More than 2 million affected by earthquake

 More than 2 million affected by earthquake

 

 




As the sun set in Chile on Saturday, a picture of the immense structural damage wrought by an early morning earthquake had come clearly into focus, with the nation's president estimating that 2 million people had been affected in some way.
More than 300 people were killed, according to Chile's Office of Emergency Management, and 15 are missing.
The carnage from the 8.8-magnitude quake didn't begin to approach that unleashed by January's earthquake in Haiti, which left 212,000 people dead and more than a million homeless, even though it was considerably less forceful, with a 7.0 magnitude.
Saturday's quake was 700 to 800 times stronger, but at a greater depth -- 21.7 miles -- compared to the shallow 8.1-mile depth of the Haiti quake, which contributed to much of the damage there.
Coastal Chile has a history of deadly earthquakes, with 13 quakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher since 1973, the U.S. Geological Survey said. As a result, experts said that newer buildings are constructed to help withstand the shocks.
Still, the damage from Chile's earthquake was widespread. A 15-story high rise near the southern city of Concepcion collapsed; the country's major north-south highway was severed at multiple points; and the capital city's airport was closed after its terminal sustained major damage.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced that all public events would be canceled for the next 72 hours and that the start of the the school year -- originally scheduled for Monday -- would be delayed until March 8.
"The forces of nature have hurt our country greatly," Bachelet said in a nationally televised message Saturday night. "We are now having to face adversity and stand again."

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The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. ET) off the Pacific coast at a depth of nearly 22 miles (35 km) and about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Chillan, Chile, the USGS said. Santiago, the capital, is 200 miles (325 km) northeast of the epicenter.
Saturday's epicenter was just a few miles north of the largest earthquake recorded in the world: a magnitude 9.5 quake in May 1960 that killed 1,655 and unleashed a tsunami that crossed the Pacific.
The quake was followed by 76 aftershocks of 4.9 magnitude or greater, according to the USGS. That includes a 6.1-magnitude temblor in Argentina that killed a 58-year-old man and an 8-year-old boy in separate towns, the government-run Telam news agency said. Some buildings in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, were evacuated, though the city is 690 miles (1,111 kilometers) from Santiago.
Earlier Saturday, a large wave killed three people and 10 were missing on the island of Juan Fernandez, 400 miles (643 km) off the coast of Chile, said Provincial Governor Ivan De La Maza.
Across Chile, desperate relatives spent the day searching for missing loved ones. Many used the Internet to ask for help in finding relatives.
Millions of other Chileans began swapping tales of fear and confusion in the early morning hours, soon after the quake struck.
CNN iReporter Matias de Cristobal said many homes in her Santiago neighborhood were destroyed.
Cristobal tried to climb upstairs to check on her three children after she began feeling tremors Saturday, but she was slowed by shifting ground and falling objects.
Mirko Vukasovic, a 25-year-old illustrator in Santiago, had been dancing at a club early Saturday when the disco ball began swinging wildly. A chaotic evacuation was already under way when the lights went out, and everyone managed to escape, Vukasovic said.
"Broken windows and falling building parts was what welcomed us in the streets," he said.
Many initially greeted the quake with disbelief.
"It was 3 or 4 in the morning and I had come home late," said Aneya Fernando, an American who teaches English in Santiago. "Suddenly my bed was moving so violently that it woke me up."
"I'm on the 10th floor of a building and it was swaying and shaking," Fernando, 23, said. "Suddenly [the shaking] was just gone and I was confused. I thought it was in my head."
When Fernando's electricity returned 30 minutes later, she learned of the earthquake on TV.
The task of trying to rescue survivors and recover the dead continued into the night. Buildings lay in rubble, bridges and highway overpasses were toppled and roads buckled like rumpled paper. Mangled cars were strewn on highways, many of them resting on their roofs.
Santiago, the capital, lost electricity and basic services, including water and telephones. A chemical fire in the city that was spreading from one building to others forced the evacuation of everyone within 500 meters.
Chilean television showed buildings in tatters in Concepcion, in coastal central Chile. Whole sides of buildings were torn off, and at least two structures were engulfed in flames. Emergency teams rescued 30 people from one collapsed building in Concepcion.
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President-elect Sebastian Pinera, who will take office in March, also was monitoring the situation and warned, "The number of victims could get higher."
Bachelet declared areas of catastrophe, similar to a state of emergency, which will allow her to rush in aid. She noted that two of the nation's largest hospitals had suffered structural damage and patients were taken to other facilities.
Other public institutions also were affected.
"There were reports of riots at one of the jails," Bachelet said. "The jails have, of course, received significant damage... We are looking into possibly moving some of these inmates."
Two airlines, LAN and Cencosud, announced they were temporarily suspending services.
Several international humanitarian groups pledged help for Chile's relief effort, with AmeriCares announcing it was sending medical aid and an emergency response team to Chile. Oxfam said it's sending a team of water engineers and logisticians from Colombia and senior humanitarian staff from Mexico to help in relief efforts.
In a televised address Saturday, President Obama said that the United States has resources positioned to assist Chile if it requests help. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she will proceed Sunday with her planned trip to five Latin American countries, including Chile.
Meanwhile, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a major tsunami warning for parts of its coastline, indicating the possibility of waves 9 feet or higher. Tens of thousands of coastal residents were evacuated ahead of the potential surge.
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The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology also issued a tsunami alert, with the first waves expected in the Philippines around 1 p.m. on Sunday (midnight Saturday ET).
In Hawaii, a tsunami warning was lifted around 1:45 p.m. (6:45 p.m. ET), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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Small waves from the tsunami also reached Tasmania, an island about 150 miles (240 km) east of Australia, said Chris Ryan co-director of the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Center in Melbourne, Australia.
No damage was expected from possibly stronger waves to follow, Ryan said.

"We have a two-level warning system," he said. "It's at the lower warning level. ... We expect some danger for people on the beach or close to water's edge ... but not to buildings or structures."

