Video: Pop quiz: Who?s a fan of Lady Gaga?s weight gain?

>>> "pop goes today." a roundup of what's hot in hollywood. alicia quarles here from "e news."

>> you better bring it.

>> this is the celebrity quote quiz.

>> say what.

>> more power to her. such a role model for millions of girls in the world and she should be whatever way she wants to be and nobody should have to starve themselves is this a, kirstie alley , been, rihanna or d, demi lovado.

>> i think they are talking about lady gaga . i'm going to go with rihanna.

>> it's kirstie alley .

>> everybody is speaking out about this. kirstie alley to "okay" magazine and saying enough is enough. gaga gained 25 pounds. gaga came out this week and said she's been anorexic and bulimic since she was 15 so the topic du jour.

>> want another shot at this.

>> get this one.

>> a thing called the dumb-dumb test, a template for a test that all politicians should take. just the way we have lsats, i thought there should be a test that they should have to take before they run for office or we should at least know their score. is it a, jon stewart , tina fey or chelsea handler .

>> sounds too clean for chelsea. i'm going to go with tina fey .

>> she told this to "ew" magazine and something she left out of her best selling book.

>> i'll take one out of two. if we're doing two i'll take a pass here. what's hot in hollywood. reese weatherspoon just had a baby.

>> reese wither spoon just had a baby.

>> tennessee james, a third child. she has a 13-year-old and 8-year-old, got married last year to her husband jim. wanted to expand her family so good for reese and jim.

>> elvis presley has had the most top 100 hits for a million years now and the record has been broken.

>> guess who was broken by?

>> lil wayne .

>> wuisey did it.

>> he had 109 singles on it, but the different is he was the lead on his. elvis on all of his. lil wayne is only 30 years old so who knows what's to come.

>> elvis did it all on his own.

>> he dropped sort of one track on it.

>> yeah.

>> picture perfect . jay-z opening the arena tonight in brooklyn.

>> opening his arena tonight. the barclay center in brooklyn. he tweeted this picture. on top of the world . been a busy week and i interviewed hip. gave me an exclusive. he said despite what everyone is saying bee saying beyonce is not pregnant.

>> will you be there?

>> not there. bring me a picture.

>> daniel radcliffe .

>> he partied with this football team , daniel completely sober, doesn't drink and he has a new york giants hat. a huge football fan, american football . just interviewed him for the movie and he says i don't drink or go to clubs but i'll go to a house party so there he is. didn't have any taxi minimoney. had to give that millionaire moneyy.

>> coming on.

>> harry potter is walking around with no money in his

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FAVI's $50 Streaming Stick adds apps, streaming services to any HDTV with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Why get a Smart TV when you can enhance your existing HDTV with a dongle? That's the precise inquiry FAVI is aiming to answer with its SmartStick, a device that lets you access streaming movies, music, apps, and games just by plugging it into your television's HDMI port. It runs Jelly Bean, the latest Android OS, and supports services like Netflix, Hulu, Epix, YouTube, and Pandora. Other features include a full internet browser, 4GB of memory, and the ability to wirelessly stream media from your computer via its MediaSHARE app. Since it runs Android, you can download apps from the Google Play store as well. While we're still fans of the Roku Streaming Stick, the SmartStick's $50 price tag is hard to beat. You can also get a mini wireless keyboard and touchpad mouse for $39.99 for easier navigation. The FAVI Streaming Stick will be available this November, though you can pre-order it now for an October 30th ship date. Check after the break for the SmartStick promo video and the press release.

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Jennifer Hudson And Usher To Headline Whitney Houston Tribute

Celine Dion will also appear at the November 16 TV special 'We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston.'
By Gil Kaufman

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'Unthinkable and devastating': Romney slams Obama on defense cuts

(Alex Wong/Getty Images)SPRINGFIELD, Va.?For the third straight day, Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama campaigned in the same state, with Romney arguing before an audience of military veterans that potential cuts to the defense budget are "unthinkable and devastating."

Speaking in the battleground state at an American Legion post outside Washington, D.C., Romney blamed Obama for planned defense cuts agreed to under a 2011 vote to raise the debt ceiling, known as sequestration, calling it a "kind of a gun-to-your-head opportunity" that will kill jobs in Virginia.

"They would make devastating cuts to our military. It's a strange proposal in the first place, even stranger that it's being put in place," Romney said. "The impact will be immediate, and significant right here in Virginia: 136,000 jobs will be lost in Virginia as a result of this move."

The White House has pointed out that Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney's running mate, and other Republican congressional leaders supported sequestration when it was proposed. Romney has previously said it was a "mistake" for Republicans in Congress to back the deal.

