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2012 NBA Standings: Hawks just a game back in East standings

A four-game winning streak has the Atlanta Hawks within a game of first-place in the Eastern Conference.

The Atlanta Hawks are riding a four-game winning streak and have pulled to within a game of first-place in the Eastern Conference. At 20-8 Miami leads the conference by percentage points of the New York Knicks who are 21-9. Atlanta is a game back in third place at 19-9 and enjoying the longest current winning streak in the Eastern Conference.

Milwaukee and Chicago are tied for fourth place with the Pacers slipping to the sixth spot after Saturday's loss to the Hawks. Brooklyn has won two straight since giving Avery Johnson his walking papers and are in seventh place in the conference. Boston is a game in front of Philadelphia for the eighth spot in the standings with a 14-15 record.

Orlando is sliding quickly as their losing streak reached five games but they will have to go a long ways to catch the funk that Charlotte is currently in. The Bobcats have gone winless again this week and their losing streak is now up to 18 games.

Here is a look at the full conference standings:

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Teen songwriter with cancer is YouTube sensation

LAKELAND, Minn. - Aspiring musicians are always on a mission to get their music heard. Zach Sobiech now has that covered.

Zach's song "Clouds" -- posted on YouTube in November -- has already been viewed nearly 1.5 million times.

For any other artist that might portend a bright future, but Zach wrote the song as a message to those he loves about his terminal cancer.

"That was kind of just like a cry for help honestly," said Zach from the bedroom of his home in Lakeland. "I needed someone to drop a rope down to me."

Zach was starting his senior year at Stillwater High School this past fall -- out of treatment options for his Osteosarcoma -- and listening to his classmates talk about college plans, while Zach was unsure if he'd live long enough to even go.

When she first heard "Clouds," Zach's childhood friend Sammy Brown was struck by the song's cheery melody, married to lyrics that pulled no punches.

"The song was kind of a way to communicate to me and to everybody in his life. What he was going through," Sammy said.

Radio station KS95 arranged for a studio and musicians to record the song, with Zach doing vocals.

No one expected what followed.

Spread by both old and new media, "Clouds" has not only piled up YouTube views, but has inspired several tributes on the video sharing site, including one from an entire elementary school class.

Supportive notes have arrived at the Sobiech home from all over the world, among them, autographed photos from Dolly Parton and John Elway.

The Green Bay Packers sent a box filled with Packers' memorabilia and a signed photo of Aaron Rodgers. While Zach appreciated the gesture, he left the Rodgers photo in the box for now. He is, after all, a die-hard Vikings fan.

Money has also poured in to the cancer fund Zach's set up through the Children's Cancer Research Fund. Already, $50,000 dollars has been raised through donations and downloads of Zach's song.

Zach's parents, Laura and Rob Sobiech, never imagined the song would find an audience beyond Zach's circle of family and friends.

They have, however, come to understand its appeal.

"He didn't really hide anything with this song and I think that's what people connect to. This kid isn't hiding where he's at," said Zach's dad.

Zach's prognosis is not good -- a few months perhaps, doctors have told him. Still, he applied for, and was granted admission into, the University of Minnesota in the fall of 2013.

And until then, Zach is enjoying his time with his high school classmates and his new-found success as a songwriter.

"My situation might not get better, but the fact that I can affect other people's lives while I'm here in a good way, by writing, that just means the world to me," he said.

These are the lyrics to "Clouds" - written by Zack Sobiech:

Well I fell down, down, down
Into this dark and lonely hole
There was no one there to care about me anymore
And I needed a way to climb and grab a hold of the edge
You were sitting there holding a rope.
And we'll go up, up, up
But I'll fly a little higher
We'll go up in the clouds because the view is a little nicer
Up here my dear
It won't be long now, it won't be long now.
When I get back on land
Well I'll never get my chance
Be ready to live and it'll be ripped right out of my hands
Maybe someday we'll take a little ride
We'll go up, up, up and everything will be just fine.
And we'll go up, up, up
But I'll fly a little higher
We'll go up in the clouds because the view is a little nicer
Up here my dear.
It won't be long now, it won't be long now
If only I had a little bit more time
If only I had a little bit more time with you.
We could go up, up, up
And take that little ride
And sit there holding hands
And everything would be just right
And maybe someday I'll see you again
We'll float up in the clouds and we'll never see the end.
And we'll go up, up, up
But I'll fly a little higher
We'll go up in the clouds because the view is a little nicer
Up here my dear
It won't be long now, it won't be long now.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50324447/ns/local_news-minneapolis_st_paul_mn/

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McAfee?s 2013 predictions: Mobile malware threats will grow, Anonymous will fade

When Mommy is away, Dad and son will play. And if your dad works in the video production business, that playtime gets filmed, turned into a time-lapse video and instantly goes viral. Emio Tomeoni, 30, of Kansas City, Mo., works odd hours and often finds...

