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The theme of Week 1 of the NFL was no lead was safe.æå Several teams on Sunday had two-possession or better leads only for their opponents to come back and at least make a game of it.æå As much as fans hate preseason football, Week 1 shows why it is a necessary evil. There were blocked punts, blocked field goals, and poor clock management by coaches and players alike.æå
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Attorneys for the BAA, the university and Chicago-based alum Kurt Dorr gathered at an undisclosed location in hopes of reaching an agreement about the fate of the building, which Baylor planned to demolish this month as part of construction plans for the new on-campus football stadium.
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鈥 can鈥檛 say we were surprised,鈥?BAA President George Cowden III said. 鈥 guess I thought we might be able to continue to be able to be there, but that鈥 OK.鈥?
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Westbrook High School s two assistant principals submitted resignations last month 鈥?one to move north and the other to take a job with Biddeford schools.
Howard Jack, who has worked at the high school for 11 years, and Tim Stebbins, who was hired two years ago, notified Superintendent Marc Gousse of their decisions on Aug. 15 and Aug. 27, respectively.
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Attorneys for the BAA, the university and Chicago-based alum Kurt Dorr gathered at an undisclosed location in hopes of reaching an agreement about the fate of the building, which Baylor planned to demolish this month as part of construction plans for the new on-campus football stadium.
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The Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center was to be razed this month as part of an agreement between the alumni association and Baylor. The university wants to use the site for a plaza leading to a pedestrian bridge that will connect the campus to the football stadium under construction on the opposite bank of the Brazos River.
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In the wake of the high-profile suicides of Penn students Madison Holleran and Elvis Hatcher, Philadelphia magazine has learned that a third university student had committed suicide since the end of last semester. Dean Richard James Gelles ofæåthe university s School of Social Policy and Practiceæåsaid he made no announcement through the university because he believes in the 鈥¸ºrivacy concerns of the family 鈥?and the possibility of contagion.鈥?
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Kobe Paras decides to commit to UCLABy
By | &nbsp; &nbsp;Sat, Oct 11, 2014 11:31 PM PHT Kobe Paras struggles to put up a shot against a much bigger Chinese defender. (Photo from FIBAasia.net)Proud father Benjie Paras has informed us that his 17-year-old son Kobe Paras has decided to commit his collegiate playing career in the US to the famed University of California in Los Angeles, better known as UCLA.<br><br>News of the major breakthrough in the talented youngster鈥 career broke 鈥hile everyone else was sleeping鈥? Kobe was up at the crack of dawn speaking to his mom and dad about 鈥渢he heavy decisions that will affect the rest of his life.鈥?br><br>In fact, friends and family figured something was brewing this week when UCLA Head Coach Steve<br>Alford and staff paid a visit to Coach William Middlebrooks at Cathedral High School.<br><br>It is well-known that Coach Middlebrooks has been instrumental in teaching Kobe how to become great in the eyes ...

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鈥he really neat thing about Dreamforce this year is not just the size and the innovation,鈥?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said as he stood next to a symbolic 6-foot wall of cans built near the Dreamforce entrance on Howard Street. 鈥ach and every year, Dreamforce gives back even more than ever before, and this year is no exception.鈥?
Salesforce did focus on some business. As expected, Benioff promoted Wave, a new cloud analytics platform introduced Monday. The platform helps Salesforce business clients glean more information about their customers from the data already gathered by other software. Salesforce hopes Wave taps into an estimated $38 billion market for data analytics.

The overriding theme Monday, though, was community service, a sensitive topic given the record number of people attending the conference and the street closures around Moscone Center.

Company officials insist that its efforts this year are not a meaningless salve to make San Franciscans forget about the traffic headaches.

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Johnny Miller, the NBC analyst who moonlights as part owner of the Napa resort, is already eyeing the encore. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are expected to play in next year鈥 tournament, which changes pretty much everything.

鈥t鈥l almost be like a different tournament,鈥?Miller said during Sunday鈥 final round, sitting in a golf cart alongside the 18th fairway. 鈥he crowds will get a lot bigger with Rory and Tiger next year.鈥?

Silverado owner Johnny Miller already is looking forward to next year鈥 Frys.com Open.

Woods and McIlroy are part of the 鈥urkey Eight,鈥?players who skipped the Frys in 2012 for a cash-grab exhibition event in Turkey. PGA Tour officials granted those eight players a release, on the condition they play in the Frys once by 2015.

Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan and Lee Westwood showed up this year. Woods, McIlroy, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson and Charl Schwartzel are obligated to make an appearance next year.

鈥Ê¥eah, it changes the vibe,鈥?Miller said of Woods and McIlroy ...

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Diseases in the gallery above were or are extremely bad and some like AIDS are full-blown pandemics, but the panic about how they spread can far outstrip the reality of how you鈥e likely to catch the disease.

Remember the panic that led people to worry they could contract the AIDS-causing virus by shaking someone鈥 hand or kissing 鈥?鈥f the person has a cut lip and I kiss them, can I get AIDS鈥?

Can I get Ebola if an infected person sneezes and shoots a droplet of bodily fluid right into my eye?

Well, you can construct a thousand scenarios in which you鈥檇 get these diseases. But, the reality is that Ebola like AIDS is transmitted through very intimate contact, just so happens that the particularities of AIDS were such that there was a lot of sexual contact going on before people even realized that the virus was burning in the background.

While the AIDS storyline is one the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention really wants to avoid, that doesn鈥檛 mean the Ebola virus is easy to catch...

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Due to an overwhelming clamor from fans, organizers of Allen Iverson鈥 forthcoming Manila visit have decided to hold a second basketball clinic with no less than the former National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP at the helm.<br>&nbsp;<br>Still a part of Iverson鈥 鈥淎ll In鈥?charity basketball event for the benefit of Gawad Kalinga, a second basketball clinic, this time for adults, will be staged on November 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena a few hours before he takes the floor as coach of the Ball Up Streetball All-Stars, who will banner Team Gawad Kalinga, as they battle Team PCWorx composed of UAAP, lead by MVP Kiefer Ravena of Ateneo, NCAA, and PBA players reinforced by former NBA stars Eddy Curry and DerMarr Johnson.<br>&nbsp;<br>The clinic will run from 3-5 pm.<br>&nbsp;<br>鈥t鈥 always a privilege for me to go out there and share my love and passion for basketball,鈥?the former top NBA rookie pick said in a telephone interview. 鈥his won鈥檛...

A litter of rare king cheetahs made history at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center last month, but they still need one more thing 鈥?a name.
The conservation center in Greenwich, Connecticut, is asking the public to chime in by for one of the eight cubs born to their mom, Mona Lisa, in September. æå
Video: A liter of rare king cheetahs made history at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center last month in Greenwich, Connecticut, adding eight new cheetahs to the species鈥?world population of 30. TODAY鈥 Dylan Dreyer reports
Because there are only believed to be an estimated 30 king cheetahs in the world, the large litter was a very welcome addition 鈥?and surprise 鈥?to the center, which is dedicated to saving species on the verge of extinction. Mona Lisa came to the non-profit in 2010 to participate in its cheetah breeding program, and while she was able to get pregnant, the center was shocked last month when she gave birth to such a large litter.æå<br><br>鈥t鈥 amazing. I鈥 still pinc...

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Khanna chief strategist Jeremy Bird, national field director for President Obama鈥 2012 re-election campaign, that the Binder poll reflects a 鈥渢remendous turnaround鈥?for the challenger, who trailed Honda in the June primary, 48 percent to 28 percent.
鈥hese numbers are a clear sign that the more voters hear Ro鈥 vision for strengthening our economy, fostering innovation and ensuring our children are prepared for the jobs of the future, the more likely they are to vote for new leadership this November,鈥?said Leah Cowan, Khanna鈥 campaign manager.
Alberti said the Honda campaign commissioned a poll done last week that showed the congressman leading Khanna by 42 percent to 27 percent. He said that survey鈥 margin of error was five percentage points.
The Khanna campaign released its poll to The Chronicle in unedited form. The Honda campaign released only selected questions and did not provide the entire poll.
Khanna, an attorney and part-time university lecturer, has been endorsed by several Si...

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A curved staircase, balustrades, oversize corbels and carved hardwood entry doors provide the home鈥 curb appeal. Inside, the public rooms host high ceilings, the eat-in kitchen includes decorative tile counters, and the bedrooms鈥?windows frame superlative views.

While much of the home was updated in 2000, many of Bertz鈥 designs and touches remain intact. In fact, his design transcends fads. The inclusion of natural light, stately wooden finishes and clean lines he was renowned for are on display throughout this tri-level.

In his youth, Bertz served as a draftsman for , an architect who designed many Craftsmans and Georgians of Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and St. Francis Wood. The pair collaborated on the storied , a home built for author in Glen Ellen that was destroyed in a fire before its completion.

Situated north of the Presidio, 549 El Camino Del Mar is near hiking trails, bicycle routes and the beaches in and around Sea Cliff.

Despite its prestigious pedigree, the home is open and invi...

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Klay Thompson is asking for a max contract and deserving of such an extension from the Warriors, according to his father, Mychal Thompson.

鈥e鈥 going to get paid, but the question is how much is he going to get paid?鈥?. 鈥Ê¥ou think he鈥 going to get the max? That鈥 what he鈥 asking for.鈥?
Mychal noted that the player the Warriors did not trade Klay for in the offseason, Kevin Love, would have gotten a super max contract from Golden State. he agreed that after Utah鈥 Gordon Hayward got a max contract, so should his son.

鈥 think he is (a max player), but of course, I鈥 his dad,鈥?Mychal said. 鈥Ê¥ou know what, though? If he wasn鈥檛, I would say it. I can be honest about it.

鈥 think he is. I really do. His game鈥 really evolving, getting better, and he really puts in the work, got a great work ethic. And he鈥 the kind of guy that you can trust. You know when you give him the money, he鈥 not going to stop working hard.鈥?
The Warriors have until Oct. 31 to agree to a contract e...

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Last season under Mike D Antoni and thanks to numerous injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers were a running team that relied on the three-pointer to keep up with more talented teams. The Lakers ranked in the top-10 in three-pointers attempted, and third in three-point percentage.

The Lakers lost many of their top shooters from last season, and have a new head coach in Byron Scott. In their first three games of the preseason, the Lakers have struggled on offense, failing to shoot 45 percent in any game so far. According to , Kobe Bryant believes the Lakers are still trying to figure out their identity:

Kobe said LAL still trying to figure out what type of offensive team they are (1/2): We re not a particularly three-point shooting team

Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters)

Kobe (2/2): We don t have great floor spreaders per say. But, we are an attack the basket team, post up team鈥�ome mid-range.

Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters)

Byron Scott has stressed defense over and over, but the Lakers have strugg...

After three years of no electricity, residents of Olunloyo, Amuloko&nbsp; in Ona-Ara Local Ggovernment Area of Oyo State are now in happy mood as the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC),&nbsp; Akanran Unit, restored their electricity.

Community News gathered that the residents had not been enjoying electricity supply since 2011 after some miscreants set the then Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) office ablaze in January 2012, during the fuel subsidy crisis.

Speaking with Community News, Adedayo Rilwan , who is a resident of Olunloyo said: 鈥鈥 happy that we鈥檝e gotten light after three years and this development would reduce the money we use in buying fuel.鈥?
Another resident of Moga,&nbsp; Ayo Bankole, who could not hide his excitement,&nbsp; said the new development would boost the economy of traders and artisans in the area.

He said : 鈥elders, barbers and traders in my area would no longer spend too much money on fuel,鈥?adding that&nbsp; IBEDC should mak...

IT was fireworks at the National Executive Committee ((NEC) of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in Abuja on Monday as its national chairman, Dr Frederick Fasehun and the national secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Sokoto, traded blames over the crisis currently rocking the party.

Delegates to the meeting, including its national officers and chairmen of the various state chapters were stunned as both leaders engaged in what appeared to be washing of dirty linen in public as they sought to exonerate themselves from blame over the crisis.

Fasehun fired the first salvo when he accused Sokoto of organising an illegal NEC meeting in September after a decision had been taken to put it off due to lack of funds.

Fasehun accused certain national officers of the party of corruption and betrayal, saying, 鈥learly, we have been betrayed by officers we reposed trust in, officers whom we thought ran with us in one common vision. This set of officers compromised our trust, our unity, our transparency and our accountability.鈥?...

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Johnny Miller, the NBC analyst who moonlights as part owner of the Napa resort, is already eyeing the encore. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are expected to play in next year鈥 tournament, which changes pretty much everything.

鈥t鈥l almost be like a different tournament,鈥?Miller said during Sunday鈥 final round, sitting in a golf cart alongside the 18th fairway. 鈥he crowds will get a lot bigger with Rory and Tiger next year.鈥?

Silverado owner Johnny Miller already is looking forward to next year鈥 Frys.com Open.

Woods and McIlroy are part of the 鈥urkey Eight,鈥?players who skipped the Frys in 2012 for a cash-grab exhibition event in Turkey. PGA Tour officials granted those eight players a release, on the condition they play in the Frys once by 2015.

Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan and Lee Westwood showed up this year. Woods, McIlroy, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson and Charl Schwartzel are obligated to make an appearance next year.

鈥Ê¥eah, it changes the vibe,鈥?Miller said of Woods and McIlroy ...

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Parishes in Montgomery County, including in Horsham and Ambler, are among those that may be merged, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced.
The archdiocese announced Sunday that 14 parishes will join the Parish Area Pastoral Planning Initiative, which the church said is aimed to make the parishes vibrant and sustainable.æåThe list includes parishes in Montgomery and Delaware Counties as well as Philadelphia.
Determining what happens to the parishes listed for review includes several steps, according to the archdiocese. Demographic and financial information is reviewed followed by a consultation with parish leadership, parishioners and the Archdiocesan Strategic Planning Committee.
Once that happens, recommendations are made and can involve mergers or a plan to assure future sustainability. Results will be announced in Spring 2015, the archdiocese has estimated.
Information regarding the Pastoral Planning Initiative was shared with all affected parishes over the weekend.
The parishes that will be r...

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With iPhone online orders still taking weeks to ship and Apple Store lines continuing to snake out the door, Apple is keeping iPhone fever alive. The company announced on Monday that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will and territories by the end of October. The international rollout will continue after the and India on October 17鈥攖his Friday.æå
Here鈥 the upcoming release schedule:
Friday, October 17: China, India, and Monaco
Thursday, October 23: Israel
Friday, October 24: Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island, and South Africa
Thursday, October 30: Bahrain and Kuwait
Friday, October 31: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Thailand
It鈥 unclear if preorders will be available, but Apple encourages customers to check the and with their local carriers about shipment and availability.
Currently,...

The leadership of the Rivers State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) has trade blames over the fight that broke out at a reconciliatory meeting of the former, held in Abuja, last Thursday.

Some thugs reportedly beat and injured some leaders of the PDP from Rivers State, who were allegedly opposed to the governorship ambition of the Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike at the meeting in Abuja.

Speaking concerning this, on Friday, Rivers PDP chairman, Mr Felix Obuah, exonerated Wike of any complicity in the incident and claimed that the Abuja fracas was ignited by agents of Governor Rotimi Amaechi, with a view to cause disaffection among PDP members in Rivers State.

Obuah, in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Jerry Needam, said Wike did not sponsor the thugs and that there would be no entry into the PDP through the back door and described the aggrieved PDP leaders as 鈥on and expelled members of the party.鈥?
However, Rivers APC chairma...

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ST. LOUIS 鈥?For Colin Kaepernick, it was just another magic Monday.

Two years after Kaepernick introduced himself to the NFL with a scintillating performance on Monday Night Football, he offered even more evidence that, unlike most of America鈥 workforce, he loves laboring on the first day of the week.

On Monday night, Kaepernick tossed three touchdowns in a 15-minute span to rally the 49ers from a 14-point, second-quarter deficit in a 31-17 win over the Rams that was sealed by a 20-yard interception return for a score by cornerback Dontae Johnson with one minute left.

The 49ers (4-2) scored 24 straight points thanks to Kaepernick, who completed 22 of 36 passes for 343 yards with three touchdowns. Perhaps it鈥 something about Monday nights? Kaepernick has thrown nine touchdowns and no interceptions in four MNF starts. His record: 4-0. His passer rating: 124.6.

What is about Kaepernick and this stage?

鈥 think he鈥 good all the time,鈥?Jim Harbaugh said. 鈥e鈥 done it, and done it and done i...

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Animaniacs. X-Men. Pinky and the Brain. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ghostbusters. Farewell, youæåwill be missed. Now, future generations of kids will not know the excitement of waking up on a Saturday morning and planting themselves in front of the TV screen with a bowl of cereal for hours.

As of Sept. 27, Vortexx (The CW), the last remaining Saturday cartoon block, aired for the final time. The cartoon block was replaced with a series of live-action educational shows called One Magnificent Morning. The move away from networks broadcasting cartoons began in the 90鈥 that were dealing with FCC regulations, decreasing viewership, and competition from cable programming.

One of the great things about Saturday morning cartoons was that they aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX and the CW (formerly WB) networks which didn鈥檛 require cable and made them accessible to kids everywhere.

I fondly remember the anxiety of having to decide which show to watch when two cartoons were airing at the same time or tryi...

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Thousands of people took to Twitter to express their outrage over a U.S. Airways flight attendant who refused to allow an Army veteran to hang his decorated jacket on a recent flight.

On Flight 1930 between Portland, Ore., and Charlotte, N.C., First Sgt. Albert Marle asked a flight attendant to hang his navy-blue Army Ranger and combat veteran鈥 jacket to stop it from wrinkling, according to . The unnamed attendant refused saying the closet is reserved for first-class passengers.

Marle didn鈥檛 question her response and without making any fuss he politely returned to his seat.

Passengers who witnessed the incident did make a fuss, however, offering Marle their seats in first-class so he could hang his jacket.

Passengers also took to Twitter blasting the airline for disrespecting a member of the military.

First-class passenger Brian Kirby tweeted: 鈥ÞÇo not fly US Air, I have just witnessed a US solider heavily decorated disgraced. Will be sharing with other media outlets ASAP.鈥?
Brian鈥 wife,...

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) recently premiered its fifth gospel movie entitled 鈥ܹhe Pastor鈥 wife,鈥?produced by the RCCG national drama unit with technical support from Redemption Television Ministry, South Africa.

The chairperson of the event, Pastor Folu Adeboye, in her speech, commended the effort of the producers of the gospel movie and encouraged them to do more. She also urged them to achieve more success in the future.

The Head of Mangement, Redemption Television Ministry, South Africa, and producer of the movie, Pastor Bamisile Badmus, told Tribune Church that the movie was produced to inform and educate Christians on how to live as religious families and ways to settle family differences amicably without calling for divorce, as well as to portray the pains and difficulties pastor鈥 wives go through as they support their husband in the Lord鈥 vineyard.

Pastor Bamisile added that the main aim of producing the movie is to discourage divorce and correct the anomalies in many C...

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Parishes in Montgomery County, including in Horsham and Ambler, are among those that may be merged, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced.
The archdiocese announced Sunday that 14 parishes will join the Parish Area Pastoral Planning Initiative, which the church said is aimed to make the parishes vibrant and sustainable.鑱å¦he list includes parishes in Montgomery and Delaware Counties as well as Philadelphia.
Determining what happens to the parishes listed for review includes several steps, according to the archdiocese. Demographic and financial information is reviewed followed by a consultation with parish leadership, parishioners and the Archdiocesan Strategic Planning Committee.
Once that happens, recommendations are made and can involve mergers or a plan to assure future sustainability. Results will be announced in Spring 2015, the archdiocese has estimated.
Information regarding the Pastoral Planning Initiative was shared with all affected parishes over the weekend.
The parishes that will be...

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, has said that despite Nigeria being the second largest producer of steel and iron ore in Africa, yet, it imports products from steel and iron into the country every year

Speaking during the pre-commissioning visit to the cold roll mill project of Kamwire steel industries, Ilorin, at the weekend, the minister said that any country that relies entirely on exporting raw materials without having a strong industrial and related services sector would remain poor.

The minister, who said that Nigeria spends over N500 billion ($3.3 billion) every year to import items like roofing sheets, nails, rooof tiles headpans, gauze wire that are produced from steel and iron ore minerals, added that the money spent on the importation may increase from $3.3 billion to $15 billion in the next decades if necessary measures were not put in place in the nation鈥 industrial policy.

鈥ÞÍo, if people like Alhaji Kamaldeen Yusuf and others do not do what they are d...

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The warm spell that pushed Bay Area temperatures into the 80s and 90s over the weekend is expected to give way to a cool, drizzly week.
Forecasters say the run of above-average temperatures will end Monday with a Pacific Northwest system reaching California by Tuesday morning, likely bringing at least a sprinkle to the coast and rain across the region late in the day.
鈥淥verall, precipitation will be generally light,鈥?said , a meteorologist with the . 鈥onetheless we鈥l notice a significant cooldown and cloudy conditions.鈥?
Wet wether will linger until Wednesday, Gass said, with total rainfall approaching no more than a tenth of an inch in most places. Temperatures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are expected to top out in the 60s in San Francisco and the mid-70s in inland areas.
The cold front comes on the heels of temperatures in the mid-80s in San Francisco on Sunday, about 15 degrees above average. hit 91 on Sunday. San Jose reached 87.
Monday鈥 weather is forecast to be just a touch c...

The Association of Business Educators of Nigeria (ABEN) has awarded Kwara State University&nbsp; (KWASU) the hosting right of its 26th four-day National Conference between Wednesday, October 15 and&nbsp; Saturday, October 18, 2014.

The conference, tagged 鈥wara 2014,鈥?is themed 鈥ritical Incidents in the Nigerian Educational System: Challenges to Business Education.鈥?
A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Hajia Hamidat Suleiman, which was made available to journalists in Ilorin, at the weekend, said the conference is expected to help proffer solutions to various challenges facing Business and Entrepreneurship Education in the country.

The statement, which also said that entrepreneurship education is very key to the socio-economic development of any nation, added that entrepreneurship training equips young people with requisite knowledge and skills to be job creators rather than job seekers, and that it instils in them a spirit for wealth creation and community...

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Due to an overwhelming clamor from fans, organizers of Allen Iverson鈥 forthcoming Manila visit have decided to hold a second basketball clinic with no less than the former National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP at the helm.<br>&nbsp;<br>Still a part of Iverson鈥 鈥淎ll In鈥?charity basketball event for the benefit of Gawad Kalinga, a second basketball clinic, this time for adults, will be staged on November 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena a few hours before he takes the floor as coach of the Ball Up Streetball All-Stars, who will banner Team Gawad Kalinga, as they battle Team PCWorx composed of UAAP, lead by MVP Kiefer Ravena of Ateneo, NCAA, and PBA players reinforced by former NBA stars Eddy Curry and DerMarr Johnson.<br>&nbsp;<br>The clinic will run from 3-5 pm.<br>&nbsp;<br>鈥t鈥 always a privilege for me to go out there and share my love and passion for basketball,鈥?the former top NBA rookie pick said in a telephone interview. 鈥his won鈥檛...

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Manny Pacquiao鈥 debut as a playing coach in the Philippine Basketball Association will go on as planned on October 19 as the two-sport athlete got the green light to play from trainer Freddie Roach.<br><br>鈥Ê¥eah, he asked my permission to play in the opening day for the fans, so I told him I'll allow him to see action for only one minute," Roach told

鈥?If he plays more than a minute) I myself will take him out. I'm coming with him to Manila, sit on the team bench and act as the head coach with him as my assistant, " joked the American trainer. 鈥e can play as long as he wishes, if that's what it will take to make the fans happy. I just told him to take care not to get injured.鈥?br><br>Pacquiao is already deep in training for his upcoming fight in Macau next month. He will defend his WBO welterweight title against Chris Algieri. Weeks away from Pacquiao鈥 second match of 2014, the trainer wants his star student to be extra careful on the basketball court.

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A Northern Elders Forum (NEF) chieftain, Mr Solomon Dalung, has declared that the North is a key stakeholder in the Nigerian project such that it cannot be neglected when the issue of national unity is being contemplated.

