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The Obama administration went into bunker mode on Tuesday after news leaked that the president had selected former Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter as his next Pentagon chief . An Italian Internet hoaxer created a fake Twitter account in Carter 's name Tuesday morning and tweeted that he had gotten the job . And two major news outlets claimed to have inside information that the Carter pick was a done deal . But White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was tight-lipped in his press briefing . ` What I can tell you is -- not much , ' he told reporters . ` Mr. Carter is obviously somebody who has generated a lot of headlines today . ' Earnest said Carter ` certainly deserves and has demonstrated strong bipartisan support for his previous service in government , ' but insisted , ' I do n't have any additional insight to share with you . ' A White House official had told MailOnline earlier in the day that ` we are not in a position to confirm the personnel rumors , sorry . ' Scroll down for video . Bunker mentality : Josh Earnest would n't confirm anything about a Pentagon pick on Tuesday . An Italian journalist created a fake Twitter account in the name of likely US Defense Secretary nominee Ashton Carter on Tuesday , fooling reporters and bringing a torrent of phone calls to the White House and the Pentagon . SECRETARY-IN-WAITING : Former Deputy Decretary Ashton Carter is the likely Hagel replacement . Speculation ran rampant all day that Carter , a former Pentagon official who left the Obama administration in 2013 , would be the president 's pick . But Italian journalist and schoolteacher Tommasso Debenedetti had everyone fooled into thinking Carter had publicly confirmed the rumor . ` President Obama phones me announcing his decision to appoint me as Defense Secretary . I 'm honoured and happy , ' read a tweet from an account in Ashton 's name , created Tuesday morning . The British spelling set off digital speculation , however , and Debenedetti admitted his ruse an hour later . Debenedetti is known for impersonating famous figures on Twitter , including author Gabriel Garcia Marquez , former Afghan president Hamid Karzai and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad . He has also fooled Italian newspapers into publishing phony interviews he claimed to have conducted with authors John Grisham , Arthur Miller , Gore Vidal , Toni Morrison , Derek Walcott and Philip Roth . Nevertheless , CNN and Bloomberg both reported that Obama would name Carter -- the real one -- to succeed outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel . Carter , a former deputy secretary at the Department of . Defense who has never served in the active military , had been considered a leading candidate for the job to . replace Chuck Hagel , who is resigning . Other front-runners , however , had already said they did n't want the thankless job . Michèle Flournoy , who was poised to become the first female Pentagon chief , pulled out last week . Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed followed suit days later . A Pentagon spokesman told Reuters that he was unaware of a decision to name Carter to the post , and . referred reporters to the White House , which had no immediate . comment . A spokeswoman for Carter also had no . immediate comment . Other names have been circulated as a possible replacement . for Hagel , including former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig and . Kurt Campbell , a former Assistant Secretary of State for East . Asian and Pacific Affairs who now heads the Asia Group , a . strategy and capitol advisory group . Tommasso Debenedetti is known for impersonating famous figures on Twitter , including author Gabriel Garcia Marquez , former Afghan president Hamid Karzai and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad . Obama said last week that the ousted Hagel , the only Republican in his cabinet , was an ` exemplary ' Defense Secretary and ` is and has been a great friend of mine ' since he was a ` green behind the ears senator ' serving on the Foreign Relations Committee . Hagel was the first enlisted combat veteran to lead the Department of Defense but earned very little support from his fellow Republicans in the US Senate . Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson , a former general . counsel at the Pentagon who had been believed to be under active . consideration , also took himself out of consideration , according to a . source familiar with the situation . Carter was the No. 2 official at the Pentagon from October . 2011 to December 2013 . Previously , he was the Pentagon 's chief . arms buyer . He also served as assistant secretary of defense for . international security policy under President Bill Clinton . Carter has bachelor 's degrees in physics and medieval . history from Yale , a doctorate in theoretical physics from . Oxford University , where he was a Rhodes scholar , according to . the Pentagon 's website . Carter 's academic record brought Gen. Martin Dempsey , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , to joke at Carter 's farewell ceremony in 2013 that he has been called an ` uber-wonk ' and that in Hollywood circles he would be considered ` not hot . ' But Dempsey said Carter had earned respect far and wide . ` It 's lucky for us that you have worked without glamour or fame behind the scenes to make sure through good management and common sense and discipline that we are an organization that continues to adapt to the challenge that we find in front of us , ' Dempsey said then . ` He did it all again without fanfare . In fact , I think he 's been called the most important , least known figure in Washington , or some language to that effect , and I agree with that . ' Hagel resigned under pressure last week after less than two . years at the helm of the Defense Department . | White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest refused to say if Carter would be the next secretary of defense . An Italian journalist-hoaxer had claimed to be the former deputy secretary and tweeted about a nonexistent phone call from President Barack Obama . Tommasso Debenedetti has a history of fooling media into publishing fake interviews with famous authors and has fake-tweeted as world leaders . Obama is believed to be preparing to name Carter as his next defense secretary , replacing the embattled Chuck Hagel . 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By 2050 , a completely new type of human will evolve as a result of radical new technology , behaviour , and natural selection . This is according to Cadell Last , a researcher at the Global Brain Institute , who claims mankind is undergoing a major ` evolutionary transition ' . In less than four decades , Mr Last claims we will live longer , have children in old age and rely on artificial intelligence to do mundane tasks . Scroll down for video . In less than four decades , Mr Last claims we will live longer , have kids in old age -LRB- stock picture used -RRB- . This shift is so significant , he claims , it is comparable to the change from monkeys to apes , and apes to humans . ` Your 80 or 100 is going to be so radically different than your grandparents , ' Mr Last says , who believe we will spend much of our time living in virtual reality . Some evolutionary scientists believe this age could be as high as 120 by 2050 . Mr Last claims humans will also demonstrate delayed sexual maturation , according to a report by Christina Sterbenz in Business Insider . This refers to something known as life history theory which attempts to explain how natural selection shape key events in a creature 's life , such as reproduction . This shift is so significant , says Mr Last , that it is comparable to the change from apes into humans . ` Your 80 or 100 is going to be so radically different than your grandparents , ' he claims . Mr Last predicts that by 2050 , humans will live significantly longer , robots will replace unskilled jobs , women will have children older and people will have more time to engage in cultural activities . It suggests that as brain sizes increase , organisms need more energy and time to reach their full potential , and so reproduce less . Instead of living fast and dying young , Mr Last believes humans will live slow and die old . ` Global society at the moment is a complete mess , ' he told MailOnline . ` But in crisis there is opportunity , and in apocalypse there can be metamorphosis . ` So I think the next system humanity creates will be far more sophisticated , fair , and abundant than our current civilisation . ' I think our next system will be as different from the modern world , as our contemporary world is from the medieval world . ' ` The biological clock is n't going to be around forever , ' he added , and said that people could pause it for some time using future technology . And as well as having more child-free years to enjoy leisure time , Mr Last believes artificial intelligence will offset the need for low-skill jobs . His views wrote a paper , titled ` Human Evolution , Life History Theory , and the End of Biological Reproduction ' published Current Aging Science . The change is already happening . Today , the average age at which a woman in Britain has her first baby has been rising steadily stands at 29.8 . In the US , just one per cent of first children were born to women over the age of 35 in 1970 . By 2012 , that figure rose to 15 per cent . ` As countries become socioeconomically advanced , more and more people , especially women , have the option to engage in cultural reproduction , ' Mr Last added . And as well as having more child-free years to enjoy leisure time , he believes artificial intelligence will offset the need for low-skill jobs . We may also spend a large amount of time living in virtual reality . ` I 'm not quite sure most people have really internalised the implications of this possibility , ' Mr Last said . His views are detailed in a paper , titled ` Human Evolution , Life History Theory , and the End of Biological Reproduction ' published Current Aging Science . By 2040 , cabs will be driven by Google robots , shops will become showrooms for online outlets and call centres will be staffed by intelligent droids . That 's the scenario depicted in recent research which suggests robots could be taking over our lives and jobs in less than 30 years . The competition for work caused by a rise in the robots population will see us heading to surgeons for ` additional processing power for our brains ' , they claim . We may also be requesting bionic implants for our hands that will make us able to perform tasks as fast as any machine . Futurologists , commissioned by global job search website xpatjobs.com , say workers will have less job security and will work more unsociable hours . Those who take these risks and innovate with their own bodies will be the biggest earners in 2040 , they claim . However , the study added that workers may be left with poor eyesight , smaller sexual organs , and constantly-furrowed brows as they struggle to keep up to life in the 21st century . The study predicts that by 2050 a typical male worker , aged 35 , will have red eyes , a smaller penis , a larger brain , advanced language skills and bioimplants to improve their performance . | This is according to Cadell Last , a researcher at the Global Brain Institute . Mr Last claims we will live longer , have kids in old age and rely on robots . We may also end up spending a large amount of our time in virtual reality . 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Vasagel , pictured , is a ` polymer hydrogel ' which is injected into the tube which sperm pass through to reach the penis , blocking it rather than cutting it as in a vasectomy . Men could be using long-lasting birth control - which does n't involve condoms - within the next three years , according to a not-for-profit organisation . Trials of a new male birth control injection , Vasalgel , are showing promising results . Developers hope the new drug will be cheap , reversible and long-lasting . Vasalgel is a ` polymer hydrogel ' that is injected into the vas deferens - the tube that sperm passes through on the way to the penis . The gel acts to block sperm , thus preventing pregnancy . It is being developed by the Parsemus Foundation , a not-for-profit organisation who develop low-cost medical solutions . They said the procedure has the same effect as a vasectomy , but is less invasive as surgery is not required because the vas deferens is blocked with the gel , rather than cut . They hope the new contraceptive will be affordable , adding they want it to cost ` less than a flat screen TV ' . During current trials on baboons , three males were injected with the Vasalgel contraceptive . Each baboon was then left living with 10 to 15 female baboons . After six months , no female baboons became pregnant , although the trial is not quite over . By the end of the year , the Parsemus Foundation said they will have a lot more information on whether Vasalgel is effective . They added that if all goes well they will be planning for clinical trials with humans to start next year . It is also more reversible , they said . If a man wants his sperm unblocked , another polymer gel can be injected to flush out the Vasalgel that is blocking the sperm . The product is based on another male contraceptive being developed , which is called RISUG . Both RISUG and Vasalgel work on the principle of using a gel to block the vas deferens , but are formulated differently . While the Parsemus Foundation have not said how long a Vasalgel injection would last as a contraceptive , a RISUG injection is said to last 10 years . Men could be using long-lasting and reversible contraceptive Vasalgel within three years if clinical trials go well . A spokesperson from the Parsemus Foundation said : ` We want to get Vasalgel on the market as soon as possible , but all the proper efficacy and safety testing needs to be completed . ` Vasalgel is currently in animal testing , with human trials expected to start in early 2015and 2015-2016 -LRB- larger trials -RRB- . ` If everything goes well and with enough public support , we hope to get Vasalgel on the market in 2016-2017 . ' The Parsemus Foundation will be asking for public donations to fund the clinical trials on humans next year . Another male contraceptive in early stages of development is the ` clean sheets ' or ` dry orgasm ' pill . This is a drug that could be taken before sex which leads to a semen-free orgasm . The orgasm feels the same but semen is not released . Developers intend to design a drug which will take effect within a few hours of being ingested , which will wear off within 24 hours . A man could take this pill only as needed before having sex . Researchers said this could also be effective in reducing the transmission of HIV from male to their partners . Kings College London researchers Dr Nnaemeka Amobi and Dr Christopher Smith are seeking partnership with a pharmaceutical company , which should speed the process of bringing a product to market . | Vasalgel is a gel that is injected into the vas deferens as a contraceptive . Vas deferens is the tube that sperm pass through on the way to the penis . The gel blocks the tube , meaning sperm can not be released . Trials of the gel involving baboons have been promising . Contraceptive is long-acting and reversible . Developers Parsemus Foundation say there will be clinical trials next year . They want it to cost ` less than a flat screen TV ' | [[0, 7], [21, 78], [501, 585], [70, 78], [91, 122], [558, 585], [597, 637], [638, 665], [927, 995], [3014, 3037], [1110, 1142], [1145, 1204], [2225, 2250], [1598, 1624], [2133, 2221], [696, 744], [1490, 1597], [1570, 1597], [996, 1000], [1006, 1027], [1049, 1105]] |
If the aliens really are landing , this latest picture seems to confirm that their first port of call on Earth will be Russia . After other claims of extraterrestrial life turning up in Siberia , the latest is from a Russian woman who says she kept a frozen alien corpse in her fridge . The mysterious ` lifeform ' was reportedly kept by Marta Yegorovnam in her fridge in the western Russian city of Petrozavodsk for two years , while she took five pictures to prove its existence . Intelligent life ? The 2ft high creature was apparently stored in Marta Yegorovnam 's fridge in western Russia for two years . ` Crash victim ' : The ` creature ' was said to have been retrieved from a UFO crash site in 2009 . It has an enormous head , bulbous eyes and one stick-like arm . Heading for Earth ? The alien in Miss Yegorovnam 's fridge has conveniently been removed by men from the ` Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences ' The ` body ' , the third alien sighting in Russian in recent months , was reportedly retrieved by Miss Yegorovnam from a UFO crash site near her summer house in 2009 . She says she approached the flaming wreckage and crumpled metal which she described as ` unbearably hot ' and near the twisted hulk lay the dead alien . The ` creature ' is two feet long , has an enormous head , large bulbous eyes and an appearance somewhere between a fish and a humanoid . It also appears to have what looks like a string-like arm protruding from its body . Proof at last ? This screen grab shows an apparent UFO on the ground in Siberia earlier this year with what appears to be an unearthly being to its right and four other beings directly in front of the glowing craft . Naturally , Miss Yegorovnam did what most would in the same situation and stored the alien in her fridge for two years , according to Unexplained Mysteries . The website reported that two men turned up at her home a few days ago and confiscated the corpse for investigative purposes , claiming to be from the Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences . The footage was unearthed by noted paranormal writer and expert Michael Cohen . Mr Cohen , 40 , said : ` This could be an elaborate hoax , however the possibility that this might be a genuine alien should not be discounted . ` Russia is a hotbed of UFO activity and possible alien craft has been tracked by both military and civilian agencies . ` In all likelihood most alien beings would look strange to us , much like this specimen . ' This latest claim from Russia comes after footage filmed in August in the remote Irkutsk region of . Siberia appeared to show a strange glowing craft and five aliens walking . about in the snow . Alien life ? This strange ` body ' was said to have been discovered by two walkers close to Irkutsk , Siberia , in a renowned hotspot for extraterrestrial behaviour . Students Timur Hilall , 18 , and Kirill Vlasov , 19 , admitted their ` find ' was just a stunt and the alien was made from bread . In . April , two students who claimed to have recovered a body from a UFO . crash site admitted that the creature was in fact made out of bread . Timur Hilall , 18 , and Kirill Vlasov , 19 , shot the video that showed the . alien 's mangled remains frozen in snow , also in Irkutsk , Siberia . The pair were questioned by police over their ` extraterrestrial discovery ' but admitted to their stunt . But not before their creation became an internet sensation , drawing almost 700,000 hits on YouTube . Their . find was deemed serious enough for the Kremlin to get involved and a . spokesman from the Russian interior ministry confirmed the hoax . | Russian woman kept alien before it was ` confiscated ' by authorities . Third ` alien ' sighting in Russia in recent months . Experts claim country is ` hotbed of UFO activity ' | [[128, 193], [196, 230], [128, 193], [196, 230], [2302, 2361]] |
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is hopeful Diego Costa will recover from a leg muscle injury in time to feature at the World Cup but believes the world and European champions have plenty of backup if he does n't make it . Forward Costa , who plays his club football with Atletico Madrid , has been struggling with a series of niggles in recent weeks and was forced off in the ninth minute of Saturday 's Champions League final against Real Madrid . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Fernando Torres talk about Diego Costa . Doubt : Vicente Del Bosque is hopeful Diego Costa will be fit for the World Cup after a hamstring injury . Subbed : Costa -LRB- right -RRB- lasted just nine minutes in Atletico Madrid 's Champions League final loss on Saturday . ` He has a muscle injury and we will monitor his development so we can make a last-minute decision , ' Del Bosque said on Spanish radio late on Monday . ` We have until June 2 to register the -LRB- final -RRB- squad of 23 and we do n't need to rush , ' he added . ' I hope he makes it but we have good replacements . ' If Brazil-born Costa is unable to make the trip to his native country for the finals starting next month , Del Bosque has several players available with a similar profile , including Fernando Torres , Alvaro Negredo and Fernando Llorente . As well as Costa , winger Jesus Navas and right back Juanfran are injury concerns and Del Bosque has already called up Gerard Deulofeu as cover if Navas does not recover in time . Spain play a World Cup warmup against Bolivia in Seville on Friday , after which the Real and Atletico players selected for the finals will join up with the squad . Deadline : Del Bosque -LRB- left -RRB- says Costa has until June 2 to prove his fitness for the World Cup champions . | Vicente del Bosque is hopeful Diego Costa will be for Spain 's World Cup campaign . Costa has been suffering with a leg muscle injury . Costa was forced off in the ninth minute of Atletico 's Champions League final defeat to Real on Saturday . Del Bosque says Costa has until June 2 to prove his fitness . | [[0, 84], [524, 565], [543, 622], [0, 84], [31, 99], [747, 769], [221, 234], [353, 447], [632, 744], [900, 920], [1660, 1766]] |
One of the wives of Islamic State commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been detained by the Lebanese army , according to security officials . The woman , believed to be hairdresser Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi , was reportedly using a false passport when she was caught 10-days ago with the help of ` foreign intelligence apparatus ' , the Lebanese newspaper As - Safir reported . She was described by senior Lebanese security officials as ` one of the wives ' of the terror chief who the UN say wields ` absolute power ' over the militant group which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria , Lebanon 's neighbor to the east . One of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 's wives has been detained by the Lebanese army trying to cross the border on a false passport . One of Baghdadi 's wives Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi , pictured in May , is known to have at least three children . She was reportedly part of a prisoner exchange involving women who had been arrested by Syrian security forces and a group of nuns held by militants . Despite pulling off quite a coup , Lebanese officials did not release her nationality and age or details about the child she was travelling with . However , DNA tests have apparently confirmed that Baghdadi is the father . The woman is being questioned at the headquarters of the Lebanese defence ministry in Yarze , according to As-Safir . Earlier this year local media reported that al-Dulaimi was one of the wives of the barbaric group 's reclusive leader , although it is unclear how many he has . Al-Dulaimi who reportedly worked as a hairdresser and a seamstress in Baghdad , is known to have at least three children . Her father Ibrahim Dulaimi was a so-called ISIS 'em ir ' in Syria who was reportedly killed in September 2013 during an operation against the Syrian army , according to the Al-Arabiya news channel . While , her sister , Duaa , was also allegedly behind a suicide attack that targeted a Kurdish gathering in the Irbil . After making significant gains earlier this year ISIS fighters have been pushed back by Iraqi and Kurdish forces and US airstrikes . Al-Dulami 's identity was first revealed by Abu Maan al-Suri , a member of Syrian jihadist group al-Nusra , who claimed she had been part of a prisoner exchange , involving a group of nuns who were kidnapped months earlier in the historic Syrian town of Maaloulah . Whether she will be once again used as a bargaining chip is unknown , but the Lebanese government has come under increasing pressure to secure the release of some 20 soldiers and police officers kidnapped by ISIS and other militants during an August cross border raid . They already have killed three of the captives , beheading two and relatives of the captured men have surrounded the prime minister 's office in Beirut with protest tents , demanding the government negotiate faster . After the militants threatened to kill all of them last month , the protesters turned violent , burning tires and blocking roads , causing hours of citywide gridlock . It is also unclear why Baghdadi would sanction her trip to Lebanon but ISIS strongholds in both Iraq and Syria have come under sustained attack in recent months . Aided by US airstrikes the militants have been repeatedly defeated by Iraqi troops , backed by Shiite and Kurdish militiamen . The ISIS leader , who has a $ 10 million bounty on his head , is known to be their prime target . Little is known about the early life of Baghdadi , the man now touted as the World 's most prominent jihadist , although US data suggests he was born in Samarra in 1971 . He apparently joined the insurgency that erupted shortly after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq , at one point spending time as a ` civilian internee ' in Camp Bucca , a US-run prison in Garma . It is believed he was radicalized during the four years he spent in this camp , also known as the Birth Place of ISIS . He went on to revive the fortunes of Iraq 's struggling Al Qaeda affiliate , turning it into the independent IS group , arguably the most brutal , powerful and wealthiest jihadist organisation in the world . Under his leadership , ISIS has spearheaded a militant offensive that has overrun much of Iraq 's Sunni Arab heartland since June after seizing major territory in neighbouring Syria , and carried out a series of atrocities in both countries . During their rapid advance the Iraqi military virtually crumbled when confronted by the group , although ISIS have since been pegged back since the US airstrikes began . Declaring himself Caliph , Baghdadi made his first video appearance in Mosul in July to announce his vision for a self-styled caliphate , a form of Islamic state . It was rumored that he was killed or wounded by a US airstrike last month , but the group moved to quash this by releasing an audio recording purporting to be him , in which he encouraged militants to attack Saudi Arabia . Fearing a spread of the insurgency into their country , Lebanon has arrested a number of Islamic State militants suspected of carrying out attacks in a bid to expand the group 's influence in the region . They have also been monitoring their borders closely in a bid to stem the flow of fighters attempting to join the conflict in Syria or those returning from battle . | The pair were arrested with the help of foreign intelligence . They are reportedly being questioned at the Lebanese defence ministry . Officials release few details about the arrest or the pair being questioned . One of Baghdadi 's wives Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi has at least three children . She could now be used as a bargaining chip for 20 Lebanese soldiers . | [[141, 201], [204, 323], [1236, 1327], [752, 776], [819, 861], [1354, 1471], [1515, 1525], [1595, 1637], [2356, 2363], [2376, 2412], [2426, 2530], [2430, 2453], [2463, 2550]] |
Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower had three secret meetings with aliens , a former US government consultant has claimed . The 34th President of the United States met the extra terrestrials at a remote air base in New Mexico in 1954 , according to lecturer and author Timothy Good . Eisenhower and other FBI officials are said to have organised the showdown with the space creatures by sending out ` telepathic messages ' . Bizarre : Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower had three secret meetings with aliens , a former US government consultant has claimed . The two parties finally met up on three separate occasions at the Holloman Air Force base and there were ` many witnesses ' . Conspiracy theorists have circulated increased rumours in recent months that the meeting between the Commander-in-Chief and people from another planet took place . But the claims from Mr Good , a former U.S. Congress and Pentagon consultant , are the first to be made publicly by a prominent academic . Speaking on Frank Skinner 's BBC2 current affairs show Opinionated , he said that governments around the world have been in regular contact with aliens for many decades . Odd meeting : It has been claimed that Dwight D. Eisenhower met the extra-terrestrials at the Holloman Air Force base in New Mexico . ` Aliens have made both formal and informal contact with thousands of people throughout the world from all walks of life , ' he added . Asked why the aliens do n't go to somebody ` important ' like Barack Obama , he said : ` Well , certainly I can tell you that in 1954 , President Eisenhower had three encounters , set up meetings with aliens , which took place at certain Air Force bases including Holloman Air Force base in New Mexico . ' He added that there were ` many witnesses ' . Eisenhower , who was president from 1953 to 1961 , is known to have had a strong belief in life on other planets . Extra-terrestrial : Eisenhower , who was president from 1953 to 1961 , is known to have had a strong belief in life on other planets . The former five-star general in the United States Army who commanded the Allied Forces in Europe during the Second World War , was also keen on pushing the U.S. space programme . His meeting with the cosmic life forms is said to have taken place while officials were told that he was on vacation in Palm Springs , California , in February 1954 . The initial meeting is supposed to have taken place with aliens who were ` Nordic ' in appearance , but the agreement was eventually ` signed ' with a race called ` Alien Greys ' . Mr Good added : ` We know that up to 90 per cent of all UFO reports can be explained in conventional terms . However , I would say millions of people worldwide have actually seen the real thing . ' According to classified documents released by the Ministry of Defence in 2010 , Winston Churchill may have ordered a UFO sighting to be kept secret . The UFO was seen over the East Coast of England by an RAF reconnaissance plane returning from a mission in France or Germany towards the end of the war . Churchill is said to have discussed how to deal with UFO sightings with Eisenhower . | Ex-President met with extra-terrestrials on three separate occasions at New Mexico air base . Eisenhower and FBI officials organised the meetings by sending out ` telepathic messages ' | [[0, 84], [135, 244], [446, 530], [581, 670], [784, 870], [1195, 1314], [1577, 1584], [1587, 1628], [295, 431], [375, 431]] |
Roy Keane has pulled out as a World Cup pundit for ITV as he closes in on a deal to become Paul Lambert 's assistant at Aston Villa . The former Manchester United midfielder turned down the job as Celtic manager but is on the brink of a move to Villa Park as he chooses to concentrate on his coaching career rather than his media commitments . An ITV spokesperson said : ` Roy has been a tremendous part of our pundit team in recent years , but we fully understand his decision to concentrate wholly on his coaching . We wish him every success for the future . ' VIDEO Scroll down to watch Roy Keane : I 'm no big ego tripper . Ruled out : Roy Keane -LRB- left -RRB- used a public appearance with Ireland manager Martin O'Neil -LRB- right -RRB- to reveal that he has pulled out of his role as an ITV pundit for the World Cup . Popular : Keane has earned rave reviews for his honest approach during ITV 's coverage of the Champions League and England matches and was due to travel to Brazil for the World Cup . Eyes on the ball : After much thought Keane decided not to take the Celtic job and has now left ITV . Multiple roles : It is believed Roy Keane has chosen to take the Aston Villa assistant manager job , as the role would allow him to continue as Martin O'Neill 's number two with the Republic of Ireland -LRB- pictured -RRB- . Keane 's decision to snub this summer 's tournament in Brazil is n't the first time he has turned down the chance to perform at the World Cup . The tough-tackling midfielder fell out with Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy ahead of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea after being left unimpressed by his country 's preparation for the tournament . Keane , who was playing for Manchester United at the time , had a furious row with McCarthy and told him : ` Mick , you 're a liar ... you 're a f ****** w ***** . I did n't rate you as a player , I do n't rate you as a manager , and I do n't rate you as a person . You 're a f ****** w ***** and you can stick your World Cup up your a *** . The only reason I have any dealings with you is that somehow you are the manager of my country ! You can stick it up your b ******* . ' Unsurprisingly he was sent home by his manager . Keane has been a regular pundit for ITV 's Champions League and England coverage in recent years , winning plaudits for his straight-talking and honest approach . He was involved in the channel 's World Cup launch just two weeks ago alongside fellow pundits Lee Dixon , Gus Poyet , Fabio Cannavaro and Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill . But appearing with O'Neill at an event in London , Keane confirmed that he will not travel to Brazil for this summer 's international showpiece . Keane had been expected to be appointed . as Neil Lennon 's successor at Parkhead after talks but the 42-year-old . instead chose to work with Lambert , as the role would allow to also . continue as O'Neill 's No 2 with the Republic of Ireland . Lambert and Keane held talks before Celtic 's failed attempt to land their former midfielder and he will replace former assistant manager Ian Culverhouse , who was sacked last month . His new role at Villa Park , where he will try to help the club improve on their miserable 15th place finish last season , may also be able to accommodate his role as a pundit for ITV on Champions League nights . New era : Ian Culverhouse -LRB- right -RRB- was sacked by Villa after an incident that took place in April . Helping out : Shay Given -LRB- left -RRB- was promoted to a coaching role during Culverhouse 's suspension . | Keane will not be a pundit for ITV at the World Cup as he wants to focus on his coaching duties . Ex-Manchester United midfielder set to become Paul Lambert 's No 2 at Villa . Keane pulled out of the running to become Celtic manager . FAI confirm Keane will travel with Ireland squad to America for friendlies . | [[0, 80], [259, 343], [661, 826], [1337, 1398], [2619, 2713], [74, 133], [134, 211], [134, 173], [216, 255], [134, 211], [1035, 1088], [1029, 1034], [1048, 1088]] |