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Weekend family, baby, toddler and pre-schooler events local to you ...

Christmas may be over and you?re feeling a bit flat, so we have come up with some fantastic things to do and places to go with your baby, toddler and pre-schooler this weekend. Just click on one of the selected local events below to see more information or click here to go to our Local Activities Calendar.

Bath On Ice: Bath On Ice? Bath?s new festive ice rink.? Bath on Ice is open until Sunday 6th January 2013. With the stunning Royal Crescent as your backdrop you will be able to take to the ice in the spectacular surroundings of Royal Victoria Park.

Stockeld Park:?Harrogate, York. Come and visit the Enchanted Forest, Ice rink, Giant snowflake maze, experience Nordic skiing, visit our magical gift shop and join us for some home cooked locally sourced food in our licensed cafe.

Too Many Penguins??Sutton and Merton, Wandsworth. How many penguins are too many penguins? Mr Polaro thinks one is more than enough, thank you very much! But Penguina has other ideas?she wants someone to play with. Just one friend?well, maybe two?or three?Squeeze into this fun theatrical experience and find out just how many penguins we can get into one space. It might get crowded, but we promise that the arrival of the penguins will entertain and delight!

The Lost Present:?Bristol. It?s a busy day in the Number One Lost Present Department. It?s Christmas-time and lots of presents have gone astray. Vic and Ed need to do some detective work? and FAST? to find a home for all the lost presents before it?s too late.

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Finding the Best Vacation Rentals for You

There are various types of rentals available if you?re planning a getaway at the beach. If you?re looking at all the possibilities, it?s helpful to refine your search by deciding what you?re looking for in lodging. Are you looking for space large enough to host a group or a cozy romantic room for you and your sweetie? Is your budget tight or is the sky the limit? Are you staying for a night, a week, or a season? Do you plan to spend lots of time inside or will you be out around town for the most part? These are all important questions to ask yourself when searching for the perfect place for you. Some options to check into include hotels, condos, and beach houses.

Hotels are fine for a group if you book multiple rooms because a single room will be too small for multiple people. The number of beds usually defines the maximum number of guests and the people who are willing to sleep together on king or queen sized mattresses. If you?re planning to have four guys from work stay in one room with two double beds, there will be a problem. Most guys won?t be comfortable with that and some attitude problems, insomnia, and floor camping could occur. If you?re just looking for a place to spend the night or don?t plan to be in the room much, these options may suffice as rentals. Hotel prices range from dirt cheap for bare bones rooms to pricey for rooms with comforts galore.

Condos are the next step up in spaciousness when it comes to rentals. These units often have at least one bedroom separate from the living room but may have two or three bedrooms. This could work for family vacations, girlfriends? getaways, or romantic trips. Condos are preferable for stays because they are fully stocked so guests won?t have to go out to eat for every meal. A typical condo will have linens for the bed, board games and puzzles, kitchen with fridge, microwave, stove, cookware, and dish settings for four to six. Condo prices vary by season, square footage, and length of time booked.

Beach houses make great rentals for large groups or families with several kids along. They may have multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, might be right along the shoreline or at least within walking distance. Kitchens also come fully stocked in this possibility so they?re great for longer-term stays. The price tag will again depend on season, square footage, and length of time booked. Just how luxurious the place is will also play a part in cost. There are some beach houses that look as if movie stars have stayed there and there are other options that are quite modest.

Location, location, location is as important in vacation rentals as it in purchasing real estate. First step is to decide where you?re looking for rental properties. Then refine your search by asking yourself questions about number of guests, what your budget is, length of stay, and whether you plan to spend more time inside or outside.

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First Classes on Innovative Videoconferencing Technology Solutions Begin on January 21st and Will Cover Scopia Solution for Video Communications

AVON, OH?(Marketwire ? Dec 27, 2012) ? ?Jenne, Inc., a leading value-added distributor of IP telephony, audio and video conferencing, unified communications, data networking and IT security products, announced that it is now providing comprehensive training on the Avaya video portfolio, beginning with a course on the Avaya Scopia solution and taking place next month at Jenne University. Jenne, which is now an Avaya Connect Value Add Distributor, has also completed the stringent requirements of the Authorized Avaya Learning Partner (AALP), with access to Avaya Learning training and materials.

In addition to being an authorized distributor for the entire Scopia product line, Jenne is also currently offering comprehensive support services on the entire Scopia portfolio, including pre- and post-sales support, configuration services, installation and implementation services as well as full contract renewal management services.

