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Update: Unsurprisingly, the video's now been pulled. We've got a selection of screen grabs after the break in case anyone missed it.

Original story: Behold, the HTC Ville, seen here with Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense Version 4.0.

The Ville (that's more than likely still a codename, which has been around since early November) appears to be done in the usual HTC fashion -- a rounded-off rectangle with a mix of soft-touch and metal. We can't help but be reminded of the HTC Desire and, of course, the Nexus One, but it's also pretty reminiscent of the newer Sensation as well.

It's a pretty extensive video walkthrough. The first thing that stands out is the 4.3-inch screen at qHD resolution, with a front-facing VGA camera up top. Then there's the fact that it has just three capacitive buttons below the screen -- back, home and menu -- exactly like the LG Spectrum. While the Spectrum's still running Gingerbread, we opined that the removal of the search button was to make way for the search integration in the ICS UI. We're not seeing quite the same search bar in this latest version of HTC Sense, but it still lines up. An interesting note -- what you see here doesn't quite match up with a render that leaked back in November, when it had four capacitive buttons. Figure it's easier to change a render than a device, so we'll expect three buttons when it gets official.

Other specs seen in the walkthrough include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera, with Beats audio thrown in for good measure. The Sense dock has given way to a more traditional Android dock -- here we see icons for the phone dialer, e-mail, app drawer, text messaging and camera, and there are app icons for Fruit Ninja and Antivirus, among a slew of other third-party apps in the app drawer.

We're kind of starting to salivate over the Ville (figure we'll get to see it at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks), but, man, it's tough to go back to a qHD display once you've tasted 720p. We'll just have to see.

Source: Youtube; via HTC-Hub (translated);
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'Bad losers' and?'animals'

Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has labeled Real Madrid's players bad losers and animals after his club won their latest ill-tempered matchup.

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With the two biggest stars on the U.S. national team facing each other for the first time in 6 years, Landon Donovan?leads Everton past Clint Dempsey's Fulham.

Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/46154092/ns/sports-soccer/

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Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk during a commercial break at the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Notable moments from the GOP presidential debate Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla.

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IMMIGRATION FIGHT

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney had their sharpest exchange when Gingrich said Romney was the most anti-immigrant candidate in the GOP field. Romney responded indignantly, reminding Gingrich that Romney's father, George, was born in Mexico.

"The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive," Romney fired at Gingrich. "Don't use a term like that. You can say we disagree on certain policies, but to say that enforcing the U.S. law to protect our borders, to welcome people here legally, to expand legal immigration, as I have proved, that that's somehow anti anti-immigrant is simply the kind of over-the-top rhetoric that has characterized American politics too long."

Romney also asked Gingrich for an apology for an ad Gingrich recently pulled from airwaves that attacked Romney on immigration policy. Gingrich didn't offer one.

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MOON SHOTS

Gingrich's proposal for a permanent American colony on the moon was mocked by Romney, who said Gingrich is developing a pattern of pandering to local voters.

"If I had a business executive come to me and say I want to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, I'd say, 'You're fired,'" said Romney, a former businessman.

He then noted Gingrich's calls for a new interstate highway in South Carolina, a new VA hospital in northern New Hampshire, and widening the port of Jacksonville to accommodate the larger ships that will soon be able to transit the Panama Canal. Romney said promises like that were what had caused a massive budget deficit in the first place.

Gingrich defended himself saying he'd find plenty of things to cut and shouldn't be mocked for setting priorities.

"You don't just have to be cheap everywhere. You can actually have priorities to get things done," he said.

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MEDICAL RECORDS

The oldest candidate in the race, 76-year-old Rep. Ron Paul, said he'd be happy to share his medical records with the public if he were the nominee. Then he one-upped his fellow candidates by challenging them to a 25-mile bike ride.

He had no takers.

All of the candidates said they'd release their medical records for scrutiny. Paul, who would be the oldest president ever elected, said his records are short, about a page long.

Gingrich vouched for his competitor's fitness. "I'm confident that Dr. Paul is quite ready to serve if he's elected. Watching him campaign, he's in great shape," he said with a laugh.

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FIRST LADY CHATTER

Asked what their wives would bring to the position of first lady, the candidates were happy to gush about their better halves.

Paul, married for 54 years, says he's got an anniversary coming up next week. He also plugged his wife's work as an author ? of "The Ron Paul Cookbook."

Romney praised his wife for battling multiple sclerosis and breast cancer.

"She is a real champion and a fighter," he said.

