Suspected Muslim sect members shoot and kill 2 during wedding in Nigeria's restive northeast

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - An army official says that suspected Muslim sect members have shot and killed two people during a wedding ceremony in Nigeria's restive northeast.

Lt. Col. Hassan Ifijeh Mohammed, a military spokesman based in the area, said Saturday that three others were wounded by stray bullets and are being treated at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

He blamed the attack on the radical Muslim sect known as Boko Haram. He said the gunmen came in unmarked vehicles with Kalashnikov rifles. Among the two dead is a former councilor of the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno state. Mohammed said no arrests have been made.

Boko Haram has been carrying out a campaign of attacks for more than a year. The group wants the strict implementation of Islamic Shariah law across the country's north.

Source: http://www.startribune.com/world/134960138.html

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Johnny Bedford rolls at TUF 14 Finale, Louis Gaudinot simply too small

LAS VEGAS - Louis Gaudinot may turn out to be an elite fighter at 125 pounds, but he couldn't even compete tonight at 135 at the Season 14 "Ultimate Fighter Finale."

A big bantamweight in Johnny Bedford threw Gaudinot around like a doll on his way to a third round finish (submission via strikes) with 3:02 left in the fight.

"Right now I feel fantastic. ?I've got my 1st official UFC win. ?It's been a long long road getting here. ?It's all paying off now, I'm just ecstatic. ?I finally get to make this a real career for myself and my family and make some real money for once. ?I'm just on Cloud 9 right now," said Bedford.

Bedford (18-9-1, 1-0 UFC) made it to the semifinals of TUF 14 before losing to John Dodson. Dodson is a tiny guy as well, but Bedford made sure tonight to impose his size on the 5-foot-3 Gaudinot.

He took him down in the first and second rounds. Bedford eventually scored the mount both times and really beat upon Gaudinot. Gaudinot came out of the corner for the third with a cut in the eyebrow over his left eye and lots of swelling.

Gaudinot (5-2) tried to pour it on over the first 45 seconds of the final round, but that was all he had. Bedford closed space and started to unload on the feet. He dropped Gaudinot with what looked like a body shot. On the ground, Gaudinot covered up and Bedford brutalized his body. After 15-plus kicks, punches and knees to the ribs, referee Steve Mazzagatti had seen enough. He stopped it and Gaudinot showed no signs of objecting.

The judges had it one-sided for Bedford as well. Glenn Trowbridge scored it 20-18 through two rounds, Mark Smith 20-17 and Jeff Collins 20-18.

The 5-10 Bedford looks like he has the potential to grow into a pretty good fighter. He certainly has some good ground control to build from. He has eye on John Dodson. Dodson went on to win the 135-pound title tonight, but Bedford still belives he was the best bantamweight on the show.

I've love to get my rematch with Dodson. ?Maybe it is a little personal but he beat me. ?I still think I'm the better fighter and I think I should have been in the finale."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Johnny-Bedford-rolls-at-TUF-14-Finale-Louis-Gau?urn=mma-wp10192

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Getting off the conveyor belt of time

A Christian Science perspective.

As I write this, summer has turned to autumn here in Maine. The tinge of yellow aspen and red maple leaves are reflecting in the lake by my home.

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I love the changing of seasons for their beauty, but they also remind me of a negative tendency for human existence to derive meaning from the passage of time ? from moving us along the conveyor belt of events that occur related to time, and the accomplishments that the passage of time seems to bring. Birth, growth, maturity, harvest. Sounds purposeful and prosperous, right? Well, the downside of this timeline is not progressive ? it mandates decay and death. Biology interprets this as part of the life cycle. But throughout human history, people have caught glimpses of another view of life that has set aside the timeline of a mortal sense of existence and revealed Life as God, as timeless, self-existent Mind.

For instance, Moses, when he was herding sheep in the desert one day, came upon a bush that was burning but was not being consumed. He must have recognized this as very unusual, especially when he heard God?s voice from the bush, directing him to take off his shoes, telling him that he was standing on holy ground (see Ex. 3:1-5).

