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Pope urges end to Syria bloodshed, peace worldwide (AP)

VATICAN CITY ? Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message Sunday, an appeal for peace that was challenged by deadly attacks on Nigerian churches.

Benedict delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" speech (Latin for "to the city and to the world") from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica overlooking a sun-drenched piazza below, before thousands of jubilant tourists and pilgrims, and hundreds of colorful Swiss Guards and Italian military bands.

The 84-year-old pope, fresh off a late-night Christmas Eve Mass, said he prayed that the birth of Jesus, which Christmas celebrates, would send a message to all who need to be saved from hardships.

He cited refugees from the Horn of Africa and flood victims in Thailand, among others, and called for greater political dialogue in Myanmar, and stability in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa's Great Lakes region.

He said he prayed that God would help the Israelis and the Palestinians resume talks.

"May he bring an end to the violence in Syria, where so much blood has already been shed," he said.

The pope didn't mention the deadly blasts on churches in Nigeria, but the Vatican issued a statement denouncing the attacks as a sign of "cruelty and absurd, blind hatred" that shows no respect for human life.

Early Sunday, an explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital of Abuja, and an emergency worker reported that 25 people were killed. A second explosion struck near a church in Nigeria's restive central city of Jos, while two other explosions hit the northeast state of Yobe.

There was no immediately claim of responsibility for either explosion, but Nigeria has suffered a wave of sectarian attacks blamed on the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram.

Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said the Catholic church was praying for all Nigerians confronting "this terrorist violence in these days that should be filled with peace and joy."

The Vatican press office noted that Benedict's speech was prepared well in advance of the attacks.

After his speech, Benedict delivered Christmas greetings in 65 different languages, from Mongolian to Maori, Aramaic to Albanian, Tamil to Thai. He finished the list with Guarani and Latin, as the bells tolled from St. Peter's enormous bell towers.

In the West Bank, hundreds of Christian faithful, defying lashing rains and wind, celebrated Christmas Mass at Jesus' traditional birthplace of Bethleham on Sunday, spirits high despite the gloomy weather.

Worshippers dressed in their holiday best rushed under cover of umbrellas into St. Catherine's Church on Manger Square, leaving the plaza, with its 50-foot-tall (15-meter-tall) Christmas tree, deserted. The church was packed, and the overflow crowd waited eagerly in an arched corridor for a chance to enter.

Inside, supplicants, some dressed in the traditional attire of foreign lands, raised their voices in prayer, kissed a plaster statue of a baby Jesus and took communion. St. Catherine's is attached to the smaller Church of the Nativity, which is built over a grotto where devout Christians believe Jesus was born.

"Lots of pilgrims from around the world are coming to be here on Christmas," said Don Moore, 41, a psychology professor from Berkeley, Calif., who came to Bethlehem with his family. "We wanted to be part of the action. This is the place, this is where it all started."

With turnout at its highest in more than a decade, proud Palestinian officials said they were praying the celebrations would bring them closer to their dream of independence.

In Britain, the leader of the world's Anglicans, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said the summer riots in Britain and the financial crisis have broken bonds and abused trust in British society.

In his Christmas Day sermon, Rowan Williams appealed to those congregated at Canterbury Cathedral to learn lessons about "mutual obligation" from the events of the past year. He said Sunday "the most pressing question" now facing Britain is "who and where we are as a society."

"Bonds have been broken, trust abused and lost," he said.

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Florida Panhandle Man Shot by Police Identified

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities have identified the man shot?last week outside a Florida Panhandle bar by a police officer.

Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons says 25-year-old Robert?Jason Donson was shot in the stomach after a scuffle Friday?afternoon by 31-year-old Officer Shawn Thompson.

Donson was hospitalized. Police did not release his condition.?Simmons said Thompson was on duty and accompanied by other?officers. He also said a handgun was recovered at the scene.

Simmons declined further comment to the Pensacola News Journal, pending an investigation by the?Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Thompson is on paid administrative leave, which is standard?procedure for any officer-involved shooting.?Escambia County court records show that Donson has several?felony convictions dating back to 2005.

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Chemists solve an 84-year-old theory on how molecules move energy after light absorption

ScienceDaily (Dec. 22, 2011) ? The same principle that causes figure skaters to spin faster as they draw their arms into their bodies has now been used by Michigan State University researchers to understand how molecules move energy around following the absorption of light.

Conservation of angular momentum is a fundamental property of nature, one that astronomers use to detect the presence of satellites circling distant planets. In 1927, it was proposed that this principle should apply to chemical reactions, but a clear demonstration has never been achieved.

In the current issue of Science, MSU chemist Jim McCusker demonstrates for the first time the effect is real and also suggests how scientists could use it to control and predict chemical reaction pathways in general.

"The idea has floated around for decades and has been implicitly invoked in a variety of contexts, but no one had ever come up with a chemical system that could demonstrate whether or not the underlying concept was valid," McCusker said. "Our result not only validates the idea, but it really allows us to start thinking about chemical reactions from an entirely different perspective."

The experiment involved the preparation of two closely related molecules that were specifically designed to undergo a chemical reaction known as fluorescence resonance energy transfer, or FRET. Upon absorption of light, the system is predisposed to transfer that energy from one part of the molecule to another.

