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N. Korea vows 'to settle accounts' with U.S.

By David Chance and Phil Stewart

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea put its missile units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed off on the order at a midnight meeting of top generals and "judged the time has come to settle accounts with the U.S. imperialists in view of the prevailing situation", the official KCNA news agency said.

The North has an arsenal of Soviet-era short-range Scud missiles that can hit South Korea and have been proven, but its longer-range Nodong and Musudan missiles that could in theory hit U.S. Pacific bases are untested.

On Thursday, the United States flew two radar-evading B-2 Spirit bombers on practice runs over South Korea, responding to a series of North Korean threats. They flew from the United States and back in what appeared to be the first exercise of its kind, designed to show America's ability to conduct long-range, precision strikes "quickly and at will", the U.S. military said.

The news of Kim's response was unusually swift.

"He finally signed the plan on technical preparations of strategic rockets of the KPA (Korean People's Army), ordering them to be on standby for fire so that they may strike any time the U.S. mainland, its military bases in the operational theaters in the Pacific, including Hawaii and Guam, and those in South Korea," KCNA said.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported there had been additional troop and vehicle movements at the North's mid- and long-range missile sites, indicating they may be ready to fire.

"Sharply increased movements of vehicles and soldiers have been detected recently at North Korea's mid and long-range missile sites," Yonhap quoted a South Korean military source as saying.

It was impossible to verify the report which did not specify a time frame, although South Korea's Defense Ministry said on Friday that it was watching shorter-range Scud missile sites closes as well as Nodong and Musudan missile batteries.

The North has launched a daily barrage of threats since early this month when the United States and the South, allies in the 1950-53 Korean War, began routine military drills.

The South and the United States have said the drills are purely defensive in nature and that no incident has taken place in the decades they have been conducted in various forms.

The United States also flew B-52 bombers over South Korea earlier this week.

The North has put its military on highest readiness to fight what it says are hostile forces conducting war drills. Its young leader has previously given "final orders" for its military to wage revolutionary war with the South.

ECONOMIC ZONE

Despite the tide of hostile rhetoric from Pyongyang, it has kept open a joint economic zone with the South which generates $2 billion a year in trade, money the impoverished state can ill-afford to lose.

Pyongyang has also canceled an armistice agreement with the United States that ended the Korean War and cut all communications hotlines with U.S. forces, the United Nations and South Korea.

"The North Koreans have to understand that what they're doing is very dangerous," U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday.

"We must make clear that these provocations by the North are taken by us very seriously and we'll respond to that."

The U.S. military said that its B-2 bombers had flown more than 6,500 miles to stage a trial bombing raid from their bases in Missouri as part of the Foal Eagle war drills being held with South Korea.

The bombers dropped inert munitions on the Jik Do Range, in South Korea, and then returned to the continental United States in a single, continuous mission, the military said.

Thursday's drill was the first time B-2s flew round-trip from the mainland United States over South Korea and dropped inert munitions, a Pentagon spokeswoman said.

Victor Cha, a North Korea expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the drill fitted within the context of ramped-up efforts by the Pentagon to deter the North from acting upon any of its threats.

Asked whether he thought the latest moves could further aggravate tensions on the peninsula, Cha, a former White House official, said: "I don't think the situation can get any more aggravated than it already is."

South Korea denied suggestions on Friday that the bomber drills contained an implicit threat of attack on the North.

"There is no entity on the earth who will strike an attack on North Korea or expressed their wishes to do so," a spokesman for the South's Unification Ministry said.

Despite the shrill rhetoric from Pyongyang, few believe North Korea, formally known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, will risk starting a full-out war.

Still, Hagel, who on March 15 announced he was bolstering missile defenses over the growing North Korea threat, said all of the provocations by the North had to be taken seriously.

"Their very provocative actions and belligerent tone, it has ratcheted up the danger and we have to understand that reality," Hagel said, renewing a warning that the U.S. military was ready for "any eventuality" on the peninsula.

North Korea conducted a third nuclear weapons test in February in breach of U.N. sanctions and despite warnings from China, its one major diplomatic ally.

