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President Barack Obama is probably not going to quit his day job (at least not for another year), but he did make a brief foray into R&B at a fundraiser last night.
The Commander-in-Chief burst into song while thanking Al Green, who had performed earlier at the same event, crooning a bar from "Let's Stay Together"
Obama then joked he hadn't been ushered off-stage. Watch:
It all happened at Manhattan's Apollo Theater late Thursday, when Obama stepped to the podium and veered from prepared remarks to thank Green.
Apparently not content to simply praise Green, Obama launched into "Let's Stay Together," warbling "I, so in love with you" ... complete with vibrato.
He stopped to laughter and applause, remarked that his staff didn't believe he'd do it, and that the Sandman hadn't come out to yank him outta there.
That would be Sandman Sims, a famous tap dancer who chased unpopular acts off-stage at the Apollo for decades. Sort of a Keyboard Cat predecessor.
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SAN FRANCISCO ? San Francisco's new sheriff has pleaded not guilty to domestic violence and other charges stemming from allegations that he mistreated his wife in front of their toddler son and told her not to tell anybody about it.
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's (meer-kah-REEM'-ee) lawyer, Robert Waggener, entered the not guilty pleas at Mirkarimi's arraignment Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court.
Besides the domestic violence charge, prosecutors have also charged the 50-year-old sheriff with child endangerment and dissuading a witness. The three misdemeanor charges come after a New Year's Eve incident with his wife, Eliana Lopez, at their home.
Mirkarimi is free on $35,000 bail. He says he has no intention of stepping down as sheriff.
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San Francisco's new sheriff will appear in court Thursday to answer allegations he mistreated his wife in front of their toddler son and told her not to tell anybody about it.
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is expected to plead not guilty at his arraignment in San Francisco Superior Court, his lawyer, Robert Waggener, said Wednesday.
The hearing comes nearly one week after prosecutors charged Mirkarimi, 50, with domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness, all misdemeanors, in connection with a volatile New Year's Eve incident with his wife, Eliana Lopez, at their home.
"This isn't a physically abusive relationship. It was an argument," Waggener said. "I think there's a fair chance that we're going to ask for a speedy trial within 45 days."
Waggener also said the lawyer for Mirkarimi's wife may ask the judge to lift a protective order barring him from having contact with his family. Lopez's attorney, Cheryl Wallace, did not return calls seeking comment.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit released Tuesday, Mirkarimi is alleged to have mistreated his wife on two separate occasions last year and to have told her he was a "very powerful" man who could take away their son.
Lopez appeared on a Jan. 1 videotape candidly discussing the Dec. 31 confrontation and another incident earlier last year, according to the affidavit.
The footage was shot by a neighbor, Ivory Madison, whose call to police prompted an investigation. Lopez is crying and visibly upset about the couple's run-in the day before, the affidavit said, and she points to a bruise on her right bicep where she said Mirkarimi grabbed her.
"This happened yesterday," Lopez tells the camera. "Two times in 2011, and this is the second time this is happening."
Madison eventually told police investigators what Lopez had relayed to her but would not surrender the videotape. Police obtained it and other evidence through a search warrant.
Investigators from the district attorney's office later found another neighbor who gave an account similar to Madison's and said Lopez described Mirkarimi as "going ballistic." The neighbor also said the couple's son told his mother, "Daddy made boo-boo on Mommy's arm."
Lopez, a former Venezuelan telenovela star, married Mirkarimi after having their first child in 2009. On Wednesday, Lopez told a Venezuelan radio station that Mirkarimi did not abuse her and he is a victim of "very dirty politics."
Meanwhile, several domestic violence groups have called for Mirkarimi to either step aside temporarily until the case is closed or resign.
Mirkarimi, who was sworn in as sheriff nearly two weeks ago after serving two terms as a San Francisco supervisor, said he has no intention of leaving his new post.
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PYONGYANG, North Korea ? North Korea on Friday credited new leader Kim Jong Un with spearheading past nuclear testing, as it adds to a growing personality cult that portrays the young son of late leader Kim Jong Il as a confident military commander.
Kim Jong Un's youth ? he's believed to be in his late 20s ? and quick rise have spurred questions in foreign capitals about his readiness for leadership. But North Korea has dismissed such worries in recent days, saying Kim Jong Un worked closely with his father on military and economic matters.
