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Sunday, March 1, 2015

When Is Daylight Saving Time 2015?

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When is daylight saving time 2015? The clock will spring forward an hour in March for most of the United States, but what day and what time?

Daylight saving time is always the second Sunday in March, so for 2015 Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday March 8 at 2 a.m. When the clock strikes 2 a.m., it is moved forward to to 3 a.m. for a majority of the United States.

States and regions that abstain from daylight saving time include Arizona (except for the Navajo Nation, which does it), Hawaii, and the overseas territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. This is done for various reasons and has as much to do with politics as it does with location.

Lastly, while it is officially called daylight saving time, it is colloquially known as daylight savings time. What do you say?

When is the First Day of Spring 2015?

What day is the first spring 2015? Find out all the information on about when the March spring equinox will be here and what we can expect after a long winter.

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Bill to keep Daylight Savings Time year-round advances in New Mexico ...

SANTA FE &GT;&GT; A Senate committee has passed a bill to keep New Mexicans from springing forward and falling back every year when it's time to adjust clocks.

The Senate Public Affairs Committee voted 5-1 Thursday to advance Sen. Cliff Pirtle's bill that would keep the state on Daylight Savings Time year-round.

The Republican farmer from Roswell says changing the clock twice a year is an unnecessary inconvenience. He says farmers and ranchers work from sunrise to sundown no matter what the clock says.

Pirtle's bill now moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee. If it becomes law, New Mexico time would remain unchanged after it springs forward on March 8.

The federal government allows states to exempt themselves from time changes. Currently, Arizona and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Savings Time.

Source: http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_27607027/bill-keep-daylight-savings-time-year-round-advances

Dallas weather forces several flights to and from Portland to be canceled

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Brian Hawkins walks along Quorum Drive, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in Addison, Texas. A Texas snowstorm has closed schools, snarled traffic and forced a main highway to Oklahoma to shut down after dozens of vehicles slipped off the road. (The Associated Press/The Dallas Morning News/Smiley N. Pool)

An overnight storm that pelted parts of Texas and Oklahoma with freezing rain has forced the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, includingseveral to and from Portland International Airport.

Transportation officials and the National Weather Service warned people to stay off the roads until temperatures rise and the ice melts. Forecasters issued a winter weather advisory for the Dallas-Fort Worth area until Saturday night.

Flight tracker Flightaware.com reported 974 flights canceled at DFW airport by late Saturday morning.

Airport spokesman David Magana says about 5,000 stranded passengers were forced to spend the night at the airport after another 600 flights were canceled Friday. The airport provided cots, blankets and toiletries to the passengers.

Area temperatures are expected in the upper 40s Sunday.

One Portlander gets a ride home from Alaska Air.But American Airlines is gracious about it.

-- The Associated Press.

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/02/dallas_weather_forces_several.html

WATCH: Alabama Shakes Performing "Gimme All Your Love" On SNL (VIDEO)

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Alabama Shakes performed Gimme All Your Love on this weeks SNL as their second song. Check out the video below of the performance.

This is the first time the band has ever performed Gimme All Your Love on TV, though it has been performed live at concerts and music festivals since last year. The band first sang Dont Wanna Fight, which is the first single off their upcoming album. Its slated to be released in April.

Following Alabama Shakes SNL appearance, the roots rock group will be touring throughout the U.S. The band is slated to play two more dates in New York, before heading to Illinois, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and California. Shortly before Sound & Color officially drops, Alabama Shakes is scheduled to play both weekends at Coachella in Indio, California.

As Gossip Cop previously reported, this is second time Alabama Shakes has been on SNL. During its first appearance in 2013, the band, comprising of lead singer Brittany Howard, guitarists Zac Cockrell and Heath Fogg, drummer Steve Johnson, and keyboardist Ben Tanner, performed the hits Always Alright and Hold On off their first full-length album, Boys & Girls.

Check out Alabama Shakes SNL performance of Gimme All Your Love below, and tell us what you think.