(Additional reporting by David Alexander in Washington; Editing by Warren Strobel, Paul Simao and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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Iran, North Korea, Syria cause trouble for U.N. arms treaty

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran, Syria and North Korea on Friday objected to the adoption of the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade, complaining that it fails to ban weapons sales to rebel groups.

Peter Woolcott of Australia, the president of the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, adjourned the final session of the 10-day meeting to hold last-minute consultations with the dissenting delegates in an attempt to persuade them to join the consensus needed to approve the draft treaty.

U.N. diplomats said there was still a chance Woolcott could salvage the process and secure the required unanimity to adopt the treaty on Thursday. If the conference fails to adopt it, it can be put to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

Syria and North Korea voiced serious concerns about the draft treaty, though they did not formally block its adoption. Iran was the only one of the 193 U.N. members to formally block approval of the draft, diplomats at the conference said.

Earlier, Woolcott told the conference that North Korea and Iran had formally blocked adoption, but diplomats said he later revised his statement, saying it was only the Iranians.

United Nations member states began meeting last week in a final push to end years of discussions and hammer out a binding international treaty to end the lack of regulation over cross-border conventional arms sales.

Arms control activists and human rights groups say a treaty is needed to halt the uncontrolled flow of arms and ammunition that they say fuels wars, atrocities and rights abuses.

Delegates to the treaty-drafting conference said on Wednesday they were close to a deal to approve the treaty, but cautioned that Iran and other countries might attempt to block it.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Iran's Press TV that Tehran supports the arms trade treaty. But Iranian U.N. Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee told the conference that he could not accept the treaty in its current form.

"The achievement of such a treaty has been rendered out of reach due to many legal flaws and loopholes," he said. "It is a matter of deep regret that genuine efforts of many countries for a robust, balanced and non-discriminatory treaty were ignored."

One of those flaws was its failure to ban sales of weapons to groups that commit "acts of aggression," ostensibly referring to rebel groups, he said. The current draft does not ban transfers to armed groups but says all arms transfers should be subjected to rigorous risk and human rights assessments first.

Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari echoed the Iranian objections, saying he also objected to the fact that it does not prohibit weapons transfers to rebel groups.

"Therefore it can't be accepted by my country," he said.

A North Korean delegate voiced similar complaints, suggesting it was a discriminatory treaty.

Iran, which is under a U.N. arms embargo over its nuclear program, is eager to ensure its arms imports and exports are not curtailed, diplomats said. Syria is in a two-year-old civil war and hopes Russian and Iranian arms keep flowing in, they added.

The United States and other major arms producers like Russia and China - all three of which had prevented its adoption last July - along with Germany, France and Britain appear to support the draft treaty, U.N. diplomats said.

The point of an arms trade treaty is to set standards for all cross-border transfers of conventional weapons. It would also create binding requirements for nations to review all cross-border arms contracts to ensure arms will not be used in human rights abuses, terrorism or violations of humanitarian law.

(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Will Dunham)

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Matt Kenseth holds off Kahne to win in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) ? Matt Kenseth decided not to replace any tires during the final pit stop under caution, and the calculated risk put him in the lead.

Kenseth knows a bit about risk after his offseason move to Joe Gibbs Racing, and this latest gamble paid off with his third victory in Vegas.

Kenseth won on his 41st birthday in just his third start for his new team, barely holding off Kasey Kahne at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his 25th career victory Sunday.

"I was real nervous all day," Kenseth said. "(Kahne) had the best car. I told (crew chief) Jason (Ratcliff) with about 12 to go that I was sorry we were going to lose. We were just too tight. ... We didn't have the fastest car there, but we had it where we needed it to be."

Kenseth took charge by taking only fuel on the final pit stop during caution while almost everybody else replaced two tires. He took the lead and held onto it, using his veteran savvy ? and a few screamed instructions at his new spotter ? to keep Kahne's impressive Chevrolet behind him to the finish.

The frequently laid-back Kenseth celebrated with uncommon vigor after his JGR Toyota crossed the line. He's still getting comfortable with his new teammates after leaving Roush Fenway Racing in the highest-profile driver move of the offseason, joining Gibbs after 13 seasons with RFR.

