NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) ? A man was arrested Saturday after firing about 50 shots in the parking lot of a Southern California shopping mall, prompting a lockdown of stores crowded with holiday shoppers.
Marcos Gurrola, 42, of Garden Grove was taken into custody by bicycle police officers patrolling around the open-air Fashion Island mall around 4:30 p.m., police spokeswoman Cathy Lowe said. She said he fired into the air and onto the ground in the parking lot near a Macy's department store.
No one was injured, but the gunfire caused panic, coming a day after a gunman killed 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school, and days after a deadly mall shooting in Oregon.
The mall was crowded with holiday shoppers and the parking lot was full. Witnesses said they ran, screaming and ducking for cover.
"It's a miracle nobody got injured," said Sven Maric, who said he was celebrating his wife's birthday at a restaurant patio about 50 yards away. "The bullets had to land somewhere, and he shot so many."
Lowe says some stores voluntarily closed their doors and kept shoppers inside while police investigated.
Bret McGaughey, 22, of Laguna Beach, said he was with his mom in the Apple store when shoppers ran to the rear of the store as employees locked the front entrance. He estimated that up to 100 people stayed in the back of the store for about 30 minutes until Apple employees announced that police said it was safe to reopen the doors.
Gurrola was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, Lowe said.
There was no telephone listing for Gurrola.
On Tuesday, a gunman at an Oregon shopping mall killed two people and wounded a third amid a holiday crowd estimated at 10,000 people.
Clackamas County authorities are still trying to determine why the gunman opened fire before killing himself.
The suburban Portland mall was closed for two days before reopening on Friday.
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Using supercomputers and new mathematical techniques, physicists are working to reveal how the Hoyle state atomic nucleus gives rise to the light elements that enable life, and how it drives the evolution of stars
The Hoyle state is produced through a ?triple alpha process? inside stars. Two alpha particles fuse to form a beryllium atom, and then a third alpha quickly fuses with it, creating the Hoyle state. This primordial nuclear state marks the starting point for most of the elements necessary for life. Image: Illustration: Courtesy of Forschungszentrum J?lich GmbH
From Simons Science News (find original story here)
Billions of years ago, all of Earth?s carbon erupted into existence inside distant, dying stars. At first, each atom?s nucleus?arose in?a swollen, squashed state with little chance of survival. For every 2,500 that immediately fizzled, only?one shape-shifted into a stable form capable of supporting life.
That primordial, unstable nuclear state, called the Hoyle state, was discovered more than 50 years ago, but it has taken the rise of modern supercomputers and the development of new mathematical techniques to figure out just how the laws of physics cook it up. In work first detailed in May 2011 and further refined in a paper to be published this month in Physical Review Letters, a group of theoretical physicists in Germany and the United States applied the forces of physics to a computer-simulated set of subatomic particles to build the structure of the Hoyle state nucleus from scratch.
?It looks like a bent arm,? said Dean Lee, a professor of nuclear and particle physics at North Carolina State University and a study co-author.
Physicists say knowing the structure of the Hoyle state will help reveal how it gives rise to carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and other light elements that compose the complex molecules of living things. The synthesis of these elements enables the genesis of life, but it also drives the evolution of stars.
?The carbon-oxygen-nitrogen cycle is simply crucial for the formation of almost all the other elements, and for understanding how stars live and how stars decay and fade away,? said Morten Hjorth-Jensen, a professor of theoretical nuclear physics at the University of Oslo and Michigan State University, who was not involved in the research. ?And, of course, without the Hoyle state we wouldn?t be here.?
The quest to unravel the Hoyle state started in 1954 with what the astrophysics writer Marcus Chown has called ?the most outrageous prediction? ever made in science. The theoretical astrophysicist Fred Hoyle reasoned that his own existence meant that an unknown, exotic state of the carbon atom with about 7.65 million electron volts of extra energy must arise inside dying stars, even though no one had ever detected spectral emissions from such an atom.
?Hoyle postulated that this 7.65 MeV carbon had to exist in order for there to be life,? Hjorth-Jensen said. ?Then, four or five years later, an experimental group in Caltech actually found this Hoyle state in emissions.?
