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10810 | Article: By . Jaywon Choe . PUBLISHED: . 23:07 EST, 31 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 21:15 EST, 2 November 2012 . Suspect: Laurence Alan Stewart . The 25-year-old law school dropout who allegedly set off pipe bombs in his ex-girlfriend’s house has been arrested after leading authorities on an intense car chase through Montana. According to the Associated Press, authorities took into custody Laurence Alan Stewart II on Thursday after he led them on a 40-mile chase, throwing multiple homemade explosives at his pursuers. Several of the bombs detonated, but no one was seriously injured. Stewart had already been wanted in Virginia for allegedly planting other homemade explosives in the homes of his ex-girlfriend and two police officers earlier this week. The explosion caused serious damage to the woman’s home, blowing a hole through the roof and several rooms, but she was not injured. The two police officers were also unharmed. It was unclear how Stewart ended up in Montana. Virginia State Police had issued a 'Blue Alert' on Stewart Wednesday, which meant that he intended to harm police officers. This was the first such alert issued in Virginia state history. 'This was an individual that was very dangerous,' said Bradley Beyersdorf, a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 'He showed that capacity in Virginia and continued that today in Montana.' After three days on the lam, police only managed to catch up with Stewart after he was pulled over by Montana Highway Patrol for speeding. Deadly: Artist's impression of a pipe bomb like the ones used . Forensics: FBI team hunts for clues . Stewart initially slowed down but then speeded off, starting the chase along Highway 87. The police managed to disable . Stewart’s car and tracked him down on foot. He was arrested with a . handgun and authorities said there may be more explosives in the car. Stewart faces three counts of . attempted deliberate homicide for allegedly throwing pipe bombs near . patrol cars and one count of felony criminal endangerment for a pipe . bomb thrown near a civilian's car. He also faces charges of attempted . capital murder of a law enforcement officer, manufacture or possession . of a weapon of terror, and arson in Virginia. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
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| Suspect is 25-year-old law school dropout Laurence Alan Stewart . Nobody was injured in the attacks but three houses were damaged . | train |
242400 | Article: By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:57 EST, 10 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:00 EST, 11 September 2013 . In trouble: Darius Ashard got abusive when he was ejected from Caesar's Bar in Great Yarmouth after staff allegedly saw him smoking cannabis . A dwarf who played Snoozy the dwarf in a pantomime starring Priscilla Presley hurled abuse at police after he was thrown out of a nightclub for taking drugs, a court heard. Darius Ashard, 22, was slung over a bouncer's shoulder and ejected from Caesar's Bar in Great Yarmouth after staff allegedly saw him smoking a joint. The 4ft 6in actor repeatedly called officers 'c****' after they were called to deal with the incident in Norfolk last month. Prosecutor Fergus Harold said Ashard also told a sergeant that he was a man 'who can't keep his missus happy'. Mr Harold added: 'He on many times calls them the C-word. I could go along on similar lines but it gets quite repetitive.' Ashard of Great Yarmouth admitted disorderly behaviour and was fined £40 with £45 costs, which will be deducted from his Jobseeker's Allowance benefits. He claimed he had only acted up because he thought he had been treated unfairly as he had not been smoking cannabis in the club. Ashard, representing himself in court, apologised for swearing, saying: 'That does sound pretty bad and the language used was inappropriate.' He added: 'I was ejected but it was under the suspicion of smoking cannabis and I wasn't. 'Security manhandled me, picked me up over his shoulder and threw me down. I didn't feel that I got fairly treated. 'I said I would like to make a complaint about the door staff but the sergeant said there was nothing I could do about that.' Ashard played dwarf Snoozy in a panto production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs alongside Priscilla Presley, 67, as the wicked queen in a two month run last Christmas at the New Wimbledon theatre, south London. Fellow dwarf Warwick Davies also starred in the show. Panto: Ashard spent Christmas in Croydon alongside Priscilla Presley but he is currently out of work . Incident: The dwarf was slung over a bouncer's shoulder and dumped in the street outside this Great Yarmouth club and amusements . Ashard was given a 12 month community order and 40 hours unpaid work at Snaresbrook Crown Court in January after he admitted aggravated vehicle taking and handling stolen goods. The court heard how he had been a terrified passenger in a Vauxhall Astra which was taken in a burglary and screamed, 'I'm going to die' during a high speed police chase in August last year. He was arrested soon after the car was stopped and was caught with a stolen laptop and an iPad from a house in Woodford Green, Essex. Ashard claimed his friends had asked him to look after the bag of stolen property and had been desperate to get out of the car. Big hit: The dwarves in the panto, led by Willow and Life's Too Short star Warwick Davies (second right in red)
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| Darius Ashard thrown out of Yarmouth club for smoking joint, court heard . Actor called police 'c****' and told one he couldn't 'keep his missus happy' Starred in Snow White and Seven Dwarfs with Ms Presley as leading lady . 22-year-old admitted disorderly behaviour and was fined £40 with £45 costs . | train |
154387 | Article: Arsenal appear to have received a boost in the race to sign Gabriel Paulista in January as Villarreal have left the £15million-rated defender out of their squad to face Levante at the weekend. Villarreal announced the 18-man squad to face Levante at El Madrigal and listed the players who would miss the match through injury or suspension. However Paulista's name was left off the official club announcement altogether, which suggests he has moved a step closer to leaving the Spanish outfit. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keen on bringing in Gabrial Paulista from Villarreal this month . Arsenal may find it difficult in obtaining a work permit for the Brazilian defender . The Gunners are in talks with Villarreal over a move for the Brazilian although he will face problems in obtaining a work permit as he hasn't played international football. Work permit rules change in the summer, allowing players who cost £10m and over an automatic permit. But as Sportsmail revealed on Wednesday, Arsenal will appeal any decision not to give Paulista - who has a £15m buy-out clause - a permit this month in an attempt to land him now. And Wenger confirmed: 'The talks are progressing quite well with Villarreal for Paulista. We are talking at the moment and slowly progressing. We are ready to pay the price for a good player. 'We want the player and if he needs a work permit we will defend it now.' Wenger has confirmed Arsenal are in talks to sign the Villarreal centre back .
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| Gabriel Paulista will not take part in Villarreal's upcoming match . The Arsenal target has been linked with a £15million move to the Emirates . Arsene Wenger has confirmed his side are keen on signing Paulista . | train |
86990 | Article: Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has revealed the secret behind Fernando Torres' rejuvenated form… just a little hug. Torres has scored two goals in four games since arriving back at Atletico on-loan, the club where it all began, following a less than successful spell with Chelsea. The Spaniard shocked many when he grabbed a double against rivals Real Madrid away at the Bernabeu Stadium in just his third game back in Spain. Antoine Griezmann (left) and Tiago (right) congratulate Fernando Torres following his goal . But Atletico manager Simeone certainly wasn't shocked by the Spaniard's brace. He said: 'I am not sure why anybody is surprised that he (Torres) is playing so well - I am not surprised at all. 'I knew I was getting one of the best strikers in Europe - and that is what we are seeing. He just needed a hug that was all. 'It does not matter if you are a kid in the youth team or playing in The Champions League - every player needs a coach to believe in him - and he knows that I do. Toni Kroos (left) is challenged somewhat unorthodoxly by former Chelsea striker Torres in Madrid . 'I am excited about what he can achieve here, and I am excited about what we can achieve as a team again this season. 'It will be two tough games against Barcelona we know that - but this team has proved we can compete with Barcelona and Real Madrid - and now with addition of Torres it has given us even more options. ' Diego Simeone gives instructions to players during match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid .
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| Fernando Torres has scored two goals in four games since returning . Torres grabbed a double to knock Real Madrid out of the cup . Diego Simeone insists striker's rejuvenation is not a shock to him . Simeone believes they can knock Barcelona out of the Copa del Rey . | train |
298818 | Article: Andros Townsend has taken advantage of Tottenham's fourth round exit from the FA Cup by jetting out to Dubai with his girlfriend Hazel O'Sullivan. The 23-year-old's girlfriend uploaded a picture of herself alongside the Tottenham winger with the caption, 'Dinner with my boy on our last night in Dubai'. Townsend was allowed to soak up the rays in Dubai with O'Sullivan over the weekend due to Tottenham's elimination from the FA Cup on January 24. Tottenham winger Andros Townsend poses with his girlfriend Hazel O'Sullivan in Dubai . The England international previously showed his support to O'Sullivan during the World Darts Championship back in December. O'Sullivan, who also posted a snap of herself in the sea, was one of the walk on girls during the London event at Alexandra Palace. Meanwhile, Townsend will be hoping to face Fiorentina in the Europa League on Thursday. Tottenham face the Italian outfit at White Hart Lane in the first leg of their two-legged Round of 32 tie. Townsend, pictured after scoring against Sheffield United, has scored five goals for Spurs so far this season . Townsend was at the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace to support O'Sullivan (left) The Tottenham winger takes his seat in the crowd at Alexandra Palace back in December .
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| Tottenham winger Andros Townsend spent the last few days in Dubai . Spurs didn't have a game at the weekend due to their exit from the FA Cup . Townsend is in contention to feature against Fiorentina on Thursday . | train |
161794 | Article: What happens now? Australian officials have said they don't think missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is in the patch of the southern Indian Ocean where underwater pings were picked up last month. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in early April that authorities were "very confident" the signals were coming from the plane's flight recorders, raising hopes of closure among some of the families of the 239 people on board the passenger jet. But after spending weeks scouring the bottom of the ocean roughly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) off Western Australia with a high-tech unmanned submarine, the searchers have drawn another blank, deepening the mystery surrounding the Boeing 777's fate. Officials say they are still trying to figure out the source of the signals that led the search for the past seven weeks. More than 11 weeks after Flight 370 dropped off radar screens over Southeast Asia on a scheduled flight to Beijing, officials in charge of the hunt are drawing a line through the ping-centered search and moving on to the next phase. Where does the search go next? The underwater search area guided by the pings covered more than 850 square kilometers (330 square miles). With that zone now ruled out, Australian authorities, who have been coordinating the search in the southern Indian Ocean, say attention will shift to a new area as large as 60,000 square kilometers. That's roughly the size of West Virginia. "The search will be a major undertaking," the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said this week. "The complexities and challenges involved are immense, but not impossible." The underwater search will remain in the same overall region, as officials are basing their focus on an analysis of satellite, radar and other data that concludes the plane ended up somewhere along an arc stretching into the southern Indian Ocean. "What has not changed at this stage is the belief that, after weeks of research and re-analysis, that the Inmarsat data is correct and that they are looking broadly in the right area," said Geoffrey Thomas, the editor in chief of Airlineratings.com, referring to the satellite data provided by the British company Inmarsat. "Now clearly, we were hoping that the pings would narrow that broad area down to a narrow one, but that has not been the case, and now we have to unfortunately go the long road," Thomas told CNN. Will they start searching the new area immediately? No. In fact, it hasn't yet been fully mapped out. The ATSB said this week that it's reviewing existing information from experts in order to refine the new zone. Meanwhile, a specialized Chinese ship, the Zhu Kezhen, has begun mapping the ocean floor in some areas already picked out by the ATSB. A contracted commercial survey vessel will join those efforts next month. It's unclear how deep the water is in these areas because "it's never been mapped," Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said earlier this month. Officials say depths are likely to exceed 6,000 meters (20,000 feet). The survey will take about three months and "give us crucial knowledge of the seafloor terrain needed to begin the underwater search," the ATSB said. Who will do the actual searching? That's still being figured out. The Bluefin-21, the robotic submersible supplied by the U.S. Navy that has been searching the area where the pings were detected, has reached the end of its mission. Search officials are regrouping and preparing to identify and deploy other high-tech equipment. But that's going to take some time -- up to two months, if not longer, according to Australian authorities. Officials say they want the next phase of the underwater search, which could take up to a year, to be led by a single private contractor who will bring together and manage several underwater assets in the search zone. Search coordinators say they are looking for sonar equipment that can be towed by a ship, an autonomous underwater vehicle with a mounted sonar device and optical imaging equipment. Some towed sonar devices, such as the U.S. Navy's Orion, can transmit data to the surface in real-time. They also have the capability of scanning a larger area than the Bluefin, which was limited to about 40 square kilometers during each mission. Only a handful of companies have such devices. Australian authorities say they plan to post their request for tenders for the next phase of the search in the coming days. Who's going to pay for it? That's another issue that isn't clear yet. Australia has estimated the next phase of the search will cost $60 million, with the breakdown of exactly who's going to pay for what yet to be announced. While 26 countries have participated in the hunt for the missing plane, Malaysia, China and Australia have held high-level talks about the future of the search. Malaysia is where the plane is from, most of the people on the flight were Chinese, and Australia had six passengers on board and is closest to the remote part of the Indian Ocean where searchers have focused their hunt. The United States has contributed a range of assets to the search so far, including the Bluefin-21, which costs an estimated $40,000 a day to operate. Are the searchers still looking in the right place? Australian officials say they remain confident in the conclusion -- reached by a team of experts from Boeing and aviation authorities around the world, including the United States and Europe -- that Flight 370 ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean. Despite questions from independent experts, Inmarsat says it stands by its analysis of a series of communications between the plane and the company's satellite system that provided a key part of the conclusion about the jetliner's path. Earlier this week, Malaysian authorities released the satellite data from Inmarsat, meeting a long-standing request of some passengers' families who were unsatisfied by authorities' explanation of the plane's fate. Independent experts are now studying the data to see whether they agree with the official view.
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| The new search area is roughly the size of West Virginia . The ocean floor still needs to be mapped before searching can begin . Australian authorities plan to find a private contractor to conduct the search . Officials say they remain confident the plane is in the southern Indian Ocean . | train |
225781 | Article: NYON, Switzerland -- Celtic have been fined $50,800 by UEFA and AC Milan's Dida has been banned for two matches after the incident which saw a pitch-invading supporter approach the Brazilian goalkeeper in last week's Champions League match at Celtic Park. Dida's theatrical over-reaction has resulted in UEFA suspending him for two matches. The incident occurred when the Scottish side beat Milan 2-1 in Glasgow. A fan ran onto the field in the 90th minute, soon after the home side scored their winning goal, and made what appeared to be minimal contact with Dida. The Milan goalkeeper turned to chase the supporter before dropping to the ground. He was carried off the field on a stretcher and replaced. Dida's theatrical over-reaction has cost him severely -- but Celtic may choose not to complain about their own punishment, with half of their fine suspended for two years. UEFA did have the power to change the result of the match, although that was always unlikely. UEFA's control and disciplinary body found Celtic guilty of charges of "lack of organisation and improper conduct of supporters", while Dida was found to have breached UEFA's "principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship". Milan have pledged to appeal against the punishment, which as it stands means he will miss the club's Champions League games against Shakhtar Donetsk. "It's a suspension that is absolutely excessive," said Milan lawyer Leandro Cantamessa. "It seems to us a very, very unbalanced sentence. It turns Dida into the protagonist of the incident, whereas the protagonist was someone else, and that's not right from a logical point of view." Celtic acted swiftly to punish the 27-year-old supporter, who turned himself in and has since admitted a breach of the peace in court and will be sentenced next month. The club banned the fan for life from all their matches, home and away. Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said: "As a club we feel this penalty is proportionate to the incident in question and a fair outcome." E-mail to a friend .
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| AC Milan's Brazilian goalkeeper Dida is suspended by UEFA for two matches . Dida was banned for his over-reacting to being touched by a Celtic supporter . Celtic have been fined $50,800 for allowing the fan to run onto the field of play . | train |
102597 | Article: More than a quarter of a million Romanian and Bulgarian nationals now live in Britain – a figure that has risen by almost 50,000 over the past 12 months. The number based here has increased more than fivefold in eight years – making up the equivalent of a city the size of Wolverhampton. The figures, which are published today by Oxford University’s respected Migration Observatory, are based on analysis of the official Labour Force Survey. Scroll down for video . More than a quarter of a million Romanian and Bulgarian nationals now live in Britain – a figure that has risen by almost 50,000 over the past 12 months. Pictured: Romanians catch a bus to Britain . The data also shows that around one in five working-age migrants from Romania and Bulgaria are not in work – a total of 46,000. Arrivals from both countries have increased following the lifting of transitional border controls in January. Tory MP Peter Bone, whose Wellingborough constituency is in Northamptonshire, said the figures disproved the claims of those who said numbers would not increase sharply when the controls were abandoned. ‘It’s quite clear that people were wrong,’ he said. ‘The number one issue in my constituency is controlling immigration from the EU. ‘We have to get to grips with it. We have to act now and if that causes a row with the EU then so be it.’ He called for an emergency brake on EU numbers adding: ‘It’s putting pressure on the doctors’ surgeries, the schools, the council services and housing.’ The Migration Observatory’s analysis said migrant numbers from both countries had ‘grown steadily’ since the countries joined the EU in 2007. Arrivals from both Romania and Bulgaria have increased following the lifting of transitional border controls in January . The numbers align almost exactly with predictions from the MigrationWatch think-tank which suggested net migration from both countries would average around 50,000 a year. The figures show that in 2006, in the year before Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU, the population of nationals from both countries living here stood at just 43,000. It barely changed the following year before steadily increasing, to 98,000 in 2009, 132,000 in 2010 and 160,000 in 2012. The Left had dismissed the idea that relaxing rules on migrants from Romania and Bulgaria would lead to a surge in numbers in Britain. Most notably, Lib Dem Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, said the idea of thousands ‘pouring off the planes... was just a scare story’. The BBC also downplayed the situation. In May, when it reported there were fewer workers from the two countries in the UK in March than in January, political editor Nick Robinson scoffed: ‘So much for those predictions of a flood of immigrants.’ In September of 2013, the year before transitional controls were dropped, it stood at 205,000 but by the same point in 2014 it hit 252,000. This means the population from the two countries increased by 47,000 in the 12 months to September and is five times higher than it was eight years ago. The Migration Observatory said the not-in-work total of 46,000 will include a large number of students, spouses, dependants and those wealthy enough not to work. Madeleine Sumption, the observatory’s director, said: ‘Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria has been much more gradual than flows from the EU member states that joined in 2004. ‘In 2004, the UK was one of only three EU member states that did not introduce transitional labour market controls on migrants from new accession states, and saw a sharp increase in migration from these countries. ‘It seems likely that the controls imposed in 2007, together with the weak economy at the end of the decade, may have slowed the pace of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants settling in the UK.’
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| More than a quarter of a million Romanian and Bulgarians now in Britain . That number has risen by almost 50,000 over the past 12 months . Romanians and Bulgarians in Britain could fill a city size of Wolverhampton . 46,000 working-age migrants from the two countries do not have jobs . | train |
306383 | Article: TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman last year was found guilty Thursday of "committing wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts," the U.S. military said, but he was acquitted of rape. The sentencing hearing for Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean, 20, is scheduled to begin on Friday. Dean is among four Marines under court-martial in the case. The others are Sgt. Lanaeus J. Braswell, 25; Gunnery Sgt. Carl M. Anderson, 39; and Gunnery Sgt. Jarvis D. Raynor, 34, the military said. Local media reported that the four men met the woman in a restaurant in Hiroshima on October 14, 2007, then allegedly attacked and raped her in a car in nearby parking lot. Japanese authorities investigated but decided in November not to file charges. Dean also was found guilty of conspiracy to commit indecent acts and two minor charges. He was acquitted of conspiracy to kidnap or rape. The case is similar to a recent alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl involving a U.S. Marine on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. That case sparked outrage and stirred memories of an earlier rape committed by U.S. servicemen. Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38, was charged last month with the rape of a child under 16, abusive sexual contact with a child, making a false official statement, adultery and kidnapping, the military said. In February, Japanese authorities released Hadnott after the girl dropped the allegations, but the Marine Corps conducted its own investigation to see if Hadnott violated codes of military justice. The military is holding him at a Marine facility. More than 40,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan, most of them on Okinawa, which accounts for less than 1 percent of Japan's total area. The U.S. military presence has at times bred resentment among locals, who have long complained about crime, noise and accidents. Anti-American sentiment boiled over in 1995, after three American servicemen were convicted in the kidnapping and gang rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan schoolgirl. Two years ago, a U.S. civilian military employee was jailed for nine years for raping two women.
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| Sentencing to begin Friday for Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean . Dean is among four U.S. Marines charged in alleged gang assault of teenager . Charged Marines range in age from 20 to 39 . U.S. military has bred resentment among locals . | train |
59363 | Article: By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 06:33 EST, 25 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:22 EST, 28 November 2012 . The founder of Wikipedia has urged the Government to block America's extradition of a British student on copyright charges in another attack on the 'dangerous' treaty between the two countries. Jimmy Wales, 45, has spoken out in support of Richard O’Dwyer, 24, who faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of charges relating to his website, TVShack.net, which linked to other sites that streamed pirated television programmes. Mr Wales, who has met Mr O’Dwyer, today called on Home Secretary Theresa May . to stop the extradition, which was approved by a district judge in . January, calling the student 'the human . face of the battle between the content industry and the interests of the . general public.' 'O’Dwyer is not a U.S. citizen, he’s lived in the UK all his life, his . site was not hosted there, and most of his users were not from the U.S.,' Mr Wales wrote in the Guardian. Outspoken: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, right, says the Government should stop the extradition of student Richard O’Dwyer, left, claiming he is unfairly caught up in a censorship battle . 'The internet as a whole must not tolerate censorship in response to . mere allegations of copyright infringement. As citizens we must stand up . for our rights online. 'Given the thin case against him, . it is an outrage that he is being extradited to the US to face felony . charges for something that he is not being prosecuted for here. No US . citizen has ever been brought to the UK for alleged criminal activity . that took place on US soil.' Britain's extradition treaty with the US has already been branded ‘unbalanced’ by MPs who have called for it to be urgently reformed. The Government is under huge pressure to renegotiate the Act and the Mail has also launched its Affront to British Justice . campaign in support of Asperger’s sufferer Gary McKinnon, who hacked into U.S. military computers from the bedroom of his North London flat. Support: Gary McKinnon, pictured, is also facing extradition to the U.S. on computer hacking charges . Mr Wales' plea is yet another call for it to be changed, with O’Dwyer’s supporters arguing that as the site did not host material . itself he should not face any charges and should therefore not be . extradited. Mr Wales, in a petition on the Change.org website, said TV Shack was 'similar to a search engine'. 'When I met . Richard (along with his mother), he struck me as a clean-cut, geeky kid. Still a university student, he is precisely the kind of person one can . imagine launching the next big thing on the internet,' he said today. 'Enthusiastic, with a sharp mind and a quick wit, he reminds me of many . great entrepreneurs. He tried to follow the law, and I would argue that . he very likely succeeded in doing so.' Mr Wales argued that Mr O’Dwyer, from Bolsover in Derbyshire but . studying in Sheffield, always did his best to play by the rules, saying . that on the few occasions he received requests to remove content from . copyright holders, he complied. 'Copyright is an important institution, serving a beneficial moral and economic purpose,' he wrote. 'But that does not mean that copyright can or should be unlimited. 'It does not mean that we should abandon time-honoured moral and legal . principles to allow endless encroachments on our civil liberties in the . interests of the moguls of Hollywood.' It is the latest move by Mr Wales into a political arena. Earlier this year Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, blacked out the English language version of its website in protest at anti-piracy laws being considered by the US government. Supporters include the film and music industry, which often sees its products sold illegally. They say the legislation is needed to protect intellectual property and jobs. Track record: In January Mr Wales shut down Wikipedia in a 'blackout' he said was a protest against US copyright laws . Julia O’Dwyer, Richard’s mother, said Mr Wales’s intervention was a huge boost to their campaign. 'It is obviously quite significant to have Jimmy Wales’s support,” she said. 'He didn’t do that lightly. He spent a lot of time talking to Richard. 'It has concentrated efforts to get the message across to the Government, because it is in their hands.' She said Mr O’Dwyer was due to have an appeal heard at the High Court in October or November this year. Mr O’Dwyer is one of several high-profile cases of Britons being extradited to the US under a treaty signed in 2003, which critics say is unfairly biased against British citizens. He told The Guardian that he was coping 'quite well' with the threat of extradition. 'It does get in the way, it distracts you... if you thought about extradition all day you’d never get any work done. It’d be a horrible mess,' he said. 'It’s quite difficult but I think I’m managing quite well. 'I think about it sometimes during the day, but I try to think about other things that are more important. I don’t let their extradition warrant ruin my life. 'Otherwise you’d fail university, just sit in your room all day moaning. They’d be winning if I let it do that.' A Home Office spokesman said today: 'We have effective, fair and balanced extradition arrangements with the US and other international partners. 'People who have committed serious offences such as murder, rape, other sex crimes and fraud, have been successfully extradited to the UK and convicted. 'It should also be noted that our courts have refused to extradite nine people requested by the US since 2004, while US courts have not refused any of our extradition requests.” Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, said: 'It is very significant that a giant of the internet has joined the campaign against Britain’s dangerously unfair extradition laws. 'The world-wide nature of the web leaves people incredibly vulnerable to being dragged across the world to face trial when they never left their bedrooms, let alone their country. 'We need far more safeguards and judicial discretion if a great deal of injustice and suffering is to be prevented.'
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| 'It is an outrage that he is being extradited to the U.S. to face felony . charges for something that he is not being prosecuted for here,' he said . Mr Wales says that Home Secretary Theresa May should intervene directly in this case and block O'Dwyers' extradition . | train |
85010 | Article: (CNN) -- Tyson Gay sent out a world championship message to Usain Bolt as he eased to victory in the 200 meters at the London Grand Prix on Saturday in a super-fast 20 seconds dead. Tyson Gay powers off the bend on his way to 200m victory in the London Grand Prix. Gay shrugged off a minor groin injury coming into the meeting to make a rapid start and had the race wrapped up as he entered the straight. He left compatriot Wallace Spearman 20 meters adrift with Ireland's Paul Hession in third. In May, reigning double world champion Gay set the fastest time in the world this year when he ran the 200m in 19.58 seconds in New York, but Bolt responded with a 19.59 seconds clocking in difficult conditions in Lausanne. Bolt showed his superlative form by winning the 100 meters on the first day of the London Grand Prix in 9.91 seconds into a strong headwind and anchored Racers TC to an easy victory in the sprint relay which rounded off the action on the second day. The Kingston-based club which included fellow Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Mario Forysth, plus Antigua's Daniel Bailey, run the fourth-best time in history, 37.46 seconds, as Bolt strode out in typical style. Bolt and Gay are set for a massive showdown for global supremacy in the world championships next month but the American admitted his injury was still a concern. "My groin has been tight on me, I'm trying to take a little Advil (painkillers) to run through the pain," he told reporters. "I've got to be tough about it. I don't feel it when I run, it's after. "I'm just taking it one day at a time, it's just frustrating. Any time a sprinter feels any type of nagging pain they get frustrated and the mind has to get strong again. "I didn't get to warm up like I wanted to because of the situation but I don't think about limping once the gun is shot, I just run." In other action on Saturday, Carmelita Jeter of the United States showed she will be a contender at the world championships with a 10.92 second clocking to win the women's 100m. Double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia made a successful return to the track after injury to win the women's 5,000 in 14 minutes 33.65 seconds, the fastest in the world this year.
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| Tyson Gay powers to 200m victory in 20 seconds dead at London Grand Prix . Gay has been struggling with a groin injury ahead of the world championships . American is set to take on Usain Bolt over 100 and 200m in Berlin next month . Bolt anchors Racers TC to victory in sprint relay in 37.46 seconds . | train |
280548 | Article: By . Pa Reporter . Camilo Villegas produced a sparkling eight-under-par 63 to claim the first-round lead in the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. Americans William McGirt and Webb Simpson - the 2011 Wyndham champion - must have thought they had done enough to head into day two of the final regular event of the PGA Tour season at least top of the pile, but Colombian Villegas had other ideas. Villegas started as he meant to go on with a birdie at the 10th - his first hole of the day - and went on to add four more birdies and a brilliant eagle three at the par-five fifth to highlight a flawless opening round. Leader: Camillo Villegas on top at Greensboro after first day round of 63 . Daylight: He shot eight-under-par at the Wyndham Championship to lead by two shots . England's Paul Casey, Scotland's Martin Laird and American trio Scott Langley, Heath Slocum and Andrew Loupe were two shots off the pace after signing for 65s. Villegas was delighted with his start to the tournament. 'It was nice to go without bogeys and I think it probably showed it was a consistent round,' said the Colombian. 'Kept it in the fairway, kept it on the greens and just made the putts when I hit it close. ... I just hit the ball nicely.'
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| Villegas has first round lead at Wyndham Champion after round of 63 . England's Paul Casey, Scotland's Martin Laird and American trio Scott Langely, Heath Slocum and Andrew Loupe all two shots behind in second . | train |
108091 | Article: By . Deborah Arthurs and Louise Eccles . PUBLISHED: . 08:37 EST, 14 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:21 EST, 15 March 2013 . Deciding what to wear for a day at the races ought to be fun. But for Pippa Middleton, it seems it's strictly a matter of business. Because four hours before she arrived at the Cheltenham Festival, we all knew exactly what her outfit would be – courtesy of a helpful press release from the company which supplied it. Designer Katherine Hooker issued the missive to announce that the Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister would be attending the races in one of her bespoke £815 coats. Another day at the office: Pippa Middleton arrives at the Cheltenham Festival on day three . Horsing around: Pippa Middleton with her friend, banker Tom Kingston . Keeping good company: Pippa spent the day at Cheltenham with her banker . friend Tom Kingston, who has been her companion for various engagements . in the past . Close: The two have been firm friends for a while and at one time were rumoured to have been dating . She also tweeted: 'The sun is shining at Cheltenham and how GREAT does Pippa Middleton look in her Katherine Hooker Tori coat?' And if that wasn't enough to guarantee plenty of photographs, the coat itself was in a particularly bright shade of yellow. It meant all eyes – and cameras – were on Miss Middleton when she arrived at 1pm. The 29-year-old completed her outfit . with a Cossack hat, chocolate brown suede knee-high boots, £140 Givenchy . sunglasses and a patent leather clutch bag. When asked whether Miss Middleton had . been given the coat – which is not available to buy until September – . as a gift, the fashion house was uncharacteristically coy. A spokesman for the Chelsea-based firm said: 'I'm afraid we don't discuss our customers at all.' Eligible: A friend of Pippa's recently told the Daily Mail's Richard Kay, 'Tom is utterly charming, polite and very popular with the ladies. In fact, he is just the kind of guy you would want to introduce to your mother' Getting along: Pippa and Tom, a Bristol graduate, are said to have met through mutual friends . Royal connections: The two watch the Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase . Day at the races: Pippa Middleton arrives for the third day of Cheltenham races with pal Tom Kingston . Mellow yellow: Pippa looked stylish in the double-breasted coat . Retro: Pippa's brown and yellow outfit had a Seventies vibe, and she joined the majority of Cheltenham's ladies by wearing a fur hat for the occasion . And it is not known whether Miss Middleton approved the press release issued by the firm, which has a stall at Cheltenham. As the day went on, the designer was . keen to capitalise on the attention Miss Middleton was receiving, urging . fans on Twitter to pre-order the coat. Katherine Hooker is a favourite . of the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore two of her jackets on consecutive . days when she attended Cheltenham with Prince William in 2007. Accessorise, accessorise, accessorise: Pippa has clearly learned the first rule of fashion . Hope she'd put a bet on! Pippa and Tom look on enthusiastically as the days racing gets underway . High drama: The two took in the Pertemps Final, where Richie McLernon and Holywell took first place . Big day: The two were at the Gloucestershire race course for St Patrick's Thursday . Fine form: Pippa Middleton and a friend check out the running order of the day . Having a ball: Pippa has had a good 2013, with a trip to Mustique, a cross country ski race and a new career as a columnist at Waitrose magazine under her belt . Old friends: Pippa and Tom Kingston leaving a Mayfair members' bar after a night out last November . Earlier this week, the designer told a . newspaper: '[The Duchess of Cambridge] doesn't take free clothes, and . I've heard that from other people who sent her things. 'She always comes to the shop, which is nice. She's just an incredibly lovely person.' Just as eye-catching as the coat was . Miss Middleton's male companion. She is dating stockbroker Nico Jackson, . 35, but attended Cheltenham with eligible banker Tom Kingston. She and Mr Kingston, 34, roared with . laughter as they watched the horses they were apparently backing lose in . the third race. Miss Middleton covered her face with her hands and . grinned, pointing to the last runners in the race and throwing her hands . up in despair. The pair have attended several . sporting events together, and Miss Middleton is understood to be just . good friends with the handsome Bristol graduate. Yesterday they positioned themselves . at the front of their private box, which had been hired by a law firm. The area was heavily guarded by police and security. Punter Mark Connolly tweeted: 'Pippa Middleton just walked past … Never seen as many police around one person.' Zara Phillips and her husband Mike . Tindall also attended, but watched from a separate hospitality area . along with Tindall's rugby team-mates. Pippa's coat is a Katherine Hooker's Tori coat, made bespoke for her in mustard yellow. The custom-made versions sell for £815 on the company's website. The British label, which has its headquarters in the upmarket London borough of Chelsea, has a stand at the race event this week where they are taking orders for their luxury outerwear. Luxury: Katherine Hooker's custom-made wool coats are available from her website, katherinehooker.com . ELSEWHERE AT CHELTENHAM TODAY... Royal parade: Zara Phillips enjoying her third day at the Cheltenham Festival . Glam: Ladies arrive for St Patrick's Thursday . From the front: Richie McLernon and Holywell took the Pertemps Final . Looking good: The sun was out nice and early as the horses took to the gallops this morning .
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| Pippa attended third day of racing at Gloucestershire course . Accompanied by wealthy banker friend Tom Kingston . Pippa wears £815 custom-made coat by Katherine Hooker . | train |
76286 | Article: By . Jill Reilly . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 22 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:49 EST, 23 October 2012 . A group of British squaddies in home-made speedos have created their own version of hit tune 'I'm Sexy and I Know It' from their camp in Afghanistan. The funny video, which has had 1,895 hits on YouTube since it was posted on Saturday, is entitled 'I'm Squaddie and I know it' and features soldiers re-creating the hit music video. The video is believed to feature members of B Squadron of the Kings Royal Hussars lip-synching to LMFAO's hit tune, 'Sexy and I Know It,' whilst painstakingly recreating each scene from the music video and using home-made props. Scroll down to watch video . Costume: The squaddies are wearing camouflage shorts, but even these are ripped off midway through to reveal home-made camouflage 'speedo' trunks and testicular guard cup protectors . Dance in their pants: LMFAO's hit video in which they dance in their underwear was the inspiration for the squad ides parody . One squaddie is dressed as lead singer Redfoo in a curly wig and paper shutter shades while another wore a hand-crafted robot head. The soldiers wiggle their way through the dance routine topless in the desert heat, wearing camouflage shorts, but even these are ripped off midway through to reveal home-made camouflage 'speedo' trunks and testicular guard cup protectors. Famous moves: One squaddie is dressed as lead singer Redfoo in a curly wig and paper shutter shades while another wore a hand-crafted robot head . Fun in the sun: A group of British squaddies from B Squadron of the Kings Royal Hussars have filmed their own version of LMFAO's hit music video . Moves: The soldiers wiggle their way through the dance routine topless in the desert heat . Dancing boys: The hilarious video show their superiors looking away in mock disdain as the squaddies gyrate to the music . The hilarious video show their superiors looking away in mock disdain as the squaddies gyrate to the music. In the original video the band dance through the streets, flexing their muscles to impress female passers-by but the squaddie version had to make do with male soldiers dressed in bras. Scene of fun: The video was filmed at the squadron's camp in Afghanistan where they are out on Operation Herrick 16 . Avert your eyes: In the squaddies video bystanders are just as shocked as in LMFAO's video, right . Embracing their femininity: The squaddies pose in bras during the video . Awaiting return: The Kings Royal Hussars will return to the UK on November 10 this year . One of the squaddies dons a wig to make himself look like the LMFAO'S Redfoo, right in the video . The video was filmed at the squadron's camp in Afghanistan where they are out on Operation Herrick 16 and is credited to have been directed by Lance Corporal Murphy and Corporal Cocker of the Kings Royal Hussars. The Kings Royal Hussars will return to the UK on November 10 this year.
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| The funny video was posted on YouTube on Saturday . Video is believed to feature members of B Squadron of the Kings Royal Hussars lip-synching to LMFAO's hit tune, 'Sexy and I Know It' | train |
97637 | Article: By . Jeff Rayner/coleman-rayner . and Sophie Jane Evans . Amanda Knox has been photographed having a tearful tryst with her American boyfriend, during which she handed him $100 in cash. The accused woman was spotted travelling from her home for a secret rendezvous with boyfriend James Terrano in a Seattle park on Wednesday. During the emotional hour-long meeting, she could be seen sobbing and speaking animatedly to Terrano, before cuddling up to him against a wall. At one point, the University of Washington student was also pictured reaching into her purse and withdrawing what appeared to be $100 in cash. The mystery meeting comes just days after Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend contradicted her account of the night of the murder of 21-year-old English student Meredith Kercher. Scroll down for video . Mystery meeting: Amanda was seen smiling as she handed over a handful of cash to boyfriend James Terrano during their rendevous in a Seattle park on Wednesday . Handing over cash: The 26-year-old removed what looked to be a handful of $20 bills from her purse, before placing the money in Terrano's hand in an emotional meeting . Strained: During the emotional hour-long meeting, Knox could be seen sobbing and speaking animatedly to Terrano, before cuddling up to him against a wall (pictured). The mystery meeting comes days after Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend contradicted her account of the night of the murder of 21-year-old English student Meredith Kercher . In . January, an Italian judge re-convicted 26-year-old Knox and her former . partner Raffaele Sollecito of killing Miss Kercher, who was found dead in a pool of blood in the bedroom of her home she . shared with Knox in Perugia, Italy, on November 2, 2007. Her . throat had been slashed and she had been sexually assaulted. Both . Knox and Sollecito have always denied any involvement in Miss Kercher's . death, claiming that they spent the evening at Sollecito's place getting . high, having sex and watching a movie. But earlier this week, the 30-year-old Italian's lawyer said that Sollecito could not be sure that Knox was with him for the first part of the evening. The lawyer has pointed to phone records showing that Knox was away from his house – . information that he plans to use as an alibi to try to prove his . innocence. However, he insisted he wasn't trying to pin the murder on the American. It has also recently been reported that Italian prosecutors are preparing . to use Knox's alleged ties to a cocaine dealer to extradite her back to . Italy. Court . documents allegedly showed that the exchange student had . called a drug dealer in the days before and after Miss Kercher was killed. Tears: The Washington University student was photographed crying during the secret rendezvous with boyfriend James Terrano. Earlier this week, it was also reported that Italian prosecutors are preparing to use Knox's alleged ties to a cocaine dealer to extradite her back to Italy . Embrace: After looking close to tears Amanda has a hug with Terrano . Relief: In a lighter moment during their rendezvous the pair look relaxed and happy as they both break into natural smiles while chatting in a park . Serious: The pair appeared to be having a deep conversation in the Seattle park after Amanda handed over what appeared to be a wad of cash . More upbeat: The couple did, however, smile during their meeting. Terrano wore a Knicks hat while Amanda was similarly dressed down showing her newly cropped hair . Speaking of Knox and Terrano's park rendezvous this week, an eyewitness said: ‘It seemed very strange and . Amanda is clearly in a very bad place right now, because she broke down . crying several times. ‘It . looks as though she and James may be having major relationship trouble, . if they are even together still. It was also strange that they went all . the way to this secluded park to exchange money – perhaps they didn’t . want anyone to see what they were up to?’ Close-up images appear to show Knox looking relieved after the meetup. The . pair then embraced and her spirits were noticeably lifted as she and . Terrano shared a tender hug. Later, the two went their separate ways . looking visibly downcast. The eyewitness added: ‘They hugged one more time and Amanda kept looking over her shoulder, back at James as she walked away. ‘It really looked like they were breaking up with each other, but who knows why she paid him?’ Comfort: Amanda holds on to Terrano's hand tightly as they walk through the Seattle park . New look: In an appearance dramatically altered from her days in Perugia, Amanda was seen sporting a boyish haircut and glasses, wearing pink harem pants, a tank top adorned with crosses and a pair of black clogs with socks . Amanda looks lost in thought as the pair walk up a hill . Under pressure: The couple visited a coffee shop as part of the date and appeared locked in meaningful conversation. Amanda Knox has suffered a series of blows to her legal case in recent days with even her ex-boyfriend and co-accused Raffaele Sollecito stating that he thinks her story has anomalies . Prior . to their clandestine date in the park, Knox and Terrano had met at a . Seattle coffee shop, where the accused student was seen breaking down in . tears and wiping her eyes during a tense encounter that lasted over an . hour. The witness . said: ‘She had her glasses off and was sobbing. Terrano was side by . side next to her, and they were clearly having a very animated . discussion. ‘At . one point she was writing something down in a book. She got up several . times to go to the bathroom, presumably to wipe her eyes and fix herself . up.’ Sporting . a boyish haircut and glasses, Knox was photographed during the park . rendezvous wearing pink harem pants, a tank top adorned with crosses and . a pair of black clogs with socks. Knox, who turns 27 later this month, has been in the U.S. since 2011. She has vowed she would never . 'willingly' return to Italy to face her fate in court. Anxious: Amanda chews her nails and looks nervous as she checks her phone after seeing Terrano . Dressed down: Amanda Knox was dowdily dressed . for the meeting with her boyfriend James Terrano. She looked anxious as . she waited for the young man and removed her long-sleeved top to reveal a . pair of mismatched vests underneath . She . left the country right after an earlier appeals court ruling overturned . the initial lower court conviction that had led to her imprisonment . abroad. Knox has said she is hopeful Italian courts will 'once again recognize' her innocence. The . January ruling against Miss Knox included a 28-1/2-year prison sentence . for her and a 25-year sentence for her co-defendant, Sollecito. The pair had previously served four years in prison for the murder, . before an appeals court acquitted them in 2011. Rudy Hermann Guede, an Ivorian man, was convicted separately in the slaying and sentenced to 16 years in prison. The appeals . panel that reinstated the conviction against Knox in her British . roommate's 2007 murder said that the American herself delivered the . fatal blow out of a desire to ‘overpower and humiliate’ the victim. Concerned: Amanda appears anxious as she talks to Terrano in the park. At one point she looked as if she was crying . Close: Terrano hugs Amanda after she appeared to become upset during their meeting on Wednesday .
