Morsi Is Sworn in as Egypt's President

Egypt's newly elected president has sent an implicit message of reassurance to Israel in his first major address after taking office, but he also pledged support for the "legitimate rights" of the Palestinians.

Islamist Mohammed Morsi said Saturday that his administration will continue to honor its international treaties ? a thinly veiled reference to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.

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Egypt's President-elect Mohammed Morsi talks to his supporters at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 29, 2012. In front of tens of thousands of cheering supporters, Egypt's first Islamist and civilian president-elect vowed that nobody can take away his authority and symbolically read an oath of office on the eve of his official inauguration. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Close

Relations between the two neighbors have become particularly tense since last year's overthrow of Morsi's predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, who had forged close ties with the Jewish state during his 29-year rule.

Morsi was sworn in Saturday as Egypt's first freely elected president and the Arab world's first Islamist head of state.

The rise to power of Egyptian Islamists has been a source of alarm among many Israelis.

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Robot With Super Powers Plays Rock, Paper Scissors

First chess, now this:

Here's a robot from Ishikawa Oku's physics lab at the University of Tokyo that plays rock, paper, scissor and always beats the human, every single time. Because the team that built it gave it a superpower.

An innocent human is invited to sit opposite the robot. Instead of going "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" as we do in America, in Japan, they go "Three-two-one..." and then flash their choice: fist for rock, flat hand for paper, two fingers for scissors.

Here's the difference. There's a high-speed camera in the room that can analyze the angle of a human's wrist joint (which predicts our next move) in one millisecond. That's much faster than our brains can do it, so the camera tells the robot what we've done almost the instant we do it, and therefore it can counter perfectly.

It looks like the robot is playing fair, choosing as we choose, but that's an illusion. It already knows.

This technology, say the physicists, "can be applied to "cooperation work between human beings and robots, etc., without time delay." Which I guess is supposed to make us feel better.

I'm trying to think of why I might like one. Maybe I could use it as a dance partner. Whatever move I make, no matter how flakey, it would instantly follow. It could be my Ginger; I'd be Fred Astaire.

Or I could park it under a ladder knowing it would always be there if I fall. But I'd never, ever play games with it: not rock, paper, not dodge ball, certainly not paint ball. Anything that loaded with wires and gizmos is probably a hustler, and I may not be smart, but I'm not an idiot. If it's not on my side, I'm not playing.

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Blog: 10 Successful Photographers Whose Sports Photography Will Inspire You.Top sites selected by Adorama's Facebook fans

Are you an aspiring sports photographer? Here are ten action-packed sports photographers' web sites that will inspire you to go for the gold ring, whether your goal is to photograph your local high school team, or get on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook followers to point us to their favorite sports photographers' web sites. We found plenty of sports photography drama and inspiration here, as well as some implied lessons for those just getting started. The most important: Work hard, and work a lot. Look at thes photos and you'll see: To succeed in sports photography?just as in the sports themselves?the secret formula is practice, practice, practice!

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Vladimir Rys

Czechoslovakia-basedVladimir Rys travels the world photographing Formula One auto races as well as other sports including Soccer (Footbol to the rest of the world), swimming, winter sports, track and field and boxing?although his Special Olympics photos stand out for their emotional impact.

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Mark J. Rebilas

Mark J. Rebilas is a Phoenix, AZ-based sports shooter with navy photography training specializes in? NHRA motor racing action shots, as well as NACAR, NFL (Football), NBA (Basketball)? and UFC (Boxing) photography. Some of his extreme action photography makes the viewer wonder: How did he manage to put a camera there?

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Jorge Jimenez

Jorge went to college for an advertising degree, but was bitten by the photo bug by taking two photography courses. He parlayed his newfound hobby into a career by combining it with his interest in car racing, and has built up an impressive portfolio that includes surf and biking photography. Randomly, he also has a personal project showing people eating.

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Graham Watson

British-born Graham Watson is a well-known figure in the Tour De France and other Bicycle races, with clients around the world. He has authored 20 books on the subject, and exhibits everywhere. His web site and blog are a good sample of how finding a sub-specialty and really working at it can bring you great success.

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Ed Mulholland

Whether it's the just-completed Stanley Cup or the Super Bowl, Ed Mulholland is there, one of that rare breed of photographers that gets to go for (and photograph) the world champions and how they got there. He's won awards from a variety of sports industry groups since 2004, and has been published in Sports Illustrated, ESPN magazine, the New York tabloids and more. Want to reach for the top? Study his work.

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Chris Edwards

Chris Edwards is a hard-working pro shooting local school sports. While it's great to see what guys like Ed Mulholland, folks at the top of the game, are doing, Chris is doing the everyday kind of sports photography puts bread on the table and gives you the kind of experience you need to move forward.

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Bernard Brault

Canadian photographer of the year in 1996 and 2007, Bernard Brault's olympics photography is full of high impact. From airborne skiiers to boxers hitting the mat, he gets to the guts of the game. Watch his careful framing?nothing extraneous, ever!

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David Newman

David Newman's ?That 1 Great Shot? web site shows a hard-working local photographer's efforts. There are a lot of photos here, mostly of high school sports near his Hartford, CT community. Lesson to learn here? You need to take a lot of pictures, and do a lot of work, to move ahead.

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Dave Black

One of the top photographers in the sports world, Dave Black's photos have appeared in Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, and ESPN. He has covered the Kentucky Derby to the Olympics, and has a distinctive lighting style which he teaches at his own workshops and through Kelby Training.? Check out his site for samples of his work, as well as links to his tutorials.

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Darren Heath

London-based Darren Heath specializes in motor sports and Formula One racing, and according to Wikipedia is credited with revealing a secret independent braking system used by the McLaren racing team (the device was subsequently banned). That's what happens when you specialize and really get to know your subject!

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SC regulators delay Duke Energy-Progress Energy deal

The $26 billion Duke Energy-Progress Energy merger will not happen Sunday, as the companies hoped. The S.C. Public Service Commission has decided to hold a special meeting on Monday to act on the part of the merger it must approve.

The companies have said from the outset that South Carolina has no statutory authority to accept or reject the merger. But the state must approve a proposal that the power plants of Duke Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Carolinas will operate as a single fleet.

The S.C. commission has questioned the power companies' reading of their authority. But if the companies are right, then they could go ahead and close the deal Sunday. But Progress spokesman Mike Hughes says the companies have no intention of doing so.

"Assuming a favorable vote by the commission, we plan to close the merger Monday afternoon," he says.

Public notice

The companies had hoped to close the deal before the end of last year. That fell through when federal regulators raised objections. Those were finally resolved just three weeks ago.

The clerk of the S.C. commission posted notice today that the board would meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday at its office in Columbia to discuss the companies' proposal to jointly operate their two utility fleets. The commission was under no obligation to act before the power companies' July 1 target date for closing the deal.

The N.C. Utilities Commission approved the merger earlier today.

Delaying the deal by one day is not a major issue for the companies. But they had hoped to be able to merge at the start of the third quarter for accounting reasons. It would simply be easier for earnings reports to have the two companies combined as the quarter started July 1.

John Downey covers the energy industry and public companies for the Charlotte Business Journal.

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