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<s>[ARTICLE] They say that Christmas is a time for giving - and that's a motto that dog lover Stephanie Mariam takes very seriously. The animal fanatic spends a staggering £4,000 on presents for her pet pooches over the festive season. Her pint-sized Pomeranians, Harvey Moon, age 3, and Connie, age 2, could be Britain's most pampered pets. Scroll down for video . Dog lover: Stephanie Mariam splashes out £2,000 on presents for her pet pooches, Harvey Moon, age 3, and Connie, age 2, every Christmas . On December 25, they are lavished with gifts from crystal dog collars and luxury beds to the ultimate dog's Christmas dinner. While most people break the bank buying presents for loved ones at Christmas, dog lover Stephanie, 21, reveals she's not as generous when it comes to other gifts and has spent more on her dogs than she did on her own family. The extravagant Christmas wish list, of which Stephanie has already purchased and lovingly wrapped, includes two £700 doggie beds, two £200 Swarovski crystal collars and leads. There's also £450 worth of clothing, £250 worth of toys, two £230 dog-friendly bags and £170 worth of accessories including hair bows, brushes and bowls under the tree. Merry poochmas! The dogs will find two £700 doggie beds, two £200 Swarovski crystal collars and leads, £450 worth of clothing, £250 worth of toys, two £230 dog-friendly bags and £170 worth of accessories under the tree . Treated: While most people break the bank buying presents for loved ones at Christmas, dog lover Stephanie isn't as generous when it comes to other gifts and has spent more on her dogs than she did on her own family . Spoilt: Her pint-sized Pomeranians, Harvey Moon, age 3, and Connie, age 2, are possibly Britain's most pampered pets . At home, it's become a family tradition on Christmas day for Stephanie to present her dogs with extra-large bones while they lay in their new luxury beds. The dogs, who usually start their day by opening the last window of their advent calendar, even join the family for Christmas dinner complete with all the doggy trimmings. Stephanie, who lives with her parents in Bournemouth, Dorset, said: 'Harvey Moon and Connie will spend every waking hour with us at Christmas because they are a part of the family. Christmas morning tradition: On Christmas day, Stephanie presents her dogs with extra-large bones while they lay in their new luxury beds . Morning routine: The dogs start their day by opening the last window of their advent calendar and even join the family for Christmas dinner complete with all the doggy trimmings . Best friends: Steph said of her pooches: 'My dogs are part of my family and I'd do anything for them' 'They both love Christmas - especially the food and the cuddles. They will have their own stocking, which we open whilst in bed, and they will join us for present opening in the morning in their doggy onesies. 'We give them just what every dog wants on Christmas, love, food and cuddles, with a bit of extra pampering diva style, of course. 'I don't really spend much money on myself, I'm a fairly easy going person, but my dogs take first priority. 'At the end of the day, I look after my money, I don't go out partying or drinking, so ultimately, it's up to me if I want to spoil my dogs.' Big fans: Steph said that the dogs both love Christmas - especially the food and the cuddles . Part of the family: Steph says she gives her dogs  just what every dog wants on Christmas: love, food and cuddles, with a bit of extra pampering diva style, of course . Proud: Speaking about her expenditure, Steph said: 'People might say that spending this much on my dogs is excessive, but I think it's justified' But for Stephanie, her dogs are for life not just for Christmas and she spoils them with fancy clothes, gifts and presents all year round. She works over 52 hours a week as a mental health nursing assistant and dance instructor to fund her pampered pooch's lavish lifestyles. Lunch: Dog friendly turkey, chicken, potatoes, vegetables, pigs in blankets, special gravy made for dogs, Christmas doggy biscuits . Dinner: Lilly's kitchen special Christmas dinner which is an organic beef, potato and vegetable dog food dish . Earlier this year, canine crazy Stephanie splashed out £10,000 on a party for her four legged friends to celebrate Connie becoming a new member of her family. The £10,000 sum went towards a fire dancer, customised doggie outfits, a party planner and a red carpet for a party to match the decadence of a celebrity's. She said: 'People might say that spending this much on my dogs is excessive, but I think it's justified. 'My parents are happy with the way I spend my money, they know I work two jobs, one of which is full-time and they know I'm saving for my future. 'I'm living within my means so the number of hours I work justifies the money I spend on my doggies.' Steph said: 'My dogs are part of my family and I'd do anything for them.' Out and about: Steph says her parents are happy with the way she spends her money. 'They know I work two jobs, one of which is full-time and they know I'm saving for my future,' she said . Funding their lifestyle: Steph works over 52 hours a week as a mental health nursing assistant and dance instructor to fund her pampered pooch's lavish lifestyles . Style chameloen: Earlier this year, canine crazy Stephanie splashed out £10,000 on a party for her four legged friends and often takes them to the hairdressers to reinvent their look . Lucky pooches: Her dogs are looking forward to being lavished with gifts from crystal dog collars and luxury beds to the ultimate dogs Christmas dinner . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Stephanie Mariam, 21, lavishes her pint-sized Pomeranians . Harvey Moon, age 3, and Connie, age 2, get treated at Christmas . Receive crystal collars, luxury dog beds, toys and Christmas dinner . Works over 52 hours a week to fund her pooch's lavish lifestyles . Splashed out £10,000 on a party for her four legged friends . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Stephanie Mariam, 21, lavishes her pint-sized Pomeranians . Harvey Moon, age 3, and Connie, age 2, get treated at Christmas . Receive crystal collars, luxury dog beds, toys and Christmas dinner . Works over 52 hours a week to fund her pooch's lavish lifestyles . Splashed out £10,000 on a party for her four legged friends .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Emily Davies . PUBLISHED: . 09:23 EST, 30 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:29 EST, 30 March 2013 . Doctors have cleared fluid from Nelson Mandela's lungs after the former president had a recurrence of pneumonia . Nelson Mandela was expected to spend a fourth day in hospital in South Africa today recovering from pneumonia. Doctors in Pretoria removed pleural fluid from his lungs yesterday to ease his breathing, but worries continue for the health of the frail 94-year-old. The former South African president suffers from a recurring lung condition as the result of tuberculosis contracted during his 27 years’ imprisonment on Robben Island by the apartheid government. Mr Mandela spent 18 days in hospital over the Christmas period with a respiratory infection, and also had gallstones removed. He has spent three periods in hospital over the past four months. Yesterday, South African presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said that Mr Mandela was ‘responding well and is in good spirits’. He said fluid had been tapped from his lungs and that he would remain under observation. The president's office thanked all who have prayed for Mr Mandela and his family and have sent messages of support. Mr Mandela was admitted to a hospital in the capital, Pretoria, late on Wednesday night. It was his third admission to hospital since December, when he was treated for a lung infection and also underwent a procedure to remove gallstones. Mr Mandela spent 18 days on a ward in December undergoing . treatment for a lung infection and gallstones surgery. It was his longest stay in hospital . since 1990, when he was released from  prison after serving 27 years for . conspiring to overthrow the white-minority apartheid government. Scroll down for video . Nelson Mandela is said to be breathing 'without difficulty' after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung . Former South African President Nelson Mandela may have been taken to the Mediclinic Hospital in Pretoria . Worshippers atop a hill overlooking Johannesburg offered prayers for the quick recovery of former president Nelson Mandela on Friday . Earlier this month, he spent a night in a hospital for what officials said was a scheduled medical test. Mr Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after elections were held, bringing an end to the system of white racist rule known as apartheid. He had spent 27 years in prison under the apartheid regime and after his release in 1990 was widely credited with averting even greater bloodshed by helping the country in the transition to democratic rule. Mr Mandela (pictured with his family celebrating his 93rd birthday) is said to be responding well to treatment . Reclusive: Mr Mandela last made a public appearance on a major stage when South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup. He is pictured here with his wife Graca Machel during the closing ceremony in Johannesburg . Mr Mandela has spent much of last year in Qunu, his ancestral village in the poor Eastern Cape province. But since his release from hospital . in December he has been at his home in an affluent Johannesburg suburb, . close to sophisticated medical care. Fondly called the ‘father of the nation’, Mr Mandela has been mostly absent from the political scene for the past decade. But he remains an enduring symbol of the struggle against racism. Icon: Mr Mandela strikes his famous salute with then-wife Winnie after being released from prison in 1990. He contracted tuberculosis in jail which has caused him a number of health problems over the years . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Nelson Mandela, 94, had fluid on his lungs caused after suffering pneumonia . His conditions is 'comfortable' and he is responding well to treatment . Third hospital visit since December after having gallstones and lung infection . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Nelson Mandela, 94, had fluid on his lungs caused after suffering pneumonia . His conditions is 'comfortable' and he is responding well to treatment . Third hospital visit since December after having gallstones and lung infection .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 20:12 EST, 20 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:52 EST, 21 March 2013 . Cash: Politicians are angry that Tony Halsall, former head of the University Hospital of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, was given a package worth £250,000 when he stepped down . The head of a health trust which had the highest mortality rate in England received almost a quarter of a million pounds in severance pay, it was revealed last night. Tony Halsall was paid the sum after leaving his post at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in disgrace last year. The trust in Cumbria is currently the subject of a police probe into up to 16 needless baby deaths as well as the deaths of two mothers. And in a scandal which has been compared to that of Mid Staffordshire, recent data shows a total of 500 people may have needlessly died in the last four years. Yesterday, politicians reacted with fury at the payout, saying it was cheating taxpayers and ‘rewarding failure’. Mr Halsall stepped down in February 2012 but still receives his salary of £150,000 a year, which will only be cut off in October this year. It is understood the payments, which equate to £225,000 overall, were viewed as a severance package. Local Lib Dem MP Tim Farron said: ‘The level of this package will shock people – £225,000 is too much for the failure that he presided over.’ After Mr Halsall stepped down, he agreed to go on ‘secondment’ for 12 months. As part of the deal, he is also entitled to his existing benefits, his lease car and the costs of career management advice up to the value of £5,000. He will also be paid during a six-month notice period. He was gagged from talking about  it and the trust has until now refused requests to reveal the scale of the payout. MPs suggested they chose to release the information on Budget day in an attempt to ‘bury’ the news. During Mr Halsall’s tenure at the trust, it was criticised on several occasions by watchdogs including the Care Quality Commission and the Commons health select committee. Police are investigating deaths at Furness General Hospital, in Barrow, one of its two main maternity units. A total of 30 families are reported to be taking legal action against the trust over mother and baby deaths and cases of cerebral palsy. Lib Dem MP Tim Farron said: 'The level of this package will shock people £225,000 is too much for the failure that he presided over' Managers have been accused of covering up patient deaths as they chased the prize of foundation trust status. Morecambe Bay became a foundation trust in 2010 despite warnings from the regional director of the NHS regulator that patients’ lives were in danger. In 2011 it had the highest mortality rate of any trust in England. A new report into the CQC’s regulation of the trust, due to be published this month, is expected to find that it had failed to take adequate action to protect patients. John Cowdall, chairman of the trust, said the arrangement with Mr Halsall ‘avoided the potential for a long drawn out dispute that would have been expensive and time consuming’. The deal involved going on secondment to NHS Confederation as an associate director. The national body represents all those organisations which provide health services and speaks on their behalf. It is understood he took the role on condition that he would be paid his salary of £150,000 a year by the trust up to October 5, 2013. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Tony Halsall left NHS post in disgrace last year . A total of 500 patients may have died needlessly at the trust he ran . Politicians are angry about the sum, which 'rewards failure' [/SUMMARY]</s>

Tony Halsall left NHS post in disgrace last year . A total of 500 patients may have died needlessly at the trust he ran . Politicians are angry about the sum, which 'rewards failure'

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Rob Preece . PUBLISHED: . 03:07 EST, 22 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:38 EST, 22 August 2012 . Arrested: Arsenal defender Andre Santos was stopped by police on Friday morning . A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after allegedly speeding away from chasing police at up to 130mph. Arsenal defender Andre Santos, 29, is believed to have been behind the wheel of a powerful £110,000 sports car, a Maserati GranTurismo, when he was apprehended by officers only a couple of miles from his club's training ground. The officers had reportedly noticed a car being driven erratically by a motorist who failed to stop. Santos, from Sao Paulo in Brazil, was picked up by officers close to Arsenal’s training ground in London Colney in Hertfordshire, just inside the M25 motorway, last Friday morning. The next day, the father of one was on the substitutes' bench for Arsenal's first match of the season against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium. The Sun newspaper reported that a car was driven for several miles at speeds of up to 130mph. Santos, who joined Arsenal last year from Turkish club Fenerbahce, could be jailed if found guilty of dangerous driving. A police source told the Sun: 'The allegation is that he was travelling at speeds up to 130 mph. 'Further enquiries are ongoing to verify the speed using on-board police cameras and technical equipment.' Bailed: Santos was arrested by officers only a couple of miles from his club's training ground . A witness who saw the footballer after he was stopped told the newspaper: 'Two police cars were there and two or three officers were talking to the driver.' A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Shortly after 9.30am on Friday August 17, a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and failing to stop for police on the A1, near to Junction 22 of the M25. 'Officers’ attention was drawn to the vehicle due to the manner of its driving. 'The man has been bailed to return at a date in mid-September to a North London police station.' The man was not breathalysed, police added. Powerful: Santos is believed to have been driving a Maserati GranTurismo supercar like the one in this picture . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Brazilian defender, 29, was arrested on the A1 in Hertfordshire, only a couple of miles from Arsenal's training ground . He is believed to have been behind the wheel of a powerful £110,000 sports car when he was apprehended . Scotland Yard: Man arrested and bailed to return to a North London police station in September . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Brazilian defender, 29, was arrested on the A1 in Hertfordshire, only a couple of miles from Arsenal's training ground . He is believed to have been behind the wheel of a powerful £110,000 sports car when he was apprehended . Scotland Yard: Man arrested and bailed to return to a North London police station in September .

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<s>[ARTICLE] U.S. military planners quietly have stepped up a review of alternatives in case the Turkish government restricts U.S. access to Turkish airspace or cuts off access to the air base at Incirlik, Turkey, CNN has learned. U.S. Air Force planes prepare to take off in November 2001 from the air base at Incirlik, Turkey. Turkey has threatened such action after congressional moves to declare that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in World War I was "genocide." Turkey -- now a NATO member and a key U.S. ally in the war on terror -- accepts Armenians were killed but calls it a massacre during a chaotic time, not an organized campaign of genocide. The recent rise in tensions between Turkey and the United States has led the military to increase its planning for alternatives, two military officials with direct knowledge of the ongoing assessment said. "Events have triggered more detailed planning for the curtailment or closure" of access to Turkey, one official said. The key issue is to find ways to ship supplies and other critical equipment into Iraq. The U.S. military already had been considering alternatives to Turkey because of the growing dependence on that country after the cutback of U.S. forces in central Asia in recent years. But now, with more "detailed planning" under way, the military is considering a variety of options in hopes of being ready for whatever, if anything, the Turks do. U.S. officials say Turkey's options range from a complete cutoff, including ending overland access routes from southern Turkey into Iraq, to less drastic options that simply restrict U.S. access. The initial assessment is that any cutoff from current access to Turkey would force the U.S. military into longer cargo flights, which would mean extra costs for fuel and for wear and tear on equipment. It may also look for other air hubs in Jordan or Kuwait, officials say. See Turkey's strategic position » . Defense Secretary Robert Gates earlier this week pointed out, "Seventy percent of the air cargo, American air cargo, going into Iraq goes through Turkey. Seventy percent of the fuel that goes in for our forces goes in ... through Turkey ... "For those who are concerned that we get as many of these mine-resistant ambush-protected heavy vehicles into Iraq as possible, 95 percent of those vehicles today are being flown into Iraq through Turkey." Turkey on Thursday recalled its ambassador to the United States and warned of repercussions in the growing dispute. On Wednesday, in a 27-21 vote, the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed the measure labeling the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces "genocide." President Bush and key administration figures lobbied hard against the measure, saying it would create unnecessary headaches for U.S. relations with Turkey. The full House could soon vote on the genocide resolution. A top Turkish official warned Thursday that consequences "won't be pleasant" if it approves the measure. The resolution arrives at a particularly sensitive point in U.S.-Turkish relations. The United States has urged Turkey not to send its troops over the border into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish separatist rebels, who launched some cross-border attacks against Turkish targets. Watch a report on the gathering storm along the border » . The Turkish military is poised to strike across the border to fight the group -- the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK -- a move opposed by the Bush administration. The Turkish parliament could give approval for the incursion into Iraq as early as next week. E-mail to a friend . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Turkey has threatened restricting U.S. access to Turkish airspace . Tensions come after vote calling the killing of Armenians genocide . Key issue is to find ways to ship supplies and other critical equipment into Iraq . Any cutoff would force the U.S. military into longer cargo flights . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Turkey has threatened restricting U.S. access to Turkish airspace . Tensions come after vote calling the killing of Armenians genocide . Key issue is to find ways to ship supplies and other critical equipment into Iraq . Any cutoff would force the U.S. military into longer cargo flights .

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<s>[ARTICLE] French paper L'Equipe dedicated five pages to Thierry Henry on Wednesday after the 37-year-old announced his retirement from football. Most recently with New York Red Bulls, the former striker made his name with Arsenal and Barcelona, along with the French national team. He will now work as a pundit with Sky Sports, and l'Equipe have splashed with the headline 'A king leaves'. French publication L'Equipe dedicated five pages to Thierry Henry on Friday with the headline 'a king leaves' Henry was a World Cup winner with France and Arsene Wenger believes he deserves a national tribute . Pages inside include quotes from Henry himself, as well as former manager Arsene Wenger who admitted Arsenal would arrange a party for their record goalscorer. 'I hope the France team will also make him the tribute he deserves,' Wenger said. Elsewhere in the European press, Marca and AS waxed lyrical about Real Madrid after their comprehensive victory against Cruz Azul in the Club World Cup. Marca and AS splash about Real Madrid's 4-0 demolition of Cruz Azul in the Club World Cup on Tuesday . In Italian publication Tuttosport, Chelsea loanee Fernando Torres is linked with a return to Atletico Madrid, with Alessio Cerci possibly heading to AC Milan in a swap deal. Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti, meanwhile, revealed he's not completely happy with Roberto Mancini's tenure so far. 'As a fan I'd get rid of them all,' he is quoted as saying. A swap deal between Fernando Torres and Alessio Cerci is talked up in the Italian press . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Thierry Henry announced retirement from football on Tuesday . Former Arsenal striker will now be pundit with Sky Sports . l'Equipe dedicate five pages to him - headlined 'A King leaves' - and Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal will throw a party for their record goalscorer . AS and Marca wax lyrical about Real Madrid after their Club World Cup win . Italian press link Fernando Torres with return to Atletico Madrid . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Thierry Henry announced retirement from football on Tuesday . Former Arsenal striker will now be pundit with Sky Sports . l'Equipe dedicate five pages to him - headlined 'A King leaves' - and Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal will throw a party for their record goalscorer . AS and Marca wax lyrical about Real Madrid after their Club World Cup win . Italian press link Fernando Torres with return to Atletico Madrid .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) -- Smartphones can control drones, speeding robots, cameras and the temperature of your master bathroom. That's just some of the technology on display in Las Vegas this week at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. The massive show doesn't kick off in earnest until Tuesday, but some companies gave a sneak preview of their gadgets at the CES Unveiled event Sunday night. The technology at Unveiled tends to skew small and fun, and many products are from start-ups instead of major companies. A few are already available but most are scheduled to come out a bit later this year. Among the usual headphones and speakers, we found some interesting gizmos. Some might go mainstream, others will be copied by major companies, and some are just too strange or niche to make it outside of a select group of tech enthusiasts. Racing robots . Smartphone-controlled toys are popular, especially the rugged rolling robots that show off by jumping, spinning and speeding around. Sphero follows up its smartphone-controlled ball with the programmable Sphero 2B, an infrared-equipped two-wheeled robot that can go up to 14 feet per second and leap 3 to 4 feet into the air. The company behind the device, Orbotix, thinks people will use it in a variety of multiplayer smartphone games or for racing. Also on display was the similar Jumping Sumo from Parrot. The Sumo can also go high into the air and speed and do tricks, and it includes a built-in camera. Recreational drones . Tiny, medium and large drones are constantly buzzing through the CES airspace. Some, like the Parrot MiniDrone, are just toys, meant to be controlled with smartphones and used to amaze or annoy your friends. The medium-size drones can be fun and also serve a purpose. DJI Innovations makes a line of professional and consumer drones for shooting video and taking photos. Its newest product is the Phantom II Vision, which has a built-in camera instead of the usual camera mount. You can see what the camera is seeing from a smartphone app while the drone is in the air. It also shares stats like telemetry data and warns you if the drone is too close to the 400-foot maximum height allowed by law. The company also makes a version of the Phantom II without a camera, so you can mount something like your own GoPro, and a hulking professional version that can carry a professional-size camera, like the Canon 5D. New kind of keyboard . Some of the best gadgets at CES are the weirdest. The Mobile QWERTY keyboard from TrewGrip takes the traditional computer keyboard, splits it, flips it and puts it on the back of a hand-held keyboard, where you will press them without looking. The device is meant to be ergonomic and a full-size alternative to the tiny on-screen keyboards found on most mobile devices. The company says that it's easy to learn the new style of typing since the order of the letters is the same, and the front of the keyboard offers a light-up guide to help with the transition. The keyboard connects to mobile devices over Bluetooth, but it can also be attached to the center of the keyboard with a suction mount. Wearable sensors with flair . Using tiny sensors to track activity in watches, bracelets and other wearable doodads has been getting more mainstream. The next step is to make them something people actually want to be seen wearing. The early attempts are focusing on disguising the tech as familiar accessories. June is a UV sensor inside what looks like a sparkly piece of costume jewelry. The $99 fake gem attaches to a double-wrap leather bracelet or can be pinned to clothing. It tracks sun exposure, sunblock usage and other details and then churns out advice to keep the wearer from soaking in too many rays or burning. Wellograph attempts to make the usually sporty fitness tracker into a high-end-looking watch. Also on a leather strap, the large square watch face is made out of hardy sapphire crystal and shows all the information in simple white lettering on black. It tracks heart rate, steps and fitness levels. It can sync to a smartphone but can also hold up to four months of data. The $320 watch will be available in April. Power providers . Having enough power is an issue in developing countries, in emergencies and for anyone who needs to use a smartphone for more than half a day without recharging. A group of power-related gadgets attempts to address all the power problems on the spectrum. Intelligent Energy is working with Brookstone on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell that will cost $199 when it launches in the U.S. this spring. The device is able to charge a smartphone five times on a single cartridge, but the cartridges are swapped out at Brookstone locations. It's not exactly off-the-grid living if you're driving to the nearest strip mall to get a refill, but the device is also rolling out in South Africa and Nigeria through cell carriers, which could have many more refill locations. The Waka Waka chargers are solar powered and already used by 102,000 people in Syria. The device got its start as a Kickstarter project, and now the makers are hoping that sales in the U.S. and Europe can help make the same devices more affordable in developing countries and areas hit by disasters. There's also a Waka Waka solar-powered light, and the company is working on a full emergency kit for the future. Trackers, trackers everywhere . Tiny tracking devices are the hot, cheap product du jour. In addition to the fitness trackers, there are sensors for keeping track of your belongings, tracking your sleep patterns, and tracking air quality and temperature. One of the odder offerings we saw was Mother, a hub that looks like a happy ghost and works with up to 24 tiny sensors called cookies. The sensors can be placed on anything (or anyone) in the home and used to track their location, status or temperature. Like many of the systems at CES, Mother doesn't play well with other systems and devices. Withings wants to track sleep with a sensor that slips under a mattress and a companion smart lamp and alarm, called the Aura, that tracks what part of the sleep cycle a person is in. When it's time to get up, the Aura waits until the right part of the sleep cycle. While users are asleep, it generates special colored lights that the company says helps people generate melatonin. The device, which comes out in the spring, can also sense light levels and air quality. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] New technology is previewed ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas . Fun-sized drones and smartphone-controlled racing robots are popular . Tiny sensors can be used to track fitness, sleep, air quality, UV rays and car key location . [/SUMMARY]</s>

New technology is previewed ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas . Fun-sized drones and smartphone-controlled racing robots are popular . Tiny sensors can be used to track fitness, sleep, air quality, UV rays and car key location .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Sean O'hare . PUBLISHED: . 12:28 EST, 14 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:59 EST, 15 February 2013 . Chubby Checker has filed a £320million lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard over a mobile phone app which bears his name . It was a risque but light-hearted app that claimed to let ladies know what they can expect from a new man based on the size of his feet. But though it promised ‘no need for disappointment or surprise’, someone’s been left thoroughly unamused by the ‘Chubby Checker’ – the singer whose name it borrows. Now the 1960s' rock ’n’ roll star who’s famed for The Twist has filed a $500million lawsuit in the US against technology firm Hewlett-Packard, through whose software the app was available. Lawyers for the singer – whose real name is Ernest Evans – claim the app developed by a company called Magic Apps, has done ‘irreparable damage’ to their client by associating the Checker name with ‘sexual connotation’. They said: 'Purchasers of "the Chubby Checker" app and . non-purchasing browsers of the associated web page are being misled into . believing that plaintiffs have endorsed defendant's app.' The suit adds that the app ‘tarnishes’ the stage name which Evans trademarked in 1997. The application for Hewlett-Packard's Palm OS platform boasted: 'Any of you ladies out there just start seeing . someone new and wondering what the size of their member is? 'All you need . to do is find out the man’s shoe size and plug it in... Now with the . Chubby Checker there is no need for disappointment or surprise...” The House of Palm software website shows that the $0.99 app was downloaded just 84 times. Willie Gary, Checker's lawyer said: 'We cannot sit idly and watch as technology giants or anyone else exploits the name or likeness of an innocent person with the goal of making millions of dollars. Scroll down for video . Ernest Evans, otherwise known as Chubby Checker, pictured left with DeLee Lively in 1996, filed the lawsuit on the basis that the app 'tarnishes' the stage name which Evans trademarked in 1997 . 'The Defendants have marketed Chubby Checkers' name on their product to gain a profit and this just isn't right.' Ernest Evans was born in 1941 in . Spring Gulley, South Carolina, but grew up in South Philadelphia, where . he lived with his parents and two brothers. In June of 1959 he recorded a cover . of Hank Ballard's R&B hit 'The Twist' and 14 months later, in . the summer of 1960, it was a sensation. The official Chubby Checker website . says: 'The Twist' was not only the #1 song but it introduced the concept . of 'dancing apart to the beat'. 'Over the next few years, endless songs . incorporating 'The Twist' into its name sprang up such as 'Peppermint . Twist', 'Twist and Shout' and 'Twistin' the Night Away'. 'In addition, . each new song brought a new dance involving 'dancing apart to the beat' such as The Jerk, The Hully Gully, The Boogaloo and The Shake. At the forefront was Chubby with The Fly, The Pony and The . Hucklebuck.' WATCH: CHUBBY CHECKER PERFORM HIS 1960s HIT 'THE TWIST' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] He is suing Hewlett-Packard through whose software the app was available . His lawyers claim the app by Magic Apps has done 'irreparable damage' Chubby Checker app said women needn't be disappointed or surprised . The rock 'n' roll star's shoe size is unknown . [/SUMMARY]</s>

He is suing Hewlett-Packard through whose software the app was available . His lawyers claim the app by Magic Apps has done 'irreparable damage' Chubby Checker app said women needn't be disappointed or surprised . The rock 'n' roll star's shoe size is unknown .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- On a hot summer day in early August, 2008, the secure Red Switch phone in my office at CIA was lighting up with calls from National Security Adviser Steve Hadley. The Russian Army had invaded the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus mountain region. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was frantic about his country's safety and desperate for information on Russian forces and Russia's intent. I promised Steve some answers, hung up the phone and walked to my outer office to direct my executive assistants to "get our Georgia people up here right away." As they busily dialed phones and typed e-mails, I remember turning to my chief of staff and only half jokingly asking him, "We've got Georgia people, right?" I recall that day now as a debate has begun about the focus of the American intelligence community and especially of the CIA. In discussing his new book, "The Way of the Knife," New York Times national security correspondent Mark Mazzetti suggests that CIA's obsession with fighting terrorism might have blinded it to the inevitability, imminence and rapid spread of the Arab Awakening. In March, press reports said the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, a panel of senior outside advisers, had come to much the same conclusion, accusing the intelligence community of too much focus on military operations and drone strikes at the expense of other targets such as China and the Middle East. Back in August 2008, we did indeed have "Georgia people," and they were quite good. Within a few days, the entire team was gathered around a conference table at CIA headquarters giving President George W. Bush their personal appreciation of the situation. But precise tactical intelligence was hard to come by (questions such as where exactly was the front line of Russian troops). Recent technical collection systems had been developed and deployed for the counterterrorism target, not for tracking the successor to the Red Army. And the fact that I had asked my half-joking question should suggest that neither the topic of Georgia nor the "Georgia people" were frequent visitors to my office. More broadly, when asked what were the priorities of the agency during my time there, I would respond with a bit of Washington-insider alphabet soup, "CT, CP, ROW." Translation: counterterrorism, counterproliferation (mostly Iran), the rest of the world. The American intelligence community works hard against a variety of tough targets every day, but questions about current balance and emphasis are as understandable as they are inevitable. The demands of more than a decade of constant war have clearly had their impact. Much of what passes for analysis today is really targeting: targeting an individual for direct action, targeting an individual for increased collection, targeting an individual to make sure he doesn't board an aircraft en route to the United States. The National Security Agency has always had two sides to its personality: a national enterprise that meets the needs of policymakers across the U.S. government and one that serves as a combat support agency for the Department of Defense of which it remains a part. Even with a substantially increased budget, after more than a decade of combat, it should be clear that the battlefield support side of the agency's personality has become increasingly dominant. Since 2001, CIA case officers have routinely been sent to war zones as their first operational assignment. They have performed magnificently. But the skills they have honed there are often different from the skills required for classical espionage and many are frankly bored when they return to more routine work where Kevlar and a personal weapon are not required equipment. America's singular focus on counterterrorism has also affected intelligence cooperation with allies. Many simply do not agree with our legal position that this is a war and others object to tactics such as targeted killings and extraordinary renditions. Although most appreciate that American actions have made them safer, the potential uses to which we could put their information strains intimacy and limits sharing. We occasionally have to pull our own punches. To what degree, for example, did we limit contacts (intelligence or otherwise) with the Muslim Brotherhood in Hosni Mubarak's Egypt so as not to risk the solid counterterrorism partnership with the regime? Some are now calling these actions a distortion of American intelligence, but none of these steps was inappropriate for the circumstances in which we found ourselves after 9/11. Indeed, I initiated some of them and supported all of them while in government. Many of them need to continue. Al Qaeda's threat is diminished, not eliminated. Richard Haass, former State Department official and head of the Council on Foreign Relations, may have put it best when he suggested that what we need here is a dial, not a switch. And this is more than just an intelligence question. Collection and analysis usually chase after the things that policymakers hold most dear. If their view is immediate and tactical, much of their intelligence will follow. My "Georgia people" were great. I should have paid more attention to them before August 2008. Priorities being what they were, I didn't. I was reflecting on this when, a few weeks before his confirmation hearing, I had breakfast with Dave Petraeus. As we were leaving the table, I suggested that the CIA had never looked more like its wartime predecessor, OSS, than it did right then. That had made America safer, but I reminded the eneral that the CIA was not the OSS. It was the nation's leading espionage and analytic service and that -- much as I did -- he would have to struggle to remember that every day. All this means that tough choices lie ahead, all of them fraught with risk, as the community deals with current dangers while also embracing broader and more enduring tasks. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Michael Hayden. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Ex-CIA chief says some are urging CIA to get out of targeting terrorists . He says the agency had to broaden its role after U.S. was attacked on 9/11 . Hayden says CIA also has a key role in analyzing world threats . He says agency needs to fulfill roles of targeting and analysis . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Ex-CIA chief says some are urging CIA to get out of targeting terrorists . He says the agency had to broaden its role after U.S. was attacked on 9/11 . Hayden says CIA also has a key role in analyzing world threats . He says agency needs to fulfill roles of targeting and analysis .

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<s>[ARTICLE] A fifth of British office workers are so tied they have dozed off at their desks, a new study has revealed. The poll of sleepy staff found that a third of those quizzed had taken a nap at work due to an afternoon energy slump, with one in five actually falling asleep at their desks. Around one in five, or 22 per cent of the 2,000 UK office staff polled, have snoozed for between ten minutes and an hour - with most people napping for 47 minutes and Wednesday being the day these workers are most likely to nod off in the office. Sleeping on the job: The poll of sleepy staff found that a third of those quizzed had taken a nap at work due to an afternoon energy slump, with one in five actually falling asleep at their desks . The research was carried out by energy drink Lucozade Revive, who noted that a sneaky one in ten admitted to falling asleep in a meeting room or an office bathroom. However, 18 per cent had not even made it that far and had simply crashed out at their desks. And it appears workers’ happy moods helps colleagues stay awake, with 52 per cent of those surveyed saying that ‘working with cheerful colleagues’ helps them fight fatigue in the office, and more than a third (38 per cent) of those who nap at work confessing they do so because they hate their job. When it comes to sleeping on the job it . is women who are the biggest culprits, with 70 per cent saying they . experience an afternoon slump at least once a week, compared to just 58 . per cent of men. Tiredness: When it comes to sleeping on the job it is women who are the biggest culprits, with 70 per cent saying the experience an afternoon slump at least once a week . Almost two thirds (63 per cent) of media and advertising workers blame a ‘heavy lunch’ for their afternoon fatigue, and a third (33 per cent) blame boozing the night before as the reason why they fall asleep at work. An overwhelming 91 per cent of people working in accountancy and financial services said they experience an afternoon lull. Regular afternoon dips in energy equate to an average of 24 unproductive days a year for each UK office worker - equating to almost a tenth of the average worker’s annual salary. Adam Harris, an office worker from Portsmouth, Hampshire, has felt so tired that he found himself nodding off at work. The 28-year-old father of one said: 'With a young baby I can get extremely tired after lunch, particularly midweek. 'I have sneaked off to a corner in the staff room for a quick power nap, but once I actually nodded off at my desk.' Oliver Gray, an expert in employee wellbeing and energy, said: 'This research shows that struggling to stay awake at work is becoming part of modern life. 'People need to manage their energy better and think about their diet, physical activity and lifestyle. 'Instead of unhealthy snack like crisps, cake and chocolate, they should look for products containing energy releasing B vitamins because they help unlock and release the energy in the food you eat.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] 2,000 UK office staff took part in survey by energy drink Lucozade Revive . Most sneaky snoozers nap for 47 minutes, with women more likely to sleep . Heavy lunches and hangovers blamed for sleeping on the job . [/SUMMARY]</s>

2,000 UK office staff took part in survey by energy drink Lucozade Revive . Most sneaky snoozers nap for 47 minutes, with women more likely to sleep . Heavy lunches and hangovers blamed for sleeping on the job .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- FACETIME: Saddek Omar Elkaber, Libyan Central Bank Governor . Libya's stock market is back in business after the revolution forced it to shut one year ago. Restarting the economy, attracting foreign investment and stabilizing the banking sector is a major task for the country's central bank. MME met with the central bank governor, Saddek Omar Elkaber in Tripoli and asked him about the road ahead. IN FOCUS: Egypt lost art . As Egypt tries to move forward after a revolution, the country is still trying to recover its ancient history. Numerous historical artifacts held in government storehouses were stolen after the January 25th revolution. MME follows the Egyptian investigation looking at securing the lost artifacts. Marketplace Middle East airs weekly at the following times (all GMT): . Thursdays: 1545, . Fridays: 0845, . Saturdays: 0615, . Sundays: 0515,1545 . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Libya's stock market is now back in business and the central bank is facing multiple challenges . MME met with the governor of the Libyan central bank and asked him his plans to restore economic stability . Plus, investigations in Egypt to secure historical artifacts lost during the revolution . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Libya's stock market is now back in business and the central bank is facing multiple challenges . MME met with the governor of the Libyan central bank and asked him his plans to restore economic stability . Plus, investigations in Egypt to secure historical artifacts lost during the revolution .

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<s>[ARTICLE] The Obama administration will not make a formal determination as to whether the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy by the military was a coup, a senior administration official told CNN's Jill Dougherty on Thursday. A coup determination would force the United States to end military aid to Egypt. "The law does not require us to make a formal determination as to whether a coup took place and it is not in our national interest to make such a determination," the official said on condition of anonymity. The administration sees continuing aid to Egypt -- more than $1 billion annually -- to be "consistent with our law" and necessary to further U.S. national security interests, the source said. The news, first reported by The Associated Press, came as Egypt braced for rival rallies set for Friday by Morsy's supporters and those who backed his ouster by the military. Morsy, Egypt's first democratically elected president, has not been seen publicly since he was pushed from office by the military on July 3 after mass protests over his leadership and suspended the constitution. Dozens of people have reportedly been killed and thousands injured since Morsy's ouster, some of them in confrontations with authorities and others in clashes with those on the other side of the political spectrum. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egypt's military, has called for mass demonstrations Friday to support the country's armed forces. He is calling the protests a "mandate" for the military after weeks of violence that he has blamed on Morsy's supporters, primarily the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, issued its own call for protests. The group has refused to recognize the ouster, saying Morsy is the legitimate president. Al-Sisi warned that any violence "will be confronted with the resolve and strength" of the military. "We call upon various political faction to avoid any act of provocation," he said in statement released Thursday. There has been growing concern about among world leaders about the increase in violence since Morsy's ouster. The country is considered a vital regional ally for the United States, which signaled its displeasure with Morsy's ouster on Wednesday when the Pentagon said it was delaying the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets. It's not clear what conditions would be imposed before the aircraft would be cleared for shipment. The Pentagon said, however, that it was not suspending overall arms sales to Egypt at this time. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Egypt is bracing for mass rival rallies on Friday . A coup determination would force the administration to cut military aid to vital Mideast ally . Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was ousted July 3 by the military after mass protests . Obama administration has delayed delivery of fighter jets to Egypt . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Egypt is bracing for mass rival rallies on Friday . A coup determination would force the administration to cut military aid to vital Mideast ally . Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was ousted July 3 by the military after mass protests . Obama administration has delayed delivery of fighter jets to Egypt .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- It looks like New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady underestimated Buffalo when he took a jab at the upstate New York city's hotels Wednesday. The insult came as Brady was praising his father, Tom Brady Sr., for his dedication to his son's career. The elder Brady travels all over the country to watch his son play. "I don't know if any of you guys have ever been to the hotels in Buffalo, but they're not the nicest places in the world," the younger Brady said. Brady has apologized for insulting the area's lodging options during a pre-Super Bowl press conference, according to The Buffalo News. But not before the city's hotels and tourism officials went on the offensive. "Tom Brady comes to Buffalo once a year, and to pass judgment like that I think is just irresponsible at best," Bryan Drew, general manager of Embassy Suites, told CNN affiliate WIVB. "We've got some great hotels, especially here downtown." The local tourism organization, Visit Buffalo Niagara, also took issue with Brady's slam. "Buffalo Niagara is filled with excellent hotel options to meet the needs of the most refined travelers," said Ed Healy, vice president of marketing. "P.S. - go Giants!" Healy mentioned the historic Roycroft Inn in East Aurora and The Mansion on Delaware Avenue as examples of the area's upscale properties. The Mansion's owner, Geno Principe, offered Brady and his family a free night at the hotel in response to the dig at Buffalo. Buffalo News sports columnist Jerry Sullivan spoke with Brady about the offer from the elite hotel. "I appreciate that," Brady responded, then said, "I apologize for saying that." The offer of a free night wasn't the most popular move among some of the posters on The Mansion's Facebook page. "Tom Brady, a free night? Why? He's an insulting, pompous (fill in the blank)," wrote Kathy Dembek-Licata. The Mansion said on its Facebook page that it's "having a bit of fun" with the incident, using it to promote the Buffalo area. "Tom Brady is an exceptional athlete and, much like the Patriots, The Mansion also strives for excellence!" [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Tom Brady said Buffalo hotels "not the nicest places in the world" "I apologize for saying that," Brady told local sports columnist . Hotels and tourism officials spoke out in defense of the city's lodging options . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Tom Brady said Buffalo hotels "not the nicest places in the world" "I apologize for saying that," Brady told local sports columnist . Hotels and tourism officials spoke out in defense of the city's lodging options .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- French parachutist Michel Fournier vowed Tuesday to try again to launch a record-breaking skydive in August, hours after a "freak" accident over Canada aborted his second attempt to do so. Michel Fournier tests his equipment a few days before his attempt to break four world records. "I'm not about to give up," the 64-year-old adventurer said of his shot at setting a world record for the highest jump and fastest, longest free fall by a man riding a balloon. Tuesday's attempt was thwarted when an electrical charge broke the cable connecting the balloon to the gondola, causing it to slip away from his ground crew and rise into the Saskatchewan skies over North Battleford. "The question is, why was it electrically activated?" said Michel Chevalet, a balloon expert working on Fournier's technical team. He suggested that static electricity may have been to blame but that it had been an unforeseen possibility. "Unexpected freak accidents do happen," he said. Watch report on Michel Fournier's failed free-fall quest » . Fournier said the failure came as a blow. "It was like having a hammer over the head," he said. Watch Fournier talk about trying again » . The former paratrooper had hoped his "Big Jump" would start 40 kilometers (25 miles) above the Earth's surface. But his hopes dissipated over the Canadian prairie shortly after 5 a.m. (7 a.m. ET), when the balloon took off before his capsule could be attached. Still clad in his bright yellow pressure suit, a visibly frustrated Fournier waved away cameras after his balloon's abrupt departure. It drifted back to the ground about 40 km away. Fournier says he spent nearly 12.7 million euros ($20 million) on his quest, a risky endeavor that French authorities refused to allow him to attempt over France. Canadian authorities approved the mission over the town of North Battleford, in sparsely populated Saskatchewan. The town's mayor, Julian Sadlowski, said Monday's failure was "a disappointment." "I thought this was going to be the day that we saw history made in the Battlefords," he said. Balloon trouble also doomed Fournier's effort to break the record in 2003. Fournier holds the French record for the highest parachute jump at 12,000 meters (40,000 feet). He says his next chance is in August because that is when the jet stream will next be favorable. The "Big Jump" will collect data that will help astronauts and others survive at high altitudes, he says. Fournier estimated that Tuesday's failed effort cost him and his sponsors about 600,000 euros ($946,000). [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] NEW: Parachutist Michel Fournier promises to try record jump again . Balloon escapes as French skydiver attempts free fall record . Tuesday's attempt thwarted when an electrical charge broke important cable . [/SUMMARY]</s>

