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A diversified Senior Graphic Designer with over 8 years of experience and a Visual Communications grad, William Hand has lead major projects including casino accounts, corporate re-branding, publications and event promotion. His areas of experience include an advertising agency (Media & Marketing Group), an in-house position (Caesars Ent.), a publishing company (Seven Mile Publishing) and a print house (Image Graphics). He balances progressive creativity with a conservative, professional appearance. Trusted with tight deadlines, William masters branding, logos, layout, typography, photo editing, web and more through the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Quark. He attributes his strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills to a successful academic background.

Employment?

The Media and Marketing Group, Voorhees, NJ, US, Senior Designer

- Responsibilities: Create print, web, and interactive graphics in a large, state-of-the-art agency setting predominately, but not exclusively, for gaming and resort clientele. Essential member to a talented group that works above Design Techs and Graphic Designers, under Art Directors, and alongside Account Executives to meet the rapid demands of high-profile clients. Conceptualizes, plans, creates, communicates, modifies, finalizes and preflights a wide-range of print and web material. Create various RFP collateral (branding, logos, invitations, vehicle wraps) upon demand, with little-to-no notice. Storyboarding (TV ads, interactive video and plasma animations). Extremely high volume environment where it is common to produce more than 20 approved, unique, quality designs daily and handle associated revisions. Adheres to brand-standards and conceives new concepts. Multitasking, meeting tight deadlines and simultaneously working on multiple jobs is required and fulfilled.

- Primary Accounts: Harrington Raceway & Casino, Wildhorse Resort & Casino; ?Secondary Accounts: Resorts World Casino NYC, Monticello

- Special Projects: Casino RFP branding/logos? BlackHawk, Majestic Star, Monticello, Seminole Hard Rock, Seneca, Scioto Downs, Tropicana, Valley Forge; Promotional Logos for numerous casinos; Harrington Raceway membership card, Harrington and Seneca Allegheny New Year?s Eve invitations

Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

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Caesars Entertainment, Atlantic City, NJ, US, Lead Graphic Designer

- Responsibilities: Create print and web graphics for multiple properties owned by Caesars Entertainment, brands including Caesars, Showboat, House of Blues, Harrah?s Resort, Harrah?s Philadelphia (Chester), Bally?s (Claridge/Wild West), World Series of Poker, ACES Train, and Atlantic City Country Club. Working with Corporate Management, Art Directors, Direct Marketing, Marketing Directors, Marketing Coordinators, Social Media, Vendors and Advertising Specialists to create various print and web material in a high volume environment. Adhering to brand-standards, conceiving new concepts, multitasking and meeting tight deadlines.

- Promotions: Lead Graphic Artist, Showboat Casino Atlantic City (4/10?4/12), Lead Graphic Artist, House of Blues Atlantic City (4/10?4/12)

- Notable: Worked with corporate headquarters in Las Vegas to completely re-brand the Showboat and House of Blues creative identity and collateral (5/11); Awards? Most Esteemed Advertiser 2010, Press of Atlantic City At The Shore; Charities? United Way, Sister Jean Webster?s Kitchen

Sep 2009 - Apr 2012

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Seven Mile Publishing and Creative, Avalon, NJ, US, Graphic Artist

- Responsibilities: Design, layout, and edit of the periodically printed Seven Mile Times, Sea Isle Times, Seven Mile Beach Party, Sea Isle Beach Party, Avalon Borough Newsletter, Stone Harbor Vacation Guide, Stone Harbor Yacht Club Yearbook, Avalon Beach Patrol Yearbook, Seven Mile Calendar and many other publications, update/maintain the company website, meet strict deadlines, design ads/branding for clients, marketing strategy, make charts/graphics, illustration, photography, journalism, planning, organizing, distribution, client interaction, solicitation, up-selling, billing and various other business practices

- Promotions: Lead Graphic Artist, Sea Isle Times, Seven Mile Beach Party, Sea Isle Beach Party (3/09), Lead Graphic Artist, Seven Mile Times (8/09)

- Notable: Growth? Increased number of advertisers in the Sea Isle Times 37% through solicitation as paper grew to record size; Awards? APEX Award for Publication Excellence, Publications Management Magnum Opus Award; Clients? MAK Media/HBO PPV, governments of Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City and Middle Twp.; Charities? Diller Home for the Blind, Challenged Children?s Charities, Nun?s Beach, Make a Wish Foundation

Feb 2008 - Sep 2009

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Image Graphics, Philadelphia, PA, US, Graphic Artist

- Create print/web graphics in a print house predominately for entertainment clientele. Meet rapid demands of high-profile clients. Conceptualize, plan, create, communicate, modify, finalize and preflight a wide-range of graphics.

- Promotions: Intern (9/05), Graphic Artist (12/05), First Assistant (2/06)

- Clients: US Mortgage Bankers (brand/logo), Justin Guarini/American Idol (promotional), VILLA (branding), Flagstar Bank, McFadden?s, 100.3 FM ?The Beat?, Nightclubs (Chrome, Crazy Horse Too, Kat-Man-Du, The Big Kahuna, TSOP, Glam)

Sep 2005 - Dec 2006

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The Walt Disney Company, Orlando, FL, US, Intern

Certified lifeguard at Disney's Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon, Coronado, Beach and Yacht Club, and All-Star Resorts. 100% customer interaction including real-life rescues involving first-aid, rehearsed safety spiels, and mandatory customer service workshops. - Attended classes in Communication and Disney Practicum for college credit.

Jan 2003 - May 2003

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Education?

Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ, US, Bachelors, Visual Communications, Graphic Design

- Honors: Program Distinction; GPA 3.91; Dean?s List Spring 2007?Fall 2008

- Competitions Won: Senior Class Art Exhibition (promotion, signage), Golf Rules (Stockton Theater Club,
promotion, signage)

Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

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Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ, US, Computer Graphic Arts, Print

- Associate of Applied Science in Computer Graphic Arts, Print

- Honors: GPA 3.63; Dean?s List Spring 2005?Spring 2006

- Competitions Won: GCC Graphic Arts (regional promotion, signage)

Aug 2003 - May 2006

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Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill, NJ, US, High School, College Prep, Art, Architecture

- 5 years of Full-Time Study ? Fine / Digital Art

- 4 years of Full-Time Study ? AutoCAD / Drafting / Architecture / Engineering

Sep 1998 - Jun 2002

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Areas of Specialization?

Photography, Graphic Design / Signage

Skills?