McCusker's team changed the identity of one of the atoms in the molecule from chromium to cobalt. This altered the molecule's properties and shut down the reaction. The absence of any detectable energy transfer in the cobalt-containing compound confirmed the hypothesis.

"What we have successfully conducted is a proof-of-principle experiment," McCusker said. "One can easily imagine employing these ideas to other chemical processes, and we're actually exploring some of these avenues in my group right now."

The researchers believe their results could impact a variety of fields including molecular electronics, biology and energy science through the development of new types of chemical reactions.

Dong Guo, a postdoctoral researcher, and Troy Knight, former graduate student and now research scientist at Dow Chemical, were part of McCusker's team. Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation.

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Colbert offering $500K to pay for SC GOP primary

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Colbert says he will pay half a million dollars to help fund South Carolina's first-in-the-South GOP presidential primary. The Palmetto State native wrote in an op-ed Thursday in The State newspaper in Columbia that his super PAC will bridge the gap after state Republicans refused to contribute anything above candidates' filing fees. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Colbert says he will pay half a million dollars to help fund South Carolina's first-in-the-South GOP presidential primary. The Palmetto State native wrote in an op-ed Thursday in The State newspaper in Columbia that his super PAC will bridge the gap after state Republicans refused to contribute anything above candidates' filing fees. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? Comedian Stephen Colbert is offering to pay half a million dollars to help subsidize South Carolina's first-in-the-South GOP presidential primary, as state officials struggle to pay for it, but there's doubt whether it would even be legal.

The Charleston native wrote in an op-ed Thursday in The State newspaper in Columbia that Colbert Super PAC ? a type of political action committee that allows him to raise unlimited amounts of money from corporations, unions and individuals ? will bridge the gap after state Republicans refused to contribute anything above $180,000 collected in candidates' filing fees.

The state Election Commission, which administers South Carolina's voting, has said it has $1 million on hand for the primary but is short of the total $1.5 million price tag. Spokesman Chris Whitmire says the Commission has notified budget officials the state may need to seek permission to run a deficit to fund the primary.

Colbert wrote that he offered make up that $500,000 funding gap after state Republicans ultimately turned down his proposal to pay them $400,000 if they'd name the contest after him. Party officials have confirmed meeting with Colbert earlier this year to discuss a deal that would have renamed the balloting "The Colbert Super PAC South Carolina Republican Primary" in exchange for a check from the comedian.

Colbert, who plays a mock conservative pundit on his TV show "The Colbert Report," says he also wanted to put a question about "corporate personhood" on the January ballot. He seized on the issue after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling eased restrictions on campaign spending by corporations.

Ultimately rebuffed by the GOP, Colbert says he started working with Democrats to get the issue on the ballot, but state Democratic Party Chairman Dick Harpootlian said Thursday that effort also fell through.

State GOP executive director Matt Moore said party officials were skeptical of Colbert from the beginning but entertained his early communications before turning him down.

"Despite our repeatedly saying 'no,' Stephen Colbert, the comedian, seems intent on being involved," Moore said. "It's exactly why we were wary in the first place."

Regardless of the party's position, it would be up to the state whether to accept or reject any offer.

Whitmire said the question of whether a PAC can fund a South Carolina primary is a new one. If the Election Commission were presented with the money and decided to accept it, he said, they would have to ask state Attorney General Alan Wilson to decide if state law permits a political action committee to fund a primary.

Colbert, who did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment, wrote that he will be spending the holidays in his native state and is open to discussions.

"The counties need the money, and Colbert Super PAC wants to give it to you; call it a Christmas Miracle," he wrote. "I'm going to be home in South Carolina over the holidays, so just give me a call. Both state parties have my contact info."

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Taylor Swift, Adele: Vogue Cover Girls?

Swift and Adele are rumored to be gracing the covers of the February and March issues, respectively.
By Jocelyn Vena

Taylor Swift and Adele might be joining the likes of Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Britney Spears as the latest pop superstars to grace the cover of famed fashion magazine Vogue.

Fashionista.com reports that after some initial speculation about who had made the final cut, sources confirm that Swift will appear on the February issue and that Adele has been tapped for March, which also happens to be the spring fashion issue.

A rep for the magazine wouldn't confirm or deny the reports, simply telling MTV News in an email, "We don't comment on future cover speculation."

New York magazine's the Cut blog reports that speculation about Adele's cover began to spread when the magazine was reportedly asking designers to provide clothes in her size.

"Designers have been asked by the title to make special cover outfits for the full-figured chart-topper for the all-important March issue," according to the report, which first surfaced on Women's Wear Daily. Adele previously appeared on the cover of the October issue of Vogue U.K.

Meanwhile, Swift has appeared on the cover of the tween version of the magazine, Teen Vogue, and was spotted with editor-in-chief Anna Wintour at the Rodarte Spring 2012 show at Fashion Week, where she also sat alongside November's cover girl, "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara.

In other magazine news, V Magazine has confirmed that Justin Bieber will appear on its cover, which hits newsstands on January 12. The cover was shot by photographers Inez and Vinoodh, who worked with Lady Gaga on her "Yoü and I" short films. The Bieber cover was styled by the Mother Monster's right-hand man, Nicola Formichetti.

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Fly Or Die: The Leapfrog LeapPad

Erick and I are both parents so we know from tablets. The $99 LeapPad from Leapfrog is cool, to be sure, and fun if junior's aunt or uncle is picking it up, but we both found it lacking, especially when compared to other devices. Obviously if you don't want the wee ones slobbering all over your iPad, this is a huge winner. Otherwise, the lack of apps, especially for geeks like us, was disheartening.