Gingrich said he's met each of the candidates' wives and said they'd all be "terrific first ladies." He says his wife, Callista, would bring a tremendous artistic focus and would be a strong advocate for music and music education.

Rick Santorum says his wife is "my hero" because she gave up a successful career to help raise their seven children.

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MOM IN THE HOUSE

Santorum got a big applause line when he introduced his mom, 93-year-old Catherine Santorum. During the debate's introductions Santorum said he was glad to have his mother at the debate. And, it turns out, she can help turn out the vote for her son ? she is a north Florida resident. When she stood up to be recognized, the debate hall gave her loud applause.

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NO LOVE FOR TSA

Even before the debate started a rowdy, Paul-supporting crowd at the University of North Florida debate site shouted jeers toward the Transportation Security Administration. The anti-TSA chants came days after Paul's son, GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, was stopped by security at the Nashville airport when a scanner set off an alarm and Paul declined to allow a security officer to pat him down.

Police escorted Paul away, but allowed him to board a later flight.

Ron Paul has already used his son's experience to promote his "Plan to Restore America," which would cut $1 trillion of federal spending in a year and eliminate the TSA. He has said the incident reflects that the "police state in this country is growing out of control."

Associated Press

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SALT LAKE CITY ? A Utah high school student bragged to police that he was smarter than the Columbine killers and was plotting with an older student to set off a bomb during a school assembly and escape in a stolen plane, court documents say.

Dallin Morgan, 18, and the 16-year-old boy were pulled out of school Wednesday and arrested after authorities learned of the plot, Roy police spokeswoman Anna Bond said Thursday.

The students prepared by logging hundreds of hours on flight simulator software on their home computers, and they planned to take a plane at Ogden Hinckley Airport after the bombing, Bond said.

The juvenile hinted at the plan in text messages to a friend, writing that both suspects wanted "revenge on the world" and "we have a plan to get away with it too."

He hinted at the plan by writing "explosives, airport, airplane" and added, "We're just gonna kill and fly our way to a country that won't send us back to the US," according to a probable cause statement police filed to make the arrests late Wednesday.

The Associated Press isn't naming the 16-year-old because he is a minor.

The juvenile told investigators he was so "fascinated" by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre that he visited the Littleton, Colo., school and interviewed the principal about the shootings that killed 13 people. Roy police said the principal, Frank DeAngelis, confirmed that the boy made his visit Dec. 12.

Morgan was being held on $10,000 bail at Weber County jail on suspicion of conspiracy to commit mass destruction. The juvenile was in custody at Weber Valley Detention Center on the same charge. Prosecutors were weighing possible additional charges.

Both students had "absolute knowledge of the security systems and the layout of the school," Bond said. "They knew where the security cameras were. Their original plan was to set off explosives during an assembly. We don't know what date they were planning to do this, but they had been planning it for months."

School officials said there were no imminent plans to hold a school assembly.

Local and federal agents searched the school, two vehicles belonging to the suspects and their homes but found no explosives. The FBI is examining the suspects' computers, police said.

The parents of both students "woke up in the middle of a nightmare," Bond said. "They've been very cooperative."

The other Roy High School student who received text messages tipped authorities to the plot Wednesday, said the school's safety specialist, Nate Taggart.

The student "came forward and had some suspicions but not a lot of information ? enough that it gave administration the ability to make some connections and identify the students involved," Taggart said.

The school has about 1,500 students.

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Associated Press writer Michelle Rindels in Las Vegas contributed to this report.

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Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor

Public release date: 26-Jan-2012
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.

Acoustic waves from music, particularly rap, were found to effectively recharge the pressure sensor. Such a device might ultimately help to treat people stricken with aneurisms or incontinence due to paralysis.

The heart of the sensor is a vibrating cantilever, a thin beam attached at one end like a miniature diving board. Music within a certain range of frequencies, from 200-500 hertz, causes the cantilever to vibrate, generating electricity and storing a charge in a capacitor, said Babak Ziaie, a Purdue University professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering.

"The music reaches the correct frequency only at certain times, for example, when there is a strong bass component," he said. "The acoustic energy from the music can pass through body tissue, causing the cantilever to vibrate."

When the frequency falls outside of the proper range, the cantilever stops vibrating, automatically sending the electrical charge to the sensor, which takes a pressure reading and transmits data as radio signals. Because the frequency is continually changing according to the rhythm of a musical composition, the sensor can be induced to repeatedly alternate intervals of storing charge and transmitting data.

