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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Lifetime takes liberties with Jodi Arias movie

Maria Elena Fernandez TODAY

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The Jodi Arias murder trial was must-watch TV for five months this year because it had everything: young beautiful people; sex, lies, photos and audiotapes; religious obstacles; and a particularly heinous tragic ending.

A month after a jury could not decide unanimously if the convicted murderer should be sentenced to death, Lifetime taking the story of Travis Alexander?s brutal death to the small screen. ?Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret,? a title inspired by Arias? lawyer?s opening argument, premieres Saturday at 8 p.m. The two-hour film starring Tania Raymonde (?Lost?) as Arias and Jesse Lee Soffer (?The Mob Doctor?) as Alexander covers their turbulent and brief relationship more than it does the courtroom drama.

Arias, 32, spent 18 days on the witness stand, where she shared sordid details of every intimate relationship she?s been in as well as her time with Alexander. From her favorite drinks and snacks to her many trips with Alexander to their dirty talk and Tootsie Pops and Pop Rocks trysts, Arias left nothing out?except for a plausible explanation for why she killed a man she said she wanted to marry. Along the way, we heard all the lies Arias told the police, media and anyone who would listen before, during, and after the murder. Then she told some more to the jury.

If there was one story that did not need embellishing, it was this one. But "Dirty Little Secret" co-writers Richard Blaney and Gregory Small do take some creative licenses and fill in a few blanks the trial did not cover. What's real and what's not? Here's your guide to five of the larger departures. Spoiler alert!

1.Las Vegas, 2006

TRIALFACT: Arias and Alexander met in Sin City at the first Prepaid Legal Services convention she attended. She testified that he made a beeline to introduce himself at a mixer and later invited her to a dinner for executives as his guest. Because he was so ?attentive,? she said she had to tell him that she lived with her boyfriend and was ?monogamous.?

FILMFICTION: As Alexander gives a speech at a conference about ?putting a bull's-eye? on what you want and not letting anything get in the way, Arias is in the audience taking in every syllable. When he finishes and retreats to the men?s room, she follows him inside. ?I just want you to know that I think you?re amazing,? she says as she barges in and he?s standing at the urinal. Could Arias have been nutty enough to introduce herself to Alexander this way? Perhaps if she had, Alexander would have stayed clear of her.

2.Sexual Encounter No. 1

FACT: After the Las Vegas conference, Arias went home to Palm Desert, Calif., and broke up with her boyfriend. Four days later, she and Alexander met at a friend?s house in Temecula, Calif., where he snuck into her room in the middle of the night and gave her oral sex, she testified. She removed his Mormon temple garments and returned the favor. ?There was no conversation,? she testified. ?I thought there was going to be, but there wasn?t. We sat down and started passionately kissing?I was apprehensive but I was going with it. I didn?t want to tell him no.?

FICTION: During a very awkward conversation full of cheesy sexual innuendos, Arias comes on to Alexander and invites herself to his hotel room to ?drink coffee.? Alexander responds by giving her a little pep talk about why she blows him away and he must refuse. The next night, however, Alexander drinks his coffee. Black.

3.Alexander?s best friends warn him to break up with Arias

FACT: Although Chris Hughes, Alexander?s best friend, was not asked about this incident when he testified, he and his wife appeared regularly on HLN during the trial and told the story of the night Arias scared them to the point they asked her never to return to their house again. While Arias was supposed to be sleeping in the middle of the night, they had a talk with Alexander in their bedroom about their concerns about her bizarre and possessive behavior. Sky Hughes said she felt a bad vibe and told Alexander to open the door. Arias, who had been eavesdropping, was standing there and gave them a ?creepy? look that frightened them enough to tell her to stay away.

FICTION: Sitting by Alexander?s pool, the Hughes talk to Alexander about Arias? obsessive behavior. ?We don?t like her for you.? Alexander responds by saying they don?t need to worry because he?s not in it for the long-term. Arias opens the door and startles them. She and Alexander then get into a fight. ?You think I?m gonna be your booty call forever? If so, man up and tell me,? she begs. Alexander breaks up with her. But it doesn?t end there.

4.The Day of the Murder

FACT: In April 2008, Arias packed up her things and moved to Yreka, Calif., to live with her grandparents. On June 4, 2008, while supposedly en route to Utah on Prepaid Legal business, Arias drove 1000 miles to Alexander?s home in Mesa, Arizona, arriving around 4 a.m. Thirteen hours later, she slashed his throat, stabbed him 28 other times and shot him once in the head and then drove to Utah where she made out with another man.