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| Amanda Knox, 26, photographed meeting American boyfriend James Terrano in a Seattle park on Wednesday . University of Washington student was seen sobbing and speaking animatedly to Terrano before pair shared hug . At one point, she was also pictured reaching into purse and handing boyfriend what appeared to be $100 in cash . Came just days after Knox's Italian ex-boyfriend contradicted her account of night of Meredith Kercher's murder . Knox and former partner Rafaelle Sollecito were re-convicted in January of Miss Kercher's killing in Perugia, Italy . But Rafaelle Sollecito's lawyer has now said he cannot be sure Knox was with him for first part of evening in 2007 . Earlier this week, it was also reported that Italian prosecutors are preparing to use Knox's alleged ties to a cocaine dealer to have her extradited . Miss Knox, who has been in the U.S. since 2011, has vowed never to return to Italy of her own volition . | train |
112479 | Article: By . Joshua Gardner . Workers at a Chicago animal shelter were horrified last week when a homeless dog's x-ray revealed he's been shot full of dozens of BB gun pellets. Porkchop is described by the folks at One Tail at a Time as one of the most loveable pooches imaginable, but he suffered some of the most shocking abuse employees had seen during his time as a stray. 'I immediately started crying at my desk at work,' said one shelter employee. Horrible: An x-ray of stray dog Porkchop revealed he's endured horrific abuse in the form of dozens of BBs shot into his body . Porkchop used to have a home in Carbondale, Illinois, but he starting roaming the streets after his owner died. Workers at One Tail at a Time told the Huffington Post they believe Porkchop was shot by neighbors in the area where he scrounged for food. Once they discovered the horror Porkchop had been through, they immediately started to spread the word about the resilient pup. Shocking: Workers at One Tail at a Time shelter in Chicago discovered the BBs during an examination for a urinary problem . Adorable: The workers at his shelter say Porkchop is the sweetest dog imaginable but has suffered some of the nastiest abuse they've seen . A Facebook post on the shelter's page that showed Porkchop's x-ray has received nearly 3.000 shares and has been 'liked' 2,000 times. Soon the shelter posted more adorable shots of of the 65-pound shepherd/retriever mix as a thank you for the donations that started flooding in after they told his story. 'People have been so moved by him and what he's been through as an amazing, resilient dog,' Anna Friedman, who's in charge of adoptions, told HuffPost. The shelter held an adoption event last weekend to find Porkchop, and their many other animals, a home. They received quite a few applications for him and expect he'll be at his new home soon. Porkchop started roaming the streets of Carbondale, Illinois after his owner died before being transported to Chicago. The shelter believes it was neighbors who shot him with 50 BBs .
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| 6-year-old stray Porkchop wandered the streets in Carbondale, Illinois after his owner died . He was transferred to One Tail at a Time shelter in Chicago, where workers discovered after he experienced urinary issues . Vets did not remove the BBs, which are not threatening Porkchop's life . | train |
199531 | Article: A pill to combat obesity is a step closer today after scientists discovered cells that transform 'bad' fat to 'good'. The cells, known as ILC2s, are involved in converting white fat, which causes people to put on weight, into brown fat, which helps burn excess energy. The U.S. researchers believe that by targeting the body's metabolic pathways, where these cells work, could help combat obesity. They said the breakthrough could lead to a new way of treating obesity-related diseases. Scientists at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York have discovered a specific type of cell, known as ILC2s, help convert white or 'bad' fat into 'good' brown fat. They believe the study could pave the way for a pill to treat obesity, and help combat obesity-related diseases . The human body has two types of fat tissue. When a person eats too many calories without burning them off, they are stored as white fat cells. That is what causes a person to put on weight. Brown fat cells burn excess energy and subsquently reduce the size and numbers of white fat cells. The new study found ILC2s, which live in white fat tissue and limit the development of obesity by increasing energy levels, play a part in controlling weight gain. They help transform white 'bad' fat into brown 'good', in turn helping combat diabetes, heart disease and other life-threatening conditions linked to obesity. Past studies have revealed problems with the function of these cells has been found to cause obesity in mice. But more recent experiments on white fat tissue have revealed the abnormalities are also present in humans and have an impact on energy metabolism. This new piece of research found ILC2s stimulates the browning of white fat in response to a signalling protein called IL-33. The new research was carried out by researchers at New York's Weill Cornell Medical College. Professor David Artis and colleagues also showed that when mice are injected with IL-33 they accumulated more ILC2s in their white fat, which burned up calories and decreased their weight compared with animals not given the treatment. White fat cells, right, accumulate in the body when a person eats too many calories, but fails to burn them off. Brown fat cells, left, burn excess energy, and help reduce the size and number of white fat cells, thus helping a person to lose weight . One in four adults in England is obese and these figures are set to climb to 60 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women by 2050. Obesity and diabetes already costs the UK over £5 billion every year which is likely to rise to £50 billion in the next 36 years. As well as helping people to lose weight a drug which turned white cells into brown cells would reduce the chance of developing type 2 diabetes and protect against heart disease. Professor Artis, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, said: 'Here we identify ILC2s in human white adipose tissue and demonstrate decreased ILC2 responses are a conserved characteristic of obesity in humans and mice. 'Interleukin (IL)-33 was found to be critical for the maintenance of ILC2s in white adipose tissue and in limiting adiposity in mice by increasing caloric expenditure.'
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| Scientists in New York found ILC2s help convert white fat into brown . White fat is stored when a person eats too many calories without burning them off, causing them to put on weight . Brown fat cells burn excess energy and help reduce the amount of white fat . | train |
119937 | Article: By . David Williams and Steve Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 17:38 EST, 29 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:28 EST, 29 May 2013 . Crusading: The Guantanamo comparison was made by lawyer Phil Shiner, pictured, a long-time scourge of alleged wrongdoing by the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan . Listeners to BBC radio were assured that it was a scandal to compare with Guantanamo Bay and the American detention of terror suspects without time limit and without trial. Breathlessly, reporters revealed that they had been given documents showing 85 Afghans were in a British holding camp near Kabul. This might amount to unlawful detention and internment, they said. A little later a familiar name appeared in the BBC reports. The Guantanamo comparison was made by crusading lawyer Phil Shiner, a long-time scourge of alleged wrongdoing by the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Indeed, it was Mr Shiner who led the case that ended with a 2010 High Court block on the transfer of detainees from Camp Bastion to the Afghan authorities, which compelled the British military to keep so many prisoners in detention in the first place. In January 2010 he wrote on the Guardian’s website: ‘My firm’s next case focuses on the UK’s detention policy in Afghanistan, where we routinely hand over Afghans to the Afghan authorities in full knowledge of the torture, summary executions and disappearances occurring within their facilities.’ Mr Shiner, 56, was a Birmingham University graduate who became an articled clerk and then a solicitor in the city. He worked for a decade for legal firms, a council estate project, a law centre and the Barnardo’s charity before founding his own firm in 1999. The father of five is also a visiting professor at London Metropolitan University, a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, and was awarded the title ‘Human Rights Lawyer of the Year’ in 2004. He has repeatedly denied that he is an ‘ambulance chaser’ and calls the idea that he trawls for work‘ laughable’. His firm, Public Interest Lawyers, made its name in Iraq, where Mr Shiner represented alleged victims of abuses by British troops, including relatives of Baha Mousa, who died in 2003 in British custody. Nearly £3million has been paid in compensation to the family of Mr Mousa and other men. Mr Shiner sent a representative to Iraq to find and interview people who claimed to have been harmed by the British, and their claims were brought to the British courts. Public Interest Lawyers says it is currently acting for more than 130 former detainees who allege that they or their family members were unlawfully detained, ill-treated, or killed by UK forces in Iraq. Controversial: The detention facility at Camp Bastion, where the BBC said up to 90 Afghans are held . The firm’s interests are, however, not exclusively abroad. It says its mission is ‘helping individuals like you challenge the unlawful behaviour of those who govern us both nationally and locally’. Its most recent highly-publicised domestic case was last month when it represented a campaign group who objected to the use of unpaid workers in Surrey libraries on the grounds they had not received equality training. It won the case and the county council was barred by a High Court judge from using volunteers to work in its libraries. This was, said Mr Shiner, a ‘fantastic result’. The libraries are now threatened with closure.
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| The Guantanamo comparison was made by . crusading lawyer Phil Shiner . He is long-time scourge of alleged wrongdoing . by armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan . | train |
252723 | Article: By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 06:12 EST, 16 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:49 EST, 16 April 2013 . High pay: Site manager Mr Wootton was paid in excess of £50,000 by Ravenscroft School in Essex . A primary school is paying its caretaker £50,000 a year – double the wage of a newly qualified teacher. The caretaker, named only as Mr Wootton, receives a basic salary of £38,000. But the school has topped that up with an extra £14,500 for overtime and groundsmen duties which he carries out. By contrast qualified primary school teachers in the same area can expect to start on just £25,117. Despite education budget cuts, Mr Wootton has been enjoying the same generous basic salary for the past five years in his role as 'site manager', it was revealed yesterday. His pay is £13,000 more than the amount set aside for special educational needs at the school, Ravenscroft in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, according to its budget for 2010-11. Clacton MP Douglas Carswell yesterday strongly criticised the huge pay package and called on the school's management to 'get a grip'. Tory Mr Carswell, who has been governor at a neighbouring school, said it was unheard of for a caretaker to be paid so much and said it showed a 'weakness' of leadership. 'I think the senior management team need to get a grip,' he said. 'This money should be spent on special needs and maths teachers. 'Most mums and dads will ask how can it possibly be right that a large sum of money is going on a caretaker rather than on raising standards or literacy. 'There has been a weakness in senior management at the school for several years. This school is screaming out to be made into an academy.' Mr Wootton joined the school 31 years ago after leaving the Royal Navy. High pay: Local MP Douglas Carswell says senior management at the school must 'get a grip' It is the responsibility of the . school governors to hire caretakers and decide their pay. A spokesman . for the school defended the payments, claiming it was cheaper to top up . the caretaker's salary for his extra duties and information and . communications technology work than it would be to bring in an outside . contractor. He said: 'The site manager has been in post at the school since 1982. Since 2007 he has not received any pay increases. 'In addition to his basic pay, the . site manager also receives overtime pay which incorporates delivery of . the grounds contract and ICT support. 'It is better value for money for the . site manager to provide this service rather than using an external . provider or employing more staff.' Essex County Council said the salary . had been set by the governors but an outside body had now been appointed . to run the school's finances. 'The governing body of Ravenscroft . School has recently been replaced by an interim executive board as part . of a programme of improvement developed by the county council,' he said. 'Part of the remit of the IEB is to . review current staffing costs established by the previous governors and a . meeting has been planned this month to discuss this.'A primary school caretaker is being paid £50,000 a year - which is nearly double many teachers' salaries.
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| Mr Wooton receives £38,000 basic salary topped up with £14,500 extra pay . It is £13,000 more than is set aside by school for special educational needs . Ravenscroft School in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, has been strongly criticised . He has been on same pay since 2007 and MP says school must 'get a grip' Primary school teachers in the same can expect to start on just £25,117 . | train |
179223 | Article: By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 14:24 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:25 EST, 18 December 2012 . ITV bosses are to turn back the clock to celebrate 'old skool' children's shows by screening two full days of classic programmes next month. Popular shows of yesteryear such as Count Duckula, Press Gang, Art Attack and The Tomorrow People are to be brought back to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Children's ITV. Digital channel CITV will devote its schedules on January 5 and 6 to screen eight-and-a-half hours each day of past favourites. Back on the air: Hit TV programme Rainbow, featuring (l-r) Bungle, George, Geoffrey and Zippy, ran for 20 years and more than 1,000 shows between 1972 and 1992 . Adding some colour: The original series of Art Attack ran from 1990 to 2007 and was presented throughout by Neil Buchanan (above). The new series launched on Disney Junior on June 6, 2011 . Programmes will also include Super Gran, The Raggy Dolls and Puddle Lane as well as Rosie & Jim, Rainbow and Children's Ward, which helped to launch the writing careers of Russell T Davies and Paul Abbott. As well as the Old Skool Weekend of programmes, ITV1 will air a documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of CITV. Jamila Metran, CITV's head of programming, said: 'We are very proud of CITV's heritage and look forward to bringing back all the old favourites for this one-off, not-to-be-missed event and show the kids what their parents watched when they were young.' Before being known as Children's ITV, the timeslot for children's programmes on the ITV Network was for a short time branded as Watch IT!, which started in December 1980. Canal capers: Rosie & Jim (above), which featured the adventures of two ragdolls on a narrowboat along the waterways of central England, ran from September 1990 to December 2000 . Blast from the past: Science fiction series The Tomorrow People, starring actress Sammie Winmill and Derek Crewe (pictured), featured characters who developed special powers. The programme had separate runs in the 1970s, 80s and 2000s . It was presented by the live continuity announcer in each ITV region. In 1983, the children's teatime slot . was the first to be nationalised, with a number of presenters such as . Matthew Kelly and Isla St Clair introducing the shows. CITV launched on January 3, 1983 with . guest presenters such as Roland Rat, Basil Brush and Timmy Mallett . recording introductions to programmes. The CITV channel launched in . 2006. CITV airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings on the ITV network from 6am to 9.25am.
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| Channel will screen over eight hours of past favourites on January 5 and 6 . Others include Art Attack, Press Gang, The Raggy Dolls and Children's Ward . | train |
307416 | Article: A 'master key' that could give hackers complete access to mobile phones and tablets running Google's Android software (logo pictured) has been revealed . A ‘master key’ that could give hackers complete access to mobile phones and tablets running Google’s Android software has been revealed. The bug could allow hackers to hijack phones, allowing them to steal data, listen in to calls or send junk email and text messages. Researchers say the loophole has been present since 2009, and claim around 900 million devices are at risk. Jeff Forristal of Bluebox, the firm which uncovered the key, said the implications of the discovery were ‘huge’. ‘It can essentially take over the normal functioning of the phone and control any function thereof,’ he wrote on the firm’s blog. Forristal said the firm made Google aware of its finding in February. However, the firm did not respond to MailOnline’s request for a comment. The bug takes advantage of the way Android handles cryptographic verification of the apps installed on the phone. Android uses the cryptographic signature as a way to check that an app or program is legitimate and to ensure it has not been tampered with. The Bluebox team found a way to bypass these checks, tricking Android so malicious changes to apps go unnoticed. Any app or program written to exploit the bug would enjoy the same access to a phone that the legitimate version of that application enjoyed. ‘Installation of a Trojan application from the device manufacturer can grant the application full access to Android system and all applications (and their data) currently installed,’ wrote Forristal. ‘The application then not only has the ability to read arbitrary application data on the device (email, SMS messages, documents, etc), retrieve all stored account & service passwords, it can essentially take over the normal functioning of the phone and control any function thereof (make arbitrary phone calls, send arbitrary SMS messages, turn on the camera, and record calls). ‘Finally, and most unsettling, is the potential for a hacker to take advantage of the always-on, always-connected, and always-moving (therefore hard-to-detect) nature of these “zombie” mobile devices to create a botnet.’ Researchers say the loophole has been present since 2009 and claim around 900 million devices are at risk. One third party device, the Samsung Galaxy S4 (pictured right), already has a fix for the flaw, but that Google’s own Nexus handset (left) does not . Forristal is planning to reveal more information about the problem at the Black Hat hacker conference being held in August this year, and said the bug could have huge implications for firms who allow people to connect their Android phones and tablet to secure company networks. He confirmed that one third party device, the Samsung Galaxy S4, already has a fix for the flaw, but that Google’s own Nexus handset did not. However, experts say that there is currently no evidence that the flaw has been exploited. ‘I imagine that Google would move quickly to add some logic to look for such attacks,’ Dan Wallach, a professor specializing in Android security in the computer science department of Rice University, told the Ars Technica website. ‘Without that available to an attacker, this is likely to only be relevant for Android users who use third-party app stores (which have lots of other problems).’ McAfee Mobile Security has identified a new Android Trojan embedded in a pirated copy of an exclusive app from rapper Jay Z . On the surface, the malware app functions identically to the legitimate app. However, in the background, the malware sends info about the infected device to an external server every time the phone restarts . The malware then attempts to download and install additional packages . The only visible indication that a user is infected comes via a time-based trigger that is set to activate on 4th July, Independence Day in the US . On that day, the malware will replace the wallpaper on the infected device with an altered image of President Obama that comments on recent events in the US . The security company thinks that there is a hacktivist agenda behind the Trojan but has not ruled out the possibility that additional malware may target financial transactions or other data . A new Android Trojan embedded in a pirated copy of an app (pictured) from rapper Jay Z has been identified. On the surface it works like the real app but is actually trying to install additional packages to an individual's phone. It's real identity only became clear on 4 July .
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| A bug that has been present since 2009 allows hackers to listen in to calls and send junk emails from Android devices . One research firm claims over 900 million Android devices are at risk from the bug that takes advantage of the way the operating system handles cryptographic verification of apps installed on phones and tablets . Samsung Galaxy S4 handsets have a fix, but Google's Nexus phones remain at risk . There is no evidence that the flaw has been exploited yet . | train |
281321 | Article: By . Jonny Singer . Frank Lampard will lead England out in their final game at the World Cup against Costa Rica on Tuesday. England captain Steven Gerrard will be on the bench for the game, as Roy Hodgson looks to give game time to those of his squad yet to play in Brazil. VIDEO Scroll down for England train ahead of dead rubber against Costa Rica . Follow the leader: Lampard (second from right) will captain England in their final game . End of an era: Both Gerrard (right) and Lampard could end their England careers after the tournament . Dejection: Gerrard's England career looks like it will end with the error that allowed Luis Suarez to score . 36-year-old Lampard will captain his country in what could well be his final appearance, with both he and Steven Gerrard considering international retirement after the tournament. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered a recurrence of his knee injury and will the game against Costa Rica. Out: Baines (left) will miss the game with a hamstring strain while Oxlade-Chamberlain (right) is still not fit . Chance to shine: Ross Barkley will start in midfield after looking lively in his two substitute appearances so far . Leighton Baines has a hamstring strain so Luke Shaw will start, while Ross Barkley and Jack Wilshere are expected to play from the start, both having made only substitute appearances so far.
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| 36-year-old Lampard will be captain in absence of Gerrard . Hodgson to give games to squad players . Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Leighton Baines are out . Jack Wilsher and Ross Barkley expected to start in midfield . | train |
55935 | Article: (CNN) -- It has been eight years since people in my state of Virginia got a chance to debate the meaning of the Civil War in front of the nation, and the comments posted on CNN and other news Web sites suggest our passion over the topic has not dimmed. If Governor Bob McDonnell wants his fellow Virginians to think deeply about "how our history has led to our present," then his declaration of April as Confederate History Month has accomplished this goal, if not exactly in the manner he intended. The problem with the celebration of Confederate History Month, however, goes far beyond McDonnell's "mistake" in not discussing the centrality of slavery in the Civil War in his original proclamation. Confederate "history" means more than the four years during which Virginia and other states fought a war to form a separate country called the Confederate States of America. It refers to the many uses of Confederate symbols and evocations of Confederate history in the almost century-and-a-half since Appomattox as well. This long history offers nothing to memorialize. Former Confederate soldiers quickly formed the Ku Klux Klan after the war to attack Reconstruction officials and the black and white Republicans who were trying to run the state, and they sometimes displayed Confederate symbols as part of their work. After congressional hearings shut down the Klan, copycat organizations continued to make use of Confederate symbols as they engaged in acts of political terrorism. Former Confederates openly supported and participated in what many white Southerners called the "redemption" of the region, the reassertion of their control over state and local governments as Reconstruction ended. In the 1870s and 1880s, the decoration of Confederate graves with flowers and flags and celebratory speeches and parades increasingly signaled a commitment to what came to be called the "Lost Cause," a decidedly partisan and self-consciously politicized account of the Civil War. Though many supporters of secession believed during the Civil War that they were fighting against other Americans over the issue of slavery, amateur and professional historians, many with ties to the Confederacy worked to rewrite this history as a noble fight for states rights and a celebration of the sacrifice of Confederate soldiers. What members of the Sons of the Confederacy offer today as the "true" history of the region has its roots in this effort. By the end of the 19th century, organizations like the Confederate Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy organized public acts of commemoration and the celebration of the "honor" of former Confederates. Members of these organizations actively used their version of history to support the disfranchisement of African-Americans and the expansion of a white supremacist social order grounded in segregation. Across the region, Jim Crow segregation and Confederate commemoration expanded hand in hand, as the Lost Cause version of the Southern past justified the contemporary elimination of black rights. iReporter: Gov. McDonnell "wrong and right" on the issue . When more subtle displays of Confederate symbols and history were not enough, white Southerners violently attacked and murdered African-Americans, sometimes publicly before large crowds. Lynchers sometimes brandished Confederate symbols. In the early 20th century, monuments to Confederate soldiers appeared on courthouse lawns across the South and on the grounds of southern state capitols, marking these public spaces as the property of the white people who celebrated this "Confederate" version of the past. By the 1920s, a revived Klan made the Confederate battle flag their second-most important symbol, after the fiery cross, as they once again used violence and threats of violence to uphold white supremacy. With the NAACP's victory in Brown v. Board of Education and the success of the Montgomery bus boycott, some white Southerners revived the use of Confederate versions of the past and Confederate symbols in their fight against the civil rights movement and integration. Crowds who attacked civil rights activists sometimes carried Confederate flags as civil rights supporters carried American flags and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" to counter these Confederate symbols. Called the "country club Klan" because of its public condemnation of violence, the White Citizens Council also used Confederate versions of the past in its opposition to African-American equality. Today, Confederate history is as much about 1965 and the Voting Rights Act as it is about 1865 and Lee's surrender. The long history of the ways Confederate symbols have been used and Confederate history has been evoked to support racist violence and African- American oppression haunts Gov. McDonnell's declaration of Confederate History Month. Confederate history cannot be separated from the issue at the center of the Civil War, slavery. But it also cannot be separated from the history of segregation, massive resistance, and the fight against the civil rights movement. Historically, Confederate versions of the past and Confederate symbols have meant opposition to equal rights for all Americans. In officially recognizing Confederate History Month, Gov. McDonnell is asking Virginians to join together in celebration of this history of white supremacy. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Grace Elizabeth Hale.
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| Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell designated April as Confederate History Month . Grace Hale says Confederate symbols have denoted opposition to equal rights . She says many soldiers thought Civil War was fought over slavery . Some tried to rewrite history to make the war solely about states' rights, Hale says . | train |
103809 | Article: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Starting Monday, health inspectors will halt and check the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said. Since April, more than 900 people have contracted the same strain of salmonella, but its source is unclear. The inquiry, which initially focused solely on tomatoes, has expanded to include cilantro, jalapeño peppers, Serrano peppers, scallions and bulb onions, said Tommy Thompson, former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, who said he has been informed of the plan. Thompson said the plan involves intercepting food samples at the border and sending them to laboratories to examine them for possible salmonella or E. coli. A former director of the Food and Drug Administration's import operations said the expanded search raises a number of questions. "Where's the contaminated product?" asked Carl Nielsen. "How would you know? And where along the supply chain did it happen? Was it at the retail level? Is somebody doing something to expose the product at the retailer? Is it at the wholesale? Is it at the grower? Is it at the processor? Is it in transport? Where is it? They don't know." The source of the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul remains unknown, but it has already had far-reaching implications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada have become ill. Map: Which states are affected? » . The person in the Canadian case became ill in Ontario on the day he returned from the United States, the CDC said. The rare form of bacteria also has cut about $450 million of tomato growers' income, said Thompson. "You don't even take into consideration the thousands of people that have been sick, and how much it's cost in drugs, loss of time and mental anguish for people who are sick," Nielsen said. Last year during the same period, U.S. health authorities identified three people infected with the same strain. CNN's Louise Schiavone contributed to this story .
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| Starting Monday, authorities will intercept some food from Mexico at the border . Sources say salmonella inquiry expanding to cilantro, peppers and scallions . 943 people in 40 states, the District of Columbia, Canada have become ill . | train |
237621 | Article: "This is a student at Sparks Middle School. Can you please send police out here? There's a kid with a gun." "Somebody brought a gun to school. They shot a teacher." "I got a kid down who's been shot." As police tried to piece together how and why a seventh-grader shot and killed a teacher and wounded two other students at his Nevada school, recordings of the first calls to police captured the horror and chaos he unleashed. The 12-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, began by shooting a fellow student in the shoulder, police said Tuesday. Then he turned his gun on math teacher Mike Landsberry before shooting a second student in the abdomen, Washoe County School District Police Chief Mike Mieras said. After that, he shot himself to death with his pistol, which Sparks Deputy Police Chief Tom Miller identified as a Ruger 9mm semiautomatic. "We got a guy with a gun. He's down from a head shot wound. Could be our shooter," one of the responding officers is heard telling dispatchers on the 911 calls. "He's out there on the basketball court." Landsberry walked toward the shooter on a playground basketball court after the first student was hit, saving lives, according to authorities. "Mr. Landsberry's heroic actions, by stepping toward the shooter, allowed time for other students in the playground area to flee," Mieras said. Despite previous reports indicating the two wounded students had been shot inside the school building, all the shots were fired outside, police said. Miller, who said earlier on CNN's "New Day" that it wasn't yet clear if the boy was targeting specific people, declined to identify the boy out of respect for his family. "They are grieving parents and are going through" a challenging, difficult time, Miller said. 'I think he took out his bullying' Authorities haven't said why they believe the boy opened fire. Many have speculated that bullying might have played a role, 13-year-old Kyle Nucum told CNN's "The Lead." That could be the case, said Nucum, a student at Sparks Middle School who didn't know the shooter but ran for cover after seeing him shoot Landsberry. As he fled, he heard the shooter shouting. "He was yelling a bunch of things while we were running," Nucum said. "He was yelling stuff like, 'Why are you laughing at me? Why are you doing this to me?'" Before Monday morning, the boy seemed like the antithesis of a school shooter. "He was really a nice kid," schoolmate Amaya Newton said. "He would make you smile when you were having a bad day." But for whatever reason, the boy took his parents' handgun to school, a federal law enforcement source said. Miller said Tuesday that authorities aren't positive where the gun came from, but believe it belonged to the boy's parents. Amaya said she thought the two wounded students were friends of the shooter. They were in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries Monday night, Miller said. Authorities have not released the wounded boys' names. Investigators haven't determined what prompted the shooting. Miller said only that police are exploring all avenues. Amaya said she "saw him getting bullied a couple of times, and I think he took out his bullying." Surviving Afghanistan, but not school . The teacher who died, Mike Landsberry, appeared to be trying to stop the incident when he was shot dead, Miller said Tuesday. "It almost appears like he tried to talk him down," he said. Slain Nevada teacher 'put his life on the line' True to his character, the former Marine, a popular math teacher at Sparks Middle School, rushed to help others when the shots erupted. "That was the kind of person that Michael was," said his brother, Reggie Landsberry. "He was the kind of person that if somebody needed help, he would be there." Landsberry was an Alabama native who graduated from high school in Reno, next door to Sparks, in 1986. After his stint in the Marine Corps, he got an education degree from the University of Nevada in Reno. He joined the Air National Guard in 2001, rising to the rank of master sergeant and serving as a cargo specialist in Kuwait and Afghanistan, the Guard said. A Facebook memorial page for the teacher had more than 10,000 "likes" by early Tuesday. Thousands more honored him on a "Rest Easy Mr. Landsberry" page. Teacher killed in Nevada school shooting was 'good all-around guy' Returning to a national debate . The Nevada shooting comes almost a year after a gunman killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, igniting a nationwide debate over gun violence and school safety. Since the Newtown shootings last December, proposed school security plans across the country have included arming teachers, adding armed security guards and bringing in bulletproof backpacks and white boards. Some teachers have started taking self-defense and combat classes in case a shooter enters their school. One class teaches how to escape or take cover but focuses most of its four hours on how to fight and disarm an attacker -- something few educators have ever considered how to do. Meanwhile, reports of school violence have continued. Last week, a student at an Austin, Texas, high school killed himself in front of other students. In August, a student at a high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, shot and wounded another student in the neck. Another shooting took place at an Atlanta-area middle school in January, though no one was hit. That same month, a California high school student wounded two people, one seriously. Teachers train to face school shooters . The mother of a student killed in Newtown said Monday's shooting reinforces the need to find solutions to keep students safe. "The unthinkable has happened yet again, this time in Sparks, Nevada," Nicole Hockley said in a written statement. "It's moments like this that demand that we unite as parents to find common sense solutions that keep our children -- all children -- safe, and prevent these tragedies from happening again and again." But what those solutions are will remain fuel for ongoing debate.
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| Witness: Shooter yelled, "Why are you laughing at me?" "There's a kid with a gun," student tells 911 dispatchers . Slain teacher served in Kuwait and Afghanistan with the Air National Guard . The two wounded students were in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, police say . | train |
133394 | Article: (CNN) -- As a longtime political operative, I know firsthand how a vote here or a vote there can make a huge difference in a close election. And as Vice President Al Gore's former campaign manager, I understand the impact U.S. Supreme Court decisions can have on electoral outcomes. These two reasons are why I'm outraged by what's going on in Ohio. This week, the Supreme Court, on the eve of early voting, ruled that efforts by Ohio Republicans to restrict early voting days were acceptable. This gets rid of what's called the Golden Week in Ohio -- the period when voters can register and cast their ballot at the same time. It ended convenient voting hours, when Ohioans could vote after a long day at work -- as late as 9 p.m. It also ended voting on one of the two Sundays before Election Day when many folks head to their polling place after church. These have been hallmarks of the Ohio voting system, but the Supreme Court and Republicans have yet again changed the rules in the middle of the game -- all to create barriers between people and the ballot box. And unfortunately it's not just Ohio where Republicans have doggedly tried to restrict or cut early voting days or hours. In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP have reduced and limited the early voting period, including weekend voting. In North Carolina, the Republican governor and legislature took away a week of early voting. And in Georgia, a GOP legislator lamented a county's move to expand early voting, saying he would "prefer more educated voters" over black early voters. Think this doesn't have any real impact? Think again. In 2012, a third of voters cast a ballot before Election Day, in person or by mail -- more than double the rate during the 2000 election. All told, more than 18 million voters cast an early in-person ballot when President Obama was re-elected. Voting shouldn't be a challenge. It should be as easy and accessible as possible. We shouldn't require forms of ID that folks don't have, we shouldn't restrict days or hours that allow working people a chance to both do their job and exercise their democratic right, and we damn well shouldn't be throwing up new obstacles midstream. When obstacles are thrown up, we should have protections for voters. That's why I was so frustrated when the Supreme Court last summer gutted the Voting Rights Act in Shelby v. Holder. The Supreme Court ruled that there's no need for national oversight when localities and states with a history of racially discriminatory voting laws make voting rule changes. I'm not alone with my frustration. A recent poll from Lake Research and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights found that nationally, 69% of the American public favors restoring the VRA, with only 10% opposing. Voters of both parties, all races, and every region across the country favor a congressional proposal to restore the Voting Rights Act. I'm hopeful that Republicans and Democrats will, in the lame duck session after the 2014 elections or in the beginning of the next session of Congress, hammer out legislation that restores oversight and protects voters. As Democrats, we believe in giving every eligible citizen the opportunity to vote -- whether it's early because they can't take off work on Election Day or absentee because they might have plans to be out of town. And we believe this for two reasons. First, when more people vote, Democrats win. That's because more Americans agree with us on the big issues and the big questions -- like who's got my back? But second, it's because our democracy is better when more people have skin in the game. Our democracy relies on participation and we've never done better by excluding folks. If there's one thing we can count on, it's that the GOP is going to continue to come up with last minute schemes to make it more complicated, more confusing, or just plain more difficult for honest, hardworking citizens to vote on Election Day or before. It's up to us to stop them.
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| Supreme Court ruled Ohio could restrict early voting; other GOP states have also done it . Donna Brazile: Court ruling also ends convenient hours that help working people vote . Brazile: More and more people vote early, so GOP efforts to discourage it has big impact . Brazile: Democracy relies on participation; we've never done better by excluding folks . | train |
146353 | Article: By . James Leyfield . and Kieran Corcoran . Benefits Street star White Dee is reportedly set to earn £100,000 to appear in the next Celebrity Big Brother. The 42-year-old, whose real name is Deirdre Kelly, was rumoured to have been offered the huge payment to appear on the TV show after shooting to notoriety because of her state-funded lifestyle. She had shunned paid media work after finding fame on the Channel 4 welfare dependency documentary, but this week accepted £500 for a TV appearance ahead of the Big Brother rumour emerging. Scroll down for video . Another reality TV role? Benefits Street star White Dee is reportedly set to earn £100,000 to appear in the next Celebrity Big Brother . Welfare queen: White Dee, pictured above in a promotional photo for Channel 4's Benefits Street, has claimed she no longer receives state handouts, as rumours surface that she to take the big-money TV deal . The £100,000, reported in The Sun, is said to be one of the largest offered to a potential guest. Dee herself also seems keen to appear on the show - she has raised the possibility to fans on Twitter, and frequently posts updates about the show. A source told the newspaper: 'Dee will be great on Celebrity Big Brother. She is used to sitting around the house all day long and being paid for it.' However, Dee's agent has denied that any deal has been struck, despite her being 'keen' to appear. The star has hit headline repeatedly for her views on welfare dependency and who should be eligible for state support. This week she revealed that she no longer received benefits, and admitted the welfare system is far too open to abuse. She had sparked anger by insisting she still deserves handouts while headlining bar crawls in Magaluf and pocketing fees for TV appearances. After reports that the Department of Work and Pensions were investigating her benefits, she revealed on Monday that she is no longer receiving state support. Pay day: According to The Sun newspaper, the 42-year-old - whose real name is Deirdre Kelly - will be one of the big earners on the programme's next series and she is already being tipped as a possible winner . Speaking on ITV's This Morning, she explained: 'Maybe it shouldn't be made so comfortable for people on benefits. 'There are genuine people on benefits who do really want to find a job but then there's other people who are so comfortable that they are thinking: "Well why should I find a job, because I'm perfectly happy living how I am?" ' Presenter Phillip Schofield then revealed Dee was getting £500 for the 20-minute appearance on the show. The prospect of more lucrative TV work certainly appears close to Dee's heart. Airing her views: Just this week Dee spoke on ITV's This Morning, insisting she is no longer on benefits and admitted the welfare system is far too open to abuse . However, despite the rumour, and Dee's obvious enthusiasm for the programme her agent today denied a deal had been made. Speaking to MailOnline, he said the reports and the figure were 'ridiculous' and that the show would clash with other commitments, including a planned cookery show in France. He said: 'Dee is keen to do Big Brother, but they've got to offer you a place.There are also issues of her health - we're not sure how she would cope in the Big Brother house for days at a time.' Other stars who have been linked to the next Celerity Big Brother, which starts in August, include former TOWIE brunette Lauren Goodger, but she has since denied that she will be taking part in the reality TV series. She was said to have accepted a six-figure deal to star in the Channel 5 reality series, but her spokesman told MailOnline that was completely false. Lauren also took to Twitter to dispel these rumours on Wednesday, writing: 'Just seen a tweet or paper that I've signed up for a show and bringing past in2 it again! Not true once again please leave me out it #nonsense'.
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| Reality star, real name Deirdre Kelly, became notorious on welfare TV show . The 42-year-old caused outrage by revelling in state-funded lifestyle . Revealed during £500 TV interview this week she is finally off benefits . Rumoured today she accepted huge payout for Big Brother appearance . | train |
21420 | Article: (CNN) -- Birds do it. Bees do it. But giant pandas may need a little help. So, Saturday morning, a team of scientists and veterinarians artificially inseminated the Smithsonian National Zoo's female giant panda Mei Xiang, after determining that she and her male consort Tian Tian had "no competent breeding" overnight, according to a statement from the National Zoo. Time was of the essence after scientists detected an increase in Mei Xiang's urinary estrogens on Tuesday. That, combined with the panda's recent behavior, convinced the scientists she was ready to breed. "We are hopeful that our breeding efforts will be successful this year, and we're encouraged by all the behaviors and hormonal data we've seen so far," said Dave Wildt, head of the Center for Species Survival at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. "We have an extremely small window of opportunity to perform the procedures, which is why we monitor behavior and hormones so closely." Mei Xiang was put under general anesthesia for the artificial insemination and was expected to undergo a second procedure later Saturday. During the artificial insemination, the team of scientists and veterinarians used a combination of fresh semen collected from Tian Tian early this morning and frozen semen collected from Tian Tian in 2003, the zoo said. The pandas have one surviving cub, Tai Shan, who was born July 9, 2005, and now lives in China. Mei Xiang gave birth to a female cub on September 16, 2012. But she died one week later due to lung and liver damage. Both cubs were born as the results of artificial inseminations. The zoo said it will provide further updates on both Facebook and Twitter, with the hashtag #Panda AI.
