Samsung phones infringe Apple patents | Legal News

A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that few of Galaxy smartphones and tablets violate an Apple patent in the most recent round of the mobile giants? legal battle worldwide.

According to the court?s order Samsung has to pay Apple damages, evaluated by the profits made by its sales. This recent suit was in relation to the Android operating system versions 2.2.1 and 3.0 used on Galaxy smartphones and tablets.

This is one among the multiple patent lawsuits between Samsung and Apple in 10 different countries. This is the aftermath of their battle to rule the lucrative mobile market and triumph over consumers with their newest gadgets.

Last month, in an introductory decision a U.S trade panel judge ruled that Samsung infringed Apple patents to make its phones and tablets. Samsung also won a court case last month when a Dutch court ruled the company did not violate an Apple patent using certain multi-touch techniques in manufacturing its smartphones and tablets.

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German Parliament voting on Greek debt deal

BERLIN (AP) ? Germany's finance minister is urging lawmakers to support a deal to trim Greece's debt load and keep the struggling country afloat financially.

The deal reached by European finance ministers Tuesday paves the way for Greece to receive ?44 billion ($57 billion) in critical rescue loans. It also includes measures including a debt buyback program and an interest rate cut on loans to reduce Greece's debts.

Germany's Parliament has to approve eurozone rescue measures. Bailing out Greece and others hasn't been popular in Germany and there has been growing unease in Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, but a solid majority is expected Friday. Two opposition parties are expected to vote in favor.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says blocking loan payouts would have "consequences not just for Greece but the whole of Europe."

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Outbreak Specialists Track Down Recent Coronavirus

Health officials are trying to figure out if the virus is moving from person to person

By Helen Branswell

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Maria Zambon was having d?j? vu. Earlier this fall, she found out about a new coronavirus that had come seemingly from nowhere to kill a Saudi man in Jeddah in June and seriously sicken another.? The survivor had been flown from Qatar to a London hospital. His lungs were overwhelmed with infection, his kidneys failing. Virologists at Erasmus Medical Center, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, were already working on an isolate from the Saudi man to decode the virus's genetic sequence. They named the virus HCoV-EMC, short for human coronavirus and the institution's initials.

The situation reminded Zambon, director of reference microbiology for Britain's Health Protection Agency, of the SARS outbreak of 2003, which spread from China to as far as Toronto and killed 916 people. Fortunately, the recent coronavirus appears to be emerging more slowly than SARS did (also a coronavirus). To date, only six cases have been reported?four in Saudi Arabia and two in Qatar. Two of the infections have been fatal. The gnawing concern, however, is that the virus will start spreading from person to person, fanning out more broadly to infect people around the globe.

A recently discovered cluster of illnesses in Saudi Arabia has raised concerns that the virus may be able to move from person to person. Four men who lived in the same household in Riyadh became sick with similar symptoms within a short period of time. Two of the men tested positive for the virus. The two others?one of whom died?are currently classified as probable cases. Their infection status may remain ambiguous. With the source of the infection unknown and the incubation period unclear, authorities may never get a definitive answer about whether these family members were all infected from a common source, or whether one of them got sick and infected the others, says Anthony Mounts, the World Health Organization's technical expert for the outbreak.? "It sure raises your concern. But it's not definitive." If the virus spread from person to person in that Riyadh household, it has apparently since sputtered and died out.

Still, the discovery of additional cases, some in a cluster, has prompted WHO to cast a wider net in its search for other cases. The Geneva-based global health agency had initially warned countries to be on the lookout for cases of severe and unexplained respiratory illness in people who had visited or were residents of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Now it is convinced that whatever the source of the virus is, it is probably not unique to those countries. By getting health authorities around the world to look harder for possible cases, it hopes to answer another question that people like Mounts and Zambon have been asking themselves: Is this virus actually new, or has it just newly come into view? If it is the former, then worries about what the virus might do will remain high.? But if it has been infecting people for years but was only spotted because two severe cases brought it to light, then the virus may seem like less of a threat.

"There's always a question of 'Well, actually, has it been around forever and a day and we just missed it because we haven't tested?'" Zambon notes. It is commonly accepted that medical science has not identified all the bugs that make people sick. In fact, before the SARS outbreak, only two viruses in the coronavirus family were known to infect people. In the years after SARS became the third, the human coronaviruses NL63 and HKU1 were added to that list.

Finding the answer means testing more patients with similar symptoms to see if they too are infected with the EMC virus. Some countries?Britain among them?have been testing sick pilgrims returning from this year's Hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage that brings roughly three million Muslims to? Mecca every year. So far there have been no reports of additional cases among the returning Hajjis. And as time passes, concerns about the pilgrimage as a disease-amplification opportunity are starting to wane. "The government of Saudi Arabia does quite extensive surveillance during the Hajj and was particularly vigilant during this season. They have reassured us that nothing unusual happened," Mounts says.

