U.S. set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? The United States is on track for a fourth straight year with a $1 trillion-plus budget deficit as a sluggish economy holds down corporate tax revenues, congressional forecasters said on Tuesday, but they warned that extension of payroll tax cuts would swell the gap even more.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the fiscal 2012 deficit would rise to $1.079 trillion from its previous estimate of $973 billion made last August. The U.S. posted $1.3 trillion deficits in each of the past two years after a record $1.4 trillion deficit in fiscal 2009, President Barack Obama's first year in office.

(Reporting By David Lawder; Editing by Neil Stempleman)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120131/pl_nm/us_usa_budget_cbo

steve johnson norman reedus norman reedus sears office max office max cyber monday deals 2011

Fla. highway patrol defends reopening I-75 (AP)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? Minutes before two pileups killed 10 people on a highway shrouded in fog and thick smoke from a brush fire, the Florida Highway Patrol had reopened the always busy six-lane interstate after an earlier serious accident. A sergeant and lieutenant determined after about three hours that conditions had cleared enough for drivers, but visibility quickly became murky again, officials said Monday.

At least a dozen cars, six tractor-trailers and a motorhome collided at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday. Some cars were crushed under the bellies of big rigs. Others burst into flames and sent metal shrapnel flying through the air, horrifying witnesses watching the violence along Interstate 75 in calls to 911. Eighteen survivors were hospitalized.

In a 911 recording released Monday, a driver and her passengers told a dispatcher that the fog and smoke from the 62-acre brush fire was so thick they couldn't see.

"I think there was another accident behind us because I heard it," a woman said. "Oh my gosh, it's so dark here."

Highway patrol spokesman Lt. Patrick Riordan confirmed on Monday evening the names of four people who died in the crash: Pastor Jose Carmo Jr., Adriana Carmo, Leticia Carmo and Edson Carmo.

Jose and Adriana Carmo were married and Leticia was their daughter, said Arao Amazonas, senior pastor at their church, the Igreja Internacional de Restauracao, or International Church of the Restoration.

The couple's younger daughter, Lidiane, was injured in the crash, Amazonas said. A hospital spokeswoman said Monday afternoon that she was listed in critical condition.

Amazonas had been at a religious conference in Florida with the family and many others since Thursday. He said he spoke with the pastor before the family left Florida on Saturday night and urged him to wait until morning, he said. But Carmo told him he wanted to be back in time for the Sunday morning service.

The Carmos were in one van and other church members were in a second van. The passengers of that van called Amazonas after the accident to tell him what happened, he said.

About 100 people gathered Monday evening at the suburban Atlanta church, which caters to the local Brazilian community, to mourn the deaths of their fellow church members. People at the gathering wailed and wept as Amazonas addressed them in Portuguese.

"We couldn't have imagined such tragedy would come to us," Amazonas said.

Riordan declined to release the names of the two troopers who made the decision or provide details on how long they had been with the patrol. He said no troopers have been disciplined but the investigation into the crash continues. National Transportation Safety Board officials said Monday they are sending investigators to the scene. Gov. Rick Scott also called for an investigation.

"We went through the area. We made an assessment. We came to the conclusion that the road was safe to travel and that is when we opened the road up," Riordan said in a news conference. "Drivers have to recognize that the environment changes. They have to be prepared to make good judgments."

In the same 911 call, another woman took the phone and screamed an expletive as she hears another crash.

"That was a truck. We cannot see. It's like impossible to see," the caller said. "The smoke is very thick you can see obviously only your hand in front. I do hear an ambulance or police officer coming down the road."

Hours later, twisted, burned-out vehicles were scattered across the pavement, with smoke still rising from the wreckage. Cars appeared to have smashed into the big rigs and, in one case, a motor home. Some cars were crushed beneath the heavier trucks.

Reporters who were allowed to view the site saw bodies still inside a burned-out Grand Prix. One tractor-trailer was burned down to its skeleton, charred pages of books and magazines in its cargo area. And the tires of every vehicle had burned away, leaving only steel belts.

The Florida Forest Service said Monday it still had not determined if the fire was intentionally set or accidental, although lightning has been ruled out. Spokeswoman Ludie Bond said the fire is contained but was still burning. Firefighters are spraying water around its perimeter attempting to reduce the smoke.

Criminal defense attorneys said that if the fire was caused by arson, authorities likely will file charges of manslaughter and possibly felony murder, which is defined as a death that happens as result of participating in a felony.

"You can bet they will be," said Brian Tannebaum, a former president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

____

Associated Press writers Mike Stewart in Marietta, Ga., and David Fischer in Miami contributed to this report.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120131/ap_on_re_us/us_deadly_interstate_crash

joseph kony 9 9 9 delmon young sprint chris tucker phoenix jones danielle chiesi

The 'epic' six-hour Australian Open final: By the numbers (The Week)

New York ? ?

Novak Djokovic outlasted Rafael Nadal to win the Australian Open in the longest men's tennis final ever. Here's a stats-based look at the battle

?

The Australian Open ended with a men's tennis final for the history books, as Novak Djokovic of Serbia ground out a win against Spaniard Rafael Nadal in an "epic" match that lasted a record six hours, into the early morning hours, Melbourne time. "Numbers, and there were many of them... do not sum up the emotional power of this duel, which deserves a place among the most riveting matches in the modern history of the sport," says The New York Times' Christopher Clarey. But it's hard to grasp the significance of this "match for the ages" without the numbers:

5 hours 53 minutes
Length of Sunday's Djokovic-Nadal match, a record when it comes to international tennis finals

SEE MORE: Albert Pujols' quarter-billion-dollar deal: 'Disaster' for the Angels?