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Gingrich says rivals' criticism taking a toll

Republican presidential candidate andformer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a town hall meeting at Memminger Auditorium, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Republican presidential candidate andformer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a town hall meeting at Memminger Auditorium, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, arrive for a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, answers questions during a campaign stop at the Dutch Bakery, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, in Orange City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, speaks during a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks during a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) ? Newt Gingrich acknowledged Saturday that his rivals' attacks have taken their toll on his presidential campaign as he's zoomed to be Mitt Romney's chief challenger. Romney predicted that conservative voters will reject Gingrich as they learn more about the former House speaker's lengthy Washington record.

Gingrich cited "the extraordinary negativity of the campaign" in explaining why he was inclined to hold teleconferences with supporters every few days so people can discuss ideas and his campaign can "encourage them to raise any of these things that you get in the mail that are junk and dishonest."

"I'll be glad to personally answer, so you're hearing it from my very own lips," he said Saturday from Washington in such a forum with Iowa backers. "We don't have our advertising versus their advertising, but you get to ask me directly."

Romney campaigned in early voting South Carolina, where tea party activists have given Gingrich a strong lead in polls. Romney told reporters that many voters now are just beginning to pay attention to the race and will turn on Gingrich after they learn about his time in Washington and his role with mortgage company Freddie Mac, a quasi-government agency.

Gingrich's consulting firm collected $1.6 million from the company.

"I think as tea partyers concentrate on that, for instance, they'll say, 'Wow, this really isn't the guy that would represent our views,'" Romney said after a town hall meeting with South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott. "Many tea party folks, I believe, are going to find me to be the ideal candidate."

Gingrich said the attacks on his record have been brutal, but he insisted they are exaggerated.

"I just want to set the record straight," Gingrich told Iowa supporters. "We were paid annually for six years, so the numbers you see are six years of work. Most of that money went to pay overhead ? for staff, for other things. It didn't go directly to me. It went to the company that provided consulting advice."

Romney also went after Gingrich's repeated insistence that he never lobbied Congress after he stepped down as speaker.

"I'm going to let the lawyers decide what is and what is not lobbying, but when it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, typically it's a duck," Romney said.

Other candidates focused their campaigns on Iowa, which holds its leadoff caucuses Jan. 3.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry were on bus tours through rural Iowa. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum stuck to a plan that has won him the honor of spending the most time in the state, yet has not yet translated into support in polls.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who has a loyal following among his party's libertarian wing, worked to build momentum and organization in Iowa, although he did not have public events scheduled until midweek.

With Iowans incredibly undecided, most candidates are redoubling efforts before voters largely tune out the race for the week between Christmas and New Year.

Gingrich, who faces the toughest criticism on the airwaves, had a conference call with reporters and planned to appear on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday.

As the Iowa vote neared, his decision to take the weekend off from campaigning raised eyebrows given his rivals' busy schedules.

Gingrich has prided himself on a nontraditional campaign, but his advantages in the polls could shift if the only exposure to Gingrich comes through rivals' negative ads.

Paul last week released an ad accusing Gingrich of "serial hypocrisy" and Bachmann opened her bus tour on Friday suggesting that he was arrogant during this past week's final debate before the caucuses.

Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who has kept Iowa at arm's length after investing heavily here four years ago only to come up short, planned town hall-style meetings in Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Even so, his advisers note they have kept in touch with supporters of his 2008 campaign that came in second place in Iowa.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who early on decided against competing in Iowa, planned a town hall-style meeting in New Hampshire. Huntsman, who also served as President Barack Obama's ambassador to China, has kept his focus on New Hampshire, where independent voters are the largest bloc and can vote in either party's primary.

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Elliott reported from Des Moines, Iowa.

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Gov. vows to prepare Calif. for climate change (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO ? The United Nations' top climate official joined California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday to call for renewed efforts in the state to more quickly adapt to the risks that extreme weather and a rising sea pose to agriculture and the coastline.

Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, joined Brown, scientists, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and billionaire Sir Richard Branson at a conference at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.

Brown organized the conference, he said, to urge people to "wake up" to extreme weather patterns caused by manmade global warming that he said are already causing damage, and to start thinking about what California ought to do to prepare for worse threats.

He said the state needs to gird itself against floods caused by the faster snowmelts that are already happening, putting pressure on aging levees and threatening the state's agriculture industry.

Warming climate also means longer and more intense wildfire seasons that will threaten homes and infrastructure such as power lines, and affect air quality.

"The greatest obstacle we face is a deep sense of complacency, a sense that things were this way yesterday and were OK and will continue," Brown said.

"It's difficult to see what's not completely obvious ... the buildup of greenhouse gases and climate change, we see it, it's pretty clear," he said.

Brown lumped together global-warming skeptics, including GOP lawmakers and the Cato Institute, calling them a well-funded "cult" that disagrees with the vast majority of published, peer-reviewed climate science.

"The main thing we have to deal with in climate change is the skepticism, the denial and the cult-like behavior of the political lemmings that would take us over the cliff," Brown said.

"The Cato Institute has speakers that say environmentalism is a greater threat to capitalism than Marxism itself," he said, evoking laugher from the audience.