Just as predicted, almost all the key elements of life descend from that fleeting form of carbon. When midsize stars like our sun run low on hydrogen to fuse into helium, their outer layers expand and redden, and their cores shrink. During this inner contraction, helium nuclei (also called alpha particles), each containing two protons and two neutrons, are thrust together so forcefully that they fuse, forming a four-proton, four-neutron atomic nucleus called beryllium-8. In the ten-thousandth of a trillionth of a second before the beryllium decays back into two alpha particles, a third alpha particle sometimes smacks into the beryllium, fusing with it to form an excited, plus-size carbon-12 nucleus: the Hoyle state. In addition to carbon?s usual six protons and six neutrons, this state packs an extra bundle of energy.
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Two people are facing charges nearly a month after a golf cart from the Myrtle Beach area turned up stolen in North Carolina.
The owner of the blue golf cart claims it was last seen around Oct. 28.
Over a week later Graham Golf Cart was alerted by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office that a stolen golf cart found in their area had a serial number that traced back to them.
The golf cart retailer checked their records to find the owner, and contacted to her to say her stolen golf cart had been found.?The owner then filed a report with Myrtle Beach on Nov. 8.
Now a month later, Myrtle Beach Police are charging 21-year-old Joshua Maurice Redmond with grand larceny.
Amanda Lankford, 20, has also been charged with accessory after the fact of a felony.
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The hospital receptionist who was hoaxed by a prank call from a DJ claiming to be the queen asking about Kate Middleton has been found dead.
"It is with very deep sadness that we confirm the tragic death of a member of our nursing staff," the hospital said in a statement released today.
The nurse was identified as Jacintha Saldanha. The hospital said that Saldanha worked at the hospital for more than four years. They called her a "first-class nurse" and "a well-respected and popular member of the staff."
"We can confirm that Jacintha was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital," the statement said. "The hospital had been supporting her throughout this difficult time."
The hospital extended their "deepest sympathies" to family and friends, saying that "everyone is shocked" at this "tragic event."
"She will be greatly missed," the hospital said.
Earlier this week, the hospital fell for a prank call from an Australian radio show where the hosts pretended to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles looking to speak to Kate Middleton, who had been admitted to the hospital for her pregnancy. The call was put through to a second nurse who told the royal impersonators that Kate was "quite stable" and hadn't "had any retching."
Saldanha was the nurse who transferred the impersonators to the second nurse who gave information about Kate's condition.
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacintha Saldanha," a spokesman from St. James Palace said in a statement.
"Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time," the statement said.
Police were called to an address near the hospital at about 9:35 a.m. GT today to "reports of a woman found unconscious," according to a statement from Scotland Yard.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. "Inquiries continue to establish the circumstances of the incident. Next of kin have been informed," the statement said.
Circumstances of the death being investigated, but are not suspicious at this stage, according to police.
The duchess spent three days at the hospital undergoing treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum, severe or debilitating nausea and vomiting. She was released from the hospital on Thursday morning.
The Tuesday morning prank call came from Australian DJ's Mel Greig and Michael Christian. They impersonated the royals, complete with exaggerated accents. They even enlisted two co-workers to bark like the queen's pet corgis.
The Sydney radio station, 2DayFM, could not be immediately reached for comment.
The Twitter accounts of both radio personalities have been deactivated, but it is unknown when the accounts were shut down. The DJ's are being heavily criticized on Twitter, with many people calling for them to resign or be fired.
The queen impersonator asked for her granddaughter and was promptly transferred to another hospital employee.
"I'm just after my granddaughter, Kate. I want to see how her little tummy bug is going," the radio host said, suppressing laughter.
"She's sleeping at the moment, and she has had an uneventful night and sleep is good for her," the nurse said. "She's been getting some fluids to rehydrate her because she was quite dehydrated when she came in, but she's stable at the moment."
The fake royals went on to ask when would be a good time to visit and were told that "anytime after 9 o'clock would be suitable."
"She's quite stable at the moment. She hasn't had any retching ... since I've been on duty. And she has been sleeping on and off. I think it's difficult sleeping in a strange bed as well," the nurse said.