This is even as he declared that Nigeria could not know peace if the North was in crisis of any form, saying that the region with the largest population in the country had paid its price sufficiently.

Delivering a lecture, entitled, 鈥ational Conference: National Unity and the North鈥?at the inaugural lecture of the Bauchi Generational Leadership Awareness Initiative, last week, in Bauchi, Dalung submitted that the North was the major fulcrum upon which national unity of the country had to be anchored.

According to him, the much talk-about national unity could not be negotiated with a major stakeholder (North) that had both political and geographical advantage, declaring that, 鈥herefore, the North cannot be neglected when issues of national unity is being contemplated.鈥?
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TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) 鈥?A pet parrot that spoke with a British accent when it disappeared from its home four years ago has been reunited with its owner 鈥?and the bird now speaks Spanish.
The reunion was brought about by a Southern California veterinarian who mistook Nigel, an African gray parrot, for her own missing bird, the Daily Breeze reported Sunday (
tracked microchip to Darren Chick, a Brit who lives in Torrance.
"I introduced myself and said, 'Have you lost a bird?'" Micco told the newspaper. "He initially said, 'No.' But he thought I meant recently."
When she verified Chick's name and said she had his African grey parrot, "He looked at me like I was crazy."
He said his bird went missing four years earlier.
Little is known about Nigel's whereabouts the past four years, but Chick says the bird's British accent is gone, and it now chatters in Spanish.
Chick says last week's reunion brought tears of joy to his eyes 鈥?despite the fact that Nigel bit him when he f...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against perverting the wills of Nigerians in the 2015 general election, describing the polls as a deciding faith of the unity of the country.

Also, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, had declared that only the institutionalisation of governance , can bring about the survival of the country鈥 democracy.

The duo spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Sunday, during a book presentation and valedictory service in honour of the outgoing governor of the state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who is leaving office on Wednesday.

Speaking on the pivotal role the 2015 election will play on the survival of the country, Tambuwal, said 鈥淢y expectations fro m INEC is that there should be election in Nigeria and it must be credible, impartial and transparent.

鈥NEC must display patriotism by not favouring any of the party and respecting the will of the people for democracy to grow and for us to remain united鈥? Ta...

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Williams attended Redwood High School in Larkspur and studied theater at the College of Marin before he was accepted to the Juilliard School in New York, where he graduated in 1976.
Two years later, he landed a starring roll in 鈥淢ork and Mindy,鈥?a spinoff of his 鈥appy Days鈥?character, but he maintained his , eventually establishing a home in San Francisco鈥 Sea Cliff neighborhood that he鈥檇 open to
Williams spent his final years in Tiburon, where authorities say he apparently killed himself at age 63, after battling addiction and depression, as well as dealing with
The petition to rename the Waldo Tunnel after Williams was started by Belvedere resident Julie Wainwright, who had hoped to gather at least 10,000 signatures.
鈥淟ike many worldwide, I am mourning the death of the immensely talented entertainer and incredibly good person, Robin Williams,鈥?she wrote on the change.org page. 鈥e was my neighbor 鈥?I often saw him running errands, walking the dog, performing at the local th...

Outgoing Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday, said the in-coming government of Mr Ayo Fayose needed prayers.

Fayemi, who spoke at St. Patrick鈥 Catholic Cathedral, Ado-Ekit, on Sunday, at a Mass to mark the end of his tenure, said such prayers were needed for the new government to be able to achieve lasting peace for the state.

This is coming just as eminent Nigerians, including Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Oyo State governor, Aboila Ajimobi, Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, national chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, as well as former Ekiti State governor, Chief Segun Oni among several others, stormed Ado-Ekiti in his honour.

He told the congregation that his government had been able to create culture of peace in the mind of the people of Ekiti, in its four years tenure and that the new government would require prayers to be able to sustain the current peace.

Fayemi said contrary to impression in some quarters, most political appointees in his cabinet w...

<br>Find out what to look for in Sunday's game against the Redskins

<br>Injuries, quarterback situation make for uncertainty for Bruce Arians' club

<br>Images of key players for this week's opponent, the Redskins

<br>According to the numbers, especially in Arizona's short passing game, maybe they should have tried to keep him.

Welcome to #CardsMailbag, a weekly installment that allows you to ask me questions about the Arizona Cardinals throughout the week via Twitter @joshweinfuss. I'll answer them every weekend during the season. Make sure to use the hashtag #CardsMailbag.

Surgery earlier this week to repair the meniscus in Matt Shaughnessy's left knee went well, the Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker said. "I'm walking," he said with a smile.

"It鈥l be huge for an offense," Thomas said. "Any time you get a running game going it makes it easier on a quarterback. So, for me, for Carson [Palmer], Drew [Stanton], whoever it is ... Dennis [Dixon], if we ...

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A new store, a new city, and an all-new concept. It all came together on Grant Avenue last week for the Italian luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli. Architect created a serene, soft white space with travertine tiles and walnut accents to complement the neutral palette of the cashmere, silks, furs and wools of the collections. 鈥hy wouldn鈥檛 we introduce our new design concept here?鈥?said store manager . 鈥his is a new fashion destination.鈥?
Showstoppers for men include a streamlined double-breasted cashmere suit in a soft brown and blue check, and double-buckle lacquered calfskin shoes. Going to a gala? A silvery jeweled cummerbund will outshine any chandelier. For the ladies, there are mink bombers, copper metallic silk blouses, and crepe wool twill slouchy trousers.
鈥ith all the luxury stores here,鈥?said Hamilton, 鈥淯nion Square is becoming a smaller Rodeo Drive.鈥?
116 Grant Ave., S.F. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. (415) 982-1200.
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How does one break a country?

Apparently Apple may have done just that. At least , who blames the Cupertino tech giant for putting a big economic hurt on the Scandinavian nation.

In a chat with CNBC earlier today, Stubb said Apple could be to blame for the demise of its two biggest industries, which in turn led to an economic downturn and a ratings downgrade for the Nordic country.

We have two champions which went down, Alexander Stubb told CNBC Monday. As well as the technology firm Nokia, he explained that the paper industry in Finland had fallen on hard times.

Finland is a key production site for Europe s biggest paper producers,UPM-Kymmeneæåandæå. The sector is also crucial for the country s economy.

Stubb, though, said he and his countrymen were keeping stiff upper lips in the face of Apple s allegedly egregious aggression:

A little bit paradoxically I guess one could say that the iPhone killedæåæåand the iPad killed the Finnish paper industry, but we ll make a comeback.

And just in case h...

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R B star Chris Brown has come under fire from charity workers after describing the ongoing Ebola epidemic as 鈥 form of population control.鈥?
The 鈥iss Kiss鈥?hit maker on Monday, writing, 鈥 don鈥檛 know鈥?But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control. S鈥?is getting crazy bruh,鈥?before adding, 鈥淟et me shut my black a鈥?up!鈥?
The post has sparked a wave of criticism from charities working to stop the spread of the deadly disease, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa since the outbreak began earlier this year.

Jane Moyo, a spokeswoman for British charity Action Aid, has branded Brown 鈥渢houghtless鈥?and urged him to make a substantial donation to the fight against Ebola to make amends.

She tells WENN, 鈥e has obviously ignored Twitter鈥 key rule: Think before you tweet. This is a global emergency about three countries struggling with a deadly disease, countries whose health systems are under immense strain. This is obviously nothing to d...

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Magic rookie Elfrid Payton s attempted alley-oop pass becomes banked-in 3 in loss to Hornets (Video)By
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During the first quarter of a Monday night preseason visit to North Carolina to take on the Charlotte Hornets, the Orlando Magic's rookie point guard ran down a loose ball tapped back far beyond the 3-point line. As the Hornets scrambled to find their defensive marks, they left Payton's fellow 2014 first-rounder, forward Aaron Gordon, all alone in the left corner, just begging for the former Arizona star to back-cut to the basket against the napping defense. Payton saw the play unfolding and tried to make it, but his pass was juuuuuuust a bit off ... and fortuitously so for the Magic:

The banged-in banker from 32 feet away 鈥?just like head coach Jacque Vaughn drew it up, naturally 鈥?was Payton's only "3-point attempt" of the night. Way to keep those percentages up, rook. (The absence of play-by-play call, meaning we only get the dispas...

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Less than 48 hours after , the Eagles gave a stellar performance in a 4-2 victory on Monday morning at Thomas College.

That is the best game we ve ever played as a team, Messalonskee coach Katie McLaughlin said. I, hands-down, could not be prouder of these girls. We spent all day Sunday as a team together 鈥?holding each other, crying, really trying to figure out how we re going to move forward, especially with the last two weeks at school and all our circumstances.

The girls had every excuse in the world today to not play well. And they came together and worked as one whole unit better than I ve ever seen a team do.

Charette was killed in a hayride accident on Saturday night in Mechanic Falls, less than two weeks after another Messalonskee student committed suicide. Messalonskee star forward Emily Hogan, who was also on the hayride Saturday, did not play in Monday s game.

We just wanted to play our hearts (out), because we know Cassidy would have got one more soccer game, and she would have jus...

THOUGH Skye Bank Plc said it had paid the mandatory deposit of 20 per cent for the acquisition of Mainstreet Bank, fresh facts emerged at the weekend that after passing through a well contested bidding process to emerge as preferred bidder for the acquisition of Mainstreet, Skye Bank may be facing serious funding hurdles in a bid to make full payment of the bid price.

Nigerian Tribune investigations reveal that the disclosed deal price is a whopping N120 billion ($741mn), which is 4 per cent larger than Skye Bank鈥 half year 2014 (1H14) equity base.

Sources close to the deal expressed concerns that even if the bank succeeded in raising the money it plans to raise before year end, it might not be enough to comfortably fund the deal.

鈥f we assume that Skye Bank successfully raises the $100 million in tier 2 capital it was looking to close before year-end, its capital buffer only funds 34 per cent of the deal price.

鈥hus, given the size of the deal and the apparently low organic capital available to Sk...

Bill Hader brought back Stefon, one of his most popular characters from his time on the show, while hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. Stefon visited Weekend Update, as usual, giving viewers advice on going out in New York City, and revealed a pretty big surprise at the end.æå
Stefon wasn't the only former "SNL" character to make a return to the late-night show. Although Kristen Wiig wasn't hosting, she impersonated Kathie Lee Gifford during a sketch skewering NBC's "Hollywood Game Night" hosted by Kate McKinnon's Jane Lynch.
Wiig's Kathie Lee was joined by Jay Pharoah's Morgan Freeman, Hader's Al Pacino and a water cooler full of wine.
Wiig's first surprise appearance of the night, however, came right at the beginning of the show, when she sang with her "Skeleton Twins" co-star in his monologue.æå<br>
"That was really really bad," Wiig said of Hader's voice. "I love you, but don't do that to television."
The episode also featured a t...

Chairman of the tribunal of enquiry into the crisis at Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Professor Idowu Shobowale, has advised Lagos State government to pay serious attention to funding of tertiary institutions.

Professor Shobowale gave the advice during the submission of the tribunal鈥 report.&nbsp;

Addressing members of the state executive council, he urged the government to take over payment of salaries of staff in tertiary institutions.

He said all hands must be on deck to eliminate what he described as irresponsible and destructive tendencies on the part of students of the institution.

鈥hen facilities provided with tax payers鈥?hard earned money are vandalised, a number of things happen. First, progress is halted; the facilities cannot be expanded or added to; rather, they have to be replaced. This kind of self-inflicted but senseless retardation must be stopped in our society.鈥?
He also said the management of public institutions in Lagos State has to be more sensitive to the ...

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For decades, October in Half Moon Bay has been synonymous with pumpkins, but there鈥 a new festival in town this year. The first Coastside Brewfest will bring in some of the Bay Area鈥 best breweries to inaugurate the Brewfest with samples of top beers such as Hop Dogma, Highway 1, Drakes, Moylan鈥 and many more. Food trucks will offer a variety of local specialties, and the Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., the festival鈥 host, will be open for visitors interested in sustainable coastal cuisine.
Vitals: Oct. 25, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. $27.38 ($11.85 designated driver). 390 Capistrano Road, Half Moon Bay. (650) 728-2739, .
鈥�ahoe鈥 Freaky Saturday: South Lake Tahoe鈥 Freaker鈥 Ball is expanding this year to four venues, all under the MontBleu roof, as it takes on the theme 鈥reaky Horror Picture Show鈥?鈥?and yes, there will be a Time Warp dance, as well as decor inspired by 80 years of horror movies, a conga parade and zany costumes that will be worth prizes to some imaginative souls. Oct. 25, 8 p.m. $25...

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Vaughn Donayre hungry for redemption: 鈥eter Davis, I鈥 coming for you.鈥y Gabriel Pangalangan | One FC&nbsp; &nbsp;21 hours ago All Vaughn Donayre had on his mind was to jump back into the cage, hungry for redemption.
Vaughn Donayre is hungry to redeem himself. (Photo: Cheryl Tay for ONE FC)The 35-year-old Filipino did not have an ideal start to his ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) career, but he went right back to the gym after and resumed training at The Champion Club in Dubai where he is currently based.

鈥淟et's just say I fell off the horse, so I just want to be put right back on it. I'm grateful for ONE FC giving me this golden opportunity to redeem myself,鈥?Donayre said.

鈥ords can't explain how motivated I am right now. The disappointment fuels redemption in my heart and that fuels my desire to fight.鈥?
High risks, high rewards

Donayre is a fighter who lives by the belief that high risks come with high rewards.

A few years ago, he relocated to Dubai, leaving the comforts ...

Shareholders of Access Bank have approved the lender鈥 N68 billion rights issues.

The approval was got at the group鈥 Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in Lagos on Monday.

On completion of the offer, Access Bank鈥 authorised share capital would be increased from N13 billion to N20 billion by the creation of additional 14 billion ordinary shares, thereby translating to 38 billion ordinary shares and&nbsp;two billion preference shares at 50 kobo each.

Access Bank said the proposed capital raiser is at N8.90 kobo per share and stated that the forecast price would be anywhere between N13 and N16 and noted the price of the rights issue is below its book value.

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the bank, Herbert Wigwe, said it took a lot of things into consideration, which included the current Earnings Per Share (EPS) of the stock, the current share price as well as the book price, which is N11 in the determining the price of the rights issue.

He also disclosed that the timing is right as it ...

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A. Harrison Barnes has seen the Mir space station.

B. Andrew Bogut鈥 nephew calls him Duncle Bogut.

C. Stephen Curry was asked for help in ending the California drought.

D. Klay Thompson likes to dine by candlelight.

The trick answer might be 鈥ll of the above,鈥?as you鈥l find in the Warriors鈥?latest installment of award-winning commercials debut Monday night with the concept of 鈥ÞÇub tales鈥?鈥?Paul Bunyan-esque yarns about the players鈥?superhuman exploits that you have to see to believe.

For the third year in a row, the Warriors hired MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER to create a concept for commercials and then shoot them in the Bay Area. It鈥 the same agency that won the NBA鈥 best commercial at the Sports Media Marketing Awards in 2012-13 and consistently had fans laughing with the 2013-14 series.

鈥e do love the organization,鈥?said John Matejczyk, the co-founder and executive director of MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER. Chief marketing officer 鈥hip Bowers is just a super authentic guy. (VP of d...

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Magic rookie Elfrid Payton s attempted alley-oop pass becomes banked-in 3 in loss to Hornets (Video)By
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During the first quarter of a Monday night preseason visit to North Carolina to take on the Charlotte Hornets, the Orlando Magic's rookie point guard ran down a loose ball tapped back far beyond the 3-point line. As the Hornets scrambled to find their defensive marks, they left Payton's fellow 2014 first-rounder, forward Aaron Gordon, all alone in the left corner, just begging for the former Arizona star to back-cut to the basket against the napping defense. Payton saw the play unfolding and tried to make it, but his pass was juuuuuuust a bit off ... and fortuitously so for the Magic:

The banged-in banker from 32 feet away 鈥?just like head coach Jacque Vaughn drew it up, naturally 鈥?was Payton's only "3-point attempt" of the night. Way to keep those percentages up, rook. (The absence of play-by-play call, meaning we only get the dispas...

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鈥he really neat thing about Dreamforce this year is not just the size and the innovation,鈥?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said as he stood next to a symbolic 6-foot wall of cans built near the Dreamforce entrance on Howard Street. 鈥ach and every year, Dreamforce gives back even more than ever before, and this year is no exception.鈥?
Salesforce did focus on some business. As expected, Benioff promoted Wave, a new cloud analytics platform introduced Monday. The platform helps Salesforce business clients glean more information about their customers from the data already gathered by other software. Salesforce hopes Wave taps into an estimated $38 billion market for data analytics.

The overriding theme Monday, though, was community service, a sensitive topic given the record number of people attending the conference and the street closures around Moscone Center.

Company officials insist that its efforts this year are not a meaningless salve to make San Franciscans forget about the traffic headaches.

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Bill Hader brought back Stefon, one of his most popular characters from his time on the show, while hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. Stefon visited Weekend Update, as usual, giving viewers advice on going out in New York City, and revealed a pretty big surprise at the end.æå
Stefon wasn't the only former "SNL" character to make a return to the late-night show. Although Kristen Wiig wasn't hosting, she impersonated Kathie Lee Gifford during a sketch skewering NBC's "Hollywood Game Night" hosted by Kate McKinnon's Jane Lynch.
Wiig's Kathie Lee was joined by Jay Pharoah's Morgan Freeman, Hader's Al Pacino and a water cooler full of wine.
Wiig's first surprise appearance of the night, however, came right at the beginning of the show, when she sang with her "Skeleton Twins" co-star in his monologue.æå<br>
"That was really really bad," Wiig said of Hader's voice. "I love you, but don't do that to television."
The episode also featured a t...

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Animaniacs. X-Men. Pinky and the Brain. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ghostbusters. Farewell, youæåwill be missed. Now, future generations of kids will not know the excitement of waking up on a Saturday morning and planting themselves in front of the TV screen with a bowl of cereal for hours.

As of Sept. 27, Vortexx (The CW), the last remaining Saturday cartoon block, aired for the final time. The cartoon block was replaced with a series of live-action educational shows called One Magnificent Morning. The move away from networks broadcasting cartoons began in the 90鈥 that were dealing with FCC regulations, decreasing viewership, and competition from cable programming.

One of the great things about Saturday morning cartoons was that they aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX and the CW (formerly WB) networks which didn鈥檛 require cable and made them accessible to kids everywhere.

I fondly remember the anxiety of having to decide which show to watch when two cartoons were airing at the same time or tryi...

In line with MTN Foundation鈥 continued commitment to support State Governments鈥?efforts at reducing the security challenges in the country, the Foundation has donated security vehicles to the Rivers State Government under the third phase of its Security Support Project (SSP).

Receiving the vehicles, Governor Chibuike Amaechi, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Tele Ikuru commended the MTN Foundation, which is the Corporate Social Investment arm of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, for keying into his administration鈥 vision of providing adequate security to engender socio-economic growth in the state. He said the initiative would help complement efforts made by the government in securing the lives and properties of the state鈥 inhabitants.

鈥he business of security is everyone鈥 business. Government can鈥檛 handle the security challenge alone which is why we are particularly gladdened by this gesture which is the first of its kind since this administration embarked on its transformation agenda. ...

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When brought his new cabaret act to Feinstein鈥 last month, it was the first time he鈥檇 performed in San Francisco since the early 鈥?0s. But in some ways it鈥 as if the flamboyant drag diva has never left the place where his career got its start in 1983. His breakthrough first play 鈥淰ampire Lesbians of Sodom鈥?was revived in April by . Another of his best-known works, 鈥ÞÇie, Mommie, Die!鈥?鈥?which he later adapted for the 2003 film of the same name 鈥?opened Saturday at in a fitful but ever-more entertaining production.
It鈥 a classic Busch camp satire/lampoon of the film genre sometimes called grande dame guignol, teeming with caustic one-liners and comically unsavory activities. Onstage, there鈥 murder, adultery, drugs, a kind of semi-consensual rape, more murder, hints of incest, Hollywood liberal hypocrisy and more than a touch of religious fanaticism. Lurking offstage are the perils of the Mob, the Communist Menace and the possibility of becoming president (the story is set in...

The pomato or tomtato is a chimera produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. Cherry tomatoes grow on the vine, while white potatoes grow in the soil from the same plant.

The concept of grafting related potatoes and tomatoes so that both are produced on the same plant was originally developed in 1977 at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in TÈýbingen, Germany, and although healthy, the plant produced neither potatoes nor tomatoes. The Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in KËçln produced a plant with fruit in 1994.

As with all grafts, this plant will not occur in nature and cannot be grown from seed, because the two parts of the plant remain genetically separate, and only rely on each other for nourishment and growth. Like most standard types of plant grafting, a small incision is made in the stem of both plants and they are strapped together. Once the cuts have healed and the plants are joined, the l...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥?Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks is in a Las Vegas hospital after a second operation for abdominal problems.
The 61-year-old boxer, who catapulted to fame by beating Muhammad Ali in 1978, had the second surgery in recent days after complications from the first emergency surgery, his wife said.
It s going to be a long road ahead, but he s strong and he s starting to recover, Brenda Spinks told The Associated Press.
Brenda Spinks said she doesn t know how long her husband will be hospitalized, but that she s optimistic about his recovery.
There were complications after his first surgery, but everything has been fixed, she said.
Earlier, singer Tony Orlando sent out a tweet asking people to pray for Spinks, a good friend of his. Orlando wrote that Spinks was facing the greatest fight of his life.
Spinks and younger brother Michael both won Olympic gold medals in 1976 in different weight classes and went on to become heavyweight champions. Leon s rise was meteoric 鈥?he got a sh...

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Pham and other health care workers wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields 鈥?and sometimes full-body suits 鈥?when caring for Duncan, but she became the first person to contract the disease within the United States. Duncan died Wednesday.

Health care workers including Pham were told to monitor themselves by taking their temperatures. She went to the hospital Friday night after finding she had a fever.

Ebola has killed more than 4,000 people in an outbreak the World Health Organization has called the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times. Federal health officials say they are ramping up training for medical workers who deal with the infected.

Members of the church Pham s family attends held a special Mass for her in Fort Worth on Monday night. Rev. Jim Khoi, of the Our Lady of Fatima Church, said Pham s mother told him the nurse had received a transfusion that could save her life.

Her mom says that she got the blood from the gentleman, a very good g...

THE Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Sagamu Unit, said it has lost a sum of N25 million to vandalism of its equipment in the last five months.

Stating this over at weekend was the Business Manager of Sagamu Unit, Mr Peter Oyelami, in a chat with the Nigerian Tribune, who lamented that the activities of vandals in some towns under the unit were alarming.

Oyelami explained that the development had caused the company a lot in term of revenue generation, saying that the company could not generate revenue in areas where there was total darkness due to the activities of vandals.

He said: 鈥he cost of vandalism of IBEDC equipment is enormous. It is a very colossal loss to our company. We are losing revenue in areas where the vandals might have perpetrated their unpatriotic act, because we cannot serve our customers bills for the service (s) not provided. It is a serious issue.鈥?
The business manager appealed to members of the public, especially communities under the business unit, to collabora...

Following the inherent technical problems associated with the automotive industry in the recent times, Nigerian importers have been warned to desist from purchasing used and recalled cars.&nbsp; According to Carmudi, Nigeria鈥 online car market place, recalled cars are cars that automakers order for their return after releasing them to the market. This is always due to some technical problems resulting from parts omission in the factory during production.

Recently, American automaker, Ford, announced a major recall of 850,000 vehicles from model years 2013 and 2014 due to a problem with the 鈥estraints control module.鈥?
Also, it was documented that Toyota Hiace YH3 buses were recalled in Australia as a result of fire in 1990 and recently in 2012. The 1990 safety recall closed August 26, 2010, the period Nigeria started recording high Toyota Hiace crashes involving fire incidents, giving proof that most of these recalled cars made their way to Nigeria.

In a statement, Carmudi said such brands of rec...

