Samsung takes on iPad Mini with Galaxy Note 8.0

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ? Samsung Electronics is beefing up its tablet range with a competitor to Apple's iPad Mini that sports a pen for writing on the screen.

The Korean company announced on Sunday in B'arcelona that the Galaxy Note 8.0 will have an 8-inch screen, putting it very close in size to the Apple's tablet, which launched in November with a 7.9-inch screen. It's not the first time Samsung has made a tablet that's in the Mini's size range: it's very first iPad competitor had a 7-inch screen, and it still makes a tablet of that size, but without a pen.

Samsung will start selling the new tablet in the April to June period, at an as yet undetermined price. It made the announcement ahead of Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry's annual trade show, which starts Monday in Barcelona, Spain.

The Note 8.0 fills a gap in Samsung's line-up of pen-equipped devices between the Galaxy Note II smartphone, with its 5.5-inch screen, and the Galaxy Note 10.1, a full-size tablet. Samsung has made the pen, or more properly the stylus, one of the tools it uses to chip away at Apple's dominance in both tablets and high-end smartphones. Apple doesn't make any devices that work with styluses, preferring to optimize its interfaces for fingers, mice and touchpads.

On Samsung's Note line, the pens can be used to write, highlight and draw. The screens also sense when the mouse hovers over the screen, providing an equivalent to the hovering mouse cursor on the PC. However, few third-party applications have been modified to take full advantage of the pens.

Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Samsung-takes-on-iPad-Mini-with-Galaxy-Note-8-0-4303287.php

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Police: 7 foreigners kidnapped in north Nigeria

BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) ? Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy and Lebanon, authorities said Sunday, in the biggest kidnapping yet in a region under attack by Islamic extremists.

The attack Saturday night happened in Jama're, a town in a rural portion of Bauchi state. There, the gunmen first attacked a local prison, burning two police trucks, Bauchi state police spokesman Hassan Muhammed told The Associated Press.

The gunmen then targeted a worker's camp for a Lebanese construction company called Setraco, which is in the area building a road, Muhammed said. The gunmen shot dead a guard at the camp before kidnapping the foreign workers, the spokesman said.

"The gunmen came with explosives, which they used to break some areas," Muhammed said. He did not elaborate and an AP journalist could not immediately reach the town, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the state capital, Bauchi.

Adamu Aliyu, the chairman of the local government area that encompasses Jama're, identified those kidnapped as one British citizen, one Greek, one Italian and four Lebanese.

The Italian news agency ANSA later said authorities confirmed an Italian had been kidnapped in the attack. It quoted Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi saying the safety of the hostage must be given "absolute priority."

The Foreign Office of both Britain and Greece said Sunday they were looking into the kidnappings.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abductions, though Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north has been under attack by the radical Islamic sect known as Boko Haram in the last year and a half. The country's weak central government has been unable to stop the group's bloody guerrilla campaign of shootings and bombings. The sect is blamed for killing at least 792 people in 2012 alone, according to an AP count.

Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sacrilege" in the Hausa language of Nigeria's north, has demanded the release of all its captive members and has called for strict Shariah law to be implemented across the entire country. The sect has killed both Christians and Muslims in their attacks, as well as soldiers and security forces.

The group, which speaks to journalists in telephone conference calls at times of its choosing, could not be immediately reached for comment Sunday.

Foreigners, long abducted by militant groups and criminal gangs for ransom in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, have become increasingly targeted in Nigeria's north as the violence has grown. However, abductions of foreigners in the north have seen hostages regularly killed.

In May, gunmen in Kaduna state shot and killed a Lebanese and a Nigerian construction worker, while kidnapping another Lebanese employee. Later that month, kidnappers shot a German hostage dead during a rescue operation. Gunmen who authorities say have links to Boko Haram also kidnapped an Italian and a British man last year in northern Kebbi State who were later killed during a rescue operation by Nigerian soldiers backed up by British special forces. The sect later denied taking part in that abduction, which left Italian authorities angry that the nation was not consulted before the failed rescue attempt.

In December, more than 30 attackers stormed a house in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna, killing two people and kidnapping a French engineer working on a renewable energy project there.

Chinese construction workers also have been killed by gunmen around Maiduguri, the northeastern city in Nigeria where Boko Haram first began. In the most recent attack, assailants attacked North Korean doctors working for a hospital in Yobe state, stabbing two to death and beheading a third. No group claimed responsibility for that attack.

Foreign embassies in Nigeria have issued travel warnings regarding northern Nigeria for months. Worries about abductions have increased in recent weeks with the French military intervention in Mali, as its troops and Malian soldiers try to rout out Islamic fighters who took over that nation's north in the months following a military coup. Last week, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, put out a warning following the killings of polio workers in the northern city of Kano and the killing of the North Korean doctors.

"The security situation in some parts of Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable," the embassy said.

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Jon Gambrell reported from Johannesburg. Associated Press writers Cassandra Vinograd in London, Victor Simpson in Rome and Demetris Nellas in Athens, Greece, contributed to this report.

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Jon Gambrell can be reached at www.twitter.com/jongambrellAP .

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/police-7-foreigners-kidnapped-north-nigeria-105333647.html

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2013 NFL Mock Draft: Pre-Combine Projections and Prospect Rankings

In recent years, by the time the NFL combine rolled around, it was usually pretty clear who is destined to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.

This year is different. With just two months to go before the draft, there?s still a ton of mystery and uncertainty surrounding what the Kansas City Chiefs intend to do with the first selection.

In the past four drafts, a quarterback has been the first player taken, but there?s a very good chance that streak could come to an end this year.

With the combine and the all-important free-agent period on the horizon, there?s still plenty that will change in terms of the stock of the top prospects as well as the team?s individual needs. Nevertheless, here?s a look at the current pre-combine projections and predictions for all 32 first-round picks, along with prospect rankings for each individual position.

With the 1st Pick, the Kansas City Chiefs Select...

Sharrif Floyd, DT/DE, Florida

The Chiefs clearly need to find a new starting quarterback. However, if Andy Reid doesn't think Geno Smith is the right player to build around, then they could choose to spend the first overall pick to upgrade another area of need, such as the defensive line.?

The team has a quality young nose tackle in Dontari Poe, but it lacks a real difference-maker at defensive end.

Florida's Sharrif Floyd has all the physical tools to develop into a dominant 3-4 defensive end in the NFL. The 6'3'', 300-plus pound Floyd is a big, powerful and agile lineman, who showed plenty of flashes of dominance as a junior in 2012.?

With the 2nd Pick, the Jacksonville Jaguars Select...

Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

In a recent interview with the Florida Times-Union, new Jaguars GM David Caldwell was quoted as saying that he would like to try to build around young QB Blaine Gabbert.?

What Caldwell really needs to do is give Gabbert some better bodyguards up front. Jacksonville ranked 30th in the NFL with 50 sacks allowed in 2012.?

Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel, the 2012 Outland Trophy winner, is the type of gifted young tackle who could come in and immediately help fix the Jaguars' struggling offensive line.?

With the 3rd Pick, the Oakland Raiders Select...

Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

The Raiders' decision to trade for Carson Palmer has turned out to be an epic disaster, as Palmer has been dreadful in Oakland. The team now needs to find a new offensive leader for the future.?

Although they have an intriguing young developmental quarterback in Terrelle Pryor, it still wouldn't be surprising to see the Raiders take the top QB in the 2013 draft class, Geno Smith.

Smith may not be a truly elite prospect. However, he possesses the type of size, arm talent, leadership qualities and football IQ to become a highly successful signal-caller in the pros.?