"I'm not a huge goal person, but my goal was to win, and to win early," Kenseth said. "Nobody has put any pressure on me except for myself, but I also know that Coach hired me to come in there, climb in that car and win races. You certainly want to do that, and you don't want to disappoint people. I'm glad we got a win, but it's still only Week 3. I feel like this is the beginning."

Pole-sitter Brad Keselowski finished third, with Kenseth's teammate, Kyle Busch, in fourth and Carl Edwards fifth. Jimmie Johnson, the overall points leader, was sixth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. seventh.

Defending Vegas champion Tony Stewart finished 11th, while Gibbs driver Denny Hamlin was 15th after an eventful week featuring a $25,000 fine from NASCAR for criticizing the new Gen-6 race car.

The win was the 50th for Toyota in Sprint Cup Series competition. Kenseth is just the third NASCAR driver to win on his birthday, joining Cale Yarborough ? who did it twice ? and Busch.

"I showed them a fake ID when they hired me," Kenseth said with a laugh. "Told them I was 28, going to be 29 this year."

Kenseth has won at least one race in 11 of his 14 full seasons in the Sprint Cup series, but the first 13 were all in Fords with Roush Fenway, the team that gave him his break in NASCAR and fostered his development into a likely Hall of Famer. Kenseth's decision to leave for a seat on Gibbs' team was an open secret for much of last season, although the veteran star never really explained his move.

"I had a lot of confidence after our first meeting and decided to go do this, and just had a great feeling about it, and still do," Kenseth said.

Gibbs had his own worries before the race after a rough start to the season for Toyota. Kenseth and Busch both had serious engine trouble at Daytona two weeks ago.

"Lots of times, a victory, the thrill of it, depends on kind of what happens leading up to it," Gibbs said. "We've had a tough couple of weeks, as everybody knows. ... In tough times, everybody bands together around our place. We started fighting, and we worked our way out of some tough things."

The 400-mile race was the first real test for NASCAR's new Gen-6 car on the intermediate tracks they're built to race. Although Hamlin commanded the week's headlines with his pessimism amplified by the NASCAR fine, most drivers were curious how the Gen-6 would work in its ideal 1.5-mile environment.

Any drivers who still think it's too tough to pass in the new car must not have been watching Busch, who made two lengthy charges up to early leads, doing it both before and after a pit-row speeding penalty dropped him back to 18th.

"I just hate it for my team," said Busch, a Las Vegas native and graduate of nearby Durango High School. "We had by far the best car in practice. I don't know where that went. Today was a different day. The worst Gibbs car ended up winning the race. It's funny how this game works."

Busch, who finished second in Saturday's Nationwide Series race, charged through the field with impressive ease and took the lead out of a restart with a daredevil move on the apron with 102 laps to go. He went three wide and got underneath Kahne while kicking up dust well below the white line.

Kahne set the qualifying speed record on the Vegas track last year, but rain wiped out qualifying this week. He reclaimed the lead and held it until Kenseth nosed ahead out of another restart with 36 laps left when Kahne had trouble getting out of pit row, nearly hitting Stewart.

"I had an unbelievable car throughout the whole race," Kahne said. "We just came out, I think, sixth (out of the pit). Tough to say we would have got by him anyway.

"I had a great day. I drove so hard every single lap today, and that's just the new Gen-6 car. It was a lot of fun. I love it."

The Gen-6 is still a work in progress, however. Several drivers reported various problems with their cars early on, with Clint Bowyer and Stewart both dropping far back in the opening laps. After three days of chilly weather in the desert, warmer temperatures Sunday changed the track's feel, and teams struggled to adjust to the slickness.

Danica Patrick, the pole winner two weeks ago at Daytona, struggled with her car from the start, going two laps down by the 60th lap and later getting penalized for a tire violation. She finished 33rd.

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Bin Laden son-in-law caught in Jordan

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a "very significant victory" in the ongoing fight against al-Qaida.

Abu Ghaith's extradition to the United States is imminent, and he is expected to be prosecuted in federal court in New York, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

Rep. Peter King, the former chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, credited the CIA and FBI with catching al-Qaida propagandist Sulaiman Abu Ghaith in Jordan within the last week. He said the capture was confirmed to him by U.S. law enforcement officials.

