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If you like what you've seen so far from RIM BlackBerry's big launch event today, then you might want to know when you can get it? Those in the US might have hoped the rumors weren't true, but indeed, you will have to wait until March before you can get your hands on BlackBerry 10. Though when it does land, customers of AT&T, Verizon, Sprint (only Q10 confirmed) and T-Mobile (Z10 confirmed) will all be able to get onboard. BlackBerry's giving its home turf a little bit of a head start with a February 5th release date and Bell, Rogers, Koodo, Telus and Virgin Mobile confirmed as carrying. But -- as had already been hinted at -- it's the UK that gets the goods first, with the Z10 and Q10 both available starting tomorrow on all the major carriers. US pricing will depend on each operator, but expect to pay around $200.
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Washington: Armed men barged into a Gurudwara in California City and took away the money from a donation box kept inside the complex, police said.
According to the local Livingston Police in California, three robbers entered the Gurudwara through the front door early on Sunday morning. One of the men was armed with a gun, while another with a knife. The third robber was unarmed.
The three men took a few thousand dollars from a donation box and left through a side door, local newspaper Merced Sunstar quoted police as saying on Tuesday.
North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) president Satnam Singh Chahal also said that the three men took money from the donation box and left through a side door.
Police Chief Ruben Chavez said all of the men were wearing hooded jackets or sweatshirts, concealing their identities. Police are searching for three unidentified men.
Chavez said while money has been stolen from the donation box before, it's the first robbery that he knows of at the Gurudwara. "This is more brazen because they did come in armed. Obviously it's someone who knew the temple because they knew where to go," he was quoted as saying.
"We're looking at different angles, and we will do our best to get to the bottom of it. We really want to identify who they are," Chavez said.
Sikhs make up nearly 20 per cent of Livingston's population.
In August, a Wisconsin shooting rampage at a Sikh Gurudwara left seven people dead.
Mayor Pro Tem Gurpal Samra, who worships at both of the city's Sikh Gurudwaras, classified Sunday's robbery as "very disturbing."
"I was in Fresno when I got the call," Samra said. "The first thing that flashed in my mind was Wisconsin, right away."
The Wisconsin incident was one of the reasons officials at the temple had surveillance cameras installed, said Narinder Dola, vice president of the temple.
Three persons, including a woman, were present inside the Gurudwara at the time of incident. Dola was glad those inside the Gurudwara didn't confront the robbers. "I think they did the smart move, they didn't do anything, they just kept quiet."
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A new study in Nature Communications reports that free-roaming domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year in the United States. Feral, farm, and stray cats are responsible for most of the deaths. Researchers say cats may be having a bigger impact on wildlife mortality than previously expected.
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APBills offensive line coach Pat Morris is looking forward to working with new coach Doug Marrone.
DT Tony McDaniel was the Dolphins recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award.
Breaking down the work done by the Patriots defensive ends this year.
Jets coach Rex Ryan got some love from members of the Ravens defense on Monday.
Louisiana native Ed Reed will be playing host to his Ravens teammates this week.
Bengals DE Michael Johnson said he didn?t put any extra pressure on himself because it was a contract year.
Fred Nance will now serve as a senior advisor and special counsel for the Browns.
Steelers DE Brett Keisel and his beard paid a visit to a children?s hospital.
Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle thinks its been a rough winter for Texans QB Matt Schaub.
A Florida man pleaded guilty to defrauding Colts linebacker Dwight Freeney.
A call for the Jaguars to look to the Super Bowl teams as they get to work building for next season.
The Titans can?t rely on help from outside to solve all their problems.
There?s no sign that the Broncos will be looking for more from their fullback next season.
Said Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub of P Dustin Colquitt, ?I like the punter. I like him a lot. I never really had a punter than bombed the ball like this. He?s going to bomb the ball and give you good hang time and distance.?
A fascinating profile of former Raiders DE Anthony Smith as he awaits trial for murder.
Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt breaks down the Super Bowl matchup.
Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News wants to see Cowboys owner Jerry Jones come down harder on players.
The Giants will promote Lunda Wells to their vacant assistant offensive line coach spot.
Eagles coach Chip Kelly owes 49ers QB Alex Smith some thanks for the rapid career rise he?s experienced in the last few years.
What?s the Redskins? biggest need this offseason?
The Bears signed S Cyhl Quarles to a future contract.
A vote for the Lions playing it safe in the upcoming draft.
The Packers expect S Sean Richardson back from neck surgery.
Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune sees similarities between the Vikings and the 49ers.
Did the Falcons get it right by choosing QB Matt Ryan over Joe Flacco?
Panthers offensive coordinator Mike Shula can appreciate the position the Harbaugh brothers find themselves in this week.
Super Bowl week brings back good memories for former Saints S Chris Reis.
Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano got a vote of approval from Ravens RB Ray Rice, who played for Schiano at Rutgers.
The Cardinals earned some thanks from LB Terrell Suggs for trading out of the draft spot where the Ravens wound up taking him.
Rams CB Cortland Finnegan breaks down his style of play.
Rookie RB LaMichael James has transitioned well to an offensive role with the 49ers.
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson wants to keep the Pro Bowl going so that he can win MVP.
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FORTUNE -- Hey, Apple's (AAPL) down, let's pile on!
That seems to be the attitude -- if a computer can have an attitude -- of the program that filters headlines on Google's (GOOG) financial news feed.
The list at right (expanded below) was generated by doing a Google Finance ?search for "Apple" at 8 a.m. Monday morning. You have to scroll down 24 headlines to get to a positive one ("Apple Inc. sales of $54 billion and profit of $13 billion both break records") which turns out to be Apple's own press release.
Given that many high-frequency trading algorithms are programmed to react to such headlines -- generated by the likes of Insider Monkey and ValueWalk, but not, curiously, Fortune.com -- these things matter.
Expanded list below.
