OIL SEARCH LIMITED : Completion of Sale of Yemen Block 3

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COMPLETION OF SALE OF INTEREST IN BLOCK 3, YEMEN 31 December 2012

Oil Search is pleased to report that it has completed the sale of its 40% interest in Block 3 (Gardan) in Yemen to Total S.A. of France, for a consideration of US$44 million. As a part of this transaction, Total will assume Operatorship of Block 3.
Based on the current book value, an after tax profit from this sale of approximately US$28 million will be included in the 2012 full year results.
Commenting on the transaction, Peter Botten, Oil Search's Managing
Director said:
"The completion of the sale of Oil Search's interest in Block 3, Yemen is in line with our strategy to optimise our international acreage portfolio in the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on licences with material upside. Drilling is currently underway on a large prospect in Kurdistan, with encouraging preliminary indications, and a high potential well in Tunisia is due to commence drilling in early 2013.
Oil Search's remaining asset in Yemen is its 34% interest and Operatorship of Block 7 (Al Barqa), which contains the Al Meashar oil field, discovered in 2010. The Company is planning to acquire a 2D seismic programme over prospective areas of the Block in 2013, subject to a stable and safe operating environment prevailing in this area."
Peter Botten, CBE Managing Director

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Putin signs law banning American adoptions

Those already undergoing the costly process of adopting a child from Russia found out Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law barring any future adoptions, canceling the ones in progress. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.

By NBC News staff and wire reports

President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday that bans Americans from adopting Russian children and imposes other measures in retaliation for new U.S. legislation meant to punish Russian human rights abusers.

The law, which has ignited outrage among Russian liberals and children's rights advocates, enters into force on Jan. 1 and is likely to strain U.S.-Russia relations.

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As well as banning U.S. adoptions, it will also outlaw some non-governmental organizations that receive U.S. funding and impose a visa ban and asset freeze on Americans accused of violating the rights of Russians abroad.

The law could block dozens of Russian children expected to be adopted by American families from leaving the country and cut off one of the main international routes for Russian children to leave orphanages that are often dismal. Russia is the single biggest source of adopted children in the United States, with more than 60,000 Russian children being taken in by Americans over the past two decades.

The bill is retaliation for an American law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators and part of an increasingly confrontational stance by the Kremlin against the West.

Related: Americans may lose right to adopt Russian children

Putin said U.S. authorities routinely let Americans suspected of violence toward Russian adoptees go unpunished ? a clear reference to Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler for whom the bill is named. The child was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. The father was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov on Wednesday said that 46 children who were about to be adopted in the United States would remain in Russia if the bill came into effect. On Thursday, he petitioned the president to extend the ban to other countries.

Courtesy Thomas family

John and Renee Thomas with their son, Jack, 7, who was adopted from Russia at the age of 3. Jack is hoping for his brother, Nikoly, now in a Russian orphanage, to join him in the United States.

Would-be adoptive parents in the United States are left hanging by Putin's signing of the bill, which was passed by Russian lawmakers last week.

Among them are John and Renee Thomas of Minnetonka, Minn., Kari Huus of NBC News reported.?The Thomases have already adopted Jack, 7, from Russia. When they found out he had a little brother, they began the process to try to adopt him, too. The wait has stretched to four years, and now the adoption may be in danger.?

"When Jack is asked about his family, he talks about his brother," John Thomas said. "He always asks, 'When is he coming home?' We just tell him we?re waiting for the call."

More: Adoption of little brother caught in US-Russia spat

UNICEF estimates that there are about 740,000 children without parental custody in Russia, while only 18,000 Russians are now waiting to adopt a child.

Russian President Vladamir Putin has said he'll sign a proposed law that would halt adoptions of Russian children to Americans. NBC's Duncan Golestani reports.

The U.S. State Department on Thursday repeated its opposition to the Russian measure.

"The welfare of children is simply too important to tie to the political aspects of our relationship," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said. "Additionally, we are deeply troubled by the provisions in the bill that would restrict the ability of Russian civil society organizations to work with American partners." ?

Critics of the bill left dozens of stuffed toys and candles outside the parliament's lower and upper houses to express solidarity with Russian orphans.?

An online petition urging the Kremlin to scrap the bill garnered more than 100,000 Russian signatures.?

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Tech in 2012: Microsoft Disrupts BYOD, Lenovo Has the Right Mobile/PC Strategy

SiliconAngle news editor Kristen Nicole wraps up her three-part recap on the top consumer trends in 2012 with a discussion about mobile, including notable product launches and other big plays by leading vendors (full video below).

Kristen tackles Microsoft Surface first. She says that while the tablet may not have lived up to the more enthusiastic pre-launch sales expectations, the device is playing a key role in disrupting the BYOD space.? One of the main reasons companies resort to implementing pricey corporate network management solutions is because Apple?s restrictive ecosystem makes iPhones and iPads difficult to manage from a security and compliance standpoint, but this is not the case with Windows 8.

To learn more and to read the entire article at its source, please refer to the following page, Tech in 2012: Microsoft Disrupts BYOD, Lenovo Has the Right Mobile/PC Strategy- SiliconANGLE.com

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8-Year-Old Girl Finds A FREAKING GUN Inside of a Donated Christmas Present

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AP source: US out of Central African Republic

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The State Department is closing its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordering its diplomatic team to leave as rebels there continue to advance and violence escalates.

U.S. officials said the U.S. ambassador and about 40 others, including a number of Americans, were flown out of Bangui (bahn-GEE') on a U.S. Air Force C-40 headed to Kenya. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were unauthorized to discuss the evacuation publicly.

Rebels have seized at least 10 towns across the sparsely populated north of the impoverished country, and residents in the capital of 600,000 people fear insurgents could attack at any time.

On Sunday, the State Department issued a warning recommending against travel to the country and authorized non-emergency personnel in Bangui to leave.

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Study ties drug shortage to poorer cancer survival - Salt Lake Tribune

Young cancer patients who couldn?t get a key medicine because of a national drug shortage were more likely to suffer a relapse than others who were able to get the preferred treatment, doctors report. It?s the first evidence that a long-standing drug-supply problem probably has affected cancer treatment results in specific patients.

