Upsets in Big Ten leave Michigan State on top

Iowa knocked off Michigan and Northwestern upset Nebraska, leaving Michigan State the big winner in the Big Ten's Legends Division on Saturday. And the Spartans barely escaped a close call against Minnesota. In Iowa City, the Hawkeyes made a late goal line stand to preserve a 24-16 lead and beat No. 13 Michigan. That was a mild upset because just last week Iowa had lost to Minnesota. What happened in Lincoln, Neb., was far more surprising. With backup quarterback Cain Colter playing for Dan Persa, Northwestern upset the ninth-ranked Cornhuskers...

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Geoffrey Mutai, Firehiwot Dado win at NYC Marathon

Geoffrey Mutai shattered the course record in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, no surprise after he ran the fastest marathon ever earlier this year. Firehiwot Dado wasn't a favorite coming into the women's race and victory seemed impossible with even a few miles left. But the Ethiopian made a stunning comeback for her first major marathon title Mutai finished in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 6 seconds, crushing the previous mark of 2:07:43 set by Tesfaye Jifar of Ethiopia a decade earlier. The 30-year-old has established himself as the favorite at...

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Missouri to SEC is done deal

After weeks of waiting, Missouri's move to the Southeastern Conference became official on Sunday. The SEC released a statement saying the conference's presidents and chancellors acted unanimously, and Missouri will join the league effective July 1, 2012. "The Presidents and Chancellors of the Southeastern Conference are pleased to welcome the University of Missouri to the SEC," Florida President Bernie Machen said in a statement. "The University of Missouri is a prestigious academic institution with a strong athletic tradition and a culture similar...

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NBA players get new offer, and deadline to take it

Commissioner David Stern gave NBA players an offer and a deadline: Accept a chance to earn up to 51 percent of basketball-related income by Wednesday or get ready for a deal that's a whole lot worse. He wouldn't call it an ultimatum, but it didn't sure sit well with the union. "The players will not be intimidated," attorney Jeffrey Kessler said early Sunday after eight hours of negotiations stretched late into the night. "They want to play, they want a season, but they are not going to sacrifice the future of all NBA players under these types...

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LSU locks up No. 1, Okla St jump to 2 in AP poll

LSU put a lock on the top spot, Oklahoma State moved up to No. 2 for the best ranking in school history, and Alabama slipped to No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll after losing a 1 vs. 2 showdown against the Tigers. LSU received 59 out of 60 first-place votes after beating the Crimson Tide 9-6 in overtime in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday night. Oklahoma State moved up one spot after a wild 52-45 victory against Kansas State and Stanford also moved up a spot to third. Alabama slipped two spots Sunday. Boise State remained No. 5 with one...

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Accusations of child sex, cover-up rock Penn St

An explosive sex abuse scandal and allegations of a cover-up rocked Happy Valley after former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, once considered Joe Paterno's heir apparent, was charged with sexually assaulting eight boys over 15 years. Among the allegations was that a graduate assistant saw Sandusky assault a boy in the shower at the team's practice center in 2002. Sandusky retired in 1999 but continued to use the school's facilities for his work with The Second Mile, a foundation he established to help at-risk kids, where authorities...

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Kudankulam plant is 100% safe: Kalam

Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is on a mission to allay fears about the safety of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, on Sunday said it was ‘completely safe’ as it is located in a low frequency seismic zone, a view rejected by the locals. Mr. Kalam, who held discussions with scientists and engineers of the Indo-Russian Joint Venture, including Nuclear Power Corporation Chairman S.K. Jain, said, “The plant is safe in all aspects.” “There is no need to worry about the safety aspect of...

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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending Oct. 31, 2011: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Angry Birds (Clickgamer.com) 2. Zombieville USA 2 (Mika Mobile, Inc.) 3. Angry Birds Seasons (Rovio Mobile Ltd.) 4. Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick Studios) 5. Camera+ (tap tap tap) 6. TETRIS (Electronic Arts) 7. Flashlight (i4software) 8. Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots (Halfbrick Studios) 9. Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap) 10. WhatsApp Messenger (WhatsApp Inc.) --- Top Free iPhone Apps: 1. Facebook Messenger (Facebook, Inc.) 2. Rope'n'Fly - From Dusk Till Dawn...

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Emerson Network Power Monitoring Software Provides Holistic View of Critical Infrastructure

Liebert Nform combines real-time monitoring with cost-effective deployment through the use of the existing network infrastructure and monitors any simple network management protocol (SNMP) device that supports a network interface. The newest version of the software introduces a new management dashboard, enhanced trending capabilities and improved reporting, and also supports the recently launched Liebert MPX and Liebert MPH rack power distribution units. The new Liebert Nform dashboard enables IT and data center managers to create a complete system...