With the 4th Pick, the Philadelphia Eagles Select...

Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah

Philadelphia will switch to a 3-4 defense under new head coach Chip Kelly. That means that the Eagles will now be looking for front-seven personnel to fit the new scheme.?

One position of need is nose tackle, where projected starter Antonio Dixon is nothing more than average.

Utah's Star Lotulelei is a big, physical run-stuffer who has the versatility to line up at either nose tackle or defensive end in a 3-4 front. The 6'4'', 325-pound beast shares many of the same physical traits as another tackle of Tongan descent, Baltimore's Haloti Ngata.

With the 5th Pick, the Detroit Lions Select...

Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

Detroit found a starting-caliber cornerback, Bill Bentley, in last year's draft. The problem is, other than Bentley, there's still a ton of uncertainty at the position, especially since Chris Houston, Drayton Florence and Jacob Lacey are all free agents.

Drafting a premiere young corner prospect such as Alabama's Dee Milliner would really help to solidify the Lions' shaky secondary.

Milliner shined in his one year as a full-time starter in Tuscaloosa. He ranked first in the nation with 22 total passes defended and locked down almost every receiver he squared off with.

With the 6th Pick, the Cleveland Browns Select...

Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee

Cleveland has two very physically gifted young wideouts in Josh Gordon and Greg Little. But neither of them appear to be true No. 1 targets.

That's why the Browns could decide to take the best receiver prospect in the 2013 class, Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson, with their first-round pick.

The supremely athletic receiver showed tremendous explosiveness, playmaking ability and versatility in 2012. He ranked second in the country with an average of 18.8 yards per play and scored 10 touchdowns in four different ways.

With the 7th Pick, the Arizona Cardinals Select...

Mike Glennon, QB, NC State

Arizona has the weakest group of quarterbacks in the NFL. That's why the Cardinals will have to consider spending their first-round pick on a young signal-caller, even if it's not the best value pick.?

NC State's Mike Glennon is a quarterback who would fit in well in Arizona.

Glennon went just 15-11 in his two years as a starter in college, and his decision-making was spotty at times. Still, he's got the combination of size, arm strength and natural passing skills that scouts look for in a prototypical pro-style pocket passer.?

With the 8th Pick, the Buffalo Bills Select...

Alec Ogletree, ILB/OLB, Georgia

Buffalo currently has one of the weakest linebacker corps in the NFL, which is a big reason why the team ranked second to last in the league in run defense in 2012.?

This year's most talented linebacker prospect, Georgia's Alec Ogletree, is the type of difference-making defender who could come in and instantly give the unit a big boost.?

Admittedly, Ogletree does have some off-the-field red flags that will concern teams. However, the extremely athletic 'backer shined on the field in 2012, racking up 111 tackles in just 10 games of action.

With the 9th Pick, the New York Jets Select...

Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama

Both of the Jets' starting offensive guards, Matt Slauson and Brandon Moore, are free agents. Given the team's cap problems, it's doubtful that they'll be able to keep both, and there's a chance that neither may return.?

If they lose both guards, New York could look to the 2013 draft to fix up the interior of the offensive line.?

This year's top guard prospect, Alabama's Chance Warmack, is the type of big, physical and powerful run-blocker who could come in and be a solid starter from day one for a team like the Jets.

With the 10th Pick, the Tennessee Titans Select...

Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri

Tennessee has a talented young defensive tackle trio comprised of Jurrell Casey, Mike Martin and Karl Klug. However, the Titans lack a true standout at the position, which is a big reason why they ranked just 24th in the NFL in run defense in 2012.?

Adding a disruptive penetrator like Missouri's Sheldon Richardson to the interior would really help to strengthen the middle of the defense.?

Richardson looked simply unblockable at times in 2012, racking up 75 total tackles, including 39 solo stops, 10.5 tackles for loss and four sacks.?

With the 11th Pick, the San Diego Chargers Select...

Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

Both of San Diego's starting cornerbacks, Antoine Cason and Quentin Jammer, are free agents, and it seems like a long shot?that both will be back with the Chargers in 2013.?

Although the team has two intriguing young corners in Marcus Gilchrist and Shareece Wright, more help will be needed, especially if both Cason and Jammer leave.?

Florida State's Xavier Rhodes is the type of big, speedy corner who would be a perfect replacement for Cason. Rhodes is still very raw, but his remarkable physical ability is certainly tantalizing.?

With the 12th Pick, the Miami Dolphins Select...

Kawann Short, DT, Purdue

Miami's defense allowed just four yards per carry in 2012. However, it will be almost impossible to remain that stout against the run next season if the Dolphins lose their top DT Randy Starks in free agency this offseason.?

If the team is unable to re-sign Starks, then it could turn to the draft to find his replacement.?

Purdue's Kawann Short seems a perfect replacement. Like Starks, the 6'3'', 315-pound Short possesses the combination of size, quickness and strength to flourish in Miami's 4-3 defense.

With the 13th Pick, the Tampa Bay Bucs Select...

Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon

Both of Tampa Bay's young defensive ends, Adrian Clayborn and Da'Quan Bowers, have some serious durability issues to worry about.

The Bucs could select one of the top edge-rushers in the 2013 draft, such as Oregon's Dion Jordan, to add stability at a key position and boost a pass-rush tied for 29th in the league with just 27 total sacks in 2012.?

Jordan is a converted tight end who possesses the type of big, long frame and outstanding athletic ability to grow into a dynamic defender in the NFL.?

With the 14th Pick, the Carolina Panthers Select...

Kenny Vaccaro, FS, Texas

Carolina has some holes to fill at a few critical spots on defense. One of the most glaring problems is in the back end of the secondary, where Haruki Nakamura is one of the worst starting free safeties in the NFL.?

If this year's top safety prospect, Texas' Kenny Vaccaro, is available when the Panthers are on the clock, they should snatch him up, because he would be a huge upgrade over Nakamura.?

Vaccaro is an experienced three-year starter who has shown great leadership ability, natural playmaking instincts and all the skills it takes to be a Pro Bowl safety in the NFL.?

With the 15th Pick, the New Orleans Saints Select...

Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

There's a good chance that free agent left tackle Jermon Bushrod has likely played his last down in a Saints uniform.

New Orleans certainly won't have an easy time re-signing the sought-after two-time Pro Bowl lineman. In fact, in a January interview with the Baton Rouge Advocate, GM Mickey Loomis called Bushrod the team's "No. 1 tough deal."

If the Saints lose Bushrod, they could turn to the draft to find their franchise tackle of the future. They wouldn't be able to find a much better tackle than Central Michigan's Eric Fisher, who has quickly become one of the fastest-rising prospects in the 2013 class.

With the 16th Pick, the St. Louis Rams Select...

D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama

The Rams' offensive line wasn't nearly as bad in 2012 as it was during its embarrassing performance in 2011. However, it's clear that St. Louis needs more help up front, as the line still gave up 35 sacks and 81 quarterback hits this past season.?

Alabama's D.J. Fluker is a physically gifted and experienced three-year starter, who could come in and help solve the team's problems in the trenches right away.

Fluker's pass-blocking skills still need some fine-tuning. But he's got the size, strength and tenacity to develop into one of the premiere run-blockers in the NFL early on in his pro career.?

With the 17th Pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers Select...

Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia

Adding more young playmakers to a rapidly aging defense has to be one of Pittsburgh's top priorities this offseason. One area where the team could certainly use some fresh blood is at outside linebacker, since soon-to-be 35-year-old James Harrison's skills seem to be quickly deteriorating.?