?

1:37 am
Time at which the match finally ended, in local time

4 hours 54 minutes
Previous record, a 1988 U.S. Open match between Mats Wilander and Ivan Lendl

SEE MORE: 4 ways NBC is ruthlessly 'milking' the Super Bowl

?

4 hours 48 minutes
Length of Nadal's winning 2008 Wimbledon final against Roger Federer

4 hours 50 minutes
Length of Djokovic's winning semi-final match against Andy Murray on Friday

SEE MORE: Death or victory at the Grand Prix

?

11 hours 5 minutes
Longest men's tennis match on record, when John Isner beat Nicholas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon in 2010

7
Consecutive finals Nadal has now lost to Djokovic

3
Consecutive Grand Slam Titles Nadal has lost to Djokovic, a record

5
Men who have won three consecutive Grand Slam titles: Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Pete Sampras, and Rod Laver

1
Grand Slam tournament Djokovic has never won, the French Open

5
Djokovic's total Grand Slam titles

10
Nadal's total Grand Slam titles

16
Federer's total Grand Slam titles, a record

16-14
Nadal's overall head-to-head record against Djokovic

82 minutes
Length of Saturday's women's final, between Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova

88 minutes
Length of just the fourth set of the Djokovic-Nadal final

Sources: AP, New York Times, New Yorker, Sports Illustrated (2)

View this article on TheWeek.com
Get A whites-only basketball league?

Opinion Brief: Too many naked Olympians?

Essay: 'Everyone cheats in baseball'

EssayThe last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.

Like on Facebook?-?Follow on Twitter?-?Sign-up for Daily Newsletter

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oped/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/theweek/20120130/cm_theweek/223828

annie oakley edc paranormal activity 4 andrew luck andrew luck love and hip hop 2012 nfl mock draft

Gingrich discounts polls suggesting Romney's up by double digits in Florida (Washington Bureau)

Share With Friends: | | Politics - Top Stories News, News Feeds and News via Feedzilla.

Source: http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/politics/top-stories/192960245?client_source=feed&format=rss

chicago bulls carmelo anthony david lee gift card exchange tj holmes waste management two fat ladies

Ford Motor Co.'s 2011 profits at a glance (AP)

Skip to navigation ? Skip to content ? By The Associated Press The Associated Press ? 1?hr?8?mins?ago

Ford Motor Co. released its full-year earnings on Friday. This shows the automaker's operating profits, by region, and the comparison to profits in 2010.

Region 2011 Operating Profit/Loss 2010 Operating Profit Percent change

North America $6.2 million $5.4 billion 15 percent

South America $861 million $1 billion -14 percent

Europe -$27 million $182 million -114 percent

Asia-Pacific/Africa -$92 million $189 million -148 percent

Source: Ford Motor Co.

Follow Yahoo! News on , become a fan on Facebook ' Y.one("#yn-featured").insert(facebookCode,'before'); } }); });

' + spanPhoto_caption + ' More photos ?

'; Y.one("#yn-title").insert(slideshow_code,'after'); Y.one("div.photo-big").setStyle("display","none"); break; } } }); });

'; Y.all("div.yn-story-content p").item(snippets[videoId][i][1]).insert(video_code,'after'); break; } } } }); });

Copyright ? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/earnings/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120127/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_ford_glance

neal schon richard pryor richard pryor don t ask don t tell don t ask don t tell dancing with the stars season 13 sam bradford

Lazio defender Dias banned for 3 Cup matches

Associated Press Sports

updated 10:45 a.m. ET Jan. 27, 2012

MILAN (AP) -Lazio defender Andre Dias has been banned for three Italian Cup matches for taking a swipe at the head of AC Milan midfielder Mark van Bommel.

The referee missed the incident during the second half of Milan's 3-1 quarterfinal win on Thursday, even though Van Bommel ended up on the ground.

The league judge also banned Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri for one match for insulting the referee during a 2-0 loss to Napoli on Wednesday.

Since Lazio and Inter have already been eliminated, Dias and Ranieri will serve out their bans next season.

Milan faces Juventus in one semifinal, and Napoli meets Siena in the other.

? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

advertisement

More newsJavier Soriano / AFP - Getty Images

'Bad losers' and?'animals'

??Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has labeled Real Madrid's players bad losers and animals after his club won their latest ill-tempered matchup.

Hope for Solo

U.S. women's goalie Hope Solo was back on the practice field Thursday, one day before the game that will determine whether the Americans go to the Olympics.

Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/46163291/ns/sports-soccer/

grimm fairy tales gold rush gold rush weather boston chili recipe chili recipe grimm

UK's tallest building adds drama to London's sky (AP)

LONDON ? Passengers stepping out of London Bridge tube station cannot help but crane their necks to gaze at the jagged tower under construction: The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union and looks like a slice of glass balanced on the edge of the financial district.

When the tower opens next year, visitors to the observation deck will see helicopters fly by at eye level and take in the metropolis all the way to the distant north Downs Hills. The structure designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano dwarfs nearby landmarks like Tower Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral across the Thames.

