Study: Same-sex parents judged more harshly ? Binghamton ...

A new Binghamton University study suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents.

Members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group for the Study of Sexuality and Gender conducted a study of people?s reactions to the parenting behaviors of gay and straight parents. Their results showed a clear pattern of negative reactions from study participants toward a gay couple engaging in the same negative parenting behaviors as a straight couple.

Sean Massey and Ann Merriwether of Binghamton University and Justin Garcia of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University published the results of their study earlier this month in the?Journal of GLBT Family Studies.

?We noted that when parents displayed favorable parenting behaviors like comforting an upset child, gay and straight parents were judged in a similar, positive manner,? said Massey, a research associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies. ??However, if parents got frustrated ? raised their voice or slapped their child on the hand ? the gay parents were judged more negatively than the straight parents.?

This marked difference in the study groups? reactions is significant, he said. While no parent is perfect, the researchers believe that holding gay parents to a different standard adds additional stress to the already stressful job of parenthood. It can also negatively affect their chances of adopting or becoming foster parents.

?We feel that it is very important for social workers and adoption counselors to be made aware of the effects of modern anti-gay prejudices and they need to educate themselves and develop policies that help protect against these potential biases,? Massey said.

There is a shortage of people stepping up to take in hundreds of thousands of children who are waiting for foster families or adoptions. The gay community could be a resource for many of these children, but this study indicates that if judged more harshly than their straight counterparts, gay parents are at a disadvantage.

?Raising awareness of these attitudes is a critical step in being able to utilize a potentially valuable pool of prospective adoptive and foster parents,? Massey?said, ?but it is also vital to improving the day-to-day lives of our families and our children.?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued a policy statement supporting same-sex marriage and reiterating its support for the adoption of children by gay families. The researchers say that with strong support for gay marriage coming from the medical and psychological professional organizations, and with increasing support among the general public (58 percent of whom now support same-sex marriage), the next frontier for gay rights may be same-sex parenting.

Overt and hostile prejudice may indeed be diminishing, but Massey said biases continues to affect the lives of lesbians, gay men and their families. ?Prejudicial judgments, however subtle, that serve to limit access of these families to potential support and resources ultimately harm today?s youths,? he said.

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Source: http://discovere.binghamton.edu/news/gayparents-5200.html

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Import prices rise more than expected in February

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The 2004 winner of Alaska's famed 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 on Tuesday to become the oldest champion, a year after his son became the youngest winner. Mitch Seavey and his team of dogs sprinted across the finish line just 24 minutes ahead of Aliy Zirkle, who was bidding to become the first woman to win the Iditarod since 1990, when Susan Butcher claimed her fourth championship. ...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/import-prices-rise-more-expected-february-123218147--business.html

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Guest Post: What is Next in Design Patents for On-Screen Icons ...

By Tracy-Gene G. Durkin

The recent Apple v. Samsung litigation has consumed the media since August when a California Jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion for infringement. Of the three design patents involved in that judgment, one was for a graphical user interface (GUI). This landmark case is the first time that a U.S. court has considered infringement of a GUI design patent and may be just the tip of the iceberg beginning to emerge within the design patent landscape.

How the Law Developed

Design law relating to GUI protection has developed at a slow rate since 1996, when the USPTO first created guidelines for the examination of GUI designs. The legal basis for design patents derives from the Patent Statute, 35 U.S.C. Section 171 which provides that whoever invents any new, original, and ornamental design for an "article of manufacture" may obtain a patent for it. Section 171 also refers to the design for an article as including ornamental designs of all kinds, such as surface ornamentation. The question then is how is GUI considered to be an article of manufacture under U.S. law?

The Manual of Patent Examination Procedure Section 1502 discusses what constitutes the ornamental appearance of a design, which includes the shape and configuration, indicia, contrasting color or materials, and graphic representations on an article of manufacture. Any ornamentation applied to an article is considered to be surface treatment. Surface treatment itself is not protectable with a design patent, but rather through copyright. However, when that surface treatment is applied to an article of manufacture it is protectable through a design patent.

The case of Ex parte Strijland 26 USPQ2d 1259 (BPAI 1992) established the protection of GUI using a design patent. This case was taken up at the USPTO Board of Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) over an icon. The examiner rejected the design as being unpatentable on the basis that it was not an ornamental design to be applied to an article of manufacture, but rather was mere surface ornamentation. The applicant then tried to add information to the application to include and describe the computer display on which the claimed icon could be displayed. The Examiner rejected the additional information as new matter. The BPAI affirmed the Examiner, but in doing so, created a road map of how to apply for a patentable GUI by suggesting that had the information that was added to the application after it was filed been provided at the time of filing the application, it would have made the design patentable because it provided an article of manufacture (the display) on which the GUI was presented as surface ornamentation.

In 1996, the USPTO created guidelines for the protection of GUIs based on the decision in Ex Parte Strijland. GUIs are now statutory subject matter, provided that the GUI design or surface ornamentation is shown with some portion of a display or other article of manufacture. Although there have been no reported USPTO BPAI decisions involving the patentability of GUI designs since the Strijland case of 1992, nor any reported infringement cases related to GUI's (excluding Apple v. Samsung), there have apparently been GUI cases appealed to the BPAI. Those decisions have unfortunately not been published.

Requirements to patent a GUI design

The requirements to patent a GUI design in the United States are the same as for any other kind of design patent application. The design must be novel, not obvious, and not functional. The claimed design may be presented as a line drawing or a digital image. Color and grayscale are allowed to be presented in the same GUI application, but line drawings and digital images are not. Animated designs are also patentable in the United States, and must show a minimum of two views of the animation. More images may lead to a greater chance of patentability, although it may also lead to patent with a narrower scope.

