Arizona Overcomes Nevada 49-48 In New Mexico Bowl With Incredible Comeback (VIDEO)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ? Matt Scott watched helplessly as Nevada kicked a field goal to pad its lead. The Arizona quarterback had already thrown two interceptions, and now needed two quick scores and some luck ? in a hurry, too ? to somehow win the New Mexico Bowl.

Scott even admitted he didn't have "positive" thoughts before returning to the field.

But in the final 46 seconds, Scott threw two short touchdown passes and college football's postseason started with a wild one as Arizona rallied past Nevada 49-48 Saturday.

Overcoming a slow start and three big turnovers, Arizona (8-5) recovered an onside kick in the last minute, setting up Scott's 2-yard toss to Tyler Slavin with 19 seconds left for the winning score.

"It's not easy to come back from that situation," Scott said. "You're not necessarily going to think the most positive thing at the time, but we went out there and took care of business. It was just a big drive. I still can't believe it."

Arizona trailed 21-0 in the first quarter and was down 45-28 entering the final period. Scott threw for 382 yards and marched his team back into the game despite those two earlier interceptions.

"I mean, it's improbable," first-year Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said.

"Certainly, I've had some games come down to that end," he said. "But to have everything, the defense making the stop, to the field goal, Matt leading the quick drive down there, getting the onside kick ... and then Matt leading down again. It just doesn't happen very often."

The nation's rushing leader, Ka'Deem Carey, gained 172 yards for the Wildcats and but fell short of becoming only the 16th running back in NCAA history to reach 2,000 yards in a season.

Arizona receiver Austin Hill caught eight passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns. The teams combined for 1,237 total yards.

Cody Fajardo threw for three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead the Wolf Pack (7-6). He had 256 yards passing and 140 yards rushing and controlled most of the game, completing 22 of 32 throws.

Stefphon Jefferson, the nation's second-leading rusher, ran for 180 yards for Nevada and also seemed unstoppable as the Wolf Pack took a big lead and held on to it for most of the game.

But after forcing Nevada to kick a field goal with 1:48 left that made it 48-35, Scott drove the Wildcats down 75 yards in about a minute. Arizona then recovered an onside kick and Scott marched his team into the end zone after three plays and 51 yards.

"They scored 14 points in less than two minutes," Nevada linebacker Albert Rosette said. "I'm still in shock right now."

Nevada head coach Chris Ault said the team pass defense just didn't make a play when it was needed.

"Well, it's a sick feeling," he said. "Congratulations to Arizona. They held in there and did it, but it's a sick feeling."

Ault said a late injury to Fajardo also hurt Nevada's running game in the last six or so minutes of the game.

"He ran it one time, just tucking it up in there," Ault said. "But we could not run our read game at that particular time."

Rodriguez, who took a year off from coaching after a disappointing stint at Michigan, is now 3-5 in bowl game appearances. He called his New Mexico Bowl win among his best career wins as a coach.

"It's the latest and the greatest so far," Rodriguez said.

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And -- effective disorder. Is commonly known as the winter blues. And includes symptoms of depression such. Encore energy fatigue. Decreased attention concentration. Irritability and general sadness. Not because here are rounder and lives at the holidays it is because. You are not getting enough exposure to the sun there are decreased daylight hours. And generally speaking your activity level decreases during these months and -- your body doesn't regenerate its own energy as well. So this decreased energy. Carry on the activities in general. Is to stay active if there was anything that is going to help beat the blues it's going to be exercise. Or just being active. I'm not necessarily physical activity but also social activity staying plugged into your social outlets using your social -- sources. Also maintaining your diet. Maintaining good hydration and and taking on a new hobby doing something new in your life those things promote energy and it's all about keeping that energy up through those went. Cloudy days and long winter days and do bring us down. If you can get away for -- vacation to the south if you have that luxury then you absolutely should. The more sun exposure you can get during these months the better. And individuals who live in states where there are longer winter days. Generally experience more of those winter blues. Talk to your doctor I would say they have them talk to their doctors. Because. Everyone is different and it's different treatments work for different people some people use light therapy. Some people use vitamin supplements and some people just need some counseling to help them get through some stress there's. Generally speaking I would say to help your family member your friends reduce their stress level. And just be there to listen to their stresses so that you can help them. You have. Depression or anxiety in the past. You are at greater risk for these increased symptoms during this time of year. Also if you have experienced seasonal affective disorder in the past years you're more likely to experience it again. But pay attention to your symptoms know your body. And do something about it and just be proactive and creator -- and -- work for you to stay busy stay active and be healthy. Start planning right now starts creating a regiment for yourself of exercise. General activities. Keeping up with your friends keeping up with your family. Come plugging into the social outlets and maintain -- good -- --

