Ofcom announces 4G spectrum winners in the UK, snags less cash than expected

UK regulator Ofcom has revealed the winners of its 4G spectrum auction after more than 50 rounds of bidding: EE, Hutchison 3G (Three), BT subsidiary Niche Spectrum Ventures, Telefonica (O2) and Vodafone. It wasn't all good news however, as the agency revealed the auction only roped in £2.4 billion pounds, less than the £3.5 billion it had anticipated. Left on the outside looking in? MLL Telecom and HKT Company. Interestingly enough it was Vodafone -- headed by CEO Vittorio Colao who famously suggested only "technofreaks" were into 4G speed -- that spent the most.

The idea is to spread high speed wireless across "almost the whole" UK population by 2017 at the latest, and the auction's intent was to create more competition in the space. Telefonica UK specifically is required to provide indoor reception to at least 98 percent of the population by then, as a condition of its bid. As seen above, the available 250MHz of spectrum was auctioned off in two separate bands, 800MHz (ideal for expanded coverage and freed up by the digital TV transition) and 2.6GHz more suited to high speed data connections. So what's next? You guessed it -- another round of bidding, to determine where in each band the winners spectrum lies, before services roll out in spring or summer of this year. Hit the source link to check out the full results for yourself and prepare for the 5G battle, expected to commence sometime after 2018.

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Sony reveals PlayStation 4, fires first shot in the next console war

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After months of rumor and speculation, Sony has revealed its new game machine ? the PlayStation 4 ? as well as a new controller with a touchpad, a "share" button and light bar.

"Today marks a moment of truth and a bold step forward for PlayStation as a company," said Andrew House, president and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, as he took the stage at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Wednesday. "Today we will give you a glimpse into the future of play."

House told a room packed full of journalists that the new machine ? the successor to the PlayStation 3 ? would take the moniker PlayStation 4. Sony then revealed the new touch-sensing DualShock controller as well as a new "stereo camera" that works in conjunction with the controller (see video below.)

Sony said the PlayStation 4 will launch "holiday 2013" but did not reveal a specific date or a price. Sony also did not show off what its new gaming hardware will look like, revealing only the controller and pictures of the new camera.

Mark Cerny, the PS4's lead system architect, did outline some of the innards that will be powering the machine explaining, ?The architecture we chose is like a PC in many ways.?

He said the PlayStation 4 will feature an X86 CPU and a whopping 8 gigabytes of unified system memory. (For more on that, check out our story here.)

David Perry ? CEO and founder of Gaikai ? also took the stage Wednesday. Sony bought his game streaming company last year. He explained that integration of the streaming service with the PlayStation Store will allow gamers to instantly try games before they buy them.

Meanwhile, Perry said that with the "share" button on the new PS4 controller players will be able to live broadcast their gameplay to their PlayStation Network friends.

He said friends will not only be able to watch your game in action, but can post comments to your screen as you play (if you let them). You'll also be able to allow friends to take over your game so they can, say, assist you in a difficult area or interact with your game in other helpful ways.

"What we?re creating is the fastest, most powerful network for gaming in the world," Perry said. "Our vision is to create the first social gaming network with meaning."

Perry also revealed Remote Play ? a feature that will allow gamers to take their PS4 action to Sony's smaller game screen. That is, if you're in the middle of playing a game on your PS4, you can use Remote Play to instantly transfer your game to Sony's handheld PS Vita.

Perry said the ultimate goal is to make it so all PS4 games will be playable on the Vita.

So what games will be coming to the PlayStation 4? Bungie ? the creator of the Xbox-exclusive Halo game franchise ? revealed it will be bringing its newly revealed project "Destiny" to the PlayStation 4 (with an edition also for the PlayStation 3).

Hermen Hulst, co-founder of Guerrilla Games, introduced "Killzone: Shadowfall" a stunning looking futuristic shooter. And Matt Southern from Evolution Studios showed off the ultra-realistic "Drive Club" racing game.

"We?ve gone borderline insane with the real-world details," Southern said, pointing out the ultra-fine detail that can be seen on the cars in the game.

Meanwhile, Sucker Punch's Nate Fox revealed the new game from the studio that brought us the "InFamous" series. He said "InFamous" Second Son" ? a game about what happens when super powers and the power of surveillance collide ? will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive.

Respected indie developer Jonathan Blow ? the creator of the critically acclaimed game "Braid" ? showed off his next game "The Witness." He said the puzzle-filled title will be a PlayStation 4 "launch window" game.

Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot revealed what everyone expected ? that the developer's highly anticipated game of surveillance and hacking called "Watch Dogs" is planned for the next-gen PlayStation 4.

In something of a surprise, PC gaming stalwart Blizzard revealed that it'll be bringing "Diablo 3" to both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3.

And it appears that Sony won?t be saying goodbye to its oft-ignored PlayStation Move motion controller. Media Molecule ? the developers behind the ?LittleBigPlanet? games ? showed off a tool that enables players to use the Move controller and the PS4 to craft digital sculptures and bring them to life.

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have been duking it out for years, vying to be the prime purveyor of home video games and, in recent years, other home entertainment as well. But Sony's news today is the opening shot in an all new console war.

It's been six years since Sony launched the PlayStation 3 and seven years since Microsoft launched its competing Xbox 360. Late last year, Nintendo revealed the Wii U ? its new home game machine and the successor to the Wii. But so far, the Wii U's lackluster sales and technical specs that make it seem more on par with the current generation Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, suggest this machine is more of an interim step in the three-way gaming battle.

With Microsoft rumored to be working on its own new home game console (which it will reportedly unveil in the coming weeks), it is Sony and Microsoft that are widely expected to go head-to-head in the coming years, vying for the same demographic and to become the all-important entertainment hub in your household.

Winda Benedetti writes about video games for NBC News. You can follow her tweets about games and other things on Twitter here @WindaBenedetti and you can follow her on Google+. Meanwhile, be sure to check out the IN-GAME FACEBOOK PAGE to discuss the day's gaming news and reviews.

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Can franchisees be better brand custodians than franchisors?

When franchisees make an investment to join a brand, they are investing in more than just the tangible assets of the business.

They are investing their future hopes and dreams on the business, and in addition to buying into the brand, are also buying a stake in the custodianship of the brand too.

In their daily role as franchisees, their custodianship of the brand is highly regulated by the terms of the franchise agreement and the franchise operations manual.

Their respect for the brand is shaped by the regard in which it is held by consumers, and by the sincerity with which other custodians manage their responsibilities toward the brand.

