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Friday, October 10, 2008
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Cats can turn when they're hungry
A dead woman was found eaten by her pack of 20 cats.
Much of 58-year-old Livia Melinte was nibbled by her pets after she died weeks ago.
'She loved her cats so much she spent half her time feeding them.
I suppose they had a big appetite,' said a neighbour in Tomnatic, Romania
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Mussels are more clever than we think
Mussels have brains as well as brawn, it seems.
They survive by being not just tough but also by changing their genetic make-up at different times of the day.
They express their genes in cyclic waves - spending part of the day respiring, and doing metabolic processes, and the rest switching to cell division, said biologist Andrew Gracey, from the University of Southern California
Friday, October 10, 2008
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South Sudan's president shut down a police investigation that saw scores of young women arrested for "disturbing the peace" by wearing tight trousers.
The women were arrested over the past week by police who said they suspected them of belonging to youth gangs known for drinking, fighting and public nudity.
More than 35 young women were arrested
They were wearing trousers that were too tight, disturbing the peace," said Deputy Police Commissioner of Juba County Raiman Lege.
South Sudan is generally seen as much more liberal than the largely Muslim north, with which it fought a two-decade war that was ended by a 2005 peace deal.
Many Juba citizens reacted angrily to the arrests.
"We saw about 30 girls in two trucks piled up like animals. One girl was just picked up and thrown into the truck," civil servant Nok Duany said.
Southern Sudan Gender Minister Mary Kiden was also angry and said that eight young women had escaped arrest by hiding in her office
Friday, October 10, 2008
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A computer hard drive with the private details of 100,000 Armed Forces personnel is missing, The Ministry of Defence has said.
The portable drive contains the names, addresses, passport numbers, dates of birth and driving licence details of around 100,000 serving personnel across the Army, Royal Navy and RAF, plus their next-of-kin details, an MoD spokeswoman said.
It also has data on 600,000 potential services applicants and the names of their referees. Officials are "not ruling out" the risk that bank account details of personnel were held on the drive, which belonged to its IT contractor EDS
The department said it learned of the loss on Wednesday and MoD Police were investigating.
The missing drive is the latest information security breach to hit the MoD. In July it admitted 658 of its laptops had been stolen over the past four years and 26 portable memory sticks containing classified information had been either stolen or misplaced since January.
The Liberal Democrats described the loss as a "disturbing breach of security" and called for an urgent inquiry into how it had occurred.
Liberal Democrat shadow defence secretary, Nick Harvey said: "This is extremely serious news and the immediate priority must be to ensure the security of all military personnel.
"However, once that has been established, there must be an urgent investigation into how such a disturbing breach of security could be allowed to happen."
The MoD spokeswoman was unable to confirm reports that the missing data was not encrypted.
She said: "On Wednesday, October 8 we were informed by our contractor EDS that they were unable to account for a portable hard drive used in connection with the administration of Armed Forces personnel data.
"This came to light during a priority audit EDS are conducting to comply with the Cabinet Office data handling review.
"The MoD Police are investigating this matter with EDS
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Chancellor Alistair Darling urged world's economies to follow Britain's lead
Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned that it was "essential" that the world's leading economies took action to stabilise financial markets.
Mr Darling, in Washington for meetings of the G7 finance ministers and the IMF, said that it was not enough to "just talk about these things".
After another day of heavy losses on world markets, with the FTSE closing below the 4,000 mark for the first time in five years, he urged the other wealthy nations to follow Britain's lead with its bank recapitalisation plan.
"This is a genuinely global problem and we, all of us, all over the world, need to step up to the mark and do something about it," he told the BBC.
"I believe that governments, can make a difference, they will make a difference provided that we agree to act together.
"We are going through a very, very turbulent time, a very difficult time, and it's essential, especially at this time when you have got a problem like this, that governments across the world, particularly the largest economies meeting here this weekend are prepared to do whatever it takes. There is a range of things that need to be done. The critical thing is that we don't just talk about these things, we actually get on with."
Mr Darling's comments echoed an earlier call by Prime Minister Gordon Brown for concerted international action at this weekend's meetings along the lines of Britain's bank bail-out plan.
"We are restructuring the banking system and we are doing everything we can. What we need now is for other countries to do similar things," he said. "This is a global problem and I'm trying to get other countries to do what we have done."
Shadow chancellor George Osborne said that it was now essential that the Treasury got on with the implementation of the bank bail-out plan announced by Mr Brown and Mr Darling on Wednesday.
"It is not enough to announce the overall plan - the Treasury must move quickly to conclude the negotiations with individual banks," he said. "We need to get the money in and secure the tough conditions on curbing bonuses and encouraging new lending. Time is of the essence. Let's get the deal signed and sealed
Saturday, October 11, 2008
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John Smeaton rushed to hospital after suffering serious asthma attack
Glasgow Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton is fighting for his life a day after the two men accused over the attack went on trial.
Sources said the 32-year-old was rushed from his home in Paisley, Renfrewshire, to hospital after suffering a serious asthma attack on Thursday night. He is now understood to be in intensive care at the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he is in a serious but stable condition.
The former baggage handler has regularly written about his poor health in a national newspaper column.
A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde confirmed: "I can confirm that he is in the Royal Alexandra Hospital and that his condition is stable."
Sources said a similar asthma attack a decade ago almost killed him.
Bilal Abdulla, 29, and Mohammed Asha, 28, went on trial at Woolwich Crown Court, south-east London, on Thursday, accused of attempting to murder hundreds of people with car bombs in London and Glasgow.
Abdulla wrote he was planning to kill in revenge for injustices against Muslims by British and American soldiers, the court was told on Friday.
The also heard he left a will addressed to Osama bin Laden. A draft of the will was found on a badly-burned laptop in the remains of a Jeep Cherokee that ploughed into the airport's main terminal building. The computer also contained videos of attacks on coalition forces in Iraq, coffins of American soldiers and clips of speeches by Osama bin Laden.
Jonathan Laidlaw QC, prosecuting, said Abdulla wrote the document because he expected to die in the attack alongside a second man, Kafeel Ahmed, 28. He said: "This document is addressed to, amongst others, the leaders of jihad in Iraq to bin Laden and to the brothers or soldiers of jihad in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Palestine and other areas of the world.
"The terms in which it is written, we submit, expose that the defendant's position in his trial before you is a lie. The attacks he was planning were intended to kill. They were in revenge for the injustices as the defendant sees them that the British and American people and their armies visit on the Muslim communities
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Time is costly for Charlize
It's time for Charlize Theron to get a new watch with news the Hollywood star is being sued for a reported £10million for wearing the wrong one.
Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil is reportedly suing their brand ambassador for 'substantial funds' after she reportedly broke their contract by wearing a Dior watch out in public.
Theron's costly accessory blunder happened when she was 'photographed wearing a watch from the Christian Dior line' at a Texan press event in March 2006
At the time, the South African-born star, 33, was also the face of Dior perfumes but was only contracted to wear Weil watches between October 2005 and 2006.
The case is set to go to court this month at a Federal Court for the Southern District of New York
by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Thursday, October 9, 2008
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Leona Lewis turned down one of the biggest paydays of her young career after rejecting a £1million offer to open this year's Harrods summer sale.
The Bleeding Love singer reportedly turned down the proposition from store owner Mohammed Al Fayed because his famous department store allegedly still sells garments made from real animal fur
Lewis' moral stance is the latest in a long line of protests from the former X-Factor champion, who first turn to vegetarianism aged 12.
This year she was voted World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity by animal rights group Peta.
In response to the offer, the chart-topper, 22, was quoted as saying: 'I'm totally against animal cruelty. I don't have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products.'
The ribbon-cutting role will now reportedly be gifted to --- And The City star Kim Cattrall. In the past Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria and Christina Aguilera have done the honours
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Indiana Jones
The DVD isn't even out yet but there's already talk of another Indiana Jones movie.
The franchise's star Harrison Ford spilled the beans to the LA Times saying that writer George Lucas was hard at work rustling up some ideas for a fifth instalment.
"It's crazy but great… George is in think mode right now," he said.
"We did well with the last one and with that having done well and been a positive experience, it's not surprising that some people want to do it again," Ford added.
The film grossed $783m (£461m) worldwide but reviews were mixed over the story which follows Indiana Jones as he battles against agents of the Soviet Union, in the search for a crystal skull
Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Sealine set to shed more than 290 jobs due to the global economic downturn
A company which manufactures luxury motor boats and yachts is set to shed more than 290 jobs due to the global economic downturn.
Sealine, which has its headquarters in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, also confirmed that it plans to close its sites in nearby Hartlebury and in Burntwood, south Staffordshire, next year.
The firm, which currently employs around 630 people, stressed that it was entering into a 90-day consultation process with staff and would do everything it could to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies among its office and production workers.
In a statement, Sealine's managing director, Steve Coultate, said: "It is with great regret that we are planning these changes, but they are necessary given the current leisure marine market conditions and economic environment.
"We need to take action to protect the long-term prospects of both our company and our international dealer network."
Mr Coultate added that the action the company was taking would leave it well positioned to respond to a market upturn.
"We will seek to minimise the number of compulsory redundancies by inviting applications for voluntary redundancies and for all of those employees affected we will be providing a full consultation and counselling programme," he said
by RUTH ALLAN - Thursday, October 9, 2008
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Tingel Tangel
Only seven per cent of film directors are women. It's a shockingly low statistic by anyone's standards but particularly those of Rachel Millward. The former charity worker was so horrified by the lack of female input on the big screen that she set up the female-only film festival, Birds Eye View, in 2005.
Practically the opposite of DIY girl-focused events such as Ladyfest, this celebration of female talent is professionalism incarnate. A sleek logo and famous speakers typify the event, which takes place in the London area each March. It's about time, then, that those of us based in the north-west got our piece of the birdy pie, too. A roadshow version of the festival is coming to the Cornerhouse tomorrow with highlights including a screening of Kathryn Ferguson's charming Tingal Tangel
Monday, October 13, 2008
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... It's a big pick – and we're not talking about the size of the photograph
Spanish model and actress Inés Sastre is caught picking – in fact almost splitting – her nose while lunching with a friend in Paris. Table manners weren't on the menu, it seems
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Urban life belongs in the skip
Many a piece of contemporary art has been deemed fit only for the skip. But one artist's collection made it there before it even went on show.
Oliver Bishop-Young has created several instant escapes from the rigours of city life – in rubbish skips.
He has turned the beaten up yellow containers into a skateboard park, swimming pool, living room and even a table tennis arena.
And for those urban dwellers who yearn for some outside space of their own, there is a kerbside mini-park complete with park bench.
'Skips are such a great way to use materials. It's the way it affords one some space in urban London where you can't find these areas,' the 22-year-old said
Mr Bishop-Young designed his 'skip art' as playgrounds for youngsters. But he also hopes the works will help encourage people to share their useful rubbish – such as old furniture and clothes – with friends and neighbours.
'It's something an individual can do to make their impact on the city,' he said.
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Skip turned half pipe
And the skip scenes, which the artist is providing to events in 'need a bit of an injection', are certainly turning a few heads.
'People have been really positive about them. But they do a bit of a double-take when they walk past,' Mr Bishop-Young said. Especially builders, we presume
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Rubbish having a wave effect on water life
Over-fishing, pollution from toxic waste and plastic litter have put sea life around Britain on the brink of an ecological disaster.
Without action, rising numbers of our ocean species will become extinct and ecosystems will fail, conservationists warned.
Just eight of the 47 fish stocks in our seas are in a healthy state, previously unpublished data shows
Some species are now critically endangered, including the now inappropriately named common sturgeon and common skate, as well as the angel shark and leatherback turtle.
Another major problem is pollution from toxic chemicals, sewage discharges, oil, radioactive waste and urban and agricultural run-off.
Plastic litter has become a major pollutant for the seas, and can entangle or be ingested by marine animals, said The Silent Seas report from the Marine Conservation Society.
'Too many fish are taken from the sea, too much rubbish is thrown into the sea and too little is done to protect precious marine life and habitats,' said Dr Simon Brockington, the society's head of conservation.
Ecosystems are close to a state where they support only life lower down the food chain such as jellyfish and plankton, he said
Monday, October 13, 2008
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A Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo doll
Concerned parents have accused a Fisher Price doll of preaching pro-Islamic messages to toddlers.
The Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo dolls, available in the UK from £19.99, have been reported as saying: "Islam is the light."
The talking doll initially caused controversy in the USA and some retailers even removed the product from their shelves, Fox News reported
But Mattel, the parent company of Fisher Price, dismissed the controversy as a phenomenon caused by the doll's cheap inbuilt speakers.
A spokesman said: "The Little Mommy Cuddle 'n Coo dolls feature realistic baby sounds including cooing, giggling, and baby babble with no real sentence structure.
"The only scripted word the doll says is 'mama'. There is a sound that may resemble something close to the word 'night', 'right', or 'light'.
"Because the original soundtrack is compressed into a file that can be played through an inexpensive toy speaker, actual sounds may be imprecise or distorted
Monday, October 13, 2008
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The giant spider and bunk beds inside the turbine hall
It's a vision of the future - but it's nothing to look forward to.
A new exhibition at Tate Modern in London imagines the capital under attack in the year 2058.
The gallery is displaying rows of bunk beds symbolising an apocalyptic vision.
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Visitors check out the bunk beds
TH.2058 is the ninth of the gallery's Turbine Hall commissions and has been created by French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.
It follows previous headline-grabbing successes in this space such as the giant subterranean crack which stretched the length of the floor of Tate Modern and a series of giant slides.
Gonzalez-Foerster's work is set 50 years from now and is inspired by both real and fictional scenarios of London under attack "whether by flooding, bombing or invasion".
She has imagined the city's population taking shelter in the Turbine Hall from never-ending rain.
Piercing lights are said to suggest some kind of unseen surveillance and the installation is also comprised of gargantuan animal sculptures, such as a 65ft (20m) high flamingo by the artist
Alexander Calder which has mutated in size. The giant spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeios - the artist who launched the Turbine Hall series in 2000 - has also grown in size by 25%.
The main part of the installation is 200 yellow and blue bunk bed frames with books such as JG Ballard's The Drowned World and Mike Davis' Dead Cities based on top of them.
A giant screen overlooks the work, playing extracts from sci-fi and experimental films
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Daniel Craig and Olga Kurilenko
Bond actor Daniel Craig chills out in frosty Moscow with his stunning Ukrainian co-star Olga Kurilenko.
The pair star in the forthcoming James Bond film "Quantum of Solace", which is released on October 31.
Craig - who injured his arm during filming - is in Moscow ahead of the film's Russian premiere on November 6
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Hawking etched on leg
It's certainly a bit different from having 'mum', 'dad' or a loved one's name etched into your skin.
An admirer has had a particularly lively image of Prof Stephen Hawking tattooed on his leg as a tribute to the theoretical physicist and his achievements.
Fan Jack Newton said: 'He has worked on some ground-breaking scientific research and is an amazing example of how illness does not necessarily stop a man from doing great things. He's an inspiration to us all
The trainee artist came up with the idea after reading the Cambridge professor's best-seller, A Brief History Of Time.
'To be honest, I didn't understand a word but I respect the man,' said the 23-year-old from Brighton.
Suitably resolved, he made space and time to have the wheelchair-bound physicist's likeness inked on to his right calf.
He then added a line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian – 'He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy' – possibly in a bid to lighten up the otherwise highly cerebral image.
The entire effort, at Angelic Hall tattoo studio, took artist Stewart Francis seven hours.
But it was time well spent. The depiction of the 66-year-old scientist has already won two trophies at tattoo conventions.
The next project is not yet clear but, given Mr Newton's fertile imagination, the thigh's the limit
by JAMES ELLIS - Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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The nights are drawing in and there's a chill in the air - which is just the way we like it. Because it means we can now start focusing on our winter holidays.
And while those first flurries of snow may be at least another month away, we're starting the season in style with an event that is guaranteed to be super cool, super early: the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show at London's Kensington Olympia.
Bigger than ever
The show - which takes place later this month - is sure to make up for a summer of washed-out holidays by being bigger and better than ever. Make no mistake, we're pulling out all the stops to see that you make the right choices for winter
Over the usual five days of pure mountain indulgence, you'll see we've expanded by taking over the entire top floor of Olympia for the first time. And there'll be more than 200 exhibitors on show with everything from equipment demos to travel to fashion brands to food.
The event will be more interactive than ever, too. You can try to hang on in Metro's Reindeer Rodeo, plus there'll be thrills and spills on the kicker slope, a 150m2 Ice Kingdom featuring a fully working skating rink and the chance to learn how to curl with the Caledonian Curling Club, plus an opportunity to befriend a husky dog or let the Land Rover team take you on a thrilling, white-knuckle ride. The team will take the bravest visitors up a 38-degree incline and stop at the top for a fabulous view of the whole show - you may even see a pal trying on some new boots from up there.
After all the exertion, you'll find sustenance in the world food area where you can sample mountain treats such as tartiflette, rosti and tiroler, while the centrepiece of the main hall is the World Resorts Village. See exhibitors from all the major destinations (plus some lesser known ones) and specialist snow holiday firms. Between them, you'll find a new place to escape to every day of the season if you so wish.
And check out the other articles (linked above) for a preview of some of the things that will be on display at the show.
So, come on - get your skis on...
MAKE SURE YOU...
Visit the Gigloo - XFM DJs will be spinning the tunes and top bands will be spinning you out.
Check out the catwalk - want to look cool on the slopes? All the best fashion brands will be showing their stuff.
Mount the Metro Reindeer Rodeo - stay on the longest for your chance to win fantastic prizes.
Wednesday, October 22 to Sunday, October 26. Grand Hall, Olympia, Olympia Way, London W14. Overground: Kensington Olympia. Wednesday to Friday 11am to 10pm, Saturday 10am to 8pm, Sunday 10am to 6pm
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by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Fresh faced Britney commands booze ban
Britney Spears has proved that her hellraising days are behind her by placing a booze ban on her entourage ahead of her world tour.
The comeback queen is making sure she doesn't fall off the wagon by sticking to soft drinks – and is demanding that her crew do the same.
So there will be no champagne corks popping to celebrate her return to the stage when she hits the road
Spears, 26, made the decision after confiding in friends about how hard it had been to get back in shape.
But the former party girl still has one vice – coffee.
She is believed to have an insatiable craving for a caffeine hit and gets through six or seven lattes a day.
'Brit loves her coffee – but since getting back into shape this is her only vice,' said a tour insider.
'Only water and coffee passes through her lips and she looks great. She has been through a lot but she is back to the Britney that we all know and love.'
There is no date set for the start of her world tour but Spears is committed to thrilling her millions of fans again.
And the Womanizer singer has shown her ambition by reportedly signing up to AEG promotions for the concerts – the same company that Madonna uses.
The news came as 7million people watched her go nude in the video for latest single Womanizer on YouTube – proving she is still as popular with fans as she was before her divorce and child custody hell
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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An artist is breaking the mould in the fashion world with his heeled polyester flippers.
Paul Schietekat's High Tide Heels come in a variety of colours – but they are not designed to be worn.
Instead they are meant to be a comical comment on climate change and rising sea levels.
'Humour is a very important element in my designs,' said the 45-year-old Belgian-based artist
by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Si and Paula in scrap?
Simon Cowell has sparked a pay row with his fellow American Idol judge – after a former producer revealed he got £12,500 a minute.
The 49-year-old's £20.5million salary has rankled Paula Abdul, 46, who is rumoured to get up to £2.5million a year.
'Paula knew Simon was getting paid more but she never imagined it was this much more,' revealed one insider on the hit US show
'She has a lot of concerns. It's ridiculously obvious she's getting pennies compared with Simon.'
Meanwhile, Britain's Got Talent's Piers Morgan revealed Cowell perches on cushions in his judge's seat to look taller.
'If you look carefully, Simon grows. When we're on Britain's Got Talent he's smaller then me, then his three pillows arrive and he's taller,' Morgan, 43, told guests at the Black Sheep pub in east London
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Jaswinder Singh cooked kebabs next to body
A catering boss has been banned from working with food after he was caught making kebabs while a workmate lay dead in the same room on a sofa.
Jaswinder Singh, 45, continued cooking while surrounded by flies at the Pappu Sweet Centre & Catering in Wolverhampton despite the sudden death of one of his colleagues.
He was given a life ban from working in the food industry at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court.
District Judge Martin Brown said: 'The facts in this case are extraordinarily serious, they are about as grave as one might get in such a case
Singh was caught cooking beside the dead worker in August by a police officer investigating the employee's death. The officer closed the premises immediately.
Police were called after reports of the sudden death, which was not found to be suspicious.
The premises was in a filthy condition - a dead rat was found under a pan in the kitchen, food was mouldy and staff were smoking and spitting on the floor.
The business was infested with rodents - droppings and gnawed ingredients were found.
As well as being banned from managing any food business in future, Singh was ordered to pay £3,861 in fines and costs
by ROSS McGUINNESS - Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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Madonna wore the pistol stilettos to the premiere of her new film
Madonna has been branded 'uncaring' by a British murder victims' group after she controversially stepped out at the premiere of her new movie wearing a pair of shoes with handgun heels.
The 50-year-old singer wore the pistol stilettos at the New York screening of Filth And Wisdom, her directorial debut.
Instead of a normal heel, the Chanel shoes have a piece of metal in the shape of a gun. The 'Miami Vice' shoe, made from plexiglass, is about to be sold across the world, and is the brainchild of designer Karl Lagerfield.
But Madonna's fashion faux pas has been slammed by a UK victims' group.
Lyn Costello, from Mothers Against Murder And Aggression (MAMAA), said: 'I am horrified that Madonna can see these shoes as fashion
'As a mother herself I would have thought that she would have paused for a second and thought about all the young people here and in her own country that have died because of gun crime
'We need the whole of society to take responsibility and action in stopping the glamourisation of weapons.
'Celebrities have a massive part to play and an icon like Madonna should have more sense.
'It's uncaring. Surely she reads the news and realises that young people are dying every day.'
Ms Costello even invited the pop star to contact MAMAA so she could see the devastation caused by gun crime.
'When designers, stylists and celebs choose to turn weapons like guns and knives into fashion accessories we have to question the message they are sending to their fans,' she added.
Just last month, pop singer Lily Allen made a similar mistake when she wore a necklace with a machine gun pendant
EXCLUSIVE by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Christina Aguilera vows to 'let loose' when she hits town next week for the first time since having baby Max in January.
The 27-year-old called me from LA to promise British fans that her famous s.e.xed-up routines won't be toned down just because of motherhood.
She has been struggling to haul herself back into shape for her headline gig at THISDAY's Africa Rising Festival on October 14 at the Royal Albert Hall
'I am not a fan of working out whatsoever. I am building up my stamina as we speak,' she admits. 'It's been a while since I have put on such a long show and since having a baby.'
Excited about her son's first jaunt to the capital, she says: 'It is important to show Max what mommy does. It is really important to me is that he is an individual and that's why it is important for me to stay true to myself. If it happens to be raunchy so be it! It's a matter of self expression to me.'
She adds that Max's birth has inspired her to 'see the world through new eyes' and to 'be a kid again with a futuristic electronica direction'.
On her Britney Spears rivalry, Aguilera swears she hasn't been monitoring her new 'Womanizer' show.
'Honestly, I haven't. I've been so sort of in my own creative cave. But no, it's a great feeling to still be in the game with somebody that you have known for so many years, even going back to the Mickey Mouse club. We had so much fun together.'
But she adds: 'At this stage in our lives, we are so different I don't think you can put us in the same ball park
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Tiktaalik fish had neck
The first 'fish' to walk out of the sea 375million years ago was able to survive out of water because it had developed a neck, wrist and elbow.
The crocodile-like Tiktaalik Roseae had fins and gills but also features found only in land-living animals.
Four years after the fossil was uncovered, scientists have pieced together the inner workings of its head, braincase, palate and gill arch skeleton.
These show how the Tiktaalik was able to support itself on solid ground and breathe air, further substantiating the theory that it really is the missing link between fish and land-based creatures
The bones of the 3m-long predator were uncovered in Arctic Canada. It has a flattened head and sharp teeth.
Like fish, it had fins with webbing and scales on its back. But it also had a flat head with eyes positioned on top and the beginnings of a neck.
The position of the creature's eyes suggest it probably lived in shallow water, scientists believe.
Palaeontologist Dr Ted Daeschler, who discovered Tiktaalik, said the study highlighted that the gradual transition from aquatic to terrestrial lifestyles required much more than the evolution of limbs.
'Our work demonstrates that, across this transition, the head of these animals was becoming more solidly constructed and, at the same time, more mobile with respect to the body,' he told Nature
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Fat Boy makes a splash
A greedy pony who got drunk after gorging on apples had to be rescued by fire crews after falling into a swimming pool.
The brown Moorland Pony, appropriately named Fat Boy, made a splash after breaking into a garden for a late night snack.
Fat Boy, and another equine partner in crime, wandered off from their stables, lured by the property's apple tree - but had one too many
Because the fruit had already started to rot and ferment, the horses soon began to show the effects.
Punch drunk Fat Boy then stumbled into the pool, which was covered by a tarpaulin sheet, at the bungalow in Newquay, Cornwall.
Homeowner, Sarah Penhaligon, 28, could not believe her eyes when she awoke at 3.00am on Tuesday morning to find Fat Boy stuck in the shallow pool.
The 28 year-old was asleep in her bungalow when she heard strange noises.
"When I looked outside I saw this massive animal in the dark and I thought the Beast of Bodmin was in the pool," she said.
"I was terrified, but when I took a closer look I realised it was a horse."
Police and fire crews were tasked to the scene while Fat Boy tried to climb out of the water.
Unaware the animal was drunk, Ms Penhaligon then fed it more apples to keep it calm.
Ms Penhaligon said: "He looked a bit panicked - he was trying to get out of the pool but couldn't manage it and was getting very tired.
"I decided to sit down next to him and calm him down, so I fed him some apples to keep him occupied.
"The other horse just kept munching away from the tree and didn't seem to care about what was going on at all."
Police and fire crews arrived but were unable to help Fat Boy - who acquired his name due to a love of food and his big belly.
A specialist crew from Bodmin fire station were called in to deal with the incident, putting hay bales in the pool to make a step for the pony to climb out.
They finally got Fat Boy out of his watery misery at about 5am after giving him a helping hand out with harnesses
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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The show must go on for Madonna
Madonna appeared to take a sly swipe at Guy Ritchie on stage last night after dedicating a song to 'emotional retards'.
The dig came hours after the singer revealed she was ending her seven-year marriage to the British film director.
The show went on for the queen of reinvention as she defiantly entertained her audience in Boston on the latest leg of her Sticky & Sweet tour
But as the world's media descended into a frenzy over her divorce statement, the Material Girl hinted at the possible reasons behind the split during her song Miles Away.
This song is for the emotionally retarded. You might know a few people who fall into that category – God knows I do
'This song is for the emotionally retarded. You might know a few people who fall into that category – God knows I do.'
Her outburst came as gossips try to link her split to the friendships she has with the other men in her life, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez and the father of her 12-year-old daughter Lourdes, Carlos Leon.
Rodriguez - the married sports star she is accused of having an 'affair of the heart' with - reportedly crept in to watch her New York show on the weekend once the lights went down.
It is claimed the pair will make a public appearance together in Africa after Madge's tour finishes to promote her Raising Malawi charity.
Meanwhile Leon, who is said to be looking after the singer's Manhattan home, denies he knew anything about the break-up.
'I heard it when you heard it. That kind of the stuff like, (sic) 'Whoa!' I stay away from, even if she wasn't my friend' he said.
'It's none of my business really. So I stay away from it. All I know is I support Madonna and Guy and of course my daughter and all the children as best I can.'
Meanwhile, while friends say film director Guy doesn't want a penny of Madge's £150m fortune, others now say he's gearing up to get what he can.
'Guy wants to make himself out to be a gentleman who's above money,' says one of Madonna's friends.
'If only that was the case. The truth is he's looking for a nice piece of the pie.'
Meanwhile, it was claimed Madonna's London buddy Gwyneth Paltrow 'begged' her not to ditch Ritchie in the summer, reportedly telling her she was an 'idiot'
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Tight: Nik Wallenda cycles across a high wire hung more than 12 storeys above the US city of Newark
Your mobile's always going off at the wrong moment. But be thankful it's not happened 130ft above the ground.. while riding a bicycle... along a wire.
Circus performer Nik Wallenda, the seventh generation of a family famed for its high wire acts, has broken the record for the longest cycle ride on a wire – without a safety net.
Watched by hundreds of commuters, the 29-year-old pedalled 72m (236ft) on his tyreless bike along a cable more than 40m (130ft) above the US city of Newark
He even stopped to make a mobile phone call halfway and almost didn't make it when his wheel started slipping on support wires.
'They were like speed bumps,' said the daredevil, whose great-grandfather, Karl, plunged to his death attempting a similar feat.
Mr Wallenda planned the stunt to mark the return of the circus to Newark after a 52-year absence.
He walked along a cable hung between the city's Prudential Center and a crane before cycling back.
'I never expected to see something like this in Newark because just nothing ever came here,' said onlooker Makhan Taylor.
Newark mayor Cory Booker said he was grateful for the publicity but added: 'We're doing everything we can to lift the city and it would have been tragic if he had fallen
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Get extra protection for your man this Christmas
Today's big shots rest assured – you can now dress up for dinner and still be safe from passing hitmen.
Take this tuxedo shirt for example. It features 'elegant design details' that can turn heads in a Monte Carlo casino but still protect you from an Uzi.
It is just one bulletproof item in a 'high security fashion' range that includes polo shirts and denim jackets and is now being sold at Harrods.
The combat couture was designed by Miguel Caballero, who came up with the idea 15 years ago during the constant unrest in his native Colombia
The self-styled 'Armani of bulletproof clothing' is now so confident in his work that he shoots his employees.
'What we offer is one more chance at life,' said marketing manager Javier Di Carlo. 'We don't want people to say to the criminal, “Shoot me.” Nobody should feel like Superman.
'But if the criminal does shoot, we give our customers a chance to run away.' Clothes cost from a few hundred pounds to about £7,000 and are stocked not by size but by level of protection.
The lowest guards you from a standard hand gun while the highest lets you brag about the time someone tried to take you out with an automatic rifle.
Perhaps someone should get in touch with Liverpool City Council – it plans to issue staff such as licensing enforcement officers with £450 bulletproof vests in case landlords get angry
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Sir Elton penning new musical
It's not the most cheeriest subject that would spring to mind when writing a 'film musical' but Elton John says he's penning a sing song about a man dying from AIDS.
Bizarrely, Elton says he want US comic Ben Stiller to star in the role and insists it's going to be a barrel of laughs.
The singer tells GQ.com: 'I've got to try and write a film musical for Ben Stiller. It's about a guy on Broadway who is gay, has HIV and AIDS and has to go back and face his wife and his kids that he left. It's very funny
'The premise doesn't sound funny, but it is.'
After writing music for hit musicals 'Billy Elliot' and 'Aida', the 61-year-old says he's more inspired by tragedy than comedy.
'I like some of the classic ones. 'West Side Story,' for me, is the greatest musical ever written. But I don't like forced fun. I'm more drawn to tragedy than, 'Let's all have a great time
by ANDREW WILLIAMS - Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Comedian Alan Carr, 32, is best known for his double act with Justin Lee Collins on Channel 4's Sunday Night Project. His big break came as a warm-up man for Friday Night With Jonathan Ross but he now has his own game show, C4's Celebrity Ding Dong, and a radio programme. His autobiography, Look Who It Is!, is out now, published by Harper Collins.
Your book is really funny, which is unusual for a comedian’s autobiography, how did you manage that?
I deliberately wanted it to be entertaining because critics sometimes say I'm not actually funny, it's just my face and voice that make people laugh, so I wanted the book to be two fingers up to them. You can’t say that the font was camp or the punctuation was tongue-in-cheek.
Did you learn anything about yourself from writing the book?
My school days were really tough but they’re some of the funniest parts of the book. It was good to find, looking back, something that was so grim at the time had so many funny moments. I also laughed at all the s***ty jobs I used to do – I started thinking packing boxes wasn’t so bad, at which point I slapped myself round the face. Sometimes the glasses can be a bit too rose tinted.
What was the worst job you have ever had?
I had a job cleaning car parts with methylated spirits. It was cash in hand and I didn’t have gloves or a mask. I sat in the corner getting high on the fumes that were turning my brain to mush but at least I could walk off and have a cup of tea. Working in the Barclaycard call centre was like being in the Big Brother house, you were watched all the time and had to write down if you went for a wee or a poo.