Heavy winter storms wreak havoc in Northeast

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Heavy winter storms wreak havoc in Northeast

 A strong winter storm slammed New York City and much of the Northeast on Friday, forcing businesses, schools and transportation systems to shut down.

Commuters struggled in the absence of suburban train and bus services into New York City, where more than a foot of snow has fallen over the past 24 hours, snarling morning rush hour travel.
"A lot of people are not coming to work; today is very slow," said Jake Mir, 45, from Long Island, who was 45 minutes late setting up his coffee cart in Manhattan's West Village. "The roads are very bad, too many accidents."
On Wall Street, workers pitched in electronically from home or braved the storm to get to the office but trading was light, observers said, and the storm was partly blamed for a drop in U.S. Treasury trading volume.
"Not surprising with the frightful weather outside, NYSE consolidated volume so far today is on track to be the quietest of the year," said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co in New York.
Bond trading was also light due to the inclement weather, said William Larkin, fixed income portfolio manager at Cabot Money Management in Salem, Massachusetts. "New York is probably out of the picture," he said.
The slow-moving wintry blast, which began on Thursday and was predicted to last through Saturday with several more inches of snow forecast for New York City, was the third heavy storm to hit the region in a month.
"Enough is enough -- I am tired of shoveling," said retired Ron Rigo, 62, as he tried to dig out his car in a Manhattan street. "It's the worst winter in recent years."
More than 700,000 homes and businesses across the Northeastern United States were without power on Friday.
SCHOOLS CLOSED, FLIGHTS CANCELED
Parts of Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, upstate New York and Massachusetts could expect snow accumulations of as much as two feet, the National Weather Service said.
The effects of the bad winter weather could be felt throughout a U.S. economy struggling to emerge from recession.
"The issue ... has been the unusual weather this quarter, said Subodh Kumar, chief investment strategist at Subodh Kumar & Associates, in Toronto.
At the United Nations, the Palestinian Authority's permanent observer Riyad Mansour told the 192-nation General Assembly that the storm was to blame for 56 countries failing to show up for a vote on a resolution demanding credible Israeli and Palestinian investigations into U.N. allegations of war crimes during last year's conflict in the Gaza Strip.
In New York City, subway service was slowed and buses struggled to navigate snow-covered streets.
Strong winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour in eastern Long Island, posed danger to those venturing outside, the National Weather Service said. In Philadelphia, winds gusted up to 50 miles per hour and the city declared a snow emergency, its fourth of the winter.
Among the storm's casualties, a man was struck and killed by a snow-laden tree limb that fell in Central Park on Thursday and the roof of a home in suburban New Jersey collapsed under the heavy snow.
Schools were closed in New York City, Philadelphia and elsewhere in the Northeastern states.
Hundreds of flights were canceled at Newark Liberty International Airport, while delays were reported at John F. Kennedy International Airport and flights canceled at Philadelphia's airport, authorities said.
Amtrak canceled regional trains in upstate New York, and commuter bus service was suspended in northern New Jersey.

Missing actor Andrew Koenig killed himself

 A really sad n tragic and missing U.S. actor Andrew Koenig, who starred in the 1980s television comedy "Growing Pains," killed himself, his distraught father said Thursday after police located his body in an isolated area of a park.
"My son took his own life," Walter Koenig, who portrayed Lieutenant Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" TV series, told reporters at a late afternoon news conference.
Andrew Koenig, 41, was last seen on February 14 when he left the Vancouver apartment of a friend he had been visiting, and he was reported missing four days later after his father, in Los Angeles, received a despondent letter from his son.

Koenig's disappearance caused friends including actress Alyssa Milano, actor Kirk Cameron and comedian Sarah Silverman to post comments online or put out statements seeking information on his whereabouts.
On his father's website, Koenig's parents posted a long description of their son, including the fact that he had been suffering from clinical depression when he disappeared.
Walter Koenig Thursday pleaded with people who may be similarly depressed not to ignore the illness and to seek help.
After a week of searching, Walter Koenig said Vancouver police tried a last sweep of Stanley Park -- a large expanse of grass, trees and tourist attractions near the city's downtown -- Thursday morning. Near noon, police found his son's body.
Andrew Koenig portrayed Richard "Boner" Stabone on "Growing Pains," but since then he'd had mostly small roles on TV and in the movies. He performed standup comedy at Los Angeles clubs such as The Improv, and had edited and produced films.
Koenig also was active in social causes and was arrested in 2008 for protesting U.S. involvement in the Beijing Olympics.

new credit card rules

new credit card rules

 (NECN) - NECN Morning Money Monday  show segment is all about the new credit card rules and regulations that go into effect on Monday.
 
How do they affect you and people at large?
 
Joining Karen Swensen is Barry Armstrong.
Barry is the host of Money Matters on WBIX, and financial advisor for Securities America.

The new rules are supposed to end some of the most deceptive tactics and outlaw unfair fees and huge interest rate hikes

Credit card companies will no longer be allowed to increase rates on existing balances unless you're 60 days overdue.
   
They must give you 45 days notice if they're going to institute an annual fee or raise your interest rate.   
   
Also, if you're under 21, getting a credit card will get much tougher.

Despite these new rules the credit card companies are finding new ways to make money.
   
Some of you may see new annual fees, inactivity fees and increased late fees.

