SmackDown results: Lumberjack Match Rumbles out of control

LAS VEGAS ? ?Sin City SmackDown? lit up Las Vegas like never before, with a series of explosive specialty matches determined by the unpredictability of the roulette wheel. And when the aggressive actions of World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan sent the lumberjack World Title showdown spiraling into madness, the WWE Universe was given a true taste of the bedlam the Royal Rumble Match will bring in just nine days.

The World Heavyweight Championship Lumberjack Match ended in a No Contest (WATCH | PHOTOS)
For the third week in a row, extraordinary circumstances allowed World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to walk out of SmackDown with his coveted title, despite the fact that he was lucky to walk out at all.

When Mark Henry threw Bryan over the rope and onto the lumberjacks outside the ring, the reigning champion opted to fight the masses rather than his opponent. Then, when Henry found himself caught up with a sea of lumberjacks ? as he was getting his adversary back in the ring ? Bryan began throwing random kicks at everyone in sight. This incited several Superstars to enter the squared circle after him, causing the match to descend into all-out chaos. Amidst the inevitable anarchy, Bryan retreated up the ramp, with the World Title firmly in his grasp.

Once Bryan was clear of the action, SmackDown General Manger Theodore Long informed him that he will defend his championship in a Triple Threat Steel Cage Match at Royal Rumble against both Mark Henry and Big Show. (MATCH PREVIEW)

Santino Marella def. Drew McIntyre in a Blindfold Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Though SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long looked ready to fire Drew McIntyre for not living up to his contract in recent weeks, Assistant to the General Manager Santino Marella convinced him to give the Scottish Superstar another chance ? facing him in what the roulette wheel would determine to be Blindfold Match, where both grapplers would have their eyes completely covered.

After McIntyre failed in his attempt to cheat his way to victory, The Italian Stallion reigned supreme ? calling on the WWE Universe to guide his sightless Cobra attack, which allowed him to pick up the win.

Ted DiBiase def. Hunico in a Flag Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In the first-ever Flag Match in SmackDown history, Ted DiBiase hit Dream Street to overcome Hunico, paving the way for him to wave the American flag proudly in triumph.?

Wade Barrett def. Sheamus in a Tables Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Just when Sheamus looked ready to put Wade Barrett through a table with the Celtic Cross, Jinder Mahal suddenly jumped up on the ring apron. His distraction allowed Barrett to turn the tide and hurl The Great White through the table for the victory. But when Mahal tried to repeat this action in the aftermath, The Celtic Warrior got his retribution, hitting the Punjabi Superstar with the Brogue Kick before driving him into a table.

Brodus Clay def. Vickie Guerrero in a Dance Off (WATCH | PHOTOS)
In a special Sin City SmackDown Dance Off, the WWE Universe determined that Brodus Clay had the moves to put Vickie Guerrero?s ?rhythmic? challenge to shame. Then, when William Regal attempted to defend Guerrero?s honor with some dignified steps of him own, The Funkasaurus ended his interruption with the thunderous ?Ah-Funk-It!?

WWE Tag Team Champions Epico & Primo def. The Usos in a Tag Team Tornado Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
This past Sunday, in a WWE Live Event in Oakland, Calif., Primo & Epico defeated Air Boom to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships. Making their return to Friday night, the high-octane duo looked ready to celebrate with a victory over the battling sons of Rikishi.

Hours before SmackDown, the stunning Rosa Mendes spun the roulette wheel on WWE.com (WATCH), determining that the new champions would face their foes in a Tag Team Tornado Match, with all four participants legal in the ring at the same time. And in the midst of the fast-paced competition that followed, Primo hit a Backstabber?for the pin.

Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes def. Justin Gabriel in a Player?s Choice Match (WATCH | PHOTOS)
Awarded a Player?s Choice Match with a spin of the wheel, Cody Rhodes chose to face Hornswoggle. However, when he attacked his pint-sized opponent before the bell, Justin Gabriel came to the rescue ? egging on Rhodes to face him instead.