Any attempt to add language about the article of manufacture in the title or the drawing figures after an application has been filed will be met with a new matter rejection during patent examination at the USPTO. Examiners search prior patented GUI designs as well as GUI utility patents in making their patentability analysis, resulting in a very complex and comprehensive search. While design patent applications are rarely rejected, the most common references used in a GUI design rejection are utility patents. Non-patent literature is also commonly used.

What's Next for GUI Design Patents

The number of patent lawsuits involving GUI is increasing rapidly in the United States. According to the?New York Times, over the last two decades the number of patent lawsuits filed yearly in U.S. district courts has tripled (3,260 were filed in 2010). According to a study done by Stanford University, $20 billion was spent on patent litigation and purchasing patents in the smartphone industry in the last two years. We also know from information provided recently by David Gerk from the USPTO's Office of Policy and External Affairs at an Inn of Court meeting that the number of GUI design patent applications is currently growing at the fastest rate of any other area. As digital displays become common place on more and more consumer products, there is little doubt that the subject matter of the increased patent filings is extending well beyond the smart phone.

About the Author:
Tracy-Gene G. Durkin is a director and leader of the Mechanical Patent and Trademark Practice Group at intellectual property specialty law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Tracy is a recognized design patent expert and represents some of the most forward thinking companies in the area of product design and product packaging design. Contact Tracy via email at tdurkin@skgf.com.

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Source: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2013/03/guest-post-what-is-next-in-design-patents-for-on-screen-icons.html

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A safari holiday with the kids - dos and don'ts

There has been a big TV focus on Africa this year ? with David Attenborough?s hugely popular Africa series and the current Top Gear Africa special. However, parents who?ve been inspired to take an African safari can be put off the idea due to questions of safety, expense and the effort of taking the kids along too. Here, Will Bolsover, director of Natural World Safaris, looks at the Dos and Don?ts of a safari with children and which African destinations are best suited for family holidays.?

DO go in half term

Avoid the longer summer and Easter breaks and consider going in the half-term weeks instead. Trying to take the children out of school during term-time can be a real headache but the high prices of the peak season are also something you want to avoid. Taking a shorter safari break in the half-term solves both of these issues. Four to seven days is a good amount of time for a family safari ? children?s excitement about a safari adventure won?t fade over this time and parents won?t be taking on too much by trying to pack, organise and entertain the kids for a fortnight.

Will Bolsover says: ?As well as benefiting from off peak prices, going on a safari in the low season has its other perks ? February is one of the best times in Kenya for game-spotting.?

DON?T risk malaria

Avoid destinations that have a high malaria risk, especially if you?re going to be travelling with younger children. There are a few malaria-free reserves in South Africa, including the stunning Madikwe Game Reserve. Madikwe borders Botswana in the North West Province, and is home to the Big 5 animals (African elephant, lion, leopard rhino and Cape buffalo), as well as giraffes, zebras and wild dogs. Choosing a malaria-free reserve is a sensible option for families, greatly reducing the health worries that are associated with long-haul travel.

DON?T ignore down-time

For a lot of parents, no matter where you go or what you do on holiday, it?s always ?same stress, different place?. Safaris can feel like an intense option for a family holiday but the rewards and memories are far greater than a package holiday. However, it?s important to plan in some down-time for both you and your children.

A whole day of safari can be draining for kids, so choose to stay in a property that has fun things to come home to, like a swimming pool to cool off or a garden to run around in. To make sure you get the rest you need away from the kids, consider accommodation that has a babysitting service.

Will Bolsover recommends ?a private family safari house as the best value option for families, with your private 4x4 safari vehicle, driver/guide, chef and staff to look after you, this can be a surprisingly affordable option.?

DO encourage creativity

Keep children entertained in between seeing animals on safari with simple creative tasks. Giving children cameras and letting them take their own photos of their experience will give them a sense of responsibility and encourage them to explore their surroundings to the full. Similarly, taking it back to basics, take paper and crayons for them to draw their safari experience instead.? Make sure there are plenty of binoculars for kids to spot animals for themselves and avoid any potential ?I?m bored? times with games such as animal bingo, or the first person to spot five red things wins.

For kids who love technology, Will Bolsover suggests, ?Always carry an iPad (if you can). It?s a world of entertainment at your fingertips.?

DO know your family

You know your family best, what they?ll enjoy, what they won?t enjoy and which activities will be the most successful. If you like to hang out on the beach together choose a safari destination that?s on the coast such as Kenya, Tanzania or Madagascar all of which have stunning beaches. If you think that the whole holiday spent just on safari is too much for the kids, break it up with day visits to some of the area?s national landmarks or think about other adventure activities to try, such as canoeing or horse riding. Talk to your safari company about all of your needs and favourite activities you want to experience to build a safari holiday that is tailored perfectly to your family.

Three of the best African safaris for families:

Kenya

The best time to visit Kenya is between June and February ? making it a great choice for safari holidays in the October and February half-terms as well as holidays around Christmas. Kenya has some fantastic family safari attractions with a great mix of wildlife, including elephants, chimpanzees and the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. Kenya has excellent private family houses to stay in including Acacia House and Mara House which share a swimming pool, welcome children of all ages and each include a chef, house manager and personal guide.

Zambia

Like Kenya, the best time to visit Zambia is between June and February, perfect for the autumn and spring school holidays. Zambia has plenty of animals that will delight children including monkeys, giraffes, baboons and maybe even a leopard when the sun sets. Zambia has brilliant water attractions to visit as a family including the thunderous Victoria Falls and the relaxing Lake Malawi. Stay in the private family houses like Robin?s House and Luangwa Safari House for incredible views of the Luangwa River and a choice of day, night or even walking safaris.

