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007 meets his latest Bond girl
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The name's Blonde: Accompanied by a Royal Navy escort, a model delivers a case containing the first copies of Sebastian Faulks' new James Bond novel, Devil May Care, on the Thames.
Such is the clamour for the new book on sale today that Amazon.co.uk said it has already shot to the top of its charts, its biggest fiction pre-order of 2008.
Sebastian Faulks was selected to write the novel by Fleming's estate, and read all the original stories in an attempt to capture the author's style.
Tuuli Shipster, the model featured on the front cover, helped deliver the first seven copies of Devil May Care to Waterstone's Piccadilly in London.
- The first handful of copies went from the printers under military escort care of the Royal Navy.
The model accompanied the case as it was brought down the Thames by a Royal Navy Pacific 24 seaboat under the watchful eye of the Royal Navy Black Cat Lynx helicopters.
The books were received on board HMS Exeter by Faulks and members of the Fleming family.
The final stage of the journey saw the books taken to Waterstone's Piccadilly in a cavalcade of Bentleys, including a custom-built 1950s S1 continental convertible.
Faulks, best known for historic novels Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, has said: "In his house in Jamaica, Ian Fleming used to write a thousand words in the morning, then go snorkelling, have a cocktail, lunch on the terrace, more diving, another thousand words in late afternoon, then more Martinis and glamorous women.
"In my house in London, I followed this routine exactly, apart from the cocktails, the lunch and the snorkelling."
Introducing Britain’s most dangerous tortoise
Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Danger: Rupert is on the run after escaping from his home
If you see this tortoise, do not approach him. He may be unarmed but he is certainly dangerous.
Rupert, who has attacked children and dogs, is on the run after escaping through a hole in a fence.
The sprightly 60-year-old is always one step ahead of the law – or rather 77-year-old owner Jean Pogson – because he legs it at 4mph before she can grab him.
Mrs Pogson's daughter, Joyce Thomas, says the North African spur-thighed pet gets extremely aggressive and is warning neighbours in Gosport, Hampshire not to go near him.
'He has quite a temper and has been known to bite children plus dogs and other animals,' said Mrs Thomas, 47.
'I would advise people to exercise extreme caution when going near him because he may nip. Most of the time he is OK but if he is in a bad mood there's no telling what he may do,' she added.
Rupert, who has a hole in his shell caused by a run-in with a garden fork, was once introduced to children visiting from Chernobyl – and rather spoiled the proceedings.
'They'd not seen a tortoise before and he bit one of them,' said Mrs Thomas.
:8:Meanwhile, Rupert's disappearance has led Fred, his tortoise friend of 43 years to mope about and not eat properly.
Shark attacks boy in his bedroom
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Jaws: Sam Hawthorne
Anyone involved in a shark attack would be considered unlucky – but few could claim to have been as luckless as Sam Hawthorne.
The teenager survived a terrifying ordeal when he was bitten in the face by one of the killer beasts – in his own bedroom.
The 'attack' happened when the 14-year-old sleepwalked into a long-dead souvenir shark hanging on the wall of his nautical-themed room.
He was left with the creature embedded in his cheek and blood pouring from a wound. His mother, Susan, said: 'It was like something out of a horror film.'
Jaws struck in the middle of the night at the family home in Dudley, West Midlands.
Mrs Hawthorne was woken by her son's screams but arrived too late to fend off the deadly fish – a holiday souvenir.
'The shark must have been embedded in Sam's cheek for about 15 minutes and he was in a lot of pain,' she said.
Fortunately, Sam escaped with just a small scar. 'It was the most frightening experience of my life,' he said.
Karate students take out robber
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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'This is a stick up! Give me all your money, and... oh, sh-'
It's been a bad few days for criminals. Not only did a mugger in Germany get taken down by a blind judo champion, but an armed robber in Colombia found out the hard way that a karate academy is a lousy place to try and rob.
The thief discovered the flaw in his plans when the students at the academy didn't take kindly to being robbed, police said on Friday.
The robber is now recovering in a hospital, in Santander province north of Bogota, after the martial artists used their combat skills on him and took away his gun.
'An individual entered a martial arts school with a firearm but they managed to react, put their knowledge to use and disarmed him,' Santander police commander Col. Julio Cesar Santoyo told local Caracol radio.
