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This week in celebrity real estate, celebrated celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has listed her West Village compound and singer Nancy Sinatra sold her Santa Monica home.

Annie Leibovitz? picture-perfect compound for sale
The maker of so many of pop culture?s most iconic images from the past 40 years spent almost as much time creating a stellar artist?s compound in the West Village. Now, it seems it?s time to move on ??or at least uptown ??so famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has listed her 10,000-square-foot home at 755 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10014.

The price is a whopping $33 million, however, the townhouse in the heart of the Village is actually three separate addresses that have been combined into a spacious living and work space.?The listing is held by Brown Harris Stevens agents Paula Del Nunzio and Guida De Carvalhosa, who fittingly describe the series of spaces, including a main residence with 4 bedrooms, a separate guest area, a studio and garden patio. The townhouse has 13 fireplaces, wide plank floors and central air.

Leibovitz has decided to list the property several years after she faced bankruptcy, which sent her scrambling to settle with creditors, including Goldman Sachs, and preserve the rights to her photographs, as well as saving her townhouse and stone farmhouse complex in Rhinebeck, NY.

According to the the agents listing her home, Leibovitz is now selling the West Village property to move uptown closer to the school that her three daughters attend.

A year after buying, Nancy Sinatra sells home
The listing notes say it all about this wonderful Santa Monica ranch: ?It?s your ?Something?s Gotta Give? house.?

Well, for owner Nancy Sinatra, who just bought this 4,000-square-foot home on a cul-de-sac one year ago, something must have given. The daughter of Frank Sinatra decided to move on ??and fast. She not only listed this cozy home with double master suites but sold it in a very quick, 10-day settlement deal.

Sinatra?s boots must be made for walking away. The hit-making singer, who is now 72, listed the home for $4.985 million. She bought the place for $5,060,550 million in November 2011.

Listing agent Rory Barish?of Lane Four Real Estate, a division of Keller Williams Beverly Hills, would not comment on the reasons for Sinatra?s change of heart. However, there?s no shortage of reasons why this home made for a great Los Angeles acquisition, even if it went in a New York minute.

?It?s just seven blocks to the ocean on a wonderful street, and the greatest thing is that you?re in the flats but you do not sacrifice the view. You can see the ocean from this house, but you are just blocks to (the Promenade and other Santa Monica landmarks)? Barish said.

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Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims

Two players who wear No. 26 joined hands with the coaches of the St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings in tribute to the victims of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn.

The moment of silence before Sunday's game included coaches Jeff Fisher of St. Louis and Leslie Frazier of Minnesota, along with Rams running back Daryl Richardson and Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield.

The players were selected because their number represents the number slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday.

Dozens of children wearing uniform jerseys held hands with players in a circle extending from the 30-yard lines at the Edward Jones Dome, centered on the Rams logo at midfield. Richardson, Winfield and the coaches formed an inner circle.

Flags were at half-staff at M&T Bank Stadium when the Baltimore Ravens hosted the Denver Broncos in one of the eight early games.

With the Maryland National Guard standing on the opposite end of the field from the flag bearers, the scoreboards went black as the public address announcer asked the crowd to observe "silent reflection" in the wake of Friday's "horrific tragedy."

Players from both team stood stoically on the sideline. The moment of silence was followed by the national anthem.

In New Orleans, the Superdome fell silent for nearly 30 seconds before the Saints hosted Tampa Bay. People around the stadium removed their hats, bowed their heads and remained still until the public address announcer introduced the national anthem singer, "American Idol" contestant Skylar Laine.

In Houston, video screens went black as the moment was observed before the Texas hosted the Indianapolis Colts.

In Chicago, Green Bay wide receiver Donald Driver retweeted the names of the victims.

Buffalo Bills CEO Russ Brandon tweeted that a moment of silence was to be held in Toronto later Sunday before the Bills played the Seattle Seahawks at the downtown Rogers Centre.

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Pat Barry?s heartfelt plea to ?hug your friends? (VIDEO)

On Friday, Pat Barry and all of the fighters on Saturday's "The Ultimate Fighter 16" finale had one task to accomplish. They had to make weight. Even for a small heavyweight like Barry, it's the only thing on a fighter's mind the day before a fight.

Still, the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary could not be ignored. No matter a fighter's focus, he was still affected by a gunman taking out 27 people, including 20 children. Several of Saturday's fighters mentioned the shooting and UFC commentator Joe Rogan somberly spoke of the tragedy before Saturday's broadcast. Barry's speech after knocking out Shane Del Rosario was particularly memorable. (Skip to the 2:00 mark.)

"If you've got kids, hug 'em like it's the last day. Go hug your parents. Go hug your best friends. And if you have any beef with anyone, even from 10 years ago, because you never know what's going to happen."

