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A man takes part in a bullfight during the Santa Teresa festival in Carazo, south from Managua on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
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A man is tossed by a bull during the Santa Teresa festival in Carazo,Nicaragua on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
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A Canada lynx is seen in an undated file handout photo from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Idaho wildlife officials on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
Reuters reports SALMON, Idaho —"It's a very rare occurrence," Tom Keegan, regional manager with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, said about the incidental capture last week of the high-elevation, forest-dwelling cat.
He said a man walking his dogs spotted the lynx on Thursday in the rugged mountains of east central Idaho in a legal trap set for bobcat and notified state wildlife officials. They released the animal unharmed.
Fewer than 100 lynx are believed to roam the mid- and high-elevation forests of Idaho, where they are classified as a "species of greatest conservation need."
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Former Massachusetts gov. and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney celebrates his victory with his wife Ann in the Florida Republican Presidential Primary at the Tampa Convention Center.
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From governor's son to presidential contender, a look at the life of Republican Mitt Romney.
Based on exit poll data and preliminary returns, NBC News projects that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the Florida primary, which was limited to only registered Republican voters. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the winner of the Jan. 21 South Carolina GOP primary, will finish a distant second, followed by former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum in third, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul in fourth.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney hugs his wife Ann as they hear him declared the winner of the Florida primary by television networks in Tampa.
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Cameron Turnnidge, 3, of Canon City, Colo., looks past a election sign just before Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul speaks at a campaign rally at the Colorado Springs Airport.
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A physician and twelve-term congressman from Texas, the libertarian maverick has launched his third campaign for the office of president.
As voters went to the polls in Florida, presidential candidate Ron Paul shifted his campaign to Colorado.
Paul spoke to more than 1,000 supporters in Fort Collins, many of them students at Colorado State University, and focused on his bedrock issues: cutting spending and upholding the Constitution.
"All we have to do is return to our constitutional form of government, and we can get out of this mess in no time," said Paul, garnering loud cheers for a blast at U.S. foreign policy. "We need to keep America safe, but not to be the policeman of the world."
-- The Associated Press contributed to this post
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President Barack Obama sits inside a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 during his visit to the Washington Auto Show on Jan. 31.
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From the debt ceiling debacle to the death of Osama bin Laden, it was an eventful year in office for the nation's 44th president.
President Barack Obama hailed the rebound of the U.S. auto industry on Tuesday as he sat inside a classic American muscle car, plug-in electric hybrids and burly trucks during a tour of the Washington Auto Show.
He declared "The U.S. auto industry is back."
Obama emphasized his administration's rescue of General Motors and Chrysler from the brink of collapse as Romney was surging in Florida's GOP primary, a contest that could bring him a step closer to winning the Republican nomination.
-- The Associated Press contributed to this blog post
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Riot police move a burning barricade during a rally against President Abdoulaye Wade in Dakar, Senegal on Jan. 31.ce.
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Senegalese men carry an injured woman during a riot following a protest to demand that octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade scrap plans to seek a third term in office in Dakar, Senegal on Jan. 31.
Senegalese riot police fired tear gas to break up a tense, thousands-strong rally Tuesday in Dakar demanding that President Abdoulaye Wade drop plans to seek a third term in office.
Wade is seeking a third term, even though the constitution was changed soon after he took office in order to impose a two-term maximum. Wade — and the court — argued that the new law is not retroactive. Since it took effect after Wade was first elected in 2000, the court said it did not apply to him.
Opposition groups united under the June 23 Movement (M23) called for mass resistance after the decision.
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An anti-government demonstrator throws rocks at the police during a protest against Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade in the capital Dakar.
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A worker clears snow from the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma, Italy on Jan. 31, 2012. Today's league game was postponed due to heavy snowfall in the northern Italian town. Cold weather and snow have been forecast to continue across Italy in the next few days, posing a threat to the remaining nine games of the mid-week round.
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Boats are covered with snow as they sit on a seaside street in Genova, Italy on Tuesday. The Italian Meteorological Service predicts further snowfalls and strong cold winds even in the lower plains of the country for the next days.
Related story: Dozens freeze to death as ‘extreme cold’ grips Europe
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Railway tracks lead towards the main train station as the sun sets on a freezing cold afternoon in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan. 31, 2012.
