More than 50 killed in 2 days of turmoil in Syria

This citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released early Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show a Syrian man, right, mourning over the dead body of his son, who was shot by the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

This citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released early Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show a Syrian man, right, mourning over the dead body of his son, who was shot by the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A "terrifying massacre" in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO

Syrian army defectors, celebrate shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian rgime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)

A Syrian army defector, flashes victory sign as he carries on his shoulders a boy shortly after he defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)

Syrian army defectors, celebrate and wave the Syrian revolution flag shortly after they defected and join the anti-Syrian regime protesters at Khalidiya area in Homs province, central Syria, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army defectors, activists said, as the 10-month-old uprising inches ever closer to the capital. (AP Photo)

(AP) ? Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed more than 50 people as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings, fired on crowds and left bleeding corpses in the streets in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

Much of the violence was focused in Homs, where heavy gunfire hammered the city Friday in a second day of chaos. A day earlier, the city saw a flare-up of sectarian kidnappings and killings between its Sunni and Alawite communities, and pro-regime forces blasted residential buildings with mortars and gunfire, according to activists who said an entire family was killed.

Video posted online by activists showed the bodies of five small children, five women of varying ages and a man, all bloodied and piled on beds in what appeared to be an apartment after a building was hit in the Karm el-Zaytoun neighborhood of the city. A narrator said an entire family had been "slaughtered."

The video could not be independently verified.

Activists said at least 30 people were killed in Homs on Thursday and another 21 people were killed across the country Friday.

In an attempt to stop the bloodshed in Syria, the U.N. Security Council was to hold a closed-door meeting Friday to discuss the crisis, a step toward a possible resolution against the Damascus regime, diplomats said.

The Syrian uprising, which began nearly 11 months ago with mostly peaceful protests, has become increasingly violent in recent months as army defectors clash with government forces and some protesters take up arms to protect themselves. The violence has enflamed the potentially explosive sectarian divide in the country, where the Alawite minority dominates the regime despite a Sunni Muslim majority. The U.N. estimates that more than 5,400 people have been killed since March.

The head of Arab League observers in Syria said in a statement that violence in the country has spiked over the past few days. Sudanese Gen. Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi said the cities of Homs, Hama and Idlib have all witnessed a "very high escalation" in violence since Tuesday.

A "fierce military campaign" was also under way in the Hamadiyeh district of Hama since the early hours of Friday, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other activists. They said the sound of heavy machine-gun fire and loud explosions reverberated across the area.

Some activists reported seeing uncollected bodies in the streets of Hama.

Elsewhere, a car bomb exploded Friday at a checkpoint outside the northern city of Idlib, the Observatory said, citing witnesses on the ground. The number of casualties was not immediately clear.

Details of Thursday's wave of killings in Homs were emerging from an array of residents and activists on Friday, though they said they were having difficulty because of continuing gunfire.

"There has been a terrifying massacre," Rami Abdul-Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told the AP on Friday, calling for an independent investigation.

Thursday started with a spate of sectarian kidnappings and killings between the city's population of Sunnis and Alawites, a Shiite sect to which Assad belongs as well as most of his security and military leadership, said Mohammad Saleh, a centrist opposition figure and resident of Homs.

There was also a string of attacks by gunmen on army checkpoints, Saleh said. Checkpoints are a frequent target of dissident troops who have joined the opposition.

The violence culminated with the evening killing of the family, Saleh said, adding that the full details of what happened were not yet clear.

The Observatory said at least 11 people, including eight children, died when a building came under heavy mortar and machine gun fire. Some residents spoke of another massacre that took place when shabiha ? armed regime loyalists ? stormed the district, slaughtering residents in an apartment, including children.

"It's racial cleansing," said one Sunni resident of Karm el-Zaytoun, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. "They are killing people because of their sect," he said.

Some residents said kidnappers were holding Alawites in the building hit by mortars and gunfire, but the reports could not be confirmed.

Thursday's death toll in Homs was at least 35, said the Observatory and the Local Coordination Committees, an umbrella group of activists. Both groups cite a network of activists on the ground in Syria for their death tolls. The reports could not be independently confirmed.

Syria tightly controls access to trouble spots and generally allows journalists to report only on escorted trips, which slows the flow of information.

The Syrian uprising began last March with largely peaceful anti-government protests, but it has grown increasingly violent in recent months.

Also Friday, Iran's official IRNA news agency said gunmen in Syria have kidnapped 11 Iranian pilgrims traveling by road from Turkey to Damascus.

