Large, noisy demonstrations against Iraq's government flared for the third time in less than a week Wednesday in Iraq's western Anbar province, raising the prospect of a fresh bout of unrest in a onetime al-Qaida stronghold on Syria's doorstep.
The rallies find echoes in the Arab Spring. Protesters chanted "the people want the downfall of the regime," a slogan that has rippled across the region...
NewsWatch features Hyatt Hotel and The Michael Mondavi Family's "Canvas Art of Wine" iPad App on AppWatch
Labels: WorldNewsWatch, a nationwide television show, recently aired a news segment about “Canvas Art of Wine”, a new app by Hyatt Hotels and the Mondavi Family. The segment aired as part of “AppWatch”, a weekly review of the top apps in the marketplace.
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NewsWatch, a nationwide television show, recently aired a news segment about “Canvas Art of Wine”, a new app by Hyatt...
Caroms, quirks and odd bounces in sports in 2012
Labels: TechnologyMaybe if they were 22 years old - throwing down drinks in a bar and their faces painted in school colors - this would make sense.But they were far from 22 and their complexions had long lost the glow of youth. And, most assuredly, they were not in a bar.They were two basketball fans, both past the age of Medicare eligibility, and they took their game seriously. They also happened to be patients in...
Sports ode 2012: London, Lance, a Tide of Giants
Labels: TechnologySo how was your year? Setbacks, advances?Hey, no doubt, it went better than Lance's.First up on sports' yearlong ride:An unrelenting Crimson Tide.JoePa makes his great migrationTrailed by heartache, litigation.Eli's coming and Giants rollPast Brady in the Super Bowl.Suddenly, all's Linsanity:Headlines, puns, sheer inanity.Banned Ryan Braun left fans aghast.An arbiter says not so fast.Daytona, Kenseth...
2012 sports review: a month-by-month look back
Labels: TechnologyWho were the top newsmakers this year in the world of sports? American-Statesman writer Kevin Lyttle revisits the year’s biggest stories — and the athletes, teams or coaches who made them so big:JANUARY: ROLL, SECThose insufferable SEC football fans become even more empowered when Alabama beats LSU 21-0 in an all-SEC BCS title game. It’s the conference’s sixth consecutive national championship and...
Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Labels: TechnologyAP SPORTS WRITERJerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away.Lance Armstrong abandoned his fight against doping allegations. Roger Clemens won his court battle, despite lingering skepticism over whether he used steroids. The impact of early-stage dementia forced Pat Summitt to step down from her coaching perch.Again...
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NY surfer who survived Sandy drowns in Puerto Rico
Labels: Technology A lifeguard widely praised as a hero after Superstorm Sandy for rescuing neighbors endangered by rolling floodwaters and a fire that destroyed several homes in a small community where grief has been a frequent visitor has died in a surfing accident in Puerto Rico.The death of 23-year-old Dylan Smith on Sunday brought sadness again to residents of the Belle Harbor section of the Rockaways, which...
Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas
Labels: TechnologyNasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida.The storms held off long enough, though, to let Christmas Eve bonfires light the way for Pere Noel along the Mississippi River, officials said.Farther north, much of Oklahoma and Arkansas were under a winter storm warning, with...
U.N. approves new debate on arms treaty opposed by U.S. gun lobby
Labels: TechnologyThe U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms, a pact the powerful U.S. National Rifle Association has been lobbying hard against.U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely because U.S. President Barack Obama feared attacks...
Snowboarder dies in avalanche at Tahoe-area resort
Labels: TechnologyA 49-year-old California man died Monday after being buried in an avalanche while snowboarding at a Sierra ski resort, one of several avalanche-related emergencies in the Lake Tahoe area after recent storms dumped up to 3 feet of fresh snow.Donner Ski Ranch, about 90 miles northeast of Sacramento, closed as rescue teams began their search.The Nevada County Sheriff's Department identified the man as...
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