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For the first time, the number of active daily visitors checking Facebook on mobile devices is higher than the number of people checking the social network on the Web. Overall, the company says there are 1.06 billion active Facebook users in the world. Of those, 618 million of them are visiting daily and 157 million are doing it from mobile devices. The company's focus on putting mobile first, with new apps and features, is paying off. Facebook is the largest social network in the world, and it was the most-used mobile app across iOS and Android devices in the United States in 2012, according to recent comScore numbers. "In 2012, we connected over a billion people and became a mobile company," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a statement announcing the fourth-quarter results. This is great news for the company, which is figuring out the best way to make money off all those smartphone and tablet users. Its biggest earner is advertising, which makes up 84% of the company's revenue. The big story this quarter is mobile ads, which the company said accounted for 23% of its ad revenue, a huge leap from the third quarter of last year when it was just 14%. Big companies like Wal-Mart are tapping into Facebook's audience. The retailer served up 50 million mobile ads in the fourth quarter. Facebook also makes some money off social games like Zynga's "FarmVille," which share revenue with the social network. But the company is hoping to move beyond Zynga's games to become the default platform for mobile games from all developers. The company is constantly testing new ways to squeeze cash out of users and partners, with a steady stream of features and ads. Recent smaller projects that are still finding their legs include Facebook Gifts, which lets you buy real and virtual goods for friends, and charging a small fee to send messages to strangers. While ads and visits are taking off on mobile devices, the company's latest big feature is still Web-only. Graph Search, a new advanced search feature that lets you scour your extended network for people based on their likes or profiles, is still in its beta stages and cannot be accessed through mobile apps. Currently the search feature doesn't make money, but Zuckerberg said it could become a meaningful business "down the line." | Facebook announced its latest earnings on Wednesday .
For the first time there are more mobile active users than people checking Facebook on the Web .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:35 EST, 25 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:55 EST, 25 June 2012 . Natural disasters across the U.S. are causing death and destruction as wildfires tear through northern Colorado and a tropical storm is drowning Florida and Alabama. More than 250 homes have been incinerated in Colorado's devastating wildfires - 57 homes in one subdivision on Sunday - which is the highest loss of property in the state's history. The High Park Fire is the . second-largest wildfire and among the most expensive in Colorado's . history, having scorched more than 130 square miles. Scroll down for video . Evacuate: Evacuees head east on Highway 24 towards Manitou Springs, Colorado on Sunday . Destroyed: A firefighter works the scene of a home being consumed by flames in Estes Park, Colorado . Lost: Flames explode near houses in a mountain subdivision, west of Colorado Springs on Sunday as another 57 homes are destroyed . According to The Denver Post, the . fire was just 45 per cent contained on Sunday. With a total of eight . fires burning, Colorado is having its worst wildfire season in a decade. A . fire near Colorado Springs erupted on Saturday and quickly spread to . more than 3 square miles by early Sunday, prompting the evacuation of . more than 11,000 residents and scores more tourists. Also on Saturday, a blaze destroyed . structures near the mountain community of Estes Park, where many . visitors stay while visiting Rocky Mountain National Park. Battling: An air tanker dumps flame-retardant on the Waldo Canyon fire, west of Colorado Springs . Remains: Rubble from a home consumed by fire in Estes Park, Colorado, smoldered on Sunday . Desperate battle: Around half of the nation's firefighting contingent is engaged in contain the Colorado fire front . Half the nation's firefighting fleet is now battling fires in Colorado, according to the state's Governor John Hickenlooper. He said C-130 military transport . planes from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs were . assisting fire crews. Some . of the areas most popular tourist sites have been closed to the public, . obscured by smoke and haze. Some travellers were awoken with evacuation . orders. High water: Angela Kelly and her sons Ethan, 3, and Alex, 6, walk through the flooded streets in St Petersburg, Florida . Crashing in: The strong winds caused a tree to fall into Barbara Young's bedroom in Tampa . Stranded: A postal delivery van remains stalled in the flooded streets of St Petersburg, with rising waters threatening to top the wheels and swamp the cabin . 'We're . used to flooding and tornadoes, nothing like this,' said Amanda Rice, . who recently moved to the area from Rock Falls, Illinois. 'It was just this God-awful orange glow. It was surreal. It honestly looked like hell was opening up,' Mrs Rice added. After . spotting flames, Mrs Rice and her husband took their four children and . their pet dog from a Manitou Springs hotel to the evacuation centre late on . Saturday. Families . planning whitewater rafting trips or visits to the stunning red-rock . formations in Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs were instead . spending their vacations passing out bottled water and setting up cots . in evacuee centers. Waterdogged: Residents of the Riviera Bay community of St. Petersburg, Florida, experienced flooding after tropical storm Debby stalled over the Gulf of Mexico and dumped over 10 inches of rain . 'We . were sleeping for 15 minutes when they started knocking on the door - a . day from hell,' said Mark Stein of Morristown, New Jersey. Mr . Stein arrived with his wife and two sons on Sunday for a week of . sightseeing, but have so far only seen the inside of an evacuation centre. But, . instead of being upset, Mr Stein said: 'I think it's the best vacation . ever. This is what the real world is about. There's a lot of people that . need help. Wildfires have also been reported in Utah, California, New Mexico, Montana and Arizona. Destruction: Forecasters believe the storm will move northwards and say it could yet become a hurricane . Water-logged: Sean Kummerow, from Bradenton Beach, walks out to the seawall behind his flooded neighbourhood to inspect damage . Florida and Alabama remain under a . tropical storm alert as Debby continues to bring torrential rain and . high winds to the Gulf of Mexico. There . are fears the slow-moving tropical storm - which has unleashed . tornadoes killing one and ripping apart homes - could become a hurricane . as it batters Florida with rain and kicks up rough surf off the coast . of Alabama. Describing the . storm as 'unpredictable', forecasters discontinued a warning for . Louisiana, saying it was was unlikely to move west, but said they . expected it to move northwards as the week progresses. The storm is moving . slowly, allowing its clouds more time to unload rain. A public advisory . said parts of northern Florida could receive 10 to 15 inches of rain, . with some areas getting as much as 25. Covered up: Florida can barely be seen under Debby in this satellite image released by the NOAA . The . Highlands County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that several . tornadoes moved through the area southeast of Tampa, damaging homes. Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Nell Hays . said a woman was found dead in a house in Venus that was destroyed in . the storm. A child found in the same house was taken to the hospital. No . further information was available on the child's condition or either . person's age. Residents in several . counties near the crook of Florida's elbow were urged to leave low-lying . neighborhoods because of the threat of flooding. Authorities . urged residents to leave low-lying neighborhoods in Franklin, Taylor . and Wakulla counties because of flooding. Shelters were open in the . area. Storm: One of the tornadoes that touched down in Highlands County by Delray Plants on Old State Road 8 near Venus . Fierce: High winds, high tide strike at the main street of Cedar Key, Florida, as Tropical Storm Debby makes it's way across the Gulf of Mexico . Debby already . has dumped heavy rain on parts of Florida and spawned some isolated . tornadoes, causing damage to homes and knocking down power lines. High . winds forced the closure of an interstate bridge that spans Tampa Bay . and links St. Petersburg with areas to the southeast. Debby . was essentially stationary about 115 miles (185 km) south-southwest of . Apalachicola, Fla., on Sunday evening. While storm tracks are difficult . to discern days in advance, a forecast map predicted that the storm . would meander north as the week unfolds. Debby's top sustained winds were at about 60 mph (95 kph). [caption . | Homes destroyed and 11,000 evacuated as blaze burns out of control .
Half the nation's firefighting fleet is attempting to contain the fire front .
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"By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 13:35 EST,",
"25 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:55 EST, 25 June",
"2012 . Natural disasters across the U.S. are",
"causing death and destruction as wildfires tear",
"through northern Colorado and a tropical storm is",
"drowning Florida and Alabama. More than 250 homes",
"have been incinerated in Colorado's devastating",
"wildfires - 57 homes in one subdivision on Sunday",
"- which is the highest loss of property in the",
"state's history. The High Park Fire is the .",
"second-largest wildfire and among the most",
"expensive in Colorado's . history, having",
"scorched more than 130 square miles. Scroll down",
"for video . Evacuate: Evacuees head east on",
"Highway 24 towards Manitou Springs, Colorado on",
"Sunday . Destroyed: A firefighter works the scene",
"of a home being consumed by flames in Estes Park,",
"Colorado . Lost: Flames explode near houses in a",
"mountain subdivision, west of Colorado Springs on",
"Sunday as another 57 homes are destroyed .",
"According to The Denver Post, the . fire was just",
"45 per cent contained on Sunday. With a total of",
"eight . fires burning, Colorado is having its",
"worst wildfire season in a decade. A . fire near",
"Colorado Springs erupted on Saturday and quickly",
"spread to . more than 3 square miles by early",
"Sunday, prompting the evacuation of . more than",
"11,000 residents and scores more tourists. Also",
"on Saturday, a blaze destroyed . structures near",
"the mountain community of Estes Park, where many",
". visitors stay while visiting Rocky Mountain",
"National Park. Battling: An air tanker dumps",
"flame-retardant on the Waldo Canyon fire, west of",
"Colorado Springs . Remains: Rubble from a home",
"consumed by fire in Estes Park, Colorado,",
"smoldered on Sunday . Desperate battle: Around",
"half of the nation's firefighting contingent is",
"engaged in contain the Colorado fire front . Half",
"the nation's firefighting fleet is now battling",
"fires in Colorado, according to the state's",
"Governor John Hickenlooper. He said C-130",
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"fire crews. Some . of the areas most popular",
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"obscured by smoke and haze. Some travellers were",
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"flooding and tornadoes, nothing like this,' said",
"Amanda Rice, . who recently moved to the area",
"from Rock Falls, Illinois. 'It was just this",
"God-awful orange glow. It was surreal. It",
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"Waterdogged: Residents of the Riviera Bay",
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"the Gulf of Mexico and dumped over 10 inches of",
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"damage . Florida and Alabama remain under a .",
"tropical storm alert as Debby continues to bring",
"torrential rain and . high winds to the Gulf of",
"Mexico. There . are fears the slow-moving",
"tropical storm - which has unleashed . tornadoes",
"killing one and ripping apart homes - could",
"become a hurricane . as it batters Florida with",
"rain and kicks up rough surf off the coast . of",
"Alabama. Describing the . storm as",
"'unpredictable', forecasters discontinued a",
"warning for . Louisiana, saying it was was",
"unlikely to move west, but said they . expected",
"it to move northwards as the week progresses. The",
"storm is moving . slowly, allowing its clouds",
"more time to unload rain. A public advisory .",
"said parts of northern Florida could receive 10",
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"as much as 25. Covered up: Florida can barely be",
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"by the NOAA . The . Highlands County Sheriff's",
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"tornadoes moved through the area southeast of",
"Tampa, damaging homes. Sheriff's Office",
"spokeswoman Nell Hays . said a woman was found",
"dead in a house in Venus that was destroyed in .",
"the storm. A child found in the same house was",
"taken to the hospital. No . further information",
"was available on the child's condition or either",
". person's age. Residents in several . counties",
"near the crook of Florida's elbow were urged to",
"leave low-lying . neighborhoods because of the",
"threat of flooding. Authorities . urged residents",
"to leave low-lying neighborhoods in Franklin,",
"Taylor . and Wakulla counties because of",
"flooding. Shelters were open in the . area.",
"Storm: One of the tornadoes that touched down in",
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"Road 8 near Venus . Fierce: High winds, high tide",
"strike at the main street of Cedar Key, Florida,",
"as Tropical Storm Debby makes it's way across the",
"Gulf of Mexico . Debby already . has dumped heavy",
"rain on parts of Florida and spawned some",
"isolated . tornadoes, causing damage to homes and",
"knocking down power lines. High . winds forced",
"the closure of an interstate bridge that spans",
"Tampa Bay . and links St. Petersburg with areas",
"to the southeast. Debby . was essentially",
"stationary about 115 miles (185 km)",
"south-southwest of . Apalachicola, Fla., on",
"Sunday evening. While storm tracks are difficult",
". to discern days in advance, a forecast map",
"predicted that the storm . would meander north as",
"the week unfolds. Debby's top sustained winds",
"were at about 60 mph (95 kph). [caption ."
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A 28-year-old female math teacher at a Minnesota Catholic high school was fired from her position this week after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with an underage male student. Mary Gilles was arrested Monday afternoon at her home in Austin on suspicion of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Her apartment is half a block from the school where she taught, Pacelli High School. According to The Star Tribune, the police were tipped off by the school in a phone call on Monday morning. Alleged misconduct: Mary Gilles, 28, was arrested at her apartment in Austin, Minnesota, after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with an underage male student at Pachelli High School . Leaders at the diocese say it is their policy to try and identify any misconduct and immediateely report it to authorities. 'Our prayers go out to those who have suffered child sexual abuse and who have been harmed,' the Diocese of Winona told KMSP in a statement. 'We encourage anyone with information regarding child sexual abuse to immediately report that information to law enforcement and we remain committed to protect all God's children.' Officials at the school confirmed the student was male, but refused to comment further. If convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree, Gilles would face a maximum of 15 years prison or a fine of $30,000, or both. Terminated: Gilles taught math at Pachelli High School. It was the school that reportedly tipped police off. Gilles was then fired following her arrest . It is not the first time this week a Catholic school teacher in Minnesota has hit headlines for alleged improper dealings with a student. Dan Erik Hubbard-Wilson, the tennis coach at Visitation School in Mendota Heights, was charged with criminal sexual conduct after he admitted to a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. Visitation is an all-girls school. Hubbard Wilson allegedly told police he was 25 when the relationship began. Allegations: Tennis coach Daniel Erik Hubbard-Wilson, 27 is said to have sexually assaulted a 16-year-old player on the team at Visitation School in Mendota Heights, Minnesota . | Mary Gilles, 28, was arrested at her apartment in Austin, Minnesota, on Monday .
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A bald eagle rescued by a nature photographer from central Illinois has recovered and been returned to the wild, yet the man credited with saving him faces four misdemeanor charges of interfering with wildlife. Steve Patterson has said he came across the two baby eagles and their nest knocked out of a tree in June 2013. One appeared to have been seriously wounded. So, he took them to his home in Oglesby, along the Illinois River, and called the nonprofit Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, which took them in. The second eagle is still in rehabilitation. Patterson's case has become a rallying point for those pushing for a state law to shield good Samaritans who help injured wildlife, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Free: Sam the eagle was released on New Year's Day. He and fellow eaglet Patty were collected by Steve Patterson after their nest fell out of a tree in June 2013 . Republican State Rep. Bob Pritchard, of Hinckley, has already filed Good Samaritan legislation for the session starting January 14, according to the newspaper. 'It's no different than a domesticated animal or even a human; if you have an injury and you can treat and rehabilitate, we ought to try and do that,' he told the Sun-Times. If convicted of all four misdemeanors, Patterson could spend 12 months behind bars, the newspaper reported. Steve Patterson's earlier trial had a hung jury - and his second, upcoming trial is scheduled for February 23. Patterson is accused of violating the state's wildlife code by taking the eagle chicks inside his residence, the Sun-Times reported. Good Samaritan? Steve Patterson is accused of violating Illinois' wildlife code by taking two eaglets into his residence back in June 2013Patterson is accused of violating the state's wildlife code by taking the eagle chicks inside his residence, the Sun-Times reported. Patterson contacted the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - but failed to tell the state agency the birds were inside his garage by the time it returned his call, the newspaper reported. The agency reportedly instructed Patterson to not disturb the eaglets. Patterson contacted Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation before hearing from DNR, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. Dawn Keller, the director of Flint Creek, told the newspaper both eaglets suffered wing fractures. She stated that the male bird, Sam, was released on New Year's Day and and named 'in honor of the good Samaritan law that helped show us there was a dramatic need for.' Keller said Patty will likely be released further down the road. She told The Chicago Sun-Times the female bird was named for Patterson. However, La Salle County State's Attorney Brian Towne has condemned Patterson's actions. Speaking to The Chicago Sun-Times, Towne said 'He did more harm to that eaglet than he did good. Had Patterson not intervened with the experts dealing with the situation, that eaglet would not have had to be released after 18 months of incarceration.' Patterson was convicted in Wisconsin of tampering with wildlife and previously faced off against conservation police, according to Towne. 'I just didn't want to see these two birds die on the ground,' Patterson told the Sun-Times. | Steve Patterson is accused of improperly collecting two eaglets after their nest fell out of a tree .
He's accused of violating the state's wildlife code by taking the eagle chicks into his residence back in June 2013 .
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State Rep. Bob Pritchard is trying to get a Good Samaritan bill passed for people who collect unwell animals and transport them to rehab centers . | ac98ddcc500c13dd7f8379bcfa6c0a3c87f9d97c | [
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The parents of Dark Knight shooter James Holmes appeared anguished as they entered a pre-trial hearing on Monday as a judge considered delaying proceedings in their son's case. Arlene and Robert Holmes attended the pre-trial readiness hearing in Centennial, Colorado along with survivors of their son's killing spree which left 12 people dead. Among the survivors was Josh Nolan, who used a cane as he walked into the courthouse. Mr Nolan was shot in the arm and leg during the theater shooting in Aurora, on July 20, 2012. Arlene Holmes leaves the courtroom after a pre-trial readiness hearing for her son, movie theater shooter James Holmes, on Monday . Josh Nolan, who was shot in the arm and leg during the theatre shooting in Aurora, on July 20, 2012, uses a cane as he leaves a pre-trial readiness hearing in the murder trial of James Holmes early Monday . Sheriffs deputy escorts Josh Nolan, left, who was shot and injured in the shooting spree in an Aurora theatre on July 20, 2012, and other attendees out of the courthouse after they looked on during a pre-trial readiness hearing in the murder trial of James Holmes . The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case could delay the trial yet again after defense attorneys said on Monday they need more time due to medical emergencies involving members of their team. James Holmes' defense attorneys said at a hearing that the medical problems, involving an attorney and an investigator, have complicated their review of a massive amount of evidence and preparations for the long-awaited trial, which has been postponed five times. Jury selection is scheduled to start on January 20. Attorneys discussed the medical issues privately with Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. for nearly 30 minutes but did not disclose them in court. 'We're trying to jam all this work into a small amount of time at the end of this proceeding that has lasted more than two years,' defense attorney Daniel King told the judge. Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the 2012 attack at a Denver-area theater. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. In court filings last week, defense attorneys had asked for a two-to-three month delay to review evidence that includes 85,000 pages of documents, 366 CDs, 282 DVDs and other materials in computer memory drives. King said Monday that expert witnesses are still studying the material, namely a sanity evaluation that includes more than 20 hours of interviews with Holmes and 5,000 pages of documents from the state mental hospital where it took place. Prosecutors and some of the victims have said they oppose any further delay. Jury selection alone is expected to last five months, with Samour sending summonses to 9,000 prospective jurors. Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the 2012 attack at a Denver-area theater . Robert Holmes, far right, father of theatre shooting suspect James Holmes, walks to a pre-trial readiness hearing on Monday. His son is charged with killing 12 moviegoers and wounding 70 more in a shooting spree in a crowded theatre in Aurora, Colorado in July 2012 . Daniel King, defense attorney for Holmes, walks to the pre-trial hearing. Defense attorneys said they need more time due to medical emergencies involving members of their team . | James Holmes' parents Arlene and Robert Holmes attended the hearing today in Centennial, Colorado .
Defense attorneys said on Monday they need more time due to medical emergencies involving members of their team .
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(CNN) -- As winter storms continue to pound the United States, causing billions in damage and millions to be without electricity service, customers inevitably ask why doesn't somebody -- my utility, my regulator, my government -- do something about this? Why aren't power lines, for example, buried safely underground? It's not that simple. The short answer? It is expensive, requires the buy-in of multiple entities that serve the community and doesn't always solve the problem. Because it costs so much to bury power lines, it's crucial that the expense yields value for electricity consumers, who will ultimately bear all the costs associated with providing electricity service. It's easy to see why a community under siege by intense weather would want to put the lines underground: Underground lines are protected from wind-related damage as well as ice and snow. But they also may be more vulnerable to damage from water intrusion. They're popular, too, in densely populated areas and new subdivisions where utility poles and a plethora of overhead lines would cause a kind of overhead congestion. As of 2012, about 39% of the customers in the United States reported having underground electricity service. But going underground can be difficult: In the electric utility business in the United States, it is nearly impossible for the utility, regulator or government to address the question of changing how power is delivered without the sign-on and cooperation of the others. Frum: Why we should bury the power lines . Let's start with the utility company: It is closest to the challenge, managing the electricity system, but cannot spend the money to change the power line configuration without the assurance from its regulator, whether it is the state public service commission or a city commission, that it will recover its investment through the rates it charges to its customers. For its part, the regulator cannot directly fix the power lines but still must ensure that any money the utility spends provides value for consumers. Finally, the government, or the other voice for the consumers, must determine whether consumers are willing to pay for such a change. (The state of Florida's reaction in the wake of the 2004-2005 hurricane seasons provides a model for this type of cooperative effort, as utilities, regulators and government officials meet every year to address the efficacy of Florida's storm hardening efforts, including the potential undergrounding of power lines.) Then there are two major challenges associated with relocating power lines underground: . First, it is very expensive. Burying power lines costs roughly $1 million per mile, but the geography or population density of the service area can halve this cost or triple it. In the wake of a statewide ice storm in December 2002, the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the electric utilities explored the feasibility of burying the state's distribution lines underground and concluded that the project would take 25 years and increase electricity rates by 125%. The project was never begun; the price increase was not seen as reasonable for the consumers. A 2010 study on undergrounding a portion of the electricity system in the District of Columbia for the Public Service Commission found that costs would increase rapidly as utilities tried to underground more of their service territory. The study concluded that a $1.1 billion (in 2006 dollars) investment could improve the reliability for 65% of the customers in the utility's service territory, but an additional $4.7 billion would be required to affect the remaining 35% of customers in outlying areas. That is, over 80% of the costs for the project would be required to benefit roughly one third of the customers. Burying the lines raises another potential problem: reduced accessibility of the lines, making it more difficult to repair the system. So while customers may see fewer outages as a result of undergrounding, the duration of those outages may increase. Electric users ask: Why not put power lines underground? Other benefits of undergrounding, such as aesthetic ones, may be more difficult to quantify, but studies have shown that consumers are sometimes willing to pay more for underground service. Second, burying power lines does not always protect them from storm damage. It may mitigate damage from wind events such as flying debris, falling trees and collected ice and snow, but so can trimming trees, replacing wood poles with steel, concrete or composite ones, or reinforcing poles with guy wires. These strategies may be nearly as effective in reducing storm damage and may cost less. Finally, undergrounding power lines only shifts the risk of damage from wind events to the risk of damage from corrosive storm surge and flooding that may result from rainfall or melting ice and snow. Areas with greater vulnerability to storm surge and flooding will confront systems that are less reliable -- and at greater cost - as a result of undergrounding. In short, whether a community should go underground with its power lines is a question to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the utility, its regulator and the government. Otherwise, consumers will end up spending more for their electricity service and getting less. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ted Kury. | Theodore Kury: When bad weather hits, people ask: Why not bury the power lines?
He says it appeals as way to prevent power outages, but difficulties include cost .
He says utility, regulators, government all must buy-in -- above-ground often easier .
Kury: Buried lines subject to flood damage and are hard to repair . | 0c1fc294580c4f655a01aa241561521d25193715 | [
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"and new subdivisions where utility poles and a",
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"how power is delivered without the sign-on and",
"cooperation of the others. Frum: Why we should",
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"utility company: It is closest to the challenge,",
"managing the electricity system, but cannot spend",
"the money to change the power line configuration",
"without the assurance from its regulator, whether",
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"utilities, regulators and government officials",
"meet every year to address the efficacy of",
"Florida's storm hardening efforts, including the",
"potential undergrounding of power lines.) Then",
"there are two major challenges associated with",
"relocating power lines underground: . First, it",
"is very expensive. Burying power lines costs",
"roughly $1 million per mile, but the geography or",
"population density of the service area can halve",
"this cost or triple it. In the wake of a",
"statewide ice storm in December 2002, the North",
"Carolina Utilities Commission and the electric",
"utilities explored the feasibility of burying the",
"state's distribution lines underground and",
"concluded that the project would take 25 years",
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"project was never begun; the price increase was",
"not seen as reasonable for the consumers. A 2010",
"study on undergrounding a portion of the",
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"The study concluded that a $1.1 billion (in 2006",
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"be required to affect the remaining 35% of",
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"the costs for the project would be required to",
"benefit roughly one third of the customers.",
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"making it more difficult to repair the system. So",
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"power lines underground? Other benefits of",
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"more difficult to quantify, but studies have",
"shown that consumers are sometimes willing to pay",
"more for underground service. Second, burying",
"power lines does not always protect them from",
"storm damage. It may mitigate damage from wind",
"events such as flying debris, falling trees and",
"collected ice and snow, but so can trimming",
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Protecting his name: Sabrina Fulton filed a patent application for the phrases 'I am Trayvon' and 'Justice for Trayvon' The mother of slain Trayvon Martin recently filed a trademark to protect the rights to his name as an attempt to control- and collect funds from- the masses of merchandise being produced in support of their cause. It was revealed today that Sabrina Fulton, the boy’s mother, filed two petitions last week to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to specifically gain the rights to the phrases ‘I Am Trayvon’ and ‘Justice For Trayvon’, both of which have been frequently used by protesters across the country. The trademark application shows that she is specifically looking for control of the use of those phrases on CDs and DVDs that feature her deceased son. Interestingly, the application makes . no mention of other merchandise that may use those phrases, and t-shirts . and hoodie sweatshirts are notably absent from the listing, meaning . that she would not collect any monetary payment if someone were to sell . clothes with those words on them. A . wide variety of t-shirts, pins, buttons and banners are being sold in . Florida and have been ever since the fatal shooting of 17-year-old . Trayvon Martin became a national issue, flaring fraught racial tensions . throughout the state and the country. The sale of merchandise has sped up in . recent weeks, and will likely continue strong as rallies continue to be . held in Sanford, Florida, where the incident occurred on February 26. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE VIDEO . Demanding answers: Ms Fulton (center) and her ex-husband Tracy Martin (pointing) appeared in a Sanford, Florida city hearing on Monday as the push for action continues . Calling for action: Supporters have made a plethora of different t-shirts, all with the same essential message . Shirts with the phrases that Ms Fulton just trademarked are available for sale online for $20 to $25 each. Most of the t-shirts call for the . arrest of the teen’s shooter, George Zimmerman, though one that was . revealed on Monday goes a step further. Local . rapper Plies was photographed in a t-shirt with ‘P***Y A** CRACKER’ surrounding a photo of Zimmerman, using a lyric from one of his songs . about a judge who gives large sentences to black defendants. Other . t-shirts chose to stick to the facts of the case, saying that the teen . only had a pack of Skittles and a bottle of iced tea on him at the time . of the altercation. Some, . including former NAACP leader C. L. Bryant, feel that the attention . surrounding the case has turned it away from the actual issues at hand . and created a circus around the tragic death of a child. Specifically . Reverend Bryant called out Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for . exploiting the case to increase their own profiles. Continued fight: The family's lawyers arranged a large march through Sanford on Monday with many supporters wearing t-shirts with the slain teen's image . Wearing the message: Shirts and hoodies honoring Trayvon are available for sale throughout Florida and the U.S. ‘His family should be outraged by the . fact that they’re using this child as the bait to inflame racial . passions,’ Mr Bryant told The Daily Caller. He added that the two famed community leaders are ‘acting as though they are buzzards circling the carcass of this young boy’. The . trademark application was handled by a different team of lawyers than . the ones representing Ms Fulton and her ex-husband Tracy Martin. Kimra . Major-Morris and Natalie Jackson were the two lawyers from the Orlando, . Florida firm The Women’s Group who filed the application. Exploitive? One former NAACP leader says that the Reverends Al Sharpton (center) and Jesse Jackson (right) are exploiting the pain of Trayvon's parents (Ms Fulton on the left and Mr Martin on the right) It cost $325 to file each of the patent and trademark applications, and it does not specify how much Ms Fulton stands to make off of each time someone violates the trademark. Ms Fulton's lawyer, Ms Major Morris, told the Associated Press that the money that will be gathered from the trademark will go to 'projects that will assist other families who experience similar tragedies'. She denied that Ms Fulton had any intention of profiting from the move. The legal team handling the trademarks are completely separate from the firm of Parks and Crump who are representing the family and collecting donations from the public for their legal fees. Over the weekend, Trayvon’s parents urged supporters to make sure they were not donating to a string of fake sites that claim to be associated with the cause, but instead only give to those at Parks and Crump. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE . | Sabrina Fulton filed a patent application to trademark 'I Am Trayvon' and 'Justice For Trayvon'
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"application for the phrases 'I am Trayvon' and",
"'Justice for Trayvon' The mother of slain Trayvon",
"Martin recently filed a trademark to protect the",
"rights to his name as an attempt to control- and",
"collect funds from- the masses of merchandise",
"being produced in support of their cause. It was",
"revealed today that Sabrina Fulton, the boy’s",
"mother, filed two petitions last week to the U.S.",
"Patent and Trademark Office to specifically gain",
"the rights to the phrases ‘I Am Trayvon’ and",
"‘Justice For Trayvon’, both of which have been",
"frequently used by protesters across the country.",
"The trademark application shows that she is",
"specifically looking for control of the use of",
"those phrases on CDs and DVDs that feature her",
"deceased son. Interestingly, the application",
"makes . no mention of other merchandise that may",
"use those phrases, and t-shirts . and hoodie",
"sweatshirts are notably absent from the listing,",
"meaning . that she would not collect any monetary",
"payment if someone were to sell . clothes with",
"those words on them. A . wide variety of",
"t-shirts, pins, buttons and banners are being",
"sold in . Florida and have been ever since the",
"fatal shooting of 17-year-old . Trayvon Martin",
"became a national issue, flaring fraught racial",
"tensions . throughout the state and the country.",
"The sale of merchandise has sped up in . recent",
"weeks, and will likely continue strong as rallies",
"continue to be . held in Sanford, Florida, where",
"the incident occurred on February 26. SCROLL DOWN",
"FOR THE VIDEO . Demanding answers: Ms Fulton",
"(center) and her ex-husband Tracy Martin",
"(pointing) appeared in a Sanford, Florida city",
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"the same essential message . Shirts with the",
"phrases that Ms Fulton just trademarked are",
"available for sale online for $20 to $25 each.",
"Most of the t-shirts call for the . arrest of the",
"teen’s shooter, George Zimmerman, though one that",
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"Local . rapper Plies was photographed in a",
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"songs . about a judge who gives large sentences",
"to black defendants. Other . t-shirts chose to",
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"altercation. Some, . including former NAACP",
"leader C. L. Bryant, feel that the attention .",
"surrounding the case has turned it away from the",
"actual issues at hand . and created a circus",
"around the tragic death of a child. Specifically",
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"Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for . exploiting the",
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"fight: The family's lawyers arranged a large",
"march through Sanford on Monday with many",
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BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- The operator of a trolley that rear-ended another trolley should have been able to see the other vehicle was stopped 480 feet ahead, a federal investigator said Monday. Passengers walk past firefighters at a Green Line station in Boston after the trolley collision Friday evening. The trolley driver has told investigators he was text messaging during Friday night's collision, which injured 20 people. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which previously had banned operators from using cell phones and other portable devices, now has told employees to leave the devices at home while on duty, National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersman said Monday. Hersman also noted investigators have determined that the operator may have missed some crucial indications of a stopped trolley ahead on the tracks. Watch new transit rule on cell phones » . "There were several signals -- two green signals, a yellow signal and a red signal -- coming out of the station, and the point of collision occurred 80 feet past that red signal," Hersman said. "We did a site-distance test, and we know that the operator had the ability to see the trolley stopped in front of him 480 feet in advance of the collision." Boston officials said over the weekend that the trolley operator was using his cell phone. Numerous media outlets, including CNN's Boston affiliates, have identified the driver as 24-year-old Aiden Quinn. "The operator of the striking train was interviewed at the hospital by two detectives," said MBTA general manager Daniel Grabauskas. "He admitted that he was texting at the time of the accident." The operator told detectives that, when he looked up, "it was too late as he applied the brake and the train struck the other trolley," Grabauskas said. He described himself as "outraged." "We have reinforced for a number of years that the use of cell phones or any other kinds of electronic devices while operating a train or a bus is absolutely prohibited," Grabauskas said. Though the investigation is ongoing, he said, the two-year employee will be fired if his version of events is confirmed. None of the injuries was considered life-threatening, the MBTA said. The collision happened at 7:18 p.m. ET Friday as the Green Line trains were traveling between the Park Street and Government Center stations in downtown Boston. Both trains were traveling westbound when one train rear-ended the second, an MBTA official said. A train operator also was text messaging last year in a California train crash that killed 25 people. CNN's Rob Frehse and Gary Bender contributed to this report. | Federal investigator says Boston trolley crashed 80 feet past a red light .
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Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian authorities killed the suspected mastermind behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Wednesday. Yudhoyono announced the death of terrorist Dulmatin while speaking with reporters during a visit to Australia. The Bali bombings killed 202 people. "I can announce to you that, after a successful police raid against the terrorists hiding out in Jakarta yesterday, we can confirm that one of those that was killed was Mr. Dulmatin, one of the top southeast Asian terrorists that we have been looking for," Yudhoyono said. Dulmatin, one of Indonesia's most wanted terrorists, had several aliases, including Joko Pitoyo. He was an electronics specialist who trained in al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and had a $10 million bounty on his head, according to the U.S. State Department. He was a senior member of the al Qaeda-linked terror network Jemaah Islamiyah. Indonesian media had been reporting that Dulmatin was killed in a shootout in Pamulang, Banten province, on Tuesday. The raid was linked to ongoing security sweeps in Aceh province in northern Sumatra. Police have arrested 15 suspected militants, and one has been killed. Three police officers have died in the raids. Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said that, for a year now, he has known about a militant training camp in the province. He said militants were seeking to establish camps similar to those run by Jemaah Islamiyah in the the southern Philippines. The group has a stated goal of creating an idealized Islamic state comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines and southern Thailand, according to GlobalSecurity.org, a public policy Web site that provides background on defense issues. Yusuf told reporters that militants chose Aceh because it is a predominantly Muslim province that imposes shariah, or Islamic, law and because a rebellion -- the Free Aceh Movement -- had taken root there. Indonesia's current anti-terrorism efforts come just days before President Barack Obama's planned visit to the world's most-populous Muslim nation. | NEW: Indonesian President Yudhoyono announces death during Australia visit .
NEW: Indonesian media had been reporting Dulmatin's death in a shootout .
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Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has revealed the pain he caused Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard when he told him he was leaving Anfield for Stamford Bridge three years ago. The striker signed for Chelsea in a £50million deal in January 2011, on the same day Liverpool signed Andy Carroll from Newcastle for £35m. Torres scored 81 goals in 142 games for the Reds, playing arguably the best football of his career and even though his form dipped at the end of time there, the Anfield faithful was understandably miffed to see him leave - as, it seems, was Gerrard. VIDEO Scroll to watch How many attempts does it take Torres to score past Reina? Good times: Fernando Torres (left) and Steven Gerrard celebrate a goal during the Spaniard's time at Liverpool . Euphoria: Torres says he doubts that he'll ever find a team-mate as compatible to his style of play as Gerrard . 'One day, Steven Gerrard came to say to me, "Fernando, now, you have to think of yourself. Do what you have to do",' Torres told French magazine So Foot.'But when I went to tell him that I was going to accept the Chelsea offer, it destroyed him. Announcing my departure from Liverpool to Gerrard was one of the most difficult moments of my career. 'He was my best team-mate and I am not sure of finding another like him in the future. We were made for each other.' Torres added that he felt he had to leave Liverpool at that time in order to win trophies. Key departures: Torres says Liverpool failed to replace Javier Mascherano (left) and Xabi Alonso adequately . 'At Liverpool, I had almost everything but titles. There, I felt like a king but the team was falling apart. 'The directors had sold [Javier] Mascherano to Barca, then Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid without investing any of the money to compensate for the departure of these two key players. 'I was 27, I wanted to know what it was like to lift the Champions League and I had the feeling it was not going to happen with Liverpool. 'Then they were in full transition, the club was being sold and in that case, unless you are Manchester City or PSG, it can be a long road before you are again competitive.' Struggle: Despite winning the Champions League, things haven't worked out at Chelsea for Torres . And even though Torres went on to realise his dream of lifting the Champions League with Chelsea, his form has been patchy and as a result, he was in and out of the team under the management of Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo. 'At the time, David Luiz and myself went to see Ancelotti together because we had been the last arrivals, we were told we would be important, but, in reality, we weren't playing. They finished by saying to us: 'We are going to finish the season with the team that started it'.''I understood nothing of what had happened. I started to know the experience of the bench. I reassured myself by saying things would soon change. Villas-Boas arrived, then Di Matteo but it was always the same: one day I played, the next not.' | Fernando Torres says his decision to leave Liverpool in 2011 for Chelsea 'destroyed' Steven Gerrard .
Spaniard says telling Liverpool captain he was leaving was 'one of most difficult moments in his career'
'He was my best team-mate and I'm not sure of finding one like him in the future. We were made for each other' Torres said of Gerrard .
Spain striker reveals he had to leave Liverpool in order to win trophies .