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Solar System's Moons May Have Emerged from Long-Gone Planetary Rings

Ancient, Saturn-like ring systems may have acted as assembly lines for natural satellites

By John Matson

MOON SEEDS: An artist's conception depicts an ancient ring system releasing newly formed moonlets into orbit around Neptune. Image: Courtesy Frederic Durillon/Animea

"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch," as Carl Sagan once said, "you must first invent the universe." And if you wish to make a moon from scratch, according to new research, you must first create planets with rings (after inventing the universe, of course).

Earth?s moon may have emerged from a long-vanished ring system, much like the rings still encircling Saturn ? and the same goes for many of the satellites orbiting the other planets. The bulk of the solar system?s regular satellites?those moons that stick close to their planets in roughly equatorial orbits?formed this way, rather than taking shape simultaneously with the planets as a direct result of planet formation, French astrophysicists have concluded. The researchers reported their findings in the November 30 issue of Science.

?It?s fundamentally the same process that gave birth to the moon and to the satellites of the giant planets, and that?s the spreading of rings,? says astrophysicist Aur?lien Crida of the University of Nice?Sophia Antipolis and the Observatory of C?te d?Azur in France, who co-authored the study with S?bastien Charnoz of the University of Paris?Diderot.

Through theoretical modeling, the researchers found that the moon-formation action begins at the edge of a planetary ring, where a satellite can take shape without being shredded by the gravitational pull of the planet. There, moonlets coagulate from the ring material before migrating outward. As the ring system spits out moonlet after moonlet, the small objects merge to form larger moons, which may merge in turn as they spiral outward from the planet.

The idea of a moonlet assembly line differs from the standard conception of satellite birth, in which moons condense along with their host planet from a swirling cloud of dust and gas, much like the planets themselves are thought to have taken shape around the nascent sun. The solar-system-in-miniature concept seems to work well for the largest moons, such as Jupiter?s four so-called Galilean satellites, but the retinue of smaller moons circling the other giant planets ?have so far been considered a by-product,? Crida says.

The new hypothesis seems to explain a key commonality among the regular satellites of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ? namely, that moons farther from their respective planets tend to have larger masses than their closer-in neighbors. Like a snowball rolling downhill, the coalescing moons would grow larger and larger as they drift farther from the planet and its rings, undergoing progressively more mergers along the way. The end result is a neatly ordered satellite system, with small moons on the inside built from few moonlets and large moons farther out built from numerous moonlets.

?I think the best thing about this work is that they explain this link between the mass of the moon and the orbital distance, which was known before but not understood,? says planetary scientist David Nesvorny of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., who did not contribute to the new research. ?If you had asked me a few years ago, I would think of our moon?s formation and the formation of the satellites of the outer planets differently,? he adds. ?This theory puts things on common ground.?

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10 States Where Foreclosure Deals Are Everywhere | AOL Real Estate

By Mamta Badkar

One in every 706 homes received a foreclosure filing in October, according to RealtyTrac's latest foreclosure report.

These foreclosed homes often sell at significant discounts to similar non-distressed homes.

We drew on RealtyTrac's report to highlight the 10 states with the highest discounts on foreclosed homes. (See RealtyTrac's foreclosure heat map here.)

Note: Savings are measured by comparing average sales prices with average foreclosure sales prices.

1. MARYLAND

Foreclosure savings: 43 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $168,318
Worst county: Charles

1 in every 1,562 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

2. RHODE ISLAND
Foreclosure savings: 43 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $124,071
Worst county: Providence

1 in every 1,176 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

3. PENNSYLVANIA
Foreclosure savings: 43 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $99,514
Worst county: Delaware

1 in every 1,368 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

4. CONNECTICUT

Foreclosure savings: 45 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $178,906
Worst county: New Haven

1 in every 825 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

5. MASSACHUSETTS

Foreclosure savings: 46 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $196,593
Worst county: Plymouth

1 in every 914 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

6. OHIO

Foreclosure savings: 46 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $72,063
Worst county: Stark

1 in every 476 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

7. MICHIGAN

Foreclosure savings: 47 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $56,011
Worst county: Wayne

1 in every 607 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

8. ILLINOIS

Foreclosure savings: 48 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $116,453
Worst county: Kendall

1 in every 356 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

9. NEBRASKA

Foreclosure savings: 49 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $79,380
Worst county: Kimball

1 in every 4,427 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

10. LOUISIANA

Foreclosure savings: 50 percent
Avg. foreclosure sales price: $91,291
Worst county: Saint Tammany

1 in every 1,171 housing units received a foreclosure filing in October 2012

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Syrians want to know: 'Are you okay after Superstorm Sandy?'

With the sound of mortars in the background, Syrians in Aleppo express concern for our American correspondent and his storm-battered homeland.