Jenne University will be offering ?Avaya Scopia Solution for Video Communications? at its state of the art training facilities in Avon, OH. The class will take place on a quarterly basis, with the first session scheduled for January 21-25, 2013. Avaya?s Scopia product portfolio provides comprehensive and powerful visual communications solutions that allow advanced voice, data and video conferencing. Next month?s course is designed for systems engineers and IT managers and offers a comprehensive overview on features, operations and benefits of the Scopia solution. Following the course, students will be able to:

• Identify Scopia endpoint functionality and?capabilities
• Match Scopia components to various deployment?scenarios
• Install and configure Scopia endpoint?components
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• Install and configure the MCU, Scopia desktop,?and Scopia Management Suite
• Troubleshoot the Scopia solution with component?logs and network traces covering call failures, endpoint to MCU calls,?point to point calls, PathFinder issues and video/audio issues

?Avaya?s Scopia videoconferencing solutions present an enormous opportunity for resellers serving all sizes of markets, and by offering these innovative products in combination with top-notch training through Jenne University, we are helping Avaya Connect partners take advantage of a business opportunity and to be more competitive,? commented Jim Karaffa, director of training and technical services, Jenne. ?As an Avaya Authorized Learning Partner, we have worked very closely with Avaya to implement what we consider to be the best certified training and support capabilities available in distribution for the Scopia solution, being able to fully certify our students here at Jenne University via the PearsonVue testing process adds a distinct advantage to our offering.?

Radvision, an Avaya Company, has been a leader and innovator in the development of videoconferencing technology and solutions for the past 20 years. Since last September, Jenne began distributing the entire Scopia portfolio, helping Avaya Connect partners increase their ability to deliver comprehensive video communications solutions to a broad range of end-users in the SMB, mid-tier and enterprise markets.

?With its immediate stock availability, training offering and comprehensive product support, Jenne is able to offer a multi-dimensional Scopia solution,? commented Karl Soderlund, vice president, Americas Channel Sales, Avaya. ?Its new course on Scopia video conferencing will help Avaya Connect partners deliver an expanded range of high-quality communications experiences to their customers, while providing resellers new revenue opportunities through enhanced real time collaboration solutions.?

Thousands of enterprises around the world already rely on the Scopia solution, which is known for its rich interoperability and interconnectivity for any standards-based video-enabled device, regardless of the communication network. Scopia is an end-to-end video communications solution that includes multi-point conferencing units, firewall traversal, desktop conferencing and management for voice, video and data. The system can be used to connect meeting rooms, desktop users and mobile users in a variety of setups ranging from SMB environments to large-scale, distributed network deployments.

The Scopia product portfolio is among the most innovative and value-based videoconferencing solutions in the market and includes such features as:

• Desktop and mobile video conferencing solutions that fully support iOS and Android devices, as well as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives
• The only system on the market (Scopia XT5000) to incorporate dual 1080p/60fps live video and content, H.264 High Profile and H.264 Scalable Video Coding (SVC)
• The Scopia Executive solution supports multi-party conferencing for impromptu group meetings and includes a high resolution LED display for detailed content sharing
• The simplest and most affordable SMB video solution combining HD video room system capabilities with the market?s highest capacity embedded MCU for multi-party conferencing, desktop and mobile video collaboration, along with integrated firewall traversal
• Comprehensive video management delivery, control and scheduling for robust, easy-to-use conferencing with deployments including Scopia as well as third-party systems
• Extremely high UC connectivity capabilities, high UC connectivity with interoperability provided between any standards-based video enabled device, along with Avaya and other market leading unified communications solutions

Avaya Connect partners interested in learning more about the new Scopia course being offered through Jenne University should contact Erica Butler at (800) 422-6191, extension 3130 or email hidden; JavaScript is required. Partners who are interested learning more about the Avaya Scopia product solution should contact Jenne sales at (800) 422-6191.

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Is It Good To Use Anti Aging Products?

It is a debatable topic whether anti aging products (and creams) are any good for human skin or not? Today, I am going to share with you a few facts that will help you in deciding as to whether you need to use all those anti aging and anti wrinkle products or not? The market is literally full of these types of products.

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N.Y. firefighters who survived gun ambush thankful

Two firefighters wounded by a gunman who set his upstate New York house ablaze and killed two of their colleagues in an ambush with weapons he wasn't allowed to own were on the mend Wednesday and said they were thankful for the support they've received.

Investigators, meanwhile, traced the gunman's weapons and tried to confirm a body found in his destroyed house was his sister's.

West Webster volunteer firefighters Joseph Hofstetter and Theodore Scardino, who had been in guarded condition, were being upgraded to satisfactory condition on Wednesday at Rochester's Strong Memorial Hospital, which released a statement from them saying they were "humbled and a bit overwhelmed by the outpouring of well wishes for us and our families."

The firefighters said their "thoughts and prayers" were with the families of colleagues Michael Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka, killed by William Spengler Jr., a convicted felon barred from having guns. Funerals are set for the next few days for Chiapperini and Kaczowka.

Authorities said Spengler set a car on fire and touched off an "inferno" in his Webster home on a strip of land along the Lake Ontario shore, took up a sniper's position and opened fire on the first firefighters to arrive at about 5:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve.