Iranian pilgrims routinely visit Syria ? Iran's closest ally in the Arab world ? to pay homage to Shiite holy shrines. Last month, 7 Iranian engineers building a power plant in central Syria were kidnapped. They have not yet been released.

The Free Syrian Army ? a group of army defectors ? released a video on its Facebook page claiming responsibility for the kidnapping and saying the Iranians were taking part in the suppression of the Syrian people. The leader of the group could not be reached for comment.

Bassma Kodmani, a spokeswoman for the opposition Syrian National Council, said the group is working to help the army defectors to link them up and supply them with everything from communications equipment to clothes. Speaking in Paris, she said defectors are increasingly swelling the ranks of the Free Syrian Army and it is becoming a critical force in the uprising.

In Cairo, around 200 opposition Syrians protested outside the Syrian Embassy, trying to break into the building. They threw stones and bricks at the building, but were kept back by a line of police and soldiers.

Assad's regime claims terrorists acting out a foreign conspiracy are behind the uprising, not protesters seeking change, and that thousands of security forces have been killed.

International pressure on Damascus to end the bloodshed so far has produced few results.

The Arab League has sent observers to the country, but the mission has been widely criticized for failing to stop the violence. Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia pulled out of the mission Tuesday, asking the Security Council to intervene because the Syrian government has not halted its crackdown.

The U.N. Security Council has been unable to agree on a resolution since violence began in March because of strong opposition from Russia and China.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Friday that Moscow will oppose a new draft U.N. resolution on Syria worked out by the West and some Arab states because it does not exclude the possibility of outside military interference.

Associated Press

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Sundance 2012: The Five Most Buzzed-About Movies

From teen comedy 'The First Time' to horror flick 'V/H/S,' MTV News wraps up the most talked-about premieres.
By Kevin P. Sullivan


Helen Hunt and John Hawkes in "The Surrogate"
Photo: Fox Searchlight

For those of us not lucky enough to be in Park City, Utah, right now, the biggest stories coming out of the Sundance Film Festival detail the standing ovations and the distribution deals that filmmakers sign for millions of dollars.

With so many films making their premieres at Sundance, it can be difficult to keep track of which ones you need to be paying attention to and looking out for later this year. To help you out, we've rounded up the five films that are coming out of Park City with the biggest buzz.

Here is our list of the five most talked-about Sundance films.

"The Surrogate"
With Oscar nominations being announced Tuesday, looking forward to the 2013 Oscar nominees may seem a little premature. That hasn't stopped festival attendees from heralding the performances from John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy and predicting Academy Award nominations come next January. In the film, Hawkes plays Mark, a man in an iron lung. Mark decides that he must finally lose his virginity and contacts a sex surrogate played by Hunt. "The Surrogate" earned standing ovations and some of the earliest Oscars talk we've ever heard.

"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
One of the outright surprises of the festival came in the form of six-year old Quvenzhané Wallis and her breakout role in Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild." The film virtually came out of nowhere and won over audiences handedly. Set in some alternate, but fairly relatable reality, Wallis plays Hushpuppy, who has to navigate a brave new world after her father becomes ill. Arguably the festival's most coveted distributor, Fox Searchlight, snapped up the distribution rights for "Beasts" after paying $6 million for "The Surrogate."

"V/H/S"
What better praise can a horror film get than an audience member fainting during a screening? The horror anthology "V/H/S" supposedly had that exact effect on one unlucky audience member. Six of horror's hottest up-and-coming directors contributed segments to this found-footage film, which follows a group of burglars breaking into a mysterious house to search for a specific VHS tape. The movie scared audience throughout the festival and is considered a must-see for horror fans.

"The First Time"
Once you find out that a movie called "The First Time" follows a blossoming romance between two teenagers, you'd probably assume you know what's going on. Most of the reviews for the film acknowledge their expectations going into the teen comedy from writer-director Jon Kasdan, but many of those reviews then describe how "The First Time" surprised them with its infectious charm. Set over the course of one weekend, "The First Time" stars Britt Robertson of "The Secret Circle" and Dylan O'Brien of MTV's "Teen Wolf" as high school kids who meet cute but are tied up in other relationships.

"Celeste and Jesse Forever"
Rashida Jones has charmed audiences in movies and television for years but always remained just outside the realm of leading lady. Perhaps deciding to make the change herself, Jones co-wrote and starred in "Celeste and Jesse Forever," an indie romance with Andy Samberg. The two play a recently divorced couple attempting to remain friends after the breakup. Critics applauded the film's script, which strikes a balance between comedy and poignant romantic drama.

