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LOS ANGELES?? The latest “Twilight” movie has plenty of daylight left with a second-straight win at the weekend box office.

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1″ took in $42 million domestically over the three-day weekend and $62.3 million in the five-day Thanksgiving holiday boom time from Wednesday to Sunday. That raised its domestic total to $221.3 million, while it added $71.5 million overseas, lifting its worldwide total to $489.3 million.

Debuting at No. 2 was the family film “The Muppets,” with $29.5 million for the three-day weekend and $42 million over the five-day holiday haul.

Three other family films rounded out the top-five for the three-day weekend: “Happy Feet Two” at 3 with $13.4 million; “Arthur Christmas” at No. 4 with $12.7 million; and “Hugo” at No. 5 with $11.4 million.

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26 November 2011 Last updated at 07:08 ET

A quarter of the UK’s rarest plants and animals are found in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, according to a survey.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers believe it is the highest concentration of such species found in one area, including some that do not appear anywhere else in Britain.

But they also identified more than 60 species now considered extinct.

The findings will be used to help protect wetland habitats that could be vulnerable to future climate changes.

Andrea Kelly, an ecologist with the Broads Authority which manages the wetlands and commissioned the study, said even the experts were surprised at the diversity they found.

“We’ve always known that the Broads is an absolute wildlife hotspot but we were blown away by the amount of species.

“We’ve got over 11,000 species in the Broads and so many of those, over 1,500, are rare – and many of those, if the Broads didn’t exist, wouldn’t be here.

“So the Broads is a very special place and has so many rare species,” she said.

‘Vulnerable’

The research carried out by UEA is believed to be the first complete audit of exactly what lives in the Broads. It combined the most recent data with other uncollated records dating back to the 17th Century.

Some of the rare species found in the area, such as the swallowtail butterfly, are well documented.

But hundreds more species thought to be there haven’t been recorded in over two decades – a sign they could have disappeared.

One of the researchers, Dr Hannah Mossman, said many of the animals living in the Broads were at risk and could be particularly affected by any future changes in sea levels.

“Very few of them are able to tolerate changes in salinity. They … nearly all require fresh water conditions so they’re very vulnerable to changes in sea level which might cause increases in the salt in the water, ” she said.

“They’re also vulnerable to, potentially, to drying out if we have dry autumns and dry winters, and they’re vulnerable to higher temperatures in the summer potentially as well.”

The study also found some species had recovered in number in recent years including the crane, otter, bittern and marsh harrier.

The fen raft spider has recently been reintroduced to the Suffolk Broads and the fen mason wasp, which was formerly regarded as extinct in Britain, was rediscovered in the Norfolk Broads in 1986.

Although the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads make up only 0.4% of the UK, Ms Kelly said there were a number of reasons why it was home to so much wildlife.

“Factors include the presence of water, with large rivers flowing to the sea, and the wet peat soils. Water is a provider of life, the ditches, pools, lakes and fens are the places that wildlife seeks out,” she said.

“The important thing, though, is people. People have been managing the Broads for centuries, digging peat, cutting reed beds, digging drains, managing water levels and creating places for wildlife.”

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15902580

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This week was packed with news on the mobile front, so it was easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of November 21, 2011:

• Bell Canada is getting a couple new LG devices: the entry-level LG Eclypse, coming December 2nd, is a QWERTY device with Gingerbread [PocketNow], and the high-end LG Optimus LTE, which offers a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, HD display, 1,830mAh battery, 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front-facing cam, is available now. The Optimus LTE is available for $150 with a three-year commitment. [AndroidCentral]
• MetroPCS announced the availability of the HTC Wildfire S sometime this week. You’ll be able to grab one for $180 with no contract attached. [Unwired View]
• T-Mobile is getting its Galaxy S II in white, so why not the Skyrocket on AT&T? A few press images of the device’s new hue have leaked out. [PocketNow]
• Verizon’s message app just got a refresh which now offers support for SMS / MMS syncing between your phone and tablet. Both devices have to be attached to the same WiFi network, however. [AndroidCentral]
• Verizon’s rolling out LTE to another selection of cities on December 15. [PhoneScoop]
• User Agent Profiles outed the Sony Ericsson Arc HD (previously known as the Nozomi), amongst other unknown devices. [Android Community]
• It appears that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 may be coming to T-Mobile, according to leaked marketing materials. [PocketNow]
• Cincinnati Bell just launched the BlackBerry Torch 9810 for $200 with a two-year commitment and after $50 mail-in rebate. [BusinessWire]

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NEW YORK ? NBA owners and players met for more than 11 hours Friday in an attempt to end the 148-day lockout in time to save the league’s Christmas Day schedule.

That deadline has created a sense of urgency because the Dec. 25 schedule is traditionally a showcase for the league. This season’s three-game slate was to include Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch, plus MVP Derrick Rose leading Chicago into Los Angeles to face Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

After a secret meeting earlier this week, the sides returned to the table for another marathon session. Commissioner David Stern has said the league needs about 30 days from an agreement to when games could be played.

Participating in the talks for the league were Stern, deputy commissioner Adam Silver, Spurs owner Peter Holt, the chairman of the labor relations committee, and attorneys Rick Buchanan and Dan Rube. The players were represented by executive director Billy Hunter, president Derek Fisher, vice president Maurice Evans, attorney Ron Klempner and economist Kevin Murphy.

The discussions between representatives of the owners and players are now centered on settling their lawsuits: The players filed an antitrust lawsuit against the league in Minnesota, and the league filed a pre-emptive suit in New York, seeking to prove the lockout was legal.