Georgia's Jarvis Jones is a player who would fit in perfectly on the edge of the Steelers' 3-4 defense.?

Jones isn't the same caliber of elite athlete as some of this year's other top pass-rushing prospects. But the two-time All-American displayed a knack for making huge, game-changing plays during his outstanding collegiate career.?

With the 18th Pick, the Dallas Cowboys Select...

Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State

It's going to be very interesting to see what type of personnel moves the Cowboys make this offseason, now that the defense will be transitioning from a base 3-4 defense to a 4-3 scheme under new defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.?

We know that DeMarcus Ware already has one defensive end spot locked down, but Dallas could still benefit from finding another young pass-rusher to complement him on the other side of the line.

Florida State's Bjoern Werner is a powerful, athletic and instinctive end who would form a terrific tandem with Ware. The German native is still noticeably raw and unrefined, but he's got the physical skills to become the next Jared Allen.

With the 19th Pick, the New York Giants Select...

Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma

It's really been surprising how much success the New York Giants offense had in recent years, considering the team has had one of the least talented offensive lines in the league.?

GM Jerry Reese has failed to properly address the team's weakness up front, especially at tackle. Now, it's finally time for Reese to go out and find a top-notch young tackle that the team can build around for the future.?

Oklahoma's Lane Johnson, a 6'7'', 303-pound former tight end, is the type of huge, athletic left tackle who would give QB Eli Manning the type of protection he desires.?

With the 20th Pick, the Chicago Bears Select...

Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina

Chicago's offensive line has been one of the team's main weak spots for the past few years, and there's still plenty of holes that need to be filled in the trenches.?

If the Bears want to find a lineman in the draft who could come in and start right away, they'll likely be targeting a prospect such as North Carolina's Jonathan Cooper.?

Cooper flourished during his four years as a starter in Chapel Hill. The athletic and fundamentally sound interior lineman showed that he has the versatility and physical skills to dominate as both a run-blocker and a pass-blocker.?

With the 21st Pick, the Cincinnati Bengals Select...

Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M

During a recent interview with NFL AM, DE Michael Johnson said he wants to remain in Cincinnati. But after the performance he just had in 2012, there are surely going to be plenty of teams that will be looking to throw big money his way in free agency.?

If the Bengals are unable to keep Johnson, they'll likely look to the draft to find a pass-rusher to make up for his loss.?

Texas A&M's Damontre Moore would be a perfect replacement. Moore is a high-motor player who really came into his own during his final collegiate season, racking up 12.5 sacks and 21 tackles for loss.

With the 22nd Pick, the St. Louis Rams Select...

Quinton Patton, WR, Louisiana Tech

St. Louis drafted both Brian Quick and Chris Givens in last year's draft. However, the team could still use some more dangerous pass-catchers, especially since Brandon Gibson, Steve Smith and Danny Amendola are all free agents.?

Louisiana Tech's Quinton Patton is a pass-catching prospect that the Rams could become seriously interested in.?

Patton, who caught 104 passes and 13 touchdowns in 2012, is one of the fastest and most athletic players in the entire 2013 draft class. The speedy 6'2'', 205-pound senior is an explosive playmaker who would add a valuable new dimension to the team's offense.?

With the 23rd Pick, the Minnesota Vikings Select...

DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson

It remains to be seen whether or not Minnesota will actually trade its top WR Percy Harvin. However, even if the Vikings end up holding on to Harvin, it's obvious that they still need more help at the position.?

The team needs a big-play receiver on the outside, who is capable of consistently making explosive game-changing plays in the passing game.?

Clemson's DeAndre Hopkins can do just that. Hopkins is coming off a brilliant breakout junior campaign, in which he averaged 17.1 yards per catch and scored 18 touchdowns.?

With the 24th Pick, the Indianapolis Colts Select...

Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU

Indianapolis has parted ways with one of the longtime faces of the franchise, Dwight Freeney. The move has now left an opening on the edge at outside linebacker that will need to be filled this offseason.?

Luckily for the Colts, there are going to be a few versatile "tweener" pass-rusher prospects available in the 2013 draft that could fit into the team's 3-4 defense. One of them is LSU's Barkevious Mingo.

Mingo is a Kamerion Wimbley clone who has been blessed with remarkable and rare athletic gifts. With the proper development and coaching, he could become a star pass-rusher in the NFL.?

With the 25th Pick, the Seattle Seahawks Select...

Kyle Long, OG, Oregon

Seattle's found its franchise quarterback of the future in Russell Wilson. Now, it's time for the team to invest in keeping him safe, which means fortifying the offensive line.?

Paul McQuistan and James Carpenter are one of the weakest guard duos in the NFL, and the team could clearly use an upgrade at the position.?

Oregon's Kyle Long, the son of Hall-of-Famer Howie Long, is one of this year's most talented interior linemen. He's also a player who coach Pete Carroll?is very familiar with. Back when he was coaching at USC,?Carroll was impressed with Long and offered him a scholarship to play for the Trojans.?

With the 26th Pick, the Green Bay Packers Select...

Gavin Escobar, TE, San Diego State

Tyler Eifert and Zach Ertz are the two tight ends in the 2013 draft, who have generated the most publicity so far. However, if you're looking for the tight end that's going to generate the most buzz in the next two months, it's San Diego State's Gavin Escobar.?

Escobar is a super-athletic 6'6'', 255-pound receiving weapon, who will create some major matchup problems for opposing defenses in the NFL.?

Green Bay, which could part ways with TE Jermichael Finley before the draft, could be one of the teams that target Escobar in the latter part of the first round.?

With the 27th Pick, the Houston Texans Select...

Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina

Wade Phillips has worked wonders with the Texans' defense since he arrived in Houston back in 2011 and switched the unit to a primarily base 3-4 front.?

Even though the defense has been highly successful with Phillips at the helm over the last two years, the team still lacks a truly dominant nose tackle.?

That's why the Texans could look to add a young monstrous middle man like North Carolina's Sylvester Williams in the 2013 draft. Williams is an agile and powerful 6'3'', 315-pound run-stuffer capable of causing havoc in the interior.

With the 28th Pick, the Denver Broncos Select...

Kevin Minter, ILB, LSU

Denver's defense was able to survive with 37-year-old Keith Brooking at middle linebacker in 2012. However, the team will have to find a more capable starter at the position this offseason.?

Luckily, there should be a few quality inside 'backer prospects available when the Broncos are picking late in the first round. One player that the front-office could have its eye on is LSU's Kevin Minter.?

The 6'2'', 245-pound Minter is an outstanding run-stopper who put together a terrific performance as a junior in 2012, racking up 130 tackles, including 55 solo stops, 15 tackles for loss and four sacks.?

With the 29th Pick, the New England Patriots Select...

Stedman Bailey, WR, West Virginia

New England's top two wide receivers from 2012, Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd, will both turn 32 this offseason. Even if the Patriots decide to re-sign Welker, who will be a hotly pursued free agent, it's clear that the team needs to add more young playmakers in the passing game.

West Virginia's Stedman Bailey is a player who would fit in perfectly in New England's offense.?

Bailey, who hauled in 114 catches and scored 25 touchdowns in 2012, is one of the most physically gifted and technically sound prospects in the 2013 draft class. He's got the potential to become an even more dangerous weapon than Welker.

With the 30th Pick, the Atlanta Falcons Select...

Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU

Atlanta's top pass-rusher, John Abraham, put together one of the best seasons of his career in 2012, racking up 10 sacks and forcing six fumbles. However, it's unlikely that the soon-to-be 35-year-old DE will be able to keep up the pace for much longer.?