A Jordanian security official confirmed that al-Ghaith was handed over last week to U.S. law enforcement officials under both nations' extradition treaty. He declined to disclose other details and spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

"Definitely, one by one, we are getting the top echelons of al-Qaida," said King, R-N.Y. "I give the (Obama) administration credit for this: it's steady and it's unrelenting and it's very successful."

Abu Ghaith became an international name in late 2001 when he appeared on pan-Arab satellite television urging Muslims everywhere to fight the United States and warning of more attacks similar to those of Sept. 11. In one video, he was sitting with bin Laden in front of a rock face in Afghanistan. A teacher and mosque preacher in Kuwait, he was stripped of his Kuwaiti citizenship after 9/11.

He is identified as a major al-Qaida core official by the New America Foundation think tank in Washington. King said Abu Ghaith was involved in the planning in the 9/11 attacks against the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that Abu Ghaith was passing through Jordan, on his way to Kuwait, shortly after leaving Turkey.

The newspaper said that Abu Ghaith was taken into custody more than a month ago at a luxury hotel in in Ankara, the Turkish capital. But Turkish officials decided he had not committed any crime in Turkey, and released him, the newspaper reported.

In Ankara, Turkish officials refused to confirm Abu Ghaith's deportation or his capture in Jordan to The Associated Press. In Amman, the Jordanian capital, a security official said he had no information on the CIA arrest in Jordan.

U.S. intelligence officials in Washington and New York refused to comment on the case.

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Associated Press writer Tom Hayes in New York and Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, contributed to this report.

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Saturday signs contract to retire with Colts

Jeff Saturday, right, listens to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay during a news conference before signing a one-day contract in order to retire as a Colts player, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Jeff Saturday, right, listens to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay during a news conference before signing a one-day contract in order to retire as a Colts player, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Jeff Saturday, right, accepts a jersey from Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay during a news conference before signing a one-day contract in order to retire as a Colts player, Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Jeff Saturday, right, gets a hug from Colts owner Jim Irsay at a news conference before signing a one day contract in order to retire as an Indianapolis Colt Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Jeff Saturday signs a one day contract in order to retire as an Indianapolis Colt at a news conference Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Jeff Saturday speaks at a news conference after signing a one day contract in order to retire as an Indianapolis Colt Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Indianapolis. Saturday spent 13 seasons in Indianapolis before signing with Green Bay last year. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Indianapolis gave Jeff Saturday a chance to fulfill his NFL dream.

On Thursday, he came back to thank the town and the team that embraced his improbable journey from undrafted free agent to NFL star.

Moments after signing his final contract with the Colts, Indy's longtime center and a key figure in forging a settlement to the 2011 NFL lockout officially retired with the team that brought him into the league 14 years ago.

"This does not happen for many players, especially many offensive linemen," Saturday said. "I'm excited to retire as a Colt. I mean, this is my home. This is what we've supported for so many years. I was known, no matter what team I was playing for, as a Colt. So it's good to put that horseshoe on and go out that way."

Colts fans will always remember Saturday for his gritty play and down-to-earth attitude. Nationally, he will forever be known as the voice of reason during the contentious lockout negotiations. Saturday lobbied on behalf of the players he represented and constantly urged both sides to remember that they would be best served by reaching a settlement rather than losing the "golden goose."

After the two sides agreed to a 10-year collective bargaining agreement, Saturday's embrace of Patriots owner Robert Kraft became an endearing image of labor peace. Kraft had just finished speaking about his wife, Myra, who died during the negotiations, when Saturday put aside Indy's bitter rivalry with New England, hugged Kraft and then credited him for "saving football."

On Thursday, Saturday also acknowledged his appreciation for Colts football also played a big role in reaching a compromise.

"This organization is what I hope all the NFL teams strive to be. In every negotiation I was involved with the PA (players association) and the NFL, I used us (the Colts) as an example of what you should strive to and I make no bones about it," he said. "This organization is the best in the business and it will continue."