But speaking in Virginia, Romney put the blame squarely on Obama?arguing the president is cutting the military at a time of turmoil around the world.

"It is still a troubled and dangerous world. And the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable and devastating," Romney declared. "And when I become president of the United States, we will stop it. I will not cut our commitment to the military."

Romney spoke at approximately the same time Obama held his own campaign event in Virginia Beach. A recent Fox News poll found Obama leading Romney by 7 points among likely Virginia voters, 50 to 43 percent.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-slams-obama-defense-cuts-170822762--election.html

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Robert Pierce - Tech Law: Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent

Trademark: Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent Am. Holdings, Inc. (2nd Cir. 2012)

The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled in Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent Am. Holdings, Inc. that there exists no per se rule preventing a single color from serving as a trademark in the fashion industry. Rather, like in other industries, consistent use of a color by a fashion designer may result in a trademark. And such a trademark may be successfully enforced if, among other things, enforcement does not run afoul of the so-called aesthetic functionality doctrine that was recognized and validated by the United States Supreme Court in Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., 514 U.S. 159 (1995).

The Louboutin fashion house of France brought suit against Yves Saint Laurent, another French fashion company, seeking injunction of the latter?s distribution of women?s high fashion shoes with red lacquer outsoles. Louboutin has, since 1992, distributed its signature footwear that features a bright, lacquered red outsole, which nearly always contrasts strikingly with the color of the rest of the shoe. In the words of the Court, this red outsole has become closely associated with Louboutin in the high-stakes commercial markets and social circles in which these things matter a great deal.

In the District Court, Louboutin requested preliminary injunction of YSL?s distribution of shoes with a red lacquer outsole (whether or not the color of the outsole contrasted with the color of the rest of the shoe). The District Court denied that request stating that issuance of injunction would violate a per se rule that a single color can never be protected by trademark in the fashion industry. According to the District Court, in the fashion industry, single-color marks are inherently functional and, as such, any such mark is likely to be held invalid. According to the District Court, ?there is something unique about the fashion world that militates against extending trademark protection to a single color.?

Upon review, the Circuit Court found that reference by the District Court to a per se rule was error. The Circuit Court noted that Qualitex expressly held that ?sometimes[ ] a color will meet ordinary legal trademark requirements[,a]nd, when it does so, no special legal rule prevents color alone from serving as a trademark.? Qualitex forbids application of a per se rule.?

Rather than refuse injunction on the basis of a per se rule, the Circuit Court held that the District Court should have come to a particularized conclusion as to whether, or not, the Louboutin mark is functional and, thus, unenforceable. Courts in the United States have long held that certain trademarks that act not only as a source indicator but also ?satisfy a demand for the aesthetic? are sometimes vulnerable to an affirmative defense of aesthetic functionality. According to the Circuit Court, a mark is aesthetically functional, and therefore unenforceable against a competitor, only where protection of the mark significantly undermines competitors? ability to compete in the relevant market. In making the determination, courts must carefully weigh the competitive benefits of protecting the source-identifying aspects of a mark against the competitive costs of precluding competitors from using the trademark feature. The courts must inquire as to whether recognizing the trademark would put competitors at a significant non-reputation-related disadvantage.?

The Circuit Court did not itself apply an aesthetic functionality analysis to the mark at issue in the case. It used other grounds to refuse to enforce Louboutin?s claimed trademark against YSL. Specifically, the Court instructed the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to limit the registration of Louboutin?s mark to only those situations in which the red lacquered outsole contrasts in color with the adjoining ?upper? of the sole. Since the accused YSL shoes are monochromatic (i.e., the outsoles are of the same color as the uppers), the trademark (as modified) is not infringed.

There are at least three points to make about this case.

1. Narrowness of Trademark. This Circuit Court opinion modifies the Louboutin trademark to include only those situations in which the ?red lacquered outsole contrasts in color with the adjoining ?upper? of the shoe.? Monochromatic shoes do not even arguably infringe the mark. Further, there is not even an argument to be made by Louboutin that it can prevent another shoemaker from distributing shoes with outsoles of a color other than red. For example, white or yellow outsoles. Query whether the Circuit Court should have taken another limiting step by narrowing Louboutin?s trademark to outsoles of a particular shade of red. The Court could have, for example, narrowed the trademarked color by reference to a Pantone number.?

2. No Application of Defense by Court. Very importantly, as noted above, the Circuit Court in this case did not actually apply the aesthetic functionality test that it took pains to outline. Thus, even after this opinion, Louboutin may be unable to succeed in an action enforcing its trademark. A future defendant may very well be able to defend against an infringement claim by convincing a District Court or jury that Louboutin?s trademark is in fact aesthetically functional under the test outlined by the Second Circuit. This case merely disallows the per se rule referenced by the District Court. It does not eliminate the defense of aesthetic functionality. The lower courts in the Second Circuit remain entitled to refuse to enforce single-color marks in the fashion industry upon a particularized finding of functionality. Which, in the end, may happen with regularity. The per se rule merely becomes a de facto rule.