The Falcons need to find Abraham's eventual replacement, and BYU's Ezekiel Ansah could be just the player to fit that role.?

Ansah, a native of Ghana who has only been playing football since 2010, is still an extremely raw project. But he's got the type of rare athleticism and physical ability that you just don't see very often from a 6'6'', 270-pound player.?

With the 31st Pick, the San Francisco 49ers Select...

Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri Southern

San Francisco had one of the strongest defenses in the NFL in 2012. However, coach Jim Harbaugh knows that if he wants to ensure the unit's success for the future, the team will have to continue to add young dynamic defenders to the mix.?

One defensive position that the team could look to solidify with its 2013 first-round pick is nose tackle, where 31-year-old Isaac Sopoaga will be a free agent.?

Small school stud Brandon Williams is the type of player who is starting to surge up draft boards, and he could end up being a late first-round prospect that a team like the 49ers covet.

With the 32nd Pick, the Baltimore Ravens Select...

Jonathan Cyprien, FS/SS, FIU

We know Ray Lewis' career in Baltimore has come to an end, but it's also likely that Lewis' longtime teammate Ed Reed has also played his last down in a Ravens uniform as well.?

If Reed either retires or signs with another team this offseason, the Ravens will need to find a new starter at free safety, since there doesn't currently seem to be a player on the roster who could fill that job.?

Jonathan Cyprien is a big, physical ball-hawk who could start right away as a rookie. Cyprien's stock is soaring after a fantastic performance during Senior Bowl week, and it wouldn't be shocking to see him end up in the first round when all is said and done.?

Quarterbacks: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Geno Smith, West Virginia

2. Mike Glennon, NC State

3. Matt Barkley, USC

4. Ryan Nassib, Syracuse

5. EJ Manuel, Florida State

6. Tyler Wilson, Arkansas

7. Landry Jones, Oklahoma

8. Tyler Bray, Tennessee

9. Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio)

10. Matt Scott, Arizona

Quarterbacks: Honorable Mention

Brad Sorensen, Southern Utah

Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech

Collin Klein, Kansas State

Jordan Rodgers, Vanderbilt

MarQueis Gray, Minnesota

Matt McGloin, Penn State

James Vandenberg, Iowa

Ryan Griffin, Tulane

Sean Renfree, Duke

Seth Doege, Texas Tech

Running Backs: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Eddie Lacy, Alabama

2. Montee Ball, Wisconsin

3. Giovani Bernard, North Carolina

4. Kenjon Barner, Oregon

5. Mike Gillislee, Florida

6. Andre Ellington, Clemson

7. Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

8. Stepfan Taylor, Stanford

9. Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State

10. Johnathan Franklin, UCLA

Running Backs: Honorable Mention

Christine Michael, Texas A&M

Cierre Wood, Notre Dame

Jawan Jamison, Rutgers

Kerwynn Williams, Utah State

Knile Davis, Arkansas

Le?Veon Bell, Michigan State

Mike James, Miami

Ray Graham, Pittsburgh

Robbie Rouse, Fresno State

Zac Stacy, Vanderbilt

Wide Receivers: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee

2. Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech

3. DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson

4. Stedman Bailey, West Virginia

5. Keenan Allen, California

6. Terrance Williams, Baylor

7. Tavon Austin, West Virginia

8. Justin Hunter, Tennessee

9. Markus Wheaton, Oregon State

10. Robert Woods, USC

Wide Receivers: Honorable Mention

Aaron Dobson, Marshall

Chris Harper, Kansas State

Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas

Conner Vernon, Duke

Da?Rick Rogers, Tennessee Tech

Denard Robinson, Michigan

Josh Boyce, TCU

Kenny Stills, Oklahoma

Marquise Goodwin, Texas

Ryan Swope, Texas A&M

Tight Ends: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Gavin Escobar, San Diego State

2. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame

3. Zach Ertz, Stanford

4. Vance McDonald, Rice

5. Travis Kelce, Cincinnati

6. Jordan Reed, Florida

7. Ryan Otten, San Jose State

8. Levine Toilolo, Stanford

9. Dion Sims, Michigan State

10. Zach Sudfeld, Nevada

Tight Ends: Honorable Mention

Chris Gragg, Arkansas

Jack Doyle, Western Kentucky

Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State

Joseph Fauria, UCLA

Matt Furstenburg, Maryland

Michael Williams, Alabama

Mychal Rivera, Tennessee

Nick Kasa, Colorado

Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn

Ryan Griffin, Connecticut

Offensive Tackles: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M

2. Eric Fisher, Central Michigan

3. D.J. Fluker, Alabama

4. Lane Johnson, Oklahoma

5. Justin Pugh, Syracuse

6. Menelik Watson, Florida State

7. Jordan Mills, Louisiana Tech

8. Brian Winters, Kent State

9. David Bakhtiari, Colorado

10. Oday Aboushi, Virginia

Offensive Tackles: Honorable Mention

Brennan Williams, North Carolina

Chris Faulk, LSU

LaAdrian Waddle, Texas Tech

Luke Marquardt, Azusa Pacific

Manase Foketi, West Texas A&M

Nick Becton, Virginia Tech

Reid Fragel, Ohio State

Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin

Terron Armstead, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Xavier Nixon, Florida

Interior Linemen: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Chance Warmack, Alabama

2. Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina

3. Kyle Long, Oregon

4. Larry Warford, Kentucky

5. Travis Frederick, Wisconsin

6. Barrett Jones, Alabama

7. Dallas Thomas, Tennessee

8. David Quessenberry, San Jose State

9. Brian Schwenke, California

10. Alvin Bailey, Arkansas

Interior Linemen: Honorable Mention

Braxston Cave, Notre Dame

Chris Barker, Nevada

Hugh Thornton, Illinois

Jeff Baca, UCLA

JC Tretter, Cornell

Khaled Holmes, USC

Lamar Mady, Youngstown State

Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech

Oscar Johnson, Louisiana Tech

Travis Bond, North Carolina

Defensive Tackles: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Sharrif Floyd, Florida

2. Star Lotulelei, Utah

3. Sheldon Richardson, Missouri

4. Kawann Short, Purdue

5. Sylvester Williams, North Carolina

6. Brandon Williams, Missouri Southern

7. Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State

8. Jesse Williams, Alabama

9. John Jenkins, Georgia

10. Bennie Logan, LSU

Defensive Tackles: Honorable Mention

Akeem Spence, Illinois

Chris Jones, Bowling Green

Cory Grissom, South Florida

Everett Dawkins, Florida State

Jamarkus McFarland, Oklahoma

Jordan Hill, Penn State

Josh Boyd, Mississippi State

Kwame Geathers, Georgia

Montori Hughes, Tennessee-Martin

William Campbell, Michigan

Defensive Ends: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Dion Jordan, Oregon

2. Bjoern Werner, Florida State

3. Damontre Moore, Texas A&M

4. Ezekiel Ansah, BYU

5. Alex Okafor, Texas

6. Sam Montgomery, LSU

7. Datone Jones, UCLA

8. Margus Hunt, SMU

9. Michael Buchanan, Illinois

10. William Gholston, Michigan State

Defensive Ends: Honorable Mention

Brandon Jenkins, Florida State

Corey Lemonier, Auburn

Cornelius Washington, Georgia

David Bass, Missouri Western

Kapron Lewis-Moore, Notre Dame

Lavar Edwards, LSU

Malliciah Goodman, Clemson

Quanterus Smith, Western Kentucky

Tank Carradine, Florida State

Ty Powell, Harding

Linebackers: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Alec Ogletree, Georgia