Patrick J. Michaels, a senior fellow in environmental studies at Cato, said the institute has never denied climate change but disputes temperature projections by the UN, saying the sensitivity of temperature to changes in carbon dioxide levels have been overestimated.

"Gov. Brown clearly has not read anything that the Cato Institute has published on global warming. Rather than deny it, we believe that indeed the surface temperature of the planet is about one degree Celsius warmer than it was 120 years ago and that increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has contributed to this," Michaels said in a statement to The Associated Press.

"On the other hand, it is also clear that the rate of observed warming is falling beneath the midrange projections from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."

Pachauri said UN studies show that 95 percent of human deaths associated with extreme weather events happen in developing countries.

Yet he said the world's large economies, such as California, can make great strides toward helping reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, especially through the simple task of retrofitting existing buildings.

"If one could retrofit buildings to make them more efficient, and if new buildings could be built to current standards, it's really a win-win situation," Pachauri said. "Overall, the building sector has the largest potential for the reduction of emissions."

In a rare public appearance since leaving office, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, attributed the success California has had in passing its landmark climate change laws to bipartisan cooperation.

While in office, the former governor frequently promoted California's landmark 2006 global warming law, called AB32, which paved the way for the state's cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gas emissions by the worst polluters.

He called the debate over bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra "narrow minded" in a world moving ever faster toward renewable energy.

"At the same time (as Solyndra) there were restaurants that failed, manufacturers that failed ... all kinds of businesses that failed and no one talks about that," Schwarzenegger said during a short interview.

"They did the best that they could and they made mistakes. That's what happens in business ? if you make mistakes you fail."

Not everybody watching Thursday's conference agreed that California was on the right path.

Dorothy Rothrock of the AB32 Implementation Group said the state has isolated itself by adopting stringent regulations that come at too high a cost.

"As we discuss the risks of climate change and California's future, it is appropriate to consider whether our greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies will have an impact on climate change," Rothrock said in a statement.

"California has failed to design a cap-and-trade market that will be adopted by other states and jurisdictions in the near future and our efforts alone will not make a difference in global emissions."

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Associated Press Writer Juliet Williams contributed to this story.

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Facebook, Greenpeace Settle Clean Energy Feud After Two-Year Campaign

Remember when Greenpeace totally didn't like Facebook and its use of 'dirty energy' in its datacenters? Well, they're best buddies now. Greenpeace and Facebook this morning announced that they're teaming up on the promotion of renewable energy and "develop programs that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions". Facebook also committed to using clean and renewable energy to power its own operations.

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Early Monroe photos sell for over $300K at auction (AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ? Copyrights and images from Marilyn Monroe's first photo shoot sold for $352,000 at an auction that included items from Lady Gaga and John Lennon.

Julien's Auctions spokeswoman Caroline Galloway tells The Associated Press on Sunday that the Monroe photos ? taken in 1946 when she was still Norma Jeane Dougherty ? were the highlight of the Beverly Hills auction known as "Icons & Idols"

The photos come with negatives and the rare right to sell and distribute them. A judge in September ruled they must be auctioned to settle debts of photographer Joseph Jasgur.

A Lady Gaga dress sold for $31,250, and the prop gun used in her video for "Born This Way" went for $7,680.

A 1969 caricature John Lennon drew of himself and Yoko Ono went for $90,000.

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Maya Uppaluru: A Real Choice for Parents on Their Kids' Health

At a time when 21 million students across the U.S. are receiving free or low-cost school lunches, Congress has voted to block new guidelines that would have limited the use of potatoes and sodium in the National School Lunch Program. These guidelines haven't seen an update in the last 15 years. Among other arguments against the update, conservatives argued that the government should not get involved with telling children what to eat. This is a common but flawed criticism of public health efforts to combat childhood obesity, whether through increased taxes on sugary drinks (the dreaded "soda tax"), providing healthier options in the school lunch line, or encouraging physical activity.

While discussing the First Lady's "Let's Move" campaign, Sarah Palin made the typical conservative argument: "[Mrs. Obama] is telling us that she cannot trust parents to make decisions for their own families and what they should eat, instead of a government taking over and making decisions for us." Yet nothing in the First Lady's program interrupts a parent's right to do what they think is best for their child. Instead, Let's Move would increase support in communities for parents who want their children to eat right and exercise, adding healthier options in schools where parents aren't constantly around to monitor their children.

The Let's Move campaign is a totally voluntary effort to get kids eating healthy and exercising more. In a political climate where this campaign has instantly triggered so much conservative wrath, how can those in the public health community hope to achieve any real change toward improving a serious national health problem?

Over one third of American children are overweight or obese. Children who are obese are up to 80% more likely to stay overweight or obese as adults. Their chances of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cancer are also increased. These health consequences of childhood obesity translate to severe financial consequences as well--the long-term cost of obesity is about $147 billion, or 10% of our national healthcare budget.

We literally can't afford to ignore our obesity problem. What makes the situation more complicated is that many families can't afford the healthy fruits, vegetables and whole grains that science demonstrates are vital to fighting obesity. Even if they can, their children are surrounded by unhealthy options all day at school or child care centers.

The real enemy of a parent's right to choose what their children eat is the scarcity of healthy food options in many American schools and neighborhoods--not government public health interventions. Policies that introduce affordable, healthy food options are better for families and create real freedom of choice.

