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ssIntro\"\u003E     \u003Cdiv class=\"nextPrevLayer\"\u003E        \u003Cdiv class=\"ssImg\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003E          \u003Cimg alt=\"North koreans cry and scream in a display of mourning for their leader Kim Jong II \" height=\"388\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/korea-mourners_2088888b.jpg\" width=\"620\" \/\u003E          \u003Cdiv class=\"artImageExtras\"\u003E                                         \u003Cdiv class=\"tools imgindex\"\u003EImage\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"index\"\u003E1\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"total\"\u003E5\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"ingCaptionCredit\"\u003E            \u003Cspan class=\"caption\"\u003ENorth Koreans cry and scream in a display of mourning for their leader Kim Jong-iI \u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"credit\"\u003EPhoto: AP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"tools\"\u003E    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class=\"cl\"\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"liveBloggingInfo\"\u003E            \u003Cdiv class=\"loadingImg\"\u003E    This page will automatically update every 90 seconds\u003Cspan class=\"selected\" id=\"liveBloggingOn\"\u003EOn\u003C\/span\u003E    \u003Cspan id=\"liveBloggingOff\"\u003EOff\u003C\/span\u003E   \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\"mainBodyArea\"\u003E \u003Cdiv class=\"firstPar\"\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8964925\/North-Koreas-Dear-Leader-Kim-Jong-il-dies-aged-69.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E    Kim Jong-il, North Korea's 'Dear Leader', dies aged 69 \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8964914\/Kim-Jong-un-poised-to-extend-his-familys-dynasty.html\"\u003EKim    Jong-un annointed 'great successor'\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965153\/Kim-Jong-il-death-sparks-hysterical-outpouring-of-grief-in-North-Korea.html\"\u003EDeath    sparks hysterical outpouring of grief in North Korea\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965783\/Kim-Jong-il-dead-uncertainty-and-instability-in-Korean-peninsula.html\"\u003EKorean    peninsula plunged into diplomatic uncertainty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/obituaries\/politics-obituaries\/8965106\/Kim-Jong-il.html\" id=\"8965106\"\u003EObituary: Kim Jong-il\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"secondPar\"\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"thirdPar\"\u003E  \u003Cstrong\u003E10.20pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Here's a video of the US Secretary of State hoping for    'improved relations' with North Korea.  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fourthPar\"\u003E  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"fifthPar\"\u003E  White House spokesman Jay Carney says that the White House has 'no new    concerns' as a result of the North Korean leader's death and potential    succession by his youngest son Kim Jong Un.  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"body\"\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E9.12pm \u003C\/strong\u003EThe next leader of North Korea inherits a country unable to feed    its people - but bristling with military hardware. Its armed forces are the    fifth-largest in the world - and on per capita basis has the highest    percentage of military personnel of any nation, at one enlisted soldier for    every 25 people. Its arsenal includes:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003Eenough plutonium to build six or seven atomic weapon - although    warheads have not yet been built  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003Eat least 1,000 missiles, including some with a range of 1,800    miles. Three intercontinental Taepodong missiles have been test-launched.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003E2,500-5000 tonnes of chemical weapons, believed to include    anthrax, mustard gas, sarin and phosgene.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003E1.2m conscripted soldiers  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003E3,500 battle tanks, 8,000 artillery pieces, 11,000    anti-aircraft guns and 2,500 rocket launchers  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003Ethree frigates, 92 submarines, 130 hovercraft and hundreds of    smaller craft  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E• \u003C\/strong\u003E80 bombers, 540 fighters, 580 transport helicopters, 24 combat    helicopters and at least one unmanned drone.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"304\" name=\"korea-women-2\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01736\/korea-women-2_1736535c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Csup\u003EFemale North Korean soldiers during a huge parade to mark the 65th    anniversary of the regime. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/picturegalleries\/worldnews\/8056011\/Kim-Jong-Il-and-Kim-Jong-Un-at-military-parade-in-North-Korea-for-65th-anniversary-of-Workers-Party.html?image=10\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESee    more pictures in our gallery from the day.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.45pm \u003C\/strong\u003EA joke circulating Twitter this morning, following the deaths of    the Czech democrat Havel, writer Christopher Hitchens and dictator Kim    Jong-il:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter: Joshua Treviño - I'd like to think God let Havel and Hitchens pick the third.\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe late Hitchens, as it happens, visited North Korea, and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/fighting_words\/2010\/02\/a_nation_of_racist_dwarfs.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Econcluded    the regime was not Communist - just racist\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E One evening, as we tried to dine on some gristly bits of duck, my minder    mentioned yet another reason why the day should not long be postponed when    the whole peninsula was united under the beaming rule of the Dear Leader.    The people of South Korea, he pointed out, were becoming mongrelized. They    wedded foreigners—even black American soldiers, or so he'd heard to his    evident disgust—and were losing their purity and distinction. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.14pm \u003C\/strong\u003EThe US has called on North Korea to meet its obligations to end    its nuclear programme.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"We hope that the new North Korean leadership will take the steps    necessary to support peace, prosperity and a better future for the North    Korean people including ... acting on its commitments to denuclearization,\"    said White House spokesman Jay Carney.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.56pm \u003C\/strong\u003ESenator John McCain, the former Republican candidate for    president, has offered his thoughts on the death of Kim Jong-il. The Vietnam    veteran said:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EI can only express satisfaction that the Dear Leader is joining the likes    of Gaddafi, Bin Laden, Hitler, and Stalin in a warm corner of hell.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.51pm US secretary of state Hillary Clinton \u003C\/strong\u003Eis holding a press    conference with the Japanese foreign minister.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nShe said:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EWe both share a common interesting a peaceful and stable transition in NK.    We have been in close touch with our partners in six-party talks today.    President Obama and President Lee spoke last night. I spoke to Foreign    Minister Kim this morning. We are reaching out to Beijing and Moscow and    closely co-ordinating with our Japanese friends. We reiterate our hope for    improved relations with the people of North Korea and remain deeply    concerned about their well-being.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt was expected the US would make a substantial food donation to North Korea    in return for the country suspending its nuclear programme, ending the    deadlock and restarting six-party talks on the country's nuclear future. A    power-struggle could put that back on ice.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.25pm \u003C\/strong\u003EFrom the Telegraph archives:\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003ENorth Korea's palaces,    elite-only waterparks, mass graves and gulags have been plotted by a team of    amateur intelligence analysts \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/5413447\/Leaders-live-in-luxury-while-North-Koreans-starve-to-pay-for-nuclear-bomb.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eusing    Google Earth imagining, photographs and eye-witness reports.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124295017403345489.html#project%3DNKGOOGLE0509%26articleTabs%3Darticle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E    \u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"287\" name=\"nkorea_pool\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01413\/nkorea_pool_1413562c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003ETheir website identifies Kim Jong Il's manicured residence in an area    reserved for North Korea's ruling elite. The pool's glittering blue water    contrasts sharply with the parched landscape of much of North Korea, where    droughts and famines have led to an estimated two million deaths in recent    years. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EBy mapping the way the country's infrastructure is laid out, Mr Melvin also    has been able to reveal the way Mr. Kim has favoured loyalists and punished    others. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\"We can tell by looking at the elite compounds that they have better    sources of power and nicer roads leading to them,\" Mr Melvin told The    Sunday Telegraph. \"Some towns have no power supply at all.\"\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.21pm \u003C\/strong\u003EA man carries a bouquet to the North Korean embassy in Ealing,    West London.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"287\" name=\"north-korea-embassy-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/north-korea-embass_2088858c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEarlier today two members of staff left the embassy to raise the North Korean    flag. They ignored suggestions from members of the press to put the banner    at half-mast.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.01pm \u003C\/strong\u003EThe UN has marked the death of Kim Jong-il by condemning the    human rights abuses perpetrated by his regime.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe 193-member Assembly urged North Korea \"to immediately put an end to the    systematic, widespread and grave violations.\"  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNorth Korea rejected the resolution, insisting there have been no such rights    violations.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe annual condemnation of North Korea was passed by the General Assembly by    123 votes to 16, with 51 abstentions. China was among the countries to    oppose the resolution.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"336\" name=\"kim4\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02089\/kim4_2089115c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Csup\u003EStep in time: women soldiers during celebrations for the 60th anniversary    of the founding of Workers' Party North Korea, September 2008 \u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5.48pm \u003C\/strong\u003ESome more footage of grief-stricken North Koreans learning of    the death of Kim Jong-il.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHandily, a television crew was on hand at the moment news of his death was    announced on state television.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5.35pm \u003C\/strong\u003EUS Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called for a \"prudent\"    approach to North Korea following the death of Kim Jong-il, a Pentagon    spokesman said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn a phone conversation with his South Korean counterpart, Panetta and Defense    Minister Kim Kwan-Jin \"agreed that it is critical to remain prudent    with respect to all matters related our security posture there and pledged    to keep one another informed in the coming days\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5.29pm Ban Ki-moon\u003C\/strong\u003E, the leader of the \u003Cstrong\u003EUN\u003C\/strong\u003E and the former foreign    secretary of South Korea has pledged to increase UN help for the DPRK after    the death of Kim Jong-il. The UN has been desperately trying to raise    international funds to support the people of North Korea amid a new food    crisis - but less than 20pc of the $218m sought has been raised.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"The secretary general reaffirms his commitment to peace and security on    the Korean peninsula. The United Nations system will continue to help the    people of the DPRK (North Korea),\" said spokesman Farhan Haq.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBan, a former foreign minister for the North's arch-rival South Korea,    extended his \"sympathy\" to the people of North Korea \"at this    time of their national mourning.\"  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5.03pm \u003C\/strong\u003EA fantastic piece of film-making by Newsnight's Sue    Lloyd-Roberts, who visited North Korea to expose the chasm between the    regime's rhetoric and the dreary reality of life in the People's Republic.    She drove her state minders to the brink as she attempted to film the secret    private markets on which the populace depend to survive. The film won an    Emmy.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E We were beginning to attract hostile attention, so we returned to the official    programme; days spent visiting factories, and evenings at the theatre, where    I sat alongside equally bored-looking generals watching a ballet about the    triumphant building of a hydro-electric dam. I was getting desperate. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nShe notes how the one tractor on a state farm she visits carries an EU    sticker, to the embarrassment of officials in a country which claims to be    self-sufficient but is, in fact, dependent on international aid to avoid    starvation.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"287\" name=\"tractornk\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02089\/tractornk_2089200c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.57pm \u003C\/strong\u003EHere are citizens of Pyongyang in public displays of grief for    Kim Jong-il.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAlice Ross \u003C\/strong\u003Eof the Financial Times tweets:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  Alice Ross - Some seriously weird scenes in Pyongyang. Check out the  guy who starts crying only when he sees the camera. \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aIZ9OsAV\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;http:\/\/t.co\/aIZ9OsAV\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=kimjong\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#kimjong\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA tearful Kim Yong Ho told reporters from AFP that Kim Jong Il had made    people's lives happier. \"That is what he was doing when he died:    working, traveling on a train,\" he said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"How could the heavens be so cruel? Please come back, general. We cannot    believe you're gone,\" Hong Son Ok shouted in an interview with North    Korea's official television, her body shaking wildly.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut a foreigner who teaches at a university in Pyongyang told The Associated    Press that students told about Kim's death from a reported heart attack    looked very serious but didn't show any outward emotion.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"There was a blanket of silence\" over Pyongyang, said the teacher,    who spoke on condition of anonymity because of worries about his security. \"People    were going about their business. Lots of people were lining up to lay    flowers at official portraits. People looked a little stunned and very    serious, but composed and respectful.\"  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.40pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Pentagon\u003C\/strong\u003E is monitoring events on North Korea, but    says Pyongyang's military has taken no provocative steps so far.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe test firing Monday of two short-range missiles by North Korea was \"a    regularly scheduled launch\" and there was no indication it was linked    to the death of the North Korean leader, the officer said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.19pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/blogs\/mens-fashion\/kim-jong-il-fashion-icon-121911\"\u003EEsquire\u003C\/a\u003E    magazine has written a fitting tribute to Kim Jong-il's fashion.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E With his monochrome suits, all oversized and boxy, and his eye for Cuban boots    and avant-garde eyewear, Kim Jong Il has always had a bit of a Prada thing    going on, right? Perhaps it's no surprise that he was, reportedly, quite the    fashion icon — according to his state-run websites, at least. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"287\" name=\"kim\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02089\/kim_2089162c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Csup\u003ESmart-casual: Kim Jong-Il in his favourite anorak and grey slacks\u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.11pm\u003C\/strong\u003E First The Only Way Is Essex, now it's the turn of another    reality show, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/republicans\/\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERepublican\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Cstrong\u003EPresidential Candidates\u003C\/strong\u003E, to wade in.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMitt Romney\u003C\/strong\u003E, the sometimes frontrunner, said that Kim Jong-il \"was    a ruthless tyrant who lived a life of luxury while the North Korean people    starved.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJon Huntsman\u003C\/strong\u003E, another candidate (just about the only person in the race    to have never been frontrunner), but the former Ambassador to China, so he    knows the region well, said Kim was a \"conscienceless tyrant... His    death closes a tragic chapter for the people of North Korea and offers them    the best opportunity to get on a path towards a more free and open society    and political reform.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERick Perry\u003C\/strong\u003E said Kim Jong-il's son, \u003Cstrong\u003EKim Jong-un\u003C\/strong\u003E was an \"unknown    quantity, and may not be able to mantain power\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.03pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EHugo Chavez\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Venezuelan leader, has become the latest    leader to offer his \"most sincere sympathies\", calling Kim Jong-il    a \"comrade\", and expressing his \"confidence in the ability of    Koreans to conduct their own future to prosperity and peace.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E3.46pm\u003C\/strong\u003E As Hillary Clinton avoids talking about North Korea, a reminder    that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/5972026\/Bill-Clinton-meets-North-Korean-leader-Kim-Jong-il-in-mission-to-rescue-US-reporters.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eher    husband Bill met Kim Jong-il relatively recently\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E - August 2009 -    when he negotiated the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee from North Korea:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  sarcastic_f - \u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/r3W4t7xh\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;http:\/\/t.co\/r3W4t7xh\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; Fun photo of Kim Jong  Il and Bill Clinton, who negotiated the release of Laura Ling \u0026amp;amp;  Euna Lee from North Korea\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"296\" name=\"korea-clinton\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01456\/korea-clinton_1456502c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003EFormer US president Bill Clinton and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il    pose for a picture in Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korean    official news agency KCNA (2009)\u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E3.40pm Aidan Foster-Carter\u003C\/strong\u003E, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in    Sociology and Modern Korea, Leeds University, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8966048\/Kim-Jong-Il-dead-Apocalypse-now-or-a-new-dawn.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewrites    for the Telegraph\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E that \"The sudden death of Kim Jong-il changes    North Korea, in Donald Rumsfeld's useful phrase, from a known unknown to an    unknown unknown.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Anything is now possible. The range of possible scenarios runs from benign to    apocalyptic. The world wants North Korea to come in from the cold and    embrace peace and reform. That seems unlikely, alas. The Kim regime is    heavily invested in an avowed military-first policy, and in continuity –    despite marching down a cul-de-sac. The mighty Korean People's Army (KPA),    whose clout grew under Kim Jong-il, has much to lose from any outbreak of    peace. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Video\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/video_1817834a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E3.15pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ETelegraph TV\u003C\/strong\u003E now has some video of \u003Cstrong\u003EHague's press    conference\u003C\/strong\u003E in which he said he hoped the death of Kim could provide an    opportunity for change on the Korean Peninsula, but said it would be \"difficult    to be optimistic about North Korea\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E3.08pm\u003C\/strong\u003E North Korea were originally dubbed part of the '\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axis_of_evil\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAxis    of Evil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E' by George W Bush. Their 'Axis' bedfellow, Iran, has now    sent their condolences. Speaker Ali Larijani said he grieved the loss of the    leader of the \"friendly nation\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E I was much saddened when I was informed of the passing of Mr Kim Jong-Il,    great leader of the friendly nation, the Democratic People's Republic of    North Korea \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EOn behalf of myself and my colleagues in parliament... I would like to    express my sympathy to your government and nation and offer my condolences    to you and his family.\"\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNice to know who your friends are. Two of three 'Axis of Evil' leaders are now    dead by the way - Saddam and Kim.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2.44pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EAlexander von Rosenbach\u003C\/strong\u003E, Senior Analyst, Armed Forces, at    IHS Jane's, an intelligence consultancy, says that both the North and South    Korean militaries will be on high alert, especially along the \u003Cstrong\u003EDemilitarised    Zone (DMZ)\u003C\/strong\u003E, which separates the two countries.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E In the event of conflict sparking, North Korea would rely on numerical    advantage in hopes over overwhelming the South. North Korea's equipment is    old and it is unlikely that it is all in useable condition. Nevertheless,    there is reason to fear its force of up to 13,500 artillery pieces, all of    which are pointed across the border and protected from counter-attack.    Additionally, the South Korean army is half the size of North Korea's    million-man army, whose soldiers would be determined fighters despite being    poorly trained and equipped. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe North also possesses three times as many submarines, which could be    used to attack South Korean military or commercial shipping in contested    waters or to stealthily deliver North Korean commandos to attack land-based    targets behind the DMZ. On many occasions in the past, North Korea has    proven that what it lacks in modern capability, it makes up for with    creativity. While nuclear capabilities are often on the spotlight, it is    their inventiveness and the sheer size of the military and traditional    capabilities that are the bigger threat. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThus, while the risk of North Korea launching a planned attack on the South    is unlikely, the fact that both forces are anticipating threats could become    a self-fulfilling prophecy, especially if the North's activities and intent    become even more secretive during its leadership transition. However, more    likely is a period of calm as the DPRK's military resolves its new internal    power structures.\"\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2.38pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Herman Van Rompuy, \u003Cstrong\u003Ethe European Union's president\u003C\/strong\u003E, has    called on North Korea's new leadership to preserve peace in the peninsula.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2.35pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Meanwhile, The Korean won has fallen to a two-month low against    the dollar and the pound as a result of the uncertainty spreading through    the region (it has nothing to do with The Only Way Is Essex so I believe).    Richard Driver, an analyst at Caxton FX, sums up:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E The approach that youngest son Kim Jong-un takes on foreign policy is the most    immediate concern because the truth is, we know nothing about this character    and how he will respond to his newfound power. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2.33pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Only Way Is Essex\u003C\/strong\u003E is everywhere these days - the    reality show has even managed to crowbar its way into Kim Jong-il coverage.