Norway mass killer Breivik admits massacre

OSLO, Norway?? The anti-Muslim militant who killed 77 people in attacks in Norway in July acknowledged carrying out the massacre but refused to plead guilty in his first public court appearance since the attacks.

Anders Behring Breivik, speaking Monday at a court just two blocks from where he detonated a huge home-made bomb before shooting 69 people at the ruling Labor Party's summer camp, also rejected the court's authority to hear his case.

"I am a military commander in the Norwegian resistance movement and Knights Templar Norway. Regarding the competence (of the court), I object to it because you received your mandate from organizations that support hate ideology (and) because it supports multiculturalism," Breivik told the court.

"I acknowledge the acts but I do not plead guilty," Breivik told the court.

The court extended his custody 12 more weeks until Feb. 6 but decided to gradually lift the restrictions on his media access, visitors and mail. Breivik is being held pending his trial on terror charges.

The killings on July 22 shattered a nation known for its open society, peace and relative prosperity, sparking a debate about immigration and security.

Breivik, speaking at a court picketed by a group of protesters holding a banner that read "No speakers' platform for fascists," attempted to address survivors and victims' relatives but the court denied his request.

The hearing was the first opportunity for the media, surviving victims and victims' relatives to hear Breivik, 32, speak publicly.

The hearing, required under Norwegian law to keep a suspect in prison before trial, was Breivik's fourth, and as expected, the court decided to keep him in custody. He will likely remain in prison until he goes to trial.

Story: Norway opens massacre island to media

Some 120 people were admitted to the courtroom, while hundreds of others squeezed into overflow rooms equipped with video links.

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Breivik has been held in solitary confinement since his arrest after he surrendered to the police on the island.

Visits to island
In October, Norway opened Utoya to journalists for the first time since the massacre, with the ruling Labor Party vowing to ensure its idyllic retreat transcends tragedy.

More than 150 journalists and photographers took the five-minute trip to the island on the M/S Thorbjoern ? the same ferry that carried Breivik on the rainy afternoon of his gun rampage.

In August, about 1,000 survivors and relatives traveled to Utoya, accompanied by police and medical staff, to face the painful memories of the shootings. A day earlier, there was a similar visit by 500 relatives of victims.

There were few outward signs of the horrific attack on the small, peaceful forested island, apart a few shattered windows and bullet holes in the cafe near the main building. Police had cleared away evidence for their investigation.

Adrian Pracon, a 21-year-old survivor, told The Associated Press that reopening the island, 25 miles northwest of the capital, Oslo, is important so that "people understand what happened there."

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Pracon recalled the horror of the day, as Breivik stalked the shore and shot campers who like him had plunged into the water in a desperate attempt to escape.

"I started thinking it is over now. I am going to die right now," he said.

Breivik turned his gun on Pracon and fired. A bullet hit his left shoulder, but he remained still, pretending to be dead.

Breivik eventually lay down his weapons and surrendered to police after the almost 80-minute shooting rampage, near the place where Pracon was shot.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45283671/ns/world_news-europe/

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Michele Bachmann: Look To China On Social Program Cuts

Michele Bachmann made a curious suggestion during Saturday night's Republican debate.

Fielding a question about which social programs she would cut if president, the Minnesota Congresswoman said that China provided a good example of a society without a social safety net. The fact that China's government is resolutely socialist appeared to be lost on her.

Bachmann said that Lyndon Johnson's Great Society has "not worked, and it's put us into the modern welfare state...If you look at China, they don't have food stamps."

She continued, "They save for their own retirement security, they don't have AFDC (Aid to Families With Dependent Children), they don't have the modern welfare state, and China's growing...and so what I would do is look at the programs that LBJ gave us, with the Great Society, and they'd be gone."

Above video courtesy of Talking Points Memo.

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So that?s the first five minutes. In the next 130, we learn who these people are, and what happened between them in the days before the world ended. The movie is divided into three chapters, the first of which is named for Justine (Kirsten Dunst), an advertising copywriter who?s about to have a lavish wedding at a magnificent estate owned by her rich brother-in-law, John (Kiefer Sutherland). John is married to Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Justine?s fussy, maternal older sister. Justine is a clinical depressive who?s too low-functioning to get through her own wedding; when it?s time to cut the cake, she disappears for a long bath. The girls? mother (Charlotte Rampling) is an almost comically horrific human being, a heartless narcissist who uses her wedding toast as a chance to insult the bride, the groom, and the institution of marriage itself.