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10 Things to Know for Monday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Monday:

1. LANZA HAD ENOUGH AMMO TO KILL ALMOST EVERY CHILD AT SCHOOL

As a Connecticut town mourns, some residents wonder if life can ever return to normal in Newtown.

2. GUNMAN'S MOTHER WAS INTENSELY PRIVATE ABOUT HOME LIFE

Friends and acquaintances say Nancy Lanza never discussed any difficulties in raising the son who would kill her.

3. OBAMA MOURNS IN NEWTOWN AND OPENS DOOR TO GUN CONTROL

The president said he would use "whatever power" he has to prevent mass shootings in the future.

4. FISCAL CLIFF TALKS DRAG ON, BUT SOME AMERICANS ARE ALREADY PAYING MORE TAXES

Several breaks expired at the end of last year and will be gone if Congress and the White House don't reach a deal.

5. EGYPT VOTE UNLIKELY TO RESOLVE CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SECULARISTS AND ISLAMISTS

Coalition of rights groups says widespread violations in the first day of voting should invalidate the results.

6.WHO WILL PAY FOR THE INAUGURAL POMP

Private money will foot most of the tab that will likely run into the tens of millions despite plans to scale down for Obama's second swearing in.

7. A RARE ADMISSION FROM A TOP ASSAD AIDE

Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa said the regime and the rebels are both going down a losing path in civil war.

8. HOW OBAMA MIGHT REWARD KERRY'S 'GOOD SOLDIERING'

The president seems likely to name the Massachusetts senator to succeed Clinton as secretary of state.

9. WHAT PEPSI IS TINKERING WITH

Its Diet offering is quietly changing its sweetener ahead of a major rebranding set for next month.

10. WHERE VINEYARDS ARE GETTING A MAKEOVER

With demand strong again, Napa Valley growers are replacing old vines with varieties better suited for their weather.

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2013 Ford Fusion: The Green Car of The Year Faces Second Recall

At last week?s Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2013 Ford Fusion was named Green Car of the Year by the Green Car Journal?s 11-member panel of automotive and environmental experts. Each year they select a vehicle that makes good use of current technologies and sets an example in energy efficiency, but the second recall in just two weeks has been issued for the 2013 Ford Fusion making it a vehicle that, in at lest one respect, no one wants to emulate.

Ford already recalled 16,000 Fusions and 73,000 Escape SUVs two weeks ago due to the possibility of engines overheating, leaking fluids and catching fire. They received 13 reports of engine fire issues prior to the recall which only affected 2013 models with a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder engine and didn?t affect Escape or Fusion models with other engines. This newest recall is for an entirely new problem with the 2013 Ford Fusion.

According to Ford, this new recall affects about 19,000 vehicles and is because the low-beam headlamp projector coating may have improperly cured during the manufacturing process. Although not as scary as the possibility of an engine fire, this is still a danger for drivers.

Over time and with use, the improperly applied coating will grow hazy and reduce driver visibility under low-beams. This reduced visibility may increase the risks of a crash, hence the new recall. Owners affected by this recall will start receiving notices in the mail next week to bring in their vehicles for new headlight assemblies at no charge.

As for vehicles in the pipeline, Ford has issued a delivery stop on the 2013 Ford Fusion until all the headlamp assemblies are replaced. Although the headlamp issue is easily resolved, they still aren?t quite sure what?s causing the engine fires and are recommending that owners affected by that recall contact their dealer for loaner cars.

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Loveless Cafe boxes up goodies for deployed troops

The Loveless Cafe is continuing an honorable Christmas tradition this year.

It's packing up boxes of goodies to send to our deployed soldiers in Afghanistan.

The restaurant has sent gifts for six years now.

This year, the Loveless Cafe was able to collect 100 names and addresses through Facebook and Twitter.

The boxes include playing cards, some caramel bacon piggy popcorn and a hand-written greeting card.

"It's amazing because we're able to give a little bit of southern hospitality or southern comfort to our troops overseas," said Heather Barber of Loveless Cafe.

The Loveless Cafe said they often hear back from soldiers through letters, and when they get the chance, they might even stop by to say thanks.

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US Attorney resigns during probe of online posts

Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, announces his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, announces his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, announces his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Seconld left is his wife JoAnn Letten. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, announces his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. Next to him is his wife JoAnn Letten. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, hugs his wife JoAnn as he announces his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, kisses his wife JoAnn after announcing his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, whose successful prosecution of a former Louisiana governor and numerous other public officials won him bipartisan praise for more than a decade, resigned Thursday while the Justice Department investigates alleged misconduct by his top deputies.