South Africa

See everything from penguins to lions in the diverse habitats in South Africa. This region is a popular choice with families due to the simplicity of the safaris which are concentrated in big natural reserves around Kruger National Park. South Africa is also in the same time-zone as the UK, meaning children won?t lose any sleep due to jet lag. There are animals to see in South Africa all year around, making it a great choice for the May/June half-term as well as the other off-peak holidays. South Africa is also a good choice for families who like to relax on the beach and people who want to visit the city life in Cape Town.

Source: http://www.madeformums.com/holidays-and-travel/a-safari-holiday-with-the-kids--dos-and-donts/26430.html

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All about Adoption: my girls' point of view | Rowan Family Tree

I hope you enjoy our little adoption basics video, straight from the hearst of twin 6 year old Ethiopian adoptees. Topics covered: the ups and downs of adoption, what adoptive parents should know, etc.

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Would You Tell Your Friend If Their Significant Other Was Cheating ...

You?re at the mall doing some serious damage to your checking account, when just as you?re about to add another pair of overpriced stilettos to your arsenal, you spot something out of your peripheral.

It?s your friend?s boyfriend walking hand in hand with a woman who, ironically, is not your friend.? For the sake of your blood pressure, you briefly entertain the possibility that the woman is a cousin or a sister that he is particularly close with.? But the sloppy French kiss he lays on her outside of the Auntie Anne?s let you know that?s, most likely, not the case.

Now your shopping spree is abruptly cut short because all of a sudden you have a decision to make.? Do you whip out your phone and alert your friend on the spot?? Maybe hide behind a trash can to snap a stealth style photo so that you can have some concrete evidence?

Or do you just mind your own damn business?

Now, first, there are some factors to consider.? How serious is the relationship between your friend and the cheater?? Is it just some temporary fling whose frivolity will eventually resolve itself?? Or is there a possibility that one day you?ll be front row at the two?s wedding, making the choice to speak now or forever hold your peace?

And, more importantly perhaps, is how serious is your relationship with your friend?? Are they some casual acquaintance that you share laughs and the occasional happy hour appetizer with?? Or is this the type of friend that is more family to you than your actual kin?

Because involving yourself in this kind of situation has the potential for some major drama.? If your friend decides to stay with their significant other, despite your warning, you become the odd man out.? There?s tension between you and the significant other, which means tension between you and your friend, which means that now your entire friendship is in jeopardy, despite that fact that you?re not the one who has done wrong.

Silence is not without its implications either.? If you say nothing, you run the risk of idling by while your friend suffers through a tumultuous relationship.? And then there?s the inevitable awkwardness if yours is the shoulder she chooses to cry on.? How much guilt, or at least discomfort, can you endure knowing that her cheating boyfriend isn?t the only one keeping secrets?

But there has to be very clear boundaries between best friends and boyfriends/girlfriends for those intimate relationships to remain healthy.? And the line between protection and interference is far too fine.? So, many people opt for silence.? It?s better to completely absolve oneself from the situation than to endanger the relationship with the friend.? It?s just not worth the risk.

Besides, what?s the point?? You know you?re friend.? If you tell, they?re not going to do anything about it anyway.

Perhaps.? But is your friend?s imminent inaction a truly legitimate reason to keep quiet?? Because that?s has more to do with your own feelings and not theirs.

I mean, is this really about salvaging your friendship by not telling? Or is it about you feeling salty about what won?t happen if you do?

She?s weak.? She?s stupid.? How could she stay with?him?and not listen to?me?? These are the very rational thoughts and fears that have run through your head if you?ve ever had the displeasure of confronting a friend about a cheating lover who, in turn, did absolutely nothing about it.

But are those judgmental thoughts and hurt emotions really unavoidable?? Isn?t it possible to tell your friend that their partner is cheating without becoming emotionally invested?? Isn?t it possible to inform your friend without being burdened by your own expectation of the outcome?

See, with my closest friends, I look at myself as somewhat of a mandated reporter.? It is my obligation to inform them if I see, or become aware of, anything that could be potentially hazardous, emotionally or otherwise.

It?s not my job to persuade, or judge, or convince, or climb atop my soapbox and preach.? But it?s my job to tell, to simply present the information.? Nothing more.

And I think that is the most important factor to consider in this type of situation: When it comes to that particular friendship, what role do you play?? What is your job as friend?

Well with the select few people in my life that I have granted the title of ?friend? my job goes beyond laughs, fashion advice, and juicy gossip.? My duty is to support my friends through this thing called life by doing whatever I can to make it less harmful than it already is.

So, to me, I?m negligent in my responsibility as a friend if I say absolutely nothing.

That?s why I would tell my friend if their significant other was cheating, even if I know they wouldn?t do the same for me.

Source: http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/03/would-you-tell-your-friend-if-their-significant-other-was-cheating/

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Rest in the Peace of the Lord Ma: My Mother Ellen has Died, After a ...

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On Tuesday, March 4, 2013, my beloved mother Ellen died in her sleep. She had struggled for months as her aging body seemed to run out of steam.? She never fully recovered from the loss of the love of her life, her husband and my father, Duval who died in 2001. She died the day after his birthday. How fitting.

KATHLEEN, FL (Catholic Online) - On Tuesday, March 4, 2013, my beloved mother Ellen died in her sleep. She had struggled for months as her aging body seemed to run out of steam.? She never fully recovered from the loss of the love of her life, her husband and my father, Duval who died in 2001. She died the day after his birthday. How fitting.