Which of these five films are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments!

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28 injured in Sri Lankan prison clash (AP)

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ? A clash between guards and inmates at a Sri Lankan prison on Tuesday injured at least 28 people, officials said.

Soldiers were deployed to control the prisoners, who set fire to the records room.

Reporters outside heard gunshots from within the compound in Colombo, and police fired tear gas.

Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said 24 prisoners and four guards were hurt. He said the inmates were protesting a move to curtail the smuggling of narcotics into the prison.

Rohana did not describe the anti-drug measures, but a man who lives near the prison who gave only his first name, Kumara, said there had been disturbances for several days after authorities banned food brought by relatives for the inmates.

Some prisoners were seen on the roof shouting slogans and holding a banner demanding the removal of the prison chief. Some threw stones at vehicles on a nearby main road, forcing police to close the road for several hours.

Dr. Prasad Ariyawansa of Colombo National Hospital said most of the injured prisoners had gunshot wounds. Three officers were hit by stones and another had a leg fracture, he said, adding that the injuries were not life threatening.

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Former Penn State coach Paterno dies (Reuters)

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) ? Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement.

Paterno, 85, whose legacy as the winningest coach in major college football history was indelibly tarnished by his inaction in the abuse scandal, had been suffering from lung cancer.

"He died as he lived," his family said. "He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been."

Paterno was surrounded by his family when he died at Mount Nittany Medical Center, in the shadow of his former team's Beaver Stadium. He disclosed he had treatable lung cancer shortly after university trustees ousted him for failing to tell police about a sex abuse allegation years earlier against longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

The sex abuse case at a highly respected football program like Penn State brought national attention to the issue of child sexual abuse in the same way that pedophilia charges involving Roman Catholic priests did years earlier.

Before the Sandusky scandal Paterno was a beloved institution in Pennsylvania known as JoePa as he made the Nittany Lions one of the most consistent winners in college football. His tenure was a rarity in collegiate sports and his legions of supporters shouted down critics who thought he was too old to be coaching as he entered his 80s.

In a Washington Post interview this month Paterno said he was unsure about how to handle the matter when one of his assistants came to him in 2002 after allegedly seeing Sandusky in the shower with a boy. "So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did," he said. "It didn't work out that way."

While his inaction led school officials to fire him, it did not change how many fans felt about Paterno.

SHRINE OUTSIDE FOOTBALL STADIUM

Within minutes of news of his death on social media sites, dozens of sobbing students, alumni and fans streamed into the bitter cold to a makeshift shrine of votive candles and flowers at the foot of a statue of Paterno outside Beaver Stadium.

"He was more than half the reason I came here because of who he is," said Katie Chwastyk, 21, a senior with tears streaming down her face and wearing a Penn State football sweatshirt.

Wearing a Penn State knit cap, freshman Cara Kirman, 19, of Harrisburg called Paterno "a father figure" and said, "In my mind, he is always going to be alive... It's a very sad day."

Paterno died hours after premature reports of his death were carried on Saturday by CBS Sports, which later apologized to his family and the Penn State community.

The university in a statement grieved the death of "a great man who made us a greater university. His dedication to ensuring his players were successful both on the field and in life is legendary and his commitment to education is unmatched in college football."

Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, a group of alumni who objected to Paterno's firing, said he inspired his "millions of fans ... to be better human beings. When we lead our lives with generosity, commitment and humility, we carry on the legacy of Joseph V. Paterno, one of the truly great leaders of our time."

Paterno had been in and out of the hospital since the cancer disclosure for treatment with radiation and chemotherapy, and also after he fell at home in December and broke his pelvis.

His family said on Saturday that his health had deteriorated in recent days and asked that the family's privacy be respected "during this difficult time."

409 WINS IN 46 SEASONS

"His ambitions were far reaching but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them," the family said in a statement Sunday. "He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community."

A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Paterno was head coach of the Nittany Lions for 46 years. With 409 victories at Penn State, he won more games in big-time college football than any other coach in the sport's history.

His downfall came with the disclosure of the charges against Sandusky, triggering one of the biggest scandals in college sports history. Paterno said he would retire at the end of the season but the university's trustees fired him with four games remaining.

The move set off demonstrations by students who felt Paterno was treated unfairly and anger among some alumni. The two top officers of the university trustees stepped down this week.

