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Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Aurora Lamp: Simple Can Be Sweet

The Aurora Lamp is simple. It can either sit on a table or hang from the wall with just one screw. More »

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Heading a soccer ball may affect cognitive performance

Feb. 27, 2013 ? Sports-related head injuries are a growing concern, and new research suggests that even less forceful actions like 'heading' a soccer ball may cause changes in performance on certain cognitive tasks, according to a paper published February 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Anne Sereno and colleagues from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

The researchers tested the effects of non-injurious head-to-ball impacts on cognitive function using a tablet-based app. They found that high school female soccer players were significantly slower than non-players on a task that required pointing away from a target on the screen, but showed no difference in performance when pointing to the on-screen visual target.

According to the study, tasks that involve pointing away from a target require specific voluntary responses, whereas moving toward a target is a more reflexive response. Based on their observations, the authors conclude that sub-concussive blows to the head may cause changes specifically linked to certain cognitive functions.

The authors say that the app used in their research may be a quick and effective way to screen for and track cognitive changes in athletes. They add that a tablet-based application for such quick screens may also have broader applications in the clinic or the field.

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McGRUDER LANDS AT WZTV IN NASHVILLE | Bottom Line ...

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February 27th, 2013

Bryan McGruder, who abruptly left WDAF-FOX 4 as its Vice President of News right before the November TV sweeps last year, has been named News Director at WZTV in Nashville.

The Nashville market is the 29th largest TV market in the nation. Kansas City is currently ranked 31.

His first day will be March 4 at the Sinclair Broadcast Group?s Fox affiliate.

?I?m happy to be back in the South and looking forward to helping a great team meet its goals and aspirations? said McGruder.

?Under his watch WDAF grew to one of the strongest FOX stations in the country,? noted WZTV in a statement.

At Fox 4, McDonald, a University of Missouri graduate, managed almost 60 hours per week of live, local news each week during a 10-year career there. His sudden departure led to much speculation that he might land a similar position in Kansas City.

Prior to WDAF, McGruder was VP of news at WHBQ Memphis and was news director at WJCL-WTGS Savannah, Ga. Before becoming a news director, he spent 15 years working as an anchor, reporter, producer and executive producer.

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Betrayal leads to breakup on 'Teen Mom 2'

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By Drusilla Moorhouse, TODAY contributor

"Teen Mom 2" is all about the green-eyed monster this week. Remember that "protection from abuse" complaint Kailyn filed against her baby daddy? It pretty much became a "protection from Jo's girlfriend," as the former couple's lawyers both realized the filing was groundless.

"I did it more to prove my point," Kailyn admits to two rent-a-friends. (What? We've never seen these girls before and suddenly they're shepherding her to the courthouse?) "We were fine before all this."

Although Kailyn's lawyer initially says she has a "strong case," she does a 180 after speaking with Jo's lawyer at the courthouse. The two attorneys hash out an agreement: Kailyn will withdraw the PFA, go to co-parenting counseling with Jo, and neither parent will have a third party present in their custodial exchanges. That includes Kailyn's boyfriend, Javi, nullifying her double standard doctrine!

Jealousy is also at the heart of Jenelle's (first) breakup with Gary. While she is "studying all the muscles and bones of the body" -- not for her next beatdown but rather her nurse's assistant curriculum -- her friend/combatant Tori reveals that she slept with Gary "hours before" he started dating Jenelle. (How does Jenelle define "dating" exactly? Betcha an Ed Hardy seat cover that her dictionary has an entirely different meaning than ours.)

But before their fight -- which includes Jenelle throwing his suitcase at Gary and ripping up his picture -- Jenelle says, "If me and Gary never met, I'd probably be with Kieffer now." Consider K.Delp has been released from his home-away-from-car -- aka jail -- it seems only a matter of time before "Teen Mom's" Romeo and Juliet are headed back to Planet Fun.

Leah is still mired in her own love triangle -- and even more confused now that Corey has broken up with Summer, whom he has never once mentioned as an obstacle in getting back together with his baby mama. (Maybe those scenes ended up on the cutting room floor?)

Anyway, she and Jeremy decide to slow things down. The man either has the patience of a saint or will tolerate anything for a few thousand more Twitter followers. Still, he tells his fianc?e, "It'd be kinda nice for you to make up your damn mind on what you want to do." (We skipped to the end of this book and know they're since married and -- if you believe the tabloids -- recently welcomed a baby girl.)

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Chelsea, meanwhile, is still wondering whether she might be pregnant. She still hasn't gotten her period since hooking up, sans protection, with her ex and is apparently unaware that even Walmart sells early-detection pregnancy tests? (We know this because Chelsea's fellow "16 and Pregnant" star Whitney Purvis was arrested for shoplifting one there.)

Maybe the 21-year-old is too busy to shop, now that she's a full-time beauty school student. She had a very successful first day: Although she failed the class's first "mingle" exercise, her teacher complimented her ratty fishtail braid and, even better, granted Chelsea permission to accessorize her black uniform with a leopard scarf. One hiccup, though -- she needs to find volunteer models. "Who's gonna let me perm their hair?" she wailed to her mom. Mom's response? Crickets.