Before playing in his sixth and final Pro Bowl last month, Saturday had already said he was retiring. He even made a cameo appearance with the AFC so he could snap the ball one more time to his close friend, former Colt and current Bronco Peyton Manning. Green Bay cut Saturday last month, a procedural move that made Thursday's festivities possible.

Ironically, though, the move came exactly one year to the day after team owner Jim Irsay and Manning, the four-time MVP, appeared in the same room to announce Manning's release. Both men spoke then in halting tones as they fought back tears.

This time, it was more celebratory. Saturday and Irsay smiled and even joked about the formality of the one-day deal.

"I'm going to sign this contract and let Jeff come up and sign his portion so we can make it official that Jeff is a Colt today, and this is not costing me anything," Irsay said, drawing laughter. "And that's rare, but Jeff did ask for a new pickup truck so I told him I would consider that. "

When Saturday stepped to the podium, he responded in kind.

"Like he said, it cost him a lot more the last time than it did this time," Saturday said.

The only time Saturday choked up was when he thanked his wife, Karen, for allowing him to pursue a football career. He then turned toward reporters and explained he couldn't look at his wife because he would "lose it." She wiped her eyes, too.

Saturday also thanked his three children, seated behind him in blue No. 63 jerseys, Irsay, his head coaches and position coaches, ex-teammates and even the equipment managers and trainers, some of whom watched from the back of the room.

His improbable journey actually started in Baltimore in 1998. The Ravens signed him as an undrafted rookie but cut him before training camp opened.

One year later, the Colts took a low-risk gamble on someone who had spent the previous year selling electrical supplies in North Carolina and he wound up making the roster. By 2000, he had won the starting center's job, which he kept until leaving for Green Bay as a free agent last year.

With Indy, Saturday won two AFC titles, one Super Bowl ring, became a pillar in the community and made 170 starts with Manning behind him, an NFL record for a quarterback-center tandem.

"The relationship between a center and a quarterback is special. We loved each other but we could fight each other as well. We could bump heads and there was always a mutual respect," Saturday said. "It never got any further than that. It was always on the field. Off the field, we were friends. He's taken me to places and given me gifts and allowed me to do things that I would never have the opportunity to do."

Asked for his favorite football moment, Saturday didn't offer up the Super Bowl win.

"The AFC Championship game trumps them all for me," he said, referring to the Colts' second-half comeback against the Patriots in the 2006 playoffs. "Getting to recover a fumble for a touchdown, getting to slay the Patriots, all those things. That's the one for me, even above the Super Bowl."

Saturday said he will continue to make Indy his home and Irsay said Saturday will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor. Irsay also has hired Saturday to work in the Colts' community relations and marketing department and said there could be a future for Saturday on the coaching staff or in the front office.

"Here's a man who came into the league, no one thought he was going to do much," Irsay said. "He wasn't a first-round draft pick and is an individual who literally took this town and this state over with his integrity, with his love for the community, with this performance on the field, just an absolutely incredible individual. Going through the lockout, how he played a huge role in getting that settled. It was just absolutely incredible how Jeff has made his mark in this league and for this franchise."

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8th Wedding Anniversary ? double my previous relationship records ...

sula1968 ? March 6, 2013 ? 2 Comments

Before marrying Cliff my previous 2 relationship records were 4 years, one was a bit of a nightmare and the other was good, just not the right guy.? My previous marriage lasted all of 1 year.? There were a host of other relationships which lasted either a few months or not much more than a year.? I forget now.? I?ve played bother the dumper and the dumpee.

Yesterday marked 8 years since Cliff and I shared our marriage vows.? We didn?t make much fuss of the day.? No champagne was popped (I had a headache).? I guess there?s more reason to be triumphant when the preceding year was rocky and you?re somewhat surprised to have crossed the finish line of another year.? The fact that the day was low-key means that we are stable and secure enough not to have doubted reaching the day.