Source: http://www.gossipcop.com/alabama-shakes-snl-gimme-all-your-love-video-saturday-night-live-watch-performance-2015/

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Review: 'The Lazarus Effect'

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REVIEW BY BURL BURLINGAME / Special to the Star-Advertiser

All of the actors here are perfectly capable folks, given the right material and direction. Here, they have neither, and if nothing else, The Lazarus Effect makes you acutely aware that actors can be victims too.

Its basic Frankenstein/Re-Animator/Flatliners/Mad Scientist shtick. A group of rather cute scientific researchers find a formula that can bring the recently dead back to life. They try it on a dead dog. Dog comes back back to life and acts weird. Actually, it acts like a cat. Then one of the scientists becomes recently dead herself and they try it out on a human, who then acts weird, but not in a good way.

The undead dog, behaving like a cat, absolutely disappears when things get weird. Good doggie.

The science stuff in the beginning unfolds rather well, even if the university lab theyre working in is underlit like a bargain-basement haunted house. What, the university cant afford light bulbs? Its when the action gets going with the undead human being that the film goes kerblooie. Theres more to horror films than black screens, flying furniture and boo! moments. They require imagination and verve, as well as a subversive sense of humor.

The undead scientist is played by lovely Olivia Wilde. At least I formerly thought she was lovely. She gets so many extreme close-ups that you feel like her dermatologist. She winds up looking like those outer-space pictures of dead moons. Gives one the creeps, like nothing else in the movie does. Poor Olivia.

The other actors, all of whom are seasoned pros, such as Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger and particularly Donald Glover, do science-yak one minute, scream the next minute, and are squished or zapped or burnt alive a minute later. (Interestingly, none are scared to death.) The entire Lazarus is only 83 minutes, and I want 80 of those minutes back.

Even the silliest of scare movies can have a sense of fun and danger, but The Lazarus Effect implodes only a third of the way in, and never recovers. Its better to let dead dogs lie.

Source: http://www.honolulupulse.com/2015/02/review-the-lazarus-effect/

Patrol: No Motive Yet on Mass Murder in Tyrone, MO

TYRONE, Mo. -- Eight people are dead, including the suspected shooter, in a multiple murder in Texas County, Missouri.A ninth person died of apparently died of natural causes, authorities say.

The Highway Patrol believes the gunman killed at least seven people in the small town of Tyrone before turning the gun on himself.

The Missouri Highway Patrol says a child called the Texas County Sheriff's Department about 10:15 Thursday night, to say she was inside her house in Tyrone and heard gun shots. She fled to a neighbor's house to call for help.

When deputies got there, they found two people dead. Investigators then found five others dead in three more homes. One person was still alive and rushed to a local hospital.

Deputies also found an elderly woman dead at a fifth house, and it is believed she died of natural causes.

Investigators say they believe they found the shooter In neighboring Shannon County, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. He was only identified as a man, 36, also from Tyrone.

The Houston Herald reports a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper said the woman is the suspect's mother, and they are attempting to determine if it links to the crime spree.

Sgt. Jeff Kinder told reporters the motive for the shootings is not yet determined. The names of those killed were being withheld until their families are notified.

"In our job, we see a lot of bad stuff, and this is bad, Kinder told reporters. "It's not natural to see that type of thing."

The Patrol has set up a command post for the investigation at Highways H and 137 near the shooting scenes.

Another news briefing has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

Images for this story courtesy: Houston Herald

Full News Release from Highway Patrol:

On the evening of February 26, 2015, at approximately 10:15 p.m., the Texas County Sheriffs Department requested assistance with a disturbance involving a weapon at a residence in Tyrone, Missouri. Ajuvenile female caller indicated she was in the residence and apparently heard gun shots. She immediately fled to a neighbors house to notify authorities. Responding deputies found two deceased persons at this residence.

Further investigation revealed five additional victims who were deceased and one additional victim who was wounded in three additional residences. All three residences were in Tyrone.

Another residence revealed the body of a deceased elderly female who appeared to have died from natural causes. The apparent suspect, a 36-year-old male from Tyrone, was found dead in a vehicle at a locationin Shannon County from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. There are a total of nine deceased individuals, including the elderly female and the suspect. The injured victim was taken to a nearby hospital.