Next week, more on Leah's Indecision 2012. Our response? Crickets.

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Litvinenko lawyer accuses UK, Russia of cover-up

LONDON (AP) ? A lawyer for the family of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused the British and Russian governments Tuesday of trying to stymie a long-delayed inquest into his poisoning death.

Litvinenko, a Russian intelligence agent turned Kremlin critic, died in London in November 2006 after drinking tea laced with the rare radioactive isotope polonium-210.

The allegations of a cover-up came at a London court hearing where British media organizations challenged a government bid to hold parts of the inquest in secret for security reasons. In Britain, inquests are held to determine the facts whenever someone dies violently, unexpectedly or in disputed circumstances.

Ben Emmerson, the lawyer for Litvinenko's widow Marina, said the government's quest for secrecy was delaying proceedings and suggested that foreign policy ? namely trade relations ? could be at the heart of the matter.

"We know nothing about why these applications are being made and we are dancing in the dark," he told coroner Robert Owen. "This is beginning to look like you're being steamrollered by two states acting in collaboration with each other."

Lawyers for Litvinenko's family say at the time of his death he was working for the British intelligence services, and Britain accuses two Russians of the killing. Moscow authorities have refused to extradite them for trial.

British government lawyer Neil Sheldon said "the disclosure of the material in question would pose a real risk to the public interest."

Emmerson ? who said the inquest is "shaping up to be a stain on British justice" ? called the government's arguments for secrecy absurd.

Alex Bailin, the lawyer representing prominent British media organizations, insisted at the very least the government must clarify what issues are at stake and what harm they could cause.

Failing to do so, he said, "would have the very serious effect of undermining the public's confidence in this inquest."

The inquest was due to start May 1. But Owen, the coroner, said Tuesday he was "becoming increasingly concerned that due to the complexity of the investigation which necessarily precedes the hearings, that may be a timetable to which it may not be possible to adhere."

The Litvinenko process has been delayed until now because, for a long time, officials thought there was a chance the Russian suspects could be prosecuted. But last year, it became clear that the U.K. would not be able to put the two suspects on trial.

Emmerson said Marina Litvinenko was "extremely disappointed" by the prospect of further delays.

"Not as disappointed as me," Owen said.

The hearing was adjourned until Wednesday.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/litvinenko-lawyer-accuses-uk-russia-cover-145651260.html

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

94Fifty smart basketball can tell when you've got game, teaches when you don't

Everyday street basketball players (and would-be pros) don't have many tools to quantify their progress. InfoMotion Sports thinks they're owed more than just a pat on the back, so it's bringing its 94Fifty smart basketball to everyday hoop fans. Like the existing model for teams, sensors inside the amateur basketball detect the forces involved in a dribble or shot, relaying details such as the throw angle or power through Bluetooth; Android and iOS apps will be available out of the gate. The stats are for more than just bragging rights, too. InfoMotion's custom software centers on training sessions and competitions, including challenges from seasoned veterans. No matter how hard they play, owners will just have to rest the ball on a Qi wireless charging pad at the end of a session. InfoMotion Sports' $295 asking price will be steep when the 94Fifty arrives in the summer -- but it may be one of the better options for amateurs who want to improve the finer points of their game without donning a uniform.

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Anti-gun Democrat shoo-in to replace Jackson Jr.

Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Matteson, Ill. After a primary campaign dominated by gun control and economic woes, voters chose Kelly over Debbie Halvorson and Anthony Beale, making her the likely replacement for Jesse Jackson Jr., three months after his legal troubles and battle with depression forced the son of the civil rights leader to resign from Congress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale, a Democrat, speaks with election judge Nancy Karen as he casts his vote in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in the special primary election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. Beale is one of three front-runners in the primary. The others include former state Rep. Robin Kelly and former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson. They were among 14 Democrats and four Republicans in the special primary, but the Democratic winner is expected to sail through the April 9 general election because of the heavily Democratic region. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson casts her vote in Steger, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in the special primary election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. Halvorson is one of the front-runners in the primary.? The others include former state Rep. Robin Kelly and Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale. They were among 14 Democrats and four Republicans in the special primary, but the Democratic winner is expected to sail through the April 9 general election because of the heavily Democratic region. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, a Democrat, finds a supporter in Yolanda Stratton as she campaigns at an IHOP in Matteson, Ill., on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, on the final day of the special primary election to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District. Kelly is one of the three front-runners in the primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

CHICAGO (AP) ? The newly elected Democratic nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. vowed to become a leader in the fight for federal gun control and directly challenged the National Rifle Association in her victory speech.

But it remains to be seen if Robin Kelly's primary win Tuesday night in the Chicago-area district, aided by a $2 million ad campaign funded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC, would fuel the national debate.