By Tom A. Peter,?Correspondent / November 18, 2012

Syrian women work on their field in the village of Tarafat, Syria in October. Many Syrians have expressed concern for Americans hit by hurricane Sandy.

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I had just sat down to interview a commander of the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo and we were exchanging the normal pre-meeting pleasantries as some distant gunfire cracked in the background. After 20 months of conflict here, most artillery and gunfire goes unnoticed unless people are close enough to be directly affected.

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With this as the backdrop for our interview, I was taken off guard when he asked if my friends and family were all right after Superstorm Sandy.

As a Californian living abroad, I was aware of Sandy. I had seen a few pictures of the aftermath, but I hadn?t even followed the Sandy news close enough to know that it had been classified as a ?superstorm,? as a opposed to a hurricane. Yet here was a man whose nation is being torn apart by a violent civil war that had claimed the lives of several friends and tens of thousands of Syrians, and he?d been following Sandy news.

I initially thought the comment was a one off, a lone hurricane watcher, perhaps he was a Syrian with an interest in meteorology. Yet it has happened again and again and everyone who asks knows that it was a superstorm, not a hurricane.

Working in the midst of a war like Syria, it?s easy to assume that for those involved the conflict, the situation is their entire life and there is little time for details, like a destructive storm thousands of miles away.But Superstorm Sandy is just one of the odd questions about America you might encounter in Syria as people try to take a mental break from the war.

One night, I found myself with a group of FSA fighters watching Jumanji on an Arabic movie station that gives Arabic subtitles. We got into a debate about whether the child actress in the film was a young Drew Barrymore or someone else. (It was a teenage Kirsten Dunst.)

A few days later, I sparked a heated discussion when I jokingly asked a Syrian activist wearing a glove on only one hand if it was a tribute to Michael Jackson. The person wearing the glove argued that while Michael?s music was impossible not to enjoy, it had been tainted by the scandals surrounding his personal life. His friend argued that art is not defined by the artist and Michael Jackson remains hands down one of the best singers ever, regardless of what happened off stage.

In all the conflicts I have ever covered, I find myself in these conversations.?Everyone tries to hold on to a normal world of news and pop culture to take them beyond their current hardships.

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Ceton will have something unexpected under the tree for early adopters of its $179 Echo Windows Media Center Extender -- Android. Updates are on the way that will bring not only finalized Extender software, but also beta support for the Android platform and apps. Detailed in a message sent to testers this evening, there's also an update rolling out in the next 24 hours that upgrades video output to 1080p and exposes settings for the Echo like optical audio out, bitstreaming over HDMI or optical and diagnostics. Even if you're not in that beta test but just like running the latest software, Ceton has also pushed out beta InfiniTV drivers for Windows 8 users (note: tuner bridging is not supported if the card is installed in a Windows 8 PC.) There's even a beta version of the Ceton Companion services that connect Media Center PCs to its mobile Companion apps -- which coincidentally are on sale for $2.99 at the moment -- for Windows 8 users to try out as well. Hit the source links for all of the details and expect more info on how the Echo puts Android on your HDTV soon.

Update: The Echo is also now available and shipping from Amazon, as well as the previously announced NewEgg.

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This prescription probably won?t get approved but one for Pilates might!

One of the big perks about having health insurance in the US is it frequently comes with fitness benefits. ?This is a great way to defray a bit of the cost of working out and can make you a bit adventurous. ?Feel free to try something new that you otherwise wouldn?t. ?I?ve got some guidelines for the reimbursements as well as how you can get your HMO or insurance company to cover your workouts all the time. ?(If you truly need it for medical purposes.)

One caveat, fitness benefits can vary greatly by company and by the type of plan you have. ?Read over exactly what YOU have and feel free to call a customer service rep to get the details.

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Have you used your fitness benefits for the year yet? ?What did you use it on? ?Maybe you?re bored and it?s time to break up with your workout.

Cheers,

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If you kick-start your day with a glass of grapefruit juice, be careful. Canadian scientists say the number of common prescription drugs that can interact badly with the tart citrus is climbing, with the potential for dangerous, even deadly, results.

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Egypt's Islamists cancel protests

CAIRO (AP) ? A spokesman of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says it has canceled a planned mass rally in support of President Mohammed Morsi's assumption of sweeping powers.

Morsi comes from the Brotherhood, which said it called off Tuesday's street demonstration to "lessen congestion" and avoid "public tension."

Morsi's presidential decree gave him sweeping powers and immunity from judicial oversight, plunging Egypt into a new round of turmoil and street clashes.

Yasser Ali, a presidential spokesman, said Monday that Morsi assured judges that his decree is "temporary" and limited only to "sovereignty-related issues."

Gamal Eid, a human rights lawyer, dismissed Ali's remarks as "keeping Morsi above the law."