The study involved more than 200 children and young adults with a blood cancer called Hodgkin lymphoma. Like childhood leukemia, it can be cured nearly 80 percent of the time. But a drug shortage that has worsened since 2009 is threatening that success rate, doctors report in Thursday?s New England Journal of Medicine.

Hundreds of drugs, including sedatives, antibiotics, painkillers and cancer treatments, have gone in and out of short supply in recent years. Reasons include manufacturing and contamination problems, plant shutdowns, and fewer makers and lower profits for certain drugs, especially generics infused during surgery or cancer treatment.

Doctors sometimes substitute different drugs for ones in short supply. But proving that the swaps led to poorer results has been tough, especially for cancer patients whose disease and response to treatment vary so much.

"We really couldn?t put our finger on, did anybody really suffer?" said Dr. Michael Link, a cancer specialist at Stanford University and past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The new study, led by Dr. Monika Metzger of St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital in Memphis, gives the best evidence so far that patients are suffering.

It focused on mechlorethamine, or nitrogen mustard, a drug that has been in short supply until last month, when more became available. Doctors compared results among 181 Hodgkin lymphoma patients who received the drug to 40 others who were given a different chemotherapy, cyclophosphamide, when the first choice was unavailable.

Only 75 percent of those given the substitute drug stayed free of cancer for two years versus 88 percent who received the preferred treatment.

"We can think of no credible explanation for this dramatic difference" other than the drug substitution, the authors wrote.

No patients died, but those who relapsed were given more aggressive treatments, including stem-cell transplants that have more side effects and can harm fertility.

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One of them was Abby Alonzo, of Port St. Lucie, Fla. She was diagnosed with lymphoma three years ago, when she was 10. After eight weeks of treatment with the preferred drug, "she was doing wonderfully," said her mother, Katie Alonzo.

Then doctors said they were out of it.

"I said, what do you mean, we don?t have the medication my child needs?" Katie Alonzo said.

After four weeks on the substitute chemo, Abby?s cancer had returned and spread to more places, her mother said. The child received high doses of chemotherapy and radiation and now seems cancer-free, although the treatments damaged her lung capacity, leaving her short of breath.

"When your child has cancer you live day by day," and to find out a life-saving medicine isn?t available is "very, very frightening," Katie Alonzo said.

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Nonprofit Law Blog: Compilation of Nonprofit Sector Predictions for ...

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I always find it interesting to read predictions for the new year. Here are some of my favorites:

Ch-Ch-Changes: Nonprofit Sector Predictions for 2013?- Nonprofit Quarterly

As the activities of nonprofit and for-profit organizations continue to blur with the commercialization of charities and the growth of socially purposed taxable entities, we?ll see stronger push back from regulators and critics. The IRS will place greater scrutiny on whether nonprofits are properly reporting unrelated business taxable income and paying unrelated business income tax. Nonprofits will respond with increased use of taxable subsidiaries. Critics of the ?hybrid? entities like the benefit corporation will be increasingly vocal, warning legislators not to give preferential treatment to such entities because of the ease of greenwashing and encouraging attorney general oversight. - Gene

We will see an increase in three-way public-private partnerships among municipalities, for-profit software and technology companies, and nonprofits centered around organizing local grassroots hackathons for developing tools that address local community issues. There will still be many hackathon-created tools that fail to have long-term sustainability or have only limited applicability. However, we will also see the first nationally-recognized mobile technology platform in the environmental space that was initially borne out of a community-based hackathon and subsequently developed by a public-private partnership. - Emily [separately published in the daily NPQ Cohen Report email blast]

A dramatic increase in collaborative international grantmaking. Proposed regulations released in September, which can currently be relied upon, allow private foundations to rely on a single equivalency determination to make grants to international charitable organizations. Previously, the equivalency determination procedure required a private foundation to secure an opinion from its own counsel or that of the grantee (unless it relied upon an affidavit of the foreign organization). The new regulations will promote more efficient grantmaking by private foundations and public charities that elect to follow the same safeguards. NGOsource appears set to be the first national repository for equivalency determinations. - Gene [my unpublished second prediction]

Trends & Predictions - Hurwit & Associates

Grasp of the "Nonprofit" Idea. There will be increased understanding of nonprofits, as more business-like management approaches are adopted, advanced nonprofit degree programs are further formalized, and the industry is further professionalized.

At the same time there will be increased misunderstanding of nonprofits as the public, still vague about the negative and inaccurate connotation of the word "nonprofit", finds more of them in different settings, some with huge wealth. Media portrayals, often misleading or simply wrong, will add to the confusion.

Ten Technology Trends to Watch in 2013?- Stanford Social Innovation Review

Measurement and transparency. What gets measured gets improved. The 2012 NCQA ?State of Health care Quality? report reveals that measurement and transparency around health care performance are at an all time high. It also shows that the more people know about health care quality, the more power they have to make informed choices and support systems that work. Nonprofits should not only capture data about their own performance for reflection internally, but also consider how sharing that data with people who use their services can positively affect their area of work?whether it?s health care, education, energy, or another issue.

Ten Predictions for the Nonprofit Sector in 2013 - Toscano Advisors LLC

Nonprofits will combine in specific substantive, geographic or demographic categories to consolidate information on clients into single more powerful ?big data? units, perhaps merging back office and development record functions. Outsourcing will continue to increase in scope and size for larger nonprofits. Overall effectiveness and efficiency will replace overhead as important in measuring success of an organization.

And for something completely different ...

Philanthropy ? la Sauce B?chamel: Predictions for 2013 and Beyond?- White Courtesy Telephone?

You'll have to read it yourself.?

Last, but not least, the sector's most famous prognosticator,?Lucy Bernholz, has made her annual forecast (Philanthropy and the New Social Economy: Blueprint 2013) available on January 7, 2013 at GrantCraft?for free! Check it out.