Despite Gabriel?s intense effort, which included several near falls on the Intercontinental Champion, Rhodes ultimately prevailed with the Cross Rhodes.

Daniel Bryan called for Big Show to quit
After repeating the claim he made on Raw that Big Show?s collision with AJ one week ago was no accident, Daniel Bryan declared he would dedicate his main event match against Mark Henry to his injured girlfriend. Sending a message to The World?s Strongest Man that he was not afraid of him, the World Heavyweight Champion called for Big Show to ?do the right thing? and quit.

MATCH RESULTS

Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-01-20/results

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Asthma Meds Likely Safe During Pregnancy: Study (HealthDay)

FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new study found no statistically significant link between asthma medication use during pregnancy and common birth defects.

However, the study did find a positive association between some rare birth defects and mothers with asthma, and potentially with their medication use. But, the researchers couldn't tease out whether the problem was a loss of oxygen from less than well-controlled asthma or an effect of medications.

"Worsening asthma is a risk to the mom and the fetus. Hypoxia (a lack of oxygen) we know is a problem for a developing fetus. And, the potential risk they found here is very small. Even if it turns out to be a true increase, the risk is so small. This study raises more questions than it answers," said Dr. Natalie Meirowitz, chief of the division of maternal fetal medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y.

What's most important, she said, is that expectant mothers with asthma don't just stop their medications. "That's really a problem, and then they end up needing more medication," she said.

Findings from the study were published online Jan. 16, ahead of February print publication in Pediatrics.

Between 4 percent and 12 percent of expectant mothers have asthma, according to background information in the article. Current guidelines recommend that women keep taking their asthma medications during pregnancy.

There are two main types of asthma medications: bronchodilators (also known as rescue medication) and anti-inflammatories, which include inhaled and oral steroids, as well as several other medications. Anti-inflammatory medications are generally used long term to help control asthma symptoms.

For the study, the researchers compared nearly 2,900 infants born with birth defects to more than 6,700 babies born with no birth defects. Mothers of these infants were asked to recall their medication use one month before and during pregnancy.

For most birth defects, the researchers found no statistically significant associations between asthma medication use and the development of birth defects.

They did, however, find a positive association between asthma medication use and certain rare birth defects. The risk of isolated esophageal atresia -- an abnormality of the esophagus -- was more than doubled in women who used bronchodilators. The risk of isolated anorectal atresia -- a malformed anus -- was more than doubled with maternal anti-inflammatory use. And, the risk of omphalocele -- a defect in the abdominal wall -- was more than quadrupled for either type of asthma medication.

But, the authors wrote, the "observed associations may be chance findings or may be the result of maternal asthma severity and related hypoxia rather than the medication use."

They added that it's also important to keep these findings in context. The rate of these birth defects ranged from 1.2 to 4.6 per 10,000 births. So, even a four-fold increase in the risk of having one of these defects results in far less than a 1 percent chance for any individual woman and her child.

"As obstetricians, we need to pay attention to this, but it's really important to oxygenate mom. We really need to make sure that there's oxygen flowing freely between mom and baby," said Dr. Mary Rosser, an obstetrician with Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.

Also, Rosser pointed out that there was a lot that wasn't known about the expectant mothers. The authors weren't able to assess the severity of their asthma. They also didn't know anything about the medication doses.

Asthma expert Dr. Jennifer Appleyard agreed with Rosser and Meirowitz. "They really couldn't tease apart what was the medicine and what was the asthma," she said.

"You need to treat the asthma. There's more risk to uncontrolled asthma than a slight possible risk of a rare birth defect," said Appleyard, the chief of allergy and immunology at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit.

"No matter what type of patient you're treating -- expectant mom or not -- the goal is to treat patients with the minimum amount of medication necessary," she added.

Rosser and Meirowitz said that, ideally, women should visit their obstetrician/gynecologist before getting pregnant to review their medication use and to make sure that their asthma is well controlled.

More information

Learn more about asthma during pregnancy from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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Romney vs Gingrich in crucial South Carolina fight (Reuters)

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) ? Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney must overcome wily political veteran Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary on Saturday to keep his march toward the party's nomination on track.