You say you didn’t realise you were camp until you saw a video of yourself at school. That must have been a revelation.
It was. I don’t watch myself on the telly now because I’m still shocked. In my head, I’m like Tom Selleck as Magnum but it turns out I’m different in real life.
Were there are any clues before you saw the video?
The clues were people shouting ‘faggot’, ‘bender’ and ‘poof’ but I didn’t put two and two together.
Steven Seagal was quite rude. The first thing he said to me and Justin was: ‘Are you two f***ing?’
What’s the worst gig you’ve done?
Anything at Maidstone Up The Creek. I’m pleased to say it’s closed down now. They hated me. I never lasted more than 7 minutes. It was full of homophobic narrow minded morons. It wasn’t just me, if you were black or Asian you got racist abuse, if you were a woman you got ‘show us your tits.’ I better be careful in case I’m doing a book signing there…but I suppose I’ll be alright as half the people in Maidstone can’t read.
You make some slightly mean comments about Paul Newman in your book. That’s bad timing.
It’s the worst timing. The publishers said: ‘That Paul Newman thing’s a bit harsh,’ and I said: ‘As long as he doesn’t die before the book comes out, it’ll be fine.’ He died on the Sunday, the book was out the Monday and now I look evil.
Who is the rudest celebrity you’ve met?
Steven Seagal was quite rude when he came on The Friday Night Project. The first thing he said to me and Justin was: ‘Are you two f***ing?’
When does the chat show start?
The chat show is part of the deal with Channel 4 but I’m doing Ding Dong again, Sunday Night Project, this book, a radio show, it won’t be happening for at least a year. I was shocked to read in News of the World that I was quoted as saying 'I'm was going to ask questions Jonathan Ross is too scared to' which is amazing as he’s pretty near the knuckle. The demand’s there but give me a break, I’ve just written a f***ing book
Do you secretly hate Justin?
Apparently, there’s been stuff on a gossip website that I hate him and he resents me. I heard about that when we were sitting in a jacuzzi together on holiday, sipping champagne. We do our stuff live so it doesn’t make sense for people to say that.
You’ve said that g.ays hate you, why’s that?
I was in a bad mood and I can’t control my mouth. I’d read somewhere that someone said I was a bad role model for g.ays. I just moaned ‘g.ays hate me’ but they don’t. There’s a minority that think being camp is bad for g.ays but it’s usually people in checked shirts and handlebar moustaches saying it, as if they’re not camp themselves.Haven’t they got mirrors on Hampstead Heath?
What’s the best thing about coming from Northampton?
Seeing Junction 15 in the rear-view mirror.
What’s the secret of your success?
What you see is what you get. Although I was p***ed off recently to see a charity mugger slagged me off for being rude to him. I hate them, though. If they want to do so much for charity, why are they taking £7 an hour to bother people in their lunch break? White people with dreadlocks should be shot anyway and shouldn’t act all upbeat when they’ve been hanging around the streets all day in the p***ing rain. The secret of my success is being so likeable, ha ha.
Have you ever had a supernatural experience?
When I did the ouija board with my mum we used to get dead people responding. One called my mum a s*ut and then a chopping board flew off the wall. When the blood started coming through the wall, we decided to knock it on the head
By JESSICA SATHERLEY - Friday, October 17, 2008
Each week Metro scours the mean streets of fashion tipping its shades to some eye-.catching, eye-watering and I don't believe it outfits
This week Paris Hilton hit London town and in her usual jaw dropping style, she set tongues wagging in this 80's rock get up
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? Would you dare to wear Paris Hilton's latest outfit
The blonde bombshell stepped out in metallic skin tight trousers, a black leather jacket, a sky high pony tail and killer red lipstick, a combination only a superstar could look good in… right?
? But is this ensemble even too much for cashed-up Paris to pull off
And would you have the courage to rock around town in the same outfit?
We want to know if you think Paris's style is uber-cool or just makes her look like a fool?
Would you dare to wear ?vote now:d
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Reasons to be cheerful: Trudy Johnson and her daughter Ebony
Beaming youngster Ebony Johnson has a smile that never wears out.
But the happy four-year-old's radiant face hides one of the rarest genetic conditions in the world.
She was born with Angelman Syndrome – originally called Happy Puppet Syndrome – which affects just 350 people in Britain
Despite her sunny disposition Ebony in still in nappies, has severe learning difficulties and cannot speak.
In fact, when she was two years old her broad grin almost proved fatal as doctors failed to realise the seemingly happy girl had pneumonia and was in pain.
Now the life of the giggling youngster could be turned upside down if her special school on South Tyneside is axed by the council.
Ebony's parents Philip and Trudy Johnson, both 43, of Jarrow, are leading the fight to save Greenfields School in Hebburn.
Mrs Johnson said: 'When she was originally diagnosed, I was totally devastated, but we also have a child who never grows up and is constantly happy.
'Everyone who sees Ebony just falls in love with her.
'She is just a joy to be around. We just love her to bits.
'Ebony just loves Greenfields, and I don't believe she would get the same degree of specialist care at another school. Under the plans, she would have to move to a new special school and then to another one for older pupils, which would mean disruption at two stages in her life.'
South Tyneside Council has proposed replacing its community special schools with a new 120-place centre for learning for the under-11s
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Chinese Grand Prix with a hug from his mother, Carmen Lockhart, right, and step-mother Linda Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton stands on the brink of becoming the youngest Formula One world champion after a stunning pole-to-flag victory in today's Chinese Grand Prix.
Hamilton drove faultlessly at the Shanghai International Circuit to claim his fifth win of the season and ninth of his 34-race career.
With Felipe Massa taking second, Hamilton now holds a seven-point cushion over the Ferrari driver ahead of the final race of the year on the Brazilian's home turf of Interlagos in a fortnight's time.
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Lewis Hamilton victory leaves him one step from title
By a remarkable coincidence, Hamilton led by seven points to Kimi Raikkonen last year when the Briton suffered heartbreak as he lost out to the Finn by a point.
After all the drama of last Sunday's race in Japan, and all the criticism that had been directed Hamilton's way, he was wheel perfect on this occasion
Hamilton produced a dream start as the threat from behind, with Raikkonen second on the grid, Massa third and bitter rival Fernando Alonso fourth, never materialised.
The McLaren pit crew did their job, matching Ferrari at the first stop as Raikkonen filed in behind Hamilton, and then beating them at the second by 1.6 seconds.
It was all as formulaic as Formula One gets, with only Jarno Trulli in his Toyota and Hamilton's team-mate Heikki Kovalainen enduring any trouble.
Come the conclusion, Hamilton finished an easy 14.9secs clear of Massa who passed Raikkonen all too comfortably on lap 50 shortly after trailing by a second, although that was to be expected.
Behind the leading trio, Alonso, who had won the last two races, was fourth, with Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica fifth and sixth, the latter now out of the running as far as the title is concerned
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Ahh, Nescafé: Starbucks the grizzly bear is left writhing on the ground after being bowled over by the smell of an empty coffee mug left behind by walker
It's become a staple of many commuters' journey to work – a knockout cup of coffee. But for one forest tripper, the morning pick-me-up proved a little too much to bear.
Starbucks the grizzly bear was knocked off his feet when he sniffed a coffee mug left behind by a group of walkers.
The predator, whose species has the keenest sense of smell on Earth, was completely bowled over by the aroma.
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Nose-y: The grizzly sidles up to the mug
'We were watching bears catch fish when out came the grizzly. Although the cup was empty, the bear still went loopy over the smell,' said Doug Read, who was walking in British Columbia, Canada
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Madonna attends a Kabbalah service in New York after she and Guy Ritchie said they were getting a divorce
Madonna's adopted son David Banda would probably be better off back home in Malawi, his biological father has said.
The three-year-old looks unhappy and is facing life without a family after the singer and her husband Guy Ritchie finalise their divorce, said Yohane Banda.
It is two years since Madonna, 50, whisked David away from his Malawi orphanage.
In that time, Mr Banda has remarried and he and his new wife, Flora, have a son, Dingiswayo, who is nearly three months old
Mr Banda, 34, said he was filled with regret as he looked at a photograph of David taken recently in Athens in the middle of the singer's entourage.
'Maybe he would be better off back with us,' he told the Mail on Sunday.
'He doesn't look happy in this picture. He looks bewildered. If there is no love in the family, is there any love for him?
'This woman Madonna told me herself David was beautiful and made her happy and she promised to take good care of him. I'm feeling bad for him
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Hundreds of truck-loads of sand went missing in July from Coral Spring beach (pictured
Police in Jamaica are trying to hunt down a group of thieves, suspected of stealing hundreds of tons of sand from a beach on the northern coast of the island.
Hundreds of truck-loads of sand went missing in July from Coral Spring beach but so far no arrests have been made and detectives now suspect the tourism industry might be to blame, seeing as it could add value to their businesses.
The BBC reported that due to the high demand for sand in Jamaica for hotel resorts that is why the sector is being investigated
Because there have so far been no arrests over the months, now the government is worried there may have been a cover up within the police force.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is now cracking down on the investigation, ordering forensic tests on the coastal beaches to test it against the stolen sand
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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A man who thought that a police officer coming to arrest him needed a hug may face assault charges.
When the intoxicated 21-year-old from Iowa, USA, was stopped by a police officer he ran up to him and spread out his arms in a bid to give him a hug.
The officer said he told the man to "get back" and put his hands up in the air, but the jolly suspect continued to move towards the policeman and wrapped his arms around him.
His hug was obviously not appreciated, however, and he was handcuffed
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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Recognisable money used to pay court
A robber who thought he'd got away with his crime was nabbed after he used easily recognisable stolen money to pay a court fine.
Donald Dejarnette had previously stolen thousands of dollar bills from a Californian restaurant.
But unfortunately for him, the Homestead restaurant had a special custom where customers wrote special messages on the notes, which were then stuck up on a message board in the eatery
Having stolen the board worth $8,000, 34-year-old Dejanette apparently neglected to think about the signatures on the money when he handed some of it in to pay a court bill.
Kern County sheriff's Sgt Tyson Davis said a clerk immediately recognised the bills. Some even had 'Homestead' written on them.
Dejarnette has been arrested and four others are thought to have assisted him in the theft.
About $1,000 of the money has been recovered
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Peaches Geldof has confessed she married musician Max Drummey on the spur of the moment and never thought it was 'going to last for ever'.
The socialite, who tied the knot in Las Vegas this summer after a whirlwind road trip with her lover, said their affair was 'like the sort of archaic romance that you only ever read about'.
'He's amazing. He has this magnetism – I suppose I fell under his spell. I had this huge bond with him,' she said
'He told me, “I don't want you to go back to London. I don't want to lose this bond with you. Why don't we just take a trip to Vegas and do something like get married?”. I was like, “Hell, yeah”.'
But she added: 'I didn't go into it thinking this is going to last for ever. But I did go into it thinking I love him right now.'
The 19-year-old formed a bond with the 24-year-old member of Chester French on MySpace during a 'difficult time' with then boyfriend Faris Badwan.
Soon after, she fled to the US saying she felt 'trapped at home'. Then came the road trip.
'We were just travelling across America, visiting weird towns. It was really fun and I felt so free,' Geldof said.
And when Drummey popped the question, she thought: 'This is amazing and a little bit nuts but I've fallen in love with him, so why not?'
The sometime TV presenter also told Heat magazine that her father, Sir Bob, fully backed the wedding – despite reports to the contrary.
'He said, “I think it's a bit silly because you're very young but I'm happy for you and if you love him, that's a really good thing
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Freeman talking after being cleared in rape case
Former Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman today said he now plans to return to work, after being cleared of raping a 16-year-old British girl in Barbados.
Freeman, who played mechanic Scott Windsor in the ITV soap, said that while he had not done anything illegal, he had made "bad choices".
The actor, who has had a tough time financially while clearing his name, wants to go back to work - and said he would consider talks with Emmerdale bosses if he were approached
Freeman denied raping the girl after they met at an exclusive holiday resort on the Caribbean island on November 29, 2006.
The 28-year-old actor said he knew the girl, who is from Cheshire, was 16 at the time but said she never resisted his advances as he denied the charge at the High Court in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The jury took 90 minutes to reach a unanimous not guilty verdict last week.
In an interview with ITV's This Morning, Freeman said he was "glad" it was all over.
He said he was not angry at the girl and was not looking for "retribution".
Freeman continued: "I do have to say that I made a lot of bad choices that I put myself in a position where someone can say that about me.
"The important point is that I didn't do anything illegal but it was silly."
Freeman was accused of raping the girl on a poolside sunlounger while they were staying with their families at the same hotel in Barbados two years ago.
During the trial, he broke down in tears as he told the court she never resisted his advances, according to local newspaper reports.
Freeman said the public reaction had been "fantastic" adding: "I've not had an awful lot of bad feeling."
He said people had approached him to wish him well.
Freeman said: "I just wanted to thank everybody really for being so fantastic. Everyone at work, at Emmerdale has been absolutely brilliant."
He said the last couple of years had been "hard financially".
Freeman added: "My mission for the last two years has been to clear my name... now that's over... I would obviously like to get back to work, whatever work that is.
"I've not really spoken to anyone at Emmerdale and I don't know whether they even would consider taking me back but I would think about it if they wanted to have a talk, so we'll see
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Kate Moss fights her way through the crowd
Just a day after she vowed to give up booze, Kate Moss has been spotted out partying again.
The supermodel was snapped tottering about unsteadily in Soho last night at the preview of the still-to-be-completed Dean Street Townhouse Club.
Her late night shenanigans come after she promised on/off boyfriend Jamie Hince she was giving up her wild ways.
She was reported to have vowed not to touch a single drop of alcohol again unless it was a "special occasion
Since she has rekindled her love with Jamie she knows these leisurely drinks need to stop. Kate is older and wiser now and wants to settle down," a source told The Mirror.
"People may think it's on Jamie's orders but, although he is delighted, it is all Kate's own doing. She wants to change her lifestyle."
Let's hope The Kills guitarist Jamie doesn't see these snaps
Monday, October 20, 2008
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The crew of the merchant ship MV Faina wait to be checked over by doctors one month after being taken hostage by pirates off Somalia.
The ship is carrying a cargo of tanks and other military equipment
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A hospital patient drew the curtains around his bed and shot himself dead on a busy ward yesterday. The incident has raised concerns about security in hospitals.
The 63-year-old, who had been on the ward for several weeks, is thought to have used a handgun and died of a single wound to his head.
He could not be revived by nurses and doctors who went to his aid at Northampton General Hospital
Last night, the incident raised concerns about security in hospitals. One member of staff said: 'No one can believe what's happened. It sounds like something out of a horror film.'
The man was in a bay with six other patients on a general surgical ward, which had a total of 28 beds. It was not revealed what he was suffering from nor whether he was terminally ill.
He is thought to have calmly drawn the curtains to screen himself from the other patients before pulling the trigger. A handgun was recovered from the scene by police.
An investigation has now been launched to find out whether the man was admitted with the gun or whether it was brought into him.
Hospital spokesman Peter Kennell said: 'It was a full ward and staff tried to do everything they could for him.'
Police cordoned off the bay to carry out a forensic examination but the rest of the ward was reopened.
The MP for Northampton South, Brian Binley, said the shooting raised questions about security in hospitals.
But he conceded: 'Not everyone that goes into hospital can be checked or searched
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Gayle Williams
A female British aid worker has been killed by gunmen in Kabul because she was 'spreading Christianity,' it has been confirmed.
Two unidentified hitmen on motorbikes attacked Gayle Williams as she walked alone at 8am, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.
An FCO spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that a British national was shot dead in Kabul today. Next of kin have been informed
Ms Williams worked for Serve Afghanistan, a British-registered Christian charity that focuses on public health education, training people with disabilities and community development.
A hospital spokesman said: "Police brought the body of a woman. We still haven't completed our checks, but the initial information is that she received gunshot wounds."
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting, saying Ms Williams was killed because she was spreading Christianity.
But Mike Lyth, the Carlisle-based chairman of Serve Afghanistan's board, rejected this explanation.
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Afghan Policemen investigate the site of incident in Kabul
He said: "They will make any excuse. They probably saw there was a Christian organisation operating in Kabul and thought, 'this is how we can kill it'.
"We are Christians - that is what gives us the motivation to go into a dangerous and difficult country to try to help.
"But she was not involved in proselytisation."
Mr Lyth described Ms Williams as a "lovely girl", adding: "She was the life and soul of the party, a great adventurer.
"She will be sorely missed - a great girl."
Afghan interior ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said the aid worker was shot in the body and leg with a pistol.
All the aid group's expatriate staff are volunteers, according to its website.
Taliban insurgents have increasingly targeted aid workers this year in their campaign to spread an atmosphere of fear and undermine support for the Western-backed Afghan government.
Taliban insurgents killed three female aid workers and their Afghan driver in an ambush just outside Kabul in August, the bloodiest single attack on foreign humanitarian workers in Afghanistan in recent years.
Rising violence has already forced aid agencies to restrict humanitarian work at a time when drought and high prices are putting more people under pressure
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Spade attack: June Iddon
A terminally ill woman has been jailed for breaking her neighbour's arm with a spade.
Despite being 'built like a sparrow', 72-year-old June Iddon wielded the spade 'like an axeman' as she tried to hit Jeffrey Grundy over the head in last November, the court heard.
The pair had been involved in a lengthy dispute over a strip of land separating their properties in Tarleton, Lancashire
Iddon, who Preston Crown Court heard has terminal cancer, defied a court order to launch her attack on Mr Grundy, 62.
Agitated throughout proceedings, Iddon argued with the judge and left shouting, 'I'm innocent' as guards took her down to start her 24-week sentence.
She had denied the assault but was found guilty at an earlier hearing
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Hanging on: The terrified artiste is rescued
It was a big idea – but in the end it wasn't very clever.
A high-wire artiste came close to plunging 700m (2,300ft) into a gorge after tripping during a record-breaking attempt to walk along a 40° cable.
Saimaiti Aijiang, who had no safety net, saved himself only by grabbing out at the 3cm (1in) steel wire as he slipped.
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I’m still standing: Mr Aijiang sets out on his record-breaking attempt
He was forced to cling on for dear life with bloodied hands while a climber was sent to rescue him. The performer was then lowered to the ground in a harness. Safely back on the ground, Mr Aijiang burst into tears.
He was also seen crying on his mother's shoulder – presumably after being told off for trying something so stupid.
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Relief: He bursts into tears after being lowered down
The stunt was Mr Aijiang's first – and probably last – attempt to walk the cable car line across China's Tianmengshan gorge – a Mecca for tightrope walkers
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Katy Perry has been slammed for posing in this knife photgraph
Provocative pop star Katy Perry has been condemned for posing with a knife - allegedly "to look edgy".
The chart-topping singer was pictured with a three-inch flick-knife in a publicity shoot.
But anti-crime campaigners have accused her of "glamourising" knives, in a year in which more than 60 British youngsters have been stabbed to death
Perry reached number one in 20 countries including the UK with her hit, I Kissed A Girl.
That song infuriated some moral campaigners - and her own Methodist parents - with its lesbian theme.
Today the 23-year-old faced fresh controversy as the knife photo emerged, having been considered for use on her album or website - but rejected.
Leading the outrage was the father of 11-year-old Damilola Taylor, stabbed to death in Peckham, South London, eight years ago.
Richard Taylor, 59, said: "This woman's behaviour is unacceptable. She must be out of her mind to pose for a picture like this.
"There is nothing glamorous about knives - they wreck families. Any youngsters seeing her will think it is okay to carry a blade."
Newspaper reports today quoted a source on photoshoot, claiming: "The knife picture was done to give Katy more of a ----, harder edge."
The photo emerged online as 16-year-old Army cadet Joey Lappin became the latest young Brit killed by knife crime.
Police have said he was the innocent victim of gang violence in Everton, Liverpool, when chased and stabbed to death on Monday night.
More than 60 teenagers have been stabbed to death in this country this year, including 27 in London
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New tricks: Alfred shows off his natural skills
They are a long way from old England and are more used to city life than sheep – but this pair of dogs are adapting to the countryside well.
Alfred and Briar, two Old English sheepdogs, had never seen sheep before but have shown they are not afraid to learn new tricks – even if it means trying them out on ducks first.
They have left their suburban home in Melbourne, Australia, to enter the state's herding championship.
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Briar does what comes naturally to her as an Old English sheepdog
'Alfred took a little bit longer to get what was going on but Briar went “Oh, my goodness, let me at them”,' said owner Margaret Duke.
Yesterday, Metro introduced you to Asti the horse and friend Freya the dog
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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In hand: Crocodile Joe with Rammy, the Baird’s rat snake he found in the attic
The family who found a discarded snakeskin in their loft can sleep easily once more – thanks to Crocodile Joe.
The wildlife expert, otherwise known as Joe McQuade, stepped in after the story was featured in Metro on Tuesday – and captured a 1.5m (5ft) Baird's rat snake.
He was setting a trap in the loft of 26-year-old Tony Robinson and partner Gemma Peters, 25, using live rats when he saw something move.
'I just grabbed it and held on to it,' Crocodile Joe, from Manchester, said.
'I was nervous because I didn't know what I was grabbing
The snake, named Rammy, was traced to a neighbour's house in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, from where it vanished a year ago.
Gemma, who has a 21-month-old son with her partner, said last night that she was 'glad it's all over'.
She added: 'Now we just want to get back to our normal life.'
The rat snake – which has a taste for rodents but is not poisonous – is being cared for by vets.
... And Tony and family won't be scared out of their skins any more
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Clean-up: A worker clears the bubbles from one of the fountains
Trafalgar Square's fountains resembled a giant bubble bath after pranksters poured what seemed like gallons of washing-up liquid into them.
Lord Nelson had a bird's eye view of the bubbles below the famous column in central London which left passers-by and tourists looking on bemused.
Cleaners have been working non-stop since the problem bubbled up on Tuesday. They have been adding salt to the fountain in an effort to fight the foam
One said: 'It seems to be working but it's come at an inconvenient time and we still need to see what damage has been done.'
Thousands of people are expected to converge on the square today and tomorrow for two free movies on big screens as part of the London Film Festival.
The cleaner added: 'This kind of thing damages Trafalgar Square's image as a favourite international tourist spot.'
But this is not the first time the fountains have been targeted. In June, demonstrators turned the water red with dye in protest against a parade held in the capital to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel.
In 2003, the water was also turned red after demonstrators filled fountains with dye as part of a protest against US president George Bush's state visit to Britain
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Beyonce: she's probably still standing on the bridge waiting for the guy, poor dear
An American man arrested in Connecticut for reckless driving gave police a completely plausible explanation for his behaviour - he said that Beyonce was waiting to meet him in New York.
The 33-year-old man, from Michigan, was detained early on Sunday after driving in a 'reckless manner' in a parking lot and nearly crashing into a parked patrol car, police spokesman Vaughan Dumas said.
Dumas also noted that police found a teddy bear and flowers inside his car, which the man explained were meant for the singer
He told the cops that he was off to meet Beyonce at the George Washington Bridge in New York, according to Dumas.
The man reportedly refused to leave his car when ordered, and asked police for directions to Detroit before suddenly driving off again.
He was arrested a few minutes later and charged with reckless driving, speeding, interfering with an officer, failure to obey an officer's signal and failure to obey a stop sign.
The man was released on $5,000 bail and taken to a local hospital for observation, Dumas said.
'He didn't threaten her or anything,' Dumas added. 'It was just his claim that he was going to meet her
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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A hamster, possibly looking at a chocolate-coated camera in puzzlement
eight firefighters were called in to help find an escaped hamster, it was revealed today.
Two fire crews used a chocolate-covered camera and a vacuum cleaner to try and locate missing Fudgie at six-year-old Zoe Appleby's home in Dunbar, East Lothian.
The girl's mother contacted the fire service after the pet had scuttled down a hole in the kitchen floor, and stayed there for six days. She had to reassure neighbours when two fire engines from Dunbar and Newcraighall pulled up outside their house on Monday afternoon.
In the search for Fudgie, firefighters took the family cooker and gas pipes to pieces.
They also dropped a mini-camera - coated with chocolate in an effort to lure Fudgie towards it - underneath the floorboards
They then hoped to suck out the furry rodent using a vacuum cleaner with a sock over the nozzle.
Despite their efforts, they failed to recover Fudgie and called in the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA).
The hamster, who was being looked after for a friend during the school holidays, has now been missing for eight days.
A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue said: 'The call related to a hamster that was trapped behind a wall.
'They got a Fibroscope camera and put that down under the floorboards to see if they could find it.
'In the end we left it in the hands of the SSPCA.'
Zoe's mother Angela told the Daily Record newspaper: 'When we got in touch with the fire brigade, eight of them turned up in two separate engines.
'I had to reassure the neighbours that everything was OK and it was just a hamster.
'But the firefighters were excellent and tried everything they could. The drama that tiny animal has caused is unbelievable.'
The nursery nurse said she believed Fudgie has made a home for herself under the floor using cardboard tubing that she put down for the pet to climb up
Monday, October 20, 2008
This mare has had a bit of a 'mare – after getting her head stuck inside a tree.
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Saving Gracie: the filly with her head trapped in the tree trunk
The filly, called Gracie, had to be cut free with a chainsaw when owner Jason Harschbarger discovered her wedged in the trunk – after he was alerted by hearing the horse making strange noises.
'I had taken a break from using the weed eater and when I turned it off I could hear her crying,' said Mr Harschbarger
'I looked up and all I could see was her belly. I ran up to see her and she looked in a lot of trouble. She was hanging there by the back of her jaws. I ran back down to my vehicle and got a chainsaw and ratchet strap.
'I don't know what possessed me to get the camera as well.'
I think she was just being curious and stuck her head in there
When attempts to pull her free with the ratchet strap option failed, Harschbarger decided it was time to crank out the chainsaw.
'I started cutting on the tree right above her head. That really stressed her and she reared up three times and her head came out. That chainsaw really spooked her.'
But the drama didn't end there. Gracie may have freed her head, but as she came back down her left hoof got stuck back in the tree. But twenty minutes, and some nifty chainsaw work, later, Gracie was free once more – although slightly shocked.
Gracie has emerged mostly unscathed with a few scars down her neck and a bit of nerve damage to her nose and lips. But things have changed a bit for the Harschbargers after the pictures were shown all around the US.
'We've been on Fox News,' said Mr Harschbarger. 'My friends are asking me how it feels to be a celebrity.'
'I think she was just being curious and stuck her head in there. Then her hoof might have slipped on the wood and she fell backwards and got her head wedged,' he speculated
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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Licence to bill
In what could see a major escalation of tension between Iran and the West, Iranian security forces have announced that they have arrested two pigeons for spying.
The two pigeons were detained in Natanz, near Iran's uranium enrichment facility – one of the major sources of the diplomatic chill between Tehran and Western governments.
According to a report in Etemad Melli, a reformist newspaper, one of the pigeons was apprehended in the nearby city of Kashan, beside a rose water production plant.
Both pigeons were described as having 'metal rings' and 'invisible string' on their bodies, according to the AFP news agency
This is not the first animal-espionage incident in Iran. In July 2007, it was reported that 14 squirrels had been detained on the Iranian border for spying.
Animals have long been used in military and intelligence operations, from dolphins being trained to detect mines to chickens recently being used by US forces in Kuwait to discover chemical weapons. During the Second World War, Britain awarded 32 medals for bravery to military pigeons
It is not known if the two pigeons are currently being detained, if they are still alive, or what may happen to them.
No third party has yet claimed the pigeons as their own
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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A man has taken his son to court in Nigeria for being idle – with the result that his son was jailed for six
months.
The father brought his 20-year old son before the Islamic court in northern Nigeria, demanding that he be jailed for refusing to engage in productive activities, according to state news agency NAN.
He accused his son of refusing to go to school, and said he was a member of a gang
Father Sama'ila Tahir said: 'He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am tired of his nefarious deeds. Please put this boy in prison so that I can be free.'
The son was sentenced to six months in prison and 30 strokes of the cane for disobeying his parents, NAN reported. The cane was administered on the spot
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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One-horse race: Asti gallops after his best mate, Freya, during an unusual farmyard frolic. Don’t worry, the pair are firm friends
At first glance, it looks like this dog is about to be maimed for life.
But Asti the horse and Freya the Belgian shepherd are just horsing around after striking up an unlikely farmyard friendship.
Yapping dogs are usually greeted with a hoof in the face but this 12-year-old male enjoys the game
'They have been playing this game since Freya was a pup,' said farmer Jurgen Schmidt, 52.
'They chase each other around each day and none of them has ever been harmed.'
Mr Schmidt lets all the other horses out of their stables before allowing the pair their game of chase.
And, despite the advantage of long legs, Asti has never managed to nip the seven-year-old farm dog.
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Back off: A hoof is raised in response to a flanking manoeuvre
'Freya can change her direction so very quickly, Asti runs out of luck each time,' said photographer Lothar Lenz, who captured the horseplay in Bruchkoebel, Germany.
'Horses have to build up a rapport with dogs before they can trust them.
'The other horses look quite confused at what exactly is going on
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23-10-2008, 10:06
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by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Out of it: Kerry slurs on This Morning
Kerry Katona was sensationally banned from ITV's This Morning show after storming from the studio without saying goodbye to presenters Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton.
Schofield delivered the blow after telling how the misguided star unravelled in the lead up and aftermath to her woeful shock interview yesterday.
WATCH THE DISASTER BELOW
Schofield denies he and Britton 'ambushed' the 'agitated' mum-of-four for insatiable viewing but reveals Katona's own MTV crew were eager to shoot a secret tape of her storming off in her 'condition'
'She arrived very late…. Didn't give anyone any time to sit down and talk to her…one of our researchers said we were gonna mention the bankruptcy, and she said or someone round her said 'if you talk about the bankruptcy then she's gonna walk out…'. That came through to the studio floor saying she's a bit 'agitated'' says Schofield.
She sort of ambushed herself by slurring her words, so I don't think there was an ambush
'At no time have we have any idea of what condition she might be in'(sic) claims the presenter.
Then banning the reality star, 28, he warned: 'In the paper today it says she'd never come on again…well, until she's better, of course, we wouldn't let her on anyway…'
Continuing Schofield, insists the presenting duo had no option but to continue the 'car crash', telling Chris Moyles' Radio 1 show: 'Both Fern and I looked at each other and said 'there's a problem here' but by which stage you're on the air, it's too late.'
Continuing he says: 'There's no way our producer would have allowed that interview to have gone ahead had we known the situation she'd found herself in that morning.'
'She had her MTV team with her…as we went to the break, she was obviously very, very angry with us, and she got up and walked out of the studio with her husband and we didn't attempt to stop her because we knew she was a very angry girl.'
Shifting the blame back on the star, Schofield says: 'She sort of ambushed herself by slurring her words, so I don't think there was an ambush.'
'I think it was irresponsible to put her on the telly and to drive in her to our studio yesterday was irresponsible
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Guy looks like he's had a good night out with Jude Law and smiling Robert Downy Jnr
Its only been a week since Madonna and Guy Ritchie announced their plans to divorce.
But Guy seems to have ditched his marriage woes as he stepped out in London for a night with the boys. The film director seemed to be enjoying the single life as he hung out with his A-list mates, Robert Downey Jnr and Jude Law at his Punchbowl pub in Mayfair
Smiling Ritchie, 40, who is usually dressed in slick suits when out with Madonna, was sporting a casual diamond-print jumper, jeans and trainers.
Smiling Ritchie is usually dressed in slick suits but was sporting a casual diamond print jumper, jeans and trainers.
The trio had initially met to discuss Ritchie's new Sherlock Holmes movie in which Jude and Robert both star.
Their evening then took them to a screening of artist friend Sam Taylor Wood's new exhibition at the White Cube gallery in London.
Madonna on the other hand is reported to be having intense anger management sessions since the split The 50-year-old is allegedly seeing a counsellor to help her deal with her fury against her ex
Friday, October 24, 2008
Natalie Imbruglia is not known for her fashion faux pas, in fact it's been a long time since she put a foot wrong in the fashion world.
But since her blonde makeover recently, it seems as though her reign of elegance is coming to an end.
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Natalie is ready for Christmas in that dress
The Australian beauty turned up to perform at the Virgin Unite Rock the Kasbah Gala in Los Angles looking positively wrong.
Wearing a hideous red-sequined gown the singer attempted to hover down the red carpet with like her usual glamorous self.