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A fluctuation in the jet stream unusual for mid-winter has created a wild range of weather.
Tornado watches have been issued for parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, and April-like thunderstorms are expected in Chicago.
Other states from Texas to Florida, Kansas and parts of the Midwest and Northeast are experiencing record heat. Record warmth is expected today ahead of the storms, with record highs possible in Chicago, St. Louis and Tampa that could reach 60 degrees or more, 73 degrees and 83 degrees, respectively.
Additionally, a powerful cold front will slam into the mid-Mississippi Valley today, producing tornadoes and gusty winds near 80 mph. The biggest chance for tornadoes is from Little Rock, Ark., to Memphis, Tenn., but the entire area from Dallas to Houston, New Orleans, Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis could see tornadoes and damaging winds.
The storms will also create flooding from the Midwest to the Northeast, with some areas getting as much as three inches of rain.
The unusual weather will linger through this evening. Areas most at risk for tornadoes include southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, northern Louisiana, Mississippi, southeast Oklahoma, western Tennessee and northeast Texas, according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.
Behind the flooding rain and record warmth, cold air is expected to move in this week.
Already in the West, 18 states from Michigan to New Mexico and up to Washington have winter weather warnings and advisories. Blizzard-like conditions might develop on Thursday for places including Des Moines, Iowa; Rochester, Minn.; Eau Clair, Wis., and Green Bay, Wis. These areas will see as much as eight inches of snow, with gusty winds near 35 to 45 mph. The combination could create white-out conditions.
The weather will shift dramatically in Chicago by Thursday, dropping from the record high of more than 60 degrees today to 17. Sub-zero wind chill temperatures are likely for most of the Midwest.
Along the East Coast, warm air is moving in. Highs will approach 50 degrees today in New York City, with a high of 60 possible Wednesday. Washington, D.C., will approach the mid- to upper-60s Wednesday.
The cold air will finally arrive in the Northeast and the East Coast by Friday, blasting the areas with frigid temperatures for the weekend, sweeping in from D.C. to Boston.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Quotes from the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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"I'm just so thrilled I have dental." ? Best supporting actress winner Anne Hathaway after accepting her Screen Actors Guild award for her role in "Les Miserables."
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"Just tape the 'Big Bang Theory' for once, for crying out loud." ? Best supporting comedy actress winner Tina Fey, whose show "30 Rock" is ending its run this week and is going up against a show more popular in the ratings.
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"Oh my God. It's ridiculous." ? Alec Baldwin on his seventh consecutive Screen Actors Guild win for best male actor in a comedy series for "30 Rock."
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"Aren't we lucky that we found a line of work that doesn't require growing up?" ? Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement award recipient Dick Van Dyke, who received a lengthy standing ovation from his fellow actors.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend.
The action film update on the classic children's tale starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton topped the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The supernatural horror film "Mama" starring Jessica Chastain landed in second place with $12.8 million in its second weekend.
Academy Awards contender "Sliver Linings Playbook" featuring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence came in third place with $10 million.
The action film "Parker" starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez opened in fifth place with $7 million, while the raunchy comedy "Movie 43" debuted in the seventh spot with $5 million.
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) ? A civilian appeals court has now reversed the verdicts of the only two Guantanamo Bay prisoners convicted in trials by military tribunal, casting a shadow over proceedings set to resume this week at the U.S. base in Cuba for the men accused in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out the military commission conviction of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, who was charged with providing material support to terrorism and conspiracy for making propaganda videos for al-Qaida. That followed the dismissal in October of the conviction of Salim Hamdan, a driver for Osama bin Laden.
Al-Bahlul and Hamdan were the only prisoners convicted in a trial by the tribunals known as a military commission. The five other convictions of Guantanamo prisoners came through plea bargains.
There are two pending death penalty cases at Guantanamo: one against a prisoner accused of orchestrating the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, the other against five men accused of planning and aiding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But the recent reversals have raised new questions about the use of military commissions in complex terrorism cases.
"The fact that no conviction can stand up on appeal does not bode well for the military commission system," said James Connell, a lawyer for Ammar al-Baluchi, a Pakistani who is one of the five charged in the Sept. 11 attacks.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned al-Bahlul's November 2008 conviction. In October, the court overturned Hamdan's August 2008 conviction. In both cases, the reasoning was the same.
The court determined that before enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which authorized the tribunals for the terrorism suspects at Guantanamo, only violations of the international law of war and pre-existing federal offenses were subject to trial by military commission, a special court for wartime offenses. The court said the charges of material support for terrorism and conspiracy did not meet that standard.
The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the Hamdan ruling expire, perhaps because he has already been released after serving his 5 ? year sentence and is back home in Yemen with his family. But the government said it disagreed with the ruling in court papers and is likely to challenge the al-Bahlul ruling.
A Pentagon spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, said "the al-Bahlul ruling has no bearing on the substantive merits," of the Sept. 11 case, which will be the subject of a four-day pretrial hearing scheduled to start Monday.
But the reversals hang like a cloud over the proceedings since the Sept. 11 case is vastly more complex than al-Bahlul or Hamdan, which were portrayed by officials at the time as warm-ups to the more significant prosecutions.
"It just shows just how shaky the entire military commission system is," said Andrea Prasow, an attorney for Human Rights Watch who was part of the defense team when Hamdan was convicted at Guantanamo in August 2008.
The cases couldn't be much more different. Hamdan was a relatively minor figure, dismissed as a "small player," even by the military judge who presided over his trial. Al-Bahlul, now serving life at Guantanamo, didn't even mount a defense.
The Sept. 11 case features five defendants facing the death penalty for charges that include nearly 3,000 counts of murder for their alleged roles in planning and helping orchestrate the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Their May 5 arraignment was an unruly 13-hour spectacle, drawn out as the defendants refused to use the court translation system and ignored the judge, and any eventual conviction would face a multitude of appeals.
