpoint Technologies, believes the TouchPad's demise should give

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Jays late rally falls short in loss to Rays

THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO -- If Jesse Litsch's arm was feeling tired after pitching his third game in four days, he wouldn't say.
After walking two batters and giving up the decisive three-run homer in the seventh inning to Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton, Litsch said it was a misplaced fastball rather than a fatigued right arm that led to the Toronto Blue Jays' third straight loss.
Toronto fell 6-5 to the Rays on Saturday after the Jays' reliever walked Sam Fuld and Evan Longoria

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Mercedes to investigate Schumi crash

Mercedes have launched an investigation into the cause of Michael Schumacher’s accident at the start of Saturday’s qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The initial 20-minute run was just 90 seconds old when seven-times champion Schumacher, on the weekend when he is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his Formula One debut, crashed out.
Inexplicably, the right-rear wheel detached itself from the car, sending Schumacher into a wall, the 42-year-old sliding down the hill into a

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Report: Justice Dept. says Page knew about rogue drug ads

Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page condoned ads from rogue online Canadian pharmacies, says a Justice Department official who led the investigation into the case and talked to The Wall Street Journal about it.
Google CEO Larry Page
(Credit:
Stephen Shankland/CNET)

Earlier this week Google agreed to pay $500 million to settle the dispute with the agency over the sale of the advertising through Google's AdWords program to foreign pharmacies targeting ads at U.S. consumers. Now, Peter

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Jays' Bautista enraged after ejection vs. Rays

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista threw his bat, helmet, elbow pads and a water bottle on the field from the dugout after getting ejected by home plate umpire Bill Welke following his third strikeout Friday night.Bautista disagreed with several of Welke's calls but lost his cool after striking out swinging in the sixth, several pitches after a called strike two the right-fielder didn't like.He returned to the dugout, took a chunk out of the

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Couture swims with the Sharks through 2013-14 season

The San Jose Sharks signed forward Logan Couture to a $5.75 million (U.S.), two-year contract extension Friday that will keep him with the team through the 2013-14 season.
Couture was already scheduled to make about $1.25-million this season and could have been a restricted free agent next summer. Instead, he will get paid $2.75-million in 2012-13 and $3-million in the final year of the contract.
“We reached a number that was fair to both sides,” Couture said. “I want to play in San Jose,

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Francis stymies Jays in homecoming

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO - Pitching in Canada for the first time in his career, Jeff Francis pained the Toronto Blue Jays for six innings, but it was the discomfort manager John Farrell felt in his left side later in the contest that was the true concern Thursday night.
Farrell exited the dugout briefly during the eighth inning, returned for the top of the ninth, and then left to be examined in the bottom of the frame at the urging of bench coach Don Wakamatsu.
The

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Virginia Declares Emergency as Irene Approaches

Virginia emergency management officials are warning residents to be prepared for widespread power outages and wind damage from the oncoming Hurricane Irene.
A state of emergency was declared by Gov. Bob McDonnell as the state waits on the arrival of the storm.
The declaration clears the way for the National Guard and other services to be utilized. Just under 250 members of the Guard have been placed on alert.
The governors office says that no plans have been made to issue evacuation orders,

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Drift HD Action Camera

Capturing first person action shots takes more than just using those ordinary point and shoot cameras. Not only will the movement make it challenging and difficult, you need to handle most compact digital cameras while...

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Lawrie's solo homer lifts Jays over Royals

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO - The statistics over the past four weeks for Ricky Romero are remarkable, but perhaps more important than the results has been the process for the Toronto Blue Jays left-hander.
Romero had been dominant in his previous five starts - allowing just four earned runs on 14 hits and 11 walks over a combined 40.1 innings - before taking a no-decision with six frames of survival pitching in Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Kansas City

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Simon Cowell breaks silence on ’X Factor’ lawsuit, slams ’Idol’ creator

Photo by Chris Pizzello/Associated Press

Simon Cowell arrives at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday, May 26, in Los Angeles.

Simon Cowell has some choice words for “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller: Keep your hands off “The X Factor.”

Cowell is finally responding to the lawsuit filed in July by Fuller against Fox

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El Nino Found to Drive Tropical Civil Wars

HOT WAR: Researchers found a link between El Nino years–when the climate is hotter and drier in the tropics–and the outbreak of civil wars in tropical countries.Image: © iStockphoto.com / Matt Theilen

In 1957, civil war broke out in then Burma (now Myanmar) and Oman. In 1965, similar conflicts erupted in Burundi, Chad, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia and Peru. In 1997, the Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Niger and Rwanda also saw battles over national power that each killed more than 25

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Davidi on MLB: Jays to audition Johnson

The next five weeks could go a long way to determining who's at second base for Toronto in 2012.