Leeds United caused a rift with their own supporters on Monday night after teasing them about potential business to be done during the closing stages of the transfer window on their official Twitter account . The Elland Road club , who are managerless following the departure of David Hockaday , told their fans to stay awake during the last hour of deadline day as there was business to be done . What they failed to prompt fans is that it would be players departing the club rather than arriving , leading to dismay among the Leeds faithful . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Mitroglou wrong signing - Magath . Tease : The official Leeds Twitter account indicated there was business to be done before the window shut . Outbound : The Elland Road side confirm Matt Smith has departed the club for fellow Championsip side Fulham . Another departure : Leeds confirm another striker on his way out of the club - Dominic Poleon . Conclusion : Leeds United confirm they have completed all their business in this transfer window . Departing : Matt Smith and Dominic Poleon -LRB- right -RRB- left Leeds United on deadline day . Messages from Leeds fans included : ` Are you for real ' , ` you kept me up for that ' & ` you sold two promising players , congratulations ' . After earlier completing deadline days moves for Brian Montenegro on a season-long loan and former loanee Souleymane Doukara on a permanent deal , fans would n't have been too dissatisfied with the business done . But after the messages coming from the club 's official Twitter account with just an hour of the window remaining about ` work to be done ' they would have anticipated further signings . Both Matt Smith and Dominic Poleon departed the club in the closing stages of the window to Fulham and Oldham Athletic respectively . Sassuolo 's Leonardo Pavoletti was believed to be on the club 's radar but with no manager and limited time left in the market to act it would have perhaps been wise for the club not to post a message indicating potential signings were on their way , as a result irking their own fans . VIDEO - Not committed players are welcome to leave - Magath . | The Elland Road side teased their fans on Twitter saying there was still work to be done during the last hour of the transfer window . But no new signings were made , instead two players left the club . Forwards Matt Smith and Dominic Poleon were moved on . Leeds fans reacted angrily on Twitter following the series of posts . | [[0, 112], [88, 208], [209, 229], [296, 397], [615, 714], [1484, 1550], [1478, 1537], [1612, 1660], [398, 544], [726, 824], [1032, 1115], [1661, 1794], [726, 824], [845, 920], [1032, 1115], [1661, 1794], [500, 544]] |
The boss of one of the polling firms trying to predict the outcome of the independence referendum today admitted they might have it completely wrong . In recent weeks the polls have narrowed to suggest the result is on a knife edge , with the latest poll of polls giving the Better Together campaign a 51 per cent to 49 per cent lead . But Martin Boon , director of ICM , has admitted he fears the unique background to the vote means polling data may have been corrupted , exposing the industry to its ` Waterloo ' . Scroll down for video . The latest Poll of Polls , compiled by political expert Professor John Curtice at WhatScotlandThinks.Com , puts the No campaign narrowly ahead on 51 per cent . ICM director Martin Boon has warned that the polls showing the Yes and No campaigns neck and neck could be completely wrong . It is feared the surge of support for the Yes campaign amongst people who do n't normally vote , and No supporters afraid of being accused of lacking patriotism misleading pollsters , are leading to a skewed picture being painted . Mr Boon admits he believes the actual result could see a much more comfortable victory for either side , and drew comparison with the 1992 general election , when the polls had Neil Kinnock set for a victory only for John Major to win . He told BBC Radio 4 : ` This referendum has the potential to be a polling Waterloo , the biggest since 1992 when the polls got it wrong . ` I think and hope that the best that we in the industry can hope for is that we dodge a bullet , but it 's entirely possible the bullets do start spraying our way . ` We are dependent on a pot of people which is defined , but we do n't know how big it is and in my view it wo n't be big enough . The most recent ICM survey for the Sunday Telegraph gives the Yes campaign a lead . Martin Boon , director of ICM , who has warned Scottish independence referendum polls could be totally inaccurate . ` In that lies a real danger for the accuracy of the polls . ' The latest raft of opinion polls all point to differing results , but suggest the result is too close to call . A Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times put No on 50.6 per cent and Yes 49.4 per cent . A poll by Survation gave the No campaign an eight-point lead on 54 per cent to 46 per cent while an Opinium survey in The Observer put No on 53 per cent and Yes 47 per cent . However , a surprise ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph put the Yes campaign eight points ahead , on 54 per cent , although it was based on a survey size of only 700 people . More than 4.2 million people have registered to vote in the historic referendum which will decide the fate of the 307-year-old Union . Experts predict the turnout could be as high as 85 per cent . Better Together leader Alistair Darling insisted internal campaign research put them comfortably ahead , but he suggested half a million people in Scotland have not decided how to vote with opinion polls suggesting the race is neck and neck . A surge in Yes voters may not have been picked up by the polls because a lot of the support has come from people who do not normally vote , and so are not likely to have been polled . Of the six companies that are polling , four use online panels , one does face-to-face canvassing and another does phone interviews . Figures showing Yes support might be underestimated because young voters are less likely to sit down to answer online questions , or stop in the street and speak to canvassers . They are also less likely to have their own phone line and therefore are missed by polling using that method . It is believed the No figures could be inaccurate because of so called ` shy Nos ' who are afraid of letting people know they are against independence . With the Yes campaign being so rooted in Scottish nationalism , many No voters are concerned that it can appear unpatriotic to be against Scotland going alone . This means that when asked the question by a pollster , a No voter may say they are undecided or even that they are going to vote Yes , out of fear they will appear unpatriotic . However , these ` shy Nos ' have every intention of voting against independence in the privacy of the polling booth , so the real figures of No voters could be much higher . | Polls show the Yes and Better Together campaigns neck and neck . Most recent ` poll of polls ' has No support ahead at 51 per cent to 49 per cent . But ICM director Martin Boon warned polling data may be seriously wrong . Mr Boon : ` This referendum has the potential to be a polling Waterloo ' | [[167, 176], [191, 263], [1994, 2020], [2064, 2105], [2849, 2851], [2862, 2982], [167, 176], [191, 263], [541, 565], [648, 700], [2106, 2177], [2291, 2368], [701, 826], [742, 826], [1815, 1826], [1841, 1846], [1851, 1900], [1815, 1826], [1884, 1930], [701, 826], [1320, 1378], [1815, 1826], [1841, 1846], [1851, 1900], [1815, 1826], [1884, 1930], [1931, 1991]] |
She 's recently appeared on screen with Ben Affleck in Gone Girl , but as these pictures show , Emily Ratajkowski has n't forgotten how to work it in front of the camera . The British-born American model-turned-actress looks super seductive on silk sheets in the new campaign for Italian lingerie brand Yamamay and in the behind-the-scenes shots . The beautiful images show 23-year-old Emily , who shot to fame in Robin Thicke 's steamy music video for Blurred Lines , wearing the lace and silk lingerie . Scroll down for video . Twenty-three-year-old Emily shot to fame in Robin Thicke 's steamy music video for Blurred Lines . The beautiful images show Emily wearing the lace and silk lingerie by Yamamay . The collection includes suspenders , babydolls , body , nightgowns , briefs and push-up bras . The collection includes suspenders , babydolls , body , nightgowns , briefs and push-up bras in a black , red and white colour palette , some with gemstone detailing . ` Yamamay has created an elegant and romantic collection which is very similar to my style , ' Emily said of the lingerie . ` They make you feel sexy and confident , ' she added . Talking about her style , the brunette said , ' I like to emphasise my body and my femininity , but at the same time I want to wear comfortable clothing and underwear . British born Emily , who recently appeared on screen with Ben Affleck in Gone Girl , looks seductive in new campaign . These behind-the-scenes shots show Emily posing striking a seductive pose -LRB- left -RRB- and waiting on set -LRB- right -RRB- . ` They make you feel sexy and confident , ' Emily said of the collection . ' I think lingerie is the display of one 's personality . I do n't choose a particular outfit thinking about who will see it , but I search something for myself that makes me feel beautiful and pretty . ' Emily also admitted that her recent role in Gone Girl , in which she played alongside Ben Affleck as his mistress , was the most daunting of her career . The actress said she grew up watching Affleck on screen and was never quite able to get her head around making out with the 42-year-old Hollywood star . Asked what it was like getting intimate with the Argo actor , Emily said : ` The whole experience was a little surreal . ' Emily said she grew up watching co-star Ben Affleck on screen and found her Gone Girl experience ` surreal ' Emily looks stunning in the behind-the-scenes shots of new lingerie campaign for Yamamay . ` Now I 'm receiving interesting offers , but I want to be very careful with my career as an actress , ' Emily says . But she also said that working the megastar Ben and director David Fincher was a precious experience . ` It was the best acting school one could ever imagine . Both David and Ben are perfectionists and I 've learnt a lot from them . They taught me a few tricks and gave me advice that will be useful in the future . ` Now I 'm receiving many interesting offers , but I want to be very careful with my career as an actress . ' But in the meantime , she says she 's not giving up on her modelling career . The actress will next appear in the Entourage film playing herself . The film , expected for release next summer , will bring the popular HBO series which ended in 2011 onto the big screen . Despite acting offers , Emily says she 's not giving up on my modelling career . The actress will next appear in the Entourage film playing herself . Emily shows her fun side with in this black and white shot of her on set . ' I think lingerie is the display of one 's personality , ' the actress said . | The British-born American model , 23 , wears lace and silk lingerie . Recently appeared on screen with Ben Affleck in Gone Girl . Collection includes suspenders , babydolls , nightgowns , briefs and bras . ' I like to emphasise my body and my femininity , ' says the star . | [[176, 183], [184, 203], [172, 347], [348, 391], [469, 505], [629, 708], [655, 708], [0, 64], [1334, 1339], [1346, 1403], [1894, 1903], [1915, 1963], [709, 803], [804, 959], [1178, 1195], [1200, 1263]] |
Vanessa Whitburn : She introduced racier plotlines to the long-running BBC Radio 4 show . The editor of The Archers is stepping down after 22 years leaving a legacy of racy storylines on controversial topics . Vanessa Whitburn , who is the longest serving editor in the Radio 4 soap 's history , will move on at the end of May . Under her stewardship , there have been a number of controversial storylines such as Ruth Archer 's affair with herdsman Sam Batton which upset some viewers to the extent it was said to have led to a drop in the show 's audience . Other notable storylines have included Nigel Pargetter plummeting to his death from a roof in the 60th anniversary edition . Miss Whitburn said : ` I have had a wonderful time running the Archers , always interesting and exciting . ` But I want to step down now in order to take a holiday , develop a project for TV drama and get involved in some more training overseas . ` I leave the programme in good shape with some strong storylines planned . The BBC is a great place to work and I 've been privileged to work with some very creative people along the way . ' Last year Miss Whitburn took several months off from the show after being given long-service leave . Gwyneth Williams , the controller of Radio 4 , said : ` Vanessa has been an excellent editor of The Archers over many years . ` She has kept the nation 's longest-running drama at the heart of Radio 4 and we are very grateful to her . ` She leaves Ambridge in good health with almost five million listeners eagerly looking forward to the next episode . ' Whitburn was responsible for the introduction of companion series , Ambridge Extra , on the digital sister station BBC Radio 4 Extra . In addition to her duties for the Archers , she has been responsible for Asian Network series Silver Street as well as many plays and serials for Radios 3 and 4 . No successor has been named . The Archers is set in the fictional village of Ambridge , as mapped out in this official BBC map . Ratings : Miss Whitburn 's overhaul initially led to the popular show achieving record ratings in 2005 due to its ` Who 's the daddy ? ' storyline involving brothers Ed and William Grundy and William 's wife Emma . | Vanessa Whitburn has edited the BBC show for more than two decades . She introduced racier plotlines to genteel radio soap opera . Miss Whitburn said running the show was ` wonderful ' and ` exciting ' | [[90, 157], [210, 226], [233, 293], [1225, 1241], [1272, 1276], [1281, 1350], [1279, 1350], [19, 89], [139, 141], [148, 209], [329, 460], [685, 703], [708, 791]] |
A 16-year-old junior at an Ohio High School was arrested Monday for carrying a loaded weapon that he told police he was planning to use to ` open fire ' on students , officials said . Police said that a classmate at Fremont High first noticed the handgun and contacted authorities , who placed the school on lockdown after confirming the student had a weapon . ` After interviewing the subject , he admitted to detectives that he brought the gun to school with the intent to shoot a particular student and then open fire on the rest of the school , ' Weber County Sheriff 's Sgt Lane Findlay told Deseret News . Scroll down for video . Lockdown : Good4Utah reports that police placed Fremont High on lockdown after a 16-year-old junior was discovered with a loaded handgun , which he told officers he planned to use to ` open fire ' on students . The student reportedly planned to shoot a girl he had a relationship with in the past , and police contacted both the girl and her family to make them aware . ` Obviously they were quite shaken by this , ' Findlay said . Deputies arrived at the school just after 12pm , responding to the classmate 's concern about a gun , which the student was reportedly carrying in his waistband . A school resource officer spoke to the armed student , who was cooperative and confirmed he had a gun , and called for a lockdown . ` There was a little bit of concern initially if he was just alone and had the gun or if there was possibly another threat , ' Findlay said . Officers conducted a four hour sweep of the school , evacuating classrooms one by one , after the student initially told officers he did not know if there was another person involved . Evacuation : Officers swept Fremont for around four hours , evacuating classrooms one by one , due to initial fears there were additional people involved with the plan . ` They took us out in the hallway , the SWAT team did , and they put us against the wall . They were searching our pants , our legs and everything , making sure we did n't have anything , ' said sophomore Mitch Wall . ` You never think , you know in a farm community , this town out here 's pretty quiet ... that something like this would happen , ' said one parent Shelly Beesley . The student was brought to juvenile detention as police investigate charges of possession of a weapon with intent to assault , possession of a firearm in a restricted area , and possession of a firearm by a minor , all misdemeanors . The incident comes a little more than a week after the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by a rookie police officer in Cleveland . Video released by police showed officers driving up next to Rice , who was in possession of an Airsoft pistol with the orange safety cap reportedly removed , and firing two shots at Rice within seconds of arrival . | The Fremont High student was reportedly carrying a loaded handgun in his waistband . A fellow student called authorities after noticing the weapon . Police placed the school on lockdown for four hours while evacuating students . The student was reportedly acting alone and planned to shoot a girl he had a past relationship with before firing on other classmates . | [[0, 13], [64, 164], [647, 772], [756, 772], [784, 846], [1162, 1167], [1188, 1230], [184, 280], [1703, 1747], [0, 13], [64, 164], [847, 932]] |
Eating only within an eight-hour window each day could help you shed weight , a study has found . Limiting the times you eat could reverse obesity and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes . And it does n't even matter whether you have fatty or sugary foods . The eight-hour limit seems to undo the harm done by an unhealthy diet . Researchers believe that sticking to strict meal times allows the body to predict when it will eat -- meaning it is better prepared to burn calories . Scroll down for video . Watching the clock : Eating within a regular eight hour time frame each day can aid weighty loss . Mice fed a high-fat diet within an eight hour time frame -- for example between 9am and 5pm -- were both healthier and slimmer than those given the same number of calories throughout the whole day . Even when obese mice had their eating window reduced to nine hours , they were able to drop 5 per cent of their body weight within a few days -- while still enjoying the same amount of calories . The research was carried out at the Salk Institute in California . The scientists think that allowing the body to predict regular meal times helps it synchronise the digestive system with genes and proteins , preparing it to process food . It also affects the balance of bacteria found in the gut which control metabolism . The findings , published in the journal Cell Metabolism , add to mounting evidence that when we eat is just as important to health as what we eat . Professor Satchin Panda , who led the study , said : ` Most of the advice is , `` You have to change nutrition , you have to eat a healthy diet . '' But many people do n't have access to healthy diets . ` So the question is , without access to a healthy diet , can they still practise time-restricted feeding and reap some benefit ? ' He added : ` We found that animals fed within a window of eight to 12 hours had a number of protective and therapeutic health benefits compared with animals allowed to eat the same number of calories from the same food source at any time . ' The protective effects were maintained even during ` cheat days ' -- when the mice were allowed unrestricted food over the weekends . This is good news for dieters . It suggests that an occasional lapse wo n't do any real harm . | Limiting eating to an eight-hour window can help people shed weight . Scientists in California said stopping eating after 4pm and sticking to regular meal times helps the body burn calories . The regime could reverse obesity and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes . | [[0, 75], [98, 198], [524, 613], [0, 75], [524, 613], [98, 198]] |
An American man accused of sexually abusing Kenyan children and circulating the images on the internet will now die behind bars after being sentenced to 50 years in jail . Terry Ray Krieger , 59 , was arrested in October after Interpol tipped off Kenyan police about an internet user in the country who went by the alias ` Babytoddler123 ' and was making and distributing pedophile material for overseas users . His arrest came after Interpol investigations in Germany and the United States . Krieger , from the state of Michigan , had initially denied the charges but then changed his plea to guilty last month . Behind bars for life : A Kenyan court has sentenced US citizen Terry Ray Kreiger to 50 years in jail for distributing child poronography . Guilty : Krieger , who was arrested in Kenya in October , was charged with one count of circulating obscene publications depicting images of a child in contravention of Section 16 -LRB- 1 -RRB- -LRB- a -RRB- of the Sexual Offences Act , 2006 . Terry Ray Krieger , pictured at a Nairobi court after facing charges relating to child pornography , appeared to be wearing a wedding ring at his trial . His victims are aged between three and 10 and are from the area where Krieger lives in Olepolos in Ngong , Kajiado County , according to Daily Nation . ` Children occupy a special place in society and their rights must be protected , ' Nairobi Magistrate Joseph Karanja told the court . ` The accused has robbed young children of their innocence and it is disturbing that these despicable acts have been going on undetected , ' he said , dismissing the wheelchair-bound Krieger 's contention that he was a paraplegic and should be shown some leniency . Krieger allegedly exchanged 36 files between December 7 , 2013 and May 18 , 2014 . He would use online media platforms GigaTribe , Yahoo Chat and Skype to send the images . Charged : The prosecutor reads out the charges to Terry Krieger in Nairobi court . Krieger was also identified as a repeat offender , having been convicted in 1992 in the United States for criminal sexual conduct with an under 13 , for which he served three years in prison . He was released in 1995 . The minimum sentence under Kenyan law is six years , but the judge ruled Krieger should face a maximum possible term of 50 years - meaning he will likely die behind bars . | Terry Ray Krieger , 59 , of Michigan , is a convicted sex offender . Abused a child under 13 in 1992 and spent three years in jail . Arrested in Kenya in October for distributing child porn online . Allegedly abused Kenyan children and circulated the images . Victims aged between three and 10 . | [[1960, 1967], [2000, 2061], [1960, 1967], [2000, 2061], [2119, 2152], [753, 808], [997, 1014], [1017, 1095], [0, 111], [116, 171], [0, 102], [108, 171]] |
BEETHOVEN : ANGUISH AND TRIUMPH by Jane Swafford -LRB- Faber & Faber # 30 -RRB- . Not many great men have been arrested as a tramp . But it happened more than once to Beethoven , because of his slovenly appearance . He would shout down the police cells with rage , ` I am Beethoven ' , until he was identified and released . Such stories encapsulate the problem of understanding him ; so great a composer , so impossible and so unhappy a man . Beethoven seems to have lived his whole life over the top . In his frequent rages , as in his loves and his music , he was volcanic . Genius can not be comfortable to live with . As this massive , but fascinating , biography shows , Beethoven quarrelled even with his best friends , invariably chose unattainable women to love and drove his ` son ' -- his nephew , Karl , to whom he was guardian -- to attempt suicide . Without fail , Beethoven fell for much younger girls -LRB- 17 was a favourite age -RRB- of aristocratic birth , usually titled , often married . Of course , the central tragedy of his life was his deafness , crippling to most composers , which he spent his adult life defying . More and more , he composed in his head , in a state of creative trance that he called his ` raptus ' . His deafness began in one of his rages at being disturbed . He fell flat on his face with fury . ` When I got up , I found I was deaf , and have been ever since . ' Not entirely . His hearing partially returned , but accompanied by tinnitus , a constant hissing and buzzing in one or both ears . As sufferers , like myself , know only too well , it is incurable . ` I would be happy , perhaps the happiest of mortals , if that fiend had not settled in my ears , ' he wrote to a doctor friend . His pupil , Ferdinand Ries , described how , one day , he found Beethoven on a sofa with an unknown young woman . At first , he found it impossible to tell people ` I am deaf ' , for fear it would ruin his reputation as the top-ranking virtuoso pianist and improviser in Vienna . He became famous almost from the start ; his genius was evident to the music-loving Viennese . When deafness struck , he withdrew in embarrassment from public performance and society in general . Yet he carried on conducting the premieres of his new works -- with more and more erratic results , as he could not hear the orchestra properly . Eventually , a substitute conductor would stand behind him , keeping the players together , while they did their best to ignore Beethoven 's antics . Of course , he could not hear the applause of the audience . He had to be turned around in order to see it . As well as increasing deafness , Beethoven suffered chronic ill-health . His biographer lists his complaints : colitis , vomiting and constant diarrhoea , rheumatic fever , jaundice , hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver -- and an attack of typhus in his early years may have undermined his health . Swafford thinks he may have made his digestive troubles far worse by drinking quantities of cheap wine , which contained lead . But his short , squat , swarthy body was remarkably sturdy in standing up to all of this . He died of liver failure at the age of 56 , a longish life for those times . It was sheer bloody-minded defiance that got him through , and which fought off his despair and frequent thoughts of suicide . ` I will seize Fate by the throat -- it shall not bend or crush me . ' Beethoven was lonely , but his loneliness was self-inflicted . He was lonely , but his loneliness was self-inflicted . His patrons were all Viennese aristocrats , led by the emperor 's brother , the Archduke Rudolph , who was his prize pupil . He and a couple of other princes clubbed together to provide Beethoven with a steady income -- which was sometimes late in being paid , to Beethoven 's loud complaint . He despised aristocrats . To one of his patrons , he wrote , ` Prince ! What you are , you are by circumstance and by birth . What I am , I am through myself . Of princes there have been thousands ; Of Beethoven there is only one . ' Ugly as he was , Beethoven easily attracted women . His pupil , Ferdinand Ries , described how , one day , he found Beethoven on a sofa with an unknown young woman . Ries had come for a lesson . Beethoven waved him to the piano : ` Play something romantic ' . Ries obliged , averting his eyes from the sofa . ` Something passionate ! ' urged Beethoven . Ries played on , until the woman made off . Beethoven said he had no idea who she was -- she had knocked on the door and asked to see him . This happened , apparently , quite often . But his real love life , confined to three or four women , was a disaster . Without fail , he fell for much younger girls -LRB- 17 was a favourite age -RRB- of aristocratic birth , usually titled , often married -- hopeless prospects . Swafford gives short shrift to the love life in a book of more than 1,000 pages . He is a stickler for evidence , and we are short of hard evidence . There has been endless speculation , especially over the letter to ` the Immortal Beloved ' , which Beethoven never sent , but was found among his personal talismans after his death . This letter , almost incoherent in its longing -- ` My thoughts rush towards you ... I can only live either wholly with you or not at all ' -- suggests he was on his way to meet the beloved near Teplitz in Bohemia in the summer of 1812 . but who was she ? The style of the letter resembles that of the letters he sent to Josephine Deym , a young , widowed countess , nearly ten years earlier . Not many great men have been arrested as a tramp . But it happened more than once to Beethoven , because of his slovenly appearance . His anguished longings for her seemed to have been frustrated by her reluctance -LRB- in her letters -RRB- to go to bed with him , and her wish that , ` If only you loved me less sensually ' . Swafford sticks to the fact that they had parted five years before , and she had told her servants not to admit him anymore . There was no evidence that she was anywhere nearby when he wrote the letter to the immortal beloved . A t least three other possible candidates are considered and dismissed as unlikely fits . The mystery remains . There is plenty of evidence to suggest that he satisfied his sexual demands in Vienna 's fashionable brothels -- along with some of his jocular men friends . But true love he had to abandon as an impossibility . He was alone with his deafness , which is why he sought a substitute family in his nephew Karl , the son of his brother , Johann , who made him the boy 's guardian before he died . Years that could have been spent in creation were eaten up by Beethoven 's attempts to keep the boy from his mother , whom he regarded as wicked and a whore . ` He is my son : I am his true father , ' Beethoven declared , and he tried to shape the boy as he would a piece of music . The predictable result was that Karl , suffocating in his teenage years , ran away , leaving Beethoven in tears -LRB- ` He is ashamed of me ! ' -RRB- . Then , he heard that Karl had tried , but failed , to kill himself , by attempting to shoot himself in the head with not one , but a pair of pistols . Beethoven 's attempts to be a father ended in remorse . Indeed , there is more anguish than triumph in the story told here . The triumph is given due weight in music . Swafford gives a thorough description and analysis of all the major works . He is a music academic , but also a composer . His comments are full of insight . He traces the development from Beethoven 's heroic period , through sadness , to the final mystic realm of the last quartets . At every stage , Beethoven stretched the bounds of music and of performance . This book is a monument . Though a long read , it is always rewarding , dealing as it does with a fascinating mystery -- where does great music come from ? How is it inspired ? It certainly came out of suffering in Beethoven 's case . But it also ended with an Ode to Joy . | Beethoven was arrested more than once because he looked like a tramp . The great composer was lonely , but his loneliness was self-inflicted . His pupil , Ferdinand Ries , once found Beethoven on a sofa with a woman . 