Graphic Design, Graphic Art, Design Layouts, print design, Web Design, Vector Graphics, Photo Editing, Typography, keyboard shortcuts, (+10 years) Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash, Dreamweaver, Quark, Microsoft Office, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Apple Iwork, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Backstage Client Server, Filemaker Pro, AutoCAD, Digital Photography, 35mm Photography, communication skills, Written Skills, Mac Os X, Windows, Servers, Maintenance, Branding, Logo Design, Outdoor Signage, storyboarding, newspapers, Magazines, newsletters, brochures, mailers, flyers, invitations, Posters, booklets, T-shirts, business cards, stationary, Renderings, menus, charts, vehicle-wraps, web images, website construction, Multimedia, business savvy

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Kids play Mozart with violins made from garbage

CATEURA, Paraguay (AP) ? The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks from what must have been an elegant table make a violin. Bottle caps work perfectly well as keys for a saxophone.

A chamber orchestra of 20 children uses these and other instruments fashioned out of recycled materials from a landfill where their parents eke out livings as trash-pickers, regularly performing the music of Beethoven and Mozart, Henry Mancini and the Beatles. A concert they put on for The Associated Press also featured Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and some Paraguayan polkas.

Rocio Riveros, 15, said it took her a year to learn how to play her flute, which was made from tin cans. "Now I can't live without this orchestra," she said.

Word is spreading about these kids from Cateura, a vast landfill outside Paraguay's capital where some 25,000 families live alongside reeking garbage in abject poverty.

The youngsters of "The Orchestra of Instruments Recycled From Cateura" performed in Brazil, Panama and Colombia this year, and hope to play at an exhibit opening next year in their honor at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

"We want to provide a way out of the landfill for these kids and their families. So we're doing the impossible so that they can travel outside Paraguay, to become renowned and admired," said Favio Chavez, a social worker and music teacher who started the orchestra.

The museum connection was made by a Paraguayan documentary filmmaker, Alejandra Amarilla Nash. She and film producer Juliana Penaranda-Loftus have followed the orchestra for years, joining Chavez in his social work while making their film "Landfill Harmonic" on a shoestring budget.

The documentary is far from complete. The kids still have much to prove. But last month, the filmmakers created a Facebook page and posted a short trailer on YouTube and Vimeo that has gone viral, quickly getting more than a million views altogether.

"It's a beautiful story and also fits in very well with this theme of ingenuity of humans around the world using what they have at their disposal to create music," said Daniel Piper, curator of the 5,000-instrument Arizona museum.

The community of Cateura could not be more marginalized. But the music coming from garbage has some families believing in a different future for their children.

"Thanks to the orchestra, we were in Rio de Janeiro! We bathed in the sea, on the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana. I never thought my dreams would become reality," said Tania Vera, a 15-year-old violinist who lives in a wooden shack by a contaminated stream. Her mother has health problems, her father abandoned them, and her older sister left the orchestra after becoming pregnant. Tania, though, now wants to be a veterinarian, as well as a musician.

The orchestra was the brainchild of Chavez, 37. He had learned clarinet and guitar as a child, and had started a small music school in another town in Paraguay before he got a job with an environmental organization teaching trash-pickers in Cateura how to protect themselves.

Chavez opened a tiny music school at the landfill five years ago, hoping to keep youngsters out of trouble. But he had just five instruments to share, and the kids often grew restless, irritating Chavez's boss.

So Chavez asked one of the trash-pickers, Nicolas Gomez, to make some instruments from recycled materials to keep the younger kids occupied.

"He found a drum and repaired it, and one thing led to another. Since he had been a carpenter, I asked him to make me a guitar. And so we just kept at it," Chavez said.

Come April, the classical stringed instruments that Gomez has made in his workshop alongside his pigs and chickens will be on display in Phoenix alongside one of John Lennon's pianos and Eric Clapton's guitars.

"I only studied until the fifth grade because I had to go work breaking rocks in the quarries," said Gomez, 48. But "if you give me the precise instructions, tomorrow I'll make you a helicopter!"

The museum also will display wind instruments made by Tito Romero, who was repairing damaged trumpets in a shop outside Asuncion until Chavez came calling and asked him to turn galvanized pipe and other pieces of scavenged metal into flutes, clarinets and saxophones.

"It's slow work, demanding precision, but it's very gratifying," Romero said. "Chavez is turning these kids of Cateura into people with a lot of self-esteem, giving them a shield against the vices."

Ada Rios, a 14-year-old first violinist, greeted the AP with sleepy eyes and a wide smile at her family's home on the banks of a sewage-filled creek that runs into the Paraguay River.

"The orchestra has given a new meaning to my life, because in Cateura, unfortunately, many young people don't have opportunities to study, because they have to work or they're addicted to alcohol and drugs," she said.

Her little sister Noelia announced with the innocence of a 12-year-old that "I'm famous in my school thanks to being in the orchestra."

Their 16-year-old aunt next door, Maria Rios, 16, also is a violinist.

"My mother signed me up in teacher Chavez's school three years ago. I was really bothered that she hadn't asked me first, but today I'm thankful because she put my name in as someone who wanted to learn violin," Maria said.

Her mother, Miriam Rios, who has 14 children in all, said Maria was born when she was 45.

"My neighbors said she would be born with mental problems because I was so old, but an artist was born!" Rios said, her voice breaking with pride as she brushed away tears.

The children gathered in a schoolyard to perform for the AP, sharing their pride as they tuned their instruments.

Victor Caceres, playing a cello made from a red-and-white drum, said "this recycled instrument has no reason to envy those that are, apparently, more proper. It comes out with an impeccable sound."

Standing beside him, 15-year-old Brandon Cobone supported a double bass violin made from a tall yellow barrel. He said the instrument always draws curious attention, "but it sounds marvelous."

The kids played without complaint for 40 minutes in 100-degree (38-degree Celsius) heat and humidity. Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and "New York, New York" led to Mozart's "A Little Night Music" and some Paraguayan polkas.

Chavez's kids will be performing at Asuncion's shopping centers during the holidays.

"We'll get some money, not very much, but it will help these families from Cateura," he said. "They'll be able to enjoy a good Christmas dinner." ___

Associated Press writers Brian Skoloff in Phoenix, Arizona, and Michael Warren in Buenos Aires, Argentina, contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kids-play-mozart-violins-made-garbage-184422566.html

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New alliance latest setback for Guinea president

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) ? A new political alliance in Guinea is signaling an erosion of support for the West African country's president.

The new alliance announced Friday is made up of members from two ethnic groups who backed President Alpha Conde during the 2010 election.

It was the country's first democratic vote since independence from France in 1958.

Guinea's president had promised to distribute administrative posts equally between members of his coalition.

Since coming to power, though, Conde is accused of favoring his ethnic group in appointments to government ministries, all the way down to the guards and janitors.

The latest defections come ahead of key legislative elections proposed for May.

