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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Watching the Dave Matthews Band moments before they take the stage is like watching a football team bursting out of the locker room before a big game.
Dave Matthews says he bellieves strongly in the power of community.
They slap hands. Bump fists. Jump up and down, exclaiming "Feel the love, feel the love!" The energy in the air is electric.
And when they walk out on stage, the energy explodes into thousands of shining faces. People dance in the aisles. Others sing every word to every song. A few share funny cigarettes.
For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community between an amphitheater filled with strangers and the ethnically diverse musicians leading the charge on stage.
But then DMB is all about community -- creating its own and giving back. BAMA Works Fund -- the group's charitable foundation -- has handed out $5 million in grants to worthy causes, including schools and victims of Hurricane Katrina. Watch Matthews sound off on the album -- and racism »
And despite the unexpected passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore due to complications from an ATV accident last summer, the band members seem to be recharged. In June, DMB notched its fifth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard chart with "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King."
We caught up with Matthews just as news hit the Web that former President Jimmy Carter believed racism was the root of some of the negativity directed toward President Obama in recent weeks. The 42-year-old singer-songwriter offered a unique perspective, as a man who split his childhood between the United States and South Africa during apartheid. The following is an edited version of the interview.
CNN: President Carter said he thinks that a lot of the animosity directed toward President Obama is race related.
Dave Matthews: Of course it is! I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid. But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here -- I just see it everywhere. There's a good population of people in this country that are terrified of the president only because he's black, even if they don't say it. And I think a lot of them, behind closed doors, do say it.
Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I don't think someone who disagreed as strongly as they do with Obama -- if it was Clinton -- would have stood up and screamed at him during his speech. (Shakes his head) I don't think so.
CNN: Everything has gone to such a frenzied pitch.
Matthews: I think a lot of it has to be on the press. We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten.
There's no way that Walter Cronkite, as a young journalist, no way Ed Murrow would be hired to do news today. Not a chance.
CNN: Because they're too low-key? Because they're not bombastic?
Matthews: Because they're thoughtful, and they're patient, and they're tying to tell you a truly balanced story. They're trying to impart information. I don't think that's the goal [now] because it's not a good business plan. ...
Everyone's outraged all the time. Why are you outraged? There's war -- there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together. ... There's no solution | Who made the record Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King? | [
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"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Watching the Dave Matthews Band moments before they take the stage is like watching a football team bursting out of the locker room before a big game. Dave Matthews says he bellieves strongly in the power of community.",
"Dave Matthews says he bellieves strongly in the power of community. They slap hands. Bump fists. Jump up and down, exclaiming \"Feel the love, feel the love!\" The energy in the air is electric.",
"The energy in the air is electric. And when they walk out on stage, the energy explodes into thousands of shining faces. People dance in the aisles. Others sing every word to every song. A few share funny cigarettes.",
"A few share funny cigarettes. For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community between an amphitheater filled with strangers and the ethnically diverse musicians leading the charge on stage.",
"For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community between an amphitheater filled with strangers and the ethnically diverse musicians leading the charge on stage. But then DMB is all about community -- creating its own and giving back.",
"But then DMB is all about community -- creating its own and giving back. BAMA Works Fund -- the group's charitable foundation -- has handed out $5 million in grants to worthy causes, including schools and victims of Hurricane Katrina.",
"BAMA Works Fund -- the group's charitable foundation -- has handed out $5 million in grants to worthy causes, including schools and victims of Hurricane Katrina. Watch Matthews sound off on the album -- and racism » And despite the unexpected passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore due to complications from an ATV accident last summer, the band members seem to be recharged.",
"Watch Matthews sound off on the album -- and racism » And despite the unexpected passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore due to complications from an ATV accident last summer, the band members seem to be recharged. In June, DMB notched its fifth consecutive No.",
"In June, DMB notched its fifth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard chart with \"Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.\"",
"1 album on the Billboard chart with \"Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.\" We caught up with Matthews just as news hit the Web that former President Jimmy Carter believed racism was the root of some of the negativity directed toward President Obama in recent weeks.",
"We caught up with Matthews just as news hit the Web that former President Jimmy Carter believed racism was the root of some of the negativity directed toward President Obama in recent weeks. The 42-year-old singer-songwriter offered a unique perspective, as a man who split his childhood between the United States and South Africa during apartheid.",
"The 42-year-old singer-songwriter offered a unique perspective, as a man who split his childhood between the United States and South Africa during apartheid. The following is an edited version of the interview.",
"The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: President Carter said he thinks that a lot of the animosity directed toward President Obama is race related. Dave Matthews: Of course it is!",
"Dave Matthews: Of course it is! I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid.",
"I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid. But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here -- I just see it everywhere.",
"But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here -- I just see it everywhere. There's a good population of people in this country that are terrified of the president only because he's black, even if they don't say it.",
"There's a good population of people in this country that are terrified of the president only because he's black, even if they don't say it. And I think a lot of them, behind closed doors, do say it.",
"And I think a lot of them, behind closed doors, do say it. Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I don't think someone who disagreed as strongly as they do with Obama -- if it was Clinton -- would have stood up and screamed at him during his speech.",
"Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I don't think someone who disagreed as strongly as they do with Obama -- if it was Clinton -- would have stood up and screamed at him during his speech. (Shakes his head) I don't think so.",
"(Shakes his head) I don't think so. CNN: Everything has gone to such a frenzied pitch. Matthews: I think a lot of it has to be on the press.",
"Matthews: I think a lot of it has to be on the press. We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium.",
"We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want.",
"The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten.",
"That's just where the culture's gotten. There's no way that Walter Cronkite, as a young journalist, no way Ed Murrow would be hired to do news today. Not a chance. CNN: Because they're too low-key?",
"CNN: Because they're too low-key? Because they're not bombastic? Matthews: Because they're thoughtful, and they're patient, and they're tying to tell you a truly balanced story. They're trying to impart information.",
"They're trying to impart information. I don't think that's the goal [now] because it's not a good business plan. ... Everyone's outraged all the time. Why are you outraged?",
"Why are you outraged? There's war -- there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged?",
"Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together. ... There's no solution"
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Watching the Dave Matthews Band moments before they take the stage is like watching a football team bursting out of the locker room before a big game.
Dave Matthews says he bellieves strongly in the power of community.
They slap hands. Bump fists. Jump up and down, exclaiming "Feel the love, feel the love!" The energy in the air is electric.
And when they walk out on stage, the energy explodes into thousands of shining faces. People dance in the aisles. Others sing every word to every song. A few share funny cigarettes.
For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community between an amphitheater filled with strangers and the ethnically diverse musicians leading the charge on stage.
But then DMB is all about community -- creating its own and giving back. BAMA Works Fund -- the group's charitable foundation -- has handed out $5 million in grants to worthy causes, including schools and victims of Hurricane Katrina. Watch Matthews sound off on the album -- and racism »
And despite the unexpected passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore due to complications from an ATV accident last summer, the band members seem to be recharged. In June, DMB notched its fifth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard chart with "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King."
We caught up with Matthews just as news hit the Web that former President Jimmy Carter believed racism was the root of some of the negativity directed toward President Obama in recent weeks. The 42-year-old singer-songwriter offered a unique perspective, as a man who split his childhood between the United States and South Africa during apartheid. The following is an edited version of the interview.
CNN: President Carter said he thinks that a lot of the animosity directed toward President Obama is race related.
Dave Matthews: Of course it is! I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid. But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here -- I just see it everywhere. There's a good population of people in this country that are terrified of the president only because he's black, even if they don't say it. And I think a lot of them, behind closed doors, do say it.
Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I don't think someone who disagreed as strongly as they do with Obama -- if it was Clinton -- would have stood up and screamed at him during his speech. (Shakes his head) I don't think so.
CNN: Everything has gone to such a frenzied pitch.
Matthews: I think a lot of it has to be on the press. We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten.
There's no way that Walter Cronkite, as a young journalist, no way Ed Murrow would be hired to do news today. Not a chance.
CNN: Because they're too low-key? Because they're not bombastic?
Matthews: Because they're thoughtful, and they're patient, and they're tying to tell you a truly balanced story. They're trying to impart information. I don't think that's the goal [now] because it's not a good business plan. ...
Everyone's outraged all the time. Why are you outraged? There's war -- there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together. ... There's no solution | What Dave Matthews said about raising of racism? | [
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"Dave Matthews says he bellieves strongly in the power of community. They slap hands. Bump fists. Jump up and down, exclaiming \"Feel the love, feel the love!\" The energy in the air is electric.",
"The energy in the air is electric. And when they walk out on stage, the energy explodes into thousands of shining faces. People dance in the aisles. Others sing every word to every song. A few share funny cigarettes.",
"A few share funny cigarettes. For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community between an amphitheater filled with strangers and the ethnically diverse musicians leading the charge on stage.",
"For more than three hours, the jubilant atmosphere creates a sense of community between an amphitheater filled with strangers and the ethnically diverse musicians leading the charge on stage. But then DMB is all about community -- creating its own and giving back.",
"But then DMB is all about community -- creating its own and giving back. BAMA Works Fund -- the group's charitable foundation -- has handed out $5 million in grants to worthy causes, including schools and victims of Hurricane Katrina.",
"BAMA Works Fund -- the group's charitable foundation -- has handed out $5 million in grants to worthy causes, including schools and victims of Hurricane Katrina. Watch Matthews sound off on the album -- and racism » And despite the unexpected passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore due to complications from an ATV accident last summer, the band members seem to be recharged.",
"Watch Matthews sound off on the album -- and racism » And despite the unexpected passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore due to complications from an ATV accident last summer, the band members seem to be recharged. In June, DMB notched its fifth consecutive No.",
"In June, DMB notched its fifth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard chart with \"Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.\"",
"1 album on the Billboard chart with \"Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.\" We caught up with Matthews just as news hit the Web that former President Jimmy Carter believed racism was the root of some of the negativity directed toward President Obama in recent weeks.",
"We caught up with Matthews just as news hit the Web that former President Jimmy Carter believed racism was the root of some of the negativity directed toward President Obama in recent weeks. The 42-year-old singer-songwriter offered a unique perspective, as a man who split his childhood between the United States and South Africa during apartheid.",
"The 42-year-old singer-songwriter offered a unique perspective, as a man who split his childhood between the United States and South Africa during apartheid. The following is an edited version of the interview.",
"The following is an edited version of the interview. CNN: President Carter said he thinks that a lot of the animosity directed toward President Obama is race related. Dave Matthews: Of course it is!",
"Dave Matthews: Of course it is! I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid.",
"I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid. But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here -- I just see it everywhere.",
"But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here -- I just see it everywhere. There's a good population of people in this country that are terrified of the president only because he's black, even if they don't say it.",
"There's a good population of people in this country that are terrified of the president only because he's black, even if they don't say it. And I think a lot of them, behind closed doors, do say it.",
"And I think a lot of them, behind closed doors, do say it. Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I don't think someone who disagreed as strongly as they do with Obama -- if it was Clinton -- would have stood up and screamed at him during his speech.",
"Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I don't think someone who disagreed as strongly as they do with Obama -- if it was Clinton -- would have stood up and screamed at him during his speech. (Shakes his head) I don't think so.",
"(Shakes his head) I don't think so. CNN: Everything has gone to such a frenzied pitch. Matthews: I think a lot of it has to be on the press.",
"Matthews: I think a lot of it has to be on the press. We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium.",
"We give the podium to a lot of people who shouldn't have the podium. The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want.",
"The message that's delivered the loudest and in the most entertaining way is the one that we're going to put on because that's what we want. We want ratings more than we want to deliver information. That's just where the culture's gotten.",
"That's just where the culture's gotten. There's no way that Walter Cronkite, as a young journalist, no way Ed Murrow would be hired to do news today. Not a chance. CNN: Because they're too low-key?",
"CNN: Because they're too low-key? Because they're not bombastic? Matthews: Because they're thoughtful, and they're patient, and they're tying to tell you a truly balanced story. They're trying to impart information.",
"They're trying to impart information. I don't think that's the goal [now] because it's not a good business plan. ... Everyone's outraged all the time. Why are you outraged?",
"Why are you outraged? There's war -- there's always been war, as long as most of us have been alive. There have always been people being abused, there's always been horrible things in the world. Why are we outraged?",
"Why are we outraged? We should just be quiet and figure it out, and work it out together. ... There's no solution"
] |
(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
] |
(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
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(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
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(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
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(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
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(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
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(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of "Real Steel" at the box office this weekend.