The investigation is continuing by the Texas County Sheriffs Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrols Division of Drug and Crime Control. Any information the public might have regarding thiscase can be forwarded to the Texas County Sheriffs Department at 417 967-4165 or the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop G Headquarters at 417 469-3121.

Images for this story courtesy: Houston Herald

Source: http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/patrol-releases-information-on-9-dead/12342/q7dx_OGSVkuHkydigpxgKA

Friday, February 27, 2015

Jones' rape, sodomy charges rock Louisville

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Former University of Louisville basketball player Chris Jones is arraigned on Thursday, February 26, 2015.(Photo: Matt Stone/The C-J)Buy Photo

In the end, the allegations against former University of Louisville basketball star Chris Jones were worse than anyone could have imagined.

Just hours after he led the team to a comeback victory over Miami and two days after being reinstated to the team he allegedly raped and sodomized one woman and, with two other men, did the same to another.

He pleaded not guilty Thursday and one of his lawyers, Scott C. c*x, predicted he will be found not guilty.

"We believe this gentleman is innocent and has been falsely accused," c*x told reporters, after Jefferson District Judge Sheila Collins released Jones on home incarceration, which he will begin serving in a hotel room.

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A video recap of the news involving former UofL guard Chris Jones' rape and sodomy charges on Feb. 26. Video by Eric Burse.

But his arrest on such serious allegations both punishable by up to 20 years in prison rocked the community, including Cardinals fans who questioned on sports talk radio shows whether Jones should have been punished more harshly for his earlier infraction threatening a girlfriend in a text message for which he served a one-game suspension.

Grilling U of L officials at a news conference, reporters also asked if Jones should have been dismissed and expelled for that offense and whether that might have prevented the more serious charges.

Lt. Col. Kenny Brown of the U of L police scoffed at the suggestion, saying the incidents were "totally unrelated."

Dean of Students Michael Mardis said the university can remove a student from campus if they are deemed a threat to others, but he said that decision hinges on many factors, including the victim's wishes.

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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino discusses the events that led up to Jones being suspended, reinstated and then kicked off the team. Sam Upshaw Jr., The C-J

The "off and on" girlfriend who reported that Jones texted her Feb. 17 threatening to smack the "f" out of her after she ransacked his room told campus police she did not want him charged with a crime.

Mardis defended the university which he described as "dynamic and thriving" and its programs to combat sexual assault. He called the assault allegations "an incredibly unfortunate situation."

Coach Rick Pitino said later in the day, "We're all shocked, extremely disheartened and very saddened for everybody involved. Our prayers go out to every person involved in this."

Cardinals fans reacted with empathy toward the women and Jones.

Jalen D. Tilford (R) and 19-year-old Tyvon J. Walker (L) are charged with rape and sodomy.(Photo: Metro Corrections)

Kathy Dobbins, a lifelong fan who has attended every home game this season, said: "The consequences of this on Chris' life and futureit's terribly sad. It's very distressing and upsetting. If he is guilty, I hope he gets the help he needs."

U of L law student Michael Farley said he was shocked by the allegations. "I can't imagine the pain the victims are going through," he said. "I feel bad for the team. It's also a shame that players like (Mon)Trezl (Harrell) and (Terry) Rozier have to have their phenomenal seasons clouded by this controversy."

The events that led to the stunning charges occurred between 2 and 4 a.m. Sunday in a room at Cardinal Towne, a privately owned but campus-affiliated complex that is home to about 850 students. The apartments, owned by American Campus Communities of Austin, Texas, are the same place where cheerleader Danielle Cogswell died of a drug overdose last July.

The company didn't immediately respond to requests about whether it will step up security in the complex.

Brown said the events unfolded at what he called a "get-together" and that one of the women was a U of L student and the other took classes online from Western Kentucky University. They are 19 and 20 years old.

He wouldn't say how they knew Jones, 23, although a police report describes them as his acquaintances.

According to a criminal complaint, Jones alone engaged in unwanted intercourse with the first woman and sodomized her. She was able to identify him because she recognized him as a basketball player and because he told her his name, the complaint says. She was treated later at University of Louisville Hospital, where a rape exam was performed.

