Robert Hegyes, played Epstein on 'Kotter,' dies (AP)

METUCHEN, N.J. ? The actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show "Welcome Back Kotter" has died.

The Flynn & Son Funeral Home in Fords, N.J., says it was informed of Robert Hegyes' death Thursday by the actor's family. He was 60.

A spokesman at JFK Medical Center in Edison, N.J., told the Star-Ledger newspaper that Hegyes, of Metuchen, arrived at the hospital in the morning in full cardiac arrest and died.

Hegyes was appearing on Broadway in 1975 when he auditioned for "Kotter," a TV series about a teacher who returns to the inner-city school of his youth to teach a group of remedial students. They included the character Vinnie Barbarino, played by John Travolta.

Hegyes appeared on many other TV series, including "Cagney & Lacey."

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American Automotive Artists | Great news from Folklori!

Considering the fact that automotive pattern is basically an artistic endeavor, art has always been a part of automotive life. In spite of this, for a lot of many years automotive art was the item of pattern research, pattern departments of automobile producers, or aligned with automotive promotion. Automotive good art did not exist as a separate art genre. In spite of this there have been a few auto lovers who transpired for being artists and enjoyed painting vehicles basically simply because they cherished the topic matter. But for an artist for being victorious, there must be a markets. And there have been automotive lovers who had been intrigued in investing in art.

So in 1983, a group of 6 artists received invites to exhibit their performs in the Meadowbrook Concours in Detroit. Throughout this exhibition, these artists decided to sort an alliance dedicated to exchanging options and maintaining latest on trends in automotive art and and so the Automotive Very good Arts Culture was born. The artist credited with founding this society is Ken Eberts who has been its president as that time. Ken is regarded as one of the several world?s leading site automotive good artists. He initially worked inside the pattern department at Ford Motor Company. Then in 1968 he embarked on a second vocation in automotive good art. Considering the fact that then, his performs have appeared in magazines, on Christmas cards, posters, and book handles. Ken also has an curiosity in architecture and many of his automotive performs include things like an automobile set versus the backdrop of an engaging building.

He is a two-time winner of the Peter Helck Award and therefore the Richard Teague Award for that ?body of work that finest exemplifies the spirit of the automobile.?

Invoice Neale is also a member of the Auto Very good Arts Culture. Moreover to vehicles, Invoice paints the most people related considering the field for instance drivers and owners. Invoice has an aviation qualifications and both vehicles and airplanes are sometimes highlighted in his compositions. Bill?s work has appeared in each of the prestigious automotive magazines for instance Road & Track, Car & Driver, and Auto Magazine. He has done posters for a lot of Auto Concours d?Elegance and other automobile events for instance the Monterey Historic Races, Houston Classi-Chassis and Carroll Shelby Nationals. He is the poster artist for that Colorado Grand Rally. He is also the recipient of numerous awards from Europe, the United States and South America including the prestigious Peter Helck and Athena awards.

Jim Dietz is another contemporary artist who paints vehicles. In spite of this, Jim is a historical artist who specializes in aviation and military subjects as well as vehicles. Jim is a graduate of the Art Center College of Style and design. He began his vocation in art as an illustrator doing automotive ads, movie posters and book handles. But in 1978 he changed from commercial illustration to historical art. In 1997, Dietz won the Stanley Wanlass Award for ?excellence in strength of pattern and composition echoing the spirit of the automobile? in the Meadow Brook Concours d?Elegance. He also won a Peter Helck Award in 1999 and 2,000 in the Pebble Beach Concours? d?Elegance. Moreover, he has received numerous other awards for his site aviation and blog military art. Like Neale and Eberts, he represents the finest of a new genre in art.

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Will Seal's split with Heidi Klum get ugly?

There have been some ugly splits in Hollywood, but Seal says that his and Heidi Klum's separation won't be one of them.

"We're just not those kind of people ? we never really have been," the singer, 48, said in an interview with PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley, which took place Monday afternoon in L.A. "We've never been attracted to that. Of course it's a difficult situation that we have to handle right now and it's never easy. In terms of our love and respect for each other, that hasn't changed at all."

