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The bloom is off Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) ? Something is missing from the Masters this year, a tradition that ranks right up there with Amen Corner, endless roars on Sunday afternoon and the winner's green jacket.

Color.

Red, pink and white azaleas that typically are ablaze for the opening round, have lost their bloom or were wilting fast. The beautiful contrast of white against the lush course comes from sand in the bunkers, not dogwoods.

Spring arrived early in many parts of the country this year, and not even Augusta National was immune.

"I saw them, but it was last week," defending champion Charl Schwartzel said, referring to the signature shrubs. "I was here a week ago last Thursday, and they were beautiful. But the first thing I thought was, 'They're all going to be gone.' I thought Augusta would be able to do something ? get the fans on them or something. It's weird"

Indeed, the Masters has gone green.

The 13th hole has an estimated 1,600 azalea bushes ? that's why it's called "Azalea" ? yet there are only a dozen or so bushes behind the green that still have blooms. Fans on the course Monday for a practice round posed for pictures in front of one azalea bush whose pink flowers rested on a bed of pine needles.

Not to worry, golf fans. The tournament will manage to go on. The course is still as beautiful as ever, with sunlight filtering through the Georgia pines and not a blade of grass out of place. But it's not the same. It's like an actor without makeup. Wrigley Field without ivy. Ian Poulter dressed in white.

"You're kidding. No flowers?" said Poulter, who arrived Monday dressed head to toe in white. "I can't believe that."

It's not the first time this has happened, and if nothing else, it should put the rumors to rest that Augusta National packs ice on the azaleas to keep them from blooming until Masters week.

Those aren't the only rumors.

"I always heard they had hot and cold water running through the pipes to control when it blooms," Jonathan Byrd said.

Byrd added his own piece of color ? a pink ribbon on his cap with the letter "K'' to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Kate, on Friday. He showed up at the Masters expecting to be asked about his chipping and putting, not jasmine and camellia.

But he understands the significance of flowers at Augusta National, built on the home of a former nursery.

"It's what everyone thinks about," he said.

Joanne Taylor was sitting along the ropes on the 13th hole, her toenails painted "Masters green" for the occasion. She drove down for the Monday practice round from Dahlonega in the northern part of the state, where the blooms have come and gone.

"I've always heard they keep the azaleas in potted plants in a greenhouse, then brought them out for the Masters," she said. Ah, another rumor proved untrue.

The golf won't suffer. Players have raved about the conditioning at the Masters, and the excitement level is higher than usual for the first major of the year. Tiger Woods, who played nine holes early Monday with Mark O'Meara, comes into the Masters as the favorite after winning at Bay Hill two weeks ago.

Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy both won in the last month, trading spots at No. 1 in the world. Hunter Mahan has won twice. Schwartzel is trying to join Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only repeat winners at Augusta.

And come Thursday, all the eyeballs will be on a little white golf ball, not the bloom on a dogwood.

But it's different, nonetheless.

"Everybody would love to see the flowers, and we'd love to have them here," said Lance Barrow, the coordinating producer of CBS Sports, which is televising the Masters for the 57th year. "But we have no control over Mother Nature."

The timing could not have been worse for Jennifer Markman of Atlanta. She has been coming to the Masters for the last 17 years with a tournament badge, which is good for admission Thursday through Sunday. But she had never been to Augusta during the practice rounds, the only days when patrons can take pictures.

Standing to the right of the 10th green, she held her camera steady for nearly 30 seconds before she took a picture. There were no golfers in sight. There were no flowers to be found. She was waiting for just the right moment, when a puff of wind blew the flag upright so she could capture its long shadow across the green.

She was pleased with the image, though it's not what she wanted.

"I'm upset all the azaleas are gone," she said. "This is my 18th year coming to the tournament, and I've never been able to bring my camera. This is my first year taking pictures."

She paused to stick out her lower lip, adding, "And somebody took all my azaleas away."

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date: Is It Coming In April Or May? (Roundup Of Rumored Specs And Features)

Samsung Electronics continues to keep silence over the highly anticipated smartphone of the year -- Samsung Galaxy S3. However, the media world is abuzz with the next generation gadget's rumored specs, features and unofficial pictures.

Samsung fans have imagined all possible concept designs, some that could be likely be. However, most of the speculations are fabricated and might never see the light of the day, at least with the next generation Galaxy S smartphone.

Launch date April or May 22?

The South Korean manufacturer took to Twitter to shoot down rumors recently and fed the hype of the successor of S2 by saying, "once a specific launch date [is available] we will notify you via Twitter first."