Torres also discusses his struggles under various Chelsea managers . | 7a9f4f9865e2a999bb01dcbb5bb73303a34c4610 | [
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The machete blades turned red with heat in the fire that the rubber workers built on a Liberia plantation, Thomas Unnasch remembers from a visit in the 1980s. This was how the men tried to quell the intense itchiness that comes with river blindness, a rare tropical disease. "You can imagine how bad the itching must be, that running a red-hot machete up and down your back would be a relief, but it was," said Unnasch, whose laboratory works on diagnostic tests for the disease. About 18 million people have river blindness worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, but more than 99% of cases of this disease are found in Africa. It goes by the technical name "onchocerciasis," and it spreads through small black flies that breed in fast-flowing, highly oxygenated waters. When an infected fly bites a person, it drops worm larvae in the skin, which can then grow and reproduce in the body. Unlike malaria, river blindness is not fatal, but it causes a "miserable life," said Moses Katabarwa, senior epidemiologist for the Atlanta-based Carter Center's River Blindness Program, which has been leading an effort to eliminate the disease in the Americas and several African countries. Some strains cause blindness, while others come with more severe skin disease. With time, generally all strains of the disease can lead to rough "lizard" skin, depigmented "leopard skin" and hanging groins. Another big problem among patients is itching, which happens when the worms die inside a person. In southwest Uganda, the locals call the disease "Obukamba," referring to the symptoms of distorted skin appearance and itchiness, Katabarwa said. In western Uganda, he said, "the fly is called 'Embwa fly' or dog fly, for it bites like a dog!" There is no vaccine for river blindness, but there is a drug, called ivermectin that paralyzes and kills the offspring of adult worms, according to the Mayo Clinic. It may also slow the reproduction of adult female worms, so there are fewer of them in the skin, blood and eyes. The pharmaceutical company Merck has been donating the treatment, under the brand name Mectizan, since 1985. Elimination efforts . Great strides have been made against this disease. In the Americas, it was eliminated in Colombia in 2007 and in Ecuador in 2009. The biggest area of concern is Africa. In 1995 the African Programme for Ocnhocerciasis Control was founded by a group of nongovernmental organizations, governments, and United Nations agencies, with the World Health Organization overseeing it. The APOC partnership, which includes the Carter Center, has given out 500 million ivermectin treatments between 1995 and 2010, according to a new study in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Rare tropical disease close to eradication . The organizations and governments involved in APOC have collectively avoided 8.2 million years of life that would have been lost to unhealthiness as a result of this disease from 1995 to 2010, the study said. The study projected that APOC's impact will be even greater from 2011 to 2015, avoiding 9.2 million years of life that would have otherwise been lived in agony from this disease. In Uganda, Katabarwa's home country, the country's goal is to eliminate the disease by 2020. The Ministry of Health and the Carter Center, partners of APOC, are working toward making that happen. Instead of the standard ivermectin treatment of once a year, Katabarwa and colleagues have been working on distribution every six months. More frequent treatments eliminate more baby worms and reduce the reproductive capacity of the adult female worms inside patients' bodies, Katabarwa said. Where possible, they are also treating fast-flowing waters with a biodegradable insecticide called Abate to wipe out the larvae of the infectious black fly population. And they are training local populations to give out the medicine and keep track of who has been treated. 'You never sleep' It can't be overstated that the worms itch, a lot. Sometimes, said Unnasch, people infected with the worms are driven to suicide. Katabarwa also has stories of people inflicting harm upon themselves because of the itchiness. There are cases where people boil water to pour on themselves, he said. "You scratch yourself until you damage your skin," Katabarwa explains. This leads to other health problems: The scratch marks bleed, making you more prone to bacterial infections. Children with the worms can't concentrate because they are scratching themselves all day and night. "You never sleep," Katabarwa said. "Some people use a clay pot and break it to scratch themselves because the nails are not enough." Relief from itchiness comes with the ivermectin -- even for someone who has lived with the disease for more than 50 years, he said. By taking the drug frequently, the skin can partly heal. Unfortunately, for patients who lose all sight, blindness is irreversible because the optic nerve is damaged. Skin that has hardened, sometimes to the point where needles can't penetrate it, will not reverse itself, either. The side effects from the medicine can also be nasty: Ivermectin may cause fever, itching, skin rash, joint or muscle pain, rapid heartbeat, and painful, tender glands. Less common side effects include headache and swelling of a person's hands, feet, legs, face or arms. A person can also suffer a serious allergic reaction from it, so health workers bring antihistamines. "If your immune system is very efficient, it will try to attack the dead worms" that the medicine kills, Katabarwa explained. "The itchiness that will be triggered is incredible. It happens within 10 minutes." But most of the reaction subsides after two days. During that time, other biting insects such as mosquitoes, lice and bedbugs also die if they attempt to bite the treated patient. Guinea worm a greater challenge than smallpox . Because of the observed benefits of treating river blindness, infected people agree to take the medication despite the side effects, Katabarwa said. "When people see you with that skin, they don't want to be near you," Katabarwa said. How disease creates outcasts . One patient who made a big impression on Katabarwa was Semanza from the Rukungiri district of Uganda. In 1992, Semanza's skin looked like it was covered in dried mud, and flies swarmed around him. No one from his village wanted to be near him and he lived in a hut behind his family's home, separated from everyone else. "He was really forgotten," Katabarwa said. Semanza's skin was so thick, because of river blindness, that it could break a needle. Katabarwa told the local health workers to give Semanza a dose of ivermectin every three months, which is more often than the standard distribution. Years later, when Katabarwa visited again, a man approached him and hugged him, smiling. "Who are you?" Katabarwa asked. It was Semanza. Two years later, they reunited again, and Semanza revealed that he had married and wanted many children. Katabarwa also remembers educating a particular community in northwest Uganda in 1993, which had all the right conditions for black flies that transmit river blindness to breed. A group of women in the community told Katabarwa that because of river blindness, people from surrounding areas did not want to marry anyone from their village. As a result, marriages had to happen within the community, including among relatives. Incest was strictly forbidden in their culture, but because of river blindness, it happened quietly, Katabarwa said. When Katabarwa returned five years later, the skin of infected individuals had greatly improved, and marriages with outsiders were happening again. "These are stories of sadness, but after a few years there is hope," Katabarwa said. Empowering populations . Katabarwa has taken the approach of making use of Ugandan villages' kinship structures to assist with health care. People in villages often live on the land that belonged to their families several generations back, and do not move away in adulthood. This means that cousins live near each other, too, and will help with care for family members who are absent when health workers visit. It is easier and more efficient to distribute medications when tapping into these large family structures, Katabarwa said. Through this approach, many more women have joined the effort to distribute the medicines because they are comfortable working among their family members. Toward elimination . Elimination in 2020 is the goal for Uganda, but river blindness is harder to control in some parts of the country because of environmental and political factors, Unnasch said. There are places where insecticide resistance is a problem with a particular species of black fly that also moves around a lot, he said, especially on the border with South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Doing any kind of river blindness control in Democratic Republic of the Congo is problematic because of safety issues, he said. A lack of government structure also makes it hard for health workers to coordinate efforts. But the flies don't respect the border between DRC and Uganda, and people belonging to the same tribe in both countries migrate across, too. "If you're controlling it on the Ugandan side, and doing nothing on the DRC side," Unnasch said, "you're never going to really eliminate it until you deal with these cross-border issues, and get an effective program going." Unnasch commended the work that the Carter Center has been doing. He and Katabarwa travel together to Uganda every year. They are both part of an expert committee on river blindness through the country's Ministry of Health. "When summertime rolls around, and the rains start to come and the flies go out, that's when we need to be there," Unnasch said. | Carter Center in Atlanta leading an effort to eliminate river blindness in several countries .
Some strains cause blindness, while others come with more severe skin disease .
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By . Phil Casey, Press Association . Graeme McDowell believes Rory McIlroy can win as many major titles as he wants, as long as he remains healthy and motivated. McIlroy claimed his second major in the space of four weeks and fourth of his career in the US PGA Championship on Sunday, becoming the first player to win back-to-back titles since Padraig Harrington in 2008. The 25-year-old is the third youngest player behind Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to win four majors and will travel to Augusta next April seeking to complete the career Grand Slam, not to mention remaining on course to hold all four major titles at the same time. VIDEO Scroll down to watch US PGA & The Open Championship highlights . More to come: Rory McIlroy can win as many majors as he wants, according to Graeme McDowell . Sealed with a kiss: McIlroy celebrates winning his fourth major at the US PGA Championships on Sunday . VIDEO PGA Championship highlights . Woods is the only player to achieve that feat by winning the US Open, Open and US PGA in 2000 and the Masters in 2001. 'It's beginning to look a little Tiger-esque I suppose,' McDowell said of McIlroy's winning streak, which includes a first World Golf Championship event sandwiched between the Open and US PGA. 'I said at the Open I didn't think we were going to see someone creating their own kind of Tiger-esque era just yet. I'm not eating my words but guess you could say I'm certainly starting to chew on them right now. When the kid is playing well, he's pretty tough to live with. It's pretty special stuff.' McIlroy admits that his split from fiancee Caroline Wozniacki has proven to be good for his golf, winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth just days after calling off their wedding and reaping the rewards of making golf his number one priority. Backing: Graeme McDowell has faith that McIlroy can catch the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . Unbridled joy: McIlroy celebrating in near-darkness the moment he won at Valhalla . Double: And he couldn't take his eyes off his second US PGA title . 'He says that he's sort of tied up a lot of his loose ends off the golf course,' McDowell added of his former stablemate. 'Loose ends is not a very nice term to put your personal life and I don't mean it like that, but he seems to be in a very good place. 'He's an incredible player and when he's in this type of mood, he's pretty tough to beat.' Asked if McIlroy could match Woods' total of 14 majors or the 18 of Jack Nicklaus, former US Open champion McDowell added: 'Not many people are born with the type of focus Tiger Woods had, growing up with pictures of Jack Nicklaus on his wall and wanting to beat Jack's record. 'Knowing Rory as I have the last few years, it didn't seem to me like he was trying to beat Jack's record. So it's a case of how the guy continues to motivate himself. You don't know what the number is. It's however many he wants. He'll win as many majors as he wants, within reason. 'Rory has obviously got himself in amazing shape physically now as well and it's just a case of how fit and healthy he can stay. No doubt the game is more physical now. We are seeing more withdrawals and back injuries and neck injuries and stuff going on with guys than we ever have. 'To me, it's 10 per cent staying healthy and 90 per cent how many he wants to win.' VIDEO The Open Championship highlights . | McDowell believes McIlroy can win as many major titles as he wants .
The Northern Irishman claimed his second major in four weeks on sunday .
Win at Valhalla was his second in US PGA and fourth overall .
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"McDowell believes Rory McIlroy can win as many",
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"healthy and motivated. McIlroy claimed his second",
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"becoming the first player to win back-to-back",
"titles since Padraig Harrington in 2008. The",
"25-year-old is the third youngest player behind",
"Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to win four majors",
"and will travel to Augusta next April seeking to",
"complete the career Grand Slam, not to mention",
"remaining on course to hold all four major titles",
"at the same time. VIDEO Scroll down to watch US",
"PGA & The Open Championship highlights . More to",
"come: Rory McIlroy can win as many majors as he",
"wants, according to Graeme McDowell . Sealed with",
"a kiss: McIlroy celebrates winning his fourth",
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"VIDEO PGA Championship highlights . Woods is the",
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The number of people in the UK has risen by five million over the past 12 years, growing faster than anywhere else in Europe. Last year, the population soared by more than 400,000 to pass 64million for the first time, according to the Office for National Statistics. Estimates released yesterday show that from 2001 to 2013, the population went up by five million. The previous five million increase took three times as long, over 37 years between 1964 and 2001. The figures reveal the rapid change since Labour’s open-door immigration policy under Blair fuelled a population explosion. Immigration started to pick up in the late 1990s, after years in which net migration stayed well below 100,000 – to which Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to return it. Net migration is the total change when all those entering and leaving the country are counted up. Many fear soaring numbers are placing a gathering strain on key services such as housing, health, education and transport. If this rate of growth continues, Britain will hit the landmark 70million mark – the level some analysts believe will overstretch resources – by the late 2020s. Last year, the population soared by more than 400,000 to pass 64million for the first time . The ONS said that in mid-2013, there were 400,600 more people than a year earlier, equivalent to a city the size of Bristol. Immigration was directly responsible for 46 per cent of that rise. Migrants also play a major role in the current baby boom, with one in four infants now born to a mother who was born abroad. Other European countries have fallen far behind. Both Italy and France saw their populations rise by 291,000 in the year to mid-2013, while Germany, the only other country over the 100,000 level, saw a rise of 196,000. Paul Vickers, of the ONS, said UK net migration for the year was 183,400, while an excess of births over deaths added more than 212,000 extra people. He said: ‘Births were down on last year but still above average for the decade. Deaths have risen since last year, and are slightly higher than the decade average.’ Alp Mehmet, of the pressure group MigrationWatch UK, said: ‘Population growth on this scale is clearly unsustainable and raises serious questions about the ability of public services and infrastructure to cope. ‘The Government will have to build schools, GP surgeries, hospitals and homes . . . when there is very little money to spare.’ Simon Ross, of campaign group Population Matters, said: ‘Economic growth does not improve living standards if the benefit has to be spread across ever more people.’ The Government should push for ‘balanced’ migration and smaller families, he added. In the 30 years before 2001, immigration was responsible for just 12 per cent of population growth. But in the peak year of 2005, it accounted for almost 70 per cent of growth as Britain’s labour market was opened to Poland and seven other new EU members, attracting more than a million Eastern Europeans. Net migration was 48,000 in 1997, but by 2001 had more than trebled to 171,000, with record arrivals from Asia and Africa and a boom in asylum claims. Over the next decade, net migration was consistently higher than 200,000. One insider has said mass migration under Labour was a deliberate tactic. Former Blair adviser Andrew Neather wrote in 2009 that, from 2000: ‘I remember coming away from some discussions with the clear sense that the policy was intended – even if this wasn’t its main purpose – to rub the Right’s nose in diversity.’ The ONS said of the figures: ‘Since 2001 there have been high levels of net inward immigration, adding to the population at younger working ages. ‘In part this was driven by the expansion of the European Union in 2004 and 2007. This period has also seen an increasing number of births, driven by both the immigration of women of childbearing age and rising fertility among UK-born women.’ England’s population grew the most, the ONS said, by 0.7 per cent in a year to 53.9million. Scotland’s went up 0.27 per cent to 5.3million, with similar increases in Wales, which has 3.1million people, and Northern Ireland, at 1.8million. London was the fastest-growing region, with 108,000 extra people. | Population grows by 400,000, the same as a city the size of Bristol .
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(CNN) -- Winning a pageant title is life-changing, especially during the year of your reign. If it's a big crown, like a state title, it can be like a full-time gig as you prepare for the national event and make appearances. Elizabeth Fechtel set right to work after getting her tiara on June 21, when she was named Miss Florida. She reportedly had even dropped out of the University of Florida so she could prepare for the Miss America contest in September. But now, she won't be going to the premier beauty contest. Pageant officials announced Friday there had been a mistake in tabulating what must have been very close final scores. And days after getting her crown, Fechtel was giving it back, so the Miss Florida organization could give it to Victoria Cowen, originally announced as first runner-up. The executive director of the pageant said on Facebook that the organization had to make things right. "Integrity means doing the right thing at all times and in all circumstances. It takes having the courage to do the right thing, no matter what the consequences will be," Mary Sullivan wrote. Fechtel's mother, Dixie, told the Orlando Sentinel she was told that one judge changed his mind in the last 15 seconds and tried to indicate it on his ballot. "It was a human error," Sullivan told the paper. "We have two auditors ... but they unfortunately missed one of the markings on the ballot." Cowen, a student at Florida State, said on her Facebook page that she had bonded with Fechtel during their week at the competition. "I know our friendship will remain strong," she wrote, before going on to thank pageant officials for their honesty and integrity. In a blog linked off her Twitter page, Fechtel said: . "There is one big idea that I would like to emphasize: I was Miss Florida for a glimpse, but more importantly, I have been Elizabeth Fechtel since day one. A title does not define me. It opens doors, but it does not dictate who I am and where I am going. I would like to think of opportunities like this as stepping stones to my future. I cannot deny that this was one of the biggest "steps" I have come across, and I had become very comfortable and excited about the growth it would bring." The Florida mix-up is similar to one in 2013 where the announced winner of Miss Universe Canada, Denise Garrido, gave up her crown after 24 hours when officials discovered a typographical error. And it comes just after Miss Delaware Amanda Longacre had her Miss America dreams squashed when officials ruled her out because she is too old under pageant rules. | Officials say there was a tabulation mistake .
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An astonishing photograph album created by one of the men who helped launch Britain’s first submarines has emerged for the first time after it was released by his family. The previously unseen pictures show the embryonic stages of the submersible machines from the very first years of the 20th century. Cpt John Moreton’s album also includes snaps from the late 19th century and captures the time when the Napoleonic era of sail was being replaced by newer technologies. Emerging naval power: This photo in Captain John Moreton's incredible album shows a submarine with HMS Victory in the background, depicting the changing technologies from sail to submersibles . Going under: A sequence of pictures showing one of the very early submarines submerging. The album has delighted naval enthusiasts and is expected to fetch thousands at auction . The discovery has delighted naval enthusiasts and it gives a glimpse into a past world when the British Empire that was built through her navy was still all-powerful. Moreton was a protege of Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon who pushed for the development of subs despite much opposition. Some of the pictures show the great vessels of previous eras including Lord Nelson’s ship HMS Victory that helped defeat the French and Spanish navies at Trafalgar in 1805. She is seen afloat and clearly remained a commissioned vessel, flying the white ensign. The album includes well over 100 . photos mostly taken at Portsmouth, Hants, and shows the brave men who . crewed the experimental submarines. Both . Bacon and Moreton moved to the brand new destroyer Dreadnought after . she was launched in 1906, and this powerful ship is also pictured. Its design redefined the battleship, making all previous ships out of date. There . includes an amazing shot of a broadside of a Majestic-class ship, and . shows her in a cloud of smoke made from the firing of her huge guns. Another . photo shows a dockside scene at Portsmouth with crowds of people, . including ladies under parasols and a police constable. The man himself: Cpt Moreton stands proudly on top of a submarine, a technology he was instrumental in bringing to the British navy . Pioneers: Some of the brave crew who manned the experimental machines with a sub moored alongside a depot ship in Portsmouth . In it, a Royal Sovereign class steam . ship is pictured afloat as well as two men-of-war from the Napoleonic . era, including one of which is the Victory, the other may be the Duke of . Wellington. Another shot . shows HMS Dreadnought - the most modern ship of the time - with HMS . Victory in the background, representing over 100 years of Royal Navy . vessels. And between them, . three submarines can be seen - representing the future. One shot shows . Moreton himself standing on the deck of a submarine with his arms . akimbo. The first British sub, H1, was launched in 1901, and the album includes photos of H2 and H3 that followed shortly afterwards. They were named ‘H’ after John . Holland, an Irish-born American who perfected the working submarine. There is a picture of one sub moored to the side of a ship, HMS Hazard, . and others show them submerging. The boats didn’t have proper names . because there was a feeling that submarine warfare was a bit underhand. Indeed, Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson VC in 1901 described them as . ‘underhand, unfair and damned un-English.’ Incredible insight: The album, which has come into public view for the first time after permission was granted by Cpt Moreton's family, will go up for auction on April 25 . New technology: Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon and officers on HMS Hazard, a ship that supported the submarine experiments, in 1901 . However, . with Lord ‘Jacky’ Fisher pushing for the technology and backing Admiral . Sir Reginald Bacon, submarine development advanced quickly. And with Bacon supporting talented men such as Cpt Moreton, submarines became an accepted arm of the senior service. The . album is to go under the hammer at Charles Miller auctions in London on . April 25 and is expected to fetch several thousand pounds. Mr Miller said: ‘This is an extraordinary and fascinating album that was compiled by Cpt John Moreton. He was a protege of Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon whose work on submarines had the important backing of Lord Jacky Fisher. ‘There was a feeling at first that submarines were a little underhand and people looked down on them. But Jacky Fisher correctly predicted they would be important and this albums records the very early days. ‘And it straddles the modern era of ships such as Dreadnought with the past era of sail typified by HMS Victory. 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Historic: The dock at Portsmouth with a Royal Sovereign class ship on the left and HMS Victory to starboard . ‘They didn’t even have proper names because they weren’t considered important enough. ‘These photos show pictures of the crews and it really is a wonderful record of this period of our naval history.’ Wyn Davies, a maritime heritage expert and author, said: ‘This looks like a splendid collection of photographs of some historic importance. ‘In one shot alone there is a battleship, plus HMS Dreadnought, HMS Victory, a survey vessel or colonial gunboat and three submarines. ‘The album shows vessels from the 18th century right through to HMS Dreadnought and the submarines that represent the future.’ Moreton was promoted to commander in 1909 transferred ultimately to the Indomitable. He had a distinguished career in the Great War, gaining the DSO and promotion to captain. 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The weather could turn out to be the most frightening thing this Halloween with a blast of freakishly cold weather set to the hit the Northeast and even the possibility of snow forecast in some areas. Bone-chilling air, rain and even some early-season snow will fall on parts of those regions on Friday, according to a forecast from AccuWeather. Frosty the Snowman might be a better Halloween costume than Dracula this year. After the treat - an exceptionally mild week with temperatures in the mid-60s - comes the trick as temperatures will drop towards the end of this week with high's forecast to be in the 50s on Thursday and Friday for Halloween. The cold front plunges through the Great Lakes early, then through the Ohio Valley and Appalachians. Rain may mix with, or changeover to wet snow in parts of Michigan, northern and eastern Wisconsin early to the Ohio Valley and Appalachians later in the day into the night. Bands of lake-effect rain or snow may set up . The storm will start out as a disturbance in the upper levels of the atmosphere, associated with a cold front near the surface on Friday. This front will move through the Great Lakes and into central New York, producing rain and wet snow showers as it does so . Kids and adults partaking in the Friday evening Masquerade will need to bundle up. Rain showers will stretch from along part of the Interstate-95 corridor westward to Pittsburgh, Buffalo and New York, as temperatures begin to tumble . A potent storm is heading for New England straight from northern Canada this weekend bringing with it the coldest air of the season down from the polar regions. It will feel more like December as temperatures will struggle to reach 40 degrees both Saturday and Sunday in the northeast. "The dramatic change to colder air following late-summerlike warmth will be a shock for some people," wrote AccuWeather meteorologists Brett Rathburn and Alex Sosnowski in a morning forecast. "Kids and adults partaking in the evening masquerade will need to bundle up and should consider bringing along a light or reflective items to increase visibility for passing motorists." There is likely to be some snow in some areas where temperatures will remain in the 30s all weekend. Additional snow may fall over the Appalachians from east Tennessee and western North Carolina north to at least eastern West Virginia. Some wet snow may also linger in parts of eastern Lower Michigan, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, western New York. Snow may develop later in parts of northern New England . Some snow, possibly heavy, in parts of northern New England, including some lower elevations. As of now, the best chance of snow looks to be in northern/eastern Maine . Although forecasters are not being specific in where snowfall may hit, it's almost a certainty. Regardless of how the storm plays out, it looks like Halloween night is not going to be a great night for trick-or-treating in many areas, as a raw, chilly wind sweeps in from the north across New England, and rain showers develop. Snow isn't all that unusual in the interior Northeast and New England this time of year: The season's first measurable snow usually falls during the first week of November in cities such as Buffalo, Syracuse and Burlington, Vt. And there have been other snow events around Halloween over the years, including the Halloween Nor'easter of 2011, which deposited a half a foot of snow or more from central Maryland to central Maine, . The clocks go back early on Sunday morning. A final reminder that winter is right around the corner. Nothing to panic over: o one is forecasting a repeat of the Halloween storm of 2011 that left 6 inches of snow in New York City and knocked out power to about 2.3 million customers . | Aside from the snow, wind chill temperatures will tumble into the 20s around the Great Lakes and the 30s in the Ohio Valley on Friday evening .
By the weekend, more snow could whiten the Adirondacks and the mountains of northern New England and West Virginia .
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By . Sam Dunn . PUBLISHED: . 18:28 EST, 31 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 18:29 EST, 31 January 2014 . Credit card companies rake in £1.4billion a year by shrinking the minimum amount cardholders have to pay back (library image) Credit card companies are quietly raking in an extra £1.4billion a year by shrinking the minimum amount cardholders have to pay back. Around one in ten borrowers repays only the minimum sum requested every month and each now finds themselves more than £400 worse off each year. Set by the bank and intended to help households manage their debts, minimum repayments are set at a percentage of the outstanding debt plus interest or £5 – whichever is the greater sum. In 2010, the average was 2.15 per cent – today it is just 1.53 per cent, according to TotallyMoney, a credit card comparison website. Based on the UK’s average £1,905 credit card debt, this adjustment costs a borrower an extra £411 in interest a year – and means it will take them two more years to clear their debts. In total, card firms are raking in an estimated extra £1.4billion a year from the 3.3million customers who pay only the minimum. Britons owe more than £55billion on credit cards – nearly three times as much as in 1998. Will Becker, chief executive of TotallyMoney said: ‘Many making the minimum repayment are never going to realise this has happened and are certainly never going to figure out how much it is going to cost them. ‘With lower minimum repayments, getting rid of that credit card debt could be a long and expensive process for borrowers.’ The repayments cover at least the interest on cardholders’ debts, so the outstanding balance will fall each month. But the less customers repay, the longer it takes them to clear their debt, and the more interest the credit card company makes. If a borrower spends £2,000 on a credit card with interest at a typical 18.9 per cent and repays only a minimum 1pc plus interest, it would take 19 years and 10 months to clear what is owed. Britons owe more than £55billion on credit cards - nearly three times as much as in 1998 . The total interest payable would be £2,551 on top of the original £2,000 debt. However, if the same customer repaid 5pc of the outstanding balance each month, they would pay just £287 in interest – and be free of debt in three years and 10 months. David Black, banking specialist at independent analysts Consumer Intelligence, said: ‘This can cause real pain. If you’re only making the minimum payment on your credit card each month, it could take years extra to clear your balance with all the extra interest.’ A spokesman for Moneyfacts consumer group . said: ‘Whilst credit cards allow shoppers to have a bit of breathing . space they will be shocked by the amount of time it will take to pay off . relatively small amounts of purchases. ‘You should always aim to pay over the minimum required to substantially reduce your balance over time.’ Richard Koch, head of card payments at the UK Cards Association, said customers were repaying more debt overall. ‘The average amount that cardholders repay each month has risen over the last two years,’ he said. ‘Cardholders now pay off 21pc of their outstanding bill in a month on average – up from 18pc in 2011.’ | One in ten only repay minimum each month and are £400 worse off .
Minimum repayments set at a percentage of debt plus interest or £5 - whichever is the greater sum .
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By . Mail Foreign Service . PUBLISHED: . 14:43 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:36 EST, 10 January 2013 . Zambia has banned the hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats because of the dwindling number of big cats. The country’s tourism minister said there is more value in game viewing tourism than bloodsports. 'Tourists come to Zambia to see the lion and if we lose the lion we will be killing our tourism industry,' Sylvia Masebo said. Ban: Zambia has become the latest African country to ban the hunting of lions and other endangered big cats . The estimated £2 million that Zambia earned from safari hunting of all its wild animals annually was too little to merit the continued depletion of Zambia’s wildlife, she said. 'Why should we lose our animals for £2 million a year? The benefits we get from tourist visits are much higher,' she said. The leopard population for the sprawling southern African country is unknown, while lion numbers are not believed to exceed around 4,500. Estimates for Africa’s total lion population vary from around 20,000 to 30,000, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Dwindling: Estimates for Africa's total lion population vary from around 20,000 to 30,000, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature . Trend: Zambia's decision to ban lion hunting follows a similar move by neigbouring Botswana . The population on the continent is falling in the face of numerous threats, including conflict with livestock farmers and loss of prey and habitat. Zambia’s move follows neighbouring Botswana’s decision to ban all sport hunting from 2014 as it also works to promote itself as a game viewing destination. Wildlife-rich Kenya set this trend when it halted trophy and sport hunting decades ago. Lions and leopards are the feline pair of the so-called 'Big 5' group of dangerous African animals coveted by some trophy hunters. The others are elephant, rhino and Cape buffalo. But there are growing concerns about Africa’s big animals in the face of a surge in poaching of elephants for their ivory and rhino in South Africa for their horns to meet soaring demand from Asian countries. Concern: The population of lions in Africa is falling in the face of numerous threats, including conflict with livestock farmers and loss of prey and habitat . | Tourism minister said there is more value in game viewing than hunting .
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By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 07:07 EST, 21 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:47 EST, 21 June 2013 . Victim: Ahmed Fareed has been jailed for life after he brutally murdered retired Salvation Army Officer Major Janet Gilson, pictured, in Hong Kong . A man who brutally murdered a retired British Salvation Army officer in Hong Kong by strangling her with a rope has been jailed for life. Major Janet Gilson, 64, was found hidden under a sofa at her niece’s home in Lamma, the third largest island in Hong Kong, three days after she was reported missing. Ahmed Fareed - believed to be the . ex-husband of Maj Gilson’s niece - was found guilty of her murder and sentenced to life in prison at the city’s high court yesterday. In passing sentence, Mr Justice Michael Stuart-Moore, as reported by the South China Morning Post, said: 'This was a most brutal killing of a woman aged 64 who had done no harm to the defendant. 'I have not doubt he [Fareed] is highly dangerous. 'Words fail to describe the whole horror.' Fareed, who was 29 at the time of the killing, had been barred by a court order . from entering his ex-wife's home before the murder in March 2011. The court heard Maj Gilson - who had retired shortly before her death and lived in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex - had been . suffocated. She also had a towel stuffed . into her mouth and four of her ribs had been broken. Fareed, from the Maldives, was arrested at Hong Kong’s ferry harbour shortly after the murder. The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict after a six-day trial. Outside court Maj Gilson’s niece, Julia, told the South China Morning Post: 'To those people that are in relationships with violent partners: I strongly urge you to get away. 'I made the mistake of believing I could help change my ex-husband, giving him many chances. Murdered: The body of Major Gilson, 64, was found hidden under a sofa at her niece's home in Lamma, the third largest island in Hong Kong, in March 2011. This is a picture of the island . 'I realise the error of that judgment now and hope that others can also learn from that.' Speaking . at the time, Major Carol Bailey, regional manager for the Salvation . Army, said: 'Major Gilson was a Salvation Army officer for many years . and retired only in recent years. 'She was a deeply spiritual woman and was highly respected and loved by all those with whom she worked and came into contact. 'As a Christian minister and leader she worked in many capacities for The Salvation Army, not just in the UK but also in Russia. 'She was an inspirational person and she will be sadly missed.' | Ahmed Fareed strangled Major Janet Gilson with a rope .
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By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 13:24 EST, 17 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:35 EST, 18 April 2013 . Twelve-year-old Luka suffers from muscular dystrophy - a cruel degenerative disease which confines him to a wheelchair and will make him weaker and weaker over time. But with these beautiful pictures, entitled 'The Little Prince', friend and photographer Matej Peljhan has allowed him to explore an imaginary world where he can shoot a basketball, climb stairs and even perform a handstand. Amazingly, the images did not require any digital trickery, Matej simply used coloured sheets and carefully placed objects and took the pictures from above. Shooting hoops: The clever images allow Luka to explore a world where he can try sports like basketball . Trickery: The images were created without the help of Photoshop simply using coloured sheets and household objects . Imaginary world: The touching images allowed Luka, 12, to experience pleasures beyond the confines of his wheelchair . Deep sea dive: Wearing flippers and with some carefully placed ping pong balls, Luka appears to be underwater . Inspired: The idea for the pictures came when Luka said he would like to see himself in photographs getting up to mischief . Due to his condition, Luka is unable to do even the most basic of everyday activities such as washing himself, dressing, and eating. His physical capability is mostly limited to tiny movements of his fingers, which allow him to move about in his electric wheelchair. But he is also able to hold a coloured pen, with which he can slowly turn his imagination into drawings in a notebook. The idea for the photographs came from a conversation Slovenian photographer Matej Peljhan had with Luka when he said he would like to see himself in pictures, getting up to mischief. He pictured Luka from above as he posed on the ground, capturing the boy’s fighting spirit, positive attitude, and fun personality. Personality: The images gave Luka the chance to showcase his determination, positive attitude and mischievous character . Black canvas: A world of opportunity was opened up to Luka, using just these coloured sheets . | Luka is confined to a wheelchair by the degenerative disease .
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(CNN) -- Iran is not cooperating, making it difficult for the UN's nuclear watchdog agency to provide "credible assurance" that the country doesn't possess undeclared nuclear material, the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano said Monday. Speaking to the IAEA's board of governors, Amano said Iran should grant access "without further delay" to the Parchin military complex, where the Islamic Republic is believed to have tested rockets. Since Iran has not provided such access to date, "The Agency therefore cannot conclude that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities," Amano said. For about a decade, international observers have accused Iran of secretly pursuing a nuclear weapons program, which Iran consistently denies. Amano noted that Iran has recently begun installing IR-2m centrifuges at its fuel enrichment plant at Natanz, and that those high-speed devices that rotate to enrich uranium are more advanced than the previously-installed centrifuges. The IAEA board has been trying to negotiate cooperation from Iran for years. On Wednesday, diplomats from the so-called P5+1 -- the six-nation diplomatic bloc consisting of the United States, France, Britain, Germany, China and Russia -- held secretive talks with Iranian representatives in Kazakhstan, and then announced future meetings on March 18 and April 5. The Islamic Republic already faces sanctions from the United Nations Security Council for violating a U.N. resolution forbidding it from enriching uranium. But Iran says since it signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it should be able to enrich uranium for peaceful energy needs. The IAEA was created in 1957 to promote "safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies," its website says. Among its endeavors, the agency tries to verify that countries correctly and completely account for their nuclear material and activities. The agency says as of December 31, it had "safeguards agreements in force" with 179 official countries, and Taiwan. CNN's Jennifer Deaton and Ivan Watson contributed to this report . | IAEA says Iran is not allowing proper inspections of its nuclear program .
The director's report shows Iran has upgraded its uranium enrichment centrifuges .
Iran has rebuffed IAEA requests for years .
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By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 09:33 EST, 15 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:33 EST, 15 January 2013 . Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene today accepted an offer of damages from the Sunday Times over a story which suggested she was reluctant to marry him. Mark Thomson, representing the royal, said the article - published two days after the wedding - accused the prince of having the his bride's passport confiscated at Nice airport to prevent her from fleeing Monaco. The July 2011 article alleged Charlene, 34, was reluctant to marry the 54-year-old prince after discovering the existence of a third love child. Libelled: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene . of Monaco have accepted an offer of damages from the Sunday Times over a . story which alleged she was reluctant to marry him and he had . prevented her fleeing the country . It further claimed that she agreed to go through with the wedding for the sake of appearances in return for payment, with a view to obtaining and annulment after a seemly interval. 'None of these allegations are true,' Mr Thomson told Mr Justice Eady at the High Court today. He said that the newspaper had admitted that they were untrue and accepted liability for making such defamatory claims in the article, entitled 'The full filthy Monte' and 'Curse of the Grimaldis'. It had apologised and confirmed it would pay the couple damages, to be assessed at a later stage if not agreed, and reimburse their legal costs. The newspaper article was published just days after Prince Albert and Princess Charlene were wed in a lavish ceremony at his palace in the principality that was headline news across the world. Mr Thomson said it also falsely alleged Prince Albert had turned a blind eye to corrupt activity by his courtiers and done nothing effective to curb the activities of mobsters and money launderers in Monaco. It also made the false claim that he had granted residency to foreigners on the request of advisers or friends for fear of their disclosing embarrassing secrets about his love life. 'Embarrassment': The Sunday Times article was published just days after . Prince Albert and Princess Charlene were wed in a lavish ceremony at his . palace in the principality that was headline news across the world . Mr Thomson said that the publication 'caused the newly-wed couple enormous upset and embarrassment' - particularly so in view of the huge publicity and worldwide interest given to their wedding. Solicitor Rupert Earle, for Times Newspapers, offered its 'sincere apologies for the damage, as well as the distress caused to them' and said it 'regrets' that the allegations were printed. Prince Albert, son of Hollwood icon Grace Kelly and Monaco's Prince Rainer III, is said to be one of the wealthiest royals in the world with a fortune estimated at £624million. He married Charlene, then Wittstock, a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa, in a July 2011 ceremony. The couple were not at London’s High Court for the settlement of their libel action. | Article claimed prince had his fiancée's passport seized to stop her fleeing .