"Men's lives are on the line," Prasow said. "I think that's all the more reason for the government to proceed very cautiously and make sure that it is confident that it has a firm legal basis upon which to pursue these charges."
Already, the Hamdan and al-Bahlul cases are creating confusion in the Sept. 11 case.
The chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo tribunals, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, sought to withdraw the charge of conspiracy in the Sept. 11 case, leaving seven charges against them.
"There are significant litigation risks attendant to proceeding with the joint conspiracy charge as a separate and stand-alone offense in the subject case," Martins said in a motion released Friday.
But then his recommendation to withdraw the charge was overruled by Convening Authority Bruce MacDonald, a retired admiral who oversees the military commissions, who said the conspiracy charge was still under judicial review.
The debate over the conspiracy charge won't be at issue at this week's hearing. A judge set the four-day proceeding at the base hear arguments on about two dozen defense and prosecution motions that must be resolved prior to a trial that is likely at least a year away.
Among the motions is one from lawyers for the five defendants, who include self-professed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, requiring the U.S. government to preserve the secret overseas prisons where the men were held, and subjected to harsh interrogations, before they were taken to Guantanamo. Those prisons, they argue, are potential evidence for claims that the prisoners were subjected to torture.
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I grew up the daughter of an airline family.? At various points in my life my mother, father, grandfather, uncle, older sister, two aunts and two uncles all worked for an airline in one way or the other-ticket counter, manager, pilot, management, flight attendant, reservations, you name it.? In the airline industry, you put up with a lot of stress in exchange for travel benefits.? So, we traveled.? A lot. I grew up with the expectation that every couple of months you take a long weekend or longer to Arizona, or Hawaii, or Disneyland.? Sometimes even on more adventurous vacations out of the country.? After graduating high school I was terrified of the prospect of losing that lifestyle so I went to work for the airlines myself.? But after a couple of years I realized, as previously mentioned, those benefits come at the price of lots of stress.? And, starting out, I made so little money I rarely could afford to go anywhere anyway, even with the benefits.? Skip forward, for this and many other reasons, I decided to finish the degree I had been slowly, spottily working on.? I figured I could get a degree and be able to afford to travel full fare anyway.? Voila, right?
Ha.? Years and years later and I still have the expectation and itch to go somewhere every couple of months.? I get very antsy if I don?t have some change of scenery.? I think that is also why I have moved so much, or constantly rearrange the furniture.? But it doesn?t work out that often, beyond visiting relatives by car-the most 5 hours away.? If we go anywhere that is truly a vacation, it?s every couple of years, and with my parents who we love to travel with, but makes me still feel like a child sometimes.? It requires carefully saving up money and miles. I know some people rarely go anywhere at all, and maybe this sounds snobbish, but it really is an uncontrollable itch.? Needless to say we, or more importantly, I do not scratch the itch as much as I feel I need to, whether the itch is rational or not.
As a parent, I look back on the experiences traveling I had as a child.? How it shaped me.? My travels stirred compassion, awe, inspiration, tolerance and awareness.? I wouldn?t be the person I am today without witnessing poverty in the streets of Hong Kong; the contrast of overcrowded industrial cities vs. the vastness of the desert or other quiet parts of the world; the colors of the Great Barrier Reef, the rich life hidden below the surface of the water, invisible to the rest of the world. The colors of the world.
I want that sense of inspiration and understanding for my children too, even if we can?t physically go far.? Not too long ago I read ?Paris in Love? by Eloisa James and was telling my children about Paris.? They were particularly impressed when I told them about all the yummy food and the typical meals there.? I had them at ?In the summer, sometimes French children eat ice cream for breakfast,? something I had read on the internet but had no idea if it was really true.? The response was ?Let?s go!?? We wished.? To let them down gently I said ?Let?s pretend to go.?? And so French Day was born.
The question was, how do you extract the essence of a far away place and infuse it into your home, a day in your very different life?? It?s hard to actually pretend like you are standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. ? We could attempt to build a model of the Eiffel Tower.? We could check out books at the library and study the country, learn the facts.? But that all feels so schoolish, and that takes the fun out of it.? This is no homeschooling, this is vacation, a kind of staycation.
We were just going to have to be French, I thought.? And what are the French about?? Fashion and food?? Well, I had little chance of luring the boys into the fashion world, but my boys are like men: the way to their hearts is through their stomach.
We would eat.? And through eating, we would experience.? So, I donned my fanciest scarf and skinny pants, a nod to the fashion part, and headed out the door one recent morning to Sweet Life Patisserie.? If the name has French in it, good enough for us.
If the French indulge in moderation, we would too.? We all chose one item, plus one extra, and shared.? A croissant, a cherry chocolate scone, a French cinnamon breakfast muffin, and the very French pain au chocolate.? The boys had hot chocolate and I had a cafe au lait.
Breakfast
We took our time, really savoring each delicious bite, enjoying the rare treat.? We discussed our opinions on which was the best.
Nothing compares to flaky pastries.
We went about our day, going to the library and even checking out some books on France to look at.? We cut these out and used them as a backdrop on our dining room table.
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I made a four course lunch of a simple salad, beef stewed in red wine with a baguette, French cheese (mimolette-like a hard sharp cheddar -nothing stinky!) pears, a French red wine (it wasn?t very good so I won?t bother posting the name) and custard eclairs we took home from Sweet Life.? The paper city also provided some discussion prompts over our long, lingering lunch.? We ate for two hours.? But mimicking the French, we ate so slowly and moderately that after lunch I was pleasantly full, instead of stuffed.? It was nice.
We spent the afternoon looking at books and talking about France.? We looked at pictures of the art, read about the architecture, learned about it?s geography and it?s people.? We practiced speaking French with a CD from the library.? I told them stories my French teacher in college told me.? But really, for us it was all about the French art of eating.? The breaks between meals was intermission, with eager anticipation of what was next on the menu.