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JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥? Secretary-General chastised Israeli Prime Minister on Monday over the issue of Jewish settlements and challenged him to show "leadership" and make compromises for peace.
The uncharacteristically harsh language by Ban came during a visit to Jerusalem, where the U.N. chief denounced Israel's latest construction move as a "clear violation of international law."
Ban was referring to an announcement by the Jerusalem municipality's two weeks ago, which said it had approved plans for the construction of some 2,500 homes in Givat Hamatos. The construction would complete a band of Jewish housing in east Jerusalem and present another obstacle to the Palestinian goal of establishing a capital in the area, which was captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war.
"This does not send the right signals, and I urge the government of Israel to reverse these activities," Ban said, standing next to Netanyahu. "The status quo is not tenable. It is clear the sides must re...

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As far as four UAAP coaches are concerned, the National University Bulldogs will be the favorites in what promises to be an explosive winner-take-all match for the UAAP Season 77 men鈥 basketball title this Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.<br><br>The coaches鈥teneo鈥 Bo Perasol, Kenneth Duremdes of Adamson, University of the East鈥 Derrick Pumaren and Rey Madrid of University of the Philippines鈥ú¯elieve the Bulldogs are armed with enough tools against the Far Eastern University Tamaraws in their 4 p.m. encounter that is tipped to draw another capacity crowd.<br><br>Perasol, whose Blue Eagles suffered a stunning collapse against the Bulldogs despite enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage in their Final Four series, is convinced NU has enough momentum following its masterful 62-47 victory in Game 2 last week aside from its prized import in the mold of Cameroonian center Alfred Aroga.<br><br>鈥agawa nila 鈥ung gusto nilang gawin nu鈥g Game 2 kaya mas mataas ang ku...

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The 17-year-old, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for campaigning for girls education in Pakistan s Swat Valley, has become an international household name, particularly following her high-profile speech to the United Nations last year, and has authored a best-selling memoir.

Satyarthi, a 60-year-old campaigner against child labor in India, is much less well-known. He s known for mounting raids on factories employing children 鈥?sometimes facing down armed guards 鈥?as well as running a rehabilitation center for liberated children, organizing the Global March Against Child Labour, and setting up a certification system to ensure that carpets are made without child labor.

While Yousafzai and Satyarthi are both admirable and inspiring figures, I think it s worth stepping back and assessing the Nobel committee s mission. In its early years, the Nobel Peace Prize was most often given to honor a specific accomplishment in peacemaking 鈥?a treaty drafted or a conflict ended. (This is why som...

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) 鈥?Archaeologists digging through a vast ancient tomb in Amphipolis in northern Greece have uncovered a floor mosaic that covers the whole area of a room seen as the antechamber to the main burial ground.
The mosaic, 3 meters (10 feet) long and 4.5 meters (15 feet) wide, depicts a horseman with a laurel wreath driving a chariot drawn by two horses and preceded by the god Hermes. According to a Culture Ministry announcement on Sunday, Hermes is depicted here as the conductor of souls to the afterlife.
The mosaic is made up of pebbles in many colors: white, black, gray, blue, red and yellow. A circular part, near the center of the mosaic, is missing, but authorities say enough fragments have been found to reconstruct a large part.
The ministry says that archaeologists have dated the mosaic to the last quarter of 4th century B.C. (325-300 B.C.), consistent with their belief the grave contains the remains of a contemporary of Alexander the Great, the ancient Greek King of Macedonia, who ...

Sam Ukala鈥 epic play emerges winner of the 2014 Nigeria Prize for Literature while Isidore Diala wins the Award for Literary Criticism

THE race for the 2014 Nigeria Prize for Literature ended on Thursday with the announcement of academic, playwright and director, Professor Sam Ukala as the winner of the prestigious prize sponsored by the Nigeria LNG Limited.

Though 214 entries from playwrights within and outside Nigeria commenced the race with Ukala鈥 鈥¶Èredi War鈥? the play was adjudged the best by the three-person jury led by Professor Charity Angya, Vice Chancellor, Benue State University. Professors Ahmed Yerima, a past winner of the prize and Akanji Nasir were the other judges.

鈥he language captures indigenous sensibilities, preserves the profundity of the original, and yet entertains,鈥?noted Professor Angya about 鈥¶Èredi War鈥? a play that addresses the socio-political history of the Owa kingdom in Delta State and the imperialistic tendencies of the colonialists at the beginning of the ...

FORMER governor of Kwara State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bukola Saraki ,has withdrawn from the race for the presidential ticket of the party, citing the need to avoid rancour that usually follow keenly contested primaries as well as what he calls the complicated nature of the 2015 presidential election.

Announcing the suspension of his bid, he said in a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune, in Abuja, on Sunday ,that Nigeria鈥 political outlook for 2015 is very complicated and 鈥渢his is the time for every patriotic politician to situate his personal ambition in the context of the country鈥 overall interest.鈥?
Party stakeholders, particularly ,from Kwara State, had recently started to mount pressure on the APC leader to join the presidential fray for what they saw as his positive leadership qualities and track record of achievement.

But he argued in his statement that even though, party primaries in any healthy democracy would always leave several conten...

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A Dallas nurse who cared for Ebola victim has become the first person to contract the Ebola virus on U.S. soil. Her case, which has become a national sensation, threatens to shatter public confidence in the preparations that the country鈥 health care system made after the current Ebola outbreak began to spread. This outbreak, the worst on record, has killed more than 4,000 people 鈥?mostly in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
We鈥e now starting to see that Western nations weren鈥檛 as prepared as they said they were for the disease. The infection of the Dallas nurse is the second known to have occurred outside of West Africa since the outbreak began in March. The other is that of a nurse鈥 aide in Spain.
It鈥 bewildering and frightening to realize that health officials weren鈥檛 completely ready for this, considering all the time they had. Dr. , director of the , said a still-unknown breach of protocol ended with the Texas nurse鈥 diagnosis.
What鈥 really frigh...

Kano State governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that two of the G7 governors still in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC), while more governors would move into the party.

Governor Kwankwaso gave this indication at the Government House, Ilorin, when he paid a courtesy visit on Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, as part of his consultation&nbsp; for the presidential ticket of the APC for the 2015 election.

Dr Kwankwaso, described APC members as practical people with extensive grassroots reach that will rejuvenate the national economy, tackle corruption and ensure national growth.

鈥淥ur economy can never be good in a situation of crisis; our economy can never be good in the face of corruption. Those who are trying to convince us that the economy is good don鈥檛 know what they are saying. Yes, their economy is good. The masses economy is bad. That is the situation today. And that is what the APC wants to correct.

On the issue of APC conse...

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鈥 don鈥檛 know what鈥 going to happen, but obviously I want to play,鈥?Pierzynski said. 鈥淥ne of the reasons I came to St.Louis was to have a chance to play in these games. I鈥l do whatever鈥 needed.鈥?
Lackey was the winning pitcher in the final game of the 2002 World Series, just the second rookie in history to start and win a Game7. Lackey said Monday that his main memory of pitching at then-Pacific Bell Park in Game 4 was collecting his first big-league hit.
Another memory: walking intentionally 鈥?four times. 鈥ouldn鈥檛 you?鈥?Lackey asked.
So this year鈥 Giants team isn鈥檛 quite as fearsome.
鈥 mean, no offense to anybody in their lineup, but they don鈥檛 (have) Barry Bonds,鈥?Lackey said. 鈥hey have got a really good lineup. It鈥 a deep lineup, and especially when you鈥檝e got (Travis) Ishikawa hitting eighth. 鈥?It鈥 more of an -style lineup, which I鈥 pretty well accustomed to. So I鈥 going to have to make pitches all the way throughout the lineup. They are ...

WR believes he鈥 a number 1. If a team offers that compensation, Bills are interested. If not, will be tough to move.

鈥?Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet)
Williams, acquired from Tampa Bay this offseason for a sixth-round pick, was a healthy scratch for Sunday's 37-22 loss to New England. In the five games that preceded that event, Williams caught just eight passes, for 142 yards and a touchdown.

Bills head coach Doug Marroneæå following Sunday's loss to New England, claiming that the unexpected availability of defensive tackle , and a game plan heavily reliant on multiple tight ends, forced the team to scratch Williams - who does not play special teams - in favor of in the slot. Hogan, one of the team's most-used special teams players, caught five passes for 72 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Whaley, in speaking with reporters on Monday, stressed that the team is not actively shopping Williams, but would listen to offers for the veteran receiver if they come in. He also went out of his way to say that the...

Head coach Bruce Arians told the mediaæå "we came out of the ballgame really clean." There were no injuries that should cause players to lose any time.

He noted on the radio on Arizona Sports that Frostee Rucker's calf and Andre Ellington's foot are the really the only significant "bumps and bruises," but those injuries will be an issue all season.

Perhaps the most important question was how was feeling a day after throwing 44 times in the win after not having played several weeks. Arians said Palmer was "real good."

"I was concerned until I saw him today," Arians said when he was asked about his concern for his starting QB's health after the game. "Now he feels great, so we should be able to just get better and better and get stronger."

Palmer will be able to do "hopefully everything" in practice this week as the team prepares to face the , Palmer's former team, on Sunday.

Defensive end , who was slated to miss one to three weeks with an MCL ...

Lance Booth/TODAYOne-pot meals like Marion and Anthony Scotto's are easy to make and 鈥?perhaps as important on a busy weeknight 鈥?easy to clean up: Cooking in one pot means there's only one pot to wash after dinner. And there's no need to trade convenience for deliciousness. Make your one-pot meals shine with these expert tips from the mother-and-son cooking team behind Fresco by Scotto.æå
Lance Booth/TODAYStart with good ingredients:æåWhile Marion stresses that you don't need to go to gourmet shops to make great meals, "The most important thing is the ingredients." For her chicken cacciatore, she prefers to use San Marzano tomatoes from Italy, which can be found with other canned tomatoes in most grocery stores. "Those are the best type of tomatoes to put in all your sauces," she says, so stock up.æå
Brown the meat: As tempting as it might be to toss meat, vegetables, broth and so forth into a Crock-Pot or Dutch oven, if you take a little extra time to brown the meats before adding ...

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Towamencin police are warning residents of a telephone scam in which callers pretend to be agents with the Internal Revenue Service.

Numerous residents have reported they have received phone calls from people
claiming to work for the IRS who say they owe money, Towamencin police said.

鈥hese scam callers will state that if the
debts are not settled immediately via phone, that they will send agents and
police to arrest them. Please be advised that the IRS will not call you and ask
you to work out your debt over the phone,鈥?

Authorities advise residents who receive similar
calls to hang up immediately.
According to information from police, the IRS would never request credit card
information over the phone. Additionally, it would not insist on a specific
payment method or require immediate payment over the phone.
Taxpayers generally receive prior notification of IRS enforcement action involving
tax liens or levies, police advised.
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The 17-year-old, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for campaigning for girls education in Pakistan s Swat Valley, has become an international household name, particularly following her high-profile speech to the United Nations last year, and has authored a best-selling memoir.

Satyarthi, a 60-year-old campaigner against child labor in India, is much less well-known. He s known for mounting raids on factories employing children 鈥?sometimes facing down armed guards 鈥?as well as running a rehabilitation center for liberated children, organizing the Global March Against Child Labour, and setting up a certification system to ensure that carpets are made without child labor.

While Yousafzai and Satyarthi are both admirable and inspiring figures, I think it s worth stepping back and assessing the Nobel committee s mission. In its early years, the Nobel Peace Prize was most often given to honor a specific accomplishment in peacemaking 鈥?a treaty drafted or a conflict ended. (This is why som...

Sam Ukala鈥 epic play emerges winner of the 2014 Nigeria Prize for Literature while Isidore Diala wins the Award for Literary Criticism

THE race for the 2014 Nigeria Prize for Literature ended on Thursday with the announcement of academic, playwright and director, Professor Sam Ukala as the winner of the prestigious prize sponsored by the Nigeria LNG Limited.

Though 214 entries from playwrights within and outside Nigeria commenced the race with Ukala鈥 鈥¶Èredi War鈥? the play was adjudged the best by the three-person jury led by Professor Charity Angya, Vice Chancellor, Benue State University. Professors Ahmed Yerima, a past winner of the prize and Akanji Nasir were the other judges.

鈥he language captures indigenous sensibilities, preserves the profundity of the original, and yet entertains,鈥?noted Professor Angya about 鈥¶Èredi War鈥? a play that addresses the socio-political history of the Owa kingdom in Delta State and the imperialistic tendencies of the colonialists at the beginning of the ...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥?The NBA got what it came to Rio de Janeiro for: a marquee preseason game, superstars like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade on show, and the flavor of the beachfront city that will host the Olympic Games in two years.

Saturday's game didn't count with both teams just a few weeks into preseason practice. It was the first time James faced his former team the Miami Heat after leaving over the summer to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland defeated Miami 122-119 in overtime, improving the Cavaliers to 2-0 in the preseason and dropping Miami to 0-3. Kevin Love had 25 points to lead the Cavs. Chris Bosh led Miami with 19. James finished with 7 points, playing only 20 minutes.

Miami trailed by 20 points, but rallied against the Cavs reserves to tie it 105-105 and force overtime. Cleveland stretched the lead to 122-119 on two free throws by Joe Harris with 13 seconds left. Miami's Shabazz Napier missed two 3-point attempts in the final seconds.

The HSBC Arena, which will be used fo...

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A curved staircase, balustrades, oversize corbels and carved hardwood entry doors provide the home鈥 curb appeal. Inside, the public rooms host high ceilings, the eat-in kitchen includes decorative tile counters, and the bedrooms鈥?windows frame superlative views.

While much of the home was updated in 2000, many of Bertz鈥 designs and touches remain intact. In fact, his design transcends fads. The inclusion of natural light, stately wooden finishes and clean lines he was renowned for are on display throughout this tri-level.

In his youth, Bertz served as a draftsman for , an architect who designed many Craftsmans and Georgians of Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and St. Francis Wood. The pair collaborated on the storied , a home built for author in Glen Ellen that was destroyed in a fire before its completion.

Situated north of the Presidio, 549 El Camino Del Mar is near hiking trails, bicycle routes and the beaches in and around Sea Cliff.

Despite its prestigious pedigree, the home is open and invi...

The National Emergency&nbsp; Management Agency (NEMA), has decried the age-long neglect of ageing population in disaster risk reduction and emergency responce.

Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Muhammed Sani Sidi, speaking at the 2014 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, regretted that hitherto, the needs and potentials of the ageing population to disaster risk reduction and emergency responce recieved little attention in developing&nbsp; ountries like Nigeria, attributing it to widespread&nbsp; belief that few older people exist in developing countries or that traditional structure provide support to older people.

鈥here is also a mistaken presumption that older people are economically inactive, ageing issues have a low priority in government business, when tbey are considered, tbey are seen as welfare issues, in which older people are regarded as a burden on the society and passive recipient of care鈥?the NEMA boss said

The NEMA boss, who was represented by the Director of Trainin...

Whaley told reporters that the team would consider a trade involving Williams if fair compensation is offered. Finding that compensation might be difficult for Williams' agent though, considering the size of the fifth-year receiver's contract. With more than $30 million remaining on a deal that runs through 2018, the initial signs are that a deal will likely be difficult to broker:

Doug Whaley: "No teams have contacted us [about ]. We have not contacted any teams."

鈥?Mike Rodak (@mikerodak)
Williams, 27, was re-signed by the to a six-year deal worth $40.25 million contract just before the 2013 season. That season was cut short, however, by a hamstring injury that plagued Williams for several weeks before eventually sending him to injured reserve. In six games, Williams caught 22 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns.

Amidst a tumultuous offseason, Williams was traded to the Bills in April for a sixth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft that the Buccaneers used to select wide receiver Robert H...

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Here is how the 49ers (4-2) graded in Monday night鈥 31-17 win over the Rams (1-4):

PASS OFFENSE:æåSorry folks, Colin Kaepernick won鈥檛 put his 4-0 鈥淢onday Night Football鈥?record on the line the rest of the year. His 343 passing yards were the second-most of his career (412 in last year鈥 opener against the Packers). A pass-oriented strategy started off poorly against the NFL鈥 top-ranked pass defense 鈥?until Brandon Lloyd caught an 80-yard touchdown pass to ignite the third comeback win in as many weeks. The pass protection was sensational, as were the volume of targets (10 total). Anquan Boldin is ridiculously clutch (seven catches, 94 yards, TD). Michael Crabtree (3-49-1) celebrated his 32-yard TD catch by throwing it that far back into the crowd. Stevie Johnson (5-53-0) really has complemented this offense and hopefully his hip isn鈥檛 too damaged from the onside-kick recovery.æåGrade: A

RUN OFFENSE:æåCut to the chase here and the 49ers didn鈥檛 get it done when needed, failing to...

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Towamencin police are warning residents of a telephone scam in which callers pretend to be agents with the Internal Revenue Service.

Numerous residents have reported they have received phone calls from people
claiming to work for the IRS who say they owe money, Towamencin police said.

鈥hese scam callers will state that if the
debts are not settled immediately via phone, that they will send agents and
police to arrest them. Please be advised that the IRS will not call you and ask
you to work out your debt over the phone,鈥?

Authorities advise residents who receive similar
calls to hang up immediately.
According to information from police, the IRS would never request credit card
information over the phone. Additionally, it would not insist on a specific
payment method or require immediate payment over the phone.
Taxpayers generally receive prior notification of IRS enforcement action involving
tax liens or levies, police advised.
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Here'sæå when asked about his post-bye week record:

"I've been blessed with good players and good coaches," Reid said. "I don't know if there's a secret to that. If there is, I can't give it to you. I don't know what that is.



"I don't know if there's a secret to that. If there is, I can't give it to you." -Andy Reid
"I've always given the guys time off, maybe when that wasn't the popular thing to do. The league has got regulations on that now, so the players get some time off no matter what the coach does during a bye week. We give them an extra couple of days; we give them the week of, which we normally do. I've normally done that in the past, and it's worked out OK."

And here's what Reid said on Monday about his post-bye weeks:

"Well, what I do is the players get a week off and coaches get a few days off," Reid said. "The coaches are able to go back and do some self-scout work without any distractions around where they have to worry about meeting...

鈥淩eports of the infection of a nurse at the same hospital where the first U.S. patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, died in Dallas only heightens the concerns for registered nurses and other frontline hospital personnel who would be among the first to respond and interact with other patients about whether their hospital is doing enough to protect health workers as well as patients and the general public,鈥?National Nurses United Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro said in a statement Sunday.
The survey also found that 37 percent of nurses felt their hospital had insufficient supplies for containing the deadly virus, including face shields and goggles or fluid-resistant gowns.
The online survey has been filled out primarily by National Nurses United members, Charles Idelson, communications director for the group, said, but is open to any nurse in the U.S. A nurse can only fill out the survey once.
A high percentage of them are members of our national organization, which is 185,000 members, but many of them are n...

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CHICAGO (AP) 鈥?People living in a Chicago suburb on Monday looked at scattered pieces of a small plane and wondered if the last act of the pilot before his death was to spare residents' lives by crash landing in an empty lot on a crowded street.
Three physicians died in the crash late Sunday in Palos Hills, officials said.
"It looks like (the pilot) aimed for the one vacant spot," said , who lives with her daughter's family in Palos Hills. "I'm sure he sacrificed his own life for everybody else's."
Palos Hills Deputy Police Chief had the same thought after surveying the scene. He said neighbors told authorities they heard a sputtering engine and the aircraft circling before it crashed 鈥?a maneuver that could suggest a desperate search to land a crippled aircraft.
"I'd like to think that," Boie said. "That is the only vacant lot for (four) blocks."
The said there were no obvious reasons why the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron plane crashed in the suburb at about ...

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JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥? Secretary-General chastised Israeli Prime Minister on Monday over the issue of Jewish settlements and challenged him to show "leadership" and make compromises for peace.
The uncharacteristically harsh language by Ban came during a visit to Jerusalem, where the U.N. chief denounced Israel's latest construction move as a "clear violation of international law."
Ban was referring to an announcement by the Jerusalem municipality's two weeks ago, which said it had approved plans for the construction of some 2,500 homes in Givat Hamatos. The construction would complete a band of Jewish housing in east Jerusalem and present another obstacle to the Palestinian goal of establishing a capital in the area, which was captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war.
"This does not send the right signals, and I urge the government of Israel to reverse these activities," Ban said, standing next to Netanyahu. "The status quo is not tenable. It is clear the sides must re...

Kano State governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that two of the G7 governors still in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC), while more governors would move into the party.

Governor Kwankwaso gave this indication at the Government House, Ilorin, when he paid a courtesy visit on Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, as part of his consultation&nbsp; for the presidential ticket of the APC for the 2015 election.

Dr Kwankwaso, described APC members as practical people with extensive grassroots reach that will rejuvenate the national economy, tackle corruption and ensure national growth.

鈥淥ur economy can never be good in a situation of crisis; our economy can never be good in the face of corruption. Those who are trying to convince us that the economy is good don鈥檛 know what they are saying. Yes, their economy is good. The masses economy is bad. That is the situation today. And that is what the APC wants to correct.

On the issue of APC conse...

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Rodgers and Co. got a little help from a confused Joe Philbin. With the Packers trailing by four points and out of timeouts, the Dolphins made a strange decision to call a timeout of their own on 4th-and-10 with 1:07 left in the game. The break allowed Rodgers to get a play called and get his offense set, and sure enough, he hit for 18 yards and a new set of downs. Miami called another timeout afteræå to get them to the 4-yard line with six seconds left on the clock.

The Dolphins are possibly the most average team in the entire NFL. They seem hardwired to finish the season somewhere in the 6-9 win range, which should be enough for their traditional 2nd-3rd place finish in the AFC East. It's tough to gauge their defense but we've likely seen their ceiling and their floor over their last two matchups between Oakland and Green Bay.

The Packers remain tied for first place in the NFC North despite the complete lack of production out of their running backs over the past few weeks. To be fair to , the Packer...

MANY supporters of the founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T. B. Joshua, besieged the Lagos High Court, on Monday, as the coroner making inquest into the collapsed&nbsp; structure on the church premises began sitting.

The sympathisers, carrying placards with various inscriptions, said the televangelist was not guilty of any offence in the incident and called for his exoneration.

Four weeks after the collapse of the guest house on the premises of the church, a development that claimed more than a hundred lives, the coroner concluded concluded plans to visit the site of the incident.

Though none of the family members of the deceased was present, the coroner鈥 inquest, held at the Lagos High Court on Monday, had in attendance representatives from the Lagos State government, the SCOAN, the Red Cross and some members of the civil society.

While consoling the bereaved families, the presiding magistrate, Mr Oyetade Komolafe, pointed out that the aim of the i...

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I SIT IN my backyard, staring at the woodpile 鈥?my old faithful.

It was a good source of warmth in my youth, and, I ve concluded, perhaps the most reliable of all heating options.

I m not saying oil or gas are any less desirable. I ve lived most of my life benefiting from the convenience of turning a dial and feeling the oil-driven heat envelop me during long, cold, bitter northeast winters.

And now, we have natural gas after having taken advantage of the gas company s decision to run a line down our street in Waterville this summer.

From the time we learned natural gas was headed our way, we toyed with the idea of having a cleaner, less costly source of heat.

We played with the numbers, researched the benefits, asked many questions and kept abreast of where the lines would be installed in the city.

We were never guaranteed natural gas would be less costly than oil, but the indicators looked good.

In the spring, we got fliers in the mail from oil companies claiming natural gas is not all it is ...

Receiving: Just a week after perhaps one of the most atrocious games ever produced by ' receivers, the WR corps bounced back. æåThe return of Palmer meant the return of the 1-2 receiving punch known as and , as the Cardinals top two receivers both brought in touchdowns. æåIt was great to see Palmer connecting with his two main guys, and it was especially gratifying to watch Fitz get his first TD on the season. æåYes, there were a few drops, but overall, the team's receiving showed a huge improvement after the terrible game.

Run Defense: Calais Campbell's injury hurt an already depleted defensive line, and with LB Matt Shaughnessy also going down, many people were concerned with how the Cardinals' dominant run defense would respond. æåThey responded by holding the Redskins' RBs to just 67 yards total. æåIt was definitely a confidence-booster for an injury-stricken defense.