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Skydivers take leap for commercial break
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Sky jumpers form a human H over fields
A whole new meaning to the phrase 'commercial break' could be coined after a live TV advert tonight
featuring a bunch of product-plugging skydivers.
The team of 18 daredevils has just 3min 20secs to spell out a message to viewers in formation during their descent.
If everything goes according to plan, it will be a great coup for car maker Honda and Channel 4. If it doesn't... well, it doesn't bear thinking about.
The advert, promoting the new Accord, will be broadcast at 8.10pm during the show Come Dine With Me.
It is inspired by the tagline: 'If it's difficult, it's worth doing.'
Reportedly costing £500,000, the ad will see skydivers from around the world jump from 4,270m (14,000ft) to spell out the word 'Honda'.
The stunt is due to take place over the town of Lillo near the Spanish capital Madrid, but will be abandoned if the weather is poor.
Instead, a rehearsal jump filmed last night will be broadcast. The idea was developed by Channel 4's strategic sales team, which is obviously keen to come up with novel ways to stop viewers switching channels during commercial breaks.
'This concept breaks the boundaries of the “perceived” confines of TV advertising. It's about creating talkability on a big scale, managing the risk and being seen as pioneers,' said Channel 4's Andy Barnes.
German city hunts for crocodile
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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What the crocodile may look like (assuming it is crocodile)
City officials in Germany say they've called in an expert to lead the hunt for a crocodile spotted in a local river.
Hildesheim city spokesman Horst Richter says two municipal employees got a five-minute glimpse of the reptile Monday on a backwater of the Innerste river. The animal, about 2 1/2 feet long, then disappeared into the brush.
Richter said Tuesday the employees' account was credible because one of them was an avid reptile enthusiast.
It was not immediately clear whether the animal was a crocodile, an alligator or a caiman. The reptile may have been purchased as a pet and released into the river.
Richter says the city has recruited an animal control expert to search for the beast. He says the backwater it was seen in is not open to the public for swimming.
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We're friends fur life
Zachary the chihuahua puppy snuggles his new sibling – one of three abandoned squirrels his mother is raising along with her own two puppies in Cundy's Harbour, Maine, America
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Welcome to the Jurassic green park
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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T-Rex is back kids!
Hubcaps, crockery and tyres have been used to create a new batch of arrivals at a zoo.
Plastic bags have also helped to make creatures at the Recycled Sculpture Show, which aims to make people become greener.
More than 20 artists have provided eco-friendly animals such as a great white shark made from old hubcaps, a 'Tyreannosaurus' – built, not surprisingly, from used tyres – and a chicken consisting of broken crockery.
And, while German zoos have well-known polar bear cubs Knut and Flocke, London has an adult one made from plastic bags.
'The sculptures really provoke debate about human waste and its effect on the natural world,' said Sophie Townsend, sustainability manager at London Zoo, where the environmental show has just been launched.
'There is no better setting than being surrounded by some of the most endangered creatures on Earth, many of which are close to extinction because of man's insatiable lust for fresh resources.'
Among the artists who have contributed to the show are Heather Jansch and Emma Fenelon.
It marks the beginning of the three-week-long Love London Festival of ecological events.
The Recycled Sculpture Show runs until September 5.
Naomi Campbell charged with 'plane rage'
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Naomi Campbell charged
Feisty supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged with the alleged assault of a Heathrow Airport police officer and is due to appear in court next month, her lawyer said today.
The model arrived at Heathrow Police Station today to answer bail after her arrest for alleged assault last month and was told she would face charges over the incident.
The arrest was in connection with her missing luggage at Terminal 5 in April while she was bound for Los Angeles, sparking the model's fury.
The 37-year-old arrived in a chauffer-driven Mercedes today where reporters, photographers and television crews waited in anticipation for the model.
Dressed in sunglasses and a dark suit, Campbell kept her composure and walked straight past the press, not answering any questions.
In April she was handcuffed and removed from the flight after being suspected of assaulting a police officer with aggressive and abusive behaviour, targeting police as well as staff.
Last year the model said she was considering therapy for anger management after being punished with community service for assaulting her maid with a mobile phone.