Supper was simple, simple for the French anyway: roast beef and crudite with French onion dip, a sausage and bean cassoulet with the last of the baguette, and more cheese, fruit and wine.? We took our time and I asked the boys what their favorite part of the day was.? Breakfast at Sweet Life was the star, and I admit for my sweet tooth as well.? I asked if they had learned anything about France.? They came up with nothing.? Which is ok, because for me I learned that this staycation was more than a vacation, more than experiencing a different culture, more than it?s food,? more than it?s language.? For me, the unexpected learning experience was that I learned a different way to be with my children.? I learned to give into indulgences with them, and to be fully present with them.? Our daily operating status, like many families I believe, is the kids are off playing or reading or whatever, while I am cleaning, cooking, or whatever I need to do to maintain our home, the chickens, the garden, the schedule.? As they grow older, I spend less bonding time with them.? French Day, our mini vacation, was not just a vacation into a different world, it was a vacation from how we operate on a daily basis.? We sat together at the table, talking for long periods of time.? We spent time looking at books and delving into our subject.? For a whole day.
Even if we were actually on vacation, if we truly were in France, my methodical and systematic mind would be focused on organizing our sightseeing, that days plan and the next.? I would be focused on the different awareness I adopt when traveling, in retrospect a rather cranky one, that focuses on ensuring I don?t lose my children in a foreign place and keeping them from making too much noise in a hotel room.
What I learned was how to be leisurely with my children.? Which is funny, because part of being French is leisure.
I also learned that they like expensive cheese.
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One of my favorite authors, Jungian analyst Robert Johnson, says that good love is like a bowl of oatmeal. A bowl of oatmeal? How unromantic, you may say. How prosaic, you think. Love should be an ice cream sundae with cherries and sprinkles on top. Love should be a decadent Italian dessert. Oatmeal? How depressing.
In our romance-addicted culture, this concept rubs many people the wrong way and often elicits questions like: Where's the passion, the drama, the excitement? Isn't love supposed to make me feel alive? Isn't it supposed to fulfill my every need, even needs that I didn't know I had?
What Johnson means is that love is not the cure-all that we're set up to believe it is. When love is true and real, it feels warm and sweet in your soul the way oatmeal feel warms and nourishing in your belly. It just feel good. It's not over-the-top, heart-stopping romance -- the stuff Hollywood is made of. It just works. It's nice. It's solid. And it might not work all the time, but for the most part, the two of you connect and click in a special way. And, because this doesn't happen every day, this is something to appreciate and celebrate.
Many of the problems that people encounter during their engagement and early years of marriage is that the reality of their relationship falls terribly short of their expectations. Because of a culturally-induced brainwashing that creates a set of unrealistic and fantasy-based expectations, many people expect love to look and feel a certain way and are painfully plagued by a mental list of shoulds: I should feel in love all the time. I should want sex all the time (or at least 2-3 times a week). I should look as happy as all my friends look on Facebook. I should feel sparkly like the sprinkles on top of my ice-cream sundae. But ask any couple married more than 20 years and they'll tell you that the sprinkles are not what you base a marriage on. They may shimmer in your daily life as a result of a sweet kiss or a satisfying conversation, but they're not the foundation of a marriage.
So what is healthy love?
Let's start with what love isn't.
Love is not...
... infatuation. A relationship may start as a feeling in a burst of excitement and passion, butterflies and fireworks, but this isn't real love (and it may not start this way, which doesn't render the relationship any less worthy or viable). Eventually the flames die down and then the process of learning about real loving begins.
... an answer to your problems or the missing piece of your puzzle. The only person who can rescue you from your challenges is you. The only person who can create your sense of aliveness and wholeness is you.
... fitting into an image from a Meg Ryan rom-com or People magazine.
... unwavering certainty that you've met "the One."
... scintillating conversation every time you see each other.
... always feeling attracted to your partner.
Now let's explore what love is.
Love is...
... action. When you truly love someone, you learn what their love language is and make efforts as often as possible to express your love in the language that your partner can receive. For example, if your partner's love language is physical touch, you can say "I love you" all day long, but nothing will communicate your love as effectively as giving your partner a hug, a shoulder massage, or a kiss.
... a choice. We choose to take the risk of loving. We choose to practice opening our whole heart to our committed partner. We choose to break down the fear-barriers that try to convince us to run. We choose to challenge the false beliefs and unrealistic expectations propagated by popular culture that says that you must be 100 percent certain that you're with the "right" person, "the one", your soulmate. We choose to commit, and through the commitment we allow ourselves to unfold into a lifetime of learning about love.
... work. Real love may ask you to extend yourself for your partner in ways that stretch you beyond your comfort zone. I can already hear the outcries, "Love is work?! That's crazy! Love shouldn't have to be work." And I can hear the comments from the long-term married couples who will say that love isn't work. But if we understand work simply as effort, perhaps the outcries will quiet into understanding. Can a long-term marriage truly sustain and thrive without effort, without each person working to put themselves into their partner's shoes and practice empathy and compromise? I don't think so.
... an opportunity to grow and learn about yourself. Love asks you to extend yourself for the sake of the other. Love invites you to open your heart even when your habitual response is to shut down or withdraw from fear. Love pushes you to your edge, and on the projection screen of your partner's face, where every fear, insecurity, and old wound will be reflected, you will be asked to take full responsibility for your pain, and through the willingness to feel this pain your heart will open to the joy of loving.
... a risk. Love says, "Risk everything that you are. Risk everything that you've known. Risk the safety and familiarity of your safe, single life." Because when you choose to say yes to love, you render your heart vulnerable to the risk of being hurt. Most of us construct elaborate defenses as a way to avoid taking this risk, even going so far as convincing ourselves that we must walk away from a loving, wonderful, honest relationship when the truth is that we're too scared to take the risk of loving.
... why we're here.