Gingrich's sudden rise in recent days has presented Romney with the biggest challenge yet in months of campaigning to become the Republican who will face President Barack Obama in November.

With two other candidates trailing in the polls, the primary looks like a straight fight between the two very different men.

A multimillionaire ex-businessman who runs a sleek campaign, Romney has consistently won the support of a quarter of Republicans nationally with his message on jobs and the economy. But he has failed to capture the hearts of many conservatives.

Gingrich is a former history teacher who roams off message and has a checkered past but a killer turn of phrase in debates.

"It's about which one of them can beat Obama," said Vaughan Mureaux, a retired school administrator in South Carolina who originally supported Romney but was impressed when he attended a Gingrich speech this week.

Fueled by a grudge that has become almost personal, former House of Representatives Speaker Gingrich has sown seeds of doubt among Republicans who were beginning to see Romney as the inevitable nominee after strong showings in the first two votes in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Romney has stumbled, acknowledging in the last week he pays a much lower tax rate than most Americans and struggling to answer questions about a planned release of tax records.

With only hours left before the voting in South Carolina, the former Massachusetts governor's campaign tried to turn the tables and ask for more information about ethics violations for which Gingrich was sanctioned in Congress in the 1990s.

"Don't you love these guys? He doesn't release anything, he doesn't answer anything. And he's even confused about whether or not he will ever release anything. And then he's decided to pick a fight over releasing stuff," Gingrich said.

NO LOVE LOST

Animosity between the two has been festering since December, when a group supporting Romney launched a blitz of negative TV ads in Iowa that effectively ruined Gingrich's campaign there.

He has hit back by attacking Romney's business record.

The fight has been bruising in South Carolina, a conservative state with a history of dirty politics.

The pair could not even agree to avoid each other on election day. Both Romney and Gingrich have campaign events scheduled at the same time on Saturday morning at Tommy's Country Ham House in Greenville.

The two campaigns refused to back off on Friday night and change arrangements.

Romney's team is playing up his family values as a father of five boys. That is in contrast to three times-married Gingrich, who has had admitted to infidelities, including with his current wife Callista when she worked in Congress.

Romney's former wife of 42 years, Ann, appears in an ad extolling the virtues needed in a strong president.

"If you really want to know how a person will operate, look at how they have lived their life. And I think that's why it's so important to understand the character of a person," she says.

The winner of South Carolina's Republican presidential primary has gone on to win the party's nomination in every election since 1980. Romney's path to the nomination would be nearly clear if he can clinch the state on Saturday.

He may be helped if the South Carolina conservative vote is split between Gingrich, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and libertarian congressman Ron Paul.

Romney has been helped in South Carolina by Governor Nikki Haley, formerly a favorite of Tea Party conservatives. "The coolest thing we could ever see is a jobs candidate go up against a government-loving President Obama," she said in Charleston with Romney.

"Get out there and vote," Romney told a crowd of about 200 people. Voting starts at 7 a.m. EST (1200 GMT) and closes 12 hours later.

(Additional reporting by Steve Holland and Colleen Jenkins; editing by Todd Eastham)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/gop/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120121/pl_nm/us_romney_vs_gingrich

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Video: Intel CFO: 2011 Was a Great Year For Us

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Watch 7 Minutes Of Russ Parr's "The Under Shepherd" Starring Isaiah Washington + Official Synopsis

Out initial profile of this film last fall sparked quite a frenzy in the comments section - so much that the director Russ Parr and star Isaiah Washington, both jumped into the conversation to challenge primarily the naysayers.?

And it was all inspired by a 1-minute clip from the film which no one has seen yet, save for the film's crew and likely cast, as well as the festival directors who've screened it for consideration (it'll debut at the Pan African Film Festival next month by the way, as I've already announced in previous posts).

But that's good, isn't it? A snapshot of a film generating some much dialogue/debate. It bodes well for its future I'd say. So score one for Russ Parr and company.

