T-Mobile planning to move entirely to Value Plans in 2013

T-Mobile's not skimping on the big announcements at its Capital Market Days conference: it's now declared that it plans to move entirely to its Value Plans in 2013. The carrier's current rate offering nets you a lower monthly tariff in exchange for an omitted device subsidy -- in other words, bring your own phone, and you'll pay less for service. The new strategy would make the company's voice and data lineup more competitive, particularly for subscribers who don't mind paying full sticker price for their handsets, bringing over an unlocked device from another carrier or financing your new phone for twenty months. (This may very well be a key strategy when it comes to its newfound relationship with Apple.) This likely won't be as drastic a move as it sounds, as the company briefly mentioned at today's conference that nearly 80 percent of all postpaid activations utilize the Value Plans already. During this afternoon's presentation, the company used the term "Un-carrier" to describe its new direction -- considering that Deutsche Telekom's Capital Market Days programming runs through tomorrow in Bonn, this move could turn out to be but one piece of T-Mobile's overall marketing plan for 2013.

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Gabby Giffords' brother-in-law to spend year in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ? A former space shuttle commander whose twin brother is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attempt the longest spaceflight ever by an American.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend an entire year aboard the International Space Station beginning in 2015.

Both countries' space agencies announced the names of the two veteran spacefliers on Monday. The extended mission was approved almost two months ago to provide a medical foundation for future missions around the moon, as well as far-flung trips to asteroids and Mars.

Both men already have lived aboard the space station for six months. NASA wanted experienced space station astronauts to streamline the amount of training necessary for a one-year stint. Officials had said the list of candidates was very short. They will begin training next year.

"Their skills and previous experience aboard the space station align with the mission's requirements," Bill Gerstenmaier, head of human exploration for NASA, said in a statement. "The one-year increment will expand the bounds of how we live and work in space and will increase our knowledge regarding the effects of microgravity on humans as we prepare for future missions beyond low-Earth orbit."

Kelly's identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, retired from the astronaut corps last year and moved to Tucson, Ariz., his wife's hometown. The former congresswoman was critically wounded in an assassination attempt in January 2011, while Scott Kelly was living aboard the space station.

Astronauts normally spend about four to six months aboard the space station. The longest an American lived there was seven months, several years back.

Russia, though, will continue to hold the world space endurance record.

Three cosmonauts spent at least a year aboard the old Mir space station. A Russian physician, Valery Polyakov, logged nearly 15 continuous months there in the mid-1990s.

Boris Morukov, head of the Moscow-based Institute for Medical and Biological Problems, Russia's main space medicine research center, told the Interfax news agency that communications and food rations for Kelly and Kornienko may be limited during their yearlong mission to better simulate interplanetary travel.

Kelly and Kornienko will launch aboard a Russian rocket from Kazakhstan. Americans must buy seats on Russian spacecraft now that NASA's shuttles have retired to museums, until private U.S. companies have vessels capable of carrying human passengers. That's still four or five years off.

Kelly is a 48-year-old, divorced Navy captain with two daughters. Kornienko, 52, a rocket engineer, is married with a daughter.

"We have chosen the most responsible, skilled and enthusiastic crew members to expand space exploration, and we have full confidence in them," Russian Space Agency chief Vladimir Popovkin said in the announcement.

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AP writer Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow contributed to this report.

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TWU chancellor/president Ann Stuart announces retirement

Texas Woman?s University Chancellor and President Ann Stuart announced today at the TWU Board of Regents meeting that she will be retiring.

Stuart, who has been the chancellor and president of TWU since 1999, agreed to remain in her role until a successor is named.

?Her exceptional leadership has helped TWU become a stronger and smarter university that is well prepared for the challenges of tomorrow,? Mike McCullough, chair of the TWU board of regents, said in a prepared statement Friday.

In his statement, McCullough noted that under Stuart?s leadership, enrollment has grown 85 percent and more than 20,000 students graduated.

The university has raised $220 million dollars for scholarships, facilities and faculty development during Stuart?s tenure, he wrote.

During her time at TWU, Stuart established the Ann Stuart and Ray R. Poliakoff Celebration of Science, a series to promote and celebrate science. She also established the Chancellor?s Alumni Excellence Award and the Ann Stuart and Ray R. Poliakoff Endowed Scholarships for undergraduate students.