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Ever wanted a job that will advance the course of human history while also let you drive a John Deere tractor ? Then SpaceX has the perfect opening for you . The private space company founded by Elon Musk , the co-founder of PayPal , is advertising to fill a rather unusual role - a farmer with some rather lofty ambitions . In a job advert that conjures up images of Matthew McConaughey 's farming space explorer in the film Interstellar , SpaceX says it is looking for a farmer with a rare mix of ` drive , passion , scrappiness , intelligence and curiosity to seek what 's beyond the stars ' . Scroll down for video . SpaceX 's farmer will need to organise crop production on its 900 acre rocket research base in MacGregor , Texas around the hectic schedule of tests on rockets like the Grasshopper that hovers above the site . However , candidates should not get their hopes up too much . Rather than taking a key role producing food on the first colony on Mars , they will instead be harvesting crops on the land around the company 's 900 acre rocket base in MacGregor , Texas . SpaceX insists , however , that the successful candidate will play a ` direct role in advancing the course of human history ' and will join a team whose aim is to ` pave the way to Mars ' . Headed with the title ` Engineer the Future ' , the job advert says candidates will need at least 10 years of experience of crop farming and have detailed knowledge John Deere machinery . The job description also warns that anyone who is successful will be need to work ` extremely flexible ' hours and will be exposed to environments that involve dirt , odours , noise and weather extremes ` or similar elements ' through most of their working day . Applicants will also need to be able to climb ladders , work in tight spaces and lift objects of up to 50lbs . The advert says : ` This is SpaceX . We are not like most companies . Our goal is to do what has never before been done - enabling mankind to live on other planets . ` We push the boundaries of what is currently possible , and understand it takes rare individuals to help us make this happen . Matthew McConaughey plays a farmer who dreams of leaving Earth for space in Christopher Nolan 's bleak film on the future of our planet Interstellar , but the SpaceX role is unlikely to involve much spaceflight . ` We celebrate our successes , and each other . We seek future colleagues with a rare mix of drive , passion , scrappiness , intelligence , and curiosity to seek what 's beyond the stars . ` Playing a direct role in advancing the course of human history is no small endeavor . Join us , and find your place in the SpaceX legacy . ' Nasa 's Veg01 experiment uses a low-cost plant growth chamber that features a flat panel of LED lights . These produce red , blue and green light to allow the plants to grow . Lettuce and radish seeds were placed inside specially designed prototype ` flight pillows ' to help encourage their growth , which were then placed on root mats . The pillows were made from Teflon-coated Kevlar and Nomex , which contained soil , clay and fertilizer pellets . Water was then added to the root mat to begin seed germination and this is then carefully controlled as the plants grow . The growth chamber also features bellows to help regulate air flow over the plants and maintain the correct humidity . Astronauts on board the ISS have been monitoring the seedlings since they arrived in April for health , size , the amount of water they use and microorganisms growing on them . SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Musk to build private rockets and spacecraft . In 2008 it put the first privately funded rocket into orbit and then in 2012 its Dragon spacecraft became the first private mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station . Nasa , which has seen its own launch capacity dented by budget cuts , has turned to SpaceX to help supplies to the space station . It has also awarded SpaceX a share of a contract with Boeing to develop a ` space taxi ' that will carry US astronauts into orbit . SpaceX now employs more than 3,000 people in its headquarters in Hawthorne , California , and facilities in Florida , Texas and Washington , DC . While most people involved in the space industry tend to be scientists and engineers , SpaceX is now seeking employees with more earth based experience . They want farmers with a minimum of 10 years of row crop farming experience in the central Texas area and a working knowledge of ` every process required for crop production in the region ' . Candidates also need experience in repairing and maintaining John Deere agricultural equipment . Their responsibilities will include planning farm production , increasing the quality of crop yields , making contingency plans for variable weather conditions and using electronic spreadsheets . But they warn that the farmer will be required to work around test launch schedules at the MacGregor facility , where SpaceX carries out research and development on its Falcon 9 rockets . The advert says : ` This position will be required to work around test schedules as necessary to ensure the successful crop production does not interfere with testing progress . ' This may be no small task - recent tests of SpaceX 's Grasshoppper rocket saw the 106 feet tall rocket ` hop ' 330 feet to the side . However , SpaceX is not the first space organisation to dabble in agriculture . Nasa has been developing technologies to allow astronauts to grow food on the ISS and in the space shuttle . In April this year Nasa sent its Vegetable Production System -LRB- VEGGIE -RRB- to the ISS on board SpaceX 's Dragon cargo vessel . It will be used in an experiment , called Veg01 , to see how red romaine lettuce grows in the low gravity environment of space . SpaceX carried Nasa 's VEGGIE experiment to the International Space Station in April where it is being used to grow red romaine lettuce inside the bellows of a specially designed prototype ` flight pillow ' | Elon Musk 's private space venture has placed an advert for a farmer to work at its rocket research and development site in MacGregor , Texas . SpaceX says candidates will help advance the course of human history . 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Old school gamers rejoice - the humble Spectrum computer is back . Sir Clive Sinclair has announced he is launching a modernised version of his hugely successful Spectrum products from the early 1980s . Called the Sinclair Spectrum Vega , the computer has fewer buttons than the original , but will run thousands of the retro computer 's games . Sir Clive Sinclair has announced he is launching a modernised version of his hugely successful Spectrum products from the early 1980s . Called the Sinclair Spectrum Vega , the computer -LRB- pictured -RRB- has fewer buttons than the original , but will run thousands of the retro computer 's games . The Sinclair Spectrum Vega is being sold by Luton-based Retro Computers . ` The Sinclair Spectrum Vega takes advantage of major advances in technology to achieve big cost savings by replacing most of the electronics in the earlier products , ' said the firm . The ZX Spectrum was released in April 1982 . It was the successor to Sir Clive Sinclair 's ZX81 model and added high-resolution colour graphics and sound . The computer was thinner than anything else available at the time and cost # 125 -LRB- $ 195 -RRB- for a basic model , with 16KB , or # 175 -LRB- $ 274 -RRB- for a 48k model . The Sinclair Spectrum Vega takes advantage of advances in technology to big cost savings by replacing most of the electronics in the earlier products , explained Retro Computers . It uses a low cost micro-controller and software that combine to enable the Vega to run all of the games , 14,000 or more of them , which were developed for the original model . ` The Vega uses a low cost micro-controller and a clever piece of software that combine to enable the Vega to run all of the games , 14,000 or more of them , which were developed during the years when some 5 million of the original Sinclair Spectrum were being sold . ' This includes an early version of Sim City , Manic Miner , Boulder Dash , Treasure Island Dizzy and Elite , among others . Development of the product is complete , and the firm has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund production of the device . It has currently raised # 20,854 of its # 100,000 goal , and the campaign will run until 30 January . If successful , devices will ship internationally in April . Limited edition versions of the computer are available from Indiegogo for # 100 -LRB- $ 156 -RRB- , and shipping outside of the UK costs an extra # 20 -LRB- $ 31 -RRB- . The Vega has been developed by Chris Smith , a former ZX Spectrum games developer . ` The Sinclair Spectrum Vega is as simple to use as any of the popular games consoles , but far less expensive , ' the firm added . These games include an early version of Sim City , Manic Miner , Boulder Dash , Treasure Island Dizzy -LRB- pictured left -RRB- and Elite -LRB- pictured right -RRB- , among others . The Vega additionally has ` sufficient memory ' to allow the user to download other games that will be available from launch , for free . It plugs into a TV and will be sold with around 1,000 games built-in . The Vega additionally has ` sufficient memory ' to allow the user to download other games that will be available from launch , for free . And , anyone who still has Spectrum games from the original series can load them onto the Vega using an SD card . The ZX Spectrum was released in April 1982 . It was the successor to Sir Clive Sinclair 's ZX81 model and added high-resolution colour graphics and sound . The computer was thinner than anything else available at the time and cost # 125 -LRB- $ 195 -RRB- for a basic model , with 16KB , or # 175 -LRB- $ 274 -RRB- for a 48k model . The ZX Spectrum -LRB- pictured -RRB- was released in April 1982 . It was the successor to Sir Clive Sinclair 's ZX81 model and added high-resolution colour graphics and sound . The computer was thinner than anything else available at the time and cost # 125 -LRB- $ 195 -RRB- for a basic model , with 16KB , or # 175 -LRB- $ 274 -RRB- for a 48k model . | Sir Clive Sinclair is launching a modern version of his successful Spectrum . Called Spectrum Vega , the computer has fewer buttons than the originaI . It 's designed to run more than 14,000 of the retro computer 's games . The device can be pre-ordered from Indiegogo for # 100 -LRB- $ 156 -RRB- . If fundraising is successful , devices will ship internationally in April . | [[67, 202], [100, 202], [346, 481], [379, 481], [203, 236], [239, 287], [482, 515], [518, 587], [239, 251], [288, 345], [518, 536], [588, 645], [1418, 1547], [1662, 1670], [1676, 1751], [3191, 3194], [3197, 3285], [2276, 2373], [2231, 2275]] |
A toddler who was born with no face is being given the chance to live a normal life thanks to the help of the same surgeon who separated Bangladeshi-born conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna . Three-year-old Yahya El Jabaly was born with no eyes , a hole in the middle of his face where his nose should be and no upper jaw . The Moroccan born toddler , who lives in a small village six hours from Casablanca , was born deformed after complications in the womb stopped the bones in his face from fusing together . Scroll down for video . Yahya El Jabaly was born with no eyes , a hole in the middle of his face where his nose should be and no upper jaw . The three-year-old boy lives in a small village six hours from Casablanca , in Morocco with his parents . Despite his incredibly rare condition , Yahya managed to survive and grow into a happy and healthy toddler through the support of his adoring mother and father . However socially , he is automatically an outcast as his appearance is considered too confronting for many . The toddler 's face is covered up whenever he leaves his small village and , due to lacking the roof of his mouth , he is unable to speak and can only communicate through grunts . Yahya 's plight first went global when the father of his closest friend took to Facebook , pleading for medical professionals to help the boy lead a normal life . Despite being happy , healthy and adored by his parents -LRB- pictured -RRB- the toddler 's face is covered whenever he leaves his town due to his appearance being too confronting for many . ' I just want my child to look as normal as possible so he can go outside and play with the other kids , ' his father said . From across the world , the post was read by Fatima Baraka , a Melbourne breast cancer survivor who was born in a village close to Yahya 's . ` He 's entered my heart ... I 'm so in love with this little boy , ' Ms Baraka told Channel Seven 's Sunday Night . ` There was a big phone number in red -LSB- on the post -RSB- , it was quite obvious that it was a cry for help of some sort and I found myself reaching for the phone and calling the number . ` He -LSB- Yahya 's father -RSB- said `` I just want my child to look as normal as possible so he can go outside and play with the other kids '' . ' Fatima Baraka , a Melbourne breast cancer survivor , heard of his story on Facebook and took it upon herself to help Yahya by flying him to Australia . ` There was a big phone number in red , it was quite obvious that it was a cry for help of some sort and I found myself reaching for the phone and calling the number , ' Ms Baraka said of the message which was posted by Yahya 's neighbour . Ms Baraka took it upon herself to search for a surgeon who would be willing to transform Yahya 's face and soon found Melbourne reconstructive surgeon , Tony Holmes who separated Bangladeshi-born conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna . She then travelled to Yahya 's home where she met the toddler and his family for the first time before bringing them to Australia . ' I was quite shocked . I did n't think I would be shocked but I was , ' Ms Baraka said of her first meeting with the family . ' I was a little bit horrified to be honest . ' Dr Tony Holmes , who separated Bangladeshi-born twins Trishna and Krishna , will operate on Yahya in December . He completed a range of tests on Yahya in Melbourne , including CT and MRI scans , to see if he was suitable for surgery . Yahya and his parents also met Dr Holmes after being flown to Melbourne where the three-year-old underwent a range of developmental tests from CT scans to MRI 's , to confirm how his brain functions and if he was suitable for surgery . Despite the serious risks involved , Dr Holmes soon agreed to operate on the toddler . ` He may not die if we do n't operate on him , but he might if we do , ' Dr Holmes told Channel Seven 's Sunday Night . The operation will bring the two sides of Yahya 's skull together and shape him a nose from his own skin . ' I believe that it 's the right of everybody to look human and this kid does n't look human , ' Dr Holmes said . ' I believe that it 's the right of everybody to look human and this kid does n't look human . ' Yahya will undergo surgery in December , when Dr Holmes plans to bring the two sides of his skull together and build him a nose with his own skin . There is also a chance that the toddler will be able to speak after the procedure due to his vocal chords remaining intact . ` We 're not experimenting on him , we want to get a good result , ' Dr Holmes said . | Yahya was born with no eyes , a hole in the middle of his face where his nose should be and no upper jaw due to complications in the womb . Melbourne woman , Fatima Baraka , read of his story on Facebook and took it upon herself to try to find a way to help him . The three-year-old was flown to Melbourne to meet surgeon , Tony Holmes who separated Bangladeshi-born twins Trishna and Krishna . The Moroccan born toddler will undergo surgery in December . 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Ben Affleck clashed with Bill Maher during a heated discussion on Islam where the controversial TV host claimed being a member of the religion is like being in the Mafia . The Oscar-winning director was also appalled when author and guest on the talk show Sam Harris said the Muslim faith was the ` motherload of bad ideas ' . The trio , appearing on HBO 's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday , collided while debating whether large numbers of the Muslim population share the beliefs of jihadists . It led to the actor saying : ` It 's just an ugly thing to say . It 's gross , it 's racist . It 's like saying : `` Oh you shifty Jew '' . ' Scroll down for video . Angry reaction : Ben Affleck responds after another guest on HBO 's Real Time With Bill Maher suggests that Islam is the ` motherload of bad ideas ' The conversation started with Harris , who was promoting his book Waking Up , by saying : ` Liberals have failed on the topic of theocracy . They 'll criticize white theocracy , they 'll criticize Christianity . They still get agitated over the abortion clinic bombing that happened in 1984 . ` The crucial point of confusion is we have been sold this meme of Islamaphobia - where every criticism of the doctrine of Islam is conflated with bigatory towards Muslims as people . Which is intellectually ridiculous . Affleck responds by saying : ` Are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of Islam . Harris then returns by saying ' I am actually well educated in this subject ' before Affleck says : ` You are saying that Islamaphobia is not a real thing ? ' Maher then says : ` That 's not what we are saying ' before Harris adds : ` We have to be able to criticize bad ideas and Islam is the motherload of bad ideas . ' The Gone Girl star then sits back in his chair in shock and adds ` It 's an ugly thing to say . ' Maher continues the conversation : ` Lets get down to who has the right answer . A billion people you say , all these people do n't hold these pernicious beliefs . That 's just not true Ben , that 's just not true . ` You say its down to these few bad apples , but the idea that someone should be killed if they leave the Islamic religion is just a few bad apples ... ' Affleck then says : ` The people who actually believe that you should murder someone if you dishonor the Islamic faith is not with the majority of Muslims at all . Explaining the the proportions of followers who believe in certain ideals , Harris says : ` At the center of the circle you have jihadists who wake up ion the morning wanting to kill apostates , wanting to die trying , they believe in paradise , they believe in martyrdom . ` Outside of this you have Islamists . People who are just convinced of matryrdom and paradise and wanting to force their religion on the rest of humanity . ` But they want to work with in the system and they are not willing to blow themselves up on a bus . They want to change governments , they want to use democracy against itself . ` Those two circles are arguably 20 per cent of the Muslim world . Based on a bunch of polls that we can talk about . ` To give you one point of contact , 78 per cent of British Muslims said the Danish cartoonist -LRB- who was accused of depicting the prophet Mohammad in an animation -RRB- should have been prosecuted . ' Host Bill Maher -LRB- left -RRB- said that following Islam was like being a member of the Mafia while author Sam Harris -LRB- right -RRB- claimed Islamaphobia was just a ` meme ' ` But outside of that we have conservative Muslims who say that ISIS does not represent us , that we are horrified by that . But they hold views about human rights and about women and about homosexuals are deeply troubling . ` These are not Islamists , these are not jihadists . They also keep women and homosexuals immiserated in those cultures . ` And we have to empower the true Muslim reformers in the world to change it . This behaviour is not going to do that . Journalist Nicholas Kristof then cuts in , telling Maher he was painting an ` incomplete ' picture of the religion by failing to account reformers like activist Malala Yousafzai . ` Or how about the more than a billion people who are n't fanatical , who do n't punish women , who just want to go to school , have some sandwiches , and do n't do any of the things you say all Muslims do ? ' Affleck adds . Maher responds to this by saying : ` One reason they -LRB- other views -RRB- do n't get exposed is because they are afraid to speak out . Because it 's the only religion that acts like the Mafia . That will f *** ing kill if you say the wrong thing , draw the wrong picture or write the wrong book . ' Seeking an explanation , Affleck then asks the panelists : ` What is you answer ? Is it just to condemn Islam ? We 've killed more Muslims than they have killed us by an awful lot . ` Yet somehow we are exempt from these things . Because they are not really a reflection of what we believe in . He then said sarcastically : ` It was by accident , that 's how we invaded Iraq . I am explicitly telling you that I disagree with what you think . But Maher disparagingly tells the actor : ` We are obviously not convincing anyone here . ' | Heated discussion took place on HBO 's Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday . Guest Sam Harris said that Islam was the ` motherload of bad ideas ' Author first said people had been sold the ` meme ' of Islamaphobia ' Oscar-winning director responding by saying ` It 's just an ugly thing to say ' The controversial host said religion is like the Mafia because they will kill you if you do something wrong . | [[327, 393], [396, 499], [256, 322], [666, 680], [760, 812], [1598, 1613], [1616, 1758], [3326, 3471], [1144, 1189], [3369, 3384], [3428, 3502], [176, 198], [510, 526], [529, 555], [531, 564], [1761, 1779], [1821, 1847], [1828, 1856], [66, 71], [78, 171], [2124, 2224], [3326, 3471]] |
Professional polo player Nic Roldan has revealed his plans to try and change society 's view of his sport , which he admits many see as elitist , expensive and overly flashy . In an interview with luxury menswear website Mr Porter , the 31-year-old , who is ranked the number one polo player in the US , explained that polo is not just about wealthy athletes enjoying a glamorous lifestyle - and insisted that the sport can be pursued by almost anyone . ' A lot of people think of polo as a lifestyle and not an actual sport , ' he said . ' -LSB- I 'm on a mission to -RSB- bring the masses towards the sport . It 's not just about horses and divorces : Nic insists that there is more to the sport than glamour and luxury . Hard working : The 31-year-old looks after 30 polo ponies and travels for half of the year . ' ... Who knows if polo will get to the magnitude of tennis or golf -- but I think it has the potential to grow . ' But while he is eager to help alter the public perception of the sport , Nic does admit that he has indulged in the more lavish aspects of the polo lifestyle . Having been rocketed to sporting stardom at age 15 , when he became the youngest ever player to win the US Open Polo Championship , the sporting legend quickly allowed himself to become caught up in a world of jet-set luxury and excitement . ' I arrive -LSB- at a tournement -RSB- and I have a car , an apartment on the ocean , no parental guidance , ' he said of his teen years spent on the international polo circuit . ' I think , `` Wow , this is fun . I can keep doing this . '' ' Model behavior : Nic has starred in numerous campaigns for Ralph Lauren 's Black Label and is represented by New York-based agency Wilhelmina Models . Social butterfly : Nic ensures he puts in as much effort socializing with the other players and team owners as he does focusing on the game itself . Nowadays , Nic tends to live a slightly more low-key lifestyle , focusing on his playing schedule , his strict training regime - and , most importantly , caring for his 30 polo ponies . The part-time model , who has starred in numerous campaigns for Ralph Lauren 's Black Label and is represented by New York-based agency Wilhelmina Models , spends half of the year traveling to matches . During that time , Nic ensures he puts in as much effort socializing with the other players and team owners - which he sees as a ` vital ' aspect of polo - as he does focusing on the game itself . ` The owners do it because they love the sport , and horses , but they also love what it brings -- the dinners and cocktail parties , ' he explained . ` So as an athlete , you have to be very sociable . I love it . It 's always come naturally for me . ' Polo prodigy : Nic became the youngest player to ever win the US Open when he stormed to victory aged 15 . Aiming for the top : Nic 's ambition is to reach 10-goal status and win the Argentine Open . And while NIc has now spent more than half his life on the professional polo circuit , he is in no rush to give up the sport any time soon - and , in fact , is hoping to achieve much more within the sport before he even considers retiring . The New York-based athlete is one of only five players in the world to hold an eight-goal handicap in the sport , and he is only the third American in history to have achieved that status . But while his past achievements are impressive , Nic is working towards become one of the few players to ever achieve a 10-goal handicap . ` Nic 's ambition is to reach 10-goal status , win the Argentine Open , claim a second U.S. Open Polo Championship victory and propel popularity for the sport , ' his website states . | Nic is ranked as the top professional player in the country . The 31-year-old has previously played alongside Prince Harry . He also works as a professional model and has starred in numerous campaigns for Ralph Lauren . | [[231, 301], [1593, 1664], [2064, 2155]] |
In 1975 astronomers Dr Kip Thorne and Dr Anna Żytkow predicted the existence of a star within a star , dubbed a Thorne-Żytkow object . They suggested one would form when a neutron star collided with a supergiant , being swallowed inside its huge companion . And now almost 40 years later the evidence for such an object has been found , providing astronomers with a fascinating and bizarre new space object to study . Astronomers have found a strange double star using a telescope in Chile . The so-called Thorne-Żytkow object consists of a neutron star that was swallowed by a much larger red supergiant . This can occur if two stars are orbiting each other , as shown in this illustration , and one is pushed into the other . Thorne-Żytkow objects -LRB- TŻOs -RRB- are hybrids of red supergiant and neutron stars that , from the outside , resemble regular red supergiants such as Betelgeuse in Orion . Their chemical signatures are different from such stars , however , due to the unique activity taking place inside . And amazingly , while regular stars are powered by nuclear fusion in their cores , TŻOs are actually powered by the absorbed neutron star . The discovery of one of these incredible objects was announced earlier this year , reports Amy Teitel for Motherboard . The astronomers made their discovery with the 6.5-metre -LRB- 21.3 feet -RRB- Magellan Clay telescope on Las Campanas in Chile . They examined the spectrum of light emitted from apparent red supergiants , which tells them what elements are present . When the spectrum of one particular star - HV 2112 in the Small Magellanic Cloud 200,000 light-years away - was first displayed , the observers were quite surprised by some of the unusual features . Such objects were first predicted to exist in 1975 by astronomers Dr Kip Thorne and Dr Anna Żytkow . They are thought to occur when a neutron star -LRB- shown in illustration -RRB- collides with a red supergiant and is absorbed . The exact process by which this happens though is not well understood . Project leader Dr Emily Levesque of the University of Colorado Boulder and her colleagues took a close look at the subtle lines in the spectrum and found that it contained excess rubidium , lithium and molybdenum . When the core of a massive star undergoes gravitational collapse at the end of its life , protons and electrons are literally scrunched together , leaving behind one of nature 's most wondrous creations : a neutron star . Neutron stars cram roughly 1.3 to 2.5 solar masses into a city-sized sphere perhaps 12 miles -LRB- 20 kilometers -RRB- across . Matter is packed so tightly that a sugar-cube-sized amount of material would weigh more than 1 billion tons , about the same as Mount Everest . Source : nasa.gov . Past research has shown that normal stellar processes can create each of these elements , but high abundances of all three of these at the temperatures typical of red supergiants is a unique signature of TŻOs . ` Studying these objects is exciting because it represents a completely new model of how stellar interiors can work , ' said Dr Levesque . ` In these interiors we also have a new way of producing heavy elements in our universe . ` You 've heard that everything is made of `` star stuff '' - inside these stars we might now have a new way to make some of it . ' And Dr Żytkow , who has now seen her prediction be validated , said : ` I am extremely happy that observational confirmation of our theoretical prediction has started to emerge . ' ` Since Kip Thorne and I proposed our models of stars with neutron cores , people were not able to disprove our work . ` If theory is sound , experimental confirmation shows up sooner or later . ` So it was a matter of identification of a promising group of stars , getting telescope time and proceeding with the project . ' The astronomers made their discovery with the 6.5-meter Magellan Clay telescope on Las Campanas , in Chile -LRB- pictured -RRB- . They examined the spectrum of light emitted from apparent red supergiants , which tells them what elements are present , and found one called HV 2112 was likely one of these bizarre hybrid objects . The team is careful to point out that HV 2112 displays some chemical characteristics that do n't quite match theoretical models . Co-author of the study Dr Philip Massey of Lowell Observatory in Flagstarr , Arizona points out : ` We could , of course , be wrong . ` There are some minor inconsistencies between some of the details of what we found and what theory predicts . ` But the theoretical predictions are quite old , and there have been a lot of improvements in the theory since then . ` Hopefully our discovery will spur additional work on the theoretical side now . ' | Astronomers have found a strange hybrid star using a telescope in Chile . The so-called Thorne-Żytkow object consists of a neutron star that was swallowed by a much larger red supergiant . Such objects were first predicted to exist in 1975 by astronomers Dr Kip Thorne and Dr Anna Żytkow . They are thought to occur when a neutron star collides with a red supergiant and is absorbed . The exact process by which this happens though is not well understood . 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These stunning images captured by a British photographer are making some of the world 's greatest landscapes look like fascinating works of abstract art . Acclaimed travel and nature photographer Peter Adams travelled thousands of miles to document the varied surfaces of the planet -- all from high above . The 55-year-old , from the Cotswolds , snapped the photos while flying in light aircraft , helicopters and gyrocopters over some of the most famous tourist destinations in the world , including Yellowstone National Park in the US and Namibia 's Namib Desert . From high above , Yellowstone 's Grand Prismatic Spring looks like an alien volcano , while the desert in Andalucia , Spain looks like a scene from Mars . Some of his most striking images were captured in Australia , where he flew over the blue waters at the Great Barrier Reef and a beach in Queensland , where the sand meets the sea to create a spectacular swirling pattern . Another photo from Queensland shows the destructive force of lightning , as a green forest is marred by a patch of grey , dead trees . In other scenes , tourists look like ants as they snap photos of a magnificent waterfall in Iceland , and strips of land nestled between canals in northern Holland look like brushstrokes . Peter 's work has been featured in publications around the world and he has been recognised with numerous awards and honours , including 2003 Travel Photographer of the Year . Scroll down for video . It 's an eyeful : The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park looks like an alien volcano from above . Do look down : From above , the 200-ft Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland looks stunning and tourists look like ants . Like a work of art : This desert in Andalucia , Spain looks like the surface of Mars from 3,000 ft in the air . Courtesy of Vimeo - peter adams . Picturesque : Peter Adams flew his gyrocopter over Australia 's Great Barrier Reef in the Pacific Ocean . Like brushstrokes : Canals divide strips of land in northern Holland . Peter Adams photographed the Swakopmund salt flats in Namibia en route to the Namib-Naukluft National Park . Walking on water : The beach meets the sea to create a spectacular swirling pattern in Queensland , Australia . Frigid : Peter Adams has taken extraordinary pictures in all corners of the world , including the Arctic . From sea to sand : The mighty Atlantic Ocean meets the colossal Namib Desert in Namibia . Scorched : A patch of dead trees shows where a lightning strike hit the forest in Queensland , Australia . Out of this world : These glaciers in Iceland look like abstract art from Peter Adams ' vantage point . High flyer : British adventurer Peter Adams has been taking photography to new heights using light aircraft , helicopters and gyrocopters . | Acclaimed photographer Peter Adams captured the images using light aircraft , helicopters and gyrocopters . The 55-year-old flew over some of the world 's most famous tourist destinations . From high above , an Australian beach meets the sea to create a spectacular swirling pattern . In another photo , tourists look like ants next to a magnificent waterfall in Iceland . | [[155, 307], [308, 344], [347, 567], [1865, 1956], [2657, 2667], [2670, 2796], [308, 344], [347, 567], [1865, 1956], [861, 871], [880, 945], [2156, 2234], [1081, 1096], [1099, 1180], [1613, 1704]] |