Ali's comments signaled Morsi's resolve not to back down or compromise on the constitutional amendments he announced last week.

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Global Entrepreneurship Week comes to Bhutan | Youth Business ...

By Ewan Gaffney: YBI Communications Manager

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As well as hosting? Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in the UK? from our network team HQ in London, Youth Business International lives? up to its name during the week, with our? members around the world hosting the campaign in a further 10 countries.

From Bhutan to Barbados, GEW is a natural fit for YBI programmes which are used to supporting and promoting entrepreneurship throughout the year. In 2012 there was a huge variety of GEW activity ?going on right around the world. Not to mention our ?Around the world, around the clock? campaign which highlighted the fact? that at any given moment of the day, somewhere a? YBI entrepreneur is hard at work building and growing their business.

Aside from all this, there was one campaign that really caught our attention this year. That was the inaugural Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

I was lucky enough to visit Bhutan, and the YBI member there, earlier this year. I wrote about my trip on this blog. YBI is represented in the country by the Loden Entrepreneurship Programme (LEP), and it was during an accreditation visit that I introduced them to GEW, and suggested that they might be interested in becoming the local host organisation. With GEW activity in 125 countries and counting, there are less and less nations without a host, so taking this responsibly is a great way for LEP to make even deeper connections? with the global entrepreneurship community.

With some encouragement from YBI, LEP set about organising its first week of GEW events in early 2012.

Having seen the excellent work that LEP does to support young entrepreneurs on the ground in Bhutan, I was concerned that the responsibility of hosting the campaign should not detract from their main goal of providing close and on-going support to entrepreneurs.? LEP has approved 12 businesses for funding from a group of over 80 this year. These businesses will all receive an interest free loan and on-going mentoring.?With all this work going on, my suggestion to my colleagues in Bhutan was to start small, get a feel for the GEW campaign and expand the portfolio of events gradually.

The launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Bhutan took place in the historic Clock Tower Square

I?needn?t?have worried. Last week my colleague Dorji emailed me over the itinerary for the week. In typical Bhutanese fashion,?LEP have excelled themselves with the minimum of fuss.? The first ever GEW in Bhutan included:? TV and radio coverage, a speech from a government minister and the attendance of a member of the Royal Family. There are lots of well-established GEW campaigns around the world that would love to achieve that level of exposure.

LEP activities included a series of training sessions and seminars that focused on practical topics like accounting, social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in the context of the national measurement of Gross National Happiness (GNH), the Bhutanese equivalent of GDP.

The centrepiece of the week was an entrepreneurship fair, held in the central Clock Tower Square. The campaign and the fair were officially opened here by HRH Ashi Deki Yangzom Wangchuk, who addressed the audience about the importance of developing an entrepreneurial mind-set within Bhutanese society amd within the framework of?Buddhist teachings?; something the LEP is taking a leading role in doing. ??

?As Buddhists and responsible human beings, it is also important we work hard not just out of greed to amass wealth and derive profit but to be productive citizens so that you can help both yourself and the people around you.? Her excellent speech is worth reading in its?entirety.

The guest of honour HRH Ashi Deki Yangzom Wangchuk addresses guests at the launch of GEW in Bhutan

The gathering, set under a traditional tented covering and framed by the majestic backdrop of Bhutanese mountains, was also addressed by Dr Karma Phuntso, one of the founders of LEP. Dr Karma spoke of how important it was for Bhutan to ?develop and promote a new and vibrant culture of entrepreneurship and enterprise? and his pride at being able to ?join some 125 countries around the world to celebrate and promote the culture of innovation and enterprise, intelligence and integrity.?

Despite the high profile launch event, the highlight of the week must have been be the formal presentation of certificates to the 12 entrepreneurs whose business plans had proven robust enough to be awarded funding by the LEP.

The 12 business, from sectors including farming, baking and agriculture, were chosen by a panel of experts and will go on to receive an interest free loan, training, mentoring and on-going support from the expert team at Loden. For them this is the beginning of an exciting journey into the world of entrepreneurship.

Speaking about the triple pronged support Loden and other YBI members offer, Director of the Foundation Gerard Tardy said, ?So this is the type of help we try to give. We don?t think that a loan in a way is most important. What we try to do is provide a lot more help, in terms of training, appointing mentors. So for each project there is one local mentor and one international mentor.?

Here?s to a bright future for Global Entrepreneurship Week, and entrepreneurship in general,? in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon.

You can see the full list of GEW activities on the?Loden website.

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Source: http://www.youthbusiness.org/global-entrepreneurship-week-comes-to-bhutan/

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15 Things All Moms Can Agree On (Hopefully...Well, Maybe ...

