Week 8 of Jackson trial features experts, emotion

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Charles Czeisler, a sleep expert testified on Friday, June 21, 2013, in Los Angeles that Jackson was suffering from total sleep deprivation at the time of his death in June 2009 and the condition would have shortened his life unless it was properly treated. The Harvard University sleep researcher testified as an expert witness in a lawsuit being pursued by Jackson?s mother, Katherine Jackson, against concert giant AEG Live LLC, claiming the company failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted of giving the superstar a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, which he announced at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Charles Czeisler, a sleep expert testified on Friday, June 21, 2013, in Los Angeles that Jackson was suffering from total sleep deprivation at the time of his death in June 2009 and the condition would have shortened his life unless it was properly treated. The Harvard University sleep researcher testified as an expert witness in a lawsuit being pursued by Jackson?s mother, Katherine Jackson, against concert giant AEG Live LLC, claiming the company failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted of giving the superstar a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

This handout photo released by the LA Superior Court and presented as evidence shows an undated thank you note from 2009 written by Paris Jackson to chef Kai Chase, thanking her for gifts bought for the family at Disneyland. Chase testified on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, about the lives of Michael Jackson?s children and their father?s devotion to them. Her recollections came in a trial in Los Angeles being pursued by Jackson?s mother, Katherine Jackson, against concert giant AEG Live LLC, claiming the company failed to properly investigate the doctor convicted of giving the superstar a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009. (AP Photo/LA Superior Court)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:

THE CASE

Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a criminal jury for Jackson's June 2009 death. AEG's attorney says the case is about personal choice, namely Jackson's decision to have Murray serve as his doctor and give him doses of a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid. Millions, possibly billions, of dollars are at stake.

WHAT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEK

? Jackson's personal chef Kai Chase told jurors about Jackson's relationship with his children as well as her impressions that the singer appeared weaker in the final weeks of his life. She recounted numerous tender moments, including a party Jackson threw for his daughter Paris on her 11th birthday, complete with a private circus.

? Charles Czeisler, an expert sleep researcher from Harvard University, told jurors that Jackson was totally sleep-deprived by the time of his death because the singer's use of propofol was not giving him actual sleep but was akin to being in a drug-induced coma.

WHAT THE JURY SAW

? Jurors got their first glimpse of Jackson's oldest children, Prince and Paris, testifying. An AEG lawyer played short clips of the pair to challenge testimony offered by Chase. The two-minute clip of Paris Jackson's testimony showed her alternately looking down and at an AEG Live attorney as she described her father's rocky relationship with her former nanny.

? The jury was shown several images related to how Jackson raised his children, including a handwritten note that Paris wrote Chase thanking her for several gifts she bought for the family while at Disneyland.

QUOTABLE MOMENTS

? "It was the most beautiful expression of love I've ever seen," Chase said about a Cirque du Soleil-style circus that Jackson hired for Paris' 11th birthday.

? "The meticulous detailing of his deterioration here was both profound and sad," Czeisler said of emails documenting Jackson's missed rehearsals and inability to perform songs and dance moves without tour worker being afraid he would hurt himself.

WHAT'S NEXT

? Jurors will hear from an expert in medical conflict of interest cases and may also hear testimony from Tim Leiweke, the former CEO of AEG Live's parent company, the Anshutz Entertainment Group. Leiweke's testimony may be shown to jurors from his videotaped deposition.

Associated Press

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Four Egyptian Shi'ites killed in attack by Sunni Muslims

CAIRO (Reuters) - Four Egyptian Shi'ites were killed on Sunday in an attack by Sunni Muslims fearing the spread of Shi'ite Islam in Egypt, according to reports by state media, witnesses and security sources.

Residents of the town of Zawiyat Abu Muslim in Giza province on the outskirts of Cairo surrounded the home of a prominent Shi'ite after learning he was hosting a religious gathering, witnesses and security sources told Reuters.

The residents beat the guests and threw petrol bombs at the house, setting it on fire, the sources said. The state newspaper al-Ahram said four Shi'ites had been taken to hospital, and the Health Ministry later said four people injured in the attack had died.

President Mohamed Mursi and his ruling Muslim Brotherhood have this month thrown their weight behind a call for jihad in Syria by fellow Sunni Islamists across the Middle East, heightening awareness of sectarian frictions in Egypt, where Shi'ites are a small minority.

Tension among Egypt's hardline Sunnis over the spread of Shi'ism has been increased by a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who called for a strategic alliance with Egypt.

Nothing came of that proposal, but around 100 Sunni Islamists demonstrated in front of a senior Iranian diplomat's residence in April to protest against Egypt's decision to admit commercial flights from Iran.