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After rumors began circulating over the weekend that Klum, 38, was planning on filing for divorce and citing "irreconcilable differences," the couple release a joint statement early Monday morning, confirming that their marriage was coming to an end.

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The statement read: "While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate. We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart. This is an amicable process and protecting the well-being of our children remains our top priority, especially during this time of transition. We thank our family, friends, and fans for their kind words of support. And for our children's sake, we appreciate you respecting our privacy."

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The pair has three biological children together, Henry, 6, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2, plus Klum's 7-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, Leni, whom Seal adopted in 2009.

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In the interview with Smiley, which airs this Friday on PBS, Seal added, "Just because you decide to separate, I don't think you all of the sudden stop loving each other. I don't think you all of the sudden stop becoming friends."

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Severe Brain Injury When Young May Have Long-Term Effects (HealthDay)

MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Although many people believe young children are extremely resilient after they are seriously hurt, the opposite may be true with traumatic brain injuries.

Two Australian studies looked at the impact of traumatic brain injury in children as young as 2 years, and found that these injuries affected cognitive function, IQ and even behavior for some time. However, the researchers also found that recovery from traumatic brain injury can continue for years after the initial injury. And, a child's home environment can positively influence recovery if the child lives in a stable, caring home.

"Many people think that the soft skull of a baby may give them some advantage because if they fall they are not likely to sustain a skull fracture. Also, because a baby's brain is growing so quickly, it seems like the brain may be able to fix an injury. In reality, the soft skull and growing brain of a baby put them at a greater risk of future problems," said the lead author of one of the studies, Louise Crowe, a postdoctoral research officer at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne.

"Children with significant head injuries do recover, but they are generally slower to learn concepts, and some high-level skills are often too difficult for them," she added.

Results from both studies were released online Jan. 23 and are scheduled to appear in the February issue of Pediatrics.

By age 16, at least one in 30 children will experience a traumatic brain injury, according to background information in one of the studies. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occur after a blow or bump to the head, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Young children -- those under 4 years old -- are particularly at risk of experiencing a traumatic brain injury, according to the CDC. Such injuries can occur from a fall, a car accident, deliberate child abuse, sports or being hit with a moving object. Fortunately, most of these injuries aren't fatal, but about one-third of children who survive a TBI will have lasting damage, report the researchers.

Very few studies, however, have followed youngsters from the time of their injury through adolescence, to assess the full effect of the brain injury.

The first study looked at 40 children between the ages of 2 and 7 who had experienced a traumatic brain injury. They were compared to 16 healthy children. The children were examined 12 months, 30 months and 10 years after the injury, according to the study.

Not surprisingly, they found that children with the most severe injuries had the worst cognitive outcomes.

But, the news wasn't all bad. Initially, while the brain was recovering from the injury, the children didn't make significant developmental gains for about three years. However, after that period, and at least up until 10 years after the injury, the children began to make some age-appropriate developmental gains.

That means that even many years after an injury, interventions and therapies for these children may be effective, said the study's lead author, Vicki Anderson, a professor in critical care and neuroscience research at the Murdoch Institute.

"Although this does not suggest that children catch up to peers, it does imply that the gap does not widen during this period," she said.

This study also found that the home environment and relationships could make a difference in a child's recovery. More stable homes with less family conflict appeared to contribute to a child's recovery.

"It's difficult to predict outcome," said Anderson. "A quality home environment and access to appropriate rehabilitation is critical to maximize outcomes. Or, the young brain is plastic, and so the better the environment, the better the outcome."

The second study, led by Crowe, followed a group of 53 children who had sustained a traumatic brain injury before they were 3 years old, and 27 non-injured children. They followed up with these children when they were between 4 and 6 years old. The average time since the injury occurred was 40 months.

Children who had moderate-to-severe TBIs scored lower on IQ tests by about seven to 10 points, according to the study. Mild traumatic brain injuries didn't seem to significantly affect IQ. However, mild and moderate-to-severe TBIs were associated with an increased risk of behavior problems.