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| The Smithsonian National Zoo is trying to get its female giant panda pregnant . Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated after her male partner didn't impregnate her . The panda pair have one living offspring; their other baby died last year soon after birth . | train |
247364 | Article: By . Colin Fernandez . Last updated at 12:04 AM on 4th November 2011 . The teenage daughter . of actress Meera Syal burst into tears yesterday as she was cleared of . glassing a male model at a garden party. Chameli . Bhatia, 19, had been accused of launching a vicious attack on Christian . Pannell at a party thrown by former classmates from the £14,000-a year . private school they had both attended. But . she was cleared after the jury heard claims that the victim’s father . had threatened to take her actress mother ‘to the cleaners’. Ordeal over: Meera Syal and her daughter Chameil Bhatia leave Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday . The model had claimed Miss Bhatia had . pushed the glass he was carrying into his face ‘with some force’ – . leaving him requiring surgery and 14 stitches for cuts to his cheek and . eyelids. But a jury accepted Miss Bhatia’s . account that it was a ‘horrible accident’ and took less than an hour to . clear her of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Miss Bhatia, known as Milli, the . daughter of Miss Syal and her first husband, journalist Shekhar Bhatia, . wept as the jury found her not guilty. Miss Syal, 50, who was awarded an MBE in 1997, hugged her actor husband Sanjeev Bhaskar, 48, when the verdict was announced. Unfortunate: Model Christian Pannell, pictured leaving court during the trial, needed 14 stitches for cuts to his cheek and eyelid after being injured on September 19 last year . She is known to millions as a star of . the BBC comedy series The Kumars at No 42 and as the author of novels . including Anita and Me. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard that on . September 18, Mr Pannell and Miss Bhatia attended a garden party thrown . by two former schoolmates from Forest School, in Walthamstow, . North-East London. It was claimed by the prosecution that Miss Bhatia . bore a grudge against Mr Pannell, 19, for splitting up with her friend . two weeks previously. Afterwards, Bhatia, who was arrested . at her home in Woodford, East London, texted Pannell to say: ‘I meant to . flip your drink as a joke but I think my ring hit your glass which made . it shatter.’ Giving evidence in her daughter’s . defence, Miss Syal said Christian’s father, John Pannell, was ‘enraged’ during a phone call the following day. She said: ‘I said to him “it . sounds like a horrible accident” and that’s when he became very . aggressive. ‘He said “this was no accident, your daughter attacked my son”.’ In a second conversation an hour later, Miss Syal said she was threatened with legal action. ‘He said “We are going to prosecute your daughter, we are going to take you to the cleaners. Your daughter attacked my son”.’ As Mr Pannell and his son stormed out . of court, the former nightclub manager said: ‘Let’s go. It’s not worth . sitting here – it’s a bloody joke.’
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| Jury finds Chameli Bhatia, 19, not guilty in under an hour . Mother: 'We always believed in her innocence' | train |
254188 | Article: Maria Sharapova posed with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen at the Eiffel Tower on Sunday as she celebrated her French Open win. The Russian had to battle for three hours and two minutes to end the challenge of Simona Halep and clinch her fifth Grand Slam title. From feeling like clay was an alien surface, Sharapova has turned it into her most successful stage. Out in force: Fans were out and about on Sunday morning to see the champion celebrate her victory . All smiles: Sharapova in high spirits as she stops for snaps from fans and photographers . And one over the shoulder: The Russian smoulders with the Suzanne Lenglen trophy at Trocadero in Paris . Snapshot: Cameras aplenty in Paris . Strider: The tennis star pounding the streets of Paris . This was her third successive final at Roland Garros having won the title for the first time in 2012 and lost to Serena Williams 12 months ago, and this is the first time she has won the same trophy more than once at any slam. Sharapova said: ‘If somebody had told me that at some stage in my career I’d have more Roland Garros titles than any other grand slam I’d probably go get drunk, or tell them to get drunk. ‘It’s really amazing. I feel that I worked to get to this position. There is no substitute in these titles. You can’t just go out there and do it without putting in the effort. ‘You’re not just born being a natural clay-court player. Okay, maybe if you’re Nadal. But certainly not me. I didn’t grow up on it, didn’t play on it. I just took it upon myself to make myself better on it.’ Poser: Maria Sharapova poses with her French Open trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower . Winner: The Russian defeated Simona Halep in the final in three sets . The 27-year-old played only one match after Wimbledon last year because of a shoulder injury and struggled to rediscover her best form during the first three months of this season. She said: ‘It’s the most emotional victory for me. The toughest one physically that I’ve come across in a final, especially a grand slam. There are not too many finals that you go past three hours. ‘To look back seven or eight years and to think that I would be in that position, I would come through against an opponent that makes you play and hit and run and hits so many shots and recover in conditions that start from cold to being warm. ‘So much adversity is thrown at you, and I’m just proud I came through and I adjusted in all different situations and I end up with this (trophy).’ Double: It was her second win in Paris, after first lifting the title in 2012 . Upper echelons: It was the Russian's fifth grand slam title . Sealed with a kiss: Sharapova lovingly pecks the Suzanne Lenglen trophy after her triumph on Saturday . Embrace: Sharapova clutches her most prized new possession in the locker room .
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| Sharapova poses with French Open trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower . The Russian took three sets to beat Simona Halep in the final on Saturday . It was her second title at Roland Garros after winning in Paris in 2012 . Fifth Grand Slam title overall with wins at Wimbledon, US and Australia . | train |
12234 | Article: Michael Phelps has been crowned Male Athlete of the Year for a fifth time at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards despite being suspended from competition for six months after a drunken driving arrest in September. Phelps was not at the New York ceremony where Keenan Robinson, an official from his training base, accepted the award on his behalf and confirmed Phelps had returned to the pool. The 18-time Olympic gold medallist stepped away from training in early October. Michael Phelps has been crowned Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards . Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in sports history, winning 18 Olympic golds during his career . Olympic gold medallist and world record-holder Katie Ledecky capped her memorable 2014 season by claiming three awards, including USA Swimming's Female Athlete of the Year.
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| Michael Phelps was not present at the New York ceremony . Phelps was handed a six-month suspension by USA Swimming following his arrest for allegedly drink driving last month . Phelps confirmed in October that he would be taking a break from swimming to focus on his personal issues . Phelps is the most successful Olympic athlete in history, with 22 medals in total including 18 golds . | train |
286590 | Article: By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 10:21 EST, 15 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:56 EST, 15 January 2013 . Hundreds of people surrounded a school in India to protest after a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the toilets next door to the headmistress's office. The girl was attacked at Deepvihar high . school, which also has a primary faculty, in the city of Vasco da Gama in Goa yesterday. The incident is the latest in a series of horrific rape cases which have besieged India and caused widespread protests. Protests: There has been widespread unrest in India since the brutal gang rape of a student on a bus who later died from her injuries . More than 150 people surrounded the school last night demanding the arrest of the headmistress and the rapist, who is thought to be in his 20s. A police official said: 'The girl was raped inside the school toilet during recess'. The headmistress was later arrested for negligence of duty. 'We will not spare the accused and anyone involved in this crime,' Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar added. The attack in Goa comes after a 23-year-old student died after being brutally gang raped by five men on a bus in Delhi last month. The victim and male friend had boarded the bus after going to watch a film before attacking the couple and taking it in turns to rape her. She died two weeks later in a Singapore hospital. Anger: A series of horrific rape cases in India have sparked demands for greater security for women . The case has thrown the international spotlight on sexual abuse in India and thousands have protested demanding greater protection for women and the death penalty for rape. At the latest hearing today, one of the accused presented documents in a bid to prove he was a juvenile at the time of the attack. If a judge rules in his favour he cannot be given the death penalty if convicted. Yesterday, six men were arrested after another alleged gang rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi. The victim had been travelling to her in-laws hosue in Punjab on Friday when she was allegedly snatched and to a district bordering Amritsar, the Sikh holy city. Five . men joined the driver and conductor, who had taken her by motorbike to . an unknown address, and took turns to rape the 29-year-old. In a separate case, a policeman in Goa was . arrested yesterday on suspicion of sexually abusing sex workers, who said he and two . other policemen, all now suspended, had been sexually exploiting them in . return for protection of their trade.
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| More than 150 people gathered at the school in Vasco da Gama, Goa . Girl was allegedly attacked in toilet next door to headmistress's office . Police searching for rapist, thought to be in his 20s . | train |
114186 | Article: When Vincent Kompany speaks he tends to make sense. So when, after Manchester City’s trouncing of hapless Newcastle, the Belgian claimed Stoke could be tougher opponents than Champions League visitors Barcelona, heads turned. Did he really just say that? He did — and Manuel Pellegrini’s leader had a point. ‘Barcelona’s ability is not about hurting you all game,’ Kompany explained. ‘You can have tougher games when you go to Stoke. It’s about the fact Barcelona can decide a game within a second. Barcelona's attacking trio of Neymar (left), Lionel Messi (centre) and Luis Suarez . Sergio Aguero and David Silva can provide the magic for Manchester City, believes Vincent Kompany . Kompany believes that Stoke City can be a tougher challenge than upcoming opponents Barcelona . Victor Moses (right) celebrates scoring the winner for Stoke City on Saturday alongside Jonathan Walters . ‘They have more players than anyone else in the world who can finish games with a touch of magic.’ Kompany knows all about those game-finishing moments. Last season he was at fault, stepping up for an offside that was never there when Lionel Messi was set clear at the Etihad with the tie at 0-0. Kompany’s defensive partner, Martin Demichelis, had little option but to bring down Messi in the area. From relative comfort, City found themselves a goal down and a man short, all because of a tiny lapse in concentration. They would go on to lose the tie 4-1 on aggregate. On the evidence of Saturday evening’s procession, however, Pellegrini’s men would appear to be better equipped a year on for the home leg. Yes, they will miss the suspended Yaya Toure in the first game but, with an hour gone and his rampant side already 5-0 up against a Newcastle outfit collapsing quicker than England’s cricketers against New Zealand, Pellegrini declared and took off two-goal magician David Silva and the revitalised Sergio Aguero. Aguero calmly placed his spot-kick past Tim Krul to converted in the second minute against Newcastle . Silva finished low in the corner to put Manchester City 4-0 up against Newcastle on Saturday . Silva went on to blast in the fifth and final goal with the pick of the strikes from outside the area . Silva celebrates with Aguero as they ran riot at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening . Both can provide for City those moments of brilliance Kompany referred to. Aguero, who missed the first leg last year and retired at half-time in the second, will be relishing the opportunity. As is Kompany, who added that City are not scared of their now familiar foes. ‘Fear?’ he said. ‘We don’t fear them. You don’t go in at this level fearing strikers. We want to play against them. It’s the fourth time in a year now. There’s nothing new to worry us, it’s a case of having the whole team at a very high level.’ A cool penalty from Aguero, a thumping close-range shot from Samir Nasri and a sublime finish from the reborn Edin Dzeko put City 3-0 up after just 21 minutes. A quickfire double from Silva following the break had Newcastle fans streaming for the bars. Before five-star City narrowed the gap on Chelsea to five points, Barcelona had suffered a surprise 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Pellegrini’s former club Malaga. The Chilean, who introduced £28million man Wilfried Bony for a half-hour cameo, cancelled a planned briefing with the Spanish press last week for fear it would distract from the visit of John Carver’s generous Geordies. But did Barca take their eye off the ball? Martin Demichelis brought down Messi at the Etihad Stadium during last season's Champions League clash . Demichelis was sent off before Barcelona went on to win the tie 4-1 over two legs and progress . ‘Maybe they were thinking about Tuesday,’ said Pellegrini. When the Catalans came calling last year, City remained in the Capital One Cup and the FA Cup. This time there are no such diversions and Pellegrini reluctantly admitted this put them in better shape. ‘We’d played 18 games in December and January and were really tired by the time we met Barcelona. This time we are arriving at the game not having so many games as last season and that could be important.I would always prefer to stay in the cup competitions but when you are out of them it is easier to focus.’ Pellegrini agreed that Aguero, out for five weeks following a knee injury in December, was nearing top form again. ‘Every game he is improving and he is now arriving again to the high-performance level he had before his injury,’ he said. Carver, left to rue a display that started badly and got worse, does not believe the defeat will harm his chances of landing the Newcastle job permanently. ‘It’s not going to be the end of the world,’ he said. ‘We’ll be judged on the games against Villa and teams like that.’ For City, whose owners demand European progression, judgment is looming.
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| Vincent Kompany says you can have harder time at Stoke than Barcelona . But Barcelona have the quality to 'decide a game within a second' Manchester City face the Spanish giants in Champions League last-16 . They were beaten by Barcelona at the same stage last season . | train |
279942 | Article: (CNN) -- One of the most cosmopolitan cities in Africa, Johannesburg is multicultural and multifaceted. Make the most of your time there with these tips. The Apartheid Museum is an often disturbing view of South Africa's troubled past. Apartheid Museum It's a disturbing experience, but a visit to Apartheid Museum is essential if you want to understand the city's troubled past. On arrival, visitors are randomly allocated a pass labeling them as white or non-white, referencing the apartheid pass laws that obliged black South Africans to carry identity passes at all times. Harrowing multimedia displays and news footage recreate the brutality of the apartheid era, while nooses hanging from the ceiling represent the political prisoners executed under the system. Less bleak are the tributes to those who fought against the injustice of that era, paving the way for equality and democracy in today's South Africa. The museum is open between 10 am and 5 pm (GMT +2) Tuesday to Sunday. Admission is R30 ($3.20). For more information visit http://www.apartheidmuseum.org/ . Meaty treat The Carnivore is one of the city's more unusual restaurants. A few miles outside Jo' burg proper, on the Muldersdrift Estate, The Carnivore is designed to satisfy your primal meat cravings. As well as the usual chicken, lamb and beef dishes, this eatery offers an intriguing selection of big game dishes, including crocodile, giraffe and ostrich. There are veggie options available for those who aren't tempted by the thought of slow-roasted impala, but if you choose the vegetable lasagna you may never find out if crocodile really does take like chicken. See Hugh Masekela's Johannesburg » . Day tripping Jo' burg is well positioned for some interesting day trips. Pretoria is just 50km away, but has a very different to feel to Johannesburg, offering more of an insight into Afrikaans history. The Voortrekker monument and museum, just outside the city, celebrate the pioneer spirit of the Boer and their "Great Trek" from the Cape to the country's interior. If African wildlife is more your scene, head to The Lion Park, a small nature reserve about 25km north of Johannesburg. It's not the full safari experience, but you will get to see lions, cheetahs, antelopes, zebra and impala, among other local fauna. What are your tips for Johannesburg? Let us know below. Get around Too big to explore on foot, Jo' burg is a driver's city. Public transport is generally poor and minibus taxis and the Metro train are crime hotspots. There are plenty of car-hire outlets in the city but if you'd prefer someone else to do the driving City Tours offer minibuses to destinations including Soweto and The Lion Park. The advantage of a tour is that your guides can offer a local's insight into the city's history and culture. Crime There's no doubt that progress has been made in reducing crime over the last couple of years, but it remains a problem in many parts of the city. ATMs are a magnet for criminals. Be sure to only use ATMs in well-lit areas and be wary of people offering to help you use them. If you're driving, keep the car doors locked at all times and don't open the windows too wide. Keep your wits about you when stopped at traffic lights and when you're getting into and out of the car, and keep your valuables out of sight. Put bluntly, it is not safe to walk around most of Johannesburg after dark.
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| A visit to the Apartheid Museum offers an insight into the city's troubled past . Sample the delights of crocodile and giraffe meat at the Carnivore restaurant . If you prefer your game alive and in its natural setting, head to The Lion Park . The best way to explore the city, and visit nearby Pretoria, is to hire a car . | train |
166772 | Article: (CNN) -- Ding, ding. Passengers lean back as a Hong Kong tram -- affectionately called "Ding Ding" by locals -- signals its slow approach to the station. One by one, riders board through the doors at the back and struggle to pass through the narrow turnstiles. Jammed bags are a common sight. The tram slowly rolls back into action, cruising through the middle of traffic in some of Hong Kong's busiest neighborhoods, just as it has for 110 years. "The tram is such an icon of Hong Kong because it's closely associated with the big events that have happened here over the last century," says Emmanuel Vivant, director and general manager of Hong Kong Tramways. "The tram has continued its service and accompanied the city through times good or bad. Thus it's very intimately connected to its people." Often lacking an on board passenger information system or uniformed station staff, Hong Kong's trams can be intimidating for rail virgins. But they're worth figuring out. Namely because they're a fantastic way to get to know the city. "Trams run along some of the best parts of Hong Kong," says Vivant. "It's in the middle of the road with a vantage point [if you sit on the upper deck of the tram]. They travel at a relatively low speed, so you have time to take the views in. "Inside the tram, you enjoy a special atmosphere, even poetic. "A lot of cities in the world had replaced their tram networks with cars and buses by the 1950s before realizing the importance of the tram in the 1970s. They then rebuilt the tram networks, but it's different. So Hong Kong is very, very lucky to have the (older) tram in this sense." How to ride the tram . Hong Kong's tram stations usually sit in an "island" in the middle of the street, though a few are on the side of the road. Stops are marked by stand-alone green signs. The tram line runs 30 kilometers on Hong Kong Island, stretching from Kennedy Town on the western end of the line to Shau Kei Wan on the eastern end. It runs in only two directions -- eastbound and westbound -- but some routes go further than others. It's really quite simple. First, decide which direction you're heading. Then, look for the tram that goes to or beyond your station. There is a map at the stops. For example, if you're in Central and want to go to Causeway Bay, all eastbound trams -- those going to North Point, Shau Kei Wan and Causeway Bay -- stop at Causeway Bay station, with the exception of the one going to Happy Valley. MORE; Sexy, sophisticated, skintight -- China's iconic cheongsam . Boarding is through the rear door -- passengers don't pay until they exit through the front. The fare is HK$2.30 (about 30 U.S. cents per ride), regardless of the length of the journey. Fares can be paid with cash or by swiping one of Hong Kong's all-purpose Octopus cards inside the tram. For comparison's sake, it costs more than 50 U.S. cents for a one-stop ride on the more commonly used MTR. QR codes are posted at most stations, allowing passengers to find out the time of the next three arriving trams. The longest possible tram ride takes around 90 minutes. Here are a few tram highlights. Chun Yeung Street, North Point . "My favorite section is the loop at the terminal in North Point," says Vivant. This route, which actually terminates at North Point, is the only section of a tram route that runs through the middle of a wet market. "The wet market on Chun Yeung Street used to be less organized and vendors would have their stalls set up in the middle of the tramway," says Eric Lee Tsun-lung, founder of tram fan club Hong Kong Trams Enthusiast and the mini-tram cultural museum, Hong Kong Trams Station. "When I was young, the tram came and honked 'ding, ding' and the vendors moved to the sides with their stuff before resuming their original position as the tram left," says Lee. Nowadays, vendors don't set up in the middle of the tracks. Stalls can be found on both sides of the street though, meaning shoppers can often be seen zipping from one side the other, dodging trams in the process. Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan . On the western side of Hong Kong Island, Des Voeux Road West is packed with dried seafood shops, giving it the nickname "Dried Seafood Street." "If you go to the Dried Seafood Street in the late morning or early afternoon, you can see something very interesting -- shop owners laying large sieves of dried scallops and salted fishes on the side of the road for sun drying," says Lee. "Some even manage to steal a spot on the roof of the tram station." In addition to Des Voeux Road West and Chun Yeung Street in the east, Vivant says it's worth taking time to ride the whole route. "There's the historical area in Sheung Wan, the business center in Central, the commercial center in Causeway Bay and the less eye-catching parts of the east of Hong Kong Island," he says. "It gives you a good idea of all different sides of Hong Kong." The gallery above has more tram route suggestions. Tram 120, the oldest running tram . Vivant says Hong Kong Tramways is looking at dedicating a special car for tourists. In the meantime, there are now 163 trams in operation, each with a different number on the front. Choosing which one to ride requires special knowledge -- not because of where it goes, but because of its history. "My favorite is model 120, the only tram built in the 1950s that survives till now," says Lee. Most of its features are well preserved, including its woven bamboo benches on the upper deck. "There is only one worker left in the company who knows how to weave these benches," says Vivant. "There are also two 'party trams' for hire privately, models 28 and 128. Car 128 is our second oldest tram." Millennium Trams are cars built in 2000 -- models 169 and 170. "The former management company launched three at that time, hoping it would be the future of Hong Kong trams," says Lee. "But (the cars) were heavily criticized by the public as they look too new, too much like a bus. So they scraped the idea." Future of the tram . There are about 30 tram cars built after 2010 now in operation, known as seventh generation trams. "Most of the public hopes that the tram remains how it is, whereas frequent travelers want it to be more comfortable and modern," says Vivant. "To answer this contradiction, the exterior of the tram shares the same shape as the old tram but it's almost 100 percent new inside. Apart from the wheels or controllers that we reuse sometimes. These are over 80 years old." Tram cars are now made of aluminum instead of wood, so they're more durable. New trams have passenger information systems, more handles and new engines. "Without government subsidies, we have to stay competitive and offer 21st-century service to our passengers," says Vivant. "It's not commonly known, but we are now 100 percent made in Hong Kong with 150 workers in production and maintenance. We are hoping to use our skills to help other cities rebuild their tram networks." A four-day tram pass can be purchased on Hong Kong Tramways' website for HK$37 ($4.80); private hire from HK$880 per hour ($113). Hong Kong Trams Station: Shop no. 18, Level 2, The Peak Galleria .
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| Hong Kong's trams have been riding the rails for 110 years . A tram ride is one of the best ways to experience Hong Kong . Numbers 120 and 169 are special trams to look out for . Trams heading through Chun Yeung Street in North Point pass through a wet market . | train |
163229 | Article: (CNN) -- Alabama's governor pledged to take quick action to clean up and rebuild his tornado-ravaged state in a speech to lawmakers Tuesday. The state will pay local communities' debris removal costs for 30 days "to make sure there is no delay in getting this recovery and rebuilding process moving quickly," Gov. Robert Bentley announced, eliciting applause from legislators. "We have spent much of the last six days in a rescue stage," Bentley said. "And as much as we pray for additional survivors, we must now enter the recovery process." Bentley spoke less than a week after an epic outbreak of violent weather killed hundreds as it ripped across the South. The National Weather Service has confirmed that more than 20 large tornadoes touched down in Alabama alone, leaving behind "utter devastation in towns large and small," Bentley said. Officials there are still tallying the dead, clearing roads, trying to restore power and finding temporary homes for those displaced by the storms. Bentley said 38 counties in the state have been declared disaster areas by the federal government.. The state emergency management agency's latest death toll from the storms, released Saturday, was 250. The agency reported 2,219 injuries. The total number of people killed in five other states -- Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia -- during Wednesday's storms was at least 89. Alabama officials have said they would not release further death toll and injury reports until all the missing can be accounted for and final totals of the dead and injured can be confirmed. "Our state has never seen a natural disaster of this magnitude," Bentley said. In Hackleburg, where authorities said a tornado tore through at 200 mph, the "entire town is leveled," Bentley said. "Many lives were lost, and the community's largest employer is gone," he said. On the opposite side of the state, in the town of Ider, Alabama, the situation is "much the same," Bentley said. "Not only did families there lose their homes, they lost chicken houses. Now, what that means is, they don't have any way to provide for their families. The story repeats itself in town after town," he said. Alabama poultry producers claim to have lost more than 2 million birds because of the storms, according to emergency management officials. Meanwhile, about 150,000 customers in the state remained without power Tuesday, emergency management officials said, and it could take another week to restore power in some areas. More than 400 displaced people were in 18 shelters. However, emergency responders say the actual number of people left homeless by the storms is much higher, because that total does not reflect the number of people taken in by family and friends. "The road to recovery will be long and it will be hard. But I will share that road with you as it leads to a greater and a stronger Alabama," Bentley said.
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| NEW: "We must now enter the recovery process," Gov. Robert Bentley says . NEW: Bentley says the state will pay local governments' debris-removal costs for 30 days . About 150,000 Alabama customers are without power . The state's poultry producers say they have lost 2 million birds . | train |
38250 | Article: (CNN) -- When former Brazil international captain Cafu is asked why he became a professional footballer, he gives a simple reply. "I was born in 1970," he says. That may seem like a slightly abstract answer to those unfamiliar with South America's most populous nation. To those from the land of sun, samba and the beautiful game, however, it makes perfect historical sense. That was the year of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, where Pele, Jairzinho, Rivelino, Carlos Alberto and Co. dazzled an international audience with a style of football seldom seen since. There are even some who maintain this Brazil side remains the greatest team in the history of the sport. "That says it all about how I got into football," Cafu told CNN's Human to Hero series. "I was born during World Cup time and from there it was just about giving sequence to what I really enjoyed and that was playing football." A rampaging right-sided defender with seemingly endless stamina, Cafu played in four World Cups, captaining Brazil to football's biggest prize in 2002 and starring in two others -- USA 1994, where Brazil won and France 1998 where they lost 3-0 to the hosts in the final. He also became the most capped Brazilian player of all time (winning 148 caps) whilst picking up 21 trophies in a glittering career at club level in Brazil, Italy and Spain. Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, even once jokingly queried if Cafu had two hearts such was his ability to keep on running without getting tired -- even towards the end of his career. "Nowadays, everyone says that I should have continued to play," Cafu said when asked on why he retired when he seemingly still had much gas left in the tank. "But I thought that was the moment to stop playing ... (at) 38 years old." "I think I had already given my contribution to football, not just nationally but internationally as well," he added. Escape from poverty . To be fair to Marcos Evangelista de Moraes (Cafu's full name), it was a long journey. One that stretched fully 18 years in total. It all began in Sao Paulo. Cafu was born in the city's impoverished Jardim Irene district, playing football in the streets and learning the tough lessons that would later shape his outlook on life. He now runs a charity foundation in his old neighborhood and hopes to encourage the young people there to dream big. "Everything I have, I owe to Jardim Irene," he said. "I want the children to see me there, that I'm giving them attention, so that they can have a good role model. What our children are missing today are good role models." The young Cafu had trials at a host of Brazilian sides in the late 1980s before eventually being accepted by hometown club, Sao Paulo. Originally a right-sided midfielder, Cafu was converted into his more familiar right back position by inspirational Sao Paulo coach Tele Santana. He excelled in this position and helped the Tricolor claim back to back Copa Libertadores (South America's premier club cup competition) crowns in 1992 and 1993. A transfer to Real Zaragoza in Spain provided Cafu's first foreign sojourn in the 1994-95 season before he returned to Brazil one year later, first with Juventude and then Palmeiras. After a season at Palmeiras, an offer came from Roma to move back to Europe. Cafu would spend six seasons in the Italian capital where he helped the Giallorossi win only their third ever Serie A title and their first in 18 years. In 2003, Cafu would make the final move of his career as he was transferred to AC Milan. Here, he would win Serie A once more as well as the European Champions League and World Club Cup titles. With so much success, picking out a favorite club moment is no easy task. "In Sao Paulo, I won everything. Milan, I won everything. Roma, I was league champion. Palmeiras, I was Paulista (Brazilian league) champion." "All the titles have been memorable. I don't have one that was more memorable or less memorable. They are all important titles with various teams." Biggest prize . The World Cup is a different story, however. "Without a doubt, winning the World Cup as a professional athlete is the highest prize in football. It's the peak, the maximum that you can reach." This was a footballing zenith he reached twice. The first was at the Pasadena Rose Bowl at the final of USA 94 where Brazil faced off against Italy in the sweltering California heat. Cafu started the game on the substitute's bench although he was required to come on for the injured Jorginho after just 21 minutes. "Its an unexplainable feeling," he said of having to come into the game so early and unexpectedly. "When (coach, Carlos Alberto) Parreira looked at the bench and said I was going to come in, there was a lot of emotion." "(The other players) were already warmed up, everyone was at a fast pace ... and you get on the pitch in that rhythm that looks like you are slower when in comparison to your opponents." He needn't have been so concerned. A tense, goalless encounter went to penalties with Brazil triumphing after Italy's Franco Baresi, Daniele Massaro and Roberto Baggio missed from the spot. The second World Cup triumph was even more satisfying. As captain, Cafu led an unfancied Brazil who had struggled through qualifying all the way to the final against Germany at the Yokohama Stadium in Tokyo. Two goals from an inspired Ronaldo settled the tie in Brazil's favor, securing a record fifth World Cup crown for the country. In an iconic moment, Cafu climbed atop the podium high above his team mates to accept the trophy. "It was fantastic. Climbing and getting the cup up in the air the way we did ... maybe that made is what made it so beautiful," Cafu said recalling the moment. "I think that Brazil deserved at that moment to be in the highest place of the stadium." This exalted position is a place he hopes to see his younger compatriots occupy later this summer as the World Cup comes to Brazil for the first time since 1950 and South America for the first time since 1978. With star players like Neymar, Oscar and Hulk, as well as home advantage, Brazil are rightly considered among the leading contenders. Doubts have been raised, however, about the country's preparation for the tournament as well as whether the economic benefits will be felt by all in Brazilian society. "The infrastructures are being built, the stadium is being built (and) the Brazilian people's faith is helping a lot," Cafu said. "For us it is going to be a very historic and fantastic moment. "I have no doubt whatsoever that Brazil will do a terrific World Cup and they will be (six time) world champions," he added. The likes of Argentina, Germany, Spain, Holland and Italy will no doubt have something to say about that. If the hosts can channel the belief and stamina of their former captain, however, there might be little the others can do about it. See also: From Super Eagle to African Pioneer . See also: The man who broke through football's Iron Curtain . See also: The best beard in football?
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| Cafu is a FIFA World Cup winning captain and Brazil's most capped player . He played for Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, Roma and Milan among others during his career . Former right back believes Brazil will win a sixth World Cup in 2014 . | train |
225151 | Article: By . Ben Endley . PUBLISHED: . 15:01 EST, 20 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:20 EST, 20 February 2014 . Ever wondered what it would be like to be frozen inside a giant ice cube? A team of intrepid divers decided to find out and took these extraordinary pictures of their adventure. Andrey Nekrasov, 42, joined an adventurous group who spent an hour below the frozen surface of Russia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest lake, in temperatures of -20 degrees Centigrade. These photos, taken at up to 50ft deep under the crust of ice, show the incredible underwater world which few people have been able to witness. A diver stands on the ice at Lake Baikal, the world's largest lake . The adventurous group of ice-divers as they penetrate the ice and spent an hour 50-feet deep under the crust of ice . Photographer Andrey Nekrasov, 42, took the plunge and dived into the 2,500ft deep frozen lake to take these incredible images . The divers prepare to enter Lake Baikal. Andrey travelled more than 3,000 miles by plane from his home in Odessa in the Ukraine to Siberia . Despite surface temperatures of minus 20-degrees Centigrade at this time of year the divers spent around an hour in the water . In spite of the freezing temperatures, Lake Bailkal is a wildlife haven and home to 1,700 species of plants and wildlife . A diver chills out on the Siberian ice at Lake Baikal . A member of the support team keeps an eye on the divers (left) while one explores a tunnel in the ice (right) The lake lake is the largest in the world, it has five-times the volume of all five Great Lakes of North America. Despite surface temperatures of minus 20 . degrees Centigrade at this time of year, the 12,200 square mile . Siberian UN Heritage Site of Lake Bailkal is a wildlife haven - home to . 1,700 species of plants and animals. Andrey . travelled over 3,000 miles by plane from his home in Odessa in the . Ukraine to the town of Ulan Ude in Siberia. He then journeyed the final . eight miles across frozen tundra to reach the lake. Photographer Andrey Nekrasov is watched by two female divers who stare through the ice as he explores life below the ice . A diver moments after jumping into the -20 degree waters of Lake Baikal .
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| Photographer Andrey Nekrasov, 42, took the extraordinary photos at Lake Baikal in Siberia . Mr Nekrasov flew 3,000 miles from his home in Odessa, Ukraine, to spend an hour below the lake's frozen surface . Lake Bailkal is a UN Heritage Site and a wildlife haven - home to 1,700 species of plants and animals . | train |
283287 | Article: Shot in the face: Evie White was struck just below her lip with the 4in metal crossbow bolt as she was leaving Canterbury College in Kent . A 17-year-old beauty student was shot in the face with a crossbow as she walked out of college and was forced to wrench the 4in metal bolt from her lip as blood poured from the wound. Evie White was struck while leaving Canterbury College in Kent, and screamed for help in shock as horrified friends searched in vain for the person responsible. The student was rushed to hospital with her clothes covered in blood and has been left with a nasty gash just below her lip - which doctors say will leave minor scarring. Evie said: 'My friends were staring at me in disbelief, they didn't say a word. 'Then I touched my face and felt the blood and thought "What the hell is that in my cheek" - and pulled the dart out and chucked it on the floor. 'There was a lot of blood coming from my lip, but I think I must have been in shock because I wasn't really feeling the pain, but my friends were hysterically crying.' Her friend Georgia Brazil, 17, who is on the same hair and beauty course at Canterbury College, witnessed the disturbing incident. She said: 'This thing just hit her in the face. All we saw was Evie drop her things on the floor and her mouth just filled with blood. 'She just kept saying "Can someone please help me? Please help me". 'I had a look around where the dart seemed to have been fired but couldn't see anyone - I've got no idea where it came from. It was really, really scary.' Brave: The beauty student, who will escape with minor scarring, pulled the metal bolt from her face . Dangerous weapon: The person who fired the bolt (pictured) is yet to be identified by police . Witnesses trained in first aid and college security guards ran to assist Evie and called for an ambulance and the police. Evie's father John says he arrived at the college to find his daughter covered in blood after receiving an urgent call from a tutor. He said: 'I really panicked at first but thought it might have been the girls in her class playing about with a dart - definitely nothing this serious. 'When we arrived, Evie was in the ambulance and had been wrapped in bandages because there was a lot of blood - it was all over her clothes. Shocking: Evie was walking out of Canterbury College, Kent (above) when she was hit with the crossbow bolt . Shaken: The college's headmaster, Alison Clarke, has described the incident as 'very frightening' 'I was angry at first, but I just feel lucky that she wasn't more seriously hurt.' Evie was taken to hospital for treatment and doctors say she will escape with minor scarring. College headmaster Alison Clarke said: 'This is clearly a very frightening event and our thoughts are with the young lady and her family and friends. ' Police say two people have since given an account of what happened, with speculation that it could have been a freak accident. A spokesman said: 'Two people have since come forward and been spoken to by officers in relation to the incident. 'No arrests have been made and officers are considering what, if any, further action should be taken.' Evie, of Upstreet, near Canterbury, Kent, says firing a crossbow in public, even without intent to injure someone, should be a criminal offence. She added: 'I think it has probably scared me more than it's hurt me.'
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| Evie White struck just below her lip while leaving Canterbury College, Kent . Dropped her bag as it hit her and screamed: 'Someone please help me' Student had to wrench metal bolt out while blood saturated her clothes . Police yet to arrest anyone and doctors tell Evie gash will leave her scarred . | train |
108806 | Article: (CNN) -- Washington was a sea of smartphones snapping photos on Monday throughout the pomp and circumstance of Inauguration Day. Between the glamorous gowns, the presidential oath, and the parade of marching bands, it was a day meant to be documented. But we made a discovery during it all: Just as interesting as the photos themselves were the people taking them. Back in 2009, the inauguration was a huge deal -- an estimated 1.8 million people packed the National Mall to see America's first African-American president make history. Not surprisingly, CNN iReport saw a record number of contributions that day: nearly 12,000 submissions of "the moment," when President Obama took the oath of office. This time, things were different. There were fewer attendees -- officials estimated between 800,000 to 900,000 people attended Monday's inauguration. But, more importantly, the social media landscape has dramatically changed in the past four years. So this time around, we invited our audience to document the inauguration through Instagram, the mobile photo-sharing site that was launched in October 2010 and now boasts an impressive 90 million monthly active users. The call to action was simple -- we invited attendees to take an Instagram shot of themselves during the inaugural festivities, tag the photo #cnn, and share why they made the trek to Washington -- and the end result was fantastic. Between Sunday and Monday, we received more than 10,300 photos and showcased some of the best submissions in a custom interactive. Others uploaded photos to iReport, CNN's global participatory news community. Together, the photos tell you a story about the people assembled for Obama's second inauguration. The crowd was diverse, made up of people old and young, black and white. There were families and groups of friends. For some, it was their first inauguration. Others were back to see Obama's inaugural speech a second time. It was cold and sunny, as evidenced by the number of winter hats and sunglasses in the crowd. At least one attendee, though, used her shades to block more than just the sunshine. "I was a total crybaby out there," she wrote. American flags were the other accessory du jour. "Don't even think about going without a flag," advised iReporter Lisa Clemans-Cope, mother of two young girls. At least one attendee made a point to stand out among the rest -- in a clever homemade "Obama Care Bear" costume. There were notable attendees in the crowd -- "Glee's" Darren Criss, Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, and comedian Hal Sparks all joined the Instagram + iReport project -- alongside average citizens. And most everyone was grinning ear to ear, except for one man who documented his frustration with the glitchy Mall television feed. Finally, there were the stories behind the photos. Renee Chrisman shared a photo of her husband, Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Chrisman, who was chosen to escort inaugural VIPs onto the stage. Renee and their children were glued to the television set at home in North Carolina hoping to see Bradley in action. "We caught a glimpse of him standing to the right of the president," she gushed. Political science student John White took notes during the ceremony. "I plan on pursuing a career in national politics," he said. "Now that I am beginning to lay out the work for my future career, this inauguration is my first step." And for Becky Primeaux, attending the inauguration meant she could cross off an item on her "bucket list." "To be part of something that is so patriotic and historic is so exciting," she said. "I think every American should (attend an inauguration) in their life."