Consequently it follows that if franchisees sense that other brand custodians are not acting in the brand's best interests, they feel the need to intervene before irreparable damage occurs.

For this reason, franchisees are usually quick to apply peer pressure to those among their number who they feel are jeopardising the brand, and in doing so, jeopardising their investment in it.

For example, a franchisee who learns that a fellow franchisee has been using non-approved suppliers to substitute inferior-quality products that are not endorsed by the franchisor may feel compelled to confront his colleague, or voice his concerns with the appropriate franchisor representative.

Likewise, a franchisee would feel compelled to act if their own business was jeopardised by a colleague whose actions recklessly endangered consumer health or goodwill, or which risked damaging relationships necessary for the survival of the business.

Franchisees take this custodianship role seriously, not the least because of the money they have invested in the business, but because they are relying on this brand to produce an income for years to come.

Franchisees who intervene when their peers let the team down act according to their individual and combined self-interest franchisors who ignore the self-interest drivers of franchisee behaviour do so at their peril.

Take for example, a franchisor decision to amend an operational aspect of the system that the franchisees perceive as leading to negative consequences. This could be the withdrawal or addition of a product or service, a change in royalty or pricing models, a requirement to change or upgrade equipment, operating systems, fit-out or imagery, or many other potential changes.

In the absence of compelling evidence to illustrate the benefits of such a change (and such evidence is often more compelling to franchisors than franchisees), the self-interest of franchisees will be to preserve the status quo and resist the change, or even to agitate against it.

Change for change's sake will not be tolerated by franchisees who have invested large sums of money and mortgaged their future to be part of a brand. Their custodianship of the brand often locks-in a vision of the brand as it exists at the time they joined, not as it might be at some unspecified point in the future.

The resulting tension that can develop between franchisees and franchisors comes down to who has the better interests of the brand at heart.

Surprisingly, it's not always the franchisor who prevails in this stand-off, and occasionally it can even lead to the franchisor's exit from the system altogether.

Franchisees which own multiple outlets, are master franchises or recognised pioneers of the business, or who are outstanding performers, are each able to exercise a degree of influence with their franchisor that can modify or avert system changes that are deemed inconsistent with their responsibilities as brand custodians.

Individually, such franchisees can be influential. Collectively, they can be formidable.

When confronted with unified opposition to a change by a group of individually successful and determined franchisees, a franchisor should rethink the change they wish to make, rethink their approach to the implementation of that change, or both.

Sometimes a showdown might occur, which can test the patience and diplomacy of either side and even result in one or the other party exiting the system. When it's the franchisor who exits, occasionally it's a franchisee who seizes the opportunity to take their existing brand custodianship to the next level.

The Franchise Advisory Centre estimates that up to five per cent of systems operating in Australia today are now run by former franchisees who bought-out their franchisor in order to achieve greater custodianship of their brands.

Transitioning from franchisee to franchisor is not easy for these new owners, but is greatly facilitated by their self-apparent passion for the brand, their detailed operational knowledge of the business, and the alignment of their custodianship with the values attached to the brand by the rest of the group.

The long-term success of franchisees-turned-franchisors depends on the extent they remain rooted in their franchisee-perspective on brand custodianship, while successfully executing the often difficult and unrewarding tasks of a franchisor.

For franchisees who become franchisors, the journey can be rewarding both for themselves, and their franchisee brand custodians.

For franchisors who sell out to their franchisees, the handover of ultimate responsibility for brand custodianship can be bittersweet, representing the relief of lifting a heavy load, and the sadness of farewelling an old friend.

Either way, the brand goes on, which has to be the best outcome for all stakeholders.

Jason Gehrke is the director of the Franchise Advisory Centre and has been involved in franchising for 20 years at franchisee, franchisor and advisor level.

He advises both potential and existing franchisors and franchisees, and conducts franchise education programs throughout Australia, and publishes Franchise News & Events, a fortnightly email news bulletin on franchising issues and trends.

Source: http://www.smartcompany.com.au/franchise-tips-and-trends/can-franchisees-be-better-brand-custodians-than-franchisors.html

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Johnson helps No. 2 Miami edge Virginia 54-50

Virginia's Darion Atkins (32) blocks Miami's Reggie Johnson (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Virginia's Darion Atkins (32) blocks Miami's Reggie Johnson (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Miami's Kenny Kadji (35) is unable to block Virginia's Justin Anderson (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Virginia's Paul Jesperson (2) blocks a shot by Miami's Durand Scott (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) ? Reggie Johnson made a tie-breaking layup with 5.7 seconds left Tuesday night, and the No. 2-ranked Miami Hurricanes overcame a ragged offensive performance for the second game in a row to beat Virginia 54-50 and remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Durand Scott added two clinching free throws with four seconds to go for the Hurricanes, who earned their 14th consecutive victory. The win came two nights after they rallied late to beat Clemson 45-43.

The Hurricanes (22-3, 13-0 ACC) improved to 12-0 at home. They hold a 3?-game edge over second-place Duke in the ACC as they chase their first league basketball championship.

Virginia (18-8, 8-5) fell to 0-6 in Miami. The Cavaliers led only once, at 29-28, but Evan Nolte tied the game at 50 by sinking a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.

After a timeout, Miami's Shane Larkin spotted Johnson open under the basket, and the senior center made a reverse layup. Paul Jesperson's inbounds pass was intercepted by Scott, who was fouled and made both free throws.

Defense kept the Hurricanes in front on a night when went 1 for 7 from 3-point range and struggled against a Virginia defense ranked fourth in the nation.

Miami held the Cavaliers to 39-percent shooting and blocked seven shots. Julian Gamble had four blocks, including three on one possession.

Joe Harris, one of the nation's top outside shooters, had 16 points for Virginia but only one 3-pointer. He extended his streak of treys to 16 consecutive games by sinking one in the final minute.

The Hurricanes held a league opponent to 50 points or less for the sixth time. They're 4-0 in ACC play in games decided by four points or less.

Miami climbed on Monday to No. 2 in the rankings, best in the program's history. For two weeks the Hurricanes have been the only unbeaten team in league play among the major conferences.

Their ACC start is the best since Duke went 16-0 and won the conference in 1999.

Larkin had 11 points, including four in the final 42 seconds, and six assists. Rion Brown added 10 points off the bench in 25 minutes. Gamble had eight points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes.

The Hurricanes started fast on offense, working the ball inside and shooting 5 for 5 in the first 3:21. But points were tough to come by after that.

Instead it was Miami's defense that had a sellout crowd roaring, especially when Gamble blocked three consecutive shots by Akil Mitchell.