Other complaints say that Jones and another man, Jalen D. Tilford, forced a second woman to engage in sexual intercourse and oral s*x, the latter leading to a sodomy charge. A third man, Tyvon Julah Walker, also was charged with raping her. The complaints say they were identified by the women through social media.

Brown wouldn't disclose how the defendants know each other. Court records show that Jones and Tilford have no prior criminal records while Walker was charged last year with shoplifting and placed in diversion.

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Lt. Col. Kenny Brown, of the University of Louisville Police Department, and Michael Mardis, Dean of Students, talk to the media about the Chris Jones situation. Matt Stone, The C-J

Tilford and Walker were arrested and pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Thursday morning. Tilford is being held on a $100,000 bond and Walker on $75,000.

Brown said the incidents were reported to U of L police a few hours after they allegedly occurred, although he wouldn't say who made the reports because the investigation is "open and active."

The women were treated about 10:30 a.m. Sunday and Jones was dismissed from the basketball team shortly after noon that day, based on reports that he had missed a curfew, said sports information director Kenny Klein.

He said the athletic department learned about the sexual assault allegations only that afternoon.

The university declined to say Sunday why Jones had been kicked off the team, but Pitino said he was "finished."

c*x, one of three lawyers for Jones, said in court that the former player has cooperated from "the first minute" of the investigation, and Brown confirmed he had given a statement.

Arguing against setting a cash bond for their client, c*x and Ryan McCall noted that he has no prior record, surrendered voluntarily and is assisting police.

Collins released him on home incarceration, in lieu of a $25,000 bond, but ordered him to have no contact with either woman. She said if he does, "I will personally send police after you."

She ordered Jones to appear in court on March 9.

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"He hasn't received any special treatment," said attorney Scott C. c*x. "I'm impressed with how (Chris Jones) has handled this."

c*x said Jones, who is from Memphis, Tenn., has withdrawn from U of L to focus on his defense and is living in a hotel until he finds an apartment.

Police had cited him as a flight risk, but c*x said he has no intention of leaving Louisville.

Another lawyer for Jones, Rob Eggert, asked Collins to order U of L to preserve video recordings from security cameras inside Cardinal Towne, saying that they will help prove Jones' innocence.

Brown said there are many cameras in the building and that police are in the process of reviewing recordings.

Reporter Andrew Wolfson can be reached at (502) 582-7189. Reporters Jeffrey Greer, Matt Glowicki and Eric Burse contributed to this report.

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CHRIS JONES TIMELINE

Feb. 17 Jones sends threatening text to a girlfriend.

Feb. 17 Coach Rick Pitino learns about the text during a team dinner, removes Jones from the dinner table and immediately suspends him from the team. Reached that night by The Courier-Journal, Pitino says he was "not sure" if Jones would only be suspended for one game. "Maybe longer," he says.

Feb. 18 Playing without Jones, U of L loses at Syracuse 69-59. Pitino says in his postgame comments that Jones may never play for U of L again.

Feb. 19 Jones surrenders his cell phone and is allowed to return to the team, subject to strict internal disciplinary measures, including a curfew.

Feb. 21 Jones leads the Cardinals to a comeback 55-53 win over Miami. After the game, he takes blame for his suspension.

Feb. 22 Between 2 and 4 a.m. at Cardinal Towne apartments, Jones allegedly rapes and sodomizes one woman, and, with two accomplices, rapes and sodomizes a second.

Feb. 22 Noon. U of L athletics hears Jones violated his curfew and committed other unspecified violations. He is dismissed from the team. School later hears he is being investigated in sexual assaults. Reached that night, Pitino says only that Jones is "finished" at U of L and refuses further comment.

Feb. 25 Warrant signed for Jones' arrest on rape and sodomy charges.

Feb. 26 Jones surrenders and pleads not guilty in Jefferson District Court; released on home incarceration.

Former University of Louisville player Chris Jones at his arraignment in Jefferson District Court in Louisville, Ky. Matt Stone, The C-J

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