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| CNN iReport and Instagram teamed up to see who attended the inauguration and why . More than 10,300 people sent in photos, and the pictures paint a diverse portrait of the crowd . "To be part of something that is so patriotic and historic is so exciting," said one iReporter . | train |
200862 | Article: Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky died penniless and £300m in debt, including £46m owed to HMRC . Boris Berezovsky, once known as Russia's second richest man, died penniless and in debt, including owing the taxman £46million. The former tycoon, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was worth an estimated £1.9 billion. But after he was found dead it was revealed Berezovsky died penniless and with debts of more than £300million - including £46million owed to the British taxman. Sitting at the High Court, Mr Justice Morgan said his estate was insolvent. He said because Mr Berezovsky was a debtor unable to pay his debts, his estate became the debtor and was now insolvent. The next stage of the process would be a creditors' meeting. Accountants Grant Thornton were appointed to handle most of the administration of the estate and told the court that HM Revenue and Customs officials had calculated that the estate had a tax debt of £46 million. The 67-year-old one time billionaire was found hanged at his ex-wife's £20million home in Ascot in Berkshire in March 2013. His family do not believe he killed himself and last year a coroner recorded an open verdict into his death. His death has been shrouded in mystery, with his daughter previously claiming the Russian government could be responsible and last year Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, claimed he did not believe the Russian oligarch was actually dead. Probate records reveal that he died without a will and left an estate valued at 'nil' in England and Wales. Scroll down for video . In May 2014 another High Court judge had analysed litigation involving the estate and Mr Berezovsky's former partner Elena Gorbunova. Ms Gorbunova had become embroiled in a High Court battle with Mr Berezovsky in late 2012 - after complaining that she had not been given millions he had promised. And Mr Justice Mann had been told - at a High Court hearing in London in May - that following Mr Berezovsky's death Ms Gorbunova had claimed an interest in two French properties. Berezovsky was was found dead at his ex-wife's £20 million home in Ascot, Berkshire (entrance pictured) Mr Justice Mann had heard that ownership of the properties - one a chateau - lay within a 'corporate structure'. The judge had said it appeared that Mr Berezovsky had not asserted a 'directly-held' interest but possibly a 'beneficial' interest as a trustee. He had heard that an application had been made for permission to sell the properties and lawyers for Ms Gorbunova said an agreement had been reached with some companies involved in the corporate ownership structure. The former tycoon (left), also known as Platon Elenin, lost a multi-billion pound London High Court battle with Roman Abramovich (right), the Chelsea football club owner, just seven months before his death . Ms Gorbunova and Mr Berezovsky had two children and she had been his partner until 2012, Mr Justice Mann had been told. Mr Berezovsky had also previously lost a multi-billion pound High Court fight with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich in 2012. Just seven months before his death, a judge dismissed a series of claims he made against Mr Abramovich. He lost a £1.8billion damages claim over rightful ownership of the oil group Sibneft and was also left with an estimated £100million legal bill in the aftermath of the case. HMRC declined to comment on how the money would be repaid or if it would have to be written off.
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| Boris Berezovsky was once Russia's second richest man, worth £1.9 billion . He was found dead at ex-wife's home in Ascot in Berkshire in March 2013 . It has been revealed he died penniless and with debts of £300million . His debts included £46million Berezovsky owed to the British taxman . Judge declared his estate insolvent and creditors' meeting to take place . | train |
177247 | Article: Life lost: Police in Denver shot and killed a 17-year-old girl identified by her friends as Jessica Hernandez early Monday morning . A deadly shooting of a 17-year-old girl at the hands of Denver police officers sparked angry protests in the city Tuesday, with members of the community demanding answers about the fatal encounter. Police shot the teenager early Monday morning after they say she struck and injured an officer with a stolen car. Authorities did not release the girl's name, but friends identified her as Jessica Hernandez. 'We're angry about it. It's another life taken by another cop,' said 19-year-old Cynthia Valdez, a close friend and schoolmate of the girl. 'She was trying to find her talent. She wanted to find out what she wanted to be. ... Who knows what she could have been?' Few details were immediately released after the shooting in an alley in the older, middle-class residential neighborhood. The four other people - three girls and a boy - in the car were not injured by the gunfire, and all were being questioned as part of the investigation, police said. It was not clear whether any had been arrested. Police Chief Robert White said an officer was called to check on a suspicious vehicle at around 6.30am Monday in the Park Hill section of Denver and a colleague arrived after it was determined the car had been reported stolen. In a statement, police said the two officers then 'approached the vehicle on foot when the driver drove the car into one of the officers.' White said both officers then opened fire. The officer hit by the car was taken to a hospital with a leg injury. Scroll down for video . Shots fired: Denver police shot and killed a 17-year-old gir early Monday after they said she drove a stolen car at officers, hitting one of them in the leg . Public rage: Nazzi McDonnell, left, of Colorado Springs, joins other participants in waving placards during a vigil near the scene of the early morning fatal shooting of a young woman . Emotional: Destiny Moya fights back tears as she talks to reporters during a vigil near the scene of the early morning fatal shooting of Jessica Hernandez . Making their voices heard: Brandi Mendieta, front, of Colorado Springs, listens to speakers while surrounded by placard-waving participants at a vigil . Rev. Terrence Hughes, center, leads participants in prayer during a vigil near the scene of the early morning fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jessica . Bobbie Diaz, whose 17-year-old daughter was in the car, said she was lying in bed when she heard four gunshots followed by an officer yelling, 'Freeze! Get out of the car! Get down!' Diaz said she came outside to see officers with their guns drawn pulling people out of the car, including Jessica. 'She seemed like she was not responding, not moving,' she said. 'They just yanked her out and handcuffed her.' Meanwhile, Diaz said she heard another person screaming, 'She's dead! She's dead!' 'I'm just trying to process everything. I'm just heartbroken for the girl's family,' Diaz said. 'How could something like this happen again?' Another woman, Arellia Hammock, who has lived in the neighborhood for about a decade, said she heard three gunshots about 6.30am and then saw several police cars streaming down the street. Hammock said she understands one of the officers was injured, but 'that's still no reason to shoot.' 'They shouldn't have stolen a car. But the cops are too fast on the gun,' she said. 'You've got stun guns. You've got rubber bullets. Why do they have to shoot all the time?' That sentiment was echoed during Monday's vigil as some held signs decrying police brutality. Jessica's friend Cynthia Valdez, 19, said the 17-year-old was trying to find her talent . Candles burn in front of participants at a vigil and protest against police brutality . Makeshift memorial: A teddy bear sits near a display of candles standing near the spot where Hernandez was shot dead by police . Speaking out: Protesters wave placards as activists head into a meeting on Tuesday with officials from the office of the Denver District Attorney about the fatal shooting . One of the signs read, 'Girls' Lives Matter,' a play on the 'Black Lives Matter' slogan that became a rallying cry after the police killings of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City. 'It should have been handled differently. She's a young girl. I'm just not OK with it,' said 17-year-old Destiny Moya, who grew up with Jessica. Both officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, which was being conducted by police, the district attorney and the Office of the Independent Monitor, a civilian oversight agency for the city. Earlier today, prosecutors promised a thorough investigation and asked angry protesters gathered outside District Attorney Mitch Morrissey's office for patience. Morrissey wasn't there during the tense confrontation at his office, where chief deputy district attorneys Doug Jackson and Lamar Sims spoke over shouts and obscenities from some of the protesters. Jackson said he could not discuss the facts of the case but assured the group that the findings of the investigation will be made public when it's finished. 'You can decide whether we made the right decision or not,' Jackson said. Furious: Jose Castaneda, front left, who lost his cousin in a police shooting early Monday, joins activist Anthony Grimes Tuesday . Justice for Jessica: Castaneda and his fellow activists are calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate Hernandez's shooting . In tears: A tear runs down the cheek of Rev. Patrick Demmer, left, as he is consoled by Anthony Grimes as the activists speak before Tuesday's meeting with officials . Plea: Doug Jackson, center, and Lamar Sims, right, senior chief deputy district attorneys with the office of the Denver District Attorney, promised a thorough investigation and asked for patience . The girl's cousin, Jose Castaneda, said he was frustrated and didn't want to wait months to find out what happened. 'Let me ask you one question, how would you feel if it was your kid?' he yelled before storming away. Protesters said they don't trust Morrissey's office to handle the case because the last time a Denver police officer faced charges in a shooting was 1992. 'We are sick and tired of these kinds of things happening and there seems to be no true objective investigation,' said the Rev. Patrick Demmer of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance. A shrine of red and white flowers and candles, and a grinning white teddy bear marked the shooting scene Tuesday. Magaly Castaneda, 17, a friend of Hernandez, visited the site and said she doubted Hernandez would have intentionally hit an officer. Those who knew Jessica (pictured left and right) said she had a lot of heart and expressed doubt that she had struck the officer on purpose with the car . 'She didn't even get time to think that she was going to get shot,' Castaneda said. She had known Hernandez since both were middle school students doing each other's hair and makeup. Castaneda said Hernandez would bring home friends who had nowhere else to go, sometimes exasperating her mother. 'She always had a heart. She always cared about everyone,' Castaneda said. By law, police are allowed to use force to stop and overcome the resistance of another person. They can use it to match the force and overcome it.
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| Police shot and killed girl identified by friends as Jessica Hernandez early Monday morning . Deadly confrontation in Park Hill section of Denver left police officer responding to call about suspicious vehicle with an injured leg . Eyewitness described how officers 'yanked' Jessica Hernandez's limp body from the car and handcuffed her . Dozens of people came out for a vigil at the crime scene carrying signs decrying police brutality . Prosecutors promised a thorough investigation into the police killing and asked angry protesters for patience . | train |
303226 | Article: (CNN) -- Afghan insurgents who staged a daring, well-planned raid on Camp Bastion, the military base where Britain's Prince Harry is deployed, were wearing U.S. Army uniforms, NATO said a day after the attack. It's extremely rare for Afghan insurgents to use U.S. uniforms in their attacks. The last time CNN can identify was more than two years ago, when NATO repelled attacks on two bases in Khost province in August 2010. No coalition troops were killed in that attack, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said at the time. At least two U.S. Marines were killed in the brazen strike late on Friday, and six jets were destroyed, ISAF said as it released more details about the raid. Well-trained, well-rehearsed fighters carried out the sustained assault in Helmand province, ISAF said. About 15 insurgents organized into three teams penetrated the base's perimeter fence and did considerable damage, destroying six refueling stations and damaging six aircraft hangars. The attackers toted automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and suicide vests. They destroyed six AV-8B Harrier jets and damaged two others before the attack ended, the coalition said. Fourteen of the fighters were killed and one was wounded and captured, ISAF said. Eight coalition military personnel and one civilian contractor were also wounded. It is too soon to say whether the attackers had "inside knowledge," ISAF spokesman James Graybeal said. ISAF would not say how the attackers got the uniforms, but CNN staff who have spent time in Afghanistan say they are for sale in markets there. There has been at least one other case of Afghan insurgents wearing U.S. uniforms, in May 2010. And in Iraq five years ago, there was a dramatic and successful raid using the tactic. Attackers wearing what appeared to be American uniforms were responsible for the kidnapping and killing of five U.S. soldiers in Karbala, Iraq, in 2007. Prince Harry is an Apache helicopter pilot based at Camp Bastion, but the British Ministry of Defence categorically rejected reports in Sunday's British press that he was just a few hundred yards away from the gun battle. Harry, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and third in line to the British throne, "was in no way in any danger" during the latest attack, ISAF spokesman Maj. Martin Crighton said earlier. On Saturday, ISAF said the camp is secure and the strike would not "impact" air and ground operations. Camp Leatherneck, the U.S. side of the base, was not affected by the attack, Maj. Adam N. Wojack, an ISAF spokesman, told CNN. The joint base is located in a remote desert region of Helmand, the southern province in the Taliban heartland. The Taliban said it carried out the strike, calling it a response to the anti-Islam film stoking anger among Muslims. Yet Crighton said there had no organized demonstrations outside its gates before the assault. Afghanistan has seen only relatively small and peaceful demonstrations against the film during a week in which there were protests across predominantly Muslim-countries and other locations. Separately, four American troops were killed by Afghan police on Sunday, an administration official said after NATO's International Security Assistance Force reported the attack. The latest attack on coalition troops by their supposed Afghan allies brings the number of people killed in so-called "green on blue" incidents to more than 50 this year. The killing of the four Americans on Sunday is the latest in a series of incidents in which members of Afghan security forces have been suspected of turning their weapons on coalition or Afghan soldiers, known as green-on-blue attacks. White House says Karzai, Obama committed to preventing Afghan riots . Sunday's killings came only a day after the British Ministry of Defence announced that two troops had been killed in Helmand province's Nahr-e Saraj district. In that attack, a man wearing an Afghan police uniform fatally shot two members of the 3rd Battalion at a checkpoint, according to Maj. Laurence Roche, a spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said in a statement released by the ministry. The killing occurred the same day that another British soldier died in in a separate incident in Nahr-e Saraj, according to the ministry. He was killed when his vehicle struck a bomb. CNN's Chelsea J. Carter, Adam S. Levine, Kevin Flower, Jessica King and Greg Botelho contributed to this report.
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| NEW: It appears to be the first time Afghan insurgents have worn U.S. uniforms in years . Insurgents in U.S. Army uniforms attack the camp where Prince Harry is based . The well-trained, well-armed attackers kill two Marines and destroy six jets . Four NATO troops killed by Afghan police were American, an official says . | train |
121758 | Article: After Cristiano Ronaldo caused a stir by letting out a scream in celebration after winning the Ballon d'Or, the Real Madrid forward has taken to greeting fans in the same way. The Portugal international was stopped in the street by an elderly supporter looking to have his picture taken with the star, before the pair let out the iconic scream in each other's direction. Ronaldo explained after the Ballon d'Or ceremony that the celebration was one that he often performs in training with his Real Madrid team-mates. After posing for a picture with the fan they shared a celebratory scream together . The supporter screamed back in Ronaldo's direction as the forward walked off . 'The scream? The players know I always do that shout when I score a goal or when we win - it's our team shout,' Ronaldo told a Spanish TV station. It was later revealed that Ronaldo was shouting 'Siiiii' and the forward now uses the scream to celebrate all his goals. Ronaldo won his third Ballon d'Or earlier this month, beating off competition from Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates winning the Ballon d'Or for the second consecutive year with a loud scream . Spanish sports newspaper MARCA leads a picture of Ronaldo performing the scream .
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| Cristiano Ronaldo caused stir after letting out scream at Ballon d'Or Gala . The Real Madrid forward shouted 'siiii' in celebration upon winning award . Ronaldo shared the celebration with a supporter in the street . READ: Ronaldo scream is a Real Madrid celebration . | train |
141196 | Article: They're among the most iconic artifacts of British culture, recognised the world over by their bright red exterior. But the quintessential red phone box is being reinvented to accommodate a generation of mobile-phone users. Instead of metal headsets and coin slots, the booths are to be fitted with coffee machines, sweet jars and shoe shine as part of the scheme. Phone boxes across London are to be refurbished in to coffee shops by the Red Kiosk Company. It comes after the success of Red Box coffee in Brighton (pictured) Of the 669 remaining K6 Kiosks, 100 will be adapted by the Red Kiosk Company. For £5,000-a-pop, the company will transform them into miniature businesses and give jobs to the long-term unemployed. The 100 Kiosks have been taken on via the BT Adopt a Phonebox scheme. For as little as £1, local authorities and charities can take ownership of one of the iconic boxes and protect its heritage. If the new owner decides to fit a defibrillator in their kiosk, BT will supply free red paint for them to coat its exterior. Scotland's smallest internet cafe can be found in Ballogie where visitors can make themselves a cup of tea or coffee and use the internet . Heather Munro with the defibrillator outside the phone box in Glendaruel, Argyll, in 2011 . Twelve of its planning applications for Kiosks have already been approved, the Evening Standard reports. The scheme has already seen success in Brighton, where two previously disused phone boxes have been turned into Red Box Coffee and Ice Cream shops. And in Scotland a council took ownership of one of the boxes to create the country's smallest internet cafe. Visitors to the box in Ballogie, Aberdeenshire, can make themselves a cup of tea or coffee while connecting to the internet. An honesty box has been placed to encourage customers to pay for the service. In Argyll a previously empty box was fitted with a defibrillator upon the suggestion of a local girl guide. Heather Munro won a local competition appealing for the best use of the box in 2011. Its location in the Highlands is a passing point for many hikers who have, villagers said, had heart problems in the past. In 1868, the Telegraph Act granted the Postmaster General (the office of the General Post Office) the right to acquire privately-owned telegraph companies. Sixteen years later, the first public boxes appeared on British streets, with the first police box appearing in Glasgow in 1891. In 1923, a national competition was held to source a new design for the kiosks across London. It was held by the Metropolitan Boroughs Joint Standing Committee. After several different styles of kiosk, 8,000 of the K6 were distributed across the UK in 1936. But in 1969, the Metropolitan Police began decommissioning its network of police boxes. A decade later, the Post Office - which had acquired the boxes - is split into two companies, and they become the responsibility of BT. With the introduction of mobile phones, the use of public phone boxes deteriorated rapidly over the following decades. In 2008, British Telecommunications launched the Adopt a Kiosk scheme to revive the disused boxes. By 2011, 1500 kiosks had been adopted under the scheme. The following year it was revealed that of the 50,000-odd public phones in the UK, only around 11,000 were red boxes. A 2001 phone box unveiled in Parliament Square as BT announced a loss of £1.35billion .
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| The Red Kiosk Company has 'adopted' 100 of the iconic phone booths . They will be transformed into miniature businesses for the unemployed . Comes after the success of two coffee boxes in Brighton and Aberdeen . | train |
189737 | Article: (CNN) -- Dr. Vivek Murthy, the Obama administration's nominee for surgeon general, will visit the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for his Senate confirmation hearing. Many may not even know we need to appoint someone to the position, but they shouldn't fret. They're not alone. The role of "America's doctor" has declined over the last several decades to near-irrelevance. At a time when Americans have fallen behind on key health metrics across the board, the nation's leading spokesman for public health has less influence than ever before. The office has endured everything from political interference to undersized budgets, making it impossible to carry out the job effectively. Have you ever heard of Boris Lushniak? How about Regina Benjamin? The recent surgeons general aren't exactly household names. But with each changing of the guard, we can -- and should -- hope for a leader who revitalizes the post. Perhaps Murthy might do just that. At 36 when nominated, he stands to be the youngest surgeon general ever appointed. He's already accomplished quite a bit, from co-founding a clinical trial operations company to helping start Doctors for America, a national health care advocacy group. Some observers, including myself, have raised concerns about his partisan ties to the Obama administration. Still, if confirmed, Murthy should do everything he can to strengthen the impact of the office. In November, right after Murthy's nomination, I published four initiatives in JAMA Internal Medicine for the next surgeon general to pursue. These recommendations do not come close to addressing all of our health needs, but they have the potential to restore the profile of the surgeon general and improve our public health: . Help Americans understand health care system . We haven't stopped arguing about the Affordable Care Act. Yet countless surveys show that most Americans don't understand the legislation, let alone the health care system at all. As recently as last month, more than 30% of Americans surveyed still weren't familiar with the law. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" shamed people on the sidewalk for thinking Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act were different. And, whether it's insurance terms or broader trends in health care costs, the public doesn't seem to have a clue what's going on. That's where the surgeon general comes in. Americans need a public figure who can transcend the partisan fray to explain the intricacies of health care. A national tour is in order. Nonetheless, whether on television or Facebook, the surgeon general could spread awareness about navigating health care: a system that functions best when its patients are informed. Surgeon general links colon cancer, diabetes to smoking . Change the way we look at obesity . Obesity remains one of the greatest threats to American health, but our attitudes toward this issue are profoundly lopsided. In our culture, being overweight represents a failure of will power, a tendency toward sloth. Public health campaigns point to personal responsibility as the answer to this crisis. If we would just get off the couch and eat healthier, everything would be solved. It's time we re-evaluate how we look at and tackle obesity. Rather than narrowly concentrating on notions such as individual will power, we must address the systemic causes of obesity -- fast-food advertising to children, federal legislation that subsidizes processed foods and undeveloped food tax policies, among others. Organizations such as the Institute of Medicine have already shifted their focus toward these kinds of structural determinants. By translating the message to the public, the surgeon general can lead the charge. Is obesity the next smoking? Stand up for vaccines . Enough is enough. Though dozens of peer-reviewed studies have refuted the extreme claims of the anti-vaccination movement, the idea that vaccines are inherently dangerous somehow persists. States such as Oregon and Colorado have seen thousands of parents exempt their children from immunizations. Katie Couric ran a national television program stoking fears about the safety of human papillomavirus vaccines. Last year, congressional representatives introduced the Vaccine Safety Study Act to evaluate whether vaccines cause autism -- apparently, it's a bipartisan issue now. Americans have to understand the science is clear. Vaccines are among the most powerful public health tools in the history of human medicine. Without them, we expose others and ourselves to terrible, needless suffering. The surgeon general should release a report defending the facts and get the message out. Give an annual 'State of American Health' update to Congress . Our leaders in government -- and the broader public -- need to keep abreast of the most pressing health issues of the day. But we don't have a unified approach to fulfill that goal. The surgeon general should introduce an annual "State of American Health" report, with testimony to Congress. This yearly update could highlight recent scientific findings to results from prior initiatives, specific policy proposals to expectations for the months ahead. The report should be a nonpartisan, independent analysis of the nation's health. With this platform, the surgeon general should remind us that our prosperity depends not only on economic policy and national security but also public health. Whether or not the next surgeon general follows these recommendations, one thing is obvious: Americans have become older, fatter and sicker, yet the nation's doctor has disappeared. The brand of the surgeon general remains intact, and Americans trust this figure for guidance. But we need an outspoken, independent leader to bring public health to the forefront of our national conversation. Dr. Murthy, are you up for the job? The opinions expressed are solely those of Nathaniel P. Morris.
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| Dr. Vivek Murthy is the nominee for next surgeon general . The surgeon general should help educate on health care, Nathaniel P. Morris says . Changing the way the U.S. views obesity is important, Morris says . An annual congressional update also could be helpful, he says . | train |
45265 | Article: By . Ted Thornhill . PUBLISHED: . 08:04 EST, 12 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:56 EST, 12 March 2014 . The MoD has been warned that it faces 'a global storm of protest' after it unveiled plans to build homes for soldiers near Stonehenge. Outraged experts claim that the houses would block the world-famous solstice sunrise at the Wiltshire monument. Army bosses want to build 4,000 homes for soldiers and their families returning from Germany on an old airfield overlooking the monument, but experts said the buildings would occupy the exact spot that the sun peeks over the horizon on the longest day of the year. Popular: The solstice is watched by thousands of people every year, with the sun peeking through the Stonehenge stones . Plans: The proposed sites for the MoD housing near Stonehenge, just to the north-east of the site . Lighting the way: This map shows the direction of the sunlight at Stonehenge during the summer solstice, and how it intersects the MoD's proposed housing site . It’s an event that’s watched by some 20,000 people and leading archaeo-astronomer Simon Banton predicted there would be uproar if the plan goes ahead. The Stonehenge guide said when the airfield, at Larkhill, was built in 1910, military chiefs left a gap for the sunrise and bosses should similarly respect the ancient monument. He said: ‘Stonehenge is the focus of a World Heritage Site of enormous cultural importance. Controversy: The MoD wants to build houses on a site that experts say is directly in line with the summer solstice sunrise . Stonehenge was built and rebuilt over 600 years in three main phases. The first - begun in 3000BC - saw the creation of a ditch and bank which later enclosed a circle of 56 holes for posts or stones. Around 2600BC the site was transformed into two circles of 82 blue stones brought from the Welsh mountains. Then, 150 years later, the ancient Britons set up 50-ton sarsen stones quarried at Marlborough, 25 miles away. There are dozens of theories about Stonehenge's purpose. At least 52 bodies were cremated and buried at Stonehenge, leading some experts to conclude the site was used for elaborate funerals. Some believe the monument was a centre of medicine with the circle's creators believing the Welsh blue stones had magical powers. The human remains on the site belong to sick people who came to be cured. Others think it is a calendar and observatory as the stones are aligned with the summer and winter solstices - the longest and shortest days of the year. The site, they say, would be used to predict eclipses and to mark lunar cycles. Meanwhile, believers in New Age superstitions claim Stonehenge is a centre of mystical lines of energy that cross Britain. Believers in alien life say Stonehenge was a landing site for flying saucers. ‘It is internationally famous, instantly recognisable and the solstitial alignment of the monument is intrinsic to its original purpose. ‘To propose building across this alignment invites a global storm of protest from groups as diverse as heritage bodies, astronomers, prehistorians, UNESCO, religious orders and the wider public. ‘The MoD needs to demonstrate that it is fully sensitive to the World Heritage Site in order to avoid the potential outrage and reputational damage, not only to itself but also to Britain in the eyes of the world. ‘When Larkhill Aerodrome was first established in the early 20th Century, a series of aeroplane sheds was built along the east side of Wood Road. ‘These early military and civilian aviators were keenly aware of their responsibility and so a wide space was deliberately left between the aeroplane sheds at the north end and those further south in order to allow the Summer Solstice sunrise to continue to shine unobstructed down to Stonehenge.’ He said the gap is already partially obstructed by a copse of tall trees which the Army should also remove to completely restore the sightline from Stonehenge to the horizon. He added: ‘This possibility will be entirely removed if the sites are built upon.’ English Heritage and UNESCO is understood to be considering Mr Banton's report before commenting, but Wiltshire Museum bosses agreed with the expert. Curator David Dawson said: ‘Today, if you look towards the horizon there are some trees but even in 1910 when there were some air hangars built they left a gap between them so that you could still see the sunrise.’ Pagan leader King Arthur Pendragon, 59, vowed to fight any development that would threaten Stonehenge. 'I oppose completely,' he said. 'I will be the first person blocking it if they decide to go ahead with the plans. 'Obviously I understand there is a need to build these houses but there is no need to build them in the way of the light. 'What you've got to remember is that around 30,000 people descend here every summer for the solstice. 'All they need to do is alter the plans just ever so slightly. The sunrise has been observed for thousands of years - everyone appreciates that and therefore they haven't threatened that. 'For the sake of building a few miles away it would be tragic to destroy something so important to so many people. 'I will oppose anything that threatens Stonehenge.' The MoD is currently holding a consultation on the massive expansion of the army bases to the north and east of Stonehenge. It disputes that the project will affect the site. An MoD spokesperson said: ‘The MoD is not considering any development that will affect Stonehenge. 'We are aware of concerns about the proposed development in the Larkhill area and will be meeting with all interested parties to address these issues.' Theories: Some people think that Stonehenge was built to heal people - others that it's a landing zone for alien spacecraft .
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| Army bosses want to build homes for soldiers on an airfield by Stonehenge . Experts claim that the homes would block out the famous summer sunrise . The summer solstice is an event watched by around 20,000 people . The MoD says that it is consulting with experts over its proposals . | train |
170467 | Article: Obese people could be forced to get help for their ‘treatable’ condition or have their benefits cut, David Cameron will announce today. He also wants drug and alcohol addicts on welfare to be made to have treatment so they can get a job. The proposed overhaul of the benefits system could save Britain £500million a year in sickness payments. Scroll down for video . Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to pull the plug on benefits for obese people or those with other treatable conditions such as alcoholism or drug addiction in a bid to save £500million-a-year in welfare . Christina Briggs, pictured, claimed that she needed additional help from the taxpayer to lose weight . The Prime Minister, who has asked a government health adviser to ‘rapidly’ review the Conservatives’ plans, will claim it is wrong that people are allowed to languish on welfare as a result of their lifestyle ‘choice’. ‘Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not,’ he will say. ‘Some have drug or alcohol problems but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have problems with their weight that could be addressed – but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice. It is not fair to ask hard-working taxpayers to fund the benefits of people who refuse to accept the support and treatment that could help them get back to a life of work.’ Under one plan being looked at by the party, almost 2,000 people registered as long-term sick because of obesity would face having their benefits docked unless they agreed to lose weight. Around 56,000 people on the register say their primary condition is alcoholism. Almost 34,000 cite drug dependency. On average these 90,000 people get about £100 a week in sickness benefits and are entitled to other payments, such as housing and council tax benefits. They are already offered treatment, such as courses and medication, to kick their habit and get back to work. But there is no legal requirement to accept the help. Dame Carol Black, chairman of the Nuffield Trust and an adviser to the Department of Health, will now examine whether ‘incentives’ are needed.The proposals are likely to anger disability campaigners, who claim government efforts to get the long-term sick back to work have already gone too far. Dame Carol Black, pictured, will now examine whether 'incentives' are needed to push through the plan . But Dame Carol says: ‘I am deeply interested in trying to overcome the challenges these types of benefit claimants pose. ‘These people, in addition to their long-term conditions and lifestyle issues, suffer the great disadvantage of not being engaged in the world of work – such an important feature of society.’ Mr Cameron will say that the next Conservative government is determined to ensure ‘that the hardest to help’ receive the support they need to improve their lives. ‘That is why I have asked Professor Dame Carol Black to undertake a rapid review into how best to support those suffering from long-term yet treatable conditions back into work.’
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| The obese, drunks and drug addicts will have to seek help or lose benefits . Prime Minister David Cameron wants to cut the welfare budget by £500m . He wants sickness benefits cut for those with 'treatable' conditions . Mr Cameron believes that 'too many people are stuck on sickness benefits' 90,000 people claim they are too obese, drunk or drugged to have a job . Labour has taken a nine-point lead in the 40 most marginal seats, according to a ComRes poll last night. It put Labour on 40 per cent, the Conservatives on 31, Ukip on 15, the Lib Dems on eight and the Greens on five. | train |
222460 | Article: Audio recordings released on Monday reveal confusion between air traffic controllers and the veteran crew of a Southwest Airlines jet after they landed at the wrong airport in Missouri in January. "I assume I'm not at your airport," one of the pilots radioed to controllers at Branson Airport, the Boeing 737's intended destination. "4013, um, have you landed?" comes the response, according to the recordings released by the Federal Aviation Administration. "Yea," says the pilot, after a brief pause. Then the controller calls to another air traffic facility for the area to inquire about the plane, and there is this exchange: . "Did you watch Southwest land?" "Yea, why?" "Did you see it come here? They're saying it landed at the wrong airport." "Are you kidding?" "Yea, no, I'm not." The plane from Chicago actually landed several miles away at a municipal airport in Taney County, which doesn't have a control tower. And that wasn't all. The Taney County airport's runway is 3,738 feet, about half the length of the Branson runway, which is 7,140 feet. That forced pilots to act fast and brake hard when the aircraft with 129 passengers and crew touched down. No one was injured and the jet took off the next day. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The pilots remain on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation, Southwest said in a statement.
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| FAA releases audio recording of air controllers and Southwest crew after landing . Flight 4013 landed at small municipal airport in January, not its intended destination . The matter is under investigation and pilots remain on paid leave for now . | train |
237987 | Article: By . Claire Bates . PUBLISHED: . 12:26 EST, 31 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:38 EST, 1 February 2013 . For most 21-year-old women, a trip to a spa or the theatre are a nice way to spend a weekend. But for Stephanie Knight these are her precious dying wishes. The student, from Braughing, Hertfordshire, has been bravely battling cancer since she was 17 years old but learned on New Year's Day this year that her condition is now terminal. So she decided to draw up a list of things she would like to do in her final months. Scroll down to hear from Steph . Brave battle: Stephanie, pictured left before she was diagnosed with a rare cancer, and pictured right today . Stephanie, pictured in hospital, has refused to give up fighting her cancer and plans to set up a local charity to help other teenagers with cancer . Unusual requests include learning how to de-cork a bottle with a sword and to hold her own fake wedding. 'She has always wanted to get married and have lots of babies but has found it hard to have a partner while undergoing treatment, despite being a very pretty girl,' her sister said. 'She wants to at least have tried on dresses and had a hen do before she goes. It doesn't matter that it's not for real. 'We're planning to go all out for the hen do. The local landlady and our friends have been talking about naked butlers or maybe even a stripper - if Steph allows it. 'Steph was too young to come to mine and was having treatment when our older sister got married.' But many of her requests are modest ones - she would like to finish her course and qualify as a nursery nurse and watch a sunset in a beautiful place. Stephanie (right) is pictured enjoying a night out with friends before her treatment. She lost her hair following chemotherapy . She would love to go on holiday with her family and dogs, to the seaside with her nieces and nephews and to enjoy a 'normal' drunken night in the pub. Perhaps more poignantly many of her wishes are for others. She wants to arrange for her sister to meet Gary Barlow or Robbie Williams and take her father to meet the Manchester United squad. Another wish is simply 'to make someone's cancer experience slightly happier to get through.' Her sister Rachel Cross, 31, said: 'Steph is such a selfless person. For her it's more about memories for us as well as fun experiences for herself. 'She wants us to have good memories of her rather than all the hospital memories.' Miss Knight was diagnosed with Ewings sarcoma in 2009 after doctors found a tumour the size of a tennis ball in the back of her pelvis. By the time treatment started it had grown to cover the whole right side of her pelvis. She responded well to 10 rounds of chemotherapy and three lots of radiotherapy in the first year and went into remission in October 2010. She returned to college to complete her second year of her child education course and started working in a local nursery. Stephanie is determined to enjoy her life despite often being in agonising pain due to the cancer. A common side-effect of treatment is weight gain . Stephanie has achieved one dream already of meeting David Walliams and Amanda Holden from Britain's Got Talent . But just as Stephanie and her family were hoping she had turned the corner, they discovered the soft-tissue cancer has returned. She started chemotherapy again in April 2012 but this time it failed to work. In October last year she had her right leg and part of her pelvis removed but after the surgery doctors found the cancer has returned to her stump. Two previously benign tumours in her lungs had also grown nearly an inch each. On New Years Day doctors told her and her family they would not be able to save her life and could only now try to prolong it as much as possible. Rachel said: 'New Years' Day was awful. The doctors said Steph would never be free of the cancer, but they would manage it as best they could. 'They told us the cancer had returned to her amputated stump and chest and lung area. 'Then 10 days later a consultant confirmed the cancer was terminal but they would do what they could to keep her with us for as long as possible.' Stephanie with a new relation: She was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 17 . Stephanie lost her leg to cancer in October last year (right). But after the surgery they found the cancer had returned to her stump . VIDEO 'One day never seems to come otherwise'. Brave Steph explains her bucket list plans . Stephanie has had another round of . chemotherapy and is due to have two more in the next three months in an . attempt to prolong her life. She was given a nerve blocking treatment this week, which has taken away the pain from her stump and will hopefully enable her to attempt some of her bucket list wishes. She was inspired to draw up the bucket list by friends at the Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. Rachel, who is a mother-of-three, said: 'She has spent so much time in hospital and she feels that she has wasted it. She is determined not to waste any more time.' Steph would love to to meet Gary Barlow or Robbie Williams and wants her sister to share the treat . Stephanie also plans to set up a local charity named Steph's Wishes to help teenagers suffering from cancer by providing essential equipment for rehabilitation. She has already helped to raise more than £40,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust since 2009 - the charity which funded Ward C9 at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Rachel said: 'We are determined to fight it for as long as we can and to help her do all the things she wants to do.' Please email any offers to help with Steph's bucket list to [email protected] .
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| Stephanie Knight was diagnosed with a rare cancer when she was just 17 . Told her condition was terminal on New Year's Day 2012 . Has now drawn up a bucket list - including a having a hen do, being a bride for the day and number of wishes for her beloved friends and family . | train |
121888 | Article: A pair of drinking buddies became friends after discovering they were married to the same woman. Chris Thomas and Peter Sherratt, both 47, met when they found they were both married to bigamist Karen Sherratt, 45. She is now out the picture - but their friendship has lasted in what they described as the 'only good thing' to come out their 'hellish' experience. Scroll down for video . Peter Sherratt (left) and Chris Thomas (right), became friends when they found they shared the same wife . Mr Sherratt (pictured) fell quickly for Karen after they met in 2005 and they married within a year in a lavish ceremony at Edinburgh Castle - but he walked out in 2006 when he found their shared accounts were empty . Former RAF serviceman Chris Thomas (pictured), who is now a gas engineer, married Karen in 2012 in front of 40 guests at Cardiff's Holiday Inn - but months later he found out she was already married when he found a petition for divorce from Mr Sherratt in her laptop bag . Wedding cheat Sherratt was jailed for four months this summer when she was convicted of bigamy. Her husbands could not contact each other before the trial was over due to the legal process – but when they met for a pint afterwards they struck up a close friendship. Mr Thomas, a former RAF serviceman, said: 'It might seem odd to some people that we get on so well. 'But we have an ex-wife in common. We have had a shared experience too. She had us both under her spell and our close friendship is a result of that.' Mr Sherratt, pictured after his wedding to Karen that took place at Edinburgh Castle, has since found a new partner . Mr Sherratt, pictured during happier times celebrating his 40th birthday, was smitten by Karen (to his left) when he first met her - but they split up when he found she was being deceptive about their finances . Mr Sherratt was immediately attracted to Karen (far right), an area manager for a food company, but shortly after the wedding in September 2006, cracks began to appear . Sherratt, an area manager for a food company, had already been married and divorced when she met Mr Sherratt, from Swansea, in 2005. Their relationship blossomed and they were married within a year. But shortly after the wedding, Mr Sherratt starting having serious concerns when the joint bank account he shared with his wife frequently crept into its overdraft. Just a year since they were married, Mr Sherratt left his wife at their marital home in Swansea. Six years later in 2012 Sherratt met Mr Thomas on a dating website – and he fell for her quickly, just like Mr Sherratt had. In a similar way to Mr Sherratt, he proposed quickly - within three and a half months. Only seven months since meeting Sherratt, the couple were married at Cardiff's Holiday Inn. But there was one serious hitch - although Sherratt was separated from Mr Sherratt, she had never formally divorced him and so they were still legally married. Mr Thomas found out about the bombshell last December when he found a petition for divorce from Mr Sherratt in his wife's laptop bag. Devastated, he took a copy and left it on the kitchen table for his wife to find, before leaving their home in Swansea - the same one she had shared with her former husband. He has since moved to Caerphilly. Similarly to his friend Mr Sherratt, Mr Thomas, from Caerphilly, became so taken with Karen he proposed very quickly and the couple married in March this year at the Holiday Inn, in Cardiff . The pair met on a dating site in April 2012 and got engaged four months later, before marrying last March . He then contacted Mr Sherratt to break the news to him. He said: 'I wanted him to know that I existed when I first found out. 'So I let his solicitor know that Karen had remarried and was a bigamist.' He added: 'As soon as it was discovered she was still married, our wedding became null and void. I'm thankful she has no claim over my home or assets but the betrayal has shattered my confidence. 'I don't trust my own judgement anymore and I'm off work with the stress of it all.' During her sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court in June, Mr Recorder IWL Jones told her: 'It is rare for a case like this to come before the court, especially one involving a woman. 'Bigamy is clearly a serious offence that strikes at the heart of the marriage system. 'I have no doubt at all that you are a deceitful and dishonest woman and that Mr Thomas is the victim. 'You cried during the course of this hearing, but I am by no means at all convinced that you are remorseful.' The pair have now struck up an unlikely friendship which they said was the 'only good thing' to come out of the hellish experience . The friends meet regularly for a beer and a game of pool in Bridgend, South Wales - which is half way between their homes in Caerphilly and Swansea . After she was jailed, Mr Sherratt and Mr Thomas met to discuss their respective marriages to the bigamist. Mr Thomas said: 'After the trial we became quite friendly and had some long chats over the phone about what we'd been through and the kind of woman she was. 'After that it was pretty clear we had this bonding experience and we were going to be mates for a long time. 'His friendship is the only good thing to come out of this hell.' Now the pair meet regularly for a beer and a game of pool. Mr Sherratt said: 'It's been almost seven years since I was in Karen's grip so I have moved on and found a new partner who I love and trust and that's a whole different experience for me. 'I look at Chris now and I can see his pain and anger and I've been there too, so I can hopefully help him to move on past his upset. 'But it is hard. You never get over the deception and feelings of being a fool.'