Letten's announcement was an abrupt end to his tenure as the nation's longest-serving U.S. attorney. His crusade against crime resulted in convictions of corrupt judges, killer police officers, bribe-taking officials in New Orleans' long-troubled school system and scammers who tried to rip off Hurricane Katrina aid programs. He first won fame as an assistant U.S. attorney leading the successful 2000 racketeering prosecution of former Gov. Edwin Edwards.

Letten didn't address the allegations against his deputies during a news conference Thursday. He previously said that he had no idea what his deputies were doing until the online activity was revealed in court filings.

He said the decision to resign, effective Dec. 11, came after discussions with colleagues, Justice Department officials and his family. "The decision ultimately was mine."

Dana Boente, the first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was appointed in the interim. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement that Letten has been a "valued partner, dedicated public servant and a good friend."

Letten didn't take any questions from reporters before he left the room, kissing his wife and hugging tearful colleagues on his way out.

His success had made him one of the city's most popular public figures, but his support among political officials in both parties diminished after revelations about the online activities of two veteran prosecutors in his office.

One, Sal Perricone, resigned in March after acknowledging he criticized judges and politicians and commented on cases in anonymous posts on a local newspaper's website. Letten demoted his top assistant, Jan Mann, last month after she also confessed to posting anonymous comments on the same site.

The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the matter.

The authors of the posts were unmasked in court filings by attorneys for New Orleans businessman Fred Heebe, whose landfill operations are the subject of a federal probe.

Letten has said he didn't know about Perricone's and Mann's online posts until after Heebe's court filings.

Heebe had been nominated by then-President George W. Bush for the U.S. Attorney position in November of 2001, but withdrew amid allegations that he had abused an ex-girlfriend and his ex-wife ? allegations that he denied.

Letten was the acting U.S. attorney at the time. He held onto the post through the Bush years and was kept in what is often a political patronage position by Democratic President Barack Obama.

Letten is stepping down at a time when his office is ramping up an investigation of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's administration. The probe already has resulted in guilty pleas by two businessmen who said they bribed an unidentified city official during Nagin's tenure. It also has threatened to undermine other high-profile cases.

Last month, a federal judge ordered the Justice Department to conduct a new investigation of media leaks related to its probe of deadly police shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt initially called for an investigation in June, but he said a report submitted by Mann is tainted and must be redone.

Engelhardt presided over a trial in which five former officers were convicted of civil rights violations stemming from the Danziger Bridge shootings. Defense attorneys have asked Engelhardt to order a new trial, arguing that media leaks deprived their clients of a fair trial.

Engelhardt urged the Justice Department to appoint a court-approved independent counsel to investigate the online posts and media leaks. On Thursday, Holder announced the appointment of John Horn, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, to oversee the department's new investigation of the matter.

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat who has supported Letten even though he was initially appointed by a Republic president, said Letten's record of rooting out public corruption should be commended despite the "troubling" allegations about his deputes. Landrieu said she will forward a short list of candidates to replace Letten to Holder and the White House in the coming weeks.

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Video: Scientists working on suit for walking on Mars

>>> well, do you like to be fashion forward? it's particularly important if you're headed to mars. and that may be closer than you think as nbc's special correspondent ben fogel recently found out. ben, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, willie, from the royal observatory here in greenwich. now for centuries astronomers have been looking towards mars, but now it seems life on the distant planet is possible. nasa announced earlier this week that they hoped for a manned mission by 2030 , so what will it take? well, a very special suit to survive on the red planet . mars has long held a fascination over us. the staff of myth and hollywood movies but recent pictures of mars' landscape give us a better understanding of the red planet .

>> we have the technology to do this. if we made a commitment to put people on mars, we could get them there probably in 10 to 12 years.

>> reporter: and everyone it seems is getting into the race, with chinese, russian and indian astronauts limbering up. in this alpine glacier cave, the austrian space forum is testing a little martian helper.

>> the key to colonizing mars is humans and robots working together.

>> exactly.

>> reporter: it's in caves, scientists think, robots like this may find signs of life on mars one day, shielded from extreme temperature and radiation.

>> like this one, for example can, go in places that are small or do things that are tang a rouse for humans.

>> reporter: forget war mongering invaders and start thinking best buddies .

>> i just warn you you'll have to check my bag because i'm taking this home with me.

>> reporter: back in the spacelab at innsbruck, university, they are conducting experiments for the mars suit that will enable astronauts to walk, talk, eat and work in the extremes of a martian environment. it takes more than 160 procedures, a loss of checks and balances and three hours to fire up the suit. so what are you checking here?

>> we have an online usage here. the oxygen in the suit.

>> if you got this wrong, he would die, wouldn't he?

>> this is actually putting on a full support system that's like having your own ecosystem, your own little earth with you. if one single thing fails inside there, you are busted.

>> reporter: on that note it's my turn to be a space man. don't apply if you're over 6'3", have shoes bigger than side 10, or if you have a fear of tight spaces, and try not to sneeze in the suit.