Spengler, 62, traded rifle fire with a Webster police officer who had accompanied the firefighters and then killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

Investigators found a rambling, two- to three-page typed letter laying out Spengler's intention to destroy his neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people."

They believe remains found in the burned home are those of Cheryl Spengler, but that hadn't been confirmed, and it was unknown how she died. The Spengler siblings had lived in the home with their mother, Arline Spengler, who died in October. In all, seven houses were destroyed by the flames.

There also was no word from authorities about how William Spengler, who served time for his grandmother's beating death, got three guns found with his body: a military-style Bushmaster .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver. The rifle, which had a combat-style flash suppressor, is the same make and caliber as one used by a gunman to massacre 20 children and six women at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school earlier this month.

Federal authorities confirmed Wednesday they had traced the sale of the weapons, but they didn't release details.

Spengler spent 17 years in prison for beating his paternal grandmother to death with a hammer in 1980. He had been released from parole on the manslaughter conviction in 2006, and authorities said they had had no encounters with him since.

Police Chief Gerald Pickering said investigators believe Spengler used the rifle to attack the firefighters because of the distance involved. He said police may never know Spengler's motive.

Chiapperini, who also was a police lieutenant, was driving a pumper with Scardino on board when bullets blasted the windshield. He and Kaczowka died at the scene. Hofstetter was hit in the pelvis, and Scardino was hit in the shoulder and knee.

A passing off-duty officer from the town of Greece was treated for shrapnel wounds from gunfire that hit his car.

Hearses carrying the coffins of Chiapperini and Kaczowka were escorted to West Webster Fire Station 1, where they were met by emergency vehicles with their lights flashing in salute.

Calling hours for the two men will be at Webster Schroeder High School on Friday and Saturday. A funeral for Chiapperini is scheduled for Sunday at the school, with burial in West Webster Cemetery.

A funeral Mass for Kaczowka, who worked as a Monroe County emergency dispatcher, will be held Monday in Rochester at St. Stanislaus Church, with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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Broadway to honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning

NEW YORK (AP) ? The theater community will honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by dimming Broadway's lights in back-to-back memorials.

The marquees at all Broadway theaters will go dark for one minute at 8 p.m. Thursday in honor of Durning, who died Monday at 89. Durning amassed several important Broadway credits, including playing Big Daddy in a 1990 revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," David Rabe's "Boom Boom Room" and opposite George C. Scott in "Inherit the Wind" in 1996.

On Friday, the 40 Broadway marquees will go dark at 8 p.m. for Klugman, who also died Monday at 90. Klugman earned a Tony Award nomination for "Gypsy" in 1960 and his Broadway roles included parts in "I'm Not Rappaport" and "The Sunshine Boys."

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? Children's Health ? ? Obesity ? Dec 25, 2012

"Obesity and extreme obesity in childhood, which are more prevalent among minority and low-income families, have been associated with other cardiovascular risk factors, increased health care costs, and premature death. Obesity and extreme obesity during early childhood are likely to continue into adulthood. Understanding trends in extreme obesity is important because the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors increases with severity of childhood obesity,? writes Liping Pan, M.D., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, and colleagues. National trends in extreme obesity among young children living in low-income families have not been known.

As reported in a Research Letter, the authors analyzed data from the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), which includes almost 50 percent of children eligible for federally funded maternal and child health and nutrition programs. The analysis for this study included 26.7 million children ages 2 through 4 years from 30 states and the District of Columbia that consistently reported data to PedNSS from 1998 through 2010. One routine clinic visit with demographic information and measured height and weight was randomly selected for each child. Obesity (body mass index [BMI] 95th percentile or greater for age and sex) and extreme obesity (BMI 120 percent or greater of the 95th percentile) were defined according to the 2000 CDC growth charts.

The 2010 study population was slightly younger and had proportionally more Hispanics and fewer non-Hispanic whites and blacks compared with the 1998 population. The researchers found that the prevalence of obesity increased from 13.05 percent in 1998 to 15.21 percent in 2003.?

The prevalence of extreme obesity increased from 1.75 percent in 1998 to 2.22 percent in 2003. However, the prevalence of obesity decreased slightly to 14.94 percent in 2010; and the prevalence of extreme obesity decreased to 2.07 percent in 2010.

?To our knowledge, this is the first national study to show that the prevalence of obesity and extreme obesity among young U.S. children may have begun to decline,? the authors write. ?The results of this study indicate modest recent progress of obesity prevention among young children. These findings may have important health implications because of the lifelong health risks of obesity and extreme obesity in early childhood.?

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Afghan bomber attacks near major US base near Pakistan border, killing 4

NATO forces and foreign civilians have been increasingly attacked by rogue Afghan military and police, eroding trust between the allies.

By Amir Shah,?The Associated Press / December 26, 2012

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Police Gen. Abdul Qayum Baqizai said a local guard who questioned the vehicle driver at the gate of Camp Chapman was killed along with two civilians and the assailant. The camp is located adjacent to the airport of the capital of Khost Province, which borders Pakistan.