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Israeli FM charged with breach of trust

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israel's powerful foreign minister was charged Thursday with breach of trust for actions that allegedly compromised a criminal investigation into his business dealings, throwing the country's election campaign into disarray just weeks before the vote.

While Avigdor Lieberman was cleared of more serious allegations against him, the indictment sparked immediate calls for the controversial politician to step down. He declined to do so at a news conference but said he would consult with his lawyers on what to do next. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also rallied behind his close ally.

Lieberman denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation against him a witch hunt.

"According to my legal counsel, I do not have to resign," Lieberman told cheering supporters at a campaign rally. "At the end of the day I will make a final decision together with my lawyers."

Lieberman, a native of Moldova, is head of Yisrael Beitenu, an ultranationalist party that is especially popular with fellow immigrants from the former Soviet Union. With a tough-talking message that has questioned the loyalty of Israel's Arab minority, criticized the Palestinians and confronted Israel's foreign critics, he has become an influential voice in Israeli politics even while sometimes alienating Israel's allies.

Yisrael Beitenu and Netanyahu's Likud Party recently joined forces and are running together on a joint list in the Jan. 22 parliamentary elections. Opinion polls have predicted they would form the largest bloc in parliament and lead a new coalition government.

But Thursday's decision threatened to become a distraction during the campaign. Three leading opposition politicians all called for his dismissal.

Lieberman gave no timeframe for deciding on his political future but said he would consider whether the indictment was harming support for his party in the election.

Lieberman's departure could have negative consequences for Netanyahu. Lieberman is Yisrael Beitenu's founder and main attraction to voters. If he were forced to step aside, Netanyahu would be stuck with a list of leftovers with little appeal to the general public.

Perhaps with this in mind, Netanyahu appeared to come to Lieberman's defense. In a statement, Netanyahu congratulated Lieberman for fending off the "main accusations" and said he was entitled to his day in court.

"I believe in the Israeli justice system and I respect it. The right it gives every citizen in Israel to defend himself is extended to Minister Lieberman and I hope he proves his innocence in the one issue remaining," Netanyahu said.

Thursday's decision was a reversal for Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, who last year notified Lieberman that he intended to indict him on charges that included fraud and money laundering.

Prosecutors have long suspected that Lieberman illicitly received millions of dollars from businessmen and laundered the cash through straw companies in eastern Europe while he was a lawmaker and Cabinet minister. In his decision Thursday, Weinstein said the case was not strong enough.

"I am convinced that there is no reasonable chance of a conviction in the offenses Lieberman is suspected of and that the case should be closed," Weinstein wrote.

Instead, Lieberman was charged with the lesser offense of receiving official material from the investigation against him from the former Israeli ambassador to Belarus, Zeev Ben-Aryeh, who reached a plea bargain in the case earlier this year.

The envoy had received the documents from the foreign ministry, which sought additional information on Lieberman from Belarus authorities.

At his news conference, Lieberman described the investigation as a witch hunt that stretched back as far as 1996, when he worked as an aide to Netanyahu.

He denied all the allegations, and said that when he received information about the investigation from his ambassador, he immediately ripped it up and flushed it down the toilet because he knew it was wrong.

Lieberman has said in the past that he would resign if indicted. But he told his supporters that he was only referring to the more serious case against him.