2. Jarvis Jones, Georgia

3. Barkevious Mingo, LSU

4. Kevin Minter, LSU

5. Manti Te?o, Notre Dame

6. Arthur Brown, Kansas State

7. Zaviar Gooden, Missouri

8. Chase Thomas, Stanford

9. Khaseem Greene, Rutgers

10. Keith Pough, Howard

Linebackers: Honorable Mention

DeVonte Holloman, South Carolina

Jamie Collins, Southern Miss

Jelani Jenkins, Florida

Kevin Reddick, North Carolina

Kiko Alonso, Oregon

Nico Johnson, Alabama

Sean Porter, Texas A&M

Sio Moore, Connecticut

Trevardo Williams, Connecticut

Vince Williams, Florida State

Cornerbacks: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Dee Milliner, Alabama

2. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State

3. Desmond Trufant, Washington

4. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State

5. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State

6. Jamar Taylor, Boise State

7. Blidi Wreh-Wilson, Connecticut

8. Leon McFadden, San Diego State

9. Darius Slay, Mississippi State

10. B.W. Webb, William & Mary

Cornerbacks: Honorable Mention

David Amerson, NC State

Dwayne Gratz, Connecticut

Logan Ryan, Rutgers

Melvin White, Louisiana-Lafayette

Nickell Robey, USC

Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana

Terry Hawthorne, Illinois

Tharold Simon, LSU

Tyrann Mathieu

Will Davis, Utah State

Safeties: The Top 10 Prospects

1. Kenny Vaccaro, Texas

2. Jonathan Cyprien, FIU

3. Eric Reid, LSU

4. Matt Elam, Florida

5. D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina

6. Philip Thomas, Fresno State

7. Duke Williams, Nevada

8. Zeke Motta, Notre Dame

9. J.J. Wilcox, Georgia Southern

10. Shamarko Thomas, Syracuse

Safeties: Honorable Mention

Bacarri Rambo, Georgia

Bradley McDougald, Kansas

Cody Davis, Texas Tech

Daimion Stafford, Nebraska

Kemal Ishmael, UCF

Micah Hyde, Iowa

Robert Lester, Alabama

Shawn Williams, Georgia

T.J. McDonald, USC

Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma

The Top 10 Specialists

1. Brad Wing, LSU

2. Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma State

3. Dustin Hopkins, Florida State

4. Jeff Locke, UCLA

5. Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech

6. Bobby Cowan, Idaho

7. Caleb Sturgis, Florida

8. Zach Brown, Portland State

9. Dylan Breeding, Arkansas

10. Brett Maher, Nebraska

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1532601-2013-nfl-mock-draft-pre-combine-projections-and-prospect-rankings

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Rick Huxley

Bass player Rick Huxley, one of the founding members of the Dave Clark Five, died on Feb. 11, 2013, at the age of 72. Though the band broke up in 1970, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

John Kerr

John Kerr, the stage and film actor whose credits include the movie "South Pacific," the thriller "The Pit and the Pendulum" and a Tony Award-winning turn in "Tea and Sympathy," died on Feb. 9, 2013, at the age of 81. He passed away due to heart failure at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, Calif.

Donald Byrd

Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed commercial success with hit jazz-funk fusion records such as "Black Byrd," died on Feb. 4, 2013. He was 80. No details have been released regarding his death.

Mark Balelo

Mark Balelo, an auction house owner featured on the A&E reality TV show "Storage Wars," was found dead on Feb. 11, 2013. He was 40. His death has been declared a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/mark-balelo-suicide_n_2674485.html">suicide</a>.

Mary O'Connor

O'Connor, Hugh Hefner's longtime secretary who appeared on the reality series "Girls Next Door," died on Jan. 27, 2013.

Robin Sachs

The British actor died on Feb. 1, 2013, just four days shy of his 62nd birthday. He is best known for playing villainous character Ethan Rayne on the hit series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," but boasts a full resume and will also be remembered for his roles on "Babylon 5" and "Star Trek: Voyager."

Robert F. Chew

The actor, best known for his role as drug kingpin Proposition Joe on the critically acclaimed HBO series ?The Wire,? died January 17th, 2013, of apparent heart failure in his sleep at his home in Northeast Baltimore. He was 52.

Freddy E

Seattle rapper Freddy E (real name Freddy E. Buhl) died on January 5, 2013, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 22-year-old is believed to have live tweeted the moments leading up to his apparent suicide.

Ned Wertimer

Ned Wertimer (here seen on the left), who appeared on 11 seasons of "The Jeffersons" as Ralph The Doorman, died January 2, 2013, at the age of 89. Wertimer died following health complications at the Sherman Village Health Care Center in California.

Pauline Phillips

Pauline Phillips, who as Dear Abby dispensed snappy, sometimes saucy advice to millions of newspaper readers around the world, died Jan. 16, 2013, in Minneapolis after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was 94.

David R. Ellis

Ellis, the director of "Snakes on a Plane," died in South Africa on January 7, 2013. He was 60.

Jenni Rivera

In this March 8, 2012 file photo, Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera poses during an interview in Los Angeles. Las Vegas-based Starwood Management, the company that owns the luxury jet that crashed and killed Rivera on Dec. 9, is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Charles Durning

The revered actor, who played everyone from a Nazi colonel to the pope to Dustin Hoffman's would-be suitor in "Tootsie," died of natural causes in New York on December 24, 2102, at the age of 89.

Nora Ephron

Director, author, journalist, playwright, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nora-ephron/" target="_hplink">HuffPost blogger</a>, and three-time Academy Award nominated screenwriter, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/nora-ephron-dead-dies-age-71_n_1627757.html" target="_hplink">Nora Ephron passed away</a> on June 26 after a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/nora-ephron-leukemia-cancer-illness-death_n_1629152.html" target="_hplink">secret multi-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia</a>. With genre defining films like "Sleepless In Seattle", "You've Got Mail", and "When Harry Met Sally", Ephron, 71, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/nora-ephron-influence-movies_n_1628700.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment" target="_hplink">left an indelible mark on the film industry.</a>

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom, best known as Inspector Clouseau's long-suffering boss in the "Pink Panther" movies, died peacefully in his sleep at home in London on Sept. 27, 2012. He was 95.

Michael Clarke Duncan

"The Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan died at the age of 54 on Sept. 3, 2012 in a Los Angeles hospital after nearly two months of treatment following a July 13, 2012 heart attack.

Jerry Nelson

"Sesame Street" puppeteer Jerry Nelson, shown here with "Sesame Street" character Count von Count in New York in June 2012, died at age 78 on Aug. 23, 2012, in Massachusetts after battling emphysema.

Conrad Bain

The actor best known for his long run as father Philip Drummond on the hit series "Diff'rent Strokes," died on January 14, 2013, of natural causes in his hometown of Livermore, California. He was 89.

Phyllis Diller

Actress/comedienne Phyllis Diller, who was best know for her stand-up act, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/phyllis-diller-dead_n_1812818.html">died at the age of 95</a> on Aug. 20. 2012 in Los Angeles.

Tony Scott

Director Tony Scott, whose projects include "The Hunger," "Top Gun," "Enemy of the State," died after jumping off a bridge in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2012.

Scott McKenzie

"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" singer Scott McKenzie, seen here in the center with "The Mamas And The Papas" 1967, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/scott-mckenzie-dead-dies-san-francisco-73_n_1809989.html">died on Aug. 18. 2012</a>, after battling Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease that affects the nervous system.