TORONTO – For the Toronto Blue Jays, the trade of Aaron Hill and John McDonald to the Arizona Diamondbacks is all about the chance to spend the remainder of the season with Kelly Johnson.
All three players involved in Tuesday’s intriguing post-waiver swap are eligible for free agency at season’s end and Jays’ general manager Alex Anthopoulos will have some interest in all

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These days divas have to work it 24/7

FILE - In this July 24, 2011 file photo, singer Katy Perry poses with a Smurf character at the premiere of "The Smurfs" at the Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York. Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford's sci-fi Western "Cowboys & Aliens" and the family adventure "The Smurfs" both opened with $36.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, July 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini,

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DIY sheds and building trade join forces to fight theft

UK’s leading DIY firms and builders merchants have come together to tackle crime against their businesses with the creation of the DIY and Building Trade Loss Prevention Forum.

The forum, which counts B&Q, Homebase, Travis Perkins, SELCO and Ridgeons among its members, is designed to help businesses share best practices and data to help thwart internal and external thieves and reduce the losses in store.The DIY and building trade sector has a number of unique issues when it comes to loss

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Carson on MLB: The end game for Jays

The Blue Jays will be looking for a closer and they may have seen him pitch this past weekend.

During the Blue Jays recently completed road trip, both Jon Rauch and later Frank Francisco, closers No. 1 and No. 1-A this season, were lost to injuries.
Rauch went down following the series opener against Seattle due to a case of appendicitis, and then in the trip finale at Oakland, Francisco felt discomfort in his right shoulder while warming up to pitch the ninth and decided to

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Crosby agent dismisses setback report

THE CANADIAN PRESS
With a little over three weeks to go before the Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to open training camp, Sidney Crosby's status remains as uncertain as ever.
Amid speculation the Penguins captain has suffered a setback in his recovery from post-concussion syndrome, Crosby's agent released a statement Monday to pour cold water on media reports.
"Sidney hasn't been shut down by anyone," said agent Pat Brisson of CAA Sports. "He has simply adjusted

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Terry Morrow: Lessons Ella Nolan could learn from 'Bachelor Pad' season 2

Ella Nolan

Knoxville-area native Ella Nolan has survived to the third episode of “The Bachelor Pad” (8 p.m. today, ABC) — but her chances of sticking around until the end seem dimmer every week.

She barely escaped elimination last week, when the final rose came down between her and Jackie. Ultimately, Ella survived, but even she seemed a little surprised by it.

Compared

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Does 20 minutes of homework sound right for a Grade 2 student?

Now that the lazy hazy days are waning, parenting blogs are getting back to the great homework debate.
It’s a perennial issue – how much is too much?
In response to complaints from parents about overburdened children, many school districts, including ones in New Jersey and California, have adopted the “10-minute rule,” Parade.com reports.

The guideline – backed by research from Duke University – limits weeknight homework to 10 minutes per grade level (20 minutes for second grade,

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Skype to buy group-messaging company GroupMe

Skype announced today it has agreed to acquire group messaging service GroupMe. Financial details of the deal were not revealed.
"Skype and GroupMe have a shared vision of creating applications and experiences that are the daily communications choice for a billion people," Skype CEO Tony Bates said in a statement announcing the deal. "The GroupMe team has created an incredibly sticky group messaging experience that works across mobile devices and platforms, making this a perfect addition

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13-year-old's solar project generates heat if not light

Is this little blue tree the future of solar energy, or an overblown science project?
(Credit:
American Museum of Natural History)

Who decided solar panels should be flat?
A seventh-grader from New York has worked out that solar panels arranged more like tree branches may capture more light than flat panels.
For real, kind of. Aidan Dwyer, 13, noticed that tree branch patterns are Fibonacci numbers, postulated that it had to do with photosynthesis, took some pretty involved measurements of

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Perez, Janssen toss gem as Jays blank A's

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND, Calif. -- So confident in his sinkerball starter, Toronto manager John Farrell left Luis Perez in the game to get out of his own bases-loaded jam with the game on the line.
Perez calmly took care of it -- composed, as if he'd done this many times before.
Perez pitched six brilliant innings in his first big league start and combined with Casey Janssen on a one-hitter, and Jose Bautista connected for his majors-best 36th home run to send the Blue

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Fallout From Europe Lands On U.S. Markets

Ernst & Young announces scheduled closure of a further 12 TJ Hughes department stores over the coming week The branches will all go over the next week. Bootle, Coventry, Corby, Romford, Redditch, Plymouth, Oldham, Derby, Scunthorpe and Belfast are scheduled to cease trading this Sunday, August 21, Hanley will shut next Wednesday August 24, and
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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Post-HP: Dell or Apple?