The hospital apologized for the mistake.
"The call was transferred through to a ward, and a short conversation was held with one of the nursing staff," the hospital said in a statement. "King Edward VII's Hospital deeply regrets this incident."
"This was a foolish prank call that we all deplore," John Lofthouse, the hospital's chief executive, said in the statement. "We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously, and we are now reviewing our telephone protocols."
The radio station has since apologized for the prank call.
"2Day FM sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the inquiry to Kate's hospital. The radio segment was done with lighthearted intentions," the station said in a statement.
"We were very surprised that our call was put through. We thought we'd be hung up on as soon as they heard our terrible accents," the radio hosts said in the statement. "We're very sorry if we've caused any issues, and we're glad to hear that Kate is doing well. We wish Kate and her family all the best."
ABC News' Bruno Roeber contributed to this report.
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Simon Nash, his wife Maria and their daughter Sarah pose inside their home in Preston, northern England, on September 24.
By Ian Johnston, NBC News, and wire reports
LONDON - A distant relative of Mitt Romney in England found himself cheering for the GOP candidate on election night ? despite disagreeing with him politically.
Simon Nash, known as the ?Deepdale Duck? in his role as mascot for Lancashire-based professional soccer team Preston North End, discovered that his 32-year-old wife Maria is Romney?s fourth cousin twice removed as he researched their family history.
While she and their 13-year-old daughter Sarah were largely uninterested in the U.S. election, Nash stayed up until Barack Obama was declared the winner by NBC News.
As he listened to the coverage, he found himself rooting for Romney.
?In the end I wanted him to win ? for the novelty value, so I could go around boasting my missus (wife) is cousin to the president,? he said.
?I only discovered I was supporting Romney in the middle of the night. I think when it was starting to look like Obama was going to win it, I wanted our man to win then, but it was too late,? he added.
Nash admitted he didn?t think much of Romney?s policies.
?I think he?s sort of a dinosaur ? a bit prehistoric,? he said, referring to Romney?s tax-cutting pitch to the electorate.
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney gives his concession speech Tuesday after President Barack Obama was declared the winner of the 2012 presidential race.
?He has no feeling for the normal man in the street. I think he?s that far removed from if you like the average Joe. I think it would have been horrendous (if Romney had won),? Nash added.
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His wife Maria, who told NBC News Tuesday she was feeling unwell, was still sleeping early Wednesday.
Simon Nash told NBC News he had woken her at 6 a.m. local time with the news of the result.
?Oh right, OK,? Nash said his wife told him before she went back to sleep. ?That?s how excited she was ? or wasn?t.?
Watch the drama of election night quickly unfold in a three minutes montage of sights and sounds.
On Tuesday, Maria Nash said she had been ?quite surprised to be honest? to discover they were related to Romney.
She stressed she was ?not sure? about the election race, but said of Romney ?I don?t think he?d make a great president? while Obama ?seems all right.?
Mexican cousins mourn defeat
However, Romney?s Mexican cousins mourned his election defeat as a lost opportunity to pull the U.S. economy out of the doldrums.?They had high hopes their clan's most famous son would win the keys to the White House, create jobs and boost trade.
"I'm just feeling very, very sad," Virginia Romney -- born on the same day as Romney in 1947, and is married to his Mexican second cousin Kent -- told Reuters.
In his public life, Mitt Romney has said and written little about his ancestors' history in Mexico. It's a little-known fact that there's a whole branch of Mitt Romney's family living south of the border, including his second cousin Leighton Romney, and about 40 other relatives descended from religious pioneers who first traveled to Mexico 125 years ago. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.
"Just to let him slip away from being president of the United States is a real tragedy for the U.S. because he could have given the country so much," the 65-year-old added. "He has been such a success in everything he has done."
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The family's Mexican roots go back to Mitt Romney's great-grandfather Miles P. Romney, who crossed south of the border in the 1880s, like other early Mormon settlers in Mexico fleeing U.S. marshals who were seeking to arrest him for practicing polygamy.?
Leighton Romney, another of Romney's second cousins in Chihuahua, told Reuters the Republican's hopes had been buried because his party had failed to connect with voters on issues like immigration and foreign policy.?
