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Dr. Ben Carson for president? 'I'll leave that up to God'
ABC News' Kari Rea reports:
It's a forum that isn't known for making news - so Dr. Ben Carson says the buzz created by his speech at last week's National Prayer Breakfast, including a Wall Street Journal staff editorial with the headline "Ben Carson For President" - came as a surprise.
"I don't think it was particularly political," Carson, the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins, told ABC's Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl during an interview for " This Week." "You know, I'm a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I've diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with."
With an audience that included President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, Carson spoke out about political correctness, health care and taxes at the breakfast. In his roughly 23-minute address, Carson called for a private health care savings plan and a flat tax for all Americans. His address has since gone viral, racking up more than two million views on YouTube.
The speech isn't Carson's first foray into national politics. In 2008, President George W. Bush awarded the successful brain surgeon the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
On Sunday, Carson criticized some of President Obama's policies but also called him a "very talented politician."
"There are a number of policies that I don't believe lead to the growth of our nation and don't lead to the elevation of our nation," Carson added. "I don't want to sit here and say all of his policies are bad."
He also offered his diagnosis for today's political environment.
"What I would like to see more often in this nation is an open and intelligent conversation, not people just casting aspersions at each other," Carson said on "This Week." "I mean, it's unbelievable to me the way people act like third graders. And if somebody doesn't agree with them, they're this and they're that and, you know - it comes from both sides. And it's just so infantile."
As for his own ambitions, Carson, 61, is retiring from practicing medicine this summer. But he told Jonathan Karl he's not ruling out a future bid for political office.
"That's not my intention," he said. "But I always say, 'I'll leave that up to God.'"
To read an excerpt of Carson's 2012 book "America the Beautiful," click HERE.
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Hubble sees cosmic 'flying v' of merging galaxies
Feb. 15, 2013 ? The Hubble Space Telescope has taken an image of a large "flying V" that is actually two distinct objects -- a pair of interacting galaxies known as IC 2184.
Both the galaxies are seen almost edge-on in the large, faint northern constellation of Camelopardalis (The Giraffe), and can be seen as bright streaks of light surrounded by the ghostly shapes of their tidal tails.
These tidal tails are thin, elongated streams of gas, dust and stars that extend away from a galaxy into space. They occur when galaxies gravitationally interact with one another, and material is sheared from the outer edges of each body and flung out into space in opposite directions, forming two tails. They almost always appear curved, so when they are seen to be relatively straight, as in this image, it is clear that we are viewing the galaxies side-on.
Also visible in this image are bursts of bright blue, pinpointing hot regions where the colliding gas clouds stir up vigorous star formation. The image consists of visible and infrared observations from Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
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Casey Anthony files for Chapter 7 to discharge legal debts | Dayton ...
The Casey Anthony case and trial captured the nation's attention for months in 2011. Viewers in Ohio and across the country were glued to their TV sets, as Anthony was acquitted of killer her 2-year-old daughter after a lengthy trial. While Anthony may have faded from the public consciousness as she slipped into seclusion because of threats to her safety, her legal problems are not ending.
Anthony's recent filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in federal court should highlight the financial troubles that people can face from trials, even if they are acquitted. A breakdown of Anthony's debts showed that the acquittal was not the end of her legal nightmare.
According to her bankruptcy petition, Anthony still owes approximately $500,000 to her criminal defense attorney. She also owes $145,660 to the local sheriff's office for investigative costs and $61,505 in court costs. She also owes the Internal Revenue Service $68,540 in unpaid taxes and interest. It is unlikely that she could get the IRS debt expunged in bankruptcy.
Anthony is also a defendant in a handful of lawsuits, including a defamation lawsuit filed by a woman who Anthony accused of kidnapping and killing her daughter.
Adding to Anthony's troubles is that she listed only $1,100 in assets to her name, she is unemployed and she has no income coming in. This likely means that she has little to liquidate in order to pay off some of the debts. Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows filers to liquidate many assets to pay off as much debt as possible and then have the rest discharged. It appears that Anthony is making the right decision in this case.
Source: USA Today, "Casey Anthony files for bankruptcy in Fla.," Jan. 27, 2013
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PlayStation Store Update: Japan and Hong Kong
New and Upcoming PlayStation Store | Official PlayStation Magazine UK
Every week, SCE updates the PlayStation Store in major regions worldwide, which brings in new content, add-ons and many more to eligible users. Meanwhile, AMOG catalogs the PlayStation Store update. Check out the complete rundown of the Japan and Hong Kong Update below:
JAPAN UPDATE
PS3 Games
- Metal Gear Solid HD (?3,490)
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD (?2,980)
PS3 Add-on Content
- DREAM C CLUB ZERO Special Edipyon! DLC (?530 and up)
- Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires (?100 each)
- Ultra Dimension Neptunia V (?600 each)
- Rocksmith DLC (?360 each)
- Sleeping Dogs DLC (?220)
PS Vita Games
- Sangokushi 12 (?7,100)
- Training Apps X2 (?4,300 each)
- When Vikings Relax (?900)
PS Vita Add-on Content
- Sangokushi 12 DLC (?300 and up)
Game Videos
- PlayView: Persona Innocent Sin (?1,300)
- PlayView: Tokyo Jungle (?1,000)
- PlayView: White Album (?1,260)
- Risen 2 PV
HONG KONG UPDATE
PS3 Games
- DREAM C CLUB ZERO Special Edipyon!