If Hewlett-Packard exits the PC business as planned, the U.S. is down to two major laptop makers, Dell and Apple. And the two couldn't be more different.

Dell, like HP, sells boatloads of traditional laptops to businesses.
(Credit:
Dell)

Apple: Apple is more about the
iPhone and
iPad these days and less about the
Mac. And the core of its Mac lineup now is arguably the MacBook Air, which doesn't look or act like a traditional laptop. The Air is getting smaller (11.6 inches), lighter (2.3

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Funeral for Rypien attracts close to 1,000

THE CANADIAN PRESS
BLAIRMORE, Alta. -- NHL tough guy Rick Rypien returned to the arena where he played his minor hockey Saturday, just days after his sudden death in his southern Alberta home.
Close to 1,000 people turned out on a bright sunny day at Albert Stella Arena in this Crowsnest Pass community for the funeral for Rypien, 27, who was found in his home in nearby Coleman earlier this week.
Police say his death was not suspicious.

Rypien, who struggled with

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Injured Clijsters to miss US Open

Two-time defending champion Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from the US Open after failing to recover from a stomach muscle injury.
It has been an injury-hit season for the world number three, who missed most of the clay-court season and Wimbledon with an ankle injury before being forced out of last week’s tournament in Toronto with the stomach problem.
Clijsters said: “Unfortunately I will not be able to defend my US Open title this year because of a stomach muscle injury. Two weeks of rehab

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Friday, August 19, 2011

This Day in Tech: Microsoft plans to press Android patent case

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Friday, August 19.
? In a hearing Monday before the International Trade Commission, Microsoft plans to press its case that Motorola's
Android-powered devices violate its patents. The hearing will focus on the validity of Microsoft's patents and on whether Motorola infringed on them. The hearing should last 10 days.
? What are the risks of wireless medical devices? One security researcher

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Harden strikes out 11 as A's shutout Jays

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND, Calif. -- As the night wore on, Canadian Rich Harden found himself reflecting on his old dominant days in Oakland.
This was vintage Harden -- against the club from his home country, too.
The hard-throwing native of Victoria matched his career high with 11 strikeouts and didn't allow a hit until the fifth, Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer, and the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Friday night.

"That was fun," Harden said,

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Wisecracks greet renamed Indian state of Bongo

In a bold move designed to rid West Bengal of a vestige of colonial heritage and bolster its dignity, its politicians Friday voted unanimously to rename the state.
And the new, dignified name they have chosen is … Bongo.
It’s Poschim Bongo, technically – Bengali for “West Bengal.” But Indians in other states are gleefully piling on the rhymes and jibes.

“What is this Poschim Bongo and where can I smoke it?” one user quipped on Twitter.
The name of the state – home to 91

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Insider: Johnny Knoxville teams with Chelsea Handler for 'Fun' movie

Photo by Saul Young

Johnny Knoxville

Johnny Knoxville has been busy working on a career that doesn't have "Jackass" written all over it.

The South Knoxville native has wrapped up work on "Fun Size," a new comedy starring Josh Pence, Victoria Justice and

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Large crowd expected to remember NHLer Rick Rypien at funeral

A large crowd is expected in the picturesque Crowsnest Pass in southern Alberta this weekend at the funeral of NHL tough guy Rick Rypien.
The body of the Winnipeg Jets forward was found in his home earlier this week and police have classified his death as not suspicious.
Rypien’s agent confirms a public service is planned for Saturday at an arena in Blairmore, Alta.

The Lethbridge Herald quotes Rypien’s stepmother, Nola, as saying she doesn’t know how many plan to attend, but the family

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Reality TV Star Russell Armstrong Commits Suicide

Russell Armstrong, best known as the estranged husband of Taylor Armstrong on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, was found dead last night. His body was discovered in the home of a friend in Los Angeles and sadly, it looks like he took his own life.