But with the bright red-bobbled attire she looked less Tinseltown and more, well tinsel
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Taxpayers’ money is being used to allow families to live in expensive privately-owned homes
Thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money is being used to allow families to live in expensive privately-.owned homes, it emerged
Under a scheme to reduce housing waiting lists, councils are allowed to help those at risk of homelessness rent from a private landlord.
Tenants claim housing benefit to cover the costs, but with rental rates for such properties in certain parts of London standing at more than £1,000 a week, the system has come under fire.
Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell criticised the scheme for enabling people on benefits to live in homes that were out of reach of "hard-working families" and pledged to make it fairer. His comments came as the Evening Standard revealed that one landlord was paid £1,125-a-week by the state for a family to live in a £1.5 million four-bedroom mews house in an exclusive part of London.
Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council, which arranged the rental, admitted it had used private accommodation to house more than 400 families under its LetStart scheme since 2006.
Earlier this month, the Government announced a review into how housing benefit works after it came to light that taxpayers were paying £2,875 per week to house a family in a west London mansion under Local Housing Allowance rates for landlords.
Ealing Council revealed it had turned to the private sector for a home for Toorpakai Saindi and her seven children in July after the Government said the family was entitled to a seven-bedroom house which the authority could not supply.
Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council introduced LetStart in February 2006.
Under the scheme, the council helps residents into private accommodation by paying the deposit and the first month's rent. The council said it uses a "rolling" annual budget of £600,000 to meet those costs.
The deposit is recouped when the tenant moves out and the rent is paid back via housing benefit. Tenants are then responsible for paying their rent, which in practice comes from the housing benefit they claim
Thursday, October 23, 2008
A controversial scientist who preserves human corpses and displays them to the public has defended his latest exhibition.
Gunther von Hagens, whose Body Worlds And The Mirror Of Time exhibition opens to the public at the O2 Arena in London on Friday, said he was presenting a "health message."
A total of 200 cadavers from babies to the elderly have been arranged in lifelike poses, as part of the scientist's latest Body Worlds exhibition
They have all been preserved using Dr von Hagens' controversial "plastination" technique. This involves peeling the skin back to reveal the inner organs, arteries and muscles and encasing it all in plastic.
"This exhibition is all about the cycle of life, from the spark of conception, to the development of a mature body, and it goes through to elderly people," he said.
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? Why don't people want to play with me
"It shows the whole spectrum of life. It shows how we develop and we age. We realise how our lifestyle entrances our organs, our body, and in this way, our capability in life, our length of life and how we feel.
"People will learn about the importance of their bodies. They will learn how fragile and how strong the body is. They will learn that they have to take care of their bodies, and eat less excessive food and smoke less, and refrain from drugs.
"It gives a strong message, it is a life-changing experience, only the real is able to change our habits," the scientist explained.
Mirror Of Time is Dr von Hagens' first London exhibition since 2003. His previous Body Worlds shows have been dubbed "the goriest on earth" for their no-holds barred look at human anatomy.
But he rubbished claims that his work was frightening, saying it helped visitors to "understand death
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Lily Allen steps out at a party to celebrate Sam Taylor-Wood's new exhibition
.Lily Allen has never been afraid to be outspoken and her latest song attacks Britain's rampant drug use
Called "Everyone's At It", which is streaming on her MySpace, she sings: "So you've got a prescription, and that makes it legal. I find those excuses overwhelmingly feeble.
"The kids are in danger, they're all getting hurt."
"I'm not trying to say that I'm smelling of roses but when will we tire of putting s*** up our noses."
"It's meant to be fun and this just doesn't feel right."
"Why can't we all just be honest and admit to ourselves everyone's on it."
The song will be the first single taken from her new album "It's Not Me, It's You", which is due to be released on February 9, 2009
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Tom Cruise has got revenge on chat show host Matt Lauer
Tom Cruise got his revenge on US talk show host Matt Lauer on Friday morning.
The Mission Impossible star made a surprise appearance at a 'roast' of the Today Show newsman at the Friars Club in New York.
He went on stage and hugged Matt, before telling the audience that he would do anything for his "good friend Matt".
The duo famously sparred on TV in 2005, with the presenter questioning Tom's religion of Scientology, his then-engagement to Katie Holmes and prescription drugs.
But Tom got his back three years later.
"Believe it or not, Matt and I are best friends; we do everything together," the actor told the crowd as he flipped through Photoshopped photos of the two swimming and barbequing together.
"My life is made up of jumping from international film set to fancy party, from fancy party to international film set, while you have been content to do the same thing everyday: Sit on the couch until Father Time and GE think you are too old and too boring."
He ended his speech by saying: "In front of all these people, I just want you to know I can't believe I flew all the way out here. Now, lose my number
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Keanu on the town last night
Keanu Reeves attended the premiere of Anvil! The Story of Anvil, a movie about a Canadian heavy metal band, in London on Tuesday night.
Keanu attended the event to support his friend Sacha Gervasi, who made the film.
The movie sees Anvil band members, now aged in their 50s, still dedicated to following their rock dreams.
The band was formed in Toronto by two school friends, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and Robb Reiner, and gained some fame with their second album Metal On Metal in 1982, but they later drifted into obscurity.
Keanu was greeted by screaming fans as he signed autographs.
He said: "It's a great story, it's a really inspiring film about friendship."
Asked if it inspired him to be back in a band, the actor replied "No".
He said he was in London for a couple of days and had visited the theatre during his trip.
He was also joined by the Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown, who stood on the red carpet chatting with those involved in the film.
Organisers of the event said that Mrs Brown's brother Sean Macaulay was involved in making the film, which was being screened in Leicester Square as part of the BFI 52nd London Film Festival
Friday, October 24, 2008
After giving birth only eight months ago Jennifer Lopez showed of her post baby body in a stunning figure-hugging pink evening gown last night
She arrived at The Fashion Group International's 25th Annual Night of Stars with her husband Marc Anthony.
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---- JLo reveals new body
The Latina beauty, who is the mother to twins, lost the weight through a regime of running and swimming while she trained for a triathlon which she completed last month
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
. Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star in a 3-D rock'n'roll musical about Cleopatra
The Welsh actress will play the Egyptian queen in director Steven Soderbergh's bonkers new project, reports Varierty.
X-Men star Hugh Jackman will play her lover Marc Anthony in the $30 million film.
Before Cleopatra, Soderbergh is directing The Girlfriend Experience, with ---- star Sasha Grey playing a $10,000-a-night call girl
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Eminem
Eminem has spent the past few years out of the limelight battling to get over the death of his best friend, the rapper has revealed in a frank new memoir
The Slim Shady star was inconsolable after pal and fellow rapper Deshaun Holton also know as Proof, was gunned down in 2006 outside a club.
"After he passed, it was a year before I could really do anything normally again," Eminem writes in "The Way I Am".
"It was tough for me to even get out of bed, and I had days when I couldn't walk, let alone write a rhyme."
"I have never felt so much pain in my life. It's a pain that is with me to this day. A pain that has become a part of who I am."
He credits Proof with encouraging him to start rapping.
"If Proof hadn't gotten me ... into the rap game, I don't know where I'd be," he writes. "I certainly wouldn't be someone you've heard of."
Eminem's new track, "I'm Having a Relapse," has caused a stir on the Web and is fueling talk of a new record and maybe even a tour.
He hasn't released an album since 2004's Encore
by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Thursday, October 23, 2008
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!? Blonde locks under threat
Watch out! Skinhead Britney is set to make her frightening comeback. But worry not, the singer will only be returning to her bald ways for Halloween.
Friends of Spears claim the singer, 26, will mock herself by wearing a baldy cap for the spooky night to scare trick-or-treaters.
One friend says: 'She's got a lot of friends and family coming over and they'll all be in costume
'She's thinking of going as herself but back in her shaven head days.'
'She's genuinely horrified when she looks back at those times so she figures that look would be a great costume for Halloween
Friday, October 24, 2008
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An image from Maple Story: lots of avatars just waiting to be murdered
A woman has been non-virtually jailed after virtually killing her virtual husband in anonline role-playing game
The 43-year-old became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said.
The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his ID and password to log onto Maple Story, a popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), to carry out the virtual murder in May, a police official in the northern city of Sapporo said on Thursday
'I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry,' the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.
The woman, a piano teacher, had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.
She has not yet been formally charged. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a fine up to US$5,000.
Players in Maple Story create avatars for themselves, while engaging the usual MMORPG pastimes of fighting monsters in dungeons, going on quests, and forming relationships with other players.
The woman killed her ex-husabnd's avatar using login information she had obtained from the 33-year-old office worker during happier times. The man complained to police when he discovered that he was dead.
The woman was arrested Wednesday and taken 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from her home in southern Miyazaki to be detained in Sapporo, where the man lives, the official said.
The police official said he did not know if she was married in the real world.
Bad online behavior is usually handled within the rules set up by online worlds, which can ban miscreants or take away their virtual possessions.
In recent years, misbehavior in the virtual world has in some cases had consequences in reality.
In August, a woman was charged in the U.S. state of Delaware with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through virtual world Second Life.
In Tokyo, a 16-year-old boy was charged with stealing the ID and password from a fellow player of an online game in order to swindle virtual currency worth US$360,000
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Cock-ahoop: George, formerly Georgina
. A cockerel called George is ruling the roost – after transforming from a hen called Georgina
The one-in-10,000 ----swap has taken about two years and started when Georgina shared a home with other hens.
'As she was surrounded by other hens with only one other male in the group she has decided to take on the role of a cockerel,' said Jane Howorth, who keeps George at the Battery Hen Welfare Trust headquarters in Chulmleigh, north Devon
George has even developed a cockscomb on his head.
The change is believed to happen when a damaged ovary causes the hen's testosterone levels to soar, turning the remaining ovary into a testicle
by FRED ATTEWILL - Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Tall story: This daredevil heating engineer clambers on top of the air-conditioning unit on the 16th floor of the block of flats in Russia. Luckily, he came away with his life
. Kids in this country aren't even allowed to play conkers without wearing goggles
.But in Russia, men fit air-conditioning units 16 floors up by hanging out the window with no safety net
This fearless chap first lowered the unit out of the block of flats before enthusiastically launching himself from the window and embracing it in a giant bear hug.
The flimsy metal brackets luckily held and he managed to clamber back inside without plummeting to the street be
The fun is not just confined to the former Soviet Union - in Egyptian capital Cairo another picture shows a man being dangled by his legs as he repairs another air-conditioning unit.
The contrast with Britain could not be greater.
Here, anyone installing such devices would no doubt need to put up scaffolding, close roads and employ hard-hatted safety officers to supervise the process.
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Maverick: Hairy work in Cairo
There has been growing anger in Britain about alleged health and safety killjoys clamping down on innocuous activities.
But the Health and Safety Executive insists it is not seeking to ban everyday activities and says there are myths surrounding its business.
'There have been many reports of the HSE banning all sorts of things - flip-flops at work, knitting in hospitals, sports days, and even cuddly toys on dustbin lorries,' a spokesman said. 'This is simply not true
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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A cat: if it was in Stourbridge, it wouldn't be there any more
The RSPCA is investigating the mysterious disappearance of a large number of cats in a town dubbed the Purr-muda Triangle.
More than 40 pet cats are reported to have vanished from homes in Stourbridge, West Midlands, over the last eight years.
The RSPCA has been investigating the disappearances - but said to date, no cat remains had been found.
Julie Wootton, whose 15-year-old cat Norman went missing last year, told the Daily Mail website she had formed a group to try and solve the mystery
She said: 'It's terrible, the area is just deserted of cats now, people have stopped replacing pets because they can't face the heartache.
'We have even found a few collars afterwards, on one it said that the cat was microchipped.
'If the animal is found by the bin-men, or is brought into a vet, they will always scan it for a microchip, so they aren't being found.'
A RSPCA spokesman said: 'We share the concerns of worried cat owners when their pets have gone missing and in liaison with the police have investigated the incidents we have been notified of.
'In this case there have been reports of missing cats with no information about how they have gone missing, with no bodies of cats as evidence therefore it is difficult to investigate further without any evidence.
'We will continue to look into any further incidents which are reported to us and it is our intention to make door to door enquiries in the local area with a leaflet drop to see if any further information will be forthcoming.'
Have you been abducting cats in Stourbridge for the past eight years? What are you doing with them? Let us know in the comments
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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Harry Redknapp
. Harry Redknapp has agreed to become manager of Tottenham
The 61-year-old expects be confirmed as Spurs boss later on Sunday morning after Portsmouth gave him permission to talk to the White Hart Lane club following the departure of Juande Ramos. According to Redknapp, Pompey will receive £5million in compensation from the north Londoners.
Redknapp said of his impending appointment: "It's going to be done tonight (Saturday), it will all be sorted out and by the morning I should be in place."
He added on Sky Sports News: "It's a great opportunity for me. It's a big club, Tottenham.
"I love Portsmouth and I loved my time there, we had some fantastic success and I'd never been happier.
"But it's a great deal for Portsmouth, £5million for me, and it's a chance for me to get on and see what I can do."
Redknapp expects to be at White Hart Lane for Sunday afternoon's clash with Bolton and plans to address the players before the match. And despite the despair likely to be felt by Pompey fans at his departure, the former West Ham boss insists it was best for all concerned.
"It's difficult, the funds are tight. We were talking about selling players in January," Redknapp said.
"Tottenham have come in and offered £5million, which is good for the club, and if we're all being honest it was a deal which is good for the club and a chance for me to manage a big club before I retire.
"It worked out okay for everybody
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Happy Jackson gives a wave to the paps
He's usually quick to cover up when he's in public, and on the rare occasions that he's pictured Michal Jackson usually appears gaunt and frail
But yesterday a very healthy looking Jacko courted the cameras as he stepped out in Hollywood for a spot of shopping
Surprisingly the superstar didn't shy away from the cameras and walked around the exclusive shop in Los Angele's Melrose Ave.
He purchased an expensive airplane replica from the 1940s at Off The Wall Antiques before browsing around.
Michael celebrated his 50th birthday this year
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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A British fraud victim spoke today of his shock when he discovered a £150 bill at a Brazilian McDonald's restaurant on his bank statement
Joe Pearson, 53, who has never been to Brazil, was horrified to find the £151.99 transaction at the fast food outlet - which could buy a customer 76 Big Mac burgers or 43 medium Big Mac meals.
Retired Mr Pearson, from Gloucester, does not know how his Barclays bank account details were accessed, but a code on his statement allowed anti-fraud staff to track the transaction to an outlet in Brazil.
A call centre worker contacted him to alert him to the possible fraud, so Mr Pearson used internet banking to check his balance
He said: "I looked at my statement online and there were two transactions from McDonald's. The total came to £151.99.
"I called Barclays Bank and they told me it was from a McDonald's restaurant in Brazil.
"Well, I couldn't believe this. I couldn't believe someone could spend that much in McDonald's - they must have been having a party or something.
"I wouldn't eat at McDonald's myself and I couldn't even travel to Brazil if I wanted to - my passport is expired."
Mr Pearson, who retired due to ill health, said he previously used his card to purchase items online, but is careful with his details.
"I have only had the card for a year," he said.
"I'm very careful with my details, I don't give them out. I've made purchases on the internet through Paypal, but aside from that I only use it in the machine."
Mr Pearson had to sign statements to confirm it was not him who made the transaction and Barclays agreed to refund the money to his bank account.
A spokesman for the bank said: "Our fraud detection system must have picked it up and thought it was bizarre that either the gentleman was in Brazil or realised it was such a large amount to spend in a fast food restaurant.
"Although we have a very sophisticated and successful fraud detection system we still want customers to be aware and we would encourage all our customers to be vigilant and to review their bank statements regularly
By JESSICA SATHERLEY - Thursday, October 23, 2008
Metro has carefully chosen the best and worst dressed celebs this week to find out who has hit the fashion jack-pot and who has missed
HOT
---- girl band Girls Aloud always look amazing but when the gorgeous five-some performed on the X Factor recently Nadine raised the level of hotness even further in a little pink dress.
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Nadine Coyle looks hot to trot in the little pink designer dress
The singer stepped out with American Football player Jason Levin in the figure hugging number along with cute black stilettos, laced with bowed ankle straps.
Nadine always turns head with her slender pins but this time she also shows off her ample cleavage in the Herve Leger bandage dress, a design also favoured by band mates Cheryl Cole and Kimberly Walsh.
All we can say about the girl is Va Va Voom - great hair, fabulous figure and amazing style….no, we're not jealous at all!
NOT
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Kate Bosworth forgets that Christmas is still two months away when she steps out looking like a Xmas cracker
We all know that Christmas is approaching rapidly, but Orlando Bloom's ex girlfriend Kate Bosworth took the theme a bit too far and dressed like a cross between a tree decoration and a Xmas cracker recently.
The rake thin actress showed up at the Mobile Art party for Chanel in a rather unusual silver creation
Kate looks happy enough as she smiles for the cameras but the poor girl obviously forgot to look in the mirror before leaving her Hollywood mansion.
We're sure it must have been just a one off faux pas though, she normally looks stunning
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Eat bananas to raise your brain's serotonin levels and make you feel happier
If you're feeling blue today you're not the only one, according to research from hair brand GHD who say October 15th is the day that women are most likely to feel unattractive.
With the official end of summer and still being a couple of months away from the festive season, October means that women are feeling the effects of colder and darker days.
The survey of 2,000 British women showed that 25 per cent had put on weight since their summer dieting and were feeling pasty from their tans fading
Almost half of those surveyed were desperate to get a new autumn/winter wardrobe but couldn't afford it due to paying off summer holidays still and 36 per cent had symptoms of SAD from less sunlight and shorter days.
If that's not bad enough, 32 per cent also said their skin and hair was suffering from the change in weather.
But don't let this get you down even more so, there is hope!
To help women transform into their glamorous selves again, GHD is styling hair in London today at the Covent Garden Piazza for small donations that will go towards the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Charity.
Other tips Metro has come up with to cheer you up on these cold winter days is to hit the gym to boost endorphin levels and eat lots of fruits and vegetables to increase serotonin levels.
Top foods to lift your spirits are: Tofu, spinach, pinapple, bananas, sunflower seeds, asparagus and mung beans
by MILES ERWIN - Monday, October 27, 2008
A plot by Neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate White House hopeful Barack Obama has been exposed by US agents
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Target: Barack Obama
Officers said the two men also planned to shoot 88 black people and decapitate another 14. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.
In court records unsealed yesterday, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school by two Neo-Nazi skinheads
The men also sought to go on a national killing spree, with Mr Obama as their final target.
'They said that would be their last, final act - that they would attempt to kill senator Obama,' said Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge.
'They didn't believe they would be able to do it, but that they would get killed trying,' he added.
The development came as Mr Obama and his Republican rival John McCain entered the final week of the campaign by visiting Ohio.
Mr Obama yesterday attacked Mr McCain as a clone of out-going president George W Bush.
Meanwhile, Mr McCain repeated his charge that Mr Obama was a tax-and-spend liberal
by JO STEELE - Monday, October 27, 2008
Two artists have carved success out of making as little as possible - fashioning pinhead-sized grapes and a kitchen knife you could pick your teeth with
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Little beauty: This small but busy farmhouse table scene was painted by hand
Charlotte and Martin Willmott spend their days creating tiny pine-apples, complete with 35 individual leaves, or tackling their latest bugbear - string onions.
'It's getting that texture right, with the very faint stripe they've got in them and the roots,' said 54-year-old Mrs Willmott
The pair, who have no formal sculpture training, craft their work from polymer clay, which is then fired in their domestic oven before being hand painted. Their farmhouse table laden with produce goes for £85 and a mini Atlantic salmon for £45.
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Strange fruit: the tiny banana, next to a matchstick
The couple, from Ipswich, caught the bug 30 years ago after reading about a man who made 1/12 scale chairs.
'They were just perfect. We were fascinated,' added former insurance specialist Mrs Willmott.
Husband Martin, 63, finally plucked up the courage to leave his job as an art teacher in 1991. They now sell their creations to collectors at miniature fairs across the country
by MILES ERWIN - Monday, October 27, 2008
This is the moment when a minibus driver realised that his sat-nav wasn't always the best guide
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The sunken minibus: Reverse! Reverse!
As the bus began to sink in the lake, he made a frantic phone call to police saying he and his two passengers were drowning. When rescuers arrived they found the three balancing on the roof.
'The driver had such faith in his sat-nav that he didn't even notice all the traffic signs saying the road had been closed,' a police spokesman said.
The drama happened in Glubczyce in Poland on a road flooded last year to make a new reservoir. The driver and passengers escaped unhurt
Monday, October 27, 2008
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Mondex, a Chihuahua, wears a pirate costume during a Halloween dog show for the benefit of an animal welfare organization in Manila
Amazingly, Mondex actually won the prize for the most creative costume
Monday, October 27, 2008
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A delighted Manuel Uribe and his carriage, with new wife Claudia Solis
The world's heaviest man has tied the knot. Manuel Uribe, who hasn't left his bed in six years, married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis Sunday in northern Mexico
Wearing a white silk shirt with a sheet wrapped around his legs, Uribe smiled as Solis, 38, walked down a flight of stairs wearing a strapless ivory dress, a tiara and hot-pink lipstick.
He later broke into tears as a notary declared the couple husband and wife in a civil ceremony attended by more than 400 guests.
For the traditional first dance as newlyweds, Uribe and Solis held hands and swayed to a romantic ballad
A popular local norteno band played accordion-heavy tunes at the reception, which featured a banquet of meat and buttered vegetables.
Uribe's mother, Orquedia Garza, said the groom steered clear of the five-tier wedding cake.
"He didn't break his diet," she said. "His doctors are here and they are watching him very closely
The wedding, which was closed to most media, will be featured in an upcoming Discovery Channel documentary on Uribe, the 43-year-old former mechanic said.
"I have a wife and will form a new family and live a happy life," Uribe told hordes of reporters earlier as they followed him through the streets of Monterrey.
A flatbed truck was brought in to tow his custom-made bed decorated with a canopy, flowers and gold-trimmed bows to the wedding at a local event hall. Two police patrol cars escorted him ahead of a long line of traffic.
Uribe tipped the scales in 2006 at 1,230lbs (560kg), earning him the Guinness World Record as the world's heaviest man.
He has since shed about 550 pounds (250 kilograms) with the help of Solis, whom he met four years ago.
Uribe said he's gunning for a new title: world's greatest weight loser
by ROSS MCGUINNESS - Monday, October 27, 2008
With its sunshine, sea and 600 bars, few British tourists fly to Benidorm purely to sample its unique cultural heritage
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Benidorm: a 'unique collection of skyscrapers'
But one academic believes the Spanish resort should be put on Unesco's list of protected sites, joining the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge and Machu Picchu.
The Costa Blanca town's 'unique collection of skyscrapers' make it the 'Dubai of Europe', according to Prof Philippe Duhamel.
'Benidorm is unique in Europe, is known worldwide and is a remarkable site for what is understood by mass tourism,' he told the 12th International Benidorm Tourism Forum yesterday
It was a village of just 1,500 people until mayor Pedro Zaragoza Orts recognised its potential in the 1950s.
It now attracts 500,000 Britons a year to its 70 British-themed pubs, ten fish-and-chip shops and replicas of Wigan and Blackpool piers.
Current mayor Manuel Fenoll welcomed the proposal from the French academic, saying: 'After many years of misunderstanding, there are now many experts who recognise the Benidorm model
Monday, October 27, 2008
Two drunken burglars stole police equipment after discovering the door of a rural police station had been left unlocked, it was revealed today
Shane Bowkett, 22, and Matthew Goodchild, 21, turned up at the station in Newent, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, at 4am on August 23.
They had been drinking at a nearby pub and had gone to the police station because they thought Goodchild's brother had been arrested and was being held there
They pressed the buzzer, but after getting no answer found the door was open and all the lights on, so went inside.
When they realised the station was unmanned, they stole two stab vests, two high-visibility jackets, two police caps and the key to a patrol car.
Bowkett, of Coleford, and Goodchild, from Newent, both admitted burglary on October 14 and were each given a 12 month conditional discharge by Gloucester magistrates and ordered to pay £30 each.
The stolen equipment was recovered by police.
Police have also apologised to widow Chris Harrison, 59, for mistakenly smashing in her front door when they were searching for the culprits.
Mrs Harrison, who runs an equestrian equipment shop, has made an official complaint and compensation claim.
Gloucestershire police said there was a fault with the door to the police station which meant that it could not be locked properly. Security had been stepped up since the incident.
A spokesman said: "It is important that police stations throughout the county are accessible by members of the public and that during periods when the station is not manned, they can locate the help points which put them in direct contact with the contact centre.
"On this occasion the station had been left insecure due to a fault with the door and the offenders gained access into the building.
"We have now reviewed the security of this station and will be making sure that an incident like this doesn't happen again
Monday, October 27, 2008
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Line up: One bolt of lightning wiped out all of these cows
. A single lightning bolt killed 52 cows at an Uruguayan ranch
Newspaper El Pais reported the cows had pressed against a wire fence during a storm when the lightning bolt struck in the northern state of San Jose.
A photograph released by the San Jose Police Department shows the black and brown cows lying dead in a long row.
The newspaper said that veterinarians at the scene confirmed the cause of the deaths, which happened on Wednesday.
The veterinarians told the newspaper that cows often crowd around fences to seek protection during storms.
Meteorologist Fernando Torena told the newspaper he wasn't surprised that a single lightning bolt killed so many cows. But he called it "very bad luck
by ROSS MCGUINNESS - Monday, October 27, 2008
Whatever the outcome of next week's presidential election, the world can count on one thing - the White House will never be the same after George Bush leaves
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Chest-bump: Mr Bush knocks chests with a recruit at an Air Force academy in May
Rarely has a leader left himself so open to ridicule - or indeed encouraged it himself.
Whether or not you agree with his policies, his gaffes never failed to make us laugh.
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Bush makes a good impression on a baby in Germany
From the time he nearly choked on a pretzel, inset, to his embarrassing encounter with a turkey who took a shine to his nether regions, 62-year-old Mr Bush has always been good entertainment
He once attempted to spy on North Korea using binoculars with the caps on - and even threw the Queen a cheeky wink.
Mr Bush has crashed electric scooters - at his parents' house, no less - and taken a tumble down the stairs of Air Force One.
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The leader of the free world soaks up the culture with some African dancers
And that's not to mention his tortuous way with words that made John Prescott look eloquent. Let's hope, in his own phrase, that history doesn't misunderestimate him
Monday, October 27, 2008
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A dog was hailed as a hero after it risked its life to save a litter of newborn kittens from a house fire, rescuers said
In a case which gives the lie to the saying about 'fighting like cats and dogs', the terrier cross named Leo had to be revived with oxygen and heart massage after his ordeal.
Fire broke out overnight at the house in Australia's southern city of Melbourne, where he was guarding the kittens
Fire fighters who revived Leo said he refused to leave the building and was found by them alongside the litter of kittens, despite thick smoke.
"Leo wouldn't leave the kittens and it nearly cost him his life," fire service Commander Ken Brown told reporters.
The four kittens also survived the fire and on Sunday Leo, who fire fighters nicknamed 'Smoky', was again back at the house
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Enrique Iglesias says girlfriend Anna Kournikova won't want to marry him
The Spanish singer said: 'She's way, way too smart to want to marry someone like me. I'm not putting myself down but also I don't think marriage is that crucial for me.'
The 33-year-old - in Britain promoting his greatest hits album, released next week - joked on The Paul O'Grady Show: 'I'm still young, I'm 45 and taking it easy.'
Iglesias met the former tennis star when she was in a video for his song Escape in 2002
by ROSS MCGUINNESS - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Rice-planting, tyre-rolling and, er, kite-flying - welcome to China's Sixth National Peasants' Games
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Exciting times in the tyre-rolling event
Hot on the heels of the Beijing Olympics comes a showcase of the down-to-earth skills of the country's 900million rural folk.
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A tense finish in the three-person four-legged race
The scale is impressive - 3,500 farmers compete in more than 180 events and the opening ceremony used 16,000 performers
But the games in Quanzhou, Fujian province, smack more of a jolly than a test of supreme physical prowess.
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An athlete prepares for the rice-planting race
Tickets and local attractions are free and the focus is 'more on recreation and less on the results', said state news agency Xinhua
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
An Arctic blast put Britain's temperatures below those of Moscow last night
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Winter in autumn: A lone cyclist battles against the snow as he cycles home after work in Coventry yesterday afternoon
Parts of Scotland and northern England plunged to -7°C (19°F).
Today is expected to stay cold with temperatures of up to 7°C (41°F) - well below Moscow, which is enjoying an unseasonably mild temperature of 10°C (50°F
'It's twice as cold as normal for this time of year,' said Barry Gromett from the Met Office.
'Usually for the end of October, temperatures are in the low double figures. It's unseasonably frosty because of winds coming in from the Arctic regions.'
Up to 10cm (4in) of snow was forecast for Scotland last night and the Met Office said 'there could be a dusting of it elsewhere' much further south
by FRED ATTEWILL - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Internet users can now take a 'drive' around the bustling streets of London without leaving their home
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Seety say that every road in central London will be covered
Anyone can log on to a new website and take a leisurely look at every street in central London with just the click of a mouse button.
Thousands of photographs of roads have been uploaded to
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Its makers described it as a 'tribute to a city we love' - but a similar Google service covering major US cities has raised concerns about privacy
'The goal was to map every single street, road, way, square, mews of central London and a bit further than that,' said a Seety.co.uk spokesman. 'Eventually, we have recorded images for slightly more than 1,000km with a total of 171,103 pictures published on this site.
'Not all the streets matched our expected picture qualities and we will probably refresh our database.'
Privacy was its 'primary concern' and photographs were of low enough resolution to 'make it difficult to identify any passer-by', according to the spokesman.
Vehicle number plates have been pixellated and the company has also promised to remove images featuring people who recognise themselves or others within 48 hours. Technology lawyer Struan Robertson said fears over privacy were misplaced.
'In legal terms, there's no problem at all unless people can be identified from the pictures,' he added. 'From what I've seen, the images are too low resolution for that
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
A man who drank more than four litres of cider a day has revealed how he decided to quit boozing after he started turning orange
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Orange man Michael Stenning
Michael Stenning, 47, said that after years of downing glass after glass of strong cider he realised that he had to call time on his habit when pals started to warn him he looked like he'd been Tangoed.
The former courier, who started drinking heavily when he lost his job, said he was persuaded to seek hospital treatment after friends warned him something was wrong when his skin started changing colour.
And when he turned up at hospital for a check-up he was told "I'm amazed you're not dead" by doctors
Dr Sumita Verma, who researches alcoholic hepatitis, said: "It was a miracle. I have never seen anyone as sick as him leave the hospital alive."
The dad-of-two, known as Mick to pals, said: "I am a miracle case and just so happy to still be alive. I am touched by the continuous support from my family and friends especially after how I treated them at the time.
"I now want to make up for the years I've lost whilst drunk."
He revealed how he hit the bottle after losing his job as a courier five years ago and only stopped boozing when he was made to realise he was on death's door.
He said that since kicking the booze he has started returning to a normal colour, adding: "Staying off the booze has been easier than I thought and I'm happier drinking non-alcoholic drinks, which compliment my now healthier diet.
"I have even started an exercise regime." Mick, who is divorced, said his two children Matthew 22 and Sophie, 19, helped support him as he battled his booze addiction.
He said: "They really helped me though it all. I can't thank everyone enough.
"When they noticed I was turning orange it was the last straw. I had to do something."
Mick spent three weeks in hospital battling his addiction to cider at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and says he owes his life to the staff who helped him beat his addiction.
Stephen Leggett, one of the friends who warned Mick that he was looking like he had been Tangoed said: "If you had seen the state he was in before and now he doesn't even touch a drop when he is in a bar.
"A lot of people relapse, but Mick has stayed so strong
Sergeant Phil Northcutt has been living with his girlfriend Jennifer and their one-year-old son, Kai, in a single room, raised up on stilts over the back yard of a house in Long Beach, California
. It's little more than a crash pad which belongs to a friend of his
For the moment though, it's the nearest thing that Phil has had to a place of his own in three years.
Phil was lucky - he came back from serving with the Marine Corps in Iraq in one piece. His experiences of serving with the US military changed him so much that he couldn't go back to his old life.
Advocacy groups estimate that Phil is one of at least 1,500 veterans from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan who sleep rough in America's cities every night. It's a problem that the authorities seem reluctant to admit to.
Official figures show that 150,000 veterans of various military conflicts are living in shelters or on the streets, although many charities working with the homeless say the true number is double that.
The current conflicts are already swelling this vagrant population - as more soldiers reach their point of discharge from the army.