>> i feel quite isolated already in this. what kind of person does it take to travel so far to mars and live within this sort of spacesuit.

>> real astronauts, they really have to be trained to stay focused, still be a team player and still have some -- we combine the best qualities in humans into a single person inside the suit.

>> okay, gentlemen, this is mission control .

>> can i talk to you. can you hear me?

>> can i hear you loud and clear.

>> oh, that's amazing.

>> while we're on our way to collecting some non-martian material in the university car park the future looms large. the first human who will walk on mars is probably already born. it might not be me, but it could be my son or my daughter. is there life on mars ?

>> a man's allowed to dream, right? well, i can tell you that suit weighed 99 pounds and i only just got out of it, but i think it suited me. willie.

>> it's not everybody that can pull off a spacesuit, i believe you just did it. ben fogle , thanks very much.

>> very slimming, too.

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A: This would be a good question to put to the candidates in the Republican debate tonight! If this guy were just a co-worker, this would be none of your business. But as you?re about to put your financial future into each other's hands, any concerns you have about his character are legitimate. Do keep in mind that whatever happens, your co-worker won't cheat on you in quite the same way as he cheated on his wife. I've never been aware of any evidence that Richard Nixon cheated on Pat, yet if you considered marital fidelity as the primary indicator of integrity, you'd have been badly misled about him. The number of sexually profligate politicians is too numerous to mention, yet some have been honest and effective leaders. Marriages end for many reasons, and his intimate life is not your business. But you should have a broad sense of this guy's character. Since your future will be so intimately tied up in his, I think it's fair to sit down and tell him that you're not prying into the reasons for his divorce, but infidelity does raise concerns about personal honesty for you. Then see what he says. If he's hostile and defensive, if he bad-mouths his wife, then weigh what you hear. If he responds that he doesn't want to discuss his personal life, but he understands your concerns and wants to assure you this private matter is separate from his professional life, you'll have a different sense. And if he tells you what you've said is the most despicable question imaginable, don't give him a standing ovation.

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Peru gov't bans trips abroad for terror convicts (AP)

LIMA, Peru ? Peru's President Ollanta Humala has signed a law forbidding judges to let people convicted of terrorism-related crimes leave the country while on parole.

The law that takes effect Saturday was prompted by controversy over the case of a New York woman, Lori Berenson.

She is on parole after serving 15 years on a conviction of aiding leftist rebels in an alleged plot to take over Peru's Congress. Her sentence ends in 2015.

Many Peruvians were outraged when a judge let her take a 17-day trip to New York for the holidays. She honored conditions of the parole and returned Jan. 5.

Official reports show that three Chilean parolees also were allowed to make brief trips abroad in recent years.

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AP sources: US seeks new home for Yemen strongman (AP)

WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration is engaged in an intensive effort with Yemen's embattled strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh to find him a new home, preferably not in the United States, U.S. officials say, so that his violence-wracked Arabian homeland can proceed with a transition to democracy.

President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, is leading the diplomacy, which appears to have gained steam this week when Saleh sought out U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein in the capital, Sanaa, to discuss where he could go. The meeting came shortly after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called out Saleh for not living up to his commitments to leave Yemen and allow elections ending his 34-year dictatorship, the officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.

But Saleh has few options, leaving the U.S. administration in a bind as it tries to find a nation willing to host a wily leader accused of committing gross human rights violations over a year of internal conflict. The 69-year-old leader may have transformed himself from a firm Arab ally of Saddam Hussein into a vital counterterrorism ally of the United States, but even Washington doesn't want to be the one forced to provide him a new home.

The administration's unwillingness reflects, in part, the shifting U.S. foreign policy calculus prompted by the Arab Spring.

Political asylum for Saleh in the United States, or the appearance of preferential treatment from an administration that has championed peaceful and democratic change, would be highly unpopular with Yemeni political groups likely to take part in future governments. It also could anger people across the Arab world fighting to oust corrupt and authoritarian rulers.

Despite agreeing last year to transfer power to his vice president ahead of planned February presidential elections, Saleh is continuing to wield power behind the scenes and frustrate the efforts of Yemen's would-be reformers. Talk from Saleh allies about possibly postponing next month's vote has only further enraged Yemen's opposition. Meanwhile, al-Qaida has taken advantage of the political instability to enlarge its foothold in the country.

Al-Qaida's advance, in particular, has Washington on alert. Brennan and other officials are looking for ways to remove Saleh from Yemen as soon as possible so Yemen's political elites can get back to the business of fighting terrorists instead of each other. Earlier this week al-Qaida's Yemen-based branch seized the town of Radaa, an outpost 100 miles south of the capital and a key gateway to the regional center of Zinjibar, which has been under the terror group's control since last spring.