LAPD spokesman Richard French spoke to People and said: "I can confirm that Mr. Armstrong was found dead from an apparent hanging in a residence on Mulholland Drive."

While there didn't appear to be any notes left at the

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Lenovo says 'mainstream' Ultrabooks coming

Lenovo, which reported first-quarter earnings in Hong Kong on Thursday, discussed its upcoming strategy for Ultrabooks--ultraslim, light Windows laptops that compete with the MacBook Air.

The ThinkPad X1 represents the kind of ultraslim design that will hit mainstream price points in the coming quarters, Lenovo said Thursday.
(Credit:
Lenovo)

During the earnings conference call on Thursday, Chief Operating Officer Rory Read spoke about Lenovo's Ultrabook strategy in response to a question

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Morrow dominates M’s in return to Seattle

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

SEATTLE -- There isn't very much regret over the Brandon Morrow deal in Seattle these days, but considering the way he pitched against his former team Wednesday night, perhaps there should be.The electric right-hander was as overpowering as he's been all season in his first outing at Safeco Field since the Dec. 23, 2009 trade that sent him to the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out a season-high 12 over six innings of one-run ball in a 5-1 victory.Morrow also beat

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Terry Morrow: 'Sex and the City' eyes return as TV series

Photo by Craig Blankenhorn

Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker)

We have good news and bad news for fans of “Sex and the City.” The popular franchise reportedly will not sprout a third movie since “Sex and the City 2” was considered a bomb by many.

However, we’re not done with Carrie Bradshaw yet. The early days of the character — her

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Anonymous-organized protests cripple San Francisco transit

Protests in San Francisco's Civic Center Station bring rush hour a standstill. 3 minutes 3 seconds August 16, 2011 9:14 PM PDT Powered By WizardRSS.com | Full Text RSS Feed | Amazon Plugin | Settlement Statement | WordPress

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Canucks' Gills shocked by Rypien's death

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Venezuelan creditors want cash and gold reserves ‘closer home’, claims lawmaker

Julio Montoya said 18 billion in gold could be returned to Venezuela
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Montoya, speaking on the Globovision network from the National Assembly, said the Venezuelan Finance Ministry wants to transfer more than 6 billion dollars of cash reserves to countries including China, Russia and Brazil. More than 18 billion in gold reserves abroad could be transported back to Venezuela, Montoya said, citing a document he said he obtained from the ministry.
“We think that China, Russia and

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Down to the wire for Beede and Jays

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

SEATTLE – The clock is ticking for the Toronto Blue Jays and several of their top draft picks ahead of Monday’s midnight ET signing deadline.
First-rounder Tyler Beede, supplemental-round pick Kevin Comer, and second-rounder Daniel Norris are among those who remain unsigned, seeking bonuses well above Major League Baseball’s slot recommendations.
The Blue Jays have signed 31 of their 56 2011picks so far, including supplemental first-rounder Dwight

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Victor Garber was all ears for TV role as Prince Charles

Victor Garber

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Many actors like the profession because they can hide behind a character. Not Victor Garber. Acting for him is a way of revealing himself.

"The experiences I've had in my life are going to inform how I play this role that's coming up," he says in a busy meeting room at a hotel here.

"The heartbreak, the sadness, the joy, the good

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Riots: Man charged with starting Reeves blaze

A 33-year-old man charged with starting the fire at the House of Reeves furniture store is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates’ court this morning.

Gordon Edward Thompson, of Waddon Road, Croydon, was charged yesterday with both arson and arson with intent to endanger life, as well as two counts of burglary and one count of violent disorder in Croydon Town Centre.All alleged offences took place during the rioting on Monday, August 8, when the House of Reeves store was destroyed in a huge

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SPORTS - Keegan Bradley: From mountaintop to major champion (AP)

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Keegan Bradley was 12 years old, standing on top of the mountain in the middle of another brutal Vermont winter.
Like any New England kid, he loved to ski. Got pretty good at it, too. But, with the sleet pounding his face and the cold piercing through his bones, he decided there was a better way down.
"This is not as much fun as golf," he told himself. "I love golf so much more."
Good call. Bradley won a

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Adobe Muse: Creating sites out of thin AIR

Adobe bills its newest Web design software, codenamed Muse, as coding-free site creation for InDesign and Illustrator users. And as far as interface goes, the development team did a good job mimicking what it could from those applications using the lighter weight, far less mature AIR programming platform. But as I see it, in a market glutted with site creation tools for all levels of sophistication and budget, Muse looks like Adobe's first real chance to wrest designers away from using tools