Chapman and nearby Camp Salerno had been frequently targeted by militants in the past, but violent incidents have decreased considerably in recent months.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an e-mail that the bomber targeted Afghan police manning the gate and Afghans working for the Americans entering the base. He claimed high casualties were inflicted.

NATO operates with more than 100,000 troops in the country, including some 66,000 American forces. It is handing most combat operations over to the Afghans in preparation for a pullout from?Afghanistan?in 2014. Militant groups, including the Taliban, rarely face NATO troops head-on and rely mainly on roadside bombs and suicide attacks.

NATO forces and foreign civilians have also been increasingly attacked by rogue Afghan military and police, eroding trust between the allies.

On Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said a policewoman who killed an American contractor in Kabul a day earlier was a native Iranian who came to?Afghanistan?and displayed "unstable behavior" but had no known links to militants.

The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a woman in the spate of insider attacks. Nargas walked into a heavily-guarded compound in the heart of Kabul, confronted Griffin and shot him once with her pistol.

The US-based security firm DynCorp International said on its website that Griffin was a US military veteran who earlier worked with law enforcement agencies in the United States. In Kabul, he was under contract to the NATO military command to advise the Afghan police force.

The ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqi, told a news conference that Nargas, who uses one name like many in the country, was born in Tehran, where she married an Afghan. She moved to the country 10 years ago, after her husband obtained fake documents enabling her to live and work there.

A mother of four in her early 30s, she joined the police five years ago, held various positions and had a clean record, he said. Sediqi produced an Iranian passport that he said was found at her home.

No militant group has claimed responsibility for the killing.

The chief investigator of the case, Police Gen. Mohammad Zahir, said that during interrogation, the policewoman said she had plans to kill either the Kabul governor, city police chief or Zahir himself, but when she realized that penetrating the last security cordons to reach them would be too difficult, she saw "a foreigner" and turned her weapon on him.

There have been 60 insider attacks this year against foreign military and civilian personnel, compared to 21 in 2011. This surge presents another looming security issue as NATO prepares to pull out almost all of its forces by 2014, putting the war against the Taliban and other militant groups largely in the hands of the Afghans.

More than 50 Afghan members of the government's security forces also have died this year in attacks by their own colleagues. The Taliban claims such incidents reflect a growing popular opposition to the foreign military presence and the Kabul government.

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NY surfer who survived Sandy drowns in Puerto Rico

NEW YORK (AP) ? A lifeguard widely praised as a hero after Superstorm Sandy for rescuing neighbors endangered by rolling floodwaters and a fire that destroyed several homes in a small community where grief has been a frequent visitor has died in a surfing accident in Puerto Rico.

The death of 23-year-old Dylan Smith on Sunday brought sadness again to residents of the Belle Harbor section of the Rockaways, which lost several police officers and firefighters in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and was the site of a deadly plane crash just months later.

As word spread that Smith, who used his surfboard to ferry so many people to safety during the late October superstorm, had lost his life, a Heroes of Rockaway Facebook page said: "R.I.P. to Dylan Smith, our Rockaway Hero, tragically died this morning surfing in Puerto Rico. He will never be forgotten."

Troy Bradwisch, who lives on the same street as the Smith family, said the presumed drowning death was "crushing" for the neighborhood.

"It was more shocking than anything," he said. "You can go through the storm and all that, and he goes on vacation to get a sense of normalcy and something like that happens."

Marguerite Wetzel, a Montauk resident who knows the Smith family from trips to Puerto Rico, could barely talk about the death.

"I have two sons, and he exemplified everything you would want your sons to be. I'm going to start tearing up," she said, her voice cracking.

Smith had lived with his parents and a 19-year-old brother when he was not at college. Fire Department of New York Chief Michael Light, a longtime friend of Smith's recently retired firefighter father, said someone who was with Smith in waters off Maria's Beach in the Puerto Rican community of Rincon notified him of the death.

"We know he died in the water while he was surfing. It's under investigation as to the cause," Light said. "I believe he was with some friends."

Smith's body was found floating near his surfboard, police said. Authorities said a resident of the Puerto Rican town, whose beaches attract surfers from across the world, spotted Smith in the water and took him to shore. They said a doctor tried to resuscitate him.

Light said Smith rescued as many as a dozen people during the superstorm by paddling from porch to porch with his surfboard, moving the helpless, including children and the elderly, from imperiled perches amid swirling floodwaters and a sky filled with flames from a gas line explosion as more than a dozen homes around him burned to the ground.

"It was totally brave and selfless," Light said.

People magazine, which named Smith one of its Heroes of the Year, credited Smith and neighbor Michael McDonnell with rescuing six people trapped by the flood and fire by connecting electric cords and twine into a makeshift rope that could be gripped as they walked the surfboard with people on it to safety at the storm's height.