The promoter who organised the farcical Mickey Rourke boxing bout in Moscow has admitted it was simply a public relations stunt in which the star chose his own opponent . The ` fight ' , which has been ridiculed around the world , saw the 62-year-old beat Sin City star beat Elliot Seymour , a 29-year-old homeless boxer from Los Angeles . But while he confessed that he was not expecting a ` super outstanding match ' , the man behind the bout Andrei Ryabinsky , denied that Seymour had thrown the fight . Scroll down for video . PR stunt : Andrey Ryabinsky , whose promotion company World of Boxing promoted the bout between 62-year-old Rourke and 29-year-old Elliot Seymour , said the fight was simply ' a show ' Elliot Seymour , 29 , entered the fight with Mickey Rourke , 62 , with a shocking professional record of losing 9-1 of his 10 previous bouts . He lost the fight -LRB- pictured above -RRB- in the second round . After defeating Seymour in the second round of Friday 's fight Rourke -LRB- left , during the match and , right , after -RRB- celebrated by carrying his trainer Marvin Somodio on his shoulders and parading him around the ring . He said : ` Maybe earlier somebody thought this would be a match for the ratings ? Of course , it was a show , this is obvious . What 's the problem ? ' I expected to see Rourke and a show which people would like , ' he said . ` But the main story was about Rourke . It is good for us , the more noise around this event the better . He added : ` It is a sort of PR for us , and you know , there is no bad PR except an obituary . So Mickey Rourke worked 100 per cent . ' Ryabinsky , who runs a promotion outfit called World of Boxing added that he did ` not admit any guilt , ' adding that he thought the fight had done well . ` People gathered to watch Mickey Rourke and his boxing match , ' he said . ` And now they are saying it was a show , we unmasked you . Seymour -LRB- pictured right and left -RRB- , is a drifter who trained at the same Hollywood gym and Rourke and was paid to fly to Russia to make the actor ` look good ' - a claim the boxer has denied . Rourke 's manager Vadim Kornilov said he had sparred with the 62-year-old Sin City star before the fight and that he was in ` great shape . He also helped to pick his client 's opponent . Like Elliot Seymour himself , Ryabinsky also denied the homeless pugilist had been paid to fall over in the second round of the match . He said : ` It was not ` fixed ' at all , it was a fair match . An opponent for Rourke was chosen according to his condition , age and skills , so he could compete and had a chance to win . But it was not ` fixed ' . ' But he admitted that Rourke and his aides chose Seymour , who they knew from his sports club in America . ` Mickey Rourke is my friend , he asked me if we could put his match as a part of our programme that night , ' said Ryabinsky who did not reveal how much money the fighters were paid for the bout . He added that Rourke and his Russian agent Vadim Kornilov , ` chose the opponent together . ' ` Visit the website Boxrec.com where boxer profiles can be found , and Mickey Rourke 's rival is presented there , ' he continued . ` He is a professional boxer . Yes , he is not a good boxer , but this is a secondary question . ' ` If an ordinary man from the street meets him at the boxing ring , he will be punished . In other words , this guy is a weak boxer but he is a boxer . ' Pointing to Seymour 's physique he insisted that the struggling fighter was a ` serious muscleman ' and despite clear evidence to the contrary he said : ` He does not look like a homeless man at all . ' ` It is clear that the boxers are not the richest guys in this world , except the stars , of course . But it is not important in this case , ' he said . ` It is important that he is a professional boxer . The matter of his financial wealth is not interesting for us . Pictured with Russian boxing champion Ruslan Provodnikov , Vadim Kornilov who also manages Mickey Rourke , has also denied the bout was fixed . ` Besides , before the match he passed a medical commission and he was officially allowed to box that night . So there is nothing to talk about here , we have done all this at a good quality level . ' Vadim Kornilov , variously described as Rourke 's manager in Russia and a co-organiser of the fight , was also quick to defend the choice of Seymour as an opponent . ` He is not the richest nor the most pathetic sportsman , ' he said . ` Maybe he can be called poor , as many sportsmen of his age are . Maybe from time to time he earns some money as a sparring partner . ' He added that having trained and sparred with Rourke he could say with confidence that the film star was in ` perfect shape . ' Rourke -LRB- left -RRB- and Elliot Seymour -LRB- right -RRB- before the fight in Russia on Friday . Alejandro Puelma , 29 , the manager at the Starbucks that Seymour bases himself in -LRB- pictured above -RRB- , confirmed the boxer was currently homeless , adding he was well liked by staff and customers . Another source close to the fight added that having considered Mickey 's age , an opponent was chosen of a certain weight , talent and skills . But they insisted , ` It is not correct to say that we bought a homeless ` punch bag ' for Mickey . For his part , Seymour has also denied throwing the fight and has instead claimed that he did not have long enough to prepare for the ring . ` The fight was n't thrown , ' he said in an earlier interview . ' I only had one month to train . ' When asked how much money he was paid for the fight , the 29-year-old California drifter pointed to a photo of $ 100 bills fanned out on a bed that has been posted on his Facebook page . Seymour , pictured aged 23 after winning his Golden Gloves amateur title , admired boxer Muhammed Ali as he was growing up . From the picture it appears that Seymour earned just over $ 3,000 for facing Rourke in the ring . But his claims were contradicted by a source close to his family who told Mail Online Sunday that the cash-strapped vagrant was paid to fly to Moscow to make Rourke ` look good . ' ` It was clearly a fixed fight , ' they said . ` The whole bouncing off the ropes , hands down , punches were not landing and they were intentionally hitting each other 's gloves . ` There are people at Wild Card gym who know that Elliot 's in a really terrible situation and pretty much living on the streets , these are Mickey Rourke 's people who Elliot 's been around and known for some time . ' Revealing the sad back story of the fighter , the family source said he had been on the streets since May 2013 . ` He 's pretty much hanging out at Starbucks , very disheveled , people have taken him clothes because he just smelled horrible , he had n't bathed and had n't changed clothes for several days , ' they said . ` He does n't have a place to live consistently if he 's doing anything he 's couch surfing . ` He spends nights in the local park . I know he crashed with friends sometimes , but he 's pretty much burned bridges with his friends . ' Alejandro Puelma , 29 , the manager at the Starbucks Seymour bases himself in , also confirmed the boxer was currently homeless , adding he was well liked by staff and customers . He said : ` He 's in here all the time , he hangs out here and comes in right when we open at 5am . I knew he was homeless . Ryabinsky , a vice president of the Russian Professional Boxing Federation , chose to blame Western media negative publicity . He said : ` Nowadays the Western media hunts for any information which would discredit Russia . ` Do n't you remember how the Western press covered the Sochi Olympics ? ' A representative for Mickey Rourke has been asked for a comment . | Promoter Andrei Ryabinsky said the bout was obviously a show . He said Rourke and his manager handpicked opponent Elliot Seymour . He denied Seymour had been paid to fall down in the second round . Blames anti-Russia bias in the western media for the criticism . | [[0, 127], [421, 461], [464, 506], [531, 539], [679, 713], [1866, 1895], [89, 170], [2259, 2261], [2267, 2306], [2666, 2717], [2337, 2346], [2352, 2442], [7407, 7416], [7484, 7533]] |
Homeland Security . Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday defended to Congress the Obama . administration 's decision to allow millions of illegal immigrants relief from deportation even as conservatives on Capitol Hill aggressively pushed to defund parts of his department . Johnson spoke at a hearing before the House Committee on . Homeland Security that marked the first public hearing on President Barack Obama 's . executive actions , which are expected to allow as many as five million immigrants to remain in the United States indefinitely , since he announced them late last month . The DHS head begged lawmakers today not to express their anger at the president and the administration over immigration through the appropriations process . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday before the House Homeland Security Committee on the impact of President Barack Obama 's executive action on immigration . Johnson told them he could not run his department with the type of short-term spending bill that conservatives on Capitol Hill are considering . ` That is in my judgement a very bad idea for Homeland Security because during that period of a continuing resolution we can not engage in new starts , ' he told them . ` We 've got some Homeland Security priorities that need to be funded now . The department head pointed out that a new presidential election cycle is about to being and he would n't be able to hire new Secret Service agents to protect candidates until DHS is fully funded for the entire fiscal year . Furthermore , he said he would n't be able to fund ` our enhanced detention capability in Texas with another continuing resolution that gets me to March . ' ' I need the help of Congress to support and build upon border security , which I believe all of you support , ' he said . ` So , I 'm urging that we act on our current appropriations request now for the purpose and for the sake of border security and homeland security , ' Johnson concluded . Republicans in the House and Senate who are deeply opposed to providing amnesty to illegal immigrants have been lobbying their colleagues to pass appropriations legislation that would only fund the Department of Homeland Security through early 2015 , when they take control of both chambers of Congress . At that time they would be able to insert language into a long-term spending bill that would hinge funding for certain immigration agencies and operations on ceasing implementation of Obama 's immigration actions . House Speaker John Boehner reportedly endorsed the plan in a closed-door meeting today , setting up his party 's attempt to block the president 's immigration policy in January and a head-to-head fight with the White House . At a press briefing afterward he said his conference had not coalesced around a specific plan yet , however . ' I said before Thanksgiving that Republicans would fight his unilateral actions , ' the GOP leader said . ` We 're looking at a variety of options , both for right now and when Republicans control both Houses of the Congress next year . And we 'll continue to discuss with our members a number of options , in terms of how we will deal with this , in consultation , again , with the members . ` But no decisions have been made at this point , ' he added . If Congress does n't pass new spending legislation by Dec. 11 the federal government will shut down until it does . Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been adamant that wo n't happen , saying again today a shut down is not in the cards . However , he confirmed that Republicans , who are currently the minority in the Senate , would support whatever bill their colleagues in the House sent over . ` In the short-term , the Senate will be in a reactive role , he said . ` Next year , we 'll be sort-of more co-equal partners on that issue . ` But right now , our view is once it 's sorted out in the House , once it gets passed , I 'll be supportive of that . ' The White House has made its preference that legislators pass a yearlong spending bill for all government agencies known several times over . Certainty is good for the economy , White House spokesman Josh Earnest said today . ` Were hopeful that Republicans will follow their own advice in that regard and pass a full-year fed budget , ' he added . Earnest said White House officials ` certainly take some heart ' in McConnell 's promises that there will not be a government shutdown next week . House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said after a House Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol today that his members had not yet determined how it planned to avoid another politically damaging shutdown while holding the president accountable for his immigration actions . Republicans on Capitol Hill unleashed their fury over the immigration actions today at Johnson . Regardless of where you stand on the issue , there 's a right way to do this and a wrong way , ' the committee 's chairman , Rep. Michael McCaul said . ` This is not how democracy works . ' Johnson told the committee he recommended each . action Obama took and continues to stand behind them . ` The reality is that , given our limited resources , these . people are not priorities for removal , ' he said . McCaul , a Republican , said the president 's directive would be perceived as . amnesty to those considering crossing the U.S. border with Mexico , though . ` If we do n't think that message is making its way back to . Mexico and Central America , we are simply fooling ourselves , ' he said . ` We will see a wave of illegal immigration because . of the president 's actions . ' Johnson said the new measures are not amnesty . ` The current situation is amnesty , ' he said . Furthermore , he said administration officials ` feel that we had no choice ' to act given that Congress could n't come to an agreement on comprehensive reform of its own . McCaul argued that Obama did not have the authority to authorize the order , however . In response , Johnson defended the legality of the action , saying those . who drafted the plan worked closely with the Justice . Department 's Office of Legal Counsel . ` I 'm satisfied as a lawyer myself -- and the person who has to come here and defend these actions -- that what we have done is well within our existing legal authority , ' he told the committee . The White House said today it was not surprised that the GOP tore into Johnson . ` Republicans have long ... adopted the view - that 's contrary to the view of the vast majority of Americans - that we shouldnt reform our broken immigration system , ' he said . Their views on immigration are ` stark contrasts ' to those of the president , law enforcement officials , faith leaders , and even some of their fellow Republicans , he added . Later in his briefing on Tuesday Earnest told reporters , ` the fact is the closest thing we have to amnesty in this country is doing nothing . ' And that 's exactly what Republicans seem to be doing , he charged . | Department of Homeland Security head Jeh Johnson spoke at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security . He begged lawmakers not to take out express their anger at the president and the administration over immigration through appropriations . Johnson told them he could not run his department with the type of short-term spending bill that conservatives on Capitol Hill are considering . House Speaker John Boehner said today that no decisions about DHS funding have been made yet . Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would back whatever legislation the House approved . | [[20, 85], [271, 329], [768, 966], [587, 743], [607, 616], [623, 743], [967, 1058], [1034, 1058], [1064, 1093], [1064, 1111], [1266, 1280], [3284, 3329], [3601, 3749]] |
It 's time to dump those dumbbells boys as a new survey has revealed that having a muscular physique will get you nowhere when it comes to dating apps . A study has revealed that women who use Tinder are more likely to swipe right to metrosexual men than beefed up bodies . The results also found that women are likely to shun other stereotypes such as a hipster , rocker or ` lad ' in favour of a vainer man . Scroll down for video . Well presented : The metrosexual man profile received the most matches out of the four stereotypes . The discovery comes as a result of an experiment conducted by party planner firm Hen Heaven to try to decipher what kind of men make desirable matches . Four male profiles were created for each stereotype , gym buff , rocker , lad and metrosexual using the same model . Each profile ran from the same location in Brighton , East Sussex , for a fortnight with the Tinder age range set as 18-35 and the distance was set to 18km -LRB- 11.1 miles -RRB- for each of the five profiles . Not so hot : The gym buff ranked worst out of the group with just 42 matches . Over the course of the two weeks that the profiles were live , the names , ages and messages from each woman that matched with the men were documented . The mature metrosexual account received 241 matches -LRB- 39.4 per cent -RRB- . The average age of the potential partners was 23-and-a-half years old . Meanwhile women are the least keen on the gym buff type , whose profile only received 42 matches -LRB- 6.8 per cent -RRB- . The research revealed that women are more likely to swipe right to a man who is well groomed . The typical Jack-the-lad still remains a popular choice for the ladies , with 124 women expressing their desire to meet up with the model in the lad account . The cool , smoking hipster received 105 matches while the fashionable rocker attracted 99 matches on the dating app . Relationship expert Caroline Brealey says that the appeal of the metrosexual is simply down to good old-fashioned aesthetics . ` Metrosexuals are easily spotted in a crowd because they look good . They probably have enough products in their bathroom to rival Boots and it definitely shows , because this man likes to look his best at all times . ' Caroline added that although women are initially attracted to well-groomed types they can prove problematic when it comes to actual relationships . ` The obvious down sides can be vanity and fights over bathroom time -LRB- and products -RRB- . ' However she also pointed out that if his approach to relationships is similar to his dedication to his appearance , he could make a promising partner . ` If his attention to detail flows over into other areas of his life , he 'll be an attentive boyfriend who cares about the little things , from taking your coat to buying you thoughtful gifts . ` If you also take pride in your appearance and value setting off to the more prestigious places to eat , drink and spend your holidays , you 'll be a perfect fit . ' Caroline says that when it comes to impressing the well-turned-out man they look for a similar level of upkeep with their women . ` Generally speaking , metrosexual men are drawn to women that let their femininity out and are essentially the glam version of the girl next door . ' Take it or leave it : The rocker -LRB- left -RRB- received 99 matches while the trendy hipster -LRB- right -RRB- ranked up 105 . Popular choice : The typical jack the lad image came in second with 141 women expressing interest . Caroline added that daters are probably making the right choice if they have a penchant for pristine men as gym bunnies tend to put their women second . ` If you 're not happy catering to the gym buff 's meal plans and coming second to the weights , treadmills and cross trainers , he 's probably not for you . ` Gym buffs are most definitely suited to girls who like to keep fit , as they will be able to co-ordinate schedules and push each other to do their best and stay in shape . ` Having to fit his gym sessions into daily life might be a chore at times . ' When it comes to the ` lad ' , Caroline says that there family values and sociable nature can make them a suitable mate . ` Extremely friend and family orientated , with the right girl , the `` lad '' can be the right guy . ` His friends will be at his core - from trips to see his football team play to Saturday nights largely being reserved for the weekly `` big night out '' - meaning he will of course suit a lady with a similar lifestyle , who is n't waiting at home for a text and fretting over what he 's up to . ` It is n't all glugging beers and chanting at the football , though , because he 'll probably be very close to his family behind all the bravado . ' | Women prefer well-groomed men over those with a ` buff ' physique . The experiment saw a model create four fake Tinder profiles . Showcased a classic gym buff , rocker , lad and metrosexual . 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An Afghanistan veteran confronted a man he believed to be a ` fake ' solider at a Pennsylvania shopping mall on Black Friday and accused him of being a phony after he watched him parade around wearing military honors that he could n't possibly have been awarded . Ryan Berk , a Purple Heart recipient , spotted the man - who was dressed in camouflage fatigues and who identified himself as Sean Yetman - at the Oxford Valley Mall and was immediately suspicious of his mismatched uniform . Along with an American flag patch in the wrong spot , Berk noticed that Yetman was wearing three Combat Infantryman Badges -LRB- CIBs -RRB- on his shoulder -- an extremely rare honor . Scroll down for video . The pudgy man in uniform , who identified himself in the video as Sean Yetman , claimed he had ` literally just got home from Fort Lewis ' and was shopping with his Sergeant Major . Using his cell phone to record their conversation , Berk approached the man and quizzed him about his experiences as a soldier . When asked where he had received his CIBs , the man first answered that he got all three in Afghanistan - an impossibility since only one is given per campaign . The conversation got more heated as Berk then called the man , who wore a name ribbon identifying himself as ` Yetman ' and who had introduced himself as ` Sean ' , a phony and accused him of impersonating a soldier . Yetman claimed he had ` literally just got home from Fort Lewis ' and was shopping with his Sergeant Major - who he offered to introduce Berk to . When the man denied lying about his military service , Berk lost his cool . ` Here it is , stolen valor at its finest , ' he shouted , as Yetman began to walk away . ` Why do n't you just admit you 're a phony ? ' Ryan Berk , a Afghanistan vet and Purple Heart recipient , was shopping at the mall with his girlfriend and her son when he spotted the ` fake ' officer and decided to approach him . ` I noticed his combat infantryman 's badge , he had two stars above it , which would indicate that he served in three different wars which is almost physically impossible for his age , ' said Berk . There is no U.S. Army Ranger with three CIBs named Yetman listed on any official record . Speaking to Fox on Tuesday , Berk said that while the man had initially provided some answers that could have been correct , his story quickly unraveled when he claimed to have received his three CIBs from service in Afghanistan . ' I served in Afghanistan and have several friend who were seriously wounded and a couple who were killed in action who wore that same uniform and to see someone try and claim that type of sacrifice really irked me , ' said Berk . He also said his grandfather had served in World War 2 and it was ` just wrong ' that this man was tainting that legacy by wearing the uniform . ` No one is going to question a guy in uniform , unless they already wear the uniform , ' Berk , who earned a Purple Heart after he was wounded by shrapnel in 2010 while fighting in Afghanistan , told The Morning Call . Berk 's video of the confrontation was uploaded to the Stolen Valor YouTube account , where it has since been viewed over two million times . Speaking to Fox on Tuesday , Berk said that while the man had initially provided some answers that could have been correct , his story quickly unraveled . On Monday , U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick -LRB- R-Bucks -RRB- asked the U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia to determine if there was evidence of a federal crime against Sean Yetman . The account belongs to Guardian of Valor , a network of active and veteran soldiers who seek to expose people who falsely claim military service and/or claim unauthorized medals or tabs . Anthony Anderson , a vet who runs the Guardian of Valor website told Philly.com that fake soldiers are becoming increasingly common . Most are seeking attention and recognition , while others use the uniform to receive exclusive military discounts at stores and restaurants . Under the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 , it is illegal for an individual to fraudulently portray him or herself as a recipient of any of several specified military decorations or medals with the intent to obtain money , property or other ` tangible benefit . ' It was unknown if the uniformed man received any special treatment from any store at the mall , but on Monday , U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick -LRB- R-Bucks -RRB- asked the U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia to determine if there was evidence of a federal crime against ` Yetman ' Berk has no doubts that the man he confronted was not a ranger . ` He 's impersonating in the uniform people died for , ' Berk added . ` He was wearing awards that I earned and he did n't . ' | The man , who identifies himself as Sean Yetman , was approached by Purple Heart recipient Ryan Berk who spotted him at a Pennsylvanian mall . Berk was suspicious because Yetman was wearing three Combat Infantryman Badges on his shoulder -- an extremely rare honor . A congressman has asked the U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia to determine if there was evidence that Yetman committed a federal crime . 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She has sold more than 70 million records , has a reported net worth of # 47m and is one of the world 's most adored celebrities - but life was n't always so easy for Kylie Minogue . The pop star has revealed that times were once so tough , she even had to make her own clothes out of fabric she snapped up at the local market . Speaking to MailOnline at Monday night 's British Fashion Awards , the 46-year-old said : ` There are great designers on Dover Street who are making their own pieces out of bits and pieces that they find at the market . Scroll down for video . Life was n't always so rosy : Kylie Minogue was just one of the many stars who walked the red carpet at the 2014 British Fashion Awards held at the London Coliseum on Monday night . ' I love them because that 's what I used to do . I would make my own clothes because I am too small and nothing ever fitted me and I had no money . ' Times have most certainly changed for the Australian star , who stunned in a luxurious Stella McCartney gown on the red carpet . Taking time out from her Kiss Me Once Tour , the popstar oozed ethereal beauty in the floaty frock . The creamy cocktail dress looked dreamy on Kylie as its drop waist and layered hemline swished around her knees . Made from a luminous silk , the subtle layers of uneven hem varied from soft pleats to rich satin-esque waves . Fashionable filly : Taking time out from her Kiss Me Once Tour , the popstar oozed ethereal beauty in a floaty Stella McCartney frock . Discussing what she thinks makes British fashion so special , she said : ' I was so influenced when I first started coming to London and spending time here . ` Anyone who is old enough to remember Garage on the King 's Road - that 's the place I would frequent . ' I also loved Portobello Road Market - all those places were influential to me . I did n't know I would end up living here and working with these designers so celebrating tonight means a lot to me , an awful lot . ` Fashion has never waned , you want to work with people who are at the top of their game but there 's always designers coming up who have something to offer and I love to be connected to that as much as possible and support them . ' Kylie was just one of the many stars who walked the red carpet at the 2014 British Fashion Awards held at the London Coliseum on Monday night . Evolving style : Kylie , pictured in 2000 , said that Portobello Market was influential to her and that celebrating British designers means ` an awful lot ' to her . Dazzling : Looking much younger than her 46-years , the Locomotion singer dusted her milky complexion with a touch of bronze and lacquered her pillowy lips with a feminine peach shade . To accessorise , Kylie found some height in the form of dazzling beige platforms with an open-toe and jewel-encrusted heel . From one singing superstar to another , Kylie rubbed shoulders with Spice Girl-turned-designer Victoria Beckham , posing with the British icon , who looked chic in a monochrome ensemble . Victoria , 40 , took home the gong for Best Brand , beating Kylie 's beloved Stella McCartney to the top spot . David told MailOnline it was ` amazing ' to see his wife honoured . Dancing queen : The creamy cocktail looked dreamy on Kylie as its layered hemline swished around her . Swapping secrets ? From one singing superstar to another , Kylie rubbed shoulders with Spice Girl-turned-designer Victoria Beckham , posing with the British icon who looked chic in a monochrome ensemble . Victoria Beckham with her gong for Best Brand . Model of the Year . Cara Delevingne . Brand of the Year . Victoria Beckham . British Style Award . Emma Watson . International Designer . Nicolas Ghesquière . Womenswear Designer of the Year . Erdem . Menswear Designer of the Year . J.W. Anderson . Emerging Womenswear Designer . Marques ' Almeida . Emerging Menswear Designer . Craig Green . Emerging Accessory Designer . Prism . Red Carpet Designer . Alexander McQueen . New Establishment . Simone Rocha . Establishment . Preen . Accessory Designer of the Year . Anya Hindmarch . Special Recognition . Chris Moore . Special Recognition Award . Anna Wintour OBE . Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator . Edward Enninful . | Kylie , 46 , revealed she was too small and poor for normal clothes . Popstar said she was inspired by Portobello Road Market . Star revealed celebrating British fashion means an ` awful lot ' to her . Mingled with Victoria Beckham at star-studded event . | [[183, 277], [805, 903], [841, 867], [2354, 2368], [2398, 2519], [1843, 1844], [1858, 1859], [1889, 1958], [2354, 2368], [2398, 2519], [2831, 2868], [2871, 2942], [3321, 3358], [3361, 3432]] |
