Monday, June 14, 2010

“Search for Ore. boy, 7, classified as criminal” plus 2 more

“Search for Ore. boy, 7, classified as criminal” plus 2 more

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Search for Ore. boy, 7, classified as criminal

Posted: 13 Jun 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Search crews from around the state have "completed the mission we set out for them" by combing the area around Skyline Elementary School for Kyron Horman, Multnomah County Sheriff's Capt. Monte Reiser said. Kyron disappeared June 4 after a science fair at the rural school.

Reiser says the sheriff's office will scale back its search efforts, but he wouldn't say what led police to reclassify the case. Sheriff Dan Staton announced that his department is offering a $25,000 reward for information. Until Sunday, Kyron was considered a "missing endangered child," a designation that spans a range of possibilities, including a criminal investigation.

Workers stop oil leak in Utah

Emergency workers in Utah believe they have stopped a 21,000-gallon oil leak from reaching the environmentally sensitive Great Salt Lake, one of the West's most important inland water bodies for migratory birds that use it to rest, eat and breed.

An underground pipeline in the mountains near the University of Utah broke Friday night, sending oil into a creek that flows through Salt Lake City neighborhoods, a popular park and the Jordan River. The pipeline wasn't shut off until Saturday.

Jason Olsen, spokesman for the Salt Lake City Joint Information Center, said Sunday that emergency workers believe they have contained the spill in the Jordan River, which flows into the Great Salt Lake. More than 100 birds on Red Butte Creek and a pond at Liberty Park were coated in oil, and a few have died, Olsen said.

Seattle fire kills four children, one adult

A blaze that tore through a Seattle apartment and killed five people, including four children, was the highest death toll for a fire in that city in recent memory, fire officials said.

"We haven't had anything like this in at least the last 10 years," fire department spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said.

Killed in the blaze on Saturday were four children and their aunt. The cause of the fire, which was confined to the apartment, was not immediately known. Property records show the Seattle Housing Authority owns the building.

Metropolis, Ill., honors Lois Lane

The southern Illinois city that calls itself the "official home of Superman" has unveiled a statue of the superhero's lady love, Lois Lane.

Metropolis, Ill., already has a 15-foot bronze statue of Superman in Superman Square. The Lois Lane statue is modeled after actress Noel Neill, who played the female reporter with a crush on Superman in movies and on TV in the 1940s and '50s.

Also ...

•UMPIRE, Ark. — Four people on board a small, single-engine plane died after it crashed Sunday morning in a wooded area near here, about 90 miles north of Texarkana, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory.

•BRISTOL, Pa. — A 17th-century inn that hosted George Washington and John Adams is up for sale. The 16-unit Fountain House outside of Philadelphia has an asking price of nearly $1.4 million.

On Deadline: What others are reporting

Some wonder if degree still worth it

A lack of available work for college graduates in the changing economy has some young job hunters wondering if the cost of a degree is worth it, the Los Angeles Times reported (latimes.com).

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that most of the employment sectors that will see job gains over the next decade, such as customer service and food preparation, don't require much more than on-the-job training, the newspaper reported.

"People with bachelor's degrees will increasingly get not very highly satisfactory jobs," W. Norton Grubb, an education professor at the University of California-Berkeley, told the Times.

People such as Kyle Daley, who graduated a year ago from the University of California-Los Angeles, are desperate. Daley said he still has not found a job. He said he even placed his résumé in a bottle and tossed it into the ocean.

"I'm trying every avenue I can," he said.

Reading for a good cause: Actor Carl Reiner reads Sunday at the 21st annual A Time For Heroes Celebrity Picnic sponsored by Disney to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Los Angeles. Close to 100 celebrities were on hand.

Search Scaled Down For Missing Ore. Boy

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Redmond Man Cited in Diamond Lake Jet-Sled Incident

A Redmond man was cited Saturday night, several hours after an incident at Diamond Lake when a jet sled went up onto a boat dock and struck a Salem woman, knocking her into the water, Oregon State Police said.

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MTV and ZYNC from American Express(SM) to Launch Nationwide Job Search and Competition for First MTV TJ 'Twitter Jockey'

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

NEW YORK, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MTV and ZYNC from American Express announce the creation of a nationwide search to fill a new, innovative and pioneering job opportunity to serve as the first-ever MTV TJ 'Twitter Jockey.'  One lucky candidate will be hired to become a brand-new face and voice for MTV across social media platforms, including MTV.com, to expand the two-way dialog between MTV and its global audience. MTV and ZYNC from American Express will launch "Follow Me: The Search for the first MTV TJ," www.zync.mtv.com, in which 20 social media enthusiasts compete head-to-head in Twitter challenges. The search will culminate with a live televised finale on August 8, when the MTV viewing audience will choose the winning candidate from the final five who will land his or her dream job.