3. Market Analysis. Under the case law, determining whether a mark is aesthetically functional boils down to the court conducting a market analysis. As noted above, and as ruled in this case, a mark is aesthetically functional, and therefore unenforceable against a competitor, where protection of the mark significantly undermines competitors? ability to compete in the relevant market. Thus, in a hypothetical future case brought by Louboutin, if the trial court defines the relevant market broadly as the market in women?s shoes, it will likely not find the mark functional. This is true because enforcement of the mark would not significantly undermine competition in this otherwise very broad and wide open market for women?s shoes. Alternatively, if the court defines the relevant market narrowly as the market in women?s high fashion shoes with outsoles of a color that contrasts with the color of the shoe upper, then that court should find it impossible for more than a handful of competitors to compete on an equal footing if a trademark or red contrasting outsoles is enforced. This is true because there are only a limited number of primary and secondary colors, (i.e., red, blue, yellow, green, purple, orange, white, and black) from which each competitor may choose for use with its outsoles. Indeed, there are eight such colors. If each competitor were to trademark one of these colors, there would be room for only eight competitors. This numerical limit to primary and secondary colors is one reason why the temptation to declare a per se rule against single-color trademarks in the fashion industry is so great.

Source: http://softwarelawyer.blogspot.com/2012/09/christian-louboutin-v-yves-saint-laurent.html

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Starting a Family Blog : The Village Family Magazine

In 2011,?when Melissa Cook?s son, Jaxon, was 18 months old, and she was pregnant with her daughter, the Bemidji, Minn., mom realized she needed an easy way to update her friends and family?many of whom lived half a world away?on her family?s adventures in Vojens, Denmark.

Cook?s husband, Brendan, is a professional hockey player and played with a team in Denmark last year. This year the family is headed to Germany for the season.

Cook, 31, didn?t want to use Facebook for updates because it seemed impersonal and didn?t paint a picture of their family?s experience. She shied away from Flickr for her photos because her story was more than a photo stream. Her solution: create a blog that allowed her to share her adventures with relatives and friends.

A blog?short for ?Web log??is an online personal journal hosted on a website on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc., on a regular basis. The blog can feature personal information about interests and hobbies.

Cook?s friends and family members love her blog, aptly named ?Another Place Called Home? due to her effort to cultivate a home no matter where her family travels.

?I want my children to know that they?re home wherever we live. As long as the four of us are together, we?re home,? she says.

How to Start a Free Family Blog

Creating a family blog is a fantastic project for the whole family. One advocate of family blogging called it an ?evolving keepsake.?? Blogs are great places to share family milestones, your kids? achievements, fun photos, and artwork. All you need is a computer, an email address, and an Internet connection to get started. If you don?t have a computer at home, a public library is a great place to access one.

STEP 1: Choosing a Platform

Cook chose to use WordPress.com for her blog, which currently has the largest number of users and the greatest variety of themes for displaying blogs. In addition to WordPress, other popular blogging platforms include
Blogger.com, which is owned by Google. Blogger.com is very easy to use but has fewer themes to display words and pictures. For those who?d like to share fewer words, Tumblr.com is a good choice to display pictures and graphic art. All of the platforms have social networking features that allow you to share blog updates.

Photo-sharing websites Shutterfly.com and Flickr.com also contend in the blogging arena. This choice is a great option for family members who have shared a family reunion or holiday together where many pictures are taken. It is an effective way for a variety of contributors to add and view content in one place.

Most platforms have a variety of privacy settings, so consider who you want to have access to your blog when making your selection.

STEP 2: Set Up Your Writers

Though Cook is the only contributor to her blog, many families choose to share login information, which allows multiple members of the family to contribute posts and pictures to the blog and stay connected with family news.

?I like that I can control the amount of information about our lives that everyone sees,? Cook says.

When allowing multiple authors, everyone should be clear on what information is fair game. Maybe your son doesn?t want the world to know the story of how he was sleepwalking and ate from the family dog?s dish. Be sensitive to your child?s needs and get permission from school-age or older kids first as to whether or not they want their art or funny stories posted on the family blog.

STEP 3: Naming Your Blog

Once you and your family have chosen which blogging platform to use, and who is going to author it, it?s time to name your blog. Do some family brainstorming. Get creative. The name will be part of the blog?s Internet address, so be sure to use a memorable name that isn?t too complicated.

