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Minneapolis fire, explosion causes multiple injuri – Video

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: Idris Elba on Playing an Icon – Video

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Idris Elba discusses the difficulties and challenges in playing a historical legend in our interview for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

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Narconon Freedom Center Reunites Families with Christmas Dinner

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Albion, MI (PRWEB) January 07, 2014

Narconon Freedom Center helped addicts reunite with their families at a cheery Christmas Dinner this holiday season. The center knows first-hand that a major side-effect of drug addiction is the breakdown of the family unit and how important reuniting family is to the recovery process.

This years Christmas Dinner was filled with many happy families. Loved ones were encouraged to bring favorite traditional dishes to share with their family member in recovery.

We never tire of hearing from families that this is first Christmas in years they have been able to spend with their loved one sober and in a safe environment. Its very gratifying to see families have hope for the first time that they will be able to spend many more holidays with their loved one happy and sober, said John Walser, Senior Intake Counselor, Narconon Freedom Center Michigan.

Families expressed thanks that their loved ones who had been struggling with addiction are now on the road to recovery. I am so happy to see my son doing well and see all the positive changes he is making, said the mother of student D.D.

This is the best Christmas Ive spent with my son in years, said the mother of student M.T.

We are very impressed with how Narconon Freedom Center set up the Christmas Dinner. I felt like I was setting down with my family at home having everyone safe and together, said the mother of student N.K.

One of the biggest side effects of drugs is the breakdown of families. The addict withdraws from their families and often does not talk with or see them. Families often refuse to see their loved one struggling with addiction due to their lying and stealing. The holiday season can be an extremely stressful time for addicts and can trigger increased drug use and overdose leading to death. Families of addicts often spend the holidays in fear for their loved ones life wondering where they are and what they are doing.

Getting a loved one into rehab can save their life, said Walser.

For more information on alcohol or drug addiction or to enroll a loved one in drug rehab, call an Intake Counselor today toll-free at 877-362-9682. All calls are no charge and confidential.

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Great Freedom Adventures Announces New 2014 Bike Tours for Music Lovers

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Sherborn, MA (PRWEB) January 07, 2014

Bike tour operator, Great Freedom Adventures announces two new 2014 US bike tours that will include music festival revelry in the itinerary. Guests on the July 27 departure of a new four-day Rhode Island tour will attend the famed Newport Folk Festival, while guests on a new summer departure of the six-day Hudson Valley New York tour will experience the Hudson Music Fest on August 8th and 9th.

The new four-day Rhode Island By Land and By Sea Bike Tour offers two departures in 2014, June 29 and July 27, the latter including an evening at the Newport Folk Festival. Founded in 1959, the event, an annual American folk-oriented music festival, is one of the major folk festivals in the United States. The festival is known for introducing performers, such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, who went on to become major stars. The festival features performances by folk, blues, country, bluegrass and folk rock musicians as well as related contemporary genres such as alternative country, indie folk and folk punk.

Guests on Great Freedom Adventures By Land and By Sea Rhode Island Bike Tour will spend the late afternoon and early evening of the first day at Newport's Fort Adams, enjoying the music and the setting. The outdoor festival is set on a scenic peninsula stretching into Newport Harbor. Fort walls rise from grass lawns in a prime music venue encircled by hundreds of boats rocking in the blue waters with the silver Newport bridge beyond.

In addition to the festival, participants on the Rhode Island tour will spend a day biking on Block Island, a place the Nature Conservancy termed "one of the last great places," with stops at Mohegan Bluffs, Great Salt Pond and the islands two lighthouses. Another day is spent on tranquil Conanicut Island with routes offering views of impressive "summer cottages", salt-water farms and one of the countrys oldest lighthouses. On Aquidneck Island, guests will view Newport's Gilded Age mansions, walk the oceanside Cliff Walk and bike renowned Ocean Ave.

The tour is priced at $1,650 per person double occupancy and includes lodging at a fine historic inn in the heart of Newport's Old Quarter, most meals, two round-trip ferry passages, a lantern-light walking tour of Newport, admission to the Breakers mansion (June 29 departure), admission to the Newport Folk Festival (July 27 departure), lighthouse tours, guided biking and walking on nature trails and Cliff Walk, bike rental, guides, maps and cue sheets, van support, daily snacks and cold drinks and snacks, and transport to and from the Providence airport or train station.

The By Land and By Sea tour cycling distances range from 8-29 miles per day with options for longer routes for those who wish. The tour is appropriate for all abilities with van support and the ability to ride at your own pace.

A second Great Freedom Adventure for music lovers is the new August 8, 2014 departure of the six-day Hudson Valley National Heritage Area Bike Tour. A fall foliage departure of the Hudson Valley tour is scheduled for October 5th.

Guests on the August 8th departure will experience two days of the fourth annual Hudson Music Fest, a three-day celebration of music during which musicians of all genres play day and night throughout the town - in the parks, at the riverfront, on the sidewalks, in the restaurants, galleries, bars and nightclubs. With over 100 acts performing at more than a dozen venues, we are New York States largest three-day music festival, said Chad Weckler, co-organizer of the festival. Hudson, a hip and vibrant town known for visual and performing arts, antiques, architecture and world-class restaurants, is now also being touted as the next music mecca.