Galloway to sue The Bill over 'corruption' storyline
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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New battle for George
Firebrand politician George Galloway is suing the makers of The Bill because he claims an episode featuring a corrupt MP is based on him.
He is angry because the character Paul Sagger showed 'uncanny similarities' to the Respect MP, his spokesman claimed.
The character was accused of trafficking drugs in the coffin of a British soldier who was killed in Iraq.
The spokesman added: 'The similarities are uncanny and George is talking to his lawyers with a view to suing for defamation.'
He is expected to issue a writ for libel next week.
The episode, called Moving Targets, was broadcast last November and attracted about 6million viewers. In it, Sagger – played by Tom Chadbon – was shot at a Love Music Hate Racism concert.
The event is a real-life gig held in Mr Galloway's Bethnal Green seat, in east London, and is supported by his Respect coalition.
Mr Galloway is known for his anti-war, hard left stance.
In 2004, he won £150,000 in damages from the Daily Telegraph after it claimed he made £375,000 a year from Saddam Hussein's regime.
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Libel
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.Law.
a.defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b.the act or crime of publishing it
c.a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
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. anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents
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writ
something written; a writing: sacred writ
Murray divorced over drugs claim
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Murray and wife
Bill Murray has been served with divorce papers by his wife of 11 years, who claims the actor beat her, is addicted to marijuana and alcohol, and is a serial adulterer.
Jennifer Butler Murray also filed for a restraining order, saying she had to flee the marital home with their four children because she lived in terror of the Lost In Translation star's abuse.
According to the complaint, the 57-year-old is alleged to have physically abused his wife on several occasions.
Last November, he 'hit her in the face and then told her she was “lucky he didn't kill her”.' It adds that Murray would often leave the couple's home in Sullivans Island, South Carolina, without telling his wife and claims that he 'travels overseas where he engages in public and private altercations and sexual liaisons'.
The papers do not specify instances of Murray's alleged marijuana or alcohol use.
Murray's lawyer, John McDougall, would not comment on the allegations, but said the actor 'is deeply saddened by the break-up of his marriage'.
Mr McDougall added: 'He and his wife made loving parents and they are committed to the best interests of their children.' The pair married in 1997 and have four boys together, ranging from seven to 15 years old.
They signed a prenuptial agreement before they married and, as part of the agreement, both waived their right to alimony or support if the marriage broke up.
However, Murray agreed to pay $7million (£3.5million) to his ex-wife within 60 days of a final divorce decree.
Murray is known for his comedy roles in films such as Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Caddyshack. In 2004, he won a Bafta and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Lost In Translation.
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Decree
1.
a formal and authoritative order, esp. one having the force of law: a presidential decree.
2.
Law. a judicial decision or order.
alimony
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
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Lost tribe spotted for first time in jungle
Friday, May 30, 2008
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A frosty welcome from the Amazon tribe
One of the world's last 'lost' tribes has been photographed for the first time deep in the Amazon rainforest.
With their skin painted orange and brandishing bows and arrows the tribe in the Envira region on the Brazil-Peru border look ready to take on unwelcome visitors.
An aircraft spotted them in virgin forest and took this remarkable picture.
Also shown the series of photographs are large tent-like dwellings and possibly plots of cultivated land.
But their language, population and society remain a mystery.
Jose Carlos Meirelles, an uncontacted tribes expert, said: "We did the overflight to show their houses, to show they are there.
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A frosty welcome from the Amazon tribe
"This is very important because there are some who doubt their existence."
Mr Meirelles said this tribe appeared strong and healthy but he stressed other uncontracted tribes in the region are in severe danger from illegal logging.
"What is happening in this region is a monumental crime against the natural world, the tribes, the fauna and is further testimony to the complete irrationality with which we, the 'civilized' ones, treat the world."
Stephen Corry, the director of Survival International, which supports tribal people around the world, said: "The world needs to wake up to this, and ensure that their territory is protected in accordance with international law.
Of more than 100 uncontacted tribes worldwide, more than half live in either Brazil or Peru, Survival International says.
It says all are in grave danger of being forced off their land, killed and ravaged by new diseases.
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dwelling
verb (used without object)
1.
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
2.
to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness.
3.
to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often fol. by on or upon): to dwell on a particular point in an argument.
