Cory Monteith's mom tweets about son's death

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Randee Dawn TODAY contributor

Aug. 3, 2013 at 11:41 AM ET

Immediately after the sudden and tragic death of "Glee" star Cory Monteith in mid-July, there was a period of respectful silence as friends and family tried to absorb what had happened.?

"Glee" is now heading back into production, and on Thursday more former co-stars began to speak up, as the show posted a memorial card on YouTube and Monteith's mother tweeted for the first time since her son's death:

McGregor also sent out several tweets?denying that an individual who had been "releasing articles related to my feelings and thoughts on how to take care of Cory's ashes has never been in contact with me."?

It's unclear exactly who McGregor was referring to, but Life & Style quoted a supposed cousin of the actor last week that McGregor planned to "spread some of the ashes in the different places he loved."

Additionally on Thursday, co-star Darren Criss appeared on "Conan" and spoke about working with Monteith. He said "it's been a very rough time," but added, "he will be severely missed. But I'm just so happy a guy like him got to touch as many lives as he did while we were lucky enough to have him."

Monteith died on July 13 in a Vancouver hotel of a mixture of a mix of heroin and alcohol and was reportedly cremated.?

Monteith's girlfriend Lea Michele, who had tweeted a photo of herself with Monteith on July 29, returned to work on "Glee" on Thursday and tweeted:

And the "Glee" cast also posted a short tribute "Memorial Card" on YouTube Thursday, which has already racked up nearly 850,000 hits.?

"Glee" returns on Sept. 26, then will go on a three-week hiatus.?

Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/cory-monteiths-mom-tweets-about-sons-death-6C10838690

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Google Unveils Android Version of 'Find My iPhone'

Google today unveiled the long-anticipated Android Device Manager service, which will roll out to users later this month.

The Android version of Apple's Find My iPhone, Google's Device Manager is intended to help users find a missing or stolen device.

Dropped your Galaxy S 4 between the couch cushions? Just ring your phone at maximum volume to find it, even if you left it in silent mode. Clumsily forgot your Nexus 7 at the restaurant you were lunching in? Use the Device Manager online map to locate the tablet in real time.

"While losing your phone can be stressful, Android Device Manager can help you keep your data from ending up in the wrong hands," Android product manager Benjamin Poiesz said in a blog post.

In the event that your device cannot be recovered, or has been stolen, you can easily erase all data before someone else gets their hands on your bank records and grocery list.

The new service will be available later this month on the Web for devices running Android 2.2 or higher; users must be logged into their Google account for access. An Android app will also be available soon for on-the-go sleuthing, Poiesz promised.

Until the Device Manager rolls out, Android owners can follow some of Google's other safety tips, like setting up a screen lock on your phone or tablet, and protecting your device from suspicious apps downloaded on the Web or via a third-party app store.

Apple has been offering the similar Find My iPhone service for years, allowing iOS users to remotely locate, lock, message, and wipe their phone. The service is getting a boost from the upcoming iOS 7, which will require login credentials to unlock the device before wiping it clean.

Other, more costly, options are available, like the new Nokia "Treasure Tag" Lumia-compatible accessory, which straps onto a keychain or other frequently lost devices (perhaps a cell phone), and uses Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC can follow the lost item on a map.

Similarly, the Tile tracking device is available now to pre-order for $18.95.

Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422674,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05039TX1K0000762

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GOLF NOTEBOOK: Milford's Steve Sokol putting family ahead of golf

By Joe Morelli
jmorelli@nhregister.com
@nhrJoeMorelli on Twitter

There was a time when golf was the single most important thing in Steve Sokol?s life. He carried the same ultimate goal most young golfers do: reach the PGA Tour.

Sokol didn?t reach that ultimate goal, but now 34, the Milford resident is pretty content with how things turned out.

?A lot of it seems like it was yesterday and there are times where it seems like it was 50 years ago,? Sokol said. ?So much in my life has changed.?