"You would only need to do this for a couple of minutes every hour or so to monitor either blood pressure or pressure of urine in the bladder," Ziaie said. "It doesn't take long to do the measurement."

Findings are detailed in a paper to be presented during the IEEE MEMS conference, which will be Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Paris. The paper was written by doctoral student Albert Kim, research scientist Teimour Maleki and Ziaie.

"This paper demonstrates the feasibility of the concept," he said.

The device is an example of a microelectromechanical system, or MEMS, and was created in the Birck Nanotechnology Center at the university's Discovery Park. The cantilever beam is made from a ceramic material called lead zirconate titanate, or PZT, which is piezoelectric, meaning it generates electricity when compressed. The sensor is about 2 centimeters long. Researchers tested the device in a water-filled balloon.

A receiver that picks up the data from the sensor could be placed several inches from the patient. Playing tones within a certain frequency range also can be used instead of music.

"But a plain tone is a very annoying sound," Ziaie said. "We thought it would be novel and also more aesthetically pleasing to use music."

Researchers experimented with four types of music: rap, blues, jazz and rock.

"Rap is the best because it contains a lot of low frequency sound, notably the bass," Ziaie said.

The sensor is capable of monitoring pressure in the urinary bladder and in the sack of a blood vessel damaged by an aneurism. Such a technology could be used in a system for treating incontinence in people with paralysis by checking bladder pressure and stimulating the spinal cord to close the sphincter that controls urine flow from the bladder. More immediately, it could be used to diagnose incontinence. The conventional diagnostic method now is to insert a probe with a catheter, which must be in place for several hours while the patient remains at the hospital.

"A wireless implantable device could be inserted and left in place, allowing the patient to go home while the pressure is monitored," Ziaie said.

The new technology offers potential benefits over conventional implantable devices, which either use batteries or receive power through a property called inductance, which uses coils on the device and an external transmitter. Both approaches have downsides. Batteries have to be replaced periodically, and data are difficult to retrieve from devices that use inductance; coils on the implanted device and an external receiver must be lined up precisely, and they can only be about a centimeter apart.

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A patent application has been filed for the design.

Writer: Emil Venere, 765-494-4709, venere@purdue.edu

Source: Babak Ziaie, 765-494-0725, bziaie@purdue.edu
Related websites:
Babak Ziaie: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/People/profile?resource_id=2839
Birck Nanotechnology Center: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/
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This graphic illustrates the principles behind the operation of a new type of miniature medical sensor powered by acoustic waves, including those found in music such as rap, blues, jazz and rock. The device, a pressure sensor, might ultimately help to treat people stricken with aneurisms or incontinence due to paralysis. (Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University)

A publication-quality image is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/2012/ziaie-music.jpg
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Researchers have created a new type of miniature pressure sensor, shown here, designed to be implanted in the body. Acoustic waves from music or plain tones drive a vibrating device called a cantilever, generating a charge to power the sensor. (Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University)

A publication-quality image is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/2012/ziaie-music2.jpg

Abstract on the research in this release is available at: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120126ZiaieMusic.html

Note to Journalists: An electronic copy of one of the papers is available from Emil Venere, Purdue News Service, at 765-494-4709, venere@purdue.edu

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.

Acoustic waves from music, particularly rap, were found to effectively recharge the pressure sensor. Such a device might ultimately help to treat people stricken with aneurisms or incontinence due to paralysis.

The heart of the sensor is a vibrating cantilever, a thin beam attached at one end like a miniature diving board. Music within a certain range of frequencies, from 200-500 hertz, causes the cantilever to vibrate, generating electricity and storing a charge in a capacitor, said Babak Ziaie, a Purdue University professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering.

"The music reaches the correct frequency only at certain times, for example, when there is a strong bass component," he said. "The acoustic energy from the music can pass through body tissue, causing the cantilever to vibrate."

When the frequency falls outside of the proper range, the cantilever stops vibrating, automatically sending the electrical charge to the sensor, which takes a pressure reading and transmits data as radio signals. Because the frequency is continually changing according to the rhythm of a musical composition, the sensor can be induced to repeatedly alternate intervals of storing charge and transmitting data.

"You would only need to do this for a couple of minutes every hour or so to monitor either blood pressure or pressure of urine in the bladder," Ziaie said. "It doesn't take long to do the measurement."

Findings are detailed in a paper to be presented during the IEEE MEMS conference, which will be Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Paris. The paper was written by doctoral student Albert Kim, research scientist Teimour Maleki and Ziaie.