Gophers honor teammate's cancer-stricken sister

Gophers honor teammate's cancer-stricken sister

In the midst of a season typified by arrests, academic woes and underachievement, the Minnesota Golden Gophers unexpectedly provided us with one of the best feel-good stories of the year on Thursday night.
When the Gophers learned this week that junior forward Paul Carter's younger sister was recently diagnosed with cancer, they decided to do something that would show their support. Each player sported a freshly shaved head in honor of 13-year-old Bria when Minnesota took the court Thursday against rival Wisconsin, good karma that surely contributed to a 68-52 upset victory over the Badgers.
"That's maybe something we needed to bond together," Gophers coach Tubby Smith told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "I'm glad they did it."
If the tribute to Carter's sister serves as a turning point for the Gophers, it probably came a couple weeks too late to resuscitate their NCAA tournament hopes. Minnesota (15-10, 6-7) was supposed to contend for the Big Ten title after back-to-back 20-win campaigns the past two years, but issues on and off the court have weighed down a season that began with so much promise.
Top recruit Royce White, suspended for the season because of multiple legal issues, quit the team and left school in February without ever suiting up for a game. Starting point guard Al Nolen has been out since January after being ruled academically ineligible for the rest of the season. And promising big men Colton Iverson and Ralph Sampson III have not developed the way many hoped they would as sophomores. 
Even if the Gophers don't pull off a miraculous late rally to meet preseason expectations, Thursday's tribute ensured they'll leave a positive legacy.
"Just everyone coming, getting their hair cut, everyone has the same look ... guys were excited about it," Devoe Joseph told the Star Tribune. "We're doing it for a reason."

'American Idol' reveals top 24 semifinalists

It's been a very good news for Tim Urban and 23 other singers on "American Idol."

The 20-year-old very telanted college student from Duncanville, Texas, was among the 17 remaining semifinalists revealed Wednesday on the Fox singing competition after seven were unveiled Tuesday. "Idol" judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and newcomer Ellen DeGeneres delivered the news to the 36 contestants left standing at the conclusion of "Hollywood Week."

"This year it was a bit more tough," Cowell said of selecting the female semifinalists.

Observant viewers may have noticed that curly haired shoe salesman Chris Golightly, 25, of Los Angeles was among the semifinalists on stage at the end of Wednesday's episode, but it was Urban who was among the 12 dancing male semifinalists. A statement from Fox said Urban replaced Golightly because Golightly was "ineligible to continue in the competition." No further explanation was provided.

It's not the first semifinalist switcheroo on "Idol." Last season, Joanna Pacitti was shown advancing to the top 36 after "Hollywood Week" but was later replaced by Felicia Barton. Pacitti released an album in 2006 and had ties to 19 Entertainment, which produces "Idol" with FremantleMedia North America. She was also deemed "ineligible to continue" in a Fox press release.

The other male semifinalists revealed Wednesday were Andrew Garcia, 24, Moreno Valley, Calif.; Tyler Grady, 20, Nazareth, Pa.; Alex Lambert, 19, North Richland Hills, Texas; Joe Munoz, 20, Huntington Park, Calif.; John Park, 21, Evanston, Ill.; and Jermaine Sellers, 27, Joliet, Ill.

Janell Wheeler, a bubbly 24-year-old wine sales representative from Tampa, Fla., was the first crooner crowned with a spot Wednesday. Wheeler impressed the judges during her first solo "Hollywood Week" performance with an acoustic rendition of Estelle's "American Boy" but her group disappointed with Ne-Yo's "Closer" and she flubbed Taylor Swift's "Love Story."

"I just can't stop thinking about calling into work and saying I'm not coming in," Wheeler said.

The other female semifinalists were Crystal Bowersox, 24, Toledo, Ohio; Lacey Brown, 24, Amarillo, Texas; Michelle Delamor, 22, Miami; Siobhan Magnus, 20, Marstons Mills, Mass.; Paige Miles, 24, Houston, Texas; Ashley Rodriguez, 22, Chelsea, Mass.; Lilly Scott, 20, Denver; Katie Stevens, 17, Middlebury, Conn.; and Haeley Vaughn, 16, Fort Collins, Colo.

Among those cut was Angela Martin, the 28-year-old Chicago songstress who twice previously made it to "Hollywood Week." After earning her first golden ticket, she dropped out after her father was murdered. And she lost her second spot because of a traffic court summons over an outstanding ticket. DioGuardi joined her on the Kodak Theater stage to deliver the bad news.

"You know what, there are other ways to do it," DioGuardi told a weeping Martin.

The previously announced semifinalists were Didi Benami, 23, Los Angeles; Lee Dewyze, 23, Mount Prospect, Ill.; Katelyn Epperly, 19, West Des Moines, Iowa; Aaron Kelly, 16, Sonestown, Pa.; Casey James, 27, Fort Worth, Texas; Todrick Hall, 24, Arlington, Texas and Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, 26, Astoria, N.Y.

The top 12 women will perform live next Tuesday with the top 12 men taking the stage live Wednesday. Viewer votes will determine which two women and two men will be eliminated.

When Is Ash Wednesday 2010?

 

Question: When Is Ash Wednesday 2010?

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. What is the date of Ash Wednesday 2010?

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Accused Alabama prof shot, killed brother in 1986

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – 23 years before a college professor was found accused of shooting six of her colleagues, her teenage brother died from the blast of a shotgun she held in the kitchen of her family's home in Massachusetts.

The 1986 shooting was ruled as accidental and no charges were filed against Amy Bishop. The case could get a closer look as the authorities try to explain why they believe the Harvard-educated neurobiologist opened fire Friday, killing three.

Bishop, a rare woman suspected of a workplace shooting, had just months left teaching at the University of Alabama in Huntsville because she was denied tenure.

Some, including the husband of one victim and one of her students, have said she was upset after being denied the job-for-life security afforded tenured academics. Authorities have refused to discuss a motive, and school spokesman Ray Garner said the faculty meeting wasn't called to discuss tenure.

It appeared the violent episode in Bishop's past wasn't known to her colleagues in Huntsville.

Bishop shot her brother, Seth, an 18-year-old accomplished violinist, in the chest in 1986, said Paul Frazier, the police chief in Braintree, Mass., where the shooting occurred.

Both William Setzer, chairman of chemistry department at UAH, and university police Chief Chuck Gailes said they had not heard about the Massachusetts incident until being asked by reporters Saturday.

The Norfolk County District Attorney's office released a 1987 report with details of their investigation, based on interviews with Amy Bishop and her parents conducted by a state trooper after the shooting. The report concluded Seth Bishop was killed by an "accidental discharge of a firearm."