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(EW.com) -- On Sunday, Lifetime premieres "Liz & Dick," its Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton biopic starring Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler. Exec producer Larry Thompson openly admits Lohan brought with her a younger demographic (and headlines) but also risk. He first met with Lohan about the project last December but cameras didn't roll until June. "When we first met with her, she had two probations, and when we finally closed the deal with her, there was only one probation," Thompson says. "If we couldn't have gotten insurance, there would have been no movie. We wound up having to go to Lloyd's of London to get what we called incarceration insurance.... We had to protect ourselves that if she were to have violated her probation during production, we wouldn't have had to close down and lose our movie." ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you approach Grant Bowler after having cast Lindsay? LARRY THOMPSON: It wasn't until I had Grant that I slept. It wasn't until I saw Grant Bowler and Lindsay meet in that room and I saw the chemistry that I knew I could make Liz and Dick live again. EW: Was it difficult to cast someone opposite Lindsay knowing he might have concerns? EW Daily Poll: What will you do on Black Friday? Thompson: It was. I looked at every actor from Wales there was. I looked at every actor from the U.K. there was. And I wound up hiring a guy from New Zealand to play the most famous Welsh actor of all time. So it's the magic of Hollywood. I think Grant Bowler is just fantastic in the movie. EW: You were on the set every day. Is there a moment in the movie when you think Lohan most related to Taylor? Thompson: It was in the ethereal soundstage in black that she most related to Elizabeth Taylor. It was when they're speaking to camera and breaking the fourth wall. Liz and Dick were the first Brangelina, the most famous hunted couple in the world, the first paparazzi couple that's given birth to the celebrity-crazed world that we now live in. That's what fame's about. Fame is the accumulation of all the good, bad, true, untrue, flattering, and non-flattering things said and written about someone when you become iconic. We respect Liz and Dick so much that we wanted to give them the last word, meaning that fourth-wall interview of them speaking to camera [throughout the film] is the two of them speaking from the grave. We decided to dress them in the ultimate thespian outfit. They're sitting in a director's chair, in all black. It's almost like Hollywood heaven. And what they're saying is, "Listen, we were this, we were that. The paparazzi said this, the paparazzi said that. All these things written about us — let us tell you what they said about us, what was really going on, and how we really felt about each other." That device, which was my homage to Elizabeth and Richard, has allowed them the last word on themselves as icons and on what the media and the celebrity-crazed world can do with a couple. Maybe if we hadn't had all this attention paid to us, we could have kept it together, but there were too many balls we were trying to keep in the air. That's what Elizabeth's saying. That's what makes it tragic. Liz Taylor 'love nest' trailer trashed during filming . EW: Is there a scene in the movie that you're sure people will assume is totally made up that you want to assure them isn't? Thompson: I believe that the scene in which Eddie Fisher comes home to that party, and Richard in front of everybody forces her to confess her love for him in front of Eddie, seems so outrageous, but it is so absolutely true, having been reported many, many times over the years as happening just like that. As is every scene in the movie, by the way. The fact that they were denounced by the Pope, that's pretty strong. It's one thing to get a DUI, it's another thing for the Pope to denounce you... I know that when I was a kid, I used to go to the movies and when I would watch a true story about someone who was famous, I believed that to be THE movie. People who make movies have to understand the responsibility you have when you make a biopic. You have to be accurate. It takes a lot of effort and painstaking details to make these movies right, down to the wigs that take place over four decades, even after they're dead. [Laughs] That's hard. EW: Now that you have worked with Lindsay, are you hoping other producers give her a chance? Thompson: I want the best for Lindsay Lohan and anybody who ever hires her. But they have to know that making a movie with Lindsay Lohan is like jumping out of an airplane at 10,000 feet with a bolt of white nylon, a string, and a sewing machine. You're building a parachute as fast as you can. Lohan: Keep me on set, it's safer that way . EW: Your next planned biopic is on Oprah Winfrey. Thompson: I've optioned Kitty Kelley's book [Oprah: A Biography]. We have a fantastic take on her life, and we're talking to networks now, as we speak, and we're interviewing writers right now, too. I am from Mississippi, as is Oprah Winfrey, and I believe that her start on a rural country road in Mississippi to the world stage that she lives is a journey that is nothing less than miraculous. I think it will be the most fascinating biopic I've ever done. I've made the Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz movie [Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter]. I've made the Sonny and Cher movie [And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story]. I've made the Duke and Duchess of Windsor movie [The Woman He Loved]. And now I've done Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. I think the only thing I could follow all those up with would be Oprah. See original story at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | Larry Thompson says Lohan brought with her a younger demographic and risk .
He says Liz and Dick "were the first Brangelina"
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"know that when I was a kid, I used to go to the",
"movies and when I would watch a true story about",
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"biopic. You have to be accurate. It takes a lot",
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Captured on a small cine-camera as it plays across the ranks of 17 approaching cannibal war canoes, the image is fleeting but unmistakable. Among the massed ranks of dark-skinned headhunter tribesmen heading around the bend of a New Guinea river is a naked and bearded white-skinned man, his face partly covered in war paint as he paddles furiously. The appearance of a white face among a throng of Papuan cannibals would be astonishing at the best of times. But in the circumstances in which this footage was shot, it is potentially mind-boggling. A 'white tribesman' was seen with a a group of Papuan cannibals in 1969, eight years after Michael Rockefeller mysteriously disappeared in a similar area . For the impressive scene was filmed in 1969 close to the spot where, eight years earlier, a scion of the Rockefeller dynasty — the richest, most powerful family in U.S. history — had gone missing, sparking the biggest hunt ever launched in the South Pacific. Since 23-year-old Michael Rockefeller disappeared during a trip to collect primitive art from one of the remotest corners of the planet, rumours swirled about his fate. The official explanation advanced by the former colony’s Dutch rulers was that he drowned after he tried to swim to shore from his capsized boat. Others insisted he met a more horrible fate — killed and eaten by cannibals seeking revenge on white men for a Dutch attack on their village. Now, a documentary made by Fraser Heston, son of actor Charlton Heston, has thrown the focus on this extraordinary story once more. And, tantalisingly, newly unearthed film footage of the mysterious white canoeist suggests an astonishing possibility. Instead of being killed and eaten, did the Harvard-educated American reject his civilised past and join a tribe of cannibals? The riddle started in 1961 when the young graduate swapped his entitled Manhattan life for the privations of Dutch New Guinea. Now part of the Indonesian province of Papua, it was one of the wildest, most remote places on Earth, populated by people largely stuck in the Stone Age. A keen anthropologist, Rockefeller wanted to supply his father Nelson — governor of New York and later Gerald Ford’s Vice-President — with exhibits for a museum of primitive art he had just founded. Occupying 10,000 square miles of jungle swamp on the southern coast of the Dutch colony, the Asmat tribes were ferocious headhunters, but they also made stunning wooden sculptures (rubbed with the blood of those they killed) as well as hauntingly beautiful decorated skulls. These they collected from tribal foes, having eaten their brains in a sacred ritual they believed would give them the dead men’s power. Their bloodthirsty way of life revolved around endless revenge attacks against neighbouring villages. Each time a tribe member was killed, he had to be avenged by taking the skull of an enemy — whether man, woman or child. Mystery: Rockefeller was never seen again after attempting to swim to shore after his boat capsized . Whites were generally safe from this tribal war, and Rockefeller spent six months there, writing home about the amazing art he had acquired and his fascination with Asmat culture. His father later said his restless son had never been happier. But things were about to change for ever. On November 17, 1961, Rockefeller was travelling up the coast — a region of dense rainforest, mangrove swamp and crocodile-infested mudflats known as the Land of Lapping Death — when his small catamaran capsized in rough seas. Two teenage native guides immediately swam towards shore — around nine miles — to get help. Following a very uncomfortable night spent clinging to the submerged craft, an impatient Rockefeller stripped to his underpants, strapped together two jerry cans for buoyancy and struck out for land, telling his companion, a Dutch anthropologist: ‘I think I can make it.’ They were the last words he is known to have uttered. The Dutchman was picked up the next day, but his companion was never seen again. The hunt was exhaustive. His father chartered a Boeing 707 and flew a media army out to the region. Thousands of locals joined a search involving dozens of ships, planes and helicopters. But no trace was ever found, and after ten days his devastated father gave up. Dutch officials presumed that Rockefeller had drowned. But he had been a strong swimmer, the sea was calm, the tide was pushing him to shore and the local sharks weren’t man-eaters. Rumours persisted that he had reached land. Then, in 1968, New York magazine editor Milt Machlin flew out to Papua and launched a months-long search. He discovered a retired Dutch missionary, Cornelius van Kessel, who had been living in the Asmat area when Rockefeller disappeared. The priest told Machlin an extraordinary story: a week after the last searchers gave up, he started hearing tribal rumours that the American had been caught and killed. The reason, he claimed, was that three years before Rockefeller disappeared, a Dutch police patrol had come to a village called Otsjanep to sort out a tribal headhunting war. Fearing they were about to be attacked, the police opened fire, killing five village leaders. By their sacred code, the tribe had to have revenge and take a head — a white man’s head like that of the patrol’s Dutch leader. That was easier said than done. Then, one day, a group of some 50 Otsjanep men were returning home from a trading trip when they finally got their chance: a white man, exhausted and unarmed, swam towards their canoes just offshore. One of the tribesmen was said to have stabbed him fatally with a 10ft fishing spear, before they hauled him into a boat and took him to shore, where they chopped him up, cooked him and ate him. The priest said the tribesmen admitted they had killed him as revenge for the police raid. Dutch officials disputed the story, saying that missionaries were unreliable. Besides, sneered one sceptic, an even more bizarre story had leaked out, that Rockefeller was still alive, and ‘kept as a white idol by a tribe near the coast’. So what was the truth? The official explanation is that Rockefeller drowned, while some say he made it to shore only to be killed and eaten by the cannibal tribe . Last year, a new book revealed that two Dutch missionaries had sent detailed reports of the murder to the colonial government and the Catholic church, even identifying which headhunter had kept parts of the American’s skeleton. Though magazine editor Milt Machlin favoured the theory that Rockefeller had been killed and eaten, he didn’t dismiss the possibility he had survived. White men were regarded as wielders of powerful magic by Pacific tribesmen. When the Allies left the region after Japan’s 1945 surrender and stopped dropping air supplies — or cargo — so-called ‘cargo cults’ sprung up on islands such as Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. The tribes venerated the Western goods — including canned food, mass-produced clothing, weapons and medicine — that had so drastically altered their lives, and built mock landing strips and lit signal fires in the expectation the Westerners would return. The son of an immensely powerful white man could have made a strong magic totem for any tribe if he conveyed to them who he was. Could the story about Rockefeller’s murder have been a cover-up, hiding an even more extraordinary fate? Milt Machlin didn’t have a permit to travel in the Asmet region, so he sent photographer Malcolm Kirk. It was Kirk who shot the footage of the white-skinned canoeist, but then Machlin allowed it to languish for more than 40 years in an American warehouse, until documentary-maker Fraser Heston found it. Heston’s documentary is called The Search For Michael Rockefeller. He was researching a screenplay based on Milt Machlin’s book about Rockefeller’s disappearance when he found around 15 reels of uncut film and sound tapes. It is not clear why it had been gathering dust in a New England vault, but it is believed Machlin (who died in 2004) felt he didn’t have enough footage for a documentary. Malcolm Kirk told me yesterday that he did not believe the mystery man was Rockefeller, though he hadn’t noticed him at the time. ‘I can’t say I was particularly aware of a light-skinned figure in one of the canoes, but I do recall coming across a reference to an albino male when I glanced through my journal a few weeks ago,’ he said. While he, too, favours the cannibal theory, Fraser Heston is not so sure that the white canoeist can be automatically dismissed. ‘This shot of a bearded, light-skinned Caucasian paddling in a canoe full of naked Asmat warriors begs more questions than it answers,’ he says in his documentary, noting that the Asmat don’t wear beards. ‘The resemblance to Michael Rockefeller, an accomplished canoeist who wore a beard, is obvious.’ And if it wasn’t Rockefeller — ‘assimilated into the Asmat’s cannibal culture in the preceding seven years’, as Heston suggests — who was it? In this outlandish tale, where anything seems possible, it is not an unreasonable question. | Michael Rockefeller went missing in Papua New Guinea back in 1961 .
He's said to have drowned after trying to swim to shore from capsized boat .
But footage from 1969 shows a white man canoeing with a cannibal tribe .
Pictures may prove that Rockefeller survived and shunned family dynasty to join Papuan man-eaters .
Sceptics say if the cannibal tribe found him, they would have eaten him . | f02d924c19e459e2c2b8fc02a1342e2b506ae49c | [
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(CNN) -- Actor Bruce Willis married model-actress Emma Heming over the weekend in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the actor's publicists announced. It is the second marriage for actor Bruce Willis, 54, and the first for model-actress Emma Heming, 30. A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the islands in the West Indies on Saturday, according to publicists Rogers and Cowan. It is the second marriage for Willis, 54, and the first for Heming, 30. The couple met through friends and have been together for more than a year, the publicists said. At the wedding were Willis' daughters, Rumer, 20; Scout, 17; and Tallulah Belle, 14. Their mother and Willis' first wife, actress Demi Moore and her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, also attended the ceremony. Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California, the publicists said. | A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the West Indies .
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Sim Van der Ryn has been a leader in sustainable architecture for over 40 years. As well as creating a portfolio of inspiring green designs -- notably the 1977 Bateson Building in Sacramento -- he is also a teacher and an author. His most recent book "Design for Life" traces his ancestral and ecological design roots. Principal Voices talked to Van der Ryn about the passion which continues to consume his life. Sim Van der Ryn has dedicated his working life to integrating nature's principals into his designs. CNN: What inspired you to become an architect? Sim Van der Ryn: Probably was when I was 14, I worked out on a farm helping a handyman build a Cape Cod cottage from a set of ten dollar magazine plans. I just thought the whole process of translating from a two-dimensional set of drawings to a three-dimensional reality was exciting. CNN: At that time, was there anything that you were interested in pursuing? SVdR: Let's see. I had a tendency towards art -- painting, drawing and sculpture. But my parents were really practical and told me that wasn't a suitable profession! CNN: Was ecological architecture always something you wanted to pursue? SVdR: My first interest was really in what we called Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE). I was interested in the social side of architecture, because it seemed to me that you read architectural criticism and, you know, there was no criteria other than subjective, especially when you consider how a building works for people. I helped found POE which never really went very far. Later on I was the Chief Architect for the State of California and I had money to do that [POE] but none of my client agencies wanted to do that. CNN: What is/was POE? SVdR: There is an international association called the Environmental Design Research Association which kind of grew out of POE. I started it together with this English woman called Clare Cooper Marcus who was teaching at Berkeley [University of California]. She did an evaluation of public housing projects. And at the same time a fellow called Oscar Newman wrote a book called "Defensible Space", which was an attack on what was then the standard -- Corbu [Le Corbusier], high rise public housing -- which turned out to actually dynamite a number of projects in this country -- in Chicago, St Louis. CNN: When you were starting out who did you look up to in the architectural world? SVdR: The biggest influence on me was Buckminster Fuller who was a peripatetic character who would show up at schools. He really provided a larger vision that was far more than just designing a building. And that for me was the kind of Satori moment -- learning from him that the issue was much larger than the building. I never forgot that. He was thinking in "whole systems" terms and I have been ever since. And then my work was always involved in socially orientated architecture -- when we still cared about that in this country. I worked on migrant farm labor housing, I built a lot of prefab systems based on Fuller's work. I was a refugee from Holland and as I say in my book [Design for Life] I found who I was just kind of being in the leftover pieces of nature that were in New York city -- during the war construction stopped. So that was a huge influence in shaping my life. I lived in New York but I left as soon as I could. I really not much of an urbanist. I believe in cities, but basically, my work isn't very urban. I like to build in places where nature is. CNN: After the 1973 oil crisis did you notice a change in mood? Wasn't there more of a push towards sustainable architecture during that period? SVdR: No, that wasn't really true of most places. I was fortunate to hook up with Jerry Brown. He liked the outsiders. His great genius, when he was Governor [of California], was bringing all these outsiders to run these agencies that had always been run by insiders. That was a great gift. The oil embargo of 1973 did wake some people up. [President] Carter got it but wasn't able to sell it. We did have some federal initiatives and in California we have some very strong state initiatives that I'm proud to say that I had a role in creating. That did make a huge difference. But then of course Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 and we just went to sleep for the next twenty-eight years. CNN: Of all the buildings you've created, do you have a favorite? SVdR: Some of them are very process related. The early work where I had this class in 1971 and we built this little village out of reclaimed materials. That was a huge huge learning experience and that was a kind of a rehearsal for then doing this Farallones Institute -- Integral Urban House at Berkeley -- which Fine Homebuilding magazine called "the birth of green", which was a nice thing to say because it wasn't particularly pretty! We were just fooling around, figuring stuff out. So those are some of the process/learning projects. Of that early period I think the Bateson Building has held up really well for 30 years. It created quite a bit of change and awareness in the building and architectural community. The fact that you could reduce energy consumption not just by 40 percent -- which was mandated by the laws we passed -- but by 80 percent. That's a landmark favorite for me. Of a recent one, I would say the Kirsch Center [for Environmental Studies]. Another is the Solar Living Center in Hopland. I talk about second generation ecological design where we have a much higher level of integration. A lot of the first experiments were just trying to maximize one thing like the sun and then the more we learned we realized we could integrate everything. In terms of experimentation, craftsmanship and beauty the Klein house [more commonly known as The Guitar House] is a kind of favorite. We worked on it for five or six years. I think of it as an experimental project because it's crazy in terms of four people living in that much space, but just in terms of an exercise and working with new materials like rammed earth it is quite beautiful. CNN: Are you still teaching? SVdR: No, I have no formal associations with an institution. That part of my life is over. CNN: But students must contact you all the time wanting advice though. What do you tell them? SVdR: Well, I have an association with down in Arizona called the Eco-Institute. I go there once or twice a year. It's good because it's a community -- 15-20 students -- who work on real projects. I tell them to go there. CNN: What's your view on architecture education being taught now? SVdR: I think that architectural education is pretty broken in terms of what we need to be dealing with today. They may have a few courses on sustainability, one or two people on a faculty in a large school who care about this stuff, but they are marginalized. CNN: Who, out of the current crop of big name architects, do you admire? SVdR: Of the British, Norman Foster... CNN: Richard Rogers? SVdR: And Rogers. I think they're both really good most of the time. I like Frank Gehry because I think he's a real person. He's made huge breakthroughs in terms of using computers to design complex surfaces. CNN: Calatrava? SVdR: Incredible. Maybe more as an engineer than an architect. I like the people who are organic and he's actually very organic particularly as an engineer. The architecture maybe a little less so. He did this bridge [Sundial Bridge] up in northern California. I think his bridges are remarkable. People like Cameron Sinclair, I really admire what he is doing. If I were 40 years younger I'd be doing that. And also Ken Yeang. I think he's good because of anyone doing larger buildings he's one of the ecological pioneers who's really thinking about them in a climatic sense. There are a lot of good architects who don't ever get a lot of attention. But, you know, architecture still operates with this fountainhead mystique which is such garbage. CNN: How do your methods of engagement with a project differ from the "normal" processes an architect would go through? SVdR: I focus a lot on process and on collaboration. We don't try and sell anybody anything. I spend more time interviewing clients than I do trying to sell them something. I'm not sure what the normal architectural process is, but currently it's bureaucratic. It's all governed by metrics. What it seldom gets at is; what are your aspirations? What are you trying to do? The real questions don't get answered very much. Now we have LEED and that's become the new excuse not to think. And it's not that it is bad. It is an incremental improvement but given what's happening on the planet right now it's not enough. And the sad thing is that we've wasted 30 years. We're gonna pay big time for that. Maybe we can play catch up but it's going to take a huge shift. | Pioneer of sustainable architecture Sim Van der Ryn talks to CNN about his work .
The Bateson Building in Sacramento still regarded as an a icon of ecological design .
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"I just thought the whole process of translating",
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"that time, was there anything that you were",
"interested in pursuing? SVdR: Let's see. I had a",
"tendency towards art -- painting, drawing and",
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"really in what we called Post-Occupancy",
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"side of architecture, because it seemed to me",
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"know, there was no criteria other than",
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"thinking in \"whole systems\" terms and I have been",
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"period? SVdR: No, that wasn't really true of most",
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"bringing all these outsiders to run these",
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"favorite? SVdR: Some of them are very process",
"related. The early work where I had this class in",
"1971 and we built this little village out of",
"reclaimed materials. That was a huge huge",
"learning experience and that was a kind of a",
"rehearsal for then doing this Farallones",
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"because it wasn't particularly pretty! We were",
"just fooling around, figuring stuff out. So those",
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"quite a bit of change and awareness in the",
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"Another is the Solar Living Center in Hopland. I",
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"projects. I tell them to go there. CNN: What's",
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"is pretty broken in terms of what we need to be",
"dealing with today. They may have a few courses",
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By . Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 07:46 EST, 14 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:03 EST, 14 March 2013 . It describes itself as the warmest corner of the British Isles ... not that you’d know it from this picture. The worst snow storms in 26 years have caused havoc on the Channel Islands this week, leaving drifts up to 8ft deep. The airport on Guernsey had to be shut for two days while more than 15,000 tons of snow were removed from the runway. Wintry: These are the incredible scenes of 8ft snow drifts which wreaked havoc in the holiday isle of Guernsey - the warmest corner of the UK . Deep: The Channel Island has ground to a halt over the past few days following the worst snow storms in decades . Snowy: These pictures were taken by Danielle Stonebridge, 21, of her father Dave, 61 . The islands caught the same storms . that crippled northern France, where shoulder-deep drifts led to Channel . Tunnel trains being cancelled and long queues on the M20 as lorries . waited for delayed ferries. Although most of the Guernsey and Jersey snow is now melting, weather men predict another cold snap next week. This picture was taken by Danielle Stonebridge, 21, a Guernsey resident and part- time photographer, of her father Dave, 61. Bleak: The unseasonably cold weather was still felt across Britain today after temperatures plummeted overnight to -8C. Although conditions were not as bad as this in Guernsey . Knee-deep: These residents of Guernsey made the most of the wintry conditions . She said: ‘I have never seen snow like . this before, my dad can remember something like this when he was around . ten years old, but there is just so much of it. It brings the child out . in me and I have been out in the snow playing, it has been great. Although it is hard to get around, a five minute journey took me three . hours, the roads are absolute carnage.’ The blizzard conditions were the worst . seen on the islands for almost three decades, the senior forecaster at . Guernsey Met Office said. Cold: Britain was still feeling the unseasonably cold weather today after temperatures plummeted overnight. Bob Ripley, 62, from Richmond, looks at the icicles at The Bow Lee Beck at Gibsons Cave in Teesdale . Freezing: Many people woke up to work this morning to find heavy frost on gardens and windscreens. Temperatures in Teesdale fell to -7C last night . Stunning: This picture of The Bow Lee Beck at Gibsons Cave in Teesdale looked like it could have been taken in the middle of December . Martin Crozier added: ‘You have to go back to January 1987 to have the sort of depth of snow and drifting. ‘This one has thrown up some enormous . drifts which I don’t think we had in 1987 so people will compare it to . the 1970s and even 1963.’ On mainland Britain, things look a little more promising with temperatures set to rise slightly over the weekend. But the respite may be over quickly as . heavy rain and overnight frosts are forecast by Tuesday accompanied by a . return of the biting easterly winds that brought temperatures recently . down to as low as minus 8C. Frosty: This is a scene which would have greeted many motorists as they headed to work this morning. This BMW car was covered in frost in Danbury, Essex . Wintry: Temperatures dropped during the night to -8C in large parts of the UK. This image shows the frost on a car in Essex . Icy: Forecasters have predicted that the cold weather will not go away, with snow expected this weekend. The frost which settled on this BMW made a number of attractive patterns . Chris Burton, forecaster for . Meteogroup, warned that though not as bitter as the past week, . temperatures are ‘definitely not warming up anytime soon’. He said: ‘It will be a touch milder over the next couple of days but still cold for the time of year. ‘It will remain unsettled with quite . heavy rain on Friday and this will still be cold enough to form sleet . and snow on higher grounds. ‘There are hints that there could be . another cold spell developing next week, certainly enough to make . overnight frosts quite likely. ‘It’s definitely not warming up any time soon.’ Mixed: This Met Office graphic shows how the weekend is likely to be unsettled across much of the UK . Dramatic: This picture shows the snowy landscape at Howgill Fells in Cumbria yesterday . Gloomy: Like many parts of the UK, Howgill Fells is seeing unseasonably cold weather for this time of year . | Freezing conditions led to a heavy frost developing across much of the UK .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:34 EST, 17 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:45 EST, 18 November 2013 . A mystery condition that causes extreme pain among sufferers has baffled doctors and researchers, who can find neither its cause nor its cure. Sufferers of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) wake up one morning to debilitating pain that does not go away. The condition usually affects the arms, legs, hands or feet and sometimes occurs after an injury as minor as a bruise, but often appears without any identified trauma. Chronic pain: People with CRPS experience constant or intermittent changes in temperature, skin color, and swelling of the affected limb . Vicious cycle: CRPS is caused by nerves sending the brain constant pain signals . Alexandra Annaloro, 21, was struck by the condition in her right leg. It has left her so debilitated that she can't walk for longer than 10 minutes. Sometimes, the pain is so bad that her leg shakes uncontrollably. 'There’s days that I cry a lot. It’s hard,' she told CBS. With no clear cause, it's difficult to diagnose, but doctors do know that CRPS is a condition of the nervous system. It causes nerves to begin sending constant pain signals to the brain. Daily battle: Alexandra Annaloro (left) and Daphne Cuebas (right) both suffer from CRPS . The illness is difficult to manage and often does not respond to any kind of treatment plan. It generally worsens over time and can spread to other areas of the body. Excruciating: According to the McGill Pain Index Chart, CRPS causes pain worse that childbirth . On the McGill Pain Index, a chart that doctors use to measure their patients' pain levels, the condition ranks extremely highly, receiving a score of 42 out of 50, higher than both childbirth and amputation. The mystery illness can strike anyone, anywhere at any time. Children as young as two have been diagnosed with the condition, and women are four times more likely to suffer from it than men. Dealing with so much pain makes life difficult for suffers, and for some, it all becomes too much. 'I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t function,' suffer Daphne Cuebas told CBS. 'I actually thought of ending my life. It came to that extreme.' There are many different treatments . currently being used with varying levels of success, including . intramuscular botox injections, spinal cord stimulators and various . forms of psychotherapy and hypnosis. For Cuebas, a device surgically implanted into her side delivers morphine directly to her knee and has given her relief for the first time since she developed the condition 14 years ago. Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke are studying new approaches to treating the illness, but the consensus is that early treatment - within three months of developing symptoms - is the most effective. | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) can happen to anyone without any specific cause .
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By . Paul Revoir . PUBLISHED: . 20:46 EST, 13 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:50 EST, 13 February 2013 . Angry: Jeremy Paxman's scathing criticism of the BBC's handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal is to be removed from transcripts in a BBC inquiry . Scathing criticism by Jeremy Paxman about how the BBC dealt with the Savile crisis is to be removed from transcripts of evidence given to the corporation’s inquiry into the affair. The Newsnight host’s full, potentially explosive, opinions on his bosses’ handling of the scandal have been ‘redacted’ for legal reasons amid fears they were potentially defamatory. In addition, evidence provided by the global news director Peter Horrocks - responsible for the World Service - has also been removed for similar reasons. Both men were said to have been very critical of how senior BBC News bosses handled the investigation into Jimmy Savile after his death in October 2011. Their evidence is contained within thousands of witness statements, e-mails and text messages gathered by former head of Sky News Nick Pollard last year. He published an interim review last December into why Newsnight dropped its probe into Savile’s abuse of young girls in December 2011, two months after his death and shortly before the corporation broadcast Christmas specials about the DJ. The devastating allegations for some of his victims ended up being screened by ITV last October and triggered an avalanche of claims from women that they, too, had been a victim of Savile. Next week Mr Pollard is due to publish more of the evidence in his final report. Staff at the BBC have been given access to lawyers at the corporation’s expense before final publication to check the material. This is because many of the witnesses did not realise that their evidence would end up being published. Despite the decision to redact, some of Mr Paxman’s embarrassing criticisms of the handling of the Savile case are already in the public domain. After Newsnight’s then editor Peter Rippon wrote a blog last October explaining the BBC’s handling of the story, Paxman emailed him to say that the blog ‘doesn’t answer all of the accusations laid against us’. He continued: ’I have to say, I think we make a problem for ourselves by running away from this story.' Removed: Evidence provided by the global news . director Peter Horrocks (left) - responsible for the World Service - has also . been removed after thousands of emails, witness statements and text messages were gathered by former head of Sky news Nick Pollard, right, last year . He added ‘It raises questions about the way in which the claims of child abuse victims are treated’ and ‘It raises serious questions about journalistic ethics – different burdens of proof for the living and the dead – which are slap-bang in our terrain.‘ . The redaction has emerged as it was also disclosed that the Corporation’s most high-profile woman executive has accepted a new post just days before the release of the updated review into the BBC’s handling of the Saville scandal. Helen Boaden, who is director of news, has accepted a new post as the corporation’s radio chief. Confirmation of her new role as director of audio and music follows months of speculation about her future and her ability to keep her job. Scathing: Both Paxman and Horricks are said to have been highly critical of the BBC's handling of an investigation into allegations against Sir Jimmy Savile (pictured) It was initially thought that if she left the BBC she would demand a huge compensation payment and she had engaged lawyers to help her answer Mr Pollard’s questions. Miss Boaden has already been heavily criticised for failing to tackle the ‘meltdown’ that ensued in parts of the news department over the abandoned news story into Savile’s abuse. The first Pollard report was published in December. But the second - out next week - is expected to include not just testimonies but also emails and text messages. BBC insiders admit that some of the material is likely to be deeply embarrassing to a number of the corporation’s senior executives. Miss Boaden is understood to have been told last week that incoming director general Lord Hall would like her to make the switch to radio. At the height of the Savile crisis the BBC news chief temporarily ‘stepped aside’ from her £340,000 a year role, and it was later revealed she had at one point offered to resign. In his interim report in December, Mr Pollard said Miss Boaden ‘should have taken greater responsibility’. He said he was ‘surprised’ she did not take ‘a more proactive role’ particularly given that a ‘significant part of the division she headed’ was in ‘virtual meltdown’. An insider said last night of Miss Boaden’s move: ‘She has accepted. It is a done deal.’ | Lawyers fear that Jeremy Paxman's comments could be defamatory .
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Petrol prices are set to plunge to a four-year low with supermarkets cutting unleaded by 2p a litre following a huge drop in crude oil prices. The price of a barrel of crude oil has dropped by 40 per cent in the past six month with some retailers now passing the saving on to customers. From tomorrow, a litre of unleaded at Asda will cost 112.7p a litre, which is its cheapest price since October 2010, while diesel will cost 118.7p. Petrol prices are set to fall to a four year low following a huge drop in the price of crude oil, with the saving being passed on to customers . Petrol prices will have dipped 14p at Asda by the time tomorrow's cut comes into force after unleaded reached as high as 126.7p in late September. Tesco has also announced that from today they too will be cutting 2p from the price of a litre of unleaded while diesel will also drop by 1p a litre at its 500 filling stations. After the announcement, both Sainsbury's and Morrisons said they would be cutting 2p from their unleaded and 1p from the price of diesel. A graph showing the average price of a litre of unleaded petrol since 2010. Prices have been rising but have started to go down since the beginning of this year . The average price of a litre of diesel has also followed a similar pattern over the past four years, with the cost decreasing in 2014 . According to petrol comparison site petrolprices.com, the average current price for a litre of unleaded is 119p, with the average litre of diesel costing 123.8p. And its founder Peter Zaborsky told Mailonline he is predicting that prices could fall even further as the Christmas period begins. He said: 'It's good news that petrol prices will fall this weekend but as we head towards Christmas, the trend is that they are likely to fall further. 'So even though it is good news for this weekend, prices that are coming could be even better. 'Prices at the moment are definitely at a four to five year low. The price of a barrel of crude oil has been rising over the past four years but has decreased quickly since the beginning of 2014 . 'Once one supermarket makes a big announcement regarding their petrol prices, the other retailers all follow.' But despite the fall in prices at the supermarkets, drivers in some parts of the country are paying vastly more for their field than others. Petrolprices.com shows that the cheapest price of unleaded currently being offered is for 113.9p with the most expensive at 139.9p. The cheapest litre of diesel is being sold for 123.8p and the most expensive is at 148p. Asda say that from tomorrow the price of a litre of unleaded at one of their forecourts will be 112.7p, while diesel will cost 118.7p . Critics complain that fuel prices soar like a rocket when oil is high but float down 'like a feather' when it falls. Experts said some prices were genuinely high because of the higher cost of transporting fuel to remoter locations such as in the Highlands of Scotland or rural England. But in other cases market forces were responsible with experts saying if retailers can get away with charging a higher price, they will and motorists were being urged to shop around. | Petrol prices are set to plunge to a four-year low over this weekend .
Comes as Asda and Tesco both announced cuts of 2p off litre of unleaded .
Both retailers are also cutting 1p from the price of a litre of diesel .
Sainsbury's and Morrisons are also making the same cuts from tomorrow .
Savings are being passed on after price of crude oil dropped by 40 per cent .
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New York (CNN) -- After more than 40 years in television, Regis Philbin is retiring from the small screen. Philbin, 79, made the announcement Tuesday at the start of the long-running "Live with Regis & Kelly." "This will be my last year on this show ... but there is a time, there is a time that everything needs to come to an end for certain people on camera, especially certain old people," Philbin said. The show, now in its 23rd season in national syndication, began as a local morning show in New York in 1983. Kathie Lee Gifford joined Philbin in 1985 on the show and it debuted three years later nationally as "Live with Regis & Kathie Lee." Gifford left the show in 2000 and Philbin was joined by current co-host Kelly Ripa in 2001. A choked-up Ripa said Tuesday after Philbin's announcement, "I think I can only speak for America and all of us here when I say that it has been a pleasure and a privilege and a dream come true, and I wish I could do something to make you change your mind." No indication was given as to who may co-host with Ripa following Philbin's departure at the end of the year. "It will never be the same, there's only one Reg," said Gifford, who now hosts the fourth hour of NBC's "Today" following her 15-year gig on "Live." Philbin has been plagued in recent years by health issues, including undergoing triple-bypass surgery in 2007 and a hip replacement in 2009. In 2001, he was awarded Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host for "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and Outstanding Talk Show Host for "Live." Philbin got his start in show business as a page for "The Tonight Show," before hosting his own self-titled show out of San Diego from 1961-1965. He served as Joey Bishop's sidekick on "The Joey Bishop Show" and took "A.M. Los Angeles" from low ratings to No. 1 in its local market -- perhaps a preview to his success on daytime TV with "Live." Philbin was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2006 and was given the Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. "He's an amazing guy," Gifford said Tuesday of her former co-host. "He is every man to so many people and nobody tells a story like Reg." "He's going to be 80 this coming August and I think he just figures it's time," she added. Philbin and his wife, Joy, have been married for 40 years. | "This will be my last year on this show," he says on "Live with Regis & Kelly"
The show is in its 23rd season in national syndication .
Philbin, 79, has had health issues in recent years .
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It was with some difficulty that Hamas agreed to extend the ceasefire with Israel for another five days Wednesday. The movement sees a second truce extension as a sign of weakness after 35 days of fighting with Israel. Hamas has used this war to achieve some tactical and strategic objectives and considers itself the winner in the conflict. As such, it believes it can dictate terms. Hamas has seen this war as an opportunity not only to end the blockade of Gaza, but also to end its political isolation and allow itself to present itself as the face of Palestinians -- on and off the battlefield. Hamas' public image has suffered since it came to rule in Gaza in 2007. It chose to keep its focus on resistance, rather than governance, leaving that instead to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Seven years on, the blockade by Israel and Egypt had left the group in dire financial straits. Reuters reports Hamas has struggled to pay some 40,000 civil servants and security personnel. The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs said last month "former de facto government employees, including the security forces, have not been paid salaries regularly since August 2013 and no salaries at all since April 2014." Hamas had hoped that an April agreement to form a "consensus government" with Fatah -- which runs the government in the West Bank -- would resolve the issue. When it did not, Hamas tried to achieve its goals through the conflict with Israel. The already miserable situation in Gaza meant that its fighters had nothing to lose and mass Palestinian casualties, as well damage to property and infrastructure, hardened their resolve. A battle that was launched for humble goals has ended with increased Arab and Palestinian sympathy -- and an expansion of Hamas' objectives. Indeed, some Palestinians believe that Hamas' aims are more factional than national. Some members of Fatah have told me that Hamas prevented their military wing -- the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades -- fighting during the conflict with Israel, placing around 60 members under house arrest. Hamas also hoped that its war with Israel would indirectly increase public support for its ally in Egypt, the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. However, Hamas is unlikely to quell Egyptian anger at the Brotherhood -- the movement of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. Cairo may have received a high-level delegation from Hamas for peace talks, but it remains hostile to the movement. Hamas' insistence in the peace negotiations on having an independent seaport and airport is aimed at avoiding pressure from Egypt, ruled as it now is by a regime that regards Hamas as an enemy. Hamas has also been at loggerheads with countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan, which -- like Egypt -- are looking unfavorably at political Islam. Meanwhile, the group's decision to back Syrian rebels against Bashar al-Assad's regime saw it fighting Israel without the support of Tehran, Hezbollah and Damascus for the first time. The conflict has severely depleted Hamas' arsenal, and it will now be compelled to return to Iran's orbit to rebuild. After two cease-fires and 10 days of negotiations in Cairo Hamas still does not seem to have achieved its objectives. There has been no breakthrough with Israel regarding the re-opening of the border crossings, or ending the blockade. And whatever the agreement with Israel, the Palestinian Authority will be tasked to control Rafah and other Gaza ground crossings with Israel. Any money for the reconstruction of Gaza will also be channeled through the PA, with the conflict thus ensuring the authority takes partial control of Gaza. Despite this erosion of power, Hamas has used the conflict to reestablish itself as an important player in the Middle East, after two years that saw the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies pushed to the margins. Gaza cease-fire extension appears to hold . Israel and its neighbors: Decades of war . Is Mideast peace as far away as ever? | Hamas and Israel agreed Wednesday to extend a truce for another five days .
Palestinian negotiators demands' include a lifting of Israel and Egypt's blockade on Gaza .
But Mohammed Najib says Hamas' objectives also include ending its political isolation .
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Atletico Madrid are maintaining an interest in Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo. The Spanish striker scored 23 goals for the Premier League club following his £20m move from Seville last summer. In demand: Alvaro Negredo has been linked with a move back to Spain . However, the 28-year-old is reportedly unhappy in England after struggling to settle in Manchester. Atletico could offer Negredo an escape route back to Spain and have money to spend with Diego Costa poised to sign for Chelsea. Diego Simeone will be keen to fill the void left by Costa as they bid to defend their La Liga title. Goal machine: Negredo plundered 23 goals for City last season . | Spanish striker wanted as a replacement for Chelsea-bound Diego Costa .