I’ve always liked pictures of common subjects that require a little work from the viewer to figure out. The moment of recognition is fun.
This video grab provided by CareerBuilder.com, shows the executive chimpanzee advertisement that will air during Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5, 2012. Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo says there's nothing funny about a commercial featuring suit-and-tie wearing chimpanzees. Dr. Steven Ross of the zoo says CareerBuilder.com's commercial that shows the chimps outsmarting a human co-worker actually poses a risk to chimpanzees because people lose sight of the fact they're an endangered species and are less likely to try to save them.
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I’m the first to admit that Career Builder’s chimpanzee advertisements are funny, but then the reality of the animals’ lives and their continued population decline hits me. I’m beginning to wonder if the tide is turning on the ethics of using what should be wild animals for commercial purposes.
If our society struggles to be okay with using these animals for medical testing (see the Rock Center video below) then where should we be on this?
Ken and Rosie are 30-year-old chimpanzees that were born in research labs and have spent most of their lives in labs dedicated to finding cures for human diseases. The use of chimpanzees in invasive medical research has long been debated. Primatologists like Jane Goodall argue against the use of chimpanzees in medical research, while some researchers say testing is crucial and has saved human lives. Lisa Myers reports.
See the Youtube clips below to see Career Builder’s past Super Bowl ads.
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Egyptian anti-government protesters, right, clash with members of the Muslim Brotherhood group as they prevent them from reaching the parliament in Cairo on Jan. 31, 2012. Hundreds of Egyptian protesters demanding the end of military rule were prevented from reaching parliament by backers of the Muslim Brotherhood, which holds the majority in the assembly. Activists had called for a march from Cairo's Tahrir Square to parliament.
NBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin reports:
They are scenes reminiscent of Egypt's 18-day revolution that toppled the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak.
Men and women, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, secular and conservative … all back in the symbolic heart of Egypt’s revolution, Tahrir Square. They are also in cities all across the country.
But the unity seen during Egypt's revolution in 2011 has been replaced by widening differences over where the country stands one year later.
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Egyptian women shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo on Tuesday. Egypt's newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country's military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady answers a question on Jan. 31 during Media Day for NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI.
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Fans cheer as the New England Patriots participate in Media Day in advance of the NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI.
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New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch answers a question on Jan. 31 in Indianapolis during Media Day for NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI.
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New England Patriots defensive back Malcolm Williams, left, and Markell Carter take pictures during Media Day on Jan. 31 for NFL football's Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
Click here for updated postings from reporters on the field on Media Day in Indianapolis.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista greet supporters and pose for photographs outside a polling place on primary day in Celebration, Fla.
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Jean Richard-Houck sits on her mobility scooter as she watches Newt Gingrich greet voters at the Celebration Heritage Hall polling precinct in Celebration, Fla.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney works the phones for votes at his campaign headquarters on Jan. 31, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Romney has a double-digit lead going into the primary.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich visits with people at Fred's Southern Kitchen on Jan. 31, 2012 in Plant City, Fla.
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A voter arrives at a polling station on primary day on Jan. 31, in Tampa, Florida. Republican voters head to the polls as their party continues the process of deciding who will be their general election candidate against President Barack Obama.
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Security guards for Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich push Ron Paul supporter Eddie Dillard of Orlando away from Gingrich as he campaigns on primary day outside a polling place at First Baptist Church of Windermere on Jan. 31 in Orlando, Florida. Dillard had been at the polling place all morning when Gingrich stood in front of him to pose for photographs. Gingrich supporters then began shoving Dillard and stepping on his feet when security came over and pushed him back. Polls show Gingrich's fellow candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with a double digit lead going into the Florida primary.
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Activists from PETA dressed as pigs walk outside a polling precinct in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 31.
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Ray Roy sets up a polling station as he prepares for voters on primary day on Jan. 31 in Tampa, Florida. Republican voters head to the polls as their party continues the process of deciding who will be their general election candidate against President Barack Obama.
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A photo released by the Survival International organization on Jan. 31, 2012 of what they describe as being uncontacted members of a family from the Mashco-Piro tribe somewhere in the southeastern Peruvian jungle. According to Survival International, illegal logging displaces the indians from their homes.
