Cricket-New Zealand 121 all out v South Africa

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand were bowled out for 121 in their first innings before lunch on the third day of the second test against South Africa at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
Scores
South Africa first innings 525 for eight declared (Graeme Smith 54, Hashim Amla 110, AB de Villiers 51, Faf du Plessis 137, Dean Elgar 103 not out)
New Zealand first innings 121 all out (BJ Watling 63; Dale Steyn five for 17) (Jason Humphries in Durban; Editing by Alastair Himmer)

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Cricket-New Zealand three without loss v South Africa - lunch

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand reached three without loss in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second test against South Africa at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
Scores
South Africa first innings 525 for eight declared (Graeme Smith 54, Hashim Amla 110, AB de Villiers 51, Faf du Plessis 137, Dean Elgar 103 not out)
New Zealand first innings 121 all out (BJ Watling 63; Dale Steyn five for 17)

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Cricket-South Africa v New Zealand - second test lunch

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the second test South Africa and New Zealand at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
South Africa first innings 525 for eight declared (F. Du Plessis 137, H. Amla 110, D. Elgar 103 not out) New Zealand first innings 121 all out (BJ Watling 63; D. Steyn five for 17)
New Zealand innings M. Guptill not out 1 B. McCullum not out 1
Extras (lb 1) 1 Total (for no wickets; 4 overs) 3
Still to bat: K. Williamson, D. Brownlie, D. Flynn, BJ Watling, C. Munro, D. Bracewell, N. Wagner, J. Patel, T. Boult.

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AP source: Eagles interview Notre Dame's Kelly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press.
Kelly was the third college coach Philadelphia interviewed since firing Andy Reid on Dec. 31. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information, said the Eagles met with Kelly on Tuesday.
Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Oregon's Chip Kelly interviewed with the Eagles last week, but chose to stay at their schools.
The Eagles have interviewed six candidates and plan to meet with four others.
Kelly recently called coaching Notre Dame his "dream job," but he wouldn't be the first to explore his options, perhaps even to get a raise to stay put.
News of the interview comes just two days after Notre Dame lost to Alabama in the BCS national championship game, a 42-14 Tide blowout that was a sour ending to the Fighting Irish season.
Notre Dame had won its first 12 games, raising hope among its fervent fans that the program was back among the elite after years of mediocrity.
Just a year ago, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick gave Kelly a two-year contract extension to keep him with the Fighting Irish through the 2016 season. Terms have not been released.
Kelly was hired in December 2009, getting a five-year deal. He left an undefeated Cincinnati team that was ranked No. 4 at the time. Fans liked his approach and his resume, which included improved records at Division II Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati.
He has done the same thing in South Bend, begging the question of whether he is ready so soon to make a fresh move, this time to the NFL, or is perhaps trying to parlay a better contract out of Notre Dame.
It wouldn't be the first time that's happened to the Eagles during this search.
Regardless of any candidate's intentions, the Eagles have proceeded slowly.
General manager Howie Roseman, owner Jeffrey Lurie and president Don Smolenski plan to meet with former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith on Thursday.
"Jeffrey has been very adamant with us that the key is getting the right guy," Roseman said in an interview on the team's Web site. "The key isn't getting the right guy as quickly as possible, so that's what we're going to do."
They met Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Sunday and plan to interview Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jay Gruden.
Two other candidates dropped out of consideration. Atlanta offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter signed a contract extension to stay with the Falcons. Syracuse coach Doug Marrone replaced Chan Gailey in Buffalo.
"This whole organization is built to support a head coach and they know that — not only in actions but in words — and all they have to do is call Andy Reid," Roseman said. "It's been a positive experience."
The interview with Chip Kelly last Saturday lasted for several hours, fueling speculation that he was going to take the job. But Kelly, who also was pursued by Cleveland, opted for the second straight year to pass up the NFL. He turned down Tampa Bay last year.
What do they discuss in meetings with candidates?
"Everything, every aspect of the organization, how they run meetings, how they run training camp, what they're looking for in players, what they're looking for in coaches," Roseman said. "You have to have a plan and know what you are doing in every area."
This is the third time Lurie is hiring a new coach since he bought the team from Norman Braman in 1994. He hired Ray Rhodes on Feb. 2, 1995, after a long, exhaustive search that included a flirtation with former Eagles coach Dick Vermeil. Lurie needed less time to hire Reid, giving him the job on Jan. 11, 1999.