In my opinion the 1st year of marriage is the hardest.? When we married, exactly a year after meeting I was 36 and Cliff was 32.?? Apart from making the mistake of living with a previous fiance for 3 years, I had stayed in my own space since my divorce in 1992, 10 years of independence.? The 1st year was no honeymoon.? There was so much to adapt to from having to cook every night for someone who does not consider eggs on toast a meal to having to consult on everything, where before I made all decisions unilaterally.? You also notice irritating habits which were not so obvious before.? For him there were also many adjustments including taking on a teenage step-daughter.? The rows were spectacular.

Years 3 and 5 held some make or break moments and the following anniversaries were real achievements.? The D word had been bandied about quite liberally.? Adding children to the mix brought us untold joy and unity, children also bring new challenges. I gave up work to be a full-time mother, loosing my financial independence taught many lessons in humility.? Lost sleep and limited time relaxing together sometimes create distance.? My past as a single parent was often tough but I never had to consult with anyone when making parenting decisions.? With time I have learned that the small stuff is small and it?s? not worth throwing in the towel.? In the big picture we are a happy and well suited couple.

I don?t have any sage marriage advice like ?don?t go to sleep on a fight?, I like my sleep too much and know that when I?m rested I probably get better perspective or alternatively we can carry on fighting or not talking to each other until we?re no longer pissed off.

Marrying later in life has its advantages for me, I know what?s out there, which makes me appreciate my husband so much more.? I have learned that no one is perfect.? I?ve played the field enough to know that I certainly wouldn?t do better.? In my youth the grass always seemed greener and the partner options almost limitless.

Some days I think it would be bliss to go off to an office job, come home, have tomato soup for supper, leave the dirty dishes and curl up in bed early with a book and a slab of chocolate.? This life is however better.? It is good to be part of a team, good to share my life with someone special.? It?s good to love and be loved.

So that?s it, we?ve passed the bronze anniversary, not yet silver or gold but all in good time.? I don?t plan on going anywhere.

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Physicists on Higgs hunt: Nearly there but not yet

FILE - This 2011 image provide by CERN, shows a real CMS proton-proton collision in which four high energy electrons (green lines and red towers) are observed in a 2011 event. The event shows characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson but is also consistent with background Standard Model physics processes. Physicists in Italy said Wednesday, March 6, 2013 they are closer to concluding that what they found last year was the elusive "God particle." But they still haven't reached that "Eureka moment" when they can announce the Higgs boson is found. The long theorized subatomic particle would explain why matter has mass and has been called a missing cornerstone of physics. (AP Photo/CERN)

FILE - This 2011 image provide by CERN, shows a real CMS proton-proton collision in which four high energy electrons (green lines and red towers) are observed in a 2011 event. The event shows characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson but is also consistent with background Standard Model physics processes. Physicists in Italy said Wednesday, March 6, 2013 they are closer to concluding that what they found last year was the elusive "God particle." But they still haven't reached that "Eureka moment" when they can announce the Higgs boson is found. The long theorized subatomic particle would explain why matter has mass and has been called a missing cornerstone of physics. (AP Photo/CERN)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Physicists in Italy said Wednesday they are achingly close to concluding that what they found last year was the Higgs boson, the elusive "God particle." They need to eliminate one last remote possibility that it's something else.

The long theorized subatomic particle would explain why matter has mass and has been called a missing cornerstone of physics.

With new analyses, scientists are 99.6 percent certain they found the crucial Higgs boson. But they want to be 99.9 percent positive, said Pauline Gagnon, a physicist with the European Center for Nuclear Research.

Last July scientists with the world's largest atom smasher, the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider on the Swiss-French border, announced finding a particle they described as Higgs-like, but wouldn't say it was conclusively the particle. Now thousands of checks show them even closer.

"It looks more and more like a Higgs boson," said Gagnon after an update presented Wednesday at a conference in the Italian Alps.

Gagnon compared finding the Higgs to identifying a specific person. This looks, talks, and sings like a Higgs, but scientists want to make sure it dances like the Higgs before they shout "Eureka."

She said there is only one last thing the particle they found could also be: a graviton. That's another subatomic particle associated with gravitational fields, not mass.

By checking the spin of the particle, scientists will be able to tell if it is a Higgs boson, which is far more likely, or a graviton. If it has no internal spin, it's the Higgs boson; if it has a lot of spin it's a graviton.