The same chapter later records a conversation that Moses had with God. Moses argued for his fears and limitation, based on his human history, present circumstances, and future prospects. But God?s self-declaration of ?I AM THAT I AM? overturned these limited thoughts about identity and life purpose, and, to me, instead declared life to be God and God?s infinite self-completeness. Moses? story became less about moving along a linear timeline of building up wealth, establishing a family, and making a name for himself. His service to God and his fellow Israelites indicated that he must have accepted an expanded concept of existence that included the infinite wholeness of good, which in turn took care of supplying manna and water in the wilderness, parting the Red Sea, and finding greater freedom from the bondage to the mortal story of birth, growth, maturity, decay, and death.

This indicates to me that Moses, at least to some degree, got off the conveyor belt of time and began practicing timeless being in God ? life as described by the Apostle Paul as recorded in the book of Acts: ?For in him we live, and move, and have our being? (17:28).

I think we all, like Moses, find ourselves in the wilderness at times. We may feel puzzled by why our human story has not turned out as we?d hoped it would, or that our possibilities for progress are limited by circumstances beyond our control. Perhaps we feel that life is marching along without us, or that we pray to get through one challenge only to find another one coming down the pipe. I certainly have felt that way at times.

But I?m learning through my study of Christian Science that there is a blessing in the adversity if it pushes me out of my story of life in matter to accept more of God?s allness as my context. Mary Baker Eddy described wilderness, in part, as ?the vestibule in which a material sense of things disappears, and spiritual sense unfolds the great facts of existence? (?Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,? p. 597). So even the most difficult of challenges in the human story can be a blessing if they push us to leave the linear, limited view of existence for a greater sense of Life in God and as God.

For instance, some years ago my husband passed on suddenly. I was left with two small children to raise and had no job. While this was all really hard, it was also an amazing wake-up call. I was no longer so enamored with getting my human story to come out right ? college, marriage, children, happy home, successful career, and finally a well-deserved retirement. No, my story was suddenly way off track. So instead of trying to get it back on track, I found myself searching for new definitions of Life as God. I began looking outward to a frontier of expanding awareness of Life as infinite Mind and practicing this as conscious communion with Mind, or divine Love.

My goals and measurements of progress became more about daily fresh inspirations and new views of God?s allness, and less about getting ahead. This new approach, step by step, brought greater peace, creative ideas for how to be a stay-at-home mom and still earn a living, and a purposeful desire for spiritual service to humanity.

Now, this isn?t to say that I?ve never again felt the pull of the conveyor belt of time ? I have. But it was, without a doubt, the life-changing beginning of rejecting a linear mortal existence and practicing a pattern of expanding consciousness as Life. I?m still at it, and more than ever it is filling my heart with satisfaction, productivity, and peace. We are in the infinite right now ? why not begin to feel its limitless glory?

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Jukebox The Ghost at Union Transfer on 12/03/2011 08:00 PM EST

The appeal of a modern, on the rise indie band like Jukebox the Ghost is simple: They write catchy songs. On top of that, they?re dynamic, skilled musicians. The band?s records are carefully structured, yet wildly diverse affairs. And the live show? Energetic, crowd-pleasing, cathartic. The Philly trio?s new album, produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) and set for release this fall on Yep Roc, highlights all of these elements over 11 tracks, each one leaving its own unique sonic footprint. But constructing and arranging the songs to their full potential took years of preparation, both on the road and in all of the basements, houses, hotel rooms and studios where the songs were born.

?There was never a lull in songwriting, even when we were touring.? explains guitarist/co-vocalist Tommy Siegel. ?We went into the studio with 25 nearly-finished and arranged songs, and we put a lot of time into crafting each one. It was a conscious effort on all of our parts to mature as a band.? Since their 2009 debut, Let Live and Let Ghosts, a sunny, piano-led explosion of pop exuberance, JTG has logged hundreds of shows and thousands of hours on tour ? all of which helped the guys develop the patience and perspective needed to deliver a
more intricate and serious second record. ?Sometimes, in the past, we were received as being this bubbly and jumpy and happy group,? says Ben Thornewill, Jukebox?s pianist and other vocalist. ?But this record seems like we?re sounding more thoughtful and personal. Besides, you?re going to think and write differently after 300 shows. People change, different things happen to you, you get some new influences, and the way you do your songwriting and arranging is going to be different.? ?It?s not wrong to say we?re fun, upbeat guys,? adds Siegel, who stayed upbeat during the album?s recording despite scheduling it around vocal surgery?a by-product of spending two years on the road (note: post-surgery, Tommy is fine). ?But we?re real people, we?ve had real troubles, and all of that?s going to affect us. Besides, I think the ?happy-fun? label was a bit of hyperbole
? I mean, half of the songs on our first record were about the apocalypse.?