Kelly, a former state representative, emerged early as a voice for gun control in the truncated primary season after Jackson resigned in November. She gained huge momentum as Bloomberg's super PAC poured money into anti-gun television ads in her favor that blasted one of her Democratic opponents, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson, for receiving a previous high rating from the NRA. Kelly supports an assault weapons ban, while Halvorson does not.

"We were on the right side of the issue and our message resonated," Kelly told The Associated Press shortly after her win.

Kelly promised in her victory speech later Tuesday night to fight "until gun violence is no longer a nightly feature on the evening news" and directly addressed the NRA, saying "their days of holding our country hostage are coming to an end."

Bloomberg called Kelly's win an important victory for "common sense leadership" on gun violence, saying in a statement that voters nationwide are demanding change from their leaders.

But other Democratic front-runners accused Bloomberg of buying a race and interfering in the heavily urban district that also includes some Chicago suburbs and rural areas.

"It shows, unfortunately, you can't go up against that big money. ...That's the problem with super PACs," Halvorson, who unsuccessfully challenged Jackson in a primary last year, told the AP. "There is nothing I could have done differently."

Kelly's win all but assures she will sail through the April 9 general election and head to Washington, because the Chicago-area district is overwhelmingly Democratic. The Republican contest, featuring four lesser-known candidates, was too close to call as of Tuesday night, though no Republican has won the district in 50 years.

The race was the district's first wide-open primary since 1995, when Jackson was first elected to Congress in a special election. He resigned in November after a months-long medical leave for treatment of bipolar disorder and other issues, then pleaded guilty this month to misspending $750,000 in campaign money on lavish personal items.

Even with his legal saga playing out in the courts, talk of guns dominated the primary race, which featured 14 Democrats. The election came after Chicago saw its deadliest January in more than a decade, including the fatal shooting of a high-profile honors student just days after she performed at events in Washington to celebrate President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

Political experts and fellow candidates said the super PAC money made all the difference, particularly in an election with a short primary and low voter turnout.

"The money bought Kelly a tremendous among of attention," said Laura Washington, a political analyst in Chicago. "She tapped into a real hard nerve out there in the community. People are really concerned about gun control and violence. She was smart to focus like a laser on that issue."

Bloomberg's entrance into the race became controversial, at least with the candidates and some voters.

The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent has long taken a vocal stance against guns. He launched his super PAC weeks before the November election and spent more than $12 million to back seven candidates nationwide, including for newly elected Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, a California Democrat who ousted an incumbent during a race where guns were an issue.

On Tuesday, Kelly told supporters that she would work with Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to get gun control legislation through Congress.

However, gun rights advocates dismissed the notion that Kelly's election and Bloomberg's attention would fuel the debate on gun control.

"This is an aberration," said Illinois State Rifle Association spokesman Richard Pearson. "This shows what you can do with $2 million in an offseason race. He bought the election is the way."

Another Democratic front-runner, Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale, also took issue with the ads, saying people were "extremely upset" that someone from New York was trying to tell people in Illinois how to vote.

"That's what money gets you," he told the AP after conceding late Tuesday. "We earned every vote."

Roughly 14 percent of registered voters came to the polls, an estimate Chicago officials called the lowest turnout in decades. Adding to the problem was a blast of wintry weather Tuesday that snarled traffic, cancelled hundreds of flights and could have kept some voters home.

But those who did make it out indicated that guns, ethics and economic woes were on their minds.

Mary Jo Higgins of Steger, a south Chicago suburb, said she voted for Halvorson because the former congresswoman was "the only Democrat who believes in the Second Amendment."

But Country Club Hills minister Rosemary Gage said she voted for Kelly because she was "standing with (Obama) and trying to get rid of guns."

"It's really bad in Chicago and across the country," Gage said. "Too many children have died."

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Associated Press writer Sara Burnett contributed to this report.

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Editorial: Chief Justices Should Not Allow DNA Collection During an Arrest Booking

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments this week about whether law enforcement officials have a constitutional right to collect DNA after an arrest and before a person has been convicted of a crime. The argument in favor of this practice holds that it is no different than fingerprinting during a booking procedure. But DNA furnishes much more information than the fingerprint?s simple ID and thus raises a range of issues about whether gathering a sample upon arrest would violate the Fourth Amendment?s prohibition against ?unreasonable searches and seizures.? Scientific American urged that fingerprinting-upon-arrest not be allowed in an Agenda editorial that appeared in the December 2011 issue (reproduced, in part, below). More on the issues surrounding DNA databases maintained by law enforcement can be found in ?The U.S. Is Building Massive DNA Databases [Preview] by Erin Murphy in the March 2013 issue.

From Stop the Genetic Dragnet, from the December 2011 Scientifc American

In 2009 the San Francisco police arrested Lily Haskell when she allegedly attempted to come to the aid of a companion who had already been taken into custody during a peace demonstration. The authorities released her quickly, without pressing charges. But a little piece of Haskell remained behind in their database.

Haskell is one of hundreds of thousands who have had their DNA extracted as part of an enormous expansion of what were once categorized as criminal data banks. Police in about 25 states and federal agents are now empowered to take a DNA sample after arresting, and before charging, someone. This practice occurs even though many of those in custody are never found guilty. If they are cleared, their DNA stays downtown, and they must undergo a cumbersome procedure to clear their genetic records.