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/search\/jessica%20wright\"\u003EJessica Wright\u003C\/a\u003E,    one of the show's stars - not known for her diplomatic commentary I hasten    to add - caused a stir on Twitter this morning by saying Kim should \"rest    in peace\". Her gaffe came after an appearance on Sky's \u003Ci\u003ESunrise \u003C\/i\u003Ebreakfast    show was scrapped to make room for coverage of Kim. She has since admitted    she didn't know who he was according to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.co.uk\/showbiz\/s143\/the-only-way-is-essex\/news\/a356638\/the-only-way-is-essex-jessica-wright-makes-kim-jong-il-gaffe.html\"\u003EDigital    Spy\u003C\/a\u003E, and unfortunately has deleted the Tweet so I can't show you it. She    has admitted her mistake though. Not before a Twitter backlash took place    however.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2.30pm:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EWilliam Hague\u003C\/strong\u003E, holding a press conference with his    German counterpart \u003Cstrong\u003EGuido Westerwelle\u003C\/strong\u003E, said he thought it would be \"difficult\"    to be hopeful about any improvement in the country. Mr Westerwellve said he    hoped his death would prove a \"window of opportunity for the people of    North Korea.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2.25pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Human RIghts Watch have said that governments should mark Kim's    death with a clear demand that the new leader should \"choose a path of    reforming the country's abysmal human rights situation\". Kenneth Roth,    executive director of Human Rights Watch said:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Kim Jong-Il will be remembered as the brutal overseer of massive and    systematic oppression that included a willingness to let his people starve. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWhen he assumes leadership, Kim Jong-Un should break with the past and put    the human rights of North Koreans first, not last.... \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ENorth Korea under Kim Jong-Il has been a human rights hell on earth. Kim    Jong-Il ruled through fear generated by systematic and pervasive human    rights abuses including arbitrary executions, torture, forced labor and    strict limits on freedom of speech and association.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E2.15pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Ed West, via his Telegraph blog, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/edwest\/100125025\/north-koreans-mourn-their-dear-leader-who-will-crush-our-spirits-and-destroy-our-will-to-live-now\/\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Epoints    out that Kim Jong-il joins an illustrious group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E - the '69 club'. Kim    joins Saddam Hussein and Col Gaddafi as another dictator to have snuffed it    aged 69.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe also points out that Kim joins Osama Bin Laden and Gaddafi \"at the end    of what must be the busiest year for Hell's border authorities since 1945\". \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E1.59pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Catholic Church in South Korea\u003C\/strong\u003E has said it hopes the    death of Kim Jong-il could increase the prospects of an eventual    reunification on the peninsula. It has reiterated the oft-repeated line    today that they hope it could be a \"turning point\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E1.44pm\u003C\/strong\u003E The Telegraph's Deputy Blogs Editor \u003Cstrong\u003EWill Heaven\u003C\/strong\u003E has found    a video in which an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/willheaven\/100125070\/occupy-wall-street-protester-defends-kim-jong-ils-north-korea\/?utm_source=dlvr.it\u0026amp;utm_medium=twitter\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOccupy    Wall Street protester has defended the North Korean regime\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E...  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E1.23pm\u003C\/strong\u003E As the US wakes up, the \u003Cstrong\u003EState Department\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/StateDept\/status\/148755574719389696\"\u003Etweets\u003C\/a\u003E    that Barack Obama has talked with his South Korean counterpart Lee    Myung-bak:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  StateDept - President Obama reaffirmed U.S. commitment to stability of  Korean Peninsula and to security of South \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=Korea\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#Korea\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;. \u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mRtrXAA4\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;http:\/\/t.co\/mRtrXAA4\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=DPRK\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#DPRK\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=ROK\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#ROK\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E1.15pm\u003C\/strong\u003E The AFP news agency has done a useful Question \u0026amp; Answer    piece - one question that caught the eye in particular is \u003Cstrong\u003Ewhat will    happen now?\u003C\/strong\u003E They say that Kim's body will lie in state in \u003Cstrong\u003EKumsusan    palace\u003C\/strong\u003E where the embalmed body of his father - Kim Il-Sung, the founder    and \"eternal leader\" of North Korea who died in 1994 - is on    display.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter Kim's funeral on December 28, thoughts will turn to the succession but    there are few details as to how it will be carried out. Kim Jong-Un's status    as heir apparent was only made clear in September 2010.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEven Kim Jong-Il, who was openly groomed for the leadership and designated as    successor some 14 years before his own father died, did not formally take    over the leadership of the ruling party for three years afterwards.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E12.55pm\u003C\/strong\u003E More on North Korea test-firing a \u003Cstrong\u003Eshort-range missile\u003C\/strong\u003E    off its east coast - South Korea's Yonhap news agency is quoting an unnamed    government official as saying the missile launch was unrelated to the    announcement that Kim had died.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe missile is believed to have a range of about 72 miles, he said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E12.45pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Amid the bizarre images of the day, here is the \u003Cstrong\u003ESouth Korean\u003C\/strong\u003E    cabinet holding an emergency meeting. They appear to be wearing yellow    boiler suits. The South Korean president ordereded all government employees    to be on emergency alert, a measure that would restrict their unauthorised    leaves and put them on standby. Presumably that is where these dashing suits    come in?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"287\" name=\"soutgh-korea\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/soutgh-korea_2088760c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003ESouth Korean President Lee Myung-Bak presides over an emergency Cabinet    meeting in Seoul\u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E12.25pm Con Coughlin\u003C\/strong\u003E, The Telegraph's executive foreign editor, writes    that Kim Jong-il's death \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/concoughlin\/100125024\/kim-jong-ils-death-will-destabilise-an-already-unstable-and-nuclear-armed-north-korea\/\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewill    destabilise an already unstable and nuclear-armed\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E North Korea.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"60\" name=\"ConCoughlin_60\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01803\/ConCoughlin_60_1803685a.jpg\" width=\"60\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EAs is often the case in totalitarian states with no meaningful contact with    the outside world, we can expect the authorities in Pyongyang to be gripped    bv intense paranoia as they attempt a seamless transition of power. Any    false move by one of North Korea's many perceived enemies could have the    regime reaching for the panic button, which is never a reassuring thought    when you are dealing with an inherently unstable country that also happens    to be armed with nuclear weapons.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E12.22pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Burma, who are in the midst of their own political transition    right now, but aren't exactly bastions of democracy, has said they believe \"things    can change\" in North Korea after Kim's death.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Myanmar will convey its condolences over the demise of North Korean leader Kim    Jong-Il. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWe do not know much about his successor, his son. But we think things can    change in his term, especially their economic policy.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Video\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/video_1817834a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E12.20pm\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ETelegraph TV\u003C\/strong\u003E has a video on the life and times of Kim    Jong-il:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E12.17pm\u003C\/strong\u003E Professor Steve Tsang, director of the China Policy Institute    at the University of Nottingham, who specialises in East Asian political and    security issues.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E The death of Kim Jong-il represents a real opportunity for the United States    to seize the initiative to secure long-term stability on the Korean    Peninsula. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EAt present, as the North Korean leadership debates internally over which    direction the country will take, the reclusive state has two options:    maintain the status quo or embrace the Chinese model of economic reform. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe US must ensure Pyongyang has a third option to consider: that the US    and South Korea will provide support and subsidies to help North Korea    develop and modernise in return for the abandonment of its nuclear weapons    programme.”\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.54am\u003C\/strong\u003E It is worth noting that rumours about Kim Jong-il's health have    persisted for years. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.foreignpolicy.com\/posts\/2008\/11\/07\/friday_photo_kim_jong_il_photoshop_fakery\"\u003EThe    Times reported back in 2008 that an image of Mr Kim\u003C\/a\u003E, posing with the    North Korean army, was a fake. In the photo, the shadow cast by his calves    ran a different direction from that of the soldiers on either side of him,    while a black line running along the strand on which the soldiers were    position disappeared when it got to Kim.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"287\" name=\"Kim-Jong-Il-korea\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/Kim-Jong-Il-korea_2088677c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003EQuestions have been asked as to whether Kim Jong-il has been    photoshopped into this photograph of a parade of troops \u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  Sam Robinson - I wonder whether they're still going to photoshop Kim  Jong-Il into strange locations now he's dead?\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.40am\u003C\/strong\u003E The Telegraph's \u003Cstrong\u003ERichard Alleyne\u003C\/strong\u003E, who is camped outside \u003Cstrong\u003ENorth    Korea's London embassy\u003C\/strong\u003E, in Ealing, says not too much activity outside,    but South Korean television have apparently got very excited a man who    brought flowers. They think he looks like the late leader and are checking    to see if he is a relative. As far the emabssy itself goes, Richard writes:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"60\" name=\"Alleyne_60\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01757\/Alleyne_60_1757330a.jpg\" width=\"60\" \/\u003E All quiet at the People's republic of north acton. Only one mourner all    morning and no one is answering the door. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe embassy is an Edwardian house along an ordinary suburban street in west    London. The only evidence that it is an embassy is a plaque on the door and    a wood carving of a hydro electric plant. Black Mercedes are parked in the    drive and in the back garden there is a basketball hoop. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"287\" name=\"north-korea-embassy--3\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/north-korea-embass_2088855c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003EThe North Korea Embassy in West London \u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.36am\u003C\/strong\u003E Korean Central News Agency says \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kcna.kp\/goHome.do?lang=eng\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ea    National Funeral Committee has been formed\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Kim Jong-un,    unsurprisingly, is at the top of the list. His funeral, by the way, is due    to take place on \u003Cstrong\u003EDecember 28\u003C\/strong\u003E.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.27am\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EBreaking on Reuters\u003C\/strong\u003E: North Korea test fired a    short-range missile this morning. Most likely to let the world know that    things are not going to change.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.23am\u003C\/strong\u003E More on Team America trending worldwide - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965325\/Kim-Jong-il-Team-America-film-references-trend-on-Twitter-in-wake-of-death.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAndrew    Hough has had a look at the 2004 film\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, which grossed more than $50    million (£32 million).  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"60\" name=\"Hough_60\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01779\/Hough_60_1779714a.jpg\" width=\"60\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EIt depicts Jong-il as an evil dictator attempting to conquer the world    while openly mocking his limited English. He was featured as a singing    dictator who was lonely – or “ronrey” – while living in his large opulent    palace. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EStone, 40, and Parker, 42, also wrote the screenplay and supplied voices of    many of the characters to the cult movie. Parker voiced Kim’s voice. Neither    have commented about the death.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.17am\u003C\/strong\u003E Another question raised by Kim's death is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965464\/Kim-Jong-il-dead-North-Koreas-nuclear-weapon-stockpile.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewhat    happens to the country's nuclear weapons stockpile\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe    Telegraph's Damien McElroy\u003C\/strong\u003E writes:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"60\" name=\"McElroy_60\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01768\/McElroy_60_1768764a.jpg\" width=\"60\" \/\u003E What is sure is that the country presents a greater proliferation danger than    any other on the planet. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ENorth Korea was the key source of the material sold by Abdul Qadeer Khan to    Iran, Libya and Syria. It is believed to be continuing its assistance to    Iran. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EAn explosion at a military facility in Iran 10 days ago was reported to    have killed several North Korean engineers.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.15am\u003C\/strong\u003E Former Japanese prime minister \u003Cstrong\u003EJunichiro Koizumi\u003C\/strong\u003E, one of    the few \"developed-nation\" leaders ever to have had direct talks    with Kim, said he was a \"straight talker\". Mr Koizumi visited Kim    in 2002 and 2004. He said his death was \"unfortunate\" and might    represent a lost opportunity to reintegrate Pyongyang with the outside    world.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E What I remember from the talks is that, rather than the dark image that one    might have of a dictator, he was very upbeat and directly spoke his mind. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EIt's unfortunate because I wished the path toward normalised relations    (between Japan and North Korea) would have been paved while General    Secretary Kim was still well, after having resolved the abduction, nuclear    and missile problems.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.13am\u003C\/strong\u003E The German government has said the death of Kim offers a \"chance\"    for positive change, much like Britain and France before them.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E This is of course a chance for things to change there but our expectations    remain the same: that North Korea gives up its nuclear programme, that the    catastrophic social situation of its own people improves and that it    declares itself ready to open up in the political and economic spheres.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E11.10am\u003C\/strong\u003E Some more on Kim's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965150\/Kim-Jong-ils-greatest-achievements.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Egreatest    'achievements'\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E from The Telegraph's Julian Ryall. Clearly destined    for greatness from an early age - he was learning to walk aged three weeks.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E At junior high school in Pyongyang, he corrected and chastised his teachers    for incorrectly interpreting history with images of teachers bowed before    the future leader of the nation – already a little on the paunchy side. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EMoving on to higher education, he found time to write 1,500 books during    his three years at Kim Il-sung University, from where he graduated in 1964,    and penned six full operas in two years – \"all of which are    better than any in the history of music,\" his biography gushes. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ETurning his hand to major architectural feats, he designed the Tower of the    Juche Idea, a 170-metre-tall monolith on the east bank of the Taedong River    in Pyongyang that is topped by a glowing red flame.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.55\u003C\/strong\u003E Tim Shipman, The Daily Mail's Deputy Political Editor, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/ShippersUnbound\/status\/148715304070029313\"\u003ETweets\u003C\/a\u003E    about one of Kim's more outlandish habits:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  Tim Shipman (Mail) - Kim Jong-Il wasn't all bad. He sank $700K of  cognac each year. In a country where ave income was $900. Ok, he was  bad. \u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kJqIMyE1\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;http:\/\/t.co\/kJqIMyE1\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.54am\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EMike Chinoy\u003C\/strong\u003E, a former CNN Correspondent, with 15 visits    to North Korea, and the author of 'Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North    Korean Nuclear Crisis, has spoken about the short-term consequences of Kim's    death:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E In the short run, the system is going to continue more or less as-is… The    deeper questions come over the long term, in the sense that Kim Jong-un is    very young, he’s still quite inexperienced, not very much is known about    him, and so there are lots of questions about what he’s going to do. Will he    be able to consolidate his power, will he be essentially a figurehead?\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.50am\u003C\/strong\u003E It is worth remembering, that amid all the jokes, Team America    references and bizarre facts, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965041\/North-Korea-country-factfile-by-numbers.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ean    estimated two million people have died since the 1990s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E due to food    shortages triggered by economic mismanagement and natural disasters.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAn estimated one-third of all children in North Korea are stunted by    malnutrition caused by ongoing food shortages, according to the UN    children's fund. Guido Fawkes \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/order-order.com\/2011\/12\/19\/kim-gone-evil\/?utm_source=feedburner\u0026amp;utm_medium=feed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+guidofawkes+%28Guy+Fawkes%27+blog+of+parliamentary+plots%2C+rumours+and+conspiracy%29\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehas    posted a very powerful picture\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E on his blog.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"331\" name=\"2003-farm\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/2003-farm_2088716c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003E4 June 2003: Kim Jong-il inspects a farm run by Korean People's Army    unit 534 in North Korea\u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Video\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/video_1817834a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E10.43am\u003C\/strong\u003E Telegraph TV has picked up local television footage \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965153\/Kim-Jong-Il-death-sparks-hysterical-outpouring-of-grief-in-North-Korea.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eshowing    North Korean officials apparently overcome with grief\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at the news of    their leader's death.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.39am\u003C\/strong\u003E Julian Ryall has broken down Kim Jong-il's various    relationships over the years. Kim, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965294\/Kim-Jong-ils-relationships-an-unlikely-sex-symbol.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eperhaps    an unlikely sex symbol\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, had long-term relationships with at least    seven women and fathered four children apparently. It all stems from his    stepmother.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe has spoken to \u003Cstrong\u003EToshimitsu Shigemura\u003C\/strong\u003E, a professor at Tokyo's Waseda    University and author of numerous books on the North Korean leadership:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E He had problems with his new mother when he was growing up and that coloured    his relationships with women when he was older... \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EBut we also have to remember that the situation in North Korea is unlike    anywhere else in the modern world. This is a dynasty with a king at the top;    he could do exactly what he wanted.\"\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.28am\u003C\/strong\u003E If ever there was a picture to highlight the difference between    both Koreas, then surely this is it - \u003Cstrong\u003Esatellite picture\u003C\/strong\u003E at night.    Note how one side is lit up, the other... is not.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"287\" name=\"korea-satellite\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/korea-satellite_2088619c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003EA satellite image of the Korean peninsula illustrated with the outline    of North Korea \u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.20am\u003C\/strong\u003E Konstantin Pulikovskiy, \u003Cstrong\u003Ethe Kremlin's former special    representative in the far East\u003C\/strong\u003E, has spoken about when he met Kim    Jong-il, both pre- and post-stroke. For his money, he does not see any    regime change on the horizon:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E I saw Kim Jong-il before his stroke, I was travelling with him, and at the    time he did not have any health problems. I saw him after the stroke and it    was like night and day. I think that the main reason for his death was    precisely the consequences of his stroke... \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EIt seems that there will not be any upheaval in North Korea in the short    term. Kim Jong-il managed to do everything to preserve his regime by    appointing his son as his heir.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E10.18am\u003C\/strong\u003E France has become the latest country to react to Kim Jong-il's    death. Alain Juppe, the French foreign minister, has echoed William Hague's    sentiment:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E We are very watchful of the consequences of this succession, hoping that one    day the people of North Korea will be able to find freedom.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"PICTURES\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/camera_1817840a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E10.13am\u003C\/strong\u003E Telegraph Pictures \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/picturegalleries\/worldnews\/8965228\/North-Korea-mourns-the-death-of-Dear-Leader-Kim-Jong-il.html?image=1\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehas    compiled a picture gallery of how North Korea is coping with the death\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E    of the 'Dear Leader'. It starts with the newreader, wearing black breaking    down in tears. Street reaction is not much better.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"287\" name=\"korea-mourn-5\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/korea-mourn-5_2088558c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003EPyongyang residents mourn the death of leader Kim Jong-il \u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E9.44am \u003C\/strong\u003EThe Telegraph's Obituaries team \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/obituaries\/politics-obituaries\/8965106\/Kim-Jong-Il.