PS3 Add-on Content
- Dragon?s Dogma? : A Boon for Wanderers ? Bonus Pack
- Sleeping Dogs (English Ver.): ?Law Enforcer Pack?
- Sleeping Dogs (Japanese Ver.) : Ultimate Police Pack
DREAM C CLUB ZERO Special Edipyon!
- Asuka?s Ordinary clothes (Spring)
DREAM C CLUB Complete Edipyon! / DREAM C CLUB ZERO Special Edipyon! :
- Accessory ?Angel?s emblem ?
- Accessory ?Diamond ring?
- Accessory ?Foppish sunglasses?
- Accessory ?Gorgeous hair ornament?
- Accessory ?Large size shoes?
- Accessory ?Pearl earring?
- Accessory ?Scarf?
- Accessory ?Shoes with a bat?s decoration ?
- Accessory ?Showy ring ?
- Costume ?Marching band?
- Costume ?Private wear?
- Costume ?Sister?
- Costume ?Sweater?
- Costume ?Wedding dress?
Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires (Chinese Ver.):
- Sword of Might?[Free]
- Edit Accessory Set 1?[Free]
- Edit Costume Set 1
- Edit Costume Set 2
- Scenario Set 2?[Free]
- Scenario Set 3?[Free]
- Edit Hair Set
- Edit Eyebrow Set?[Free]
NBA 2K13 Sale
- NBA 2K13 ALL-STAR ADD-ON PRESENTED BY SPRITE HK$19
- NBA 2K13 SPANISH COMMENTARY ADD-ON HK$19
- NBA 2K13 GOLD JEWELRY COLLECTION HK$19
- NBA 2K13 PLATINUM JEWELRY COLLECTION HK$39
- NBA 2K13 BLUE DIAMOND JEWELRY COLLECTION HK$96
- 2,000 VC PACK HK$4
- 5,000 VC PACK HK$7
- 10,000 VC PACK HK$11
PlayStation? All-Stars Battle Royale:
- DLC Character: Gravity Rush?s Kat?[Free]
- DLC Character: Starhawk?s Emmett Graves?[Free]
- DLC Level: Heavenly Sword ?Fearless? Level
- Minion Bundle 1
- Minion Bundle 2
- Minion Bundle 3
- Minion: Ashelin
- Minion: Buzz
- Minion: Carmelita
- Minion: Colossus of Rhodes
- Minion: Elena Fisher
- Minion: Eucadian Soldier
- Minion: Kuro
- Minion: Lil
- Minion: Logan Graves
- Minion: Lucy Kuo
- Minion: Mr. Grimm
- Minion: Ninja
- Minion: Pirate
- Minion: Polyphemus
- Minion: Rico
- Minion: Suzuki
- Minion: The Professor
- Minion: Visari
- Super Minion Bundle
Minis
- Pix?n Love Rush
- Twin Blades
PSP Add-on Content
NAX Music Player:
- ?BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA? Skin Pack ?TAOKAKA?
- ?BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA? Skin Pack ?LITCHI?
- ?BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA? Skin Pack ?CARL?
- ?BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA? Skin Pack ?MU-No.12-?
- ?BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA? Skin Pack ?VALKENHAYN?
- ?BLAZBLUE CHRONOPHANTASMA? Skin Pack ?PLATINUM?
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Ragnarok The Princess of Light and Darkness:
- Assassin Cloth Set (High Level)
- Assassin Cloth Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Champion Set (High Level)
- Champion Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Clown Set (High Level)
- Clown Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Dancer Set (High Level)
- Dancer Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Dark Knight Set (High Level)
- Dark Knight Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- High Priest Set (High Level)
- High Priest Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- High Wizard Set (High Level)
- High Wizard Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Jonda Set (High Level)
- Jonda Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Kafra Set (High Level)
- Kafra Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Lord Knight Set (High Level)
- Lord Knight Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Paladin Set (High Level)
- Paladin Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Shaman Set (High Level)
- Shaman Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Sniper Set (High Level)
- Sniper Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
- Whitesmith Set (High Level)
- Whitesmith Set (Middle Level)?[Free]
PS Vita Demos
- THE LEGEND OF HEROES ZERO NO KISEKI Evolution Demo
PS Vita Add-on Content
PlayStation? All-Stars Battle Royale:
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- Minion Bundle 2
- Minion Bundle 3
- Minion: Ashelin
- Minion: Buzz
- Minion: Carmelita
- Minion: Colossus of Rhodes
- Minion: Elena Fisher
- Minion: Eucadian Soldier
- Minion: Kuro
- Minion: Lil
- Minion: Logan Graves
- Minion: Lucy Kuo
- Minion: Mr. Grimm
- Minion: Ninja
- Minion: Pirate
- Minion: Polyphemus
- Minion: Rico
- Minion: Suzuki
- Minion: The Professor
- Minion: Visari
- Super Minion Bundle
Alien Breed ($9.99 ? Cross-Buy with PS Vita Version)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D?s Decade Duels Plus ($9.99)
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New UMFA exhibit chronicles the American Indian in art | The Salt ...