NEW: Parachutist Michel Fournier promises to try record jump again . Balloon escapes as French skydiver attempts free fall record . Tuesday's attempt thwarted when an electrical charge broke important cable .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Simon Walters . and Glen Owen . UKIP leader Nigel Farage is on course to take the Commons by storm by winning a seat in next year's General Election . Nigel Farage is on course to take the Commons by storm by winning a seat in next year’s General Election after his success in the televised clashes with Nick Clegg. A poll for The Mail on Sunday in Folkestone, where the UKIP leader is considering standing as an MP in 2015, shows he could easily win. Asked by pollsters Survation if they would vote for Mr Farage as their MP, 33 per cent of people in Folkestone said yes, just three per cent less than those who said they would vote for sitting Conservative MP Damian Collins. If Mr Farage used his formidable campaigning skills to woo voters, he could defeat the low-profile Mr Collins, giving him a powerful Westminster platform to pursue his ambition of getting Britain to quit the EU. Mr Farage received a further boost in a separate national poll by Survation that showed the TV debates have helped UKIP leapfrog the Tories in the race to win May’s European Parliament elections . Labour is ahead on 34 with UKIP on 27, the Conservatives on 21 and Lib Dems on nine. The UKIP score is up by four since a similar survey conducted the week before the Clegg-Farage TV debates, while the Tories have slumped by six. Mr Farage threw down the gauntlet to Mr Cameron yesterday by challenging him to drop his refusal to take part in a TV debate with him. The UKIP leader said his message to the Prime Minister was: ‘Your Coalition pal Nick tried and failed to beat me in debate, come and see if you do any better, Mr Cameron.’ Following hard on the heels of his TV triumph, the Folkestone survey is fresh evidence that Mr Farage is on the brink of a major breakthrough in British politics. The UKIP leader, pictured during the TV debate with Nick Clegg, has now challenged Prime Minister David Cameron to an on-screen debate . At present, his status as a Euro MP restricts him to the fringes of  mainstream politics. That would change dramatically if he sat on the benches of the Commons. And the Survation poll shows Mr Farage’s dream of becoming an MP could become reality next year. Asked if he planned to stand for Parliament, Mr Farage recently told the BBC’s Andrew Marr: ‘To be honest with you, I was thinking about Folkestone.’ The seat, in Mr Farage’s home county of Kent, was held by ex-Tory leader Michael Howard until 2005, when he was succeeded by Mr Collins who won a thumping 10,000 majority in 2010. But that could disintegrate if Mr Farage stood against him. According to the Survation poll, Mr Collins’s share of the vote in 2010 would tumble  by 13 points to 36, with Mr Farage sending UKIP’s soaring from  five to 33. Given Mr Farage’s populist reputation, once the campaign got under way it is likely that he would overtake little-known former advertising executive Mr Collins. Furthermore, a total of one in two Folkestone voters said they would consider voting for Mr Farage. Last night a poll by ComRes found that Labour and UKIP are neck-and -neck in the race for the European elections. Survation pollster Damian Lyons Lowe said: ‘Given UKIP now has the ability to campaign effectively in a seat where half the electorate said they would consider voting UKIP in a General Election, Folkestone should be added to the list of seats in which Farage could finally make his entry into the Commons.’ A total of 529 adults took part in the Survation online poll in Folkestone on Thursday and Friday. A total of 1,001 adults took part in the Euro election national poll. Nigel Farage received a further boost in a separate national poll which showed the TV debates with Nick Clegg, pictured, have helped UKIP leapfrog the Tories in the race to win May's European Parliament elections . Nigel Farage is on course to take the Commons by storm by winning a seat in next year's General Election after his success in the televised clashes with Nick Clegg . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] UKIP leader Nigel Farage is considering standing as Folkestone MP in 2015 . Poll reveals 33 per cent of people in Kent port would vote for him to be MP . He received a further boost to his popularity in TV debate with Nick Clegg . [/SUMMARY]</s>

UKIP leader Nigel Farage is considering standing as Folkestone MP in 2015 . Poll reveals 33 per cent of people in Kent port would vote for him to be MP . He received a further boost to his popularity in TV debate with Nick Clegg .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Four frogs, 22 birds and 27 mammals have become extinct since Australian colonisation and now the Bramble Cay melomys can be added to the list. The mouse-like creature has not been sighted since 2007 at the Torres Strait's Bramble Cay on Australia's most northern tip. Scientists appointed by Gregory Andrews - the nation's first Threatened Species Commissioner - were also unable to find traces of it in the Torres Strait's Bramble Cay. The Western Barred Bandicoot, one of 27 mammals have become extinct since Australian colonisation . The melomys was found only in four to five hectares of the area, and related to rats and mice, according to The Conversation. World Wildlife Fund Australia's conservation scientist Martin Taylor said Australia had the highest extinction rate in the world in the past 200 years for mammals. 'It really affects critical weight range mammals who are smallish mammals, a bit like Bramble Cay melomys,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'Part of the reason why is they are ground dwelling mammals that are prey for exotic cats and foxes. Those are the sorts of mammals that go extinct.' The Christmas Island pipsterelle was the most recent animal to go extinct. The Lord Howe Boobook Owl, which is on the Federal Department of Environment list of extinct animals . Usually scientists wait at least 50 years before declaring an animal to be extinct. The Federal Department of Environment has a full list of extinct animals, including the Western Barred Bandicoot, Paradise Parrot and the Lord Howe Boobook Owl. But Dr Taylor said some of these extinct animals can be kept in captivity, while others do not exist on the mainland, they can still call an island home. For example, the Tasmanian Tiger lived on the mainland until 4,000 years ago when the dingo was introduced and was confined to Tasmania before becoming extinct in the 1920s. Dr Taylor said more direct efforts to conserve endangered species needed to be ramped up, not just through funding, but legislation as well. 'Money is definitely an issue but it's also how that money is applied. A lot of money is spent on ethical land care and natural resources management but not to obtain enduring change in the landscape,' he said. Paradise Parrot, last last seen alive in 1927. Usually scientists wait at least 50 years before declaring an animal to be extinct. 'First thing that could be done is protecting Commonwealth threatened species. 'We get $2 billion over five years so we should make sure this money is spent on enduring change and conservation. 'The biggest and strongest thing to do is to protect species by buying buy a national park to protect [where the species live]. 'But it's not just money, we've got legislation to stop land clearing, which has probably been far more effective than anything. 'We see the government in Queensland, for example, weakening that legislation and this is increasing the threat to native wildlife.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The Bramble Cray melomys is the latest animal that could be extinct . Scientists have found no evidence the rodent is living at Torres Strait . Australia now has the highest mammal extinction rate in the world . Four frogs, 22 birds and 27 mammals considered extinct in Australia . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The Bramble Cray melomys is the latest animal that could be extinct . Scientists have found no evidence the rodent is living at Torres Strait . Australia now has the highest mammal extinction rate in the world . Four frogs, 22 birds and 27 mammals considered extinct in Australia .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 15:33 EST, 15 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:54 EST, 15 November 2013 . It is one of the more precarious ways to feel on top of the world. But these hardy travellers are happy to laugh off the impending danger of a 2,000ft plunge into a rushing river below them. At some points on their dangerous journey, believed to be between Killar and Kishtwar in the Himalayas of northern India, barely inches separate the men from a terrifying fall. Tempting fate: One of the British passengers leans out of the van to catch a glimpse of the drop below him . Precarious: At some points the van is just inches from a 2,000ft drop . The footage shows the British travellers tentatively guide their their van along a track carved out of the rock high above the waters of the Chenab river below. One passenger, identified only as Rob, remains tight-lipped throughout the experience despite being prompted to chime in by the narrator. At one point a man referred to as Rinku, who appears to be a local, steps out of the van in order to survey an overhanging rockface, which the tourists fear may be so low as to stop the vehicle from proceeding. The video, uploaded to sharing site Prochan, invites watch to join the gut-churning spectacle as the camera is pointed over the lip over the road. At any especially narrow spot, the men can't help tempting fate s they stare into the abyss below with cries of 'Oh my God!' and 'What do you reckon to that drop?' Sure-footed: A man referred to as Rinku, who appears to be a local, steps out to test whether the van will fit under the jutting rockface ahead . Slippery territory: At one point the road passes directly under a waterfall . They do not seem to have complete confidence in their vehicle either, with one man wondering whether the doors might give way and leave him plunging down the mountainside. The stretch, dubbed 'the narrowest we've been through' by the passengers, was also described as 'the maddest road I've ever been down in my life'. Nonetheless, everybody seemed impressed by the break taking views, despite the danger that came with them. One particularly dangerous moment came when the van came close to a waterfall, sheltered only by the lip overhanging their road. Amusingly, the camerman failed to close his window in time and ended up with a soaked chair. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Daredevil tourists drive, inches from death, along a mountain track . The road is believed to connected Killar and Kishtwar in India . The brief clip sees them pass overhanging rock faces and a waterfall . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Daredevil tourists drive, inches from death, along a mountain track . The road is believed to connected Killar and Kishtwar in India . The brief clip sees them pass overhanging rock faces and a waterfall .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Aamir Siddiqi, 'was the victim of mistaken identity and was stabbed to death by two hitmen' A teenage boy was stabbed to death in a case of mistaken identity after two bungling hitmen went to the wrong address, a court heard today. Aamir Siddiqi, 17, didn't stand a chance as he opened the front door and was immediately attacked by the two armed men wearing balaclavas. The innocent teenager, who had been waiting for his Koran teacher, was brutally hacked down in a murderous attack on the doorstep of his home in Cardiff, south Wales, in April 2010. Upon hearing the mens loud howls, the A level student's parents Iqbal and Parveen, rushed to the door to save their son's life but were themselves stabbed in the process. Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, went on trial today at Swansea Crown Court charged with murder. Both men are also each accused of two separate counts of attempted murder on the victim’s parents. They deny all charges. Patrick Harrington QC said Hope and Richards -both heroin addicts - had gone to the wrong address. Their intended victim lived in a similar red brick end-of-row house in a parallel road. The men, the court heard, were paid cash for the contract killing by a third man, who can't be named for legal reasons. The jury was told he was in dispute with intended victim Mohammed Tanhai, the owner of the house nearby, who owed the unnamed man £50,000. 'On Sunday April 11 2010, a young man, Aamir Siddiqi, was stabbed to death in the hallway of his home,' Mr Harrington said. 'His father Iqbal and his mother Parveen intervened to try to stop this murderous attack and they too were stabbed. They were unable to stop their son’s murder.' He said the murder could be described as a 'contract killing' because the two men were recruited to carry it out. But with 'staggering ineptitude', Hope and Richards took a wrong turn. 'Tragically for the deceased and his family, although fortunately for the intended victim, the killers went to the wrong house.' Mr Harrington said that Hope and Richards had used a stolen Volvo car on the day of the murder, which was later found abandoned. Upon examination, traces of the teenager's blood was found in its footwell together with Hope’s fingerprints and DNA matching Richards. Investigators used Cardiff’s CCTV network to trace the movements of both men before and after the killing. And evidence from mobile phones allegedly used by both men has also been used in the case against them, the court heard. In the dock: This artist impression shows Jason Richards (left) and Ben . Hope (right) who are accused of stabbing Aamir Siddiqi to death in a case of mistaken . identity . Mr Harrington said that after the brutal killing Hope and Richards were paid cash, before the alleged mistake in murdering the wrong person was revealed. 'Ben Hope went and bought himself a new pair of trainers and a laptop computer with the wages he was handed for murder.' Within days both men were arrested and 'each defendant has contrived to create a case which blames the other', Mr Harrington added. He told the jury that the prosecution agreed with both men to the extent that 'the killer is in the dock'. 'They are both right,' Mr Harrington added. 'Jason Richards is right when he said Ben Hope did the killing and Ben Hope is right when he said that Jason Richards did the killing. 'What happened is that they did it together.' Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Schoolboy had been waiting for his Koran teacher . Hitmen 'howled as they stabbed the youngster' The victims' parents were also stabbed as they tried to protect their son . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Schoolboy had been waiting for his Koran teacher . Hitmen 'howled as they stabbed the youngster' The victims' parents were also stabbed as they tried to protect their son .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Pepperoni lovers are extroverts, diners who like pizzas topped with an egg are supportive and veggie fans are flirtatious. According to a study, pizza fans who pick particular toppings reveal more than their favourite flavours when they create their perfect pie. The research also revealed the compatibility of the different pizza personalities, proving that the way to a person's heart is through their stomach. Dr Alan Hirsch's study reveals that pizza toppings can say a lot about person's character . Dr Hirsch used a bespoke form of Pizza Rorschach testing to analyse the results . Smell and taste expert Dr Alan Hirsch's research showed personality traits can be summed up according to preferred pizza toppings. This sort of information is advantageous when it comes to a first date, as Dr Hirsch explains: 'You can tell a lot about someone by what they like on their pizza, which is useful when you're on a date. 'You don't just need to ask questions to get to know them; look at what they order to find out if they really are your perfect match or not.' Carbonara Roma: Fans of this egg-based pizza are said to be good with money, cynical and cautious . Mare Rossa Romana: According to the results, seafood lovers are principled, intelligent and critical . Among the other discoveries were that people who love a debate or might be described as cautious or good with money would usually opt for a creamy béchamel-based pizza. Having goat's cheese on your doughy dish means you are most likely to be sensitive and easy-going. And pepperoni lovers tend to display extrovert characteristics, while diners who like pizzas topped with an egg are supportive and trustworthy but don't naturally seek out the limelight. Meat eaters are classified as supportive homebodies whilst those who like chicken toppings are driven, competitive and assertive. The study revealed the compatibility of the different Pizza Personalities . The way to the heart is through the stomach:  If the hypothesis is right, this could lead to interesting coupling . According to Dr Hirsch lovers of spicy food tend to be a risk-takers . Dr Hirsch used a bespoke form of Pizza Rorschach testing – similar to the inkblot tests used to decipher underlying character traits – to analyse what toppings say about a person. 'It's long been known, thanks to Freud, that your personality will dictate what you look for in your food,' Dr Hirsch said. 'For example, if you like spicy foods then you tend to be a risk-taker and like the adrenaline rush that comes with it, whereas people who prefer a lot of protein in their meal are often more sociable or outgoing. 'Food can be such an emotive thing – the taste, texture, smell – and we often prefer certain foods because of an underlying personality trait.' The pizza personalities were generated using a pool of 500 British adults who took part in a comprehensive range of psychiatric and personality tests . Dr Alan Hirsch (left) says diners who choose a chicken topping are 'competitive' and 'driven' Head of Menu at Pizza Express, Holly Davies, says: 'Our work with Dr Hirsch has given us real insight into why we tend to order the same thing when we go back to our favourite restaurants. 'We're calling for people to try something different this month. You might just discover your new favourite suits your personality better – or find a new person to be compatible with.' The pizza personalities were generated using a pool of 500 British adults who took part in a comprehensive range of psychiatric and personality tests. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Study builds on Freud’s theories of links between personality and food . Taste expert Dr Alan Hirsch reveals perfect dates based on menu choices . 500 adults took part in a range of psychiatric and personality tests . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Study builds on Freud’s theories of links between personality and food . Taste expert Dr Alan Hirsch reveals perfect dates based on menu choices . 500 adults took part in a range of psychiatric and personality tests .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Mark Prigg . PUBLISHED: . 10:13 EST, 17 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:26 EST, 17 August 2012 . A mystery surrounds the shape of the Sun - it is just too perfectly round, say scientists. In fact the Sun turns out to be one of the roundest objects ever measured. Scaled down to the size of a beach ball, the difference between the Sun's widest and narrowest diameters would be far less than the width of a human hair. The Sun, seen here from the SOHO spacecraft during an eclipse, could be the roundest object ever measured, stunned researchers have discovered. Having no solid surface, the Sun's rotation should make it slightly flattened. But the new measurements show that the flattening is much smaller than expected. If the Sun was shrunk to a ball one metre across, its equatorial diameter would be only 17 millionths of a metre larger than the diameter between its poles. Scientists analysed data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite which is studying the Sun. Previously it was thought that the shape of the Sun varied in cycles, but the new findings show it is remarkably constant. Lead researcher Dr Jeff Kuhn, from the University of Hawaii, said: 'For years we've believed our fluctuating measurements were telling us that the Sun varies, but these new results say something different. Researchers thought the Sun would be slightly flattened as it has no solid surface. 'While just about everything else in the Sun changes along with its 11-year sunspot cycle, the shape doesn't.' Sub-surface solar forces, such as . magnetism and turbulence, may be having a more powerful influence on the . Sun's shape than was previously thought, said the scientists . The research is published in Science Express, the online version of the journal Science. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Researchers admit they are baffled by the results . Scaled down to the size of a beach ball, . the difference between the Sun's widest and narrowest diameters would . be far less than the width of a human hair . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Researchers admit they are baffled by the results . Scaled down to the size of a beach ball, . the difference between the Sun's widest and narrowest diameters would . be far less than the width of a human hair .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Kerry Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 11:40 EST, 17 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 17 August 2013 . A man has died in Venice after a gondola carrying a family of tourists collided with a ferry on the city's famous Grand Canal. The German man is thought to have been crushed to death when the gondola, which was carrying five members of the same family, was hit by a public 'water bus' close to the Italian city's busy Rialto Bridge. A three-year-old girl thought to be his daughter was taken to hospital in Padua in with serious head injuries. Accident: A German tourist was killed and his three-year-old daughter seriously injured when the gondola they were travelling in crashed with a ferry on Venice's Grand Canal . Initial reports suggested the gondolier and all five passengers had fallen into the water when the boats collided at the busy Rialto Bridge - one of Venice's most picturesque and popular spots - at around 12pm today. But police spokeswoman Erica Veronica Di Francesco said nobody had ended up in the water. She said the vaporetto - the public bus that . ferries passengers around the Italian cities famous waterways - was pulling into dock when it crashed . into the gondola carrying the German family. Crash: The gondolier and the German family of five on board fell into the water when the ferry crashed into the gondola - seen being transported by firefighters after the accident . One fatality: The crash occurred this afternoon at Venice's busy Rialto Bridge, officials said . The city's mayor is now convening experts to resolve the growing problem of congestion on Venice's waterways in the wake of the fatal accident. Mayor Giorgio Orsoni, who expressed his condolences following the crash today, said it was time to confront the problem of traffic clogging the city's canals. 'The problem of water traffic congestion, in high periods and in particular areas of the centre, is real,' the mayor said in a statement. Police and rescue workers were inspecting the scene of the accident in the Italian tourist hotspot this afternoon. Rialto Bridge: Rescue workers at the scene of the accident today near the busy Rialto Bridge along the city's famous Grand Canal . Crash: Tourists stop and stare close to the scene of the accident near the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal . Vaparetto: The tourist is believed to have been crushed to death, while a three-year-old girl was taken to hospital with serious head injuries . Condolences: Venice's mayor expressed his condolences in the wake of the accident, and some gondoliers stopped service today as a mark of respect, according to local reports . In a sign of mourning, some of Venice's gondoliers ceased service this afternoon, the ANSA news agency said. It quoted the head of Venice's gondolier's association, Nicola Falconi, as saying the increased congestion is due to new vaporetto lines that have entered service along with private boats - primarily from hotels - clogging the Grand Canal. The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] German tourist enjoying a gondola ride with four members of his family . Man thought to have been crushed to death when ferry hit gondola . Three-year-old girl taken to hospital with serious head injuries . Congestion on city's waterways must be confronted, says mayor . [/SUMMARY]</s>

German tourist enjoying a gondola ride with four members of his family . Man thought to have been crushed to death when ferry hit gondola . Three-year-old girl taken to hospital with serious head injuries . Congestion on city's waterways must be confronted, says mayor .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Mr Justice Holman (pictured) said that in almost 20 years as a judge of the Family Division he had rarely heard a more harrowing case . A mixed-race toddler must be taken from a ‘perfect’ white couple who wanted to adopt him and given to a black aunt he has never met, a judge ruled yesterday. The 20-month-old boy has been lovingly cared for by his adoptive parents for the past 13 months and will suffer distress and perhaps psychological harm when he is removed from them. But Mr Justice Holman said these factors were outweighed by the child’s chance to be brought up by his father’s family, who can teach him about his African heritage. The experienced family court judge said it was one of the most harrowing cases he had heard and expressed regret at the ‘intense grief’ his ruling would cause. The adoptive parents’ heartbreak could have been avoided if the father of the boy had come forward earlier. But the man, a 32-year-old black African who claimed asylum in England in 2001, initially showed no real interest in the baby, referred to only as ‘C’, and even denied it was his. The child’s mother, who is white and in her early twenties, has struggled with alcohol and drug problems. While still a teenager she had two children by different fathers. They are now aged three and five, and have both been adopted. Her third child, C, was taken from her five days after his birth in March last year and placed with foster carers by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire. At seven months old he was placed for adoption with the white couple, named as ‘A’ and ‘B’. Social worker Elizabeth Lancaster assessed the couple as being ‘remarkable people’, ‘perfect’ parents for the little boy and almost ‘the ideal adopters’. The judge paid tribute to how they attended courses to prepare themselves for taking on the child, and read books to him about his father’s home country in Africa. The child is now ‘very well attached’ to the couple and feels secure with them, the judge said. One of the adoptive parents told the court: ‘He is such a happy, settled, loving little person who knows who we are ... I love him so much. He will always be my son.’ The judge of the Family Division ruled at the High Court (pictured) that the 20-month-old boy should live with his aunt in the Home Counties . This is not the first time Rotherham’s social services have caused controversy. This summer they were criticised in a report that found at least 1,400 children suffered sexual exploitation in the borough over a 16-year period. And in 2012 there was a row after the council removed three siblings of ethnic minority descent from experienced foster parents because they were members of Ukip. The married couple, who had been fostering for nearly seven years, said they were made to feel like criminals when a social worker told them their views on immigration made them unsuitable carers. Rotherham council’s former director of children’s services Joyce Thacker said at the time that the quality of the couple’s care was ‘not an issue’. She added: ‘These children are from EU migrant backgrounds and Ukip has made very clear statements on ending multiculturalism. I have to think about how sensitive I am being to those children.’ But while frontline social workers supported adoption by A and B, Rotherham’s interim director of children’s services and C’s court-appointed guardian backed the aunt. C’s biological mother had initially claimed that the child’s father was her white long-term partner, who has a criminal record and a history of drug problems. Social workers noticed that the boy appeared to be of mixed race but accepted the mother’s word. But this March, after A and B had started formal adoption proceedings, the aunt contacted social services to say her brother was in fact the father. A genetic test confirmed this was the case, and social workers assessed that the 29-year-old aunt, a single mother who lives in the Home Counties, was a suitable carer for the child. Mr Justice Holman ruled that C should be placed with the aunt after a five-day family court hearing. He said: ‘I know, and deeply regret, that my decision will cause intense grief. After hearing all the evidence and argument, and after due consideration, I am, however, clear as to the outcome, which I do not reach narrowly or marginally. ‘I have no doubt that public reaction to this judgment and decision is likely to be polarised, with some agreeing and some strongly disagreeing with what I have decided.’ Under the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the most important concern of family courts is a child’s welfare ‘throughout his life’. Judges must take into account the likely effect of the child’s being adopted and ceasing to be a member of their original family. They must not make an adoption order unless they consider that doing so would be better than not doing so. Once a child has been formally adopted, the order can be revoked only in ‘highly exceptional and very particular circumstances’. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Justice Holman said toddler will live with family of father who rejected him . Ruled that the toddler should be moved from the 'perfect' adoptive couple . Toddler went to live with adoptive parents when he was seven months old . Five months later, genetic father said he wanted him to live with his sister . Judge said it was 'finely balanced case' but rejected adoption application . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Justice Holman said toddler will live with family of father who rejected him . Ruled that the toddler should be moved from the 'perfect' adoptive couple . Toddler went to live with adoptive parents when he was seven months old . Five months later, genetic father said he wanted him to live with his sister . Judge said it was 'finely balanced case' but rejected adoption application .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Describes seeing in the New Year in a theatre 'though perhaps not the kind of theatre I would ideally have chosen' By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 09:58 EST, 27 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:00 EST, 27 September 2012 . A librarian who vowed to laugh in the face of terminal cancer by writing a comedy book has lost his battle against the illness. John Blackburn, 64, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma - cancer of the bone marrow - four years ago. But the upbeat grandfather refused to be defeated by his illness so he wrote an autobiography called 'Keeping Your Sense of Tumour', which went on sale at Amazon. John with wife Su just after his eBook about his cancer battle was published on Amazon. Su said her husband was 'thoughtful and selfless' In his book, John who said he was 'a hypochondriac by profession, but a devout coward by religion,' described feeling like he was being 'marked up for target practice' as he was prepared for radiotherapy. In another entry from when he was confined to a wheelchair John wrote: 'It had become my oft-repeated claim while in hospital that I hadn’t had a ‘drink’ since Christmas but had been legless since New Year.' After completing his book, John’s bone marrow cancer was initially declared inactive by doctors and he was sent back home and could walk around the house unaided. But later tests showed the myeloma was back and John had to have more treatment. He was admitted to hospital last week after becoming poorly and his condition deteriorated suddenly. He died at Royal Preston Hospital on Saturday surrounded by his family. His wife Su of Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire said: 'I have lost a caring, thoughtful and selfless husband who faced his illness with courage and determination, but above all, his ever present sense of humour. 'As a family, we are overwhelmed by the many touching tributes we have received and we will miss John dearly.' John began suffering from twinges in his back in 2008 just as he was about to retire from his job of 43 years as a librarian for Lancashire County Council. The pain gradually worsened and John’s leg suddenly seized up. Investigations revealed he had a tumour on his spine and he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Su and John Blackburn on John's 60th birthday, a year before he was diagnosed with cancer. He kept his sense of tumour despite undergoing several grueling treatments . Doctors were unsure whether John would ever walk again. He spent the next five months in hospital undergoing surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. During his illness, John had to deal with pneumonia, septic shock, chest infections and a bad case of shingles. He then spent seven months in a nursing home and was unable to stand up. In the book, John speaks of the first time that he dropped the pun used for the book’s title into general conversation with his friends and family. He writes: 'The silence which followed this admittedly dreadful pun you could have cut with a knife, and the sight of jaws dropping had to be seen to be believed. 'But then a smile appeared, and then another, but at least the cries of "Dad!” and “John!” when they arrived were accompanied by smiles.' The fun loving family man also wrote of how his regular ritual of celebrating the turn of the year at a theatre in Preston had been interrupted by his surgery. John described his experiences being treated for cancer and how doctors often used terms he didnt' understand . He joked: 'Having seen the New Year in the previous two years at a concert at the Guild Hall in Preston, we would have probably done the same again that year had it not been for my condition, yet lo and behold I was going to see 2009 in at a theatre in Preston after all, though perhaps not the kind of theatre I would ideally have chosen!' Medical procedures in hospitals are often littered with phrases that the patient does not understand, and John’s treatment was no different. John speaks about his visit to the hospital to be ‘marked up’ for radiotherapy. He said: 'I seem to remember a voice saying that it was T9 but at the time this didn’t mean anything to me. I gather now that the area where they had put the metalwork in my back covered an area something like T8-T12 so, if that makes it sound like a game of Battleships, I suppose that in a way it was!' He also speaks of himself as 'an inherently lazy person' who does not shave because 'the time he spent doing it would be far better employed staying in bed for an extra few minutes'. During his battle with multiple myeloma, he has had to deal with pneumonia, septic shock, chest infections and a bad case of shingles. He calls the after-effects of the latter condition “the Shingle Tingle”. He said of one doctor: 'He made me walk up and down the ward, then stuck his finger up my bum and sent me home. Well, I think he, I think he was a doctor, he was wearing a white coat and carrying a clipboard, but sometimes when I think about it I wonder.' He recalled coming round from anaesthetic and said: 'For some reason believing I was on the set of A Question of Sport but looking from a balcony over New York’s skyline a night.' At the time the book went on sale John said: 'Writing this book has certainly helped me with my illness. If you are scared of something, it is easier to joke about it. It is a way of escapism. 'Being a coward about anything medical, I never would have envisaged myself being able to cope with cancer, but I have done. I’m also hoping to dispel the myth that all librarians are stuffy, boring and serious. 'You can only get away with joking about cancer if you actually have it yourself.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Mr Blackburn, was diagnosed with cancer of the bone marrow four years ago . Decided to write a humorous book about his experiences . Describes seeing in the New Year in a theatre 'though perhaps not the kind of theatre I would ideally have chosen' Added: 'You can only get away with joking about cancer if you actually have it yourself' Brave grandfather died on Saturday . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Mr Blackburn, was diagnosed with cancer of the bone marrow four years ago . Decided to write a humorous book about his experiences . Describes seeing in the New Year in a theatre 'though perhaps not the kind of theatre I would ideally have chosen' Added: 'You can only get away with joking about cancer if you actually have it yourself' Brave grandfather died on Saturday .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Gunmen pretending to be an official security force opened fire on police at numerous checkpoints in Haditha, Iraq, early Monday, killing 27, authorities said. Three of the attackers were killed in shootouts with officers, according to Khalid Salman, head of the Haditha local council . In addition to the 27 killed, three officers were wounded, Salman said. At least 14 black SUVs with more than 30 gunmen disguised in SWAT-style uniforms entered the town at about 2 a.m., Salman said. The gunmen were carrying forged arrest warrants for senior police officers. "Iraqi security forces believe that those attackers drove all the way down from desert areas close to Bayji, about 200 km (124 miles) north of Haditha," Salman said. When they arrived at the first police checkpoint on the northern outskirts of town, they ordered all local police officers to turn off their cell phones, Salman said. "The attackers told local police at that checkpoint that they have arrest warrants issued from Baghdad against two senior police officers in Haditha," he said. "All seven local police at that checkpoint were convinced after the attackers showed them forged arrest warrants, and they agreed to switch off their phones -- and later, all were killed in cold blood." The gunmen then headed to the Haditha police station, where they convinced officers they were an official force sent by the federal government to carry out the arrests, Salman said. Later, the attackers went to the home of the commander of Haditha's SWAT force, Captain Khalid Daham, and killed him, Salman said. The former commander of emergency police in Haditha, Mohammed Hassan, was also killed inside his house along with two of his bodyguards. At one point, Haditha police officials began to suspect the gunmen. When they asked them to stop until they involve more security officials in their mission, the gunmen began clashes with security forces that lasted an hour, Salman said. Three of the attackers were killed during the clashes, but only one body was left behind, and the attackers managed to flee the town, Salman added. During the clashes, the attackers raised the black flags of Islamic State of Iraq -- an umbrella group which includes al Qaeda in Iraq. The attackers also left some leaflets behind warning Iraqi security that they will carry out more attacks, Salman said. "This was a serious security breach in the town," Salman said. But he said he also blames the central government because in the past, Iraqi security forces have been sent to carry out arrests without notifying the local security forces. "Those gunmen took advantage of this miscommunication between the central government and the local authorities in Haditha," Salman said. "We hold the Iraqi army full responsible for this incident because they are responsible for securing the highways that link towns and cities with each other," the Anbar Provincial Council said in a statement read by Sadoun al-Jumaily, deputy president. The province will hold a three-day mourning period, the council said. Haditha, in Anbar province, is predominantly Sunni town about 360 km (224 miles) west of Baghdad. Anbar was once dominated by Sunni insurgents but is now under control of Iraqi security forces. The province is a vast territory in which Iraq shares borders with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Much of the region is desert, and most of the residents live in the towns and cities. The Islamic State of Iraq has been behind numerous recent attacks. On February 23, a series of explosions and shootings killed at least 44 people and wounded more than 200 in Baghdad and elsewhere. The Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility. CNN's Josh Levs contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] More than 30 gunmen entered the town in disguise . The gunmen were dressed in SWAT-style uniforms, authorities said . They carried forged arrest warrants, says head of Haditha local council . Provincial council blames Iraqi army for not securing highways . [/SUMMARY]</s>

More than 30 gunmen entered the town in disguise . The gunmen were dressed in SWAT-style uniforms, authorities said . They carried forged arrest warrants, says head of Haditha local council . Provincial council blames Iraqi army for not securing highways .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Algiers, Algeria (CNN) -- Tensions erupted in another restive North African nation as security forces in Algeria on Saturday clashed with anti-government protesters who chanted, "Change the power." Police detained about 100 protesters in the nation's capital of Algiers, according to the Algerian League for Human Rights. The league is one of the main opposition groups that organized the rallies -- unauthorized gatherings that came a day after embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down. "We are here once again to tell this government that we want an Algeria (that is) democratic," one protester told Reuters television. "That's why we are here today and we will always be, as this power is still here, we will be always here too." More than 3,000 demonstrators, including activists, students, doctors, and parliament members, joined the rally but were blocked by more than 30,000 police officers, said league president Mustafa Boushashi. "The police attacked the demonstrators," Boushashi told CNN. "Many activists were beaten and over a hundred were taken into custody, including the parliament members from the Rally for Culture and Democracy Party." Khalil AbdulMouminm, the league's general secretary, called the situation "very tense on the ground" and said police were preventing protesters from assembling, with authorities blocking all entrances to the capital. "We want this rally to break the wall of fear in the first place," AbdulMouminm said. "And to trigger change in order to reach our legitimate demands, like lifting the emergency law after all these years, liberating media, freedom of political expression." Mubarak's ouster -- fueled by 18 days of angry protests -- was preceded by last month's overthrowing of Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, helping stoke demands for reform in the Arab world. In the past few weeks, demonstrators in the region have protested against various issues, including unemployment, high food costs and corruption. The problems are similar to those that fueled uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. "Population growth and associated problems -- unemployment and underemployment, inability of social services to keep pace with rapid urban migration, inadequate industrial management and productivity, a decaying infrastructure -- continue to affect Algerian society," the U.S. State Department says in a background note about Algeria. Earlier this month, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he will end a state of emergency that has lasted nearly two decades, according to a report from the Algerian Press Service. Experts have said the announcement is a clear attempt by the Algerian leader to head off the kind of social unrest that toppled Ben Ali and Mubarak. The state of emergency was imposed in 1992 to quell a civil war that eroded the country's resources and led to what the U.S. State Department says were the deaths of more than 150,000 people. "The Algerian Civil War lasted well over a decade and pitted a corrupt military junta, which had ruled behind the facade of an elected government, against Islamists who effectively won a popular election in the early 1990s, and were then deprived of power," a paper by the Centers for Strategic and International Studies said in December. "When civil war broke out, violent extremist elements among these Islamists quickly came to dominate the fighting, while the military increasingly relied on equally violent repression." However, opponents of the regime say the Islamist threat has long since diminished and that the law now exists only to muzzle critics of the government. Journalist Nassima Oulebsir contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Anti-riot police gathered at the scene, blocked entrances to the city . The protests pushed for reforms in the north African nation . Demonstrators in the region have protested unemployment, corruption and high food costs . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Anti-riot police gathered at the scene, blocked entrances to the city . The protests pushed for reforms in the north African nation . Demonstrators in the region have protested unemployment, corruption and high food costs .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Nick Enoch . Last updated at 7:00 PM on 1st February 2012 . He did it in March 2010... and now he's done it again. David Cameron, clearly a fan of Harry Potter, has once more referred to Liam Byrne as 'Baldemort'. The Prime Minister first used the term during his budget response two years ago - and today, the Labour shadow Work and Pensions Secretary was reminded of the abrasive moniker. As Tory MPs focused on the subject of the benefit cap, Mr Cameron mocked the Labour front bench for not stating its position on the issue. The PM said: 'Just nod - are you with us or against us?' As the camera panned across the faces of the Opposition, Mr Cameron added: 'A great big vacuum.' And although Mr Bryne was present at the House of Commons, the Tory leader didn't seem to notice him, saying: 'Where is Baldemort? He's not at home today.' Scroll down for video . The Prime Minister first used the term during his budget response two years ago - and today, the Labour shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Liam Byrne (left), was reminded of the abrasive moniker . David Cameron speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons today . When Mr Byrne vacated his position as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in May 2010, he famously left a note for new incumbent, David Laws, which read: 'Dear Chief Secretary, I'm afraid to tell you there is no money. Kind regards and good luck!' And although Mr Cameron managed to get away with his latest swipe at Mr Byrne without any chastisement, he did get a ticking off for calling Labour leader Ed Miliband a hypocrite . Mr . Miliband said legislation requiring banks to disclose how many employees were . paid more than £1million was already on the statute book and could be . implemented by ministers. But Mr . Cameron told him: 'We now have the toughest and most transparent regime of . any major financial centre in the world. 'For . the first time ever, banks are going to publish the pay of the top eight . executives. That never happened in 13 years of a Labour government.' But he . said Sir David Walker, who had proposed the reforms on publishing the number of . £1million salaries, had recommended it should be done across the European . Union. Mr . Miliband said the Prime Minister was giving 'no leadership on top . pay' and added that 'there are more than eight people earning over £1million at our banks'. He said . Chancellor George Osborne had backed the reforms before he took office and it . was 'another broken promise'. Mr Cameron . shot back: 'It was the last Labour government, when you were in the . Cabinet, that agreed an RBS bonus pool of £1.3billion, literally hundreds of . people were getting million-pound bonuses and you signed it off. 'The . issue for you is why are you in favour now in Opposition of things you never . did in Government? 'Some . might call it Opposition, some people might call it hypocrisy.' Mr Cameron . was forced to withdraw the comment after Commons Speaker John Bercow ruled: 'The use of the word hypocrisy in relation to an individual Member is not . parliamentary.' The Prime . Minister said he was 'very happy' to withdraw the comment, adding: 'I think it's just because we are expected to listen to the people who . presided over the biggest banking and financial disaster in our history.' Mr . Miliband told Mr Cameron that hypocrisy was 'saying you are going to stop . a £1million bonus to Stephen Hester and then nodding it through'. Mr Hester . bowed to mounting public pressure and waived his near-£1million share bonus . after a public row over the payment. The Labour . leader told Mr Cameron: 'I think we have now heard it all, because you . said that the class war is going to be led by you and your Cabinet of . millionaires. 'I . don't think it's going to wash, frankly.' Turning to . the issue of putting workers on pay committees, Mr Miliband said it would 'bring a does of realism' to salary awards. It would . mean 'people on a huge salary at least have to look one of their employees . in the eye and justify it'. Mr Cameron . said: 'I don't think it is practical to do what is suggested. It breaks an . important principle of not having people on a remuneration committee who have . their own pay determined. 'So I . don't think it's the right way forward.' The Prime . Minister claimed that Mr Miliband wanted to ban performance-related pay in all . but exceptional circumstances, which would be 'completely wrong' and 'shows he hasn't got a clue how to run an economy'. Mr . Miliband said: 'Now we know where the Prime Minister stands: no to . transparency, no to an employee on the remuneration committee. 'What . was the Chancellor doing last week when they were supposed to be cracking down . on top pay? He was going to Davos to tell the business community to lobby for a . reduction in the top rate of income tax. 'We . know the truth: when it comes to top pay, this Government and this Prime . Minister are part of the problem, not part of the solution.' Mr . Cameron, after the rebuke by the Speaker over the use of the word 'hypocrisy', said: 'I don't know what the word is for . criticising someone who went to Davos, when you went to Davos yourself...' He added: 'I think the word Peter Mandelson used (about Mr Miliband) when he was in . Davos was "struggling".' Mr Bercow . quipped: 'The Prime Minister is exceptionally well-educated and I'm sure . he has got a very full vocabulary and can make proper use of it.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] PM gets away with comment - but is chastised by Speaker for calling Ed Miliband a hypocrite . [/SUMMARY]</s>

PM gets away with comment - but is chastised by Speaker for calling Ed Miliband a hypocrite .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Ched Evans was seen smiling in public today as it emerged trolls said they leaked his rape victim's new identity - two years after she was forced to take a new name and flee her home because of bullies. The former Welsh international, 25, who was released from jail on Friday, was seen driven by his girlfriend Natasha Massey to her parents' home in Cheshire. The woman he attacked, 22, had to start a new life away from her friends and family in north Wales after nine people were convicted of illegally naming her in 2012. Back on the streets: Ched Evans grinned as he headed out shopping with his long-standing girlfriend Natasha Massey . Evans with girlfriend Massey left jail on Friday after serving exactly half his five year prison sentence for rape . Evans was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old girl in a hotel room. He was convicted on the grounds that she had been too drunk to consent to sex . The young woman was named at least 6,000 times on Twitter alone following the conviction of Wales international Evans and was labelled a ‘slag’, ‘tramp’, ‘bitch’ and ‘whore’. Twitter trolls have continued to pursue her even though Evans was jailed for five years for raping her in a Rhyl hotel room. According to the Daily Star a blogger has now said he has leaked her old name and now her new name, including who she lives with. North Wales Police are yet to comment. Another Twitter message, referring to her real name said: 'Her first name is: *****  Her second name is: *****  and she's a f****** liar'. The attempts to expose her caused fury online with many calling for them to be prosecuted. Out and about: Ched Evans pictured arriving at partner Natasha Massey's parents' home earlier today . Couple: Evans has failed to apologise to his victim but has praised his girlfriend Natasha Massey, 25, right, for standing by him . The pair spent one of his first days of freedom at the shops before heading back to her parents home . Evans, right, who was freed on Friday after serving half his five-year sentence, is to have a review of his conviction fast-tracked by the Criminal Cases Review Commission . Natasha Massey arrives at her parents home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire today carrying bags of shopping . Victim: Ched Evans' victim's new identity has apparently been published by trolls. She moved away from her friends and family, because of the abuse she suffered after being raped . Illegal naming carries a maximum fine of £5,000. Mollie Goodfellow tweeted: 'Ched Evans' appeal gets fast-tracked, and his victim has to change her identity and move from her home? So much for justice.'‏ . @LeanneSpurs wrote: 'Hasn't she suffered enough? SHE'S the victim NOT him!' Police put the ‘relocation package’ together after her lifelong anonymity — protection afforded to anyone who has been subjected to a sexual assault — was breached on the internet. Some of the abuse amounted to ‘psychological GBH’, to use the description of one senior detective, which left the girl ‘traumatised’. Hence the decision to give her a new identity, the first time, it is believed, a rape victim has been given such help in these circumstances. The girl, now 22, had drunk two large glasses of wine along with four double vodkas and a sambuca on the night she was raped. But the jury agreed that she could not have consented to sex with Evans. In further pain for the victim it emerged yesterday that Evans, who was freed on Friday after serving half his five-year sentence, is to have a review of his conviction fast-tracked by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. It normally takes 18 months to examine a miscarriage of justice claim but Evans’ application will be considered ‘within weeks’ after fresh evidence was put forward by his legal team. The Commission said its decision ‘does not in any way represent a judgment as to the merits of the case or its chances of being referred to the Court of Appeal’. The move has caused concern among rape campaigners. Rape Crisis England and Wales said: ‘We’re concerned that survivors’ voices and feelings [should] not be lost or overlooked in the furore surrounding one high-profile rapist’s release.’ Free: Evans is now out of prison having served half his sentence and his girlfriend Natasha Massey, 25 (right), has stood by him . Anger: Twitter uses have reacted to the news that Evans' victim may have been named again by trolls . Everyday Victim Blaming (EVB) said: ‘Rehabilitation requires remorse. Evans has continuously denied that he committed rape.’ Evans was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old girl in a hotel room. He was convicted on the grounds that she had been too drunk to consent to sex. An appeal against Evans’s conviction was rejected by three judges at the court of appeal in 2012. On Friday Ched Evans was being whisked out of Wymott prison in a blacked-out Mercedes having served half of his sentence for rape. This morning he is believed to be on the verge of signing a £500,000 contract with his old football club, Sheffield United. The deal, worth up to £5,000-a-week, could see him back in training by next week, according to The Sun. However, as a condition of the contract Evans - who still maintains he is innocent - must make a public apology. He has been left with little choice, as the club is the only one to have made him an offer, the paper claims. In an interview in the Sunday Mirror, the former Sheffield United and Wales footballer – who hopes to resume his career – failed to apologise to his victim but praised his girlfriend Natasha Massey, 25, for standing by him. ‘I regret everything that happened and wish I could turn back the clock,’ he said. ‘I am very lucky my girlfriend Tasha has stood by me. She knows I am not capable of rape. ‘I want to play football again, but I am determined to prove my innocence. ‘I really thought it would have been thrown out of court. I was stunned when I was convicted. I had done nothing wrong.’ Some fans at Sheffield United are asking the club to re-sign Evans saying he has served his sentence and should be rehabilitated. But more than 150,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Bramall Lane club not to welcome him back. TV presenter Judy Finnigan sparked controversy last week by claiming his crime was ‘non violent’ and did not cause ‘bodily harm’ during a panel discussion on ITV’s Loose Women. Her comments caused a wave of outrage and abuse on social media and also sparked threats against her daughter, fitness instructor Chloe, wishing rape on her. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Ched Evans visited the parents of his girlfriend Natasha Massey today . Pictures taken in Cheshire showed him grinning as he took shopping trip . His victim has been moved away from friends and family under new identity . Trolls claim to have to named her because they believe Evans is not guilty . In 2012 she started a new life under a new name after being illegally named . Striker is apparently set to be offered £500k contract with Sheffield United . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Ched Evans visited the parents of his girlfriend Natasha Massey today . Pictures taken in Cheshire showed him grinning as he took shopping trip . His victim has been moved away from friends and family under new identity . Trolls claim to have to named her because they believe Evans is not guilty . In 2012 she started a new life under a new name after being illegally named . Striker is apparently set to be offered £500k contract with Sheffield United .

