Mariska Hargitay Fashion Rewind

Despite her fourteen-year stint as tough-cop Olivia Benson on Law and Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay is a surprisingly girly gal when it comes to her real-life red carpet style. 

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‘Lennay’ gal rips scammer








The woman whose photo was used to dupe Manti Te’o said yesterday that the accused mastermind behind the plot called to apologize — but it’s too little, too late.

“Ronaiah [Tuiasosopo] has called and not only confessed, but he has also apologized,” Diane O’Meara told NBC’s “Today” show.

“I don’t think there’s anything he could say to me that would fix this.”

O’Meara unwittingly became the face behind “Lennay Kekua,” Te’o’s fake online girlfriend whose “death” from leukemia turned the Notre Dame grid star into an inspirational story this past season.





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O’Meara has never met Te’o, and said she and Tuiasosopo are not close despite being high-school classmates and Facebook friends.

“The past five years, [Tuiasosopo] has literally been stalking my Facebook and stealing my photos,’’ O’Meara said.

O’Meara, a LA marketing executive, told “Today,” “It’s very bizarre, and it’s a very twisted and confusing scenario.”










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Miami Dolphins slam Norman Braman, Marlins Park deal




















The Miami Dolphins ramped up their public campaign for a tax-funded stadium renovation this week, buying full-page ads against their top critic and trying to distance the plan from the unpopular Marlins deal.

The team bought an ad in Tuesday’s Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald knocking auto magnate Norman Braman’s criticism of the Sun Life Stadium deal, which would have Florida and Miami-Dade split the costs with owner Stephen Ross for a $400 million renovation. The Dolphins would pay at least $201 million, with taxpayers using state funds and a higher Miami-Dade hotel tax to pay $199 million.

In a fact sheet sent to media Tuesday morning, the Dolphins listed ways their deal differs from the 2009 Marlins deal. First: Ross, a billionaire real estate developer, would use private dollars to fund at least 51 percent of the Sun Life effort, compared to less than 25 percent from Marlins owner Jeff Loria. Second, Sun Life helps the economy more than the Marlins park does.





“Just because the Marlins did a bad deal doesn’t mean we should oppose a good deal where at least a majority of the cost is paid from private sources and more than 4,000 local jobs are created during construction alone,” the fact sheet states. And while the Dolphins’ Miami Gardens stadium has hosted two Super Bowls since 2007 and is in the running for the 2016 game, “Marlins Stadium does not generate the ability to attract world-class sports events -- other than a World Series from time to time depending on the success of the team.”

NFL teams play eight home games a year if they don’t make the playoffs, while baseball teams have 81.

Miami and Miami-Dade built the Marlins a $640 million stadium at the site of the Dolphins’ old home at the Orange Bowl in Little Havana. The Marlins contributed about $120 million and agreed to pay between $2.5 million and $4.9 million a year for 35 years to pay back $35 million of debt the county borrowed for the stadium. As a publicly owned stadium, the Marlins ballpark pays no property taxes. Most of the public money came from Miami-Dade hotel taxes, along with $50 million of debt tied to the county’s general fund.

Sun Life is privately owned and pays $3 million a year in property taxes to Miami-Dade. It currently receives $2 million a year from Florida’ s stadium program, a subsidy tied to converting the football venue to baseball in the 1990s when the Marlins played there. The Dolphins also paid for a second full-page ad with quotes from leading hoteliers in Miami-Dade endorsing the stadium plan. Among them: Donald Trump, whose company recently purchased the Doral golf resort. “Steve Ross’ commitment to modernize Sun Life Stadium -- while covering most of the construction costs -- is the right thing for Miami-Dade,’’ the ad quotes Trump as saying.

Also on Tuesday, Ross and team CEO Mike Dee sent a letter to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and county commissioners requesting negotiations over the stadium deal. The letter said the deal Ross unveiled last week is a “baseline for debate” and asked for talks. The letter also urged the commission to adopt a resolution proposed by Commissioner Barbara Jordan endorsing the state bill that would allow taxes for Sun Life. The resolution is on the agenda for Wednesday’s commission meeting.





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Appeals court throws out Miami judge’s controversial fingerprint ruling




















An appeals court has thrown out a Miami-Dade criminal court judge’s controversial ruling restricting long-accepted fingerprint evidence.

The Third District Court of Appeals this week ruled that Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch should have removed himself from the case before issuing his ruling.

The reason: Hirsch had earlier told two prosecutors that he would remove himself from similar cases because he harbored “preconceived opinions on the subject of fingerprints.”