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| Chris Thomas and Peter Sherratt, both 47, met when they found they were both married to bigamist Karen Sherratt, 45 . She was jailed for four months this summer having been convicted of bigamy . Her husbands could not contact each other before the trial was over . But when it ended, they met for a pint and struck up a close friendship . They now meet regularly for a pint of beer and a game of pool . The wedding cheat married Mr Sherratt in 2005 but they split up a year later . Six years later in 2012 she met Mr Thomas on a dating website and they married after seven months . But Mr Thomas discovered she was still married when he found a petition for divorce from Mr Sherratt in his wife's laptop bag . | train |
240507 | Article: (CNN) -- As leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convene in Durban, the term "BRICS" used to describe these rapidly growing economies is so last year; today everyone is talking about the "CIVETS." Made up of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa -- these nations, some with sizable populations and others with a wealth of natural resources, could be the economic boomers of the next decade, according to John Bowler, director of Country Risk Service at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Although unlikely to rival the economic might of India and China or the resources of Russia and Brazil, this motley crew of emerging markets make the CIVETS the next band of countries to profit from a shift in global power. Bowler highlights oil-rich Indonesia as a growth story for the next decade in particular. With low levels of public debt and a population of more than 200 million people, the Southeast Asian nation posted growth of 6% in 2012, at a time when economic giants such as China and India slowed. "Indonesia is a low-cost location so it's attracting investment that would have previously gone into China but because of wage demands that investment is going into Indonesia," he said. Bowler also noted that Egypt has high growth potential despite trying to secure a critical $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. The country is mired in political turmoil following the outbreak of the Arab Spring two years ago, with Egyptian opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei labelling the North African nation a "failed state" as the country remains divided over controversial President Mohamed Morsy. "Eventually Egypt will modernize and follow the kind of path that Turkey has in reconciling its issues in society," Bowler added. Other members of the CIVETS -- Colombia, Turkey and Vietnam -- all saw growth of more than 3% for 2012, according to IMF data, well above the U.S., U.K., Germany and the debt-ridden "PIGS" of Europe; Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Bowler told CNN: "Turkey is an exciting emerging market and Colombia will continue to do well over the coming decade with good demographics and rich, diverse resources even though it has had problems with militia." One other country that may take the world by surprise is Myanmar, also known as Burma. The IMF is forecasting rapid growth of 6.3% this year for Myanmar, as the country emerges from decades of military repression. Bowler said that Myanmar, despite the recent unrest, will attract a large amount of foreign investment and is rich in gem stone and base metal resources. But Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill, the man who coined the BRICS term in 2001, said any club including China is going to be very difficult to match. He said the world's second-largest economy, in tandem with India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa, is still the big story for at least the next 10 years. O'Neill added: "China creates another Cyprus every week, creates another South Africa every four months, has created another India in the past two years ... by the end of the decade the BRICS will have at least 25% of global GDP." Leaders of the five economic powerhouses are in South Africa to thrash out a deal on a BRICS development bank, which will fund infrastructure ventures in developing nations; a venture that could be "hugely significant" for Africa, according to O'Neill. China, in particular, is seeking to increase its investments in the resource-rich continent. This week, newly installed President Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Africa, signing a $10 billion agreement to build a major port and industrial hub in Tanzania. "It [the bank] is effectively going to replace what the World Bank's purpose has been for the BRIC countries and their friends," said O'Neill. O'Neill, who is set to step down from his role at Goldman Sachs later this year, forecasts that by 2035 the BRIC nations will be as big as the leading industrialized nations of the G7.
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| EIU's John Bowler sees Indonesia and Myanmar as burgeoning economies . Goldman Sachs' O'Neill said any club including China is going to be very difficult to match . BRICS leaders meet in South Africa to make deal on development bank . | train |
293602 | Article: By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 11:45 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:28 EST, 21 October 2013 . In what many will view as a victory for a simpler way of life, staunchly religious beekeepers who shun computers, televisions and mobile phones have scored a landmark triumph over the tax authorities. Graham and Abigail Blackburn, who run Cornish Moorland Honey, in Bodmin, Cornwall, fiercely objected when Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) demanded that the file their VAT returns online. The couple, as devout members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, are convinced that Christ’s second coming is imminent and view the internet as an intrusion of ‘worldliness’ into their lives of ‘righteousness’. A tax tribunal ruled HMRC had violated the human rights of Seventh Day Adventist beekeepers Graham and Abigail Blackburn by refusing to allow them to file their VAT returns by post . Now, in a major embarrassment for HMRC, a tax tribunal has ruled that its treatment of Mr and Mrs Blackburn violated their human rights. Mr Blackburn told the first-tier tribunal that he and wife abjure the use of computers, the internet, televisions and mobile phones in their home. The contents of some TV programmes and websites were ‘contrary to the Bible’s teachings’ in his view and he wanted to ‘protect his children from bad influences’. The beekeeper said people were obsessed by their mobile phones - treating them as ‘idols’ - and that the flood of electronic communications had ‘blinded the minds of non-believers’, giving them no time for religion in their lives. Most businesses have been required by law to file their VAT returns online since April last year, and HMRC lawyers argued that the couple’s stance was ‘really a personal preference and not part of their religion.’ The beekeepers, who run Cornish Moorland Honey, refuse to use the internet or watch TV (file picture) Philip Woolfe, for the tax authorities, pointed out that the Seventh Day Adventist Church does not ban its members from using the internet - merely extoling them to avoid ‘unwholesome’ or ‘sordid’ influences in the mass media - and in fact has its own website. However, Tribunal Judge Barbara Mosedale ruled that by refusing to exempt Mr and Mrs Blackburn from online filing, HMRC had breached their right to freely manifest their religion, enshrined in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. She said the couple’s decision not to use computers was more than just a preference to keep ‘bad’ content out of their home and away from their children but was an expression of their fundamental religious beliefs. She said: 'I find that, by entirely shunning computers, the Blackburns considered they were acting, as the Bible required them to do, in accordance with their religious conscience. 'They were manifesting their religious beliefs by refusing to use computers.' Justifications put forward by HMRC for refusing to exempt the couple were ‘clearly insufficient’, she concluded.
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| Owners of Cornish Moorland Honey company refuse to use the internet . Graham and Abigail Blackburn members of Seventh Day Adventist Church . Tax tribunal ruled that by refusing to allow them to file returns by post HMRC violated their human rights to freely express their religion . | train |
279415 | Article: By . Sarah Griffiths . Pensive: Scientists have shown that free will can be turned on and off by using electrical stimulations to control monkeys' minds (stock image) For centuries free will has been debated - do we have choice over the decisions we make or is it all one big illusion. Now it seems that scientists have proved that it is the latter – at least in monkeys. Researchers have shown that free will can be turned on and off by using electrical stimulations to control primates’ minds. They hope that their findings could lead to new treatments for addiction and depression, among other conditions. In the experiment, artificially stimulating a brain region believed to play a key role in learning, reward and motivation, caused monkeys to change which of two images they chose to look at – essentially, enabling the scientists to make decisions for them. Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Leuven in Belgium proved for the first time that stimulation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) – a group of neurons at the base of the mid brain – can change behaviour through activation of the brain’s reward system. ‘Previous studies had correlated increased activity in the primate VTA with positive events experienced by the animal but could not prove that VTA activity actually caused behavioural changes,’ said Wim Vanduffel of MGH, who co-authored the paper published in the journal Current Biology. ‘Studies in rodents have shown that artificially manipulating VTA activity strongly influences behaviour and our work has bridged the gap between rodent and primate,’ he said. To investigate the direct impact of VTA activation on primate behaviour, microelectrodes were implanted within the VTAs of macaque monkeys. The research could one day revolutionise the way that human addicts are treated by enabling them to unlearn addiction, such as alcoholism (illustrated by a stock image) - although there is of course the sinister possibility of using mind control in humans too . Scientists have shown that free will can be turned on and off in monkeys by using electrical stimulations. They artificially stimulated the monkeys' ventral tegmental area (VTA) – a group of neurons at the base of the mid brain – to change behaviour through activation of the brain’s reward system. In an experiment, animals freely chose to look at one of two pictures and by stimulating their VTA, the scientists were able to force them to choose to look at one of them in particular. MRI scans showed that stimulating the VTA produced similar brain activity to when the animal received a reward of fruit juice. The scientists think that the research could one day be used to treat addictive behaviour in humans. In the first set of experiments, the animals were presented with a pair of images – for example a star and a ball – and could freely chose to look at one image or the other. Their choice was measured by looking at their eye movement. After establishing each macaque monkey’s preference, based upon which image it looked at most frequently, mild stimulation was applied to the VTA when the animal happened to look at the initially non-preferred image. Soon the animal’s preference changed and it most frequently looked at what previously had been the less favoured image. When the VTA stimulation was then applied to the initially preferred image, the monkeys soon changed their preference back to the original choice. In a second set of experiments, a monkey watched a 20-minute video, during which two images were randomly presented every 5 seconds. Mind control: In the experiment, artificially stimulating a brain region believed to play a key role in learning, reward and motivation caused monkeys (stock image) to change which of two images they chose to look at - essentially, making decisions for them and controlling their mind . Whenever an initially non-preferred image was presented, it was accompanied by mild VTA stimulation. Repetition of the preference test demonstrated that the animal’s choice was reversed. MRI scans also revealed that stimulating the VTA produced similar brain activity to when the animal received a reward of fruit juice. Dr Vanduffel explained: ‘Our study showed that the timing of VTA stimulation is important – when stimulation happens immediately after an action is performed, the monkey is more likely to perform that action – and that it applies ‘value’ to a particular stimulus and motivates future behaviour.’ ‘Other studies have implicated the VTA in learning based on negative, as well as positive reinforcement, and a recent rodent study found that increasing VTA activation can relieve depression, possibly by increasing motivated behaviour.’ While stimulation currently requires surgery to implant electrodes in the brain, non-invasive methods could be used to treat humans in the future, he told The Times. ‘Once non-invasive methods – light or ultrasound, for example – can be applied with a sufficiently high level of precision, they could potentially be used for correcting defects in the reward system, such as addiction and learning difficulties.’
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| Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Leuven, Belgium, have shown free will can be turned on and off in macaque monkeys . Electrodes were used to stimulate the region of the animals' brains that play a key role in learning, reward and motivation . Technique was used to force monkeys to choose certain images . Breakthrough could be used to help humans unlearn addictions . | train |
117792 | Article: By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 05:29 EST, 6 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:10 EST, 6 November 2012 . Distraught: Jimmy Savile's nephew Vivian Savile (pictured) died of 'a broken heart' because of the paedophile scandal that engulfed his famous TV presenter uncle, his family say . A distraught nephew who 'hero-worshipped' Jimmy Savile has died 'of a broken heart' after the details of his uncle's decades of child-abuse became public. Charity volunteer Vivian Savile, 69 - described himself as a 'last of the Saviles' - and was admitted to hospital just a week after his relative was outed as a paedophile. Vivian, from Pontypridd, South Wales, was the only son of Savile’s brother Vincent and had 'become depressed and unable to eat properly' after Savile's hundreds of victims came forward. He died on October 29. A family spokesman said: 'Heartbreak may have been the cause of his condition. 'He hero-worshipped his uncle and was proud to be the last male member of the family with the surname Savile. 'At the height of the media blitz, he became quiet and withdrawn, leading to a lack of interest in almost anything including food.' In his last interview six weeks ago, Vivian said: 'Jimmy’s reputation is hugely important to me. 'We never had even an inkling of anything untoward involving him. 'The dead cannot defend themselves, they would never have dreamed of saying this when he was alive and now Jimmy should be left to rest in peace.' But he was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant, South Wales, just a week after the scandal broke. His funeral was attended by close family friends and staff from the local Red Cross shop where he worked as a volunteer. Scroll down for video . Family: Jimmy Savile with his nephew Vivian Savile (far right) as well as Viv's brother Vince sister-in-law Sadie in 1964 . Relationship: Vivian lost contact with Jimmy when his parents divorced but always admired him . Keen cyclist Vivian became weak and unable to walk any distance which suggested 'something was very wrong with him'. The family explained Vivian had spent time with his uncle in the 1970s - but lost touch with him when his parents divorced. His father moved to Leeds with his family, but Vivian remained in Wales. 'Although he had no contact with his father’s family for 25 years, it is generally felt that when the current Savile scandal concerning Jimmy became almost daily news, the allegations affected his own self esteem,' the family spokesman said. Before he died, Vivian, 69, could not accept what his uncle had done. 'These are malicious rumours and I don’t think they should be broadcast,' he said. Hurt: In Viv's last interview before he died he thought that the victims were 'malicious' because his uncle was unable to defend himself . 'I don’t know why these girls would make such claims. 'Some people just want to be on TV or to make a bit money. 'I’m not saying they’re lying but why wait until he’s gone to come forward. 'There was never anything dark or sinister about Jimmy, he loved children, but he just wanted to entertain them, he would never abuse his position. 'He was just like he was on TV it wasn’t an act. He enjoyed the attention of course but there was never any funny business.' A spokesman for his local coroner’s office said Vivian Savile is believed to have died from natural causes and no inquest will be held.
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| Vivian Savile was admitted to hospital just a week after his uncle's abuse was revealed . 'He hero-worshipped his uncle and was proud to be the last male member of the family with the surname Savile,' his family said . Vivian, from South Wales, could not accept what Jimmy Savile had done to hundreds of children . 'The dead cannot defend themselves, they would never have dreamed of saying this when he was alive,' he said last month . | train |
59087 | Article: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Exactly 10 years ago, a brutal civil war was being fought in Afghanistan as rebels advanced on the Taliban in the capital, Kabul. From the former five-star Intercontinental Hotel -- a luxury hotel without TVs which were banned by the Taliban -- we watched as the rebels launched a daring raid on the airport. We could see the rockets flying in and flames coming from the fuel dumps and damaged aircraft. A few hours later we heard about the attacks in the United States. The Intercontinental was where we watched the civil war, and where we were on 9/11 though the TV ban meant bizarrely we could not watch those events, and it was where the Taliban foreign minister denied Osama bin Laden's involvement. This year it came under attack from the Taliban. It's in the heart of Kabul and could symbolize the fragility of progress. A few months ago the Taliban were able to storm the Intercontinental and put up a three-hour gun battle that eventually involved NATO coming in to quell. That's part of the story here. There's the appearance of security but the Taliban can mount complex attacks. The security we see is a veneer and that's in the capital. Meanwhile the rest of the country is open to violence and Taliban intimidation. In Kabul now, you can walk the streets but you can't set a pattern without opening up the risk of kidnap. For Afghans, the city is relatively safe. People blame the police for a lot of bribery at the various checkpoints. But the city has improved. It's much greener because the irrigation systems have been repaired and that makes the city look and feel brighter. Under the Taliban so much had been destroyed and it was always dusty. Now there are new hotels being built and lots of brand new glass in the windows. The city looks and feels much better than it did but that does not make the place secure and right now the city is on very, very high alert. There are more checkpoints and the searches are much more thorough. Everyone is aware the Taliban can launch complex attacks, like the one on the Intercontinental, and the anniversary of 9/11 would be a prime time for them. Any moment when they can launch an attack that makes them look bigger or stronger than they are, they will exploit because of the worldwide headlines it would generate. The thing about being in Kabul on 9/11 is we could not see any of the images because the Taliban had banned TV. We could only visualize it through what others were telling us. I was on the phone to my wife when the second plane hit the World Trade Center and at that moment I knew it was terrorism and most likely Osama bin Laden. He was the only one launching these 'spectacular' attacks against the U.S. that we had seen previously with the USS Cole and the embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Back then, eventually the Taliban said it was not safe for us. Under Afghan culture when they invite you into the country they protect you. This was their way of saying we needed to leave. It was only when we were kicked out of the country about 10 days later that I got to see the damage from 9 /11 for the first time. One of the hardest lessons over the past decade is the failure of the international community to step up. It's frustrating that the window of opportunity that was there at the beginning was missed -- when all the Afghans wanted was weapons and warlords to be removed and disarmed so that they could have a normal life. But the commitment that the international community gave was only sufficient only for its own needs - enough troops only to chase out al Qaeda -- and did not address the fundamental problem of Afghans. Then the humanitarian money over the following years did not measure up to the task and the Taliban took advantage of that and exploited it. It's also frustrating to realize -- without trying to heap all the blame on one person -- the failings or weaknesses of President Hamid Karzai have limited what can be achieved in the country. When I first interviewed him he said the right things -- he wanted peace and stability for the whole country -- but he has failed to deliver, ran a corrupt regime and been accused by many of lying. One of the big political issues now is to get agreement on the number of U.S. forces that can be based in Afghanistan. That will set in stone the future relationship between the two countries. I don't think anyone expects good security in the near-term. There are no quick fix solutions to the fight with the Taliban. There is a sense among Western officials that the Taliban is getting worn down and worn out but that is not what the Taliban says. They say they are ready to fight until the occupying force, NATO, leaves the country. The scene is being set for a continuation of what we have already seen and as coalition forces draw down the Taliban will take any advantage. On a personal level when there were the 7/7 attacks in London 2005 I was in the U.S. and it made me very concerned about my family and I felt the same in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. I spend a lot of time examining the al Qaeda threat, and while I am happy that I put it in perspective and don't overblow it in my own my mind, I am very aware of what that threat could be. So if there is a heightened threat warning I would advise my friends and family to be cautious.
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| The Intercontinental Hotel has entertained diplomats and come under Taliban attack . One of the hardest lessons of the past decade is the failure of the international community to step up . President Karzai's weaknesses have also limited what can be achieved in the country . Kabul enjoys a veneer of security but the rest of the country is open to Taliban violence . | train |
196598 | Article: Anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out have criticised Wigan for appointing Malky Mackay as manager before the Football Association have finished their investigation into his conduct and have called on the governing body to reveal their findings. Sportsmail broke the news that the FA had been handed a dossier of evidence accusing Mackay and Iain Moody of sending a shocking series of racist, anti-semitic, sexist and homophobic text messages in August. But Mackay, the former Cardiff manager, has been handed a route back into football just three months later after he was appointed as Wigan manager – while the FA's investigation is still on-going. VIDEO Scroll down to see Dave Whelan defend the appointment of Malky Mackay . Anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out have criticised Malky Mackay's appointment as Wigan boss . Mackay (left) is unveiled as the new manager at the DW Stadium by club chairman Dave Whelan . Malky Mackay will be a controversial appointment at Wigan, definitely, but he does have a proven track record as a manager at Championship level. He took Watford into the Premier League through the play-offs and was promoted with Cardiff too, as well as taking them to the League Cup final when they were unlucky to lose to Liverpool. Mackay is a big manager for Wigan and I’m sure he won’t give us a bad name. We are a small team and we’ve always punched above our weight. I think he deserved a second chance and it’s a good appointment. I don’t think there will be any protests by our fans on Saturday. There may be some chants from the away end but no complaints from us. A Kick It Out spokesman said: 'The Football Association began investigating in August alleged racist, anti-semitic, sexist and homophobic comments made by Malky Mackay and Iain Moody, and we are still yet to hear whether this is near to reaching its conclusion almost three months on. 'Where does the case now lie and how close are we to seeing whether The FA will take the appropriate action? 'Wigan Athletic have disregarded the on-going investigation being undertaken by The FA, and any potential punishment Mackay may face, by taking the decision to appoint him. 'We need to see leadership, and a respect for the processes in place, shown by football club owners to demonstrate how seriously they take tackling issues of exclusion, prejudice and discrimination.' The scandal cost Moody his job as Crystal Palace's director of football and caused Mackay to pull out of the running for the Palace managers job. Mackay is under investigation by the Football Association over alleged offensive text messages sent to Iain Moody (left) when they worked together at Cardiff City . Wigan chairman Dave Whelan (right) said he believes Mackay 'deserves a fair hearing' But Kick It Out have been left bemused by Wigan owner Dave Whelan's decision to put Mackay in charge of the club. 'It remains to be seen if Wigan’s position is one which the FA and all of football’s so-called ‘family’ are happy with,' the spokesman added. 'The FA now needs to move swiftly to let everybody know whether they agree with Wigan’s position or whether they will reinforce their own zero-tolerance stance on all such matters of equality and diversity. We await The FA’s response before commenting further.'
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| Kick It Out criticised Wigan after Malky Mackay announced as manager . Sportsmail broke news of alleged offensive text messages exchanged by Malky Mackay and former Cardiff head of recruitment Iain Moody . Findings of a Football Association investigation yet to be revealed . Anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out say appointment should not have been finalised before FA investigation findings are revealed . Wigan fan Brian Platt told Sportsmail supporters will back Mackay . | train |
126808 | Article: By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 06:46 EST, 8 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:04 EST, 8 January 2013 . Roadside human advertising is not always the most attention-grabbing way to promote your product - unless you hire this guy. This man is seen signspinning on the side of the road at an undisclosed location in the U.S. and it appears he found a way to pass the time. The video was recorded by professional dancer Marquese 'Nonstop' Scott who was driving past with his agent when they spotted this talented spinner - and proceeded to dance with him on camera. Spinning around: The video begins with the young signspinner holding an arrow-shaped sign as a dubstep song plays in the background . The young man is seen standing by the side of the road with what appears to be a blanked out yellow sign bobbing his head to a dubstep beat. He then throws himself into an advanced signspinning routine, throwing the sign in the air, spinning it behind his back and flipping it with his feet. Mr Scott published the video on his YouTube channel which has 360,000 subscribers and the video is spreading online. Signspinning has gone from a menial task of smiling, waving and holding an arrow-shaped advertising sign, to skillful street art performances. Here we go: The man spins the advertising board in the air as he begins his routine . Spin my sign: In a series of incredible moves the man throws the board in the air, spins it behind his back, flips in back and forth as cars and lorries drive past . Good ad: Whether you are interested in the product he is selling or not - the show is certainly eye-catching . Spin, span, spun: Jumping up in the air, he throws the board into a spin above his head . Professional signspinners use their sign . as a prop in their performance, throwing it in the air, flipping and . spinning it like a giant pizza above their heads. Performers spend years in training go get the spin on their ‘signflipping’ and many compete against eachother. There are online communities offering everything from training videos, forums and ‘signspinning job agencies’. Breaking down: As the unnamed talent takes a rest he is joined by Marquese 'Nonstop' Scott who shows off his locking and popping skills .
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| The menial job of holding an advertising board is taken to a new level . Professional dancer spotted the talent by the road and filmed him . Performance big hit after it was posted to 360,000 subscribers on YouTube . | train |
2978 | Article: By . David Kent . At first glance it looks as if David Beckham might be stepping out of retirement with Arsenal - but Gunners fans can relax in the knowledge that Becks isn't their first summer signing; it's just Aaron Ramsey going through his pre season paces. Arsenal's player of the year is back in training at London Colney sporting a style that Beckham would be proud of - given that it makes him look just like the former England captain with his slick haircut and designer stubble. And Beckham - like Ramsey - has spent time on the training fields of Arsenal's base, both as an England player and when he needed to keep his fitness up during breaks in the MLS season while he was with LA Galaxy. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Theo Walcott lifting weights ready for Arsenal's pre-season . Mirror image: It almost looked as if the former England captain was back at Arsenal - but it was just Ramsey . Seeing double: Ramsey showed off his new style which made him look a mirror image to Beckham . Wait, you're not Becks! Ramsey has a chat with Kieran Gibbs during a training session on Tuesday . Getting ready: Ramsey goes through the paces at London Colney - just like Beckham did in the past . Just like Beckham, Ramsey is becoming one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and will hope he can push on this season if, like Arsenal, he gets a little bit luckier with injuries. The FA Cup winners have a thread-bare squad putting in the hours at their North London base, with the likes of Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil still at the World Cup while Joel Campbell, Olivier Giroud and others are still enjoying an extended break after their tournament exertions. But Ramsey still has some friends to hang around with - those that did not qualify, or were not selected for the World Cup are back at home with him, including Wojciech Szcezesny, Kieran Gibbs, Mikel Arteta and Yaya Sanogo. Are you two brothers? Ramsey and Beckham both at London Colney - but 18 months apart from each other . Weren't you at the World Cup? Ramsey, Mathieu Flamini and Kieran Gibbs exchange words . The boys are back in town: Arsenal's players went through an unusual session looking to build fitness . Unfamiliar: Even injury-plagued Abou Diaby took part in the pre season session . Chums: Wojciech Szczesny poses for a photo with Carl Jenkinson - who also looks a bit like Beckham! Hands up: Arsenal's depleted squad are put through their paces at London Colney . Bulking up: Nacho Monreal hits the weights on Day Two of pre season training . Unflustered: Mikel Arteta had the summer off while his nation Spain struggled at the World Cup . Deputy: Assistant Manager Steve Bould oversaw the session in Arsene Wenger's World Cup absence .
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| Midfielder sports slick haircut and designer stubble - just like Becks . Beckham has trained at London Colney with Arsenal in the past . Gunners look to be enjoying their second day of pre season training . | train |
301477 | Article: NEW ULM, Minnesota (CNN) -- A judge Tuesday ordered chemotherapy for the 13-year-old Minnesota boy with cancer whose mother had fled with him rather than comply with a doctor's recommendation that he undergo such treatment. Daniel Hauser arrives at court Tuesday where a judge ordered he undergo chemotherapy. Daniel Hauser can remain with his parents, but he will have to start the treatments Thursday at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his parents will have to comply with the doctor's treatment schedule, said District Court Judge John Rodenberg, who is overseeing the case. He said the boy's tumor has grown since he underwent an initial course of chemotherapy in February. Dr. Michael Richards examined the boy on Monday. In his report, made public Tuesday, the pediatric oncologist estimated the tumor's size at 5.3 inches by 5.1 inches by 6.3 inches, and said it was "protruding outside the chest wall. There is further compression of the airway, making the initiation of standard chemotherapy imperative this week." Richards recommended six cycles of chemotherapy followed by radiation. He added that the "goal will be to include alternative therapies in which the family is interested, as long as there is not data to suggest that a particular danger exists with any alternative medicine." Daniel, dressed in khaki pants and a blue short-sleeve shirt, arrived at the courthouse in New Ulm for the Tuesday afternoon hearing accompanied by a law enforcement officer. He ducked under the dashboard, apparently trying to hide from the news media, before getting out of a green minivan. But he did not appear in the courtroom. During the hour-long proceeding, Daniel's mother, Colleen Hauser, sat near her husband hunched over, sobbing occasionally and daubing her eyes. In response to questions from Rodenberg about whether she now believes that chemotherapy is the correct course of treatment for her son, she answered that she did. Watch spokesman describe family's emotions » . A lawyer representing the family expressed satisfaction with the hearing's outcome. "We're just glad that the judge found that the parents are loving and that Danny is at home where he needs to be," said Tom Hagen. He added that, under the agreement, Daniel will also receive "alternative health" treatments to supplement the chemotherapy. And he dismissed the possibility that the parents might take the boy from the state. "They're willing to do whatever the court says to make sure that Daniel stays at home," he said. Last week, Colleen Hauser fled with her son from their rural town of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, to Southern California after a doctor said the boy's Hodgkin's lymphoma was worsening and recommended chemotherapy. Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system. As the disease progresses, it compromises a body's ability to fight infection. Colleen Hauser had been planning to take Daniel to Mexico for holistic treatment, but opted instead to return home, a family spokesman said. CNN's Aaron Cooper and Chris Davis contributed to this report.
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| Daniel Hauser can remain with his parents, but must start treatments Thursday . Mother will accept whatever treatment court orders, lawyer says . 13-year-old needs chemotherapy, doctors and court say . Treatment's side effects concerned the boy's parents . | train |
183375 | Article: Britain's first bus powered by human waste has taken to the streets. The 40-seater 'Bio-Bus' is fuelled by biomethane gas, generated by the treatment of sewage and food waste at a processing plant in the south west. And a single tank of the gas - produced using the typical annual waste of just five people - is enough to power the vehicle for 190 miles (305km). Scroll down for video . An environmentally-friendly bus that developers say will improve air quality runs on a rather unlikely fuel - human poo, among other sewage. Commuters today boarded the first bus in the UK to be powered by this waste from local residents . Bosses said the groundbreaking vehicle will improve air quality, and proves that their is value in human faeces. Today's maiden voyage saw the first passengers travel on the route from Bristol Airport to Bath, Somerset - a distance of around 20 miles (32km). Faeces could soon be used to power a future generation of mobile phones, scientists from the University of East Anglia have claimed. The researchers discovered a natural process that occurs within the bacteria found in poo, that could help improve ‘bio batteries’. It is hoped the discovery could produce energy for portable technology, such as smartphones, mobiles, tablets and laptops. The gas is being produced at a Wessex Water sewerage plant, run by energy firm GENeco. Mohammed Saddiq, director of GENeco, told Bristol Post: 'Gas powered vehicles have an important role to play in improving air quality in UK cities. 'But the Bio-Bus goes further than that and is actually powered by people living in the local area, including quite possibly those on the bus itself.' The annual waste of a bus-load of people would provide enough power for a return journey from Land's End to John O'Groats, while producing fewer emissions than a diesel engine. Charlotte Morton, chief executive of eco-friendly organisation Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association, said: 'The bus also clearly shows that human poo and our wasted food are valuable resources. 'Food which is unsuitable for human consumption should be separately collected and recycled through anaerobic digestion into green gas and biofertilisers, not wasted in landfill sites or incinerators.' The 40-seater 'Bio-Bus', pictured here preparing for its maiden trip from Bristol to Bath, runs on gas generated by the treatment of sewage and food waste at a nearby processing plant. It comes complete with an interesting design on the side of the vehicle . Bio-fuel promoters said that the bus, which is expected to ferry up to 10,000 passengers a month, shows the 'value' of waste and heralds a more sustainable future for public transport . GENeco this week also became the first company to start delivering gas generated from human waste directly to 8,300 homes by the national grid. The waste plant in Avonmouth, Bristol, treats 75 million cubic metres of sewage waste, and 35,000 tonnes of food waste, every year. Using anaerobic digestion - the process of using bacteria to break down substances in the absence of oxygen - the plant is able to produce 17 million tonnes of biomethane a year. The annual waste of a bus-load of people would provide enough power for a return journey from Land's End to John O'Groats while producing fewer emissions than a diesel engine . Today's maiden voyage saw the first passengers travel on the route from Bristol Airport to Bath, Somerset. Charlotte Morton of Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association, said: 'The bus clearly shows that human poo and our wasted food are valuable resources'
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| Bus powered by human waste takes maiden journey from Bath to Bristol . The Bio-Bus is fuelled by biomethane gas from sewage and food waste . A single tank of 'gas' is the equivalent annual waste from five people . But the bus produces less emissions than those from a diesel engine . It's hoped the bus could herald more sustainable fuels for travel . 'The bus also clearly shows that human poo and our wasted food are valuable resources,' said one expert . | train |
33832 | Article: The days of spraying yourself with overpowering deodorant could be over. A ‘smart can’ has been created that tells you exactly how much deodorant to apply, and even reminds you when you've forgotten to put any on. Called ClickStick, the device uses a button to expel a certain amount of gel from its top, which is then rubbed into skin like a traditional stick deodorant. Scroll down for video . A New Jersey student has designed a smart deodarant application device. Called the ClickStick, it has a button that releases a set amount of gel. This is determined by an app that syncs with the stick . By using an included app, the user is told how much gel to release each time based on their activity levels, ensuring they don’t get too much or too little. Graduate student Gilad Arwatz from New Jersey is currently seeking funding for the gadget on Kickstarter. The bottle, which is about the size of a regular deodorant can, has a button on the side that is pressed to dispense gel. But the main ‘smart’ feature of the device is the ability to sync with a smartphone app. In the app users enter your height, weight, age, activity level and gender. The gadget will then determine how much deodorant to apply when the button is pressed, which can be altered with an adjustable slide button. The app tells you just the right amount of deodorant to apply (shown). This is also apparently the first refillable deodorant applicator . The gadget will then determine how much deodorant to apply when the button is pressed, which can be altered with an adjustable slide buttom. It costs £16 ($26) and will be released in May next year. Push-button deodorant delivery - Electronic dispensing claims to avoid stains and skin irritations. Refillable - ClickStick claims to be the first refillable deodorant applicator. Mobile app - The gadget has a mobile app included that provides insights on the amount of deodorant needed, based on your activity level. Light activated - The cap and application of the deodorant is illuminated with different colour LED lights. Cap activated power switch- ClickStick's says power switch prevents accidental operation when the cap is on the device. Each press of the button will only release one dosage, and users can set reminders for when to apply deodorant. The gadget is also refillable, so new gel cartridges can be bought to fit into the device. 'ClickStick is a smart reusable deodorant applicator, with eco-friendly refills that come with any deodorant,' the company writes on their Kickstarter page. Users can even set up automatic refills so that a new pack is ordered when the app detects they are running out. The product also has a light that can be activated to make seeing the gadget easier in dark rooms. The team expects to start delivering £16 ($26) ClickSticks to backers next May. 'ClickStick is a smart reusable deodorant applicator, with eco-friendly refills that come with any deodorant,' the company writes on their Kickstarter page .
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| New Jersey student has designed a smart deodorant application device . Called the ClickStick, it has a button that releases a set amount of gel . This is determined by an app that syncs with stick and monitors activity . It claims to be the first refillable deodorant applicator and costs £16 ($26) | train |
37703 | Article: (CNN) -- Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick left a federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, early Wednesday, according to his publicist and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Michael Vick, left, arrives at federal court with attorney Billy Martin in Richmond, Viriginia, in 2007. He will serve the last two months of his 23-month sentence in home confinement in Virginia, his publicist Judy Smith said. He is a native of Newport News, Virginia. Vick, 28, pleaded guilty in August 2007 to a federal charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in Virginia. He will return to professional football as soon as September if reinstated by the NFL, according to the sports agent who negotiated Vick's 10-year, $140 million contract with the Falcons. Meanwhile, Vick's attorneys have said he will work at a Newport News construction firm following his release, and he has also agreed to participate in a documentary for $600,000. Last month, a federal bankruptcy judge denied a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan presented by Vick, urging him to offer the court another plan to emerge from bankruptcy. The plan called for Vick to come up with $750,000 to $1 million in cash to be paid to creditors, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro said, but added he saw no evidence Vick could come up with that much. Santoro suggested Vick's next plan not call for him to keep two houses and three cars, as did the rejected proposal. In testimony, Vick acknowledged committing a "heinous" act and said he should have acted more maturely. He said he has been earning 12 cents an hour as an overnight janitor in prison. His Falcons salary, he said, was between $10 million and $12 million. He acknowledged failing to handle his money well. Watch a panel discuss his release » . Vick plans to work with the Humane Society of the United States on anti-dogfighting campaigns, Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle told CNN on Tuesday. Vick will work on programs aimed at preventing youths from getting involved in dogfighting, and also on programs to assist young people who have already been involved in the blood sport. Pacelle said the Humane Society was approached by Vick's representatives. He said he has traveled to Kansas twice to meet with the former quarterback, and during the second visit, the two discussed how Vick could use his sway over youths to discourage them from involvement in dogfighting, as well as help those who were apprehended in connection with it. Watch more about Vick's dogs » . Details have not yet been hammered out, Pacelle said, but will be in the next couple of days. iReport.com: Does Vick deserve a second chance? More attention has been paid to dogfighting as a result of Vick's case, Pacelle said. The Humane Society, which offers rewards for tips involving dogfighting, has recently paid out $40,000 in five different cases, he said.
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| Prisons official says ex-Atlanta Falcons quarterback left facility early Wednesday . He'll serve last two months of sentence in home confinement, most likely in Virginia . Vick's attorneys have said he'll work at construction firm; Vick has OK'd documentary . Vick, 28, pleaded guilty in 2007 to bankrolling a dogfighting operation in Virginia . | train |
83471 | Article: Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Tottenham's home clash with Stoke... Tottenham Hotspur vs Stoke City (White Hart Lane) Kick-off: Sunday 1.30pm . Odds (subject to change): . Tottenham 4/6 . Draw 11/4 . Stoke 4/1 . Referee: Mike Jones . Managers: Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham), Mark Hughes (Stoke) Head-to-head league record: Tottenham wins 42, draws 17, Stoke wins 19 . Team news . Tottenham . Aaron Lennon and Emmanuel Adebayor are to be assessed before Tottenham's return to Premier League action against Stoke. The pair were rested for the midweek Europa League trip to Asteras Tripoli due to slight hamstring complaints. Kyle Walker continues to miss out following abdominal surgery, while Nabil Bentaleb is absent due to an ankle complaint. Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Friedel, Naughton, Dier, Rose, Davies, Kaboul, Chiriches, Fazio, Vertonghen, Dembele, Capoue, Stambouli, Mason, Paulinho, Lamela, Lennon, Chadli, Townsend, Eriksen, Kane, Soldado, Adebayor. Emmanuel Adebayor could return for Spurs after missing their midweek Europa League tie with a slight injury . Stoke . Peter Crouch, Phil Bardsley and Marc Muniesa are back available for Sunday's away clash with Tottenham, while Marko Arnautovic remains in line to feature despite breaking his hand. Ex-Spurs man Crouch and Bardsley sat out the 2-2 home draw with West Ham last Saturday due to suspensions, while Muniesa was nursing an ankle problem. Although Arnautovic is not expected to be kept out by the injury he suffered in training earlier this week, the same cannot be said of Dionatan Teixeira, who broke his foot on the same day and has joined Robert Huth (calf), Glenn Whelan (broken leg) and and Peter Odemwingie (knee) on the sidelines. Provisional squad: Begovic, Sorensen, Wilson, Shawcross, Pieters, Cameron, Muniesa, Bardsley, Nzonzi, Adam, Sidwell, Ireland, Walters, Arnautovic, Bojan, Assaidi, Moses, Diouf, Crouch. Peter Crouch is back available for Stoke after returning from a one-game ban for being sent off . Key match stats (supplied by Opta) Tottenham have won six and lost just one of the last nine Premier League games against Stoke City. The Potters have only won one of six trips to White Hart Lane in the Premier League (D2 L3). Spurs have lost three of their last four Premier League matches at White Hart Lane (W1). Stoke have won none of their last six Premier League away trips to London (D1 L5). Tottenham have kept only one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League outings. Stoke City goalkeeper Steve Simonsen saves from Robbie Keane during the Potters' last win at Tottenham, as they went on to triumph 1-0 at White Hart Lane in October 2009 . Stoke have lost only one of their last nine Premier League games in November (W4 D4). The Potters have scored only two goals in the last 30 minutes of games all season. Only four players (Fabregas, Sigurdsson, Tadic and Baines) have assisted more Premier League goals than Erik Lamela (4) this season. Heading into MD11, no player has been caught offside more times than Emmanuel Adebayor this season (10 times, level with Berahino). Hugo Lloris has parried more saves back into a dangerous scenario than any other goalkeeper this season (12).
