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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has sent out a clear message of support to Gareth Bale and told supporters to expect him back in the team for the visit of Liverpool in a week's time. Bale has missed Real's last two games and with the side giving their best performances of the season so far without him, there have been calls for Ancelotti to stick with a midfield quartet of Isco, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and James Rodriguez. But the Real boss said: 'People seem to have forgotten who it was that scored the winning goal in the Spanish Cup final last season and who it was who scored in the Champions League final. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid's £86million signing, should be fit to play against Liverpool, admits Carlo Ancelotti . Bale is expected to be fit for when Liverpool play Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night . Ancelotti on Bale's fitness ahead of the showdown: 'If not for Saturday then for the game against Liverpool' 'He (Bale) is recuperating well and we will see how he is at the weekend, and if not for Saturday then for the game against Liverpool.' Isco is a fans' favourite but spent most of last season watching from the bench as Bale's second half of the season made him one of Real's most important players. Ancelotti said last week that when the £86million man is fit then he will be in the side. That upset some supporters still on a high after Real demolished Liverpool and Barcelona in the space of five days with Isco at the heart of two stunning team performances. But Ancelotti knows Bale's worth and sent a clear message of support to him as his team prepares for Tuesday night's Copa del Rey game against third-tier side Cornella. Bale has a gluteus muscle strain and has not played since the last international break. There are suggestions he was even considered for the weekend Clasico but that both the club and the player opted to wait another week before his return. Ancelotti said last week that when the £86million Bale is fit then he will move back into the side . Isco (left) has been impressive for Real with Cristiano Ronaldo (right) since deputising for the injured Bale . | Real Madrid's Gareth Bale has been absent due to a gluteus muscle strain .
Wales star is set to be unleashed on Liverpool in UEFA Champions League .
Carlo Ancelotti expects the former Tottenham Hotspur winger to be fully fit .
'We will see how he is at the weekend, and if not for Saturday then for the game against Liverpool,' reveals Ancelotti . | 891af3b3322b6557cdd41c82784b4eac31949d4f | [
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(CNN) -- On November 18, 1978, more than 900 people died in a mass murder-suicide at Jonestown, a cult commune in Guyana. Its leader, the Rev. Jim Jones, called himself God. He persuaded followers to kill their children first and then drink fruit punch laced with cyanide. Of the nearly 1,000 church members who were present at the start of that day, only 33 survived. Eleven people fled through the jungle: Richard Clark, age 42 Julius Evans, 30 Sandra Evans, 30 Sonya Evans, 11 Sharla Evans, 7 Shirelle Evans, 5 Johnny Franklin, 33 Diane Louie, 26 Robert Paul, 33 Leslie Wilson, 21 Jakari Wilson, 3 Fourteen people lived through airport ambush: Monica Bagby, 18 Jim Bogue, 36 Edith Bogue, 39 Teena Bogue, 22 Juanita Bogue, 21 Tommy Bogue, 17 Harold Cordell, 42 Vernon Gosney, 25 Chris O'Neal, 20 Edith Parks, 64 Gerald Parks, 45 Dale Parks, 27 Brenda Parks, 18 Tracy Parks, 12 Four people were sent away by Jones or his mistress: Mike Carter, 20 Tim Carter, 30 Larry Layton, 32 Mike Prokes, 31 Four lived through the mass suicides: Stanley Clayton, 25 Grover Davis, 79 Odell Rhodes, 36 Hyacinth Thrash, 76 . | In 1978, 909 Americans were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev. Jim Jones .
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted on charges he promised to support legislation in exchange for a land deal that netted the Arizona Republican more than $700,000, the Justice Department said Friday. In a 35-count indictment unsealed early Friday, Renzi, 49, is charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, extortion and insurance fraud. Also named in the indictment is Renzi's former business partner and real estate investor, James W. Sandlin, 56, of Sherman, Texas, and Andrew Beardall, 36, of Rockville, Maryland. Renzi's attorneys, Reid Weingarten and Kelly Kramer, denied their client had done anything wrong. "We will fight these charges until he is vindicated and his family's name is restored," the attorneys said in a statement. The attorneys said their client had buried his father, Eugene Renzi, at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. "We are disappointed that the Department of Justice would not allow a decent amount of time to pass to allow a son to mourn the passing of his father," the statement said. At a news conference in Phoenix, Arizona, prosecutors said Renzi conspired with Sandlin to conduct a land swap in exchange for the congressman's push to get a House committee's approval for the deal. Federal prosecutors said Renzi received $733,000 in the deal but did not disclose the income to Congress in his 2005 financial disclosure statement. U.S. Attorney Diane Humetewa said that Renzi "used his official authority as a United States representative" to ensure that the 2005 federal land exchange included land owned by Sandlin. Another goal of the conspiracy was to conceal that Renzi received a portion of the proceeds from the deal, according to the indictment. Renzi was having financial difficulty in 2005 and "needed a substantial infusion of funds to keep his insurance business solvent and maintain his personal lifestyle," the indictment said. The 26-page indictment outlines a series of transactions involving Renzi and Sandlin, who were co-owners of Fountain Realty and Development, until Renzi ran for a seat in Congress and sold his share of the company to Sandlin. Sandlin bought out Renzi's interest for $200,000 and a note for $800,000, according to a statement from the Justice Department. In 2005, when Sandlin still owed him $700,000 on the note, "Renzi insisted that two separate entities doing business in Arizona purchase Sandlin's property in exchange for his support on land exchange legislation," authorities said. Renzi and Beardall are charged with insurance fraud, accused of embezzling more than $400,000 in insurance premiums from the trust account of the Patriot Insurance Agency, a business owned by the Renzi family in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, to fund his congressional campaign in 2001 and 2002. They're also accused of making false statements to influence state regulatory investigations, a statement said. "There were concealment efforts, misrepresentations and fraudulent statements made," Humetewa said. If convicted, Renzi could face up to 20 years in prison for wire fraud and extortion and 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering and concealing money laundering as well as lesser sentences for convictions on the other counts, prosecutors said. Renzi and the other defendants will be served summonses to appear in U.S. Magistrate Court in Tucson, Arizona, for an arraignment March 6, Humetewa said. Renzi has been under an ethical cloud since the FBI raided a family business last year. The FBI said it was investigating whether the congressman had used his office for personal gain. He stepped down from the House Intelligence Committee in April after the raid. Renzi, a three-term member of the House, announced in August that he would not seek re-election. He represents Arizona's 1st Congressional District. E-mail to a friend . CNN's Terry Frieden and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report. | NEW: Rep. Rick Renzi received $733,000 from land deal, indictment says .
NEW: Renzi's attorneys say their client has done nothing wrong and will fight charges .
Indictment says Arizona Republican pushed land swap benefiting former partner .
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An Islamic Society at one of Britain's largest universities has promoted a video claiming the execution of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich was a hoax cooked up by the state, it was revealed today. Hours after the death of the soldier, 25, a Muslim student group at London Metropolitan University (LMU) circulated a YouTube film arguing the crime was manufactured using 'fake blood'. The six minute video called 'Woolwich false flag b*******. Masses are in a state-sponsored trance', has been viewed by 300,000 people, and says that Scotland Yard detectives investigating the murder were Freemasons who were in on an anti-Muslim conspiracy. The film even claims that traumatised . witnesses were in on a hoax, taunting those who tried to comfort Drummer . Rigby as he lay dying by saying: 'These women look very traumatised lol . (laugh out loud).' London Metropolitan University has previously admitted it would consider ending the sale of alcohol on campus in case it offended Muslim students. See an edited extract of the video below . Message: This video promoted by members of the London Metropolitan University Islamic Society claims that the death of Lee Rigby was a state conspiracy using 'fake blood' Problems: The Islamic Society is run by students from London Metropolitan University (pictured), which has distanced itself from the film . Last year border officials also stripped . the institution of its right to sponsor non-EU students, leaving . thousands at risk of deportation, amid fears many were on courses there . just to get a British visa. Members of its LMU Islamic Society, who also posted the video on its Facebook page, have previously called non-Muslims 'evil' and heaped praise on the Taliban. The video shows news coverage on the day of Lee Rigby's death, including his alleged killers covered in blood and holding weapons. Over the pictures are subtitles, arguing his death was a conspiracy, including one asking: 'Where is the blood on his hands that is seen on most of the other videos?'. As a reporter describes the scene in Woolwich the film says: 'Now add some fake blood and a fake media whore (reporter) talking s***, stating the obvious just in case you don’t get it and we got the made up news lol.' It later says: 'I need proof and not fabricated ‘bs’ (b*******).' It then cuts to a police officer telling the public to 'move back'. The subtitles then say: 'Yes listen to . the masonic copper, move back before you film anything incriminating . against their false flag charade.' Conspiracy: The film has been seen by more than 300,000 people and argues the killing was 'fabricated' Hoax: The film, that appeared on the LMU Islamic Society Facebook page, pinpoints several moments they say proves the terror attack was bogus . A witness then describes what he saw, and the subtitles say: 'Makes sense to you? Sounds staged to me!!!... are you buying this?'. The film's maker then goes on to pinpoint areas where fake blood was smeared by conspirators. It raises more questions about whether Britain's universities are being targeted by religious extremists bent on radicalising students. Tragic: Drummer Lee Rigby died in the street as he walked back to his barracks in Woolwich, but Choudary says the Koran teaches that there should be no sympathy for non-Muslims . Poignant: A woman looks at floral tributes left for British soldier Lee Rigby where he died almost a fortnight ago . 'That a video like this was shared by students the day after a soldier was killed like that on London’s streets is deeply concerning, and highlights the ease with which social media allows material like this to be accessed,' Rupert Sutton, of anti-extremism think-tank Student Rights, told the Evening Standard. 'We’ve seen in the past how students can be led towards violence by online material, and for this reason university authorities should be increasingly aware of this kind of activity.' The University today tried to distance itself from the video. 'The University is committed to ensuring all its students are free to study in a safe and secure environment,' a spokesman said. 'The views expressed by individual students or student societies, including on social media, do not represent those of the University.' Today the university added: 'London Metropolitan Students' Union, and its Islamic Society, would like to make it clear that the views represented on the YouTube videos referred to in the media do not represent the views of the Union or its Islamic Society. 'The SU and Islamic Society understand that these videos were not produced, edited or posted to YouTube by members of the Islamic Society. Links to these videos were, however, posted on the ISOC Facebook site by an individual user and we apologise for the offence this has caused. 'The links were removed from the Facebook site on Friday May 31. The Union and its Islamic Society condemn the events in Woolwich in the strongest possible terms.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. | Video posted on YouTube by London Metropolitan University group .
Film claims that Lee Rigby's death was a conspiracy and used 'fake blood'
Six-minute video named 'Woolwich false flag b*******' seen by 300,000 people .
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By . Australian Associated Press . It's the genetically modified fruit from Australia that could turn East African nations into life-saving banana republics. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have engineered bananas grown in far north Queensland to increase the levels of beta-carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the body. The researchers say their goal is to stop thousands of Ugandan children, and those from surrounding countries, from going blind and dying from Vitamin A deficiencies. With the researchers having now successfully bent the banana genome, the genetically modified fruit is being tested on humans for the first time. Life-saving banana republics: A research team from Australia's Queensland University of Technology have engineered bananas grown in far north Queensland to increase Vitamin A levels in the body . Thousands of children in Uganda and surrounding countries are deficient in the vitamin . About 10 kilograms of the orange-fleshed yellow fruit, grown near Innisfail, about 90 kilometres south of Cairns, has just been shipped to Iowa State University, where the trials are being conducted. Five Ugandan PhD students have been working with project leader Professor James Dale on the nine-year project, which received $10 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Life-saving: With vitamin A deficiencies leading to blindness and premature death for children under six years old in Uganda, the genetically engineered fruit could potentially be life-saving . According to Professor Dale, vitamin A-enriched banana varieties will be grown by Ugandan farmers by 2020. About 70 per cent of the Ugandan population survive on bananas. 'The Highland or East African cooking banana, which is chopped and steamed, is a staple food of many East African nations, but it has low levels of micronutrients, particularly pro-vitamin A and iron,' Professor Dale said. 'We're aiming to increase the level of pro-vitamin A to a minimum level of 20 micrograms per gram dry weight.' According to the World Health Organisation, Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and is especially severe in Africa, where people are the poorest. Many children affected by Vitamin A deficiencies in Africa don't survive beyond six years old. Previous trials using Mongolian gerbils had already proved successful on the bananas. If the field trials in Uganda are a success, Professor Dale said the same technology could be transferred to countries such as Rwanda, and parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Tanzania. According to the World Health Organisation, Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and is especially severe in Africa . | Genetically engineered bananas contain higher levels of vitamin A .
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By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . The Norwich players liked Chris Hughton, but knew results weren't good enough. There was a feeling . among some members of the squad that a change was needed. But when it came, they didn't expect Neil Adams, a man who had no senior football management experience, to be Hughton's replacement. Needless to say, the change hasn't worked and Norwich now face a summer of transition. Seb Bassong, Leroy Fer and Gary Hooper are among those who want to leave this summer. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Neil Adams talk about the disappointment of relegation . Gone! Chris Hughton was sacked by Norwich late in the season when they already looked in trouble . There will be more who will look to leave; England keeper John Ruddy one of those whose future is now shrouded in uncertainty. Let's go back to Hughton's sacking on April 6. It's funny how words can come back to bite you on the backside. Here's an example. 'We will stay up - but we've made this change with that in mind,' said Norwich chief executive David McNally in explaining his decision to sack Hughton and replace him with rookie boss Adams. Oh dear. Only a miracle can save the Canaries from returning to the Championship now. They have to beat Arsenal on Sunday, hope Stoke defeat West Brom at the Hawthorns - and then hope for a 17 goal swing. For all intents and purposes, Norwich are relegated. But who is to blame? Hughton can take a share, as should the players. But McNally's contribution shouldn't be under estimated. The man to come back? Celtic are interesting in buying back striker Gary Hooper from the Canaries . Wanting out: Sebastien Bassong (left) and Leroy Fer also want to leave Carrow Road this summer . And the players know it, too. Certain members of the Canaries squad have been left bewildered at the utter indecision from McNally over the past 12 months and believe he has contributed significantly to their downfall. The first real doubts over Hughton's reign emerged towards the end of last season. Despite leading Norwich to an excellent 11th place in their second season back in the top-flight, the Canaries board were not happy. A lack of goals and what was perceived as a negative style of play were causes for concern despite their healthy league position. McNally even canvassed opinion from the playing squad about Hughton's reign last April - with the majority of them providing a healthy reference of their manager. Nevertheless, since then Hughton had been fire fighting; keeping the wolves from his door at a game at a time. The club were privately planning for life without Hughton. Norwich legend Malky Mackay - who was manager at Cardiff at the time - was a favourite among the Canaries hierarchy. If there had been a realistic chance of luring him away from Wales, then McNally would have jumped at it. Black tie day: David McNally made the decision to get rid of Hughton so late in the doomed season . It was hoped the signings of attacking talent such as Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Nathan Redmond and Hooper would help Hughton build a more expansive and attacking team. But their fears over negative tactics re-surfaced again following a disappointing start to the season that saw them score just six goals in their opening nine Premier League games. McNally was ready to pull the trigger, but a 3-1 win over West Ham in November saved Hughton.Another dreadful run of one win and just five goals in 11 matches put Hughton's job on the line once again in February. But this time the club's doubts over Hughton were laid bare for all to see following McNally's now infamous BBC interview where he admitted a plan was already in place should the club decide to sack their manager. Out of his depth? Neil Adams was handed an unenviable task of taking over from Hughton last month . Another win, this time over Tottenham yet again saved Hughton's job - but just one win in the next six games was enough for McNally, as he finally wielded the axe. But the question is: why did it take a year for the club to bite the bullet and sack the former Newcastle boss? The board were obviously unconvinced, as were supporters who gradually started to turn on Hughton. In confirming Hughton's sacking in in April, McNally said: 'If we go down will I resign? That would be a matter for me to discuss with the board. I'm aware of my responsibilities.' Indeed, you are partly responsible for taking Norwich down. | Gary Hooper, Leroy Fer and Sebastien Bassong keen to leave Norwich .
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Caroline Flack was on holiday in Ibiza when word finally arrived that after keeping her hanging on for most of this year, ITV bosses had decided she wouldn't be part of the next series of The X Factor's popular spin-off show The Xtra Factor. She promptly went out and got raging drunk. She's not the type to moan about how difficult things are. She prefers to say things are 'challenging'. They certainly can be when you work for Simon Cowell, whether you're a rags-to-riches talent show winner, a highly paid judge or a presenter. Taken its toll: Caroline says that therapy was helpful in changing the way she thinks as she is a self-confessed worrier . Caroline's been the successful host of The Xtra Factor since 2011, and while the main show's ratings plummeted during that time, her chemistry with co-host Olly Murs made sure The Xtra Factor's went up. But the world and his wife had been auditioning for the role as she stood by smiling. Now – even more cutting – her job has been given to Radio 1 DJ Sarah-Jane Crawford. As Simon would probably say – with the inevitable shrug – 'that's showbiz'. The news of her departure was broken by Caroline herself on Twitter. Caroline was met with a flood of online abuse when she started dating Harry Styles who was 14 years her junior . 'After three brilliant years of hosting The Xtra Factor it's time to pass the baton. It's been incredible and I'll never forget it,' she said. Today she's stoical about the cut-throat nature of the business. 'With this industry you have to learn to cope with the ups and downs quite early on – you have to be prepared for what it's like,' she says. 'It's a competitive industry and there will always be other people who want to do your job. I very much know what the industry is like. It makes it fun and interesting. You do it because you love it. The ups are good and the downs can be challenging. 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She never has; she found work as an actress on the comedy sketch show Bo' Selecta! and was considered so funny she started getting work as a presenter. 'Things worked themselves out in a way I never expected,' she says. 'Although there's part of me, the little actress in there, that would still like a go doing musical theatre.' She's now dating music manager Jack Street – a mere ten years her junior – who recently moved into her north London flat. 'I wouldn't say I'm completely settled down,' she says, adding that some of her favourite times are when she's completely alone with just the TV for company. She recently posed with a baby bump at a friend's baby shower, but purses her lips when I ask whether she's planning to have babies with Jack. 'That's a difficult question. I do hope for a family one day but not right now. I hope I get to have children, though; I think that's the point of life.' She laughs at her reputation as a cougar – a woman who likes to go out with younger men. 'I suppose if someone is going to force you into a category it's a fun category to be in. No one really knows what's going on in my private life, though. Everyone has their secrets. I could be known for something a lot worse. It's not a bad way to live your life.' She's just hosted a new comedy panel show Viral Tap on Channel 4 and presented the celebrity Soccer Aid match a couple of weeks ago which raised more than £5 million for Unicef. She's also the face of communications company TalkTalk. She recently helped it celebrate signing up its millionth TV customer. She's busy enough, she insists, and says she's pleased with the way things are progressing. 'I'm living out my ambition. Each job is as challenging as the last. My hope is just to keep on working and I'm ambitious for a nice long career. I'm looking forward to whatever it is I do next.' Caroline is helping TalkTalk say 'thanks a million' to its 1 million TV customers. | Caroline Flack has become known as quite the cougar .
She speaks of the 'horrible' backlash over her relationship with Harry Styles .
She puts on a brave face despite being axed from the Xtra Factor in favour of Radio 1 DJ . | 31e65b593ad7aa8ebacb28cf582d3abb5c6d0aef | [
"Caroline Flack was on holiday in Ibiza when word",
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"for most of this year, ITV bosses had decided she",
"wouldn't be part of the next series of The X",
"Factor's popular spin-off show The Xtra Factor.",
"She promptly went out and got raging drunk. She's",
"not the type to moan about how difficult things",
"are. She prefers to say things are 'challenging'.",
"They certainly can be when you work for Simon",
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"show winner, a highly paid judge or a presenter.",
"Taken its toll: Caroline says that therapy was",
"helpful in changing the way she thinks as she is",
"a self-confessed worrier . Caroline's been the",
"successful host of The Xtra Factor since 2011,",
"and while the main show's ratings plummeted",
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"Murs made sure The Xtra Factor's went up. But the",
"world and his wife had been auditioning for the",
"role as she stood by smiling. Now – even more",
"cutting – her job has been given to Radio 1 DJ",
"Sarah-Jane Crawford. As Simon would probably say",
"– with the inevitable shrug – 'that's showbiz'.",
"The news of her departure was broken by Caroline",
"herself on Twitter. Caroline was met with a flood",
"of online abuse when she started dating Harry",
"Styles who was 14 years her junior . 'After three",
"brilliant years of hosting The Xtra Factor it's",
"time to pass the baton. It's been incredible and",
"I'll never forget it,' she said. Today she's",
"stoical about the cut-throat nature of the",
"business. 'With this industry you have to learn",
"to cope with the ups and downs quite early on –",
"you have to be prepared for what it's like,' she",
"says. 'It's a competitive industry and there will",
"always be other people who want to do your job. I",
"very much know what the industry is like. It",
"makes it fun and interesting. You do it because",
"you love it. The ups are good and the downs can",
"be challenging. 'I don't see it as being bad at",
"all – it's an exciting time. Simon keeps changing",
"his shows on a regular basis, and change is",
"healthy when it comes to television. Even if you",
"look back at his programmes from five years ago",
"they look dated. He's always discovering",
"something new.' Caroline, 34, is putting on a",
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"Factor. The two met when she interviewed him on",
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"she agreed to a date. They were in a relationship",
"for three months. Not everyone was happy about",
"it, to put it mildly. She was branded a",
"'cradle-snatcher' and inundated with hate mail,",
"one magazine even showed its readers how to make",
"a voodoo doll of her. 'When the bullies first",
"started it became a bit all-consuming and I got a",
"bit lost in my thoughts,' she recalls. 'It was",
"horrible. But the more you learn about Twitter",
"the more you realise it's an outlet for people to",
"be angry. I was always comfortable in my own skin",
"until people started criticising it. They'd talk",
"about my appearance and call me fat. At first I",
"thought, \"What have I done wrong?\" Now I know",
"there are a lot of angry people out there. You",
"don't get the ups without the downs, or the downs",
"without the ups. Brave face: Caroline announced",
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"last week . She first went for therapy many years",
"earlier when her parents divorced, and found the",
"techniques she learnt then helped her get over",
"the online bullying. 'For me, therapy was a way",
"of changing the way you think,' she says. 'I do",
"over-think things. I've always been a worrier,",
"ever since I was a child. My twin sister has",
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"worry more about her than she does about herself.",
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"they're with me; I'm over-protective. I'm",
"prepared for every eventuality.' Caroline's a",
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(CNN) -- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea early Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered about 200 miles north-northeast of Port Moresby and had a depth of 28 miles. No tsunami warning was issued, according to the Tsunami Warning Center. Papua New Guinea is on the so-called Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin that is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. | Papua New Guinea is on the so-called Ring of Fire .
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By . Reuters . PUBLISHED: . 12:38 EST, 31 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:39 EST, 31 December 2013 . Texas police have arrested a former Oklahoma doctor on nine counts of homicide and 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for prescribing large doses of addictive medicines to patients he hardly knew in return for bribes, officials said yesterday. William Valuck, 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas and authorities in neighboring states were exchanging information about the case. Valuck is suspected of prescribing medicine over the past several years to numerous patients after sparse medical examination. William Valuck (pictured), 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas . The medicines included high quantities of extremely addictive controlled substances such as oxycodone and Alprazolam, according to an affidavit obtained on Monday. 'At least nine of his patients died from overdoses of the very same drugs he was prescribing in massive doses,' the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said in the affidavit filed in Oklahoma County. Lawyers for Valuck were not immediately available for comment. The doctor had been working out of an office in Oklahoma City and surrendered his license to practise medicine this month as authorities were closing in on him after a year-long investigation, Oklahoma authorities said. According to Oklahoma court . documents, Valuck was previously convicted in 2001 and sentenced to 70 . months in prison on charges of money laundering and defrauding . investors. William Valuck is seen being led by police into the station after being arrested in Texas . Dustin Hall (left) crashed into Ronald Banton (right) in his car while under the influence of pain medication prescribed by Dr. Valuck - Banton died . He was released in 2005 and had lived briefly in Texas before his arrest. One of the deaths Dr. Valuck has been accused of holding responsibility for is a car crash on December 9, which killed Ronald Banton. One of Valuck's patients, Dustin Hall, crashed into Ronald while under the influence of of prescription drugs. Dustin Hall was prescribed and received painkillers, muscle relaxants and anxiety medication for a total of 450 pills before the fatal crash, news9.com reported. Hall went to Valuck for back pain after also seeing around six other doctors for pain medication. Ronald Banton's wife, Janae Banton, who she has a five year on son with, told news9: 'It was shocking, I was hurt really to find out that he was connected to everything.' | William Valuck, 71, was arrested on Friday in Kilgore, Texas .
Also charged with 43 counts of illegal drug distribution for bribes .
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(CNN) -- I was born 70 years ago this spring in the Bronx in New York City. In the years I've lived, more than 500,000 Americans have died and almost 1 million have been wounded in at least 15 U.S. military conflicts. Some wars were long and cost a great deal in lives and treasure, such as World War II and the Vietnam War; others were short and cheap, such as the invasion of Grenada in 1983. Americans are being killed and wounded today in Afghanistan in a war that has lasted 12 years, the longest in U.S. history. And now some in Congress and elsewhere are calling for U.S. military action in Syria and Iran. One thing you can count on: Every U.S. military intervention takes surprising turns and is beset by unexpected problems. Victory looks a lot easier in the planning stages than it does once the bullets and bombs are flying. When I was born in 1943, the United States had 12 million men and women under arms and -- with its allies -- was beginning to swing the fortunes of war in Europe and the Pacific against the Axis powers. World War II was a "good war," a necessary horror that prevented the even worse horror of fascism taking over the world. The U.S. has more than 60,000 service personnel fighting the last vestiges of the war in Afghanistan. This is a war that began with a necessary mission -- to remove the Taliban regime that gave refuge and support to the terrorist organization responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans. Over time, however, the mission was transformed into a much broader and far more difficult imperative -- to bring effective governance and security to Afghanistan. That is a mission of choice, not necessity. The United States has been at war in the greater Middle East more or less continuously since the early 1980s. In 1982, the U.S. put a small force in Lebanon to facilitate the withdrawal of Palestine Liberation Organization forces from Beirut during the Israeli occupation. Over time the mission grew, and the U.S. became involved in the Lebanese civil war. The U.S. Embassy was bombed, along with the Marine Barracks, with the loss of 241 American lives. The situation continued to escalate until President Ronald Reagan had the wisdom to withdraw American forces from a conflict getting rapidly out of hand. All too soon, the U.S. was back at war in the Middle East. It skirmished with Iranian forces through much of the 1980s. In the 1990s, the U.S. and its allies liberated Kuwait and established no-fly zones over, and conducted strikes against, Iraq. In the current century, the United States fought in Afghanistan and invaded Iraq and put down an insurgency there. Reasonable people can disagree about the wisdom of U.S. actions in each of these situations, but they were all wars of choice, not of necessity. Too often, decisions to intervene militarily were founded on incomplete or erroneous information, the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq being a case in point. Each of the U.S. military interventions in the Middle East has evolved in unexpected ways. Only rarely have U.S. political leaders had the discipline to stick to the original mission. Today Syria looks very similar to Lebanon in the early 1980s in its complexity of ethnic, religious, political and clan conflicts. Yet some in Congress want the U.S. to arm the rebels or enforce no-fly zones. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, has even argued for American "boots on the ground" to protect Syria's chemical weapons from terrorists. The U.S. may go into Syria with limited aims, but the risk of unforeseen consequences would be grave. Others argue America should go to war with Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons, but no one can predict with certainty how effective that would be or how it might evolve. Most experts believe decisive action would require a concerted air campaign lasting weeks. Leaders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps have said they would adopt guerrilla tactics if Iran was attacked. If Iran's commandoes attacked U.S. forces or installations in the region, or those of U.S. allies, how many incidents would it take before the United States decided to replace the regime in Tehran -- the only sure way to end the conflict? As I look back at U.S. military involvements in my lifetime, I see many wars in which America accomplished great things -- defending vital U.S. interests or sacrificing in defense of international law. There may be such necessary cases in the future, such as honoring the U.S. commitment to defend South Korea. But I also see wars in which the United States blundered into complicated situations with disastrous results for the country and for others. America's leaders should learn from the country's previous military involvements. They should not casually initiate conflict with only limited understanding of complex situations. It's past time for greater caution in commitments of U.S. military forces, particularly in the Middle East. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Barry Blechman. | Since Barry Blechman was born 70 years ago, America has engaged in at least 15 wars .
To name a few: Lebanon, Gulf War, Bosnia, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq, he says .
Blechman: Missions take surprising turns; U.S. gets more involved and can't get out .
He warns we must not call for military action in Syria or Iran without very serious thought . | 6fcfff3bd6e7f73fd32935b6e2835f10cf59f715 | [
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"short and cheap, such as the invasion of Grenada",
"in 1983. Americans are being killed and wounded",
"today in Afghanistan in a war that has lasted 12",
"years, the longest in U.S. history. And now some",
"in Congress and elsewhere are calling for U.S.",
"military action in Syria and Iran. One thing you",
"can count on: Every U.S. military intervention",
"takes surprising turns and is beset by unexpected",
"problems. Victory looks a lot easier in the",
"planning stages than it does once the bullets and",
"bombs are flying. When I was born in 1943, the",
"United States had 12 million men and women under",
"arms and -- with its allies -- was beginning to",
"swing the fortunes of war in Europe and the",
"Pacific against the Axis powers. World War II was",
"a \"good war,\" a necessary horror that prevented",
"the even worse horror of fascism taking over the",
"world. The U.S. has more than 60,000 service",
"personnel fighting the last vestiges of the war",
"in Afghanistan. This is a war that began with a",
"necessary mission -- to remove the Taliban regime",
"that gave refuge and support to the terrorist",
"organization responsible for the deaths of",
"thousands of Americans. Over time, however, the",
"mission was transformed into a much broader and",
"far more difficult imperative -- to bring",
"effective governance and security to Afghanistan.",
"That is a mission of choice, not necessity. The",
"United States has been at war in the greater",
"Middle East more or less continuously since the",
"early 1980s. In 1982, the U.S. put a small force",
"in Lebanon to facilitate the withdrawal of",
"Palestine Liberation Organization forces from",
"Beirut during the Israeli occupation. Over time",
"the mission grew, and the U.S. became involved in",
"the Lebanese civil war. The U.S. Embassy was",
"bombed, along with the Marine Barracks, with the",
"loss of 241 American lives. The situation",
"continued to escalate until President Ronald",
"Reagan had the wisdom to withdraw American forces",
"from a conflict getting rapidly out of hand. All",
"too soon, the U.S. was back at war in the Middle",
"East. It skirmished with Iranian forces through",
"much of the 1980s. In the 1990s, the U.S. and its",
"allies liberated Kuwait and established no-fly",
"zones over, and conducted strikes against, Iraq.",
"In the current century, the United States fought",
"in Afghanistan and invaded Iraq and put down an",
"insurgency there. Reasonable people can disagree",
"about the wisdom of U.S. actions in each of these",
"situations, but they were all wars of choice, not",
"of necessity. Too often, decisions to intervene",
"militarily were founded on incomplete or",
"erroneous information, the 2003 U.S. invasion of",
"Iraq being a case in point. Each of the U.S.",
"military interventions in the Middle East has",
"evolved in unexpected ways. Only rarely have U.S.",
"political leaders had the discipline to stick to",
"the original mission. Today Syria looks very",
"similar to Lebanon in the early 1980s in its",
"complexity of ethnic, religious, political and",
"clan conflicts. Yet some in Congress want the",
"U.S. to arm the rebels or enforce no-fly zones.",
"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, has even",
"argued for American \"boots on the ground\" to",
"protect Syria's chemical weapons from terrorists.",
"The U.S. may go into Syria with limited aims, but",
"the risk of unforeseen consequences would be",
"grave. Others argue America should go to war with",
"Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear",
"weapons, but no one can predict with certainty",
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"evolve. Most experts believe decisive action",
"would require a concerted air campaign lasting",
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"incidents would it take before the United States",
"decided to replace the regime in Tehran -- the",
"only sure way to end the conflict? As I look back",
"at U.S. military involvements in my lifetime, I",
"see many wars in which America accomplished great",
"things -- defending vital U.S. interests or",
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"There may be such necessary cases in the future,",
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This week, the elite owners of the National Football League are considering instituting a 15-yard penalty for any NFL player caught using the N-word on the field. Noble gesture? Sure. Clueless? Absolutely. Why is it bad to demean a player of African descent, but the pejorative "Redskins" is still just fine for use as the name of the Washington football team? Makes no sense. As a Native American, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation and someone who participates in the Native American community and doesn't just claim to be Native American because I have a picture somewhere of a great-grandma who had high cheekbones, I wonder: Hey NFL, why aren't you just as pissed about the R-word? I'm not black, and although I find the N-word repugnant and wrong, I'm not here to rage about it. I'm here, in fact, to make a point. Throughout the last NFL season, Native Americans diligently and consistently worked to remind the conscientious objector (not the bigot -- you can't get much into the brain of a bigot) that Redskin is a racial slur. And we, the descendants of those who survived the Founding Fathers and westward expansion and Christian boarding schools, will not sit idly by as opulent white men tell us that the R-word isn't an epithet and that it's part of their tradition. Lawmakers step into Washington Redskins name fray . Don't mistake me here, folks. Privilege in sports isn't just white. I encounter African-Americans in Redskins garb and Latinos in Cleveland Indians jerseys. In fact, this was the case last week on the D train here in New York City when, in a moment, I had enough of it all and encountered a tall black man with headphones on his ears and a Redskins lid on his skull. He was standing, and I was standing. We faced each other, backs to the sliding doors, and I remember staring and glaring at his hat, then at his eyes, then up again to his cap. It wasn't long, maybe just one stop, before he ripped his headphones off and asked me if I had a problem. "With your hat," I said. "So, yeah, I do." He paused for a quick second and seemed a bit perplexed by my response. He probably thought I was a mad fan of a different team -- the kind of person who fights in stadium parking lots with beer in his gut and hate in his heart for any insolent denizen who dares don the logo of the visiting team. "What a privilege," I continued, "to be able to walk into a subway and not have to see someone wearing a hat with the stereotypical likeness of your people on it and a racist pejorative to accompany the image." Opinion: Redskins needs to change . And it gets better. I was on a Canadian radio show recently discussing the utter vulgarity of the R-word when a caller said to me, "You know, it's so trivial. It's just a word. ..." "But isn't 'colored' just a word, too?" I barked. "Would you be so audacious as to make the same argument to an African-American about that word?" I waited for a loathsome rebuttal, but I all I got in return was dead Canadian air. So, if you're still curious "what makes the red man red?" (Thanks again, Disney's "Peter Pan"), all you have to do is go to New York City and see the bevy of Christopher Columbus statues, and then go to Ohio and see the wiggy white men painted in red-face at the Cleveland Indians game and then end up back in Landover, Maryland, where the white and black and brown Washington Redskins taunt you, and then still ask: "What's the big deal?" Here's the big deal. It's wrong. I recently asked my Native elder in the West about what he thinks of the term. He said, "I'm not red ... I'm pissed." And so am I -- because if you're not pissed, you're not paying attention. Join us on Facebook.com/CNNOpinion. | Simon Moya-Smith: Why is it bad to use the N-word but OK to call an NFL team the R-word?
The NFL may institute a 15-yard penalty for any player using derogatory racial language .
Moya-Smith: Names such as the Washington Redskins or the Cleveland Indians are wrong . | 9bcc37ace093dd1e634c96aab620e7d085f7114c | [
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By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 05:24 EST, 16 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:17 EST, 16 September 2013 . A Muslim family who thought they were buying a cheese and onion pasty were sold one containing a meat they are not allowed to eat . Then the supermarket rubbed salt in the wound by offering a bottle of champagne, which Muslims are not allowed to drink, as an apology. Majid Khan, 28, from Canton, Cardiff, bought the pasty labelled cheese and onion from Morrisons. Yousuf Khan, three, ate the pasty, which contained meat that is banned in his culture . But when his son Yousuf, three, began to eat it he complained about the taste. His parents found the past contained potato and minced beef that was non-halal - the cow had not been ritually slaughtered. Mr Khan bought a total of three pasties, one of which was mislabelled, on special offer for 57p . The Khan family has now attacked the supermarket for their ignorance in making the error . After realising the mistake, he rang the branch of Morrisons in Cardiff Bay where the manager apologised - and caused further insult by offering them a free bottle of alcoholic bubbly in compensation. Two of the cheese and onion pasties were correctly labelled - but the third one actually contained non-halal minced meat . Garage worker Mr Khan, 28, said: 'It is ridiculous and ignorant of our faith - not just once but twice. 'Firstly they should be far more careful with how they label their products, especially when it could contain meat. 'But then it is completely wrong of the manager to then give us champagne when Muslims don’t drink alcohol. 'I feel highly insulted. I don’t want this happening to any other people who are Muslim.' Mr Khan and his wife Nadia, 29, of Canton, Cardiff, said he will never shop at Morrisons again after the humiliating blunder. The pasties were marked down to 19p from their usual price of 85p. Mr Khan said: 'I put it down to human error, everybody makes mistakes. 'But it didn't seem like the manager was really paying attention to the real problem.' Mrs Khan said the pasties were bought for Yousuf and his three older sisters Ruheena, 10, Amara, eight, and Areesa, four. She said: 'I put them in the microwave and gave the first one to Yousuf. 'I heard him moaning a bit and was saying: "It’s not nice". 'I looked at the filling and it was brown meat and potato - he’s had a couple of bites by then.' Mrs Khan said it was an awful insult to be offered alcohol as compensation for the meat blunder. Red-faced Morrisons said they were taking the incident seriously and are looking into the error . She said: 'The duty manager said we could come and have a bottle of wine or champagne on the house. 'I’m really disappointed in their response - they didn’t really care. They were ignorant and lazy.' Red-faced Morrisons said they were taking the incident seriously and are looking into the error. A spokesman said: 'Clearly this is not good customer service. 'We apologise for the mistake and any offence caused to Mr Khan and his family. 'We take labelling our products very seriously and we are looking into why this particular product was mislabelled. 'We know we have to be extra careful when labelling meat. 'We have 11 million people coming to our stores every week and we put this down to human error. 'As a result of this incident, we will reinforce the training and standards in the store to make sure it doesn’t happen again.' Morrisons said they are currently in touch with Mr Khan to discuss a more suitable way of compensating his family. Halal are foods that Muslims are allowed to eat or drink under Islamic Shariah law. Meat must come from a supplier that uses halal practices. The slaughter should be performed by a Muslim who must start by invoking the name of Allah. | Khan family from Cardiff was 'highly insulted' by Morrisons supermarket .
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(CNN) -- It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music. The Walkman, a portable cassette player that, for the first time, let us take our music with us without bothering our neighbors, hit the market on July 1, 1979. Today, it's all about Apple's iPod. But in its heyday, the Walkman was as synonymous with portable music players as Kleenex became to tissue and Xerox was to copy machines. Bowing to digital reality, Sony retired the cassette Walkman in 2010. Check out our gallery for a look at some of the most iconic Walkman models through the years. What are some of your Walkman memories? Let us know in the comments. | The Sony Walkman turns 35 on Tuesday .
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By . Thomas Burrows for MailOnline . The former boyfriend of a young mother stabbed her to death during a row over her son's christening and then went out drinking, before returning and sleeping in the same house. Liam King 26, from Eccles, in Greater Manchester, pleaded guilty to the murder of ex-girlfriend Rebecca Ayres, 25, at Manchester Crown Court today and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He will serve a minimum of 15 years before he is considered for parole. Liam King, 26, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Ayres, 25 . The murder took place on March 5 at the couple's shared flat in Eccles, Great Manchester, after their 18 month relationship turned sour because of his jealously . King carried out a brutal attack on his partner following an argument about whether he would be attending her son's christening a few days later . The murder took place on March 5 after the couple's 18 month relationship turned sour because of his jealously. During an argument about the ceremony of her son, Riley, King stabbed Miss Ayres to death at their shared house in Eccles, Greater Manchester, in a frenzied attack. Police were called the next day at about 9.15am after her father reportedly raised the alarm when he could get no response from the property. Neighbours also reported hearing screams and shouts coming from the house. King only fled when he heard her father knocking on the door. The post-mortem examination revealed Miss Ayres died as a result of multiple stab wounds sustained during the attack. On the day she was killed, Miss Ayres had been at the Dutton Arms pub in Eccles with her father to watch a football game, when King entered and shouted abuse at her before leaving again. King went out drinking as Miss Ayres lay dying on the floor at their shared house in Eccles, Greater Manchester . King pleaded guilty to his ex-girlfriend's murder at Manchester Crown Court today and will serve a minimum of 15 years before he is considered for parole . Miss Ayres explained to her father that she and King had split up hours earlier, although she insisted she did not understand why he was acting so aggressively towards her. After the game, Miss Ayres and her father walked to an address on Holt Street, Eccles, where she met a friend. Her friend told her that should King become aggressive when she returned home, she was to come back to her house for refuge. But that was the last time Miss Ayres was seen alive by anyone other than King. When arrested, King admitted during interview that later that night he became involved in a domestic argument - then stabbed her several times in the chest and arms. He said that he left Rebecca struggling for breath on the floor and when he returned shortly afterwards she had died. He then spent the night at the address and only fled when he heard her father knocking on the door the next morning. After the case, Senior Investigating Officer Duncan Thorpe of Greater Manchester Police said: 'Liam King's actions have left a three-year-old little boy without a mother, parents without a daughter and a family and group of friends without a young woman that lived life with a smile on her face and brought joy to those she knew. 'The police investigation revealed that Liam King was very controlling and abusive towards Rebecca. 'This is another terrible reminder of how important it is that the victims of domestic abuse, or their friends and family members if they suspect someone is a victim, should come forward and report it to the police.' King admitted that he left Rebecca struggling for breath on the floor and when he returned later she had died . Sacha Cooper, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West said: 'Liam King carried out a brutal attack with a knife on his partner of two years following an argument about whether he would be attending her son's christening a few days later. 'After the attack King made no effort to call emergency services, instead he left her body in the house and went out drinking. 'Rebecca's concerned father called the police the following morning when he was not able to make contact with her, but tragically by this time it was too late. 'Liam King's callous and cowardly actions have left a young child without a mother and parents without their daughter. 'I would like to offer my condolences to Rebecca Ayres' family and friends, my thoughts are very much with them at this time. 'The CPS are dedicated to tackling domestic violence, which is a blight on our communities. We will continue to work with the police and other agencies to provide the best possible service to victims, and bring to justice those who commit such abhorrent offences.' In an emotional tribute Miss Ayres' family described her as a 'doting mum'. She had worked as a clerk for a life assurance company and was a member of The Monaco Morris Dancing troupe which performed at seaside holiday camps and other venues. 'Becks was our hard-working, ambitious and fun-loving princess who lived life to the full,' they said. 'She had a smile that would light up any room and the hearts of everyone she came into contact with. 'She was a special daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, aunty and friend to many. She was a doting mum to her three-year-old son, who was her life. 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He then went out drinking as she lay dying on the floor of their house .