In light of the election that took place earlier this month and a country divided, I was inspired by a post from treehugger.com which highlighted?26 Things We Can All Agree On. I began contemplating the subject of motherhood with its diverse outlooks, beliefs, and countless ways we?ve amassed to raise our children. Aside from our individualities, are there any fundamental, concrete principles that all mothers can agree on? I hope so! Let?s face it, we all have an opinion, but at the end of the day what binds us is we all answer to that word, ?Mom.? Or?Mommy?or?Mama?or?Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom!?or?Madre?or?Mamacita?or Ma?or?well you catch my drift.

Spit-up, throw-up, early mornings, late nights. Infants, toddlers, teenagers. Just when we think we have it?all?figured out, motherhood throws us another damn curve ball. Well at least she keeps us on our toes. I for one am up for the challenge. You?

15 Things All Moms Can Agree On (Hopefully) (Well, Maybe?):

1.?Motherhood is tough.?This ongoing journey of ups and downs and winding roads is ever-changing and ever-challenging. Motherhood is an enormous task which reaps enormous rewards.

2.?LOVE is all you need. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.?I. LOVE. YOU.?Tell them. Show them. Repeatedly. Again and Again and Again.

3.?Mistakes are inevitable. They happen. More often than not. Let?s recognize the ones we?ve made and look to a future of not repeating them.

4.?Every child?is different.?But wait a minute, my first baby slept through night no problem. Uh huh. Doesn?t mean a thing. The sooner we realize that not all kids are the same, the better off we?ll be. Agree?

5.?Mom Guilt.?We all have it. We all recognize it. We all need to get over it and stop putting so much undue stress and pressure on ourselves. What?s the deal with us doing that anyways? Oh right,?mom guilt.

6.?Children are our teachers.?There is so much we can discover about ourselves from our children. We just need to take the time to slow down and learn the lessons. Patience, tolerance, spirit, hope, passion, honesty, excitement, acceptance?

7.?Time goes by too fast.?Days are long, but the years are short. A first-born will soon be taking a first step. Savor every moment. Yes, even that moment when the baby is crying incessantly and the toddler is yanking on your leg telling you that she just flushed your keys down the potty.?Okay well not every moment.

8.?Self-confidence -?We need it, desperately. It?s right there?inside?you. Find it. NOW.

9.?Mother?s change the world.?We are raising future generations.?This requires no further explanation.?

10.?We are all in this together.?Although we are highly diverse in appearance and culture, our instincts at the core virtually remain the same. To teach, to nurture, to bring up compassionate, hard-working, intelligent, healthy, responsible human beings that contribute something positive to society.?Not too much to ask for, right? If you?re doubt, please refer to #8.

11.?A Step-by-Step Guide to Motherhood DOES NOT exist. In motherhood we learn from that thing called?EXPERIENCE.

12.?We CAN NOT please everyone. Not even going to try to.

13.?Sleep is a necessity.?For mom. For dad. For kids. For?sanity.

14.?Taking a [hot/cold] shower may equate to a week-long vacation.?I was going to attribute this one to new moms especially, but I think all mothers can agree that five minutes in the shower has the ability to renew and recharge us ??even?if we have ?mommy brain? and think we can hear someone calling our name the entire time.

15.?Balance is something we all strive for.?On the outside. On the inside. Within our family, within our friendships, within our careers, within ourselves.

?Motherhood brings as much joy as ever?Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop her (his) own individuality especially while you struggle to keep your own.? ? Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons

Have more to add? Please do so below!??

Source: http://skinnymom.com/2012/11/25/15-things-all-moms-can-agree-on-hopefully-well-maybe/

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'Twilight,' Bond, 'Lincoln' lead record weekend

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 file photo, from left, American actor Taylor Lautner, American actress Kristen Stewart and British actor Robert Pattinson pose during a photo call at the Spanish premiere of the film "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2" in Kinepolis Cinema in Madrid, Spain. Stewart, Pattinson and Lautner have walked their last ?Twilight? red carpet with the arrival of the finale ?The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2,? and now must step into careers of their own using the superstardom the multi-billion-dollar franchise has provided them. ( AP Photo/Gabriel Pecot, File)

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 file photo, from left, American actor Taylor Lautner, American actress Kristen Stewart and British actor Robert Pattinson pose during a photo call at the Spanish premiere of the film "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2" in Kinepolis Cinema in Madrid, Spain. Stewart, Pattinson and Lautner have walked their last ?Twilight? red carpet with the arrival of the finale ?The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2,? and now must step into careers of their own using the superstardom the multi-billion-dollar franchise has provided them. ( AP Photo/Gabriel Pecot, File)

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012 file photo shows British actor Robert Pattinson, right, having his photo taken with fans upon arrival for an exclusive fan event for the final chapter of the Twilight Saga "Breaking Dawn Part 2" in Sydney, Australia. Thanksgiving newcomers have been unable to knock off the big three at the box office: Bella, Bond and Abe Lincoln. Kristen Stewart's finale as Bella Swan led the holiday weekend ticket sales. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Bella Swan, James Bond and Abe Lincoln have combined to lift Hollywood to record Thanksgiving revenue at the box office.