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Grange on tennis: Djokovic's internal flame

Montreal—At the end of a remarkable 33-shot rally, the best player in tennis today turned to the crowd at the Stade Uniprix and roared.
It was as if Novak Djokovic was saying: I am not going to go away. I am not going to give an inch. There is no point, game, set or match that I will concede.
Not today, not next week and seemingly, not any time in the foreseeable future.
"I play every match 100 per cent, that’s just the way I learned to do it and that’s the

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

SPORTS - A chance to make a name at the PGA Championship (AP)

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Brendan Steele and Jason Dufner at least can make a name for themselves in the PGA Championship. Until that big trophy is handed out Sunday, however, this major remains very much a mystery.
How will they handle the pressure of the final round?
Can they safely navigate through the four-hole finish, considered among the most brutal of any course?
And just who are these guys, anyway?
Rarely

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Moving beyond the PC, iPad in hand

In the wake of comments from an IBM executive who said that his "primary computer now is a
tablet," I wondered how closely my own experience mirrored that statement.
Mark Dean,who was chief engineer for the development of the IBM PC/AT, prefaced the above remark by saying he has "moved beyond the PC.."

iPad 2
(Credit:
Apple)

That second statement is probably the most significant, as it implies that, for him, the traditional PC paradigm is dead.
Indeed, I've witnessed this change in

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Eagles WR DeSean Jackson back at practice

So much for DeSean Jackson falling behind during his holdout.
The Eagles’ electrifying wide receiver made a series of sensational catches Saturday morning, Jackson’s first practice since he ended his 11-day holdout Monday.
It was Jackson’s first chance to work against the Eagles’ three-headed cornerback monster of Pro Bowl picks Asante Samuel, Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and Jackson picked up right where he left off at the end of his record-setting 2010 Pro Bowl

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Rogers Cup live stream home page

Rogers Cup Toronto: Serena Williams def. Lucie Safarova 4-6,6-3,6-2 at #rogerscupto.
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Wells homers in return to Rogers Centre

BY MIKE CORMACKsportsnet.ca

The Toronto Blue Jays can't say they weren't warned.In the hours before taking to the Rogers Centre field Friday for the first time as a member of the opposition during his 12-year big league career, Vernon Wells revealed how he planned to respond to his reception from the fans in attendance."Hopefully, it'll be a good reaction," he said during a pre-game press conference. "And if not, I'll get in the box and try to hit a homer."When he stepped to the

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Keith Urban dedicates a Habitat for Humanity House before performing in Knoxville

It might seem like a country star lives a life of ease. They pull into town, play a show, stay in a nice hotel and move on in a plush tour bus.

When Keith Urban came to Knoxville for his Friday concert at Thompson-Boling Arena, he took the time to help welcome a family into their new home. Urban quietly visited the Lonsdale community Friday to hand over the keys to new homeowner Regina Olum, who has purchased a home through the Knoxville Habitat for

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Drunk athlete urinates on girl: Is this the worst flight ever?

A drunken JetBlue passenger who reportedly urinated on an 11-year-old girl mid-flight has been identified as a member of the U.S. Ski Team, according to the New York Post. And the incident may have cost him a chance to compete in the 2014 Olympics in Russia.
The Post says Robert “Sandy” Vietze, 18, was removed from the team’s development roster on Thursday afternoon, but officials have declined to comment on his status.

Mr. Vietze was on a flight from Portland, Ore., to New York on

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MySpace homepage goes down

MySpace's usual homepage was replaced with a puzzling message this evening, leading many readers (including this reporter) to believe the site had been hacked. That apparently was not the case.

Visitors to the social network were greeted by a largely blank page topped with the browser title bar that read "All is wrong :(" where the MySpace name would normally appear. In the upper left of the normally vibrant page was the message: "We messed up our code so bad that even puppies and kittens

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Third round shocks Rogers Cup

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and French Open winner Li Na both lost on a day of shocks in the third round at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Czech left-hander Kvitova, the seventh seed, was trounced 6-1 6-2 by Germany’s 11th seed Andrea Petkovic, while 10th-seeded Australian Sam Stosur also progressed to the quarter-finals by overcoming Chinese sixth seed Li 6-2 6-4.
The most recent grand slam winners were far from the only major casualties though, with Russians Vera Zvonareva and Maria

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Ouku Night 3G Android Tablet

People can’t seem to get enough of tablet PC’s nowadays. Or is it just the makers? Whatever the reason may be, there are now quite a number of tablets people can choose from in the...