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Sheryl Paul, M.A., has counseled thousands of people worldwide through her private practice, her bestselling books, her e-courses and her website. She has appeared several times on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", as well as on "Good Morning America" and other top media shows and publications around the globe. To sign up for her free 78-page eBook, "Conscious Transitions: The 7 Most Common (and Traumatic) Life Changes", visit her website at http://conscious-transitions.com. And if you're suffering from relationship anxiety - whether single, dating, engaged, or married - give yourself the gift of her popular E-Course.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embraced by generations of fans who never had the privilege of watching him play.
Broadcaster Bob Costas, his voice cracking with emotion at times, pointed out during a two-hour Mass that in 92 years of life, Stan the Man never let anyone down.
Costas noted that even though Musial, who died Jan. 19, was a three-time NL MVP and seven-time batting champion, the pride of Donora, Pa., lacked a singular achievement. Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams was the last major leaguer to hit .400, and Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle soared to stardom in the New York spotlight. Musial didn't quite reach the 500-homer club - he finished with 475 - and played in his final World Series in 1946, ''wouldn't you know it, the year before they started televising the Fall Classic!''
''What was the hook with Stan Musial other than the distinctive stance and the role of one of baseball's best hitters?'' Costas said. ''It seems that all Stan had going for him was more than two decades of sustained excellence as a ballplayer and more than nine decades as a thoroughly decent human being.
''Where is the single person to truthfully say a bad word about him?''
There was enough room in the large Roman Catholic church for a handful of fans. One of them wore a vintage, No. 6 Musial jersey. Another clapped softly as pallbearers carried the casket from the church to the hearse to the tune of bagpipes.
Among those in attendance were baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, former St. Louis standout Albert Pujols and Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter, Whitey Herzog and 90-year-old Red Schoendienst, who once roomed with Musial. Joe Torre, a former MVP and manager in St. Louis, and Tony La Russa, who became close with Musial during his 16 seasons managing the Cardinals, sat near the front along with current manager Mike Matheny.
Pujols, who had been on track to challenge many of Musial's franchise records before signing with the Angels 13 months ago, exchanged hugs with Fred Hanser, a member of the Cardinals ownership team, before taking his seat.
Jim Edmonds, a star center fielder for two World Series teams in the 2000s, has the same last name as one of Musial's sons-in-law. He said Musial informed him that they were distant relatives, and greeted him as ''Hey, Cuz!''
''I thought he was kidding at first,'' Edmonds said. ''That's pretty cool.''
Jack Clark, a slugging first baseman for the Cardinals during the 1980s, said he perhaps respected Musial most for his decency during baseball's sometimes difficult period of integration in the 1940s and 1950s.
''Stan kind of crossed that color barrier. When people were getting on the African-American players, he stuck up for them. It was a time when you could kind of get your finger pointed at you for that stuff,'' Clark said. ''People loved him, and he loved them right back.''
Bishop Richard Stika, pastor at Musial's' church in suburban St. Louis for several years, speculated during the homily about why Musial was never ejected from a game during his career: ''I think deep down, that was because he didn't want to go home and face Lil.''
Musial's wife of nearly 72 years, Lillian, died last year.
Grandson Andrew Edmonds said the public Musial was no different from the private Musial, the grandpa who bought McDonalds for the family every Sunday. He recalled a fan telling him, ''Your grandpa's best attribute is he made nobodies feel like somebodies.''
Pallbearers included Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III, Musial grandsons Andrew Edmonds and Brian Schwarze, and the retired star's longtime business partner in Stan the Man Inc., Dick Zitzmann.
After the service, the hearse and vans filled with the Cardinals' delegation drove to Busch Stadium, where Musial's family laid flowers at the base of one of his statues - the one that made the move across the street from the old Busch - while being serenaded by ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game.'' Color guards from the city's fire and police departments flanked the statue, along with more than a dozen ballpark ushers. A single Clydesdale walked slowly down the street.
Cardinals closer Jason Motte shook his head.
''This is nothing like I've ever seen,'' he said.
During a funeral that was almost entirely upbeat, son-in-law Martin Schwarze got the biggest laugh when he recounted a 1995 radio interview with Jack Buck during which Musial was asked how good of a hitter he'd have been had he played in the modern era. Musial, who finished with a .331 career batting average, replied he probably would have batted about .275, and Buck said ''Whoa, whoa, whoa,'' that's way too low.
Then Musial added with a chuckle, ''Hey, Jack, I'm 75!''
Thousands filed through the Cathedral Basilica at Musial's six-hour public visitation on Thursday, and hundreds more attended the service.
Hundreds more were waiting at the more prominent of the two Musial statues outside Busch Stadium, where fans have gathered since Musial died after several years of declining health. Next to the statues were flowers, balloons, teddy bears, helmets, autographed items and a homemade sign that read ''Thanks for the memories. You live in our hearts, No. 6.''
''He's been a hero to us for four generations,'' Kathy Noorman of Wentzville, Mo., said, speaking near the statue. ''He was such a good man, somebody you can hold up to grandkids and your own kids as an example of who they should be.''
Mark Springman, 57, of Alton, Ill., brought a bottle of champagne to the statue shrine. He saw Musial play in 1963, Stan the Man's final season, and has been a season-ticket holder for about 15 years.
''He was more than a ballplayer,'' Springman said. ''He was the man.''