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Wooden hip be lovely? Replacing damaged bones with implants based on wood

Dec. 13, 2012 ? Could aging and damaged bones be replaced with implants based on wood? That's the question Italian researchers from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management hope to answer.

Accidental damage, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, bone cancer and other diseases, represent a constant threat in the lives of millions of people and, with the progressive aging of the world population, this threat can only increase. Indeed, more than 2.2 million bone grafting procedures are performed annually around the world and this number is increasing as lifestyles change and people live longer. As such, finding biomimetic materials that are similar to bone in terms of strength, flexibility and density is a pressing concern for medical scientists. The hope is that it might be possible to displace or at least augment metal alloy implants using such materials.

The structure of some woods at the microscopic level is very close to that of natural bone and it shares some of those desirable properties, such as unique biomechanical properties, i.e. high strength and lightness at the same time, due to its hierarchical organization.

Now, Ugo Finardi (Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth-CERIS-CNR, and University of Torino), and Simone Sprio (Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics -- ISTEC-CNR), have carried out a case study on the implications of a new technology recently developed by the Research Group on Biomaterials of ISTEC. In that work, the researchers, Anna Tampieri, Simone Sprio and Andrea Ruffini, took inspiration from nature and used a nanotechnological approach to transform rattan wood into hierarchically organized implants. These biomimetic materials have a strength and flexibility similar to natural bone, something that cannot be achieved with current metal alloy technologies.

The technology described by Finardi and Sprio explains how the hierarchical physical structure of rattan wood might be used as a scaffold for creating a synthetic material to replace damaged and lost bone. An additional benefit is that such a material could be load bearing, a factor that has precluded the use of earlier biomimetic materials.

The processing of the raw wood to remove chemical components incompatible with implants for humans is long and complex but the benefits of producing a material that is so similar to bone and can be shaped to fit perfectly far outweigh such issues, the team suggests. The process involves heat treatment of the wood to remove cellulose, lignin and other plant materials but to leave behind a carbon skeleton that can then be infiltrated and reacted with calcium, oxygen and phosphate to make a porous material, chemically and mechanically mimicking bone. The Research team says that unlike metal alloys, ceramics and even donor bone, their patented material is low cost, has very good biomechanics, is biocompatible and can be integrated into existing bone, thus properly assisting bone regeneration.

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PFT: Broncos hope Peyton ends Baltimore skid

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Three weeks remain, and I?ve gradually built the lead back to four games.

But MDS has a chance to trim the gap down to one, if he?s right and I?m wrong on the three games on which we disagree.

And yes, Raiders fans, after four weeks of picking your team to lose, getting the exact score of two games right, missing a third exacta by one point, and correctly predicting the Raiders? point total in all four games, MDS is picking your team to win this week.

Our picks on all Week 15 games appear below.? (Then again, where the hell else would they be?)

For last week, I eked out the win, 11-5 to 10-6.? For the year, I?m 134-73-1, a 64.4 percent accuracy rate.? MDS is 130-77-1, which keeps him at 62.5 percent.

Bengals at Eagles

MDS?s take: I?d been saying for weeks that the Eagles have given up on the season and wouldn?t win another game this year, and they proved me wrong with a spirited effort on Sunday, beating a Buccaneers team with playoff aspirations. So can they do that twice in a row? I don?t see it. Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins will lead a defense that will make life miserable for Nick Foles.

MDS?s pick: Bengals 24, Eagles 10.

Florio?s take:? The Eagles have now won more recently than the Phillies.? At least that can?t change until April.? Between now and then, the Eagles will change, plenty.

Florio?s pick:? Bengals 24, Eagles 17.

Giants at Falcons

MDS?s take: The Falcons are still the favorites to earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, but I think the Giants are the better team. It wouldn?t surprise me to see the Giants win in Atlanta in December and then do it again in January.

MDS?s pick: Giants 30, Falcons 20.

Florio?s take:? The Falcons need a win to prove they can win in the playoffs.? The Giants need a win to help ensure they?ll get to the playoffs.? This one feels like the NFC version of Texans-Patriots.

Florio?s pick:? Giants 31, Falcons 21.

Broncos at Ravens

MDS?s take: Baltimore?s decision to fire offensive coordinator Cam Cameron strikes me as a desperation move. The Ravens know they?re not as good as the three elite teams in the AFC, and the Broncos are going to demonstrate that on Sunday in Baltimore.

MDS?s pick: Broncos 24, Ravens 14.

Florio?s take:? The Ravens don?t match up well against Peyton Manning.? They never have.? Throw in a flat-tire offense that the Ravens are trying to change while the car is moving, and the late-season slide continues.

Florio?s pick:? Broncos 28, Ravens 20.

Packers at Bears

MDS?s take: The Packers can clinch the NFC North with a win, and I think they?ll do just that. Lovie Smith has said from his first day as the Bears? coach that his No. 1 goal is to beat Green Bay, and Smith?s seat will get even hotter when he fails to do that on Sunday at Soldier Field.

MDS?s pick: Packers 28, Bears 13.

Florio?s take:? If Jay Cutler doesn?t play, who?ll shove J?Marcus Webb when this one starts to go south?

Florio?s pick:? Packers 24, Bears 13.

Redskins at Browns

MDS?s take: The Redskins have been red hot lately, but the Browns are better than people give them credit for. Whether it?s Robert Griffin III or Kirk Cousins, the Redskins? quarterback is going to have a tough time against Cleveland?s defense, and I like the Browns to win a close, low-scoring game.

MDS?s pick: Browns 13, Redskins 10.

Florio?s take:? With or without RG3, the Redskins have found their groove and they?ll continue to push for the playoffs.? Still, this one could be the toughest challenge yet, notwithstanding wins over the Ravens, Giants, and Cowboys.

Florio?s pick:? Redskins 24, Browns 21.

Colts at Texans

MDS?s take: The Texans don?t have much time to lick their wounds after the epic beating they took in New England, but Houston is a more complete team than Indianapolis and should put the Colts away and clinch the AFC South.

MDS?s pick: Texans 24, Colts 17.

Florio?s take:? The Texans may have never won in Indy, but they?ve finally figured out how to beat Indy in Texas.? Besides, the Texans need the win to stay ahead of the Pats for the top seed ? and the Colts for the division crown.

Florio?s pick:? Texans 28, Colts 17.

Jaguars at Dolphins

MDS?s take: Neither of these teams is particularly good, but the Dolphins at least look like they?re going in the right direction, while the Jaguars look like they need to be torn apart and rebuilt from the ground up.

MDS?s pick: Dolphins 20, Jaguars 7.

Florio?s take:? The Jags? travel expenses will be low.? Their offensive output will be even lower.? And no one will notice.