The ambitious project speaks of now faded boom times: 1.5 billion pound ($2.34 billion) price tag, fancy restaurants, corporate office space, posh hotel. But it is being completed as Britain and Europe totter on the brink of recession ? and the Shard will loom over a city in decline.

Neighbors are hoping the dramatic tower, visible from most parts of London, will bring big spenders to its south-of-the-river location, for centuries the less prosperous side of the Thames.

"I like the design, I like the promise. I think it's going to blast this neighborhood out of the water," said Cherille McNeil-Halward, 71, who runs a picture framing shop a few minutes away from the Shard. "This tower will bring people with money to spend here, and that's got to be a good thing."

There is no question that the Shard is a riveting addition to the traditionally low-rise London skyline. But some complain it dominates the view, obscuring sights such as St. Paul's impressive dome.

The developer Irvine Sellar sees the project as a symbol of London's status as a world city. The 72-floor, 310 meter- (1,016 foot-) tall building is designed by an Italian, financed by the Qatar government, and the Chinese hotel group Shangri-La were the first tenants to sign up.

"We want this building to be a building Londoners will feel ownership of," said Sellar. "You can eat there, you can work there, you can sleep there. And you can see the view from there."

The building's exterior will be finished in June but it is unlikely to open until early next year. It will open in a truly historic neighborhood, close to the Tower of London, Shakespeare's Globe, and Borough Market.

In fact, the ultra-modern Shard sits at the edge of ancient London. The first Roman settlement Londinium was nearby on the banks of the Thames. Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit" was set in the streets behind the Shard.

The developers conceived the project more than 11 years ago when there was a financial appetite for building tall. But it generated almost immediate opposition from conservation groups who didn't want the fabric of the city changed.

English Heritage and other groups complained that the design did not fit in with the surrounding architecture, but were overruled.

Prince Charles, who has waged a passionate campaign against modern architecture, wryly referred to the Shard as "an enormous salt cellar" shortly after it won planning permission but has not formally tried to block the project.

Last year UNESCO said it is reviewing the status of the Tower of London as a World Heritage Site, partly because of the way the Shard and other buildings loom over its courtyard.

The future of the building is still not secure. Along with Shangri-La, some restaurants have signed leases, Sellar said, but most of the office space has not yet been rented at a time when many London-based businesses are striving to reduce costs.

A report by Barclays Capital published this month finds a correlation between the construction of skyscrapers and financial crises, concluding that ambitious building projects often open just as the economy declines.

It cites the economic and oil crises of the early 1970s, which coincided with the completion of the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago. In Malaysia the building of the Petronas Towers coincided with the Asian economic crisis on 1997. And in Dubai the Burj Khalifa ? the world's tallest building ? went up as the emirate almost went bust.

The Shard itself was hit by the credit crunch. Sellar secured funding from investment bank Credit Suisse in 2008, but the bank pulled out after Lehman Brothers crashed in September of that year. Eventually the central bank of Qatar stepped in to finance the project.

Other tall buildings have been built in recent years as London has become a more vertical city ? including Norman Foster's famous "Gherkin." But the Shard dominates them all, and is likely to become a prominent symbol of London.

"You are going to see this building from everywhere in the city," said Jonathan Glancey, architecture critic at The Guardian newspaper. "It is going be the building that says `this is London,' and the message it is going to send is that London is brash, shiny and pretty bling."

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/britain/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120126/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_the_shard

chiefs kc chiefs kc chiefs judy garland duggars j r martinez j r martinez

Object Lesson in Non-Transparency At Energy.gov

Government-run healthcare is not awesome, but it is arguably necessary.

However, that's a moot point because that's not what the US is going to get. The US had a right-wing party yelling "socialists! Death panels!" at a less-right-wing party which put up self-imposed roadblocks to appease them, even though the latter controlled Congress, Senate and White House (until late 2010), until you got mandatory health insurance.

It is a giant clusterfuck that Republicans are secretly overjoyed to get, because when it collapses they will tout it as an example of why public health systems don't work, even though it's nothing like the public health or mixed public/private systems in other countries that DO work (though again, not awesomely).

They (and much of the American public) also ignore the fact that even before Obamacare, even during the Bush Jr. era, the US was already spending more tax dollars on healthcare per capita than all the other industrialized nations. If they'd only spend those *existing* health care tax dollars properly, the standard of care that the poor and lower-middle class would be AT LEAST as good as Canada's (which has plenty of flaws, don't get me wrong, but it's very unlikely to force people into bankruptcy or taking out a second mortgage), and the wealthier could still pay for better health services.

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/KwqtUbktuVQ/object-lesson-in-non-transparency-at-energygov

made in america made in america icam patrice o neal. osteopathy osteopathy diphtheria

Information on Sunny Carney and her Carcinoid Cancer ? CBS ...

Sunny Carney is living with an uncommon form of cancer called Carcinoid Cancer, and despite her terminal illness, she has stayed upbeat and positive, and is living life to the fullest. ?She recently wrote a book about her experiences called ?The Sunny Side of Life,? and is fighting back with experimental treatments in Switzerland. However, the toils of travel, expensive hospital bills, and the stress of her illness has put her and her husband in a dire financial situation that may mean she can?t leave the hospital until her bills are paid.