4.
.(of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation
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–noun
5.
Machinery.
a.a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
b.a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless
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Cultivated
–adjective
1.
prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
2.
produced or improved by cultivation, as a plant
3.
3.educated; refined; cultured: cultivated tastes.
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Frosty
characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
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Iron Mike, how far have you fallen?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Former glory days Tyson delivering his blows
He is known as 'the baddest man on the planet'. He has obviously never been to Essex – until now.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson famously bit off part of an opponent's ear during a match but tonight he'll munch on canapés in... Loughton.
The former undisputed world heavyweight champion is guest of honour at a venue in the town this evening. The 41-year-old is holding a question-and- answer session at The Academy based on his controversial career.
About 500 guests – some of whom have paid £250 for a ticket – will be dining there. Organisers are expecting celebrities including Ray Winstone and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
'Iron' Mike may be at home in Loughton. He could visit the nearby Iron Age fort and, as someone who blew £150million, he might take comfort in knowing banknotes are printed there.
Earlier this week, the fighter gave a speech in Gateshead to fans who paid £225 a ticket.
One said: 'It was a lot of money and he only spoke for ten minutes. It was a bit of a let-down.' Of course, he didn't say it to Mr Tyson's face...
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let down
–noun
1.a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
2.disillusionment, discouragement, or disappointment: The job was a letdown.
3.depression; deflation: He felt a terrible letdown at the end of the play.
4.the accelerated movement of milk into the mammary glands of lactating mammals upon stimulation, as by massage or suckling.
5.Aeronautics. the descent of an aircraft from a higher to a lower altitude preparatory to making an approach and landing or to making a target run or the like.
Police force abandons targets
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Police chief says force is to abandon 'misleading' targets
A leading police chief has given notice his force would not pursue "misleading" Whitehall targets, but allow officers to better prioritise their time.
In a move which is apparently backed by three other constabularies, the head of Surrey Police said he wanted to return to "common sense policing".
Acting chief constable Mark Rowley admitted that his force - currently joint top of the police force league table - would slide down the rankings as a result.
But he said it was not always "sensible" to spend time recording, or issuing penalty notices for the most minor offences.
Instead a return to "common sense" and "discretion" for officers was required he said.
"Quite simply, local people's safety, confidence in police and their satisfaction when they call us for help are more important than misleading targets," he said.
Mr Rowley's comments come after years of concern that centrally formulated targets and red tape were preventing police concentrating on the priorities of the public.
Reports said that other forces backing his stance this weekend would be the Staffordshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands constabularies.
It has been claimed that police are targeting law-abiding people for minor misdemeanours because it makes it easier to meet government targets.
A pamphlet from right-wing think-tank Civitas said police and the Government risked alienating the public by concentrating on "easy-to-deal-with offending".
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common sense
noun
sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence
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discretion
noun
the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice
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misleading
adjective deceptive; tending to mislead
Tough cigarette controls considered
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Branding and logos on cigarette packets could be banned
Branding and logos on cigarette packets could be banned under Government proposals to cut smoking.
Tougher controls including plain packaging, minimum pack sizes of 20 and a ban on the advertising of cigarette papers are all under consideration by the Department of Health (DoH).
The department has released a consultation document called "The Future of Tobacco Control" with the aim of cutting smoking rates and preventing young people from picking up the habit. The proposals include removing branding and logos from all tobacco packaging and having a minimum pack size of 20 to stop young people who can only afford packs of 10 from buying cigarettes.
Other measures include restricting the display of tobacco products by placing them under shop counters, banning cigarette vending machines or restricting them to adults only, and banning the advertising of smoking paraphernalia such as cigarette papers.
More than 200,000 under-16's start smoking each year and are three times more likely to die of cancer than someone who starts in their mid-20s, according to government figures.
Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo said: "Protecting children from smoking is a Government priority and taking away temptation is one way to do this.
"If banning brightly-coloured packets, removing cigarettes from display and removing the cheap option of a pack of ten helps save lives, then that is what we should do, but we want to hear everyone's views first."
The consultation, published to coincide with World No Tobacco Day, aims to protect children and young people from smoking, reduce smoking rates and health inequalities caused by smoking and help people quit.
