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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

California drama cuts into speech coverage

NEW YORK (AP) ? The California standoff involving fugitive Christopher Dorner shortened television's previews of President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday but did not interrupt coverage of the speech.

CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC had set aside the hour before Obama spoke to discuss the annual Washington ritual but instead spent most of that time showing aerial footage of a cabin burning in southern California, marking the apparent end of Dorner's effort at targeting police officers ? even as information on what was actually happening was sketchy.

Fox at one point showed a split screen of the burning cabin on one side with anchor Bill O'Reilly talking to analyst Charles Krauthammer about Obama on the other.

MSNBC stuck with the California story the longest before turning its attention to Washington as Obama began making his way to the podium.

The State of the Union address is "still the big national story," MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews said. "But this one certainly challenged it. This was a saga."

ABC briefly mentioned the Dorner drama before shifting into a discussion of gun violence being on the minds of many attending Obama's speech. CNN's sister network, HLN, presented full-time coverage of the Dorner story when the main network presented the State of the Union.

Following the speech, CNN immediately shifted to Anderson Cooper reporting that Dorner had apparently died, before returning to Washington for a pundit panel on the State of the Union. ABC also briefly reported the Dorner story following the speech.

But no equivalency ? or split screen ? was given to the California story while Obama spoke on the cable news or broadcast networks.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/california-drama-cuts-speech-coverage-024439922.html

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tesco experiments with free movie and TV streaming for Clubcard members

Brits who shop enough at Tesco to be on a first name basis with the clerks may soon have a reward that doesn't require leaving home. The UK retail chain is currently testing Clubcard TV, a web-based movie and TV streaming hub that would be a free perk of Clubcard membership. As it exists in beta form, the Blinkbox-derived service won't have Lovefilm or Netflix quaking in their boots: there's a limited slate of mostly family-oriented fare, and Tesco's notion of TV streaming involves the video output on a laptop. While neither is an issue as long as the trial is limited to staff, we hope there's a richer platform by the time Clubcard TV is open to anyone with a lot of grocery shopping in mind.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/12/tesco-experiments-with-free-movie-and-tv-streaming/

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PFT: Jets LB Thomas enters intervention program

What might Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine be looking for in a safety?

WR Brian Hartline and S Chris Clemons continue to look like the likeliest Dolphins free agents to return next season.

Patriots DT Vince Wilfork?s offseason training program made room for shoveling snow last weekend.

Taking a look at the Jets linebacking corps.

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has no problem leaving football matters to G.M. Ozzie Newsome.

Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons says there?s no blueprint for going from his job to head coach.

Former Browns coach Sam Rutigliano warns owner Jimmy Haslam not to lose touch with the team.

Should Steelers LB James Harrison stay or go?

Texans LB Brian Cushing will give some updates on his rehab in an interview with the team?s website on Tuesday.

Colts players hosted local students at a show about Jackie Robinson as part of Black History Month.

The Jaguars made some changes in?their front office and announced that Macky Weaver, nephew of former owner Wayne Weaver, will be leaving the team.

Titans QB Matt Hasselbeck is working with former NFL LB Isaiah?Kacyvenski to promote a product designed to help diagnosis head injuries.

Some people don?t get why the Broncos drafted QB Brock Osweiler last year.

The Chiefs added TE Kevin Brock?to their roster.

DT Richard Seymour?s contract voided, but the Raiders still have remnants of it on their cap.

Marty Schottenheimer?s new book spares no criticism of former Chargers G.M. A.J. Smith.

G Charlie Bryant and DT Nick Hayden are the newest additions to the Cowboys roster.

A look at the state of the Giants defensive line.

How is Eagles coach Chip Kelly handling being on the podium during his press conferences?

What is WR Santana Moss? future with the Redskins?

The Bears signed CB LeQuan Lewis, who spent time with the Buccaneers and Cowboys last season.

People are talking about the Lions making a run at signing RB Reggie Bush.

S Charles Woodson and LB A.J. Hawk loom large as the Packers set their strategy for the offseason.

A vote for the Vikings and WR Percy Harvin to part ways.

The Falcons waived DB/LB Matt Hansen, who injured his knee while with the team last offseason.

A letter from Charlotte?s mayor got the ball rolling on the deal that will provide money for the Panthers? desired stadium renovations.

S Rafael Bush was to be an exclusive rights free agent, but said he?s already re-signed with the Saints.

Should the Buccaneers keep CB Eric Wright for the 2013 season?

An explanation of why trading WR Larry Fitzgerald doesn?t make sense for the Cardinals.

The Rams have teamed with Washington University to promote heart-healthy nutrition and lifestyles.

The rhino named after 49ers T Alex Boone will be living in an enclosure named after the Ravens as part of the San Francisco Zoo?s Super Bowl bet with the Maryland Zoo.

Eric Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune wonders if the Seahawks and Vikings should be talking about a trade involving QB Matt Flynn and WR Percy Harvin.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/11/bryan-thomas-enters-pre-trial-intervention-program-to-settle-pending-criminal-charges/related/

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Monday, February 11, 2013

36 dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India

ALLAHABAD, India (AP) ? The death toll from a stampede in a train station rose to 36 on Monday in a northern India city where millions of devotees had gathered for a Hindu festival that is one of the world's largest religious gatherings.