FICTION: At one point after their break-up, Arias is shown in Yreka, Calif. at her grandparents? house, holding her grandfather?s gun. But then Arias shows up at Alexander?s Arizona house around midnight on June 4, 2008 and tells him she is there to say goodbye because she is moving to Yreka. After some weird talk about how easy she is to be with, Alexander asks her if she wants to spend the night.

5.Travis Alexander?s Death

FACT: We will never know exactly why Arias killed Alexander unless she decides to fess up. She said their fight started when she accidentally dropped the camera after they?d spent the afternoon having sex and photographing one another. The prosecution argued it was all a pre-meditated set-up as Arias was in a jealous rage because he was going to Cancun, Mexico, with another woman. If Arias couldn?t have him, nobody could, the prosecution argued.

FICTION: A text from Katie (his new girlfriend) asking Alexander to meet to talk sends Arias into a rage as Alexander begins to shower. Angrily, Arias directs Alexander to pose for pictures in the shower until she gets him into the vulnerable position she is seeking. Within minutes, his life is over as she surprises him with the knife and later shoots him.

Our Verdict

Raymonde does an admirable job of channeling Arias' crazy-behind-the-eyes behavior trial followers heard described nightly on HLN as well as her insecurities. But Soffer doesn't do justice to Alexander's charisma and swagger, so it's hard to buy her obsession with him. The movie probably would have benefitted from some distance from the irresistible trial. Too much of this sad saga is engrained in our minds.

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US stocks edge lower after a two-day plunge

Specialist Gregg Maloney, left, works with a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 21, 2013. U.S. stocks rose in morning trading on Friday as traders regrouped following the biggest drop of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Specialist Joseph Mastrolia, left, and trader George Ettinger work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, June 21, 2013. U.S. stocks rose in morning trading on Friday as traders regrouped following the biggest drop of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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The stock market is edging lower in midday trading as investors regroup following the biggest drop of the year.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 42 points, or 0.3 percent, to 14,708 as of noon Eastern Daylight Time Friday.

The Dow plunged 560 points Wednesday through Thursday after the Federal Reserve said it could wind down its bond-buying program by the middle of next year if the economy continues to improve.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell eight points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,580 points. Technology stocks fell the most in the index after Oracle reported disappointing results late Thursday.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 35 points, or 1 percent, to 3,329.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.50 percent from 2.42 percent.

Gold edged higher.

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Obama Catholic schools flap: Did he really call for end of religious schools?

Some critics say that remarks President Obama made on a visit to Northern Ireland this week amount to an assault on schools run by religious sects.?But Obama also has defenders on this one ? including some within the Roman Catholic Church.

By Mark Trumbull,?Staff writer / June 22, 2013

President Barack Obama speaks at the Belfast Waterfront on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Obama was attending the G-8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

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Some critics say that remarks made by Mr. Obama on a visit to Northern Ireland this week amount to an assault on schools run by religious sects ? including the Catholic schools that are prominent in the US as well as in Northern Ireland.

But, at a time when the president is under fire on multiple fronts, he also has defenders on this one ? including some within the Roman Catholic Church.

Here?s what Obama said in remarks about building and maintaining peace across sectarian lines:

?There are still wounds [in Northern Ireland] that haven?t healed, and communities where tensions and mistrust hangs in the air.? A little later he added: ?If towns remain divided ??if Catholics have their schools and buildings, and Protestants have theirs???if we can?t see ourselves in one another, if fear or resentment are allowed to harden, that encourages division. It discourages cooperation.?

Since he uttered those words in Belfast on June 17, they?ve spawned resentment and opposition in some quarters ? including among some US conservatives and Catholics.

?Catholic education is not the source of ?division? in Northern Ireland, nor are they a source of division anywhere in the world,? wrote Brian Burch, president of the group Catholic Vote. ?Catholic schools educate children without regard for race, class, sex, origin, or even religious faith. The work of Catholic education is a response to the Gospel call to serve, not divide.?

The tiff over Obama?s words comes as the president has been struggling in public-opinion polls lately against a succession of problems, from controversies involving the Internal Revenue Service and citizen privacy to questions about his leadership on issues like health care reform and the conflict in Syria.

Mr. Burch has called on Catholics to sign a petition seeking an apology from Obama. The petition also refers to a ?growing pattern of hostility on the part of this administration toward Catholics,? mentioning as examples aspects of the president?s health care reform law and a Justice Department argument to the Supreme Court against a religious exemption to employment discrimination laws.

But Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League, has a different take on Obama?s remarks. He says critics have taken the words wildly out of context ? if they?ve paid attention to the words at all.

?There are plenty of reasons to be critical of President Obama?s policies as they relate to the Catholic Church, and I have not been shy in stating them. But the reaction on the part of conservatives, many of whom are Catholic, over his speech in Ireland, is simply insane,? Mr. Donahue said in a Friday blog post.

?Obama was not condemning Catholic schools ??he was condemning segregation,? Donahue wrote. ?He was calling attention to the fact that where social divisions exist, the prospects for social harmony are dimmed. How can anyone reasonable disagree with this observation??

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Saturday coffee. | Fred Klonsky

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Reading the reports of a million demonstrators in streets of Brazillian cities this past week, it is hard not to think of my own city.

Protesters chanted, ?When your son is ill, take him to the stadium.?

And, ?Any good teacher is worth more than Neymar,? in reference to the Brazillian soccer star.

And my favorite.???The people, united, are a gigantic bunch of dudes.?

Money on sports stadiums instead of schools?

Wait. Are we talking about Sao Paulo or Chicago?

Our protests haven?t numbered in the millions.

But neither did the protests in Sao Paulo and Rio.

Until last week.

Perfect storms of outrage are hard to predict.

Just ask Michael Bilandic.

Or Jane Byrne for that matter.

And then there is the phony outrage of the media.

When CTU President Karen Lewis gave a speech to the City Club of Chicago last week she had the chutzpah to suggest that education decisions are being made by rich white people who have no connection to the working and middle class white people or the majority of minority kids who go to CPS.

?She?s playing the race card!?

Holy shit! Not the race card.

The nerve of Lewis for mentioning that race is an issue in ? of all places ? Chicago.

And just to prove the point, a few days later Rahm appointed a rich white person to the CPS board to replace the rich white person who left to go work for President Obama.

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HTC Creative Director Daniel Hundt on the first-gen iPod, Leica M8 and the quandary of constant social connectivity

Every week, a new and interesting human being tackles our decidedly geeky take on the Proustian Q&A. This is the Engadget Questionnaire.

In this week's installment of your smattering of queries, HTC's Creative Director Daniel Hundt chats up the versatile smartphone and responsible consumption. For a look at all of the responses, cozy up on the other side of the break.

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Russian rights group evicted from Moscow office

By Steve Gutterman

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities forcibly evicted a prominent Russian human rights organization from its office in the early hours of Saturday in a raid its director said he believed was ordered by officials in President Vladimir Putin's administration.

For Human Rights is one of the best-known of the hundreds of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which have been subjected to state inspections under a law Putin signed last year requiring NGOs with foreign funding to register as "foreign agents".

Western powers and rights groups view the legislation and inspections as being aimed at intimidating activists and silencing criticism of Putin, who started a new six-year term in May 2012.

Putin, who has accused Western governments of using NGOs to spy on Russia and influence the political situation, says the law is needed to ensure transparency and that the checks are to enforce legal compliance.

Riot police and Moscow mayor's office representatives entered the building housing the office of For Human Rights at about 2 a.m. (6 p.m. EDT Friday), ejecting at least six employees and supporters, said the group's director, Lev Ponomaryov.

"They treated us very roughly. I was dragged across the floor and then kicked," the 72-year-old said by telephone. He said he and five others were taken by ambulance to a first-aid clinic with bruises and scrapes, but none were in hospital.

A Moscow property official, Maxim Gaman, told state-run news agency RIA on Friday that For Human Rights was being evicted because its lease on the city-owned premises had run out in February and had been terminated on May 27.

A police spokesman said officers had been sent to help city officials evict the group because its lease had run out.

Ponomaryov said the group had not received an eviction notice. He said several security officers had come on Friday afternoon and told them to leave but provided no eviction order.

He said the eviction may have been motivated by the group's refusal to give prosecutors documents they had demanded under the foreign agent law.

"I don't know if Putin is behind it but there must have been a decision at a very high level, in the Kremlin," he said. He also blamed Kremlin-appointed mayor Sergei Sobyanin for the eviction.

The presidential press service declined to comment, and Sobyanin's office could not immediately be reached.

Ponomaryov said he had expected to extend the lease as he had done in previous years, and that he was up to date on rent payments. "It's all entirely illegal," he said, adding that a court decision was required to carry out an eviction.