Because the union disbanded, it cannot negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, but the settlement talks could lead to that. The CBA can only be completed once the union has reformed.

There are still a handful of issues relating to spending rules for teams that must be worked out ? issues that have been an obstacle to a new deal since the lockout began July 1. Players fear that owners’ desires to curb spending by the big-market teams would limit their options as free agents.

Talks last broke down Nov. 14 when players rejected the owners’ proposal that included opening a 72-game schedule on Dec. 15, instead announcing instead they were disbanding the union, giving them a chance to win several billion dollars in triple damages in an antitrust lawsuit.

On Monday, a group of named plaintiffs including Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash and Kevin Durant filed an amended federal lawsuit against the league in Minnesota, hoping the courts there will be as favorable to them as they have been to NFL players in the past.

The NFL players enjoyed several victories over the owners in federal court in Minnesota, most recently when U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issued a temporary injunction this summer that lifted the NFL’s owner-imposed lockout. That decision was stayed and eventually overturned on appeal by the 8th Circuit in St. Louis.

The legal system could take months to resolve, so both sides repeatedly have said the only way to reach a deal that would save the season is through bargaining. The 1998-99 lockout reduced that season to 50 games. It was settled shortly after the new year and play started in February.

This season games have been canceled through Dec. 15, but in reality another week probably already has been lost, given the time needed to write and approve a new collective bargaining agreement, have a free agency period, hold training camps and play exhibition games.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111126/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_nba_labor

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By msnbc.com news services

Stocks closed Friday?s seesaw session slightly lower. The major indexes notched up their worst weekly performance since September.

Worries about Europe’s debt crisis flared up again Friday after Italy had to pay 7.8 percent to borrow for two years at a debt auction. It’s another sign that investors are growing hesitant to lend to European countries.

For the week, the broad Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index fell 4.7 percent, giving back almost two-thirds of its gains in October, the market’s best month in 20 years. CNBC reports that the U.S. stock market saw its biggest percentage loss for a Thanksgiving week since 1932.

Higher interest rates on government debt backed by Italy, Spain and other European countries have rattled stock markets in recent weeks. When borrowing costs climb above the 7 percent threshold, it deepens fears about a government’s ability to manage its debts. Greece, Ireland and Portugal were forced to seek financial lifelines when their interest rates crossed the same mark.

Markets have been battered this week as governments in Europe and the U.S. struggle to tackle their debts. The Dow lost 248 points on Monday as a Congressional committee failed to reach a deal to cut federal budget deficits. It plunged 236 points Wednesday after investors balked at buying German government debt.

AT&T’s stock price fell. The company said Thursday that it’s budgeting to pay $4 billion in break-up fees if its attempted $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom falls apart.

Retailers were mixed on the Friday after Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season and usually the busiest day of the year for retailers.

A record number of people are expected to show up at stores this weekend to take advantage of deep discounts. The National Retail Federation estimates that 152 million people will go shopping over the three days starting on Friday. That would be an increase of 10 percent from last year.

Friday?s trading session ended at 1 p.m. ET. The U.S. markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

Source: http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/25/9019743-wall-street-closes-rough-week-lower

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By Rosa Golijan

The Google homepage is ready for Thanksgiving, but there’s not a roasted, fried, or otherwise cooked bird involved. No, instead there’s a delightfully interactive turkey who looks ready to strut around your screen.

The turkey is Google’s latest doodle?? a redesigned version of the search engine’s homepage logo ? and it’s a throwback to the days of tracing our hands with crayons and turning the resulting patterns into Thanksgiving-themed masterpieces.

Just like those hand turkeys of Thanksgiving past, the Google doodle can be customized to suit your personality. By clicking on various parts of the bird you can change its headpiece, footwear, or individual feathers. (If you’d rather let chance decide how your turkey should look, just tug on its wings and see what happens.)

Once you’ve created the turkey of your dreams, you can share it via Google+ or by grabbing a shortened URL leading to your creation ??just click on the corresponding button on the doodle’s right.

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By Courtney Hazlett

Which “Godfather” film is the best in the franchise? Opinions vary, but many settle on “Part II,” which is also considered perhaps the best sequel of any film of all time. Now imagine if it had been never been made — that was a distinct possibility according to?director Francis Ford Coppola. TMZ happened upon Coppola and asked him which film was his favorite, and he revealed that the sequels were a mistake. “There should have only been one,” Coppola said on camera.

What?

“Godfather 2″ actor Frank Sivero (Genco) had a similar reaction. TMZ spoke to him via phone Monday, and Sivero said? he was surprised by the Coppola’s negativity. “I don’t know why he felt the way he felt. Maybe he was caught on the wrong time?… ‘Godfather 2′ was a masterpiece.” You can listen to that interview here.

What do you think? Which was your favorite “Godfather” movie? Do you think Coppola should have stopped after the first film?

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Facebook users are getting more connected to each other as the service grows older, according to a new study by the company’s data team and the University of Milan. Instead of the traditional “six degrees of separation” that researchers have historically observed between all people in the world (and Kevin Bacon), the number of degrees has been dropping since 2008 on the site, from 5.28 then to 4.74 now. This isn’t just an interesting factoid about the modern world, it highlights Facebook’s long-term strategy, and its dominant market position in social networking. Founder Mark Zuckerberg has proclaimed for years that his goal is to make the world more “open and connected.” In practice, that’s meant features across the site that do things like reveal what friends you have in common with any other user, and suggest that you become friends with people you’ve never met in person.

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