Courts nationwide are now wrestling with the civil-liberties implications. Some have held that the practice violates the Fourth Amendment protection against ?unreasonable searches and seizures.? Other courts, including one that heard a legal challenge brought by Haskell, have agreed with law-enforcement officials that lifting DNA is no different from taking a fingerprint, an established routine even for those not convicted. Ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court will probably decide this matter.

The ability of DNA technologies to match a tiny sliver of tissue left at a crime scene to a suspect gives them an undeniable allure to law enforcement. For critics, the unreasonableness of this ?search? relates to the information-rich nature of DNA. It does more than just ID people. It also has the potential to furnish details about appearance, disease risk and behavioral traits. The laws establishing DNA databases attempt to guard privacy by limiting inspection to only 13 relatively short stretches of DNA among the billions of ?letters? of code that make up the genome. Yet that protection may not be enough. Once those 13 markers are extracted, law-enforcement agencies continue to store the larger biological sample. Civil-liberties organizations worry that officials may eventually mine these samples for personal details or make them available for medical research without consent.

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Drinking Coffee During Pregnancy: Is it Safe? | The Stir

coffee We know drinking a little bit of coffee is okay during pregnancy. Or so doctors have been saying. If you're just drinking a cup or two of coffee in the morning that's supposed to be perfectly safe. Maybe those two cups of coffee are the only thing standing between you and a 12-hour nap on the sofa every day.

But researchers are here to ruin your caffeine buzz, pregnant moms. I am really sorry to report this. Please forgive me. But apparently, even small amounts of caffeine can affect your baby, according to a new study that has just ruined many women's day.

As part of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (a ten-year project involving 59,000 pregnant women), research shows that caffeine can reduce birth weight in babies. And lower birth weight can lead to other health problems, like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease in adulthood. Not only that, caffeine specifically from coffee increases the length of pregnancy by about eight hours for women who drank the equivalent of about three cups or more cups a day. (D'okay... is that eight hours significant, though? I'm just saying -- the whole thing lasts nine months. Am I missing something?)

Apparently it takes less caffeine than previously thought to affect babies' weight, just 200 milligrams. Doctors used to say 300 milligrams was the limit. Caffeine crosses the placenta and increases a baby's level of stress hormones. Your coffee literally stresses out your unborn baby!

But hey, don't panic moms, says the article I just read. "These effects are not that big and no?one should worry if they have had more caffeine than the guidelines recommend." Which is it, then?!? Why are they even telling us this? Can we please have a study that measures the effect of reading "things that harm your unborn child" articles on the levels of stress hormones in your unborn child? I think that might be more helpful.

How harmful do you think drinking coffee is during pregnancy?

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Source: http://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/151729/your_coffee_habit_may_be

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Engadget HD Podcast 336 - 02.12.2013

This week kicks off with a slew of set-top box news: Dish is shipping its Hopper with Sling DVR, the TiVo Mini DVR is available on Suddenlink and Roku's next media streamer just hit the FCC. Moving onto more modern concerns, second screen apps for events like the Super Bowl, the NBA All-Star game and the Grammys along with more conventional contenders like GetGlue are all over are mobile devices, but are we getting any use out of them? Press play to find out which ones we're happy with and much more.

Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh (@bjdraw), Richard Lawler (@rjcc)

Producer: James Trew (@itstrew)

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Clean-up starts after tornado mauls Mississippi, injuring dozens

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Authorities were assessing the damage on Monday caused by a swarm of tornadoes and severe weather that ripped through seven Mississippi counties, injuring dozens of people as homes and other buildings were torn apart.

"It's definitely in the dozens," Mississippi Emergency Management spokesman Greg Flynn said of the total number of residents injured by the twisters.

He said no deaths had been reported after a tornado believed to be at least a mile wide touched down in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, shortly before sunset on Sunday, but two people hospitalized in Lamar County suffered critical injuries.

The National Weather Service said it counted at least three separate twisters across south-central Mississippi.

At least 100 homes sustained some damage or were badly mangled in the tornadoes and other buildings that were damaged included parts of the University of Southern Mississippi, Flynn said.

He said most students at the university were off campus for the Mardi Gras holiday when the twister damaged several buildings there, including a performing arts center and an alumni house.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declared a state of emergency in all seven counties hit by the severe weather and power outages continued across a widespread area as a steady rain fell on Monday.

"The bad thing is, it keeps raining," said Flynn. "It's supposed to rain all day today and then all day tomorrow.

"We've already had flash-flooding issues and the creeks and the streams are all overtopped. It's just going to make things a lot more difficult in the recovery process."

(Writing by Tom Brown; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Dan Grebler)

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Pope will play no role in running Church after he resigns: Vatican

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former world number one Rafa Nadal has renewed his attack on hard courts as he prepares for the second tournament on his comeback trail at the Brazil Open. The 26-year-old Spaniard, who returned to competitive action at the Chile Open last week after a left knee condition sidelined him for seven months, said the number of tournaments played on hard surfaces would limit players' careers. He also criticized a move to speed up matches by strictly enforcing the 20-second rule between points at grand slams. ...