Amy Bishop told investigators she was trying to learn how to use a shotgun that her father had purchased for protection in the home after a break-in. She said she did not know how to use the weapon and brought it downstairs to the kitchen for help unloading it.

She said she was raising it when "someone said something to her and she turned and the gun went off" while her brother was walking across the kitchen, according to the report.

She then ran out of the house with the weapon. When she talked to investigators 11 days after the shooting, she told them she could only remember hearing her mother scream and she didn't know the gunshot struck her brother until later.

The report by Trooper Brian Howe said Bishop's "highly emotional state" immediately after the shooting made it impossible to question her. The report said she was 19 at the time. Police say she is 42 now, though the university's Web site lists her as 44.

The handling of the case prompted back-and-forth claims from the current Braintree police chief, Frazier, and the former chief, John Polio.

Frazier said Polio instructed officers to release Amy Bishop to her mother, who had once served on a police personnel board. That move upset officers who remembered the 1986 shooting, Frazier said.

"The police officers here were very upset about that," said Frazier, who was a patrolman at the time and spoke to officers who remembered the incident that day, including one who filed a report on it.

Frazier also said the police records of the shooting have disappeared and he planned to meet with the local district attorney over the possibility of launching a criminal investigation into how the Bishop case was handled.

Polio, now 87, said Saturday at his Braintree home that he was astonished at any implication of a cover-up. He said he didn't instruct officers to release Bishop and wasn't close to her mother, who he said served on the police board years before the shooting.

"(There's) no cover-up, no missing records," Polio said. "If they're missing, they're missing since I retired."

Polio said that at the time there were questions about whether Amy Bishop intended to kill her brother because of conflicting reports about whether the two had argued or had just been horsing around when the gun was fired.

Polio said the officer who took Bishop into custody told Polio he was upset she was released but "it was an isolated cop, telling me something. It wasn't a big movement."

Attempts by AP to track down addresses and phone numbers for Bishop's family in the Braintree area weren't immediately successful Saturday. The current police chief said he believed her family had moved away.

In Huntsville, students, faculty and the community struggled to explain the violence.

The three killed were Gopi K. Podila, the chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences, and two other faculty members, Maria Ragland Davis and Adriel Johnson. Three people were wounded. Two of them — Joseph Leahy and staffer Stephanie Monticciolo — were in critical condition early Sunday. The third, Luis Cruz-Vera, had been released from the hospital.

Bishop was arrested shortly after the shooting and was charged with capital murder. It wasn't immediately known if she has an attorney. No one was home at the couple's house. Her husband, James Anderson, was detained and questioned by police but has not been charged. She is the mother of four children.

A 9 mm handgun was found in the bathroom of the building where the shootings occurred, and Huntsville police spokesman Sgt. Mark Roberts said Bishop did not have a permit for it.

Descriptions of Bishop from students and colleagues were mixed. Some saw a strange woman who had difficulty relating to her students, while others described a witty, intelligent teacher.

Students and colleagues described Bishop as smart, but someone who often had difficulty explaining complicated concepts.

Bishop was well-known in the research community, appearing on the cover of the winter 2009 issue of "The Huntsville R&D Report," a local magazine focusing on engineering, space and genetics.

Setzer, the chemistry chairman, said Bishop was appealing the tenure decision made last year.

"Politics and personalities" always play a role in the tenure process, he said. "In a close department it's more so. If you have any lone wolves or bizarre personalities, it's a problem and I'm thinking that certainly came into play here."

NATO forces face Taliban mines, resistance

MARJAH, Afghanistan – It could take many weeks to reclaim the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a top Marine commander said Sunday as hundreds and thousands of U.S. troops alongwith Afghan soldiers fought for a second day in NATO's most ambitious effort to break the militants' grip on Afghanistan's dangerous south.

"That doesn't necessarily mean an intense gun battle, but it will be 30 days almost of clearing," Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson said. "I am more than cautiously optimistic that we will get it done before that."

Squads of Marines and Afghan soldiers occupied a majority of Marjah, but sporadic gun battles erupted as pockets of militants dug in and fought. Sniper fire forced Nicholson to duck behind an earthen bank in the northern part of the city where he toured the tip of the Marines' front line held by Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines.

"The fire we just took reflects how I think this will go — small pockets of sporadic fighting by small groups of very mobile individuals," he said.

Afghan officials said Sunday that at least 27 insurgents have been killed in the operation. NATO reported two troop casualties from the first day of the offensive — an American and a Briton. Seven civilians have been wounded but there were no reports of deaths, Helmand provincial spokesman Daoud Ahmadi said.

The offensive, called "Moshtarak," or "Together," is the biggest joint operation since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, with 15,000 troops involved, including some 7,500 in Marjah itself.

Between 400 and 1,000 insurgents — including more than 100 foreign fighters — were believed to be holed up in Marjah, a town of 80,000 people that is the linchpin of the militants' logistical and opium-smuggling network in the south.

The second day of the massive NATO offensive was marked by painstaking searches from compound to compound as Marines and Afghan troops used metal detectors and sniffer dogs to locate explosives rigged to blow.

They also encountered pockets of resistance, fighting off sniper attacks, as they moved deeper into the town.

"We're in the majority of the city at this point," said Lt. Josh Diddams, a Marine spokesman. He said the nature of the resistance has changed from the initial assault, with insurgents now holding ground in some neighborhoods.

"We're starting to come across areas where the insurgents have actually taken up defensive positions," he said. "Initially it was more hit and run."

Meanwhile, thousands of other British, Afghan and U.S. troops fanned out across the Nad Ali district to the north of the mud-brick town.

Explosions from controlled detonations of bombs and other explosives were being heard about every 10 minutes in the area.

"There's really a massive amount of improvised explosive devices," Nicholson said. "We thought there would be a lot, but we are finding even more than expected."

NATO forces uncovered 250 kilograms (550 pounds) of ammonium nitrate and other bomb-making materials while clearing a compound in Marjah, a coalition statement said. They also found a weapons cache in Nad Ali that included artillery rounds, pressure plates and blasting caps.