Its official premiere just a few weeks away at the PAFF (where I should be when it happens), a 7-minute preview of scenes from the film has surfaced, and we have the longer synopsis which reads:

Best friends LC and Roland are two young, ambitious ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church. Coming up under the leadership of Dr. Ezekial Canon, the church's elderly pastor, Roland and LC have dreams of becoming the predecessors of the aging pastor. But, the feeble Dr. Canon stubbornly refuses to step-down, forcing the two young ministers to make pivotal decisions that ultimately fray the fabric of their deeply-woven friendship.

The The Under Shepherd, produced by Melee Entertainment, Swirl Films, and UpToParr Productions LLC, stars the aforementioned Isaiah Washington, as well as and Lamman Rucker, Louis Gossett Jr., Elise Neal, Clifton Powell, Malinda Williams, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Keith David and Robinne Lee.

I'm just as blind as you are when it comes to what to expect from this; a few folks who are more in-the-know more tell me it's a solid piece of work, dark and moving, and I'm looking forward to seeing it.

But in the meantime, watch the series of clips in the player below for a sample of what to expect:

Source: http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-7-minutes-of-russ-parrs-the-under-shepherd-starring-isaiah-washington-official-synopsis

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Boa Constrictors Listen To Loosen

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Boa constrictors kept tightening their grip on dead rats with faked heartbeats for 20 minutes, but let go when the pulse stopped. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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True to their name, boa constrictors squeeze the life out of their prey. But how does a boa know it's snuffed out a rat? The snake listens for a heartbeat. When it stops, that's the cue to let go, according to a study in the journal Biology Letters. [Scott M. Boback et al, Snake modulates constriction in response to prey?s heartbeat]

Researchers outfitted rat cadavers with artificial beating hearts. They used dead rats to control for other signs of passing, like muscle spasms. Then they warmed up the rats, set the hearts pumping, and dangled them in front of hungry boas.

The snakes attacked. And as long as that rat heart kept thumping, the boas kept tightening their coils and applying bursts of pressure, sometimes for more than 20 minutes. But as soon as scientists killed the heartbeat, the boas loosened up.

Even captive-born boas who'd never hunted live prey paid attention to the pulse?suggesting the behavior is innate. And for good reason. The authors say constriction takes a lot of energy. And it can be dangerous, say, if an enemy strikes while the snake's coiled around its quarry. But by following the telltale heart, boas can keep the pressure on just long enough. Before a relaxing meal.

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Netflix hit with class action suit over stock plunge (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Netflix's stock has suffered a much-publicized nosedive in recent months, and now a group of shareholders is hitting the subscription service with a class action suit.

Filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the suit alleges that the home entertainment company gave false and misleading statements about its business practices and contracts with studios that propped up its share price.

Netflix executives sold 388,661 shares of their own Netflix stock while the stock was at a high, netting $90.2 million, according to the complaint.

"Later, when the defendants' prior misrepresentations and fraudulent conduct became apparent to the market, the price of Netflix common stock fell precipitously, as the prior artificial inflation came out of the price over time," the suit reads.

Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings, Chief Financial Officer David Wells, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Kilgore, and Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt are named as defendants.

The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and attorney's fees.

A spokesman for Netflix did not immediately respond to requests for comment, nor did Darren Robbins, an attorney for the plaintiffs.

Before Netflix instituted a 60 percent price increase to its most popular subscription platform and launched an aborted plan to spin off its DVD-by-mail arm into a separate company called Qwikster, the company's stock was trading at $300. Despite abandoning the scheme to spin off its DVD business and apologizing to customers, Netflix announced that it had lost nearly 1 million subscribers during its most recent quarter.

Markets were closed for the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, but shares of the company were trading at $94.38 in after hours trading on Friday.

The lawsuit claims that Netflix knew that it had short-term contracts with the studios that provided it with films and television shows to stream. It also knew that those pacts would have to be renewed at a substantially higher cost, necessitating its price hike, according to the suit.

The suit claims that despite their public statements, Netflix executives knew that it would not meet its earnings forecasts, allowing them to sell shares at a high price.

(Pamela Chelin contributed to this report)

(Editing by Chris Michaud)

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