Wednesday's presentation was by one team of researchers and another team will present more findings next week.

Physicist Sean Carroll of the California Institute of Technology, who isn't involved in the research, said scientists are just being careful, covering all bases.

Without the Higgs boson to explain why electrons and matter have mass, Carroll said, "there would be no atoms, there would be no chemistry, there would be no life, so that's kind of important."

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Yes to Carrots Nourishing Shampoo Review - Makeup and Beauty ...

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Yes to Carrots Nourishing Shampoo Review

Yes to Carrots Shampoo can be purchased at Walgreens or Target and retails for $7.99.

Anyone who knows me knows that I?m not a hair person.

I?ll spend an hour on the perfect makeup look, but hair not so much?

My hairstyles of choice (a ponytail for day and a bun for night) take 10 minutes at most.

I?m totally not joking here folks I wish I was, but I?m not.

Some days I even dream about doing the Miley Cyrus/Charlize Theron chop, but then I remember how high maintenance short hair is and decide against it.

I think one of the reasons I?m not a hair person is because my hair is super thick.

So thick in fact that almost every hair stylist I?ve ever had complains about cutting it.

So it takes a lot of time and energy to make it look good otherwise it tends to just be flat, thick and blah.

One product that makes my hair look amazing though is Yes to Carrots Nourishing Shampoo.

Out of the bazillion shampoos I?ve tried in my lifetime it?s one of the best.

A true miracle worker for hair.

It makes my hair shiny, easy to manage and silky smooth.

My hair just wouldn?t be the same without it.

It looks so good in fact I almost want to leave it down and styled, but then I check the forecast and it?s going to be 80 degrees today so up in a ponytail it goes.

Because really who wants to wear their hair down when it?s 80 degrees and super humid outside?

Not I!

If you?re looking for an amazing shampoo for thick, hard to handle hair this just might be the product you?ve been looking for.

Best,

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Patrick not hurt after hard hit at Phoenix

Danica Patrick smiles as she walks past fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Danica Patrick smiles as she walks past fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Danica Patrick heads to the infield medical center after crashing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Danica Patrick heads to the infield medical center after crashing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Danica Patrick (10) leads a group of cars out of Turn 4 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) ? Danica Patrick had one of the hardest hits of her career when her car slammed into the wall at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, but walked away uninjured.

Running 26th with just over 100 laps left, Patrick blew a right front tire coming around turn 4 and slammed the right side of her car into the wall. She careened back onto the track and was hit hard again by David Ragan, flipping her hood over the windshield and shredding the left front fender as protective foam flew from the driver's side door.

Patrick coasted to a stop near the inside wall with pieces of her car strewn across half the home straightaway. A smoking chunk of tire also flew into pit lane.

Patrick climbed out of her car and was quickly cleared by the infield care center.

"Whenever those right-fronts go, they always hit hard because you don't broadside, you hit more straight on," Patrick said. "It took a hard hit both sides and I'm fine, so NASCAR is doing a good job at safety. But no real good warning. The car wasn't all that tight and most of the (problems) were in the rear, so there was no real vibration that told me that was going to happen."

Patrick became the first woman to win a Sprint Cup pole and lead green-flag laps at the Daytona 500 last week, sending her popularity into a new realm. She struggled with her car in qualifying at Phoenix, starting 40th, and had to make some major adjustments during the race after reporting vibrations in the rear near the midpoint.

"For me, it sucks to lose the points," she said. "Everybody works hard and after last weekend, we just wanted to get these three races to get some solid points to re-establish the garage area. We're parked in the dirt this weekend, so I really wanted my guys to get into the garage area. We'll just have to get it at Vegas."

With not enough stalls at Phoenix, rookie Patrick's team had to work outside the garage area.

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Video: Experts use apps to test for soccer concussions

>>> we're back with health news tonight. in a new study that used a mobile app to measure what happens to the brain when high school soccer players head the ball. the question is, are they doing damage to themselves? nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman has our report.

>> reporter: it seems there is an app for just about everything these days. and science is leading the trend. even when it comes to monitoring brain function in young athletes. researchers in texas are using tablets to study high school female soccer players who are trained to head the ball.