In October, Hirsch ruled that a police fingerprint examiner could not testify that he identified a conclusive fingerprint “match” for Miami’s Radames Borrego, who is accused of two burglaries.

The judge’s ruling raised eyebrows among legal observers because U.S. courts have long allowed experts to testify to jurors that the accused person’s fingerprint is unique to him or her.

The appeals court did not rule specifically on Hirsch’s fingerprint order, but nevertheless threw it out, saying the judge should not have presided over the case. It is unclear whether Hirsch will be able to preside over future criminal court cases involving fingerprint evidence.

Hirsch, a former president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a law school professor who wrote a book on state criminal trial procedure, is well-known in South Florida’s legal community. He was elected in May 2010.

The judge — who often quotes Shakespeare in lengthy orders — often delves into polemic legal waters.

In 2010, when a Tampa federal judge ruled that Florida’s drug law was unconstitutional, Hirsch was the only local state judge to follow suit. He threw out more than two dozen cases, but the same Miami’s appeals court later reversed Hirsch.

Late last year, Hirsch from the bench criticized relatives of a murder victim after they criticized him in a Spanish-language television interview. After he declined to recuse himself from the case, the Third DCA booted him from the case.

Also last year, the same appeals court said Hirsch “did not have jurisdiction” when he filled in for a fellow judge, then reversed that judge’s decision to keep behind bars a man accused of violating a restraining order.

Hirsch will be ruling on a high-profile case next week.

Lawyers for Sergio Robaina, accused of voter fraud, have asked Hirsch to throw out two misdemeanors charged under a county ordinance prohibiting possession of more than two absentee ballots. The ordinance is unconstitutional, they claim.





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Nearly 20,000 new BlackBerry 10 apps submitted this past weekend







Research in Motion (RIMM) held a “Port-A-Thon” earlier this month to boost developer interest in BlackBerry 10. The event ended up being a huge success for the company with more than 15,000 apps submitted to BlackBerry World in less than two days. In a last chance effort to increase its app count before the launch of its new operating system, RIM held a second event this past weekend and it was even bigger than the first one. Developers submitted 19,071 apps in 36 hours, bringing RIM closer to its goal of offering more than 70,000 apps at launch. RIM is scheduled to unveil BlackBerry 10 at a press event on January 30th.


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Bachelor Recap: Sean Lowe Sets Kissing World Record with Lesley and Dumps Kacie

Amid a drama-filled night of surprises, Sean Lowe whittled his sixteen ladies down to thirteen Monday on The Bachelor.

To kick off week three, Lesley M was gifted with an entire day of Sean's company all to herself. Whisked from the mansion to the gritty streets of Hollywood Blvd, Sean surprised Lesley with a quirky museum date to peruse the Guinness Book of World Records where, interestingly enough, the Bachelor's very own dad holds a record for longest road trip ever taken. In the mood to follow in his father's footsteps, Sean proposes he and Lesley break the world record for longest on-screen kiss (3 min, 15 sec), which she eagerly accepted.

After easily earning their place in the history books, the twosome toasted to their accomplishment on a rooftop overlooking Los Angeles. Sean and Lesley proceeded to gush over eachother awkwardly before a blushing Sean gifted Lesley with a rose.

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Next up, Kacie, Robyn, Leslie H, Kristy, Catherine, Desiree, Taryn, Amanda, Lindsay, Daniella, Jackie and Tierra were selected to hit the beach for a competitive round of volleyball with two teams of six squaring off for the possibility of spending quality alone time with Sean.

In the end Desiree, Robyn, Amanda, Jakie and Lindsay win and relish in their hard-earned one-on-ones but Kacie, perturbed by the tension between Amanda and Desiree, opted to let Sean in on the drama. Unfortunately, her plan backfired as Sean questioned why she would involve herself in the girls' disagreement.

After spending time with all six, Sean gave a rose to Lindsay while Kacie was left to sweat over her poor decision that night.

AshLee was the last to score a one-on-one date with Sean but, as the Bachelor arrived to whisk his date off to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Tierra took a tumble down the stairs, effectively halting AshLee and Sean's plans for the day. Fearing she sustained a concussion, paramedics are called. Ultimately, Tierra vehemently refused medical attention and the ambulance was sent on its way-- but not before she snagged a good chunk of time snuggling with a worried Sean.