At least 36 other pilgrims were injured in the crush in the city of Allahabad, medical superintendent Dr. P. Padmakar of the main state-run hospital said. Padmakar said 23 of the dead were women.

Tens of thousands of people were in the city's main rail station waiting to board a train when railway officials announced a last-minute change in the platform, forcing people to rush there, eyewitnesses said.

They said police stopped the throng from crowding onto a footbridge and had to use batons to stop the crowds from surging forward.

"We heard an announcement that our train is coming on platform number 4 and when we started moving towards that platform through an overbridge, we were stopped. Then suddenly the police charged us with batons and the stampede started," passenger Shushanto Kumar Sen said.

"People started tumbling over one another and within no time I saw people, particularly women and children, being trampled over by others," Sen said.

The police, however, denied that they had used batons to control the crowd.

"It was simply a case of overcrowding. People were in a hurry to go back and there were not enough arrangements by the railway authorities," said Arun Kumar, a senior police officer.

India's railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said an inquiry has been ordered into what led to the stampede.

Indian television stations showed large crowds pushing and jostling at the train station as policemen struggled to restore order.

"There was complete chaos. There was no doctor or ambulance for at least two hours after the accident," an eyewitness told NDTV news channel.

An estimated 30 million Hindus were expected to take a dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati rivers on Sunday, one of the holiest bathing days of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival. The festival lasts 55 days and is one of the world's largest religious gatherings.

The auspicious bathing days are decided by the alignment of stars, and the most dramatic feature of the festival is the Naga sadhus ? ascetics with ash rubbed all over their bodies, wearing only marigold garlands ? leaping joyfully into the holy waters.

According to Hindu mythology, the Kumbh Mela celebrates the victory of gods over demons in a furious battle over nectar that would give them immortality. As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns: Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar.

The Kumbh Mela is held four times every 12 years in those towns. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are cleansed. If they bathe at the Ganges on the most auspicious day of the festival, believers say they can rid themselves of their sins.

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Associated Press writer Biswajeet Banerjee contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/36-dead-stampede-hindu-festival-india-041907625.html

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Mardi Gras ball 1st Superdome event since blackout

FILE- In this Jan. 21, 2013, file photo, singer Kelly Clarkson performs at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the Superdome in New Orleans since the Super Bowl blackout. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? This time, the lights stayed on in the Superdome.

The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on Saturday night and Kelly Clarkson performed amid purple, green and gold lights in the first major event at the venue since the Super Bowl blackout.

While the black tie ball was nowhere near the size of the championship game a week ago, it was a test for dome officials and the stadium's electricity provider, Entergy, which has come under scrutiny since the lights went dark for more than a half hour.

The bright stadium lights were dimmed for the ball, but there were no signs of any electrical problems.

Darin Coker and his wife, Jeannine, wondered whether the ball would be affected in any way after the outage.

"I got my dress six months ago," she said. "I was hoping they would get it fixed before tonight, and I was glad to hear they did."

The couple, both former New Orleans residents, drove in for the weekend from their home in Ruston, La., to attend the ball and catch other parades with friends and family. Darin Coker said he loved the sight of the dome's exterior, all aglow in purple, green and gold lights ? traditional colors of Mardi Gras ? and hoped outsiders wouldn't see the blackout as a black eye for a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.

"I was watching the game from home, and I was like, oh no, we were doing so good. The city looked so good," he said. "The city has come so far, and I hate to hear people say, 'Oh look at them, they just can't get it together.'"

Entergy said the blackout appeared to have been caused by a problem with a device the company installed to prevent power outages. It's still unclear whether the device had a design flaw or a manufacturing defect, causing an outage to about half of the stadium during the NFL's championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.

Entergy removed the equipment that failed, "and we're looking forward to hosting the Endymion ball," said Eric Eagan, spokesman for the Superdome.

The dome looked much different than a week ago, set up for a crowd of more than 30,000. The turf was covered with a floor and tables were set up where the field usually is.

The only hiccup Saturday occurred when the Endymion float had trouble negotiating a turn along its parade route on the way to the dome. The 330-foot float ? the largest-ever for Mardi Gras ? had to be separated and then re-attached to resume its journey.

The parade has 25 floats that roll through the dome, as revelers aboard them toss beads and trinkets to ball attendees gathered at tables and lower-level stadium seats.

Clarkson, the first winner of TV's "American Idol," was the parade's celebrity grand marshal. Her hits include "Because of You" and "Since You've Been Gone." She is one of several stars serving as celebrity riders in this year's Carnival parades.

On Sunday, actor G.W. Bailey of TNT's "Major Crimes" and the "Police Academy" movies is scheduled to reign as the king of the Bacchus parade.

On Monday, actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musicians Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Harry Connick Jr. will ride in the Krewe of Orpheus parade with Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Mariska Hargitay.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c25518f464186bf7a2ac026580ce7/Article_2013-02-10-Super%20Bowl-Power%20Outage/id-62df1dba53f943a7a1e615ec56edd95b

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