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Person familiar with meeting: Eagles interview Notre Dame's Brian Kelly for coaching vacancy

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press.
Kelly was the third college coach Philadelphia interviewed since firing Andy Reid on Dec. 31. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information, said the Eagles met with Kelly on Tuesday.
Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Oregon's Chip Kelly interviewed with the Eagles last week, but chose to stay at their schools.
The Eagles have interviewed six candidates and plan to meet with four others.
Kelly recently called coaching Notre Dame his "dream job," but he wouldn't be the first to explore his options, perhaps even to get a raise to stay put.
News of the interview comes just two days after Notre Dame lost to Alabama in the BCS national championship game, a 42-14 Tide blowout that was a sour ending to the Fighting Irish season.
Notre Dame had won its first 12 games, raising hope among its fervent fans that the program was back among the elite after years of mediocrity.
Just a year ago, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick gave Kelly a two-year contract extension to keep him with the Fighting Irish through the 2016 season. Terms have not been released.
Kelly was hired in December 2009, getting a five-year deal. He left an undefeated Cincinnati team that was ranked No. 4 at the time. Fans liked his approach and his resume, which included improved records at Division II Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati.
He has done the same thing in South Bend, begging the question of whether he is ready so soon to make a fresh move, this time to the NFL, or is perhaps trying to parlay a better contract out of Notre Dame.
It wouldn't be the first time that's happened to the Eagles during this search.
Regardless of any candidate's intentions, the Eagles have proceeded slowly.
General manager Howie Roseman, owner Jeffrey Lurie and president Don Smolenski plan to meet with former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith on Thursday.
"Jeffrey has been very adamant with us that the key is getting the right guy," Roseman said in an interview on the team's Web site. "The key isn't getting the right guy as quickly as possible, so that's what we're going to do."
They met Denver offensive co-ordinator Mike McCoy on Sunday and plan to interview Indianapolis offensive co-ordinator Bruce Arians, Seattle defensive co-ordinator Gus Bradley and Cincinnati offensive co-ordinator Jay Gruden.
Two other candidates dropped out of consideration. Atlanta offensive co-ordinator Dirk Koetter signed a contract extension to stay with the Falcons. Syracuse coach Doug Marrone replaced Chan Gailey in Buffalo.
"This whole organization is built to support a head coach and they know that — not only in actions but in words — and all they have to do is call Andy Reid," Roseman said. "It's been a positive experience."
The interview with Chip Kelly last Saturday lasted for several hours, fueling speculation that he was going to take the job. But Kelly, who also was pursued by Cleveland, opted for the second straight year to pass up the NFL. He turned down Tampa Bay last year.
What do they discuss in meetings with candidates?
"Everything, every aspect of the organization, how they run meetings, how they run training camp, what they're looking for in players, what they're looking for in coaches," Roseman said. "You have to have a plan and know what you are doing in every area."
This is the third time Lurie is hiring a new coach since he bought the team from Norman Braman in 1994. He hired Ray Rhodes on Feb. 2, 1995, after a long, exhaustive search that included a flirtation with former Eagles coach Dick Vermeil. Lurie needed less time to hire Reid, giving him the job on Jan. 11, 1999.

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Dalhousie University women's hockey team feels 'betrayed' after alleged hazing

HALIFAX - Members of Dalhousie University's women's hockey team say they feel betrayed by the Halifax school after an alleged hazing ritual that cost them the rest of their season.
The university suspended all but first-year players from the team last week after an investigation into the September incident, which the school said involved excessive drinking, intimidation and humiliation.
Dalhousie University spokesman Charles Crosby has said no one was physically hurt during the private house party, but that many players were "put in harm's way" both physically and psychologically.
The team has issued a statement saying it held a party to welcome new players that included drinking games among other activities, but did not force anyone to drink alcohol.
It also says first-year players dressed up in "odd clothing," and were asked to eat sardines, hot peppers and whipped cream, but none of the activities was mandatory.
The team apologizes "for any mistakes" made during the party, but lambastes the university for its handling of the situation, saying school officials aggressively and unfairly interrogated players and depicted them as criminals.
Team members have also appealed in a letter to Dalhousie University president Tom Traves to reverse the suspension, saying they are willing to take the matter to court if necessary.

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New law makes it illegal for employers in California and Illinois to demand Facebook passwords

New laws that took effect on January 1st, 2013 make it illegal for employers to demand access to their workers’ password-protected Facebook (FB) accounts. After some high-profile instances of companies requiring access to employees’ accounts, Congress was asked to consider a law making such demands illegal on the grounds that they constitute an invasion of privacy. Congress blocked the law, however its decision had no bearing on laws being considered at the state level. Now, California and Illinois have become the first two states to make it expressly illegal for employers to make such demands, Reuters reports. The new laws also apply to other similar social networks and are not limited to just Facebook.