Recent statistics showed a 2% drop in smokers in Britain, down from 24%, while NHS Stop Smoking Services had seen a 28% increase in people attempting to quit since Smokefree legislation was introduced in July last year.
Simon Clark, director of the smokers' lobby group Forest, said: "The best way to tackle youth smoking is through education and proper enforcement of the legal age limit. Banning point of sale display will make smoking even more attractive to teenagers. Worse, it will drive many smokers towards cheaper counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes."
Angelina: I'd shoot to protect my kids
Sunday, June 1, 2008
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Angelina Jolie on belligerent form in Tomb Raider
Angelina Jolie has warned she keeps a gun which she would use to kill intruders who tried to harm her four children.
'If anyone comes into my home and tries to hurt my kids, I've no problem in shooting them,' she said.
The film beauty has undergone intensive training in combat techniques in films like Wanted and Mr and Mrs Pitt, on which she met husband Brad Pitt. 'I bought original, real guns of the type we used in Tomb Raider for security,' she said.
'Brad and I are not against having a gun in the house, and we do have one. And yes, I'd be able to use it if I had to. I could handle myself,' she told Live magazine.
Her latest film role is as a gun-toting assassin in Wanted, which had its first screening recently at Cannes
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intruder
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome-
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assassin
a murderer, esp. one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons
Liz Hurley's love for piggies
Elizabeth Hurley has exclusively revealed her new passion – pigs.
The face of Estée Lauder, 42, keeps one of the creatures in a box at her farm near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, where she lives with husband Arun Nayar.
The full interview appears in the July issue of Red magazine, out now
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interview
a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview
60years to sculpt a face
Monday, June 2, 2008
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Stone me: The face of Crazy Horse is clear above – but his hair, body and horse has yet to be started
Six decades since the first blast signalled work had begun on the world's largest mountain carving – it finally has a face.
Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski started the 172m (563ft) tribute to legendary American Indian warrior Crazy Horse on June 3, 1948.
The face was finished in time to mark the 60th anniversary – but the image of the warrior's body, flowing locks and horse have yet to be carved into the mountain in the US.
Mr Ziolkowski died in 1982 but his vision was carried on by his wife Ruth, who refused to put a date on when the giant sculpture will be finished in South Dakota.
She said: 'To picture it 60 years from now, I'd like to see the horse's head finished and polished and Crazy Horse's body having had all of the finishing work done on it.'
Crazy Horse was a famous Lakota warrior who played a key role in the 1876 victory over US cavalry in the Battle Of The Little Bighorn, in Montana.
He was stabbed to death a year later in Nebraska.
The sculpture is a response to the famous giant carvings on nearby Mount Rushmore of revered presidents of the US, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Mr Ziolkowski wanted to honour North American Indians too.
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stab
to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon
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Jolie and Pitt locked in £7.5m baby war
by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Angelina Jolie's twin pregnancy has sparked a record breaking magazine bidding war worth an estimated £7.5million ($15m).
Rival US magazines OK! and People are said to be willing to 'print blank pages' for the rest of the year in hope of landing the prized snaps.
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Jackpot belly as bidders name their price
The figure would eclipse a previous record of £3million ($6m), landed by Jennifer Lopez for her baby twins in February, who was reportedly paid less than half as much by People.
A spokesperson for People acknowledged they were in the hunt for the first pictures, saying, 'We'd love to see the photos in PEOPLE. We wish the family well'.
While a representation for OK! admitted it be 'foolish' not to pursue the deal.
There were rumours on the weekend the actress had already given birth but it was not confirmed.
Brangelina have a long standing history of cashing in on their baby snaps. In 2006, first pictures of biological daughter Shiloh went to People for £2m ($4.1 m) as well as British Hello! for an additional£1.75m ($3.5 m). The couple say the money was gifted to charity.
The records set by Ange's baby boom dwarf the efforts of other high earners in the baby trade, with Christina Aguilera netting £1m ($2m) for pictures of her son Max and Nicole Richie fetching £500,000m ($1m) after the birth of daughter Harlow.