(Writing by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/four-egyptian-shiites-killed-attack-sunni-muslims-215919629.html

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Bret Michaels survives bus crash

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Bret Michaels.

Bret Michaels is one lucky guy.

After a string of health scares and another bus accident back in 2009, the singer has escaped serious injury again, after his tour bus hit several deer on the way to his show in Biloxi, Miss., Friday morning.

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"Except for some bumps and bruises I am thankful there were no serious injuries," Michaels told Celebuzz. "It is unfortunate for the deer, but thankfully due to modern RV technology and a steel firewall we are all OK. I have every intention to make tonight's show in Biloxi and the tour will continue."

The former Poison frontman only sustained minor cuts and bruises, according to the site.

This is just the latest in a series of scares for Michaels.

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In 2010, he was hospitalized for appendicitis, a stroke, and a brain hemorrhage, which he suffered after banging his head at the Tony Awards in 2009.

And in 2011, he underwent surgery after doctors found a hole in his heart.

Just call him Mr. Unbreakable.

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Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/bret-michaels-survives-bus-crash-minor-injuries-6C10418979

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Iran state TV lauds new president's nuke stance

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's president-elect believes it's possible to strike a deal that would allow the Islamic Republic to keep enriching uranium while assuring the West it will not produce a nuclear weapon.

Hasan Rowhani also said his government would look for a win-win deal to resolve disputes with the United States, following three decades of estrangement between the two nations.

His remarks came in an interview recorded four months ago and rerun on Iranian state TV on Friday. The broadcast appeared to be intended to underline his pledge to follow a "path of moderation" and pursue greater openness over Iran's nuclear program.

Rowhani, Iran's former top nuclear negotiator, won a landslide victory in the June 14 presidential election. He is set to take office in August, when he will replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Although Iran's president cannot set policy on major decisions such as the nuclear program, he can influence views by the ruling clerics. Rowhani is considered a relative moderate but also has deep ties to Iran's Islamic establishment. In his campaign, he said he favors international outreach and efforts to ease sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.

In the interview, Rowhani suggested that under his presidency, Iran would seek to convince the U.S. and its allies that dialogue ? and not sanctions ? are the way forward.

"We have always told the West that we are ready for confidence building," he said.

On the issue of stalled nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers, Rowhani acknowledged "no practical results were achieved" and stressed that "a deal would represent a practical result."

The six ? U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China ? should work with the U.N. nuclear agency, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, to draw up a formula, Rowhani said.

The formula would allow Iran to keep enriching uranium ? a process that is a possible path to nuclear warheads ? while offering proof that it wasn't leading to nuclear arms.

For Iran, the goal is to find relief from international sanctions that have wreaked havoc on the country's economy. The West suspects Iran intends to build nuclear weapons and has imposed several rounds of draconian measures to force Tehran to account for the program.

Iran denies it is seeking to develop an atomic weapon and insists its nuclear ambitions are purely peaceful ? for generating power and medical research.

"We should reach a point where the West feels that continuing the sanctions would not be to their benefit and that there is a better solution," Rowhani said.

President Barack Obama and other Western leaders remain publicly committed to diplomat efforts though they stress military options against Iranian nuclear sites are not off the table.

"I don't believe in war. War is not to our benefits. It's not to America's benefits. I don't think that the Americans are after war at this point," Rowhani said. "If Americans show sincerity and are ready to resolve the problems between the two countries, a win-win deal is possible."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-state-tv-lauds-presidents-nuke-stance-142915853.html

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Death toll in Indian monsoon flooding exceeds 500

JOSHIMATH, India (AP) ? A top official in a northern Indian state hit by heavy monsoon rains says more than 500 people died in the flooding and landslides.

Uttrakhand's Chief Minister Vijay Bahguna says 556 bodies have been noticed buried deep in slush and the army was trying to recover them. He spoke to CNN-IBN television channel on Friday.

Rescuers also Friday found 40 bodies floating in the River Ganges near Haridwar, a Hindu holy city. The heavy rains caused by the annual monsoon have also stranded tens of thousands, mostly pilgrims, in the mountainous region.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-indian-monsoon-flooding-exceeds-500-134837737.html

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BenQ RL2450HT

It's no secret that gaming enthusiasts rely on the fastest PC components available to stay competitive, but not all monitors can keep pace with today's fast moving RTS (Real-Time Strategy) games. To avoid motion smearing and lag you need a monitor with a fast pixel response; a monitor like the BenQ RL2450HT, for example. Designed for gaming, this 24-incher boasts a 2-millisecond (gray-to-gray) pixel response and a stand that lets you make all sorts of adjustments. It also offers special gaming specific settings and delivers a sharp picture. It uses a TN (twisted nematic) panel, which means you don't get the deep color saturation of an IPS panel, nor do you get the wide viewing angles that come with IPS technology. That said, if you don't mind making a few sacrifices, it is an affordable alternative to our favorite gaming monitor, the BenQ XL2420TX.