And, as with Anderson's study, this study also found that a child's environment has an effect on cognitive function and behavior after a brain injury.

"Children from cohesive family environments and children whose parents had lower levels of stress showed better recovery," Crowe said. "Why this is so is unclear, but it may be due to a parent spending more time with their children, and children also growing up in a less stressful environment."

One expert noted that the findings make an important point.

"We still don't understand all of the factors that affect outcomes. But, these studies do give us important data. We don't necessarily want to close the door on treating these children too soon. There may still be room for improvement over time, but there are persistent deficits," said Dr. Mandeep Tamber, an assistant professor of pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Meanwhile, Crowe advised parents to be vigilant with young children. She said traumatic brain injuries can result from seemingly minor accidents, such as a baby rolling off of a bed or couch.

More information

Learn more about traumatic brain injuries from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Officials: US drone strike killed Somali insurgent

A U.S. drone strike killed a British al-Qaida official fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said.

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Three missiles fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle hit Bilal al-Berjawi's car on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a statement from the insurgent al-Kataib media foundation late Saturday. Berjawi was a Lebanese and British citizen who grew up in West London and fought in Afghanistan before going to Somalia in 2006.

"The martyr received what he wished for and what he went out for, as we consider of him and Allah knows him best, when, in the afternoon today, brother Bilal al-Berjawi was exposed to bombing in an outskirt of Mogadishu from a drone that is believed to be American," the statement said. "He was martyred immediately."

The strike was confirmed by a U.S. official in Washington. The official asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

"Good riddance, and (I) hope al-Shabab leadership will come to their senses and cease the hostility in Somalia," said Omar Jamal, the first secretary in the Somali mission to the U.N., in an emailed statement.

Berjawi helped oversee recruitment, training and tactics for al-Shabab, who are fighting the weak U.N.-backed government. He was a close associate of late al-Qaida operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, who directed the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

Berjawi is at least the fourth senior al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab commander killed in as many years. Last year, a Somali soldier shot dead Mohammed at a checkpoint and in 2009, U.S. soldiers killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in a helicopter raid. In 2008, a U.S. airstrike killed reputed al-Qaida commander Aden Hashi Ayro and two dozen civilians.

Most observers say there are several hundred foreign fighters in Somalia, mainly clustered in training camps around the insurgents stronghold of Kismayo. Most of the foreigners are Africans from other nearby nations, but more than 40 Americans have also traveled to Somalia to join the insurgency, according to a report from the House Homeland Security Committee.

Many British citizens have also returned to Somalia and joined the fight on both sides. Berjawi was the second British citizen killed in Somalia in two days; on Friday an official al-Shabab Twitter feed displayed documents belonging to Said Abdi Jaras from London as proof that the Somali government official had been killed by al-Shabab in battle.

Somalia has not had a functioning government for 21 years. Currently the weak U.N.-backed government holds the capital with the support of 9,500 soldiers from Uganda, Djibouti, and Burundi. Other parts of the country not occupied by al-Shabab are held by friendly militias or Kenyan or Ethiopian troops. Both nations sent in troops amid concerns that Somalia's instability will leak over their borders.

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Houreld reported from Nairobi, Kenya. Associated Press Writer Kim Dozier in Washington, D.C. also contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46088987/ns/world_news-africa/

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HP Mini 1104 tickles budgets, tackles on-the-go needs

As Ultrabooks give us one more reason to eschew the cramped dimensions of low-powered netbooks, outfits like HP continue to churn out the little laptops that could've despite the deafening ring of that category's death knell. So, if you're a student on a crunched budget, a business-y type with low-cost computing needs or just a wee PC fetishist, this latest Mini should suit your tiny tastes just fine. Starting at $399, the 1104 runs Windows 7 Home Premium on a dual-core Intel Atom N2600 clocked at 1.6GHz, sports a 10.1-inch WSVGA display, 320GB of storage, 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM, Bluetooth 3.0 and support for WiFi a/b/g/n networks. You'll also have the option to swap out the standard battery with a six-cell Li-ion for up to nine hours of productivity. And if security's your major concern, the embedded TPM 1.2 chip along with Computrace Pro software should help you keep tabs and control over your data. Wondering if this lil' guy fits your bill? Then check out the gallery below for additional shots while you ponder the merits of subnotebooks.