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dwarf
verb
to cause to appear or seem small in size, extent, character, etc., as by being much larger or better: He dwarfed all his rivals in athletic ability
Squawking man teaches bird to fly
Monday, June 2, 2008
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Watch the birdie: Gary Zammit teaches Dude to fly by running alongside him with arms flapping
Teaching an orphaned heron to fly by running alongside it with arms flapping and squawking may sound like a bird-brained idea – but for Gary Zammit it's a flight of fancy that has worked.
The hand-reared grey heron – called Dude – is now soaring to heights of 21m (70ft) – and comes back when called.
The wildlife expert took the unusual approach to get the rescued bird in the air after its mother was killed in a storm.
Mr Zammit, 42, began running in a field with food in his pockets so Dude would follow him and build up his strength.
He then began waving his arms and making a squawking noise until the bird copied him – and eventually took off.
'I ended up getting really involved and running alongside flapping my arms like an idiot,' said Mr Zammit.
'Eventually he began half flying at a height of around 3ft, and he's gone on from there.'
Mr Zammit found Dude minutes from death under a storm-lashed nest in March and took him to the Gwel an Mor wildlife park in Portreath, Cornwall.
He was small enough fit into the palm of his hand and only survived his ordeal after Mr Zammit cared for him round the clock, keeping him warm and feeding him a diet of small fish.
Dude is now fully grown, standing at 90cm (3ft) tall with a 1.2m (4ft) wingspan, and living in an aviary at Feadon Farm in Portreath while a new enclosure is built for him.
He can never be released into the wild but can live a happy life in the park. Mr Zammit said: 'He soars around the buildings. It's a wonderful sight.'
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ordeal
A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance
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aviary
a larege cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept
Carnage as drunk driver wipes out cyclists
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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The vehicle knocks the cyclists into the air
This is the shocking moment a drunk driver ploughed into a group of professional cyclists after he fell asleep at the wheel.
Cyclists were hurled high into the air by the out-of-control vehicle as they were given no chance of getting out of the way in time.
Helmets and mangled bike frames can be seen thrown around as the sportsmen were hit.
One of the riders was killed in the horrific smash, which was apparently caused when the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel because he was drunk.
Ten other cyclists were injured in the collision, which happened along the border between Mexico and the US.
Police said 28-year-old driver Juan Campos was later charged with killing cyclist Alejandro Alvarez
The incident happened about 15 minutes into a 34km race near Matamoros, Mexico which is just across the border from Brownsville, Texas
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carnage
noun
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre
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plough
To make or form with driving force
Meet 3-legged Molly, the wonder horse
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Clip-clop, clip-clunk: Molly takes it easy
The tragic life story of Molly the pony is enough to melt even the hardest of hearts.
Abandoned by her owners after a hurricane struck, she was attacked at a rescue farm and lost a leg.
However, there has been a massive turnaround for Molly. Not only does she have a MySpace page but her tale has now become a children's book
The 19-year-old is able to get about on a prosthetic limb and spends her days visiting disabled children and the elderly.
She has been dubbed an inspiration to her country and the US media has described her story as a parable for life.
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Therapy: Molly meets a disabled gi
Erin Harris, whose mother Kaye owns the grey-speckled animal, said: 'Molly's a fighter. Mum has called her a symbol of New Orleans – she shows that despite Hurricane Katrina and having her leg amputated you can pull through. People see her as an inspiration.'
Molly was left for dead when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005 and was taken in by staff at a rescue farm. However, a dog at the centre attacked her, seriously injuring her left leg.
Vets fitted a false limb and she now wanders around as if the accident never happened.
Dr Rustin Moore, who operated on Molly, said her 'intelligence and courage' made him realise she would be fine.
He added she 'has a bigger role to play in life'.
According to her MySpace page, Molly's next role is as mascot for an educational group called Kids and Ponies.
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parable
short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
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vet
veterinarian=
A person who practices veterinary medicine
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mascot
A person, animal, or object believed to bring good luck, especially one kept as the symbol of an organization such as a sports team.
Endangered beetle on mate quest
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Love bug: Zoo keeper Kim Simmons shows off Billy the lonely, stowaway elephant beetle
If you're an endangered species living in dense jungle with a life span of just four months, the odds of getting a girlfriend are pretty slim – unless you get out and about.
So that's just what Billy the elephant beetle did.