To learn more about Sunny, her family, her illness, and how you can help, visit her blog at?http://sunnycarneycarcinoidcancerfund.blogspot.com.

?

Source: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/01/26/information-on-sunny-carney-and-her-carcinoid-cancer/

clemson nick cannon pellet gun zambrano clay aiken orange bowl jonbenet ramsey

Obama: US must reclaim values of fairness for all (AP)

WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama is pledging an economic revival that will work for everyone and not just the rich, declaring that "the defining issue of our time" is the endangered promise of the American dream. He's using his State of the Union address Tuesday night to draw a battle line with Republicans over how to avoid a nation of haves and have-nots.

In excerpts of his speech released in advance, Obama attacked income inequality and offered an economic agenda built upon boosting manufacturing, energy and education. He will call for requiring the rich to pay more in taxes and try to appeal to the independent voters and frustrated masses whose support he needs to keep his job.

Obama was making his pitch to a bitterly divided Congress and to a country underwhelmed by his handling of the economy. Targeting anxiety about a slumping middle class, Obama was underlining every proposal with the idea that hard work and responsibility still count.

"No debate is more important," Obama said in the excerpts released by the White House ahead of the 9 p.m. EST speech.

"We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number barely get by. Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules," the president said.

He warned Republicans in Congress that he will fight them if they try to obstruct him or restore an economy gutted by "outsourcing, bad debt and phony financial profits."

Republicans weren't impressed.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, offering the formal GOP response, called Obama's policies "pro-poverty" and his tactics divisive.

"No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others," Daniels said in excerpts released before the address.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking ahead of the president's speech, said: "It's hard not to feel a sense of disappointment even before tonight's speech is delivered. The goal isn't to conquer the nation's problems. It's to conquer Republicans. The goal isn't to prevent gridlock, but to guarantee it."

Steeped in American tradition, the State of the Union has become a night of political theater watched by tens of millions of Americans. And this year, the one time when Obama is delivering the address while also campaigning for re-election, the speech amounts to his biggest, best case to spell out his vision for another four years.

The economy dominates.

For an incumbent on the attack about income inequality, the timing could not be better.

Ahead of Obama's speech, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney released his tax returns under political pressure, revealing that he earned nearly $22 million in 2010 and paid an effective tax rate of about 14 percent. That's a lower rate than many Americans pay because of the way investment income is taxed.

Obama, though, has his own considerable messaging challenges three years into his term.

The economy is improving, but unemployment still stands at the high rate of 8.5 percent. More than 13 million people are out of work. Government debt stands at $15.2 trillion, a record, and up from $10.6 trillion when he took office. Most Americans think the country is on the wrong track.

Obama's relations with Republicans in Congress are poor, casting huge doubt on any of his major ideas for the rest of this year. Republicans control the House and have the votes to stall matters in the Senate, although Obama has tried to take the offensive since a big jobs speech in September and a slew of executive actions ever since.

Despite the political atmosphere in Washington, the scene is expected to have at least one unifying touch. Outgoing Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt a year ago, is expected to attend with her colleagues. Her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, was attending as a guest of first lady Michelle Obama.

Obama's tone was under as much scrutiny as his proposals.

He was aiming to find all the right balances: offering outreach to Republicans while sharpening his competing vision, outlining re-election themes without overtly campaigning and pledging to work with Congress even as he presses a campaign to act without it.

The context was set not just by the re-election year, but by the awful past year of partisan breakdowns in Washington. The government neared both a shutdown and, even worse, a default on its obligations for the first time in history.

Less than 10 months before Election Day, the presidential race is shaping up as a contest between unmistakably different views of the economy and the role of government.

Obama is campaigning on the idea of helping people at least get a fair shot at a job, a house, a career and a better life. Republicans say he and his philosophy have become a crushing burden on free enterprise and that the president is resorting to what amounts to class warfare to get elected again.

He was to unveil new proposals to address the housing crisis that has left many people trapped, and he planned to promote steps to make college education more affordable.

The president was planning a traditional rundown on the state of American security and foreign policy ? and a reminder that he kept a promise to end the Iraq war.

But his driving focus was to secure faith in the economic recovery and in voters' confidence that he is getting the country on the right path.

Obama planned to renew his call for his "Buffett rule" ? a principle that millionaires should not pay a lower tax rate than typical workers. While middle-income filers fall in the 15 or 25 percent bracket, and millionaires face a 35 percent tax bracket, those who get their income from investments ? not a paycheck ? pay 15 percent.

The president named his idea after billionaire Warren Buffett, who says it is unfair that his secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does. The White House invited Buffett's secretary, Debbie Bosanek, to attend the State of the Union as a special guest.

And then for three days following his speech, Obama will promote his ideas in five swing-voting states.. On Wednesday he'll visit Iowa and Arizona to promote ideas to boost American manufacturing; on Thursday in Nevada and Colorado he'll discuss energy, and in Michigan on Friday he'll talk about college affordability, education and training.

Polling shows Americans are divided about Obama's overall job performance but unsatisfied with his handling of the economy.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120125/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_state_of_the_union

pumpkin carving patterns pumpkin carving patterns lizzie borden lizzie borden 20/20 maps directions josephine baker

Apple doubles iPhone sales in 1Q (AP)

NEW YORK ? The iPhone is taking over Apple.

For the first time, the device that changed how people use mobile phones, accounts for more than half of the behemoth company's sales.