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NOTABLES:
BREAKING - OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE CHIEF OF STAFF: From the White House: "This afternoon, the President will introduce Denis McDonough as the new White House Chief of Staff. The President will make this personnel announcement at the White House at 12:10 PM in the East Room. Denis has been one of the President's closest and most trusted advisors for nearly a decade, dating back to when he helped set up then Senator's Barack Obama's Senate office. He has relied on his intellect and good judgment ever since- most recently as a member of the President's national security team. In that capacity, Denis has played a key role in all of the major national security decisions - from ending the war in Iraq to winding down the war in Afghanistan; from our response to natural disasters in Haiti and Japan; to the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'"
FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY, NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS ENDORSE HAGEL. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's controversial secretary of Defense nominee, received a boost on Thursday, ABC's Jonathan Karl reports: Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates - who served under both George W. Bush and Barack Obama - has signed on to a letter with a bi-partisan group of 12 other former top national security officials expressing his "strong endorsement" of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. The list also includes several top national security officials for Republican presidents: Brent Scrowcroft (Bush 41), Mel Laird (Nixon), George Schultz (Reagan), Colin Powell (Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43), Robert McFarlane (Reagan). It's a pretty formidable list. http://abcn.ws/WS4iWP
HAPPENING TODAY: Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jim Cole, and other Obama administration officials will hold a roundtable discussion on reducing gun violence at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., will also attend. According to the White House, the session will include experts who have worked on gun safety issues in the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting.
THIS WEEK ON 'THIS WEEK': After Hillary Clinton faced off with Congress on Benghazi, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., of the Foreign Relations Committee speak to ABC News Chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, Sunday on "This Week." And the powerhouse roundtable debates all the week's politics, with ABC News' George Will; Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz.; Democratic strategist and ABC News contributor Donna Brazile; NPR "Morning Edition" host Steve Inskeep; and New Republic owner and publisher Chris Hughes, who interviewed President Obama for an Oval Office exclusive on newsstands next week. Plus, "Zero Dark Thirty" screenwriter Mark Boal and "Blackhawk Down" author Mark Bowden discuss the controversy over the Oscar-nominated film. Tune in Sunday: http://abcnews.go.com/thisweek
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ABC's MICHAEL FALCONE: Although Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is already the subject of speculation as a potential GOP presidential contender four years from now, if you ask him, it's way too soon for speculating. "Any Republican that's thinking about running for president in 2016 needs to get his head examined," Jindal told reporters after delivering a dinner speech at the Republican National Committee winter meeting last night. He added, "We've got a lot of work between now and the next midterm elections. ? We've got to get the Republican Party back on track." In his remarks to the gathering, he also offered some tough medicine for the GOP, including this piece of advice: "We must stop being the stupid party. It's time for a new Republican party that talks like adults. It's time for us to articulate our plans and visions for America in real terms. We had a number of Republicans damage the brand this year with offensive and bizarre comments. We've had enough of that." Whether or not Jindal ultimately emerges as a top presidential contender, look for him to be a major presence, not just in Louisiana, but around the country as well as a key figure in helping the party chart its course forward.
ABC's Z. BYRON WOLF: There's a bit of irony - if that's the right word - in the fact that it took fewer than 12 hours for senators to hatch, agree, and vote on a deal to tweak filibuster rules. The filibuster technically allows the minority to engage in unlimited debate. But changing the filibuster got barely any debate at all. Then again, the filibuster didn't really change. The deal passed overwhelmingly last night creates new rules to grease the arcane and usually slow-moving cogs of the "World's Greatest Deliberative Body." But 40 votes can still block anything. Would-be reformers say these rule changes are weak sauce. But it may represent a recognition in the Senate that things aren't really working the way they're supposed to.
ABC's RICK KLEIN: Can we get a round of applause for being quiet? Mitt Romney is in Washington today, of course a few days later than he wanted to have been in town, and on a far more temporary basis. What's remarkable, though, is how silent he's been in the 10-plus weeks since he didn't win the presidency. Save for a phone call with supporters that he didn't expect to come out - the one about the "gifts" that supposedly helped President Obama win a second term - we haven't heard Romney's voice at all since the election. He was not invited to the inauguration, and without a federal office he's holding, there would have been no reason for him to attend. There will be a time when Romney has something meaningful to contribute to the public dialog on, or something to reflect on or unburden himself with. In the meantime, until he feels like he has something to add, silence is worth savoring.
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JOE BIDEN'S 'FIRESIDE HANGOUT': GUNS, EARTHQUAKES. ABC's Arlette Saenz reports: Sitting in front of a fireplace, Vice President Joe Biden participated in his first ever Google+ "Fireside Hangout" Thursday in his most recent attempt to push the administration's gun policy agenda, one that he said is focused on "gun safety" not "gun control." "I don't view it as gun control. I view it as gun safety," Biden said in a Google+ "Fireside Hangout" on gun violence. ? "My view is that it is totally a guarantee, not negotiable, that I'm able to own a weapon for sporting purposes as well as for my own protection, but there should be rational limits on the type of weapon" needed for protection or sports, he said. ? the vice president doled out a bit of advice for how to protect oneself after a deadly earthquake, telling one questioner a shotgun is more effective than an assault weapon. "If you want to keep people away during an earthquake, buy some shotgun shells," Biden said. http://abcn.ws/WpFAfn
PANETTA MAKES IT OFFICIAL: WOMEN WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE IN COMBAT. From ABC's Chris Good, Luis Martinez, and Mary Bruce: Women will soon be able to serve in combat, as things officially changed with the stroke of a pen today at the Pentagon. At a joint news conference, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Charman Gen. Martin Dempsey signed a memorandum rolling back a 1994 directive prohibiting women from doing so. "They serve, they're wounded, and they die right next to each other," Panetta said of women and men in the military. "The time has come to recognize that reality. "If they're willing to put their lives on the line, then we need to recognize that they deserve a chance," Panetta said ? The change won't be immediate, however. While Panetta announced that thousands of new positions will now be open to women, he has asked the military branches to submit plans by May on how to integrate women into combat operations. He set a January 2016 deadline for branches to implement the changes, giving military services time to seek waivers for certain jobs. http://abcn.ws/WRuVuZ
OBAMA APPLAUDS THE MOVE. Obama hailed the move in a written statement. "Today, by moving to open more military positions - including ground combat units - to women, our armed forces have taken another historic step toward harnessing the talents and skills of all our citizens," he said. "This milestone reflects the courageous and patriotic service of women through more than two centuries of American history and the indispensable role of women in today's military," Obama said. "As commander in chief, I am absolutely confident that-as with the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'-the professionalism of our armed forces will ensure a smooth transition and keep our military the very best in the world," the president said. "Today, every American can be proud that our military will grow even stronger with our mothers, wives, sisters and daughters playing a greater role in protecting this country we love." http://abcn.ws/WRuVuZ (h/t ABC's Mary Bruce)
REPUBLICAN PARTY SET TO RE-ELECT CHAIR: Members of the Republican National Committee who have gathered for their winter meeting in Charlotte, N.C. today are poised to re-elect current Chairman Reince Priebus for another two-year term this afternoon. Priebus, the 40-year-old Wisconsin native who was elected to head the party in 2011, did not preside over a period that saw a winning Republican presidential candidate, but he did lead his party out of a deep hole of debt - more than $20 million left by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Chairman Priebus plans to deliver a speech to the meeting today and one of his big themes will be about how Republicans need to stay on a campaign footing at all times."Simple outreach' a few months before an election will not suffice," Priebus plans to tell the gathering, according to excerpts of his remarks. "In fact, let's stop talking about 'reaching out' - and start working on welcoming in. Political support is cultivated over time - not collected on Election Day." Chairman Priebus will also issue this call: "To those who have left the party, we want to earn your trust again. To those who have yet to join us, we welcome you-with open doors and open arms."