When the process of eventual withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan begins, it's likely to put further strain on an overburdened system.
Almost half of these 'lost veterans' have drug abuse problems and over a third have serious psychiatric disorders. Many have been to prison.
In 2006, Phil Northcutt was sent to jail for growing marijuana. The only drug which stopped the recurring nightmares of his time in Iraq. He was imprisoned for 11 months.
When the Marine Corps offered him an 'other than honourable' discharge, meaning the loss of benefits, he took it.
Andrew Purcell spoke to many of those, like Phil, trying to get back on track. He finds out more about their struggles reintegrating into civilian society, and why they feel abandoned by the US military.
First broadcast Wednesday 29th October 2008
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Jonathan Ross: suspended without pay for three months
Jonathan Ross was suspended from the BBC for 12 weeks without pay last night over the obscene calls he and Russell Brand made to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs
He was also given a 'final warning' by director general Mark Thompson for his 'utterly unacceptable' behaviour in leaving messages saying that Brand had 'f****d' Sachs' granddaughter, Georgina Baillie.
As the corporation's highest paid celebrity, on a three-year deal worth £6million a year, the ban will mean Ross will miss out on more than £1.3million
Just before the 47-year-old's suspension was made public, BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas announced her resignation.
Mrs Douglas, who has worked at the BBC for 23 years, said she felt she had to go as 'the events of the last two weeks happened on my watch'.
Mr Thompson said he and Ross had agreed that 'nothing like this must ever happen again'. He added: 'There are some absolute limits. This programme went over the limits and one of the things I have to say is that we have many different writers, performers and producers on the BBC. No one is above the law.
'I have to say that he [Ross] and everyone else, I think, should regard this as a final warning.'
Earlier, Mr Thompson was hauled in front of the BBC Trust to explain the antics of Brand and Ross on the October 18 edition of the Russell Brand Show. The trust last night said it had ordered Radio 2 to make an on-air apology to licence fee payers for 'serious and deliberate breaches'.
Brand, 33, resigned from the BBC on Wednesday for his part in leaving lewd messages on the 78-year-old actor's answerphone machine.
It also emerged yesterday that the programme should have been forwarded to the BBC's editorial department to be checked before transmission because of its content
by LINDA NARTEY - Wednesday, October 29, 2008
. Kate Moss's new clothing range caused a mini riot in central London when it hit Topshop
Fans of the supermodel were so eager to get a piece of her glamourous style that some clothes were sold out in 15 minutes.
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The panther dress was sold out in 15 minutes
Herds of hungry shoppers braved the cold to queue up outside the Top Shop flagship store in Oxford Street to bag one of Kate's limited edition Christmas Collection items.
The scene could be mistaken for the Boxing Day sales as some keen buyers had arrived to the shop as early as 7am to wait in line.
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Kates ruffled mini dress was a popular buy
Obviously those shoppers were aware of the high demand as everything was sold out in 15 minutes.
Rails had to be restocked as the mob of fashion lovers grabbed hold of the famous panther dress that Kate was seen wearing earlier this year.
The ---- mini was in such high demand that it also sold out online within two hours.
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eveyone wants to buy into Kates ---- slick look
The popular clothing line had clothes ranging from £30 shirts to a £400 sequined ball gown and they all flew off the shelves.
We may be almost on the brink of recession, but it looks like Moss's £3 million deal with the clothing giant his definitely paying off.
The success of the line comes days after Topshop owner Sir Philip Green revealed that the company was defying the credit crunch with soaring sales
by ROSS MCGUINNESS - Thursday, October 30, 2008
Astronaut Richard Garriott said yesterday that Metro was remarkably useful in space - as a substitute for his computer
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Spaced out: Richard Garriot reads his Metro
The 47-year-old, who landed safely on Saturday after ten days on the International Space Station, said the newspaper - the first in space - contained a perfect write-up of tests he had to carry out.
'It was better than the data I had on my laptop, so I actually used it as my notes throughout my execution of those experiments and questions,' he added
Mr Garriott, who was born in Cambridge but raised in Texas, was blasted into orbit alongside Russian cosmonauts after paying £20million for his dream ticket
Up there, he carried out experiments suggested by primary school children via a Metro competition
'I was really impressed with how insightful a lot of these kids' questions were,' he said
Tests included gargling after brushing his teeth and taking a zero-gravity 'magic carpet' ride on a towel.
On a personal note, he added the experience of seeing the Earth from Space had changed him.
'The view is fantastic,' he said
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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. Eager shoppers push and shove to be first through the doors
Forget the credit crunch - this was the scene at Europe's largest urban shopping mall which opened in London today
Eager shoppers pushed and shoved to be first through the doors at Westfield Shopping Centre in White City, west London.
A host of celebrities attended the opening including Leona Lewis, Dannii Minogue and model Yasmin Le Bon.
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. Leona Lewis performed five songs at the opening
Lewis, wearing a black dress, performed five songs including Better In Time, Forgive Me and Bleeding Love.
She told the crowd: "I'm so excited to be here because, I don't know about you guys, but I'm a bit of a shopaholic and I'm performing back in London, which I'm really excited about. So this is the perfect venue for me.
"Enjoy all the shops."
The shopping mall was officially opened by London Mayor Boris Johnson.
The giant £1.6 billion Westfield shopping centre in White City occupies a site equivalent to Buckingham palace and its gardens and took a decade to plan and develop.
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. Thousands of shoppers watch the opening of the mall
Simon Holberton, director of corporate affairs at the mall, said he was confident the centre would be successful despite the current economic crisis.
"People are looking for a bit of a change. They want to get out. There's so much gloomy news around.
"We feel very optimistic about the future
With its director and star in place, Spider-Man 4 is about to snare a Pulitzer Prize winner in its web.
David Lindsay-Abaire, the playwright who won the nation's highest literary achievement for his 2006 drama, The Rabbit Hole, is in final talks with Columbia Pictures to pen the latest superhero sequel, per the Hollywood Reporter.
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Both director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire signed on last month to the fourth and fifth web-slinger flicks, which will reportedly be shot together à la The Lord of the Rings to keep the budget down. No word yet on whether Kirsten Dunst will be back as Mary Jane Watson.
The plot of the fourth installment is being closely guarded. Lindsay-Abaire will be the latest acclaimed writer to board the blockbuster franchise, following veteran screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park), who wrote the first Spider-Man back in 2002; fellow Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, who helped craft the story and wrote an early draft of 2004's Spider-Man 2; and two-time Oscar winner Alvin Sargent (Ordinary People, Paper Moon), who wrote the final drafts for Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.
Rabbit Hole starred Cynthia Nixon and Tyne Daly and won four Tonys, including Best Play. Lindsay-Abaire is adapting a movie version, to star Nicole Kidman, and is also working on the book and lyrics for the upcoming Broadway musical Shrek.
Joaquin Phoenix is quitting movies to focus on music
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"He has said that `Two Lovers' is his last. But this is not strange. Joaquin has been directing music videos and been involved in music for the last number of years," Susan Patricola, Phoenix's publicist, said Friday.
Phoenix first talked about his decision to "Extra" this week while attending a fundraiser in San Francisco, abruptly ending the interview after the reporter wondered whether he was joking.
Agent 007 received the royal stamp of approval, with Princes William and Harry attending the world
premiere of the new James Bond thriller, Quantum of Solace
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The princes, dressed in dinner jackets and cheered by fans, joined star Daniel Craig and other celebrities Wednesday on the red carpet in London's Leicester Square. They spent nearly a half-hour greeting cast and crew inside the Odeon cinema.
Proceeds from the gala are going to charities for military veterans, and 200 soldiers and their families were invited to the screening.
William, 26, and 24-year-old Harry are both officers in the British army. Harry spent 10 weeks this year serving on the front line in Afghanistan.
The 22nd official Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" features Mathieu Amalric as the villainous Dominic Greene, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton as the spy's love interests and Judi Dench as spymaster M.
It took Prince Harry 20 minutes to reach Arterton, and he joked: "What took us so long to get down this end?" Arterton said afterward that she "had a giggle" with the princes.
The film is Craig's second outing as 007, and picks up where its 2006 predecessor "Casino Royale" let off, with the secret agent out for revenge for the death of his girlfriend, Vesper Lynd.
Casion Royale, which glossed over the gadgets and one-liners in favor of a more wrenching love story and intense action sequences, was widely praised for its darker take on the Bond franchise. But Quantum of Solace has gotten mixed reviews.
"I think it's a good follow up, it's not a great follow up," film critic Olly Richards said. "Casino Royale was this complete invention and just surprised everyone. ... This goes slightly more traditional with the story — you've got someone trying to take over the world with a very bizarre plot that you can't quite make sense of. But there's still all of the things you love in there: There's fantastic action, very beautiful girls, lots of stunts, some very very good stuff with Judi Dench."
Director Marc Forster said he wouldn't be working on the next Bond film.
"I was happy to make Quantum of Solace," he said at the premiere. "They asked me to do the next one. I was very honest: I passed because I'm working on something else."
Quantum of Solace was filmed around the world, with scenes shot in Panama, Chile, Italy, Austria and Mexico.
The film was getting its first screening for the general public later Wednesday as part of the London Film Festival. It opens around the world starting Friday
Friday, October 31, 2008
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L-R: Daniel Craig, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, Billy Piper, Britney Spears, Pete Doherty, Heather Mills, David Beckham, Jade Goody
Halloween is the time of year for wearing scary masks, but with the faces that these celebs are pulling, they won't need a disguise to make people leap out of their skin
From Pete Doherty's frightful face to David Beckham's gruesome grimace, there's certainly a monstrous bunch in this set.
Remember Heather Mill's dramatic breakdown?
And who can forget Britney's horrific head shaving incident.
Don't have nightmares now
by LINDA NARTEY
Friday, October 31, 2008
A haggard looking Kate Moss was a picture of disaster when she arrived in LA for Halloween today looking tired and spotty
The model, who left London yesterday without any make-up, didn't feel the need to freshen her face with some colour before she left the plane.
And the paparazzi took advantage of her real self to get these grim pictures.
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Kate makes a dash through LA airport clutching her snake skin passport
.After her eleven-hour flight, Moss looked tired, old and very pale as the camera's flashed around her
The years of partying looked to be taking its toll on the supermodel who tried to make a dash for the exit with her boyfriend Jamie Hince.
Kate recently denied rumours that she was pregnant for Jamie, but her all-black clothing disguised any bump that could be emerging
Friday, October 31, 2008
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Inches from the sea: The Air Europa plane in the Canary Islands
Dozens of passengers had to be evacuated today after a jet carrying holidaymakers from Glasgow skidded off a runway stopping inches from a beach
The Air Europa plane, thought to be carrying 74 people, went off the end of the runway after it touched down at Lanzarote airport.
Spanish police said there were no reports of injuries.
The airport on the holiday island was reportedly closed following the accident this morning.
A spokesman for Air Europa said: "There was a problem on landing. All the passengers left the plane and are fine and are being taken to their hotels."
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It stopped at the perimeter fence that separates the airport from the beach
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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Rose Gentle hopes SAS commander's resignation will force Government to take action
The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq has said she hoped the resignation of an SAS commander over the continued use of the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rover would force the Government to take action
The Daily Telegraph reported that Major Sebastian Morley is quitting in disgust over the deaths of four of his soldiers in Afghanistan who were killed when their Snatch hit a landmine earlier this year.
Defence sources insisted his departure was for "purely personal reasons". However, it is understood he was unhappy at the continued use of the Snatch despite its obvious vulnerability.
The newspaper reported that he believed Corporal Sarah Bryant - the first female soldier to die in Afghanistan - and three male colleagues, the SAS soldiers Corporal Sean Reeve, Lance Corporal Richard Larkin and Paul Stout, all died needlessly.
Rose Gentle's son Fusilier Gordon Gentle died when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in June 2004 in Basra. A vital piece of kit that could have protected the vehicle was later found to be lying unused in a nearby storeroom.
She said: "I'm glad that Major Morley is making a stand. I only hope that it means that the government will finally do something and withdraw these vehicles. It should have been done a long long time ago. The Government have been talking about replacing Snatch Land Rovers but they need to put their money where their mouth is now.
"I have been asking for this for four years. It is too late for Gordon and the others who have died but there are a lot of boys out there still who deserve better protection. They need the right equipment for the job."
In his resignation letter, Major Morley, the commander of D Squadron, 23 SAS, was said to have blamed "chronic under investment" in equipment by the Ministry of Defence for their deaths. The paper said he believed the MoD was guilty of "gross negligence" and that its failure to supply better equipment was "cavalier at best, criminal at worst".
Defence Equipment Minister Quentin Davies later dismissed Major Morley's reported complaints as a "travesty" which he found hard to take entirely seriously.
"There are a couple of things that are odd about this resignation. He said that he tried to alert the Ministry of Defence to the inadequacies as he saw it of his equipment," Mr Davies told BBC News. "I have asked several questions in the ministry ... and no one can trace any such communication from him. Maybe we will come up with it but it does seem rather surprising, the whole of that aspect
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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A man has launched a campaign in Japan to legally allow comic book-loving humans to marry their favourite fictitious characters
More than 1,000 people have signed Taichi Takashita's on-line petition to establish a law permitting marriage to comic characters, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Takashita says he feels more at ease in the "two-dimensional world."
He said: "I am no longer interested in three dimensions. I would even like to become a resident of the two-dimensional world.
"However, that seems impossible with present-day technology. Therefore, at the very least, would it be possible to legally authorise marriage with a two-dimensional character
Comic books known as "manga", animated "anime" films and on-line virtual reality games have become increasingly popular in Japan, with fictitious characters frequently elevated to celebrity status.
Among the most high profile of manga fans is the current prime minister Taro Aso.
He recently complained he had not had time to read any comic books since taking office last month.
Takashita's petition was launched only days after a woman was jailed in Japan after "killing" her virtual husband after he suddenly divorced her as part of a popular interactive internet game.
One person who supported the petition, wrote: "For a long time I have only been able to fall in love with two-dimensional people and currently I have someone I really love.
"Even if she is fictional, it is still loving someone. I would like to have legal approval for this system at any cost
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Pamela Anderson: an example of a blonde lady
Blondes, it seems, are the best girlfriend material but, when it comes to a wife, men look to brunettes
Famous blondes such as Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears and Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon are certainly objects of male desire - 36 per cent voted them the sexiest women in a survey out yesterday.
But 52 per cent of men said dark-haired women were best to marry, because they were more dependable and sensible. Just 18 per cent opted for blondes
Some 49 per cent said brunettes were the most loving women, with 53 per cent feeling they could rely on them more than anyone else. Almost 48 per cent also thought brunettes were the best cooks.
But more than half of the men said they had been on most dates with blondes.
The research revealed 33 per cent of guys had a particular hair shade they always went for.
Hairdresser Andrew Collinge, whose hair-care brand carried out the poll, said: 'I thought men were more modern than this. I'm obviously in the minority as I married a blonde
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
A bank customer who criticised a call centre worker later found his bank account frozen and his identity changed to that of a Ugandan divorcee
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George Bates: not a divorcee from Uganda
. It happened after carpenter George Bates, 23, gave an Abbey operator a low rating in a post-call survey
He also found his overdraft withdrawn and direct debits cancelled - landing him with £60 of charges
'This arrogant operator obviously decided to change all my details in revenge,' said Mr Bates, of Bristol. 'I was terrified I'd never have my money back.'
Abbey cancelled the fines and apologised
The new James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," debuted in Britain on Friday to record one-day ticket sales of 4.94 million pounds ($8 million), distributor Columbia Pictures said on Saturday
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The total tops "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the previous record holder with an opening day haul of 4.025 million pounds ($6.5 million) in 2005, and it also beat the 2.9 million pounds ($4.72 million) first-day total for the last Bond flick, "Casino Royale" (2006), Columbia said.
In "Quantum of Solace," British super spy Bond (Daniel Craig) is on a mission across South America and Europe to stop an eco-terrorist from controlling precious natural resources, and he wants to learn why the woman he loved in "Casino Royale" betrayed him.
"Casino Royale," was a huge box office success with a global haul of $594 million.
Friday's British opening of "Quantum of Solace" in 542 theaters will be followed by a November 14 debut of the film in the United States and Canada.
Columbia Pictures is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the media wing of Japan's Sony Corp.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt almost certainly are strong contenders in the best actor category -- shining, word has it, in their respective upcoming movies, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Revolutionary Road
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But they and others might be up against a subtle force they can do little about in the best actor race: Oscar voters tend to favor actors playing real people.
In the past six best actor races, there were three years in which an actor playing a real person was nominated alongside actors portraying fictional characters, and each time the actor playing a true-life person won. You have to go all the way back to the awards for 2001 to find a counter-example: Denzel Washington's victory for playing Alonzo Harris in "Training Day," which bested Will Smith as Muhammad Ali and Russell Crowe as John Nash. Otherwise, it was actors playing real-life figures -- Ray Charles, Idi Amin, Truman Capote -- who took the statue.
This year that means if even one from among the stellar group that includes Frank Langella (as Richard Nixon), Sean Penn (as Harvey Milk) and Josh Brolin (as George W. Bush) lands a best actor nomination, everyone else will have to weigh that added factor.
Best actress favors real personnages even more; the statuette has gone to women playing real people six of the eight years this decade. But with frontrunners such as Meryl Steep, Nicole Kidman and Sally Hawkins taking on fictional roles this go-round, this year may break form.
It's hard to pinpoint what makes Oscar voters tilt this way. But one likely factor is a frame of reference: Philip Seymour Hoffman acting and sounding like Capote probably will move the voter more than Terrence Howard's acting and sounding like Djay from "Hustle & Flow," a person the Academy member has never seen outside the movie (and hasn't seen at all if they've never seen the movie).
Plus, there's the impersonation factor: How could a voter not think Jamie Foxx is good; he even looks like Charles.
It wasn't always this way. In the 1990s, fictional characters bested real people in the best actor category seven out of nine times they went up against one another. And an actress playing a real person won only twice in the 1990s.
So what's changed?
For one thing, the rise of celebrity culture. The TMZs of the world have made it harder to separate actors from their roles since we now know them as real people -- unless they're playing other real people, in which case voters can identify with the person they're playing.
Even if DiCaprio and Pitt are unable to buck the recent trend favoring real-life portrayals, they can take solace in the likelihood they'll have other shots at the top prize. But the seeming voter bias toward real-life bios could also impact a few once-in-a-lifetime performances. Those include the comeback for Mickey Rourke, whose Randy the Ram in "The Wrestler" is a tragic figure to rival Willy Loman; Richard Jenkins, whose understated Walter Vale in "The Visitor" is exquisitely subtle; and Christian Bale, whose Batman in "The Dark Knight" is so darkly evocative.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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Dogs turn upside down for art
.Thousands of websites feature funny pictures of dogs – but this one has turned the idea on its head
.Upside Down Dogs offers a range of topsy-turvy canines, all photographed the wrong way up
.The site was set up by Graham Blache, a 24-year-old web developer from San Franciso
He was inspired after taking some photos of his one-year-old English bulldog, Wallace, who is inclined to recline on his back
'As an English bulldog he is blessed with excessive jowls and we always found his droopiness quite hil- arious when inverted,' explained Mr Blache.
'I had some great upside-down shots of him sitting around and one day the idea popped into my head on a whim.
'The site launched on October 14 about 20 minutes after I came up with the idea.'
Even in an era of animal website saturation, Upside Down Dogs has done remarkably well, attracting 500,000 hits from users all over the world.
The puppy photos just keep coming in.
'I have received hundreds of pictures so far and most of them are hilarious,' said Mr Blache. 'It's great because it's pretty easy to take your own and dog owners love to photograph their pets.'
He also summed up the magic formula for the perfect picture – 'Any drooped-faced upside-down dog with excess face meat.'
He added: 'It seems that droopy and traditionally “ugly” dogs tend to make the best upside-down dogs.
'They say people tend to look like their dogs so maybe I shouldn't be so vocal about this as I think my dog makes a great upside-down dog.'
He described Wallace as 'a smelly, hilarious lummox of an English bulldog'.
See pictures of all the dogs on
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
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Paris says men have used her in the past for money
Paris Hilton has complained men just use her for s.e.x or money but she is now ready to settle down with someone she trusts
The heiress, 27, said her former lovers had also 'betrayed' and exploited her for fame.
But she now plans to marry her boyfriend, Good Charlotte singer Benji Madden, and start a family next year
Hilton said: 'I've found someone who loves me for me. Benji's my best friend and he'd never hurt me. My love life's in the happiest place it's ever been
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
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Jordan and Peter dismiss rumours of a split
Katie Price and Peter Andre defied rumours their marriage was in crisis by stepping out for dinner together in LA
The pair were spotted leaving a West Hollywood tapas restaurant on Saturday night holding hands after enjoying some nibbles and drinks.
The couple looked happy and very much in love, an onlooker said. 'They enjoyed a romantic meal, and they seemed very happy together,' the source added
After a 30-minute quick fix, the pair left the restaurant and opened up to waiting reporters and photographers.
When asked what the couple's plans were for the evening, Andre replied: 'Do you know what? I'm going to have fun with her.'
The 35-year-old singer's three-year marriage to the former glamour model was rumoured on the rocks amid reports the couple have had a series of arguments.
The pair had only just returned from a trip to South Africa to renew their wedding vows before rumours of a break-up started.
Andre met 30-year-old Price in 2004 on the TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! They got married on 10 September 2005, at Highclere Castle, Berkshire, in a lavish ceremony.
The couple have two children, a boy, Junior Savva Andreas, three, and a girl, Princess Tiaamii, one.
Price also has son, Harvey from a previous relationship with former Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke.
Price, or Jordan, made her name as a topless model before becoming a reality TV star. Andre became a star with his 1996 hit Mysterious Girl
Friday, October 31, 2008
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Show stopping squirrel
A frisky squirrel that was after another squirrel, caused havoc at a polling station when it jumped onto an electric cable and cut off the lights powering over 800 homes
.The one-and-a-half hour black-out that occurred in Florida affected a library that was being used as a voting station
But although it slowed down the voters, they still flowed in to cast their vote for the new US president using flash lights
The squirrel was found dead hours later
Monday, November 3, 2008
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Tread carefully: Head down, the shrimp hits the road
. A super-fit shrimp has become an internet hit after it learned how to run on a treadmill
The crustacean was placed on a mini exercise machine in a tank of water as part of an experiment to see how far shrimps travelled for food.
Results showed it could jog at speeds of 20m (66ft) per minute and go three hours before needing a rest
Film of the experiment was put on the internet. Two years on, more than a million people have logged on to watch.
Some fans have even put music to it – such as the Benny Hill theme tune or music from the film Chariots Of Fire.
Prof David Scholnick, of Pacific University in Oregon, said: 'As far as I know, this is the first time that shrimp have been exercised on a treadmill and it was amazing to see how well they did
Monday, November 3, 2008
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Backing: Sean 'Diddy' Combs waves to Obama supporters at a rally in Miami
Some of the biggest names in rap have been enlisted by Barack Obama to encourage young voters to go to the polls
Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs, performed at a concert for the Democratic candidate in the key swing state of Florida at the weekend.
Combs, 38, said: 'It's bigger than us. We have to do it for our children. We have to do it for the people that died for us to have the right to vote
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, music executive Kevin Liles and r'n'b singer Mary J Blige joined them on stage. They told young voters not to be put off by long lines at polling stations.
No celebrities were campaigning for Republican John McCain yesterday but he has been endorsed by actors Sylvester Stallone, Kelsey Grammer and Jon Voight, plus Arnold Schwarzenegger
Monday, November 3, 2008
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It’s a jungle out there: A python strikes in a back garden in Cairns, Australia, capturing a cockatoo before swallowing it whole
.If you're a bird in Australia, it pays not to be cocky
This poor Sulphur-crested cockatoo was relaxing in a back garden when he was snatched by a python and swallowed whole.
The feast happened in the Queensland city of Cairns, scene of a similar incident we brought you recently in which a spider caught and ate a bird
Artist Cindy Lane came across the scene when she investigated a 'couple of loud squawks' in her back garden.
'I considered jumping in to save him but his last breath was being squeezed from him,' she said.
The two-hour meal that ensued was 'difficult to watch but, at the same time, mesmerising', she said
Monday, November 3, 2008
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Under construction: The car’s early progress
Speed-racer Carolynne Campbell has built a 300mph car in her back garden which makes Lewis Hamilton's F1 racer seem pedestrian
Her rocket car is ten times as powerful as Hamilton's championship-winning motor and can reach 100mph in less than half a second.
The 57-year-old spent £40,000 and five years designing the car – called Laffin Gas – and has driven it at 200mph
'Our original model had just one engine but I thought it was a bit slow, so we've fitted four. It's actually quite a smooth ride and not too noisy,' she said.
Ms Campbell, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, hopes to hit 300mph to become the fastest woman in Britain in January.
The rockets are fired by a small firework that ignites nitrous oxygen. 'It sounds lethal to me but the figures do sound reasonable,' said a spokesman from Imperial College London's faculty of engineering
by JOHN HIGGINSON - Wednesday, November 5, 2008
.The Queen yesterday questioned why nobody saw the credit crunch coming
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Prince Phillip shows his interest in the discussion at the London School of Economics
She asked why no one noticed the 'awful' situation sooner, while opening a £71million building at the London School of Economics.
'At every stage, someone was relying on somebody else,' she was told by LSE's management research director, Prof Luis Garicano.
Meanwhile, David Cameron took his opportunity at prime minister's questions to call for an inquiry into a regulatory failure in the markets
'Our system has failed so badly the Treasury minister said he wanted to see a public inquiry,' the Conservative leader told Gordon Brown.
'Can you tell us when we're going to have that inquiry?' Mr Cameron said that, by refusing to hold an inquiry, the prime minister was demonstrating he could not provide 'the change people want'.
Mr Brown said the only change the Conservatives represented was that 'they change their minds every week'.
Mr Cameron retorted: 'You killed change when you bottled that election. You buried change when you appointed Peter Mandelson.'
Meanwhile, former Tory cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell said it would be 'absurd' if Mr Brown chose not to express his views on whether the Bank of England had moved too slowly to cut interest rates, given he had seen fit to criticise Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross
by JOHN STAPLES - Wednesday, November 5, 2008
A shaggy dog on a windswept seafront, the Sun setting over a poppy field and the sea battering the Yorkshire coastline are some of the stunning photographs that capture the beauty of the British landscape at a new exhibition
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Gary Eastwood was named Landscape Photographer of the Year for this picture of his dog
. The images are all winners of the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition
Among them is the overall winner, Gary Eastwood's picture of his dog Barney on Hove seafront, and an image of the Sun setting over poppy fields in Dorset by Gabrielle Barnes, 14, who won the youth section
The competition, now in its second year, has a prize fund of more than £20,000 and covers four categories - including images people have taken with their mobile phones.
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Keith Foster’s big waves at Sandsend, North Yorkshire
. A free exhibition opens at the National Theatre in central London on November 17
Readers can get AA Publishing's book of the exhibition at the discounted price of £22 by calling 01903 828 535 and quoting reference LPOTY2
Thursday, November 6, 2008
A desperate dog owner has posted a profile of his terrier on the internet in a bid to find his lovesick pet partner
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John Roberts decided to take action to try to stop Perkins making indecent advances towards female dogs
'He is six years old, charged up and ready to go. It can get quite embarrassing when we go out. As soon as he sees a female, he is up on two legs and jumping all over them,' the 59-year-old said
A lonely hearts advert for the Jack Russell-cross was also placed in the local paper in Shrewsbury but there have been no takers.
'I have set him up his own e-mail address in case anyone wanted to apply. He's very distressed because he's had no messages or phone calls,' said Mr Roberts.
His e-mail is perkins@oldcolonial.org.uk
by JOEL TAYLOR - Thursday, November 6, 2008
. Food labels would have to be bigger than the cans they go on under new European rules, critics say
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(The old Coke label (top) and what the new one would look like (bottom
The proposals say the print size on packs must be at least 3mm high and extra nutritional guidelines must also be added.
On a small tin of Nestlé cream, the current 45mm-tall label fits comfortably - but under the new laws the label would have to be 90mm high - twice the size of the tin.
The same applies to a new label on Coca-Cola light bottle - there is bigger wording but it is more squashed together
'What the commission is proposing is disproportionate - in more ways than one,' said Susanne Doring, spokeswoman for the confederation of food and drink industries of the EU.
Ironically the problem threatens the smallest portions of products which do most to discourage obesity.
In the next few weeks, food makers will be urging Euro-MPs to reject a one-size-fits-all labelling policy. The proposals have also been criticised by Conservative Euro-MP Chris Heaton-Harris.
'Better food labelling is important but the current proposals seem to have been dreamt up on the back of a napkin,' he said
Thursday, November 6, 2008
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Digital Jeremy goes splat in the online game
Following his controversial comments about lorry drivers, Jeremy Clarkson has been immortalised in an online video game
His remarks about truckers murdering prostitutes have caused anger, with thousands of people complaining to the BBC
As he completed a lorry-driving task on Top Gear, he said: "This is a hard job and I'm not just saying that to win favour with lorry drivers.
"It's a hard job: Change gear, change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That's a lot of effort in a day." In the online game, Run Clarkson Run, you get to navigate the TV host past speeding lorries. The object is to try to pick up as much cash as possible before being splatted by a truck.
The game was built and released on internet by Glasgow games development company T-Enterprise.
T-Enterprise's managing director Sadia Chishti said: "Jeremy Clarkson is a loveable rogue, but we think he's overstepped the mark this time.
"So we figured we'd give truckers the chance for revenge. And not just truckers; the whole family can spend hours playing the game, running over and killing Jeremy Clarkson just for fun
by MILES ERWIN - Thursday, November 6, 2008
You wouldn't have thought origami was a particularly expensive hobby - or one which involves a detailed knowledge of spacecraft
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But for artist Won Park, it's a bit of both. The paper-art master twists and folds his creations entirely from one- dollar notes and has fashioned models of some of Hollywood's most famous spaceships.
Among his designs are fantastically intricate replicas of the Millennium Falcon, Tie Fighters and X-Wing jets from the Star Wars films and Captain Kirk's USS Enterprise from Star Trek
The talented - and extremely patient - artist has also created wonderfully detailed models of koi carp, scorpions and a spider.
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.The 38-year-old, from Hawaii, took up origami when he was just five and was taught to fold simple models by his mother
'As I got more advanced in my folding skills I started to fold my own creations. Then, in junior high school, I started to fold dollar bills and was hooked on that ever since,' he said
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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This is basketball player Kobe Bryant. He is not 73 years old
Ken Mink made both of his foul shots Monday night in a U.S. college basketball game
Nothing unusual there - except that Mink is 73 years old
Mink, a full-time student at Roane State Community College, entered the game with about 16 minutes left and missed one shot in about three minutes
Seven minutes later, he went back in the game, was fouled and made two free throws as his team beat King College's junior varsity - or "B" team - 93-42
I found myself on the free-throw line 52 years after my last college game," Mink said. "I said, 'Just relax and shoot it like you know how to all day long.' I just floated the shots in there. I'm in the books now. I can relax a little bit."
Mink last played college basketball 52 years ago at Lees College in Jackson, Kentucky.
Last year, after shooting baskets at a neighbor's house, he wrote to several area colleges, and Roane State coach Randy Nesbit agreed to give him a chance.
Mink has practiced regularly with the team since school began in August
Life as we know it is built on a series of seemingly insignificant elements - things that we often take for granted, if we think about them at all.
In a brand new series, called The World Without... Fred Dove examines the consequences of removing just one of those insignificant elements, and discovers some surprising possibilities.
What would this mean for daily life around the world? What might we be using instead today?
The first programme in the series, The World Without...Cows, considers the value to global society of all things bovine.
What would our world be like if early man had not domesticated the fearsome aurochs - the likely anscendant of all modern domesticated breeds of cattle?
Fred discovers just how important cows have been to religion, to medicine and indeed to civilisation all around the world, and examines the bovine link with global warming.
What is the future of our cattle? Could we face a future without cows?
First broadcast on 07 November 2008
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Some critics have declared Oliver Stone's biopic of George W Bush sympathetic. True, it doesn't particularly accuse him of, say, conspiracy or corruption but it paints a portrait of a man who faced world-changing decisions about war and torture – and arguably took them lightly
W flits back and forth from Bush's days as a hard-drinking young jock to his presidency. Josh Brolin puts in a terrific performance in both roles, particularly entertaining as the clueless, womanising slacker who can't hold down a job, no matter how many daddy (James Cromwell) manages to get him.
