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4B Daily News – Friday, March 22, 2013 WORLD BRIEFING machines to plumb the secrets of the universe. By revelation or by imagination, they came up with assorted explanations: ARISTOTLE: The world always existed, at the center of the universe. CHINA'S PANGU LEGEND: In darkness and chaos, a cosmic egg is formed. Two forces — yin and yang — act on the egg, which cracks and gives birth to Pangu, a being who over thousands of years separates the sky and the Earth, and eventually becomes one with the universe (his head is the mountains, his breath the wind, his sweat the rain). Cyprus scrambles to come up with plan to avoid bankruptcy NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot politicians moved Thursday to restructure the country's most troubled bank as part of a broader bailout plan that must be in place by Monday to avoid financial ruin. Concerned customers rushed to get cash from ATMs as bank employees protested. Cyprus has been told it must raise 5.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion) if it is to receive 10 billion euros ($12.9 billion) from its fellow eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund. If it does not find a way by Monday, the European Central Bank said it will cut off emergency support to the banks, letting them collapse. That would throw the country into financial chaos and, ultimately, cause it to leave the eurozone, with unpredictable consequences for the region. Party leaders and the government were hashing out three new laws on Thursday night, ranging from restricting bank transactions to restructuring the most troubled bank, Cyprus Popular Bank, or Laiki. The pressure has increased since lawmakers on Tuesday rejected an earlier proposal to seize up to 10 percent of people's bank accounts. Banks have been shut since last weekend to avoid a run and will not open until Tuesday at the earliest. Maine man gets 20 days in jail for promoting prostitution PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An insurance agent who helped run a prostitution operation out of his mistress's Zumba studio and watched sex videos made with a hidden camera will serve 20 days in jail for a scandal that rocked a seaside community better known for its beaches and sea captains' homes than for crime. Mark Strong Sr. told the judge Thursday that he was sorry for the pain he caused his family, and his wife broke down in sobs during a plea for leniency. ''I do apologize for each of my selfish actions and the harm that I have caused many. Most importantly I want to apologize to my wife, my two sons and my entire family because I've caused so much hurt in so many ways, emotionally, physically and financially,'' Strong said, his voice choking. Prosecutors say Strong controlled every facet of the Kennebunk operation, monitoring fitness instructor Alexis Wright's calendar, reviewing her ledgers, collecting dossiers on clients and watching the sexual encounters streamed live to the computer in his office 100 miles up the coast in Thomaston. Strong also suggested boosting profits by marketing to higher-paying fetish clients and engaging in paid sex acts with multiple men simultaneously, prosecutors said. Old shivs, jailhouse crafts, more are freed from archives in display at historic prison PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A mounted wooden fish. Dog figurines. Colorful soap carvings of clowns and Santa. A wallet made of interwoven cigarette packs. It sounds like a bad garage sale — until you get to the shivs. And the century-old mug shot book. And the inmate death ledger. Those items are among dozens of prison artifacts set for display at the historic Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. The brief exhibit opens Saturday and runs for 10 days. The defunct and decayed prison, which once housed gangster Al Capone, was abandoned in 1971 but has since been preserved in a state of semi-ruin, becoming one of the city's eeriest and quirkiest tourist attractions. The objects have never before been exhibited because the dank, decrepit facility didn't have any climate-controlled rooms. But recent renovations will allow the prison to tem- porarily convert its staff conference room into a ''pop-up museum.'' Chronicling the inmates' arc of arrival, hard time and departure, artifacts range from mug shots and the prison's original front-gate key to handicrafts, shanks and a death ledger. Many died of tuberculosis; some were executed elsewhere; others served their sentences and went home. Before the Big Bang Theory, there was Pangu, Brahma and Ahura Mazda The Big Bang Theory may be the last word on the origins of the universe, but it's far from the first. Through the millennia, humans have asked: How did everything come into existence? Modern science's answer is the Big Bang Theory, which posits that the universe sprang in an instant from a sub-atomic fragment. On Thursday, European scientists said observations by their Planck space probe support the theory. The ancients, however, did not have $900 million No Powerball winner? Lottery officials say that means $320M jackpot could swell DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Viola Mourton buys a Powerball ticket every day. But with a $320 million jackpot that could grow in the next few days, she's upping her chances Thursday and buying several at her local convenience store. ''It's just a chance to win big money,'' said the 51year-old secretary from Ottumwa, Iowa. ''I'll probably buy a couple today because it's so high. But it only takes one to win.'' That could be the game plan for others around the country. No Powerball winner yet? No problem. That just means a bigger jackpot for the rest of us. Lottery officials said no ticket matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. Three tickets won the $1 Million Match 5 prize. But it means the current $320 million jackpot could swell before the next drawing on Saturday. The jackpot is the sixth highest in history, but it could grow depending on sales at the end of each day, An Independently owned and operated Member of Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates. The busiest local information website in Tehama County! 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The man was stopped while driving a black Cadillac with Colorado plates that matched the description of a vehicle spotted outside the house of Colorado prisons head Tom Clements shortly before he was fatally shot Tuesday. A deputy in Montague County, Texas, tried to pull the car over at about 11 a.m. Thursday. The driver opened fire on the deputy, wounding him, Walker said. He then led authorities on a 100 mph chase that ended when he crashed into a semi, left his car and opened fire on his pursuers. Walker says Colorado investigators are heading to Texas to determine whether he is connected to Clements' killing. The wounded deputy was wearing a bulletproof vest and was not seriously injured, Walker added. Decatur Police Chief Rex Hoskins said the man appeared to be a white man in his 30s. The man shot at Hoskins four times as the chief tried to set up a road block to halt him. He left his car after it crashed and opened fire on the authorities around him, Hoskins said. 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