Later that night, he returned and slept in the same house in Eccles .
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Bristol's Peter Nunn denies sending abusive messages to a Labour MP after she supported a campaign to have Jane Austen on banknotes . A twitter troll bombarded a Labour MP with abusive messages after she supported a successful campaign to feature Jane Austen on £10 notes, a court heard yesterday. Peter Nunn, 33, is said to have passed on the ‘menacing’ messages threatening to rape Stella Creasy and calling her an ‘evil witch’. Miss Creasy, MP for Walthamstow, was deluged with offensive messages after she backed a high-profile social media campaign to ensure a female face would remain on banknotes. The court heard Nunn both retweeted and composed messages in which campaigners were threatened. Feminist Caroline Criado-Perez launched the Austen campaign in July after the Bank of England replaced social activist Elizabeth Fry with Sir Winston Churchill on £5 notes. The Bank then announced the Pride And Prejudice author would replace Charles Darwin on the £10 note. Alison Morgan, prosecuting, told Westminster Magistrates’ Court Nunn ‘embarked on a campaign of hatred in various different forms towards both women’. He is said to have posted messages from two separate Twitter accounts and retweeted a message sent to Miss Creasy which read: ‘You better watch your back, I’m going to rape your **** at 8pm and put the video all over.’ Miss Morgan said: ‘It is not alleged that he created the text and the threat, but for whatever reason he chose to retweet it and it is a message that is menacing in character.’ Nunn, it is said, then sent other offensive messages to the MP. He allegedly wrote: ‘If you can’t threaten to rape a celebrity, what is the point in having them?’ The court heard Nunn targeted Labour MP Stella Creasy (left) after she backed a campaign to have a woman on the £10 note launched by Caroline Criado-Perez (right) After he was banned from Twitter, he . is accused of creating another account and writing: ‘I’m here again to . tell you that I’ll rape you tomorrow at 6pm.’ The . court heard that Nunn, a self-styled blogger from Bristol, also left . offensive posts in which he called the campaigners witches. Miss . Morgan told the court that while the entries do not form part of the . criminal charge, they show the ‘hatred’ he had for the women. She said: ‘They demonstrate the state of mind of the defendant at the time at which he was sending the reported tweets.’ Nunn . defended his action in a series of video diaries, saying: ‘It’s . entirely ridiculous – an MP and someone else got a few messages saying . “I’m going to rape you”. I’ve had it before, you can’t go to the police . they’ve enough to do. They’re looking for murderers and proper rapists.’ When Nunn was arrested he admitted he had retweeted messages that were violent, but said he did so ‘to further debate’. He . denies sending a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, . obscene or menacing character by a public electronic network. The charge . carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison. The case was adjourned for reports until September. The campaign to get writer Jane Austen on banknotes was a success, but both women suffered a barrage of hate as a response to their support for it . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. | Peter Nunn denies sending a series of abusive messages over Twitter .
Court hears he targeted east London MP Stella Creasy with hate messages .
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A mother jailed for murdering her young son in an arson attack has been released from prison after spending 16 years behind bars for a crime she insists she did not commit. Kristine Bunch, 38, was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 1996 after a jury convicted her of pouring kerosene in the bedroom of three-year-old Tony and setting it on fire. But scientific breakthroughs and new evidence has cast doubt on the original conviction. Bunch was greeted by her overjoyed mother Susan Hubbard, 58, and her 16-year-old son, Trenton, after she was released from prison in Greensburg, Indiana, yesterday. Freedom: Kristine Bunch, right, hugs her mother Susan Hubbard, after being released in Greensburg, Indiana, having spent 16 years behind bars for a crime she said she did not commit . Original trial: More than a decade after being convicted and sent to prison for killing her son in a fire, Kristine Bunch's charges for her retrial have been dropped . Freed: Kristine Bunch, 38, was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 1996 after a jury convicted her of pouring kerosene in the bedroom of three-year-old Tony and setting it on fire . 1995 arrest: The original trial heard that Bunch poured kerosene in the bedroom of her son and the living room of their mobile home before setting it ablaze . Taking in her first breaths of freedom in 16 years, a jubilant Bunch said she looked forward to doing . the everyday things that most people take for granted, like shopping, . eating out, and using the Internet, which she has never seen. ‘I can learn how to Facebook,’ she said. ‘All my friends tell me they're on Facebook.’ Victim: Tony was three-years-old when he died from carbon monoxide poisoning . She faces a retrial in March, next year, after the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the evidence used to convict her was outdated, weak and wrongly withheld from the defence. A Decatur County judge granted her $5,000 cash bail at the suggestion of prosecutors. On June 30, 1995, firefighters were called to Bunch's Greensburg mobile home to find it fully engulfed in flames. She was standing outside and told crews she tried to get to her son, but the flames were too hot. The body of the three-year-old was found huddled between the ashes of a burned bed and wall in a bedroom. The original trial heard that Bunch . poured kerosene in the bedroom of her son and the living room of their . mobile home before setting it ablaze. No clear motive was ever established, but prosecutors said Bunch, of Columbus, Indiana, had asked a friend to take custody of the boy about a year before the fire so she could ‘get away from it all’ and that she had made inconsistent statements about the blaze. Chicago attorney Ron Safer told WTLX.com that the new evidence made it impossible for the fire to have happened the way the state alleged and that tests were incorrect. In actuality, tests showed Tony died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Had the fire been started in his room, as it was alleged, the child would have died of burns from the fire rather than smoke inhalation. Bunch likened her experiences to a nightmare that wouldn't end and said that though she was in a state of shock about being released, she was joyful that she has the chance to prove the conviction was a mistake. 'I haven't been by myself,' she said. 'I had a family that stood by me. I had people that believed in me and stepped up. And you can't receive blessings like that and be bitter.' Scene: On June 30, 1995, firefighters were called to Bunch's Greensburg mobile home to find it fully engulfed in flames. She was standing outside and told crews she tried to get to her son, but the flames were too hot . Horrible tragedy? The body of three-year-old Tony Bunch was found huddled between the ashes of a burned bed and wall in a bedroom . In prison: Bunch earned her GED and a college degree. She said she plans to go to law school. She wants to work in criminal law, representing inmates who have been wrongfully convicted . Life on the outside: Kristine Bunch, left, with her mother Susan Hubbard, says she looks forward to learning how to use Facebook now she has been released from prison . In the meantime, Bunch said she will live with her mother and her son, in nearby Columbus, Indiana. ‘It . was horrible, but I knew if I held on to my faith that justice would . prevail. The truth usually has a way of coming out,’ Hubbard, Bunch's . mother, said. Bunch's attorney, Ron Safer, said prosecutors ‘did exactly the right thing’ by asking for a low bond, but he was disappointed they still planned another trial in light of scientific advances that he said suggest there was no real evidence of arson. Prosecutors have had little to say except that they are seeking a gag order to restrict attorneys' public comments on the case. A hearing on their request is scheduled for August 30, and Bunch was ordered to attend. Bunch said a prison ministry helped her maintain her faith while she was in prison. ‘I knew it was going to work out in the end,’ she said. While locked up, Bunch earned her GED and a college degree. She said she plans to go to law school if acquitted. She wants to work in criminal law, representing inmates who have been wrongfully convicted. ‘There's still a lot of work to be done. There's still a lot of people in my situation,’ Bunch said. The family was taking Bunch out Wednesday night for her first meal besides prison food in years, at a seafood restaurant in Columbus. She now faces a struggle to adjust to life outside of prison - and adapt to the vast changes which have taken place since her jailing. But of all the technological changes . since she was last out of prison, Bunch said cellphones, which have . evolved from unwieldy boxes with thick antennas to sleek little . machines, impress her the most. ‘I'm amazed by the cellphones,’ she said. | Kristine Bunch, 38, was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 1996 after a jury convicted her of killing three-year-old Tony in arson attack .
Bunch accused of .
pouring kerosene in the bedroom of her son and the living room of their .
mobile home before setting it ablaze .
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A medical student says she has found a new way to care for people by becoming a beauty queen. Carina Tyrrell, 24, who is in her fifth year of medicine at Cambridge University's Murray Edwards . College, said winning a place in the Miss England final gives her a chance to 'give something back'. She said: 'It would mean so much to me to win Miss . England, as I want to give so much back to the country. Being . a Miss is not just about physical attributes, you have to be beautiful . on the inside and have a caring heart too and be well-rounded. Miss . England is a beautiful ambassador for the country. Swapping hospital wards for the catwalk: Medical student Carina Tyrrell ha been crowned Miss Cambridgeshire . 'Over the moon': Carina said she was delighted to win the Miss Cambridgeshire crown after competing against 12 other girls . She added: 'I . am very caring and always try to help people as much as I can. I think . winning the competition would enable me to help people in a new way.' Carina, who was crowned Miss Cambridgeshire at the weekend, has been juggling her modelling with her studies and shifts at the city's Addenbrooke's Hospital. She is also president of the Global . Health Society at the university, which has just started a project to . help the homeless in Cambridge. Stunning looks: But Carina said being a beauty queen isn't just about physical attributes . She said beauty queens have to be 'beautiful on the inside and have a caring heart too' The beauty queen said she was delighted . to take the crown of Miss Cambridgeshire, which means she will take part . in the Miss England final in Torquay in June. The winner will go on to . represent her country in the Miss World pageant. 'I'm absolutely over the moon. I've always been interested in beauty, modelling and fashion and the Miss England competition is something I have always wanted to do,' Carina said. 'This is the last year I could take part in the contest and Cambridge means so much to me I really want to give something back. Maybe if I can do well in Miss England I will be able to do that.' She elaborated: 'I think Cambridge has given me so much, from the hospital to the university, that I wanted to try to give something back. My desire to help those in need is very strong and this is reflected in my training to become a doctor. 'As student doctor, you meet new people every day and you are constantly in the public eye. Being comfortable in this setting I believe helps in a beauty contest.' Multi-talented: The student juggles modelling with her studies and hospital shifts . Next step: Carina will now compete in the Miss England final which will be held in Torquay in June . Carina competed against 12 other . girls in the Miss Cambridgeshire competition, which she was encouraged . to enter by family and friends. She is the only member of her family to go into medicine but has always been interested in fashion and took part in a charity catwalk show when she was at school. 'When I was younger I made a range of dresses and then modelled them at a catwalk show to raise money for charity,' she said. 'In my first three years at university I had to hold back on the modelling as I had so much studying to do, but last year I did some photo shoots and I also won the under 21 category in the Cambridge Model Search competition.' Next Miss World? The student will have to prepare for a number of rounds including eco-fashion . She will now have to start preparing . her outfits for the Miss England final, which will see 60 winners from . across the country compete in a number of rounds including creating . their own outfit for the eco fashion section and showcasing a talent. 'I'm so looking forward to Miss England - we all have to go to a keep-fit boot camp beforehand so I can't wait to meet all the girls,' she said. 'Most of my fellow doctors are really supportive but a few were a bit perplexed. And my boyfriend is really excited.' Angie Beasley, director of Miss England, said the fact Miss England is attracting girls of Carina's calibre shows the pageant is not all about just having a pretty face. She said: 'I'm delighted to say the Miss England competition is attracting a new breed of girls from all walks of life. Our . message is Beauty with a Purpose - the ethos of Miss World. Carina is . the first student doctor to reach the final and we think she has a great . chance of taking the crown in Torquay in June.' | Carina, 24, is studying medicine at Cambridge's Murray Edwards .
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Turkish troops fired artillery shells into northern Iraq on Wednesday nearly a week after Turkey completed its eight-day ground offensive targeting Kurdish militants, an Iraqi official told CNN. Turkish troops patrol near the border with Iraq during the February offensive. Jabbar Yawer, spokesman for Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government security forces, said at least 16 rounds were fired on Dashti Barzji -- an uninhabited area in Iraq's Irbil province located about 12 miles from Iraq's border. Irbil is one of the three provinces compromising Iraq's Kurdish region. The Turkish military in Ankara had no immediate comment about the report. Yawer said Turkish helicopters were seen in the area during the strike but said that the choppers were not involved in the attack. The border conflict has wider implications for the Middle East and Asia, with the United States concerned that prolonged cross-border fighting would serve to destabilize the region, where Kurdish separatists pose challenges to power in Iran and Syria, as well as Turkey » and Iraq ». The Turkish military for months has been conducting cross-border airstrikes and artillery fire in northern Iraq against members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK -- militants who have been launching attacks against Turkey from bases in northern Iraq. Turkish troops launched a ground offensive on the evening of Feb. 21 "to prevent the region from being used as a safe haven by the terrorists and to contribute to the internal peace and stability of Iraq in the long run." It was the first significant Turkish ground offensive into Iraq since the 2003 overthrow of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and it ended after Iraqi and U.S. officials urged Turkey to make the foray as brief as possible. A total of 240 rebels, 24 troops, and three village guards were killed, the Turkish military said. The PKK has spent two decades fighting for autonomy for Kurds in southeastern Turkey, with some of its attacks launched from inside northern Iraq. Turks regard the PKK militants as terrorists and point to indiscriminate PKK attacks against civilians as well as police and military targets over the years. The United States and the European Union also label the PKK a terrorist organization. U.S. officials have shared intelligence with Turkey. The Iraqi government opposes the PKK presence, but it views the Turkish military incursion as a violation of its sovereignty. E-mail to a friend . CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq in Baghdad and Talia Kayali in Atlanta contributed to this report . | Turkish troops fire artillery shells into northern Iraq .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:58 EST, 7 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:58 EST, 7 February 2014 . Time to party... Proud grandfather Michael Poyzer who has finally been awarded a degree after taking 43 years to complete his studies . A dogged student has finally graduated from university – 43 years after starting his degree. Michael Poyzer, 65, began his studies in science and technology with the Open University in 1971 when he was aged just 22. Over the next four decades he juggled his degree with running a business, writing a novel and looking after three children – and later four grandchildren. And his persistence finally paid off when the delighted student was told last summer he had passed his Bsc Honours course with a 2:2 qualification. And following a glitzy graduation ceremony last month alongside students in their 20s, Mr Poyzer now plans to go and study for a Master's degree. From start to finish it has taken the pensioner nearly as long as it did to build the Taj Mahal, Hadrian's Wall and the Humber Bridge combined. Incredibly, if he had started his degree with the current average university costs Michael would have amassed the equivalent of £387,000 in tuition fees. Mr Poyzer, from Carlton, Nottinghamshire, yesterday said he now even plans to go on to study a Masters in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University. 'Hopefully the Masters won't take as long - it's something I really want to do. I've got the thirst for academia again. I love learning, no matter how long it might have taken me,' he said. 'It was a relief to have finally graduated. I was never going to quit. When I kept picking the books back up it always came flooding back. 'It's been quite a juggling act though being a father, owning a business and doing a degree. 'I always felt I was going to go back to it. When you've got a dream, you should never give up on it. 'In those days, you had to study whenever you could. I would have had a better result if I had worked a bit harder in the early days. 'Courses are much different now compared to the 70's as lectures are delivered online and through other media, allowing people to fit their degree around their life. 'There was a lot of television programmes on at obscure times. The TV channels would close down and the Open University would start up after. 'But as the years passed I always thought "I'm going to finish that degree one of these days."' Mr Poyzer, 65, began studying science and technology at the Open University in 1971 when he was aged just 22 . Mr Poyzer left school at 16 to become an apprentice at the Raleigh bike factory in Nottingham. Over the four decades he juggled his degree with running a business, writing a novel and looking after three children ¿ and later four grandchildren . He was then among 25,000 students who started the Open University in 1971, when it was set up - the same year that decimal currency was introduced. A year before he started his degree, he married Susan, 63, had his first child, Christopher in 1975, his second, Victoria in 1977, and third Joseph in 1985. He opened his business, Super Cycles, in 1977 and in 2001 he moved his shop and re-named it Rock 'n' Roll Bikes, which he still runs. But the whole time My Poyzer kept going back to his degree. In total it has cost him £2,500 to complete the course on-and-off over the 43-year period. Following a ceremony in Birmingham . Symphony Hall last week his proud wife said: 'We're very, very proud of . him but now I can see him more and he'll have more time with the . grandchildren.' A spokesman . for the Open University said: 'Congratulations to Mr Poyzer for . returning to study after his long break and completing his degree. 'He will have started his studies when TV tutorials were delivered by lecturers in tank tops. 'He . finishes in an era when the OU is delivering courses across all media, . with many students using their mobile phones to study when and where it . suits them.' Today's Open University students have to complete their studies within a maximum of 16 years. | Michael Poyzer began his studies in 1971 when he was just 22 years old .
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Tens of thousands of families have been left in a panic that gifts bought online will not arrive in time for Christmas. Couriers delivering goods for major retailers including Marks and Spencer, John Lewis and Waterstones were last night said to be in chaos as they struggled to deal with huge backlogs. They blamed an unprecedented surge in online shopping over the past fortnight. Scroll down for video . Warning: M&S admitted deliveries were taking up to four days longer than usual as it tries to get on top of a massive backlog . The mayhem has sparked warnings that those who have not yet done their Christmas shopping should consider hitting the high street this weekend rather than doing it online. M&S admitted deliveries were taking up to four days longer than usual as it tries to get on top of a massive backlog. It warned that orders placed tomorrow may not arrive until December 23 and said that delivery times were already up to nine days instead of the usual five. High street stores are set to enjoy bumper sales today as shoppers try to grab a festive bargain and avoid the chaos of online order deliveries. Around £40billion of sales are expected in the run-up to Christmas – and today is predicted to be one of the busiest days, on what some have dubbed White Saturday. The continuing discounts are thought to be a key factor, while the delivery problems for online orders mean many shoppers are likely to brave the cold and pick up presents the old-fashioned way to make sure they have them in time for Christmas. In fact, industry experts said the weather itself could well be a factor in the sales surge, despite the Met Office issuing an ice warning to many areas. Matthew Hopkinson, of retail analysts the Local Data Company, said people shop on the high street for the ‘experience’, adding: ‘The colder weather makes people feel more festive.’ Meanwhile, delivery firms were accused of ‘appalling’ customer service as shoppers complained of two-week delays, lost goods and parcels left behind dustbins, under bushes or even with strangers by over-worked couriers. Yodel, the UK’s largest delivery company after Royal Mail, is unable to collect parcels from retailers this weekend as it is already three days behind on existing orders. It is desperately trying to clear the thousands of gifts already piled up in warehouses, with some couriers even delivering parcels in the middle of the night. The company – employed by a string of retailers including Amazon, Boots, Argos, Waterstones and Tesco Direct – said it will not resume normal collections until Monday at the earliest. But analysts pointed out that by this time thousands more orders will have been placed on what is one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year, sparking fears the situation could get worse. Shoppers are also complaining of delays with CityLink, which delivers parcels for Mothercare and John Lewis, among dozens of others. Those affected included Les Dennis who branded the courier’s service ‘appalling’ on Twitter, while broadcaster Danny Baker complained about his Amazon delivery with CityLink, tweeting: ‘Go to actual shops kids.’ Shoppers flooded social networking sites with stories of delayed Christmas presents, including children’s teddies, clothes and toys, which they feared would not arrive before Christmas. Struggling: Courier firm Yodel, which makes deliveries for the likes of Tesco, Argos and Amazon, is unable to collect parcels from retailers this weekend as it is already three days behind on existing orders . Mayhem: John Lewis and Waterstone's deliveries could also be delayed with couriers blaming an unprecedented surge in online shopping over the past fortnight . Hermes, which delivers for retailers such as ASOS and Zara, tried to appease annoyed customers, writing on Twitter that it was ‘working flat out to reply to your tweets’. The firm suffered a fire at its Warrington warehouse last week, causing two-day delays. Couriers for Yodel are paid as little as 50p per delivery and must deliver up to 160 parcels a day, it is claimed. Yodel, voted the worst parcel service in the UK, delivers for firms from Amazon and Waterstones to Boots and Argos. But complaints have stacked up in the wake of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are claims of items left in bushes, in bins or with unknown neighbours, and of deliveries at night. Now stories have emerged of drivers paid just a few pence per parcel. On an online forum where staff rate employers, a man in Nottingham said he was offered the equivalent of 50p a parcel. He said: ‘How they expect you to earn even a half decent wage is beyond me.’ He worked out that by delivering one parcel every six to eight minutes, he would earn £2.50 an hour after deducting petrol, which seasonal couriers must buy. Job ads for seasonal drivers say they work ‘at some pace’, warning: ‘It’s no mean feat.’ A Scottish driver, who spent seven years at Yodel until 2012, said: ‘December is always the worst time. Some workers were out until 10pm. The workers had a target . . . it ranged from 110-160 parcels a day. You couldn’t bring back more than 2 per cent. Guys were coming back with 20 to 30 parcels saying they couldn’t do it. A lot of the workers were off with stress.’ Customers were just as unhappy. Twitter user ‘Yodelhell’ said: ‘All we want is our packages delivered intact. Is it too much to ask?’ Rachel Webber said her order showed she missed a delivery at 1am. She said: ‘I am going to assume I was asleep.’ Yodel said deliveries should be no later than 9pm. A spokesman said many workers had a regular salary but some were self-employed and paid per delivery. Collect+, which allows people to collect their goods from supermarkets and petrol stations, also appeared to be overwhelmed, warning of three-day delays. Delivery firms blamed the chaos on a massive increase in online shopping, fuelled by record sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday two weeks ago. These annual events originated in the US, but have soared in popularity in the UK in recent years. An estimated £810million was spent online on Black Friday which was 50 per cent higher than expected. This was followed by Cyber Monday three days later and then Manic Monday a week later, with a further £666million spent. Retail expert Kate Jones, of Mash Strategy, said: ‘You’ve bought and paid for it, but this year there is no guarantee you’ll receive it in time for Christmas … If you haven’t bought gifts for your loved ones yet then you may be better off hitting the high street.’ Waterstones responded to angry customers yesterday by tweeting that ‘Yodel are currently handling more parcels than they expected, so some deliveries are taking longer than we would like’. On its website, Yodel explained: ‘We spent months planning for Christmas, but even with our experience and those of our clients we underestimated how massive the spikes would be. (We were not alone!) The whole of the retail supply chain has felt the impact. ‘Retailer websites have been crashing, there have been backlogs in distribution centres and all parcel delivery companies have felt the strain.’ Twitter user Frankiebee wrote: ‘Very unhappy with recent JL purchases. Half never arrived and they didn’t call me back when they said they would.’ A John Lewis spokeswoman said: 'All John Lewis delivery systems are working as normal. Customers can shop with confidence and choose the delivery service that best suits their needs. 'Yodel provide the Collect+ delivery service to local newsagents which represents a very small proportion of John Lewis deliveries. 'For any customer orders held at Yodel sites John Lewis has arranged alternative transportation and are currently not taking further orders for this delivery method.' An M&S spokesman said delays meant its in-store Click & Collect service was being offered within two days instead of one. Yesterday, Tesco came under fire after dozens of customers received their orders late. 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"unknown neighbours, and of deliveries at night.",
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"staff rate employers, a man in Nottingham said he",
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"delivery. Collect+, which allows people to",
"collect their goods from supermarkets and petrol",
"stations, also appeared to be overwhelmed,",
"warning of three-day delays. Delivery firms",
"blamed the chaos on a massive increase in online",
"shopping, fuelled by record sales on Black Friday",
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"events originated in the US, but have soared in",
"popularity in the UK in recent years. An",
"estimated £810million was spent online on Black",
"Friday which was 50 per cent higher than",
"expected. This was followed by Cyber Monday three",
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"with a further £666million spent. Retail expert",
"Kate Jones, of Mash Strategy, said: ‘You’ve",
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"street.’ Waterstones responded to angry customers",
"yesterday by tweeting that ‘Yodel are currently",
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"deliveries are taking longer than we would like’.",
"On its website, Yodel explained: ‘We spent months",
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"experience and those of our clients we",
"underestimated how massive the spikes would be.",
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"websites have been crashing, there have been",
"backlogs in distribution centres and all parcel",
"delivery companies have felt the strain.’ Twitter",
"user Frankiebee wrote: ‘Very unhappy with recent",
"JL purchases. Half never arrived and they didn’t",
"call me back when they said they would.’ A John",
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"which represents a very small proportion of John",
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"An M&S spokesman said delays meant its in-store",
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"blamed the chaos on a massive increase in online",
"shopping, fuelled by record sales on Black Friday",
"two weeks ago. pictured, customers shove",
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Most musicians don't like doing interviews at their homes. It's much too private. Stevie Nicks, however, has no problem inviting journalists to her big colonial house in Pacific Palisades, half a mile above the California coastline. Fleetwood Mac is back on the road with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, shown performing in 2004. "It's just easier," she confides. Perhaps that's true. But after three decades in the public eye, she really has nothing to hide. Fans know all about her fabled history with Fleetwood Mac -- in particular, her tumultuous relationship with the band's prodigal guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham. Even hovering around age 60, they are yin and yang. Buckingham is spirited and hot -- in sharp contrast to Nicks' eternal cool. The tension that fueled such songs as "The Chain," "Dreams" and "Go Your Own Way" in the late '70s is still palpable -- and they seem to return to it instinctively, like muscle memory. But these days, there's also a certain acceptance and understanding. Watch the pair talk about life, love and the band » . Along with bandmates Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, Buckingham and Nicks are back on the road with Fleetwood Mac for their first tour in five years. It's a celebration of their greatest hits, as well as 30 years together as a group. During our interview, Buckingham and Nicks reminisced about how their rocky relationship became immortalized in their music -- while Buckingham's wife Kristen snapped photos six feet away. CNN: This is the first Fleetwood Mac tour in five years. Stevie Nicks: We don't like comebacks. We don't make comebacks. We're not making a comeback. We never went away. Lindsey Buckingham: Every time we get together, it's like a whole new group of people. CNN: Is Christine McVie still sitting this one out? (The singer/keyboardist retired from Fleetwood Mac in 1998.) Nicks: Christine would rather be skinned alive and fed to the sharks. She doesn't want to do it anymore. It's kind of like when someone breaks up with you and you see that look on their face like, "It's really over?" For Christine, it's really over. She doesn't want to fly. She never told us she used to get panic attacks, because she's so brave. And if you don't fly, that means the bus. So that was it for her. We cannot replace Chris. CNN: Wasn't there talk about Sheryl Crow filling in at one point? Buckingham: It was considered. I think what happened was Sheryl kind of took it upon herself to announce that she was joining Fleetwood Mac, and nothing had ever really been decided. Nicks: I would like to say something in Sheryl's defense. Sheryl had the chance. She and I are really good friends. When I told her how difficult Fleetwood Mac was -- it's like being in the army -- once you sign up for Fleetwood Mac, you have no life, you have no opinion. And I said, "So understand what you're signing up for." And she said, "Are you trying to talk me out of this?" And I said, "No, I'm just telling you the truth about what it is to be in this band, and honey, you've got to really think about it." And she called me back and said, "I think you're right. I think I'm going to pass." Buckingham: On a business level, or on a marketing level, it might have made sense to bring someone in. But when you contemplate going out there and doing some songs of Christine's that we are going to do this time, to me, there was the potential of making it a bit loungey -- having someone come in and do her songs. I think we are better served to interpret them in new ways ourselves, and in a way that resonate[s] with our own history. CNN: People have always been fascinated by the dynamic between the members of Fleetwood Mac. You guys lived together, worked together, wrote songs about each other and dated each other. Buckingham: I think if the media (paparazzi) had existed in 1977 when we were going through break-ups within the band and still moving forward on a professional level, the tabloidism that exists today would have probably eaten us alive. Nicks: Let's use Britney Spears as an example, poor little thing. In our day, I think that the audiences revered their rock stars -- and I say that with all respect -- that our audiences cared about us, and took care of us and would never have put us under that kind of danger. I would have been a very unpleasant star if people treated me the way people treat the kids that are out there now. If I had to feel that somebody was waiting for me every time I came out, I would never leave the house. I hardly leave the house, as it is! CNN: In the '70s, you guys were going through your own troubles with drugs and alcohol. Now it seems as though that always makes the front page of the tabloids, especially with young Hollywood. Buckingham: At the time that we were doing that, that subculture existed sort of across the board, I think. Generally speaking, rock-and-roll bands were conducting their personal lives in a such a way that was a reflection of what they thought they had to do in order to be creative. That was sort of a holdover from the '60s in the sense that you needed to experiment -- and that was an illusion, obviously, because it eventually hit the wall, and we all had to re-evaluate the way we were behaving and conducting our lives. And you know, in that sense, we're survivors. CNN: What do you think about, Stevie, when you are out there on stage and you hear "Go Your Own Way?" Does it bring back memories of what you were going through at the time -- because that song was about you, wasn't it? Nicks: I think. CNN: Lindsey? Buckingham: Indeed, it was. Yeah, completely autobiographical. You know, the funny thing was I don't think we were aware we were writing songs specifically to each other. It was really only when our audience picked up on it that it became obvious we were dealing with a completely transparent, autobiographical piece of work. Nicks: If Lindsey and I had been happy, happy, happy, there would have been no "Go Your Own Way." It would have just been, "Here we are -- happy, happy." And the audience would have been like, "OK, well -- next couple." So you know, we played off of it. We had fun with it. We could actually walk on stage and have our own little almost-love affair, and have the audience go, "Oh my God! They're getting back together!" And we'd be like, "They're falling for it!" You know, we would totally play it, and we did, and we do, and we always will. CNN: Why do you continue to do this? Because you could just sit in your beautiful house in England, like Christine, and not have to worry about any of this. Buckingham: That's a very interesting question. I think there are chapters yet to be written within this group. Look at Stevie and myself. We have known each other since we were in high school. Nicks: 16 and 17. Buckingham: And it's been a convoluted road, you know. It's been a great road, and often painful for both of us. We have been extremely close, we have been alienated. It's a road of contrast. But there are still things to be learned, and still things to be shared, and still a certain amount of growing up to do in the never-ending quest to become adults. CNN: You both recently completed solo projects. Lindsey, you have your solo album, "Gift of Screws," and Stevie, there's an upcoming CD and DVD ("The Soundstage Sessions" and "Live in Chicago," respectively). Nicks: We've been lucky. You do Fleetwood Mac, and then you work on your own stuff, and then you do Fleetwood Mac and then you work on your own stuff. As much as I love my solo work, I'm a little bored with it, so I can put that away in its magical box and I can go straight into working with three of my favorite people in the whole world. Fleetwood Mac is bigger than anything Lindsey and I solo-wise will ever do. I never rented a 737 jet for my solo tour. So now we get to be grand, and at the end of the tour, it's kisses for everybody and goodbye. Go do your own thing, and we'll meet up again in two or three years. | Fleetwood Mac back on tour this year .
Group's Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham say it's not a "comeback"
Sheryl Crow was considered as fill-in, but decided against it .
Long career of Mac has been "convoluted road," says Buckingham . | 9950e734ce311c341b353c00455467c5a56ae98e | [
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(CNN) -- Nearly three-quarters of Americans say that the government wastes their tax dollars, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday also indicates that roughly half the public believes the tax system is unfair, and as a result, four in 10 say they're angry about the amount of taxes that they pay. Seventy-four percent of people questioned say that a lot of their tax dollars are wasted by the government; 23 percent say that some of their tax dollars are misspent and three percent say that not much of their tax dollars are wasted. Americans are split on their overall opinion of the country's tax system: 49 percent say it's fair and 50 percent say it's unfair, according to the poll. "Six in 10 Democrats say that the tax system is fair," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "Republicans are split down the middle, with 49 percent calling it fair and 51 percent thinking it is unfair." Four in 10 questioned say that they are angry about the amount of taxes they pay; 36 percent say they're satisfied and just under one in four say they don't have particular feelings on the issue. Nearly half of Republicans questioned say they're angry, but that figure drops to 44 percent among Independents and 29 percent among Democrats. The poll indicates growing public frustration with taxes over the past couple of decades. "This is a significantly higher level of anger than existed during the 1980s," Holland added. "In 1985, only 27 percent were angry about the amount of taxes they had to pay, possibly a reflection of the tax cuts that Ronald Reagan instituted in his first year in office." However, it appears that Americans aren't taking their anger out on the Internal Revenue Service. "Only a quarter of all Americans think that the Internal Revenue Service should be abolished," Holland said. Six in 10 say that the tax cuts passed in 2001 under George W. Bush that are set to expire this year should be made permanent, according to the survey. The poll was conducted April 9-11, with 1,008 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points. CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. | Americans split on overall opinion of the country's tax system, poll says .
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An American mom who believes her daughter was murdered by convicted killer Joran Van der Sloot has said she was sickened by his wedding to a Peruvian woman in a prison ceremony in July. Beth Holloway's 18-year-old daughter Natalee disappeared in Aruba in 2005 and Dutchman Van der Sloot remains the chief suspect in her death. He is currently serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for killing business student Stephany Flores on May 30, 2010 - the fifth anniversary of Natalee's disappearance. Scroll down for video . Beth Holloway, left, said she felt sick when she heard that Joran Van der Sloot, the murderer wanted in connection with the 2005 disappearance of her daughter Natalee, right, had got married in a Peruvian prison . Van der Sloot has never been charged with Natalee's murder, but is due to be extradited to the U.S. in 2038 on charges of attempting to extort money from her mom Beth. In July, Van der Sloot married 25-year-old Peruvian trainee accountant Leidy Figueroa and she gave birth to his daughter, Dushy, three month later. 'When I hear it... It makes you sick,' Beth told Oprah Winfrey on Oprah: Where Are They Now? 'But I really try to focus on what I truly care about. And what I truly care about is information as to what happened to Natalee.' Oprah, who first interviewed Beth in 2008, told her it felt 'like a knife to me' when she heard that Van der Sloot had confessed to killing Flores in 2010. 'It felt like a knife to me, and I have no relationship with you other than interview,' said Oprah. 'When I hear it... It makes you sick,' Beth spoke with Oprah Winfrey for her Where Are They Now? show. The pair had originally spoken about Natalee's 2005 disappearance six years ago . Prior to killing Flores, Van der Sloot had been attempting to extort money from Beth claiming he could sell her her daughter's remains. 'At that time that that was all happening, Joran had reached out [to me],' Beth said. 'He was trying to extort money out of me, trying to sell me Natalee's remains, which... just shocks the conscious.' Van der Sloot had allegedly offered to reveal the location of the teen's remains in exchange for $250,000. Beth said the FBI was ready to step in and arrest Van der Sloot when he fled the country and went to Peru. She even made an unauthorized visit to Peru and confronted him in custody. 'I went there to reach out to the Flores family and to support them. I didn't go there with this plan [that] I'm going to see Joran,' she explained. 'I did [confront him]. I just wanted to get to Joran. I honestly don't know if I was going there to get information from him... For some reason, I needed some sense of how to begin to... find my way through this journey.' Van der Sloot is currently serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for killing business student Stephany Flores on May 30, 2010 - the fifth anniversary of Natalee's disappearance . Walking down the aisle: Leidy pictured outside the prison on the day the trainee accountant married the killer in July. She was six months' pregnant at the time . 'Did you expect that he would tell you something?' asked Oprah. 'No,' answered Beth. 'Maybe somewhere deep down...' In September Van der Sloot's wife told MailOnline that her husband was 'gentle, sensitive, kind' and 'no monster', despite being a convicted murderer. 'My Joran is no monster,' declared Figueroa, who insisted her husband has changed since they started an unlikely prison romance four years ago. She said the 6ft 5in killer was a 'different man' after finding God and said he 'seeks forgiveness' for the evil he has committed. And in a series of astonishing prison love letters seen by MailOnline, Van der Sloot's passionate feelings for his 5ft 3in wife were laid bare. Van der Sloot was the last person seen with Natalee Holloway, left, who vanished while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005 . Ms Figueroa also said that her husband is close to breaking point after becoming deeply depressed by his new living conditions which he described as 'worse than Guantanamo Bay'. The prison's conditions are in stark contrast to those under which Van der Sloot fell in love with Leidy in an unlikely prison romance four years ago. Lax prison rules meant he was able to play online poker, use a cellphone, take drugs and have other women come and go as he pleased. And he enjoyed teaching English to other inmates and doing arts and crafts, making ceramic sculptures for his wife. Van der Sloot was transferred to Challapalca in August after he threatened to kill the warden of the Piedras Gordas penitentiary in Lima. He was found with an illegal cellphone which was confiscated, officials of the Inpe prisons administration said. Van der Sloot even recorded a video in which he showed the conditions in his cell, later saying that it was warden Sergio Haro who provided him with the cellphone. Joran van der Sloot's wife Leidy Figueroa poses for a portrait with some of the ceramic sculptures Joran made for her inside prison - she gave birth to the couple's daughter, Dushy, in October . 'The warden himself gave it to me. I don't know why, but I suspect that it was to set a trap for me,' said Van der Sloot in a portion of the video. According to Leidy, Warden Haro was furious and told her husband he had never liked him. Van der Sloot was immediately thrown in the 'Hole' – solitary confinement – for six days. Leidy said: 'When he came out of the Hole the warden told Joran that he won't see his baby daughter when she's born. Joran didn't believe him but the warden is true to his word.' However she is confident that one day she and Van der Sloot will be together properly. 'Somehow one day he's going to leave prison and we can be a family,' she said. Van der Sloot is expected to remain in prison until 2038 and then be extradited to the United States to face charges of extortion and fraud for allegedly falsely promising to lead Natalee Holloway's mother to the girl's body in exchange for $250,000 payment. The murderer was the last person seen with Holloway, who vanished while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. No charges were filed against Van der Sloot and the case remains unsolved. | Murderer Joran Van der Sloot, is facing extradited to the U.S. in 2038 in connection with the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway .
Natalee's mom Beth said she felt sick when she heard that Van der Sloot had got married in a Peruvian prison in July .
'But I really try to focus on what I truly care about. And what I truly care about is information as to what happened to Natalee,' she told Oprah .
Van der Sloot is currently serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for killing student Stephany Flores in 2010 .
He is wanted in the U.S. on extortion charges after he attempted to get $250,000 from Beth in exchange for details about her daughter's grave .
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Red hot Tottenham striker Harry Kane treated his childhood sweetheart Katie Goodland with a Valentine's trip to Marbella. The Spurs star has already netted 23 goals for Tottenham so far this season and jetted off for some sun as Mauricio Pochettino's side were not involved in the FA Cup last weekend. The pair dined at Marbella's La Sala, which is part-owned by former Spurs team-mate and good friend David Bentley. Harry Kane pictured in Marbella with his childhood sweetheart Katie Goodland on a Valentine's trip . Kane was clearly enjoying his break in Marbella with this Instagram post, 'Happy Valentines everyone' The couple stayed at the 5-star Puente Romano hotel for two nights as Kane enjoyed some time away from the relentless Premier League campaign and also managed a couple rounds of golf with Bentley. 'He is an amazing guy and an all-round professional. He doesn't drink, but he knows how to have a good time,' Bentley told the Olive Press. 'I sorted him and his girlfriend out with a place to stay for two nights and played golf with him too. Roy Hodgson indicated he will pick Harry Kane for the next England squad, having impressed with Tottenham . 'We have been friends for years,' added Bentley, a former Spurs player himself. Meanwhile England manager Roy Hodgson confirmed he will pick Harry Kane for his next England squad, as the Three Lions play Lithuania in a Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley on March 27. 'Harry Kane? He is an all-round centre forward, can play right up there against a centre back, or come off and see a pass,' Hodgson told the BBC during his stint as a pundit at Deepdale on Monday as Manchester United beat League One side Preston 3-1. 'He's got technique, he's always looking to get on the end of crosses, that header against Arsenal was a really classy header. I thought that was a wonderful,' added Hodgson. 'If all goes well and he stays fit I'm pretty sure he'll be in the next squad.' Former Tottenham midfielder David Bentley met Kane out in Marbella for some golf last weekend . | Tottenham striker Harry Kane has 23 goals for Spurs so far this season .