The Cavaliers trailed by seven points early and took their only lead seven minutes into the second half. Brown answered by making three consecutive free throws after being fouled on a long attempt, then sank a 3-point shot to put the Hurricanes ahead 36-29. That matched their largest lead.

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2013 NFL mock draft: The defensive end question

The Detroit Lions are projected to go with a defensive end in SB Nation's latest 2013 NFL mock draft, but are any of the DEs really worth the fifth overall pick?

SB Nation's latest 2013 NFL mock draft has the Detroit Lions going with Texas A&M defensive end Damontre Moore. This has been a popular pick for the Lions since mock drafts really got rolling after the 2012 season because it makes so much sense. The Lions need help at defensive end, and Moore is considered one of the top DEs in this year's draft.

The big question surrounding this position right now is as follows: Are any of the defensive ends in the 2013 NFL Draft really worth the No. 5 overall pick? I hinted at this earlier with our poll on whether the Lions should go with a defensive end or an offensive tackle with the fifth overall pick. While the Lions may need a defensive end, the reality is that there may not be any worth taking at No. 5. Don't believe me? Just ask NFL Network's Mike Mayock:

Mayock is down on the defensive ends that are projected to go early on, which isn't good to hear considering the Lions could very well end up taking Moore or Werner. Mayock actually thinks the top players in the draft are Alabama offensive guard Chance Warmack, North Carolina offensive guard Jonathan Cooper, Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel and Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher. He's clearly higher on the offensive linemen than defensive ends, and I will be interested to see how this plays out in the coming months before the draft. Will we see more mock drafts with the Lions taking an offensive lineman, or will defensive end continue to be the most popular pick?

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The Lede: Spectacular Videos of Meteor Over Siberia

Video posted on YouTube on Friday appeared to catch an explosion caused by a meteor streaking over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk.

Last Updated, 5:40 p.m. As our colleagues Ellen Barry and Andrew Kramer report, Russians recorded video of a bright flash, apparently debris from a meteor, ?streaking through the sky in western Siberia early on Friday, accompanied by a boom that damaged buildings across a vast area of territory.? Hundreds of injuries were reported, mainly from breaking glass.

The video clips, many recorded from cars on the dashboard cameras that are popular in Russia, quickly spread from social networks to Russian news sites. While it was not possible to confirm the authenticity of all of the clips posted online, several tracked closely with witness accounts and each other. (Russian speakers should be aware that some of the videos contain strong language.)

Video uploaded to YouTube on Friday was said to have been recorded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk (although the camera?s time stamp displays an earlier date).

Video said to have been recorded on Friday in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk as a meteor passed low overhead. An explosion can be heard clearly at the seven-minute mark of the video.

Dashboard-camera footage appeared to record a meteor plunging to Earth on Friday in Russia.

A compilation of video clips posted online by Russia Today, a Kremlin-financed satellite channel.

NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported, ?The Russian fireball is the largest reported since 1908, when a fireball hit Tunguska, Siberia.?

The fireball entered the atmosphere at about 40,000 mph (18 kilometers per second). The impact time was 7:20:26 p.m. PST, or 10:20:26 p.m. EST on Feb. 14 (3:20:26 UTC on Feb. 15), and the energy released by the impact was in the hundreds of kilotons.

Based on the duration of the event, it was a very shallow entry. It was larger than the fireball over Indonesia on Oct. 8, 2009. Measurements are still coming in, and a more precise measure of the energy may be available later. The size of the object before hitting the atmosphere was about 49 feet (15 meters) and had a mass of about 7,000 tons.

Later in the day, NASA released more information about the meteor.

Our colleague Henry Fountain reminds us of the vastly greater impact of what?s known as The Tunguska Event on 1908.

Several clips showed a flaming object streaking through the sky and a burst of blinding light followed by a smoke trail. One, shot by a driver named Alexander Mezentsev, showed a bright light over a city street in Chelyabinsk, a city of 1 million about 900 miles east of Moscow.

One clip, recorded on a street in Chelyabinsk, appeared to capture the chaotic aftermath of the event, as glass shattered after the shock wave and people shouted and tried to make sense of what was happening.

Video said to have been recorded in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Friday after a meteor passed overhead.

A very loud explosion could be heard about 25 seconds into another video, apparently recorded on a phone in the same city by a blogger named Sergey Hametov.

Video said to have been recorded on Friday in Chelyabinsk appeared to capture a loud explosion.

?There was panic. People had no idea what was happening,? Mr. Hametov told The Associated Press. ?We saw a big burst of light, then went outside to see what it was and we heard a really loud, thundering sound.?

The blast, and breaking glass, was also captured about 70 seconds into another clip, which showed very clear images of the smoke trail after the meteor passed by.

Video posted on YouTube on Friday showed a smoke trail and a loud explosion after a meteor passed over Siberia.

Another video, shot from the window of a building, seemed to capture the long trail of smoke after the object passed through the sky.

Video posted on YouTube Friday appeared to show the trail of a meteor fragment in the sky.

Several clips also showed what bloggers said was the damage caused by the sonic boom.

Damage to a school in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, said to have been caused by the sonic boom from a meteor.

Video of what was described as damage caused by the sonic boom after a meteor passed over Russia on Friday.

As Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports, a blinding flash of light was captured by traffic cameras on top of buildings in Nizhny Tagil, around 220 miles north of Chelyabinsk.

A blinding flash of light was captured by Web cameras in Nizhny Tagil, north of Chelyabinsk

Another view of the meteor streaking across the sky in Nizhniy Tagil was captured on a driver?s dashboard camera.

Video of a meteor from a dashboard camera in the Russian town of Nizhniy Tagil.

Our colleague William Broad from The Times Science desk will be explaining what likely caused today?s spectacular event and answering questions on The Lede later today.

Almost immediately after the spectacular images appeared online, Russian bloggers started making comic alterations, adding aliens and President Vladimir V. Putin to the pictures.

Some of the numerous videos that quickly emerged of the incident highlighted a distinctly Russian phenomenon: the viral dashboard-cam clip. As the blogger Marina Galperina explained last year, they are commonplace in Russia partly because of the dangerous driving conditions that lead to so many accidents, and with an unreliable police force such cameras can provide valuable evidence after a crash.

The conditions of Russian roads are perilous, with insane gridlock in cities and gigantic ditches, endless swamps and severe wintry emptiness on the back roads and highways. Then there are large, lawless areas you don?t just ride into, the police with a penchant for extortion and deeply frustrated drivers who want to smash your face.