Avraham Diskin, a political scientist at Hebrew University, said Lieberman would have to determine whether the indictment is hurting his party's electoral chances before deciding his future.

"He'll make a calculation. But every move will be coordinated with Bibi. We can be sure of that," he said, using Netanyahu's nickname.

Israeli law is unclear about whether Lieberman must resign. There is a legal precedent for politicians to step down when they face charges that compromise public trust in them.

Analysts said the pressure for him to step down will be great and Weinstein, or even the Supreme Court, could become involved if he refuses.

"What matters is not necessarily the formal severity of the crime but the potential harm in the public's faith in the government and whether the person can continue to project integrity," Moshe Negbi, Israel Radio's legal affairs commentator, said.

Court rulings have forced other Cabinet officials to resign. Facing the prospect of an indictment, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced his decision to step down in 2008 before formal corruption charges were filed against him. Olmert this year was cleared of most charges, but convicted of breach of trust.

The blunt-talking Lieberman has amassed power with support from immigrants from the Soviet Union and other Israelis drawn to his broadsides against Israeli Arabs and dovish groups, as well as the Palestinians and Western Europe.

Lieberman, who once worked as a bar bouncer, immigrated to Israel in 1978 from the former Soviet republic of Moldova.

Known for his Russian-accented monotone, he became a national figure in 1996 Netanyahu's chief of staff during his previous term as prime minister. He later quit the Likud and was elected to parliament in 1999 as head of Yisrael Beitenu (Israel Our Home), a secular hawkish party he established to represent the more than 1 million immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

His party was the third largest in 2009 elections, drawing many votes from native Israelis as well as his traditional base.

Lieberman is known for inflammatory rhetoric that has at times agitated his partners in government. He has called for executing Israeli Arab lawmakers who met with leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. As a lawmaker in 2008, he said Egypt's then-President Hosni Mubarak "can go to hell."

More recently, Lieberman pushed a series of legislative proposals that critics said were anti-Arab, including a failed attempt to require Israelis to sign a loyalty oath or have their citizenship revoked. He has also called for redrawing Israel's border to place Arab towns under Palestinian jurisdiction.

He also has embarrassed Netanyahu by expressing contrasting views to that of the government, including skepticism over the chances of reaching peace with the Palestinians. Lieberman has called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an "obstacle to peace" and urged his removal.

Earlier this week, he lashed out at the international community, saying many world leaders would sacrifice Israel to radical Islam just as Europe appeased the Nazis before World War II.

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Associated Press writer Lauren E. Bohn contributed to this report.

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When tragedy strikes: a prayerful response to the shootings in Connecticut

A Christian Science perspective: A prayer for comfort after the tragic shootings in Newtown, Conn.

By Judith Hardy Olson / December 15, 2012

When tragedy strikes, deep sorrow and compassion for all those touched by it well up in all who have hearts. And when it strikes close to home, it resonates with even more urgency. Wanting to reach out to help those hurt, and to make a difference so it can?t happen again is such a natural response. Genuine, heartfelt. It?s Love (God) reflected in our precious love for one another.

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Yesterday?s horrific school shooting spree in my own home state was a wake-up call to me. It showed me how important our first thoughts are to be an influence for good in any tragic situation. When news of it reached me, I was 100 miles from the scene. Earlier I?d been pondering deeply a Bible verse I?d opened to first thing in the morning: God ?is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.? It went on, promising that ?God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy? (Zephaniah 3:15, 17). But now, suddenly it was just words. God?s love felt so distant, and evil so overwhelming and all-encompassing.

For a moment I felt utterly helpless, and those words that had been so inspiring now felt ?tinny.? Yet they kept coming back to me. Deep down inside, I knew that my conviction of God?s all-power, presence, and love right at that point of urgent need was divine law in action, and that sticking with this understanding was prayer in action ? the most effective way I could be of immediate help to those dear ones. I resolved to do exactly that.

