Josh Neer chokes out Duane Ludwig at UFC on FX 1

Josh Neer is 2-0 in his fourth stint with the UFC as he choked Duane Ludwig unconscious in the first round of their bout at UFC on FX 1 at Nashville on Friday.

After the two clinched for the beginning of the first round, Duane Ludwig came in with several strikes that wobbled Neer, but then Neer answered back with jabs of his own. This patter continued to repeat until Ludwig tried for a takedown. Neer put in a deep guillotine. Ludwig raised his hand to tap, but was out before he even had the chance to tap. The bout was stopped at 3:04 of the first round.

Neer is 33-10 after this win. He has been in and out of the UFC, but has two straight stoppage wins since rejoining the promotion in October. Ludwig has been on a two-fight win streak, and now is 21-12.

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Union: Pipeline Decision is 'Politics at Its Worst' (ContributorNetwork)

The president of the half-million member Laborers' International Union of North America has categorized the Obama Administration's January 18 rejection of the construction of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline as "politics at its worst," indicating a potential hit to the Obama re-election campaign from his union base. Here are the details.

* "The score is Job-Killers, two; American workers, zero," said LIUNA General President Terry O'Sullivan in a press release following the U.S. State Department's denial of the project on Wednesday. "We are completely and totally disappointed. This is politics at its worst. Once again the President has sided with environmentalists instead of blue collar construction workers - even though environmental concerns were more than adequately addressed. Blue collar construction workers across the U.S. will not forget this."

* According to a statement from President Barack Obama, the Secretary of State recommended the denial of TransCanada's Keystone XL project, which would pipe crude from Canadian oil sands to refineries in Texas. "As the State Department made clear last month, the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by Congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline's impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment." Obama went on to state that his denial of the project "is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people."

* But the project had 1,1100 days of governmental review, LIUNA argued. "In addition, experts believe the project would be the safest ever constructed," the union press release stated, citing safety features such as 21,000 sensors that would be monitored via satellite and an alternative route to ease concerns over environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska.

* According to an October 25 press release by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a joint letter was sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by four union presidents representing 2.6 million union members, urging State Department approval of the Keystone project that was expected to pour $20 billion of new spending into the economy, create 118,000 jobs and generate $585 million in state and local taxes in communities along the pipeline. The reason for approving the project, the letter stated, was "so that the American worker can get back to the task of strengthening their families and the communities they live in." Joining the Teamsters in sending the letter were the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada, International Union of Operating Engineers, and LIUNA.

* While LIUNA has sharply criticized Obama's decision, other unions were praising it. According to a joint press release offered on January 19 by the UAW, Steelworkers, Transport Workers, SEIU, CWA, Sierra Club, and the National Resources Defense Council, "The Keystone XL Pipeline is a complex project which deserved careful consideration regarding its environmental and economic impacts that the Obama Administration planned to provide." The group goes on to blame House Republican leadership for a "cynical move" that "wrapped job creation rhetoric around their pipeline demands" and placed those demands in a payroll tax cut extension bill in December.

* According to the LIUNA press release, unemployment in the construction industry currently stands at 16 percent, with 1.3 million jobless construction workers across the nation.

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Time Warner Cable app streams live TV to iPhones, no longer iPad-only

After finally issuing a version of its TWC TV app for Android tablets and phones (sans-live TV streaming, for now) Time Warner Cable has finally made its iOS version, which launched last March on the iPad, compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch. There's no additional charge for the app which allows for the aforementioned live TV viewing (as long as you're on your home WiFi) and DVR scheduling, and the accompanying blog post reveals the available list of channels has reached 196. We should probably mention that the app is unlikely to play nicely with any jailbroken iOS devices it encounters, so some extra hackery may be in order to get things working there. Otherwise, Time Warner customers can grab it now from iTunes at the source link below.

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APNewsBreak: Exxon reaches $1.6M spill settlement (AP)

BILLINGS, Mont. ? Exxon Mobil agreed Thursday to pay the state of Montana $1.6 million in penalties over water pollution caused by a pipeline break last summer that fouled dozens of miles of shoreline along the scenic Yellowstone River.

Montana Department of Environmental Quality director Richard Opper told The Associated Press that the penalty marks the largest in the agency's history.