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By . Matt Chorley and Tamara Cohen . PUBLISHED: . 19:05 EST, 18 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 14:54 EST, 19 November 2012 . 'Bonkers': Mayor Boris Johnson, pictured today before a speech to business leaders, told his team the PM would be 'bonkers' not to hire Lynton Crosby . David Cameron’s new election guru has again been cast into the spotlight after it was claimed he branded Boris Johnson’s closest aides ‘****wits’ as he guided him to a second mayoral victory. An explosive new book about Boris Johnson’s campaign alleges Lynton Crosby - brought in by the Prime Minister to rejuvenate the Conservative's election prospects - launched the foul-mouthed and withering rant during his time at City Hall. The latest damaging allegations come as Labour today demanded the Prime Minister investigate claims recently appointed Mr Crosby launched an expletive-laden verbal assault about Muslims. The timing of claims by Mr Johnson's former political director, Alex Crowley, in his book Victory in London, are likely to prove uncomfortable for Conservative hierarchy. Yesterday it emerged he once claims the Mayor should concentrate on winning support from traditional Tories, not ‘****ing Muslims’. Labour frontbencher Michael Dugher today wrote to the PM calling for Mr Crosby to make a public statement about the claims. Yesterday Mr Crosby, whose tactics helped to win four elections for former Australian prime minister John Howard, said he had absolutely no recollection of using the phrase and that any suggestion he was racist was ‘mischievous’. But in his letter to Mr Cameron, Mr Dugher says: 'Mr Crosby has been given the opportunity to deny using these words, and has refused to do so.' The Labour party vice-chairman calls on Mr Cameron to 'fully investigate the claims that Mr Crosby used such appalling language against Muslims'. If true he should 'refuse to give someone with such views a role in your Party'. ‘I hope you agree that there can be no place for racist attitudes or language such as this in any modern political party,' Mr Dugher adds. Crosby, known as the ‘Wizard of Oz’ for masterminding multiple election victories in his native Australia, has been hired to focus on winning back core Conservative voters over the next two-and-a-half years. The appointment is intended to rejuvenate the party after its crushing defeat in the Corby by-election on Friday, and record low turnout in the police and crime commissioner elections. But some in the party fear Mr Crosby, who has a reputation as a right-wing attack dog, will alienate floating voters by taking a hard line on divisive issues such as crime and immigration, which backfired when he ran the 2005 election campaign of then Tory leader Michael Howard. Victory: London Mayor Boris Johnson with his then campaign manager Lynton Crosby on the Mayoral Election results night in 2012 . Former deputy party chairman Lord . Ashcroft warned he was a ‘distracting influence’ and a recipe for . ‘conflict and confusion’ while Mr Cameron’s former speechwriter Ian . Birrell said hiring him was a ‘regressive step’. But . Mr Johnson, whose two successful London mayoral campaigns were run by . Mr Crosby, has been urging the Prime Minister to snap him up, saying he . is ‘the best campaign manager I’ve ever seen’. Election: Mr Crosby will start work for PM David Cameron early next year. Critics worry about his reputation as a 'right wing attack dog' A . Treasury source said George Osborne – Mr Cameron’s election strategist . in 2010 – had been pushing for his appointment for months. The . source said: ‘George has always argued for this. It was George who got . Lynton into the Boris campaign in the first place and we need a . dedicated campaign manager.’ Mr Crosby will start work as campaign . manager early next year, initially part time, and it is understood he . will focus on day-to-day planning, while the Prime Minister and the . Chancellor will remain in control of policy and strategy. He is said to be on a salary of £200,000. Polls over the weekend gave Labour a 12-point lead, following the Tories’ loss of Corby – a key middle England seat vacated by Louise Mensch – to Labour’s Andy Sawford on a swing of nearly 13 per cent, and concerns expressed by backbenchers about a lack of focus in No 10. Tim Montgomerie, editor of influential website ConservativeHome, said Mr Crosby had ‘a good record of success and is perhaps the alpha male that Team Cameron has been missing since Andy Coulson exited’. Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps praised him as a ‘serious campaigner’. He added: ‘Lynton brings the kind of focus that’s required to manage campaigns and we have a big job to do to explain what’s going on.’ After the collapse of plans for boundary changes, the Conservatives will target 40 seats, half of which are held by their Lib Dem coalition partners, in 2015. Mr Shapps said: ‘I don’t really mind who the opposition is. We need to win those seats if we are going to form the next government and have an outright majority and do some of the things this country desperately needs.’ Boris Johnson said he did not recognise ‘any suggestion of abusive or offensive language’ from his staff and that the Conservative party had ‘done well to retain [Mr Crosby’s] services’. | Cameron faces call to investigate claims his new election guru Lynton Crosby ranted about Muslims when advising Boris .
Australian Crosby was dubbed the Wizard of Oz for a string of election successes, including Boris Johnson's .
David Cameron has hired him to run 2015 general election campaign .
But Labour is demanding an investigation into claims Crosby made foul-mouthed comments about Muslim voters during City Hall bid . | 4e29cef0edbcea64cef6e1c37880b3f3dcc44ca2 | [
"By . Matt Chorley and Tamara Cohen . PUBLISHED: .",
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(CNN Student News) -- May 30, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . When someone risks his or her life to break a record, should news media cover the event? What would be the pros and cons of doing so? * . * . Daily Discussion Questions . According to the report, why are eight countries expelling Syrian diplomats? Do you think that Syria will react to this development? If so, how? If not, why not? Do you think that the international community should take further action against Syria? If not, why not? If so, what action do you think would be appropriate? * . * . What record is Felix Baumgartner hoping to break this summer? What do Baumgartner and Joseph Kittinger, the current record-holder, say about this feat? If you could interview Baumgartner, what questions would you ask him? Why do you think that some people attempt these kinds of records? * . * . What medal is the highest U.S. civilian honor? Who are some of this year's recipients, and what are their accomplishments? What do you think are the criteria for receiving this award? Who else do you think should receive this award, and why? * . * . How did Master Sgt. David Sims announce his return from Afghanistan? How might celebrating such an event in public compare to celebrating in private? How do you prefer to celebrate major events in your life, and why? * . * . | Use these questions to help students understand today's featured news stories .
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By . Andy Dolan . A boy of four choked to death in hospital after his nurse went on a two-hour break. Daniel Hames had acute gastroenteritis but hospital staff were not fully aware of his medical history, an inquest heard. His mother, Christina Smith, told how she had fallen asleep in a chair beside his bed and woke to find a nurse standing over him. Tragic: Daniel Hames died at Doncaster Royal Infirmary after falling ill with gastroenteritis . Parents: Daniel's mother Christina and father Daniel have paid tribute to the four-year-old schoolboy . ‘I jumped up and I just saw my son . lying there,’ she said. ‘He was on his back, not moving. I said to him, . “Don’t leave me, don’t leave me”.’ But Daniel was already dead. The . staff nurse who had been monitoring him at Doncaster Royal Infirmary had . gone on a break after telling a second nurse to carry out observations . on the child. But the inquest heard the observations were not done and Daniel was later discovered to have vomited and choked to death. Assistant coroner John Sleightholme asked a hospital matron if the length of the break was normal. She . said: ‘You anticipate a degree of flexibility but the length of time on . that occasion was not acceptable nor, I am aware, common practice.’ The . nurse who went on the two-hour break was later sacked after a . disciplinary hearing. The inquest heard that Daniel had been admitted the previous day, in March last year, after he began vomiting. A doctor advised his family to take him home and care for him there, making sure he drank liquids after he stopped being sick. Hospital: A nurse at Doncaster Royal Infirmary took a two-hour break when she was supposed to watch him . Hours . later, however, he had to be taken back to hospital by ambulance and . admitted to A&E, before being moved to a paediatric ward. The . inquest heard he had been ill several times with the same condition the . year before, spending four days in hospital, and had been sent home from . school with diarrhoea in February 2013. But . staff in the children’s ward did not have access to a system available . in A&E which brought up a snapshot of the patient’s medical history, . while the paramedic’s notes about Daniel, who was from Doncaster, were . not taken to the ward, as they should have been. At about 7am a doctor was called to Daniel’s cubicle after he was discovered to have vomited. Family: Daniel's mother, grandfather, uncle, father and aunt outside his inquest in Doncaster . Despite the best efforts of the medical staff, he was pronounced dead at 7.39am, less than seven hours after being admitted. Mr . Sleightholme said ‘communications in some way could have done better’ but ruled the death was due to natural causes – acute aspiration of . stomach contents due to adenoviral gastroenteritis. The . hearing, at Doncaster Coroner’s Court, was told that since the tragedy . Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had carried out a . full investigation and brought in a number of changes. These . include a pilot scheme making medical records more easily available . between 11pm and 7am. A warning system has also been introduced to . monitor the observation results of children. Daniel’s . father, also called Daniel, 29, said after the inquest: ‘He was a . well-loved and happy child and he is going to be missed by his mum, dad, . granny and grandad.’ | Daniel Hames was repeatedly hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis .
He spent the night at Doncaster Royal Infirmary in March last year .
Nurses were supposed to monitor him but one of them took a two-hour break and workers were unable to access his medical records .
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Newcastle United players looked pleased with themselves as they returned to training the day after their Capital One Cup heroics at the Etihad against holders Manchester City. Alan Pardew's side beat the reigning Premier League champions 2-0 on Wednesday night, thanks to goals from Rolando Aarons and Moussa Sissoko in either half. The Tyneside outfit were given no time to rest, though, as Pardew had them preparing for the visit of Liverpool to St James' Park on Saturday. VIDEO Watch Alan Pardew's press conference be interrupted by an Ebola announcement . Newcastle players look pleased with themselves in training the day after their beating Manchester City . Papiss Cisse controls the ball in the air during a training session on Thursday after winning at the Etihad . Steven Taylor (left) smiles while warming up with Cisse (right) during Newcastle's training session on Thursday . Yoan Gouffran takes part in the training session on Thursday as Newcastle look ahead to the Liverpool match . Remy Cabella (left) trains during the light session on Thursday while Davide Santon (right) jogs . Newcastle, having recently seen off Manchester City, Tottenham and Leicester City, will look to maintain their form against a Liverpool side struggling to pick up where they left off last season. Pardew has been beaten at home just once this season - in August against Manchester City - despite repeated calls for the Newcastle manager to be sacked by owner Mike Ashley. Newcastle's opponents for Saturday's lunch-time match scraped past Swansea City on Tuesday night in the Capital One Cup at Anfield, courtesy of goals from Mario Balotelli and Dejan Lovren in the 86th and 95th minute respectively. Last year's Premier League runners up sit seventh - nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Pardew's post-match press conference was interrupted by speakers warning about Ebola . Rolando Aarons (left) scores Newcastle United's opening goal of the Capital One Cup clash at the Etihad . Newcastle knocked City out of the Capital One Cup after goals from Aarons and Moussa Sissoko (pictured) The travelling Newcastle fans perform the 'Poznan' to mock the City supporters after their side went 2-0 up . | Newcastle beat Manchester City 2-0 on Wednesday night at the Etihad .
Alan Pardew's men have beaten Manchester City, Tottenham and Leicester .
Liverpool are next as Brendan Rodgers visits St James' Park on Saturday .
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(Mental Floss) -- They say that truth is stranger than fiction. And while we're not exactly sure when that phrase was coined, we're guessing it was after reading about these guys and gals. Charles Dickens reportedly gave Edgar Allan Poe "the bird" idea for famous poem. 1. Thomas Hardy . When British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy died on January 11, 1928, his literary contemporaries decided he was too important to be buried in his hometown's simple churchyard. But the good people of Dorset, where Hardy had spent nearly all of his 88 years, vehemently disagreed. So the two groups reached a grisly compromise. The author's body was cremated, and his ashes were interred in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. Hardy's heart, on the other hand, was placed inside a small casket and buried beside the grave of his first wife in a Dorset churchyard. To this day, a rumor persists that the author's heart was accidentally devoured by his housekeeper's cat, and that the heart of a pig was buried in its place. 2. Horatio Alger, Jr. Apparently, the author of more than 120 "rags-to-riches" books featuring hard-working, highly moral young heroes was also an admitted pederast. Before finding success as an author, Alger was a minister at a Unitarian Church in Brewster, Massachusetts, where he was accused of sexually assaulting two young boys. Alger admitted his guilt, but left town before the news hit the street. Later, he wound up in New York City, where he penned hundreds of best-selling books for and about young boys, which went on to grace the shelves of homes, schools and church libraries across America. 3. Sherwood Anderson . Best known for his collection of short stories, Winesburg, Ohio, and for mentoring such literary heavyweights as Hemingway, Faulkner and Steinbeck, Anderson had a knack for unexpected exits. One day in November 1912, while serving as president of the successful Anderson Manufacturing Co., he simply got up and walked out of his office to pursue a career in writing. Years later, he made another sudden departure, this time during the middle of a South American voyage. At his farewell cocktail party, Anderson unknowingly swallowed a toothpick hidden within an hors d'oeuvre. The author sailed on, but the toothpick didn't, penetrating his intestines and causing peritonitis. Anderson became ill aboard ship and later died in a Panama hospital. 4. Charles Dickens . A number of pets graced the Dickens household over the years, including all manner of dogs, cats and ponies. But Charles' favorite pets were his two ravens, both known as Grip. Dickens was particularly devoted to Grip I, going so far as to write the bird into his 1841 mystery novel, Barnaby Rudge. This same talkative bird reportedly was the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, "The Raven," published four years later. Upon Grip I's demise, Dickens had his beloved bird stuffed. These days, Grip can be seen at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Rare Books Department, where he stands guard over the Poe and Dickens collections. 5. Flannery O'Connor . Dickens apparently wasn't the only well-known writer who had a fetish for fowl. Flannery O'Connor, author of 32 short stories including "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge," developed a love for birds at a very young age. Growing up on her family's estate in Georgia, O'Connor enjoyed playing with the chickens they raised there and reportedly taught one of them to walk backward, making the chicken somewhat of a local celebrity. But O'Connor had a special fondness for peacocks, which she often used in her fiction to represent Christ. When she returned to live on the family farm as an adult, she raised an unusually large flock of peacocks, which she tended to until her death in 1964. Afterward, they were donated to various parks and monasteries around Georgia, but all were eventually killed by predators. 6. O. Henry . O. Henry (born William Sydney Porter) may have been the master of the popular short story form, but he was far less skilled when it came to money. While working as a bank teller in Houston, the fledgling author was accused of embezzling a few thousand dollars, prompting his rather sudden move to Honduras. But a few years later, when he came back to visit his dying wife, he was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. It was here that convict Porter assumed the pen name O. Henry. His incarceration offered him the time to write as well as a chance to mix with a slew of seedy characters, perfect fodder for his fiction. A model inmate, Porter was released in 1901, after serving just three years. He passed away in 1910 with 600 stories, but reportedly only 33 cents, to his name. 7. Langston Hughes . Poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and all-around literary luminary, Langston Hughes achieved fame during the Harlem Renaissance. But before that, Hughes was a struggling young writer, working menial jobs to support his burgeoning poetry habit. In 1925, while working at a restaurant in Washington D.C., Hughes tucked a few of his poems under the dinner plate of then-reigning poet Vachel Lindsay. Lindsay shared the poems during his reading that night, and in the morning, Hughes was crowned Lindsay's new discovery, the "busboy poet." Hughes went on to become one of America's most prolific authors. Lindsay, however, died six years later after drinking a bottle of Lysol. 8. Edith Wharton . Edith Wharton, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her 1920 novel The Age of Innocence, is famous for her vivid stories and novels about upper-class society in the late 19th century. It was a setting she knew well, coming from a wealthy and distinguished New England family. But the high society author had a lesser-known career as a humanitarian. During World War I, Wharton traveled to the Western Front in France, both to write about the battlefields for American publications and to help the Red Cross create hostels and schools for those displaced by war. In 1916, she was awarded the Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian appointment, years before the height of her literary career. 9. Charlotte Bronte . Charlotte Bronte may have been the author of the romantic classic Jane Eyre, but she was not well served by love herself. In fact, it more or less killed her. In June of 1854, a starry-eyed Bronte married her father's curate and soon became pregnant. During her pregnancy, she fell ill, and according to her earliest biographer, Elizabeth Gaskell, she was attacked by "sensations of perpetual nausea and ever-recurring faintness." The elder Bronte sister's nausea was so overwhelming, in fact, that the author couldn't eat or even smell food without becoming violently ill. On March 31, 1855, a dehydrated, malnourished and severely exhausted Charlotte Bronte died at the age of 38. E-mail to a friend . For more mental_floss articles, visit mentalfloss.com . Entire contents of this article copyright, Mental Floss LLC. All rights reserved. | Famous author O. Henry accused of embezzling, sent to prison .
Langston Hughes tucked poetry under plate of famous poet at restaurant .
Sherwood Anderson killed by a toothpick in hors d'oeuvre . | 0d75678e20a165105b6ea2250655553c73023022 | [
"(Mental Floss) -- They say that truth is stranger",
"than fiction. And while we're not exactly sure",
"when that phrase was coined, we're guessing it",
"was after reading about these guys and gals.",
"Charles Dickens reportedly gave Edgar Allan Poe",
"\"the bird\" idea for famous poem. 1. Thomas Hardy",
". When British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy",
"died on January 11, 1928, his literary",
"contemporaries decided he was too important to be",
"buried in his hometown's simple churchyard. But",
"the good people of Dorset, where Hardy had spent",
"nearly all of his 88 years, vehemently disagreed.",
"So the two groups reached a grisly compromise.",
"The author's body was cremated, and his ashes",
"were interred in the Poet's Corner of Westminster",
"Abbey. Hardy's heart, on the other hand, was",
"placed inside a small casket and buried beside",
"the grave of his first wife in a Dorset",
"churchyard. To this day, a rumor persists that",
"the author's heart was accidentally devoured by",
"his housekeeper's cat, and that the heart of a",
"pig was buried in its place. 2. Horatio Alger,",
"Jr. Apparently, the author of more than 120",
"\"rags-to-riches\" books featuring hard-working,",
"highly moral young heroes was also an admitted",
"pederast. Before finding success as an author,",
"Alger was a minister at a Unitarian Church in",
"Brewster, Massachusetts, where he was accused of",
"sexually assaulting two young boys. Alger",
"admitted his guilt, but left town before the news",
"hit the street. Later, he wound up in New York",
"City, where he penned hundreds of best-selling",
"books for and about young boys, which went on to",
"grace the shelves of homes, schools and church",
"libraries across America. 3. Sherwood Anderson .",
"Best known for his collection of short stories,",
"Winesburg, Ohio, and for mentoring such literary",
"heavyweights as Hemingway, Faulkner and",
"Steinbeck, Anderson had a knack for unexpected",
"exits. One day in November 1912, while serving as",
"president of the successful Anderson",
"Manufacturing Co., he simply got up and walked",
"out of his office to pursue a career in writing.",
"Years later, he made another sudden departure,",
"this time during the middle of a South American",
"voyage. At his farewell cocktail party, Anderson",
"unknowingly swallowed a toothpick hidden within",
"an hors d'oeuvre. The author sailed on, but the",
"toothpick didn't, penetrating his intestines and",
"causing peritonitis. Anderson became ill aboard",
"ship and later died in a Panama hospital. 4.",
"Charles Dickens . A number of pets graced the",
"Dickens household over the years, including all",
"manner of dogs, cats and ponies. But Charles'",
"favorite pets were his two ravens, both known as",
"Grip. Dickens was particularly devoted to Grip I,",
"going so far as to write the bird into his 1841",
"mystery novel, Barnaby Rudge. This same talkative",
"bird reportedly was the inspiration for Edgar",
"Allan Poe's famous poem, \"The Raven,\" published",
"four years later. Upon Grip I's demise, Dickens",
"had his beloved bird stuffed. These days, Grip",
"can be seen at the Free Library of Philadelphia's",
"Rare Books Department, where he stands guard over",
"the Poe and Dickens collections. 5. Flannery",
"O'Connor . Dickens apparently wasn't the only",
"well-known writer who had a fetish for fowl.",
"Flannery O'Connor, author of 32 short stories",
"including \"A Good Man Is Hard to Find\" and",
"\"Everything That Rises Must Converge,\" developed",
"a love for birds at a very young age. Growing up",
"on her family's estate in Georgia, O'Connor",
"enjoyed playing with the chickens they raised",
"there and reportedly taught one of them to walk",
"backward, making the chicken somewhat of a local",
"celebrity. But O'Connor had a special fondness",
"for peacocks, which she often used in her fiction",
"to represent Christ. When she returned to live on",
"the family farm as an adult, she raised an",
"unusually large flock of peacocks, which she",
"tended to until her death in 1964. Afterward,",
"they were donated to various parks and",
"monasteries around Georgia, but all were",
"eventually killed by predators. 6. O. Henry . O.",
"Henry (born William Sydney Porter) may have been",
"the master of the popular short story form, but",
"he was far less skilled when it came to money.",
"While working as a bank teller in Houston, the",
"fledgling author was accused of embezzling a few",
"thousand dollars, prompting his rather sudden",
"move to Honduras. But a few years later, when he",
"came back to visit his dying wife, he was",
"arrested and sentenced to five years in prison.",
"It was here that convict Porter assumed the pen",
"name O. Henry. His incarceration offered him the",
"time to write as well as a chance to mix with a",
"slew of seedy characters, perfect fodder for his",
"fiction. A model inmate, Porter was released in",
"1901, after serving just three years. He passed",
"away in 1910 with 600 stories, but reportedly",
"only 33 cents, to his name. 7. Langston Hughes .",
"Poet, playwright, novelist, essayist and",
"all-around literary luminary, Langston Hughes",
"achieved fame during the Harlem Renaissance. But",
"before that, Hughes was a struggling young",
"writer, working menial jobs to support his",
"burgeoning poetry habit. In 1925, while working",
"at a restaurant in Washington D.C., Hughes tucked",
"a few of his poems under the dinner plate of",
"then-reigning poet Vachel Lindsay. Lindsay shared",
"the poems during his reading that night, and in",
"the morning, Hughes was crowned Lindsay's new",
"discovery, the \"busboy poet.\" Hughes went on to",
"become one of America's most prolific authors.",
"Lindsay, however, died six years later after",
"drinking a bottle of Lysol. 8. Edith Wharton .",
"Edith Wharton, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for",
"her 1920 novel The Age of Innocence, is famous",
"for her vivid stories and novels about",
"upper-class society in the late 19th century. It",
"was a setting she knew well, coming from a",
"wealthy and distinguished New England family. But",
"the high society author had a lesser-known career",
"as a humanitarian. During World War I, Wharton",
"traveled to the Western Front in France, both to",
"write about the battlefields for American",
"publications and to help the Red Cross create",
"hostels and schools for those displaced by war.",
"In 1916, she was awarded the Legion of Honor,",
"France's highest civilian appointment, years",
"before the height of her literary career. 9.",
"Charlotte Bronte . Charlotte Bronte may have been",
"the author of the romantic classic Jane Eyre, but",
"she was not well served by love herself. In fact,",
"it more or less killed her. In June of 1854, a",
"starry-eyed Bronte married her father's curate",
"and soon became pregnant. During her pregnancy,",
"she fell ill, and according to her earliest",
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"ever-recurring faintness.\" The elder Bronte",
"sister's nausea was so overwhelming, in fact,",
"that the author couldn't eat or even smell food",
"without becoming violently ill. On March 31,",
"1855, a dehydrated, malnourished and severely",
"exhausted Charlotte Bronte died at the age of 38.",
"E-mail to a friend . For more mental_floss",
"articles, visit mentalfloss.com . Entire contents",
"of this article copyright, Mental Floss LLC. All",
"rights reserved."
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(CNN) -- At least 17 people were killed when inmates tried to escape from a prison in northern Mexico Tuesday, firing guns at guard towers and running through tunnels below the facility. The dead included 11 inmates and six guards, Durango state public safety officials said in a statement. The violence broke out around 5 p.m. Tuesday at a prison in the city of Gomez Palacio when prisoners began to riot and opened fire, officials said. "The inmates started to shoot with firearms toward the guard towers and the guard areas," the statement said. Officials said the clashes occurred as guards worked to stop a "massive prison break." Guards fired shots in the air to try to contain the riot, officials said, then "exchanged gunfire" when there was no response. Military troops stopped the attempted prison break, and authorities were investigating to determine who was responsible, the statement said. Violence has been repeatedly reported at the prison where Tuesday's clashes occurred. In a fight at the prison last year, 11 inmates were killed. In July 2010, Mexico's attorney general's office alleged that inmates from the prison were let out to kill rival drug gang members. At the time, a spokesman for the attorney general's office said prison officials had allowed a group of inmates to leave the Cereso No. 2 prison in police vehicles to launch an attack at a birthday celebration that left 17 dead. Top prison workers were named as suspects in an investigation. The prison's former director and 10 others were sentenced in the case. They are now in Mexican federal prisons elsewhere in the country. CNNMexico.com and CNN en Español's Karina Maciel contributed to this report. | Clashes break out as guards work to stop a "massive prison break," officials say .
11 inmates and 6 guards are killed, Durango public safety officials report .
Violence has been reported at the prison in the past .
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By . Amanda WilliamsItaly . PUBLISHED: . 09:29 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:58 EST, 25 July 2013 . Jewish community leaders in Rome have called for authorities to bar any public celebration of the 100th birthday of a convicted Nazi war criminal. Former SS officer Erich Priebke is serving a life sentence under house arrest for his part in the 1944 massacre of 335 Italian civilians, including 75 Jews, . at caves south of Rome . But ten years ago, as the Nazi officer marked his 90th birthday, people travelled from Italy, Germany, France and Switzerland to celebrate. Former SS officer, Erich Priebke (in white cap) is serving a life sentence under house arrest for taking part in the 1944 massacre of 335 Italian civilians, including about 75 Jews . Ten years ago, as the Nazi officer marked his 90th birthday, people travelled from Italy, Germany, France and Switzerland to celebrate . It is rumoured that many are intending to make the journey again on July 29 as Priebke marks his centenary, the Jewish Daily Forward reports. The president of Rome’s Jewish community . Riccardo Pacifici has now called on Italy’s president and prime minister, the mayor of Rome and . other officials to bar people from 'paying homage' to Priebke at the house where . he is being held. He said: 'Priebke is a man who was condemned for war crimes, who has never . repented, who has never apologised, who has never had pity for the . families of the victims.' It is rumoured that many are intending to make the journey again on July 29 as Priebke marks his centenary, angering the Jewish community, which has called for a ban on public celebrations . He added: 'The bone of contention is not the centenary of Priebke but the tribute that many make to him by going to his house. It is to them that we express our indignation, not only as Jews but as Italians.' Wanted in Rome reports. The way in which Priebke's house arrest has been handled has also angered the local community. On Tuesday La Repubblica showed a video in which Priebke sauntered around in his local neighbourhoos in one of his reported 'daily walks'. And pictures published by the Italian weekly Oggi have previously shown Priebke eating at restaurants, riding a scooter . and shopping. Rome's Mayor Ignazio Marino has reportedly responded and said he would 'personally keep watch' to ensure no such public celebration takes place. On March 24, 1944 senior Nazis ordered the execution of 335 hostages - including 75 Jews - in retaliation for an attack on Rome’s Via Rasella, in which 33 German soldiers were killed. The way in which Priebke's house arrest has been handled has also angered the local community. He has apparently been seen dining with friends, shopping and riding a scooter. He was allowed to serve his sentence under house arrest 'because of poor health and age' It has been claimed that word was sent directly from Adolf Hitler via SS command in Rome that ten Italians should be slain for every German murdered. The killings should be carried out within 24 hours, he said. Priebke, responsible for overseeing the list of those killed, was accused of ordering the deaths of five more prisoners who were brought by error in to the caves. He is said to have personally killed two. After escaping from the . British prison camp in 1946 he travelled to Rome where he secured false . documents and moved to Argentina, settling in the ski resort San Carlos . de Bariloche, even becoming a delicatessen owner, it is said. Priebke is escorted by police as he is transferred to the Forte Boccea military prison in Rome after an appeal in the mid 1990s. In 1999 he was allowed by authorities to serve his sentence under house arrest, on grounds of poor health and old age . Italian King Victor Emanuel III, (right) Adolf Hitler (centre) and Benito Mussolini (left) watch fascist troops march past from a balcony in central Rome. On March 24, 1944 Hitler ordered the execution of 335 hostages in retaliation for an attack in which 33 German soldiers were killed . His past was only revealed in 1994, by investigative American journalists who were on the tail of another convicted war criminal. He was extradited to Italy in 1995, and was sentenced to life in prison. In 1999 he was allowed by authorities to serve his sentence under house arrest, on grounds of poor health and old age. His lawyers and friends have previously said he has turned to Christianity and has been a victim of a media witch hunt. | Erich Priebke is serving a life sentence under house arrest in Rome .
Hundreds journeyed to city to celebrate his 90th birthday a decade ago .
Jewish community leaders have asked Mayor to ban public celebrations .
Nazi officer Priebke will celebrate his centenary on Monday July 27 . | 8c2ca1fa72beda4df55f5af4e5a6e56b59737299 | [
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"July 2013 . Jewish community leaders in Rome have",
"called for authorities to bar any public",
"celebration of the 100th birthday of a convicted",
"Nazi war criminal. Former SS officer Erich",
"Priebke is serving a life sentence under house",
"arrest for his part in the 1944 massacre of 335",
"Italian civilians, including 75 Jews, . at caves",
"south of Rome . But ten years ago, as the Nazi",
"officer marked his 90th birthday, people",
"travelled from Italy, Germany, France and",
"Switzerland to celebrate. Former SS officer,",
"Erich Priebke (in white cap) is serving a life",
"sentence under house arrest for taking part in",
"the 1944 massacre of 335 Italian civilians,",
"including about 75 Jews . Ten years ago, as the",
"Nazi officer marked his 90th birthday, people",
"travelled from Italy, Germany, France and",
"Switzerland to celebrate . It is rumoured that",
"many are intending to make the journey again on",
"July 29 as Priebke marks his centenary, the",
"Jewish Daily Forward reports. The president of",
"Rome’s Jewish community . Riccardo Pacifici has",
"now called on Italy’s president and prime",
"minister, the mayor of Rome and . other officials",
"to bar people from 'paying homage' to Priebke at",
"the house where . he is being held. He said:",
"'Priebke is a man who was condemned for war",
"crimes, who has never . repented, who has never",
"apologised, who has never had pity for the .",
"families of the victims.' It is rumoured that",
"many are intending to make the journey again on",
"July 29 as Priebke marks his centenary, angering",
"the Jewish community, which has called for a ban",
"on public celebrations . He added: 'The bone of",
"contention is not the centenary of Priebke but",
"the tribute that many make to him by going to his",
"house. It is to them that we express our",
"indignation, not only as Jews but as",
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A Hero teacher who saved the life of a seriously ill pupil by giving her one of his kidney is to be honoured with an MBE. Ray Coe stepped in to rescue Alya Ahmed Ali, 13, after learning she was desperate for a donor. The 53-year-old father-of-one said he was left shocked and proud after learning he had been recognised in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Teacher Ray Coe, pictured left, is set to be awarded an MBE after he stepped in to rescue pupil, Alya Ahmed Ali, 13, pictured right, after learning she was desperate for a kidney donor . The special needs coordinator at Royal Docks Community School, Custom House, east London, has been awarded the gong for services to education and the community. He took part in the life-saving kidney transplant to rescue Alya, who suffers from a deadly condition called hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, which has led to severe learning difficulties. They have since become very close - and Mr Coe even spent part of Christmas with Alya and her grateful family. 'It was a bit of a shock to be made an MBE,' said modest Mr Coe. 'I was not expecting it at all. The special needs coordinator at Royal Docks Community School, Custom House, east London, pictured above with Alya, has been awarded the gong for services to education and the community . Mr Coe, pictured with Alya and her father Ahmed Ali, said he was still a bit 'perplexed' and added: 'I don't see it as anything that no-one else would do' 'It's a very proud moment and there's a huge sense of honour.It seems like it's just spiralled. 'I never thought for a moment that it would become as big a story as it did. 'I'm still a bit perplexed, because I don't see it as anything that no-one else would do. 'For me the greatest thing to come out of it has been becoming a real part of Alya's family.' Mr Coe is a teacher at Royal Docks Community School in east London, where Alya is a pupil . Alya's dad, Ahmed Ali, 47, of Stratford, east London, said after Ray brought his daughter back from the brink: 'He has given Alya much more than just the gift of life.He's an amazing man, we owe him so much.' School head Wendy Bower also saluted Mr Coe, saying: 'Ray has gone above and beyond with the call of duty with this selfless and noble act. 'He's a very humble and modest man.The whole staff are in admiration for his kindness. 'He has given a new life to Alya and her whole family.' | Teacher Ray Coe gave pupil Alya Ahmed Ali,13, one of his kidneys .
The teenager desperately needed a donor after suffering from renal failure .
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A former Knox Grammar teacher and convicted sex offender who took the stand on Tuesday at the royal commission into child sexual abuse said he was not fired when the school learned of his abuse. Craig Treloar, a former teacher at the elite boy's school, told the inquest he expected to be fired when he was caught, but was instead shown leniency, the ABC reported. He engaged in sexual abuse with young male students at the school, as well as showing them pornographic images with some depicting bestiality. Treloar - who was convicted on a number of charges including sexual abuse in 2010 - told the commission he expected to be sacked by the then principal Dr Ian Paterson after he admitted to showing students porn in 1987, but he was not reprimanded. Scroll down for video . Craig Treloar, a former teacher and convicted sex offender told an inquest on Tuesday he was not fired as he though he would be when he confessed to showing students pornography in 1987 . 'I thought my career was over,' he told the hearing. 'I thought I'd be sacked.' 'The decision was that obviously I would leave the boarding house, that I would lose my teaching position for a period of six months,' Treloar said. But according to the former teacher he was never asked about the extent of the abuse, and after being told he was to lose his paid teaching position for a period, did not even have to serve that time immediately. There was no mention of either an internal inquiry or involving the police. The hearing continues. Former Knox Grammar School student Scott Ashton, told a royal commission hearing investigating how the Uniting Church and the private school responded to child abuse allegations, that he was left deeply confused by the tribute to the late Bruce Barrett . Earlier this week the inquiry was told the prestigious Sydney school erected memorial gates for a teacher who was known to be a 'notorious molester' with the inscription 'he touched us all'. Former Knox Grammar School student Scott Ashton, 44, told a royal commission hearing investigating how the Uniting Church and the private school responded to child abuse allegations, that he was left deeply confused by the tribute to the late Bruce Barrett. Mr Ashton called the art teacher a 'notorious molester' while giving evidence to the commission on Tuesday, as he revealed the abuse he had personally suffered at Barrett's hands in the Wahroonga school's classrooms on Sydney's North Shore. In his statement, read out by close friend Gretel Pinniger who is also known as the high profile Sydney dominatrix Madame Lash, Mr Ashton said Barrett would chase and tickle his students. Pictured: Counsel assisting the inquiry David Lloyd at the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse public hearing into Knox Grammar School, Sydney. Mr Ashton said he was inappropriately touched in sight of other staff and students in the playground . He told the inquiry that Barrett would occasionally wear a red tie, announcing 'watch out boys, it's a red tie day' to signify someone would be caned that day. On one occasion, he recalled being chased by the teacher who then requested he stay back after class. Fearing that he would be caned, Mr Ashton was instead sexually assaulted. 'I felt ashamed of my abuse. I was deeply ashamed and unable to discuss it with anyone,' Mr Ashton said in his statement, according to News Corp. 'It was an issue which I avoided because any reminder of it would cause me severe stress and interfered with my ability to function and cope on a day-to-day basis.' Pictured: Justice Coate at the Royal Commission. Mr Ashton's statement was read out by close friend Gretel Pinniger, who is also known as the high profile Sydney dominatrix Madame Lash . On one occasion, Mr Ashton recalled being chased by the teacher who then requested he stay behind after class. Fearing that he would be caned, Mr Ashton was instead sexually assaulted . Despite his notoriety, Mr Ashton said everyone at the school was expected to pay tribute to Barrett, who had died young. 'The fact that he was so well regarded by the school despite being a notorious molester made me feel very confused and powerless,' he said. Mr Ashton said he was nine when he went to Knox and from the start he was abused 'openly and brazenly' by another teacher, Barrie Stewart. He said the sexual abuse he suffered led him to become a teenage sex worker, according to the ABC. Pictured: Her Honour Justice Coate (left) and Commissioner Atkinson at the Royal Commission. Mr Ashton said the sexual abuse he suffered led him to become a teenage sex worker . He described another incident in which he was inappropriately touched in sight of other staff and students in the playground, saying: 'It was so common I wasn't sure it was wrong for teachers to touch me like that.' In 2009, Stewart was convicted of five counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. He was given a suspended sentence. Five former teachers have been convicted of sexual assault, however the inquiry has heard allegations against a further three staff members who have never been charged. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. | Knox Grammar School gate was a memorial to late teacher Bruce Barrett .
Former student Scott Ashton, 44, called him a 'notorious molester'
He gave evidence at a royal commission hearing into how the Uniting Church and the private school responded to child abuse allegations .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:27 EST, 10 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:17 EST, 10 March 2013 . With their parents in the sea catching fish, thousands of junior emperor penguins are left huddled together to await dinner. But when their food-bearing parents return they may be presented with one slight problem - how to find their chick amongst the mass of youngsters. Despite the thousands of youngsters crowded together on this plain in South Georgia, the parents are incredibly able to locate their youngsters by detecting their individual calls. Take your pick: The huge group of emperor penguins pictured huddling together in South Georgia . Odd one out: A lone adult is surrounded by chicks, still showing their brown downy feathers . The young birds, displaying their . brown, downy feathers, crowd together to keep warm while their parents . leave en masse to fetch food. Photographer Mike Reyfman travelled to the frozen wilderness for the first time to witness the huge gathering. He . said: 'There must be 100,000s of birds in these nurseries but each . chick can be spotted by their mum or dad when they return with food . simply by the sound of their voice. 'Penguin . babies are gathered like this to keep warm from the extreme cold and . because they cannot go out to sea yet as their feathers are not . ready. Mr Reyfman, 52, from Chicago, added: 'We spent two days following the flock and it was one the most incredible experiences of my life.' He used a Nikon D4 to capture his images. Where are you: A couple of adults on the edge of the group of chicks surveys the area after returning from the sea . Distinctive: The adults are able to locate their youngsters amongst the huge crowd by detecting their calls . Feeding time: A chick is treated to a mouthful of fish from its returning parent . Bowing down: A young penguin looks like it is on the receiving end of a scolding from an adult . Dancing on ice: The young birds first sport brown, downy feathers before developing the more instinctive white, black and orange feathers of emperor penguins . | Huge group of emperor penguins pictured in South Georgia in Antarctica by photographer Mike Reyfman . | 244f28fdc85b1be9924d6bf3f839a5b7da693352 | [
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A Republican National Committee delegate from Michigan is under fire for re-posting an essay on Facebook that argues blacks are less intelligent and articulate than whites. The unwanted distraction as the RNC holds its annual Winter Meeting this week is creating new headaches just as the GOP is recovering from the scandal of a high-profile Congressman who spoke to a white supremacist group 12 years ago. Dave Agema, a former Michigan state legislator and one of the committee's two Wolverine State delegates, shared the essay with his Facebook audience on December 31. Blacks, the piece's author wrote in May 2014, 'cannot reason as well. They cannot communicate as well. They cannot control their impulses as well. They are a threat to all who cross their paths, black and non-black alike.' A self-described public defender in the southern U.S. wrote the essay under a pen name, based on what he says were his experiences over the years representing mostly African-American clients. TIME TO QUIT? Michigan RNC delegate Dave Agema has come under fire before for posting inflammatory material on Facebook, but his promotion of a racist essay is bringing opponents out of the woodwork . Allen West, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former one-term congressman, posted the essay two days before Agema did, allegedly giving the embattled Michigan Republican the idea to share it . THE POST, NOW DELETED: Agema called the 'American Renaissance' magazine article 'enlightening' 'Most blacks are unable to speak English well,' he claimed. 'They cannot conjugate verbs. They have a poor grasp of verb tenses. They have a limited vocabulary. They cannot speak without swearing. They often become hostile on the stand.' 'Many, when they testify, show a complete lack of empathy and are unable to conceal a morality based on the satisfaction of immediate, base needs. This is a disaster, especially in a jury trial.' 'American Renaissance,' a magazine described as a white supremacist publication by the Anti-Defamation League, published the piece in May 2014. The Southern Poverty Law Center includes the publication among its list of 'hate groups.' Agema told his 1,300 Facebook followers that the essay was 'enlightening' and 'a very interesting article by a public defender.' 'We are in a cultural battle,' he wrote. Agema later removed his post from Facebook but returned to defend himself Tuesday morning, saying Allen West, a black Republican politician and retired Army lieutenant colonel, had blogged about the piece two days before him. 'I do support Col West's commentary concerning the authors [sic] article and not the content of the article itself,' Agema wrote. West, a former one-term Florida congressman, had titled his Dec. 29 blog entry about the American Renaissance essay: 'Quite possibly the most racist article you will ever read.' But he, too, defended the writer and his racial observations. 'I’m quite sure the progressive socialist left will criticize me for sharing this article – that’s just who they are – they hate the truth,' West wrote. 'But if there is a war to be fought, it is for the soul of the inner city and the black community.' 'The facts and observations in this are not shocking to me. They are quite well known, but the manner in which the writer so eloquently presents them is quite commendable.' Republicans may find Agema's presence at their Winter Meeting in Coronado, California awkward, especially when the keynote speaker takes the stage at a lunch on Thursday. That would be Ben Carson, the only African-American party member to break into the public consciousness as a possible presidential candidate. Agema's fellow Republicans, including many high-profile GOPers from Michigan, lowered the boom Tuesday. A group of state legislators from Oakland County, Michigan are asking RNC members to 'end our party's long nightmare' by showing the controversial Republican the door. 'While we are disappointed it has come down to this, we believe this course of action is the only way to stop Mr. Agema’s hateful rhetoric from further tarnishing our party,' the lawmakers wrote in a letter obtained by DailyMail.com. 'We urge RNC members, our colleagues and like-minded Michiganders to join us in stepping up and acknowledging that enough is enough.' BLAME GAME: Col. West labeled the essay 'Quite possibly the most racist article you will ever read,' but then went on to praise the writer for sharing 'the truth' DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Agema story emerged just as Republicans finished mopping up the mess caused when Rep. Steve Scalise (pictured) admitted addressing a white-power group more than a decade ago . Paul Welday, the chairman of the the Michigan Republican Party's 14th District committee, wrote in a Detroit Free Press op-ed that 'sadly, there is still a small but vocal faction that sticks by Agema in spite of his repeated broadsides against group after group.' 'They claim he is being "taken out of context" or that he is somehow being unfairly mischaracterized for his sincerely held conservative beliefs. Utter nonsense.' 'With every ignorant Facebook post,' Welday argued, 'Agema weakens and divides the Republican Party while reinforcing ridiculous stereotypes spread by its opponents. Rather than strengthen and advance the Republican Party, Agema has done more damage to the GOP and the conservative cause than any Democrat could dream of.' Agema did not respond to requests for comment, but an aide to a Michigan Republican congressman told DailyMail.com Tuesday evening that 'we all wish he would just dry up and blow away.' 'He's an embarrassment, a liability, and just the sort of catnip the Al Sharptons of the world need to paint us all as backward KKK members,' the staffer said. Agema has come under fire before for his social media posts. He shared an article on Facebook two years ago titled 'Everyone Should Know These Statistics on Homosexuals,' which bashed gays for having a 'filthy lifestyle.' Published by the defunct International Organization of Heterosexual Rights, it claimed 50 per cent of suicides and half of big-city murders are committed by gays, that more than one-third of all gays practice sado-masichism, and that 1 out of 20 homosexuals is a child molester. 'I didn't write these words,' Agema would later insist. 'I simply posted them.' Agema drew calls for his resignation in 2013 when he used Facebook to distribute an anti-gay essay . But his post included this warning: 'What is being pawned off on our children and grandchildren in public schools is the story that to be homosexual or lesbian is just another normal alternative lifestyle.' National Journal reports that he has also argued President Obama is secretly a Muslim and praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for his country's iron-fisted anti-gay policies. Agema also 'blamed Satan for dividing the Republican Party,' claimed gay Americans want free health care because they suffer from AIDS, and used Facebook to distribute an inflammatory observation that asked: 'Have you ever seen a Muslim do anything that contributes positively to the American way of life?' He called that piece of writing 'eye-opening.' The Republican Party can ill-afford another race-based stick in the eye. It was just a week ago that Rep. Steve Scalise, the GOP's House Whip, admitted that he unwittingly spoke 12 years ago to a group of white supremacists while he was a state legislator in Louisiana. TIME points out that the Democratic National Committee has its own Agema-style scandal brewing. Terry Bean, a committeeman from Oregon and a major donor to President Obama's campaigns, remains on the party's roster even though he faces criminal charges related to alleged sexual contact he and his ex-boyfriend had with a 15-year-old boy. | Dave Agema, one of Michigan's two delegates to the RNC, shared an essay with his Facebook audience that reeked of anti-black discrimination .