?It? was the 2003 Connecticut Open, the biggest golf tournament in the state each year outside of the Travelers Championship. He hasn?t missed a cut in the event since, except for not playing in it in 2004. Last week, he shot a 68 in the final round of the 79th Connecticut Open at Torrington Country Club to finish seventh and gain an exemption into next year?s Open at Rolling Hills CC in Wilton.

If you knew Sokol then and now, you may be amazed by the change. Before the Open, he had played just six rounds all year.

So what did he do to prepare for the Open? ?I hit balls once and chipped and putted two or three times,? he said.

Sokol was the Register Area MVP for golf in 1998 out of Ansonia High, then played collegiate golf at both Old Dominion and Florida Southern. He played on the mini-tours and overseas with some success, none bigger than the 2003 Open.

?I did have some success,? Sokol said. ?I played pretty well, I had my chances. I didn?t always take advantage of them. I thought I?d be good enough to do this and keep going.?

In 2004, he qualified for the U.S. Open and played well for a time over the first two rounds before missing the cut. Not too long after that, he tore a ligament in his left thumb.

?It bothered me pretty bad at Q School (the PGA Tour?s qualifying school),? Sokol said. ?I couldn?t take the top off a chapstick or a water bottle. I probably shouldn?t have been playing at that point, but you try to play because it?s tour school and your one shot for the year.? Continued...

Sokol made it through the first stage of Q School four times, but never past the second stage. He had thumb surgery soon after that particular year?s Q School attempt. But Sokol admitted he ?probably came back too quickly? and made adjustments to his swing to compensate for the recovery.

He continued to compete after he healed and after he met his future wife Aileen. Eventually, he became a father to Stephen, now 3 1/2 and Jackson, almost 2, and golf fell on his priority list.

?Back then, that?s all I did, that?s all that mattered. I didn?t have any bigger responsibilities other than myself and playing golf,? Sokol said. ?Now I have two jobs, two young kids, a wife, bills and the things that go along with that. So golf is now pretty far down the bottom on the priority list.?

Sokol is an assistant pro at Orange Hills CC and took over as the head golf coach at Division II Post in Waterbury in February. Both jobs, and a family, has given Sokol an entirely new perspective.

?I wouldn?t trade my life right now with my wife and my kids for anything,? Sokol said. ?Even when I was playing in college, my goal was to make enough and play well enough to be able to still enjoy being with my kids.?

Barone, Boynton advance to regional

Amanda Barone of Woodbridge and Finn Boynton of Milford both advanced to a regional qualifier for the Drive, Chip and Putt nation-wide competition.

On July 18 in local qualifying at Triggs Municipal GC in Providence, R.I., Barone recorded the highest score in her age bracket (14-15) with 124 points. Boynton did the same in his bracket (14-15) with 141 points.

The regional qualifier will be held Aug. 12 at Pinehills GC in Plymouth, Mass. The top qualifier in each age/gender bracket will advance to the competition?s national championship, which will be held April 6, 2014 at Augusta National Golf Club.

U.S. Women?s Amateur Continued...

Isabelle Lendl of Goshen is the only golfer from Connecticut who qualified for the U.S. Women?s Amateur beginning Monday at CC of Charleston in Charleston, S.C.

Lendl goes off the first hole at 12:50 p.m. Monday and off the 10th hole Tuesday at 7:50 a.m. The low 64 players from the 36 holes of stroke play advance to match play beginning Wednesday.

Megan Khang, the reigning two-time Connecticut Women?s Open champion who lives in Rockland, Mass., goes off the 10th hole at 2:30 p.m. Monday and the first hole Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

Joe Morelli can be reached at jmorelli@nhregister.com. Follow Joe on Twitter @nhrJoeMorelli.

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Source: http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/08/03/sports/doc51fda6475d8fc328845067.txt

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Longtime NBC news correspondent John Palmer dies

WASHINGTON (AP) ? John Palmer, a veteran reporter for NBC News who covered wars and Washington over a career that spanned 40 years, died Saturday after a brief illness at a Washington hospital.