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehave    compiled a fascinating read about the Dear Leader\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. On the one hand,    he was a spoiled playboy, with a passion for Rambo and Daffy Duck videos,    but on the other, he developed an all-pervasive personality cult, shielded    the whole country from the rest of the world, and held on to power for    nearly five decades:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Kim il Sung had maintained his grip on power through \"Juche\" – a    philosophy based on an eccentric blend of Stalinist repression, an    all-pervasive personality cult, total isolation from the outside world and    paranoid hostility towards South Korea and its capitalist allies. Over    nearly five decades in power he had reduced his country to a destitute    fortress-state with a standing army of 1.2 million out of a population of    some 20 million. The combination of barbarism, isolation and eccentricity    was an Orwellian nightmare beside which Enver Hoxha's Albania seemed a    bastion of liberal enlightenment.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Video\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/video_1817834a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E9.40am\u003C\/strong\u003E Telegraph TV has more video on hysterical grieving in North    Korea. It begs the question, how do you react when your 'god' dies?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E9.22am Aiden Foster-Carter\u003C\/strong\u003E, a British expert on North Korea, has spoken    about Kim Jong-un, the 'great successor', and his complete lack of    experience.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Kim Jong-un is completely untried, indeed he has been plunged into this, with    only two years to prepare. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ESo far we have no reason to think he has the abilities to exercise power in    his own right. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe military make look at this callow youth and say ok we can use him as a    figurehead or it may go the other way and we get a full military regime, a    ruling council. The party had rather atrophied under Kim Jong-il until it    came together to back Kim Jong-un for the leadership. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThere may be some rivalries there that would help him. So it's a question    of whether he will go with the grain or decide to be bold and open up to the    international community.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E9.14am\u003C\/strong\u003E Kim Jong-il is predictably trending on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E.    At the moment, the UK's top 10 trends include: \"Kim Jong\", \"Team    America\", \"North Korea\" and \"Dear Leader\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nKate Forbes, from BBC news writes:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  Kate Forbes - Sly are using Team America footage of Kim Jong intercut  with starving children in North Korea. It's strangely rather  powerful\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E9.10am\u003C\/strong\u003E The lineage of North Korea's first family is convoluted and    confused, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965123\/Kim-Jong-il-dead-family-tree.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewith    siblings rising and falling in favour with the politics of the day\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cstrong\u003EThe    Telegraph's Julian Ryall\u003C\/strong\u003E breaks down Kim Jong-il's nearest and dearest.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Kim Jong-il reportedly began an affair with actress Song Hye-rim in 1968 who    gave birth three years later to Kim Jong-nam - which was kept secret from    Kim Jong-Il until 1975. After learning of his son, Kim Jong-il began to    groom him for a future leadership role - although that came to an abrupt end    in May 2001 when he was arrested trying to enter Japan on a forged Dominican    Republic passport with two women and a boy aged 4. He told Japanese polce    that he wanted to visit Disneyland and there are reports that he was a    frequent visitor to the red light districts of Tokyo. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EUsing the Chinese alias Pang Xiong, which can be read as \"fat bear,\"    Kim Jong-nam's arrest was humiliating for his father, who was forced to    cancel a state visit to China. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EKim Jong-Nam reportedly has two wives, at least one mistress and several    children and continues to live in exile in Macau. His son, Han-sol, is    believed to have been born in 1995 to his second wife, Lee Hye-Kyong, and    recently enrolled at the United World College in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzogovina. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EKim Jong-Il's next companion was Ko Young-hee, who was a dancer born in    Osaka in 1953 and the mother of Kim Jong-chul, a member of the central    committee of the party, a daughter, Kim Sul-song, and Kim Jong-un, who has    been given the task of continuing the family regime.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E9.04am\u003C\/strong\u003E For those of you who might not remember what I was talking about    regarding \u003Cstrong\u003ETeam America\u003C\/strong\u003E (8.10am), please watch this musical    masterpiece. Say what you like about South Park's creators Trey Parker and    Matt Stone, but they know how to create a catchy tune - Mormons can testify.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.42am\u003C\/strong\u003E Benedict Brogan, \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Daily Telegraph's Deputy Editor\u003C\/strong\u003E,    comments that Kim Jong-il's death adds a \"whole new element of    instability to our already shaky world\" in his \u003Cstrong\u003EMorning briefing\u003C\/strong\u003E.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"70\" name=\"ben-brogan-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01388\/ben-brogan-thumb_1388929a.jpg\" width=\"60\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EWhen Kim Jong-il, the North Korean dictator, was born, “a bright star lit    up the sky, the seasons spontaneously changed from winter to spring, and    rainbows appeared” (according to the North Korean Communist Party). \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ESo far, his death early this morning hasn’t produced any of that, but it    does add a whole new element of instability to our already shaky world.    William Hague has issued a carefully worded statement... \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ESouth Korea has put its military on alert, while Kim Jong-un, the    dictator's 28 year old son, has been promoted. The death is likely to    dominate the news agenda.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.37am\u003C\/strong\u003E We will be monitoring North Korea's little-known London embassy    for reaction. While a lot of embassies have the pick of real estate in    Kensington and Knightsbridge, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/5413463\/No-crisis-at-North-Koreas-west-London-outpost.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENorth    Korea's is a little more understated, a former seven-bedroom house built in    the 1920s in Ealing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, West London. Nick Meo from the Sunday    Telegraph, wrote a fascinating piece back in 2009.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"60\" name=\"Meo_60\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01771\/Meo_60_1771079a.jpg\" width=\"60\" \/\u003E  \u003Ci\u003EConverted from a seven-bedroom house built in the 1920s, the embassy is a    far cry from the opulent Mayfair and Kensington mansions that make up most    of London's foreign diplomatic missions. When it first opened in 2003, it    was plunged straight into a bitter planning dispute with Ealing Council,    which objected to its grandiose portico entrance with pillars. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EBut in contrast with Pyongyang's hostile relations with Japan and South    Korea, it maintains a good neighbours policy when it comes to fellow    occupants of Gunnersbury Avenue. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\"The ambassador is a lovely chap, very friendly,\" said a man    living next door. He claimed that people in the neighbourhood were    untroubled by having in their midst the outpost of a nation notorious for    slave labour camps and weapons of mass destruction.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.30am\u003C\/strong\u003E And for those of you wanting a reminder about his father, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965023\/Kim-Jong-il-dead-profile-of-the-Dear-Leader.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elook    no further than Julian Ryall's profile of Kim Jong-il\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Kim was    clearly destined for greatness from an early age. He was apparently talking    at eight weeks old, wrote six operas and once hit a 38-under-par during his    first ever round of golf.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Kim led a privileged life after the war as North Korea made use of its natural    resources and received assistance from Moscow and, later, Beijing while the    United States increased its commitment to the government in South Korea. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe cult of personality that was built up around his father was equally    heaped upon Kim as he was groomed to be the first dynastic successor of a    communist regime.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.28am\u003C\/strong\u003E Kim Jong-un the 'great successor', will be thrown into the    spotlight more than ever before. For those of you who want to know more    about him, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8965021\/Kim-Jong-il-dead-10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-great-successor-Kim-Jong-un.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe    Telegraph's Danielle Demetriou has done a handy guide\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. He has been    dubbed a style guru thanks to his haircut, which has been labelled the \"youth\"    or \"ambition\" cut, and he is apparently a massive Michael Jordan    fan.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8.10am\u003C\/strong\u003E He may have been a dangerous dictator, but to many younger    readers, Kim Jong-il was a widely mocked figure, perhaps best remembered for    his star turn in Team America, by the creators of South Park.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"middle\" height=\"287\" name=\"korea kim-jong-il-team-america-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/korea_kim-jong-il-_2088541c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csub\u003EKim Jong-il in Team America \u003C\/sub\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E8am William Hague\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Foreign Secretary, has released a statement on    Kim Kong-il's death:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E The people of N Korea are in official mourning after the death of Kim Jong Il.    We understand this is a difficult time for them. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThis could be a turning point for North Korea. We hope that their new    leadership will recognise that engagement with the international community    offers the best prospect of improving the lives of ordinary North Korean    people. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWe encourage North Korea to work for peace and security in the region and    take the steps necessary to allow the resumption of the Six Party Talks on    denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\/i\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.57am\u003C\/strong\u003E In the wake of the Dear Leader's death, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bx4iC5Gtzk8\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\"\u003Ethis    video is going somewhat viral on YouTube\u003C\/a\u003E. It has been viewed as of now    142,800+ times. Fact number 10: He once attempted to breet giant rabbits to    alleviate famine in North Korea. Fact number nine - he claimed to have    invented the hamburger... you get the idea.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.40am\u003C\/strong\u003E Telegraph TV has found some video footage of the aforementioned    tearful TV presenter (see 6.55am) announcing Kim Jong-il's death.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe announcer said that the 69-year old had died of physical and mental    over-work on his way to give \"field guidance\".  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"I'm announcing in the most woeful mind that our great leader Kim Jong-il    passed away due to sudden illness on his way to a field guidance on December    17, 2011,\" said the news presenter.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.30am\u003C\/strong\u003E Whilst most of the 24 million North Koreans will be genuinely    distraught by the death of the 'Dear Leader', the end of Kim Jong-il's    tyrannical reign \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8964992\/Kim-Jong-ils-death-increases-uncertainty-across-East-Asia-and-the-West.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehas    increased the chill of uncertainty across the region\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The    Telegraph's Peter Simpson writes:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E Kim's regular war and mind games, which saw on one hand overtures towards    denuclearisation negotiations, and on the other random torpedoing of    submarines and artillery bombardments of the South, regularly put Beijing,    the Korean peninsular and Tokyo on red alert. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EYet the leadership acumen of his hereditary successor Kim Jong-Un, his    20-something youngest son, as \"supreme leader\" and a four-star    general, is today causing equally grave concern among Pyongyang’s neighbours    and in Washington. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWill the young Kim seek to show off to his new and expectant subjects the    same verve and might of his father by launching a symbolic military strike    against the “US imperialist-led” South?\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.25am\u003C\/strong\u003E Little is known about the 'Great Successor' Kim Jong-un, but    al-Jazeera last year posted some footage of his formative years - what is    believed to be a young Kim at school in Switzerland.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.10am\u003C\/strong\u003E China, North Korea's regional neighbour, has become the latest    country to offer its \"deep condolences\" on the death of Kim.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EWe were distressed to learn of the unfortunate passing of the senior-most    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, and we express our grief about this and    extend our condolences to the people of North Korea. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E7.06am\u003C\/strong\u003E Philip J Crowley, the former \u003Cstrong\u003EUS State Department spokesman\u003C\/strong\u003E,    has give some snap analysis for the future of North Korea via Twitter,    putting a dampner who those who think his death might trigger an    Arab-Spring-style sweep of reform:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026lt;noframe\u0026gt;Twitter:  Philip J. Crowley - If \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=NorthKorea\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#NorthKorea\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; were a normal country, the  death of \u0026lt;a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=KimJongIl\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#KimJongIl\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt; might open the door to a \u0026lt;a  href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=PyongyangSpring\"  target=\"_blank\"\u0026gt;#PyongyangSpring\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;. But it is not a normal  country.\u0026lt;\/noframe\u0026gt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.55am\u003C\/strong\u003E Here is a picture of the tearful news reader dressed in black as    she announces the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on North Korean    state television.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"287\" name=\"North-Korea-tv\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/North-Korea-tv_2088521c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.50am\u003C\/strong\u003E Japan has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/japan\/8964935\/Japan-expresses-its-condolences-over-death-of-Kim-Jong-il.html\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eexpressed    its condolences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E over the death of Kim Jong-il. The Telegraph's \u003Cstrong\u003EJulian    Ryall \u003C\/strong\u003Efiles this report:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EThe Japanese government expressed its condolences on Monday over the death    of Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, but simultaneously told officials    to be prepared for potential instability. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\"We express our condolences upon receiving the announcement of the    sudden passing of Kim Jong-Il, the chairman of the National Defence    Committee of North Korea,\" Osamu Fujimura, the chief government    spokesman, said after an emergency meeting of the National Security Council. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\"The Japanese government hopes that this unexpected development will    not have any adverse impact on the peace and stability of the Korean    Peninsula,\" he added. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EYoshihiko Noda, the prime minister, cancelled a speaking engagement on    Monday morning and has instructed government officials to be prepared for    all possible contingencies. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EMonitoring of the situation in North Korea has also been stepped up and    officials have been to stay in close contact with their counterparts in the    United States, South Korea and China. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EKim's death has apparently caught analysts off-guard, with Masashi    Nishihara, president of the Research Institute for Peace and Security,    saying it had been believed that the North Korean leader had been recovering    after a serious illness - believed to have been a stroke - three years ago. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.30am \u003C\/strong\u003EJapan has held a hastily prepared ministerial meeting on    national security. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EWe hope this sudden event does not have an adverse effect on the peace and    stability of the Korean peninsula. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EPrime Minister (Yoshihiko) Noda told members of the security meeting to    strengthen information gathering efforts, work closely and share information    with relevant states including the United States, South Korea and China, and    to prepare for any unexpected circumstances. The government hopes to take    appropriate action as needed.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.25am UPDATED\u003C\/strong\u003E Obama and South Korea's Lee have discussed Kim Jong-Il's    death, White House sources have said. Earlier this morning, a White House    spokesman said the US was \"closely monitoring\" reports that Kim    Jong-il had died.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6.15am \u003C\/strong\u003ENorth Korea has described Kim's youngest son as the \"great    successor\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E6am\u003C\/strong\u003E Here is a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/5428300\/Kim-Jong-un-a-profile-of-North-Koreas-next-leader.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eprofile    of Kim Jong-un \u003C\/a\u003Efrom The Telegraph's \u003Cstrong\u003EMalcolm Moore.\u003C\/strong\u003E Kim Jong-un is    expected to succeed his late father.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003ESuch is the secrecy of North Korea, the Hermit Kingdom, that until he was    20-years-old, no one even knew that Kim Jong-un existed. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe first mention of Kim Jong-il's third, and favourite, son, came in the    memoirs of a Japanese sushi chef who claims he became a drinking companion    of North Korea's \"Dear Leader\". \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EKim Jong-un was born to his father's third wife, Ko Yong-Hi, who reportedly    died of breast cancer in 2004. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe only photograph of the younger Kim, who is likely to succeed his father    imminently, is a grainy black-and-white snapshot taken when he was    11-years-old.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5.50am \u003C\/strong\u003ENorth Korea has urged its 24 million people to rally behind    20-something heir-apparent \u003Cstrong\u003EKim Jong-un\u003C\/strong\u003E as the nation mourned the    death of supreme leader Kim Jong-il.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"327\" name=\"kim-jong-il\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/kim-jong-il_2088514c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csup\u003ENorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il (L) and his son and designated heir Kim    Jong-un \u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5.30am \u003C\/strong\u003EOil slipped has slipped below $93 a barrel in Asia as crude    followed the region's stock markets lower after North Korea announced the    death of leader Kim Jong-il.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBenchmark crude for January delivery was down 78 cents to $92.75 a barrel at    midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile    Exchange. The contract fell 34 cents to settle at $93.53 on Friday.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn London, Brent crude was down 45 cents at $102.90 on the ICE futures    exchange.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"PICTURES\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/camera_1817840a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003E5.15am\u003C\/strong\u003E Here is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/picturegalleries\/worldnews\/5130264\/Kim-Jong-il-the-life-and-times-of-the-leader-of-North-Korea.html\"\u003Ea    gallery of the life and times of Kim Jong-il.\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5am UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon\u003C\/strong\u003E was among world leaders put on    alert Sunday over the death of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il, officials    said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe United Nations has been desperately trying to raise international funds to    provide food for North Korea. It appealed for $218 million dollars this year    but less than 20 percent has been raised.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBan, who is from South Korea, has in turn regularly expressed concern at the    deadlock in international talks on the North's nuclear arms program. He said    last week that the mood on the Korean peninsula was almost \"frozen\". \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUN spokesman Martin Nesirky told AFP:  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" alt=\"Quote\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/quotes_1817837a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EThe secretary general is aware but of the reports but we don't have an    immediate reaction. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.50am\u003C\/strong\u003E South Korea has ordered its military on emergency alert and    increased border air surveillance after North Korea announced the death of    its leader Kim Jong-il, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSeoul also asked its US ally, which stations 28,500 troops in the South, to    step up surveillance by planes and satellites, a JCS spokesman said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo unusual activity had been observed from the North, officials said.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPresident Lee Myung-bak\u003C\/strong\u003E ordered all government officials on emergency    response status, meaning they are restricted from taking leave or    travelling.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe North's state media, in a shock announcement, reported earlier Monday that    the 69-year-old Kim died of a heart attack Saturday while on board a train    during one of his field trips.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg height=\"287\" name=\"North-Korea-tv-2\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/02088\/North-Korea-tv-2_2088520c.jpg\" width=\"460\" \/\u003E  \u003Csup\u003ETV news report the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a Labi    Yamada Denki Co. retailer in Tokyo, Japan AP Photo\/Shuji Kajiyama\u003C\/sup\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.45am\u003C\/strong\u003E Our man in China\u003Cstrong\u003E Peter Simpson \u003C\/strong\u003Efiles this report on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/asia\/northkorea\/8964925\/North-Koreas-Dear-Leader-Kim-Jong-il-dies-aged-69.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe    death of the \"Dear Leader\"\u003C\/a\u003E.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cimg align=\"left\" height=\"40\" name=\"T_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01817\/T_logo_1817836a.gif\" width=\"45\" \/\u003E \u003Ci\u003EThe mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader who ran his nation with an iron    rod was 69. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe state-TV announcer, wearing black and fighting back tears, made the    emotional announcement on state-run television. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EShe said Kim died “of fatigue” while on a train. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EHis youngest son, Kim Jong-un, is likely to be appointed leader to continue    the family dynasty that has administrated a tyrannical government since the    end of the Korean War. \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4.30am\u003C\/strong\u003E North Korea's Kim Jong-il has reportedle died from \"a    massive heart attack\" while travelling on a train in Pyongyang, state    media have said. 