STEP 4: Designing Your Blog

Depending on your skill level, and the skill level of the family members contributing to the blog, make the blog as straightforward or sophisticated as you?d like. Most platforms walk users through the process with videos and forums so you can quickly get your design questions answered. You?ll need to choose a color scheme, font type, and layout. Once you get the hang of it, try adding a ?widget??a tool that allows you to display an archive, photo stream, traffic counter, calendar, or countdown to make the blog more interactive with your audience.

STEP 5: Posting

The final step in getting started is to post the first entry to your blog. Cook used her first post as an opportunity to introduce the purpose of the blog, which was to keep friends and family updated on their adventures on the road.

Posts can include text, photos, and even videos. Don?t forget to involve the kids! Try scanning in your children?s drawings and post their art to your blog?show them how others can now view their accomplishments online, potentially all over the world. Remember, nothing should be posted that could embarrass or offend anyone, or jeopardize your career or future aspirations. Think before you post.

Your Family?s Life: Private or Public?

Not every blog needs to be available to the public. Some families choose to password-protect their blog so they have more control over the viewing audience.

You can make your blog interactive by allowing viewers to add comments, or close the comments section if you don?t wish to moderate comments. You?ll have the capability to delete any comments you deem inappropriate or unnecessary even if the comments section is open.

Lindsey Groettum, 31, a special education teacher in Denver, Colo., with ties to family in Minnesota started a blog on
Blogger.com as a way to open up about the struggle she and her husband endured in their quest to start a family.

Groettum searched online for support to find others who wrote about the private, physical, and emotional experience of miscarriage but couldn?t find what she was looking for. That was motivation for her to share her story.

?I posted my first blog entry on the one-year anniversary of trying to conceive,? she says. ?When I originally signed up for the blog, I thought I?d be sharing pictures and stories about traveling with my husband, Andy.?

One of the initial roadblocks to contributing to the blog for Groettum was choosing a theme.

?When I found myself feeling hopeless after two miscarriages, I felt like I didn?t know myself anymore because it was becoming difficult to find the good in anything,? reveals Groettum. ?I found myself using small milestones to measure my day and it helped me stay positive. That?s when it came to me?the little things. ?The Little Things? became the theme and name for my blog.?

The response Groettum received from that first post revealing the couple?s struggle was overwhelming.?Friends and family showed support for the Groettums and what they were experiencing. Groettum heard from women from all different parts of her life that could relate and were thankful for someone who spoke out about the true and honest feelings that go along with the experience of miscarriages.

Since beginning her blog, Groettum feels more confident, less stressed, and calmer. Her husband has even noticed the transformation and sees the blog as a great accomplishment for her, an outlet for her and her feelings and stories. The Groettums are now excitedly expecting their first child in November.

Benefits and Drawbacks of Family Blogging

Rachel Blumhardt, an outpatient mental health counselor in The Village Family Service Center?s Fargo office, agrees with Groettum and believes there are definite benefits to blogging, but also some negative aspects.

?I have often recommended as part of therapy that clients keep a?private journal as a healthy outlet to express feelings and process problems,? shares Blumhardt.??The difference, of course, is that a written journal is typically private and blogging is often a very public experience.?

Blumhardt believes the unfiltered views of others in response to one?s blog may be affirming at times and at other times detrimental.?She feels the overall psychological well-being of the writer doing the blogging is very important in how beneficial the process can be.

?If you are emotionally sensitive and the subject matter is such that certain feedback would upset you, then a private journal might be a more appropriate avenue,? says Blumhardt.

?Blogging is a great way to document our life,? adds Groettum. ?The blog will be a living photo album of sorts for us to look back on and a way to share our life with our children.?

Both Groettum and Cook agree that there is one disadvantage to blogging. And that is, communication sometimes slowed with friends and family once they launched their blogs. ?Sometimes my friends think that what I post on the blog is the only thing that is happening in my life,? shares Groettum. ?I get fewer phone calls and emails because friends and family think they?re keeping up with me by reading the blog.?

Cook agrees.

?What I share on the blog isn?t the complete picture,? she says. ?It?s still important to stay in touch, and my blog doesn?t replace that. Skype is now filling that gap for us when we?re overseas so we can get face time with our family.?

Janelle Brandon is wife to Lukas, mom to Dylan (4) and Julia (2), writer, doula, and marketer living in Moorhead, Minn. To learn more, visit www.janellebrandon.com.

Source: http://villagefamilymag.org/2012/09/27/starting-a-family-blog/

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How to Treat Post-Menopausal Hair Loss

If you're a post-menopausal woman, you might have noticed that your forehead has grown higher all of a sudden. Or maybe the part in your hair has gotten wider, and you can see your scalp when the light hits it just right. But don't worry; you're not alone. Up to 10% of pre-menopausal women experience some androgenetic alopecia (decreased hair diameter with a normal growth pattern), and the rate jumps considerably to 50-75% of women 65 and older.?