Palmer's wife Nancy confirmed he died at George Washington University Hospital of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 77.

The gentlemanly Palmer worked for NBC from 1962 to 1990, and then returned to the network from 1994 until 2002.

"John was a brilliant, brave, and tireless journalist who guided viewers through many of the most significant events of the past half-century - from the early days of the civil rights movement through the tragedy of 9/11," NBC News said in a statement. "He covered five presidents and traveled to every corner of the world, always showing the empathy and compassion that helped set him apart. His kindness is remembered by all of us, and it built lasting bonds throughout our news division. "

He served as a correspondent in Chicago, Paris and Beirut, as well as at the White House. In 1980 he landed one of his biggest scoops, breaking the news of the Carter administration's failed attempt to rescue the American hostages being held in Iran. His reporting on the story brought him the Merriman Smith Memorial Award for excellence in presidential news coverage, making him the first broadcast journalist to receive that honor.

"John Palmer brought to the White House beat his foreign policy experience and a steady reassuring voice, in good times and in bad," NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell said in describing Palmer for a report aired Saturday evening.

It was also at NBC's Washington news bureau that Palmer met his wife, Nancy, a Nightly News producer.

In 1982 he became news anchor on the "Today" show during a highly successful period when Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley co-hosted, bringing a seriousness and calm to the program while often being the first newsman that millions of viewers heard from each morning. He remained there until 1989, when he was abruptly replaced by Deborah Norville, who was being groomed for a co-host role, and handed her old job on the show that preceded it, "NBC News at Sunrise." Norville succeeded Pauley shortly afterward but was herself replaced after the show's ratings suddenly dropped.

In 1986, Palmer anchored the first hours of NBC's coverage of the Challenger space shuttle disaster, as well as other special reports.

Palmer left the network in 1990 to anchor a syndicated news program, hosted the weekly "Discovery Journal" on The Discovery Channel, and anchored a daily newscast on the TV channel of the Christian Science Monitor. His interview subjects ranged from Carter and Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan to Anwar Sadat, Jonas Salk and Chuck Yeager.

In 1994, he was invited back to NBC as a Washington correspondent.

Speaking to anchor Brian Williams on NBC sister network MSNBC upon his retirement in 2002, Palmer looked back on his tenure with satisfaction, including the access it gave him to a succession of the nation's chief executives.

"I was enriched as a kid from the East Tennessee mountains," said the Kingsport, Tenn., native, "to be able to go fishing with Jimmy Carter, to go to the movies with Ronald Reagan, and to play golf with Bill Clinton."

After exiting NBC, he continued to work in journalism, including through hosting roles on Retirement Living TV, a network dedicated to seniors.

Several of Palmer's colleagues praised him on Twitter on Saturday evening.

Major Garrett, chief White House correspondent for CBS News, described Palmer as "a brilliant, competitive, ethical and gentle man."

Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA Today, said she first met Palmer at the Reagan White House and described him as "one of the kindest/most joyful reporters on the beat."

NBC News reporter Chuck Todd said Palmer "epitomized professionalism at NBC News. And he was always generous with advice and counsel. A great news man."

Palmer was a graduate of Northwestern University and held a master's degree from Columbia University.

"John loved Sinatra, golf and fishing," Mitchell reported Saturday night, but she said he most treasured being a husband and father.

He and his wife Nancy have three grown daughters, one of whom is a producer for the Today show, one who works in the entertainment industry and one who is pursuing a journalism career in Washington.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/longtime-nbc-news-correspondent-john-palmer-dies-235139885.html

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Oil drilling begins despite anti-fracking protests

2 Aug 2013 13:12

Cuadrilla exploratory oil drilling in West Sussex begins despite nine days consecutive protests at site

Energy company Cuadrilla has started exploratory oil drilling in West Sussex despite anti-fracking protests entering a ninth day.