Design and Features
The RL2450HT has a design similar to its more expensive sibling, the XL2420TX. Both are housed in a matte black cabinet and both use a splash of red trim on the stand. Unlike the XL2420TX, which uses a wedge-shaped base, the RL2450HT has a round one. It has a Lazy-Susan swivel mechanism on the bottom and the mounting arm provides a little over 4-inches of height adjustability. The hinge used to attach the cabinet to the stand offers tilt maneuverability and allows you to pivot the panel 90 degrees.

The cabinet is 2.4-inches thick and sports 0.75-inch matte black bezels. On the right side of the cabinet are five function buttons and a power switch. The buttons aren't labeled but they don't need to be; pressing any one of them brings up on-screen labeling that corresponds to each button, making it easy to change settings in the dark. Three of the buttons are customizable hot keys that are set at the factory for changing Picture Mode, Display Mode, and Smart Scaling. Picture mode includes nine presets including the usual Standard, Movie, Photo, sRGB, and Eco modes. It also offers an RTS mode that is optimized for gaming; it's a hot picture that enhances shadow detail. There are three additional gamer modes that you can customize with your own specific settings. Display Mode allows you to change the aspect ratio and emulate various panel sizes, and Smart Scaling lets you save display size setting for future use.

The RL2350HT offers a boatload of picture setting options. In addition to brightness and contrast you can adjust sharpness, enhance dark shades with the Black eQualizer, choose one of five gamma settings, adjust the color temperature, and tweak hue and saturation levels. If you're experiencing lag while playing you can enable the Instant Mode option to enhance image processing and speed things up.

The rear of the cabinet is home to DVI, VGA, and HDMI inputs, and all are downward facing. There's also a headphone jack for use with an HDMI signal (the RL2450HT does not have speakers). The monitor comes with VGA and DVI cables but does not include an HDMI cable. It also comes with a three year parts, labor, and backlighting warranty.

Performance
The RL2450HT's color quality is good but could be better with some tweaking. I measured its color accuracy using a colorimeter, images from the DisplayMate LCD diagnostic utility, and SpectraCal's CalMan5 software. The chart below shows where red, green, and blue colors are in relation to the CIE (International Commission On Illumination) values for each color (inside the box is ideal). In this case, reds are a bit weak while greens and blues are slightly oversaturated. None of the colors are off by much, though, and tinting is not an issue.

Grayscale performance was good for a TN panel but not ideal; light and middle shades of grays on the 64-Step Grayscale test were well defined but the two darkest shades of gray were crushed (they appeared black). Viewing angle performance was typical of a TN panel; there was minor color shifting and darkening when viewed from an extreme side angle.

The 2-millisecond pixel response handled fast motion gaming wonderfully. I couldn't detect any ghosting or smearing while playing Company of Heroes and Far Cry 2, and game play was smooth and fluid with no discernable lag.

The RL2450HT used 25 watts of power during testing, which is average for a 24-inch panel. However, enabling Eco mode brought that number down to 15-watts without making the picture to dim. That kind of energy efficiency earns the RL2450HT our Greentech stamp of approval for low energy consumption.

The BenQ RL2450HT offers gamers a fairly reasonably priced monitor with a pixel response that can keep up with the fastest games. It also features plenty of game-centric presets so you don't have to tweak settings whenever you switch games. Its color quality is good, but you may need to calibrate the monitor if you require very accurate colors. A few extra features such as USB ports and speakers would be welcome here. That said, if you have an extra $200 to spend, the BenQ XL2420TX offers more features and better performance, and it is 3D ready, which is why it remains our Editors' Choice for mid-sized gaming monitors.

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NVIDIA's Shield now $300, arrives on June 27th (video)

Even before hitting store shelves, NVIDIA's Shield is shedding $50 from its original $350 asking price -- the little Android portable gaming console will cost $300 when it arrives at retail on June 27th. NVIDIA revealed both the new, lower price and release date today in a blog post which cited gamers asking for a lower price as the reason for the change. "We've heard from thousands of gamers that if the price was $299, we'd have a home run," the post reads. As such, the company's aiming for "a home run" with the new price point -- despite $300 being $50 more than a new PlayStation Vita, and just $100 short of a new PlayStation 4.

Folks who pre-ordered aren't out of luck, they'll just be charged $300 when their unit ships rather than $350. As for where you can pick a Shield up outside of NVIDIA's official website ... well, we're waiting on word from the company on supported retailers. We've dropped the video of our hands-on with the final Shield just below, should you wish to relive those memories with us.

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds, Peripherals, HD, Mobile, NVIDIA

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