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<s>[ARTICLE] A pair of legendary Hollywood stuntmen famed for death-defying vehicular stunts in films such as 'Speed' and the TV series 'Dukes of Hazzard' have died in a car crash. Bob Orrison, 86, and his best friend and fellow stunt veteran, Gary McLarty, 76, died in the crash in Rancho Cordova, California. Their Chevrolet truck was being driven by Orrison when it was hit by a white Jeep, with McLarty in the passenger seat. Gary McLarty (left) and Bob Orrison (right), two legendary Hollywood stuntmen, died in a car crash on Saturday . McLarty, who appeared in more than 150 films, is pictured here performing a stunt in 1970 film 'The Losers' Orrison pictured in the 1968 Star Trek episode called 'Bread and Circuses' McLarty's wife Hillorie had dropped her husband off at his best friend's home an hour before the crash. She said: 'These are people who spent their adult life doing dangerous things in a calculated way. It defies my imagination.' Police said the Jeep was travelling at 55 mph at the moment of impact and the two occupants of that vehicle were hospitalised. McLarty performing in the 'Mean from U.N.C.L.E episode 'The Suburbia Affair' in 1967 . Bob Orrison raced the car known as General Lee (pictured) in the Dukes of Hazzard TV series . The retired Hollywood stuntmen had decades of movie credits on their resumes. Orrison, a Korean War vet, once doubled for big screen cowboy Audie Murphy, before moving to vehicle stunts on films like 'Days of Thunder', 'The Wild Bunch' and 'Rambo III'. He was the driver in the movie scene from 'Speed' when a bus drove off an elevated freeway, and was among stuntmen who raced the car known as the General Lee in 'The Dukes of Hazzard' television series. His sister, Mary Hunt, said: 'He was tough, that's for sure.' His wife Tatiana added: 'He was very young. He didn't feel he was old.' McLarty appeared in more than 150 movies, including 'The Blues Brothers,' 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' and 'Lethal Weapon 2.' He drove the motorcycle up the frat house stairs in the movie 'Animal House,' and doubled as 'The Fonz' for motorcycle scenes on the 'Happy Days' television series. More recently, he was a stunt driver on Tom Cruise film 'Collateral.' In 2005, he also testified at the murder trial of actor Robert Blake, saying that Blake offered him $10,000 to murder Blake's wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, but he refused. Bakley was fatally shot in Blake's car outside a restaurant in May 2001. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Bob Orrison, 86, and friend Gary McLarty, 76, died in the crash in California . Their Chevrolet truck was driven into by a Jeep travelling at 55 mph . Former stuntmen appeared in films such as 'Speed' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' The two people in the Jeep were hospitalised after the crash on a main road . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Bob Orrison, 86, and friend Gary McLarty, 76, died in the crash in California . Their Chevrolet truck was driven into by a Jeep travelling at 55 mph . Former stuntmen appeared in films such as 'Speed' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' The two people in the Jeep were hospitalised after the crash on a main road .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Leon Watson . David Cameron will today urge the English to embrace Scotland in the run-up to the crunch independence referendum this autumn. The Prime Minister will use his annual St George's Day message to promote the union with Scotland, calling it 'one of England's greatest achievements'. At the same time, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will make a rare speech in England – also to mark St George's day. Prime Minister David Cameron (left) will use his annual St George's Day message to promote the union . At an event in Carlisle this evening, he will claim that England will remain 'Scotland's closest friends', even if his country votes to break up the UK in September. Both politicians are desperate to win the battle for hearts in a debate that has so far been dominated by economic claims and counter-claims. Mr Cameron will describe the UK as 'the world's greatest family of nations'. In a video message he will say: 'Let's prove that we can be proud of our individual nations and be committed to our union of nations. Because no matter how great we are alone, we will always be greater together.' Mr Cameron's unusual decision to use his St George's Day message to discuss Scotland reflects growing nervousness in Downing Street, as a recent poll showed support for separation is now only three points behind support for the union. Mr Salmond will claim today that an independent Scotland could help to regenerate the North of England by providing a counterweight to London. First Minister Alex Salmond will claim that England will remain 'Scotland's closest friends', even if his country votes to break up the UK in September . The SNP leader will insist that people could still live in England and work in Scotland if there is a Yes vote – ignoring warnings of passport controls. 'The ties that bind the nations of these islands will continue and flourish after Scotland becomes independent,' Mr Salmond will say. 'You will remain Scotland's closest friends, as well as our closest neighbours ... people would still live in Annan and work in Carlisle, or live in Penrith and work in Lockerbie. Friends and family would continue to visit each other.' Gordon Brown yesterday made his first intervention on behalf of the pro-union Better Together campaign. In a speech in Glasgow, the former Prime Minister warned that Scotland faces a £700million pensions 'timebomb' if it votes for independence. Rather than pulling apart, he called for the Scottish parliament to be enshrined in a British constitution, creating a 'power-sharing partnership' with Westminster.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] PM will use his annual St George's Day message to promote union . At the same time, Alex Salmond will make a rare speech in England . He will claim that England will remain 'Scotland's closest friend' Both politicians are desperate to win the battle for hearts . [/SUMMARY]</s>

PM will use his annual St George's Day message to promote union . At the same time, Alex Salmond will make a rare speech in England . He will claim that England will remain 'Scotland's closest friend' Both politicians are desperate to win the battle for hearts .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Joshua Gardner . A man who spent his vacation giving away $50 and $100 to dozens of need Canadians last week has been tossed into a mental institution. After certain recipients of Richard Wright's rare generosity decided the Prince Edward Island man could be mentally ill, they called authorities Thursday and Wright was hauled away for evaluation. Now his daughter has started an online campaign to get her father out of the institution and claims he's perfectly sane and just wanted to share 'some extra money.' Unfair? Prince Edward Island man Richard Wright was tossed into a psych ward on Thursday not long after dozens of reports emerged that he was giving away hundreds of dollars to dozens of strangers last week . Wants her dad back: Wright's daughter has taken to Facebook to raise awareness of her dad's detainment, which she says is unfair and unnecessary . 'He did nothing illegal, he was simply helping some people out. Since when did being a nice person make you end up in the hospital,' wrote Chelsey Wright on the Facebook page she created, #OpFreeRichardWright.' Richard's troubles began while he was vacationing with family in Halifax. Dozens of people started taking to social media to report a mystery man who gave them $50, $100 and in some cases valuable silver bullion coins simply because he wanted to help them out. Chelsey told Metro News that he saved up for a long time for his charity spree. But that didn't seem to matter after reports came that the modern day Robin Hood spreading the wealth around town may have been mentally ill. 'They think he is sick and has mental . issues,' Chelsey wrote on Sunday. 'I know he does not. He plans to . hopefully attain legal help tomorrow. 'We . are keeping our fingers crossed. My dad is honestly a great guy. He has . always been good to people, and he simply just wanted to help people . out.' Since she created #OpFreeRichardWright, over 3,000 people have joined the group and more are joining all the time. Among his supporters are the people Wright helped along the way, including . Jennifer . Corbett, who received $150 and a promise that 'things will get better' from Wright. She even called him at the psych ward in Charlottetown to . wish him well. 'I don’t . think it’s fair that this happened,' Corbett told Metro. 'I mean do you . think that people are going to want to do good after this?' Authorities won't comment on Wright's case for privacy reasons, but health officials said in a release: . 'A patient is always admitted at the clinical recommendation of a physician who has met with and assessed the patient.' Among the grateful recipients of Wright's kindness were Bill McNamara and June Bond, who received two $50 bills and two valuable silver bullion coins (held by Abigail, 3). Recipients like them have become strong supporters of Wright's . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Richard Wright was detained Thursday after he decided to share 'some extra money' with those in need while on vacation in Halifax . He gave $50 or $100 and silver bullion to dozens of people and told them to 'thank God' for it or pass it along if they didn't need it . Wright's daughter started a Facebook group Sunday to shed light on her father's 'unfair' detainment and pressure authorities to release him . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Richard Wright was detained Thursday after he decided to share 'some extra money' with those in need while on vacation in Halifax . He gave $50 or $100 and silver bullion to dozens of people and told them to 'thank God' for it or pass it along if they didn't need it . Wright's daughter started a Facebook group Sunday to shed light on her father's 'unfair' detainment and pressure authorities to release him .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . John Drayton . The biggest culture shock to have impressed itself upon Mesut Ozil during his first season in English football has been that no side ever gives up. A £42million signing from Real Madrid in September, the Arsenal playmaker has found life in the Premier League tough going thus far. Ozil is expected to flourish in his second year since the switch. But the German claims he is still getting used to the intensity of competition, which is in stark contrast what that he witnessed in Spain. Shock to the system! Mesut Ozil can't believe how much harder smaller teams fight in England than in Spain . Bit of a struggle: Ozil has found life in the Premier League tough going during his debut season over here . 'We had many matches. The pace was massive. The matches were exhausting. Always forward and backwards,' he said. 'Even against the smaller clubs even if it was 3-0. In Spain, the opponents stopped fighting when it was 2-0.' Arsene Wenger's side go into Saturday's FA Cup final against Hull City as overwhelming favourites, but Ozil's words serve as a warning if they are to end a nine-year trophy drought. The Tigers have been solid since their promotion to the top flight this year and comfortably avoided relegation. And recent memories of the penalty shoot-out semi-final win against Championship outfit Wigan should act as motivation to get the job done quickly. 'It will be a tough game,' Ozil added. 'Hull fight until the end. Nowhere else than in England are there so many teams who never give up.' Touch anxious? Arsene Wenger's side are overwhelming favourites to win the FA Cup final against Hull City . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Midfielder has had a troubled first season in the Premier League . Ozil claims there is a higher intensity in England than La Liga . Arsenal looking to end nine-year trophy drought at Wembley . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Midfielder has had a troubled first season in the Premier League . Ozil claims there is a higher intensity in England than La Liga . Arsenal looking to end nine-year trophy drought at Wembley .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- England held off a late charge by Australia to top the Commonwealth Games medal table as the eleventh, and final, day of competition drew to a close. As many as 70,000 people attended the closing ceremony in Hampden Park after a day of action that began in a deluge and ended with Australia winning the final gold medal of the games as the baton was passed to the country's Gold Coast, who will be the next host in 2018. The highlight of the day was the grueling men's road race, a 168-kilometer test of endurance that started in horrendous conditions. Despite suffering two front wheel punctures Geraint Thomas, who only last week finished the Tour de France, won Wales' first ever cycling gold medal after finishing one minute and 21 second ahead of his nearest rival, New Zealand's Jack Bauer. Elsewhere Jamaica beat England in the bronze medal match in the netball whilst Australia thrashed New Zealand to clinch gold, destroying their rivals 58-40 in what was one of the Commonwealth Games' few truly world class fields. The final gold of the tournament was won by Australia in the men's squash doubles final. But it wasn't enough to overtake England, who won a whopping 174 medals, 58 of them gold. Yet the closing ceremony had an antipodean feel as Australia's Gold Coast were handed the honor of hosting the next tournament, before Kylie Minogue performed on stage. Apparently caught up in the excitement of the moment, Australian runner Genevieve LaCaze crashed the stage during Minogue's performance, dancing and waving an Australian flag before being removed by security. "It was my 25th birthday," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "I just saw the opportunity to get on stage with Kylie." After the chaos that had plagued the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Glasgow ran a largely error free games that had been seen by many in Scotland as a chance to wave its flag on the international stage. In September Scotland votes in an independence referendum to decide whether it should leave the United Kingdom. But with Scotland's bitterly divided political elite looking on Malaysia's Prince Imran, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, declared the games the "best ever". "The Commonwealth Games are known as the Friendly Games. Glasgow has succeeded in making them even more than that. These have truly been . the People's Games," he said at the closing ceremony. "Glasgow - you were pure, dead brilliant." [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The Commonwealth Games come to a close . England top the medal table, with Australia second . Hosts Scotland enjoyed their best ever games . 70,000 people watch the closing ceremony in Glasgow . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The Commonwealth Games come to a close . England top the medal table, with Australia second . Hosts Scotland enjoyed their best ever games . 70,000 people watch the closing ceremony in Glasgow .

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<s>[ARTICLE] An investigation has been launched following claims a private primary school in the United Arab Emirates held 15 of its pupils hostage until their parents paid their fees. The children, who are pupils at Nibras Al Iman School, in Sharjah and are seven and eight years old, will give evidence to a three member committee next Monday at a hearing which is expected to take two days. The school's principal will be interviewed as well as the teacher who was with the pupils in the classroom at the time and an administrative member of staff who called the parents to tell them their children were being kept, an official at the Sharjah Educational Zone said. A screen grab taken from the Sharjah Education Zone's website. An investigation is to be carried out following claims the school held 15 pupils hostage because they had not paid their fees . The alleged incident came to light after the mother of a girl being held called a radio station in Sharjah and told them what had happened. She said she was not allowed to take her daughter home until she had paid the school fees which were late. The committee investigating the allegations will be made up of two education zone officials and one person from the legal affairs section. This is not the first time allegations have been made about a school punishing children whose parents have not their paid fees. A Palestinian mother accused a school in  Sharjah of banning her son from getting the school bus unless his fees were paid. 'It’s embarrassing to the child. I know some parents can’t care less sometimes but this is no excuse for scarring a child’s emotions' Jordanian mother Mariama Saleem, whose son was banned from using a school bus . Meanwhile a Jordanian mother Mariama Saleem told The National that her son, 10, said a member of staff goes into each class and reads the names aloud of all the children who parents have not paid. She said: 'It’s embarrassing to the child. I know some parents can’t care less sometimes but this is no excuse for scarring a child’s emotions.' This week a government school in Ajman withheld exam results of 10 of its pupils and sent text messages to parents to pay the late fees if they wanted to see their children's results. Schools are allowed to withhold results, keep official documents needed for pupils to move schools or temporarily suspend the child if parents have been warned three or more times, according to article 52 of the federal law. Lawyer Salem Sahoh has said that parents of the 15 children could report the school to the police for 'limiting one's freedom' and 'endangering another's life' If the school was found guilty a fine could be imposed and each parent could claim compensation in a civil court. Sheikha Deemas, the principal of Sharjah British International School, said the value of bounced cheques received by her school from parents amounts to half a million dirhams. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Children are pupils at Sharjah Education Zone and aged seven and eight . They will give evidence to a three member committee next Monday . Principal, teacher and member of admin staff will be interviewed . Alleged incident came to light after a mother called a radio station . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Children are pupils at Sharjah Education Zone and aged seven and eight . They will give evidence to a three member committee next Monday . Principal, teacher and member of admin staff will be interviewed . Alleged incident came to light after a mother called a radio station .

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<s>[ARTICLE] ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The apparent suicide of former government researcher Bruce Ivins is the latest development in the mystery of the anthrax attacks of 2001. Letters laced with the bacteria brought the disease into the forefront, sparking fear across America. Anthrax infetions result from bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax comes from a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis, and infection can come in one of three forms: cutaneous (also called skin), inhalation (lung), and gastrointestinal(digestive). It emerged in World War I as a biological weapon, but has been blamed for plagues throughout history that killed both humans and livestock. How does a person become infected? You can get anthrax by handling products from infected animals, breathing in anthrax spores, and by eating undercooked meat from infected animals. There are few cases of infected animals in the United States. Anthrax is found more frequently in animals in developing nations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why was it so scary in 2001? In the fall of 2001, anonymous letters laced with anthrax were sent to news agencies in Florida and New York, as well as to a congressional office building in Washington. Two postal workers died of inhalation anthrax as a result. An elderly woman from rural Connecticut, a Manhattan hospital worker from the Bronx, and an employee at a Florida tabloid magazine also died of the disease, possibly through cross-contamination. A total of 22 people fell ill because of these attacks. Seven survivors had confirmed cutaneous anthrax disease, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Bioterrorism experts say anthrax is difficult to use effectively as a weapon on a large scale, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Still, a person can contract the disease in other ways, and it is important to recognize its different forms. What does the disease do? • In cutaneous anthrax, the most common form, about 95 percent of infections happen with the bacterial spore enters a skin cut or abrasion, according to the CDC. At first an itchy bump appears that resembles an insect bite, which then develops into a painless ulcer with a black center. About 20 percent of untreated cases result in death, but the disease is seldom fatal if treated with antibiotics. • Inhalation anthrax at first resembles a cold or flu, causing a sore throat, mild fever, muscle aches, fatigue and mild chest discomfort, according to MayoClinic.com. While these first symptoms may appear to subside, a high fever, breathing problems, and shock can follow, MayoClinic.com said. This disease goes after the lymph nodes inside the chest. It may kill lung tissue and spread to the blood or brain, causing meningitis. Even with appropriate treatment, inhalation anthrax is usually fatal in about 75 percent of cases, MayoClinic.com said. Five of the 11 people infected with inhalation anthrax in the U.S. in 2001 died of the disease, in spite of antibiotics and other therapy, the CDC said. • Intestinal anthrax, which can come from eating contaminated meat, causes inflammation of the intestinal tract, the CDC said. An infected person may notice nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting, and fever at first, then later abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe diarrhea, the CDC said. Other symptoms may include lesions and soreness in the throat, difficulty swallowing, and swelling in the neck and regional lymph glands. This kind of anthrax is fatal in 25 percent to 60 percent of cases, the CDC said. Treatment . Antibiotics such as penicillin can treat anthrax, and a patient should receive treatment as soon as possible. The disease can be fatal if left untreated. Treatment takes about 60 days, since that is how long it may take anthrax spores to grow, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. How can you protect yourself? Avoid contact with livestock and animal products in countries where anthrax is common and herds aren't commonly vaccinated, the CDC says. Also try not to eat meat that has not been properly slaughtered and cooked. There is also a vaccine, reported to be 93 percent effective in protecting against anthrax, according to the CDC. The CDC recommends that certain people get vaccinated against anthrax. This includes people who work directly with the organism in a laboratory or work with imported animal hides or furs in areas with low standards to protect against exposure to anthrax spores. People who handle potentially infected animal products in countries with a high incidence of the disease, and work, and military personnel in areas with high risk of exposure to the bacteria, should also be immunized, the CDC said. A study published in 2003 showed that soap and water can be effective at eliminating bacteria spores similar to anthrax. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Anthrax can spread through infected animals, spores, and undercooked meat . The disease results from a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis . The CDC recommends that some people at risk for exposure get vaccinated . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Anthrax can spread through infected animals, spores, and undercooked meat . The disease results from a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis . The CDC recommends that some people at risk for exposure get vaccinated .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:08 EST, 19 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:08 EST, 19 September 2013 . It is one of the world's most successful companies built on it's famous motto 'Don't be evil'. But a report by Business Insider says rather than peace and love, Google is filled with fierce relationships that would not be out of place in Game of Thrones. Behind the modern glass doors of the internet giant's California headquarters are complex stories of sex and intrigue. One member of staff told Business Insider: 'Inside Google, it's a Game of Thrones.' A report suggests Google is filled with sex scandal and political intrigue that would not be out of place in Game of Thrones, starring Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister . Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, where insiders say bosses are trying to clamp down on in-fighting . Former staff told the website that the politicking that goes on behind the scenes is reminiscent of the secret networking in the famous book and television series. According to sources quoted by Business Insider, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin actively encouraged loud and angry debate among their subordinates. But divisions within the company's various strands have now reportedly become so deep, that bosses are now trying to stamp out the in-fighting that was once so encouraged. Business Insider said that during a conference in Napa Valley in February, Page told senior executives that the warring had to stop and there would be 'zero tolerance for fighting.' The alleged change in stance comes after rumoured rivalries between the likes of former search and product executive Marissa Mayer, who is now CEO of Yahoo, and Salar Kamangar, CEO if YouTube. It was not only the networking and politicking that has been likened to Game of Thrones, in which mythical aristocracy and royalty battle for the crown. One member of staff said: 'Inside Google, it's a Game of Thrones'. Pictured: Court meddlers Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish (right) and Varys (left) Google co-founder Sergey Brin was involved in a recent sex scandal after it emerged he was dating Google worker Amanda Rosenberg . The book and series' sex and dangerous liaisons also has similarities to life at Google, according to insiders. The . most famous recent 'scandal' involved married Google co-founder Sergey . Brin who, it emerged last month, had an affair with Google Glass . employee Amanda Rosenberg. She had also previously dated Google executive Hugo Barra, according to reports. Although Google has a written code of conduct involving relationships with colleagues, staff say bosses mostly turn a blind eye. The internet giant's code states: 'If a romantic relationship does create an actual or apparent conflict it may require changes to work arrangements or even the termination of employment of either or both individuals involved. ‘When faced with a potential conflict of interest, ask yourself: Would this activity harm my reputation, negatively impact my ability to do my job at Google or potentially harm Google? Google co-founders Sergey Brin, left, and Larry Page, actively encouraged fierce debate among staff, according to the report . ‘Would this activity embarrass Google or me if it showed up on the front page of a newspaper or blog? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, the relationship or situation is likely to create a conflict of interest and you should avoid it.’ However, as Business Insider states, in Douglas Edwards' book about the launch of the company 'I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions Of Google Employee Number 59' relationships with co-workers were common. Mr Edwards quotes HR worker Heather Cairns as saying: 'hormones were flying and not everyone remembered to lock their doors.' But as one Google worker told Business Insider: 'In a place like Google, which has strong technical talent as well as business talent, it's very natural that people are going to be attracted to one another.' Google did not immediately respond to a request for a comment. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Business Insider says internet giant filled with sex scandals and politicking . One former staff member said: 'Inside Google, it's a Game of Thrones' Comes after it emerged married Google co-founder Sergey Brin was dating co-worker Amanda Rosenberg . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Business Insider says internet giant filled with sex scandals and politicking . One former staff member said: 'Inside Google, it's a Game of Thrones' Comes after it emerged married Google co-founder Sergey Brin was dating co-worker Amanda Rosenberg .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 12:42 EST, 11 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:18 EST, 12 January 2013 . Jessops has closed all its stores with immediate effect, triggering the loss of up to 2,000 jobs. The high street camera chain, which has 187 stores, is the first of what is expected to be many retail casualties in 2013. The shops will not re-open and about 1,370 store staff will lose their jobs immediately. The rest, who work at Jessops’ Leicester headquarters, are likely to follow soon afterwards. No hope: Administrators Pricewaterhouse Coopers have announced that all 187 branches of camera chain Jessops will close with the loss of 1,370 jobs . Customers who bought products in the run-up to Christmas will be unable to get repairs or refunds on faulty goods and gift tokens will not be honoured. It appears that poor festive trading . was the final nail in the coffin for a Britain’s only specialist . nationwide camera retailer, a fixture on High Streets for almost 80 . years. Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) were appointed earlier this week after it became clear Jessops had effectively run out of cash. Yesterday, they admitted the chain, which can trace its roots to 1935, has no future and so the shops would close with immediate effect. PwC's Rob Hunt said: 'Since my appointment, we have reviewed the position of the business and . held extensive discussions with suppliers around their support for . ongoing trading. Closed: Every branch of Jessops, including this one in Bath, will shut for good at the end of trading today with customers unable to return goods . 'It is apparent that we cannot continue to trade and as a result we have had to make the difficult decision to begin the closure of all 187 Jessops stores at the close of business today. 'Regrettably, this will result in around 1,370 job losses across the stores with further job losses likely, in due course, at the head office in Leicester. 'The stock will be collected over the coming days and returned to a central warehouse. 'It will be returned to suppliers if they are entitled to it. 'As a consequence of the closure, Jessops is no longer able to accept returned product from customers. 'This is an extremely sad day for Jessops and its employees. 'We are very grateful for the support we have received since our appointment and we will continue to ensure that employees are paid as they assist us during the closure.' Jessops had 192 high street stores, although five of them were closed after Christmas, before the appointment of the administrators. Branches in Torquay, Tamworth, Weston super Mare, Hereford and Walsall were all shut with the loss of a total of 23 jobs. Administrator PwC had already said that Jessops would not . in a position to honour any gift vouchers purchased, and it would also not . accept returned goods. PwC said the company’s core market had . seen a ‘significant decline’ in 2012 and its position had . ‘deteriorated’ in the run-up to Christmas, as a result of reducing . confidence in UK retail. Forecasts for 2013 had indicated the . decline would continue, PwC added. It said extra funding was made . available to the company, but Jessops did not generate the profits it . had planned over Christmas. Mr Hunt said discussions to raise . additional financial support had been held between the directors, . lenders and suppliers over the past few days. But the directors had . appointed administrators in light of ‘irreconcilable differences’. 1935 - Jessops started trading when Frank Jessop opened his first store in Leicester selling 16mm cine films. The business expanded significantly when Frank’s son Alan Jessop came on board, and set about transforming it into a cut-price retailer of photographic equipment. 1970s - Jessops moves to a new 20,000 sq ft site on Leicester's Hinckley Road, which is later named as the largest photography store in the world by Guinness World Records. 1980 - A second store is opened on the Finchley Road in London. By the end of the decade the retailer had 50 stores. 1996 - Alan Jessop retires and firm is sold in a management buyout. 2001 - The 200th store opened in July. The retailer had expanded to cover Aberdeen to Penzance, as well as stores in Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland. 2002 - ABN AMRO acquired a controlling interest in the business. 2004 - The retailer was floated on the London Stock Exchange. 2008 - Jessops' Hinckley Road premises in Leicester is closed. 2009 - Jessops narrowly avoided administration by securing a debt-for-equity swap with its lenders HSBC. 2012 - The retailer made losses of £5.2million, when it also lost both its chief executive Trevor Moore and chairman David Adams. The chain was launched in 1935 by Frank Jessop, who opened the first photography store in Leicester. But the firm has had a rocky few . years. It managed to avoid administration in 2009 after its bank wiped . out its debts in return for a 47 per cent stake in the business. A number of household names – Comet, . Peacocks, La Senza, Blacks, Game, Clinton Cards, and JJB Sports – all . went into administration in 2012 and the British Retail Consortium has . warned the pattern could continue into 2013. BRC Director general Helen Dickinson . said: ‘If you look at the amount of money people have got in their . pockets, that is expected to continue to be under pressure.’ Jessops is the latest of . several household names that has fallen into administration in recent . months as struggling families cut down on spending. The number of High Street chains . going bust has increased by almost a . fifth in two years, figures released last week showed. Some 194 stores and chains fell into . administration during 2012, compared . to 183 in 2011 and 165 during 2010, . according to data from Deloitte. Everything must go: Last year saw the demise of La Senza, left, and Comet, right, among others, as consumers cut back on their spending in 2012 . Last year saw the demise of Comet, . La Senza and Clinton Cards, with JJB . Sports, Blacks and Game also entering . administration. But the number going under in the . run-up to Christmas dropped, with 37 . chains folding in the final three months . of 2012, compared with 42 in the same . period in 2011. The closure of Jessops stores has marked the first high profile . retail collapse of 2013, with others certain to follow. ■ Online retailer Play.com is to shut down its retail business and become solely a marketplace for other retailers from March. The Jersey-based company blamed the end of the Value Consignment Relief loophole which allowed items under £15 to be sold to the UK VAT free from the Channel Islands. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Administrators announced that all 187 stores across the UK will close for good at end of trading today . Shop staff will lose jobs, with more redundancies in head office likely . Shoppers no longer able to return products . Camera retailer has become first major High Street casualty of 2013 . 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Administrators announced that all 187 stores across the UK will close for good at end of trading today . Shop staff will lose jobs, with more redundancies in head office likely . Shoppers no longer able to return products . Camera retailer has become first major High Street casualty of 2013 .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 07:51 EST, 17 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:06 EST, 18 September 2013 . A mother who spent £40,000 turning her home into a cafe could lose the property after planning permission for her business was refused. Kym McKenzie, 52, had hoped to be able to pay for her son Ramoan, 15, to go to university with takings from the garden cafe opened at her home in Southampton, Hampshire. She had hoped to capitalise on trade from the nearby Millbrook Trading Estate and claims that she only began work in April last year when she was told by councillors that she didn't need planning permission. At a loss: Kym McKenzie, 52, spent more than £40,000 converting her home into a garden cafe, but could now lose her property after being denied planning permission . High hopes: Ms McKenzie, pictured inside the cafe, had hoped to put her son Ramoan, also pictured, through university with proceeds from the cafe . But she faces financial ruin after her application was refused due to a lack of safe pedestrian access. Ms McKenzie is now unable to keep with repayments on her business loan. She had proposed that access would be via a gate in the garden fence, which would open on to a privately owned grass verge. But the council said it was not clear if delivery vehicles would be able to access the cafe without having a harmful impact on her neighbours. Business venture: Ms McKenzie had hoped to capitalise on business from a nearby trading estate to launch her cafe . Empty: Work on the cafe was completed in December last year, but Ms McKenzie is yet to serve a customer . Ms McKenzie said: 'I have been given no real hope that it can open. I just don’t want to lose my home. 'If they said to me I can open next week, I could have this finished and ready to go. 'I went round to all the companies here and they said they would order food from me all the time.' Southampton City Council denies Ms McKenzie's claims that she was told she wouldn't need planning permission for business use and says that it advises people not to begin building work until an application has been successful. At risk: The garden cafe backs on to Ms McKenzie's home in Southampton . Planning row: Ms McKenzie, pictured with son Ramoan, claims that councillors told her that she wouldn't need planning permission . The conversion of her home was completed last Christmas but nine months later Ms McKenzie's business is yet to open. Kym’s Garden Cafe has been fitted out with thousands of pounds of kitchen goods including new tables, chairs, chilling cabinets and cooking equipment. Her business idea was supported by Southampton Test MP Alan Whitehead. He said: 'This was a good idea for the area and a good idea for her. 'Having got that far down the line, if anything can be done to get over the final hurdle then it should be done.' Good location: Mrs McKenzie had planned to open her cafe in the Redbridge area of Southampton . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Kym McKenzie spent eight months turning her Southampton home into a cafe . But nine months after work finished she is still unable to open her business . Ms McKenzie has been denied planning permission by Southampton City Council . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Kym McKenzie spent eight months turning her Southampton home into a cafe . But nine months after work finished she is still unable to open her business . Ms McKenzie has been denied planning permission by Southampton City Council .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Dramatic CCTV footage has shown the moment a mentally ill 17-year-old girl was shot dead by police after she lunged at officers with a butcher's knife. Kristiana Coignard was killed in the lobby of Longview Police Station in Texas on Wednesday after a Taser failed to stop her. The shooting has come in for criticism amid increased scrutiny in the United States surrounding law enforcement's use of deadly force. Scroll down for video . The in the footage released by Longview Police Department, the 17-year-old can be seen lunging at officers with a butcher's knife . It is thought the Coignard had also held up her hand, where she had wrote, 'I have a gun' on her skin . Today Longview Police have released the CCTV footage of the incident, which shows Coignard entering the foyer of the police station and using the lobby phone. It is thought she requested help but would not say why she needed it. Officer Glenn Derr, who was the first to respond can then be seen approaching the teenager, who held up her hand, which had 'I have a gun' written on it. The footage then shows Officer Derr struggling with the girl and trying to subdue her and at one point, the officer throws her to the ground. As she lies on the floor, Officer Derr can be seen kneeling and holding her down, before he suddenly gets up and steps back. The police officers back away from Coignard who is lying on the floor after realising she has a knife . One of the officers then uses a Taser gun on the teenager before the other two follow up with gun shots . It is thought he broke away when he realised that Coignard was reaching for a butcher's knife she had hidden in her waistband. Officers Gene Duffie and Grace Bagley then arrive on the scene as Coignard is seen charging at Derr. Officer Duffie then fires his Taser before Officers Derr and Bagley quickly followed with gunshots. Further details of the shooting emerged following statements from Longview Police Chief Don Dingler and spokeswoman Kristie Brian. Chief Dingler said the officers were justified in shooting the girl. He said: 'All the patrol officers carry Tasers, plus expandable batons. Kristiana Coignard, 17, who was shot dead by the officers. Her aunt said that her niece had a history of mental health problems . After Coignard was shot four times in the station on Thursday (pictured), three Longview police officers were placed on paid leave on Friday . 'I think you'll see from the video that the time was a factor. There was no time for the officers to use other means.' All three officers are on paid administrative leave while the Texas Rangers investigate the shooting. The girl's family has said she had mental health problems and have questioned why police had to shoot her. She had been living with her aunt, Heather Robertson, before her death. Ms Robertson said her niece had been battling mental illness, including bipolar disorder and depression, and had been hospitalized twice after attempting suicide, Think Progress reported. She said Coignard 'was only violent with herself' and has questioned the events in the police station. 'I think it was a cry for help. I think they could have done something.' 'They are grown men. I think there is something they are not telling us.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Kristiana Coignard, 17, was killed in the lobby of a Texas police station . Police have released CCTV footage showing the moment she was shot . Videos shows teenager was tasered before being shot . Also shows she lunged at officers while brandishing a butcher's knife . The video was released following criticism over the use of deadly force . Teenager's aunt says her niece had a history of mental health problems . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Kristiana Coignard, 17, was killed in the lobby of a Texas police station . Police have released CCTV footage showing the moment she was shot . Videos shows teenager was tasered before being shot . Also shows she lunged at officers while brandishing a butcher's knife . The video was released following criticism over the use of deadly force . Teenager's aunt says her niece had a history of mental health problems .

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<s>[ARTICLE] The French Football League (LFP) is yet to decide whether or not former Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa can sign for Nice. The 27-year-old is keen to join the Ligue 1 club as a free agent after his Newcastle contract was cancelled earlier this month, but could be prevented by FIFA rules which state a player cannot play for more than two clubs in the same season. Ben Arfa's appearance for Newcastle Under-21s on August 25, before moving on loan to Hull, was considered an official match by FIFA. Hatem Ben Arfa remains in limbo over his Nice debut with the French Football League stalling on a decision . The former Newcastle United midfielder was released from his contract at St James' Park earlier this month . Nice are seeking to push the deal through before Friday's meeting with Marseille and were hopeful the LFP would rule in their favour this week after receiving Ben Arfa's international transfer certificate from the English Football Association via the French Football Federation. The LFP's legal committee did meet with Nice chief executive Julien Fournier and Ben Arfa's advisor Jean-Jacques Bertrand on Tuesday morning, but proceedings have been stayed for the time being. A statement published on Nice's official website read: 'There is no decision today regarding approval for Hatem Ben Arfa's contract. 'The France international, who remains in Nice training for the derby (against Marseille) with his team-mates, is in a state of limbo. 'The League would like the international federation (FIFA) to express an official position before it makes its decision. To that end, the LFP has asked the FFF to communicate with FIFA's Player Status Committee.' Ben Arfa played for Hull City during an ill-fated loan spell earlier this season as well as Newcastle Under-21s . The French play-maker struggled to hit form at Hull and had his loan deal ended prematurely by The Tigers . On Sunday Ben Arfa admitted his frustration over the stalled move on Nice's website. 'I do not understand why they would try to stop me from playing in France, my home, and say I should be in England or somewhere else,' he said. 'Why always try to create problems when there are none? 'I have only one desire - to play again on the pitches of Ligue 1, to have fun with my team-mates, and to give pleasure to the fans who have welcomed me as ever.' Ben Arfa was once considered one of French football's brightest talents, but has seen his career stall . The 27-year-old has experienced disciplinary issues at each of his past four clubs in England and France . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Hatem Ben Arfa continues to wait for clearance to play for Nice . The midfielder was released from his contract at Newastle United . FIFA do not allow players to play for more than two clubs in a season . Ben Arfa has played for Newcastle Under-21s and Hull City this term . The French Football League are yet to approve Ben Arfa's Nice debut . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Hatem Ben Arfa continues to wait for clearance to play for Nice . The midfielder was released from his contract at Newastle United . FIFA do not allow players to play for more than two clubs in a season . Ben Arfa has played for Newcastle Under-21s and Hull City this term . The French Football League are yet to approve Ben Arfa's Nice debut .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Sam Adams . PUBLISHED: . 11:07 EST, 27 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:22 EST, 27 February 2013 . A police officer accused of punching a woman to the ground at a Philadelphia street party has been acquitted of assault. Highway . Patrol Lt Jonathan D. Josey II, 40, was suspended by the police after footage of the incident at a festival associated with the city's Puerto Rican Day parade was posted online. A judge has ruled that Lt Josey was not guilty of assault after the video allegedly showed him striking Aida Guzman, 39, in the face during the confrontation last year. Scroll Down for Video: . Caught on camera: Lt Jonathan Josey circled on the left, appears to deliver a blow to Aida Guzman during the Puerto Rican day parade . Floored: Ms Guzman falls to the ground as Lt Josey stands over her, and is handcuffed by the police . Fired? Highway Patrol Lt Jonathan D. Josey II was suspended following the incident last year . The verdict, which was made by the judge without a jury, was met by applause from supporters of Lt Josey in the Philadelphia courtroom. He is now hoping to get his job back. Ms Guzman testified through a translator that she had been hit by Josey with a closed fist to her mouth, CBS News reports. Lt Josey told the court that she had refused to drop a bottle she was holding when asked and that he had tried to knock it out of her hand. He said he was 'shocked' when she went down when his hand struck her face. Judge Dugan said the footage of the incident in the video was 'troubling,' but that there was more going on at the scene than the clip revealed. He said the scene of the confrontation between the policeman and Ms Guzman was 'chaos' and 'volatile,' according to CBS. Josey said outside the courtroom that he had never intended to hit Guzman. She is now reported to be considering filing a civil law suit against Lt Josey. She suffered a swollen and cut lip as well as injuries to her hands and arm during the incident. Lt Josey - is seen in the video apparently striking Ms Guzman after someone else in the crowd throws water at the officers. In March 2010, Josey was cleared in the fatal shooting of an armed robber at a 7-Eleven and was later cited for bravery. He was stabbed in June 2010 when he was trying to break up a fight at a bar when he was off duty. Victim: Aida Guzman said she did nothing to provoke the incident. She is reported to be considering filing a civil lawsuit against Lt Josey . Injuries: Ms Guzman showed off her cut and swollen lip as well as grazes to her hands and arm . Shortly after the footage appeared on the line, the Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross described the video as 'disturbing.' The 36-second video, which was first . posted on YouTube the same day as the parade was . watched by hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom voiced outrage. The . video shows a number of people milling around during a street party that followed the parade. A number of officers appear to be surrounding a . car and as their backs are turned, someone throws an unidentified . substance at them which some viewers speculated was either water or . 'silly string.' When Lt . Josey turns around, he zeroes in on Ms Guzman and as she walks away, he appeared to hit her from behind and knock her to the floor. Ms Guzman was then arrested and was issued a summary citation for . disorderly conduct, on which police reported she had thrown beer at . them. Violence: Ms Guzman was floored during the incident and can be seen being cuffed as she looks up bewildered . Injuries: Ms Guzman is led away from the scene, bloodied, by a policeman. The footage caused outrage when it was posted online . Friends of Lt Josey described soon after the incident as a loving father and caring member of . the community. They also revealed that three years ago, he and Crime Scene Unit . Officer Terry Lewis started the Life or Death Initiative, a nonprofit . organization that teaches violence prevention to teens and ex-offenders. Around 1,500 people attended the Puerto Rico Day parade. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Lt Jonathan D. Josey II appeared to strike reveller Aida Guzman in video clip . Footage of incident in Philadelphia caused outrage after being posted online . Judge acquits policeman despite describing clip as 'disturbing' [/SUMMARY]</s>

Lt Jonathan D. Josey II appeared to strike reveller Aida Guzman in video clip . Footage of incident in Philadelphia caused outrage after being posted online . Judge acquits policeman despite describing clip as 'disturbing'