"As poorly as the economy is doing and as bad a record as Obama has, in some way the Republicans weren't able to take advantage of it," the 53-year-old businessman added. "Mitt ran a good campaign. And he did a lot for his party."?
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Proper, well thought out lighting can do wonders to any home. Using lighting fixtures conscientiously and providing the right light accents to your interiors is one of the best ways to really show off how your beautiful your home is. It is also a great way of jazzing up a space that you haven?t redecorated in a while.
Modernizing the lights in your home is a cool interior designer?s trick and here?s how to do it.
Assess your interiors
Walk through your home and assess the whole area and from here make an initial plan of where you plan to put up new lights or areas that you plan to light up. You can draw a rough sketch of the space and identify where you want to put the lights. You should also indicate which areas will need different lighting effects ? dim lights, bright lights, yellow lights, among others. Finally, mark which areas will need constant illumination (places where the lights will rarely be turned off) and those that will only be lighted sometimes.
Take care of the basics
The first step to modernizing your lights doesn?t start with replacing light bulbs and fixtures but on the less glamorous part of the system ? the wiring and switch boards. Have an electrician asses your connections and wiring to ensure that they?re safe and can handle the load. Repair anything that needs to be repaired. This is very important since most household fires are caused by faulty wiring. You should get new switch boards if you want a total updated look for your interiors.
Choose light fixtures
Identify what kind of fixtures you want for particular areas of the house. Do you want light scones, a chandelier, or lamps? These and more are options that are open to you but everything will have to depend on how it will look with the rest of your d?cor and the kind of atmosphere you want to create with the lights. Be very conscious about this part of the process because it is quite easy to fall into kitschiness if you choose the wrong lighting fixture for a room. Ask friends for their opinion, read up on design guides, visit design websites or participate in online forums. These are cost-effective ways of improving your interior designing skills.
Spruce up the oldies
You don?t necessarily have to buy brand new lighting fixtures. You can the old ones that you have. One great idea is to undertake improvements on the fixtures you already own. For example, placing new fabric on lamp shades or polishing up your chandelier.
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Hi guys, today is my turn to host a stop on the Trinity Blog Tour and as part of my stop, I have a really cool excerpt of this book but most important? is that Clare Davidson agreed to come here today to talk to us for a bit. =D
Trinity
Clare Davidson
Genre: Young Adult/High Fantas
ISBN: 978-14722200 paperback
9781476437484 ebook
ASIN: B008MYHASG
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About the Book
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Kiana longs to walk through a forest and feel grass between her toes. But she is the living embodiment of a goddess and has enemies who wish to murder her. Her death will curse the whole of Gettryne. Locked away for protection, she dreams of freedom. Her wish comes true in the worst possible way, when her home and defenders are destroyed. Along with an inexperienced guard and a hunted outcast, Kiana flees the ravages of battle to search for a solution to the madness that has gripped Gettryne for a thousand years. Pursued by the vicious and unrelenting Wolves, their journey will take them far beyond their limits, to a secret that will shake the world.
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?Switch clothes.?
Kiana blinked at Finn. It was such a simple order but she couldn?t make her arms move to obey him.
?Now!?
Slowly, Kiana turned to look at her handmaid. Erynn?s eyes were red and puffy, her face smudged with dirt from the tunnel and her blonde hair dishevelled. The girl?s shoulders shook as she pulled the plain brown surcoat over her head and held it out to Kiana. Like Kiana, she also wore an undyed woollen underdress that preserved modesty. Kiana stared at the surcoat and then at Erynn. Her lower lip trembled and a lump formed in her throat that threatened to choke her.
?Now, Kiana!? Finn kept glancing towards Ciall, who was standing at the tunnel entrance.
Sunlight filtered in, providing enough light to see by deeper in the tunnel. Kiana could hear the sounds of fighting in the distance. Swords clanged against each other, feet thundered over wood and men screamed. She clamped her hands over her ears and sank down so that she was crouching.
Finn was shouting at her. Kiana shook her head and squeezed her eyes tightly shut. She wouldn?t listen. How could he ask her to send Erynn out to die?