For teenager Nicola Lynch the simple pleasure of enjoying dinner can leave her writhing in agony . The last time the 18-year-old indulged in a burger she had to be rushed to hospital after her jaw dislocated and was left hanging out of place . It was the latest in a 250-long list of agonising joint dislocations , Miss Lynch has suffered . She suffers a medical condition known as hypermobility syndrome , which causes her joints to pop out of place without any warning . In the last six years , since doctors diagnosed the condition , she has dislocated her shoulders 80 times . Her thumbs have popped out of place 25 times each , and her hips and ankles regularly slip out of their sockets . Nicola Lynch , 18 , has dislocated her joints more than 250 times . She suffers from hypermobility syndrome , which means her joints dislocate more often than usual , leaving her in agony as most dislocations result in a traumatic injury . Hypermobility syndrome means Miss Lynch 's joints have an unusually large range of movement . Some people with the joint condition have no pain , but unfortunately Miss Lynch has a severe form which means it does hurt each time she dislocates a joint . She is pictured showing her stretchy joints -LRB- left and right -RRB- . Miss Lynch -LRB- right -RRB- is unable to work due to her condition , and struggles with every day tasks like brushing her hair and the ironing . Her fiance Stephan Filmer , 22 , -LRB- left -RRB- assists her , although he has to be careful as he has accidentally injured her in the past when they were ` mucking around ' Every time she dislocates a joint , Miss Lynch is left in agony because unlike in double-jointed people , her condition causes traumatic injuries . She is left unable to work due to her condition , and said she lives in fear , constantly worrying about which part of her body will dislocate next . She said : ' I first dislocated my thumb when I was about 12 . I was mucking about with a friend , and I grabbed her coat and it just popped out of place . The pain was horrendous . ` The doctors put it in a cast and sent me home , but a couple of days later , I dislocated my other thumb , and that was put in a cast too . ` It started off just in my hands , but then my shoulders started going , and now it 's moved on to my hips , ankles and jaw . It 's terrible - I feel like a human jigsaw . ' The fragile teenager was diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome , which means although she has an unusually large range of movement , her joints dislocate themselves regularly . Hypermobility syndrome is thought to be caused by lack of collagen in skin and tissues , which leaves tissue fragile and joints particularly loose and stretchy . Miss Lynch 's latest dislocation was just two weeks ago when her ankle gave way and she fell , dislocating that and also her shoulder . In the past she has dislocated her hips about 50 times , and now her ankles pop out of their socket around three times a week . Joint hypermobility means some or all of a person 's joints have an unusually large range of movement . People with hypermobility are particularly supple and able to move their limbs into positions others find impossible . Many people with hypermobile joints do not have any problems or need treatment . However , joint hypermobility can sometimes cause unpleasant symptoms , such as : . It can cause extreme tiredness and long-term pain . The condition is often hereditary , and is linked to changes in a protein called collagen . Collagen is found throughout the body -- for example , in skin and ligaments . If collagen is weaker than it should be , tissues in the body will be fragile . This can make ligaments and joints particularly loose and stretchy . There are estimates that up to three in 10 people may be affected to some degree . Source : NHS Choices . Miss Lynch , who is unable to work as a result of her condition , lives with her retired nurse mum Rosemary Walker , 51 , and postman stepfather Martin Walker , 51 , in Rainham , Kent . She tries to not let her condition get in the way of her life - despite being hospitalised the last time she ate a burger . She said : ' I was in a restaurant with my fiance and family when I ordered a burger . ` It was quite big , and when I opened my mouth to take a bite my jaw just clicked out of place . ' I had to go to the hospital because it was just hanging loose and absolutely killing . ` Since then my jaw has popped out twice more , so I 've got be really careful not to eat anything too chewy or hard . It 's tough , but my fiance and family are really supportive . ' She met her fiance Stephan Filmer through friends and started dating about 15 months ago . Mr Filmer , a greenkeeper , got down on one knee on their one-year anniversary . Miss Lynch said : ' I was n't expecting it at all , but it was wonderful . ' I ca n't really get down on one knee in case something pops out , but he did and it was lovely . ` He 's so supportive of me and really understands that there are certain things I ca n't do because of my condition . ' But he also has to be careful around her because her fragile joints mean he 's accidentally caused several dislocations while ` mucking around ' . Miss Lynch said : ` The look on his face whenever it 's happened is terrifying . Of course he never means to hurt me , but sometimes it happens anyway . ' I try to put on a brave face and not let on how much pain I 'm in , but it 's tough . ` I 've met a couple of other people with hypermobility syndrome , and it 's good to know that they go through the same things as me . ' I know my joints are sadly getting worse , so I 'm probably going to have to have quite a few replacement operations soon . ` I 'm living in fear of what will dislocate next , really . ' Each time she dislocates her joint , which often happens carrying out basic tasks , she suffers a traumatic injury . She is pictured -LRB- left -RRB- struggling to pick up a bag , and with her arm in a sling -LRB- right -RRB- after a dislocation . Some people with hypermobility are able to stretch much further than normal . But the syndrome form of the condition , which Miss Lynch suffers , is more severe as it causes pain . Miss Lynch has already had operations on tendons and ligaments in her hands , but she still dislocates them from time to time . She said : ' I was told it would get easier as I got older , but it just seems to have gotten worse . ` It happens to my jaw now . My ankles also give way and I just fall over . I 've fallen down the stairs before . ' I was at college once and fainted . When I came round , my hip and both shoulders were dislocated . I could n't do anything . An air ambulance had to take me to hospital . ` It 's constantly happening and it 's affected my life in every way . ' I ca n't lift anything heavy , even shopping bags . I ca n't walk far , either , and have to be careful walking up the stairs . ' I have n't been able to hold down a job and relationships have always been tricky . ` Thankfully Stephan is very supportive and caring - even if we have to be careful when we 're together . ' Miss Lynch has dislocated her shoulders 80 times , her hips 50 times , her thumbs 25 time , and now her ankles pop out of their socket around three times a week . Here , she is pictured struggling with brushing her hair . | Nicola Lynch was diagnosed with the condition hypermobility syndrome . It means the 18-year-old 's joints dislocate , which is incredibly painful . She 's dislocated her shoulder 80 times in six years , since being diagnosed . Regularly dislocates hips , ankles , her jaw and her thumbs too . The last time she enjoyed a burger for dinner she ended up in hospital . She is left in agony as dislocations cause traumatic injuries . Needs help with basic tasks like eating and says she can not work . She has even been accidentally injured by her fiance , Stephan Filmer , 22 . As she gets older she will need to have operations to replace joints . 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Our desire to create helpful digital assistants and self-driving vehicles could bring about our demise . Professor Stephen Hawking has again warned that humanity faces an uncertain future as technology learns to think for itself and adapt to its environment . Speaking at event in London , the physicist told the BBC that : ` The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race . ' Scroll down for video . Professor Stephen Hawking -LRB- pictured -RRB- has again warned that humanity faces an uncertain future as technology learns to think for itself and adapt to its environment.Speaking at event in London , the physicist told the BBC that : ` The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race ' This echoes claims he made earlier in the year when he said success in creating AI ` would be the biggest event in human history , -LSB- but -RSB- unfortunately , it might also be the last . ' He argues that developments in digital personal assistants Siri , Google Now and Cortana are merely symptoms of an IT arms race which ` pale against what the coming decades will bring . ' But Professor Hawking noted that other potential benefits of this technology could also be significant , with the potential to eradicate , war , disease and poverty . Professor Stephen Hawking made today 's claims at an event in London , during which he unveiled a new communications platform , designed by Intel . The platform , called Assistive Context Aware Toolkit -LRB- ACAT -RRB- uses Professor Hawking 's existing cheek sensor , which is detected by an infrared switch mounted onto his glasses . This helps him select a character on a computer . Software is then used to learn from Professor Hawking and predict his next words . As a result , he types less than 20 per cent of the characters he would previously have had to type , making communication faster . This information is sent to his existing speech synthesizer so he can communicate to others . For example , to conduct a web search , Professor Hawking previously would have had to exit from his communication window , navigate a mouse to run the browser , navigate the mouse again to the search bar , and finally type the search text . This new system automates these steps . ` Looking further ahead , there are no fundamental limits to what can be achieved , ' continued Professor Hawking . ` There is no physical law precluding particles from being organised in ways that perform even more advanced computations than the arrangements of particles in human brains . ' Professor Hawking made today 's claims at an event , during which he unveiled a new communications platform , designed by Intel , that will replace his current system . The platform called Assistive Context Aware Toolkit -LRB- ACAT -RRB- uses Professor Hawking 's existing cheek sensor , which is detected by an infrared switch mounted onto his glasses . This helps him select a character on a computer . Software from language technology experts SwiftKey is then used to learn from Professor Hawking and predict his next characters and words . This means he can type 20 per cent fewer characters he would previously have had to type , making communication faster . This information is sent to his existing speech synthesizer so he can communicate to others through his laptop . For example , to conduct a web search , Professor Hawking previously had to exit from his communication window , navigate a mouse to run the browser , navigate the mouse again to the search bar and finally type the search text . This new system automates all of these steps . According to Intel , Professor Hawking 's typing speed is twice as fast and his improvement in common tasks , such as easier , more accurate and faster browsing , editing , managing and navigating the web , emails and documents has increased ten-fold . This echoes claims he made earlier in the year when he said AI ` would be the biggest event in human history , -LSB- but -RSB- unfortunately , it might also be the last . ' He argues developments in personal assistants Siri -LRB- pictured -RRB- and Cortana are symptoms of an IT arms race that ` pale against what the coming decades will bring ' Professor Hawking made today 's claims at an event in London , during which he unveiled a new communications platform -LRB- pictured -RRB- that replaces his current system . The platform called Assistive Context Aware Toolkit -LRB- ACAT -RRB- uses Professor Hawking 's existing cheek sensor to help double his typing speed . Professor Hawking has a Motor Neurone Disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -LRB- ALS -RRB- - a condition that has progressed over the years . This leaves him almost entirely paralysed . ` Medicine has not been able to cure me , so I rely on technology to help me communicate and live , ' said Professor Hawking . ` The development of this system has the potential to improve the lives of disabled people around the world and is leading the way in terms of human interaction and the ability to overcome communication boundaries that once stood in the way . ' The platform has been three years in the making . Earlier this year , Elon Musk -LRB- pictured -RRB- similarly likened artificial intelligence to ` summoning the demon ' . The Tesla and Space X founder previously warned that the technology could someday be more harmful than nuclear weapons . Earlier this year , Elon Musk likened artificial intelligence to ` summoning the demon ' . The Tesla and Space X founder previously warned that the technology could someday be more harmful than nuclear weapons . And speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology -LRB- MIT -RRB- AeroAstro Centennial Symposium in October , Musk described artificial intelligence as our ` biggest existential threat ' . He said : ' I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence . If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is , it 's probably that . So we need to be very careful with artificial intelligence . ` I 'm increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight , maybe at the national and international level , just to make sure that we do n't do something very foolish . ` With artificial intelligence we 're summoning the demon . You know those stories where there 's the guy with the pentagram , and the holy water , and ... he 's sure he can control the demon ? Does n't work out . ' In August , he warned that AI could to do more harm than nuclear weapons . Tweeting a recommendation for a book by Nick Bostrom called Superintelligence : Paths , Dangers , Strategies that looks at a robot uprising , he wrote : ` We need to be super careful with AI . Potentially more dangerous than nukes . ' In a later tweet , Musk wrote : ` Hope we 're not just the biological boot loader for digital superintelligence . Unfortunately , that is increasingly probable . ' Mr Musk has previously claimed that a horrific ` Terminator-like ' scenario could be created from research into artificial intelligence . The 42-year-old is so worried , he is investing in AI companies , not to make money , but to keep an eye on the technology in case it gets out of hand . In March , Mr Musk made an investment San Francisco-based AI group Vicarious , along with Mark Zuckerberg and actor Ashton Kutcher . In October 2013 , the company announced it had developed an algorithm that ` reliably ' solves modern Captchas - the world 's most widely used test of a machine 's ability to act human . | Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that humanity faces an uncertain future as technology learns to think for itself and adapt to its environment . At a London event , physicist said : ` AI may spell the end of the human race ' Professor Hawking was at an event to unveil a communication platform . The platform has doubled Professor Hawking 's typing speed and improved his productivity ten-fold . | [[105, 140], [148, 259], [105, 259], [290, 413], [440, 496], [504, 614], [440, 486], [497, 641], [644, 765], [105, 140], [148, 259], [105, 259], [260, 287], [290, 413], [440, 486], [497, 641], [644, 765], [1316, 1384], [2586, 2636], [4240, 4300], [1316, 1384], [1366, 1368], [1400, 1463], [2586, 2636], [2628, 2636], [2652, 2713], [4240, 4300], [4282, 4284], [4316, 4413], [3662, 3748], [4414, 4564]] |
Thousands of parents are naming their babies after Downton Abbey characters , new figures have revealed . The TV show 's huge popularity has inspired a resurgence of 1920s fashion and hairstyles , and now the old-fashioned names of its characters are also back in vogue . Edith , Cora , Sybil and Elsie are all soaring in popularity among new parents . Scroll down for video . The popularity of Downton characters like Lady Mary -LRB- l -RRB- and Lady Edith is being reflected in baby names . The first name of the Countess of Grantham , Cora , is soaring in popularity among new parents . But when the show began in 2010 , the monikers were in danger of dwindling into obscurity . It is now just finished its fifth season running on Sunday night attracting around eight million viewers per episode . Violet , the first name of the matriarchal Dowager Countess of Grantham played by Dame Maggie Smith , has seen a particularly large comeback after it made the top 100 girls ' names for 2013 . Spiralling from 466 girls in 2010 to 709 last year , it has jumped in the national rankings from 123rd to 78th . And highest of all was Elsie , the Christian name of housekeeper Mrs Hughes , which has rocketed into the thousands in just five years . Nearly 1,200 babies took the name last year compared to 535 in 2010 . Violet , the first name of the matriarchal Dowager Countess of Grantham played by Dame Maggie Smith , has seen a particularly large comeback after it made the top 100 girls ' names for 2013 . Parenting expert Dr Fin Williams , who founded the group Parent Perspectives based in Devon , was unsurprised by the trend . She said : ` We pick up our preferences for names based on who we are surrounded by but also our experiences of TV characters who have that name . ` We are less likely to name our children after someone who we feel has n't got a very nice character , and more likely to name them after somebody we aspire to . ' Judy Reith , parenting coach and founder of parentingpeople.co.uk , said : ' I think parents have always been interested in fashion and sometimes fashion is led by television programmes and celebrities , especially in the current age . Downton has just finished its fifth season , attracting around 8 million viewers per episode . ` I 'm not surprised that Downton Abbey is having an influence , and I 'm sure the the royal baby will also have an influence next year . ' Cora , the warm-hearted countess of Grantham , and Sybil , her pretty and modest daughter , are among the names that have rocketed . The figures , released by the Office of National Statistics , show a 55 per cent increase in the number of girls called Cora in England and Wales , while there are now treble the number of Sybils than there were in 2010 . The name Mary - the lead character of the show played by Michelle Dockery - has bucked the trend with a slight decline - just 203 girls were given the name in 2013 , compared to 237 in 2010 . The top names for 2013 were Oliver and Amelia , followed by Olivia , Emily , Ava and Isla , and Jack , Harry , Jacob and Charlie . | When the TV show began , the monikers were dwindling into obscurity . Violet , the matriarchal Countess , has now re entered top 100 girls ' names . Edith , Cora , Sybil and Elsie are soaring in popularity among new parents . | [[594, 621], [624, 681], [801, 807], [810, 872], [895, 992], [1313, 1319], [1322, 1384], [1407, 1504], [0, 75], [272, 352], [272, 302], [307, 352], [377, 492], [493, 535], [545, 589], [2413, 2417], [2420, 2469], [2505, 2524]] |
Two children sit outside a hospital in Kenema , the third largest city in Sierra Leone , digging into a bowl of food and sharing plastic bags of clean water . They have both been orphaned during the Ebola outbreak that has gripped West Africa and put the rest of the planet in a state of constant vigilance and fear . The death toll in the outbreak is now at 4,546 , around half of the known cases in Guinea , Liberia and Sierra Leone , according to the latest figures from the UN World Health Organization . Tragedy : Two young orphans whose parents have died of Ebola sharing a meal in Kenema , Sierra Leone . Now , the WHO is scaling up efforts to reach 600,000 people that have been affected by the health crisis in the area , that has seen hundreds of children orphaned and many families left without a breadwinner . The latest death toll was released as the news came that Nigeria has been declared free from Ebola after passing the six week mark with no new cases . ` This is a spectacular success story , ' Rui Gama Vaz from the WHO told a news conference in the capital Abuja , where officials broke into applause when he announced that Nigeria had shaken off the disease . ` It shows that Ebola can be contained , but we must be clear that we have only won a battle , the war will only end when West Africa is also declared free of Ebola . ' This year 's outbreak of the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever thought to have originated in forest bats is the worst on record . Left behind : Children from Sierra Leone , where hundreds have died from Ebola , sitting in front of the hospital . Aftermath : Sierra Leone health workers bury an Ebola victim near Kenema Hospital in Sierra Leone as Nigeria has been declared Ebola free after six weeks of no new cases . Victim : Ebola has claimed the lives of over 4,500 people across West Africa with Sierra Leone , Guinea and Liberia the worst affected . It was imported to Nigeria when Liberian-American diplomat Patrick Sawyer collapsed at the main international airport in Lagos on July 20 . Airport staff were unprepared and the government had not set up any hospital isolation unit , so he was able to infect several people , including health workers in the hospital where he was taken , some of whom had to restrain him to keep him there . Lagos , the commercial hub of Africa 's most populous nation , largest economy and leading energy producer , would have been an ideal springboard for Ebola to spread across the country . ` Nigeria was not really prepared for the outbreak , but the swift response from the federal government , state governments -LRB- and -RRB- international organisations was essential , ' said Samuel Matoka , Ebola operations manager in Nigeria for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -LRB- IFRC -RRB- . ` If a country like Nigeria , hampered by serious security problems , can do this ... any country in the world experiencing an imported case can hold onward transmission to just a handful of cases , ' WHO Director Margaret Chan said in a statement . For the three impoverished countries at the epicentre of the crisis , Liberia , Sierra Leone and Guinea , it is a different matter . According to consultancy DaMina Advisors , Nigeria has one doctor per 2,879 people compared with one per 86,275 in Liberia . Gripping a nation : Bystanders look at a health worker in protective clothing after he and his colleagues removed the body of a woman suspected of having died after contracting the Ebola virus in Liberia . Health workers carry the woman 's body to a nearby burial site in Bomi county , on the outskirts of Monrovia . Yesterday , Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in her country and has brought it to ' a standstill ' , noting that Liberia and two other badly hit countries were already weakened by years of war . Appealing for more international help , Sirleaf described the devastating effects of Ebola in a ` Letter to the World ' that was broadcast Sunday by the BBC . ` Across West Africa , a generation of young people risk being lost to an economic catastrophe as harvests are missed , markets are shut and borders are closed , ' the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said . ` The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the insufficient strength of the emergency , medical and military services that remain under-resourced . ' ` There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile states - Liberia , Sierra Leone and Guinea - all battling to overcome the effects of interconnected wars , ' she said adding that Liberia once had 3,000 medical doctors but by the end of its civil war in 2003 , the country had just 36 . | Hundreds of children have been orphaned when parents died from Ebola . Death toll of outbreak is now at 4,546 , and Sierra Leone is among worst hit . 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This Christmas will likely be her last . So , Addie Fausett 's family are gathering festive cards to make the holiday even more special for her . The six-year-old , who weighs just 23 pounds , suffers from an undiagnosed condition which has led to a range of problems , including cerebral atrophy , the deterioration of her brain function . On a daily basis , she struggles to talk , move and play with her brother and sisters , Shayley and Audre . Last month , her family was given the devastating prognosis that she has a year left to live . Scroll down for video . Family : Addie Fausett -LRB- pictured , far left , with her mother Tami Fausett , brother , father and two sisters , Shayley and Audree -RRB- suffers from an undiagnosed illness which has caused her to develop cerebral atrophy . In hospital : On a daily basis , she struggles to talk , move and play with her brother and sisters , Shayley and Audre . Last month , her family was given the devastating prognosis that she has a year left to live . So , to make her final Christmas the best one ever , the youngster 's mother , Tami Fausett , father and grandparents decided to start collecting a ` lifetime of cards ' from friends and strangers . Now , Addie has started counting the hordes of cards that are pouring in from well-wishers across the country and hanging them on doors around her home in Fountain Green in Sanpete County , Utah . ` She does n't get to play with kids , so we thought if everyone would send her a card , we could tell all her friends it would make her Christmas a little bit better , ' Ms Fausett told KSL.com . ' -LSB- We 're -RSB- hoping to get a lot so we can cover all the walls with them , for Addie . ' In good spirits : So , to make Addie 's -LRB- left -RRB- final Christmas even more amazing , the youngster 's mother , Tami Fausett -LRB- right -RRB- , father and grandparents decided to start collecting a ` lifetime of cards ' from strangers . ` Warming our hearts ' : On Monday , Addie 's grandmother took to the Facebook page , ` Little Addie ' -LRB- pictured -RRB- - set up to aid the Fausett family 's Christmas card efforts - to thank thousands of strangers for their support . On Monday , Addie 's grandmother took to the Facebook page , ` Little Addie ' - set up to aid the family 's Christmas card efforts - to thank thousands of strangers for their support . ' I have to say again ... I feel like we are sharing Addie with the world for Christmas , ' she wrote . ` Your kind words and your comforting words have warmed our hearts . And Addie and the girls are smiling . And their mom is happy to see them smile . Thank you everyone . Addies grandma . ' Ms Fausett said her daughter started undergoing hospital tests after stopped growing when she was just three years old . Over the past three years , she has further deteriorated and put on little weight . Tests : Ms Fausett said her daughter started undergoing hospital tests after stopped growing when she was just three years old . Over the past three years , she has further deteriorated and put on little weight . Deteriorating : ` She likes to laugh and have a good time and hear stories , but lately she has had a lot of days she will just cry all day long , ' said Ms Fausett . Above , Addie with her grandfather -LRB- left -RRB- and in the car -LRB- right -RRB- . ` She likes to laugh and have a good time and hear stories , but lately she has had a lot of days she will just cry all day long , ' said Ms Fausett . ` Cerebral atrophy is just a symptom of what is wrong , but she is still undiagnosed . They told us she probably wo n't last much longer and they told us -LSB- she has -RSB- roughly a year . ' Addie now weighs just 23 pounds - less than half the average weight of a six-year-old child . If you wish to send Addie and her siblings a card , you can mail it to : Box 162 , Fountain Green , Utah , 84632 . Smiling : ` She does n't get to play with kids , so we thought if everyone would send her a card , we could tell all her friends it would make her Christmas a little bit better , ' Ms Fauset added . Above , Addie in a Facebook photo . | Addie Fausett , 6 , suffers from an undiagnosed illness and weighs 23lbs . Condition has led to cerebral atrophy ; she struggles to speak and move . Last month , family was given devastating prognosis she has year to live . They are now gathering cards to make last Christmas even more special . ' -LSB- We 're -RSB- hoping to get a lot so we can cover every wall , ' says her mother . | [[146, 162], [169, 190], [146, 162], [193, 230], [718, 745], [752, 796], [3683, 3776], [201, 230], [237, 296], [341, 357], [360, 448], [718, 745], [752, 796], [449, 459], [462, 543], [919, 929], [932, 1013], [3631, 3680], [41, 43], [46, 145], [1014, 1016], [1019, 1046], [1067, 1090], [1093, 1212], [1609, 1647], [1648, 1687]] |
Darren Wilson changed his story following the immediate aftermath of the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown to include events about which he initially denied all knowledge . Evidence presented to the grand jury and reviewed by MailOnline has revealed a crucial difference between the officer 's first account of events given to his squad supervisor on the scene and his second statement to St Louis County detectives investigating the shooting . In Wilson 's now very public account of his encounter with Michael Brown and Dorian Johnson on August 9 he has claimed that he asked Brown and Wilson to move to the sidewalk rather than walk in the street . When they walked on , Wilson has repeatedly stated , he realized they matched the description of two suspects wanted in connection with the robbery of nearby Ferguson Market . A youth matching Brown 's description had stolen a box of Swishers cigarillos . Scroll down for video . Aftermath : Darren Wilson was photographed shortly after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson , in August , at his local police union facility . Police chief : Thomas Jackson was among the senior officers who spent time with Wilson after he shot Michael Brown and before St Louis detectives arrived to take over the case . It was this realization , he stated , that caused him to reverse his vehicle and sparked the car-side confrontation that left Brown dead on the street with six bullets in his body . But the sworn testimony of Wilson 's squad supervisor directly contradicts this account . Wilson 's supervisor was the first officer to speak with the 28-year-old cop following the shooting . The men spoke before St Louis County Police had even been notified of the incident and before the medical examiner or investigating officers had arrived on the scene . At that time , the supervisor said : ` He -LSB- Wilson -RSB- did not know anything about the stealing call . ' When pressed by the attorney questioning him , the officer reiterated that Wilson , ` did not know anything ' . Asked , ` He told you he did n't know about there being a stealing at Ferguson Market ? ' The officer responded , ` Correct . ' Nor did he make any mention of reversing his police car back towards the youths . In fact the squad supervisor stated that , in several subsequent conversations , Wilson said ` he did not have that call . ' Yet two hours after speaking to his supervisor , 28-year-old Wilson gave a very different account to the St Louis County Police detective assigned to conduct a cursory interview with the cop . In his testimony the St Louis detective , whose name has been redacted in the transcripts that are among the thousands of pages of grand jury evidence made publicly available by Prosecutor Bob McCulloch , recalled : ` He tells me he was leaving an unrelated sick case call and was driving , it would be west on Canfield Road . ` As he 's driving he hears a call that was not assigned to him for a stealing in progress at 9101 West Florissant Avenue and he provides us with that address and the nature of the call was a stealing . ` He said that the call comments indicated the suspect description was a black male wearing a black shirt and brown shorts , and that an additional call comment indicated that taken during the stealing were Cigarillos . ' It is a marked discrepancy from Wilson 's admission minutes after the shooting that he had no knowledge of that incident . In the time between that denial and this detailed recollection of the suspect 's description and goods stolen , Wilson had driven himself back to Ferguson Police Department Headquarters on the city 's Main Street . He had washed his hands clean of any blood and he had been permitted to bag up his own gun as evidence - acts entirely contrary to St Louis County procedure . And in the course of an hour , he had spent time in the company of the Lieutenant Colonel , his Chief of Police Thomas Jackson , as well as an attorney from the Fraternity of Police Officers . Looters robbed Ferguson businesses and set fire to property in the wake of the grand jury decision not to convict Darren Wilson , which many have criticized as a step in the wrong direction for the town where tensions between citizens and police have long been an issue . Latest protests : Student activists at Washington University in St Louis yesterday as a nationwide debate about race and policing continues to boil . Wilson was sitting with all three when the St Louis County detective arrived to interview him . Before he could , Wilson 's Lieutenant Colonel made the decision to take the officer to hospital for treatment . Medical records show that what Wilson described as a struggle for his life left scant physical injury . Wilson was diagnosed with bruising and given medication described by his treating physician as ` essentially prescription strength Aleve . ' It is now also known that the decision to X-ray Wilson was not a clinical one made by his medic but in response to the Chief of Police 's direct request . What he told his squad supervisor . ` He -LSB- Wilson -RSB- did not know anything about the stealing call . ' What he told St Louis detective . ` As he 's driving he hears a call that was not assigned to him for a stealing in progress at 9101 West Florissant Avenue and he provides us with that address and the nature of the call was a stealing . ' What he told the FBI . ` He heard over the radio a call for a stealing in progress ... He heard it was at a market , he did n't hear which one and he heard a description over the radio saying the subjects were walking towards the QuikTrip , stole Cigarillos and one subject was wearing a black shirt ' What he told grand jury . ` When I start looking at Brown , first thing I notice is his right hand , his right hand is full of Cigarillos . And that 's when it clicker for me because I now saw the Cigarillos , I looked in my mirror , I did a double check that Johnson was wearing a black shirt , these are the two from the stealing . ' It was Chief Thomas who released CCTV footage of the Ferguson Market robbery showing Brown swiping the cigarillos and squaring up to a clearly intimidated store keeper . His actions drew harsh criticism from those who saw it as an attempt to smear Brown and shift focus from Wilson . Chief Thomas 's claim that he released the tapes in response to media requests was subsequently shown to be untrue . In his interview with the St Louis County detective Wilson recalled Brown handing something to Dorian Johnson and saying something like , ` Here take these . ' But he said he could not see what was handed . By the time officer Wilson gave his account to the FBI agent assigned to interview him on 28 August his power of recall had grown ever more impressive . The Federal agent told the Grand Jury that Wilson stated , ` He heard over the radio a call for a stealing in progress ... He heard it was at a market , he did n't hear which one and he heard a description over the radio saying the subjects were walking towards the QuikTrip , stole Cigarillos and one subject was wearing a black shirt . ` Officer Wilson 's attention was then drawn to Michael Brown and he noticed that Michael Brown 's hands were full of Cigarillos . He looks in his rear view mirror and also saw that Dorian was wearing a black T-shirt . ' Crucially , the FBI agent continued , ` Thinking back on the call , Michael Brown was wearing a gray t-shirt and the call was they stole Cigarillos and one was wearing a black shirt . ` So kind of putting tow and two together or thinking that these might be the two guys , he puts the car in to reverse . ' Wilson got out of the car to give chase following the struggle for his gun that saw the first shot fired , because , the agent stated , ` Michael Brown was a fleeing felon . And he was just doing his job , those were his words . ' None of the interviews - not the first account given to his Squad Supervisor , or the cursory interview conducted within hours of the shooting by the St Louis detective or the FBI 's own interrogation - were recorded . Asked why he had not recorded nor noted down Wilson 's vital first account , his squad supervisor said , ` Number one , I did not have a recorder . Number two , I did n't take notes because at that point in time I had multiple things going through my mind besides what Darren was telling me . ' Wilson who resigned without severance this week has never filled out an incident report , nor has he written a ` use of force ' report or been asked to provide a formal statement to anyone other than his attorney . | Wilson told the first officer to question him on the death that he did not know about a radio call about two teenagers being wanted for robbery . But he later told St Louis detectives that he had matched Michael Brown to the description of wanted suspects . He also did not initially reveal that he backed up his car towards Michael Brown and his friend , which he said subsequently . Grand jury evidence from his squad supervisor who was first to ask him about shooting discloses discrepancy . 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It was once a hubbub of activity , where shoppers would snap up seasonal steals and teens would hang out to ` look cool ' . But now White Flint Mall in Bethesda , Maryland - which opened its doors in March 1977 - looks like a modern-day mausoleum with just two tenants remaining . Photographs taken inside the 874,000-square-foot complex show spotless faux marble floors , empty escalators and stationary elevators . Only a couple of cars can be seen in the parking lot , where well-tended shrubbery appears to be the only thing alive . Changing times : It was once a hubbub of activity where shoppers would snap up seasonal steals and teens would hang out to ` look cool ' - But now White Flint Mall in Bethesda , Maryland looks like a modern-day mausoleum with just two tenants remaining . Unhabited : Photographs taken inside the 874,000-square-foot complex show empty escalators and stationary elevators . Center of attention : Some of the first stores to open at White Flint were Bloomingdale 's and Lord & Taylor - other amenities to spark excitement among shoppers were a food court and a movie theater . The mall 's owners , Lerner Enterprises and the Tower Cos. , plan to eventually transform the three-story shell into a mix of residential and commercial space . Some of the first stores to open at White Flint were Bloomingdale 's and Lord & Taylor . Other amenities to spark excitement among shoppers were an international food court and a movie theater . Judy Lichtman , from the nearby town of Potomac , said she can remember the ` buzz ' when the mall landed in the Seventies . ` It was amazing . We were just really impressed by everything here . It was n't like any place we 'd ever shopped at before , ' she told ABC News . But over the years dwindling business has forced a run of closures . The final closing date has not yet been announced . For more videos , please go to YouTube . Changing times : Judy Lichtman , from the nearby town of Potomac , said she can remember the buzz among her friends when the mall first opened in the Seventies . Eerily quiet : Only a couple of cars can be seen in the parking lot , where well-tended shrubbery appears to be the only thing alive . Bright future ahead : The mall 's owners , Lerner Enterprises and the Tower Cos. , plan to eventually transform the three-story concrete shell into a mix of residential and commercial space - The final closing date has not been announced . | White Flint Mall in Bethesda , Maryland opened its doors in March 1977 . Over the years dwindling business has forced a run of closures . The mall 's owners , Lerner Enterprises and the Tower Cos. , plan to eventually transform the complex into a mix of residential and commercial space . The final closing date has not yet been announced . | [[180, 218], [1746, 1810], [1112, 1170], [1173, 1272], [2201, 2220], [2223, 2241], [2284, 2415], [2201, 2220], [2223, 2281], [2374, 2440], [1811, 1845], [1811, 1833], [1842, 1862], [2201, 2220], [2223, 2281], [2374, 2440]] |
While Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham hobnobbed with Anna Wintour and Sir Philip Green at the London Coliseum last night , in Battersea , a very different awards ceremony was taking place . As the winners of the annual British Curry Awards were announced , a small band of hardy celebrities , among them Lizzie Cundy and Nancy Dell ` Olio , were in the audience . And they had certainly dressed up for the occasion , with Dell ` Olio , 53 , opting for a dramatic Grecian-style column dress , while Cundy , 46 , plumped for a frock that shimmered with sequins . Scroll down for video . Sequins at the ready ! Lizzie Cundy -LRB- left -RRB- and Nancy Dell ` Olio -LRB- right -RRB- pulled out all the stops for the event . Mwah ! Nancy Dell ` Olio trades kisses with Loose Women panellist Shobna Gulati . Also on the guest list was Keith Vaz MP , who , unlike the female attendees , chose to forgo sequins in favour of a neatly tailored suit . But not everyone was so restrained . Folami Ankoanda-Thompson , a singer with 1970s band Chic , opted for a glittering number that could have come straight from a theatrical costume department . Just as colourful was Home Secretary Theresa May , who joined the party in a turquoise shalwar kameez and a bright red pair of flat pumps . The British Curry Awards have become something of an institution since being launched by businessman Enam Ali in 2005 . Dubbed Britain 's ` Curry Oscars ' , they recognise the efforts of chefs and businessmen alike and recognise restaurateurs who have made a real difference to the UK 's gastronomic scene . Support : Also at the event were Keith Vaz MP -LRB- left -RRB- , Frankie Poultney and David Seaman -LRB- right -RRB- . Powerful backing : Home Secretary Theresa May MP also turned out to show her support . Looking good : Mrs May opted for a colourful shalwar kameez and a pair of bright red pumps . Politicians , among them the Prime Minister and Boris Johnson , regularly attend the event , and the Queen sends a yearly message congratulating the winners on their culinary efforts . This year 's victors include Dartford 's Polash Tandoori , which won the Best Takeaway award , and Mohammed Aslam MBE , who was handed the Special Recognition gong . Speaking during the awards ceremony , founder Enam Ali said : ` Curry may have been born in India but now British curry has truly a place in the hearts and stomachs of people throughout the land . ` It started in the early 60s with curry and chips . In those days it was the chips that broke down the barriers and Vindaloo or Tindaloo proved the masculinity of ` real men ' before they washed it down with a few pints of lager . ` When we started the British Curry Awards in 2005 we were criticised for calling curry `` British '' . ' I am happy to take the blame for the changes in perception that have taken place since then because today British curry dishes such as Tikka Masala have an identity all of their own and are known and admired throughout the world . ' Eye-catching : Folami Ankoanda-Thompson stood out in sequins while Shobna Gulati was more low key . | Lizzie Cundy , 46 , and Nancy Dell ` Olio , 53 , were at the British Curry Awards . They were joined by Home Secretary Theresa May and Keith Vaz MP . The annual awards celebrates the efforts of British restaurateurs . | [[256, 330], [340, 362], [805, 839], [1142, 1182], [1592, 1686], [1701, 1717], [1720, 1749], [1755, 1787]] |
Barely five-years-old and armed with a hand gun , a blonde-haired toddler runs through the streets in Syria . Dodging pretend enemy fire as he moves from post to post , he could be playing an innocent game of cops and robbers . But the white-skinned boy is not playing games - he is being trained by Islamic Militants to fight . Indoctrination : A boy , thought to be around five , is being ` trained ' by ISIS as he plays with a pellet gun . Dressed in jogging bottoms , pumps and a jumper , at one point the boy pauses to load his weapon . The chilling footage was shared online by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently , an activist group which documents the shocking violence and oppression imposed by jihadists . Charlie Winter , a spokesman for the Quilliam Foundation Think Tank , said : ` This video is yet more evidence of Islamic State seeking to indoctrinate children from a very young age in an attempt to entrench its hold over the region . ` Such footage is worrying , in particular because it renders apparent the fact that IS ' legacy will be long-term , even if it was to collapse tomorrow . ' The video , titled ISIS training children to fight in Raqqa , opens with the line : ` That which God wills , there is no power but with Allah . ' In training : The fair-haired boy laughs as he runs through the streets of Raqqa , dodging pretend enemies . Soldier to be : The boy with the gun runs from corner to corner across the street and ducks for cover while pretending to engage in fire with the enemy in the Islamic State stronghold . Get them young : ISIS are now allegedly focusing on children , in order to create a generation of fighters whose idea of extremism and acts of terrorism come second nature . It shows another boy of a similar age wearing an orange jumper and looking into the camera , while what is believed to be IS militants stand by and watch . The boy with the gun runs from corner to corner across the street and ducks for cover while pretending to engage in fire with the enemy in the Islamic State stronghold . He is not holding a real firearm , but a pellet gun , and had the video not been set in the middle of ISIS territory , it would have been easy to dismiss it as young boys playing a game of soldier . Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently operates from inside the city , viewed by many as the ` capital ' of ISIS , with a smaller number of activists outside its borders who communicate with the outside world . Risking their lives , the group use their mobile phones to film and take photographs of crimes committed by ISIS in Raqqa . Abu Ibrahim Raqqawi , a 22-year-old former medical student who fought against Syrian leader Al-Assad , has been forced to flee Raqqa after documenting an ISIS crucifixion . ` We were activists against the Assad regime when we started , but after our city was freed , and ISIS took over our freedom , we just decided to launch this campaign to expose all the crimes that ISIS do , ' he told VICE News . The chilling footage was shared online by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently , an activist group which documents the shocking violence and oppression imposed by jihadists . ` Most of the people of Raqqa are against ISIS , maybe 90 percent . The other 10 , ISIS gives them money , power , and because of that they want it in the city . ' It also emerged extremists have set up a school in Syria called Osama Bin Laden . The religious school , named after the former leader of Al Qaeda , was opened in Manbij , a small town in the north . The facility offers religious instruction classes for residents living in the town and classes in Islamic State 's extremist version of Sharia law . Last week photographs emerged showing young Syrian children being trained at a military camp run by terrorists . The images , understood to have been taken at a school near the capital of Raqqa , show children being taught basic combat and survival skills , learning how to use rifles and being given lessons in extremist ideology . They were shared online by the same activist group , which said the Al-Sharea school was specifically run to provide militant training to young males under the age of 16 . Its objective was said to be to distort the views of children from an early age to create a generation of fighters whose idea of extremism and acts of terrorism come second nature . | Video shows young boy running in Syrian street with a pellet gun . What looks like an innocent game , could be ISIS training him . Filmed by underground movement in Raqqa , ISIS 's ` capital ' in Syria . | [[261, 328], [2306, 2314], [2317, 2358]] |
The stepmother of an Oregon boy whose 2010 disappearance sparked an intense and widespread search is again trying to persuade a judge to let her change her name . Terri Moulton Horman made a similar request in August , saying she wanted to start a new life and avoid the stigma attached to the disappearance of Kyron Horman . The seven-year-old went missing in June 2010 after she dropped him off at his Portland school . Scroll down for video . Terri Horman wants to change her name to Claire Kisiel after her step-son , Kyron Horman , vanished from his Portland school four years ago . Kyron is seen here with his biological mom , Desiree Young . A major search came up empty . Investigators have focused on Horman , but she has never been charged . Kyron Horman 's biological parents and others have said they suspect Moulton Horman of being involved in the disappearance of her stepson . She asked a Lane County judge last week to change her name to Claire Kisiel . The Register-Guard reports the request will be considered December 11 . In August she tried to change her name to Claire Stella Sullivan , saying it would allow her to start life over , the Roseburg News-Review reported at the time . The child 's father , Kaine Horman , filed for divorce from Moulton Horman a few weeks after Kyron went missing . ` After being divorced for six months , I decided I wanted to start my new life under a new name , ' she said . Four people involved in search efforts for the boy and fundraisers objected in court , saying Terri Horman had n't answered questions about him . ` Kyron does n't have a voice ... I do n't understand how that 's fair , ' said Vernice Porter of Roseburg . Terri Horman -LRB- right -RRB- told investigators she dropped off her son Kyron , left , at a science fair at Skyline Elementary School on June 4 , 2010 and he has n't been seen since . Investigators focused on her . ` Why should she get to move on with her life ? Everybody has a right to know who she is . ' The judge rejected the request , saying it would n't be in the public interest because an investigation remains open . Terri Horman told investigators she dropped off the seven-year-old for a science fair at Skyline Elementary School on June 4 , 2010 . There has been no trace of him since . There have been no arrests . She and the boy 's father , Kaine Horman , divorced , and she moved to Roseburg , her hometown . Still looking : Kyron 's disappearance prompted Oregon state 's largest ever search effort . He has not been found and no one was ever arrested . | Terri Horman 's step-son disappeared after she dropped him off at a school science fair on June 4 , 2010 . There has been no trace of him since and there have been no arrests . Horman had a request to have her name changed refused in August . Four people involved in search efforts . for the boy objected in court , saying Terri Horman . had n't answered questions about him . A second attempt was filed last week and will be considered December 11 . | [[326, 421], [377, 392], [397, 421], [537, 587], [1767, 1771], [1774, 1820], [2114, 2247], [2146, 2238], [1842, 1870], [2248, 2286], [2287, 2315], [2532, 2538], [2543, 2558], [0, 31], [107, 162], [163, 216], [1042, 1106], [1995, 2025], [2035, 2037], [1430, 1514], [1524, 1529], [1430, 1496], [1517, 1575], [1430, 1496], [1517, 1575], [970, 1041], [989, 1041]] |
This is the moment David Cameron was shoved by a jogger who sprinted past bodyguards , sparking a major security alert . Fitness fanatic Dean Farley , 28 , charged into the Prime Minister outside Leeds Civic Hall yesterday . The incident -- captured on a bystander 's mobile phone -- led to a police protection row as experts accused officers of allowing a ` very significant security breach ' . Collision : After running across the road , Fitness fanatic Dean Farley , 28 , crashes into David Cameron outside Leeds Civic Hall on Monday - despite the last-minute intervention of a security officer , left . Chaos : Farley , circled left , is grabbed by protection officers as the Prime Minister , circled right , is left ` vulnerable ' standing alone for a number of seconds before being driven away in a waiting car . Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe has ordered an investigation as MPs and security experts pointed out that Mr Cameron could have been stabbed or killed . Although he was uninjured , police faced withering criticism . The footage showed officers pouncing on Mr Farley , and wrestling him to the ground , while Mr Cameron was left ` vulnerable ' standing alone for a number of seconds before being driven away . Tory MP Mark Pritchard called for a full inquiry . ` Met Police close protection officers are some of the best in the world , but what if the protester had been carrying a knife ? ' he said . Dai Davies , a former head of royal protection , said police had serious questions to answer about their failures to protect Mr Cameron yesterday . Cuffed : Farley is arrested but was released 50 minutes later after telling police it was an accident . He claimed that he had just ` brushed into someone ' and had no idea that it was Mr Cameron . ` This is a serious breach of security , ' he told the Mail . ` There should have been a proper formation and a strategy where you have an inner and outer ring of protection officers , with uniformed officers as back-up , acting in a deterrent capacity . ` If that had happened , this man would have got nowhere near the Prime Minister . The Prime Minister could be in intensive care or worse now . There must be a review of his security and the protection of the senior figures in the Government . ' But the runner who sparked the security alert said he did n't even know it was the Prime Minister he bumped into -- and accused police of assault . Mr Farley claimed he had merely ` brushed into someone ' and had no idea it was Mr Cameron , who was in Leeds announcing plans to upgrade rail links in the North . The jogger was arrested and held for 50 minutes before being released . West Yorkshire Police said it was ` nothing sinister , just a man in the wrong place at the wrong time ' . Chief Inspector Derek Hughes said : ` No threats were made , and after the man 's details were checked , he was allowed on his way . ' The Prime Minister later made light of the scare , joking about Labour 's former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott , who punched a protester in 2001 who had thrown eggs at him . Mr Cameron said : ` John Prescott was in the room as I gave the speech so as I left , I thought the moment of maximum danger had probably passed . But clearly that was n't the case . ' He said he had confidence in his police bodyguards . But Mr Davis said : ` I am astonished that given the current threat level , there was a paucity of protection given that he is a worldwide target . If there had been two or more attackers plotting a coordinated attack , the Prime Minister might not be here . ` On the video you can clearly see Mr Cameron is left standing alone completely vulnerable for five to six seconds while all attention was on this man . No one gets him safely in the vehicle . ' ` Security breach ' : Dai Davies , a former head of royal protection , said police had serious questions to answer about their failures to protect Mr Cameron . Above , the Prime Minister gets into his car following the incident . ` Wrong place , wrong time ' : Farley , pictured on the floor surrounded by security personnel , said he did n't even know it was the Prime Minister he bumped into -- and accused police of assault . Andy Redhead , a former police firearms officer , also described the lapse as ` appalling ' . ` I would n't be surprised if people on the team are transferred as a result , ' he said , adding : ` Fortunately the man had no acid , no knife , no firearm . ' The incident comes less than a week after a gunman killed a soldier in an attack at the Canadian parliament in Ottawa . It also follows a scare in the Commons last week when a protester threw a bag of marbles at a protective screen during Prime Minister 's Questions . The Met confirmed that the MPS Specialist Protection Command , which is responsible for protecting the Prime Minister , will review the incident in consultation with West Yorkshire Police . The dreadlocked jogger who caused a major security scare by barging into the Prime Minister yesterday claimed he was the victim of the encounter . Dean Farley , 28 , who insisted he had no idea who he bumped into , said he had been assaulted by the PM 's close protection officers . He said on Facebook : ` So I 'm all over the news as `` the protester that attacked David Cameron in Leeds '' . Yeah ... if you call brushing into someone while running then getting assaulted by half a dozen coppers in suits . ' Speaking later on Radio 5 Live , he said he had been on his way to a gym . ` I ran across the road and all I saw was a bunch of men in suits , ' he said . ` I dodged in and out and around , next thing I know is I 've got a half dozen suited men haranguing me and manhandling me to the floor . ` I did n't know it was David Cameron . There was no cordon . It begs the question how good is Cameron 's security if I managed to run between it . ' | Dean Farley , 28 , charged into PM outside Leeds Civic Hall on Monday . Security experts said that Mr Cameron could have been stabbed or killed . Metropolitan Police Commissioner has ordered an investigation . 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` Hands up , do n't shoot . ' Those were the first words out of Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries mouth last night as he and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus took over the House floor for an hour to discuss the August shooting of 18-year-old Ferguson , Missouri , resident Michael Brown . ` It 's a rallying cry of people all across America who are fed up with police violence , ' the New York representative said as he kicked off the speeches . ` In community , after community , after community , fed up with police violence in Ferguson , in Brooklyn , in Cleveland , in Oakland , in cities and counties and rural communities all across America . ' Scroll down for video . New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries makes the ` hands up do n't shoot ' gesture on the House floor on Monday night as he kicked off an hour of Congressional Black Caucus speeches on the shooting of Ferguson , Missouri , resident Michael Brown . During his remarks last night on Ferguson Texas Rep. Al Green lauded the St. Louis Rams players who came onto the field before their game on Sunday evening with their hands up in the air . From left they are : Stedman Bailey -LRB- 12 -RRB- , Tavon Austin -LRB- 11 -RRB- , Jared Cook , -LRB- 89 -RRB- Chris Givens -LRB- 13 -RRB- and Kenny Britt -LRB- 81 -RRB- . Rep. Jeffries led the charge on behalf of the African-American lawmakers , explaining that they wanted to set aside time to consider what recent events in Ferguson ` say about where we are and where we need to go . ' ` People are fed up all across America because of the injustice involved , continuing to see young , unarmed African-American men killed as a result of a gunshot fired by a law enforcement officer , ' he said in his opening remarks . ` People in America are fed up with a broken criminal justice system that continues to fail to deliver accountability when law enforcement officers engage in the excessive use of police force . ` People are fed up with prosecutors who do n't take seriously their obligation to deliver justice on behalf of the victims of police violence . ` Instead , as we recently saw in Ferguson , Missouri , choose to act as the defense attorney for the law enforcement officer who pulled the trigger and killed Michael Brown , ' he accused . Continuing , Jeffries said , ` this is a problem that Congress ca n't run away from . ' ` The CBC stands here today to make sure that Congress runs toward the problem , ' he explained . ` That we come up with constructive solutions to breaking this cycle , this epidemic , this scourge of police violence all across America . ' Green is pictured here mimicking the St. Louis Rams ' hands up , do n't shoot protest during his remarks yesterday on the House floor . President Barack Obama shakes hands with Charles Ramsey , center , Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Dept. , following his meeting with elected officials , law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders at the White House on Monday . Obama said that in the wake the Brown shooting he wants to build better trust between police and the communities they serve . ` Hands up , do n't shoot ' : Congresswoman Yvette Clark also began her speech with the mantra on Monday night . ` Young people of color refuse to live in a democratic society in a state of fear , ' she told her colleagues . In remarks following Jeffries ' , Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge said , ` We are running out of patience ' to see justice for the black community . Fudge said the nation hoped that last week when the grand jury made its decision in the case of Brown 's shooter , former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson , ` justice would finally be served . ' ` We waited to hear our country say loud and clear , there are consequences for taking the lives of others . We waited to hear loud and clear the reassurance that black and brown boys ' lives do matter . ` But again , we were terribly discouraged , ' the Democratic lawmaker said , calling it ` yet another slap in our face . ' The grand jury 's decision not to indict Wilson , who is white , for shooting Brown six times and killing him is a ` painful reminder that ` just like with Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice , and so many others , that law enforcement officers kill our black and brown men and boys without repercussions , ' Fudge added . ` Where is the closure for Michael Brown 's parents ? Where is the understanding for the outrage and desperation of the black community ? ' she asked . ` The fact that our country , the greatest country in the world , remains mired in race relations issues in the year 2014 is an embarrassment , ' Fudge charged . ` We really should taking a long look in the mirror before we go to other countries lecturing to them about democracy and tolerance when here at home , we are unable to fully address our own issues . ' Demonstrators rally on Monday against the Missouri grand jury 's decision to not indict Darren Wilson for his fatal shooting of Brown . They are standing in front of a mural of Ezell Ford , a black man killed by police two days after Brown , on the corner of Broadway and 65th Street in Los Angeles , California . An LAPD motorcycle officers uses his baton to push back demonstrators as his colleagues detain a man during a protest on Monday in LA . According to Politico , Texas Rep. Al Green later took to the floor to laud St. Louis Rams players who came onto the field before their game on Sunday night with their hands in the air . ` This has become the new symbol , a new statement , a statement wherein people around the country now , are calling to the attention of those who do n't quite understand that this is a movement that will not dissipate , it will not evaporate . It is a movement that is going to continue , ' Green reportedly said while mimicking the gesture himself . New York Congresswoman Yvette Clarke also began her speech with the ` hands up , do n't shoot ' gesture . ` We can not an will not accept the devaluation of African-American lives . We have seen this scenario play out too many times in recent years , ' she said . ` Young people of color refuse to live in a democratic society in a state of fear . And we have an obligation as a nation to rid ourselves of the scourge of racially-biased state - sanctioned terrorism , ' she said moments later . Brown never made the ` hands up , do n't shoot ' statement to police officers but it has become the mantra of his supporters . It stems from a friend 's claim that Brown put his hands in the air and said , ' I do n't have a gun , stop shooting ' before being fatally wounded . Monday speeches in the lower chamber followed a day of meetings at the White House between President Barack Obama and civil rights and faith leaders , law enforcement officials , mayors and young activists , two of whom came on behalf of the town of Ferguson . In remarks to the press afterward Obama pledged not to let the national conversation started by the events in Ferguson die and promised to keep fighting to improve the relationship between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve until the end of his term . ' I think there 's a maturity of the conversation right now that can lead us to actually getting some concrete results , ' he said , and ` I 'm going to make sure that we follow through . ` Not to solve every problem , not to tear down every barrier of mistrust that may exist , but to make things better , ' he said . | The Congressional Black Caucus took over the House floor for an hour Monday night to discuss the shooting of Ferguson resident Michael Brown . Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries led the charge and began his remarks by saying , ` Hands up do n't shoot ' ` It 's a rallying cry of people all across America who are fed up with police violence , ' the New York lawmaker said . Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge called grand jury 's decision not to indict Brown 's white , police officer shooter ` yet another slap in our face ' Texas ' Al Green said hands up dont shoot ` has become the new symbol ' calling attention to ' a movement that will not dissipate , it will not evaporate ' ` Young people of color refuse to live in a democratic society in a state of fear , ' Congresswoman Yvette Clarke said . | [[116, 254], [201, 301], [800, 926], [0, 7], [13, 27], [30, 112], [394, 458], [688, 796], [724, 816], [1288, 1319], [1374, 1408], [1706, 1738], [2597, 2602], [2662, 2732], [6329, 6334], [6363, 6375], [6378, 6406], [6493, 6498], [6528, 6532], [6537, 6605], [304, 334], [346, 353], [358, 389], [394, 458], [1507, 1568], [3888, 3899], [3902, 3930], [3935, 3958], [3935, 3963], [3966, 4009], [4012, 4059], [4118, 4218], [4883, 4980], [0, 7], [13, 27], [2597, 2602], [2662, 2732], [5482, 5514], [5658, 5700], [5703, 5726], [5733, 5743], [5749, 5769], [5733, 5743], [5758, 5769], [5774, 5823], [3225, 3304], [6100, 6181]] |
When police officers in Minority Report predicted who would commit crimes , and stopped them before they happened , it was considered so futuristic the film was set in 2054 . But , police in Berlin are considering adopting a similar software that predicts crimes and is named ` Precobs ' - in a nod to the sci-fi film . Other forces , including police officers in two American states and London 's Metropolitan Police are also trialling predictive systems to catch would-be criminals . When police officers in the Minority Report -LRB- pictured -RRB- predicted who would commit crimes and stopped them before they happened , it was considered so futuristic the film was set in 2054 . But , police in Berlin are considering adopting similar software that predicts crimes , and is named ` Precobs ' in a nod to the sci-fi film . Developed by a German firm , the software program predicts when and where a crime is most likely to occur , based on different sets of data . It is being tested by police in the southern state of Bavaria . ` The Berlin police is first waiting for the results of the trial run in Bavaria ' before deciding on on whether to acquire Precobs , a spokesman said . The name is a contraction of ` Pre-Crime Observation System ' . The ` Precobs ' title borrows deliberately from the ` precog ' term used in Minority Report referring to three psychics who predict crimes before they happen . Developed by a German firm , the software program predicts when and where a crime is most likely to occur , based on different sets of data . It is being tested by police in the southern state of Bavaria . A stock image of a German police officer wearing protective clothing is pictured . Last year , law enforcers in two American states used crime-prediction software to predict which freed prisoners are most likely to commit murder , and supervised them accordingly . Instead of relying on parole officers to decide how much supervision inmates will need on the outside by looking at their records , the new system used a computer algorithm to decide for them . The Minority Report-style software is already being used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict future murderers . It has been developed by Professor Richard Berk , a criminologist at the University of Pennsylvania , who believes it will reduce the murder rate and those of other crimes . Professor Berk says his algorithm could be used to help set bail amounts and also decide sentences in the future . It could also be modified to predict lesser crimes . The 2002 movie starring Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg was based on a story by Philip K Dick . The German Precobs system relies on data of the location , time and other details of past crimes , such as home break-ins . When a new incident is reported , the software analyses the data to look for a pattern that will point to a future target . It was developed by the Institute for pattern-based Prediction Technique in Oberhausen . The initial results from tests on burglaries in the Bavarian cities of Munich and Nuremberg are ` promising ' , the state 's interior minister Joachim Herrmann said in a progress report last month . But a civil rights activist voiced concern in Tuesday 's Berliner Zeitung that personal data could eventually be used , instead of the currently anonymous information . Two months ago , London 's Metropolitan Police announced it has tested a system that analyses a person 's criminal history , and posts on social media , to assess how likely it is for them to commit a crime . The 20-week pilot study , which is the first of its kind in the UK , combined data from different crime reporting and crime intelligence systems used by the Met to pinpoint gang members who are more likely to commit violent crimes . Developed by global consulting group , Accenture , the latest software helped police analyse intelligence about known gang members across London 's 32 boroughs across a four year period . Police then compared the software 's results to known acts of violence that took place in the fifth year to test its accuracy , but they are keeping quiet about the results . In Singapore , authorities are undertaking a Safe City initiative that combines electronic vision technologies and predictive analytics into CCTV video feeds to detect street incidents . Other forces , including police officers in two American states and London 's Metropolitan Police are also trialling predictive systems to catch criminals . A stock image of New Scotland Yard is pictured . | Police in Berlin are trialling software that predicts crimes using old data . The name of the ` Precobs ' program is inspired by the film Minority Report . In the film , psychics called ` precogs ' have visions about future crimes . The German program predicts when and where crime is likely to occur . But , a civil rights activist voiced concern that personal data could eventually be used , instead of the currently anonymous information . | [[181, 262], [427, 485], [690, 769], [4446, 4495], [223, 241], [267, 319], [690, 706], [770, 826], [1355, 1369], [1374, 1409], [3182, 3251], [3257, 3295]] |