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Television section

For the week of Jan. 21-27

1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 16.07 million.

2. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 15.65 million.

3. "NCIS," CBS, 12.86 million.

4. Pro Football: Pro Bowl, NBC, 12.16 million.

5. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 11.93 million.

6. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 11.84 million.

7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.65 million.

8. "2 Broke Girls," CBS, 11.56 million.

9. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 11.49 million.

10. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 11.46 million.

Source: http://www.today.com/id/3032450/ns/today-entertainment/

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I-T department to scan PAN holders evading taxes | Niti Central

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Income tax department to scan PAN holders evading taxes The Income Tax department on Monday warned those not paying taxes and said it is sending letters to 35, 170 PAN (permanent account number) holders in the first phase for not filing returns. It also added that appropriate action will be taken against those found guilty.

There are over 12 lakh PAN holders who had not filed income tax returns, the department said, adding it has set up a nodal cell to monitor such cases.

?In the first batch, letters are being sent to 35,170 PAN holders by the directorate of intelligence and criminal investigation ? there will be online monitoring system to ensure follow-up action and track return filing and tax payment of the target segment?, it said.

The high priority cases for action have been identified on the basis of specific 148 codes of information available in annual information returns (AIRs), central information branch (CIB) data and TDS/TCS returns. The exercise also takes into account the cash transaction reports (CTS) of financial intelligence unit (FIU)-India.

The department said that it has identified ?target segment of 12,19,832 non-filers linked to more than 4.7 crore information records. Rule base algorithms have been used to identify high priority cases for follow-up and monitoring?.

The letters which have been sent to 35,170 PAN holders contain summary of information about financial transactions along with customised response sheet with a view to know why the person has not filed the income tax return.

Revenue secretary Sumit Bose earlier in December had warned that there was no advantage of suppressing the true income or avoiding payment of income tax as ?sooner or later, the information available with the Income Tax department will lead the department to the doors of such persons.?

Finance Minister P Chidambaram had underlined the need for a non-intrusive tax administration to enable the taxpayer to file return and pay appropriate taxes, the release said, appealing to tax payers to disclose their true income and pay taxes accordingly within the current financial year.

(With inputs from PTI)

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CHINA'S NEW "YEAR OF SNAKE" RISKY FOR U.S. ECONOMY, WARN EXPERTS:

CHINA'S NEW ?YEAR OF SNAKE? RISKY FOR U.S. ECONOMY, WARN EXPERTS:

SNAKE YEARS HISTORICALLY HAVE BROUGHT TERRIBLE EVENTS: 9-11, PEARL HARBOR, 1929 STOCK MARKET CRASH, GREAT DEPRESSION.

On February 10, 2013, the ancient Chinese Lunar calendar, based on a 12-year cycle of different animal years, exited the Year of the Dragon and entered the new Year of the Snake.

Snake years have been unlucky for humankind, and many Chinese astrologers predict that 2013 could be a year of disasters of many ominous kinds.

?The 1929 stock market crash and plunge into the Great Depression happened in a Snake year,? says monetary expert Craig R. Smith.

?Many in Asia fear that this new Snake year is a bad omen that could lead to war or another economic disaster. Such thinking could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.?

Smith in his latest book,The Great Debasement: The 100-Year Dying of the Dollar and How to Get America's Money Back, includes many amazing facts about China ? the birthplace of paper money where events such as Chinese New Year are celebrated with gifts of gold and offerings to the deceased of ?ghost money.?

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 happened during a Snake year, and so did the devastating terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center and its terrorist murder of more than 3,000 Americans on 9-11-2001.

The 1989 Chinese Communist slaughter of pro-democracy protestors who raised their own Statue of Liberty in Tiananmen Square happened in a Snake year.

In 2012, China's birthrate rose by around 5 percent as women tried to give birth during the good luck Year of the Dragon, but births will fall this year because a child born in a Year of the Snake could bring bad fortune.

CHINA'S NEW LEADER BORN IN SNAKE YEAR

The new Communist leader who took power in China in 2012, Xi Jinping, was born in 1953 ? not only a Snake year, but also, like 2013, what Chinese astrologers call a Year of the Black Water Snake.

In this ancient tradition, Snake children like Xi are believed to be skilled, bright and motivated leaders, yet can also be proud, materialistic, vain, vicious, venomous, scheming and cunning. Like snakes, they can speak with a ?forked tongue.?

?We should be aware of the Year of the Snake, not because we believe in Chinese astrology, but because more than a billion Asians do,? says Smith, who is interviewed frequently by Fox's Neil Cavuto and other major business journalists.

?They fear that the Year of the Snake might bring bad luck and monsters, and this fear by itself could cause economic contraction and widespread social unrest in much of Asia,? says Smith.