In addition to the Hudson Music Fest, guests on Great Freedom Adventures' Hudson Valley NY bike tour will experience cycling on quiet country roads through landscapes of fertile farmland, productive vineyards, manicured horse farms, and shaded riverside routes. Stops are made at several mansions such as Livingston's estate and FDR's home, wineries for wine tasting, an artisanal cheese making sheep farm, Omi outdoor sculpture park, riverfront Poet's Walk, Frank Gehry's performing arts center, Frederick Church's Olana and more.

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Pilgrims on Cape Cod in Provincetown Massachusetts – Forefathers of Liberty – CharlieDeanArchives – Video

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Malone's Liberty Global said approaching deal to buy Ziggo

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Liberty Global PLC is putting the final touches on an acquisition of Dutch broadband provider Ziggo NV as the cable company expands its European operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Liberty Global, controlled by Colorado billionaire John Malone, and Ziggo aim to announce a friendly deal as early as the middle of this month, and are hammering out a final acquisition price and other terms, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private negotiations.

Ziggo's shares rose 3.6 percent in Amsterdam to 33.77 euro, valuing the company at about 6.75 billion euro or $9.2 billion.

Outstanding issues include determining whether Ziggo chief executive officer Rene Obermann, a former CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG who started this month, will stay at the Dutch company if it is bought by Liberty, the people said. Liberty Global already owns about 30 percent of Ziggo, which it has gradually amassed. The companies are also discussing how to protect jobs once Ziggo's operations are combined with Liberty Global's existing Dutch unit, UPC, the people said.

Malone has built a European cable and broadband empire through acquisitions in countries including the U.K. and Germany.

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Between the Hashes: Florida State beats Auburn 34-31 in the BCS National Championship Game

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Youre a champion now, Jameis. Its OK. Let it all out. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Its the end of the BCS. Lets take a second to remember the good, the bad and the only in college football moments from the last 16 seasons. Pasadena delivered an unforgettable sendoff on Monday night, with Florida State edging Auburn 34-31 in a thrilling game that came down to the final seconds. With a slow burn through the first three quarters, this contest had a spacey feel to it. Then the beat dropped and all the beeps and bloops came raining down so fast that fans barely had time to keep up.

Here are a few awards and thoughts from Mondays wonderful game. Dont come down from that high too quickly. The crushing depths of the offseason will hit us all soon enough.

14-0:That was the record of teamsleading at the half in BCS championship games coming into Monday nights showdown. The Tigers led 21-10 at intermission, and the Seminoles appeared overmatched and confused. Things changed after the break, however, as Florida State chipped away bit by bit, slicing the score to 21-20 before Auburn kicked a 22-yard field goal with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then madness ensued. Levonte (Kermit) Whitfield broke free for a 100-yard kick-return touchdown to put the Seminoles up 27-24, and then Tigers running back Tre Mason scampered for a 37-yard score that temporarily looked like the game-winner.

It wasnt. Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston hit wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin from two yards out with 13 seconds to play, and the above stat went from 14-0 to 14-1.

Winstons game-winning touchdown pass narrowly beat out Whitfields thrilling return and Masons impressive touchdown run. Three plays in rapid succession, like some sort of Wagner-orchestrated crescendo.

Shout out to the special teamers. How important were the punts in Monday nights game? An Auburn punt pinned the Seminoles at their own two-yard line in the first quarter. A poor Florida State punt led to the Tigers first touchdown of the game. A successful fake punt gave Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher and his team new life late in the first half.

Auburn fumbled three kicks or punts and somehow recovered them all. Then, of course, there was Whitfields return, which reinvigorated Florida State, giving the Seminoles their first lead since 3-0 in the first quarter.

Kicking matters. Kicking is back en vogue. Wear it with pride and confidence.

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Between The Hashes: The good the bad and the ugly from FSU's national title win

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Youre a champion now, Jameis. Its OK. Let it all out. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Its the end of the BCS. Lets take a second to remember the good, the bad and the only in college football moments from the last 16 seasons. Pasadena delivered an unforgettable sendoff on Monday night, with Florida State edging Auburn 34-31 in a thrilling game that came down to the final seconds. With a slow burn through the first three quarters, this contest had a spacey feel to it. Then the beat dropped and all the beeps and bloops came raining down so fast that fans barely had time to keep up.

Here are a few awards and thoughts from Mondays wonderful game. Dont come down from that high too quickly. The crushing depths of the offseason will hit us all soon enough.

14-0:That was the record of teamsleading at the half in BCS championship games coming into Monday nights showdown. The Tigers led 21-10 at intermission, and the Seminoles appeared overmatched and confused. Things changed after the break, however, as Florida State chipped away bit by bit, slicing the score to 21-20 before Auburn kicked a 22-yard field goal with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then madness ensued. Levonte (Kermit) Whitfield broke free for a 100-yard kick-return touchdown to put the Seminoles up 27-24, and then Tigers running back Tre Mason scampered for a 37-yard score that temporarily looked like the game-winner.