That commitment lifted me up on prayerful tip-toes, and suddenly those words from the Bible were no longer tinny, but rang with divine authority. And my prayer came to life. I saw the Bible didn?t promise that evil wouldn?t insist on being seen, but that (here?s what it said to me) I needn?t? be overwhelmed by it because God?s great love (closer to each of us than the very air we breathe) is so much greater. As a loved hymn says, ?The thought of Thee is mightier far/ Than sin and pain and sorrow are.? The hymn ends, ?Thou turn?st my mourning into praise? (Samuel Longfellow, ?The Christian Science Hymnal? (No. 134).

All day in my thought I kept hugging those parents, children, teachers, and everyone involved, knowing with spiritual certainty that God?s ever-present love can never be overthrown, and that it is seen and felt by receptive hearts everywhere in meaningful, tangible ways ? comforting, guiding, uplifting us above sorrow and grief.

The immediate outpourings of love evidenced by the churches, neighbors, firefighters, and care-givers in that community are all sweet expressions of God?s unstoppable love. Those dear ones in Newtown cannot be deprived of the light and comfort ? and yes, even the spiritual joy ? of the Christ this Christmas. It will spring up deep from within with a strength and substantiality perhaps not realized before. A Christmas article written by Monitor founder Mary Baker Eddy mentions households with loved ones missing at Christmastime. She tenderly noted, ?God give to them more of His dear love that heals the wounded heart? (?The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany,? p. 257). God is Love. His love for His children is never nearer and dearer than at times like this.
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Gunman Ryan Lanza Shoots Dead 29 People At Connecticut Elementary (VIDEO)

Gunman Ryan Lanza Shoots Dead 29 People At Connecticut Elementary (VIDEO)

Masked gunman named Ryan Lanza, 24, who is a son of a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, opened fire on the school killing at least 29 people. The shooter, accompanied by his younger brother Leo, reportedly went from classroom-to-classroom firing at students and teachers. Ryan Lanza’s father was also found dead at ...

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Christian Brown, Disabled Veteran Humiliated, To Tears On Delta Airlines Flight

Marine Lance Cpl. Christian Brown, a disabled veteran, was wheeled down to the last row of the airplane and bumped up against aisle seats after he had assumed he would board toward the front. He was embarrassed to tears, the Washington Post reports.

What's more, when two first-class passengers on a Delta airlines flight saw Brown, who lost both his legs after stepping on an explosive device in Afghanistan, suffer a humiliating boarding process, they offered to switch seats with him -- a gesture that was refused by the flight attendant, retired Army Lt. Col. Keith Gafford told the Washington Post.

?[He] was obviously humiliated by being paraded through the aircraft and was visibly upset,? Retired Army Col. Nickey Knighton, a fellow passenger on the Atlanta to Washington flight wrote in a complaint, obtained by the Washington Post. ?I touched Brown on his shoulders and asked if he was okay. Tears ran down his face, but he did not cry out loud.?

To make matters worse, Brown was battling a high fever, and was heading to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., according to the Post.

Delta issued a statement indicating they were investigating the incident, the news outlet reports.

Sadly this isn?t the first time airlines have allegedly mistreated veterans.

Last month, former Marine Sgt. Joseph Smith filed a lawsuit against United Airlines and airport workers at Chicago O?Hare International airport alleging that airline workers tipped over his wheelchair while boarding a plane, which caused his catheter bag to spill and left him to soak in his own urine on the flight, CBS Chicago reports. The incident happened two year ago, according to the Post.

In July, Jim Stanek, a three-tour Iraq veteran said United Airlines employees kicked his service dog, Sarge, and asked him if he was retarded, the Daily Mail reports. He later posted a YouTube video describing the episode.

Stanek, who has a brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, says the incident has inspired him to reach out to others who have been mistreated by United Airlines staff and also to raise awareness for PTSD and traumatic brain injuries, according to the Daily Mail.

?You can?t see all my wounds but I still feel like I need to be treated appropriately. I'm not asking for a red carpet, but just treat me the way that I need to be treated,? Stanek said in the video.