"This paper demonstrates the feasibility of the concept," he said.

The device is an example of a microelectromechanical system, or MEMS, and was created in the Birck Nanotechnology Center at the university's Discovery Park. The cantilever beam is made from a ceramic material called lead zirconate titanate, or PZT, which is piezoelectric, meaning it generates electricity when compressed. The sensor is about 2 centimeters long. Researchers tested the device in a water-filled balloon.

A receiver that picks up the data from the sensor could be placed several inches from the patient. Playing tones within a certain frequency range also can be used instead of music.

"But a plain tone is a very annoying sound," Ziaie said. "We thought it would be novel and also more aesthetically pleasing to use music."

Researchers experimented with four types of music: rap, blues, jazz and rock.

"Rap is the best because it contains a lot of low frequency sound, notably the bass," Ziaie said.

The sensor is capable of monitoring pressure in the urinary bladder and in the sack of a blood vessel damaged by an aneurism. Such a technology could be used in a system for treating incontinence in people with paralysis by checking bladder pressure and stimulating the spinal cord to close the sphincter that controls urine flow from the bladder. More immediately, it could be used to diagnose incontinence. The conventional diagnostic method now is to insert a probe with a catheter, which must be in place for several hours while the patient remains at the hospital.

"A wireless implantable device could be inserted and left in place, allowing the patient to go home while the pressure is monitored," Ziaie said.

The new technology offers potential benefits over conventional implantable devices, which either use batteries or receive power through a property called inductance, which uses coils on the device and an external transmitter. Both approaches have downsides. Batteries have to be replaced periodically, and data are difficult to retrieve from devices that use inductance; coils on the implanted device and an external receiver must be lined up precisely, and they can only be about a centimeter apart.

###

A patent application has been filed for the design.

Writer: Emil Venere, 765-494-4709, venere@purdue.edu

Source: Babak Ziaie, 765-494-0725, bziaie@purdue.edu
Related websites:
Babak Ziaie: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/People/profile?resource_id=2839
Birck Nanotechnology Center: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/
IMAGE CAPTION:

This graphic illustrates the principles behind the operation of a new type of miniature medical sensor powered by acoustic waves, including those found in music such as rap, blues, jazz and rock. The device, a pressure sensor, might ultimately help to treat people stricken with aneurisms or incontinence due to paralysis. (Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University)

A publication-quality image is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/2012/ziaie-music.jpg
PHOTO CAPTION:

Researchers have created a new type of miniature pressure sensor, shown here, designed to be implanted in the body. Acoustic waves from music or plain tones drive a vibrating device called a cantilever, generating a charge to power the sensor. (Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University)

A publication-quality image is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/2012/ziaie-music2.jpg

Abstract on the research in this release is available at: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120126ZiaieMusic.html

Note to Journalists: An electronic copy of one of the papers is available from Emil Venere, Purdue News Service, at 765-494-4709, venere@purdue.edu

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/pu-rmp012612.php
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POSTED: 03:26 PM Tuesday, January 24, 2012
BY: The Associated Press
TAGS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Darrell Issa, Elizabeth Warren, Patrick McHenry, Richard Cordray

WASHINGTON ? The government?s new consumer finance watchdog agency is prepared to sue companies that offer unfair or deceptive mortgages and credit cards, its director said today.

Addressing a congressional panel, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray defended his appointment to the post and assured critics the agency will work with financial companies whenever possible.

But ?we will not hesitate to use enforcement actions to right a wrong,? Cordray told the Republican-controlled subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee.

Cordray was addressing Congress for the first time since his recess appointment by President Obama earlier this month. He faces questions about the bureau?s actions and the legitimacy of his appointment.

Republicans call the appointment illegal because they say the Senate technically was not in recess. Republicans were holding minutes-long sessions during their vacation to prevent the president from making any appointments.

The CFPB might lack credibility in part because it is run by a director whose ?appointment was constitutionally questionable,? said Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., chairman of the subcommittee.

McHenry is a major beneficiary of political donations from the payday lending industry, which will face much tighter supervision because of Cordray?s appointment.

Cordray said he is aware of objections to his appointment, but ?I?m in the job, it?s an important job, it?s a big job, it commands all of my time and attention, and all I can do is try to carry out the responsibilities.?

Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., asked whether the agency has made plans for what to do it Cordray?s nomination is invalidated by a legal appeal.

?We have to carry out the intent of that law,? Cordray replied. ?Either we do or we don?t. It seems to me that the right answer is that we do.?