Sandusky, who has maintained his innocence, faces 52 counts of sexual abuse of boys over a period of 15 years, including some incidents at the football complex on campus.

A Penn State graduate assistant testified to a grand jury that he told Paterno in 2002 that he witnessed Sandusky assaulting a boy in the showers at the football building. Paterno said he passed the information on to his boss, then Athletic Director Tim Curley. But no one told police, and the abuse continued for years, according to prosecutors.

University President Graham Spanier was fired along with Paterno, and Curley and a former finance official in the athletic department face charges of lying to a grand jury about the alleged abuse.

Sandusky is under house arrest awaiting trial on the abuse charges. He has pleaded not guilty.

(Writing by Phil Barbara and Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Tim Gaynor and Bill Trott)

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Lawmaker: Closing Strait of Hormuz is Iran's right (AP)

TEHRAN, Iran ? A senior Iranian lawmaker says his country has the right to shutter the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for oil sanctions on Tehran.

The remarks by Heshmatollah Falahapisheh came as EU nations on Monday agreed in Brussels on an oil embargo against Iran as part of sanctions over the country's controversial nuclear program.

The measure includes an immediate embargo on new contracts for Iranian crude oil and petroleum products while existing ones are allowed to run until July.

Falahapisheh was quoted by the semiofficial Mehr news agency as saying that a closure of the strait ? the passageway for one fifth of the world's oil supply ? is an increasing possibility.

Iran has warned repeatedly it would choke off the strait if sanctions affect its oil sales.

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Spain's Prado museum takes steps to fight budget cuts (Reuters)

MADRID (Reuters) ? Madrid's Prado Museum has started opening seven days a week and will lengthen its highly visited special exhibitions to offset the pain of government cutbacks.

Despite enjoying record attendance, the home of masterpieces by Francisco Goya and Diego Velazquez is feeling the blow of a 6 million euro ($7.75 million) subsidy cut as Spain tries to rein in its swollen deficit.

The Prado currently has a 42 million euro annual budget, about half of which had come from public subsidies. That figure will now fall to 30 percent of the total budget until 2013, forcing the museum to make up for the shortfall.

"Museums are affected by the crisis without being in crisis themselves," Prado director Miguel Zugaza said, referring to the record 2.9 million visitors the museum received in 2011, the bulk of which were foreigners.

On weekends tourists can be seen waiting in long lines outside the museum to see a collection which also includes Rembrandt, Rubens and El Greco as well as special exhibits such as "The Hermitage," until March 25.

An exhibition organized in conjunction with the Louvre on the last years of 15th century Italian master Raphael is scheduled for June through September, followed by one on the young 17th century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.

With its new hours, the Prado joins a select group of international museums, including London's National Gallery and the Netherlands' Rijksmuseum, that are open every day.

The new hours are expected to generate an extra 1.5 million euros, Zugaza said. Corporate sponsors contribute some 6 million euros a year.

The Prado's neighbors -- the Reina Sofia, home to Pablo Picasso's 20th century Guernica, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza -- which together form Madrid's "Golden Triangle" of art, are also studying steps to compensate for lower subsidies.

The two also drew a record number of visitors in 2011, with the Reina Sofia receiving 2.7 million and the Thyseen 1.7 million.

($1 = 0.7740 euros)

(Writing by Tracy Rucinski)

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Former Penn State coach Paterno dies (Reuters)

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) ? Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died on Sunday, his family said in a statement.

Paterno, 85, whose legacy as the winningest coach in major college football history was indelibly tarnished by his inaction in the abuse scandal, had been suffering from lung cancer.

"He died as he lived," his family said. "He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been."

Paterno was surrounded by his family when he died at Mount Nittany Medical Center, in the shadow of his former team's Beaver Stadium. He disclosed he had treatable lung cancer shortly after university trustees ousted him for failing to tell police about a sex abuse allegation years earlier against longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

The sex abuse case at a highly respected football program like Penn State brought national attention to the issue of child sexual abuse in the same way that pedophilia charges involving Roman Catholic priests did years earlier.

Before the Sandusky scandal Paterno was a beloved institution in Pennsylvania known as JoePa as he made the Nittany Lions one of the most consistent winners in college football. His tenure was a rarity in collegiate sports and his legions of supporters shouted down critics who thought he was too old to be coaching as he entered his 80s.

In a Washington Post interview this month Paterno said he was unsure about how to handle the matter when one of his assistants came to him in 2002 after allegedly seeing Sandusky in the shower with a boy. "So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did," he said. "It didn't work out that way."