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Student engineers cook up devices for better cooking

Dec. 13, 2012 ? Recipes can be rather imprecise: a dab of butter, a pinch of salt. But Johns Hopkins engineering students recently learned that maintaining rigid control of cooking temperatures, with less than 1 degree of wiggle-room, can lead to much tastier meals.

Oddly enough, their cooking experiments occurred in an undergraduate course called Robot Sensors and Actuators. Class instructor Noah Cowan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, assigned his students to tinker with common cooking appliances such as toaster ovens or water heating tools. Their revamped appliance had to operate under the control of sensors, actuators and a microprocessor, programmed by the students.

The goal was to devise a system that could sense the temperature of the cooking medium, trigger steps to get the air or water to a particular level of heat -- and keep it there. The system had to work like the familiar thermostat that regulates a home's heating and air conditioning, but with much greater precision.

Because Cowan himself likes to cook, he decided to mix this high-tech task with some lessons about Sous Vide, an increasingly popular way of preparing food. In the Sous Vide method, the food is vacuum-sealed in a bag and immersed in hot water to cook at a relatively low, but constant temperature, generally for a longer period than in traditional cooking. Proponents say this method produces meats, poultry, fish and vegetables that are more evenly cooked and boast superior flavor and texture. To allow his students to learn more about this technique and about molecular gastronomy (the science of cooking), Cowan arranged for his class to visit the Waterfront Kitchen in Baltimore, where Chef Jerry Pellegrino shared insights.

"We set up the trip to the restaurant because I wanted part of this course to be fun," Cowan said. "But I also wanted to show the students that all of that math and all of that engineering they've been learning could be applied immediately to the world of cooking. I like seeing students learn about the broad application of the engineering skills they've been developing here."

For the course's final project, the 64 students divided into 22 teams and built their own cooking systems. The results were unveiled at a class gathering that was part device-testing time and part potluck sampling session.

A few students showed how to use modified toaster ovens to produce veggie pizzas and "perfect toast." One team devised an egg-cooking system with a basket that immersed its cargo when the water reached the right temperature and lifted it out when the cooking was complete.

But most projects pursued the Sous Vide option, using sensors and other electronic components to control heaters that maintain a steady cooking temperature in a pot of water. This method yielded Chinese dumplings, sweet potato fries, a dessert called Strawberry Champagne, cinnamon apples, shrimp, chocolate malted milk custard for ice cream and some fondue made from melted chocolate chips. Many students praised the Sous Vide approach. "If you keep it at an even temperature, you never have to worry about overcooking," said Steven Lin, a mechanical engineering major who was part of the Strawberry Champagne team.

This vacuum-bag technique also produced evenly heated hamburgers, although the student cooks had to give each burger a brief searing in a pan afterward to make it resemble one of its char-broiled cousins. "We were skeptical about the whole concept," said team member Kevin Keenahan, a biomedical engineering major. "We were afraid they'd be mushy, but they turned out to be really good. I wish I had a vacuum sealer so I could try this at home."

Still, the key purpose of the course was to teach the students how to build and use the "smart controller" that kept the cooking temperature constant. Course instructor Cowan pointed out that these controllers are widely used beyond the kitchen in many industrial applications. In the weeks leading up to the device demonstrations, some students discovered that assembling and "tuning" their sensors, actuator and microprocessors was a challenging task.

In assigning this project, Cowan said he deliberately left a few steps out of the recipe. "I didn't tell them about everything that is likely to go wrong," he said. "If their project worked perfectly the first time, they wouldn't learn anything. Sometimes, a stumbling block is useful. When the students get past it, it's exciting to see the light bulb go on."

Adam Weiner, a dual major in mechanical engineering and physics who was part of the veggie pizza team, said he enjoyed the class. "It was fun to see it all come together in the end," he said. "It was a struggle, and we made some mistakes, but we learned a lot." Sean Bailey, a biomedical engineering major whose team cooked cinnamon apples, added, "We learned to make food for our final [exam]. That's a good thing!"

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