Filled with wanderlust, the giant, horned insect stowed away on a banana ship in his native Costa Rica to see where it would take him
Sadly, it brought him to Britain, thousands of miles away from the natural habitat of his species.
But hope of knocking carapaces with a lovely lady springs eternal for this lonely heart, with his caretakers at Linton Zoo in Cambridgeshire on the look-out for Miss Right.
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On the prowl: Billy goes out on a limb in his search for a mate
Billy, who is about the size of a hamster, was discovered by bewildered fruit importers in London after his 5,000km (3,000-mile) journey.
Pest control officers later handed him over to the zoo for safekeeping.
It was only then that Billy's base desires became clear.
'Billy needs to mate. He is showing all the signs and keeps displaying,' said zoo director Kim Simmons.
'He bobs up and down on his branch, taps on the ground and emits tiny mating calls. It's like he's saying, “Here I am, come get me”.'
It is not known how long Billy's trip took and Ms Simmons said she hoped it was a short one, given his brief life span.
But it emerged that the 13cm-long (5in) beetle was fortunate to have survived the journey at all.
'He's a very lucky and tough insect, having survived the journey to Britain and the pesticides designed to prevent unwanted creatures entering the country,' added Ms Simmons.
Billy is a fine specimen of a beetle, weighing 35g (1.2oz) with a horn measuring about 4cm (1.5in).
He would normally use the weapon to defend territory and fight other males for their females, given a chance.
And let's hope he gets the chance very soon
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endanger
to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way
Synonyms threaten, jeopardize, hazard, risk
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carapace
bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle
Clinton to be Obama's vice president?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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Could this be the end of the campaign road for Hillary Clinton?
Barack Obamam appears to have clinched the Democratic nomination as Hillary Clinton seemed to signal an interest in running for vice-president.
The New York senator's anticipated move was thought to be aimed at gaining leverage with the Obama camp – and possibly being chosen as his running mate.
Sources close to the former First Lady said she was open to the idea of becoming a candidate for vice-president
Her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, said once Mr Obama got the required number of delegates, 'I think Hillary Clinton will congratulate him and call him the nominee'.
The final two primaries were being held in South Dakota and Montana. Mr Obama needs 40 more delegates to win his party's nomination.
Only 31 were up for grabs tonight but he could succeed later if backed by enough 'superdelegates' – party officials free to choose who to support
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nominee
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post
Ladies and Gentlmen i have created a group entitled English group in p30world Groups
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I invite all of you to take part there
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نقل قول:Great idea dear unartig, I wanted to do that..but I'm so busy these days ..So let's see each other there:31:
Good luck
Fire engine now a 'luxury limo'
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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Get the party started: Lee Russell leans out of Mary, his Green Goddess fire engine, which has been transformed into a party venue
Feel like a knees-up with a difference? Then what about a 'pimped-up' 1957 Green Goddess, called Mary.
The fire engine has all the mod-cons a party vehicle needs – including a state-of-the-art sound and entertainment system, disco lighting, champagne bars and a faux green and cream leather interior.
Of course, it also comes complete with 100m (328ft) of hosing, should there be a real-life disco inferno.
May has been completely overhauled by vehicle nut Lee Russell, who bought the truck for £1,500 in November and has spent more than £5,000 converting it into a party truck.
The commercial deep sea diver said: 'I love historic vehicles and wanted something that would make a statement, something I could have fun with. She certainly turns heads.'
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The view from inside the Green Goddess
Mr Russell, 40, from Holywell, Cambridgeshire, bought the Green Goddess, which spent its working life at RAF Sealand in Deeside, Wales, in Lincolnshire and found out she was in service during the fire brigade strikes of the 1970s, when the Army had to step in to fight fires. He said: 'She went on three jobs – two fires and one cat rescue. The cat died. I felt so sad she hadn't been put to good use. She won't be saving lives now but she'll bring a lot of joy.'
Mr Russell spent three months kitting out his eight-seater 'dream machine,' so it's lucky the engine was in perfect nick – although Lee only gets 8mpg. 'She isn't economical but she's tax and MoT exempt,' he said.
While long-suffering wife, Suzanne, 50, thinks he is crazy, Lee has already bought an Army ambulance and a VW campervan that he's hopes to turn into limousines.