Interceptions: With Robert Griffin III out due to a dislocated ankle, the Redskins have been starting rookie in his place. æåThe Card...

Nigeria鈥 money transfer business landscape entered a new phase as the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and MoneyGram launched&nbsp; outbound money transfers in Nigeria.

The newly launched MoneyGram service allows Nigerians to send money abroad through any UBA branch in Nigeria or Africa, while the funds are received in dollar or the currency of the receiving country.

With this service, Nigerians can now send money to countries like the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) from Nigeria. The Nigerian, for instance, will send money in naira, the person receiving in the UK or the USA will receive it in pounds or dollars.&nbsp;

The outbound money transfer service allows Nigerians to send money in naira to over 200 countries around the world by simply working into any UBA branch in Nigeria or in the 18 other African countries where UBA has operations outside Nigeria or through any other MoneyGram Agent Bank.

The launch event, which held at UBA鈥 head office in Marina, Lagos, wa...

A battle of two 3-1 NVL football teams took place last Thursday night, resulting in a Holy Cross 34-13 rout of city opponent Kennedy on a chilly night at Municipal Stadium.

The game was not the cleanest in terms of sloppy play, but a game that had the makings of a competitive matchup became gradually lopsided in the second half.

After trailing only 14-7 at halftime, the Eagles lost offensive rhythm, while the Crusaders created breathing room for themselves on the way to a convincing victory. Holy Cross left little doubt that they deserve to be among the top three or four teams in the NVL, behind Ansonia, Wolcott and Naugatuck.

Kennedy drew first blood, scoring on a 12-play, 98-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter, which left only 1.3 seconds on the clock. On the ensuing kickoff, a squib kick was eventually picked up by Holy Cross鈥?Jordan Perry, who returned the kick 83 yards for a score and stole back the momentum.

From there, Holy Cross running back Drew Bialoglowy ran for 110 yards on 16 carries...

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Here is how the 49ers (4-2) graded in Monday night鈥 31-17 win over the Rams (1-4):

PASS OFFENSE:æåSorry folks, Colin Kaepernick won鈥檛 put his 4-0 鈥淢onday Night Football鈥?record on the line the rest of the year. His 343 passing yards were the second-most of his career (412 in last year鈥 opener against the Packers). A pass-oriented strategy started off poorly against the NFL鈥 top-ranked pass defense 鈥?until Brandon Lloyd caught an 80-yard touchdown pass to ignite the third comeback win in as many weeks. The pass protection was sensational, as were the volume of targets (10 total). Anquan Boldin is ridiculously clutch (seven catches, 94 yards, TD). Michael Crabtree (3-49-1) celebrated his 32-yard TD catch by throwing it that far back into the crowd. Stevie Johnson (5-53-0) really has complemented this offense and hopefully his hip isn鈥檛 too damaged from the onside-kick recovery.æåGrade: A

RUN OFFENSE:æåCut to the chase here and the 49ers didn鈥檛 get it done when needed, failing to...

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Dropbox has just provided another reminder not to place complete faith in cloud storage, having allowed a bug to delete some users' files.

The bug was tied to Dropbox's feature, which helps users save space by only downloading selected folders to local storage, . In earlier versions of Dropbox's desktop software, the bug could delete files if users restarted or shut down their machines while Selective Sync was in progress.

Dropbox says the glitch affected 鈥 small number鈥?of people using out-of-date versions of Dropbox's desktop software. The company has been sending to , and providing personalized web pages showing which files Dropbox was able to restore. Affected users are also getting a year of Dropbox Pro service for their troubles.

For all other users, Dropbox says it has patched the desktop client and retired the older versions, forcing everyone to update. The company is also adding new test procedures to prevent similar issues in the future.

Why this matters: While major bugs like these a...

A 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run composes an Ironman triathlon, one of the most difficult sporting events in the world, one that can easily take athletes 17 hours to compete.æå
Tina Ament will be one of more than 2,000 athletes competing in the 140-mile Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday. With a few Ironman triathlons under her belt already, Ament will make record books before she even starts the championship race: Ament is the first blind American woman to attempt to compete in the Ironman Championships.
"My life isn't going to be the same anymore," Ament told NBC's Peter Alexander on TODAY. "This is a game-changer. It's not just signing up for another Ironman race, it's huge."
Video: More than 2,000 of the world鈥 greatest athletes will compete in a 140-mile triathlon at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday. Among those will be Tina Ament, who isn鈥檛 letting her blindness stop her. NBC鈥 Peter Alexander reports.
Ament...

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With iPhone online orders still taking weeks to ship and Apple Store lines continuing to snake out the door, Apple is keeping iPhone fever alive. The company announced on Monday that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will and territories by the end of October. The international rollout will continue after the and India on October 17鈥攖his Friday.æå
Here鈥 the upcoming release schedule:
Friday, October 17: China, India, and Monaco
Thursday, October 23: Israel
Friday, October 24: Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island, and South Africa
Thursday, October 30: Bahrain and Kuwait
Friday, October 31: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Thailand
It鈥 unclear if preorders will be available, but Apple encourages customers to check the and with their local carriers about shipment and availability.
Currently,...

The apex regulatory agency, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) also doubled as Designated Authority (DA) to monitor the level of compliance on the implementation of the International Ships and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) in Nigerian ports has stated that it would no longer be business as usual for ports, terminals and jetties that have failed to comply with the tenets of the ISPS Code.

It says DA has perfected arrangement to withdraw all maritime services from facilities found to be operating below or without complying with the provisions of the code.

In a recently published marine notice signed by its management, NIMASA said it has exhausted all intermediate measures to compel deficient port facilities to address all indentified areas of non-compliance with the ISPS Code, without success.

The notice said the agency, in line with its mandate as the DA will commence withdrawal of maritime services from such ports, terminals and jetties.

鈥he withdrawal of maritime services...

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PlayStation 4鈥 hardware should mean the next Gran Turismo game will be a lot easier to develop
Polyphony Digital s , the main man behind the Gran Turismo series has some positive words for fans of PlayStation s popular racer.

Yamauchi says the advancements offered by s 8th gen powerhouse are going to make things a lot easier and quicker for the development of , leading to a much better game than Polyphony were able to bring to the PS3.

Everything will be running naturally, he said. PS3 was much, much more difficult. The high quality of data that we have being rendered on the I think is going to make an incredible difference.

For , myself and my staff have a clear vision: to do everything we couldn t do in , Yamauchi added. We want to make it very Gran Turismo. By that I mean it s going to be a game that matches the very era that we live in, in 2015 or 2016.

The last entry in the Gran Turismo series launched for PS3 on 5th December last year after initially b...

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Those face-meltingly fast new 802.11ac routers might not be king of the wireless networking world for long. On Sunday, Samsung announced it鈥 developing new 802.11ad Wi-Fi technology that can turbocharge network speeds fivefold, from today鈥 866Mbps per-device maximum to a blistering 4.6Gbps. At that rate, Samsung says, a 1GB movie file can transfer from one device to another in under 3 seconds.
The secret sauce: Ditching the crowded 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless channels used by today鈥 routers and jumping to the 60GHz frequency band.
Even though you might not have heard of them, neither nor the idea of are new. But prior implementations have run into a brick wall, both literally and figuratively: 60GHz signals can鈥檛 easily penetrate walls. That鈥 obviously a big problem for real-world usage. Most of the 60GHz-capable "WiGig" accessories are designed to operate at very, very short ranges as a result.
But Kim Chang Yong, head of Samsung鈥 DMC R D Center, says the company has 鈥ÞÛuccessf...

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Retaining elite pass rusheræå remains a top priority for theæåKansas City Chiefs, who attempted to get a deal done this summer, and they intend to renew negotiations with him soon, but a deal remains highly unlikely, sources said. Houston is one of the premier edge rushers in the game and with young rushersæå and being handcuffed by fifth-year options for 2015, and pass rushers currently on the franchise tag facing a diminished market ( via his upcoming domestic violence trial andæå from a poor start to the season), Houston remains very well placed in the market.



from AL.com

The Kansas City Chiefs do not have a game on the sixth Sunday of the NFL season, which means outside linebackeræå won't be pestered by reporters until Monday, more than a week after he became an Internet video sensation for one football non-play.

The Kansas City coaches had to report to work at the team's facility during the past week, though, so they were. Du...

<br>Find out what to look for in Sunday's game against the Redskins

<br>Injuries, quarterback situation make for uncertainty for Bruce Arians' club

<br>Images of key players for this week's opponent, the Redskins

<br>According to the numbers, especially in Arizona's short passing game, maybe they should have tried to keep him.

Welcome to #CardsMailbag, a weekly installment that allows you to ask me questions about the Arizona Cardinals throughout the week via Twitter @joshweinfuss. I'll answer them every weekend during the season. Make sure to use the hashtag #CardsMailbag.

Surgery earlier this week to repair the meniscus in Matt Shaughnessy's left knee went well, the Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker said. "I'm walking," he said with a smile.

"It鈥l be huge for an offense," Thomas said. "Any time you get a running game going it makes it easier on a quarterback. So, for me, for Carson [Palmer], Drew [Stanton], whoever it is ... Dennis [Dixon], if we ...

Ahead the Rivers State governorship election in 2015, the president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara, has called on the Ogoni people to sink their differences and be united.

He insisted that the Ogonis should produce the next governor of the state and appealed to them to form a coalition that would be geared towards Ogoniland producing the successor to Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

Speaking at the MODOP dedication service for the Ogoni Project 2015, held at Wesley Methodist Church, Bori, Kana Local Government Area, on Sunday, Pyagbara declared, 鈥渢he time for an Ogoni governor, has come.鈥?
Speaking on the theme, 鈥hat we may be one鈥? he said, 鈥淟et鈥 us culminate our struggle for justice, liberation and against economic and environmental degradation with the election of a governor in 2015 from Ogoniland鈥?

鈥his is the best time for Ogoniland to produce the next governor of Rivers State. If we miss it this time, then, we will have to wait till 2023.
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Diseases in the gallery above were or are extremely bad and some like AIDS are full-blown pandemics, but the panic about how they spread can far outstrip the reality of how you鈥e likely to catch the disease.

Remember the panic that led people to worry they could contract the AIDS-causing virus by shaking someone鈥 hand or kissing 鈥?鈥f the person has a cut lip and I kiss them, can I get AIDS鈥?

Can I get Ebola if an infected person sneezes and shoots a droplet of bodily fluid right into my eye?

Well, you can construct a thousand scenarios in which you鈥檇 get these diseases. But, the reality is that Ebola like AIDS is transmitted through very intimate contact, just so happens that the particularities of AIDS were such that there was a lot of sexual contact going on before people even realized that the virus was burning in the background.

While the AIDS storyline is one the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention really wants to avoid, that doesn鈥檛 mean the Ebola virus is easy to catch...

The Olowo of Owo, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi, has urged the people of the community, particularly the youth, to play politics in a manner that would be beneficial to the town.

This is just as the Owo Youth Assembly, a conglomeration of young people of the town, has demanded that the Ondo North senatorial seat in the National Assembly be conceded to the town as the nation prepares for the next general election.

The Olowo, while speaking with strategic youth conference tagged: 鈥淥wo political balance sheet 2015 and beyond, challenges and prospects鈥? said their was the need for the people to desist from selfishness.

The traditional ruler, who spoke through the Olubojo of Owo, High Chief Joseph Olayiwola, urged the youth to engage in constructive dialogue to be able to achieve the desired goals of the community in the political calculation in the state.

Olowo also enjoined the people of the community to come together irrespective of party affiliation to work for the development of the town and make ...

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Pham and other health care workers wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields 鈥?and sometimes full-body suits 鈥?when caring for Duncan, but she became the first person to contract the disease within the United States. Duncan died Wednesday.

Health care workers including Pham were told to monitor themselves by taking their temperatures. She went to the hospital Friday night after finding she had a fever.

Ebola has killed more than 4,000 people in an outbreak the World Health Organization has called the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times. Federal health officials say they are ramping up training for medical workers who deal with the infected.

Members of the church Pham s family attends held a special Mass for her in Fort Worth on Monday night. Rev. Jim Khoi, of the Our Lady of Fatima Church, said Pham s mother told him the nurse had received a transfusion that could save her life.

Her mom says that she got the blood from the gentleman, a very good g...

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FARMINGTON 鈥?After he was diagnosed with Type I diabetes three years ago, University of Maine at Farmington student Michael Colella wanted to do something to raise awareness about the disease.

He participated in the Walk to Stop Diabetes in Boston, a national event sponsored by the American Diabetes Association; but finding similar events in Maine was harder, said Colella, who is originally from Waterville and is majoring in community health at UMF.

Growing up, I never really thought that much about my diet or how much I exercised, said Colella, 23. It was kind of a shock when I was diagnosed. I didn t see it coming, but now I kind of see it as a blessing because I am much more aware of those things.

In 2012, had diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association, a group that works to prevent and cure diabetes through advocacy and fundraising efforts. The disease is a metabolic disorder that causes blood sugar levels to remain high over long periods of time and is broken down into two type...

I knew it was only a matter of time before the Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, returns to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

&nbsp;Dr Mimiko has always been a believer in national politics, and there is no better way to operate than being in the PDP.

With this development, the state would benefit more from the Federal Government.

Now that Dr Mimiko has joined the ruling party, there is the need for him to support the other state chapters towards the 2015 election.

The PDP should be able to claim Lagos, as well as reclaim Oyo and Ogun States.

The South West needs to be in the mainstream of Nigeria鈥 politics. This is the only way we can benefit from the federal government.

Dr Mimiko should, therefore, not waste time in bringing his political movement in the Labour Party into the PDP for the political tasks that lie ahead.

鈥�digun Samson,

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ST. LOUIS 鈥?For Colin Kaepernick, it was just another magic Monday.

Two years after Kaepernick introduced himself to the NFL with a scintillating performance on Monday Night Football, he offered even more evidence that, unlike most of America鈥 workforce, he loves laboring on the first day of the week.

On Monday night, Kaepernick tossed three touchdowns in a 15-minute span to rally the 49ers from a 14-point, second-quarter deficit in a 31-17 win over the Rams that was sealed by a 20-yard interception return for a score by cornerback Dontae Johnson with one minute left.

The 49ers (4-2) scored 24 straight points thanks to Kaepernick, who completed 22 of 36 passes for 343 yards with three touchdowns. Perhaps it鈥 something about Monday nights? Kaepernick has thrown nine touchdowns and no interceptions in four MNF starts. His record: 4-0. His passer rating: 124.6.

What is about Kaepernick and this stage?

鈥 think he鈥 good all the time,鈥?Jim Harbaugh said. 鈥e鈥 done it, and done it and done i...

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Diseases in the gallery above were or are extremely bad and some like AIDS are full-blown pandemics, but the panic about how they spread can far outstrip the reality of how you鈥e likely to catch the disease.

Remember the panic that led people to worry they could contract the AIDS-causing virus by shaking someone鈥 hand or kissing 鈥?鈥f the person has a cut lip and I kiss them, can I get AIDS鈥?

Can I get Ebola if an infected person sneezes and shoots a droplet of bodily fluid right into my eye?

Well, you can construct a thousand scenarios in which you鈥檇 get these diseases. But, the reality is that Ebola like AIDS is transmitted through very intimate contact, just so happens that the particularities of AIDS were such that there was a lot of sexual contact going on before people even realized that the virus was burning in the background.

While the AIDS storyline is one the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention really wants to avoid, that doesn鈥檛 mean the Ebola virus is easy to catch...

Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, known for his gripping, deeply insightful documentaries, delivers a straightforward and engrossing, biography of Nigerian musician and legendary activist Fela Kuti in Finding Fela. The movie which is billed for cinema release across Nigeria on Friday, October 17, 2014 will premiere at the New Afrika Shrine this Sunday, as part of the activities to kick off the 2014 Felabration which will run from October 12 to 19, 2014.

According to the producers, 鈥inding Fela鈥?tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti鈥 life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy in Nigeria and promoted Pan Africanist politics to the world. The power and potency of Fela鈥 message is completely current today and is expressed in the political movements of oppressed pe...

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Towamencin police are warning residents of a telephone scam in which callers pretend to be agents with the Internal Revenue Service.

Numerous residents have reported they have received phone calls from people
claiming to work for the IRS who say they owe money, Towamencin police said.

鈥hese scam callers will state that if the
debts are not settled immediately via phone, that they will send agents and
police to arrest them. Please be advised that the IRS will not call you and ask
you to work out your debt over the phone,鈥?

Authorities advise residents who receive similar
calls to hang up immediately.
According to information from police, the IRS would never request credit card
information over the phone. Additionally, it would not insist on a specific
payment method or require immediate payment over the phone.
Taxpayers generally receive prior notification of IRS enforcement action involving
tax liens or levies, police advised.
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Retaining elite pass rusheræå remains a top priority for theæåKansas City Chiefs, who attempted to get a deal done this summer, and they intend to renew negotiations with him soon, but a deal remains highly unlikely, sources said. Houston is one of the premier edge rushers in the game and with young rushersæå and being handcuffed by fifth-year options for 2015, and pass rushers currently on the franchise tag facing a diminished market ( via his upcoming domestic violence trial andæå from a poor start to the season), Houston remains very well placed in the market.



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The Kansas City Chiefs do not have a game on the sixth Sunday of the NFL season, which means outside linebackeræå won't be pestered by reporters until Monday, more than a week after he became an Internet video sensation for one football non-play.

The Kansas City coaches had to report to work at the team's facility during the past week, though, so they were. Du...

WR believes he鈥 a number 1. If a team offers that compensation, Bills are interested. If not, will be tough to move.

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Williams, acquired from Tampa Bay this offseason for a sixth-round pick, was a healthy scratch for Sunday's 37-22 loss to New England. In the five games that preceded that event, Williams caught just eight passes, for 142 yards and a touchdown.

Bills head coach Doug Marroneæå following Sunday's loss to New England, claiming that the unexpected availability of defensive tackle , and a game plan heavily reliant on multiple tight ends, forced the team to scratch Williams - who does not play special teams - in favor of in the slot. Hogan, one of the team's most-used special teams players, caught five passes for 72 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Whaley, in speaking with reporters on Monday, stressed that the team is not actively shopping Williams, but would listen to offers for the veteran receiver if they come in. He also went out of his way to say that the...

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Not only did the renovation project add a wealth of modern finishes and stylish concepts to the home, the team also added significant square footage by building onto the rear of the home, Biss said.

By extending the back, he said, they provided the backyard and garden with more natural light.

鈥he garden now gets all-day sun because it starts where there are no houses on either side. It eliminated the shadows the neighboring homes cast on it,鈥?he said.

The garden includes built-in planter boxes, a fire pit and benches, as well as hardscaping and drought-tolerant plantings.

Retractable glass walls off the garden connect it to the home鈥 ground floor. The level hosts a second family room with adjoining Finnleo sauna and separate steam room, as well as a bedroom suite. Completing the garden level is a climate controlled home theater with 120-inch screen, 3D projector and surround sound system.

The main level, with its sprawling great room, contemporary kitchen and deck with built-in barbecue, serve...

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) 鈥?Pounding rain and tornado watches didn't deter hundreds of protesters Monday outside Ferguson police headquarters, where they stayed for almost four hours to mark how long 18-year-old 's body was left in a street after he was fatally shot by police.
Organizers of the four-day Ferguson October protests dubbed the day "Moral Monday" and committed acts of civil disobedience across the St. Louis region. In addition to the initial march on Ferguson police headquarters, protesters blocked the entrance to a major employer, held a loud rally inside St. Louis City Hall, disrupted business at a Ferguson shopping center and three stores and tried to crash a private fundraiser for a St. Louis County executive candidate where U.S. Sen. was scheduled to appear.
At the Monday night, protesters briefly draped a banner over a Jumbotron video board that read "Rams fans know on and off the field black lives matter."
More than 50 people were arrested, including scholar and civil...

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A Dallas nurse who cared for Ebola victim has become the first person to contract the Ebola virus on U.S. soil. Her case, which has become a national sensation, threatens to shatter public confidence in the preparations that the country鈥 health care system made after the current Ebola outbreak began to spread. This outbreak, the worst on record, has killed more than 4,000 people 鈥?mostly in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
We鈥e now starting to see that Western nations weren鈥檛 as prepared as they said they were for the disease. The infection of the Dallas nurse is the second known to have occurred outside of West Africa since the outbreak began in March. The other is that of a nurse鈥 aide in Spain.
It鈥 bewildering and frightening to realize that health officials weren鈥檛 completely ready for this, considering all the time they had. Dr. , director of the , said a still-unknown breach of protocol ended with the Texas nurse鈥 diagnosis.
What鈥 really frigh...

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Football: Dykes optimistic safeties will return for UCLA, but Brennan Scarlett is week to week with sprained knee
Coach Sonny Dykes said tonight he expects to have starting safeties Michael Lowe and Stefan McClure back for Cal鈥 game Saturday against UCLA, but labeled defensive end Brennan Scarlett as 鈥eek to week鈥?with a sprained knee.

None of the three played Saturday when the Bears lost 31-7 to Washington.

Scarlett injured the knee early in the fourth quarter against Washington State a week ago but returned to finish the game.

鈥t didn鈥檛 react well this week,鈥?Dykes said. 鈥e鈥 week to week. We鈥l see how he鈥l respond this week.鈥?
Later, when asked if it鈥 unlikely Scarlett will be ready for UCLA, Dykes said, 鈥 think he鈥l have a chance. We鈥l see how he feels, how the knee reacts.鈥?
McClure, who has missed four straight games with a calf injury, practiced on a limited basis Sunday night and will do a little more Tuesday. Asked if he expects McClure to make his return agai...

THE Chairman, Excel Microfinance Bank Limited, Chief Olatunji Fadairo, has declared that the bank is guided by its mission of becoming a leading microfinance bank in the country, just as the bank declares a dividend of 5kobo per one ordinary share held as at December 31, 2013.

Chief Fadairo disclosed this at the bank鈥 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on Saturday, at the Eruwa Town Hall, Eruwa, Oyo State.

The chairman said: 鈥ÞÒur customers continue to grow along with the bank. We are serving over 30,000 customers with a gross portfolio which grew from N259 million in 2012 to over N390 million in 2013.鈥?
The chairman commended the management and staff for the improvement in the earnings of the bank, which he attributed to their commitment and dedication.

The gross earning of the bank increased from N84,654,442 in 2012 to N111,587,347 in 2013, about 31.82 growth in relative terms.

The bank鈥 authorised share capital as at December 31 stood at 150,000,000 of N1.00 each i.e N150,000,000 out of w...

UNITED Bank for Africa Plc (UBA Plc) has begun the process of raising Tier 1 Capital by way of a rights issue.

In a public announcement signed by Company Secretary, Mr Bili Odum and published at the weekend, the bank said it had the approval of its shareholders, as well as Board Resolutions authorising it to raise additional capital by various means, including a rights issue which will commence at a future date.

The bank also stated that the rights issue would be on the basis of one (1) new ordinary share for every 10 ordinary shares held as of a date to be communicated to shareholders and subject to regulatory approval.

The proceeds of the offer will boost UBA鈥 highly diversified businesses across Africa. (UBA) Plc, with operations in 19 African countries, including Nigeria, has offices in New York, and Paris, and a subsidiary in London providing broad-based banking services to over 10 million customers globally.

UBA offers a bouquet of banking services and products designed to meet the specific banki...

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鈥he really neat thing about Dreamforce this year is not just the size and the innovation,鈥?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said as he stood next to a symbolic 6-foot wall of cans built near the Dreamforce entrance on Howard Street. 鈥ach and every year, Dreamforce gives back even more than ever before, and this year is no exception.鈥?
Salesforce did focus on some business. As expected, Benioff promoted Wave, a new cloud analytics platform introduced Monday. The platform helps Salesforce business clients glean more information about their customers from the data already gathered by other software. Salesforce hopes Wave taps into an estimated $38 billion market for data analytics.

The overriding theme Monday, though, was community service, a sensitive topic given the record number of people attending the conference and the street closures around Moscone Center.

Company officials insist that its efforts this year are not a meaningless salve to make San Franciscans forget about the traffic headaches.