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A photo released by the Survival International organization on Jan. 31 of what they describe as being members of the Mashco-Piro tribe near the Manu National Park in the southeastern Peruvian jungle. According to Survival International, illegal logging displaces the indians from their homes.
AP Reports:
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian authorities say they are struggling to keep outsiders away from a clan of previously isolated Amazon Indians who began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists last year.
The behavior of the small group of Mashco-Piro Indians has puzzled scientists, who say it may be related to the encroachment of loggers and by low-flying aircraft from nearby natural gas and oil exploration in the southeastern region of the country.
Clan members have been blamed for two bow-and-arrow attacks on people near the riverbank in Madre de Dios state where officials say the Indians were first seen last May.
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Participants dressed in armour and holding Viking war-axes and shields gather for a procession during the annual Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on Jan. 31. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian Vikings in the Shetland Islands and culminates with up to 1,000 'guizers' (men in costume) throwing flaming torches into their Viking longboat and setting it alight later in the evening.
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Participants dressed in armour and holding Viking war-axes and shields take part in a procession during the annual Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on Jan. 31.
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'Guizer Jarl' David Nicholson, leader of the 'Jarl Squad', stands aboard his longboat next to its beast-head prow during the annual Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on Jan. 31. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian Vikings in the Shetland Islands and culminates with up to 1,000 'guizers' (men in costume) throwing flaming torches into their Viking longboat and setting it alight later in the evening.
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Young 'Jarl Squad' members Murray Shearer, left, and his brother Logan play dressed in their Viking armour before the start of the annual Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on Jan. 31. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian Vikings in the Shetland Islands and culminates with up to 1,000 'guizers' (men in costume) throwing flaming torches into their Viking longboat and setting it alight later in the evening.
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We may have different calendars, customs and beliefs, but most of us mark the arrival of a new year. Take a look at the ways cultures around the world celebrate and bring good luck for the year ahead.
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Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, left, listens to opposition leader Garry Kasparov, right, during a meeting of the organisational committee for a forthcoming opposition protest in Moscow on Jan. 31, 2012. The protest, similar to mass protests organised after a parliamentary election in December, is planned for Feb. 4.
See more images of protests against the Putin-Medvedev axis on PhotoBlog.
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People skate on ice near Lytse Wielen, in the north of the Netherlands, on Jan. 31, 2012. Weather forecasters predict a week with winter snow and temperatures around freezing.
While much of western Europe is experiencing cold temperatures the real extremes are further east, where dozens of people have died of hypothermia in recent days. See more images from the European winter on PhotoBlog.
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Winter has arrived in the Northern hemisphere. Take in the sights from North America, Europe and Asia.
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An unidentified woman embraces judge Baltasar Garzon as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Madrid on Jan. 31, 2012. Garzon is sitting in the dock as a criminal defendant for allegedly overstepping his jurisdiction with a probe of right wing atrocities during and after the Spanish civil war.
The Associated Press reports from MADRID:
The Spanish judge known for pioneering cross-border justice in cases of alleged crimes against humanity sat in the dock Tuesday as a criminal defendant and defiantly rejected charges he overstepped his jurisdiction by probing right wing atrocities during and after the Spanish civil war.
Baltasar Garzon declined to take questions from his accusers, which are two right wing groups. Prosecutors say he committed no crime. This is a quirk of Spanish law: private citizens can seek to bring criminal charges against someone even if prosecutors disagree.
Garzon is perhaps best-known for indicting the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, having him arrested while Pinochet visited London in an ultimately failed bid to bring him to Madrid for trial. Read the full story.
Supporters of Garzon gathered outside the court, some holding photographs of people who were killed or disappeared during the rule of Gen. Francisco Franco.
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A supporter of Baltasar Garzon holds a banner that reads "More judges like Garzon" during a protest outside Madrid's Supreme Court on Jan. 31, 2012.
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A supporter of Baltasar Garzon takes photos next to pictures of alleged victims of Francoism during a protest outside Madrid's Supreme Court on Jan. 31, 2012.
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An election campaign tent for candidate Mohammed al-Juwaihel burns down in Kuwait City late on Jan. 30, 2011 after it was set ablaze by hundreds of angry Kuwaiti tribesmen over remarks Juwaihel made that were deemed highly offensive by the tribe.