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Russian parliament endorses anti-US adoption bill

A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia's parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia's parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian police officers detain a protester outside the Federation Council Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia?s parliament which is set to vote on a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A demonstrator holds a poster reading "We are for Dima Yakovlev Bill" outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia's parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The bill is named in honor of Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler who was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents a state award to famous Russian actor Konstantin Khabensky wearing a badge that reads "Children are outisde politics!" during an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It now goes to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn down. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

MOSCOW (AP) ? Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.

The bill is widely seen as the Kremlin's retaliation against an American law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators. It comes as Putin takes an increasingly confrontational attitude toward the West, brushing aside concerns about a crackdown on dissent and democratic freedoms.

Dozens of Russian children close to being adopted by American families now will almost certainly be blocked from leaving the country. The law also cuts off the main international adoption route for Russian children stuck in often dismal orphanages: More than 60,000 Russian youngsters have been adopted in the United States in the past 20 years. There are about 740,000 children without parental care in Russia, according to UNICEF.

All 143 members of the Federation Council present voted to support the bill, which has sparked criticism from both the United States and Russian officials, activists and artists, who say it victimizes children by depriving them of the chance to escape the squalor of orphanage life. The vote comes days after Parliament's lower house overwhelmingly approved the ban.

Seven people with posters protesting the bill were detained outside the Council before Wednesday's vote. "Children get frozen in the Cold War," one poster read. Some 60 people rallied in St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city.

The bill is part of larger legislation by Putin-allied lawmakers retaliating against a recently signed U.S. law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators. Although Putin has not explicitly committed to signing the bill, he strongly defended it in a press conference last week as "a sufficient response" to the new U.S. law.

Originally Russia's lawmakers cobbled together a more or less a tit-for-tat response to the U.S. law, providing for travel sanctions and the seizure of financial assets in Russia of Americans determined to have violated the rights of Russians.

But it was expanded to include the adoption measure and call for a ban on any organizations that are engaged in political activities if they receive funding from U.S. citizens or are determined to be a threat to Russia's interests.

Russian children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov told the Interfax news agency that 46 children who were on the verge of being adopted by Americans would stay in Russia if the bill is approved ? despite court rulings in some of these cases authorizing the adoptions.

The ombudsman supported the bill, saying that foreign adoptions discourage Russians from adopting children. "A foreigner who has paid for an adoption always gets a priority compared to potential Russian adoptive parents," Astakhov was quoted as saying. "A great country like Russia cannot sell its children."

Russian law allows foreigners to adopt only if a Russian family has not expressed interest in a child being considered for adoption.

Some top government officials, including the foreign minister, have spoken flatly against the adoption law, arguing that the measure would be in violation of Russia's constitution and international obligations.

But Senator Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Council's foreign affairs committee, referred to the bill as "a natural and a long overdue response" to the U.S. legislation. "Children must be placed in Russian families, and this is a cornerstone issue for us," he said.

Margelov said that a bilateral Russian-U.S. agreement binds Russia to give notice of a halt to adoptions 12 months in advance. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that the president would consider the bill within the next two weeks.

The measure has become one of the most debated topics in Russia.

By Tuesday, more than 100,000 Russians had signed an online petition urging the Kremlin to scrap the bill.

Over the weekend, dozens of Muscovites placed toys and lit candles in front of the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament after it approved the bill on Friday, but security guards promptly removed them. Opposition groups said they will rally against the bill on Jan. 13, and several popular artists publicly voiced their concern about the legislation.

While receiving a state award from Putin on Wednesday, film actor Konstantin Khabensky wore a badge saying "Children Are Beyond Politics." Veteran rock musician Andrey Makarevich called on Putin Monday to stop "killing children."

During a marathon Putin press conference Thursday, eight of the 60 questions the president answered focused on the bill. Responding angrily, Putin claimed that Americans routinely mistreat children from Russia.

The bill is named in honor of Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler who was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. The father was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Russian lawmakers argue that by banning adoptions to the U.S. they would be protecting children and encouraging adoptions inside Russia.

In a measure of the virulent anti-U.S. sentiment that has gripped parts of Russian society, a few lawmakers went even further, claiming that some Russian children were adopted by Americans only to be used for organ transplants and become sex toys or cannon fodder for the U.S. Army.

Associated Press

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For Korean SMEs, more fun investing in Philippines - InterAksyon.com

By: Ben Arnold O. De Vera, InterAksyon.com
December 26, 2012 8:28 PM

Data from Export-Import Bank of Korea (shown here) indicate rising interest in Philippines. Photo from hominitus.wordpress.com

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MANILA - A number of South Korean small and medium enterprises are moving their factories to the Philippines from China, the Department of Trade and Industry said on Wednesday, citing a recent report in a Korean-language publication.

The report ?For Korean SMEs, the Philippines is the Emerging Overseas Investment Destination of Choice? published on December 10 in the Korea Economic Daily cited data from the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) showing that a? growing number of South Korean companies are setting up shop in the Philippines.

From 69 in 2009 and 74 in 2010, the number of new South Korean-led firms in the Philippines jumped to 82 in 2011, Korea Eximbank data showed.

?Last year, among the Asean countries, Philippines ranked third after Vietnam (197 companies) and Indonesia (156),? the Korea Economic Daily report said.

During the first quarter of this year, 22 South Korean companies were established in the Philippines, up from 19 in the same period last year. Among the new firms were Iam (electronics), Koren (electronics) and Nurian International (garments).

South Korean SMEs said their Philippine expansion was due to workers? English-language proficiency as well as the lower labor cost here compared with China.

Filipino workers? average monthly salary of about $300 is half of those in China, the Korea Economic Daily article said.

In the Philippines, ?[t]here are six working days a week and it is possible to work on weekends even without overtime. English is the most commonly used, and communication is not a problem,? it said.

The report cited the experience of South Korean firm Nanos, a manufacturer of infrared rays block filters for smartphones, which expanded in the Philippines last year because of ?skyrocketing? labor expenses in China.

?It is hard to expect any merits in China, therefore, they built a new factory and they are planning for mass production starting December 2012 in the Philippines. They will just maintain their existing operations in China, but additional investments will, from hereon, be diverted into the Philippines,? Korea Economic Daily quoted Nanos president Hae Jin Lee as saying.