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<s>[ARTICLE] (ArsTechnica) -- The Federal Communications Commission is releasing the details of its new net neutrality Order in stages. Although the FCC's new ban on "unreasonable discrimination" for wired ISPs allows certain kinds of traffic discrimination (not all bits need be equal), the agency made clear after Tuesday's meeting that "paid prioritization" deals with Internet companies are unlikely to be allowed. Critics had worried that the new Order would only affect outright website blocking, leaving paid prioritization untouched (or even implicitly sanctioned). "Pay for Priority Unlikely to Satisfy 'No Unreasonable Discrimination' Rule," advises one subheading of the new net neutrality rules. Ed Whitacre's dream of directly charging Google and Yahoo to "use his pipes" -- a key event in starting the entire net neutrality debate -- appears to be dashed. "A commercial arrangement between a broadband provider and a third party to directly or indirectly favor some traffic over other traffic in the connection to a subscriber of the broadband provider (i.e., 'pay for priority') would raise significant cause for concern," the Commission then elaborates. This is because "pay for priority would represent a significant departure from historical and current practice." Insofar as engaged . As we've reported, the FCC's new rules forbid Internet providers from blocking lawful content and they require transparency from ISPs. They also require that network management and packet discrimination to be "reasonable," but that only applies to wireline broadband. Wireless operators gets a free pass on rationality; they're limited only to the transparency and blocking provisions. Here's the text of the Commission's "no unreasonable discrimination" rule: . A person engaged in the provision of fixed broadband Internet access service, insofar as such person is so engaged, shall not unreasonably discriminate in transmitting lawful network traffic over a consumer's broadband Internet access service. Reasonable network management shall not constitute unreasonable discrimination. What are "reasonable network management" practices? Here you go: . A network management practice is reasonable if it is appropriate and tailored to achieving a legitimate network management purpose, taking into account the particular network architecture and technology of the broadband Internet access service. Legitimate network management purposes include: ensuring network security and integrity, including by addressing traffic that is harmful to the network; addressing traffic that is unwanted by users (including by premise operators), such as by providing services or capabilities consistent with a user's choices regarding parental controls or security capabilities; and by reducing or mitigating the effects of congestion on the network. "Specialized services" like IPTV (think AT&T''s U-Verse) will also be allowed over the last-mile broadband connection, although the FCC insists it will watch their deployment for anti-competitive behavior. But the Order rather strongly suggests that priority deals are "unlikely" to fit into this "reasonable" framework. Why not? First, "since the beginning of the Internet," the agency explains, "Internet access providers have typically not charged particular content or application providers fees to reach the providers' consumer retail service subscribers or struck pay-for-priority deals, and the record does not contain evidence that US broadband providers currently engage in such arrangements." Second, priority deals would represent a "departure from longstanding norms" and "could cause great harm to innovation and investment in and on the Internet." They would raise barriers on entry for edge providers and could also boost "transaction costs arising from the need to reach agreements with one or more broadband providers to access a critical mass of potential users." Third, pay for priority could hurt users at the low end of the economic ladder -- bloggers, students, libraries, schools, advocacy groups. "Even open Internet skeptics acknowledge that pay for priority may disadvantage non-commercial uses of the network, which are typically less able to pay for priority, and for which the Internet is a uniquely important platform." Finally, ISPs that push pay for priority service "would have an incentive to limit the quality of service provided to non-prioritized traffic." As some game developers worry, ISPs might effectively charge for non-inferior service, investing "less in open access and more in services that they can provide at a premium." "In light of each of these concerns, as a general matter, it is unlikely that pay for priority would satisfy the 'no unreasonable discrimination' standard," this section of the FCC's Order concludes. "The practice of a broadband Internet access service provider prioritizing its own content, applications, or services, or those of its affiliates, would raise the same significant concerns and would be subject to the same standards and considerations in evaluating reasonableness as third-party pay-for-priority arrangements." History . All of these assertions will soon be contested. AT&T has all but told the FCC that it could live with net neutrality rules... provided those rules give a green light to priority access arrangements. As AT&T warned the FCC a year ago, a "strict" nondiscrimination provision "would completely ban voluntary commercial agreements for the paid provision of certain value-added broadband services, which would needlessly deprive market participants, including content providers, from willingly obtaining services that could improve consumers' Internet experiences." On top of that, AT&T has its own take on the history of this matter. The ISP insists that paid priority access was "fully" and even "expressly" contemplated by the Internet Engineering Task Force decades ago as it mapped out the 'Net's key protocol, TCP/IP. But the Center for Democracy and Technology pushes back that AT&T is misreading early IETF documents, which were purposed to "describing the technical architecture needed to deploy differential services not the payment schemes that may be associated with it." Hello, Level 3 . Then there's the sticky question of whether the dispute between Level 3 Communications and Comcast falls into this zone of scrutiny. The Internet backbone and Content Delivery Network operator insists that Comcast crossed the line by charging it to move Netflix movie data to Comcast network subscribers. Comcast pushes back that this is just a private peering/transit dispute, in which Level 3's sudden jump in traffic required a economic response. When asked if the FCC would scrutinize the Level 3 dispute, Chairman Julius Genachowski responded that the agency was "looking into it." It seems likely that if controversies like this keep coming up, complaints invoking the FCC's new Order will be filed, requiring the Commission to look into the matter quite a bit over the coming months. Or maybe not. Comcast seems quite sanguine about Tuesday's decision. "While we look forward to reviewing the final order, the rules as described generally appear intended to strike a workable balance between the needs of the marketplace for certainty and everyone's desire that Internet openness be preserved," Comcast Vice President David Cohen declared. "Most importantly, this approach removes the cloud of Title II regulation that would unquestionably have harmed innovation and investment in the Internet and broadband infrastructure." Reasonable and timely . Rather than Title II common carrier regulations, much of the Order's legal framework is based on Section 706 of the Communications Act, which requires the FCC to "encourage the deployment on a reasonable and timely basis of advanced telecommunications capability to all Americans." The question of whether this and various other sections of the Act that the FCC is invoking will survive court scrutiny is an interesting one, but there are other potential legal bugbears ahead. The ISPs also insist that they've got the First Amendment right to cut priority access deals with content providers. "The First Amendment protects the right not just to decide what to say, but how to say it," former National Cable and Telecommunications Association CEO Kyle McSlarrow declared last year. "Does the First Amendment really allow the government to prohibit a content or applications provider from paying to acquire the means to distribute its content in the form or manner it wishes?" How will all this play itself out? It depends on how the FCC enforces this advisory, and who sues the government in response. "We have a legal basis for the rules we adopted today that is very strong -- that gives us the authority we need," Genachowski told reporters in a press conference held after Tuesday's Open Commission meeting. "And I am confident it will in court." COPYRIGHT 2011 ARSTECHNICA.COM . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The FCC's new rules forbid Internet providers from blocking lawful content . Critics worried that the new Order would leave paid prioritization untouched . FCC: Reasonable network management shall not constitute unreasonable discrimination . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The FCC's new rules forbid Internet providers from blocking lawful content . Critics worried that the new Order would leave paid prioritization untouched . FCC: Reasonable network management shall not constitute unreasonable discrimination .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 03:28 EST, 20 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:28 EST, 20 June 2013 . Casey Anthony could be at risk of 'disappearing' if the defamation cases against her continue, according to her lawyers. The 27-year-old from Florida has been accused of slandering two people by implicating them in the death of her daughter Caylee, whom she was cleared of murdering. But she is seeking to have their lawsuits dropped, claiming she does not have enough money to pay damages. At risk: Casey Anthony could disappear if she is forced to defend against lawsuits, according to her attorneys . Anthony is being sued by Roy Kronk, the workman who found Caylee's body after the two-year-old had been missing for six months, who says he has been accused of wrongdoing over the toddler's death. She also faces a suit from Zenaida Gonzalez, a woman with the same name as a fictional nanny who Anthony originally claimed had kidnapped Caylee. However, both cases were paused in January when Anthony filed for bankruptcy. Her lawyers are now seeking to have the suits dismissed, filing papers in Orange County Circuit Court claiming that Anthony could go into hiding as a result of her legal struggles, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Daughter: Anthony was acquitted of murdering two-year-old Caylee, who went missing for six months . 'She will either defend the cases or be forced to default because she has no money,' they wrote. 'She will be lampooned in the press. The death threats will again increase. 'She will be forced to find new accommodations, or just simply disappear and say it is not worth the fight anymore.' Anthony, who was widely vilified at the time of her trial for murder, has barely been seen in public since being acquitted of killing her daughter. She claims to be nearly $800,000 in debt thanks to heavy legal fees, and a bankruptcy trustee has sought to sell off the rights to her life story in order to pay her bills. Although Anthony was found not guilty of murder in 2011, she was convicted of lying to police after it emerged that she had made up her explanation of why Caylee was missing. Last month, the trial judge said that he was shocked by Anthony's acquittal and claimed that there was enough evidence to convict her of killing her daughter. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Anthony is being sued for defamation but cases have been on hold . Lawyer says she will face death threats and could 'simply disapper' [/SUMMARY]</s>

Anthony is being sued for defamation but cases have been on hold . Lawyer says she will face death threats and could 'simply disapper'

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Travelmail Reporter . In this modern image-conscious world, when we all want to portray ourselves in the best possible light, a man might want to smell of many things. He certainly wants to smell of diligently washed skin and newly cleaned clothes. He probably wants to smell of expensive hair products. He might even want to smell of whatever fragrance David Beckham is flogging this week, or some other fine aftershave. Kicking up a stink: Norse Power attempts to bottle the smell of a ninth century Viking warrior . But one thing he probably doesn’t want to smell like is a stinking bearded warrior from 13 centuries ago. A stinking bearded warrior, who, to be precise, has a penchant for smashing up villages, wearing blood-stained battle gear and sporting awful helmet hair. Nonetheless, this hasn’t stopped tourist officials in York from launching ‘Norse Power’, a – shall we say – niche-appeal perfume which will help a man to reek like a Viking. Visit York has created this bottled attack on our nostrils in tribute to the city’s Norse past. It has been concocted using assorted pungent ingredients: deep-soaked sweat (worked up during a raid on a British settlement); seawater (from a long voyage across the North Sea from the Viking heartland of Norway); mud and damp (from travels on foot over sodden terrain); dried blood (not necessarily model’s own – from a day’s fighting and pillaging). Fighting fit: The 'deodorant', launched by Visit York, combines the aromas of blood, sweat, seawater and meat . The . eye-watering package is completed by the ‘aromas’ of cooked meat from . Viking feasts, hard liquor (Vikings had a noted appetite for mead) and – . as a token pleasant inclusion – notes of fresh pine from all those . lengthy hikes though deep-rooted forests. ‘With . Norse Power, we wanted to try and capture the sort of smells that would . have been part of the lives of Viking warriors around the time that . York was the Norse capital of England,’ says Michelle Brown, the . marketing manager at Visit York. ‘But . more than that, with all the bath products, deodorants, perfumes and . aftershaves available today, we wanted to give male visitors to York the . chance to cast aside their allegiance to modern aromas and instead . embrace the smells from an era of warriors.’ The launch of Norse Power is, of course, just a bit of fun – although those who really want to smell like the inside of an animal-skin cloak can try the fragrance this weekend. It will be available to wear at Visit York’s main visitor centre this Saturday and Sunday (17-18 May) – with men encouraged to swap their usual body spray for Viking stench. I'll have what he's having: The 'fragrance' also contains the scent of roasted animal meat . York was effectively the heart of Viking culture in Britain after it was attacked and quelled by Viking invaders in 866AD. The Viking era ran roughly between the end of the eighth century and the middle of the 11th. In Britain, it came to a bloody conclusion in 1066, when an invading force from Norway was defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (in modern Yorkshire) – just days before the Battle of Hastings saw William the Conqueror and his cohorts complete the Norman Conquest. Notorious for their ferocity, Vikings hailed from the Scandinavian landmass (especially Norway, Denmark and Sweden), although they also settled in Greenland. Itinerant and aggressive, their attacks on Europe made them the scourge of the continent for almost 300 years – and even took them as far south as Spain and Portugal. However, for all their reputation as vicious killers, Vikings were also great sailors and explorers – and there is a good deal of evidence to suggest that they crossed the Atlantic and ‘discovered’ the Americas (not least Newfoundland) long before Christopher Columbus. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Unholy 'aftershave' combines the smells of blood, sweat and smoking fires . Fragrance is design to capture the essence of the notorious Norse warriors . Men are being asked to try 'Norse Power' when it 'launches' this weekend . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Unholy 'aftershave' combines the smells of blood, sweat and smoking fires . Fragrance is design to capture the essence of the notorious Norse warriors . Men are being asked to try 'Norse Power' when it 'launches' this weekend .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Machine-gun toting armed robbers who struck at a New York City jewellers were sent to terrify the owner by a rival, it has been reported. The rival has admitted he sent the two men to intimidate the owner of the Diamond District shop on the afternoon of Veterans Day, but claims they got greedy and took Rolex, Patek Philippe and other high-end watches worth $500,000 and $6,000 cash. The incident happened about 2.30pm on Tuesday when the two suspects entered the business on the eighth floor of a building on 47th Street between 5th and 6th avenues, just a short distance from the Veterans Day parade. Pictured, two suspects in the case. It has been reported that a rival jeweller sent the men to scare the owner . The incident happened about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday when the two suspects entered the business on the eighth floor of a building on 47th Street between 5th and 6th avenues . Police in New York City are searching for two men in connection with a violent armed robbery at a jewellery store in Manhattan’s Diamond District, just a short distance from the Veterans Day parade . According to police, the suspects, who may have been carrying automatic weapons, pistol-whipped the owner. 'They wanted to show they had muscle,” a law-enforcement source told the New York Post. 'They have a beef over money and jewelry, and the Russian [whom the victim and his partners] are beefing with sends these two guys over there to scare them.' He added: 'The gunman touched a lot of stuff in the store. He didn’t have gloves on.' NYPD initially believed that the suspects were still inside the building and blocked an entire city block as they conducted a floor-by-floor sweep of the building. At least two police helicopters, a SWAT team, dozens of police vehicles, and K9 team were involved. NYPD initially believed that the suspects were still inside the building and blocked an entire city block as they conducted a floor-by-floor sweep of the building . Officers from the New York Police Department’s elite Emergency Services Unit forced everyone inside the mid-rise building to evacuate, but didn't find the suspects. Little is known about the two suspects except that they are described as black and that one was wearing a long black trench coat. Witnesses said the men put on masks as they entered the building and were carrying large weapons. 'They had guns. Big guns,' witness Joseph Meyrov told the Wall Street Journal. Officers are shown gathered inside the building on 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues where a jewellery heist took place on the eighth floor in New York City on Tuesday . Pedestrians walk past the building on 47th Street  where earlier two suspects had entered the business and made off with an unspecified amount of cash and jewellery . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Police in New York City are searching for two men in connection with a violent armed robbery at a jewelry store in Manhattan’s Diamond District . It has been reported that a rival jeweller sent the men to scare owner . The robbery happened about 2.30pm on Tuesday on the eighth floor of a building on 47th Street - just a short distance from the Veterans Day parade . According to police, the suspects pistol-whipped the owner and then made off with an unspecified amount of cash and jewelry . NYPD initially believed the suspects were still inside the building and blocked an entire city block as they conducted a floor-by-floor sweep . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Police in New York City are searching for two men in connection with a violent armed robbery at a jewelry store in Manhattan’s Diamond District . It has been reported that a rival jeweller sent the men to scare owner . The robbery happened about 2.30pm on Tuesday on the eighth floor of a building on 47th Street - just a short distance from the Veterans Day parade . According to police, the suspects pistol-whipped the owner and then made off with an unspecified amount of cash and jewelry . NYPD initially believed the suspects were still inside the building and blocked an entire city block as they conducted a floor-by-floor sweep .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Meghan Keneally . and Daily Mail Reporter . Radio icon Casey Kasem's daughter has sued a weight loss . expert because she claims that the medication he gave her only made her gain . wait. In addition, Liberty Kasem believes that the treatment plan . she was put on by Dr. Edgar Guess harmed her health. TMZ reports that Liberty Kasem has filed a lawsuit against . the doctor, who runs the Beverly Hills Wellness Center. Lawsuit: Liberty Kasem believes that the treatment plan she was put on by Dr. Edgar Guess harmed her health . Early years: Liberty Kasem, seen here with her parents in 2000, claims that the negative side effects began six months after seeking help losing weight . Ms Kasem, an aspiring singer, reportedly sought his help in . 2012 when she was prepping for a music video shoot. She claims that he suggested she start a regamine of . medication- the brands of which have not been publicly disclosed- as well as . vitamins and supplements. Six months after she was first put on the regimen, she began to sweat profusely and vomit- to the extent that she began to fear for her life. Liberty, who is believed to be 24 years old, is the daughter . of entertainment icon Casey Kasem and his wife Jean. This is just the latest legal drama for the family as . Liberty's step-siblings accused her mother, Casey Kasem's wife of 34 years . Jean, of effectively holding him hostage. Family feud: Liberty Kasem (right), seen with her step sister Kerri and their father in 2005, is the only daughter from the radio host's second- current- marriage . Stripped: Jean Kasem, seen last week with Liberty by her side, has been stripped of guardianship over her husband . On Friday, Jean Kasem said that her husband is getting the . best possible care and she is 'not going to allow anybody to shred (her) family . on unfounded facts and malicious accusations' of elder abuse. In a video statement provided to King5.com, . Jean Kasem says her step-daughter Kerri's legal maneuverings to gain . control over her father are motivated by nothing more than money. She says that the rift Kasem has with his daughter from . another marriage is based on her participation in the Church of Scientology. 'Casey never agreed with his eldest daughter's - from a . prior marriage of over 40 years ago - involvement with the Church of . Scientology and does not want her involved in his medical or estate affairs,' Jean Kasem says in her televised statement. Victory: Kerri Kasem, Casey's daughter from another marriage, is fighting Jean over guardianship over her father . The Church: Jean Ksaem says Kerri's involvement with the Church of Scientology is why Casey doesn't want her involved in his medical decisions . 'If the judge in these highly suspicious preceedings does . not see the monetary motive behind these fraudulent petitioners, then something . is seriously wrong and unjust here,' she continued. 'The abuse of the legal . process has been seriously violated and should be looked into by the . appropriate judicial committee immediately without any further delay.' Jean Kasem says she has proof that several law enforcement . agencies that have checked in on her ailing husband have all said that he seems . alert and in good spirits. 'My husband is very happy and comfortable . in our family and has told me time and time again that he wishes to . remain under my care,' she said in an interview with KING-TV. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Liberty Kasem has sued a weight loss specialist after she says her health was threatened and she gained weight . Comes days after her mother, Jean Kasem, was served Friday with court papers stripping her of guardianship of the aging radio star . The court order is the latest shot fired in the battle between Jean and Kerri Kasem, Kasem's daughter from another marriage . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Liberty Kasem has sued a weight loss specialist after she says her health was threatened and she gained weight . Comes days after her mother, Jean Kasem, was served Friday with court papers stripping her of guardianship of the aging radio star . The court order is the latest shot fired in the battle between Jean and Kerri Kasem, Kasem's daughter from another marriage .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 17:53 EST, 28 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 17:55 EST, 28 January 2014 . A 15-year-old girl abducted by three teenage boys, including her ex-boyfriend, was miraculously rescued from the trunk of a stolen car - after calling for help on her cell phone. The teenager's harrowing two-hour ordeal began at 7.30am this morning when the masked juveniles - one carrying a handgun - pulled her into the car as she walked to school in Yakima, Washington. But in a stroke of luck, the boys failed to take the frightened girl's phone or tie her up, leaving her free to give directions to a 911 dispatcher. Scroll down for video . Frightening: The teenage girl's harrowing ordeal began in a quiet neighborhood near 64th and Terry Avenues in Yakima, Washington . On the ball: Yakima Police Spokesperson Rod Light said information provided by the girl about road surfaces and sounds helped cops track her down . Yakima Herald reported the driver traveled west on the State Route 410 for some time before dropping off two of the kidnappers at Highland High school. The car then traveled to Weikel Road before taking a back way to Naches and heading west to Chinook Pass near Bumping Lake. About two hours after being snatched from the street, troopers saved the girl after stopping the car on State Route 410. Yakima . Police Department spokesman Captain Rod Light told KIMATV.com police found the girl by tracking her cell phone. She was unharmed. 'She wasn't able to give accurate . directions. She was able to give some information as to the road . surfaces, the sounds,' he said. Captain Light said the girl provided a key clue when she reported seeing snow through a hole in the trunk. 'I think when they're up in the mountains now, there's only two ways to go,' Light said. 'I mean generally from here if you're going to the mountains when there's snow, it's going to be White Pass or Chinook Pass.' Police arrested the teenage boys, with Captain Light saying the girl was lucky to be alive. 'We’re not even sure what his (the kidnapper) intent was, but obviously it wasn’t good,' he said. 'So, thank goodness, she . had a cellphone. A good ending to a bad situation.' Shocking: The teen driver dropped off two other suspects at Highland High School (pictured) before continuing on his journey . Harrowing two hour ordeal: The frightened girl was snatched from the corner of 64th and Terry Aves in Yakima, Washington and driven west on SR 410 toward Chinook Pass where she was rescued . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Teenage girl, 15, kidnapped by three teenage boys in Yakima, Washington this morning . She was locked in the stolen car's trunk for two hours . The girl called police on her cellphone and identified one abductor as an ex-boyfriend . The three teens were arrested . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Teenage girl, 15, kidnapped by three teenage boys in Yakima, Washington this morning . She was locked in the stolen car's trunk for two hours . The girl called police on her cellphone and identified one abductor as an ex-boyfriend . The three teens were arrested .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Alan Pardew fully expects to be in charge of Newcastle when they face Leicester City a week on Saturday. The United boss has no intention of quitting his position and Sportsmail understands owner Mike Ashley remains fully supportive of his manager. The Magpies still reside in the bottom three despite twice coming from behind to claim a 2-2 draw at Swansea on Saturday – Papiss Cisse with both goals – and Pardew believes his players showed their commitment to the cause. Newcastle manager Pardew shows what it means as his team picks up a huge away point . A banner shown off by the Newcastle fans during their draw at the Liberty Stadium . Cisse gets an enthusiastic high 10 from his boss Pardew after his two goals secured the draw . ‘We showed so much character and were determined to try to win,’ he said. ‘One thing you have to analyse as a football manager is – is the team giving you everything? ‘I don’t think our worst critic could argue they didn’t give me everything. We wanted to push for the win and had the chance to do that at 2-2. ‘It’s obvious we’re not playing the way that I would like. We’re a little bit tight in the way we’re playing. For now we have to grind ourselves a win and then the confidence will come back.’ Newcastle fans before the match calling for the head of their manager with 'Sack Pardew' posters . Newcastle owner Mike Ashley (right) after the final whistle is blown in his side's 2-2 draw with Swansea . And, looking beyond the international break, Pardew added: ‘My attention now turns to the next game. Hopefully I can now look forward to that game – and a win. ‘We know that the tension in the stands and the stadium isn’t going to go away. In the short-term we must focus on a performance and we’ve got a bit to lean on after this. ‘We can take the positives in to the next game, where a win would settle everyone down.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Pardew says he'll be in charge when his side face Leicester in two weeks . Newcastle boss has no intention of quitting his position at St James' Park . Secured a 2-2 draw away at Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday . Owner Mike Ashley remains fully supportive of his manager . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Pardew says he'll be in charge when his side face Leicester in two weeks . Newcastle boss has no intention of quitting his position at St James' Park . Secured a 2-2 draw away at Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday . Owner Mike Ashley remains fully supportive of his manager .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- From the red carpet to the White House, a public figure's fashion choices convey intent and state of mind. During Tuesday's presidential debate, the flashbulb-wielding peanut gallery will express more curiosity about health care reform and foreign policy than about who designed Mitt Romney's ensemble. But while what each candidate is wearing certainly isn't ballot-worthy, neither campaign seems to be taking any chances -- even with something as small as an American flag lapel pin. "The littlest things can throw a campaign so the candidates tend to keep it safe and let the wives be the peacocks of the campaign," said Maren Hartman, runway analyst and director of U.S. content for WGSN, a fashion forecasting service. Despite their political leanings, Hartman said both Romney and President Obama tend to lean toward the conservative side when it comes to wardrobe policy. "When it comes to things like creating brand image where everybody does the same thing or people are consistent, it helps consumers and voters remember who they're looking at," said Hartman, calling to mind Steve Jobs' black turtleneck, jeans and New Balance sneakers; Mark Zuckerberg's gray T-shirts; and even Rick Santorum's sweater vests. Romney's campaign-trail uniform of a button-down Oxford shirt with rolled-up sleeves and blue jeans helps disassociate him from the immense personal wealth that has often been a point of contention, said Hartman. Obama, on the other hand, is more likely to appear on the campaign trail in a tailored power suit, rolling his sleeves or taking off his jacket for a more casual look, she said. "I think he's much better off in a suit," iconic American designer Tommy Hilfiger told CNN's Piers Morgan about President Obama. "He needs to be in a suit and he's really professional and proper in a suit and he's being photographed all the time so he should have his game on." Meanwhile, Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan has been lambasted in heavy-hitting fashion publications like Women's Wear Daily, Esquire and the New York Times Style Section for his poorly tailored suits. Bruce Pask, the men's fashion editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, told Cathy Horyn, The New York Times fashion critic: "I think he suffers from the misconception that the size a guy wears directly correlates with his masculinity. In their minds, being a 42 is more manly than a 40. And yet what actually happens when a guy wears something too big is the obvious: He looks smaller, dwarfed by shoulders that are too big, a shirt collar that is too roomy, lapels that are too wide." "I think he looks like an American businessman on a weekend and I think he's trying to portray that -- I think he wants people to think he's the guy next door in his dress, so I think he's accomplishing that," said Hilfiger of Ryan. Romney, Ryan love North Face. Founder finds that ironic . Of course, what the candidates' wives wear gets even more scrutiny. "I think Michelle Obama brought back that focus on fashion and the first lady having a look -- and that trickles over to the men as well," said Hartman. Although style mavens generally tend to covet the first lady's ensembles, Michelle Obama did receive heavy criticism when she opted for an Alexander McQueen gown for a 2011 state dinner with Chinese President Hu Jintao, instead of a more diplomatic choice of an Asian-American designer. And long before Big Bird took center stage during the last presidential debate, another yellow bird ruffled a few feathers. In May, Ann Romney faced a backlash after sporting an off-the-rack $990 Reed Krakoff T-shirt with a prominent yellow bird design during an interview on CBS's "This Morning." Critics called her choice to wear such an expensive staple item "out of touch." According to Emily Barnett, a Parsons School of Design assistant professor, color choice is also powerful visual tool -- whether viewers know it or not. McDonald's is one of the most famous examples of color theory with its branded combination of yellow and red. Red is known to illicit feelings of hunger while yellow tends to convey a sense of rush; a fitting combination for a fast food chain. Barnett said since the late Tim Russert of "Meet the Press" popularized the concept of red (Republican) and blue (Democrat) states, who wears what color tie has been a very circumscribed choice. In the most recent debate, Romney opted for a red, diagonally striped tie while Obama opted for a blue tie with a very minimal pattern. Romney's choice of diagonals was smart, said Barnett because diagonals imply "a strong sense of movement." Obama's small, muted pattern fell in line with his more laid back performance in the debate, she said. As for the wives, Barnett said both women made smart wardrobe choices for the last debate, including the first lady's choice of a warmer blue suit. "That kind of color is a symbol to her loyalty," said Barnett -- very fitting on debate night, but also the couple's 20th wedding anniversary. Ann, keeping with the patriotic red, white and blue palette, opted for an ivory suit. "That's a color that in scientific terms reflects all colors and it also references a fresh, new outlook and peace," said Barnett. For Tuesday's debate, Barnett predicts the candidates will stick with the same tie colors but opt for hints of the opposing color -- to promote a more bipartisanship, moderate tone in a tight election. Do you pay attention to what the candidates and their spouses are wearing? How much of an impact does it make on your opinion of them? Share your thoughts in the comments below. "Like" CNN Living on Facebook . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Mitt Romney and President Obama both lean toward a conservative wardrobe . Romney has dressed down on the campaign trail, perhaps to show he's a normal guy . Both sides have received backlash over fashion flubs, Paul Ryan in particular . Fashion insider: Ann Romney and Michelle Obama are "the peacocks of the campaign" [/SUMMARY]</s>

Mitt Romney and President Obama both lean toward a conservative wardrobe . Romney has dressed down on the campaign trail, perhaps to show he's a normal guy . Both sides have received backlash over fashion flubs, Paul Ryan in particular . Fashion insider: Ann Romney and Michelle Obama are "the peacocks of the campaign"

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<s>[ARTICLE] The Met commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe (pictured), set out claims detectives were bugged by intelligence agencies whose alleged malpractice they probed over the abduction of Libyan dissidents . Britain's security and intelligence agencies were last night rocked by claims that they bugged Scotland Yard detectives who were investigating the agencies’ own alleged malpractice. A Yard spokesman yesterday confirmed that police are investigating the allegations – which stem from documents disclosed in court by MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. If substantiated, the claims – set out in a letter to Met commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe from Cori Crider, a director of the human rights charity Reprieve – would mean that one arm of the State supposed to keep the country safe from terrorism spied on another, the Metropolitan Police. It focuses on the case of two Libyan dissidents, Abdel Hakim Belhaj and Sami al Saadi, who were abducted from China in a joint operation by MI6 and the CIA in 2004, then sent back to Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya. The Met launched Operation Lydd, an inquiry into their treatment, in 2012, when documents seized from the Libyan security HQ revealed that UK agencies were partly responsible. It is investigating whether British officials involved in the abduction committed crimes under English law. A preliminary file was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service in October. But according to the letter from Ms Crider, Operation Lydd has been spied on. Behind her claims lie documents which emerged in a court hearing last month, at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT). In these, MI5, MI6 and GCHQ made the disclosure that in cases such as those of the Libyan dissidents, they routinely bug lawyer-client conversations. Reprieve and solicitors Leigh Day are representing Mr Belhaj, who in addition to making a criminal complaint, is trying to sue the British Government. The lawyers believe their conversations with him have been bugged, Ms Crider said yesterday, which means the agencies will also have picked up crucial details of Operation Lydd. n her letter, she claims the documents revealed at the IPT show the agencies have apparently felt free to ‘collect communications regarding the evidence that is at the heart of Operation Lydd’. It adds: ‘If MI6 officers (or others) intercepted our contacts with police… we are concerned about the safety of potential witnesses and the risk of improper “tip-offs”.’ Ms Crider said some witnesses had come forward on terms of strict confidentiality. They would ‘fear for their lives’ if it turned out the inquiry had been bugged. The MI5, MI6 and GCHQ (pictured) admitted in cases such as those of the dissidents Abdel Hakim Belhaj and Sami al Saadi, who were sent back to Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya, they routinely bug lawyer-client conversations . She added: ‘It seems blatantly obvious that those under investigation by the police for serious crimes should not have access to the details of that investigation. Yet that is just what we fear may have happened here.’ Lawyer-client communications have been regarded as immune to official scrutiny for centuries. A Government spokeswoman, speaking on behalf of the UK agencies, said she could not comment because the IPT case is ongoing, but added: ‘The Government is clear that under no circumstances would it be acceptable for any public authority to rely on legally privileged communications to gain an unfair advantage in litigation.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Detectives were probing alleged malpractice by the intelligence agencies . Scotland Yard confirmed it is investigating claims officers were monitored . Revelation of bugging stems from documents from MI5, MI6 and GCHQ . If claims proved, it will show one security arm of State spied on another . Probe concerns two Libyan dissidents abducted by MI6 and the CIA . Inquiry was set up to find if British officials acted illegally in the snatch . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Detectives were probing alleged malpractice by the intelligence agencies . Scotland Yard confirmed it is investigating claims officers were monitored . Revelation of bugging stems from documents from MI5, MI6 and GCHQ . If claims proved, it will show one security arm of State spied on another . Probe concerns two Libyan dissidents abducted by MI6 and the CIA . Inquiry was set up to find if British officials acted illegally in the snatch .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . David Mccormack . A United Airlines flight from Nashville to Houston was forced to turn around on Sunday after a 43-year-old woman threatened another passenger who asked her to turn her cell phone off. Lashonda Lee Williams, 43, is alleged to have told another female passenger, ‘I kill white people like you.’ She was arrested for assault by cops after the flight had returned to its gate at Nashville International Airport. Lashonda Lee Williams, 43, is alleged to have told another female passenger, 'I kill white people like you' and was arrested for assault . According to a court affidavit obtained by The Smoking Gun, another female passenger asked Williams to ‘turn off her cell phone due to the aircraft being in flight.’ Investigators noted that Williams told the other passenger – named as K. Colleen Coult, 50 - that she would follow her upon reaching Houston ‘and find out where she lived.’ The comments ‘created fear in Coult for her safety,’ the affidavit notes. A United flight attendant told cops that Williams’s statements 'were causing anxiety and fear throughout the cabin.' After being booked into the Davidson County jail, Williams was released on $3000 bond. She is scheduled for a June 25 County Court appearance. A United Airlines flight to Houston was forced to return to Nashville International Airport, pictured, on Sunday after a 43-year-old woman threatened another passenger who had asked her to turn her cell phone off . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Lashonda Lee Williams, 43, is alleged to have told another female passenger, 'I kill white people like you' K. Colleen Coult, 50, had asked Williams to turn off her phone minutes after take-off on the Houston-bound flight . Williams also told Coult that she would follow with her once they landed in Houston and she would 'find out where she lived' The plane returned to Nashville International Airport and Williams was arrested for assault . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Lashonda Lee Williams, 43, is alleged to have told another female passenger, 'I kill white people like you' K. Colleen Coult, 50, had asked Williams to turn off her phone minutes after take-off on the Houston-bound flight . Williams also told Coult that she would follow with her once they landed in Houston and she would 'find out where she lived' The plane returned to Nashville International Airport and Williams was arrested for assault .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Louise Boyle . Last updated at 12:57 PM on 30th August 2011 . Highly sensitive government documents have been published by Wikileaks putting hundreds of lives at risk. The anti-secrecy organisation posted 134,000 memos online over the past few days which included the names of journalists, human rights activists and academics who spoke to American diplomats and whose identities were marked with the warning 'strictly protect'. The details of informants were never supposed to be revealed but were made public accidentally after a feud between founder Julian Assange and former Wikileaks spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg. Secret's out: Wikilieaks, founded by Julian Assange, has published highly sensitive U.S. state documents . When Domscheit-Berg left Wikileaks at the end of last year, he took a collection of material, including the . sensitive memos, with him. He eventually returned the information including the classified material. However in an apparent mix-up, Assange released all the documents online including the uncensored cables. Assange is currently under house arrest in Norfolk as he awaits a verdict from the High Court next month. He is facing extradition to Sweden to face accusations of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion. More than 250,000 U.S. State department documents have been obtained by Wikileaks since last year. Many have appeared in the news but with the names blacked out of those thought to be vulnerable to retaliation in foreign countries. Among those named were a United Nations official in West Africa and a foreign human rights activist working in Cambodia. They had spoken candidly to American Embassy officials on the understanding that they would not be publicly identified. Wanted: A page from the Interpol website showing the appeal for the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the Wikileaks whistleblowing website, Julian Assange . According to German newspaper Der . Freitag, the uncensored cables are  in a password-protected . file circulating on the internet. The paper reported that the file was easy to find along with the password to unlock it. The cables contain the names of informants to the U.S. government in Israel, Jordan, Iran and Afghanistan. There is deep concern from U.S. officials that hostile countries could have already discovered and decrypted the file to uncover the names. Sources revealed: Informants of the U.S. government in Iran, Israel, Jordan and Afghanistan have had their names put online . Former Wikileaks employee Herbert Snorrason, who left the organisation as part of a staff revolt last year, and is now part of the competing site OpenLeaks, told Wired: 'The . story is that a series of lapses, as far as I can see on behalf of . WikiLeaks and its affiliates, has led to the possibility a file becoming . generally available which it never should have been available.' The . cables were contained in an encrypted file that Assange had stored on a . sub-directory of the organisation’s server last year, which wasn’t . searchable on the internet by anyone who didn’t already know its . location. December 2007 - Guantanamo Bay operating procedures including 'rewards' like toilet paper for prisoners' good behaviour . September 2008 - Sarah Palin's email account . November 2008 - BNP membership list which included several senior police officers, doctors and military personnel . October 2009 - The Minton Report into the health effects of dumping toxic waste in Africa . November 2009 - Emails from the Climate Research Unit which appeared to show scientists 'tricks' to convince people about global warming . November 2009 - Pager messages sent during the terrorist attacks on September 11 in New York . April 2010 - Video footage of  Apache helicopter attack in Iraq in which two Reuters journalists were shot dead . July 2010 - Iraq war files which raised questions about crimes by coalition troops . Assange had reportedly given the . password for the file to an 'external contact'. Both the file and the password are now available online. Mr Snorrason said the password leak was done 'completely inadvertently' but refused to name the source that it had come from. After nine months of slowly releasing information, WikiLeaks abruptly published around 130,000 documents this week - more than half its database. WikiLeaks responded to the leak on Twitter by stating: 'There has been no ''leak at WikiLeaks''. The issue relates to a mainstream media partner and a malicious individual.' The American soldier Private Bradley Manning faces spending the rest of his life in prison after he was accused of passing on highly-sensitive material to Assange in 2009. He was charged with transferring classified data onto his own personal computer and passing it to WikiLeaks. He is believed to have passed on material including 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables and footage of a July 2007 Baghdad airstrike, later published by Assange. Private Manning was initially held at the maximum-security military prison Quantico in Virginia. Despite since being transferred to what has been described as a ‘more humane’ environment, he faces a life sentence. Source: Private Bradley Manning is facing a life sentence after being accused of passing sensitive U.S. military documents to Wikileaks found Julian Assange . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Lives of activists, academics and journalists 'at risk' 'Series of lapses' after feud between Julian Assange and former employee . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Lives of activists, academics and journalists 'at risk' 'Series of lapses' after feud between Julian Assange and former employee .

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<s>[ARTICLE] ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Two cadaver dogs working separately each showed interest in the same area of property belonging to kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido, a possible indication of human remains, police said Thursday. Police search for evidence relating to missing girls Ilene Misheloff and Michaela Garecht. Authorities will use ground-penetrating radar equipment on Friday to examine the area, and "we will eventually be digging in that location," said Hayward police Lt. Chris Orrey. The Garridos face a combined 29 felony counts in the 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, then 11, from South Lake Tahoe, California. Authorities believe the couple held Dugard in a hidden compound behind their home for 18 years and have said Phillip Garrido, a registered sex offender, fathered her two children. On Tuesday, police from Hayward and Dublin, California, began executing search warrants simultaneously on the Garrido property and an adjacent property to which Garrido had access. They are seeking any evidence in the 1988 abduction of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht of Hayward and the 1989 disappearance of 13-year-old Ilene Misheloff of Dublin. Both agencies have said that while Garrido has not been named a suspect in either case, he cannot be eliminated as a suspect. Watch police search the Garrido home » . On Wednesday, authorities said they had found bones on the Garrido property as well as the adjacent property but do not know whether they are animal or human. The bones are being analyzed, Orrey said on Thursday, and no new information was available about them. In addition, a bone fragment was found on the adjacent property last week. Police said it was probably human, and it is being tested at the state DNA lab. Police said the spot that the dogs showed interest in was in "open ground" on the Garrido property. The first dog gave a tentative indication of something there, so the second dog was brought in and made a more definite indication, said Sgt. J.D. Nelson of Alameda County Sheriff's Office. The dogs, which undergo between six months and a year of training, are trained to find human remains. It is possible for the dogs to give "false positives," Nelson said -- a reason why the second dog was brought in. However, since both dogs showed interest, going forward with the other methods is recommended, he said. Orrey said the digging could begin as soon as Friday, but was not sure when it would occur. Police have disassembled some horse sheds and a deck on the properties, Orrey said, and plan to overturn the concrete slabs they were built on in order to have the dogs check the spots out. There are other slabs on the property as well, she said, some of which are "randomly placed" and "piqued our interest," she said. Authorities have seized documents from the home, apparently some writings by Garrido -- "it appears he was a pretty prolific writer," Orrey said. Learn more about Phillip Garrido's history » . Police also have taken some things for Jaycee and her family, and "a few things we want to take a second look at," she said, adding, "nothing compelling so far has been taken." Officers are "doing a lot of photo-documentation" in case anything turns out to be connected to another case, she said. The operation may wrap up midweek next week, Orrey said. The home is in unincorporated Contra Costa County, near Antioch, California. Meanwhile, officials at Contra Costa County Animal Services Department said Dugard and her daughters will be reunited with pets taken from the Garrido home after he and his wife were arrested in late August -- five cats, two dogs, three cockatiels, a pigeon, a white mouse and a parakeet. Officials said the animals appeared to be well cared-for. It was unclear when Dugard would get them back. CNN's Dan Simon contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Two cadaver dogs each show interest in the same area of Garrido property . Authorities to use ground-penetrating radar equipment Friday . Ilene Misheloff ,13, went missing in 1989; Michaela Garecht, 9, in 1988 . Phillip and Nancy Garrido also are accused of abducting Jaycee Dugard . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Two cadaver dogs each show interest in the same area of Garrido property . Authorities to use ground-penetrating radar equipment Friday . Ilene Misheloff ,13, went missing in 1989; Michaela Garecht, 9, in 1988 . Phillip and Nancy Garrido also are accused of abducting Jaycee Dugard .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Los Angeles (CNN) -- The promoter for Michael Jackson's comeback concerts expressed doubts about the star's ability to be ready for the shows but expressed confidence in the private doctor eventually convicted in Jackson's death, according to e-mails published in Sunday's Los Angeles Times. AEG Live President Randy Phillips was responding to "This Is It" director Kenny Ortega's e-mail, which said Jackson had "strong signs of paranoia, anxiety and obsessive-like behavior" and suggesting they hire a "top Psychiatrist in to evaluate him ASAP." Jackson died on June 25, 2009, from what the Los Angeles County coroner ruled was an overdose of a surgical anesthetic and sedatives, drugs that Dr. Conrad Murray told police he used to help the entertainer sleep as he prepared for the concerts set to start two weeks later. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison last year. The e-mails, leaked to the newspaper, were gathered for an insurance company's lawsuit, which seeks to void a $17.5 million policy that AEG Live purchased in case Jackson was not able to perform the 50 shows scheduled for London's O2 Arena. The newspaper did not disclose the source of the leaks. Lloyds of London contends AEG Live hid Jackson's health problems from the insurer and failed to respond to repeated requests for his medical history. Katherine Jackson explains disappearance . While Phillips called Jackson's death "a terrible tragedy" in an e-mail weeks after he died, he added "but life must go on." "AEG will make a fortune from merch sales, ticket retention, the touring exhibition and the film/dvd," Phillips wrote. In fact, AEG Live was allowed to sell Jackson tour merchandise and share in the profits from the documentary "This Is It," produced from rehearsal video. AEG Live and its lawyer did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment. The e-mails suggest AEG Live's president saw Jackson's problems first hand the day the pop star was to appear at the O2 Arena to publicly announce the shows. "MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," Phillips wrote in a March 5, 2009, e-mail to AEG Live's parent company, the paper reported. "I (am) trying to sober him up." "I screamed at him so loud the walls are shaking," Phillips wrote. "He is an emotionally paralyzed mess riddled with self loathing and doubt now that it is show time." The promoter blamed London traffic when Jackson was 90 minutes late for the announcement that day. "He's as healthy as he can be -- no health problems whatsoever," Phillips told CNN two months later to refute reports Jackson's health was threatening the concerts. The Los Angeles Times story, however, said the e-mails indicated major doubts about Jackson's ability to perform. "We cannot be forced into stopping this, which MJ will try to do because he is lazy and constantly changes his mind to fit his immediate wants," AEG Live executive Paul Gongaware e-mailed to Phillips. Jackson's missed rehearsals in June triggered concerns in e-mails that he was slow in learning his dance routines and would have to lip-sync on stage, the newspaper reported. "MJ is not in shape enough yet to sing this stuff live and dance at the same time," one e-mail from the show's music director read, the paper reported. A production manager wrote: "He was a basket case. Doubt is pervasive." Despite 'Unity' concert, family in uproar . A loud warning from Ortega, who worked closely with Jackson on previous tours, came in mid-June, just over a week before his death. "It is like there are two people there. One (deep inside) trying to hold on to what he was and still can be and not wanting us to quit him, the other in this weakened and troubled state," Ortega wrote. "I believe we need professional guidance in this matter." Ortega testified at Murray's trial about his concerns about Jackson's frail condition and missed rehearsals. It resulted in a meeting six days before Jackson's death in which Murray assured the promoters he would have Jackson ready for rehearsals that next week. An e-mail from Phillips after that meeting said he had confidence in Murray "who I am gaining immense respect for as I get to deal with him more." "This doctor is extremely successful (we check everyone out) and does not need this gig, so he (is) totally unbiased and ethical," Phillips' e-mail said. Murray seeks new test in MJ's death . The correspondence could play a role in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson's heirs against AEG, which accuses the promoter of contributing to his death by pressuring him to prepare for the concerts despite his weak condition. A lawyer for Jackson's mother and a spokesman for Jackson's estate declined to comment on the e-mails reported in the newspaper. CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Sunday's Los Angeles Times reveals internal e-mails from "This Is It" promoter . "AEG will make a fortune" despite Jackson's death, promoter says in e-mail . "MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," AEG Live head writes on day of announcement . Randy Phillips calls Michael Jackson 'an emotionally paralyzed mess' in e-mail . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Sunday's Los Angeles Times reveals internal e-mails from "This Is It" promoter . "AEG will make a fortune" despite Jackson's death, promoter says in e-mail . "MJ is locked in his room drunk and despondent," AEG Live head writes on day of announcement . Randy Phillips calls Michael Jackson 'an emotionally paralyzed mess' in e-mail .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Known as the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence is a culture-rich city in the heart of Tuscany, Italy. Over the centuries, it has been home to Renaissance masters Leonardo da Vinci, Giotto, Michelangelo, Dante and Brunelleschi, who have left their legacy in a trove of art and architecture that is world renowned. It is this rich legacy that inspires art-lovers to visit, and in summer the city is crammed with tourists determined to make the most of the city's treasures. While small, Florence contains a quarter of the planet's UNESCO world heritage sites, which can be overwhelming for first-time visitors. With this ratio of classics-per-square-meter, it's impossible to see everything in one visit -- but here is a selection of CNN's cultural highlights. A good starting point is Florence's cathedral, The Duomo (Piazza del Duomo), whose teracotta-and-white dome dominates the city's skyline. The building's ornate facade is decorated in pink, white and green marble. Inside, however, the cathedral is refreshingly simple. The 700-step climb up the inside of the dome -- architect Brunelleschi's 15th-century feat of engineering -- is not for the faint-hearted, but the views from the cupola are well worth it. Also in the cathedral square is Giotto's Campanile, a belltower that soars into the Tuscan sky. With its magnificent statues, rich relief carvings and strong design, it exemplifies Renaissance architecture. If heights don't make you dizzy, iyou'll also get a great view of the city from the top. One of the oldest art museums in the Western world, the Uffizi Gallery is unmissable. Come here for a who's who of Renaissance art: As well as da Vinci's "Annunciation" and "The Adoration of the Magi," the gallery houses "The Baptism of Christ," attributed to Verrocchio and da Vinci, as well as numerous works by Giotto, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Rafael, Titian and Tintoretto -- truly a visual feast. Some believe that the Palazzo Vecchio conceals a hidden treasure. It is thought that da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" could lie hidden behind one of Vasari's frescoes, not least because Vasari, who greatly admired da Vinci's work, has included the words "Seek and you shall find" in one of his paintings. Forensic art historian Maurizio Seracicin is using infra-red rays to see if it's there. Michelangelo's sculpture "David" takes pride of place at the Accademia Gallery, where you can also find Botticelli's "Madonna and Child." For more sculpture, head to the Bargello National Museum, where you'll find an impressive array of works by Donatello, Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio, Michelangelo and Cellini. At the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci, visitors flock to see life-size models of the artist's ideas and inventions, from a glider to a tank, all carved from wood. It's a great place to appreciate the range of Leonardo's creativity. If you're footsore and feeling overwhelmed after racing around the key cultural sights, it might be time to head away from the crowds. Over the Roman Ponte Vecchio Bridge, famously lined by jewelry shops, is the Pitti Palace, seat of the Dukes of Tuscany, and rising up behind it are the exquisite Boboli Gardens. Take a picnic and climb up to the top, then congratulate yourself on escaping the crush and admire the view. Alternatively, take a trip back to the Middle Ages by listening to San Miniato's Benedictine monks sing Gregorian chants during vespers at Florence's oldest church, dating back to the 11th century. It's another spot that affords great views, as it sits at one of the highest points in Florence. Florence is also strongly associated with Italian fashion. Gucci, Pucci and Cavalli were founded here, as was Ferragamo, while Prada, Chanel, Armani and others retain a strong presence in the city. The glossy boutiques can be found on Via Tornabuoni -- or you can follow the fashionistas and pick up some cut-price designer treats at the thriving designer outlets on the outskirts of Florence. And if you are looking for something more offbeat, try the Museo La Specola, a zoology museum where you can find eerily accurate wax models of corpses, a multitude of stuffed animals and other Victorian museum curiosities. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The cradle of the Renaissance, Florence has produced some of Italy's greatest artists . Despite its small size, the city boasts a quarter of the globe's UNESCO world heritage sites . Florence is home to treasures from famed artists such as da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The cradle of the Renaissance, Florence has produced some of Italy's greatest artists . Despite its small size, the city boasts a quarter of the globe's UNESCO world heritage sites . Florence is home to treasures from famed artists such as da Vinci, Michelangelo and Botticelli .