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class=\"tweet-url hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23NorthKorea\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"#NorthKorea\"\u003E#NorthKorea\u003C\/a\u003E, Frank Sinatra croons White Christmas over the PA \u003Ca class=\"tweet-url hashtag\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23KimJong\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"#KimJong\"\u003E#KimJong\u003C\/a\u003E-Il             \u003Cem\u003E            \u003Ca class=\"twtr-timestamp\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/DelhiDean\/status\/149001237541560320\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E9 hours ago\u003C\/a\u003E ·            \u003Ca class=\"twtr-reply\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=149001237541560320\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereply\u003C\/a\u003E ·             \u003Ca class=\"twtr-rt\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=149001237541560320\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eretweet\u003C\/a\u003E ·             \u003Ca class=\"twtr-fav\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=149001237541560320\" 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style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-V_AiGiVPRPA\/TsRYSh5w3sI\/AAAAAAAABys\/44LMolzfh_c\/s320\/6a00d8341c630a53ef0162fc62ee7e970d-600wi.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;One season and she's out: Tennis champ Anna Kournikova won't be returning to \"The Biggest Loser.\"\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EKournikova was one of two trainers brought aboard to join Bob Harper  after Jillian Michaels left the show last season. Known for her glamazon  good looks, she struck some as a curious choice. But Kournikova said  she had \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/la-et-anna-kournikova-20110927,0,6692862.story\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eplenty in common\u003C\/a\u003E  with the obese contestants on NBC's reality weight-loss show: Years in  the media spotlight left her struggling with feelings of inadequacy and  insecurity about her looks.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHowever, her tenure got off to a rocky start. This season's theme is  \"Battle for the Ages,\" pitting youth against oldsters. Kournikova ended  up with the senior set, and they have struggled, losing several  weigh-ins and challenges. Moreover, she created conflict with several of  the players -- and made no friends with viewers -- with a  less-than-sympathetic demeanor. (Good-natured Joe, for example, bristled  when Kournikova essentially told him to man up and get over some of his  issues.)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EEach week, during media conference calls with the eliminated players,  contestants sang Kournikova's praises (including Joe, who was  eliminated last week but said he credited Kournikova as being key to his  weight-loss success.) But the Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news  about Kournikova's departure, hinted that Kournikova was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/anna-kournikova-is-biggest-loser-258870\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclashing with folks\u003C\/a\u003E on and off camera.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERepresentatives for the show and for Kournikova were unavailable for  comment. The Hollywood Reporter said Kournikova gave no reason for the  departure beyond wishing everyone well: \"I enjoyed my time on the  Biggest Loser ranch. Although I will not be returning as a full time  trainer on season 13, I will always be a part of The Biggest Loser  family and my commitment to bettering lives through health and fitness  will continue.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/3868404192367490428"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/3868404192367490428"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/anna-kournikova-leaving-biggest-loser.html","title":"Anna Kournikova leaving 'Biggest Loser' after just one season"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-V_AiGiVPRPA\/TsRYSh5w3sI\/AAAAAAAABys\/44LMolzfh_c\/s72-c\/6a00d8341c630a53ef0162fc62ee7e970d-600wi.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-5924402821042443712"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-16T01:40:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-16T01:40:08.878-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pamela Anderson to play Virgin Mary in apparently ironic Christmas special"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ESex-tape veteran and frequent \"Playboy\" Playmate \u003Ca class=\"art\" href=\"http:\/\/tv.msn.com\/celebrities\/celebrity\/pamela-anderson\/\"\u003EPamela Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E is reclaiming her virginity, at   least on Canadian television.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe former \"Baywatch\" babe will play the Virgin Mary -- yes, the chaste   mother of the son of God -- in CTV's \"A Russell Peters Christmas,\" the Canadian   network announced Monday.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBing:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca class=\"art\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Pamela%20Anderson\u0026amp;FORM=BB07LB\u0026amp;PC=BB07\u0026amp;QS=n#\/images\/search?q=Pamela+Anderson\u0026amp;qpvt=Pamela+Anderson\u0026amp;FORM=msnena\" target=\"new\"\u003EBrowse photos of Pamela Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe special, which will be hosted by comedian Russell Peters, will deliver   \"an irreverent twist on the Christmas special, making it unlike anything viewers   have seen before.\"   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo kidding. What, Ron Jeremy wasn't available to play Joseph?   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ETell us on Facebook:\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Ca class=\"art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10150935795510725\u0026amp;set=a.10150210080680725.461638.177271770724\u0026amp;type=1\" target=\"new\"\u003EWhat do you think of Anderson's latest role?\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso joining in for the twisted Yuletide festivities: Michael Buble, Jon   Lovitz and Ted Lange, lovingly known by millions as Isaac the bartender from   \"The Love Boat.\"   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"A Russell Peters Christmas\" will air Dec. 1 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV, assuming   the Christian community doesn't somehow cause a power meltdown with mass   collective outrage.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-faaJDXhQJpo\/TsOEwowvZ2I\/AAAAAAAAByE\/wMy1RoCpaik\/s1600\/pam.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-faaJDXhQJpo\/TsOEwowvZ2I\/AAAAAAAAByE\/wMy1RoCpaik\/s400\/pam.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/5924402821042443712"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/5924402821042443712"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/pamela-anderson-to-play-virgin-mary-in.html","title":"Pamela Anderson to play Virgin Mary in apparently ironic Christmas special"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-faaJDXhQJpo\/TsOEwowvZ2I\/AAAAAAAAByE\/wMy1RoCpaik\/s72-c\/pam.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-2226252106311236878"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-08T16:37:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-08T16:37:05.693-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Penn State Scandal: Joe Paterno Didn't Do Enough To Stop Abuse Says State Police Commissioner"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YLZOtl2aKNU\/TrnK64P9UTI\/AAAAAAAABv8\/VZMQolB6_vA\/s1600\/r-JOE-PATERNO-large570.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"166\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YLZOtl2aKNU\/TrnK64P9UTI\/AAAAAAAABv8\/VZMQolB6_vA\/s400\/r-JOE-PATERNO-large570.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHARRISBURG, Pa. — Time and again, questions about an alleged cover-up  of a sex abuse scandal at Penn State circled back to one name: Joe  Paterno.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EMajor college football's oldest, winningest and perhaps most revered  coach, was engulfed Monday in a growing furor involving former defensive  coordinator and one-time heir apparent Jerry Sandusky, who was indicted  on charges of sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Pennsylvania state police commissioner said Paterno  fulfilled his legal requirement when he relayed to university  administrators that a graduate assistant had seen Sandusky attacking a  young boy in the team's locker room shower in 2002. But the commissioner  also questioned whether Paterno had a moral responsibility to do more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EOn the Happy Valley campus and in the surrounding town of State  College, some were even asking whether the 84-year-old coach should step  down after 46 seasons on the sidelines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETwo Penn State officials, Senior Vice President Gary Schultz and  Athletic Director Tim Curley, surrendered on charges that they failed to  alert police to the complaint about Sandusky.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESchultz and Curley are also charged with lying to the state grand  jury that indicted Sandusky. Both stepped down from their posts Sunday,  Curley taking a temporary leave and Schultz retiring. They appeared  Monday in a Harrisburg courtroom, where a judge set bail at $75,000.  They weren't required to enter pleas.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EPennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly said Paterno is not a  target of the investigation into how the school handled the accusations.  But she refused to say the same for the university president, Graham  Spanier.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"All I can say is again, I'm limited to what's contained in the  presentment, and that this is an ongoing investigation,\" Kelly said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EState police Commissioner Frank Noonan said that although Paterno may  have met his legal requirement to report suspected abuse by Sandusky,  \"somebody has to question about what I would consider the moral  requirements for a human being that knows of sexual things that are  taking place with a child.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"ad_wrapper\" id=\"ad_mid_article\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E                    \u003Cform action=\"\" id=\"qas_dfp_frm\" method=\"get\" name=\"qas_dfp_frm\" target=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/form\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHe  added: \"I think you have the moral responsibility, anyone. Not whether  you're a football coach or a university president or the guy sweeping  the building. I think you have a moral responsibility to call us.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAt a news conference, Noonan and Kelly were peppered with questions  about whether Paterno was given details about what graduate assistant  Mike McQueary – now the team's wide receivers coach – saw on the night  of March 1, 2002.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe grand jury report said McQueary was in the locker room that night  to put away some new sneakers when he heard \"rhythmic, slapping sounds\"  and looked into the showers.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHe reportedly saw a naked boy, about 10 years old, with his hands  against the wall as Sandusky subjected him to anal sex. McQueary left  immediately and first contacted his father before calling Paterno the  next morning and then meeting at Paterno's home.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EExactly what was said during that meeting is unclear from the grand  jury record, which states that Paterno called Curley the next day to  tell him McQueary had seen Sandusky \"in the Lasch Building showers  fondling or doing something of a sexual nature to a young boy.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EPaterno released a statement Sunday in which he said he was not told  \"the very specific actions\" contained in the grand jury report, but that  McQueary had seen \"something inappropriate involving Mr. Sandusky.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"If this is true we were all fooled, along with scores of  professionals trained in such things, and we grieve for the victims and  their families,\" said Paterno, who has not spoken publicly about the  matter. His weekly news conference is Tuesday.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe indictment also cited a 1998 incident in which an 11-year-old  boy's mother called university police to complain after learning that  her son had showered with Sandusky. A state Department of Public Welfare  investigator told the grand jury that Sandusky said he showered naked  with the youth and hugged him, \"admitted that it was wrong,\" and  promised not to shower with any child again.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EKelly would not say whether Paterno or the university president knew of that investigation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"All I can say is that investigation was handled by Penn State  University's police department,\" Kelly said. Penn State police said they  were not releasing any information about the 1998 case.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESandusky retired in 1999 after learning that he would not be Paterno's successor as head coach.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EKelly and Noonan encouraged anyone who would accuse Sandusky of  sexual assault to step forward and talk to police, with Kelly  specifically asking that the child reportedly assaulted by Sandusky on  March 1, 2002, call detectives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EPaterno has long had an image as a leader who does things by the book  and runs a program that has seen far fewer off-field troubles than  other major college football teams. Doubts about his judgment in  handling the Sandusky matter quickly began to emerge.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EFacebook users, including those on a newly created group called \"Joe  Paterno should resign,\" expressed outrage and disappointment in Paterno.  Many said Paterno should have gone to police after the 2002 incident.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAt Rinaldo's Barber Shop in State College, hair cutter Lori Schope said she believes Paterno shares responsibility.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"He passed the buck,\" she said. \"Anybody that says they knew about it and didn't do anything about it is complicit.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAdvocates for priest-abuse victims saw parallels in how the university and the Roman Catholic church handled similar problems.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"Here we are again,\" said John Salveson, former president of the  Pennsylvania chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by  Priests. \"When an institution discovers abuse of a kid ... their first  reaction was to protect the reputation of the institution and the  perpetrator.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"They didn't even try to find out the identity of the kid that was  being raped in the shower,\" he said. \"Their solution to this was to not  let Sandusky into the shower anymore. It's just stunning to me that no  one called the police.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESandusky was described by Keith \"Kip\" Richeal, co-author of his  autobiography \"Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story,\" as a loving father of  six adopted children\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"I hope to God it's not true because I admire the man very much,\"  Richeal said. \"All I saw was Jerry was kind to kids of all ages,  including the students he dealt with.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESandusky has maintained his innocence, his lawyer said Saturday.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAt Sandusky's two-story brick house at end of a cul-de-sac about five  minutes from campus, a State College police car was parked in the  driveway for a time Monday. An officer said police had been asked to  keep people off the property, which included a neatly trimmed lawn with a  pumpkin at the front.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESchultz, 62, and Curley, 57, are innocent and will seek to have the  charges dismissed, their lawyers said. Curley's lawyer, Caroline  Roberto, called the case weak, while Schultz's lawyer, Tom Farrell, said  the men did what they were supposed to do by informing their superiors  of the accusations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"You folks may have seen Mr. Paterno's statement,\" Farrell told  reporters. \"Mr. Paterno's statement matches their statement. They were  given a general allegation of inappropriate conduct. That's what Mr.  Paterno told them, that's what Mr. Paterno told you folks yesterday,  that's what he testified to in the grand jury, and that's what these  gentlemen testified to in the grand jury.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESandusky continued to use the school's facilities after retirement  for his work with The Second Mile, a foundation he established in 1977  to help at-risk kids. The charges against him cover the period from 1994  to 2009.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe allegations against Sandusky range from sexual advances to  touching to oral and anal sex. The young men testified before the state  grand jury that they were in their early teens when some of the abuse  occurred; there is evidence even younger children may have been  victimized.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EBuffalo Bills safety Bryan Scott, a three-year starter at Penn State  from 1999-2002, said he was roommates with Sandusky's son Jon and had  heard from mutual friends that the younger Sandusky was \"just completely  devastated.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"How can you not be? Your dad being accused of these allegations,\" Scott said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHe said he was praying that the charges against the former assistant  coach were not true. \"If it is, my thoughts and prayers are on the  victims and on the victims' families,\" he added.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EOn College Avenue, the street running in front of the Penn State  campus, the scandal – and who bears responsibility – was a popular topic  of conversation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"It's uncomfortable for us, because we know a lot of the people involved,\" said Rebecca Durst, who owns Rinaldo's Barber Shop.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"I don't think there's an easy solution,\" Durst said. \"Damage has been done to a lot of people.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAnthony Vecchio, working on a street improvement project nearby,  agreed. In any other job, he said, a boss would be held responsible if  he or she didn't report wrongdoing by an employee.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"He's the boss, he's the head coach,\" Vecchio said. \"He should know what's going on beneath him.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ENo matter what happens, Durst said the scandal has left a permanent stain on Penn State and the community.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"Happy Valley is not going to be Happy Valley anymore,\" she said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/2226252106311236878"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/2226252106311236878"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/penn-state-scandal-joe-paterno-didnt-do.html","title":"Penn State Scandal: Joe Paterno Didn't Do Enough To Stop Abuse Says State Police Commissioner"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YLZOtl2aKNU\/TrnK64P9UTI\/AAAAAAAABv8\/VZMQolB6_vA\/s72-c\/r-JOE-PATERNO-large570.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-797402007459736927"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-07T07:24:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-07T07:24:24.343-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jerry Sandusky: Allegations and Obligations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJdhGLz3fnA\/Trf3yRPIBLI\/AAAAAAAABus\/ba12ExnGmeM\/s1600\/67163_Penn_St_Ex_Coach_Allegations_Football.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJdhGLz3fnA\/Trf3yRPIBLI\/AAAAAAAABus\/ba12ExnGmeM\/s400\/67163_Penn_St_Ex_Coach_Allegations_Football.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E[There will be liberal use of the word \"allegedly\" in this post.  If it's not included in a particular sentence, pretend that it is.  All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and all information is taken directly from the Grand Jury Findings Of Fact.]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EA working summary of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, as of 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning.  Much has been debated as to what the administration at Penn State knew, and when they knew it.  Not to mention, there has been considerable debate as to what the legal and moral obligations of the principals may have been, and what those individuals did to fulfill them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EFirst, the incidents themselves.  Of the eight victims, four of them were allegedly assaulted while Sandusky was still on the Penn State coaching staff:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #4: According to the Grand Jury Findings Of Fact, he was first singled out by Sandusky in 1996 or 1997. Alleged indecent contact occurred in East Halls showers near Holuba Hall, at Toftrees (where the team stays prior to home games), bowl games, and charity golf events.  The Grand Jury alleges that Sandusky supplied the child with gifts including clothes, a snowboard, Nike shoes, golf clubs, hockey equipment, passes for sporting events, football jerseys, registration for soccer camp, cigarettes, money for marijuana and a promise that the child would be guaranteed a spot as a walk-on football player at Penn State. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAfter the football program moved into the new Lasch Building, the alleged non-hotel indecent contact mainly occurred in the sauna, in a more secluded area of the building.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #5: Met Sandusky through The Second Mile in 1995 or 1996, when the boy was in second or third grade.  He testified that he attended at least 15 Penn State football games with Sandusky, and was sexually assaulted in the Penn State locker room showers.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #6: Also met Sandusky through The Second Mile in 1994 or 1995, when the boy was seven or eight years old.  He testified that he was assaulted in the Holuba Hall showers in 1998.  According to the Grand Jury Findings Of Fact, the victim's mother immediately reported the incident to University Police, who closed the case after a lengthy investigation (which involved another boy and similar circumstances, although he was not listed as a \"victim\" in the Grand Jury presentation). \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Grand Jury also noted that detectives from University Police and the State College Police Department eavesdropped on two conversations between Sandusky and Victim #6's mother, in which Sandusky admitted to showering with Victim #6 and other boys.  When asked if he touched Victim #6's private parts, Sandusky allegedly said, \"I don't know...maybe\" and stated to Victim #6's mother, \"I understand, I was wrong. I wish I could get forgiveness. I know I won't get it from you. I wish I were dead.\" \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EDespite these admissions detailed by the Grand Jury, Sandusky was not charged with any crime.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #7: Also in the mid-to-late 1990's, the boy was allegedly given field passes to Penn State games and brought to the team's dining hall.  He also testified that he stayed overnight at Sandusky's house prior to home games.  The victim described more than one occasion in which Sandusky put his hands down the waistband of the victim's pants. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EDespite not having contact with Sandusky for two years, the victim testified that he was contacted by Sandusky, Sandusky's wife, and another associate of Sandusky weeks before the victim's Grand Jury testimony.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EEvents Allegedly Occurring At Penn State, Post-Retirement\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #3: Testified that he met Sandusky through The Second Mile in 2000, when he was between seventh and eighth grade.  He was allegedly given access to PSU football games and other PSU facilities.  He tesified that he was touched inappropriately by Sandusky in PSU shower facilities and at Sandusky's home.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #8: Allegedly found by a Penn State janitor in a sex act with Sandusky in the shower at Lasch, while the team was out of town for a road game.  The janitor, who now suffers from dementia, told another janitor at the time of the incident and eventually reported it to his supervisor, Jim Witherite.  Witherite described the janitor\/witness as \"very emotionally upset\" and \"very distraught\".  The victim's identity is unknown.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #1:  Testified that he met Sandusky when he was 11-12 years old, through a Second Mile camp held on the PSU campus.  He testified that he met regularly with Sandusky, staying overnight at his house, attending PSU practices and going to Philadelphia Eagles games.  According to the Grand Jury Findings of Fact, Sandusky was caught rolling around on the ground with Victim #1 by a high school wrestling coach. When the mother of Victim #1 notified the high school principal of the activities, Sandusky was barred from the high school, where he was a volunteer football coach.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAlso according to he Grand Jury Findings of Fact 118 phone calls were placed from Sandusky's home and cell phones to the home of Victim #1 from January 2008 to July 2009.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EVictim #2: Not to downplay the other alleged incidents, but this is the one prominently involving the Penn State administration and Joe Paterno.  On March 1, 2002, Sandusky was alleged caught by a PSU football Graduate Assistant (identified by the Harrisburg Patriot-News as current PSU wide receivers coach Mike McQueary) with a 10-year old boy in the showers at Lasch.  The next day, the Graduate Assistant called Joe Paterno and went to Paterno's home to describe what he saw at Lasch.  On March 3, Paterno called Director of Athletics Tim Curley to his home and relayed what he had been told.  According to the Grand Jury Findings of Fact, approximately one and one-half weeks later, the GA is summoned to a meeting with Curley and Gary Schultz, who assure the GA that they would investigate further.  Joe Paterno was not at this meeting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIn April, Tim Curley allegedly tells the GA that Sandusky's keys to the locker room were taken away and the incident was reported to The Second Mile foundation.  