Psychopaths are abundant on Russian roads. You best not cut anyone off or undertake some other type of maneuver that might inconvenience the 200-pound, six-foot-five brawling children you see on YouTube hopping out of their SUVs with their dukes up. They will go ballistic in a snap, drive in front of you, brake suddenly, block you off, jump out and run towards your vehicle. Next thing you start getting punches in your face because your didn?t roll up your windows, or getting pulled out of the car and beaten because you didn?t lock the doors.

These fights happen all the time and you can?t really press charges. Point to your broken nose or smashed windows all you want. The Russian courts don?t like verbal claims. They do, however, like to send people to jail for battery and property destruction if there?s definite video proof.

One popular video posted on YouTube last year appeared to show just such a fight being prevented by a man facing down another driver clutching a baseball bat by pointing out that any attack on him would be recorded on his dashboard-cam.

Video of a confrontation between two Russian drivers recorded last year on a dashboard-cam.

Just last month, video recorded by a Russian driver on a dashboard-cam showed a tank suddenly cutting across a highway.

Last month, a Russian driver recorded video of a tank cutting across a highway.

The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies came from almost the opposite direction as 2012 DA14, the larger asteroid that missed Earth on Friday. That both showed up on the same day was just cosmic coincidence.

?There is no relation there,? said Paul Chodas, a scientist at NASA?s Near-Earth Object program office.

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US wary of Africa "terrorist" threat, Senegal detains suspects

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal has detained a Mauritanian and a Malian for suspected terrorist links, its government said on Friday, and a top U.S. defence official called for international teamwork to counter a growing presence of al Qaeda and its allies in Africa.

The United States and African governments are backing a five-week-old French military campaign against Islamist rebels in Senegal's neighbour Mali, calling it a blow against jihadists who threaten attacks in Africa and elsewhere.

After driving the bulk of the rebels from north Mali towns such as Gao and Timbuktu, French, Malian and African troops are pursuing the insurgents in the remote mountainous northeast where they are thought to be holding French hostages.

But the French are struggling to secure the liberated areas from the threat of jihadist suicide bombers and guerrillas who have struck at Gao, raising fears al Qaeda and its allies could attempt reprisal attacks in the wider region.

A Senegalese justice ministry official said the Mauritanian and Malian suspects were arrested this week by local gendarmes at Velingara, more than 600 km (375 miles) southeast of the Senegalese capital Dakar.

"They are in custody for criminal conspiracy in collusion with terrorist organisations, aimed at undermining the country's military situation and its economic interests," Macoumba Mbodj, an adviser at the ministry, told Reuters.

Mbodj said an investigation was continuing and withheld further details. He would not comment on Senegalese media reports saying the detained Mauritanian was a member of al Qaeda who was trying to recruit young men to fight in Mali.

In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington on Thursday, senior U.S. officials said the threat posed by al Qaeda's North African wing AQIM and allied groups extended well beyond Mali and would require long-term international efforts to "neutralise".

"This is part of a growing terrorist presence in the region that threatens U.S. citizens, interests and partners," said Amanda Dory, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for African Affairs.

Senegal, which has sent several hundred troops to join a U.N.-backed African military force for Mali that is still being deployed behind the French advance, has tightened security on its southeast border with its West African neighbour.

France has said it wants to begin withdrawing its 4,000 troops from Mali in March, but risks getting sucked into a tough counter-insurgency war in its ex-Sahel colony.

French warplanes this week hit Islamist rebel bases and supply lines in Mali's desert northeast, especially in the Aguelhok region, the French defence ministry in Paris said. It said six buildings and a storage zone, as well as a training camp of "terrorist groups", had been destroyed.

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In her Washington testimony, Dory pointed to an attack last year in Benghazi, Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, and to a deadly January raid by jihadists on the In Amenas natural gas plant in Algeria.

She said AQIM had the ability to attack western interests, and target or kidnap westerners for ransom.

Dory cited danger from what she called "a network of violent extremist organizations in Africa, from Egypt to Libya to Somalia to Nigeria", describing a risk of "cross-fertilization and cross-pollination between affiliated groups".

"The threat is dynamic and evolving and our efforts to counter it must be as well."

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson said the Mali intervention should be accompanied by reforms to foster good governance and economic development.

"Terrorists prey upon fragile states," Carson said, and the success of the French-led mission would be "fleeting without a democratic and credible government that is responsive to the needs of Malians".

Mali's interim government, formed after a March 22 coup that mired the nation in chaos and led to the north's occupation by rebels, said on Thursday it would hold a presidential election on July 7, and legislative elections two weeks later.

Coup leaders have continued to meddle in state affairs, increasing foreign calls for a legitimate civilian government.

In Mali's recaptured north, pro-autonomy Tuaregs - whose revolt last year was hijacked by the radical Islamists - are demanding direct talks with the central government in Bamako.

Carson said that while there could be no dialogue with groups supporting "terrorism", the legitimate political, social and economic grievances of indigenous communities in northern Mali should be addressed.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-wary-africa-terrorist-threat-senegal-detains-suspects-102752833.html

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UFC LONDON 2013: Renan Barao beats Michael McDonald

By Martin Domin

PUBLISHED: 18:41 EST, 16 February 2013 | UPDATED: 21:14 EST, 16 February 2013

Renan Barao successfully defended his interim bantamweight title with an impressive victory over Michael McDonald at Wembley Arena in London.

The Brazilian came into the contest on a 29-fight unbeaten run and had not tasted defeat since 2005 while McDonald, at 22, was bidding to become the youngest champion in UFC history.

Having largely dominated the exchanges going into the fourth round, the 25-year-old champion forced McDonald to tap out after executing the arm triangle choke.

Brilliant: Renan Barao kicks Michael McDonald in their interim bantamweight title fight

RESULTS - MAIN CARD

Renan Barao SUB Michael McDonald
Cub Swanson UD? Dustin Poirier
Jimi Manuwa TKO Cyrille Diabate
Gunnar Nelson UD Jorge Santiago
James Te Huna UD Ryan Jimmo?

After missing with a spinning kick, Barao took the fight to the floor in the opening stages but was unable to exert his dominance as McDonald, once back on his feet, took the initiative, landing flush with both hands. The American had Barao pinned against the cage but was stopped in his tracks when the Brazilian landed a spate of punishing left hands before he finished the round in control on the ground.

McDonald was determined to avoid being taken to the canvas in the second session and recovered from a takedown in some style, landing a kick while on his back. But although he was edged out in the hand-to-hand exchanges, Barao posed the greater threat with his legs, despite again falling short with a spinning kick.