The CFPB is required by law to create boards of community bankers and small businesses that can give input on rules that it is writing. Cordray said it is considering creating additional groups for others affected by its actions.

He also tried to allay fears that the agency will haphazardly ban products, such as payday loans, that carry high fees but are used by many consumers.

?I don?t look at these issues in terms of banning products,? Cordray said. ?Nobody?s going to wave a magic wand and undo personal responsibility? for financial decisions. He said that was one reason why the bureau is responsible for improving the government?s financial literacy programs.

Senate Republicans had refused to confirm Cordray because many opposed the creation of the agency. They argued it will add unnecessary regulation, increase costs for lenders and prevent people and businesses from getting loans. The GOP caucus pledged to block any nominee until the powers of the director were reduced.

The White House justified the recess appointment by saying that Republicans were holding up Cordray?s nomination to paralyze the agency. The CFPB was required to have a permanent director before it could start policing non-bank financial companies, such as mortgage servicers and payday lenders.

Defenders of the CFPB say it is needed to patch gaps in supervision that made the mortgage bubble possible. Consumer-protection responsibility was spread between offices in several financial regulators, but none had protecting consumers as a primary mission.

Officials from the team that set up the agency, including Elizabeth Warren, now running for Senate from Massachusetts, had testified before Congress 11 times since the agency was created under the financial overhaul law in July 2010.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Silent-era throwback film "The Artist" and Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" led the pack of Oscar nominees on Tuesday, including nods in the best film category, in the race for the world's top movie honors.

"Hugo," Scorsese's 3D film exploring the magic of moviemaking, earned the most nominations with 11 overall, including one for him in the director category. "The Artist," which has swept through the awards season this year taking many pre-Oscar honors, had 10 nominations in total.

The two easily outdistanced other top nominees including baseball movie "Moneyball," with six nods, and Steven Spielberg's World War One tale "War Horse," also with six nominations.

Joining those four films in the race for best movie are family drama "The Descendants," civil rights movie "The Help," Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris," Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," and 9/11 movie "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."

Although it had 11 nominations, the nods for "Hugo" came largely from relatively minor categories such as art direction and costume design. The 10 nods for "The Artist," by contrast, were in a wide-range of groups including best supporting actress for Berenice Bejo and director for Michel Hazanavicius.

Best actress nominees were led by Meryl Streep portraying former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady," Glenn Close in a gender-bending role in "Albert Nobbs," Viola Davis for "The Help," Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn."

CLOONEY VS PITT

The best actor race sets up an intriguing match between friends George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Clooney was nominated for his role as a father trying to keep his family together in a time of crisis in "The Descendants," and Pitt in his turn as a numbers-crunching baseball executive in "Moneyball."

But the pair of Hollywood A-listers face stiff competition from Frenchman Jean Dujardin playing a fading silent picture star redeemed by love in "The Artist," as well as Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and Demian Bichir in "A Better Life."

The Oscars are given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and this year's winners will be named at a gala ceremony in Hollywood on February 26.

The awards included a wide variety of films from heart-warming "The Artist" to serious dramas like "The Descendants" and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" to art films such as "The Tree of Life."

"I don't see a trend at all this year. You never want to see anyone left out but it (diversity) does make for great conversation," said Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

"The Artist" has been a Hollywood darling this awards season winning best film honors from critics groups and taking the Golden Globe award for best film musical or comedy. In the best picture race, it may face its stiffest competition from "The Descendants," which was named the Golden Globe best film drama winner and also has been a critical hit.

"Filming 'The Artist' in Los Angeles was a dream come true, and to receive this recognition today is far beyond what I ever imagined," Hazanavicius said in a statement.

With so many nominees among best picture contenders, clues in the race come from the best director category because in the Oscar's 83 previous awards there has been a strong correlation between the best director and best film winners.

Joining Hazanavicius in that category are "The Descendants" maker Alexander Payne, Scorsese with "Hugo," Allen and his "Midnight in Paris" and Malick with "Tree of Life." Shut out was Tate Taylor, director of widely touted "The Help."

In other key awards, Bejo will be joined in the best supporting actress race by Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer, both in "The Help," Janet McTeer for "Albert Nobbs" and Melissa McCarthy for comedy "Bridesmaids."

Best supporting actor nominees were Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn," Jonah Hill for "Moneyball," Nick Nolte in "Warrior" and veterans Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" and Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."

Foreign language film nominees were Belgian movie "Bullhead," Canada's "Monsieur Lazhar," Iranian film "A Separation," "Footnote" from Israel and Poland's "In Darkness."