When I heard the news from my sister Dee Dee (Ellen) and youngest brother, Derek, I was not surprised. By God's grace, I was able to express words of faith, peace and deep appreciation to them both, recounting her life lived in love. I was able to at least attempt to comfort them - and sincerely thank them for their demonstrations of love shown to Ma during her last months. They were such difficult months for us all, but especially for Ma.

As the day progressed, the reality of the loss of my mother seemed to find a place within an experience of spiritual warmth, an embrace of living faith. I recalled - and told myself - the words I have expressed to many over the years of my clerical service as a Deacon of the Catholic Church. I reminded myself that love is stronger than death and that "Ma" - as we called her when we were young growing up in Dorchester, Massachusetts - had finally been able to go home.

I remembered?her last question to me the day before when we spoke over the phone, "Keith, when can I go home?"? She barely had the strength to speak. Her body was unable to support her on legs which simply seemed unwilling to cooperate. It was so hard to hear her ask me when she could go home.

I knew she meant that the little cinder block house where she and my dad lived. The home where they raised Derek, my youngest brother who was born the year I left home. I also knew that was not the home to which she would go to when Love finally called her.

I reminded her that Laurine - my wife whom she loved as her own daughter - and I would be coming to visit with her again on Easter weekend. She took comfort in the thought. Sadly, I knew her short term memory was not working well. I hoped she would remember. I was able to pray with her over the phone.

I looked forward to the opportunity to hug her again, kiss her, and pray with her in person as I did at Christmas.? Over Christmas, knowing she was nearing that final chapter of life, my whole extended family drove, from all over the country, to be with Ma, or Nana as the children and grandchildren called her.???

I did not know how physically depleted she had become in her last illness before that last?visit. After all, she always had that reassuring and happy voice, accompanied by that wonderful breathy laugh, whenever we spoke on the phone. I was expecting that we would all share an Easter meal with her in her little home in the Kathleen section of Lakeland, Florida. She and my father had moved there after I left home.??

I had been the youngest of three, preceeded by my sister Dee Dee (named after my mother Ellen, but nicknamed) and my wonderful older brother Stephen.My younger brother Derek, who lives in Florida, did?such a noble and beautiful job of watching over Ma during these last years.

She and Dad had the joy of raising him as a kind of second family after moving to Florida. He was what we used to call a change of life baby. How they loved him and understandably so.?He is such a fine man. I had hoped Derek and I would have time to discern together where she could best be cared for as her inability to care for herself in that home which she loved was becoming clear; finally, even to Ma.

However, when I saw Ma?over Christmas, I found a?frail, bedridden shadow of the robust and beautiful woman who had given me life. That Christmas meeting with my wife and I, our five grown children - her grandchildren - her daughter in law, son in law, and six great grandchildren, was?beautiful and sad, all at once. I have replayed it all in my heart many times over the past weeks.

Unable to get up from bed, she had made herself ready by pulling back her hair and fixing her covers. She presented that loving smile to each one of the grandchildren and great grandchildren as they came in to see her. She laughed and spoke of her great pride in each one of them. She engaged them in conversation and kissed them as they approached her in bed.

The room was too small for all of them to come so we broke them up in families. The discussion was not about her, it was all about each one of them. That memory of their Nana will live on in each of them. That memory lives on in me. It expressed the heart of "Ma", it was never about her. It was always about others. My mother Ellen had found the treasure few find. When life is reduced down to its essence, it is all about love.

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Source: http://www.catholic.org/hf/family/story.php?id=49984

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Robotic fish navigate water currents and turbulence

Mar. 6, 2013 ? Scientists have developed robots with a new sense -- lateral line sensing. All fish have this sensing organ but so far it had no technological counterpart on human-made underwater vehicles.

In an article published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, researchers describe a robotic fish that is controlled with the help of lateral line sensors.

During the last 4 years, the EU funded European research project FILOSE has investigated fish lateral line sensing and locomotion with the aims of understanding how fish detect and exploit flow features, and of developing efficient underwater robots based on biological principles.

Though flow is a highly volatile and unsteady state of matter, it can nonetheless be measured and characterized based on many salient features that do not change much in space and time (such as flow direction or turbulence intensity, for example). These salient features can then be described as a "flowscape" -- a flow landscape that helps fish and robots to orient themselves, navigate and control their movements.

"So far flow in robotics is treated as a disturbance that drives the robots away from their planned course," says Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa, the Scientific Coordinator of the FILOSE project. "We have shown that flow is also a source of information that can be exploited to better control the vehicle. Also, flow can be a source of energy if we can understand the flow dynamics and interact with eddies and currents in a clever way."

Experiments with flow sensing and actuation in FILOSE have demonstrated that a fish robot can save energy by finding energetically favorable regions in the flow where the currents are weaker or by interacting with eddies so that they help to push the robot forward. The robots are also able to detect flow direction and swim upstream or hold station in the flow while compensating for the downstream drift by measuring the flow speed. FILOSE robot hovering in the wake of an object in the flow is demonstrated to reduce its energy consumption. "It is similar to reducing your effort in the tailwind of another cyclist or reducing the fuel consumption of your car by driving behind a truck," Prof. Kruusmaa says.

Several prototype artificial lateral lines and robot actuators were developed in FILOSE to experimentally investigate different aspects of sensing and locomotion in fluids, such as how to use compliant materials to efficiently swim in turbulence, how to build robots that are mechanically simple but still behave like fish, how to interpret flow features and use them for controlling the vehicles, and how to measure robot's own motion from the flow signals.