A quieter third round saw McDonald again display his agility by escaping from a clinch but it was Barao who dictated the centre of the Octagon with the Brazilian enjoying the better of the sporadic exchanges.

Happy days: Barao celebrates his victory at Wembley Arena on Saturday night

RESULTS - PRELIMINARY CARD

Matt Riddle SD Che Mills
Renee Forte UD Terry Etim
Danny Castillo UD Paul Sass
Andy Ogle UD Josh Grispi
Tom Watson TKO Stanislav Nedkov
Vaughan Lee UD Motonobu Tezuka
Phil Harris UD Ulysses Gomez

McDonald had work to do as the bout entered the penultimate round but he was by now bleeding from the nose and regularly swallowing punches from the increasingly confident champion. And with 90 seconds of the session remaining, Barao forced the submission after finally perfecting the takedown.

'The fight was great,' the winner said. 'McDonald is a good fighter and I'm pleased with the result.? I knew he would be a tough opponent.? I felt great coming into the fight, very confident with myself and with my team and I had great expectations.

'In the run up to the fight I kept my normal work outs and training but I have improved my physical condition a lot which has helped. I also worked on my boxing and ju jitsu. The crowd were excited, they cheered me on. I'm going home to Brazil to relax for a bit, see my friends and spend some time on the beach now after the win.'

Michael McDonald admitted he will go back to the drawing board after his defeat.

'I feel like I have to go study a little bit, everything I do is about learning and I know how much my first defeat helped me,' he said. 'I know how much a better fighter it made me so I'll just have to go back to the drawing board.?

'Before the fight I worked on everything, it's one thing I'm particular on. Now I'll just go back and keep working hard.'

On the way to victory: Cub Swanson punches Dustin Poirier in their featherweight fight

American Cub Swanson edged out compatriot Dustin Poirier in an entertaining featherweight contest to move closer to a title shot.

An evenly-matched first round burst into life in the final 90 seconds when Swanson landed flush with his right hand, sending Poirier staggering backwards. The Californian sprung forward, seeking the finish with his knee but was eventually forced on to the back foot and taken down with the remainder of the round played out on the floor.

Poirier was eager to return the fight to the floor in the second session and succeeded when he executed a spectacular takedown following an attempted backhand from Swanson. But having recovered well, Swanson held the advantage going into the final round and dominated on the floor, winning on all three scorecards by margins of 30-27 (twice) and 29-28.

Swanson admitted he had expected to finish the job inside the distance,

'I'm happy enough with the fight,' he said. 'I thought I fought really good but I can improve. I could have had better accuracy in my strikes but I wasn't expecting him to fight as well as he did. I expected to hurt him. I didn't think it'd go to three. I'm ready for the next big fight and it's an honour for me to be on the main card at a major event like this.'

Over and out: Jimi Manuwa kicks Cyrille Diabate who was forced to retire at the end of the first round

Poirier meanwhile felt he had the opportunities to win the fight.

'I was feeling confident,' he said. 'I thought I had him hurt a couple of times, I just didn't pull the trigger.? He was on top of his game but I think I was too, I just let him off the hook a couple of times and didn't attack. I am really disappointed, I wanted to win this fight for my wife and my career, I have a lot to work on.'

Londoner Jimi Manuwa impressed in front of a home crowd when he forced veteran Cyrille Diabate to retire after just one round of their light-heavyweight clash.

Manuwa dominated an action-packed five minutes, both on the floor and when the two elected to fight toe-to-toe. Diabate enjoyed a brief recovery towards the end of the session but Manuwa's repeated kicks to his left leg had taken their toll and he was unable to continue.

Gunnar Nelson's unbeaten record remains intact following his points victory over Jorge Santiago.

A cagey start to the fight was broken when Nelson performed a takedown and although Santiago recovered, his swinging punches in response failed to connect.

Tumble and fall: Gunnar Nelson takes down Jorge Santiago in their welterweight fight

The Icelander was again the aggressor in the second round, pinning his more experienced opponent against the cage before leveraging Santiago to the floor, where the pair remained for the rest of the session.

With both men visibly tiring in the final five-minute stanza, they opted to trade with Nelson landing the more telling blows only to ship several several punches in the final 10 seconds. That flurry wasn't enough to alter the inevitable result however with Nelson winning on all three scorecards by margins on 30-27 and 29-28 (twice).

The Icelander said: 'I'm very pleased with the win. I don't like to think too much before the game about what will happen, I just want to react and go with how I feel during the fight.?

'It was a very tough fight with some good exchanges and it was a great experience for me. I focused on my striking a bit in training before the fight and I think that helped me win the fight.'

Light heavyweight James Te Huna recovered from a torrid first round to earn a unanimous victory over Ryan Jimmo.

Recovery: Ryan Jimmo punches James Te Huna but was beaten on the scorecards

Jimmo dropped Te Huna with a crushing left kick to the head and immediately went for the finish, landing a barrage of punches to the head which the Aussie did well to survive.

The second round was orchestrated on the floor until Te Huna seized the initiative, turning the tide and forcing Jimmo to cover up under a flurry of blows. And the Canadian maintained his momentum in the final round, dominating the clinch and doing enough to impress all three judges by scores of 29-27 and 29-28 (twice).

Te Huna revealed he had executed his game plan to perfection.

'It was a tough match and I thought he had me finished in the first round,' he said. 'I came back though and spotted a few weaknesses in his game which I took advantage. I knew I'd have to avoid his kicks, he's a strong kicker, so worked on that. I've very happy to win but there's areas that I can work on.'

British welterweight Che Mills suffered a second defeat in his last three fights against American Matthew Riddle.

American star: Matthew Riddle (right) was a convincing winner over Brit Che Mills

Mills spent the opening minute pinned to the cage wall before Riddle executed the takedown. Mills landed cleanly as enjoyed better of the stand-up battles but Riddle was always eager to take the fight to the floor and did so with a minute of the first round remaining.

The American again looked to take the fight to the floor in the second session and did so despite Mills connecting with a stunning kick to the head. From then on, Riddle controlled the round, attempting a late submission.

Mills looked to seize the initiative at the start of the final stanza but despite landing cleanly, he soon found himself on the back foot. He managed to escape the clinch in the final minute but Riddle, refusing to engage, saw out the round to claim a split-decision victory.

The Brit conceded he needs to improve his floor work.

'I stayed on the bottom too long,' he said. 'The fight went pretty much as I'd expected, though I was confident of the win.? I had really worked on my wrestling before and I think I showed that I've improved. I'll keep working hard going forwards, more of the same.'