>> we wanted to try to develop a an app on tablet to measure functions in soccer players.

>> reporter: a study published this week zeroed in on 24 high school girls . half play varsity soccer and were tested after practice. the other half, nonathletes. the girls completed two tests by touching targets on a screen to measure reaction time . the first involved a part of the brain that controls reflexes. the second task, cognitive function like memory, learning, and the ability to process information.

>> the soccer players showed a significant slowing -- small but significant slowing on the cognitive task.

>> reporter: the one small study, this slowing may indicate heading in soccer is in fact hurting the brain. though heading doesn't usually cause concussion it doesn't mean it's safe either. for decades the standard tests for concussions in sports have been a series of questions and simple motor tasks. but with this tool, more sophisticated tests can better detect the immediate effect of a blow to the head.

>> it allows us to capture brain function , as well as other things like symptoms, how much heading someone was doing, close to the time that it's occurring.

>> reporter: experts say this real time monitoring of heading is crucial.

>> the greatest area of concern presently is that there is an elevated, long-term risk for incidents of dementia or development of degenerative brain diseases over the long term.

>> reporter: but for these young athletes from new york, headers are just part of the game .

>> i think it hurts like half the time but you get over it after like two minutes.

>> i just get so much out of playing soccer that, like, a little of that wouldn't stop me.

>> reporter: doctors are working to make sure this love of the game doesn't interfere with the long and healthy life. dr. nancy snyderman , nbc news, new york.

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Men's Health | Getting ripped happens in the kitchen, so here's what ...

Personal trainer Dan Smullen runs us through what we should be eating to get the most out of our workouts, since the battle is mostly won in the kitchen

By Dan Smullen BSc

You might have heard me mention in one of the JOE Gets Ripped videos that the battle to lose weight is 70% down to your diet. If you're a member at the Fitness Dock gym, and you've ever asked me how to burn belly fat and get a six pack, my answer would have been incredibly simple: ?It happens in the kitchen?!

Physiologists, dieticians or even doctors for years have been led to believe that weight loss occurs only when the amount of energy we consume is at a deficit to the amount of energy we expend. Wait, what does all that mean?

In other words, the theory we are talking about here is that the calories yout take in must be lower than the calories you use up, the famous ?eat less exercise more phenomenon?. Wow wasn?t that a scientific breakthrough! Unfortunately it?s not quite as simple as that in order to burn fatand reshape our bodies in the long run.

The best diet out there does not concern itself with counting calories, cutting out carbs or even making you feel starved, it's a diet we got from our ancetors.

The?Paleo diet?is the healthiest way you can eat because it is the ONLY nutritional approach that works?with your genetics to help you stay lean, strong and energetic.

Research in biology, biochemistry, dermatology and many other disciplines indicate it is our modern diet, full of refined foods, trans fats and sugar, that is at the root of degenerative diseases such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson?s, Alzheimer?s, depression and infertility.

The Paleo Diet in a nutshell

So what should we be eating? Let's look at it in its most simple terms.

Eat this: Berries, Vegetables, lean meats and eggs, seafood, nuts and seeds, healthy fats

Not that: Dairy, grains, legumes, straches, alcohol, processed foods and sugars

Three reasons why the paleo diet works!

1.Lean proteins

Lean proteins are essential for our muscles, healthy bones and optimal immune function. Protein also helps you to feel satisfied between meals and stop snacking.

2.Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients that have been shown to decrease the likelihood of developing a number of degenerative diseases including cancer, diabetes and neurological decline.

3.Healthy fats from nuts, seeds, avocados, olive oil, fish oil and grass-fed meat

Not only will this way of eating burn belly fat, but scientific research shows that diets rich in Monounsaturated and Omega-3 fats dramatically reduce the likelihood of problems with obesity, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and cognitive decline.

The diet is very simple and can be summed up like this: "If it doesn't swim, run, or fly, or isn't green and grows in the ground, don't eat it!"

For a list of over 1000 free online recipes check out this website dedicated to Paelo recipes.

For more about the Fitness Dock gym and how Dan Smullen can help you get in shape, head over to the Fitness Dock website.

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