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Pets Of The Week: National Adoption Weekend ? CBS Detroit

The Michigan Humane Society?teaming up with PetSmart as part of its National Adoption Weekend, to be held November 11-13 at PetSmart locations.?MHS will hold six off-site adoption events around metro Detroit this weekend, featuring adoptable dogs, cats, rabbits and more.

See a photo gallery of adoptable cats and dogs here.

The adoption events will be held at the following times and PetSmart locations. Please note that, in addition to dogs, cats and rabbits, the West Bloomfield store event will also feature additional small animals from MHS such as degus, hamsters, chinchillas and guinea pigs:

Friday, Nov. 11:
?West Bloomfield: 7260 Orchard Lake Road, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
?Taylor: 23271 Eureka Road, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 12:
?Roseville: 20530 E. 13 Mile Road, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
?Rochester Hills: 2724 South Adams Road, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.?
Sunday, Nov. 13:
?Dearborn: 5650 Mercury Drive, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
?Chesterfield: 51347 Gratiot Avenue, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The adoption process mirrors that at MHS? three adoption centers. Adoptions are on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified families, with a listing of pets available at www.michiganhumane.org/adopt.

MHS? adoption fees for cats and kittens at its PetSmart partner locations are $60; adoption fees for dogs over 4 months are $175; puppies and lap dogs (20 pounds or less) are $275; rabbits are $20; adoption fees for small and furry friends like degus vary by species. The dogs and cats have been spayed or neutered and received age-appropriate vaccinations. All cats have been microchipped at no additional cost. For more information, call 1-866-MHUMANE or visit www.michiganhumane.org.

Source: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/11/10/pets-of-the-week-national-adoption-weekend/

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Joe Paterno Exit Being Planned By Penn State: Report

According to The New York Times, Penn State is preparing for the exit of longtime football coach Joe Paterno in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

The Times' report came less than an hour after Paterno's weekly press conference was cancelled early Tuesday afternoon. Scott Paterno, the coach's son, informed the Associated Press that the press conference had been cancelled at the insistence of University President Graham Spanier's office.

Two high-ranking officials -- Tim Curley and Gary Schultz -- have already stepped down from their positions in the wake of the scandal.

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How hummingbirds fly when soggy

8 November 2011 Last updated at 20:12 ET

The cameras show how a hummingbird shakes its head to get rid of the water (Footage: University of California, Berkeley)

Slow-motion footage has revealed how a hovering hummingbird is able to cope with wet weather.

The cameras show that the delicate bird shakes its heads with such acceleration that it can reach a g-force of 34 (Formula 1 racing cars typically reach less than 6g).

This mid-air manoeuvre takes just 0.1 seconds and removes almost all of the water droplets from its feathers.

The research is published in the journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Professor Robert Dudley, one of the authors of the study, from the University of California, Berkeley, said: "It is the extreme mobility - its head is going through 180 degrees in a 10th of a second or less - it is just extraordinary."

Artificial rain

The Anna's hummingbird is found in cloud forests and the neo-tropics where rainy days are common, and is able to remain active even in very wet weather.

Yet, until now, nobody knew how the bird did

To find out, the researchers trained their hi-tech cameras on a bird as it fed from its feeder, and then sprinkled it with water.

Lead author of the study Dr Victor Ortega-Jimenez, from the University of California, Berkeley, said: "We simulated three different types of rain - and the hummingbirds did this extreme oscillation in light, medium and heavy rain.

"It seems it is a common behaviour of hummingbirds."

The researchers were surprised that the hummingbirds were able to generate such extreme forces while in flight.

Professor Dudley said: "We know visual information is the key to flight control, and, obviously, when you are shaking your head, you don't have that input of flight acceleration, and yet they remain basically stable - they are not falling out of the air."

The scientists said their findings could help engineers to develop micro air vehicles that could cope with unsettled weather or even washing machines with an improved drying spin.it.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-15620024

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