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Monday, June 10, 2013

Xbox One games roundup from Microsoft's E3 keynote

When we were first introduced to the Xbox One, we heard about the hardware. Today, at Microsoft's E3 keynote, it was all about the games. We had a look at Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a One-exclusive Killer Instinct reboot, and Ryse: Son of Rome (both an exclusive and a launch title). We also learned that Minecraft would be getting some expanded multiplayer options when it hits the new console, and checked out the "open-world shooter" Sunset Overdrive. That wasn't all: we caught some stunning footage of Forza Motorsport 5, as well as Quantum Break (exclusive), Crimson Dragon, The Witcher 3, and zombie survival game Dead Rising 3 (arriving "this holiday" as a One exclusive). We saw some hectic action in Battlefield 4, which will have a "Second Assault" DLC available to Xbox One users first, and spied Titanfall, another exclusive landing "spring 2014." You can also make your own games, of course, and there are a bunch of trailers available now at the source link, including some for titles not shown off on stage. Oh, we almost forgot to mention. New Halo.

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Afghan Taliban attack near Kabul airport

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? At least seven heavily armed Taliban insurgents launched a pre-dawn attack near Afghanistan's main airport Monday, apparently targeting NATO's airport headquarters with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and at least one large bomb. Two Afghan civilians were wounded and all the attackers were killed after an hours-long battle.

It was the third time in a month that insurgents have launched a major attack in the Afghan capital, seeking high-profile targets to rattle public confidence as Afghan security forces take over most responsibility for protecting the country ahead of most foreign troops' withdrawal next year.

The airport itself was not damaged and reopened shortly after the fighting was over, said Kabul airport chief Yaqub Rassuli.

"There was no damage to the runway. Some shrapnel fell nearby, but we have cleared it away," Rassuli said.

Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said two Afghan civilians were wounded, but there were no deaths among either security forces or civilians.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the insurgents were targeting NATO headquarters next to the civilian airport. The international military coalition said it was assessing the situation and had no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The attack began with an loud blast just as Kabul's residents had finished morning prayers at around 4:30 a.m.

Police said that attackers wearing suicide vests occupied one or two buildings under construction on the west side of the airport and were firing at the military facility, which was quite a distance away. It was unclear whether they hit anything inside the NATO facility.

"It first started with a big explosion which we think was a suicide attack. After that a gunbattle started," said Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai during the fighting. He added that at least five insurgents then occupied two buildings, located in a single compound, and started firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.

"Sometimes they are shooting from one building, sometimes from other. It is a residential area and the compound has been surrounded by Afghan security forces. The security forces surrounded the buildings and are being careful because it is a residential area," he added.

Deputy Kabul police chief Dawood Amin says there were seven attackers in total. Two blew themselves up with suicide vests at the start of the assault and five were shot and killed by police during the battle.

The Taliban have launched intense attacks across the country, testing Afghan security forces as foreign combat troops pull back more than a decade after the U.S.-led invasion to oust the Taliban regime for sheltering al-Qaida's leadership after the Islamic extremist group launched the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.

The last big attack in Kabul was May 24, when six suicide bombers attacked a guest house belonging to the United Nations-affiliated International Organization for Migration, killing three people ? including a police officer, a guard and a civilian. On May 16, a suicide bomber had rammed a car into a NATO convoy killing 15 people, including two American soldiers and four civilian contractors.

The U.S.-led NATO coalition's Joint Command headquarters at the airport runs the day-to-day operations of the nearly 12-year-old war against insurgents. The airport's military side is also used for NATO transport and other aircraft.

"It started just after dawn prayers and I counted about a dozen explosions, mostly RPG fire, coming from the airport," said Emayatullah, who lives next to the airport. Like many Afghans he uses only one name.

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Associated Press writer Amir Shah contributed from Kabul.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-taliban-attack-near-kabul-airport-061149768.html

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Palace Malice scores upset in Belmont Stakes

Palace Malice, left, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, crosses the finish line to win the 145th Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jockey Mike Smith, left, and Cot Campbell, President of Dogwood Stables, hold the Belmont Stakes trophy in the winner's circle after Smith rode Palace Malice to win the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Trainer Todd Pletcher, center, hoists the Belmont Stakes trophy in the winner's circle while standing with jockey Mike Smith, left, and Cot Campbell, President of Dogwood Stables, after Palace Malice won the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jockey Mike Smith holds the Belmont Stakes trophy in the winner's circle after riding Palace Malice to win the race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

jockey Mike Smith looks skyward and celebrates after riding Palace Malice to win the 145th Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The two Hall of Fame jockeys were just about nose to nose as their horses hit the middle of the final turn of the Belmont Stakes.