Students consume between 19-50% of their total calorie intake at school, making these meals one of the most important opportunities in the battle against obesity. This is particularly true for minorities and low-income students, who are disproportionately affected by poor diet and obesity. The 2006 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHIPPS) conducted by the CDC found that 33% of elementary schools, 71% of middle schools, and 89% of high schools had a vending machine or snack bar where students were mostly purchasing sports drinks, sodas, fruit juices, and higher-fat, salty snacks, but less than half the schools offered plain water in their vending machines. Many more studies have shown that where more snacks and drinks are sold in schools, students consume more total calories, soft drinks, total fat and saturated fat, and lower intakes of fruits, vegetables, and key nutrients.

Given this context, many of our schools are not really providing parents and students with an opportunity to choose healthy food. To combat the poor selection of nutritious food options in schools, Mrs. Obama's Let's Move campaign has encouraged meeting the USDA's more rigorous nutrition guidelines, working with local chefs to teach basic cooking skills to students, and making commitments to reach the science-based nutrition standards outlined by the Institute of Medicine. The program is innovative and emphasizes the fun and creativity in nutrition. Promoting cooking classes provides students with the skills needed to create their own meals that are healthy and built around their own tastes. This type of personal choice is much more meaningful than choosing between brands of potato chips. Encouraging school gardens teaches students to grow their own selection of vegetables and fruit, and imparts the value of natural food. School gardens provide options built around students' personal preferences for certain fruits and vegetables, rather than the selection of questionable produce at the local corner store. Yet conservatives have already responded to this entirely voluntary program with hysterical resistance. Their supposed passion for individual choice reveals the hypocrisy of their criticism, and the problem of obesity is too important and costly to be sidetracked by political pretension. The Let's Move campaign and similar public nutrition initiatives don't take away anyone's individual choice--they expand options for everyone. Empowering students and parents to take their nutrition into their own hands is a solution that should be applauded, not shunned.

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7 months later, mom's remains found at crash site

By Kate Harrison and Beth Burger, CTFP

?A forensic anthropology team rappelled 150 feet to the W Road on Saturday afternoon, carrying brown paper bags with what are believed to be Gail Palmgren's remains.

The scattered skeletal remains, collected close to where Palmgren's Jeep Rubicon lay smashed, will be taken to the University of Tennessee's Anthropological Research Facility, commonly known as the Body Farm. Experts will reconstruct the skeleton and confirm Palmgren's identity through DNA and dental records, said Sheriff Jim Hammond. It could be next week before the identity is confirmed.

The team had to map, tag and photograph the area before moving the bones.

Timesfreepress.com: Helicopters won't be used to bring down Jeep

Officials believe Palmgren's Jeep veered off East Brow Road and dropped hundreds of feet off a precipice. It rested there for seven months, until the leaves fell and aerial crews spotted it Thursday.

Sunday, investigators are expected to remove Palmgren's crimson Jeep.

Authorities decided against using a military helicopter to lift out the vehicle because it is too close to the bluff to be safe.

Hammond said Doug Yates Towing and Recovery Services made an assessment of the Jeep and its location. The heavy-duty wrecker service often takes on involved projects such as uprighting overturned loaded tractor-trailers, according to its website. Yates could not be reached for comment Saturday.

"They are telling us they can do it. In the morning, we'll start that phase. We want to get the vehicle to assist us in our investigation," said Hamilton County Capt. Bill Johnson.

"It's going to be more of a block-and-tackle to lower it down without causing any more damage than what it has already been caused," Johnson said.

Investigators are trying to process the scene before up to 3 inches of rain set in.

"The rain may delay us. We're watching the weather. We would really like to recover the vehicle as soon as we can," Johnson said.

Palmgren disappeared April 30 after driving her children from the family's lake house in Wetumpka, Ala., and dropping them off at their home in Signal Mountain.

On Friday her husband, Matthew Palmgren, issued a statement through his attorneys, Lee Davis and Bryan Hoss.

"It is with great sadness and profound loss that Matthew Palmgren, the Palmgren children and entire family come to terms with this tragic news. For seven months, Matthew Palmgren has assisted authorities in the disappearance of his wife, and he continues to cooperate in the aftermath of this missing person's investigation. ... As difficult as today's news is for everyone in the Palmgren family, Matthew Palmgren wishes to thank the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Signal Mountain Police Department, all emergency services, and all other law enforcement and volunteers who assisted in the search for Gail Palmgren."

Barriers?
While many questions remain about the crash, some community members are concerned about the lack of barriers in places in the 1400 block of East Brow Road.

East Brow hugs the bluff for four miles, extending from North Palisades Drive in the town of Signal Mountain into the town limits of Walden before reaching the W Road. Notorious for its treacherous ledges and cherished for its valley vistas, the road frequently verges a yard or two shy of sheer cliffs.

There is no consistent barrier system along the ledges of North Palisades and East Brow on the Signal Mountain or Walden side. Along much of the roadway, they aren't needed: There are generous shoulders, lines of trees and even houses between the road and the cliffs.

Some of the drop-offs are blocked by guardrails, and one escarpment on the Walden side is guarded by a low, 200-foot stone wall. But there are plenty of spots where only a few feet of grass separate cars from sky.

"It's really scary to drive if you've never been up there," said Elizabeth Aikens, who was mayor of the town of Walden from 1996 to 2002. "I have had people come here and say they will never come back because of the height."