It's an absurd image: the future president as a work-shy boozer sneering at his father's political profession. For all his idiocy, we like this W better than the born-again bore he turns into
Following a religious experience, Bush quits the booze and starts getting serious about a career in politics – not for ideological reasons but for personal ones. Every opportunity he grasps is due to ambition, or even just convenience.
The tone of W flits from humorous to sinister as this amiable self-server begins to run the most powerful country in the world. In both the flashbacks and recent past, much is made of Bush's infamous malapropisms: amusing but an easy target worked too hard. A more crucial problem is the supporting cast.
All of Bush's real-life allies are played by recognisable actors, including Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney, and frankly it's distracting. Especially odd is the mannered turn from a prosthetically altered Thandie Newton as a largely mute Condoleezza Rice.
W isn't a flawless classic but it certainly provokes thought about the rule of a president few will be sorry to see the back of
Friday, November 7, 2008
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Silver medallist Tareq Al Farsani of Bahrain and gold medallist Ali Trabizi Nouri of Iran pose after receiving their medals in the 90kg category
Don't try this at the gym. Competitors flex their muscles in the men's World Bodybuilding Championships in Bahrain
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Ahmed Hamouda of Egypt poses with his trophy after winning first place in the over 100kg category
(PG) Running time: 97min
by ANNA SMITH - Thursday, November 6, 2008
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A frothy piece of period escapism, this Noël Coward adaptation is as simple and pleasurable as the title implies
A posh British family lives together in a big house in the late 1920s. Kristin Scott Thomas is Mrs Whittaker, the repressed, uptight mother, while her husband (Colin Firth) is an unshaven eye-roller who makes sardonic quips about his two daughters' hysteria – a Mr Bennet of his age
The reason for all the excitement is the return of brother John (Ben Barnes), who has married an American racing car driver called Larita (Jessica Biel
. As Larita squares off against John's disapproving mother, light humour ensues
Biel doesn't quite nail her character's supposed strong will but what she lacks in depth, she makes up for in glamour – much like the film itself
Saturday, November 8, 2008
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. The Queen arrives at the Royal Albert Hall for the annual Festival of Remembrance
The Queen has attended a Festival of Remembrance to commemorate those who died while serving their country
Her Majesty was joined at the Royal Albert Hall in London by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the Princess Royal
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah also attended the event, which was organised by the Royal British Legion
The Royal Festival of Remembrance has been held annually since 1927 and this year featured a prominent role for Territorial Army veterans as 2008 is the TA's centenary.
Welsh soprano star Katherine Jenkins and tenor Russell Watson were among the performers as well as various Service bands.
Alongside the traditional military marches, the Band of the Royal Marines provided a more unconventional note, playing a funky tune featuring bongos and an electric guitar solo.
. The event culminated in the release of thousands of red paper poppies from the roof of the Albert Hall
More than 8,000 veterans from over 200 regiments are expected to march in the Cenotaph Parade in Whitehall to mark Remembrance Sunday
For the first time this year, ex-servicemen and women from Northern Ireland will take part in the parade
Friday, November 7, 2008
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A mobility scooter
. Thieves returned a stolen scooter to its owner when they read in a newspaper that she was disabled
Not only did they return the item to Agota Lay, but also the local newspaper that had prodded their conscience.
They also changed the headline from "Thieves without a Heart," to "Thieves with a Heart," and laid it on the bike
Romanian national daily Adevarul reports that the 39-year-old woman has been suffering from a muscle wasting disease for 18 years.
.She lives off monthly benefits of 366 lei ($128) and took out a bank loan to buy the scooter
"I think it is a miracle," Lay said
by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Monday, November 10, 2008
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Beyonce ready to be Wonder-ful
Beyoncé Knowles is so 'inspired' by US President elect Barack Obama, the singer now says she wants to play the first ever black Wonder Woman
The Dreamgirls and Austin Powers actress is so determined, she claims she's already had meetings with DC Comics and Warner Bros, who own the rights to the story.
'I want to do a superhero movie and what would be better than Wonder Woman?' said the If I Were A Boy singer
'And it would be a very bold choice. A black Wonder Woman would be a powerful thing. It's time for that, right? It would be great.'
The 27-year-old's ambition comes after 007 star Daniel Craig recently said it was time to have the first 'black' James Bond
by SOPHIE FREEMAN - Monday, November 10, 2008
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James Barber carries wife Sally Raynes
. As someone once said, it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world
. Particularly if you're James Bamber and Sally Raynes and bizarre sports are your thing
Through the week they lead 'mundane office lives' - but every weekend they travel around the country seeking wacky challenges
The couple from Devon have enlivened their lives by taking part in more than 90 championships for such fun events as bog-snorkling, gurning, shin-kicking, clog throwing and stinging nettle eating.
Data analyst Mr Bamber, 35, is World Russian Egg Roulette champion - like Russian roulette except with five hard-boiled and one uncooked egg.
Ms Raynes, 36, an event manager, said: 'We became hooked after taking part in a bog-snorkelling contest that we saw advertised in a local paper.
'We had to swim to the end of a 60-yard bog using a mask, snorkel and flippers. It was cold, pitch black... but we had a blast so we started looking around to see what other events were on.'
Stinging nettle eating saw them having to eat as many nettle stalks without being sick.
But that was nothing compared to swamp soccer. 'That was definitely the hardest event,' said Ms Raynes.
'The pitch was a complete quagmire of mud and you had to kick the ball down to the other end.
'Even though James is incredibly fit, within 15 seconds he was exhausted.'
Yesterday the pair, who plan to write a book on their experiences, were out again - taking part in a wife-carrying contest.
Get James and Sally's book 'Wacky Nation', at all good book stores, out now
Monday, November 10, 2008
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Albert the sheep has taken orphaned baby Themba under his wing
Themba the abandoned baby elephant has someone to give him that warm, fuzzy feeling at long last – Albert the sheep
. The six-month-old was introduced to Albert, two, after he was orphaned with little hope of survival
Despite a few teething problems, the two are now best friends, and spend hours playing and cuddling
'When we first put Themba and Albert together, all hell broke loose. Themba chased him around his watering hole,' said Lyndal Davies, who is filming the unlikely couple.
But the next day things changed, she revealed, adding: 'The two were exploring together, with Themba's trunk resting on Albert's back. Since then, they have been inseparable.'
Themba was rejected by other elephants after his mother fell down a cliff and died. 'We faced a very difficult decision,' Ms Davies said.
'Let nature take its course and let him die a slow, cruel death or intervene and give him a second chance.'
She and her team took him to the Shamwari Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They will release Themba when he is two but, until then, he has plenty of time with Albert.
'Albert copies everything Themba does. The other day, they demolished a termite mound together,' added Australian Ms Davies. 'The really sweet thing was that after they exhausted themselves they fell asleep on top of it, side by side
Monday, November 10, 2008
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The biggest footballing boar since George Graham's Arsenal
. A football match was cancelled after angry wild boars invaded the pitch, leaving it covered in potholes
The hog hooligans squeezed though a gap in the fence at Soudley Recreation Ground in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and dug up giant mounds with their snouts.
The new pitch was so badly damaged by the boars, who live in nearby woodland, that Soudley's match with Charfield on Saturday was cancelled.
The pitch underwent a £1,000 returfing and expansion last April, paid for by fundraising events such as discos
Gloucestershire Football Association operations manager Chris Lucker said today: "This is the first time we've heard of anything like this.
Usually it's motorbikes or cars that tear up pitches, not boars. There is funding available for the upkeep of pitches."
Club secretary Louise Stephens said members and players were "absolutely devastated" by the carnage that afternoon. She told the Western Daily Press: "A resident saw the pitch at 8.30am and phoned my husband to say we had to get down straight away. There is no way of playing on the pitch now."
It will take several months to get the pitch up to scratch. All matches have been postponed. After being hunted to near-extinction 300 years ago, wild boars have bred rapidly in recent decades after they were imported from Europe for meat.
Escapes from wildlife parks and farms increased in the 1990s as the captive numbers grew. In January this year, a wild boar broke into Ruardean Primary School, seven miles away from the Soudley pitch, and was shot dead in the playground after it became aggressive and stomped its feet.
There have been several instances of horse riders chased by charging boars, boars trashing private gardens and farms and of boars tearing dogs apart.
Farmers also fear the animals spread diseases like classical swine fever and foot and mouth.
It is estimated that there are over 1,000 boars in the UK and sightings have also been reported in east Somerset, Kent, East Sussex, west Dorset and Devon.
Forestry experts say the animals have little fear of people because they have not been hunted and have no natural predators.
A selective cull of boars was sanctioned in February this year by Biodiversity Minister Joan Ruddock
Monday, November 10, 2008
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Richard Jones proud of his old brolley
Long before Rihanna trilled about being 'under my umbrella', Richard Jones was sheltering under a brolly bought from the London Transport lost property office
And thanks to occasional applications of Vaseline to it, Mr Jones has used the umbrella to keep dry ever since – for an amazing 41 years.
The 62-year-old vending machine operator bought the second-hand umbrella in 1967 during a day trip to London for 7s 6d – just 37p
'It has just lasted and lasted. It's showing no signs of wear or rust and is still in perfect condition after 41 years,' he said.
'It just happens to have survived over the years. I reckon there's easily another ten years of use left in it, and it should definitely make it past the 50-year mark.'
And his secret for umbrella longevity? Bizarrely, it's keeping it dry. 'When I get it indoors, I will wipe it down with a rag, and sometimes put Vaseline on it to keep the water away,' he said.
Mr Jones, from Womborne, Staffordshire, said it has also served him as a parasol on occasion – most notably in the blistering summer of 1976
Monday, November 10, 2008
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A remorseful thief sent £100 and an apology letter to a shop seven years after stealingcigarettes from the premises
Imran Ahmed, who runs Raja Foods in Easton, Bristol, was stunned to get the penitent note and the money as compensation for the packs taken in 2001.
Mr Ahmed, 27, who remembers the night-time raid which left him with a broken shutter and windows said the anonymous writer's change of heart was 'really good
by SUZY AUSTIN - Monday, November 10, 2008
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Stealing an apple kept the couple out of the US
A couple's dream trip to New York has been shattered by a 37-year-old conviction forstealing an apple
. John Wells won the transatlantic trip plus spending money but can't go because of the offence in 1971
The 55-year-old has to have an interview at the American embassy in London, where the earliest slot is in February - two months after the trip
'I felt sick when they told me the date of the interview,' he said. 'I don't know what I'm going to do. What amazes me is that if I was a rapist or murderer, I would have to go through the same process. But all I did was steal an apple.'
Mr Wells, from Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, and a pal stole an apple each from outside a shop during a boozy night.
He was fined £10 and the conviction is now classed as a 'spent offence' in Britain. But American law demands anyone with a criminal conviction, no matter how old or trivial, must declare it in advance and apply for a entry visa.
'I've been all over the world and this has never caused a problem before,' added Mr Wells, who won the trip on a Smooth FM radio contest.
'I might have to raffle the prize for charity now. I'm totally gutted.'
A spokesman for the radio station said: 'There is little we can do now.'
The American embassy declined to comment
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11-11-2008, 07:28
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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This Bond car from 1976 goes for auction
Auction house Bonhams shows predictable taste in security guards protecting the 1976 Lotus Esprit driven in Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me
. The car, which turns into a submarine in the film, could fetch £120,000 next month
. Goldfinger's AU1 number plate could go for at least £80,000
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Normally ordinary roads are transformed into art
. Street art is normally used to bring a little culture to an otherwise unremarkable environment
But one artist has made unsightly telephone and electrical boxes blend in by camouflaging them with pictures – of the street
'The images are all unique, based on the context,' said 39-year-old painter Joshua Callaghan
'As far as I know, no one has walked into one of the boxes who wouldn't have walked into an uncovered box.'
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Some people out walking get a shock at the art
. Mr Callaghan was given the commission to spruce up the boring grey units in a suburb of Los Angeles
Guaranteed to last for over a decade, the photos printed on to vinyl are graffiti resistant and durable, even in the baking hot LA sun.
'It is interesting to see the surroundings change around the boxes as time passes – but the image on the box stays,' Mr Callaghan added.
. The artist has even let his creative juices flow freely on some boxes
. 'On some of them I started playing with the concept,' he explained
'Transposing one landscape on another, adding elements that don't exist, or moving the angle of alignment to create distorted images
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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David Pollard and Amy Taylor in real life
A couple are divorcing after a woman found her was husband cheating – with a virtual character in an online world
Amy Taylor caught estranged husband David Pollard having s.e.x with an animated woman in Second Life. 'I went mad – I was so hurt.
I just couldn't believe what he'd done,' said Ms Taylor, 28. 'I looked at the screen and saw his character having ---. It's cheating, as far as I'm concerned
The couple met online in 2003 and, within months, she had moved into 40-year-old Mr Pollard's flat in Newquay, Cornwall.
They spent hours together on Second Life, where players create fantasy lives, with jobs and relationships.
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The Virtual wedding at the beginning of the relationship
After two years, the pair married – in real life and in the game – but Ms Taylor said she knew something was wrong.
. 'I had my suspicions about what he was doing in Second Life,' she added
In February last year, she caught her husband's avatar, Dave Barmy, having --- with a call girl in the game.
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This is virtual bride Laura Skye whose real-world alter ego is divorcing her husband after his online character cheated on her (love triangle characters)
.Her character, Laura Skye, hired a virtual private detective to investigate his online adultery
. But Mr Pollard apologised and begged for forgiveness
But the final bombshell came this April, when she caught her husband with his new online flame, Modesty McDonnell.
'I caught him cuddling a woman on a sofa in the game. It looked really affectionate,' said Ms Taylor, who filed for divorce the next day.
'He confessed he'd been talking to this woman in America for weeks and said he didn't love me any more
Ms Taylor said she was down for a while – but now has a new man, who she met in the online game World Of Warcraft
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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This spectacular skydiving formation jump is a world first
. Soaring through the air like stealth bombers, this spectacular skydiving formation jump is a world first
Travelling at speeds of up to 100mph, these 71 daredevils in California came out top on Guinness World Records Day.
So did more than 100 people who braved the winter chill to cram into St Pancras station, central London, clad only in their underwear yesterday
.'We did get lots of odd looks,' said Lucy Osborne from Pants to Poverty, which organised the strip-off
Also in London, hungry record-breakers gobbled through 285.5m (937ft) of pizza in Camden and more than 200 people took part in the Bulldog gin arm-wrestling challenge near Tower Bridge.
.An estimated 200,000 people took part in Guinness World Records Day yesterday
.Among the winners was Di Huanran, who made the highest ever waterfall dive of 12.9m (42ft) in China
And in New Zealand, contestants rushed to be the fastest to peel and eat three Kiwis – fruits, that is
Friday, November 14, 2008
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Allilgator going for a drink at the bar
. Customers at a bar were stunned when a man walked in with his 3-foot pet alligator on a lead
Police and animal control officers were immediately called to the scene at Johnny's Saloon in California but the man had put the gator back into his truck where another gator was found.
It is not know if the alligator caused any damage, but both pets were taken in by animal control as it is illegal to keep gators as domestic pets in the state.
Police are investigating the matter
Friday, November 14, 2008
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Man attacks after unhappy meal
.A man who attacked a McDonald's employee for not serving him breakfast has pleaded guilty to assault
Andrew Hamish Deans, 20, from Edinburgh, launched at the manager in the fast food restaurant while on holiday in Australia after he was told that only the breakfast menu was on sale.
The court heard how Deans and two friends arrived at McDonald's at 5am and demanded a meal, but after hearing that they couldn't have that order, they became angry and aggressive toward the staff
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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The man was caught easily
An American man made a foolhardy attempted escape by speeding away after he handed over his ID to police at a checkpoint
They say a man handed over his license and registration at a sobriety checkpoint during the weekend, then peeled out and sped away, almost hitting an officer.
Police eventually pulled over the 32-year-old man and reported finding marijuana in his vehicle
He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of drugs, disobeying a police officer and reckless conduct
Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Knives and children don't mix
An American man has been arrested for child neglect after leaving his two kids alone with a knife, hatchet and baseball bat for protection
Daniel R. Stewart of St Petersburg, Florida, left his seven-year-old girl and six-year-old boy with the weapons to protect themselves
. He said he was going to the store but police said his story was inconsistent
.After he left the children emerged from the house and told neighbours they were scared
. They are now in the custody of their mother
Life as we know it is built on a series of seemingly insignificant elements - things that we often take for granted, if we think about them at all
In a brand new series, called The World Without... Fred Dove examines the consequences of removing just one of those insignificant elements, and discovers some surprising possibilities.
What would this mean for daily life around the world? What might we be using instead today?
The second programme in the series, The World Without...Copper, considers the value to global society of this versatile metal.
You might be forgiven for thinking that copper is just another metal. In fact it is a vitally important substance.
Discovering how to work it had a tremendous impact, transforming the society, culture and even the mentality of early man.
It may even be responsible for the practice of cremating bodies. Without copper, cultures from Mexico to Romania would today be deprived of much of their music, and food lovers would be denied the taste of lobster, prawns and crab.
Fred discovers that a world without copper would be without a crucial recent medical discovery - and even the evolution of life itself would be radically different.
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by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Sunday, November 16, 2008
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. Batten down the hatches – bitch fight on the way
.It looks like Madonna has younger, blonder competition for her New York Yankee pal Alex Rodriguez
Yes, man eater Kate Hudson – who changes boyfriends as fast as her fashion frocks – was allegedly spotted warming up to A-Rod at a glamour bash in Miami over the weekend
The pair reportedly got to know each other rather well at the star studded opening of the new Fontainebleau Hotel.
The married sport star reportedly entertained the You, Me and Dupree actress, 29, at a private table as they watched Mariah Carey's sing-song together on the South Beach.
Helpful spies claim: 'Hudson had her arms completely wrapped around A-Rod's waist and every time he leaned over to talk to anyone she would pull him back toward her.
.'They were laughing and giggling all night
Little wonder Aunty Madge, 50, sent along best buddy Gwyneth Paltrow to keep a watchful eye on her good friend.
Paltrow, 36, reportedly enjoyed an Italian lunch with the A-Rod, 33, at Scarpetta during the day but must have gone off duty once the show started
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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Secret is in Whale Shark poo
Whale sharks are elusive creatures hidden in our vast oceans, so you can imagine how excited a scientist was when he saw one doing a poo
Catching the excrement of the world's biggest fish was 'scientific gold', said Dr Mark Meekan, because it holds many clues to its feeding habits.
The messy moment, caught on camera for the first time, has already revealed the filter-feeders visit Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean to feast on its brief but vast red crab migration
. But little else is known about them, hence Dr Meekan's year-long quest to find out more
As well as following them around with a plastic bag, the researcher tagged six young male whale sharks and tracked them via satellite.
It showed the creatures travelling hundreds of kilometres each month – and also demonstrated not bad at shaking off a tail.
At one point, Dr Meekan tracked one discarded tag via Google Earth to the hut of a fisherman in West Timor
'We really needed to get the GPS tracker back. It held valuable information on where the shark had been,' he said.
'By cross-referencing its signal with Google Earth, I was able to give the search team really detailed instructions, like “turn right after the football pitch”.
'The fisherman was a bit surprised when one of my PhD students turned up but we got the tag back.'
Whale sharks are found in warm seas and grow to about twice the size of a great white shark but are listed as vulnerable to extinction because of fishing
Follow Dr Meekan's exploits tomorrow night at 8pm on BBC2
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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LA devastated by fires
. At least 10,000 people have fled wildfires in California which have destroyed more than 800 homes
.Six firefighters and at least 13 residents have been injured as flames fuelled by near hurricane-force winds burned for a fourth daySome 67sq km (26sq m) of land has been devastated, leading governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare states of emergency in three counties
. The worst single blaze destroyed more than 450 mobile homes at Oak Ridge in the San Fernando Valley
'I can't even read the street names because the street signs are melting,' said Capt Steve Ruda of the Los Angeles Fire Department. No deaths were reported but dogs were brought in yesterday to search the rubble.
'These used to be out-of-the-ordinary fires, once-in-a-career kind of fires. Now they're every year,' said Capt Leonard Grill, a 20-year veteran of Riverside County Fire Department
Sunday, November 16, 2008
? A great ape deep in thought, perhaps the animal world's answer to Rodin's The Thinker
This and other photographs pictured above are just some of the amateur shots submitted to an international photo competition.
The second annual Sony World Photography Awards pits against each other amazing pictures taken from around the globe
The awards are open to both professional and amateur snappers, who will compete for the $5000 prize. There are nine amateur categories, from natural history to music, and fashion to sport.
The Professional Awards will see photographers compete over twelve categories.
The professionals will also be submitting their portfolios in the hope of being selected for a fully-funded project to document the rainforests of the world, announced as part of the awards' partnership with The Prince's Rainforest Project.
On top of the $5000, the overall winner will be flown to Cannes, receive two nights accommodation in a luxury hotel, and receive VIP tickets to the award ceremony.
The deadline for submissions to the competition, which is free to enter, is December 31. the winner will be announced on March 17, 2009. To enter, go to
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...Reuters – This undated handout photo shows a creature called a pygmy tarsier, believed for the eight decades to
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On a misty mountaintop on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists for the first time in more than eight decades have observed a living pygmy tarsier, one of the planet's smallest and rarest primates.
Over a two-month period, the scientists used nets to trap three furry, mouse-sized pygmy tarsiers -- two males and one female -- on Mt. Rore Katimbo in Lore Lindu National Park in central Sulawesi, the researchers said on Tuesday.
.They spotted a fourth one that got away
The tarsiers, which some scientists believed were extinct, may not have been overly thrilled to be found. One of them chomped Sharon Gursky-Doyen, a Texas A&M University professor of anthropology who took part in the expedition.
"I'm the only person in the world to ever be bitten by a pygmy tarsier," Gursky-Doyen said in a telephone interview.
"My assistant was trying to hold him still while I was attaching a radio collar around its neck. It's very hard to hold them because they can turn their heads around 180 degrees. As I'm trying to close the radio collar, he turned his head and nipped my finger. And I yanked it and I was bleeding."
The collars were being attached so the tarsiers' movements could be tracked.
Tarsiers are unusual primates -- the mammalian group that includes lemurs, monkeys, apes and people. The handful of tarsier species live on various Asian islands.
As their name indicates, pygmy tarsiers are small -- weighing about 2 ounces (50 grammes). They have large eyes and large ears, and they have been described as looking a bit like one of the creatures in the 1984 Hollywood movie "Gremlins."
They are nocturnal insectivores and are unusual among primates in that they have claws rather than finger nails.
They had not been seen alive by scientists since 1921. In 2000, Indonesian scientists who were trapping rats in the Sulawesi highlands accidentally trapped and killed a pygmy tarsier.
"Until that time, everyone really didn't believe that they existed because people had been going out looking for them for decades and nobody had seen them or heard them," Gursky-Doyen said.
Her group observed the first live pygmy tarsier in August at an elevation of about 6,900 feet.
"Everything was covered in moss and the clouds are right at the top of that mountain. It's always very, very foggy, very, very dense. It's cold up there. When you're one degree from the equator, you .expect to be hot. You don't expect to be shivering most of the time. That's what we were doing," she said
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It may look like a gremlin, but this tiny animal is actually a pygmy tarsier, recently rediscovered in the forests of Indonesia.
The 2-ounce (57-gram) carnivorous primate had not been seen alive since the 1920s.
That was until researchers on a summer expedition captured, tagged, and released three members of the species (including this individual, above).
"Everyone's always talking about pygmy tarsiers," said lead researcher Sharon Gursky-Doyen, a professor at Texas A&M University.
"There have been dozens of expeditions looking for them—all unsuccessful.
I needed to go and try to see for myself if they were really there or if they were really extinct," added Gursky-Doyen, whose research was funded in part by the National Geographic Society's Conservation Trust.
Once relatively abundant among the mossy, forested mountain slopes of Lore Lindu National Park in central Sulawesi, the pygmy tarsier population may have shrunk when logging in the 1970s destroyed its habitat, Gursky-Doyen said.
The nocturnal creatures rely on darkness to avoid predation. However in fragmented forests, the canopy lets in more moonlight, exposing the small animal to birds and other predators as it leaps from tree to tree.
Gursky-Doyen said she hopes the find will inspire the Indonesian government to protect the species and its habitat.
"[The] government needs to figure out a compromise between people and animals living in Lore Lindu."
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Scientists from the US and Russia have pieced together 80% of the species' genome, using DNA samples of
hair preserved from two mammoths mummified from the ice age.
They hope the ground-breaking development will be a step closer in bringing back the vast beasts from extinction, by inserting their genes into a modern-day elephant.
Professor Stephan Schuster, a leading member of the research team from Pennsylvania State University, said the find would allow scientists to retrieve the genetic information that was believed to have been lost when the mammoth died out.
He added it may "bring an extinct species that modern humans have missed meeting by only a few thousand years."
But there may be setbacks, as thousands of years of frozen ice has caused the genetic material to be degraded.
The team also faces the challenge of telling apart intact DNA samples from damaged ones.
It is possible to be fooled into thinking samples contaminated with DNA from fungi and micro-organisms originate from a mammoth.
It's hoped the research can help explain why woolly mammoths became extinct, unlike elephants, their closest living relative.
Dr Jeremy Austin from the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, at the University Of Adelaide added: "Currently we only have a partial mammoth genome, with a sizeable number of errors in the genetic code.
"It's a bit like trying to build a car with only 80% of the parts and knowing that some parts were already broken."
Those hoping to visit a woolly mammoth theme park any time soon may be in for quite a wait...
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Iran's Karim Bagheri (right) celebrates after scoring a goal against the United Arab Emirates during their Asian zone Group 2 World Cup qualifying football match in Dubai. Group co-leaders Iran's plans of getting full points against UAE was dashed when they were held to a 1-1 draw by the hosts.
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STS-126 astronaut Steve Bowen and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (out of frame) worked to clean and lubricate part of the station's starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joints (SARJ) and to remove two of SARJ's 12 trundle bearing assemblies. The spacewalkers also removed a depleted nitrogen tank from a stowage platform on the outside of the complex and moved it into Endeavour's cargo bay. They also moved a flex hose rotary coupler from the shuttle to the station stowage platform, as well as removing some insulation blankets from the common berthing mechanism on the Kibo laboratory.
by JO STEELE - Thursday, November 20, 2008
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A parrot, not on the phone
... Missing - one cockatiel. Answers to the name of Smokey. Literally
An escaped parrot has been reunited with his owner after squawking his name down the phone to confirm his identity
Fugitive Smokey was found in a park by Sue Hill, who tracked down his owner's phone number and called to check the cockatiel was indeed his
She spoke to David Edward's wife, who asked her to hand the phone over to the parrot. Right on cue, he began chirping: 'Smokey, Smokey!'
'It was very funny. That was the first time the bird had spoken and it was then I was sure he belonged to them,' Mrs Hill said.
Smokey did a disappearing act from Mr Edwards' house in Wrexham on Saturday.
The next day, he landed on Mrs Hill's shoulder while she was out walking in a park 3km (two miles) away. 'He was very friendly and just stayed there,' she said. In a bid to return the lost bird, she phoned several local vets and eventually found one who had been contacted by a worried Mr Edwards.
'I couldn't believe it when Sue contacted us to tell us she had found him. We were delighted,' the grandfather said.
'He has his own character and says phrases such as "Hello Smokey", "Smokey-Cokey" and "What's that?" he added
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Lake wanderer: An artist’s impression of the large pterosaur
. A new species of pterosaur with a wingspan the size of a family car has been uncovered
.It would have been able to stretch out 5m (16ft) as it flew above Brazil 115million years ago
The species is the first toothless pterosaur found outside China, said Portsmouth University researcher Mark Witton
It is called Lacusovagus – lake wanderer – as its remains were found in a lake in north-east Brazil
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Cash cuts: The £10 and £20 banknotes which Graham Hill found in a litter bin in Lincoln
A street cleaner who found £10,000 in cut-up banknotes has been told he can keep the money – all he has to do now is put the pieces back together
. Graham Hill, 43, unearthed the £10 and £20 notes as he emptied litter bins
He handed the bundle to police who held it for six months. But, when no one claimed the cash, they returned it to Mr Hill. The Bank of England will give him a new note for each one he can put back together
Mr Hill, of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, remains tight-lipped about the task facing him. But he did say: 'I was gutted when I looked in the bin and saw the money cut up.'
Det Con Nick Cobb said: 'How the money came to be in the bin remains a mystery. There was no evidence it was stolen or linked to any criminal activity.'
The cash, and a second bundle of cut-up notes, were found in separate bins in Lincoln's central market in May
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Shocked: Martin Venner and his wife Deborah with the ‘sub’ and the blade
. A customer has told how he bought a sandwich from Subway – and found a 18cm (7in) knife inside
Martin Venner, 52, said the kitchen knife fell out as he took his foot-long sweet chilli chicken 'sub' out of its paper wrapping.
'There it was, staring back at me,' he said. 'I was shocked and thrown back
When he rang up the Subway outlet, which promises 'no surprises' in its advertising, staff denied the knife was theirs.
'They said all their knives were accounted for,' said Mr Venner's wife Deborah, 49.
'Then she said, “Can you tell me what colour the handle is?'' Then she asked for it back. It's disgusting. If there was a hair in the food you could miss it, but a knife?'
The Venners, of St Stephen, Cornwall, complained and were offered a refund, free meals and £50.
But owner Andy Charalambous said there was no proof the knife came from his store in St Austell and health officers found everything in order.
The couple, who often take their grandchildren to Subway – slogan 'Eat Fresh' – said they wanted a written apology
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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On the pull: Ivana with model John David Dery
What do you when you find out your toyboy husband has been cosying up to a younger woman while out partying? Well, if you're Ivana Trump, you split up with him and go one better yourself
Shortly after confirming her marriage to 36-year-old Rossano Rubicondi (her fourth husband) was over, the 59-year-old went out on the pull and bagged herself a model aged just 22. Yes, that's right, 22.
And she made sure the paparazzi were there to record every moment she shared with John David Dery at The Best Awards in Paris – wrapping her arms around her prey and nuzzling into his ear
The Czech socialite had been hitched to Rubicondi for just seven months. What will her famous ex, Donald Trump, make of it all?
On the pull: Ivana with model John David Dery, and 'those' pics of husband Rossano Rubicondi
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07-12-2008, 03:54
Google has started warning users if they are about to visit a web page that could harm their computer
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The warning will pop up if users click on a link to a page known to host spyware or other malicious programs.
The initiative comes out of a larger project cataloguing programs that plague people with unwanted ads, spy on web habits or steal personal data.
Google is one of several companies trying to act as an "in-flight adviser" to ensure people stay safe online.
Web watch
The warnings will be seen by anyone using the search engine who clicks on a link to a site identified as harmful by the Stop Badware coalition.
Google, PC maker Lenovo and Sun set up this initiative in January 2006 to identify dangerous software and the websites that try to trick people into installing these malicious programs.
Initially the warnings seen via the search site will be generic and simply alert people to the fact that a site has been flagged as dangerous. Eventually the warnings will become more detailed as Stop Badware researchers visit harmful sites and analyse how they try to subvert users' machines.
The warning suggests that people try a different site but if they want to continue to the potentially dangerous webpage Google will not stop them.
A research report released in May 2006 looked at the safety of the results returned by a search and found that, on average, 4-6% of the sites had harmful content on them.
For some keywords, such as "free screensavers" the number of potentially dangerous sites leapt to 64%.
The keywords are used to entice people to access the website.
The research report was partly sponsored by McAfee's SiteAdvisor which also warns people when they are about to visit potentially harmful sites.
Another company ScanSafe has also created the Scandoo search engine which overlays its warnings on results produced via Google and MSN.
"Most dodgy websites that have spyware or are infected with viruses come through search," said Eldar Tuvey, chief executive of ScanSafe. "Because they are the ones that people do not know as well and find through searching." l
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07-12-2008, 03:55
Yahoo is introducing new technology to its search engine which will warn users if they are about to click on a website that hosts viruses, spyware and spam
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SearchScan uses security firm McAfee's SiteAdvisor technology to warn users about "potentially risky sites".
The service, which is switched on by default, produces an on-screen alert.
"Our goal is to protect users by allowing them to make a more informed decision about the sites they visit," said Yahoo's Priyank Garg.
Rival firm Google introduced similar technology in 2006.
Yahoo's service will warn users about three types of risk:
* Browser exploits: Sites that can harm a user's computer or install malware simply by visiting the site. Any such sites or pages included in McAfee's data will be removed from search results automatically.