Russia's human rights ombudsman, Vladimir Lukin, said city and law enforcement authorities had "tried to resolve a dispute between two parties unilaterally without involving the courts".

He said he had been barred from the scene of the raid in what he called a "crude violation of federal constitutional law", Interfax news agency reported.

(Writing by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Jason Bush and Pravin Char)

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Vacation home industry makes major push for an affluent market ...

The Central Florida Vacation Rental Managers Association is about to launch a major advertising campaign to promote the local vacation home industry.

ORLANDO ? Now at the start of the summer tourist season, Nigel Worrall noted, Central Florida?s vacation home industry appears to be on track for another successful year.
And that?s been true, he added, even as the entire tourism industry took a hit when the national recession began in 2008. Even as consumers gripped their wallets, the vacation home market continued to attract families seeking more room than a hotel could offer during their Orlando area vacation.
?It is one industry that has grown, even with the recession,? said Worrall, who runs Florida Leisure Vacation Homes.
But even as the industry ? made up of property managements who oversee fully furnished homes in luxury resorts, rented to tourists and travelers on a short-term basis ? continues to expand, there?s always room for improvement, including a stronger marketing strategy, said Worrall.
?We do want to do something so that we can do better,? he said.
Worrall is the vice-president of the Central Florida Vacation Rental Manager?s Association, the trade group representing property managers who operate the many vacation homes available to rent in this region. This is a particularly fast-growing market in Lake, Osceola and Polk counties, and has been for more than a decade. These homes offer families the option of spending their vacation in a fully furnished home with multiple bedrooms, a kitchen and dining area, game room and private pool. The association held its monthly meeting on Thursday morning at Fun Spot on International Drive.
Now the CFVRMA is planning a major advertising buy ? one that the members hope will significantly expand the industry?s recognition among vacation travelers.
?We have to work better together, so we need a marketing plan,? Worrall said.
Working in conjunction with the agency Experience Kissimmee ? which works to promote everything in the Kissimmee area ? the CFVRMA is running an advertisement in AARP Magazine. ?Stay in the Heart of Orlando?s attractions in your own private vacation home,? the ad will read, in magazines distributed in the Midatlantic and Southeastern regions of the nation. It will appear in AARP Magazine?s August/September edition.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for people age 50 and over, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of its members as they age. AARP provides a wide range of benefits, including receiving the bimonthly ?AARP Magazine,? which addresses the needs and concerns of the 50-plus population. The magazine, published 11 times a year, covers a range of topics, including health, finance and leisure.
Worrall said this ad for the vacation home industry is ?targeted to the affluent boomer market,? or the Baby Boomer generation, born between the years 1946 and 1964, and still a very active part of the leisure travel market.
?We?ve agreed to run a half-page advert,? Worrall said. ?We?ve honed in on the Baby Boomers. There are 32 million people who fit the demographic we want to attract, and we know AARP is where you need to be.?
The ad will cost $100,000, and will be financed by Experience Kissimmee.
An Flamand, president of the CFVRMA, said that shows Osceola County?s tourism leaders are recognizing the important role that the vacation home industry plays in the economy today.
?We?re very excited that Experience Kissimmee was open to listening to us, and this is a big to-do for our industry,? said Flamand, who runs USA Vacation Homes & Spa in Davenport. ?It opens the door for better results, for sure.?
Worrall agreed, saying until this year, agencies like the Kissimmee/Osceola County Convention and Visitors Bureau did not promote the vacation home industry as aggressively as area hotels and other attractions.
?The one thing that they have not marketed until now, or done very limited marketing on, has been with our industry,? he said.
Since meeting with CVB officials last December, Worrall said, that?s changed. And the CFVRMA has since been developing a stronger marketing strategy to target the audience they feel will be most receptive to the idea of staying in a vacation home close to the theme parks.
?We knew that we wanted to target a more affluent traveler,? he said. ?It?s time to change the overall demographics in the county, and we need to lead the charge on that.?
As part of this campaign, CFVRMA is also establishing an 800 number that people can call to get information on the vacation home industry, and an improved web site.
?The first thing we need to do on the web site is sell why people should come to this area,? Worrall said.
Allan Oakley, marketing director of Alexander Holiday Homes and member of the CFVRMA, pointed out that a lot of vacation homes are in Polk County as well.
?Since Experience Kissimmee is flipping the bill, can we only advertise Osceola homes?? he asked.
Worrall said the CFVRMA is also working with tourism officials in Polk County on a marketing strategy as well.