Gary Stevens, aboard Preakness winner Oxbow, was going to relinquish the lead to the hard-charging Palace Malice, and he knew it. He glanced over to his right and looked at good friend Mike Smith and told him: "You go on with him big boy, you're moving better than me."

Was he ever.

Palace Malice seized the lead with a quarter-mile to go Saturday in the final leg of the Triple Crown and ran off to a 3?-length victory over Oxbow at Belmont Park, with Kentucky Derby winner Orb another 1? lengths back in third.

"Mike rode a superb race," Stevens said. "Midway around the turn, I said, 'Well maybe.' But I have ridden long enough to know that he (Oxbow) was going to walk home. To finish second, I am really surprised."

Palace Malice, who came into the race with only one win in seven starts, vindicated trainer Todd Pletcher's support of the 3-year-old colt despite a 12th place finish in the Derby.

"It's huge. It's huge," Pletcher said about his second Belmont win. "We always felt like he had a big one in him. We were just waiting for it to finally develop. I told (owner) Mr. (Cot) Campbell this horse is training unbelievable. I know he's got a big run, we just need to put it all together."

The Belmont concludes a Triple Crown season in which hopes were high that Orb could break the 35-year drought without a sweep of the classics. In fact, it's the fourth time in five years each race was won by a different horse.

Palace Malice, who skipped the Preakness, covered the 1? miles in a slow 2:30.70 on a fast track following a 24-hour downpour. A crowd of 47,562 turned out on a warm, sunny afternoon as Tropical Storm Andrea moved out of the area.

For the second time during this Triple Crown run, Pletcher sent out five horses. He came up short in the Derby five weeks ago, skipped the Preakness and regrouped, and came through at his home track for an owner who has supported him from the start.

"It's the mother of all great moments, I'll tell you that," the 85-year old Campbell said. "I'm proud for Dogwood and proud for my partners, and I'm proud of Todd, one of the greatest horse trainers of all time."

Sent off at odds of 13-1, Palace Malice returned $29.60, $11.20 and $6.70. Oxbow, trained by D. Wayne Lukas, returned $9.90 and $6.10, and Orb, the 2-1 favorite trained by Shug McGaughey, paid $3.30.

"He made a good run around the turn, but we had given up so much," McGaughey said about the colt who was still ninth with a half-mile to go and just could not make up the difference. "I don't think he got tired. He put up a pretty good run to get where he was, and those horses just weren't coming back."

Incognito was fourth, followed by Revolutionary, the filly Unlimited Budget, Overanalyze, Vyjack, Golden Soul, Will Take Charge, Giant Finish, Midnight Taboo, Freedom Child and Frac Daddy.

Rosie Napravnik, who was aboard Unlimited Budget, became the first female to ride in all three Triple Crown races in the same year. She was trying to become the second female jockey to win a Triple Crown race.

Pletcher's other Belmont starters were Revolutionary, Unlimited Budget, Overanalyze and Midnight Taboo.

All week, Pletcher expressed optimism that Palace Malice was ready to unleash a big effort. On June 2, the son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin put in a blazing 4 furlong workout in 47.40 seconds. Pletcher called it one of the most impressive works he'd ever seen.

And it carried over to the race and gave the nation's leading trainer his second Belmont win (he won the 2007 Belmont with the filly Rags to Riches) to go with his 2010 Derby win with Super Saver. Smith won his second Belmont, having won aboard Drosselmeyer in 2010.

"The game plan was mapped out, and it really went according to plan," Smith said. "We were laying third on the outside of Oxbow, like we wanted. At the three-eighths, Gary said, 'Go on, little brother.' ... And we went on it with it, man."

The 14-horse field ? the largest since 1996 ? got off to an even start.