Florio?s pick:? Dolphins 20, Jaguars 10.

Buccaneers at Saints

MDS?s take: Drew Brees will turn in a big game against a depleted Buccaneers secondary, and the Saints will put together a solid win, too late for it to matter in the playoff race.

MDS?s pick: Saints 31, Buccaneers 21.

Florio?s take:? Not long ago, both of these teams had a real shot at the postseason.? Now?? Not.? Though the Bucs have held their own in the Bayou in recent years, the Saints will be buoyed by their bounty victory.

Florio?s pick:? Saints 27, Buccaneers 23.

Vikings at Rams

MDS?s take: Raise your hand if you actually predicted before the season that this Week 15 game would have playoff implications for both teams. I?m betting on both of these teams falling just short, but I?m impressed that Jeff Fisher and Leslie Frazier have their teams playing well into December. I see the Rams? defense forcing Christian Ponder into three interceptions and the Rams ending the Vikings? playoff hopes.

MDS?s pick: Rams 21, Vikings 16.

Florio?s take:? I broke from my vow to never pick the Vikings again this year after their Week 11 bye, and it turned out to be a smart move.? For a change.? So why not do it again?? The young Rams remain inconsistent, and they?re due to lay an egg like the one they popped out against the Jets last month.? Meanwhile, Adrian Peterson is making a run at history.? What better way to take a big chunk out of the gap between A.P. and E.D. (that nickname isn?t as cool as it used to be) than to do it against the team with which he set the record?

Florio?s pick:? Vikings 20, Rams 13.

Lions at Cardinals

MDS?s take: Neither team is playing particularly well, but at least the Lions are playing competitively. The Cardinals aren?t doing anything right.

MDS?s pick: Lions 20, Cardinals 6.

Florio?s take:? Something?s gotta give when a pair of crappy teams get together in Arizona.? The Lions are the lesser of two evils, thanks to the fact that they have the better of the two starting quarterbacks.? By far.

Florio?s pick:? Lions 31, Cardinals 17.

Seahawks at Bills

MDS?s take: Seattle catches a break here, as a bad road team is going not to Buffalo but to Toronto, where the pro-Bills crowd won?t be quite as raucous. The Seahawks strike me as a team peaking at the right time, and they?ll beat Buffalo handily.

MDS?s pick: Seahawks 34, Bills 17.

Florio?s take:? The Seahawks are getting better on the road.? Especially when the road is more like the semi-neutral site that is Toronto.? The push continues for a playoff berth ? and possibly the NFC West crown.

Florio?s pick:? Seahawks 33, Bills 20.

Panthers at Chargers

MDS?s take: Give credit to both of these teams: Late in a tough season, when it would be easy to mail it in, they?re both playing hard. So this should be a pretty good game, something you can?t often say about a December game when both teams have losing records. A big game from Philip Rivers will win it for the Chargers.

MDS?s pick: Chargers 31, Panthers 28.

Florio?s take:? Ron Rivera returns to San Diego, with inside information about the Chargers? offense and a quarterback who seems to be finding his stride, again.? Sunday?s upset by San Diego over the Steelers was an aberration; the Panthers? unexpected win over Atlanta wasn?t.

Florio?s pick:? Panthers 27, Chargers 20.

Steelers at Cowboys

MDS?s take: This might be the best game on a great NFL Sunday because both teams are desperate. Then again, the Steelers were desperate last week, too, and they laid an egg. Pittsburgh looks like it?s fading down the stretch.

MDS?s pick: Cowboys 20, Steelers 13.

Florio?s take:? It?s a rematch of three prior Super Bowls, and each team?s ability to pursue another Super Bowl appearance rides on the outcome.? It?s hard to overlook that ugly home loss by the Steelers ? and it?s even harder to ignore the sense that the Cowboys are finding a way to pull together after Saturday?s tragedy.

Florio?s pick:? Cowboys 27, Steelers 17.

Chiefs at Raiders

MDS?s take: This might be the worst game on a great NFL Sunday because both teams have nothing to play for other than possibly getting the first overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft. I like the Raiders to win and the Chiefs to take another step toward the top pick.

MDS?s pick: Raiders 21, Chiefs 13.

Florio?s take:? It?s the latest renewal of a once-great rivalry, and it continues to disintegrate.? If the Raiders can win at Arrowhead, they can hold serve at home.

Florio?s pick:? Raiders 17, Chiefs 7.

49ers at Patriots

MDS?s take: In a potential Super Bowl preview on Sunday night, I think the Patriots will show they?re playing at another level from the rest of the league. Tom Brady will have a big game against a good 49ers defense, and Bill Belichick will have something up his sleeve for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

MDS?s pick: Patriots 31, 49ers 17.

Florio?s take:? Another prime-time home game against a playoff-caliber team, another big win for a Patriots team that is poised to make another assault on a championship.

Florio?s pick:? Patriots 34, 49ers 24.

Jets at Titans

MDS?s take: I don?t think the Jets are particularly good, but none of the teams they?re playing in December are particularly good, either. So I like the Jets to win this one, and probably win out to earn a surprising 9-7 record and even an outside shot at an AFC wild card berth.

MDS?s pick: Jets 14, Titans 10.

Florio?s take:? The Jets keep moving toward an unlikely playoff berth.? The Titans keep moving toward an inevitable house cleaning.? Mittens off for Bud Adams!

Florio?s pick:? Jets 14, Titans 10.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/12/broncos-hoping-manning-changes-their-baltimore-jinx/related/

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'Man of Steel' trailer shows majestic Superman

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, NBC News

Secret identities can be problematic. Like, say you could save an entire school bus full of kids when the bus sinks into a body of water, but it might mean that they discover you're Superman.

What're you gonna do? Let them drown? That's the dilemma for young Clark Kent in the new "Man of Steel" trailer, which gives you the idea that being plunked down into Smallville isn't the easiest possible transition for a superpowered kid.

Those of us who still mourn Christopher Reeve, long for the iconic version of this hunky, clean-cut hero, can feel the legacy's in good hands after watching this trailer. British actor Henry Cavill, best-known from "The Tudors," is majestic and powerful in the few glimpses we get of him in full Supe costume.

"Man of Steel" opens June 14.

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Cassini spots mini Nile River on Saturn's moon Titan

Dec. 12, 2012 ? Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have spotted what appears to be a miniature, extraterrestrial likeness of Earth's Nile River: a river valley on Saturn's moon Titan that stretches more than 200 miles (400 kilometers) from its "headwaters" to a large sea. It is the first time images have revealed a river system this vast and in such high resolution anywhere other than Earth.