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| Aaron Lennon and Emmanuel Adebayor may return after midweek rest . Kyle Walker remains a long-term absentee for Tottenham Hotspur . Peter Crouch available for Stoke after returning from suspension . Tottenham have won six of last nine Premier League games against Stoke . Harry Kane has praised his side's resilience after 10-man Spurs beat Asteras Tripolis 2-1 in the Europa League . | train |
278521 | Article: Saviour? Chinese researchers say the lemon and lime fizzy drink may help quell a hangover . It has long been a strong coffee or even a Bloody Mary that a worn-out reveller has turned to the morning after the night before. Now, however, experts say that Sprite may be best thing to lay your hands on. Chinese scientists examined 57 beverages - ranging from herbal teas to fizzy pop - before concluding that the lemon and lime drink performed the best. They first decided to look at what causes a hangover and discovered that rather than the alcohol itself, it could be the process of the body breaking down the alcohol that causes symptoms such as nausea and headache. When we drink, our livers . release an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), which breaks down the . ethanol in alcohol into a chemical called acetaldehyde (so less the alcohol enters the bloodstream). This is then broken down into another chemical called acetate by an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). While acetate is usually considered harmless - and has been linked with some of the health benefits of alcohol - being exposed to the more potent acetaldehyde is what causes hangover symptoms, the researchers found. With this in mind, the researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University, in Guangzhou, tested a range of drinks, from teas, hot herbal drinks and various fizzy drinks - and examined how they affected ADH and ALDH. They discovered that a herbal drink made with hemp seeds actually increased the length of the ADH process and inhibited the ALDH process, so a hangover would last for longer. But Sprite was among the drinks that sped up the ALDH process, causing the alcohol to be broken down more quickly, thereby reducing hangover duration. 'These results are a reminder that herbal and other supplements can have pharmacological activities that both harm and benefit our health,' Edzard Ernst, Emeritus Prodessor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter, told Chemistry World. Forget the herbal tea: The researchers discovered that a herbal infusion using hemp seeds actually prolonged a hangover . Young people - and regular drinkers - produce more of the alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme, so they don't feel the effects of alcohol as much as older people, said consultant hepatologist Dr Rajiv Jalan of University College Hospital London. The only good news is that, with age, hangover headaches become less of a problem. The headaches are the result of alcohol damaging the brain, causing it to swell temporarily and crash against the skull. But as we age our brains shrink, so there is more room for it to swell before it hits the bone. When we drink, our livers . release an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), which breaks down the . ethanol in alcohol into a chemical called acetaldehyde (so less the alcohol enters the bloodstream). This is then broken down into another chemical called acetate by an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). While . acetate is usually considered harmless - and has been linked with some . of the health benefits of alcohol - being exposed to the more potent . acetaldehyde is what causes hangover symptoms, the researchers found.
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| Chinese scientists examined 57 drinks - from herbal teas to fizzy drinks . Found that some helped to speed up the process where the body breaks down alcohol, helping relieve a hangover quicker . But some slowed the process down, meaning symptoms remained . | train |
163434 | Article: (EW.com) -- Well, it's official: The Rock is making the move into television. On Wednesday, TNT gave the greenlight to a new reality series starring none other than Dwayne Johnson. Tentatively titled "The Hero," the show will set about finding a "true hero" by pushing ten contestants to the brink (and beyond!) of their personal limits. The contenders will live together in a house and compete in various missions designed to "test their brains, their brawn and even their morality." (I'm thinking... "Big Brother" plus "The Expendables" minus 30 years.) The network has ordered eight episodes, with Johnson set as host, mentor and motivator. The Fast Five star will also produce the series with his partner Dany Garcia and Ben Silverman's multimedia entertainment studio Electus. "Dany and I couldn't be more excited to enter into our first official foray in TV production," said Johnson. " 'The Hero' speaks to everything I believe in when it comes to challenging ourselves, to becoming better people every day and to making the right choices while growing from the wrong ones." Tom Cruise rep: Vanity Fair story 'false' "Bridging the digital and physical world on the small screen in a way that's never been done before will enable fans to use social media and on-screen decision making to determine the fate of the show's contestants, and our goal is to make each TV moment impactful and exciting," Johnson continued. Electus founder Silverman added: "The Rock is the embodiment of 'The Hero' and an inspirational superstar with an unwavering moral compass. 'The Hero' will deliver on his brand as an incredible action-filled series that test the limits of real people in extraordinary circumstances while also activating The Rock and Turner's audience with seamless digital and social media tie-ins." David Letterman's Paul Ryan Top 10 list . Johnson can next be seen in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," Michael Bay's "Pain & Gain" and the sixth installment of "The Fast and the Furious." "The Hero" is scheduled to premiere in 2013. See the full article at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved.
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| "The Hero" is scheduled to premiere in 2013 . Dwayne Johnson will star in the tentatively titled "The Hero" Johnson can next be seen in "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" | train |
92786 | Article: Raid: Police have searched the home of Reverend Paul Flowers after he was filmed apparently buying hard drugs . Police have searched the home of disgraced former Co-operative Bank chairman Paul Flowers as they investigate drugs offences. West . Yorkshire Police is probing him after he was filmed allegedly buying crystal meth, crack cocaine and ketamine. The Methodist minister led the bank for three years, which lost £700million while he was apparently taking drugs and setting up sex sessions with rent boys. In 1981 he was convicted of gross . indecency after he was caught by police performing a sex act with a . trucker in a public toilet - but he was forgiven by the church. He . also resigned as a Labour councillor in Bradford in 2011 after . 'inappropriate but not illegal adult content' was found on a computer he . used, the city council said. Police in Yorkshire have admitted they had raided his home. 'Officers executed a search warrant at an . address in Great Horton, (Bradford) as part . of an investigation into alleged drugs offences,' a spokesman for the force. Labour leader Ed Miliband is facing growing . questions over his party's links to the former bank chairman, who has . also been accused of incompetence. Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle has already quit amid the deepening scandal. Mr Wardle brought forward his plans to retire by six months, acknowledging that he led the board that had appointed Mr Flowers. Raid: Officers last night entered the home of Rev Flowers with a forensic team after the Mail on Sunday revealed the scale of his drug taking . Investigation: West Yorkshire Police back at the home of disgraced bank boss Paul Flowers today after more revelations about his life . Tory . chairman Grant Shapps has now demanded to know when Mr Miliband and . shadow chancellor Ed Balls were aware that Mr Flowers resigned as a . councillor in Bradford after adult material was found on his computer. In . a letter, Mr Shapps challenged the Labour leader to give details of . private meetings with Mr Flowers, explain why he had been brought on to . the party's business advisory group, and return a £50,000 donation to Mr . Balls' office that he had backed. 'Will you instruct your MPs not to . accept any more money from the Co-operative Group until the current . investigation is resolved?' Mr Shapps insisted. Labour has said Mr . Flowers was 'neither influential nor important' and the 63-year-old has . been suspended from the party for bringing it into disrepute. A . source said: 'It's true that there was a private meeting with Ed in . March of this year. There were two informal dinners - three meetings . that we can find records of in the space of three years. 'This shows that Mr Flowers was neither influential nor important.' Mr Flowers lives in a modest house in Bradford and shared it with his mother until her death last year aged 85 . During . an appearance before the Commons Treasury committee earlier this month, . where Mr Flowers stumbled over the basic facts and figures relating to . the ailing bank, he was pressed on whether he had approved a £50,000 . donation to Mr Balls' from the Co-operative Group in 2011/2012 while a . member of the board. Ciaron Dodd said Paul Flowers was debauched and 'showered him with gifts' 'My recollection is that we paid for a . particular researcher to assist the shadow chancellor in the work that . he needed to do, and that we believed to be a legitimate and proper use . of resources,' he replied. A spokesman for Mr Balls said: 'The Co-op . Group, not the bank, donated £50,000 to the shadow chancellor's office . which was declared in the normal way at the time. 'Ed has never . discussed the donation with Paul Flowers. Ed's been to a few events . which Rev Flowers has also been at, but he's never had a meeting or . phone conversation with him.' Last nigh the humiliation of Paul Flowers worsened when a rent boy claimed the ousted Co-op chief hired him for sex. Ciaron Dodd, 21, said they met in plush hotel rooms paid for by the struggling bank. The . Methodist minister, who was forced to quit his £130,000 role in June, . showered him with gifts and took him for nights out to the theatre, said . Mr Dodd. The explosive allegations came as the Labour Party faced further damaging questions about its links with Flowers. Pictures . have emerged of a lavish reception hosted by Ed Miliband and Ed Balls at 10 . Downing Street for Flowers and fellow Co-op grandees while . Labour was in power. It also emerged that Labour knew two . years ago that Flowers had been forced to resign as one of the party’s . city councillors after gay porn was found on his computer. But . it appears the Co-op was not told – allowing him to continue until June . as its banking chairman, a position from which he helped to approve . massive donations to Labour and Mr Balls. Dodd, a £650-a-night escort, has backed up his claim by producing . damning messages sent by Flowers, 63, from his work email - in . which he organises drug-fuelled threesomes. Dodd said: ‘I knew what he did for a living and couldn’t believe how debauched he was. ‘Every time he saw me he knew he was risking everything – but he just didn’t seem to care. ‘He . took me to the theatre and gave me presents like chocolate and wine. I . was old enough to be his grandson but he didn’t seem to think we looked . like the odd couple.’ Prime Minister David Cameron today joked that a senior Labour MP took 'mind-altering substances' during a night out with a former bank chairman who was filmed allegedly using illegal drugs. Mr Cameron made the gag at Prime Minister's Questions after former environment minister Michael Meacher claimed inward investment to the United Kingdom was lower than in a number of Third World countries. The Prime Minister retorted Mr Meacher must have been on a night out with Paul Flowers, a Methodist minister who led the Co-operative Bank for three years, who was filmed allegedly buying and using illegal drugs including crystal meth, crack cocaine and ketamine. Question: The Prime Minister offended Labour's Michael Meacher today when he asked about investment and Mr Cameron replied: 'I can only conclude that you too have been on a night out of the town with Reverend Flowers . In a question to Mr Cameron, the MP for Oldham West and Royton said: 'Are you aware that according to the Economist, Britain is now 159th lowest in the world in terms of business investment, just behind Mali, Paraguay and Guatemala. 'Can you tell the House that when, under your esteemed leadership and that of the Chancellor, Britain can expect to catch up with Mali?' Mr Cameron replied: 'I can only conclude that you too have been on a night out of the town with Reverend Flowers (right) and that mind-altering substances have taken effect. 'The fact is that in the first six months of this year, Britain has received more inward investment than in any other country anywhere in the world.' The joke angered Mr Meacher, who raised a point of order at the end of Prime Minister's Questions. Turning to Speaker John Bercow, he said: 'As you would have heard, and as everyone else in the House heard, I raised a perfectly reasonable question, which was based on clear evidence as I indicated. 'Is it parliamentary for the Prime Minister to respond by accusing (me) of sounding as if (I) had been taking mind-altering substances? I want to ask whether it is parliamentary to use such an unjustifiable, rude and offensive phrase?' Mr Cameron replied: 'I completely respect you and the important question you asked which I tried to answer with the point about inward investment in to Britain. 'I made a light-hearted remark. If it caused any offence, then I will happily withdraw it. I think it is very important that we can have a little bit of light-hearted banter and a sense of humour on all sides.' Earlier, Mr Cameron said that Chancellor George Osborne is to have talks with financial regulators on a possible inquiry into the troubles of the bank. Mr Cameron told the House of Commons that there were 'a lot of questions that have to be answered' about the appointment of former bank chairman Mr Flowers. West Yorkshire Police have searched the home of Mr Flowers, a Methodist minister who led the bank for three years, after he was filmed allegedly buying and using illegal drugs including crystal meth, crack cocaine and ketamine. Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle has already quit amid the deepening scandal, which came after the ailing bank had to be bailed out by hedge funds after getting into financial difficulties. At Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron told MPs: 'The Chancellor will be discussing with the regulators what is the appropriate form of inquiry to get to the bottom of what went wrong here. 'But there are clearly a lot of questions that have to be answered. Why was Rev Flowers judged suitable to be chairman of a bank? Why weren't alarm bells ringing earlier?'
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| Reverend Paul Flowers filmed trying to buy crack cocaine and crystal meth . West Yorkshire Police confirm they have searched his home in Bradford . Flowers caught performing sex act with man in 1981 but forgiven by church . Minister 'used bank email to organise sex and drugs sessions with rent boys' Resigned as councillor in 2011 after 'inappropriate adult content' was found . PM asks MP: 'Did you take mind-altering substances with Rev Flowers?' | train |
290217 | Article: (CNN) -- Start-ups often keep the "beta test phase" label on their products for a time after the official launch to stress that the product is not finished so much as ready for the next batch of improvements. Gmail, for example, launched in 2004 but only left official beta in 2009, after millions of people were already using it. Jeff Bezos, founder/CEO of Amazon, concludes every annual letter to shareholders by reminding readers, as he did in his first annual letter in 1997, that "it's still Day 1" of the internet and of Amazon.com. For entrepreneurs, "finished" is an F-word, because they know that great companies are always evolving. "Finished" ought to be an F-word for all of us. Because when it comes to our career, we are all works in progress. Each day presents an opportunity to learn more, do more, be more, grow more, often in unexpected or unpredictable ways. Keeping your career in permanent beta forces you to acknowledge that you have bugs, that there's new development to do on yourself, that you will need to adapt and evolve. It is a lifelong commitment to continuous personal and professional growth. Entrepreneurs penetrate the fog of the unknown by testing their products, and their hypotheses, through trial and error. Any entrepreneur (and any expert on cognition/learning) will tell you that practical knowledge is best developed by doing, not just thinking or planning. In the early days of LinkedIn, the plan was to have members invite their trusted connections by email -- an invitation mechanism that would fuel membership growth. But it turned out that the best way to enable viral spread was actually to enable members to upload their address books and see who else was on the service already. For careers, too, you don't know what the best plan is until you try. Lunging at the first well-paid and/or high-status job you come upon may offer immediate gratification, but it won't get you any closer to building a meaningful career. See also: Why ambition could make you rich, but not happy . The business professor Clayton Christensen once told graduating students at Harvard Business School, "If you study the root causes of business disasters, over and over you'll find (a) predisposition toward endeavors that offer immediate gratification." At the same time, though, don't do the opposite and think ahead too far in the future. Again, you will change, the world will change, the competition will change. Entrepreneurs deal with these uncertainties, changes, and constraints head-on. They take stock of their assets, aspirations and the market realities to develop a competitive advantage. They craft flexible, iterative plans. They build a network of relationships throughout their industry that outlives their current venture. They aggressively seek and create breakout opportunities that involve focused risk, and actively manage that risk. They tap their network for the business intelligence to navigate tough challenges. And, they do these things from the moment they hatch that nascent idea to every day after that -- even as their companies go from being run out of a garage to occupying floors of office space. Companies act small to retain an innovative edge no matter how large they grow. That is why Steve Jobs famously called Apple the "biggest start-up on the planet." To succeed professionally in today's world, you need to adopt this same permanent beta mindset. You need to stay young and agile. You need to draw up plans, but be nimble enough to stray from those plans when appropriate. You must be persistent in fulfilling your vision, but also be ready to shift course based on the changing demands of the job market or economic landscape. You must be ever evolving. See also: Is workplace boredom 'the new stress?' And in the same way that entrepreneurs are always improving and investing in their products, you need to always be improving and investing in yourself. Make a plan to develop skills and experiences that are broadly useful to potential other jobs. Writing skills, general management experience, technical and computer skills, people smarts, and international experience or language skills are examples of skills with what we call high option value -- that is, they are transferable to a wide range of possible options. Once you've figured out which transferable skills to invest in, make a concrete action plan you can stick to, whether by signing up for a course or conference, or simply by pledging to spend one hour each week teaching yourself something. Begin on an experimental side project that you work on during some nights and weekends. Orient it around a skill or experience that is different but related to what you do now. Ideally, collaborate on this project with someone else in your network. Do whatever it takes to keep yourself relevant. Because winning careers, like winning start-ups, are in permanent beta: always a work in progress. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha.
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| Keeping your career in "permanent beta" means continuous growth, say Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha . Each day is an opportunity to learn more, do more, grow more, they say . Just like entrepreneurs always improve their products, you need to always be improving yourself . | train |
160038 | Article: Which Brazilian city stands to gain the biggest tourism boost from English fans travelling to the country to watch the beautiful game? Belo Horizonte, according to traveller interest measured on TripAdvisor. The travel site's destination page for the city which hosts England’s final group game . against Costa Rica on June 24, has experienced a massive 240 per cent year-on-year . boost in interest from UK travellers. A very popular destination: England fans in Brazil will be heading for the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 24 . Off to a good start: Up to 26,000 Brazil fans watched the opening match between Brazil and Croatia at the Fifa Fan Fest in Manaus . The destination - literally translated Beautiful Horizon - is the capital city of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of the country, . The TripAdvisor destination page for Manaus, which hosts England’s first group match against Italy, also saw a boost in interest from the UK. Last night crowds of up to 26,000 fans watched the opening match between Brazil and Croatia at the Fifa Fan Fest in Manaus. Searches for Manuas were up 105 per cent year on year since December’s group draw. The TripAdvisor destination page for Sao . Paulo, already a popular destination among Brits, has also seen a 44 . per cent boost in traffic since being named the venue for England’s . second group match against Uruguay. Sau Paulo, colloquially known as 'Sampa' or 'Cidade da Garoa' (city . of drizzle), is the largest city in Brazil and is known for its . unreliable weather, its architecture, . gastronomy, traffic problems and skyscrapers. Optimism obviously springs eternal for England fans, with Recife - . which will host the winners of England’s group in the second round - . seeing a 93 per cent boost in UK traveller interest. Footy on the beach? Recife also saw a massive boost in interest from World Cup fans . Recife is located where the Beberibe River meets the Capibaribe River where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The many rivers, small islands and over 50 bridges found in Recife city centre are the reason it is often called the 'Brazilian Venice'. Research findings by Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism estimates the economic windfall for Brazil based on the influx of visitors to add roughly $3.03 (£1.7 billion) to its economy. The Tourism Ministry research says that 1.9 million of the 3.7 million people expected to travel throughout Brazil during the 2014 FIFA World Cup are those believed to actually attend World Cup matches and FIFA Fan Fests. The other 1.8 million estimated visitors are believed to be travelling to Brazil to enjoy festivities linked to the World Cup. The TripAdvisor data is based on year-year-year proportional traffic increase from the UK to the destination pages on TripAdvisor.co.uk between December 2012 - May 2013 compared to December 2013 - May 2014.
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| Belo Horizonte, hosting England’s final group game gained the most interest . TripAdvisor figures show a massive leap in interest year on year . Second round cities also saw surge of interest from England fans . | train |
260880 | Article: Expectant parents who cannot wait to hold their new child can now buy a three-dimensional model of the foetus to cradle and show friends. Japanese inventors have devised a way to transform the commonplace ultrasound scan into an anatomically correct resin replica for parents to handle and keep as a memento. The nine-centimetre (3.6-inch) resin model of the white foetus, encased in a transparent block in the shape of the mother's body, is fashioned by a 3D printer after an MRI scan. Expectant parents in Japan who can't wait to show the world what their baby will look like can now buy a 3D model of the foetus to pass around their friends . FASOTEC, the company offering the 'Shape of an Angel' model, even offers parents a miniature version which could be a 'nice adornment to a mobile phone strap or key chain.' Tomohiro Kinoshita, of FASOTEC, said: 'As it is only once in a lifetime that you are pregnant with that child, we received requests for these kind of models from pregnant women who... do not want to forget the feelings and experience of that time.' The 'Shape of an Angel' costs 100,000 yen (or around £760), and the company said the ideal time for a scan is around eight or nine months into the pregnancy. The company also offers the acrylic resin scan as a small charm 'perfect for hanging from a mobile phone or key chain' For those who would like a less pricey version, the company will start offering a 3D model of the face of the foetus at 50,000 yen - £380 - in December. It will use ultrasound images taken at a medical clinic in Tokyo that has forged a tie-up with the company. FASOTEC, originally a supplier of devices including 3D printers, uses a layering technique to build up three-dimensional structures. The company also produces 3D models of internal organs that can be used by doctors to plan surgery or by medical students for training, a spokesman said. It is also possible that models can be used in hospitals to better inform patients what their problems are, instead of relying on difficult-to-understand diagrams. The technology 'realises not only the form but also texture of the model -- for example making it hard or soft', the firm said . 'By making a model that is similar to a real organ or bone, one can simulate operations and practise different surgical techniques.' Kinoshita said the company hit upon the idea of making 3D models of unborn babies in the hope that people would become more aware of the technology. But there are medical benefits too. The company said some medics could also foresee diagnostic possibilities with the models that may help predict difficulties in the birthing process.Three-dimensional printers have been around for several decades but advances in the technology mean it is now gaining in popularity in several fields. Soon the company will be offering parents a model of their unborn child's face . The machines work in a similar way to an inkjet printer, but instead of ink they deposit layers of material on top of each other, gradually building up the product they are making. Where traditional manufacturing only becomes efficient with economies of scale because of the need to produce moulds, 3D printing is capable of producing single copies of relatively complicated objects. The technology is not yet advanced enough to build telephones or computers but it is already used to make components.
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| The scan and model cost 100,000 yen - around £760 - from a Japanese company . The model is even available in a miniature version 'perfect for a key chain' Soon parents will also be able to order a replica of just the face of their foetus too . | train |
176011 | Article: By . Rosie Taylor . PUBLISHED: . 14:26 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:26 EST, 11 July 2013 . 'Mind boggling': The NFF has suspended all four teams over the unusual scorelines . Four Nigerian football teams have been suspended after two of the clubs whose promotion depended on goal difference won 79-0 and 67-0. The Nigeria Football Federation says . it has suspended all four lower league clubs involved in the 'scandalous scorelines'. In the matches played at the same time, Plateau United Feeders . reportedly scored 72 goals in the second half to beat Akurba FC . 79-0. While Police Machine FC scored 67 goals against Babayaro FC, 61 of which were allegedly scored in the . second half. Both teams had been level on points before the match and were chasing a place in Nationwide League Division 3, Nigeria's lowest professional league. Plateau United Feeders scored their second-half goals at a rate of about one every 40 seconds for 45 minutes. The NFF called it 'a mind-boggling show of shame' and said players, . match officials and the tournament coordinator all would be investigated . for match-fixing. Nigerian Football Federation vice president Mike Umeh said: 'It is unacceptable, this is a scandal of huge proportions. 'The four teams involved are suspended immediately and indefinitely . pending further sanctions. We will investigate this matter thoroughly . and get to the bottom of it.' The NFF . director of competitions, Mohammed Sanusi, said: 'The teams involved, their players and officials, match officials, tournament coordinator and anyone found to have played some role in . this despicable matter will be severely dealt with.'
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| Plateau United Feeders beat Akurba FC 79-0, scoring 72 goals in second half . Police Machine FC defeated Babayaro FC 67-0, with 61 goals in second half . Winning teams level on points and needed goal difference for promotion . | train |
4288 | Article: By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 14:03 EST, 2 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:42 EST, 3 March 2014 . A father who inadvertently missed the birth of his first two children has delivered his third. Mechanic Steve Denyer, 37, had appendicitis when first child Mason, now five, was born. During the birth of second son, Frazer, now three, he fainted at the sight of blood. Steve Denyer inadvertently missed the birth of his first two children - but delivered his third. Steve and Kirsty Denyer are pictured here with their son Ollie Junior . When wife Kirsty, 35, went into labour at their Lancing home in West Sussex Mr Denyer was forced to overcome his fears to help deliver his third son . But when wife Kirsty, 35, went into labour at their home in Lancing, West Sussex, he was forced to overcome his fears to help deliver his third son. Mr Denyer said: 'I was disappointed at missing the first birth and the second was my fault because I was a bit squeamish. 'But I couldn't really get out of being there for the third! 'I was fast asleep when Kirsty got up with backache. She went to the bathroom and then her waters broke. Safely delivered: From left is Ollie Junior Denyer and his older brother Frazer Denyer, three . Brothers in arms: Ollie Junior Denyer and his older brother Mason Denyer, five . 'She called out and I was still half asleep. When I got in there to help her I saw a little head was poking out. 'I called the ambulance and the woman on the phone asked me 'have you delivered a baby before?' Steve then spent half an hour on the phone receiving valuable help from a dispatcher. He said: 'When the baby's head appeared, the lady on the phone told me to wipe it's face from nose to mouth and as I did that he let out a cry. 'She said that was exactly what she wanted to hear, and at that moment I felt so relieved.' A paramedic finally arrived to help finish the birth and Ollie Junior was born just after 7am, weighing 8lbs 12oz. 'The paramedics who arrived were brilliant. I'd done most of it already by then but they took over and checked the baby was all right.'
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| Steve Denyer missed the birth of his first son because he was ill . During the birth of second, he fainted at the sight of blood . But the 37-year-old overcame his fears to help deliver his third . | train |
104930 | Article: A mid-flight death forced the grounding of an Air New Zealand flight in Los Angeles for several hours Friday. The woman, yet to be identified, was described as middle-aged and on holiday with her husband, Stuff reports. She collapsed during the NZA flight for as-yet undisclosed reasons. A mid-flight death forced the grounding of an Air New Zealand flight (not pictured) in Los Angeles for several hours Friday . A female paramedic who happened to be a . passenger on the flight worked on her for roughly an hour and a half . with crew members but were unable to revive her. 'By the time we landed, I think there was little more that could be done,' said one Kiwi eyewitness, who declined to be named. The . plane was then on the tarmac for roughly two hours with passengers as . the crew waited for a coroner's van to arrive for the body. The plane was then on the tarmac for roughly two hours with passengers as the crew waited for a coroner's van to arrive for the body . The long wait was likely due to the Fourth of July holiday. 'Normal process was followed and the coroner was notified,' an Air New Zealand spokeswoman told reporters. The spokeswoman declined further comment citing privacy concerns.
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| Middle-aged woman who was traveling with her husband has yet to be identified . A paramedic who happened to be on the flight attempted to revive her for more than an hour . Passengers forced to wait with body two hours on the tarmac as Fourth of July holiday kept the coroner from reaching them sooner . | train |
75372 | Article: Stuart Lancaster has implored England fans to show respect while supporting his team, as the RFU continue to investigate allegations that referee Nigel Owens was subjected to homophobic abuse at Twickenham last Saturday. The union’s disciplinary officer, Gerard McEvilly, was thought to be in contact with a spectator, Keith Wilson, who has complained about comments made by fans sitting near him — aimed at Welsh official Owens, who is gay. In a letter, Mr Wilson referred to ‘nasty, foul-mouthed, racist, homophobic abuse’ during England’s match against New Zealand, while adding the ‘vitriol’ left him feeling ‘ashamed’. Owens, who has been known to joke about his sexuality during matches, responded to the allegations by urging the RFU to ban for life anyone found guilty of such abuse, saying: ‘They need to be told that some behaviour is not acceptable, that crossing the line of what is humour and banter is a fine line, but if you cross it then you have to put up with the consequences.’ Stuart Lancaster has urged England supporters to show respect while supporting his side at Twickenham . Referee Nigel Owens was allegedly subjected to homophobic abuse at Twickenham last Saturday . Another sell-out crowd will be at HQ tomorrow for England’s second QBE Test, against South Africa, and national coach Lancaster yesterday found himself dealing with the alleged misconduct of England supporters. He has made a concerted effort to generate greater noise and fervour in the Twickenham stands, but urged those in attendance to moderate their behaviour towards officials and visiting players. ‘Generally you want a crowd that is behind the team but respecting the core values of the sport,’ said Lancaster. ‘That balance should easily be able to be achieved. That is what we feel the crowd give us. They give us a huge amount of energy. ‘I go back to the core values of what we are about. One of those is respect. I think we need to show that as a team and as a country to all opposition players, coaches, referees and opposition spectators as well.’ Chris Robshaw (left) takes a pass from England number eight Billy Vunipola at Pennyhill Park . The England squad are all smiles as they gear up for their clash with the Springboks on Saturday . England and Saracens fly-half Owen Farrell fires out a pass as Bath lock Dave Attwood watches on . In reference to the claims Owens was abused by England fans, Lancaster added: ‘I met Nigel on Friday before the game. We had a great conversation about the game and about how we were going to approach the game and I think we all, as international coaches, understand the pressure referees are under. We are all under pressure. Every decision gets analysed — every decision a player makes, every decision a coach makes and every decision a referee makes. ‘We have to understand the pressures people are under and be supportive. Certainly that is all we want to do and achieve with the referees. Having met Nigel on Friday, we want him to have an enjoyable experience coming to England and it is a shame if he feels that memory has been tarnished. England: M Brown; A Watson, B Barritt, K Eastmond, J May; O Farrell, D Care; J Marler, D Hartley, D Wilson, D Attwood, C Lawes, T Wood, C Robshaw, B Vunipola . Subs: R Webber, M Mullan, K Brookes, G Kruis, B Morgan, B Youngs, G Ford, M Yarde . South Africa: W Le Roux, JP Pietersen, J Serfontein, J de Villiers, B Habana, P Lambie, C Reinach, T Mtawarira, A Strauss, J du Plessis, E Etzebeth, V Matfield, M Coetzee, S Burger, D Vermeulen . Subs: B du Plessis, T Nyakane, C Oosthuizen, B Botha, T Mohoje, F Hougaard, H Pollard, C Hendricks . Referee: Steve Walsh (NZ) TV/Radio: LIVE on Sky Sports 1 and BBC 5 Live from 2pm (kick-off 2.30pm) ‘I’m aware there’s an investigation going on and rightly so. We applaud the stance the RFU are taking and the investigation. We’ve worked hard in rugby to get the core values of the sport ingrained in the team and in rugby in general, so there is no place for this whatsoever. Respecting the kicker, respecting the opposition and all those things you see are important.’ RFU chief Ian Ritchie endorsed Lancaster’s view on Thursday night, saying: ‘The RFU condemns all discrimination. We aim to ensure everyone has the opportunity to enjoy rugby in an environment free from all prejudices. We take allegations of abuse very seriously and are investigating. If we find sufficient evidence we will take action.’ One factor which possibly contributed to the ill-will towards Owens in the game was marginal refereeing decisions repeatedly being shown on the big screen. A particularly close call, which led to a try for New Zealand’s Aaron Cruden, prompted sustained anger among home fans after footage was shown several times. Following the game, New Zealand coach Steve Hansen decried what he suggested was the scourge of TV producers dictating the officiating process, in favour of the hosts, by screening contentious moments until there is a referral to the Television Match Official. In this case, the live feed at Twickenham was supplied by Sky. Robshaw gets through a warm-up exercise with his Harlequins and England team-mate Joe Marler (left) Lawes (left) leads his fellow England team-mates through a speed drill at the team's training base in London . Lancaster was at pains to emphasise this is not a matter of English propaganda at work, but a global issue. ‘Generally there are more screens in stadiums now and more decisions that get replayed,’ he said. ‘In the South Africa v New Zealand game (during the Rugby Championship) there was an incident which was constantly replayed and Wayne Barnes’s attention was drawn to it. ‘He went back to look at it and it was a penalty. It is more for debate at a higher level about the rights and wrongs of that. ‘It is not exclusive to Twickenham. I don’t have any input at the moment (into what is shown on the big screen). It is all new technology and it is more a decision for the people who run the sport and the TMO debate has to be discussed as technological advances come in. ‘A lot of countries have high-definition screens and you can see replays from different angles. In football they don’t allow it at all. So it is not for me to decide or get involved in it in the middle of this series.’ Another disruption in the build-up to tomorrow’s encounter with the Springboks is the news that Samoa’s players have considered boycotting their match at Twickenham a week tomorrow, due to unrest over pay and alleged managerial incompetence. However, Lancaster played down the threat, saying: ‘I was aware of it a couple of weeks ago as something that was potentially an issue, but my understanding is it has all been resolved.’ VIDEO O2 Inside Line, Season 5 - Episode 2 .
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| The union’s disciplinary officer, Gerard McEvilly, was thought to be in contact with a spectator, Keith Wilson, who has complained about comments made by fans sitting near him aimed at Nigel Owens . Owens responded to the allegations by urging the RFU to ban for life anyone found guilty of such abuse . RFU chief Ian Ritchie endorsed Lancaster’s view on Thursday night . Lancaster also plays down news that the Samoan rugby team have considered boycotting their match at Twickenham next week . | train |
291762 | Article: By . Ashley Collman . A 19-year-old 'inexperienced' climber who spent a freezing-cold night 13,000 feet up a Colorado mountain was safely rescued Wednesday evening, and told reporters he was 'stupid' for getting stuck and 'lucky' to be alive. A . 28-person team conducted a 'major rescue' operation . and located Samuel Frappier around 6pm, leading him off Longs Peak and to the safety of a helicopter. The Quebec, Canada native was then taken to the hospital for evaluation, but appeared to be just fine when he greeted reporters. Scroll down for video . Safe and sound: Samuel Frappier, 19 (pictured), was rescued after getting trapped 13,000 feet up Longs Peak mountain. Pictured above at the hospital after his Wednesday evening rescue. He told reporters he was 'stupid' for getting stuck and 'lucky' to be alive . Frappier of Quebec, Canada became trapped on Longs Peak mountain in Boulder County Tuesday night, after getting separated from a friend . Frappier became stuck in an 'extremely precarious . position' on the Boulder County mountain Tuesday night, after . getting separated from a friend. He called Rocky Mountain National Park officials that night to say he was uninjured, but could not move up or down the mountain. By the time rescuers arrived, his phone had died. While Frappier has been described as 'physically fit' he is apparently an 'inexperienced climber' and didn't have the climbing equipment or proper clothes to spent a night on the mountain. Frappier was wearing just cotton clothes and tennis shoes as temperatures dipped into the 30s overnight. Officials spoke with Frappier Wednesday morning and a helicopter crew spent the day conducting reconnaissance and setting up rescue supplies. Conditions were not ideal this morning since the sun was melting snow and ice on the east face, leading to significant snow and rock fall. But temperatures cooled in the afternoon which made the mountain more stable and safer for the rescue mission. Stuck: Frappier was climbing Longs Peak with a friend when the two got separated Tuesday night. Frappier called park officials using his cellphone to say he was uninjured, but could not move up or down the mountain .
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| Samuel Frappier, 19, was rescued from Longs Peak around 6pm . The teen from Quebec, Canada got stuck 13,000 feet up the east face of the mountain on Tuesday . A 28-person team arrived on Wednesday and rescued the trapped teen . He was taken to a hospital where he told reporters he was 'stupid' for getting stuck and 'lucky' to be alive . Frappierhad to spend the night on the mountain after calling park officials on his cellphone to report his location . He told rangers that he was uninjured but could not move from his position . | train |
182861 | Article: By . Ryan Gorman and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:21 EST, 7 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:50 EST, 7 December 2013 . The brother-in-law of Columbia, South Carolina mayor was shot dead execution style Friday outside a Charlotte, NC mini-mart. Witnesses reported hearing as many as nine shots fired at Donald Gist Jr., whose sister is Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s wife, in the brazen daylight murder. One witness said there were multiple bullet wounds to his head. Authorities have fingered violent career criminal Arthur Givens, 40, as the main suspect in the killing, and have issued a warrant for his arrest as they hunt him down. Sudden death: Arthur Givens (left) shot dead the brother of DeAndrea Benjamin (left), wife of Columbia, SC Mayor Steve Benjamin, early Friday afternoon . ‘I was across the street. I saw him. I heard the shots. It was about eight or nine shots,’ Victor Brown told WSOC. ‘It was scary. Everybody scattered out. It was very scary.’ The shooting took place just after 1PM, according to eyewitness accounts. It occurred in the parking lot of the Queens Mini Mart. Mr Givens reportedly hit Mr Gist with multiple rounds in the horrifying attack. One witness decribed the grizzly scene to News14 Carolina. ‘I just walked up here and seen a guy laying on the ground, look like he got shot in the head a couple of times,’ said Sheba Kennedy. Scene of the crime: Authorities descended on the parking lot of Queens Mini-Mart, in Charlotte's Uptown neighborhood . Gathering evidence: Homicide detectives interviewed eyewitnesses and gathered evidence from the scene of the horrifying execution . The store is located on a busy thoroughfare, there were many witnesses to the cold-blooded killing. ‘We just came over to the scene and we saw the man lying down on the ground,’ another told WSOC.Police aren’t sure why Mr Gist was in Charlotte, but they have said they do not believe the attack was random. A local resident who spoke to NBC Charlotte was outraged by the shocking slaying. ‘It . makes me mad, it makes me very mad,’ said Kevin Biddle. ‘Because this . don’t make no sense. It shouldn’t be where a person got to be scared to . walk the streets, this is crazy.’ ‘It does not appear to be a random act of violence,’ Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department spokesperson Mike Harris told local media during a press briefing. ‘The suspect and the victim appear to have known each other.’ Authorities have not said how the two men know each other, but a MailOnline review of court records revealed they both have a criminal past. Mr Givens has an extensive criminal history dating back four decades to 1989. Among the 38 criminal complaints leveled against him during his lifelong crime spree are several breaking and entering charges, multiple narcotics possession with the intent to distribute charges, several assault charges - including three this year alone - and multiple stints in prison. Mr Gist has a handful of fraud and theft charges, one count of burglary and multiple drug charges on his criminal record. He served one year in prison for the drug charge. Part of the investigation: Police swarmed this house in suburban Charlotte, but have not said why they were there . The Columbia Mayor’s Office released the following statement regarding the death of Mr Gist. ‘The shock and sadness of [the] past few hours have been difficult to bear. We will remember Donald as he was: a loving husband, father, son and brother…’ ‘We thank you all for the tremendous outpouring of support and we ask for your continued prayers in the days and weeks to come.’ Mr Gist is survived by his wife and son, police are still searching for his killer.
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| Donald Gist Jr was shot dead by Arthur Givens . Both men have criminal histories, but Mr Givens' is considerably more extensive and violent . Mr Givens has 38 charges - including for assault, drugs and breaking and entering - as well as prison time to his name . | train |
23474 | Article: Austin, Texas (CNN) -- After concerns over a revamped Google privacy policy surfaced last month, some questioned whether the Web giant is still living up to its longstanding motto: "Don't be evil." Absolutely, says Vic Gundotra, the man behind social network Google+. The company has to. "If we do things that are evil, with one click you can leave Google," Gundotra said on the opening day of the South by Southwest Interactive festival on Friday. "If we break the users' trust, we can lose to competitors very quickly." Under the policy, which went into effect on March 1, Google doesn't collect any more information about users than it did before. But all of that data, from tools like Gmail, Google search, YouTube and Android mobile devices, is now compiled into a single profile of each user's habits. Privacy watchdogs, including some members of Congress and dozens of state attorneys general, have expressed concerns the policy is too invasive. Gundotra said Google+ is an important part of the "new Google" that will use those profiles to provide more relevant services (advertisements were the ones that came up again and again) across the company's many platforms. Before, he said, Google products were developed in "silos," unable to share information with each other. "There are some things Google could have done better," he said. "If we could build a common notion of your identity and your relationships, we thought, we could make Google better." For example, he said, on Google+ user could "+1" (the site's equivalent of a "like") a restaurant. Months later, a friend could be using Google search to find a restaurant in the same area and discover it as a recommendation of sorts. Gundotra, a senior vice-president for engineering at Google, also used his "fireside chat" with tech writer and Alltop.com co-founder Guy Kawasaki to defend the success of Google+. Last month, Web analytics firm comScore released a report saying that Google+ users averaged just 3.3 minutes on the site for the entire month of January. That came just weeks after Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced the site had hit 90 million users -- up from 40 million in October. "Google+ is a social layer across all of Google's services," Gundotra said. Gundotra said the site now has 100 million "30-day actives." But when pressed by Kawasaki for a definition, he said that's people who log in to Google+, then use one of Google's many other products within a month. So, then, not only does Google+ plus have dramatically fewer than the more than 800 million users Facebook claims, but that return rate doesn't even mean people actually came back to Google+? Gundotra said it's not legitimate to only study Google+ return visits as a measure of the network's success. "That's counting only one aspect," he said. "We think that's crazy." Instead of a Facebook-like standalone network, Google+ works to make all of the Google universe social, he said . That didn't stop him taking a thinly veiled jab at Facebook when asked about allowing developers to create third-party content on Google+ (Think FarmVille, Spotify or Pinterest). Google has been slow to do so. Gundotra said he wants to make sure the months-old service's programming system is ready before opening it up to outside developers. In contrast, he suggested, Facebook has made several sweeping changes to its interface, sometimes forcing developers to start over from scratch. "I'm going to release that (programming interface) when I know we're not going to screw over developers," he said. "We hold ourselves to a higher standard. Sometimes that means restraint."