The article said over 20 South Korean SMEs that operate in China as well as a local conglomerate visited the Philippines last month for an exploratory business mission.

The report quoted a member of the said business delegation as saying that ?the cost of labor in the Philippines is better than China?s, and the country?s infrastructure such as power and roads are much better then Vietnam?s.?

The Korea Economic Daily article also quoted Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines president Edward Eun-Gap Chang as saying that investment inquiries from South Korean SMEs, most of which are operating in China, have risen during the past few months.

?He [Chang] believes that because of language, infrastructure, religion and cost competitiveness, China is fast losing its attractiveness to foreign investments,? the report said.

It said China is losing South Korean SME investments and expansion projects to Asean countries like the Philippines, as ?China is now considered as a market and no longer as production base.?

Korea Eximbank data showed that the average minimum wage in China went up by over a fifth last year and is poised to continue rising by over 13 percent in 2015. Hence, the number of South Korean SMEs operating in China dropped to 533 during the third quarter of this year from 634 last year.

The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Seoul said the Korea Economic Daily is among South Korea?s ?most widely read and respected economic dailies.?

?Owned by a syndication of conglomerates that include Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and LG, it has a readership of at least one million,? said PTIC Seoul commercial counselor Nicanor Bautista.

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Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/51309/for-korean-smes-more-fun-investing-in-philippines

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Syria to discuss Brahimi peace proposals with Russia

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent a senior diplomat to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss proposals to end the conflict convulsing his country made by international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, Syrian and Lebanese sources said.

Brahimi, who saw Assad on Monday and is planning to hold a series of meetings with Syrian officials and dissidents in Damascus this week, is trying to broker a peaceful transfer of power, but has disclosed little about how this might be done.

More than 44,000 Syrians have been killed in a revolt against four decades of Assad family rule, a conflict that began with peaceful protests but which has descended into civil war.

Past peace efforts have floundered, with world powers divided over what has become an increasingly sectarian struggle between mostly Sunni Muslim rebels and Assad's security forces, drawn primarily from his Shi'ite-rooted Alawite minority.

Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Makdad flew to Moscow to discuss the details of the talks with Brahimi, said a Syrian security source, who would not say if a deal was in the works.

However, a Lebanese official close to Damascus said Makdad had been sent to seek Russian advice on a possible agreement.

He said Syrian officials were upbeat after talks with Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, who met Foreign Minister Walid Moualem on Tuesday a day after his session with Assad, but who has not outlined his ideas in public.

"There is a new mood now and something good is happening," the official said, asking not to be named. He gave no details.

Russia, which has given Assad diplomatic and military aid to help him weather the 21-month-old uprising, has said it is not protecting him, but has fiercely criticized any foreign backing for rebels and, with China, has blocked U.N. Security Council action on Syria.

"ASSAD CANNOT STAY"

A Russian Foreign Ministry source said Makdad and an aide would meet Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Mikhail Bogdanov, the Kremlin's special envoy for Middle East affairs, on Thursday, but did not disclose the nature of the talks.

On Saturday, Lavrov said Syria's civil war had reached a stalemate, saying international efforts to get Assad to quit would fail. Bogdanov had earlier acknowledged that Syrian rebels were gaining ground and might win.

Given the scale of the bloodshed and destruction, Assad's opponents insist the Syrian president must go.

Moaz Alkhatib, head of the internationally-recognized Syrian National Coalition opposition, has criticized any notion of a transitional government in which Assad would stay on as a figurehead president stripped of real powers.

Comments on Alkhatib's Facebook page on Monday suggested that the opposition believed this was one of Brahimi's ideas.

"The government and its president cannot stay in power, with or without their powers," Alkhatib wrote, saying his Coalition had told Brahimi it rejected any such solution.

While Brahimi was working to bridge the vast gaps between Assad and his foes, fighting raged across the country and a senior Syrian military officer defected to the rebels.

Syrian army shelling killed about 20 people, at least eight of them children, in the northern province of Raqqa, a video posted by opposition campaigners showed.

The video, published by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, showed rows of blood-stained bodies laid out on blankets. The sound of crying relatives could be heard in the background.

The shelling hit the province's al-Qahtania village, but it was unclear when the attack had occurred.

STRATEGIC BASE

Rebels relaunched their assault on the Wadi Deif military base in the northwestern province of Idlib, in a battle for a major army compound and fuel storage and distribution point.

Activist Ahmed Kaddour said rebels were firing mortars and had attacked the base with a vehicle rigged with explosives.

The British-based Observatory, which uses a network of contacts in Syria to monitor the conflict, said a rebel commander was among several people killed in Wednesday's fighting, which it said was among the heaviest for months.

The military used artillery and air strikes to try to hold back rebels assaulting Wadi Deif and the town of Morek in Hama province further south. In one air raid, several rockets fell near a field hospital in the town of Saraqeb, in Idlib province, wounding several people, the Observatory said.

As violence has intensified in recent weeks, daily death tolls have climbed. The Observatory reported at least 190 had been killed across the country on Tuesday alone.

The head of Syria's military police changed sides and declared allegiance to the anti-Assad revolt.

"I am General Abdelaziz Jassim al-Shalal, head of the military police. I have defected because of the deviation of the army from its primary duty of protecting the country and its transformation into gangs of killing and destruction," the officer said in a video published on YouTube.

A Syrian security source confirmed the defection, but said Shalal was near retirement and had only defected to "play hero".

Syrian Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim al-Shaar left Lebanon for Damascus after being treated in Beirut for wounds sustained in a rebel bomb attack this month.

(Additional reporting by Laila Bassam; Writing by Alistair Lyon; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims

Among a memorial to the Sandy Hook Elementary students and teachers, Julian Revie of Ottawa, Canada, plays Christmas music on a piano he helped bring to the memorial, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. People continue to visit memorials after gunman Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Among a memorial to the Sandy Hook Elementary students and teachers, Julian Revie of Ottawa, Canada, plays Christmas music on a piano he helped bring to the memorial, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. People continue to visit memorials after gunman Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Stockings and angel silhouettes honoring Sandy Hook Elementary School students and teachers line an iron fence in Newtown, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. People continue to visit memorials after gunman Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Snow-covered stuffed animals with photos attached sit at a memorial in Newtown, Conn. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. People continue to visit memorials after gunman Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A member of the Rutter family of Sandy Hook, Conn., walks past candles and other offerings that make up a memorial in Newtown, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. People continue to visit memorials after gunman Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday, Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A light coating of snow blankets Newtown, Conn. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The town is dealing with the aftermath following gunman Adam Lanza's shooting spree at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 14, that killed 26, including 20 children, before he killed himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) ? Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil in memory of the 20 children and six educators gunned down at an elementary school just 11 days before the holiday.

