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Monday, May 20, 2013

Kanye's 'Black Skinhead' Debuts On 'SNL,' One Day After Massive Video Project Hits Streets (VIDEO)

Kanye West performed on "SNL."

Kanye West hit the stage during the May 18 episode of "Saturday Night Live" to perform some new music.

The 35-year-old West performed a new track called "Black Skinhead," rapping the song in the middle of the show. Wearing a studded black leather jacket and jumping around in front of a screen that featured the words NOT FOR SALE intercut with barking dogs, the rapper worked his way through an energetic track that includes lyrics that are filtered through a loud-speaker effect. Censores seemed to miss West's use of the n-word, which made it to broadcast during the East Coast feed.

West also performed "New Slaves," a song that he debuted by projecting it on the sides of buildings across the world.

His stint on "SNL" was one that the musician seemed less than enthused about. In the promos for the episode, hosted by actor Ben Affleck, West appeared apathetic and serious.

He also addressed the gig at a recent performance. "Someone asked me, 'When you do 'SNL,' are you going to do a skit about the paparazzi and humanize yourself?'" West said during a show, referencing his recent run-in with the paparazzi. "What the f--k do I have to apologize for? When did I become inhuman? Or was it them demonizing me and harassing me that made me less than human?"

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/18/kanye-black-skinhead-snl_n_3299430.html

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Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards

Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, trails at center and finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Orb, with jockey Joel Rosario aboard, gallops back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race, Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

BALTIMORE (AP) ? Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through.

After Oxbow upset Kentucky Derby winner Orb in Saturday's Preakness to extend racing's Triple Crown drought to 36 years, the next best alternative for the Belmont Stakes is a rematch.

And, it appears one is in the making. Both trainers are giving every indication their classic-winning colts will run in the Belmont on June 8.

After Oxbow's 1 ?-length victory over Itsmyluckyday, with 3-5 favorite Orb finishing fourth, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said he would probably bring the winner to New York.

Trainer Shug McGaughey says he'd like to run Orb in the Belmont as long as the colt is doing well.

Associated Press

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive and President Gary Pruitt said on Sunday.

"Officials that would normally talk to us and people we talk to in the normal course of news gathering are already saying to us that they're a little reluctant to talk to us," Pruitt said on CBS's "Face The Nation" program. "They fear that they will be monitored by the government."

The Justice Department told the AP on May 10 that it had earlier seized records of more than 20 of its phone lines for April and May 2012. The seizure was part of an investigation of media leaks about a foiled terrorism plot.

"Approximately a hundred journalists use these telephone lines as part of news gathering," Pruitt said. "And over the course of the two months of the records that they swept up, thousands upon thousands of news-gathering calls were made."

The White House has said that President Barack Obama learned about the Justice Department's record seizure from press reports and had no prior knowledge of the action. Obama's administration is fielding concerns on several incidents that raise questions about its transparency.

Pruitt said the Justice Department claimed an exception to its own rules that required them to notify the AP of such a record seizure by saying that such a disclosure would have posed a substantial threat to the investigation.

"But they have not explained why it would and we can't understand why it would," Pruitt said. "We never even had possession of these records, they were in the possession of our telephone service company and they couldn't be tampered with."

Government officials have told Reuters that the AP phone records were just one element in an ongoing sweeping U.S. government investigation into media leaks about a Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. airliner, prompted by a May 7, 2012 AP story about the operation to foil the plot.

"We don't question their right to conduct these sort of investigations," Pruitt said. "We think they went about it the wrong way, so sweeping, so secretively, so abusively and harassingly."

Pruitt said the AP would have sought to narrow the scope of the record seizure through courts had it been notified, instead of "the Justice Department acting on its own, being the judge, jury and executioner, in secret."

Reuters was one of nearly 50 news organizations that signed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder complaining about the AP phone record seizures.

(Reporting by Alina Selyukh; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ap-chief-says-phone-probe-makes-news-sources-173716388.html

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New Faces, New Places

Over the last several weeks, you may have noticed some changes at Gizmodo?and not just the layout. We've been sharpening our coverage of design, concepts, and the objects and ideas that are shaping our world, and growing our team to help us do it. Now it's time to meet the people who are leading that charge?starting with our new Editor in Chief, Geoff Manaugh.