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<s>[ARTICLE] The cost of petrol is set to fall again after a leading figure in OPEC contemplated the oil price dropping to as low as $20 a barrel. The RAC said unleaded petrol and diesel could fall by 7p a litre to 107p and 114p respectively over the festive period. Unleaded is currently averaging 114.07p and diesel 120.59p a litre. But it warned that cuts at the pump will be limited, however low the oil price goes, by the fact that tax makes up so much of the cost of petrol. Fuel duty and VAT comprise nearly 70p in every £1 spent at the pumps. Scroll down for video . Saudi Arabia's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ibrahim Naimi has said oil production will not be cut to restrict demand . And the AA says motorists are still cutting back on their driving after being victims of ‘cripplingly-high pump prices’ over recent years. Oil has already slumped by nearly 50 per cent to under $60 a barrel since mid-June but could drop further following astonishing remarks by Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi. He is arguably the most powerful figure in the Arab-dominated oil cartel OPEC – the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. He has insisted that production will not be cut back to restrict demand and push the price back up. ‘It is not in the interest of OPEC producers to cut their production, whatever the price,’ he told the Middle East Economic Survey. ‘Whether it goes down to $20, $40, $50, $60, it is irrelevant.’ He added that the world may never again see oil at $100 a barrel. The Saudis want to keep their large market share of the oil market by keeping down the price. Mr al-Naimi said that if Saudi Arabia cut production ‘the price will go up and the Russians, the Brazilians, US shale oil producers, will take my share’. Oil analyst Jamie Webster, at IHS Energy, said the remarks represent a ‘fundamental change’ in OPEC policy. He said: ’We have entered a scary time for the oil market and for the next several years we are going to be dealing with a lot of volatility. Just about everything will be touched by this. The RAC said unleaded petrol and diesel could fall by 7p a litre to 107p and 114p respectively over the festive period. Unleaded is currently averaging 114.07p and diesel 120.59p a litre . ‘We have entered a scary time for the oil market.’ The drop in the price of oil spells good news for economic growth by putting more cash into motorists’ pockets. The International Monetary Fund says a prolonged oil price drop could boost global growth by up to 0.7 per cent next year and 0.8per cent in 2016. But it is infuriating green groups which fear cheaper fuel will put more cars on the road. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said: ‘The current reductions in the wholesale price of petrol mean we’re looking at 107p in the next two weeks and diesel 114p. Retailers should still be reducing their current prices over the festive period. ‘We think the oil price is likely to stabilise a little over Christmas as traders consolidate their positions for the break. The fall is expected to resume in earnest in the New Year.’ He added: ‘Even if OPEC keeps pumping oil far exceeding global demand, and the price of a barrel falls to $20, the tax paid to the Treasury on every litre of fuel fundamentally limits how low pump prices can go. Oil prices are continuing to plummet around the globe and dropped to less than $60 a barrel in mid-June . ‘This is, however, another strong indicator that we could be on the way to seeing petrol at £1 a litre if the oil price continues to drop towards the $40 a barrel mark in the new year.’ UK petrol consumption is still falling despite plunging prices at the pumps, according to Government figures highlighted by the AA. They show that in November 2014 UK drivers used just under 1.5billion litres of petrol at a time when pump prices fell to an average of 122p a litre. Yet in November 2013, consumption was more than 1.52billion litres at a time when pump prices averaged 130.4p a litre. However, diesel sales in November 2014 reached a record 2.50billion litres, up 6.1per cent on the October 2014 figure and 64 million litres higher than the November 2013 total of just under 2.44billion litres. AA president Edmund King said: ‘Once again, the official statistics illustrate the trauma of cripplingly-high pump prices over recent years. ‘In 2012, you could see the petrol consumption rise and fall in line with prices. Now consumption is struggling to get out of the rut created by drivers and families being forced long-term to adopt fuel-saving travel patterns to make ends meet.’ Mr King added: ‘It suggests that the savings from lower pump prices are being used to balance the books of family expenditure rather than increasing mileages. This points to the likelihood that much of the spare cash will find its way back to the high street.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Petrol and diesel could fall to 107p and 114p respectively over Christmas . But tax collected by Chancellor - 70p per £1 - will limit how far prices fall . Oil has already slumped nearly 50% to under $60 a barrel since mid-June . Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said production would not be cut back to restrict demamd . 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Petrol and diesel could fall to 107p and 114p respectively over Christmas . But tax collected by Chancellor - 70p per £1 - will limit how far prices fall . Oil has already slumped nearly 50% to under $60 a barrel since mid-June . Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said production would not be cut back to restrict demamd .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Saturday was Groundhog Day-- the unofficial American holiday where we wait for a fuzzy rodent to tell us whether spring will arrive early or if we'll have to endure another six weeks of winter. Relying on the weather predictions of a groundhog may seem like a strange tradition, but the practice dates back to medieval times. The superstitious believed that hibernating animals would emerge from their long winter slumber to check on the weather on Candlemas, which is halfway between the winter solstice in December and the vernal equinox in March. They believed that if the animals saw their shadows, winter would continue, and so they went back to sleep. But if they didn't see their shadow, an early spring was on its way. Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow Saturday morning in Pennsylvania. Neither did his fellow foreteller Staten Island Chuck. In honor of this quirky American tradition, CNN iReport invited people to take a snapshot of their own shadows for a one-day photo challenge and then share their personal weather predictions. Lia Ocampo says she is tired of the frigid weather in Queens, New York, and hopes for an early spring. "Unfortunately, my shadow predicts a longer winter weather," she said. "That means we have to be patient, bundle up more and wait for the spring to come in time." But Michael Goodling predicts the exact opposite. "Actually, I believe that temperatures will warm up a bit early this year because of the brutal sub-zero temps all across the country," he said. Gooding, who recently returned to Springfield, Missouri, from Swaziland, says he has not seen snow in a long time. "I love snow. I would like to see a good, deep snow where I live. On the other hand, I love spring and how the flowers pop up, trees begin to leaf out," he said. "There is such a freshness to spring." Kathi Cordsen, a long-time resident of Fullerton, California, predicts a shorter winter, too. "We don't really have a true winter here," she said. "Spring is going to come early as usual. Buds should be on the trees very soon." Anika Chin contributed to this story. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] iReporters capture their shadows for a one-day photo challenge . Punxsutawney Phil misses his shadow on Groundhog Day . Staten Island Chuck also says spring is on the way . [/SUMMARY]</s>

iReporters capture their shadows for a one-day photo challenge . Punxsutawney Phil misses his shadow on Groundhog Day . Staten Island Chuck also says spring is on the way .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- This time of year, I am disturbed at the number of curveballs we see being thrown during the Little League World Series. I coached youth baseball for eight years, each spring and fall. Three years ago, I wrote that Little League Baseball should ban the use of the curveball by its young pitchers. The evidence seemed clear -- and sports injury doctors seemed to all agree -- that pitchers who were 13 and younger were not physically capable of handling the torque and strain on the elbow when throwing a curveball. The ulnar collateral ligaments connecting the lower and upper part of an arm simply couldn't survive the strain, they said. Now, there is evidence the curveball may not be entirely to blame. But there is still debate over whether it should be allowed at such a young age. Little League and others did separate studies -- and got somewhat similar results showing that injuries can result not just from throwing curveballs, but from kids throwing too much, with too little rest between pitching appearances. Little League instituted strict pitch-count and innings-pitched rules five years ago. But those rules don't apply to non-Little League-sanctioned games. "The difference now is, kids are playing on a number of travel and showcase teams outside Little League, and they have no such rules," says Lance Auken, vice president of communications for Little League Baseball. "Travel ball has no rules on pitch count or number of innings pitched. So you now have kids throwing 300 to 400 pitches over a four-day period," he says. Doctor: 'Don't throw curveballs until you can shave' Little League Baseball commissioned its study with USA Baseball and the University of North Carolina. More than 1,300 pitchers of all ages were examined. For the Little League age group, 409 pitchers were analyzed, looking for which factors influenced injury risk. "What was causing arm problems was not the curve ball, but the overuse of the arm. It found no evidence to say breaking pitches caused no more injuries than any others," says Auken. Meanwhile, a group of doctors including Dr. James Andrews, the country's leading doctor in sports arm surgeries, conducted their own study. Andrews specializes in "Tommy John" surgery, which reconstructs the ulnar collateral ligament and is named after a former Major League pitcher. Andrews and his team at the American Sports Medicine Institute did their study in a laboratory, not on a field. And they found throwing a curveball enacts no more force on the arm than a fastball. But, they say, throwing curveballs early can lead you down a dangerous path later in a baseball career. "Dr. Andrews still insists, 'Don't throw curveballs until you can shave," Lanier Johnson, Executive Director of ASMI told CNN. And, he acknowledges, "That was a controlled lab setting. The field of play during a game isn't like that." "We've tracked Little League games right through the Little League World Series, and as the competition grows, the kids throw curveballs up to 70% of the time," Glenn Fleisig, ASMI's director of research and co-author of the Andrews study, told ESPN The Magazine. "It's good that Little Leagues have enacted rules on pitch counts, but for say, a kid in the Dominican (Republic), if you see an unusually developed curveball at an early age, who knows the mileage on that arm?" Johnson says, "The kid who throws all those curve balls in the Little League World Series is a hero. But does he ever get a change to earn a college scholarship or sign a major league contract? Do you want to take a chance on your son or daughter to get a college scholarship? Do you want to be a hero at 13 or 14 but never much else after that?" Surgery on the rise for young players? Even though Little League has instituted new pitch count rules, ASMI says Andrews has performed about seven times the number of arm operations on young pitchers that he did 15 years ago. So why not err on the side of caution and take Andrews' advice? "(Andrews) himself will say that is an opinion of his, and is not based on any empirical data," Auken says. "There wasn't any evidence in this study. It's a fine distinction between the two." "Little League has always been the leader in sports safety. We make changes in our sport based on data, not on feelings. We act out of scientific evidence," he says. However, Andrews' office does agree that kids who pitched while fatigued are 36 times more likely to have serious arm problems. Some 2.6 million kids play Little League baseball all over the world. Parents often are sizing up the competition for their 10- to 13-year-olds for future high school teams and college scholarships, and believe their kids should play as much as possible to improve their chances. Little League officials admit too much baseball is not healthy. "Kids play year-round now," Auken says. "Kids shouldn't be playing year-round in anything. If a parent is making a 10-year-old do that ... it will make them hate the game by the time they are 16 or 17 years old." Andrews' group isn't alone on its curveball stance. Dr. Lyle Micheli, director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, told the Boston Globe in April that he still believes the curveball is best not thrown until a pitcher is at least 14. He also said kids shouldn't attempt to throw a slider, a pitch that puts even more stress on the elbow, until 16. Don Friend, an Atlanta-based pitching instructor and former scout for the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox, gave my son the same guidance in years of lessons. My son went on to pitch for NCAA Division III Piedmont College. Dr. Timothy Kremchek, an Ohio orthopedic surgeon who is the Cincinnati Reds' physician, told the New York Times this spring he performs 150 elbow ligament reconstructions a year. "Seventy percent of those surgeries are pitchers who haven't hit college yet," Kremchek said. "I ask each one the same question: When did you start throwing curveballs? And they say: 'I was 10. I was 11.' Sometimes, it's 9." Five years ago, I attended a coaches' clinic at Georgia Tech that included the coaches and trainers of Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Braves. At the time, Georgia Tech had a team that counted and documented every pitch of the televised Little League World Series. Team members noted an increase in the use of the curveball every season. Andrews appeared in a video message, and all at the clinic agreed no one under 14 should be throwing the curveball. If you are watching the Little League World Series as a baseball purist, that sweeping hook of the curve can be a thing of beauty. But take a good look at the kids throwing them now. Chances are, you may not see them throw it or any other pitches without major surgery needed before they reach high school. So I will ask Little League again: Why not ban the curveball? [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Evidence suggests that curveballs may not be entirely to blame for injuries . Little League has taken steps to prevent overuse of pitchers' arms . Some doctors say curveballs should not be thrown by young pitchers . Some 2.6 million kids worldwide play Little League baseball . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Evidence suggests that curveballs may not be entirely to blame for injuries . Little League has taken steps to prevent overuse of pitchers' arms . Some doctors say curveballs should not be thrown by young pitchers . Some 2.6 million kids worldwide play Little League baseball .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I was not yet four years old when Dr. Martin Luther King spoke those words on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. But in a way I have lived my life as if I were one of those children. For more than 40 years I have fought to make this country a place where those words would be true for all of us, where all Americans can be Dr. King's spiritual grandchildren. I am not naïve enough to think that with the election of Barack Obama racism has disappeared from America. In fact, according to a new AP Poll, racism has increased since 2008. According to the poll, "51% of Americans now express explicit anti-black attitudes, compared with 48% in a similar 2008 survey." The three percentage point rise is not large, and within the poll's margin of error. But, at the very least, it indicates we have not reached the post-racial world that some hoped Obama's election would usher in. And the prejudice isn't limited to blacks: 52% openly express anti-Hispanic sentiments. The numbers go up when measured by an implicit racial attitudes test. That is, when the survey takes into account the "dog-whistles," the new buzz word for code language only those "tuned in" will hear, anti-black sentiment is 56% and anti-Hispanic sentiment is 57%. Opinion: Don't let superstorm sway your vote . This racism has consequences. Alan Jenkins, an assistant solicitor general during the Clinton administration and now executive director of the Opportunity Agenda think tank, told the AP that negative racial attitudes affect "the way people are treated by police, the way kids are treated by teachers, the way home-seekers are treated by landlords and real estate agents." The racial divide increasingly reflects the generation gap. According to the ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day report, published by the Boston-based group, United for a Fair Economy, "Increasingly elderly Americans do not identify with young Americans who are far more racially and ethnically diverse, leading to reductions in future-oriented public investments." The report notes that almost half of Americans under 18 are minorities and 80% of retirees are white. By 2030, the majority of those under 18 will be people of color, and by 2042 nonwhites will be the majority of the population. And as has become obvious in this campaign, the racial and generational divide is driven by the economic divide. In simple terms, the older white population has accumulated more of the wealth. The key political question is how they relate to and interact with a younger, more diverse -- and yes, more tolerant -- demographic. Frum: Let's get real about abortions . This may explain John Sununu's recent comment. Explain, but not excuse. In an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, former New Hampshire Gov. Sununu said, when asked about Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama, "You have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or that he's got a slightly different reason for supporting President Obama...I think that when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the United States, I applaud Colin for standing with him." The wording is a well-constructed dog-whistle. It's also tone-deaf. What's meant to deflect criticism -- "somebody of your own race that you're proud of ... I applaud Colin" -- sends a different signal: condescending and contemptuous. Just how condescending and contemptuous is easy to see if we reverse it: Sununu is endorsing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney not because of policies or philosophy, but because both are old, rich and white. Either formulation should make us very uncomfortable. Opinion: What is presidential greatness? In fact, Powell gave cogent, powerful reasons for his endorsement. He noted the difficulty of the recession, the job losses, the fiscal implosion, the unemployment and auto industry collapse. He said that he'd seen "stabilization ... in the financial community, housing ... starting to pick up ... consumer confidence rising." On foreign affairs, Powell said President Obama has gotten us out of one war, started to get us out of a second and that the president's actions "with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid." Powell also explained why he was not endorsing Romney: "The governor was saying things at the debate on [foreign affairs] that were quite different from what he said earlier ... As I listen to what his proposals are ... with respect to the economy, it's essentially let's cut taxes and compensate for that with other things." Those responding to Sununu's racist dog-whistle miss a critical point: each of us has a history -- be it racial, ethnic, religious -- that is a source of pride and sorrow. Our heritage helps shape our identity. But neither history nor heritage defines an individual's character. Only the individual's actions can do that. In human terms, what-you-see-is-what-you-get refers not to something superficial or external, but to what a person does, for character is expressed in action. Are we honest; are we just; are we compassionate? Where are our acts of goodness and kindness? What a shame that some who would lead, whether in politics or the media, still pretend otherwise. Powell argued about character; Sununu insinuated about race. And Dr. King's dream is still not yet a reality. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Donna Brazile. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Donna Brazile: This country should be one where Dr. King's vision of racial equality prevails . But she says new poll shows rise in anti-black, anti-Hispanic attitudes, far from post-racial . She says other report showed generational divide in attitudes to growing minority population . Brazile: Remarks like Sununu's about Gen. Powell stoke and reflect this tenacious racism . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Donna Brazile: This country should be one where Dr. King's vision of racial equality prevails . But she says new poll shows rise in anti-black, anti-Hispanic attitudes, far from post-racial . She says other report showed generational divide in attitudes to growing minority population . Brazile: Remarks like Sununu's about Gen. Powell stoke and reflect this tenacious racism .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Editor's note: Michael A. Olivas is the William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of Houston Law Center and director of the university's Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance. He is the editor of "Colored Men And Hombres Aquí: Hernandez V. Texas and the Emergence of Mexican American Lawyering," and is a member of the board of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Michael Olivas says Sonia Sotomayor's nomination affirms that Latinos matter in America. (CNN) -- I recently saw an old episode of "West Wing," where Edward James Olmos, playing a fictional Puerto Rican federal judge, was nominated to become the first Latino on the U.S. Supreme Court. I cried, thinking how remote this possibility seemed, yet how close. Now that Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the Court, that episode finally rings true. When I heard the news, I wept, for the long-overdue acknowledgement that Latinos matter. Judge Sotomayor's life and legal career are arcs possible only in this country: a hardscrabble life in a south Bronx housing project, educational opportunities made possible by her own intelligence and hard work, and a legal career devoted to public service. When she assumes her position on the bench in October, no other justice will have had the depth of legal experience she holds, and none will have served as a trial judge. The sum of her life is exactly what we should look for on this court: excellent academic credentials, an accomplished legal career in private and government practice, and appointments to federal benches by Republican and Democrat presidents. Her decisions have been well-reasoned and well-written, and she will ably take her place on the Supreme Court bench. The search for a justice with "empathy" is no less coded than is the traditional search for "judicial temperament" and a person who will "judge, not legislate." All nominees have the requisite merit badges, as does Judge Sotomayor. And to make their way to such a short list, all have the combination of personal and professional lives that warrant their consideration. What Sonia Sotomayor will have, as few other candidates, is the additional weight of historical expectations and the hopes of Latinos. In today's culture, Latinos are marginalized and demonized and feared. In Judge Sotomayor's New York, roving gangs of thugs go "beaner hunting," looking to harm undocumented Mexicans. Such racial hatred knows no nuance, as one such mob killed a permanent resident Ecuadorian, thinking him to be Mexican. Vigilantes along the Mexican border have taken the law of enforcement into their own hands. In cultural programming, this community is described as either lazy and shiftless, or stealing jobs from real Americans. They are typecast as drogeros or maids, long characterized as banditos or greasers. The racial rhetoric against Latinos has been tolerated for too long on cable television news and in political and polite discourse. I will be carefully watching the confirmation hearings for the coded political messages, knowing that Justice-elect Sotomayor's many merits will ultimately win her confirmation. But also watching will be little girls in a south Bronx housing project, in the valley of South Texas, and in rural New Mexico. Her service on our country's highest court will be the evidence that they, too, have reason to hope and to achieve. All of this country's citizens should realize that it is not just Latinos' dreams being realized, but our collective accomplishment. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Michael Olivas. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Michael Olivas: Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination is a historic moment . He says she has the personal and professional qualificiations to be confirmed . Olivas: In American culture, Latinos are marginalized and feared . He says Sotomayor's nomination sends an important message of hope . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Michael Olivas: Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination is a historic moment . He says she has the personal and professional qualificiations to be confirmed . Olivas: In American culture, Latinos are marginalized and feared . He says Sotomayor's nomination sends an important message of hope .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Change: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, pictured Friday addressing the Boy Scouts of America's annual meeting, says he would have allowed openly gay Scoutmasters in the youth organization . Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization but said he opposes any further attempts to address the policy now. Gates took over an organization this week that serves about 2.5million youth but faces continued membership declines and fights over its inclusion of openly gay boys, but not adults. Gates, the former secretary of defense who oversaw the end of the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, addressed those issues Friday, a day after Scouting's national leadership elected him president. 'I was prepared to go further than the decision that was made,' Gates told The Associated Press in an interview in advance of a speech before the group's national leaders at its annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. 'I would have supported having gay Scoutmasters, but at the same time, I fully accept the decision that was democratically arrived at by 1,500 volunteers from across the entire country.' The BSA's National Council voted at last year's annual meeting to accept openly gay youth, after a monthslong process with protests on both sides. Gates planned to tell Scouting's leaders Friday that a continued fight over the issue threatens BSA's future. 'Given the strong feelings — the passion — involved on both sides of this matter, I believe strongly that to re-open the membership issue or try to take last year's decision to the next step would irreparably fracture and perhaps even provoke a formal, permanent split in this movement — with the high likelihood neither side would subsequently survive on its own,' Gates said in prepared remarks. Gates, 70, who also served as director of the CIA, is a visible advocate for Scouting as it faces a storm of bad publicity. Gates, who took over an organization this week that serves about 2.5million youth, said he opposes any further attempts to address the policy pertaining to gay adults in Boy Scouts . Words of caution: Gates has warned that re-opening the membership issue could cause an irreparable schism within the movement . The Scouts reached out to Gates as he was retiring from the Defense Department and asked him to join their leadership, said Wayne Perry, the departing BSA president. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, who was expected to become president this year, agreed to wait another two years to allow Gates to serve now, Perry said. 'We need America to know what the Boy Scouts can do for the youth of America,' Perry said, adding that Gates 'immediately can reach an audience that we wouldn't otherwise reach.' Gates earned his Eagle Scout award as a 15-year-old growing up in Wichita, Kansas. He has long credited that achievement for giving him the confidence to excel in nearly five decades of public service, and he stayed involved in Scouting during his career. He has recalled skeet-shooting with young Scouts while he was director of the CIA. Along the way, Gates became known as someone willing to speak frankly about problems in the institutions he led, often at the risk of offending others. Gates warned BSA's leaders Friday that 'maybe it's time for blunt talk.' Bleeding money: The Boy Scouts of America has been losing sponsors and corporate donors over the group's exclusion of openly gay adults . Over the last decade, the Scouts have faced small, but consistent declines in membership. Also, high-profile sponsors and corporate donors, including Disney and Lockheed Martin, have cut funding over the exclusion of openly gay adults. Meanwhile, a handful of conservatives who opposed the inclusion of openly gay boys started their own organization, Trail Life USA. Key difference: Gates, 70, said unlike with in the CIA or Defense Department, he cannot give a direct order to embrace openly gay adults to a group made up of volunteers . Gates told the AP that he wanted to move the Scouts past that debate and focus on what unites the membership. He said he would push for a heavier focus on local marketing and sharing positive stories about Scouting efforts that are sometimes drowned out by debates over gay rights or child abuse lawsuits filed against the Scouts in several states. He said he would emphasize to sponsors that 'welcoming gay youth is an important step forward.' Gates led the Defense Department when it phased out the ban on openly gay soldiers known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' something gay-rights groups have cited as a hopeful sign for them. But Gates said Friday that the Scouts were different from the CIA or the military, where 'I could give an order and people would follow it, at least most of the time.' In an organization driven almost entirely by volunteers, officials have to respect differences in opinion, he said. 'The key at this point is to keep focus, again, on the top priority, which is, how do we develop the best possible program for kids, and how do we keep their interests at the forefront?' Gates said. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Former CIA director Robert Gates took over 2.5million-strong youth organization this week . Gates, who oversaw end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, believes that reopening debate about Boy Scouts membership could splinter organization . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Former CIA director Robert Gates took over 2.5million-strong youth organization this week . Gates, who oversaw end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, believes that reopening debate about Boy Scouts membership could splinter organization .

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<s>[ARTICLE] For one lucky sheep his ability to be a real woolly jumper has saved him from the pot after a farmer's grand-daughter spotted his extraordinary ability to leap over fences and began training him. The ram, named Lavender because owners initially thought he was female, now follows 13-year-old Isobel Brown, wherever she goes in the fields near Ellastone, Staffordshire. Lavender can be seen jumping over hurdles and streams in a video of one of their training sessions. Scroll down for video . Lavender the ram was trained to jump over hurdles and streams by being given croissants and Ribena as rewards . Farmer's granddaughter Isobel Brown demonstrates to Lavender the jumps she wants him to do and he follows suit . Isobel can be seen rattling a metal cup to coax Lavender to jump, calling out commands and words of encouragement: 'Over! Good boy!' She said: 'I train him to jump. The highest he's ever jumped is about one metre. In daily training sessions Isobel jumps over obstacles and calls out commands to Lavender the two-year-old ram . A special hurdle has been made for Lavender, who has been trained to jump up to 3ft over the wooden bar . Lavender was saved from the slaughterhouse when Isobel noticed his ability to jump very high over fences . ‘I train him once a day - as much as possible basically - when I'm free and he follows me around.’ Isobel uses treats to train Lavender, ‘He likes anything - from corn to croissants - he's very greedy. 'He even started licking my drinking bottle a few weeks ago - it had Ribena in it and he now can't get enough of that either. ‘I show him a jump, I jump it, and then he follows me - most of the time. And if not I have to stand over the jump, with one leg each side and entice him over. 'And then he knows to jump it and gets rewarded. It's basically how you train a dog - you reward it when it's been good. The two-year-old sheep, on of 60 on her grandfather's farm, was spared the slaughterhouse when Isobel noticed his agility. Isobel added: ‘He's not a perfect specimen for breeding and was going to go for slaughter but granddad now says I can keep him.’ Isobel has made a special hurdle for the jumping sheep - she has measured different heights for the bar to go on. She normally starts him off at 2ft and gradually raises the bar to as close to 3ft as he can manage before he gets full up with treats and wanders off to play with the rest of the flock. Isobel's mother, Victoria Goodall, said: 'I think it's wonderful that Isobel absolutely adores Lavender. After school she makes sure the sheep are okay and reports back to her granddad. 'It's lovely she takes so much care in training Lavender.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Lavender is trained daily with croissants and Ribena as rewards for jumps . Special hurdle made for him to jump over bars of varying heights . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Lavender is trained daily with croissants and Ribena as rewards for jumps . Special hurdle made for him to jump over bars of varying heights .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (Entertainment Weekly) -- Spike Lee's last film, the gratifyingly tense and tricky "Inside Man," was celebrated -- rightly -- for the way that Lee finally jumped, feet first, into the studio-genre-movie game. Director Spike Lee poses for a shot during the filming of "Miracle at St. Anna" in Rome, Italy. He cooked up a gourmet-popcorn heist thriller and stamped every moment with his personality. Lee, until now, has never made a movie -- good or bad -- that wasn't unmistakably his. His latest, "Miracle at St. Anna," is the first Hollywood feature to tell the story of the African-American soldiers who fought in the U.S. armed forces during World War II , and as such it's a movie with a monumental mission. Unfortunately, that's more or less the only monumental thing about it. "Miracle" isn't powerful, it's muddled and diffuse, and the disappointment of the film begins with what a hard time I had finding Spike Lee in it. Based on a 2002 novel by James McBride, who also wrote the screenplay, the movie has a drifting, scattershot structure and no real organizing tone or style (if you wondered what Lee's frozen-figure-on-receding-background shots might look like in a wartime setting, then keep wondering). The bizarrely contrived framing device is set in the 1980s, when a postal worker named Hector Negron (Laz Alonso) mutters in anger at an old John Wayne war flick on TV, then shoots and kills a man who shows up to buy stamps. (He surely has his reasons, but does he really get away with stashing a loaded Luger under his post-office window each day?) Watch Spike Lee talk about the film » . After his arrest, Hector won't talk, but a reporter finds a clue in the form of a priceless artifact hidden in his apartment: the head of a statue that once adorned a bridge in Florence that was wrecked by bombs during World War II. From this labored and gimmicky setup, the film flashes back to the itch and fear of battle, as Hector, along with other members of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division and its ''Buffalo Soldiers,'' stalks the Tuscan countryside. It's September 1944, and as they try to cross the Serchio River, the men are ambushed. The sequence has thunderous explosions, jittery editing, blown-up bodies -- everything but the virtuosity of staging that might have made the chaos and carnage revelatory instead of just a Saving Private Ryan rehash. Four members of the division end up stranded behind enemy lines, all but abandoned by a racist commander. In addition to Negron, there's Staff Sgt. Aubrey Stamps (Derek Luke), a college-educated stoic devoted to his service; Sgt. Bishop Cummings (Michael Ealy), furious at the world and a loose cannon, with no loyalty to the country he's fighting for; and Pvt. Sam Train (Omar Benson Miller), a starry-eyed oversize simpleton who rescues, and befriends, an Italian urchin (Matteo Sciabordi). The dramatic focal point, if you can call it that, is the war of wills between Stamps and Cummings. These two play out a version of the assimilate-versus-agitate debate that has echoed through many decades of African- American life, though this one would be more convincing if Ealy, a dynamic actor, had been asked to project his anger more in period, with a little less proto-gangsta recklessness. The men arrive at a picturesque village, where they mingle with the locals and Stamps and Cummings stoke their rivalry over Renata (Valentina Cervi), a married woman who is lovely in a saintly way. The film then veers into an endless, murky subplot about the Italian resistance from which it never recovers. "Miracle at St. Anna" wants to do too many things at once to do any of them with much verve. It aspires to be a war epic, but it's dominated less by combat than by flat, meandering talk. It wants to salute the flesh-and-blood valor of the Buffalo Soldiers, but these unsung heroes are treated as such impersonally symbolic and stiff-jointed types that their heroism shines only faintly. The movie tries to be raw and real, yet it isn't above trotting out a tyke who might have stepped out of Cinema Paradiso II to tag along with the soldiers as a mascot of sentiment. There are vile Nazis on hand -- and also a nice Nazi who does a really good deed. "Miracle at St. Anna" winds up as a pastiche of racial-historical correction, showboat atrocity, murder mystery, love story, and windy meditation. Is it any wonder that it's less than the sum of its ambitious parts? As odd as it may sound to say about a war film, though, the real trouble with "Miracle" is that Lee's filmmaking is joyless. EW Grade: C- . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . Copyright 2009 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Spike Lee's film tells story of African-American soldiers during World War II . "Miracle" isn't powerful but muddled and diffuse, reviewer writes . Movie based on a 2002 novel by James McBride who also wrote screenplay . Reviewer: "Real trouble with 'Miracle' is that Lee's filmmaking is joyless" [/SUMMARY]</s>

Spike Lee's film tells story of African-American soldiers during World War II . "Miracle" isn't powerful but muddled and diffuse, reviewer writes . Movie based on a 2002 novel by James McBride who also wrote screenplay . Reviewer: "Real trouble with 'Miracle' is that Lee's filmmaking is joyless"