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Less than 48 hours after , the Eagles gave a stellar performance in a 4-2 victory on Monday morning at Thomas College.

That is the best game we ve ever played as a team, Messalonskee coach Katie McLaughlin said. I, hands-down, could not be prouder of these girls. We spent all day Sunday as a team together 鈥?holding each other, crying, really trying to figure out how we re going to move forward, especially with the last two weeks at school and all our circumstances.

The girls had every excuse in the world today to not play well. And they came together and worked as one whole unit better than I ve ever seen a team do.

Charette was killed in a hayride accident on Saturday night in Mechanic Falls, less than two weeks after another Messalonskee student committed suicide. Messalonskee star forward Emily Hogan, who was also on the hayride Saturday, did not play in Monday s game.

We just wanted to play our hearts (out), because we know Cassidy would have got one more soccer game, and she would have jus...

The Result: Cardinals 36, Redskins 31

I was surprised to see such a close matchup in what is predicted to be sure Cardinals win. However, I believe Madden knows the Cardinals may struggle adjusting to their new quarterback just as much as he will need to adjust to the rest of the team.

Logan Thomas, the rookie out of Virginia Tech, did not do badly. He actually played great producing numbers much higher than ' quarterback .

With his 390 passing yards, 73% completion percentage, and 3 touchdowns as opposed to Cousins' 240 yards, 68% completion rate, and 1 touchdown, Thomas put on the better performance. However, Thomas' 2 interceptions, one in the red zone, cost his team a time of possession deficit and made the game a fight to the finish since Cousins' threw one interception at the start of the game.

led his team in yards with 147, receptions with 10, and points with two touchdowns. Have a day, !æå (74 yards), Ted Ginn Jr. (58 yards), (25 yards), and (25 yards) each had 5 receptions.

Similarly the R...

A 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run composes an Ironman triathlon, one of the most difficult sporting events in the world, one that can easily take athletes 17 hours to compete.æå
Tina Ament will be one of more than 2,000 athletes competing in the 140-mile Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday. With a few Ironman triathlons under her belt already, Ament will make record books before she even starts the championship race: Ament is the first blind American woman to attempt to compete in the Ironman Championships.
"My life isn't going to be the same anymore," Ament told NBC's Peter Alexander on TODAY. "This is a game-changer. It's not just signing up for another Ironman race, it's huge."
Video: More than 2,000 of the world鈥 greatest athletes will compete in a 140-mile triathlon at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday. Among those will be Tina Ament, who isn鈥檛 letting her blindness stop her. NBC鈥 Peter Alexander reports.
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Russian Hill just barely eked past South Beach as the most expensive one-bedroom rental in the city, æåThe northern neighborhood came in at a median rent of $4,000 a month for a one-bedroom unit versus South Beach鈥 $3,995 median. (A look at what you can get for around that price is above.) However, Russian Hill may not hold the title for long: South Beach one-bedroom rents were up 5.1% between August and September 2014, whereas Russian Hill, the Marina ($3,650) and Pacific Heights ($3,600) were all flat.

Some higher-end neighborhoods actually saw rental prices decline during the same time period. Mission Bay/Dog Patch has a median price of $3,473 for a one-bedroom, but that鈥 an almost 3% decline. The neighborhood was down almost 8% in price per bedroom figures ($2,948 per bedroom) when all apartment sizes are taken into account鈥攖he biggest per bedroom month-over-month drop in the city.

The Castro also saw declining rents, especially amongst two-bedrooms; its $4,075 median for a two-bedroom apar...

Kano State governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that two of the G7 governors still in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would soon join the All Progressives Congress (APC), while more governors would move into the party.

Governor Kwankwaso gave this indication at the Government House, Ilorin, when he paid a courtesy visit on Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, as part of his consultation&nbsp; for the presidential ticket of the APC for the 2015 election.

Dr Kwankwaso, described APC members as practical people with extensive grassroots reach that will rejuvenate the national economy, tackle corruption and ensure national growth.

鈥淥ur economy can never be good in a situation of crisis; our economy can never be good in the face of corruption. Those who are trying to convince us that the economy is good don鈥檛 know what they are saying. Yes, their economy is good. The masses economy is bad. That is the situation today. And that is what the APC wants to correct.

On the issue of APC conse...

traditional and political leaders of Ado-Ekiti community in Ekiti State have met with various stakeholders with a view to finding a lasting peace in the community following days of violence.

The emergency peaceful meeting held between the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe and the&nbsp; Ewi-in-Council on one hand with leaders of Ado Progressives Union (APU) and representatives of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the other.

In a communique issued at the end of the meeting held at the palace hall, the leaders expressed sadness over the murder of Chief Omolafe Aderiye, a prominent indigene of Ado-Ekiti, and commiserated with the deceased鈥 family and the people of the town.

They also registered their 鈥ÞÛadness and unreserved condemnation of the most uncivilised methods used by the hoodlums which culminated in the killing of Chief Aderiye and perpetrating wanton destruction of lives and property in Ado-Ekiti.鈥?
The communique was signed by the Od...

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Towamencin police are warning residents of a telephone scam in which callers pretend to be agents with the Internal Revenue Service.

Numerous residents have reported they have received phone calls from people
claiming to work for the IRS who say they owe money, Towamencin police said.

鈥hese scam callers will state that if the
debts are not settled immediately via phone, that they will send agents and
police to arrest them. Please be advised that the IRS will not call you and ask
you to work out your debt over the phone,鈥?

Authorities advise residents who receive similar
calls to hang up immediately.
According to information from police, the IRS would never request credit card
information over the phone. Additionally, it would not insist on a specific
payment method or require immediate payment over the phone.
Taxpayers generally receive prior notification of IRS enforcement action involving
tax liens or levies, police advised.
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Shortly before noon on a cloudless 80-degree Sunday, Markos Sommer and Connie Kim walked down the middle of Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley, beaming.
No cars or buses to dodge. It was just them and about 50,000 other non-drivers commandeering the roadway in the third annual Sunday Streets Berkeley, with 1.7 miles of a main city artery closed to vehicular traffic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Like its pedestrian-friendly ancestor in San Francisco, the event鈥 aims are environmental, cultural and economic. Creating a pedestrian and bicycle-only zone not only increases the opportunity for people to have actual non-smartphone human interaction with each other, but it is also a not-so-subtle commercial for climate change, giving participants a snapshot of the possibilities of getting around without carbon-fueled transport.
Having 50,000 people walk by on a Sunday is good for local businesses, too.
鈥úåusiness is usually up at least 50 percent鈥?on a Sunday Streets day compared with a typical Sunday, said Hu...

鈥淩eports of the infection of a nurse at the same hospital where the first U.S. patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, died in Dallas only heightens the concerns for registered nurses and other frontline hospital personnel who would be among the first to respond and interact with other patients about whether their hospital is doing enough to protect health workers as well as patients and the general public,鈥?National Nurses United Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro said in a statement Sunday.
The survey also found that 37 percent of nurses felt their hospital had insufficient supplies for containing the deadly virus, including face shields and goggles or fluid-resistant gowns.
The online survey has been filled out primarily by National Nurses United members, Charles Idelson, communications director for the group, said, but is open to any nurse in the U.S. A nurse can only fill out the survey once.
A high percentage of them are members of our national organization, which is 185,000 members, but many of them are n...

"Hangover" star Zach Galifianakis is known for his raucous, deadpan sense of humor 鈥?and for being somewhat on the roly-poly side. But as he revealed recently, one of those things is no longer true.
Getty Images Zach Galifianakis kept the beard but lost a lot of the weight between May 2013, left, and today. Galifianakis is still as funny as ever, but stunned everyone with his newly reduced form at the New York Film Festival (he was on the red carpet there to promote his upcoming film "Birdman") and on Monday night's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," where he and the host had a very hard time scheduling a date to hang out.
The actor had already shed some weight when he went on , quipping, "I stopped drinking and I just kind of put the weight off. ... I was having a lot of vodka with sausage ... delicious, but bad for you."
But in his NYFF appearance, he said he's not done getting trim. On the red carpet, , "I'm dying" when asked about the weight loss, t...

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ONTARIO, San Bernardino County 鈥?There was a fresh face in the Warriors' starting five Sunday night against the 鈥?and the early returns from head coach 鈥 preseason tinkering couldn鈥檛 have turned out much better.
, starting in place of masked-man , opened the game鈥 scoring with a nice drive and layup finish over . Two deep pull-up threes and a four-point play for , a thunderous Curry-to-Barnes alley-oop, and an 18-foot Curry jumper later, the Warriors had a 16-2 lead only 151 seconds into the game.
Barnes, for his part, looked comfortable alongside Curry, , and , and the Warriors seemingly never left their comfort zone, ultimately cruising to a not-all-together meaningless 116-75 victory.
Barnes finished his night with eight points, three rebounds and two steals. The offense ran through him for stretches of the third quarter, during which he added a long corner jumper and strong back-cut finish in the paint after running off a Bogut post-up.
In the end, Kerr鈥 move to insert Barnes into th...

A commercial bus on Sunday morning rammed into the convoy of the governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, at the Saapade-Ogere end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that the commercial bus conveying largely women and children with foodstuffs lost control and had head-on-collision with the governor鈥 convoy travelling to Ibadan.

It was gathered that two aides of the governor and the occupants of the bus sustained injuries.

The accident, it was said happened at a construction point on the highway which led to a traffic gridlock as motorists could only ply on two out of the four lanes.

The governor was said to have alighted from his vehicle to assist the passengers.

However, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, confirmed the incident but said that none of the governor鈥 aides sustained injury neither the occupants of the bus.

鈥he accident involved one rickety commercial bus which reportedly rammed into the governor鈥 convoy.

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ST. LOUIS 鈥? arrived at Papago Park in Phoenix on Thursday to get some at-bats in an instructional-league game and was hit by deja vu at the A鈥 complex.
鈥 sat down and I鈥 like, 'This is weird,鈥?Morse said Sunday.
Fourteen years ago, the just-drafted prospect hit his first professional home run on that same field in an game. It went to straightaway center.
On Thursday, his left oblique fully healed, Morse got a 2-2 curveball from an Oakland prospect and hammered it over the same fence, at the same spot.
鈥 went straight around in a circle,鈥?Morse said, referring to his career.
That homer, plus the singles he hit afterward, told Morse he is ready to contribute off the bench in the Championship Series. And Morse plainly understands he is here as a reserve.
鈥 know my role,鈥?he said. 鈥 know what I need to do. Hopefully, I don鈥檛 get used much, because that means the game is in our favor.
鈥 think if anybody could contribute in that situation and put up a good at-bat, I鈥 the best f...

A dietician, Dr Segun Onabanjo, has said that egg consumption is not harmful to human health, noting that the daily intake of the poultry product does not increase blood cholesterol in humans.

Onabanjo, a lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, stated this in his lecture at a programme organised by the Poultry Association of Nigeria of Ogun State (PANOG) to celebrate this year鈥 World Egg Day with the theme, 鈥mportance of Egg in human nutrition and health.鈥?
He stated that eggs contained better quality of animal protein than that found in beef, pork and fish.

Onabanjo said: 鈥he intake of an egg a day has nothing to do with the blood cholesterol which many people are scared of, and that is why many people are running away from consuming eggs. It is the component of the saturated fat in the food that actually matters; it is not the cholesterol itself.

鈥oday, I want to let people know that egg is not harmful to the body. People should consume eggs but it has to be consumed with ...

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ONTARIO, San Bernardino County 鈥?There was a fresh face in the Warriors' starting five Sunday night against the 鈥?and the early returns from head coach 鈥 preseason tinkering couldn鈥檛 have turned out much better.
, starting in place of masked-man , opened the game鈥 scoring with a nice drive and layup finish over . Two deep pull-up threes and a four-point play for , a thunderous Curry-to-Barnes alley-oop, and an 18-foot Curry jumper later, the Warriors had a 16-2 lead only 151 seconds into the game.
Barnes, for his part, looked comfortable alongside Curry, , and , and the Warriors seemingly never left their comfort zone, ultimately cruising to a not-all-together meaningless 116-75 victory.
Barnes finished his night with eight points, three rebounds and two steals. The offense ran through him for stretches of the third quarter, during which he added a long corner jumper and strong back-cut finish in the paint after running off a Bogut post-up.
In the end, Kerr鈥 move to insert Barnes into th...

Chairman of the tribunal of enquiry into the crisis at Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Professor Idowu Shobowale, has advised Lagos State government to pay serious attention to funding of tertiary institutions.

Professor Shobowale gave the advice during the submission of the tribunal鈥 report.&nbsp;

Addressing members of the state executive council, he urged the government to take over payment of salaries of staff in tertiary institutions.

He said all hands must be on deck to eliminate what he described as irresponsible and destructive tendencies on the part of students of the institution.

鈥hen facilities provided with tax payers鈥?hard earned money are vandalised, a number of things happen. First, progress is halted; the facilities cannot be expanded or added to; rather, they have to be replaced. This kind of self-inflicted but senseless retardation must be stopped in our society.鈥?
He also said the management of public institutions in Lagos State has to be more sensitive to the ...

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, a new exhibition of 鈥iller鈥?high-heeled shoes is coming to Brooklyn.
鈥?was created by the Brooklyn Museum and opens Wednesday. The exhibition featuring these alluring designs, some dating back centuries, will eventually travel to museums around the country.æå
Video: In honor of the 鈥iller Heels鈥?exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, the 鈥op Chef鈥?host tries on some eccentric high heels, along with Tamron Hall, Natalie Morales and Jenna Bush Hager.
The show will feature over 160 historical and contemporary shoes, including mid-17th century Italian chopines made of silk, leather and wood; silk-embroidered, Manchu platform shoes from China; a late 1930s, wool 鈥¾Äeel hat鈥?made by Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali; a black leather platform bootie with an eight-inch heel designed by Rem D. Koolhaas for Lady Gaga in 2012; and a mink-covered pump made by Celine last year.
Other designers with shoes in the exhibition include Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Pr...

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Silicon Valley firms recruit from the same stable of elite universities, a practice that contributes to the companies missing out on qualified ethnic and racial minorities, reports.

Hispanics make up 6.5 percent and blacks 4.5 percent of all recipients of bachelor s degrees in computer science from 179 research universities in North America that offer doctorate degrees, according to a 2013 survey by the Computing Research Association.

But among the combined workforces of seven elite tech firms that reported workforce demographics this year, roughly 3 percent were Hispanic and 2 percent were black.

What accounts for the difference?

The article saysæåthat when it comes to recruiting, these firms tend to zero in on a handful of universities, such as Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Carnegie Melon. The companies may compete for graduates from those institutions and overlook qualified people at other prestigious research universities.

Nationwide, Hispanics earn about $16,000 less than the equivalent ...

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BERLIN (AP) 鈥?A United Nations medical worker who was infected with Ebola in Liberia has died despite "intensive medical procedures," a German hospital said Tuesday.
The St. in Leipzig said the 56-year-old man, whose name has not been released, died overnight of the infection. It released no further details and did not answer telephone calls.
The man tested positive for Ebola on Oct. 6, prompting Liberia's UN peacekeeping mission to place 41 staff members who had possibly been in contact with him under "close medical observation."
He arrived in Leipzig for treatment on Oct. 9. The hospital's chief executive, Dr. Iris Minde, said at the time that there was no risk of infection for other patients, relatives, visitors or the public.
The man was kept in a secure isolation ward specially equipped with negative pressure rooms that are hermetically sealed and can only be accessed through a number of airlocks. All air and fluids are filtered and all equipment is decontaminated after use, M...

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She works long, grueling hours on movie sets yet still finds time to roast chickens and toss green salads at home for her stable of children?

Can movie celeb Gwyneth Paltrow join the ranks of the 鈥orking moms鈥?
Some think not.

Last Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow hosted President Barack Obama for a Democratic Party fund-raising dinner at her Los Angeles home and when addressing the crowd she referred to herself as a working mom.

Specifically, she said equal payæåis 鈥úëery important to me as a working mother.鈥?
Fox News鈥櫬reta Van Susteren took offense to the comment and in her she wrote:

Literally she is correct (she is a mother and does movies and gets paid) but she does not get it. She is tone deaf!

I don鈥檛 know about you, but I do not define 鈥orking mother鈥?as a woman with nannies and who makes millions of dollars each year. That just is not a 鈥orking mother to me.鈥?
I appreciate that she wants women to have equal pay for equal work 鈥?I agree with that of course 鈥?but a wom...

Ahead the Rivers State governorship election in 2015, the president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara, has called on the Ogoni people to sink their differences and be united.

He insisted that the Ogonis should produce the next governor of the state and appealed to them to form a coalition that would be geared towards Ogoniland producing the successor to Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

Speaking at the MODOP dedication service for the Ogoni Project 2015, held at Wesley Methodist Church, Bori, Kana Local Government Area, on Sunday, Pyagbara declared, 鈥渢he time for an Ogoni governor, has come.鈥?
Speaking on the theme, 鈥hat we may be one鈥? he said, 鈥淟et鈥 us culminate our struggle for justice, liberation and against economic and environmental degradation with the election of a governor in 2015 from Ogoniland鈥?

鈥his is the best time for Ogoniland to produce the next governor of Rivers State. If we miss it this time, then, we will have to wait till 2023.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 鈥?Kevin Durant, the NBA s leading scorer of this decade and the reigning MVP, will likely miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right foot.
The Oklahoma City star forward complained of an ache in his foot after practice Saturday, the team said. Tests showed he has a Jones fracture, a broken bone at the base of his small toe. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Sunday that surgery is likely, and that similar injuries have forced players to miss six to eight weeks.
The Thunder open the season Oct. 29 at Portland. A six-week absence could have Durant back for the start of December, with about 65 games remaining.
We re really fortunate to be catching it when we re catching it, Presti said. Very fortunate that Kevin notified us yesterday, and we re catching it kind of on the front end, before this became a little bit more of an acute issue.
The Thunder have a couple of high-profile matchups in December, playing LeBron James and the Cavaliers ...

The National Emergency&nbsp; Management Agency (NEMA), has decried the age-long neglect of ageing population in disaster risk reduction and emergency responce.

Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Muhammed Sani Sidi, speaking at the 2014 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, regretted that hitherto, the needs and potentials of the ageing population to disaster risk reduction and emergency responce recieved little attention in developing&nbsp; ountries like Nigeria, attributing it to widespread&nbsp; belief that few older people exist in developing countries or that traditional structure provide support to older people.

鈥here is also a mistaken presumption that older people are economically inactive, ageing issues have a low priority in government business, when tbey are considered, tbey are seen as welfare issues, in which older people are regarded as a burden on the society and passive recipient of care鈥?the NEMA boss said

The NEMA boss, who was represented by the Director of Trainin...

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) 鈥?Turkey's foreign minister insisted Monday there was no new agreement with the United States on using Turkish bases for operations against the Islamic State militants.
In comments carried by the state-run , Foreign Minister said, however, that the two countries had agreed to train and equip opposition forces.
"There is no decision at the moment concerning Incirlik or any other issue," Anadolu quoted Cavusoglu as saying in reference to a key air base in southern Turkey.
Earlier, a government official said Turkey and the United States were still talking about the Incirlik air base as well as Turkish demands for the creation of a no-fly zone and a safe haven for refugees. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the issue publicly.
On Sunday, U.S. defense officials said Turkey would let U.S. and coalition forces use its bases for operations against Islamic State militants.
Islamic State extremists have carved out a vast stretch ...

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has attributed the mass failure recorded in the last West African Examination Council (WAEC) to the failure of government to invest in the teaching profession.

The union believed that the failure was a direct implication of the series of vices that had bedevilled education in the country.

Speaking at the 2014 World Teacher鈥 Day in Lokoja, Kogi State, Ojo Ranti Mathew informed that stakeholders must accept responsibility for the state of affairs in the education sector.

Mathew, who is the Kogi State chairman of ASUSS, disclosed that in the state 鈥½Ânsignificant little have been done about persistent drawing of attention to our empty laboratories and libraries, acute shortage of teachers, especially in key subjects.

鈥ÞÇilapidated structures, unsuitable teaching and learning environment. poor mobilisation and funding of the supervisory and inspectorate units of the education ministry and parastatals.鈥?
In spite of all these, he appealed to the te...

IT was a black Saturday at Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State after a motor accident claimed about 10 persons, leaving over 20 injured and relations, friends in search of their loved ones at hospitals and morgues.

Some of the relations, who spoke with Nigerian Tribune, stated that some of the hospitals visited included, St. Charles Borromeo hospital, General Hospital, Onitsha, Iyi-Enu Hospital, Ogidi and Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi but calimes that they were yet to find their loved ones.

Investigation revealed that the accident occurred, when the driver of a Mercedes Benz lorry that was coming from the Borromeo roundabout, towards the Upper Iweka area along the Onitsha/ Enugu Expressway allegedly had a brake failure and collided with some Mitsubishi buses filled to capacity with passengers.

Confirming the incident, Mr Benjamin Wordu, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Onisha Area Commander said, 鈥ÞÍeven people died, a woman and six others, at the Borromeo hospital. &n...

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R B star Chris Brown has come under fire from charity workers after describing the ongoing Ebola epidemic as 鈥 form of population control.鈥?
The 鈥iss Kiss鈥?hit maker on Monday, writing, 鈥 don鈥檛 know鈥?But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control. S鈥?is getting crazy bruh,鈥?before adding, 鈥淟et me shut my black a鈥?up!鈥?
The post has sparked a wave of criticism from charities working to stop the spread of the deadly disease, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa since the outbreak began earlier this year.

Jane Moyo, a spokeswoman for British charity Action Aid, has branded Brown 鈥渢houghtless鈥?and urged him to make a substantial donation to the fight against Ebola to make amends.

She tells WENN, 鈥e has obviously ignored Twitter鈥 key rule: Think before you tweet. This is a global emergency about three countries struggling with a deadly disease, countries whose health systems are under immense strain. This is obviously nothing to d...

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鈥?Paul Giguere, who has served as a den leader and scout master for Manchester Scouts, taking the boys on many camping and canoe trips. He has been a member of the Manchester Country Riders Snowmobile Club for more than 20 years and served as president twice. As a member of the club, he has helped build bridges, clear downed trees and contact land owners, as well as grooming the trails and keeping them clear for snowmobilers.

鈥?John Gragg for his fundraising efforts to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, in honor of his grandniece. He has raised money from concessions at the Blistered Fingers Festival, Bri s Brigade motorcycle ride and also a poker run ride.

Gragg also single-handedly began a project to prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals 鈥?using some vegetables from his own garden 鈥?to those who could not afford a traditional holiday meal or were alone or housebound. With help from the Manchester Community Church, where he is an active member, the program has now expanded to ...

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It was the final shock on a night that was full of wild swings in momentum.

鈥淯ps and downs are going to happen,鈥?Romo said. 鈥verything is magnified more. I guess you can say we鈥e a rather dramatic team.鈥?
That鈥 certainly the understatement of the postseason.

The Giants don鈥檛 make it easy on anyone: not themselves; not their manager, who after the game looked like he was suffering a migraine; not their fans.

And Game 2 was just a typical Giants game with so many changes and misdirections, you could never be quite sure how things were going to end.

Here鈥 where it ended up: a 5-4 loss. Now the Giants and Cardinals are tied with one win apiece, heading back to San Francisco for three games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

鈥t鈥 definitely a positive any time you can win a road game in the playoffs,鈥?Romo said. 鈥ÞÇoes this hurt a little bit? Of course. We had opportunities to take this game and we fell short. We just have to come back again for Game 3 and play our part.鈥?
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Manny Pacquiao鈥 debut as a playing coach in the Philippine Basketball Association will go on as planned on October 19 as the two-sport athlete got the green light to play from trainer Freddie Roach.<br><br>鈥Ê¥eah, he asked my permission to play in the opening day for the fans, so I told him I'll allow him to see action for only one minute," Roach told

鈥?If he plays more than a minute) I myself will take him out. I'm coming with him to Manila, sit on the team bench and act as the head coach with him as my assistant, " joked the American trainer. 鈥e can play as long as he wishes, if that's what it will take to make the fans happy. I just told him to take care not to get injured.鈥?br><br>Pacquiao is already deep in training for his upcoming fight in Macau next month. He will defend his WBO welterweight title against Chris Algieri. Weeks away from Pacquiao鈥 second match of 2014, the trainer wants his star student to be extra careful on the basketball court.