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By . Jenny Awford . Perhaps it was a game of fetch, the promise of a walk or a rummage in the kitchen bin. But these dogs have not been able to contain their excitement – grinning from ear to ear after their elation became too much to keep a straight face. They were among hundreds of animals competing to be named Britain's smiliest pet. A 10-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Harvey was handed the top prize. Scroll down for video . Who burst the football? Harvey the Staffordshire Bull Terrier has been crowned Britain's smiliest pet - beating off competition from more than 200 other animals . That's a good one! Jasper the Northern Inuit cracking up at one of his owner's best jokes . Do I have anything in my teeth? Patch the Border Collie was one of the judges' favourites . A treat? For me? Cassie the Samoyed looked a little dazed as she posed for the camera . Proud owner April Gargiulo said: 'We're so excited that Harvey has won this prize and is getting some recognition for how amazing and happy he is - he really deserves it. 'Even though he's getting on a bit at the grand old age of 10, Harvey still runs around like a puppy and is in amazing shape for his age.' April, from Horley, Surrey, was happy to reveal the secret behind Harvey's happy smile. She said: 'He is a 'fetch' fanatic and will keep going for hours if given the opportunity. 'He enjoys long walks and is also a fantastic swimmer, regularly fetching sticks from our local doggie-dip pond. 'We feed him a varied diet of quality dog food and fruit and veg to keep him happy and healthy.' I didn't eat the rug today, are you proud of me? Daisy the Whippet certainly looks pleased with herself . Who wants to rub my belly? Mr Kipling the crossbreed enjoys long walks in the park and games of fetch . Open wide: Scout the Lurcher yawning and showing off his favourite reindeer hat . It was not just dogs in the running for Britain's smiliest pet. Judges . looked at hundreds of other happy contenders included . Twix, a chocolate Rex rabbit, Esme the content Shetland sheep and . Buster and Chick, two smiling African grey parrots. Cheeky wink: Vannie the cat was one of the main contenders in Britain's smiliest pet competition . Make sure you get my best side! Pablo the Self-Crested American guinea pig posing for the camera . Nestled in the hay: Esme the Shetland sheep looks content in her competition entry . Looking coy: Cory the Cockatiel giving his best grin in his picture for the smiliest pet of the year competition . I'm not ready yet! Brumble the cat is caught unawares in this adorable shot . | These happy hounds were all competing to be named Britain's smiliest pet .
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By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 12:21 EST, 22 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:30 EST, 22 November 2012 . All's well that ends well: Brian Saunders with his two-year-old spaniel Iso, who was rescued after falling down a 164ft mine shaft while chasing a cat . A spaniel that fell 164ft down a mine shaft while chasing a cat was finally found after a 24-hour search when his owner whistled into a microphone. Two-year-old Iso tumbled 50m into the empty mine while out with his owner Brian Saunders. Mr Saunders was playing a round of golf when the dog spotted a cat and ran into undergrowth at the course in Redruth, Cornwall. Iso fell into a mine shaft, but . apparently survived the fall after landing on garden waste . thrown in by a local resident. The . pooch is trained to return to a whistle and despite a frantic search he . could not be found and a distressed Brian returned home to Falmouth, . Cornwall. But the . following morning he got a call from the owners of a house near the . course who thought Iso might have fallen down a mine shaft in their . garden. Brian raced to the house to find a 'small army' of firefighters at work who asked him to whistle into a microphone. The sound blared out from speakers lowered into the seam which echoed around the mineshaft. Iso recognised his owner’s whistle and began barking which allowed rescuers to pull him out unscathed. Mr Saunders said: 'They put a probe down the shaft and a chap with headphones asked me to whistle into a microphone. 'I whistled twice and nothing happened, and then after the third whistle, the chap said he could hear barking.' Terrifying fall: The spaniel tumbled 50m into the empty mine while out with Mr Saunders on a golf course . It took the firefighters around an hour to set up their equipment before one of them abseiled to the bottom of the shaft. Iso, who seemed none the worse for wear, was hauled to the surface and reunited with his owner. Brian . said: 'Iso was jumping for joy when he saw me. He was jumping up and . licking my face. I can’t give those firefighters enough praise. Lucky escape: Iso fell into this shaft, but apparently survived after landing on garden waste at the bottom . Losing hope: Despite a frantic search, Iso could not be found and distressed Mr Saunders returned home . 'They were absolutely fantastic. Iso . suffered a cut on the top of his head, a gravel abrasion on his side and . a bruise on his muzzle. 'The vet couldn’t believe his injuries were so minor after such a fall. 'The . firefighter who went down the shaft said it was very spongy at the . bottom, so it may be that someone had thrown garden waste down the . shaft, which saved Iso’s life.' Safe and sound: Iso back home with Mr Saunders. The vet couldn't believe the dog had suffered such minor injuries after a fall of that height . Turning up the volume: When Mr Saunders returned the site the next day, he was met by a team of firefighters who suggested he whistle into a microphone while they lowered a speaker into the mine . Scene: Radnor Golf Club near Redruth, where the operation to find Iso finally ended in success when he recognised Mr Saunders' whistle and began barking, which allowed rescuers to pull him out unscathed . Commander Dave Carlisle, of Cornwall . Fire Service, said: 'West Cornwall is littered with mine shafts and . after heavy rain, adits open up so it is an ongoing problem.' Mr Saunders said Iso had failed to become a police sniffer dog because his first interest is hunting not retrieving. He said: 'He’s the most intelligent dog I’ve ever owned but he’s only two years old. It was his enthusiasm that got the better of him - but he will be on a lead in the future.' | Two-year-old plunged into the shaft while out on golf course with owner .
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By . Jack Doyle . Senior Labour ministers are agitating against Ed Miliband in a game of ‘leadership Top Trumps’, the party’s policy chief has admitted. Jon Cruddas named Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Mr Balls’s wife and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, and health spokesman Andy Burnham as among those positioning themselves to replace him. His comments are the most explicit admission to date by a senior party figure that senior Shadow Cabinet figures may attempt to remove Mr Miliband in a bid to improve the party’s prospects. Bid for power? Jon Cruddas named Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Mr Balls's wife and Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (pictured together) as among those positioning themselves to replace Mr Miliband . But Mr Cruddas, who is leading the party’s policy review, hit out at those who suggest that somebody else would perform better as leader than Mr Miliband. In an interview with the New Statesman magazine, he said: ‘This is a journey of self-discovery; it’s not a question of leadership. This won’t be resolved by throwing someone else in front of the train. ‘You ain’t going to do it by having a game of Top Trumps across the leadership. 'It’s not about Andy [Burnham], or Ed [Balls], or Yvette [Cooper]. If people think the solution to this is X rather than Y, they are deluding themselves.’ In the card game Top Trumps each card contains a list of numerical data, and the aim of the game is to compare these values to try to trump and win an opponent’s card. Mr Cruddas’s comments come amid catastrophic personal poll ratings and a series of humiliating PR blunders for Mr Miliband. Next in line? Health spokesman Andy Burnham, pictured right with Mr Miliband. Mr Cruddas's comments come amid catastrophic personal poll ratings and a series of humiliating PR blunders for Mr Miliband . Last weekend, Labour wheeled out former leader Neil Kinnock – who lost two general elections, in 1987 and 1992 – to defend him. At the same time, the most recent in a series of disastrous polls exposed the public’s lack of belief in Mr Miliband’s leadership. A YouGov poll found that 51 per cent think he is a weak leader, 56 per cent think he is out of touch with ordinary people and 60 per cent think he is not up to the job of leading the country. Criticism: Jon Cruddas, who is leading the party's policy review, hit out at those who suggest that somebody else would perform better as leader . In recent weeks, Mr Miliband was criticised after posing with a copy of The Sun, only to apologise for doing so when he was criticised by families of Hillsborough victims. Some on Merseyside still boycott the newspaper over its coverage of the tragedy. That followed a lacklustre performance in the European and local elections and a disastrous series of photos showing him struggling as he ate a bacon sandwich. Yesterday a Labour spokesman played down Mr Cruddas’s comments. ‘Jon was making the point that we are a united team, fighting hard to win the general election,’ the spokesman said. But Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: ‘Jon Cruddas has hit the nail on the head. ‘While weak Ed Miliband is getting knifed in the back by his colleagues and struggling to hold his divided party together, the Conservatives are putting in place our long term economic plan to secure Britain’s future.’ A Tory source added: ‘It says it all that Labour’s policy chief is describing their campaign as a slow-motion train crash.’ At the weekend Lord Kinnock criticised media attacks on Mr Miliband, but he added: ‘It won’t stop him; his genuine strengths of thought, action and toughness will get through and help to win victory.’ And Mr Burnham told BBC Radio 4 that pressure was only increasing on Mr Miliband ‘because he has put us in a position where we can win in ten months’ time’. | Jon Cruddas said Labour ministers may attempt to remove Mr Miliband .
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Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- AT&T, which has been late to the 4G race, announced detailed plans for its faster, fourth-generation network on Wednesday while showing its first 4G smartphones. The carrier has begun upgrading its network to a protocol with the awkward name of HSPA+ and that is faster than today's 3G. That process will ramp up this year, said AT&T executives at a developers conference here during the Consumer Electronics Show. During the second half of the year, AT&T plans to begin rolling out a more advanced technology called Long-Term Evolution (LTE), which is very similar to the 4G network Verizon Wireless launched late last year. Both protocols are expected to allow smartphone users to upload and download mobile Web data faster than current 3G networks. Executives for AT&T, the second-largest U.S. carrier by subscribers, were careful to distinguish between the two infrastructures because they believe that having both provides a technical edge. T-Mobile USA, which claims to have the nation's largest 4G network, has only deployed HSPA+. Verizon skipped over that technology in favor of the faster LTE. And Sprint Nextel uses something entirely different. AT&T says having both technologies in place lets users, when out of range of an LTE 4G network, fall back on the still-fast HSPA+. AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega boasted that as "something our competitors will not be able to match." Yet, in an identity crisis that seems to plague the wireless industry, AT&T Marketing Chief David Christopher blurred the lines during his speech. Phones carrying the moniker "4G" will have only the soon-to-be-dated HSPA+. Christopher said the carrier's "blockbuster lineup of 4G tablets" will be led by a touchscreen computer with HSPA+ from Samsung Electronics, which will come out in the spring or summer. A tablet with the faster LTE chip will debut in the second half of the year, he said. Unlike competitors, AT&T says it's upgrading cellular sites that receive the most demand, rather than focusing on rollouts in entire cities. The other three major carriers launched 4G networks in piecemeal -- first rolling out the network, along with 4G laptop cards, and then releasing smartphones for them. Sprint and T-Mobile were without phones to take advantage of their speedier networks for months. Verizon has yet to unveil its 4G phones, but the company is expected to do so on Thursday. AT&T plans to release 20 devices with 4G, starting with HSPA+ phones in the next few months. LTE phones will come in the latter half of the year, around the same time as the launch of that network. Smartphone manufacturers Motorola Mobility, HTC and Samsung joined AT&T on the stage Wednesday to show their first few 4G phones for AT&T. "AT&T is moving ahead so quickly with their 4G rollout, and we are part of that," said HTC CEO Peter Chou at the event. "In this era of breakneck technology change, many people want more." J.K. Shin, Samsung's mobile president, says the company will add another phone, called the Infuse 4G, to its Galaxy S lineup. The Android smartphone is very thin and has a 4.5-inch touchscreen -- larger than most rival models. It will also have an 8-megapixel camera on the back and another on the front. Motorola's Atrix 4G phone will have a sure-to-be-fast dual-core processor inside, allowing it to pump out 1080p high-definition video through an HDMI port. | AT&T announces detailed plans for its faster, fourth-generation network at CES .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:58 EST, 11 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 00:02 EST, 12 June 2013 . Being tapped on the butt by Chad Johnson is a sign of respect, the former NFL player's lawyer has claimed. In legal documents Adam Swickle asked the Broward County Circuit judge to reconsider her decision on Monday to jail Johnson for 30 days for disrespecting her court. The court had erupted into laughter when Johnson tapped his lawyer on the butt moments before the judge had been due to sign a plea agreement. Appeal: Adam Swickle, left, has pleaded with the judge to reconsider her jail sentence for Chad Johnson . 'This [laughter] is not Mr Johnson's fault and he should not be punished for the actions of third parties,' Mr Swickle has argued. Johnson, nicknamed 'Ochocinco' for his . old football jersey number, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a domestic . violence probation violation by Judge Kathleen McHugh. He had previously reached a deal with . prosecutors for community service and counseling to resolve a probation . violation from his no-contest plea last year to battery on his . then-wife, TV star Evelyn Lozada. However, Judge McHugh decided to jail Johnson after accusing him of not taking proceedings seriously. When she asked the 35-year-old if he was . satisfied with his attorney, Johnson . reportedly smacked Mr Swickle's backside. No joke: Former NFL player Chad Johnson was sentenced to 30 days in jail when a judge refused to accept the plea deal after he slapped his lawyer's but in court. He last played an official game for the New England Patriots . 'I just saw you slap your attorney on the . backside. Is there something funny about this?' Judge McHugh said on Monday. 'The whole . courtroom was laughing. I'm not going to accept these plea negotiations. This isn't a joke.' Mr Swickle said the pat was Johnson's way of showing appreciation for his attorney's work on the case. 'Mr. Johnson has been a professional . football player in the National Football League for 11 years and patting . another individual on the backside is viewed as a sign of respect and . gratitude,' Mr Swickle said in the motion. 'It is clear that the court misinterpreted Mr Johnson's interaction with his attorney.' The butt pat came as Johnson believed . he would not have to go to jail, despite skipping meetings with his . probation officer for three months. Prosecutors said Johnson's sentencing will be left to Judge McHugh, who presides over domestic violence cases. Johnson had tried to apologize to the judge on Monday. 'This is your courtroom. I have no . intent to make this a joke. It's not funny,' he said. 'My life is in a . shambles right now.' Unamused: Broward Circuit Judge Kathleen McHugh didn't think it was funny when former NFL star Chad Johnson slapped his attorney's butt in court, so she sentenced him to 30 days in jail . Slapped: Chad Johnson, center, leaves Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in August 2012. He will serve 30 days in jail after violating probation in a domestic violence case . While his future now seems a little . uncertain, in court Johnson had expressed hopes that he might sign with . another football team this year. When Johnson was arrested in August, the Miami Dolphins released him and he hasn't played in the NFL since. A court hearing has been set for Monday but until then, Johnson will remain in jail. | Footballer shouldn't be punished for courtroom laughter, attorney claims .
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Hanna Strong was caught on camera using hateful speech . A Syracuse University soccer player has been suspended from the team after she was caught on camera hurling racist and homophobic slurs. Midfielder Hanna Strong, a senior at the university, is now the subject of a discrimination investigation after being identified as the student in the video, The Daily Orange reported Saturday. 'If you touch me, it will be over,' Strong tells a black male while he walks away, his hands up, in the undated video. 'Are you recording this? You f****t-ass n****r,' she shouts to another person off-camera. 'It’s bulls**t.' The hateful words drew an audible reaction from a crowd off-camera— and Strong responded. 'Call me out on saying the n-word? I don’t give a s**t,' she adds. 'Don’t record me saying this!' Women's soccer coach Phil Wheddon has suspended Strong from the team indefinitely, pending results of the investigation. 'We . are aware of the offensive comments made last night by a member of the . women's soccer team,' said Daryl Gross, the university's athletic . director, in a statement. 'This . type of intolerant and hurtful language, focused on both race and . sexual orientation, is not part of the culture we seek to foster among . our student-athletes and it has no place at Syracuse University.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . In the video, a black male (right) walks away from Strong seconds before she turns to the camera and says, 'Are you recording this? You f****t-ass n****r. It’s bulls**t' Strong, . of Monson, Massachusetts, has played in five games so far this season . after missing last year due to an injury, according to The Daily Orange. She was on the Athletic Director's honor roll for the past two semesters, the student newspaper reported. 'Syracuse . Athletics, as a strong and diverse part of this University community, . has zero tolerance for these actions,' Gross said. | Hanna Strong, a senior at Syracuse University, is the subject of a discrimination investigation .
She was caught on camera hurling racist and homophobic slurs .
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(CNN) -- Edward Snowden, the former technical assistant for the CIA who has leaked details of a top-secret American program, has checked out of a Hong Kong hotel where he was holed up for three weeks. Where he is now is the subject of intense speculation, as is the question of what happens next. Read more: Called a defector, NSA leaker defends his decision . Analysts say the United States is likely to seek his extradition. But Hong Kong could refuse if the government in Beijing decides it might be useful to keep him, and countries such as Iceland could step in to grant him asylum (although there is no suggestion Snowden has yet applied for asylum there.) By Snowden's own admission, however, all his "options are bad." Read more: Concerns about surveillance 'fanciful,' British official says . "Yes, I could be rendered by the CIA. I could have people come after me. Or any of the third party partners. They work closely with a number of other nations. Or they could pay off the Triads. Any of their agents or assets," he told The Guardian newspaper. "We have got a CIA station just up the road -- the consulate here in Hong Kong -- and I am sure they are going to be busy for the next week. And that is a concern I will live with for the rest of my life, however long that happens to be." The U.S. signed an extradition treaty with Hong Kong in 1996 just seven months before the then British colony was handed back to Beijing. Hong Kong's extradition laws had previously been governed by the United States-United Kingdom extradition treaty. This new treaty established an agreement under Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" that allows Hong Kong autonomy from Beijing in all matters apart from defense and foreign policy. Analysts say Snowden's leaks puts him squarely in the grey area that straddles Hong Kong's autonomy and Beijing's foreign policy. "This is a huge political statement," former CIA operative Robert Baer told CNN. "He has put himself in serious legal jeopardy. He leaked signals intelligence and the (U.S.) government is almost mandated to go prosecute him. They will not let this go at all." Obama: No one listening to your calls . He said the U.S. would likely seek an extradition warrant so that Snowden, whom he said was in clear violation of laws governing disclosure of U.S. state secrets, could face felony charges. Baer also surmised that Snowden's timing may have played to Beijing's anger over charges by the U.S. that China's military had hacked into U.S. government and corporate networks. "Frankly ... I think they're very angry over the hacking charges that have been brought up over the past couple of months," he said. "I think it's no coincidence that this interview was aired just as the Chinese premier was leaving the United States." A two-day summit between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, wrapped up Saturday in California - and the thorny issue of cyber-security was on the agenda. "If you're going to make a political statement like this so strongly with such evidence, you either do it in Washington DC on Capitol Hill or at worst you go to some place like Sweden or Iceland that isn't in the game on this deal. "I think we're going to hear a lot more about this as the weeks go on and there's a lot more to it," Baer said. Under the Hong Kong-U.S. treaty, both sides have the right of refusal in the case of political offenses. However, under Hong Kong's Fugitives Offenders Ordinance, Beijing has the right of veto over extraditions that could significantly affect defense or foreign affairs. Read more: Who is Edward Snowden? Patricia Ho, a lawyer with Daly & Associates in Hong Kong whose firm has handled asylum and refugee claims, said that given Hong Kong's lackluster track record on granting asylum, she was surprised Snowden had lauded the region for its commitment to civil liberties. Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi still plans to sue the Hong Kong government for its role in his illegal rendition to and imprisonment in Libya in 2004. "Within China itself, Hong Kong has better civil liberties but I couldn't see the Hong Kong government granting him asylum given their present practices," she said. She said if Snowden pursued an asylum claim within Hong Kong, he would have to establish one of three categories of threat: torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or persecution. The last category is designed to cover ordinary refugees fleeing persecution at home. The case of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning -- currently in detention in the U.S. - could help Snowden, Ho said. In 2012, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture found that his detention in solitary confinement for 11 months "constitutes at a minimum cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in violation of article 16 of the convention against torture." In this case, Hong Kong could resist extradition unless the US made diplomatic guarantees that Snowden would not meet the same fate as Manning. Whether China, which exerts considerable behind-the-scenes influence in Hong Kong, would put at risk its relationship with the U.S. over Snowden remains to be seen, she said. "If he does come forward and decides to resist extradition from within Hong Kong then this would become a very fascinating case because it would challenge 'one country, two systems,'" Ho said. Opinion: Snowden is a hero . | Analysts: U.S. is likely to seek Snowden's extradition, but Beijing has the right of veto .
CIA operative says Snowden violated laws governing disclosure of U.S. state secrets .
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"played to Beijing's anger over charges by the",
"U.S. that China's military had hacked into U.S.",
"government and corporate networks. \"Frankly ... I",
"think they're very angry over the hacking charges",
"that have been brought up over the past couple of",
"months,\" he said. \"I think it's no coincidence",
"that this interview was aired just as the Chinese",
"premier was leaving the United States.\" A two-day",
"summit between President Obama and his Chinese",
"counterpart, Xi Jinping, wrapped up Saturday in",
"California - and the thorny issue of",
"cyber-security was on the agenda. \"If you're",
"going to make a political statement like this so",
"strongly with such evidence, you either do it in",
"Washington DC on Capitol Hill or at worst you go",
"to some place like Sweden or Iceland that isn't",
"in the game on this deal. \"I think we're going to",
"hear a lot more about this as the weeks go on and",
"there's a lot more to it,\" Baer said. Under the",
"Hong Kong-U.S. treaty, both sides have the right",
"of refusal in the case of political offenses.",
"However, under Hong Kong's Fugitives Offenders",
"Ordinance, Beijing has the right of veto over",
"extraditions that could significantly affect",
"defense or foreign affairs. Read more: Who is",
"Edward Snowden? Patricia Ho, a lawyer with Daly &",
"Associates in Hong Kong whose firm has handled",
"asylum and refugee claims, said that given Hong",
"Kong's lackluster track record on granting",
"asylum, she was surprised Snowden had lauded the",
"region for its commitment to civil liberties.",
"Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi still plans to sue",
"the Hong Kong government for its role in his",
"illegal rendition to and imprisonment in Libya in",
"2004. \"Within China itself, Hong Kong has better",
"civil liberties but I couldn't see the Hong Kong",
"government granting him asylum given their",
"present practices,\" she said. She said if Snowden",
"pursued an asylum claim within Hong Kong, he",
"would have to establish one of three categories",
"of threat: torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading",
"treatment or persecution. The last category is",
"designed to cover ordinary refugees fleeing",
"persecution at home. The case of WikiLeaks source",
"Bradley Manning -- currently in detention in the",
"U.S. - could help Snowden, Ho said. In 2012, the",
"U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture found that his",
"detention in solitary confinement for 11 months",
"\"constitutes at a minimum cruel, inhuman and",
"degrading treatment in violation of article 16 of",
"the convention against torture.\" In this case,",
"Hong Kong could resist extradition unless the US",
"made diplomatic guarantees that Snowden would not",
"meet the same fate as Manning. Whether China,",
"which exerts considerable behind-the-scenes",
"influence in Hong Kong, would put at risk its",
"relationship with the U.S. over Snowden remains",
"to be seen, she said. \"If he does come forward",
"and decides to resist extradition from within",
"Hong Kong then this would become a very",
"fascinating case because it would challenge 'one",
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(CNN) -- Government military forces fired indiscriminately Monday from helicopters on a town on the outskirts of Jabal Al-Zawiya, inflicting scores of casualties on civilians and rebel forces, an activist told CNN. Ibrahim Swed, speaking from the town in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, said that the fighting between rebel forces in the Free Syrian Army and government forces continued for six hours and resulted in 32 deaths and more than 50 wounded. Opposition activists said at least 93 people were killed across the country Monday, 35 of them in Idlib. "The regime is escalating the use of violent forces," said an activist in Idlib whom CNN is identifying only as Ahmad for safety reasons. "We cannot believe that the world is watching us being killed ... we want military intervention." Ahmad said more than 40 Syrians were killed Monday in Idlib province. Battle for largest cities may have begun . In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the attacks showed the government to be desperate. The use of helicopters to fire on civilians and the use of pro-regime thugs called Shabiha "constitutes a very serious escalation," Nuland told reporters. "What government voluntarily uses helicopters and fires from them on their own civilians if they're not desperate?" she asked. "What government depends on a bunch of thugs in trucks, irregulars, if they're not desperate? So, you know, clearly the government is under threat." British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday that "all options" should be considered if the peace plan put forth by special envoy Kofi Annan fails to achieve peace. "On 1st April, the Syrian regime committed itself to implementing the Annan Plan and on 12th April announced a ceasefire," Hague said in a statement. "They have not kept either of these commitments." Hague added that the plan "cannot be used indefinitely by the regime to play for time. If the Annan plan is not implemented, we will argue for a new and robust U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at compelling the regime to meet its commitments under the plan, and requiring all parties to comply with it." He continued, "We do not want to see the Annan plan fail, but if despite our best efforts it does not succeed, we would have to consider other options for resolving the crisis, and in our view all options should then be on the table." Hague's remarks came as Annan, the U.N.-Arab League joint special envoy, said he was "gravely concerned" about reports that fighting between Syrian government and opposition forces had escalated. "He is particularly worried about the recent shelling in Homs as well as reports of the use of mortars, helicopters and tanks in the town of Al-Haffa, Lattakia," Annan spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said Monday in a statement. "There are indications that a large number of civilians are trapped in these towns." The statement called for the protection of civilians and demanded that U.N. observers be granted immediate access to Al-Haffa. Nuland said U.S. officials joined Annan in expressing alarm over reports "that the regime may be organizing another massacre, this time in the village of Al-Haffah in Latakia province, as well as in the towns of Dar Azure (ph), in Daraa, in Homs, in Hama and in the suburbs of Damascus." She said U.N. military observers had been trying to reach Al-Haffah but had been blocked by government forces. In a note to correspondents from the spokeswoman for the U.N. Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), Sausan Ghosheh said U.N. observers reported heavy fighting in Rastan and Talbiseh, north of Homs, with artillery and mortar shelling and firing from helicopters, machine guns and smaller arms. Heavy artillery shelling and machine gun firing were heard and seen over the Homs neighborhood of Khaldiyeh, she said. "UNSMIS has also received reports of a large number of civilians, including women and children trapped inside the town and are trying to mediate their evacuation," she said. An online video purporting to show live images of Homs on Monday showed more than a dozen explosions in an hour. Shells rained on Deir Ezzor province, where eight bodies were found after regime forces raided a city at dawn, the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria said. In southwestern Syria, explosions and gunfire targeted the city of Douma as forces conducted raids and made arrests, the LCC said. The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that 25 members of the army and law enforcement as well as one civilian who had been "targeted by armed terrorist groups while they were in (the) line of duty" were buried Monday. Over the weekend, the opposition Syrian National Council elected minority Kurdish activist Abdul Basit Sieda to unite dissidents seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Al-Assad defined by indecision, violence . Sieda, a native of Hasaka, Syria, who lives in Sweden, called on officials in Syria, Russia and China "to think carefully about the situation now because the whole stability of the region -- if not the whole stability of the world -- is at stake here. We would like to call upon them to support the Syrian people." Russia and China have blocked U.N. Security Council resolutions that many other nations said could have pushed al-Assad to stop the killing. The two countries, which have major trade ties with Syria, said they want more balanced resolutions that call for a cessation of violence on all sides. Russia is viewed as a key ally of Syria. While Western countries have criticized Russia for its arms trade with Syria, Russia has insisted it is not propping up al-Assad's regime. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday there was no alternative to Annan's peace plan, despite evidence that it's being violated daily. "The situation looks more and more grim," Lavrov said. "For the first time since the beginning of this crisis, we see the question of foreign intervention. And our position remains unchanged. We will never agree to sanction the use of force in the U.N. Security Council." The United Nations has said at least 9,000 people have died since the crisis erupted in March 2011. Opposition groups, however, say the toll is higher, with estimates ranging from at least 12,000 to more than 14,000. CNN cannot independently confirm reports of casualties or violence in Syria, as the government has restricted access by international journalists. Dozens of countries have recognized the Syrian National Council as a legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition, though many members of the group's leadership are expatriates. Asked how he planned to bridge a gap between the Syrian opposition in exile and the opposition inside the country, Sieda said, "We are in direct communication and contact with revolutionary forces inside. We are always communicating with them. ... The relationship between us and the forces inside has never been stronger." But al-Assad has said he will not deal with opposition members influenced from the outside. While Sieda railed against the violence committed by al-Assad's forces, the regime itself announced a new stage in its argument that "armed terrorist groups" -- and not government forces -- are responsible for the violence. A program on state-run TV said "that terrorists of various nationalities from the terrorist organization Jabhet al-Nasra, which is affiliated with al Qaeda, planned and carried out" bombings in Damascus on March 8. The cars used in the attack were driven by a Jordanian terrorist and a Syrian Palestinian, "and were trailed by an Iraqi," the state-run news agency SANA reported. CNN's Hamdi Alkhshali, Holly Yan, Josh Levs, Salma Abdelaziz, Saad Abedine and Ivan Watson contributed to this report. | Firing from helicopters marks "a very serious escalation," Nuland says .
U.N.-Arab League envoy seeks protection of civilians, access for U.N. observers .
The opposition Syrian National Council shakes up its leadership .
The Syrian regime blames an al Qaeda-linked group for deadly attacks in Damascus . | b84f2076fe3fea94eb58c01a7ca816cf9b6f515a | [
"(CNN) -- Government military forces fired",
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"town on the outskirts of Jabal Al-Zawiya,",
"inflicting scores of casualties on civilians and",
"rebel forces, an activist told CNN. Ibrahim Swed,",
"speaking from the town in northwestern Syria's",
"Idlib province, said that the fighting between",
"rebel forces in the Free Syrian Army and",
"government forces continued for six hours and",
"resulted in 32 deaths and more than 50 wounded.",
"Opposition activists said at least 93 people were",
"killed across the country Monday, 35 of them in",
"Idlib. \"The regime is escalating the use of",
"violent forces,\" said an activist in Idlib whom",
"CNN is identifying only as Ahmad for safety",
"reasons. \"We cannot believe that the world is",
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The US has declared that it will not allow mobile phones - especially iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy - onto US bound planes from some airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa if the devices are not charged. The new measure, which is bound to cause chaotic scenes at airports around the globe, is part of the US Transportation Security Administration's effort to boost surveillance amid concerns that terrorists are plotting to blow up an airliner. As part of the increased scrutiny at certain airports, security agents may ask travelers to turn on their electronic devices at checkpoints and if they do not have power, the devices will not be allowed on planes, the TSA said. Scroll down for video . Increased vigilance: US intelligence officials are concerned that al-Qaida is trying to develop a new and improved bomb that could go undetected through airport security . No doubt the new measures have the potential to create frantic searches for chargers at airports and one US source familiar with the matter said laptop computers are also among the devices security screeners may also require passengers to turn on. US officials are concerned that a cellphone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device could be used as a bomb by Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and the Islamist Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria. In 2009 a Yemen-linked bomb-maker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, built an underwear bomb used in the failed effort to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner, and his devices were implicated in other plots. The Islamist Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate involved in fighting with Syrian rebels to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, is also thought to be plotting an airliner attack, according to intelligence reports. The TSA did not disclose which airports would be conducting the additional screening, however it was reported last week that passengers at British airports traveling to the US are facing extra checks on phones. An official told the BBC that London's Heathrow was among the airports. US officials singled out smartphones including iPhones made by Apple Inc and Galaxy phones made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for extra security checks on U.S.-bound direct flights from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Special attention: The TSA in the US has announced that iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones will come under strict scrutiny . US . security officials said they fear bombmakers from the Yemen-based al . Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have figured out how to turn the . phones into explosive devices that can avoid detection. They also are concerned that hard-to-detect bombs could be built into shoes, said the officials, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue. A US official said that other electronic devices carried by passengers also are likely to receive more intense scrutiny and travellers may be asked to power up laptops, iPads, tablets and Kindles. A TSA statement said: ‘As the travelling public knows, all electronic devices are screened by security officers. ‘During the security examination, officers may also ask that owners power up some devices, including cell phones. ‘Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft. The traveller may also undergo additional screening.’ Airlines or airport operators that fail to strengthen security could face bans on flights entering the United States, the officials said. The US Homeland Security Department announced on Wednesday plans to step up security checks, but they offered few details on how airlines and airports will implement them. Strict: The Transportation Security Administration will not allow cellphones or other electronic devices on US-bound planes from now on . US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said at the time: ‘We will work to ensure these necessary steps pose as few disruptions to travellers as possible.’ An official familiar with the matter said the United States believes that while it is possible there may be some additional delays at security checkpoints, at most major airports passengers will not be seriously inconvenienced. The official said most passengers taking long-distance flights arrive well in advance of scheduled departures, leaving time for extra screening. But he said the United States could not rule out disruptions in countries where airport infrastructure and security procedures are less sophisticated. In his weekly radio phone-in programme, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned last week that travellers may have to get used to the extra checks. ‘I don’t think we should expect this to be a one-off temporary thing,’ he said. ‘We have to make sure the checks are there to meet the nature of the new kinds of threats.’ ‘Whether it is for ever – I can’t make any predictions. But I don’t want people to think that this is just a sort of a blip for a week. This is part of an evolving and constant review about whether the checks keep up with the nature of the threats.’ US-based airlines had little to say about the enhanced security. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller said the Department of Homeland Security had been in contact with American on the issue, but declined to comment further. On guard: Western nations have stepped up security at airports after US officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes . Luke Punzenberger, a spokesman for United Airlines said: 'We work closely with federal officials on security matters, but we are not able to discuss the details of those efforts.' US security agencies fear bombmakers from AQAP and the Islamist Nusra Front, al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, are collaborating on plots to attack U.S.- or Europe-bound planes with bombs concealed on foreign fighters carrying Western passports, the officials said. AQAP has a track record of plotting such attacks. Its innovative bombmaker, Ibrahim al-Asiri, built an underwear bomb used in a failed 2009 effort to bring down a Detroit-bound airliner, and his devices were implicated in other plots. There was no immediate indication U.S. intelligence had detected a specific plot or timeframe for any attack. US officials say the United States has acquired evidence that Nusra and AQAP operatives have tested new bomb designs in Syria, where Nusra is one of the main Islamist groups fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. | The new directive by the TSA affects flights out of Africa, the Middle East and Europe .
The TSA has announced that devices that won't power up will not be allowed on planes .
Owners may have to undergo additional screening at security checkpoints .
American officials are concerned that al-Qaeda has produced new bombs .
iPhones and Galaxy phones are to be singled out for extra attention .
Airports facing chaos over busy holiday period as school's finish . | e45cc4f4b33ae8a7bc1f23a698d452981bd2593f | [
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By . Katy Winter . PUBLISHED: . 05:46 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:05 EST, 10 April 2013 . British fashion house Burberry is set to hold a series of live concerts in their London flagship - starting with a 1,000 capacity Kaiser Chiefs gig in April. The Leeds-based band will kick off what is set to be a series of gigs for Burberry Acoustic, part of a project that brings together British fashion and music. The Kaiser Chiefs are one of . the nation's most successful bands, with massive hits like I Predict A . Riot, Ruby and Every Day I Love You Less And Less in their back catalogue. Their appearance marks the first public music event at the store - they have before now held private gigs with up and coming artists - and marks the beginning of a . series of ticketed music events as Burberry continues to support and . invest in established and emerging talent. Scroll down for video . British band The Kaiser Chiefs have had massive hits across the world including 'I predict a riot' and 'Ruby' The Kaiser Chiefs will perform in the massive flagship store on the 23rd April . Burberry Acoustic was launched in 2010 to . celebrate the Burberry tradition of supporting British talent. The . artists are selected by the brand's Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey, who often uses live music, particularly from budding artists, as the soundtrack for his catwalk shows. The . store, which opened its doors for the first time last September, has . already hosted live performances by some of the best of British music, . including Jake Bugg and Ren Harvieu, which saw nearly 800 people crowd into the space to . watch. British . talents in film, theatre and art have also been showcased, with talks . by the BAFTA Academy Circle and British explorer and adventurer Olly . Hicks. Ren Harvieu performing at the launch of The Britain at Burberry Regent Street . Jake Bugg lit up the stage at the flagship store in the brand¿s first event music event . 800 fans and fashion lovers filled the flagship store to watch Jake Bugg perform, but more are expected for the Kaiser Chiefs . The auditorium-like space, which can hold up to 1,000 people, was designed to be as much a venue as a store - its previous incarnation was as a cinema. Burberry said of the collaboration: 'We have a long-standing association with British musicians (via tracks recorded for shows, connecting musicians with publishers and record labels via Burberry Acoustic and casting musicians in campaigns & advising them) – but this will be the first large scale public Burberry gig.' Tickets will become available from Burberry.com today (Wednesday 10 April) at midday. Romeo Beckham (left) features as part of the Burberry Spring Summer 2013 campaign . Emma Watson in her Burberry advertising campaign, wearing the iconic Burberry trench coat . | Kaiser Chiefs set to perform in Burberry's flagship store on 23 April .