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

This Day in Tech: Twitpic clones Twitter with Heello; charges filed against men in Gizmodo iPhone incident

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Wednesday, August 10.
Anonymous says it will target Facebook on November 5. CNET blogger Chris Matyszczyk asks, "Regardless of whether this is a fake threat, a rogue threat or a full-bore one, is Facebook scared? It surely has some reason to be."
Kindle Cloud Reader app allows you to get Kindle library on your PC or
tablet from
Safari or Chrome. You can read Kindle books on the
iPad using the

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Lawrie lifts Jays with 1st career grand slam

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO -- Brett Lawrie rounded first base with a leaping fist pump as his first career grand slam cleared the left-field wall, and then he nearly ripped his teammates’ shoulders from the joint high-fiving them at home plate.Then there were more aggressive hand slaps as he tore up and down the dugout in celebration.Yup, the kid’s adrenaline sure was pumping.“He’s a solid man, kid, whatever you want to call him,” said Aaron Hill, one of the men to

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Terry Morrow: Food Network does the 'Impossible' again

Knoxville-based Scripps Network’s Food Network is launching six new episodes of “Restaurant: Impossible” beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24.

In the series, Robert Irvine attempts to turn around failing restaurants in just two days with only $10,000.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Lawrie to make home debut Tuesday

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Was it lit? Arnold Schwarzenegger could be charged over cigar

VIENNA (AP) — Was it lit or was it cold? The status of a cigar in Arnold Schwarzenegger's mouth at an Austrian airport could decide whether or not he faces legal action.

Smoking at airports is banned in Austria and an anti-smoking lobby said Tuesday it plans to launch a suit against the former California governor for puffing on a stogie after arriving in June at Salzburg Airport.

But officials suggest the affair will go up in smoke.

Salzburg municipal

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The Books And Beliefs Shaping Michele Bachmann

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has been holding multiple campaign events each day, in preparation for next week’s Iowa straw poll.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has been holding multiple campaign events each day, in preparation for next week’s Iowa straw poll.

Rep. Michele Bachman officially threw her hat into the presidential ring on June 27. Since then, the Minnesota congresswoman has emerged as a Republican front-runner,

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Samsung 2.8-pound 'Sandy Bridge' laptop hits $619

Staples has begun selling the 11.6-inch Samsung Series 3 laptop for $619 after "instant savings," one of the least expensive ultraportables based on Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processor.
The Series 3 presages sub-$800 Ultrabooks likely to appear in 2012 from PC makers. Though--with a maximum thickness of about 1 inch--it's not as thin as Ultrabooks are expected to be, the weight is right at about 2.8 pounds.
The chip matches up with Ultrabooks too. In this case, an ultra power efficient

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Amazon cloud outage downs Netflix, Quora

Amazon Web Services' cloud-computing infrastructure experienced a brief network outage this evening that knocked off line popular sites such as Netflix, Quora, Reddit, and Foursquare.

The network connectivity issues struck Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) at Amazon's northern Virginia site, which handles AWS operations for the U.S. East Coast at 7:39 p.m. PDT and were resolved about 25 minutes later, according to the Amazon Web services Health Dashboard.

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Canada's Marino exits Rogers Cup early

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TORONTO -- Galina Voskoboeva started a trend of upsets on the first day of the women's main draw at the Rogers Cup.
The qualifier from Kazakhstan eliminated No. 9 seed Marion Bartoli of France 6-3, 6-3 in first-round action Monday just hours before 19-year-old Romanian Simona Halep rallied to take out 12th-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Germany's Julia Goerges followed suit by easily dispatching No. 15 seed Jelena Jankovic with a 6-1,

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61-year-old a third of the way through marathon swim between Cuba and Florida

Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad was making good headway through the Florida Straits despite some physical complaints Monday, about one-third of the way into her attempt to log a record swim at the age of 61.
She is taking on an athletic challenge that she could not complete in her 20s. She plans to swim an estimated 60 hours in the churning sea, 166 kilometres across the Straits of Florida from Cuba to Key West.

And this time she’s even attempting the swim without a shark cage, relying instead

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Verizon CEO: Hard decisions needed for landline business

After 45,000 Verizon workers walked off the job this weekend, Chief Executive Lowell McAdam issued a letter today to management justifying the need to extract better contract terms, saying that the company must make "additional hard decisions" to keep the cost of its wireline business in check.