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IT was a black Saturday at Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State after a motor accident claimed about 10 persons, leaving over 20 injured and relations, friends in search of their loved ones at hospitals and morgues.

Some of the relations, who spoke with Nigerian Tribune, stated that some of the hospitals visited included, St. Charles Borromeo hospital, General Hospital, Onitsha, Iyi-Enu Hospital, Ogidi and Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi but calimes that they were yet to find their loved ones.

Investigation revealed that the accident occurred, when the driver of a Mercedes Benz lorry that was coming from the Borromeo roundabout, towards the Upper Iweka area along the Onitsha/ Enugu Expressway allegedly had a brake failure and collided with some Mitsubishi buses filled to capacity with passengers.

Confirming the incident, Mr Benjamin Wordu, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Onisha Area Commander said, 鈥ÞÍeven people died, a woman and six others, at the Borromeo hospital. &n...

"Hangover" star Zach Galifianakis is known for his raucous, deadpan sense of humor 鈥?and for being somewhat on the roly-poly side. But as he revealed recently, one of those things is no longer true.
Getty Images Zach Galifianakis kept the beard but lost a lot of the weight between May 2013, left, and today. Galifianakis is still as funny as ever, but stunned everyone with his newly reduced form at the New York Film Festival (he was on the red carpet there to promote his upcoming film "Birdman") and on Monday night's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," where he and the host had a very hard time scheduling a date to hang out.
The actor had already shed some weight when he went on , quipping, "I stopped drinking and I just kind of put the weight off. ... I was having a lot of vodka with sausage ... delicious, but bad for you."
But in his NYFF appearance, he said he's not done getting trim. On the red carpet, , "I'm dying" when asked about the weight loss, t...

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Hackers claim to have stolen a database of almost 7 million Dropbox log-in credentials, but the company says its service was not hacked and that unrelated websites are the data source.

The first data dump appeared Monday in an anonymous post on Pastebin.com and contained 400 username and password pairs. The author said that it鈥 only the 鈥³éirst teaser鈥?of 6,937,081 hacked Dropbox accounts and asked for community support in the form of Bitcoin donations. The user also claimed to have access to photos, videos and other files from the compromised accounts.

鈥淎s more BTC [Bitcoin currency] is donated, more pastebin pastes will appear,鈥?the post says.

At least five additional 鈥渢easer鈥?posts appeared Monday and Tuesday on Pastebin, containing between 100 and 900 credentials each.

鈥淩ecent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren鈥檛 true,鈥?Anton Mityagin, a Dropbox security engineer said Monday in a . 鈥Ê¥our stuff is safe.鈥?
According to Mityagin, the usernames and pa...

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Leave it to Rachmaninoff to liven up a party. He did it again Friday night in Davies Symphony Hall, when his Third Piano Concerto helped bring some showmanship and pizzazz to what had been a rather somber concert led by guest conductor .
Admittedly, it wasn鈥檛 an especially robust or eloquent performance, at least not from where I sat. Soloist 鈥?whose playing of other Romantic composer-pianists such as Chopin and Liszt can be memorably heartfelt 鈥?opted for a steely and rather brittle approach to the work.
But it evidently thrilled an audience that had been underwhelmed by the first half of the program, which included a brief curtain-raiser by and the full score of Bartk鈥 ballet 鈥he Miraculous Mandarin.鈥?
Certainly there was some welcome theatricality in Ohlsson鈥 playing of the Rachmaninoff. He embraced the concerto鈥 range of mood and scale, bringing brisk precision to the simplicity of the opening theme and voracious breadth to the work鈥 more extroverted passages.
And the ferocious...

THE President of the Professional Practise Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Yomi Adebanjo has said the wide gap existing between the regulators and regulations have continued to hinder professionals from ensuring compliance among their clients.

He said this while delivering his welcome address at the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce of the Professional Practise Group Seminar themed 鈥?Structuring Business For Effective Regulatory Compliance鈥?held in Lagos over the weekend.

鈥e have discovered over the years that there is a gap that should be filled between the regulators and the regulations. We, often times, come to the awareness that those who are in between the operators of business and those who dispense regulations are unreachable to one another.

You don鈥檛 make rules and regulations that you leave with professionals to manage and advice their clients. If the professionals who are left to ensure compliance are not sufficiently carried along in the process of making this ru...

Shareholders of Access Bank have approved the lender鈥 N68 billion rights issues.

The approval was got at the group鈥 Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in Lagos on Monday.

On completion of the offer, Access Bank鈥 authorised share capital would be increased from N13 billion to N20 billion by the creation of additional 14 billion ordinary shares, thereby translating to 38 billion ordinary shares and&nbsp;two billion preference shares at 50 kobo each.

Access Bank said the proposed capital raiser is at N8.90 kobo per share and stated that the forecast price would be anywhere between N13 and N16 and noted the price of the rights issue is below its book value.

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the bank, Herbert Wigwe, said it took a lot of things into consideration, which included the current Earnings Per Share (EPS) of the stock, the current share price as well as the book price, which is N11 in the determining the price of the rights issue.

He also disclosed that the timing is right as it ...

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PlayStation 4鈥 hardware should mean the next Gran Turismo game will be a lot easier to develop
Polyphony Digital s , the main man behind the Gran Turismo series has some positive words for fans of PlayStation s popular racer.

Yamauchi says the advancements offered by s 8th gen powerhouse are going to make things a lot easier and quicker for the development of , leading to a much better game than Polyphony were able to bring to the PS3.

Everything will be running naturally, he said. PS3 was much, much more difficult. The high quality of data that we have being rendered on the I think is going to make an incredible difference.

For , myself and my staff have a clear vision: to do everything we couldn t do in , Yamauchi added. We want to make it very Gran Turismo. By that I mean it s going to be a game that matches the very era that we live in, in 2015 or 2016.

The last entry in the Gran Turismo series launched for PS3 on 5th December last year after initially b...

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NEW YORK 鈥?Gov. learned about his divorce from a journalist. He blames himself for his father鈥 political demise. As for his own political near-death experience, a gaffe that ultimately led him to quit the 2002 governor鈥 race in disgrace: His mistake was 鈥ÞÛtupid,鈥?but reporters made it seem even worse.
Those are among the more potent revelations included in Cuomo鈥 517-page memoir, 鈥淎ll Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life,鈥?which is to be released by on Tuesday, just three weeks before Election Day as the governor seeks a second term. The book, a copy of which was obtained by The , sets down a largely positive narrative for Cuomo, who is often mentioned as a potential presidential candidate 鈥?though his memoir does not take up that subject.
Cuomo covers much ground, from his complicated relationship with his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, to his 2003 breakup with , to more current events 鈥?including a detailed account of how he persuaded lawmakers to legali...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥?The NBA got what it came to Rio de Janeiro for: a marquee preseason game, superstars like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade on show, and the flavor of the beachfront city that will host the Olympic Games in two years.

Saturday's game didn't count with both teams just a few weeks into preseason practice. It was the first time James faced his former team the Miami Heat after leaving over the summer to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland defeated Miami 122-119 in overtime, improving the Cavaliers to 2-0 in the preseason and dropping Miami to 0-3. Kevin Love had 25 points to lead the Cavs. Chris Bosh led Miami with 19. James finished with 7 points, playing only 20 minutes.

Miami trailed by 20 points, but rallied against the Cavs reserves to tie it 105-105 and force overtime. Cleveland stretched the lead to 122-119 on two free throws by Joe Harris with 13 seconds left. Miami's Shabazz Napier missed two 3-point attempts in the final seconds.

The HSBC Arena, which will be used fo...

Whaley told reporters that the team would consider a trade involving Williams if fair compensation is offered. Finding that compensation might be difficult for Williams' agent though, considering the size of the fifth-year receiver's contract. With more than $30 million remaining on a deal that runs through 2018, the initial signs are that a deal will likely be difficult to broker:

Doug Whaley: "No teams have contacted us [about ]. We have not contacted any teams."

鈥?Mike Rodak (@mikerodak)
Williams, 27, was re-signed by the to a six-year deal worth $40.25 million contract just before the 2013 season. That season was cut short, however, by a hamstring injury that plagued Williams for several weeks before eventually sending him to injured reserve. In six games, Williams caught 22 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns.

Amidst a tumultuous offseason, Williams was traded to the Bills in April for a sixth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft that the Buccaneers used to select wide receiver Robert H...

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Due to an overwhelming clamor from fans, organizers of Allen Iverson鈥 forthcoming Manila visit have decided to hold a second basketball clinic with no less than the former National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP at the helm.<br>&nbsp;<br>Still a part of Iverson鈥 鈥淎ll In鈥?charity basketball event for the benefit of Gawad Kalinga, a second basketball clinic, this time for adults, will be staged on November 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena a few hours before he takes the floor as coach of the Ball Up Streetball All-Stars, who will banner Team Gawad Kalinga, as they battle Team PCWorx composed of UAAP, lead by MVP Kiefer Ravena of Ateneo, NCAA, and PBA players reinforced by former NBA stars Eddy Curry and DerMarr Johnson.<br>&nbsp;<br>The clinic will run from 3-5 pm.<br>&nbsp;<br>鈥t鈥 always a privilege for me to go out there and share my love and passion for basketball,鈥?the former top NBA rookie pick said in a telephone interview. 鈥his won鈥檛...

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She works long, grueling hours on movie sets yet still finds time to roast chickens and toss green salads at home for her stable of children?

Can movie celeb Gwyneth Paltrow join the ranks of the 鈥orking moms鈥?
Some think not.

Last Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow hosted President Barack Obama for a Democratic Party fund-raising dinner at her Los Angeles home and when addressing the crowd she referred to herself as a working mom.

Specifically, she said equal payæåis 鈥úëery important to me as a working mother.鈥?
Fox News鈥櫬reta Van Susteren took offense to the comment and in her she wrote:

Literally she is correct (she is a mother and does movies and gets paid) but she does not get it. She is tone deaf!

I don鈥檛 know about you, but I do not define 鈥orking mother鈥?as a woman with nannies and who makes millions of dollars each year. That just is not a 鈥orking mother to me.鈥?
I appreciate that she wants women to have equal pay for equal work 鈥?I agree with that of course 鈥?but a wom...

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Outhustled and outworked.<br><br>That, in a nutshell, was how Far Eastern U head coach Nash Racela summed up his team's lackluster performance in their against the National U on Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum in their UAAP Season 77 men鈥 basketball titular showdown.<br><br>Far from their sharp form that helped them take , the Tamaraws showed up flat-footed, falling into an early 16-point hole, and failed to come up with any kind of attack that could break the impenetrable defensive blanket employed by the Bulldogs.<br><br>And the post-game stats sheet said it all. Although its top two guns鈥uard Mike Tolomia and Mac Belo鈥攖allied at least 15 points, FEU collectively shot a horrendous 17-of-61 (27.87) percent from the field, including just two out of its first 15 attempts in the opening frame, and failed to hold its ground in crashing the boards, giving up 19 more on NU, which also enjoyed 27 offensive rebounds.<br><br>鈥e just got outhustle...

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鈥 don鈥檛 know what鈥 going to happen, but obviously I want to play,鈥?Pierzynski said. 鈥淥ne of the reasons I came to St.Louis was to have a chance to play in these games. I鈥l do whatever鈥 needed.鈥?
Lackey was the winning pitcher in the final game of the 2002 World Series, just the second rookie in history to start and win a Game7. Lackey said Monday that his main memory of pitching at then-Pacific Bell Park in Game 4 was collecting his first big-league hit.
Another memory: walking intentionally 鈥?four times. 鈥ouldn鈥檛 you?鈥?Lackey asked.
So this year鈥 Giants team isn鈥檛 quite as fearsome.
鈥 mean, no offense to anybody in their lineup, but they don鈥檛 (have) Barry Bonds,鈥?Lackey said. 鈥hey have got a really good lineup. It鈥 a deep lineup, and especially when you鈥檝e got (Travis) Ishikawa hitting eighth. 鈥?It鈥 more of an -style lineup, which I鈥 pretty well accustomed to. So I鈥 going to have to make pitches all the way throughout the lineup. They are ...

A 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run composes an Ironman triathlon, one of the most difficult sporting events in the world, one that can easily take athletes 17 hours to compete.æå
Tina Ament will be one of more than 2,000 athletes competing in the 140-mile Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday. With a few Ironman triathlons under her belt already, Ament will make record books before she even starts the championship race: Ament is the first blind American woman to attempt to compete in the Ironman Championships.
"My life isn't going to be the same anymore," Ament told NBC's Peter Alexander on TODAY. "This is a game-changer. It's not just signing up for another Ironman race, it's huge."
Video: More than 2,000 of the world鈥 greatest athletes will compete in a 140-mile triathlon at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday. Among those will be Tina Ament, who isn鈥檛 letting her blindness stop her. NBC鈥 Peter Alexander reports.
Ament...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against perverting the wills of Nigerians in the 2015 general election, describing the polls as a deciding faith of the unity of the country.

Also, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, had declared that only the institutionalisation of governance , can bring about the survival of the country鈥 democracy.

The duo spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Sunday, during a book presentation and valedictory service in honour of the outgoing governor of the state, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who is leaving office on Wednesday.

Speaking on the pivotal role the 2015 election will play on the survival of the country, Tambuwal, said 鈥淢y expectations fro m INEC is that there should be election in Nigeria and it must be credible, impartial and transparent.

鈥NEC must display patriotism by not favouring any of the party and respecting the will of the people for democracy to grow and for us to remain united鈥? Ta...

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Microsoft Research may have a solution for text input on small smartwatch screens, and it¥æà× using Google¥æà× Android Wear platform to test it out.

The company has developed an ?a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/analogkeyboard/index.htm">Analog Keyboard?app for Android Wear, letting users string words together by drawing each letter on the screen. If you¥æ獫e enabled ADB for sideloading apps¥æhat is, the same trick that lets you ¥æou can download and install the keyboard .

Microsoft says its solution offers a few advantages over other potential text-input methods: Unlike a software keyboard, handwriting doesn¥æ獩 require ultra-fine motor skills, and it even lets users write without looking at the screen. And compared to speech-to-text, handwriting is more discreet and less prone to background noise.

However, the current app has some limitations due to the computational load required. It currently can¥æ獩 tell uppercase letters from lowercase ones, and it ...

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ST. LOUIS 鈥?Seventeen people were arrested on suspicion of unlawful assembly, St. Louis police said Sunday, and more protests are planned over the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson this summer.

Organizers of the four-day Ferguson October summit are protesting the shooting of the black man by a white policeman, which sparked sometimes violent demonstrations in the predominantly black St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August.

Early Sunday morning, several protesters made their way to the south St. Louis neighborhood where another black 18-year-old was killed by a white police officer recently. Protesters occupied a Quicktrip gas station convenience store and staged a sit-in.

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson posted on Twitter that protesters were attempting to storm the business. He later posted that protesters were throwing rocks at the police.

St. Louis police spokeswoman Schron Jackson said Sunday in an email that 17 people were arrested on suspicion of unlawful assembly. There wer...

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鈥e never thought anything like this was going to happen,鈥?Hawkley said. 鈥t just kept growing.鈥?
More than 40 years ago, the champion pumpkin came in at 132 pounds. Since then, a breed of California growers has nurtured a delicate art, putting in hours of work each day to keep their pumpkins swelling. When tended to correctly, some gourds can gain 50 pounds in a single day.
Daily caregiving
Hawkley started growing his monster on Easter and spent every day nurturing it. He cut the vine Sunday before making the drive south for the weigh-off. When he arrived, the pumpkin sagged on the bed of his truck before a crew came to forklift it onto the stage.
Rob Globus, whose pumpkin took second place at a mere 1,740 pounds, spent more than 600 hours with his pumpkins this year, refusing to stray far from his home in Walnut Grove (Sacramento County). The trade, he said, requires a balancing of a pumpkin鈥 needs.
Globus, who took up the hobby after retirement, said, 鈥t鈥 worse than a full-time job. A fu...

A commercial bus on Sunday morning rammed into the convoy of the governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, at the Saapade-Ogere end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that the commercial bus conveying largely women and children with foodstuffs lost control and had head-on-collision with the governor鈥 convoy travelling to Ibadan.

It was gathered that two aides of the governor and the occupants of the bus sustained injuries.

The accident, it was said happened at a construction point on the highway which led to a traffic gridlock as motorists could only ply on two out of the four lanes.

The governor was said to have alighted from his vehicle to assist the passengers.

However, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, confirmed the incident but said that none of the governor鈥 aides sustained injury neither the occupants of the bus.

鈥he accident involved one rickety commercial bus which reportedly rammed into the governor鈥 convoy.

鈥t...

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Last season under Mike D Antoni and thanks to numerous injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers were a running team that relied on the three-pointer to keep up with more talented teams. The Lakers ranked in the top-10 in three-pointers attempted, and third in three-point percentage.

The Lakers lost many of their top shooters from last season, and have a new head coach in Byron Scott. In their first three games of the preseason, the Lakers have struggled on offense, failing to shoot 45 percent in any game so far. According to , Kobe Bryant believes the Lakers are still trying to figure out their identity:

Kobe said LAL still trying to figure out what type of offensive team they are (1/2): We re not a particularly three-point shooting team

Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters)

Kobe (2/2): We don t have great floor spreaders per say. But, we are an attack the basket team, post up team鈥�ome mid-range.

Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters)

Byron Scott has stressed defense over and over, but the Lakers have strugg...

While Halloween costumes can venture into the clever, unique and weird, some of the best costume ideas can come from the most popular people on your TV! We asked TODAY readers to share their coolest DIY costumesæåand were shocked by how many were inspired by TV personalities. If you're still looking for a Halloween costume for yourself or your little one, here are some of the most creative TV personality DIY costumes!æå
Noæåoneæåcan resist NBC's ownæåBrian Williams:
Sara-Peyton Joyner McCormick via Facebook This little guy rocked Halloween as Brian Williams in 2011. Channel your inner cook as celebrity chef Paula Deen:
Jennifer Anglin Sweeten via Facebook With Crisco in hand, this young girl dressed up as Paula Deen. You too can be "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel with a bald cap, suit, fake earrings and a briefcase:
Priscilla Hill Rayback via Facebook This 4-year-old boy carried his "Deal or No Deal" briefcase while trick-or-treating. Flo from the Progressive commercialsæåwas a mor...

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The video, entitled 鈥淢ission Playground Is Not For Sale,鈥?shows a group of twenty-something men, some of whom are wearing Dropbox shirts, waving around a permit they had to reserving the field one evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. æåIn the video the tech workers show little sympathy to the teenagers鈥?contention that the field has traditionally been used for seven-on-seven pick-up games. The video has had more than 280,000 views on YouTube.

On Twitter, Dropbox engineer Jean-Denis Greze, who is seen arguing with the kids, called the incident 鈥½Ânsensitive and embarrassing to both Dropbox and me.鈥?He said he was 鈥渄eeply sorry about the Mission Playground incident鈥?and said eventually the Dropbox engineers did stop arguing and agree to play together with the teenagers.

In a statement Dropbox said: 鈥e love San Francisco and are grateful to call it home. That鈥 why we were disappointed to learn that a couple of our employees weren鈥檛 respectful to this community. The employees involved ar...

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If current ticket sales are any indication, then expect a record crowd to flock to the Philippine Arena in Bulacan for the opening of the Philippine Basketball Association鈥 40th season this Sunday.<br><br>鈥 am happy to report that our opening for the PBA's 40th season this Sunday is being met with enthusiastic response from our fans,鈥?said PBA Commissioner Chito Salud.&nbsp; 鈥 have been informed that 80 percent of the venue tickets have been sold, translating to some 35,000 fans already confirmed to attend.<br><br>鈥his is a huge number by any measure that can only become bigger as we get closer to opening day.鈥?<br><br>The first two games of the 2014 Philippine Cup, the first of the season's three conferences, will feature new teams KIA Sorento and Blackwater Elite opening hostilities at 3:00PM, followed by a clash between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Talk 鈥 Text Tropang Texters in the main event at 5:15PM.<br><br>A crowd of 35,000 ...

The local content policy of the Federal Government received a boost at the weekend as AITEO Group took ownership of the Oil Mining Licence (OML) 29 from Shell Petroleum.

AITEO Group is an indigenous oil and gas company with dominant presence in the downstream and upstream sub-sectors of the oil and gas sector.

AITEO-led consortium emerged as the majority stakeholder in the acquisition deal of OML 29 with an 85 per cent equity.

Confirming the development to the&nbsp; Nigerian Tribune at the weekend, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi of the Communications Department, AITEO Group, stated that: 鈥t is a total misinformation in the local and international media that it was the 鈥ܹaleveras-led consortium鈥?that acquired OML 29 divested by Shell.&nbsp;

鈥herefore, it had become necessary to correct the misleading media reports about the acquisition of OML 29, the most prolific of the oil blocks sold off by Shell.鈥?
She noted that the AITEO Group, whose major business areas include exploration and production,...

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An adjacent and separate 1,300-square-foot west wing overlooks rock-hedged gardens and provides a vaulted great room. Just above the public area sits an exclusive suite with private entrance and balcony, vaulted ceiling, kitchenette, bathroom, and antique wood-burning stove.

Replete with nautical elements and nods to the headlands of Big Sur, the construction is as unique as it is private.

鈥淢y grandfather showed us what the beauty of the image was. I wanted to create a real space 鈥?not a fixed image, but a living landscape that you could be a part of and feel yourself grow and change within,鈥?Ivor Weston said.

His grandfather worked in black and white, with contours and lines, but Ivor Weston views the landscape as his medium. He sculpted the land, planting fruiting trees and perennial gardens among the native oaks and pines to complement his craftsmanship.

鈥verything is light,鈥?he explains. 鈥Ê¥ou must have light to appreciate the beauty of things, so I wanted all the rooms to open towa...

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An American Airlines jet bound for Dallas/Fort Worth had to return to San Francisco International Airport on Monday after parts of the cabin separated from the aircraft.

Arthur Simondet posted a picture on his Twitter account showing walls from the Boeing 757 detaching from the inside of the cabin. Simondet said he was not on the flight but had received the photo from a personal contact.

The plane made an uneventful emergency landing at SFO after making a U-turn near the Nevada border, according to

American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller said an 鈥ir duct issue鈥?caused the interior wall panels of the cabin to come loose. There was no depressurization in the cabin, he said.

鈥hen they realized those panels came loose, the captain decided it was best to return to San Francisco and landed the plane there safely,鈥?Miller said. 鈥hey declared an emergency because it was an unscheduled landing.鈥?
The plane, which took off at about 1:15 p.m., landed back in San Francisco at about 2:15 p.m., Miller ...

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Hackers claim to have stolen a database of almost 7 million Dropbox log-in credentials, but the company says its service was not hacked and that unrelated websites are the data source.

The first data dump appeared Monday in an anonymous post on Pastebin.com and contained 400 username and password pairs. The author said that it鈥 only the 鈥³éirst teaser鈥?of 6,937,081 hacked Dropbox accounts and asked for community support in the form of Bitcoin donations. The user also claimed to have access to photos, videos and other files from the compromised accounts.

鈥淎s more BTC [Bitcoin currency] is donated, more pastebin pastes will appear,鈥?the post says.

At least five additional 鈥渢easer鈥?posts appeared Monday and Tuesday on Pastebin, containing between 100 and 900 credentials each.

鈥淩ecent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren鈥檛 true,鈥?Anton Mityagin, a Dropbox security engineer said Monday in a . 鈥Ê¥our stuff is safe.鈥?
According to Mityagin, the usernames and pa...

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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) 鈥? offered $34,000 to the family of girlfriend after he killed her, but the family rejected the funds because they did not want "blood money," a prosecutor said Tuesday at the sentencing hearing for the double-amputee athlete.
Chief prosecutor also referred to separate payments of $550 that the Pistorius camp apparently made on a monthly basis to Steenkamp's family, but said those would be paid back in full. The revelations emerged while Nel was cross-examining a social worker who testified that Pistorius should be placed under house arrest, rather than sent to prison, after his conviction for culpable homicide, or negligent killing.
Social worker , one of four witnesses called by the defense, said South African jails are violent and overcrowded and that the athlete would be under particular duress because of his disability and fragile mental state resulting from the night when he fired four times through a toilet door in his home, killing Steenkamp. Pistorius te...