The FILOSE project has contributed to our understanding of the "fish-centric" viewpoint of the aquatic environment. "Robotic experiments have also helped us to understand fish behaviour," says FILOSE collaborator Prof. William Megill, who led the University of Bath's contribution to the project. "By recording flow sensor data from a robotic fish head which we've programmed to move like a real fish in similar flow conditions, we are able to understand what fish are able to perceive."

The lateral line sensing fish robots have been a joint effort of experts in fish biology (University of Bath, UK), underwater robotics (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia), mechanical engineering (Riga Technical University, Latvia), signal analysis and flow perception (Verona University, Italy) and of sensor technology (Italian Institute of Technology).

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Microsoft's Google attack ad campaign comes to an end

Dive summary:?

• Microsoft confirms that the advertising portion of their Scroogled campaign against Google is coming to an end.?
• Scroogled was launched in Nov. 2011 by Microsoft as a sort of attack campaign against Google for switching its shopping results to a paid model; the campaign soon grew to include claims that Google was reading users emails to serve ads.?
• So far, 3.5 million people visited the Scroogled site and 114,000 ?signed a petition asking Google to stop accessing their Gmail accounts.?

From the article:?

"Microsoft launched its Scroogled website and attack ads in November ahead of the holiday season. Though this part of the campaign is done, it?s a pretty safe bet that we haven?t seen the last attack of Google from Microsoft."

Source: http://www.marketingdive.com/news/microsofts-google-attack-ad-campaign-comes-to-an-end/106283/

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Heidi Klum new judge on 'America's Got Talent'

NEW YORK (AP) ? NBC says Heidi Klum has been added to "America's Got Talent" as its fourth judge.

The network announced Monday that the supermodel will join fellow incoming judge Mel B this summer for the talent competition's eighth season. Howie Mandel and Howard Stern will be back at the judges' panel.

Klum says she's excited to join the show and size up the talent, "from the ridiculous to the fantastic!"

She continues to host the Peabody Award-winning "Project Runway" on Lifetime and Germany's "Next Top Model."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/heidi-klum-judge-americas-got-talent-142047838.html

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Biden on Iran threat: Obama is not bluffing

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Seeking to reassure anxious Israelis and their American supporters, Vice President Joe Biden vowed Monday that the United States won't back down from its pledge to use military action to thwart Iran's nuclear program should all other options fail.

"President Barack Obama is not bluffing," he said.

In a prelude to Obama's upcoming trip to Israel ? his first as president ? Biden told a powerful pro-Israel lobby that the U.S. doesn't want a war with Iran, but that the window for diplomacy is closing. He said prevention, not containment, is the only outcome the U.S. will accept.

But in a sign the U.S. is still reluctant to embroil itself in another Mideast military effort, Biden cautioned more than 13,000 Israel supporters at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference that if Israel or the U.S. acts too hastily, without exhausting every other reasonable option, they could risk losing the backing of the international community.

"That matters because God forbid we have to act, it's important that the rest of the world is with us," Biden said to muted applause.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to the conference by video link from Jerusalem, pushed back against such reluctance, reflecting the tension still present between the U.S. and its closest Mideast ally as they seek a united front to stave off Iran's nuclear program.

"From the bottom of my heart and from the clarity of my brain, words alone will not stop Iran. Sanctions alone will not stop Iran," Netanyahu said.

The U.S. and world nations have imposed crippling sanctions on Iran's oil and financial industries in hopes of forcing Tehran back to the negotiating table and persuading it to give up nuclear ambitions. Netanyahu has warned that the world has until this summer ? at the latest ? to keep Iran from building a bomb, and has repeatedly hinted at Israel's willingness to launch a military strike to stop it, an endeavor the United States likely would be dragged into.

Participants in the conference were struck by Netanyahu's tough talk, which suggested that military action was inevitable.

"I'm afraid there is going to be something drastic that could happen," said Barbara Rogan, a retired librarian from Westport, Conn. "Iran feels, I think, that they have nothing to lose while forging ahead. The sanctions aren't enough to frighten them."

But Natalie Telson, a Columbia University sophomore from Tustin, Calif., suggested that Netanyahu's saber-rattling was driven in part by his audience ? "12,000 of the most pro-Israel active people in the country."

Iran insists that its nuclear program is intended for peaceful purposes such as power generation and medical uses, but the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said this month he cannot guarantee all of Iran's activities are peaceful unless Tehran increases cooperation.

The White House sees Obama's visit later in March to Israel, Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories as an opportunity to reset relations with Netanyahu, who has frequently bumped heads with Obama, and to strengthen ties with Israelis, many of whom bristled at Obama's early efforts to reach out to the Arab world and his decision not to visit Israel during his first term as president.

White House officials say Obama won't be bringing an ambitious new peace plan when he travels to Jerusalem, but improving relations with Israel and its leader could open the door to a stepped up U.S. effort to facilitate negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.

"We will continue to oppose any efforts to establish a state of Palestine through unilateral actions," Biden said, referring to Palestinian efforts to seek U.N. recognition that the United States has staunchly opposed. "There is no shortcut to peace."

Obama spoke to pro-Israel group's conference last year while running for re-election, but this year sent Biden, who vowed a nimble and resolute U.S. response to fluctuating threats in Iran, Syria and Egypt. He cast a vote of confidence in incoming Secretary of State John Kerry ? "You're going to be happy with Kerry" ? and said only through engagement would the U.S. navigate the challenges the Arab Spring presents.

Biden made no mention of the newest member of Obama's second-term national security team, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, whom opponents cast as insufficiently supportive of Israel. Hagel also apologized for saying the "Jewish lobby" intimidates members of the Senate into favoring actions contrary to U.S. interests.