Curley never reports the incident to University Police, or any other police agency.  The GA is never questioned by University police and no other entity investigated the matter until the GA testified before the Grand Jury in December 2010.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIn front of the Grand Jury in December 2010, Curley testified that the GA notified him of \"inappropriate conduct\", and described the alleged conduct as \"horsing around\".  When asked if the GA reported sex between Sandusky and the child in 2002, Curley testified \"absolutely not.\"  Curley also testified that he informed the executive director of The Second Mile and PSU President Graham Spanier of the incident. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESpanier testified that he approved of the remedial measures taken by Curley, presumably his informing Sandusky that he was no longer permitted to bring youths to Penn State's athletic facilities.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESpanier testified that Curley and Schultz reported the 2002 Victim #2 incident that made a member of Curley's staff \"uncomfortable\".  Spanier described the incident as \"Jerry Sandusky in the football building locker area in the shower with a younger child and they were horsing around.\"  He also testified that as of January 2011, he did not know the identity of the GA who originally reported the incident. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESpanier denied that the incident reported to him was described as being of a sexual nature, and noted that Curley and Schultz did not indicate any plan to report the incident to law enforcement, the Commonwealth's Department of Public Welfare, or any county child protective services agency.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EGary Schultz testified that the allegations by the GA were \"not that serious\" and that he and Curley \"had no indication that a crime had occurred.\"  He also testified that he believed that he and Curley asked \"the child protection agency\" to look into the matter.  Despite overseeing University Police as part of his job, Schultz did not seek or receive the lengthy police report of the similar 1998 incident, did not report the 2002 incident to University Police, and nobody at Penn State sought the identity of the child in the 2002 incident.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe GA and Curley both testified that Sandusky was not actually banned from any Penn State buildings, and Curley admitted the ban on bringing children to the campus was unenforceable.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003ESo...yeah.  Not good.  No, but the proper course of action here would be\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003Eone of reason and restrai...\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/797402007459736927"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/797402007459736927"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/jerry-sandusky-allegations-and.html","title":"Jerry Sandusky: Allegations and Obligations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJdhGLz3fnA\/Trf3yRPIBLI\/AAAAAAAABus\/ba12ExnGmeM\/s72-c\/67163_Penn_St_Ex_Coach_Allegations_Football.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-2351278920904163478"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-31T07:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-31T07:08:32.175-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"School Closings Due To Snowstorm: A Very Happy Halloween!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qYAe-d6JtHM\/Tq6rUKTbgHI\/AAAAAAAABr8\/zvXmpca5Bbw\/s1600\/snow-300x165.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"220\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qYAe-d6JtHM\/Tq6rUKTbgHI\/AAAAAAAABr8\/zvXmpca5Bbw\/s400\/snow-300x165.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EBefore you send the children off faculty|to high school|to highschool} these days you will need to form certain school is open, notably if you reside within the Northeast. an enormous snowstorm might create for a really happy Halloween indeed for tiny children hankering for a snow day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSeveral faculties across the Northeast U.S. closed for a snow day once the record snowstorm hit the region over the Halloween weekend. It’s reported to be one among the earliest and heaviest snow falls In October for a minimum of the past century. And one among the earliest faculty snow days ever recorded.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe storm reportedly dumped the maximum amount as thirty inches in some areas, left over six million while not power however the Associated Press reports that variety dropped to around 3 million these days. The storm is claimed to possess caused the deaths of a minimum of eight individuals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMassachusetts was hit the worst prompting the governor to issue a state of emergency. elements of latest York, New Jersey and Connecticut were slammed still.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Epoch Times reports “several public faculties within the Portland and East Hampton areas of Connecticut were reported to be closed for all of Monday. The Worchester Telegraph reported that many faculties districts within the space of Worchester, Massachusetts, were closed for all of Monday still. an outsized variety of colleges in northern New Jersey (particularly within the counties of Essex and Morris) and dozens of colleges in ny town are closed these days still.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCall ahead or log onto your school’s web site or the native news web site to form certain category is in session these days. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/2351278920904163478"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/2351278920904163478"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/school-closings-due-to-snowstorm-very.html","title":"School Closings Due To Snowstorm: A Very Happy Halloween!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qYAe-d6JtHM\/Tq6rUKTbgHI\/AAAAAAAABr8\/zvXmpca5Bbw\/s72-c\/snow-300x165.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-8627825294141293086"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-29T07:24:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-29T07:24:43.046-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Daylight Savings 2011: When It Ends And Why We Use it"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nswMBTVUifY\/TqwLvb4rBoI\/AAAAAAAABoo\/HtQXtC7i0Mk\/s1600\/images.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nswMBTVUifY\/TqwLvb4rBoI\/AAAAAAAABoo\/HtQXtC7i0Mk\/s400\/images.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNo, it is not your imagination. you actually have waited longer to urge that further hour of sleep this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn fact, Daylight Saving Time (DST) involves an finish on the morning of Sunday, November 6, after you move the clocks back one hour. Or, you forget to maneuver the clocks back one hour and end up at work an hour early before the workplace lights are even turned on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe extended DST began back in 2007, once the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 came into impact and also the clocks were set back one hour on the primary Sunday of November rather than the last Sunday of October, reports International Business Times. They conjointly modified the beginning of DST to the second Sunday of March from the primary Sunday of April.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere's been variety of conflicting reports regarding what quantity energy is saved from Daylight Saving Time. Back within the 1970's, studies showed we tend to saved I Chronicles of energy nationally, that was an enormous motivation for adopting DST. On the one hand, states like California argue the energy savings are negligible. however another report printed in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Energy concluded four weeks further of daylight savings time may conserve one.3 trillion watt-hours per day, enough to power one hundred,000 homes for a year, reports Scientific yank.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThough Benjamin Franklin initial came up with the thought in 1784, TimeandDate.com explains, DST wasn't used till World War I to conserve energy. The U.S. observed year-round DST throughout World War II and implemented it throughout the energy crisis within the 1970's, notes the Scientific yank.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNot everybody across the U.S. observes Daylight Saving Time, together with Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, yank Samoa, Guam and also the Northern Marianas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA post by Chris Kline on ABC15.com discusses why most of Arizona does not observe the time change: \"According to an Arizona Republic editorial from 1969, the rationale was the state's extreme heat. If Arizona were to watch Daylight Saving Time, the sun would keep out till nine p.m. within the summer (instead of eight p.m., find it irresistible will currently).\""},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8627825294141293086"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8627825294141293086"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/daylight-savings-2011-when-it-ends-and.html","title":"Daylight Savings 2011: When It Ends And Why We Use it"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nswMBTVUifY\/TqwLvb4rBoI\/AAAAAAAABoo\/HtQXtC7i0Mk\/s72-c\/images.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-7114655563940764394"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-29T07:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-29T07:17:52.180-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Congratulations St. Louis Cardinals World Series Champs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--GVFqni_aYM\/TqwKpk-ERCI\/AAAAAAAABog\/qz3GabF4Cho\/s1600\/130727513_extra_large.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--GVFqni_aYM\/TqwKpk-ERCI\/AAAAAAAABog\/qz3GabF4Cho\/s400\/130727513_extra_large.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EI'm terribly happy for Marc Rzepczynski. he is been a favourite of mine for a short time currently, i'm glad he gets a hoop. He pitched in twelve playoff games. In four World Series game, he pitched a pair of.2 inning allowed a pair of hits, no runs and four strikeouts. Octavio Dotel additionally pitched in twelve playoff games, finishing with a a pair of.61 ERA over ten.1 innings. Edwin Jacksonwas 1-1 in four postseason starts, with a 5.60 ERA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe other former Jay pitcher, Chris Carpenter went 4-0 within the playoffs with a three.25 ERA. He additionally went 2-0 within the World Series and, course, won game 7.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDavid Freese was voted the globe Series MVP. He additionally won the NLCS MVP and set a post season record with twenty one RBI. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn our World Series contest, the sole ones to guess that the Cards would win in seven were yellowalman, blueandwhite and Carm. sixty eight runs were scored within the series, yellowman guessed sixty seven runs thus he wins the DVD. Congratulations yellowman, you've got three business days to send me an email thus we are able to get you your DVD. Carm was shut too, guessing seventy one runs, simply missing by three runs."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7114655563940764394"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7114655563940764394"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/congratulations-st-louis-cardinals.html","title":"Congratulations St. Louis Cardinals World Series Champs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--GVFqni_aYM\/TqwKpk-ERCI\/AAAAAAAABog\/qz3GabF4Cho\/s72-c\/130727513_extra_large.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-8771289498605365665"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-27T09:03:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-27T09:03:31.903-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Supposed Victim Of John Wayne Gacy Found Alive And Well 25 Years Later"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z-zz2_zRPqI\/TqmAp2ODikI\/AAAAAAAABlo\/SlvVj7_JpbE\/s1600\/Harold-Lowell.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z-zz2_zRPqI\/TqmAp2ODikI\/AAAAAAAABlo\/SlvVj7_JpbE\/s320\/Harold-Lowell.png\" width=\"243\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E19 year old Harold Wayne Lovell left his home on South Pulaski Road  in Chicago in 1977, 25 years ago to look for work in the construction  industy and vanished. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ELovell, \u0026nbsp;tall and thin with long sandy blond hair was thought to have been a victim of the notorious serial killer \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wayne_Gacy\"\u003EJohn Wayne Gacy \u003C\/a\u003Ewho  between the years of 1972 and 1978 who murdered at least 33 teenage  boys and young .\u0026nbsp; Tim Lovell,\u0026nbsp; Harold’s brother, theorized that\u0026nbsp;Harold  and Gacy crossed paths while Gacy did construction work at a fast-food  restaurant in Aurora, Illinois.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EBut he was wrong.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/foremostdigitalmedia.com\/RobOutLoud\/?p=2759\"\u003EThe Cook County sheriff’s office\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;had\u0026nbsp;  recently reopened the Gacy’s case in an effort to identify eight  long-unidentified victims of Gacy’s and the Lovell’s contacted them in  hopes of finally being able to put Harold to rest through DNA samples  and another shot at investigating what really happened.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAccording to Sheriff Tom Dart, more than 120 families have emailed  the sheriff’s department or called a hotline to learn if they qualify  for the testing that could link them to the DNA of one of those  unidentified victims.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EApproximately 70 of them, Dart said, are “right in our target zone,  agewise and locationwise.” That is, their missing family member fits the  profile of most of Gacy’s victims: between 14 and 21 or so when last  seen, and either living or working where Gacy was known to meet his  victims.\u0026nbsp; Harld was thought to be one of them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAfter weeks of looking into Harold Lovell’s possible connection to  Gacy they stumbled upon \u0026nbsp;a police booking photo online that  showed\u0026nbsp;Harold Lovell\u0026nbsp;was alive and well, although sometimes in trouble  with police, in South Florida.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EBefore dawn Tuesday, the family was reunited, with Harold \u0026nbsp;Wayne  Lovell getting off a Greyhound bus and stepping into the embrace of his  sister and brother, an unexpected yet happy ending to their lengthy  quest.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E“I never felt wanted at home, so I left,” Harold\u0026nbsp;said. “I’ve gone from having nothing to having all this.”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EJohn Wayne Gacy was convicted of 33 murders and sentenced to death\u0026nbsp;.\u0026nbsp; He was executed in May 1994.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETake notice parents.\u0026nbsp; You never know what you have till you think you lose it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8771289498605365665"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8771289498605365665"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/supposed-victim-of-john-wayne-gacy.html","title":"Supposed Victim Of John Wayne Gacy Found Alive And Well 25 Years Later"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z-zz2_zRPqI\/TqmAp2ODikI\/AAAAAAAABlo\/SlvVj7_JpbE\/s72-c\/Harold-Lowell.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-1019859292580769147"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-27T09:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-27T09:01:01.864-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bernie Madoff is the unacceptable face of the way we do capitalism"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gWGq1oQGbpM\/TqmAAHD35ZI\/AAAAAAAABlg\/v7nuAGn_fSo\/s1600\/bernie.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gWGq1oQGbpM\/TqmAAHD35ZI\/AAAAAAAABlg\/v7nuAGn_fSo\/s320\/bernie.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIt is difficult to estimate how many lives Bernie Madoff ruined. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2008\/12\/12\/madoff-ponzi-hedge-pf-ii-in_rl_1212croesus_inl.html\"\u003EHis Ponzi scheme\u003C\/a\u003E  created paper losses of $64.8 billion and cash losses of $18 billion.  Those affected included friends, family members, offshore hedge funds,  thousands of middle-income investors and university endowments.  Charities that Madoff donated to had to close. When he was arrested in  December 2008, his sons Mark and Andrew were accused of participating in  the scam. Two years later, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/clareoconnor\/2011\/10\/25\/mark-madoffs-unpublished-memoir-my-father-has-stolen-my-life\/\"\u003EMark hanged himself\u003C\/a\u003E from a pipe by a dog leash in his New York apartment. His two-year-old son was asleep in the next room.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThis Wednesday, the Madoff scandal hit the headlines again when his wife, Ruth, told reporters that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/27\/business\/madoffs-tried-to-commit-suicide-wife-says.html\"\u003Eshe and her husband had attempted suicide\u003C\/a\u003E on Christmas Eve, 2008. Her account \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Blotter\/bernie-madoff-wife-ruth-attempted-suicide\/story?id=14821587\"\u003Eis disputed\u003C\/a\u003E  by a security guard who left the couple at seven o’clock that evening  and says he can’t remember “anything unusual” in their behaviour. Either  way, the suicide attempt failed. Ruth said she was “glad to wake up”  from a long sleep the next day. “I’m not sure how I felt about [Bernie]  waking up,” she added.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHistorians might dub Bernie Madoff “the face” of the Credit Crunch.  His private Ponzi scheme was a metaphor for the appalling abuses that  the financial institutions carried out before their bubble burst in  2007: lending money to people who couldn’t afford the repayments and  burying bad debt in clever accounting. During his career, Madoff helped  popularise hedge fund investments, computerise NASDAQ trading and  encourage specious derivatives. But Madoff was neither an Ivy League  sophisticate nor a gangster. His crimes were committed with a touch of  everyday banality. He got away with them for so long because his victims  wanted to believe in him and he never failed to deliver a return. His  scam was less a damning indictment of the absence of regulation than of a  culture obsessed with easy money.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIn her excellent book \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/dianabhenriques.com\/books\/the-wizard-of-lies\/\"\u003EWizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust\u003C\/a\u003E,  Diana B Henriques dates the Ponzi scheme back to the 1970s. Madoff, the  son of a plumber, got himself a law degree and set up a securities firm  in 1960. His father-in-law referred wealthy friends to him and, over  time, the firm developed an unpublicised “investment management and  advisory division”. Madoff promised competitive returns on all  investments regardless of market fluctuations. To the non-economist,  that’s the equivalent of promising someone that it’ll never rain.  Throughout the 1970s, when the stock market crashed and soared, every  investor in Madoff’s firm saw a steady, above-average return on the  money they put in. Some returns were calculated and promised before the  investment was made. What is astonishing is that no one publicly asked  how this was possible until 1999, when financial analyst \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2009\/02\/27\/60minutes\/main4833667.shtml\"\u003EHarry Markopolos\u003C\/a\u003E  informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it was  mathematically impossible to achieve the gains Madoff claimed to  deliver. He said that it took him “five minutes” to work this out.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAccording to Henriques, Bernie got away with it not because he was a good salesman but because he was a \u003Cem\u003Ebad\u003C\/em\u003E  salesman. His technique applied the rule of reverse psychology. He  never chased clients and never pitched. His manner was quiet and  unimpressive. Disappointingly, for one of the greatest thieves in  history, Bernie was apparently quite dull. Henriques infers that  investors thought Madoff didn’t need their money. He maintained that  appearance by swearing them to secrecy and avoiding investments from  people who were directly related to one another. No one ever realised  how many people were pouring money into Bernie’s big pot. Nor, from his  modest style, did they notice how absurdly wealthy he was. The family  owned a yacht, four homes and $9.9 million in art.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThis is not to deny that Madoff’s victims were victims, or that they  were expertly conned. But the con took place in a cultural environment  wherein people had come to believe that it was possible to get a  never-ending return with no real sweat and effort. That was partly the  fault of unfettered capitalism and greedy Republicans. But what is  interesting is that Madoff liked the Democrats more. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cnsnews.com\/news\/article\/wall-streeter-who-allegedly-ran-50-billion-ponzi-scheme-was-major-democratic-donor\"\u003EBeneficiaries of his philanthropy included\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;the  Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Senator Charles E Schumer  (Dem) and Senator Chris Dodd (Dem). That’s appropriate considering the  Democratic Party’s role in the deregulation of financial industries in  the 1990s. It was also the Democrats who blocked attempts to better  regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2005. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=newsarchive\u0026amp;sid=aSKSoiNbnQY0\"\u003EWe now know\u003C\/a\u003E  that Obama got more than $125,000 in campaign contributions from Fannie  and Freddie employees and political action committees. Dodd, the former  Senate Banking Committee chairman, received more than $165,000.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIn 1973, the British Prime Minister Edward Heath denounced the tycoon  Tiny Rowland as the “unacceptable face of Capitalism”. Rowland’s  specific crime was investing in the racist regime in Rhodesia, but the  phrase stuck as a description of businessmen who embody the essential  amorality of the profit motive gone wild. In the case of Madoff, it is  equally apt. He flourished in a culture of fraud, lubricated by  self-deception and lavish lobbying. It wasn’t limited to private  enterprise, but was inculcated in social programs and corporate welfare.  Our tragedy is that this culture is still very much with us. Obama’s  bailout and big spending has done nothing to challenge the post-1960s  attitude that wealth can be manipulated or redistributed rather than  honestly made. That’s what both the Tea Party and the Wall Street  protesters are angry about.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/1019859292580769147"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/1019859292580769147"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/bernie-madoff-is-unacceptable-face-of.html","title":"Bernie Madoff is the unacceptable face of the way we do capitalism"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gWGq1oQGbpM\/TqmAAHD35ZI\/AAAAAAAABlg\/v7nuAGn_fSo\/s72-c\/bernie.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-6958670963057711597"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-23T09:19:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-23T09:19:01.119-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Magnitude Earthquake 7.2 has hit eastern Turkey"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UimPt7gNsMs\/TqQ-CZgu1vI\/AAAAAAAABjg\/EwFv8tORLTg\/s1600\/_56231102_013210951-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UimPt7gNsMs\/TqQ-CZgu1vI\/AAAAAAAABjg\/EwFv8tORLTg\/s400\/_56231102_013210951-1.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fmEuxb81EAo\/TqQ-E8vivyI\/AAAAAAAABjo\/-_8dDvKU-fs\/s1600\/_56231293_56231292.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fmEuxb81EAo\/TqQ-E8vivyI\/AAAAAAAABjo\/-_8dDvKU-fs\/s400\/_56231293_56231292.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EA 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Turkey, killing at least 45 people in one town alone as buildings collapsed, Turkish media say.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe quake struck near the city of Van, where Anatolia news agency said at least 50 people were injured.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EPrime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said there had been damage and deaths in Van but gave no firm figure.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETurkey is particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because it sits on major geological fault lines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETwo earthquakes in 1999 with a magnitude of more than 7 killed almost 20,000 people in densely populated parts of the north-west of the country.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E'We need medics'\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe earthquake struck at 10:41 GMT (13:41 local time) with its epicentre 16km (10 miles) north-east of Van, the US Geological Survey said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIt was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, also centred north of Van, including two of magnitude 5.6.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe main quake was at a depth of 20km, the USGS said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EContinue reading the main story\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EPeople are helped from the rubble of collapsed buildings in a village near the city of Van, Turkey - 23 October 2011\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIn pictures: Turkish earthquake\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETurkish television said 45 people had been killed and 150 injured in the town of Ercis - some 60km north of Van.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EDeputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said 25-30 buildings had collapsed in Ercis and 10 had collapsed in Van.