NATO said it hoped to secure Marjah, the largest town under Taliban control, set up a local government and rush in development aid in a first test of the new U.S. strategy for turning the tide of the 8-year-old war.

The United Nations said an estimated 900 families had fled the Marjah area and were registered for emergency assistance in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away.

At least two shuras, or council meetings, have already been held with local residents — one in Nad Ali and the other in Marjah itself, NATO said in a statement. Discussions have been "good," and more are planned in coming days as part of a larger strategy to enlist community support for the NATO mission, it said.

President Barack Obama was keeping a close watch on combat operations, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan was to brief Obama on Sunday.

In Marjah, most of the Marines said they would have preferred a straight-up gunbattle to the "death at every corner" crawl they faced as they made their way through the town.

"Basically, if you hear the boom, it's good. It means you're still alive after the thing goes off," said Lance Corp. Justin Hennes, 22, of Lakeland, Florida.

Local Marjah a residents crept out from hiding after dawn Sunday, some reaching out to Afghan troops partnered with Marine platoons.

"Could you please take the mines out?" Mohammad Kazeem, a local pharmacist, asked the Marines through an interpreter. Their entrance to his shop had been completely booby-trapped, without any way for him to re-enter his home, he said.

Olympics Schedule Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver

 Olympics Schedule Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver


SCHEDULE! Here is the Olympics schedule COMPLETE list of games. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics Game schedule is causing TV viewers and online video viewers a mess of confusion, with some comments reflected already by LALATE readers.

While BELOW is the COMPLETE Olympics schedule of events, a U.S. tv schedule of BROADCAST Olympic events is not being released clearly to the public.

One reader writes on LALATE today about the tv schedule confusion:

“It is world event and no one know about anything (schedule) . After so many years of Olympics Games not to many people seems to care why these athlets are geting together, again all is only about money“

Another writes:

“HOW can [a certain network] publish a schedule of events and NOT tell what stations they are broadcasting them on….some folks want more than Ice Skating and downhill skiing….…NO ONE CASRES what the commentors “VIEWS” are….just SHOW THE EVENTS…and same with their news…they just hire ALL the wrong people for television these days… hope SOMEONE with a clue gets to read“



If you want to know when events are on tv far in advance, good luck. If you want to see them online in an organized fashion, you need to reveal your cable carrier first. And the videos don’t even appear in flash.



For continuing Olympic coverage on LALATE click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/olympics.



Here is your Winter Olympic Schedule.



Here is your Olympic Schedule of Events.

February 12, 2010

10:00 - Ski Jumping - NH Individual Qualification Round

18:00 - General - Opening Ceremony

February 13, 2010

9:45 - Ski Jumping - NH Individual 1st Round

Medal Event

10:45* - Ski Jumping - NH Individual Final Round

Medal Event

11:45 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Downhill

Sweden vs Switzerland

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 1

Medal Event

12:00 - Speed Skating - Men’s 5000 m

Medal Event

13:00 - Biathlon - Women’s 7.5 km Sprint

16:30 - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Moguls Qualification

Canada vs Slovakia

17:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 2

17:00 - Luge - Men’s Singles Run 1

17:00 - Short Track - Men’s 1500 m Heats

17:42 - Short Track - Ladies’ 500 m Heats

18:18 - Short Track - Men’s 1500 m Semifinals

18:50 - Short Track - Ladies’ 3000 m Relay Semifinals

19:10* - Luge - Men’s Singles Run 2

Medal Event

19:18 - Short Track - Men’s 1500 m Finals

Medal Event

19:30 - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Moguls Final

February 14, 2010

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Super Combined Downhill

10:00 - Nordic Combined - Individual NH/10 km CC - Competition Round

Medal Event

11:15 - Biathlon - Men’s 10 km Sprint

United States vs China

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 3

Medal Event

13:00 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Super Combined Slalom

13:00 - Luge - Men’s Singles Run 3

Medal Event

13:00 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ 3000 m

Medal Event

13:45 - Nordic Combined - Individual NH/10 km CC - 10 km

14:30 - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Moguls Qualification

Medal Event

15:10* - Luge - Men’s Singles Run 4

16:30 - Figure Skating - Pairs Short Program

Finland vs Russian Federation

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 4

Medal Event

17:30 - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Moguls Final

February 15, 2010

Medal Event

10:00 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ 10 km Free

10:30 - Snowboard - Men’s Snowboard Cross Qualification

Medal Event

12:30 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s 15 km Free

14:00 - Snowboard - Men’s Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals

14:26 - Snowboard - Men’s Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals

Switzerland vs Canada

14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 5

14:42 - Snowboard - Men’s Snowboard Cross Semifinals

Medal Event

14:53 - Snowboard - Men’s Snowboard Cross Finals

15:30 - Speed Skating - Men’s 500 m Race 1 of 2

Medal Event

17:00 - Figure Skating - Pairs Free Skating

17:00 - Luge - Women’s Singles Run 1

Medal Event

17:28 - Speed Skating - Men’s 500 m Race 2 of 2

18:50* - Luge - Women’s Singles Run 2

Sweden vs Slovakia

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 6

February 16, 2010

Great Britain vs Sweden

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 1

Norway vs Canada

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 1

United States vs Germany

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 1

Switzerland vs Denmark

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 1

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Super Combined Downhill

10:00 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Snowboard Cross Qualification

Medal Event

10:30 - Biathlon - Women’s 10 km Pursuit

United States vs Switzerland

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 1

12:15 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals

12:29 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Snowboard Cross Semifinals

Medal Event

12:40 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Snowboard Cross Finals