Speaking on a panel shortly before Biden's address, Republican Sen. John McCain, a leading foe of Hagel's, said, "we need members of the national security team who are pro-Israel, not anti-Israel."

Logan said she was so upset by the nomination of Hagel that she called the White House to complain. Frank Ponder of Los Angeles said he was reassured by Obama's first-term team of Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

As for Kerry and Hagel, Ponder said both were "brand new" and he would wait and see.

Critical for Hagel's success in winning Senate confirmation was the fact that AIPAC never publicly took a stand on the nomination.

Anna Etra, a Barnard College student from Los Angeles, said that was a "a very strategic move" by AIPAC which typically "reaches out to incumbents and those competing against them."

Days after the U.S. announced a substantial shift in policy in Syria to provide non-lethal aid directly to rebels battling President Bashar Assad, Biden reiterated that Assad must be ousted, but made clear that uncertainty about elements of the Syrian opposition is still keeping the U.S. from arming the rebels.

"We are not signing up for one murderer's gang replacing another in Damascus," Biden said.

Biden expressed a similar degree of skepticism about Egypt, where U.S. hopes that Islamist President Mohammed Morsi could play a powerful leadership role in the Mideast were dampened after anti-Semitic remarks Morsi made in 2010 were publicized and political protesters have questioned his commitment to democracy.

"We're not looking at what's happening in Egypt through rose-colored glasses," Biden said. "Our eyes are wide open. We have no illusions about the challenges that we face, but we also know this: There's no legitimate alternative at this point to engagement."

His comment came just one day after Kerry announced the release of $250 million in U.S. aid to Egypt.

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Qatar funds huge Palestinian settlement in West Bank

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The new settlement under construction at Rawabi.

By Martin Fletcher, Correspondent, NBC News

RAWABI, West Bank ? As gambles go, it hardly gets bigger: A $1 billion dollar bet on peace ??or at least a measure of calm ??in the West Bank.

Even the founder of Rawabi, the biggest construction project in the history of the Palestinian people, says nobody in his right mind would invest here.

Standing on a wind-swept hilltop overlooking the biblical hills of Judea, a half-hour drive from Ramallah, Bashar Al-Masri points to the Palestinian flags flying atop the giant cranes that are building, with phenomenal speed, the first modern Palestinian town.

?As a teenager, raising the Palestinian flag was enough to be shot and killed,? he says, immaculate in a form-hugging, thin-lapelled dark suit and narrow burgundy tie.

?This is a small, symbolic way of how long we came along, and how much we will come along in the future,? adds Al-Masri, who as a teenager threw stones at Israeli soldiers.

The largest flag is mounted on a pole facing the Jewish settlement of Atteret, a community of about a hundred families located across a small valley.

The flag is a deliberate statement.

?So that we can show our unfriendly neighbors who were violently against us that we're here, and we're here to stay, and we're not afraid of you, we will remain here,? Al-Masri says.

Nation-building
Two-thirds of the investment in this town comes from the government of Qatar?s investment fund, Al-Masri explains. The design, planning and construction are all by Palestinians, with outside help, and what appears to make him proudest of all, he says, there is no input from Israel.

He says there are more than 8,000 families interested in moving in, and the first few hundred apartments will go on the market in March, with the town?s inauguration in May. The cost of the apartments, depending on size and location, is between $75,000 and $140,000.

?This is about nation-building, this is about doing what?s right, this is my contribution that I know the best,? says Al-Masri. ?The human rights activists have their contribution, the [Palestinian Authority] people are building capacity and building the government, we're all together as the Palestinian people building a state.?

There are two main practical problems for the new town. All the water has to be piped in, and there is no obvious source. ?We are in this project, putting facts on the ground, and things will have to follow,? is Al-Masri?s answer, hoping for a miracle.

And access. The only road to Rawabi passes through what is known as Area C: that part of the West Bank that is fully controlled by Israel, administratively and militarily. It is a narrow, winding road that the Palestinians can use only with an Israeli permit, which must be renewed each year.

Al-Masri talks of a tunnel through the hills linking Rawabi with Ramallah, barely visible on the horizon. Will that ever happen? "Probably not,? he admits. ?It?s a problem."

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The view to Rawabi from the nearby Jewish settlement of Atteret.

On the nearest hill, looking at Rawabi from Atteret, the manager of the Jewish settlement, Noam Aharon, agrees. ?They throw stones at us,? he says, talking about young Palestinians. ?Just last month they smashed my windscreen. Stones can kill. And if they try to kill us, we will kill them.?

?What do you think of their new town??

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?It spoils the view. But they can have it ??they can do what they want, as long as we can live here in peace. If we can?t, neither can they.?

Building a new town out of this scraggly, dry wilderness ??from where on a clear day you can see the towers of Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea ??is a leap of faith, which al-Al-Masri does not deny.

It is being built against the opposition of many Palestinians who see any peaceful project as a way of affirming the status quo with Israel, of denying the Palestinian struggle.

??Of course I believe, I must believe that there will be peace with Israel, and it?s a matter of time,? he says. ?The majority of Israeli people, at least 70 percent, want a Palestinian state. So, peace is possible. It just requires the right leaders.? ?

So what percentage of Palestinians want peace with Israel?

??The vast majority. I'm certain of that.?

Rawabi looks much more like an Israeli middle-class town than a Palestinian city: It will have high-rises, an outside theater to seat 20,000, soccer fields and cinemas and a theater, a swimming pool, a pedestrian precinct in the city center, bars and shopping malls.

All it needs now is people, water and a larger access road.

But the statement the project makes may be as important as the facts on the ground. It says that, between a failed peace process and a possible third intifada, there is a third way: Building Palestine from the bottom up.