?After the traditional gift-giving of this 15-day Spring Festival, China's biggest holiday, ends, don't be surprised if Asia's economy slithers downward for the rest of this year and drags us with it,? says Smith.

?Of all 12 animal years in the Chinese calendar, Snake years have brought the worst economic growth ? and are one of only two animal years that on average bring negative growth, recessionary economies,? says Smith.

?ANIMAL SPIRITS?

?Economist John Maynard Keynes wrote that prosperity depends on what he called 'Animal Spirits' of optimism and confidence,? says Smith's co-author Lowell Ponte, a former think tank futurist and investigative reporter for Reader's Digest, who has tracked down stories in 33 countries, including China, Japan, Singapore and Indonesia.

?Bad luck Snake years symbolize the opposite of what Keynes meant by positive animal spirits,? says Ponte. ?It's one more reason why wise investors will hedge against risk by diversifying in this very risky snake-bitten year for the interconnected world economy.?

?China has been hedging its bets by nearly doubling its already-rapid rate of gold purchases via Hong Kong,? says Ponte.

?We're already in global currency wars, trying to win a 'race to debase' the dollar to make our exports cheaper and more competitive in foreign markets,? says Ponte.

?We had been trying to undercut the Euro and Japanese Yen, but now it appears that China is quietly entering these wars, which could end by crashing the world's economy in a blaze of dollar-destroying inflation. If that happens, whichever country has the largest gold reserves could become economic ruler of the world.?

?Those nations and individuals with gold will ride out the economic devastation,? says Ponte. ?The Chinese, who invented both paper and paper money, understand this. They are an ancient culture. And they see us as turning the U.S. Dollar into 'ghost money,' as we explain in our book.?

?Those who have built their economy on paper fiat currency like the dollar that has no intrinsic value will sink and see their money become worthless,? says Ponte. ?People need to wake up and smell China's Year of the Snake.?

The ?bad luck? Year of the Snake will continue until January 30, 2014. The only good news is that the Year of the Snake will not slither for a full Western Year, since the cycle length of a Chinese lunar month is only about 29 days.

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James scores 32 more, Heat top Lakers 107-97

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) drives against Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Miami Heat forward LeBron James, left, drives to the basket past Los Angeles Lakers forward Earl Clark during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (12) passes past Miami Heat forward Shane Battier during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade looks for an open teammate past Los Angeles Lakers guard Jodie Meeks (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake (5) looks for an open teammate past Miami Heat point guard Norris Cole during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

MIAMI (AP) ? LeBron James ran a few steps behind the play, knowing exactly what was coming. The lob from Norris Cole arrived, and the NBA's reigning MVP rose for a catch and dunk.

He made it look easy.

He's making everything look easy right now.

James scored 32 points on 12-for-18 shooting in a record-setting show, Dwyane Wade scored 30 and the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-97 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.

It was James' fifth straight game with at least 30 points, a franchise record. He also joined Adrian Dantley (1979) and Moses Malone (1982) as the only NBA players to score at least 30 and shoot at least 60 percent in five straight outings, the team said.

"Don't take it for granted," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He's making greatness look easy."

Mario Chalmers scored 13 and Chris Bosh finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat.

Kobe Bryant had 28 points and nine assists for the Lakers, who also got 18 points from Earl Clark. The Lakers had eight turnovers in the fourth quarter, while Miami had none.

"Turnovers," lamented Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni. "You have to give them credit. They're good."

With the win, Miami moved 2? games clear of the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference standings. The Knicks lost to the Los Angeles Clippers earlier Sunday.

Dwight Howard and Steve Nash each scored 15 for the Lakers.

"They have a couple of sensational players over there that made some big plays," Bryant said.

Indeed, James and Wade stole the show down the stretch.

Wade also shot 12 for 18 for Miami, which shot 55 percent as a team and held a 38-29 edge in rebounding. James scored 20 in the second half and Wade had 18 in the final two quarters, but the defending NBA champions weren't able to pull away until the final minutes.

Wade had five straight points for Miami, the last of them coming with 7:15 left when his three-point play put the Heat up 89-82 ? at that point, their biggest lead of the day.

A minute later, Wade started what might have been Miami's signature sequence of the game.

He stepped in front of a pass by Bryant under the basket, then flipped it to Bosh before falling out of bounds. Bosh got the ball to Cole, who beat Nash down the court, then lobbed a pass over his head to James, who soared for a slam that gave the Heat a seven-point lead once again.

"You could feel the buzz in the arena today," James said. "We were just happy that we were able to play our game, weather some of their storms that they had and come out with a win."

With 3:25 left, James turned in another highlight.

He stole a pass, drove down the court and Nash ? who found himself in the lane against a fast-charging James plenty of times Sunday, all to no avail ? simply had no chance.

It was almost as if Nash wasn't even in James' field of vision. He leaped for a dunk, giving him 30 points and the franchise record, and Miami's lead was nine. Bryant scored on the next Lakers possession, but Shane Battier hit a 3-pointer with 2:42 left to put Miami up 100-90 for the first double-digit lead for either team all day.