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EAccording to the Turkish Red Crescent, 25 buildings containing flats and one housing a dormitory had collapsed in Ercis, AP said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EZulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Ercis, told NTV: \"There are so many dead. Several buildings have collapsed, there is too much destruction.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"We need urgent aid, we need medics,\" he is reported by the Associated Press news agency as saying.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E'Voices'\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETelevision pictures from Van showed damaged buildings and vehicles crushed by masonry, with panicked residents spilling into the streets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ELocal official Veysel Keser said: \"Many multi-floor buildings, hotels and a dormitory were collapsed.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EMap\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"We can hear voices from the collapsed buildings,\" AFP news agency quoted him as saying.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERescue workers are scrambling to remove people from the rubble, before nightfall brings temperatures down close to 0C.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EInitial reports of damage and casualties have been hard to come by, with the earthquake cutting telephone and electricity lines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe head of Turkey's seismology institute said hundreds of people may have been killed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\"We estimate around 1,000 buildings are damaged and our estimate is for hundreds of lives lost. It could be 500 or 1,000,\" said Mustafa Erdik, the general manager of the Kandilli Observatory.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe BBC's David O'Byrne, in Istanbul, said more search and rescue teams were being sent from other parts of the country.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHakki Erskoy, from the Turkish Red Crescent, said aid teams from the north and east of Turkey were being sent to the earthquake-hit area.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EHe said camps were being set up to shelter people and blankets, food and water were being sent along with mobile kitchens.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EMilitary aircraft were being deployed to help with the rescue and relief efforts, Mr Erskoy told BBC World News.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/6958670963057711597"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/6958670963057711597"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/magnitude-earthquake-72-has-hit-eastern.html","title":"Magnitude Earthquake 7.2 has hit eastern Turkey"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UimPt7gNsMs\/TqQ-CZgu1vI\/AAAAAAAABjg\/EwFv8tORLTg\/s72-c\/_56231102_013210951-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-7232359588989060564"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-23T07:57:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-23T07:57:35.353-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italian rider Marco Simoncelli killed in Malaysian MotoGP"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tkUH6MNtz8E\/TqQrE9X1V6I\/AAAAAAAABjY\/mPJZkc1Ek_8\/s1600\/article-2052436-0E7ECF0900000578-829_634x408.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tkUH6MNtz8E\/TqQrE9X1V6I\/AAAAAAAABjY\/mPJZkc1Ek_8\/s320\/article-2052436-0E7ECF0900000578-829_634x408.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"module byline\"\u003E      \u003Ch3\u003E       \u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EBy  Associated Press, \u003Cspan class=\"timestamp updated processed\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"timestamp updated processed\"\u003EUpdated: Sunday, October\u0026nbsp;23, \u003Cspan class=\"time special\"\u003E6:05\u0026nbsp;AM\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E  \u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E        \u003C\/span\u003E          \u003Cdiv class=\"article_body\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003E     \u003Carticle\u003E      \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESEPANG, Malaysia — Italian rider Marco Simoncelli died of chest,  head and neck injuries Sunday after crashing and being hit by two other  riders at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERace organizers said Simoncelli was sent to the medical center  at the Sepang circuit for treatment but efforts to revive him were  unsuccessful.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"article_body\"\u003E      \u003Carticle\u003E       \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E “He was already unconscious when the medical team arrived,”  said MotoGP medical director Michele Macchiagodena. “We attempted to  resuscitate him but failed. He died 45 minutes later.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe race, the second to last of the season, was canceled.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESimoncelli  died a week after Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a  15-car accident in the IndyCar finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESimoncelli  lost control of his Honda at turn 11 four minutes into the race, but  his bike regained partial grip and swerved across the track and into the  path of American Colin Edwards and Italian Valentino Rossi.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESimoncelli’s  helmet was ripped off in the collision and he lay motionless on the  track. He had been fourth at the end of the first lap. The other two  riders were unhurt.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Italian’s death was first fatality in  MotoGP since Japan’s Daijiro Katoh died from injuries sustained at the  2003 Japanese Grand Prix. The number of deaths in MotoGP since it was  founded in 1949 is now at 47, MotoGP said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ELast year, Japanese teenager Shoya Tomizawa died after crashing in a Moto2 race at San Marino.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ERace director Paul Butler said circumstances surrounding Simoncelli’s accident would be investigated.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ESepang  circuit chairman Mokhzani Mahathir voiced his condolences and said it  was unfortunate that a death occurred for the first time since the  circuit opened in 1999.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E “We had our standard operating procedure  ... this is one-of-a-kind freak incident where the helmet came off and I  am sure (motorcycling body) FIM and MotoGP will be looking into this,”  he said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ENewly crowned MotoGP champion Casey Stoner said that he feared for Simoncelli after seeing video of the crash.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E  “As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside,” the  Australian told the British Broadcasting Corporation. “Whenever the  helmet comes off that’s not a good sign.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Italian motorcycling federation canceled all events planned for Sunday at the Mugello circuit near Florence.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe  Italian Olympic Committee said it would honor Simoncelli by requesting a  minute of silence at all Sunday’s soccer matches, with AC Milan, his  favorite team, planning to don armbands in his memory.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EItalian Olympic Committee President Gianni Petrucci said Sunday marked the saddest day of his presidency.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E “Life is sacred; you shouldn’t die at age 24 just for a race,” ANSA news agency quoted him as saying.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ECopyright  2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not  be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/article\u003E     \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/article\u003E     \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7232359588989060564"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7232359588989060564"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/italian-rider-marco-simoncelli-killed.html","title":"Italian rider Marco Simoncelli killed in Malaysian MotoGP"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tkUH6MNtz8E\/TqQrE9X1V6I\/AAAAAAAABjY\/mPJZkc1Ek_8\/s72-c\/article-2052436-0E7ECF0900000578-829_634x408.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-750018509903892262"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-17T00:49:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-17T00:49:33.383-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Zachary Quinto: 'I'm Gay'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWHz9OY_dJ0\/Tpvd7YyyIeI\/AAAAAAAABbU\/e9J0aCUZHw4\/s1600\/zach.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWHz9OY_dJ0\/Tpvd7YyyIeI\/AAAAAAAABbU\/e9J0aCUZHw4\/s1600\/zach.jpg\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EZachary Quinto\u003C\/b\u003E has come out as a gay man.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe actor who appears as Spock in the new \u003Ci\u003EStar Trek\u003C\/i\u003E movies and who also starred in TV's \u003Ci\u003EHeroes\u003C\/i\u003E, made the revelation in a new interview about his work on Broadway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nQuinto, 34, won raves in \u003Ci\u003EAngels in America\u003C\/i\u003E, a revival of the Pulitizer Prize-winning play set in the early days of the AIDS epidemic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.radaronline.com\/photos\/image\/55039\/2010\/03\/celebs-who-have-come-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPHOTOS: Stars Who Have Come Out As Gay\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt was “the most challenging thing I’ve ever done as an actor and the most rewarding” he told \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/movies\/features\/zachary-quinto-2011-10\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENew York magazine\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"And at the same time, as a gay man, it made me feel like there’s  still so much work to be done, and there’s still so many things that  need to be looked at and addressed.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.radaronline.com\/photos\/image\/112915\/2011\/02\/photos-hollywood%E2%80%99s-gay-bisexual-community\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPHOTOS: Hollywood’s Gay \u0026amp; Bisexual Community\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nQuinto has played numerous gay roles in the past and has been active  in gay causes but he's never previously addressed his own sexual  orientation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe played a gay character on Tori Spelling’s TV show \u003Ci\u003ESo NoTORIous\u003C\/i\u003E, and another on the new F\/X series, \u003Ci\u003EAmerican Horror Story\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.radaronline.com\/photos\/image\/88898\/2010\/09\/celebrity-smooches\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPHOTOS: Celebrity Smooches\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the interview, Quinto took a look at the growing number of states  where gay marriage is now legal while at the same time gay teens are  being bullied to the point of committing suicide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"As a gay man I look at that and say there’s a hopelessness that  surrounds it, but as a human being I look at it and say ‘Why? Where’s  this disparity coming from, and why can’t we as a culture and society  dig deeper to examine that?’ We’re terrified of facing ourselves.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nQuinto's next movie is the financial thriller \u003Ci\u003EMargin Call\u003C\/i\u003E, opening Friday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/750018509903892262"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/750018509903892262"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/zachary-quinto-im-gay.html","title":"Zachary Quinto: 'I'm Gay'"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWHz9OY_dJ0\/Tpvd7YyyIeI\/AAAAAAAABbU\/e9J0aCUZHw4\/s72-c\/zach.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-8019643385665713806"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-17T00:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-17T00:45:03.693-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series: A Bandwagon-Jumping Fan’s Guide"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Texas Rangers have reached the World Series for the second  straight season. They’re an offensive beast of a team (third in scoring  in the AL) with a pitching staff that also ranked among the league’s  best in 2011. And they did it with a middle-of-the-pack payroll.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo you’re finally ready to jump on the bandwagon, yes? But just who are these American League champions?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet’s start with manager \u003Cstrong\u003ERon Washington\u003C\/strong\u003E. One may question \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/frontburner.dmagazine.com\/2011\/10\/13\/texas-rangers-manager-ron-washington-produces-national-psa-about-dangers-of-the-intentional-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esome of his decisions\u003C\/a\u003E,  but there’s a lot more to leading a Major League Baseball team than  handling in-game tactics. You’ve got 25 highly paid professional  athletes to keep happy and motivated and playing up to their potential  for a long season. The Rangers have improved their win-loss record every  season during Wash’s tenure, and of course have won two straight AL  pennants after having only ever won a single playoff game in their  history before last year. The man deserves credit for this success. Read  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dmagazine.com\/Home\/D_Magazine\/2011\/April\/Texas_Rangers_Manager_Ron_Washington_Do_What_He_Do.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMichael J. Mooney’s article from our April issue for all you need to know about Wash\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan id=\"more-57650\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNext up, you’ve got \u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Young\u003C\/strong\u003E. He’s basically  “Mr. Ranger” — the franchise leader in games played, hits, doubles, and  triples. He was upset last winter (demanding he be traded) after the  Rangers acquired Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli because he didn’t see how  he was going to fit into the everyday lineup. But he ended up with the  second-most plate appearances on the team. \u0026nbsp;Both \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/video\/play.jsp?content_id=19914011\u0026amp;topic_id=25348230\u0026amp;c_id=mlb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehe and the Rangers seem happy\u003C\/a\u003E they weren’t able to trade him away.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJosh Hamilton\u003C\/strong\u003E has been the Rangers best player over the last few years, though \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/663893-josh-hamilton-breaks-arm-that-happens-when-you-head-first-home-plate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehe broke his arm\u003C\/a\u003E and was out for a spell this season. He won the American League MVP award in 2010. When \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/dallas\/mlb\/news\/story?id=6748884\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean accident claimed the life of a fan at the Ballpark\u003C\/a\u003E  earlier this year, I remember hearing many expressions of sorrow that  it was Josh Hamilton, of all people, who tossed the ball into the stands  which led to the tragedy. I think that’s because we know how Hamilton  has had to overcome \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/news\/story?id=2926447\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eserious drug addiction\u003C\/a\u003E and because \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/blog\/big_league_stew\/post\/Josh-Hamilton-apologizes-to-Tampa-Bay-Rays-for-p?urn=mlb-wp22748\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehe seems truly remorseful \u003C\/a\u003Eabout the person he used to be. Can’t help rooting for the guy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMitch Moreland\u003C\/strong\u003E — I hope the relatively young first baseman has a long and productive major league career, because he really does need to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/26361829\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ekeep his day job\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EElvis Andrus\u003C\/strong\u003E — The young shortstop is a dynamic force on the bases. He also needs to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/L3UANQnEQxw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ekeep his day job\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIan Kinsler\u003C\/strong\u003E — The second baseman is one of the few Rangers who \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www4.pictures.zimbio.com\/gi\/Ian+Kinsler+Boston+Red+Sox+v+Texas+Rangers+OIffbGGSJwVl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Erocks the long socks\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAdrian Beltre\u003C\/strong\u003E — He was the Rangers’ big free-agent signing after they failed to land the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/aol.sportingnews.com\/mlb\/feed\/2010-11\/cliff-lee\/story\/as-cliff-lee-remains-mum-speculation-involves-phillies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPhiladelphia Phillies Pitcher Who Shall Not be Named\u003C\/a\u003E.  He’s been a big defensive upgrade at third base and another great  offensive threat in their already packed lineup. He doesn’t like to have  his head touched. I mean, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bosoxgifs.imgur.com\/beltre_head_rubs\/1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereally\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ENelson Cruz \u003C\/strong\u003E— You may have heard about the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20111015\u0026amp;content_id=25676840\u0026amp;vkey=news_mlb\u0026amp;c_id=mlb\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eawesome American League Championship Series he had\u003C\/a\u003E.  It’s unbelievable that a hitter so potent would be batting seventh in  the lineup, but that’s how good these Rangers have been offensively this  season. And if they end up facing off against the Milwaukee Brewers in  the World Series, remember that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mlb.sbnation.com\/2011\/10\/13\/2488312\/nelson-cruz-playoffs-ALCS-home-runs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMilwaukee could have had him\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMike Napoli \u003C\/strong\u003E— If the Los Angeles Angels were a team  run by rationality rather than the gut instincts of Mike Scioscia,  Napoli would have been behind the plate in Anaheim this year. Instead  the Angels \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.grantland.com\/story\/_\/id\/6898193\/how-hell-do-angels-keep-winning\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egave up the best offensive catcher in the baseball this year\u003C\/a\u003E  and kept the worst offensive catcher. Napoli was the best hitter in the  American League during the second half of the season. And I still want \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/frontburner.dmagazine.com\/2011\/09\/30\/texas-rangers-starter-c-j-wilson-models-the-brilliant-mike-napoli-t-shirt-while-talking-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis T-shirt\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EC.J. Wilson\u003C\/strong\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/frontburner.dmagazine.com\/2011\/03\/22\/the-texas-rangers-c-j-wilson-proves-further-that-his-life-is-better-than-yours\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHe’s better at life than we are\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDerek Holland \u003C\/strong\u003E— I think it makes him look like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1I7KiCuAU4k\/SHGKirKRZiI\/AAAAAAAABbA\/cmB6DUWy7V0\/s400\/cletus_and_kids_kidicarus222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel\u003C\/a\u003E, but his\u0026nbsp;mustache \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/content.usatoday.com\/communities\/dailypitch\/post\/2011\/10\/texas-rangers-derek-holland-mustache\/1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehas surged in popularity\u003C\/a\u003E. So maybe he’s hoping to land himself \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/iLsDZjIH7sE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea Taco Bell commercial\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EColby Lewis\u003C\/strong\u003E — Hey, Richie Whitt, look here. The guy was able to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dallasobserver.com\/sportatorium\/2011\/04\/welcome_back_to_earth_texas_ra.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etake paternity leave to witness the birth of his child\u003C\/a\u003E in April, and it didn’t cost the Rangers anything really.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMatt Harrison\u003C\/strong\u003E — Let’s take a moment to appreciate this fact: In the middle of 2007, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/baseball\/nl\/braves\/2007-07-31-teixeira-rangers_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERangers traded away star first baseman Mark Teixeira\u003C\/a\u003E.  As only part of the haul they received in return, they got starting  pitcher Harrison, closer (and last year’s AL Rookie of the Year) \u003Cstrong\u003ENeftali Feliz\u003C\/strong\u003E,  and shortstop Elvis Andrus. All three are key members of the AL champs.  Where is Teixeira? Sitting home with the rest of the ousted New York  Yankees.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Murphy\u003C\/strong\u003E — He also \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a5\/David_Murphy.jpg\/366px-David_Murphy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Erocks the socks\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECraig Gentry \u003C\/strong\u003E— \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/video\/play.jsp?content_id=19549095\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe dude can fly around the bases.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Bullpen — Feliz, \u003Cstrong\u003EAlexi Ogando\u003C\/strong\u003E (who made the All-Star team as a starter this year and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/twitpic.com\/5spcg9\/full\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elooks like he’s from Easter Island\u003C\/a\u003E), \u003Cstrong\u003EScott Feldman\u003C\/strong\u003E (with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sportsblogs.star-telegram.com\/mac-engel\/2011\/10\/rangers-pitcher-scott-feldmans-beard-the-other-rangers-tie-to-the-movie-witness.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis impressive playoff beard\u003C\/a\u003E)  and the rest have been generally terrific in the playoffs when the  Rangers starters have not been quite as sharp as they were most of the  season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAt this writing, we don’t know whether the Rangers will face the St. Louis Cardinals or the Milwaukee Brewers in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/mlb\/schedule\/ps.jsp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe World Series that starts Wednesday\u003C\/a\u003E, but they’re bound to be the favorite in either case. \u0026nbsp;Rangers in 5."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8019643385665713806"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8019643385665713806"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/texas-rangers-in-2011-world-series.html","title":"Texas Rangers in the 2011 World Series: A Bandwagon-Jumping Fan’s Guide"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-403598351086245232"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-17T00:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-17T00:43:21.234-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dan Wheldon Dead at 33"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P_TmpN-dIrE\/TpvcWwyKvdI\/AAAAAAAABbM\/C3Ut8ITiqOc\/s1600\/1016-dan-wheldon-getty-sub-credit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P_TmpN-dIrE\/TpvcWwyKvdI\/AAAAAAAABbM\/C3Ut8ITiqOc\/s1600\/1016-dan-wheldon-getty-sub-credit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ojyft92DULY\/TpvcFw7MFkI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/5QFZq72DeiU\/s1600\/1016-dan-wheldon-getty-bn-credit.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ojyft92DULY\/TpvcFw7MFkI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/5QFZq72DeiU\/s1600\/1016-dan-wheldon-getty-bn-credit.jpg\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIndyCar Driver \u003Cstrong\u003EDan Wheldon\u003C\/strong\u003E died in Las Vegas today after his car crashed during a massive 15-car accident during the Las Vegas Indy 300. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWheldon's  car went airborne after hitting another car during Lap 12, then  apparently caught part of the catch fence just outside of Turn 2.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIndyCar CEO Randy Bernard announced Wheldon's passing, saying, \"IndyCar  is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from  unsurvivable injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family  today.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWheldon won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011. \u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/403598351086245232"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/403598351086245232"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/dan-wheldon-dead-at-33.html","title":"Dan Wheldon Dead at 33"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P_TmpN-dIrE\/TpvcWwyKvdI\/AAAAAAAABbM\/C3Ut8ITiqOc\/s72-c\/1016-dan-wheldon-getty-sub-credit.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-6460864043451103776"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-13T21:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-13T21:08:23.889-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bhutan Royal Wedding"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eydz6x9Sbbs\/Tpe1jlChaMI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/gm1rLle-5T4\/s1600\/bhutan-wedding.