Scientists deduce that the river, which is in Titan's north polar region, is filled with liquid hydrocarbons because it appears dark along its entire length in the high-resolution radar image, indicating a smooth surface.

"Though there are some short, local meanders, the relative straightness of the river valley suggests it follows the trace of at least one fault, similar to other large rivers running into the southern margin of this same Titan sea," said Jani Radebaugh, a Cassini radar team associate at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. "Such faults -- fractures in Titan's bedrock -- may not imply plate tectonics, like on Earth, but still lead to the opening of basins and perhaps to the formation of the giant seas themselves."

The new image is available online at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia16197.html .

Titan is the only other world we know of that has stable liquid on its surface. While Earth's hydrologic cycle relies on water, Titan's equivalent cycle involves hydrocarbons such as ethane and methane. In Titan's equatorial regions, images from Cassini's visible-light cameras in late 2010 revealed regions that darkened due to recent rainfall. Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer confirmed liquid ethane at a lake in Titan's southern hemisphere known as Ontario Lacus in 2008.

"Titan is the only place we've found besides Earth that has a liquid in continuous movement on its surface," said Steve Wall, the radar deputy team lead, based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. "This picture gives us a snapshot of a world in motion. Rain falls, and rivers move that rain to lakes and seas, where evaporation starts the cycle all over again. On Earth, the liquid is water; on Titan, it's methane; but on both it affects most everything that happens."

The radar image here was taken on Sept. 26, 2012. It shows Titan's north polar region, where the river valley flows into Kraken Mare, a sea that is, in terms of size, between the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea on Earth. The real Nile River stretches about 4,100 miles (6,700 kilometers). The processes that led to the formation of Earth's Nile are complex, but involve faulting in some regions.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and ASI, the Italian Space Agency. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the US and several European countries. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

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PM Note: 'The Cliff' From Detroit, 'Right to Work' from D.C., Waning Pax Americana, Tim Scott vs. Colbert

Waning Pax Americana - U.S. Intelligence Sees China Overtaking U.S. Economy by 2030 - http://abcn.ws/UtZHXK (Ryan)

The 'Cliff', as Viewed from Detroit - Devin Dwyer reports: If President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are making any progress towards a "fiscal cliff" deal, Obama didn't hint at it today during his campaign-style stop in suburban Detroit. Obama is using the trip to highlight the jobs news as a bright spot in uncertain economic times, while trying to bolster his image as a "warrior for the middle class." Before a backdrop of auto workers, Obama renewed his push to extend for 98 percent of Americans the current tax rates which are set to expire at the end of the year. But even as the president has carried on with his public pressure, there are some signs of progress back in Washington. The president met with Boehner in person for the first time in 23 days to discuss the fiscal cliff on Sunday. There was no apparent resolution, but the two camps issued the same statement afterward. http://abcn.ws/Rl86Cp

'Right to Work' in Michigan, as Viewed from Washington - Michigan is smack dab in the middle of a heated battle over controversial right-to-work legislation, and on Monday, before several hundred UAW workers and the Michigan Democratic congressional delegation, President Obama waded into a brewing fight over the pending legislation that would curb union influence across the state? If the bill is passed and signed Tuesday, which is when the legislature reconvenes in the state, Michigan will become the 24th right-to-work state, and Snyder will likely face a political backlash in the state that gave birth to the U.S. labor movement. (Hartfield and Dwyer) http://abcn.ws/T2nMas

Where in the World Is Mitt Romney? - From Disneyland to Ringside Seats in Vegas - http://abcn.ws/W0V4aL

Daniel Inouye in the Hospital - Marks 50 Years in the Senate in January - http://abcn.ws/RZEbzM

Colin Powell Lobbies for Abortion Coverage for Military Rape Victims - http://abcn.ws/UQuYsq (Miller)

Colbert vs. Tim Scott - The race one poll suggests South Carolinians want, but we're pretty sure Nikki Haley, the only voter, is not considering - http://abcn.ws/RZMBao

From ABC Univision - Colorado Compact - A dairy farmer, a bishop and a Latino rights advocate all signed a compact. It sounds like the start to a bad joke, but it's actually an attempt in one of the nation's most compelling swing states to recognize the importance of immigration reform. Following a year and a half of about 200 meetings and planning sessions, Senator Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and former Senator Hank Brown, R-Colo.,unveiled what they are calling the Colorado Compact on Sunday at the University of Denver. Nearly 100 diverse signatories, from Latino outreach groups to state agriculture groups, signed the compact, which is "an effort to convene and promote a reasonable conversation on immigration in Colorado that could lead to real and lasting federal reform." http://abcn.ws/TMbGRC

Latinos Favor Tax Increases for Wealthy to Solve Fiscal Cliff - http://abcn.ws/VNfoAf

Obama Meets Psy Amid Flap Over Rapper's Anti-U.S. Lyrics - The rapper apologized for his 2004 performance before shaking hands with the president at a Washington Christmas concert. http://abcn.ws/X0ch3f

The Lone Star State Not Going It Alone Just Yet - Or Probably Ever - Texas is waiting for President Obama's reaction to a petition demanding it be allowed to secede from the United States. They may have to keep waiting. http://abcn.ws/SRV51k

A New Pre-Existing Condition Charge - From the AP's Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too. It's a new, $63-per-head fee to cushion the cost of covering people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul. The charge, buried in a recent regulation, works out to tens of millions of dollars for the largest companies, employers say. Most of that is likely to be passed on to workers. http://abcn.ws/VzqTVW

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DTI approves automotive, aquaculture incentives

Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies has approved two key action programmes of the Industrial Policy Action Plan, incentivising specific sectors within the automotive and agricultural sectors.

As part of the Ipap for the financial years period 2012/13 to 2014/15, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) aimed to introduce the people-carrier automotive investment scheme programme, which was a subcomponent of automotive incentive scheme, providing grants to support the manufacturers or assemblers, as well as automotive component manufacturers.

Component manufacturers could expect to receive a grant of 20%, adding another 10% for meeting an undisclosed economic benefit criteria.

The grant for semi-knockdown investments was expected to be about 20%, with an additional 5% for meeting certain economic benefit criteria, while the grant for complete knocked-down investments would be 25%, with an additional 10% for the achievement of the economic benefit criteria.

Meanwhile, the DTI, along with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), approved the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP).

The programme, which was planned to assist both new entrants in the sector and existing aquaculture ventures, aimed to increase investments in the sector, enhancing competitiveness and increasing employment opportunities.

The ADEP would also target rural development, food security and increasing production, while spreading the sector?s geographical footprint, taking into consideration rural areas and contributing to broad-based black economic empowerment.

?ADEP is an intervention towards mitigating the financial challenges identified in the aquaculture sector and a response to a need identified in the National Aquaculture Strategic Framework, developed by DAFF,? Davies said in a statement.