A pair of hands closed over hers and pulled them away from her ears.
?Kiana.?
Kiana couldn?t immediately put a name to the gentle voice. Slowly, she opened her eyes. Nidan was crouching in front of her, eyes alert, body tense, but there was a kindness in his face.
?We don?t have time to think,? he said. ?You need to do as Finn says.?
?But??
?Don?t think.? He was right. ?You have to live.?
Right again. She stood and pulled her surcoat off with numb fingers. Erynn helped her into the rough wool garment. It irritated the nape of her neck. It doesn?t matter! She watched as Erynn pulled on the golden surcoat. Kiana had always wondered why she and Erynn looked so alike. Now it was clear: Erynn was the perfect decoy. Kiana shivered violently. Her stomach lurched. She turned away and threw up. Once she had recovered, Nidan offered her a scrap of cloth. She cleaned her mouth and then managed to force a grateful smile to her lips.
?We split into two groups,? Finn said. ?Bran and Coran will take Erynn.? He looked at Nidan. ?You?re with me and Ciall.?
Kiana had enough wits to see Nidan?s eyebrows raise as his mouth dropped open. Under different circumstances, his expression might have been comical.
?Let?s go!?
She forced herself to follow Finn out of the tunnel, expecting to see Wolves at any moment.
Finn must have sensed Kiana?s nervousness. He paused and glanced at her. ?From what we could see, the Wolves are concentrated around the moat. It?s unlikely they?ll find this entrance.?
Kiana nodded. They had run through the tunnel for what felt like an eternity, and the fighting sounded so distant. Despite Finn?s assurances, Kiana stared after the other group as they vanished into the forest. They had to stay safe. They had to.
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Now,lets welcome Clare Davidson, who is going to?share something really cool with us.The Night Before the Assault
I thought I'd share a short scene that takes place before the opening chapter of Trinity: The camp was quiet. The Wolves hadn't lit any fires?it was too much of a risk. Skaric lay on a rough blanket, staring up at the night sky. A blanket of stars spread above the camp, the only witnesses to the Wolves' presence at the edge of the forest. Inside was Blackoak Tower, allegedly the home of the incarnation of Miale. Skaric didn't need to see Vali to recognise his friend. He tucked his hands beneath his head. "I'd rather be on watch." Vali chuckled. His bedroll plopped to the floor beside Skaric and he absently kicked it out. "We're far too important to waste our energy on watch, Skaric," he said in a mocking tone. "Do you think we really will find the Miale bitch in that tower?" Skaric shrugged. "That's what we've been told." Vali stretched out on his side, propping himself up on his elbow so he could face Skaric. "People lie? even under torture." Neither of them had been present. They hadn't seen the man's face or heard his words. Only Berend had. "The war leader doesn't do anything that has the potential to make him look bad." Skaric kept his voice low. "Berend must be sure she's there." The name tangled on his tongue and left a bad taste in his mouth. It was no secret that they didn't get along. A smile spread across Skaric's lips. "We'll know." Vali flopped onto his back. "Oh yes. Her telltale amber eyes. What if that's just a myth?" "You're very pessimistic tonight," Skaric chuckled. "It's a fact that's been handed down from Alpha to Alpha for a thousand years. It's true." He felt the strength of his conviction in his words. "A god cannot inhabit a mortal body without leaving a physical mark." He closed his eyes, allowing the subdued sounds of the camp to wash over him. Hushed voices chatted in scattered clusters. Horses snorted and swished their tails. Leather creaked under the pressure of heavy-handed polishing. The stench of unwashed men and horse dung made the air in the camp uncomfortable to breathe. Tension filled the air, carried by anxious whispers and unseen stares.? "At least Berend is the one who'll face your father's wrath if this is a waste of time," Vali said. Tension coiled in the pit of Skaric's stomach. He opened his eyes. The sky seemed even blacker, the stars more accusing. "We won't fail," Skaric snapped. They couldn't. He rolled over, turning his back on Vali. "Get some sleep."He held his breath for several heartbeats until Vali's grumbling and shuffling subsided. He tugged his blanket around his shoulders, but still shivered. He would be glad when the assault was over, no matter what the outcome.