The flood and fire occurred in a Queens neighborhood with an unusually high population of police officers and firefighters, which might explain why a higher proportion of residents lost their lives on Sept. 11 than just about anywhere else. Two months later, American Airlines Flight 587 smashed into a home, killing 265 people and setting off fires that destroyed the homes of those living around Smith and his family.

The Smith family home was spared again during Superstorm Sandy when fires destroyed neighbors' homes and the Harbor Light Restaurant, where Smith sometimes worked as a bartender.

Smith, who helped neighbors clean up and rebuild after the storm, had gone recently to Puerto Rico, where his family had a home in the popular beach town. Light said he could understand if Smith wanted some relief from the destruction in Belle Harbor.

"It's tough to look at," he said. "He figured rather than look out the window at the destruction here, post Sandy, all the rebuilding, he was going to take a little break and do a little surfing in Puerto Rico and get away for a while."

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Associated Press writer Ben Fox in Puerto Rico contributed to this report.

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Christmas Movies The Family Won't Fight Over: 17 Holiday Classics

Watching Christmas movies with the family is a holiday tradition on par with opening presents and eating a sugary breakfast.

Whether you are a traditionalist and stick to "White Christmas" and "It's a Wonderful Life," or prefer the North Pole as depicted in Tim Allen's "The Santa Clause," these 17 movies are sure to please even the pickiest viewer.

Click through below and vote on your favorite festive flick. Leave your favorites in the comments section below.

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• 'Miracle on 34th Street'

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• 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

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Lawmakers worry 'fiscal cliff' deal is elusive

WASHINGTON - With anxiety rising as the country lurches towards a "fiscal cliff," lawmakers are increasingly skeptical about a possible deal and some predict the best possibility would be a small-scale patch because time is running out before the yearend deadline.

Sen. Joe Lieberman predicted Sunday: "We're going to spend New Year's Eve here, I believe."

Even those who see the possibility of a deal don't expect a lot.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said she expects "it is going to be a patch because in four days we can't solve everything."

With the collapse Thursday of House Speaker John Boehner's plan to allow tax rates to rise on million-dollar-plus incomes, Lieberman said: "It's the first time that I feel it's more likely we'll go over the cliff than not," meaning that higher taxes for most Americans and painful federal agency budget cuts would be in line to go ahead.

"If we allow that to happen it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time, maybe ever in American history because of the impact it'll have on almost every American," said Lieberman, a Connecticut independent.

Wyoming Sen. Jon Barrasso, a member of the GOP leadership, predicted the new year would come without an agreement, and he faulted the White House.

"I believe the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. He senses a victory at the bottom of the cliff," he said.

Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, was incredulous at Barrasso's assertion that 'there is only one person that can provide the leadership" on such a matter vital to the nation's interests.

"There are 535 of us that can provide leadership. There are 435 in the House, 100 in the Senate and there is the president, all of us have a responsibility here," he said. "And, you know what is happening? What is happening is the same old tired blame game. He said/she said. I think the American people are tired of it. What they want to hear is 'What is the solution?'"

President Barack Obama and Congress are on a short holiday break. Congress is expected to be back at work Thursday and Obama will be back in the White House after a few days in Hawaii.

"It is time to get back to the table," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., "And I hope if anyone sees these representatives from the House in line shopping or getting their Christmas turkey, they wish them a merry Christmas, they're civil, and then say 'go back to the table, not your own table, the table in Washington.'"

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said he expects something will be passed, but nothing that will solve the nation's growing financial problems.

"I think there's unfortunately only going to be a small deal," he said, but added "it's critical we get to the big deal."

Obama already has scaled back his ambitions for a sweeping budget bargain. Before leaving the capital on Friday, he called for a limited measure that extends George W. Bush-era tax cuts for most people and stave off federal spending cuts. The president also urged Congress to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that would otherwise be cut off for 2 million people at the end of the year.

The failure of Boehner's option in the House has shifted the focus.

"The ball is now clearly with the Senate," said Lieberman.

He said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky "have the ability to put this together again and pass something. It won't be a big, grand bargain to take care of the total debt, but they can do some things that will avoid the worst consequences going over the fiscal cliff."

It was only a week ago when news emerged that Obama and Boehner had significantly narrowed their differences. Both were offering a cut in taxes for most Americans, an increase for a relative few and cuts of roughly $1 trillion in spending over a year. Also included was a scaling back of future cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients ? a concession on the president's part as much as agreeing to higher tax rates was for the speaker.

Lieberman was on CNN's "State of the Union," while Barrasso, Klobuchar and Conrad appeared on "Fox News Sunday." Hutchison and Warner were on CBS' "Face the Nation."

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Church leaders in Newtown receive ovations

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) ? Church leaders in Newtown are receiving standing ovations from parishioners they are helping to cope with the massacre at an elementary school.