William Windom

A 1980 file photo provided by CBS shows actor William Windom, who won an Emmy Award for his turn in the TV comedy series "My World And Welcome To It," died Aug. 16, 2012, of congestive heart failure at his home in Woodacre, north of San Francisco. He was 88.

Jack Klugman

The "Off Couple" star died at peacefully in his California home at the age of 90, on Christmas Eve, 2012. In the 1980s, Klugman lost his voice to throat cancer and trained himself to speak again.

Ron Palillo

This June 8, 2008 file photo shows actor Ron Palillo at the TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Palillo, best known as the nerdy high schooler Arnold Horshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/14/ron-palillo-dead-dies-welcome-back-kotter-heart-attack_n_1776155.html">died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012</a>, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., of an apparent heart attack. He was 63.

Lupe Ontiveros

This Oct. 7, 2008 file photo shows actress Lupe Ontiveros at Padres Contra El Cancer's 8th annual "El Sueno de Esperanza" benefit gala in Los Angeles. Ontiveros, the popular Texan actress known for her portrayal of Yolanda Saldivar in "Selena," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/lupe-ontiveros-dead-star-_n_1709783.html">died Thursday, July 26, 2012</a>, of cancer at the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of Whittier, Calif., according to friend and comedian Rick Najera. She was 69.

Sherman Hemsley

In this Aug. 11, 1986 file photo, actor Sherman Hemsley poses for a photo in Los Angeles. The manager for Hemsley says the late star of the television sitcom ?"The Jeffersons"? refused treatment for lung cancer in the weeks before he died of what a coroner says were complications from the disease on July 24, 2012. (AP photo/Nick Ut, File)

Frank Pierson

In this Feb. 14, 2004 file photo, Academy President Frank Pierson arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Scientific and Technical Achievements Awards dinner in Pasadena Calif. Pierson's family announced that <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/frank-pierson-dead-dog-day-afternoon-dies_n_1696126.html">he died of natural causes on Monday, July 23, 2012</a> in Los Angeles after a short illness. He was 87.

Jon Lord

Deep Purple's Jon Lord, seen here in 2004, died at age 71 on Monday, July 16, 2012, after battling pancreatic cancer.

Whitney Houston

With perhaps one of the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/whitney-houston-celebrate-jordin-sparks-sparkle_n_1532870.html" target="_hplink">greatest voices</a> of her generation, Houston was a multi-Grammy winning singer and actress left an indelible mark on both the pop and R&B genres. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/whitney-houston-xanax_n_1279947.html" target="_hplink">Houston's well documented struggles with drug addiction</a> are thought to have contributed to her unexpected and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/11/whitney-houston-dead-sing_n_1270889.html" target="_hplink">untimely demise</a> at age 48 on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/whitney-houston-death-report-last-day_n_1405206.html" target="_hplink">February 11</a>.

Kitty Wells

This May 1986 file photo shows country music singer Kitty Wells in Nashville, Tenn. Wells, the first female superstar of country music, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/kitty-wells-dead-queen-of-country-dies_n_1677532.html">died at the age of 92 on Monday, July 16, 2012.</a> The singer?s family says Wells died at her home Monday after complications from a stroke. Her recording of "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" in 1952 was the first No. 1 hit by a woman soloist on the country music charts. Other hits included "Making Believe" and a version of "I Can't Stop Loving You." (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

Donna Summer

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/donna-summer-queen-of-disco_n_1526799.html" target="_hplink">The Queen of Disco</a> lost her <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/donna-summer-dead-queen-of-disco-dies_n_1524410.html" target="_hplink"> battle with cancer</a> on May 17. Summer, 63, earned that title with dance hits like "Last Dance", "MacArthur Park", and "Hot Stuff".

Ernest Borgnine

Perhaps best remembered for his<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/ernest-borgnine-movies-films_n_1657787.html" target="_hplink"> Oscar-winning performance in the film "Marty",</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/ernest-borgnine-dead-remembered_n_1658937.html" target="_hplink">Borgnine</a> continued to act until his death, voicing a character on "SpongeBob SquarePants" and earning an Emmy Nomination on the TV series "ER." He was 95 when he passed away on July 8 due to renal failure.

Andy Griffith

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/andy-griffith-dead_n_1645969.html" target="_hplink">Andy Griffith,</a> the star of beloved television programs "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock", <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/andy-griffith-cause-of-death-heart-attack_n_1652599.html" target="_hplink">died of a heart attack</a> on Tuesday, July 3. He was 86.

Helen Gurley Brown

In this Sept. 20, 1982 file photo, Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown poses during an interview at her office in New York. Brown, longtime editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, died on Aug. 13, 2012 at a hospital in New York after a brief hospitalization. She was 90. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Don Grady

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/28/don-grady-my-three-sons-obituary_n_1633047.html" target="_hplink">The multi talented musician, composer, and actor</a> who memorably starred on the television series "My Three Sons" lost his battle with cancer on June 27. An original Mouseketeer, Grady was 68 he passed away.

Yvette Wilson

Comedienne most famous for her hilarious roles on TV shows "Moesha" and "The Parkers", Wilson <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/yvette-wilson-star-of-moe_n_1600037.html" target="_hplink">lost her battle with cervical cancer</a> on June 14. She was 48.

Ann Rutherford

This Nov. 5, 1971 file photo shows actress Ann Rutherford in New York. Rutherford, who played Scarlett O'Hara's sister Carreen in the 1939 movie classic "Gone With the Wind," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/ann-rutherford-dead-gone-_n_1589753.html">died at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday, June 11, 2012</a>. She was 94. (AP Photo/HF)

Robin Gibb

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/barry-gibb-tribute-video-robin-gibb-bee-gees_n_1539954.html" target="_hplink">Co-founder of The Bee Gees</a>, Gibb was 62 when he <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/20/robin-gibb-dead-bee-gees_n_1531648.html" target="_hplink">lost</a> his battle with colon cancer on May 20.

Bob Welch

From AP: Bob Welch, a former member of Fleetwood Mac who went on to write songs and record several hits during a solo career,<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/07/bob-welch-dead-fleetwood-mac-gunshot_n_1579166.html"> died June 7, 2012</a>, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. He was 65.

Chuck Brown

In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, Chuck Brown arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the "godfather of go-go," <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/chuck-brown-dead-godfather_n_1522375.html">died Wednesday, May 16, 2012</a> after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.

Mitchell Guist

Mitchell Guist, who appeared in segments of the "Swamp People" with his brother, Glenn, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/mitchell-guist-dead-swamp-people_n_1515423.html">died after collapsing Monday, May 14, 2012</a> while working on a houseboat he was building on Belle River.

Adam Yauch

Best known as one of the founding members of the<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/mca-ad-rock-adam-horovitz-beastie-boys-interview_n_1539705.html" target="_hplink"> trailblazing hip-hop group the Beastie Boys</a>, Yauch, also known by his stage name MCA, was also a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-films_n_1478993.html" target="_hplink">film director</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/adam-yauch-dead-tibet_n_1478359.html" target="_hplink">human rights activist</a>. At age 47, Yauch unfortunately lost his almost three year battle with cancer on May 4.

George Lindsey

George Lindsey, seen here in character as Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1982,<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/george-lindsey-dead-andy-griffith-show-goober-pyle-dies-83_n_1490083.html"> died early Sunday, May 6, 2012.</a> He was 83.