Author is a white public defender who wrote blacks 'cannot reason as well ... cannot communicate as well ... cannot control their impulses as well'
Agema is defending himself, saying he got the essay from Col. Allen West, a black conservative politician and pundit .
The Republican National Committee holds its winter meetings in California this week amid calls for Agema to be expelled from the organization .
Agema was slammed in 2013 for sharing an article that claimed gays led a 'filthy lifestyle' and were responsible for half of big-city murders – claiming 'I didn't write these words, I simply posted them'
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Tide turn? Experts claim the market will mellow after 12 months as the number of houses for sale exceeds the number buyers . Britain's house-price boom threatens to turn into a property crash within months, warn industry experts, as a key survery is set to reveal there are now more sellers that buyers. House prices have soared in the past year, especially in London. But a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is this week expected to indicate that the numbers of houses on the market now exceeds the number of buyers. Prices are likely to rise for a further 12 months, but RICS expects them to fall after that. The Nationwide building society says properties in London are now 26 per cent dearer than they were a year ago and price rises have been seen across much of the country. But there has been mounting evidence that the surge has come to an end. Sellers are looking to cash in on high prices, creating a glut of homes for sale. Buyers, meanwhile, are said to be wary of paying huge prices for London properties in particular. With a rise in interest rates expected before the end of the year, some have argued now is a bad time to be buying property, and that once the cost of mortgages goes up, prices will have to come down. The last time RICS published its figures, buyers were still outnumbering available stock, indicating that house prices across the country would continue to grow. But the number has been falling sharply in recent months, prompting speculation that it could head into negative territory when RICS releases figures for July on Thursday. The regional figures for London indicate that the number of new sellers already hugely outnumbers new buyers. House-price growth has slowed in the capital in recent months, with estate agents talking of prices having reached a plateau. Figures from estate agency chain LSL Property Services show that home sales across the country are starting to pick up. Reining in: Mark Carney restricted the amount of lending banks could do to rein in the mortgage market . Property transactions have been stuck at low levels for several years, exacerbating a shortage in the supply of homes. David Newnes, director of LSL’s Your Move estate agency chain, said: ‘Overall, 90,000 properties were sold across England and Wales in July, up 21 per cent on a year previously and representing the highest monthly total since November 2007.’ The Bank of England earlier this year also acted to rein in excesses in the mortgage market, restricting the amount of lending banks could do at high multiples of an applicant’s salary. But the rules are unlikely to restrict lending significantly unless prices soar and salaries stay where they are. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said when the changes were announced: ‘These actions should not restrain current market housing activity. These actions will have minimal impact in the future if the housing market evolves in line with the Bank’s central view.’ | House prices have soared in London and across Britain over the past year .
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A Seattle-area couple is in custody for allegedly holding captive and torturing the man's 13-year-old brother for three months -- including driving a nail through the boy's hand and keeping him in a cellar for days without food, the prosecutor said Wednesday. Brandon Gunn, 27, and his wife Viviana, 34, are in the Kitsap County Jail outside Seattle on $500,000 bail each, charged with kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and four counts of assault, county prosecutor Cami Lewis said. Brandon's brother is from Atlanta and went in May to stay with his brother for the summer, Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff Scott Wilson said. "We've been crying for days," the teen's aunt, Marsha Thomas-Jones, told CNN Atlanta affiliate WSB. "My sister is devastated." The alleged torture began as early as May 1 and lasted until the teenager escaped from his brother's cellar two weeks ago, according to the prosecutor's complaint, filed Tuesday. Thomas-Jones said the family suspected something was wrong months ago when communication ceased, and it tried unsuccessfully to get law enforcement involved early, WSB reported. The attorney for Brandon Gunn, Michele Taylor, was given the case only Wednesday and has not received any discovery documents, said her paralegal, Samantha Badkin. She said they don't expect to speak to their client until at least next Tuesday. A voicemail message for Viviana Gunn's attorney, Jeniece Lacross, was not returned late Wednesday. According to the probable cause certificate filed Monday by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, the boy was sent to the Gunns' garage where he was duct-taped to a chair with tape over his eyes and mouth, then beaten in the head, torso and legs with a baseball bat and metal bars, losing consciousness at times. Another time, the couple put the boy's hand in a bench vise, tightened it, and drove a nail through the his hand with a hammer, the certificate says. The boy said that time, he could see them doing it. The Gunns duct-taped his hands and hung him from a rafter in the garage, then beat him; they also stapled his right palm with a construction stapler, heated a knife and cut him with it, according to the certificate. The couple forced the boy to stay naked in a portable dog kennel twice for two to three days at a time, with no food or water, the certificate says. He also was forced to stay in the dark cellar for four days, and when he escaped to get food, he was punished by being beaten with a baseball bat, it says. The boy said the couple called the abuse "punishment sessions" for not doing chores or breaking household rules, and that the "sessions" would last for two to three hours, according to Deputy Sheriff Wilson. When the boy escaped, he had been duct-taped but managed to escape by moving his hands in front of him, peeling the tape off his mouth, then chewing through the tape binding his hands, Wilson said. He forced open the cellar door and then lived on the streets for two weeks, stealing food when he could, Wilson said. He was sleeping in a bus shelter on a Navy housing complex last Friday night when two Navy security officers found the boy and saw his injuries, Wilson said. They immediately sent the boy to a hospital where detectives interviewed him. They saw injuries to the boy's head, face, chest, abdomen, back, arms, legs, hands and feet, ranging from fresh open wounds to wounds that were in the process of healing, the certificate of probable cause says. The doctor also found a broken piece of metal in the boy's hand, possibly from the nail. "In the first six hours they were able to develop enough probable cause for the arrest of the brother and the brother's wife," Wilson said. "they were arrested at 7 a.m. (Saturday) at their house." When detectives interviewed Brandon Gunn, he denied abusing the boy, saying only that he gave him a "whooping" with a belt on his backside a few times. Detectives searched the home and found blood stains on the wall, door, bench vise, baseball bat and chair, the certificate of probable cause says. They also found the dog kennel and staple gun, and a strong smell of urine in a corner of the cellar where the boy said he was forced to urinate, it says. The boy is out of the hospital and living with a foster family, Wilson said. The Gunns' next court appearance is scheduled for September 10 in Kitsap County District Court, said Lewis, the prosecutor. People held captive in Philadelphia . | The boy's brother and the brother's wife allegedly abused the boy .
They are charged with kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and assault .
The boy is from Atlanta and was staying with them for the summer .
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By . Reuters . Katy Perry, Jason Derulo and Stevie Wonder were all there - but the only guest who got to give President Obama a hug during his speech was restaurant owner Tim Harris. Mr Harris has Down syndrome, but he owns his own restaurant and is a Special Olympics star in year-round sports. And the focus was more on the star athletes than on the pop stars at a White House event on Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the Special Olympics organization. 'Presidents need encouragement once in a while too...Thank you, Tim,' Obama said after Harris left his seat during the president's remarks to give him a hug, Mr Harris' trademark at his restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Scroll down for video . Barack Obama embraces restaurateur Tim Harris after the President mentioned him while speaking at an event honoring the Special Olympics at the White House on Thursday . Mr Harris, who runs a restaurant in New Mexico, left his seat to hug Obama during his remarks. 'Presidents need encouragement once in a while too...Thank you, Tim,' Obama said . Tim Harris, a Special Olympics competitor, got up from his seat to thank the President after Obama mentioned him personally during a dinner to honor the anniversary of the games . Katy Perry attends a celebrity-packed dinner hosted by the President and First Lady in Washington DC on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the Special Olympics in the East Room of the White House . Established in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics give people with intellectual disabilities opportunities to participate in sports ranging from basketball and bowling to figure skating and gymnastics. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will serve as honorary chairs of the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles next year. Some 7,000 athletes from 170 countries will take part. At Thursday's dinner, entertainment celebrities mingled with business magnates under chandeliers before digging into a menu of 'Maryland crab and corn ravioli' and 'caramelized plum galette'. Dignitaries from the sports world included former basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former tennis player Andy Roddick and former figure skater Michelle Kwan. Obama praised the other set of athletes in the room, including Loretta Claiborne, the first Special Olympian to speak to the United Nations General Assembly and Dustin Plunkett, Special Olympics 'international global messenger' who wrote that the organization had 'saved his life'. Obama and First Lady Michelle arrive for the Special Olympics dinner on Thursday night at the White House. The couple will serve as honorary chairs of the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles next year . Katy Perry performs her song Roar at an event for the Special Olympics hosted by Obama in the State Dining Room at the White House on Thursday night . Stevie Wonder arrives for the celebration at the White House to honor the Special Olympics athletes . Maria Shriver, whose mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded the Special Olympics in 1968, chats with TV anchor Gayle King at the glitzy White House bash . 'What all these people represent is what the Special Olympics is all about - overcoming obstacles with love and kindness, and generosity, and healthy competition,' he said. 'It's about pride and it's about teamwork and it's about friendship. And it's about treating everybody with dignity, and giving everybody a chance.' Tennis star Andy Roddick mingled with Maria Shriver and AOL co-founder Steve Case in the East Room. Seven athletes told their stories after the dinner before Katy Perry started her concert with her hit 'Roar.' 'We are here to put an end to the injustice and captivity and intolerance,' said Ricardo Thornton, recently appointed by Obama to the president's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Thornton said he had spent time in two institutions but Special Olympics changed his life. Obama, with basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to his left, enjoys dinner at the event to honor the Special Olympics which were established in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver . First Lady Michelle Obama applauds following a performance alongside CBS anchor Gayle King (left) and tennis player Andy Roddick (right) Special Olympian Brina Kei Maxino of the Philippines, who has Down Syndrome, speaks to the distinguished audience at the White House on Thursday . Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo talks with Maria Shriver before singer Katy Perry performs at the event . And Claiborne said because of Special Olympics, she converses in four languages, holds two honorary doctorate degrees and has run 26 marathons. She remembered the name-calling and the advice given to her mother: 'Rita, institutionalize her. She's not going to have any value.' 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Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will serve as honorary chairs of the Special Olympics World Games in LA next year .
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New York (CNN) -- Police have identified the eighth and final victim of a gas explosion in New York's East Harlem last week. Mayumi Nakamura, 34, lived in apartment No. 4 at 1646 Park Ave., according to police, the northernmost of the two buildings leveled by explosion and fire March 12. Her body was recovered from the rubble Thursday night, police said, but identification took longer because her family had to travel from Japan to confirm her identity. The other seven victims have been identified as Carmen Tanco, 67; Alexis "Jordy" Salas, 22; Griselde Camacho, 44; Rosaura Hernandez, 21; Andreas Panagopoulos, 43; George Ameado, 44; and Rosaura Barrios, 44. Julie Bolcer, spokeswoman for the city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, said the victims died of smoke inhalation or physical trauma. Meanwhile, a lawsuit has been filed in state Supreme Court in the name of Michelle Nelson, 46, who said she was injured in the blast. The complaint alleges that electric provider Con Edison was aware of potentially unsafe conditions of gas mains on the property and neglected to act. "This is the first of what will be many more," attorney Michael Lamonsoff said. "You have Con Ed on notice for years that their gas lines are extremely old ... especially in this area." The lawsuit also names Kaoru Murmatsu, owner and superintendent of the building. "We're working with the City, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross to assist the affected families with their expenses in the wake of the tragedy. We will review the filing at an appropriate time," said Bob McGee, a spokesman for Con Edison. Eric Weiss, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, which has jurisdiction over pipeline accidents, said the agency plans to release an investigative update Tuesday. Firefighters discover church's Bible in the ashes of Harlem explosion . New York explosion exposes nation's aging and dangerous gas mains . CNN's Julia Lull & Ray Sanchez contributed to this report. | Mayumi Nakamura was pulled from the rubble Thursday night .
Officials say victims died of smoke inhalation or physical trauma .
Woman injured in explosion sues building owner, electric provider Con Edison .
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Died today: Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm. He inspired a generation of the New Left but was accused of being an apologist for Stalinism . Eric Hobsbawm, the eminent Marxist historian, died yesterday at the age of 95. Professor Hobsbawm, who once described himself as an ‘unrepentant communist’, was a towering figure on the British Left for decades. Born in Egypt to Jewish parents, he fled Nazi Germany in 1933, coming to Britain where he became a prolific writer and hugely influential thinker. His books were studied by generations of history students, and his history of the 20th century, . The Age Of Extremes, has been translated into more than 40 languages. He faced criticism in later years for continuing to promote communism long after it had been discredited in Russia and Eastern Europe. But admirers said that his humanity and interest in ordinary people transcended his hardline political beliefs. Labour Party leader Ed Miliband yesterday led the tributes to a man he said had ‘brought history out of the ivory tower and into people’s lives’. Mr Miliband, whose late father Ralph was a close friend of Professor Hobsbawm, described him as ‘a lovely man, with whom I had some of the most stimulating and challenging conversations about politics and the world’. He added: ‘Eric Hobsbawm was an extraordinary historian, a man passionate about his politics and a great friend of my family. Long association: Birkbeck College, London, where Mr Hobsbawm began as a lecturer in 1947 and was finally appointed president in 2002 . 'Giant of progressive politics': Former PM Tony Blair, left, led tributes to Mr Hobsbawm today, but the historian's critics have accused him of being an apologist for the brutal policies of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, right . ‘His historical works brought hundreds of years of British history to hundreds of thousands of people.’ Professor Hobsbawm’s daughter Julia said yesterday that her father died overnight at the Royal Free Hospital in London. He had been suffering from pneumonia and leukaemia. She said: ‘Right up until the end he was keeping up what he did best, he . was keeping up with current affairs. There was a stack of newspapers by . his bed.’ He spent his career as a lecturer at Birkbeck College in London, becoming its president in 2002. Despite his communist sympathies he was made a Companion of Honour in 1998, placing him in the ranks of luminaries such as Stephen Hawking, Doris Lessing and Sir Ian McKellen. | Lifelong Communist inspired a generation of thinkers on the New Left .
Critics say he was an apologist for the excesses of Stalinism .
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(CNN) -- The past week following the disclosure that French President François Hollande has allegedly been having an affair with an actress, Julie Gayet, has brought to the fore the need in that country to clarify -- or do away with -- the status of First Lady, which until now has been ambiguous. In a news conference last week at the Elysee Palace, Hollande did not confirm or deny the reports of an affair, but admitted that he and France's first lady were going through "painful moments." The term "First Lady" is likely to have originated in the 19th century in the United States where she has a legal status as a de facto officer of government with her own budget and staff. In France though, the First Lady has no lawful status despite usually having an office of her own and a handful of staff whose salaries are covered by tax-payers. "There should definitely not be an official status," said Armelle Le Bras-Chopard, a political science professor and author of a book published in 2009 entitled "Première Dame, second rôle" (First Lady, supporting role). "If there were to be a status what functions would this cover? They are for the most part archaic and traditional." In the rest of Europe most spouses of heads of state are not in the spotlight and do not campaign with their partners. "We are talking about two different cultures," said Le Bras-Chopard. "In the U.S. men who are presidential candidates are always married, and their wives participate in their campaigns. Once they have been elected, their wives, the children and the dog are all visible." "We should take inspiration from the model in northern Europe where each person continues their own life," said Anne Hidalgo, the Socialist candidate campaigning to become the next mayor of Paris. "When a president is elected one doesn't vote for a couple. I am voting for a person, not their family." Petra Gustafsson, a spokeswoman at Sweden's Embassy in Paris confirmed that the Swedish Prime Minister's wife is mostly absent from all events (the couple recently divorced) and that the role of First Lady is "something unique to U.S. society," even if Sweden's constitutional monarchy does provide the public with a figurehead of First Lady in the form of the Queen. In Germany, Angela Merkel is head of government, not head of state, and even though her husband Joachim Sauer has no ceremonial role, he takes an unusually backseat role. "Look at Merkel's husband. No one ever criticizes her for not being accompanied by him on official visits," commented Le Bras-Chopard. "He does not check that the flowers are just right on the tables when there are official events," The role of First Lady in France, however, has become increasingly conspicuous over the years. Former President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife, Cécilia, ran his election campaign, his current wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, a singer and former top model was already a public figure, and President Hollande's companion, Valérie Trierweiler, a journalist, lurched into her undefined role under intense media coverage. Trierweiler's situation is even more complex given the fact that the couple is not married. Herein lies the ambiguity in France, a modern state that, lest anyone forget, removed its monarchy over 220 years ago. Probably more than in any other European country, the President's spouse or companion is a highly public figure. Yet the idea of a woman giving up her career in order to become First Lady is becoming less and less acceptable. French lawyer Muriel Kahn Herrmann embodies this contradiction: "For me, personally, it is of absolutely no importance that the president has a spouse. I would vote for a president who is a bachelor or gay. But in reality, whether we like it or not, the First Lady is unavoidable, she exists, and therefore we should legalize the situation and be precise about her functions." Cécilia Attias, who was Nicolas Sarkozy's First Lady for five months until their divorce, and recently published her autobiography, last week called for the First Lady's status to be clarified. However, she said, and Kahn Herrmann agreed, once the role has been decided on, it should be up to each woman to be able to choose whether or not to leave her career." But Le Bras-Chopard echoes what more and more men and women in France are expressing: "Instead of crystalizing a tradition we need to see things differently. Today women exist in their own right. They become public but only because of a private relationship. The solution for our day and age is that there no longer be a First Lady." The situation in France has opened a wider debate: in societies in which divorce and partnerships are more frequent and in which there will inevitably be a gay man or woman as head of state, the concept of "First Spouse" seems increasingly anachronistic. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Olivia Snaije. | Olivia Snaije: President François Hollande's alleged affair has spotlighted First Lady status .
The role of First Lady in France has become increasingly conspicuous, she writes .
Snaije: A woman giving up her career to become First Lady is less acceptable .
The concept of "First Spouse" seems increasingly anachronistic, she says . | 5652b5492f153251d36b5958da2714c75bff3935 | [
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(CNN)When Drew Manning stepped out from behind the cardboard cutout of his former fat self on Monday, the audience of "Good Morning America" was appropriately shocked. The fitness trainer's journey had come to an end after successfully losing more than 70 pounds -- six months after he purposely gained the same amount. "Like it never happened," host George Stephanopoulos said. "Kind of," Manning said. Both Manning and his wife, Lynn, can attest that a lot actually has changed in the past year. While Manning's body may have returned to its six-pack heydays, his mind, in many ways, has not. Always a fitness junkie, staying in shape comes naturally for Manning. He's that guy at the gym the rest of us love to hate, the one who likes to use his biceps for pumping iron instead of changing channels, and who prefers sucking down a spinach shake to indulging in a brownie sundae. Because of that, Manning was a "judgmental" trainer, his wife says. "He would look at someone who was overweight and say, 'They must really be lazy.' "I was convinced people used genetics or similar excuses as a crutch," Manning writes in his new book, "Fit2Fat2Fit." "You either wanted to be healthy or you didn't." The link between fat and cancer . That point of view wasn't helping Manning help his clients. When he failed yet again to push someone over to the light side, he knew something was wrong. In order to better understand the struggles his clients were facing, he had to face them himself. He gave up the gym and started consuming junk food, fast food and soda. In just six months, he went from 193 pounds with a 34-inch waist to 265 pounds with a 48-inch waist. Lynn saw the difference in her husband in less time than that. He became lethargic, stopped helping around the house and was less than eager to play with their 2-year-old daughter. "He was so insecure -- saying 'I'm so fat. I look so horrible,' constantly complaining about how he looks," she said. Manning says he didn't realize the effects of his weight gain would be more than physical. It altered his relationships and his self-confidence. Returning to the gym after the Fit2Fat portion of his journey made him nervous. The fact that he had to do push-ups on his knees was almost humiliating. "The biggest thing [I learned] is that it's not just about the physical. It's not just about the meal plan and the workouts and those things. The key is the mental and the emotional issues. I realized those issues are real." Of course, Manning had his critics. Experts said that his stunt was dangerous. His blood pressure and cholesterol shot up with such dramatic weight gain. But Manning has no regrets. The followers on his website have encouraged him with their own tales of weight loss. A fat girl gets naked . "We see the success stories of people losing all this weight, but it's more common now," he says. "To see someone do it in reverse on purpose -- it's mind blowing. A balance of craziness and inspiration." Manning suffered through soda deprivation headaches and food cravings on his way back to fit. The journey was easier for him than for most, he'll admit, but he's eager now to provide tips for others to follow in his footsteps. Power walker loses 150 pounds . Lynn is just glad to have her husband back, maybe a bit better than he was before. Before Fit2Fat2Fit, the self-described foodie wife would make treats, and Manning wouldn't even look at them. "Now he craves them," she says with a laugh. "It might be cruel, but I like that. I like that he's humanized." CNN's Ashley Strickland contributed to this story. | Fitness trainer Drew Manning wanted to better understand his clients' struggles .
Manning gained 70 pounds on purpose so that he could lose it .
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By . Deni Kirkova . A closely guarded lifestyle of jet-setting, two private maids and home bursting with couture will be uncovered in a glossy new coffee table book. But this isn't the biography of an A-list supermodel (though it may as well be) but a tome all about Karel Lagerfeld's cat Choupette. The Chanel creative director's beloved pet, a three-year-old Siamese, lives a kind of lifestyle usually reserved for a queen, and fans get only snippets from her social media accounts. Now all is to be revealed in the new book; Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat. Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat is released on September 15 for £12.95 . While just the cover has been released so far, the fluffy white feline is to be immortalised into a mammoth 128 pages. Readers will gain exclusive insight into Choupette's little (and large) luxuries such as her personal maids (she requires not one but two, one for night and one for day). Her favourite, Madame Françoise, keeps a daily diary of the feline's every move. She provides 'essential advice' in the tome, alongside Choupette's personal vet, Madame Horn. The . book, out in September, features sections on diet, beauty, healthcare, . fashion tips, secret loves and pet hates, as well as an insight into her . jet-setting life by the side of the Chanel creative director. The fluffy white feline is to be immortalised into a mammoth 128 pages revealing all her luxuries . This will be accompanied by personal photographs Karl has taken of her and images from her various modelling stints alongside supermodels like Linda Evangelista. And Choupette's look of feline eyes and a pale complexion must definitely be in. She has just finished her latest modelling campaign, shot by Karl, for the yet-to-be-seen holiday makeup collection for Japanese brand Shu Uemura, called 'Shupette' (think furry fake lashes). The cat owns her own iPad and eats her little cat meals at the table (from . custom-made Goyard or Louis Vuitton crockery). Karl told Marie Claire: 'Miss Choupette loves Latin but hates opera, but I only listen to music if she is awake. 'Her grooming routine is a lot of work. She has two maids because she doesn’t like to be alone. They do all the brushing - she's beyond spoilt and sleeps on the back of my bed.' Choupette sits down for a birthday dinner of six king prawns, presumably shew blew out the candle first . Feline eyes and a pale complexion are definitely in. Just ask Choupette, who fronts a holiday makeup collection . The cat boasts more than 37,000 Twitter followers and 16,000 on Instagram, where she muses her accomplishments and various #fauxpaw committed by the world of fashion (she's not a fan of crop tops or ombre). To further cement Choupette's celebrity the new book dedicates a section to an 'affectionate look at the cat as the muse to artists and writers, both past and present'. Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat is released on September 15 by Thames & Hudson, £12.95 . The book features sections on diet, beauty, healthcare, fashion tips, secret loves and pet hates . | Choupette: The Private Life of a High-Flying Fashion Cat is out September 15 .
Documents the life of Karl Lagerfeld's famous 3-year-old white Siamese cat .
Priced at £12.95, featuring sections on diet, beauty, healthcare and fashion . | 3d885c74167af0b85b7fa03ab9db97fe94dd9538 | [
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Stunned shoppers were showered with sewage when an overfilled septic tanker blew up. The passers-by sought medical attention after having their faces covered in foul-smelling brown sludge in Hechi, China - and the owner of this shop was even less fortunate. He complained it would take a week to clean up after almost every item on sale was coated in thick, hazardous slurry. Sludge: Unsuspecting shoppers were showered with slurry when a septic tanker blew up in Hechi, China . Eyewitness Dong Tang told local television: 'I noticed some people gathered in the street and thought there had been a car accident. 'I wasn't really paying attention, but then the smell hit me. It was disgusting. 'Then I realised that a tank filled with some disgusting brown liquid had exploded, scattering it all over the street and the people who were shopping or walking past. 'At one of the shops, just about every item on display was covered in brown liquid. The shopkeeper was highly agitated. 'He complained that everything was ruined and said he needed to shut the business for a week to clean up the mess.' Stench: Some walked away from the scene covering their noses, while others sought medical assistance . Any hope of compensation looks futile however - because the firm which made the truck has blamed the firm which operated it, and vice versa. A spokesman for the company that handles the collection and storage of waste in the south western city said the incident was caused by a technical fault with the vehicle. The company said those affected should seek compensation from the vehicle manufacturer. The manufacturer, meanwhile, told local media that explosions typically result from poor maintenance and failure to follow the proper operating instructions. Police said the contents of the truck had mainly been from local sewers, but it also emptied septic tanks from public toilets from time to time. Spokesman Cai Chin said: 'No-one suffered physical harm, but many of those covered sought medical attention for fear that chemicals used in the cleaning process, or indeed diseases from the sludge, could cause harm to those affected by the blast.' Stuff happens: But the operators of the sewage tanker (pictured) blamed its manufacturers, and vice versa . | At first eyewitnesses in Hechi city thought there had been a car accident .
But when they got closer, they found a tide of foul-smelling brown sludge .
Payouts look unlikely after lorry and waste firms each blamed the other . | cec4ba5df88957128387cd19d7f830a795f29530 | [
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(CNN) -- Wednesday night's European summit was, well, a very European summit. It lasted forever, included several dramatic moments, ended in the wee hours of the morning and delivered a highly complex result. Yet, the questions that Americans might now ask are quite simple: Has this leaders' conclave succeeded in stopping the spread of the "contagion" from the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis? Will the European financial disease reach America's shores and affect local jobs and livelihoods? The answer may seem somewhat paradoxical: While the Europeans have made strides to beat the virus, this crisis is anything but over. The Europeans had been asked to deploy a "big bazooka," a weapon so big and so potent that it would force financial markets into submission. There could be no doubt allowed that the "euro-Europeans" (those who share Europe's single currency) would do absolutely everything to preserve the credibility of their currency and restore trust that investments in European bonds remain safe. In the good old days, a president, a prime minister or a chancellor (most likely male) would have stepped up, made a bold decision and presented it to the people in front of a microphone. He would appear to be determined and convinced that he was doing the right thing. Doubt was neither part of his vocabulary nor his demeanor. Indeed, those were the days of the sovereign nation state. But the eurozone is not a sovereign and not a nation. Instead of a prime minister, it has "Merkozy" -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- an odd couple who, though unelected in their roles, have stepped into a continental leadership vacuum. Their summit battles with each other and with their 15 colleagues are well-known. While the markets want certainty, Merkozy can only deliver measures saddled with national caveats because they must respect other nations' minority views. It is the nature of Europe's intergovernmental beast that defies the decisiveness that markets demand. Given the political constraints and the convoluted nature of the decision-making, Merkozy and friends have certainly delivered. The complexity of the challenge in the uncharted territory of a monetary union without joint fiscal authority cannot be overstated. Merkozy have lightened the debt load of Greece considerably by talking the banks into a loss of 50% on the face value of their Greek loans; they have ring-fenced other weak nations by introducing a recapitalization mechanism for banks; they have leveraged the existing bailout fund -- the European Financial Stability Facility -- to a maximum capacity of $ 1.4 trillion; they have pressured Italy into another round of structural and budget reforms; and they have agreed to improve the governance of the currency union by way of treaty change. Not bad for a long weekend that ended Thursday morning. The markets, after initially reacting favorably, will try to poke holes in the carefully constructed edifice. The leaders themselves will have given the markets all the cues. Such is the nature of a consensus body of national leaders that no disagreement and no doubt goes unnoticed, all preparatory documents -- including risk assessments -- have been leaked. Soon, market participants will focus on the architecture of the leveraged bailout fund and its two new special-purpose vehicles, which will be open to outside investors. It is still unknowable whether markets will consider them safe, given that the Europeans, especially the Germans, have insisted on insurance of limited rather than unlimited liability, to guarantee against some of the losses that bondholders might suffer. Most importantly, the leaders cannot control what the banks do next. They might seek new capital -- as is suggested to them -- to reach the new core capital requirement of 9% by next summer. But they might also shrink their balance sheets to get there, thus contributing to a credit crunch and economic contraction. Their participation in the Greek "haircut" has been framed as voluntary. But in reality, at that level of a write-down, they are more interested in being forced into an agreement that the markets call a credit event. Such an event triggers an insurance payment to the investors (an insurance scheme called credit default swap kicks in to minimize bank losses). The European leaders want to avoid such a situation for risk of contagion. It will still be quite a dance to avoid the credit event. Again, the outcome is unknowable today. In the end, markets might find that Europe's big bazooka is really mid-sized. In fact, the last few days have revealed that the European firepower is limited. France cannot spend much more cash without endangering the country's triple-A rating. If it loses the top rating, the bailout fund will be downgraded as well, thus increasing Germany's liability. At that point, the whole bailout building will look flimsy. Therefore, it is time for others to come to the rescue. Up until now, the United States has resisted increasing the International Monetary Fund's (and thus also America's) financial involvement. But Washington will need to reconsider, for two reasons of self-interest: The crisis spans the Atlantic, and the two economies are deeply integrated. There will be no American recovery without stabilization in Europe. Thursday morning, the French president talked to the Chinese premier to convince him to invest in Europe's new special-purpose vehicle. Will America want to lose its leverage over Europe to China? The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff. | Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff says deal in emergency EU summit promising, crisis not over .
He says Sarkozy, Merkel faced huge task in uniting eurozone leaders on plan for Greece .
He says the markets are likely to poke holes in deal; there's no telling what banks will do next .
Writer: The U.S. should come to rescue next and support upping IMF's financial involvement . | 5cd4d2af7f909b1a457a6d30cf382b8bc533c6bc | [
"(CNN) -- Wednesday night's European summit was,",
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"included several dramatic moments, ended in the",
"wee hours of the morning and delivered a highly",
"complex result. Yet, the questions that Americans",
"might now ask are quite simple: Has this leaders'",
"conclave succeeded in stopping the spread of the",
"\"contagion\" from the eurozone's sovereign debt",
"crisis? Will the European financial disease reach",
"America's shores and affect local jobs and",
"livelihoods? The answer may seem somewhat",
"paradoxical: While the Europeans have made",
"strides to beat the virus, this crisis is",
"anything but over. The Europeans had been asked",
"to deploy a \"big bazooka,\" a weapon so big and so",
"potent that it would force financial markets into",
"submission. There could be no doubt allowed that",
"the \"euro-Europeans\" (those who share Europe's",
"single currency) would do absolutely everything",
"to preserve the credibility of their currency and",
"restore trust that investments in European bonds",
"remain safe. In the good old days, a president, a",
"prime minister or a chancellor (most likely male)",
"would have stepped up, made a bold decision and",
"presented it to the people in front of a",
"microphone. He would appear to be determined and",
"convinced that he was doing the right thing.",
"Doubt was neither part of his vocabulary nor his",
"demeanor. Indeed, those were the days of the",
"sovereign nation state. But the eurozone is not a",
"sovereign and not a nation. Instead of a prime",
"minister, it has \"Merkozy\" -- German Chancellor",
"Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas",
"Sarkozy -- an odd couple who, though unelected in",
"their roles, have stepped into a continental",
"leadership vacuum. Their summit battles with each",
"other and with their 15 colleagues are",
"well-known. While the markets want certainty,",
"Merkozy can only deliver measures saddled with",
"national caveats because they must respect other",
"nations' minority views. It is the nature of",
"Europe's intergovernmental beast that defies the",
"decisiveness that markets demand. Given the",
"political constraints and the convoluted nature",
"of the decision-making, Merkozy and friends have",
"certainly delivered. The complexity of the",
"challenge in the uncharted territory of a",
"monetary union without joint fiscal authority",
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"favorably, will try to poke holes in the",
"carefully constructed edifice. The leaders",
"themselves will have given the markets all the",
"cues. Such is the nature of a consensus body of",
"national leaders that no disagreement and no",
"doubt goes unnoticed, all preparatory documents",
"-- including risk assessments -- have been",
"leaked. Soon, market participants will focus on",
"the architecture of the leveraged bailout fund",
"and its two new special-purpose vehicles, which",
"will be open to outside investors. It is still",
"unknowable whether markets will consider them",
"safe, given that the Europeans, especially the",
"Germans, have insisted on insurance of limited",
"rather than unlimited liability, to guarantee",
"against some of the losses that bondholders might",
"suffer. Most importantly, the leaders cannot",
"control what the banks do next. They might seek",
"new capital -- as is suggested to them -- to",
"reach the new core capital requirement of 9% by",
"next summer. But they might also shrink their",
"balance sheets to get there, thus contributing to",
"a credit crunch and economic contraction. Their",
"participation in the Greek \"haircut\" has been",
"framed as voluntary. But in reality, at that",
"level of a write-down, they are more interested",
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"triggers an insurance payment to the investors",
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"kicks in to minimize bank losses). The European",
"leaders want to avoid such a situation for risk",
"of contagion. It will still be quite a dance to",
"avoid the credit event. Again, the outcome is",
"unknowable today. In the end, markets might find",
"that Europe's big bazooka is really mid-sized. In",
"fact, the last few days have revealed that the",
"European firepower is limited. France cannot",
"spend much more cash without endangering the",
"country's triple-A rating. If it loses the top",
"rating, the bailout fund will be downgraded as",
"well, thus increasing Germany's liability. At",
"that point, the whole bailout building will look",
"flimsy. Therefore, it is time for others to come",
"to the rescue. Up until now, the United States",
"has resisted increasing the International",
"Monetary Fund's (and thus also America's)",
"financial involvement. But Washington will need",
"to reconsider, for two reasons of self-interest:",
"The crisis spans the Atlantic, and the two",
"economies are deeply integrated. There will be no",
"American recovery without stabilization in",
"Europe. Thursday morning, the French president",
"talked to the Chinese premier to convince him to",
"invest in Europe's new special-purpose vehicle.",
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The red carpet was rolled out for the Danish royal family yesterday, as they hosted their annual Royal New Year's reception. Queen Margrethe, 74, and her husband Prince Henrik, 80, hosted the VIP bash at Amalienborg Castle and hundreds of well-wishers gathered at the entrance to watch the guests arrive. Queen Margrethe's son Crown Prince Frederik, 46, and his wife princess Mary were greeted with thunderous applause as the exited the car and made their way up to the castle doors. Scroll down for video . Denmark's Queen Margrethe hosted her annual New Year reception in Copenhagen. She was joined by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at Amalienborg Castle . They were later joined by HRH Crown Princess Mary, HRH Prince Joachim and HRH Princess Marie. Crown Princess Mary has garnered a reputation as a fashion icon in her adopted country of Denmark since moving there from Australia 11 years ago. The 42-year-old looked every inch the royal in a long white gown, complete a dark purple velvet gown and a diamond-encrusted tiara. She also wore her Knight of the Order of the Elephant collar. Queen Margrethe worn an emerald green gown with matching necklace, earrings and tiara, completing the look with a fur stole . The Queen hosts an annual New Year's banquet in the Danish capital . Queen Margrethe, 74, and her husband Prince Henrik, 80, hosted the VIP bash at Amalienborg Castle and hundreds of well-wishers gathered at the entrance to watch the guests arrive . Mary's husband, the Crown Prince Frederik wore Danish military uniform and carried his ceremonial sabre. Meanwhile, Queen Margrethe worn an emerald green gown with matching necklace, earrings and tiara, completing the look with a fur stole. The Queen's youngest son Prince Joachim, 45, also wore military uniform, while his wife Princess Marie of Denmark, 38, wore a peach chiffon dress and a diamond tiara. The Crown Prince Frederik wore Danish military uniform and carried his ceremonial sabre . Princess Mary looked every inch the royal in a long white gown, complete a dark purple velvet gown and a diamond-encrusted tiara . Crown Princess Mary has garnered a reputation as a fashion icon in her adopted country of Denmark since moving there from Australia 11 years ago . The Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 48, wore an off-the-shoulder blue satin gown and accessorised with a matching gold necklace and earrings. January is one of the most eventful months of the year for the Danish court, especially Frederik and Mary. Following the New Year's banquet, there is at least one more turn of the year party before Mary and Frederik celebrate the birthday of her twins, Prince Vincent Frederik Minik and Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda, who turn three on January 8. The Queen's youngest son Prince Joachim, 45, also wore military uniform, while his wife Princess Marie of Denmark, 38, wore a peach chiffon dress and a diamond tiara . The Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 48, wore an off-the-shoulder blue satin gown and accessorised with a matching gold necklace and earrings . | Queen Margrethe hosted her annual New Year reception in Copenhagen .
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The Hague, Netherlands (CNN) -- After Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic's failure to appear at the start of his trial on genocide and war crimes charges CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson explains what happens next. Q: How does the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) differ from the International Criminal Court (ICC)? A: The ICTY was set up by the United Nations in 1993 specifically to try people for crimes committed during the break up of the former Yugoslavia. The ICC is the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court established to prosecute the most serious crimes of concern to the global community including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Q: Why did Karadzic fail to show up in court on Monday? A: Karadzic failed to show up because he wrote to the court several weeks ago telling judges he had not had sufficient time to prepare his defense. He is a "self-representing accused," meaning he is defending himself. But he is backed by a large number of lawyers supported by a bevy of interns from U.S. law schools. Despite all this legal support, Karadzic says there has been too much evidence for him to go through. Prosecutors say they have 490 hours of evidence to present. The judge wrote back to Karadzic last week telling him he doesn't need to present his defense yet, he can do it after the prosecution. But Karadzic still refused to show. The court cannot compel him to come even though he is held in a detention facility about seven minutes drive from the court run exclusively for those awaiting or on trial at the tribunal. The detention facility is a lot more comfortable than a conventional jail. Karadzic will be able to watch TV when he wants, he has access to books and can mix with other defendants. Indeed, detention facility staff report that members of all three ethnic groups -- Serbs, Croats and Bosnians -- mingle freely, even playing games together. Q: Can the trial proceed without a defendant in the dock? A: The trial can go ahead without Karadzic present because there is no legal reason that says he needs to be there, even though he is defending himself. But the court is bound to give him a fair trial so if the prosecution begins without him the judges may give Karadzic a video feed so he can watch proceedings unfold. Q: How long is the trial expected to last? A: The trial could last at least two years and possibly three. The court allows at least one year for the prosecution and one year for the defense as a minimum. Q: What measures have been put in place to prevent a repeat of the delays and obfuscation seen during the trial of the former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic? A: Milosovic's trial dragged on because he defended himself, refused to accept the legitimacy of court and because of the complexity of the case and lengthy charge list -- 66 counts -- against him. Karadzic's case is less complex and this is one of the lessons prosecutors have learned from the Milosevic trial: make cases simpler and only go for those that can be readily proved. But with Karadzic defending himself and refusing to accept the court's legitimacy, the judges are still struggling to figure out how to deal with tactics designed to delay the trial. They are likely to be less lenient than they were with Milosevic. | Karadzic says he has not had sufficient time to prepare his defense .