Despite the global aquaculture sector recording a rapid food production growth rate of 8% to 10% a year over the past two decades, South Africa only reported a growth rate of 3% in 2010.

Davies attributed the slow growth to a lack of integrated plans and government involvement in driving development of the sector.

He believed that the promotion of investment in production and support infrastructure, as well as the establishment of industry/farmer support and management programmes would lead to substantially increased investment in the aquaculture sector.

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Snapshot: Chavez's designated successor

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? The man President Hugo Chavez wants to succeed him is an intensely loyal 50-year-old former bus driver who has long served as the international face of Venezuela whenever the socialist president wasn't soaking up the limelight himself.

NICOLAS MADURO had been foreign minister since 2006. Chavez then tapped him as his vice president three days after winning re-election on Oct. 7

If the cancer-stricken Chavez survives until his Jan. 10 inauguration but dies during the first four years of his term, the constitution says that Maduro would take over temporarily and that new elections should be held within 30 days.

Chavez told Venezuelans on Saturday night if he isn't able to stay on he wants them to elect Maduro as his successor.

TOP DIPLOMAT: Maduro has been a key player in consolidating the ALBA bloc of leftist Latin American nations including Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and others, and in building closer ties with Iran, Russia and China in an effort to counteract U.S. influence. He is thought to have close ties to Cuba's former and current leaders Fidel and Raul Castro.

Chavez has always shown great affection for Maduro, kidding him publicly about the submarine sandwiches the burly foreign minister consumes. The two have been friends since the 1980s, when Chavez formed a clandestine movement that eventually launched a failed 1992 coup.

EARLY YEARS, UNION ORGANIZING: For a diplomat, Maduro is a man of surprisingly few words. Yet he is also one of the few members of Chavez's government who makes public statements on policy.

He got into politics as a teenager, joining the Socialist League, which sent him to Cuba for training in union organizing. He then became a union organizer in the Caracas Metro system.

During Chavez's visits to Cuba for cancer treatment, the mustachioed Maduro was among the few aides at his side.

When Chavez announced Saturday night that he would be returning to Cuba for cancer surgery, Maduro was sitting beside him. The vice president looked solemn and turned to Chavez with slight wrinkles on his brow when the president mentioned his name.

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The Kindle Paperwhite is Amazon's latest ereader. After four generations of devices, Kindle users expected a slight incremental update from the previous Kindle Touch. But everything was improved in the Paperwhite, from the operating system to the display resolution. On top of that, Amazon added frontlighting. After two months of use, it remains the best reading device.

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Bugs without borders: Researchers track the emergence and global spread of healthcare associated Clostridium difficile

Dec. 9, 2012 ? Researchers show that the global epidemic of Clostridium difficile 027/NAP1/BI in the early to mid-2000s was caused by the spread of two different but highly related strains of the bacterium rather than one as was previously thought. The spread and persistence of both epidemics were driven by the acquisition of resistance to a frontline antibiotic.

Unlike many other healthcare-associated bacteria, C. difficile produces highly resistant and infectious spores. These spores can promote the transmission of C. difficile and potentially facilitates its spread over greater geographical distances, even across continents.

This study highlights the ease and rapidity with which the hospital bacterium, C. difficile, can spread throughout the world, emphasising the interconnectedness of the global healthcare system.

"Between 2002 and 2006, we saw highly publicised outbreaks of C. difficile in hospitals across the UK, USA, Canada and Europe," says Dr Miao He, first author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "We used advanced DNA sequencing to determine the evolutionary history of this epidemic and the subsequent pattern of global spread.

"We found that this outbreak came from two separate epidemic strains or lineages of C. difficile, FQR1 and FQR2, both emerging from North America over a very short period and rapidly spread between hospitals around the world."

The team used the genetic history to map both epidemic strains of C. difficile using a global collection of samples from hospital patients between 1985 and 2010. They demonstrated that the two C. difficile strains acquired resistance to this antibiotic, fluoroquinolone, separately, a key genetic change that may have instigated the epidemics in the early 2000s.

"Up until the early 2000s, fluoroquinolone was an effective treatment for C. difficile infection," says Professor Brendan Wren, author from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. "We've seen that since these strains acquired resistance to this frontline antibiotic, not only is it now virtually useless against this organism, but resistance seems to have been a major factor in the continued evolution and persistence of these strains in hospitals and clinical settings."

The team found the first outbreak strain of C. difficile, FQR1 originated in the USA and spread across the country. They also saw sporadic cases of this strain of C. difficile in Switzerland and South Korea. They found that the second strain of C. difficile, FQR2, originated in Canada and spread rapidly over a much wider area, spreading throughout North America, Australia and Europe.

The team showed that the spread of C. difficile into the UK was frequently caused by long-range geographical transmission event and then spread extensively within the UK. They confirmed separate transmission events to Exeter, Ayrshire and Birmingham from North America and a transmission event from continental Europe to Maidstone. These events triggered large-scale C. difficile outbreaks in many hospitals across the UK in the mid-2000s.

"We have exposed the ease and rapidity with which these fluoroquinolone-resistant C. difficile strains have transmitted across the world," says Dr Trevor Lawley, lead author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "Our research highlights how the global healthcare system is interconnected and how we all need to work together when an outbreak such as this occurs.

"Our study heralds a new era of forensic microbiology for the transmission tracking of this major global pathogen and will now help us understand at the genetic level how and why this pathogen has become so aggressive and transmissible worldwide. This research will act as a database for clinical researchers to track the genomic changes in C. difficile outbreaks."

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DoorBot Lets You Answer Your Door With a Smartphone or Tablet

Wouldn't it be great to answer your front door with a smartphone? That's the promise of Doorbot, a Wi-Fi-enabled doorbell that alerts you whenever someone pushes its button, sending audio and video to your smartphone.

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The battery-operated device installs at your threshold with four screws in a bracket. Once you've downloaded its free app and synced any iOS device or Android smartphone with it, you can see and converse with visitors at your door. The app will alert you whenever the button is pushed.

There's a microphone on board the DoorBot that lets you talk with whomever's visiting you, even if you're thousands of miles away. The camera works at night, too, using infrared technology to allow a clear view of visitors even in the dark.

[More from Mashable: Twitter Denies Accounts Can Be Hijacked Via Text Message]

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When someone presses the button on the DoorBot, you'll receive an alert on your smartphone. If you always have your phone nearby (and who doesn't these days?), you'll be able to instantly respond to visitors, or reject them without them knowing if you're home or not.