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By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 05:07 EST, 28 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:52 EST, 28 March 2012 . Gordon Ramsay's alleged former mistress has claimed detectives probing News of the World hacking have unearthed a cache of recorded sex messages between her and the TV cook. Sarah Symonds, 41, said she was contacted by the Operation Weeting squad following the discovery of 'very sensitive tapes' among files seized from the now defunct Sunday tabloid. Miss Symonds, who describes herself as a 'reformed mistress turned infidelity analyst', said the recordings were secretly made by journalists during her alleged seven-year fling with the F-Word star. She said she feels 'vulnerable' now she knows police are trawling through and listening to 'our private business'. Allegations: Sarah Symonds, left, said the recordings were secretly made by journalists during her alleged seven-year fling with F-Word star Gordon Ramsay, right . Her claims come as scores of confirmed hacking victims take publishers News Corp to court, many reaping damages worth thousands of pounds. Last night she wrote on Twitter: 'The Metropolitan Police have contacted me. Apparently they've found very sensitive tapes on Gordon Ramsay and I. Gordon's been contacted too. Vulnerable: Sarah Symonds made the claims via Twitter last night . 'I feel very vulnerable that the Met. Police have found 'tapes of Gordon and I' and are listing (sic) to our . private business. #operationweeting.' In . 2008, the News of the World published stories claiming Miss Symonds and . Mr Ramsay had had a clandestine affair for seven years. Mr Ramsay has always denied the allegations, however. Close knit: Mr Ramsay is married to Tana, 36, with whom he has four children . 'I feel very vulnerable that the Met. Police have found 'tapes of Gordon and I' and are listing to our . private business. #operationweeting.' In . November 2008, the News of the World published stories claiming Miss Symonds and . Mr Ramsay had had a clandestine affair for seven years. The newspaper printed pictures of the pair leaving a London hotel. She alleged they had slept together at least seven times having met at a nightclub in 2001. Mr Ramsay is married to Tana, 36, with whom he has four children. He has always denied all Miss Symonds' allegations. Then two years ago it was reported that Mr Ramsay's name had appeared on a list of big-name celebrities confiscated from the jailed private investigator Glenn Mulcaire. A spokesman for Mr Ramsay declined to comment on Miss Symonds' claims. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said today: 'We do not discuss individual cases.' Miss Symonds, who claims to have also had an affair with Jeffrey Archer, now says she has put her man-eating ways behind her to concentrate on a career as 'the world's first and only Infidelity and Relationship Analyst'. She has written a books on cheating and runs an advice website for women in relationships with married men. | Sarah Symonds claims Weeting cops found cache of 'very sensitive tapes'
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By . Lizzie Parry . An Irish teenager is in a coma after suffering a suspected heart attack when his testicles were tugged and squeezed as part of a prank. The 17-year-old from Artane in Dublin is in a coma after passing out when the joke went wrong. The incident happened on Thursday when a group of teenagers were joking about on their lunch break. A 17-year-old boy passed out and suffered a suspected heart attack after his testicles were squeezed as part of a prank that went wrong close to St David's CBS in Dublin . The Irish Mirror reported the boy was on his way back to St David's CBS in the city when he bumped into a group of classmates. It is understood the fifth-year student was joking about with the group when someone 'jerked his scrotum'. A source close to the family said the incident was 'not malicious', adding that they hope the teen has not suffered any permanent damage. A school teacher and one of the teenagers performed CPR, while they waited for the emergency services to arrive at the scene. The boy was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and on Friday, he was reported to be in a stable condition. Doctors treating him, put the teenager into an induced coma. The Irish police force, the Gardai, have launched an investigation. Officers initially sealed off the area, suspected the boy had been assaulted. Doctors treating the boy at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin put the teenager into an induced coma. A source close to the family said the incident was 'not malicious' | 17-year-old was injured when a prank between classmates went wrong .
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Anders Konradsen's late goal saw Russia held to a 1-1 draw by Norway in its penultimate World Cup warm-up game in Oslo on Saturday. Konradsen's 77th-minute header from Morten Gamst Pedersen's cross cancelled out Oleg Shatov's opener for Russia in the third minute. Frustrated: Fabio Capello's Russia were held to a 1-1 draw by Norway in their penultimate World Cup warm-up game . Quick start: Oleg Shatov put Russia ahead in the third minute but they couldn't hold on to the lead . Russia could have scored more if not for Norway defender Vegard Forren, who twice cleared off the line with goalkeeper Rune Jarstein beaten. The draw continued the low-key World Cup preparation by Fabio Capello's Russia team. They beat Slovakia 1-0 in a friendly on Monday and take on Morocco in Moscow on Thursday in their final match before departing for Brazil. Playing at the World Cup for the first time in 12 years, Russia will take on South Korea, Belgium and Algeria in Group H. Fightback: Anders Konradsen equalised for Norway late on to deny Russia a morale-boosting win . Second chance: Former England manager Capello will face South Korea, Belgium and Algeria in Brazil . | Fabio Capello's side concede late equaliser to draw in Oslo .
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Arsenal are facing another injury nightmare with Aaron Ramsey set to be ruled out for up to four weeks. The 23-year-old was taken off at half-time against Galatasaray on Tuesday - Ramsey's third game in a week - after tweaking a hamstring again. He had scored two goals in Turkey, including a 30-yard volley widely hailed as a wonder strike. It comes as a further blow to manager Arsene Wenger, who will also be missing Jack Wilshere in central midfield for several months. Aaron Ramsey is facing four weeks on the sidelines after tweaking his hamstring . The midfielder is set to miss crunch Premier League games against Newcastle and Liverpool . Aaron Ramsey (second left) celebrates after scoring a stunning goal against Galatasaray on Tuesday . Arsenal vs Newcastle - Dec 13 . Liverpool vs Arsenal - Dec 21 . Arsenal vs QPR - Dec 26 . West Ham vs Arsenal - Dec 28 . Southampton vs Arsenal - Jan 1 . Arsenal vs Hull - Jan 3 . Arsenal vs Stoke - Jan 11 . Ramsey has remained injury-free for the majority of this season and has just started to hit the ground running for the Gunners. As well as his strikes against Galatasaray, Ramsey also scored in last Saturday's defeat at Stoke. The Welshman will miss two crunch games before Christmas against Newcastle at the weekend and Liverpool on December 21. Wenger looks likely to be without his star midfielder for at least another four games – trips to West Ham and Southampton, the Boxing Day clash against QPR and an FA Cup third round tie at home to Hull. Arsenal then have the chance to gain revenge on Stoke at the Emirates Stadium, and Wenger will be desperate to have Ramsey back to face his old foes. CLICK HERE to read the rest of Arsene Wenger's quotes from his Friday press conference . | Aaron Ramsey injury is another blow to Arsene Wenger .
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(CNN) -- Say it with us: Kids today have it sooooo easy. A new smartphone app will do their math homework for them, provided it's not too complicated. PhotoMath by microblink uses a phone's camera to solve equations and then teaches you the step-by-step method for solving it yourself. The app can do arithmetic: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. It can handle fractions. It knows what 23 is and can calculate the root of 246. It can even do simple linear equations, provided the x you're solving for is italicized so the app doesn't confuse it with the x multiplication symbol. The only catch is that the equation you're trying to solve must be printed text, rather than handwritten. So forget trying to calculate that tip by scribbling it on a restaurant napkin. (Don't worry, there's already a million apps for that.) The app may pose a problem for schools are already dealing with smartphone overload. Math teachers will have to be extra vigilant during tests to prevent students from cheating. The PhotoMath app is available for iPhones and Windows phones and is coming to Android phones in 2015. | PhotoMath app uses phone's camera to solve equations .
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When it comes to choosing our favourite theme parks, it seems the old ones are the best. Blackpool Pleasure Beach has topped a holidaymakers' poll of the best amusement parks in the UK and even held its own in Europe, to be voted into the top 10 alongside Disneyland Paris and PortAventura in Spain. Blackpool's Sandcastle Waterpark also proved a favourite with travellers - being placed eighth in a list of best European water parks. Scroll down for video . Making a splash: Blackpool Pleasure Beach was voted the best theme park in the UK . While the Lancashire coastal resort - famous for its rollercoaster the Big One - was the UK's top entry in the best European theme parks, Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, at Romsey in Hampshire, also made the list. The attraction came second in the UK behind Blackpool Pleasure Beach and 10th in Europe overall, while Alton Towers failed to make it into the top 10 European attractions at all. Instead, the Staffordshire Park took 12th place in Europe, and four other UK attractions made it into the European amusement park top 25. Drayton Manor in Tamworth in Staffordshire was 13th, Thorpe Park in Chertsey in Surrey 14th, Brighton Pier in Sussex 18th and Fishers Farm in Wisborough Green in Sussex 21st. Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Paultons Park were first and second in the best UK amusement park list, with Alton Towers third, Drayton Manor fourth and Thorpe Park fifth. 1. Blackpool Pleasure Beach2. Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, Hampshire3. Alton Towers, Farley, Staffordshire4. Drayton Manor, Tamworth, Staffordshire5. Thorpe Park, Chertsey, Surrey6. Brighton Pier, Brighton7. Fishers Farm Park, Wisborough Green, West Sussex8. Sundown Adventureland, Retford, Nottinghamshire9. GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, Wales10. Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea, Essex . 1. Europa-Park, Rust, Germany2. PortAventura Park, Salou, Spain3. Walt Disney Studios Park, Marne-la-Vallee, France4. Disney Land Park, France5. Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark6. Gardaland Park, Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy7. Zoomarine Algarve, Guia, Portugal8. Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands9. Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, United Kingdom10. Paultons Park, Home of Peppa Pig World, Romsey, United Kingdom . New heights: Blackpool's famous rollercoaster The Big One is at its Pleasure Beach theme park . Family favourite: Poultons Park, which is home to Peppa Pig World, also made it into the top 10 attractions in Europe . The world's top amusement park was Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida, while the leading water park was Siam Park in Tenerife, which also topped the European water park table. Europe's best amusement park was Europe-Park in Rust, Germany. Blackpool Pleasure Beach managing director Amanda Thompson said: 'We are thrilled to be named the UK's best amusement park. Beating off the competition: Europa-Park n Germany was voted the best theme park in Europe . 'We pride ourself on offering the best experience for a great day out.' TripAdvisor spokesman James Kay said: 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach is not just the country's best-rated amusement park, it is also one of the cheapest for a family day out among the UK top 10, proving that great value often trumps bigger rides in the eyes of consumers. | Lancashire attraction voted ninth best amusement park in Europe .
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Leicester hooker Tom Youngs is the latest player to be ruled out of England’s tour of New Zealand, in order to be with his wife while she is being treated for a serious illness. The 27-year-old will be left out of a 40-man squad to be named later this month and head coach Stuart Lancaster said: ‘Our thoughts are with Tom and Tiffany at this time and it is entirely right that he stays at home to support her and their daughter Maisie.’ While Youngs has been stood down on compassionate grounds, the management have ruled Alex Corbisiero, Tom Croft and Christian Wade out of their disintegrating plans on fitness grounds, even though the first two are set to make comebacks this weekend. Ruled out: Leicester hooker Tom Youngs (centre) will miss this summer's tour to New Zealand . Boost: England coach Stuart Lancaster is sweating over several player injuries . ‘Alex and Tom have worked really hard to come back before the end of the season but they will not have played enough rugby to be considered,’ said Lancaster. ‘It’s the same with Christian Wade.’ The removal of Youngs, along with the serious knee injury suffered by Bath’s Rob Webber and David Paice’s recent lay-off from London Irish duties, has created a significant problem at hooker. The country’s first-choice No 2, Dylan Hartley, has been recovering from a shoulder injury sustained in March. Northampton are still uncertain whether their captain will return to action this weekend or next. And if the Saints reach the Aviva Premiership final, Hartley will not be available for England’s first Test against the All Blacks in Auckland on June 7. That game is increasingly likely to feature a team decimated by the loss of several key players, due to the fixture congestion which means it is taking place seven days after the showpiece culmination of the domestic season. Needs more time: Leciester flanker Tom Croft will also miss out on England's summer tour . Lancaster will be forced to field a savagely weakened line-up, including a fifth or sixth-choice hooker. Dave Ward of Harlequins may find himself pitched into a Test debut against the world champions in the hostile surroundings of Eden Park. The 28-year-old spent three years at Cornish Pirates in the Championship, but he is now poised for an international call. Another contender would be Exeter’s highly-rated rookie, Luke Cowan-Dickie. England are preparing to be without Billy Twelvetrees for the Auckland match, after he went off with a damaged ankle last weekend. But the 25-year-old may still be selected in the hope that he can be fit for the later Tests in Dunedin and Hamilton. Midfield is another problem, with any two of Manu Tuilagi, Luther Burrell and Brad Barritt destined to be involved in the Premiership final. Other concerns are tighthead prop – where David Wilson is the only properly established figure – and fly half. With Owen Farrell, George Ford and Stephen Myler all potential finalists on May 31, Danny Cipriani could play against the Barbarians at Twickenham the following day, before joining the senior tour. Thumbs up: Danny Cipriani has been tipped for a place on England's tour to New Zealand . | Leicester hooker Tom Youngs to miss England's tour to New Zealand .
Alex Corbisiero, Tom Croft and Christian Wade also ruled out .
Harlequins hooker Dave Ward in contention for Test debut against All Blacks .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 04:12 EST, 10 August 2011 . A disabled man who starred in an emotional TV documentary about his rare illness has been found dead after driving his electric wheelchair into a lake. Brave Stuart Wickison, who was diagnosed with degenerative Duchenne muscular dystrophy aged three, was spotted by a child at Shinewater Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex. The 23-year-old, who starred in the 2007 Channel Five documentary Extraordinary People: The Boy Who Will Never Grow Old, had an illness which meant his body's muscles were slowly shutting down. Stuart Wickison died after crashing his electric wheelchair into a lake . Mr Wickison had began using a wheelchair aged 14 and had starred in the programme which focussed on how he dealt with the condition which only affects males. He needed 24-hour care at Shinewater Court in Eastbourne, and had told in the programme how he 'knew he would die some time soon'. In the programme, Stuart said: 'Of course, I go through moments of great bleakness and darkness when I think about what lies ahead, but I try not to dwell on it for too long otherwise I would go mad. 'I know that I will die some time soon, and that before I die I will be very ill - possibly paralysed and in pain.' He added: 'The issue of my death seems much more real and it is not a pleasant prospect. 'Instead, I think about how I want to live in the time I have left. I want to make my mark, to have achieved something. I have my art, my music and have just started at university. Stuart, who suffered with muscular dystrophy, drove his wheelchair into a lake at Shinewater Park, Eastbourne . 'These are all things that I take great pride in and that make my quality of life so much better than if I just gave up, sat in a corner and waited to die.' A spokesman for the Shinewater centre said: 'Stuart was a highly intelligent and artistic young man who will sorely be missed by all.' The Disabilities Trust, which runs the centre, added: 'We are all devastated by Stuart's death. Our hearts go out to his family and friends.' A Sussex police spokesman said: Stuart Wickison, a 23-year-old man from Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, was found in Shinewater Park, Eastbourne, last Tuesday. 'Police are not treating the death as suspicious. An inquest will be opened and adjourned within the next week.' Mr Wickison's parents, David and Mandy Wickison, were unavailable for comment. | Tragic Stuart Wickison had rare illness which shut down his muscles . | ec62abe8812f3b2cfb189c49391d3fecfbe6ef3e | [
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(CNN) -- The Caribbean is a big place. For rookies and veterans, it can be tough to know which island to visit and which place to stay. If deals and perks play into your vacation decision making, the unexpected bonuses at these hotels -- from free kayaking lessons to massages overlooking an underground lake -- might help make up your mind. $100 resort credit (Westin St. John Resort & Villas, St. John) At this posh property astride a crescent-shaped beach on Great Cruz Bay, guests who volunteer a few hours of their time can earn a $100 resort credit good at any of the hotel's facilities. Through a program offered by the Friends of the Virgin Island National Park, interested guests are transported to the nearby park, where they help maintain trails and ruins or pick up debris on the beach. In return they receive a $100 credit to play with back to the hotel. Westin St. John Resort & Villas, 300 Chocolate Hole, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands; +1 866 716 8108; $229-$569 per night; the hotel is currently undergoing a renovation, so some features may be temporarily closed or relocated . Free water sports lessons (Regent Palms, Turks and Caicos) This all-suite hotel on stunning Grace Bay Beach has amenities galore, including an infinity pool with Wi-Fi and complimentary loaner bikes. Our favorite perk is the sailing, paddle boarding and kayaking lessons included in the resort fee. Already a player? Then you'll appreciate that the equipment is free to use, as well. Regent Palms, Princess Drive, Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos; +649 946 8666; from $499 per night . Aqua butler (Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) The crystalline waters of the Caribbean are right outside the doorstep at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. Guests can take advantage of the location when they nab one the hotel's free aqua beds or aqua lounges that float in the surf just off the beach. Serving you at your watery perch is the aqua butler. You can pick up the nearby coconut phone to request delivery of complimentary sunscreen and magazines or food and drinks. Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; +345 943 9000; from $399 per night . Outdoor movies (Grand Lucayan, The Bahamas) This beachfront hotel located 70 miles off the coast of Florida (which, of course, is also technically in the Atlantic, although the regions are often lumped together) has plenty of diversions, from two 18-hole championship golf courses to a Vegas-style casino. The best feature may be the movies shown on a big screen by the pool on Friday and Saturday nights. Popcorn is provided. Grand Lucayan, Sea Horse Road, Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas; +1 877 434 2996; from $209 per night . Spa in a cave (Grotto Bay Beach Resort, Bermuda) How often can you brag about a massage in a 500,000-year-old cave? For an additional $20, guests of Grotto Bay's Natura Spa can pay to have their rubdown among the ancient stalagmites and stalactites of Serenity Cave, where the treatment table overlooks a crystal clear underground lake. Grotto Bay Beach Resort, 11 Blue Hole Hill, Bailey's Bay, Bermuda; +441 293 8333; from $209 per night . Well-stocked library (Carlisle Bay, Antigua) Forgot to pack your iPad? No worries. Carlisle Bay is among the growing number of hotels to house a library on site. Decked out with fiber optic lighting that changes color throughout the evening, the cozy room has a couple of couches along with bookshelves crammed with several hundred books. Choices range from classics such as "Treasure Island" and "The Lady in the Lake" to miscellaneous selections like "The Superior Person's Book of Words" and "How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher." The library offers a paperback swap. Carlisle Bay, Old Road St. John's‬, Carlisle Bay, Antigua; ‬+268 484 0000; call for rates . Hand-rolled cigars (Westin Puntacana Resort & Club, Dominican Republic) This swanky 200-room resort on the scenic far eastern end of the Dominican Republic is brand new but already drawing rave reviews. One of the features most often hailed is the Cigar Bar & Lounge, which not only stocks local and exotic smokes, but a selection of premium rums and Dominican coffees. A specialist is on hand to hand-roll cigars in front of guests. Westin Puntacana Resort & Club, five minutes south of Punta Cana International Airport, Playa Blanca, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; +809 959 2262; from $308 per night . Versailles-inspired gardens (One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas) This former private estate is postcard pretty, particularly the ornate terraced garden that leads to the equally picturesque beach. 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At the Westin St. John, a few hours of local volunteer work gets you a $100 resort credit .
At Bermuda's Grotto Bay Beach Resort you can get massaged in a 500,000-year-old cave .
An "aqua butler" and "coconut phone"? The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman has them . | 195d662825941b766b6fdb489d10168632876898 | [
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"island to visit and which place to stay. If deals",
"and perks play into your vacation decision",
"making, the unexpected bonuses at these hotels --",
"from free kayaking lessons to massages",
"overlooking an underground lake -- might help",
"make up your mind. $100 resort credit (Westin St.",
"John Resort & Villas, St. John) At this posh",
"property astride a crescent-shaped beach on Great",
"Cruz Bay, guests who volunteer a few hours of",
"their time can earn a $100 resort credit good at",
"any of the hotel's facilities. Through a program",
"offered by the Friends of the Virgin Island",
"National Park, interested guests are transported",
"to the nearby park, where they help maintain",
"trails and ruins or pick up debris on the beach.",
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"relocated . Free water sports lessons (Regent",
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"including an infinity pool with Wi-Fi and",
"complimentary loaner bikes. Our favorite perk is",
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"Caicos; +649 946 8666; from $499 per night . Aqua",
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"your watery perch is the aqua butler. You can",
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"delivery of complimentary sunscreen and magazines",
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"Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands;",
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"$209 per night . Spa in a cave (Grotto Bay Beach",
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"Versailles-inspired gardens (One&Only Ocean Club,",
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"statuary carved from Carrera marble and an actual",
"12th-century Augustinian cloister, purchased from",
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:22 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:25 EST, 4 March 2014 . Following the huge success of 12 Years A Slave and renewed interest in the life of the story's author Solomon Northup, the New York Times has published a correction after misspelling his name in an article first published 161 years ago. On January 20, 1853, the newspaper published a story about Northup’s remarkable and traumatic experience. Called The Kidnapping Case, the subhead referred to the 'narrative of the seizure and recovery of Solomon Northrup' - mistakenly adding an extra r - while the article itself repeatedly mis-spelt his surname as 'Northrop'. On Tuesday, the Times finally published an apology in the Corrections section of the newspaper and online, which explained that ‘the errors came to light on Monday after a Twitter user pointed out the article in The Times archives.’ Scroll down for video . Solomon Northup's autobiography 12 Years A Slave was turned into a Hollywood movie in 2013, left, while an engraving of the man himself, right, featured inside his book which was published in 1853 . On January 20, 1853, the New York Times published an article about Solomon Northup's traumatic experience, but spelt his name incorrectly in both the headline and story . Director Steve McQueen's film adaptation of Northup's memoir won three Oscars on Sunday night . That Twitter user was Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks. After the correction ran, she tweeted, ‘The irony, of course, is that I'm a terrible speller and proofreader.’ The original article, published the same year as Northup’s book 12 Years A Slave, told a summary account of how this free African-American man had been kidnapped, sold into slavery and forced to endure years of terrible hardship and suffering. Director Steve McQueen’s film adaptation of Northup’s memoir won three Oscars on Sunday night – Best Film, Best Actress In A Supporting Role for Lupita Nyong’o and Best Adapted Screenplay for John Ridley. It was Twitter user and author Rebecca Skloot, right, who alerted the Times to the 161-year-old error . On Tuesday, the New York Times finally published an apology over the mistake in the Corrections section of the newspaper and online . Director Steve McQueen accepts the Best Picture award for 12 Years A Slave onstage during the Oscars in Hollywood on Sunday . | On January 20, 1853, the New York Times published an article about Solomon Northup amazing story, but spelt his surname incorrectly .
On March 4, 2014, the newspaper printed a correction apologizing for the mistake after it was highlighted in the wake of 12 Years' Oscar success . | ed1dcad2c628f297c060328004f8904804919f5a | [
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Roberto Martinez insists Everton have not received any offers for Ross Barkley and will not sell him during the January window. Manchester City, who have a long-term interest in the England international, have once again been linked with a big-money move for Barkley but Martinez has made it clear Everton will not be cashing in. Everton have endured their worst run of form for nine years and Martinez is more concerned about addressing how they recapture last season's sparkle than losing Barkley in the coming weeks. Everton midfielder Ross Barkley (left), pictured in action against Hull, is a target for Manchester City . Barkley has struggled for form this season after suffering a serious knee injury before Everton's first game . Barkley signed a new long-term contract in the summer and though he has only shown sporadic flashes of his talent this year, his manager has attempted to put an end to the speculation ahead of Tuesday's FA Cup third-round tie with West Ham. Martinez said: 'We have not received any approach. This January it is vital we recapture our best form and regain some momentum. If our best performers get compliments, we enjoy hearing those compliments and that is good but nobody will be leaving. 'Ross is someone with real passion for the game. You would always pay a good entrance fee to watch someone like him. But we are just concentrating on getting the result against West Ham. This is a real important moment in our season to make progress in another competition. 'The players and everyone at the club are only thinking about what we can do. The talent is there. We have been through a difficult period of bad results and we need to make sure we fulfil our potential. That is where we are. This is the most important game of the season. Roberto Martinez insists Everton have not received any offers for Barkley and will not sell him in January . Ex-Everton striker Nikica Jelavic (left) helped condemn his old club to a 2-0 defeat at Hull on New Year's Day . 'January is always an opportunity to see if there are opportunities so you can help the other players at the club. We have got a good group and we want to be ready for the challenges that we are going to face in the second half of the season. We are not going to bring anyone in just for the sake of it.' If Everton do sign anyone this month, the priority will be a goalkeeper as Tim Howard faces another 'six or seven weeks' on the sidelines and Joel Robles is the only keeper with top-flight experience at the club. But the FA Cup is a more pressing concern. Beating West Ham, however, is likely to prove easier said than done. Everton have lost their last four matches in the Barclays Premier League and Martinez is wary of the threat Sam Allardyce's side pose. 'It could be a pivotal moment and that is the way we are looking at it,' said Martinez. 'I admire West Ham and Southampton for the way they have done things in the Premier League, they have been phenomenal. Everton's players appear dejected after conceding the first goal to Hull at the KC Stadium . 'We have been disappointed with the results, because we had high hopes and expectations. We have got three games at home and we need to get the positive result that will trigger that momentum. I am very much looking forward to that game.' Given they began the season with great expectations, Martinez – who will again be without the hamstrung James McCarthy – has found himself coming under fire from frustrated Evertonians but he understands why he finds himself under pressure. 'That is normal,' said Martinez. 'We are here to win football games and build something for the future. The fans know we are all together. When you have adversity, you have to find a way of making sure you become a winning side. It is time to help each other and we will get our rewards.' | Ross Barkley is a target for Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini .
Roberto Martinez insists Everton will not cash in on the midfielder .
The Toffees host West Ham in the FA Cup third round on Tuesday .
Martinez is focused on improving Everton's form after four straight defeats .
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Japan's deputy prime minister stirred controversy this week by appearing to suggest that the government could learn from the way that Nazi Germany changed its constitution. The remarks by Taro Aso, who is also the Japanese finance minister, provoked criticism from Japan's neighbors and a Jewish organization in the United States. Aso, a former prime minister who has slipped up with verbal gaffes in the past, retracted the comments later in the week but refused to apologize for them or resign, saying they had been taken out of context. Amid persistent talk in Japan about revising the country's pacifist post-war constitution, Aso set off the controversy at a seminar Monday, in which he said that discussions over constitutional changes should be carried out calmly. "Germany's Weimar Constitution was changed into the Nazi Constitution before anyone knew," he said in comments widely reported by the Japanese media. "It was changed before anyone else noticed. Why don't we learn from that method?" Aso added: "I have no intention of denying democracy. Again, I repeat that we should not decide [constitutional revisions] in a frenzy." In 1933, Adolf Hitler's National Socialists turned the democratic Weimar Republic into a dictatorship using "a combination of legal procedure, persuasion, and terror," according to the U.S. Library of Congress. Hitler used a fire that burned down the parliament building as a pretext to suppress the opposition through an emergency clause in the constitution. He then pushed through the Enabling Act, which allowed him to govern without parliament and vastly extend the Nazis' grip on power. Words that hurt . Aso's apparent reference to those changes drew expressions of concern from the governments of China and South Korea, two countries that suffered heavily under Japanese imperial aggression during World War II, a conflict in which Japan was allied with Nazi Germany. Beijing and Seoul are already wary of Japan's hawkish prime minister, Shinzo Abe. His campaign platform for elections last year included measures aimed at restoring Japanese national pride such as revising the constitution to give the country's self-defense forces the status of a regular army. Abe's party now has control of both houses of parliament. But it remains unclear if he will take on the difficult, controversial challenge of constitutional change, which would require a two-thirds majority in both chambers. Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, said Wednesday that Aso's comments mean that other countries need to step up their vigilance over the direction in which Japan is headed. China and Japan are locked in a tense territorial dispute over a set of small, uninhabited islands in the East China Sea that has fueled nationalist sentiments in on both sides. South Korea, meanwhile, called for "prudence" from Japanese political leaders. "Such comments definitely hurt a lot of people," Cho Tai-young, a foreign ministry spokesman, said Tuesday. And the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights organization based in Los Angeles, demanded that Aso immediately clarify his remarks. "What 'techniques' from the Nazis' governance are worth learning — how to stealthily cripple democracy?" asked Rabbi Abraham Cooper, an associate dean at the center. "The only lessons on governance that the world should draw from the Nazi Third Reich is how those in positions of power should not behave," Cooper said in a statement Tuesday. 'Great misunderstandings' Aso responded Thursday to the criticism over his comments, which also came from opposition lawmakers in Japan, saying he regretted that the remarks had "caused great misunderstandings despite my true intentions." He said that he had referred to the Nazi takeover of power as a "bad example" of constitutional revision because changes were forced through "in a commotion." They should be done through calm debates instead. "I believe it is obvious that I feel extremely negatively about Nazi Germany, if you consider the entire context," he said. "However, since these remarks have caused serious misunderstandings, I would like to retract them." Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference the same day that "the Abe administration definitely does not view Nazi Germany positively and I am sure Vice Prime Minister Aso himself does not either." It's not the first time Aso's words have gotten him into hot water. At a meeting about social security reform and healthcare costs in January, he caused offense by suggesting it would be best for people on life support to "die quickly." "Aso's comment about Hitler and the implication that his example should be followed are utterly unacceptable," the Asahi Shimbun, a daily newspaper, said in an editorial Friday. " The remark is not something that Aso can get away with by simply retracting it." | At a seminar, the deputy prime minister refers to constitutional change under Hitler .
"Why don't we learn from that method?" he asks .
His comments draw criticism from China, South Korea and a Jewish group .
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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers and his new girlfriend headed up a pack of the club's stars and their WAGs on a night out in the city to celebrate a players birthday. The pair were seen smiling and laughing as they made their way into Secret nightclub in Liverpool city centre on Tuesday night to celebrate player Martin Skrtel's 30th birthday. Mr Rodgers and his girlfriend Charlotte Searle, formerly Hind, were both smartly dressed for the occasion - with the results of Mr Rodgers' dramatic image overhaul evident. Scroll down for video... Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers also celebrated Skrtel's birthday by attending the party with girlfriend Charlotte Hind . Steven Gerrard, pictured in Liverpool on Tuesday night to celebrate Martin Skrtel's 30th birthday, will finalise his move to LA Galaxy on Wednesday . Liverpool's squad turn out for Srktel's birthday bash. (back row): Mamadou Sakho, Jon Flanagan, Jose Enrique, Jordan Williams, Emre Can, Danny Ward, Simon Mignolet, Brad Jones; (middle row): Rickie Lambert, Fabio Borini, Suso, Joe Allen; (front row): Alberto Moreno, Lucas, Philippe Coutinho, Steven Gerrard, Skrtel . The wives and girlfriends of the Liverpool stars turn out for the evening in the city centre . 1 - Unknown; 2 - Amy Lambert (Rickie Lambert) ; 3 – Charlotte Hind (Brendan Rodgers’ girlfriend); 4 – Javi Manquillo’s girlfriend; 5 – Laura Johnson (Glen Johnson); 6 – Barbara Lovasova (Martin Skrtel’s wife); 7 – Erin O’Neill (Fabio Borini’s girlfriend); 8 – Dani Lawrence (Brad Jones’ wife); 9 – Amy Jaine (Jose Enrique’s girlfriend); 10 – Suso’s girlfriend; 11 – Aine Coutinho (Philippe Coutinho); 12 – Unknown; 13 – LiLia Granadilla (Alberto Moreno’s girlfriend); 14 – Unknown . The Liverpool manager split from his wife of 12 years Susan, mother of his two children, over a year ago. Since taking on one of the top jobs in football, the 41-year-old has apparently had his teeth whitened and lost a noticeable amount of weight through sessions in the club gym, as well as moving from the family home into a £1.2million flat. He has since started a relationship with mother-of one Ms Searle, 31, who used to work at Liverpool FC as a travel coordinator. The glamorous blonde, who has a young daughter with former husband Steven Hind, was wearing a pale pink coat accessorised with nude heels. The night out to an official club function has appeared to cement their public status as a couple. Also pictured heading to the club was Rickie Lambert who was pictured with wife Amy, front . Glen Johnson also attended with partner Laura as the team celebrated Martin Skrtel's 30th birthday . The team were on a night out to Secret nightclub in Liverpool . Her hair was swept into a smart ponytail and she carried a small rectangular black clutch bag. Northern Irishman Mr Rodgers, who has developed a somewhat warmer glow to his skin since he joined the club, was wearing a charcoal grey blazer and trousers, paired with trainers. Also on the night out was captain Steven Gerrard who is expected to finalise his transfer to US team LA Galaxy today. The 34-year-old Liverpool captain has agreed an 18-month contract, worth £3.9million a year, to move to California and will start playing in the MLS when their mid-season transfer window opens in July. Javi Manquillo and Alberto Moreno are all smiles as they make their way to Skrtel's birthday party . Jose Enrique (left) and his partner Amy Jaine pose outside the city centre venue . Summer signings Lazar Markovic, Alberto Moreno and Rickie Lambert were also in attendance along with defenders Glen Johnson, Luis Enrique and Javier Manquillo. Gerrard revealed he had turned down offers from clubs in the Barclays Premier League, Europe and the Middle East. 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A puppy was rescued from a river sand bar by Memphis authorities on Sunday - and is now looking for a new home. A caller tipped off police to the marooned pooch at about 11:30am that day, the Memphis Police Department said in a Sunday Facebook post. The young dog was found by police in the Wolf River with the water around six inches high, police said. Scroll down for video . Rescued: This puppy was led to safety after it was stuck on a sand bar in the Wolf River over the weekend . Led to safety: Firemen are seen with pooch in the river (left) before getting it back to land (right) The puppy struggled in the water as temperatures continued to plummet, police said. The Memphis Police Facebook post said that 'The river was rising and the temperature was dropping. The puppy appeared to be getting weak and was having trouble standing.' Memphis Fire Department Rescue was contacted by police - and firemen donned wet suits for the puppy's retrieval, police said. Photos show the puppy being led out of the river and back to safety on land with a leash. Later, Memphis Animal Services collected the formerly-stranded pooch. WMC, which earlier reported on the rescue, said the puppy 'is about six months old and is a female pit bull mix. Her pet ID number is 274064 and is available for rescue or adoption on January 3, 2015.' The station reported that the Memphis Animal Shelter can be reached by calling 901-636-PAWS for adoption or offering tips on who the puppy belongs to. Rescue: Firemen donned wetsuits in order to get the puppy out of the Wolf River . | The puppy was rescued by Memphis authorities on Sunday .
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Thousands of pigeons have invaded a small town in Scotland - coating roofs, streets and pavements in droppings and feathers. Frustrated residents in Alva, Clackmannanshire, have hit out at council officials for failing to take action to remove the birds after they claim they have been hit be a 'plague of pigeons'. It is thought the birds are looking for a place to roost after the demolition of a former pub, the Alva Glen Hotel, which had lain empty for years and where they had taken residency. A small town in Scotland has been invaded by a swarm of pigeons, which have coated roofs and pavements with droppings and feathers . But it was recently knocked down after it was discovered that drug barons had been using it as a cannabis farm in 2009. Residents have complained that persistent problems include pigeons taking to balconies and that roofs of buildings are being covered in feathers and droppings. Frank Cairns, 45, a local publican who lives and works in Main Street where most of the birds have settled, said: 'It's an absolute nightmare. It's like we've gone back to the Middle Ages with street hygiene. 'It will harm trade, no doubt about that. It gives us a harder job to keep the place clean.' His sister Katrina Cairns added: 'We have had to clean the gutters three times to clean out the pigeon mess. It is all getting dragged in here. 'School kids are walking along the street, walking it into shops, the school, their houses. 'I know the council said they are sending a cleaner along the street, but the mess is still there. The disease it brings - they are not exactly clean animals. It is thought the birds are trying to find somewhere to roost after their previous home - the Alva Glen Hotel - was recently demolished . The pigeons can be seen in their thousands as they sit on roofs of houses. Furious residents have complained the council has not done enough to remove the birds . 'It's not great, you have to try to avoid it in the street.' Graham Johnston owns a watch shop and has many of the pigeons roosting on his roof: 'It is annoying. Someone must be feeding them or they'd be away by now. 'There is droppings all along the pavement. It's horrible. The mess gets brought into the shop from the pavement outside. There is nothing being done about it.' James McDonald, 64, who lives opposite where the hotel used to be, added: 'It's not very nice, the mess in the street is horrible.' George Horsburgh, former secretary of Alva Community Council, who is also part of the Alva Community Action Group, said: 'This has infuriated many residents of Alva who are worst affected, in particular residents of the flattened dwellings in The Wynd. 'The residents there have to put up with many of the pigeons roosting on their balconies overnight and part of the day, making them unusable to the residents, some of them have resorted to fitting strawberry netting across the front of their balconies to prevent the pigeons from gaining access. 'One older lady constantly complains that they roost on her window ledges and wonders why no action has been taken.' Residents have complained that persistent problems include pigeons taking to balconies and that roofs of buildings are being covered in feathers and droppings . The derelict former hotel was bought and flattened by construction firm Murdoch Smith last year after it was branded an eyesore, due to its state of disrepair and problems surrounding the maintenance of the building date as far back as 2006. Local MP Gordon Banks agrees the pigeon issue is causing distress for many people, and believes the situation has been a long time coming. He said: 'There can be no doubt that there are hundreds of pigeons displaced from the old Alva Glen Hotel and such populations are an obvious result of buildings lying empty and falling into disrepair, so the problem has been a long time in the making. 'Now that their roost has been destroyed these birds are in the open and can often be seen swarming in their hundreds in the area. 'The council's hope that they will naturally disperse does not seem to have much support and I hope there is some way that the council will rethink their position and investigate methods for dispersal. 'This is a problem where buildings are allowed to fall into disrepair and impacts other areas of the county as well, so I look forward to the council being more proactive on empty buildings in the future.' Another resident said: 'As soon as they took the roof of the Alva Glen Hotel, the town was hit by a plague of pigeons flying around wondering where their home had gone. 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By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 02:56 EST, 7 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:56 EST, 7 August 2013 . A man has been arrested in connection with a stream of violent abuse directed at an MP and a feminist activist on Twitter. Labour MP Stella Creasy, 36, and campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, 29, have both been the target of abusive online 'trolling'. Scotland Yard today confirmed a 32-year-old man was arrested in Bristol in connection with menacing tweets sent to the two women. Scroll down for video . Abuse: Scotland Yard today confirmed a 32-year-old man has been arrested in Bristol in connection with Twitter abuse aimed at MP Stella Creasy (pictured), and campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez . Police said the suspected Twitter troll, who has not been named by police, would be questioned at a station in Bristol on suspicion of committing an offence under the Protection from Harassment Act. At the weekend Miss Creasy was sent a horrifying image of a masked man wielding a knife on Twitter by an internet troll, who warned her: 'I'm gonna be the first thing you see when you wake up'. The Twitter user who sent the image, under the handle @Murkztah, was suspended from the site and reported to police. Ms Criado-Perez received rape threats over Twitter after she campaigned for a woman to be featured on British bank notes. Miss Creasy was targeted by abusers who . threatened to attack her and called her a 'dumb blonde bitch' after she . came out in support of the journalist. A number of female journalists later came forward to report a series of rape and bomb threats. They were allegedly sent to Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman, Independent writer Grace Dent and Europe editor of Time magazine Catherine Mayer. Similar messages were also sent to Sara Lang, a social media manager at U.S. campaign group AARP. Scotland Yard launched an investigation into allegations of online abuse and threats after the Walthamstow MP and others alerted police to vile messages they were being inundated with. Threatening: A Twitter user sent this terrifying photograph of a masked man wielding a knife to MP Stella Creasy with a sinister message . Sinister: Miss Creasy retweeted the picture and message sent by a Twitter user to her followers . The man detained in Bristol this morning is the third person to be arrested in connection with the abuse. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: 'Detectives from the Metropolitan Police . have this morning, 7 August, arrested a 32 year-old-man, on suspicion . of committing an offence under the Protection of Harassment Act, 1997. 'He was arrested at an address in Bristol by officers from the . Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit as part of an ongoing . investigation into allegations relating to threats made on Twitter. 'He has been arrested in connection with allegations made to police by two women, who made reports to police on 25 and 29 July.' Miss Creasy and TV historian Mary Beard both became the target of rape threats after they backed Ms Criado-Perez, who endured a torrent of abuse following her successful campaign to get author Jane Austen featured on a new bank note. University of Cambridge professor Ms Beard, who received a message claiming a bomb had been planted outside her home, has urged police to distinguish between 'repeated threats of violence and death' made against women online and other internet abuse. Torrent: Caroline Criado-Perez, left, endured a torrent of online abuse following her campaign to have a woman featured on a new bank note, when historian Mary Beard, right, backed the activist, she too was targeted . The stream of violent online threats have prompted calls for Twitter to beef up its security measures. More than 120,000 people have now signed a petition calling on the site to introduce tighter controls to protect its users. Twitter UK manager Tony Wang this week personally apologised to the women that had been targeted, declaring the abuse they received was 'simply not acceptable'. Twitter has said it plans to make . reporting abuse easier by bringing a 'report abuse' function already . available on the iPhone app version of the micro-blogging site to other . phones and platforms. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons. | Man, 32, detained in Bristol in connection with menacing Twitter threats .