The cause of this type of hair loss isn't fully understood, but some studies point to factors such as hormonal imbalances, iron deficiency, rapid weight loss, medication side-effects and some disease states.? For any woman who is experiencing hair loss, the first step is to consult with a healthcare professional who can rule out any physical conditions that may be contributing to the hair loss, followed by a proper treatment plan.

There are several treatments that have shown some promise in reversing or slowing androgenetic hair loss.? Some treatments affect the hormones that play a role in hair growth, while others treat conditions that can cause hair loss.? Rogaine is the only FDA-approved topical treatment for female hair loss.? Some studies have suggested that it may be effective for some women by prolonging the hair's growth phase; however, it can take up to a year to see any results.? There are also prescription oral medications available, such as Propecia, but there are significant risks and side-effects with these drugs, and they only treat specific hair loss conditions.

Laser combs are advertised to increase hair growth, and the FDA has approved the HairMax Laser Comb for this use. However, it costs $495 and requires 15 minutes of use three times a week, with minimal evidence of how well it actually works.? A hair transplant is another costly, but effective, method for treating extensive hair loss. With this treatment, hair follicles are removed from dense areas of growth and implanted to the thinning areas.? The problem with this type of treatment is that most women experience thinning throughout the scalp, so they aren't usually good candidates for hair transplant.?

Before exploring the more costly medical treatments it's a good idea to take a look at common reasons for increased hair loss.? Your diet can play a strong role in hair health, and some women who skimp on protein may see a decrease in hair thickness.? Increasing your dietary intake of B vitamins (or adding a supplement) can help with hair health.? Low iron levels may also contribute to hair loss, but consult with your healthcare provider first to determine if you are in need of an iron supplement.?

Stress is another major cause of hair loss that's easily treatable.? Exercise, meditation, breathing techniques and improved sleeping habits can all play a big role in reducing the stress hormones that can increase hair loss.?

Additionally, certain hairstyles can contribute to hair loss, such as wearing tight braids, extensions or using hair bands that can cause breakage.? Look for bands that are soft elastic with a fabric cover, and avoid styles that pull or put excessive tension on your hair.??Adding some bangs and layers can also create the look of fuller hair and help hide thinning at the front of your scalp.?

Coloring your hair can add thickness, and covering the gray will make thinning areas less noticeable.? There are even products available that can be applied to the part and crown to help create the look of more hair.? You can achieve similar results with an eyebrow powder that is close to your hair color.

Finally, there are a wide variety of hair sprays, shampoos, and other hair products on the market that can be very effective in making your hair look thicker. I ask for samples at stores so I can try before I buy, or save the receipt if the store allows returns on products. This way, I don't end of spending lots of money on products that don't work for my hair.? It can take some experimenting with different products to find the ones that are compatible with your hair, so don't give up if the first thing you try doesn't give you results.

Do you have any solutions of your own for combating female hair loss? Share them!

Source: http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=how_to_combat_postmenopausal_hair_loss

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Real Estate Professional - How to Safely Take Your Real Estate ...

You can?t simply get a real estate agent license and hope to qualify.

One of the hottest real estate tax strategies is the Real Estate Professional. The IRS is on to this one, though, so make sure you follow the rules.

If your income is over $150,000, you can not take advantage of your real estate passive losses unless you are a ?Real Estate Professional.? These losses aren?t lost forever. Instead the real estate losses are suspended until a future date when you can take advantage of them.

If you want to get the tax advantage, though, you?re going to want to be a Real Estate Professional.

There are two parts to using the Real Estate Professional exception:

(1)? You or your spouse must qualify by spending 750 hours or more per year in real estate activities, plus you must spend more hours in real estate activities than any other trade or business, and

(2)? You and your spouse together must meet the material participation rules.

The ?Real Estate Professional? Qualification

It has to be either you or your spouse.? You can?t add your hours together. You need to have BOTH 750 hours or more, plus you need to spend more time in real estate activities than any other trade or business.

One of the areas that gets people in trouble here is that there are two parts. You need to get 750 hours or more per year, AND you need to get more hours in real estate activities than in any other trade or business. You can?t simply get a real estate agent license and hope to qualify.

The ?Material?Participation??Test

The second part is the material participation test. This means that you must have 500 hours or more per property in material participation. ?The good news is that you can combine hours with a spouse for this one. The bad news is that it?s 500 hours per property. If you have 10 properties, that means a total of at least 5,000 hours. There is a way around that.? It?s called aggregation.? We?ll cover more on that in a minute.

The biggest challenge you can face with the material participation test is an IRS challenge to the activities themselves. They want to see that you put the active in activity.

