Fiji State Of Emergency To Be Lifted, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama Says

SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's military government will move Saturday to lift a state of emergency it imposed in 2009, as the country prepares to open consultation on a new constitution, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said in a New Year's message.

The Public Emergency Regulations gave police and the military extended powers, imposed tough censorship on the South Pacific nation's media and tightly controlled public assembly.

The military government of 2006 coup leader Commodore Bainimarama overturned the country's Constitution in 2009, imposing emergency rule after the nation's Court of Appeal ruled the military government was illegal.

In his statement late Sunday, Bainimarama stressed that public order would be maintained and that he would soon announce nationwide consultation for a new constitution, beginning next month, to establish a democratically elected government.

While Bainimarama gave no details of what will replace martial law, his regime has already created a media council with powers that ensure the state's continuing control over what is published.

"The (new) constitution must establish a government that is founded on an electoral system that guarantees equal suffrage, a truly democratic system based on the principal of one person, one vote, one value," he said.

"We will not have a system that will classify Fijians based on ethnicity," he said, adding that votes would be extended to 18-year-olds.

Bainimarama has broken earlier pledges to return to elections, but for the past two years has consistently claimed elections will be held in 2014.

When he seized power in a bloodless coup, Bainimarama said Fiji's ruling political classes were corrupt, and that the existing voting system was racially based to give indigenous Fijians greater voting power than the ethnic Indians who make up around 35 percent of the nation's 900,000 people.

He said Fiji had been mismanaged and hindered by greed and selfishness.

"You and I must not allow a few to dictate the destiny of our country for their own selfish needs," he repeated in his message Sunday.

Relations between Fiji and many countries have soured since Bainimarama seized power, and he has remained under heavy pressure to return Fiji to democracy.

Australia, New Zealand, the European Union and the United States have imposed sanctions and financial penalties imposed on the government. Fiji remains suspended from the British-led Commonwealth grouping of 53 nations ? mainly former British colonies.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, a staunch critic of the military government, said Monday he "welcomes the announcement that the regulations are to be lifted and the announcement that public consultations will commence on a new constitution in February."

While "a range of steps that will be required before free and fair elections can be held, these are important moves in the right direction," he said in a statement.

"The international community will want to see these changes improve the lives and freedoms of ordinary Fijians," McCully said.

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Microsoft Kinect in the Rose Parade: Behind-the-scenes videos and a giant Xbox 360

I admit it, I?m a sucker for a good marching band, so I make a point of tuning in to the Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena every year.

One of the highlights this morning (after the amazing Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band, did you see them?) was a float from Microsoft, of all things.

The company entered the float in the parade?to promote the Kinect sensor for Xbox 360, with the help of a ton of volunteers.

Here are a couple of behind-the-scenes videos showing the making of the float, as originally pointed out by The Verge.

See Microsoft?s Facebook page for more videos and pictures?of the process, including the giant Xbox 360 under construction at right.

Not that it?s the most momentous milestone in the world, but I?m checking to see if this is the first time Microsoft has had a Rose Parade float, and I?ll let you know if I find out.

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No one hurt after camera falls at Insight Bowl (AP)

TEMPE, Ariz. ? Flying cameras have been providing unique perspectives on everything from golf to college and professional football for more than a decade, becoming so commonplace that fans rarely notice the whizzing remote-controlled devices.

At the Insight Bowl on Friday night, no one could miss the overhead camera when it came crashing down to the field late in the fourth quarter, nearly taking out one of the players.

The ESPN camera narrowly missed Iowa receiver Martin McNutt Jr., who became entangled in the guide wire but wasn't hurt.

"First, I looked: `What is it that fell from the sky?'" McNutt said after Iowa's 31-14 loss to No. 19 Oklahoma. "The next thing I know, the camera kind of scratched me a little bit. It was just pulling me and I knew I didn't want to keep going with it."

The camera at the Insight Bowl was supplied by SkyCam, a division of Winnercomm, Inc., a sports production and development company in Tulsa, Okla. According to the company's website, SkyCam is the only stabilized camera system in the world that can unobtrusively fly anywhere in a defined three-dimensional space.

The camera is 36 inches high, weighs 25 pounds and travels up to 30 mph across the guide wire, according to the company.

"We apologize for the accident," ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said Saturday. "The independent company that operates SkyCam for us is in the midst of a thorough review to determine the cause of the problem. We will work with them and bowl officials to determine our future course of action. As always our primary concern will be the safety of fans and those on the field."

ESPN has consistently used the cameras for football coverage, making it a staple of "Monday Night Football." The cameras also have been used occasionally in the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, NCAA basketball, baseball and at the island-green 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass during The Players Championship.

The cameras, despite flying over the playing field, have rarely interfered with the action.

In 2007, a cable camera was forced to make a controlled descent during an NFL game between the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks from what was called human error.

At the 2009 Las Vegas bowl between BYU and Oregon State, the overhead camera reportedly had to be taken down due to wind gusts of around 40 mph.

The incident at the Insight Bowl occurred with Iowa trying to rally from a 10-point deficit in the closing minutes.

While lining up for a play near the 20-yard line at the south end of Sun Devil Stadium, two Hawkeyes had to jump out of the way when the camera fell when the wire appeared to snap with 2:22 left.