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By . Stephanie Linning . A coroner has slammed an award-winning hospital after a great-grandmother died after becoming dehydrated when she was ignored by staff for five hours. Anne Sandever, 77, was admitted to Walnut Ward at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambridgeshire, at 10.30am but wasn’t seen by a doctor or nurse until the afternoon, an inquest at Huntingdon Coroner's Court heard. The court also heard how hospital staff missed the fact that the mother-of-four was diabetic, despite it being in her charts. 'It shouldn't have happened': Anne Sandever, pictured with her husband Brian. Mr Sandever said that he hoped that 'there's something better for the next person' who is in a similar situation to his late wife . Speaking at the inquest, her daughter branded the care she received 'appalling' while her husband said that 'it shouldn't have happened'. Mrs Sandever, who was a part-time NHS receptionist at Eaton Socon Health Centre in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, was left severely dehydrated . when she waited for five hours without the fluid she was taking from an . IV drip. She was then left for eight hours overnight without fluids . after medics failed to notice the intravenous drip had become . unattached, the inquest was told. Mrs Sandever died from renal failure on February 6 - three days after being admitted to the hospital which was recently named 'Best in England' for quality of care by healthcare consultancy firm CHKS. She leaves behind 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Assistant coroner for South and West Cambridgeshire, Dr Sam Bass, said if it had been his mother he would be 'very disappointed' and Mrs Sandever had been 'done a disservice'. Critcising medics during the inquest last week, Dr Bass said that he would write to Hinchingbrooke Hospital to raise his concerns in a bid to prevent future deaths. He said: 'One of the issues I have is you can only spot a deteriorating patient if someone actually looks at them, and it does seem that no one had seen her from 10.30 in the morning. Ignored: Mrs Sandever, who was diabetic, was not seen for five hours after arriving at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Cambridgeshire . 'I’m a doctor so I understand. I know it’s short staffed I know there’s issues[...]and all the cuts but she came in and she arrived on the ward and she wasn’t even seen or spoken to until sometime in the afternoon. 'What happened to actually talking to the patient? Finding out who they are, what they do. We’ve missed the fact she’s dehydrated, we’ve missed the fact she’s diabetic. 'I can’t see there’s an excuse for that, however many pieces of paper we fill in. 'I think we have missed something here and I’m afraid if it was my mum and if it was your mum I’m sure you would be very disappointed.' Mrs Sandever was taken from her home in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, to Hinchingbrooke Hospital on recommendation of her GP in February as she was suffering from a diarrhoea illness. The inquest heard that her medical notes showed medical observations were taken at 10.20am and she arrived on Walnut Ward at 10.30am. But medics who gave evidence to the inquest could not present the coroner with any records showing Mrs Sandever had been seen before 3.30pm that afternoon. Mrs Sandever’s daughter, Chelle Ritchie, who works in care as a service manager for Royal Mencap Society, criticised nurses for not speaking to her mother. Mrs Ritchie said: She spoke to me, my dad and my daughter on the phone but no medical staff came near her. 'I’ve worked in the care industry and I understand staff shortages. The whole point of the nursing profession is to communicate with people. I think it’s absolutely appalling. 'There was just no interaction from any nurse who came on that ward that day.' Mrs Sandever’s husband, Brian, also hit out at the care his wife received at the hospital. Under fire: Critcising medics during the inquest last week, Dr Bass said that he would write to Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Cambridgeshire, pictured, to raise his concerns in a bid to prevent future deaths . He said when he told nurses his wife’s drip was empty they dismissed him and said, 'no, she’s having no more treatment. There’s no more treatment for her'. He added: 'She [the nurse] said no no but I’ll go and ask a doctor. I went back in to see my wife and within ten minutes world war three had broken out. 'There was doctors, nurses, everything was going off and that was the last time I spoke to her. That was it. 'I’m just hoping there’s something better for the next person. It shouldn’t have happened.' 'I’m just hoping there’s something better for the next person. It shouldn’t have happened' - Brian Sandever, Anne's husband . Mr Sandever said that the care his wife received in the critical care ward, where she was moved to from Walnut Ward. Dr Martin Goddard, a consultant pathologist at Papworth hospital, said Mrs Sandever’s care at Hinchingbrooke was 'sub optimal' but he believed it did not cause her death. He added she was 'an obese lady' of 118kg with underlying health problems, including kidney trouble and a history of high blood pressure. Dr Goddard recorded a primary cause of death as renal failure with a secondary cause of clogged arteries and diabetes. Speaking after the inquest, Hisham Abdel-Rahman, Clinical Chairman and Chief Executive of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust, apologised 'unreservedly'. He said: 'We are deeply sorry that this happened, and apologise unreservedly to the family. 'The coroner’s verdict recorded natural causes of death and no evidence of neglect. However, it highlighted shortcomings, particularly in monitoring and communication. 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Coroner recorded verdict of death by natural causes and said there was no evidence of neglect .
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Over 300,000 Americans have already been infected with the potentially fatal 'kissing bug disease' called Chagas but U.S. healthcare workers lack of knowledge about the illness is letting many cases of the parasite unnoticed. Some doctors are calling it the 'new AIDS' because of the way it develops. Researchers who gathered on Tuesday at the annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in New Orleans said that if caught early the disease can be cured however sometimes the disease can be asymptomatic and there is a dearth in medication for the condition. The CDC reports that the initial symptoms of the disease caused by a parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, which is spread through the feces of kissing bugs includes fever, fatigue, body aches, rash, diarrhea and vomiting. One of the first visual signs can be a skin lesion or a purplish swelling of the lid of one eye. The disease can develop in the body causing eventual heart failure and other deadly complications that by the time they are realized cannot be helped with medicine. Scroll down for video . Symptoms: One of the first visible signs can be a skin lesion or a purplish swelling of the lids of one eye . Chagas is being called the new AIDS because of its asymptomatic beginnings that can turn to a fatal end if the disease progresses. 'We were astonished to not only find such a high rate of individuals testing positive for Chagas in their blood, but also high rates of heart disease that appear to be Chagas-related,' said Nolan Garcia, an epidemiologist at the Baylor College of Medicine. The CDC has said that they believe most of the people infected with Chagas got the parasite in Mexico or South America before coming to the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved two medicines called nifurtimox and benznidazole that are currently used to treat. The medications also put people at risk for the disease nerve damage, nausea and weight loss, reports Aljazeera. The CDC only makes the drugs available when no alternatives exist. 'The disease can be fatal if not treated,' said Melissa Nolan Garcia, a research associate at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and co-author of a separate study on Chagas disease in Texas published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on Tuesday. 'You are normally asymptomatic until disease has progressed at which time treatment is not helpful. We call this the silent disease,' Garcia said. 'The concerning thing is that majority of the patients [I spoke to] are going to physicians, and the physicians are telling them, ‘No you don’t have the disease,’ she said. Kissing bug: Chagas is caused by a parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, which is spread through the feces of kissing bugs(pictured) and is making its way into the U.S. | Over 300,000 Americans have already been infected with the potentially fatal 'kissing bug disease' called Chagas .
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A thug who launched a violent assault on a headmistress when she told off his son for racial abuse walked free from court yesterday. Paul Stratford punched and swore at Zita McCormick after she told him his eight-year-old son Brendan would be excluded for a day. Flanked by colleagues, the teacher told the 31-year-old to calm down. Instead he made for her, punching her and pushing her backward. Aggression: Paul Stratford, left, punched and forcefully shoved Zita McCormick, right, in front of shocked staff after a showdown over his eight-year-old son Brendan's behaviour . Despite the gravity of the offence, . magistrates decided to impose only a community sentence, telling . Stratford to pay his victim £100. In another astonishing case yesterday, . a Romanian thief who ran a £3million cashpoint scam with 9,000 victims . also escaped jail. Leonid Rotaru was given an 18-month suspended jail sentence. Last night, an education expert said . law and order seemed to have ‘gone out of the window’. Another said . Stratford, who already had a conviction for violence, should have been . jailed to deter others from attacking teachers. The incident took place in June after . Brendan was accused of a racial outburst against a Somali boy at Seven . Fields Primary in Swindon. He also swore at pupils and staff, in . what Mrs McCormick said was his third act of bad behaviour that week at . the 222-pupil school. After calling the boy’s mother to ask . for him to be picked up at 9.30am, his father arrived and launched his . attack in the foyer. A court heard he demanded of Mrs McCormick: ‘Why have you called my son a f****** thug?’ After being asked to calm down, he . repeated: ‘You called my son a f****** thug’ and ordered the teacher not . to wave her finger at his boy. He then launched the attack that was . ended only by the intervention of the caretaker. Mrs McCormick said before the . sentencing: ‘It was very frightening but you work on adrenalin.I could . not let this man get into the school.’ She revealed she has even asked . parents to take anger management classes: ‘They can’t control the anger . they have. The school is where they vent anger at public servants who . are there to protect and educate their children.’ Prosecuted: Stratford claimed he was 'protecting' his son, who was left in tears after Mrs McCormick excluded him from Seven Fields Primary School in Swindon, pictured . Stratford, who was found guilty of . common assault, was given a nine-month community order by Swindon . magistrates. Chairman of the bench David Sinclair told him to pay £400 . in costs and £100 in compensation to his victim. Russell Hobby, general secretary of . the National Association of Head Teachers, said Stratford’s behaviour . was totally unacceptable. ‘Sometimes heads need to make tough . decisions and they need to have society’s full support to make such . decisions for the sake of all their pupils,’ he added. ‘These types of . attacks against public servants doing their jobs should be punished very . severely.’ Chris McGovern, a former headmaster . who chairs the Campaign for Real Education, said: ‘This assault happened . in a school and that should make the offence more serious. If schools . aren’t safe then there is no hope. ‘The children first witnessed the . alleged bullying by this boy, then his father supporting him and then . the father hitting the headteacher. It is simply unacceptable. ‘This should have been an exemplary . sentence to ensure that people are put off doing things like this. A . custodial sentence should have been seriously considered. ‘Often you feel that someone who has . committed a crime has not been punished as much as they should have . been. It looks as though law and order has gone out of the window.’ Stratford, who wore a black T-shirt in . the dock yesterday, claimed he was ‘protecting’ his son, who was in . tears after Mrs McCormick excluded him for a day. ‘She was . uncontrollable, she was close to his eye,’ he claimed. ‘I was worried about her pointing him . in the eye and blinding him. And that’s when I thought I needed to do . something to protect my kid.’ Details of Stratford’s son’s allegedly . racist remarks were not revealed to the court, but at a previous . hearing Mrs McCormick, who said she had not been injured in the assault, . described the violent aftermath. She said: ‘Mr Stratford made two huge . steps and actually punched and pushed me and said “Don’t tell my son . off”. The punch came first and then it was a push. It was almost like a . fist and a hand and I came backwards. I said “Don’t hit the . headteacher”. It’s quite shocking and it’s very frightening.’ Pauline . Lambert, prosecuting, said Stratford had not met the headmistress prior . to the attack. After throwing the punch he continued to rant until he . left the building, she said. A recent survey by the NAHT revealed as many as one in ten head teachers has been physically assaulted by a parent or carer. The 1,362 heads surveyed in England, . Wales and Northern Ireland reported being punched, spat on, kicked, head . butted, bitten and sexually assaulted. Twice as many reported being . victimised on social networking websites. One described a ‘serious . kicking attack’ that left its victim ‘badly bruised’ and with . ‘difficulty walking for a couple of days’. In one case a head said a parent had tried to run them over in the car park. Another had a table thrown at them. And one description read: ‘Punched in the face, bitten, kicked, spat at, hand down T-shirt to grab breasts, hair pulled.’ By CHRIS GREENWOOD Crime Reporter . A cashpoint fraudster walked free from court yesterday despite being caught with the private details of 9,000 bank customers. Leonid Rotaru, 32, was captured red-handed by police as he returned to remove a card-reading device from a supermarket cash machine. Officers said the Romanian was a member of an organised gang and already on the run from another force for the same crime. Scam: Leonid Rotaru, front right was involved in a sophisticated bank card fraud thought to be worth in excess of £3 million and with 9,000 potential victims. He is pictured walking free from court . When they raided his home they found details of 9,000 bank cards, including personal identification numbers (PINs) – on his computer which could have bagged him up to £3.25m. But he escaped a jail term when he admitted four charges of fraud and possessing various illegal devices at Taunton Crown Court. Sentencing him to a suspended 18-month jail term, Judge Graham Hume Jones said: ‘This is a sophisticated scam by which a number of people could have been victims. ‘Even if they had been repaid by the banks, the banks themselves would have been the victims, and ultimately the banks’ customers.’ Criminals use a wide range of tricks . to steal private banking details, including increasingly sophisticated . skimming machines. Last year more than £36m was stolen. In July 2008, Romanian fraudster Adu . Bunu was jailed for five years after he was convicted of cloning more . than 2,000 cards, which allowed him to steal up to £1.1million. In October 2011, another Romanian, . Ion Matei, 34, was jailed for a year after using mousetrap paper to line . ATMs [automated teller machines] so that when customers tried to . withdraw their cash, the notes stuck to the paper and did not emerge . from the slot. Fraud: Leonid Rotaru is pictured returning to remove his skimmer from a cash machine in Somerset . Criminal: The 32-year-old helped to fit 'skimming' devices on cash dispensers, which downloaded the card details of those who used them . In the latest case to come before the . courts, Rotaru – who has lived legally in Britain for three years – . used a sophisticated card-reader, sometimes known as a ‘skimmer’. It . fitted over the slot where customers enter their cards and automatically . recorded information on the magnetic card strip. At the same time a hidden pinhole . camera would record the victim entering their PIN on the keypad. The . crook could then use the information to make duplicate cards. Free: Mr Rotaru was given an 18-month jail term, suspended for two years . The father-of-two was caught out after a customer at a Tesco store in Minehead, Somerset, called police after becoming suspicious. Officers looked at CCTV and saw Rotaru fitting the device and he was arrested as one of them recognised him when, by chance, he returned to collect it. They raided his home in Bridgwater and discovered he had built up a massive hoard of private banking information. They also found evidence Rotaru emailed the details to other members of the gang so they could ‘cash in’. When interviewed, he told police he was ‘at the bottom end’ of the operation, and that the ‘big boys operated out of London’. He refused to identify them. The court heard Rotaru skipped bail while under investigation for another fraud in Axminster, Devon, in 2011. He was eventually convicted by a jury after his DNA was discovered inside the inner components of the tiny device. Speaking outside court, Barry . Douglas, of Avon and Somerset Police, said Rotaru was part of a well . organised gang. He added: ‘Banks say the average fraud per card is . £460.’ Detective Chief Inspector Paul . Barnard, who leads the police’s cheque and plastic crime unit, told the . Mail in March that 92 per cent of all ATM fraud in Britain is committed . by Romanian nationals. Officers warned there were an estimated 1,000 Romanian cashpoint gangs in Britain, raking in an estimated £30m a year. Sophisticated: This is a police picture showing two views of a card skimming device used by Mr Rotaru . | Paul Stratford punched and .
forcefully shoved Zita McCormick in front of shocked staff after a .
showdown over his son's behaviour .
His son had allegedly sworn in front of a group of Spanish visitors and racially abused a Somali boy .
Stratford was today spared jail and handed a nine-month community order and ordered to pay £500 .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:29 EST, 6 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:40 EST, 7 October 2013 . This week Lindsey Vonn has been walking the fairways of Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio along with boyfriend Tiger Woods whilst he competes in the President’s Cup. The two appeared to be getting along famously with Lindsey trying to bring out a a softer side of the ever-so-serious championship golfer. However, Lindsey has said that her relationship with Tiger has taught her how to cope with pressure. Scroll down for video . Support of the Tiger: Tiger Woods of the U.S. Team walks with girlfriend Lindsey Vonn during the Day Three Four-ball Matches at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio . Full support: Vonn has been with Tiger at the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, Players Championship and Tour Championship this year . Loyal to a fault: Vonn has trekker wherever Woods has played - plus she has even schlepped along the fairways and greens with him. Qill he do the same for her come February when she competes in the winter Olympics? She told the Detroit Free Press: 'He . understands pressure and he understands, obviously, competing at an . extremely high level. It’s difficult for me going into big events like . the Olympics because there’s so much more pressure and media attention, . and he gets that every single day. So it’s nice to be able to talk to . him about it and we can relate to each other’s lives so well. So I think . that’s one of the reasons why we work.' Vonn has been with Tiger at the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, Players Championship and Tour Championship this year. Her supporters are now asking if Tiger will repay her the compliment when she heads to the Winter Olympics in Russia next February. Standing by her man: United States team player Tiger Woods is hugged by girlfriend Lindsey Vonn following a four-ball match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament . Down and out: U.S. golfer Tiger Woods walks with his girlfriend Lindsey Vonn after losing his rain delayed Foursome match . Happy faces: United States team player Tiger Woods, right, smiles with girlfriend Lindsey Vonn after U.S. won the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club . A kiss is your reward: U.S team member Tiger Woods celebrates with his girlfriend Lindsey Vonn after defeating International player Richard Sterne of South Africa to win the Presidents Cup on the18th hole . Earlier in the week it wasn't just Lindsey Vonn's red wellingtons making a splash at the President's Cup - a sneaky squirrel has stole the show at Muirfield Village. Sammy . the squirrel has become the U.S. team's mascot . the furry critter has been doing the rounds, with Olympic skier Lindsey . Vonn sneakily placing it on boyfriend Tiger Woods' shoulder in a funny . prank. Plenty to smile about: The U.S. team won and it looks as though Lindsey Vonn, who seriously injured herself while skiing in Austria earlier this year, could be back on the slopes as early as the weekend . Nuts: Lindsey Vonn laughs after putting a squirrel on Tiger Woods' shoulder at the Presidents Cup . Friendly: Tiger Woods warmed up to the idea of carrying a real squirrel on his neck during the Day One Four-Ball Matches at Muirfield Village Golf Club . Video footage captured the moment Vonn pulled the squirrel out of Love III's trouser pocket before surreptitiously placing it on 37-year-old Woods' neck. Woods, who was focused on the golfers still on the green, initially brushed his shoulder until he realized what was sitting on him. The world number one appeared rattled at first, before smiling broadly, to the delight of his 28-year-old girlfriend. Before heading to Minnesota today, Vonn tweeted to Love: 'Keep the squirrel happy until I get back tomorrow. :)' Animal lover: David Love III, far left, found the squirrel earlier in the day and kept it in his pocket before handing it to Lindsey Vonn beside him . Sneaky: Davis Love III handed 'Sammy the squirrel' to Lindsey Vonn before she secretly placed it on her boyfriend Tiger Woods' shoulder . Funny: Lindsey Vonn thought it would be fun to put a live squirrel on her boyfriend's shoulder at the Presidents Cup . Engrossed: Tiger Woods was so focused on the action, he didn't initially notice that girlfriend Lindsey Vonn put a squirrel on his arm . Vonn made quite an impression at the golf tournament yesterday. Pairing her red boots with snug white denim jeans and a navy blue V-neck T-shirt, the snow siren was the center of attention on the green, but she pretended to not notice. For hours she watched as her boyfriend of one year participated in the Four-Ball matches, which began 90 minutes late due to rain. The gold medal winner said when she met Woods, who is divorced from Swedish beauty Elin Nordegren, they hit it off. 'We immediately clicked, you know? It was just one of those things,' she told Vogue in August. 'Tiger's fame is obviously in the extreme, the amount of scrutiny that he's constantly under. 'But that's the thing: It all comes back to being happy. It doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks; do what you love to do and be happy and that's it.' Video source SB Nation . These boots are made for walking: Lindsey Vonn stood out from the crowd in her bright red wellies as she watched her boyfriend Tiger Woods compete in the Presidents Cup golf tournament on Thursday in Ohio . Devoted: Lindsey Vonn has stood by boyfriend Tiger Woods' side during the Presidents Cup . | Lindsey Vonn has been at every tournament where Woods has been .
Vonn has been with Tiger at the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship, Players Championship and Tour Championship this year.
Woods is very focused on his game, whilst his girlfriend is focused on him .
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"man: United States team player Tiger Woods is",
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"tournament . Down and out: U.S. golfer Tiger",
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". Earlier in the week it wasn't just Lindsey",
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"boyfriend Tiger Woods' shoulder in a funny .",
"prank. Plenty to smile about: The U.S. team won",
"and it looks as though Lindsey Vonn, who",
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"walking: Lindsey Vonn stood out from the crowd in",
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Russia has announced plans to build new nuclear reactors in Iran -- a move with international repercussions as a deadline looms. The country will construct up to eight new reactors for the "peaceful use of atomic energy" in Iran, Russian state news agency Ria-Novosti reported Tuesday. The announcement came less than two weeks before Iran's negotiations with Western powers over its nuclear activities are set to expire. It also came a day after a fresh warning from Israel that the regime can't be trusted, and a fresh promise from Washington that Iran won't become a nuclear-armed state. Russia said its agreement with Iran includes a plan for the spent nuclear fuel to be "returned to Russia for reprocessing and storage." Both Iran and Russia are under sanctions by the West. The announcement suggests Moscow is demonstrating that it has no plans to slow down its nuclear cooperation. Iran leader: 'Annihilate' Israel . On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benhamin Netanyahu spoke out against new statements from Iran's Supreme Leader calling for Israel to be "annihilated." "There is no moderation in Iran. It is unrepentant, unreformed, it calls for Israel's eradication, it promotes international terrorism," Netanyahu said in a statement. "This terrorist regime in Iran must not be allowed to become a nuclear threshold power," the Prime Minister said. "And I call on the P5+1 countries -- don't rush into a deal that would let Iran rush to the bomb." P5+1 refers to the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France -- the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council -- and Germany. Iran insists it only wants nuclear energy. And Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while calling for the elimination of Israel, said he opposes "a massacre of the Jewish people in this region." It says the "proper way of eliminating Israel" is for "all the original people of Palestine including Muslims, Christians and Jews wherever they are, whether inside Palestine, in refugee camps in other countries or just anywhere else, take part in a public and organized referendum." The "Jewish immigrants who have been persuaded into emigration to Palestine do not have the right to take part," he said. It's unclear who Khamenei thinks the "original people of Palestine" are, given that the region's history dates back thousands of years and includes countless waves of immigration and exile. U.S.: Iran won't get a nuclear bomb . U.S. President Barack Obama recently sent a letter to Khamenei about cooperating in the fight against ISIS, the terror group that calls itself the Islamic State. Revelations about the letter have raised questions over whether Obama's stance on Iran is softening. U.S. officials insist Washington is not coordinating military actions with Tehran -- and that there is no softening in its position on the country's nuclear program. "We will not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon, period," U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed Monday. The deadline for the current round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 is November 24. Obama has left it unclear whether a deal will be struck by then. Opinion: On Iran, is Obama a sad negotiator? | Russia will build up to 8 new reactors in Iran for "atomic energy," state media says .
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By . Lydia Warren . Richard Linklater, who directed the film 'Bernie' about a convicted murderer played by Jack Black, has opened up about living with the killer at the heart of the movie. Bernie Tiede, who served 17 years for shooting his 81-year-old companion Marjorie Nugent and stashing her body in a freezer, was ordered to live with Linklater when he was released early in May. For the past two months, 55-year-old Tiede, who worked as a mortician in Carthage, Texas before his arrest, has been living in Linklater's garage at his Austin home while working as a paralegal. 'I picked him up getting released, and he started work the next week,' Linklater told Page Six. 'He says, "It's a miracle," but I was like, "Yeah, but life wasn't always the best to you".' Roommates: Director Richard Linklater, pictured at a screening of his latest film on Monday, spoke about his ongoing friendship with killer Bernie Tiede, who is living in his garage after being released in May, right . 'There's so many people in our world behind bars who, given a bit of attention, and legal support, they would have much different results not just guilt or innocence, but sentencing.' Tiede also has a bicycle, which was a gift from his new neighbors, but is keeping a low profile. He has still not seen the movie that ultimately helped lead to his release. Linklater, whose film came out in 2012 to rave reviews, fought for two years with others for an early release for Tiede after it emerged that he had endured years of sexual abuse as a child. He had been joined in his fight by Danny Buck Davidson, the district . attorney who prosecuted Tiede for the 1996 murder and who was played by Matthew McConaughey in the movie. Victim: Tiede is pictured with his 81-year-old companion Marjorie Nugent, whom he shot dead in 1996 . On screen: Linklater directed the film version of the story starring Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine . They aimed to reduce Tiede's sentence after a local attorney, Jodi Cole, investigated the case after watching the movie and learned from a psychiatrist's report that he had been abused. It said that the experience made him vulnerable to unhealthy relationships - notes that changed Davidson's view about the case. The convicted murderer was freed on May 6. 'My whole point in the movie was this: . Can the nicest guy in the world actually be capable (of murder)?' Linklater previously told Variety. 'The answer . is yes. So anybody who's too sure of their own behavior… given the . wrong relationship, who knows what anyone's capable of?' He also applauded Davidson for his courage to change his mind when faced with the full facts. 'This is Texas justice,' Linklater says. 'He didn’t have to do that, but I always sensed he was a good guy.' Support: Linklater, pictured in court in May, became friends with Tiede and fought for his early release . Marjorie Nugent, who was portrayed by Shirley MacLaine in the movie, disappeared in 1996 and was found dead in a freezer in Carthage nine months later. She had a reputation among townspeople as a crotchety cheapskate. The case was exceptional because, even though Tiede confessed to his guilt, many members of his community supported him. The trial was moved to a nearby town. The movie depicted Tiede as a sympathetic . figure who gave money to charitable causes and helped local businesses, . while Nugent was seen as a crotchety cheapskate. Nugent's relatives . have protested that portrayal. Linklater spoke to Page Six as he promoted his movie 'Boyhood,' which stars Ellar Coltrane over 12 years, starting when he was 7. | Bernie Tiede, 55, was ordered to live in Linklater's garage in Austin, Texas when he was released early from prison in May .
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Tiede was found guilty of killing his 81-year-old companion Marjorie Nugent in 1996 and the story became the subject of 2012 film 'Bernie'
After the film's release, a local attorney delved into the case and learned that Tiede had been sexually abused as a child .
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Mario Balotelli has completed his £16million move from AC Milan to Liverpool on a three-year deal. The 24-year-old arrived at Melwood on Monday afternoon to put the finishing touches to the transfer before undergoing a one-on-one session with Liverpool's head of conditioning and fitness, Ryland Morgans. The former Manchester City striker will earn £125,000-a-week at Anfield, and will be in attendance to watch Liverpool's game against his former employers on Monday night. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Brendan Rodgers: We aim to curb Balotelli's reputation . New recruit: Mario Balotelli has completed his £16million move from AC Milan to Liverpool on a three-year deal, with the option of a fourth . You'll Never Walk Alone: Balotelli poses with the No 45 shirt at Melwood after completing his £16million move from AC Milan . History makers: Italian striker Balotelli poses with the European Cup, which Liverpool have won five times, most recently in 2005 . Ready for business: The 24-year-old arrived at Melwood on Monday afternoon to put the finishing touches to the transfer . Signing up: Balotelli returns to England after an 18-month absence having scored 30 goals with AC Milan . Welcome aboard: Balotelli stands beside a montage of Liverpool's history at Melwood, with the club posting an arty welcome to the club on Twitter (right) Raring to go: Balotelli poses in the boot room at Melwood, and will be in attendance for Liverpool's clash with Manchester City on Monday . 'A great team with young players': Balotelli, who left Manchester City in 2013, said Liverpool are one of the best teams in England . Balotelli told the Liverpool club website: 'I'm very happy. We've been talking about coming here and now I'm happy to be here. Liverpool are one of the best teams here in England and the football is very good here. 'It's a great team with young players, and that's why I came here.' He has won the Premier League with Manchester City in 2012, the Champions League with Inter Milan in 2010, three Serie A championships and the FA Cup, plus 33 caps for Italy during which he has scored 13 goals including the strike that accounted for England in the World Cup. He has also had a colourful career and has often fallen out with his managers. Balotelli, who has the option of a fourth year when his new contract runs out in 2017, also admitted he was surprised by the reaction he got from Liverpool fans upon his arrival. He added: 'I didn't expect [the incredible reception from fans] because I've always been playing against Liverpool. Whenever I played against Liverpool, the fans weren't nice with me but that's normal - it's football! He's here! Balotelli trained alone at Liverpool's Melwood training ground before signing the three-year contract . Controversial past: Balotelli has had some issues with his behaviour but Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is confident he can get the best out of him . 'Now that I play for Liverpool, I can see the expectation in people. They're very happy and that makes me very happy at the same time. 'When I play with this team [at Anfield], it's going to be nice for sure. To play here for Liverpool excites me, but if you're an opponent it's difficult. 'I maybe have a little bit more experience than other players - if I can help them, I'm happy to help them. 'When I meet the team, start training with them and start my first game, I will realise. For now, I have just seen the city.' Having moved to AC Milan in January 2013, Balotelli now admits it was a mistake to leave the Premier League. He said: 'I'm happy to be back because I left England and it was a mistake. I wanted to go to Italy but I realised it was a mistake. 'English football is generally better. English football is beautiful.' In the flesh: Balotelli's debut for Liverpool should come against Tottenham at White Hart Lane on August 31 . From me, to you: Balotelli (left) runs forward alongside Liverpool's head of fitness Ryland Morgans . Inspiration: Italian striker Balotelli also posted this picture of Liverpool legend Bill Shankly's famous quote on his Instagram account . Up front: Balotelli scored 30 goals during his year-and-a-half at AC Milan in Serie A, but he insisted leaving England for his homeland was 'a mistake' Balotelli should be in the Liverpool dressing room ahead of the clash with former club Manchester City on Monday night, as well as on the team coach after the game at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers also told the club website: 'This transfer represents outstanding value for the club and I think we have done a really smart piece of business here. 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Former Manchester City star will wear the No 45 shirt at Anfield and trained alone at Melwood on Monday .
The 24-year-old will earn £125,000-a-week at Liverpool, and will watch his new side's clash with City at the Etihad .
Balotelli: 'Liverpool are one of the best teams here in England and the football is very good here'
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Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) -- Gabriela Vazquez maneuvers through piles of clothes and toys while trying to control her two small children. "They never stop," she says, while pulling a pair of pants from an almost-empty drawer and deciding whether to toss the pants to the "keep" or "leave" pile. The decision is not an easy one. Vazquez is attempting to pack five years of her life in the United States into only a handful of bags. "I crossed over into the U.S. with nothing but my clothes, so I'm taking nothing, only my clothes and my kids," she says. Vazquez began packing moments after a federal judge in Birmingham, Alabama, last week allowed most of the state's controversial law, known as HB56, against illegal immigration to go into effect. Judge refuses to block law during appeal . The law allows police officers to check the legal status of people when suspicions exists, detain them and turn them over to federal authorities. It is described by both its supporters and its opponents as the strictest state immigration law in the nation. Law's enactment spooks immigrants . "We expected the judge to rule like the other judges who blocked the laws in Arizona and Georgia," Vazquez says, referring to similar anti-illegal immigration laws approved in those states, with federal judges subsequently blocking the more severe parts of those bills. "Now, they can take me away from my children anytime," Vazquez says. Her journey began five years ago when she and her husband left the Mexican state of MIchoacan and headed north in search of jobs. "In Mexico, it is hard to find a job. I'm 35 years old, and the ads seeking help say they want people between the ages of 18 and 35," Vazquez says. "It wasn't easy coming over. We left our parents, our siblings, our family, and they didn't know what was going to happen to us." The couple entered the United States illegally and headed for Montgomery, where they had relatives. They first rented a room in a mobile home with other families until they found jobs. Vazquez's husband, Marco, became a carpet installer while she jumped from job to job in restaurants, hotels and grocery stores. Deportations will set record in 2011, Napolitano says . They managed to save enough to move into their own place. Along the way, she gave birth to a boy, now 4 years old, and a girl, now 2. "I was not planning on having kids, but here they are," Vazquez says with a smile. A year ago they bought a mobile home that they renovated themselves. Vazquez proudly shows pictures of the transformation of the dwelling, and points out the kitchen cabinets she sanded and repainted. She also brags about her husband's work replacing the floor and walls, and the brand-new electric range the couple bought after the old gas one that came with the mobile home exploded during the renovation. "There was a small leak and the thing just blew up," she says. The final product is a two-bedroom house fully furnished for a family of four. A large wrap-around sofa fills the living room in front of an old model big-screen TV set. A desktop computer sits on a breakfast bar that divides the living room from the kitchen, where a glass table for six can be found. All those belongings will be left behind unless they find a buyer soon. Vazquez apologizes for the mess she says is caused by her efforts to pack as soon as possible. The freshly painted walls have few pictures on them but the nails where many portraits hung a few days ago are still visible. When her husband arrives from work, the two kids are happy to see their father, especially the little girl, who doesn't want to leave her mother's side. Marco Vazquez is a reluctant participant in his wife's plan, which calls for her to return to Mexico with the kids while he stays behind to try to sell their belongings before he joins them. He would prefer to have his family wait so they can all leave at the same time. "I ask her to stay just long enough so we can save the money to take the truck back to Mexico, but she has made up her mind," he says. Gabriela Vazquez hangs up the phone. She has been talking with her mother in Michoacan, who is already planning for her return. In a matter of minutes she warms corn tortillas on the stove and makes her husband some tacos filled with cochinita pibil -- shredded pork in a red chili sauce typical of southern Mexico. The little boy comes asking if they can watch a movie. He wants to see "Finding Nemo," but his mother convinces him to watch something else. "Nemo" is already packed away, but she doesn't want to tell him that. "It is hard," she says. "I've been crying all weekend long and he cried when he saw me. He asks, 'Why do we have to go, why am I not going to school anymore?'" She decided to pull her son out of pre-kindergarten the same day HB56 went onto effect. Her fear was that she would be arrested while he was in school and authorities would turn him over to child-support services. She says the African-American teacher cried when she told her they were leaving, . "I held back tears as she told me about the struggles the black community had fought in this same state," she says. And she is not the only one to take her kids out of school. According to the Alabama secretary of education, more than 2,000 Hispanic children have skipped school since the law went into effect. By nightfall, Marco Vazquez is playing outside with the kids. A friend arrives and Marco offers him a room to stay once his wife leaves. The man agrees but says he can only pay $50 a month -- that is, if he can keep his job. Marco agrees and turns his attention back to the kids. His wife comes out with two bags full of clothes and tosses them in the back of the pickup truck, telling her husband to give them away. He takes a look and sees clothes the kids wore just a few days ago. He also finds a bag full of toys and a couple of strollers. "Those were expensive," he says. Gabriela Vazquez shrugs and goes back inside to continue packing for the trip. | Gabriela Vazquez and her husband entered the U.S. illegally five years ago .
They found jobs, had two children and made a home in Montgomery .
Now, they are hurriedly packing to return to Mexico .
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Italian anaesthetist Danaje Ahmid Raza, 56, pretended to be paraplegic for three years after staging accident in his hospital . A 56-year-old doctor pretended to be paraplegic for three years after staging an accident in his hospital so he could secure a 1.2million euro (£888,441) payout. Italian anaesthetist Danaje Ahmid Raza, 56, originally from Iran, faked falling down the stairs in 2012 and claimed the accident forced him into a wheelchair. But suspicions were aroused when he was seen driving, renovating his villa, pushing a supermarket trolley and going to the bar with friends, Il Messaggero reported. Police footage captured him being pushed in his wheelchair before nimbly getting to his feet, placing his walking sticks in the boot and driving away. The doctor claimed he suffered a loss of vision in his right eye and a severe pain in his spine and was awarded 1.2 million euro in compensation and a 5,000 euro a month lifetime pension. But clinical tests revealed that the fraudster had not suffered any visible injuries to his spine and found his muscle tone was not altered in any way. Mr Raza was arrested by Turin police after a detention order was issued by prosecutor Antonio Rinaudo. Il Messaggero said he was arrested: 'Because the man went to the bar with friends, carried weights, took care of the renovation of his villa, loaded a bag of cement on the trunk of the car, pushed the supermarket trolley and was always sure-footed and agile. Scroll down for video . Police footage captured the 56-year-old doctor being pushed in his wheelchair by an accomplice . But he then jumped to his feet and was seen placing his sticks in a car and driving away . 'He was only accompanied by a trusted accomplice when he had to go and visit medico legal,' the newspaper reported. Mr Raza pretended to fall down the stairs in September 2012 at Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, where he had worked since 2005. A few days before the accident he had visited the Institute of Sports Medicine in Turin to certify he had perfect fitness . The Italian anaesthetist has already received 450,000 euros of the payout, according to La Repubblica. The newspaper also reported that he had tried to commit suicide. Police are still hunting his accomplice, who was given around 1,000 euros. The doctor, who claimed 1.2million euro in compensation, was seen walking unaided by a police camera . Mr Raza pretended to fall down the stairs at Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, and claimed he was forced into a wheelchair . | Doctor Danaje Ahmid Raza, 56, faked falling down the stairs at his hospital .
He claimed he was forced into wheelchair and won 1.2 million euro payout .
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(CNN) -- Football's world governing body, FIFA, has officially sanctioned the wearing of religious headscarves. The announcement made at the Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Zurich, Switzerland follows a successful trial period which began in July 2012. "The IFAB approved the modification to the interpretation of 'Law 4 -- The Players' Equipment' specifying the provisions by which male and female players can now wear head covers," read a statement on FIFA's website on Saturday. "After a two-year pilot, The IFAB agreed that there was no indication as to why the wearing of head covers should be prohibited..." FIFA banned the wearing of headscarves in 2007 on the grounds of safety, but the ruling caused controversy. In 2011, Iran's women's team forfeited a Olympic qualifying match against Jordan because members of their team were prohibited from wearing headscarves. However, following a request by Zhang Jilong from the Asian Football Federation in January 2012, FIFA unanimously approved headscarves for a trial period six months later. A further relaxation of FIFA rules came in July 2013 after the Canadian Soccer Federation lobbied FIFA to change rules to allow turbans to be worn on the football pitch. No more slogans on undershirts . On the same day it was relaxing its position on headscarves, IFAB also announced a tightening up of rules on undergarments bearing slogans. Until now, some slogans have been allowed but a blanket ban will now be imposed. "Players must not reveal undergarments showing slogans or advertising. The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal statements. A player removing his jersey or shirt to reveal slogans or advertising will be sanctioned by the competition organiser," FIFA states. "From now on there can be no slogan or image whatsoever on undergarments even good-natured ones. This will apply from June 1 and will be in force for the World Cup," FIFA secretary general, Jerome Valcke said. Players frequently lift their shirts after scoring a goal to reveal a range of messages from dedications to new born babies to get well soon messages to players or friends. But these, along with more colorful statements like Mario Balotelli's "Why always me?" revealed while playing for Manchester City in 2011, will now be banned. "The idea is to get some consistency. The simplest rule for the image of the game is to start from the basis that slogans will not be allowed," said Alex Horne, general secretary of the English Football Association. Read more: UEFA sees red over Bendtner's underpants . | FIFA sanctions wearing of headscarves following a successful trial period .
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(CNN) -- "Fifty Shades of Grey" has found its new leading man in Jamie Dornan, according to the author of the best-selling trilogy. "Stow your twitchy palms ladies ... our man is here. Welcome to #TeamFifty @JamieDornan1," writer E.L. James said in a Twitter post on Thursday. The author's revelation comes after industry trades like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety cited sources saying the 31-year-old actor has been tapped to replace Charlie Hunnam, the "Sons of Anarchy" actor who was originally cast as Christian Grey and dropped out in mid-October. So far, Universal Studios and the actor's representatives haven't commented on the reports. Dornan's name may not be that familiar to American audiences, but his face might be. The star, who was born in Northern Ireland, got his start as a model for brands like Dior, Armani and Calvin Klein and posed alongside top names like Kate Moss. Jamie Dornan: Who is he? Before he landed acting roles on U.S. shows like ABC's "Once Upon A Time," on which he played the Huntsman/Sheriff Graham, Dornan was known mainly to U.S. celebrity watchers as the guy dating fellow Brit Keira Knightley. In the UK, he stars in the BBC's psychological thriller "The Fall." While Dornan had been considered the front-runner after Hunnam's exit, his wasn't the only name said to be in consideration. The actor reportedly had competition from British actor Christian Cooke, "The Borgias'" Francois Arnaud and "True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgard. Hunnam, meanwhile, is looking forward to family time. Charlie Hunnam speaks on '50 Shades' exit . "I am doing good (after dropping 'Fifty Shades')," the 33-year-old recently told E! News. "Just trying to stay focused and stay positive and keep trying to do a good job at work and be with my family." Hunnam was faced with an onslaught of attention, both positive and negative, after his casting announcement, sparking speculation that he exited the part because of the overwhelming amount of interest. However, studio Universal said Hunnam's TV schedule didn't give him time to adequately prepare to play Christian Grey. Production was expected to begin on the film, adapted from E.L. James' erotic best-seller and to be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, in early November. The studio has already announced a scheduled release date of August 1, 2014. Although the project has weathered this casting challenge, its leading lady hasn't gone anywhere. Dakota Johnson, the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson who has starred in the TV series "Ben and Kate," is still on board to play protagonist Anastasia Steele. CNN's Carolyn Sung and Henry Hanks contributed to this report. | NEW: "Fifty Shades" author confirms: Jamie Dornan has been cast as Christian Grey .