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Obama sings Al Green. How did he do? ( video)

Appearing at the Apollo Theater in New York Thursday night, President Obama sings Al Green classic 'Let's Stay Together.' He sounded good, but he's no Herman Cain.

President Obama sang an Al Green song at a fundraiser Thursday night, in case you haven?t heard. Well, ?sang a song? might be exaggerating ? he crooned a few words, really. He was standing on stage at the Apollo Theater in New York thanking folks for coming when he swiveled into the Green classic ?Let?s Stay Together.?

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?Ahhhhm ... so in love with you,? went the leader of what used to be called the Free World.

Then he grinned and said, ?Those guys didn?t think I would do it.?

He did not specify who ?those guys? were, at least not on the video made public so far. Perhaps he was referring to Spike Lee and his wife, who earlier in the evening had hosted a dinner for Obama and donors willing to part with upwards of $35,000 per ticket in order to get close to the president.

How did he do? He sounded good, but the sample size was small, only a line or two. We?ll say this: he?s no Herman Cain. Now there?s a (former) presidential aspirant with pipes! Here?s a Cain performance from the National Press Club last fall.

Now comes the fun part: we pretend to overanalyze the political implications of this act in order to suck out its spontaneity and refill it with the sawdust stuffing of punditry. ?

Clearly, Obama was trying to send a message to his base with his choice of song. A fundraiser? The song, ?Let?s Stay Together?? He?s pleading with his core liberal supporters to remain faithful and energized in the coming election even though he has not delivered all they want.

Yet this approach shows his political weakness. It was cool, analytic, and not passionate enough. Why didn?t he make a more forceful choice, such as Green?s ?You Ought to Be With Me?? That would have showed more fire in the belly for the coming campaign. Come to think of it, he could have sung Green?s ?Full of Fire.? That would have gotten the message across.

What will the GOP do? By not finishing a lyric, Obama has opened himself to criticism that he is unable to complete important tasks, such as reviving the economy. Whoever the Republican nominee is they may well exploit this weakness in the fall.

Remember, we?re making this up ? don?t send us emails about how we?re living up to Newt Gingrich?s vision of the news media. If you?ve got other suggestions for songs the president should have tried, please post them in comments. As for ourselves, we?ve gone about as far with this as Pundit Association guidelines allow. Enjoy the show.

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SpringerLink now offers more than 50,000 eBooks

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Addition of Springer Book Archives in 2012 will add valuable historic research

Springer celebrates its 50,000th eBook, available on its online platform SpringerLink (http://www.springerlink.com). This milestone underscores Springer's position as the largest eBook publisher and emphasizes SpringerLink's dominance in offering the world's most comprehensive online collection of science, technology and medicine (STM) journals, books and reference works.

In addition, as announced in October 2011, Springer will digitize nearly all books it has published since 1842. By adding the Springer Book Archives to SpringerLink by the end of 2012, the total number of titles will increase to well over 100,000 eBooks, including valuable historic research dating back to the 1840s.

Wouter van der Velde, eProduct Manager for eBooks at Springer, said, "This is a major milestone for Springer. Our eBook collections are widely used by researchers throughout the world. The high usage clearly shows that Springer is on the right track by providing researchers with quality content."

Springer launched its eBook collection in 2006. For the fifth anniversary, the publishing house consulted leading librarians across the academic, corporate and government sectors to gain their perspective on the past, present and future of the eBook revolution.