New book ` substantially contradicts ' Truman Capote 's In Cold Blood . Files from the investigation into the murders that inspired Truman Capote 's In Cold Blood are set to be published in a book which ` substantially contradicts ' Capote 's version . Ronald Nye 's father , a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent , kept detailed notes and photographs from the investigation into the 1959 killings that inspired Capote 's bestselling book . In 2012 , the Kansas attorney general 's office sued Nye to block him from publishing his father 's files , but this has now been lifted . In a ruling made public Monday , Shawnee County District Court Judge Larry Hendricks said he made an error when he initially blocked publication of the criminal investigation files in 2012 . Mr Nye , of Oklahoma City , is the son of Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent Harold Nye , who features in Truman Capote 's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood from 1966 . The book follows the investigation into the 1959 murders of prominent farmer and community leader Herbert Clutter , his wife Bonnie , and their tow youngest children , Kenyon , 15 , and 16-year-old Nancy , at their rural farmhouse in Holcomb , Kansas . The hunt for their killers mesmerized the nation , drawing journalists from across the United States . to the small , western Kansas town , including Capote and his life-long friend Harper Lee . Parolees Richard ` Dick ' Hickock , 33 , and Perry Smith , 36 , were found guilty of the murders , and executed by hanging in 1965 . Capote 's book about the crime has been a bestseller for decades , and inspired a movie of the same name . Mr Nye says his father Harold was so disappointed in Capote 's book that he read only about 115 pages before throwing it across the room . He said his father walked out of the movie 's premiere after just 15 minutes . Murdered : Prominent farmer and community leader Herbert Clutter , his wife Bonnie , and their two youngest children , Kenyon , 15 , and 16-year-old Nancy , were murdered at their rural farmhouse in Holcomb , Kansas . Killers : Richard Hickock , left , and Perry Smith , were both convicted and hanged for the 1959 murders of Herb and Bonnie Clutter and their children in Holcomb , Kansas . On Monday , Judge Hendricks ruled Mr Nye 's First Amendment right to publish the material outweigh the government 's interest in maintaining the confidentiality of its investigative records . Mr Nye and co-author Gary McAvoy would not reveal exactly what is in the files , but Mr Nye said his father 's notebooks had ` vast discrepancies ' from what Capote wrote . ` Our belief is that there is no other reason -LRB- Kansas -RRB- would want the materials we have suppressed were it not for the information we found in them , ' McAvoy said . ` That information connects to other research I 've done and supports a pretty compelling new theory -- one that I am reluctant to even discuss at this point . ' The state 's lawsuit also asked the court to decide legal ownership of the case files . The judge has made no ruling on that issue . Murder scene : The former home of the Clutter family is seen in Holcomb , Kansas in 2009 . Never forget : A grain truck passes by a park dedicated to the Herbert Clutter family in Holcomb . The judge wrote that Kansas had not shown a legal justification for suppressing the material or for interfering with the public 's right to know what is in them . He also rejected the state 's argument that the Clutter family 's privacy concerns justified blocking their release . ` The court is sensitive to the plaintiff 's concern about publicity and its effect on the Clutters , ' Hendricks wrote . ` However , publicity continues to follow this case even fifty-five years after its occurrence . ' O. Yale Lewis , Jr. , an attorney for Nye and McAvoy , said his clients hope to have their book published in time for the 50th anniversary in September of the publication of Capote 's book . | Son of officer who worked on In Cold Blood murders set to publish book . Ronald Nye 's book is based on his father 's notes from the investigation . Murders of Clutter family in Kansas in 1959 inspired Truman Capote . Ronald Nye claims his father 's notes ` substantially contradicts ' Capote . | [[72, 117], [171, 196], [72, 117], [171, 196], [253, 273], [317, 398], [106, 117], [123, 162], [381, 398], [404, 441], [0, 36], [39, 71], [190, 196], [219, 230], [233, 252], [2515, 2587]] |
James Bond fans are being given the opportunity to get their hands on the jet from opening scene of Octopussy - providing they 're willing to shell out around $ 300,000 . The jet aircraft , which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest single engine jet in the world , is just one of more than 25 lots of 007 memorabilia being auctioned off at the sale in Beverley Hills , California , later this month . Julien 's Auctions ' Icons & Idols : Hollywood sale will also see the hovercraft used in the 2002 film Die Another Day up for sale , with an estimate of between $ 30,000 and $ 40,000 . Scroll down for video . The jet aircraft , which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest single engine jet in the world , is expected to sell for somewhere between $ 200,000 and $ 300,000 at the auction in California later this month . Julien 's Auctions ' Icons & Idols : Hollywood sale will also see the hovercraft from Die Another Day up for sale , with an estimate of up to $ 40,000 . With a rather more modest estimate of $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 is the screen-used helicopter prop from the 1967 film You Only Live Twice . The helicopter belongs to Osato Chemicals in the film and is seen in the aerial battle by a volcano between Little Nellie operated by Bond , played by Sean Connery , and a fleet of black choppers . It is believed to be the only surviving helicopter model in original screen-used condition . Fans of Bond baddies will be able to bid on the iconic black chair used by recurring super villain Dr Blofeld in You Only Live Twice , which is expected to go for somewhere between $ 1,500 and $ 3,000 . The seat was famously filled by actor Donald Pleasence - and his white cat . The distinctive jet aircraft featured in the opening scene to 1982 James Bond movie Octopussy , the thirteenth in the 007 series . The opening scene shows James Bond , played by Roger Moore , flying a nimble homebuilt Bede BD-5J aircraft through an open hangar . The BD-5 Micro used in the opening sequence is a small , incredibly light single-seat homebuilt aircraft created in the late 1960s . Fans of Bond baddies can bid on the iconic black chair used by recurring super villain Dr Blofeld in You Only Live Twice -LRB- right -RRB- , which is expected to go for somewhere between $ 1,500 and $ 3,000 . The seat was famously filled by actor Donald Pleasence - and his white cat -LRB- left -RRB- . The hovercraft featured in the 2002 film Die Another Day , the twentieth James Bond film , and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan . More than 25 lots of James Bond memorabilia with be auctioned from December 5-6 , spanning over four decades of 007 history . James Bond fans are being given the opportunity to get their hands on the jet from opening scene of 1982 film Octopussy - providing they 're willing to shell out an estimated $ 300,000 . More than 25 lots of James Bond memorabilia with be auctioned from December 5-6 , spanning over four decades of 007 history . Other highlights include a mobile phone conceived as a remote control device that has a taser and fingerprint scanner from Tomorrow never dies and Moneypenny 's laptop , which is expected to go for up to $ 6,000 . Scripts , concept drawings from the films , a James Bond autograph collection - including signatures from Roger Moore , Timothy Dalton , Eva Greene and Daniel Craig - and posters are also included in the auction . With a rather more modest estimate of $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 is the screen-used helicopter prop from the 1967 film You Only Live Twice . With more than 25 James Bond lots , the auction offers 007 fans the chance to own a pieces of the spy movie series ' history . Aswell as vehicles including the jet -LRB- right -RRB- , scripts , concept drawings from the films , a James Bond autograph collection - including signatures from Roger Moore , Timothy Dalton , Eva Greene and Daniel Craig - and posters -LRB- left -RRB- are also included in the auction . More than 25 lots of James Bond memorabilia with be auctioned from December 5-6 , spanning over four decades of 007 history . | The jet , which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records , comes with estimate of $ 200,000 to $ 300,000 . Hovercraft from 2002 's Die Another Day expected to sell for up to $ 40,000 at the sale in Beverley Hills , California . More than 25 James Bond lots will go under the hammer at the Julien 's Auction 's Icons & Idols : Hollywood sale . | [[100, 109], [112, 170], [171, 189], [196, 290], [638, 656], [663, 757], [638, 654], [760, 854], [2802, 2821], [2824, 2888], [429, 447], [466, 613], [874, 892], [911, 975], [171, 187], [293, 344], [326, 394], [429, 447], [466, 613], [874, 892], [911, 975], [2576, 2619], [2625, 2655], [2576, 2619], [2658, 2701], [2889, 2932], [2938, 2968], [2889, 2932], [2971, 3014], [3992, 4035], [4041, 4071], [3992, 4035], [4074, 4117]] |
The FBI has joined a search for a 21-year-old college student who disappeared from a busy Philadelphia bar early Thursday morning after getting separated from friends . West Chester University senior Shane Montgomery was last seen leaving Kildare 's bar in the Manayunk neighborhood around 2am Thursday and has n't been seen since . According to WPVI , the agency has plastered Montgomery 's face on digitized billboards across the city offering a reward of $ 25,000 for credible information regarding his disappearance . Vanished : Police say Shane Montgomery , 21 , was home from West Chester University and met up with some friends on Wednesday night at the crowded Kildare 's bar in the Manayunk neighborhood , before disappearing . Officials have also begun interviewing staff from the bar , along with friends and family , and have reportedly administered lie detector tests . An FBI spokesperson told WCAU-TV that taskforces from the agency often get involved in cases where people have disappeared under ` suspicious circumstances . ' On Sunday , authorities were searching the cold waters of the Manayunk Canal as members of Montgomery 's family watched from the banks . ' I want to find Shane and I want to bring him home , ' said his mother , Karen Montgomery , to NBC Philadelphia , . Volunteers had been aiding local authorities in the search , but on Sunday family members issued a statement asking them not to gather . ' I just wanted to reach out and remind everyone we are NOT meeting today until we are given the okay from the Marine Unit and Search and Rescue , ' a statement on a Facebook page for the search read . Worried : Montgomery 's parents , Kevin and Karen , watch as police marine units search the waters for their son on Sunday . Search unit : A Philadelphia Police Marine Unit tried to search the depths of the Manayunk canal in Philadelphia on Sunday . Missing person : A Crime Scene Unit member searches the canal in Manayunk for Shane Montgomery on Saturday . ` We would like the authorities to be able to do their search thoroughly and without any unintentional interferences from the volunteers . ' ` Thank you for the continued prayers , positive thoughts , donations , and shares , as well as a big thank you all the people who have come out in the cold to help us look for Shane . ' Police say Montgomery was home for Thanksgiving when he met up with some friends on Wednesday night at the crowded Kildare 's bar . Authorities say he became separated from them and was escorted out by a bouncer around 2am Thursday after stumbling on a bar stool . In the wake of his disappearance , Jim Townsend , the director of operations at Kildare 's , came forward to shed light on what happened when Montgomery was last seen . A search of the records at the bar turned up a tab for Montgomery totaling $ 17 , which Townsend told WPVI was for three craft beers . Support : Hundreds of volunteers gather in St. John the Baptist church in Manayunk to organize a search for 21-year-old Shane Montgomery . Reward : Montgomery , who is still unaccounted for , was last seen leaving Kildare 's Irish Pub in Manayunk very early Thanksgiving morning , and there is now a $ 25,000 reward for information on where he is . Missing : Shane Montgomery was last seen Thanksgiving Eve around 1:45 am as he was leaving Kildare 's bar along Main Street in Philadelphia . He said that Montgomery did not appear intoxicated and though he bumped into the DJ table accidentally , he was polite about it . An employee at Kildare 's , who is a relative of Montgomery 's , walked him to the exit around closing time and security saw him leave the door and turn south on Main Street . Montgomery 's cellphone pinged near the CVS Pharmacy , located less than a mile from Kildare 's , about an hour after he was last seen at the bar , but that signal could be picked up at a radius of 4,500 feet . The search began on Thanksgiving , after the college senior , who was visiting his family over the Thanksgiving holiday , did not return to his parents ' home that day . Upset : A woman is comforted by another during a candlelight vigil for Shane Montgomery , at a park across from Kildare 's Irish Pub in Manayunk on Saturday . Lost : Police say 21-year-old Shane Montgomery was home from West Chester University and met up with friends Wednesday night at a crowded bar . Distinctive : This is a photo of the Celtic cross tattoo on Montgomery 's shoulder . On Saturday , about 200 volunteers helped search Main Street in Manayunk and the nearby banks of the Schuylkill River . Authorities have used K-9s , helicopters and marine units as part of the search . The search was so widespread that the city cancelled a Christmas tree lighting ceremony and caroling activities and instead the organization held a candlelight vigil at the Canal View Park . Montgomery is a liberal arts major and a former high school runner . He is 5-foot-11 and 130 pounds , with short brown hair and green eyes , with a Celtic cross tattoo on his shoulder . Witnesses say he was wearing a buttoned - down gray shirt , gray hoodie and jeans when he left the bar . | Shane Montgomery , 21 , left a Philadelphia bar about 2am Thursday . He was kicked out for tripping over after being separated from friends . When he did n't come home his parents reported him missing . The FBI was interviewing bar staff , family and friends and had conducted lie detector tests . Volunteers asked not to aid in search on Sunday , as Philadelphia Police Marine Units entered the frigid waters of the Manayunk Canal . 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Perovskite crystal may be the most abundant material on Earth , but for centuries scientists have failed to get their hands on this elusive mineral . The mysterious substance makes up more than a third of the volume of Earth and is mostly found in the planet 's lower mantle 410 to 1,796 miles -LRB- 660 to 2890 km -RRB- beneath the planet 's surface . Now , for the first time , US researchers have been able to get a sample of the mineral , and have finally given it a formal name : bridgmanite . The mineral was found by Oliver Tschauner of the University of Nevada , Las Vegas , and his team in the Tenham meteorite , which had experienced intense pressures over a short period of time . The mineral , which thought to make up roughly 36 per cent of the planet , was named after Percy Bridgman , a US physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for pressure physics . It was found by Oliver Tschauner of the University of Nevada , Las Vegas , and his team in the Tenham meteorite , which had experienced intense pressures over a short period of time . ` Despite appearing for decades in numerous experimental and theoretical studies , characterisations of possible natural samples have not been sufficient to meet International Mineralogical Association criteria for naming new minerals , ' Professor Tschauner wrote in the journal Science . The mysterious substance makes up more than a third of the volume of Earth and is mostly found in the planet 's lower mantle -LRB- pictured -RRB- 410 to 1,796 miles -LRB- 660 to 2890 km -RRB- beneath the planet 's surface . According to International Mineralogical Association rules , a mineral can not be given a formal name until a specimen has been found that can be studied first hand . ` Consequently , any detailed chemical , structural , and petrographic analysis of natural -LSB- bridmanite -RSB- has remained impossible , ' Professor Tschauner added . The Tenham meteorite hit Australia in 1879 after experiencing temperatures of 2000 °C and pressures of 24 gigapascals -- conditions similar to those deep inside the Earth . Due to the massive pressures , bridgmanite essentially ` froze ' in place before it could decay , forming crystallites within the meteorite . As much as two-thirds of Earth 's carbon may be hidden in the inner core , making it the planet 's largest carbon reservoir . This is according to a new model that even its backers acknowledge is ` provocative and speculative ' . University of Michigan researchers suggest that iron carbide , Fe7C3 , is a good match for the density and sound velocities of Earth 's inner core . T `` The model of a carbide inner core is compatible with existing cosmochemical , geochemical and petrological constraints , but this provocative and speculative hypothesis still requires further testing , '' said Professor Jie Li . ` Should it hold up to various tests , the model would imply that as much as two-thirds of the planet 's carbon is hidden in its center sphere , making it the largest reservoir of carbon on Earth . '' It is now widely accepted that Earth 's inner core consists of crystalline iron alloyed with a small amount of nickel and some lighter elements . However , seismic waves called S waves travel through the inner core at about half the speed expected for most iron-rich alloys under relevant pressures . Some researchers have attributed the S-wave velocities to the presence of liquid , calling into question the solidity of the inner core . The mineral was named after Percy Bridgman -LRB- right -RRB- , a US physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for pressure physics . It was found in the Tenham meteorite hit Australia in 1879 -LRB- left -RRB- . Scientists had looked at likely meteorites in the past , but by using electron microscopes to study the material , they ended up inadvertently destroying it . This time , the team used a less destructive test using a micro-focused X-ray beam alongside with electronmicroscopy to keep the sample intact . Its discovery not only allows scientists to finally name the abundant mineral , but also better analyse it to understand how the deep mantle behaves . The researchers claim that the sample has more sodium and ferric acid than they had been expected . They say it might even hold clues about what goes on when rocky bodies in space when they collide , which may offer insights into how the universe formed . Scientists say mineral might hold clues about what goes on when rocky bodies in space when they collide . | Mysterious mineral makes up more than a third of the volume of Earth . Because it resides in lower mantel , scientists had been unable to see it . US researchers recently found traces of it in a meteorite that hit in 1879 . They named it after Percy Bridgman who won a Nobel Prize in Physics . It could help scientists better understand how the deep mantle behaves . | [[150, 224], [692, 764], [767, 797], [1352, 1426], [150, 174], [229, 303], [1352, 1376], [1431, 1482], [878, 989], [3622, 3680], [692, 764], [767, 797], [800, 814], [819, 877], [3481, 3541], [3544, 3558], [3563, 3621], [4004, 4017], [4093, 4154]] |
THE MADWOMAN IN THE VOLVO : MY YEAR OF RAGING HORMONES by Sandra Tsing Loh -LRB- Norton # 16.99 -RRB- . My heart is broken , my world is dead , my home destroyed . I 'm staring into the void . ' Sandra Tsing Loh , 49 years old , is in a state of near-despair : anxious , newly-divorced , putting on weight and stumbling through the ruins of a love affair she 'd hoped would be her salvation . She is sobbing uncontrollably in her car about the death of her children 's hamster . She is sad , disappointed and confused . She is also , she soon discovers , in the early stages of the menopause . Loh 's midlife malaise manifests itself with bloating , weight gain and uncontrollable moods , until a diagnosis of menopause galvanises her into finding ways to navigate ` the change ' . Scroll down for video . Sandra Loh 's midlife malaise manifested itself with bloating , weight gain and uncontrollable moods , until a diagnosis of menopause galvanises her into finding ways to navigate ` the change ' Her voyage of self-discovery is at the heart of this frank and funny memoir : she is encouraged that women such as Madonna and Oprah have helped remove the stigma associated with middle-age , and demonstrated that it can be a time of female empowerment . In non-European cultures , menopause is often regarded positively : in India , for example , it is seen as a time of growth , opening the door to enlightenment and wisdom . On this side of the world , meanwhile , the menopause is seen as profoundly unglamorous : three parts desiccation , one part fury , when a woman 's face becomes a tangle of wrinkles and lost gravity . Loh laments ` the appearance of morning chin hairs that , by noon , are long enough to braid and twirl up into thick Princess Leia buns ' . Her solution ? Self-help books , wacky , new exercise regimes , a personal trainer , fanatical dieting -LRB- ` I have counted the carbs in ketchup ' -RRB- and a haircut . She and her lover manage to patch things up , at first ecstatically reunited , later irritating each other to the point where he temporarily moves out . The ups and downs of their relationship provide a metaphor for what is happening inside Loh 's head and body . This candid account of Loh 's darkest hour will strike a chord with more women than would ever admit it -LRB- stock picture -RRB- . After one of her two daughters -- 11-year-old Hannah -- is teased on Facebook , for example , Loh prepares to exact ruthless revenge on the schoolboy culprit , stationing herself outside his classroom , ready to do violence . In the book 's most moving section , Loh charts her devastating feelings as she loses her enthusiasm for being a mother . In a terrible admission , she writes that she feels she no longer loves her daughters , that she has nothing left to offer , as she sinks into an emotional paralysis . ` I feel they will immediately read from my dull eyes what I can no longer hide : that I do n't love them , never will again . That 's the horrible secret at the core of this , the devil 's sibilant whisper . ' Happily , her two daughters rise to the occasion , making cards and a sumptuous breakfast , proffering hugs and understanding , until , slowly , Loh emerges back into the warm , familiar joy of motherhood . This candid account of Loh 's darkest hour will strike a chord with more women than would ever admit it . She can be hilarious , such as with her conclusion that no single husband can ever really suffice : ` Your first husband is the provider ; your second husband is the one who talks to you ; my third husband will be a cat . If I am lucky . ' Everything changes when she consults a doctor who prescribes hormone replacement therapy . A dab of topical oestrogen cream on her wrists and , suddenly , her world changes . Two key truths emerge from this book . The first is that women today live longer and have their children later . ` They have adjusted the timetable for childbearing , so that menopause and teaching a teenager how to drive a car will occur in the same week . ' The second is that the menopause is traditionally seen as a disease of deficiency -- rather than a wholly natural event . But Loh suggests that , when women are no longer buoyed by oestrogen -- the hormone that makes them ` want to help people and serve people and cut up their sandwiches into ever-tinier squares ' -- they are free to play a wider role in the world . | Sandra , 49 , suffered bloating , weight gain and uncontrollable moods . Diagnosing the menopause led her to find ways to deal with ` the change ' This account of Loh 's darkest hour will strike a chord with many women . | [[195, 211], [288, 319], [594, 647], [806, 876], [695, 752], [731, 777], [915, 972], [951, 997], [2204, 2282], [3270, 3348]] |
We 've all been there . One slip of the hand , and your mobile hits the pavement with a loud crack , screen-side down . Now Apple believes it has come up with a solution that will allow its iPhones to reorientate themselves mid-air to lessen the impact . While it may sound like something out of a science fiction film , the Cupertino-based company was today awarded a patent to build the system into future handset . The document suggests Apple engineers will use the iPhone 's internal vibration motor -LRB- right -RRB- to control the angle of the fall while it 's mid-air . At the same type , various sensors - such as the accelerometer , GPS , gyroscopes and an ultrasonic emitter -- would be used to analyse the phone 's angle of descent in real-time . The patent includes descriptions of more advanced retractable air foils , similar to the ones Elon Musk is testing for his reusable Space X rockets , according to Tech Insider . It also suggests developing internal mechanisms that jettison headphone cables , as well as tiny gas canisters that create thrust forces to slow down a fall . Initially , however , the document suggests Apple engineers will use the iPhone 's internal vibration motor to control the angle of the fall while it 's mid-air . The patent suggests Apple engineers will use the iPhone 's internal vibration motor to control the angle of the fall while it 's mid-air . At the same type , various sensors - such as the accelerometer , GPS , gyroscopes and an ultrasonic emitter - would be used to analyse the phone 's angle of descent in real-time . A processor can then do a statistical analysis of the fall by comparing gathered data against other information stored in device memory . This information is then sent to the vibration motor to activate its spin and change the phone 's centre of gravity . While it may sound like something out of a science-fiction film , the Cupertino-based firm was today awarded a patent to possible create the system on future iPhones . Pictured is a drawing of the proposed mechanism . Pictured is a rear view of the phone , showing where the protective mechanism could be placed . Sensors would send information to the vibration motor to activate its spin and change the phone 's centre of gravity . The Apple founder has received 141 patents since his death in 2011 . MIT Technology Review said Mr Jobs ' name has appeared on 458 patents so far , including the glass-cube design outside the Apple Store in Manhattan . The very first patent he received was simply titled ` Personal Computer ' . Many of Jobs 's patents appear to be on design , such as the the look iPad , rather than on more technical improvements . At the same type , various sensors - such as the accelerometer , GPS , gyroscopes and an ultrasonic emitter - would be used to analyse the phone 's angle of descent in real-time . A processor can then do a statistical analysis of the fall by comparing gathered data against other information stored in device memory . This information is then sent to the vibration motor to activate its spin and change the phone 's centre of gravity . Apple 's latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus does not have the linear oscillating motors required to perform such a move , but older models did . This suggests that the patent could easily incorporated to a future variant of the iPhone , according to Apple Insider . The patent for a ` protective mechanism for an electronic device ' was awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Apple 's Nicholas V King and Fletcher Rothkopf . New iPhones went on sale in September , but one of the first customers to get his hands on the phone managed to drop it as soon as he left the store -LRB- pictured -RRB- . | Patent says iPhone 's vibration motor would control the angle of the fall . Sensors on board would send back information on position and speed . Patent includes descriptions of retractable air foils to control its speed . It also suggests jettisoning headphone cables and using gas canisters . | [[418, 521], [431, 509], [522, 554], [516, 554], [1139, 1235], [1258, 1341], [1269, 1374], [758, 856], [936, 938], [944, 1046]] |