Well-wishers from around the country showed up Christmas morning to hang ornaments on a series of memorial Christmas trees while police officers from around the state took extra shifts to direct traffic, patrol the town and give police here a break.

"It's a nice thing that they can use us this way," Ted Latiak, a police detective from Greenwich, Conn., said Christmas morning, as he and a fellow detective, each working a half-day shift, came out of a store with bagels and coffee for other officers.

The expansive memorials throughout town have become a gathering point for town residents and visitors alike. A steady stream of residents, some in pajamas, relit candles that had been extinguished in an overnight snow storm. Others took pictures, dropped off toys and fought back tears at a huge sidewalk memorial in the center of Newtown's Sandy Hook section that is filled with stuffed animals, poems, flowers, posters and cards.

In the morning, Newtown resident Joanne Brunetti watched over 26 candles that had been lit at midnight in honor of those slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She and her husband, Bill, signed up for a three-hour shift and erected a tent to ensure that the candle flames never went out throughout the day.

"You have to do something and you don't know what to do, you know? You really feel very helpless in this situation," she said. "People have been wonderful to everybody in Newtown whether you were part of what happened or not. My thought is if we were all this nice to each other all the time maybe things like this wouldn't happen."

At a town hall memorial, Faith Leonard waved to people driving by and handed out Christmas cookies, children's gifts and hugs to anyone who needed it.

"I guess my thought was if I could be here helping out maybe one person would be able to spend more time with their family or grieve in the way they needed to," said Leonard, who drove to Newtown from Gilbert, Ariz., to volunteer on Christmas morning alone. "I know they've been inundated with support and that's great, but it's always nice to have a present to open on Christmas day."

Julian Revie played "Silent Night" on a piano on the sidewalk at the downtown memorial. Revie, from Ottawa, Canada, was in the area visiting at the time of the shootings. He cancelled his plans to go to Australia, found a piano online and chose to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day playing for the people of Newtown.

"It was such a mood of respectful silence," said Revie, who planned to leave the piano behind. "But yesterday being Christmas Eve and today being Christmas Day, I thought now it's time for some Christmas carols for the children."

Many town residents attended Christmas Eve services Monday evening and spent the morning at home with their families. Others attended church services in search of a new beginning.

At St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which eight of the child victims of the massacre attended, the pastor told parishioners that "today is the day we begin everything all over again."

Recalling the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, the Rev. Robert Weiss said: "The moment the first responder broke through the doors we knew good always overcomes evil."

"We know Christmas in a way we never ever thought we would know it," he said. "We need a little Christmas and we've been given it."

Police have yet to offer a theory about a possible motive for gunman Adam Lanza's rampage on Dec. 14. The 20-year-old Newtown man, who lived at home, killed his mother in her bed before carrying out the massacre at the elementary school, then killing himself.

Most businesses were closed for the holiday and the heavy traffic near memorials that has been ever present since the shootings largely disappeared for the day. Still, a steady stream of out-of-state vehicles passed by, with many passengers taking pictures of the memorials from their cars. Some stopped to get out and contribute to them.

Philadelphia resident Ed Sison brought his wife and 9-year-old son to Newtown on Tuesday while they were on their way to see family in Massachusetts. They decorated memorial trees with ornaments and beads, among other things.

"It's an event that just touches us all. We have a young son and you know we all feel the pain," he said.

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Associated Press writer Debbi Morello contributed to this report.

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Greatest Tattoo Ideas for Men | Global Arts

The popularity of tattoos is growing day by day and the men and women around the world prefer to have tattoos on his body. There are several reasons why men want to have tattoos. Body art, as we all know, is an expression of men and try to place these tattoos to express correctly. A few days ago, there were only men, the rock stars, prisoners in jail, or rebel sailors have tattoos on them. But tattoos have the latest trends in the fashion world. There are several ideas for men and tattoos tattoos. Reasons such as affiliation, and religious souvenirs

There are several celebrities who put tattoos on the body, including the names have their family members, memories and more than a fashion statement. There are many tattoo ideas for men, specifically to them a different look and. In antiquity, the specific tattoo designs were only for certain groups of people, such as sailors had identified their own designs as a group placed. Some tattoos are considered to be persistent even that will forever be popular. If you want a tattoo distinctive green, but never in your body, then check out some great tattoo ideas for men may never age.

For someone who is mentioned with the concept of body art ideas below can be helpful.

1. Bluebirds - The tattoo is combined with the sailors. A sailor, once fully used 5000 miles of the voyage to get a chest tattoo bluebird. Upon completion of the 10,000 miles, another blue bird comes out the other side of the chest. The birds are painted blue, to do with the other, but it can also be combinations of blue and red tattoo. This is one of the many tattoo ideas for men, especially for those who want to return to their roots.

2. Nautical Star - The star is a pentagram and usually attracts couples in every part of the chest, forearm internal or sometimes on the elbows. You can have a single color or two colors to match your personal taste. A few days ago this star was represented primarily on North Star, which was essential for navigation. But now he?s back in their homes or roots.

3. Dragons - The tattoo idea for men is essentially hand-Oriental dragons, power, wisdom, and is also immensely. Most of the large scale set, and go men who want to make a difference in the greater part of your life in general, on your shoulders, forearms and chest.

4. Sanskrit and Latin characters - men tend to enjoy the feeling of the mythical phrases or words with deep meaning because her style of body art. Get these tattoos usually located in the shoulder blades.

If you go with a unique tattoo at the right place in the body and great tattoo ideas to be designed for men.