Apple Inc. on Tuesday said it sold 37 million iPhones in the last three months of 2011, vastly exceeding analyst estimates and propelling the company to record quarterly results.

The phone accounted for 53 percent of Apple's revenue in the quarter. Though it has other hit products, like MacBooks and the iPad, they can't keep up with the iPhone, whose sales more than doubled over last year from an already high level.

The sales mean Apple is set to regain the position it briefly held earlier last year of being the world's largest maker of smartphones. Nokia Corp., the earlier No. 1, in transition to a new generation of smartphones, and more recent competitor Samsung Electronics Co. has announced preliminary figure of 35 million smartphones sold in the October to December period.

October saw Apple launching the iPhone 4S in the U.S. and some other countries. The phone was delayed for a few months, which meant that Apple's results for the July to September quarter were uncharacteristically tepid.

It came back with a vengeance in the holiday season. On Tuesday, Apple said net income in the fiscal first quarter, which ended Dec. 31, was $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per share. That was up 118 percent from $6 billion, or $6.43 per share, a year ago.

Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting earnings of $10.04 per share for the latest quarter, Apple's fiscal first.

Revenue was $46.33 billion, up 73 percent from a year ago. Analysts were expecting $38.9 billion.

"It was a pristine quarter," said ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall. "The investment community has never seen a company like this, inside or outside technology."

The stellar performance could re-establish Apple as the world's most valuable company, again toppling Exxon Mobil Corp. Apple first unseated Exxon last summer, and the two have been trading places since then.

Apple shares rose $30.67, or 7.3 percent, to $451.08 in extended trading, after the company released its results. If that rally sticks in Wednesday's regular trading sessions, Apple's market value will be hovering around $420 billion. Exxon's market value stood at $417.9 billion Tuesday, while Apple's was $391.9 billion at the end of regular trading.

Apple shipped 15.4 million iPads in the quarter, again more than doubling sales over the same quarter last year. The November launch of Amazon.com Inc.'s $199 Kindle Fire tablet didn't appear to put much of a dent in the iPad's sales, as some analysts predicted it would.

Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer said the company expects earnings of $8.50 per share in the current quarter, and sales of $32.5 billion. Both figures are above the average estimate of analysts polled by FactSet, even though Apple usually low-balls its estimates.

The Cupertino, Calif. company ended the quarter with a cash balance of a staggering $97.6 billion. That's more than enough to buy Citigroup Inc. outright, or issue a special dividend of $100 per Apple share.

For years, investors have been frustrated with Apple's unwillingness to put the cash to use, but complaints have been muted as Apple continues to generate record-breaking results and as the stock price keeps rising. Apple executives have said the cash hoard gives the company flexibility to make acquisitions and long-term supply deals.

Apple's results lifted shares of smaller companies that supply chips for the iPhone, like TriQuint Semiconductor, up 7.7 percent, Cirrus Logic Inc., up 6.8 percent, Broadcom Corp., up 4.2 percent, and Skyworks Solutions Inc., up 3.7 percent.

Apple co-founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs died Oct. 5, just as the record-breaking quarter started.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120125/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_apple

martin luther king memorial walking dead season 2

'Loser' host: Joe threw away a rare opportunity

By Randee Dawn

Trae Patton / NBC

Joe?s unexpected departure from ?The Biggest Loser? last week had fans in an uproar ? including the ones visiting our Facebook page. Joe?s reasoning? That his family needed him. ?I don?t buy it for one second,? ranted trainer Bob Harper on the show, calling it the ?biggest excuse ever.?

The thing is, when you quit in the third week of something like ?Loser,? whatever reason you give is going to sound like ?This is just too hard!?

But Harper and the fans weren?t the only ones irritated by Joe?s exit?-- so was host Alison Sweeney. ?Three weeks in to make a decision like that? It was shocking, no question,? she told TODAY.com. ?It?s the first time it ever happened like that. It?s crazy.?

But it?s more than just odd, said Sweeney, who is aware on a personal level of the many challenges that come with trying to lose weight.

?It?s frustrating,? she said. ?You feel like (the show) is an opportunity so many people would love to have -- and if it wasn?t right for you, I wish you would have figured that out before you took the spot from someone who would have loved it and made the most of it.?

Spots for ?Loser? are slim, and the pool of applicants is enormous, she said. People ask her all the time what they can do to get on the show. ?Unfortunately, there are not that many spots,? she said. ?So we just hope that the people who do view it as an opportunity make the most of it.?

That said, Sweeney, who has been with the show since 2004, wishes Joe nothing but the best. ?There?s no question that Joe?s a great guy," she said. "I hope he gets help to lose weight. All of those good things.?

Should the show do anything to punish contestants who quit the game? Tell us what you think on our Facebook page!