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Wasim Bari says Pakistan will miss Afridi and Akmal in Champions ...

Wasim Bari says Pakistan will miss Afridi and Akmal in Champions Trophy - Cricket news

Pakistan?s former wicketkeeper/batsman, Wasim Bari, is not entirely satisfied with the national squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 but feels that the Green Shirts are going to be a force in the mega event due to their unpredictable nature.

Pakistan have experimented with their squad for the all important tournament, leaving out Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal. All three of them have failed to live up to the expectations in recent past, which allowed the selectors to give exposure to some other players who have been doing well in domestic cricket of late.

In the absence of Afridi and Akmal, Wasim feels that Pakistan will struggle to achieve required run rates of more than eight runs per over. However, he believes that the onus is on Misbah and Shoaib Malik to deliver the goods under trying circumstances, being the two most senior players in the team.

"Shahid Afridi will surely be missed. His experience would certainly have helped Pakistan," the former wicketkeeper added. "Afridi/Razzaq/Umar Akmal will be missed when the rrr reaches 8 runs an over and there is nobody to play big shots. A lot will depend on Misbah and Malik. They are experienced and should lead from the front."

Champions Trophy is going to be played in England next month, with Australia looking to defend their title. Bari is optimistic about Pakistan?s chances in the tournament, although he believes that Misbah-ul-Haq and company lack power-hitting ability in the death overs of an innings.

He expressed, "Team Pakistan has the ability to cause a major upset in the Champions Trophy. Our team is not balanced, but unpredictable. We can beat any team on our day. We lack an anchor player and players who can up the scoring rate in the death overs."

Pakistan won their first One Day International (ODI) of the two-match series against Scotland yesterday by a margin of 96 runs at Edinburgh. Apart from Misbah however, none of the batsmen looked comfortable. The Green Shirts must deliver the goods consistently with the bat, in order to have any chance in the Champions Trophy.

Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Wasim-Bari-says-Pakistan-will-miss-Afridi-and-Akmal-in-Champions-Trophy-Cricket-news-a215453

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Electric and magnetic characteristics of a material which could be used in spintronics: Promising doped zirconia

May 17, 2013 ? Materials belonging to the family of dilute magnetic oxides (DMOs) -- an oxide-based variant of the dilute magnetic semiconductors -- are good candidates for spintronics applications. This is the object of study for Davide Sangalli of the Microelectronics and Microsystems Institute (IMM) at the National Research Council (CNR), in Agrate Brianza, Italy, and colleagues.

They recently explored the effect of iron (Fe) doping on thin films of a material called zirconia (ZrO₂ oxide). For the first time, the authors bridged the gap between the theoretical predictions and the experimental measurements of this material, in a paper about to be published in The European Physical Journal B.

Spintronics exploit an intrinsic property of the electrons found in semi-conductors called spin, akin to the electrons' degree of freedom. This determines the magnetic characteristics, known as magnetic moment, of the material under study. The challenge is to create such material with the highest possible temperature, as this will ensure that its magnetic properties can be used in room-temperature applications.

To study iron-doped zirconia, they examined its magnetic properties and its electronic structure from both a theoretical and experimental perspective. They then compared theory and experiments to find the most stable configuration of the material. Theoretical work included first-principles simulations. In parallel, their experimental work relied on many different well-established analytical techniques, including X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and alternating gradient force magnetometer measurements.

Sangalli and colleagues therefore gained a better understanding of doped zirconia, which features oxygen vacancies, playing a crucial role in providing its unique electronic and magnetic characteristics. They have also predicted theoretically how the deviation from the standard structure influences this material's properties. They are currently investigating, experimentally, how the magnetism evolves with changing concentrations of iron and oxygen vacancies to confirm theoretical predictions.

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Davide Sangalli, Elena Cianci, Alessio Lamperti, Roberta Ciprian, Franca Albertini, Francesca Casoli, Pierpaolo Lupo, Lucia Nasi, Marco Campanini, Alberto Debernardi. Exploiting magnetic properties of Fe doping in zirconia. The European Physical Journal B, 2013; 86 (5) DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2013-30669-3

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