The strike represents the first work stoppage for Verizon in 11 years and occurred after the union said the company wasn't taking the negotiations seriously. The reduced benefits Verizon is seeking

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Lawrie belts first MLB homer in win

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

BALTIMORE – The past month has served as a period of roster transition for the Toronto Blue Jays, with the smooth integration of Brett Lawrie over the weekend in the gooey Maryland air the latest piece added to the puzzle.
The rookie third baseman capped his first series in the big-leagues by starting a third-inning rally that opened the scoring, made a handful of solid defensive plays, and later crushed his first homer in a 7-2 victory over the Baltimore

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Dysfunction In D.C. Doesn’t Stop For A Downgrade

When Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United State’s credit rating, it said that the “effectiveness, stability and predictability of American policymaking and political institutions have weakened.” In other words, S&P was down on Washington’s dysfunction, distrust and gridlock. The reactions to S&P’s move — at least the reactions seen on TV — suggest that the ratings agency may have had a point.
There was just one sliver of bipartisan agreement. On CNN’s “State

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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Developers get iOS 5 beta 5 for weekend fun

Apple released a fifth beta version of iOS 5 to developers today, a change from its usual habit of delivering such betas during the work week.

According to MacRumors, the release notes include some fixes but no major additions, save for a Hearing Aid Mode designed to improve compatibility between iOS devices and hearing aids.

The MacRumors item also says that like the beta 4 release, beta 5 is available as an over-the-air download, but that users must first erase all content and settings.

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Lawrie, Jays look to build on success vs. O's

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Facebook says it's found 'smoking gun' in Ceglia suit

Facebook says its inspection of computers turned over by Paul Ceglia, a New York man who claims he's entitled to 50 percent ownership of the social-networking giant, has turned up a "smoking gun" that shows Ceglia's lawsuit is a fraud based on fabricated evidence.

Ceglia claimed in a lawsuit filed last year against Facebook and its CEO and co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, that Zuckerberg entered into a contract with Ceglia in 2003 to design and develop the Web site that would ultimately become

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Lawrie's debut eventful in Jays win

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

BALTIMORE - There is a presence around Brett Lawrie that is palpable.
Beyond the hype, beyond the sky-high expectations, the 21-year-old third baseman generates a buzz on the diamond with his fierce competitiveness and frenetic energy. Even Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell, usually stoic and measured in his comments, seemed caught up in the moment.
"Pretty exciting day," he volunteered to a group of reporters.
"He carries an air about him

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Maradona starts his Al Wasl stint

Diego Maradona has kicked off his stint at Al Wasl by conducting his first coaching session with the UAE club.
The Argentina legend, who has already signed Uruguayan forward Juan Manuel Olivera, joined the Al Wasl side in a blaze of publicity last month.
Maradona, whose last coaching job was with Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, was naturally excited by the opportunities ahead.
“I am more than excited to be back and I am anxious to start working with the team,” the

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

The wait is over: Jays call up Lawrie

BY MIKE CORMACKsportsnet.ca

Brett Lawrie’s performance could no longer be ignored.
Neither could Travis Snider’s.
Moments after suffering a heartbreaking 7-6 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays in 12 innings Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays called up Canadian third base prospect Brett Lawrie from triple-A Las Vegas and sent struggling outfielder Travis Snider down there in his place.
The Lawrie move came as no surprise.

In 292 at-bats this season with the

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Annette Charles - Cha Cha from 'Grease' - is dead at age 63

Actress Annette Charles (seen here as Cha Cha in 1978's "Grease") has died in Los Angeles due to complications from cancer.

Actress Annette Charles, 63, has died in Los Angeles due to complications from cancer, according to E! News.

Her representative confirmed the death to the media outlet. Charles was best known for her role as Cha Cha in the 1978 movie musical

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Win hardware worth £730 with bit-tech!

You could win some great prizes while telling us what you thought of the purchases you made this year.

The annual bit-tech and Custom PC Awards Survey has opened today, and we invite you to tell us what you thought of your purchases this year.

Was the customer service up to scratch? Did the kit meet your expectations? Were you trapped in RMA hell?

Not only do you get the chance to praise great retailers and manufacturers, or shame those that have annoyed you, but you could also win one

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Amy Winehouse legacy: music or misdeeds?