Despite being ruffled by what appeared to be a calculating move on Tierra's part to ruin her date, AshLee put on a good face for Sean when they finally arrive to the theme park. In an attempt to test her "kind, caring heart," Sean surprised his date by bringing along two other young ladies suffering from chronic illness to share in their thrilling day.

Impressed by how well AshLee took to the girls, Sean gifted AshLee with a rose and the twosome got to know eachother better as his favorite band, the Eli Young Band, serenaded them.

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When time came for the final rose ceremony, Sean called for Kacie to meet him outside for a private conversation where he mercifully sent her off in private.

"I have way too much respect for you to make you stand through another ceremony when I know in my heart that we're better off as friends," said Sean before Kacie's limo whisked her away.

Back inside, Sean picked his final ten (Tierra, Leslie H, Catherine, Daniella, Robyn, Selma, Sarah, Jackie, Amanda and Desiree), sending Taryn and Kristy home.

Tune in next Monday for an all-new episode of The Bachelor on ABC.

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NYPD Daily Blotter








Queens

Police are searching for two ski-masked — and jittery — stickup men who have been terrorizing bodegas, gas stations and other shops in and around Jamaica.

The crooks flashed silver-and-black handguns in each of the 15 establishments they hit over the last two months, sources said.

In each case, they forced the store owner or an employee to stuff cash into a black plastic bag, said a law-enforcement source, and their haul so far is estimated at $15,000-plus.

Still, the manager of a Mobil gas station in Hillside that was robbed at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday thinks the daring duo seemed a bit unsure.





A 68-year-old Astoria woman told police that she was ripped off last month by the woman in the picture above and her male partner in crime.


A 68-year-old Astoria woman told police that she was ripped off last month by the woman in the picture above and her male partner in crime.






“Their hands were shaking. They looked nervous,” said Dalgeed Singh. “They calmed down only after we gave them the money.”

One of the them, he added, warned Singh, “If you do anything wrong, we’ll shoot you.”

Then, as they were about to leave, one allegedly turned to Singh and said, “Wait. Let me get some cigarettes.”

And, Singh added, when he handed him a pack of Newports, the thug’s reaction was, “Give me some more.”

***

It was just before Christmas — and this heartless grinch was on the prowl.

A 68-year-old Astoria woman told police that she was ripped off last month by the woman in the pictured and her male partner in crime.

The victim said the couple approached her on Dec. 12 and claimed to have found a large sum of money. They offered to split their good fortune with her, she said, if she agreed to pay the taxes on the cash beforehand.

They then drove her to a bank, and she withdrew $4,500 and handed it over, never suspecting the age-old scam, police said.

When the three of them drove on to their next stop, the victim got out of the car first and then watched in despair as her new “friends” took off with her cash, cops said.

The couple, each believed to be 35 to 40 years old, fled in a black sedan with Connecticut plates, investigators said.

***

A 23-year-old woman was found dead yesterday under mysterious circumstances in her Richmond Hill home, police said.

Family members told cops that they found Victoria Baburam unconscious in her residence on 106th Street near Liberty Avenue at about 6 p.m.

EMS pronounced her dead at the scene, and investigators said the city medical examiner would determine the cause of death.

Brooklyn

He’d always wait until the kids got out of school.

Police say Sammy Nour, 30, is behind a cellphone-snatching spree that targeted Borough Park businesses for more than three months late last year.

The phones were swiped off desks and counters at a store, a doctor’s office and an Internet cafe, all near Eighth Avenue and 56th Street, between Sept. 9 and Dec. 13, court records indicate.

Each theft occurred at about 3:30 p.m., when local schools had let out, increasing foot traffic and the number of phones available, the papers say.

Nour was caught red-handed on video surveillance all three times, according to the documents.

He was charged with three counts of petit larceny and three counts of criminal possession of stolen property, cops said.

The Bronx

An off-duty cop was drunk when she crashed her car into a parking sign in Bedford Park, authorities said.

Evlyn Hernandez, 35, refused to submit to a Breathalyzer after Sunday’s 7:30 p.m. smashup, police said, which explains why she was charged with DWI and refusal to take a breath test.

Staten Island

Two teens are under arrest for mugging a man and stealing his iPhone at gunpoint in Clifton, authorities said.

Emmanuel Jallah, 17, and Hassan Sroura, 18, attacked the victim on Vanderbilt Avenue near Osgood Avenue at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 4, according to court documents.

Sroura punched the man in the chest, while Jallah snatched the pricey phone out of one of his pockets, the court papers state.

Only after the victim made a bid to get the phone back did Sroura pull a gun and snarl, “If you take another step, I’m gonna shoot you,” the records say.