This newly created position expands upon MTV's history of giving its audience a global platform  to express themselves. MTV uses social media to make it easier for its fans to engage around loud programming moments -- everything from Twitter visualizations for award shows and chat widgets for popular series like The Jersey Shore, to an active Twitter and Facebook following.

The MTV TJ position is a modern-day re-imagining of the pioneering MTV VJ. While the MTV VJ had a one-way dialog in reporting music and pop culture-related news to the audience, the MTV TJ will actively engage MTV's hyper-social audience -- answering their questions, amplifying their interests, doling out behind-the-scenes information, cool links and exclusive media across MTV.com, Twitter, Facebook, blogs and in 30-second sponsored on-air interstitials. The MTV TJ will be based at MTV's global headquarters in New York City.

MTV is mining social media networks, including posting the job via MTV's Twitter and Facebook pages, to identify and select 18 candidates that are active in social media and have a unique voice and passion for music and pop culture. Starting Wednesday, June 16, MTV will begin announcing the 18 candidates at www.zync.mtv.com. The public will also have an opportunity to nominate their choices via the ZYNC Card Facebook page (www.facebook.com/zync), for the two remaining candidate slots.

"Whether it's letting viewers take the mic to ask the President of the United States a question or turning the camera on themselves, MTV pioneered the idea that our audience has an important role to play in our programming and deserves a global platform," said Stephen Friedman, General Manager of MTV.  "The newly created MTV TJ role and search with ZYNC from American Express is a natural next step and one that will help amplify the voice of our audience as part of the global conversation."  

"ZYNC from American Express is all about empowering people to express themselves through their passions," said Mary Hines, vice president, ZYNC Product Management, American Express. "And with the MTV Twitter Jockey program, we have an opportunity to introduce the ZYNC Card and American Express brand to people who seek to put their own stamp on the world through both their experiences and their choice of products."

"Follow Me: The Search for the first MTV TJ" comes on the heels of the official launch of the ZYNC Card, American Express' newest Charge Card designed for people who want a Card to fit their lifestyle. The ZYNC Card allows Cardmembers to customize their Card by adding optional bundles of benefits called Packs, which offer additional rewards and benefits in specific passion areas, such as music, fashion, giving back and many more.

The Hunt for Two Final MTV TJ Job Candidates (June 14-July 6)

Starting today, aspiring candidates can nominate themselves and other Twitter users via www.zync.mtv.com or the ZYNC Card Facebook page (www.facebook.com/zync). Nominations will close on June 27.  MTV will select two of these candidates and add them to the 18 candidates already selected, bringing the total to 20 candidates.  

The Competition (July 7- August 7)

The competition officially kicks off on MTV.com on July 7 with the wanna-be MTV TJ's competing in a series of Twitter challenges that range from discovering a local band to interviewing MTV talent. Judging will be done by an internal committee and TweetLevel, http://tweetlevel.edelman.com, a specialized tweet-scoring service developed by Edelman that will measure a range of factors, including influence, popularity, engagement and trust. After five challenges, four candidates will advance to the finals, with one remaining slot to be voted on by fans via the ZYNC Card Facebook community and announced on July 21. The five finalists will leave their hometowns and descend on the Big Apple for the final round of face-to-face challenges.

Live Finale on MTV (August 8)

After weeks of grueling challenges, the competition will jump to television for the finale on August 8 from 10 – 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, where the final five candidates will square off live on the air in a series of elimination rounds. Only two candidates will move on and then make one last plea to the MTV audience, who will then text vote for a winner. After the nationwide votes are tallied, the first MTV TJ will be announced. The MTV TJ will begin work immediately, reporting for the first high-profile assignment at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 12.

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About MTV

MTV is the dynamic, vibrant experiment at the intersection of music, creativity and youth culture. For over 28 years, MTV has evolved, challenged the norm, and detonated boundaries -- giving each new generation a creative outlet and voice that entertains, informs and unites on every platform and screen. On-air, MTV is the number one rated full-day ad-supported cable network for P12-24 and P12-34.  Online, MTV.com averaged 24.5 million monthly unique visitors during the first quarter of 2010 -- up +8% from Q4/2009 and up +13% year-over-year. Average video streams for the first quarter of 2010 increased +8% from the Q4/2009 and is up +6% over the same time period last year.  And MTV's successful sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unprecedented customized content, super-serving young males, music fans, and college students like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Wanna know more? Come on in... www.mtvpress.com.

About ZYNC from American Express

ZYNC from American Express is the newest pay-in-full Charge Card. Cardmembers can customize the ZYNC Card by adding optional bundles of benefits called Packs, which offer rewards and benefits in specific lifestyle areas, such as music, giving back, fashion, food, travel and more. The ZYNC Card is available for an annual fee of $25 and Packs vary in price from no additional cost to $25 per year. ZYNC Cardmembers are enrolled in the Membership Rewards Express® program and get one Membership Rewards point for every eligible dollar of spending, valuable retail and travel protections, and award-winning customer service. For more information, please visit www.zynccard.com.  

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