Without an end to the power vacuum in Yemen, officials fear al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula will be able to raise funds, win recruits and increase the possibility of another international terrorist attack. The group is blamed for trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas 2009 and cargo planes bound for the United States a year later.

Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing sensitive diplomacy, U.S. officials said Saleh has resubmitted a visa application to enter the United States and that the administration is actively considering his request. Fearful of appearing to harbor an autocrat with blood on his hands, the U.S. has withheld approval for a visa since December when Saleh asked to visit the U.S. to get medical treatment for injuries he sustained in a June assassination attempt.

Officials had demanded assurances that Saleh wouldn't remain in the country. Some said if the U.S. were to let him in now, it would be to stay, though one administration official insisted Washington wasn't involved in any matters related to the permanent relocation of Saleh. They all said no final decision has been made.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates already have rejected Saleh, officials said. They said other possibilities are still out there, but if no country steps forward the United States might be forced to choose between Yemen's future stability and America's own popularity in the Middle East. In that case, the administration likely would let Saleh in, administration officials said.

In Sanaa, an official from Saleh's ruling party said the leader told allies at an internal meeting Friday that he once again wanted to travel abroad for medical treatment. Saleh sought approval for the trip, the official said, describing it as a delaying tactic because the Yemeni president doesn't need party authorization to go abroad.

Demonstrators began protesting against Saleh and calling for his ouster in February. The Yemeni government responded with a bloody crackdown, leaving hundreds of protesters dead and sparking wider violence in the capital with rival militia.

International pressure has mounted for months for Saleh to step aside. A June rocket attack on his compound left him badly burned and wounded, and led Saleh to seek medical treatment in neighboring Saudi Arabia for three months. American officials had hoped he would remain there, but the Yemeni leader returned and violence worsened.

In November, Saleh agreed to a Saudi-backed deal to hand power to his vice president and commit to stepping down completely in exchange for immunity. The deal further angered Saleh's opponents, who demanded he be tried for his attacks on protesters. While he has transferred authority, in principle, to his vice president, he has continued to pull strings in Yemen's government through loyalists and relatives still in positions of power. Many fear he'll continue to rule in practice if he remains in Yemen.

"The instability in Yemen is of great concern, first and foremost to the Yemeni people, but also to the region and to the world," Clinton told reporters this week during a trip to the Ivory Coast.

Saleh has made "agreements with respect to the way forward that have not been fulfilled," she said. "We regret that the president has thus far failed to comply with his own commitments to leave the country, to permit elections to go forward that give the people a chance to be heard and be represented."

Even before Yemen's uprising began, it already was the poorest country in the Arab world, with a weak central government, deep tribal divisions and several separate conflicts.

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Associated Press writer Ahmed al-Haj in Sanaa contributed to this report.

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No. 23 Louisville drops Pittsburgh 73-62

Pittsburgh's Tray Woodall (1) fouls Louisville's Kyle Kuric (14) as he shoots in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh's Tray Woodall (1) fouls Louisville's Kyle Kuric (14) as he shoots in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh's Ashton Gibbs (12) hits a three-point shot over Louisville's Peyton Siva in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Louisville's Kyle Kuric (14) hits a three-point shot over Pittsburgh's Tray Woodall (1) in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Louisville's Russ Smith (2) looks to shot around Pittsburgh's Nasir Robinson in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Pittsburgh's Nasir Robinson (35) and Louisville's Russ Smith chase after a loose ball in the first half of the NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

PITTSBURGH (AP) ? Kyle Kuric won't be able to shed the walking boot protecting his bum left ankle for at least one or two more weeks.

The Louisville senior forward can deal with the cumbersome shoe so long as it helps him play with the confidence he showed in the 23rd-ranked Cardinals' surprisingly easy 73-62 win over reeling Pittsburgh on Saturday night.

Kuric scored a season-high 21 points in his return after missing two games with a high ankle sprain, only occasionally favoring his injured leg.

"I didn't want to just get there and make excuses, 'Oh, my ankle's sore,'" Kuric said. "So I just put it outside of my mind."

Chane Behanan added a career-high 19 points, while Gorgui Dieng had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinals (15-5, 3-4 Big East), who took control during an 11-2 run midway through the second half to send the Panthers (11-9, 0-7) to their eighth straight loss.

"It's definitely tough, but at the same time, we have to continue to keep our heads up," Pitt guard Ashton Gibbs said. "If you want to win a game, you can't win a game and not be mentally there."

Gibbs and Lamar Patterson led Pitt with 14 points each but the defending Big East champions remained the only winless team in conference play.

The Panthers hoped the return of point guard Tray Woodall, who missed 11 of the last 12 games with groin and abdominal injuries, would end the program's longest losing streak in more than a decade.