McNutt dodged the camera as it fell behind him, but became entangled in the guide wire after it thudded to the ground. McNutt suffered only a minor scratch, but the game was delayed for about five minutes as crews dragged the camera off the field and made sure the wire was out of the way.

McNutt was able to joke about the incident.

"I fell like somebody was trying to kill me on their (Oklahoma's) staff," he said. "If you are looking, I'm looking for you. No. It was lucky it didn't hit me."

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Florida Prepaid: Are you covered for full tuition and fees?

If you prepaid for college a few years ago, there?s a good chance you?ll need to shell out a lot more money for your child?s tuition and fees.

Anyone who bought a plan before October 2010 isn?t fully covered for tuition and fees, unless they bought supplemental plans. Most affected are those who bought Florida Prepaid plans between October 2007 and January 2010 when Prepaid sold a ?tuition differential? supplemental plan to reflect the extra tuition universities were authorized to charge. It was sold as an optional add-on plan, but students attending the state?s public universities will have to pay it.

?No one ever made the statement in any of the brochures that this was an absolute requirement to gain admission,? said Stanley Tate of Miami, a founder of the Florida Prepaid Plan who is no longer involved in daily operations. ?Whatever the charge is, they?ll have to pay it unless they?re covered.?

If you want to supplement your plan to ensure your child is fully covered, or buy a new plan, you have until Jan. 31 to lock in this year?s prices. You can get more information at www.myfloridaprepaid.com.

Anyone who has bought a university plan since October 2010 is covered for full tuition and most required fees at public universities. If you bought a plan before February 2007, you?re exempt from paying tuition differential, but still have to pay local fees, unless you have a supplemental fee plan.

The Legislature first authorized the universities to charge extra tuition in 2007. At that time, it was limited to the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of South Florida. But the state later expanded it to all public universities and also authorized the schools to increase tuition by 15 percent a year. That had a major impact on Florida Prepaid, which had previously based its plan prices on the assumption that tuition would increase 5 to 6 percent a year.

Olga Cano of Coral Gables bought tuition plans for two of her young relatives in January 2008. Cano, who is a certified public accountant, said she found the pricing structure confusing. She chose not to buy a tuition differential plan, because she didn?t realize it would be needed. She assumed the children would attend nearby Florida International University, which didn?t charge extra tuition at the time.

?I thought it was a minor fee,? Cano said. ?The salesperson told me it was something at only a couple of universities, and it may go away.?

But the legislative changes in 2009 turned the minor fee into a major one, and the cost of a differential plan more than tripled in one year.

Cano could have bought a differential tuition plan in 2008 for about $4,600 per child. If she wants to add the plan today, it will cost her more than $21,000 per child. She?s written letters to legislators asking her to let her buy the supplemental plan at the old rate.

?When I bought this, I thought I had locked in tuition,? she said. ?The costs have gone through the roof, and I think the whole credibility of the Prepaid plan has been damaged.?

Source: http://www.bradenton.com/2012/01/02/3758927/florida-prepaid-plan-are-you-covered.html

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Abortion doctors charged with murder after 35 fetuses found (Reuters)

BALTIMORE (Reuters) ? Two doctors have been charged with murder after an investigation into a botched abortion uncovered 35 fetuses in a Maryland clinic's freezer, authorities said on Friday, calling the case the first of its kind.

The doctors, Steven Chase Brigham, 55, and Nicola Irene Riley, 46, were both arrested on fugitive warrants on Wednesday, police in Elkton, Maryland said.

"They have been indicted based upon a fetal homicide statute. This is probably the first case that Maryland has ever seen with this factual scenario using this statute. It's a unique situation," Maryland State Attorney Ellis Rollins told Reuters in an interview.

Brigham was arrested on Wednesday in Voorhees, New Jersey, according to a statement by the Elkton Police Department.

Riley was arrested at her home in Salt Lake City without incident, according to Lt. Justin Hoyal, spokesman for the Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake.

Prosecutors were expected to seek their extradition back to Maryland.

The investigation began in August 2010, when a young woman sought an abortion from the pair.

The abortion was induced in New Jersey, and the patient was then transported across state lines into Maryland, according to the Elkton police statement.

The operation was botched with both Brigham and Riley present, Elkton police said, although the statement did not elaborate on the nature of complications.

Riley took the woman to a nearby hospital, police said. The woman, who was not identified by authorities, survived and was later moved to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Both Riley and Brigham have had their medical licenses suspended by the state of Maryland, according to the Maryland State Board of Physicians.

Brigham has performed approximately 50 such cross-state abortions, according to documents on the board's website.

Officers who searched the Elkton clinic found several fetuses in a freezer, police said.

A source who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity said there were 35 fetuses found in the clinic freezer.

Brigham is charged with five counts of first-degree murder, five counts of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

Riley is charged with one count each of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, police said.

An Elkton Police spokesman deferred further questions to Kerwin Miller, the assistant state's attorney for Cecil County who is prosecuting the case.

Miller could not be reached for comment.

Attorneys for Riley and Brigham also could not be reached for comment on Friday afternoon.

(Additional reporting by Mary Slosson and Dan Whitcomb; Writing by Mary Slosson; Editing by Greg McCune)

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