Sue Bancroft, vice chair of the TWU Board of regents, will lead the search for a new chancellor and president, the announcement stated.

?I know the other members of the Board of Regents join me in thanking Dr. Stuart for her stellar leadership and unwavering devotion to TWU,? McCullough wrote in his statement. ?She will be a hard act to follow.?

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Director Lou Ye: I want to make films in China for Chinese people

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American Airlines to continue reducing flights in November

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American Airlines says it will cut passenger-carrying capacity by 1 percent in the first half of November as it tries to recover from widespread delays and a spike in?cancellations.

American said Thursday that the pullback will give it more time to return to normal operations without affecting holiday travel.

Delays and?cancellations?soared in September, which American blamed on a work slowdown by some pilots. The pilots' union denied the charge.

Although American has boosted its on-time arrivals from September's 59-percent mark, flight-tracking service FlightStats.com says American still trailed other large U.S. airlines in delays on Wednesday.

American cut capacity in September and October by up to 2 percent. Airlines reduce capacity by eliminating flights or using smaller planes.

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War zones, body language off-camera at debates

Vice President Joe Biden, center, and his wife Jill Biden, meet with Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, his wife Janna Ryan, left, and son Charlie Ryan, center, on stage after the vice presidential debate, at Centre College in Danville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vice President Joe Biden, center, and his wife Jill Biden, meet with Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, his wife Janna Ryan, left, and son Charlie Ryan, center, on stage after the vice presidential debate, at Centre College in Danville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin participate in the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and wife Janna Ryan talk to Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden after the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) ? Most voters watching the debate from home didn't get to see what happened before and after Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan went on stage Thursday. Even then, some exchanges were lost in broadcast.

Here's what those voters missed:

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BEFORE THE DEBATE

In the minutes leading up to the debate, moderator Martha Raddatz took her seat with her back to the audience. She joked that she is used to reporting from war zones, a place where she seldom turns her back on anyone.

After a few awkward moments of silence, she spun around in her chair and tried to warm up the crowd. "Anybody have any questions?" she asked to laughter.

Several times, Raddatz turned and looked to the balcony, where TV networks filmed pre-debate coverage. Most correspondents were quiet, but the voice of Fox News Channel's Bret Baier boomed throughout the hall.

When the debate was about to begin, Baer again introduced himself to viewers just tuning in. Raddatz pointedly turned around ? to more laughter from the crowd.

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IN ROMNEY'S SUITE

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took in the first and only vice presidential debate from his hotel suite in Asheville, N.C., surrounded by campaign aides and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman.

On the television, as Biden answered Raddatz's first question about Libya, Romney turned to his left and asked his aides: "Will Paul attack on this?"

Romney, in a white shirt and tie, otherwise sat with his hands on his knees and watched the flat-screen TV.

Asked to make a prediction on Ryan's responses, Romney said simply: "I think Paul will do great."

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BODY LANGUAGE

Between answers, Biden clutched his hands impatiently. At other times, he jotted points on a notepad.

Ryan listened and kept his hands folded from across the table, occasionally scribbling notes on full-size sheets of copy paper.

But when Ryan made statements that annoyed Biden, the vice president repeatedly stretched his left arm across the table toward Ryan ? coming close to covering Ryan's notes.

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TWITTER REPONSE

Twitter commentators focused for much of the first half of the debate on Biden's demeanor ? Democrats called it a smile while Republicans called it a smirk.

Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush's political director, tweeted: "Biden doing best imitation of Al Gore 00. Snickers, grimaces, and exaggerated gestures."

At one point, New York Times columnist Nickolas Kristof posted, "Biden is pretty good at being sarcastic and lacerating, without coming across as nasty."

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AFTER THE DEBATE

At the end, Ryan's family jumped onto the stage, led by his daughter, to greet Ryan. His two sons, wife and mother also joined the congressman.

Ryan then took his family across the stage, as if to meet the Bidens. The vice president lingered with Ryan's mother, Betty, and wife, Janna.

After the candidates left the stage, Biden aide Sam Myers went on stage to collect Biden's notes.

But while the adults chatted, Ryan's younger son sat down in Ryan's chair. He then skipped off stage.

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