Frac Daddy and Freedom Child set out for the lead from their inside posts, with Oxbow not far behind. As the field came out of the turn, Oxbow had the lead heading into the long backstretch run. But unlike the Preakness, he had company up front and the pace was a bit quicker. By the time Oxbow reached the far turn, Palace Malice loomed and Orb was beginning to make a run from way back in the pack.

And that's when Palace Malice took charge. The only question was whether anyone was going to catch him. Unlike the Derby, Orb could not complete a come from behind victory. He couldn't even reel in the tiring Oxbow.

"It's been fun. I've got no problems with anything, everthing's fine with me," McGaughey said. "I just wish we wold have showed a little better performances in the Preakness and the Belmont."

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Asteroid the size of a small truck buzzes Earth: NASA

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Illustration showing the path of the small asteroid 2013 LR6, which safely passed within 65,000 miles of Earth on Friday.

By Irene Klotz, Reuters

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed past Earth four times closer than the moon on Saturday, the latest in a parade of visiting celestial objects that has raised awareness of potentially hazardous impacts on the planet.?

NASA said Asteroid 2013 LR6 was discovered about a day before its closest approach to Earth, which occurred at 12:42 a.m. EDT (0442 GMT on Saturday) about 65,000 miles over the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania, Australia.?

The 30-foot-wide (10-meter-wide) asteroid posed no threat.?

A week ago, the comparatively huge 1.7-mile-wide (2.7-km-wide) asteroid QE2, complete with its own moon in tow, passed 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) from Earth.?

While on February 15, a small asteroid exploded in the atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia, leaving more than 1,500 people injured by flying glass and debris. That same day, an unrelated asteroid passed just 17,200 miles from Earth, closer than the networks of communication satellites that ring the planet.?

"There is theoretically a collision possible between asteroids and planet Earth," astronomer Gianluca Masi, with the Virtual Telescope project, said during a Google+ webcast that showed live images of the approaching asteroid.?

NASA says it has found about 95 percent of the large asteroids, those with diameters 0.65 miles or larger, with orbits that take them relatively close to Earth.?

An object of that size hit the planet about 65 million years ago in what is now Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, triggering a global climate change that is believed to be responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs and many other forms of life on Earth.?

The U.S. space agency and other research organizations, as well as private companies, are working on tracking smaller objects that fly near Earth.?

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Autopsy set for body believed to be Iowa girl

FILE - This file photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Authorities announced early Saturday, June 8, 2013 that they have recovered a body believed to be Shepard, who was kidnapped by a registered sex offender while walking home from school. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety, File)

BOONE, Iowa (AP) ? Authorities planned to conduct an autopsy Saturday on a body found in a river that is believed to be that of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted more than two weeks ago.

Investigators are confident that the body a fisherman found Friday night in the Des Moines River near Boone is that of Kathlynn Shepard, who was abducted in Dayton, about 20 miles north of Boone, on May 20 along with a 12-year-old girl who later escaped and called 911.

The clothes on the body matched what Kathlynn was wearing the day she was taken, and authorities also found zip ties that matched those used to restrain the younger girl who escaped.

Gerard Meyers, assistant director of field operators of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said the body was concealed by debris when the fisherman found it. It was recovered by Boone County sheriff's deputies.

"We're fairly confident the unfortunate circumstance this evening was the recovery of Kathlynn," Meyers said at a news conference just after midnight in Boone.

Authorities believe Michael Klunder, a registered sex offender who has since killed himself, approached the girls after they got off their school bus and asked whether they wanted to earn money mowing lawns. They say Klunder offered to drive them to ask their parents for permission, but he instead took them several miles away to the hog confinement facility where he worked.

Klunder bound the girls' hands with zip ties in an office there, but when he took Kathlynn to another part of the property, the younger girl managed to slip her ties and flee through the woods, authorities allege. She eventually found some farmers and called 911.

Authorities found Klunder dead hours later at another rural property. They say the 42-year-old hanged himself.

Hundreds of officers and volunteers had searched for Kathlynn, but hopes of finding her alive were dampened when testing confirmed that blood found on Klunder's truck and at the hog building was Kathlynn's.