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Set Up and Get to Know Your New iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You've just been given an iDevice: a magical entity that bestows the gift of more apps than you can fathom. We'll help you make sense of it all with some great apps, tips, and tricks for your shiny new Apple toy.

Before you dive in, here are a few things you should do with your new iDevice first:

• Update to the Lastest Version of iOS: There's a decent chance your new iDevice isn't running the latest version of iOS, even if it's just a very minor upgrade that's necessary. Before you sync for the first time, check for updates in iTunes or in your iDevice's Settings app, if your device is running iOS 6.0.1. If there's an update available, iTunes (or your phone) should tell you automatically but it's always good to double check. It's okay to update now that Google Maps is available.
• Get to Know iOS 6: Once you've updated, you ought to know what you're in for. We can teach you everything you need to know. Our guide features a rundown of new features, in-depth looks at how to use the most popular ones, and answers to common questions about the mobile operating system.
• Sign Up For Free Find My iPhone: You don't need to pay to use Apple's great Find My iPhone app. Just download it from the iTunes App Store and follow the signup instructions. You'll need to create a MobileMe account to get it to work but you will not have to pay for it. Once you're all set up, you'll be able to find your lost or stolen iPhone much more easily.
• Install Google Maps - When Apple released iOS 6, everyone complained about the problems with their new Maps app?and for good reason. Fortunately, Google came to the rescue and released Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation. Do yourself a favor and install it, then learn how to integrate it with Siri.
• Organize Your Home Screen - When you start downloading a bunch of apps, your home screen is going to get cluttered very quickly. Stay ahead of the game and start organizing. As you download apps it'll be easier to keep track of where every app is and will be stored. Check out these reader tips for some ideas.

Download Some Killer Apps

One of the iPhones primary draws is the high quality of apps in the iTunes App Store. Here are some app suggestions to get you started.

• Lifehacker Pack for iPhone: Our List of the Best iPhone Apps: Looking to power up your iPhone with the best free and cheap apps out there? Our second edition of the Lifehacker Pack for iPhone rounds up our favorite must-have iPhone applications.
• The iPhone App Directory: Our App Directory is a new and growing directory of the best applications and tools for various platforms, and in this case the iPhone. If you're looking for the best app in any category, this is where you want to look. Visit the iPhone App Directory
• The Best "Evil" Apps for iPhone: Locked down for your "safety," your iPhone is designed to operate the way Apple intended. With recently relaxed app store policies and great strides within the jailbreaking community, however, you can add great functionality that Apple never wanted you to have.

Supercharge Your iPhone

There's a wide world of fun beyond apps. Check out these posts to learn all about the awesome things you can do to supercharge your iPhone's capabilities.

• How to Break Down the Barrier Between Your iPhone and Computer: Your iOS device is a killer pocketable computer; your desktop is more powerful with a bigger screen. They need to play better together. Here's how to break down the barrier between the two and shuttle text, files, media, and more seamlessly between your desktop and iPhone.
• How to Create a Visual Speed Dial Folder on Your iPhone: Visual speed dial is a nice idea, but when you have to launch a separate app to make a phone call it's a little annoying. Here are two ways to add visual speed dial to your home screen.
• Top 10 Handy iOS Tweaks That Don't Require Jailbreaking: Jailbreaking your iPhone has a ton of benefits that give you actual control over your device-but it isn't always possible. If you're tired of waiting for the next version of iOS to be jailbroken, check out these tweaks and customizations you can make whether you're jailbroken or not.
• Turn Your Smartphone Camera into a Pocketable Photographic Memory: Several apps exist to help you remember the many things you'd otherwise forget, but perhaps none are quite as useful and efficient as your camera. Typing takes time. napping a photo only takes a moment, and there are so many ways you can remind yourself better with nothing but a picture.
• How to Turn Your Phone Into a Mind-Reading Personal Assistant: Smartphones, despite their name, are actually pretty dumb. They only do what you tell them to, and constantly inputting information can get tedious. However, with a few apps, you can not only make your phone smarter, but turn it into a mind-reading personal assistant that lets you know of important information as you need it: like traffic for your commute, a reminder to pick up milk as you pass the grocery store, and even automatic text messages to your friends when you're driving to meet them. Here's how to do it.
• Make Your Smartphone's Ringtones and Alerts Actually Useful and Informative?: Don't settle for the same ringtone for every contact and every app. Make your tones actually useful so you know what kind of notification you're getting without the need to look at the screen.
• Do Yourself a Favor: Set Up These Custom Typing Shortcuts on Your iPhone Right Now: It seems Apple added text expansion to iOS 5 and decided not to mention it. This is a great, highly-desired feature that can save you tons of time typing frequent phrases and long words. Here's how to set it up and some phrases you'll want to add right away.
• How to Take Great Holiday Photos with Your iPhone: Holidays are the perfect time to capture magic moments with friends and family and take the time get creative with your photography. Here are some simple tips to get the best photos from your iPhone.
• Use Your iPad or Android Tablet as a Second Monitor for Your Computer: Want to eke out a little more value out of that tablet? Turn it into a second monitor for your PC or Mac and extend your screen real estate.
• How to Migrate All Your Data to iCloud from Google with Minimal Fuss: While most of us use Gmail for all our cloud computing needs, Apple's iCloud actually has some really nice things going for it-especially if you're a heavy Mac and iOS user. I've walked through why you might want to switch from Google's apps to iCloud, so whether you're migrating all your data over or just a few choice items, here's how to move from Google to iCloud without losing any of your existing email messages, contacts, calendars, and documents.
• How to Turn Your iPod touch into an iPhone: 4G Edition: The latest iPhone and iPod touch are nearly identical devices on the inside, ignoring the pesky reality that the latter isn't a phone. We can fix that. Here's how to turn your iPod touch into a viable (and cheaper) iPhone alternative out of the box.
• How to Google-ify Your iPhone: Got Android envy? Just wish Apple handled sync, the web, and openness a bit better? You can't have it all, but if you want to bring more Google paradigms to your iPhone, here's how to do it.
• How to Make Music in GarageBand with iOS: Want to lay down some tracks but all you've got is your iOS device and a Mac? With an OpenSound Control (OSC) app on your iPhone and server on your Mac you can record a virtual keyboard over Wi-Fi.

