Italy scientists sentenced to jail in earthquake trial

Six Italian scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in jail for multiple manslaughter in a watershed ruling that found them guilty of underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake in 2009.

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Quantum bits achieve long-distance relationship

Quantum bits based on the spin of an electron, a quantum property, could be made to interact over large distances in a key step towards large-scale quantum computing, U.S. scientists announced.

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Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/6068/spin-based-qubits-achieve-long-distance-relationship

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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart -- DATE NIGHT ... at the Prince Concert

The couple formerly known as Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson ... reunited last night to see the artist formerly known as Prince ... in what appeared to be a real deal date night ... and TMZ has the pic. Rob and Kristen rolled up to the Sayers Club…

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/26/robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-date-night-prince-concert/

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Daniel Day-Lewis Explains Lincoln?s Surprising Voice

Daniel Day-Lewis, LincolnA bit high-pitched and shrill, the few audiences that have seen Lincoln ahead of its World Premiere next month at AFI Fest may have been surprised by the voice of America's 16th President as played by Daniel Day-Lewis. The two-time Oscar-winner made a rare public appearance speaking before a small audience presented by Time Magazine in New York Thursday. The actor, who appeared along with Steven Spielberg, spoke in his native British accent, which was in audible contrast to his latest on-screen character.

Many assume Lincoln spoke in a blaring baritone, though Lewis explained that that myth is likely untrue.

"Well you look for the clues, as with any aspect of the work," he said of finding the voice. "You begin with the places that would have made a huge difference in his life. Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, and the counties that he came from. There are some early recordings, but no contemporary recordings -- lucky for me, so no one can say positively that it?s not what he sounded like," said Lewis as quoted in THR.

He surmised that the Civil War President's pitch aided him and his oratory skills in reaching a higher number of people in an era well ahead anything resembling public address systems.

"There are also a number of contemporary accounts about the quality of his voice," Day-Lewis said. "And I?m inclined to think that having had a voice that was intended to be in the higher register, tended to be placed more in the head tones, that helped him reach a greater number of people in his public speaking. Stump speaking was such a huge part of their lives, they spoke sometimes for two hours or more without notes, at that time regularly.…

Source: http://www.celebrities.com/celebrities-gossip/daniel-day-lewis-explains-lincolns-surprising-voice/

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Meat Loaf -- BUTCHERS 'America the Beautiful' at Mitt Romney Event

There he was ... Meat Loaf harmlessly singing "America the Beautiful" with Mitt Romney at a campaign event yesterday ... when all of a sudden, Mr. Loaf went COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS. Meat decided the traditional rendition of the song was a little…

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/26/meat-loaf-mitt-romney-america-the-beautiful-singing/

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Meat Loaf -- BUTCHERS 'America the Beautiful' at Mitt Romney Event

There he was ... Meat Loaf harmlessly singing "America the Beautiful" with Mitt Romney at a campaign event yesterday ... when all of a sudden, Mr. Loaf went COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS. Meat decided the traditional rendition of the song was a little…

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/26/meat-loaf-mitt-romney-america-the-beautiful-singing/

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