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Stock market rises sharply after hiring picks up

Trader VIncent Quinones, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Stocks are ended the day slightly lower after recouping a big loss early on. U.S. markets fell immediately after the opening bell following a global slump prompted in part by an unexpectedly weak report on manufacturing in China.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The stock market is closing sharply higher after the government reported a pickup in hiring last month.

The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 207 points, or 1.4 percent, to 15,248 Firday. It was the Dow's second-biggest gain this year.

Boeing led the Dow higher with a gain of 2.7 percent.

The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 20 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,643. The Nasdaq rose 45 points, or 1.3 percent, to 3,469.

Indexes rose after the government reported that employers added 175,000 jobs last month, slightly more than expected. More people also started looking for work.

Investors still expect the Federal Reserve to continue its stimulus.

Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was lighter than usual at 3.3 billion shares.

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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Ousted 'Voice' singer explains breakdown

Ree Hines TODAY contributor

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When Holly Tucker learned she didn't make it to the final five on "The Voice," the country singer didn't hide her feelings. Rather than pretending it was all OK, as so many others have done before her, she broke down in tears while her Team Blake pals, The Swon Brothers, comforted her.

During a Thursday morning visit to TODAY, the ousted contestant explained why the moment hit her so hard.

"I think it was just the fact that I've been here for almost two months now and just going through this whole process," Tucker explained. "It's been a lot of work, a lot of time put into it. I was thinking about how much I'm going to miss my teammates, and how much I?m going to miss everybody there on the show."

Now the tears are over for the 19-year-old. Instead of mourning what's she's lost, she's focused on what she's gained.

"I have watched myself literally transform as a performer," she said of her time working with coach Blake Shelton. "I've gotten so much experience, and I can't be more grateful for it."

As for what's next for Tucker, she's had to make a tough choice: school or music career.

"Education will always be there, but the platform that 'The Voice' has given me will not," she said. "I need to really capitalize on that. I want to get music out there as soon as possible, 'cause ultimately, that's what I love and that's my passion."

See how the remaining contestants fare in the competition when "The Voice" airs Monday at 8 p.m. on NBC.

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Microsoft says IE10 owns the coveted 'most energy efficient browser' title

Ever been concerned about the energy consumption of your web browser? Us neither, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from ballyhooing that stat to sway you in favor of Internet Explorer. According to the latest tests it commissioned from Fraunhofer USA, IE10 uses up to 18 percent less power in browsing, Flash and HTML5 tasks than its main rivals, Chrome and Firefox. The company claims that translates into more than just boon for your battery life. Redmond goes so far as to say that if every single Chrome and Firefox user switched to IE10, it would save enough energy to power over 10,000 US homes for a year (translation: Google and Mozilla are hurting the Earth). We can't and won't vouch for the authenticity of that statement, but we do know that's a lot of users we're talking about.

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Friday, June 7, 2013

Apple's WWDC 2013 keynote happens Monday, get your liveblog here!

It's sure looking like we'll be getting ourselves a seventh version of iOS come Monday morning, but we'd guess Apple has some other surprises in store for the keynote that will kick off WWDC 2013. New laptops? Probably. An updated desktop operating system? Possibly. A television? Unlikely, but hey, anything can happen. We'll be there to help you find out, liveblogging the keynote from start to finish and bringing you all the news as it happens. We'll also be doing a live, streaming broadcast before the keynote to whet your appetite and get you up to speed on what to expect from the day's Apple news. After the event we'll be streaming live again, to give you a video rundown of all the news -- and maybe an early look at the day's new products. You can find the link to the liveblog and the time to click it right here:

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News in Brief: Bird penises start strong, wither away

Male chickens lose phalluses before hatching

By Cristy Gelling

Web edition: June 6, 2013

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A false-color micrograph shows the rudimentary penis (pink) of a chick embryo before it begins to shrink.

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Some ducks have penises longer than their bodies, while chickens make do with a tiny bump. The vast size difference between the two types of fowl is due to a wave of cell death during chicken development, researchers report June 6 in Current Biology.

Although the ancestors of birds had penises, 97 percent of bird species have phalluses so small that they can?t insert into the female genitalia. Martin Cohn of the University of Florida and his colleagues found that in chick embryos, a gene turns on in the tip of the developing phallus, causing the cells to die and the tissue to wither away. In duck embryos, the gene does not turn on and the penis keeps on growing.

The researchers were able to kick-start some growth of the embryonic chick penis by blocking the action of the gene. That result suggests that chickens have not entirely lost the genetic pathways that make their waterfowl relatives better endowed.

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