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By . Chris Parsons . PUBLISHED: . 08:25 EST, 7 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:48 EST, 7 June 2012 . Gardeners are being forced to burn their own lawns in a bid to get rid of an infestation of 'toxic' caterpillars causing severe allergic reactions. Thousands of brown-tailed moth caterpillars are said to have descended on a railway embankment near a residential road in Alphington, Exeter, Devon. Some have suffered rashes and other allergic reactions to the small creatures, and have had to take drastic action to keep them out of their gardens. Drastic measures: Jay Taylor, from Alphington, Exeter, had to burn down large parts of his back garden to keep the brown-tailed moth caterpillars at bay . Threat: The brown-tailed moth caterpillars are covered in small hairs which can cause allergic reactions, skin irritations, headaches and breathing problems . The brown-tailed moth caterpillar is said to be native to the UK, but is found in larger numbers at this time of year . The insects are covered in small hairs which can break off easily in a light breeze and cause an allergic reaction, rashes and, in severe cases, asthma attacks. Residents have since taken the severe course of burning their own trees and gardens in an attempt to deprive the caterpillars of food and keep them away. Jay Taylor, a resident of Willeys Avenue, in Alphington, Exeter, Devon, said thousands of the brown-tailed moth caterpillars can be found along the railway embankment running behind Alphington Road. He said: 'I have welts all down my arms and legs - it looks as though I have got chicken pox.' Infested: The small insects have taken over a railway embankment in Alphington, Exeter, leading some people to suffer allergic reactions which put them in hospital . Experts have said they are seeing more and more of the small pests in Britain, particularly in the south of England . 'These caterpillars are everywhere, they seem to be on everything. 'One neighbour shook a bush in his garden and about 500 dropped out - it really is no joking matter. 'I have a baby daughter and I am worried for her so our garden, which was full of flowers, is now just mud as I have burnt every tree, plant and shrub so the caterpillars have nothing to eat.' Last year an infestation made life misery for residents living alongside the railway embankment in nearby St Thomas. The infestations are not just confined to Devon, as millions of the larvae of the have again started emerging to festoon the branches of trees and shrubs in New Addington, near Croydon, Surrey . The invasion in Surrey comes a year after a similar plague saw two people end up needing emergency treatment in hospital and several more suffering from breathing difficulties. Woodland information website woodlands.co.uk states that brown-tailed moth caterpillars, which are native to the UK, are normally found on hedgerow trees such as blackthorn and hawthorn and scrubby plants. Severe measures: Jay Taylor, pictured with his partner Helen and daughter Olivia, burned down parts of his garden after becoming worried about the caterpillars' effect on his family . Harmful: A resident in Alphington, who did not want to be named, shows off the extensive rash on their arm which they say was caused by a brown-tailed moth caterpillar . The site says that local councils have addressed the problem of brown tail moth infestations by using pheromone traps. The traps release a ‘scent’ that attracts males, and therefore interferes with the normal breeding cycle. Network Rail has written to residents saying that the vegetation along the bank will be sprayed and removed but Mr Taylor believes that the only way to deal with the infestation is with fire. He said: 'The only way to get rid of them is to burn what they are on.' Mr Taylor added: 'I saw one chap who had a caterpillar land on his neck. 'He ended up in hospital because his neck swelled up.' Local authorities have warned that the brown-tailed moth can hide in winter months in silkens tents which can hold up to 2,000 of the creatures. Network Rail has advised residents to stay away from the embankment while the spraying and removal is undertaken and apologised for any inconvenience. A spokesman for the city council said: 'Over the last few years brown tail moth infestations have increased, especially in the southern parts of the UK. 'I understand Network Rail has carried out two treatments in recent weeks along the embankment and intends to carry out further treatment if necessary.' | Brown-tailed moth caterpillars can cause headaches, rashes, and other allergic reactions .
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By . Lucy Osborne . PUBLISHED: . 19:58 EST, 11 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:14 EST, 12 August 2013 . Millions of British children are shunning vegetables and watching too much television, creating a generation who will die younger than their parents will, researchers have warned. The majority of five to 15-year-olds – some 80 per cent – are not eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to the study. However half of children in this age group indulge in soft drinks, chocolates or sweets every day, researchers found. Warning: Researchers fear that the millions of children who shun vegetables and watch too much television will die younger than their parents will (file picture) Recommended: The researchers called for a return to traditional outdoor activities (file picture) The researchers called for a return to traditional outdoor activities as they revealed on a typical Saturday or Sunday a quarter of children aged two to 15 spend at least six hours being inactive. Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation which conducted the study with the University of Oxford, said the findings were ‘simply unacceptable’. ‘These figures are a warning that many of our children are in grave danger of developing coronary heart disease in the future if they continue to live the same lifestyle,’ he said. Bad habits: The majority of five to 15-year-olds are not eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day . Teenagers seem to be worse than younger age groups, with around two in five 13-year-olds – 39 per cent of girls and 43 per cent of boys – drinking a soft drink every day. Almost half of boys and over a third of girls aged 13 also go without breakfast, as do almost a third of 11-year-olds. This figure is even higher among 15-year-olds, with 57 per cent of girls and 38 per cent of boys going without breakfast. Most girls and boys aged 13 do not do the recommended one hour of physical activity a day, compared with 20 per cent of 11-year-olds. And almost three-quarters of 13-year-olds watch at least two hours of TV on a weekday, as do 60 per cent of 11-year-old girls and 64 per cent of 11-year-old boys. The rise of this unhealthy generation will leave Britain unable to compete with other countries, the Prime Minister has warned. Mr Gillespie told the Times: ‘The healthier a nation is, the more efficient it is.’ He said he has seen some cases of high cholesterol in teenagers that ‘you would expect to see in a stereotypical sedentary truck driver eating a cooked breakfast every day’. Deaths from heart disease have fallen sharply in recent years, but Mr Gillespie said: ‘We’ve got a generation growing up which will buck that trend and potentially they will be the generation that live less long than the generation above them. ‘It really is as stark as that. If that isn’t a wake-up call, then what is? ‘Our expectations of what childhood is have to change,’ he said. ‘When I was a child the expectation was that you would be outside. It’s not a question of turning back the clock, it’s a question of regaining that balance. We almost have to reset what we regard as moderation — moderation is not cutting down from two burgers a day to one, it’s cutting down to two burgers a week.’ The notion of exercise regimes involving gyms or gruelling jogs may well be intimidating for many of us. But surely a brief walk should not be too much for even the most hardened of couch potatoes to tackle. Yet according to a study, millions across the country cannot be coaxed – with nearly one in ten adults not managing to walk for even five minutes in the month before. The figure, from researchers at the University of Bristol, includes walking to work. Their snapshot also found the amount of other exercise done – such as swimming, biking and gym sessions – was ‘shockingly low’. It revealed that just over 8 per cent of adults who were well enough to walk had not managed to clock up five continuous minutes in four weeks leading up to being questioned. In one of the most comprehensive studies of physical fitness levels to be carried out in England, experts analysed annual surveys of adults, in which they were asked how much they exercised in the previous four weeks. As well as the low figures on walking, 88 per cent had not been swimming, 90 per cent had not used a gym and 20 per cent had only done minimal amounts of physical activity. | Majority of children not eating recommended quantity of their 'five a day'
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(CNN) -- "This is a big change, consumers don't always love change, and there's a lot of education we have to provide to make sure that people understand." This is the extremely diplomatic way Microsoft Xbox Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Yusuf Mehdi spun his reaction to the PR challenges surrounding the Xbox One of late. And it's true, consumers around the world (and around the Internet) loudly expressed how much they dislike the changes Microsoft announced to its game licensing terms (and online requirements) for the Xbox One last Thursday, giving Sony the ammunition it needed to win E3 by basically doing nothing. The reaction wasn't a surprise to Mehdi, though. In fact, he said a lot of the way people have responded to Microsoft's moves was "kind of as we expected." But the implication of his statements in an in-depth interview with Ars Technica was that this temporary confusion and discomfort among the audience would be worth it as gamers and consumers adjust to a console world without game discs. "We're trying to do something pretty big in terms of moving the industry forward for console gaming into the digital world. We believe the digital world is the future, and we believe digital is better." Mehdi made a comparison to the world of home movie viewing, where inconvenient trips to Blockbuster Video have been replaced with Netflix streaming on practically any device instantly. On Xbox One, having all games exist as cloud-connected downloads enables new features like being able to access your entire library at a friend's house with a single login, or loaning games to up to ten "family members" digitally and remotely. Those digital "benefits" will be available at launch, but Mehdi hinted that the digital rights management transition might unlock some more interesting game access and distribution methods later on. "In the future, you can imagine the capability to have different licensing models, different ways that people have to access games. This all gets unlocked because of digital." He wouldn't get drawn into details, but when I suggested ideas like an "all-you-can-play" Netflix for games or purely digital game rentals, he didn't shoot me down. "Sure. It could be a variety of ways." He also suggested that the transition to a world of strictly downloadable and online-connected games would help allow for "a diversity of business models" for publishers to take advantage of, from free-to-play titles to $60 AAA games to Xbox Live Arcade games somewhere in between. "As you go into a digital world, what's happening is publishers are choosing to have different business models and consumers are saying 'Hey, if I can't resell the title, provide me a different way to get value to get into your game.' And we think the market will be efficient in finding good models that work for consumers." In essence, Mehdi said, consumer demand for good value from games will drive prices down, even if a publisher decides to fully cut off the market release valve of used game resale. Publishers, of course, have been the most forceful proponents of cutting off the used game market, with some suggesting that used games are comparable to piracy for their bottom line. But Mehdi said that Microsoft wasn't simply "giving in" to publisher demands with its new game licensing terms. Instead, it was trying to balance the needs of its four main "constituents," including the consumer (who comes "first and foremost" he said), game publishers, retailers, and Microsoft itself as a company. "Within that, we've tried to optimize, and I think we've found a great balance across all of those dimensions," Mehdi said. "But there are tradeoffs. "We do want to support everyone in that system, beginning with the consumer. But we want publishers to get paid for the great IP they work on. We want retailers to be able to drive and sell our products and make a profit. So we are trying to balance across all those." Mehdi noted that purely digital game marketplaces like the iOS App Store have thrived despite having absolutely no physical media. Implementing that kind of disc-free system on the Xbox One "may not [have been] the best thing for consumers, and it may not [have been] the thing they [would have] wanted," Mehdi said, which is part of why Microsoft decided to keep discs as an option. Still, he did concede that, without discs, the licensing norms for the system "would be easier to understand." The way Mehdi talked about Microsoft's licensing decisions reinforced the idea that he saw the limited abilities to share and transfer Xbox One games as a step up from other, purely digital marketplaces, even if some others see it as a step down from current disc-based distribution systems. On the Xbox One, Mehdi said the company has "tried to... bridge the two in a way that no one has done -- to give you the power of digital and then give you all this power in physical ... . We know we're providing a lot more value to consumers, but in that comes a lot of need to clarify, 'How come disc? How come digital? How's that work?'" While the Internet is decidedly up in arms about the way the Xbox One handles game ownership and online check-ins, Mehdi said it was "hard to say" what the larger reaction from the less attentive mainstream consumers would be. "I think it's fair to say there's a segment of consumers at this show in particular who really pay attention, who are very passionate about all aspects of gaming, and that we listen to closely. In a broader set of community, people don't pay attention to a lot of the details. We've seen it in the research, we've seen it in a lot of the data points." One data point in particular Mehdi pointed to was the success of the initial pre-orders for the Xbox One, which started as soon as Microsoft's press conference concluded Monday. "Amazon basically says they are on path to sell out ... . Amazon is saying it's one of their best-selling consumer products. We're seeing the same thing from other retailers." To be fair, PlayStation 4 pre-orders were also a quick sell-out on Amazon after the company's press conference on Monday. Still, "it's very clear there are a wide variety of other consumers that love to game that are excited about what we have to offer with Xbox One," Mehdi said. While the Xbox One will sell for $100 more than the PlayStation 4, Mehdi suggested that the extra money spent would be worthwhile to consumers looking for the best value in their next gaming system. Besides exclusive titles and gaming content, Mehdi said players would see value in the system being "backed by 300,000 servers backed by Microsoft that enable incredible game experiences." For another, the Kinect in each box provides for better gameplay and "ease of use for the entire system." Things like live TV support and exclusive NFL and Skype partnerships will also help show consumers the Xbox One's "tremendous value." "We want to have our offering be differentiated relative to all others," he said. "It has value that is in so many areas that is not in competing systems ... . That is a thing that each consumer will choose... and ultimately consumers will decide which is better. It's a big market." This story originally appeared on ArsTechnica. COPYRIGHT 2011 ARSTECHNICA.COM . | Xbox spokesman says change has rattled gamers .
Going digital will lead to new sales models, says Yusuf Mehdi .
At $100 more than PlayStation 4, Mehdi says gamers will see the value .
Amazon says Xbox One is on pace to sell out in pre-order . | 382b0289c55a74ac8ca682c359ac805b5e1213dc | [
"(CNN) -- \"This is a big change, consumers don't",
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"education we have to provide to make sure that",
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"Strategy Officer Yusuf Mehdi spun his reaction to",
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"late. And it's true, consumers around the world",
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"giving Sony the ammunition it needed to win E3 by",
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"replaced with Netflix streaming on practically",
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"games exist as cloud-connected downloads enables",
"new features like being able to access your",
"entire library at a friend's house with a single",
"login, or loaning games to up to ten \"family",
"members\" digitally and remotely. Those digital",
"\"benefits\" will be available at launch, but Mehdi",
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"\"In the future, you can imagine the capability to",
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"to balance the needs of its four main",
"\"constituents,\" including the consumer (who comes",
"\"first and foremost\" he said), game publishers,",
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"Microsoft's licensing decisions reinforced the",
"idea that he saw the limited abilities to share",
"and transfer Xbox One games as a step up from",
"other, purely digital marketplaces, even if some",
"others see it as a step down from current",
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"Mehdi said the company has \"tried to... bridge",
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"you the power of digital and then give you all",
"this power in physical ... . We know we're",
"providing a lot more value to consumers, but in",
"that comes a lot of need to clarify, 'How come",
"disc? How come digital? How's that work?'\" While",
"the Internet is decidedly up in arms about the",
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"\"It has value that is in so many areas that is",
"not in competing systems ... . That is a thing",
"that each consumer will choose... and ultimately",
"consumers will decide which is better. It's a big",
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"ArsTechnica. COPYRIGHT 2011 ARSTECHNICA.COM ."
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Every man and his dog loves a nighttime stroll - but you're out of luck if you're blind in Brisbane. Visually impaired people in the Queensland capital have effectively been placed under a curfew, with the city's audible traffic crossing signals switched off overnight to appease residents who say the pings are too loud. Graeme Innes, the legally blind Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, says he felt restricted during a recent trip to the city. Unfair: Legally blind Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner said he felt like he was under 'curfew' in Brisbane with audible traffic signals switched off overnight . The Brisbane City Council, the country's largest, has angered Innes, after they switched off pings at intersections between 9.30pm and 6.30am to satisfy CBD residents unhappy about the noise. Mr Innes was in Brisbane at the weekend for a meeting about information services for the blind and vision impaired. 'Effectively we were on a curfew because at 9.30 at night the audible traffic signals are turned off and they don't go back on until 6.30 in the morning,' he told ABC radio. 'If we were out later than that at night, or up and about before 6.30, which I often am because I take my guide dog for a walk, we didn't have the benefit of signals to cross roads.' Curfew: The pings go silent in the Brisbane CBD between 9.30pm and 6.30am . Mr Innes says he's never come across the situation in other capital cities, and residents must know there's an element of noise associated with living in CBDs. He also noted traffic signals contained sensors which reduced the level of sound at quiet times, such as at night. Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner said signals generally were switched off in the CBD between 9.30pm and 6.30am, as part of an effort to balance the views of residents with the needs of pedestrians. But he said the council was happy to modify the hours of operation based on requests and demand. Noise pollution: Residents complained the sounds made by pedestrian crossing signals were too loud . 'Whenever we receive a request we'll do a review. In February we received a request for extended hours at about four or five CBD intersections and as a result those intersections are now operating 24-hours a day,' Mr Schrinner told the ABC. Asked why the council shouldn't have signals running around the clock, Mr Schrinner said: 'It comes down to balancing the demands of use of those intersections with the concerns of residents as well.' 'Where there's a need for it, where there's facilities operating late into the night, absolutely you can see the rationale for it,' he said. Compromise: The deputy mayor of Brisbane, Australia's largest council, said 'four or five' CBD intersections now boast 24-hour audible signals . | Road crossing pings switched off between 9.30pm and 6.30am in Brisbane .
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By . Steve Nolan . With hundreds of plastic legs, arms, and heads stacked high in boxes, it looks like a haunting resting place for hundreds of unwanted dolls discarded by girls who no longer want to play with them. But although Sydney's Famous Original Doll Hospital does have a cemetery for doll parts that are beyond repair, many of the toy parts littering the workshop are waiting to be given a new lease of life. For the company has been the saviour of hundreds of thousands of Australian girls devastated when their beloved doll has lost a limb or been damaged in an overly boisterous game and has revived millions of childhood memories. Centenary Spare doll's parts sit waiting to be used for repair at Sydney's Original Doll Hospital which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year . Concentrating: Gail Grainger works on a doll at Sydney's Original Doll Hospital in Bexley . Spare parts: Hundreds of spare dolls' arms and legs are kept in boxes at the hospital's workshop in Bexley, Sydney . Repairs: Doll body parts are hung up to dry after being painted at the workshop . The workshop is about to mark 100 years of repairing dolls after it was opened thanks to a shipping error in the Australian city back in 1913. And despite changing technology meaning that many modern children are more interested in the latest gadgets or computer games, the business is still going strong, with dolls sent from all over Australia and even across the sea from New Zealand for repair. The shop was founded by accident by Harold Chapman Snr in 1913. His brother was in the business of importing celluloid dolls from Japan but the rubber bands that held them together would often disintegrate and the dolls would be damaged. Waiting room: An old fashioned doll, or 'patient', sits waiting to be repaired in the Sydney Doll Hospital . Resting place: A sign saying 'The Doll's Cemetary' hangs over a section of the warehouse that is used for waste parts . Haunting: Spare dolls heads, some needed new paintwork, others needing repairs to their eyes, are piled high . Fortunately for his brother, Mr Chapman Snr found a way to fix the dolls and set up a section dedicated to doll repair in his general store. But demand for doll repair grew as word spread and the business was soon expanded. It was taken over by Mr Chapman Snr's son, also called Harold, in the 1930s and expanded the type of product being fixed to leather goods, toys and umbrellas. The start of World War Two really saw the doll hospital thrive however. Restrictions on manufacturing and importing goods to Australia meant that children and collectors had to make do with their old dolls instead of buying new ones and more repairs were needed. Getting a spruce up: Gail Grainger works on making the torso of a doll look the part before its limbs are reattached . Accidental beginnings: The Doll Hospital was opened after founder Harold Chapman Snr's brother ordered celluloid dolls from Japan which were damaged in transit . Labour of love: Current Hospital owner Geoff Chapman, the third generation of the Chapman family to run it, is pictured in the workshop . At one point during the war the hospital had 70 'nurses' working in six different repair rooms. By its 95th birthday, the hospital had carried out a staggering 2.5mllion repairs. Now, the hospital has been passed onto its third generation of the Chapman family, with Harold Jnr's son Geoff now in charge. He said on the company's website: 'There is nothing more satisfying than seeing the smile on a little girl's face when she comes to collect her beloved doll. 'People often have tears in their eyes when they have to leave their precious dolls, but tears of joy when they come to collect them and see the transformation.' Thriving: Business really boomed during World War Two when restrictions on manufacturing and importing goods meant that new dolls were hard to come by . For sale: As well as repairing dolls, the hospital also has a range for sale . In need of care: A doll has been taken apart and is ready for repair at Sydney's Original Doll Hospital . | Sydney's Famous Original Doll Hospital is celebrating its 100th birthday .
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Environmental activist Emma Sheppard has been told she is likely to be jailed for setting three nail traps outside the Bristol police station that punctured the tyres of response cars . An environmental activist who used nail-filled pieces of plywood to put three police cars responding to emergency calls out of action is likely to be jailed. Emma Sheppard positioned three of the homemade traps outside a police station near Bristol on New Year's Eve, which led to the police vehicles' tyres being punctured. The devices were similar to those used by police to stop suspect's cars. The 33-year-old appeared at the Bristol Crown Court yesterday via video-link from Eastwood Park prison in Gloucestershire and admitted damaging the vehicles. Judge Martin Piction told Sheppard she would inevitable be jailed and said he would consider public protection issues when sentencing her next month. He then remanded her in custody. Sheppard, who is from Easton, in Bristol, is well known within green activist circles. In 2009 she was among a group of 18 activists who were found guilty of trying to shut down the Ratcliffe power station in Nottinghamshire. Her conviction and those of her co-accused were later quashed following revelations the group had been infiltrated by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy. Sheppard hammered nails into pieces of plywood which punctured the tyres of three police cars, including the one pictured above, that were responding to call outs on New Year's Eve . In 2009 Sheppard was among a group of 18 activists who were found guilty of trying to shut down the Ratcliffe power station in Nottinghamshire; the groups' convictions were later quashed . The court heard that Sheppard, of no fixed abode, put the devices outside a police divisional HQ in Emersons Green, Bristol. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Bevan said the 'stinger' devices rendered the police vehicles 'unusable on what is traditionally one of the busiest nights of the year'. He said Sheppard placed the devices on the road, 'knowing full well what the consequences could be'. Police have posted a £10,000 reward for information about known activist Huw 'Badger' Norfolk . Det. Insp. Bevan said: 'They posed a serious risk to our police officers as well as other road users and formed part of a reckless and dangerous plan.' Sheppard’s conviction is the first by detectives from Avon and Somerset's police's Operation Rhone. A squad was formed in December after police linked more than 100 arson and vandalism attacks on establishment targets that had occurred in and around Bristol and Bath during the last four years. The attacks, on police stations, banks and politician's cars, were suspected to have been carried out by anarchists. Det. Insp. Bevan said police could not say whether Sheppard was 'linked to other attacks'. The most costly incident among those being investigated by Operation Rhone officers was an arson at Avon and Somerset’s new firearms centre in August 2013 that caused £16 million in damages. According to The Guardian, police believe a small group are behind the attacks and have offered a £10,000 reward for information about well-known activist Huw 'Badger' Norfolk. Police want to speak to Norfolk about a vandalism attack at the Bristol Post in 2011 and an arson attack on a phone mast in January 2013. His whereabouts has been unknown since 2011. | Emma Sheppard is a known environmental activist in and around Bristol .
She hammered nails into plywood to make three homemade 'stinger' traps .
Sheppard placed them outside a Bristol police station on New Year's Eve .
The traps punctured the tyres of three patrol cars responding to call outs .
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Los Angeles (CNN) -- A request by Casey Kasem's children that a temporary conservator be appointed for their ailing father was denied by a judge on Tuesday. Kasem's daughter Julie Kasem and her husband filed a conservatorship petition in a Los Angeles court last month, claiming the retired radio host "has been isolated from his daughters, friends and other family" by his wife. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lesley Green ruled Tuesday that Kasem, 81, was being well cared for by his wife, Jean Kasem. "As my clients haven't had the opportunity to see their father for some months now, they were happy to learn through investigation of the court appointed expert and the probate investigator that their father was being physically well taken care of," said Andrew Katzenstein, the lawyer for Julie Kasem. Kasem, who for decades hosted radio music countdown shows "American Top 40" and "Casey's Top 40," is suffering from Parkinson's disease and "may have early onset Parkinson's dementia," according to a court filing. He retired in 2009. The children, who have been fighting with their stepmother, are hoping they can soon see their father, Katzenstein said. While they have not spoken to her, their lawyers are discussion a visitation plan, he said. "Also they were happy that the judge focused her attention on the important issue of visitation," he said. "Mr. Kasem has a long strong and loving relationship with his adult children and we are continuing to try and reach resolution with the other side so visits can begin again." Green will hold another hearing on December 20 to decide if she will appoint a permanent conservator. Kasem has the "ability to shuffle short distances, but is mainly bedridden and requires the assistance of a wheelchair to move any distance," a court document said. The petition claims that daughter Julie Kasem and her husband, Dr. Jamil Aboulhosn, have been unable to check on Kasem's health even though her father signed papers in 2007 giving them the power of attorney over his heath care in the event he was unable to make his own health decisions. They "have been prevented from exercising their duties" by Jean Kasem, who has been married to the retired radio host for three decades, the filing contends. "There is no communication between Jean and us and his daughters," brother Mouner Kasem said Saturday. "We have no knowledge of how he is, what he's doing, if he's better, if he's worse, and we're scared that we'll never see him again." The petition claims Kasem's wife has refused to provide the children with the name of their father's primary care physician. That doctor would be consulted to determine Kasem's "ability to act on his own behalf," which is the question that would cause the health care power of attorney to take effect, it said. Daughter Kerri Kasem said last month that her stepmother suddenly barred her sister, her uncle and some of Kasem's friends from seeing him about three months ago. She said she was perplexed by the decision. "I don't get it, I don't understand it," said Kerri Kasem, who co-hosts the radio show "Sixx Sense" with Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx. "He has Parkinson's, and all the research we've done indicates socialization would help him." CNN has reached out to get a statement from Jean Kasem, but has been unsuccessful. Kerri Kasem and other members of the family held a protest at Kasem's Holmby Hills house to raise public attention to their dispute last month. The fight is not about an inheritance, Kerri Kasem said. "My dad told us a long time ago we were not in the will, and we're OK with that. We've known that for years," she said. "I've never asked him for anything, nor have I asked Jean for anything." Don Pitts, Kasem's agent of more than 35 years, said he did not want to take sides in the argument, but he did say Casey is still of sound mind. "He has Parkinson's, has it very bad. It took his speech, and for somebody who made millions of dollars using his voice -- for him to lose that gift, that beautiful instrument -- it must be frustrating. But he's handling it very well," Pitts said. "His mind is very sharp, his brain works well. You can tell in his eyes he understands everything you're saying. He just has trouble translating it from the brain to his vocal cords." Besides the famed countdown shows, Casey Kasem was also the voice of Shaggy in the cartoon "Scooby Doo" and an announcer for NBC. He was a popular DJ and occasional actor before "American Top 40" began in 1970. CNN's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report. | Kasem's daughter and her husband filed a conservatorship petition last month .
Kasem's daughters claim his wife is isolating the retired radio host from family and friends .
A hearing on a permanent conservatorship is set for December .
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By . Alasdair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 19:15 EST, 18 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:01 EST, 19 December 2012 . If your attempts at dancing are confined to an awkward stumble at the office Christmas party, it might be time to take some advice from the experts. And who better than Strictly Come Dancing judges Len Goodman and Darcey Bussell? To help correct flailing limbs and cheesy disco moves, the pair have compiled a list of ten top tips for ungainly novices. A former principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, Miss Bussell told the Christmas Radio Times: ‘When I’m not on stage I make a fool of myself on the dance floor quite happily.’ But in the spirit of Christmas, she and Goodman are happy to pass on the results of their considerable experience … . DO... find the perfect dance partner . Darcey says: 'Copy shamelessly. Find someone who is looking good and dance next to them, then you can copy their moves and see that what you are doing works with the music. DON'T... be a pest . If the dance floor is crowded, don't flail about playing the air guitar. DO... throw caution to the wind . Darcey says: 'When I'm not on stage I make a fool of myself on the dance floor quite happily. It's very liberating not to worry about perfecting every step and technique. DON'T... raise your arms . Never bring your arms above your head - keep them below shoulder height at all times. You're dancing, not drowning. DO... try dancing to everything . Darcey says: 'I love Latin music - the Gipsy Kings always have me on my feet - but I'll try it all! Listen for the back beat and start clapping your hands and moving your feet. DO... have a drink . If you're nervous, have a couple to fortify yourself! It can sometimes work against you, but as long as you enjoy yourself it doesn't matter. DON'T... do the twist in a very short skirt . And if you're in a strapless top don't lift your arms up too far. DO hide behind others: . Never be the first on the dance floor… ever! Wait until there are a few people out there who know what they’re doing. DON'T sit on the dance floor: . Pretending to row a boat, for example, especially when you’re drunk and can’t get back up again, is never acceptable. DO keep yourself to yourself: . Step to the side and tap and then step to the other side and tap - that works to any song and always looks good. The Christmas Radio Times is out now. | The Strictly Come Dancing judges have compiled a list of ten top dancefloor tips for ungainly novices . | 417631a8c725d2a6068c28932e2ae39715d0ae66 | [
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By . Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 19:16 EST, 6 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:53 EST, 7 December 2012 . Thousands of images seized from the home of Susan Powell's father-in-law show the missing Utah mother as she walks in public and sits in her car - apparently unaware that someone is taking her picture. The photos - some of which are sexually suggestive - were obtained under public records laws Thursday by The Associated Press, and revealed on Thursday - three years to the day after Mrs Powell went missing. Authorities uncovered the files while serving a search warrant last year at the home where her husband, Josh Powell, and father-in-law, Steven Powell, were living. Images: Thousands of pictures seized from the home of Susan Powell's father-in-law show the missing Utah mother as she walks in public and sits in her car - apparently unaware that someone is taking her picture . Father and son: The files were uncovered in a home shared by Steven Powell, pictured right, and his son Josh, pictured left . Josh Powell killed himself and the couple's two young children earlier this year. Some of the images seized during the search, including those of bathing young girls who lived next door to Steven Powell, were used earlier this year to convict him of voyeurism charges. Other photos show a variety of women, apparently unaware that a camera is focused on them, as they walk along sidewalks, at the park or into the mall. Convicted: Steven Powell was found guilty of voyeurism and child porn charges in September . Steven Powell was not charged with any crimes related to images of Susan Powell, but the files show she was often the focus of his lens. In a folder labeled with her initials, SMP, there are images of her walking through parking lots or sitting in her car. It appears the photographer is taking the pictures from another vehicle. Some images zoom closely to Susan Powell's crotch or her backside, including a set of photos taken through blinds as she's bending over and doing laundry. None of the pictures, which were found on a disc in Steven Powell's bedroom, show her naked. The folder dedicated to Susan Powell contains nearly 4,500 images. In journals that authorities have also made public, Powell describes himself as a 'voyeur' and Susan as an 'exhibitionist.' He talks about using a mirror to spy on her under the bathroom door, and he writes about taking sexual pleasure in looking at images of Susan Powell that he kept on his computer. Powell talks in his journals about taking lots of video of Susan during a trip to Silver Falls in 2009, and a folder of images from the trip shows only photos of her backside as she's walking. In one entry, dated a few months before Susan Powell disappeared, Steven Powell wrote that he had just woken up 'from a most pleasant dream about Susan.' He described a sexually charged dream in which Susan asked him, 'Do you think I would make a good wife for you?' Anne Bremner, an attorney who represents Susan Powell's parents, said the images support the family's assertion that Steven Powell had a concerning attraction for his daughter-in-law. Mother: Mrs Powell, pictured with her sons Charlie and Braden, has not been seen in three years . 'When you look at those pictures, it's clearly surreptitious. It's clearly obsessive,' Bremner said. The family believes Steven Powell knows something about Susan Powell's disappearance, and authorities have described him as uncooperative. Mark Quigley, an attorney who represented Steven Powell in the voyeurism case, did not return a call seeking comment. Powell is in prison, serving a sentence of more than two years. Susan Powell disappeared in Utah in December 2009. Records have shown that Utah investigators handling the case focused their attention primarily on her husband. Revelations: Susan's husband Josh Powell, center, killed the couple's sons Charlie and Braden and himself after he rigged his house to explode with the three of them inside . Tragedy: Powell blew up his Washington home, pictured, killing himself and the two young boys when they were dropped off for a supervised visit . | Some 4,500 images discovered on a disk that police found in Steven Powell's home .
Powell was convicted of voyeurism and child porn charges in September .
Mrs Powell vanished from her Utah home three years ago, and her husband Josh was the prime suspect .
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Washington (CNN) -- Video and audio baby monitors are intended to give parents peace of mind, but the federal government is warning parents that the devices can be deadly if not placed out of reach of small children. Since 2002, seven children have died and three nearly strangled when they became entangled in the cords of devices intended for their protection. On Wednesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, an organization representing makers of children's products, launched a baby safety campaign to alert parents and caregivers about cord strangulation dangers. Get bumpers out of cribs, doctor group urges . The key message -- keep baby monitors at least 3 feet away from cribs. "Children are curious, they'll reach out if they can get it within their grasp, and that cord ends up around their neck and strangling them," CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said. For parents Charles Pereira and Lisa Rushton, the warnings come too late. In 2010, their 10-month-old daughter, Savannah, died after becoming wrapped in the cord of her baby monitor. "Most people buy them thinking that they're a safety improvement for the child when, in fact, corded monitors present a very real threat to the life of a child," Pereira told CNN. Getting the word out about the dangers of the cords has been a mission of Pereira and Rushton since their loss. The couple said Savannah had just learned to pull herself up into the standing position. "We were so excited about it. And actually I recall saying to him, we're going to need to take a look at everything and make sure that everything is safe around the house," Rushton said. Children die after gas fireplace left on . Wednesday's warning marks the second time in two years that the CPSC has cautioned parents about cord strangulation dangers. The latest announcement was accompanied by the launch of a national baby safety campaign that includes a website, video and advertising warning of the dangers cords pose. Parents can also obtain free warning labels to attach to baby monitor cords. Rushton and Pereira were concerned about Savannah's safety. "I was very aware of the danger of cords. And it was something I kind of obsessed over -- which seems crazy at this point in time," Rushton said. "Where it was placed at the time, she was unable to reach it. But she reached a milestone just 24 hours before the accident occurred, and we didn't have an opportunity to reassess the room." Stupid things parents do that put their kids at risk . Parents wishing to obtain a free warning sticker for their baby monitor cord or more information can visit www.babymonitorsafety.org. | Seven children have died since 2002 after being entangled in baby monitor cords .
Government agency, trade group launch campaign to raise awareness of the risks .
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The mother of a dying four-year-old girl has spoken of her heartbreaking wish to give her daughter the gift money cannot buy – a cuddle with her unborn baby sister. Isabella Coomber, from Greenwich in London, dreams of being a big sister but was given less than a year to live in October 2013. Now her mother, Jolene Hale, 33, is hoping that little Isabella, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged two, will live long enough to meet her new sister. Tragic: Isabella Coomber, four, is dying from a terminal brain tumour diagnosed when she was two . Excited: Isabella is desperate to live long enough to meet her new baby sister, who is due in April . Isabella was having chemotherapy until last October but the treatment was stopped to enable her to enjoy what remained of her life - and what her parents thought would be her last Christmas. But, much to the surprise of doctors, Isabella outlived the initial prediction of six to 12 months and is likely to celebrate this Christmas as well. Last year, MailOnline readers were among the well-wishers to rally round and raise funds to make Isabella's dream trip to Disneyland Paris come true. But this year there are no big presents on her list because all Isabella wants for Christmas is to be a big sister to the new baby, which is due in April. 'I’m sure some people will criticise me for falling pregnant while my daughter is dying but I can honestly say Isabella has never been more excited or happy since I told her there was a new baby coming,' explains Miss Hale. ‘I believe it’s given her something to live for and I pray that they get to meet. The pregnancy has brought us all a lot of joy during this time and I have always tried to keep life as normal as possible for Isabella and her sisters. Involved: Isabella's mother Jolene says her daughter has been with her at every scan . Exhausting: Brave Isabella was given just one year to live in October 2013 . Too much: Her parents agreed to stop her chemotherapy to make her final months easier to bear . 'It's heartbreaking to think they will not grow up together but I just pray they can at least meet.' Sadly, Isabella's tumour is thought to have grown since treatment was stopped, and her mother is expecting a scan later this month to confirm her grim prognosis. 'There will never be good news because Isabella is incurable,' adds Miss Hale, 'but all we can hope for is time as a family so Isabella can enjoy being a big sister to the new baby.’ Isabella's illness was diagnosed in November 2011 when she was just two after her mother noticed she was failing to meet milestones like her older sister Rebecca, now eight. She was already pregnant with her third child, Sophia, now two, when a scan revealed Isabella had a brain tumour and she underwent emergency surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Unfortunately the stress led to the breakdown of her relationship with the girls’ father and they separated in 2012. Then tragically last year they were told nothing more could be done to save Isabella and the family set about making her wishes come true. Thanks to an appeal on MailOnline, enough was raised to take the youngster and her sisters to Disneyland. Extraordinary: Isabella, with sister Rebecca, eight, has outlived the original prediction of 12 months . Biggest wish: Her mother Jolene now hopes the little girl will live until April when her sister is born . And more happiness followed when Miss Hale found love for a second time, this time with a former school friend. 'I asked him if he was totally mad when he told me he wanted to take me out,' she says. 'After all, as a single mother-of-three caring for my terminally ill daughter I’m not exactly a great catch.’ But love blossomed and in February this year, she was shocked to discover that she was pregnant for the fourth time. 'Contraception failed and I questioned how I would cope looking after Isabella and a new baby.’ Weeks later she miscarried. 'It was a lesson to me that any new life is a blessing no matter what the circumstances.’ The couple tried again and in August, Miss Hale discovered that she was pregnant again, breaking the news to a delighted Isabella at 12 weeks. All three accompanied their mother and her partner for the first scan to ‘meet’ the new baby and were also there for the 20-week scan which revealed that another sister was on the way. Close: Isabella with her mother Jolene and sisters Rebecca, eight, and Sophia, two . 'Isabella was beaming from ear to ear,' says Miss Hale. 'She was delighted to hear she was going to have another sister. 'But the truth is nobody knows if Isabella will be here when the baby is born. All we can do is pray that she will be and until then I want her to be as involved as possible. 'All she talks about is the baby. 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Her mother Jolene is pregnant with her fourth daughter, due in April .
Brave Isabella was given a year to live in October 2013 .
MailOnline readers raised money to send her to Disneyland last Christmas .
The little girl's greatest wish is to live long enough to meet her sister .
The family are collecting funds to treat Isabella to days out while she is still well enough. If you would like to donate to their appeal please visit gofundme.com/xcjw8 . | 852995a1621c93f0668232d9c978cde900caaac6 | [
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There was drama aplenty during Queretaro’s defeat to Chiapas at the weekend. Ronaldinoho, who signed a two-year deal with Mexican club Queretaro in September, was forced to play peacemaker as his team-mate Willian went on the rampage. After Queretaro FC midfielder Willian was shown a second yellow card after he scythed down a Chiapas player on the break. Queretaro FC midfielder Willian is shown a red card for a wreckless challenge on a Chiapas player . Willian is none too pleased with the decision and lashes out at another Chiapas player . Ronaldinho (left) pulls away Willian but the damage had already been done . Willian was incensed with the decision and subsequently punched one of the Queretaro players in the face while the player he fouled remained stricken. Former Barcelona Ronaldinoho came racing over to control his team-mate but the damage had already been done. | Queretaro lost 2-1 to Chiapas in the Mexican league at the weekend .
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Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- Anders Behring Breivik's defense counsel had warned that the self-confessed killer would show no remorse. And that was clear from the start. No sooner were his handcuffs removed in the than he raised his arm in a fascist-style salute -- a symbol, to quote his wordy manifesto, of "strength, power and defiance against Marxist tyrants." He announced he did not believe in the authority of the Oslo court. His plea then followed: not guilty, though he acknowledged his acts. He claimed he was acting "from necessity." Rampage suspect says he acted to save Norway . He sat in the court on the first day of the trial Monday wearing a suit, no handcuffs, no restraints, no cage as you might see in other countries -- not even for a mass murderer. There were smiles and handshakes with the psychiatrists and prosecution at the start. The only barrier was bullet-proof glass between him and the family members, built to protect him rather than the other way around. This is after all Norway, a country that prides itself on its liberal values. It is a country that has endeavored, as the Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg promised shortly after the attacks last year, to respond with "more openness, more democracy and more humanity" to these most inhuman of crimes which left 77 people dead. And that is what they are doing -- taking pride in the fact they are a society who will respect Breivik's human rights, even when he showed no respect for the lives of others. This is why Geir Lippestad, Breivik's defense lawyer, took on this most difficult of jobs. "I remember I woke up my wife, or she woke up by the same telephone call," he told reporters back in March. "She's a nurse and she said 'if he had arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds, the doctors and nurses would have helped him, they'd do their job. You are a lawyer, so don't you want to do your job?'" "He was so close to having a bullet between his eyes, the police were so close," said Jorn Overby, who rescued 15 people from the waters off Utoya island on the fateful evening of July 22, 201. When I press him about whether he felt that would have been the best thing for him, he replied: "I owe him a punch in the face for firing at me." But his desire for revenge stops there. "He will get the treatment he needs," he said. These are people who would prefer never to have to speak Breivik's name again. On the Dagbladet website you can now press a button to opt out of news relating to the deadly attacks. There is a sense the people of Norway want to see due process done and then move on. They are a people who believe their system works, which is why no matter how unspeakable his crimes and how hard these months are and will continue to be, Breivik has not been able to break them. | No sooner were his handcuffs removed than Anders Breivik raised his arm in a salute .
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Magnay: He showed no remorse for the killing of 77 in Norway last year .