Martin Fletcher is the author of "The List", "Breaking News" and "Walking Israel".

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JetBlue dreams of an airport with Google Glass, forgets to include lost luggage

Google has been asking prospective Glass owners how they would use the eyewear if they had the chance. The team at JetBlue did more than write a hashtagged post and call it a day: the airline posted mockups of its vision for how Google Glass would work at the airport. Its concept would mostly save passengers from the labyrinthine mess they know today by popping up useful alerts and directions in the right locations, such as flight times at the gate or (our favorite) the locations of those seemingly invisible power outlets. Of course, JetBlue's images don't necessarily reflect the final product, if there even is one. It's not the likely gap between theory and practice that we're worried about, mind you -- we just have trouble believing in an airport where our flights are on time.

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Bonnie Franklin of 'One Day at a Time' has died

The star of "One Day at a Time," Franklin was a talented singer and dancer. She died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 69. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY

Bonnie Franklin, who starred as Indianapolis mother Ann Romano in 1970s sitcom "One Day at a Time," died Friday at age 69, her agent confirms. The actress announced in 2012 that she had pancreatic cancer.

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"I was wrong. I thought life forces never die," said Norman Lear, who developed "One Day at a Time." "Bonnie was such a life force. Bubbly, always up, the smile never left her face."

On "One Day at a Time," Franklin played divorced mom Romano, whose daughters were played by Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips. Pat Harrington played Schneider, their omnipresent building superintendent. The show was created by Whitney Blake, mother of actress Meredith Baxter of "Family" and "Family Ties" fame, and based on Blake's own memories raising Baxter as a single mom.

Franklin was nominated for an Emmy and two Golden Globes for her role.

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Franklin's most famous role was on "One Day at a Time."

"My heart is breaking," Bertinelli said of the news. "Bonnie has always been one of the most important women in my life and was a second mother to me. The years on 'One Day At A Time' were some of the happiest of my life, and along with Pat and Mackenzie? we were a family in every way. She taught me how to navigate this business and life itself with grace and humor, and to always be true to yourself. ?I will miss her terribly."

While Franklin was not the first divorced mother on television, she was one of the most prominent at a time when divorce rates in America were rising. "One Day at a Time" ran from 1975 to 1984 and saw both daughters wed and Phillips' character have a child. Phillips was twice fired from the show for drug use and related problems.

Franklin and Bertinelli were reunited in 2011 on the sitcom "Hot in Cleveland." Franklin also had a recent role on "The Young and The Restless." Her other TV credits include "Gidget," "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," "The Munsters," "The Love Boat" and more.

In 1970, Franklin earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical "Applause." She also appeared onstage in such plays as "Dames at Sea," "Toys in the Attic," and "Broadway Bound."

Franklin was married twice and had no children.

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JobRaising Challenge: HuffPost Effort To Put America Back To Work Enters Its Final Hours (VIDEO)

The JobRaising Challenge, HuffPost's initiative in partnership with The Skoll Foundation, CrowdRise and McKinsey & Company to help job-creating nonprofits raise money and awareness, will conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 1.

The Challenge has already resulted in over 3,500 donations from across the country, with 80 percent of those being under $100.

HuffPost readers are encouraged to spread the word via social media, and can read stories of the nonprofits on the "Opportunity: What is Working" section.

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Fiat CEO sees 50 percent chance of Chrysler IPO, prefers buyout

KOKOMO, Indiana (Reuters) - Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of both Fiat and its majority-owned Chrysler Group LLC unit, said he sees a 50 percent chance that Chrysler will go public but would prefer that it be fully merged with Fiat.

Fiat shares ownership in the smallest U.S. automaker with a retiree trust fund affiliated with the United Auto Workers labor union. Marchionne said he would prefer that Italian automaker Fiat buy the trust fund's holdings.

"My preference is to be one single company," Marchionne told reporters in Kokomo, Indiana, on Thursday. "We belong together."

Over the last four years, the two automakers have been blending their operations as Fiat has increased its stake in Chrysler, said Marchionne, who has been CEO of both companies since Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.

Fiat, however, has been odds with the trust fund over Chrysler's worth. The fund is under pressure to squeeze as much value as possible from its Chrysler holding to pay for medical benefits.

Marchionne was speaking at a plant in Kokomo, Indiana, where Chrysler announced it would invest $374 million in four Indiana plants to support production of its more fuel-efficient eight- and nine-speed transmissions by the end of the year.

The move will create up to 1,250 jobs in Indiana, including as many as 850 jobs at the company's new Tipton Transmission Plant, Chrysler said on Thursday.

Chrysler is spending $162 million to make a nine-speed transmission at Tipton. Production at Tipton is expected to start in the first quarter of 2014.

About $212 million will be invested in the Kokomo Transmission, Kokomo Casting and Indiana Transmission I plants to make the eight- and nine-speed transmissions. The money will be used to install additional tooling and equipment needed to make Chrysler's eight- and nine-speed transmissions by the fourth quarter of 2013.

(Reporting By Bernie Woodall in Kokomo, Indiana; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Sofina Mirza-Reid and Leslie Adler)

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It's a 'go' for SpaceX launch to space station

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This Dragon spacecraft will launch on the upcoming SpaceX CRS-2 mission. The flight will be the second commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station by SpaceX.

By Miriam Kramer
Space.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? The weather looks promising for the planned Friday launch of a privately built robotic space capsule to the International Space Station, NASA says.

The unmanned Dragon space capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX of Hawthorne, Calif., is slated to launch toward the space station Friday?at 10:10 a.m. EST. Weather forecasts predict a 80 percent chance of favorable conditions for launch. NASA and SpaceX officials gave the scheduled mission a final "go" for launch earlier Thursday.