Springer collected the best practices about library implementation, business models and the paper-to-electronic transition, and included these insights in a far-reaching white paper. This paper written for librarian, publisher and aggregator audiences explores the shared challenges and opportunities that eBooks present to key stakeholders. The white paper is now available on http://www.springer.com/ebooks and can also be picked up at the Springer booth at the ALA 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas.*

Ray Coln, Director of eProduct Management at Springer, said: "Springer is fortunate to have a smart, forward-thinking library advisory community. Five years after we introduced the first STM eBooks offering, we wanted to get their take on how eBooks have changed the landscape and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for all of us. We hope this white paper is part of the dialogue that moves us forward together over the next five years and beyond."

Springer eBooks' PDF and HTML documents are fully searchable, free of Digital Rights Management and can be downloaded, printed, and also loaded onto mobile devices such as tablets and mobile phones. In addition, once a library purchases Springer's eBook Collection, they own the book content for their use in perpetuity. The Springer eBook Collection provides MARC 21 records, free of charge. In addition, OCLC MARC records for Springer eBooks are available free of charge to eBook customers.

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Springer Science+Business Media (http://www.springer.com) is a leading global scientific publisher, delivering quality content through innovative information products and services. The company is also a trusted provider of local-language professional publications in Europe, especially in Germany and the Netherlands. In the science, technology and medicine (STM) sector, the group publishes around 2,000 journals and more than 7,000 new books a year, as well as the largest STM eBook Collection worldwide. Springer has operations in about 20 countries in Europe, the USA, and Asia, and more than 5,500 employees. In 2010, it generated annual sales of around EUR 866 million.

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Addition of Springer Book Archives in 2012 will add valuable historic research

Springer celebrates its 50,000th eBook, available on its online platform SpringerLink (http://www.springerlink.com). This milestone underscores Springer's position as the largest eBook publisher and emphasizes SpringerLink's dominance in offering the world's most comprehensive online collection of science, technology and medicine (STM) journals, books and reference works.

In addition, as announced in October 2011, Springer will digitize nearly all books it has published since 1842. By adding the Springer Book Archives to SpringerLink by the end of 2012, the total number of titles will increase to well over 100,000 eBooks, including valuable historic research dating back to the 1840s.

Wouter van der Velde, eProduct Manager for eBooks at Springer, said, "This is a major milestone for Springer. Our eBook collections are widely used by researchers throughout the world. The high usage clearly shows that Springer is on the right track by providing researchers with quality content."

Springer launched its eBook collection in 2006. For the fifth anniversary, the publishing house consulted leading librarians across the academic, corporate and government sectors to gain their perspective on the past, present and future of the eBook revolution.

Springer collected the best practices about library implementation, business models and the paper-to-electronic transition, and included these insights in a far-reaching white paper. This paper written for librarian, publisher and aggregator audiences explores the shared challenges and opportunities that eBooks present to key stakeholders. The white paper is now available on http://www.springer.com/ebooks and can also be picked up at the Springer booth at the ALA 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas.*

Ray Coln, Director of eProduct Management at Springer, said: "Springer is fortunate to have a smart, forward-thinking library advisory community. Five years after we introduced the first STM eBooks offering, we wanted to get their take on how eBooks have changed the landscape and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for all of us. We hope this white paper is part of the dialogue that moves us forward together over the next five years and beyond."

Springer eBooks' PDF and HTML documents are fully searchable, free of Digital Rights Management and can be downloaded, printed, and also loaded onto mobile devices such as tablets and mobile phones. In addition, once a library purchases Springer's eBook Collection, they own the book content for their use in perpetuity. The Springer eBook Collection provides MARC 21 records, free of charge. In addition, OCLC MARC records for Springer eBooks are available free of charge to eBook customers.

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Springer Science+Business Media (http://www.springer.com) is a leading global scientific publisher, delivering quality content through innovative information products and services. The company is also a trusted provider of local-language professional publications in Europe, especially in Germany and the Netherlands. In the science, technology and medicine (STM) sector, the group publishes around 2,000 journals and more than 7,000 new books a year, as well as the largest STM eBook Collection worldwide. Springer has operations in about 20 countries in Europe, the USA, and Asia, and more than 5,500 employees. In 2010, it generated annual sales of around EUR 866 million.

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