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eydz6x9Sbbs\/Tpe1jlChaMI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/gm1rLle-5T4\/s1600\/bhutan-wedding.jpg\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMove        over, Will and Kate! In a dazzling ceremony, which made the Western tradition        of white wedding dress look quite boring (I mean, come on, just take a look        at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/msnbcmedia.msn.com\/j\/MSNBC\/Components\/Photo\/_new\/pb-111013-bhutan-da-02.photoblog900.jpg\"\u003Ethose        shoes\u003C\/a\u003E!), the fifth Dragon King of Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel        Wangchuck married his commoner bride Jetsun Pema:        \u003Cblockquote\u003E          \u003Cem\u003EThe young monarch was adorned with Bhutan's Raven Crown in 2008,            after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne, inheriting            a Himalayan nation of nearly 700,000 that had just made the transition            to democracy. In Bhutan, he goes by the affectionate moniker of “The            People's King.” In Thailand, he's been dubbed “Prince Charming.”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E The king looked pleased at the announcement of his wedding, which,            according to media reports, will take place in October. “People            might think that my queen should be highly educated, beautiful and the            best of the best,” he said, grinning. “Jetsun Pema is a            kind-hearted girl who is very supportive and whom I can trust. I cannot            say how she might appear to the people, but to me, she is the one.”            Not just “the one,” but the only one, it seems. Lucky girl.            The king's father was married to four sisters.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/6460864043451103776"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/6460864043451103776"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/bhutan-royal-wedding.html","title":"Bhutan Royal Wedding"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Eydz6x9Sbbs\/Tpe1jlChaMI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/gm1rLle-5T4\/s72-c\/bhutan-wedding.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-7779048427703060111"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-13T21:06:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-13T21:06:21.422-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"David Ortiz Talks Yankees, Red Sox"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ortizda01.shtml?utm_source=direct\u0026amp;utm_medium=linker\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDavid  Ortiz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;recently  hinted that the offseason could get even more tumultuous for the Red  Sox. The designated hitter, who will be eligible for free agency after  the World Series, suggested to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/new-york\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/7094409\/david-ortiz-talks-boston-red-sox-mess-possible-free-agency-move-new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EESPN's Colleen Dominguez\u003C\/a\u003E that he would fit into the Yankees’ culture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E\"It's great from what I hear,\"\u003C\/em\u003E he said.\u003Cem\u003E \"It's a good  situation to be involved in. Who doesn't want to be involved in a great  situation where everything goes the right way?”\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOrtiz says there's \u003Cem\u003E\"too much drama\"\u003C\/em\u003E in Boston these days and acknowledged that he's thinking about moving on.\u003Cem\u003E “\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EI don't know if I want to be part of this drama for next year.\"\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOrtiz \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2011\/09\/2010-11-reverse-engineered-elias-rankings.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eprojects as a Type A free agent\u003C\/a\u003E,  which means teams will have to surrender a top pick to sign him if he  turns down an offer of arbitration from the Red Sox. The 35-year-old  completed his ninth season in Boston with 29 home runs and a  .309\/.398\/.554 line.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Yankees don't need a designated hitter this offseason. \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodrial01.shtml?utm_source=direct\u0026amp;utm_medium=linker\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAlex  Rodriguez\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E and \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/player_search.cgi?results=monteje01,monter002jes\u0026amp;utm_source=direct\u0026amp;utm_medium=linker\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJesus  Montero\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E  could DH on a semi-regular basis and manager Joe Girardi could also use  the spot to provide tired or banged up players with a partial day off."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7779048427703060111"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7779048427703060111"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/david-ortiz-talks-yankees-red-sox.html","title":"David Ortiz Talks Yankees, Red Sox"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-4311659744323846391"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-13T21:03:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-13T21:03:44.554-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chris Tucker May Lose $6 Million Home To Foreclosure"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bF5vTjnQnmo\/Tpe0cE2g6AI\/AAAAAAAABas\/nH9IMi7GD_g\/s1600\/chris-tucker.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bF5vTjnQnmo\/Tpe0cE2g6AI\/AAAAAAAABas\/nH9IMi7GD_g\/s1600\/chris-tucker.png\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EComedian \u003Cb\u003EChris Tucker\u003C\/b\u003E is facing foreclosure on his stunning  Florida mansion after the bank filed papers alleging he owes more than  $4.4 million on the home he purchased for $6 million in 2007.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBest known for his starring role in the blockbuster hit \u003Ci\u003ERush Hour\u003C\/i\u003E movies, Tucker co-starred with \u003Cb\u003EJackie Chan\u003C\/b\u003E in the films, which grossed over $450 million in international sales.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe wise-cracking actor purchased the 10,000 square-foot waterfront  home on Lake Apopka, Florida in the high end enclave Bella Collina and  it has many high end amenities like a basement designed like a pirate  ship with a wooden deck, mast and sail, five bedrooms, a personal spa in  the master suite, three fireplaces, and an outdoor kitchen overlooking a  pool according to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/local\/lake\/os-chris-tucker-foreclosure-20111011,0,7250507.story\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOrlando Sentinel\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.radaronline.com\/photos\/image\/115096\/2011\/02\/photos-celebrities-who-have-filed-bankruptcy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPHOTOS: Celebrities Who Have Filed For Bankruptcy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe IRS imposed an $11.5 million lien on the home in 2010 in an  effort to collect federal taxes from Tucker, and the court documents  obtained by the Orlando Sentinel showed that his mortgage payment on the  mansion was $25,812.50 a month. Tucker’s home is now assessed at a  paltry $1.6 million.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAccording to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/living\/article\/Chris-Tucker-show-at-Palace-Theatre-canceled-2215073.php#ixzz1afFP9JLf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETimes Union\u003C\/a\u003E, Tucker’s scheduled comedy show on October 16 in New York has been canceled because of “unforeseen circumstances.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E   \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/4311659744323846391"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/4311659744323846391"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/chris-tucker-may-lose-6-million-home-to.html","title":"Chris Tucker May Lose $6 Million Home To Foreclosure"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bF5vTjnQnmo\/Tpe0cE2g6AI\/AAAAAAAABas\/nH9IMi7GD_g\/s72-c\/chris-tucker.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-8604044851272066297"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-13T20:58:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-13T20:58:55.988-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What to watch for without USC football"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"No USC football this weekend. I might cry.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe connection  between junior quarterback Matt Barkley and sophomore wide receiver  Robert Woods is, in a word, beautiful. But I won’t be able to see these  Trojans try to break another offensive record Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat about  the high praise showering freshman wide receiver Marqise Lee? I won’t  be able to hear that either from USC coach Lane Kiffin.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut no game Saturday probably also saves me from a heart attack the way these first five games have played out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDespite  the criticism and speculation from lamenting fans and students, USC is  4-1 heading into the bye week. It still has a fair share of problems to  correct — namely on defense — but wins are wins, and, at this point,  that in many ways is all that matters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith an extra week of  preparation before its bout with the Golden Bears in the Bay Area, there  is football outside of USC football.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNot only can USC pay  attention to game film, but it can also watch other Pac-12 games that  have further implications affecting itself and its possible Heisman  candidates in Barkley and Woods.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere’s a viewer’s guide to this weekend sans USC football:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EConference positioning in Salt Lake City\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter  disposing of USC and Oregon State at home, Arizona State travels to  Salt Lake City for the first time in 34 years and for its first Pac-12  road game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPicked to finish second behind USC in the South  division, the Sun Devils might have their hands full. Their only loss  this season came on the road at Illinois and they have lost 10 of their  last conference road games. One stat favoring Arizona State, however, is  that they have won seven straight meetings against Utah. The two teams,  however, have not played each other since 1993. This matchup has  conference title implications as well. Though USC cannot compete in the  inaugural Pac-12 championship game, it still has a shot at the South  division title. The Sun Devils hold the tiebreaker over USC, but a Utah  win would give USC an outside shot at taking the division if Arizona  State can fall for the first time in Pac-12 play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERoot for UCLA?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith  that said, and as weird as it sounds, I might have to root for the  powder blue Bruins this weekend. UCLA stands at 1-1 in conference play,  good for third place in the South division behind Arizona State and USC.  The Bruins take on Washington State at home Saturday. And if the  Bruins, favored by 5.5 points, can win, this would set off a frenzy.  Yes, UCLA wins but its win complicates matters halfway through the  season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf Arizona State loses, there would be a three-way tie for  first place in the South division among the Trojans, Sun Devils and  Bruins. Optimistic? Yes, but anything is possible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWoods’ Heisman watch\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat  more can be said about Woods? The Serra standout has seemingly done it  all this year. He broke a USC game-high record with 17 receptions  against Minnesota and he fell five yards short of tying the Trojans’  single-game record for receiving yards against Arizona last weekend.  Through just five games, he is 10 receptions and 45 receiving yards shy  of tying his totals as a freshman. And he already has tied the number of  touchdowns he scored last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStill, he has not garnered much attention as a possible Heisman candidate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOther  possible wideout candidates playing this weekend include Oklahoma’s  Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon, Notre Dame’s Michael  Floyd and Western Michigan’s Jordan White. Woods, however, is  outproducing all of them. The only knock against Woods? Broyles and  Blackmon play for national title-contending teams. Voters will surely  take that into account if a wide receiver were to be invited to New York  at the end of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUSC might not be playing this  weekend, but plenty of storylines are out there affecting the Trojans.  If this season were to get any crazier — and it has been quite the ride  through five games — Utah and UCLA could make things interesting halfway  through the season for USC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAt least I have something to look forward to this weekend."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8604044851272066297"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/8604044851272066297"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/what-to-watch-for-without-usc-football.html","title":"What to watch for without USC football"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-7680676448655539583"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-05T19:10:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-05T19:11:41.830-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Steve Jobs dead at 56"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s8nQvrfpLDM\/To0OLVHaFPI\/AAAAAAAABZQ\/figH7gNiDyw\/s1600\/images.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 171px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s8nQvrfpLDM\/To0OLVHaFPI\/AAAAAAAABZQ\/figH7gNiDyw\/s320\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660195894484145394\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch1\u003ETributes for Steve Jobs\u003C\/h1\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"articleText\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"focusParagraph\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"articleLocatio\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;n\"\u003E(Reuters)  - The death of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs prompted an outpouring  of comments and tributes from political, technology, entertainment and  business leaders. A selection:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_0\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBILL GATES, MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_1\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve  and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues,  competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The  world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has  had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For  those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely  great honor.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_2\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK FOUNDER AND CEO, ON FACEBOOK\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_3\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_4\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBOB IGER, CEO OF WALT DISNEY CO\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_5\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve  Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will  extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It  will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and  the culture he defined. Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly  creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he  accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_6\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMITT ROMNEY, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL, ON TWITTER\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_7\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve Jobs is an inspiration to American entrepreneurs. He will be missed.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_8\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, ON\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_9\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETWITTER\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_10\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_11\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EINVESTOR MARC ANDREESSEN\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_12\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve was the best of the best. Like Mozart and Picasso, he may never be equaled.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_13\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPAUL ALLEN, CO-FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_14\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"We've  lost a unique tech pioneer and auteur who knew how to make amazingly  great products. Steve fought a long battle against tough odds in a very  brave way. He kept doing amazing things in the face of all that  adversity. As someone who has had his own medical challenges, I couldn't  help but be encouraged by how he persevered.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_15\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMICHAEL DELL, CEO OF DELL INC\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_0\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Today  the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an  iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of  Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_1\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELARRY PAGE, CEO OF GOOGLE, ON GOOGLE+\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_2\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"He  was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He  always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually  should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user  experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_3\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESTEVE CASE, FOUNDER OF AOL, ON TWITTER\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_4\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"I  feel honored to have known Steve Jobs. He was the most innovative  entrepreneur of our generation. His legacy will live on for the ages.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_5\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJEFF BEWKES, CEO OF TIME WARNER\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_6\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"The  world is a better place because of Steve, and the stories our company  tells have been made richer by the products he created. He was a dynamic  and fearless competitor, collaborator, and friend. In a society that  has seen incredible technological innovation during our lifetimes, Steve  may be the one true icon whose legacy will be remembered for a thousand  years.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_7\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDICK COSTOLO, CEO OF TWITTER, ON TWITTER\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_8\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Once  in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar,  they create an entirely new standard of measurement. #RIPSteveJobs\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_9\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EARTHUR SULZBERGER, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CO\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_10\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve  Jobs was a visionary and a wonderful friend of The New York Times. He  pushed the boundaries of how all providers of news and information  interact with our users. I am among the many who deeply regret his  passing.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_11\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJOHN RICCITIELLO, CEO OF ELECTRONIC ARTS\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_12\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"Steve  was one of a kind. For many of us working in technology and  entertainment, Steve was a new kind of hero that lead with big, bold  moves and would not settle for less than perfection. He is the best role  model for a leader that aspires to be great.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_13\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESPIKE LEE, PRODUCER\/DIRECTOR\/ACTOR, ON TWITTER\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"midArticle_14\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"VISIONARIES  are always called CRAZY in the beginning. A VISIONARY sees things that  everybody else says is IMPOSSIBLE, sees a World that People can't  invision (sic)-MAC, IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE, ITUNES and PIXAR. I have nothing  but Love for Mr. Jobs and Apple, they have always given me and my films  L-O-V-E. Peace and Blessings to his family.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7680676448655539583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7680676448655539583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/steve-jobs-dead-at-56.html","title":"Steve Jobs dead at 56"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s8nQvrfpLDM\/To0OLVHaFPI\/AAAAAAAABZQ\/figH7gNiDyw\/s72-c\/images.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-513979071382916477"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-18T07:58:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-09-18T08:00:04.278-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kara Kennedy Dies: Ted Kennedy's Oldest Child Dead At 51"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch1 class=\"title-news\"\u003EAt 51          \u003C\/h1\u003E                       \u003Cdiv class=\"margin_bottom_10 relative\"\u003E    \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gen\/354095\/thumbs\/r-KARA-KENNEDY-DIES-large570.jpg\" alt=\"Kara Kennedy Dies\" id=\"img_caption_967591\" width=\"570\" \/\u003E       \u003Cdiv id=\"caption_967591\" class=\"absolute large-image-caption white_bg arial_11 color_333333\" style=\"display: block;\"\u003E    \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E           \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"float_left\"\u003E      \u003Cdiv id=\"chicklets\" class=\"chicklets lighter\"\u003E       \u003C\/div\u003E    \u003C\/div\u003E    \u003Cdiv class=\"entry_content news_no_design\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"sidebarHeader\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"share_boxes_wraper\"\u003E   \u003C\/div\u003E                     \u003C\/div\u003E        \u003Cdiv class=\"entry_body_text\"\u003E                                                                                                                                                              \u003Cp\u003EWASHINGTON — Several years after she was  deemed cancer-free, Kara Kennedy accepted the Presidential Medal of  Freedom on behalf of her father, just weeks before Sen. Edward Kennedy  died battling a brain tumor.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EHowever, her own lung cancer treatment – surgery and grueling  chemotherapy and radiation – left her physically weakened, her brother  Patrick Kennedy said. She died Friday at age 51 after her daily workout  at a Washington health club.\u003C\/p\u003E          \u003Cp\u003E\"Her heart gave out,\" said Patrick Kennedy, a former congressman from Rhode Island.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"She's with dad.\"\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EIn a telephone interview from her home in Boston on Saturday, Joan  Bennett Kennedy said she and her daughter were \"best friends\" who liked  to take long swims together and walks on the beach. She said her  daughter had fully recovered from cancer and didn't have any lingering  health issues.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"She was very healthy. That's why this is such a shock,\" Joan Kennedy said.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EKennedy was a member of the Sport \u0026amp; Health fitness center, though  spokeswoman Nancy Terry declined to release further details about the  incident, citing member privacy.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EHer ex-husband, Michael Allen, said Kara Kennedy frequently visited  the club and went swimming every day if she could. He said details about  her death would be released by The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the  United States Senate. He said funeral arrangements are being made.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"Insofar as I'm concerned her legacy is one of courage and grit and  determination in the face of her own illness and in the face of many  family tragedies and limitless, absolutely limitless, devotion to our  children,\" he said.\u003C\/p\u003E   \u003Cdiv id=\"ad_mid_article\" class=\"ad_wrapper\"\u003E\u003Cform id=\"qas_dfp_frm\" name=\"qas_dfp_frm\" method=\"get\" action=\"\" target=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/form\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKara  Kennedy was born in 1960 to Edward and Joan Kennedy, just as her father  was on the campaign trail for his brother John F. Kennedy during the  presidential primaries.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EThe late senator wrote of his oldest child in his 2009 memoir, \"True  Compass,\" that \"I had never seen a more beautiful baby, nor been happier  in my life.\"\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003ELater, she appeared with her father during his unsuccessful 1980  campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, and she and her  brother Edward Kennedy Jr. helped run the senator's 1988 re-election  campaign.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EHer lung cancer diagnosis came in 2002, and the prognosis was grim.  But the family refused to accept that, the senator wrote. She had an  operation in 2003 that doctors said was successful, and Edward Kennedy  accompanied his daughter to chemotherapy treatments.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"Kara responded to my exhortations to have faith in herself,\" he  wrote. \"Today, nearly seven years later as I write this, Kara is a  healthy, vibrant, active mother of two who is flourishing.\"\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EHer children, Grace and Max, are now teenagers.