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eanger Irving Couse (American, 1866-1936), Untitled Early twentieth-centry, oil on canvas. "Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West" is the Utah Museum of Fine Arts' new exhibit including a variety of work from diverse artists, including Albert Bierstadt, Joseph Sharp, Andy Warhol, Shonto Begay and others. The exhibit opens Feb. 15 and runs through Aug. 11, on the University of Utah campus.
The most intriguing work on display as part of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts? latest exhibit has no artist?s name on the lower right-hand corner of its frame.
As a result, we know no backstory about the artist?s life, motivations or unique methods. All that?s left to contemplate is the painting itself: the stark beauty of a turquoise sky, the rising cloud that splits its horizon, and a lone American Indian atop a hill, sitting next to his horse, there to behold it all.
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?Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West?
When ? Exhibit hangs through Aug. 11. Museum hours are Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where ? Marcia and John Price Museum Building, 410 Campus Center Drive, University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City.
Tickets ? $5 for youth and seniors, $7 for adults. Free for U. students, faculty and staff.
More ? Information at 801-581-7332; free admission on the first Wednesday and third Saturday of each month.
Artist?s talk ? Navajo artist Shonto Begay will offer a free lecture at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
It?s tempting to view this one image as if it informed all the works included in "Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West." That?s because the painting?s title, "What an Indian Thinks," plays thematic flip-side to the exhibit?s wider concerns of cultural identity, deconstruction of stereotypes and the appropriation of images from outside native circles.
"We took a large view for this exhibit," said Donna Poulton, curator of art of Utah and the West for UMFA, and also curator of the exhibit. "They?re what you might call ?the big themes of art.? And we wanted to do all this in a respectful, educational way."
The exhibit, which hangs Feb. 15 through Aug. 11, is as impressive and dynamic as it is thorough in its examination of how indigenous peoples of the American West have been recorded on canvas and sculpture. It encompasses almost every school of visual art, from realism to pop art, from the early 20th century onward.
The exhibit opens with sweeping portraits of German-American painter Albert Bierstadt, English-American painter Thomas Moran and Utah?s own Minerva Teichert. While the quality of these works is never in doubt, their veracity sometimes is. As Poulton points out, the viewer is left to consider whether some of the early representations of American Indians were idealized, or even imagined, rather than rendered with an eye toward reality.
That?s especially true regarding the artists trained in Paris- and German-based schools, who traveled abroad to capture images of the American Indians of Taos, N.M. Compared with other tribes and bands, the Taos-area Indians escaped the nation?s westward expansion relatively unscathed. Often, as exemplified by Ernest Martin Henning?s 1925 work "Indian Horsemen," they produced work more remarkable for the way the natural world was captured.
"They weren?t out to exploit," Poulton said. "They were out to find the European ideals of truth and beauty in a people who?d never really been recorded in art."
The more the exhibit progresses through time, the more intrepid and risk-taking the art becomes. Any exhibit about the image of American Indians in art would have been remiss without the inclusion of American Indian artists themselves. "Bierstadt to Warhol" includes several, most notably the vivid works of Navajo artist Shonto Begay.
"My Grandfather?s Funeral" depicts a Navajo boy gathering butterflies under a sky pulsing with cosmic energy, the procession in the background. "Helpless" conveys the despair of alcoholism, seen after opening the door into a room of intoxicated men strewn on the floor. The observer?s shadow reflected in the light of the room is "a reminder to himself of a path he might have taken." Begay will open the exhibition with a Feb. 15, 6 p.m. artist talk at the museum.
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The exhibit?s biggest draw may prove to be the screen prints by Andy Warhol ? "Sitting Bull" and "Geronimo" from the 1986 "Cowboys and Indians" series ? plus Roy Lichtenstein?s enigmatic woodcut "American Indian Theme IV." All three play on the ideas of American Indians and native iconography as celebrities and graphic symbols on par with Marilyn Monroe or a soft-drink logo.
The one work standing as "the big elephant in the room," as Poulton describes it, is American artist Bill Schenck?s "Pocahontas Awaits." Deliberately provocative from every angle, the 2012 oil-on-canvas painting compacts almost every myth and anomaly held by white America regarding native culture.
Not stopping at depicting Pocahontas topless and ready for plunder, Schenck places the Virginia Indian in Monument Valley donning a Plains Indian headdress. She peers through binoculars blindfolded, as if she doesn?t see what?s coming. In a "coup de gr?ce" stroke of style, Schenck delivers it all in flat, paint-by-numbers style, as if condemning the formulaic way most American Indian culture is viewed.
"When you cross cultures to portray another beside your own, it?s a whole different take," Poulton said. "There?s an unconscious layer of interpretation that takes place. [Schenck?s painting] is a play on stereotypes and clich?s so deep, you almost don?t know where to begin."
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