DoorBot is offered by a company called Edison Junior, and it's offering its device as a stand-alone product. Things get even more interesting when the company combines DoorBot with Lockitron, a wireless mechanism made by Apigy that lets you unlock your door from anywhere using a smartphone app. When Lockitron is combined with DoorBot, you'll be able to not only answer your door, but unlock it for those you authorize to enter your house.

What about security? Won't this shiny aluminum-clad gadget tempt opportunistic thieves? Edison Junior's CEO and Chief Inventor Jamie Siminoff doesn't think that's a deal-breaker. "DoorBot can be installed with four screws, but DoorBot comes with an included mounting bracket. Many homes have other items of value outdoors, such as lights, and should not be a cause for concern," he told Mashable.

The company says the technology used to power the video camera, microphone and Wi-Fi connectivity is highly efficient, with a year's worth of battery life for its four AA batteries.

Of course, that battery life depends on how many people visit you each day. Siminoff told us the batteries will last a year with an average of four rings each day. "If the user gets a lot of rings, about 5-10 per day, the DoorBot's batteries may last about 9-12 months," he says. But DoorBot is helpful in that instance, too. He added, "DoorBot will alert the user when the batteries are getting low so that you know to change them."

The DoorBot is a project on crowdfunding site Christie Street, and so far it's raised more than $16,000 on the way to its $250,000 goal, which is 44 days away. The price to support the DoorBot in this crowdfunding venture is $169, and CEO Jamie Siminoff says, "The retail price is not yet set, but planned to be over $200." You can also support the DoorBot with the app-enabled version of LockiTron for $319.

Lockitron was successfully funded on Kickstarter, and both products are due to ship in July, 2013. The company plans to show a working prototype of DoorBot at CES 2013 in January.

DoorBot Rendering

It's bigger than it looks here. It's looking good with that brushed aluminum cover.

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MacNN | iPhone News: Briefly: Pocket for Mac, Rdio for iOS updates

Pocket gains improved sharing, new shortcuts

An updated version of Pocket, a read-it-later service, that features improved sharing, new keyboard shortcuts, and bug fixes has been launched. Pocket 1.1 includes native support for Twitter and Facebook in Mountain Lion, plus new options for Evernote users, including easier tagging, commenting, and streamlined authentication. Support has also been added for Evernote China Yinxiang Biji and for printing directly from the app.

Rdio update cleans up interface

Rdio has released a new version of its iOS app that provides access to the company's music streaming service. A new unified player has been added to the latest release, allowing users to easily sync their Queue and what they are currently listening too across all of their devices. The interface has also been simplified with a sliding navigation pane that is accessible throughout the app.

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Larry Shyatt Defense Wins Championships Clinic at University of Florida

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Today?s basketball coaching clinic notes are from Larry Shyatt and how ?Defense Wins Championships? Clinic while he was at the University of Florida.? There are 28 pages of awesome basketball coaching clinic in here.? You better check it out.

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Financial regulator slams Netflix chief for Facebook posting

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The US Securities And Exchange Commission has criticised Netflix CEO Reed Hastings over his use of Facebook to disclose subscriber uptake information in July 2012.

The SEC has issued both the over-the-top (OTT) leader and Hastings himself with a 'Wells Notice' indicating its intent to institute a cease and desist proceeding and/or bring a civil injunctive action against each party for ?violations? of Regulation Fair Disclosure.

After his posting to the then just over 200,00 Facebook followers that customers watched a billion hours of video in June 2012, Netflix shares hit a 52-week high, surging up 19% to $81.85 over a two-day period. However, contrary to SEC regulations, Netflix did not issue a press release nor did it file a related document with the SEC as required under Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rules 13a-11 and 13a-15, designed to ensure that individual investors have equal access to information as large institutional investors, by prohibiting selective disclosure of material information.

Using the social network that landed him in trouble to reply to the SEC?s concerns, Hastings said that the company used blogging and social media, including Facebook, to communicate effectively with the public and its members.

He argued: ?We think posting to over 200,000 people is very public, especially because many of my subscribers are reporters and bloggers. Second, while we think my public Facebook post is public, we don?t currently use Facebook and other social media to get material information to investors; we usually get that information out in our extensive investor letters, press releases and SEC filings. We think the fact of one billion hours of viewing in June was not ?material? to investors, and we had blogged a few weeks before that we were serving nearly one billion hours per month. Finally, while our stock rose the day of my public post, the increase started well before my mid-morning post was out, likely driven by the positive Citigroup research report the evening before.?

Hastings said he was optimistic that the case could be cleared up quickly through the SEC?s review process.

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Ryan Seacrest Bought A Marketing Agency [THE BRIEF] - Business ...

Good morning, Adland. Here's what you need to know today:

• Ryan Seacrest?seems to be everywhere. He's a TV host, radio personality, as a producer is responsible for shows like "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and "Shas of Sunset," and has extensive deals with brands like P&G, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft. But that isn't enough for the 37-year-old. Seacrest just bought a marketing company, Civic Entertainment Group, to expand his reach.?"Part of my overall goal in the business is to connect content, brands and consumers. I think that this is a great opportunity to do that," he told the NY Times.

• LinkedIn?and?Staples?just launched SUCCEED: Small Business Network, a community for small business professionals to connect and collaborate with peers. This comes complete with many features, including a special edition of LinkedIn Today ? the site's daily newspaper, essentially ? with stories geared towards small business.

• Havas Sports & Entertainment?announced a strategic partnership with Benza Promotions & Events, an independent Brazilian experiential marketing agency.

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NY subway victim's daughter: 'What's done is done'

Serim Han , right, holds a picture of her husband Ki-Suck Han as she sits next to their daughter Ashley Han, 20, during a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of Ki-Suck Han, who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck him. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Serim Han , right, holds a picture of her husband Ki-Suck Han as she sits next to their daughter Ashley Han, 20, during a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of Ki-Suck Han, who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck him. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Serim Han holds a picture of her husband Ki-Suck Han during a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of Ki-Suck Han, who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck him. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Serim Han listens during a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. A homeless man was arrested Wednesday in the death of Han's husband, Ki-Suck Han, who was pushed onto subway tracks and photographed just before a train struck him. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Serim Han holds a picture of her husband Ki-Suck Han during a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. Naeem Davis, 30, was taken into custody for questioning Tuesday after security video showed a man fitting the suspect's description working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center. Police said Davis made statements implicating himself in Ki-Suck Han's death. Davis was arrested on a second-degree murder charge. Witnesses told investigators they saw a man talking to himself Monday afternoon before he approached the 58-year-old Han of Queens at the Times Square station, got into an altercation with him and pushed him into the train's path. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Ashley Han, 20, sits next to her mother Serim Han, as she talks about her father Ki-Suck Han during a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 in New York. Naeem Davis, 30, was taken into custody for questioning Tuesday after security video showed a man fitting the suspect's description working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center. Police said Davis made statements implicating himself in Ki-Suck Han?s death. Witnesses told investigators they saw a man talking to himself Monday afternoon before he approached the 58-year-old Han of Queens at the Times Square station, got into an altercation with him and pushed him into the train's path.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The daughter of a man pushed in front of a subway train and photographed a split-second before his death said Wednesday after a suspect was arrested that it "would have been great" if someone had helped her father up but "what's done is done."