"Steel" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that "Real Steel" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, "Real Steel" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.
Paramount's $24 million remake "Footloose" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, "Footloose" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like "Save the Last Dance" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and "Step Up" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as "Step Up 3D" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and "You Got Served" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. "Footloose" earned a solid "A" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original "Footloose" achieved back in 1984.
In third, Universal's horror prequel "The Thing" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like "Scream 4" ($38.2 million total), "The Rite" ($33 million), and "Priest" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even "Thing" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, "Final Destination 5," performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for "The Thing" is probably "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering "The Thing" earned a weak "B-" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.
George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, "The American" and "The Men Who Stare At Goats," which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, "Ides," which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.
"Dolphin Tale" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with "Moneyball" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and "The Lion King 3D" ($90.5 million after five), "Dolphin Tale" is one of the few box office bright spots since "The Help."
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"(EW.com) -- A remake, a prequel, and one woefully misguided bird-watching comedy couldn't take down Hugh Jackman and the robots of \"Real Steel\" at the box office this weekend. \"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut.",
"\"Steel\" punched up an estimated $16.3 million this weekend, marking a healthy 40 percent drop from its $27.3 million debut. As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks.",
"As evidenced by the film's impressive 64 percent boost on Saturday, it appears that \"Real Steel\" is playing as an outright family affair, and that sort of appeal will help it achieve small drops in the coming weeks. Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black.",
"Still, the $110 million Dreamworks film, which is being distributed by Disney's Touchstone Pictures, has a very long way to go before it's in the black. So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days.",
"So far, \"Real Steel\" has earned $51.7 million in ten days. Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result.",
"Paramount's $24 million remake \"Footloose\" managed to open in second place with $16.1 million, a rather lackluster result. Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick.",
"Instead of playing like a hyped-up event movie, \"Footloose\" played much more like a typical dance flick. It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million).",
"It attracted fewer dance fans than movies like \"Save the Last Dance\" (2001, $23.4 million opening) and \"Step Up\" (2006, $20.7 million opening), but it performed on the same level as \"Step Up 3D\" (2010, $15.8 million opening) and \"You Got Served\" (2004, $16.1 million). The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd.",
"The film played best with women, who made up 75 percent of the audience, and older moviegoers, who composed 61 percent of the opening weekend crowd. \"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984.",
"\"Footloose\" earned a solid \"A\" CinemaScore grade, and strong word-of-mouth could help it dance its way out of financial trouble, but it will not be able to match the $80 million total that the original \"Footloose\" achieved back in 1984. In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million.",
"In third, Universal's horror prequel \"The Thing\" didn't scare up many ticket sales this weekend, opening with $8.7 million. The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences.",
"The film, which totes a reported $35 million budget, performed below Universal's expectations, becoming the latest 2011 horror film to not connect with audiences. Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year.",
"Movies like \"Scream 4\" ($38.2 million total), \"The Rite\" ($33 million), and \"Priest\" ($29.1 million) have all struggled at the box office this year. Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million.",
"Even \"Thing\" star Mary Elizabeth Winstead's former franchise film, \"Final Destination 5,\" performed unremarkably, earning only $42.1 million. The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million.",
"The best comparison for \"The Thing\" is probably \"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,\" which opened with a similar $8.5 million and finished with $23.2 million. Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for.",
"Considering \"The Thing\" earned a weak \"B-\" CinemaScore grade and a sad $2,990 per theater average, that total is about the best it can hope for. George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place.",
"George Clooney's political thriller \"The Ides of March\" held very well in its sophomore weekend, dipping only 28 percent to $7.5 million in fourth place. That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively.",
"That decline is far less severe than Clooney's other recent political flicks, \"The American\" and \"The Men Who Stare At Goats,\" which dropped by 57 and 54 percent in their second weekends, respectively. Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect.",
"Perhaps Clooney has made a political movie that's a bit more palatable for general audiences -- or perhaps it's just the Ryan Gosling effect. Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million.",
"Either way, after ten days, \"Ides,\" which cost Sony $12.5 million to produce, has earned $22.2 million. If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender.",
"If it keeps up the soft declines, it could become a serious Oscar contender. \"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million.",
"\"Dolphin Tale\" spent one last weekend in the Top 5, sliding 31 percent to $6.3 million. After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total.",
"After four weekend's Warner Brothers' surprise 3-D hit has accrued a nice $58.7 million total. Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\"",
"Along with \"Moneyball\" ($57.7 million after four weeks) and \"The Lion King 3D\" ($90.5 million after five), \"Dolphin Tale\" is one of the few box office bright spots since \"The Help.\" The weekend's other new wide release, \""
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The | What did the video show? | [
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"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The | What plane crashed in Madrid? | [
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.
The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.
A total of 153 people were killed.
Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.
Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.
Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy »
Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.
Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.
The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene, "you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail," Ergivio Corral said. "If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane." Watch moment of silence »
Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.
Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene
"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information," Mendoza said. "But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.
Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital »
The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.
"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel," he said.
"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority," he said, "and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem."
Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport »
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.
Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.
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"MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday. The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.",
"The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid. A total of 153 people were killed.",
"A total of 153 people were killed. Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.",
"Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway. There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.",
"There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball. Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.",
"Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported. Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.",
"Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday. Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.",
"Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said. Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.",
"Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday. The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.",
"The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said. When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.",
"When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said. \"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"",
"\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\" Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.",
"Watch moment of silence » Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said. Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.",
"Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday. The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.",
"The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered. iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.",
"iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene \"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said. \"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.",
"\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said. Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.",
"Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.",
"Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash. \"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.",
"\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said. \"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"",
"\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\" Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.",
"Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning. See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.",
"See a map of the airport » The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said. The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.",
"The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said. Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.",
"Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines. Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.",
"Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said. After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.",
"After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site. It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff. The"
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Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear.
Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for "war crimes" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts.
"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush," said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.
Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.
"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case," Neve said.
Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an "Occupy Surrey" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.
Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.
Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to "respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict."
The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.
Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.
According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including "new realities of the North American economy."
The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.
But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.
"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology," Kenney said. "This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International."
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"Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear. Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for \"war crimes\" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts.",
"Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for \"war crimes\" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts. \"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.",
"\"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada. Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.",
"Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists. \"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to.",
"\"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said.",
"It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said. Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.",
"Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess. Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.",
"Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests. Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. RCMP Cpl.",
"RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\"",
"Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\" The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.",
"The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000. Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.",
"Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton. According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\"",
"According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\" The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.",
"The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.",
"The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush. But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.",
"But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously. \"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said.",
"\"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said. \"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\"",
"\"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\" Last month, protesters appeared at a Vancouver event for former vice president Dick Cheney promote his book."
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Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear.
Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for "war crimes" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts.
"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush," said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.
Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.
"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case," Neve said.
Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an "Occupy Surrey" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.
Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.
Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to "respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict."
The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.
Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.
According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including "new realities of the North American economy."
The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.
But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.
"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology," Kenney said. "This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International."
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"Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for \"war crimes\" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts. \"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.",
"\"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada. Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.",
"Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists. \"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to.",
"\"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said.",
"It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said. Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.",
"Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess. Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.",
"Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests. Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. RCMP Cpl.",
"RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\"",
"Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\" The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.",
"The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000. Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.",
"Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton. According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\"",
"According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\" The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.",
"The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.",
"The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush. But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.",
"But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously. \"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said.",
"\"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said. \"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\"",
"\"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\" Last month, protesters appeared at a Vancouver event for former vice president Dick Cheney promote his book."
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Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear.
Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for "war crimes" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts.
"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush," said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.
Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.
"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case," Neve said.
Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an "Occupy Surrey" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.
Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.
Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to "respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict."
The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.
Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.
According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including "new realities of the North American economy."
The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.
But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.
"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology," Kenney said. "This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International."
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"Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for \"war crimes\" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts. \"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.",
"\"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada. Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.",
"Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists. \"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to.",
"\"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said.",
"It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said. Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.",
"Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess. Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.",
"Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests. Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. RCMP Cpl.",
"RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\"",
"Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\" The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.",
"The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000. Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.",
"Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton. According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\"",
"According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\" The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.",
"The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.",
"The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush. But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.",
"But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously. \"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said.",
"\"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said. \"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\"",
"\"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\" Last month, protesters appeared at a Vancouver event for former vice president Dick Cheney promote his book."
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Surrey, British Columbia (CNN) -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear.
Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for "war crimes" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts.
"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush," said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.
Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.
"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case," Neve said.
Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an "Occupy Surrey" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.
Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.
Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to "respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict."
The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.
Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.
According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including "new realities of the North American economy."
The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.
But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.
"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology," Kenney said. "This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International."
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"Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for \"war crimes\" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts. \"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.",
"\"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush,\" said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada. Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.",
"Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists. \"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to.",
"\"But the Obama administration has made it clear they do not intend to do that, so we are asking Canada to. We are not naive. It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said.",
"It's an uphill fight but we feel we have a strong case,\" Neve said. Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess.",
"Across social media and the Internet, activists called for an \"Occupy Surrey\" protest similar to demonstrations in dozens of cities decrying Wall Street excess. Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests.",
"Several recent Occupy Wall Street demonstrations led to property damage and arrests. Authorities in Canada said they were prepared for potential clashes with protesters, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. RCMP Cpl.",
"RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\"",
"Drew Grainger said in a statement the force is going to \"respect the rights to democratic and lawful protest and is approaching this event no different than other similar events with a potential for conflict.\" The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000.",
"The summit is taking place in Surrey, a city just south of Vancouver with a population of about 370,000. Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton.",
"Organizers are charging about $600 a head for an audience of about 500 people to listen to speakers, including Bush and Clinton. According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\"",
"According to the summit agenda, the two ex-presidents will share the stage for about an hour to discuss a variety of topics including \"new realities of the North American economy.\" The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.",
"The talk given by the two presidents is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be closed to the media, organizers said. The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush.",
"The government of Canada, a close U.S. ally, has not commented on protesters' calls to arrest Bush. But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously.",
"But the country's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the Vancouver Sun newspaper the request was not being taken seriously. \"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said.",
"\"Amnesty International cherry-picks cases to publicize based on ideology,\" Kenney said. \"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\"",
"\"This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International.\" Last month, protesters appeared at a Vancouver event for former vice president Dick Cheney promote his book."
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
] |
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Tomas Escobar created a website in his bedroom in rural northwestern Argentina hoping to help people locate free movies online in a more efficient manner.
From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar.
"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands," Escobar tells CNN.
But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.
The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.
"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps," Escobar says.
Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.
"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links," he says. "So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana," Escobar says.
But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.
HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.
Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced "Falling Skies." The three shows are no longer on the site.
"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company," says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.
But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.
"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here," says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.
Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.
"They end up making more, not less, money," Escobar says.
For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.
"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements," says
Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.
Cuevana does make "thousands" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.
"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America," he says.