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| The man behind social network Google+ defends the company's privacy policy at SXSW . "If we do things that are evil, with one click you can leave Google," Vic Gundotra says . Gundotra says Google+ is an important part of the "new Google" that shares user info across products . | train |
23711 | Article: By . Sam Shead . PUBLISHED: . 16:46 EST, 8 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 16:46 EST, 8 August 2012 . A ten-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated assault after he attacked his Vietnamese neighbour with sticks, stones and a skipping rope after months of tormenting her. Minh Tran, 51, was found cowering in the backyard of her home in Juniata Park, Philadelphia. According to Tran's landlords, the . boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had frequently made fun of her for being 'dumb and . fat'. Minh Tran, pictured left during an interview with American television channel NBC, was attacked in her home . The child recruited his younger friends, thought to be aged seven and nine, on Monday evening for the sickening attack. 'To have such a young offender committing such a violent crime - it's almost a shock to my system,' said Captain John Gallagher of Philadelphia Police East Detectives yesterday. The ten-year-old, who lives one block away from Tran, has been charged as a juvenile with aggravated assault, criminal trespass, and related offenses, according to the District Attorney's Office. The boy's mother handed him over to the police but the identities of the other two boys are still being investigated by Gallagher's unit. 'This ten-year-old torments her in the neighborhood,' said Gallagher. 'He's tried to do things to her before in terms of harassments and threats. 'He chases her and confronts her.' Tran lives on her own on East Luzerne Street in an apartment next door to owner Pastor Dao Tien of Vietnamese Alliance Church. The apartment was converted from a garage when Tien's family took in Tran. Tien said the harassment became routine but was unable to pinpoint when or why it started. Captain John Gallagher said the boy had previously chased and confrotned Minh Tran . The young boys also targeted Tien's family and would often come through the fence into their garden to cause general destruction and turn on the outdoor taps. As recently as 8pm on Saturday, Tien's mother-in-law called the police because the boys were running back and forth outside the house, pounding on the doors. But Tran suffered the worst of the abuse. At around 5.50pm on Monday, the youngsters entered her home through her open front door. 'They saw a chance to get in,' Gallagher said. Once inside, they attacked Tran. One boy even took a plant and threw it at her. Unable to speak English, Tran told a reporter through Tien that she was feeling physically all right. Initially, she anxiously avoided saying what had happened before reluctantly stating that 'they came and they beat me up.' Minh Tran lives on her own on East Luzerne Street, pictured in an apartment next door to owner Pastor Dao Tien of Vietnamese Alliance Church . Tran gestured with the skipping rope how one boy stood over her and whipped her with it before pointing to a broken stick in an attempt to explain that it had also been used during the attack. The boys proceeded to rifle through Tran's cabinets in the hunt for money before eventually settling for her purse and $20. Tran's screams were heard by another family on the property who alerted the boy's mother. The mother called the police without hesitation and explained how she suspects him of other crimes in the neighbourhood. Tran suffered cuts and bruises to her face and cuts and scrapes to her legs, and complained of head and chest pain, police said. Tien said, he took her to Temple University Hospital for treatment later on Monday night. The 10-year-old was being held Tuesday night at the Youth Study Center with a hearing scheduled for Aug 27 in Family Court. In addition to aggravated assault and criminal trespass, the boy was charged with simple assault, conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime, theft, recklessly endangering another person, robbery, and burglary, according to Tasha Jamerson, a spokeswoman for District Attorney Seth Williams. According to Jamerson, Pennsylvania allows for the criminal prosecution of children under 10 only in cases of murder.
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| Minh Tran was assaulted by a trio of pre-teens after they entered her Philadelphia home . Boy also pestered family of Tran's landlord . One boy even took a plant pot and threw it at victim . | train |
59626 | Article: By . Alex Finnis for MailOnline . A solitary, strangely-shaped building known by locals as the 'doughnut' is all that will ever exist of what the Spanish hoped would become an ambitious 'Legal City' in Madrid. The Madrid Regional Government has cancelled the 500 million-euro project with just one building erected, due to lack of funding. Around 19 million euros had already been invested in the plan, which is the latest in a number of Spanish projects forced to be cancelled because of the financial crisis. The doughnut - more officially known as the Legal Medical Institute - is now nothing but an abandoned reminder, and has a sign outside banning people from entering. The sorry building site is beside Barajas Airport, and also close to the Madrid Four Towers skyscrapers and Real Madrid sport city. Spain was hit extremely hard by the recession, and this has resulted in a number of half-finished buildings being dotted around the country. They include the InTempo skyscraper in Bedidorm - a 47-storey block of flats which was left without a lift - and the Nou Mestalla - a 61,500-seater football stadium designed to be the new home of Valencia, where construction started in 2007, but still sits unfinished. What a doughnut! The Legal Medical Institute has accrued an unfortunate nickname from locals and now sits useless and abandoned . No entry: There is a sign outside the building banning people other than construction workers from going in, as weeds build up outside . All alone: The building was supposed to be the first stage of a proposed 'Legal City' - a project which would have cost 500 million euros . What a waste of money: The project had to be abandoned for financial reasons after 19 million euros was already spent on getting it up and running . Now what? The abandonment of the project has left a huge empty space in the Madrid suburbs, and is one of many failed building ideas in Spain . A meaningful sundown: The sun sets over the Legal Medical Institute and also on Spain's plans for an ambitious 'Legal City' The long road to nowhere: A solitary cyclist pedals along the road in front of where other buildings in the 'Legal City' were supposed to stand .
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| Spanish had planned for a 500 million-euro 'Legal City' to be built in outskirts of Madrid beside Barajas Airport . Project had to be cancelled after 19million spent and just one building erected - the Legal Medical Institute . | train |
114433 | Article: By . Mark Prigg . PUBLISHED: . 10:29 EST, 25 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:42 EST, 10 May 2013 . Amazon is set to launch a TV box later this year to allow people to easily stream video to their living room set. The service is expected to take on existing broadcasters as well as rumoured TV services from Apple and Intel. It will use Amazon's existing video services, called Amazon Video on demand in the US and Lovefilm in the UK. Coming to a living room near you: Amazon CEO and chairman Jeff Bezos holds up the firm's Kindle tablets. It is now believed to be developing a set top box to stream video to a TV . 'The e-commerce giant is planning to introduce a device this fall dedicated to streaming video over the Internet and into its customers’ living rooms, according to three people familiar with the project who aren’t authorized to discuss it,' Bloomberg has claimed. It is believed the set-top box is being developed by Amazon’s Lab126 division in Cupertino, close to Apple's campus, and is being run by Malachy Moynihan, a former vice president of emerging video products at Cisco who also worked for Apple. It comes as Amazon has been ramping up its video content. Earlier this month it introduced 14 televisions pilots, which it financed, . and it’s now monitoring customer feedback to decide which ones to . produce as full series. Alpha House, starring John Goodman, the Hollywood actor known for his roles in The Big Lebowski and Argo, is a pilot produced by amazon, and could eventually be watched on a Kindle TV box . The Amazon shows include Alpha House, starring John Goodman, the Hollywood actor known for his roles in The Big Lebowski and Argo. Bill Murray, of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, also appears. Roy Price, director of Amazon Studios, the unit that is creating the shows, said: ‘I think the distinction between a regular TV show and an online TV show will soon fade away. Apple's tiny TV set top box is believed to be a precursor to a full TV system to be unveiled next year . ‘It just makes sense that if you’re trying to decide what TV show to make, it might be a good idea to ask customers which one they like.’ Each pilot is available on Amazon Instant Video or Lovefilm for free, with viewer feedback deciding which show will get a full series order from the company. The company has also paid to secure exclusive . streaming rights to hit shows such as Downton Abbey.
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| TV box expected to launch later this year . Will stream film and TV show from Amazon's site, and could even download apps . Set to compete with broadcasters and Apple TV . | train |
255933 | Article: The bright lights of the city often lure people in with promises of a better way of life. Today, around 3.9 billion people around the world live in towns and cities, with the global urban population growing by about one million people each week. But while urban dwellers may have better access to doctors and hospitals, there are growing concerns that city-living is severely damaging to health. Rat race: The Paris-based International Council for Science has launched a programme that aims to understand how a city environment can be changed to improve the health of its residents . Now, scientists at the International Council for Science have launched a global programme to find out exactly how factors such as pollution, overcrowding and crime are affecting overall wellbeing. The 'Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme' hopes to understand what makes a 'healthy urban environment', according to a report by Mark Kinver in the BBC. 'We are facing global epidemics of non-communicable diseases - heart disease, diabetes and so on - and mental health problems,' Professor Anthony Capon, director of the UN University's International Institute for Global Health, told the BBC. Packed: The programme claims that city-dwellers have higher rates of mental illness due to stress and social isolation. Those living in cities also suffer worse from impacts from car pollution . 'We are also seeing the health impact of climate change, such as heat-stress in cities and changes in the distribution of infectious vector-borne diseases.' Women who live in urban areas are more likely to develop postnatal depression than those who live in the countryside, recent research has claimed. Women who live in large cities are three per cent more likely to develop the condition five to 14 months after giving birth. The researchers believe this could be because city living is more stressful and is associated with less supportive communities. Dr Simone Vigod, at Women's College Hospital, in Toronto, said: 'Living in an urban area is a marker of more stress, less support and a potentially higher risk of postpartum depression for women. 'Our study suggests we need to better target our supports and services towards women based on their geographic location to improve their outcomes and reduce their risk of postpartum depression.' For instance, the programme claims that city-dwellers have higher rates of mental illness due to stress and social isolation. It is also looking at how infectious diseases thrive when people are crowded together, or how they emerge when cities expand into surrounding areas. 'The demographic advantage of youth in such countries would be lost unless combined with healthy living' said Indira Nath, Chair of the Scientific Committee at the International Council for Science. 'Policy makers face the challenge of viewing healthy cities as 'systems' consisting of multiple subsystems along with the overarching super system of climate change.' But Professor Capon said that the programme could offer some hope, by combining expertise between scientists and urban planners on how to better develop cities. The programme will look at everything from the design of public spaces and transport to improvements in housing and free city services. Professor Capon says the key is understanding that cities are really about people. 'We are attracted to cities for economic, educational and social opportunities,' he said 'When we live in cities, they need to work for us. It is not just about the economic efficiencies.'
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| International Council for Science is looking at how cities affect health . It claims city-dwellers have higher rates of mental illness due to stress . They lead a more sedentary lifestyle and suffer from impact of pollution . Programme aims to combine expertise of scientists and urban planners . They want to improve the design of housing, parks and public services . It warns that if nothing is changed, economic opportunities could be lost . | train |
285480 | Article: Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Chelsea's home clash with Newcastle... Chelsea vs Newcastle United (Stamford Bridge) Team news . Chelsea . John Terry, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas are expected to return for Chelsea's Barclays Premier League clash with Newcastle on Saturday. The trio were rested from the squad that defeated Watford in the FA Cup on Sunday but will face the Magpies at Stamford Bridge. Eden Hazard (centre) trains on Friday ahead of Chelsea' clash with Newcastle at Stamford Bridge . Thibaut Courtois is likely to return in goal after Petr Cech was given an outing against Watford. Provisional squad: Courtois, Cech, Ivanovic, Luis, Fabregas, Zouma, Ake, Ramires, Oscar, Hazard, Drogba, Mikel, Schurrle, Salah, Remy, Costa, Matic, Willian, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta. Newcastle . Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul is set to return for his side's Premier League trip to Chelsea on Saturday. The Dutchman has been out injured since November but came through a behind-closed-doors friendly against Celtic on Thursday and is set to replace Jak Alnwick in caretaker-boss John Carver's line-up. Tim Krul (above) is back in action after appearing in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Celtic on Thursday and is set to return to the Newcastle first team at Chelsea in place of rookie Jak Alnwick . Carver will bring back his big guns including Moussa Sissoko, Daryl Janmaat, Fabricio Coloccini and Jack Colback, all of whom were controversially omitted from last week's FA Cup defeat at Leicester. Papiss Cisse and Cheick Tiote are on Africa Cup of Nations duty. Provisional squad: Krul, Woodman, Janmaat, Dummett, Santon, Williamson, Coloccini, Streete, Haidara, Anita, Sissoko, Cabella, Colback, Gouffran, Gutierrez, Riviere, Perez, Armstrong. Kick-off: Saturday 3pm . Odds (subject to change): . Chelsea 1/5 . Draw 6/1 . Newcastle 14/1 . Referee: Roger East . Managers: Jose Mourinho (Chelsea), John Carver - interim manager (Newcastle) Head-to-head league record: Chelsea wins 55, draws 36, Newcastle wins 48 . Key match stats (supplied by Opta) John Terry has scored in three of his last four Premier League appearances. Newcastle United have scored the highest proportion of second half goals in the Premier League (76 per cent). The Blues conceded as many goals in their last Premier League game (five) as they had in the 10 previous matches. Papiss Cisse, who is away on Africa Cup of Nations duty, has now scored four Premier League goals against Chelsea – against no side has he scored more often. Cisse has scored five goals in his last six Premier League outings. Papiss Cisse scored twice as Newcastle became the first team to beat Chelsea this season after defeating the Blues 2-1 at St James' Park in December . Cesc Fabregas now has more PL assists this season (14) than any player managed last term (Steven Gerrard 13). Eden Hazard has scored four and assisted three in his last seven league games. The Magpies scored two goals from just three shots on target in their 2-1 win over the Blues at St James Park in early December when they became the first side to beat Chelsea this season. Chelsea have scored with 18 per cent of their shots and hit the target with 50 per cent; both are league high figures. Newcastle have scored more goals from substitutes than any other team in the top flight (8).
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| John Terry, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas in line for recalls . Trio were rested for FA Cup third round win over Watford . Tim Krul in line for Newcastle return after playing in friendly against Celtic . Papiss Cisse and Cheick Tiote on international duty for the Toon . | train |
56600 | Article: By . Ashley Collman . PUBLISHED: . 13:28 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:42 EST, 30 July 2013 . The girlfriend of Aaron Swartz has called an investigation into her late boyfriend's death a 'whitewash.' Aaron Swartz was a 26-year-old programming wunderkind who committed suicide in January while facing the prospect of a long prison sentence in a federal case related to his 2011 hacking of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's network. On January 6, 2011 Swartz broke into a MIT computer control room and tapped into the network to illegally download millions of scholarly articles from the database JSTOR, which requires a subscription. It was not clear what Swartz planned to do with the articles, but he had expressed in the past the need to make information free and open to everyone. MIT wrapped up an internal investigation into their role in the federal case against Swartz today, concluding that the university was unbiased in the federal case. Not responsible: Aaron Swartz committed suicide this past January when faced with the possibility of a long prison sentence for hacking into MIT's network . Trespassing: Swartz breaking into the MIT network closet in 2011 . The investigatory panel concluded that while they had concerns about policies and procedures, there as no wrongdoing on the university's part. MIT computer science and engineering professor Hal Abelson told reporters Tuesday that an independent review panel found that the school's involvement 'did not attempt to be judgmental.' Professor Abelson also said that MIT did not seek federal officials in the investigations, but rather Secret Service came with Cambridge police when they found and reported Swartz's laptop in a computer closet. He said that the school remained neutral in the case, helping neither the prosecution or the defense. Additionally, Professor Abelson said that they did not talk about potential punishments for the hacker. This is a point that Swartz's girlfriend Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman strongly disagrees with. Whitewashed: Swartz's girlfriend called the investigation a 'whitewash' saying the university helped the prosecution while denying any help to Swartz's legal team . She calls the investigation a 'whitewash' and said that MIT was definitely biased during the trial - in the support of Swartz's prosecution. Stinebrickner-Kauffman said that MIT's lawyers gave total access to witnesses and evidence, but refused the same for Swartz's legal team. Swartz's father also disagrees with the investigation. 'MIT claimed it was neutral,' Robert Swartz told the New York Times. 'and it was not - and besides, should have advocated on Aaron's behalf.' He hopes that the university will take the report and learn from Swartz's suicide. 'What's important is MIT's response to the report,' he said. Mr Swartz thinks MIT President L. Rafael Reif should work 'to drive real structural change at the university to make sure that this kind of tragedy never happens again.' Mr Reif said that the school's decisions were 'made in good faith.'
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| Internal investigation absolves MIT of any blame in federal case . The 26-year-old hacker committed suicide in January when faced with a long prison sentence . Swartz's girlfriend Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman said the investigation was wrong, and that the university helped the prosecution exclusively . | train |
105603 | Article: (CNN) -- A police officer featured on the TNT reality show "Boston's Finest" apparently took his own life Tuesday, a police source said. Boston Police officials are not publicly revealing details of the death of Officer Pat Rogers, who appeared in several episodes of the first season of the unscripted series about the pressures of police work. . "The Boston Police department is investigating the unfortunate death of a member of the department," an official statement said. "At this time the circumstances are under investigation and the department asks that the media respect the privacy of the family." A Boston police source who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media said the preliminary investigation suggested it was a suicide. Rogers was a "really nice, well-liked guy" who served the people of Boston well, the source said. The show, which is produced by Boston native Donnie Wahlberg, begins its second season on TNT next week. Wahlberg tweeted his reaction to getting the news Tuesday night: "I am so deeply saddened tonight. My thoughts and prayers go out to a fallen brother of The Boston Police Dept." In a statement, TNT said: "We stand with the men and women of the Boston Police Department, and send heartfelt condolences to family, friends and fellow officers." People we've lost in 2013 . CNN's Lawrence Crook and Jane Caffrey contributed to this report.
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| NEW: "Boston's Finest" producer Donnie Wahlberg: "I am so deeply saddened" The preliminary investigation suggests it was a suicide, Boston police source tells CNN . Officer Pat Rogers was a "really nice, well-liked guy," police source says . The show begins its 2nd season next week . | train |
44054 | Article: By . Alex Finnis . An 18-carat gold timepiece considered 'the Holy Grail of watches' is expected to sell for a record-breaking $16.5m at auction. The celebrated Henry Graves Supercomplication is a masterpiece of horology - the science of measuring time - and took eight years to make by hand. Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe was commissioned to make it by New York banker Henry Graves in 1925, and it is considered to be the most complicated watch ever made. An 18-carat gold Henry Graves Supercomplication timepiece considered 'the Holy Grail of watches' is expected to sell for more than $16.5m at auction . Tim Bourne, Sotheby's Worldwide Head of Watches, said: 'The list of superlatives which can be attached to this icon of the 20th century is truly extraordinary. 'Indisputably the "Holy Grail" of watches, The Henry Graves Supercomplication combines the Renaissance ideal of the unity of beauty and craftsmanship with the apogee of science.' The 18-carat gold openface watch was the culmination of three years of research and two years of painstaking craftsmanship. The watch last sold at Sotheby's in 1999 for $11m and became the most expensive of all time to sell at auction. Now it looks set to break its own record . The watch features a perpetual calendar, moon phases, sidereal time, power reserve, and indications for time of sunset and sunrise and the night sky of New York City. It has 24 horological complications and was considered the 'world's most complicated watch' for 56 years, according to Sotheby's. A horological complication is any feature on that indicates something other than hours or minutes. Only with the advent of computer-assisted machines to aid technical perfection in watch making today has any timepiece surpassed the Henry Graves' ingenuity. This is the second time it is being sold at auction, after being bought in 1999 for a record-breaking $11m. It became the most expensive timepiece ever sold at auction, but is now set to enter the record books for a second time. The sale will come among Sotheby's lots of important watches in Geneva in November, to coincide with celebrations for Patek Philippe's 175th anniversary. Unsurprisingly, the Henry Graves Supercomplication, which is a minute repeating chronograph clockwatch with Westminster chimes, is the highlight. Sotheby's first sold the watch in New York in December 1999, as part of a sale of 81 masterpieces from the world-renowned Time Museum. Daryn Schnipper, chairman of Sotheby's Watch Division, said: 'Our offering of this horological work of art in 1999 was unquestionably the highlight of our professional careers and set a world record which has held until today. 'We are extremely privileged to be offering it once again.' It will go under the hammer on November 11.
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| Henry Graves Supercomplication going under hammer at Sotheby's . Features 24 horological complications and is 18-carat gold . Set to break own record for most expensive watch sold at auction . | train |
41734 | Article: From idyllic beaches to spectacular scenery, there isn’t much that Haiti doesn’t offer tourists. But this is one activity that isn't on most visitors’ itineraries. Bullfighting is a huge pastime for Haitians, with locals often gathering each Sunday to gamble on the outcome of matches. Scroll down for video . A casual pastime for some rural men, it's a serious business for others looking to pay their children's school fees or even buy a car . In the coastal town of Leogane, locals often gather each Sunday to gamble on the outcome bullfights . The coastal town of Leogane holds regular events, and the obscure Haitian practice has been likened to cockfighting or dog-fighting. A casual pastime for some rural men, it's a serious business for others looking to pay their children's school fees or even buy a car. The animals’ horns are often sharpened by knives and machetes ahead of each fight in a bid to give the bulls an advantage over their rivals. The bulls' trainers then stomp through crowds of onlookers as they look to drum up bets among the spectators, while the animals dig holes in the dirt as they wait to be let loose from their ropes. Locals say most fights end when one of the bulls retreats, but some have ended with one of the animals - or spectators - being gored . The animals’ horns are often sharpened by knives and machetes ahead of each fight in a bid to give the bulls an advantage . When owners are satisfied with the bets, two bulls are released to charge into a bone-rattling collision. Lunging at one another and digging their hooves into the soil, the 1,700lb animals battle while hundreds of spectators shout and wave money. While some fights last a matter of minutes, other can continue for a quarter of an hour. Locals gather to watch a bullfight that they organized on a banana farm in Leogane, Haiti . For people living on as little as £1 a day, the chance of landing a big payday is appealing . Bettors say their decision to pick a specific bull to win a fight can often involves dreamlike visions . The fight ends when one of the bulls retreats. While locals reveal that this is the most likely ending to a fight, some have ended with one of the animals - or spectators - being gored. Local Jean Andre Martineau says he has managed to buy a large Jeep with the winnings he has collected from his four fighting bulls. ‘The happiness is in betting on an animal you know is strong and ready,’ he said outside Leogane, an hour's drive from Port-au-Prince. The 72-year-old said his great-grandfather was a well-known bull trainer and the practice has existed in several rural hamlets for at least a century. Men congratulate a bull that won a fight in the coastal town of Leogane. The sport has been likened to cockfighting and dog-fighting . A man sprays water on his bull after it was entered in a fight in Leogane, Haiti . Those with less money gather around rough-hewn roulette tables. Winners get cans of condensed milk . A man pulls his bull by a rope before entering him in a fight in Leogane, Haiti . For people living on as little as £1 a day, the chance of landing a big payday is often appealing. In bull fights, pots can grow to 36,000 Haitian gourdes (£450). Bettors say choosing bulls often involves dreamlike visions. On the field in Leogane, fighting bulls are just one game of chance. Those with less money gather around rough-hewn roulette tables, the winning numbers on wobbling wheels pinpointed by metal spokes. Winners get cans of condensed milk. It fits into a gambling culture in Haiti that includes cock fights and ‘borlettes’ - gaudily-painted outlets that sell lottery tickets.
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| Haitians gather outside the coastal town of Leogane each Sunday to gamble on matches . Fights can last a few minutes or continue for up to a quarter of an hour . Gamblers win enough cash to pay their children's school fees or buy cars . Prize money can grow to £450 per fight in a country where workers can earn as little as £1-a-day . | train |
65760 | Article: By . Heather Briley . PUBLISHED: . 17:03 EST, 8 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 17:03 EST, 8 December 2012 . Each day begins the same as the last for Professor Paul Frampton. His alarm rings at 7.30am, he showers, eats cornflakes and, when he is meeting lawyers, dresses in a jaunty orange Hermès tie and navy pinstripe suit that hangs off him after losing 20lb on his prison diet. After a day emailing friends and writing physics papers from a small bedroom, he moves on to the roof terrace where he does 40 push-ups and 40 box squats, before bedtime at 11.30pm. This is exactly how tomorrow will pan out – and indeed, the next 850-plus days. Because after 32 years as a celebrated physicist at an American university, 69-year-old Prof Frampton, from Kidderminster, is under house arrest at a friend’s Buenos Aires apartment after being found guilty of drug smuggling. Paul Frampton said being incarcerated was dehumanising: ' It was like being an animal in a cage'. After 280 days in prison with chain-smoking cellmates, he was permitted to live out his sentence under house arrest . The apartment is a far cry from the cell he shared with 79 hardened criminals, but it is still his prison. Yet Prof Frampton’s only crimes, he says, are loneliness and naivety. Thirteen months ago, he was seduced on an internet dating website by someone he believed was a beautiful Czech model. They planned to meet in Bolivia but when Frampton arrived, he was greeted by a man claiming to be the model’s friend. This friend said she had left for a modelling assignment in Brussels and that Frampton should follow her there, via Buenos Aires – taking with him a suitcase that belonged to her. In reality, the model was a happily married woman who knew nothing of the professor’s existence – and the online ‘lover’ was a drug trafficking gang who had filled the lining of the suitcase with bundles of cocaine concealed in gift wrap. Though Frampton pleaded innocent during a three-day hearing last month, it took three judges just one hour to find him guilty and sentence him to four years and eight months, of which he will serve two years four months. Denise Milani, a 36-year-old married woman born in the Czech Republic who now lives in Los Angeles. Until contacted by The Mail on Sunday after his arrest, she claims to have had no knowledge of Prof Frampton . After 280 days in custody in a prison with chain-smoking cellmates, he was permitted, because of a chronic lung condition, to live out the sentence under house arrest at the Buenos Aires apartment of an old friend from their days as Oxford University students. Defence lawyers are currently working on an appeal, which will be submitted this week. Speaking exclusively to The Mail on Sunday, Prof Frampton said: ‘I am still in a state of shock. I can’t believe I am a convicted felon. I am an innocent man. A physics professor. I am a scam victim. My only crime was being lonely. ‘I am so angry with myself, with what has happened. I feel so bad. ‘Prison was very dehumanising. It was like being an animal in a cage. Now, I’m confined to the flat and my friend’s family have adopted me. They are my support group. ‘But even after 40 weeks, it has an air of surreality, to wake up and realise where you are and that you can’t just go out and walk around.’ His ordeal began in November 2011 when he struck up a friendship on a dating website with someone he believed was model Denise Milani, a former Miss Bikini World from the Czech Republic. After corresponding for 11 weeks, he was smitten and agreed to meet her in Bolivia where she said she was on a modelling assignment. Though Denise Milani does exist, she is a 36-year-old married woman born in the Czech Republic who now lives in Los Angeles. Until contacted by The Mail on Sunday after his arrest, she claims to have had no knowledge of Prof Frampton. Yet at the time Frampton was convinced the relationship was genuine. In January, he travelled from his North Carolina home to La Paz in Bolivia, where he was met by a man claiming to be Milani’s friend. Frampton claims that this friend told him Milani had left for another modelling job in Brussels and was waiting for him there. This friend also handed him the suitcase. Professor Frampton, pictured with his ex-wife Anne-Marie. Two days after his arrest, he was sent to Villa Devoto Prison, a Buenos Aires jail famed for riots in 1978 that left 62 dead . Desperate to meet his new ‘girlfriend’, Frampton set out on a journey from Bolivia to Brussels, via Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, where he was told he would be sent an e-ticket by Milani. Yet when it failed to appear after 44 hours, he tried to board a plane home to North Carolina – and was arrested when security officials discovered four pounds of cocaine in a false bottom in the suitcase he had checked in. ‘I would like to warn people of the evils of internet dating,’ says Frampton, who did not speak to his ‘lover’ beforehand. ‘I would advise internet daters to have a telephone conversation with the other person, preferably with a video link. There are so many criminals out there. I never expected to be a scam victim.’ Two days after his arrest, he was sent to Villa Devoto Prison, a Buenos Aires jail famed for riots in 1978 that left 62 dead. ‘Creativity kept me going,’ says Prof Frampton. ‘Every day I went to the small university centre in the prison and worked on physics, which helped me maintain my sanity.’ Prof Frampton's case is complicated by 27 messages he sent to a phone he believed to belong to Miss Milani, pictured, implying he was carrying drugs . And despite now being placed on unpaid . leave by North Carolina University, he adds: ‘I have ideas for eight . research projects, distributed between particle phenomenology and . theoretical cosmology. And I am going to learn Spanish.’ Beneath . the stiff upper lip is a man in turmoil. Although he is now able to . concentrate on his research, he admits he has barely slept since his . conviction. Even if his appeal succeeds, it could take months for his sentence to be revoked. In their ruling, the judges said they believed the unanswered messages were signs of mutual understanding between Frampton and Milani . His case is complicated by a series of . text messages he sent to a phone he believed to belong to Milani, while . at Ezeiza airport. Bored and tired, he sent 27 messages implying he was . carrying drugs. ‘I wanted to string her along and sent . a series of text messages, some of which referred to “sniffer dogs” and . “coca”, and said, “This stuff is worth millions.” ‘These messages were purely to amuse her,’ he says. ‘I . had the bright idea, which I now bitterly regret, of mentioning drugs. Frustrated because I had not met her, I chose to amuse her with an . ill-choice of joking text messages. ‘I had no idea there were drugs in the bag – I thought it was hers.’ He added: ‘Real drug mules would never talk about drugs via text message or email.’ But in their ruling, the judges said they believed the unanswered messages were signs of mutual understanding between Frampton and Milani. Frampton’s defence team argue that CCTV showing long periods when he left the suitcase unattended proves his innocence. Psychological reports conclude that Frampton suffers from some traits of Asperger’s syndrome as well as Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which impede him from distinguishing reality from fantasy. His solicitor Eduardo Oderigo Snr. told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Paul Frampton is a very special man and there is not enough information to condemn him. It is hard to believe his story, but the judges need to see things through his eyes. ‘They need to look at the big picture and not just focus on the drugs in a suitcase and text messages.’ Prof Frampton added: ‘My life has been in the brilliant world of theoretical physics, not the sordid world of South American drugs traffickers. I simply wasn’t equipped mentally to be suspicious of people. ‘I live in a world of the physics of the universe where colleagues are truthful. And as incredible and incredulous as it might sound, this is the truth.’
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| Physics professor from Kidderminster says he has barely slept since conviction in Buenos Aires . Admits sending series of messages implying he was a cocaine smuggler, but says they were an 'ill-choice of joke' Psychological reports say Paul Frampton, 69, suffers from Asperger's and Narcissistic Personality Disorder . | train |
127961 | Article: By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:55 EST, 6 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:06 EST, 6 February 2014 . A volunteer at a Houston-area elementary school who noticed some students were getting a smaller lunch of cold cheese sandwiches is digging into his own pocket to cover $465 in delinquent meal accounts so all the kids can get the same full lunch tray. 'These are elementary school kids,' Thompson, a tutor and mentor at Valley Oaks Elementary in Houston's Spring Branch School District. 'They don't need to be worried about finances. They need to be worried about what grade they got in spelling.' Kenny Thompson: A tutor and mentor at a school in Houston has helped out 60 schoolchildren by paying for their lunches because their parents had fallen behind with the payments . Helping hand: Kenny noticed that those who had negative balances on their lunch accounts -- were receiving different lunches than the other kids; cold cheese sandwiches, instead of a full tray of food . Thompson, a volunteer for 10 years, said he asked about the lunch differences at his school after hearing about some Utah students who last week had meals taken from them because of non-payment. Mr Thompson saw dozens of children forced to eat cold lunch, he opened his wallet. He didn't just buy them lunch for the day. He paid off their overdue accounts. Opening his wallet: This isn¿t the end of Thompson¿s giving: He¿s already targeted another school with students he¿d like to help out . He had to help: Thompson believes school lunch is one of the most basic and, therefore, important elements of education. It¿s the one meal the school system can guarantee, and studies show inadequate nutrition can affect classroom performance . Generous gesture: Kenny Thompson saw dozens of children forced to eat cold lunch, he opened his wallet. He didn't just buy them lunch for the day. He paid off their overdue accounts. Here he is with his wife who is also a teacher at the school . Thompson believes school lunch is one of the most basic and, therefore, important elements of education. It’s the one meal the school system can guarantee, and studies show inadequate nutrition can affect classroom performance. 'The one meal we can control in the school is lunch.' Salt Lake City school officials have apologized for removing the lunches and embarrassing the students, and say they are revising procedures to make sure it doesn't happen again. Thompson told the TV station that he asked about the smaller meals at his school and learned more than 60 children were on reduced lunches because parents couldn't afford the 40-cent daily fee. Valley Oaks Elementary: Students and school administrators at Valley Oaks have openly expressed gratitude for Thompson¿s efforts, he said. One of his mentees broke down and cried when he heard the news . Some students whose parents hadn’t paid were eating cold cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch, instead of hot, hearty fare. He believes some of the students avoided the lunch line altogether to avoid embarrassment, meaning they weren't getting proper daily nutrition. Students and school administrators at Valley Oaks have openly expressed gratitude for Thompson’s efforts, he said. One of his mentees broke down and cried when he heard the news, sharing how he used to avoid the lunch line and claim he wasn’t hungry to avoid any questions. Other adults have been inspired by Thompson’s kindness too. He’s already heard of one woman who went into the school district office, expressing her desire to pay off accounts just like 'the man on TV.' He hopes that others will do the same. 'They say everything’s bigger in Texas,' Thompson said. 'That means our hearts too. 'When I left the building knowing that they were getting fed, they didn't have that stress ... the best money I ever spent,' Thompson said.
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| Tutor and mentor at school saw children whose lunch accounts that had not been paid were getting different meals . The food was cold cheese sandwiches instead of trays full of hot food . Kenny Thompson paid $465 to make the accounts current once again . | train |
3620 | Article: By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 10:45 EST, 10 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:26 EST, 10 March 2014 . A 22-year-old woman who was told by doctors she would never get pregnant naturally has revealed her joy at being Britain's youngest mother of identical quadruplets. Charlene Medlicott defied 25 million-to-one odds when she gave birth to four girls two years ago. She had previously been warned she would probably never have a family without IVF treatment. Charlene Medlicott, 22, has become Britain's youngest mother of identical quadruplets after it was discovered that Eveylynn, Gracie-Lou, Rosaline and Amalia-Rose are identical. She is pictured with her partner, Mark . So Ms Medlicott was stunned when she conceived naturally and was told she was carrying four babies. On December 11, 2011 she gave birth to 3lbs 6oz Gracie-Lou, 3lbs 4oz Rosaline, 2lbs 9oz Amalia-Rose and 2lbs 6oz Eveylynn. Doctors initially believed she had two sets of identical twins but after the girls’ father, Mark, struggled to tell his daughters apart DNA evidence revealed all four girls are identical. It means Ms Medlicott, a trainee neo-natal nurse, is Britain's youngest mother of identical quadruplets which could see her enter the record books. The mother, from Telford, Shropshire, said: ‘I always knew my girls were special but now they could be record breakers too. ‘I really can't believe the girls are identical. It was initially thought Ms Medlicott was carrying two sets of identical twins because scans revealed there were two sacs inside her womb . ‘We paid to have the DNA tests done because I was noticing they all looked so alike and Mark was struggling to tell them apart. ‘We got the results last week which showed the girls are all identical. ‘After looking on the internet the only other youngest mum of identical quadruplets was 27. I was 19 when I carried them and 20 when I had them. I'm sure I must be the youngest.’ It is most common for quadruplets to occur when four separate eggs are fertilised by four separate sperm. If this happens, none of the babies are identical. However, quads can also occur when one fertilised egg splits into four - this causes four identical babies. Quads can also be made up of identical triplets and another baby, two sets of identical twins or one set of identical twins and two non-identical babies. Quads are most common in women undergoing fertility treatment. Women with a family history of multiple births, Nigerian women and older mothers are also all at increased risk of multiple births. The chances of having quads in the UK is one in 142,000. For mothers not undergoing fertility treatment, the chance of having quads is one in 729,000. Ms Medlicott was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries when she was 15. The condition restricts ovulation dramatically reducing a woman's chances of becoming pregnant. But five years later she stunned doctors when she conceived naturally and was dumbfounded when she discovered she was expecting four girls. Worried doctors advised her to abort two of her babies over concerns all four would struggle to survive in the womb. But she refused and today she has four identical healthy baby girls. She said: ‘I never expected to fall pregnant so it was a real surprise when I was told I was expecting. ‘When the doctors said I should abort two of the babies I was devastated. I said “No, just no. It's murder.” I don't believe in abortion. ‘I'm so happy I stuck to my guns because I have four healthy babies. ‘I had a scan at six weeks and it looked like there were two different sacs which meant I was going to have two sets of twins. ‘The labour was fine up until 24 weeks when I was admitted to hospital and then I was transferred up to Liverpool Women's Hospital where I stayed until they were born. ‘I nearly died because my weight dropped, I just couldn't eat enough for all of us. I was eating enough for the babies but not for me. ‘I don't really remember the labour which was when I was 30 weeks, I just remember seeing three heads. Ms Medlicott was told she would probably not be able to have children naturally because of polycystic ovaries . ‘We were kept in hospital and the girls were in a neo-natal unit but we were all home eight weeks later. ‘Luckily the girls have always been really good and have always had a good routine. ‘As they got older we realised how similar they all looked but we had always been told by the doctors they were two pairs of twins. ‘We didn't bother to question it at first but then we thought we would check because we knew how rare it was.’ At Christmas Ms Medlicott, who is . engaged to the girls' father, Mark Connaughton, 27, decided to pay for a . DNA test on her daughters. Mr Connaughton, who works at Tesco, said: ‘It was a big shock to the system. DNA test results have now revealed that the quadruplets are definitely all identical . ‘To find out you're having one is enough of a surprise, but four is very different. ‘It feels extremely special now we know they're identical but I'm going to have to find a way of telling them apart. ‘I can struggle to tell them apart and I'm always getting them confused. ‘They soon tell me though when I call them the wrong name, I am sure they will be using it to their advantage when they are older.’ The girls will now join 70 sets of all-identical quadruplets worldwide.