If you have a property manager, you?re going to have a tougher time proving that you are involved with the business. They want to see that you are active and doing something, not sitting in your home office checking in via the Internet and phone.

The concept of aggregation and material participation can be complicated.? We?ll cover it?and strategies to avoid the possible tricks in the next article in this series, ?3 Tricks to Winning the Material Participation Test.?

Source: http://www.creonline.com/blog/safely-taking-the-real-estate-professional-tax-deduction/

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Packers' loss ripples from Lambeau to White House

Green Bay Packers fan Mike LePak holds a sign Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 on Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay, Wisc., in protest of a controversial call in the Packers 14-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Monday night in Seattle. Just when it seemed that NFL coaches, players and fans couldn't get any angrier, along came a fiasco that trumped any of the complaints from the weekend. (AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette, Lukas Keapproth ) NO SALES

Green Bay Packers fan Mike LePak holds a sign Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 on Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay, Wisc., in protest of a controversial call in the Packers 14-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Monday night in Seattle. Just when it seemed that NFL coaches, players and fans couldn't get any angrier, along came a fiasco that trumped any of the complaints from the weekend. (AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette, Lukas Keapproth ) NO SALES

Alicia Schadrie holds a sign Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 on Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay, Wisc., in protest of a controversial call in the Packers 14-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Monday night in Seattle. Just when it seemed that NFL coaches, players and fans couldn't get any angrier, along came a fiasco that trumped any of the complaints from the weekend. The Seahawks' victory featured one of the most bizarre finishes in recent memory, and was certain to reignite frustrations over the locked-out officials. (AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette, Lukas Keapproth ) NO SALES

Officials signal after Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate pulled in a last-second pass from quarterback Russell Wilson to defeat the Green Bay Packers 14-12 in an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Seattle. The touchdown call stood after review. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, John Lok) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLEPI.COM OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT; USA TODAY OUT; TV OUT

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks off the field after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Packers 14-12 in an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ? Entire stadiums have booed them. The Patriots' Bill Belichick grabbed one by the arm and the Redskins' Kyle Shanahan was so hopping mad he followed one into the tunnel after the game.

But it took the team that Vince Lombardi built, playing in a "Monday Night Football" headliner, to put the NFL's latest labor headache ? locked-out officials and their struggling, under-fire replacements ? front and center for the nation. Even President Barack Obama, a Bears fan slogging through a re-election campaign, weighed in Tuesday, saying, "We've got to get our refs back."

Is this where the NFL's lockout of its regular refs comes to an end? On a call that many believe cost the Packers and their Cheesehead-wearing followers a win at Seattle?

The NFL stood fast, giving no sign Tuesday that it was close to reaching a new labor pact with the referees' union. But the outrage grew beyond NFL players (risking fines for speaking out) like Falcons tight end Anthony Gonzalez, who tweeted: "How do you miss that? Pop Warner refs would have gotten that right."

LeBron James tweeted he was "sick" about it and Dirk Nowitzki said he was "not gonna watch another nfl game until real refs" return, while fans pretty much everywhere except Seattle concluded that Green Bay was robbed. Some threatened to boycott until order is restored and others tried to pull the plug on their NFL satellite television packages, only to be told that they can't cancel in the middle of the season.

"I don't really want to give them money if they're going to be greedy about things," said Packers fan Chris Kroening, who lives in Milwaukee. "It's just not that fun to watch any more. I can find better things to do on a Sunday afternoon than watch refs make bad calls."

For all their outrage, Kroening and Michael Mantuano, a Packers fan in Pine Bluff, Ark., both acknowledged that they would probably be watching on Sunday when Green Bay hosts the Saints.

"Yeah, I'm going to watch the game because I still love the Packers," Mantuano said. "But it's a bitter pill to swallow on Tuesday morning when it just clearly wasn't the right call."

It all started when Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's last-gasp pass into the end zone appeared to be hauled down by Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings while Seahawks receiver Golden Tate also got his hands on the ball.

Two replacement officials made contrasting signals ? one indicated a touchdown, the other an interception ? and they eventually ruled on the field that Tate had simultaneous possession with Jennings, which counts as a reception by the offensive player.

Touchdown, Seattle. Game over, Packers.

The NFL acknowledged Tuesday that Tate should have been flagged for offensive pass interference earlier on the play, which would have ended the game with a Packers victory. But league officials said the referee was correct that no indisputable visual evidence existed on a replay review to overturn the touchdown call.

The result of the game, 14-12 Seattle, was final.

That's certainly not how the Packers saw it, insisting that Jennings clearly had intercepted the pass.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers called it "awful" in his postgame interview and he didn't let up Tuesday. He called the league's conclusion "garbage" and said the officials were responsible for a "phantom" pass interference call earlier against the Packers before having "zero communication" after the final play.