The North's official Uriminzokkiri website said Friday that Kim "frightened" the country's enemies by commanding nuclear testing in the past. North Korea tested nuclear devices in 2006 and 2009, but the website didn't specify which tests Kim oversaw.
Uriminzokkiri described Kim Jong Un as "fully equipped" with the qualities of an extraordinary general, even during his years at Kim Il Sung Military University. The website also repeated the North's claim that he was involved in satellite launching but didn't elaborate.
North Korea's linking of Kim Jong Un to past nuclear testing comes as it pushes for the resumption of long-stalled six-nation aid-for-nuclear disarmament talks that also include China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States. Washington and its allies want the North to first show it is serious about previous disarmament commitments.
North Korea last week questioned Washington's generosity and sincerity, but suggested it remains open to suspending its uranium enrichment program if it can get the food aid it wants.
Kim Jong Un took over after his father and longtime ruler Kim Jong Il died in mid-December and has quickly been given many of the country's most important titles.
He was introduced as heir only in September 2010. Before that he had been kept out of the public eye for most of his life. He was quickly promoted to four-star general and named a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Some of North Korea's neighbors and Washington have expressed worry about whether he can lead a nation of 24 million with a nuclear program as well as chronic trouble feeding all its people.
Kim Jong Il had 20 years of training under his own father, Kim Il Sung, before taking over. Even after his father's 1994 death, Kim Jong Il observed a three-year mourning period before formally assuming leadership.
A senior official told The Associated Press recently that Kim Jong Un spent years working closely with his late father and helped him make key policy decisions on economic and military affairs.
North Korea has also made it clear that Kim Jong Un will continue Kim Jong Il's "songun," or military-first, policy, and a steady stream of reports and images from state media has sought to show him as a fearless military commander who is comfortable with leadership.
North Korea also reported Friday that Kim Jong Un inspected two more military units.
Earlier this month, North Korea's state-run broadcaster aired a documentary that showed Kim Jong Un observing an April 2009 launch of a long-range rocket. It was the first indication of his involvement in the launch.
The documentary quoted Kim as threatening to wage war against any nation attempting to intercept the rocket, which North Korea claimed was carrying a communications satellite but the United States, South Korea and Japan said was really a test of its long-range missile technology.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan 17 (TheWrap.com) ? Taylor Lautner is helping Facebook make history.
His action movie "Abduction" has been released simultaneously through the social-networking site, DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download -- an industry first, Lionsgate announced Tuesday.
For $3.99, Facebook users in the U.S. can watch "Abduction" on demand via the movie's page on the social-networking site. At the same time, they can interact with friends, tag clips, interact with poll questions and answer a trivia question that unlocks an exclusive interview with Lautner, via technology from the Milyoni company.
"We are excited to offer our highly social, tech-savvy movie fans a whole new experience with the release of 'Abduction' on Facebook," Anne Parducci -- who is executive vice president of Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Marketing -- said in a statement.
"By leveraging the built-in social backdrop of Facebook and the tremendous reach of the platform, plus the opportunity to see special content featuring, we hope to offer fans a truly exhilarating viewing experience," the statement continued.
"Milyoni's immersive technology allows innovative movie studios like Lionsgate to integrate fun social features into all aspects of the digital viewing experience," Milyoni CEO John Corpus said. "The movie industry is on the verge of a new golden age - one that allows fans and their powerful social networks to spread the word and extend a movie's viral effect across regions."
This is the second unconventional release for "Abduction." In an attempt to capitalize on holiday sales, the movie was released at a slightly premium VOD price for 10 days in late December -- well before hitting shelves in other formats.
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Night of slumber keeps negative emotions fresh
Web edition : Thursday, January 19th, 2012
A night of shut-eye sears bad feelings into the brain, while waking hours take the emotional edge off, a new study finds. Though preliminary and somewhat inconsistent with earlier research, the results suggest that staying awake after something awful happens might be a way to blunt the emotional fallout of traumatic experiences, researchers report in the Jan. 18 Journal of Neuroscience.
Sleep is known to lock in memories, particularly emotional ones, but scientists didn?t know whether accompanying feelings are locked in, too ? a question that?s particularly relevant to people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
?If we really want to know if this is relevant to trauma survivors, then we need to know if sleep not just changes the memory, but if it changes how you feel about it if you experience it again,? says study coauthor Rebecca Spencer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In the study, Spencer and her colleagues showed pictures of neutral scenes, such as a street, or negative scenes, such as an upsetting car crash, to 106 young adults. Participants then rated the emotion inspired by the image on a one-to-nine scale ranging from sad to happy. Afterward, participants were either sent to bed for a full night?s sleep or asked to stay awake for 12 hours. Then the researchers retested the participants by showing some of the same pictures mixed in with new images.