It wasnt. Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston hit wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin from two yards out with 13 seconds to play, and the above stat went from 14-0 to 14-1.

Winstons game-winning touchdown pass narrowly beat out Whitfields thrilling return and Masons impressive touchdown run. Three plays in rapid succession, like some sort of Wagner-orchestrated crescendo.

Shout out to the special teamers. How important were the punts in Monday nights game? An Auburn punt pinned the Seminoles at their own two-yard line in the first quarter. A poor Florida State punt led to the Tigers first touchdown of the game. A successful fake punt gave Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher and his team new life late in the first half.

Auburn fumbled three kicks or punts and somehow recovered them all. Then, of course, there was Whitfields return, which reinvigorated Florida State, giving the Seminoles their first lead since 3-0 in the first quarter.

Kicking matters. Kicking is back en vogue. Wear it with pride and confidence.

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Best moments, plays, images from FSU's victory

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Youre a champion now, Jameis. Its OK. Let it all out. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Its the end of the BCS. Lets take a second to remember the good, the bad and the only in college football moments from the last 16 seasons. Pasadena delivered an unforgettable sendoff on Monday night, with Florida State edging Auburn 34-31 in a thrilling game that came down to the final seconds. With a slow burn through the first three quarters, this contest had a spacey feel to it. Then the beat dropped and all the beeps and bloops came raining down so fast that fans barely had time to keep up.

Here are a few awards and thoughts from Mondays wonderful game. Dont come down from that high too quickly. The crushing depths of the offseason will hit us all soon enough.

14-0:That was the record of teamsleading at the half in BCS championship games coming into Monday nights showdown. The Tigers led 21-10 at intermission, and the Seminoles appeared overmatched and confused. Things changed after the break, however, as Florida State chipped away bit by bit, slicing the score to 21-20 before Auburn kicked a 22-yard field goal with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then madness ensued. Levonte (Kermit) Whitfield broke free for a 100-yard kick-return touchdown to put the Seminoles up 27-24, and then Tigers running back Tre Mason scampered for a 37-yard score that temporarily looked like the game-winner.

It wasnt. Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston hit wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin from two yards out with 13 seconds to play, and the above stat went from 14-0 to 14-1.

Winstons game-winning touchdown pass narrowly beat out Whitfields thrilling return and Masons impressive touchdown run. Three plays in rapid succession, like some sort of Wagner-orchestrated crescendo.

Shout out to the special teamers. How important were the punts in Monday nights game? An Auburn punt pinned the Seminoles at their own two-yard line in the first quarter. A poor Florida State punt led to the Tigers first touchdown of the game. A successful fake punt gave Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher and his team new life late in the first half.

Auburn fumbled three kicks or punts and somehow recovered them all. Then, of course, there was Whitfields return, which reinvigorated Florida State, giving the Seminoles their first lead since 3-0 in the first quarter.

Kicking matters. Kicking is back en vogue. Wear it with pride and confidence.

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Chicago's ban on gun sales violates the Second Amendment, rules federal judge

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Chicago'sbanon the sale and transfer of firearms was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge, saying that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it's also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.

A federal judge on Monday overturnedChicago'sbanon the sale and transfer of firearms, ruling that the city's ordinances aimed at reducinggunviolence are unconstitutional.

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US District Judge Edmond E. Chang said in his ruling that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it's also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. However, Chang said he would temporarily stay the effects of his ruling, meaning the ordinances can stand while the city decides whether to appeal.

The decision is just the latest to attack what were some of the toughest gun-control laws in the nation. In 2010, the US Supreme Court struck downChicago'slong-standinggunban. And last year, Illinois legislators were forced by a federal appeals court to adopt a law allowing residents to carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the only state that stillbannedthe practice. The resulting state law largely stripped city and officials of surrounding Cook County of their authority to regulateguns, which especially irked officials inChicago, where residents had to apply for concealed-carry permits through the police chief.

National Rifle Association lobbyist Todd Vandermyde applauded Chang's decision, saying the fact a federal judge appointed by President Barack Obama "ruled in favor of the Second Amendment, shows how out of step and outrageousChicago'sordinances really are."

Roderick Drew, a spokesman forChicago'slaw department, said Mayor Rahm Emanuel disagrees with Chang's ruling and has instructed the city's lawyer to consider options to regulategunsales.

"Every yearChicagopolice recover more illegalgunsthan officers in any city in the country, a factor of lax federal laws as well as lax laws in Illinois and surrounding states related to straw purchasing and the transfer ofguns," Drew said. "We need strongergunsafety laws, not increased access to firearms within the city."

Chang's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers and threeChicagoresidents. The judge notedChicago'sbancovers not only federally licensed firearms dealers, but also gifts among family members, all in the name of reducinggunviolence.

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