The project has been subject to days of delays due to the high-profile protests aimed at preventing the delivery of trucks and equipment to the plant.

A Cuadrilla spokesman said: "We started test drilling at 11.15am, and we will do a 3,000ft vertical well. We will be there for two to three months."

Campaigners fear the project at Lower Stumble, near Balcombe, West Sussex, could lead Cuadrilla to go on to conduct hydraulic fracturing.

The controversial method of ?fracking? involves high pressure liquid being pumped deep underground to split shale rock and release gas supplies.

Opponents of fracking have highlighted concerns about potential water contamination and environmental damage, as well as small-scale earthquakes.

Police have had to throw up a daily security operation around the test site's entrance with more than 30 people arrested since last Friday, mainly on suspicion of obstructing deliveries, including Natalie Hynde, 30, the daughter of the Kinks' Ray Davies and the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde.

Natalie Hynde's boyfriend, veteran eco campaigner Simon "Sitting Bull" Medhurst, 55, was also held after the pair superglued their hands together around the gate for around two hours.

This week Cuadrilla's chief executive, Francis Egan, reacted to concerns surrounding the drilling by saying his firm has "no intention of ruining the countryside and won't ruin the countryside".

Mr Egan insisted fracking was safe and would not pose a threat to the public or people's drinking water.

He said "significant" amounts of oil and gas could be made available through fracking in the UK, but acknowledged his firm's activities had been delayed as a result of protests against its exploratory drilling activities in West Sussex.

Source: http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/oil-drilling-begins-despite-anti-fracking-5432558

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Alouettes fire coach Dan Hawkins, GM Jim Popp takes over as bench boss

MONTREAL - The Dan Hawkins era lasted only five games in Montreal.

The Alouettes, who have struggled to a 2-3 record to start the season, announced Thursday that Hawkins has been fired.

Jim Popp will step in as head coach for the third time in his 18 years as general manager of the Canadian Football League club.

The firing came during a bye week in the Alouettes schedule. The team's next game is Aug. 8 against the Toronto Argonauts.

The offence, which was Montreal's strength under former coach Marc Trestman, looked disorganized and lifeless under Hawkins, who was coaching a professional team for the first time in his career.

Owner Bob Wetenhall asked Popp to step in.

"Jim is the person most responsible for the success we have had over all these years," Wetenhall said in a statement. "I feel confident that he is the best person to coach our team at this time and I am very appreciative of him being willing to make this additional contribution to our franchise.

"He has the respect of our players as well as mine."

Hawkins was hired Feb. 19 after working as a broadcaster. He had previously coached mainly U.S. college teams, taking Boise State to four Western Athletic Conference titles from 2002 to 2005 before compiling a disappointing 19-39 record at Colorado from 2006 to 2010.

It was the second time in a row Montreal hired a coach with no CFL experience.

But while it worked with Trestman, who won two Grey Cups in a five-year stint before being named head coach of the NFL's Chicago bears, Hawkins did not appear comfortable with the 12-man game.

He bowed out a winner, however. Despite the team's spotty play, the Alouettes are in second place in the weak East Division and are coming off a nervy 32-27 win over 1-4 Edmonton.

Popp first stepped in as coach to finish off a disastrous 2001 campaign under Rod Rust, but Don Matthews took over the following season.

He took over as coach again when Matthews fell ill during the 2006 season and brought the Alouettes to the Grey Cup game.

He stayed on for 2007, in which the rookie-laden club that was missing starting quarterback Anthony Calvillo for much of the season went 8-10 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Winnipeg.

It was the team's only losing record since it returned to Montreal after a 10-year hiatus in 1996. Popp has been general manager all of that time.

His CFL regular-season coaching record is 10-13, with a 1-3 mark in playoff games.

The team did not say if Popp would coach on an interim basis or when the search for a new head coach would begin.

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Source: http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg/canadian-press/sports/football/alouettes-fire-coach-dan-hawkins-gm-jim-popp-takes-over-as-bench-boss-1.566976

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