Monsignor Robert Weiss of the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic church received applause at Sunday Mass and said he is grateful to everyone in the community for giving him strength to get through the week. Eight of the children and two of the adults killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School belonged to his church.

Weiss said it was the hardest week of his life.

The Rev. Kathleen Adams-Shepherd at Trinity Episcopal Church also received an ovation and kisses from a long line of parishioners. She offered a prayer for the 26 victims at the school as well as the gunman and his slain mother.

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93% Zero Dark Thirty

All Critics (84) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (78) | Rotten (6)

What it does in the course of telling a seminal story of our time is what contemporary films so rarely do, serve as brilliant provocation.

The genius of "Zero Dark Thirty" is that we feel exactly what those involved must have felt at the end. Not elation. Not the thrill of victory. Just relief.

A powerful, morally complicated work on an urgent subject. It is a film that deserves-that almost demands-to be seen and argued over.

Movies must move, and this one just lies there like a stack of paper from a classified government filing cabinet.

[Chastain's performance has] a lot of colors, and angles, and is guaranteed to be remembered come awards time. Maya's a real character, all right.

Kathryn Bigelow proves herself once again to be a master of heightened realism and narrative drive in this retelling of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden.

The decision one has to make is whether it's worth sitting through the first two hours, that provide a fine antidote for insomnia, to see the final 37 minutes.

A masterful piece of action filmmaking that succeeds in generating enormous tension by dramatizing a recent historical event in spite of the fact that everyone knows how it will end.

What makes the movie so effective is its protagonist, a doggedly determined CIA agent played by Jessica Chastain, who never loses sight of her goal in spite of repeated setbacks and bouts of political in-fighting.

The problem at the center of Zero Dark Thirty is that knowing and not knowing constitute a process, a process in which people tell lies and get hurt, in which costs can be overwhelming.

With a protagonist you lack the desire to root for and subject matter that's been shoved down our throats in the 11 years since 9/11, This is one of the only films this year where battling heavy eyelids is more exciting than the film itself.

The result is a remarkably thorough, unexpectedly cinematic, two-and-half-hour chronicle of American persistence.

There is something definitive about Zero Dark Thirty as a piece of filmmaking, as though Bigelow is concluding the entire ordeal for us on the big screen, as a film that could well earn her yet another Oscar.

While the film may not be the best of the year, its true winner is Jessica Chastain's knock-out, Oscar-worthy performance.

Zero Dark Thirty is a skillful -- and somewhat cautious -- look at military bureaucracy. It's both hampered and elevated by its dependence on authenticity.

Don't mess with the chicks. Osama bin Laden did, and look what happened to him.

Kathryn Bigelow's painstaking account of the events that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden favors dramatization over character and suspense.

There's no more perfect title for a film this year, because it manages to suggest a witching hour, a veil of deadly secrecy, and a pinpoint-honed logistical operation all at once.

A feverishly thrilling, decade-spanning CIA procedural.

This is next-level filmmaking -- smart, brave and intense.

Zero Dark Thirty has nary a wasted scene and very little in the way of respite from the intensity and power of its story and execution.

Achieves something rare, presenting a hot-button subject-torture-without the usual moral nudging.

A tense, dramatic and lean film, which is a surprising thing to say about a movie with a near-three-hour running time.

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Ignite an Egg Carton with Charcoal Inside for an Easy Start

If you're on a camping or just grilling on your back deck and need to start charcoal briquettes you can place a dozen briquettes in a cardboard egg carton, light that carton, and by the time the cardboard is completely burnt away the briquettes should be sufficiently lit.

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How Will We Get Fit In 2013? - MotleyHealth

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Stability Balls and Core Training are Losing Popularity

Every year the fitness industry changes. New products and ideas lead to new ways for people to get fit. Often the new ways are no better than the old ways, but people do like change. Dr. Walter Thompson from the?Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University has predicted the main trends in fitness for 2013. His report,?which?was?published?in?ACSM?S Health & Fitness Journal?looks at commercial, corporate, medical and community fitness and health. This is the 7th year that the ACSM have prepared this report, and it also looks at the fitness losers, and finds that Pilates and stability balls are continuing to lose favor for the?third?year in a row. One of the new trends is bodyweight training, something that we at MotleyHealth are great fans of. Maybe the changing economic situation is prompting more people to exercise at home?

Dr. Thomson hopes that the report will help fitness professionals make better investment decisions. The report is very clear that it is looking at trends in fitness, and not reporting on fitness fads, which are often short-term activities promoted by commercial interests.

The fitness survey looked at 37 possible trends for 2013 and the top 25 trends from previous years. People from various sectors (as mentioned above) were given a short?questionnaire?to complete which used the?Likert scale (when you are asking if your strongly disagree, neutral, agree,?etc.).?3,346 responses were used in the study. So, here is a breakdown of the predicted fitness trends for 2012.