Levon Helm

In this May 15, 2010 photo, Levon Helm performs on the mandolin during a Ramble performance at Helm's barn in Woodstock, N.Y. Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer,<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/levon-helm-dead-the-band-cancer-battle_n_1434772.html"> died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in New York.</a> He was 71. He was a key member of The Band and lent his distinctive Southern voice to classics like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

Dick Clark

Radio personality, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/dick-clark-quotes_n_1435713.html" target="_hplink">TV host</a>, and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nelson-davis/dick-clarks-business-less_b_1466150.html" target="_hplink">beloved producer</a>, Dick Clark died of a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/18/dick-clark-heart-attack-death_n_1435551.html" target="_hplink">massive heart</a> attack on April 18. The host of classic programs such as <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120418/us-dick-clark-highlights/" target="_hplink">American Bandstand</a> and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/dick-clarks-new-years-eve_n_1437040.html" target="_hplink">Dick Clark's Rocking New Years Eve was 82.</a>

Davy Jones

Lead singer of hit 60's band <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/davy-jones-dead-monkees-moments-video_n_1310837.html" target="_hplink">The Monkees</a>, Jones' <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/monkees-davy-jones-obituary_n_1312799.html" target="_hplink">heartthrob status</a> was cemented with hits like "Day Dream Believer" and "I Wanna Be Free". He died at age 66 on February 29 after <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/davy-jones-autopsy-report_n_1406273.html" target="_hplink">suffering a heart attack</a>.

Don Cornelius

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/don-cornelius-dead-soul-train_n_1246642.html" target="_hplink">Cornelius</a>, creator and host of the long-running, groundbreaking<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/don-cornelius-dead-celeb-tweets_n_1247021.html" target="_hplink"> TV dance show "Soul Train,"</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/don-cornelius-autopsy-depression_n_1450184.html" target="_hplink">unfortunately committed suicide </a>Wednesday morning, Feb. 1. He was 75.

Ian Abercrombie

In this Sept. 17, 2005 file photo, actor Ian Abercrombie is shown during the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences third annual Emmy Nominees Tea Party in Los Angeles. Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine?s boss Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld" and Professor Crumbs on ?Wizards of Waverly Place,?<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/28/ian-abercrombie-tv-moments_n_1239120.html"> died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2012</a> at a Los Angeles hospital from complications of kidney failure. He was 77.

Etta James

The "At Last" crooner <a href="http://http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/etta-james-dead-legendary_n_1219083.html" target="_hplink">passed away</a> on January 20 due to complications from leukemia. James, also known as <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/22/etta-james-singers-passio_n_1222010.html" target="_hplink">The Matriarch of R&B</a>, was 73.

Andy Williams

This Feb. 23, 1978 file photo shows performer and host Andy Williams at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Williams, who had a string of gold albums and hosted several variety shows and specials like "The Andy Williams Show," died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at his home in Branson, Missouri, following a yearlong battle with bladder cancer, his Los Angeles-based publicist, Paul Shefrin, said Wednesday. He was 84. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, file)

Ravi Shankar

In this Feb. 7, 2012 file photo, Indian musician Ravi Shankar performs during a concert in Bangalore, India. Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/16/mark-kamins-dead-dj-producer-madonna_n_2702502.html

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See the Moon Pass Jupiter Tonight and Monday

The moon will appear to sail past the bright planet Jupiter in the night sky tonight (Feb. 17) and Monday in the latest celestial encounter of Earth's natural satellite and the largest planet in the solar system.

Each month since November, as seen from North America, the moon and Jupiter have engaged in a series of conjunctions. Perhaps you saw the full moon snuggle close to Jupiter just before Thanksgiving, or on Christmas night? The most recent conjunction of Jupiter and the moon on Jan. 21 was the closest pairing of all, with the moon appearing to skim just below Jupiter.

It is a much different story in February, however. The moon will make its closest approach to Jupiter on Monday morning (Feb. 18) at 7 a.m. EST (1200 GMT/4 a.m. PST). Unfortunately, both the moon and Jupiter will be below the horizon for North America, which means the best observers here can do is see the moon as it approaches Jupiter on this evening, and then follow up Monday night as the moon recedes from Jupiter.

Tonight, the moon will be just past first quarter phase. At mid-twilight, roughly 45 minutes after sunset, look high in the south, more than two-thirds of the way up from the horizon to the point directly overhead (the zenith) and ? weather permitting ? you'll see the moon and hovering about 6 degrees above and to its left will be brilliant Jupiter. Your clenched fist held at arm's length measures 10 degrees, so the moon and Jupiter will appear rough half a fist apart.?[Planets and Constellations of Feb. Night Sky (Video)]

On Monday night, the moon will be in a somewhat more noticeable gibbous phase, and will have moved to a point about 6 degrees to the left (east) of Jupiter. ??

Jupiter is still the brightest "star" in the night sky and the first to come out at dusk, high in the south. It is more than two and a half times the brightness of Sirius ? the brightest star in the night sky ? which in early evening sparkles in the southeast 60 degrees to Jupiter's lower left.?Note how Jupiter shines with a steady silvery glow while Sirius scintillates with a bluish-white glow, as if struggling to try and match Jupiter's brilliance.

Jupiter is visible all night long. It currently sets in the west around 1:30 a.m. your local time.

Jupiter is also accompanied by two naked-eye star clusters (the Pleiades and Hyades) and an entourage of other bright stars. It is receding and fading but nonetheless remains brilliant.?

By the end of April, Jupiter will relinquish the title of bright evening planet to Venus, as that planet begins to emerge from the glare of the setting sun. And on May 28, just over three months from now, Jupiter will have an eye-catching rendezvous with Venus low in the west-northwest sky.

Editor's note:?If you snap a great photo of Jupiter and the moon tonight and Monday that?you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, send photos, comments and your name and location to managing editor Tariq Malik at?spacephotos@space.com.

Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The?New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.?Follow SPACE.com onTwitter?@Spacedotcom. We're also on?Facebook?&?Google+.?

Copyright 2013 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Chicago is on a pace to break a record on murders again in 2013

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With days remaining in the month of January, 2013 Chicago is on a pace to break a record once again on murders. Chicago this year has already recorded 45 murders. Chicago is smaller then Texas, California, and New York but leads them all when it?

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Dog Writer&#39;s Association of America Dinner | Steve Dale&#39;s Pet World

Speaking at the 2012 DWAA Banquet in New York City's Affinia Hotel

I was honored to be inducted in the Dog Writer's Association of America Hall of Fame in 2012 (their youngest inductee ever)! As I had done several times before, I spoke at the swanky banquet (for decades held the night before the Westminster Dog Show) as well, as I will again tonight, February 10.

Here's a portion of what I had to say:

"As my newspaper columns are syndicated and in around 100 papers - in the paper and online, and I write for USA Weekend....Many millions read what I writes. And using social media and email, I hear back about what they have to say, or ask me about. We'll you'll see what I mean.

"Dear Steve, How do I stop my terrier from chasing squirrels in the back yard?"

My reply. hope for literate squirrels who can read a sign that says, "Danger, Dog in Yard."

Here are more:

*"Do I sleep with my dog, or does my dog sleep with me?"

*"My dog isn?t the most friendly but my 7-year-old Cocker Spaniel mix loves my piano teacher. Katie, the dog, howls when I play the piano? Mrs. Worthington then winks at her. Seriously, could they be conspiring against me?"

*"On a walk with our dog, Payton, we met two lesbians ? you could tell, you know the type. They had a female Miniature Schnauzer named Butch. This is wrong. Really isn?t it against the humane society to make their dog into lesbian?"

I do receive many letters which are touching.