As expected, the people who slept were better at remembering which images they had seen the day before. But the memory wasn?t the only thing that stuck around: Sleepers held on tighter to their feelings, while the sadness scores given by people who stayed awake tended to be weaker in the second session.
Cognitive neuroscientist Jessica Payne of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana finds the results ?tremendously tantalizing,? but cautions that they are too preliminary to be the basis of any recommendations about how much or little to sleep after experiencing trauma. ?It is way too soon, way too premature, to talk about treatments for PTSD. We need to have an extensive body of work before we get out there and start saying things like that.?
Payne points out that sleep deprivation leads to increased stress, which can profoundly influence emotions. ?In most cases, it?s better to sleep than to not sleep,? she says.
These new results contrast with a study published in December that found that a night of sleep takes the emotional edge off unpleasant experiences ? what some scientists call overnight therapy. That study, led by Matthew Walker of the University of California, Berkeley, used different methods and measurements, which may be responsible for the seemingly opposite findings, says neuroscientist Penny Lewis of the University of Manchester in England.
?It seems like the system is more complicated than we had thought,? she says, ?and we need to run more experiments to figure out what is going on.?
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337749/title/Sleep_solidifies_bad_feelings
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PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Energy (NYSE: GE - News), a world-leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technologies, today announced the next step in the integration of its acquisition of Converteam by renaming the business Power Conversion. Power Conversion?s technologies in process controls, automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators will enable the company to better meet the needs of customers looking to improve operational efficiency and productivity.
The Power Conversion business will help GE maximize its deep domain expertise and expand its presence in the fast-growing energy efficiency, electrification and automation sector, which was valued at $30 billion and is growing above global GDP.
?Today?s announcement is a significant milestone on our journey to deliver our customers more value. We are combining our technology and consultative offerings in systems integration to help the world?s fastest growing energy and industrial sectors improve the efficiency and profitability of their operations,? said Power Conversion CEO Joe Mastrangelo. ?Our strengths in these sectors will allow GE to lead by managing the entire energy lifecycle, where our customers want us to play a bigger role.?
Large industrial companies are replacing mechanical processes with high-efficiency, customized electric alternatives that deliver better reliability, require less maintenance and create lower emissions in industrial processes. This mega-trend is called electrification, which is expected to double over the next 20 years. One of the trend?s leading drivers is the oil and gas industry, which is using electrical systems to extract and transport natural gas more efficiently.
Approximately 25 percent of electricity produced globally is used to power electric motors in a wide range of industrial applications. Power Conversion?s solutions could help improve their energy efficiency by 30 percent, helping to reduce electricity consumption, energy intensity and greenhouse gas emissions. Power Conversion, with GE?s Industrial Solutions business also will address all steps in the energy conversion chain with a robust portfolio built around rotating machines, power electronics, wind converters, solar inverters and process control technologies.
?Power Conversion?s engineering expertise, systems focus and market customization make it a differentiator in today?s market because GE can scale its businesses and deliver new solutions to market faster than current competitors,? added Mastrangelo.
The fastest growth in the industrial automation sector is expected to be in Brazil, Russia, India and China and the Middle East. The expansion will be driven by a demand in energy efficiency and integrated electrical and mechanical solutions critical to customers who are competing in highly competitive industries.
Power Conversion and GE?s M&A Strategy
GE Energy acquired Power Conversion, then known as Converteam, in September 2011. The $3.2 billion deal is the latest in approximately $11 billion of acquisitions that have expanded GE Energy?s portfolio beyond the power generation sector into critical industries that rely on cleaner, smarter, more efficient energy.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.ge-energy.com/.
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GE (NYSE: GE - News) works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. For more information, visit the company's website at www.ge.com.
GE also serves the energy sector by providing technology and service solutions that are based on a commitment to quality and innovation. The company continues to invest in new technology solutions and grow through strategic acquisitions to strengthen its local presence and better serve customers around the world. The businesses that comprise GE Energy?GE Power & Water, GE Energy Management and GE Oil & Gas?work together with more than 100,000 global employees and 2010 revenues of $38 billion, to provide integrated product and service solutions in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; as well as other alternative fuels and new grid modernization technologies to meet 21st century energy needs.
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