Related content:

Source: http://theclicker.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/24/10219716-loser-host-quitter-joe-threw-away-a-rare-opportunity

tim hightower tim hightower waldorf school waldorf school world series game 4 world series game 4 turkey

Wilson, Crane, Toms tied for Humana Challenge lead

Phil Mickelson, left, looks over the shoulder of David Toms on the 11th tee of the Jack Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West during the second round of the Humana Challenge PGA golf tournament Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in La Quinta, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Phil Mickelson, left, looks over the shoulder of David Toms on the 11th tee of the Jack Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West during the second round of the Humana Challenge PGA golf tournament Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in La Quinta, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Ben Crane hits to the 18th green during the second round of the Humana Challenge golf tournament on the Palmer Private course at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

David Toms lines up a shot on the 11th green of the Jack Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West during the second round of the Humana Challenge golf tournament Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in La Quinta, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rock Star Alice Cooper hits off the 10th tee of the Jack Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West during the second round of the Humana Challenge PGA golf tournament Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in La Quinta, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Fans watch play from the lawn of a residence on the Jack Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West during the second round of the Humana Challenge PGA golf tournament Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in La Quinta, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) ? When Mark Wilson got to 8 under through 11 holes on the Palmer Private course Friday, he seriously discussed golf's magic number with playing partner Harrison Frazar, who once shot a 59 on another Humana Challenge course.

"I don't know why the conversation went there ... but I thought about it," Wilson said.

Wilson ended up posting the lowest score of his career, and that 62 wasn't even the best round of the day in the desert. Bob Hope's name is no longer on this reformatted tournament, but its tradition of stunningly low scores is still going strong.

Wilson pulled even with Ben Crane and David Toms at 16-under 128 to share a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Humana Challenge on Friday, topping a leaderboard covered with bogey-free rounds and personal bests.

Extremely low numbers always dominate the erstwhile Bob Hope Classic, which features two of the PGA Tour's three easiest courses. Add a second day of ideal Palm Springs weather, and exceptional play is necessary just to stay in contention.

For example, Ryan Moore tied the Nicklaus course record with a 61, yet he was still five strokes back of the lead ? and he wasn't even among 23 players who played bogey-free rounds Friday.

"Everything has been much improved, and we got a much better field because of it," said Crane, who had just 48 putts in his first two rounds. "This is a great place for players to start their year, because it's like playing indoors."

To illustrate his point, Crane mimed his caddie picking grass blades and dropping them from shoulder height.

"I'm like, 'Where's the wind?'" Crane said. "He's like, 'I don't know.' I'm like, 'OK, let's just hit a normal shot here.'"

Crane shot a 63 on the three-course tournament's Palmer Private course, and Toms had a 65 on the Nicklaus Private course to match Wilson at 16-under 128. Rookie Harris English had a 62 on the Nicklaus Private course to join five players in fourth place at 13 under.

"That's what you've got to do out here," said English, the University of Georgia graduate playing his sixth round on the PGA Tour. "Put it in the fairway and then try to go out and get after it. I was getting my putter hot, and it was a lot of fun."

Moore tied Charlie Wi's 2009 record on the Nicklaus course despite starting with consecutive bogeys on his second and third holes before an eagle on the fourth. He then birdied 11 of 12 holes, including six straight around the turn.

"Really the last thing I remember was being 2 over through three, and then I just walked off the 18th hole," said Moore, who rose 103 spots on the leaderboard. "Maybe that just freed me up. I just let go. ... I don't know if I ever putted that good in my entire life."

Wilson earned a reputation as a fast starter when he won in Hawaii and Phoenix during the first five weeks of last season. He also gets a boost from his offseason connection to the Coachella Valley, including a membership at the Ironwood Country Club near his in-laws' home in Palm Desert.

"It's always been very good to me, and then Q-school has been good to me in the desert," Wilson said. "I get a lot of good vibes here."

Toms shot a fairly pedestrian 65 on the Nicklaus course with a second straight day of steady play ? but not everybody chewed up the three courses. Toms' playing partner, Phil Mickelson, shot a 69, but remained well back of the leaders after opening with a 74.

"I'm excited about how I was playing heading into this tournament, but I had a big of a slap in the face with my first two scores," said Mickelson, who tried out a new driver Friday.

Mickelson is the tournament's career money leader despite not playing in Palm Springs since 2007. He has made seven straight cuts, but sits in 124th place heading to the third round.

Dustin Johnson, the world No. 8 and the tournament's top-ranked player, withdrew after nine holes Friday. The two-time Pebble Beach champion with exceptional power off the tee underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in November and hadn't walked 18 holes until Thursday, when he started with an even-par 72.

Scott Stallings also withdrew before the round with an injured chest muscle.

Crane's in-laws also live in the Valley, and he was grateful to play well in front of them after a rocky offseason in which he contemplated getting surgery on a labrum injury before learning he didn't need it.

Instead, he spent the offseason working on his putting, which has been exceptional at the Humana. Crane also started with a bogey before an eagle-birdie run kick-started his round.

The plunging scores might level off on the weekend, with wind and clouds in the forecast for Saturday when President Bill Clinton plays a round with Greg Norman. Crane and his wife spoke with Clinton on Thursday, discussing their work with a foundation that battles sex trafficking.

"It's really given this tournament a spark to have him around," Crane said. "It's been great for everybody in this tournament. It's just grown so much in a year. The buzz is unbelievable, and it's really fun to be a part of it."

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2012-01-20-GLF-Humana-Challenge/id-7b1dc89167114efe803d84901dff4b57

waste management two fat ladies dennys kindle fire glen davis kobe bryant war of the worlds

Will Rachel Say Yes? Glee's Cory Monteith Dishes on Finchel's Future (omg!)

What will Rachel's answer be?