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"From that small start in September 2009, Escobar´s site, Cuevana.tv, has grown to one of the most popular entertainment sites in Latin America, attracting 15 million unique monthly users, according to Escobar. \"It was a hobby, a small thing.",
"\"It was a hobby, a small thing. And it exploded in my hands,\" Escobar tells CNN. But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits.",
"But it has also attracted the attention of international media companies armed with lawsuits. The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world.",
"The success has transformed the unassuming and unkempt 22-year-old college dropout into something of a cult hero in the Spanish-speaking world. It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization.",
"It took weeks of negotiations to get Escobar to agree to an interview with CNN, his first-ever with an international TV news organization. \"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic.",
"\"Cuevana has a lot of complications now that weren't thought of in the beginning, like servers and traffic. We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says.",
"We are now trying to solve them in steps,\" Escobar says. Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free.",
"Visitors to Cuevana can access thousands of titles -- the majority of them big-budget Hollywood productions with Spanish subtitles -- entirely for free. According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse.",
"According to Escobar, Cuevana doesn't host the titles itself -- it simply serves as a content clearinghouse. \"It's the same concept as Google.",
"\"It's the same concept as Google. You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says.",
"You have a lot of links and indexes, and the user searches for these, and you give them the links,\" he says. \"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says.",
"\"So really, the legal compromise is on the other sites, not on Cuevana,\" Escobar says. But many companies and artists disagree.",
"But many companies and artists disagree. In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina.",
"In November, HBO Latin America and Turner International Argentina - both, like CNN, part of Time Warner - took legal action against Cuevana in Argentina. HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights.",
"HBO declined to provide CNN with details of its lawsuit against Cuevana, which alleged infringement of HBO's intellectual property rights. Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\"",
"Turner Argentina asked a judge to block Cuevana from providing access to three of its original series, including the Steven Spielberg-produced \"Falling Skies.\" The three shows are no longer on the site.",
"The three shows are no longer on the site. \"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina.",
"\"It is one of the first judicial decisions in Argentina and Latin America, so we are proud to defend the intellectual property laws, we are proud to defend our own productions, and we are proud to defend the assets of our company,\" says Victor Roldan, director of legal affairs for Turner International Argentina. But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation.",
"But it is not only deep-pocketed international studios taking Cuevana to task for providing free content without compensation. Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too.",
"Local Latin American producers say they are feeling the pinch too. \"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users.",
"\"The problem is that all regulations were skipped, and all the control was given directly to the Cuevana users. This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers.",
"This is damaging to producers, directors, and the entire film industry here,\" says Cristina Agüero, president of the Argentina Association of Film Producers. Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day.",
"Yet, Cuevana is still going strong and gaining more users every day. Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience.",
"Escobar says many filmmakers are anxious to have their work available on the site, as it exposes them to a much-wider audience. \"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says.",
"\"They end up making more, not less, money,\" Escobar says. For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one.",
"For millions of Cuevana users, the choice between watching a movie for free in the safety of their own home and leaving the house to spend money on a DVD rental is an easy one. \"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies.",
"\"I am not in favor of piracy, but I think sites like Cuevana should exist where you can access free movies. But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires.",
"But the sites should pay the producers with money they get from advertisements,\" says Federico Troilo, 38, a Cuevana user in Buenos Aires. Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site.",
"Cuevana does make \"thousands\" of dollars in monthly advertising revenue, according to Escobar, but all the money goes to maintaining the site. Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich.",
"Cuevana has no employees, only volunteers, but Escobar concedes that the website could one day make him very rich. \"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says.",
"\"Right now we are just working hard to improve and continue to be the number 1 option in Latin America,\" he says. The key concept that Escobar and many of Cuevana's users are trying to promote"
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(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | Visitors will notice what, despite there being no danger to them? | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
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(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | what did t he fire do | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
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(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | is the fire dangerous | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
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(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | when did it start | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
] |
(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | How long did it take to notice the fire? | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
] |
(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | when started arnica fire | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
] |
(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | The Arnica fire stated on what date? | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
] |
(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers.
Lightning started the fire on September 13.
Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.
National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.
National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests.
"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings," she said.
Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.
Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.
"But there's going to be smoke," she said. "Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago."
Still, she said, "We don't want to scare people into not coming."
Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said "some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it."
He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger.
"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people," Hoeninghausen said.
The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour.
Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.
Hoeninghausen said the fire "may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires."
A Park Service press release cautioned that "the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park."
"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing," the press release said.
The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.
The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.
Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.
Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.
Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth. | how long fire wasn't noticed | [
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"(CNN) -- A wildfire in Yellowstone National Park has grown to 9,300 acres and closed a section of the main road through the park, but Yellowstone is still open and National Park Service officials said Monday there was no danger to travelers. Lightning started the fire on September 13.",
"Lightning started the fire on September 13. Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said.",
"Snow could fall this week at Yellowstone, which sprawls across parts of three states, and end the park's fire season, officials said. National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction.",
"National Park Service officials said the lightning-sparked wildfire started on September 13, but wasn't noticed until 10 days later in the Arnica Creek area east of Old Faithful, the geyser that is the park's main attraction. Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres.",
"Last week the fire increased in size and by this weekend had charred 6,500 acres. National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Miller said there was no danger for guests. \"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said.",
"\"We don't anticipate it affecting any buildings,\" she said. Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana.",
"Miller said Monday that 90 percent of the fire was in Wyoming, with the remainder in park areas in Idaho and Montana. Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome.",
"Facilities at Yellowstone were open Monday, and Miller said visitors were still welcome. \"But there's going to be smoke,\" she said. \"Where there's smoke, there's fire.",
"\"Where there's smoke, there's fire. The vistas won't be as clear as even just a week ago.\" Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\"",
"Still, she said, \"We don't want to scare people into not coming.\" Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks.",
"Rick Hoeninghausen, director of sales and marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges, said the fire was causing cancellations at the parks. But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\"",
"But he said \"some tourists already in the park are are just changing their plans and working around it.\" He said the fire is more of an inconvenience than a danger. \"It's a natural part of this environment.",
"\"It's a natural part of this environment. It's part of the ecology and it's a natural attraction for some people,\" Hoeninghausen said. The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone.",
"The Arnica fire has closed Grand Loop Road, the main road through Yellowstone. Visitors wanting to get from one end of the wilderness area to the other will have to take a 280-mile detour. Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms.",
"Yellowstone National Park has nine lodges and about 2,200 hotel rooms. At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day.",
"At least two of those facilities close each year after Labor Day. Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\"",
"Hoeninghausen said the fire \"may be a little disconcerting for East Coasters not used to wildfires, but travelers and tourists can call the park and check the Web sites for updates on the fires.\" A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\"",
"A Park Service press release cautioned that \"the smokey conditions are affecting air quality in the park.\" \"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said.",
"\"People with weakened immune systems and those with heart and lung conditions may have trouble breathing,\" the press release said. The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service.",
"The Arnica fire was becoming more active Monday as gustier winds and low humidity fueled the flames, said Tom Kempton, fire information officer for the park service. The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning.",
"The National Weather Service in Wyoming predicted snow would fall by Wednesday morning. Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone.",
"Kempton said 230 firefighters, 15 fire engines and five helicopters were helping keep flames away from any historic structures at Yellowstone. Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service.",
"Lightning starts an average of 22 fires every year in Yellowstone, according to the park service. Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own.",
"Most of the naturally started fires in the 2.2 million-acre park extinguish on their own. Yellowstone is a fire-adapted ecosystem, and fire plays a major role in maintaining the health of the area's wildlife and vegetation by clearing old underbrush and allowing for new growth."
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ten years ago, teen Daniel Giddings shot a man during an attempted robbery and was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison.
During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds of days in the hole because of his conduct.
After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August. According to CNN affiliate WPVI, he allegedly assaulted several police officers days later. Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer.
We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time. A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse. If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders?
The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime. As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world.
According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars. In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.
Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff. But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics. Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each.
Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them. I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals. We just need to start peppering in prevention techniques and using creative solutions to identify red flags early.
Quietly, the pendulum is swinging in that direction. Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard. It focuses on rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and conflict resolution rather than force and punishment. Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment. According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other.
This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program. Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Other states are catching on to the Missouri model. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects. The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics. Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states.
So how will we get the remaining "tough against crime" politicians to implement similar systems? By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers. The Missouri model has been shown to reduce recidivism, meaning states will have fewer repeat offenders to incarcerate. And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration.
I think certain aspects of the Missouri model must be expanded beyond corrections systems. After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling? We should offer similar tools -- such as group therapy -- in public high schools to help all troubled kids before a potential descent | What programs has Missouri used to reduce repeat crime? | [
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"During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds of days in the hole because of his conduct. After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August.",
"After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August. According to CNN affiliate WPVI, he allegedly assaulted several police officers days later. Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer.",
"Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer. We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time.",
"We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time. A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse.",
"A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse. If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders?",
"If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders? The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime.",
"The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime. As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world.",
"As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world. According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars.",
"According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars. In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.",
"In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff.",
"Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff. But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics.",
"But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics. Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each.",
"Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each. Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them.",
"Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them. I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals.",
"I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals. We just need to start peppering in prevention techniques and using creative solutions to identify red flags early. Quietly, the pendulum is swinging in that direction. Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard.",
"Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard. It focuses on rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and conflict resolution rather than force and punishment. Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment.",
"Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment. According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other.",
"According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other. This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program.",
"This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program. Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.",
"Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. Other states are catching on to the Missouri model.",
"Other states are catching on to the Missouri model. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia.",
"The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects.",
"The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects. The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics.",
"The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics. Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states.",
"Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states. So how will we get the remaining \"tough against crime\" politicians to implement similar systems?",
"So how will we get the remaining \"tough against crime\" politicians to implement similar systems? By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers.",
"By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers. The Missouri model has been shown to reduce recidivism, meaning states will have fewer repeat offenders to incarcerate. And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration.",
"And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration. I think certain aspects of the Missouri model must be expanded beyond corrections systems. After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling?",
"After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling? We should offer similar tools -- such as group therapy -- in public high schools to help all troubled kids before a potential descent"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ten years ago, teen Daniel Giddings shot a man during an attempted robbery and was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison.
During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds of days in the hole because of his conduct.
After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August. According to CNN affiliate WPVI, he allegedly assaulted several police officers days later. Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer.
We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time. A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse. If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders?
The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime. As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world.
According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars. In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.
Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff. But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics. Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each.
Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them. I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals. We just need to start peppering in prevention techniques and using creative solutions to identify red flags early.
Quietly, the pendulum is swinging in that direction. Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard. It focuses on rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and conflict resolution rather than force and punishment. Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment. According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other.
This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program. Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Other states are catching on to the Missouri model. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects. The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics. Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states.
So how will we get the remaining "tough against crime" politicians to implement similar systems? By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers. The Missouri model has been shown to reduce recidivism, meaning states will have fewer repeat offenders to incarcerate. And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration.
I think certain aspects of the Missouri model must be expanded beyond corrections systems. After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling? We should offer similar tools -- such as group therapy -- in public high schools to help all troubled kids before a potential descent | What has Missouri done to lower repeat crime? | [
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"During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds of days in the hole because of his conduct. After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August.",
"After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August. According to CNN affiliate WPVI, he allegedly assaulted several police officers days later. Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer.",
"Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer. We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time.",
"We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time. A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse.",
"A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse. If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders?",
"If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders? The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime.",
"The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime. As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world.",
"As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world. According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars.",
"According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars. In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.",
"In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff.",
"Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff. But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics.",
"But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics. Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each.",
"Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each. Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them.",
"Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them. I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals.",
"I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals. We just need to start peppering in prevention techniques and using creative solutions to identify red flags early. Quietly, the pendulum is swinging in that direction. Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard.",
"Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard. It focuses on rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and conflict resolution rather than force and punishment. Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment.",
"Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment. According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other.",
"According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other. This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program.",
"This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program. Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.",
"Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. Other states are catching on to the Missouri model.",
"Other states are catching on to the Missouri model. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia.",
"The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects.",
"The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects. The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics.",
"The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics. Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states.",
"Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states. So how will we get the remaining \"tough against crime\" politicians to implement similar systems?",
"So how will we get the remaining \"tough against crime\" politicians to implement similar systems? By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers.",
"By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers. The Missouri model has been shown to reduce recidivism, meaning states will have fewer repeat offenders to incarcerate. And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration.",
"And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration. I think certain aspects of the Missouri model must be expanded beyond corrections systems. After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling?",
"After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling? We should offer similar tools -- such as group therapy -- in public high schools to help all troubled kids before a potential descent"
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ten years ago, teen Daniel Giddings shot a man during an attempted robbery and was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison.
During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds of days in the hole because of his conduct.
After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August. According to CNN affiliate WPVI, he allegedly assaulted several police officers days later. Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer.
We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time. A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse. If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders?
The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime. As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world.
According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars. In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.
Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff. But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics. Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each.
Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them. I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals. We just need to start peppering in prevention techniques and using creative solutions to identify red flags early.