Fix Common Problems

• How to Stop Your Smartphone from Secretly Wasting Data in the Background: Unlimited data plans are an endangered species nowadays, so most of us have to watch our limits in order to avoid excess charges on our bill. That's easy enough when we know how much cellular data we're using on our smartphones, but becomes problematic when our smartphones eat up our precious megabytes in the background. This doesn't just happen on Android, but iPhone, too. Here's how to stop it.
• How to Improve Your iPhone's Battery Life: If you're looking to improve your iPhone's daily lifespan, we've got a few tips that can help you squeeze a little more juice out of your iDevice.
• Fill Out Your Address Book to Make Siri Work Better: Out of the box Siri can do a few common things, but it struggles when you try to get too complicated with it. GigaOM offers up a few clever address book customizations to make Siri work more naturally.
• How to Copy Music from Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to Your Computer for Free: Apple, true to form, makes it simple to put media and files on your iDevice but the road really only goes one way. It can be pretty difficult to copy anything (or everything) back to your computer without a lot of trouble and sacrifice, but it's even harder to find a good, free solution to that problem amongst the many choices available. You could spend the better part of your holiday sifting through your options, or you could just read this guide instead.
• How to Sync Documents and Other Files to Your iPhone or iPad Without iTunes: If you use a word processor, comic book or PDF reader, video player, or other app that requires syncing files through iTunes, you know how slow and awful it can be. Here's a simple, fast alternative.
• How to Encode Video for All Your Mobile Devices: With H.264 solidly planted as the codec of choice for just about every mobile device, we've come to a point where you can encode a video once and play it back on pretty much anything.
• Printopia Enables iOS-to-Mac AirPrint Support Hack-Free, Adds Virtual Printers: You could use AirPrint Hacktivator (or do it manually) to add AirPrint support to your Mac, but if you don't want to modify your system files and would like virtual printers, you should check out Printopia.
• How to Open Compressed Files on Your iOS Device: iOS does pretty well with handling various file types, but when it comes to compressed files you run into problems. Fortunately, with the aid of a file browsing app you'll be able to view compressed files easily.

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IRL: Western Digital MyBook external hard drives, Doxie Go and Apple's Podcasts App

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

Merry Almost-Christmas, folks. Time to find out if Engadget's editorial staff was naughty or nice this year. If our recent experiences with tech are any indication, we might be atoning for something: Billy's external hard drive is about to die a drawn-out death and Brian's still looking for an alternative to Apple's lousy Podcasts app. But at least Darren's enjoying his mobile scanner, so that 's good, right?

Continue reading IRL: Western Digital MyBook external hard drives, Doxie Go and Apple's Podcasts App

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Ryan Freel Commits Suicide: REPORTS

Gary Carter - 2/16/12

In tis Oct. 14, 1986, file photo, New York Mets' Gary Carter celebrates his 12th inning game-winning hit against the Houston Astros in Game 5 of baseball's National League Championship Series in New York.

Gene Bartow - 1/3/12

In this June 16, 2003 file photo, Gene Bartow, former basketball coach at Memphis State, UCLA and UBA, answers a question at a news conference in San Diego, where he was named the interim athletic director of San Diego State. Bartow, who succeeded John Wooden at UCLA and later began UAB's program, has died, UAB officials said. He was 81.

Ron Caron - 1/9/12

This Dec. 19, 1996 file photo shows St. Louis Blues general manager Ron Caron speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. Caron, a longtime assistant general manager with the Montreal Canadiens who went on to become GM of the Blues, has died. He was 82.

Jim Stanley - 1/12/12

In this photo provided by Oklahoma State University, former Oklahoma State head football coach Jim Stanley is shown in Stillwater, Okla. Stanley died Thursday morning, Jan. 12, 2012, in Arizona after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 77.

Sarah Burke - 1/19/12

Sarah Burke, of Canada, holds her gold metal after winning the Women's Superpipe event at Winter X Games 13 at Buttermilk Ski Area, near Aspen, Colo. Burke died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah. She was 29.

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Penn State coach Joe Paterno stands on the field before his team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in Evanston, Ill.

Don Fullmer - 1/28/12

In this Sept. 12, 1964, file photo, former middleweight champion Dick Tiger, left, shakes up Don Fullmer with a hard left to the chin in a boxing bout in Cleveland. Fullmer, a former middleweight boxer who fought nine world champions and came within a fight of a world title himself, has died in Utah at the age of 72. His sons told the Deseret News that he died after suffering from lymphocytic leukemia for 15 years.

Alex Webster - 3/3/12

In this Sept. 3, 1963, file photo, New York Giants running back Alex Webster poses at the team's NFL training camp in Fairfield, Conn. The Giants say Webster, who also coached the team for four years, has died at age 80, Saturday, March 3, 2012, at a hospital in Florida.

Mel Parnell - 3/20/12

In this June 9, 1949 file photo, Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell warms up before a game in St. Louis. Parnell, the left-handed pitcher who faced the infamous Green Monster at Fenway Park and some of the best hitters of the 1940s and early 1950s, has died at age 89.

Mark Lenzi - 4/9/12

This July 29, 1996 file photo of Mark Lenzi, of Bloomington, Indiana, winner of the bronze medal smiling after medal ceremony for the Olympic men's 3-meter springboard competition at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. A former Olympic diving champion, Lenzi has died. He was 43, and had been hospitalized for two weeks after suffering fainting spells.

William "Moose" Skowron - 4/27/12

In this March, 1956, file photo, New York Yankees infielder William "Moose" Skowron is shown during spring training baseball in St. Petersburg, Fla. Skowron, a four-time All-Star first baseman who helped the Yankees win four World Series titles in the 1950s and 1960s, died Friday, April 27, 2012, at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. He was 81.