That's what gleeks everywhere are no doubt wondering following Tuesday's helluva cliff-hanger: Finn, still directionless and newly hit with a boatload of bad news about his dad, got down on one knee and asked Rachel to marry him! TVGuide.com quizzed Glee star Cory Monteith about whether or not Finchel will soon be walking down the aisle, the Bee Gees tribute episode, singing en espa?ol, the movie he's producing for Fox 2000, another Glee tour and more!

Oh, and he'll "definitely" be back for Season 4. Yay!

So, what are you allowed to tell us about Rachel's answer?
Cory Monteith: She provides her answer -- in true Glee form -- in song. We pick up where we left off tonight in the following episode. [Editor's note: The next new episode airs on Jan. 31 ? and it's the Michael Jackson tribute!]

First Look Photo Gallery: Glee's Michael Jackson tribute

And it will be either "yes" or "no," correct?
Monteith: Correct, it is a definite answer. But, you know how kids are. I don't think it's going to be as simple as they think. I suspect there's more down the road. Her answer is shocking, I can tell you that.

Finn has one of the stronger storylines this season, being unsure about his future after high school. Is his proposal to Rachel an extension of his feeling lost?
Monteith: Absolutely. It's not only him grasping at straws to maintain the relationship, but I think that's definitely part of it. It's equal parts Finn not knowing what he wants and Rachel being the best thing going in his life ? coupled, of course, with him actually being in love with her. But I think it's all a little more complex than Finn thinks it is. He's got a very idealistic point of view of how [getting married] should go down and how it will go down. He doesn't understand ? as no 17- or 18-year-old would -- how difficult it's going to be.

Will the other glee clubbers find out about the proposal?
Monteith: Yes! There's one stirring scene in particular with Finn and Kurt ? a "I thought we were supposed to be brothers" moment. There will be the kind of reaction that you would expect. Also, I think Finn is going to be on the learning curve of "Oh, it wasn't just as simple as proposing and her saying yes." There's a lot more to it.

Glee's Becky talks up big episode

Here's hoping the big news means more scenes with Finn's mom, Carole, and Burt, which are always great.
Monteith: Scenes with Chris and Lea, scenes with Burt and Carole, those are the great scenes!... Those are really where a lot of the better acting gets done, not to say anything bad about the other scenes. One of the most exciting things about Finn's proposal is that implies that a lot of good stuff will be coming down the road for Finn and Rachel and his parents and Kurt and everybody.

What was your reaction when you read in the script that Finn would be popping the big question?
Monteith: I freaked out and called Lea. We were both floored and kind of blindsided by it. It makes sense, but it was like, "Is this actually happening?" It's sort of been a long time coming, and it felt like the right timing. I think [the episode's] got some of my better work on the show. For me, it was really exciting to be able to have that scene with her. I have so much history with Lea and so much to draw from in terms of these characters.

Glee boss Ryan Murphy said he'd love for the show's Bee Gees tribute to include a dream sequence where you get to dance with John Travolta. Thoughts?
Monteith: Yes, please! I really hope that happens because it would be amazing, just as a look-back-on-your-life-when-you're-50 kind of thing. I hope Ryan goes through with it and I hope that they ask John and I hope he says yes! I've got my fingers crossed at this point ? I'm just an actor, you know.

2011's best episodes: Glee's "Asian F"

Coach Sue's supportive side has been on full display two episodes in a row now. With her campaign over, where does she go from here?
Monteith: I actually don't know. The scripts come out a couple of days before we shoot the episodes; today we're working on a couple of different episodes, we're wrapping up the Ricky Martin episode and we're shooting a Valentine's Day episode as well. I think it's really interesting to see the softer side of Sue, to see a character that's "the bad guy" switch gears a little bit. Jane can handle it. She's brilliant.

The Ricky Martin episode! Do you get to sing anything in Spanish?
Monteith: I sure do!

What do you get to sing?
Monteith: I can't say anything about it yet. It's not a solo, but it's really goofy and awesome.

Can you reveal anything about the other winner of The Glee Project, Samuel Larsen? Is he coming on the show soon?
Monteith: Yeah, he's here today. I can confirm he's here, but we haven't been formally introduced yet. His is a very interesting role and it ties into a lot of preexisting storylines. It feels very natural. It's a smart way to bring him into the show. I hear he's very talented.

The Glee Project renewed for Season 2

Murphy had previously told us his character would be a relative of Puck's.
Monteith: I do not know if that's true yet. He joins the show in the Valentine's Day episode.

Are you guys going to go on tour again this summer? Do you want to? Outside of Glee, you're in a band and working on movies...
Monteith: There are a lot of different things I want to do. The tour was a really exciting part of what the fans really wanted to see. There's definitely a demand for it. I really don't know what... it's kind of like, I show up where they tell me to. I really don't know!

What's the status of the movie you're producing and starring in for Fox 2000?
Monteith: It's still in full-effect. We're working on the second writer's draft at the moment. It's in development and moving along nicely. I think it's fast-tracked or something because things really seem to be cooking. We're starting to get into specifics about characters, some neat action sequences... It's been really, really exciting to be a part of producing something like this.

Can you tell us what it's about?
Monteith: It's a heist film centered around an ensemble of interns in a financial institution ? think Madoff. It's St. Elmo's Fire meets Ocean's Eleven.

What do you think, Gleeks? Are you hoping Rachel and Finn tie the knot? Sound off in the comments below.