Quietly, the pendulum is swinging in that direction. Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard. It focuses on rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and conflict resolution rather than force and punishment. Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment. According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other.
This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program. Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Other states are catching on to the Missouri model. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects. The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics. Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states.
So how will we get the remaining "tough against crime" politicians to implement similar systems? By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers. The Missouri model has been shown to reduce recidivism, meaning states will have fewer repeat offenders to incarcerate. And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration.
I think certain aspects of the Missouri model must be expanded beyond corrections systems. After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling? We should offer similar tools -- such as group therapy -- in public high schools to help all troubled kids before a potential descent | Which state lowered repeat crime? | [
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"During his time behind bars, Giddings racked up almost 30 disciplinary infractions, was kicked out of two separate facilities for bad behavior and reportedly spent hundreds of days in the hole because of his conduct. After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August.",
"After serving 10 years, Giddings was released last August. According to CNN affiliate WPVI, he allegedly assaulted several police officers days later. Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer.",
"Then, in September, he allegedly killed a Philadelphia police officer before being fatally shot by another officer. We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time.",
"We see classic cases of repeat offenders like this all the time. A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse.",
"A teen is thrown into the abyss of the corrections system and comes back out no better, if not worse. If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders?",
"If we had the right intervention for troubled teens, could we reduce their chances of becoming repeat offenders? The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime.",
"The fact that we constantly have to ask that question tells me America needs to change the way it fights crime. As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world.",
"As a nation, we're very good at locking criminals up, yet we still remain one of the most violent and crime-ridden societies in the developed world. According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars.",
"According to the International Center for Prison Studies in London, England, the United States has the world's highest incarceration rate, with one in 100 adults behind bars. In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.",
"In fact, the United States accounts for less than five percent of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff.",
"Considering how much time, energy and money we spend locking people up, you'd expect to see a bigger payoff. But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics.",
"But in the United States there are about 16,000 homicides per year, or roughly six per 100,000 people, based on Department of Justice statistics. Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each.",
"Compare that to Canada and Britain, which don't even tally 1,000 homicides per year each. Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them.",
"Our current system is broken because it is too focused on tossing criminals behind bars and hoping they get the message instead of rehabilitating them. I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals.",
"I'm not saying we need to stop punishing criminals. We just need to start peppering in prevention techniques and using creative solutions to identify red flags early. Quietly, the pendulum is swinging in that direction. Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard.",
"Missouri's groundbreaking juvenile justice system is the vanguard. It focuses on rehabilitation, therapeutic intervention and conflict resolution rather than force and punishment. Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment.",
"Small groups of youths stay in dorms with a couple of adult facilitators to emphasize individual treatment. According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other.",
"According to Harvard University's Ash Institute, the youths attend daily meetings with peers, partake in educational and volunteer programs and serve as role models for each other. This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program.",
"This approach appears to be bearing dividends, as the Department of Justice points out over 90 percent of Missouri youths avoid further incarceration for at least three years after graduating from the program. Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections.",
"Thanks in part to these detention alternatives, Missouri's adult prison population decreased from 2005 to 2007 after increasing each year from 1997 to 2003, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. Other states are catching on to the Missouri model.",
"Other states are catching on to the Missouri model. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia.",
"The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a leading supporter of alternative juvenile justice, says there are more than 100 sites using juvenile detention alternatives in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects.",
"The proliferation of these alternatives may be having nationwide effects. The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics.",
"The national juvenile arrest rate has decreased nearly 10 percent from 2000 to 2007, according to FBI arrest statistics. Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states.",
"Obviously the Missouri model isn't the only factor at play, but imagine the impact if we could spread those programs to the other 26 states. So how will we get the remaining \"tough against crime\" politicians to implement similar systems?",
"So how will we get the remaining \"tough against crime\" politicians to implement similar systems? By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers.",
"By showing them how it will fatten up the government's coffers. The Missouri model has been shown to reduce recidivism, meaning states will have fewer repeat offenders to incarcerate. And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration.",
"And the best way to reduce prison costs is to reduce incarceration. I think certain aspects of the Missouri model must be expanded beyond corrections systems. After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling?",
"After all, why should juvenile offenders be the only ones learning conflict resolution and peer counseling? We should offer similar tools -- such as group therapy -- in public high schools to help all troubled kids before a potential descent"
] |
Washington (CNN) -- It was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, so I decided to do what my pal Ali Velshi would probably do in the same situation: get her hooked on Twitter.
I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me.
Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.
I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.
Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, "Are you tweeting right now?"
I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.
When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: "Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?"
The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.
Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.
To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.
I typed out a tweet saying, "i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing."
Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, "Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.
A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.
Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, "What's going on?"
The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say "no big deal" and told her to go for it.
I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, "How do you type on this?"
Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing "from flotus," as in "first lady of the United States."
She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, "this is officially my first Twitter" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.
I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first "tweet," but I didn't want to be in | What was the occasion? | [
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"I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me. Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.",
"Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out. I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.",
"I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes. Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\"",
"Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\" I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial.",
"I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.",
"I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets. When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\"",
"When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\" The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that.",
"The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.",
"Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first. Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.",
"Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him. To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.",
"To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided. I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet.",
"I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing.\" Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news.",
"Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\"",
"But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.",
"I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all. A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.",
"A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in. Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\"",
"Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\" The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it.",
"The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it. I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone.",
"I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\"",
"Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\" Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note.",
"Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\"",
"I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\" She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say.",
"She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.",
"She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform. I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first \"tweet,\" but I didn't want to be in"
] |
Washington (CNN) -- It was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, so I decided to do what my pal Ali Velshi would probably do in the same situation: get her hooked on Twitter.
I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me.
Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.
I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.
Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, "Are you tweeting right now?"
I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.
When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: "Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?"
The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.
Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.
To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.
I typed out a tweet saying, "i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing."
Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, "Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.
A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.
Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, "What's going on?"
The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say "no big deal" and told her to go for it.
I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, "How do you type on this?"
Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing "from flotus," as in "first lady of the United States."
She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, "this is officially my first Twitter" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.
I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first "tweet," but I didn't want to be in | Who did Ed Henry sit with? | [
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"I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me. Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.",
"Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out. I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.",
"I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes. Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\"",
"Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\" I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial.",
"I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.",
"I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets. When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\"",
"When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\" The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that.",
"The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.",
"Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first. Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.",
"Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him. To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.",
"To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided. I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet.",
"I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing.\" Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news.",
"Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\"",
"But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.",
"I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all. A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.",
"A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in. Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\"",
"Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\" The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it.",
"The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it. I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone.",
"I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\"",
"Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\" Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note.",
"Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\"",
"I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\" She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say.",
"She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.",
"She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform. I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first \"tweet,\" but I didn't want to be in"
] |
Washington (CNN) -- It was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, so I decided to do what my pal Ali Velshi would probably do in the same situation: get her hooked on Twitter.
I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me.
Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.
I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.
Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, "Are you tweeting right now?"
I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.
When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: "Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?"
The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.
Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.
To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.
I typed out a tweet saying, "i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing."
Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, "Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.
A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.
Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, "What's going on?"
The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say "no big deal" and told her to go for it.
I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, "How do you type on this?"
Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing "from flotus," as in "first lady of the United States."
She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, "this is officially my first Twitter" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.
I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first "tweet," but I didn't want to be in | What did Henry encourage Mrs. Obama to do? | [
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"I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me. Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.",
"Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out. I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.",
"I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes. Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\"",
"Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\" I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial.",
"I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.",
"I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets. When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\"",
"When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\" The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that.",
"The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.",
"Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first. Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.",
"Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him. To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.",
"To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided. I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet.",
"I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing.\" Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news.",
"Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\"",
"But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.",
"I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all. A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.",
"A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in. Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\"",
"Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\" The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it.",
"The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it. I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone.",
"I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\"",
"Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\" Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note.",
"Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\"",
"I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\" She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say.",
"She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.",
"She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform. I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first \"tweet,\" but I didn't want to be in"
] |
Washington (CNN) -- It was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, so I decided to do what my pal Ali Velshi would probably do in the same situation: get her hooked on Twitter.
I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me.
Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.
I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.
Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, "Are you tweeting right now?"
I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.
When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: "Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?"
The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.
Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.
To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.
I typed out a tweet saying, "i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing."
Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, "Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.
A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.
Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, "What's going on?"
The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say "no big deal" and told her to go for it.
I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, "How do you type on this?"
Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing "from flotus," as in "first lady of the United States."
She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, "this is officially my first Twitter" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.
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"Washington (CNN) -- It was my first chance to spend some quality time at dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, so I decided to do what my pal Ali Velshi would probably do in the same situation: get her hooked on Twitter. I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me.",
"I was sitting with the first lady and Jay Leno at the head table for Saturday night's White House Correspondents Association Dinner because I'm a member of the association's board, a front-row seat to the slew of celebrities who walked up to gawk at Mrs. Obama and the president, who was a few seats from me. Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out.",
"Teen sensation Justin Beiber, famous-for-being-famous Kim Kardashian, comedian Chevy Chase and actor Morgan Freeman all walked up to the rope line separating the head table from the rest of the ballroom to send the first couple a shout-out. I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes.",
"I was snapping pics of the celebrity parade on my iPhone and posting them to my Twitter account, @edhenrycnn, during dessert, just a few minutes before the president and Leno would take their turns at telling some jokes. Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\"",
"Leno, a social media skeptic, finally turned to me with squinted eyes and said in a conspiratorial tone, \"Are you tweeting right now?\" I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial.",
"I confessed to Leno that I was, sparking Mrs. Obama to ask me whether journalists find value in social media or whether it's mostly trivial. I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets.",
"I said I find it helpful to get feedback, good and bad, from people who follow my tweets. When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\"",
"When Mrs. Obama mentioned that she had never tweeted, I noted that the president had sent out his first tweet a few months ago from a Red Cross account to promote relief to Haiti and wondered aloud: \"Why don't you send out your first tweet on my iPhone?\" The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that.",
"The first lady laughed and said her press staff wouldn't be happy if she went rogue like that. Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first.",
"Besides, she said, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs would have to sign off first. Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him.",
"Noting that Gibbs was sitting at the other end of the head table, I stood and told the first lady I'd ask him. To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided.",
"To my surprise, Gibbs instantly told me it was a fun idea, on one condition: I had to first send out a tweet saying he had endorsed it, so that colleagues on Mrs. Obama's staff were not blindsided. I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet.",
"I typed out a tweet saying, \"i am trying to coax First Lady to do her first ever tweet. Gibbs @presssec just gave his blessing.\" Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news.",
"Then I walked back to Mrs. Obama to tell her the good news. But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\"",
"But she told me good-naturedly, \"Gibbs did not say that; you're lying!\" I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all.",
"I assured the first lady I would not tell her a fib, which prompted Leno to jump to his feet to say he'd go get Gibbs to sort this out once and for all. A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in.",
"A laughing Gibbs came over and advised the first lady it would be a harmless exercise, but she was skeptical until the commander in chief finally weighed in. Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\"",
"Hearing the light-hearted argument playing out a few seats down, the president asked, \"What's going on?\" The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it.",
"The first lady explained her dilemma, but the president waved his hand as if to say \"no big deal\" and told her to go for it. I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone.",
"I handed the first lady my iPhone, but it quickly became apparent that she had very little experiences with this smartphone. Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\"",
"Like many people, she said, \"How do you type on this?\" Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note.",
"Gibbs, who was looking over our shoulders, suggested that I type it out, so I told Mrs. Obama to start dictating the note. I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\"",
"I started my typing \"from flotus,\" as in \"first lady of the United States.\" She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say.",
"She joked about the pressure of coming up with something interesting to say. She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform.",
"She started simply with how she was at the dinner and dictated, \"this is officially my first Twitter\" and added her thoughts about the comedy acts about to perform. I knew Mrs. Obama should have called it her first \"tweet,\" but I didn't want to be in"
] |
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20.
Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia.
President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for "the new terrorist attempt against Bogota" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.
FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.
"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up," Uribe's statement said.
The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.
Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.
A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.
Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.
Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.
In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC "combining extortion with terror."
There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago.
Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.
The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs.
Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.
"People were running from one place to another," he told the newspaper. "There were a lot of sirens and police."
Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, "I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me."
FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.
The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.
The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.
Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN. | Who is the colombian president | [
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"Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.",
"President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs. FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.",
"FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia. \"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said.",
"\"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said. The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot.",
"The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.",
"Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged. Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.",
"Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported. A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper.",
"A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.",
"Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student. Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.",
"Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia. Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.",
"Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said. In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\"",
"In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\" There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago. Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.",
"Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest. The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs. Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.",
"Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued. \"People were running from one place to another,\" he told the newspaper. \"There were a lot of sirens and police.\"",
"\"There were a lot of sirens and police.\" Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\"",
"Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\" FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.",
"FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts. The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.",
"The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party. The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.",
"The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program. Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN."
] |
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20.
Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia.
President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for "the new terrorist attempt against Bogota" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.
FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.
"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up," Uribe's statement said.
The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.
Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.
A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.
Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.
Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.
In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC "combining extortion with terror."
There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago.
Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.
The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs.
Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.
"People were running from one place to another," he told the newspaper. "There were a lot of sirens and police."
Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, "I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me."
FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.
The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.
The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.
Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN. | How many were wounded | [
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"Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.",
"President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs. FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.",
"FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia. \"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said.",
"\"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said. The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot.",
"The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.",
"Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged. Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.",
"Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported. A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper.",
"A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.",
"Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student. Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.",
"Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia. Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.",
"Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said. In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\"",
"In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\" There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago. Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.",
"Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest. The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs. Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.",
"Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued. \"People were running from one place to another,\" he told the newspaper. \"There were a lot of sirens and police.\"",
"\"There were a lot of sirens and police.\" Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\"",
"Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\" FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.",
"FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts. The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.",
"The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party. The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.",
"The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program. Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN."
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BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20.
Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia.
President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for "the new terrorist attempt against Bogota" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.
FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.
"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up," Uribe's statement said.
The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.
Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.
A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.
Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.
Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.
In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC "combining extortion with terror."
There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago.
Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.
The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs.
Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.
"People were running from one place to another," he told the newspaper. "There were a lot of sirens and police."
Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, "I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me."
FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.
The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.
The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.
Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN. | How many people died in the explosion in Bogota? | [
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"Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.",
"President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs. FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.",
"FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia. \"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said.",
"\"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said. The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot.",
"The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.",
"Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged. Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.",
"Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported. A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper.",
"A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.",
"Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student. Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.",
"Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia. Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.",
"Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said. In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\"",
"In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\" There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago. Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.",
"Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest. The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs. Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.",
"Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued. \"People were running from one place to another,\" he told the newspaper. \"There were a lot of sirens and police.\"",
"\"There were a lot of sirens and police.\" Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\"",
"Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\" FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.",
"FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts. The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.",
"The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party. The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.",
"The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program. Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN."
] |
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20.
Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia.
President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for "the new terrorist attempt against Bogota" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.
FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.
"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up," Uribe's statement said.
The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.
Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.
A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.
Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.
Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.
In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC "combining extortion with terror."
There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago.
Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.
The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs.
Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.
"People were running from one place to another," he told the newspaper. "There were a lot of sirens and police."
Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, "I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me."
FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.
The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.
The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.
Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN. | How much explosives were used? | [
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"BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian officials are blaming the FARC guerrilla group for an explosion in an upscale Bogota neighborhood Tuesday night that killed two people and wounded 20. Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia.",
"Police inspect one of two dead bodies after an explosion Tuesday night in Bogota, Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs.",
"President Alvaro Uribe, who is in France, issued a statement expressing sorrow for \"the new terrorist attempt against Bogota\" and accusing FARC of hypocrisy for talking about human rights while setting off lethal bombs. FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia.",
"FARC, the Spanish acronym for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, is the largest and oldest revolutionary group in Colombia. \"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said.",
"\"Let us always remember that Bogota cries but will never give up,\" Uribe's statement said. The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot.",
"The blast occurred around 9 p.m. at a Blockbuster video rental store in an exclusive neighborhood in northern Bogota, causing major damage to the building, most notably the parking lot. Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged.",
"Debris was scattered for more than a block, and nearby buildings and cars also were damaged. Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported.",
"Senior presidential aide Fabio Valencia Cossio said 11 pounds of explosives were used, El Espactador newspaper reported. A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper.",
"A female passer-by and the store's parking lot attendant were killed in the blast, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the newspaper. Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student.",
"Another newspaper, El Tiempo, said the woman was about 25 years old and was carrying notebooks and books, so authorities believe she was a university student. Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia.",
"Police said they were looking into a tip that the bombing might have been part of a FARC extortion attempt, said Radio Caracol, citing presidential aide Valencia. Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said.",
"Blockbuster has been complaining to authorities for months that criminals who said they were associated with FARC had been demanding money, news reports said. In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\"",
"In his statement from France, Uribe referred to FARC \"combining extortion with terror.\" There was an explosion at another Blockbuster store in the Colombian capital a year ago. Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest.",
"Authorities are offering the equivalent of $50,000 for information that would lead to an arrest. The explosion occurred in an neighborhood known for posh restaurants and nightclubs. Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued.",
"Ricardo Serrano described to El Tiempo how he felt a loud explosion and the immediate confusion that ensued. \"People were running from one place to another,\" he told the newspaper. \"There were a lot of sirens and police.\"",
"\"There were a lot of sirens and police.\" Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\"",
"Angel Alberto Arias, a doorman at a nearby building, told El Tiempo, \"I felt like the whole building was going to come down on top of me.\" FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts.",
"FARC has about 9,000 to 12,000 armed guerillas and several thousand supporters, mostly in rural areas, according to security analysts. The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party.",
"The guerrilla group was established in 1964 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party. The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program.",
"The guerrillas operate mostly in Colombia but have carried out extortion, kidnappings and other activities in Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador, according to the Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program. Fernando Ramos and Toby Muse contributed to this report for CNN."
] |
(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).
As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.
It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.
The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.
Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, "It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love." [New York Times]
That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party.
• Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, "Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.
• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got "A Chorus Line" record in a "Stevie Nicks" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl.
• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own.
• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor.
• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person | What is a great about record parties? | [
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"It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.",
"As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents. It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives.",
"It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.",
"In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party. The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way.",
"The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks.",
"The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl.",
"Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.",
"It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered. Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things.",
"Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\"",
"But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\" [New York Times] That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it.",
"But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party. • Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player?",
"I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?\" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home.",
"There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players.",
"From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person.",
"If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features.",
"I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area.",
"If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.",
"Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records. • Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think.",
"• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money.",
"Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket.",
"Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched.",
"Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through.",
"If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems.",
"You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl. • Keep the guest list small.",
"• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music.",
"This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own. • Food and drinks are a must.",
"• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor. • Establish some rules and traditions.",
"• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2.",
"2. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person"
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(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).
As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.
It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.
The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.
Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, "It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love." [New York Times]
That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party.
• Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, "Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.
• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got "A Chorus Line" record in a "Stevie Nicks" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl.
• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own.
• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor.
• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person | What do you bring to the Record Party? | [
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"It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.",
"As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents. It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives.",
"It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.",
"In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party. The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way.",
"The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks.",
"The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl.",
"Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.",
"It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered. Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things.",
"Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\"",
"But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\" [New York Times] That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it.",
"But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party. • Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player?",
"I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?\" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home.",
"There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players.",
"From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person.",
"If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features.",
"I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area.",
"If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.",
"Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records. • Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think.",
"• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money.",
"Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket.",
"Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched.",
"Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through.",
"If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems.",
"You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl. • Keep the guest list small.",
"• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music.",
"This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own. • Food and drinks are a must.",
"• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor. • Establish some rules and traditions.",
"• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2.",
"2. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person"
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(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).
As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.
It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.
The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.
Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, "It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love." [New York Times]
That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party.
• Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, "Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.
• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got "A Chorus Line" record in a "Stevie Nicks" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl.
• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own.
• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor.
• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person | Where can you by a record player? | [
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"(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).",
"It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.",
"As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents. It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives.",
"It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.",
"In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party. The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way.",
"The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks.",
"The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl.",
"Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.",
"It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered. Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things.",
"Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\"",
"But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\" [New York Times] That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it.",
"But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party. • Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player?",
"I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?\" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home.",
"There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players.",
"From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person.",
"If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features.",
"I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area.",
"If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.",
"Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records. • Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think.",
"• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money.",
"Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket.",
"Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched.",
"Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through.",
"If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems.",
"You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl. • Keep the guest list small.",
"• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music.",
"This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own. • Food and drinks are a must.",
"• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor. • Establish some rules and traditions.",
"• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2.",
"2. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person"
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(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).
As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.
It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.
The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.
Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, "It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love." [New York Times]
That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party.
• Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, "Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.
• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got "A Chorus Line" record in a "Stevie Nicks" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl.
• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own.
• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor.
• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person | How much does a record cost? | [
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"(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).",
"It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.",
"As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents. It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives.",
"It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.",
"In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party. The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way.",
"The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks.",
"The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl.",
"Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.",
"It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered. Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things.",
"Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\"",
"But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\" [New York Times] That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it.",
"But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party. • Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player?",
"I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?\" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home.",
"There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players.",
"From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person.",
"If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features.",
"I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area.",
"If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.",
"Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records. • Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think.",
"• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money.",
"Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket.",
"Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched.",
"Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through.",
"If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems.",
"You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl. • Keep the guest list small.",
"• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music.",
"This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own. • Food and drinks are a must.",
"• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor. • Establish some rules and traditions.",
"• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2.",
"2. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person"
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(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).
As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.
It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.
The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.
Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, "It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love." [New York Times]
That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party.
• Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, "Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.
• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got "A Chorus Line" record in a "Stevie Nicks" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl.
• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own.
• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor.
• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person | Where can you buy a record player? | [
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"(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).",
"It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.",
"As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents. It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives.",
"It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.",
"In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party. The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way.",
"The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks.",
"The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl.",
"Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.",
"It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered. Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things.",
"Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\"",
"But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\" [New York Times] That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it.",
"But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party. • Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player?",
"I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?\" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home.",
"There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players.",
"From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person.",
"If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features.",
"I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area.",
"If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.",
"Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records. • Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think.",
"• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money.",
"Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket.",
"Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched.",
"Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through.",
"If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems.",
"You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl. • Keep the guest list small.",
"• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music.",
"This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own. • Food and drinks are a must.",
"• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor. • Establish some rules and traditions.",
"• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2.",
"2. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person"
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(The Frisky) -- About a year ago, a group of my closest friends got together in a basement apartment in Queens. It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city).
As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.
It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.
The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.
Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, "It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love." [New York Times]
That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party.
• Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, "Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.
• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got "A Chorus Line" record in a "Stevie Nicks" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl.
• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own.
• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor.
• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person | What can be inexpensive? | [
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"It was a Saturday night in the dead of winter, and most of us were broke (the economy was crashing) and lazy (we didn't feel like trekking to a bar in the city). As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents.",
"As we cracked open a bottle of wine and ate fresh-baked zucchini muffins, one of my friends decided to play us some records on the record player he had recently inherited from his parents. It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives.",
"It turned out to be one of the best nights of our lives. In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party.",
"In sharing great music, great food and great fun, a tradition was born: Record Party. The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way.",
"The New York Times is finally catching on to something my friends and I discovered that night; vinyl is back in a major way. The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks.",
"The stats say that CDs are becoming just about as obsolete as cassettes and 8-tracks. Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl.",
"Sure, iPods are fun if you're on the go, but really the only way to devour your favorite music (other than to hear it live) is to listen to it on vinyl. It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered.",
"It's like hearing the music again for the first time -- rich and layered. Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things.",
"Mike Jbara, a bigwig at Warner Music Group, said, \"It is absolutely easy to say vinyl doesn't make sense when you look at convenience, portability, all those things. But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\"",
"But all the really great stuff in our lives comes from a root of passion or love.\" [New York Times] That's what Record Party is really all about. But don't take my word for it.",
"But don't take my word for it. Here are five tips for throwing your own rocking Record Party. • Yes, you need a record player. I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player?",
"I know you're thinking, \"Where on earth do I get a record player? The antique shop?\" Try eBay or Craigslist. There are so many used record players that need a good home.",
"There are so many used record players that need a good home. From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players.",
"From bottom of the line models to high-end turntables, you wouldn't believe how many people have record players. If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person.",
"If you're an electronics idiot like me, you may want to consult a knowledgeable person. I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features.",
"I always ask my super-geeky musician friends about makes, models and features. If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area.",
"If you don't have a music nerd in your life, do a little research online or find a specialty store in your area. Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records.",
"Also, don't forget to get some great speakers so you can hear all the natural flava of your records. • Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think.",
"• Starting a record collection isn't as hard or as expensive as you think. It's always fun to go to a local record store and pick out some delicious vinyl. Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money.",
"Many record stores have used records, which can save you some money. Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket.",
"Take the record out and make sure that it's the right record -- one time I got \"A Chorus Line\" record in a \"Stevie Nicks\" jacket. Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched.",
"Also, make sure that the record is not terribly scratched. If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through.",
"If you're a bargain hunter like me, go to your local thrift store and pick through. You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems.",
"You may have to search for a while, but it's not uncommon to find some $1 gems. Also, flea markets are a great place to find some hot, cheap vinyl. • Keep the guest list small.",
"• Keep the guest list small. The best thing about Record Party is reveling in your favorite music and breaking out your finest dance moves. This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music.",
"This is always most fun with close friends who have similar tastes in music. But part of the fun is also learning about new music, so you may want to require guests to bring some records of their own. • Food and drinks are a must.",
"• Food and drinks are a must. It's hard to throw a great record party without food and beverage. Have everyone contribute. Snacks and drinks will be much appreciated when guests step off the makeshift dance floor. • Establish some rules and traditions.",
"• Establish some rules and traditions. At our Record Party, we've established a couple of rules in order to keep the good times rolling: 1. Everyone must write all requests down on our request list. 2.",
"2. 2. No more than two songs played at one time per person"
] |
(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.
Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?
The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.
"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.
Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.
"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.
Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.
"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.
"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."
The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.
"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."
Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.
Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.
"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.
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"(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success. Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?",
"Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal? The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.",
"The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware. \"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.",
"\"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win.",
"Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence,\" the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.",
"Check out the world's 20 most wanted players. Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup.",
"Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.",
"Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer. \"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.",
"\"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood.",
"But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added.",
"For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added. Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.",
"Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade. \"My seventh season is about to start.",
"\"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.",
"When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.",
"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy. \"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager.",
"\"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\"",
"I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\" The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.",
"The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters. \"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me.",
"\"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined.",
"They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side.\"",
"They're the ones who are always by my side.\" Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.",
"Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo. Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.",
"Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him. \"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose.",
"\"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice,\" he added.",
"It would be a difficult choice,\" he added. Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15."
] |
(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.
Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?
The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.
"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.
Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.
"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.
Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.
"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.
"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."
The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.
"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."
Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.
Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.
"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.
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"(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success. Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?",
"Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal? The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.",
"The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware. \"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.",
"\"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win.",
"Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence,\" the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.",
"Check out the world's 20 most wanted players. Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup.",
"Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.",
"Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer. \"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.",
"\"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood.",
"But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added.",
"For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added. Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.",
"Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade. \"My seventh season is about to start.",
"\"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.",
"When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.",
"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy. \"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager.",
"\"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\"",
"I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\" The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.",
"The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters. \"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me.",
"\"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined.",
"They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side.\"",
"They're the ones who are always by my side.\" Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.",
"Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo. Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.",
"Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him. \"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose.",
"\"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice,\" he added.",
"It would be a difficult choice,\" he added. Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15."
] |
(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.
Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?
The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.
"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.
Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.
"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.
Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.
"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.
"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."
The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.
"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."
Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.
Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.
"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.
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"(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success. Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?",
"Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal? The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.",
"The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware. \"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.",
"\"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win.",
"Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence,\" the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.",
"Check out the world's 20 most wanted players. Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup.",
"Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.",
"Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer. \"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.",
"\"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood.",
"But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added.",
"For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added. Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.",
"Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade. \"My seventh season is about to start.",
"\"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.",
"When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.",
"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy. \"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager.",
"\"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\"",
"I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\" The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.",
"The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters. \"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me.",
"\"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined.",
"They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side.\"",
"They're the ones who are always by my side.\" Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.",
"Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo. Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.",
"Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him. \"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose.",
"\"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice,\" he added.",
"It would be a difficult choice,\" he added. Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15."
] |
(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.
Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?
The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.
"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.
Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.
"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.
Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.
"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.
"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."
The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.
"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."
Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.
Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.
"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.
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"(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success. Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?",
"Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal? The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.",
"The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware. \"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.",
"\"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win.",
"Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence,\" the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.",
"Check out the world's 20 most wanted players. Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup.",
"Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.",
"Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer. \"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.",
"\"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood.",
"But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added.",
"For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added. Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.",
"Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade. \"My seventh season is about to start.",
"\"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.",
"When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.",
"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy. \"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager.",
"\"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\"",
"I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\" The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.",
"The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters. \"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me.",
"\"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined.",
"They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side.\"",
"They're the ones who are always by my side.\" Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.",
"Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo. Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.",
"Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him. \"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose.",
"\"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice,\" he added.",
"It would be a difficult choice,\" he added. Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15."
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(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.
Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?
The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.
"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.
Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.
"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.
Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.
"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.
"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."
The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.
"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."
Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.
Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.
"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.
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"(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success. Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?",
"Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal? The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.",
"The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware. \"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.",
"\"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win.",
"Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence,\" the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.",
"Check out the world's 20 most wanted players. Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup.",
"Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.",
"Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer. \"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.",
"\"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood.",
"But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added.",
"For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added. Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.",
"Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade. \"My seventh season is about to start.",
"\"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.",
"When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.",
"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy. \"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager.",
"\"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\"",
"I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\" The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.",
"The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters. \"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me.",
"\"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined.",
"They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side.\"",
"They're the ones who are always by my side.\" Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.",
"Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo. Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.",
"Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him. \"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose.",
"\"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice,\" he added.",
"It would be a difficult choice,\" he added. Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15."
] |
(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.
Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?
The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.
"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.
Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.
"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.
Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.
"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.
"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."
The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.
"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."
Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.
Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.
"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.
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"(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success. Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?",
"Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal? The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.",
"The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware. \"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most.",
"\"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win.",
"Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence,\" the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.",
"Check out the world's 20 most wanted players. Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup.",
"Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.",
"Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer. \"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal.",
"\"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood.",
"But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added.",
"For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves,\" he added. Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.",
"Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade. \"My seventh season is about to start.",
"\"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies.",
"When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.",
"In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy. \"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager.",
"\"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\"",
"I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests.\" The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.",
"The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters. \"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me.",
"\"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined.",
"They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side.\"",
"They're the ones who are always by my side.\" Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.",
"Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo. Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.",
"Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him. \"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose.",
"\"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice,\" he added.",
"It would be a difficult choice,\" he added. Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15."
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(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
] |
(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
] |
(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
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(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
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(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
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(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
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(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007.
A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.
The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.
Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.
UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.
"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers," UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. "Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy."
Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time "is not usual at all."
"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number," Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.
"We are quite shocked here."
About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.
In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..
The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday.
However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.
In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.
Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.
"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50," he said.
Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.
New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.
But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.
Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.
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"(CNN) -- The United Nations' refugee agency said Tuesday that more Africans have fled poverty and conflict on the continent during the first 10 months of this year than in all of 2007. A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo.",
"A woman who has been displaced by the current fighting in the Congo. The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.",
"The bulk of the more than 96,000 African refugees headed to Yemen and Italy, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office. The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said.",
"The rest sought refuge in Malta, Greece, Spain and the Canary Islands, the agency said. Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF.",
"Last weekend, at least 60 refugees died en route to Yemen, a frequent destination for Somali and Ethiopian refugees, according to Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF. UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey.",
"UNHCR said most of those who died were forced overboard in deep water off Yemen's coast by smugglers who demanded more money than the $100 they paid for the journey. \"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday.",
"\"Those who did not or could not pay extra were severely beaten by the smugglers,\" UNHCR said in a news release Tuesday. \"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\"",
"\"Up to 40 -- mainly Ethiopians -- [were] thrown overboard despite their pleas for mercy.\" Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\"",
"Andreas Koutepas, MSF's field coordinator in southern Yemen, said such a high number of refugee deaths in a short period of time \"is not usual at all.\" \"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen.",
"\"For the whole of September until now, we've had 27 dead and now suddenly we reach this number,\" Koutepas told CNN from MSF's base in Ahwar, Yemen. \"We are quite shocked here.\"",
"\"We are quite shocked here.\" About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR.",
"About 30,000 African refugees arrived on boats on Italy's shores during the first 10 months of this year compared with 19,900 refugees last year, according to UNHCR. In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said..",
"In Malta, an estimated 2,600 boat people arrived in the first nine months of this year from North Africa, compared with 1,800 last year, UNHCR said.. The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471.",
"The agency said that from January to October this year, 509 of those attempting to make the journey to Italy and Malta died, compared with last year's death toll of 471. More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday.",
"More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a \"considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year,\" UNHCR said Tuesday. However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year.",
"However, the death toll on that route has remained lower so far this year: more than 600 have died or disappeared en route to Yemen compared to 1,400 killed last year. In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.",
"In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N. Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia.",
"Many are fleeing the war in Somalia, but Koutepas of MSF told CNN on Monday that he has noticed a recent increase in the number of refugees from Ethiopia. \"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said.",
"\"It used to be 10 percent of total arrival, and now it's around 50-50,\" he said. Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity.",
"Yemen is a common destination for Somalis fleeing economic hardship and war because of its proximity. It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country.",
"It is also an attractive location because Somalis receive automatic refugee status in the fellow Muslim country. New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR.",
"New smuggling routes, including some based out of Djibouti -- which lies north of Somalia and is much closer to Yemen -- have also led to the increase in refugees, according to the UNHCR. But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States.",
"But according to the Yemen Post, Yemen is just a stopping point for most of the refugees, who then travel on to the wealthier Persian Gulf states or Europe and the United States. Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers.",
"Earlier this year, Yemen's coast guard stepped up patrols of its coastline in an attempt to deter the smugglers. Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.",
"Some of the smuggling boats seized by Yemen's coast guard are given to Somali fishermen who suffered losses in the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen.",
"As part of a $19 million operation, UNHCR operates shelters and reception centers for the refugees in Yemen and has increased its efforts to discourage people from making the illegal crossing to Yemen. It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials.",
"It has also sponsored training programs for coast guard personnel and other officials. MSF said the plight of the refugees has"
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(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the "drunk grandma" role from veering into cliché | Are these grandmas the stereotypical grandmothers? | [
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the "drunk grandma" role from veering into cliché | Who dies Susan Sarandon play in "The Lovely Bones"? | [
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the "drunk grandma" role from veering into cliché | Who is the drinking grandmother on "Gilmore Girls"? | [
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the "drunk grandma" role from veering into cliché | What character plays Kelly Bishop? | [
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the "drunk grandma" role from veering into cliché | Who plays Grandma Lynn in "The Lovely Bones"? | [
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the "drunk grandma" role from veering into cliché | What do experts say about these grandmas? | [
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in.
The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.
"She's such a strange grandmother," Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't "a granny grandmother."
"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter," said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. "She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette."
Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on "Golden Girls," and has since become a television staple.
Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men" and as Peggy Peabody on "The L Word."
The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama "Gossip Girl" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development" and Tabitha Wilson on "90210."
"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids," said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. "They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives."
They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.
"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know," O'Connor said.
"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree," he added. "Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior."
With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, "it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are."
Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.
Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.
"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother," Bowen said. "She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.
"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon," Bowen added.