*"Dear Steve, your advice was perfect ? we?ve kept the dog with my mom, and she?s perked up a lot now that she has her little best friend back. There may come a time when as the dog ages, we?ll need a caretaker for my mom and her dog. Your were right, they will enjoy the rest of their years together. Seeing them with one another makes your heart melt."

"Dear Steve Dale, My name Is Evin Janik and I'm in 7th grade and I live in Batavia IL, I?m doing a research project on Pit Bulls because I have a 9 month old Pit Bull named Ollie and an American Bulldog named Ruby. Today at school while researching I read one of your articles and decided to email you. ?I have now looked through most of your Pit Bull articles and I am sure to use most everyone for my project. I appreciate your determination to save the Pit bull name and your love for the breed. I'm sure all the Pit bulls appreciate it!"

Following story in USA Weekend?about the benefits of sharing your home and life with a dog?.and received this note.

"You stupid **expletive***!!! How you can think having an ***expletive***expletive****, dog to ****expletive****all over might make life better? We?re fine ? we don?t need an ***expletive****expletive dog. You?re a ****expletive**** you ***expletive!****

my reply: "Dear Sir, thank you for your ?articulate? letter, which by the way, illustrates perfectly why I often prefer dogs to people."

Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/steve-dales-pet-world/2013/02/dog-writers-association-of-america-dinner/

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Grammy Awards 2013 ads see Google and Microsoft go head-to... foot (video)

This year's Grammy Awards weren't as packed with gadget advertising -- gadvertising* -- as the Super Bowl, but Microsoft and Google still coughed up to hawk their wares. The former wanted to demonstrate the productivity chops of the Surface Pro with a commercial that implies the device will cause your employees to breakdance involuntarily. Google, on the other hand, wanted to show off the powers of the Nexus 4 and Google Now to help you distinguish between fish and vegetables, in case the smell isn't enough. Curious to know more? We've stashed the clips after the break.

* A term we just invented. Hollywood, call us.

Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Microsoft, Google

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/11/grammy-gadget-ads-2013/

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Snowstorm forces rescheduling of Bruins-TB game

The statue of President Kennedy is covered with snow outside the Statehouse on Beacon Hill in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. The Boston area received about two feet of snow from a winter storm. A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldn't get their doors open. More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The statue of President Kennedy is covered with snow outside the Statehouse on Beacon Hill in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. The Boston area received about two feet of snow from a winter storm. A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldn't get their doors open. More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

BOSTON (AP) ? The Boston Bruins have postponed Saturday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning because of the blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on the area.

No makeup date had been scheduled yet, according to a Bruins spokesman.

Originally scheduled for 1 p.m., the game was pushed back until 7 p.m. to allow the storm to pass. But public transportation was not expected to resume on Saturday, and roads were still being cleared. A travel ban was in effect until 4 p.m.

The Bruins already are playing an abbreviated schedule because of the lockout that wiped out the first 3? months of the season.

Associated Press

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Blizzard hammers Northeast, nine dead, 700,000 lose power

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least nine people dead.

The mammoth storm that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic dumped more than 3 feet of snow across the Northeast, the National Weather Service said.

Coastal blizzard and flood warnings were in effect, but Massachusetts and Connecticut lifted vehicle travel bans as the storm slowly moved eastward on Saturday evening.

Stratford, Connecticut, Mayor John Harkins said he had never seen such a heavy snowfall, with rates reaching 6 inches an hour.

"Even the plows are getting stuck," Harkins told local WTNH television.

The storm centered its fury on Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, with the highest snowfall total, 40 inches, in Hamden, Connecticut.

About 2,200 flights were canceled on Saturday, for a total of more than 5,800 over the past two days, according to FlightAware, which tracks airline delays. A few hundred additional cancellations are possible for Sunday, it said.

Boston's Logan International Airport and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, were shut down. Logan, hit by nearly 22 inches of snow, was expected to reopen at least partly later on Saturday.

The storm dumped 29.3 inches of snow on Portland, Maine, breaking a 1979 record, the weather service said. Winds gusted to 83 miles per hour (134 km per hour) at Cuttyhunk, New York, and brought down trees across the region.

The storm contributed to at least five deaths in Connecticut, according to Governor Dannel Malloy and police.

An 80-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver while clearing her driveway, and a 40-year-old man collapsed while shoveling snow. One man, 73, slipped outside his home and was found dead on Saturday, Malloy said.

A 53-year-old Bridgeport man was found dead in the snow Saturday morning outside his home, and a 49-year-old man died while shoveling snow in Shelton, police said.

Two people died of carbon monoxide poisoning in separate incidents in Boston. One of the victims was an 11-year-old boy who was overcome by fumes as he sat in an idling car to keep warm, a fire official said. The other victim was a man in his early 20s who was found unresponsive in his car, police said.

In Poughkeepsie, New York, a man in his 70s was struck and killed on a snowy roadway, local media reported. A 23-year-old man was killed in Germantown, New York, when the tractor he was using to plow his driveway rolled down an embankment, according to local media.

A 30-year-old motorist in New Hampshire died when his car went off the road, but the man's health might have been a factor in the accident, state authorities said.

Police in New York's Suffolk County, some using snowmobiles, rescued hundreds of motorists stuck overnight on the Long Island Expressway, said police spokesman Rich Glanzer.

Emergency medical services personnel in Worcester, Massachusetts, delivered a baby girl at her mother's home at about 3 a.m. on Saturday with the aid of National Guard soldiers.

Even as the big storm's force was slackening, the National Weather Service warned of blizzard conditions developing in the Great Plains on Saturday and continuing into Monday.

Snow and, in some areas, blizzard conditions were expected across parts of Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming, it said. A foot or more of snow is expected in some areas.

POWER LINES DOWN

Utility companies reported about 700,000 customers without electricity across nine states as the wet, heavy snow brought down tree branches and power lines.

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts, lost power and shut down automatically late on Friday, but there was no threat to the public, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

In Boston, a National Hockey League game scheduled for Saturday between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins was canceled because of the blizzard.

As the storm tapered off, streets in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were largely quiet except for snowblowers and shoveling. Kevin Tierney, 41, struggled with a snowblower to carve out a parking space in more than 2 feet of snow.

"I had this all planned out, and I don't know who said it, but everybody goes into a boxing match with a plan until they get punched in the mouth," said Tierney, an attorney.

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Maine declared states of emergency before the storm. The U.S. Postal Service suspended mail delivery in parts of those five states plus New Hampshire and Vermont.

Although New York was hit by a foot of snow, Fashion Week went on unfazed as crowds arrived to watch the morning's shows by Ruffian and LaCoste.

Andrea Daney, a digital marketing senior manager for LaCoste, said she was trying to be discreet as she changed from snow boots to high-heeled crushed blue velvet ankle boots.

"I'm calling it the shoe storm of the century," she said. "You have to make adjustments to your outfit."

The snow delighted New England's ski industry after a dry winter that has left green grass visible across much of the region.

Greg Kwasnick, a spokesman for Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, said business was slightly slower than normal on Saturday but likely would pick up in coming days as roads cleared.

"Snow is what it's all about," he said.

(Additional reporting by Scott Malone in Boston, Kevin Gray in Miami, Ellen Wulfhorst in New York, Ian Simpson in Washington, Jason McLure in Maine, Dan Burns in Connecticut, Brendan O'Brien in Wisconsin and Dan Lovering and Zach Howard in Massachusetts; Writing by Ian Simpson; Editing by Vicki Allen and Eric Beech)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blizzard-hammers-northeast-nine-dead-700-000-lose-031347041.html

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