But residents say accidents are rare, and that a car plunging over the side is virtually unheard of.

"Even when it's snowy and foggy, you really don't see accidents on this road," said Wendi Lyness, who has lived on the mountain 20 years.

The speed limit on East Brow is a cautious 30 mph on the Walden side, where Palmgren went off the road. But people accustomed to the terrain frequently go faster, residents say.

"People drive very fast down the road. It's very easy to get comfortable with it if you live up here," said Diane Helton, who lives a few houses from the area where the Jeep left the road. "But when it's rainy or foggy, it can be scary. I can't see to the end of my driveway sometimes."

The spot where Palmgren's Jeep went off the road was blocked by several boulders, including a 100-pound rock that a neighbor noticed months ago was missing, sheriff's officials said.

Crews found the boulder resting near the Jeep.

Safety vs. views
Bill Cotter said he believes more barriers should be built along the road.

Cotter was an alderman in the early 1990s when the board voted to build the stone wall. There was a steep drop-off, and officials were concerned about safety.

But so many residents complained about the wall obstructing their view that the board decided not to build any more barriers, Cotter said.

"They wanted beauty and not safety," Cotter said "Everyone was saying, 'No one had ever driven off the ledge.'"

Most homes lining East Brow have been built only in the last 20 years. The majestic views of Chattanooga's downtown, the river and Lookout Mountain make for prime real estate.

Helton said there are several spots along East Brow Road that still make her wary, but she said the area where Palmgren's Jeep went over has never been one of them.

"There's a bend right before, but it completely straightens out right there," she said. "That's never been a spot to make me nervous."

Contact staff writer Kate Harrison at kharrison@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6673.

Source: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/03/9196251-7-months-after-she-disappeared-moms-remains-found-at-crash-site

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Boeheim apologizes for questioning Fine accusers (AP)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim apologized Friday for questioning the motives of the men who accused his longtime assistant of molesting them as minors, saying he reacted out of loyalty.

"I believe I misspoke very badly in my response to the allegations that have been made," said Boeheim, who spoke slowly and paused frequently during a postgame press conference. "I shouldn't have questioned what the accusers expressed or their motives. I am really sorry that I did that, and I regret any harm that I caused."

Former assistant coach Bernie Fine has been accused of child sex abuse by three men, including two former Syracuse ballboys. Fine, who was fired Sunday, has denied the allegations.

Boeheim said his apology and regrets came from the heart.

"No one said this is what you should say," he said. "This is what I feel."

When the allegations first surfaced, Boeheim adamantly defended Fine and accused the men of lying for money.

"What I said last week was out of loyalty," he said. "I acted without thinking. I couldn't believe what I was hearing."

Advocates for sex abuse victims had called for Boeheim to resign or be fired for his disparaging remarks.

Speaking after No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 10 Florida on Friday, Boeheim said his initial comments were "insensitive to the individuals involved and especially to the overall issue of child abuse."

It's the second time in less than a week that Boeheim has softened his stance toward the accusers.

After Fine was fired Sunday, Boeheim released a statement saying he regretted "any statements I made that might have inhibited that from occurring or been insensitive to victims of abuse."

On Tuesday, Boeheim insisted he didn't regret backing Fine when the allegations were first made public.

Boeheim said he spent time this week at the McMahon Ryan House for child abuse in Syracuse and plans to get involved to help raise awareness.

"I'm going to do everything I can to do that," he said, no matter whether he's coaching or not. "I've always been committed to kids. There's no question in my mind the issue of abuse is the No. 1 thing we should all be concerned about in this community."

One of the accusers, Bobby Davis, now 39, told ESPN last month that Fine molested him beginning in 1984 and that the sexual contact continued until he was around 27. A ball boy for six years, Davis said the abuse occurred at Fine's home, at Syracuse basketball facilities and on team road trips, including the 1987 Final Four. Davis' stepbrother, Mike Lang, 45, who also was a ball boy, told ESPN that Fine began molesting him while he was in the fifth or sixth grade.

A third accuser, 23-year-old Zach Tomaselli of Lewiston, Maine, came forward Sunday. He said he told police that Fine molested him in 2002 in a Pittsburgh hotel room after a game. He said Fine touched him "multiple" times in that one incident.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Secret Service are leading an investigation of child molestation allegations against Fine.

Earlier Friday, USA Basketball said Boeheim's spot on the coaching staff of the U.S. basketball team remained secure, though the U.S. Olympic Committee is monitoring the child sex abuse investigation of Fine.

Boeheim is the top assistant to Mike Krzyzewski on the team that will play at the 2012 London Olympics.

Asked about Boeheim's status, USA Basketball spokesman Craig Miller said, "Jim Boeheim is a member of the USA Men's National Team coaching staff.'"

The USOC declined comment, though a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press the federation is following the issue. The person spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

Two high-profile Olympic sports have dealt with allegations of child sex abuse in the past two years.

In 2010, USA Swimming was hit by a number of sex-abuse allegations by coaches. More recently, 1984 Olympic gymnastics coach Don Peters was banned for life by USA Gymnastics after being accused of sexually abusing two athletes in the 1980s.

Over the past 18 months, the USOC has increased efforts to ensure safe environments for children who participate in Olympic sports.

The federation adopted a task force that encouraged the national governing bodies to adopt standardized policies to prevent abuse. It also hired an attorney to serve as the director of ethics and safe sport.