Kristen Stewart's finale as Bella in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2" was No. 1 again with $64 million during the five-day holiday stretch that began Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Daniel Craig's Bond adventure "Skyfall" came in at No. 2 with $51 million, while Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg's Civil War saga "Lincoln" finished third with $34.1 million.

According to box-office tracker Hollywood.com, the three films paced Hollywood to an all-time Thanksgiving week best of about $290 million from Wednesday to Sunday.

That tops the previous record of $273 million over Thanksgiving in 2009, when "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" led the weekend.

This Thanksgiving also was a huge 25 percent jump from a year ago, when domestic revenues were a weak $232 million as some big holiday releases fizzled.

With a strong December lineup ahead, Hollywood has resumed its record revenue pace for the year after a brief box-office lull in late summer and early fall.

Domestic revenues for 2012 are at $9.75 billion, putting Hollywood potentially on track for its first $11 billion year, which would beat the 2009 record of $10.6 billion, said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

"We're barreling toward a record-breaking box-office year," Dergarabedian said. "It's built on the back of just a lot of really strong movies that have come out over the past few weekends. It bodes very well for the rest of the holidays."

The "Twilight" finale, "Skyfall" and "Lincoln" finished in the same top-three rankings for the second-straight weekend as new releases were unable to dislodge the holdovers.

Released by Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment banner, "Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," pulled in $43.1 million from Friday to Sunday, raising its domestic total to $227 million. The movie added $97.4 million overseas to bring its international total to $350.8 million and its worldwide take to $577.7 million.

Sony's "Skyfall" also topped $200 million domestically, ringing up $36 million for the three-day weekend to put its U.S. total at $221.7 million. With $41.3 million more overseas, "Skyfall" raised its international revenues to $568.4 million and its worldwide sales to $790.1 million.

"Lincoln," a DreamWorks film distributed by Disney, took in $25 million over the weekend to lift its domestic revenue to $62.2 million.

Leading the newcomers was Paramount and DreamWorks Animation's tale "Rise of the Guardians" at No. 4 with $24 million for the weekend and $32.6 million since opening Wednesday.

Based on William Joyce's "Guardians of Childhood" books, "Rise of the Guardians" gathers Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and other mythical beings as a team of heroes battling an evil overlord.

Close behind at No. 5 was director Ang Lee's shipwreck saga "Life of Pi" at No. 5 with $22 million over the weekend. The 20th Century Fox release has taken in $30.2 million domestically since its Wednesday debut and added $17.5 million in four Asian markets.

"Life of Pi" was adapted from Yann Martel's best-selling novel about an Indian youth adrift on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. Many fans considered the introspective novel impossible to film, but Lee has charmed audiences and critics with an inspiring survival story told through dazzling 3-D images.

The weekend's other new wide release, a remake of the 1980s U.S.-invasion tale "Red Dawn," opened at No. 7 with $14.6 million, raising its total to $22 million since debuting Wednesday.

"Red Dawn" sat on the shelf for three years while studio backer MGM went through bankruptcy, with distributor FilmDistrict eventually picking it up for domestic release. The movie's cast includes Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") and Josh Hutcherson ("The Hunger Games") in a story of young guerrillas battling North Korean invaders.

In limited release, Fox Searchlight's "Hitchcock" opened solidly with about $300,000 in 17 theaters. The movie stars Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in a behind-the-scenes story of the making of "Psycho."

The weekend's overall strength came from a broad range of films that clicked with various audiences, from action and family fare to thoughtful drama.

"This is a marketplace that has something for everyone," said Chris Aronson, head of distribution for 20th Century Fox. "You have something deeper like 'Life of Pi,' yet you have a very successful sequel in 'Twilight' at the same time. Adult bio-drama, if you will, in 'Lincoln,' and you have Bond. That's the secret to a very successful and balanced marketplace."

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," $43.1 million ($97.4 million international).

2. "Skyfall," $36 million ($41.3 million international).

3. "Lincoln," $25 million.

4. "Rise of the Guardians," $24 million ($10 million international).

5. "Life of Pi," $22 million ($17.5 million international)

6. "Wreck-It Ralph," $16.8 million ($2.1 million international).

7. "Red Dawn," $14.6 million.

8. "Flight," $8.6 million ($723,000 international).

9. "Silver Linings Playbook," $4.6 million ($1.6 million international).

10. "Argo," $3.9 million ($6 million international).

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Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," $97.4 million.

2. "Skyfall," $41.3 million.

3. "Life of Pi," $17.5 million.

4. "Rise of the Guardians," $10 million.

5. "Argo," $6 million.