The Texas oil company will pay $300,000 in cash and spend $1.3 million on future environmental projects, Opper said.

Also Thursday, Exxon increased its estimate of how much crude spilled into the river during the July 1 accident near Laurel to 1,509 barrels, or more than 63,000 gallons.

That's up from earlier estimates of 1,000 barrels spilled ? a number that Gov. Brian Schweitzer had disputed as too low.

Only about 10 barrels of crude were recovered by cleanup crews. That's less than 1 percent of the total spilled, federal officials have said.

Thursday's settlement over water pollution violations came after more than three months of negotiations between attorneys for Exxon and the state. It contains provisions to shield the company against any future lawsuits from state agencies, although it will not become final until after a 30-day comment period.

"It was a significant violation. There were hundreds and hundreds of acres of land affected and it was a major oil spill," Opper said. He added the penalties likely would have been "a lot higher" if Exxon had not cooperated on the cleanup.

"It doesn't mean they were perfect. They were responsible, but they really were committed to undoing the damage that was caused," he said.

The settlement requires continued monitoring of environmental damage by Exxon, and requires the company to clean up any more oil that is discovered. That includes any crude that might be stirred up when the Yellowstone rises again in the spring as mountain snow begins to melt.

Testing of river sediments near public water supply intakes also will be required.

Opper said company representatives were expected to sign the deal late Thursday.

As part of the settlement, Exxon also will reimburse more than $760,000 in emergency response costs racked up by state agencies.

In an emailed statement regarding the settlement, Exxon spokesman Alan Jeffers reiterated that the company "takes full responsibility for the cleanup."

"We are pleased to be able to resolve this environmental compliance issue with the State of Montana," Jeffers wrote.

Regarding the change in how much crude spilled, Jeffers said the company recalculated the volume after discovering the pipeline had been completely severed during the July 1 accident near Laurel. Jeffers says pipeline breaches typically involve a crack or fissure. That was the assumption used to craft the initial estimate.

Jeffers added that the higher estimate would not have changed the response to the spill, which at its peak involved more than 1,000 Exxon Mobil contractors working to clean up oil-soaked sandbars, log jams and vegetation.

"We had a lot of people and a lot of resources brought to bear in response to the spill," he said. "None of this would have made any difference."

Still pending against the company is a lawsuit from a group of riverfront property owners who are seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages over allegations that the company failed to properly clean up after the spill.

Attorneys for Exxon have asked U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull in Billings to dismiss the case. A decision is pending.

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AT&T Hikes Data Plan Prices, Limits

AT&T announced Wednesday afternoon that the company would be adjusting its data plan pricing for smart devices, essentially hiking the rates while also upping the monthly data limit. Existing customers can stick with their current plans, but new customers will have to choose from one of the three plans outlined below (tablet plans remain separate).

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Stock futures gain after IMF report, Goldman results (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stock index futures rose on Wednesday after sources said the International Monetary Fund wants to boost its lending facility as the euro zone battles a long-running debt crisis and after earnings from Goldman Sachs.

Sources told Reuters the IMF needs to raise up to $600 billion in new funds to lend to countries struggling with the fallout from the debt crisis.

Greece was set to meet with creditors in the latest attempt to snap a deadlock in negotiations to slash the country's debt and prevent a default.

"There is no question the market seems to be decoupling itself from the euro news but Europe also seems to be stabilizing as we see the market is beginning to focus on the economic news and of course, earnings," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) reported that quarterly profit fell but still beat estimates, lifting shares 1.8 percent to $98.45 in premarket trade.

The S&P 500 has risen nearly 3 percent for the year, helped by gains in financials. Investors have focused on improving U.S. economic data and a stabilization of the euro zone crisis.

The S&P financial index (.GSPF) is up more than 5 percent for the year but has fallen in the last two sessions after lackluster earnings from JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup Inc (C.N).

S&P 500 futures rose 2.8 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures gained 19 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures added 10.75 points.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N) dipped 4.1 percent to $20.40 premarket after the world's No. 1 custody bank said fourth-quarter earnings fell.

Another big custody bank, State Street Corp (STT.N) said fourth-quarter earnings rose sharply from a year ago, when it recorded restructuring charges.

Other companies due to report include eBay Inc (EBAY.O) and Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW.N).