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Andy Rooney, wry '60 Minutes' commentator, dies

Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about life's large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old. Even then, he said he wasn't retiring. Writers never retire. But his life after the end of "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney" was short: He died Friday night, according to CBS, only a month after delivering his 1,097th and final televised commentary. Rooney had gone to the hospital for an undisclosed surgery, but major complications developed and he never recovered. "Andy always...

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Singer Andy Williams says he has bladder cancer

Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his Christmas show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer. The Tri-Lakes News reports the 83-year-old Williams appeared early in the show at the Moon River Theatre and vowed to return next year to celebrate his 75th year in show business. "I do have cancer of the bladder," Williams said. "But that is no longer a death sentence. People with cancer are getting through this thing. They're kicking it, and they're winning more and more every year. And I'm going to be one of them." The silver-haired "Moon...

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Greece talks under way in bid to avoid bankruptcy

A Greek official says talks are under way on the formation of a temporary coalition government to ensure the country doesn't go bankrupt in the next few weeks. But the main opposition party says it's not part of the discussions. Government spokesman Elias Mossialos told state television that talks have begun and that the name of the new prime minister should be known by Monday, in which case Prime Minister George Papandreou would resign. Mossialos later told The Associated Press that his remarks regarding a new premier expressed "a personal wish"...

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Quarter-mile-wide asteroid coming close to Earth

An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday - the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years. But scientists say not to worry. It won't hit. "We're extremely confident, 100 percent confident, that this is not a threat," said the manager of NASA's Near Earth Object Program, Don Yeomans. "But it is an opportunity." The asteroid named 2005 YU55 is being watched by ground antennas as it approaches from the direction of the sun. The last time...

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Isolated crew completes 520-day mock Mars mission

It seemed more like a bizarre reality TV show than high-tech international space travel experiment: Six men lived in cramped, windowless compartments for more than 17 months to simulate a mission to Mars. When they emerged from their claustrophobic capsules Friday in western Moscow, the researchers in blue jumpsuits looked haggard but were all smiles - dreaming of lying in the sun at the beach, taking long strolls and driving fast cars. Organizers said the 520-day experiment was the longest mock...

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Texas delays action on stem cell therapy rules

The Texas State Medical Board voted Friday to delay until next year final approval of new stem cell therapy rules that could restrict - or even block - procedures such as the one Gov. Rick Perry recently underwent on his aching back. Its 19 members, including a dozen physicians, voiced support for greater oversight but opted to tweak the proposed rules and take them up again at their next meeting in February. If the reworked rules are satisfactory, formal approval could come as early as April. The Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved...

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Too posh to push? More C-sections on demand in UK

Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a rule change that critics describe as the health system caving into the "too posh to push" crowd. Currently, British women who can't afford to pay private doctors for their baby's delivery have been allowed to have planned C-sections only if there are health concerns for mother or baby. Emergency C-sections are done when the situation demands it. But new guidelines set to take effect later this month say pregnant...

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Canon offers new camera for Hollywood filmmakers

Four decades after winning Academy Awards for its cinema lenses, Canon Inc. was back in Hollywood on Thursday, unveiling a new high-end digital video camera before an audience of some of the world's most famous filmmakers. Fujio Mitarai, chief executive of the Japanese camera and office equipment giant, took the wraps of the movie camera, called Cinema EOS, in a packed theater on the Paramount Pictures movie studio lot. At $20,000 for the body alone, the Cinema EOS is not cheap by consumer standards but is on the low end of what professional...

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US Cellular: We turned down iPhone

U.S. Cellular Corp., the country's sixth-largest cellphone company, on Friday said it had the opportunity to carry the iPhone but turned it down because the phone is too expensive. It's the first U.S. carrier to acknowledge turning down the phone. Consumers pay $200 for the base model of the iPhone 4S, but Apple charges carriers about $600 for it. Carriers count on making their money back in service fees over the life of the contract. U.S. Cellular CEO Mary Dillon told analysts on an earnings conference call Friday that "the terms were unacceptable...

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FDA approves innovative, non-invasive heart valve

Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind artificial heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery, offering a new treatment option for patients who are too old or frail for the chest-cracking procedure currently used. The Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday it approved Edwards Lifesciences' Sapien heart valve, which can be threaded into place through a major artery that runs from the leg up to the heart. Cardiologists say the highly anticipated new approach will help old, sickly patients who cannot undergo...

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Britney Spears "I am just a girl"

@import url(//cdn.kohit.net/KOmp3Player/embed.css); Britney Spears - Im Just A Girl With A Crush On You Found at Im Just A Girl With A Crush On You on KOhit.net...

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