(Reporting By Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Will Dunham)

(This story corrects the name of the film "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," in paragraphs 10 and 17.)

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates after scoring a one yard touchdown during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning throws during the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick tips his hat to the crowd during the trophy presentation after the AFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots defeated the Ravens 23-20 to win the AFC Championship. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin reacts during the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A Super Sequel.

Four years after New York stunned previously undefeated New England in the Arizona desert, the Patriots and Giants are going at it again at the Super Bowl ? this time in Indianapolis.

Brady and Belichick. Eli and Coughlin. Both teams rolling through the playoffs.

Yep, here we go again.

New England, which lost to New York 24-20 in early November, opened as a 3-point favorite for the Feb. 5 game. The Patriots have won 10 straight, with their last loss being to ? you guessed it ? the Giants.

"We know they're a great team," Giants quarterback Eli Manning said. "We played them already this year. They've been playing great football recently."

It's familiar territory for Tom Brady and the Patriots (15-3), who are playing in the Super Bowl for the fifth time in 11 years.

"Being in this situation is a great moment," Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork said. "You have to cherish this moment."

It's the Patriots' first appearance since Manning and the Giants (12-7) upset New England's pursuit of perfection in 2008. Back then, New England was a 12-point favorite, but New York's defense battered Brady, and Manning connected with Plaxico Burress on a late touchdown to win the Giants' third Super Bowl.

That TD came, of course, a few moments after one of the biggest plays in playoff history: Manning escaped the grasp of a few Patriots defenders and found David Tyree, who put New York in scoring position by pinning the football against his helmet for a jaw-dropping catch.

New England hopes to avoid that sort of drama this time around. Unless it goes in the Patriots' favor, as it did in the AFC title game.

Brady was unusually subpar in the Patriots' 23-20 victory over Baltimore, throwing for 239 yards with two interceptions and, for the first time in 36 games, no TD passes. But he got some help from the Patriots' much-maligned defense, which made some crucial stops down the stretch.

A few mistakes by the Ravens helped greatly, too, as Billy Cundiff shanked a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds left ? soon after Lee Evans had a potential winning touchdown catch ripped out of his hands in the end zone.

"Childlike joy. It's all about childlike joy," linebacker Jerod Mayo said. "Last night felt like the day before Christmas for me and I haven't had that feeling in a long time."

New England last won the Super Bowl in 2005, a long drought after the Patriots took home Lombardi trophies three times in four years. There are only a handful of players left from that team, with guys like Corey Dillon, Tedy Bruschi and Rodney Harrison replaced by young up-and-comers such as Mayo, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.

"It doesn't even feel right, especially playing with the veterans here," Gronkowski said. "I watched them go to the Super Bowl as I was growing up, and now I'm part of it? It is an unreal moment."

The constants, though, are Brady and Bill Belichick. And that's been a winning combination for New England.

Belichick did perhaps his finest coaching job, piecing together a defense that ranked second-to-last in the league during the regular season. That led to plenty of shootouts, and Brady was more than up to the task, throwing for a career-high 5,235 yards while tossing 39 touchdown passes.

"They're an amazing team," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said. "They're a great brotherhood; they're a family."

The Giants appeared on the verge of collapsing with Tom Coughlin's job status in jeopardy just a month ago, when they fell to 7-7 with an embarrassing loss to the Washington Redskins on Dec. 18.

"We've been here before," linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka said at the time, "and we'll get back."

Boy, was he right.

"I'm just proud of the guys, what we've overcome this year, what we've been through, just never having any doubts, keep believing in our team that we could get hot and start playing our best football," Manning said.

The Giants were facing elimination the following week against the rival Jets and Rex Ryan, who boldly declared that his group was king of New York. Well, Coughlin's crew silenced Ryan with a 29-14 victory. The Giants followed that with a 31-14 win over Dallas in the regular-season finale to clinch the NFC East and get to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

New York dominated Atlanta at home in the opening round. Then came another stunner: a 37-20 victory at Green Bay ? knocking out the defending Super Bowl champions.

Manning extended the best season of his career with one more solid performance. Specials teams proved the difference in overtime, as Jacquian Williams forced a fumble on a punt return and Lawrence Tynes kicked the Giants past the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 for the NFC title.

"Hats off to Eli, offense, defense," Tynes said. "Great win."

And now, it's off to Indy. Giants-Patriots, one more time.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ? Gov. Mark Dayton and a key state lawmaker say a new Minnesota Vikings stadium must be built at the current site of the Metrodome to secure any kind of state funding this year.