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<s>[ARTICLE] A controversial website encourages heart-broken women to publicly name and shame the 'home wreckers' who led their husbands or boyfriends to cheat. Shesahomewrecker.com lists over 500 'mistresses' from across the U.S. with their name, location and photograph on full view. Profiles also include the 'juicy details' surrounding each affair. For example, one entry features a photograph of an Iowa-based woman - described as a 'home wrecking s***' - cuddled up to a user's husband. An accompanying description reads: 'She will never have his heart like I did. EVER. I will love that man until the day I die. Getting revenge: A controversial website called Shesahomewrecker.com encourages heart-broken women to publicly name and shame the 'home wreckers' who led their husbands and boyfriends to cheat . The cheated-on woman continues: 'I just wish home wreckers like her would think about their “boyfriends” families before themselves. 'Thanks to her, my daughter only sees her daddy every other weekend and my oldest daughter does not see him anymore.' Another photo, exposing a 'home wrecker' in Georgia, features the caption: 'What is really to say? A pathetic excuse for a female. Knowingly, continuing to try and bed a man that is taken.' 'Thanks to her, my daughter only sees her daddy every other weekend and my oldest daughter does not see him anymore' Meanwhile, a mother-of-two writes about . how her 'perfect marriage' was ruined because her husband decided to . join a gym, where he met another woman. 'Little by little he became more distant and changed so much. The gym made him a different person,' she recalls. So . far, the state with the highest number of reported 'home wreckers' on . the website is Texas, with 168 cases, followed by California with 152, . while Vermont has only one entry and Alaska two. For all to see: The website lists over 500 'mistresses' from across the U.S. with their name, location and photograph on display - profiles also include the 'juicy details' surrounding each affair . Popular: The site has attracted almost 250,000 Facebook 'Likes' since launching last year . The . majority of women appear to have found out about their partners' affairs after checking cell phones, email and social networking . accounts such as Facebook and Instagram. While Shesahomewrecker.com has a firm . fan base, attracting almost 250,000 Facebook 'Likes' since its launch . last year, critics have deemed it 'mean-spirited', 'horrific' and . 'disgusting'. 'What a horrific website this is! The hatred, fury and violent comments are appalling' Indeed, a woman named 'Daisy' writes on the site: 'What a horrific website this is! I am amazed it hasn’t been reported and taken down yet. 'If someone . located and physically harmed one of the women whose photos you post up . here, would you accept responsibility? 'The . hatred, fury and violent comments on this site are appalling, and you . should be ashamed that you are practically inciting hatred and violence . by publishing these photos. 'I am not a home wrecker (my God what a 1950s term). In fact, my husband . left me for someone else but you know what? Yes I was heartbroken but . after a good deal of soul searching I understood that I had contributed . to the failure of the marriage as much as he had. Mapped out: So far, the state with the highest number of reported 'home wreckers' on the website is Texas, with 168 cases, followed by California with 152, while Vermont has only one entry and Alaska two . 'It . would never occur to me in a million years to post her picture and . details online because grown-up adults don’t need to resort to the . online bullying tactics of hormonal 13-year old girls.' And a Change.org petition launched in summer requested for the site to be 'dismantled.' An . accompanying statement read: 'Women are being harassed, slander is . occurring and lives are being ruined due to the cyber bullying taking . place on this site.' 'At the end of the day, the main complaint should be with the partner who cheated, not the person he or she cheated with' However, with only 66 signatures the Baltimore-based site, set up by a woman named Ariella Alexander, continues to operate and a spinoff, called Hesahomewrecker.com, is set to launch this month. 'Now . taking submissions for the cheating MAN that broke your heart!!! Hesahomewrecker.com will be launching in a few days!! Get your story in . now!!!' an announcement reads on the website. This news will satisfy those who have criticized Shesahomewrecker.com for laying the blame on women instead of 'cheating men'. 'At the end of the day, the main complaint should be with the partner who cheated, not the person he or she cheated with,' one women mused on Jezebel.com. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Shesahomewrecker.com has attracted almost 250,000 Facebook 'Likes' since its launch last year . Many have deemed the site 'mean-spirited', 'horrific' and 'disgusting' 'At the end of the day, the main complaint should be with the partner who cheated, not the person he or she cheated with,' one critic wrote . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Shesahomewrecker.com has attracted almost 250,000 Facebook 'Likes' since its launch last year . Many have deemed the site 'mean-spirited', 'horrific' and 'disgusting' 'At the end of the day, the main complaint should be with the partner who cheated, not the person he or she cheated with,' one critic wrote .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Laurie Whitwell . Last updated at 8:37 PM on 24th October 2011 . The mother and her two young children who were killed in their New York home as part of a murder-suicide have been laid to rest by distraught family and friends. More than 300 mourners gathered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, for the funerals of 46-year-old Amy Friedlander, and her children Molly, 10, and Gregory, eight, as the rabbi conducting the service spoke of the 'anger' and 'unspeakable grief that we are feeling'. Police say Sam Friedlander, 50, bludgeoned his banker wife to death with a chair leg last Tuesday, then shot his children in their beds before killing himself in the basement of their Westchester home. Scroll down for video . Distraught: People mourning at the funeral of Amy Friedlander, 46, and her two children Molly, 10, and Gregory, 8, which was held in Bucks County, Pennsylvania . 'It can't be real': Gary Perez, Amy's father, far left, sobbed during the ceremony and was unable to complete the kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead . Laid to rest: The funerals of Amy Friedlander and her two young children, Molly and Gregory, took place in Pennsylvania on Saturday, before a memorial yesterday . Remembered: Amy, left, was a generous and adoring mother, mourners said, while her children Gregory, eight, and Molly, 10, right, were athletic and fun-loving . Community: More than 300 mourners attended the service . At the Joseph Levine and Sons Memorial Chapel on Saturday, near where Amy grew up, her husband's face was noticeably missing from the photo collages in the lobby, while throughout the ceremony, his name was never mentioned. 'How could this have happened? It can't be real,' said a tearful Gary Perez, Amy's father, according to the New York Post. Mr Perez was reportedly too upset to say the final kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead. 'There is a hole in the world where Amy, Molly and Gregory are supposed to be,' said Rabbi Craig Axler, who conducted the service. 'There are simply no words to prepare anyone for the unspeakable grief that we are feeling here today,' he said, according to the New York Daily News. 'There are no words to describe the anger or lack of justice we are experiencing here today. We come here as a family and community that is torn.' Killer: Sam Friedlander, 50, shot his two young children while they slept before bludgeoning his wife to death and then turning the gun on himself at his suburban home . On the market: The couple were reportedly going through a messy divorce and their $800,000 Cross River home, where the murders took place, had been put up for sale . When Mr Axler was a new rabbi almost eight years ago, he did a baby naming for Gregory, the Journal News reported. Amy was remembered as a loving mother and generous friend, Gregory a promising athlete with an infectious laugh and Molly a good friend, who was always inclusive. A cousin laid a 'best friends' necklace and a ladybug Pillow Pet on Molly's coffin, the New York Daily News reported. The three caskets were positioned side-by-side, with large fall floral arrangements on top. 'My sister, my best friend, Amy, you were taken away from me too soon,' said a tearful Jill Gobora, according to the New York Daily News. 'I wish in your lifetime you could have truly appreciated how funny, pretty, kind, and intelligent you really were.' 'You were such a loving, caring, and devoted mother,' she continued. 'Molly and Gregory were such wonderful children because of you and only you. 'My heart will ache for you every day.' The three were then buried in Montefiore Cemetery in Rockledge, before a memorial service yesterday at Jewish Family Congregation in South Salem, where the family were members. At yesterday's memorial service, a video in the Levine chapel lobby showed the mother and children during happy times — touring Hollywood, picking out Halloween pumpkins and celebrating birthdays, The Journal News reported. Amy and Sam Friedlander were going through a divorce and had encountered financial difficulties. Their four-bedroom $800,000 Cross River house was on the market. Hundreds Mourn At Friedlander Funeral Service: MyFoxNY.com . Hundreds Mourn At Friedlander Funeral Service: MyFoxNY.com . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Amy Friedlander, and her children Molly, 10, and Gregory, eight, were murdered by 50-year-old lawyer Sam Friedlander last Tuesday . Couple had been going through messy divorce and house was on market . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Amy Friedlander, and her children Molly, 10, and Gregory, eight, were murdered by 50-year-old lawyer Sam Friedlander last Tuesday . Couple had been going through messy divorce and house was on market .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Craig Hope for MailOnline . Follow @CraigHope_DM . Carlisle United have sacked manager Graham Kavanagh after a poor start to the season. The former Republic of Ireland midfielder took over from Greg Abbott last September but was unable to prevent their relegation to League Two last year. And after Saturday's 5-0 defeat to Cambridge saw Carlisle move third bottom with just two points, Kavanagh was axed following talks with the club's directors on Sunday night. Gone: Graham Kavanagh was axed from his first managerial position as boss of League Two's Carlisle United . Axed: Kavanagh oversaw three defeats and two draws as Carlisle got off to a poor start in League Two . A club statement read: ‘Unfortunately results on the field have not reflected that effort and hard work and from the 40 league games last season, following Greg Abbott’s departure, and through the five league games this season there has been an average of one point per game. ‘This resulted in relegation to League 2 in May 2014 and it was felt we were continuing to head in the same direction this season. Saturday’s result at Cambridge was a “tipping point” for those concerned with the running and management of Carlisle United Football Club.’ Club captain Paul Thirlwell and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig have been placed in temporary charge. Carlisle official statement: 'Saturday’s result at Cambridge was a “tipping point” for those concerned' Gone: Club captain Paul Thirlwell and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig have been placed in temporary charge . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Third-bottom Carlisle United sack manager Graham Kavanagh after three defeats and two draws in the new League Two season . Kavanagh held talks with the club's directors on Sunday night and was axed after losing 5-0 to Cambridge on Saturday . Carlisle official statement describe 5-0 humiliation as the 'tipping point' Club captain Paul Thirlwell and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig take charge . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Third-bottom Carlisle United sack manager Graham Kavanagh after three defeats and two draws in the new League Two season . Kavanagh held talks with the club's directors on Sunday night and was axed after losing 5-0 to Cambridge on Saturday . Carlisle official statement describe 5-0 humiliation as the 'tipping point' Club captain Paul Thirlwell and goalkeeping coach Tony Caig take charge .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Washington now believes terror network is on brink of defeat . By . Christopher Leake . Updated: . 03:20 EST, 29 August 2011 . Al Qaeda’s second-in-command has been . killed in Pakistan amid speculation that he was targeted by an unmanned . U.S. CIA drone aircraft. The death of Libyan-born Atiyah Abd . Al-Rahman – who had been considered as a possible successor to the . group’s leader Osama Bin Laden after his death earlier this year – is . such a major blow to the terror network that American intelligence . officials claimed last night it was on the verge of defeat. Al-Rahman, Al Qaeda’s former . operational leader, rose to be its No 2 after U.S. Navy Seals killed Bin . Laden in a dramatic raid on his Pakistan compound in May. Dead: Atiyah Abd Al-Rahman is believed to have been killed in a U.S. drone attack . Last night, sources within US . President Barack Obama’s administration said Al-Rahman, an explosives . expert, was killed on August 22 in the lawless Pakistani tribal region . of Waziristan. U.S. officials would not say how . Al-Rahman was killed. But his death came on the same day that tribal . leaders in the area said CIA drones had struck a vehicle and a guest . house. Such attacks by unmanned aircraft are . Washington’s weapon of choice for killing terrorists in the . mountainous, hard-to-reach area along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Al-Rahman, second-in-command to the . new Al Qaeda leader, Egyptian-born Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri, was . a close confidant of Bin Laden and once served as his emissary to Iran. He was allowed to move freely in and out of Iran as part of that . arrangement and has been operating out of Waziristan for some time. Last autumn, the U.S. government posted a $1 million reward for information on Al-Rahman’s whereabouts. Lethal weapon: Unmanned drones are the weapon of choice for the U.S. as they hunt down Al Qaeda operatives hiding in Pakistan's mountainous terrain . Al-Rahman, 38, a fanatical Islamic fundamentalist, linked up with Bin Laden as a teenager in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union. He joined Al Qaeda in the early Nineties then fought in Afghanistan. In 1993 he moved to Algeria to serve as a liaison between Al Qaeda and Algerian radicals fighting a civil war against the military government in the North African nation.Intelligence analysts learned only in June 2006 that Al-Rahman was a leading player in Al Qaeda when the U.S. military recovered a long letter he had written to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian fighter who ran Al Qaeda’s operations in Iraq. After Navy Seals killed Bin Laden, they found evidence of Al-Rahman’s role as Al Qaeda’s operational chief. U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said last month that Al Qaeda’s defeat was within reach if the U.S. could mount a string of successful attacks on the group’s weakened leadership. ‘Now is the moment, following what happened with Bin Laden, to put maximum pressure on them,’ he said. ‘If we continue this effort we can really cripple Al Qaeda as a major threat.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Washington now believes terror network is on brink of defeat . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Washington now believes terror network is on brink of defeat .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Fiona Macrae Science Correspondent . and Katy Winter . Passing on juicy information about others might be dismissed as idle chatter, but gossip can be good for society, scientists claim. A study revealed the exchange of hearsay can shame bullies and cheats into changing their ways. Conventional wisdom holds that gossip and social exclusion are always malicious, undermining trust and morale in groups. But sharing this kind of 'reputational information' could have benefits for society, according to the new study. Talking about others can actually have positive consequences and serves a purpose within a group . Researchers . divided more 216 men and women into teams of four, asking them to play a game and make financial . choices that would benefit their respective groups. They were given tokens that could be donated to a fund for the good of the group, and the rules . of the game meant those who did not give anything ended up with more . money than those who paid into the central pot. Before . moving on to the next round with an entirely new group, people taking . part could gossip about their previous group members. Gossip can serve as a tool by which groups reform bullies, encourage cooperation and stop exploitation of 'nice people' Future . group members then received that information and could decide to . exclude - ostracise - a suspect participant from the group before . deciding to make their next financial choices. Players were allowed to . warn others about such freeloaders and exclude them from future rounds. Participants readily gossiped about each others’ reputations and . ostracised those who hoarded their cash. The study, in the journal Psychological Science, found those who were frozen out learned their lesson and were more generous when brought back into the fold. The . researchers found that when people learn about the behaviour of others . through gossip, they use this information to align with those deemed . co-operative. Dr . Matthew Feinberg, of Stanford University, said: ‘Groups that allow . their members to gossip sustain co-operation and deter selfishness . better than those who don’t.’ 'And groups do even better if they can gossip and ostracise untrustworthy members. While both of these behaviours can be misused, our findings suggest that they also serve very important functions for groups and society.' Co-author Doctor Robb Willer, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford, said: 'By removing defectors, more cooperative individuals can more freely invest in the public good without fear of exploitation.' However, there is hope for the . cast-offs. When people know that others may gossip about them - and . experience the resulting social exclusion - they tend to learn from the . experience and reform their behaviour by cooperating more in future . group settings. In contrast, . highly anonymous groups - such as many internet message boards - lack . accountability and thereby allow anti-social behaviour to thrive. Dr . Willer said: 'Those who do not reform their behaviour, behaving . selfishly despite the risk of gossip and ostracism, tended to be . targeted by other group members who took pains to tell future group . members about the person’s untrustworthy behaviour. Groups do even better if they can gossip and ostracise untrustworthy members, though the behaviour can can misused . 'These future groups could then detect and exclude more selfish individuals, ensuring they could avoid being taken advantage of.' He added: 'Despite negative connotations, the pairing of the capacity to gossip and to ostracise undesirable individuals from groups has a strong positive effect on co-operation levels in groups. 'I think it does speak to the mechanisms that keep people behaving honestly and generously in many settings and, where behaviour is entirely anonymous, helps explain when they don't.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Groups fare better if permitted to gossip about untrustworthy members . Ostracising those who don't cooperate can encourage them to do so . The behaviours can be misused, but they important within society . Study published in the Psychological Science journal . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Groups fare better if permitted to gossip about untrustworthy members . Ostracising those who don't cooperate can encourage them to do so . The behaviours can be misused, but they important within society . Study published in the Psychological Science journal .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Charles Barkley hasn't met a sensitive topic he couldn't dig into, and now he's speaking on what he calls a "dirty, dark secret" in the African-American community. During an interview with a Philadelphia radio station, Barkley expounded on claims that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson wasn't liked by some of his teammates in part because he wasn't considered to be "black enough." Barkley said he wasn't at all surprised. "There are a lot of black people who are unintelligent, who don't have success," Barkley said. "It's best to knock a successful black person down 'cause they're intelligent, they speak well, they do well in school, and they're successful. It's crabs in a barrel. ... We're the only ethnic group that says, 'hey, if you go to jail, it gives you street cred.' " The concept of "crabs in a barrel" isn't new, and it's universal. If you've ever seen a bucket of crabs at the market, the ones at the bottom will try to pull down the crabs that are closer to the top. "I lived this, and if it weren't for my parents I wouldn't have pushed through it," one Twitter user said in response to Barkley's comments. Education advocate and CNN contributor Dr. Steve Perry is another observer who agrees with Barkley. Others have been irked by Barkley's delivery. When Perry tweeted that he applauded Barkley's remarks, some responded that they bristled at Barkley's tendency to generalize the experience of an entire group. "Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people," Barkley said. "When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out." The controversy began with an item from Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman, who said some of Wilson's Seahawks teammates don't care for him because "they think he's too close to the front office," he "doesn't always take the blame with teammates for mistakes he makes," and "some of the black players think Wilson isn't black enough." "There is ... an element of race that needs to be discussed," Freeman said of Wilson's relationship with his teammates. "My feeling on this -- and it's backed up by several interviews with Seahawks players -- is that some of the black players think Wilson isn't black enough. This is an issue that extends outside of football, into African-American society, though it's gotten better recently. Well-spoken blacks are seen by some other blacks as not completely black. Some of this is at play." (Bleacher Report shares a parent company with CNN.) The report has been denied by Seahawks player Richard Sherman, who said the accusations were "made up," and Wilson too has shaken off Freeman's point of view. "Black enough? I don't even know what that means," Wilson said. "I'm just an educated, well-spoken male." But to Barkley, Freeman's assertions are a very real part of being successful and black. "For some reason we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent and don't break the law, you're not a good black person," he said. "It's a dirty dark secret. I hate to bring white people into our crap, but as a black person, we all go through it when you're successful." [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Charles Barkley speaks on a "dirty dark secret" in the black community . It's in response to a story about racial tension for a Seattle Seahawks player . Some have responded positively to Barkley's comments . Others feel he was being too general . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Charles Barkley speaks on a "dirty dark secret" in the black community . It's in response to a story about racial tension for a Seattle Seahawks player . Some have responded positively to Barkley's comments . Others feel he was being too general .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Caroline Mcguire For Mailonline . It's one childhood experience that few have managed to escape: head over the bath while mum washes in some super-strength head lice potion, followed by hours having the little horrors combed out of the hair. But after years of being blasted by special shampoos, nits are now becoming resistant to many of the lotions on offer in supermarkets and pharmacies. So mums are turning in their droves to the internet to discover alternative solutions. Scroll down for video . Alex Butler regularly uses hair straighteners on her children including Magda (pictured). The mum-of-three finds the kids prefer the tongs as they see it as a treat. She said: "It's a nice change because they aren't allowed to have their hair straightened usually." Mum-of-three Alex Butler from Brighton swapped potions for hair irons after it was recommended by a parent at her children's school. The 36-year-old now uses the practice on each of her three children, Magda, 11, Pearl, nine, and Camille, six. She said: 'I used hair straighteners on my daughter’s hair to pop the eggs and burn the lice, lots of the other mums at school swear by it. 'I also use the lice shampoo Hedrin, they both work. 'But with three children, you get them so regularly when they're a certain age. 'Using the straighteners is a nice change because they aren't allowed to have their hair straightened usually, so it makes it into an enjoyable thing. ' Alexandra Butler (36) is a mother to Magda (11), Pearl (nine) and Camille (six). With so many young children in the house, she finds there are often issues with headlice. She is one of many British parents turning to alternative methods to supplement traditional nit lotions. It isn't the only alternative method being used by British parents though; internet forums reveal parents suggesting a range of quick-fix solutions that include using mayonnaise on the scalp or bleaching the hair. One in five parents even admit to shaving their child’s hair in an attempt to eliminate head lice. With near a quarter of parents turning to the web to search for help in getting rid of the pests, scientists are now  warning people that most new-age solutions will only make the problem worse and can also put children in danger. Ian Burgess, director of the Medical Entomology Centre said; 'There is a huge amount of incorrect head lice information online, which exists on the more popular sites parents are visiting. 'This gives worried parents misplaced confidence in ineffective methods. 'When they follow this advice, head lice are allowed to spread further and quicker. 'I’ve heard of mums dyeing their child’s hair, in an attempt to kill the lice. 'They believe this was effective because they can’t find lice, but in fact the lice have just been dyed along with the hair.' Hedrin lice lotion has now undertaken a comprehensive study of popular forums and social networking sites used by parents of attitudes towards head lice, in an effort to promote the sharing of best practice advice. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Alex Butler turned to her straighteners after becoming fed up of potions . Swears by the new method that was suggested by parent at local school . But experts warn some new approaches actually make lice spread quicker . Misinformed new processes include vinegar, bleach and dyeing a child's hair . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Alex Butler turned to her straighteners after becoming fed up of potions . Swears by the new method that was suggested by parent at local school . But experts warn some new approaches actually make lice spread quicker . Misinformed new processes include vinegar, bleach and dyeing a child's hair .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Baz Bamigboye . PUBLISHED: . 18:20 EST, 6 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 02:53 EST, 7 December 2012 . Toast of the town: Rachel Weisz is in the running for an Oscar . Rachel Weisz cracked open a bottle of ‘quite good red wine’ with her old man Daniel Craig to help celebrate — and get over the shock of — suddenly being hurled into the Oscar race. The actress, who already has a best supporting Academy Award for The Constant Gardener,  was named best actress by the influential New York Film Critics Circle for her role in The Deep  Blue Sea, based on a Fifties Terence Rattigan play about a woman completely overtaken by passion. She prevailed over perceived front-runners Jennifer Lawrence for The  Silver Linings Playbook, Jessica Chastain, star of Zero Dark Thirty, and Marion Cotillard for Rust And Bone. ‘Listen, I’m more shocked, more surprised than anyone. It came out of nowhere,’ Rachel told me from New York,  noting that The Deep Blue Sea opened in America last March in just a handful of cinemas. She and Craig, aka 007, enjoyed sipping the premier vino. ‘It’s  all wintry here, so it’s perfect for red wine.’ In the film, Rachel stars as  Hester Collyer opposite Simon Russell Beale as Sir William  Collyer, the High Court judge husband she abandons for Freddie Page, her lusty RAF pilot lover played by Tom Hiddleston. Rachel gives an electrifying performance as  Hester. ‘She’s someone who falls crazily, madly, deeply in love. She humiliates herself and she’s someone who’s ruled by her heart, soul and her groin,’ Rachel observed. ‘People are going to scorn her and she knows she’s not doing the right thing. I wouldn’t much like that to happen to me, but in drama it’s a very interesting thing to explore.’ She rather admires Hester, a woman ‘who wants to make her life in the way that she chooses to, and I think that’s very brave  and modern’. It’s too early to tell whether the prize in New York will lead to further pre-Oscar trophies. But ‘in practical terms’, the actress said that the win brings about an awareness for a tiny  independent film. It has certainly made Oscar voters pay attention to a portrait of a woman  prepared to lose everything for love. Perhaps Rachel and Daniel should order in a few more choice bottles of red wine just in case. A winning performance: Rachel Weisz portrays Hester Collyer in a scene from The Deep Blue Sea . The Bond movie Skyfall has turned into a cash windfall for director Sam Mendes and the film’s leading actors. Because it has taken so much money globally (more than £543 million in ticket sales so far), Mendes and certain cast members — including James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, baddie Javier Bardem and spy chiefs Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes — are entitled to box-office bonuses said to be in the six-figure range. The director and each of  the actors could end up with $100,000 (£62,000) to $200,000 (£125,000) apiece. There are also awards bonuses, so if any of the actors are nominated for an Oscar, Bafta or Golden Globe, they are rewarded — and they  get more if, perchance, they should win. A Christmas bonus: Bond cast members such as Daniel Craig, pictured left as 007, and Judi Dench pictured right as MI6 head M in Skyfall, are entitled to box-office bonuses because of the success of the film . Box office bonuses kick in after Skyfall reaches a certain figure, say, $200 million and the bonus  accumulates the more Skyfall makes. And as it’s heading towards the billion dollar mark, the bounty will end up being a very tidy sum. Mendes and the actors would have negotiated different deals with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, so each amount will be different. ‘It’s going to be in the six-figure range for most of them and at the moment the sky’s the limit because it hasn’t stopped taking money,’ an executive in London with knowledge of the arrangement told me. Actors and film-makers sometimes receive a percentage of a film’s revenue. But Broccoli and Wilson never give away slices of their Bond films, only bonuses for a lucky few. Broccoli and Wilson have been fantastic at guiding Bond away from dreariness and they hit the jackpot with Skyfall. Pre-production begins on the next 007 . films, provisionally known as Bond 24 and Bond 25, in the spring. There . has been talk of them shooting back-to-back later next year. In high demand: Director Sam Mendes, centre, talks to Daniel Craig and Ben Whishaw on the set of Skyfall . Mendes is still mulling over whether he will direct them. There’s no official word, but there’s a sense that he might not do them. For starters, he’s directing  the new musical Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, which starts previewing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on May 18 with  Douglas Hodge and Nigel Planer in leading roles. If he directs the Bond double, that would mean he’d have to devote three or four years  to being on 007 duty. He may not fancy that. A lot of changes were being put into the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever last night. I’ve been hearing mixed views during previews, but I know producer Judy Craymer and her creative team will turn the show at the Piccadilly Theatre into a hit. Once upon a time actor Hugh Sachs worked in the National Theatre’s box office. Now he’ll play lawyer Harry Dangle, one of the key parts in the National’s hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, when a new cast takes over — led by Rufus Hound — on February 4 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Sachs also appeared in Privates On Parade when Michael Grandage directed it at the Donmar. Grandage has a splendid new production of that show opening on Monday night at the Noel Coward. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Weisz named best actress by New York Film Critics Circle for her role in The Deep  Blue Sea . Actress stars as Hester Collyer - a middle-class woman who walks out on her marriage for a passionate affair . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Weisz named best actress by New York Film Critics Circle for her role in The Deep  Blue Sea . Actress stars as Hester Collyer - a middle-class woman who walks out on her marriage for a passionate affair .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Singer songwriter Viktoria Modesta, who will feature in an advertising spot paid for by Channel 4 during Sunday night's X Factor final . Channel 4 is to blow £200,000 on an advertising spot during the X Factor final which will feature a disabled singer as an alternative to 'painfully dull and manufactured' pop music. The promotional ad will be screened on ITV on Sunday night in front of an expected 10million viewers, who will be tuning in to see which of the three finalists will be crowned the winner. It will show singer and model Viktoria Modesta, who wears a prosthetic leg, in the video for her Lady Gaga-style song Prototype. The ad is being funded by Channel 4, who say they have given the singer the opportunity to showcase her latest song during the final as there are no other stars in the music industry with prosthetics. Latvian-born Miss Modesta, who describes herself as a singer-songwriter, took the radical decision at the age of 20 to undergo a below the knee amputation to her left-leg to ease her mobility following an injury during birth. The 26-year-old, who says she has been approached by X Factor but turned them down, said: 'For a long time, pop culture closed its doors on me as an amputee and alternative artist. 'I think people have always found it hard to know what to think or feel about an amputee who wasn't trying to be an Olympian. 'In sports, ‘overcoming' a disability makes you a hero, but in pop there is no place for these feelings. I have never felt comfortable thinking of myself as disabled and this has inspired me to actively challenge old-fashioned views and create a platform in mainstream pop-culture, with other artists, where I have always known I belonged.' The singer also took part in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games and says the song Prototype shines a light on stigma, questions normal ideas of sex and beauty and celebrates being different. An edited version of the song's video will be shown during an X Factor ad break and features Miss Modesta sitting on a throne before it shows a young girl pulling the leg off her doll after watching a cartoon version of the singer. It also shows her dancing around in elaborate outfits and being interrogated by soldiers. The ad is also part of Channel 4's Born Risky initiative, which also ran the 'Superhumans' campaign during the 2012 London Paralympics. The ad will show an edited version of Miss Modesta's video to her song Prototype, which she says shines a light on the stigma surrounding disability. Channel 4 say the ad is aimed at showing how 'painfully dull' and 'manufactured' pop music is today . John Allison, joint head of 4Creative, said: 'We wanted to build on the legacy of the Paralympics work so we asked ourselves, "Why are there no disabled pop artists?"' 'Pop stars these days are painfully dull and manufactured. Viktoria embodies our governmental remit of championing alternative voices and establishing new talent.' While Dan Brooke from Channel 4 added: 'Channel 4 was born to be different: to offer alternative perspectives and to take creative risks, especially with new talent. The ad will be shown on Sunday night during the X Factor final, which will see Andrea Faustini, Ben Haenow and Fleur East compete to become champion . 'In a world of homogenised pop, Viktoria is those values in a nutshell. We are honoured to help her develop her career and change attitudes to disability in the process.' Although Channel 4 is a publicly-owned broadcaster, it does not receive any public cash and is funded by its commercial activity, such as advertising. They have a remit to be innovative, experimental and distinctive. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Channel 4 has paid for the ad to be shown during Sunday's X Factor final . Will feature Viktoria Modesta, a disabled singer who wears a prosthetic leg . The ad is an edited version of the music video for her new song Prototype . Video shows the singer sitting on a throne and a girl pulling a leg off a doll . Channel 4 say the ad is an alternative to 'painfully dull manufactured pop' Around 10 million people are expected to tune into the final on ITV . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Channel 4 has paid for the ad to be shown during Sunday's X Factor final . Will feature Viktoria Modesta, a disabled singer who wears a prosthetic leg . The ad is an edited version of the music video for her new song Prototype . Video shows the singer sitting on a throne and a girl pulling a leg off a doll . Channel 4 say the ad is an alternative to 'painfully dull manufactured pop' Around 10 million people are expected to tune into the final on ITV .

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<s>[ARTICLE] It is not often that Oxford University finds itself receiving a rejection letter from a would-be student, rather than issuing them with one. So it will have raised a few scholarly eyebrows when state-educated Elly Nowell, 19, wrote to the elite institution’s Magdalen College without even waiting to hear whether her application to read law had been successful. In a parody of Oxford’s own rejection letters, she told admissions tutors: ‘I realise you may be disappointed by this decision, but you were in competition with many fantastic universities and following your interview I am afraid you do not quite meet the standard of the universities I will be considering.’ Mocking: A-level student Elly Nowell, who is predicted A*s in history, law and English literature, sent a scathing rejection letter to Magdalen College, Oxford . Miss Nowell, who says she changed her . mind about Oxford after being put off by her experience at interview, . claimed  its admissions process was biased against state-school pupils – . despite them making up more than half the university’s intake. She wrote: ‘Whilst you may believe . your decision to hold interviews in grand formal settings is inspiring, . it allows public school applicants to flourish in the environment they . are accustomed to and intimidates state school applicants, distorting . the true academic potential of both.’ The teenager also claimed there were . ‘significant flaws’ in Oxford’s education system and argued that the . ‘gap between elitism and discrimination’ was a  ‘narrow one’ that the . college had not ‘adequately addressed’. Rejected: Elly Nowell told Magdalen College, which counts Foreign Secretary William Hague among its alumni, that there were 'significant flaws' in its education system . She wrote: ‘Whilst you may believe . your traditions and rituals are impressive, they reflect badly on your . university…frankly, I feel humiliated for both you and your students.’ Describing the interview process as ‘torture’, she accused the college of being ‘rude’ for not offering her a glass of water. She also claimed there was an ‘obvious gap’ between minorities and white middle-class students that she found ‘embarrassing’. Letter in full: The rejection letter that Elly Nowell, 19, sent to Oxford University via email . Miss Nowell, of Winchester, . Hampshire, even cheekily warned the university to hold off on any . attempts to ‘reapply’ and wished it ‘every success in future’. Oxford yesterday hit back at her claims, pointing to figures that show . that for 2010 entry, 55.4 per cent of places for UK students went to . state school pupils. Full figures for UK 2011 entry are not yet . available but 58.5 per cent of offers were to state school pupils. A spokesman said: ‘The irony is that six out of the seven people offered . law places at Magdalen were state-educated. 'It’s really important to . understand that school attainment is the biggest factor affecting . Oxford’s mix of students – not the way Oxford selects them.’ Magdalen College, which counts among its alumni Foreign Secretary . William Hague, Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, documentary-maker Louis . Theroux and Oscar Wilde, interviewed Miss Nowell, a student at . Brockenhurst College, Hampshire, in December. She is predicted to get . A*s in her history, law and English literature A-levels, and now hopes . to read law at University College London. She said: ‘It was during my interview that I finally realised subjecting . myself to the judgment of an institution I fundamentally disagreed with . was bizarre. ‘I spent my entire time at the university laughing at how seriously they . were taking everything and felt like the only atheist in a gigantic . monastery.’ Oxford students took to Twitter to vent their anger at Miss Nowell . yesterday. One, going under the name ‘jpspencer2’, said: ‘Elly Nowell . has no idea what it is like to go to Oxford. Her own stupid and . narrow-minded opinions show why she would not be fit to go here.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Elly Nowell, 19, tells Magdalen College it 'did not quite meet the standard of universities I will be considering' She writes that she found 'obvious gap' between minorities and white middle-class students 'embarrassing' [/SUMMARY]</s>

Elly Nowell, 19, tells Magdalen College it 'did not quite meet the standard of universities I will be considering' She writes that she found 'obvious gap' between minorities and white middle-class students 'embarrassing'

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<s>[ARTICLE] Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is weighing up a move for AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong. United are determined to add one more midfielder to their squad this summer following the capture of Ander Herrera, with Van Gaal feeling that his new side requires bite and steel in the central acres to complement the composure of players such as Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley. Arturo Vidal of Juventus is the dream solution and Sportsmail revealed on Friday that United have made tentative enquiries over the possible signing of the Chilean midfielder. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Louis van Gaal lose his tempter in Holland training . Target? AC Milan midfielder and former Manchester City player Nigel de Jong could be on his way to Old Trafford . Possibility: Van Gaal is determined to add another midfielder to his Manchester United side . Maybe: De Jong could complement the composure of players such as Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley . Born: Amsterdam, Holland, Nov 30 1984 . 2002-2006: Ajax (96 apps, 9 gls) 2006-2009: Hamburger SV (66 apps, 3 gls) 2009-2012: Manchester City (104 apps, 1 gl) 2012-NOW: AC Milan (45 apps, 3 gls) However, the Italian side have offered little encouragement and United recognise it may be unfeasible to pull off a move this summer. Nevertheless, United are hopeful the player may put pressure on his employers and they will be prepared to test the water with a bid exceeding £30million in the coming weeks. United have also been put off by Juventus' asking price for Frenchman Paul Pogba, with the former United academy star commanding a fee in the region of £55m this summer. Van Gaal has been impressed by former Manchester City star De Jong's dynamic and disciplined showings at the World Cup for Holland and he is seen as a pragmatic fit with Premier League experience. The 29-year-old would be available for around £9m and he could emerge as an alternative if United are unable to land Vidal. Roma's Kevin Strootman also remains on United's radar but any move could be delayed until next summer as he recovers from a long-term cruciate knee injury. Test the water: United are prepared to make a £30million bid to tempt AC Milan to sell De Jong . Eyes on the ball: United recognise the Italian side have offered little encouragement for the move . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wants to add another midfielder and Nigel de Jong is a possibility . AC Milan's De Jong has Premier League experience with Manchester City . Top midfield target is Juventus' Arturo Vidal and United could bid £30m . Italian club are reluctant to sell the Chile international . De Jong would represent a cheaper alternative at £9m . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal wants to add another midfielder and Nigel de Jong is a possibility . AC Milan's De Jong has Premier League experience with Manchester City . Top midfield target is Juventus' Arturo Vidal and United could bid £30m . Italian club are reluctant to sell the Chile international . De Jong would represent a cheaper alternative at £9m .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- The wait is over for Mario Matt. Matt ended a nearly three-year drought on the World Cup circuit when he won the slalom on the icy Face de Bellevarde in Val d'Isere, France on Sunday. He now has 14 slalom victories, putting him into a tie for fifth in the record books with fellow Austrian Benny Raich. At 34, he is the oldest man to win a World Cup slalom race -- having placed second earlier this season in Finland -- and he moved to the top of the overall standings after last season's champion Marcel Hirscher failed to qualify for the second run. "I am very happy about this result," the two-time slalom world champion was quoted as saying by the website of alpine skiing's governing body. "I was a few times on the podium in the past two years but since (Slovenia) in 2011 I couldn't win." Matt posted the fastest time in the first run and held his nerve in the second to beat Sweden's Mattias Hargin by 0.13 seconds and Italy's Patrick Thaler by nearly 0.40 seconds. Hargin made up ground in the second run but not quite enough. He still, though, collected his first World Cup podium in two years. Thaler, too, finished in the top three for the first time in a while -- since 2009. "It's a special day for me," said the 35-year-old. "I was fighting for many years to come back on the podium and I have to thank a lot of people." Ted Ligety had a weekend to forget in Val d'Isere. A day after he failed to take part in the second run of a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in four years, the American didn't qualify for Sunday's second run, too. Former overall champion Bode Miller didn't complete the first run, either. "It was tough conditions where it was very hard snow but very grippy," U.S. men's alpine head coach Sasha Rearick told his team's website. "We've been training on ice getting ready for Val d'Isere and we didn't make that transition very well today. "That's something we've got to work on in the future." Worley wins in St. Moritz . At the women's giant slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland, France's Tessa Worley beat Sweden's Jessica Lindell-Vikarby by 0.37 seconds and Slovenia's Tina Maze by 0.79 seconds. But two big names didn't finish the first run -- overall leader Lara Gut of Switzerland and young U.S. phenom Mikaela Shiffrin. Shiffrin had bib No. 1. "I don't know how many people actually slid out where Mikaela did," said U.S. women's alpine head coach Alex Hoedlmoser. "There were a few. The snow was aggressive and at the same time somehow a little slick, because we saw the same type of DNFs (did not finishes) multiple times today." [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Mario Matt won his 14th World Cup slalom when he beat the field in Val d'Isere . He tied fellow Austrian Benny Raich in slalom victories and won for the first time since 2011 . Americans Ted Ligety and Bode Miller didn't feature in the second run . Tessa Worley won a giant slalom in St. Moritz ahead of Jessica Lindell-Vikarby . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Mario Matt won his 14th World Cup slalom when he beat the field in Val d'Isere . He tied fellow Austrian Benny Raich in slalom victories and won for the first time since 2011 . Americans Ted Ligety and Bode Miller didn't feature in the second run . Tessa Worley won a giant slalom in St. Moritz ahead of Jessica Lindell-Vikarby .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Arsene Wenger admitted on Thursday that Arsenal missed out on signing 'one more player' during the summer — something the Gunners boss will try to rectify in January. The Gunners are currently facing a severe injury crisis with nine players unavailable for Saturday's Premier League clash against Hull. But it is the defence that is most stretched with Laurent Koscielny (achilles), Mathieu Debuchy (ankle) and Calum Chambers (suspended) all missing. Arsene Wenger has vowed to strengthen his squad after missing out on 'one more player' in the summer . Speaking at Arsenal's Annual General Meeting, Wenger said: ‘I agree we could have bought one more player but we didn’t find one. ‘But we will try in January to rectify that because we are a bit short because of the injuries we've had.’ Here Sportsmail highlights seven of the defenders on Arsenal's scouting list. Matija Nastasic . Manchester City will sell the 21-year-old Serb and have strong interest from Juventus and Inter Milan but Arsenal have the ready cash. Valued at £12m, they may sell for less. Chances: 4/5 . Matija Nastasic has fallen out of favour at Manchester City and could be available for less than £12million . Virgil  van Dijk . Arsenal looked into the prospect of signing Van Dijk, 23, on transfer deadline day but couldn't get a deal over the line. The Celtic defender would fetch a fee of around £7m . Chances: 4/5 . Arsenal attempted to sign Virgil van Dijk on transfer deadline day but could not get a deal over the line . Stephane Sparagna . Age: 19 . Marseille defender can also play in defensive midfield which is ideal for Wenger’s plans. His contract runs out in December and he is available for nominal compensation should he leave. Chances: 3/5 . Stephane Sparagna can play also as a defensive midfielder and his versatility could appeal to Arsene Wenger . Ron Vlaar . Age: 29 . Aston Villa defender has yet to agree to a new contract and is free in the summer. Tottenham, Southampton and Manchester United are among others monitoring his situation. Chances: 3/5 . Ron Vlaar has been linked several clubs in recent weeks, including Tottenham and Manchester United . Winston Reid . Age: 26 . West Ham are hoping to open contract talks next week but the Kiwi looks set to see out his contract and leave on a free unless a deal can be struck. Not top of Arsenal list but an option. Chances: 2/5 . Winston Reid is out of contract in the summer and is an option for Arsenal, although he is not first choice . Liam Moore . Age: 21 . Leicester defender has been on Arsenal’s radar since he was a teenager and club scouts watched him last week playing for England Under 21. May not yet be at the club's desired level. Chances: 1/5 . Leicester's Liam Moore, 21, has been on Arsenal's radar since he was a teenager . Sokratis Papastathopoulos . Age: 26 . Dortmund want £17m for the Greece international and are unlikely to sell while in the Champions League. The same applies to their other defenders until next summer. Chances: 1/5 . Sokratis Papastathopoulos is the most expensive option and would depend on Dortmund's willingness to sell . VIDEO Wenger to search for defensive cover . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Arsenal are currently facing a defensive crisis with several key players out . Arsene Wenger has vowed to add reinforcements in January . Sportsmail highlights seven defenders Arsenal could bring in . Virgil van Dijk and Matija Nastasic top the list of potential targets . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Arsenal are currently facing a defensive crisis with several key players out . Arsene Wenger has vowed to add reinforcements in January . Sportsmail highlights seven defenders Arsenal could bring in . Virgil van Dijk and Matija Nastasic top the list of potential targets .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press . PUBLISHED: . 19:26 EST, 24 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:35 EST, 25 April 2013 . A former Republican campaign intern - who worked for the likes of Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and Newt Gingrich - has been accused of orchestrating a massive sextortion scheme. Adam Savader, 21, of Great Neck, New York, allegedly threatened to splash nude photos of 15 young women all over the internet if they refused to send additional racy photos to him. Savader has been charged with cyberstalking and extortion through the internet. Friends in high places: Adam Savader is pictured with Mitt Romney during his presidential campaign last year . Intern: Savader worked as a vice presidential operations intern for the Romney campaign. He is pictured here with Romney's running mate Paul Ryan . Federal investigators say that he knew each of his 15 victims, either from high school or college. Authorities say Savader, who worked as a vice presidential operations intern during Romney's 2012 bid for the White House, obtained the photos through hacked accounts that belonged to the women. Many of the women are college students who knew Savader from high school. The victims live in Michigan; Long Island, New York; and Washington, D.C. According to a criminal complaint filed in Michigan, a woman listed as 'Victim 1' called police to report that she had received text messages from a person who said his name was 'John Smith.' He claimed that he had nude photos of her and that he would send them to her family if she didn't send more. Arrested: Savader, pictured with Mrs South Carolina 2011 Sarah Farra, was taken into custody after a hearing on Tuesday in New York . Busted: Savader, who also worked on Newt Gingrich's campaign, was . charged with cyberstalking and extortion . through the internet . He then sent her a link to a Photobucket.com account, where she was stunned to find a a photo of herself intended for a former boyfriend, but never posted on the internet. It is alleged that Savader obtained the photos by hacking into her AOL email account and taking stealing the photos. The affidavit says that in another text, 'John Smith' asked her a series of personal questions about her sexual preference and preferred sexual positions. He also informed her that he was masturbating to her photos. Threats: Savader, pictured with Sen Al Franken, allegedly told his victims that he would send their nude photos to their parents, sororities or 'all over Washington' if they didn't comply to his demands . Getting political: Savader, 21, knew each of his 15 victims from either high school or college . In other cases, Savader allegedly threatened his victims, telling one: 'I swear to god don't be stupid. You don't want every1 (sic) including your parents seeing your t*** a** and p****.' Savader is now in custody after appearing in New York federal court on Tuesday. He appears with numerous politicians in photos posted to his Facebook account, including Newt Gingrich (whom he also worked for), Rep Michelle Bachmann and Sen Al Franken. His attorney, Michael Shoshnick, told the New York Daily News: 'I've known Adam his entire life and he has never behaved in a way that would lead me to believe these allegations are true.' The criminal complaint says Savader sent text messages over a Google phone service and identified himself as John Smith. Mover and shaker: Savander's Facebook page is loaded with photos of him with influential Republicans, including former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Adam Savader, 21, charged with cyberstalking and extortion through the internet . Criminal complaint says that he knew each of his 15 victims from either high school or college . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Adam Savader, 21, charged with cyberstalking and extortion through the internet . Criminal complaint says that he knew each of his 15 victims from either high school or college .