The Synod of bishops of the Catholic Church has emphasised that killing in God鈥 name is grave sacrilege.

This position was part of the message of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held at the Vatican City, which emphasisied, among other sundry issues, the need to show concern for families who were victims of conflict.

According to the release, made available during the week, the Synod Fathers expressed 鈥¸ºrofound closeness to all the families who suffer as a consequence of the many conflicts in progress,鈥?while praying in particular for Iraqi and Syrian families, who are 鈥³éorced on account of their profession of the Christian faith or their belonging to other ethnic or religious communities, to abandon everything and flee towards a future without any form of certainty.鈥?
Further emphasizing the Pope鈥 admonition against using the name of God to commit violence, the Synod expressed their gratitude to 鈥渢o international organisations and countries for their soli...

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 鈥?Kevin Durant, the NBA s leading scorer of this decade and the reigning MVP, will likely miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right foot.
The Oklahoma City star forward complained of an ache in his foot after practice Saturday, the team said. Tests showed he has a Jones fracture, a broken bone at the base of his small toe. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Sunday that surgery is likely, and that similar injuries have forced players to miss six to eight weeks.
The Thunder open the season Oct. 29 at Portland. A six-week absence could have Durant back for the start of December, with about 65 games remaining.
We re really fortunate to be catching it when we re catching it, Presti said. Very fortunate that Kevin notified us yesterday, and we re catching it kind of on the front end, before this became a little bit more of an acute issue.
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鈥he really neat thing about Dreamforce this year is not just the size and the innovation,鈥?Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said as he stood next to a symbolic 6-foot wall of cans built near the Dreamforce entrance on Howard Street. 鈥ach and every year, Dreamforce gives back even more than ever before, and this year is no exception.鈥?
Salesforce did focus on some business. As expected, Benioff promoted Wave, a new cloud analytics platform introduced Monday. The platform helps Salesforce business clients glean more information about their customers from the data already gathered by other software. Salesforce hopes Wave taps into an estimated $38 billion market for data analytics.

The overriding theme Monday, though, was community service, a sensitive topic given the record number of people attending the conference and the street closures around Moscone Center.

Company officials insist that its efforts this year are not a meaningless salve to make San Franciscans forget about the traffic headaches.

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The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has attributed the mass failure recorded in the last West African Examination Council (WAEC) to the failure of government to invest in the teaching profession.

The union believed that the failure was a direct implication of the series of vices that had bedevilled education in the country.

Speaking at the 2014 World Teacher鈥 Day in Lokoja, Kogi State, Ojo Ranti Mathew informed that stakeholders must accept responsibility for the state of affairs in the education sector.

Mathew, who is the Kogi State chairman of ASUSS, disclosed that in the state 鈥½Ânsignificant little have been done about persistent drawing of attention to our empty laboratories and libraries, acute shortage of teachers, especially in key subjects.

鈥ÞÇilapidated structures, unsuitable teaching and learning environment. poor mobilisation and funding of the supervisory and inspectorate units of the education ministry and parastatals.鈥?
In spite of all these, he appealed to the te...

FORMER governor of Kwara State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bukola Saraki ,has withdrawn from the race for the presidential ticket of the party, citing the need to avoid rancour that usually follow keenly contested primaries as well as what he calls the complicated nature of the 2015 presidential election.

Announcing the suspension of his bid, he said in a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune, in Abuja, on Sunday ,that Nigeria鈥 political outlook for 2015 is very complicated and 鈥渢his is the time for every patriotic politician to situate his personal ambition in the context of the country鈥 overall interest.鈥?
Party stakeholders, particularly ,from Kwara State, had recently started to mount pressure on the APC leader to join the presidential fray for what they saw as his positive leadership qualities and track record of achievement.

But he argued in his statement that even though, party primaries in any healthy democracy would always leave several conten...

Bez Idakula, Imoleayo Balogun, Wole Oguntokun and Emeka Nwokedi amongst others promise a memorable time at this year鈥 fiesta starting on Thursday

ALTERNATIVE soul musician, Bez Idakula, Jazz saxophonist and arranger, Imoleayo Balogun and theatre director, Wole Oguntokun have assured Nigerians of a rollicking time at this year鈥 MUSON Festival.

The trio, and other top class artists&nbsp; including Emeka Nwokedi, director of the MUSON choir, Ice Nweke of SPAN and Ekpo Udoma of the Visual Arts Society of Nigeria gave the assurance on Wednesday at a media briefing on this year鈥 festival which has 鈥楥oming of Age鈥?as its theme.

The artists, all of whom will feature during the 10-day festival, also expressed their delight at being part of the fiesta celebrating the arts.

According to Bez, headliner of the Jazz Night happening on Friday, October 24, featuring in this year鈥 festival is an honour and a sort of homecoming after dropping out from piano lessons at the MUSON School of Music.

He said:...

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Humane Society Silicon Valley alumnus Teddy (front) with his brother, Lucky. (Humane Society Silicon Valley)

About three years ago I adopted my little buddy, Bailey, from a shelter and we are so happy we want everyone to give it a try.

Here are some insights from Heidi Ganahl, chief executive officer ofæå, aæåpet care franchise, aboutæåthe benefits of pet adoption and important things to consider

General Benefitsæå鈥¿¤here s a reason that they say dog is people s best friend. Having a pet, not limited to dogs, is something that everyone should experience at some point in their life. Pets can be calming, mood lifting, empathetic, and so much more. They teach you how to be selfless and responsible as you are caring over another life (for those of you without children).æå Generally speaking, they make you happy.
Save the Life of a Shelter Petæå鈥?Only 29 percent of cats and dogs are adopted from shelters; the rest are left to live in the rescue centers or, worse, euthanized. Adopting a pet saves their ...

A Northern Elders Forum (NEF) chieftain, Mr Solomon Dalung, has declared that the North is a key stakeholder in the Nigerian project such that it cannot be neglected when the issue of national unity is being contemplated.

This is even as he declared that Nigeria could not know peace if the North was in crisis of any form, saying that the region with the largest population in the country had paid its price sufficiently.

Delivering a lecture, entitled, 鈥ational Conference: National Unity and the North鈥?at the inaugural lecture of the Bauchi Generational Leadership Awareness Initiative, last week, in Bauchi, Dalung submitted that the North was the major fulcrum upon which national unity of the country had to be anchored.

According to him, the much talk-about national unity could not be negotiated with a major stakeholder (North) that had both political and geographical advantage, declaring that, 鈥herefore, the North cannot be neglected when issues of national unity is being contemplated.鈥?
While sayi...

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St. Louis 鈥?Michael Morse arrived at Papago Park on Phoenix on Thursday to gets some at-bats in an instructional league game at the A鈥 complex and was hit by d³ýj vu.

鈥 sat down and I鈥 like, 鈥ܹhis is weird,鈥?Morse said Sunday.

Fourteen years ago, the just-drafted White Sox prospect hit his first professional home run on that same field in an Arizona Rookie League game. It went to straightaway center.

On Thursday, his left oblique fully healed, Morse got a 2-2 curveball from an Oakland prospect and hammered it over the same fence, at the same spot.

鈥 went straight around in a ciricle,鈥?Morse said, æåreferring to his career.

That homer, plus the singles he hit afterwards, told Morse he is ready to contribute off the bench in the National League Championship Series. And Morse plainly understands he is here as a reserve.

鈥 know my role,鈥?he said. 鈥 know what I need to do. Hopefully I don鈥檛 get used much because that means the game is in our favor.

鈥 think if anybody could ...

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How does one break a country?

Apparently Apple may have done just that. At least , who blames the Cupertino tech giant for putting a big economic hurt on the Scandinavian nation.

In a chat with CNBC earlier today, Stubb said Apple could be to blame for the demise of its two biggest industries, which in turn led to an economic downturn and a ratings downgrade for the Nordic country.

We have two champions which went down, Alexander Stubb told CNBC Monday. As well as the technology firm Nokia, he explained that the paper industry in Finland had fallen on hard times.

Finland is a key production site for Europe s biggest paper producers,UPM-Kymmeneæåandæå. The sector is also crucial for the country s economy.

Stubb, though, said he and his countrymen were keeping stiff upper lips in the face of Apple s allegedly egregious aggression:

A little bit paradoxically I guess one could say that the iPhone killedæåæåand the iPad killed the Finnish paper industry, but we ll make a comeback.

And just in case h...

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made it onto the field at AT T Park on Monday and did some light throwing, but a strained left oblique muscle might keep the All-Star catcher from having much of an impact for the rest of the Championship Series.
Molina said after his workout that he will try to play in Game 3, and when asked how he was feeling, he said, 鈥淎 little better, a little better than what I expected. When I woke up, I was moving all right. We鈥l see. I got here and got some treatment and I feel better.鈥?
He did not swing a bat, and it doesn鈥檛 appear the Cardinals believe he鈥l be an option to hit Tuesday. St. Louis manager suggested that Molina could be used defensively in a late-game situation but he acknowledged that the catcher remains on the Cardinals鈥?roster in part to make sure he remains eligible for the World Series should the team advance.
鈥e鈥 one of the best, if not the best, catcher going right now,鈥?said , the Giants鈥?Game 3 starter. 鈥Ê¥ou know, obviously that would be a pretty big blow f...

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ONTARIO, San Bernardino County 鈥?There was a fresh face in the Warriors' starting five Sunday night against the 鈥?and the early returns from head coach 鈥 preseason tinkering couldn鈥檛 have turned out much better.
, starting in place of masked-man , opened the game鈥 scoring with a nice drive and layup finish over . Two deep pull-up threes and a four-point play for , a thunderous Curry-to-Barnes alley-oop, and an 18-foot Curry jumper later, the Warriors had a 16-2 lead only 151 seconds into the game.
Barnes, for his part, looked comfortable alongside Curry, , and , and the Warriors seemingly never left their comfort zone, ultimately cruising to a not-all-together meaningless 116-75 victory.
Barnes finished his night with eight points, three rebounds and two steals. The offense ran through him for stretches of the third quarter, during which he added a long corner jumper and strong back-cut finish in the paint after running off a Bogut post-up.
In the end, Kerr鈥 move to insert Barnes into th...

At least it was a win, though.æå"I learned a long time ago that there's nothing you learn from losing that you can't learn from almost losing," Arians," he said on the air.

The 14 penalties were "inexcusable," as he said in Sunday's postgame press conference. After looking at film,æå -- 20 for the offense and 20 for the defense.

Arians said on the air it wasn't the best week of practice leading up to the game.

"I don't think our preparation last week was as good as it should have been," Arians said. "The mental errors and som of the sloppy technique that showed up in this game I saw on the practice field for the first time."

The message last week was "complacency kills," but the message didn't hit home well and Arians said "we were lucky" to win on Sunday. However, he can use the performance to prove to his players he was right.

With a struggling but improving team coming up on Sunday, Arizona will need to improve its focus so it doesn't ...

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The 49ers (4-2) scored 24 straight points thanks to Kaepernick, who completed 22 of 36 passes for 343 yards. Perhaps it鈥 something about Monday nights? Kaepernick has nine touchdown passes and no interceptions in four MNF starts. His record: 4-0. His passer rating: 124.6.
What is it about Kaepernick and this stage?
鈥 think he鈥 good all the time,鈥?head coach said. 鈥e鈥 done it and done it and done it. And he keeps doing it and doing it and doing it.鈥?
At the , Kaepernick had the longest completion of his career (80 yards), his second-highest passing-yardage total and added 37 yards on three carries.
Kaepernick went to work with the 49ers reeling. After 29 minutes, they trailed 14-3 because of a slew of missed tackles, four penalties and a turnover that St.Louis (1-4) converted into a touchdown.
With 27 seconds before halftime, they faced 3rd-and-6 at their 20 and appeared destined to slink back to their locker room. Instead, they sprinted off the field after they improbably grabbed the mome...

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) 鈥?The NBA got what it came to Rio de Janeiro for: a marquee preseason game, superstars like LeBron James and Dwayne Wade on show, and the flavor of the beachfront city that will host the Olympic Games in two years.

Saturday's game didn't count with both teams just a few weeks into preseason practice. It was the first time James faced his former team the Miami Heat after leaving over the summer to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland defeated Miami 122-119 in overtime, improving the Cavaliers to 2-0 in the preseason and dropping Miami to 0-3. Kevin Love had 25 points to lead the Cavs. Chris Bosh led Miami with 19. James finished with 7 points, playing only 20 minutes.

Miami trailed by 20 points, but rallied against the Cavs reserves to tie it 105-105 and force overtime. Cleveland stretched the lead to 122-119 on two free throws by Joe Harris with 13 seconds left. Miami's Shabazz Napier missed two 3-point attempts in the final seconds.

The HSBC Arena, which will be used fo...

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鈥e never thought anything like this was going to happen,鈥?Hawkley said. 鈥t just kept growing.鈥?
More than 40 years ago, the champion pumpkin came in at 132 pounds. Since then, a breed of California growers has nurtured a delicate art, putting in hours of work each day to keep their pumpkins swelling. When tended to correctly, some gourds can gain 50 pounds in a single day.
Daily caregiving
Hawkley started growing his monster on Easter and spent every day nurturing it. He cut the vine Sunday before making the drive south for the weigh-off. When he arrived, the pumpkin sagged on the bed of his truck before a crew came to forklift it onto the stage.
Rob Globus, whose pumpkin took second place at a mere 1,740 pounds, spent more than 600 hours with his pumpkins this year, refusing to stray far from his home in Walnut Grove (Sacramento County). The trade, he said, requires a balancing of a pumpkin鈥 needs.
Globus, who took up the hobby after retirement, said, 鈥t鈥 worse than a full-time job. A fu...

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ST. LOUIS 鈥?For Colin Kaepernick, it was just another magic Monday.

Two years after Kaepernick introduced himself to the NFL with a scintillating performance on Monday Night Football, he offered even more evidence that, unlike most of America鈥 workforce, he loves laboring on the first day of the week.

On Monday night, Kaepernick tossed three touchdowns in a 15-minute span to rally the 49ers from a 14-point, second-quarter deficit in a 31-17 win over the Rams that was sealed by a 20-yard interception return for a score by cornerback Dontae Johnson with one minute left.

The 49ers (4-2) scored 24 straight points thanks to Kaepernick, who completed 22 of 36 passes for 343 yards with three touchdowns. Perhaps it鈥 something about Monday nights? Kaepernick has thrown nine touchdowns and no interceptions in four MNF starts. His record: 4-0. His passer rating: 124.6.

What is about Kaepernick and this stage?

鈥 think he鈥 good all the time,鈥?Jim Harbaugh said. 鈥e鈥 done it, and done it and done i...

A battle of two 3-1 NVL football teams took place last Thursday night, resulting in a Holy Cross 34-13 rout of city opponent Kennedy on a chilly night at Municipal Stadium.

The game was not the cleanest in terms of sloppy play, but a game that had the makings of a competitive matchup became gradually lopsided in the second half.

After trailing only 14-7 at halftime, the Eagles lost offensive rhythm, while the Crusaders created breathing room for themselves on the way to a convincing victory. Holy Cross left little doubt that they deserve to be among the top three or four teams in the NVL, behind Ansonia, Wolcott and Naugatuck.

Kennedy drew first blood, scoring on a 12-play, 98-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter, which left only 1.3 seconds on the clock. On the ensuing kickoff, a squib kick was eventually picked up by Holy Cross鈥?Jordan Perry, who returned the kick 83 yards for a score and stole back the momentum.

From there, Holy Cross running back Drew Bialoglowy ran for 110 yards on 16 carries...

Head coach Bruce Arians told the mediaæå "we came out of the ballgame really clean." There were no injuries that should cause players to lose any time.

He noted on the radio on Arizona Sports that Frostee Rucker's calf and Andre Ellington's foot are the really the only significant "bumps and bruises," but those injuries will be an issue all season.

Perhaps the most important question was how was feeling a day after throwing 44 times in the win after not having played several weeks. Arians said Palmer was "real good."

"I was concerned until I saw him today," Arians said when he was asked about his concern for his starting QB's health after the game. "Now he feels great, so we should be able to just get better and better and get stronger."

Palmer will be able to do "hopefully everything" in practice this week as the team prepares to face the , Palmer's former team, on Sunday.

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made it onto the field at AT T Park on Monday and did some light throwing, but a strained left oblique muscle might keep the All-Star catcher from having much of an impact for the rest of the Championship Series.
Molina said after his workout that he will try to play in Game 3, and when asked how he was feeling, he said, 鈥淎 little better, a little better than what I expected. When I woke up, I was moving all right. We鈥l see. I got here and got some treatment and I feel better.鈥?
He did not swing a bat, and it doesn鈥檛 appear the Cardinals believe he鈥l be an option to hit Tuesday. St. Louis manager suggested that Molina could be used defensively in a late-game situation but he acknowledged that the catcher remains on the Cardinals鈥?roster in part to make sure he remains eligible for the World Series should the team advance.
鈥e鈥 one of the best, if not the best, catcher going right now,鈥?said , the Giants鈥?Game 3 starter. 鈥Ê¥ou know, obviously that would be a pretty big blow f...

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Looking for something fun to do on Halloween? Rockers might want to try Guitarmageddon鈥 Halloween Monster Mash, which pits Black Sabbath vs. Pink Floyd. <br>
No, the two actual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acts won t be there. But Guitarmageddon will be performing both Floyd and Sabbath tunes.<br>
Guitarmageddon features Sean Leahy, Josh Clark (Tea Leaf Green), Derren Ney (Nicki Bluhm The Gramblers), Kiyoshi Foster, and Mike Pascale (Go By Ocean) on guitars, Cochrane McMillan (Tea Leaf Green) and Jeremy Black (Apollo Sunshine) on drums,Eric DiBerardino (Loyal Scam, Go By Ocean) on bass, and Ryan Hickey on Keys. With special guests Leslie Grant (Katdelic) Fred Torphy (Big Light), Kim Kenney, Dave Combs, Mark Schuh, Byron Rynes and more.<br>
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The pomato or tomtato is a chimera produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. Cherry tomatoes grow on the vine, while white potatoes grow in the soil from the same plant.

The concept of grafting related potatoes and tomatoes so that both are produced on the same plant was originally developed in 1977 at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in TÈýbingen, Germany, and although healthy, the plant produced neither potatoes nor tomatoes. The Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in KËçln produced a plant with fruit in 1994.

As with all grafts, this plant will not occur in nature and cannot be grown from seed, because the two parts of the plant remain genetically separate, and only rely on each other for nourishment and growth. Like most standard types of plant grafting, a small incision is made in the stem of both plants and they are strapped together. Once the cuts have healed and the plants are joined, the l...

A dietician, Dr Segun Onabanjo, has said that egg consumption is not harmful to human health, noting that the daily intake of the poultry product does not increase blood cholesterol in humans.

Onabanjo, a lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, stated this in his lecture at a programme organised by the Poultry Association of Nigeria of Ogun State (PANOG) to celebrate this year鈥 World Egg Day with the theme, 鈥mportance of Egg in human nutrition and health.鈥?
He stated that eggs contained better quality of animal protein than that found in beef, pork and fish.

Onabanjo said: 鈥he intake of an egg a day has nothing to do with the blood cholesterol which many people are scared of, and that is why many people are running away from consuming eggs. It is the component of the saturated fat in the food that actually matters; it is not the cholesterol itself.

鈥oday, I want to let people know that egg is not harmful to the body. People should consume eggs but it has to be consumed with ...

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R B star Chris Brown has come under fire from charity workers after describing the ongoing Ebola epidemic as 鈥 form of population control.鈥?
The 鈥iss Kiss鈥?hit maker on Monday, writing, 鈥 don鈥檛 know鈥?But I think this Ebola epidemic is a form of population control. S鈥?is getting crazy bruh,鈥?before adding, 鈥淟et me shut my black a鈥?up!鈥?
The post has sparked a wave of criticism from charities working to stop the spread of the deadly disease, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa since the outbreak began earlier this year.

Jane Moyo, a spokeswoman for British charity Action Aid, has branded Brown 鈥渢houghtless鈥?and urged him to make a substantial donation to the fight against Ebola to make amends.

She tells WENN, 鈥e has obviously ignored Twitter鈥 key rule: Think before you tweet. This is a global emergency about three countries struggling with a deadly disease, countries whose health systems are under immense strain. This is obviously nothing to d...

O come all ye Bill Murray fans!
Bill Murray has delighted audiences () over the years with his acting skills, but come Christmastime, he will bring joy to the world in the form of a holiday TV special in which he will perform classic carols. Sofia Coppola, who directed Murray in "Lost in Translation," one of his best-reviewed films, will helm the special.
Details are few, but Murray did tell "We鈥e going to do it like a little movie. It won鈥檛 have a format, but it鈥 going to have music. It will have texture. It will have threads through it that are writing. There will be prose.鈥?
FilmMagicCoppola also shared her excitement about the project, saying 鈥ot sure when it will air, but my motivation is to hear him singing my song requests.鈥?br>
Can't wait to see the star of "Scrooged" croon tidings of joy? Not to worry: Murray has showed off his singing skills in various movies and venues over the years. Take a look back at some of his greatest (musical) hits:
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I SIT IN my backyard, staring at the woodpile 鈥?my old faithful.

It was a good source of warmth in my youth, and, I ve concluded, perhaps the most reliable of all heating options.

I m not saying oil or gas are any less desirable. I ve lived most of my life benefiting from the convenience of turning a dial and feeling the oil-driven heat envelop me during long, cold, bitter northeast winters.

And now, we have natural gas after having taken advantage of the gas company s decision to run a line down our street in Waterville this summer.

From the time we learned natural gas was headed our way, we toyed with the idea of having a cleaner, less costly source of heat.

We played with the numbers, researched the benefits, asked many questions and kept abreast of where the lines would be installed in the city.

We were never guaranteed natural gas would be less costly than oil, but the indicators looked good.

In the spring, we got fliers in the mail from oil companies claiming natural gas is not all it is ...

Perennial flooding in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital will not cease unless the Federal government concludes the channelisation and dredging of the Asa river, which started in 2007, Kwara State Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Mr Usman Abubakar Mora has said.

Owing to the flooding, Mora, who lamented that people are continuously rendered homeless, each time it rains, appealed to the Federal Government to either complete the channelisation project of the Asa river or continue the project, beyond where people have their houses.

He said, 鈥淎s far as we are concerned, the project awarded during the tenure of Hajiya Halima Tayo Alao as Minister of Environment and Housing is being abandoned. The contract is supposed to be in three phases. They have completed phase one, the next state is phase two, but the Federal government has not awarded phase two and since the project is being done in the rainy season, you must move to the next stage.鈥?
While he noted government鈥 relentless efforts by sending...

The apex regulatory agency, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) also doubled as Designated Authority (DA) to monitor the level of compliance on the implementation of the International Ships and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) in Nigerian ports has stated that it would no longer be business as usual for ports, terminals and jetties that have failed to comply with the tenets of the ISPS Code.

It says DA has perfected arrangement to withdraw all maritime services from facilities found to be operating below or without complying with the provisions of the code.

In a recently published marine notice signed by its management, NIMASA said it has exhausted all intermediate measures to compel deficient port facilities to address all indentified areas of non-compliance with the ISPS Code, without success.

The notice said the agency, in line with its mandate as the DA will commence withdrawal of maritime services from such ports, terminals and jetties.

鈥he withdrawal of maritime services...

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With iPhone online orders still taking weeks to ship and Apple Store lines continuing to snake out the door, Apple is keeping iPhone fever alive. The company announced on Monday that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will and territories by the end of October. The international rollout will continue after the and India on October 17鈥攖his Friday.æå
Here鈥 the upcoming release schedule:
Friday, October 17: China, India, and Monaco
Thursday, October 23: Israel
Friday, October 24: Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island, and South Africa
Thursday, October 30: Bahrain and Kuwait
Friday, October 31: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Thailand
It鈥 unclear if preorders will be available, but Apple encourages customers to check the and with their local carriers about shipment and availability.
Currently,...