Dayton said Tuesday that two other potential sites are not politically achievable at this time. And Republican state Sen. Julie Rosen says she agrees with Dayton, and she expects to introduce a stadium bill soon with the Metrodome as the chosen site. The bill would include state funding for the multimillion-dollar project.

Spokesmen for the team did not return calls. The Metrodome site had been the team's least favorite of the three options. Dayton says owner Zygi Wilf expressed frustration about the turn of events on Monday.

Dayton says he and lawmakers are meeting team officials Wednesday.

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ACAPULCO, Mexico ? Police say eight men were killed in an attack on a funeral in a rural area of Guerrero, part of a death toll of 13 over the weekend in the southern state plagued by drug violence.

An Atoyac de Alvarez municipal police statement says officers found seven dead and two injured early Sunday morning at the scene of a vigil. One of the injured later died.

The statement said the funeral-goers were attacked by masked men firing large caliber rifles favored by drug cartels as they mourned the victim of shooting several days earlier.

Acapulco police said Sunday that three bodies were found dumped in a vacant lot in the resort city, while a fourth was found decapitated in a car and another man died in a shootout with police.

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On Sunday, January 15, 2012, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards presented trophies to the best in film and television. Ricky Gervais returned for a third time, even after he caused controversy at last year's celebration. Celebrities waited with their breaths held to see what the comedian would say this time. Though "The Artist" won the most awards, the Golden Globe Awards was basically an equal opportunity giver on this night.

Ricky Gervais opened the Golden Globes by asking the audience if they were nervous. He immediately said the Golden Globes was second place to the Academy Awards. He pulled out a list of rules, supposedly of what was expected of him. Some of the audience seemed amused, with a few trying not to laugh. He mentioned celebrity scandals of past year. In a backhanded sort of way, he thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press for inviting him back.

"The Artist" topped the night with three Golden Globes. Jean Dujardin won best actor in a musical or comedy, and the movie won in the best original score and best motion picture - musical or comedy categories. "The Descendants" followed "The Artist" with two wins. George Clooney took home the trophy for best actor, and the movie won for motion picture - drama.

Other standouts in the motion picture categories included Christopher Plummer, who won for best supporting actor, Octavia Spenser for best supporting actress and Meryl Streep for best actress in a drama. Veteran actor Christopher Plummer humbly acknowledged his fellow nominees and his costar Ewan McGregor. He thanked his wife of 43 years, saying her bravery and beauty still haunts him.

The television categories spread trophies all over network television and cable. Laura Dern won for best actress in a television comedy. She beat past winner Tina Fey and veteran comedienne Amy Poehler. With all of the hype behind "New Girl," I thought Zooey Deschanel would pull the upset. First-time Golden Globe winners included Idris Elba for best actor for the television mini-series "Luther" and Matt LeBlanc for best actor in a comedy series.

Kelsey Grammar, who won Golden Globes for his comedic work, received the trophy for best actor in a drama for his work on "Boss." With two Golden Globes, "Homeland" took home the most television awards. Claire Danes won for best actress in a drama, and the show won for best drama series.

The Golden Globes presented the Cecil B. DeMille Award to Morgan Freeman. Golden Globe and Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier introduced Freeman, receiving a standing ovation when he came on stage. Pointier called Freeman a prince in his chosen profession. Helen Mirren introduced a montage of his 50 films, even joking that she only got to play in one of them.

The night was full of surprises. Gervais was generally contained during the ceremony. Occasionally, he said something that was right on the boundary that could be funny or offensive. The Golden Globes also distributed the awards across the board, not letting one television production or movie dominate the categories. It was refreshing to hear different names being read and people being honored for stepping away from characters that became emblazoned on the minds of the public. Hopefully, audiences will hear new names next year.