"I've got to do something that the NFL is not going to do: I have to apologize to the fans," Rodgers said on his weekly radio show on ESPN 540-AM in Milwaukee. "Our sport is generated ? the multibillion-dollar machine ? is generated by people who pay good money to watch us play. And the product that's on the field is not being complemented by an appropriate set of officials.

"The games are getting out of control, and like I said in the first week, I said this, I'm OK with the replacement refs as long as they don't have a direct impact on the game," Rodgers said. "Obviously, last night, there was a direct impact on the game."

He added: "The game is being tarnished by an NFL who obviously cares more about saving some money than having the integrity of the game diminished."

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told KRLD-FM in Dallas that he didn't catch the end of the game.

"I cut it off about halftime," he said. "I just read a little note in the paper that the Seahawks pulled it out."

Packers guard T.J. Lang posted a message on his Twitter account criticizing the call, then challenged the NFL to "Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs." On Tuesday, Lang apologized for using profanity in his posts ? but said that was the only thing he regretted.

Fellow Packers offensive lineman Josh Sitton used his Twitter account to call on the NFL to come to Green Bay and apologize to the Packers.

"The NFL needs to get the refs back (before) we strike and they make no money!" Sitton posted after the game.

Rodgers, a players' union representative during the lockout, expressed skepticism about that happening and said, "Let's remember who we're dealing with."

"We're dealing with an NFL who locked out the players and said we're going to stand firm on our position," he said on the radio show. "... This is an NFL who gambled on some low-level referees, including the guy who makes the most important call last night, who's never had any professional experience."

After the so-called "Inaccurate Reception," a small Facebook group advocated an "Occupy Lambeau" protest movement before Sunday's game against New Orleans. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker used his Twitter account to call for the return of the regular officials ? a public show of support for locked-out unionized workers, an odd juxtaposition given his national reputation for going after public employee unions last year.

For all the bluster, few expect many empty seats or unwatched television sets on NFL Sundays.

"I mean, it's not the Packers' fault," Kroening said. "I pretty much live and die by watching them."

Mantuano, the other fan, said he was concerned that a team will miss the playoffs or a star player will get hurt because of a replacement official's mistake. He wondered aloud about the health of Rodgers, Tom Brady and Tony Romo.

Oddsmakers said millions of dollars changed hands on that now-famous play.

"Due to one call by the replacement refs, the bettors lost $150 million, and the bookie won $150 million for a total swing of $300 million on one debatably bad call," said RJ Bell of Las Vegas-based Pregame.com.

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AP Sports Writer Rachel Cohen in New York and Associated Press writers Oskar Garcia in Honolulu and Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis., contributed to this story.

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Israel grinds to a halt for Jewish holy day

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israel ground almost to a halt Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day of the year.

The country has completely closed its airspace to airplanes, shut down its buses and trains, and locked its border crossings in preparation the holy day, which begins Tuesday evening and ends Wednesday after sundown. Restaurants, businesses and schools closed, government ministries shuttered, and Israeli television and radio stations went silent. Highways and roads emptied of cars ? a convention honored even by most secular and non-Jewish Israelis.

Yom Kippur is Judaism's day of atonement, when devout Jews ask God to forgive them for their transgressions. They refrain from eating and drinking and attend intense prayer services in synagogues. The day caps a traditional ten day period of soul-searching that began with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year.

This year, the day of introspection comes amid heightened speculation that an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities could be near. When Yom Kippur comes to a close Wednesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make his way to New York to address the United Nations with one main message: Iran's nuclear program is an existential threat to Israel, and it must be stopped.

Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar told Israel Radio that Israelis should pray this Yom Kippur that Israel's enemies be kept at bay.

"May God upturn whatever schemes they are scheming for us," Amar said.

Many Israelis also reflected on the 1973 Arab-Israel War, which Israelis call the Yom Kippur War because it broke out surprisingly on that day. The war marked a watershed moment in Israeli collective memory, when the country suffered heavy losses on the battlefield. On Tuesday, families published notices in the obituary section of newspapers in memory of their loved ones who died in the war.

Thousands of Jewish worshippers shrouded in white prayer shawls convened on the Western Wall Tuesday morning for last-minute penitent prayers. Some sounded long, curly rams' horns called shofars, traditionally sounded as a call to repent during the ten days of repentance.

Many of Israel's secular Jews fast for the day, but stay at home watching movies and playing board games. In another Israeli Yom Kippur tradition, secular children ride skateboards and bicycles through the empty streets.