Medal Event

12:45 - Biathlon - Men’s 12.5 km Pursuit

13:00 - Luge - Women’s Singles Run 3

13:00 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ 500 m Race 1 of 2

Medal Event

13:30 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Super Combined Slalom

United States vs Japan

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 1

Denmark vs Sweden

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 1

Germany vs Russian Federation

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 1

Canada vs Switzerland

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 1

Russian Federation vs United States

14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 7

Medal Event

14:50* - Luge - Women’s Singles Run 4

Medal Event

14:52 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ 500 m Race 2 of 2

16:15 - Figure Skating - Men Short Program

Canada vs Norway

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 2

Canada vs Germany

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 2

China vs France

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 2

United States vs Norway

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 2

Finland vs China

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 8

Russian Federation vs Latvia

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 3

February 17, 2010

China vs Great Britain

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 2

Germany vs United States

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 2

Switzerland vs Sweden

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 2

Japan vs Canada

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 2

10:15 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ Individual Sprint Classic Qualification

10:40 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s Individual Sprint Classic Qualification

Medal Event

11:00 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Downhill

Finland vs Belarus

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group C Game 4

12:30 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ Individual Sprint Classic Quarterfinals

12:55 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s Individual Sprint Classic Quarterfinals

13:05 - Snowboard - Men’s Halfpipe Qualification

13:20 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ Individual Sprint Classic Semifinals

13:30 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s Individual Sprint Classic Semifinals

Medal Event

13:45 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ Individual Sprint Classic Finals

Medal Event

13:55 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s Individual Sprint Classic Finals

Great Britain vs France

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 3

United States vs Switzerland

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 3

Denmark vs China

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 3

Germany vs Sweden

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 3

Canada vs Sweden

14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 9

Medal Event

16:00 - Speed Skating - Men’s 1000 m

Sweden vs Germany

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group C Game 5

17:00 - Luge - Doubles’ Run 1

17:00 - Short Track - Ladies’ 500 m Quarterfinals

17:15 - Snowboard - Men’s Halfpipe Semifinals

17:25 - Short Track - Men’s 1000 m Heats

18:10 - Short Track - Ladies’ 500 m Semifinals

Medal Event

18:30* - Luge - Doubles’ Run 2

18:32 - Short Track - Men’s 5000 m Relay Semifinals

Russian Federation vs Denmark

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 3

Great Britain vs Sweden

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 3

China vs Switzerland

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 3

Slovakia vs Switzerland

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 10

Medal Event

19:07 - Short Track - Ladies’ 500 m Finals

Medal Event

19:15 - Snowboard - Men’s Halfpipe Finals

Czech Republic vs Slovakia

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 6

February 18, 2010

Denmark vs United States

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 4

Germany vs Norway

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 4

Canada vs Sweden

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 4

Great Britain vs Switzerland

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 4

Medal Event

10:00 - Biathlon - Women’s 15 km Individual

United States vs Norway

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 7

12:30 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Halfpipe Qualification

Medal Event

13:00 - Biathlon - Men’s 20 km Individual

Medal Event

13:00 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ 1000 m

Canada vs Germany

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 4

China vs Japan

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 4

Russian Federation vs Great Britain

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 4

Denmark vs United States

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 4

United States vs Finland

14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 11

16:00 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Halfpipe Semifinals

16:00 - Skeleton - Women’s Heat 1

Switzerland vs Canada

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 8

Medal Event

17:00 - Figure Skating - Men Free Skating

17:10* - Skeleton - Women’s Heat 2

Medal Event

18:00 - Snowboard - Ladies’ Halfpipe Finals

18:30 - Skeleton - Men’s Heat 1

Sweden vs China

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 5

Great Britain vs Denmark

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 5

Norway vs Switzerland

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 5

France vs Canada

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 5

China vs Russian Federation

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 12

20:00* - Skeleton - Men’s Heat 2

Slovakia vs Russian Federation

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 9

February 19, 2010

Germany vs Great Britain

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 5

Russian Federation vs United States

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 5

China vs Denmark

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 5

10:00 - Ski Jumping - LH Individual Qualification Round

Medal Event

11:30 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Super-G

Belarus vs Sweden

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group C Game 10

Medal Event

13:00 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ 15 km Pursuit (7.5Classic+7.5Free)

Germany vs Switzerland

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 6

Denmark vs Canada

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 6

France vs United States

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 6

Norway vs China

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 6

15:45 - Skeleton - Women’s Heat 3

Czech Republic vs Latvia

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 11

16:45 - Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance

Medal Event

16:55* - Skeleton - Women’s Heat 4

18:20 - Skeleton - Men’s Heat 3

Denmark vs Canada

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 6

Sweden vs China

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 6

Great Britain vs Japan

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 6

Switzerland vs Russian Federation

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 6

Medal Event

19:50* - Skeleton - Men’s Heat 4

Finland vs Germany

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group C Game 12

February 20, 2010

Norway vs Denmark

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 7

France vs Germany

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 7

China vs Great Britain

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 7

Sweden vs United States

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 7

Medal Event

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Super-G

10:00 - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Aerials Qualification

11:30 - Ski Jumping - LH Individual 1st Round

Norway vs Switzerland

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 13

Medal Event

12:30* - Ski Jumping - LH Individual Final Round

Medal Event

13:30 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s 30 km Pursuit (15Classic+15Free)

Sweden vs Russian Federation

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 7

United States vs Great Britain

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 7

Denmark vs Switzerland

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 7

Germany vs China

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 7

14:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Classifications - Game 13

Medal Event

16:15 - Speed Skating - Men’s 1500 m

Latvia vs Slovakia

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 14

17:00 - Bobsleigh - Two-Man Heat 1

17:45 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1500 m Heats

18:29 - Short Track - Men’s 1000 m Quarterfinals

18:35* - Bobsleigh - Two-Man Heat 2

18:58 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1500 m Semifinals

Switzerland vs China

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 8

Sweden vs France

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 8

Canada vs Great Britain

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 8

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Classifications - Game 14

19:28 - Short Track - Men’s 1000 m Semifinals

Medal Event

19:51 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1500 m Finals

Medal Event

20:05 - Short Track - Men’s 1000 m Finals

Germany vs Belarus

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group C Game 15

February 21, 2010

Great Britain vs Switzerland

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 8

Germany vs Denmark

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 8

Canada vs United States

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 8

Russian Federation vs Japan

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 8

9:15 - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Ski Cross Qualification