Originally formed during university in Washington D.C., Jukebox the Ghost (the name?s an amalgam of Captain Beefheart and
Nabakov references) won accolades for that first record, Let Live and Let Ghosts, which Spin Magazine called ?a refreshing
reminder that the lighthearted electricity of a fantastic pop song is still filled with live wires.? The band ? Thornewill, Siegel and
drummer Jesse Kristin ? jelled quickly, despite their disparate musical backgrounds in everything from classical piano to prog to indie to 80s Brit-pop. Collectively, the group delivered an unabashedly upbeat, playful sound with a sly dark streak (see: the aforementioned apocalyptic lyrics).

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Former conjoined toddlers continue recovery in Va. (AP)

RICHMOND, Va. ? Doctors expect two formerly conjoined toddlers from the Dominican Republic to return home by Christmas after recovering from separation surgery in Virginia.

Maria and Teresa Tapia underwent complicated, nearly daylong surgery on Nov. 8 at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. In a series of procedures, the surgical team divided the twins' liver, pancreas and other shared organ systems and reconstructed their abdominal walls.

"They are enjoying life now that they're separated," said their mother, Lisandra Sanatis. "They enjoy seeing themselves as individuals."

While they're getting accustomed to exploring their surroundings separately, they still stay near each other and hold hands when they walk.

After being in Richmond for several months now, Sanatis says she and her daughters are more than ready to leave the confines of the hospital and are anxious to return to their family in their native country.

"We're missing our family, and the girls miss their little brother, Lisander," Sanatis said.

They also haven't acquired a taste for American fare ? including hospital meals ? preferring instead to get takeout Dominican food, including the traditional beans and rice and other dishes.

Well-wishers have extended their support, including Rocio Castanos, a friend of the Dominican first lady who popped in Thursday for a visit on the twins' last full day in the hospital. Castanos, who lives in Richmond, brought each girl a stuffed animal and offered to cook them some sancocho, a traditional Dominican soup.

Dr. David Lanning, a surgeon and head of the medical team that is caring for the 20-month-old girls, says both children have been recovering well.

Maria, the smaller of the two, weighs about 19 pounds, and Teresa weighs about 26 pounds. Lanning expects the disparity in their weight, caused by the configuration of their small intestines and blood flow from the liver, to gradually even out.

Maria's pancreas is slow to produce digestive enzymes, but she is taking replacement enzymes. Teresa is undergoing treatment on the incision where the girls were separated.

The toddlers were scheduled to leave the hospital Friday. They will remain in Richmond while they undergo outpatient therapy to relearn walking and otherwise reorient their movements now that they're no longer attached.

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Fake gun creates real panic at TV shoot (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? David Lubin was only trying to shoot a segment for a television show. But police were concerned that another type of shooting altogether might occur when they took Lubin down at a San Francisco filming location Wednesday.

Lubin was overpowered by police officers after refusing to drop a fake gun while filming a robbery scene for a TV series, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The San Francisco Police Department confirmed the incident to TheWrap, but not the name of the man involved; the spokesperson said no arrests were made.

Police responded to a 911 call placed by a resident who saw the man with a gun at the Alpha Market in the Cole Valley neighborhood. Lubin, who was wearing a ski mask at the time, was ordered to drop the weapon but didn't respond to the warning. Police, unaware that it was a bogus weapon, then overtook and disarmed him.

According to police, the production company Duo Creative Communications had secured the proper permits for the shoot. The scare was in stark contrast to the spirit of the shoot, which was intended to be a lighthearted bit for a series called "World's Most Interesting Footage," Duo Creative filming coordinator Yasmine Yoshida told the Chronicle.

"We were shooting about a stupid crime -- a little segment people can laugh about," Yoshida said. "It's supposed to be funny, but all of a sudden it wasn't funny at all."

According to Yoshida, Duo Creative had filmed at the location each month for the past year. "World's Most Interesting Footage" is shot in San Francisco but airs in Japan, after being overdubbed in Japanese.

Duo Creative had no comment for TheWrap on this story.

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Julian Assange: You're All Screwed [Blockquote]

Yesterday we reported how Wikileaks has uncovered a global network of surveillance companies for hire. Now Assange is telling it like it is. More »

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