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(CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized Friday to Turkey for a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, both nations said, signaling a potential major thaw after three years of chilly relations between the two key Middle East nations. The Israeli leader phoned his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while sitting with U.S. President Barack Obama in a trailer on a Tel Aviv airport tarmac. In the call -- which Turkey's foreign minister said lasted for nearly 30 minutes -- Netanyahu acknowledged "operational mistakes" during the raid, which ended with eight Turks and an American of Turkish origin dead. "(Netanyahu) made it clear that the tragic results regarding the Mavi Marmara were unintentional and that Israel expresses regret over injuries and loss of life," the Israeli government said. Erdogan accepted the apology, which came shortly after he talked with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said later on state TV, according to the semiofficial Anadolu news agency, that all Turkey's demands had been met. It wasn't immediately clear what impact the conversation might have on a region that is already home to numerous crises -- such as the deadly, two-year-long civil war in Syria and tensions over Iran's nuclear programs. At the least, the movement toward mending a rift between two of Washington's top allies appeared to be a boon for Obama, who said he's been appealing to Netanyahu and Erdogan "for the last two years" for them to fix "this rupture." "There are obviously going to still be some significant disagreements ... but they also have a wide range of shared interests, and they both happen to be extraordinarily strong partners and friends of ours," Obama said at a press conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II. "So it's in the interest of the United States that they begin this process of getting their relationship back in order." 'An important step' While there was little public indication ahead of a time that there would be a breakthrough Thursday, Davutoglu said it actually came after three years of tough negotiations. The talks picked up steam in the past week, spurred by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials, the Turkish foreign minister added. On Thursday, Obama said he talked with Netanyahu about his reaching out to Erdogan, "and both of us agreed that the moment was right." The U.S. president at one point got on the call between the two Middle East leaders, said two senior administration officials who labeled the call "an important step" in normalizing Turkish-Israeli ties. "During my visit, it appeared that the timing was good for that conversation to take place," Obama said, without elaborating. Turkey and Israel have been two pro-Western political, economic, and military linchpins in the Middle East, and their falling out has hurt initiatives to tackle problems in the region, such as the Syrian civil war and tensions relating to Iran's nuclear aspirations. A Muslim member of NATO, Turkey long had been Israel's most significant Muslim friend, and the deterioration of relations between the two nations intensified the Jewish state's isolation in the region, more unstable in light of the Arab Spring and other ferment in the Middle East. Erdogan's critical rhetoric toward Israeli policies in Gaza have been hailed by many in the Arab world. It's not clear when and if such steps as fully normalizing relations and returning ambassadors to their posts will be taken. Earlier Israel had sent out a statement saying those steps had been agreed upon, but it later amended its statement by removing those points. There also was no word on whether the once-close nations would resume the joint military exercises that were suspended after the Mavi Marmara incident. Turkey had been prosecuting four Israeli soldiers in absentia, and Israel initially said the two leaders agreed to the cancellation of legal steps against the troops. Later, however, its amended statement omitted that action as well. Agreeing to work together . In Thursday's conversation, Erdogan told Netanyahu that he thought the deterioration of ties between the countries was regrettable, especially given "the shared history and centuries old ties of strong friendship and cooperation between the Jewish and Turkish peoples." According to a statement released by the Turkish government, Erdogan discussed with his Israeli counterpart the "importance of a just, lasting and comprehensive resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict on the basis of the two-state vision." The two leaders "agreed to work together to improve the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories," the Turkish statement said. The Israeli government said in a statement the two sides would "work to improve the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories," with Netanyahu noting Israel has "substantially lifted the restrictions" on entry of civilian goods into Gaza. Helping the Palestinian people had long been a concern for Turkey, and was the reason ostensibly that the flotilla set sail for Gaza in the first place. Israel long has voiced concerns about arms smuggling to Gaza militants intent on attacking the Jewish state. Gaza is controlled by Hamas, an anti-Israel group regarded as a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel. But activists say Israel's embargo of goods into Gaza from land and sea punishes civilians in the tiny and densely populated strip of land along the Mediterranean coast. Israel has said any organization or state that wants to give humanitarian aid to Gaza can do so in coordination with Israeli authorities via existing land crossings into the Palestinian territory. All that said, the highlight of the conversation dealt with the 2009 raid. Israel has long stood by the operation, though its tune publicly changed Friday. "In light of Israel's investigation into the incident, which pointed out several operational mistakes, Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed Israel's apology to the Turkish people for any mistakes that might have led to loss of life or injury and agreed to conclude an agreement on compensation/nonliability," the Israeli government said. Asked to confirm whether Netanyahu called and apologized and offered compensation, as Ankara had long demanded, a senior Turkish official told CNN: "Yes." Erdogan only said they "agreed to conclude an agreement on compensation/nonliability." One Palestinian-Israeli lawmaker doesn't like it . Hanin Zoabi, a Palestinian activist who was on the Mavi Marmara and also is a Palestinian member of Israel's parliament, said she does not accept Netanyahu's apology. She wants an international court to try the people "involved in the political decision that gave a green light to kill the political activists on the Marmara." She said Netanyahu's push to improve Israeli-Turkish ties is undermining the Palestinians' demands -- such as ending Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Israeli military and economic strictures on Gaza. She said Netanyahu is trying to evade that and other issues. "The issue is not only Marmara, Marmara was the small crime. The big crime was the siege on Gaza," she told CNN. Gulden Sonme -- a spokeswoman for IHH, the Muslim aid agency that operated the Mavi Marmara == called the apology "a positive political development." "But in terms of the need for the blockade on Gaza to end and in terms of the ongoing case to punish those who are responsible for the crimes committed during the raid, the legal process will continue," she said, referring to the case against the soldiers. Suat Kiniklioglu, a Turkish political analyst and former parliamentarian from Erdogan's party, said the apology is important because it shows "to the world that there is a political price to kill Turkish citizens in international waters." "Probably in the Middle East, as well, it will be seen as political victory for the Erdogan government. But what matters more is the normalization itself, the obvious benefits to Turkey and Israel as well as the Palestinians." The prospect of an Israeli-Turkish reconciliation is bad news, Kiniklioglu said, for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iran. "As Syria is entering into its third year of uprising, Ankara and Tel-Aviv will have to coordinate policy and may need to work together to contain potential risks to both countries," he said. CNN's Tom Cohen, Greg Botelho, Kareem Khadder and Gul Tuysuz contributed to this report . | NEW: The breakthrough follows 3 years of tough negotiations, a Turkish official says .
NEW: Turkey's leader talked with Egyptian, Qatari counterparts before Netanyahu, he adds .
Israel cites "mistakes" in a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound ship that killed 9, vows "compensation"
Obama says he and Israel's Netanyahu "agreed the moment was right" to call Turkey . | 21d378cde2ea4388c32bbfdab546d306106ca35c | [
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By . Graham Smith . PUBLISHED: . 07:51 EST, 14 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:56 EST, 14 May 2012 . A social networking website for Cambridge University has been shut down after students were accused of cyber-bullying. The Library Whispers site was set up by students to spice up exam revision by exchanging anonymous comments from libraries around the Cambridge campus and displaying them in a real time stream, similar to Twitter. But the popular website was forced to close today after 'bullying and abusive messages' from a 'large number of individuals' were posted. Taken down: Library Whispers, a social networking website for Cambridge University students, has been shut due to 'bullying and abusive messages' from a 'large number of individuals' Forced to go offline: Site creator Oliver Rees in Cambridge today . Comments included sexist and offensive remarks such as 'Just spat on a working-class person'. One of its creators, Oliver Rees, said the website had turned into a 'forum of hate' and that they had to close it before something 'really bad happened'. He wrote on the Library Whispers homepage: 'First, apologies to those who used Library Whispers to share innocent and interesting whispers on this site. 'Because of an unfortunately large number of individuals who abused Library Whispers and who posted the worst sort of bullying and abusive messages on the site, Library Whispers 2012 has had to close. 'The site was started to give people the opportunity to break the boring revision period with a bit of interest, but it has turned into a forum of hate and revealed that, sadly, there are a lot of angry people in Cambridge. 'The decision to close the site was taken before anything really bad happened on Library Whispers, and to prevent individuals from showing themselves to be complete idiots without a thought for the feelings of other people' Obscene: Some of the offensive comments left on the website and which caused it to be shut down . The website was set up last year by a group of students to communicate in university libraries. Each library could be 'whispered' from but there was no other information to identify the poster . The site took off almost immediately and saw over 1,000 posts within five days. The founders said at the time: 'We’ve . had people arranging midnight liaisons, secret updates about librarians, . indecent propositions and May Ball leaks.' But this term they said the number of offensive comments posted on the website had escalated. Comments . included one from a student at Trinity College which said: 'Don’t worry . she was a female arts student. Female x arts = second order, so can be . ignored.' Prestigious: But Cambridge University students made sexist and offensive remarks such as 'Just spat on a working-class person' Privileged: Last week, students shocked locals by stripping off, vomiting and urinating in flower beds after drinking themselves into oblivion in a public park . Another student from Pembroke College posted: 'I hate this f****** library and every single person inside it. I hope you all fail your exams.' Others said: 'I can hear you clicking at your f****** card game through my headphones you inconsiderate d***' and 'crazy laughing b**** in the corner please desist'. It comes just a week after 2000 Cambridge University students horrified local residents when they partied in a public park on a Sunday afternoon. They were seen playing rude drinking games, urinating in bushes and vomiting in front of young families. | Library Whispers site was set up .
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(CNN) -- Crews in North Dakota were testing the air Tuesday morning for any dangerous fumes a day after two trains wrecked, sparking a large fire. The results of the tests will help determine when it is safe for residents to resume their routine activities. One of the trains was carrying crude oil, which sent dangerous smoke into the air, officials said. The incident occurred one mile west of Casselton, a town of 2,300 residents about 25 miles west of Fargo. Authorities issued an evacuation order, which was not mandatory, but "strongly, strongly recommended," Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney told CNN. He estimated that 65% of area residents heeded the call to leave their homes. There were no injuries in the wreck, and everyone is accounted for, Laney said. "When you see the fireball and you see the damage and the aftermath, that's amazing that nobody was hurt," he said. "There were people inside their homes that could feel the heat from the explosion in their homes." Firefighters were forced to let the fire burn out. The extreme heat made it impossible for them to get close enough to the flames to battle the blaze. CNN's Steve Almasy, Aaron Cooper and Carma Hassan contributed to this report. | Crews are testing the air near Casselton, North Dakota .
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A recent Canadian news article showcasing a New York City artist who makes millions from her invisible works of art has been revealed to be a joke. Though intended as a satire, the September piece on CBC.com about 27-year-old Lana Newstrom, who told the site her 'art is about imagination,' managed to infuriate art world critics who didn't get the joke. Now the writers and readers who cried 'the emperor has no clothes' are the ones left with their pants down. Who's laughing now? Two prankster Canadian radio hosts duped a bunch of media types with a hoax story about a New York artist whose 'invisible' works of art fetch millions of dollars . Guardian art blogger Jonathan Jones wrote on Tuesday that the outrage that grew out of the misunderstood joke because so many are 'shocked and repelled by the art market' and of 'the image of rich people forking out for invisible art.' The CBC article, which was penned by radio pranksters Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring, quoted Newstrom's imaginary art dealer as saying 'her invisible works can fetch upwards of a million dollars.' Jones points out just a couple of the gullible outlets who had knee-jerk reactions to the piece, including sports website Barstool. 'If you’re some artsy fartsy idiot paying money for invisible art, you GOTTA kill yourself,' they wrote. The CBC report was shared and liked tens of thousands of times and the comments sections lit up after outlets reported the hoax as fact, with many readers ridiculing the fictional young woman and her nonexistent art. Another piece published at CBC revealed the pranksters intentions with the joke. 'In the arts, there is much room for interpretation and we thought it would be interesting to push the idea to the extreme–invisible art,' said Pat Kelly. While the audio piece posted along with the CBC article seems to make all but clear that there isn't actually a Lana Newstrom, someone did to the trouble of creating a website and social media accounts for her. 'Just because you can’t see anything, doesn’t mean I didn’t put hours of work into creating a particular piece,' Newstrom writes on the site, where titles like 'Transparent Baloon' and 'Tough Day' are posted below empty spaces. Obviously a joke: The fictional artist, 27-year-old Lana Newstrom, even has a website of her 'works' where titles like 'Strawberry' and 'Tough Day' accompany nothing but empty space . | A September article by CBC showcased an artist named Lana Newstrom who claimed her work is 'about imagination'
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It’s not often that Tehran is considered a more popular tourist destination that Rome. But that’s the verdict according to Facebook users. The Iranian capital came in 32nd place in a list of 50 of the world’s top cities. By contrast, Rome came in 35th place. New York City is the most popular city in the world according to Facebook 'likes' with 15, 363, 714 . Each destination on the list has been ranked according to how many ‘likes’ it has received on the social networking site’s city guides pages. Facebook has created a profile page for each city around the world which it has linked to the country’s Wikipedia page. It also includes information shared by other Facebook users offering tourist tips and recommendations, news stories and popular posts from around the Internet related to each city. Paris comes in second place with 9,144,939 likes in a list compiled by travel company Fastbooking.com . London was placed in third position in the list of top 50 cities with 8, 546, 175 Facebook likes . The top ten features four North American cities, two South American cities and four European cities. Los Angeles came in forth place with 7, 176, 469 Facebook likes . The list, which has been compiled by travel company Fastbooking.com, places New York City in first place, with 15, 363, 714 ‘likes’. Paris comes in second place with 9,144,939 likes, while London was placed in third position with 8, 546, 175 likes. The top ten features four North American cities, two South American cities and four European cities. The rest of the top ten was made up by Los Angeles with more than seven million likes, Sao Paulo with just under five million, Las Vegas and Istanbul with more than three million, Rio de Janeiro with just under three million, Barcelona with 2.6m and Atlanta in Georgia, USA, with 2.3m likes. Facebook has created a profile page for each city around the world which it has linked to the city's Wikipedia page. Sao Paulo's Facebook page was liked 4, 915, 960 putting it in fifth place . Seoul in South Korea was Asia's most popular city, while Mumbai in India was next in 16th place . Perhaps surprisingly, Tehran in Iran came in 32nd place in the list, higher than Milan, Rome and Munich . Seoul in South Korea was ranked as the most popular city in Asia, while the next highest was Mumbai in India which came in 16th place. They were followed by Bangkok in Thailand in 19th place and Bandung in Indonesia in 21st place with 1.2m likes. London was the only UK city in the top 50, while the USA featured eight cities in the list, including Miami, Chicago, San Fransico and Houston in Texas. Berlin featured at the bottom of the list with 687, 726 likes, just behind Manila in the Philippines with 702,000 likes. 1 New York City 15, 363, 714 . 2 Paris 9, 144, 939 . 3 London 8. 546, 175 . 4 Los Angeles 7, 176, 469 . 5 Sao Paulo 4, 915, 960 . 6 Las Vegas 3, 286, 174 . 7 Istanbul 3, 221, 451 . 8 Rio de Janeiro 2, 913, 718 . 9 Barcelona 2, 614, 534 . 10 Atlanta 2, 343, 999 . 11 Seoul 2, 148, 993 . 12 Jakarta 2, 105, 105 . 13 Cairo 2, 082, 317 . 14 Miami 1, 973, 452 . 15 Madrid 1, 930, 495 . 16 Mumbai 1, 803, 387 . 17 Chicago 1, 628, 960 . 18 Mexico City 1, 474, 332 . 19 Bangkok 1, 444, 552 . 20 San Francisco 1, 422, 610 . 21 Bandung 1, 237, 728 . 22 Amsterdam 1, 158, 580 . 23 Bogota 1, 141, 537 . 24 Buenos Aires 1, 222, 502 . 25 Karachi 1, 076, 058 . 26 Sydney 1, 060, 778 . 27 Lahore 1. 036, 037 . 28 Kuala Lumpur 1, 032, 349 . 29 Toronto 998, 174 . 30 Houston 994, 386 . 31 Melbourne 991, 159 . 32 Tehran 961, 598 . 33 Milan 942, 586 . 34 Dacca 890, 575 . 35 Rome 865, 035 . 36 Marseille 853, 999 . 37 Bangalore 837, 435 . 38 Riyadh 789, 695 . 39 Casablanca 786, 783 . 40 Lima 784, 524 . 41 Hyderabad 782, 147 . 42 Munich 775, 708 . 43 Kolkata 761, 078 . 44 Santiago 754, 767 . 45 Singapore 754, 543 . 46 Medellin 747, 091 . 47 Tunis 731, 783 . 48 Chennai 709, 767 . 49 Manila 702, 366 . 50 Berlin 687, 726 . Source: Fastbooking.com . Facebook currently features more than 1.32 billion users. Many cities have now created their own official Facebook pages in a bid to try and promote tourist attractions and offer visitors information about what to see and do. However, many have not proved as popular as Facebook’s own online guides to each city, which has seen users from around the world posting photographs and sharing YouTube clips with information relating to each destination. | List published of the world's top 50 cities according to Facebook 'likes'
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The family of missing toddler William Tyrell have endured a heart-rending Christmas, with a stockpile of unopened presents from locals serving as a sombre reminder of his disappearance. Members of the Kendall Services and Citizens Club in NSW gave a collection of gifts and Spiderman merchandise to his parents in the hope that the three-year-old will soon be found. One of the senior officers in the investigation has said the family remain heartbroken at William's baffling disappearance almost four months ago. After news that homicide detectives are now leading the investigation, an expansive search of the surrounding areas has led them to believe that the boy did not wander away on his own accord, reports The Sunday Telegraph - with one neighbour suggesting he could have been kidnapped. Scroll down for videos . William Tyrell was last seen wearing his favourite Spiderman costume when he disappeared on September 12 . Lead investigator superintendent Paul Fehon points to the house where three-year-old William Tyrell was last seen on the Mid North Coast of NSW . 'They indicated to me that Christmas was just a quiet silent time at home, the emptiness of having a void in their house,' lead investigator Superintendent Paul Fehon, from Port Macquarie Local Area Command, told The Sunday Telegraph. 'That's been unopened presents, not able to share the festivities, to see a smile on young William's face to receive gifts or presents like any other normal child.' Supt Fehon said a lack of evidence to support the potential scenarios has left investigators baffled. 'It's got to be either adventure that's turned into misadventure, or human intervention. Because we're not finding anything on that side, we've got to be open to the possibility of human intervention,' he said. His parents have also made a poignant announcement: 'We pray that 2015 brings William home.' Supt Fehon said police were considering the importance of a walking track which starts at the end of Benaroon Drive where William disappeared and leads into the nearby Kendall cemetery. Supt Fuhon has revealed the Tyrell family have endured a heart-rending Christmas . Members of the Kendall Services and Citizens Club gave a collection of gifts and Spiderman merchandise to William's parents in hopes the missing three-year-old will appear soon . Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation of William Tyrell who disappeared on September 12 . For the first time he has also outlined a detailed account of the sequence of events before William's disappearance. His grandmother, mother and four-year-old sister were enjoying a relaxing morning on the driveway of his grandmother's property. Dressed in his favourite superhero costume, William was playing a game of hide-and-seek with his sister. He was dashing around the side of the house before reappearing with a smile and returning to his his family. When he ran around out of view at about 10.25am on September 12, his mother did not check on him until 10.30am, when she went around the corner looking for him and he was nowhere to be seen. Neighbours watched the family frantically scouring the area and calling out his name, before they contacted police shortly afterwards. It comes after news that homicide detectives have joined the investigation into William's disappearance. Lead Investigator superintendant Paul Fehon said a lack of evidence to support any scenario has left investigators stumped . One neighbour saw William’s distraught mother pacing the quite street after William went missing. Afterwards, his father, who had been at the shops, returned and instantly joined into the search. The family had visited Kendall before, with locals recalling seeing them the previous December. Another neighbour said the community has been rocked by William’s disappearance, with children no longer allowed to ride their bikes or visit the local store without supervision. William was last seen in the front yard of his grandmother's house at Kendall, on the NSW mid-north coast . Investigators have now also outlined a detailed account of the sequence of events before William's disappearance . In a major turn for the investigation, murder squad officers are now leading inquiries - meaning the case is no longer a missing persons investigation. Homicide Squad boss Detective Superintendent Michael Willing told the Sunday Telegraph that the investigation had taken a new direction. 'We want to do a thorough investigation to determine what's happened to William and obviously we need to consider the worst case scenario,' Supt Willing said. A NSW police spokeswoman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that homicide detectives are now leading the investigation. 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Detectives are now adamant that he did not wander away on his own .
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Locals from Kendall have donated a collection of gifts in his honour .
Investigators have outlined the sequence of events before the event .
Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation of missing toddler .
He was last seen in his grandmother's front yard at Kendall .
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By . Sarah Dean . The former child actress, who exposed her Hey Dad! co-star Robert Hughes of his child sex abuse, is moving on from her home in Texas, USA after urging other victims to come forward against celebrity perpetrators of sex crimes. Sarah Monahan put the San Antonio house she shares with her American husband, Matt Morris, on the market almost a month after Hughes was jailed for at least six years for 10 child sex offences. And last week, she urged other abuse victims to come forward against celebrity perpetrators of sex crimes, in the wake of Rolf Harris being found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls in the UK. The brave ex-actress first spoke out about Hughes in March 2010, when in an interview with Woman's Day magazine she revealed that she was sexually abused on the set of Hey Dad! sometime between 1987 to 1994. Ms Monahan played schoolgirl Jenny Kelly on the sitcom from the age six. Scroll down for video . Moving on: Sarah Monahan spoke out about actor Robert Hughes who abused her on the set of Hey Dad! Convicted: Rolf Harris (left) has been found guilty of of indecently assaulting four girls in the UK. Robert Hughes (right) was sentenced on May 16 to a maximum 10 years nine months with a non parole period of six years for the child sex offences he committed between 1983 and 1991 . The Australian, now 37, is advertising the property on her website. 'It's been a wonderful home for us. I've actually lived there longer than any other house,' she wrote. 'We threw amazing parties there, it's perfect for entertaining. We're sad to leave such a beautiful home, but we know someone else will enjoy it as much as we did,' Ms Monahan, who was born in Sydney and met her husband in Brisbane, added. Hughes, 65, was sentenced on May 16 to a maximum 10 years nine months with a non parole period of six years for the child sex offences he committed between 1983 and 1991. Speaking out last week after Harris was found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls in the UK, she said: 'I know there's several people in Australia who are wondering whether to speak up about others in the industry. You don't have to go public like I did, but please go to the police.' Predator on the set: Judge Peter Zahra said Robert Hughes wandered naked among Hey Dad cast members (above) and that he placed his hand on the bottom of child star Sarah Monahan (right), exposed his penis to her and after one episode grabbed and touched her intimately while pretending to tickle her . 'Let's keep speaking up about these unspeakable acts. Let's teach these predators that they are no longer untouchable. 'When I went public four years ago, it was still taboo to point the finger at a celebrity for having committed a sex crime,' she said. Describing the house which she hopes to sell now that she and her husband have relocated to be closer to her job, she said: 'The house is in the city of Windcrest. It has it's own police and fire departments, with an average response time of 90 seconds. – yep, we know from experience.' Ms Monahan and her husband are making a fresh start away from their 2,400 square foot house in a much smaller home after she became 'fascinated with the tiny house' movement, which advocates living simply in small homes. American home: Ms Monahan and her husband are making a fresh start away from their 2,400 sqare foot house in Texas, USA . 'It's been a wonderful home for us': Writing about the house she is leaving behind, Ms Monahan said she ensured it had an Australian element with a salt water pool . The tiny house movement is a return to houses less than 1,000 square feet, and Monahan has bought one with wheels - similar to an RV - which is built to last as long as traditional homes. Writing about the house she is leaving behind, she said she had ensured it had an Australian element to it despite being located in Texas, USA. 'We changed the pool equipment and now have a salt water pool. I really missed salt water pools from Australia, so Matt upgraded for me. It’s 12,000 gallons of backyard bliss,' she said. When Hughes was sentenced before a packed gallery at the Sydney District Court, Judge Peter Zahra said he had not expressed remorse. Hey Dad! cast members (clockwise from left) Christopher Truswell, Julie McGregor, Paul Smith, Sarah Monahan, Robert Hughes and Simone Buchanan . Hughes (left), pictured arriving at Downing Centre Local Court in March, was convicted of 10 child sex offences. Ms Monahan (right) starred as his young on-screen daughter, Jenny . 'His conduct continued over 20 years. [Even] after he was questioned by police in 1986 it continued,' he said. 'The offender took advantage of when he was with victims in social settings in his home or at victims' homes. 'He lacks insight into his offending and he is unlikely to access treatment programs.' Ms Monahan reacted to the news by saying she is 'happy' and that she hopes Hughes now 'realises he's a bad man' Judge Zahra said he had considered the 'substantial effect' of Hughes conduct on his victims who now suffered from constant fear, eating disorders and who lacked the ability to lead normal lives. | Sarah Monahan exposed her on-screen father Robert Hughes' sex abuse .
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In May, Hughes was sentenced to a minimum six years in jail .
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Ms Monahan is now leaving her 'huge' Texas home .
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"Ms Monahan (right) starred as his young on-screen",
"daughter, Jenny . 'His conduct continued over 20",
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"in 1986 it continued,' he said. 'The offender",
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"'happy' and that she hopes Hughes now 'realises",
"he's a bad man' Judge Zahra said he had",
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Atlanta is shut down -- businesses, roads, government in general -- and while that's generated furor among residents, the angst is exacerbated by the overnight uncertainty involving many of the city's cubs. Across the state, and even extending into Alabama, there were reports of children spending the night in schools, their parents or school buses unable to navigate treacherous conditions that Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Col. Mark McDonough said caused almost 1,000 accidents in the Georgia capital alone. Fifty Atlanta students remained on school buses overnight, and seven of them still weren't home by 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, Atlanta Public Schools spokeswoman Kimberly Willis Green said. Atlanta police delivered food to the kids, who were all home or returned to schools by 9 a.m. ET, she said. Finally, word came from Green on Wednesday evening that every child that had been stuck was on a bus and headed home. That included the 2,000 Fulton County Schools students and 400 Atlanta Public Schools kids who had stayed at their schools overnight. Facing critics who ask how fewer than 3 inches of snow could cripple the city, especially after it tangled with another debilitating storm in 2011, Mayor Kasim Reed assured Atlantans the city was working to open roads and asked them to stay at home. "What I want to say to them is hold off on trying to get to them. What I can assure (you) is they are safe," he said. "The safest place for them was in the school system. ... I know it is very tough." There were uplifting stories amid the chaos, however, as the city schools' Twitter feed and a specially created Facebook page, SnowedOutAtlanta, which had more than 52,000 members as of Wednesday night, showed a steady stream of gratitude alongside the messages of frustration. At E. Rivers Elementary School, about 150 students and teachers spent the night on gym mats, according to CNN affiliate WSB. They watched movies, ate a warm meal Tuesday night and were served French toast for breakfast, the station reported. Was Atlanta asleep at the wheel? One father, who identified himself only as Mark, said he walked 6 miles to spend the night with his 5-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. He said it put his mind at ease to see how the school staff was taking care of the youngsters. "It was fantastic. All the students seemed like they were having a great time," he told WSB. "It looked like a very large sleepover party." Added young Elizabeth, "We got to watch four or five movies." Heartwarming stories were heavily outnumbered by those from worried parents who had to spend the night without their children. Corliss Collins, for instance, said she spoke to her granddaughter, one of about 200 students who spent the night at New Manchester High School in Douglasville, west of Atlanta, around 8 a.m. The granddaughter ate dinner and breakfast there, but told her grandmother that school officials were asking parents to pick up their children because the cafeteria had run out of food, Collins said. Principal Constance Craft told CNN there was no truth to reports the school had no food. "We are trying to get teachers who have been here since early morning yesterday home to their families. Our manpower is exhausted, and our children are ready to be home," she said in an e-mail. Craft later added that the National Guard troops who helped escort the students home were "wonderful." All students had been sent home by lunchtime Wednesday, she said. In West Atlanta, about 60 students from Riverwood International Charter School remained at a Kroger supermarket Wednesday morning after being transported there from their buses, which were stuck on I-285, said store employee Kim Bradley. The store provided food for them, she said. About 90 high school students were initially taken there overnight in ambulances, with Highway Emergency Road Operators clearing a path, the state Department of Transportation said. The four buses were evacuated about 6 a.m. after being stuck in ice and traffic all night, the department said. A total of 51 schoolbuses "needed support" because of the snow and ice, said Matthew Kallmyer, director of Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency. Other reports from Georgia and Alabama include: . -- Eight students from Marietta City Schools, northwest of Atlanta, spent the night in the school bus depot, and 669 students spent the night at eight schools in the system, said spokesman Thomas Algarin. The system was working to get them all home, he said Wednesday morning. "Our schools were prepared for this," Algarin said, adding that Marietta High School's culinary team a "terrific gourmet meal last night." -- Schools in Cherokee County, Georgia, north of Atlanta, reported 150 students remained at 11 schools as of Wednesday morning. The number had dwindled to 10 as of 12:15 p.m. ET. "Students are being kept safe, warm and fed, and staff are doing their best to keep them entertained with movies, games, books and other activities," spokeswoman Barbara Jacoby said in a statement. -- In Georgia's Paulding and Douglas counties, west of Atlanta, schools reported about 1,800 collective students were sheltered at county schools, CNN affiliate WXIA reported. In Douglas County, the schools offered shelter to people had gotten stuck on the roads or walked to the schools, the station reported. -- In Hoover, Alabama, one bus with 61 children was stuck until 6 a.m. ET, but the kids were safe, said spokesman Jason Gaston, and another stranded bus had its 21 occupants moved to a local children's hospital. About 4,000 students and 350 adults -- including some community members who couldn't make it home -- were sheltered in Hoover schools Wednesday morning, Gaston said, adding that the cafeteria was well stocked and the schools were prepared to host those in need until the roads cleared. Students were watching movies and playing video games, he said. iReporter Monica Cantwell said she spent the night in her office at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her 13-year-old daughter was stuck at her middle school in Hoover. The school separated the kids by gender and put them into small groups at bedtime. The kids were playing games and watching videos in the gym and watching videos, she said, and her daughter had texted her to say was bored and none too thrilled to be spending the night on campus. -- As of 8 a.m., at least 1,400 students spent the night in Birmingham, Alabama-area schools, and none spent the night on buses because they were either shuttled back to school or picked up by parents, said Jefferson County Emergency Management officer Bob Ammons. Steve Smith, associate superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, told CNN that roughly 1 million people attempted to go home Tuesday, gnarling traffic on Atlanta's roads and highways. "The storm was much more intense than anyone knew, and even with our efforts of early dismissal, we still ran into the challenge of having the gridlock," he said. Smith declined to say when the students would be home but said they'd be reunited with their parents as soon as conditions allowed it. Could the city have handled the situation better? Sure, he said. "There's always room for improvement, but we're just appreciative of our parents who have been understanding and patient with us, and our bus drivers have really been the heroes in this situation. They've made some real sacrifices," he said. "Our staff with students as well have made sacrifices. So our principals and staff, they've worked with us and have been very cooperative." Birmingham Mayor William Bell, too, said his city was expecting a "light dusting," and by the time they realized the severity of the wintry weather, "it was too late." "All of the businesses and schools began to let out. It clogged up our interstate system, which then led to a clogging of the side roads and many people became stranded," he said. "We have had to scurry to try to play catch up and all of our people working in the public works department, our public safety units within the fire and the police department, they've all been out overnight to try to deal with the stranded motorists." Opinion: Stranded in Atlanta . | All Atlanta kids are either home or headed that way, school spokeswoman says .
Georgia, Alabama students stuck at school, on buses as weather hammers South .
District: In Hoover, Alabama, about 4,000 students sheltered in schools Wednesday .
Dad walked 6 miles to elementary school to spend night with daughter . | b6b2ca50e992f7113ee95a53601a2769065393a9 | [
"Atlanta is shut down -- businesses, roads,",
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"schools, their parents or school buses unable to",
"navigate treacherous conditions that Georgia",
"Department of Public Safety Commissioner Col.",
"Mark McDonough said caused almost 1,000 accidents",
"in the Georgia capital alone. Fifty Atlanta",
"students remained on school buses overnight, and",
"seven of them still weren't home by 5 a.m. ET",
"Wednesday, Atlanta Public Schools spokeswoman",
"Kimberly Willis Green said. Atlanta police",
"delivered food to the kids, who were all home or",
"returned to schools by 9 a.m. ET, she said.",
"Finally, word came from Green on Wednesday",
"evening that every child that had been stuck was",
"on a bus and headed home. That included the 2,000",
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"fewer than 3 inches of snow could cripple the",
"city, especially after it tangled with another",
"debilitating storm in 2011, Mayor Kasim Reed",
"assured Atlantans the city was working to open",
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"want to say to them is hold off on trying to get",
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"safe,\" he said. \"The safest place for them was in",
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"Principal Constance Craft told CNN there was no",
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"Our manpower is exhausted, and our children are",
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"and her daughter had texted her to say was bored",
"and none too thrilled to be spending the night on",
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"because they were either shuttled back to school",
"or picked up by parents, said Jefferson County",
"Emergency Management officer Bob Ammons. Steve",
"Smith, associate superintendent of Atlanta Public",
"Schools, told CNN that roughly 1 million people",
"attempted to go home Tuesday, gnarling traffic on",
"Atlanta's roads and highways. \"The storm was much",
"more intense than anyone knew, and even with our",
"efforts of early dismissal, we still ran into the",
"challenge of having the gridlock,\" he said. Smith",
"declined to say when the students would be home",
"but said they'd be reunited with their parents as",
"soon as conditions allowed it. Could the city",
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"\"There's always room for improvement, but we're",
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"said. \"Our staff with students as well have made",
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"to play catch up and all of our people working in",
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(CNN) -- Perhaps more important than the newest mystery surrounding CIA contractor Raymond Davis -- who paid the purported seven-figure sum to the Pakistani victims' families who blessed his release from jail? -- will be the political reaction within Pakistan, where the populace is already outraged over Davis' fatal shooting of two men there, analysts said Wednesday. The other potential impact of the "Raymond Davis Affair," as one analyst dubbed it, is whether it will damage diplomatic relations between the United States and Pakistan, in which Americans depend on Pakistan in fighting terror and the Pakistanis enjoy substantial U.S. aid. "There is the curious question of who made the payment. I suppose it's going to remain a mystery for a while," said Mark Quarterman, director of the Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "His presence there and the story about his presence were kind of a mystery from the start," Quarterman added. "Now his presence in Pakistan ends with one more curiosity. I think the fallout from this is far from over. It will be interesting to see what the reaction is in Pakistan. It's been the lead story" in media there, he added. Davis was released under a Sharia practice called diyat, or compensation, which is enshrined in Pakistan's penal code and allows victims' families to pardon a murderer with or without being paid "blood money," said the former chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court, Saeed U Zaman Saddiqi. Although the origins of the payments in the Davis case are a significant political matter, the more imminent concern is whether average Pakistanis will accept how "blood money" was paid to the victims' families, analysts said. "What we're watching for," analyst Scott Stewart of the online global intelligence firm Stratfor said in a statement, "is to see which way public sentiment rules: whether it will accept this resolution as acceptable or whether they will be outraged and take to the streets." On Wednesday, it wasn't known who paid the compensation to the families, and there were conflicting accounts over how much. A lawyer closely connected to the case said the payment was $1.4 million, but Punjab province law minister Rana Sanaullah said that $2.34 million was paid to the legal heirs by the U.S. government. A U.S. official not authorized to speak for attribution insisted that the release of Davis was a decision made by the Pakistanis and that there was "no quid pro quo" between Washington and Islamabad. It was Pakistani officials who worked with the family in making the arrangements for what is referred to as "blood money," the official said. The United States "did not sit across from the families" to work out an arrangement, but the official acknowledged that there were "interagency discussions and a policy decision" for the United States to agree to the arrangement, the official said. The official said "cooperation continues" between the United States and Pakistan despite the recent controversy. "Flareups happen periodically," the official said, pointing to the Davis incident and the public disclosure of the name of the CIA's chief of station in Islamabad. The U.S. relationship with Pakistan "has evolved over the years" and "increasingly has the ability to withstand these kinds of disagreements," said the official. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said "we are very grateful" for the families' decision, which enabled Davis to leave Pakistan, stressed that the U.S. government didn't pay any compensation to the families, and she wouldn't say whether the Pakistanis or a third party did. "We also have a Department of Justice investigation that has begun into what happened in Lahore. And we've communicated our strong support for the relationship between Pakistan and the United States, which we consider to be of strategic importance," Clinton said during a press conference Wednesday. Analyst Robert Grenier, the former CIA station chief in Islamabad, said the Sharia practice allowed both countries to save face in a difficult controversy. "It had become such a huge domestic political issue in Pakistan, and both sides had a very strong interest in finding some way out of the corner that they had been painted into," Grenier said. In recent years, the U.S. government has compensated families accidentally injured during counterinsurgency warfare, said Grenier, who's now chairman of ERG Partners, a financial advisory firm in Westport, Connecticut. "Let's not forget that the U.S. government has frequently paid blood money to people who have fallen victim to collateral damage in Afghanistan and Iraq. So albeit that the details of this case are quite extraordinary and quite different from the usual ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the idea of paying blood money under Sharia is not new," Grenier said. In Highland Park, Colorado, where Davis lives, his wife, Rebecca, defended him in an interview with reporters outside her their home. "I knew it was self-defense. He's not a Rambo as the L.A. Times said," Davis' wife said. "He's not an agent. He's not Jason Bourne. He's not any of these kind of crazy things that have been portrayed of him." After being released from jail where he had been held since January, Davis was taken to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, where he was resting and receiving a medical exam, said the U.S. official who asked not to be identified. Sanaullah, the Punjab province law minister, first told Pakistani media Wednesday that the victims' families did not want to press charges and added that Davis would be free to go. The statement came just hours after the American was charged with murder in connection with January shootings that left two Pakistani men dead. Sanaullah later said that $1,169,500 was paid to 11 legal heirs of one victim and the same amount was paid to eight legal heirs of the others. The court asked the legal heirs whether there was any pressure on them to make this agreement, and they told the court that they forgave Davis on their own free will, Sanaullah said. Davis claimed self-defense in the shootings and asserted the two men attacked him as he drove through a busy Lahore neighborhood, but Lahore Police Chief Aslam Tareen said "it was clear-cut murder." Many Pakistanis wanted Davis to be tried, and hard-line Pakistani clerics demanded that their government not release Davis to the U.S. government. On Wednesday, Davis appeared in the Lahore court after the payment was made and was acquitted of the charges, in accordance with diyat, said the lawyer closely connected to the case. The court released Davis from two cases, the double murder and the carrying of an illegal gun. In the gun charge, the court fined Davis $250 and credited him with time served in jail, Sanaullah said. The amount of diyat was not paid in front of the court to the legal heirs because the court needs only affidavits from the legal heirs saying that they have pardoned the accused, Sanaullah said. Carmela Conroy, the U.S. consul general in Lahore, escorted Davis after his release, Sanaullah said. The United States had been seeking the release of Davis from a Lahore jail on the grounds that he has diplomatic immunity. U.S. officials originally said Davis was a diplomat and later revealed that he is a CIA contractor, intensifying the already highly charged situation. CNN's Pam Benson and Adam Levine and journalist Nasir Habib contributed to this report. | CIA contractor Raymond Davis was charged with killing two Pakistani men .
He was released after a purported seven-figure sum was paid to victims' families .