Instead, Woodall went scoreless in 21 minutes, missing all five of his shots and turning it over three times. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon didn't blame Woodall for the sluggish play considering the lengthy layoff.

"We've got to get him out there," Dixon said. "He's got to play and he'll be better the next time out."

Kuric joined a long list of Cardinals players who have missed significant playing time due to injury when he turned his left ankle in practice a week ago, missing a win over DePaul and a loss to Marquette.

He practiced 20 minutes on Friday but wasted little time making an impact upon his return early in the first half. He took a charge on his first offensive defensive possession then hit a layup at the other end of the floor.

"He gave us a big lift in the first half," Pitino said. "Offensively you're so much better of a basketball team with him in."

It was the kind of leadership the Cardinals have lacked at times over the last month, when they lost five of seven to drop from No. 4 in the polls to the bottom half of the Big East.

They righted themselves in front of a national television audience at a place that used to be formidable. Pitt lost just 12 times in its first nine seasons at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers have now dropped four straight on their home floor.

Pitt never led over the game's final 26 minutes, with its best chance of making a game of it coming when Dante Taylor's dunk drew the Panthers within 45-41 with 13:04 to play.

Then, the turnover problems that have plagued the Panthers all season returned. Louisville scored 11 of the game's next 13 points, six coming off Pitt giveaways. By the time Russ Smith buried a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Cardinals up 56-43, the packed house at the Pete started to thin out.

Pitt, the worst shooting team in the league, shot 55 percent (26 of 47) from the field but only made it to the free throw line six times, making just one.

Not exactly the kind of performance the Panthers ? the Big East's winningest program over the last decade ? were looking for in the midst of the toughest season Dixon's nine-year tenure.

The Panthers have spent the last two months searching for an identity after Woodall went down in a win over Duquesne on Nov. 30. His absence forced Gibbs to take over most of the ballhandling duties, with mixed results ? at best.

The Panthers looked more comfortable with Woodall running the show at the outset, racing to a quick 13-7 lead. But maybe Woodall was too anxious. He picked up two fouls before the game was 6 minutes old, and Pitt's rhythm disappeared.

Louisville turned an early six-point deficit into a 31-28 halftime lead, with Kuric displaying the kind of clutch shotmaking that makes him arguably the Big East's most improved player as a junior.

Thrust into a true leadership role this season, Kuric hasn't quite been able to muster the same magic. Yet he looked like his old self at times, calmly drilling 3-pointers from the corner and mixing it up as Louisville turned a typically tight series ? three of the last four meetings had been decided in overtime ? into a relative laugher.

It was the kind of win the Cardinals knew they needed to get back in the Big East race after late-game meltdowns against Georgetown and Notre Dame and 31-point whipping at the hands of lowly Providence.

"We said all along we've got to win two on the road and win our home games," Pitino said. "Now we're one game away from .500 getting back into this."

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Smart Grid: Smart grid communications wars: Key companies add ...

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Sprint's hopes to become a major smart grid communications supplier got a boost today with the announcement that four companies will directly support the Sprint cellular network. Meter maker Itron will enable its meters; Silver Spring Networks will offer a Sprint-compatible option; Lanner will enable its substation computing platform; and Power Insight will make its building energy management software Sprint-compatible.

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Those companies will continue to offer their previous connectivity choices as well, of course. We expect similar announcements from many other suppliers and many other cellular companies. Cellular is far from the default choice for utilities and may never be so; but it is quickly emerging as a viable option to consider.

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If the cellular companies were smart, they would lower their fees even further to capture market share and long-term relationships. They need to fall at least another 25% to provide a clear cost differential (and to withstand cost reductions by suppliers such as Tropos).

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Cellular companies weren't smart in the early days of the smart grid and they watched the first generation go almost exclusively to rival technologies. Let's see if they've wised up yet.

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Jesse Berst is the founder and chief analyst of Smart Grid News.com. He consults to smart grid companies seeking market entry advice and M&A advisory. A frequent keynoter at industry events in the US and abroad, he also serves on the Advisory Council of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Energy & Environment directorate.

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EU states still divided over details of Iran oil (Reuters)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) ? European Union envoys failed to agree details of a planned embargo on Iranian crude on Thursday, but diplomats said governments still sought to finalize the ban at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday.

The bloc's 27 countries have agreed in principle to ban oil imports from Iran in order to put more pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.

But they remain divided over several issues, primarily the length of a planned grace period that would allow states heavily dependent on Iranian oil to fulfill existing contracts for a period after the ban went into place.

At a meeting on Thursday, senior EU diplomats had been expected to agree to a plan allowing for a grace period until the end of June.

Under this compromise proposal, EU governments would be prohibited from making new contracts with Iran from the time the embargo was imposed, but could purchase crude previously contracted. This exemption would end on July 1.