Boeheim was on the U.S. coaching staff in 1990 and returned in 2006.

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AP National Writer Eddie Pells in Denver contributed to this report.

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Italian senate chief: Crisis measures by Christmas (AP)

ROME ? The president of the Italian senate says Parliament is ready to guarantee passage before Christmas of Premier Mario Monti's crisis package meant to save the country from financial disaster.

Monti's Cabinet meets on Monday to approve the measures, which are widely expected to include new and higher taxes, a higher retirement age, and tax breaks for employers.

The new premier says Italy must urgently cut its debt but also jump-start the stalled economy.

Senate President Renato Schifani told reporters Friday that once the Cabinet acts on Monday, lawmakers will work swiftly to ensure final approval of the measures before the Dec. 25 holiday.

He says it is vital Italy move swiftly to "combat speculation."

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Panetta: Israel must get to "damn" peace table (reuters)

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Herman Cain suspends his campaign for 2012 GOP presidential nomination (Washington Post)

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Curly Cables, Where Have You Been All My Life?

Some of my favorite "inventions" are the simple ones. The ideas that are so obvious that we overlook them entirely. This new Kickstarter project, the Curly Cable, falls squarely into that category. Honestly, why hasn't this been created yet? The Curly Cable is an iDevice charge/sync cord that looks an awful lot like the telephone cords of yore, when you were chained to the wall by a curly knotted 30-foot mess. I'm not actually old enough to have used one of these ancient wired phones, but I hear they used to come in a nice mustard yellow or avocado green. The Curly Cable, fitted in Apple white, is much less tangly, and gives you an extra few feet of leeway when using a plugged-in iPad or iPhone.

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IPhone expels smoke, glows on Australia flight (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO ? Apple's iPhone is the world's hottest smartphone ? and one iPhone in Australia appears to be the hottest of the bunch as it spontaneously began smoking last week.

Regional Australian airline Regional Express described the "mobile phone self combustion" in a statement. It said that an iPhone belonging to a passenger began to expel a "significant amount of dense smoke" and give off a red glow after a flight from Lismore, Australia, landed in Sydney on Friday.

A photo accompanying the statement showed the shattered, warped back of a recent-model black iPhone.

The airline said a flight attendant extinguished the glow and nobody on the plane was hurt. Regional Express reported the incident to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, and gave the phone to the bureau so it could be analyzed.

"We look forward to working with the officials investigating this incident," Natalie Harrison, a spokeswoman for Cupertino-based Apple Inc., said Tuesday.

There have been occasional reports of extreme gadget overheating in the past, often in relation to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The batteries have been the subject of several recalls of consumer electronics: Millions of laptop batteries made by Sony Corp. for Apple Inc., Dell Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd. and other PC makers were recalled in 2006 and 2007 after it was discovered that they could overheat and ignite.

Earlier this month, Apple recalled first-generation iPod Nanos sold from late 2005 to 2006, citing faulty batteries from one supplier that in rare instances could cause the device to overheat.

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Labor board moves ahead with union rules (AP)

WASHINGTON ? The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday moved ahead with plans to speed the pace of union elections, even as Republicans in Congress threatened to derail the process.

The board's Democratic majority voted 2-1 in favor of a revised proposal that could give organized labor a boost in organizing new members at companies that have long opposed unions.

Business groups have strongly opposed the new rules, saying they amount to ambush elections that don't give company managers enough time to talk to employees. Unions claim the rules help them level the playing field with companies that abuse the legal process to stave off union elections.

The vote came after the board's lone Republican member, Brian Hayes, didn't make good on threats to resign, a move that would have rendered the agency powerless to act.

Hayes said he decided not to quit, even though he strongly opposes the rules and believes Democratic members are not giving him enough time to consider them.

Republicans lawmakers in the House were also expected to approve a bill later Wednesday aimed at short-circuiting the rules, which could make it more difficult for businesses to resist union organizers. But that measure is unlikely to go anywhere in the Senate.

The labor board action now paves the way for final approval of the rules later this year, before the board loses a three-member quorum when Democratic member Craig Becker's term expires. The board usually has five members, but Republicans have blocked Obama from filling two vacancies with recess appointments.

The board's plan would simplify procedures and shorten deadlines for holding union elections after employees at a work site gather enough signatures. NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce said the changes are needed because current rules "are laden with unnecessary delays."

Under current rules, union elections typically take place within 45-60 days after a union collects signatures and files a petition. Republicans contend the new rules could shorten that time to as little as 10 days.

The House bill would trump the NLRB plan by delaying elections for at least 35 days. It would also overturn a recent board ruling that makes it easier for smaller groups of workers within companies to organize bargaining units.

Republicans and business groups claim the labor board wants to give unions "quickie" elections without giving employers enough time to respond.

"The board's scheme isn't about modernizing the election process," said Minnesota Rep. John Kline, GOP chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. "This is a draconian effort to stifle employer speech and ambush workers with a union election."

Unions and Democrats say the new rules seek to prevent unnecessary litigation and frivolous appeals that can hold up elections for months.

"What we see is endless delays, endless running up of legal costs of attorneys on both sides, all in the idea of buying time for the employer to intimidate the employees from joining the union," said California Rep. George Miller, top Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce committee.

Hayes claimed he has not been given enough time to review the rules and prepare a dissent. He also argued that the board is disregarding precedent by trying to approve new rules with just two members.