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<s>[ARTICLE] The British nurse fighting for her life after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone could remain in a critical condition for 'some time', her family said today. Pauline Cafferkey was diagnosed with the deadly virus following her return to Glasgow from Sierra Leone. The 39-year-old had been a volunteer with Save the Children at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Kerry Town. She is currently being treated in isolation at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Today, her relatives said in a statement: 'We would like to thank all our friends, family and the members of the public who have contacted us with support following Pauline's diagnosis with Ebola. 'We have been very touched by the kind words. Scroll down for video . Pauline Cafferkey, Britain's latest Ebola victim, remains in a critical condition at London's Royal Free Hospital where she is being treated by doctor Michael Jacobs - and may do for some time, her family said today . 'Pauline continues to be in a critical condition at the Royal Free Hospital. We want to thank all the staff caring for her for their kindness, support and compassion. 'Pauline's condition could remain the same for some time and we would again ask for her and our privacy to be respected.' Ms Cafferkey was diagnosed with Ebola following her return to Glasgow from Sierra Leone where she had been a volunteer with Save the Children at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Kerry Town. The 39-year-old is currently being treated in isolation at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. The nurse was admitted to an isolation facility at the Brownlee unit in Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow, at 8am on December 29. After a blood sample tested positive for Ebola, she was transferred by military plane to the Royal Free Hospital the following day. Her condition deteriorated in the new year and remains critical. At the Royal Free, where fellow nurse William Pooley recovered from Ebola this year, she is in a cocooned bed in an isolation ward where medics treat her wearing protective suits. However one expert believes Ms Cafferkey has just a 50/50 chance of survival. Dr Ben Neuman, a virologist from the University of Reading, said the experimental drug ZMapp used to treat nurse William Pooley at the same hospital would only be available sometime this month. It is therefore down to Pauline Cafferkey's 'genetics' as to whether she would pull through, he said. Ms Cafferkey is currently being treated in isolation at the Royal Free Hospital in north London . But with the experimental drug ZMapp used to treat nurse William Pooley (pictured) at the same hospital unavailable, it is now down to her 'genetics' as to whether she would pull through, one expert said . Praising her efforts in fighting the deadly disease, he said: 'She's a hero. Nurses in particular are at the highest risk because they've got to deal with bodily fluids which are full of the virus. 'They're brave, they're great and I'm glad they are helping sufferers in Africa.' He added: 'At this point it's about a 50/50 chance that she makes it. 'People in the West have a better survival rate than in West Africa - it's something like 1 in 4 who died in comparison to about half or even three quarters in African hospitals. 'There's very little medical science can do to change the outcome. We don't have any sure fire answers to Ebola. 'Some people will be resistant, other's won't. A lot of it depends on genetics.' He added: 'A large part of Ebola is essentially your own immune system beating you up. The longer that goes on, eventually you get blood leaking out and then it's over. 'Prolonging it longer is a good thing so the body can build up antibodies but reducing the severity of the virus is the key thing. 'You can kind of tell at this point what is going to be the outcome. Ms Cafferkey left Sierra Leone on her long journey back to Glasgow via Casablanca and Heathrow . 'The clinical team will have a pretty good idea by this point. They'll be able to tell by seeing the virus levels in her system. 'ZMapp is a combination of three antibodies, little sticky things that are in people's blood. 'They ran out of this. They were supposed to be ready around the beginning of January - they must be close to being ready. 'I haven't heard anything about it recently. We don't know what the drug they are using to treat her is.' Speaking of the international response to the outbreak he said: 'Ebola has dropped out of the press but is killing about 50 people a day across the globe. 'It's not as serious as it was but it has killed off a lot of people.' Save the Children has launched an investigation into how she was infected but admits it may never establish the exact circumstances. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Ms Cafferkey 'continues to receive the best possible care'. The decision by Heathrow officials to wave Miss Cafferkey through even though she said she felt ill sparked the search for 203 people who may have had contact with her on two flights . With more health workers due to return to the UK from Sierra Leone in the next two weeks, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pledged: 'We will keep all of the procedures under review. 'It is important that we learn lessons from the case of Pauline Cafferkey and that we learn lessons from any other case that might arise. 'I hope there are no other cases identified in Scotland or the UK but it is likely we will see other cases, a small number of additional cases, and we need to keep learning from the experience of dealing with them.' Yesterday a person with a 'history of travel to West Africa' tested negative for Ebola after being placed in isolation at a Welsh hospital. The person, who has recently returned from an area of West Africa affected by the virus, was admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital near Cardiff after developing a fever. A spokeswoman for Public Health Wales said: 'Public Health Wales can confirm that an individual tested for Ebola earlier today at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital does not have the disease. 'There may be other explanations for their symptoms for which tests are already under way. Earlier this week, a Briton who was feared to have the deadly virus tested negative for Ebola at Swindon hospital. The negative case follows two suspected patients last week - in Cornwall and Aberdeen - who were also confirmed not to have the virus. The first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine also began this week at a British university. The Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics, aims to have vaccinated 72 healthy adults by the end of this month. Developers of the drug, the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, have now accelerated it due to the continued spread of Ebola in West Africa. Ebola has so far killed 8,153 people and infected 20,656 in the past year, mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to the latest World Health Organisation figures. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Pauline Cafferkey, 39, was diagnosed after returning from Sierra Leone . Is being treated at an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital, London . Family issued a statement today thanking well-wishers for their support . Comes as one expert said her chances of survival could be 50/50 . Virologist Dr Ben Neuman says that without the experimental drug Zmapp, it will be down to 'genetics' as to whether Ms Cafferkey will pull through . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Pauline Cafferkey, 39, was diagnosed after returning from Sierra Leone . Is being treated at an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital, London . Family issued a statement today thanking well-wishers for their support . Comes as one expert said her chances of survival could be 50/50 . Virologist Dr Ben Neuman says that without the experimental drug Zmapp, it will be down to 'genetics' as to whether Ms Cafferkey will pull through .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (Mental Floss) -- We remember Henry Ford as the automotive magnate who perfected assembly line technology, but he also dabbled in ambitious social programs, including one in which he hired ex-convicts straight out of Sing Sing to staff his factories. Henry Ford, pictured in 1942, unsuccessfully attempted to increase the rubber supply with a plantation in Brazil. Although many of these efforts were successful, Ford's ill-fated foray into the Brazilian jungle was a notable and fascinating exception. The plan . If you're going to make millions of cars, you're going to need an awful lot of rubber. In 1927, Ford came up with a novel plan: He'd solve his rubber problem and test out his lofty theories about social planning. If everything went well, he could craft both a utopia full of healthy, productive workers and a direct pipeline of coveted rubber to Detroit. Ford approached the task with characteristic zeal. He talked the Brazilian government into granting him 10,000 square kilometers of land in the Amazon rain forest -- a plot that was nearly twice as big as the state of Delaware -- in exchange for a 9 percent cut of the plantation's profits. In theory, this setup seemed like one of Ford's ideas that would shake out pretty well, and in 1928, Ford sent a barge full of supplies from Michigan down to his new plantation town, which was dubbed "Fordlandia." Growing rubber in the jungle . Unfortunately for Ford's stockholders, though, the captain of industry didn't always have a great eye for detail. (One famous story about Ford was that he disliked accountants so fiercely that he never had his company audited. By the end of his tenure, the Ford Motor Company allegedly had no idea exactly how much it cost to build a car.) Ford didn't check to see if the plantation was suitable for growing rubber. According to Greg Grandin, author of "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City," Ford never consulted any sort of expert on rubber cultivation; he just sent a bunch of supplies and managers into the jungle hoping to grow some rubber. Mental Floss: Henry Ford and others who survived bankruptcy . Ford was legendarily contemptuous of experts, but he could have saved some serious dough if he'd just hired a consultant to tell him that the plantation wasn't at all suitable for growing rubber. The land wasn't very fertile, but that wasn't the main problem. The real difficulty was that it's practically impossible to farm rubber in a plantation setting in the Amazon rainforest. To grow the trees on a commercial scale, you've got to pack them in fairly close together, and at that point they become incredibly susceptible to blight and insect attacks. Fordlandia's trees were no exception, and caterpillars and blight quickly decimated the fields. Not exactly a worker's paradise . Obviously, the rubber production part of the Fordlandia got off to a rocky start. How was the "worker's paradise" part of things going, though? Even more abysmally. The American managers and their families that Ford imported from Michigan weren't accustomed to the sweltering Brazilian heat and headed back north with an alarming frequency. The heavy machinery used on the plantation left deep ruts in the soft soil, which collected stagnant water and became breeding grounds for malaria-ridden mosquitoes. Ford had attempted to design Fordlandia like any American town, complete with schools, restaurants, a golf course, and shops. The catch here, though, was that the indigenous Brazilians who farmed the rubber weren't used to living in a stylized American community. Worse still, the plantation's workers were expected to work a strict shift from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., whereas normal harvesting practices in the region saw workers hit the fields before dawn, take a long break, and then head out again at twilight to save themselves the misery of working in the tropical midday heat. Food fights . Ford's influence extended all the way down to the residents' diets, and while the indigenous workers weren't crazy about having to eat American foods, they were livid about having to eat in a cafeteria setting rather than enjoying the homestyle meals to which they were accustomed. Eventually, the workers decided they'd had enough of the affront of cafeteria dining and rioted during a meal. Mental Floss: Three historical food fights . As the American managers fled to the safety of boats, the workers destroyed their mess hall and continued to riot until Brazilian soldiers came in to suppress violence. Another sticking point for the workers was Ford's insistence that his model community be entirely free of alcohol and tobacco. Although Prohibition wasn't exactly an unqualified success at home, and although alcohol was still legal in Brazil, Ford stayed firm on his booze ban. Workers who needed a drink were forced just outside the city limits to buy a bottle of cachaca; enterprising liquor salesman could simply paddle by on the river and unload their wares. Mental Floss: Why is the drinking age 21? End of the road . Eventually, even though Henry Ford steadfastly insisted that the community could thrive and help introduce American-style industrialization to the rest of the world, it became abundantly clear that the noble Fordlandia experiment was a flop. After the perfection of synthetic rubber in 1945, Ford sold the plantation at a $20 million loss and left Brazil. Just how much of a fiasco was the Fordlandia experiment? Although Ford spent 17 years trying to produce rubber on the plantation, no Ford car ever rolled off the assembly line with a single bit of Fordlandia's rubber in it. For more mental_floss articles, visit mentalfloss.com . Entire contents of this article copyright, Mental Floss LLC. All rights reserved. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The auto magnate set up a plantation in the Amazon rain forest to produce rubber . He didn't research the land and found out to late it wasn't suitable for growing rubber . Brazilian workers rioted against U.S.-style mess hall, ban on alcohol . Ford ultimately sold the plantation at a $20 million loss . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The auto magnate set up a plantation in the Amazon rain forest to produce rubber . He didn't research the land and found out to late it wasn't suitable for growing rubber . Brazilian workers rioted against U.S.-style mess hall, ban on alcohol . Ford ultimately sold the plantation at a $20 million loss .

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<s>[ARTICLE] A mystery illness has overwhelmed a small town in northern Colombia as scores of teenage girls have been hospitalized with symptoms that parents fear could be an adverse reaction to a popular vaccine against cervical cancer. Authorities say they still don't know what caused more than 200 girls in El Carmen de Bolivar to come down with symptoms ranging from fainting to numbness in the hands and headaches. Some have hinted that the town of 95,000 near Colombia's Caribbean coast could be experiencing a rare case of mass hysteria. Mystery: Authorities say they don't know what caused more than 200 girls in El Carmen de Bolivar to grow ill. But parents say they were all injected with a vaccine against cervical cancer (stock image) Parents are on edge however because all the girls, ranging in ages from 9 to 16, were injected in recent months with the vaccine Gardasil. On Wednesday, residents marched peacefully to demand a thorough investigation. Francisco Vega, the town's mayor and a trained physician, told The Associated Press that illnesses first appeared at the end of May and have been steadily increasing since. Over the weekend 120 girls were rushed to hospitals, collapsing the town's limited medical facilities. None of their symptoms were life-threatening and all have since been released, he said. Echoing the assurances of national health and toxicology experts, who have travelled to the town to collect blood samples and investigate possible environmental hazards, he said there's no evidence the vaccine, which has undergone extensive testing and regulation globally, is to blame. 'It's not our drug': Merck, the U.S. drug manufacturer which makes Gardasil, said all lots of the vaccine, including the ones sent to Colombia, meet all required quality and safety standards . Meanwhile, Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria is criticizing hyped coverage by the media for stirring panic, saying concerns about their vaccine, which has been applied to 2.9 million women in Colombia, are baseless. 'On one side we have the weight of scientific evidence and on the other are opinions and moral prejudices,' he told W Radio on Wednesday, adding the cervical cancer claims the lives of more than 3,000 women every year in Colombia. Veronica Trulin, head of communications in Latin America for Merck, said all lots of the vaccine, including the ones sent to Colombia, meet all required quality and safety standards. 'We don't comment on speculation about our products,' she said in an email . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] 200 girls have come down with symptoms from faintness to numb hands . The girls, aged between nine and 16, all injected with vaccine Gardasil . Parents blame authorities and the drug's American manufacturer, Merck . But Health Minister says there is no evidence that vaccine is to blame . Local doctor says symptoms began in May and have increased since . [/SUMMARY]</s>

200 girls have come down with symptoms from faintness to numb hands . The girls, aged between nine and 16, all injected with vaccine Gardasil . Parents blame authorities and the drug's American manufacturer, Merck . But Health Minister says there is no evidence that vaccine is to blame . Local doctor says symptoms began in May and have increased since .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Sanchez Manning . For the sophisticated palates of the Chipping Norton Set, you might expect that nothing less than Waitrose would do. But now locals including David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks are poised to welcome a surprising addition to their town – Aldi. The budget foodstore has won planning permission to build an outlet on scrubland just 500 metres from the genteel High Street in the Cotswolds town. Aldi is planning to open a new store in the upmarket Chipping Norton, just off the town's High Street (file picture) It’s the latest sign of the middle classes turning in increasing numbers to Aldi and fellow German discount supermarket Lidl for their shopping. And the new store will give the Prime Minister the opportunity to counter accusations of elitism after he revealed himself to prefer Waitrose shopping earlier this year. Addressing John Lewis staff in April, he said: ‘I shop at various different supermarkets. I’m going to be honest with you. ‘When I’m at home in the constituency, I go to Sainsbury’s in Chipping Norton, because there isn’t a Waitrose. The Prime Minister had previously revealed himself to be a Waitrose customer . ‘When I’m having a day in the central town in my constituency, I go to Waitrose in Witney.’ Chipping Norton’s mayor Mike Tysoe said the new budget store has had an almost unanimous welcome from residents. He said: ‘It ticks all the boxes across the board in the community. The area isn’t just a chocolate box picture. There are a great many rural families on very tight budgets. ‘A lot of them go once or twice a month to Aldi in Banbury for a big shop. That’s a 28-mile round trip. They are extremely happy that they’ll no longer have to do that.’ Chipping Norton is not the only middle class bastion Aldi is set to gain a foothold in, with plans for 48 new stores this year – more than any of the other supermarkets. Other wealthy spots earmarked for the no-frills retailer include Harrogate in North Yorkshire, Epsom in Surrey and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Lidl, too, is expanding with plans for 15 more UK shops this year, including in upmarket places like Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Budget chain given go-ahead to build a store in exclusive Chipping Norton . Town is home to the Prime Minister and Rebekah Brooks . Store will be built on scrubland, 500 metres from genteel High Street . Comes as David Cameron admitted he prefers to shop in Waitrose . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Budget chain given go-ahead to build a store in exclusive Chipping Norton . Town is home to the Prime Minister and Rebekah Brooks . Store will be built on scrubland, 500 metres from genteel High Street . Comes as David Cameron admitted he prefers to shop in Waitrose .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Hamish Mackay . Alvaro Negredo insists he is happy at Manchester City and has no desire to quit the Premier League champions. The 28-year-old has been consistently liked with a move back to Spain amid suggestions that he has struggled to adapt to life in the north of England. But now the Spaniard, nicknamed 'The Beast', has dismissed such speculation. 'I don’t want to leave City,' he told CityTV, 'I’m very happy and very settled here. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Negredo's spectacular scissor-kick in training . Capital One Cup: Negredo won the first trophy available to him during his time at Man City . 'I had a difficult end to the season and that’s why there has been a lot of talking but I’ve been very happy here from the first day I arrived.' After a blistering first half to the season that saw the Spain international become a favourite among City fans, the striker picked up a muscle injury that derailed his season. Edin Dzeko capitalised on his absence as the former Sevilla man continued to struggle with form and fitness, so much so that he failed to make Spain's World Cup squad. Beast: Negredo throws himself in to a challenge with Wigan's Ivan Ramis . Floored: After picking up an injury in December Negredo struggled to regain his place in the side . Struggle: Negredo found it difficult to regain his place after Dzeko hit form . VIDEO Negredo's first goal for City . With Atletico Madrid losing Diego Costa to Chelsea, the Spanish champions were keen on bringing Negredo to the Vicente Calderon. However, that now looks unlikely. When asked whether he was missing life in Spain, Negredo replied: 'No. Maybe a bit more on the personal side than when we talk about football but I don’t cry easily. 'I am sensible but I have to love that person a lot to feel homesick.' [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Alvaro Negredo claims he is happy at Man City . The Spanish striker has been linked with a move away due to homesickness . Negredo lost his place in Manchester City's team to Edin Dzeko last season . Atletico Madrid are looking for a striker after selling Diego Costa to Chelsea . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Alvaro Negredo claims he is happy at Man City . The Spanish striker has been linked with a move away due to homesickness . Negredo lost his place in Manchester City's team to Edin Dzeko last season . Atletico Madrid are looking for a striker after selling Diego Costa to Chelsea .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Emma Innes . A mother has today told of her horror after her baby was born with ‘two heads’. Ellie Wellman-Smith, 20, said when Harry, now one, was born he had such a large growth on his shoulder, prompting fears her son had a second head. But after surgery to remove the fluid-filled growth, Harry is now a healthy toddler. Ms Wellman-Smith said she is glad she chose not to have routine pregnancy scans, which could have led doctors to offer her a termination. Harry Barron-Edgley, now one, was born with a huge fluid-filled lump on his shoulder . When Harry Barron-Edgley was born he had a lymphatic malformation – a fluid-filled lump just under the skin. Ms Wellman-Smith said: ‘Lymphatic malformations can sometimes indicate lots of other problems including chromosomal abnormalities. I probably would have been told that termination was an option. ‘As it is, Harry is a lively, wonderful, healthy child. He can eat, he can play, he can mess around with his brother and enjoy life.’ Single parent Ms Wellman-Smith, a former financial services advisor, was initially shocked when Harry was born with the large growth after a 15-hour labour. She said: ‘I said aloud what I thought - it looked just like a second head. When he was two months old, Harry had surgery to remove the growth and he is now a healthy one-year-old . Harry's mother, Ellie Wellman-Smith, 20, says that when Harry was born she initially thought he had two heads . Ms Wellman-Smith says she chose not to have any pregnancy scans and that she is now pleased she made this decision as she fears she would have been advised to terminate the pregnancy . ‘I was worried it was some kind of cancer. If you see a cyst or a lump on anyone’s body, that’s what naturally comes to mind. ‘After I’d gone through the surprise, I had an instinct that Harry would be alright. I didn’t panic - I knew he would be fine.’ She was able to take Harry home for three weeks as doctors decided on the best course of action. A lymphatic malformation is an area in the body containing clear fluid. It appears as a lump just under the skin, often in the neck or armpit. It occurs when the lymph vessel fails to form correctly during the early weeks of pregnancy. Most do not need treatment other than careful cleaning to prevent infection. However, they might need treatment if they interfere with breathing or feeding or if they are large and restrict movement. There are a number of different treatment options including surgery. Source: Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital . A specialist surgeon at Birmingham Children’s Hospital eventually removed the huge cyst in a series of operations when Harry was eight weeks old. Ms Wellman-Smith, from Corby, in Northamptonshire, said: ‘It was impossible to get t-shirts over him, and his head would always slump forward when he was sitting upright because the cyst was too heavy. ‘At first we were told that Harry could have injections which would stabilise the growth, and it would become less noticeable as he grew up. ‘I was devastated. I worried about bullying at school and how he would cope with his first nights out in town as a teenager - all the day-to-day challenges he would face. ‘The surgery was risky. There was a 30 per cent chance of damage to a nerve which controls Harry’s shoulder. But I was determined to do the right thing by him.’ Harry’s wound became infected following the procedure and he required four more operations during a month-long hospital stay. Ms Wellman-Smith, who also has a two-year-old son, Bailey, was finally able to take Harry home when he was three months old. She said: ‘It’s been quite a journey. When you’re caring for a baby with health problems your whole life changes. The things you worried about in your old life seem completely ridiculous. Ms Wellman-Smith said: 'Harry is a lively, wonderful, healthy child. He can eat, he can play, he can mess around with his brother and enjoy life' Since having the lump removed, Harry has restricted movement in his shoulder and this is being investigated . Ms Wellman-Smith said that she was worried Harry might have cancer when she saw the lump and that she was relieved to find out this was not the case. Harry is pictured after his operation . ‘I chose not to have a 12 week scan when I was pregnant because it didn’t matter to me whether Harry had any disabilities or not, and I’m really glad I didn’t change my mind. ‘I can imagine other families of children with lymphatic malformations going through with the scan and being given a list of all the serious health problems that it might indicate, and thinking that the risk to the child’s quality of life was too great. ‘It’s easy to see how the temptation would be to terminate, and try again for a healthy baby.’ Ms Wellman-Smith said: 'Harry's hilarious. He's the naughtiest one-year-old you'll ever meet. He copies his older brother in all his cheeky behaviour.' Image shows the cyst being prepared for surgery . After the cyst was removed (pictured) Harry developed an infection and had to have four more operations . Harry now follows a special diet to regulate lymphatic fluid in his body and experiences some mobility problems in his right shoulder which are currently being investigated. Ms Wellman-Smith marked her son’s first birthday on May 2 with a party at which she asked friends and supporters to make a donation to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. She said: ‘Harry’s hilarious. He’s the naughtiest one-year-old you’ll ever meet. He copies his older brother in all his cheeky behaviour. ‘I’m so glad he’s with us.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Harry Barron-Edgley, now one, was born with a huge fluid-filled lump . His mother, Ellie Wellman-Smith, initially thought he had two heads . Harry had to have surgery to remove the non-cancerous growth . He is now healthy but currently has restricted movement in his shoulder . Ms Wellman-Smith says she's pleased she chose not to have pregnancy scans as she fears she would have been advised to have an abortion . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Harry Barron-Edgley, now one, was born with a huge fluid-filled lump . His mother, Ellie Wellman-Smith, initially thought he had two heads . Harry had to have surgery to remove the non-cancerous growth . He is now healthy but currently has restricted movement in his shoulder . Ms Wellman-Smith says she's pleased she chose not to have pregnancy scans as she fears she would have been advised to have an abortion .

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<s>[ARTICLE] French police made at least 77 arrests in Paris tonight as an illegal demonstration against their alleged brutality exploded into violence. It followed the death of ecology campaigner Remi Fraisse, 21, who was killed by a police grenade a week ago during clashes at the site of a dam project in the south west of the country. Today organisers of the gathering in Paris urged protestors to 'wear crash helmets', as thousands of CRS riot squad officers flooded the city. Police in France have arrested at least 77 people today after an illegal rally erupted into scenes of violence . Demonstrators were protesting about brutality in the force after a 21-year-old activist was killed by a grenade . A protester injured during clashes with police in Nantes, western France, covers holds a tisse to his face . By late afternoon, fighting had broken out around the Stalingrad metro station, where the meeting started soon after 3pm. 'There are hundreds of rioters who are determined to attack the police,' said one officer at the scene. 'We will do everything possible to restore order, and make sure that members of the public are kept safe'. But protestors accused the police of 'extreme brutality', saying they were using exactly the same tactics which led to Mr Fraisse's death. 'They are attacking us with batons and with projectiles,' said Sandrine Bisset, a 19-year-old student. 'The CRS riot police act like thugs - if they see the slightest sign of trouble then they just attack everyone.' A protestor holds a metal bar in front of riot police in Nantes yesterday. While today fighting broke out in Paris . Organisers of the gathering in Paris urged protestors to 'wear crash helmets', as thousands of CRS riot squad officers flooded the city . Demonstrators turned out to protest following the death of ecology campaigner Remi Fraisse, 21, who was killed by a police grenade a week ago . As she spoke, plain clothes police snatch squads arrested trouble makers, while the CRS fired tear gas cannisters. By 6pm, a total of 77 arrests were reported by the CRS. In Nantes on Saturday, at least five police officers were wounded, suffering broken bones and acid burns. Others were injured in Toulouse, where some 1000 protestors, many wearing hoodies and masks to disguise their identities, went on the rampage. Member of the public were also badly injured, with many being hit by police truncheons or suffering from the effects of tear gas inhalation. Slogans such as 'Police - Murderers' were chanted. There were 13 arrests in Toulouse, and 21 in Nantes. The CRS fired tear gas cannisters at protestors as the scenes erupted into violence - but protestors say officers 'act like thugs' At least five police officers were wounded, suffering broken bones and acid burns, in Nantes on Saturday . Protestors, many wearing hoodies and masks to disguise their identities, also went on a rampage in Toulouse . Activists set fire to pieces of wood in the street and scenes descended into chaos with many being arrested . A woman passes a police like in Nantes on Saturday where protestors were also badly injured in clashes . People walk in front of a bank whose windows were broken following a demonstration in memory of Remi Fraisse, who died in the early hours of October 26 . Police officers arrest a protester during clashes after Remi Fraisse was killed by a police grenade a week ago . Manuel Valls, the Prime Minister of France, condemned the trouble 'with firmness', saying it was 'an insult to the memory of Remi Fraisse'. Remi Fraisse death last Sunday was the first in a mainland France protest since 1986, and has been blamed on a concussion grenade fired by police. France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve came under pressure to resign following the incident, . He announced an immediate end to the use of the grenades, which are intended to stun rather than to kill. Protesters hold a banner reading 'The state kills, the struggle continues' as they march in the city of Lille . A banner reading 'We won't let go' by protestors marching in Lille on Saturday after the death of Mr Fraisse . Mr Fraisse was one of 2,000 activists protesting against the £7m Sivens dam project, which they believed would case huge ecological damage. Following the trouble, work on the scheme has now been suspended. Today's trouble is another huge test for French President Francois Hollande's increasingly troubled government, as it faces up to a deepening national crisis. President Hollande's popularity is currently at a record low of 13 per cent, as France's economy stagnates, and millions complain about his Socialist government. An environmental protester holds a sign commemorating activist Remi Fraisse, 21, as a police grenade was implicated in his killing . A man holds a placard reading 'In homage of Remi, killed for defending the environment' during demonstrations . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Riot squad officers flooded city as demonstrations exploded into violence . Protestors were urged to 'wear crash helmets' as fighting broke out . Police were accused of 'extreme brutality' after death of Remi Fraisse . The 21-year-old was killed by a police grenade a week ago during protests . He was one of 2,000 activists protesting against £7m Sivens dam project . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Riot squad officers flooded city as demonstrations exploded into violence . Protestors were urged to 'wear crash helmets' as fighting broke out . Police were accused of 'extreme brutality' after death of Remi Fraisse . The 21-year-old was killed by a police grenade a week ago during protests . He was one of 2,000 activists protesting against £7m Sivens dam project .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Gay couples can now legally marry in 18 countries -- a statistic that increasingly raises an important question: Where's the best spot for a same-sex honeymoon? More and more destinations are now catering to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) travelers. John Tanzella, chief executive of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, says it's an encouraging trend, but he worries there's a risk of gay vacationers being targeted as a "niche." "When you're planning that dream trip it's still important to work with travel professionals who understand the needs of gay travelers as individuals," he adds. Among travel organizations that seem to be getting the message is the Association of British Travel Agents, which is the latest to compile a list of destinations offering same-sex honeymooners a friendly atmosphere and catering to a broad range of tastes. Here's its 10. Cape Town, South Africa . The dramatic backdrop of Table Mountain rises above this gorgeous city bathed in almost year-round sunshine. It's a great place to relax for a couple of days, then travel out to the numerous wineries in the lush green countryside close to the city. Where else can you see penguins sunning themselves on a beach? Cape Town is considered the most gay-friendly city in Africa and attracts LGBT people from across the continent, adding to an interesting local cultural mix. The gay village, with its range of clubs, bars, bathhouses, cafes and guesthouses is in De Waterkant. Honeymoon hotspot: The lively Cafe Manhattan (74 Waterkant St., Cape Town; +27 21 421 6666). Lesbos and Mykonos, Greece . We get the word "lesbian" from the island that was home to Sappho, who wrote erotic poetry to other women in the 6th century B.C. It's now a popular destination for modern-day Sapphists. The island's main town, Mytilini is charming old world Greek, with winding streets and quiet churches. Mykonos has a vibrant gay scene for men and women, with lots of clubs and hotels. Honeymoon hotspot: Many gay travelers hang out on Super Paradise and Elia beaches, which can get noisy at night -- and somewhat naked during the day. Miami and the Florida Keys . Miami's Caribbean climate sets it apart from the rest of the United States. The city also has some of America's most interesting architecture, plus world-class art galleries and classical music performances. A day in Little Havana, the center of the not-so-little Cuban community, can feel like a visit to another country. Couples can time their trip to coincide with one of three of the planet's biggest gay events. There's the White Party in November, the Winter Party in March and Aqua Girl Weekend in May. In April, the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is a huge draw. Honeymoon hotspot: The gay section at Haulover Beach (10800 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour, Florida; +1 305 947 3525) is a popular post-party place to unwind. Tel Aviv, Israel . The city's annual gay pride, which is sponsored by the government, draws gay men and women from all over the world. In 2012, travel guide Gaycities.com named Tel Aviv the gayest city on the planet -- at least 100,000 gay men are expected to visit this year. Tel Aviv calls itself a 24-hour city because you can spend all night clubbing then snooze all day on one of its beaches. If you've time to spare, you can squeeze ancient and Biblical sites such as the Dead Sea, Masada and Jerusalem into one- or two-day trips. Honeymoon hotspot: Tel Aviv doesn't have a gay village because the whole city considers itself gay-friendly, but Rothschild Avenue is a particular focus, where as many same-sex couples walk hand in hand as straight couples. Brighton, England . Brighton is, without doubt, Britain's gayest town and has an anything-goes reputation not just for romance, but also for art, clubbing and all kinds of culture. The beach may be rainy outside of summer, but even in winter there's a certain beauty to the place, and it's only an hour by train from London. Brighton town also sports some exotic-looking buildings, such as the Royal Pavilion, an 18th-century regent's folly built in a classical Indian style. Honeymoon hotspot: Club Revenge (32-34 Old Steine St., Brighton; +44 1273 606 064) has been a fixture of gay Brighton's nightlife for two decades. Phuket, Thailand . Thailand's raunchiest island is a nonstop merry-go-round of bars and nightlife catering to the traveler who wants it all and wants it cheap. The Thai islands are great for those who want luxury but have blown the budget on the wedding. Phuket and other nearby Andaman Sea islands are also a paradise for scuba divers and offer plenty of peaceful alternatives away from the clubs. Honeymoon hotspot: The Paradise Complex (Rat-U-Thit Road, Patong, Kathu, Phuket; +66 76 341 804) in the town of Patong hosts outdoor drag shows at places such as the Kiss Bar. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico . There are more than a dozen gay-friendly hotels in Puerto Vallerta, the town on Mexico's Pacific coast that's home to the country's biggest gay scene. The place has more history than many Mexican resorts and there are hideaways in the surrounding jungle for those who need to unwind after the wedding. Honeymoon hotspot: The gay village centers on the Blue Chairs (Malecón y Almendro No. 4, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco; +52 322 222 5040) resort section of the beach, where there's raucous entertainment at night. Sydney . Sydney's gay pride march is the biggest and brashest in the world. The city is famously LGBT-friendly, nowhere more so than the center of gay Sydney: Taylor Square on Oxford Street. The city's bars and restaurants are some of the best in the world, so it's a great place for foodie couples -- particularly the pricey venues in the Rock's area. Honeymoon hotspot: As a harbor city, Sydney offers opportunities to polish surfing skills on some of the local beaches, such as the world-famous Bondi -- which claims to be the location of the first ever gay surfers' group surf. Let's Go Surfing, 128 Ramsgate Ave., North Bondi; +61 9365 1800 . Sitges, Spain . The center for Spain's gay scene is 20 miles (32 kilometers) along the coast from the stunning architecture and cultural life of Barcelona. Once just a fishing village, in the 20th century it became a haven for artists including Picasso, and now welcomes an international gay community. The town has a calendar of annual events including the town carnival, a film festival, a classic car rally and the full range of traditional Spanish village religious festivals. Honeymoon hotspot: Parrots (Carrer de Joan Tarrida, 16, Sitges, Barcelona; +34 938 94 13 50) one of the city's best-known gay hotels, also has its own popular gay cafe. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Association of British Travel Agents has named its top 10 destinations for same-sex honeymoons . An increasing number of destinations are catering to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender travelers . Top same-sex honeymoon spots include Cape Town, Sydney and Tel Aviv . Miami hosts three of the world's biggest LGBT events, among them the Winter Party Festival . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Association of British Travel Agents has named its top 10 destinations for same-sex honeymoons . An increasing number of destinations are catering to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender travelers . Top same-sex honeymoon spots include Cape Town, Sydney and Tel Aviv . Miami hosts three of the world's biggest LGBT events, among them the Winter Party Festival .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Alistair Brownlee claimed Britain's first ever medal in the men's Olympic triathlon, taking gold ahead of two-time world champion Javier Gomez and his brother Jonny, who won bronze despite incurring a 15 second penalty. It marked Team GB's 19th gold medal of the London Games, matching the number they landed in Beijing four years ago. The elder of the two brothers, Alistair, recovered from months out with injury to take his first Olympic gold medal in a grueling event that comprises a 1.5km swim, 43km bike ride and a 10km run. The 24-year-old clocked a time of one hour 45 minutes and 23 seconds to edge out Gomez and could afford to grab a Union Jack flag from the crowd and canter through the final 100 meters. Jonny, 22, had to receive medical treatment after the race but showed guts and determination to take third after being penalized for mounting his bike too soon after the swim. All the action from day eleven with our London 2012 live blog . Alistair's triumph was soon followed by another as Laura Bechtolsheimer, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin helped Britain win the team dressage event in Greenwich Park. "It feels a bit underwhelming in a way because Jonny has collapsed and he's not feeling too good," Alistair told the host broadcaster after the race. "That race was just unbelievable. I felt in control right from the start. And the crowds, I don't think I've ever come across anything anywhere near like that and I doubt I ever will again. "My ears are still ringing with the noise. It was absolutely amazing. I'm massively proud. It's been talked about so much that Great Britain haven't won a triathlon medal so the pressure was stacked up. "To get two of us, two British brothers, on the podium -- you couldn't ask for any more." Both brothers finished the end of the swimming leg in the leading pack but Jonny was handed a penalty for mounting his bike too early after leaving Hyde Park's Serpentine lake. At the end of the 43km bike stage both were at the front as British teammate Stuart Hayes played the role of pace setter. Alistair moved away from the field in the early stages of the 10km run, allowing Jonny to leave enough of a cushion to serve his 15 second penalty and rejoin the race clear in third. The elder brother ended with a time of 29 minutes and seven seconds in the 10km run -- just over a minute and a half slower than compatriot Mo Farah who won the 10,000 meters on Saturday. Alsatair said he had purposely ran a fast opening lap to give his brother the best chance to win a medal. He added: "We knew he had a penalty early in the bike and I was telling him 'Calm down, you can still easily get on the podium with a 15 second penalty.' "I took the first lap of the run out really hard to try and get Jonny as far away from the others as I could. Gomez was having a great race again today so there was not much we could do about that. "Jonny is fine, triathlon is a tough sport and we've both been in that position. I think it was deceptively hard today, obviously it was fast but with this humid, muggy day, it dehydrates you and he was right on the edge at the finish." [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Alistair Brownlee wins gold in the men's triathlon at the London Olympics . His brother Jonny finishes third with Spain's Javier Gomez taking the silver . Alistair takes one hour 45 minutes and 23 seconds to complete course . Britain take gold in team dressage event to beat their tally from Beijing . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Alistair Brownlee wins gold in the men's triathlon at the London Olympics . His brother Jonny finishes third with Spain's Javier Gomez taking the silver . Alistair takes one hour 45 minutes and 23 seconds to complete course . Britain take gold in team dressage event to beat their tally from Beijing .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 08:53 EST, 17 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:25 EST, 19 January 2013 . The horrific ordeal of a factory worker who suffered . life-changing injuries after being dragged into a conveyor belt has been revealed in the statement she gave to a court hearing over the accident. Kelly Nield recalled how she was 'coughing up blood' as she felt herself pulled into the mechanism - but the factory floor was so busy that nobody noticed the accident. After being rushed to hospital, she feared her injuries would prove fatal, and asked doctors, "Am I going to die?".' Mainetti UK, the company which owned the factory on Deeside in North Wales, was yesterday fined over the incident, which left Miss Nield spending three months in hospital. Kelly Nield's hair can be seen tangled in the machine at Ellesmere Port . Injuries: Kelly Nield had her hair ripped out while working at a factory; she is pictured before the accident . The firm was forced to pay out £60,000 and meet costs of £21,600 after being faced with four charges brought by the Health and Safety Executive relating to the 'horrific accident' which took place in April 2009. In a statement, Miss Nield, now 24, revealed the full horror of the incident. 'I was in total shock so I couldn't feel much pain to begin with but I was panic-stricken,' she said. 'I knew I was in trouble. I started banging on the belt and shouting for help.' 'I was coughing up blood and thinking, "Oh my god, oh my god." It all happened so fast. I could see my finger dangling there and I couldn't breathe, but the factory was noisy and nobody had seen it happen. 'Then my friend spotted me and ran to press the main off button, but as I watched her it felt like it all happened in slow motion. A workman raced over and found some scissors to cut the scarf but my throat immediately began to swell up and I couldn't speak. 'I was very gurgly and I could hardly breathe. I remember feeling very weak and wanting to sleep. Later I kept asking doctors, "Am I going to die?"' Factory: Miss Nield was working at the Mainetti facility on Deeside in North Wales, pictured . Miss Nield was working at the coat hanger factory for £7 an hour when she leaned forward to free some hangers which were caught in the machinery. Her scarf became entangled in the cogs of a conveyor belt, which then dragged in her hair. As she tried to free herself her hand was caught in the machine, trapping her little finger and almost severing it. After the accident she sustained serious injuries to the neck and throat, lost much of her hair and fractured her finger. Miss Nield was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she remained for three months while undergoing a series of operations. She now has disabling injuries and has been fitted with a stomach peg to feed her liquids because she is unable to swallow, as well as suffering from flashbacks and trauma, prosecutor Simon Parrington told Mold Crown Court. Responsible: Mainetti UK has admitted its culpability for the horrific incident in 2009 . Culpable: Representatives of Mainetti, pictured, admitted their responsibility for Miss Nield's injuries . Judge Niclas Parry said . that it was 'an accident waiting to happen', adding that Miss Nield's . horrific injuries were entirely foreseeable due to Mainetti's lax safety . standards. Mr Parrington . said that the company failed to provide proper instruction, prevent . access to dangerous parts of the machinery or install an emergency stop . button on the factory floor. Miss . Nield, an agency worker, had watched a 15-minute training DVD, but was . not warned about the dangers of working with conveyors before she . started doing so. Her accident came on the first day she worked on the conveyor line, when she 'had to rely on her fellow workers to show her what to do', according to Mr Parrington. Simon Antrobus, defending, said that the company officials wished to apologise to Miss Nield and added that the firm accepted full responsibility for her ordeal. 'It does not seek to evade responsibility or pass the buck,' he said. He claimed the accident was a result of workers failing to follow the company's own safety procedures, but admitted that managers should have rectified this failure. Mr Antrobus added that Mainetti had a good safety record and had recently moved to a new factory in North Wales with updated procedures. He also pointed to the company's charity work and good reputation among its own employees as mitigation. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Kelly Nield was dragged into machinery at factory in North Wales in 2009 . Recalled how she coughed up blood and thought she would not survive . Company forced to pay £60,000 fine after admitting it was at fault . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Kelly Nield was dragged into machinery at factory in North Wales in 2009 . Recalled how she coughed up blood and thought she would not survive . Company forced to pay £60,000 fine after admitting it was at fault .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Laura Clark . PUBLISHED: . 23:19 EST, 14 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 23:20 EST, 14 August 2012 . Schools will no longer be required in law to maintain a specific amount of space on their playing fields for team sports under rules brought in on the eve of the Olympics. Education Secretary Michael Gove has scrapped regulations which dictate how much space schools should provide for their pupils for team games. New rules state merely that ‘suitable’ outdoor space must be provided for sport and play. Thing of the past? Schools will no longer be required to maintain a specific amount of space on their playing fields for team sports under rules brought in on the eve of the Olympics . The move calls into question the Coalition’s strategy on school sport and building a lasting Olympic legacy which boosts competitive games. Critics warned that more playing fields could now be sold off, undermining the Coalition’s commitment to strengthening competitive sport. David Cameron recently pledged to put sports such as netball, tennis and football on the national curriculum for primary school children and said the ethos of schools must change so pupils learn that ‘winning and losing is an important part of growing up’. The new rules on school playing fields were drawn up on July 19, laid before Parliament on July 30 and come into force in October. Under current regulations, dating from 1999, schools are expected to follow detailed rules on outdoor space laid down in a table which is enshrined in law. Primary schools with fewer than 200 pupils, for example, should set aside 30 square yards or 25 square metres of ‘game playing field’ for every child. Up and running: London 2012 chariman Lord Coe and Prime Minister David Cameron have praised the success of the Olympics and pledge to build a lasting legacy which boosts competitive sport . Larger primaries must set aside 50 square yards, or 42 square metres. Secondary schools must set aside up to 60 square yards, or 50 square metres, depending on its size. But a recent Government consultation found many state schools were struggling to meet the requirements and suggested they be modified. School sport has proved a tricky issue for the Coalition during the Olympics after it emerged that it has scrapped a target for schools to provide two hours of PE a week. It also emerged that Mr Gove has sanctioned the disposal of 22 playing fields, although most were at schools that had closed or were merging. The Department for Education said it would soon consult on a new minimum requirement for playing field space, which would be simpler than the current ‘bureaucratic’ table of ratios. This would be non-binding guidance. Contradictions: Despite a pledge by Mr Cameron to put team sports on the national curriculum, Education Secretary Michael Gove (pictured) has scrapped regulations which dictate how much playing field space schools need to provide . Officials insisted the new policy states for the first time that all schools must have access to suitable outdoor space for both formal PE lessons and for outdoor play, rather than simply team sport. But Alison Moore-Gwyn, of the charity . Fields In Trust, warned that playing fields could be cut back and called . for a ‘firm commitment from the Government to prioritise school sport . and facilities’. Tim Lamb, . chief executive of the Sport and Recreation Alliance, an umbrella . organisation for sports bodies, said the old regulations had been a ‘key . tool’ in preventing playing fields being sold. ‘Without . a minimum requirement, the danger is that short-term expediency could . jeopardise the ability of schools to deliver sport for future . generations,’ he said. Labour . education spokesman Stephen Twigg said: ‘This just shows how out of . touch Michael Gove is. 'Not satisfied with getting rid of the target of . pupils playing two hours of sport a week, he is now weakening the . standards Labour introduced to protect school playing fields. ‘If we are to ensure the Olympic legacy, the Government must ensure that schools provide a decent amount of space for competitive sports and play.’ A spokesman for the Department for Education said: ‘These regulations set out for the first time that all schools must have access to suitable outdoor space for both formal PE lessons and for outdoor play. ‘By removing pages and pages of bureaucratic restrictions we will make it easier and cheaper to provide the badly needed extra school places that this country needs so urgently. ‘Our extremely strict rules on playing fields will stay firmly in place. This Government has only approved sales if the school has closed, has merged or if equal or better facilities are being put in their place.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Education Secretary scraps rules forcing schools to maintain specific amount of space for sport . Comes despite Coalition pledge to build Olympic legacy which boosts competitive games . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Education Secretary scraps rules forcing schools to maintain specific amount of space for sport . Comes despite Coalition pledge to build Olympic legacy which boosts competitive games .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Dan Bloom . Police have launched a bigamy investigation over claims a married businessman had a second family living in Thailand. Peter Leonard, 54, vigorously denied the claims as Facebook photos emerged of him with a woman calling herself Jaija Leonard. The businessman, who shares a £400,000 home in rural Bedfordshire with Fiona Leonard, 49, told The Sun he was not married in Thailand and said it was a case of 'a businessman with a girlfriend and baby, pure and simple.' Photos: Pictures on the Facebook profile of a woman calling herself Jaija Leonard showed her with businessman Peter Leonard, who told The Sun he vigorously denied 'vicious' claims of bigamy . He told the newspaper: 'I've been assisting police with their enquiries in order to quash these vicious, vile and untrue rumours that I am a bigamist, which I am not. I'm not married in Thailand.' When asked how his English wife felt about the situation, he said 'as long as she's looked after, I don't think she cares', The Sun reported. 'English wife': Fiona Leonard pictured on the doorstep of her home in rural Bedfordshire . A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: 'A complaint has been received of bigamy. 'One person came into the police station voluntarily. They have not been arrested at this stage and enquiries are ongoing.' Mr Leonard reportedly met his wife while working at a country club, but started dating former air stewardess Jaija seven years ago and had a daughter with her. Photos on the Facebook profile of . Jaija, believed to be in her 20s, include shots of her walking on the . beach and blowing out candles on a cake with a young girl. Meanwhile Mr Leonard and Fiona - who he reportedly married in 1984 - bought their detached home in a rural Bedfordshire village last July, according to Land Registry records. A man who answered the door yesterday said no one was available to comment. Having more than one husband or wife is illegal in the UK, but prosecutions are rare. Between 1998 and 2009, police in England and Wales investigated almost 1,000 bigamy cases but just 200 people were convicted by the courts. Last week a couple who met online were spared jail for bigamy - after both of them failed to reveal they were already married. Former . police officer Caroline Baker, 43, met 47-year-old factory worker David . Bradley through an internet dating site in July 2012. Banned: Bigamy is illegal in the UK, but there are fewer than 20 convictions a year (picture posed by models) They fell into a whirlwind romance and decided to wed at a register office, where both declared they were single. But the marriage fell apart when Baker found documents referring to her new husband's previous life. Baker, of Brandon, County Durham, said she had been divorced as far as she was concerned but not received the right paperwork. She and Bradley, from Gateshead, pleaded guilty to bigamy and perjury. Each were handed a suspended prison term and ordered to pay £380 in costs and charges. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Peter Leonard, 54, strenuously denied 'vicious, vile and untrue rumours' He told The Sun: 'This is a businessman with a girlfriend...pure and simple' He shares £400,000 home in rural Bedfordshire with Fiona Leonard, 49 . Bedfordshire Police said a person attended police station voluntarily . Enquiries are ongoing and no one has been arrested, a spokesman added . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Peter Leonard, 54, strenuously denied 'vicious, vile and untrue rumours' He told The Sun: 'This is a businessman with a girlfriend...pure and simple' He shares £400,000 home in rural Bedfordshire with Fiona Leonard, 49 . Bedfordshire Police said a person attended police station voluntarily . Enquiries are ongoing and no one has been arrested, a spokesman added .