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Paris, France -- A bomb threat that led authorities to use sniffer dogs to inspect the Eiffel Tower and surrounding areas Tuesday turned out to have been a hoax, CNN affiliate BFM-TV reported, citing police. The police press office said the telephone threat was reported at 8:20 p.m. and was treated as a routine occurrence; the tower was inspected to determine whether the threat was real. A telephoned bomb threat also led authorities to briefly evacuate the St. Michel metro station, police said, according to BFM-TV. It was reopened within 30 minutes. Some 2,000 people had been in the area of the Eiffel Tower and the park in which it sits when the evacuation was ordered, police said, according to BFM-TV. Briefly evacuated were a number a nearby apartment buildings and businesses, according to news reports. "One person on the scene said the police came by and said there was a problem and they had to leave the area quickly, and that's what they did," CNN's Jim Bittermann reported. A taxi driver said he drove to the tower two tourists who were planning to eat at the Jules Verne Restaurant, where they had made reservations two months ago, but they were turned back by police. More than 100 cameras -- more than a third of which are infrared for nighttime surveillance -- are located on the monument, according to the tower's website. It also includes a network of sprinklers, and more than 150 extinguishers. A water pipe from the ground feeds hydrants on the first two floors; the top floor's hydrants get water from pressurized water tanks. The 324-meter-high (1,063-foot-high) tower is usually open from 9:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. in September. It was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889, and was intended to last for 20 years, according to the tower's website. But it was saved by the advent of wireless telegraphy -- and its use as a platform for antennae. It currently holds 120 antennae. The tower weighs 10,100 tons and is held together by 2.5 million rivets. CNN's Pat Thompson contributed to this story. | Incident ends with nothing found .
The incident, which began around 9 p.m. in Paris, was treated as a routine occurrence .
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(CNN) -- World and European champions on the football pitch, but blighted by "endemic" racism in the stands. For the second week in a row, Spain is facing up to allegations of racist abusive chanting from supporters inside its football stadiums. Last week it was Dani Alves who took a bite out of a banana hurled towards him by a fan during Barcelona's match at Villarreal, while Sunday Levante's Papakouli Diop opted to dance in front of his abusers during a match against Atletico Madrid, who will compete in this season's UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid later in May. "I was going to take a corner and some of the Atletico fans started making monkey chants," the Senegalese told reporters after Levante sealed a 2-0 win over the La Liga leaders. "I don't have anything against Atletico's fans," he added. "It was just a part of them who did that to me and I wanted to explain that so people can know what happened. "This monkey chants towards black players have to stop. And that's all." A leading anti-racism campaigner is hoping Spain will respond to the publicity generated by the Alves incident, which struck a chord on social media, with a number of high-profile footballers, including his Brazilian teammate Neymar, posting pictures of themselves eating bananas along with the hashtag #weareallmonkeys. "I expect quite a few incidents to come to light after the Alves banana issue," chief executive of anti-discrimination body Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) Piara Powar told CNN. "The problem really is endemic in Spain. "We are pulling together some stakeholders in a roundtable at the end of the month in an attempt to get some action co-ordinated. "It may be that after Alves there is finally some appetite to take the issue on." Atletico declined to comment on the abuse directed at Diop but Spain's La Liga reacted Monday following the incident. "The Professional League of Spanish Football (LFP) and, in particular, its Department of Integrity, is strongly against any discriminatory, violent, racist, xenophobic or intolerant act, especially in the environment of football and sports," read the statement. "At this respect the LFP warns that it has been proposing before the Sports Anti-violence Commission sanctions for big or minor offenses according to the 2007 law against violence, xenophobia, racism and intolerance within sports regarding the last events that took place in some stadiums during the last days. "In any case, the LFP will fight against this kind of behavior and announces that will impose compulsory training courses to the clubs associated to the LFP in order to prevent these events to happen again. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) made no comment to CNN, but it will investigate the incident on Wednesday, with the Ministry of Interior's Anti-violence National Commission examining the case on Thursday. European football's governing body UEFA explained that, while it is committed to eradicating racism from football, it is the duty of national associations to handle cases that arise in domestic competitions. "UEFA operates a zero tolerance policy towards racism and is against any kind of discrimination both on and off the pitch," read a statement from UEFA. "UEFA supports its member associations to combat racism in European football. "We offer subsidies to the national associations to encourage them to set up anti-racism programs within their organizations, and we also ask them to take all necessary measures, including imposing disciplinary sanctions to eradicate these problems." A series of high-profile incidents of racism led to world football's rulemakers FIFA introducing a number of sanctions. The punishments for a first offense is a warning, fine or the club in question being forced to play games in empty stadiums. A second offense, or one deemed "serious," could result in demotion, a deduction of points or expulsion from a tournament. Blog: Neymar -- Too cool for school? | Levante's Papakouli Diop alleges racist abuse during Sunday's match against Atletico Madrid .
The Senegalese says he was subjected to monkey chants from Atletico fans .
Last week Barcelona's Dani Alves ate a banana thrown at him by a fan .
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By . Daily Mail Repoter . PUBLISHED: . 10:54 EST, 14 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 08:17 EST, 15 March 2014 . Muslim drag queen Asifa Lahore is already a prominent figure on the LGBT (lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender) circuit. The British Pakistani drag artist regularly appears on the cabaret and club scene and makes glamorous music videos, often with a comedy edge. However, he raised a serious question at a debate being recorded for BBC Three show Free Speech live at Birmingham Central Mosque, which was: 'When will it be accepted to be gay and Muslim?' Scroll down for video . Asifa Lahore is a prominent drag queen on the LGBT circuit but his views were banned from being discussed in a mosque . The audience were not given . the chance to debate the question and, according to the Independent newspaper, Rick . Edwards, the presenter of Free Speech, told the audience: 'We were going . to debate that question but today after speaking to the mosque they . have expressed deep concerns with having this discussion here... so . we'll move on to our next question.' He . added that the subject would be addressed in the next edition of the . programme, which is made by Mentorn Media, the makers of Question Time. Asifa Lahore, without his drag queen make-up, asked 'when will it be accepted to be gay and Muslim' The . decision drew angry responses on social media from viewers of a show . which boasts on its website of its determination not ignore taboo . subjects or be censored. 'Britain is a democracy where we can say what we want. So let’s say it,' is its slogan. Blogger Raheem Kassam, of website . Breitbart London described it as 'an excellent example of how and why . the BBC fails to do its job properly', while Stephen Evans, of the . National Secular Society, said: 'After agreeing to allow a programme . called Free Speech to be filmed at the Mosque, it is absurd and . counterproductive to then censor the topic being discussed.' Asifa in a video made for BBC Three . In . a statement, the BBC said: 'BBC’s Free Speech is determined to discuss . the issues that matter to its viewers. However, out of respect to the . Birmingham Central Mosque, who hosted the programme, the decision was . made to delay the debate on Muslim gay rights to a future programme. The . topic will be raised and debated in full in the edition of Free Speech . airing on 25 March.' The debate will take place in a non-religious setting at the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham, north London. Asifa Lahore wants to make a serious music video highlighting the issue of sexuality within Asian and black communities . Asifa Lahore appearing in the video that was played as part of his debate on BBC show Free Speech . Lahore is seen as a global pioneer among the 'Gaysian' community and a highly visible role model for the new generation of London drag queens. He is also a proud Muslim - and, unlike some, believes his lifestyle and religion are not incompatible. In an interview he told the Huffington Post . he is 'a self-proclaimed curry queen, performer, hostess and DJ, mixing . together elements of my Asian background, British upbringing and . uncanny flair for glamour and comedy.' A regular on on the cabaret and club circuit Asifa is keen to raise the profile of LGBT people within Asian and black communities . 'I started going on the London club scene in my late teens and kept being called a curry queen which is slang for an LGBT person of South Asian descent.' 'At the time, I hated that term because I wasn’t confident and hadn’t reconciled my ethnicity and sexuality -- but the older I got, the more I embraced it. Now I love being called a curry queen!' But Asifa's main passion now ihighlighting the issue of sexuality in black and Asian communities, as he feels visibility of role models is low. 'I believe we are lagging behind the rest of the world in this respect. In the US, black men like Frank Ocean and Jason Collins are very visible to their peers.' 'However, I genuinely feel that in the UK, despite living in both multicultural societies and having many human rights as LGBT people, visibility is very poor. I would like to change that by showing that BAME LGBT people exist through my next music video and aren’t afraid of being visible.' Asifa will debate the issue of being gay and Muslim on the March 25th issue of Free Speech on the BBC . Asifa did appear on a pre-recorded video for the BBC show Free Speech . Music star: Asifa performs in music videos which are often parodies or have a humorous theme . | Asifa Lahore is a well known drag queen performing in clubs and cabarets .
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By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 16:25 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:49 EST, 2 February 2013 . When four of the San Francisco 49ers starred in an anti-bullying video for the 'It Gets Better Project' last year, they were praised for being the first in the sport to take a public stand against homophobia. But two of the players have now said they never appeared in the video - and when they were shown the footage, they claimed they did not realise it was in support of LGBT teenagers. The bizarre responses from linebacker Ahmad Brooks and nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga come days after teammate Chris Culliver said gay people were not welcome on the team during a radio interview. In response to the strange denials, the It Gets Better Project has now removed the clip from its website, its co-founder Dan Savage announced. Denial: 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks claimed he did not know a video he filmed for the It Gets Better Project was to support LGBT teens. He is pictured in the video, which came out in August . Strange: Nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga also did not know what the video was for when he was asked about it . The one-minute video features Brooks, Sopoaga, safety Donte Whitner and nose tackle Ricky Jean Francois. Whitner is the only player in the clip to make a direct reference to the gay community. 'The San Francisco 49ers are proud to join itgetsbetter.org to let all . LGBT teens know that it gets better,' said Whitner. On . behalf of the entire 49ers organization, we are on your side. And we . promise: It gets better.' When USA TODAY Sports approached Brooks and Sopoaga, they denied being part of the video. 'I didn't make any video,' Brooks . said. 'This is America and if someone wants to be gay, they can be gay. It's their right. But I didn't make any video.' When the reporter said he did, Brooks added: 'I don't remember that. I think if I made a video, I'd remember it.' Role model: Linebacker Ahmad Brooks is pictured against the Seattle Seahawks in October last year . Vehement: Sopoaga, pictured, at first claimed that his name was being used mistakenly on the video . After he was shown the video, he said: 'Oh, that. It was an anti-bullying video, not a gay (rights) video.' When the reporter told Brooks that many bullied teens are picked on for their sexuality, he said: 'I know that. I know that. Okay, you're right and I'm wrong. Are you from one of those New York newspapers?' Sopoaga also denied making the video, insisting: 'I never went. And now someone is using my name.' When he was shown the video, he asked what it was for. The 49ers were encouraged to take part in the campaign by Sean Chapin, a lifelong 49ers fan who launched a petition on Change.org . that received more than 16,000 signatures. Annoyed: Dan Savage, co-founder of the It Gets Better Project, tweeted the video has been taken down . Campaign: The project was set up in response to a series of suicides of gay teens who had been bullied . 'With their "It Gets Better" video, the 49ers are shining a golden . beacon of hope to LGBT youth, and as a gay man, I enthusiastically . applaud their courage and leadership,' Chapin said in August. Scott Zumwalt of the 'It Gets Better Project' added: 'Many (49ers) wanted to be in it, but they picked the most intimidating guys to deliver the message.' But on Thursday, co-founder Dan Savage announced on Twitter than the video would be taken down in light of the players' attempts to distance themselves from it. 'We've removed the #49ers #ItGetsBetter video from our website #homophobia #NFL #horses***' he wrote. It comes as yet more embarrassment . for the Super Bowl-bound team after Culliver, made startling remarks . during a radio interview this week with comedian and radio host Artie . Lange. Offensive: Earlier this week, 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver made anti-gay remarks to a radio host . On the radio: Culliver made the comments in an interview with radio host and comedian Artie Lange . Lange asked the 24-year-old: 'Do any gay guys approach you?' Without so much as a pause to even think about the question, Culliver shot back: 'I don't do the gay guys man. I don't do that.' When . asked if he believed there were any gay players on the 49ers roster, . Culliver responded: 'No, we don't got no gay people on the team, they . gotta get up out of here if they do. He added: 'Can't be with that sweet stuff... Can't be... in the locker room man. Nah.' 'OK, so they'd have to keep it a secret?' Lange asks. Culliver responds: 'Yeah, you gotta come out 10 years later after [retirement].' Secretive: Last year, former 49er Kwame Harris was arrested for allegedly assaulting a former boyfriend in Menlo Park, California. Until then, Harris was extremely secretive about his sexual orientation . The comments were immediately met with outrage from gay rights groups, 49ers fans and Culliver's bosses and teammates. Later on Wednesday, the player backtracked, issuing a nonsensical statement of apology, blaming his behavior on the thoughts in his head. 'The derogatory comments I made yesterday were a reflection of thoughts in my head, but they are not how I feel,' he said. 'It has taken me seeing them in print to realize that they are hurtful and ugly. Those discriminating feelings are truly not in my heart. Further, I apologize to those who I have hurt and offended, and I pledge to learn and grow from this experience.' | Ahmad Brooks and Isaac Sopoaga denied taking part in the campaign .
The It Gets Better Project has now removed the video from its website .
Comes just days after teammate Chris Culliver made derogatory remarks about gay people during an interview . | 56dcf2c5167d7f0241b42dcccda00f87b0dfe0d5 | [
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By . Mark Duell . PUBLISHED: . 22:17 EST, 16 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:44 EST, 17 July 2013 . Export bar: The work, known as 'Rembrandt Laughing', is said to be a striking example of the Dutch artist's early paintings . An export bar has been placed on a Rembrandt painting in an effort to allow time to raise £16.5million to keep it within Britain. The work, known as ‘Rembrandt Laughing’, is said to be a striking example of the Dutch artist's early paintings and was one of only a few which he executed on copper plates. The painting was bought at an auction in May by the Getty Museum of Los Angeles, California. Culture Minister Ed Vaizey deferred the grant of an export licence for the painting until at least October 15 to allow a chance for the money to be raised. The Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest advised the deferral because it was of outstanding aesthetic importance and of significance for the study of Dutch painting, particularly Rembrandt's work in the 1620s. The picture - known as a ‘tronie’ - may have been a self-portrait but was painted in 1628 to depict an emotion rather than to be a likeness of a particular person. Most of Rembrandt's paintings in UK collections date to after 1631. Mr Vaizey said: ‘The UK's galleries may already have an impressive array of Rembrandts, but nothing from this period of this great artist's career. Hopes: Culture Minister Ed Vaizey deferred the grant of an export licence for the painting until at least October 15 to allow a chance for the money to be raised . Bid: The painting was bought at an auction in May by the Getty Museum (pictured) of Los Angeles, California . ‘I hope that my deferral of the export licence will allow time for a buyer to come forward and secure this exquisite painting for the nation, where it can be studied and enjoyed by all.’ The deferral period could potentially be extended to April of next year. The painting was valued at £1,500 in 2007 . because it was not believed to be a Rembrandt original, but later sold . for £2.2million. It was said at the time that the painting was worth up to £20million. Rembrandt van Rijn is considered to be one of the greatest painters in European art. His works include The Storm on the Sea of Galilee from 1633 and The Abduction of Europa from 1632. | 'Rembrandt Laughing' is striking example of Dutch artist's early work .
The work was one of only a few which he executed on copper plates .
It was bought at an auction in May by the Getty Museum of Los Angeles .
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey deferred export licence grant until October .
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GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (CNN) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom: "Organized crime" may be behind cameras found in the presidential palace. "It's a serious allegation, it has never happened before in Guatemala," he told CNN en Español. He said he did not know who was responsible for the breach of security, but added, "One of the possibilities is organized crime." He said "a lot of people" had access to the palace and his office. Colom noted that Mexican President Felipe Calderon's anti-narcotrafficking efforts may have pressured drug cartels to move their smuggling to other countries, including Guatemala. Calderon said in June that his campaign against drug traffickers was working. Mexico has seized more cocaine and money from drug cartels than anywhere else in the world and this summer Mexican authorities seized at least 16,000 arms, including more than 1,000 grenades. Colom said Friday that he has already taken measures to ensure his security and that of his family. The president said that the discovery of the microphones and cameras explain, to him, some strange experiences he's had recently. He said he was in his office when the Guatemalan military called him and asked permission to seize a plane suspected of carrying illegal drugs. Within moments of approving the action, the plane disappeared. He is convinced the call was being monitored. Colom took office in January and is Guatemala's first leftist president in 53 years. CNN's Claudia Palacios contributed to this report. | President Alvaro Colom says microphones, cameras found in palace .
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(CNN) -- Either Mitt Romney got really popular last weekend, or something funky was going on with his Twitter feed. The Republican presidential nominee's account on the site, which had been gaining followers at a clip of about 3,000 to 4,000 a day, appears to have gained more than 116,000 followers Friday and another 24,000 on Saturday. That's according to Twitter Counter, an online tool that charts the number of followers that Twitter accounts have over time. Other tools show slightly different numbers and space the gains out differently over a three-day period. The spike was noticed by Zach Green, who runs 140elect.com, which monitors social-media activity in politics. He charted the growth as 23,926 new followers on Friday, 93,054 on Saturday and 25,432 more on Sunday. With political campaigns increasingly using social media as a tool to communicate with supporters, a strong presence on sites like Facebook and Twitter is regarded as a measure of relevance. As such, some politicians have been accused of using tricks to artificially inflate their online presence. For example, Romney's opponent in the primaries, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, was dinged by a report that as few as 8% of his 1.3 million Twitter followers were real. The rest were drummed up by a program that creates fake accounts to swell someone's follower ranks, the report said. (The campaign denied it.) Romney had about 807,000 followers Tuesday morning, up from about 670,000 four days ago. The Romney campaign says it had nothing to do with the spike in the former Massachusetts governor's follower list. "We have reached out to Twitter to find out additional information regarding the rapid growth," campaign spokesman Zac Moffat told BuzzFeed. The campaign did not immediately respond to CNN's message seeking comment for this story. Green told Mashable, a CNN content partner, that someone else may have added fake followers in an effort to embarrass the Romney campaign. He said the new followers don't appear to come from any legitimate increase in popularity. Green's analytics didn't show any increase in Twitter mentions, retweets or other signs that typically would accompany organic growth on the site, he said. Several online services offer clients the chance to "buy" Twitter followers, although their sites are vague about where the followers come from or how they are acquired. One such service, BuyTwitterFollow, promises to supply 25,000 new followers for a fee of $225. Even with the bump, Romney remains far behind President Barack Obama on Twitter. Obama has about 17.8 million Twitter followers -- and, it should be noted, the built-in advantage of having been president of the United States for the past 3½ years. | Mitt Romney sees a large increase in the number of his followers on Twitter .
The Republican's account gained more than 140,000 followers in just two days .
The campaign denies gaming the numbers, which some say appear artificial .
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Washington (CNN) -- The death of Ben Bradlee, the iconic editor of The Washington Post who oversaw the paper's coverage of the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers, saddened the industry he influenced Tuesday night. "Ben was a true friend and genius leader in journalism. He forever altered our business," the two reporters who broke the newspaper's Watergate stories, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, said in a statement. "His one unbending principle was the quest for the truth and the necessity of that pursuit. He had the courage of an army," the two said. "Ben had an intuitive understanding of the history of our profession, its formative impact on him and all of us. But he was utterly liberated from that. He was an original who charted his own course. We loved him deeply, and he will never be forgotten or replaced in our lives." Donald Graham, the newspaper's former publisher, called Bradlee "the best," and said "his drive to make the paper better still breathes in every corner of today's Post newsroom." Though Bradlee left the newspaper more than 20 years ago, reporters who were hired by him remembered their interactions. Others recalled the words of Bradlee's colleagues, like former Post publisher Katherine Graham and Woodward and Bernstein. They called his death the end of an era for newspapers and journalism. Opinion: What Ben Bradlee stood for . Today's top political reporters pointed to Bradlee's influence. Even public relations professionals, like House Speaker John Boehner's spokesman, said Bradlee was a major figure in their career paths. C-SPAN and other reporters noted that President Barack Obama presented Bradlee with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "Ben Bradlee has made an indelible mark on history and on our profession," said current Post editor Martin Baron. "His spirit has been an inspiration to generations of journalists, demonstrating what our profession can achieve when it is led with courage and an unwavering commitment to truth. As we mourn his passing, we remain guided by the high standards he set in building one of the world's greatest newsrooms." | Watergate reporters Woodward and Bernstein: "We loved him deeply"
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By . Emma Innes . PUBLISHED: . 05:34 EST, 6 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:50 EST, 6 September 2013 . A morbidly obese woman came close to death when a gastric bypass caused her to lose a massive 27 stone. Beth Birch reached 31 stone by the age of 19 but after the operation her weight plunged to a life-threatening four stone. Ms Birch underwent the gastric bypass surgery after claiming her leg had snapped in nine places under her extreme weight, leaving her confined to a wheelchair. Beth Birch, 25, lost 27 stone after gastric bypass surgery. She dropped from 31 stone to 4st 3lbs. She is pictured (left) three months after the surgery and (right) eighteen months after the operation. She was told that she would die unless she gained weight . She hoped the surgery would help her to achieve her dream body but within weeks of the operation was losing weight dangerously fast. Sixteen months later she was down to a skeletal 4st 3lbs and doctors told her she could die unless she started regaining weight. Ms Birch was rushed to the Spire Murrayfield Hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, where specialists found her gut wall had stopped working so she could not absorb food. She was put on a 15,000 calorie-a-day cocktail of medicines and drinks - plus six meals a day - to build up and defend her gut wall. Her weight slowly climbed up to healthy 11 stone, but doctors warned her that because of her rapid change in weight she would probably never be able to have children. However, Ms Birch became pregnant last year, and gave birth to daughter Violet 12 weeks ago. By the time Ms Birch (pictured in her teens) was 19-years-old she weighed 31 stone. She believes that her weight gain was caused by polycystic ovary syndrome . Ms Birch (pictured before her surgery when she weighed 31 stone) hoped that the operation would help her to achieve her dream body . She now weighs a healthy 12st 4lbs and can eat normally. Ms Birch, 25, of Manchester, said: ‘People said I looked like a corpse - in fact one person said he had seen a corpse look better. ‘I was lying on my mum’s settee and I couldn’t even lift me head up. ‘I was trying to eat but I wasn’t able to swallow and when I could my body just couldn’t absorb it. ‘My body was shutting down and I was so weak. I was wearing clothes for a ten to 11-year-old girl. ‘The doctors said to my parents he didn’t think I would be able to come through it and to prepare for all eventualities.’ Ms Birch (pictured a few months before surgery) says that as as child she ate the same healthy diet as her siblings and that they did not become overweight . She added: ‘I was elated when I found out I was pregnant. There weren’t even words to describe how happy I was. ‘I can’t believe I have been so fat, then so thin and pregnant in just 25 years.’ Ms Birch says that her doctor was shocked by her weight loss. She . said: 'About ten months after the operation I was down to a good weight - 12 stone or . something - and then I got told I didn't have to go back to the doctor . for six months. 'When I went in again my doctor looked at me and he was disgusted with how I was.' Ms Birch (pictured in hospital just before her surgery) was so large that her leg snapped in nine places leaving her confined to a wheelchair. She was told that because of her weight, there was a 60 per cent chance that she would not survive the operation . Ms Birch (pictured just before her surgery) says that she decided to have the operation despite the risks as she feared that if she did not die on the operating table, her weight would kill her . Ms Birch (pictured in hospital before the surgery) said that she was warned that there could be complications after the surgery. Her dramatic weight loss occurred because her stomach stopped absorbing food . She added: 'My stomach stopped absorbing anything. 'By the time they realised what was wrong I had gone down to four and a half stone.' Ms Birch said she had struggled with her size since she was child - even though she ate the same healthy diet as her brothers and sisters. She puts her extreme weight gain down . to polycystic ovary syndrome - a condition she discovered she had as a . teenager, which can cause ovary cysts and prompt weight gain. Ms Birch said: 'I did struggle with my weight all my life - I very, very much struggled since I was six or seven. 'When I was about seven I was wearing size 12 adult clothes. I was quite big. 'I had the same as my brothers and sisters to eat as I was growing up. Ms Birch (pictured ten months after surgery) lost weight dramatically after her surgery and within 16 months she had dropped to just 4st 3lbs. She was put on a 15,000 calorie-a-day diet to keep her alive while her stomach lining recovered . Ms Birch (pictured after her surgery) was told that because of her extreme weight fluctuations she would probably not be able to have children. However, she became pregnant and had a baby girl 12 weeks ago . 'When I was younger they said it was a phase and I would grow out of it, but I never did. Before she had her gastric bypass operation at the Abbey Sefton Hospital in Liverpool in September 2007, medics warned her of complications. She said: ‘It was quite a big decision to make because they told me there was a 63 per cent chance the operation could have killed me because of my weight. ‘I still went ahead with it though because my weight would have killed me otherwise. ‘At least if I died in the operation, I would have died trying to do something about it.’ A gastric bypass is a last resort for people carrying a dangerous amount of weight. It is available on the NHS for people who have a BMI of more than 40, or for those with a BMI of more than 35 who also have a serious weight-related health condition. During the operation the digestive system is re-routed past most of the patient's stomach so that they digest less food and feel full quicker. The patient is left with just a small pouch in place of their stomach. After the surgery, people tend to lose weight very quickly - most people who have had this procedure lose two thirds of their excess body weight. Patients have to stick to a strict diet and exercise plan after the operation. Many people find that they are left with lose folds of skin after they lose weight - this can require further surgery to correct. Gastric bypass surgery comes with many potentially fatal risks, including internal bleeding and blood clots. One in 100 gastric bypass surgery patients die shortly after surgery. The surgery cannot be reversed. 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Underwent gastric bypass surgery as she feared her weight would kill her .
After surgery, lost 27 stone in 16 months as stomach didn't absorb food .
Became dangerously underweight and was told she could die .
She was put on a 15,000 calorie-a-day diet to keep her alive .
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New York (CNN) -- The serendipitous occurrence of this year's Thanksgiving holiday on the same evening as the Muslim Eid-ul-Adha is a festive occasion to reflect on the place of Islam in American collective consciousness and on Muslims as Americans. On the same evening that millions of Americans gather around their Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate this most American of holidays, even more millions of Muslims around the globe, including the growing number of American Muslims, will do the same -- celebrating as well one of the most definitive moments of their faith -- Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for his God. This holiday celebration comes soon after the tragic incident at Fort Hood, when the atrocious act of a mass murderer put Islam and Muslims under some pressure to either denounce or defend their faith. The psychotic act of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, MD, a Muslim American military psychiatrist at Fort Hood who went on a rampage killing 13 U.S. soldiers and wounding 30 others, has prompted two diametrically opposed reactions. On one side are people who say that Islam -- and Islam alone -- is inherently violent and by extension Muslims are constitutionally driven to murder, while on the other are apologetic Muslims who argue their faith is peaceful and benevolent -- unrelated to criminal acts such as Hasan's. The fact is that Maj. Hasan and Osama bin Laden have as much claim on Islam as do Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Persian poet Mawlana Jalal al-Din Rumi, who is the best-selling poet in America. Islam is an abstraction and any Muslim, saintly or satanic, detested or beloved, can and does have a claim on it -- and Islam is not the only world religion with this proclivity for good and evil. The distinguished New York Times columnist David Brooks, one of the most consistently militant warriors in his take on American involvements in Afghanistan and Iraq, takes Islam -- and Islam alone -- to task for having a diabolic roughness on its fringes. But even if so, Islam is not alone in this failure to curtail murderous instincts. The same Hinduism that produced Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violent theory of civil disobedience has also produced Hindu fundamentalists who sliced and skewered pregnant Muslim women alive in Gujarat. The same Christianity that produced Saint Francis of Assisi and Mother Theresa also produced children's crusades and Spanish conquistadors who burned native Americans alive 13 at a time (according to the 16th-century Spanish Dominican priest, Bartolomé de las Casas) in honor of the Twelve Apostles and Jesus Christ. It also produced American Seung-Hui Cho who killed 32 students and himself at Virginia Tech and American John Wayne Gacy, Jr., who raped and murdered 33 young men and boys in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1970s. The same Judaism that produced Martin Buber, Emanuel Levinas, or Primo Levi also produced the Stern Gang, Meir Kahane and Baruch Goldstein. But the knee jerk reaction of blaming Islam and Muslims, in general, or looking for delusional links to "al Qaeda," for the horrific murders at Fort Hood points to something far more fundamental, overdue, and urgent -- namely something of a psychological barrier for Americans to accept the Islamic component of their own society, culture, and history. To avoid singling out Islam as diabolical, it is imperative for Americans to come to terms with the collectively repressed fact that by far the most important social uprising of their 20th century -- namely the civil rights movement of the 1960s -- is not as exclusively a Christian phenomenon as it is made out to be: The towering figure of a Muslim revolutionary named Malcolm X is of great importance in the history of that movement. It took a whole generation of Americans to accept the fact that Jewish civil rights activists were instrumental in many measures of the success that was achieved in the 1960s. It is long overdue for Americans also to recognize that Malcolm X was equally, if not more, important to the civil rights movement. The way the history of the civil rights movement is mostly remembered now, an overwhelming role is assigned to the Southern Baptist genealogy of Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X is delegated to a radical fringe -- portrayed as more of a menace and a hindrance than a positive force in the civil rights movement. But without the simultaneous presence of Malcolm X as a Muslim revolutionary, the Southern Baptist pacifism of Martin Luther King Jr. would not have been as formidable a force. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were the yin and yang of the civil rights movement -- ennobling anger and vision coming together in hopes of realizing the dream of equality. For more than three decades now, I have taught generations of American students who come to college having scarce read a word about Malcolm X, and yet everything about Martin Luther King Jr. Until Americans come to terms with the fact that they are deeply indebted to a Muslim revolutionary for the fruits of the civil rights movement they enjoy today, Islam and Muslims will continue to be seen as archetypically alien and an everlasting danger to American lives and liberties. Americans are Christians, Jews, Hindus, agnostics, atheists, and anything else in between -- but Americans are also Muslims, millions of them, and Islam has now become integral to what the distinguished American sociologist Robert Bellah termed our "civil religion." It is only apt that this particular Thanksgiving, Americans think about Eid-ul-Adha, as precious to Muslim-Americans as the occasion that has gathered us all "at the table." Let's make room for Muslims "at the table" because -- to quote Langston Hughes -- they "too, sing America." The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Hamid Dabashi. | U.S. Muslims celebrate Thanksgiving and an important religious occasion on same day .
Hamid Dabashi says Fort Hood shootings were an atrocity .
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"has prompted two diametrically opposed reactions.",
"On one side are people who say that Islam -- and",
"Islam alone -- is inherently violent and by",
"extension Muslims are constitutionally driven to",
"murder, while on the other are apologetic Muslims",
"who argue their faith is peaceful and benevolent",
"-- unrelated to criminal acts such as Hasan's.",
"The fact is that Maj. Hasan and Osama bin Laden",
"have as much claim on Islam as do Muhammad Ali,",
"Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Persian poet Mawlana",
"Jalal al-Din Rumi, who is the best-selling poet",
"in America. Islam is an abstraction and any",
"Muslim, saintly or satanic, detested or beloved,",
"can and does have a claim on it -- and Islam is",
"not the only world religion with this proclivity",
"for good and evil. The distinguished New York",
"Times columnist David Brooks, one of the most",
"consistently militant warriors in his take on",
"American involvements in Afghanistan and Iraq,",
"takes Islam -- and Islam alone -- to task for",
"having a diabolic roughness on its fringes. But",
"even if so, Islam is not alone in this failure to",
"curtail murderous instincts. The same Hinduism",
"that produced Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violent",
"theory of civil disobedience has also produced",
"Hindu fundamentalists who sliced and skewered",
"pregnant Muslim women alive in Gujarat. The same",
"Christianity that produced Saint Francis of",
"Assisi and Mother Theresa also produced",
"children's crusades and Spanish conquistadors who",
"burned native Americans alive 13 at a time",
"(according to the 16th-century Spanish Dominican",
"priest, Bartolomé de las Casas) in honor of the",
"Twelve Apostles and Jesus Christ. It also",
"produced American Seung-Hui Cho who killed 32",
"students and himself at Virginia Tech and",
"American John Wayne Gacy, Jr., who raped and",
"murdered 33 young men and boys in Chicago,",
"Illinois, in the 1970s. The same Judaism that",
"produced Martin Buber, Emanuel Levinas, or Primo",
"Levi also produced the Stern Gang, Meir Kahane",
"and Baruch Goldstein. But the knee jerk reaction",
"of blaming Islam and Muslims, in general, or",
"looking for delusional links to \"al Qaeda,\" for",
"the horrific murders at Fort Hood points to",
"something far more fundamental, overdue, and",
"urgent -- namely something of a psychological",
"barrier for Americans to accept the Islamic",
"component of their own society, culture, and",
"history. To avoid singling out Islam as",
"diabolical, it is imperative for Americans to",
"come to terms with the collectively repressed",
"fact that by far the most important social",
"uprising of their 20th century -- namely the",
"civil rights movement of the 1960s -- is not as",
"exclusively a Christian phenomenon as it is made",
"out to be: The towering figure of a Muslim",
"revolutionary named Malcolm X is of great",
"importance in the history of that movement. It",
"took a whole generation of Americans to accept",
"the fact that Jewish civil rights activists were",
"instrumental in many measures of the success that",
"was achieved in the 1960s. It is long overdue for",
"Americans also to recognize that Malcolm X was",
"equally, if not more, important to the civil",
"rights movement. The way the history of the civil",
"rights movement is mostly remembered now, an",
"overwhelming role is assigned to the Southern",
"Baptist genealogy of Martin Luther King Jr.",
"Malcolm X is delegated to a radical fringe --",
"portrayed as more of a menace and a hindrance",
"than a positive force in the civil rights",
"movement. But without the simultaneous presence",
"of Malcolm X as a Muslim revolutionary, the",
"Southern Baptist pacifism of Martin Luther King",
"Jr. would not have been as formidable a force.",
"Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were the yin and",
"yang of the civil rights movement -- ennobling",
"anger and vision coming together in hopes of",
"realizing the dream of equality. For more than",
"three decades now, I have taught generations of",
"American students who come to college having",
"scarce read a word about Malcolm X, and yet",
"everything about Martin Luther King Jr. Until",
"Americans come to terms with the fact that they",
"are deeply indebted to a Muslim revolutionary for",
"the fruits of the civil rights movement they",
"enjoy today, Islam and Muslims will continue to",
"be seen as archetypically alien and an",
"everlasting danger to American lives and",
"liberties. Americans are Christians, Jews,",
"Hindus, agnostics, atheists, and anything else in",
"between -- but Americans are also Muslims,",
"millions of them, and Islam has now become",
"integral to what the distinguished American",
"sociologist Robert Bellah termed our \"civil",
"religion.\" It is only apt that this particular",
"Thanksgiving, Americans think about Eid-ul-Adha,",
"as precious to Muslim-Americans as the occasion",
"that has gathered us all \"at the table.\" Let's",
"make room for Muslims \"at the table\" because --",
"to quote Langston Hughes -- they \"too, sing",
"America.\" The opinions expressed in this",
"commentary are solely those of Hamid Dabashi."