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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2279879/UFC-LONDON-2013-Renan-Barao-beats-Michael-McDonald.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

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Glacial Energy Now Offering Residential Enrollment For Electricity In Duke Energy Ohio Service Area; Significant Savings Available

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CINCINNATI,?Dec. 10, 2012?/PRNewswire/ ??Glacial Energy?a licensed alternative electric supplier (AES) and one of the fastest growing alternative energy suppliers in the United States?today announced it is now offering electricity service enrollment for residential customers of Duke Energy Ohio. ?Residential customers of Duke Energy Ohio now have the opportunity to switch to Glacial Energy to lock in electric rates at a fixed price for 12 months.

Based on a household?s current energy needs, Glacial Energy offers options that best provide for planning and potential cost savings. While individual savings vary, homeowners may potentially save compared to rates being charged by their electric utility. For the latest information on the savings, residents of?Ohio?can go to?http://www.glacialenergy.com/ohio-energy-choice.

Electricity and natural gas deregulation throughout much of?the United States?has allowed businesses and home owners alike to choose between suppliers which means that customers now have the ability to purchase electricity and natural gas needs at a more competitive and affordable price. Because Glacial Energy focuses solely on energy services for residential and commercial enterprises, we are able to cater to the most demanding, time-conscious and largest of customers. Combined experience and exceptional level of service has helped Glacial Energy grow quickly and we now offer commercial and residential services in?Ohio, 19 other states and the?District of Columbia.

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Cemeteries' Peaceful Repose Is Shattered By Kids And Dogs

DEAR ABBY: Please use your wide reach to educate well-meaning parents about how their children should behave when visiting cemeteries. I'm a funeral professional who takes pride in helping families honor their heritage and transition from grief to recovery. I especially enjoy helping to allay children's fears about death and cemeteries.

Often parents allow their children to roam the cemetery as if it were a playground or public park. I have seen kids pull up expensive flowers on other graves and "take them to Mommy." Naturally, the family who bought the flowers come back a few days later and accuses us of trashing them.

I have seen mourners leave precious personal mementos on their loved ones' graves only for kids to take them as playthings. I have seen kids deface grave markers, entertain themselves by bouncing rocks off headstones or open up brass and bronze cameos, exposing the photos to the elements.

The worst is unsupervised kids running off in packs and gathering up the little colored flags that are placed to assure a grave gets dug and set up in time for a pending service. Imagine flying in for the burial of a loved one and the grave isn't ready because some child grabbed the marking flag while the parents stood idly by. Cemetery employees have been fired for this.

Parents, please teach your children that their natural curiosity and playfulness should find their outlet in more appropriate settings. And please, keep your dogs at home. You wouldn't want a stranger's dog doing his business on your expensive marker or loved one's grave, would you? -- THE LAST PERSON TO LET YOU DOWN IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR LAST PERSON TO LET YOU DOWN: I'm happy to spread the word.

Folks, if your children are too young to understand when you tell them the cemetery isn't a playground, that they must remain quiet, respectful and not touch other people's property, then they should not be present at the burial. When entering or leaving the cemetery, children and adults should refrain from walking on the graves. Ditto for using it as a dog park.

The Golden Rule applies here: Don't do unto others what you wouldn't want them to do onto you.

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DEAR ABBY: When I married, I moved away to another state and made some great new friends where I live now. My family visits every few months and I recently started including some of my friends in my family gatherings and bringing some of them home with me when my husband and I go to visit.

I recently found out that my family has been inviting my friends for weekend getaways and camping trips. They even invited my friends to spend the last long holiday weekend with them -- without inviting me!

I was hurt and offended when I found out. I have nothing against my family and friends getting along, but I always thought I'd be included. Am I overreacting? -- EXCLUDED IN ROCHESTER, N.Y.

DEAR EXCLUDED: Perhaps. Not knowing your friends or family members, I can only guess that when you introduced them they may have found some interest in common that you don't necessarily share. But don't waste time on hurt feelings or pouting because you don't own your friends, and what your relatives choose to do with their time is out of your control.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cemeteries-peaceful-repose-shattered-kids-dogs-053026485.html

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Harrison Ford Will Return as Han Solo

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According to Latino Review, Harrison Ford is certain to reprise his role as Han Solo in Star Wars Episode VII.

The rumors about who will return to the franchise have been flying around ever since the initial announcement and we seem to have our first glimpse at the casting.

Latino Review?s El Mayimbe was a guest on Fox News Latino where he broke the news. He announced ?It?s official. Harrison Ford will reprise his role as Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars movies? Triple checked?Legitimate sources.? There is no word on how his role will play out.

Those who do not trust this announcement must know that Latino Review have previously broke major film news. Mayimbe?references Marion Cotillard being cast as Talia Al Ghul, despite her protests to the contrary and J.J. Abrams directing the next Star Wars (which was again labelled as fake until it was later proved to be true) as evidence.

While not officially confirmed, this could help to reassure some fans (like me) who are cautious?of continuing the franchise. What do you think?

Source: http://leviathyn.com/entertainment/movies/2013/02/15/harrison-ford-will-return-as-han-solo/

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Polycom Makes Federal Case With Microsoft Lync

Polycom continues to make strategic moves in the UC space, this time, with an eye on the Federal government. The UC vendor has?announced?that three key Polycom CX IP phones for Microsoft Corp.?s Lync have now been made?available?for Federal?government?agencies on the GSA Schedule.

The phone lineup is straightforward, covering the majority of use cases in governmental agencies.

The Polycom CX500 IP desktop phone, a basic phone for desks, hallways, lobbies, cubicles, common areas and more. This phone offers a device-only mode, which makes safe to use in more ?public? spaces.

The ?CX600 IP desktop phone, an extension of the CX300 is a more specialized option with an on-board client allowing for pairing with a PC to transfer contacts and contact information without requiring the PC to make calls. It also features an embedded dual port ethernet switch.

Lastly, Polycom boasts that the C3000 IP conference phone (pictured) ?is the only conference phone optimized to natively take advantage?of Microsoft Lync?s capabilities. It features a specialized PIN authentication ability and also includes the same PC pairing functionality.

This focus on Microsoft Lync is interesting,?particularly?amid a recent?acquisition?of Microsoft Gold Partner Sentri, which specializes in Lync UC and UC security. It?s likely Polycom is looking to?strengthen its portfolio with Microsoft technology in anticipation of ?the coming wave of Microsoft Office solutions and communication platforms. Cloud or on premise, phone hardware will still be needed in varying capacities and Lync optimization can become an is attractive option for both customers and solutions providers already knee-deep with Microsoft.