* Dangerous downloads: SearchScan will display warnings next to search results for sites that offer potentially dangerous software, such as viruses, spyware or adware.
* Unsolicited e-mail: SearchScan will alert users to scanned sites that send unsolicited e-mails or inappropriately share e-mail addresses with third parties.
Viruses, spyware and adware programs are often "hidden" inside innocuous-looking programs such as screensavers and toolbars.
Industry analysts IDC estimate that 67% of all computers have some form of spyware installed without a user's knowledge. l
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07-12-2008, 03:56
Hi-tech firms are setting up a project to help users spot if downloads are infested with spyware and adware
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Funded by Google and Sun the Stop Badware project will expose the hidden extras that popular software, such as file-sharing programs, often has inside it.
These extras can bombard users with unwanted adverts, slow down PCs and sometimes steal personal information.
Eventually the project hopes to make tools to help clean up infested PCs.
Name and shame
Although the numbers of computer viruses are growing every day, many makers of malicious programs have started putting their energy into creating so-called spyware and adware programs.
Some of these nuisances sneak on to PCs by exploiting loopholes in Microsoft Windows but many are simply bundled in with other programs that users do want to install.
Also some unscrupulous companies produce fake programs that claim to help users get rid of spyware or block spam but which make sure they receive only ads and spam from the software maker's partners.
The project aims to make clear what users will get when they download and install software.
Although funded by Google, Sun and Chinese computer firm Lenovo, the research will be carried out by the Oxford Internet Institute and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Advice will also be provided by Consumer Reports WebWatch.
"We do have companies in mind but we are not going to name names off the bat," said John Palfrey, co-director of the Stop Badware Coalition and director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
"The key message here is that we are putting every company on notice," he said.
The project aims to produce its first reports in February.
To some extent the Stop Badware project will repeat work done by some anti-spyware campaigners such as Suzi Turner and Eric Howes who maintain a list of fake products that users should be wary of.
There are also many informal efforts that produce utility programs to remove particular sorts of spyware and adware.l
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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Increases in courts fees are deterring councils from helping vulnerable children such as Baby P
Increases in courts fees are deterring councils from helping vulnerable children such as Baby P, a leading barrister claims
There has been a sharp fall in the number of cases going before judges since the charges rose, .according to Desmond Browne QC
In his inaugural speech tonight as chairman of the Bar Council, he will also warn against cuts to legal aid for the family courts
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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? Sandwich made from spam and marmalade anyone
Sandwiches made from a mixture of Spam and marmalade and a wedding breakfast of cream cheese and chips are just some of the strange things ordered at hotels, it has been revealed
False teeth, breast milk and incontinence pads have also been requested, a survey by Best Western Hotels found
One manager was asked to measure the size of the hotel's carpet pattern before a guest would book accommodation
And the manager of a hotel in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, was asked to give a guest a salt rubdown to get rid of a botched fake tan.
The Spam-and-marmalade sandwich request came from an enthusiastic walker at a hotel in the Highlands, while one hotel reported being asked to prepare a three-course meal at 4am.
The strange wedding breakfast fare of cream cheese, crackers and chips was ordered at a hotel in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands.
Best Western concierge Ray Mortlock said: "There are few demands that are too much for us and we like to think we can handle anything - so long as it's legal
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
When you think of the connection between 'popular music' and 'walruses', the chances are you'll come up with The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus,' and not much more
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But that's because you've never seen Sara, the incredible saxophone-playing walrus of Istanbul. A star of the show at the newly-opened Istanbul Dolphinarium, Sara – prompted by her Russian trainer, Sergiy – clasps a saxophone in her flippers and rocks out to a powerful sax solo.
However, we have terrible news for any potential fans of the supposedly talented creature - because Sara is not actually playing the saxophone. She's just miming, the big faker. She's actually the Milli Vanilli of the musical-walrus world
However, pretend-saxophone-playing is not the limit of Sara's skills. She can also dress up as a train conductor and blow a whistle, for some reason.
However, given that the popularity of the LOLrus is only slightly less than that of the LOLcat in the online meme stakes, you can probably expect amusingly photoshopped pictures of Sara to start popping up in your inbox soon.
In the meantime, here's a video of Sara in action, from YouTuber
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13-12-2008, 23:37
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A farmer in southern Lebanon has dug up what might be the heaviest potato in the world.
"This giant weighs 11.3 kilos (24.9 pounds)," Khalil Semhat told the AFP news agency at his farm near Tyre, 85 kilometres (50 miles) south of Beirut.
"I've been working the land since I was a boy, and it's the first time I've seen anything like it."
Mr Semhat, 56, said he had to ask for help from a friend to get the huge vegetable out of the ground.
He insisted that he had used no fertilizer or other chemicals to produce it.
Mr Semhat said he hoped his potato will be recognised as the heaviest potato in the world.
The current world record, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, is held by K Sloan of the Isle of Man in Britain for a potato weighing a mere 3.5 kg (7 lb 13 oz).
2008 is the International Year of the Potato, a project sponsored by the United Nations which aims to focus attention on the importance of the vegetable in providing food security and alleviating poverty. l
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13-12-2008, 23:40
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A full moon has occurred closer to the Earth than it has done at any time for the past 15 years.
The Moon's elliptical orbit means its distance from the Earth is not constant.
It was a little over 350,000km away as it passed over the northern hemisphere, about 30,000km closer than usual.
Astronomers said the moon would appear brighter and larger than usual, but the sky in the UK was almost completely covered by cloud.
Closest path
Friday's full moon was predicted to appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons this year, according to Nasa.
The Moon's orbit is elliptical, meaning it does not follow a circular but rather an oval path.
It has reached the point where this oval orbit is nearest to the Earth.
"It's only every few years that a full moon happens to coincide with the part of the Moon's orbit when its closest to the Earth," said Marek Kukula, an astronomer at the UK's Royal Observatory.
The moon appears largest as it rises and sets, but this is a psychological illusion, Dr Kukula said.
"When it's close to the horizon, our brain interprets it as being bigger than it actually is, this is called the moon illusion," he said.
"The size may be striking when it's near the horizon," said Robert Massey of the UK Royal Astronomical Society.
However, he cautioned against expecting too much.
"The Moon may be brighter and may appear somewhat larger, but it's really quite hard for the eye to notice the difference; the eye will compensate for the extra brightness, it's not like going from night to day," said Dr Massey.
The Moon's brightness varies throughout its annual cycle, during the mid-winter in the northern hemisphere it can appear brighter simply because it is higher in the sky. l
Monday, December 15, 2008
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eBay has banned a man from selling his soul
A musician fed up with his life was today barred from selling his soul to the highest bidder
Dante Knoxx, 24, offered the "used" item for a starting bid of £25,000.50 or a buy it now price of £700,000 on the internet auction site eBay
But eBay pulled the listing today with about two hours to go and no bids because it breached one of the firm's policies
You cannot sell anything that is not physical," said Mr Knoxx. "That includes ghosts, souls and spirits which is funny.
"I have been refunded but I had 200 people watching it, I'm really disappointed by that. "I had lots of emails asking if I was serious and religious groups telling me I couldn't do that, others wanted to talk about my soul.
"I had a lot of interest but no actual bidders which is a real shame." The Arts Institute graduate decided to try to sell his soul after a lack of creative jobs in his home town of Bournemouth, Dorset.
"I'm a highly creative person, but creativity is not without its drawbacks," he said in the listing.
"Unfortunately where I live there are hardly any jobs to keep a creative person like myself employed in anything other than boring, mundane office jobs."
Mr Knoxx was planning to use the money to get his experimental music group, Paradigm, which he created with his friend Zakk Altair, up and running.
He quit his "shoddy job" as a laptop repair technician and said: "I leave it to you, the denizens of Earth, to purchase my actual soul and in return allow me to acquire some tasty capital."
The auction included a legal contract entitling the new soul's owner to a percentage of Mr Knoxx's income for the rest of his life, with a guaranteed minimum of £1,000 per year.
Another clause entitled the owner to 10% of any intellectual works of Paradigm.
He also pledged to write a full account of the soul's life within three years and the owner of his soul would also be entitled to 10% of his estate in his will.
Other clauses in the contract included sending the owner an annual report of his soul, and a birthday card on Mr Knoxx's birthday, as well as a promise to plant three trees a year.
A final clause also stated Mr Knoxx could buy back his soul for £100,000,000
Monday, December 15, 2008
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What the supernatural figure may have looked like
A burglar who broke into a house in Malaysia claims he was held captive by a 'supernatural figure' for three days without food and water, according to news reports.
Police official Abdul Marlik Hakim Johar told The Star newspaper the house's owners found the 36-year-old man fatigued and dehydrated when they returned from vacation Thursday.
He says they called an ambulance to take him to a hospital
.The man told police that every time he tried to escape, a 'supernatural figure' shoved him to the ground
Abdul Marlik could not immediately be reached and other police officials declined to comment
Monday, December 15, 2008
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A city council in California has imposed a curfew on its own mayor, after they got fed up with her working late at the City Hall
Mayor Blanca Figueroa regularly works until the small hours of the morning. Members of the council, who say they have safety concerns about her night-owl ways, have now banned her from staying at the office after 11pm.
The mayor is less than happy about this, calling the curfew 'petty'
The mayor of the town, 14 miles east of Los Angeles, insists that she needs to work into the night because her days are taken up by meetings, and she has an overflowing inbox of correspondence from residents
Friday, December 12, 2008
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. You'd better wipe that ;-) off your face - or you might be forced to pay up
A Russian businessman has trademarked the emoticon - the combination of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages and e-mail.
The man who now own the rights to the typographic wink is Oleg Teterin, president of the mobile ad company Superfone. He said on Thursday he doesn't plan on tracking down individual users, following the decision by the federal patent agency
'I want to highlight that this is only directed at corporations, companies that are trying to make a profit without the permission of the trademark holder,' he said in comments to NTV.
Companies will be sent legal warnings if they use the symbol without his permission, he said.
'Legal use will be possible after buying an annual license from us,' he was quoted by Kommersant as saying. 'It won't cost that much - tens of thousands of dollars.' Bargain.
He also said since other similar emoticons - :-) or ;) or :) - resemble the one he has trademarked, use of those symbols could also fall under his ownership.
Other Russian Internet entrepreneurs reacted to the effort predictably, with >:-0 and :-(
'Imagine the next wise-guy who trademarks the 33 letters of the Russian alphabet and then says anyone who uses the Russian alphabet has to send him money. It's absurd,' Alexander Manis, the director of a broadband internet and mobile company, told NTV.
Maksim Mashkov, owner of an Internet cafe and bookstore, said he doubted the trademark's legal basis since the symbol has existed in the public domain for years.
Indeed, Russia media said Teterin wasn't even the first person to try to trademark the symbol in Russia. Kommersant said a St. Petersburg court in 2005 agreed with an appeal from the German corporation Siemens, which was sued by a Russian man claiming he held the trademark.
Scott Fahlman, a professor at the Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, is widely credited with innovating the three keystrokes - a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis - as a smiley face, 25 years ago. He simultaneously ivented the :-( as well
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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Raging rodents: A Cape Ground squirrel kicks a female neighbour where the sun doesn’t – or rather does – shine
.They're mean, moody and know how to fight. Each other, mainly
With moves straight out of a martial arts movie, they don't hold back when it comes to beating up their mates.
And, being more Squirrel Nutjob then Squirrel Nutkin, they're a family whom Beatrix Potter would have steered well clear of
The creatures were pictured by British photographer David Slater in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
He describes the vegetarian beasts – Cape Ground squirrels – as 'adorable' despite their behaviour.
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Group pose, complete with steely eyes and a strangely human set of expressions
'They're very inquisitive animals and I soon discovered that, if I put the camera on the floor, they couldn't resist an inspection,' said Mr Slater, of Coleford, Gloucestershire.
'Such close encounters with wildlife are what I really enjoy.
'I've often watched them from the car when in a game park and discovered a small family that had residence in a distant corner of a campsite.'
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Crouching tiger, hidden squirrel: Actually, this is more WWE wrestling than Kung Fu
Unlike their British cousins, these squirrels are poor climbers and so live on or under the ground.
And, when not attacking one another, they like nothing better than using their tails as sun umbrellas or sunbathing with legs outstretched.
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Spring into action: Another pair of squirrels take a giant leap for Tufty kind
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Astronomers have continued to cast their eyes to the heavens, with bigger and better telescopes and as much passion as ever this year, but some of the coolest findings of 2008 were right in our own backyard, or at least looked like they were.
Here are five favorite findings in astronomy for 2008:
1. Alien worlds
With the extrasolar planet tally now well above 300, astronomers seem to be on track for spotting another Earth (the astronomical jackpot) before long. Along the way this year, a jaw-dropping announcement came in November when two teams of astronomers reported they had snapped direct images of exoplanets.
Geoffrey Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley, calls the images "the most spectacular thing in 2008."
"In my own professional opinion this is by far the most definitive picture of a planet ever taken," Marcy said during a telephone interview, referring to the direct image by the Hubble Space Telescope of the planet called Fomalhaut b.
The gold rush of exoplanet discoveries this year boils down to new techniques and observatories as well as energetic astronomers involved, Marcy said.
Some other highlights include: the least-massive planet, weighing in at just three times the mass of Earth; the hottest planet, with temperatures reaching about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,200 degrees Celsius); and three so-called super-Earths orbiting a star.
Astronomers like Marcy predict the upcoming year will bring us even closer to detecting Earth's twin. For instance, NASA's Kepler mission is scheduled to launch in March with the goal of finding rocky planets about the size of Earth that orbit within the habitable zone of their host stars where liquid water and life might exist. Stay tuned.
2. Martian life?
The red planet has gotten celebrity treatment this past year, with the touchdown of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in May, the continuing presence of the Mars Exploration Rover twins (Spirit and Opportunity) and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (which has imaged nearly 40 percent of the planet).
A major goal of such missions has been to find signs of past or present liquid water, the main ingredient for life. That's why Phoenix snagged a star-studded headline when the lander collected water ice near Mars' north pole this year.
Earlier in the year, Spirit found deposits of silica in Gusev Crater, suggesting, scientists said, that hot water once flowed through the Martian soil in hydrothermal vents. As on Earth, these hydrothermal vents may have once harbored life. The discovered silica could preserve fossils of such ancient life if it did indeed exist there.
And just in from MRO — evidence of carbonates on the Martian surface. Since carbonates can't survive in acidic, harsh conditions, the mineral finding suggests any microbes crawling around when Mars was wet could've enjoyed a cushy existence.
3. Dark energy
Scientists were hot on the trail this year of a mysterious "force" called dark energy that has been expanding the universe at an increasing pace and was only discovered about 10 years ago.
Though, admittedly, scientists say they are more than a few years away from solving the puzzler of what dark energy is, a new method this year confirmed its existence, suggesting the force is stifling the growth of galaxies in the universe. Basically, in an expanding universe dominated by dark energy, galaxies fly away from one another rather than mingle and merge.
These results also suggest dark energy takes the form of what Einstein called the cosmological constant — a term in Einstein's theory of general relativity that represents the possibility of empty space having a density and pressure associated with it.
4. Black hole antics
Black holes are so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape their gravitational grips. Though invisible, astronomers have inferred the presence of the dark behemoths from their effects on nearby objects. And this year, it seems, all the crazies came out of their cosmic closets.
Take the fastest spinning black hole, found to whirl around at speeds approaching the speed of light.
And when it comes to obesity, one black hole could've gobbled up 18 billion suns. This giant would dwarf the smallest black hole found this year, weighing in at about 3.8 times the mass of our sun and spanning just 15 miles (24 km) in diameter.
Researchers also found this year that some supermassive black holes, which reside at the centers of many or all galaxies, spew out giant bubbles from the tips of their jets. (As material falls into the gravitational clutches of a black hole, the energy can be spit out as jets of radiation and high-speed particles.) The bubbles ultimately pop, spilling their gaseous guts. Turns out, the hot gas keeps the black hole and its galaxy from ballooning to mega sizes.
Black holes can also take the form of "masked fugitive" Computer simulations revealed that when two black holes merge, the energy produced can kick the newly merged black hole clear out of its galaxy.
Also, for the first time this year, scientists detected such a rogue black hole racing along at 5,900,000 mph (2,650 kilometers per second).
5. Solving Mercury mysteries
More than half of our solar system's smallest planet (Pluto once took this honor), Mercury, had remained a mystery until this year. On Jan. 14, NASA's MESSENGER probe made its first flyby of Mercury, beginning a mission to image the entire planet.
From the get-go, the probe sent back intriguing images, including clear evidence for volcanoes. Images of the Caloris basin showed hints of lava flows and the presence of a shield volcano larger than the state of Delaware, with gently sloping sides.
And Mercury is indeed shrinking as its iron-rich core slowly cools. Scientists had speculated this much from images taken during the Mariner 10 mission in 1974. But MESSENGER images showed more faults than did Mariner 10, suggesting the strain from the planet's contraction was at least one-third greater than originally thought.
More to come: The thousands of images and other data collected by MESSENGER could also shed light on other Mercury mysteries, including the planet's relatively giant core, which makes up about two-thirds of the planet's mass. One idea is that huge impacts hundreds of millions of years ago might have stripped the innermost planet of its original surface.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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Who's that girl? Hang on - pink car, blonde hair, wooden acting. Surely, that's got to be, er, Paris Hilton looking remarkably like Thunderbirds heroine Lady Penelope.
Swap the pink Rolls for a pink Bentley and a rich Brit who lives in her own mansion for a rich American and you have a dead ringer.
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The hotel heiress, 27, was spotted making a late-night shopping stop in west Hollywood, where she spent two hours at an arcade trying on jewellery
by JO STEELE - Thursday, January 15, 2009
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a Jane Austen fixation must be in want of a very tolerant husband.
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We do: Denise and Stuart Vaughan
That was certainly the case when Denise and Stuart Vaughan got married in full period Pride and Prejudice costumes.
They dressed in the original outfits used in the BBC's TV production, which starred Colin Firth as Mr Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet
'It was like having my very own Mr Darcy - the vicar even said "Welcome Mr and Mrs Darcy",' said music teacher, Denise, 45, who met Stuart, 50, four years ago when they played husband and wife in a theatre show. 'This was my second marriage and I had already done the white meringue dress. I am a bit of a thespian and a huge fan of period dramas.
'I am convinced in my former life I was a housekeeper - it is my favourite era. I know the book back to front and found out about this shop in London which rents out the costumes - it was very economical.'
She added: 'Stuart sent me a text on the morning of the wedding to say 'Got outfit on - must love you!'"
The couple, who have three children each, wed at a Methodist church in their home town of Marple, in Stockport
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.Jeff Monson is either really dumb or really smart. I'm leaning towards the latter
The fighter, who last appeared in the Mixed Fighting Alliance, winning over Ricco Rodriguez in December, has a warrant against him for defacing the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash. This warrant was issued after pictures of him painting an anarchist symbol on the building appeared in ESPN the Magazine.
See, Monson is an outspoken anarchist. He has said many times that he wants to do away with the social hierarchies that govern our world. The best way for Monson to share these theories is through the mass media, so publicity is his friend.
Is Monson so dumb that he would expect ESPN to not use photographs of him committing a crime? Of course not. This is a man with a Master's degree in psychology. He understands the ramifications of civil disobedience. If he didn't want attention brought to his cause, he would have asked ESPN to photograph him sitting at home, enjoying dinner.
Monson was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of a $20,000 fine and 10 years in prison. ESPN did not do him a favor by running that picture, but it's not their job to protect athletes. It's their job to cover them, a fact which Monson has used to make sure that everyone is discussing his cause today
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By JESSICA SATHERLEY - Thursday, January 15, 2009
Metro has carefully chosen the best and worst dressed celebs this week to find out who has hit the fashion jack-pot and who has missed
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Does Cameron Diaz ever age? The stunning actress looks just as hot as she did 10 years ago in this bubblegum pink dress at the Golden Globes, keeping her style young and fresh.
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Cameron Diaz looks picture perfect in this bubblegum pink gown at the Golden Globe Awards
While the main theme on the red carpet this week was gold, Diaz broke away from the crowd in the bright pink taffeta Chanel Haute Couture dress, accessorizing with a Chanel clutch and a whopping big diamond Chanel Camilia ring.
The 36-year-old showed off her toned arms with the off the shoulder look and her two toned hair reinforced her Californian surfer repertoire
Cam was a breath of fresh air among the bland majority at the Globes, making her our hottest pick of the week.
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Renee Zellweger looked like she was auditioning for a role as the new Morticia Addams rather than walking the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards this week.
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Renee Zellweger looks more like Morticia Addams than a diva on the red carpet
It might have been a Corolina Herrera gown but the nude coloured bra under the sheer blouse; teamed up with the fishtail skirt were cringe worthy.
The dress that Renee picked from Herrera's Pre-Fall 2009 collection might have suited a more olive complexion but the Bridget Jones actress's porcelain skin was only emphasized against the harsh tone.
The petite star is completely drowned by the monstrosity and we suggest that next time she leaves the gothic look to The Addams Family
Friday, January 16, 2009
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Karl Ferdinand Trunk performs with a talented goat during the opening ceremony of the 33nd Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco
By LISA SCOTT - Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Chop Chop: Lisa Scott gets busy in the kitchen under the watchful eye of Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi has a dinner party tonight. The Israeli chef and owner of award-winning Islington deli Ottolenghi is cooking for eight friends
On arrival, I marvel at his majestic dining table, already cluttered with colourful trays of delicious-looking veggie food.
'Colour is important when it comes to food. People eat with their eyes,' says Ottolenghi, who together with Palestinian business partner Sami Tamimi, serves up Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and North African flavours.
'Vegetables are so versatile,' he says. 'You can do so many things to enhance their flavour and appearance.'
Vegetables are why I'm here. I haven't eaten meat in years but I'm not pushy about my beliefs.
My problem is inspiration – I cook the same few meals repeatedly. I'm not alone.
There is a growing number of part-time veggies, called flexitarians, who find eating a varied diet so difficult they tuck into the occasional meat dish.
I hope Ottolenghi, famous for his sumptuous vegetables, can teach me to be more adventurous. He gets me to roast some carrots and butternut squash.
'When roasting vegetables, put them on the highest heat for 20 minutes,' he says. 'Always blanch carrots for three minutes in boiling water first as they take longer to cook than butternut squash and pumpkin.'
Among the plates is a pile of roasted aubergine wedges. Ottolenghi, who studied philosophy before following his partner to London and embarking on a Cordon Bleu cooking course, nods towards them: 'Aubergine is my favourite vegetable because it is so versatile.'
I confess that I hate aubergine as it always tastes soggy. Ottolenghi looks mortified. 'How can you say that? I will change that for you.'
Under his instruction I start the tahini and oregano sauce for his beloved aubergines.
As I blend red chillies, chopped oregano, coriander, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil, I ask Ottolenghi about the typical mistakes veggies make.
'I hate substitute meat,' he says. 'People think they need to replace the meat flavour in their meals. They should stop trying to simulate flavour. You can do so much without meat.'
What should I invest in to avoid bean-burger temptation? 'Couscous, lentils, rice, quinoa barley,' he suggests. 'Make a big grain salad in half an hour.
Boil wild rice, quinoa and lentils together and leave to cool. Then add coriander, mint and thyme, finely chopped garlic, olive oil and lemon juice.
Add some sun-blushed tomatoes. It's a very simple meal.'
Our vegetables are now roasted so Ottolenghi pours a thick red paste of harissa, lemon, cumin, coriander and paprika over the steaming chunks of carrot and butternut squash. After they have cooled, we roll them in chopped coriander and parsley.
I am impressed; in just half an hour, the humble carrot has been transformed to the dazzling main attraction.
So what of the aubergine? I sit at the chef's dining table and he watches me as I hesitantly eat his aubergine with tahini and oregano sauce.
He smiles knowingly as I admit it is delicious and full of fresh, zingy flavour. But did I really expect anything less?
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Try these recipes at home
Marinated aubergine with tahini and oregano
Preheat oven to 220ºC. Trim the stalk end off three small aubergines and cut each into ten similarly sized pieces.
Place the pieces on a large roasting tray. Brush all sides with plenty of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Place the tray in the hot oven and bake for 15-18min until golden brown and soft inside.
Put one mild red chilli seeded and chopped, 2tbsp finely chopped coriander, 2tbsp finely chopped oregano, one crushed garlic clove, 3tbsp lemon juice, 4tbsp olive oil, 1tsp coarse sea salt and ¼tsp ground black pepper into a bowl and mix well for a marinade.
Take the aubergines from the oven and spoon the marinade on top. Leave at room temperature for two hours before serving.
To serve, spoon green tahini sauce on top.
Grilled mackerel with green olive, celery and raisin salsa
Stir together the following for the salsa: 125g celery stalks, thinly sliced, 60g stoned green olives, 3tbsp capers, rinsed, 70g raisins, 1½tbsp sherry vinegar, 4tbsp olive oil, 3tbsp honey and 15g flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped. It should be sweet to the taste. Leave to sit for at least 15min.
Set an oven grill to the highest setting and toss eight mackerel fillets gently with olive oil and some salt and pepper.
Lay the fillets on a flat tray skin side up and place under grill for 3-4min or until cooked. Serve the fish hot or at room temperature with a spoonful of salsa.
Both recipes are from Yotam's Ottolenghi cookbook. He will also be conducting hands-on cookery classes on February 21, March 14, May 9 and June 6 at Leiths Cookery School;
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
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Come on in, the water’s lovely: Kentucky ponders whether to take the plunge while his friends flap around in their pool at Chester Zoo
His friends are more than happy to splash about in their icy pools – but for Kentucky the penguin, water holds a real chill.
.The runt steadfastly refuses to take the plunge, causing his keepers no end of woe
They've tried forcing Kentucky in to keep his feathers clean – but have resorted to pouring water on him
'It's a bit too cold for him in the water, so he spends all his time on the rocks just walking around,' said Kentucky's keeper, Adam Stevenson.
'It's a bit of a pain having to go over to feed him because he won't go in the water but he's a real character and everyone at the zoo loves him.'
The Humboldt penguin was born small and has always had moulting problems – but he has won the hearts of those at Chester Zoo in Cheshire.
'I expected to see all the penguins flapping about in the water but there was one who wasn't having any of it,' said visitor Stacey Commons.
'He just sat there looking a bit lonely on his rock. He's really cute but I felt sorry for him. It's like a monkey who's scared of climbing trees
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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Bionice Woman Michelle Ryan with the Doctor David Tenant
. Doctor Who will meet a Bionic Woman for an Easter special
Time Lord David Tennant is to be joined by Michelle Ryan, who starred in 2007's remake of 1970's classic The Bionic Woman.
In the episode – Planet Of The Dead – Ryan, 24, plays Lady Christina de Souza, who joins the Doctor on a bus trip which takes a 'detour to danger'
Writer Russell T Davies revealed that Lady Christina 'is a woman with a mysterious past who's going to have a huge impact on the Doctor'. Also appearing will be funnyman Lee Evans.
Tennant leaves at the end of the year and will be replaced by Matt Smith
Associated Press
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DALLAS -- A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse.
Now officials from The Covenant School say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory.
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.Samantha Peloza grabs a rebound in practice a week after their 100-0 win
"It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened," Kyle Queal, the head of the school, said in a statement, adding the forfeit was requested because "a victory without honor is a great loss."
The private Christian school defeated Dallas Academy last week. Covenant was up 59-0 at halftime.
A parent who attended the game told The Associated Press that Covenant continued to make 3-pointers -- even in the fourth quarter. She praised the Covenant players but said spectators and an assistant coach were cheering wildly as their team edged closer to 100 points.
"I think the bad judgment was in the full-court press and the 3-point shots," said Renee Peloza, whose daughter plays for Dallas Academy. "At some point, they should have backed off."
Dallas Academy coach Jeremy Civello told The Dallas Morning News that the game turned into a "layup drill," with the opposing team's guards waiting to steal the ball and drive to the basket. Covenant scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and "finally eased up when they got to 100 with about four minutes left," he said.
Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia.
There is no mercy rule in girls basketball that shortens the game or permits the clock to continue running when scores become lopsided. There is, however, "a golden rule" that should have applied in this contest, said Edd Burleson, the director of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Both schools are members of this association, which oversees private school athletics in Texas.
"On a personal note, I told the coach of the losing team how much I admire their girls for continuing to compete against all odds," Burleson said. "They showed much more character than the coach that allowed that score to get out of hand. It's up to the coach to control the outcome."
In the statement on the Covenant Web site, Queal said the game "does not reflect a Christ-like and honorable approach to competition. We humbly apologize for our actions and seek the forgiveness of Dallas Academy, TAPPS and our community."
Covenant coach Micah Grimes did not immediately respond to a message left by The Associated Press on Thursday.
Queal said school officials met with Dallas Academy officials to apologize and praised "each member of the Dallas Academy Varsity Girls Basketball team for their strength, composure and fortitude in a game in which they clearly emerged the winner."
Civello said he appreciated the gesture and has accepted the apology "with no ill feelings."
At a shootaround Thursday, several Dallas Academy players said they were frustrated during the game but felt it was a learning opportunity. They also said they are excited about some of the attention they are receiving from the loss, including an invitation from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to see an NBA game from his suite.
"Even if you are losing, you might as well keep playing," said Shelby Hyatt, a freshman on the team. "Keep trying, and it's going to be OK."
Peloza said the coach and other parents praised the Dallas Academy girls afterward for limiting Covenant to 12 points in the fourth quarter. She added that neither her daughter nor her teammates seemed to dwell on the loss. "Somewhere during that game they got caught up in the moment," Peloza said of the Covenant players, fans and coaches. "Our girls just moved on. That's the happy part of the story
Friday, January 23, 2009
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A goat arrested? No kidding - it's the nanny state gone mad
. Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of the attempted armed robbery of a Mazda 323
Vigilantes took the animal to the police, claiming it was a criminal who had used black magic to transform himself into a goat to escape arrest after trying to steal the car.
Police have detained the goat in custody while they ponder what to do next
Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed said: "The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car.
"They pursued them. However, one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat.
"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody. We cannot base our information on something mystical.
"It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat."
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation.
Curious locals have rushed to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw
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PARIS (AFP) – A few lucky people in the Indian Ocean will be treated to a rare event on Monday when an annular solar eclipse will transform the Sun into a dark disc with a blazing ring-shaped corona around its rim.
In solar eclipses, the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow on the terrestrial surface.
In an annular eclipse, a tiny shift in distance that results from celestial mechanics means the Moon does not completely cover the Sun's face, as it does in a total eclipse.
Instead, for those directly under the alignment, the Moon covers most of the Sun's surface, and a ring-like crown of solar light blazes from the edge of the disk.
For those watching from the fringe of the track, the Sun is partially obscured, as if a bite has been taken out of it.
According to veteran NASA eclipse-watcher Fred Espenak, the total eclipse track will run from west to east on Monday from 0606 GMT to 0952 GMT.
It will traverse the Indian Ocean and western Indonesia before petering out just short of Mindanao, the Philippines.
The partial eclipse will be seen in a much wider swathe, including the southern third of Africa, Madagascar, Australia, Southeast India, Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
It will be the only annular solar eclipse this year. The last was on 7 February, 2007, and after Monday, the next one will be on 15 January, 2010.
The big event for eclipse junkies this year is on July 22, when a total solar eclipse will be visible from India and China, the world's two most populous countries.
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:During the year 2009, two solar and four lunar eclipses occur as follows
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By JESSICA SATHERLEY - Friday, January 23, 2009
Metro has carefully chosen the best and worst dressed celebs this week to find out who has hit the fashion jack-pot and who has missed
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It has been a great week for Kate Winslet after winning two Golden Globe awards, being nominated for an Oscar and now making Metro's best dressed list – can this woman do no wrong?
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Kate Winslet is stunning in a black Narciso Rodriguez dress at the UK premiere of Revolutionary Road
When the British actress arrived a the UK premiere of Revolutionary Road she looked stunning in a black Narciso Rodriguez dress with a criss-crossed glossy leather top.
Despite the freezing temperatures Kate showed off her toned legs with peep-toe black heels and kept her jewelry minimal.
The blonde chose a little black Balmain dress for the L.A premiere as well but we prefer the Narciso Rodriguez piece, showing just the right amount of cleavage between crosses
Kate is up against some tough competition at the Oscars this year but Metro have their fingers crossed for the Brit to take it home.
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Kate Hudson is known for her carefree attitude to fashion, sometimes choosing radical designs but this week she looked more like Peter Pan than a fashionista while promoting her new film Bride Wars.