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A cropped version of the controversial image . Police in Tokyo are interviewing a magazine publisher over a photograph showing a young female pop star in an 'inappropriate pose' with a boy. The photograph, showing AKB48 singer Tomomi Kasai, 21, naked with a blond child cupping her breasts from behind, was to be published in Shukan Young Magazine. Publisher Kodansha was planning to run the photograph, which came from a forthcoming book of photographs of the singer, in its weekly manga (or comic-style) magazine earlier this month. But that edition didn't make it to the newsstands, and detectives were called in after concerns were raised that the picture might infringe even Japan's notoriously lax child pornography laws. Tomomi Kasai is a huge star in Japan, where she has been a singer since the age of 14 and is best known for being a part of the phenomenal, 91-strong girl group AKB48. The group - the world's largest - is one of the highest-earning musical acts in the world and recruits new members through Pop Idol-style auditions. All the girls must be well-behaved, and they perform in a theatre every day, with tickets only available through a heavily-subscribed lottery. Initially Kodansha said the delay in getting the magazine out was due to it containing an 'inappropriate expression' but police said they needed to investigate further and called staff in to be interviewed. Kodansha pulled the photograph and postponed the sale of the magazine from January 12 to January 21. They also took it out of their planned collection of photographs of the singer. Investigators, who say their first job is to discover if the photograph is real or not, say they will take into consideration the fact that the edition featuring the picture was scrapped before it was published. The Japanese Law Banning Child Prostitution and Child Pornography says that any photo that depicts a child touching the breasts or sexual organs of another individual and which could sexually arouse or stimulate a viewer is defined as child pornography, according to asahi.com. Japanese phenomenon: Tomomi Kasai (sixth from left, back row) is pictured with some of her group AKB48 . The website quoted Toru Okumura, a lawyer who has worked on child pornography cases, saying: 'The Osaka High Court...last July found that if anyone, even a small number of people, became sexually aroused, that would fulfill (the condition in the child pornography definition).' He added: 'Regardless of whether or not a large number of people would become sexually aroused by a photo of a child touching someone else's sexual organs, there is the possibility of the photo being considered pornography.' Japanese website tokyoreporter.com said that the country's child pornography laws stipulated a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of five million yen. It quoted the investigating team as saying: 'In comparison to Japan, penalties in Europe for using a young boy in child pornography are more severe. 'We are taking into account that this could be a problem at an international level.' Kodansha issued an apology, saying: 'In future we will endeavour to do our best to respect the freedom of speech of an author, writer, cartoonist or photographer. 'We are committed to working with more compliance measures in place as we continue to engage in our publishing activities.' Kasai joined AKB48 in 2006 but announced last month that she was planning to 'graduate' from the group. The photograph collection, which will be her first solo book, is entitled 'Tomo no koto, suki?' (Do you like Tomo?) and is expected to be published without the offending image next month. | Manga (or comic-style) Shukan Young magazine scrapped photo of singer .
Kasai, 21, has been in hugely popular girl band AKB48 since 2006 .
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Los Angeles (CNN) -- A Flock of Seagulls' friends and fans are watching Craigslist, eBay and pawn shops for band leader Mike Score's stolen amps and instruments. While the singer's signature floppy hair was lost years ago, Score's keyboards, guitars, drums, mics and clothing disappeared last weekend when a thief took the band's van from in front of a hotel in Downey, California, Score said. "The van itself was found, but all the gear was taken. The van was empty," he told CNN Wednesday. Investigators are searching for fingerprints and other clues on the vehicle. "The word, though, is out and we have lots of other band members scouring eBay and Craigslist for signs of the equipment," Score said. Southern California guitar stores have lists of the stolen gear in case someone tries to fence it there, he said. While equipment is replaceable, Score is especially anxious about a hard drive that contained songs for his upcoming solo album. The music "was just about ready to go" when it disappeared with the van, he said. A reconstituted version of the 1980s English New Wave band has been playing gigs with co-founder Score as the only original member. Their biggest hit was "I Ran (So Far Away)" in 1982. CNN's Jane Caffrey contributed to this report. | The 1980s band's van loaded with instruments and clothing disappeared last weekend .
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A police officer was paid £9,000 for tripping over a pothole in his station's car park thanks to a compensation culture which campaigners say will 'make people's blood boil'. The unnamed female officer settled out-of-court after hurting her ankle when she fell over in Eastbourne, East Sussex, three years ago. Another officer was given £500 by Sussex Police because he was bitten on the behind by his police dog. Compensation culture: The claims were revealed under Freedom of Information laws . A policeman who hurt his tooth after using a riot shield upside-down, another who was singed during firearms training and a third who opened a window only for it to fall on him also feature in a catalogue of claims brought by officers against their own police force. Other cases which the force are still disputing could end up costing far more - with some pending claims already expected to exceed £100,000. Bitten: One policeman was handed £500 after his rear was bitten by a police dog . Figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show that an officer claimed after slipping on a wet floor in the custody suite of Crawley, East Sussex, in March 2011. He twisted his knee despite warnings that the floor was slippery, and is now pursuing his force for a payout. The TaxPayers' Alliance today claimed the cases will 'make people's blood boil' and infuriate other officers who do not make such claims. The officer with the hurt tooth, who is left-handed, sought damages after being given a right-handed shield, which he said led to injury as he had to use it 'the wrong way up'. However, in this case, in Midhurst in February 2011, the force did not accept liability. Meanwhile, another officer received money after a window fell on him as he opened it. He received £1,588 in March 2013 following the incident in Worthing because he suffered an injury to his left hand. An officer received £500 after being injured during firearms training at Gatwick in January 2013. On this occasion the police officer suffered 'significant burns to the neck' from a shell casing which was ejected from a gun. In total Sussex Police paid out £21,088 in out-of-court settlements between January 2011 and December 2013. July 2011: Hastings, claimant walked through a door and shutter fell and hit him, paid £2,000 out-of-court . July 2011: Lewes HQ, a colleague used too much force and bent an officer's thumb back towards his wrist paid £6,000 out-of-court . May 2012: Brighton, claimant bitten by dog. Received £500 out-of-court . February 2011: Eastbourne claimant slips on pothole, paid £9,000 out-of-court . August 2012: Hassocks, claimant bitten by dog, paid £1,200 out-of-court . January 2013: Gatwick, shell casing from gun ejected and injured claimant, paid £500 out-of-court . March 2013: Worthing, claimant opened window which then fell on him, paid £1,588 out-of-court . September 2012: Seaford, claimant bitten by dog, paid £500 out-of-court. Cases which are still open: . December 2011: Sussex House, Brighton, claimant slipped on ice in car park . No date: Brighton, bullying and harassment . June 2012: Brighton, bitten by police dog . November 2011: Hove, Claimant trapped between moving police vehicle and crowd at riot . November 1998: force-wide, claimant suffers PTSD from undercover work. A number of cases are still open although 'reserve values' - how much has been set aside to potentially payout - have been agreed. Three of these values are set at £100,000. One involves an incident in December 2011 in Brighton, after a police officer slipped on ice in a police station car park at Sussex House. A second £100,000 pounds value has been set for an incident in Brighton in June 2012 when a police officer, acting as a 'stooge' in dog training was bitten. The third dates from 1998 and relates to an officer carrying out undercover work who reportedly suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. A Sussex Police statement said: 'Our Civil Claims Unit looks to make sure that any claims are dealt with fairly, professionally and in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules and Protocols. 'The nature of police work means it is unpredictable and officers and staff can, unfortunately, occasionally get injured during operations, daily duty or training exercises. 'All the claims are assessed on the severity of the injuries, the circumstances in which they were received and the question of liability is always fully investigated objectively. 'Where liability exists, compensation is paid to minimise the impact of the injury and feedback is given to ensure that any lessons that can be learnt.' Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: 'These claims will make people's blood boil, and wind up officers on the front line who don't make such ludicrous claims. 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Another received £500 after a police dog bit him on the behind .
Part of a catalogue of payouts revealed under Freedom of Information laws .
Other pending claims have had as much as £100,000 set aside for them .
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By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 03:26 EST, 30 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:59 EST, 30 August 2013 . Left waiting: Half of all services operated by Virgin Trains on the West Coast Mainline were late . One in three trains in Britain is late and on some routes more than half fail to arrive on time, 'real' official figures revealed today. Rail companies do not consider their services as delayed as long as they arrived no more than 10 minutes behind schedule. But Network Rail has produced new 'right-time' statistics, which look at delays of more than 59 seconds. The results have today been called 'shocking' and a 'national scandal'. It found 47.4 per cent of services operated by Virgin Trains on the West Coast Mainline were on time in the past year. The figures for this 12-month period also . showed that only 45.2 per of trains on the serpentine CrossCountry . service, from Aberdeen to Penzance, were on time. The best was Chiltern, with an 87.5 per cent punctuality record. Overall 67.6 per cent of all trains nationally were on time. This means that services have deteriorated as in 2011 the rate was 69.8 per cent. ‘Passengers tell us that punctual trains are what they want most from the railway – so they will be disappointed with the decline in overall performance,' Mike Hewitson, from the rail watchdog Passenger Focus, said. ‘Passenger satisfaction with punctuality has also gone down in our latest passenger survey. It is essential that this is reversed so that passengers can get back to depending on the railway.’ London and south east England train operators' punctuality reached 68.5 per cent but the figure for long-distance services was only 53.2 per cent. Network Rail publishes the right-time performance alongside the the public performance measure (PPM) figures under which the company's punctuality record is assessed by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). Under PPM, a short-distance train is only deemed to be late if it arrives five minutes or more after the scheduled time, while a long-distance train has to arrive 10 minutes or more behind schedule to be considered late. Under PPM, 90.8% of trains were on time nationally for the 12 months ending August 18 2013. Virgin Trains had the poorest punctuality figure - 83.1 per cent . NR says that as far as the right-time figures are concerned 'the process for gathering data of this accuracy is currently not 100 per cent reliable and the industry is working on improving the quality of this information to make right-time data more reliable'. Nationally, around 60 per cent of delays to train services are attributed to NR, which has been repeatedly warned by the ORR about its punctuality performance. 'Shocking': Real time figures show that more than half of all trains run late on some rail routes . Virgin Trains has been at loggerheads with NR over West Coast delays, with Virgin upset that its request to run more services on the line has been turned down. Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT transport union, said: 'These shocking figures show that under privatisation the British people are paying the highest fares in Europe to travel on some of the most unreliable services. 'It is a national scandal that profits and bonuses are being bled out of the rail system while services and capacity are collapsing into chaos.' | Network Rail has counted all trains that were more than 59 secs late .
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Beachgoers were left astonished after a hammerhead shark gave birth to a litter of pups before their eyes at the water's edge. A crowd had gathered on the beach in Florida after a fisherman hauled the five foot shark from the water and dragged it towards the sand. As the creature thrashed around in the shallow water, onlookers spotted the tiny hammerhead pups wriggling in the sea. Pups: A tiny hammerhead shark pup can be seen in the water next to its mother on the Florida beach . The bizarre scene at Panama City Beach was caught on camera in the U.S. yesterday. Despite repeated attempts to guide the hammerhead back into deeper water, she kept swimming towards the shore. Local resident Kathy Hunt, who was . watching on the beach, told local station News 13 that the shark seemed to be . 'looking for a way out and was thrashing around the closer it got to the . shoreline'. Park rangers arrived at the beach to take control of the situation. They tried to coax the shark back into deeper waters, but the shark died around 3pm yesterday. Shark pups are very independent and often swim away from their mothers as soon as they are born, as these pups did in Florida. Pups do not receive any further nourishment or support from their parents after birth and fend for themselves in shallow waters, where they have fewer predators than the open sea. Female hammerheads usually give birth to 20-40 live pups, which are about 70cm long as pups. In Florida, hammerhead sightings have increased in the past two years and it is now not uncommon to see them following fishing boats in an attempt to eat some of their trawls. Like the shark that gave birth in Florida, hammerhead species generally inhabit shallow reefs in tropical seas worldwide and can even be found in water shallower than one metre. Most hammerhead species are small and are considered harmless to humans. Efficient at hunting thanks to their unusual head shape and breadth of vision, they feed on fish, squid, and crustaceans. They do not actively seek out human prey, but are known to attack when provoked. Catch: The fisherman abandoned his rod and grasped the five-foot-long shark with his hand to haul it towards the sand . Spectacle: A crowd of onlookers had gathered on the beach as a fisherman hauled the hammerhead shark towards the shore . Pups: As the shark writhed on the sand onlookers spotted the litter of tiny pups . 'Stunned': It is possible the shock of being pulled from the water prompted the shark to give birth . Thrashing: Onlookers said the fisherman tried to guide the shark back to deeper water but that it kept swimming towards the shore . | Crowd of onlookers gathered at Panama City Beach, Florida .
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By . Sadie Whitelocks . PUBLISHED: . 10:57 EST, 10 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:01 EST, 10 October 2013 . A woman who made history as the first to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) on live television 16 days ago, has announced that she is pregnant. Jessica Menkhausen, 33, from St Peters, Missouri, told the Today show this morning that she is 'ecstatic' about the prospect of motherhood, after years of struggling to conceive. 'In the next few weeks we'll do an ultrasound and by that time we'll be able to hear the baby, or babies', heartbeats and hopefully see one or two fetuses in the womb,' she revealed. Scroll down for video . Parents-to-be: Jessica Menkhausen, who made history as the first to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) on live television, has announced that she is pregnant - her fiance Derek Manion says he feels 'overwhelmed' She says that her fiance, Derek Manion, has already started to pick out names for their child. While he would like a boy, or boys, Miss Menkhausen would love to have a boy and girl, because it would be 'the best of both worlds'. On September 24 she was filmed by Today under anesthesia, as eggs were harvested from her ovaries by ultrasound guidance at St. Luke's Hospital, Missouri. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman said from inside the operating room: 'Right now Dr Sherman Silber is inserting a micro needle with a little suction into the ovary and each of these black sacks you see really houses an egg. They're being sucked out and being examined behind us.' IVF process: The 33-year-old is seen in the operating theater as 'good embryos' are transferred into her uterus . Road to motherhood: Dr Sherman Silber shows exactly where he placed the embryos . Viewers were then told how Miss Menkhausen's eggs would be . transported to the laboratory where her fiance's sperm would be . injected into them to start the fertilization process. Three days later, three 'good embryos' were transferred back into Miss Menkhausen's uterus. Pre-surgery, Miss Menkhausen said that . she wanted to share her journey through fertility treatment to . 'enlighten other women who are having the same challenges.' 'I know that the next three months are a . very critical time period for the pregnancy, so no more fast food for . me' 'It’s also a form of . self-enlightenment - sharing my story is helping me deal with some of my . own fears, by courageously facing them head on.' She . had battled fertility issues since a teenager. Every month she would . experience 'excruciating' menstrual cramps and went on to suffer . two ectopic pregnancies in her twenties. 'It took years to get over,' she said. 'I was really glad when we met Dr Silber, he gave us so much hope.' To . pay for the procedure, which can cost up to $17,000 per cycle, she and . Mr Manion have been forced to put their wedding on hold until next year. 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Maintaining a positive attitude . throughout, Miss Menkhausen, who works as an accountant, said before . learning she was pregnant: 'I want to be positive and I think we're . going to have twins and they're going to have red hair and blue eyes. That's what we have to keep thinking.' 'Despite . the hormone roller coaster, bruising from injections, and the constant . "what-if" analysis going on in my head, I know that the first time I . hear our baby cry, it will be well worth what we have gone through.' Revealing the fertility treatment process: A team of medics from St Luke's Hospital in Missouri harvested eggs from Miss Menkhausen with the cameras rolling on September 24r . Step-by-step process: Before having her eggs harvested Miss Menkhausen had injections to suppress her natural hormonal cycle and daily hits of FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) to stimulate the production of eggs . High hopes: Miss Menkhausen says that she thinks she's going to have twins and with red hair . She and Mr Manion, received a telephone call from Dr Silber this week telling them their IVF had worked. Miss Menkhausen said that she hopes to show her children the televised recording of her IVF treatment one day, to show them how much we wanted them.' She added: 'I know that the next three months are a . very critical time period for the pregnancy, so no more fast food for . me. 'Ultimately were are praying for a safe pregnancy and healthy babies . . . This whole process has been an amazing journey for both of us.' Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy . | Jessica Menkhausen, 33, from St Peters, Missouri, was filmed 16 days ago as eggs were harvested from her ovaries .
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By . Tamara Cohen . Last updated at 9:33 AM on 10th November 2011 . As many a forecaster will cheerfully admit, predicting the weather isn’t an exact science. But the Met Office is about to try to make it that little bit more precise with a new format. Rather than telling us that rain, sun or snow will be ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’, they will use percentages to describe the probabilities of what the weather could be. 100% chance of rain: Hundreds of golf spectators huddle beneath their umbrellas at the Royal St Georges Golf Course, Kent, in July this year . So, for example, tomorrow’s forecast could tell you there is a 45 per cent chance of rain. The Met Office said the system would ‘empower people to make their own decisions’ based on the information available. But anyone who’s ever been caught in an unexpected downpour may feel they have simply come up with a way to deflect blame when they get it wrong. In the U.S., forecasts often outline multiple scenarios for what could happen, so people have to make up their own minds as to whether to brave a day out, or stay home. Yesterday the minister who oversees the Met Office, Edward Davey, told MPs that an American-style system of percentages was the ‘direction of travel’. The system is being tested on a separate Met Office website to gain public feedback, and is expected to be launched formally next year. The information on it includes ‘probability of precipitation’ – rain, sleet or snow – the percentage of humidity, wind speed and a UV level between one and ten indicating how strong the sun will be. Edward Davey, who oversees the Met Office, told MPs that an American-style system of percentages was the 'direction of travel' It also gives actual temperatures and what it ‘feels like’ taking into account these factors. Consumer affairs minister Mr Davey told the Commons Science and Technology committee: ‘The Met Office is working with a number of people to look at how best to get over those risks and probabilities. ‘We do know that other countries use percentages to try to get that over. On the website they are beginning to use a lot of probability data, fan charts and so forth, so this is the direction of travel. ‘But if we do move away from “it is likely to rain” or “it is very likely to be foggy” or the phrases we see and hear on our TV screens, we need to make sure where we end up is something the British public feel happy with and are able to use in their daily lives.’ Met Office spokesman Dan Williams said: ‘It would mean the public can assess the likelihood of what they do. Instead of us saying it is likely to rain, it will empower people to make their own decisions based on the best information we’ve got.’ He said that broadcasters such as the BBC would have to decide whether or not to use the probabilities in their weather reports. In 2009, the Met Office came under fire for predicting a barbecue summer which turned out to be a washout, then months later was accused of failing to warn the public of the coldest winter for 30 years. As a result, it ditched its 90-day seasonal forecasts. | Met Office says it will 'empower people to make their own decisions' | 9c868887b08173fc611a351bbe4f8e26cbc8ff82 | [
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By . Sportsmail . Early retirement: sources say Daley could quit after Glasgow . Olympic bronze medalist Tom Daley will retire after the Glasgow Commonwealth games, according to a source close to the diver. A combination of factors, including a 'phobia' of his back-twist dive and the supposed inability to win a medal at Rio 2016, will cause the diver to call time on his career in the sport. As well as his Olympic bronze, Daley has won gold in the 10m competition at the World and European Championships and Commonwealth games. The source reportedly said: 'Sadly Tom has decided he’ll retire after the Commonwealth Games to avoid Rio. 'He’s . pretty much got no chance of medalling at the Olympics. If he can . retain gold at the Commonwealth Games then he’ll out on a high. 'His . struggle with his back twist has been well documented and he knows the . time will be right. 'He’s had a great career in diving and has so many . other opportunities.' Earlier this year, the two-time Commonwealth champion revealed he was having therapy to try to eradicate the issue with the 'terrifying' back twist dive. The source says his self-confessed 'phobia' of the dive means he will find it hard to win bronze, silver or gold at Rio. This, coupled with the long training regime needed to qualify for an Olympic Games, means he has decided to retire following the Glasgow event, it is claimed. Problems: Daley's form, as well as a 'phobia' of a back twist dive has led to the decision . However, a spokesman for the athlete denied the claims of early retirement, adding: 'Tom’s goal remains to compete at Rio 2016.' After roaring success in junior championships, the diver won his place in Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He later won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012. After finishing sixth in last summer's World Championships, Daley left his long-term base in Plymouth and his coach Andy Banks to train at the London Aquatics Centre through to the Rio Olympics. In April this year, Daley missed out on a medal at the Diving World Series after finishing fifth in the final of the 10-metre platform. Olympics: Daley won bronze at the London Olympics in 2012 . Despite an otherwise successful performance, the back twist dive - a two-and-a-half somersault with a two-and-a-half twist - proved difficult for the diver. It is the same one which he had to repeat at the 2012 Olympics after an unexpected camera flash from the crowd. After that, the diver admitted he was desperately seeking help over his fear of the dive and that the scale of the issue was 'massive'. He said: 'It is almost trauma therapy - to get myself to process the things that have gone wrong on it to get it to a stage where I can forget about it and feel positive about it. 'I am literally terrified of it. I suppose you could call it a phobia and I don't know what my heart rate is when I go up there and do it but it's definitely above 180, something ridiculous, because it is so terrifying.' Partners: Tom Daley and peter Waterfield compete in the London Olympics . World Cup: Daley competing at the Men's 10 semi-final in Shanghai . Daley will compete in the 10m Platform on August 2 at the Commonwealth Games, which is due to start tomorrow. He is scheduled to do his pre-games . media conferences on Thursday before the diving competition gets underway in Edinburgh on July 30. Meanwhile, the diver returned to England yesterday after being unexpectedly grounded in Russia. Daley was returning from an event in Shanghai ahead of the Commonwealth Games when he and his partner Dustin Lance Black were among 301 people who were forced to land in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. Their Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 had a 'technical issue' which Daley made known when he tweeted about it to his 2.5 million followers. | Tom Daley could quit diving after Glasgow Commonwealth Games .
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Nothing riles up the tea party chattering class like a broken pledge against raising taxes. Just ask Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a veteran Georgia Republican who this week turned his back on the Taxpayer Protection Pledge he signed years ago as a rite of passage in right-wing politics. Immediately labeled "worthless" and "a liar" on the website Tea Party Nation, Chambliss symbolizes the political conundrum facing GOP leaders after President Barack Obama's re-election. After years of opposing higher taxes on anyone, Republicans now are under pressure to work out a comprehensive agreement to reduce the nation's chronic federal deficits and debt. That means a compromise with Obama and Democrats, who insist on more tax revenue being part of a package that includes spending cuts and entitlement reforms. Congress returns to Washington next week after the Thanksgiving break with just over a month to work out the blueprint for a deal that would avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a combination of steep across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases set to occur at the end of the year. Boehner: Obamacare on table for 'fiscal cliff' talks . Facing imminent unpopular scenarios such as higher taxes for everyone and further cuts in military spending, the negotiations taking place behind closed doors in Washington have new impetus to produce results. Obama's victory this month with a slightly stronger Democratic majority in the Senate and a slightly weaker Republican majority in the House signaled general public acceptance of the president's main campaign theme: raising more tax revenue from the rich as part of a deficit-reduction package. In particular, Obama and Democrats insist that wealthy Americans, so far identified as those with income higher than $200,000 for individuals or $250,000 for families, should pay more taxes than they do now so that rates for everyone else stay the same. Norquist responds to senator's break with no-tax pledge . However, the new Congress to be seated in January includes 39 senators, including Chambliss, and 219 House members who have signed the anti-tax pledge pushed by Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, according to the group's website. The House total constitutes a narrow majority in the 435-seat chamber, though some members have denounced their allegiance to the pledge much like Chambliss did Wednesday in an interview with CNN affiliate WMAZ, a Georgia television station. "I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge," said Chambliss, who faces re-election for a third Senate term in 2014. Referring to Norquist, who has vowed to oppose candidates who break the pledge, Chambliss said that "if we do it his way, then we'll continue in debt, and I just have a disagreement with him about that." In response to Chambliss, Norquist told CNN that the senator "wrote a commitment to the voters of Georgia." "He got elected and re-elected making that commitment," said Norquist. "He's never promised me anything." Norquist said he believes Chambliss was "caught" on a TV station and that "he said some things perhaps that didn't make sense." If the senator wants to "change his mind and become a tax increaser," Norquist said, "he needs to have that conversation with the people of Georgia." Fiscal cliff helps mend Obama-CEO relations . Chambliss acknowledged that Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform will likely work against his re-election because of the issue. "But I don't worry about that because I care too much about my country," Chambliss said, adding that he was "willing to do the right thing and let the political consequences take care of themselves." Possible consequences were evident on Friday. "To call Chambliss an idiot is to insult people of lower intelligence," blogger Judson Phillips of Tea Party Nation wrote. "Chambliss is a poster child for every thing that is wrong with the political class in Washington." Later in his post, Phillips sharpened his point: "If you give your word and you break your word, then you are a liar." Phillips also called Chambliss the worst RINO -- Republican In Name Only -- in Washington, citing an acronym that conservatives use for those they consider to be sell-out politicians. "If you are a worthless Republican politician and you want some good press from the liberal media," Phillips wrote, "all you have to do now days is say you are considering abandoning your pledge not to raise taxes." However, other conservative voices, including veteran Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, have questioned whether the Norquist pledge remains politically relevant in the face of the mounting federal debt and Obama's re-election. William Kristol, the editor of the Weekly Standard, said after the November 6 vote that Republicans should consider going along with the president's call for making the wealthy pay higher taxes, telling "Fox News Sunday" that "it wouldn't kill the country." On the same program, GOP Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said "the yin and the yang of this is that we know there has to be revenues." "I haven't met a wealthy Republican or Democrat in Tennessee that's not willing to contribute more as long as they know we solve the problem," Corker noted, adding that reforming entitlement programs such as Medicare, the government-run health care system for senior citizens, was another key part of the package. Norquist and other conservatives argue that shrinking the government is the only way to properly address the deficit issue. Their mantra is that America spends too much on government, not that it collects too little in taxes. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge says the signer will "oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses" and will "oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates." Deficit reduction? Not without entitlement reform . That commitment puts any adherents in conflict with the direction of the deficit negotiations under way between the White House and Congress. At the Center for the National Interest on Monday, Norquist predicted that Republicans would prevent any deficit deal from containing a tax increase. Long a defining difference between Democrats and Republicans, the tax issue has stymied efforts to work out a deficit deal for the past two years. Obama and House Speaker John Boehner came close to agreement last year before conservative rejection of any increased revenue and liberal resistance to entitlement reform scuttled the effort. Boehner, the Ohio Republican who has emerged as party leader in the deficit talks, agrees to the concept of increased revenue, though he and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky both remain opposed to actually raising tax rates. Instead, they propose broad tax reform that will lower rates while eliminating unspecified loopholes and exemptions to spur economic growth that they say will result in more overall government revenue. Chambliss, whose voting record got a perfect rating in 2010 from the American Conservative Union, has played a supporting role in the deficit debate. He joined colleagues from both parties in the so-called Gang of Six senators trying to work out a comprehensive deal on the sidelines of the main talks between the White House and Congress. Last year, Norquist's group called at one point for Chambliss and the other two Republicans to drop out of the Gang of Six talks that were considering increased tax revenue as part of the deal. Norquist later sent a letter to Chambliss and GOP colleagues Coburn and Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming to clarify that their stance met the conditions of the pledge because they wanted any increase in revenue to come from economic growth spurred by lower tax rates. "This is very encouraging news from you," Norquist wrote then. "It means that you will fulfill the Taxpayer Protection Pledge you made to your constituents and the American people to oppose and vote against legislated net income tax increases." Opinion: GOP must avoid the fiscal cliff . | "He's never promised me anything," Grover Norquist says about Sen. Saxby Chambliss .
Chambliss is the latest conservative to reject Norquist's pledge .
Congress returns to work next week facing the year-end "fiscal cliff"
Without a deal, tax hikes and steep spending cuts will take effect next year . | 9698d6d03791a32de843ae368b9d4d8e29f0ed3e | [
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"me anything.\" Norquist said he believes Chambliss",
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"some things perhaps that didn't make sense.\" If",
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"a tax increaser,\" Norquist said, \"he needs to",
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"Georgia.\" Fiscal cliff helps mend Obama-CEO",
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"\"But I don't worry about that because I care too",
"much about my country,\" Chambliss said, adding",
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"let the political consequences take care of",
"themselves.\" Possible consequences were evident",
"on Friday. \"To call Chambliss an idiot is to",
"insult people of lower intelligence,\" blogger",
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"\"Chambliss is a poster child for every thing that",
"is wrong with the political class in Washington.\"",
"Later in his post, Phillips sharpened his point:",
"\"If you give your word and you break your word,",
"then you are a liar.\" Phillips also called",
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"William Kristol, the editor of the Weekly",
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"wouldn't kill the country.\" On the same program,",
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"citizens, was another key part of the package.",
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"is that America spends too much on government,",
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"rates.\" Deficit reduction? Not without",
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"Boehner, the Ohio Republican who has emerged as",
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"Chambliss and the other two Republicans to drop",
"out of the Gang of Six talks that were",
"considering increased tax revenue as part of the",
"deal. Norquist later sent a letter to Chambliss",
"and GOP colleagues Coburn and Sen. Mike Enzi of",
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"conditions of the pledge because they wanted any",
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(CNN)An indignant letter written by a Titanic survivor to a friend in New York sold at auction this week for $11,875, according to RR Auction in Boston. The remarks were written on Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon's personal letterhead and dated May 27, 1912 -- six weeks after HMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage -- and seem to indicate that she and her husband, Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, didn't receive such a warm welcome home after their rescue. "According to the way we've been treated by England on our return we didn't seem to have done the right thing in being saved at all!!!! Isn't it disgraceful?" Lady Duff-Gordon wrote. The prominent London fashion designer and her husband, a Scottish baronet, escaped by boarding Lifeboat 1, which transported 12 passengers despite having capacity for 40. Fewer than one-third of the more than 2,200 people aboard Titanic survived, hundreds fewer than could have lived if all of the lifeboats had been deployed and filled. The couple were the only two passengers asked to testify during the British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking. Their testimony, along with allegations that Cosmo had bribed the crew to row away faster rather than try to rescue others, made them popular fodder for tabloids. Lifeboat 1 became known as the "Money Boat." Rumors that the Duff-Gordons tried to deter the crew from making other rescues were never corroborated, but Lady Duff-Gordon later said her husband was "brokenhearted over the negative coverage for the rest of his life," according to a news release from RR Auction. "We remain fascinated by the Titanic tragedy and will for years to come," RR Auction's Bobby Livingston said. A cup and saucer from the Titanic sold for $13,750. Also auctioned was a letter Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia sent to a former Vogue cover model he met at a New York party in 1980. The undated letter was postmarked June 22, 1982. In the letter, which sold for $32,500, Garcia asks the woman, "Pardon my handwriting, this is the first letter I've written in years." He includes a sketch with the words, "Grateful Dead just played our first outdoor show of the year at a place called the Greek Theatre." The historic Berkeley, California, music venue would become a home base for the band. Garcia died in 1995. The auction item that pulled in the most was a signed 1965 Mosrite Ventures Guitar that belonged to Johnny Ramone. It sold for $71,875. Violin played as Titanic sank sells for $1.7 million . | Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon's letter to a friend, written just weeks after the Titanic sank, sells for nearly $12,000 .
She tells friend of "disgraceful" treatment after rescue, says RR Auction, which sold the letter .
She and her husband were haunted by allegations about their conduct as the ship sank in April 1912 .
A rare letter from Jerry Garcia sells for $32,500; Johnny Ramone's guitar fetches nearly $72,000 . | bafa4fca20b527e1bf5b09ba9f5ad82d4c4874b1 | [
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NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- The only surviving suspect in last month's attacks in Mumbai has written a letter to the Pakistan High Commission, or embassy, seeking legal aid, CNN's sister network in India reported Saturday, quoting a Mumbai police official. Flames and smoke gush from the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, on November 27. Investigators said that Mohammad Ajmal Kasab is from Faridkot village in the Okara district of Pakistan's Punjab province and that the other nine attackers also are from Pakistan. Pakistani officials have denied that assertion, blaming instead "stateless actors." Rakesh Maria, Mumbai's joint police commissioner of crime, said Saturday that Kasab's three-page letter was written in Urdu. In the letter, Kasab confesses his role in the attacks, CNN-IBN said. The letter is to be delivered to the commission's New Delhi, India, office, possibly Monday, the network reported. Maria paraphrased parts of the letter at a news conference but did not release a copy to the media, CNN-IBN said. More than 160 people were killed in the three-day Mumbai siege that started November 26 and targeted 10 sites, including two luxury hotels, a train station and other landmarks. Of the 10 suspects, only 21-year-old Kasab survived, according to police. This week, Pakistani authorities banned a charity linked to the attacks and placed its leader under house arrest, Pakistan's information minister told CNN. The move came after the U.N. Security Council designated the charity, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, as a terrorist organization because of its links to Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (known by the acronym LeT) and placed sanctions on the group. India has blamed LeT for training the attackers who carried out the Mumbai attacks. | Mohammad Ajmal Kasab is only surviving suspect in last month's attacks .
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These extraordinary photographs document the fascinating lives of a teen gang living in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s. The images are part of a collection called Brooklyn Gang, and were taken by renowned photographer Bruce Davidson, 80, who has dedicated his career to documenting New York City life and culture. This collection is especially interesting as it follows a group of teens, who called themselves the Jokers, who lived in the city in 1959. Gangs of New York: This collection details the lives of a teen gang - who called themselves The Jokers - living in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s . In it together: The gang, photographed by the legendary artist Bruce Davidson, pose outside a diner in downtown Brooklyn circa 1959 . Young love: One of the gang's couples get amorous on a beach. The photographer was inspired to capture the gang's lives after hearing about fights in the city . When the photographer was 25, he read about a series of fights breaking out in one of the city's open spaces - Prospect Park. It is thought there were around 1,000 gang members living in New York in the fifties and intrigued, Mr Davidson went to Brooklyn in search of some insight. Before long, he found these teens who befriended him, allowing him to take photographs of their fascinating lives. In the images, the group can be seen hanging out in various locations around the city - including diners, down street alleys and in sun-ridden parks. Concrete jungle: One of the gang members swings on a pipe down a city alley way. In 1959, there were around 1,000 gang members in New York . Cool characters: A gang member chats while leaning against a juke box. The artist said he really got to know each member well over the months they worked together . Killing time: The friends hang out in a park while one girl - around 15 years old - fixes her hair and smokes a cigarette . Sometimes, the male gang members are joined by females, with several of the shots depicting scenes of amorous young love. The images also give an insight into . the fashions of the time - with the gang members all dressed in classic . fifties attire including collared shirts. The males all support quiffs, while the females have a selection of up-dos. Writing in the afterword of the collection, Mr Davidson said: 'I met a group of teenagers called the Jokers. 'I was 25 and they were about 16. I could easily have been taken for one of them.' 'In time they allowed me to witness their fear, depression and anger. Teen obsession: A young couple kiss on the back seat of a car as it rattles down a high way on the outskirts of the city . Boys in the neighborhood: Two young men lean against a tree and between photographer Bruce Davidson . Brothers in arms: Two friends and members of the Jokers smile as they lift their shirt sleeves to reveal their tattoos . 'I soon realised that I, too, was . feeling their pain. In staying close to them, I uncovered my own . feelings of failure, frustration and rage.' However, the story does not stop there. In 1998 when a publisher had approached the photographer about his collection, Bobby Powers - the once leader of the gang got in touch with the family. Over a period of ten years, the photographer's wife Emily spoke with My Powers, speaking with him about his struggle to overcome his drug infested, violent past. Mrs Davidson wrote a book - called Bobby's Book - about the tales Mr Powers told, following his fascinating life from member of a gang to drug addiction counselor. Talking the talk: Three men sitting on a subway train look to be deep in conversation. The photographer's wife stay in touch with one of the gang members . | Photographer Bruce Davidson, 80, took revealing photographs of teen gang called The Jokers .