That was the last gasp for the Lakers, who finished their road trip at 4-3.

"We had our chances, but we weren't good enough tonight," Nash said. "We had too many breakdowns and we had opportunities to stretch the lead at times in the game and we couldn't do that either so probably in the end we didn't deserve it."

The teams finished the first half tied at 53, and the third period didn't allow either team much in the way of breathing room either, until the final seconds.

That's when James started flexing some muscle.

James scored Miami's last 11 points of the third, all in the final 4:20, and four of those came in the last six seconds. He was fouled by Clark and made the first free throw. Then the second attempt was tipped back out by Battier to James, who was just beyond the 3-point line. He connected from there, and the Heat took a 78-73 lead into the fourth.

It took a few more minutes, but eventually James and Wade helped Miami put it away.

"D-Wade came and he just started cooking in the fourth quarter," Bryant said. "He started doing what D-Wade does and made sensational play after sensational play."

Rapper Lil Wayne ? a semi-regular in the crowd at Heat games ? was there for the first half, then tweeted that he was ejected for rooting for the Lakers. Security personnel were seen talking to the rapper at halftime, and a Heat spokesman said after the game that he chose to leave on his own and was not ejected.

NOTES: The Heat have now won six of their last seven games against the Lakers. ... James made his first five shots, which left him at 42 for his last 52 attempts from the floor to that point, a ridiculous 81-percent clip. ... Bryant had five assists in the first quarter, tying a season best. ... Celebrities in attendance included Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga, pro golfer Justin Rose and Donald Trump. ... LSU football coach Les Miles live-tweeted the game, noting that James is "more athletic in person."

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French, Malian troops regain control of Gao

Malian children mill through the heavily shelled police station in Gao, northern Mali, Monday Feb. 11 2013, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle. Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and Malian troops died in the more than five hours of combat. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Malian people mill through the heavily shelled police station in Gao, northern Mali, Monday Feb. 11, 2013, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle. Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and Malian troops died in the more than five hours of combat. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Malian people mill through the police station in Gao, northern Mali, Monday Feb. 11, 2013, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle. Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and Malian troops died in the more than five hours of combat. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A Malian boy climbs the wall of the police station in Gao, northern Mali, Monday Feb. 11, 2013, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle. Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and Malian troops died in the more than five hours of combat. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

A relative of Faisal Hallidou, 31, who was killed by a stray bullet in Gao, northern Mali, cries as Hallidou's body is taken to the morgue, Monday Feb. 11, 2013, one day after Mujao fighters engaged in a firefight with Malian forces. French and Malian government forces have regained control of this northern city, after Islamic fighters fought a prolonged battle. Hospital officials and witnesses say three civilians died in the fighting Sunday. It is not known how many extremists and Malian troops died in the more than five hours of combat. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

GAO, Mali (AP) ? French and Malian government forces on Monday have regained control of this strategic northern city, after Islamic fighters invaded through the city's harbor Sunday and fought a protracted battle for hours in the heart of downtown.

The brazen assault came after two suicide bombers tried to attack military checkpoints on Gao's outskirts. Sunday's assault marked the first time the jihadists had penetrated the city of mud-walled buildings since they fled two weeks ago.

Hundreds of Gao residents gathered around the heavily damaged police headquarters in the center of the city early Monday where body parts lay strewn about. The al-Qaida-linked militants concentrated their attack on the police center in northern Mali's largest city.

"Yesterday we heard the gunfire and hid in our homes all evening," said Soumayla Maiga as he stood with friends near the rubble of the police offices. "We were stunned when we came out and saw what happened."

The radical Islamic fighters from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, had ruled Gao for nearly 10 months before they were ousted at the end of January.

The black-robed jihadists, armed with AK-47 automatic rifles, returned to the city by crossing the Niger River in wooden boats to launch their assault Sunday afternoon, said French Gen. Bernard Barrera, citing the Malian military. The gun battles lasted more than five hours.

By nightfall French military helicopters flew overhead to patrol the city. Two explosions rang out overnight but early Monday the only sounds in the city were the morning call to prayer and barking dogs.

Malian Lt. Col. Nema Sagadam said that it was unclear how many jihadist fighters had penetrated the city in Sunday's attack, though at least 10 were killed by Malian forces.

Malian soldiers fired on the police building because the radical Islamic fighters were hiding inside, she said.

"We used heavy arms to attack the building because it was infested with militants who were firing at people," Sagadam said.

The walls and ceiling inside the police building were heavily stained with blood and the damage was consistent with an explosion, suggesting a suicide bomber may have blown himself up inside the police offices during the fighting.

Residents who had cowered in their homes during the heavy gunfire cautiously ventured out onto the streets where groups in circles looked at the human remains.

Women used their veils to cover their noses and mouths as they passed two blown off legs lying in the sand. The remains of a disemboweled donkey also were in front of the police building.

Two civilians died from gunshot wounds, while 10 others were wounded, according to Dr. Moulaye Djiteye at the Gao hospital. The body of a third man was carted away later Monday morning; residents said he had been hit by a stray bullet while riding by on his motorcycle.