"No agreement was reached today but we are confident it will be reached on Monday. Not everybody agreed to the compromise," one EU diplomat said.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the diplomat said some EU states continued to push for a shorter grace period while others wanted more time to secure alternative supplies of crude.

Tehran denies wanting bombs, as the West alleges, saying it is refining uranium only for electricity generation and medical applications.

EU governments are divided between the desire to ratchet up pressure on Tehran quickly and economic considerations. States such as Greece are concerned about financial costs at a time when Europe is struggling with a two-year debt crisis.

Athens depends heavily on Iranian supplies because Tehran has been offering it preferential credit terms for its crude.

But others say a grace period would significantly blunt the initial impact of sanctions, because some three quarters of EU purchases are covered by long-term contracts.

GREEK CONCERNS

Diplomats said Greece is urging its EU peers to guarantee they will help it if Athens fails to secure sufficient alternative supply of crude, before it agrees to a date ending the grace period.

"Everybody understands Greece's reservations and the fact that it wants a discussion to take place with a political commitment from all 27 that we won't let them down if they fail to secure alternative supplies when the embargo is fully implemented," said one EU diplomat.

"It's true some states pushed for a shorter grace period, but it's mostly tactical and ... I am sure we will agree on July 1," the diplomat said.

One solution that could assuage Greek concerns is to introduce a review clause that would allow EU states to assess the economic costs of a full embargo shortly before it is introduced.

The EU embargo follows stringent new U.S. sanctions signed into law by President Barack Obama on New Year's Eve, which are being gradually implemented but if fully enforced would make it impossible for most countries to pay for Iranian oil.

The unprecedented effort to take Iran's 2.6 million barrels of oil per day off international markets has kept global prices higher and helped cause a sharp fall in Iran's rial currency and a surge in the cost of basic goods for Iranians.

EU diplomats said more discussions would be held in Brussels in coming days, in time for the foreign ministers of the EU's 27 states to make a formal decision. EU policies such as sanctions require unanimity and have to be finalized by ministers.

Other details remain outstanding. EU envoys reaffirmed a commitment on Thursday to freeze the assets of Iran's central bank, but diplomats say details of how this would be done still have to ironed out, possibly later next week.

Some EU governments want to ensure trade in allowed goods can continue after the freeze, which can amount to a prohibition for EU companies to do business with the bank, is put in place.

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Burt Bacharach working on memoir

NEW YORK (AP) ? Burt Bacharach will handle the words for his next project.

The award-winning collaborator on such hits as "I Say a Little Prayer" and "What the World Needs Now" has a deal with HarperCollins for a memoir due in November. The publisher announced Wednesday that his book will be called "Anyone Who Had a Heart," named after one of many songs Bacharach and lyricist Hal David wrote for Dionne Warwick.

HarperCollins said Bacharach will open up about professional success and personal troubles. He has been divorced three times, from singer Paula Stewart, actress Angie Dickinson and songwriter Carole Bayer Sager. His daughter, Nikki, committed suicide at age 40.

Bacharach, 83, has helped write dozens of top 40 songs and has been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Dusty Springfield.

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Green Chemist: A Q&A with Departing EPA Science Advisor Paul Anastas

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Editor's Note:? Paul Anastas, the father of green chemistry, is leaving his?high-ranking post at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency next month and returning to Yale University. During an interview with Jane Kay of Environmental Health News, Anastas, who will remain at his post for another month or so, said there has been a "growing realization across EPA" that green chemistry "can meet environmental and economic goals simultaneously." During his two years as science advisor and assistant administrator at EPA's Office of Research and Development, Anastas played a key role in many important decisions and issues, including the use of dispersants during the Gulf oil spill and the agency's long-awaited analysis of dioxin.? ??Marla Cone, Editor in Chief
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Q: Why are you leaving the EPA to return to Yale University?

A: I was just describing to some folks in Washington that people always say they're leaving their positions to spend more time with their family. Sometimes it's actually true. In the confirmation hearings, I was asked why I'd leave a perfect life. I said I considered it to be an extension of my love for my family, for my children. That fact in so many ways was necessary for me to leave them for this time. We've made some important changes at the EPA. It's time for me to go home.

I have a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old. The 1-year-old was born during the Gulf oil spill. Some of the most painful time is spending time in the Gulf of Mexico?away from your wife when you have a newborn-to-be. We had a large town hall meeting in the Gulf of Mexico. Someone asked how do we know that you people in Washington care about us in the Gulf. I said I have a 6-week baby and I've been down here for the last five weeks. You can be sure I care what's happening. I've been gone half of my oldest daughter's life, and all of my youngest daughter's life.

Q: How have you instituted the principles of green chemistry at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?