POST-ELECTION DATA WAR: TECHIES VS. POLS. The Verge's Ben Popper reported this week that Democratic operatives and Obama's tech team are fighting over what to do with the code that helped elect Obama: "[I]n the aftermath of the election, a stark divide has emerged between political operatives and the techies who worked side-by-side. At issue is the code created during the Obama for America (OFA) 2012 campaign: the digital architecture behind the campaign's website, its system for collecting donations, its email operation, and its mobile app. When the campaign ended, these programmers wanted to put their work back into the coding community for other developers to study and improve upon. Politicians in the Democratic party felt otherwise, arguing that sharing the tech would give away a key advantage to the Republicans. Three months after the election, the data and software is still tightly controlled by the president and his campaign staff, with the fate of the code still largely undecided. It's a choice the OFA developers warn could not only squander the digital advantage the Democrats now hold, but also severely impact their ability to recruit top tech talent in the future." http://bit.ly/UPNLDg
WHITE HOUSE, CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS TO MEET ON IMMIGRATION. The Huffington Post's Elise Foley reports: "The White House will meet on Friday with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss immigration reform. The meeting, one of many between President Barack Obama's administration and Hispanic members of Congress, adds steam to Obama's inaugural pledge to push for immigration reform. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus have provided guidance for the president in the past. The president's schedule for Friday says he will be at the White House in meetings, but does not specify whether he will speak with Hispanic Caucus members. The meeting was confirmed to The Huffington Post by Democratic sources not authorized to speak on the record about the meeting." http://huff.to/10W3mHx
WHY IS HILLARY CLINTON WEARING GLASSES? If you noticed the glasses Hillary Clinton wore during her appearances on the Hill to talk about Benghazi, ABC's Dana Hughes reports: "She'll be wearing these glasses instead of her contacts for a period of time because of lingering issues stemming from her concussion. With them on she sees just fine. In fact, she got a kick out of the above when she saw them crystal clear," Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines has confirmed.
PHOTOS: JOHN KERRY TESTIFYING, 1971 AND TODAY. Thanks, BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski: http://bit.ly/14dQx9B
TOM TANCREDO SAYS HE'LL SMOKE POT. Former congressman Tom Tancredo says he'll honor a bet to smoke marijuana. In a video to promote Colorado's Amendment 64, which legalized the personal use of marijuana in the state, Tancredo reportedly pledged to smoke pot if the measure passed. Tancredo, a self-professed non-marijuana-smoker, supported the measure. "Look, I made a bet with the producer of the film that if Amendment 64 passed (I did not think it would) that I would smoke pot," Fox News quotes Tancredo as saying. "I will therefore smoke pot under circumstances we both agree are legal under Colorado law. Hey, it's better than having to do a stupid dance as [Denver] Mayor [Michael] Hancock must perform as a result of losing a bet on the Broncos beating the Ravens." http://abcn.ws/14aH2su
MEMO TO FLIES: DON'T BUG OBAMA! Something was bugging President Obama yesterday as he nominated Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission and re-nominated Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ABC's Mary Bruce notes. "This guy is bothering me here," the president said, as he repeatedly swatted at a large black fly buzzing near his face. Given Obama's reputation, it was a bold move for the insect to spar with the "swatter in chief."During a June 2009 CNBC interview, Obama famously killed a fly with a single smack. "Get out of here," the president ordered of the fly before the interview began. When the directive was ignored, Obama waited for the fly to land on his hand and then, "slap," swiftly ended its life with a single blow. "That was pretty impressive, wasn't it?" Obama proudly declared. "I got the sucker." (PETA later condemned the move). The fly in the State Dining Room today was lucky enough to avoid a similar fate. http://abcn.ws/11UGiYQ
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@ByronYork: In '08, NC gov candidate Pat McCrory was swamped in Obama wave. Went back to basics, figured out how to win in '12? http://ow.ly/h7IZv
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Korg has a string of classic sound-making machines that bear its name. One of the most well regarded would be the MS-20 analog synth that first landed in 1978. But that's no good to you right here in 2013 is it? Well, funnily enough, the kind folk at Korg realised this, and decided to relaunch it, updated for the modern musician. The MS-20 mini is, as you might surmise, a smaller version of the classic, measuring in at 86 percent the size of the original. It also looks like as much of the character that made the MS-20 sing to people's hearts has been carried over as possible. The mini was developed by the same engineers, has the same synthesis set up (two oscillators, ring modulation, VCA design etc) complete with manual cable-patching system (which is now 3.5mm rather than 1/4-inch). There is one modern addition, and that is a USB-MIDI jack around the back, letting you plug in to your favorite DAW / sequencing software through the more contemporary connection -- should you prefer that over the good old 5-pin MIDI (which is still an option). As we're right here at NAMM, we took a stroll over to the Korg booth to take a look for ourselves. Head past the break to see / hear more.