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Kate Hudson gets some wrong advice from her stylist Rachel Zoe
The blonde beauty was draped in black velvet Louis Vuitton from the designer's spring 2009 collection, but the puffed out sleeves, uber low V-neck and superhero belt were a bit too kooky for our liking.
We can't put all the blame on Kate though; she was styled by Hollywood's Rachel Zoe who is best known for her emaciated frame and walking around L.A with Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan.
Our advice to Husdon is therefore – sack the stylist and pick your own getup next time
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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Paramilitary police recruits stand still as they balance hats on their heads during a training session at a military base in Hefei, Anhui province, China
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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It's a fair cot
.An 11-month-old baby has shopped his marijuana-growing dad to police by accidentally dialling 911
Mounties in Canada have revealed how they took a 911 call but, on hearing no voice, traced the address and turned up to see if they could help.
When no one answered, they forced their way into the home in White Rock, British Columbia - and found a 500-plant marijuana growing operation
.The 29-year-old father was arrested and the child taken into care, though later restored to his mother
White Rock police constable Janelle Canning said: "The gentleman was quite surprised."
When the father denied making the call, officers spotted the baby boy - phone in hand.
"We saw him playing with the cordless phone and just pressing all the buttons, so evidently he had called 911," Canning said
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By JESSICA SATHERLEY - Friday, January 23, 2009
Each week Metro scours the mean streets of fashion tipping its shades to some eye-catching, eye-..watering and I don't believe it outfits
This week President Barack Obama's inauguration was the place to be as everyday folk joined political figures and A-list celebrities in the celebration that made history.
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? Would you dare to wear Shakira's Oscar de la Renta dress
At the Latino inaugural gala 'Celebrando El Cambio' days before Obama's celebration to renew America's promise, Colombian singer Shakira stepped onto the red carpet in a bright green Oscar de la Renta gown.
Although the ceremony was about embracing 'change', Shakira's unusual choice in outfit was a bit too much of a change for our liking
The gown mirrors the white strapless Dior dress that Eva Mendes wore to the Golden Globes recently; but the similar strapless style with an oversized bow in green is a bit eye grabbing for the wrong reasons.
We want to know what you think of Shakira's ensemble. Would you dare to wear?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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Jelena Jankovic
Top seed and world number one Jelena Jankovic has been knocked out of the Australian Open after Marion Bartoli won their fourth-round encounter in straight sets 6-1 6-4
The 16th seed completely outclassed her more illustrious opponent in the first set as Jankovic appeared somewhat out of sorts. The Serb proved more competitive in the second but a combination of crucial errors and fine play from Bartoli ensured Jankovic's quest for a maiden grand slam will continue.
Bartoli said: "I just played amazingly and I'm so happy that I could put in a good performance. I just tried to play my game and hang tough. I knew Jelena would fight until the end and the last game was really tough but I served really well in the last game
Bartoli broke Jankovic on her opening service game, producing a fierce backhand to take the early advantage. The Frenchwoman's backhand was working well and a fine cross-court winner was followed by a delightful lob as she consolidated with a hold.
Bartoli again broke the world number one before the latter finally got going in the fifth game but could not convert three break points as her opponent battled back to establish a 5-0 lead.
Jankovic survived two set points to finally take her first game of the match but it proved a temporary respite as Bartoli closed out the set in just 31 minutes.
Jankovic was clearly becoming increasingly frustrated by Bartoli's pinpoint ground strokes but held her serve in the opening game of the second. However the 16th seed claimed another break in the third, Jankovic producing a double fault with her opponent standing almost on the service line to receive the Serb's second serve.
A backhand pass down the line saw Jankovic claim her opponent's serve and the world number one then dug deep to hold but Bartoli broke again in seventh game to take a 4-3 lead.
However, Jankovic converted the second of two break points with a backhand to reignite hopes of a comeback.
But a lengthy deuce on the top seed's next service game went the way of the Frenchwoman and she subsequently served out the match to claim an impressive victory
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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Katy Perry says her vow of celibacy was a joke
.Katy Perry has dismissed her vow of celibacy as a joke, saying that she would "rather die"
The 24-year-old singer told a conference call with reporters: "I am not going to be celibate. That was a joke and any fine journalist would have got that."
It follows claims she made in an interview that she would abstain from --- during 2009
The I Kissed A Girl singer recently split with her boyfriend Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes. But the singleton doesn't expect to go a whole year without finding at another bedfellow.
"Please... celibacy for the whole year? I'd rather die," she said.
That said, she does appear hesitant about diving headlong into another relationship.
"I guess I am just going to be looking for the right one," Katy added
Monday, January 26, 2009
Oscar rivals - you've been warned. Kate Winslet is heading for an absolutely titanic year after picking up another top Hollywood award
The 33-year-old actress said she was "lost for words" as she picked up a gong in Los Angeles for best supporting actress
Dressed in a striking blue dress, she displayed some of the emotion that saw her break down during the Golden Globes
At the glittering ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium, Winslet said: "What a year it has been. It is really an honour to be included in such a remarkable year and be acknowledged by my peers in this way
But Winslet did not have it all her own way - she missed out on the title of best leading actress to Meryl Streep.
It was the latest in a series of top level prizes for the British actress.
She has already won two Golden Globes - where she picked up the titles of best actress in a drama for her role in Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for The Reader.
It was for her role in The Reader, in which she plays a Nazi concentration camp guard who has an affair with a teenager. She is now moving in on scooping an Oscar.
Meanwhile Indian actor Anil Kapoor said the success of Slumdog Millionaire was "unbelievable".
Fresh from its success at the Oscar nominations, low-budget hit Slumdog Millionaire has won more plaudits by picking up a top prize from Hollywood film-makers.
The movie, which tells the rags-to-riches story of a boy from Mumbai's slums, won the best film gong at the Producer's Guild of America awards in LA.
The prize was given to producer Christian Colson and is seen as a good indicator of success at next month's Oscars, where Slumdog is up for ten awards.
Eyes will now turn to next month's Oscars, where Slumdog Millionaire and Winslet are among the nominations for the Academy Awards
Monday, January 26, 2009
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For those about to have a good night's sleep, we salute you! Iron Maiden have created the first UK hotel for rockers
Legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden is to launch Britain's first hotel designed specifically for rock stars, according to reports
The 30-room hotel will boast receptionists dressed all in black, mini-bars hidden in speaker stacks and a main bar that never closes
The publicist for the £6.5m Sanctum Soho Hotel told the Evening Standard: "It's not a hotel for throwing televisions out of windows. It's going to be a s.e.xy hotel
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Megan Fox could be taking over from Angelina Jolie as the new Lara Croft
Megan Fox is being considered to take over the Tomb Raider franchise from Angelina Jolie, according to new rumours.
Insiders have claimed that the stunning brunette is a "strong candidate” for the role of the ---- action heroine
The two Tomb Raider films were panned but both were solid moneymakers, which could explain why Paramount are keen to make a third one
.Jolie played an English archaeologist in search of ancient treasures - kind of like a female Indiana Jones
The first film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider debuted at number one with $48.2 million in 2001 and is the most successful video game adaptation to date, grossing $300 million worldwide
The sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life didn't fare as well but made a decent profit internationally
Jolie was awarded a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in the films and critics queued up to savage her acting.
Brian Mckay from eFilmCritic.com said: "Like her gaming counterpart, she's all pretty eye candy without much of a soul or even an interesting personality."
There's been no official word yet from the studio on the possibility of another film based on the video popular game series
.Fox, 22, has already proved her action credentials in the live-action adaptation of Transformers
She will also be appearing in the sequel, which is released in the UK on June 26
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Max died of nasal cancer after sniffing coke
A crime-fighting sniffer dog who helped put scores of drug offenders behind bars has died of nasal cancer which may have been caused by his police work
Heroic springer spaniel Max is believed to be Britain's first known victim of canine cocaine-induced cancer
Seven years of sniffing out class A drugs contributed to his death, his vet and police handler fear
'It is ironic that the wonderful organ that made him successful in his work has been his demise,' said Insp Anne Higgins.
'Up until a couple of weeks ago he seemed fine and was doing really well but it was an aggressive tumour.
'I took him into the station, which he usually loved and it was his favourite place but that day he did not show any reaction to being there and we knew then he was not right. He was a fighter until the end and always very dignified.'
Max was put down at Tiverton police station, in Devon, on Sunday.
'It was very hard but we had to do it,' said Insp Higgins.
Kate Fairclough, who was Max's vet since 2006, said: 'Sniffing drugs could well have been a factor – I certainly cannot rule it out.
'Nose cancer in dogs is not all that common only about one to two per cent of all cancers in dogs affect the nose. He was a lovely dog.'
Max was forced to retire from Avon and Somerset Police last November after suffering a hip complaint.
But his running days were far from over after he was fitted with a chariot-style set of wheels to get around ona
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Lady Gaga's not the marrying kind
.She loves to flash her pants at the boys, but Lady GaGa has little time for them in real life
The 22-year-old says men are off her radar for now. 'I don't want love. I'm married to my art,' she told new! magazine
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Gotcha: An eagle grips its prey
.The eagle has landed... himself a brand new vacuum cleaner
.Welcome to the talons competition where prized birds are trained to swoop down on their prey
.But instead of walking off with a trophy, competitors battle each other to win electrical goodies
Sayat – or hunting with eagles – is Kazakhstan's national sport and this year's blue riband event took place near the central town of Karkaralinsk
Golden eagle hunters, or 'berkutchi', travel across the country to compete at the event where the winners take home vacuum cleaners and a giant television
. The eagles are judged on their skills in hunting animals, including hares
Those with the fastest times and best technique get the best scores, and the household appliances
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
Associated Press Writer
Jan 26, 11:24 am EST
TEHRAN, Iran (AP)—The first mixed soccer game—females vs. males—since the 1979 Islamic revolution led to swift punishment Monday, as an Iranian soccer club said it had suspended three officials involved and handed out fines of up to $5,000.
Iran’s strict Islamic rules ban any physical contact between unrelated men and women, and Iranian women are even banned from attending soccer games when male teams play.
The officials—a coach and two managers—first denied the game took place, but video clips on cell phones of the game were used as evidence against them, the Vatan-e-Emrooz daily newspaper reported.
Esteghlal, one of Iran’s top two soccer clubs, said its disciplinary committee suspended two officials for a year while a third was suspended for six months. A fourth official was fined, a report posted on the club’s Web site said.
The Jan. 20 game between the club’s female team and its youth male team in Tehran was the first time in the 30 years of Iran’s Islamic establishment that males and females played soccer together, observers said.
The youth team beat the women 7-0 in a game Vatan-e-Emrooz described as ‘historic.’
Video clips on cell phones were used as evidence against the suspended officials, who initially denied the game was held, the paper said. The report said the game was held at Marqoobkar stadium in south Tehran.
Mixed games for soccer, called football in Iran, were virtually unheard of even before the Islamic revolution.
Kamran Khatibi, a soccer writer at Kayhan sports daily, said he doesn’t remember a “football game ever having been played between women and men in Iran — not even during Shah Reza Pahlavi’s era.”
Women can be just as passionate fans about soccer. One well-reviewed Iranian film, “Offside,” follows the story of a girl who disguises herself as a boy to attend a soccer game at a stadium in Tehran.
In 2006, the same year the film was released, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised his conservative backers by deciding that women could attend soccer games, saying their presence would “improve soccer-watching manners and promote a healthy atmosphere.”
But Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, disagreed. He has final say on all matters in Iran, so his stance held—no women in the stands, not even in the segregated section when men play.
And only women can attend games when women’s teams play. However, foreign women are occasionally allowed at men’s matches, purportedly because they don’t understand the language and the cursing.
According to the Esteghlal soccer club, Mohammad Khorramgah, the club’s technical manager, was suspended for a year and fined 50 million rials ($5,000) for the Jan. 20 game.
The only woman among the suspended—Saeedeh Pournader, head coach of the female team—also got a year’s suspension. Mostafa Ardestani, head coach of the youth team, got a six-month suspension and a 20 million rial ($2,000) fine.
A prominent Iranian soccer player and manager of the club’s soccer academy, Ali Reza Mansourian, got a written rebuke and a fine of 50 million rials, the club said.
Updated Jan 26, 11:24 am EST
C. Breezy
27-01-2009, 19:09
That's a very bad news , However , it's the Islamic republic of Iran
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M O B I N
27-01-2009, 23:19
whortle[ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ] is anti cancer
researches show that whortleberry can be affecting to remission cancerous tumor in kids and babies . research in ohayo colleges showthat using whortleberry can effective to prevent of giving(suffering from) tumor or occuring it in kids.
as scientist of this medical center said, whortleberry by making embolism(block)
in blood-vessel of cancerous tumors in kids prevent from development of them. the mouses which had cancerous tumors and used whortleberry twofold survive more than others(the mouses didn't eat whortleberry))
operation by having risk and backwash in kid is not suggesting
now it just use for preventing not for occuring./
M O B I N
27-01-2009, 23:29
Advantages Of Tea
Tea has been one of the daily necessities in China since time immemorial. Countless numbers of people like to have their after-meal cup of tea.
In summer or warm climate, tea seems to dispel the heat and bring on instant cooling together with a feeling of relaxation. For this reason, tea-houses abound in towns and market villages in southern China and provide elderly retirees with the locales to meet and chat over a cup of tea.
Medically, the tea leaf contains a number of chemicals, of which 20-30% is tannic acid, known for its anti-inflammatory and germicidal properties. It also contains an alkaloid (5%, mainly caffeine), a stimulant for the nerve center and the process of metabolism. Tea with the aromatics in it may help resolve meat and fat and thus promote digestion. It is, therefore, of special importance to people who live mainly on meat, like many of the ethnic minorities in China. A popular proverb among them says, "Rather go without salt for three days than without tea for a single day."
Tea is also rich in various vitamins and, for smokers, it helps to discharge nicotine out of the system. After wining, strong tea may prove to be a sobering pick-me-up.
The above, however, does not go to say that the stronger the tea, the more advantages it will yield. Too much tannic acid will affect the secretion of the gastric juice, irritate the membrane of the stomach and cause indigestion or constipation. Strong tea taken just before bedtime will give rise to occasional insomnia. Constant drinking of overly-strong tea may induce heart and blood-pressure disorders in some people, reduce the milk of a breast-feeding mother, and put a brown color on the teeth of young people. But it is not difficult to ward off these undesirable effects: just don't make your tea too strong.
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M O B I N
27-01-2009, 23:37
top 10 way to prevent cancer
1. Avoid smoking, whether it be actual smoking or secondhand smoke.
2. Practice sun safety and recognize when skin changes occur.
3. Eat your fruits and veggies.
4. Watch the meats you eat, especially smoked or cured foods.
5. Limit your alcohol intake.
6. Exercise for cancer prevention.
Being overweight greatly increases your risk factor for developing cancer. So, exercising to maintain or reach your ideal weight is one of the best defenses against cancer.
7. Know your personal and family history of cancer.
8. Know what chemicals you are being exposed to in your work environment.
9. Practice safe ---.
10. Be sure to keep up on screening tests like the Pap, mammograms, and DREs.
C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 11:17
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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The Seven Wonders of the World (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) is a well known list of seven remarkable constructions of classical antiquity. It was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic (Greek) tourists and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. Later lists include those for the Medieval World and the Modern World. The number seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be magical.
1.Great Pyramid of Giza
2.Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3.Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4.Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5.Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassusa
6.Colossus of Rhodes
7.Lighthouse of Alexandria
Most of them are destroyed now , Just The Great Pyramid Of Giza is still Whole
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 11:24
Great Pyramid of Giza
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The Great Pyramid Of Giza
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Sphinx And The Great Pyramid Of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza, also called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Originally the Great Pyramid was covered by casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface, and what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories regarding the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction theories are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place.
There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. The so-called Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber are higher up within the pyramid structure. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the main part of a complex setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 11:28
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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he Hanging Gardens Of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis, near present-day Al Hillah in Iraq (formerly Babylon), is considered one of the original Seven Wonders of the World. They were built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC. He is reported to have constructed the gardens to please his wife, Amytis of Media, who longed for the trees and fragrant plants of her homeland Persia.The gardens were destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BC.
The lush Hanging Gardens are extensively documented by Greek historians such as Strabo and Diodorus Siculus. Through the ages, the location may have been confused with gardens that existed at Nineveh, since tablets from there clearly show gardens. Writings on these tablets describe the possible use of something similar to an Archimedes' screw as a process of raising the water to the required height.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 12:08
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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The Statue Of Zeus
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The Temple Of Zeus
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The Satue Of Zeus
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was made by the Greek sculptor of the Classical period, Phidias, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in the temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece.
The seated statue, some 12 metres (39 feet) tall, occupied the whole width of the aisle of the temple built to house it. "It seems that if Zeus were to stand up," the geographer Strabo noted early in the first century BC, "he would unroof the temple." Zeus was a chryselephantine sculpture, made of ivory and gold-plated bronze. No copy, in marble or bronze, has survived, though there are recognizable but approximate versions on coins of Elis and Roman coins and engraved gems but a very detailed description of the sculpture and the throne was recorded by the traveller Pausanias, in the second century AD. In the sculpture, he was wreathed with shoots of olive and seated on a magnificent throne of cedarwood, inlaid with ivory, gold, ebony, and precious stones. In Zeus' right hand there was a small statue of crowned Nike, goddess of victory, also chryselephantine, and in his left hand, a sceptre inlaid with metals, on which an eagle perched. Plutarch, in his Life of the Roman general Aemilius Paulus, records that the victor over Macedon, when he beheld the statue, “was moved to his soul, as if he had beheld the god in person,” while the Greek orator Dio Chrysostom declared that a single glimpse of the statue would make a man forget his earthly troubles.
The date of the statue, in the third quarter of the fifth century BC, long a subject of debate, was confirmed archaeologically by the rediscovery and excavation of Phidias' workshop.
it was destroyed in the great fire of the Lauseion, in 475.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 12:19
Temple of Artemis
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The Temple Of Artemis
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The Temple Of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον Artemision), also known less precisely as Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to Artemis completed— in its most famous phase— around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey) under the Achaemenid dynasty of the Persian Empire. Nothing remains of the temple, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There were previous temples on its site, where evidence of a sanctuary dates as early as the Bronze Age.
The old temple antedated the Ionic immigration by many years. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis, attributed the origin of the temenos at Ephesus to the Amazons, whose worship he imagines already centered upon an image (bretas). In the seventh century the old temple was destroyed by a flood. Around 550 BC, they started to build the "new" temple, known as one of the wonders of the ancient world. It was a 120-year project, initially designed and constructed by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 12:31
Mausoleum of Maussollos
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The Mausoleum Of Maussollos
The Tomb of Mausolus, Mausoleum of Mausolus or Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. The structure was designed by the Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius. It stood approximately 45 metres (135 ft) in height, and each of the four sides was adorned with sculptural reliefs created by each one of four Greek sculptors — Leochares, Bryaxis, Scopas of Paros and Timotheus. The finished structure was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 12:55
Colossus of Rhodes
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Colossus Of Rhodes
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Colossus Of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.
The statue stood for only 56 years until Rhodes was hit by an earthquake in 226 BC. The statue snapped at the knees and fell over on to the land.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 13:05
Lighthouse of Alexandria
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The Lighthouse Of Alexandria( The Pharos of Alexandria )
The Lighthouse of Alexandria (or The Pharos of Alexandria) was a tower built in the 3rd century BC (between 285 and 247 BC) on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as that port's landmark, and later, its lighthouse.
With a height variously estimated at between 115 and 150 m (380 and 490 ft) it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries, and was identified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Antipater of Sidon. It may have been the third tallest building after the two Great Pyramids (of Khufu and Khafra) for its entire life. Some scholars estimate that would make the tower the tallest building up to the 14th century.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 17:16
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Coldplay's Chris Martin performing in London during their 2008 winter tour
The Killers and Coldplay have announced plans to play a one-off charity gig.
The two bands are due to perform at Shepherds Bush Empire on 18 February for the War Child organisation.
Tickets for the double header are priced at £50 and will be available through a lottery system.
Fans can enter the lottery at 9am, on January 30 through the charity's website. The event will follow that evening's Brit Awards with both bands playing 45 minute sets.
In a statement, Coldplay said: "In our eyes, War Child is one of the world's most important charities, and The Killers are one of our favourite bands, so playing this concert is an absolute pleasure for us."
The Killers added: "Coldplay were one of the bands that gave us hope when we were just four boys in a garage. To share the stage with them for the War Child cause is an honor."
The concert is being held to celebrate War Child's 15th Anniversary and the release of their new album Heroes, which is out on 16 February.
Hot Chip, Duffy, TV On The Radio, Lily Allen and Elbow have all recorded tracks for the covers album.
The concept of the record involves legendary acts such as David Bowie choosing tracks from their back catalogue for current artists to sing.
Among the tracks slated to appear on the album are The Kook's cover of The Kinks track Victoria, Duffy's take on Live And Let Die and Elbow's cover of U2's Running To Stand Still.
All profits from the concert will go to aid War Child's work to protect the children in war zones.
The release comes four years after War Child's last album Help! A Day In The Life, which featured Radiohead, Coldplay and the Manic Street Preachers.
Former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire has also designed the cover for the new record after creating original artwork for the charity's debut album in 1995.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 17:18
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he suicide of weapons expert Dr David Kelly is the unlikely subject of a new short opera. Death of a Scientist is one of five 15-minute performances being staged by Scottish Opera as a way of bringing in new audiences.
BBC Scotland's arts correspondent, Pauline McLean, was at the first rehearsals in Glasgow on Monday.
Scottish opera's orchestra is in full flight. A soaring, clattering, sinister piece of music which ends in a noisy crescendo.
This is Remembrance Day, a chilling tale about a young girl cleaning her elderly neighbour's house who puts on an old record and rekindles memories which result in a horrific crime.
Written by novelist Louise Welsh and composer Stuart MacRae, it is one of five new operas commissioned by Scottish Opera in their Five:15 season.
The concept is simple - five 15-minute operas by teams which often have not dealt with opera before. And it has been hugely successful - last year's season at Oran Mor in Glasgow sold out; this year's season is close to sold out and extra dates have had to be added.
Ms Welsh, a successful novelist, is used to dark subject matter but even she admits this project is grislier than most.
And although grand opera frequently deals with death, it's unusual to deal with as recent a death as that of Dr David Kelly.
The government scientist died in 2003 amid a furore that the government had exaggerated the weapons threat from Iraq.
For several days leading up to his death, he faced huge public pressure after being named as a possible source of media leaks.
A year later, the Hutton inquiry concluded that the 59-year-old had killed himself by cutting his wrist after taking painkillers.
A play, at London's Tricyle Theatre, later re-enacted the Hutton inquiry but this is the first time the story has been the subject of an opera.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 17:23
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'Hard-hitting'
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Dr David Kelly was found dead near his Oxfordshire home in July 2003
In Death of a Scientist, Dr Kelly is portrayed by tenor Richard Rowe and the libretto, written by Zinnie Harris, explores his final thoughts.
Her husband, composer John Harris, wrote the score. Both used official documents about the case as their source material.
Scottish Opera follows in a tradition of taking hard-hitting news stories and turning them into operas.
In 2005, it staged American composer John Adams' controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer at the Edinburgh International Festival.
It tells the true story of the murder of an American hostage on the hijacked cruise ship, the Achille Lauro.
The opera began with singers, dressed as terrorists, running through the theatre with their hostages.
The other operas are Happy Story by David Fennessy and Nicholas Bone, The Lightning Rod Man by Martin Dixon and Amy Parker and White by Gareth Williams and Glasgow GP Margaret McCartney.
Alex Reedijk, Scottish Opera's general manager, said he was delighted with the strand.
"I'm thrilled that Five:15 is again proving so popular and delighted that we have such a strong programme of new short operas for audiences to soak up," he said.
"To have such talented Scottish-based artists so excited by the art form and creating this kind of work for us is fantastic and I can't wait to see what audiences think of this year's programme."
This week is the first time all the opera creators have been brought together to hear their works performed by singers and orchestra.
They have until late February to finesse the 15-minute operas, with all five being premiered at Oran Mor in Glasgow on 20 February and at the Hub in Edinburgh on 7 March. An extra date has been added in Glasgow on 21 February.
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C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 18:09
Grizzlies add Barry Hecker as assistant coach
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- The Memphis Grizzlies added an assistant coach from the China Basketball Association on Tuesday.Barry Hecker was a former scout, assistant coach and director of player personnel with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was with the Jiangsu Nangang Dragons during the 2008 Chinese league playoffs.
Hecker was with the Las Vegas Bandits of the International Basketball League for two seasons as an assistant in 2000-01 under Lionel Hollins, the Grizzlies' new coach.
C. Breezy
28-01-2009, 18:16
Celtics, Lakers Back On Top
There was quite a reaction to last week's No. 5 ranking for the best team in the Western Conference. Irate e-mails came in all week from Lakers fans (who take these rankings much too seriously) all over the world.
Those Kobe-holics dreamed up numerous different conspiracy theories as to why their beloved purple and gold would be ranked so preposterously low, but the real reasoning was pretty simple. They lost. Specifically, they lost two straight games, and because one of those was to the Spurs, San Antonio was No. 4, even though they were five games behind L.A. in the standings.
Since then, of course, the Lakers have gone 4-0 with a big win over the Cavs on Monday and some revenge against Spurs on Sunday. That puts them back at No. 2, just behind the Celtics, who had a slightly more impressive week, beating the Suns, Heat, Magic and Mavs by an average of 16.5 points.
No. 2 probably isn't high enough for most of you, but it will probably elicit some e-mails from the Laker haters out there (bringing balance to the Force) with their own conspiracy theories as to how they can be ahead of the Magic, who have beaten them twice this season.
• Last Week: Halfway There
• This Time Last Year: The Haves and the Have-Nots -- The Hornets had won eight straight and took over the top spot, the Magic beat the Celtics at the buzzer, the Warriors were about to sign Chris Webber, the Nuggets were playing well without Carmelo Anthony, the Wizards were playing defense, and the Rockets were about to begin their 22-game winning streak.
Hero Team of the Week: Boston (4-0)
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Zero Team of the Week: Chicago (0-4)
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High jumps of the week: Houston (+4), L.A. Lakers (+3), Minnesota (+3), New York (+3)
Free falls of the week: Phoenix (-4), Charlotte (-3), Chicago (-3), Orlando (-3)
East vs. West: The East leads 139-120 (.537) in inter-conference games and went 16-15 this week.
Pace: Possessions per 48 minutes (League Rank)
Off: Points scored per 100 possessions (League Rank)
Def: Points allowed per 100 possessions (League Rank)
The league averages through Sunday are 90.2 possessions (per team) per 48 minutes and 108.9 points scored per 100 possessions.
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C. Breezy
29-01-2009, 13:54
Dad with 5 kids, no job: 'Better to end our lives'
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Further details have emerged about the unemployed Los Angeles father who killed his family of six before turning the gun on himself. In a letter faxed to a local television station before his suicide, Ervin Antonio Lupoe told how he and his wife had both lost their jobs at the same medical center.
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C. Breezy
29-01-2009, 14:06
Serena to meet Safina in Australian Open final
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Serena Williams is bidding for her 10th grand slam triumph in the final of the Australian Open.
Second seed Williams beat another Russian, in-form Elena Dementieva, 6-3, 6-4 in the first semi-final on the Rod Laver Arena on Thursday, with Safina seeing off compatriot Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-6 to reach her second grand slam final.
The stakes will be high in the final, with Safina, the sister of Marat Safin, set to emulate her brother and claim the world number one status if she can beat Williams.
But Serena has other ideas and is clearly intent on reaching double figures for grand slam triumphs.
"Like, I'm sure that people have 10-plus Grand Slams get special letters. I'll be part of a really elite club," she was quoted on the official tournament Web site
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Dementieva, who went into the semi-final off the back of two titles and unbeaten in 2009, was no match for her American opponent, who showed her best form of the tournament when it really mattered.
A single break of service was enough for Williams to take the opening set, before a topsy-turvy second.
Fourth seed Dementieva broke early but back came Williams with a break of her own to level. Helped by nervy double faults, Williams moved a break ahead herself, only for her opponent to level with determined play.
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But another service game punctuated by a double fault saw Dementieva broken on her own delivery again to allow Williams to serve out for victory.
"I played a lot of matches. I won all of them. And I feel like today I was not quick enough. I was not maybe aggressive enough against her. But I have no regrets. I had just a great time here, " Dementieva said.
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Later Safina did just enough in a scrappy second semi-final to beat compatriot Zvonareva in straight sets.
The world number three had put out crowd favorite Jelena Dokic in the quarter-final and drew on that experience to take an early 2-0 lead.
Zvonerava, in her first grand slam semi-final, broke back but lost her service again to love in the seventh game as Safina went on to take the opener.
The second set proved even closer with Zvonareva breaking for the first time to lead 3-2 only to throw away the advantage in the next game.
The seventh seed pulled ahead again to serve for the second set at 6-5, but was broken again by Safina who proceeded to take the tiebreak and claim her place in the final.
Williams will start as marginal favorite but is taking nothing for granted.
"This is definitely not over. I have to play a really tough opponent who wants to win, you know. It will be their first Grand Slam," said the American. "That's super exciting. Who doesn't want that? So I'm already focused," she said.
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Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle
by MATTHEW NASH - Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Robinho impressed for City last night
Craig Bellamy scored his first goal for Manchester City as Mark Hughes' side secured a third Premier League home win on the spin to plunge Newcastle closer to the drop zone
However, all eyes were on Robinho at kick-off as he was a surprise starter after being questioned by police earlier in the day in relation to a serious s.e.x.ual assault
Boss Mark Hughes confirmed he had a brief chat with the Brazilian to establish his wellbeing but after that was in little doubt that it was the right decision to pick him
'I had no qualms really,' said Hughes. 'He was fully focused and looking ahead to the game.
'Mentally he was in the right place, he was concentrating on the job in hand and it was never any real doubt for me that he should play.
'The good thing was he played an intelligent ball to release Shaun Wright-Phillips for our first goal.
'The icing on the cake was Bellamy's performance.'
Bellamy scored on 77 minutes to add to Shaun Wright-Phillips' earlier strike before Andy Carroll pulled one back for the visitors, who saw Michael Owen limp off early on.
City, who also gave a debut to Nigel de Jong, started brightly and were ahead on 17 minutes when Wright-Phillips fired the ball under Magpies keeper Steve Harper, in for the injured Shay Given who has been linked with a move to City.
Bellamy made it two with a shot from outside the area after being picked out by Pablo Zabaleta before Newcastle ensured the hosts had a nervy last nine minutes when he fired the ball home from six yards
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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Beckham celebrates with Kaka after scoring
David Beckham hopes an abductor injury which cut short his most impressive performance so far for AC Milan last night does not turn out to be serious
The England midfielder asked to be replaced in the 71st minute of his side's 1-1 draw with Genoa after scoring the opener with a stunning free-kick in the first half, but is still confident of being fit to face Lazio on Sunday.
'It's the abductor. We'll have to see how it is tomorrow,' he said
'I felt it before the game and then again just before half-time. I got to 20 minutes in in the second half and I felt it a little bit more.
'It's painful, but hopefully I will be fit for the game at the weekend.'
Under the watchful eye of England coach Fabio Capello, Beckham scored his second Milan goal with an angled free-kick in the 33rd minute, which endeared him even more to the Rossoneri fans.
That goal had looked destined to win the game for Milan, but Diego Milito's late equaliser ensured Genoa took a share of the spoils.
However, he claimed the appearance of Capello at the San Siro had not influenced his performance.
'I haven't spoken to him, but I know he was at the game because I read it in the papers,' he said.
'I think I was more concentrating on playing the game and playing well for the team.
'The most important thing is that I concentrate on my game here and my fitness and then if I get into the England squad, then great.
'Everybody knows how much playing for my country means to me.'
By dropping two points against Genoa, Milan lost further ground on league leaders and city rivals Inter Milan.
They now trail Inter by eight points and Juventus by two, but Beckham insists there is still all to play for in Serie A
.'I enjoyed the game, but I am disappointed we did not win the game,' he added
.'With Juventus losing, the points would have been really good tonight. But it's not over yet
'When I was in Manchester, we were 15 points behind but we came back and won the championship so anything is possible
.'We have got to start winning games and put pressure on Inter and Juventus
'There are still some very big games coming up
Mickey Rourke flamed out. Big time. But after almost two decades in the woods, he looks poised to make a comeback, thanks to his Oscar-nominated, flat-out brilliant performance in Darren Aronofsky's "the Wrestler
Rourke's problem was never lack of talent. After his breakout role in "Body Heat," Rourke delivered a string of soulful leading performances in the '80s -- "Diner," "Rumble Fish," and "The Pope of Greenwich Village" -- that floored the critics. He had an aura of both menace and vulnerability that had audiences comparing him to Marlon Brando. As legendary critic Pauline Kael wrote, "'He has an edge and a magnetism and a pure, sweet smile that surprises you."