"Blood money" is allowed under a Sharia practice called diyat, or compensation . | caeaadbe1f46bf2b4fcb004dab7133328a354566 | [
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"Pakistani victims' families who blessed his",
"release from jail? -- will be the political",
"reaction within Pakistan, where the populace is",
"already outraged over Davis' fatal shooting of",
"two men there, analysts said Wednesday. The other",
"potential impact of the \"Raymond Davis Affair,\"",
"as one analyst dubbed it, is whether it will",
"damage diplomatic relations between the United",
"States and Pakistan, in which Americans depend on",
"Pakistan in fighting terror and the Pakistanis",
"enjoy substantial U.S. aid. \"There is the curious",
"question of who made the payment. I suppose it's",
"going to remain a mystery for a while,\" said Mark",
"Quarterman, director of the Program on Crisis,",
"Conflict, and Cooperation of the Center for",
"Strategic and International Studies. \"His",
"presence there and the story about his presence",
"were kind of a mystery from the start,\"",
"Quarterman added. \"Now his presence in Pakistan",
"ends with one more curiosity. I think the fallout",
"from this is far from over. It will be",
"interesting to see what the reaction is in",
"Pakistan. It's been the lead story\" in media",
"there, he added. Davis was released under a",
"Sharia practice called diyat, or compensation,",
"which is enshrined in Pakistan's penal code and",
"allows victims' families to pardon a murderer",
"with or without being paid \"blood money,\" said",
"the former chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme",
"Court, Saeed U Zaman Saddiqi. Although the",
"origins of the payments in the Davis case are a",
"significant political matter, the more imminent",
"concern is whether average Pakistanis will accept",
"how \"blood money\" was paid to the victims'",
"families, analysts said. \"What we're watching",
"for,\" analyst Scott Stewart of the online global",
"intelligence firm Stratfor said in a statement,",
"\"is to see which way public sentiment rules:",
"whether it will accept this resolution as",
"acceptable or whether they will be outraged and",
"take to the streets.\" On Wednesday, it wasn't",
"known who paid the compensation to the families,",
"and there were conflicting accounts over how",
"much. A lawyer closely connected to the case said",
"the payment was $1.4 million, but Punjab province",
"law minister Rana Sanaullah said that $2.34",
"million was paid to the legal heirs by the U.S.",
"government. A U.S. official not authorized to",
"speak for attribution insisted that the release",
"of Davis was a decision made by the Pakistanis",
"and that there was \"no quid pro quo\" between",
"Washington and Islamabad. It was Pakistani",
"officials who worked with the family in making",
"the arrangements for what is referred to as",
"\"blood money,\" the official said. The United",
"States \"did not sit across from the families\" to",
"work out an arrangement, but the official",
"acknowledged that there were \"interagency",
"discussions and a policy decision\" for the United",
"States to agree to the arrangement, the official",
"said. The official said \"cooperation continues\"",
"between the United States and Pakistan despite",
"the recent controversy. \"Flareups happen",
"periodically,\" the official said, pointing to the",
"Davis incident and the public disclosure of the",
"name of the CIA's chief of station in Islamabad.",
"The U.S. relationship with Pakistan \"has evolved",
"over the years\" and \"increasingly has the ability",
"to withstand these kinds of disagreements,\" said",
"the official. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,",
"who said \"we are very grateful\" for the families'",
"decision, which enabled Davis to leave Pakistan,",
"stressed that the U.S. government didn't pay any",
"compensation to the families, and she wouldn't",
"say whether the Pakistanis or a third party did.",
"\"We also have a Department of Justice",
"investigation that has begun into what happened",
"in Lahore. And we've communicated our strong",
"support for the relationship between Pakistan and",
"the United States, which we consider to be of",
"strategic importance,\" Clinton said during a",
"press conference Wednesday. Analyst Robert",
"Grenier, the former CIA station chief in",
"Islamabad, said the Sharia practice allowed both",
"countries to save face in a difficult",
"controversy. \"It had become such a huge domestic",
"political issue in Pakistan, and both sides had a",
"very strong interest in finding some way out of",
"the corner that they had been painted into,\"",
"Grenier said. In recent years, the U.S.",
"government has compensated families accidentally",
"injured during counterinsurgency warfare, said",
"Grenier, who's now chairman of ERG Partners, a",
"financial advisory firm in Westport, Connecticut.",
"\"Let's not forget that the U.S. government has",
"frequently paid blood money to people who have",
"fallen victim to collateral damage in Afghanistan",
"and Iraq. So albeit that the details of this case",
"are quite extraordinary and quite different from",
"the usual ones in Iraq and Afghanistan, the idea",
"of paying blood money under Sharia is not new,\"",
"Grenier said. In Highland Park, Colorado, where",
"Davis lives, his wife, Rebecca, defended him in",
"an interview with reporters outside her their",
"home. \"I knew it was self-defense. He's not a",
"Rambo as the L.A. Times said,\" Davis' wife said.",
"\"He's not an agent. He's not Jason Bourne. He's",
"not any of these kind of crazy things that have",
"been portrayed of him.\" After being released from",
"jail where he had been held since January, Davis",
"was taken to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday,",
"where he was resting and receiving a medical",
"exam, said the U.S. official who asked not to be",
"identified. Sanaullah, the Punjab province law",
"minister, first told Pakistani media Wednesday",
"that the victims' families did not want to press",
"charges and added that Davis would be free to go.",
"The statement came just hours after the American",
"was charged with murder in connection with",
"January shootings that left two Pakistani men",
"dead. Sanaullah later said that $1,169,500 was",
"paid to 11 legal heirs of one victim and the same",
"amount was paid to eight legal heirs of the",
"others. The court asked the legal heirs whether",
"there was any pressure on them to make this",
"agreement, and they told the court that they",
"forgave Davis on their own free will, Sanaullah",
"said. Davis claimed self-defense in the shootings",
"and asserted the two men attacked him as he drove",
"through a busy Lahore neighborhood, but Lahore",
"Police Chief Aslam Tareen said \"it was clear-cut",
"murder.\" Many Pakistanis wanted Davis to be",
"tried, and hard-line Pakistani clerics demanded",
"that their government not release Davis to the",
"U.S. government. On Wednesday, Davis appeared in",
"the Lahore court after the payment was made and",
"was acquitted of the charges, in accordance with",
"diyat, said the lawyer closely connected to the",
"case. The court released Davis from two cases,",
"the double murder and the carrying of an illegal",
"gun. In the gun charge, the court fined Davis",
"$250 and credited him with time served in jail,",
"Sanaullah said. The amount of diyat was not paid",
"in front of the court to the legal heirs because",
"the court needs only affidavits from the legal",
"heirs saying that they have pardoned the accused,",
"Sanaullah said. Carmela Conroy, the U.S. consul",
"general in Lahore, escorted Davis after his",
"release, Sanaullah said. The United States had",
"been seeking the release of Davis from a Lahore",
"jail on the grounds that he has diplomatic",
"immunity. U.S. officials originally said Davis",
"was a diplomat and later revealed that he is a",
"CIA contractor, intensifying the already highly",
"charged situation. CNN's Pam Benson and Adam",
"Levine and journalist Nasir Habib contributed to",
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Luuk de Jong scored a hat-trick and Memphis Depay netted the winner in the third minute of stoppage time as PSV Eindhoven beat Feyenoord 4-3 in a thrilling clash that put them four points clear on Wednesday. De Jong equalised twice for the hosts and then put them 3-2 ahead, before Feyenoord striker Colin Kazim-Richards seemed to have salvaged a point by heading home a cross with just a minute remaining. Depay scored a simple tap-in three minutes into stoppage time, however, to seal a victory for PSV that extended their lead at the top of the standings and put a serious dent in their opponents' title hopes. VIDEO Scroll down to watch PSV Eindhoven 4-3 Feyenoord in absolute thriller . Memphis Depay celebrates scoring the winner for PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night . PSV have 40 points from 16 games, four clear of Ajax Amsterdam, while PEC Zwolle are third on 29 and Feyenoord remain fourth with 28. It was an extremely combative match between two teams who did not allow each other a moment on the ball. Feyenoord struck first when Elvis Manu went around goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet and directed a low shot towards goal that beat PSV defender Jeffrey Bruma who made a sliding effort to clear it off the line. Feyenoord's Luke Wilkshire (left) tangles with Eindhoven duo Andres Guardado and Jetro Willems . Forward Luuk de Jong scored a hat-trick for PSV against Feyenoord . De Jong then levelled in the 22nd minute, finishing off a wonderful team move by the hosts, but was lucky not to be penalised by referee Bjorn Kuipers for a foul on his marker Terence Kongolo seconds before the 24-year-old striker pulled the trigger. Karim El Ahmadi restored the lead with a cool finish on the stroke of halftime after a beautifully weighted through ball from skipper Jordy Clasie. De Jong tipped the score in PSV's favour on hour mark with two good headers in quick succession, before goals at the death from Kazim-Richards and Depay ended a dramatic clash. | Luuk de Jong scored a hat-trick against Feyenoord on Wednesday night .
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Sergio Ramos wants players to show the same commitment for Spain as they do for their clubs. The Spanish defender is preparing for the qualifier with Belarus on Saturday and admits he was surprised to see Chelsea’s Diego Costa left out of the squad through injury before playing for Chelsea against Liverpool. But Ramos says the decision must be left with manager Vicente del Bosque. Sergio Ramos is preparing to face Belarus on Saturday . Speaking to MARCA radio, Ramos said: ‘It can create some doubt. Not only among teammates, but among the supporters. Issues like these spark debate. 'I wouldn’t have allowed that because I would have gone out to talk about it and clarify the issue a bit so that it didn’t get blown out of proportion and so that people knew the problem. It’s better to set the record straight so that people can’t speculate and make it up. Diego Costa celebrates scoring the winner for Chelsea after being left out of the Spain squad . ‘It’s difficult to set rules, there always needs to be an element of tact on matters like these. I think it’s better as long as it doesn’t give a false impression to the fans and your teammates. ‘I’d like to see all players having the same commitment with the selection as they have with their clubs. Ramos says manager Vicente del Bosque has to be left to make the decisions . ‘I think we have to transmit this commitment to all the new players who come for the first time. At the end of the day that’s what makes the difference, it’s what makes success whether your club pays you or your national team.’ Spain are currently second in their qualification group, three points behind leaders Slovakia and are level on points with Ukraine. | Sergio Ramos does not like people speculating over injuries .
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By . Laura Williamson . Follow @@laura_mail . Gareth Warburton has been kicked out of Wales' Commonwealth Games athletics team after testing positive for a banned substance. The 800 metres specialist, who finished fourth at the 2010 Games in Delhi and would have been competing at his third Games, insisted he had 'not knowingly' taken any prohibited drugs and said the news had come 'as a great shock'. Warburton has been charged with 'committing anti-doping violations' and suspended from the Wales team for the Commonwealths, but officials refused to divulge further details about the nature of his alleged offence when asked on Wednesday. Suspended: Welsh 800m runner has been provisionally banned for a doping violation . All home nations athletes had to sign . up to a mandatory anti-doping education programme as part of their . selection for Glasgow 2014, but the charges against Warburton mean UK . Anti-Doping has already failed in its ambitious bid to avoid a single . positive drugs test at the Games, which open on July 23. Warburton, a London 2012 Olympian and . the fourth quickest Briton over 800m so far this year, has requested a . full hearing before the National Anti-Doping Panel and apologised to his . Welsh team-mates for missing the Games. The 31-year-old from Caernarfon added: . 'The news of this anti-doping rule violation has come as a great shock . to me. From the outset, I would like to state that I have not knowingly . taken any banned substance. 'As a professional athlete, I have . always supported and have been an advocate of clean sport. Nothing has . changed in this regard. 'However, I recognise that the . responsibility for this situation lies with me and I’m committed to . working with UK Anti-Doping and will fully cooperate in the legal . process. Experience: Warburton finished fourth at the 2010 Games in Delhi and would have been competing at his third Games . 'I’d like to take this opportunity to . wish the best to all my team-mates heading to the Commonwealth Games and . apologise that I won’t be able to join them as part of Team Wales.' A Welsh Athletics statement said: . 'Welsh Athletics can confirm the provisional suspension of athlete . Gareth Warburton after being charged with committing anti-doping rule . violations under UK Athletics Anti-Doping Rules (presence of prohibited . substances). 'Welsh Athletics strongly supports clean sport and has established a comprehensive education programme for its athletes.' Mo Farah, meanwhile, has confirmed he . will compete at the Commonwealth Games, but has withdrawn from a planned . two-mile race at Sunday's London Anniversary Games to train at altitude . in Font Romeu in France. The 31-year-old's management company . said Farah was 'healthy, back in full training and looking forward to . the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow' after recovering from stomach pains . last month. The world and Olympic champion is due . to go for gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at Hampden Park, but it is . still unclear whether he will attempt both events. The 5,000m is on . Sunday July 27 and the 10,000m takes place on Friday August 1. Top form: Farah will be hoping to secure another gold should he recover for the 5,000 and 10,000m . VIDEO Powell and Simpson bans reduced . | Runner had been due to compete at his third Commonwealth Games .
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"like to state that I have not knowingly . taken",
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These are the stunning views from atop Britain – but you’ll need to be an expert climber with a head for heights and an appetite for danger to reach the country’s tallest peak in winter. A group of brave mountain climbers captured these incredible images as they conquered the treacherous ice-covered rock face using ropes, spikes and crampons. Their photos reveal the breath-taking beauty of the landscape surrounding the snow-capped peak of 4,400ft Ben Nevis in the western end of Scotland’s Grampian Mountains. Daniel Wildey captured this amazing image during a dangerous climb to the top of Ben Nevis, Britain's tallest peak . To get there, the climbers had to trek through the Minus Three Gully, which is tricky as the steep, narrow path is only accessible for the most experienced of climbers. It is a challenging climb in fair weather but it becomes treacherous and fraught with danger when it is covered in snow and whipped by the frigid wind. Daniel Wildey, an adventure and travel photographer and writer, took the photos as experienced climbers Tommy Kelly and Mike Pescod scaled the peak. It was Mr Wildey's first climb in Scotland and he says the scariest part was the 'sense of remoteness and isolation' in the Highlands . Daniel said: ‘Winter climbing has inherent objective dangers such as weather and conditions. ‘The climb itself is three to four pitches long and took maybe two hours, including lots of stopping for photographs. ‘Winter climbing requires specialist equipment - the obvious being crampons, stiff boots and technical ice axes. ‘Standard climbing gear is also needed, like ropes and harnesses, but another specialist piece is a rack of ice screws for protection.' It took the group - Daniel Wildey, Tommy Kelly and Mike Pescod - around two hours to reach the peak of the mountain in Scotland . He added: ‘The clothing required to stay active and safe in Scottish winter condition is also very specialised. ‘I honestly don't remember what it was like reaching the top as I was so focused on shooting the photos. ‘All I know is the job wasn't finished until we were safely down.’ This was Daniel’s first climb in Scotland. The brave climbers conquered the treacherous ice-covered rock face using ropes, spikes and crampons . The 36-year-old, from Cumbria, said: ‘I've done a fair bit of mountaineering and ice climbing in the Alps and other mountain ranges but this was my first taste of Scottish winter. ‘I felt perfectly safe being with two highly experienced mountain professionals, but the scariest part was the surprising sense of remoteness and isolation you feel in the Highlands. ‘The picture of Tommy in the green jacket climbing out of the cave is the stand out feature of the climb. ‘The shot doesn't do justice to the difficulty of committing your swing out on to the face. ‘However, I think it does capture the feeling of trepidation whilst waiting for your turn.’ | Travel photographer Daniel Wildey captured the images while climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland .
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By . Leesa Smith . Australians are putting themselves at risk of their personal information being hacked with a survey revealing fewer than a third of smartphone and tablet users install security software. The survey, released today by the Government's Federal Communications Department, also showed 40 per cent of the 1,000 respondents couldn’t identify any signs of online safety breaches. Released as part of Stay Smart Online Week, the national survey found 63 per cent of public WiFi users never run virus checks while less than one in five 'always' do. Australians need to be more savvy about security when it comes to using wifi in public places . University of Adelaide information security expert Dr Malcolm Pattinson labelled WiFi as the ‘most insecure mechanism’ for sharing information and a ‘goldmine’ for criminals. He advised people not to use public WiFi at all and particularly not for online banking, while the Federal Government advises no financial transactions should be done with public WiFi. ‘It’s so easy to tap into and they can track keystrokes,’ he told The Advertiser. ‘They get your credit card number and your password.’ ‘We have to prepare people for when it happens, not if it happens.’ According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1.2 million Australians aged 15 and over were victims of at least one incident of identity fraud in 2011, up from 806,000 victims in 2007. While only 10 per cent of victims knew their details were stolen via email or the internet, the real figure was likely to be much higher because close to half had no idea how their personal information was taken. The Australian Institute of Crime reports that one in 20 household users have been victimised by scams or identity fraud with the reasons identified as a lack of knowledge, prevention and behaviour change. Michael McKinnon from AVG internet security said Facebook and Twitter had increased their use of encryptions to stop hacking of accounts through public WiFi. 'The problem is there are tens of thousands of websites not using those protections and theoretically anyone could access anything you are sharing with those websites,' he said. 'There is a real trade-off between the convenience of public wi-fi and the security aspect of it.' Mr McKinnon said it was reasonably safe to do online banking in public using full web addresses starting with “http” that users should bookmark, while typing in bank addresses starting with 'www' left users vulnerable to attack. He said Australian banks had a good record of refunding money lost to cyber attacks. | Survey of 1,000 Australians reveals fewer than a third of mobile and tablet users install security software .
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(CNN) -- It has been 17 years since France had a president from the left, but that might be about to change. Opinion polls continue to favor Francois Hollande, a candidate from the center-left Socialist Party, over center-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the upcoming French presidential election. If elected, Hollande would be the first left-wing president since Francois Mitterrand in 1995. Sarkozy is seeking his second five-year term, following Jacques Chirac, who served 12 years in office. As the French take to the polls Sunday, here are a few key points to keep in mind: . 1. This is a two-horse race, but other candidates matter. While there are actually 10 candidates taking part in the presidential race, spanning the entire political spectrum, polls show that only two candidates -- Sarkozy and Hollande -- have a realistic chance of winning the French presidency. But it will be important to watch how many votes the other candidates get Sunday. That's because those votes will almost certainly be up for grabs in a runoff election two weeks later. In France, a presidential candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win office. If no one claims a majority in the first round of voting -- and no one ever has in this current system -- the top two vote-getters advance to a second round of voting. "The other candidates have to be given some attention because they exert an influence in the race," said Michael Leruth, who teaches a course about the election at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. "For example, if (far-left candidate Jean-Luc) Melenchon continues to do well and has even a slightly strong showing, Hollande might have to tack more to the left in the runoff round. "If you're coming out of the first round with 27%, 28%, you need to make it to 50%. So you have to think of where you are going to make up that difference to prevail in the final round." Another candidate to watch is on the far right. Marine Le Pen, daughter of 2002 presidential finalist Jean-Marie Le Pen, is polling well behind Sarkozy and Hollande, but she's still in the double digits with Melenchon. A strong showing from her Sunday might have an effect on Sarkozy's strategy going into the runoff. 2012 a year of elections: Return of the Left? 2. One issue stands out among the rest. The economy dominates the political agenda in France, much like it does in America. "Basically for months now, the top issues have been unemployment and purchasing power," said Jim Bittermann, CNN's correspondent in Paris. Jobs have been difficult to come by, especially for young people, and that is one of the main reasons why Sarkozy is vulnerable. "Even though some people would give Sarkozy high marks for doing the kinds of things that might have a positive long-term effect on the economy -- like raising the retirement age to put the system on sounder fiscal footing -- he hasn't been successful in bringing jobs back," Leruth said. Comparing Sarkozy and Hollande on their economic policy is not unlike comparing Republicans and Democrats in the United States. "Hollande is in favor of more government action to stimulate the economy, stimulate spending ... whereas Sarkozy wants to improve the climate for business by lowering some taxes, by talking about repealing the law establishing the 35-hour work week -- a Socialist measure from the late '90s -- to make it possible to work more," Leruth said. "It's more of a private-sector approach." 3. France and America have more in common than just high unemployment. Immigration, race and the assimilation of France's large Muslim community have been prominent issues leading up to the election, even before the March shootings by an Islamic extremist in Toulouse and Montauban. Sarkozy has been tough on immigration. Last year, a law went into effect banning Islamic face coverings in public places, the so-called burqa ban. And in a recent television interview, Sarkozy said France has "too many foreigners" and that the country is not integrating them properly. Sarkozy won the 2007 election by taking a strong stance on race, according to political analyst Simon Persico from the Center of European Studies. But Le Pen, this year's far-right candidate, says Sarkozy hasn't been strong enough while in office. "Le Pen is saying the original is better than the copy, and that voters should not believe Sarkozy on race," he told CNN. 4. The election's result could affect the eurozone. Sarkozy has worked closely with German Chancellor Angela Merkel throughout the European debt crisis, leading the way for strict austerity measures in Greece and other troubled countries. Would Hollande's election encourage a change in strategy? "There is concern that, within the eurozone, Hollande's election could create greater instability," Leruth said. "He's talked about renegotiating some of the accords that have been reached -- at the instigation of Sarkozy and Merkel -- to ensure greater stability in the eurozone." The reason is long-term growth. "I think some of the French like the way (Sarkozy) handled -- with Merkel -- the agreement in December to get more rigor, more austerity into European budgets. But then Hollande and other economists are saying we also need growth, and these plans are going to absolutely stifle growth," said Homer Sutton, a French professor at Davidson College near Charlotte, North Carolina. Like Leruth, he is teaching a course on the election. France's own debt is also a concern. Like the United States, the country recently had its AAA credit rating downgraded. Hollande has promised to create tens of thousands of public-sector jobs and raise taxes on the rich to pay for it. But some are concerned that might encourage the rich to just leave France. "There's some feeling that if Hollande is elected, the attack on the French sovereign debt could be quite serious," Sutton said. "And this is what Sarkozy has been saying: 'If you elect Hollande, we're going to be losing more than our AAA. We'll be going down even further.' " 5. Franco-American relations should remain strong. Hollande has pledged to remove French troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year if he is elected. Whether it's a realistic goal or not, that could create some tension between Paris and Washington. But Hollande is known for being a no-nonsense pragmatist. "Hollande knows that he needs the United States and that the United States needs Europe, so I think there would be a great deal of cooperation there," Sutton said. Sutton recalled Mitterrand's election in 1981 and how there were initial concerns about him. "Everyone said, 'Oh, he's got four communists in his government, this is going to be the end of the relationship with the United States.' But it turns out that he was a very strong defender of American missiles in Germany, for example," Sutton said. "Mitterrand's friendship with (Chancellor) Helmut Kohl, it was a strong French-German relationship, and (U.S. President Ronald) Reagan and Mitterrand didn't get along too badly despite their ideological differences." | France's presidential election begins Sunday, to be followed by a runoff in two weeks .
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(CNN) -- An Alaskan beat out 300 hirsute competitors from around the globe to take the top honor at the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships on Saturday. Dan Sederowsky of Sweden shows off his moustache in Anchorage. David Traver may have had home-court advantage: He was a favorite of the crowd at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, in both the "freestyle" category, where just about anything goes, and the overall championship. His winning move? He wove his beard into a basket-like cone that resembled a snowshoe. There were 17 officially sanctioned categories in the competition: eight styles of moustache, four varieties of partial beard and goatee combinations, and five categories of full beards. The facial hair Olympics got its start in 1990 in Germany, and the German team typically dominates the event. Photo gallery: best beards and moustaches » . This year's contest is the second time the World Beard and Moustache Championships have been held in the United States -- Carson City, Nevada, hosted the event in 2003. Video: Contestants strut their stuff in Anchorage » . Since 1995, the contest has been held every two years. This year, competitors from 14 nations showed off their whiskers for the judges and a raucous crowd at the Anchorage venue. Karl-Heinz Hille of Germany came in second overall with a first-place finish in the Imperial Partial Beard category, and Jack Passion of San Francisco, California, placed third overall with his winning entry in the Natural Full Beard category. | Contest began in Germany in 1990, now held twice a year .
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(CNN) -- The phrase: "President Marco Rubio" is music to the ears of conservatives who are eager to prove they are not anti-Hispanic while still supporting one of their own: a solid conservative. And so it is that, as the immigration debate reignites, the Florida senator's star power is winning over the world of conservative talk radio. Whether it's the radio shows hosted by Mark Levin or Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh, Rubio's appearances are being met with gushing accolades. The talkers are not sold on everything he says about how to fix the immigration system, but they're praising him nonetheless. Levin called Rubio a "very, very impressive man." Limbaugh swooned: "Well, what you are doing is admirable and noteworthy. You are recognizing reality. You're trumpeting it, you're shouting it." How cozy. The reality that Rubio is recognizing is twofold. One, the nation's immigration system is broken and fixing it requires figuring out what to do with the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. And two, the Republican Party, if it hopes to live to fight another day in a country that is increasingly ethnically diverse, can't just be known as the party that is against illegal immigration but has to build a reputation for supporting legal immigration as well. Rubio: Obama sees immigration as a 'political' matter . Rubio thinks that the way you fix both problems is comprehensive immigration reform -- securing the border, making it easier for high-skilled immigrants to get green cards, starting a guest worker program for industries like agriculture with jobs Americans aren't doing, and creating a conditional pathway to earned citizenship for the undocumented. Many Republicans have a word for that: "amnesty." And, almost uniformly, conservative talk radio does not like amnesty. Yet, you wouldn't know it by the warm reception that Rubio got when he got on the airwaves. Right-wing talkers are smitten with the Hispanic Republican and potential 2016 presidential candidate. And it is spilling into the immigration debate. So much so that Limbaugh felt compelled in his show on both Wednesday and Thursday to insist that, no, he had not fallen madly for Rubio, who had been a guest on his show the day before. Limbaugh explained to his millions of listeners that he liked and admired Rubio and considered him a strong conservative and a star of the Republican Party. And Limbaugh suggested that this fondness for the senator might have left some thinking that he was endorsing the immigration reform plan put forth on Monday by Rubio and seven other senators from both parties. Limbaugh is not there and he may never get there. He still rejects as "amnesty" the idea of giving illegal immigrants an earned pathway to citizenship and rejects it as unacceptable. Besides, he insists, if the border isn't secure, Rubio is likely to drop his support for the plan as well. What Limbaugh thinks about immigration -- a subject he doesn't really know very well -- isn't important. What is important is the massive footprint that Rubio is already leaving on the immigration debate, the value that he adds to the Senate's reform-minded "Group of Eight," and the near-hypnotic effect he's having on some conservatives who -- while they don't like what he's proposing to fix the nation's immigration system -- do like him a great deal. Rubio, pitching immigration plan to conservatives, identifies sticking points . Alas, the love fest is not complete. Not all conservatives are willing to give Rubio the benefit of the doubt. Some conservative bloggers -- including Michelle Malkin and the folks at Redstate.com -- are vehemently opposed to what he is proposing, and they've gone after him aggressively. Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana has characterized the Rubio approach to immigration reform as "amazingly naive." But that hostility hasn't followed Rubio onto talk radio. So what's going on here? Why isn't Rubio getting more static from the radio talkers? I can think of three reasons. First, the Republican Party has big plans for Rubio, which may include the presidency, and the talkers know enough to get out of the way of a speeding train. Besides, when they interview him, even if they could slice him up rhetorically into itty-bitty pieces -- and I'm not sure they could -- why would they want to? Second, Rubio is a thoughtful communicator who understands radio and excels in that medium. I'm a former radio talk show host who has worked in a half dozen markets, and I know that doing that kind of work teaches you that there is such a thing as talking for radio. If you understand pacing, and when to pause or accelerate, you'll hit a homerun. Rubio does. 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Navarrette: As the immigration debate reignites, Rubio's star power is increasing .
He says the GOP has big plans for the senator, including maybe the presidency .
Navarrette: Not all conservatives agree with Rubio, but he's affecting immigration debate . | 36f0d392120dd55fcdbc1652d493ad63f97aee6d | [
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(CNN) -- Iraq took control Friday of billions of dollars in oil revenues set aside by the United Nations following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, money intended to be used build up the country's economy. The U.N. Security Council hand over of the Development Fund for Iraq is considered a milestone for Iraqi autonomy, which comes as the United States prepares to withdraw its roughly 47,000 troops from the country by the end of the year. "The members of the Security Council welcomed the Government of Iraq's establishment of a successor arrangement for the transition of the Development Fund for Iraq," the United Nations said in a statement released Thursday. The fund will be turned over to an Iraqi committee of financial experts that will operate under terms approved by Iraq's Council of Ministers, it said. In the statement, the Security Council reiterated the commitment by Iraq to "ensure that oil revenue is used in the interests of the Iraqi people, and to ensure that transition arrangements remain consistent with the constitution and with international best practices in respect of transparency, accountability and integrity." A 2003 Security Council resolution that created the development fund requires 5% of Iraq's oil revenue be used to pay reparations, primarily Kuwaiti claims that arose from the 1991 Gulf War. In December, the Security Council lifted all but a few sanctions put in place prior to the invasion. Among the issues to still be resolved: war reparations to Kuwait, the demarcation of the Iraqi-Kuwait border and efforts to locate missing Kuwaitis and third-party nationals. | Iraq takes control of a fund established by the U.N. following the invasion .
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:44 EST, 12 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:06 EST, 12 June 2013 . Legoland used to be a happy place, but a recent study has found that Lego's Minifigures, those little plastic figurines, are visibly less cheery than they used to be, with faces expressing emotions such as confusion, anger and fear. Dr Christoph Bartneck, a robot expert at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a colleague studied a subset of all 6000 Minifigures from 1975 to 2010 and found that from the early Nineties onwards, Lego's mini-figures' facials expressions have been diversifying from consistently happy smiles to expressions reflecting greater conflict. Bartneck's study considered the range of facial expressions across various Lego sets – now often part of themes such as Star Wars, pirates or Harry Potter. Sad-face: According to Christoph Bartneck (pictured) of Canterbury University in New Zealand, Lego Minifigures are not the sunny, perpetually happy little plastic people they once were . They chose Lego because of the company's age: 'This gives us a real opportunity to see within one company's product and how it has changed,' Bartneck told Australia's ABC702 radio. 'What we observed is that the proportion of faces being introduced every year is changing in the sense of their facial expressions. Until the early '90s there were just a couple of faces and they were pretty much smiling, then they added beards and sunglasses... somewhere around the 2000s it exploded, we have so many different types of faces.' Bartneck writes in the paper, 'Our cluster analysis shows that toy design has become a more complex design space in which the imaginary world of play does not only consist of a simple division of good versus evil, but a world in which heroes are scared and villains can have superior smile.' Bartneck and his colleague charted the expressions beneath the plastic helmets of hair to illustrate just how much grumpier the two-inch Minifigures have become over the years. In the mid-'90s, about 80 per cent of the figures were happy-go-lucky. By 2010, about 50 per cent of the figurines were distinctly less cheerful. 'It is important to study how to create appropriate expressions and how these expressions are perceived by the users. Children's toys and how they are perceived can have a significant impact on children,' Bartneck told the Guardian. Attitude adjustment: It's not just the bad characters who look scared, or the good characters who look smug among the 6000 Lego Minifigures that exist, reflecting a more realistic range of human emotions . Bartneck identified the range of expressions now shown on Minifigures' faces as disdain, confidence, concern, fear, happiness, and anger. 'We cannot help but wonder how the move from only positive faces to an increasing number of negative faces impacts on how children play,' he said. So is it a good thing that Lego faces now reflect a full range of human emotions? 'It would be silly to live in a toy world where everyone is smiling all the time,' said Bartneck to ABC702. 'Children need to play out conflicts, our world is full of conflicts. You fight with your brothers and sisters, you have some arguments with you parents and of course it's necessary that children learn through playing to deal with conflict.' Grim: This stately character clearly has a lot weighing on his mind . Bartneck says his study can't tell us whether or not the changing themes in Lego is bad for our children or not. 'But I can reflect on it,' he said. 'This discussion is not just with Minifigures, it's actually a wider discussion. For example, do computer games actually result in violent behavior? It's a bit of a chicken and egg situation - is it the games that make children violent or is it the violent kids who like these kind of games?' he said to ABC702. Bartneck thinks the real cause for concern lies in the lack of creativity now required in Lego games. While children used to build their own fantasy worlds out of Lego, now they're given the theme, the characters and the story. 'You have Star Wars and you replay someone else's fantasy, versus using Lego to create your own little houses, your own little world and be then much more creative in that way,' he said. Lighten up: These Storm Trooper minifigures are a part of the Lego Star Wars set, one of many conflict-based Lego sets available . Bartneck notes the changes of facial expressions are a reflection of the market - Lego sets are becoming more conflict-oriented because of the stories they're telling. The traditional Lego sets Bartneck used to play with as a child are still available - it's just that kids want Batman, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars-themed sets. He believes the Lego company should be careful not to overuse negative expressions, and reconsider its focus on conflict-based themes. 'Lego might not be able to hold on to its highly positive reputation,' he writes in the paper. 'The children that grow up with Lego today will remember not only smileys, but also anger and fear in the Minifigures’ faces. Designers of agent faces should take great care to design the expressions and to test their effect since toys play an important role in the development of children.' About face: Lego Minifigures' faces have changed since the '90s to reflect a range of human emotions including disdain, confidence, concern, fear, happiness and anger . Bartneck points out that the influx of film and TV-based themes in Lego was necessary for the company to survive - indeed, its Star Wars-themed set saved the company - but that the company should take care to make the Minifigures look comic rather than realistic. 'The example of the Minifigures shows that to appeal to users it is necessary to offer a wide range of emotional expressions that connects to the complex interaction scenarios of today’s users. Instead of focusing on highly realistic expressions, it may be worthwhile to increase the variability of expressions. A comic style expression is sufficient to convey a full spectrum of emotions and intensities,' he writes. For their part, Lego says the company vigorously tests each Lego Minifigure before it is put into production. Roar Rude Trangbæk, communications manager for Lego, told the Guardian that every toy was tested by a range of expert children, while child psychiatrists, parents and teachers were also consulted. The company's research found that children, especially boys, enjoy playing out conflicts between characters, he said. 'The conflict between good and evil is nothing new,' said Trangbæk. 'But the characters always have classic Lego humor – the good guys always win in the end.' He suggested if parents are worried about the face of one of their children's Minifigures, there's an easy solution: pulling off the Minifigure's head and replacing it with another more pleasing visage. Bartneck will present his findings at the first International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction in Sapporo, Japan, in August. | Lego's Minifigures' faces used to be universally happy, but now depict a range of negative emotions, too .
Christoph Bartneck of Canterbury University, NZ, studied a set of expressions from the 6000 Minifigures in existence .
Bartneck found that since the Nineties, the faces of Minifigures have changed due to themes of conflict within Lego sets .
They now reflect emotions such as disdain, anger, fear and concern .
Bartneck says Lego should be careful not to lose its positive reputation with its increasingly negative Minifigures . | 7107c7ac2fa5441aef481aa72a7b936fe3f85b68 | [
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"12 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:06 EST, 12 June",
"2013 . Legoland used to be a happy place, but a",
"recent study has found that Lego's Minifigures,",
"those little plastic figurines, are visibly less",
"cheery than they used to be, with faces",
"expressing emotions such as confusion, anger and",
"fear. Dr Christoph Bartneck, a robot expert at",
"the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New",
"Zealand, and a colleague studied a subset of all",
"6000 Minifigures from 1975 to 2010 and found that",
"from the early Nineties onwards, Lego's",
"mini-figures' facials expressions have been",
"diversifying from consistently happy smiles to",
"expressions reflecting greater conflict.",
"Bartneck's study considered the range of facial",
"expressions across various Lego sets – now often",
"part of themes such as Star Wars, pirates or",
"Harry Potter. Sad-face: According to Christoph",
"Bartneck (pictured) of Canterbury University in",
"New Zealand, Lego Minifigures are not the sunny,",
"perpetually happy little plastic people they once",
"were . They chose Lego because of the company's",
"age: 'This gives us a real opportunity to see",
"within one company's product and how it has",
"changed,' Bartneck told Australia's ABC702 radio.",
"'What we observed is that the proportion of faces",
"being introduced every year is changing in the",
"sense of their facial expressions. Until the",
"early '90s there were just a couple of faces and",
"they were pretty much smiling, then they added",
"beards and sunglasses... somewhere around the",
"2000s it exploded, we have so many different",
"types of faces.' Bartneck writes in the paper,",
"'Our cluster analysis shows that toy design has",
"become a more complex design space in which the",
"imaginary world of play does not only consist of",
"a simple division of good versus evil, but a",
"world in which heroes are scared and villains can",
"have superior smile.' Bartneck and his colleague",
"charted the expressions beneath the plastic",
"helmets of hair to illustrate just how much",
"grumpier the two-inch Minifigures have become",
"over the years. In the mid-'90s, about 80 per",
"cent of the figures were happy-go-lucky. By 2010,",
"about 50 per cent of the figurines were",
"distinctly less cheerful. 'It is important to",
"study how to create appropriate expressions and",
"how these expressions are perceived by the users.",
"Children's toys and how they are perceived can",
"have a significant impact on children,' Bartneck",
"told the Guardian. Attitude adjustment: It's not",
"just the bad characters who look scared, or the",
"good characters who look smug among the 6000 Lego",
"Minifigures that exist, reflecting a more",
"realistic range of human emotions . Bartneck",
"identified the range of expressions now shown on",
"Minifigures' faces as disdain, confidence,",
"concern, fear, happiness, and anger. 'We cannot",
"help but wonder how the move from only positive",
"faces to an increasing number of negative faces",
"impacts on how children play,' he said. So is it",
"a good thing that Lego faces now reflect a full",
"range of human emotions? 'It would be silly to",
"live in a toy world where everyone is smiling all",
"the time,' said Bartneck to ABC702. 'Children",
"need to play out conflicts, our world is full of",
"conflicts. You fight with your brothers and",
"sisters, you have some arguments with you parents",
"and of course it's necessary that children learn",
"through playing to deal with conflict.' Grim:",
"This stately character clearly has a lot weighing",
"on his mind . Bartneck says his study can't tell",
"us whether or not the changing themes in Lego is",
"bad for our children or not. 'But I can reflect",
"on it,' he said. 'This discussion is not just",
"with Minifigures, it's actually a wider",
"discussion. For example, do computer games",
"actually result in violent behavior? It's a bit",
"of a chicken and egg situation - is it the games",
"that make children violent or is it the violent",
"kids who like these kind of games?' he said to",
"ABC702. Bartneck thinks the real cause for",
"concern lies in the lack of creativity now",
"required in Lego games. While children used to",
"build their own fantasy worlds out of Lego, now",
"they're given the theme, the characters and the",
"story. 'You have Star Wars and you replay someone",
"else's fantasy, versus using Lego to create your",
"own little houses, your own little world and be",
"then much more creative in that way,' he said.",
"Lighten up: These Storm Trooper minifigures are a",
"part of the Lego Star Wars set, one of many",
"conflict-based Lego sets available . Bartneck",
"notes the changes of facial expressions are a",
"reflection of the market - Lego sets are becoming",
"more conflict-oriented because of the stories",
"they're telling. The traditional Lego sets",
"Bartneck used to play with as a child are still",
"available - it's just that kids want Batman, Lord",
"of the Rings and Star Wars-themed sets. He",
"believes the Lego company should be careful not",
"to overuse negative expressions, and reconsider",
"its focus on conflict-based themes. 'Lego might",
"not be able to hold on to its highly positive",
"reputation,' he writes in the paper. 'The",
"children that grow up with Lego today will",
"remember not only smileys, but also anger and",
"fear in the Minifigures’ faces. Designers of",
"agent faces should take great care to design the",
"expressions and to test their effect since toys",
"play an important role in the development of",
"children.' About face: Lego Minifigures' faces",
"have changed since the '90s to reflect a range of",
"human emotions including disdain, confidence,",
"concern, fear, happiness and anger . Bartneck",
"points out that the influx of film and TV-based",
"themes in Lego was necessary for the company to",
"survive - indeed, its Star Wars-themed set saved",
"the company - but that the company should take",
"care to make the Minifigures look comic rather",
"than realistic. 'The example of the Minifigures",
"shows that to appeal to users it is necessary to",
"offer a wide range of emotional expressions that",
"connects to the complex interaction scenarios of",
"today’s users. Instead of focusing on highly",
"realistic expressions, it may be worthwhile to",
"increase the variability of expressions. A comic",
"style expression is sufficient to convey a full",
"spectrum of emotions and intensities,' he writes.",
"For their part, Lego says the company vigorously",
"tests each Lego Minifigure before it is put into",
"production. Roar Rude Trangbæk, communications",
"manager for Lego, told the Guardian that every",
"toy was tested by a range of expert children,",
"while child psychiatrists, parents and teachers",
"were also consulted. The company's research found",
"that children, especially boys, enjoy playing out",
"conflicts between characters, he said. 'The",
"conflict between good and evil is nothing new,'",
"said Trangbæk. 'But the characters always have",
"classic Lego humor – the good guys always win in",
"the end.' He suggested if parents are worried",
"about the face of one of their children's",
"Minifigures, there's an easy solution: pulling",
"off the Minifigure's head and replacing it with",
"another more pleasing visage. Bartneck will",
"present his findings at the first International",
"Conference on Human-Agent Interaction in Sapporo,",
"Japan, in August."
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Russell Wilson fired a 35-yard touchdown strike to Jermaine Kearse in overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a stunning comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday and seal a return trip to the Super Bowl. The Seahawks, bidding to become the first team in a decade to win back-to-back Super Bowls, will now play the New England Patriots after they hammered the Indianapolis Colts. Trailing 19-7 the Seahawks scored 15 points in 44 seconds late in the fourth quarter - Wilson and Marshawn Lynch each powering their way into the end zone for touchdowns and adding a two-point conversion to surge ahead 22-19. VIDEO Scroll down for Green Bay Packers 22-28 Seattle Seahawks NFC highlights . Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse (left) celebrates with tight end Luke Willson after catching the winning touchdown pass against the Green Bay Packers during the overtime period in the NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field . Kearse throws the ball into the stands after scoring the game-winning touchdown against the Green Bay Packers . Willson celebrates with wide receiver Kearse after catching a pass for a two-point conversion score against Green Bay Packers free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix during the second half in the NFC Championship game . Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson celebrate making the Super Bowl . The drama was far from over, as the Packers' Mason Crosby booted his fifth field goal of the day to send the NFC championship into overtime where Russell hit a streaking Kearse for the winning score as CenturyLink Field exploded in celebration. The touchdown was a spectacular and breathtaking end to a game pitting Seattle's top-ranked defence against the NFL's No 1 scoring offence led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The contest had taken on a funeral atmosphere for much of the game as Seattle's Super Bowl reign appeared headed to an end. But Wilson, who had misfired most of the day throwing four interceptions, flashed his champion's pedigree when it mattered most, leading a fourth-quarter rally and engineering what is already being hailed as one of the greatest post-season comebacks in NFL history. Rodgers, playing with an injured calf, removed any doubts about his fitness, dissecting the Seahawks vaunted defense as the Packers dominated the opening half and stormed to a 16-0 lead to silence the famously raucous Seattle crowd known as the 12th man. Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers passes the ball in the fourth quarter . Green Bay's Mason Crosby celebrates after kicking a field goal to tie the game late in the fourth quarter . Marshawn Lynch runs the ball in for a touchdown during the fourth quarter . Seattle Seahawks running back Lynch celebrates with wide receivers Ricardo Lockette and Doug Baldwin after a touchdown . The Packers were in command on both sides of the ball, their defence intercepting Wilson three times in the first half as the Seattle quarterback failed to complete his first pass until late in the second quarter. Seattle finally got on the scoreboard with a bit of razzle dazzle, faking a punt and holder Jon Ryan hitting a wide open Garry Gilliam with a 19-yard touchdown pass to chop the Green Bay lead to 16-7. The Packers took some of the steam out of Seattle's comeback bid in the fourth quarter when Crosby booted a 48-yard field goal to put the visitors ahead 19-7. But with time running out Wilson kept hopes alive when he ran over from the one with 2:09 left on the clock, then Seattle recovered the onside kick. Lynch sprinted 24 yards for a touchdown and the Seahawks added a two-point conversion to push in front 22-19. But with 1:25 to play a limping Rodgers marched Green Bay into Seattle territory where Crosby booted a 48-yard field goal to send the contest into overtime. | Seattle Seahawks make the Super Bowl for the second year in a row after staging a comeback against the Packers .
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