And while it may be true that Polycom ?s Federal focus is about?capitalizing?on Government infrastructure overhaul ? there won?t be abundant demand ?especially since?Gartner predicts government?spending is likely to decline by 2 percent over the 2013 year (and continue to do so) as government spending comes under scrutiny. Instead, Polycom?s efforts with this phone trio could be to capture the Federal vertical through Microsoft?s momentum.

Earlier in January,?Microsoft inked a 3-year deal with the US Department of Defense, set to blanket nearly 75 percent of the Pentagon?s 1.5 million computers and help with modernizing the infrastructure and improve ?cross -agency?collaboration.??It wouldn?t be surprising if ?Lync and Polycom ?showed up there, too.

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Source: http://channelnomics.com/2013/02/15/polycom-federal-case-lync-phones/

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Obama, first lady out on Valentine's dinner date

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Flowers? Check. A gift? Check. President Barack Obama said he had both and was ready for a Valentine's Day date with the first lady.

Speaking in suburban Atlanta on Thursday, Obama said his wife, Michelle, made him promise to get back to the White House in time for their date.

He did, of course, several hours before they left the White House together for the short ride to chef Jose Andres' restaurant Minibar.

Obama had joked earlier that getting flowers is easier with a Rose Garden right outside the door.

Except the garden was devoid of colorful roses, or flowers of any kind, on Thursday.

The White House Rose Garden, located just outside the Oval Office, was started in 1913 when first lady Ellen Wilson began planting roses there.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-first-lady-valentines-dinner-date-003123165--politics.html

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The After Math: Balsillie cashes out, Dell goes private and OUYA hits 481

We crunched the numbers just after CES, while the organizers were barely tearing down hundreds of lavishly lit booths. Now, we're going to be making it a regular thing, pulling together and musing on the week's vital statistics. This time around, we watch iPads make an impression on computer shipments, while Dell reorganizes and goes private -- with a little help from Microsoft. All that and more awaits beyond the break.

Filed under: Apple, Samsung, Sony, Blackberry, Dell, NVIDIA

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The Right?s ?Liberal Media Bias? Crutch (OliverWillisLikeKryptoniteToStupid)

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Why MBA colleges in Delhi? - ArticlesWide.com

A preferred destination for students, New Delhi is home to some of the top ranked B-schools in the country. Delhi with Gurgaon and Noida gives students a wide variety to choose. There are more than 20 B-schools in Delhi/NCR with ranks in the top 100 lists in management institutions. Many MBA aspirants have come to Delhis management colleges, chiefly because of innovative course content. Reputed MBA colleges in Delhi are the Institute of Management Technology, the University of Delhis Faculty of Management Studies and the Management Development Institute.

The number of MBA aspirants is increasing by the day. B-school certification means successful career in the corporate world. With the competitive corporate world hiring skilled candidates, many prefer to opt for the business management programs. Delhi enjoys the reputation of being the educational capital too with a number of higher educational institutes, most the qualified MBA aspirants take admissions in management colleges of Delhi.

From Marketing to Finance, and from Human Resources to NGO management, the management schools in Delhi offer a variety to students. One of the top business schools in Delhi, the Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Delhi draws hordes of students from all corners of India. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), as the name suggests, offers programs in foreign trade. There is also the School of Inspired Leadership in Delhi. Delhis International Management Institute is another popular institute offering MBA programs for students and executives.

Not just MBA programs gives a high profile career in the corporate world, getting a degree/diploma in Management ensures high salaries. Take the example of FMS, Delhi University. According to the Post MBA Employment data, students enjoy high salaries at the start of career. FMS also enjoys the reputation of all its students absorbed in various companies.

The high demand of management courses has raised the bar of Delhis MBA colleges. Overseas students apply in these colleges. Asian and students from African countries enroll in the various B-schools. The average GMAT score to get admissions in FMS is 520.

Professionals also join the various MBA colleges in Delhi to enroll for its part time or full time executive programs. To be updated on the current business trends and global activities, many join the MBA colleges in Delhi for executive programs. Professionals with more than 2 years of experience can join these business executive courses. Many companies also send their employees for these programs. Colleges in Delhi also offer customized programs to mid level and senior professionals and the duration is usually 1 week to 10 days.

It is a common trend witnessed in India to apply for oversees management education. Many MBA aspirants feel that there is a perceptible difference in graduates from international B-schools and Indian management graduates. A freshly minted MBA student from INSEAD or Harvard has more preferences from business houses than a Indian B-school graduate.

This line of thought is however, changing. B-schools in India are offering new course content and innovative methods of teaching. The students from Top business schools in Delhi are much preferred by MNCs and business houses. Some of the management colleges in Delhi enjoy top positions in surveys of best management schools in Asia.

Shipra is a writer for Shiksha.com. She uses her creative forces to write informative content on all the latest institutes, Colleges, career and education news.know more about the MBA colleges in Delhi, about its fee, courses and mode of learning, MBA aspirants can search in the numerous educational portals. Higher Education colleges and programs are listed here and with number of search options, students can find desirable results.

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Kelly Clarkson Pays Double Tribute at Grammy Awards

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Florida Panthers? Tyson Stachan making impact

WASHINGTON -- It was just a few weeks ago when Tyson Strachan found it hard to crack the Panthers lineup.

A healthy scratch during Florida?s five-game losing streak, Strachan was put back into the lineup Jan.?31 against Winnipeg. That night, the Panthers finally won their second game of the season.

Strachan has played every game since. And, with Keaton Ellerby being traded to Los Angeles on Friday, Strachan found himself as one of Florida?s six defensemen going into Saturday?s game at Washington.

The Panthers will continue to carry seven defensemen once Ed Jovanovski?s knee allows him to return to the lineup. For now, however, Strachan is making the most of his opportunity.

?This sums up pro hockey right there. You always have to be ready,? Strachan said. ?It?s tough when you don?t play, so I?m happy to be back in the lineup ? and I?m especially happy we?ve been able to pick up some points on the road.?

If Strachan found a silver lining in being a healthy scratch, it was that the time out of the lineup allowed him to get in better shape.

Even though Strachan spent the lockout playing for the Panthers? AHL affiliate in San Antonio, the defenseman missed five weeks leading into the start of the NHL season because of injury.

Like many who hadn?t been playing during the work stoppage, Strachan found himself a touch unprepared for the rigors of training camp and a quick start to the season.

?Our expectations were fairly high for him, especially since he had the opportunity to play all year,? coach Kevin Dineen said.

?Those are the kind of guys who were supposed to be game-ready. I didn?t think that was the case. But he worked hard while being a healthy scratch. His play is improving.?