At Jerusalem's outdoor market, many scurried around doing last-minute errands before the country shut down. Nearby, ultra-Orthodox Jews swung live chickens over their heads while reciting a blessing, then slaughtered the birds ? a symbolic ritual that transfers their sins to the animals. The practice has come under criticism in recent years, and many have replaced it by donating money to charity instead.

Adesu Masala, 72, an Ethiopian Jewish immigrant to Israel, was leaving the tailor's with a newly hemmed pair of dress pants to wear at his synagogue. He looked up to the heavens when he reflected on his prayers for the holy day.

"I will pray to God for a long life, and health for my children, wife and grandchildren," he said.

Tikva Horne, 70, was returning home from a visit to the doctor. She said she would be going to synagogue praying for "health for everyone, and that God forbid there will be a war."

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Europe unveils banking union plan to tackle crisis

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Europe moved a step closer to a banking union on Wednesday with a plan for the European Central Bank to supervise all euro zone banks, a cornerstone of closer fiscal integration designed to end years of financial turmoil in the region.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso outlined the proposal in his annual "state of the union" address, laying out a path to further economic integration that he said he hoped would underpin the future of the euro currency.

The proposed banking reforms, which need to be approved by the European Union's member states, aim to break the link between banks and states, preventing heavily indebted countries being sucked further into difficulty by distressed lenders in need of rescue.

It tackles a core element of the crisis that first struck banks in Europe almost five years ago and escalated into a sovereign debt crisis in 2010.

"The crisis has shown that while banks became transnational, rules and oversight remained national," Barroso told members of the European Parliament. "We need to move to common supervisory decisions, namely within the Euro area."

"The single supervisory mechanism proposed today will create a reinforced architecture, with a core role for the European Central Bank," he said. "It will be a supervision for all Euro area banks."

For the plan to work, it will require countries to surrender a degree of sovereignty over supervising their banks. This has long been a national responsibility, and the proposal has already led to tensions with Germany and Britain.

Although Britain, which is outside the euro zone, will not join the scheme, many international banks in London have operations in the euro area that will be affected by the ECB's new supervisory reach.

London is also worried that the ECB, emboldened by its new powers, will demand regulation that could undermine the city's position as Europe's de facto financial capital. Similar concerns are shared by countries such as Sweden.

"We've said that a banking union for the euro area must also respect the integrity of the single market for the whole of the European Union," said a spokesman for the British Treasury. "We'll ensure the agreement on it does that."

Underscoring the sensitivity of this issue and its potential to upset the new banking framework, the European Commission has suggested the creation of a special voting mechanism among all EU regulators as a counterbalance to the power of those in the euro zone.

"We absolutely want to avoid the feeling that what we are doing means that the ins and the outs should be confronted with different interests or different agendas," said one EU official.

A banking union foresees three steps: the ECB getting the power to monitor all euro zone banks and others in the wider EU that agree to the oversight; the establishment of a fund to close troubled banks; and a fully fledged scheme to protect citizens' deposits across the euro zone.

Establishing a common framework for dealing with problem banks would mark a departure from the previously haphazard approach taken by the euro zone's 17 members that has frustrated investors and helped drive up borrowing costs for weaker states.

Handing powers of supervision to the ECB also unlocks the possibility of direct aid to banks from the euro zone's permanent rescue scheme, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), although it is not clear when Spain and others would benefit.

The Spanish government, which has already been offered up to 100 billion euros ($128 billion) in European aid to rescue its most troubled lenders, welcomed the proposal on Wednesday.

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Under the terms of the proposal, the ECB would be at the head of the currently fragmented system of national regulators, with the power to police, penalize and even close banks across the euro zone.

The ECB would also gain powers to monitor banks' liquidity closely and require them to keep more capital to protect themselves against future losses.

Reaching agreement on the terms of the union could be complicated, delaying the introduction of the new regime beyond the target set by euro zone leaders of the beginning of next year.

Germany, the euro zone's economic heavyweight, is opposed to allowing the ECB supervise all euro zone lenders.

Berlin says the central bank will be overstretched if it has to monitor all 6,000 euro zone banks. Commission officials argue that even small banks can cause a wider crisis, as happened with the bank run on Britain's Northern Rock in 2007.

The Commission's proposal foresees a phasing in of this supervision over a year and says the ECB should be able to police all banks. The ECB should begin monitoring half of the euro zone banking sector from the middle of next year.

Banks in Britain are also apprehensive about the impact of the new regime.

"The single market is Europe's biggest asset," said Anthony Browne, Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association.

"Any splintering into a two-tier financial services market would threaten the ability of businesses across Europe to raise money for investment and would hamper economic recovery."

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(Writing By John O'Donnell; additional reporting by Huw Jones and Steve Slater in London and Fiona Ortiz in Madrid; Editing by Will Waterman)

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