Undoubtedly, the MS-20 mini looks like the real deal. Although smaller second time around, it's still a good size, and big enough for competent keyboard players to do their thing. The knobs and pots felt surprisingly plasticky, but the rest of the machine seems robust and well made. It's hard not to get sucked in to the whole vintage detail, especially the patch bay on the right hand side. The action on the keys feels good and responsive, and those dials should be able to take some vigorous use -- ideal for live performances. The sound it generates will definitely please fans of analog synths, and we even caught Deadmau5 making an appearance at the booth to check it out. So, if you'd like to upgrade from that iPad app version, to the real deal, you should be able to do so in spring, for an expected $599. Want to hear how it sounds? Jump on the video below for the quick demo. Full press release comes after that.
Korg USA Announces MS-20 mini - Korg's classic MS-20 is recreated in mini size -
WINTER NAMM, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, January 24th, 2013 - Korg's MS-20 monophonic synthesizer, first introduced in 1978, is still coveted to this day for its thick, robust sound, powerful, iconic analog filter, and versatile patching options. It has now been reborn in hardware, as the new MS-20 mini. The same engineers who developed the original MS-20 have perfectly reproduced it in a body that's been shrunk to 86% of the original size, yet retains the distinctive look of the original.
The MS-20 Mini offers the same distinctive synthesis that made the original MS-20 popular: two oscillators with ring modulation, and envelope generators with delay and hold. The VCA (Voltage Controlled Amp) maintains the original basic design, but it's been modified to produce less noise. Particular attention has also been paid to delivering smooth parameter adjustments, which are a distinctive feature of analog synthesizers. Special care was also taken to completely reproduce the original specifications of the MS-20, to deliver the same powerful sound, from deep, growling basses to crisp, rounded leads.
One of the most well-known - and still most sought after - characteristics of the original MS-20 was its powerful filters, which provided both high-pass and low-pass with peak/resonance. Maximizing the peak/resonance would cause the filter to self-oscillate; producing a distinctive and dramatic tonal change that was acclaimed as inimitable, and was used many years later on Korg's monotron and monotribe. The filter circuit was changed mid-way through the production lifecycle of the MS-20; the MS-20 mini uses the earlier filter, which was felt to be superior due to its more radical sound.
The ESP (External Signal Processor) functionality carries on the experimental spirit of MS-20, allowing users to utilize the pitch or volume of an external audio source to control the synthesizer. For example, an electric guitar can be used as an input signal, and the MS-20 mini can be used as a guitar synthesizer, or the mic input can allow it to be used it as a vocal synthesizer.
The patching system enables the creation of complex sounds by allowing the rerouting of both modulation and audio (both the internal oscillators and external audio). Different combinations of the modulation input/output and trigger, sample and hold, and noise generator can produce an incredible variety of sounds. By patching according to the MS-20 flow chart printed on the panel, musicians of all levels can take advantage of these possibilities right away.
To make it even more approachable, the MS-20 mini has been shrunk to 86% of the size of the original, with meticulous care taken to accurately reproduce the knob design and the printing. The patch cables have been changed from 1/4" phone plugs to mini-plugs, and the newly- designed keyboard is also 86% of the original size.
The MS-20 mini is equipped with a MIDI IN jack for receiving note messages, and a USB-MIDI connector that can transmit and receive note messages. Users can also connect the MS20 mini to a computer and play it from an external sequencer.
For added authenticity, the MS-20 mini packaging replicates much of the original. Also included are the original MS-20 owner's manual and settings chart.
Billy Steele contributed to this report.
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/korg-announces-ms-20-mini-we-go-hands-on/
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? A nanny charged with injuring a 1-year-old Massachusetts girl who later died has been in the country illegally for about a decade after arriving from Ireland as a tourist, immigration officials said Tuesday.
Aisling McCarthy Brady was ordered held on $500,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of assault and battery on a child causing injury. But authorities said she could be charged with murder after an autopsy is complete on Rehma Sabir, the Cambridge baby hospitalized with head injuries on Jan. 14 ? her first birthday.
Prosecutors allege Brady was the only person with the child when she sustained her injuries. She died two days after being hospitalized with what authorities called head injuries and healing bone fractures.
During Tuesday's court appearance, Brady's attorney denied her client injured the child, saying Rehma had recently traveled overseas ? including trips to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and London ? and was found to be malnourished after coming back to the U.S.
Immigration officials said Brady, of Quincy, had been living in the U.S. illegally since 2002, when she arrived from Ireland under the Visa Waiver Program. She was only authorized to stay 90 days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said.
ICE spokesman Ross Feinstein said Brady will be turned over to immigration authorities after the local case is adjudicated.
On Tuesday, two deliveries of white flowers waited for the victim's parents in the lobby of their brick building close to the Charles River in Cambridge. A man who answered the phone at a listing for the victim's family asked for privacy.
Prosecutors said Brady had civil restraining orders filed against her in the past.
Court records showed orders from Dorchester District Court in 2005 and 2012, the first stemming from an alleged bar altercation and the second relating to allegations that Brady posted false claims online saying another woman abused children.
Records also showed a 2007 assault and battery case against Brady was dropped.
No one answered the door at Brady's residence Tuesday, but a Quincy nonprofit official remembered the woman as a former volunteer.
Interfaith Social Services Executive Director Rick Doane spoke of the defendant as a pleasant person who helped stock shelves and hand out food in the past, but not for about two years.
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