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About the Author
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Clare Davidson is a character driven fantasy writer, teacher and mother, from the UK. Clare was born in Northampton and lived in Malaysia for four and a half years as a child, before returning to the UK to settle in Leeds with her family. Whilst attending Lancaster University, Clare met her future husband and never left. They now share their lives with their young daughter and a cranky grey cat, called Ash. Clare juggles family life with writing, teaching and a variety of fibre craft hobbies.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama canceled campaign appearances in Ohio on Wednesday and scheduled a trip to New Jersey instead to survey damage caused by powerful storm Sandy, a move designed to portray him as a strong leader a week before Election Day.
Obama, who is in a close race with Republican rival Mitt Romney, has dropped three days of campaigning in battleground states to oversee the government response to the mammoth storm, which crippled New York City and much of the eastern United States.
The White House has taken pains to show Obama at work, releasing readouts on briefings he has attended and calls he has made to governors and mayors of states and cities affected by the storm.
After a meeting with emergency management officials, Obama visited the national headquarters of the American Red Cross, where he warned that the storm was not over and encouraged the public to donate to help its victims.
More than 30 people were killed in the storm.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families who have lost loved ones ... Obviously, this is something that is heartbreaking for the entire nation," he said from a podium with Red Cross workers in the background.
"I want to repeat my message to the federal government: No bureaucracy, no red tape. Get resources where they're needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible, and for the duration, because the recovery process obviously in a place like New Jersey is going to take a significant amount of time."
Obama had already skipped several political events to be in Washington for the storm and its aftermath.
The Democratic president's efforts have drawn approval, even from some of his political opponents. New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie, a Romney supporter who will join Obama to survey the storm damage, praised the president for his response to the disaster.
Obama had originally been scheduled to hold political rallies in Ohio, a critical swing state that could determine who wins the November 6 election.
Romney also canceled some political events, but his campaign announced he would hold rallies in Florida - another battleground state - on Wednesday.
Obama squeezed in a mention of another swing state, North Carolina, while praising emergency workers for helping save lives.
"One of my favorite stories is down in North Carolina, the Coast Guard going out to save a sinking ship. They sent a rescue swimmer out, and the rescue swimmer said, 'Hi, I'm Dan. I understand you guys need a ride,'" Obama said.
"That kind of spirit of resilience and strength, but most importantly looking out for one another, that's why we always bounce back from these kinds of disasters."
BRIEFINGS, LATE NIGHT CALLS
Obama and Romney have tried to avoid coming across as overly political while millions of people across the eastern United States were hit by the storm late on Monday.
Obama held a video teleconference about the storm in the White House Situation Room on Tuesday with top members of his team, including Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and Craig Fugate, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A White House official said Obama wanted to ensure federal agencies were doing everything they could to assist their state and local counterparts.
"I want everyone leaning forward on this. I don't want to hear that we didn't do something because bureaucracy got in the way," Obama told the meeting, according to the official.
The president received updates on the storm overnight and has signed several disaster declarations over the last few days.
Democrats hope his leadership during the storm and the attention that receives will make up for the lost campaign time in states such as Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, and Colorado, where he has canceled events this week.
Obama and Romney are neck and neck in national polls, but the Democratic incumbent has held a slight lead in many of the swing states.
(Editing by Alistair Bell and Christopher Wilson)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-cancels-third-campaigning-day-oversee-storm-response-153545352.html
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By Mel Fabrikant ???Thursday, October 25, 2012, 07:30 PM EDT???
Castle Windows CEO, Chris Cardillo has been selected as an advisor for Rowan University?s Entrepreneurship Advisory council. The intended purpose of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council at Rowan University is to provide the school with a resource of knowledge and expertise that are unique to business owners that are currently engaged in business to help the program. Because it is an Entrepreneurship Program the intention is to have these business owners help guide the program through their advice, mentorship of students, and support of various departmental events. Rowan University is uniquely situated to capitalize on a wealth of opportunity and it is hoped that the Advisory Board will help guide them along the way. Cardillo, a graduate of Rowan University credits Rowan for his tenacious work ethic and attention to detail and he wants to share is entrepreneurial spirit with current students.