List of Nominees and Winners:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Kenneth Branagh - "My Week with Marilyn"

Albert Brooks - "Drive"

Jonah Hill - "Moneyball"

Viggo Mortensen - "A Dangerous Method"

Christopher Plummer - "Beginners" (winner)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Laura Dern - "Enlightened" (HBO) (winner)

Zooey Deschanel - "New Girl" (FOX)

Tina Fey - "30 Rock" (NBC)

Laura Linney - "The Big C" (SHOWTIME)

Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

"Cinema Verite" (HBO)

"Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" (PBS) (winner)

"The Hour" (BBC America)

"Mildred Pierce" (HBO)

"Too Big to Fail" (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Romola Garai - "The Hour" (BBC America)

Diane Lane - "Cinema Verite" (HBO)

Elizabeth McGovern - "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" (PBS)

Emily Watson - "Appropriate Adult" (ITV)

Kate Winslet - "Mildred Pierce" (HBO) (winner)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

Kelsey Grammer - Boss" (STARZ) (winner)

Jeremy Irons - "The Borgias" (SHOWTIME)

Damian Lewis - "Homeland" (SHOWTIME)

Television Series - Drama

"American Horror Story" (FX)

"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

"Boss" (STARZ)

"Game of Thrones" (HBO)

"Homeland" (SHOWTIME) (winner)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

"The Artist" - Ludovic Bource (winner)

"W.E." - Abel Korzeniowski

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

"Hugo" - Howard Shore

"War Horse" - John Williams

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Gnomeo and Juliet" - "Hello Hello" by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

"Machine Gun Preacher" - "The Keeper" by Chris Cornell

"Albert Nobbs" - "Lay Your Head Down" by Brian Byrne and Glenn Close"

"The Help" - "The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas

"W.E." - "Masterpiece" by Madonna, Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry (winner)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hugh Bonneville - "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" (PBS)

Idris Elba - "Luther" (BBC One) (winner)

William Hurt - "Too Big to Fail" (HBO)

Bill Nighy - "Page Eight Masterpiece" (PBS)

Dominic West - "The Hour" (BBC America)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Jodie Foster - "Carnage"

Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"

Kristen Wiig - "Bridesmaids"

Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn" (winner)

Kate Winslet - "Carnage"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Peter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones" (HBO) (winner)

Paul Giamatti - "Too Big to Fail" (HBO)

Guy Pearce - "Mildred Pierce" (HBO)

Tim Robbins - "Cinema Verite" (HBO)

Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family" (ABC)

Best Animated Feature Film

"The Adventures of Tintin" (winner)

"Arthur Christmas"

"Cars 2"

"Puss in Boots"

"Rango"

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Woody Allen - "Midnight in Paris" (winner)

George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - "The Ides of March"

Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"

Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne, Jim Rash - "The Descendants"

Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian - "Moneyball"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story" (FX) (winner)

Kelly MacDonald - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)

Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family" (ABC)

Evan Rachel Wood - "Mildred Pierce" (HBO)

Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)" (PBS)

Best Foreign Language Film

"The Flowers of War" (China)

"In the Land of Blood and Honey" (United States"

"The Kid with a Bike" (Belgium)

"A Separation" (Iran) (winner)

"The Skin I Live In" (Spain)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Claire Danes - "Homeland" (SHOWTIME) (winner)

Mireille Enos - "The Killing" (AMC)

Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife" (CBS)

Madeleine Stowe - "Revenge" (ABC)

Callie Thorne - "Necessary Roughness" (USA)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

David Duchovny - "Californication" (SHOWTIME)

Johnny Galecki - "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

Thomas Jane - "Hung" (HBO)

Matt LeBlanc - "Episodes" (SHOWTIME) (winner)

Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock" (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Berenice Bejo - "The Artist"

Jessica Chastain - "The Help"

Janet McTeer - "Albert Nobbs"

Octavia Spencer - "The Help" (winner)

Shailene Woodley - The Descendants"

Best Director - Motion Picture

Woody Allen - "Midnight in Paris"

George Clooney - "The Ides of March"

Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"

Alexander Payne - "The Descendants"

Martin Scorsese - "Hugo" (winner)

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

"Enlightened" (HBO)

"Episodes" (SHOWTIME)

"Glee" (FOX)

"Modern Family" (ABC) (winner)

"New Girl" (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Jean Dujardin - "The Artist" (winner)

Brendan Gleeson - The Guard"

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "50/50"

Owen Wilson - "Midnight in Paris"

Ryan Gosling - "Crazy, Stupid, Love"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Glenn Close - "Albert Nobbs"

Viola Davis - "The Help"

Rooney Mara - "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Meryl Streep - "Iron Lady" (winner)

Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

"50/50"

"The Artist" (winner)

"Bridesmaids"

"Midnight in Paris"

"My Week with Marilyn"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

George Clooney - "The Descendents" (winner)

Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"

Michael Fassbender - "Shame"

Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"

Ryan Gosling - "The Ides of March"

Best Motion Picture - Drama

"The Descendants" (winner)

"The Help"

"Hugo"

"The Ides of March"

"Moneyball"

"War Horse"

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