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"(CNN) -- In the same way a Christmas playlist is incomplete without a tipsy, eggnog-drinking grandmother having an unfortunate accident with reindeer, the melodrama of certain shows and films improves when a boozy grandmother is written in. The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn.",
"The minor role is normally reserved for television, but it makes the jump to movie theaters this year in \"The Lovely Bones,\" Peter Jackson's cerebral thriller based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel, with Susan Sarandon playing the hard-drinking Grandma Lynn. \"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch.",
"\"She's such a strange grandmother,\" Sarandon told the Australian press about her first role as a family matriarch. Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\"",
"Although Sarandon, 63, said she's old enough to play one, her Grandma Lynn isn't \"a granny grandmother.\" \"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen.",
"\"She's the comic relief in this very deep, very hard movie; she comes in and the movie gets lighter,\" said movie reviewer Kit Bowen. \"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\"",
"\"She's trying to vacuum while ash is falling from her cigarette.\" Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple.",
"Television critics say it's hard to nail down when this character first made an appearance, but the anti-grandmother role we know today was more than likely inspired by the spirited older women on \"Golden Girls,\" and has since become a television staple. Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\"",
"Kelly Bishop played a version of the difficult, drinking grandmother for seven seasons as Emily Gilmore on \"Gilmore Girls,\" and Holland Taylor has taken her vodka neat as Evelyn Harper on \"Two and a Half Men\" and as Peggy Peabody on \"The L Word.\" The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No.",
"The Upper East Side hour-long melodrama \"Gossip Girl\" has the scheming Celia Rhodes -- whose signature scent is Chanel No. 5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\"",
"5 with a top note of gin -- and Jessica Walter has perfected the role as Lucille Bluth on \"Arrested Development\" and Tabitha Wilson on \"90210.\" \"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack.",
"\"These women, they're not knitting -- they're more interested in mixing their drinks than watching kids,\" said Entertainment Weekly's pop culture writer Tim Stack. \"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice.",
"\"They're more inclined to offer a witticism or a barb than to give you sweet advice. These ladies aren't cooking -- I don't think they even eat. They drink their lunch. And their dinners. And their breakfasts.",
"And their breakfasts. ... Maybe they eat the olives.\" They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor.",
"They're the exact opposite of the stereotypical grandmother, said TVGuide.com's senior editor Mickey O'Connor. \"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said.",
"\"They're supposed to be the truth-tellers -- whether it's liquid courage or lowering their inhibitions, I don't know,\" O'Connor said. \"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added.",
"\"But everyone can relate to having an older relative that embarrasses you to some degree,\" he added. \"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.'",
"\"Shelley Long just did a drunken grandma on 'Modern Family.' There was a wedding scene where she got drunk, gave a toast and ended up kicking the cake over. It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives.",
"It's about the universality of how we deal with our older relatives. If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\"",
"If you make them drunk, there's some way to at least codify what embarrasses us about them, or to excuse their outrageous behavior.\" With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\"",
"With O'Connor's own grandparents, though, \"it's less often an indication of how much they've had to drink and more often just who they are.\" Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat.",
"Because it's a role that's virtually paint-by-numbers -- drunk grandmothers are nearly always wealthy, white and cruelly witty, with poor parenting skills -- it demands a strong actress who can keep the potentially two-dimensional from falling flat. Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version.",
"Case in point for film reviewer Bowen is the difference between the Grandma Lynn in Sebold's novel and Jackson's cinematic version. \"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said.",
"\"I loved the book, but the funny thing is that I don't remember the grandmother,\" Bowen said. \"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it.",
"\"She definitely is more memorable in the movie, and I'm glad her character is in the movie because it adds another layer to it. \"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added.",
"\"Which, of course, has everything to do with Susan Sarandon,\" Bowen added. The talent of the women who have taken these minor roles and turned them into iconic characters is what has kept the \"drunk grandma\" role from veering into cliché"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime. Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime. Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime. Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime. Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around | Did all seven teenagers plead not guilty? | [
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime. Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
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"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
] |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Latino group Tuesday expressed outrage over the slaying of an Ecuadoran man, allegedly at the hands of seven teenagers in what police are calling a hate crime.
Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime.
The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.
"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away," Mateo said. "Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate."
Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.
The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."
At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, "Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up."
Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.
The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.
The "hate crime" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.
Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths "admitted their involvement and their role in this crime," said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.
However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families "to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences."
But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.
"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community," Mateo said. "He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community."
The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, "We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord."
Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death "wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things," according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.
In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, "This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.
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"Marcello Lucero, 37, was stabbed to death in an attack that police say was a hate crime. The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference.",
"The teens' parents bear some of the blame, along with community leaders who have created an inhospitable environment for immigrants, Fernando Fernando Mateo, founder of Hispanics Across America, said at a news conference. \"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said.",
"\"We understand that some may not welcome us in their neighborhoods, but killing us will not drive us away,\" Mateo said. \"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\"",
"\"Those that hate us allow us to cut their lawns, build their homes, paint their homes, cook for them, serve their children -- and yet they teach them hate.\" Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said.",
"Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.",
"A friend walking with Lucero was not injured. The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick.",
"The seven teens were trying \"to find Latinos and to assault them,\" said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. \"That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ...",
"... ... They were actively seeking victims.\" At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\"",
"At a court hearing for the seven Monday, a prosecutor quoted the youths as saying, \"Let's go find some Mexicans to f--- up.\" Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said.",
"Jeffrey Conroy, 17, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime in the attack, police said. He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault.",
"He and the other six -- Jordan Dasch, Anthony Hartford, Nicholas Hausch, Christopher Overton, Jose Pacheco and Kevin Shea -- also face charges of first-degree gang assault. The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero.",
"The additional charge against Conroy stems from authorities' belief that he was the one who stabbed Lucero. All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police.",
"All of the suspects are 17 except for Overton, who is 16, according to police. The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction.",
"The \"hate crime\" designation would enhance any sentence imposed upon conviction. Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.",
"Upon their arrest, all seven of the youths \"admitted their involvement and their role in this crime,\" said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer. However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court.",
"However, all seven pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned Monday in Suffolk County Criminal Court. Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\"",
"Mateo said that Hispanics Across America and Lucero's relatives have retained a law firm and may file suit against the youths' families \"to make sure the parents of these seven kids pay the consequences.\" But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive.",
"But he and other community leaders also laid blame at the feet of Steve Levy, Suffolk County executive. \"He has brought this hate that exists here amongst the Hispanic community,\" Mateo said. \"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants.",
"\"He has legislated over and over again against Hispanic immigrants. ... He should be the person not welcome in this community.\" The Rev.",
"The Rev. Alan Ramirez of Brookville Reform Church said, \"We all know that Mr. Levy, along with these seven young men, has blood on his hands. And we consider that unacceptable.",
"And we consider that unacceptable. We ask a responsible Democratic Party to seek Mr. Levy's resignation or removal from office. We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\"",
"We do not need our communities to be separated by hatred, intolerance and racial discord.\" Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday.",
"Attempts by CNN to contact Levy on Tuesday were unsuccessful, as his office was closed for the Veterans Day holiday. On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions.",
"On Sunday, however, Levy issued a statement saying Lucero's death \"wasn't a question of any county policy or legislation; it was a question of bad people doing horrific things,\" according to Newsday, which reported that Levy answered no further questions. In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County.",
"In a statement issued by police Sunday, Levy was quoted as saying, \"This heinous crime that led to the death of an individual because of his race will not be tolerated in Suffolk County. The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\"",
"The suspects will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.\" New York Gov. David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death.",
"David Paterson, in a statement Monday, also condemned Lucero's death. \"Suffolk Police tell us that Mr. Lucero and a friend were attacked late Saturday by seven teenagers who were driving around"
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(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.
Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.
"This is an important and challenging day for all of us," WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. "We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century."
The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968.
As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.
The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. »
The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.
The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.
"Further spread is considered inevitable," Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. "The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met."
The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.
Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.
"The virus is not stoppable," she said. "I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.
The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.
"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures," Chan said.
Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, "crowding out" the seasonal influenza virus.
Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.
HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.
It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. "We're doing as much as we can now," he said.
The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said.
At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production.
"There's no specific date on the calendar," Hall said.
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"(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic. Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.",
"Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday. Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.",
"Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said. \"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters.",
"\"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. \"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\"",
"\"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\" The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968. As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said.",
"As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.",
"There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths. The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update.",
"The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.",
"Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.",
"See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.",
"New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference. The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.",
"The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks. \"Further spread is considered inevitable,\" Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. \"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\"",
"\"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\" The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.",
"The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation. Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu.",
"Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.",
"In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready. \"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said.",
"\"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said. \"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\"",
"\"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.",
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect. The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.",
"The United States declared a public health emergency April 26. \"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures,\" Chan said. Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks.",
"Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way.",
"Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus.",
"In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus. Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.",
"Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks. HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.",
"HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision. It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward.",
"It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. \"We're doing as much as we can now,\" he said. The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots.",
"The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said. At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production. \"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said.",
"\"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said. If officials"
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(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.
Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.
"This is an important and challenging day for all of us," WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. "We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century."
The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968.
As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.
The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. »
The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.
The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.
"Further spread is considered inevitable," Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. "The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met."
The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.
Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.
"The virus is not stoppable," she said. "I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.
The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.
"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures," Chan said.
Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, "crowding out" the seasonal influenza virus.
Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.
HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.
It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. "We're doing as much as we can now," he said.
The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said.
At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production.
"There's no specific date on the calendar," Hall said.
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"(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic. Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.",
"Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday. Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.",
"Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said. \"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters.",
"\"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. \"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\"",
"\"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\" The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968. As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said.",
"As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.",
"There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths. The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update.",
"The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.",
"Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.",
"See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.",
"New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference. The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.",
"The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks. \"Further spread is considered inevitable,\" Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. \"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\"",
"\"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\" The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.",
"The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation. Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu.",
"Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.",
"In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready. \"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said.",
"\"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said. \"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\"",
"\"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.",
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect. The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.",
"The United States declared a public health emergency April 26. \"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures,\" Chan said. Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks.",
"Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way.",
"Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus.",
"In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus. Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.",
"Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks. HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.",
"HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision. It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward.",
"It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. \"We're doing as much as we can now,\" he said. The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots.",
"The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said. At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production. \"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said.",
"\"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said. If officials"
] |
(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.
Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.
"This is an important and challenging day for all of us," WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. "We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century."
The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968.
As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.
The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. »
The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.
The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.
"Further spread is considered inevitable," Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. "The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met."
The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.
Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.
"The virus is not stoppable," she said. "I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.
The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.
"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures," Chan said.
Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, "crowding out" the seasonal influenza virus.
Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.
HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.
It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. "We're doing as much as we can now," he said.
The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said.
At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production.
"There's no specific date on the calendar," Hall said.
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"(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic. Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.",
"Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday. Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.",
"Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said. \"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters.",
"\"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. \"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\"",
"\"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\" The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968. As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said.",
"As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.",
"There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths. The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update.",
"The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.",
"Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.",
"See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.",
"New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference. The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.",
"The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks. \"Further spread is considered inevitable,\" Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. \"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\"",
"\"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\" The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.",
"The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation. Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu.",
"Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.",
"In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready. \"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said.",
"\"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said. \"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\"",
"\"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.",
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect. The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.",
"The United States declared a public health emergency April 26. \"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures,\" Chan said. Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks.",
"Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way.",
"Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus.",
"In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus. Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.",
"Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks. HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.",
"HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision. It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward.",
"It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. \"We're doing as much as we can now,\" he said. The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots.",
"The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said. At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production. \"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said.",
"\"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said. If officials"
] |
(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.
Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.
"This is an important and challenging day for all of us," WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. "We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century."
The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968.
As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.
The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. »
The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.
The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.
"Further spread is considered inevitable," Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. "The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met."
The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.
Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.
"The virus is not stoppable," she said. "I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.
The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.
"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures," Chan said.
Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, "crowding out" the seasonal influenza virus.
Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.
HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.
It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. "We're doing as much as we can now," he said.
The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said.
At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production.
"There's no specific date on the calendar," Hall said.
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"(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic. Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.",
"Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday. Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.",
"Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said. \"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters.",
"\"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. \"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\"",
"\"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\" The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968. As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said.",
"As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.",
"There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths. The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update.",
"The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.",
"Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.",
"See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.",
"New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference. The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.",
"The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks. \"Further spread is considered inevitable,\" Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. \"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\"",
"\"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\" The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.",
"The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation. Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu.",
"Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.",
"In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready. \"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said.",
"\"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said. \"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\"",
"\"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.",
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect. The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.",
"The United States declared a public health emergency April 26. \"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures,\" Chan said. Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks.",
"Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way.",
"Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus.",
"In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus. Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.",
"Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks. HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.",
"HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision. It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward.",
"It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. \"We're doing as much as we can now,\" he said. The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots.",
"The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said. At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production. \"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said.",
"\"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said. If officials"
] |
(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic.
Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.
"This is an important and challenging day for all of us," WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. "We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century."
The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968.
As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.
The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. »
The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.
The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.
"Further spread is considered inevitable," Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. "The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met."
The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.
Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.
"The virus is not stoppable," she said. "I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.
The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.
"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures," Chan said.
Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, "crowding out" the seasonal influenza virus.
Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.
HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.
It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. "We're doing as much as we can now," he said.
The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said.
At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production.
"There's no specific date on the calendar," Hall said.
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"(CNN) -- The World Health Organization raised the swine flu alert Thursday to its highest level, saying the H1N1 virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global pandemic. Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday.",
"Kindergarten students, some wearing masks, attend school in a residential estate in Hong Kong on Thursday. Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said.",
"Increasing the alert to Phase 6 does not mean that the disease is deadlier or more dangerous than before, just that it has spread to more countries, the WHO said. \"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters.",
"\"This is an important and challenging day for all of us,\" WHO Director General Margaret Chan said in a briefing with reporters. \"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\"",
"\"We are moving into the early days of the first flu pandemic of the 21st century.\" The last previous pandemic occurred in 1968. As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said.",
"As of Thursday, the virus had spread to 74 countries, the health agency said. There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths.",
"There were 28,774 confirmed cases and 144 deaths. The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update.",
"The United States had 13,217 cases and 27 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said June 5 in its weekly update. Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.",
"Cases have been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.",
"See where H1N1 flu cases are in the U.S. » The U.S. death toll is expected be higher when the CDC releases its latest figures Friday, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference.",
"New England -- particularly Massachusetts -- and the New York and New Jersey areas have been hit the hardest, Schuchat said Thursday at a CDC news conference. The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks.",
"The Phase 6 pandemic designation had been widely expected for weeks. \"Further spread is considered inevitable,\" Chan said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. \"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\"",
"\"The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.\" The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation.",
"The announcement came after a meeting of the WHO's Emergency Committee, which has debated since April whether the spread of a novel H1N1 flu virus was fast and widespread enough to warrant a Phase 6 designation. Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu.",
"Phase 6, Chan said, is meant as a signal to countries to recalibrate their strategies to minimize the harm from swine flu. In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready.",
"In countries where the virus and the response to it are already widespread, it is not likely to mean significant changes, but Chan urged countries that have not seen cases, or seen only limited cases, to get ready. \"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said.",
"\"The virus is not stoppable,\" she said. \"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\"",
"\"I would advise them to maintain vigilance, enhance surveillance and be prepared for the arrival of the novel H1N1 in their country.\" The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect.",
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security said those agencies have been acting for weeks as if Phase 6 were already in effect and no additional measures would be put into effect. The United States declared a public health emergency April 26.",
"The United States declared a public health emergency April 26. \"WHO continues to recommend no restriction on travel and on border closures,\" Chan said. Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks.",
"Discussions about shifting to Phase 6 have been under way for weeks. Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way.",
"Chan indicated that a major factor in the decision was surveillance from countries in the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is under way. In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus.",
"In Chile and Australia, two countries with many flu cases, she said H1N1 appears to be the dominant strain, \"crowding out\" the seasonal influenza virus. Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks.",
"Chan said she would recommend that vaccine manufacturers proceed with mass production of an inoculation against the new swine flu strain as soon as they finish production of seasonal vaccine, which she estimated would be complete in about two weeks. HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision.",
"HHS spokesman Bill Hall said Thursday that no decision has been made on full-scale production because there is no need yet to make that decision. It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward.",
"It is a step-by-step process that is moving forward. \"We're doing as much as we can now,\" he said. The agency awarded a contract several weeks ago to five manufacturers to develop an H1N1 antigen. The companies are producing pilot lots.",
"The companies are producing pilot lots. Clinical testing will take place over the summer, Hall said. At the end of the summer, HHS will decide whether to go into production. \"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said.",
"\"There's no specific date on the calendar,\" Hall said. If officials"
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | How many people were injured? | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | What was the number of unjuries in 2007 | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | What are the reasons children are at risk | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | How many pedestrians were killed? | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | What reasons are children at risk? | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | What should drivers do in pedestrian areas | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | Who is at risk? | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | How many pedestrians were non-fatally injured? | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.
Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.
As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety
Can seeing red help?
Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Speed kills
According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.
Give walking and driving your undivided attention
It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.
Use common safety sense
Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.
It could happen anywhere
Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers. | How many people were killed? | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On February 2, 7-year-old Cameron Dunmore crossed a street to get to his elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia. This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country.",
"This scenario takes place thousands of times uneventfully each school day in our country. But this time Cameron did not make it to school.",
"But this time Cameron did not make it to school. A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy.",
"A crossing guard was halting traffic at the time, but the busy intersection did not have a traffic light and one vehicle did not see the boy. Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital.",
"Cameron was struck by an SUV and died that same day in the hospital. Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, not run, when crossing the street, so drivers have a chance to see them. As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique.",
"As a parent who walks my young child to school every day, Cameron's story is tragically heartbreaking, but unfortunately not unique. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007.",
"In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 5,000 pedestrians died and 70,000 were nonfatally injured in traffic crashes in 2007. Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules.",
"Children are at particular risk because of their size, immature judgment and lack of experience with traffic rules. As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely?",
"As we promote walking as a healthy and environmentally sound way to get to school, how can we make sure our children make it there safely? Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help?",
"Read NHTSA's tips on walking and biking safety Can seeing red help? Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference.",
"Sally Flocks, president and CEO of PEDS, a pedestrian advocacy organization based in Atlanta, believes that traffic lights or flashing red lights in school zones can make a difference. She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red.",
"She cited studies showing that having a marked crosswalk without a light may be more dangerous than having no crosswalk at all, and that yellow lights tend to get ignored compared with red. Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike.",
"Flocks encourages the public to urge their legislators to invest in traffic safety measures such as red lights, which can ultimately benefit motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike. Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters.",
"Speed kills According to a United Kingdom Department of Transportation study, speed really matters. A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance.",
"A pedestrian hit by a car traveling 20 mph has a 5 percent chance of being killed, while one hit at 40 mph has an 85 percent chance. Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives.",
"Flocks suggests that radar signs that tell how fast you are driving and photo enforcement of speeders at intersections near schools could help save lives. Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas.",
"Even without the threat of getting a speeding ticket, I would hope the risk of injuring or killing someone else or ourselves would be enough to remind most of us to slow down, especially in school zones and other congested areas. Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk.",
"Give walking and driving your undivided attention It's well known that the distraction from talking on a cell phone while driving can be as bad as or even worse than driving drunk. New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting.",
"New research shows that cell phone use while walking can also be distracting. Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise.",
"Psychologist David C. Schwebel Ph.D. and his associates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported in the February 2009 issue of Pediatrics that preadolescents (ages 10 and 11 -- when most children are mature enough to cross the street by themselves) talking on cell phones had a greater chance of being hit or nearly hit during a simulated road-crossing exercise. Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street.",
"Schwebel explains that crossing a street is much more complex than we may realize, with the need for assessing such variables as the approaching vehicles' direction and speed, along with the distance and time needed to cross the street. Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions.",
"Adding a diversion such as a cell phone conversation causes risky behavior and delayed reactions. Use common safety sense Don't check your common sense at the door when you leave for school. Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing.",
"Encourage your children to wear brightly colored clothing. Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers.",
"Try to walk in groups, and be sure to include adults, who are taller and more visible to drivers. Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them.",
"Remind children to walk, and not run, when crossing the streets, so that drivers have a chance to see them. Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can.",
"Finally, don't take any traffic risks: If you're not sure whether you can cross safely, wait until you can. It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours.",
"It could happen anywhere Cameron's story took place in metropolitan Atlanta, but it could happen anywhere in America, in my neighborhood or yours. Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed.",
"Mourners have placed stuffed animals and flowers at the intersection where Cameron was killed. I'm going to put some at my crosswalk too, in hopes of reminding us all to be safer pedestrians and drivers."
] |
(CNN) -- Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule -- after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure's east span.
Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday.
Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference.
"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday," Iwasaki said.
Over the weekend, crews began repairing a "significant crack" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project.
The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said. He thanked motorists for being patient.
"I know it's been trying. I received a few e-mail notes," the official said.
Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880.
About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department.
The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span. Watch as the bridge needed big repairs »
A 50-foot section of the bridge collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake, prompting efforts to make it quake tolerant. | Where is the bridge that was closed for retrofitting? | [
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"(CNN) -- Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule -- after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure's east span. Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday.",
"Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday. Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m.",
"Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference.",
"ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference. \"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday,\" Iwasaki said.",
"\"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday,\" Iwasaki said. Over the weekend, crews began repairing a \"significant crack\" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project.",
"Over the weekend, crews began repairing a \"significant crack\" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project. The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said.",
"The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said. He thanked motorists for being patient. \"I know it's been trying.",
"\"I know it's been trying. I received a few e-mail notes,\" the official said. Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880.",
"Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880. About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department.",
"About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department. The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span.",
"The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span. Watch as the bridge needed big repairs » A 50-foot section of the bridge collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake, prompting efforts to make it quake tolerant."
] |
(CNN) -- Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule -- after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure's east span.
Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday.
Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference.
"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday," Iwasaki said.
Over the weekend, crews began repairing a "significant crack" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project.
The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said. He thanked motorists for being patient.
"I know it's been trying. I received a few e-mail notes," the official said.
Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880.
About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department.
The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span. Watch as the bridge needed big repairs »
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"(CNN) -- Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule -- after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure's east span. Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday.",
"Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday. Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m.",
"Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference.",
"ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference. \"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday,\" Iwasaki said.",
"\"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday,\" Iwasaki said. Over the weekend, crews began repairing a \"significant crack\" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project.",
"Over the weekend, crews began repairing a \"significant crack\" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project. The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said.",
"The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said. He thanked motorists for being patient. \"I know it's been trying.",
"\"I know it's been trying. I received a few e-mail notes,\" the official said. Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880.",
"Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880. About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department.",
"About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department. The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span.",
"The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span. Watch as the bridge needed big repairs » A 50-foot section of the bridge collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake, prompting efforts to make it quake tolerant."
] |
(CNN) -- Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule -- after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure's east span.
Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday.
Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference.
"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday," Iwasaki said.
Over the weekend, crews began repairing a "significant crack" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project.
The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said. He thanked motorists for being patient.
"I know it's been trying. I received a few e-mail notes," the official said.
Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880.
About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department.
The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span. Watch as the bridge needed big repairs »
A 50-foot section of the bridge collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake, prompting efforts to make it quake tolerant. | What made the bridge safer? | [
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"(CNN) -- Vehicles began streaming across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule -- after the completion of repairs to a crack in the structure's east span. Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday.",
"Commuters make the trek across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after it reopened Tuesday. Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m.",
"Commuters began driving over the bridge around 6:40 a.m. PT (9:40 a.m. ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference.",
"ET), shortly after Randy Iwasaki, director of the California Department of Transportation, announced the reopening at a news conference. \"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday,\" Iwasaki said.",
"\"The bridge has been inspected, and it is safer than when we closed it on Friday,\" Iwasaki said. Over the weekend, crews began repairing a \"significant crack\" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project.",
"Over the weekend, crews began repairing a \"significant crack\" that was found on the east span of the bridge during a planned closure for another project. The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said.",
"The target time for reopening had been early Wednesday, but crews worked nonstop overnight to repair the eyebar beam, Iwasaki said. He thanked motorists for being patient. \"I know it's been trying.",
"\"I know it's been trying. I received a few e-mail notes,\" the official said. Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880.",
"Iwasaki said some closures or detours near the bridge would remain in place a while longer, including those along northbound and southbound Interstate 880. About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department.",
"About 280,000 vehicles cross the landmark bridge every day, according to the department. The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span.",
"The Bay Bridge was closed last week as part of a seismic retrofitting project that required cutting out and replacing a double-deck portion of the east span. Watch as the bridge needed big repairs » A 50-foot section of the bridge collapsed in 1989 during the Loma Prieta earthquake, prompting efforts to make it quake tolerant."
] |
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