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Giant Slalom 1st Run

Medal Event

10:45 - Biathlon - Men’s 15 km Mass Start

Russian Federation vs Czech Republic

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group B Game 16

12:15* - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Ski Cross 1/8 Finals

12:48* - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Ski Cross Quarterfinals

Medal Event

13:00 - Biathlon - Women’s 12.5 km Mass Start

13:07* - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Ski Cross Semifinals

Medal Event

13:18* - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Ski Cross Finals

13:30 - Bobsleigh - Two-Man Heat 3

Medal Event

13:45 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Giant Slalom 2nd Run

United States vs Great Britain

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 9

Norway vs Sweden

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 9

Switzerland vs Canada

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 9

Denmark vs Germany

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 9

Medal Event

15:00 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ 1500 m

Medal Event

15:05* - Bobsleigh - Two-Man Heat 4

16:15 - Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Original Dance

Canada vs United States

16:40 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group A Game 17

China vs Canada

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 9

Japan vs Germany

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 9

United States vs Sweden

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 9

Sweden vs Finland

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Preliminary Round - Group C Game 18

February 22, 2010

France vs Norway

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 10

Canada vs United States

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 10

Germany vs China

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 10

Switzerland vs Sweden

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 10

10:00 - Ski Jumping - Team 1st Round

10:45 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ Team Sprint Free Semifinals

Medal Event

11:00* - Ski Jumping - Team Final Round

11:35 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s Team Sprint Free Semifinals

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Play-offs Semifinals - Game 15

Medal Event

13:00 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ Team Sprint Free Final

Medal Event

13:25 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s Team Sprint Free Final

Russian Federation vs China

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 10

Japan vs Switzerland

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 10

Sweden vs Canada

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 10

Great Britain vs Denmark

14:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 10

14:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Classifications - 7th/8th - Game 16

Medal Event

16:45 - Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Free Dance

17:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Play-offs Semifinals - Game 17

18:00 - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Aerials Qualification

Germany vs Great Britain

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 11

France vs Denmark

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 11

China vs United States

19:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 11

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Classifications - 5th/6th - Game 18

February 23, 2010

Japan vs Sweden

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 11

Switzerland vs Germany

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 11

United States vs China

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 11

Canada vs Great Britain

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 11

10:00 - Nordic Combined - Team/4×5 km - Competition Round

10:30 - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Ski Cross Qualification

Medal Event

11:00 - Speed Skating - Men’s 10000 m

Medal Event

11:30 - Biathlon - Women’s 4×6 km Relay

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Qualifications - Game 19

13:00* - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Ski Cross 1/8 Finals

Medal Event

13:00 - Nordic Combined - Team/4×5 km - 4×5 km Relay

13:33* - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Ski Cross Quarterfinals

13:52* - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Ski Cross Semifinals

China vs Canada

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 12

Sweden vs Denmark

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 12

Great Britain vs Norway

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 12

Switzerland vs France

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Round Robin Session 12

Medal Event

14:03* - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Ski Cross Finals

16:30 - Figure Skating - Ladies Short Program

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Qualifications - Game 20

17:00 - Bobsleigh - Women’s Heat 1

18:10* - Bobsleigh - Women’s Heat 2

Switzerland vs United States

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 12

Canada vs Russian Federation

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 12

Japan vs Denmark

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 12

Sweden vs Germany

19:00 - Curling - Women’s Round Robin Session 12

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Qualifications - Game 21

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Qualifications - Game 22

February 24, 2010

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Giant Slalom 1st Run

Medal Event

11:15 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s 4×10 km Relay Classic/Free

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 23

Medal Event

13:00 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ 5000 m

Medal Event

13:15 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Giant Slalom 2nd Run

16:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 24

17:00 - Bobsleigh - Women’s Heat 3

17:00 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1000 m Heats

17:47 - Short Track - Men’s 500 m Heats

Medal Event

18:10* - Bobsleigh - Women’s Heat 4

Medal Event

18:26 - Short Track - Ladies’ 3000 m Relay Finals

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 25

Medal Event

19:30 - Freestyle Skiing - Ladies’ Aerials Final

21:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Quarterfinals - Game 26

February 25, 2010

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Semifinal

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Semifinal

10:00 - Nordic Combined - Individual LH/10 km CC - Competition Round

Medal Event

11:00 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ 4×5 km Relay Classic/Free

Medal Event

11:00 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Bronze Medal Game - Game 19

Medal Event

13:00 - Nordic Combined - Individual LH/10 km CC - 10 km

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Semifinal

14:00 - Curling - Men’s Semifinal

Medal Event

15:30 - Ice Hockey - Women’s Gold Medal Game - Game 20

Medal Event

17:00 - Figure Skating - Ladies Free Skating

Medal Event

18:00 - Freestyle Skiing - Men’s Aerials Final

February 26, 2010

Medal Event

9:00 - Curling - Women’s Bronze Medal Game

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Slalom 1st Run

10:00 - Snowboard - Ladies’ PGS Qualification

Medal Event

11:30 - Biathlon - Men’s 4×7.5 km Relay

12:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Semifinals - Game 27

12:15 - Snowboard - Ladies’ PGS 1/8 Finals

12:30* - Speed Skating - Men’s Team Pursuit Quarterfinals

12:51 - Snowboard - Ladies’ PGS Quarterfinals

13:00 - Bobsleigh - Four-Man Heat 1

13:09 - Snowboard - Ladies’ PGS Semifinals

13:20* - Speed Skating - Ladies’ Team Pursuit Quarterfinals

Medal Event

13:30 - Alpine Skiing - Ladies’ Slalom 2nd Run

Medal Event

13:31 - Snowboard - Ladies’ PGS Finals

14:07* - Speed Skating - Men’s Team Pursuit Semifinals

14:35* - Bobsleigh - Four-Man Heat 2

Medal Event

15:00 - Curling - Women’s Gold Medal Game

18:00 - Short Track - Men’s 500 m Quarterfinals

18:14 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1000 m Quarterfinals

18:30 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Play-offs Semifinals - Game 28