Economic data expected on Wednesday includes December's Producer Price Index (PPI), industrial production and capacity utilization as well as the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo's January housing market index.

Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a 0.1 percent rise, compared with a 0.3 percent increase in November. Excluding volatile food and energy items, PPI is expected to rise 0.1 percent, a repeat of the November increase. The data comes at 8:30 a.m. EST.

Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) shares rose 3.2 percent to $15.92 premarket after co-founder Jerry Yang severed all formal ties with the company he started in 1995. Shareholders have blasted Yang for impeding investment deals that could have transformed the Internet media group.

Prudential Financial Inc (PRU.N), the No. 2 U.S. life insurer, and Korea Life Insurance (088350.KS) plan to submit separate bids for a controlling stake in Tong Yang Life Insurance (082640.KS), sources said.

BB&T Corp (BBT.N) and the TD Bank unit of Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) submitted preliminary bids to buy BankUnited Inc (BKU.N), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.

(Reporting By Chuck Mikolajczak; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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'Cupcakegate' prompts bakery to come up with TSA-friendly treat

By Dina Spector, Business Insider

A bakery in Providence, R.I. has take the recent TSA scandal, dubbed Cupcakegate, and turned it into a clever marketing scheme.

The saga began last December when airport security confiscated a cupcake in a 8-ounce jar at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.

Although regular frosted baked goods aren't seen as a national security threat, the packaged cake had a thick layer of icing that violated that administration's 3-ounce carry-on limit for liquids, gels and aerosols, according to a post on the official TSA blog.

The kerfuffle prompted Kelly Colgan, the owner of Silver Spoon Bakery, to whip up a TSA-compliant cupcake ? a basic vanilla cupcake that comes with exactly three ounces of frosting in a quart-size plastic bag, according to Time's Samantha Grossman.

The cupcakes are acccompanied by a TSA boarding pass and an optional decorative picture of Richard Nixon that reads "I am not a gel."

A TSA agent takes a woman's cupcake at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas reportedly due to concerns over the frosting.

"We wanted to take a tongue-in-cheek look at what the ideal cupcake would be to be TSA compliant," Colgan told Mary Forgione the Los Angeles Times.

If you're traveling in the near future and have a hankering for a sweet snack, you can order the $4 TSA-approved confection through the bakery's website.

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Broken arm? Brain shifts quickly when using a sling or cast

ScienceDaily (Jan. 16, 2012) ? Using a sling or cast after injuring an arm may cause your brain to shift quickly to adjust, according to a study published in the January 17, 2012, print issue of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study found increases in the size of brain areas that were compensating for the injured side, and decreases in areas that were not being used due to the cast or sling.

"These results are especially interesting for rehabilitation therapy for people who've had strokes or other issues," said study author Nicolas Langer, MSc, with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. "One type of therapy restrains the unaffected, or "good," arm to strengthen the affected arm and help the brain learn new pathways. This study shows that there are both positive and negative effects of this type of treatment."

For the study, researchers examined 10 right-handed people with an injury of the upper right arm that required a sling for at least 14 days. The entire right arm and hand were restricted to little or no movement during the study period. As a result, participants used their non-dominant left hand for daily activities such as washing, using a toothbrush, eating or writing. None of the people in the study had a brain injury, psychiatric disease or nerve injury.

The group underwent two MRI brain scans, the first within two days of the injury and the second within 16 days of wearing the cast or sling. The scans measured the amount of gray and white matter in the brain. Participants' motor skills, including arm-hand movements and wrist-finger speed, were also tested.

The study found that amount of gray and white matter in the left side of the brain decreased up to ten percent, while the amount of gray and white matter in the right side of the brain increased in size.

"We also saw improved motor skills in the left, non-injured hand, which directly related to an increase in thickness in the right side of the brain," said Langer. "These structural changes in the brain are associated with skill transfer from the right hand to the left hand."

Langer noted that the study did not look at whether the decreases would be permanent.

"Further studies should examine whether using a restraint for stroke patients is really a necessity for improving arm and hand movement," he said. "Our results also support the current trauma surgery guidelines stating that an injured arm or leg should be immobilized 'as short as possible, as long as necessary.'"

The study was supported by the National Center of Competence in Research and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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