1.?Educated, Certified, and Experienced Fitness Professionals

This is expected to continue to be the most popular way for people to get fit. It has been the case for the last 6 years now. This includes personal trainers, fitness instructors, martial arts teachers and sports coaches. This trend has been recognised by the?U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, who have stated that jobs in the fitness industry are set to rise.

2. Strength Training

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Strength training / weight training has been the second most popular method for two years now. It includes people who only use strength training, such as bodybuilders, and people who incorporate strength training into a wider fitness regime, such as those who do CrossFit are a variety of different types of exercise.

Strength training has also been suggested as a good way to ward off Type 2 Diabetes, and also to help manage diabetes, so many people are performing?regular?strength training now for this very reason, as well as for improving fitness after other medical conditions. Strength training remains popular in all areas of fitness, from commercial and corporate to clinical and community.

3. Bodyweight Training

2013 is the first year that bodyweight training has appeared on the list. This is really quite a surprise ? it is long overdue! Possibly the main reason why it was not a trend before is simply because it was never on the survey ? the?ACSM never asked about it. Why? Well, although bodyweight training has been a standard way to exercise for years, since exercise began in fact, it was not until recently that it was promoted in gyms.

Bodyweight training is not limited to pull-ups, push ups and crunches, but can also include new technologies such as the TRX system which uses suspension ropes to add resistance.

4. Children and Obesity

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This means exercise programs that are specifically designed for children who are overweight. Obesity is a huge problem which goes beyond just a reduction in activity levels ? you can learn much more about the causes and possible solutions in our?article?The Global Obesity Crisis.

Both commercial and community based programs to tackle obesity are playing a more important role for school-age children.

5. Exercise and Weight Loss

This is excellent news. It may seem obvious to our regular readers, but the trend of combining exercise with diet to help people to lose weight is still relatively new. For many years weight loss was dominated by businesses selling replacement food supplements and diet plans. For many years Atkins and Zone (diet systems) were more popular than systems such as the 31 Day Fat Loss Cure, a plan that combines healthy eating with regular, intensive exercise (much of which is?bodyweight?exercise, and the rest strength training!).

In 2009, Exercise and weight Loss was ranked 18th, in 2010 it had hopped to 12th, then in 2011 it was 7th and last year it reached 4th place.

?The combination of exercise and diet is essential for weight loss maintenance and can improve compliance to caloric restriction diets and in particular weight loss programs.? -?Dr. Walter Thompson, 2012.

6. Fitness Programs for Older Adults

As we all live longer, but suffer from more chronic disease, there is a growing demand for structured exercise programs for the elderly. Fitness clubs have learned to?capitalise?on the older generation too,?many?of whom are wealthier and have more leisure time than people who are still working, or trying to work.

7. Personal Training

Due to the growing demand for fitness professionals, more people are becoming personal trainers. If you are fit and healthy you can become a personal trainer with just a few months of intensive tuition which will provide you with a certificate that recognised by professional health and fitness bodies. In America there has been talk of plans to bring in some legislation to licence personal trainers, but for the moment it is still an easy industry to get in to.

8. Functional Fitness

Functional fitness is any activity with a specific purpose, such as strength training to improve balance and endurance training to build fitness, sometimes done as a means of recovery after an illness or trauma. Over the last 5 years it is become less important. It is still largely done by older people.

9.?Core Training

Core training is?specific?exercise which strengthens the ?core muscles?, i.e, the muscles of the waist, hips and lower back. Stability balls are often used in core training and it is an area of fitness that has?received?a lot of commercial attention. Core training may be losing its popularity as people realise that a total body approach is best for health, fitness and strength.

10. Group Personal Training

Group personal training is carried out by personal trainers but to small private groups, usually of a few friends or colleagues with the same interests and goals. It means that they can pay around 1/4 of the cost of a personal trainer in a one-to-one class and still get very good tuition. In 2007 group personal training was 19th and it has been rising since. Again, changes in the global economic environment and changing attitudes to fitness training is driving this up the?leader board.

Reference

?Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2013? by?Thompson, Walter R. Ph.D., FACSM.?ACSM?S Health & Fitness Journal:?November/December 2012 ? Volume 16 ? Issue 6 ? p 8?17. doi: 10.1249/01.FIT.0000422568.47859.35

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Source: http://www.motleyhealth.com/fitness/how-will-we-get-fit-in-2013

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Travel with Others to Maximize Your Vacation Budget

When planning your annual vacation personal finance weblog The Simple Dollar makes a strong case for vacationing with another couple, group of friends, or family. You can save a lot of money by renting a house or cabin instead of multiple hotel rooms, take advantage of group discounts to tourist locations, and it's easy to cook for a group when on a trip rather than for just a couple.

My wife and take advantage of this technique at least once a year. Renting a beach house as a group and buying bulk seafood from a fish market is not only a strategy to save money but also a great way to make memories with family or family or friends. See the source link below for even more ways that vacationing as a group makes a lot of financial sense.

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