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2007 file photo, British singer Amy Winehouse poses for photographs at a studio in north London. Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday, July 23, 2011, in her London home, police said. She was 27. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

A few days after singer Amy

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Thais optimistic of World Cup progress

Thailand team manager Anucha Nakasai has boldy claimed that the South-East Asian nation is capable of upsetting Australia to reach the next qualifying round.
The Thais, currently 119th in the FIFA World Ranking, barely made the group stage with a narrow 3-2 aggregate win over Palestine, who are ranked 166th.
That didn’t stop team manager Anucha Nakasai from raising hopes of his nation’s progress in the World Cup qualification in a group with Australia, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
He gave his

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Elecom Jaguchi Faucet Smartphone And Tablet Stand

Most smartphone and tablet accessories go unnoticed when being used. Like, who would take a second glance at a smartphone or tablet stand if not for the device that it supports? While most people would...

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Top of the 49th: Have bat, will travel

BY MIKE CORMACKsportsnet.ca
Given how many times his career his seemingly risen from the dead, it's hard to believe this is finally it for Matt Stairs.But on Monday, shortly after the Washington Nationals released the 43-year-old Canadian slugger, Stairs told Sportsnet he's finally ready to hang 'em up after 19 big-league seasons.
"This is probably it," he said. "I think it's time to walk away. It's been a good run and I've had a great time.A good run?You could say that after

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Romero, Bautista shine as Jays down Rays

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Ricky Romero made sure the Toronto Blue Jays finally had some success against David Price.
Romero allowed one hit over eight innings and Jose Bautista hit his 32nd homer of the season Tuesday as the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays and their all-star pitcher 3-1.
"It's fun pitching against him," Romero said. "We're good friends. We have talked about it. It was definitely fun going out there to battle against him and I'm happy we

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Missouri truck stop is a reality-TV star

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ST. LOUIS — If you've driven west on Interstate 70 near Columbia, Mo., you may be familiar with the Midway Truck Stop, the subject of the Travel Channel's new show, "Truck Stop Missouri."

Midway is more than gasoline pumps and hot coffee. The truck stop consists of 12 businesses, including a motel, a tattoo parlor and a fireworks stand. It's a popular stop for travelers, selling close to a million gallons of fuel a month, and 5,000

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France has agreed to extradite Noriega, former Panamanian dictator

French authorities have agreed to extradite former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to his native Panama, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Yves Leberquier said France’s Prime Minister Francois Fillon signed the extradition on July 6 and that Mr. Noriega was notified last week.
It was not immediately clear when Mr. Noriega would be sent home.

A Panamanian official said his government has not been informed of a decision by France to extradite Noriega.
“We are not aware of nor why Mr.

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Monday, August 1, 2011

PTS: Ashby talks Jays, patince with Snider

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'Dukes of Hazzard' sheriff sues for royalties

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" — also known as character actor James Best of Hickory, N.C. — filed suit this week seeking back payments from Time Warner for using his image on merchandise ranging from Christmas ornaments to trash cans.

Best played the bumbling lawman constantly in pursuit of Luke and Bo Duke and their Dodge Charger "General Lee" on the popular comedy that ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985.

Best, who turned 85

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Syrian Opposition Echoes Cry For Liberty Or Death

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In a photo provided to AFP by a third party, Syrians demonstrate against the government after Friday prayers in Hama on July 29. The Syrian government has banned most foreign media from entering the country, making it difficult to independently confirm events.

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In a photo provided to AFP by a third party, Syrians demonstrate against the government after Friday prayers in Hama on July 29. The Syrian government has banned

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Jays retire Alomar's No. 12 in ceremony

BY SHI DAVIDIsportsnet.ca

TORONTO -- Roberto Alomar’s plaque is up at the Baseball Hall of Fame, and now his No. 12 is up in the Rogers Centre rafters.The first player enshrined in Cooperstown wearing a Toronto Blue Jays hat was honoured again Sunday afternoon when his jersey number was retired in another landmark moment for the franchise.The quick-paced, nostalgia-laced, 30-minute ceremony included a couple of highlight videos – with cameos from Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, Jim Thome

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Top drug-cartel henchman captured: Mexico

A former police officer who allegedly admits ordering 1,500 killings during a campaign of terror as a drug gang chieftain along the U.S. border has been captured in northern Mexico, federal officials said Sunday.
Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez also is a suspect in last year’s slaying of a U.S. consulate employee near a border crossing in Ciudad Juarez.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said through his Twitter account that Acosta’s capture is “the biggest blow” to organized crime in

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