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EKara Kennedy's two brothers have dealt with health issues of their  own: Edward Kennedy Jr. lost a leg to bone cancer as a child, and  Patrick Kennedy had surgery in 1988 to remove a non-cancerous tumor that  was pressing against his spine.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"Her magnificent strength in her successful battle with lung cancer  was a quiet inspiration to all of us and provided her family and fellow  patients with hope,\" the Edward M. Kennedy Institute said in a news  release.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EFive months before her death, Kara Kennedy wrote of her father and  the institute named in his honor in an article published in The Boston  Globe Magazine. She described Christmas 1984, when her father insisted  on spending the night helping relief workers feed hungry people in the  Ethiopian desert. And of how each summer, Ted Kennedy loaded the family  into a Winnebago for road trips to hike through historic battlefields  and buildings.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"What mattered to my father was not the scale of an accomplishment,  but that we did our share to make the world better,\" she wrote. \"That we  learned we were part of something larger than ourselves.\"\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EIn August 2009 Kara Kennedy accepted the Presidential Medal of  Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on behalf of her father  during a White House ceremony. She smiled when President Barack Obama  put his arm around her in a comforting way, and teared up when a  statement was read about her father's accomplishments. When her father  died later that month she read a psalm at his funeral mass in Boston; it  spoke of bringing peace and justice and helping the poor.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EKara Kennedy, a graduate of Tufts University, also worked as a  filmmaker and in television. She helped produce several videos for Very  Special Arts, an organization founded by her aunt Jean Kennedy Smith.  She also served as a board member for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute;  director emerita and national trustee of the John F. Kennedy Library  Foundation; and as a national advisory board member for the National  Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003ETerry Lierman, the co-founder of NOFAS who knew Kara Kennedy for more  than two decades, said she was always positive, even when she was ill,  and always available when the organization needed her.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"She was always there, but she was there for the cause and not for  her own visibility,\" Lierman said Saturday. \"I always found it so  refreshing.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/513979071382916477"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/513979071382916477"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/kara-kennedy-dies-ted-kennedys-oldest.html","title":"Kara Kennedy Dies: Ted Kennedy's Oldest Child Dead At 51"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-1719064277783055911"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-13T09:49:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-09-13T09:50:08.205-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Remembering Tupac: 15 years since fatal shooting"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It's been 15 years since but his murder still remains unsolved, landing the shooting of Tupac in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/specials\/packages\/article\/0,28804,1867198_1867170_1867190,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETime magazine's Top 10 Unsolved Crimes\u003C\/a\u003E, along with the still-unsolved murder of fellow rapper the Notorious B.I.G. \u003Cp\u003EBut thanks to his impact on the industry and the musical legacy he  left behind - and, we suppose, the insistent meme that Tupac is alive,  well and walking among us - Tupac's name is still often spotted in  headlines.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EOne of his songs, \"Changes,\" made its way to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/SHOWBIZ\/Music\/12\/04\/tupac.vatican.playlist\/index.html?iref=allsearch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EVatican's official MySpace playlist\u003C\/a\u003E in 2009, the rights to a screenplay he penned while in jail \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118036469\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewere acquired in May\u003C\/a\u003E, and a potential film about his life \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/movies\/2011\/06\/eminem-movie-8-mile-southpaw-antoine-fuqua-training-day-kurt-sutter-sons-anarchy-boxing.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehas been talked about\u003C\/a\u003E for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/SHOWBIZ\/Music\/08\/30\/tupac.movie.rstone\/index.html?iref=allsearch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe past few years\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EThe superstar rapper may be gone, but he is clearly not forgotten.\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/1719064277783055911"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/1719064277783055911"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/remembering-tupac-15-years-since-fatal.html","title":"Remembering Tupac: 15 years since fatal shooting"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-3481962146318287868"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-04T01:36:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-09-04T01:37:24.912-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Extreme couponing on the rise"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg class=\"post-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ls-unscripted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/coupons.jpg\" alt=\"Extreme Couponing\" \/\u003E   \u003Cdiv id=\"topsy_id8-3-1-1-5-1-1-1\" class=\"topsy_widget_data topsy_theme_jade\" style=\"float: right;margin-left: 0.75em; background: url(data:,%7B%20%22url%22%3A%20%22http%253A%252F%252Fwww.ls-unscripted.com%252Findex.php%252F2011%252F09%252F01%252Fextreme-couponing-on-the-rise%252F%22%2C%20%22shorturl%22%3A%20%22http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FoNHGg9%22%2C%20%22style%22%3A%20%22big%22%2C%20%22title%22%3A%20%22Extreme%20couponing%20on%20the%20rise%22%20%7D);\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"topsy-big\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topsy.com\/www.ls-unscripted.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/01\/extreme-couponing-on-the-rise\/?utm_source=button\" class=\"topsy-big-total snap_noshots\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"topsy-big-count\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"topsy-big-num\"\u003E2\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"topsy-big-unit\"\u003Etweets\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/button.topsy.com\/retweet?nick=TheExtraMile\u0026amp;url=http%3A\/\/www.ls-unscripted.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/01\/extreme-couponing-on-the-rise\/\u0026amp;shorturl=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FoNHGg9\u0026amp;title=Extreme%20couponing%20on%20the%20rise\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"topsy-big-retweet snap_noshots\"\u003Eretweet\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cp\u003EEveryone knows the feeling of buying something for a great deal.  Whether it’s groceries, shoes, computers, cell phones or a car, finding  something you need or really, really want for an astonishing discount is  exciting every single time. Even seeing a favorite toothpaste flavor on  sale can brighten someone’s day.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EAnd people like to tell anyone who’s willing to listen about their big steal. “You’ll \u003Cem\u003Enever\u003C\/em\u003E  believe what I got this for,” or “Oh, this? I got it for next to  nothing!” or my personal favorite, “Don’t tell me you paid full price  for that. I saw it on sale at another store.” Thanks.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EDon’t get me wrong, I like to celebrate a good find (usually by using  it as an excuse to buy more), and there’s definitely a rush that shoots  through me when the check-out person says my purchase total. However,  there’s a popular practice out right now that takes sales, steals, deals  and discounts to a whole new level – extreme couponing. Almost  three-quarters of women and moms say the trend is on their radar.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EThe cable television channel \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tlc.discovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETLC\u003C\/a\u003E even has a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/tlc.howstuffworks.com\/tv\/extreme-couponing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereality show \u003C\/a\u003Ebased  on this massive savings phenomenon. Consumers carefully strategize a  combination of retailer and manufacturer coupons, in-store promotions,  rebates and any online deal they can find. The result: hundreds of  dollars of groceries for $5 to $10 per trip. The savings add up to  thousands of dollars each year. Sounds complicated, yet rewarding,  right? Others must agree, because this trend is growing, and businesses  are wary.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EA \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/adage.com\/article\/special-report-couponing\/supermarkets-shops-start-suffer-super-couponer-fatigue\/228608\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereport\u003C\/a\u003E  from Nielsen concluded that while coupon redemption is down from 4.4  billion in 2000 to 3.3 billion in 2010, the percentage of consumers who  are heavy users (defined as those who bought at least 188 items in a  year using coupons) is increasing. In 2010, 13% of consumers claimed to  be heavy users (“enthusiasts”), up 2% from 2009. “Enthusiasts” redeemed  70% of coupons in 2010.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EThe amount of savings from this practice of couponing is at times  unbelievable, and I can only imagine the rush these shoppers feel.  However, some shoppers take extreme couponing too far and sometimes  cheat the system. Retail chains are reviewing and changing their  policies by adding more restrictions and rules to their coupons.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003E“One of the reasons why retailers have been posting their rules is  because there has been fraud, there has been misuse of coupons [and]  they want to control that,” said Todd Hale, senior VP-consumer and  shopper insights at Nielsen.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EWhat kind of misuse? A woman in South Carolina extreme coupon-ed so  many boxes of rice that she would clear the shelves, leaving no rice for  anyone else. The store believed she was turning around and selling the  rice at a flea market for a profit, so they intervened and asked her to  stop. Some shoppers buy obscene amounts of groceries and products for  practically free just because they can, only bringing it home to more  mass quantities of the same products hoarded away. Maybe their rush is  more of a high – and addicting.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003ERetailers have to be careful, because this small percentage of  coupon-abusers can’t ruin all of the fun for others. With more than \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.nrf.com\/2011\/07\/18\/consumers-take-couponing-to-extremes\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etwo-thirds of shoppers claiming \u003C\/a\u003Ecoupons  influence their decisions to buy grocery items and people of all income  levels using coupons, retailers’ restrictions must be fair and aim only  at keeping out the abusers. Coupons and promotions are vital during a  recession and will increase customer loyalty. Retailers must keep giving  their customers the little joys of saving.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EWhat do you think? Is extreme couponing hurtful to a retailer’s  bottom line or a great way to encourage customers to shop in their  store?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESource :http:\/\/www.ls-unscripted.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/01\/extreme-couponing-on-the-rise\/\r\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/3481962146318287868"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/3481962146318287868"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/extreme-couponing-on-rise.html","title":"Extreme couponing on the rise"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207676788718666875.post-7263453914765227447"},"published":{"$t":"2011-09-04T01:35:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-09-04T01:36:07.045-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HotNews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Texas Longhorns Football: The 2011 Season Narrative"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"                \u003Cdiv class=\"photo-tpl photo-tpl-right_landscape\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E        \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.burntorangenation.com\/photos\/texas-longhorns-football-the-2011-season-narrative\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"width: 411px; height: 274px;\" alt=\"For Mack Brown and Texas, the 2011 season is all about process.\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn1.sbnation.com\/entry_photo_images\/1832190\/57562_Mack_Brown.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E              \u003Cdiv class=\"photo-meta\"\u003E                                                                             \u003Cp class=\"photoby clearfix has-data-cap\" cap=\"Eric Gay - ASSOCIATED PRESS\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;a class='has-data-cap' href='http:\/\/www.burntorangenation.com\/photos\/texas-longhorns-football-the-2011-season-narrative'\u0026gt;More photos »\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\"\u003EEric Gay - ASSOCIATED PRESS\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca class=\"has-data-cap\" href=\"http:\/\/www.burntorangenation.com\/photos\/texas-longhorns-football-the-2011-season-narrative\"\u003EMore photos »\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E                                                            \u003Cp class=\"cap has-data-cap\" cap=\"For Mack Brown and Texas, the 2011 season is all about process.\"\u003EFor Mack Brown and Texas, the 2011 season is all about process.\u003C\/p\u003E                                                 \u003C\/div\u003E                          \u003C\/div\u003E               \u003Cp\u003EHallelujah, game week is here at last, the season is upon us, the  slate is clean and anything is possible. This may not be the most  promising season of the Mack Brown era in terms of wins and losses, but  I'm nonetheless as excited and intrigued by the future as I've ever been  -- including, by the way, 2009, a season set up for a title run, but  which for all its promise felt as though it was setting up to be an  exercise in survival.  And indeed it was, as Texas' sputtering coaching  staff was fortunate to survive a rocky season and a near-calamitous Big  12 Championship Game.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EBut five plays into the national title game, their luck ran out. Texas lost \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/ncaa-football\/players\/8525\/colt-mccoy\" class=\"sbn-auto-link\"\u003EColt McCoy\u003C\/a\u003E to injury, lost the game to Alabama, lost its entire (two-man) offense to graduation, and then lost one, two, three, four... \u003Ci\u003Eseven\u003C\/i\u003E  games in 2010. Not even Greg Davis could survive such spectacular  failure. Will Muschamp could have, but decided not to stick around for  the aftermath.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EAs ugly as it all was, a 5-7 catastrophe was exactly what Texas and  Mack Brown needed. After 13 mostly successful years at Texas, Mack Brown  was forced to hit program reset.  Out with the old, in with the new,  including two fresh coordinators and six new coaches in total, all of  them young, impressive, and hungry.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EGiven the state of the program in December, it's tempting to look at  the 2011 season narrative through that which was done in the months  that immediately followed. Whether Mack Brown would respond well to the  challenges facing him and the program was critically important, and  without question his unqualified success in that regard has shaped the  definition of the 2011 season.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003ENevertheless, the 2011 season narrative is about more than what Mack  Brown did in resetting the program.  The 2011 season narrative is about  what has to happen next -- about what is required for all this exciting  potential to become actualized, maximized, and sustained on-field  success. The 2011 season narrative is about process.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EIn connection with that broad theme, after the jump are four big  points on process that I'm looking at to define the 2011 season.\u003C\/p\u003E         \u003Cp class=\"extend-divide\"\u003E\u003Ca name=\"storyjump\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Star-divide\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn0.sbnation.com\/images\/blog\/star-divide.v777cf8a.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E       \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Carrying over the energy, accountability, and improvements from the offseason program reset into the season.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EAgain, the 2010 meltdown was in many ways a good thing. As I've  always insisted: Mack Brown is at his best when the going gets  tough. He's tougher, wiser, and more resilient than many realize. And  the manner in which he reset the program following last year's meltdown  was nothing short of outstanding.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003ELaying that foundation was absolutely necessary, but the flipside of  Mack's underrated strengths is a weakness when things are going well.  When things are going well or looking good, Mack Brown has had a  tendency to shift in to a mode of protecting assets, instead of  continuing the process of developing them. Protecting strong assets is  not inherently a bad thing, but there are real dangers in the context of  a college football team\/season\/program. Opponents change, strategies  change -- even your own players change all the time.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EMack Brown has responded exceptionally well to redeveloping and  re-energizing the team and program, but one of the lessons it will be  interesting to see if he's learned is how to sustain that energy,  accountability, and effort to improve. It needs to carry over into the  season and inform everything that he and the staff do, whether Texas is  struggling or rolling.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2.  Managing the team and coaching staff.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EI think it's easy to misunderstand Mack Brown by his media  appearances. That's not to say that there's nothing revealing about Mack  Brown in what he says on camera or to reporters, but I think you have  to carefully digest it through a filter or you risk mistaking noise for  substance. For the most part, when Mack Brown is speaking on record, he  is managing media; he is not talking directly to you or me or any of the  most hardcore football fans. He is managing reporters, speaking to  broad audiences, and managing a brand\/message\/image. Not every coach  does it that way, and it doesn't particularly matter whether you like it  or not, just that you digest it through that filter.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EWhat really \u003Ci\u003Edoes\u003C\/i\u003E matter, though, is how Mack Brown manages his  coaching staff and the players. And there it's his actions, not words,  that do the talking you should be listening to. It didn't matter what  Mack Brown said about running the football, or what Pat Forde wrote  about how he was managing the team; what mattered was what we saw in the  first half against Rice in Reliant Stadium. Keep that in mind as you  evaluate Mack Brown's management of this year's team, as well.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EIt doesn't much matter what he's saying publicly about \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/ncaa-football\/players\/77301\/garrett-gilbert\" class=\"sbn-auto-link\"\u003EGarrett Gilbert\u003C\/a\u003E  or managing the quarterbacks. What matters is what we see on the field  on Saturdays. Are the back ups getting meaningful snaps? Do the  assistant coaches appear to be protecting egos or seniority, or are the  best players playing? Are we pushing to improve both when we're  struggling and playing well? Win or lose, is this season developing this  team and program for what's ahead, this season and next?\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EI don't much care what message Mack wants to try to sell through his  words to the media. What I really care about is the message he's giving  his staff and players.  I want Mack Brown to: (1) foster urgency, (2)  facilitate the use of that energy to produce development, (3) instil  meaningful accountability, and (4) \u003Ci\u003Echallenge\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003Eeveryone\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3.  Challenging everyone.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EIf anyone should understand just how important it is to challenge  everyone, it's Mack Brown, who by now should recognize that he responds  best when he is under the gun. Everyone's a little bit different and  there's room for degrees of difference in terms of approach and  handling, but anyone who can't respond to being challenged is probably  not someone on whom you want to rely, whether it's football or anything  else.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EChallenging everyone, all the time, is among Mack Brown's most  important tasks this fall. If everyone is being challenged and decisions  are being made the right way, for the right reasons, with the right  goals in mind, that's mission accomplished, whether or not the results  are optimal. Because if the process is optimal, you're giving yourself  the best chance to achieve those optimal results -- the process itself  is geared towards improving on the deficiencies.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EThat may seem a bit abstract, but it's the concrete foundation on  which everything else rests. When the process started to break down in  2006, it was only a matter of time before the whole house came tumbling  down. Above all else, Mack Brown's job this season is to solidy that  foundation, and doing that is about instilling the right process all the  way from the top on down. Mack must challenge himself, challenge his  staff, and challenge his players.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4.  Developing the roster.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EAs far back as I can remember I have memories of my father  telling his favorite running joke. \"Q: Who's the most popular player on  Texas's team?  A: The guy who's not playing.\"\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EWe all have our favorites, as well our guys that we value more than  others and think deserve more than they're getting. Sometimes you're the  only one yammering that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/ncaa-football\/players\/8509\/chris-ogbonnaya\" class=\"sbn-auto-link\"\u003EChris Ogbonnaya\u003C\/a\u003E can develop into a nifty little player and you look like a genius.  And other times...\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E \u003Ctbody\u003E \u003Ctr\u003E \u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/assets.sbnation.com\/assets\/702811\/EOT2010_smallest.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E \u003C\/tr\u003E \u003Ctr\u003E \u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERefund, please.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E \u003C\/tr\u003E \u003C\/tbody\u003E \u003C\/table\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E...well, sometimes you're wrong. That can't be helped, not only for  fans but for coaches, too. Sometimes a kid who excels in practice proves  incapable of delivering in a game. Sometimes you choose a starter but  the back up proceeds to outplay him.  The objective is to get your  program to the point where the process provides the coaches with the  right information they need to make the most correct decisions, but even  in the best of times there will be a fair number of misses. But  whatever the state of your program at any given time, what matters is  whether (1) the right guys are getting a chance to prove their worth  (whether in practice or games or both), (2) the evaluation process is  thorough and ongoing, and (3) there is a commitment to making changes  where needed, as needed.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EHeading into 2011, Mack Brown and Texas are in a period of learning  and transition. That's fine and mistakes can't be helped. It \u003Ci\u003Eis\u003C\/i\u003E  important, however, that the staff make the most of the 2011 season in  terms of player identification and development. It doesn't matter if the  best player is a junior or a freshman, or whether the best player is  the one you named the opening week starter or his back up. What's  important in 2011 is that you challenge everyone to develop, give the  right players opportunities, make critical evaluations, and be willing  to adjust.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EIt's going to be exciting to watch and root for this team, but  whether they go 7-6 or 11-1 the 2011 season can be a success if the  process that led to the impressive offseason improvements carries over  to how the staff and players do things this fall.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003EDo that, and the wins will follow. Soon, and lots of them.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003ETwo days to kickoff... Hook 'em\u003C\/p\u003ESource:http:\/\/www.burntorangenation.com\/2011\/9\/1\/2394340\/texas-longhorns-football-the-2011-season-narrative"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7263453914765227447"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5207676788718666875\/posts\/default\/7263453914765227447"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/bestsitenews.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/texas-longhorns-football-2011-season.html","title":"Texas Longhorns Football: The 2011 Season Narrative"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Today's News HeadLine"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/06794298676241938363"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]}]}});