Cardillo, recently recognized by Commerce Magazine as being one of New Jersey?s ?Top Thought Leaders? and for leading an environmentally conscious company. Under his leadership, Castle Windows has received two awards in 2012 from the Community Builders and Remodeling Association in New Jersey for Best TV Spot and for Best Website. Castle Windows has won countless awards including Replacement Contractor Magazine, Qualified Remodeler Magazine and is rated as one of the TOP 10 Home Improvement companies in the nation.
About Castle Windows:
Castle Windows established over thirty years is a multi-million dollar New Jersey-based company operating in the North East and the Mid-Atlantic. Castle Windows is a Better Business Bureau Accredited company and continues a long history of energy efficient and environmentally friendly products offering a wide selection of top quality custom-made windows and doors.
All windows are manufactured in within the USA. Castle Windows, www.castlewindows.com, offers an extensive selection of custom doors and windows and provides service to the entire Northeast. Residents can learn more about their selection of products by visiting their website at http://www.castlethewindowpeople.com ?or call 800-360-4400
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Step 1: Get a good grip on the bony frill. Step 2: Rip off the head. Step 3: Nibble on the face. Step 4: Savor the delicate cuts at the neck.
This is how researchers say a Tyrannosaurus may have feasted on a Triceratops during the age of the dinosaurs.
A team of scientists led by paleontologist Denver Fowler from the Museum of the Rockies examined 18 Triceratops fossil specimens, mostly skulls, from Montana's Hell Creek Formation. All of the fossil bones had evidence of Tyrannosaurus tooth marks.
Scientists have found isolated remains of Tyrannosaurus tooth marks on Triceratops fossils before, but Fowler's study has lots of specimens from the same region.
"Plus, they're tooth marks on skull bones which is a bit weird since we typically think of the body being the major source of nutrients for a carnivore," he wrote in an email to LiveScience.
His team found extensive puncture and pull marks on the frills of many specimens. As this bony armor around the neck of the Triceratops would not have been a good source of meat, the markings suggest the Tyrannosaurus was gripping the frill in its mouth to rip off the Triceratops head to get at its nutrient-rich neck muscles, the researchers said.
Other bone markings suggest the meal was not just a violent, flesh-ripping affair. Precise bites along the front of several Triceratops skulls indicate the Tyrannosaurus carefully nibbled on the tender meat of the face.
None of the bones showed signs of healing, which told the scientists that the biting took place after the Triceratops had died. As Fowler told LiveScience, "It's actually really tough to show that two animals were belligerents in life."
Fowler presented his preliminary findings last week in Raleigh, N.C., at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting. His research is ongoing and has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
"Taking the story deeper than the gory surface, with the final paper we're hoping to be able to say more about ecological interactions," such as changes in feeding patterns, he said.
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The findings raise questions about how the feeding behavior of Tyrannosaurus changed throughout its life span.
While adults would have been able to tear apart a tough Triceratops with their thick teeth, the team believes younger ones may have had to turn to different feeding strategies to avoid tooth damage.
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Thinking about buying some furniture for your bedroom? It might be a good idea to think about your options. You should consider buying ready to assemble furniture (RTA). Now RTA has become more popular and they look a lot better then before, no more cheap looking furniture!
Many stores have now stared carrying more stylish RTA furniture, such as WalMart, Target and IKEA. IKEA offers many many different styles and types of furniture with discounted prices. RTA furniture is one of the fastest growing types of furniture in the world market.
Consumers are now demanding more sophistication and design and not to mention durability. Even the consumer?s expect more, but they still look at the prices. Because many of the consumers are younger, they want to create stylish rooms with modern furniture, without expensive and heavier furniture. Even if they are living in an apartment, they still want to have a modern and stylish place.
There was a time when RTA was made really cheap and didn?t have much style to it. But now, there are modern designer styles and materials that are being offered, to keep up with demand. And don?t be afraid that you won?t be able to put the furniture together, because instructions have become even simpler over the years. It really isn?t a difficult task.