The Kuwait Times reports:
Angry protesters from the Al-Mutair tribe burned down the election headquarters of controversial third constituency candidate Mohammad Al-Juwaihel in Adailiya yesterday as clashes erupted between police and hundreds of tribesmen.
The tribesmen were angered by Juwaihel's insulting comments against fourth constituency candidate Dr Obaid Al-Wasmi and the Mutair tribe during a rally at his headquarters earlier yesterday. Read the full story.
Read more on the issues dominating the Kuwaiti election from Agence France Presse.
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A person inside an underwater viewing pod in the hull of a catamaran watches bottlenose dolphins off the southern California coast on Jan. 30, 2012 near Dana Point, Calif.
By msnbc.com staff and news services - The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claims that the Navy's sonar use might be strong enough to kill the animals outright. But even if it doesn't, it claims, the repeated use of sonar in certain critical habitats is unwarranted.
The alliance said it wasn't seeking to stop the testing but to scale it back, especially at certain times and in waters important for feeding and giving birth.
Several studies have found that marine mammals can hear low-frequency sonar, which is magnified under water, and periodically dolphins and even whales have been found with perforated ear drums.
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A man walks as the sun rises behind chimneys of a thermal power station in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Jan. 31, 2012. Record low temperatures were registered around Bulgaria Tuesday, as the mercury continued to drop, threatening shipping on the Danube and closing hundreds of schools.
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A girl looks out from a bus window covered with frost on Jan. 30, 2012 as temperatures reached -15 degrees Celcius in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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A woman walks during a frosty early morning in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Jan. 31, 2012. Many parts of the country are experiencing temperatures of minus 21 degrees Celcius.
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An employee of the Red Cross talks to a homeless person spending the night outside in Berlin, Germany, on Jan. 30, 2012. The cold weather creates a situation where shelters cannot accommodate everyone looking for a roof for the night. On the night of Jan. 29, 467 people sought shelter but only 315 places were available.
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A man walks in the snow covered Sultanahmet square with the Blue Mosque in the background, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 31, 2012.
AP reporting from BELGRADE, Serbia -- Officials have appealed to people to stay indoors and be careful. Police searched for the homeless to make sure they didn't freeze to death. In some places, heaters will be set up at bus stations.
Still, 18 people, most of them homeless, died in Ukraine from hypothermia and nearly 500 people sought medical help for frostbite and hypothermia in just three days last week, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. Read more.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets people during a grassroots rally with supporters at Lake Sumter Landing on Jan. 30, 2012 in The Villages, Fla. Romney is campaigning across the state ahead of the January 31 Florida primary.
One day before the Florida primary, Mitt Romney is ahead in a slew of polls. He appears to have a double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich.
NBC’s First Read reports that a decisive Romney victory tomorrow means many folks will believe they know where this is headed. But the big question is does Gingrich fall into that camp? In the run up to Iowa, there was a slow Establishment rally around Romney, check that, a slow Establishment takedown of Gingrich. It led to Romney (almost) winning Iowa, then convincingly taking New Hampshire. But then the Anti-Establishment crowd rallied, and Gingrich won South Carolina. With the prospect of a Gingrich win in Florida looking very real seven days ago, the Establishment struck back and Romney now looks assured of victory tomorrow. Gingrich -- perhaps emboldened by the backing of Herman Cain and heavy air cover from Palin -- pledged on Saturday to take the nomination fight with Romney “all the way to the convention.”
People wait to hear Mitt Romney speak during a grassroots rally at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages, Fla.
See more visual coverage of the Florida primary in PhotoBlog.
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A worker cuts roses to be shipped to the United States ahead of Valentine's Day, the biggest holiday of the year for fresh-cut flower sales at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, north of Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2012. According to statistics from the Society of American Florists more than 80 percent of the roses bought in the U.S. for this holiday come mainly from Colombia and Ecuador.
Roses are seen packed before being shipped to the US ahead of Valentine's Day.
The Associated Press reports that Colombia’s flower industry, with more than 100,000 employees and annual exports of $1 billion provides an important alternative to growing coca, the source crop for cocaine.
However, by the time the beautiful crop of roses reaches the Valentine’s Day buyer in the United States it is more than likely sprayed with and dipped in a potentially toxic mix of chemicals.