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(CNN) -- Education is under threat, but the Internet and the growth of Massive Open Online Courses are not to blame. Like the arts and journalism, whose value may be difficult to measure in dollars, higher education has long been understood as a rather "soft" pursuit. And this has led people to ask fundamental questions about it: . What is learning, really? And why does it matter unless, of course, it provides a workplace skill or a license to practice? Is the whole notion of a liberal arts education obsolete or perhaps an overpriced invitation to unemployment? The inability to answer these questions lies at the heart of universities' failure to compete with new online educational offerings -- the rapidly proliferating MOOCs -- as well as the failure of most Web-based schools to provide a valid alternative to the traditional four-year college. Education is about more than acquiring skills. When America and other industrialized nations created public schools, it was not to make better workers but happier ones. The ability to read, write and think was seen as a human right and a perquisite to good citizenship, or at least the surest way to guarantee compliant servitude from the workers of industrial society. If even the coal miner could spend some of his time off reading, he stood a chance of living a meaningful life. Moreover, his ability to read the newspaper allowed him to understand the issues of the day and to vote intelligently. What we consider basic knowledge has grown to include science, history, the humanities and economics. So, too, has grown the time required to learn it all. While the modern college might have begun as a kind of finishing school, a way for the sons of the elite to become cultured and find one another before beginning their own careers, it eventually became an extension of public school's mandate. We go to college to become smarter and more critical thinkers while also gaining skills we might need for the work force. Accordingly, we all wanted our sons and daughters to go to college until recently. The more of us who could afford it, the better we felt we were doing as a society. But the price of education has skyrocketed, especially in the tiny segment of elite schools. This has led to the widespread misperception that a good college education is available only to those willing to take on six-figure debt. Worse, in making the calculation about whether college is "worth it," we tend to measure the cost of a Harvard education against the market value of the skills acquired. Did my kid learn how to use Excel? If not, what was the point? To the rescue come the MOOCs, which offer specific courses, a la carte, to anyone with a credit card; some even offer courses for free. Following the model of University of Phoenix, which began offering a variety of "distance learning" in 1989, these newer Web sites offer video lectures and forums to learn just about anything, in most cases for a few hundred dollars a class. MOOCs have exploded in the past few years, enrolling millions of students and sometimes partnering with major universities. For pure knowledge acquisition, it's hard to argue against such developments, especially in an era that doesn't prioritize enrichment for its own sake. But it would be a mistake to conclude that online courses fulfill the same role in a person's life as a college education, just as it would be an error to equate four years of high school with some online study and a GED exam. Don't get me wrong: I have always been a fan of online education -- but with a few important caveats. First off, subjects tend to be conveyed best in what might be considered their native environments. Computers might not be the best place to simulate a live philosophy seminar, but they are terrific places to teach people how to use and program computers. Second, and just as important, computers should not require the humans using them to become more robotic. I recently read an account from an online lecturer about how -- unlike in a real classroom -- he had to deliver his online video lectures according to a rigid script, where every action was choreographed. To communicate effectively online, he needed to stop thinking and living in the moment. That's not teaching; it's animatronics. Online learning needs to cater to human users. A real instructor should not simply dump data on a person, as in a scripted video, but engage with students, consider their responses and offer individualized challenges. The good, living teacher probes the way students think and offers counterexamples that open pathways. With the benefit of a perfect memory of student's past responses, a computer lesson should also be able to identify some of these patterns and offer up novel challenges at the right time. "How might Marx have responded to that suggestion, Joe?" Finally, education does not happen in isolation. Whether it's philosophy students arguing in a dorm about what Hegel meant, or fledgling Java programmers inspecting one another's code, people learn best as part of a cohort. The course material is almost secondary to the engagement. We go to college for the people. Likewise, the best of MOOCs should be able to bring together ideal, heterogeneous groupings of students based on their profiles and past performance, and also create ample opportunities for them to engage with one another in the spirit of learning. Perhaps this spirit of mutual aid is what built the Internet in the first place. Now that this massive collaborative learning project has succeeded, it would be a shame if we used it to take the humanity out of learning altogether. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Douglas Rushkoff. | Douglas Rushkoff: Education is under threat, but online computer courses are not to blame .
He says education's value hard to measure; is it for making money or being engaged?
He says Massive Open Online Courses lack human exchange with teachers .
Rushkoff: MOOCs should bring together people to share studies, maintain education's humanity . | 700e2f926e78206dee59ae6abf15a794eca65c21 | [
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By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 04:11 EST, 26 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:59 EST, 26 July 2012 . Instead of waiting for a service at a local church or temple, worshippers can now pop into a 'Pray-o-mat' and pick up a blessing. Believers can follow their faiths in a whole new frame of mind by saying their prayers in this 'church' made from an old photo booth. Instead of paying £5 for a set of four passport snaps, people can now use the touch screen inside the converted booth to listen to up 300 pre-recorded prayers and incantations in 65 different languages. Scroll down to hear some of the prayers . Prayers on the go: Created by German artist Oliver Sturm, the specially converted photo booth gives Manchester's citizens somewhere to pray . Pick up a prayer: A 'church' has been installed on the grounds of The University of Manchester, home of a large, three-year research project on multi-faith spaces . As well as the Lords Prayer, there are Buddhist and Islamic benedictions; Aborigine devotional songs,Voodoo blessings and solemn chanting of an orthodox Jewish congregation. Even Tom Cruise is catered for, with five minutes of Scientology prayers included too in the booth. Users will step into the booth named the 'Pray-o-mat', scroll through a menu and make the selection on the touch-screen - before donating money in a nearby slot. It has opened at the University in Manchester as part of a £500,000 three year research project into prayer rooms and 'multi faith spaces' across the world. Dr Ralf Brand, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Studies at the University's Manchester Architecture Research Centre who is leading the project said: 'Though the Pray-o-mat is a bit tongue-in-cheek, there is a serious message to what we're doing. 'Successful multi-faith spaces do not need to be flashy or expensive. Pray-o-mat: The project is described as being 'tongue in cheek' but has a serious message and will allow people of different faiths to worship in the same place . 'In many places a small, clean and largely unadorned space can serve adequately.' The conversion of the German 'Gebetomat' into an English 'Pray-o-mat' was partly supported by the Goethe-Institut, London and was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Created by German artist Oliver Sturm, the booth is free to use and offers prayers via a touch screen - after Sturm collected them mainly from radio archives including a recording of missionaries singing church songs in 1903 . The university research team have visited almost 250 multi-faith spaces in the UK and abroad including those at airports, universities, hospitals and shopping malls. Rearchers say multi faith spaces are presently viewed in Britain as 'tangible manifestations of tolerance and pluralism, within a socio-religious landscape characterised by a certain degree of fragmentation.' After choosing a blessing, people can then pick up a snack at the vending machine next to the Pray-o-mat in the University of Manchester . They saw charting the emergence and scope of the spaces has been difficult because many are concealed from public view, the team estimate over 1,500 exist in the UK. They are hoping to investigate the multi faith spaces in terms of architecture, how they might be built and whether they can be places of historical interest. Researcher Dr Chris Hewson said: 'It is clear that a universal, off-the-shelf space can never adequately serve locally specific purposes. 'While multi faith spaces - and multi-faith issues in general - have received attention from a theological perspective, less is known around practical themes, such as design, architecture and ornamentation. ' AUDIO: Listen to some of the 300 pre-recorded prayers and incantations... | Christians, Buddhists and Scientologists can now worship in the same place .
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Alberto Nisman (pictured) was discovered dead in his own apartment in January - a day before he was due to testify about his claims . An Argentine prosecutor's mysterious death days after he made criminal charges against President Cristina Fernandez is part of an attempt to unseat her and bring neoliberals back to power, a senior government official has claimed. Gustavo Lopez, an undersecretary in the presidency, said Alberto Nisman's death last month was part of a coup. He wrote in a statement: 'We are facing an attempted coup d'etat, that aims to get rid of the president, to end this political project that has been governing since 2003 and to restore the neoliberal conservative forces that governed for decades to reap their own benefits.' Lopez said the government of Fernandez and her late husband and predecessor Nestor Kirchner had confronted many sinister forces during their years in power such as the 'international economic interests that live from usury, weapons trafficking and money laundering.' He said: 'Now they have come to get their revenge. They cannot stand the Front for Victory (ruling coalition) winning another presidential period and if they need to provoke a political death to achieve this, they will do it.' Nisman had accused President Cristina Fernandez of covering up Iran's alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires that left 85 dead. His body was discovered in an apartment - a day before he was due to testify about his claim that Fernandez sought to whitewash his findings that Iran was behind the attack on the centre, run by the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association. This week, Argentine investigators revealed they had found a second person's DNA in the apartment where Nisman was found dead. Following the find, Judge Fabiana Palmaghini is calling in a person who visited Nisman the day before his body was found. The judge's office does not name the witness, but Nisman's aide Diego Lagomarsino has acknowledged visiting him on January 17. Investigators say they don't yet know if Nisman committed suicide or was killed. Last week, it was reported that investigators are trying to track down former intelligence chief Antonio Stiusso in connection with Nisman's death, but are unsure if he is even in the country. 'He was not at any of the properties registered as his own,' Oscar Parrilli, head of the Intelligence Secretariat (SI), told . reporters. Iran has vigorously denied involvement in the bombing and . Fernandez has dismissed Nisman's findings as absurd. She said . Nisman was duped by rogue agents involved in a power struggle . and killed when he was no longer of value to them. One of those spies was Stiusso, Fernandez's government has . said. Fired during a December shake-up of the SI, Stiusso had . helped Nisman with his investigation of the bombing. 'I have no doubts that Stiusso is behind all this, after the . decision of (President Fernandez) to fire him from the SIDE,' Anibal Fernandez, the president's chief of staff, said on . Twitter on Tuesday, referring to the top spy agency by its . former name. Alberto Nisman had accused President Cristina Fernandez (pictured) of covering up Iran's alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenes Aires that left 85 dead . Officials in Argentina were unable to locate ex-counter intelligence boss Antonio Stiusso (pictured) at three different addresses held in his name - and are unsure if he is even in the country . Thee 1994 bombing of a Buenes Aires Jewish centre, run by the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, left 85 dead . Parrilli said secrecy laws would be lifted so thatinvestigators could grill Stiusso fully about the mysteriousevents leading up to Nisman's death. He said the presidentwanted 'the whole truth to be known.' Stiusso's spy career spanned four decades. He was one of the . most feared men in the intelligence agency, which played an . important role in the military government's 'dirty war' against . suspected Marxist rebels, union leaders and other leftists in . the 1970s. Since democracy was restored in 1983, successive governments . are widely believed to have continued to use the agency to snoop . on opponents. Stiusso, whose name is often spelled Stiuso in . Argentina, is believed to have been at the heart of its . wiretapping operations. 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Relatives of a ginger Australian jihadist have condemned him for appearing in an Islamic State propaganda video in which he says the terror group will not stop their murderous campaign 'until the black flag is flying high in every single land'. In chilling footage published on YouTube, white Sydney-born Muslim convert Abdullah Elmir, 17, calls himself 'Abu Khaled from Australia' and is seen flanked by other militants. Speaking directly to the camera, the jihadist tells Western leaders their efforts to defeat ISIS will fail, adding that the terrorists aim to raise their black flag over Buckingham Palace and the White House. When he disappeared from his home in Bankstown, west Sydney, in June, Elmir reportedly told his mother he was 'going fishing' but never returned. Now, after seeing him in the video, relatives have branded him a 'stupid idiot', adding that he has been 'brainwashed'. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Abu Khaled from Australia, thought to be Abdullah Elmir, speaks flanked by other ISIS fighters in the latest ISIS propaganda video . Sydney teen Abdullah Elmir reportedly told his mother he was 'going fishing' when he disappeared from his home in Bankstown in June . Elmir and his friend Feiz are believed to have made their way to Syria and Iraq after crossing the border from Turkey, where they were last known to have contacted family members. They travelled via Perth, with stops in Malaysia and Thailand. 'What a stupid idiot,' an unnamed relative told the Daily Telegraph. 'We never associated with him, that guy was brainwashed, I don't know what these kids get into.' 'They don't know how to fight... they should be getting an education and building this country up.' He begins the video by saying 'this message I deliver to you the people of America, this message I deliver to you the people of Britain and this message I deliver especially to you the people of Australia'. Titled 'Message Of The Mujahid 4', the 1.43 minutes long video is full of threats against the west . Bearded ISIS fighters, holding rifles, flank the Australian jihadi as he preaches hate . As he finishes his diatribe the men all cheer and chant in Arabic . Titled . 'Message Of The Mujahid 4', the video which is 1.43 minutes long is full . of threats and taunts to the US-led coalition that recently began air . strikes on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq. 'I . say this about your coalition: you threaten us with your countries, . bring every nation that you wish to us, bring every nation that you want . to come and fight us. Whether it's 50 nations or 50 thousand nations it . means nothing to us,' Elmir says. Reading . from a script, a black and white scarf wrapped around his head and an . assault rifle in his hand, he warns: 'Bring your planes bring everything . you want to use because it will not harm us because we have Allah which . is something you do not have.' A spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: 'This video again highlights the threat posed by ISIL.' 'As the Prime Minister has said on many occasions, ISIL is a threat that reaches out to Australia and our allies and partners.' ISIL is another name for ISIS. Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf is wanted by the Federal Police for his activities in Syria . Former Sydney boxer Mohamed Elomar posted photos of himself holding up decapitated heads on Twitter . 'We know they have the intelligence to pinpoint him. 'The . concern is that he’s being used as a tracking device to gather further . intelligence, to see where he's actually going to go.' Ms Burrows questioned how Elmir was not stopped by Federal Police, who were thought to be monitoring him. On . Sunday, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced Australia will send its . special forces into Iraq to fight against Islamic State. Elmir's video was published one day after the announcement. 'Is it not apparent to you how are these victories are possible?,' he asks. 'It comes only from Allah and that is why these small numbers of soldiers that we have we take these massive victories. 'And . to the leaders, to the Obama, to Tony Abbott, I say to you this: these . weapons that we have, these soldiers will not stop fighting, we will not . put down our weapons until we reach your lands, until we take the head . of every tyrant and until the black flag is flying high in . every single land.' On . October 10, a young Australian named Abu Ousama, working as a combat . medic for a terror group in Syria, said he is still a 'true blue Aussie' despite condoning the brutal beheadings by ISIS . A young convert to Islam who killed a Canadian soldier in a hit-and-run had been on the radar of federal investigators, who feared he had jihadist ambitions and seized his passport when he tried to travel to Turkey, authorities said Tuesday. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said the attack Monday was 'clearly linked to terrorist ideology.' Quebec Police spokesman Guy Lapointe said the act was deliberate and that one of the two soldiers was in uniform. Police said the suspect, Martin Couture-Rouleau, called 911 to report his hit-and-run as police chased him in the Quebec city of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu. He later was shot dead by police after his car flipped over into a ditch and he brandished a knife as he exited his car. A second soldier suffered minor injuries in the attack. Three teenage girls from suburban Denver may have been trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria after stealing their parents' money and flying to Germany, authorities said Tuesday. The girls — two sisters, ages 17 and 15, and their 16-year-old friend — were reported missing after they skipped school Friday, but the families had no indication of where they might have gone, said Glenn Thompson, bureau chief of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department . Suspicion arose when the sisters' father realized his daughters were gone, along with $2,000 and their passports. They were stopped at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport over the weekend by FBI agents and returned to Colorado where they were reunited with their families, an FBI spokeswoman said. 'We will keep on fighting and we will fight you and defeat you,' he states. As his hate-filled diatribe finishes he begins chanting in Arabic and the fighters around him join in. Monash University terror expert Professor Greg Barton said Abu Khaled was an unknown quantity. 'The big thing is this is the third time Australia's been clearly in the frame,' Prof Barton said. A . month ago, Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammad Al-Adnani urged his . followers to murder people of a number of nationalities, including . Australians. 'Smash . his head with a rock, or slaughter him with a knife, or run him over . with your car, or throw him down from a high place, or choke him,' Al-Adnani said. In this photo a member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa . Ten days ago, the Islamic State's official magazine, Dabiq, also singled out Australians. 'At this point of the crusade against the Islamic State, it is very important that attacks take place in every country that has entered into the alliance against the Islamic State, especially the US, UK, France, Australia and Germany,' it said. Prime . Minister Tony Abbott explained on Wednesday that 200 members of the . Australian special forces had been waiting in the United Arab Emirates . since mid-September to take on ISIS because Baghdad had not offered them . formal legal protections. And . Australia launched their first air strikes against Islamic State . targets inside the country earlier this month as part of the U.S.-led . coalition. There . are thought to be over 100 Australians fighting with ISIS in the Middle . East, including Sydney-born friends Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar. A . man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle touring . the streets of Tabqa city with others in celebration after Islamic State . militants took over Tabqa air base, in nearby Raqqa city . Sharrouf and Elomar have repeatedly taunted the authorities on social media with photos of alleged beheadings of Syrian soldiers. And on October 10, a young Australian named Abu Ousama, working as a combat medic for a terror group in Syria, said he is still a 'true blue Aussie' despite condoning the brutal beheadings by ISIS. Ousama is living among rebel fighters for Jund al-Aqsa. He took part in an interview broadcast on 7News by British photojournalist Tam Hussain who lived with the 1000 strong Islamic battalion group, which is independent of ISIS but supports their ideology. 'ISIS have taken this role of protecting the innocent Muslims of this country, of this land. 'So, they have to do what they need to do to make their state,' he said. Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Attorney General's office, the Prime Minister and DFAT for comment on the latest video. | Abdullah Elmir, 17, condemned by relatives after appearing in ISIS video .
White Muslim convert is seen flanked by jihadists while ranting at West .
Titled 'Message Of The Mujahid 4', video taunts US-led coalition fighting ISIS .
Now calling himself Abu Khaled, Elmir left his Sydney home in June this year .
Australian national told his mother he was going fishing but never returned .
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(CNN) -- A week of Nobel Prize announcements begins Monday in Sweden with the prize for physiology or medicine. Monday's ceremony at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm will be followed by the announcement of the physics prize on Tuesday, the chemistry prize Wednesday and the economics prize October 13. The prize for literature will be awarded on a date to be announced later. The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on Friday. Each prize comes with 8 million Swedish kronor ($1.2 million). Two Americans and a German shared the Nobel Prize in medicine last year. James E. Rothman and Randy W. Schekman, and German Thomas C. Sudhof were awarded the prize for discoveries of how the body's cells decide when and where to deliver the molecules they produce. Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel created the prizes in 1895 to honor work in physics, chemistry, literature and peace. The first economics prize was awarded in 1969. | The week begins with the prize for physiology or medicine .
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In one case officers allegedly bought teenager alcohol to encourage him to own up to burglaries . By . Emily Allen . Last updated at 6:23 PM on 1st November 2011 . Police are boosting their detection rates by getting offenders to confess to other crimes, figures suggest. Convicted criminals asked for a total of almost 69,000 crimes to be 'taken into consideration' in England, Wales and Northern Ireland last year, statistics disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act showed. The offences can then be wiped off the slate, and they cannot be prosecuted for them at a later date. But the practice also allows police to . record the crimes as solved, improving the clear-up rates on which their . performance is measured. TIC: Defendants gain credit in court for putting their hands up to other crimes and offences can be wiped off the slate so they cannot be prosecuted for them . The figures obtained by BBC Radio 4's Law in Action exclude Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police, as no details were provided. The TIC system does not operate in Scotland. A total of 68,976 crimes were recorded as 'taken into consideration' last year - almost 6 per cent of all crimes cleared up by police. TICs accounted for 35 per cent of all detected burglaries and 25 per cent of detected car crimes. One suspect arrested in London by the Metropolitan Police asked for 404 crimes - mostly burglaries - to be taken into consideration. Highest TIC rate was in South Yorkshire, where 19 per cent of detected crimes were solved this way, while the lowest levels were in Gwent and the Police Service of Northern Ireland where the rate was 0.5 per cent. Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has carried out various inquiries in the past six years into . allegations police encouraged suspects to admit crimes by offering them . inducements. It said the . abuses found tended to be characterised by officers offering 'low-level' inducements, such as the use of a phone call to family and partners, . 'bumping' into family and friends while being driven around, home visits . and inducements in the form of meals or drinks. A total of 68,976 crimes were recorded as 'taken into consideration' last year - almost six per cent of all crimes cleared up by police . In one case currently ongoing, two South Wales Police officers are alleged to have bought a Cardiff teenager alcohol to encourage him to own up to burglaries. Sean Wall's lawyer claimed . detectives gave his 'vulnerable' client two litres of cider and took . him on a 'drive around' questioning him about burglaries at different . houses. Nadeem Majid told the BBC last year: 'This was a . vulnerable young man who was taken from what one would say is safe . hands in custody and made to admit offences that he could have . never had committed.' Mr Majid claims his client could not have committed some of the crimes he admitted to as he was in custody at the time. The IPCC told MailOnline it was investigating the allegations and a gross misconduct hearing will be held early next year. It said the IPCC also looked at whether what happened to Mr Wall . was indicative of a wider systemic abuse by South Wales Police officers . and found no evidence of this. The IPCC said a separate investigation into the Metropolitan Police's use of TIC's resulted in the dismissal of one detective constable and a police constable receiving a final written warning. The officers had taken a prisoner from HMP Wormwood Scrubs for interview in 2009 about a large number of thefts from cars in the Hounslow area between 2004 and 2005. The officers had been informed by the prison liason officer that she had information suggesting the prisoner was planning to obtain drugs and mobile phones while out of prison. On his return, prison staff searched him and found two mobile phones, three SIM cards and an adapted USB cable on his body. The three officers admitted that they allowed the prisoner an unauthorised escorted visit to his family before being returned to jail. | Almost 6% of crimes were 'taken into consideration' last year .
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In a victory for same-sex marriage supporters, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in a 5-to-4 decision. The law had denied federal recognition to same-sex couples. On the other side of the world, in China, the fight for gay rights is making progress. It is a common cliché to say that China is changing. News of breakneck economic growth, however, has often overshadowed the country's "soft" development. In the social arena, gays and lesbians, a once shunned minority, have become increasingly more assertive. When the Beijing LGBT center opened on Valentine's Day 2008, it didn't make the cover of The People's Daily, however, it was a major milestone for the Chinese gay and lesbian community. "We wanted to create an LGBT friendly space," said Iron, the center's program director. "There were not so many LGBT organizations in Beijing." Iron is one of the many nicknames the 27 year old employs for her protection. "In China advocacy is dangerous," she said. UK's House of Commons approves same-sex marriage . Since coming to Beijing from her native Hubei, Iron has thrown herself into the world of professional advocacy. Earlier this year, she and another female colleague staged a dramatic wedding protest by demanding a legal marriage certificate at Beijing's Dongcheng District Civil Affairs Bureau. It was the latest in a string of similar protests which have occurred in China since 2010. While the same-sex marriage debate is still too exotic for most Chinese, there have been successes on other fronts. In 1997, China abolished the crime of "hooliganism," largely used as a pretext for criminalizing homosexual and other undesirable behaviors. It came a full six years before the United States Supreme Court struck down similar state anti-sodomy laws. In 2001, the Chinese Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders and most recently, an update to China's "Exit-Entry Administration Law," will allow foreign same-sex couples in Beijing to apply for dependent residence permits as of July 1, 2013. For the next generation of Chinese urbanites, the wealthiest, worldliest and best educated in history, the laws are of little concern. It's no big deal for William Wu, a gay 21-year-old software student at Tsinghua University. "I knew when I was in 8th grade," he said. "All of my close friends know." Wu, a regular patron of Beijing's thriving gay nightlife, is still not out to his parents and in many ways his primary concerns are strikingly similar to his American counterparts. "I won't let [my parents] know before I graduate," he said. "When I have the ability to live on my own, I will probably let them know." French president signs same-sex marriage bill into law . While his university offers no formal resources for LGBT students, the growth of social media has allowed young people throughout China to supersede official channels. Catering to a mostly gay clientele, websites like Feizan.com and smartphone applications like Jack'd serve as virtual meeting spaces for China's emerging gay demographic. These sites operate openly and without restriction. Nothing better sums up the transformation than how the Chinese language itself has adapted. Today the most common term for gay in China is "tongzhi," an ironic rebranding of the old revolutionary word for "comrade." This has largely supplanted the more clinical and negative "tongxinglian." Much work remains however. A 2013 Pew poll found that 57% of China's population was against the acceptance of homosexuality and only 21% in favor. "Most Chinese still don't have consciousness about LGBT issues," said Iron, who added that older people "think it is something from the Internet, or something brought over from Western countries." The LGBT center itself has often been an unwelcome presence in its upscale neighborhood. Twice their landlord has tried to evict them which Iron speculated was likely the result of community pressure. Outside of the major cities too, China's gay and lesbian citizens still face many challenges. AJ Song, a 26-year-old Beijing entrepreneur is out to everyone he knows in the capital, but back home in his native Guizhou, one of China's poorest provinces, it is a very different story. Gay marriage around the world . "I would not say it is bad. I would say it is hard," said Song, adding that rural Chinese "don't have any knowledge about gays." Song, who like most of his generation is an only child, knows his parents want him to marry and have children. The pressure to wed and continue the family line is deeply rooted in Chinese history. One of China's most influential ancient thinkers, Mencius (Mengzi), once opined that "of all the ways a son can be disrespectful to his parents, the worst is to have no offspring." Family pressure combined with the lingering social stigma has resulted in the phenomenon of "tongqi" or women who unknowingly marry gay men. Li Yinhe, one of China's most eminent sexologists and sociologists has estimated that there are as many as 16 million such women in China today. "Divorce is difficult for women," said Iron, alluding to its cultural taboo. She added that stories of depression and even suicide were not uncommon among tongqi once they discovered the truth. Still, the future for gay and lesbian Chinese looks promising. The Pew study found that wealthy countries where religion did not play a central role in society tended to be among the most accepting. China, with little organized religion and a surging GDP, increasingly fits the mold. But does that make full gay and lesbian acceptance inevitable? The answer is still anyone's guess. Who will legalize same-sex marriage next? | China's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community is becoming more assertive .
There have been some successes but same-sex marriage is still taboo subject for many .
Social media allows communities to thrive online without restrictions .
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A new Sangatte-style camp opened in Calais yesterday, offering three-course meals cooked by a Michelin restaurant chef to thousands of migrants. The 12-acre centre will provide beds, showers, toilets, a laundry service and medical facilities for the 2,500 migrants sleeping rough in the French port town. There will also be 168 power points for them to charge their mobile phones so they can ‘call their relatives back home and those already in Britain’. Scroll down for video . The new camp will provide migrants with three course meals at a cost of £2.30 each, pictured . The three-course meals will be seasoned with imported spices to make the migrants ‘feel at home’. Incredibly, the meals will cost £2.30 each – three times more than the British Government spends on primary school meals. The camp will also offer legal advice from immigration experts for migrants wishing to apply for asylum in the UK. The permanent Jules Ferry camp – a ten-minute walk from where migrants jump on lorries bound for the UK – will cost about £6million a year to run. Half the bill will be paid using a £3million ‘special’ grant from the EU which would include money from British taxpayers. The other half is being paid by the French government. Camp director Stephane Duval said: ‘It will be a more complete service than Sangatte, which only offered accommodation. Here we will also offer food, medical care, laundry and washing facilities and social care.’ Last night hundreds of smiling migrants queued for the camp’s first meal. The kitchen is being run by three-star Michelin chef Christophe Duchene, pictured . Portions of chick peas in lamb broth were served from vats inside a large army-style tent in the grounds of the former children’s summer camp. A 23-year-old Afghan called Raja said: ‘The facilities are much better here than anything we’d had before. The food is also much better too. ‘I’m really pleased that they have lots of power sockets as I like to speak to my friends in England on the phone and over Facebook.’ He added: ‘I worked as a chef in Scotland for six years after getting to Britain on a lorry from Dunkirk. Now I am trying to get on another lorry in Calais.’ Eritrean Sami, 21, who has been trying to get on a truck for four months, said the camp would help him stay for as long as it took to reach Britain. He said: ‘I think the new centre is a big improvement. The food here is really good. It’s better than before.’ A camp source added: ‘We were expecting more people but there are a large queue of lorries on the road to the port which many are trying to get on. ‘This is their real priority.’ The centre can cook for 500 migrants a day. By mid-March, up to 1,500 will be given one three-course meal at two sittings between 5pm and 7pm. They will be given soup as a starter, a different main course each day – including lamb meatballs and beef with peppers – and fruit or yoghurt for dessert. One of the four chefs is Christophe Duchene, who worked for two years a trainee chef at the Michelin-starred restaurant Auberge Du Dun near Dieppe. Mr Duchene, 43, said: ‘I am a chef and my job is to cook food which people like so I will be doing my best for these people. ‘They are African and Asian people and they like hot, spicy food so we have laid on ample stocks of spices like curry, chili pepper sauce, turmeric and pepper. ‘I will be eager to talk to the people who serve the food because they will be telling me whether the people like what we cook or not and we will be adapting our dishes to their tastes.’ By mid-March, accommodation for up to 100 women and their children will be available. Men will not be allowed to stay at the camp. The kitchen, pictured, will be able to supply 1,500 meals a day for migrants by the beginning of March . Some believe that queues to use the facilities at the camp will soar in the summer months as hundreds more migrants reach Calais. Mr Duval said: ‘We will provide good-quality food once a day and tomorrow there will be a tent where there will be two mobile banks containing a total of 168 sockets to enable the migrants to charge their phones. The migrants will not be allowed to leave the tent while their phones are charging. In this way we will avoid any problems of theft. ‘The shower block will open in mid-March which is when the first women and children will be accommodated. There will also be facilities for the migrants to change clothes in changing rooms and wash their clothes.’ It is the first state-sponsored large-scale shelter for Calais migrants since the controversial Sangatte Red Cross hostel was bulldozed in 2002. Sangatte was used by an estimated 60,000 migrants as a springboard for illegal entry into the UK during its six years of operation. Since it closed, migrants built various unofficial makeshift camps in the town including the infamous camp called The Jungle where a British journalism student was raped in 2008. But last summer French officials decided a new centre should be built as the number of people living rough in the town swelled. Prime Minister David Cameron responded by saying Britain does not want a return to the ‘bad days of Sangatte’. | Three-star Michelin chef Christophe Duchene is cooking for the migrants .
His newly installed kitchen will prepare 1,500, three-course meals every day .
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By . David Mccormack . and Associated Press Reporter . With baseball players from Latin American dominating the MLB, teams are doing everything they can to ensure that prospective star players can adapt to a new country, culture and most significantly language. Hundreds of young Latin American players around the country are now speaking English with ease, thanks to greater resources devoted to teaching language skills and other day-to-day tasks in American life as part of the transition to baseball in the U.S. All 30 major league teams now have academies in the Dominican Republic, and a handful of organizations run similar operations in Venezuela as well. Hundreds of young Latin American players around the country are now speaking English with ease, thanks to greater resources devoted to teaching language skills and other day-to-day tasks in American life as part of the transition to baseball in the U.S. ‘There's no doubt it's different today than it was a generation ago for these players, with the media coverage, the impact of social media, the coverage, the television, everything,’ San Diego Padres manager Bud Black said. ‘These guys are exposed.’ The San Francisco Giants say they have increased spending by 400 percent over the past decade. ‘It has increased steadily each year as we have added more components to the assimilation program,’ said Alan Lee, Giants Director of Arizona Baseball Operations. The Giants estimate they have helped train 325 Latin players with English skills in the last 15 years, while also providing Spanish training for those seeking to learn. San Francisco Giants baseball prospects Jose Murel and Sandy Perez, right, read beginner English books in class in Scottsdale, Ariz. Roughly 200 players have taken Spanish courses in the past four years. Black and several other managers and GMs say there are fewer issues in which the language barrier causes their jobs to be more challenging than even five years ago. For example, most managers now make their pitching changes without the aid of an interpreter. Some still prefer an interpreter when sending a player down to the minors or explaining certain technical aspects of a swing, pitching motion or other instruction. ‘If there's something in particular that I need a player to understand and I can't have any confusion, I go through an interpreter with the player and I instruct the interpreter to tell him exactly what I say the way I say it,’ said Rangers manager Ron Washington, who speaks only the most basic Spanish. ESL instructor Carol Gabb helps San Francisco Giants baseball pitching prospect Reimy Rodriguez learn his numbers, in Scottsdale, Ariz. ‘I don't want your interpretation, because the way I would express it is for effect. If you change that effect, you just changed my interpretation.’ Hector Sanchez, the Venezuelan-born catcher for the San Francisco Giants made learning English as much a part of his job as studying his pitchers and their tendencies. He had to be able to speak with the pitchers, so he took classes on the computer via Skype before and after games. ‘It's not just for the position,’ Sanchez said. ‘You're in another country, a different country and this is like a challenge for you, so you have to take the challenge to survive.’ While Sanchez is proving a reliable option as Buster Posey's backup in the Bay Area, the future of the franchise - Latino minor leaguers - sits in classrooms at the team's training complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, taking evening English classes as their empty practice fields are watered outside in the desert heat. The San Francisco Giants is just one of many clubs putting a stronger emphasis on teaching English basics, including training as to writing checks, using a bank account or mailing a letter to young prospects from Latin America . The men walk past World Series logos on the walls as they arrive, a reminder of the team's championships in 2010 and 2012. The lessons include English basics, including training in how to write checks, use a bank account or mail a letter. There's even training on how to conduct a simple telephone call. ‘We didn't have that. We had to learn from scratch,’ said 76-year-old Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, a Puerto Rican among the first group of Latinos playing baseball in the U.S. ‘(Talking) with the players, that's what I did (to learn).’ Carol Gabb is the lead English instructor for the Giants' minor leaguers. She regularly fist-bumps players throughout a session to celebrate and encourage their progress. During one class this spring, everybody sang Happy Birthday to work on the simple meanings behind the tune. The San Francisco Giants estimate they have helped train 325 Latin players with English skills in the last 15 years, while also providing Spanish training for those seeking to learn . Players, much like school children, laugh, talk out of turn, stretch, kick off their flip flops, curl their toes when reading, make faces, or even smile sheepishly when they answer correctly and are given praise. A few years back, this was Sanchez. And he also carved out time in his busy baseball life to take one-on-one classes. He started the sessions during his first professional season, rookie ball in 2009, but took it to another level in 2012. ‘I get the opportunity to take English classes and I take advantage, and tried to learn every day,’ Sanchez said, his grammar still not perfect but close. ‘That's all about it, getting better, learning. That's how you survive in life.’ Longtime Giants equipment manager Mike Murphy has nicknamed the affable catcher after actor George Clooney, and Sanchez immediately plays along by pulling off his black Giants cap and rubbing his hair - which, while far darker, is almost a spitting image of Clooney's precisely groomed 'do. Carol Gabb is the lead English instructor for the Giants' minor leaguers and she regularly fist-bumps players throughout a session to celebrate and encourage their progress . On another day this spring near the dugout, reliever Santiago Casilla used a mix of English and Spanish to ask Giants athletic trainer Dave Groeschner for medicine to help alleviate a pregame headache. ‘I understand everything but it's a little bit difficult to speak it clearly. It doesn't scare me, but I understand more studying while I listen,’ he said. While Seattle second baseman Robinson Cano is at ease speaking fluent English, the Dominican star regularly can be seen razzing teammates while speaking Spanish a mile a minute. Cano briefly attended high school in New Jersey. ‘I went to school here, so I learned English,’ said Cano, who received a $240 million, 10-year contract to join the Mariners last off-season after nine years with the New York Yankees. ‘But it's hard speaking your second language.’ | MLB teams are throwing resources at teaching .
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Like a king with a royal proclamation, the inventor of the GIF file format has put an end to all debate over how his invention’s name shall be pronounced. Or so he wishes. ‘It is a soft “G,” pronounced “jif.” End of story,’ said Steve Wilhite. The man who gave the world the quintessential meme-making file type hath spoken. But was there really that much question? In a word: yes. So says he: Steven Wilhite, inventor of the GIF, accepts a Webby Lifetime Achievement award May 21. He says his invention is pronounced with a soft 'g.' Once just a part of the jargon of hardcore computer enthusiasts, how to properly say GIF has been debated since it was invented in 1987 as a means of neatly compressing images. It has since become synonymous, with the help of a famous dancing baby, with brief and catchy animated images. You need only visit a Tumblr page or peruse any Buzzfeed article to see how ubiquitous the once nerdy name has become. And you need only run a Google search for ‘How to pronounce’ to see how active the pronunciation war remains. Before you’ve even hit the ‘G,’ the engine has already guessed what you were thinking. The internet is rampant with websites, blogs, and articles dedicated to the question of how to pronounce the shortened form of Graphics Interchange Format. Choosy: An image by the heavy GIF users at Buzzfeed concurs, likeing the pronunciation to that of the ubiquitous peanut butter . A Tumblr dedicated to the question exists, though it comes to no solid conclusion. There is also the GIF Pronunciation Page, which takes the side of Mr. Wilhite, who purportedly uses the mnemonic device ‘Choosy developers choose GIF,’ to remind everyone it’s a soft ‘G’ just like the peanut butter. There's also a Youtube video on the subject. Even the president of the United States has taken a stand. When the White House debuted its own Tumblr page in April, it posted a graph of what to expect on its new microblog. Among the offerings was ‘Animated GIFs (Hard “G”)’. And that is, if you were wondering, the other way to speak the term. A hard ‘G’ like in ‘gift.’ Partisanship: Barack Obama, disagrees. The official White House Tumblr promises 'Animated GIFs (HARD "G")' But don’t mention that to Wilhite. And don’t try to say both are correct, either. ‘The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,’ Mr. Wilhite said in an email interview with the New York Times. ‘They are wrong.’ Wilhite’s invention has won him much praise over the last 25 years and even more in the last five or so as meme culture has embraced the file as a means of quickly and easily moving messages motivated by everything from comedy to politics across the Web. Wilhite was even honored Tuesday with a Lifetime Achievement Webb Award in recognition of inventing the file format. In the words of the official Webby website: . ‘The proliferation of the GIF within today's meme-powered, Tumblr-driven pop culture, proves it a lasting format still among the most celebrated on the Web (despite the hotly contested controversy over its correct pronunciation). With 2012 being the 25th anniversary of the GIF we think the 17th Annual Webby Awards is a most fitting event to honor and celebrate Steve Wilhite and this historical achievement.’ Brave: But even in the face of tyranny and elitism, the GIF's inventor stands firm. 'The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations' he said. ¿They are wrong.¿ . | Steven Wilhite accepted a Life Time Achievement Webby Award on May 21 for giving the gift of the GIF to the world . | 321a60e697a53b28f9cdba8d833c514fde351c05 | [
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