Alexander Dale Oen - 5/1/12

Norway's Alexander Dale Oen shows the gold medal he won in the men's 100m Breaststroke event at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China. The Norwegian Swimming Federation said Tuesday May 1, 2012, world champion Alexander Dale Oen has died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Junior Seau - 5/2/12

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Stacy Robinson - 5/8/12

In this Jan. 25, 1987 photo, New York Giants wide receiver Stacy Robinson (81) catches a pass and races for a 36-yard gain during the fourth quarter of the Giants 39-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. Robinson, a wide receiver who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants before working with the players' union, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 50.

Kevin Hickey - 5/16/12

Hickey, who pitched in six major league seasons with the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, has died. He was 56. The team said Hickey died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Hickey had been the White Sox's pre-game instructor since 2004.

Bob Boozer - 5/19/12

In this 1968 photo provided by the Chicago Bulls, Bulls' Bob Boozer poses in uniform. Former NBA star and 1960 Olympic gold medalist Boozer has died. He was 75.

Bill Stewart - 5/21/12

West Virginia coach Bill Stewart smiles during an NCAA college football game against Villanova in Morgantown, W.Va. Stewart, the former West Virginia coach, died Monday, May 21, 2012, of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack.

Jack Twyman - 5/30/12

This Oct. 29, 1960 file photo shows Cincinnati Royals basketball player Jack Twyman posing for photographers in St Louis. Basketball Hall of Famer Jack Twyman has died at 78. Twyman was one of the NBA's top scorers in the 1950s who became the guardian to a paralyzed teammate. Jay Twyman, of Rye, N.Y., said that his father died at a Cincinnati hospice of complications from an aggressive form of blood cancer.

Orlando Woolridge - 5/31/12

This May 1, 1989 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers' Orlando Woolridge dunking over Portland's Kevin Duckworth during an NBA game in Inglewood, Calif. Former NBA standout Orlando Woolridge has died at his parents' home in Mansfield, La. He was 52. He had been under hospice care for a chronic heart condition.

LeRoy Ellis - 6/2/12

In this Feb. 13, 1976, file photo, Houston Rockets' Kevin Kunnert (20) knocks the ball away from Philadelphia 76ers' LeRoy Ellis (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. St. John's announced that Ellis, who played 14 years in the NBA after a standout career at St. John's, had died of prostate cancer in Portland, Ore. He was 72.

Pedro Borbon - 6/4/12

This 1971 file photo shows Cincinnati Reds pitcher Pedro Borbon, who pitched 10 years for the Reds and helped the Big Red Machine win back-to-back World Series titles. Borbon has died of cancer. He was 65.

Teofilo Stevenson - 6/11/12

Cuban champion Teofilo Stevenson Soviet Pyotr Zaev and German Republic Democratic Jurgen Fanghanel wave on the podium of the Olympic heavyweight 81+ boxing event that won Teofilo Stevenson. Stevenson --who won 301 of the 321 fights he took part-- died of a heart attack at the age of 60 in Havana.

Garrett Reid - 8/5/12

Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, right, stands on the field as sign shows a photo of his son Garrett Reid before an NFL preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in Philadelphia.

Michael Dokes - 8/11/12

This Dec. 11, 1982 file photo shows new World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion Michael Dokes gesturing after defeating Mike Weaver, with a first round TKO, in Las Vegas. The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron, Ohio said Dokes died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that the boxer died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer.

Johnny Pesky - 8/13/12

Boston Red Sox great Johnny Pesky, center, is flanked by team president Larry Lucchino, left, and owner John Henry as they look past Pesky's Pole where Pesky's No. 6 adorns the upper deck. Pesky, who spent most of his 60-plus years in pro baseball with the Red Sox and was beloved by the team's fans, has died on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Danvers, Mass. He was 92.

Simon Gourdine - 8/16/12

This July 22, 1995 file photo shows Buck Williams, left, president of the NBA Players Association, and Simon P. Gourdine, executive director of the players' association, during a news conference in New York. Gourdine, who became deputy commissioner of the NBA in 1974 and went on to work for and lead the players' association in the 1990s, has died. He was 72.

Steve Van Buren - 8/23/12

In this 1947 file photo, Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles poses. Van Buren, the Hall of Fame running back who led the Philadelphia Eagles to NFL titles in 1948 and 1949, has died. He was 91. The Eagles said Thursday night, Aug. 23, 2012, that Van Buren died in Lancaster, Pa., of pneumonia.

Art Heyman - 8/27/12

In this 1960 photo, Duke basketball player Art Heyman plays in the Dixie Classic. Duke announces Heyman, the captain of the Blue Devils' first Final Four team, has died. The school said Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, family members say Heyman died Monday night in Florida. The cause of death was not available. He was 71.

Art Modell - 9/6/12

Owner and CEO of the Baltimore Ravens Art Modell talks with reporters at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. The Baltimore Ravens said Modell died early Thursday Sept. 6, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given.

Steve Sabol - 9/18/12

This Sept. 26, 2000 file photo shows NFL Films President Steve Sabol posed at his desk with an old 16mm movie camera at their headquarters in Mount Laurel, N.J. Sabol has died from brain cancer. He was 69. The NFL said Sabol died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, 18 months after he was diagnosed with a tumor on the left side of his brain.

Corrie Sanders - 9/23/12

South African Corrie Sanders throws a left hook at Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko on April 24, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sanders died after being shot at a restaurant. He was 46.

Alex Karras - 10/10/12

Detroit Lions football player Alex Karras, who gained fame in the NFL as a fearsome defensive lineman and later as an actor, has died. He was 77. Craig Mitnick, Karras' attorney, said Karras died at home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/File)

Darrell Royal - 11/7/12

In this Dec. 5, 1970, file phot, Texas coach Darrell Royal is carried from the field on the shoulders of his Longhorns following Texas' 42-7 triumph over Arkansas in Austin, Texas. Royal, who won two national championships and turned the Longhorns program into a national power, died Nov. 7, 2012, at age 88 of complications from cardiovascular disease. Royal also had suffered from Alzheimer's disease. (AP Photo/File)

Hector 'Macho' Camacho - 11/24/12

Hector "Macho" Camacho, a boxer known for skill and flamboyance in the ring, as well as for a messy personal life and run-ins with the police, has died, after being taken off life support on November 24, 2012. He was 50. (AP Photo/Elias, File)

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