The U.S. requires imported flowers to be bug-free, although not necessarily void of chemical residues, as required for edible fruits and vegetables. But the reliable highland tropical climate that drew U.S. flower growers to Colombia and Ecuador is a haven for pests. This encourages growers to apply a wide range of fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides, some of which have been linked to elevated rates of cancer and neurological disorders and other problems.
A worker packs roses to be shipped to the ahead of Valentine's Day at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, Colombia on Jan. 30, 2012.
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Sixth grader Kenyatta Davis, 11, rests her head on her guitar as she learns a new chord from Rhodes College music student Stephanie Milazzo during a meeting of the Cypress Guitar Club, Jan. 24, 2012, at Cypress Middle School in Memphis, Tenn.
Rhodes College faculty member, John Bass, says the Cypress Guitar Club is an afterschool program sponsored by the Mike Curb Institute for Music, an endowed institute at Rhodes College whose mission is to research, preserve, and promote the music of Memphis and the surrounding region. The institute gives students the opportunity to interact with Memphis music in a variety of ways, from research and archival work, to performing and outreach opportunities, which the guitar club is an example of.
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Sixth graders learn a new song on Jan. 24, 2012 at Cypress Middle School. The music club has more than doubled in size since it started last year by Rhodes College faculty member John Bass, who along with two assistants, teaches the after school program twice a week.
“It is a service opportunity for us and a way for us to work directly with the city in which we reside through music,” said Bass.
Cypress Middle School is one of Rhodes’ Learning Corridor Schools, and has historically been a school with many challenges. The Commercial Appeal reports that the school received failing grades in reading, math, social studies and science on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests in 2010 and 2011.
There are 12 students enrolled in the guitar club. There is no fee for joining, but membership is determined by the administration of Cypress based on their interest in music, grades, attendance, and behavior. Guitars are provided to the students free of charge and were acquired through a grant written by the Cypress band director.
“We have several very talented students who are progressing at a very high level,” said Bass.
The club performed twice at Cypress school assemblies last semester and is scheduled to perform at Rhodes and in the community this term. In addition, one of the senior members of the club performed solo at a presentation at Rhodes last May and served as a junior counselor at a music camp hosted by the college last July.
Bass says, “It is a program we are proud of, and think it highlights our institutional goals of not only providing a first-rate liberal arts education for our students, but also helping them to engage with the community and become better citizens.”
Rhodes has been ranked as the #1 Most Service Oriented School in the Nation by Newsweek for the past 2 years.
The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reports:
A 2009 study published in the journal Psychology of Music found that elementary-school children exposed to a multi-year program of music tuition displayed superior cognitive performance in certain reading skills compared with their non-musically trained peers.
Rhodes mathematics major and guitar tutor Will Lang, 21, said the work has given him a greater appreciation for teaching. One of his pupils, Cedric Wells, 12, said learning guitar was harder than he had expected, but he wants to stick with it and play during this year's school talent show.
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Members of United Kennel Club Japan (UKC Japan) care for pets which are rescued from inside the exclusion zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at the group's pet shelter in Samukawa town, Kanagawa prefecture on Jan. 25. Dogs and cats that were abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year's nuclear crisis have had to survive high radiation and a lack of food, and they are now struggling with the region's freezing winter weather. A 9.0-magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11 triggered the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years and forced residents around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to flee, with many of them having to leave behind their pets.
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Dogs which were rescued by United Kennel Club Japan (UKC Japan) from inside the exclusion zone around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, are seen inside cages at the group's pet shelter in Samukawa town, Kanagawa prefecture on Jan. 25.
Reuters reports that United Kennel Club Japan, led by Yasunori Hoso, has been trying to save pets from the no-go zone:
Hoso said he aims to carry on until the last dog in his shelter is returned to its owner or finds a new home.
"When dogs are returned, many owners are really grateful and a limited few are not so grateful. But when it comes to dogs, all of them, without exception, become really ecstatic when they get reunited with their owners," Hoso said.
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Skiers enjoy the view of a sea of fog on top of the Weisshorn mountain, at an altitude of 2,653 meters in Arosa, Switzerland on Monday. Heavy snow and a severe cold snap have killed at least 36 people across eastern Europe and many areas were under emergency measures, as schools closed down, roads became impassible and power supplies were cut off.
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