Pearce, the board chairman, disagreed, saying "This has been the most open and participatory proceeding in the 76 years of the board's existence."

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Lady Gaga Covers Vanity Fair, Reflects on Relationships Past

The incomparable Lady Gaga opens up to Vanity Fair about some of the relationships that have gone wrong for her in the past, as well as what it's like to give her all on stage.

"When I'm performing, I'm so giving, so open and myself," says the hardest working woman in showbiz. "When the spotlight's off, I don't know quite what to do with myself."

The singer, who's dating Taylor Kinney now, doesn't always look back positively on some of her previous flings. She tells VF in its January 2012 cover story:

"I have this effect on people where it starts out good," Gaga admits, ominously.

"Then, when I'm in these relationships with people who are also creative, or creative in their own way, what happens is the attraction is initially there and it's all just unicorns and rainbows. And then they hate me."

"I have never felt truly cherished by a lover," the 25-year-old admits. "I have an inability to know what happiness feels like with a man."

"I say this honestly, and this is my new thing as of the past year: when I fight with someone I'm in a relationship with, I think, What would my fans think if they knew this was happening? How would they feel about my work and about me as a female if they knew I was allowing this to go on? And then I get out."

"I only know the happiness of putting a smile on someone's face from the stage."

Strangely, Gaga says that after some contentious breakups, exes asked her to marry them. "How f*%kin' romantic, you a$$hole," she reflects, sarcastically.

"Sure, pop a ring on my finger and make it better. I can buy myself a f*%kin' ring."

Of her latest video, for "Marry the Night," she says it's "autobiographical," and required the grueling task of "getting ready to relive the worst day of my life."

Some nice food for thought! Follow this link for VF's interview with Gaga ...

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/11/lady-gaga-covers-vanity-fair-reflects-on-relationships/

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American Airlines files for bankruptcy reorganization

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An American Airlines jet pulls into the gate area at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in this file photo. AMR Corp, the parent company of American Airlines, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure debt.

By Patrick Rizzo

American Airlines, the nation?s third-largest carrier, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, seeking the same route out of high debt and costs that many of its major?rivals have taken in the past decade.

"The path ahead will be hard. But it's a well-worn path," newly-appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer?Thomas W. Horton said Tuesday, at a news conference to discuss the?move by the airline's parent company, AMR Corp.

The?airline said it would be operating normal flight schedules and honoring tickets, as usual, during the process. It added its frequent flier program is not affected. "American expects to continue normal business operations throughout the reorganization process, and the business will continue to be operated by the company's management,"?AMR?said?in a statement.?

Bit airline industry analyst Seth Kaplan of Airline Weekly thinks otherwise. "Cuts will come,"?he said. "They?ve said everything is normal for now, but the cutting will surely start soon.?They?ll reduce aircraft, employees and routes."?

AMR said it took the action so that it could "achieve a cost and debt structure that is competitive in the airline industry."

Many of American's rivals ??among them Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways ? have filed for bankruptcy reorganization over the past decade to address issues with debt and costs, especially labor and fuel costs. Reuters reported that wages and benefits for AMR's?union workers are?higher as a percentage of operating expenses than at its rivals. American is the only major airline that still must fund its workers' pensions.

The airline pilots union called the bankruptcy?a "somber occasion."

"While today?s news was not entirely unexpected, it is nevertheless disappointing that we find ourselves working for an airline that has lost its way," Allied Pilots Association?President Captain Dave Bates said in a statement.

"The 18-month timeline allotted for restructuring will almost certainly involve significant changes to the airline?s business plan and to our contract," he added.

"Labor is going to take a major hit. Their pensions are in danger," Darryl Jenkins, a consultant who has worked for the major airlines, told The Associated Press.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation estimated Tuesday that American Airlines' employees could lose up to $1 billion in benefits if the carrier?terminated the plans in bankruptcy.?Reuters?reported that?an American Airlines pension plan default?would be the largest in U.S. history as its accounts are underfunded by $10 billion.

"A termination would also weaken the financial condition of PBGC, which has a record $26 billion deficit as a result of failed plans the agency has already assumed," PBGC Director Josh Gotbaum said in a statement.

Last month, the airline reported a third-quarter loss of $162 million, or 48 cents a share, due to higher jet fuel prices. Reuters said AMR?listed assets of about $24.72 billion and liabilities of $29.55 billion. The company said it has $4.1 billion in cash.

"This was a difficult decision, but it is the necessary and right path for us to take ? and take now ? to become a more efficient, financially stronger, and competitive airline,"?Horton said in a statement. Horton, 50,?was named CEO Tuesday, succeeding?the company's long-time?chief executive,?53-year-old?Gerard Arpey, who?told the company's board Monday that he would retire.?

Arpey received compensation valued at about $5.2 million in 2010, an 11 percent increase over 2009, according to an Associated Press analysis. The AP said that Arpey's increase was due mostly to higher values for stock options at the time they were granted. AMR reported a loss of $471 million in 2010.

"But as we have made clear with increasing urgency in recent weeks, we must address our cost structure, including labor costs, to enable us to ...?secure our future," Horton added.?

Related story:

American bankruptcy to have little impact on fliers

American Airlines parent AMR files for chapter 11. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.

Source: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/29/9088501-american-airlines-files-for-bankruptcy-protection

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