Related Articles on TVGuide.com

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http%3A//us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/omg_rss/rss_omg_en/news_rachel_yes_glees_cory_monteith_dishes_finchels_future050000342/44213442/*http%3A//omg.yahoo.com/news/rachel-yes-glees-cory-monteith-dishes-finchels-future-050000342.html

emmys 2011 emmy nominations 2011 knowshon moreno knowshon moreno dennis hopper florida state ted kennedy

With 2 days to go before NH primary, GOP rivals go after Romney (Star Tribune)

Share With Friends: | | Politics - Top Stories Stories, RSS and RSS Feed via Feedzilla.

Source: http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/politics/top-stories/184350836?client_source=feed&format=rss

last house on the left rich forever mixtape one life to live blow i am legend bret michaels bret michaels

Ryan Homes Unveils Cedar Chase, Single-Family Home Community in Clinton, MD

By Joel Scanlon

The significant features of Cedar Chase community include a spacious 1/2-ac wooded home site, an excellent site for locomotion. Cedar Chase is located proximal to the Capital Beltway in Prince Georges County, and convenient to routes 4 and 5, tourist sites like the National Harbor, Andrews Air Force Base. It also facilitates easy access to shopping, dining and entertainment and to several other places within the Nation's Capital.

The new Ryan Homes at Cedar Chase features five bedrooms with five full baths, including two-car garages with additional option for three cars. Some of the additional features include sunrooms, media rooms, morning rooms, side-entry garages, first-floor bedrooms, hardwood flooring, and designer lighting fixtures with many other unique options.

Similar to all other new Ryan Homes, the Cedar Chase buildings have also been labeled with ENERGY STAR. According to EPA, it generates monthly utility bills up to 30% lower than standard homes and regular inspection is carried out for the building, independently by a third-party inspector.

NVR manages two business segments such as mortgage banking and homebuilding. The homebuilding unit constructs and retails homes under trade names such as the Fox Ridge Homes, Ryan Homes, Rymarc Homes and NVHomes, that operates in 15 states, and in 27 metropolitan areas.

Source: http://www.nvrinc.com/

Posted 7th January 2012

Source: http://www.azobuild.com/news.asp?newsID=14798

uekman uekman music awards music awards giants eagles bcs rankings week 13 bcs rankings week 13

Fund-Raiser for Mayor Lee of San Francisco Aims to Retire Campaign Debt

[unable to retrieve full-text content]

Source: topics.nytimes.com --- Sunday, January 08, 2012
Not long after Mayor Edwin Lee of San Francisco is sworn in, there will be a fund-raiser to retire his campaign Debt, an event that has become standard in post-election politics. ...

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/us/fund-raiser-for-mayor-lee-of-san-francisco-aims-to-retire-campaign-debt.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

andy rooney andy rooney groupon ipo groupon ipo breeders cup 2011 gwar gwar

Glass of Red Wine a Day Could Keep Breast Cancer Away, Says New Cedars-Sinai Research

' );
$("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Music Blog: West Coast Sound

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Music Picks

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Henry Rollins: The Column!

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Music Newsletter

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Find a Bar or Club

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Concert Calendar

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Submit an Event

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Summer Concert Guide

' ); $("#sub-nav-music").append( '

Music Ads

' ); }); ' ); $("#sub-nav-calendar").append( '

Top Picks

' ); $("#sub-nav-calendar").append( '

Events Newsletter

' ); $("#sub-nav-calendar").append( '

Submit an Event

' ); $("#sub-nav-calendar").append( '

Entertainment Ads

' ); }); ' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Jonathan Gold's Reviews

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Food Blog: Squid Ink

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Gold's First Bite

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Ask Mr. Gold

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Gold's Essential 99 Restaurants

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Gold Standard Newsletter

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Restaurant Guide

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Online Sponsored Menus

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Restaurant Ads

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Happy Hours

' ); $("#sub-nav-restaurants").append( '

Restaurant Coupons

' ); }); ' ); $("#sub-nav-arts").append( '

Arts Blog: Style Council

' ); $("#sub-nav-arts").append( '

Theater

' ); $("#sub-nav-arts").append( '

Art

' ); $("#sub-nav-arts").append( '

Books

' ); $("#sub-nav-arts").append( '

Calendar

' ); $("#sub-nav-arts").append( '

LA Weekly Theater Awards

' ); }); ' ); $("#sub-nav-films").append( '

Theaters

' ); $("#sub-nav-films").append( '

Blog

' ); $("#sub-nav-films").append( '

2010 Film Poll

' ); }); ' ); $("#sub-nav-the_ads").append( '

Flip Book

' ); $("#sub-nav-the_ads").append( '

Media Kit

' ); $("#sub-nav-the_ads").append( '

Coupons

' ); }); ' ); $("#sub-nav-classifieds").append( '

Real Estate for Sale

' ); $("#sub-nav-classifieds").append( '

After Dark

' ); $("#sub-nav-classifieds").append( '

Virtual Career Fair

' ); $("#sub-nav-classifieds").append( '

Alternative Healing

' ); $("#sub-nav-classifieds").append( '

Personals

' ); $("#sub-nav-classifieds").append( '

Personals Blogs

' ); });

Source: http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/01/red_wine_breast_cancer_study.php

verizon galaxy nexus lawrence lessig lawrence lessig time magazine person of the year 2011 time magazine person of the year 2011 good morning america new orleans jazz fest