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<s>[ARTICLE] PUBLISHED: . 19:37 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:33 EST, 11 April 2013 . Murder-for-hire plot: Georgios Spyropoulos was arrested at the Tick Tock Diner that he manages in Clifton, NJ on conspiracy charges in a plot to have a hit man kill his uncle . The manager of a beloved New Jersey diner who felt he wasn't getting his fair share of the profits tried to have a hit man kill the co-owner of the eatery, who also happens to be his uncle, police said. Georgios Spyropoulos, the 45-year-old manager of the Tick Tock diner in Clifton, asked an undercover trooper posing as a hit man to kill Alexandros Sgourdos and to get rid of the body so it couldn't be found, authorities revealed Wednesday. The 57-year-old uncle also co-owns the other Tick Tock diner, a popular tourist destination across the street from Penn Station in Manhattan. Authorities said Spyropoulos resented the control his uncle exerted over the New Jersey restaurant, which was featured on Guy Fieri's Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. They said he also felt his uncle was taking an unfair share of the profits. ‘I think it's an understatement to say they weren't close,’ Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa told a news conference. Spyropoulos was being held on $1million bail on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and unlawful possession of a weapon. A message was left for his attorney. Chiesa said investigators believe Spyropoulos was motivated by greed and wanted to steal a large amount of cash that his uncle kept in a safe. Spyropoulos told the undercover officer, Chiesa said, to make sure to get the combination to his uncle's safe before killing him. Scroll down for video . Beloved eatery: Tic Tock, known for its motto, Eat Heavy, and its gravy and cheese-doused disco fries is considered a landmark to many people who live or travel along Route 3 in northern New Jersey . Spyropoulos suggested the undercover officer kidnap the uncle from his Clifton home and torture him until he gave up the combination, Chiesa said. The nephew provided the officer with a $3,000 down payment, a photo of his uncle, a map of his home and his daily schedule, including how he parked his car, authorities said. He also allegedly provided an unregistered handgun. ‘Once I leave here today, this is on,’ authorities say the undercover officer told the owner's nephew during an April 2 meeting. The total payment for the killing and disposal of the body was to be $20,000. The nephew wanted to make sure the body was not found so that it remained a missing person case, not a murder investigation, authorities said. If his uncle's wife posed any problem, Spyropoulos told the officer to kill her, too, authorities said.Authorities said a search of Spyropoulos' home turned up two semi-automatic handguns, a shotgun and what the attorney general's office called an ‘assault-style rifle.’ Chiesa said six cell phones and several thousand dollars in cash were recovered from the nephew's Mercedes Benz. Both Spyropoulos, who is originally from Athens, Greece, and his uncle, live in Clifton. Dining landmark: Alexandros Sgourdos also co-owns the other Tick Tock diner, a popular tourist destination across the street from Penn Station in Manhattan . Spyropoulos was taken into custody shortly before noon Tuesday at the diner. Chiesa said the manager appeared 'shocked' when officials slapped the handcuffs on him as he sat behind the cash register. ‘We are shocked, disappointed and dismayed as to the allegations,’ Joe Pojanowski, a lawyer for ABS Diner Inc., which owns the Tick Tock, told Bloomberg.com. ‘There were no signs of this coming.’ The 45-year-old suspect allegedly began plotting to have his relative murdered sometime in February. He mentioned his nefarious plan to a customer, who turned out to be a State Police informant. Based on the tip, authorities enlisted the help of a state trooper, who posed as a gun-for-hire. The three of them met on several occasions, during which the informant wore an electronic wire. The trio first got together at the TGI Friday's on Route 3 March 3, NorthJersey.com reported. During the meet-up, Spyropoulos allegedly told the two men he took to be hit men that he wanted them to kills his uncle and dispose of his body, believing that a missing persons case would go unnoticed. During a final gathering on April 2 held in the parking lot of a home improvement store, the 45-year-old diner manager allegedly handed the would-be assassin the down payment, an unregistered handgun and a map to his uncle's house. He also signed off on the potential murder of his aunt if she decided to intervene in the kidnapping and murder plot. ‘That’s how cold-blooded this guy was,’ Chiesa said. As seen on TV: The New Jersey restaurant was featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, in which Guy Fieri (far right) visits eateries and talks to owners and managers like Spyropoulos (center) Chiesa acknowledged that the case played to New Jersey archetypes involving nefarious plans hatched in diner booths. ‘This is sort of out of a script right in New Jersey, where you're going to meet at the Tick Tock diner to rub out your uncle to advance yourself,’ he said. ‘I understand that reaction of it, but from a law enforcement perspective, we're focused on the safety of the person who is the target.’ The classic chrome diner is a popular spot among fans attending Jets and Giants games at the stadium in the Meadowlands a few miles away. The eatery, known for its motto, Eat Heavy, and its gravy and cheese-doused disco fries is considered a landmark to many people who live or travel along Route 3 in northern New Jersey. Patrons lunching there Wednesday were shocked by the news. ‘It's your basic New Jersey family diner,’ said Bela Makula, a frequent customer who works nearby. ‘A standard, New Jersey diner that people try to emulate all over the country.’ Asked if he thought the case reflected poorly on the state, Makula replied without a pause: . ‘Everybody knows that New Jersey is full of criminals and killers.’ [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Georgios Spyropoulos, 45, is manager of popular Tic Tock diner in Clifton, NJ . Spyropoulos alleged tried to hire state trooper posing as hit man to kill his uncle in return for $20,000 . Plot included kidnapping Alexandros Sgourdos, 57, torturing him to get safe combination, killing him and disposing of his body . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Georgios Spyropoulos, 45, is manager of popular Tic Tock diner in Clifton, NJ . Spyropoulos alleged tried to hire state trooper posing as hit man to kill his uncle in return for $20,000 . Plot included kidnapping Alexandros Sgourdos, 57, torturing him to get safe combination, killing him and disposing of his body .

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<s>[ARTICLE] Revellers were forced to wait until to 12.04am to celebrate the New Year in Manchester city centre after a tram delayed the firework display. More than 15,000 people who had crammed into the city's Piccadilly Gardens to see in 2015 were told it had been delayed after the Metrolink tram pulled into the 'fallout zone'. Organisers said the display could not go ahead until the train had been moved, because it was in the catchment area of where debris could fall and therefore not safe. Scroll down for video . Organisers told the 15,000-strong crowd that the New Year firework display could not go ahead until the train had been moved, because it was in the catchment area of where debris could fall and therefore was not safe . The crowd in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens were forced to wait until the tram was moved out of the way . The event host could be heard over the microphone telling the patient crowd that there was 'just a small hitch' after the display failed to start at midnight. Families had gathered in the city centre square from 10pm to watch the display but couldn't start their celebrations until the tram issue was resolved at 12.04am. Over the microphone, the event host told the crowd: 'Just a small hitch, we're just waiting for a tram to pull out. 'Get out of the way of the fireworks, Mr Tram. 'As soon as the tram goes out the fireworks will go off. 'We going to give you 10 seconds to get out of Piccadilly Mr Tram.' The crowd then counted down from 10 to 1 before cheering, yet they were forced to wait in the cold for several more minutes before the issue was rectified. The host later joked: 'You're all welcome to come next year, but there's no trams coming.' At 12.04am when the tram had finally been moved from the station, he told the crowd: 'Right, countdown. This is for real now,' before the fireworks erupted over the night sky. Organisers said the Metrolink tram (like the one pictured) pulled into the 'fallout zone' and the display had to be put on hold until it had been moved because it could be caught by debris and was therefore not safe . The display was eventually given the go-ahead at 12.04am, meaning the crowd had to wait four minutes . The event host could be heard over the microphone telling the crowd that there was 'just a small hitch' after the display failed to start at midnight. It went ahead at 12.04am after the tram was moved from the station . Patrick Karney, Manchester council's city centre spokesman, said the delay 'added to the excitement'. He told Manchester Evening News: 'It was a fabulous Manchester crowd, the biggest we've ever had for a firework display. 'The tram delay added extra excitement and suspense to the occasion. I'll leave it to the transport authority to check what happened.' It is not known why the tram pulled into the Piccadilly station, but it is thought the drivers were warned about the firework display prior to the New Year event. Manchester police said the event, which was funded by the owners of the city's big wheel, was a peaceful affair with just two arrests in the vicinity - one for being drunk and disorderly and another for breach of the peace. One of Britain's remotest communities will not celebrate the New Year until nearly two weeks after the rest of the country - because it still adheres to an ancient calendar for the festivity. Foula in Shetland is still to even celebrate Christmas. It marks Christmas and New Year according to the feast days of the old Julian calendar - Yule on January 6 and Newerday on January 13. The community of just over 30 on the tiny Shetland island has a strong Norse tradition of folklore, music and special festivities. Its inhabitants were the last to speak Norn, a form of old Norse which died out around 1800. Islanders, including six children, will gather in one house to celebrate Christmas where they will exchange gifts and greetings. Remote Foula, in Shetland (pictured), which has just over 30 residents, marks Christmas and New Year according to the feast days of the ancient Julian calendar - Yule on January 6 and Newerday on January 13 . Jim Gear, 71, who was born on the island, said: 'Islanders have celebrated these days every since the Georgian Calendar. 'We have carried this long for a long time - it is part of our tradition. 'We are not unique - other parts of the world still celebrate the old calendar. When New Year comes we will visit each others' houses.' The island is three-and-a-half miles long by two-and-a-half miles wide. At one point, Foula - which lies 15 miles west of mainland Shetland and 100 miles north of mainland Scotland, on the same latitude as southern Greenland - sustained 287 people. Foula got running water in 1982 and full electricity by 1984, supplied by a diesel generator. It currently has a renewable energy system - mainly photo voltaic - backed up by diesel. The isle is so remote and prone to the weather that attempts by the last Church of Scotland minister, the Rev. Tom Macintyre, to reach it for one Christmas service had to be abandoned after three attempts. Foula - meaning 'bird island' in old Norse - was the location for the film The Edge of the World. The RMS Oceanic was wrecked on the nearby Shaalds of Foula. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Revellers forced to wait four minutes after tram delayed firework display . Metrolink tram had pulled into 'fallout zone' of fireworks and had to move . Fireworks eventually went off at 12.04am to cheer of 15,000-strong crowd . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Revellers forced to wait four minutes after tram delayed firework display . Metrolink tram had pulled into 'fallout zone' of fireworks and had to move . Fireworks eventually went off at 12.04am to cheer of 15,000-strong crowd .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- Al Qaeda says its No. 3 man and commander of its operations in Afghanistan has died, according to a group that monitors Islamist websites. Al Qaeda announced the death of Mustafa Abu Yazid in a message posted on such websites Monday, the Maryland-based SITE Intelligence Group said. While the message didn't detail the circumstances of Yazid's death, it did say his wife, three of his daughters, a granddaughter and others were killed, according to SITE. Yazid, an Egyptian national, had a "more expansive portfolio" than previous No. 3 officials in the terror group, according to a U.S. official who asked that he not be named since he is not authorized to speak on the record. As al Qaeda's CEO, he was important to al Qaeda's finances and has been recently involved in the facilitation of terror plots, the U.S. official said. He was a founding member of the group and served on its leadership council, the official said. "His leaving the scene is nothing short of significant," the official said. His death is a near-term blow to al Qaeda as he was the chief conduit to leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, the official said. Because of its degraded capabilities, al Qaeda has found itself in the position of needing to integrate its efforts with other extremist groups such as the Pakistani Taliban and the Afghan Taliban, the U.S. official said. Yazid helped forge relationships with those other extremist groups in Pakistan, Afghanistan and elsewhere, the official said. Yazid is believed to have been a co-founder of the terrorist group, according to SITE. A U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said the government has "strong reason to believe" that Yazid was killed recently in Pakistan's tribal areas. "In terms of counterterrorism, this would be a big victory," the official said, noting that Yazid was al Qaeda's prime conduit to leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Yazid served prison time with al-Zawahiri for their involvement in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the U.S. official said. U.S. intelligence officials said Yazid would brief would-be al Qaeda operatives who came from the United States for attacks abroad. In the past, Yazid has made numerous statements on jihadist websites and in video releases from al Qaeda's media arm, al Sahab. Most recently, he announced that al Qaeda took responsibility for a December 30 attack on a base in eastern Afghanistan that killed seven CIA officers and consultants and a Jordanian army captain. He said the attack avenged the death of Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Taliban in Pakistan who was killed in a missile strike in August, and al Qaeda operatives Saleh al-Somali and Abdullah al-Libi. IntelCenter, a think tank that tracks terrorist groups, said Yazid's death was one of the most significant blows against al Qaeda in recent years. But IntelCenter added that al Qaeda knows losses are inevitable and plans for them. "While the loss of al-Yazid will have an impact, the group will likely maintain its operational tempo in terms of attacks and other activities," IntelCenter said in a statement. Yazid rose to the No. 3 position when Abu Laith al-Libbi was killed in 2008, the U.S. official said. Previous al Qaeda No. 3 officials to die on the job in the last decade include: Mohamed Atef (killed in 2001), Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (captured in 2003), Abu Farraj al-Libbi (captured in 2005) and Hamza Rabia (killed in 2005), the U.S. official said. CNN's Nic Robertson in Kabul, Afghanistan, and Pam Benson contributed to this report. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Al Qaeda message announces death of Mustafa Abu Yazid . Group that monitors Islamist websites reports announcement . Al Qaeda says Yazid was its No. 3 man and commander of operations in Afghanistan . U.S. official says Yazid was al Qaeda's CEO, handled finances . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Al Qaeda message announces death of Mustafa Abu Yazid . Group that monitors Islamist websites reports announcement . Al Qaeda says Yazid was its No. 3 man and commander of operations in Afghanistan . U.S. official says Yazid was al Qaeda's CEO, handled finances .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- British sports fans who struck out twice trying to land Olympic tickets will get a third chance starting Friday. Only 20,000 people will be eligible to apply for the 900,000 seats on offer in the first 31 hours. These hopefuls failed to get any tickets during the first two rounds of ticket selling for London 2012. Then one million applicants, who got no tickets in the first round last year, will get an exclusive five-day window to buy up to four tickets on a first come, first served basis. Organizers hope this will ease criticism they faced when many people with UK addresses were unable to buy tickets during the first two rounds, due to high demand. "We promised we would prioritize these fans when we released the contingency tickets, which is exactly what we are doing," London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said in a press release. Most people from outside the UK will continue to have to buy tickets through authorized resellers in each country ahead of the Olympics' opening ceremony on July 27. For those who want to experience to the Olympic Park without Games tickets, they will soon be able to buy access to the grounds for £10 ($16). Some 70,000 access tickets are becoming available, so fans will be able to watch events on large-screen televisions inside the park during the first week. Similarly priced tickets will be made available for access to the Wimbledon Hill and big screen during Olympic tennis matches. After much criticism, organizers have also confirmed that babies under 12 months old will be allowed into some London venues without a ticket, but not venues with "one person, one ticket" policies like Wembley Stadium and the O2 Centre. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] London 2012 organizers to begin another batch of ticket sales on Friday . A group of 20,000 people will be eligible to apply for 900,000 seats in the first 31 hours . Applicants who missed out on first round will get five-day window to buy four tickets . Babies under 12 months old will now be allowed into some venues without a ticket . [/SUMMARY]</s>

London 2012 organizers to begin another batch of ticket sales on Friday . A group of 20,000 people will be eligible to apply for 900,000 seats in the first 31 hours . Applicants who missed out on first round will get five-day window to buy four tickets . Babies under 12 months old will now be allowed into some venues without a ticket .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Matt Blake . PUBLISHED: . 12:23 EST, 26 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:38 EST, 27 February 2013 . Farmers' subsidies: The money is being clawed back because of 'inadequate control procedures' in the handing out of farmer subsidies . The European Commission is demanding £86 million back from Britain for failing to stick EU farming rules. The money is being clawed back because of 'inadequate control procedures' in the use of the farming subsidies member states receive from the EU budget under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget, a commission statement said. National authorities are responsible for managing the bulk of CAP handouts, including checking the validity of farmers' claims for direct payments. The commission carries out more than . 100 random audits annually to monitor national controls - with the legal . power to demand funds back if 'member state management and control is . not good enough to guarantee that EU funds have been spent properly', . said today's statement. The . UK is one of 22 member states targeted for clawbacks totalling nearly . £360 million for 'non-compliance with EU rules or inadequate control . procedures on agriculture expenditure'. The . sum demanded back from London is the biggest single clawback from any . member state - more than double the £42 million being recouped from . Italy for a series of alleged failures to verify the authenticity of . farm subsidies claims. In . the UK's case, the repayment is for five separate cases of 'weaknesses' in England and Northern Ireland in processing applications for CAP . support failure to carry out spot checks, and not adequately controlling . minimum requirements on the use of fertilisers and plant protection. Meanwhile, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday he was convinced Britain would vote to stay in the European Union if a promised referendum takes place, despite opinion polls showing a plurality in favour of leaving. European Commission HQ in Brussels: The commission carries out more than 100 random audits annually to monitor national controls - with the legal power to demand funds back if 'member state management and control is not good enough to guarantee that EU funds have been spent properly' However, he also told a Reuters Summit on the future of the euro zone the EU could not revise its policies just because one country was thinking of holding a vote on continued membership. Prime Minister David Cameron promised last month to give Britons an in-out choice on whether to remain in the 27-nation bloc if he is re-elected in 2015, after trying to negotiate a reform of EU policies to meet British concerns. 'Knowing Britain a little bit, and knowing how important the business community is and the role that different parts of British society can have on this open debate, in case there is a referendum, I am confident that Britain will remain a member of the European Union,' Barroso said. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] 'Inadequate control procedures' blamed in handing out farmer subsidies . UK is one of 22 member states targeted for clawbacks totalling . £360 million . The . sum demanded back from London is biggest single clawback in Europe . [/SUMMARY]</s>

'Inadequate control procedures' blamed in handing out farmer subsidies . UK is one of 22 member states targeted for clawbacks totalling . £360 million . The . sum demanded back from London is biggest single clawback in Europe .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN) -- South Korea on Wednesday announced sanctions against Iran -- including government scrutiny of most financial transactions involving the country -- as part of global efforts to quash Tehran's suspected nuclear program. A key Iranian bank also will face "a heavy penalty," said South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Kim Young-sun, according to state media. The Seoul branch of Iran's Bank Mellat has allegedly facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions for Iranian nuclear, missile and defense agencies, the Yonhap news agency said. Korea also will expand a sanctions blacklist to limit the foreign-exchange transactions of more than 100 people and Iranian entities; step up inspections of suspicious cargo to and from Iran; put those blacklisted on a travel ban; and limit investments in Iran's gas and oil refinery industries. The blacklisted entities include Bank Mellat, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, according to Yonhap. The United States, a key South Korean ally, has lobbied other nations to step up sanctions against Iran. The European Union, Canada and Japan are among those that have done so. Iran is continuing its uranium enrichment activities in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to a report released Monday by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran has rebuffed international demands to halt its uranium enrichment program, saying it wants the nuclear fuel for peaceful uses. The IAEA is not convinced. In low concentrations, enriched uranium can be used to fuel civilian power plants, but in extremely high concentrations, it can be used to produce a nuclear bomb. "Based on an overall analysis undertaken by the agency of all the information available to it, the agency remains concerned about the possible existence in Iran of past or current undisclosed nuclear-related activities involving military-related organizations, including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile," the IAEA report said. Last month, the United States extended sanctions against Iran, saying it was targeting a number of Iranian businesses and groups accused of helping organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Taliban. In June, the United Nations imposed some of its toughest sanctions yet of Iran. The new sanctions include cargo inspections, new controls on Iranian banks, restrictions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a new U.N. panel of experts to help monitor and enforce sanctions, and asset freezes on 40 entities and individuals. Also in June, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions targeting the country's nuclear and missile programs, identifying more than 20 companies and several individuals allegedly involved with those programs. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Measures include scrutiny of financial transactions and cargo inspections . The U.S. has lobbied other countries to boost sanctions against Iran . Iran has dismissed suspicions that it is enriching uranium to build a nuclear bomb . The country has defied U.N. Security Council resolutions, the IAEA says . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Measures include scrutiny of financial transactions and cargo inspections . The U.S. has lobbied other countries to boost sanctions against Iran . Iran has dismissed suspicions that it is enriching uranium to build a nuclear bomb . The country has defied U.N. Security Council resolutions, the IAEA says .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Amy Ziniak for Daily Mail Australia . and Sarah Michael for Daily Mail Australia . Police have revealed a man found dead with his hands tied behind his back near an isolated nudist beach had travelled to the remote location with two other men he met on social media. The body of 45 year old Fairfield man, Jarrod Dark was discovered early Tuesday morning on a walking track to Werrong Beach, also know as Hell Hole Beach near Otford, south of Sydney. Police are still trying to piece together how the man died but have said he met up with two men, aged 43 and 37, who he had met via social media. The body of the man found on a walking track at Werrong Beach is that of 45 year old Jarrod Dark (pictured) Police say he travelled to a remote location with two other men he met on social media . 45 year old Jarrod Dark's (pictured) body was found on a walking track at Werrong Beach near an isolated nudist beach. Police found him with his hands tied behind his back. A map of Werrong beach and the walking track. 45 year old Jarrod Dark was found dead on a walking track on Tuesday. Police have revealed he went to the remote location to met with two men from social media . Both men, also believed to be from Fairfield, are assisting police with their inquiries and said they were forced to restrain Mr Dark after he became violent. The two men then left Mr Dark near the beach before seeking medical treatment at Canterbury hospital for head injuries suffered during the altercation. It was soon after the pair contacted police about the incident they found Mr Dark's body in the remote location. Detective Inspector Tim Beattie from Wollongong police station said Mr Dark was not tied to anything when he was found. 'There was an altercation which ultimately resulted in the death of Mr Dark,' Detective Inspector Beattie told Daily Mail Australia. 'He was held to the ground and restrained behind his back.' Detectives have questioned the two men but they have both been released without charge and police investigations will continue. They are still assisting police with their inquiries. Royal National Park Looking down on Werrong Beach from Werrong Lookout.  The body of 45 year old Jarrod Dark from Fairfield was found on a walking track. Police say he travelled to the remote location to met up with two men from social media. Police say 45 year old Jarrod Dark (pictured) met up with two men at Werrong beach. His body was found on a walking track. Police say the two men left Mr dark near the beach after they were forced to restrain him when he became violent . A post mortem examination was carried out at Glebe Coroners Court. At this time, there is no determination as to the cause of death. Anyone with information about the man’s death is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Werrong Beach, described as a stunning vegetated valley, is only an hour south of Sydney on the southern most tip of Royal National Park and is a designated nude beach. Nude Beaches Sydney says on its website, the beach is frequented mainly by the gay community. the body of 45 year old Jarrod Dark (pictured) was found on a walking track at Werrong beach on Tuesday. Police are investigating his death after revealing he was with two men that he had met on social media. Those men have been questioned by released without charge . [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Man found dead on walking track near Sydney nudist beach met up with two other men from social media . The body has been confirmed as Jarrod Dark, 45, from Fairfield . Two men, aged 43 and 37, told police they were forced to restrain Mr Dark when he became violent . Both men have been questioned by police but released without charge . Werrong Beach, also known as Hell Hole beach, is believed to be frequented by the gay community . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Man found dead on walking track near Sydney nudist beach met up with two other men from social media . The body has been confirmed as Jarrod Dark, 45, from Fairfield . Two men, aged 43 and 37, told police they were forced to restrain Mr Dark when he became violent . Both men have been questioned by police but released without charge . Werrong Beach, also known as Hell Hole beach, is believed to be frequented by the gay community .

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<s>[ARTICLE] (CNN Student News) -- August 24, 2012 . Download a PDF map related to today's show: . Haiti; Tampa, Florida . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .

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<s>[ARTICLE] In the midst of the ongoing Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, travelers in Hong Kong may find moving around slightly more difficult than usual despite the city's efficient and impressive public transport system. The full impact of the protests on transport is likely to be felt more this week. Many people were away or on leave for a lot of last week due to two public holidays. Since being occupied by demonstrators, access for vehicles is restricted in key areas of the city and many shops and restaurants in those areas have chosen to close. This means that it is hard to get to some hotels in these areas via taxi or buses. Sections of major roads have been closed to vehicle traffic, though largely left open for pedestrians. In fact, walking around Hong Kong has been an extremely pleasant experience for a lot of visitors walking on roads that are normally jammed with cars. Despite the clashes and tear gas attacks on protesters last Sunday night/Monday morning and later clashes between protesters and other groups in Mong Kok, the protests have been extremely peaceful and relatively festive. However, the situation on the ground could change at any time and all visitors are advised to be appropriately cautious. Several nations have posted travel warnings to Hong Kong with similar advisories. Brief transport update: . In more detail: . Areas affected . In Hong Kong Island's Admiralty and Wanchai districts, Gloucester Road, Harcourt Road and Connaught Road Central have been closed to vehicle traffic, but remain open to pedestrians. Yee Wo Street outside SOGO shopping mall in Causeway Bay and parts of Argyle Street and Nathan Road in Mong Kok remain closed. Various streets in these above areas have also been closed to vehicle traffic, but remain open to pedestrians. The protest tends to grow at night, as more residents join after school, work or other activities. It is also possible the protest groups may move or extend to other areas without notice. READ MORE: Inside Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Revolution' Safety concerns . Travel to and within protest areas is generally safe but visitors are advised to use caution around Mong Kok where there have been several physical and verbal clashes between protesting students and anti-protest groups despite a police presence there. Arrests have been made in the last few days from these clashes. Public transportation has remained safe. Getting around information . Though the MTR is currently operating as normal, updates on MTR station operations are available in English on the company's mobile app. Bus updates in English can be found on websites operated by Hong Kong's public bus companies, KMB and Citybus/First Bus. Tram updates are available at Hong Kong Tramways. READ MORE: Hong Kong protest: What you need to know . 'Protest tourism' The protests have proven to be an attraction for some visitors. Many tourists have taken to walking to and through protest zones independently, though tourists on private tours around protest areas have been seen. Locals, tourists and supporters of the protestors have taken to "sightseeing" and looking for photo ops on elevated pedestrian bridges over roads near the Central Government Offices in Admiralty, where the largest protest (in terms of number of people) is taking place. The idea of Hong Kong protests as tourist attractions might seem surreal, but it isn't entirely new. In 2012, Lonely Planet included Hong Kong in its list of top 10 cities to visit, recommending such exotic attractions as the Star Ferry, Chinese fortune-telling and local protest rallies. The popular guidebook called Hong Kong "China's most liberated city" and predicted that 2012 would be an exciting year for the city, highlighting its "rallies infused with theatrics and eruptions of song, dance and poetry" as it continued its push for greater democracy. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] The train system is operating as normal and is the recommended public transport to access protest sites . Protest is limited to parts of Admiralty, Causeway Bay, and Mong Kok and closed to vehicle traffic there . Protests have proven to be an attraction for some visitors . Access to some hotels via taxi and buses is difficult in affected areas . [/SUMMARY]</s>

The train system is operating as normal and is the recommended public transport to access protest sites . Protest is limited to parts of Admiralty, Causeway Bay, and Mong Kok and closed to vehicle traffic there . Protests have proven to be an attraction for some visitors . Access to some hotels via taxi and buses is difficult in affected areas .

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<s>[ARTICLE] By . Snejana Farberov . PUBLISHED: . 12:47 EST, 27 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:46 EST, 28 December 2012 . A former star rower for University of Michigan who aspired to compete in the Olympics was shot and killed by his girlfriend’s former partner in a murder-suicide last week, according to police. William Schnittman, 25, a Bloomfield Hills native, died Friday. He rowed for Michigan’s national championship squads in 2008-10, moving to Oklahoma City after graduation to train with the National High Performance Center. Police Capt. Dexter Nelson said 36-year-old Darrell K. Wilson shot Schnittman, then took his former lover who was dating the 25-year-old rower hostage and sexually assaulted her before letting the woman go. Tragic end: Police say William Schnittman, left, was shot to death by his girlfriend's former life partner, Darrell Wilson, who then took his own life following a high-speed chase . Nelson said Wilson fled police and fatally shot himself after a car chase. According to reporting by NewsOK, both Schnittman and his 32-year-old girlfriend had sought protective orders against Wilson. The Olympic hopeful was denied the order earlier this month. In a statement, USRowing chief executive Glenn Merry expressed ‘shock and sadness’ at Schnittman’s death. 'He was consumed with rowing, it is fair to say, and completely dedicated himself to it,' according to his letter. 'I was extremely proud to have coached him, and his unique personality always kept coaches and teammates on their toes. Anyone who coached or rowed with Bill has many, many stories to tell about him,' Hartsuff's statement read. Police responded to a home on NW 39th Street in Oklahoma City at around 3am after receiving reports about a home invasion. Big dreams: Schnittman, seen with his hand in the air, rowed for University of Michigan's championship squads in 2008-10, and then moved to Oklahoma City to train with the National High Performance Center in hopes of making the national team . Officers who arrived on the scene saw Wilson holding Schnittman's girlfriend hostage in a Jaguar outside the house, but convinced him to let the woman go. The suspect then sped away. When police searched the home, they discovered Schnittman, who suffered two gunshot wounds to the head. He was later pronounced dead. His girlfriend told investigators that Wilson had sexually assaulted her. The woman's four children, aged one, two, five and nine, were found unharmed inside the house where the deadly confrontation took place. A high-speed chase ensued, coming to an end on Interstate 35 when the 36-year-old driver appeared to have lost control of his car. When police approached the vehicle, they discovered that Wilson had shot himself to death. Three weeks before the tragedy, Schnittman had filed a protective order against Wilson, claiming that the man had threatened him multiple times since September, and had been stalking him and sending death threats, according to court records cited by NewsOK. 'He again told me that his problems were my fault, that he was going to kill himself, and that his death was on my conscience,' Schnittman wrote, adding that Wilson told him he would 'take care of me” before he killed himself.' Center of attention: Schnittman, pictured with his mother, was described by those who knew him as a loveable character who was consumed by rowing . However, Oklahoma County Special Judge Lisa K. Hammond denied Schnittman's request because he had not failed a police complaint about being stalked by Wilson. Such a complaint is needed for protective petitions when the person seeking protection does not have a relationship with the person the order is directed against. Schnittman's girlfriend also filed a protective order against Wilson, claiming that he had been harassing and stalking her for five months. The mother of four wrote that he had become obsessive and made attempts to kill himself in front of her kids. ‘While I don't think anyone could have predicted he would do this,’ the woman told Fox25 in the aftermath of the tragedy, ‘everyone who knew him, knew that he was unstable.’ Police confirmed to News9 that since March of this year, they had been called out to that house on NW 39th Street 26 times over various complaints. According to Wilson's brother Kevin, the 36-year-old was distraught about being away from the children, and his estrangement from his life partner had taken a severe emotional toll on him. Darrell Wilson had worked at Tinker Air Force Base for a defense logistics company, but had recently taken time off to address his mental health issues. 'He left a note at the home saying he was sorry he ruined Christmas and had left food and water for the dog,' Kevin Wilson said. Fears: The 25-year-old filed an order of protection against Wilson in early December, claiming that the man had been harassing and threatening him, but his petition was denied . The suspect's sibling added, 'My family is devastated that Schnittman's life was taken. He's definitely a victim in this situation and we feel horrible about this.' Schnittman, described by those who knew him as a star rower and a 'character,' had been training at the OKC National High Performance Center in the Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River for two years in the hopes of making the national team. He also coached young boys for the Oklahoma City Riversport Chesapeake Junior Crew program this past spring and had worked at two national team development camps, AnnArbor.com reported. Between 2006 and 2010, Schnittman was an oarsman for University of Michigan's rowing team and served as a team officer for two years. Disturbed: Those who knew Wilson said he had been struggling with mental problems associated with separation from his partner and the four children . According to Coach Hartsuff, the rower 'pulled the 4th best Freshman 2K ever his freshman year, and Bill was the 5-seat in one of the fastest varsity eights I have coached here.' 'Anyone who coached or rowed with Bill has many, many stories to tell about him,' Hartsuff wrote. OKC Riversport coach Jim Andersen said in a statement, 'Bill was a lovable character with his wild hair and goofy smile. He did a fantastic job coaching the kids and everyone loved him.' Schnittman is survived by his parents, Arthur and Virginia, and his identical twin brother, Bob, who also briefly rowed for UM. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] William Schnittman, 25, was killed with two shots to the head in Oklahoma City . Suspected shooter Darrell Wilson, 36, killed himself after leading police on pursuit . Wilson sexually assaulted Schnittman's girlfriend and held her hostage . Victim filed order of protection against Wilson December 4, but it was denied . [/SUMMARY]</s>

William Schnittman, 25, was killed with two shots to the head in Oklahoma City . Suspected shooter Darrell Wilson, 36, killed himself after leading police on pursuit . Wilson sexually assaulted Schnittman's girlfriend and held her hostage . Victim filed order of protection against Wilson December 4, but it was denied .

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<s>[ARTICLE] At the National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Mead Maryland, a memorial carved into a plaque reads: 'They Served in Silence.' The motto is in stark contrast to this week's revelations by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who has now become the most infamous agency employee in recent years. But a candid NSA archive reveals the thousands of staffers who been quietly working on America's most sensitive secrets for over six decades. Strike a pose: The US Army Signal Intelligence Service posed in front of their vault in 1935 . Early days: Cryptologists in Korea in the 1950s. The Army Security Agency (ASA) was responsible for supplying the Army's codes and ciphers . Working around the clock: Cryptologists hard at work during the Second World War . Determined: Fleet Radio Unit Pacific (FRUPAC) in Hawaii working on JN-25, the principal Japanese Navy encryption system in 1945 . The series of photos document the . significant changes the agency has gone through since it was established . on Nov. 4 1952 by then-President Harry Truman. The predecessor to the NSA was the Armed Forces Security Agency which was set up in 1949. But that agency did not have much power and lacked a central control centre. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Walter Bedell Smith sent a memo to James . S. Lay, Executive Secretary of the National Security Council in 1951 that spurred the creation of the NSA. Mission: U.S. Army Engineers conduct diving operations to recover Nazi cryptologic records from Lake Schlersee in Southern Germany at the end of the Second World War . Intelligence: NSA's SIGSALY, a secure speech system used in World War Two for the highest-level Allied communications . Equipment:  A UNIVAC 9300 Peripheral Processor, left,  a punch card computing data center from 1966,  and a KY-8 Cryptologic Device, right . Intelligence gathering: M-138, a strip cipher device that allowed the use of multiple alphabets to encipher messages . Tour: GEN Eisenhower visits Arlington Hall, William Friedman is standing on the far left . Beauty queens: Contestants in the Miss NSA Pageant held annually in the 1950s and early 1960s . Hunting: Soviet strategic missile sites under construction in Cuba pictured in 1962 . Moving forward: A UNIVAC system purchased by NSA in 1963 . Watching: The direct communication link between Washington and Moscow at the Pentagon Building, as monitored by the NSA . He observed recommended a survey of communications intelligence activities after observing  'control over, and coordination of, the collection . and processing of Communications Intelligence had proved ineffective.' Then-president President Harry S. Truman authorized the agency's creation in June 1952 - he understood the importance of a central spy body as America had become a . dominant power on a global stage, facing global responsibilities and . threats. U.S. efforts had led to breaking German and Japanese codes in the Second World War, success against the German U-Boat threat in the North Atlantic, and . victory in the Battle of Midway in the Pacific. As war raged in Korea, the creation of NSA allowed the Defense . Department to consolidate cryptologic support to military operations, . and to meet challenges that the nation would face in the Cold War. The agency ran the the VENONA project - a long-running secret collaboration betwqeen the U.S and the U.K involving cryptanalysis of messages sent by intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union. Technology evolving: Staffers chat as they stand next to the NSA supercomputers in the 1970s . America's sensitive secrets: An NSA staffer at work in 1971 using a console at the agency . Demonstration: VADM Inman and Ms. Ann Caracristi listen to Hall of Honor Cryptologist Frank B. Rowlett describe the ENIGMA machine . Growing agency: The NSA continued to expand into the 1980s, as seen in this aerial headquarters of its headquarters . In 1953, the VENONA project exposed a massive Soviet espionage effort that threatened national security. The NSA moved to Ft. Meade  in 1957- one reason the site was . selected was because it was deemed far enough away from the capital in . case of a nuclear strike. In 1960 the agency was rocked after two employees William Hamilton Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell, defected to the Soviet Union. The alarming revelation prompted tighter personnel security measures. The agency's signals intelligence . (SIGINT) played a critical role in 1962 in defusing the Cuban Missle . Criris, a saga which had the world's nations nervously holding their . breath. In the 1970s, Dr. Tordella was an early advocate of the use of computers in cryptology. Safe line: President H. W. Bush confers in confidence using a STU III device . Tour: Gen Eisenhower visits Arlington Hall, William Friedman is standing on the far left . VIP visit: President and Mrs. Reagan tour the new OPS2A and 2B Buildings with LTG Odom and Mrs. Odom on 26 September 1986 . Through the years: George Bush and Dick Cheney at the NSA offices in 2008 . Terror attacks: President George W. Bush speaking on the phone following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 . Memories: NSA's Cryptologic Memorial Wall honors those 'who served in silence' since the Second World War . Modern day: A view of the National Security Operations Center Floor last year . The 1980s saw former NSA employee Ronald Pelton convicted of spying for and selling secrets to the Soviet Union. He reportedly has a photographic memory as he passed no documents to the Soviets. Petty Hohn Anthony Walker, Jr.,  a . United States Navy Chief Warrant Officer and communications specialist . was also convicted of spying for the Soviet Union from 1968 to 1985. In the late 1980s President Reagan attended the dedication of the Operations 2A and 2B buildings. In the 1990s the NSA provided key information for the Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Storm. In 2001, the 9/11 terror attacks that . killed 2,977 people reinforced the need for the NSA as America became a . clear Al-Qaeda target. In 2011, the NSA played a key role in the Special Forces - IC Team responsible for tracking down Osama bin Laden. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Predecessor of the NSA was the Armed Forces Security Agency . NSA was established on Nov. 4 1952 by then-President Harry Truman . Creation allowed Defense Department to co-ordinate cryptologic information . Agency began occupying buildings at Fort Meade in the late 1950s . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Predecessor of the NSA was the Armed Forces Security Agency . NSA was established on Nov. 4 1952 by then-President Harry Truman . Creation allowed Defense Department to co-ordinate cryptologic information . Agency began occupying buildings at Fort Meade in the late 1950s .

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<s>[ARTICLE] This is the chilling moment an Australian teenager who raped and strangled his neighbour calmly carried her body out of the building in a suitcase before dumping it in a canal. Today Daniel Stani-Reginald, now 21, was sentenced 45 years in jail for killing Tosha Thakkar, 24, in Sydney. He was ‘studying how to become a serial killer,’ and had planned his crime for months in advance as part of his ‘education’, a Sydney court heard. Scroll down for video . Chilling: Daniel Stani-Reginald, who raped and strangled his neighbour Tosha Thakkar, 24, calmly carries her body out of the building in a suitcase before dumping it in a canal . Sentencing him to a maximum 45 year jail term on Friday, Justice Derek Price said Stani-Reginald had shown no capacity for empathy or any remorse for the cruel and premeditated crime. 'There is documented evidence he had been planning similar offences for a period of years, gradually becoming more focused,' Justice Price said as he set a non-parole period of 30 years. 'Notwithstanding her efforts to survive, the offender strangled her, which was extremely cruel,' Justice Price said. 'The last minutes of her life must have been horrifying. This was a terrible way for the deceased to die.' Jailed: Today Daniel Stani-Reginald, now 21, was sentenced 45 years in jail for killing Tosha Thakkar, 24, in Sydney . In the weeks leading up to the 2011 murder, Stani-Reginald had visited 9,500 online articles and websites dedicated to serial killers and rapists. Stani-Reginald has pleaded guilty to raping and strangling the accountancy student, and is due to be sentenced by Sydney Supreme Court. Crown prosecutor Mark Tedeschi QC today urged a judge to impose a life sentence on Stani-Reginald, saying he is capable of seeking notoriety as a serial killer, NineNewsNational reports. Instead of attending university or forging a career, Stani-Reginald 'made a deliberate decision to school himself on how to become a serial rapist and murderer,' Mr Tedeschi said. Miss Thakkar, originally from Gujarat, western India, had moved to Australia two years earlier to take a post-graduate in accounting at the city's Southern Cross University. The brutal killing took place in the home of Ms Thakkar, who lived in the same house as Stani-Reginald in the Sydney suburb of Croydon, on March 9, 2011. Stani-Reginald had spent the morning 'studying' the sentences of serial killers and watching pornography focusing on the 'degradation of Indian women,' the court heard. Macabre education: In the months leading up to the 2011 murder of Miss Thakkar, Daniel Stani-Reginald, then 19, visited thousands of websites dedicated to serial killers and rapists . Brutal killing: Stani-Reginald, now 21, attacked accountancy student Miss Thakkar, stuffed her dismembered body into a suitcase and dumped it in a canal before he went home to read 'Beginnings of a Serial Killer' After the murder, Stani-Reginald jumped in a cab and transported Miss Thakkar's dismembered body, which he had put in a suitcase, to a canal at Meadowbank, Sydney where it was found two days later. After dumping the body, he visited a shopping centre before returning home to continue his morbid studies and even spoke to Miss Thakkar's boyfriend as police investigated her disappearance. Stani-Reginald was not found to have been under any influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the murder and has not shown remorse, Mr Tedeschi said, . 'There's not the slightest suggestion he was horrified by what he had done. The community would be justifiably aggrieved if he were to receive a sentence less than life imprisonment," Mr Tedeschi said. The sentence hearing continues. [/ARTICLE] [SUMMARY] Daniel Stani-Reginald, now 21, raped and killed Tosha Thakkar, 24, in 2011 . Miss Thakkar had moved from India to Australia to complete her degree . Stani-Reginald spent months 'educating himself' on how to commit murder . After dumping her body, he went home to read Beginnings of a Serial Killer . [/SUMMARY]</s>

Daniel Stani-Reginald, now 21, raped and killed Tosha Thakkar, 24, in 2011 . Miss Thakkar had moved from India to Australia to complete her degree . Stani-Reginald spent months 'educating himself' on how to commit murder . After dumping her body, he went home to read Beginnings of a Serial Killer .

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