6. "Hotel Transylvania," $5.5 million.

7. "A Werewolf Boy," $4.2 million.

8 (tie). "Don't Cry, Mommy," $3.6 million.

8 (tie). "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo," $3.6 million.

10. "Wreck-It Ralph," $2.1 million.

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Online:

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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

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The flotation tank itself is a sensory deprivation pod with 10 inch deep water warmed to 93.5 degrees and enriched with 800 pounds of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate). The tank has an advanced filtration/purification system that operates according to regulations from the State of Nevada.

The space inside is approximately 8 feet long by 4 feet wide. Although some may be wary of feeling claustrophobic the first time they float, the tank door opens freely and you are in complete control. You can come and go as you wish. You can also float with the door open. For those who would like audio stimulation, relaxing music is available.
The experience of floating is unique. Inside the tank you?ll float effortlessly on the surface of 93.5 degree water. Floaters feel a sense of weightlessness. That weightlessness, the temperature of the water, and the dark, quiet space of the tank allow the brain to ease into a theta* brain wave state. This usually happens in the second half hour of a one hour float session. First time floaters should not expect instant results. Generally it takes more than one float to completely ?let go? and fully experience flotation.

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PFT: NFL could change red-flag rule during season

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It?s already been a busy week in the NFL and we?re only three games into the schedule.

There are 13 more slated for Sunday and the 26 teams taking part have handed in their injury reports for the week. Thankfully, there are no cases of trauma induced by wishbones or Black Friday shopping on any of them.

We?ve got a roundup of what injuries are worth watching for all the games right here.

Vikings at Bears

It doesn?t look good for Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin. He didn?t do anything but stretch at Friday?s practice and he?s been listed as doubtful to make his return from an ankle injury. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is waiting for clearance from an independent neurologist on Saturday. If he gets it he?ll almost certainly move from questionable to probable. Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is out after having his knee scoped.

Raiders at Bengals

It?s another week without running back Darren McFadden, defensive tackle Richard Seymour and running back Mike Goodson for the Raiders. Running back Taiwan Jones is also questionable in the injury ravaged Oakland backfield. Wide receiver Andrew Hawkins and tight end Richard Quinn are doubtful for the otherwise healthy Bengals.

Steelers at Browns

Steelers quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich are out, leaving the job to Charlie Batch. Tackle Marcus Gilbert and wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery have also been ruled out by Pittsburgh. Safety Troy Polamalu is doubtful after a long-awaited, limited return to practice on Friday and wide receiver Antonio Brown is questionable. Cornerback Joe Haden plans to play for the Browns, who ruled out cornerback Dimitri Patterson and safety Raymond Ventrone.

Bills at Colts

There are 16 probable Bills, including running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller. Spiller?s getting the start on Sunday, though. The Colts could get tight end Coby Fleener back after the rookie was listed as questionable, but cornerback Vontae Davis is likely to miss his fourth straight game after drawing a doubtful tag.

Titans at Jaguars

The Titans have a group of questionable players, although none of them play major roles for the team. Running backs Maurice Jones-Drew and Greg Jones will miss another Jaguars game. Safety Dwight Lowery and cornerback Rashean Mathis could return after landing questionable designations.

Broncos at Chiefs

With cornerback Tracy Porter cleared to return, the Broncos are light on injury issues to watch. The Chiefs may be soliciting volunteers on the offensive line with tackle Branden Albert doubtful and guards Jon Asamoah and Ryan Lilja questionable for Sunday. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe is probable, however.

Seahawks at Dolphins

Seven Seahawks are probable, including running back Marshawn Lynch, and all are expected to be healthy enough to play. The Dolphins are in pretty much the same shape, outside of tagging linebacker Austin Spitler as questionable.

Falcons at Buccaneers

Wide receiver Julio Jones, cornerback Asante Samuel and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon are listed as questionable for the Falcons, although all three players were able to practice this week. Safety Charles Mitchell is out. The Buccaneers don?t have much to report on their injury report. Safety Cody Grimm is out and cornerback Eric Wright is questionable with an Achilles injury.

Ravens at Chargers

Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith will miss another game after sports hernia surgery. Cornerback Chris Johnson is doubtful, defensive end Pernell McPhee is questionable and 13 Ravens are probable on an injury report made more comprehensive following their fine for not reporting safety Ed Reed?s shoulder injury. The Chargers hope to get defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin back this week as he?s listed as questionable after missing last week?s loss to the Broncos. Linebacker Larry English and wide receiver Eddie Royal are out, while guard Tyronne Green and tight end Dante Rosario are doubtful.

Rams at Cardinals

Linebacker Mario Haggan is out for Arizona and wide receiver Danny Amendola is doubtful after missing practice all week with an injured foot. Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb is questionable, but rookie Ryan Lindley gets the start for Arizona. Defensive end Calais Campbell and running back LaRod Stephens-Howling are both questionable while running back Beanie Wells is probable to make his return from a stint on injured reserve.