"We were robbed of some innocence in this whole thing," said Webster County Sheriff James Stubbs. "We'll never quite be the same. Hopefully time will heal some of those wounds, but the awareness is a lot higher than it was before."

Klunder was released from prison in 2011 after serving 20 years for convictions in two separate kidnappings in Iowa that occurred on back-to-back days in December 1991.

In the first, police said he lured a woman on a highway near Mason City out of her vehicle by claiming she was missing a taillight, and then forced her into his car and tried to assault her. In the second, he snatched two 3-year-old toddlers from a Charles City apartment complex, put them in a trunk and left them 50 miles away at a secluded garbage bin, where they were found alive hours later.

Police are also looking into whether Klunder may have been responsible for the kidnapping and slaying of two young cousins who vanished while riding bikes in Evansdale, about 90 miles from Dayton. The bodies of the girls, who were 10 and 8 years old when they vanished, were found in December in a wooded area in Bremer County, where Klunder once lived in a home for emotionally troubled youth.

The cousins were from Black Hawk County, where sheriff's office investigators are still tracking the actions and whereabouts of Klunder around the time that Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins went missing.

Authorities note that Klunder isn't their sole focus and they continue to follow up on other leads.

Associated Press

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These Joyful Mysteries: Summer Wish Lists

Last night at dinner we each made our summer wish list.? The rules were that they had to put at least 10 items on their lists and half of them had to take place at home.? I was really impressed with what they came up with.? It warmed my heart that so many had to do with being all together.

We took turns reading our lists out loud.? I made a list as well. (Dad wasn't here so his is missing.)?

Thomas (age 9):
1.Community Center to play tennis or go to the pool.
2.Talent Show (put on their own).
3.Family picnic.
4.Playground.
5.Cook of the Day.
6.Family trips (car trips).
7. Five minutes of playtime with each family member one on one.
8.Kickball ( Mom, Billy, and Tommy vs. Dad, Mary, Ann, and Matt).
9.Board games.
10.Anything.

?Matthew (age 4):
1.play XBox.
2.Read out loud with the family.
3.Hug our family; group hugs.
4.Amusement park.
5.Take Vader for a walk.
6.Go into sprinkler.
7.Like Mom really much.
8.Play Crazy 8's.
9.Make new best friends.
10.Go to the pool.

Ann (age 8):
1.Camping in backyard.
2.Read with the family.
3.More family cuddling.
4.Go on a family picnic
5.Go to the park.
6.Go on a bike ride.
7.Play Monopoly.
8.Draw a family portrait.
9.Go to a museum.
10. Go to Gran and Gramps' house.
11. Dance together.
12 Have a campfire.

Billy (age 13):
1. Go to Miami (he's been a Miami Heat fan for years).
2.Get dropped off at community center.
3.Play kickball.
4.Have a catch with Dad.
5.Home Run Derby with neighbor friends and Dad and Tommy.
6.Cook dinners.
7.Wall ball.
8.Disney World.
9.Universal.
10. Phillies Game.

Mom(age 42):
1.Library visits.
2.pool.
3.organize and clean garage.
4.have a yard sale.
5.visit Dad in D.C.
6.paint the dining room.
7. 9a.m. exercise....all 6 of us....walk, bike, etc. every M, T, Th.
8.Board games.
9. Free movies at the theater.
10. Franklin Institute. (and have lunch with the 2 uncles who work in Philly).

***Mom's wish lists for kids***
1. One book + book report/review a week.
2.Practice piano every day.? (Mary adds in violin too)
3.Call a grandparent or uncle/aunt once a week. (I hope the family members don't mind)
4.Good deed a week (notes to someone, bake for someone, etc.)
5.Playdates with friends
6.Start answering the phone for speaking experience.
7.Learn how to do laundry.
8.Cook a meal once a week.
9. Write in journal every day.
10. School workbooks.
?11. Billy-start a blog.? Mary start a family newspaper. (their ideas)

Mary(age 12):
1.Talent Show
2. Craft Day
3.Movie Night
4.Family newspaper
5.Science experiments/oragami
6.Make an obstacle course.
7.Field Day
8.Amusement Park
9.Water Park
10. Make s'mores

That should keep us busy for a while.

Source: http://thesejoyfulmysteries.blogspot.com/2013/06/summer-wish-lists.html

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