Ten other people were treated for their wounds at the hospital, Djiteye said.

Islamic militants had previously clashed with Malian forces on the outskirts of town, but Sunday's attack was the first time of fighting in the city center.

The dramatic attack Sunday highlights the challenges ahead for the Malian and French forces, who initially drove the militants out of the city after facing little resistance.

While the suicide bombers have not killed anyone other than themselves, residents said at least one of them had been living in a known jihadist hideout for seven months. The house where the young man stayed also had been visited by the one-eyed Algerian terror leader Moktar Belmoktar, who was the architect of last month's attack on a BP plant in Algeria in which at least 37 people were killed.

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Manhunt goes on for fugitive ex-cop

BIG BEAR LAKE, California (Reuters) - A fugitive former police officer accused of declaring war on law enforcement in an Internet manifesto and wanted as a suspect in three murders eluded a manhunt for a second day on Friday in the snow-swept mountains east of Los Angeles.

Search teams combed hillsides and homes around a ski area through the night and past daybreak for Christopher Dorner, 33, a former Navy officer presumed by police to be heavily armed and intent on carrying out a vendetta against those he blames for his 2008 dismissal from the Los Angeles Police Department.

"We did not find any additional evidence, and we certainly did not locate him," San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon told a news briefing, adding that investigators were pressing ahead despite heavy snow that complicated the manhunt.

"We're going to continue searching until either we determine that he's left the mountain or we find him," McMahon said at the Big Bear Lake resort, about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

The snowfall grounded helicopters used on Thursday to scour the area with infrared cameras. But a team of more than 100 law enforcement officers, some of them riding on "snow cat" tractor vehicles, kept up an intense ground search with dogs.

The search focused on a wooded area near where Dorner's pickup truck was found burning in the snow on Thursday, and in nearby higher elevations dotted with abandoned cabins, McMahon said. Search teams had followed footprints near Dorner's truck "around the forest ... until we lost them where the ground got frozen and we couldn't continue to track," he said.

By Friday morning, sheriff's deputies had gone door to door to several hundred vacation homes without finding signs of forced entry, and no vehicles were reported stolen. Area schools that were shut down on Thursday as a precaution remained closed due to snow, McMahon said.

As speculation mounted that Dorner might have slipped away undetected, police across the region continued to chase down unconfirmed sightings.

In downtown Los Angeles, a civilian employee of the Sheriff's Department reported seeing a man she thought resembled Dorner in a parking structure outside the city's main jail, prompting a lockdown of the facility while deputies searched the area, sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

Police have said they believe Dorner was carrying multiple weapons, including an assault-style rifle, though the manifesto attributed to him suggested he might be more heavily armed.

"Do not deploy airships or gunships. SA-7 Manpads will be waiting," the message said, in a reference to a Russian-made shoulder-launched missile system.

"The violence of action will be high...I will bring unconventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) uniform whether on or off duty," he allegedly wrote.

Police said they had taken steps to protect about 40 potential targets mentioned in the online declaration. The LAPD briefly canceled a citywide tactical alert, in which officers remain on their shifts and work overtime for as long as needed, but the alert was placed back into effect late Friday morning.

DOUBLE HOMICIDE

Dorner first came to public attention on Wednesday when he was named as a suspect in the weekend killings of a university security officer and his fianc?e, college basketball coach Monica Quan, 28, in Irvine, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles. They were found shot to death on Sunday in a car at the top of a parking structure.

Quan was the daughter of a retired Los Angeles police captain who represented Dorner in disciplinary action that led to his firing in 2008. Police say Dorner was dismissed for making false statements accusing another officer of using excessive force.

Two Los Angeles police officers assigned to a search detail traded gunfire with him early on Thursday in the city of Corona, east of Los Angeles, police said.

About 20 minutes later, two other officers were ambushed and one of them was killed. They had been sitting in their patrol car at a traffic light near Corona in the town of Riverside.

The officer who died, and whose name has not been released by authorities in an effort to protect his family from Dorner, was an 11-year Riverside police veteran. His wounded partner is expected to make a full recovery, police said.

Former Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton warned on CBS television that the burned-out truck was "possibly a diversionary tactic to draw people into that area while he's actually heading south."

The FBI said its agents had searched a Las Vegas residence owned by Dorner, who joined the Navy in 2002 and the LAPD in 2005. He was discharged from the Navy Reserves last Friday, two days before Quan and her fiance were found slain.

Dorner, who once played college football, blamed the police department not just for firing him but also for ending his Navy career and the loss of close relationships.

He listed other grievances as well, such as encountering racism both at the LAPD and as an African-American boy growing up in Southern California.

But it remained unclear what led to the violence nearly five years after his firing and three years after his petition to be reinstated to the LAPD was denied by a judge.

(Additional reporting by Nichola Groom; Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Daniel Trotta, Alden Bentley, Cynthia Johnston, Leslie Gevirtz and Chizu Nomiyama)

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