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Body Found On Mt Baldy - After scouring Mt. Baldy for days, search crews Wednesday found a body believed to be that of a hiker who went missing over the weekend. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said a rescue team member spotted what authorities believe to be the body of Michelle Yu, an experienced 49-year-old hiker from Venice. Crews found the body northwest of the mountain, in a steep, cold and unforgiving area void of vegetation, said Jodi Miller, a public information officer with the Sheriff’s Department. “The area is extremely treacherous,” Miller said. “It’s very, very steep.” Body Found On Mt Baldy Although authorities believe the body is Yu, officials are still waiting for positive identification. The identification and cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Because of the terrain, crews could not remove the body Wednesday evening but plan to do so early Thursday. Yu’s roommate reported her missing Sunday, when s...

Meera Shankar Frisked At Airport - Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar was recently patted down by an American security agent at the Jackson - Evers International Airport in Mississippi. The incident took place on December 4 where Shankar was about to board a flight to Baltimore after attending the Mississippi State University's programme. Those who witnessed the ambassador's screening said officers told her that she was singled out because of the way she was dressed. Shankar was wearing a sari. Meera Shankar Frisked At Airport She was taken to a VIP waiting room despite being told she was an ambassador. She was later pulled from a security line and patted down by a female Transportation Security Administration agent. Shankar presented her diplomatic papers to officers and was escorted by a Mississippi Development Authority representative. However, a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said diplomats are not exempt from the searches and that Shan...

Pete Sampras's Trophies Stolen - During his legendary tennis career, Pete Sampras earned dozens of trophies, medals and plaques for his on-court achievements and acquired the treasure trove of memorabilia you'd expect from one of the most famous athletes in America. Most of it is now gone, stolen from a storage unit in which Sampras had been keeping the objects. The 14-time Grand Slam champion told Bill Dwyre of the Los Angeles Times that he discovered the theft three weeks ago. Pete Sampras's Trophies Stolen The 14 Grand Slam trophies Sampras won are safe, with the exception of the award from the 1994 Australian Open. The other 13 are at his home or in Portland's NikeTown. Everything else, though -- the 64 trophies from non-majors, rewards from his two Davis Cup wins, an Olympic ring, his six year-end trophies for finishing No. 1 -- was stolen. Sampras said he doesn't know whether the memorabilia was targeted or whether the thieves wanted to take his furn...

CR-48 Chrome Notebook - Google announced its Chrome OS yesterday, and although unfinished, launched a pilot program that will hook select users up with the CR-48 notebook loaded with Chrome. The notebook represents the internet company’s first foray into designing hardware—but it is unbranded and unlabeled. Google posted some images of the notebook on the Chrome OS website. And the notebook’s unwieldy name belies its other wise sleek design. It sports a 12” screen, and is reminiscent of the short-lived black MacBook that Apple once offered. CR-48 Chrome Notebook

Zabernism Definition - Zabernism is a term that often come up in World of Warcraft circles, but it is also used in other military realms as well. Check out the Zabernism definition below. Zabernism is defined as abusive misuse of military authority; bullying (From the German name for Saverne, a town in Alsace. The term originated from an incident in 1912 involving an overzealous soldier who killed a cobbler for smiling at him.) Term Usage: "He led his people to destroy the militarism of Zabern; and the army they rescued is busy in Cologne imprisoning every German who does not salute a British officer; whilst the government at home, asked whether it approves, replies that it does not propose even to discontinue this Zabernism when the Peace is concluded, but in effect looks forward to making Germans salute British officers until the end of the world." - Heartbreak House, George Bernard Shaw We'll see how longer the term goes on to be used in the future. It's kin...

Carl Crawford 7 Year Contract - Carl Crawford has decided to remain in the AL East, agreeing Wednesday night to a a seven-year, $142 million contract with the Red Sox. The Associated Press reports the deal is pending a physical. The contract is the 10th-largest in baseball history. It also is $16 million more than what the Nationals gave free-agent outfielder Jayson Werth prior to the winter meetings. SI.com reports Crawford will receive a partial no-trade clause. The Boston Globe was first to report the agreement. Crawford, 29 spent the first nine years of his major league career with the Rays, who have developed a bitter rivalry with the Sox. It was thought that Crawford would be hesitant to join a team he tried to beat. It also was expected that Crawford would eventually land with the Angels, who had made him their top priority in the free-agent market. The New York Daily News reported that L.A. offered Crawford $108 million over seven years. "That hurts my heart, ma...

Toshiba Tablet In 2011 - Intel CEO Paul Otellini said today that its chips will be in more than 35 different tablet designs in 2011, while clarifying that two lines of Atom processors will be used in tablets. "We're going to make sure we support all of the viable operating systems that are in the marketplace," Otellini said at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Technology Conference. The conference audio was streamed live over the Internet. Intel listed more than 15 brands, including upcoming consumer tablets from Toshiba, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, Acer, and Motion Computing. "A number of them on Windows. A number of them on Android--both Froyo and Honeycomb [versions of Android]," Otellini said. Toshiba Tablet In 2011 "We have two flavors of products," Otellini said, speaking about the two lines of Atom processors for tablets. "One carries our PC legacy, the codename is Oak Trail. This is for the Windows environment. That's important for peo...