A freelance photographer for the New York Post was waiting for a train Monday afternoon when he said he saw a man approach 58-year-old Ki-Suck Han at the Times Square station, get into an altercation with him and push him into the train's path.

Naeem Davis, 30, was taken into custody for questioning Tuesday after security video showed a man fitting the suspect's description working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center. Police said Davis made statements implicating himself in Han's death.

Davis, who police said was homeless, was arrested on a second-degree murder charge. He was in custody, and it wasn't immediately clear if he had a lawyer. He has several prior arrests in New York and Pennsylvania on mostly minor charges including drug possession.

Han's only child, 20-year-old Ashley, said at a news conference Wednesday that her father was always willing to help someone. But when asked about why no one helped him up, she said: "What's done is done."

"The thought of someone helping him up in a matter of seconds would have been great," she said.

Ashley stood with her mother, Serim Han, inside their Presbyterian church in Queens. The family came to the U.S. from Korea about 25 years ago. They said Han was unemployed and had been looking for work. Their pastor said the family was so upset by a front-page photo of Han in the Post that they had to stay with him for comfort.

"I just wish I had one last chance to tell my dad how much I love him," Ashley Han said.

The Post photo in Tuesday's edition showed Ki-Suck Han with his head turned toward the train, his arms reaching up but unable to climb off the tracks in time.

The photographer, R. Umar Abbasi, told NBC's "Today" show Wednesday that he was trying to alert the motorman to what was going on by flashing his camera.

He said he was shocked that people nearer to the victim didn't try to help in the 22 seconds before the train struck.

"It took me a second to figure out what was happening ... I saw the lights in the distance. My mind was to alert the train," Abbasi said.

"The people who were standing close to him ... they could have moved and grabbed him and pulled him up. No one made an effort," he added.

In a written account Abbasi gave the Post, he said a crowd took videos and snapped photos on their cellphones after Han was pulled, limp, onto the platform. He said he shoved them back as a doctor and another man tried to resuscitate the victim, but Han died in front of them.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Han, "if I understand it, tried to break up a fight or something and paid for it with his life."

The suspect's last known address was in a working-class neighborhood in Queens. The only neighbor who even vaguely remembered Davis was Charles Dawes, 80, who stays with his son two doors down.

Davis "came and went, came and went, and he always looked serious," Dawes said. "But I haven't seen him for three or four months."

Subway pushes are feared but fairly unusual. Among the more high-profile cases was the January 1999 death of Kendra Webdale, who was shoved to her death by a former mental patient.

Straphangers on Wednesday said that they were shocked by Han's death but that it's always a silent fear for many of the more than 5.2 million commuters who ride the subway on an average weekday.

"Stuff like that you don't really think about every day. You know it could happen. So when it does happen it's scary but then what it all comes down to is you have to protect yourself," said Aliyah Syphrett, 23, who sat on a bench as she waited at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.

Diana Henry, 79, a Long Island resident, was waiting for a train at 34th Street. She stood as far from the platform as possible ? about a dozen feet back, leaning against the wall.

"I'm always careful, but I'm even more careful after what happened," she said. "I stand back because there are so many crazies in this city that you never know."

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Associated Press writers Verena Dobnik, Karen Matthews and Tom Hays contributed to this story.

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Mars redux: NASA to launch Curiosity-like rover

This artist's rendering provided by NASA shows the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. NASA announced Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, it plans to send another Curiosity-like rover to Mars in 2020. (AP Photo/NASA)

This artist's rendering provided by NASA shows the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. NASA announced Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, it plans to send another Curiosity-like rover to Mars in 2020. (AP Photo/NASA)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? If you thought NASA's latest Mars landing was a nail-biter, get ready for a sequel.

The space agency on Tuesday announced plans to launch another mega-rover to the red planet in 2020 that will be modeled after the wildly popular Curiosity.

To keep costs down, engineers will borrow Curiosity's blueprints, recycle spare parts where possible and use proven technology including the novel landing gear that delivered the car-size rover inside an ancient crater in August.

The announcement comes as NASA reboots its Mars exploration program during tough fiscal times.

"The action right now is on the surface, and that's where we want to be," said NASA sciences chief John Grunsfeld.

Like Curiosity, the mission will be led by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. But many other details still need to be worked out, including where the rover will land and the types of tools it will carry to the surface.

While the science goals remain fuzzy, Grunsfeld said the rover at the very least should kickstart a campaign to return Martian soil and rocks to Earth ? a goal trumpeted by many scientists as key to searching for evidence of past life. Curiosity doesn't have that capability.

In the coming months, a team of experts will debate whether the new rover should have the ability to drill into rocks and store pieces for a future pickup ? either by another spacecraft or humans.

NASA is under orders by the White House to send astronauts to circle Mars in the 2030s followed by a landing.

Despite Curiosity's daring touchdown, its road to the launch pad was bumpy. At $2.5 billion, the project ran over schedule and over budget.

Jim Green, head of NASA's planetary science division, said the engineering hurdles have been fixed and he expected the new rover to cost less than Curiosity. One independent estimate put the mission at $1.5 billion, though NASA is working on its own figure.

"It's hard not to feel a little Mars-envy," Mike Brown, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology who focuses on the outer solar system, said in an email.

Brown added that he understood NASA's decision given the pressure to fly humans to Earth's neighbor.

A Curiosity redux makes sense, said American University space policy expert Howard McCurdy.

"Let's hope that it can take advantage of economies of scale, in which case it would cost less than the Curiosity mission," he said. "That sort of approach would extend our exploration capability while freeing funds for other expeditions."

Mars is bracing for a flurry of activity over the next several years. Next year, NASA plans to launch an orbiter to study the atmosphere.

After NASA pulled out of a partnership with the Europeans in 2016 and 2018, it announced plans to fly a relatively low-cost robotic lander in 2016 to probe the interior. The space agency has since said it will contribute to the European missions, but in a minor role.

Rep. Adam Schiff, who has been critical of NASA budget cuts in the past, praised the latest news to land a Curiosity-like rover. Still, the California Democrat said he preferred an earlier launch date.

Grunsfeld said a 2020 launch is already an "aggressive schedule."

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