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Samsung also reached out to the Verge and informed the website that the device will be revealed in the first half of 2012. They were quoted saying in the verge report, "The successor to the GALAXY S II smartphone will be unveiled in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product... We cannot confirm the detailed information at the moment."

Hence the media world and the smartphone maniacs got a vague assurance that the S3 will come in the first part of the year.

Taking that further, last week, Dutch mobile blog GSM Helpdesk in the Netherlands leaked a new image of Samsung Galaxy S3 which it claimed to be an official press photo of the device, obtained from an unnamed source.

Along with a professed official press image of the expected smartphone, the reports have also added updates on most of the hardware specifications.

The site reasserted a potential date for S3's announcement and reaffirmed that the device will be launched May 22 at a press conference in London. The published image of the next generation smartphone showed the weather in London and the Unpacked Event calendar entry pictured on the home screen pointed to a May 22 press conference in London.

However, despite an the image leak that made a May announcement seem increasingly likely, rumors swirled around that Samsung is still considering an April launch for its highly anticipated Galaxy S3 smartphone. A South Korean news site MK reported that Samsung president for the China region Kim Young-ha was quoted as having said that the company was pushing for an April launch.

"In order to increase sales of the Galaxy S3 as well as the Galaxy Note which is already very popular in China, the company is considering rescheduling the rollout of the Galaxy S3 from May to April," Kim Young-Ha, Samsung Greater China president, was quoted with the statement in the report. He was speaking at the Samsung Forum 2012.

Adding on to the release date spice, rumor has it that a couple of South African carriers have said in the recent past that they expect the Samsung Galaxy S3 to hit the shelves by July.

MyBroadband reports claimed that South-African major carrier MTN confirmed that it will offer Samsung Galaxy S3 as an alternative to Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which the carrier refused to add to its portfolio.

According to MTN, Galaxy S3 has already been ranged, but the phone needs to follow as certain procedure, such as testing, pricing and advertising. Galaxy S3 will hit shelves at MTN only after this process is complete.

The report mentioned that other South-African carriers hope to be able to offer the Galaxy S3 as well. Virgin Mobile estimated that it will be able to carry the smartphone from Q3 2012 while Cell C predicted they will start offering the Galaxy S3 from July.

It is a known fact that the phones predecessor was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) last year, and then launched in April, which accelerated rumors that the S3 would be out at the same time. The success of Galaxy S2 is thought to the biggest reason behind the S3 delay.

Are you looking forward to Samsung Galaxy S3? Take a look at the rumor roundup of the most popular specifications and features of the most awaited future smarphone of this year -- Samsung Galaxy S3.

Display:?According to various rumors, the phone will feature a stunning 4.8-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen with 1080p (can be 720p too) full HD screen, with a 3D screen (first of its class);

Quad-Core Processor:?The phone will be powered by quad-core ARM A9-based Exynos 4212 chipset, 1.8GHz processor with 2GB RAM. In another claim made by BGR, a more modest 1.5GHz quad-core has been indicated.

Ice Cream Sandwich and Latest TouchWiz UI: Android's latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS will run on the device and the phone will receive the latest TouchWiz UI version 5.0.

12 MP Camera:?Rumors are rife that the S3 is likely to pack a 12 megapixel rear camera, a major upgrade from the 8 megapixels in the S2. The camera will also have a 2 megapixel front-facing shooter for video chats.

4G LTE and NFC:? S3 will have integrated 4G LTE support and Near Field Communication feature.

Better Battery:? Galaxy S3 is predicted to come with a 2250 mAh battery.

Other features:?S3 is expected to come with revolutionary wireless charging, 3D Lenticular image technology, waterproof casings.

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Clinton: Time running out for diplomacy with Iran

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'Hunger Games' earns $61.1M to top 'Titans' sequel

In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from "The Hunger Games." (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Murray Close)

In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from "The Hunger Games." (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Murray Close)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "The Hunger Games" is still the first item on the menu for movie fans.

The blockbuster took in $61.1 million to remain the No. 1 film in its second weekend.

Studio estimates Sunday put "The Hunger Games" well ahead of Sam Worthington's action sequel "Wrath of the Titans," which opened in second-place with $34.2 million. That's far below the $61.2 million opening of its predecessor, "Clash of the Titans," two years ago.

Julia Roberts' comic "Snow White" reinvention "Mirror Mirror" debuted at No. 3 with $19 million. Roberts plays the wicked queen opposite Lily Collins as Snow White.

Starring Jennifer Lawrence as a teen force to compete in a televised death match, "The Hunger Games" lifted its domestic total to $251 million after just 10 days.

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