"The mission is the second of 12 SpaceX flights contracted by NASA to resupply the International Space Station," NASA officials said in a mission update. "It will mark the third trip by a Dragon capsule to the orbiting laboratory, following a demonstration flight in May 2012 and the first resupply mission in October 2012."

SpaceX has a $1.6 billion contract with NASA to provide 12 unmanned cargo deliveries to the space station. Another company, Orbital Sciences Corp. based in Virginia, has a $1.9 billion contract for eight mission using its own Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft.

The Dragon spacecraft is expected to deliver 1,200 pounds ?(544 kilograms) worth of supplies to the six international crew members on board the station. The capsule is scheduled to return to Earth with 2,300 pounds (1,043 kg) of material from the space station when it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California on March 25.

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On Monday, Falcon 9 and Dragon underwent a successful static fire in preparation for launch to the International Space Station. Engineers ran through all countdown processes as if it were launch day, ending with all nine engines on the rocket firing for nearly two seconds.

SpaceX conducted a?successful rocket engine test, known as a "static test fire" on Monday. The rocket's 9 Merlin engines were fired for a few seconds while the rocket was held down on the launch pad.

NASA is relying on SpaceX, Orbital Sciences and other private companies to develop new private spacecraft to supply the International Space Station with cargo and ultimately ferry American astronauts into and from low-Earth orbit.

With the retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2011, NASA has been dependent on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to fly astronauts to the space station, and use unmanned cargo ships built by Russia, Japan and Europe to deliver supplies to the orbiting laboratory.

The space agency?also is developing a new rocket and spacecraft, the Orion space capsule and its Space Launch System mega-rocket, for future deep-space exploration missions to the moon, asteroids and Mars.

You can follow Space.com staff writer Miriam Kramer on Twitter?@mirikramer.?Follow Space.com on Twitter?@Spacedotcom. We're also on?Facebook?and?Google+.

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Suns end Spurs' 18-game home streak, 105-101 in OT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) ? After a 25-day, nine-game road trip, the San Antonio Spurs were glad to be back in their own building, relaxed and ready to add to their 18-game home winning streak.

Maybe too relaxed.

Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Wesley Johnson hit a 3-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime and the Phoenix Suns rallied to upend San Antonio 105-101, stunning a raucous crowd that had begun celebrating midway through the third quarter only to exit in silence.

Tony Parker had 22 points to lead San Antonio, which had not lost at home since Nov. 19 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Tim Duncan had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and DeJuan Blair and Kawhi Leonard added 15 points apiece.

Luis Scola added 15 points and Goran Dragic had 13 points and 13 assists for Phoenix, which snapped a six-game losing streak against the Spurs.

"We are all very upset, especially after the performance we had on the road," San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili said. "Coming back home and losing the first one is hard, but it happens. We got relaxed after such a long road trip, but this is what happens in the NBA when you do not play your best."

After going 7-2 on the road trip due to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, the league-leading Spurs (45-14) appeared to have the game well in hand following a strong third quarter by Parker.

Amid cries of "MVP," Parker had 10 points in the period as San Antonio extended its lead to double digits. His assist to Duncan with 10 minutes left in the third gave the Spurs a 56-45 lead and his 10-foot jumper put them up 69-58.

Leonard's 3 with 1.1 seconds gave San Antonio a 77-67 lead entering the fourth.

Trailing by 11 points with 11:29 left in the game, the Suns rallied behind O'Neal. The veteran center had 13 points and five rebounds as Phoenix (20-39) outscored San Antonio 33-23 in the fourth.

"For us, we're obviously not in the playoff run, but it's about trying to be a better team," O'Neal said. "Games like these are what build character and put us in the right direction. That's what we're trying to do."

The Suns pulled within 97-95 with less than a minute remaining on Marcus Morris' 3. Parker attempted to keep the Spurs ahead, tossing in a floater, a jump shot and feeding Duncan for a jumper that gave San Antonio a 99-97 lead with 11 seconds left.

Ginobili made one of two free throws with 3.7 seconds left to make it 100-97. O'Neal rebounded Ginobili's second free throw attempt, firing a pass down court to Johnson, whose 3 at the buzzer tied the game at 100 and sent it to overtime.

"Overall we made a lot of mental errors," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Especially on that last play on the free throw line when Johnson went all the way down the court and he wasn't picked up. That cost us the game."

Johnson's 3 seemed to stun the Spurs even more so than the fans.

"I think we were kind of surprised that Manu missed that last free throw, but they made a great play," Parker said. "Wesley made a big 3."

San Antonio went 0 for 10 in overtime, its only points in the extra period coming when Parker made 1 of 2 free throws.

"I think they missed some shots they normally make, so defensively we did some things great that worked great for us," Phoenix coach Lindsey Hunter said.

The teams combined to go 0 for 14 to open overtime. Marcin Gortat's tip follow was the first basket of overtime, giving Phoenix a 102-101 lead with 1:07 left.

NOTES: After three weeks on the road, the Spurs were finally able to honor Parker as the NBA Player of the Month for January, doing so prior to the game. ... San Antonio observed a moment of silence in honor of Dr. Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers owner who died Feb. 18. ... The Spurs have won 64 games overall on its rodeo road trips, which began in 2003. ... A video highlighting the Spurs' recent road trip played prior to the game to Phillip Phillips' "Home." ... Dragic and reigning MVP LeBron James of Miami are the only players leading their team in points, assists, steals and free throw attempts. ... Scola, Gortat and Markieff Morris have played all 58 games for Phoenix, with Gortat starting each.

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