49ers at Saints

The 49ers aren?t saying who will start for them at quarterback, which makes Alex Smith doubly questionable. New Orleans could be in trouble at right tackle with Charles Brown out and Zach Strief questionable. Defensive end Junior Galette and cornerbacks Elbert Mack and Corey White have been ruled out.

Packers at Giants

Linebacker Clay Matthews, safety Charles Woodson, cornerback Sam Shields and linebacker Terrell Manning are all out for the Packers. Wide receiver Greg Jennings is questionable after making a return from a torn abdominal muscle at practice this week. The Giants have ruled out wide receiver Domenik Hixon and linebacker Jacquian Williams. Safety Kenny Phillps is questionable, although he has predicted a return to action this week.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/23/after-detroit-debacle-nfl-could-change-red-flag-rule-during-season/related/

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NFL to examine replay rule from Lions-Texans game

Field judge Greg Gautreaux (80) hands the red challenge flag back to Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz in the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Houston won 34-31 in overtime. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Field judge Greg Gautreaux (80) hands the red challenge flag back to Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz in the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Houston won 34-31 in overtime. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looks down the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Schwartz threw a challenge flag when Houston's Justin Forsett scored on an 81-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Replays showed Forsett was down near midfield, but Schwartz negated the automatic review by challenging the play and was called for unsportsmanlike conduct. Houston won 34-31 in overtime. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz talks with head linesman Jerry Bergman (91) during overtime of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski)

Houston Texans running back Justin Forsett (28) is hit by Detroit Lions free safety Louis Delmas (26) during the third quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Forsett scored an 81-yard touchdown run on the play. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Houston Texans running back Justin Forsett (28) is hit by Detroit Lions free safety Louis Delmas (26) during the third quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The rule that negated using video replay to confirm a Houston Texans touchdown "may be too harsh" and will be re-examined immediately, NFL director of football operations Ray Anderson said Friday.

Anderson, also co-chairman of the competition committee that suggests rules changes to the owners, said a change could come this year. The NFL traditionally resists changing rules during a season.

"We will certainly discuss the rule with the competition committee members, as we do all situations involving unique and unusual circumstances, and determine if we feel a change should be recommended to ownership," Anderson said in a statement.

"Not being able to review a play in this situation may be too harsh, and an unintended consequence of trying to prevent coaches from throwing their challenge flag for strategic purposes in situations that are not subject to a coaches' challenge."

Anderson added the NFL is not bound by past events when a rule is proved to have loopholes, and that a 15-yard penalty for throwing the challenge flag on a play that is automatically reviewed might be enough. For now, throwing the challenge flag also eliminates the use of replay. All scoring plays otherwise are reviewed.

Justin Forsett's third-quarter 81-yard run in the Texans' 34-31 overtime victory at Detroit on Thursday initially was ruled a touchdown, although replays clearly showed his knee and elbow touched the turf when he was hit by Lions defenders. Detroit coach Jim Schwartz challenged, resulting in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and the negated use of video replay.

"I overreacted," Schwartz acknowledged. "And I cost us."

In 2011, instant replay rules were changed to have the replay official initiate a review of all scoring plays. The rule stated that a team is prevented from challenging a play if that team commits a foul that prevents the next snap, or if a challenge flag is thrown when an automatic review would take place. A 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty is assessed as well as the elimination of the replay review for the play.

But, as Anderson noted, getting the calls right is paramount and that the league may have overlooked the scenario that occurred in Detroit.

Anderson also said the play in which Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh kicked Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin will be reviewed. He called the play "out of the ordinary."

Suh could face a suspension if he is found to have intentionally kicked Schaub. A year ago on Thanksgiving, Suh was ejected for stomping on the right arm of Green Bay offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith and subsequently was suspended for two games.

Suh has been fined in previous seasons for roughing up quarterbacks Andy Dalton, Jay Cutler and Jake Delhomme.

Similar incidents to the replay flap, but not involving scores happened last season in San Francisco's win, coincidentally at Detroit, and last week when the Falcons beat Arizona.

The rule was adopted in part because of a situation in a Redskins-Giants game in December 2010.

Officials on the field ruled a fumble recovered by the Giants, and the ball was made ready for play. But Washington veteran linebacker London Fletcher kicked the ball and was called for delay of game. While the penalty was being enforced, Washington challenged the ruling of a fumble.

The competition committee felt that a team could benefit from committing a penalty in that situation, giving it more time to challenge a play. It was decided that the new rule would also apply when a team throws the challenge flag on a play that can't be challenged ? including scoring plays, turnovers, when the team is out of challenges or timeouts, and inside the final two minutes of a half or game, or in overtime.

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