A: The most important thing is that there's been this realization: the only reason to deeply understand a problem is to inform and empower its solutions. The EPA has a long history of understanding how toxic certain chemicals are. There's this realization now we can actually design chemicals and design manufacturing so they are less toxic and less polluting.

I can point to the work that's going on in the labs in Cincinnati developing new manufacturing processes, new synthetic methodologies and new nano materials making sure that you get the new performance without the concerns and the hazards. I can point to our work at Research Triangle Park in computational toxicology, which is informing molecular design to reduce hazards. We're doing it in our internal research, in our research grant programs to universities and in continuing the green chemistry awards that recognize accomplishments. This is part of solution orientation, how you use innovation to generate solution rather than only quantifying the problem. There is a growing realization across EPA that this approach can meet environmental and economic goals simultaneously.
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Q: What do you think is your greatest accomplishment at the EPA?

A: My role in advancing the "Green Book" produced by the National Academies of Science. It is one of the best reports that I've ever seen from the NAS, and is something that I'm glad to be a part of. The "Green Book," or "Sustainability and the U.S. EPA," is a tremendously informative and powerful document that has received contributions from representatives of industry, academia, public health and non-governmental organizations. Its recommendations are currently being reviewed and deliberated by the agency this spring as part of the ongoing listening sessions to get people's perspectives about sustainability. The whole point is that we have 25 years of knowledge. This "Green Book" outlines the scientific, technical and analytical way to put sustainability into practice. While it is directed at the EPA, it is far more broadly applicable for people who want to put sustainability into practice.
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Q: What still needs to be done at the EPA?

A: We need to strengthen scientific and legal foundations, expand the conversation on environmentalism to communities who have not traditionally been included and introduce innovation into consideration of all of the work that we do.

Q: What are your thoughts on the White House's decision to withdraw a tougher ozone standard?

A: The president takes into account many factors in making decisions. The timing of any actions needs to be considered as well. The science of the ozone assessment is very solid and is never in question. The standards on ozone are ones that the agency will revisit in the future in accordance with the law.

Q: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, in her note announcing your return to Yale credited you, among other things, with leading the EPA's response in the United States to the Fukushima power plant's radiological releases. What did you find?

A: It was an emergency operation basically letting the American people know if there was any radiation contaminating drinking water, rainfall, air or milk based on monitoring all over the country, including Guam and Hawaii. The good news is that, as expected, the levels continued to drop to below background levels. There are no lingering levels of radioactivity for people to be concerned about. The levels were elevated above background during the incident. But we concluded that the levels people were exposed to weren't causing additional risks.

Q: You also had a role in the response and investigation of the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Can you discuss some of the controversies related to the Gulf oil spill?

A: The biggest issue was the use of dispersants. The priority was to stop oil, to collect it, to skim it, to berm it. All of that wasn't enough. We knew the imperative was to keep oil off the precious shoreline. The decision to use dispersants was made, and it was not made lightly.? Again, there is the constant task of continuance improvement. Dispersants like any other chemical can benefit from concepts of green chemistry.
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It?s appropriate for people to ask questions and have concerns any time you are going to introduce large quantities of chemicals into the environment, which is why we put into effect extraordinary measures to monitor. That?s the reason why all of the precautions were taken -- ongoing constant testing of the toxicity to marine life and dissolved oxygen levels to make sure there wasn't any anomaly that could result in harm.? We were making sure the dispersants were doing the job of breaking down the oil into a form that could be digested by microbes. FDA had responsibility for fish quality, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had responsibility for fisheries.

Q: Two decades after discovery of endocrine-disrupting compounds, why has the EPA still not worked out requirements for testing? What are the remaining issues and obstacles?

A: We recognize that it is important. This is one of the areas that hold a great deal of promise for the future. Computational toxicology is one of the emerging research areas that give insight to the toxicity of these types of chemicals, and it can do it at a faster rate and at a lower cost.
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Q: What should the EPA do about emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals in water?

A: The important thing for anyone concerned about the environment is to understand that we're not going to make the progress we want if we consider chemical by chemical. We have to have a better understanding of the nature of the hazard at the molecular level. Once we have that understanding, we can understand chemicals in terms of families and groups and the risk on humans and the environment. One of the ways is to design them in a different way.

Q: What about the reassessment of dioxin that we have been waiting for the last 20 years?

A: The agency has publicly targeted completing that assessment in 2012.
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More about Anastas:
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Nominated by President Obama in 2009 to lead the EPA's research division, Anastas was the director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, and the inaugural Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment at Yale University. Before that he?was the founding director of the Green Chemistry Institute at the American Chemical Society.??He began his career as a staff chemist at the EPA, where he coined the term "green chemistry" and?became director of the agency's green chemistry program.
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Here's a list of the 12?principles of green chemistry.

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