While his inaction led school officials to fire him, it did not change how many fans felt about Paterno.

SHRINE OUTSIDE FOOTBALL STADIUM

Within minutes of news of his death on social media sites, dozens of sobbing students, alumni and fans streamed into the bitter cold to a makeshift shrine of votive candles and flowers at the foot of a statue of Paterno outside Beaver Stadium.

"He was more than half the reason I came here because of who he is," said Katie Chwastyk, 21, a senior with tears streaming down her face and wearing a Penn State football sweatshirt.

Wearing a Penn State knit cap, freshman Cara Kirman, 19, of Harrisburg called Paterno "a father figure" and said, "In my mind, he is always going to be alive... It's a very sad day."

Paterno died hours after premature reports of his death were carried on Saturday by CBS Sports, which later apologized to his family and the Penn State community.

The university in a statement grieved the death of "a great man who made us a greater university. His dedication to ensuring his players were successful both on the field and in life is legendary and his commitment to education is unmatched in college football."

Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, a group of alumni who objected to Paterno's firing, said he inspired his "millions of fans ... to be better human beings. When we lead our lives with generosity, commitment and humility, we carry on the legacy of Joseph V. Paterno, one of the truly great leaders of our time."

Paterno had been in and out of the hospital since the cancer disclosure for treatment with radiation and chemotherapy, and also after he fell at home in December and broke his pelvis.

His family said on Saturday that his health had deteriorated in recent days and asked that the family's privacy be respected "during this difficult time."

409 WINS IN 46 SEASONS

"His ambitions were far reaching but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them," the family said in a statement Sunday. "He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community."

A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Paterno was head coach of the Nittany Lions for 46 years. With 409 victories at Penn State, he won more games in big-time college football than any other coach in the sport's history.

His downfall came with the disclosure of the charges against Sandusky, triggering one of the biggest scandals in college sports history. Paterno said he would retire at the end of the season but the university's trustees fired him with four games remaining.

The move set off demonstrations by students who felt Paterno was treated unfairly and anger among some alumni. The two top officers of the university trustees stepped down this week.

Sandusky, who has maintained his innocence, faces 52 counts of sexual abuse of boys over a period of 15 years, including some incidents at the football complex on campus.

A Penn State graduate assistant testified to a grand jury that he told Paterno in 2002 that he witnessed Sandusky assaulting a boy in the showers at the football building. Paterno said he passed the information on to his boss, then Athletic Director Tim Curley. But no one told police, and the abuse continued for years, according to prosecutors.

University President Graham Spanier was fired along with Paterno, and Curley and a former finance official in the athletic department face charges of lying to a grand jury about the alleged abuse.

Sandusky is under house arrest awaiting trial on the abuse charges. He has pleaded not guilty.

(Writing by Phil Barbara and Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Tim Gaynor and Bill Trott)

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Billups' 3 with second left lifts Clips over Mavs (AP)

LOS ANGELES ? Chauncey Billups hit a winning 3-pointer with 1 second left as the Los Angeles Clippers stunned the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks 91-89 on Wednesday night.

Mo Williams made his first seven shots and finished with 26 points off the bench in his return to the lineup from a sore right foot, and DeAndre Jordan had 19 points and nine rebounds for the undermanned Clippers, playing their third game in three days.

Blake Griffin had 17 rebounds along with 14 points and seven assists ? the last one setting up Billups' rainbow from the right of the key.

Clippers point guard Chris Paul missed his third straight game because of a left hamstring strain. Brian Cook sat out his third in a row with a sprained left ankle.

Dirk Nowitzki and Delonte West each scored 17 points for Dallas. Jason Kidd, playing his third game after missing the previous four because of back spasms, played 15 scoreless minutes in the first half and finished with five points and 10 assists. The 17-year veteran was 1 for 9 from the field against the Lakers, including 0 for 8 from 3-point range.

Jason Terry made his only two 3-point baskets of the game in the final 37 seconds, the second coming with 5 seconds to play after losing Jordan on a switch and getting himself all alone at the top of the lane.

The Mavericks played without Vince Carter, who sprained his left foot on the final play of Monday night's 73-70 loss to the Lakers when he tried to position himself for a 3-point shot that he missed at the buzzer. The team's second-leading scorer off the bench returned to Dallas to get examined by team doctors.

The Clippers snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Mavericks, beating them for only the second time in their last 18 meetings.