The suspects then fled the scene, but investigators caught up with Sroura on Jan. 8 and with Jallah last Thursday.

Both were charged with robbery, grand larceny and criminal possession of a weapon, the records show.

Jallah was being held in lieu of $1,000 bail, but Sroura was released after making his $5,000 bail, the court papers state.










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Series for Miami’s emerging art collectors begins Thursday




















For art enthusiasts interested in bring their interest home, Miami’s Bakehouse Art Complex is hosting a lecture series for emerging collectors. The first panel, slated for Thursday at 6 p.m., features arists and curators who will talk about fine tuning your taste and learning to make informed decisions. The second session, Feb. 7, is oriented to the mechanics of purchasing. The third, on Feb. 21, explores how to manage your collection.

Moderating all three panels will be Denise Gerson, independent curator who served as associate director for the Lowe Museum of Art for 24 years. Cost is $25 per session or $60 for the series. Seating is limited; reservations are recommended.

Information at 305-576-2828; www.bacfl.org.





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Story of a lifetime: FIU students covering Monday’s inauguration




















It started with an e-mail Florida International University journalism major Anthony Cave sent to South Florida News Service news director Chris Delboni asking whether a group of students could go to Washington, D.C., and cover the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.

“I was doing some research about the inauguration and thought it would be too late to get media credentials to go to the inauguration,” said Cave, a junior at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. “I emailed Chris during winter break to see if there was something we could do.”

Delboni forwarded the e-mail to the Society of Professional Journalists’ FIU student chapter, enlisted the assistance of her frequent collaborator professor Neil Reisner and immediately began hearing that there wasn’t enough time or money to organize such an ambitious endeavor.





That’s when six students decided to do what they could to raise – in a short time — the $1,875 cost of the trip to head north.

And, with the help of the SPJ national office, SJMC Dean Raul Reis and an anonymous donor, they did it.

Early Sunday, the team of students and Reisner set out to Washington, D.C., traveling on a charter bus sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Coordinating Committee of West Palm Beach.

The six South Florida News Service reporters and editor will cover the experiences of the 38-member group as they happen on the bus and during the inauguration.

Their work will be available on the SFNS website, sfnsonline.com, on Twitter , at hashtag #spjfiuDC, and in several local newspapers. At the trip’s end, they plan to produce a mini-documentary about their experiences.

The MLK Coordinating Committee travelers refer to themselves as the Freedom Riders, commemorating the original Freedom Riders, the civil rights activists from throughout the country who took buses to the segregated South in the early 1960s to fight for equal rights.

Journalism students Julissa Alburqueque, Michae Baisden, Barbara Corbellini Duarte, Jonathan Simmons, Brittny Valdes and Cave, who call themselves Freedom Writers, are reporting, writing, shooting photos and video on the bus and at the inauguration.

Reisner, a veteran newsman who also edits the SJMC’s Liberty City Link, is serving as editor while Delboni handles web production in Miami, along with other SFNS staff working on this team coverage.

Alburqueque, a student in Delboni’s Advanced News Writing class and a member of SPJ, jumped on the opportunity to take part on the trip. “We will be writing down what we see on the bus, and what goes on when we get off of it,” Alburqueque said.

Corbellini Duarte hopes to find stories that are not being told and to be able to tell those stories in a way that captures other people’s attention.

“We are not just going to witness history, but we will be part of the people writing it,” she said.





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RIM heats up as BlackBerry 10 launch nears







Research In Motion (RIMM) shares are soaring ahead of the imminent launch of the firm’s next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform. The stock’s recent run could come screeching to a halt at any moment as short interest grows, but Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek thinks there’s plenty more good news ahead for RIM. In a note to investors on Friday morning, Misek told clients to buy RIM stock and set a new 12-month price target of $ 19.50, up from his previous $ 13 target with a Hold rating.


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“Our checks indicate that the carriers have agreed to volume commitments for the first two quarters post-launch,” Misek wrote. He also notes that “BB10 builds have been raised from 500K/month in early Dec to 1M-2M/month,” and “Developers are supporting BB10 more than we expected. RIM is targeting 70K BB10 apps available at launch.”


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Misek says that RIM’s next-generation platform will enable secure corporate email services on iOS and Android devices and the market has overlooked this major change so far. The analyst believes RIM’s March- and August-quarter results will beat Wall Street’s current consensus now that RIM’s huge installed base will finally have a “legitimate upgrade opportunity.”


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