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| Charlene Medlicott was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries at 15 . Was told she would probably not be able to conceive naturally . So was shocked to be told she was pregnant when she was 19 . Medics were amazed to discover she was carrying four babies . Gracie-Lou, Rosaline, Amalia-Rose and Eveylynn born in December 2011 . Tests have just revealed that they are all identical . The girls will now join 70 sets of all-identical quadruplets worldwide . | train |
196049 | Article: By . Chris Brooke . PUBLISHED: . 09:19 EST, 15 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:49 EST, 15 October 2012 . Attack: Tony Power, 78, is the founder of top . lingerie firm Panache whose underwear is worn by Hollywood star Scarlett . Johannson, TV presenter Holly Willoughby and Jordan aka Katie Price . A businessman who founded a multi-million-pound lingerie firm is fighting for his life after being beaten and robbed in a park. Police believe the attack on Tony Power, 78, may have been an attempt to steal his £180,000 Bentley Continental, which was parked nearby. The car was not stolen but Mr Power’s iPhone and cash were taken as he lay unconscious. He suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. Police described his injuries as life-threatening. The attack happened after Mr Power drove to the park – seven miles from his home in Bradway, Sheffield – to look for his elderly brother because he was concerned for his welfare. Police believe he left the Bentley near the entrance to High Hazels Park between 7.50pm and 8.10pm last Monday and was attacked for his car key. He was found unconscious at 9.10pm and rushed to hospital. Mr Power, who is being treated in the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, made his fortune as he went from selling bras from his garage to supplying lingerie across the globe. His rags to riches tale began in the early 1980s when he was made redundant from Playtex where he worked as a salesman. His commercial brainwave was to realise there was a gap in the market for lingerie aimed at curvier women and he set up his company, Panache, in 1982 with money from mortgaging his house. Crime scene: A police cordon at the scene where Mr Power was attacked in High Hazels Park, Sheffield . Underwear: Model wears a Panache bra. The label was launched by Mr Power in 1982 . Today, the international firm has . annual sales of £23million and its bras are supplied to major high . street and online retailers. Its products have received celebrity . backing from the likes of actress Scarlett Johansson and TV presenter . Holly Willoughby. Mr Power, who lives with his wife Maureen, stepped . down from running Panache in 2007. The firm is now owned and run by his four children from its £2.5million base in Sheffield. A spokesman for Panache said: ‘Mr Power is a self-made man who founded international brand Panache 30 years ago. ‘As a close, family-run company, this . incident has come as a big shock and our thoughts and prayers are with . the Power family at this difficult and private time.’ Members of his . family declined to comment. There were no further details on why Mr . Power was concerned for his brother. A hospital spokesman described Mr Power’s condition as ‘stable but critical’. Residents in Mr Power’s neighbourhood . were shocked by the attack. One said: ‘He is a very successful . businessman and it’s awful that such a thing could happen to an elderly . man.’ A local man, Imran Khan, 30, has been charged with attempted murder and robbery in connection with the incident. A 30-year-old local man from Darnall, . Sheffield, has been charged with attempted murder and robbery . Police . say Mr Power, who is currently in hospital in Sheffield, drove the car . to the park and parked it near the entrance between 7.50pm and 8.10pm . and was found unconscious at 9.10pm . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.
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| Tony Power is the founder of top . lingerie firm Panache whose underwear is worn by Scarlett . Johannson, Holly Willoughby and Katie Price . Mr Power had gone to a park to look for . his missing brother when his attacker tried to steal the keys of his . Bentley Continental saloon . He was found unconscious and was left with fractured skull and bleeding on the brain . | train |
91171 | Article: Offtime (pictured) limits which apps can be used to avoid distractions, and it prevents people from contacting users unless in an emergency . The average phone user unlocks their device 63 times a day, for 2 hours 49 minutes each time - a minimum of three hours a day. And in a move that might seem counter-intuitive, a Berlin-based psychologist has developed an app to help wean us off our gadgets. Called Offtime, it limits which apps can be used to avoid distractions, or prevents people from contacting you unless in an emergency. It doesn’t limit connectivity permanently, instead, users can enable Offtime mode for any time when they need to focus, or at set times during the day. And there are various levels of customisation. For example, all calls, texts and notifications can be blocked during Offtime. Alternatively, users can pre-select so-called VIP contacts that are never blocked, and can get hold of the phone owner even when Offtime is enabled. The app can be setup to send custom replies to anyone who tries to contact them during Offtime, and will record all messages and notifications until connectivity is restored – meaning users don’t miss anything, they just delay it. By registering calls and texts, the app can also determine that if someone is trying to call repeatedly, it may be an emergency. In this case, it will let the call through even if the number isn't listed as a VIP. Elsewhere, the app either limits access to apps entirely, allows access to pre-selected apps, or just limits internet access on apps. Plus, users can track their smartphone usage, including which apps they use the most, using Offtime's built-in analytics tool. Offtime was developed by Berlin-based psychologist Alexander Steinhart, who recently commissioned the Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University to conduct a study into smartphone usage. Over two weeks, the study analysed the patterns of 49 participants with an average age of 34 years. Scroll down for video . All calls, texts and notifications can be blocked during Offtime. Alternatively, users can pre-select so-called VIP contacts that are never blocked. Plus, users can track their smartphone usage, including which apps they use the most, using the app’s built-in analytics tool (pictured left). This reveals daily and weekly habits (right) Offtime was developed by Berlin-based psychologist Alexander Steinhart, who recently commissioned the Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University to conduct a study into smartphone usage. Over two weeks, the study analysed the patterns of 49 participants with an average age of 34 years. During the first week of the study, ‘normal’ smartphone usage was tracked. In the second, so-called 'intervention' week, participants used Offtime for at least two hours a day. The use of Offtime boosted mental detachment from work after a week, by 8 per cent. It also led to higher work motivation; in comparison to the first week, this increased by 5 per cent among participants. During the first week of the study, ‘normal’ smartphone usage was tracked. It was found that on average, each phone was unlocked 63 times a day, typically for approximately 2 hours 49 minutes each time. Over this period, functions such as calls, SMS, messenger apps and social networks were the used the most. And, in the case of one participant, use of Whatsapp totalled 35 hours over one week, an average of 7 hours per day. In the second, so-called 'intervention' week, participants used Offtime for at least two hours a day. The use of Offtime boosted mental detachment from work after one week, on average by 8 per cent, explained the researchers. This meant they were able to shut off and not worry about work-related problems more effectively. It also led to higher work motivation. In comparison to the first week, this increased by 5 per cent among participants. ‘In addition, it appears that conscious “offtime” positively affects work, since motivation rises. Consequently, this usually leads to higher productivity,’ explained study Professor Dr. Annekatrin Hoppe. Offtime was developed by Berlin-based psychologist Alexander Steinhart, who recently commissioned the Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University to conduct a study into smartphone usage. The use of Offtime boosted mental detachment from work after a week by 8%. It also increased work motivation by 5% . ‘The app is designed to let you unplug without missing urgent matters,’ explained Mr Steinberg. ‘It lets you whitelist contacts who able to pierce through your downtime, like your spouse or children, but otherwise shuts down apps, calls, texts, and emails. ‘It can also auto-respond to incoming messages on your behalf, while maintaining a careful activity log of everything you missed while away so you can quickly catch up.’ The free app is available for Android. The developers said they are working on an iOS version.
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| Offtime was developed by Berlin-based psychologist Alexander Steinhart . It lets users customise their connectivity - limiting app usage, calls and texts . When a phone is in Offtime mode, only pre-selected numbers can call or text . Users can also block the use of certain apps so they’re not a distraction . App reveals how much time is spent on certain apps to identify habits . Its effectiveness is backed up by a university-backed research paper . | train |
252290 | Article: By . James Rush . Police searching for a young father who vanished more than a month ago say they have found a body they believe to be his. Anthony Stubbs, 16, was last seen on November 25 when he left his home in Leyland, Lancashire, to visit his mother’s house nearby. Anthony, who has a four-month-old daughter, Lily, with girlfriend Charlotte Mason, has not been seen since. Anthony Stubbs, pictured with his girlfriend Charlotte Mason and their baby daughter Lily, vanished weeks after becoming a father . Anthony, pictured left with Charlotte, went missing on November 25 when he left home to visit his mother's nearby. On December 31, Charlotte made an emotional plea for him to return at a police press conference, right . Shocking death: Anthony was found last night hanging from a tree in Brickfield Wood, next to Worden Playing Fields, Leyland, Lancashire . Lancashire Police said a body found in Brickfield Wood, next to Worden Playing Fields, Leyland, is believed to be his. A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: 'The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage although a post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the exact cause of death. 'His family have been informed and specially trained officers are offering support to them. 'Our thoughts are with Anthony’s family and friends at this tragic time.' Anthony left his home just before 1pm on Sunday, November 25, heading to his mother’s house nearby. The last confirmed sighting of the teenager was near the Seven Stars public house at 12.55pm on that day. Charlotte Mason, pictured with Anthony's mother Denise Machin, wept at a press conference last month as she cuddled daughter Lily . Miss Mason said Anthony had been so proud when their baby daughter was born and urged him to come home during the press conference last month . On December 31 MailOnline reported . how Anthony's girlfriend Miss Mason wept as she appeared with their baby . daughter at a police press conference. She cuddled Lily in her arms as she pleaded for her teenage boyfriend to return home. At the press conference she said: . ‘Anthony was so proud when Lily arrived, he is a great dad and I just . want him to come home and give her a cuddle; Lily’s missing her daddy. ‘Anthony we just want to know you are safe, please just get in touch and let us know you’re OK.’
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| Anthony Stubbs was last seen on November 25 when he left his home . Police investigating his disappearance have now found a body in woods . The teenager went missing after setting off to visit his mother nearby . | train |
231472 | Article: The most remarkable aspect of England’s World Cup shambles is that all the FA top brass from chairman Greg Dyke downwards are united in wanting Roy Hodgson to remain as manager. Even those from the FA hierarchy who have witnessed the two successive defeats in Brazil are staunchly in support of Hodgson, despite England heading for humiliation at the World Cup on a par with the Ashes fiasco last winter. The same message that Hodgson should carry on regardless of England’s woeful showing came from FA chairman Greg Dyke and Ivan Gazidis, chairman of the International committee, as well as the other FA international delegates in Sao Paulo — Keith Lamb, Peter Barnes and Barry Taylor. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Sportsmail's Ashton and Sale's latest offering form Brazil . Staying put: The FA have insisted Roy Hodgson will remain as England coach despite the World Cup debacle . Aston Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner, temporary board member since Premier League chairman Anthony Fry was sidelined through serious illness, was another FA figure inside the Arena Corinthians who had no negative words about Hodgson. In Brazil Dyke has been very vocal in attacking FIFA president Sepp Blatter, but would only say when asked about Hodgson’s position: ‘There’s another game to go.’ There has to be a root-and-branch review by the FA of whether it was worth having over 80 personnel in the official party. Steve Peters, the highly acclaimed sports psychiatrist, has seemingly made little impact and cut a timid figure after matches when his main role was seemingly helping to carry the team equipment onto the coach. When approached, he quickly referred any questions to the FA communications department. Little impact: Steve Peters (right), who was also used by Liverpool last season, has appeared to make little impact on the England team . The England media centre, installed at a cost of around £80,000 at Rio’s Urca military camp and the training pitch there — which was even more expensive to prepare — will have been used only eight times if England go out at the group stage. That figure includes manager Roy Hodgson’s likely final Press conference next Wednesday. The fall-out from an early England World Cup exit would reverberate across the FA. Selling Wembley tickets for an unappetising September friendly against Norway will be that more difficult, as will finding the desired global roster of FA Cup sponsors and a new lead partner. England will also lose some of its lustre as a marquee opponent for friendly internationals although, fortunately for the FA, long-term broadcast agreements at home and abroad are in place. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, probably the best player in football not involved in the World Cup, has been a guest of his PSG club president Nasser Al Khelaifi on a trip to Brazil. Zlatan has watched Chile beat Spain as well as Uruguay turn over England, with Ibrahimovic cheering on his PSG striker partner Edinson Cavani. Interested party: Zlatan Ibrahimovic watches England slump to defeat against Uruguay . The FA have had plenty of people freeloading at the World Cup. But Roger Burden, FA board member and former chairman of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society, made sure he paid his own way to Sao Paulo to watch the Uruguay debacle. And Burden, who withdrew his candidature for the FA chairmanship because he doesn’t trust Sepp Blatter’s FIFA, only took advantage of his FA position to hitch a lift on the team bus after the game. The inquest into England’s dismal showing in Brazil will have to include the merits of having a Club England department within the FA concentrating solely on the national teams at various levels. Certainly England’s senior side performed better results-wise when the now sidelined FA International Committee had responsibility for team affairs. Brian Moore, useless as a BBC rugby co-commentator, even worse as a talkSPORT contributor and unreadable in the Daily Telegraph, is obsessed with attacking your Sports Agenda columnist on Twitter. Anyone trawling his near 50,000 postings would agree this ex-rugby hooker should be first in the queue to see sports psychiatrist Steve Peters on his imminent return from the World Cup. Obsessed: Brian Moore continues to attack Sports Agenda through Twitter .
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| FA top brass are in support of Roy Hodgson, despite the bungling in Brazil . Greg Dyke and Ivan Gazidis gave Hodgson the nod to continue . In Brazil Dyke has been very vocal in attacking FIFA president Sepp Blatter . With over 80 people in England's official party, the impact of renowned psychiatrist Steve Peters has been negligible . Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in Brazil and cheered on PSG team-mate Edinson Cavani as Uruguay beat England . Brian Moore, useless on the BBC, hopeless on talkSPORT and unreadable in print, continues to attack Sports Agenda on Twitter . The former England hooker should be first in the queue to see Peters on his return from Brazil . | train |
258244 | Article: By . Mike Dawes . Luke McCormick, 30, who was jailed in 2008 for killing two brothers while twice over the legal drink-drive limit, has been made captain at Plymouth Argyle . Plymouth Argyle is facing a fans backlash after appointing disgraced goalkeeper Luke McCormick, who killed two brothers while twice over the legal drink-drive limit, as the new club captain. McCormick was jailed for seven years and four months in 2008 after killing Aaron Peak, ten, and his brother Ben, eight, on the M6 motorway near Keele. The goalkeeper rejoined Plymouth in May 2013 after a short spell at Oxford. The 30-year-old, who was driving at 97mph, had downed beer and Sambuca shots at a former team-mate's wedding before driving his car. He was jailed after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, as well as charge of drink-driving. But now officials at the club have given the goalkeeper a second chance, by offering him the prestigious captaincy of the club. The goalkeeper has been publicly backed by the club and its manager, despite fans taking to Twitter to vent their anger. Former teammate Guy Branston said: 'I think Luke McCormick will be a . fantastic club captain, and shouldn’t be disregarded just because of a . mistake he made in his past. 'Take . away what he did - and served time for - and bring it back to the here . and now, and he deserves the accolade of being club captain. 'I spoke to Luke in detail about what happened and about being in prison, and I think he is an asset to the football club. 'I . obviously don’t agree with what he did as drinking and driving is . disgusting, but he has served his time and is trying to move on with his . life.' McCormick, who was released from prison in 2012, played for Plymouth Argyle for eight years before his contract was terminated due to the crash. He returned to the club this summer, saying he had 'a point to prove' in the wake of the incident. He said: 'I’m hungrier than I’ve ever been. I feel like I have got a point to prove, which I didn’t necessarily have as much last time I was here. The footballer, pictured here at his court case, said he had 'a point to prove' following his return to the League Two club this summer . 'I owe this club for giving me the chance and I’ve got a lot to repay the fans for, and I’m determined to make this a success.' But although have backed McCormick, some fans criticised the move on social networking sites. Jamie Hawkins commented: 'Plymouth Argyle remaining classy as ever' and Jamie Chown said: 'Luke McCormick backed as Plymouth Argyle club captain... JOKE!!!!!!". The crash, which took place on the M6 near Keele services, killed Aaron Peak, 10, pictured left and his brother Ben, 8, second from right. Their father Philip, now 43, also pictured with the boys' mother Amanda, was injured in the incident . Another . using the handle @NorthernMisery said: 'Plays for Plymouth. After . killing two kids. F****** disgraceful.' The . fatal incident took place in June 2008 when McCormick, who had slept . for just two hours before driving, fell asleep at the wheel of his Range . Rover. His car - which was travelling at 97mph on the 70mph motorway - hit the Peak family's Toyota and killed the two boys. Their father Philip, now 43, who was taking his family to Silverstone when the crash took place, suffered 'horrific' injuries. After the player was jailed, mother Amanda Peak said: 'Our sons will never experience the things Luke has had. 'Phil will carry the scars of the incident for life. We will both carry the emotional scars forever.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
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| Luke McCormick jailed in 2008 after killing Aaron Peak and brother Ben . Ploughed into family's car on M6 while twice over drink-drive limit . McCormick, said he had 'point to prove' after returning to League Two club . | train |
307233 | Article: Most people see a nice cut of beef and think, "Gee, I should hold a barbecue this weekend." Other people see raw meat as the perfect place to hide drugs. A 24-year-old man was arrested at Mineta San Jose International Airport in California after airport security officials discovered about 3 pounds of cocaine smuggled inside raw meat in his checked luggage, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The man was attempting to travel with his raw meat/cocaine combo from San Jose, California, to Seattle on November 8, the TSA said. "TSA's screening procedures, which are governed by federal law, are focused on security and are designed to detect potential threats to aviation and passengers," spokesman Ross Feinstein wrote in an email. "As is common practice, TSA notified the San Jose Police Department (Airport Division) of the discovery, who responded and took possession of the cocaine," Feinstein said. The TSA screens every bag that will eventually enter a plane, whether it is checked or the passenger carries it on board. Though officers are looking for bombs and other devices that can take down a plane, they also often find other illegal items. The airport screening process shows that passengers often creatively try (and fail) to smuggle illegal substances through security. A woman flying out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in September attempted to hide two .40 caliber handguns and 33 pounds of marijuana inside baby wipes, coffee, floor dusting sheets, lemonade mix, iced tea mix, a box of cat litter and a box of laundry tablets, according to the TSA. In May, the agency said, a woman departing Oakland International Airport tried getting three bags full of 81 pounds of marijuana past TSA officials. One particularly creative passenger scooped out the middle of a jar of peanut butter and replaced it with marijuana, according to the TSA blog. Drugs aren't the only product that people are trying to bring on board without permission. In a more scholarly approach to smuggling, an old book was hollowed out to make room for a handgun at Honolulu International Airport in March 2012. The TSA is catching passengers with more guns than ever before. The 1,855 firearms seized from passengers' carry-on luggage in the first 10 months of this year has surpassed the 2013 total of 1,813 seized firearms, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said in a statement. Of those 1,855 firearms, 1,471 were loaded, Johnson said. Crazy things Americans tried to take on planes in 2013 .
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| The TSA says a passenger in California tried to smuggle cocaine in raw meat . Three pounds of cocaine were found and confiscated . Agency says books, peanut butter and cat litter have been used to smuggle items . | train |
220987 | Article: The full disturbing extent of the physical and emotional abuse boxing legend Floyd Mayweather allegedly subjected his ex-fiancee to during years of torment can today be revealed. In bombshell court documents, obtained by MailOnline, Mayweather is accused of battering, blackmailing, imprisoning and stealing from his former lover Shantel Jackson. The world champion boxer, who is due to return to the ring this weekend to fight Marcos Maidana, now faces a trial by jury after his ex filed the explosive lawsuit. Scroll down for video . Fight of his life: Floyd Mayweather will face a jury in a civil trial after being sued for battery, assault, defamation, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, harassment and infliction of emotional distress by his ex Shantel Jackson . Teary: Jackson, 29, couldn't help but weep as she announce the lawsuit against the boxer in Los Angeles . The 29-year-old model announced she was suing Mayweather last week, claiming at a press conference that he beat her and invaded her privacy by posting a picture of an ultrasound scan online and announcing that they broke up because she aborted their twin babies. But in sensational court documents the full extent of the boxer's tumultuous on-off eight year relationship with the beauty is laid bare in painful detail. Shantel says she suffered years of hell at the hands of Mayweather, 37, whose ‘outrageous acts’ caused her ‘pain and humiliation’. During one argument, he allegedly choked and twisted her arm, while in another he held her at gun point and threatened to shoot her. He also kept her ‘prisoner’ in his Las Vegas home, threatened to publish naked pictures he had secretly taken of her while she slept and stole thousands of dollars worth of belongings from her, her court filings claim.. And in raging verbal attacks he called her a ‘bum’ and a ‘b*tch’ telling her, ‘You're not sh*t without me. I made you who you are.’ Shantel is seeking unspecified damages from Mayweather for battery, assault, defamation, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, harassment and infliction of emotional distress. The case is due to be tried by jury in Los Angeles and is expected to last seven days, court papers show. Stunning Shantel met the boxer in 2006 when she was aged 21 and working as a hostess at an event in Atlanta, Georgia. The pair began dating and soon after Mayweather asked her to move in with him in Las Vegas. The boxer, who was last year named the highest paid athlete of the year by Forbes, showered her with gifts including a 17 carat diamond worth $2,500,000, over 100 designer handbags and masses of designer clothing . Love story: Jackson and Mayweather met in 2006 when then-21-year-old former model was working as a hostess in Atlanta . Generous to a fault: Mayweather showered her with gifts including a 17-carat diamond worth $2,500,000, over 100 designer handbags and masses of designer clothing. He also lavished her with ‘substantial cash gifts’ and allowed her to use his credit card . He also lavished her with ‘substantial cash gifts’ and allowed her to use his credit card. However, Mayweather soon became very controlling and Shantel had to ‘make herself available to him virtually at all times’ and was not allowed to work, according to the lawsuit filed on Thursday at the Superior Court of California. Shantel, who changed her last name to ‘Jackson-Mayweather’ at the boxing champ's request, stood by her man when he was jailed in 2012 for a domestic violence attack in which he twisted ex-girlfriend Josie Harris's arm in front of two of their young children. But just days after his release from prison, Mayweather allegedly lashed out at her in almost the same way as he had attacked his ex. The court papers state that during a jealous rage, the undefeated boxer twisted Shantel's arm, then ‘choked her and forcibly took her phone away from her to look through it.’ Just a week later Mayweather – nicknamed ‘Pretty Boy’ - begged for forgiveness and promised ‘he would never assault her again’ the documents continue. Some time later, while Shantel was working in Los Angeles in August, she claims Mayweather asked her for the security code for the home she owned in Las Vegas - which she had kept when she moved in with the boxer and used to store lots of her belongings. When she returned she says ‘all of her expensive clothing accessories and personal items’ had been taken. As alleged in her court papers, Mayweather – also known as ‘Money’ - then admitted he had taken her things as a 'test to see how important these possessions were to her'. He eventually returned the property in October and promised to change his behavior but problems in the relationship continued and Shantel decided to leave Mayweather in early 2013 and move to Los Angeles. In the first week of April she took the belongings from her Vegas house and put them in three storage lockers in Glendale, Calif. This enraged Mayweather who bragged to her that he had found out which moving company she had used and the address of the storage lockers. He later confessed he had arranged for one of the lockers to be broken into - and took belongings worth more than $1million from it, the papers allege. Mayweather went to ‘great lengths’ to try woo Shantel back - and she moved back to Las Vegas on April 19 in a private jet Mayweather had sent for her. But within days the couple began arguing and when Shantel threatened to leave again, angry Mayweather launched a "terrifying and humiliating" attack on her at gunpoint - refusing to let her leave his house, the papers claim. The boxer grabbed his fiancee, ‘bent her arm, restrained her and pointed a gun at her foot, asking: “Which toe do you want me to shoot?”’ Face off: Mayweather is set to return to the ring this Saturday in a highly anticipated rematch with Marcos Maidana . Multimillionaire: Forbes described Mayweather the highest paid athlete in the world last year, with earnings of $105million . While ‘forcibly restraining her’ he took off a $2.5million diamond ring from her finger, took her other jewellery before telling one of his employees to remove her ‘clothes, shoes, purses, credit cards, identification and cellular telephones’ and take them to a secret location. The documents allege that ‘for a period of time’ after this attack Mayweather kept Shantel ‘a prisoner in his home’. He maintained surveillance and only let her leave the house if she was accompanied by one of his employees. Shantel made her escape in June while Mayweather was out of town and moved back to California. It was then she realized her storage locker had been broken into, she claims. Mayweather confessed he had ordered the items to be stolen and said she could have her things back if she came back to him - but she refused, according to her lawsuit. The desperate boxer then threatened to ‘put things out about her’ unless she returned to Las Vegas - but again Shantel refused. The fighter then allegedly posted her Los Angeles address on social media and falsely suggested he was living there causing the house to be swarmed by fans. She says he also started posting pictures of her stolen articles on his social media accounts. Despite this, Shantel eventually agreed to give the relationship another try after he sent a private jet to come and pick her up to watch a fight and ‘showered her with expensive gifts including Hermes handbags’ – which he subsequently took back after a row. Shantel said they could work on the relationship but she would continue to live in Los Angeles. In November she fell pregnant and Mayweather insisted she moved back to Vegas. When she refused, the lawsuit claims, he launched into a vicious verbal tirade against her calling her a ‘bum’ and a ‘bitch’ and saying: ‘I took you out of the hood. I should have left your ass there. You’re not sh*t without me. I made you who you are.’ Anguish: At a news conference in LA last week, Jackson's attorney Gloria Allred stands by her teary client . She terminated the pregnancy in January 2014 and informed Mayweather, the court papers say. A month later the welterweight boxer attacked Shantel again, according to the papers. After meeting him at his plush condo at the Ritz Carlton in Los Angeles they began to argue and Shantel attempted to leave. But the boxer allegedly ‘dragged her back by her arm into the condo and blocked the door and would not allow her to leave for more than an hour.’ Two months later Shantel went to a basketball game with rapper Nelly and posted a picture on her social media. This ‘infuriated’ Mayweather and he told Shantel that if she didn’t take the picture down he would post naked photos of her he had taken secretly when she was asleep online, she claims. The 21 page lawsuit also reveals the ‘emotional torture’ Shantel said she faced when months later, Mayweather posted a scan picture of the twin foetuses she had aborted. He also wrote on Facebook back in May: 'the real reason me and Shantel Christine Jackson @MissJackson broke up was because she got an abortion and I’m totally against killing babies. She killed our twin babies.' Shantel said this was the 'ultimate humiliation' and it cause her great 'anguish' as she had only told one friend about the pregnancy and none of her family. She also had to endure members of the public calling her a 'baby killer' a 'ho' and others asking her: 'Why did you kill Floyd’s babies?', according to the papers. Shantel said Mayweather’s actions during the course of their relationship had caused her ‘humiliation, embarrassment, hurt feelings, mental anguish and suffering' and she is seeking monetary and punitive damages and an injunction to stop Mayweather publishing naked pictures of her. Mayweather now has 30 days to respond to the summons. Last week at a press conference announcing the lawsuit shantey said: 'I have been embarrassed and humiliated more than I can ever imagine by Floyd.' She added that she had no choice but to file the action in Los Angeles County Superior Court with a 'heavy heart'. 'Ms. Jackson was terrified for her safety, and humiliated by Mayweather's conduct,' lawyer Gloria Allred said.
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| Sensational court documents reveal the shocking details of Floyd Mayweather's tumultuous on-off eight year relationship with Shantel Jackson . She alleges the boxer kept her ‘prisoner’ in his Las Vegas home and stole thousands of dollars worth of belongings from her . In raging verbal attacks he called her a ‘bum’ and 'b**** . Jackson, 29, has filed a civil suit against the 37-year-old athlete in Los Angeles . Mayweather is set to return to the ring this Saturday in a highly anticipated rematch with Marcos Maidana . | train |
242278 | Article: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Turkish troops fired artillery shells into northern Iraq on Wednesday nearly a week after Turkey completed its eight-day ground offensive targeting Kurdish militants, an Iraqi official told CNN. Turkish troops patrol near the border with Iraq during the February offensive. Jabbar Yawer, spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government security forces, said at least 16 rounds were fired on Dashti Barzji -- an uninhabited area in Iraq's Irbil province located about 12 miles from Iraq's border. Irbil is one of the three provinces compromising Iraq's Kurdish region. The Turkish military in Ankara had no immediate comment about the report. Yawer said Turkish helicopters were seen in the area during the strike but said that the choppers were not involved in the attack. The border conflict has wider implications for the Middle East and Asia, with the United States concerned that prolonged cross-border fighting would serve to destabilize the region, where Kurdish separatists pose challenges to power in Iran and Syria, as well as Turkey » and Iraq ». The Turkish military for months has been conducting cross-border airstrikes and artillery fire in northern Iraq against members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK -- militants who have been launching attacks against Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. Turkish troops launched a ground offensive on the evening of Feb. 21 "to prevent the region from being used as a safe haven by the terrorists and to contribute to the internal peace and stability of Iraq in the long run." It was the first significant Turkish ground offensive into Iraq since the 2003 overthrow of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and it ended after Iraqi and U.S. officials urged Turkey to make the foray as brief as possible. A total of 240 rebels, 24 troops, and three village guards were killed, the Turkish military said. The PKK has spent two decades fighting for autonomy for Kurds in southeastern Turkey, with some of its attacks launched from inside northern Iraq. Turks regard the PKK militants as terrorists and point to indiscriminate PKK attacks against civilians as well as police and military targets over the years. The United States and the European Union also label the PKK a terrorist organization. U.S. officials have shared intelligence with Turkey. The Iraqi government opposes the PKK presence, but it views the Turkish military incursion as a violation of its sovereignty. E-mail to a friend . CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq in Baghdad and Talia Kayali in Atlanta contributed to this report .
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| Turkish troops fire artillery shells into northern Iraq . At least 16 rounds fired on uninhabited area in Iraq's Irbil province . Latest action comes a week after Turkey completes eight-day ground offensive . | train |
243244 | Article: (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden emphasized a "new tone" in Washington and around the world as he delivered his first major speech Saturday in Munich, Germany. "America will do more," Vice President Joe Biden told the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. Biden told delegates at a security conference that the United States will work "preventively, not pre-emptively" whenever possible to avoid conflict, and will at the same time "vigorously defend" the nation's security. He also said the United States will do everything possible to end the threat posed by extremists. "We reject as false the choice between our safety and ideals," Biden told the Munich Security Conference audience, which included German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "America will vigorously defend our security and our values, and in doing so we will all be more secure." That policy will be in force at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the U.S. prison that the Obama administration intends to close, Biden said. Watch Biden address security conference » . "America will not torture. We will uphold the rights of those we bring to justice," Biden said. The vice president emphasized cooperation with allies and to extend a hand to others. He asked for shared responsibility for security and fighting extremism. "America will do more. That's the good news," Biden said. "The bad news is, America will ask from more from our partners as well." Obama's administration doesn't believe international alliances or organizations will diminish American power, Biden said. In fact, he said, such alliances do the opposite -- as long as they are "credible and effective." He said nations working together can help persuade Iran to forgo the development of nuclear weapons, an "illicit" program that Biden said is not conducive to peace. "Our administration is reviewing our policy toward Iran, but this much is clear: We'll be willing to talk," Biden said. "We'll be willing to talk to Iran and to offer a very clear choice: Continue down the current course and there will be pressure and isolation; abandon the illicit nuclear program and your support for terrorism and there will be meaningful incentives." By acting preventively to avoid conflict, Biden said, the United States can start to recapture its strength. Biden stressed a commitment to reach peace in the Middle East and draw down U.S. forces in Iraq. He also said the United States will continue to work for a stable Afghanistan. "We look forward to sharing that commitment with the government and people of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and with all of our allies and partners, because a deteriorating situation in the region poses a security threat not just to the United States, but I would suggest, somewhat presumptively, to every one of you assembled in this room," Biden said. Obama ordered a strategic review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan and is soliciting input from allies, Biden said. "We are sincere in seeking your counsel," Biden said. "As we undertake this review, there's a lot at stake. The result must be a comprehensive strategy for which we all take responsibility." The United States also aims to increase foreign assistance to ease poverty, boost education, cancel the debts of poor countries, and launch a "green revolution" that produces sustainable supplies of food. "We also are determined to build a sustainable future for our planet," Biden said. "We are prepared to once again lead by example." On the issue of a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe -- a bone of contention with Russia -- Biden said the United States will remain firm in defending against the nuclear threat, and he said Washington aims to work together with Moscow. "We will not agree with Russia on everything," he said. "For example, the United States will not -- will not -- recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. We will not recognize any nation having a sphere of influence." But, Biden added, "the United States and Russia can disagree and still work together where our interests coincide, and they coincide in many places." Deputy Russian Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov had started off the day Saturday by proposing a ban on deployment of strategic offensive weapons outside a country's borders, Russia's Interfax news agency reported. Biden also promised that America will "act aggressively against climate change."
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| Vice president addresses security conference in Munich, Germany . Obama administration values international alliances, he says . Biden promises to consult with Russia on placement of missile defense . U.S. will "act aggressively against climate change," ask help to fight terrorism . | train |
152410 | Article: (CNN) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the revised version of $700 billion bank bailout plan intended to bolster the ailing U.S. financial system. Wall Street traders had been watching developments in Washington closely. The House rejected the original bill on Monday, sending stocks tumbling around the world. But lawmakers approved the rescue package, backed by U.S. President George W. Bush and Treasury chiefs, Friday after the U.S. Senate passed it by a large majority on Wednesday. Congress voted 263 to 171 in favor of the bailout bill. President Bush signed the bill into law Friday afternoon. Stocks on Wall Street slumped Friday, as the brutal week ended. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 1.5 percent, according to early tallies. For the week, the Dow ended down 818 points, the biggest weekly point loss in seven years and the third-biggest weekly loss on a point basis ever. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 1.4 percent Friday and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.5 percent. Bush thanked all those involved and said the bill was essential to stopping the crisis on Wall Street becoming a crisis in the wider economy. Bush said it sent a message to the rest of the world that the U.S. was ready to take action to ease the credit crunch. He said it would take sometime for the bill to have an impact on the American economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said he applauded the vote. "It demonstrates the government's commitment to do what it takes to support and strengthen our economy. The legislation is a critical step toward stabilizing our financial markets and ensuring an uninterrupted flow of credit to households and businesses. "The Federal Reserve will continue to work closely with the Treasury as it undertakes these new initiatives. We will continue to use all of the powers at our disposal to mitigate credit market disruptions and to foster a strong, vibrant economy," Bernanke said. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, the author of the plan, said Americans would appreciate the leadership of their elected representatives. "We will move rapidly to implement the new authorities, but we will also move methodically," he said. Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the vote that hearings would be held into how the U.S. economy end up needing the bailout. Pelosi said the U.S. needed regulatory reform to prevent the same situation being repeated in the future. She said a much better bill may have been achievable in different circumstances, but the situation was urgent and middle class needed to be protected. Stock markets around the world have endured days of turmoil as a consequence of uncertainty over Washington's response to the credit crisis. U.S. markets opened brightly Friday, following heavy losses the previous day, amid fresh expectation that the bailout plan would go through. By 11.50 a.m. (1550 GMT) the Dow Jones was up 1.79 percent and the Nasdaq was up 2.80 percent. Asian markets slipped earlier in the day with Japan's Nikkei Exchange closing the week down 215.05 points, or about 1.9 percent at 10,939.71 -- a new three-year low. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 2.9 percent to 17,682.40 and key indexes across the region were all down. European markets were flat in morning trading, but rallied after Wall Street opened with London's FTSE 100 up 2.15 percent, Paris' CAC up 2.96 percent and Frankfurt's DAX up 2.55 percent. The banking world has been in turmoil in recent weeks with many institutions scrambling for survival as credit has dried up, leaving many holding "toxic" subprime debt following the collapse in U.S. house prices. In the latest development Friday, troubled U.S. bank Wachovia announced it would merge with Californian banking giant Wells Fargo in a deal valued at approximately $15.1 billion. (Full story) The merger will include all of Wachovia's banking operations, Well Fargo said. Wachovia had looked set to be sold to Citigroup in a deal brokered by the federal government. The core of the Senate financial bailout bill is a plan to buy troubled assets from banks, but the proposal includes a number of new provisions aimed at ordinary people struggling under the credit crunch. Blog: Will the bailout plan fix the economy? The changes -- including $110 billion in tax breaks and raising the limit at which bank deposits are guaranteed from $100,000 to $250,000 -- were intended to attract more votes from the House -- especially from Republicans, two-thirds of whom voted against that version. Explainer: What next for the bailout plan? But the bill also includes some odd sweeteners -- so-called "pork-barrel legislation" -- such as an excise tax exemption for a very specific type of arrow used by child archers, a $478 million tax incentive scheme to encourage movie companies to continue producing films in the U.S, and measures to allow employers to provide benefits to employees who commute to work by bike. Watch where's the pork? » . Speaking in Friday's debate, Republican Congressman Steven LaTourette accused senators of "larding up" the bill. "Let's do it right. The pork doesn't belong in the bill," he said. Copyright 2008 CNN. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press contributed to this report.
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| U.S. House of Representatives backs revised $700 billion bank bailout bill . Lawmakers rejected rescue plan Monday; passed by Senate Wednesday . Wall Street stocks rallied on expectation bill would be passed . Bailout enables U.S. Treasury to buy up bad debts to ease credit crisis . | train |
136537 | Article: By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 07:50 EST, 25 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:22 EST, 25 September 2012 . Animal control officers are hunting for kittens believed to be infected with rabies that were given away in a supermarket car park. Cat-lovers in Georgia, U.S., may have unwittingly adopted a kitten infected with the deadly disease after two women were spotted handing out six of the animals outside a Walmart in Henry County. One of the kittens was found to be rabid . when it was brought to a vet after scratching its new owner then . becoming lethargic - a symptom of the virus. Rabid: Surveillance cameras outside Walmart in McDonough, Henry County, showed two women giving away six kittens . Officers from Henry County Animal . Control - who are now urgently trying to locate the other kittens - . warned it was 'highly likely' the remaining five were also carrying the . infectious disease, which can be passed to humans through an animal bite . or scratch. Rabies . Control Officer Vince Farah told Georgia's Channel 2 News it was vital . that anybody who had come into contact with the kittens be identified. 'If one kitten was positive it's highly likely the others are positive for rabies as well,' he said. Officials believe the kittens' mother may have contracted rabies while it was pregnant and passed it on to the litter. 'Life-threatening': Animal control officer Vince Farah said it was 'highly likely' the other five kittens are also infected with rabies . Rabies alert: Animal control officers are urgently trying to trace the kittens and anyone that has handled them . A man who brought one of the kittens . home took it to a 24-hour veterinary clinic after it scratched his wife . and then began acting lethargic. The . animal was put down because the vet did not believe it would survive a . 10 day quarantine. Its remains tested positive for rabies. The owner had accepted the kitten from two women outside the McDonough Walmart on August 25. It . is not known whether the women, who were captured on CCTV camera giving . away six of the animals, were aware that one or more of the kittens . were rabid. The supermarket said it had been unaware of what the women were doing. Mr Farah said: 'We do not know who handled these kittens. We don't know who the women were giving the kittens away. 'It's urgent that those who came in contact with the cats be identified because rabies is life-threatening. 'If gone untreated, death. That's the bottom line,' he said. If an animal infected with rabies bites or scratches a human, the virus can spread to the brain through the nervous system. Once the symptoms of rabies - which include fever and hallucinations - have developed, the condition is almost always fatal. Infected: Animal control officers believe the kittens' mother may have contracted rabies while it was pregnant (file photo)
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| Two women were seen giving away six kittens outside a Walmart in Georgia, U.S. One of the kittens was later discovered to be infected with rabies . Animal control officers say it is 'highly likely' remaining five are also carrying the deadly disease . Officers are urgently trying to trace anyone who has come into contact with the kittens . | train |
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