Strachan fully admits to not having a great training camp but said he feels like he?s now in midseason form. In Saturday?s 5-0 loss to the Capitals, Strachan had three hits and a blocked shot.

?I wasn?t ready for camp,? he said. ?I was able to get my feet back under myself. I needed some of those bag skates and the coaches were great to me. They got me going.?

??One of the nice surprises for the Panthers over the past couple of weeks has been the play of rookie Drew Shore. About the only thing Shore hasn?t done is score his first goal ? and that will come. Shore was a prolific scorer in the college ranks, notching 45 goals and 99 points over the past two seasons at the University of Denver.

In 41 games with San Antonio, Shore scored 10 goals and assisted on 20 others.

?I?m pretty happy with the way I?ve played the first seven or eight games,? said Shore, who has 12 shots on goal in the past five games.

?At the same time, my goal now is to help contribute and help this team make the playoffs. That means I have to be up here all year. I think I can contribute in many different ways.?

The Panthers have been extremely happy with Shore, and it has become apparent he has earned a spot on the team, at least for now.

After coming up and making his debut on the wing at Montreal in Florida?s third game of the season, Shore is back at his natural position and is centering the Panthers? second line with fellow rookie ? and road roommate ? Jonathan Huberdeau and Kris Versteeg.

?I wouldn?t call Drew a surprise,? Dineen said. ?What we?re seeing here is what we saw in San Antonio. He?s a hard-working guy who takes pride in the details of the game.?

??Jack Skille, who scored his first goal of the season against Philadelphia on Thursday, was back in the lineup for the second consecutive game Saturday after being a healthy scratch for two games.

?Sometimes you keep moving forward and make decisions that?s best for the team,? Dineen said.

?If it?s not broke, don?t fix it. These are hard decisions, but you make them and move on. [Skille] responded well.?

With Skille in, Dineen scratched Alex Kovalev for the second game in a row. Kovalev could return to the lineup for Tuesday?s home game against the Capitals.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/11/3227474/florida-panthers-tyson-stachan.html

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Stock market starts year strong, but can it last?

Matthew Craft , The Associated Press ? ? ? 13 hrs.

The pattern looks eerily familiar.

The stock market scampers up to historical heights to start the year then gets knocked on its back. Last year, worries about Greece and the U.S. economy helped flatten a rally by June. The year before it was an earthquake and tsunami in Japan along with a political fight in Washington.

This year, the stock market raced off to its best start since 1997. So, what could squash the good cheer this time?

The top candidates are two of the same culprits from the previous years: Europe and Washington. But the big difference is that the U.S. economy, corporate America and Europe are all in much better shape, investors say. A slump this year shouldn't be as bad.

"Even if we're tired of hearing about the dangers, dismissing them hasn't been a smart thing to do for the past few years," says Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at the brokerage BTIG.

History never repeats itself, exactly, but people who play with numbers for a living see patterns. Last year, strong corporate earnings and steady growth in the U.S. economy drove the S&P 500 index up 8 percent by the middle of February. Less than three months later, fears that Greece would drop the euro currency and a surprisingly weak employment report left the index back where it started.

In 2011, the broad-market index staggered higher to start the year, reaching a peak in May with a 9 percent gain. By August, it was all gone. That echoed the year before, and the year before that.

"It's funny how at the beginning of the year everybody gets excited and then by the middle of the year it's, 'Everything stinks,'" Greenhaus says.

Over the past week, Europe's troubles have recaptured investors' attention. In Spain, charges of bribery have put pressure on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign. In Italy, polls show strong support for Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister, in elections later this month. The scandal-plagued Berlusconi has called for billions in tax rebates and amnesty for Italians who haven't paid them.

Both developments have heightened concerns that the two countries will be able to handle their struggling banks as well as their debts. As a result, interest rates for Spanish and Italian government bonds have edged higher over recent days.

But the damage won't be as deep as in prior years. Borrowing costs for Spain and Italy remain far below levels reached last year, thanks to the European Central Bank's pledge to stand behind the hardest hit countries and protect the euro currency. Last July, for example, the cost for Italy's government to borrow from the bond market for 10 years topped out at 7.5 percent. On Friday, after creeping higher all week, it was 4.5 percent.

The European debt crisis no longer has Wall Street's investment banks on a leash. Back in October 2011, fears that Greece would be unable to get another lifeline from lenders helped push Goldman Sachs's stock as low as $84.27. It's now $151.11.

Jeffrey Kleintop, the chief market strategist at LPL Financial, says the ECB's pledge largely removed the prospect of a financial crisis spreading from Europe to the rest of the world. Even though the scariest threat is gone, Europe's economic troubles still pose a risk.

If Germany, for instance, gets pulled into a recession with the rest of the region, the pain is bound to spread, Kleintop says. Added together, the 17 countries that use the euro rank as the world's second-largest economy. Europe is also China's top customer for exports.

The other major concern for investors stems from Washington, where drawn-out budget battles have turned into an annual event. Steep spending cuts are scheduled to kick in March 1, unless Congress and the White House find a way to avoid them. Previous high-stakes talks have rattled financial markets. In August 2011, a fight over raising the government's borrowing limit ended with the country losing its top credit rating and panicked investors fleeing for safety. Worries that lawmakers would fail to avoid budget cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" were blamed for the stock market's swoon last fall.

There's little agreement about what will happen this time, except that it won't be nearly as bad. Some think that investors have seen enough budget brawls that they won't be fazed by another one.

"People are pretty much sick of hearing about this," says Joseph Tanious, the global market strategist at JPMorgan Funds.

The S&P 500 is already off to its best start in decades, after climbing 6 percent this year. Kleintop, however, says the buoyant mood is unlikely to last. If more companies keep warning of slower earnings in the coming weeks, the pile-up of worries could unnerve investors. Without another last-minute deal between Congress and the White House to avoid the budget cuts, the stock market's gains could be erased as early as March, Kleintop says.

The good news is that even those who believe the ride is about to get bumpy expect it to end well. Unlike previous years, it's hard to find anyone predicting a crash or a replay of 2008. They mainly believe the stock market can't keep up its blistering start. Repeat the S&P 500's surge in January over the rest of 2013 and it works out to an annual gain of 79 percent -- roughly nine times better than the historical average.

For all his skepticism, Kleintop expects the S&P 500 to end the year trading around where it is now. He's drawn up a list of companies he plans to scoop up after the next big drop.

"It will be a buying opportunity," he says. "We'll be ready to step in, because this bull market isn't over."

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