Originally RTA was created for home entertainment and home storage needs, but now has many decorative pieces. Office stores have been carrying RTA desks for a few years now, but now you can even find RTA dining room tables, bedroom and living room furniture.
Today you can find designer bedroom sets at places like Walmart or IKEA for a lot less then what you would pay at designer boutiques. So have this in mind the next time your going to buy furniture for your home.
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WASHINGTON?? The White House received emails from the State Department that said the Islamist militia group Ansar al-Sharia had used social media to claim responsibility for the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi within hours of last month?s assault, American officials said Wednesday.
But Ansar al-Sharia disavowed the claim -- which appeared on Facebook and Twitter -- the following day. It was one of many conflicting accounts to emerge in the chaotic hours after the attack in the eastern Libyan city.
When asked about the emails, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that ?posting something on Facebook is not in and of itself evidence? and added that this ?underscores how fluid the reporting was at the time, and continued for some time, to be.?
The assault, which came on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, claimed the lives of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
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The emails, called ?op reports,? were among hundreds that poured into government agencies that night, officials told NBC News. All of these messages had to be analyzed and assessed before decisions could be made or action taken, officials said.
"These emails are unclassified from the operation center and go to hundreds, if not thousands of people,? a White House official told NBC News.
?They basically say: we are under fire,? the official said.
Documents add to evidence of Libya security fears'The process is dynamic'
Multiple terror groups often claim credit for the same attack, which makes it nearly impossible to draw conclusions immediately from such intelligence reports, officials said.
U.S. officials told NBC News that the public emergence of the emails added little that was new to the understanding of the U.S. response to the attack.
"Intelligence professionals follow the information wherever it leads to build a coherent picture of what's being assessed. Each report is carefully considered and everything credible is used to try to fill in missing pieces of the narrative,? a U.S. intelligence official told NBC News.
?The process is dynamic. As new reporting comes in, you review, reassess, and revise as appropriate," the official said.
The emails, which have been obtained by NBC News, were also sent to the FBI and other government agencies.
The messages were first reported by Reuters, but administration officials on Wednesday played down the news agency report?s suggestion that the emails showed that senior White House officials knew the identity of those behind the attacks.
Video: Obama defends Libya reactionWhite House spokesman Jay Carney said the emails were ?open-source, unclassified? messages.
?There were emails about all sorts of information that was becoming available in the aftermath of the attack,? he told reporters on Wednesday.
?There was a variety of information coming in,? Carney added. ?The whole point of an intelligence community and what they do is to assess strands of information and make judgments about what happened and who was responsible.?
President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials ultimately acknowledged the incident was a "terrorist" attack carried out by militants with suspected links to al-Qaida affiliates or sympathizers.
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The brief emails also show how U.S. diplomats described the attack, even as it was still under way, to Washington.
The first of three emails, sent at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sept. 11, reported that the consulate was under attack.
"The Regional Security Officer reports the diplomatic mission is under attack. Embassy Tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots; explosions have been heard as well. Ambassador Stevens, who is currently in Benghazi, and four COM personnel are in the compound safe haven.? The 17th of February militia is providing security support.
"The Operations Center will provide updates as available."
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Another email was sent at 4:54 p.m. ET, saying the attack had stopped.
"Embassy Tripoli reports the firing at the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi has stopped and the compound has been cleared. A response team in on site attempting to locate COM personnel.?
At 6:07 p.m. ET, another email was sent, saying Ansar al-Sharia had claimed responsibility:
?SUBJECT: Update 2: Ansar al-Sharia Claims Responsibility for Benghazi Attack.?
?Embassy Tripoli reports the group claimed responsibility on Facebook and Twitter and has called for an attack on Embassy Tripoli."
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U.S. officials first laid blame for the attack on specific militant groups or possible links to al-Qaida or its affiliates when intelligence officials publicly alleged that on Sept. 28.
There were indications that extremists with possible al-Qaida connections were involved, but also evidence that the attacks could have erupted spontaneously, they said, adding that government experts wanted to be cautious about pointing fingers prematurely.
NBC's Andrea Mitchell and Reuters contributed to this report.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49528284/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/
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