And appropriately enough, Mr Russell's first booking for Mary is for a posse of Cambridgeshire policewomen looking for a hot night out
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state of the art
noun
the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science
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overhaul
To examine or go over carefully for needed repairs
نقل قول:
Thanks Dear Archi
I hope see you there
Shopper gets a Royal Guard... or two
Safe walk: A shopper strolls past as the Coldstream Guards rehearse for next week's Queen's Birthday parade in Windsor Great Park
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rehearse
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation
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parade
noun
a military ceremony involving the formation and marching of troop units, often combined with saluting the lowering of the flag at the end of the day
verb
to cause to march or proceed for display
Agyness needs to get her skates on
Agyness Deyn in a spot of trouble as she shot a commercial in north London
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get on
to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension
MP to meet watchdog over 'nanny'
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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Caroline Spelman said she will meet Parliament's standards watchdog
Conservative Party chairman Caroline Spelman said she will meet Parliament's standards watchdog on Monday to discuss allegations made about payments from her staffing allowance to a woman who worked as her nanny.
The party says that Tina Haines was employed as Mrs Spelman's constituency secretary for some months in 1997-98, and that the payments were for this work and not for the childcare she provided during the same period.
But BBC2's Newsnight on Friday said that its own conversations with Ms Haines suggested that the bulk of her work for the Meriden MP was nannying, and that she otherwise recalled no more than taking phone calls and posting some messages for Ms Spelman.
As Labour MPs called for Mrs Spelman to explain the payments to Ms Haines or face being referred to Parliamentary Standards Commissioner John Lyon, the Tory chairman announced that she was referring the case to the Commissioner herself.
She told Sky News that when she became MP for Meriden in 1997 she was confronted with a backlog of correspondence because of the death of her predecessor Iain Mills shortly before the general election, and she took on Ms Haines to carry out administrative and secretarial tasks at her home, which she was using as her constituency office.
"Tina would answer the telephone for me and open the post and sort it for me and arrange it into files," she said.
"As a working mother that offered a practical solution because she could deal with the secretarial side whilst the children were in school and then after school provide childcare for my kids. To me that seemed a good solution and at the time I thought that was entirely within the rules.
"The Chief Whip then made me aware that such an arrangement could be open to misinterpretation and, whilst within the rules, such misinterpretation is not helpful.
"Therefore I put a stop to the arrangement and Tina Haines ceased to work in any secretarial capacity and I engaged another person locally to work for me on the correspondence. My prime concern was to make sure that my constituents' needs were rapidly attended to as a new MP.
"At the time, I thought it was entirely within the rules - and that is still my belief - but I will refer this series of events to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner and invite him to examine them and I will seek an early opportunity on Monday to meet with the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner for that purpose
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allowance
a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200
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nanny
a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household
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cease
to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist
to come to an end: At last the war has ceased
It's a fine day for a dunk
by BEL JACOBS - Sunday, June 8, 2008
Five hours watching flying machines plummet into the water is making us jumpy.
Then, a royal swan gets stuck in the lake floor and has to be cleared before anyone else can go.
Welcome to the Red Bull Flugtag - where teams launch themselves off a ramp in quirky aircraft, using only manpower to propel them as far as possible.
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...and then splashdown rather quickly.
Nearing the 6m (20ft) launch pad is a sobering experience - there's no pulling out now.
I lie in Jetro, watching my crew Junior, Lisa and David impress judges and police officers with their dancing, looking out at the 80,000-strong crowd - and there's nothing in my head at all.
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One brave competitor's chariot enjoys a brief spell in the air
Jetro was made to look like a giant paper plane by production company Yarrington and, before getting caught in the wind, flew brilliantly.
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We have no idea what these people were thinking
Launch is faster than expected - but so is flight and, before I know it, I'm in the water. All that preparation was pointless when Saturday came.
We got 49 points to the winners' 57 - mainly down to our dance moves
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plummet
verb (used without object)
to plunge
Synonyms 3. fall, dive, drop, swoop
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sober
Synonyms 2. abstinent, abstemious. 4. serious, quiet, sedate, subdued, staid. See grave. 5. somber, dull. 7. composed, collected. 8. reasonable, sound.
—Antonyms 4. gay