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Fake John le Carré Twitter Account Fakes J.K. Rowling's Fake Twitter Death

We've seen "Cormac McCarthy" Tweet apocalyptic non sequiturs. "Philip Roth" promised us a bite-sized short story. Now a fake Twitter account for British spy novelist John le Carré is spreading bizarre death rumors about J.K. Rowling. After a few days of Tweeting harmless missives, the week-old handle @JLecarre dropped this would-be bombshell on its nearly 2,500 followers Wednesday morning:
A terrible news. My publisher phones me announcing that J.K. Rowling dies by accident. Few minutes ago. No words!
— John le Carré (@JLecarre) January 2, 2013
OK, there are at least three dead-giveaways that this is a fake account. One: If J.K. Rowling had died, does anyone credibly think John le Carré would be the one breaking the news? Rowling and le Carré don't even share a publisher—he's with Penguin and she's printed by Little, Brown and Company—making this story even more implausible. Two: As noted by le Carré's literary agent Jonny Geller, the "L" in the author's name shouldn't be capitalized, as it is in the handle of this hoax account. Three: Phrases like "a terrible news" and "my publisher phones me" sound more like snippets from an ESL workbook than lines from an author praised for his chilly, controlled prose style. This could again be the work of Italian media troll Tommaso De Benedetti, who copped to creating a fake Philip Roth account recently. "Twitter works well for deaths," he told The Guardian's Tom Kington, describing his M.O. for spreading misinformation about the deaths of public figures like Fidel Castro and Pedro Almodóvar.

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Kicked Off Facebook, Kid Creates Own Social Network

If you can't join it, create your own.
That's the attitude one Florida preteen ran with after his parents banned him from using Facebook. Instead of begging or slamming doors when his account was deactivated, the 11-year-old launched his own social network tailored specifically to children.
Grom Social founder Zachary Marks had a Facebook account for roughly a week despite being two years too young to join the site, having lied about his age to create an account. And when his parents discovered that he may have been engaging in risky online activities, they pulled the plug.
"I spent all my time on the computer chatting with friends. Then, I made mistakes," Marks explained on the Grom Social About page. "One of my adult friends cursed and posted something inappropriate, and I cursed back. Also, I friend-requested grownups who I did not know. About a day later, my dad found out. He was really mad. I had to deactivate my account."
Marks said he wasn't interested in any existing, kid-friendly, social networks — "They were all childish," he said — so he set out to create one for "Groms," a slang term for young surfers that he repurposed to mean something close to "precocious kid."
In order to keep kid members safe, only parents and parent-approved adults can join Grom Social. Parents of kid members are kept up to date on their youngster's online activities via email. The site also has a built-in language filter to keep the expletives from flying straight into kids' virgin eyes.
Grom Social is also compliant with COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a controversial law aimed at keeping kids safe online that some argue is ineffective and unconstitutionally limits children's First Amendment rights.
Under COPPA, websites, apps and plug-ins are not allowed to collect information from children less than 13 years old without their parent's express consent. The burden of verification, however, simply isn't worth it to most mainstream social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare, so they ban members under 13.
To date, Grom Social has almost 7,000 members and is open to users under 15 in the United States and Canada.
This story was provided by TechNewsDaily, a sister site to LiveScience.
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Reverse Phone Number Lookup Plans Now Discounted at CellPhoneRegistry.com

Reverse phone number lookup plans are now discounted online at the CellPhoneRegistry.com website. The single search and annual plan now provide discounted pricing to help those performing in-depth phone lookups to save money during the research process.

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Reverse phone number lookups are one popular way that phone caller information can be verified or located quickly and easily. The CellPhoneRegistry.com company now holds the largest database online for cell and landline phone numbers and is offering discounted pricing. The pricing for single number and unlimited search records has been reduced to help those searching for U.S. based numbers to save money.
Unlisted phone numbers pose a problem for searchers depending on Caller ID services. The unpublished and unlisted numbers now total into the millions in the United States according to telecom data. The lack of information that is provided for these numbers is one reason that a brand new unlisted search tool is now offered online. Over 218 million unlisted numbers are now searchable to help someone locate more information about a caller.
Prank phone calls can be considered criminal activity in some U.S. states although without verification of a name and identify of a caller it can be difficult to seek prosecution. The process of the reverse phone search tools that are now offered online are helping to provide one extra level of security for users. Nearly any U.S. number can be searched entirely online and records can be pulled from the database.
The new pricing that is applied to the search plans includes the unlimited search plan that was added this year. This new plan provides 365 days of unlimited usage for any adult accessing the search system through the secure online interface. Since multiple databases are used to acquire data, searchers of the system can lookup unlimited numbers to provide the accuracy of information already known or to locate new information.
The CellPhoneRegistry.com company updates its database information on a regular basis. Over a half a billion records now exist and this information is obtained from private and public information sources. The records that can be accessed apply to all states in the U.S. Since the service is guaranteed, a person that does not find a match is eligible for a second search at no charge if he or she uses the single number search plans online.
About Cell Phone Registry
The Cell Phone Registry company is one of the first of its kind operating online that provides immediate access to a half a billion phone records. These records are checked for accuracy and are added or subtracted when necessary to keep all information updated. This company provides dual levels of search plans to make it simple for men and women to find the information that is requested. The Cell Phone Registry company offers guarantees of all of its searched data and provides one of the only unlimited phone number search systems currently found online.

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