Rourke's problem was one of temperament. He was raised in a house with a violent, abusive stepfather. Rourke channeled that pain and aggression into his first love -- boxing -- before the doctors sidelined him after a particularly nasty concussion. Later, as his acting career took off, he developed a reputation for being "difficult." He got into brawls. He partied too hard. He burned bridges with studio heads, and infuriated directors. He developed a knack for rejecting roles in soon-to-be classic movies: Nick Nolte's part in "48 Hours," Tom Cruise's part in "Rain Man," Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables," Christopher Lambert's part in "Highlander" and Bruce Willis' part in "Pulp Fiction." Instead, he chose to star in increasingly sleazy fare like "9 1/2 Weeks," "Angel Heart," and "Wild Orchid."
Rourke, in the eyes of the industry, went from being an up-and-coming silver-screen rebel to a dissolute deviant. His performances hollowed out and became increasingly vacant. In numerous interviews, he admitted that at this period in his life his self-respect was hitting the skids. And that was before he starred in that dignity-sapping Razzie favorite "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man."
Not long after that film flopped, he retreated back to the ring. And as it turned out, Rourke wasn't a bad boxer. He ended his career undefeated: six wins -- half from KOs -- and two draws. Yet his time as a pugilist exacted a toll. He suffered neurological damage and all those punches to the face destroyed his matinee-idol good looks. He needed five reconstructive operations on his nose. Not long afterwards, his disastrous marriage to "Wild Orchid" co-star Carrie Otis fell apart after she filed spousal abuse charges against him (they were later dropped). He was scraping by acting in dreck like Dennis Rodman vehicle "Double Team," while living beyond his means. When it all eventually came crashing down, Rourke hit bottom. And he blamed only himself:
"I brought [it] upon myself. I lost everything, the wife, the house, my friends, my name in the business," he told the British newspaper The Guardian ([ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]). "I was paying $500 a month for an apartment with my dogs. Nobody really knew how broke I was. A friend used to give me a couple of hundred of dollars a month to buy something to eat. And I'd be calling up my ex-wife and crying like a baby and trying to get her back. I was desperate. And I was all alone. And this went on for years, for years."
Rourke brought all that suffering and anguish to his role as a spandex-clad has-been Randy the Ram in "The Wrestler." His performance is so emotionally raw that Rourke claims that he hasn't actually managed to watch the film all the way through. It's simply too painful. The parallels between his character and his life too obvious.
Rourke spent the late '90s and the beginning of the '00s struggling to climb out the hole he dug himself. He made bit parts memorable in movies like "The Rainmaker," "Buffalo '66," and Sean Penn's "The Pledge." But his really career started showing signs of life with his turn as Marv, a brutishly strong, sociopathic good guy in Robert Rodriquez's "Sin City." The only problem was that he was under piles of latex makeup; no one recognized him.
After all the buzz with "The Wrestler," however, his career looks back on track. He's already been tapped for a part in Sly Stallone's upcoming "The Expendables" and he's in discussions with Marvel over playing the villain in "Iron Man 2."
Thanks to a decade and a half of psychotherapy, and the support of his aging Chihuahua, Loki, Rourke claims he's coming to terms with his personal demons. He has no plans to backslide like his character Randy. "Never. Not as hard as I've worked to change. No. I've been to hell, I'm not going back there," he told The Guardian.
Of course, Rourke is still prone to tabloid-worthy antics. He was spotted tongue-wrestling his on-screen daughter Evan Rachel Woods during a SAG award after-party (a charge she publically denied today). He was also reportedly set to jump into the ring at Wrestlemania and square off against Chris Jericho, before his management stepped in and nixed the idea.
So will Rourke get Oscar redemption or will he go down against Sean Penn or Brad Pitt? And will this comeback be the one that finally sticks? Tell us what you think below.
M O B I N
31-01-2009, 18:00
A bus carrying Chinese tourists has crashed on a highway in the US state of Arizona, killing at least seven people, US officials say.
They say at least nine people were injured - some seriously - when the bus overturned close to the Hoover Dam.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the injured had been transported to hospital by air and ground ambulances.
Local TV showed images of the tour bus lying on its side in the road.
DPS officials say the crash occurred at about 1600 local time (2300 GMT) on Friday as the bus travelled on Highway 93 - the main route between the cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas.
The vehicle veered left and then right across the road, before rolling at least once and finally stopping, DPS's Dean Nyhart said at a news conference in Phoenix.
He said up to 20 people could have been on the bus, as investigators were still trying to identify the victims.
Mr Nyhart said the passengers were Chinese nationals who had flown from Shanghai to San Francisco.
The cause of the crash is unclear
C. Breezy
31-01-2009, 18:27
Over 124,000 Lose Jobs In Japan
he number of nonregular workers who have lost or are expected to lose their jobs in the October to March period amid the economic downturn stood at 124,802 as of Monday, according to a Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry survey released Friday.
The figure is about 1.5 times higher than the 85,012 nonregular workers listed in the previous survey as of Dec. 19.
Those who managed to find new jobs accounted for about 10 per cent of about 30,000 who were tracked down by companies concerned.
The number of people losing jobs continues to increase even after the government hammered out measures to secure employment by providing subsidies to companies and via other means. Calls for expanded job measures and their early implementation likely will grow, observers said.
The ministry conducted the survey through its local labor bureaus and Hello Work employment service centers by interviewing company representatives. The surveyed cases include those in which workers lost their jobs in the middle of their contract periods and those in which contracts were not renewed at completion.
Of the 124,800 listed in the survey, 85,743, or 68.7 per cent, were dispatch workers while 23,247, or 18.6 per cent, were seasonal and other contract workers. Subcontracted workers stood at 10,456, accounting for 8.4 per cent.
Since the survey did not cover all companies in the nation, the actual number likely is higher. By prefecture, Aichi led with 20,113; followed by Nagano at 6,436; Fukushima at 4,911; Kanagawa at 4,792; and Shizuoka at 4,583.
Those who found new jobs stood at 3,125, or 10.2 per cent, of the 30,645 who were tracked down by companies concerned. Those who lost their housing totaled 2,675, or 5.8 per cent of the 45,818 who were monitored.
By month, the number of nonregular workers who lost their jobs in October stood at 5,159, jumping to 14,312 in November and 42,421 in December. The figure for January, which includes those who are due to lose their jobs, stands at 24,263. The numbers expected to lose their jobs in February stood at 8,555 and 9,480 for March. In addition, there were about 20,000 job-losers for whom the timing of when they lost their jobs could not be determined.
With a sizable number of nonregular workers seeing their contracts ending in March, the end of this fiscal year, industry groups of temporary workers agencies and subcontract companies released their estimates Tuesday that 400,000 workers would lose their jobs by March.
Companies are required to give contract workers at least 30 days' advance notice that the contracts will not be renewed. The ministry's latest survey might not have included workers whose contracts are due to run out in March as they had yet to receive company notification when the survey was conducted.
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C. Breezy
31-01-2009, 18:52
Inexpensive ‘exotic’ handbags
f it’s true that mid-market brands are the first to take a beating in this recession, the Italian leathergoods house Furla is certainly not showing any evidence of that.
The palette of the spring collection alone is as vivid and bright as the company’s optimism.
“We haven’t felt it as much as Japan,” says Adrien Hiver, the young Hong Kong-based Frenchman who is area manager of Furla. “We’re doing okay.”
In the Philippines, Furla is still strong, according to April Grace Reyes, the merchandise manager of the brand. Stores Specialists Inc is the exclusive local distributor.
“Especially now, since women are shopping locally. Another come-on is the price point. It’s nearly the same as Hong Kong prices.”
Furla is trying to update and increase its profile by coming up with collections that appeal to fashionable consumers at a fraction of the cost of luxury brands.
And is that an ostrich leather purse on the shelf?
It’s leather all right, Hiver says of the geranium-red handbag (it also comes in china-blue and cream shades), but not ostrich skin, as that would cost an arm.
But for a price that’s in the neighbourhood of 45,000 pesos (US$950), a woman can have the next best thing with this stamped calfskin leather. The cowhide undergoes a technical process that duplicates the distinct surface nubs of the real bird hide.
Printing calfskin to mimic exotic skins like ostrich and reptile is Furla’s way of giving an alternative to women with modest budgets. (Here, Reyes says Furla generally appeals to career women.) Hiver hastens to add that all the company’s leathergoods—at least 95 per cent of the business—are still made in Italy.
“We’re not like Coach,” he says of its American competitor. “All their leathergoods are made in China.” Only other items, like the resin jewelry, are outsourced, he says.
Of course, efforts like this have made the brand increase its prices by around 10 per cent, says Hiver, though it’s a small price to pay for true Italian quality.
For this season, Furla also experiments with some lightweight materials for its casual styles, like the “rubberised” linen, which is resin-coated and gives off an iridescent effect. The creams, coffees and blacks—staples in any collection—are punctuated by deep plums, emeralds, ceruleans, reds. The shapes are rounded and largely unstructured. Most have high-gloss finishes.
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M O B I N
31-01-2009, 19:32
Baby Born In Bay Area With 12 Functioning Fingers, 12 Toes
DALY CITY, Calif. -- A Daly City couple is beaming after becoming the proud parents of a healthy but incredibly rare baby boy this month.
Baby Kamani Hubbard has six-fully formed and functional fingers and toes on his hands and feet. It's called “polydactyly” -- extra digits -- not an uncommon genetic trait, but Bay Area doctors say they've never seen a case so remarkable.
Born at San Francisco's Saint Luke's Hospital three weeks ago, Hubbarb seemed so perfect at birth no one noticed.
“Nurses and doctors, looked so normal they couldn't tell, they told me he was six pounds in good health, that was all they said,” said Miryoki Gross, Hubbard’s mother.
But his dad Kris Hubbard noticed this spectacularly rare case of polydactyly: 6-perfect fingers on each hand and 6-perfect toes on each foot, which went well beyond a general trait that runs in his family.
“Some family member have had six fingers, not completely developed. But not the toes,” said Kris Hubbard, 34 and a postal worker.
In fact Kris Hubbard himself had nubs of sixth fingers removed as a child as these non-functional digits routinely are.
But Hubbards case is so vanishingly rare according to doctors, and because the extra digits are functional, it's not a deformity to be discarded.
“It's merely an interesting and beautiful variation rather than a worrisome thing,” said Dr. Michael Treece and St. Luke's Hospital Pediatrician. “I would be tempted to leave those fingers in place. I realize children would tease each other over the slightest things, and having extra digits on each hand is more than slight. But imagine what sort of a pianist a 12-fingered person would be imagine what sort of a flamenco guitarist, if nothing else think of their typing skills.”
Kamani's mother says she hasn't had time to absorb this; her baby's specialness didn't even show up on prenatal ultrasounds.
“ I heard nothing before I gave birth so I'm still in shock, kinda,” said Gross.
“I just want him to see what greatness will be in store for him,” said Kris Hubbard.
The Florida Marlins’s pitcher Antonio Alfonseca, blues guitarist Hound Dog Taylor and several remarkable figures in history have had polydactyly.
This little guy may, at the very least, help others grasp the importance of embracing difference.
M O B I N
31-01-2009, 19:34
Obama half-brother on drug charge
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The Kenyan half-brother of President Barack Obama has been arrested for alleged marijuana possession.
George Obama was arrested in Nairobi with one joint of marijuana, police chief Joshua Omokulongolo said.
"He is not a drug peddler. But it is illegal, it is a banned substance," he said. Mr Obama has denied the allegations.
The US president and George Obama share the same father, but are thought to have only met each other briefly.
George Obama, who is in his 20s, is due in court on Monday.
"They took me from my home," George Obama told reporters in Nairobi from his jail cell. " I don't know why they are charging me."
M O B I N
31-01-2009, 19:39
Gaza rocket hits southern Israel
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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has hit southern Israel, exploding near the city of Ashkelon, the Israeli military has said.
No casualties were reported from the rocket, which landed in a field.
It is one of several rocket attacks from the territory since Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, declared ceasefires on 18 January.
The ceasefires ended Israel's three-week offensive in Gaza, which was aimed at stopping rocket attacks on Israel.
The ceasefires, independently declared by each side, have been violated several times.
An Israeli soldier was killed in a bomb attack on the Gaza border on Tuesday. Israel responded with air raids and a brief ground incursion by soldiers and tanks.
US envoy
About 1,300 Palestinians and 10 Israeli soldiers were killed in the three weeks of Gaza fighting. Three Israeli citizens died in rocket attacks.
Israel wants the rocket attacks to end and wants to prevent militants in Gaza from being able to rearm.
Hamas wants the border crossings into Gaza to be fully opened to end a 18-month blockade of Gaza which has wrecked its economy.
US President Barack Obama has sent his Middle East envoy George Mitchell to the region to "vigorously" pursue Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
He has arrived in Jordan after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. He has no plans to meet leaders of Hamas, which Israel, the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group.
The Egyptians have been leading efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire by holding separate talks with officials from Israel and Hamas.
is there anyone who can say what kind of news are we allow write?
C. Breezy
01-02-2009, 14:14
is there anyone who can say what kind of news are we allow write?
All of kinds :31:
What kind of news you think you can't post here ?! :eh:
C. Breezy
01-02-2009, 18:56
Kenya petrol tanker explosion kills 100
More than 100 people were killed and several dozen wounded when an overturned petrol tanker exploded in Kenya early Sunday, authorities said.
The blast is the second multi-fatality incident in the east African country in four days. A supermarket fire in Nairobi on Wednesday killed at least 27 people, with another 57 still missing.
The tanker explosion occurred near Molo, a small town in the Rift Valley Province -- about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from the capital, a spokesman for the Kenyan police said.
The tanker overturned along a highway spilling gallons of gas which hundreds of residents rushed to scoop up, said Titus Mung'ou of the Kenyan Red Cross.
"People were lining up trying to get the fuel," he said. "They were siphoning off petrol for over an hour. Some people had drilled holes in the tanker and were charging a fee for the assembled crowd."
The vehicle exploded about an hour later, apparently after one of the residents lit a cigarette or started a fire at the crash site, Mung'ou said.
Four policemen, who were trying to control the crowd, were believed to be among the victims, Mung'ou said.
Another 117 people were wounded in the blast, police said. The figures are expected to rise, officials said.
The Red Cross sent more than 80 people to help with rescue efforts. Those who were seriously wounded were flown to a hospital in Nairobi.
Meanwhile, the death toll from last week's Nairobi supermarket fire rose to 27 on Sunday, the Red Cross said.
Rescue workers found the latest victims as they searched through the rubble of the scorched structure in downtown Nairobi.
The fire ignited Wednesday afternoon during a somewhat busy hour in the 24-hour Nakumatt supermarket.
Police launched a criminal investigation to look into allegations that security guards locked people into the burning building. Employees of the supermarket refused to comment on the allegations.
The fire angered Kenyans for what they perceived as a lack of disaster preparedness.
Emergency numbers failed to work and water ran out during attempts to put out the fire, said Mung'ou of the Kenyan Red Cross.
"There is the need to strengthen the capacity in handling fires," Mung'ou said.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
.A strett-savvy nun told yesterday how she got the last laugh on a bag-snatcher
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Sister Lorna: got the better of mugger
.Sister Lorna was walking in daylight to her convent when the young man pounced
But he made off with just a bag, umbrella and bus timetable because the 72-year-old had hidden her purse - containing £12
'I suppose it's a sign of the times that even a nuns are not safe,' said Sister Lorna from Wantage, Oxfordshire.
'The saddest part is that he was probably the sort of person I try to help
C. Breezy
04-02-2009, 19:43
Romania shred women's 2012 dream
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Great Britain's women have almost certainly lost their chance of playing in the 2012 Olympics after they lost 71-66 to Romania in Targoviste.
GB came agonisingly close to grabbing the win, but defeat relegates Mark Clark's team back to Division B.
Their only hope now would be for the game's governing body, Fiba, to offer a free place in 2012 or in the additional pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.
Kim Butler and Rose Mason, with 22 and 16 points, again led GB's brave effort.
But with GB falling behind early, Clark's team always struggled to overhaul the Romanians.
Romania were led by Simina Mandache, who hit 16 points, and Svetlana Dragusin and Monika Boriga, both of whom netted 13, with the eastern European side's victory saving Finland from relegation.
Clark's team were always playing catch-up after Romania hit them with a 15-2 first-quarter run to lead 19-6.
Although the introduction of Kristy Lavin closed the deficit to 26-17 at the end of the first quarter, the hosts leapt out again to a 15-point lead in the second quarter.
Trailing 42-33 at half-time, GB closed to within four points midway through the third quarter when a pair of free throws from Butler and a Mason basket made the score 47-43.
GB began the fourth quarter with a three-pointer from Sarah Naylor reducing the arrears to seven points.
In the last five minutes, baskets from Stef Collins, McKay and Butler reduced the deficit to 64-61 with just over two minutes remaining.
Mandache and Collins traded threes before Dragusin's basket with 51 seconds remaining gave Romania a five-point cushion.
Butler kept the pressure on with a two 15 seconds from the end, but Paula Ciocan's pair of free throws with nine seconds left on the clock extinguished GB's chances of a shock win.
"Once again we showed tremendous heart to get ourselves back into the game," said Clark. "We were in with a chance of winning right down until the last two plays of the game.
"Romania started well, they shot very well in the first quarter which meant that we were always chasing them."
He admitted significant damage had been done in Tuesday's defeat by Finland in Worcester.
"The bottom line is that we need to prove ourselves again," he said. "It's a testament to the players who have committed themselves this January that we came this close.
"I'm proud of the time and effort all 14 girls have given to this programme and to this team."
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
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.This hungry barn owl has a rough time as the big freeze forces it to hunt by day
. Each time it got a mouse or vole, this pair of kestrels fought it for the spoils
Once they ate their fill, the owl – caught on film in Lancashire – finally got to eat
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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.The world's smallest car, the Peel 50, nestled between vans in central London on Thursday
The vehicle, built in the 1960s, is going on display at Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum in the capital
C. Breezy
06-02-2009, 10:45
OH ! I've seen something like this car in BBC Persian , In "TOP GEAR" , I really like this programm , and also this car
I m sure you didn't this news before
Even squatters might say no
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
It has no roof, no windows and probably not a very careful previous owner but, at just £5,000, is one of the cheapest houses in the country
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.The three-bedroom hole in Stockton-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, 'has great potential', said estate agent Ian Pattinson
It seems you will not get much bother from the neighbours, either. It is to be auctioned this month
By Lori Bongiorno
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Wondering what to do with your stash of old batteries or the cans of unneeded paint taking up space in your garage? You know you shouldn't throw them out, but it really is time to get rid of them.
Resist the temptation to toss them in the trash anyway. The reason: They (and everything on the list below) contain toxic chemicals capable of contaminating the environment if not disposed of properly
Unlike items that are picked up at the curb, you'll have to make a special effort to unload these ones responsibly. But, with a little advance planning and some good info, you'll see that it's really quite simple to dispose of these seemingly mysterious items.
:Here's how
Batteries
Recycling rechargeable batteries is fairly easy. Home Depot, Staples, Radio Shack, Best Buy, and other retailers take them back free of charge. There are fewer options for single-use batteries, but look for bins at your local Whole Foods Market, Ikea, or library. Otherwise, your best bet is the local household hazardous waste drop-off site. Where is it and what are your closest drop-off options? Search here for answers
CFLs
These energy-efficient bulbs are becoming easier to get rid of. Just drop old bulbs off at any Home Depot or Ikea for free recycling. Or ask about CFL recycling at your local Ace Hardware or home improvement store. You can search for other nearby solutions
Electronics
Every retailer that takes back rechargeable batteries also accepts mobile phones, as do most wireless providers. For computers, cameras, televisions, and others it's worthwhile do a little homework because some stores charge fees depending on item and brand. Check out Best Buy, Staples, and Office Depot to see what's the best fit. Some places, like Radio Shack, have trade-in programs where you can receive store credit for your old gadgets
Motor Oil
In case you need some motivation, consider this factoid from Earth911: Every gallon of used motor oil that's improperly disposed of can contaminate one million gallons of drinking water. Bring it to Wal-Mart, Autozone, Jiffy Lube, or search online for more convenient choices
Paint
It's among the harder items in this group to dispose of, but it's worth it and totally doable. If the paint is still in good shape, consider donating it. As of now, there aren't any retailers that accept used paint so you'll need to make a special trip. Search comprehensive list of options
C. Breezy
08-02-2009, 14:29
Boy born with 24 fingers and toes
A baby boy has been born in California with 24 perfectly formed fingers and toes - six on each hand and foot.
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Being born with additional digits - or being a "polydactyl" - is not wholly uncommon, but it is unusual to see the condition on every extremity.
The Bay Area hospital said staff did not notice the extra digits on ultrasound scans - and did not even spot it when Kamani Hubbard was born.
It was his father, Kris, who realised his son had some unusual features.
Polydactylism is genetic and the father said there was a family history of the condition. However he added his son's case was unique.
"Some family members have had six fingers, not completely developed. But not the toes."
A paediatrician at St Luke's hospital, Dr Michael Treece, said: "It's merely an interesting and beautiful variation rather than a worrisome thing.
"Imagine what sort of a pianist a 12-fingered person would be. Imagine what sort of flamenco guitarist. Think of their typing skills."
Famous polydactyls have reputedly included the English music hall entertainer Little Tich and Anne Boleyn - although the latter is still disputed by historians.
Cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers was also born with an extra finger on each hand.
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The country is braced for more snow this week, as parts of the country recorded temperatures overnight as low as -18C
Aviemore recorded its lowest February temperature in 23 years at -18C while Aberdeen was shivering today at -12C
Forecasters warned that heavy rain sweeping in from the south west during the day could turn to snow over parts of Wales, the Midlands and the North
.This would further increase pressure on stocks of salt needed to keep the roads safe
The Government has widened the search for salt abroad, while one local council has started using table salt to grit its roads
Tom Tobler, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "We can expect strong winds and heavy rain from the south west during the morning, and it could well turn to snow as it heads north over parts of Wales, the Midlands and the North."
Salt is heading to Britain from Spain and Germany as UK stocks dwindle
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Chaos: Drivers are preparing for more snow problems
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears told Sky News: "We are now buying in from abroad. I have just heard that we are getting some salt from Italy and there is a boat from Tunisia on its way.
"These are once in 20-year occurrences, so obviously we are not going to keep these stocks all the time, it would be a waste of taxpayers' money."
A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government added: "Following a Government request a number of European countries have made salt supplies available to us.
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Roads were sent into mayhem after snow started last Sunday
"We also understand that the key private sector salt suppliers in the UK, and some councils, have already arranged for their own overseas shipments which will be arriving in the UK in the coming days
by JO STEELE - Sunday, February 8, 2009
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Chips: ironing board-alicious
.You know what it's like. Someone gets a bag of chips, the aroma gets around and everyone wants one
Now experts think they have discovered what is behind the alluring smell of chips - and it is a mixture of butterscotch, onion and, erm, ironing boards
Food scientists at Leeds University unravelled the smell of chips in the laboratory, as well as using human noses
They broke down the smell into components using a process known as gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The results showed chip aroma is made up of butterscotch, cocoa, onion, flowers, cheese and ironing boards
The research, commissioned by the Potato Council, was led by Dr Graham Clayton. He said: 'Lightly cooked or undercooked chips were found to contain three simple aromas, including bitter cocoa. A little extra cooking produced a more complex aroma profile, with up to nine different aromatic notes
C. Breezy
09-02-2009, 16:29
UK set for more winter disruption
Further disruption is expected across the UK later with the arrival of a winter storm bringing rain and snow.
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Further salt supplies are being shipped from Europe
Heavy rain is expected in south-western and southern England, while more snow is also to arrive in Wales and the Midlands, creating blizzard conditions.
It follows a week which saw the heaviest snowfall in the UK for 18 years, closing schools and crippling transport networks.
Some councils have begun to run out of supplies of salt for gritting.
Overnight, some snow fell in Northern Ireland, southern and central Scotland, and parts of the Midlands and the north west of England.
In Aviemore the temperature dropped to -18C overnight.
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Container ship
The storm is due to arrive in southern England and Wales on Monday afternoon, spread to the Midlands and continue overnight into Tuesday, the BBC Weather Centre said.
It could bring up to eight inches of snow (20cm) in some areas, and 30 to 40 millimetres of rain in others.
Where the rain falls it will be on areas that already have snowed, meaning it will add to the potential for flooding.
Gale force winds will cause drifting where snow is falling and exacerbate already freezing temperatures.
Some councils in England have already been running out of road salt, with the Highways Agency saying supplies were "very limited".
A container ship is travelling from Spain with 40,000 tonnes of salt, and another ship is also heading to the UK with salt from Germany. Both are expected to dock on Wednesday.
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C. Breezy
10-02-2009, 10:49
Islamic Iran celebrates 30 years
Iran is marking the 30th anniversary of its Islamic revolution.
It will be celebrated in a big rally in central Tehran expected to be addressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
On this day three decades ago, the last resistance of the Shah's regime collapsed. Iranians spilled out on to streets to celebrate their new freedom.
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Iran has been marking the anniversary with 10 days of celebrations
But three decades on, Iran is still suffering major economic problems, international isolation, and complaints about the lack of political freedom.
There will be plenty of celebrations on Tuesday, but also - less openly - plenty of criticisms as well.
Iran has certainly achieved full independence, but at the expense of continued international isolation.
Political and personal freedom is restricted. The economy is in a mess, through a combination of mismanagement and sanctions.
Many Iranians struggle to survive.
The new administration in Washington offers the possibility of a new beginning.
But President Ahmadinejad's government has so far been reluctant to move away from the reassuring rhetoric of "Death to America".
C. Breezy
10-02-2009, 10:52
Iranian lawmaker hopes 'Americans change their strategy'
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Iran's powerful parliament speaker said Monday the Islamic nation hopes the United States changes its approach to the Middle East, and called the Obama administration "an exceptional opportunity for Americans."
"I don't want to be pessimistic. I hope the Americans change their strategy and respect the nations," said Ali Larijani in a wide-ranging interview with CNN affiliate Cuatro TV in Spain. "That doesn't just depend on us."
The conversation took place as Iran prepared to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the overthrow of the shah, whom Larijani called a dictator. Larijani made the stop in Spain after attending a global security conference in Munich, Germany, over the weekend.
Since taking office, President Barack Obama has created "some small windows of light toward the East," he said.
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Ali Larijani says the United States' new president has created "some small windows of light toward the East."
This is an exceptional opportunity for the Americans," Larijani said, adding that if the United States eased embargoes against Iran, it would be a positive step. "Although the window of opportunity is the narrowest possible, they could change their strategy."
Later Monday, Obama said the United States is looking for opportunities for "face-to-face" talks with Iran after an absence of diplomatic ties for nearly three decades.
"There's been a lot of mistrust built up over the years, so it's not going to happen overnight," Obama said during his first prime time news conference Monday night.
Obama said his administration is reviewing existing U.S. policy toward Iran.
The United States and other Western nations believe Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program, but Iran says it is developing nuclear capability to produce energy. Iran has also been accused of sponsoring terrorists.
Still, in recent days, Tehran also has indicated it is ready to work alongside Obama to establish better relations with Washington.
Asked Monday whether Iran could have a civil, direct discussion of its nuclear program with the United States, Larijani -- once Iran's chief nuclear envoy -- said the government is open to the idea.
"It depends on the circumstances and the benefits of having that conversation," he said. "We don't want to be taken advantage of. But we're not against constructive dialogue."
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden told delegates at a security conference in Germany that the United States under the Obama administration will continue to develop a missile defense to counter the nuclear threat posed by Iran, but only in consultation with Russia.
Larijani also said Iran will continue to support the militant group Hezbollah -- considered a terrorist organization by Israel and the United States -- in Lebanon, as well as Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007, declared separate, tentative cease-fires last month after more than three weeks of fighting in Gaza. Israel launched the attack on Hamas in Gaza on December 27 with the stated aim of ending rocket attacks on southern Israel.
Larijani said Israel should accept the Hamas leadership voted into government.
"Israel has to accept that Palestinians decide their own future with voting," he said. "We can't kick people out of their own territory and bring outsiders to occupy that place."
On a separate issue, asked whether he'd run in Iran's presidential election in June, Larijani dodged the question: "Thank God, there are many people on the stage."
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C. Breezy
11-02-2009, 19:35
Arsonists start new bushfires in Australia
KINGLAKE, Australia (CNN) -- New fires blamed on arsonists hit Australia Wednesday as the toll from deadly blazes was likely to rise on the macabre discovery that charred remains initially identified as single bodies were in fact couples fused together by the heat.
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Bushfires have destroyed huge tracts of the Australian countryside.
The latest fires broke out Tuesday night, even as emergency workers were struggling with the aftermath of bushfires that have so far killed 181 people and burned huge tracts of the countryside in southeastern Australia.
John Brumby, the premier of the hard-hit state of Victoria, said many of 20 fires burning Wednesday were suspected to have been started by arsonists -- an act described earlier by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as "mass murder."
"There seems little doubt these were deliberately lit -- a number of them last night," Brumby said on national television.
"I think words escape us all when it comes to describing deliberate arson."
Seven Network reporter Sarah Cumming said two major fires blazing west of Melbourne at Healesville and Bunyip State Park were in danger of joining up despite being 18 kilometers apart. Video Watch firefighters continue to struggle in tackling the blazes
Several fires started by lightning between the two blaze fronts were exacerbating the situaion, she said.
The toll of the past week's fires stands at more than 500 people injured, nearly 1,000 homes destroyed, thousands left homeless and at least 365,000 hectares (901,935 acres) of the Australian countryside burned black, authorities said.
Fires, thought to have been started by arsonists have devastated the towns of Marysville and Kinglake. As many as half the homes in Kinglake have burned to the ground, police say. iReport.com: 'Thank God we were spared'
The death toll is expected to rise. In Marysville, officials warned that as many as 100 people, or one-fifth of the town's population, might be dead, with many bodies believed to be still buried under debris. Photo Photos: Bushfires leave path of destruction »
Likely to add to the fatality figure was the discovery by forensic scientists that some skeletal remains initially thought to be single bodies were actually two people fused together by searing temperatures.
As efforts to help those affected by the wildfires gather pace, tent cities have sprung up in Whittlesea, just north of Melbourne. Relief agencies have pitched camps for those forced out of their homes.
Many fire victims have grown increasingly frustrated, kept from returning home -- or to what is left of their homes -- by authorities because of safety concerns.
Fires were Wednesday threatening a gas plant and a reservoir supplying Melbourne, Cummings added. She said firefighters were counting on three days of relative calm weather before high winds were expected to fan flames again.
mohammad.clergyman
12-02-2009, 20:12
I, myself, translated the following piece of news
it may have lots of mistakes and punctuation errors
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عمل جراحي همسر رهبر انقلاب در بيمارستان دولتي
The recent statements by the reporters reveal that the Iranian supreme leader’s wife has been in surgery in a governmental public hospital lately.
It’s said that this affair, although being against the surgeon’s advice to perform that in a private hospital and under the special care, is done in a governmental public hospital.
According to this report, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei was in this hospital last week to visit his wife.
The hospital chief was unaware of Ayatollah Khomeini’s presence in the hospital and was informed by a phone call after the supreme leader’s arrival.
It’s also being said that the relevant surgeon of the supreme leader’s wife advised that the operation would be informed In a private hospital, but Ayatollah Khamenei disagreed and expressed that his wife’s surgery, like other people’s, should be operated in a governmental hospital.
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C. Breezy
12-02-2009, 20:52
I, myself, translated the following piece of news
it may have lots of mistakes and punctuation errors
hope it will be revised by you
I pick them from english sites and check all of them , if there is an mistakes , that's not my indolence
that's my grammatical problems , I try to avoid from doing it anymore
Thursday, February 12, 2009
aResidents of Madrid get a surprise, as German artist and illusionist Johan Lorbeer floats several feet off the ground, leaning casually against a wall
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The caption supplied with this picture notes that Lorbeer 'stands in mid-air "leaning" against a wall with one hand remains in various public places.' So, um make of that what you will.
Secretly, we suspect it's some kind of trick
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