DELTA State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has identified urbanisation as a key factor in attracting and promoting foreign direct&nbsp; investments (FDI) into Nigeria.

Dr Uduaghan, who dropped this hint on Monday, in Asaba, when he played host to participants of Course 23, National Defence College, Abuja, observed&nbsp; that investors would not want to stay&nbsp; in unplanned cities, lacking necessary infrastructure.

He disclosed&nbsp; that his administration was paying special attention to urbanisation, bearing in mind that it was a means of actualising the Delta Beyond Oil Economic Development Model.

The governor commended the organisers of Course 23 for choosing, 鈥³Úocio-Economic Development through Urban Renewal in Delta State鈥?as the theme of study, adding that lack of good waste disposal, flooding, erosion, among other environmental challenges, were militating against effective urban renewal in the state.

He said his administration was putting in place adequate power supply, go...

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Vitor Belfort says time away from cage won t hurt himBy
By | &nbsp; &nbsp; (24-10) has not fought since Nov. 2013, and won't step into the UFC cage to try and take Chris Weidman's middleweight title until 2015, but "The Phenom" says he'll be sharp as ever come fight night.&nbsp;"The fact that I haven鈥檛 fought in 2014 will only make my opponents surprised with my performance," Belfort.

"I had time to adapt myself and evolve even more. Despite not having fought, I worked hard at Blackzilians and spent this whole time getting ready to win."

The 37 year-old Belfort says that he keeps himself in shape year-round. The Brazilian believes that intensity of his training in South Florida will keep him ready for Weidman (12-0), who is currently recovering from a hand injury.

My training routine is intense, it鈥 part of my lifestyle. I will continue focused on reinventing myself and getting stronger every day, waiting for the fight," Belfort went on.

"I ...

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Vaughn Donayre hungry for redemption: 鈥eter Davis, I鈥 coming for you.鈥y Gabriel Pangalangan | One FC&nbsp; &nbsp;21 hours ago All Vaughn Donayre had on his mind was to jump back into the cage, hungry for redemption.
Vaughn Donayre is hungry to redeem himself. (Photo: Cheryl Tay for ONE FC)The 35-year-old Filipino did not have an ideal start to his ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) career, but he went right back to the gym after and resumed training at The Champion Club in Dubai where he is currently based.

鈥淟et's just say I fell off the horse, so I just want to be put right back on it. I'm grateful for ONE FC giving me this golden opportunity to redeem myself,鈥?Donayre said.

鈥ords can't explain how motivated I am right now. The disappointment fuels redemption in my heart and that fuels my desire to fight.鈥?
High risks, high rewards

Donayre is a fighter who lives by the belief that high risks come with high rewards.

A few years ago, he relocated to Dubai, leaving the comforts ...

As uncertainty heightens over the health status of attacked Edo lawmaker, Abdul-Rasaq Momoh, protesters in the lawmaker鈥 constituent of Agbede, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, temporarily halted vehicular movement on the Auchi/Benin Expressway for about four hours on Sunday morning.

The protesters consisting of youths, men and women, disrupted traffic on the ever-busy road for about four hours, creating a long gridlock on the two sides of the expressway.

They also carried placards, blaming Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the majority leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Philip Shaibu, for the attack on Momoh.

Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: 鈥ÞÍhaibu and Adams, our son鈥 blood is in your hands,鈥?Adams, live our son alone,鈥?Decamping is not a crime,鈥?and so on.

Many of the protesters, shouted the name of Governor Oshiomhole and Shaibu, threatening that the duo would be held responsible should the attacked lawmaker dies.

It took the intervention of security men...

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I SIT IN my backyard, staring at the woodpile 鈥?my old faithful.

It was a good source of warmth in my youth, and, I ve concluded, perhaps the most reliable of all heating options.

I m not saying oil or gas are any less desirable. I ve lived most of my life benefiting from the convenience of turning a dial and feeling the oil-driven heat envelop me during long, cold, bitter northeast winters.

And now, we have natural gas after having taken advantage of the gas company s decision to run a line down our street in Waterville this summer.

From the time we learned natural gas was headed our way, we toyed with the idea of having a cleaner, less costly source of heat.

We played with the numbers, researched the benefits, asked many questions and kept abreast of where the lines would be installed in the city.

We were never guaranteed natural gas would be less costly than oil, but the indicators looked good.

In the spring, we got fliers in the mail from oil companies claiming natural gas is not all it is ...

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She works long, grueling hours on movie sets yet still finds time to roast chickens and toss green salads at home for her stable of children?

Can movie celeb Gwyneth Paltrow join the ranks of the 鈥orking moms鈥?
Some think not.

Last Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow hosted President Barack Obama for a Democratic Party fund-raising dinner at her Los Angeles home and when addressing the crowd she referred to herself as a working mom.

Specifically, she said equal payæåis 鈥úëery important to me as a working mother.鈥?
Fox News鈥櫬reta Van Susteren took offense to the comment and in her she wrote:

Literally she is correct (she is a mother and does movies and gets paid) but she does not get it. She is tone deaf!

I don鈥檛 know about you, but I do not define 鈥orking mother鈥?as a woman with nannies and who makes millions of dollars each year. That just is not a 鈥orking mother to me.鈥?
I appreciate that she wants women to have equal pay for equal work 鈥?I agree with that of course 鈥?but a wom...

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LAS VEGAS (AP) 鈥?Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks is in a Las Vegas hospital after a second operation for abdominal problems.
The 61-year-old boxer, who catapulted to fame by beating Muhammad Ali in 1978, had the second surgery in recent days after complications from the first emergency surgery, his wife said.
It s going to be a long road ahead, but he s strong and he s starting to recover, Brenda Spinks told The Associated Press.
Brenda Spinks said she doesn t know how long her husband will be hospitalized, but that she s optimistic about his recovery.
There were complications after his first surgery, but everything has been fixed, she said.
Earlier, singer Tony Orlando sent out a tweet asking people to pray for Spinks, a good friend of his. Orlando wrote that Spinks was facing the greatest fight of his life.
Spinks and younger brother Michael both won Olympic gold medals in 1976 in different weight classes and went on to become heavyweight champions. Leon s rise was meteoric 鈥?he got a sh...

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has attributed the mass failure recorded in the last West African Examination Council (WAEC) to the failure of government to invest in the teaching profession.

The union believed that the failure was a direct implication of the series of vices that had bedevilled education in the country.

Speaking at the 2014 World Teacher鈥 Day in Lokoja, Kogi State, Ojo Ranti Mathew informed that stakeholders must accept responsibility for the state of affairs in the education sector.

Mathew, who is the Kogi State chairman of ASUSS, disclosed that in the state 鈥½Ânsignificant little have been done about persistent drawing of attention to our empty laboratories and libraries, acute shortage of teachers, especially in key subjects.

鈥ÞÇilapidated structures, unsuitable teaching and learning environment. poor mobilisation and funding of the supervisory and inspectorate units of the education ministry and parastatals.鈥?
In spite of all these, he appealed to the te...

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The warm spell that pushed Bay Area temperatures into the 80s and 90s over the weekend is expected to give way to a cool, drizzly week.
Forecasters say the run of above-average temperatures will end Monday with a Pacific Northwest system reaching California by Tuesday morning, likely bringing at least a sprinkle to the coast and rain across the region late in the day.
鈥淥verall, precipitation will be generally light,鈥?said , a meteorologist with the . 鈥onetheless we鈥l notice a significant cooldown and cloudy conditions.鈥?
Wet wether will linger until Wednesday, Gass said, with total rainfall approaching no more than a tenth of an inch in most places. Temperatures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are expected to top out in the 60s in San Francisco and the mid-70s in inland areas.
The cold front comes on the heels of temperatures in the mid-80s in San Francisco on Sunday, about 15 degrees above average. hit 91 on Sunday. San Jose reached 87.
Monday鈥 weather is forecast to be just a touch c...

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Silicon Valley firms recruit from the same stable of elite universities, a practice that contributes to the companies missing out on qualified ethnic and racial minorities, reports.

Hispanics make up 6.5 percent and blacks 4.5 percent of all recipients of bachelor s degrees in computer science from 179 research universities in North America that offer doctorate degrees, according to a 2013 survey by the Computing Research Association.

But among the combined workforces of seven elite tech firms that reported workforce demographics this year, roughly 3 percent were Hispanic and 2 percent were black.

What accounts for the difference?

The article saysæåthat when it comes to recruiting, these firms tend to zero in on a handful of universities, such as Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Carnegie Melon. The companies may compete for graduates from those institutions and overlook qualified people at other prestigious research universities.

Nationwide, Hispanics earn about $16,000 less than the equivalent ...

An Air Force captain completed a successful mission in front of thousands of cheering NFL fans on Sunday when he got down on one knee during a break in the game and proposed to his girlfriend, a cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals.æå
Air Force captain Eric Straub, 26, dressed in his flight suit, received a resounding "Yes!'' from cheerleader Claire Thornton, 24, as the crowd roared its approval during the break between the first and second quarter of the Cardinals' game against the Washington Redskins. The proposal was shown on the giant video screen in the stadium.æå
Christian Petersen / Getty Images Air Force captain Eric Straub popped the question to girlfriend Claire Thornton, a cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals, after the first quarter of the Cardinals' game against Redskins on Sunday. "It was pretty amazing,'' Thornton told TODAY.com. "I was shaking really bad. He's like 'Put the ring on!' And I'm like, you put it on me!' The best part about everything is that my whole family was t...

The leadership of the Rivers State chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) has trade blames over the fight that broke out at a reconciliatory meeting of the former, held in Abuja, last Thursday.

Some thugs reportedly beat and injured some leaders of the PDP from Rivers State, who were allegedly opposed to the governorship ambition of the Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike at the meeting in Abuja.

Speaking concerning this, on Friday, Rivers PDP chairman, Mr Felix Obuah, exonerated Wike of any complicity in the incident and claimed that the Abuja fracas was ignited by agents of Governor Rotimi Amaechi, with a view to cause disaffection among PDP members in Rivers State.

Obuah, in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Jerry Needam, said Wike did not sponsor the thugs and that there would be no entry into the PDP through the back door and described the aggrieved PDP leaders as 鈥on and expelled members of the party.鈥?
However, Rivers APC chairma...

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Here is how the 49ers (4-2) graded in Monday night鈥 31-17 win over the Rams (1-4):

PASS OFFENSE:æåSorry folks, Colin Kaepernick won鈥檛 put his 4-0 鈥淢onday Night Football鈥?record on the line the rest of the year. His 343 passing yards were the second-most of his career (412 in last year鈥 opener against the Packers). A pass-oriented strategy started off poorly against the NFL鈥 top-ranked pass defense 鈥?until Brandon Lloyd caught an 80-yard touchdown pass to ignite the third comeback win in as many weeks. The pass protection was sensational, as were the volume of targets (10 total). Anquan Boldin is ridiculously clutch (seven catches, 94 yards, TD). Michael Crabtree (3-49-1) celebrated his 32-yard TD catch by throwing it that far back into the crowd. Stevie Johnson (5-53-0) really has complemented this offense and hopefully his hip isn鈥檛 too damaged from the onside-kick recovery.æåGrade: A

RUN OFFENSE:æåCut to the chase here and the 49ers didn鈥檛 get it done when needed, failing to...

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FRI, 10/3/14 at 5:10 AM, a CARJACKING took place on the 500 block of C Street. The Alameda County Sheriff鈥 Department had a tow company tow a stolen motorcycle to their yard, as the victim was unavailable to pick it up. An unknown male entered the tow yard and began to wheel the motorcycle off the property. When confronted by an employee, the suspect brandished a pocket knife and started the engine. The employee attempted to close the yard gate, however, the suspect rammed it open and drove away northbound on Alice Street. The suspect was described as a White Male Adult, 5 9 , 160lbs, and balding. He was last seen wearing a plaid checkered shirt and blue jeans.

FRI, 10/3/14 at 5:23 AM, a SHOOTING INTO A VEHICLE occurred on the 25000 block of Gading Road. Unknown suspect(s) fired several rounds into two nearby parked vehicles and the exterior of an apartment complex. Fortunately the incident was limited to property damage and nobody was injured. There was no suspect information.

FRI, 10/3/14 at 10:18 ...

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CHICAGO (AP) 鈥?People living in a Chicago suburb on Monday looked at scattered pieces of a small plane and wondered if the last act of the pilot before his death was to spare residents' lives by crash landing in an empty lot on a crowded street.
Three physicians died in the crash late Sunday in Palos Hills, officials said.
"It looks like (the pilot) aimed for the one vacant spot," said , who lives with her daughter's family in Palos Hills. "I'm sure he sacrificed his own life for everybody else's."
Palos Hills Deputy Police Chief had the same thought after surveying the scene. He said neighbors told authorities they heard a sputtering engine and the aircraft circling before it crashed 鈥?a maneuver that could suggest a desperate search to land a crippled aircraft.
"I'd like to think that," Boie said. "That is the only vacant lot for (four) blocks."
The said there were no obvious reasons why the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron plane crashed in the suburb at about ...

The Olowo of Owo, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi, has urged the people of the community, particularly the youth, to play politics in a manner that would be beneficial to the town.

This is just as the Owo Youth Assembly, a conglomeration of young people of the town, has demanded that the Ondo North senatorial seat in the National Assembly be conceded to the town as the nation prepares for the next general election.

The Olowo, while speaking with strategic youth conference tagged: 鈥淥wo political balance sheet 2015 and beyond, challenges and prospects鈥? said their was the need for the people to desist from selfishness.

The traditional ruler, who spoke through the Olubojo of Owo, High Chief Joseph Olayiwola, urged the youth to engage in constructive dialogue to be able to achieve the desired goals of the community in the political calculation in the state.

Olowo also enjoined the people of the community to come together irrespective of party affiliation to work for the development of the town and make ...

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FRI, 10/3/14 at 5:10 AM, a CARJACKING took place on the 500 block of C Street. The Alameda County Sheriff鈥 Department had a tow company tow a stolen motorcycle to their yard, as the victim was unavailable to pick it up. An unknown male entered the tow yard and began to wheel the motorcycle off the property. When confronted by an employee, the suspect brandished a pocket knife and started the engine. The employee attempted to close the yard gate, however, the suspect rammed it open and drove away northbound on Alice Street. The suspect was described as a White Male Adult, 5 9 , 160lbs, and balding. He was last seen wearing a plaid checkered shirt and blue jeans.

FRI, 10/3/14 at 5:23 AM, a SHOOTING INTO A VEHICLE occurred on the 25000 block of Gading Road. Unknown suspect(s) fired several rounds into two nearby parked vehicles and the exterior of an apartment complex. Fortunately the incident was limited to property damage and nobody was injured. There was no suspect information.

FRI, 10/3/14 at 10:18 ...

A commercial bus on Sunday morning rammed into the convoy of the governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, at the Saapade-Ogere end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that the commercial bus conveying largely women and children with foodstuffs lost control and had head-on-collision with the governor鈥 convoy travelling to Ibadan.

It was gathered that two aides of the governor and the occupants of the bus sustained injuries.

The accident, it was said happened at a construction point on the highway which led to a traffic gridlock as motorists could only ply on two out of the four lanes.

The governor was said to have alighted from his vehicle to assist the passengers.

However, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, confirmed the incident but said that none of the governor鈥 aides sustained injury neither the occupants of the bus.

鈥he accident involved one rickety commercial bus which reportedly rammed into the governor鈥 convoy.

鈥t...

It's a brand new day for Rainbow Brite and her cast of colorful characters! And this time, Molly Ringwald and Emily Osment are coming along for the ride.
Subscription video on demand service Feeln announced Tuesday that it is reviving the beloved animated series, which was originally created by Hallmark in 1983 and turned into a TV series and movies that aired from 1984-1986. Fresh episodes are set to launch in early November exclusively on , and will feature the voices of "Young Hungry" actress Osment as Rainbow Brite, and Ringwald as main bad gal The Dark Princess.
Brite, along with her friends the Color Kids, were a relatively early attempt for a non-programming company like Hallmark to get into the licensing, toy and TV biz. But the upbeat, colorful series took off in syndication and incorporated upbeat messages of learning alongside little-girl TV bait: namely, rainbows and horses.
"With Rainbow Brite, we believe we have created something that captures the essence of the original series ��..

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UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) 鈥?An Ohio man was killed on his wedding day when a pickup truck carrying him, his new wife and friends crashed.
Friends and family were mourning the deaths , 27, of Galion, and his 26-year-old friend , who were killed Sunday in northern Ohio's Wyandot County when the truck's driver lost control, authorities said.
Bloomfield had married 37-year-old hours before the crash, which happened just before 4 p.m., ( reported Tuesday. Driskill was in critical condition, as was the driver, .
Wyandot County Sheriff said Tuesday that alcohol likely was a factor in the crash, based on statements of people who were at the wedding reception, but that hasn't been determined for sure.
Hetzel said the four had gone to Tebbe's house and were returning to the wedding reception at a private barn. The truck drove off the left side of the road and struck an embankment and a utility pole before rolling several times and coming to rest in a cornfield, the sheriff's office said. Investigators don't b...

Billy Eichner is flame-broiling Burger King.
The comedian is lighting up Twitter with claims that the fast food chain ripped off his "Billy on the Street" act in its new ad.
Video: Burger King is under fire for an ad that looks a lot like Billy Eichner鈥 comedy show 鈥úåilly on the Street.鈥?Eichner has accused the fast-food chain of ripping off his routine. NBC鈥 Joe Fryer reports, and Carson Daly gauges the social media reaction from the Orange Room.
Both his TV show and the commercial feature a man aggressively interviewing people on the street. In Billy's show, he thrusts his mic into pedestrians faces and gives on the-spot pop culture quizzes like "Miley Cyrus鈥攖hen or now?" and "Who would you rather have dinner with? Michelle Obama or Oprah?"
In the Burger King ad, the actor鈥ho sorta looks like Billy if you don't put your glasses on鈥攊s shown holding a microphone and a box of nuggets. He asks two teenagers on the street "How much do you think these chicke...

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A. Harrison Barnes has seen the Mir space station.

B. Andrew Bogut鈥 nephew calls him Duncle Bogut.

C. Stephen Curry was asked for help in ending the California drought.

D. Klay Thompson likes to dine by candlelight.

The trick answer might be 鈥ll of the above,鈥?as you鈥l find in the Warriors鈥?latest installment of award-winning commercials debut Monday night with the concept of 鈥ÞÇub tales鈥?鈥?Paul Bunyan-esque yarns about the players鈥?superhuman exploits that you have to see to believe.

For the third year in a row, the Warriors hired MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER to create a concept for commercials and then shoot them in the Bay Area. It鈥 the same agency that won the NBA鈥 best commercial at the Sports Media Marketing Awards in 2012-13 and consistently had fans laughing with the 2013-14 series.

鈥e do love the organization,鈥?said John Matejczyk, the co-founder and executive director of MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER. Chief marketing officer 鈥hip Bowers is just a super authentic guy. (VP of d...

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A鈥æå bench coach Chip Hale, 49, will be announced as the Diamondbacks new manager later today, according to numerous reports this morning. This will be the first big-league manager鈥 job for Hale, who will being enormous enthusiasm and energy to the job along with detailed preparation. Hale, who was born in San Jose and attended Campolindo High School, was a star at the University of Arizona and still lives in Tucson in the offseason.

A top candidate to replace Hale: St. Louis Cardinals bench coach Mike Aldrete, who is friends with (and a former teammate of) Bob Melvin and who has worked with him before in both Seattle and Arizona. Aldrete, a former Giants and A鈥 player who attended Stanford, is from Monterey and still lives there; he has spoken in recent years of wanting to move back to the Bay Area to be closer to home. He has talked to the A鈥 about other positions in the past, including the hitting coach position 鈥?but he was offered a promotion to bench coach with St. Louis in order to stay...

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Overweight women have a higher risk of hypertension, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Recent studies found that excess body fat a woman's body also cause hormonal imbalances that can lead to infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome, irregular menstrual cycle, migraine, and the exacerbation of PMS and PMDD. Use of hCG treatment is very effective for weight loss in women on standard protocols, including a very low calorie diet and regular exercise of 15 minutes per day in...

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¥æeopardy!?has been on air for longer than I¥æ獫e been alive for one reason and one reason only: the game.

Alex Trebek, especially with the mustache gone once again, is more of a distraction than anything, and the worst part of the show comes when he decides to interview each contestant after the first commercial break. Often, the competitors keep it short and sweet, telling about a first date with a spouse, or a tepid anecdote about traveling abroad in college.

Dan Tran, last night¥æà× contestant from Boston, while sporting a really sharp haircut and suit to match, really missed the mark with his story. Perhaps nerves got the best of him, but even Trebek, whose job it is to look impressed after these dull tales, had no clue how to react to Tran¥æà× unguided rambling:

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Over the years, consumer electronics have improved in almost every way, becoming thinner, lighter, and more pixel-packed, all while increasing exponentially in performance. But beating at the heart of many mobile devices and even electric cars is a technology that hasn鈥檛 kept up with the rapid pace of innovation: batteries. Specifically, lithium-ion batteries.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) 鈥?Kevin Durant, the NBA s leading scorer of this decade and the reigning MVP, will likely miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right foot.
The Oklahoma City star forward complained of an ache in his foot after practice Saturday, the team said. Tests showed he has a Jones fracture, a broken bone at the base of his small toe. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Sunday that surgery is likely, and that similar injuries have forced players to miss six to eight weeks.
The Thunder open the season Oct. 29 at Portland. A six-week absence could have Durant back for the start of December, with about 65 games remaining.
We re really fortunate to be catching it when we re catching it, Presti said. Very fortunate that Kevin notified us yesterday, and we re catching it kind of on the front end, before this became a little bit more of an acute issue.
The Thunder have a couple of high-profile matchups in December, playing LeBron James and the Cavaliers ...

Then tragedy struck. Palmer sustained a nerve issue in his shoulder that knocked him out of the next four games. Arizona was able to get by without him initially and even got off to an impressive 3-0 start. However, the Cardinals fell apart in a week five loss to theæå and thanks to a concussion sustained by fill-in passeræå, suddenly have a ton of uncertainty under center.

So, the question is, can Palmer make a healthy return in time for Arizona's tastyæå matchup with theæå? And if he does,æå from him in his first game back?

Palmer's Status is Shaky

While Palmer has had more than enough time off (three games, including Arizona's bye week in week four), it doesn't sound like he's a lock to take on the Redskins this week.

Palmer has reportedly done some light throwing and is admittedly much further along than he has been at any point in the recovery process, but he's definitely not 100%. In fact, after participating in a limited practice on Thursday, Palmer was scheduled to head over to Denver for further...

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鈥淥ne of the reasons I was excited about this job is what they鈥檝e built already: the continuity that is here,鈥?Kerr said. 鈥hese guys have played together for years, and it鈥 easy to see. They know one another.鈥?
Still, he tinkered with the usual starting lineup, moving Harrison Barnes into the first five, so he could bring Andre Iguodala off the bench with Leandro Barbosa.

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Iguodala had a team-high eight assists to zero turnovers and allowed Barbosa to play a more comfortable combo guard spot 鈥?a position where he asked to score more than initiate the offense...

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has attributed the mass failure recorded in the last West African Examination Council (WAEC) to the failure of government to invest in the teaching profession.

The union believed that the failure was a direct implication of the series of vices that had bedevilled education in the country.

Speaking at the 2014 World Teacher鈥 Day in Lokoja, Kogi State, Ojo Ranti Mathew informed that stakeholders must accept responsibility for the state of affairs in the education sector.

Mathew, who is the Kogi State chairman of ASUSS, disclosed that in the state 鈥½Ânsignificant little have been done about persistent drawing of attention to our empty laboratories and libraries, acute shortage of teachers, especially in key subjects.

鈥ÞÇilapidated structures, unsuitable teaching and learning environment. poor mobilisation and funding of the supervisory and inspectorate units of the education ministry and parastatals.鈥?
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