18:43 - Short Track - Men’s 500 m Semifinals

18:52 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1000 m Semifinals

Medal Event

19:14 - Short Track - Men’s 500 m Finals

Medal Event

19:24 - Short Track - Ladies’ 1000 m Finals

Medal Event

19:51 - Short Track - Men’s 5000 m Relay Finals

February 27, 2010

Medal Event

9:00 - Curling - Men’s Bronze Medal Game

10:00 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Slalom 1st Run

10:00 - Snowboard - Men’s PGS Qualification

Medal Event

11:45 - Cross-Country Skiing - Ladies’ 30 km, Mass Start Classic

12:15 - Snowboard - Men’s PGS 1/8 Finals

12:30* - Speed Skating - Ladies’ Team Pursuit Semifinals

12:51 - Snowboard - Men’s PGS Quarterfinals

Medal Event

12:51 - Speed Skating - Men’s Team Pursuit Finals

13:00 - Bobsleigh - Four-Man Heat 3

13:09 - Snowboard - Men’s PGS Semifinals

Medal Event

13:13 - Speed Skating - Ladies’ Team Pursuit Finals

Medal Event

13:31 - Snowboard - Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Finals

Medal Event

13:45 - Alpine Skiing - Men’s Slalom 2nd Run

Medal Event

14:35* - Bobsleigh - Four-Man Heat 4

Medal Event

15:00 - Curling - Men’s Gold Medal Game

16:30 - Figure Skating - Exhibition Gala

Medal Event

19:00 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Bronze Medal Game - Game 29

February 28, 2010

Medal Event

9:30 - Cross-Country Skiing - Men’s 50 km, Mass Start Classic

Medal Event

12:15 - Ice Hockey - Men’s Gold Medal Game - Game 30

17:30 - General - Closing Ceremony

JENNIFER Lopez

JENNIFER LOPEZ

JENNIFER Lopez isn’t letting her age stop her from having more kids.

The singer/actress — who gave birth to twins Max and Emme in February 2008 — says she anxious to add to her brood.

“I want more babies,” Lopez, who stars in new movie The Back-Up Plan — about a woman who uses artificial insemination to get pregnant, told Entertainment Tonight.

Lopez, who is now 40, says Max and Emme are “very well-adjusted” to their parents’ jet-set lifestyle.

“Traveling … dancing … singing … sets — that’s their life. They kind of get, like, [that] this is what we do,” she said.

“They just love people, and they love music, and they love laughing and running around.”

Lopez — who’s married to fellow singer Marc Anthony — recently admitted she wouldn’t cope as a single mom, and that she admires people who do.

“I know a couple of people, both people I work with and friends, who have done it,” she said.

“I just don’t know if I could do this, honestly. Now I know how much I rely on my partner.

“I think it takes such an amazing person to do that.

“You get to a point in your life and you think about it, and I think it’s a beautiful thing to be able to find the strength to do that on your own.

“That child will enrich your life. It’s a beautiful thing to think that option is there.”

Just see here couple of pics and decide is'nt she sexy enough to give birth more kids

Flight Delays San Francisco International Airport!

Flight Delays San Francisco International Airport

Flight delays are in store for San Francisco International airport travelers. Flight delays for San Francisco International (SFO) are due directly from travel originating or destined for Dulles airport.
SFO travelers should check regularly to see if their flight is affected by Dulles travel. Today the FAA closed Dulles causing a chain reaction across our nation’s aiprots.
FAA officials as of noon EST Wednesday warning San Francisco travelers the following:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Real-time Status

The status information provided on this site indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight-specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.

Due to WEATHER / LOW CEILINGS, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO). To see if you may be affected, select your departure airport and check “Delays by Destination”.
Delays by Destination:
* Due to SNOW, the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) was closed as of Feb 10 at 11:55 AM EST. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is Feb 11 at 06:00 AM EST.

General Departure Delays: Because a traffic management program is delaying some arriving flights, departing flight schedules may be affected. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.

General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.

US missionaries in Haiti charged with child abduction

US missionaries in Haiti charged with child abduction

Haitian officials has charged 10 US missionaries with child abduction and criminal conspiracy for allegedly trying to smuggle 33 children out of the country.
Haitian officials said their cases would now be sent to an investigating judge who would decide how to proceed.
If found convicted or guilty they face lengthy jail terms, says the BBC' spkesman  in Haiti's quake-hit capital city.
When they were stopped on the border last Friday, they said they were taking the children to a Dominican Republic orphanage.
But it has came to know that some of the youngsters had parents who were alive.
After the hearing the 10 missionaries were taken back to the jail where they have been kept since Friday.
Amid chaotic scenes, the group was bundled into a van outside the court.

pepsi refresh project

pepsi refresh project

DECADES ago, there was a very cool commercial that use to run on Tv and the consumers were invited to “be sociable, have a Pepsi.” Now the brand wants to invite consumers to help Pepsi support social causes — and will use social media like Facebook and Twitter to help spread a message.

Pepsi-Cola is formally introducing on Monday an ambitious campaign named the Pepsi Refresh Project, aimed at doing well by doing good. The brand is dedicating at least $20 million through the end of the year for donations to local organizations and causes proposed by the public in realms like health, arts and culture, the environment and education.
Ideas for Pepsi Refresh grants can be submitted each month to a Web site (refresheverything.com), where computer users can subsequently vote on the ideas suggested during the previous month. More details are to be disclosed on Monday as a media blitz begins with an appearance by Kevin Bacon and Demi Moore on the “Today” show on NBC, where they will seek votes for their pet causes. Mr. Bacon will promote SixDegrees.org, and Ms. Moore Girls Educational & Mentoring Services.