Jordan's dunk and Griffin's layup gave the Clippers an 88-33 lead with 1:29 remaining. Dallas' Ian Mahinmi missed both free throws at the other end, but Terry's first 3-pointer to cut the margin to 88-86. Billups missed a 12-footer, and Griffin forced a jump ball with Nowitzki on the ensuing rebound with 14.9 seconds to play.

Griffin got the tip to Billups, who caught it off-balance and lost it out of bounds. Terry hit his second 3 on Dallas' next possession, and Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro called a timeout to set up what proved to be the winning basket.

Neither team led by more than six points until Jordan completed a three-point play to give the Clippers a 64-57 advantage with 6 minutes left in the third quarter. They led by as many as nine before Dallas used a 14-5 run to pull into a 71-all tie heading to the fourth.

Williams, who sat out the previous three games, was the first player off the Clippers' bench and scored 18 points to help Los Angeles take a 52-51 halftime lead. Jordan, who hadn't taken more than six shots in any of his first 11 games this season, was 5 for 8 from the field in the half with 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.

Billups scored 10 points in the first 10 minutes, matching his total through 24 minutes in a rout Tuesday at Utah. Williams replaced him with 5:26 left in the first quarter, scoring 11 points to help the Clippers take a 31-27 lead into the second. The Mavericks opened the quarter with a 9-0 run before Williams stopped the bleeding with a 3-pointer.

Caron Butler missed his first seven shots over 27 scoreless minutes before ending the drought on an 18-footer that gave the Clippers a 68-62 lead with 3:05 left in the third.

Notes: Since moving to Los Angeles for the 1984-85 campaign, the Clippers are 17-69 against teams that won an NBA title the previous season. The franchise was 20-46 against defending NBA champs during the Buffalo and San Diego years. ... Jordan reached double digits in field-goal attempts for the fifth time in 215 NBA games. His previous career high was 12. ... The Clippers have allowed fewer than 100 points in each of their eight victories, and more than 100 in each of their four losses. This was the sixth time they held an opponent under 90. ... With 23,050 career points, Nowitzki is 90 away from overtaking Hall of Famer and former Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor for 22nd place all-time. The only active players with more points than Nowitzki are Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett. ... Kidd played in his 1,278th regular-season game, tying A.C. Green for 15th place all-time, and is 15 steals shy of Michael Jordan's total of 2,514 for second place in that category. ... Dallas is 0-7 when allowing 90 or more points and 8-0 when holding its opponent under 90.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120119/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_mavericks_clippers

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Bruce Jenner Undergoes Surgery To Remove Skin Cancer ...

Bruce JennerKim Kardashian's stepfather, former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, has undergone surgery to treat skin cancer, according to a report.

Jenner was snapped at a Los Angeles Lakers game on Monday with stitches on his right cheek and now sources tell TMZ.com that he went under the knife on Friday.

His doctor allegedly made the diagnosis following a biopsy, prompting the reality TV star to press ahead with an outpatient procedure to remove a patch of skin from the affected area.

Jenner and his wife Kris have yet to comment on the report.

Jenner won gold for the decathlon in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

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Source: http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2012/01/17/bruce_jenner_undergoes_surgery_to_remo

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Jailbreak software released for iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1

January 18th, 2012 by Manmohan Leave a reply ?

JailbreakiPhone4S.com has announced that it has produced an innovative unlocking application which will enable all iPhone owners to free the network restriction caused by the latest iPhone 5.0.1 update.

Jailbreak app iOS5Jailbreakiphone4S was formed in mid 2010 and have successfully jailbroken over 1 million iPhones worldwide, said a press release.

The iPhone itself is packed with a wide assortment of features and functions, but it is typically only available on expensive price plans and predetermined networks. This has created anger within the jailbreak iPhone community, as it is believed that the customer should have the freedom to choose their own price plan or network provider, the release added.

The wonderful feature of the iPhone unlocking software is that upon unlocking the iPhone one will not lose any of the great features and functionality of the iPhone and provides the iPhone user absolute freedom over network choice, and a fully functioning device, added the release.

The company claims that, they have achieved this by combining a very simple solution with a fantastic customer service department that is available 24/7 through many forms of contact, including telephone.

Source:http://www.ciol.com/Developer/Operating-System/News-Reports/Jailbreak-software-released-for-iPad-2-iOS-501/159088/0/

Source: http://onlysoftwareblog.com/2012/01/jailbreak-software-released-for-ipad-2-ios-5-0-1/

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