Details of an amazing American military plan for an attack to wipe out a major part of the British Army are today revealed for the first time . In 1930 , a mere nine years before the outbreak of World War Two , America drew up proposals specifically aimed at eliminating all British land forces in Canada and the North Atlantic , thus destroying Britain 's trading ability and bringing the country to its knees . Previously unparalleled troop movements . were launched as an overture to an invasion of Canada , which was to . include massive bombing raids on key industrial targets and the use of . chemical weapons , the latter signed off at the highest level by none . other than the legendary General Douglas MacArthur . The plans , revealed in a Channel 5 documentary , were one of a number of military contingency plans drawn up against a number of potential enemies , including the Caribbean islands and China . There was even one to combat an internal uprising within the United States . In the end there was no question of President Franklin D. Roosevelt subscribing to what was known as War Plan Red . Instead the two countries became the firmest of allies during WW2 , an occasionally strained alliance that continues to this day . Still , it is fascinating that there were enough people inside the American political and military establishment who thought that such a war was feasible . While outside of America , both Churchill and Hitler also thought it a possibility during the 30s - a time of deep economic and political uncertainty . In 1930 , a mere nine years before the outbreak of World War Two , America drew up a terrifying plan specifically aimed at eliminating all British land forces in Canada and the North Atlantic , thus destroying Britain 's trading ability and bringing our country to its knees . The top-secret papers seen here - once regarded as the most sensitive on Earth - were found buried deep within the American National Archives in Washington , D.C. . The highly classified files reveal that huge pushes were to be made into the Caribbean and West Coast to block any British retaliation from either Europe , India or Australia . In 1931 , the U.S. government even authorised record-breaking transatlantic flying hero and known Nazi sympathiser Charles A. Lindbergh to be sent covertly as a spy to the west shore of Hudson Bay to . investigate the possibility of using sea-planes for warfare and seek out points . of low resistance as potential bridgeheads . In 1931 , the U.S. authorised flying hero and known Nazi sympathiser Charles Lindbergh to be sent as a spy to Hudson Bay to look into using sea-planes for warfare and seek out points of low resistance as potential bridgeheads . Four years later , the U.S. Congress authorised $ 57million to be allocated for the building of three secret airfields on the U.S. side of the Canadian border , with grassed-over landing strips to hide their real purpose . All governments make ` worst case scenario ' contingency plans which are kept under wraps from the public . These documents were unearthed buried deep within the American National Archives in Washington , D.C. - a top-secret document once regarded as the most sensitive on earth . It was in 1930 , that America first wrote a plan for war with ` The Red Empire ' - its most dangerous empire . But America 's foe in this war was not Russia or Japan or even the burgeoning Nazi Germany . Plan Red was code for an apocalyptic war with Britain and all her dominions . After the 1918 Armistice and throughout the 1920s , America 's historic anti-British feelings handed down from the 19th century were running dangerously high due to our owing the U.S. # 9billion for their intervention in The Great War . British feeling against America was known to be reciprocal . By the 1930s , America saw the disturbing sight . of homegrown Nazi sympathisers marching down New York 's Park Avenue to converge on a pro-Hitler rally in Madison Square Garden . Across the Atlantic , Britain had the largest empire in the world , not to mention the most powerful navy . Against this backdrop , some Americans . saw their nation emerging as a potential world leader and knew only too well . how Britain had dealt with such upstarts in the past - it went to war and . quashed them . Now , America saw itself as the underdog in a similar . scenario . In 1935 , America staged its largest-ever military manoeuvres , moving troops to and installing munitions dumps at Fort Drum , half an hour away from the eastern Canadian border . By the 1930s , America saw the disturbing sight of homegrown Nazi sympathisers marching down New York 's Park Avenue to converge on a pro-Hitler rally in Madison Square Garden . It was from here the initial attack on British citizens would be launched , with Halifax , . Nova Scotia , its first target . ` This . would have meant six million troops fighting on America 's eastern . seaboard , ' says Peter Carlson , editor of American History magazine . During the 1920s and 30s , the U.S. devised several colour-coded war plans to deal with potential adversaries . Many of these war games were submitted to the Military Information Division by officers working in their own time . Among the contingency plans developed were : . Orange : War against Japan . Green : Against Mexico . Purple : South America . White : Domestic uprising . Black : Germany . Grey : Caribbean republics . Yellow : China . Brown : Philippines . Not surprisingly , many of these were hypothetical exercises - and provided only broad strategic outlines . However , the planning was considered by the military to be good practice for its personnel . ` It would have been like Verdun , ' alluding to the brutal conflict between German and French troops in 1916 . which resulted in a death toll of 306,000 . Even Winston Churchill said while people regarded . a war with the U.S. as inconceivable , it was not . ` America felt Britain had thrown it under . the bus in order to stay top dog , ' says Professor Mike Vlahos , of the U.S. Naval War College . ` The U.S. was forced to contemplate any measure . to keep Britain at bay . ' Even Hitler thought such a war was inevitable , . but astonishingly wanted Britain to win , believing that to be the best outcome . for Germany , since the UK could then join his forces to attack the U.S. ` You have to remember the U.S. was born out of a . revolutionary struggle against Britain in 1776 , ' says Dr. John H. Maurer , of . the U.S. Naval War College . Using available blueprints for this war , . modern-day military and naval experts now believe the most likely outcome of . such a conflict would have been a massive naval battle in the North Atlantic . with very few actual deaths , but ending with Britain handing Canada over to the . U.S. in order to preserve our vital trade routes . However , on June 15 , 1939 , the same year as the German invasion of Poland , an . internal U.S. memo states these plans for an invasion were ` wholly . inapplicable ' , but nevertheless ` should be retained ' for the future . This is now seen as the dawn of and prime reason . behind the ` special relationship ' between our two countries . Huge troop movements were launched as an overture to an invasion of Canada , which was to include bombing raids on industrial targets and the use of chemical weapons - the latter signed off by the legendary General Douglas MacArthur , left -LRB- file picture -RRB- . Isolationism , prosperity and decline : America after WWI . As close allies in numerous conflicts , Britain and America have long enjoyed a ` special relationship ' . Stemming from Churchill and Roosevelt , it has since flourished - from Thatcher and Reagan , and Clinton and Blair , to the Queen and Obama . We know now that FDR ultimately rejected an invasion of Britain as ` wholly inapplicable ' . But just how special was that relationship in the decade leading up to WWII ? By the start of the 1920s , the American economy was booming . The ` Roaring Twenties ' was an age of increased consumer spending and mass production . But after the First World War , U.S. public opinion was becoming increasingly isolationist . This was reflected in its refusal to join the League of Nations , whose principal mission was to maintain world peace . U.S. foreign policy continued to cut itself off from the rest of the world during that period by imposing tariffs on imports to protect domestic manufacturers . These children were part of a squatter community , known bitterly as ` Hoovervilles ' because of the President 's inability to even admit to the existence of a national crisis after the stock market crash in 1929 . And its liberal . approach to immigration was also changing . Millions of people , mainly from . Europe , had previously been welcomed to America in search of a better life . But by 1921 , quotas were introduced and , by 1929 , only 150,000 immigrants per year were allowed in . After a decade of prosperity and optimism , America was thrown into despair when the stock market crashed in October 1929 - marking the start of the Great Depression . The ensuing economic hardship and mass unemployment sealed the fate of President Herbert Hoover 's re-election - and Franklin D Roosevelt stormed to victory in March 1933 . He was faced with an economy on the brink of collapse : banks had been shut in 32 states , and some 17million . people had been thrown out of work -- almost a third of the adult . workforce . And the reality of a worldwide economic depression and the need for increased . attention to domestic problems only served to bolster the idea that the U.S. should isolate itself from troubling events in Europe . When Franklin D Roosevelt was elected as President in 1933 , he was faced with an economy on the brink of collapse . Banks had been shut in 32 states , and some 17million people had been thrown out of work . However , this view was at odds with FDR 's vision . He realised the necessity for the U.S. to participate more actively in international affairs - but isolationist sentiment remained high in Congress . In 1933 , President Roosevelt proposed a Congressional measure that . would have granted him the right to consult with other nations to place pressure . on aggressors in international conflicts . The bill faced strong opposition . from leading isolationists in Congress . As tensions rose in Europe over the rise of the Nazis , Congress brought in a set of Neutrality Acts to stop America becoming entangled in external . conflicts . Although Roosevelt was not in favour of the policy , he acquiesced as he still needed Congressional support for his New Deal programmes , which were designed to bring the country out of the Depression . By 1937 , the situation in Europe was growing worse and the second Sino-Japanese War began in Asia . In a speech , he compared international aggression to a disease that other nations must work to ` quarantine ' . But still , Americans were not willing to risk their lives for peace abroad - even when war broke out in Europe in 1939 . A slow shift in public opinion saw limited U.S. aid to the Allies . And then the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor in December 1941 changed everything . | Emerging world power feared British reaction to its ambitions . Plan Red was code for massive war with British Empire . Top-secret document once regarded as ` most sensitive on Earth ' $ 57m allocated for building secret . airfields on Canadian border - to launch attack on British land forces based there . | [[3434, 3511], [1827, 1905], [1827, 1835], [1878, 1905], [1919, 1982], [3161, 3229], [2726, 2742], [2745, 2919]] |
The largest private collection of John Lennon 's artwork could fetch more than $ 800,000 -LRB- # 500,000 -RRB- at auction later this year . The works , featuring poems , doodles and drawings , were created by the Beatles legend and published in his two books , In His Own Write and A Spaniard In The Works . They will be put up for sale as 89 lots at the auction , which is taking place in New York on June 4 . Playing the guitar : The largest private collection of John Lennon 's artwork is set to fetch more than $ 800,000 -LRB- # 500,000 -RRB- at an auction in New York . Above , one of Lennon 's drawings , featuring a figure playing the guitar . Unusual : The works , featuring poems , doodles and drawings , were created by the Beatles legend and published in his two books , In His Own Write and A Spaniard In The Works . Above , another sketch . The collection , titled , ` You Might Well Arsk ' , is owned by Tom Maschler , who published both of Lennon 's books in 1964 and 1965 respectively . Mr Maschler , who also founded The Booker Prize , described the Liverpool-born singer 's artworks as ` extraordinary ' . ` Many are scrawled on the back of hotel notepaper , he said . ' I thought they were extraordinary and asked `` who wrote these ? '' He could Imagine : They will be put up for sale as 89 lots at the auction on June 4 . Above , Lennon . ' I was told `` John Lennon '' and soon after I met with John and suggested that he should produce John Lennon In His Own Write . ' I then had to inspire in him the confidence to write and produce the drawings . ` John was surprisingly willing to listen to my editorial suggestions . He loved praise , as do we all , but he did not like criticism . ' He said the collection , featuring non-sensical poems , witty drawings and cleverly-written manuscripts , reveals a lesser-known side of the famous Beatle , who died in 1980 . ' I knew that John had the most extraordinary talent and imagination , but I feared that being a Beatle might mean he would n't be taken seriously as a writer and artist , ' he said . ` But I was wrong . His writing was even compared to Hilaire Belloc and Edward Lear . ` His art , however , has always been underrated - I very much hope that this auction will redress the balance . ' Lennon , a keen writer since his days as a schoolboy in Liverpool , studied art at the Liverpool School of Art before gaining worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles . Speaking at the time about his . artworks , the singer said : ` They are spontaneous . I hardly ever alter . anything because I 'm selfish about what I write or big-headed about it . ' He . added : ` Once I 've written it , I like it . And the publisher sometimes . says , you know , `` Should we leave this out , or change that ? '' and I fight . like mad becase once I 've done it I like to keep it . Quirky : Tom Maschler , who published the Liverpool singer 's books in 1964 and 1965 respectively , described the artworks as ` extraordinary ' . Above , a poem about a budgie -LRB- left -RRB- and a drawing -LRB- right -RRB- , both created by Lennon . ' I might add things when I go over it before it 's published , but I seldom take anything out . So it is spontaneous . ' And his creativity has certainly been received positively by others - with Mr Maschler describing Lennon as having ` the most original sense of humour ' . ` John was an exceptional friend and a most unusual human being , ' he said . ` Revisiting the creative process that led to these remarkable books has made me realise just how much I miss him . ' World-famous : Lennon -LRB- second left -RRB- studied art in Liverpool before gaining worldwide fame with The Beatles . | Private collection is set to fetch more than $ 800,000 -LRB- # 500,000 -RRB- at auction . It features poems , doodles and drawings created by the Beatles legend . Artworks titled ` You Might Well Arsk ' , will go on sale in New York in June . They were previously published in Lennon 's two books , released in 1960s . | [[0, 139], [432, 574], [140, 227], [140, 167], [232, 258], [651, 658], [673, 711], [651, 658], [661, 688], [703, 748], [1711, 1858], [3042, 3069], [3072, 3096], [348, 364], [371, 410], [432, 574], [140, 167], [232, 258], [651, 658], [753, 779], [918, 930], [937, 987]] |
Doctors in Belgium are killing an average of five people every day by euthanasia , new figures have revealed . The statistics also show a huge 27 per cent surge in the number of euthanasia cases in the last year alone . The soaring number of deaths will inevitably fuel fears that euthanasia is out of control in Belgium , a country which only months ago became the first in the world to allow doctors to kill terminally ill children . There have been a surge in the number of euthanasia deaths in Belgium since it was legalised in 2003 . Earlier this year there were protests to stop the law being extended to children . The figures , published in Sudpresse , Belgium 's leading French-speaking newspaper , showed that 1,816 cases of euthanasia were reported in 2013 compared to to 1,432 in 2012 , an overall increase of 26.8 per cent . ` You could say that currently there are 150 cases of euthanasia per month in Belgium or , even more telling , five people euthanised a day , ' the newspaper said . Of the total number of cases in 2013 , 51.7 per cent were male patients and 48.3 per cent were female . Elderly people aged between 70 and 90 years made up just over half -LRB- 53.5 per cent -RRB- of the total . Those aged between 60 and 70 years represented 21 per cent and those aged over 90 years seven per cent . The under-60s accounted for just 15 per cent of the total number of cases . In . 2003 Belgium was the second country in the world to legalise euthanasia . after Holland liberalised the law a year earlier , becoming the first . country since Nazi Germany to permit the practice . Over the past decade the numbers of Belgians dying by euthanasia has crept up incrementally . Controversial : In February , the Belgian House of Representatives voted in favour of extending the policy to children who are terminally-ill or in a state of unrelieved suffering . There was a 25 per cent increase in the number of euthanasia deaths from 2011 to 2012 , soaring from 1,133 to 1,432 , a figure representing about two per cent of all deaths in the country . In February Belgium extended euthanasia to children who are terminally-ill and in a state of unrelieved suffering . They must also be judged to have ` capacity of discernment ' , affirmed by a psychologist , and the consent of their parents before they can die by injection . Anti-euthanasia campaigners have argued that such safeguards have consistently proved to be meaningless . They say that besides patients who are gravely ill euthanasia is used increasingly on people with depression or non-terminal conditions . Those killed include deaf twins Marc and Eddy Verbessem , 45 , who were granted their wish to die in December 2012 after they learned they would likely to become blind . Last year Nancy Verhelst , 44 , a transsexual , was also killed by euthanasia after doctors botched her sex change operation , leaving her with physical deformities she felt made her look like a ` monster ' . Disability rights campaigner Nikki Kenward of the UK-based Distant Voices pressure group said the figures demonstrated the difficulties in regulating euthanasia . She said that once a country legalised assisted suicide or euthanasia people were inevitably killed in greater numbers than ever envisaged . The figures should serve as a warning to the Parliament not to change the law on homicide to allow even assisted suicide , she said . ` As the numbers of people dying from euthanasia in Belgium grow , that slippery slope comes into vision , ' said Mrs Kenward of Aston on Clun , Shropshire . ` I am vulnerable , ' said Mrs Kenward , who has been in a wheelchair since the 1990s when she developed Guillain Barre syndrome . ` I 'm afraid of becoming another statistic , another faceless victim , ' she said , adding : ` We are told that safeguards will protect us from abuses . They certainly do not protect the elderly in Belgium . ' | Rise in deaths will fuel fears about country 's controversial policies . Under-60s accounted for just 15 per cent of the total number of cases . Belgium was only second country in Europe after Holland to legalise practice . | [[220, 320], [1599, 1692], [1320, 1395]] |
Norman Baker , the new Home Office Minister who believes MI5 covered up the murder of Dr David Kelly , will not be granted access to classified documents on counter-terrorism issues . The Home Office told spy chiefs the Liberal Democrat conspiracy theorist will not learn their secrets , security sources said . Whitehall officials say ministers are given security clearance on a ` need-to-know basis ' and Mr Baker 's brief , dubbed ` drugs and drunks ' , will mean he is frozen out of security issues . Closed book : Lib Dem conspiracy theorist Norman Baker , left , will not learn MI5 secrets . His appointment is said to have angered Home Secretary Theresa May , right . Home Secretary Theresa May was said to be ` spitting tacks ' over Mr Baker 's appointment in Monday 's reshuffle . Yesterday he made it clear he will try to force through a more ` liberal ' drugs policy than pre-decessor Jeremy Browne -- which could include pressing for the decriminalisation of cannabis . The maverick minister wrote a book in 2007 claiming weapons inspector Dr Kelly was murdered by an Iraqi hit squad , while the security services hushed it up . He has also claimed the death of former foreign secretary Robin Cook was suspicious . Insiders stressed that only the Home Secretary sees top secret files and authorises surveillance missions . In her absence , Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers would step in . Mr Baker yesterday insisted that he has ` closed the door ' on his obsession with Dr Kelly . He said : ` The work was published in 2007 . I then closed the door and moved on to other things . ' But he admitted submitting Freedom of Information requests about Dr Kelly as recently as 2010 . Mr Baker added : ` I entirely respect the work of MI5 and the security services . ' Morning after : Mrs May arrived at Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting yesterday , still reeling from the news of her new Lib Dem colleague . Fired : Jeremy Browne , a leading voice on the right of the Lib Dems , was sacked as Home Office minister to make way for Mr Baker . Jeremy . Browne , one of the leading figures on the Liberal Democrat right , was sacked to make way for former transport minister Mr Baker . Though he is widely seen to have been . a hardworking and successful rail minister , senior Government sources . expressed astonishment that Mr Baker had been promoted to a position in . which he will be expected to work closely with the security services , . having expressed such views . Mrs . May is understood not to have been given any forewarning of his . appointment . One official said it was ` incredible ' that the Prime . Minister had given it the green light and suggested the Home Secretary . would freeze him out of key meetings . Though Mr Clegg is in charge of Lib Dem appointments to government , they all have to be signed off by Mr Cameron . Mr Baker insisted he had moved on from his murder claims and could now work with the security services in his new job . He . told BBC Radio 4 's World at One yesterday : ` The book was written , I did the work . on it , I investigated as , dare I say , an investigative journalist would . do , the work was published in 2007 , I then closed the door and moved on . to other things . ' I want to . concentrate on my job , which is cutting crime and the Government 's . great success on that when we got crime down by 10 per cent , dealing . with issues where people are particularly vulnerable , such as women . subject to domestic violence , children subject to sexual exploitation , . tackling forced marriages , that 's what I 'm concentrating on now . ' He . denied a split with his new boss : ' I had a very friendly chat with . Theresa last night . No , if she was -LSB- angry -RSB- I did n't notice it . Theresa . and I come from different places but we work together , we work . together . ' | Norman Baker accused security services of death cover-up in book . Home Office has told soy chiefs that Baker is frozen out of security issues . Home Secretary Theresa May said to be ` spitting tacks ' over appointment . | [[15, 43], [48, 100], [0, 12], [103, 183], [457, 504], [598, 664], [675, 789], [675, 701], [711, 789]] |
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini is fit and ready to play , Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has confirmed . Fellaini has been included in the squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Andorra and Bosnia & Herzegovina despite being out of action for the last five weeks after suffering ligament damage in his left ankle in training . Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini returned to full training at Carrington this week . United 's # 27.5 million signing from Everton has returned to full training at Carrington this week although it remains to be seen if he will be in the squad to face his old club at Old Trafford on Sunday . Wilmots said : ` Fellaini is definitely fit . I know he has n't played much but he is eager to play . He wants to serve his country , even if it 's only for 10 or 15 minutes . Fellaini has been out of acton for past five weeks after suffering ligament damage in his left ankle in training . ` He can be very helpful in different game situations . In Belgium you do n't find another player who has the same profile as Fellaini . ' | Marouane Fellaini has been included in the squad for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Andorra and Bosnia & Herzegovina . Fellaini has been out of action for the last five weeks after suffering ligament damage in his left ankle in training . Coach Marc Wilmots ready to use Fellaini after confirming the Manchester United midfielder ` is definitely fit ' | [[117, 226], [206, 278], [279, 328], [825, 939], [825, 833], [876, 925], [0, 71], [0, 46], [64, 71], [74, 87], [649, 661], [664, 694]] |
For the fourth year in succession Cristiano Ronaldo has made the final three-man shortlist for UEFA 's Best Player in Europe Award and this time he is accompanied by Arjen Robben and Manuel Neuer . Real Madrid forward Ronaldo will hope to claim this award for the first time , having been nominated every single year since its inception in 2011 but having failed to win it on each occasion . The Ballon D'Or winner enjoyed a stellar season , winning the Copa del Rey as well as Madrid 's 10th European Cup - La Decima . Top three : Real Madrid 's Cristiano Ronaldo -LRB- left -RRB- , Bayern Munich 's Manuel Neuer -LRB- centre -RRB- and his team-mate Arjen Robben -LRB- right -RRB- have been named as the shortlist for UEFA 's Best Player in Europe Award 2013-14 . Man of the hour : Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his second goal during Real 's UEFA Super Cup win . Clinical : Cristiano Ronaldo scored a record 17 goals in last season 's Champions League for Real Madrid . Strike : Robben won the league and cup double for Bayern Munich and scored three World Cup goals for Holland . Glory : Manuel Neuer -LRB- centre -RRB- won the league and cup double with Bayern and the World Cup with Germany . 4 -RRB- Thomas Muller -LRB- Germany , Bayern Munich -RRB- - 39 points . 5 -RRB- Philipp Lahm -LRB- Germany , Bayern Munich -RRB- - 24 points . =-RRB- Lionel Messi -LRB- Argentina , Barcelona -RRB- - 24 points . 7 -RRB- James Rodriguez -LRB- Colombia , AS Monaco , now at Real Madrid -RRB- - 16 points . 8 -RRB- Luis Suarez -LRB- Uruguay , Liverpool , now at Barcelona -RRB- - 13 points . 9 -RRB- Angel Di Maria -LRB- Argentina , Real Madrid -RRB- - 12 points . 10 -RRB- Diego Costa -LRB- Spain , Atletico Madrid , now at Chelsea -RRB- - 8 points . Ronaldo also netted an incredible 17 goals in the Champions League as he broke the competition 's all-time goal-scoring record . Neuer , meanwhile , is the first goalkeeper ever to make the final three following a magnificent year in which he won the Bundesliga and German Cup with Bayern Munich before capping off his season by lifting the World Cup in Brazil with Germany . He was also named German footballer of the year for the second time . His Bayern team-mate Robben on the other hand netted 21 times during the season for the German champions , before bagging three goals during Holland 's journey to the semi-finals in Brazil . The trio gained the highest cumulative points in a second poll from journalists around Europe , seeing them progress ahead of the other seven nominees on the original shortlist . Stealing in : Ronaldo meets Gareth Bale 's cross at the far post to give Real the lead against Sevilla . Save : Manuel Neuer made some incredible stops for Bayern and Germany throughout the 2013-14 season . Poise : Robben scored 21 goals for Bayern Munich last season before impressing for Holland at the World Cup . The overall winner will be decided at a live vote in Monaco on August 28 , alongside the group stage draw for the 2014-15 Champions League . 2012-13 - Franck Ribery . 2011-12 - Andres Iniesta . 2010-11 - Lionel Messi . European journalists , who have already decided on places seven to 10 , will rank their top three via an electronic system . A player will receive three points for finishing in first place , two for second and one for third , and the one who gains the highest cumulative points will be crowned the Best Player in Europe 2013-14 . Trademark : Ronaldo performs his famous celebration after his opening goal in the UEFA Super Cup . Double : Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League and Copa del Rey for Real Madrid last season . | Ronaldo makes the final-three shortlist for the fourth year in succession . He has been nominated every single year since its inception but never won . Real Madrid forward scored a record 17 Champions League goals last year . Neuer is the first ever goalkeeper to make the final-three shortlist . His Bayern Munich team-mate Robben is the third man to make the list . Franck Ribery , Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi won it in its first three years . | [[0, 139], [198, 225], [349, 391], [875, 970], [1745, 1752], [1758, 1873], [584, 764], [1874, 1879], [1894, 1975], [135, 197], [584, 764]] |
These otherworldly images give a rare glimpse inside caves so remote few humans have ever stepped foot inside . With its peculiar pools of water , and strange coloured sediments , the bizarre-looking tunnels of the Shakuranskaya cave could be straight out of a science fiction film . Found in the disputed region of Abkhazia , around 75 miles outside of Sochi , Russia , it is rumoured the incredible underground chambers were formed after a huge earthquake struck the area in 1892 . Surreal images from Abkhazia offer a rare glimpse inside remote caves that few humans have ever set foot inside . The incredible shots were taken by Vladimir Mulde , who spent the day photographing his friends in the cave , like Pavel -LRB- pictured right -RRB- . After causing part of a nearby mountain to collapse into the Amtkel River , it is thought the dam-like affect has created a series of interconnecting underground tunnels . The incredible images were taken by Russian photographer , Vladimir Mulde , 31 , who spent the day with a small group of friends tentatively making his way through the rarely seen terrain to capture the cavern on camera . Amazingly , many parts of the cave are completely submerged underwater meaning much of it is still yet to be seen . The eerie green glow created by the light from the cavers ' torches illuminates the walls of sediment . The bizarre landscape inside the cave looks like something from a sci-fi film -LRB- left -RRB- as two unnamed cavers explore -LRB- right -RRB- . The strange tunnels of the Shakuranskaya cave are believed to have formed after a huge earthquake in 1892 . A caver known as Flick -LRB- left -RRB- and his unnamed friend explore the interconnecting underground tunnels . Vladimir said : ` This cave is one of the wonders of Abkhazia , it 's so picturesque but the location is little known by tourists . ` It is thought the caves were born out of a huge earthquake that hit Abkhazia in 1892 . ` There are three separate caves that you can explore but there also many more , however , they are completely filled with water . Pools of varying depth line the floors of the cave , which appear to glow in an eerie green hue . The cave was discovered in the region of Abkhazia , around 75 miles outside of Sochi , Russia . After an earthquake caused part of a nearby mountain to collapse into the Amtkel River , it 's believed the dam-like effect created the tunnels . Two explorers make their way through the strange tunnels . Unfortunately , many more are believed to be completely filled with water . ` The walls are smooth in places and the reflection off the water creates interesting forms that makes you feel as if the cave is alive . ` We were surprised to find a huge opening , the colossal stalagmites and stalactites took our breath away . ` It took us the whole day to explore the cave inside and then get out again , it was like being in a completely different world . ' A team of scientists have planned to study the caves , I believe we 've only scratched the surface as to the areas we can find . ' | Photographer Vladimir Mulde and his adventurous friends set out to explore the otherworldly caves . They found bizarre pools of water , strange sediments and an extensive route of tunnels in the Shakuranskaya cave . Cave is believed to have been caused by an earthquake in 1892 . | [[633, 647], [654, 705], [748, 821], [824, 919], [1507, 1614], [2080, 2130], [377, 457], [440, 483], [1507, 1614], [1862, 1920], [1903, 1920], [1926, 1948]] |
The Colombian women 's cycling team were meant to be showing the world what they were made of as they posed in their new kit this week . But they appeared to show a little too much as all eyes were drawn to the bizarre new flesh-coloured design stretching across their lower torso . As the smiling athletes took to the stage , they seemed blissfully unaware of the blunder , which left them looking completely exposed at the groin . Scroll down for video . Strip-tease : Colombian women 's cycling team proudly pose in their startling new kit design in Italy this week . The Colombian team , which is sponsored by the country 's capital city of Bogota , was wearing the outfit to take part in a cycling competition in Italy . The race is held in honour of former Italian champion , Michela Fanini , whose promising career was cut short when she died in a car crash in 1994 at just 21 years old . . It is difficult to ascertain whether the outrageous new strip was a publicity stunt or a genuine fashion faux-pas but the team may think twice about turning out in it again . The design has caused a stir on social media - with many ranking it among the worst kits ever seen at a sporting event . Some joked on Twitter that they had gone out to buy the kit , while others criticised the stunt for going too far . Comparisons were also made with other sporting fashion mishaps - such as the Scottish team 's kit at this summer 's Commonwealth Games which involved a strange tartan and blue spotted design . Bare ambition : The six athletes pose for a photo with one of their coaches ahead of this week 's race . The Footon Servetto Fuji Tour de France 2010 squad had a similarly embarrassing moment when they revealed their kit - complete with a ridiculous bulging groin . A member of the Footon Servetto Fuji Tour de France 2010 squad shows a little too much to the camera . Equally bad : Several posts on Twitter said the Colombian kit was on a par with the outfit worn by the Scottish team at this summer 's Commonwealth Games . | Six athletes mount podium to reveal their startling new kit design . Strip features flesh-coloured section covering lower torso and groin . Bizarre outfit has caused stir on social media ahead of race in Italy this week . Comparisons have been made to a 2010 Tour de France team with similarly shocking race outifts . | [[457, 468], [471, 570], [181, 244], [207, 282], [1073, 1161], [1608, 1768]] |
Manchester United attacking midfielder Juan Mata has been linked with a move to Juventus following talk of Arturo Vidal 's apparent unrest at the Serie A giants . Vidal is said to have become unsettled at the club after he was fined # 78,400 for getting into an altercation on a night out ahead of his side 's encounter against Roma last Sunday . Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport claim Juventus will look to replace the Chilean international with Mata . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Mata play one-two off the crossbar with team-mate Ander Herrera . Juan Mata could join Juventus , while Arturo Vidal has been linked with moves to England , Spain and Germany . Mata , pictured scoring against Queens Park Rangers , could leave Old Trafford in the coming months . Juventus and Chile midfielder Vidal has been continually linked with a move to Manchester United . The Spaniard , who joined Manchester United in January , may find games hard to come by this season following the arrival of Angel di Maria , Radamel Falcao and Ander Herrera . Madrid-based newspaper Marca preview Spain 's Euro 2016 encounter against Luxembourg on Sunday by focusing on Vicente del Bosque 's next generation of stars . Marca 's main headline reads ` The changing of the guard ' as they focus on David de Gea and Paco Alcacer 's role in the team . Marca and AS preview Spain 's Euro 2016 qualifier against Luxembourg which takes place on Sunday evening . David de Gea , pictured with rival Iker Casillas , will be hoping to start against Luxembourg on Sunday evening . AS , on the other hand , have led their main story around Vicente del Bosque 's quotes on Chelsea striker Diego Costa . Spain international Costa has failed to hit the back of the net in his last six games for La Roja , however Del Bosque has leaped to his defence by praising ` his fantastic attitude and enormous desire ' . Mundo Deportivo are already gearing up for Barcelona 's clash with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu . Their headline reads ` What 's coming is coming ' as they analyse the possibility of Lionel Messi , Luis Suarez and Neymar being unleashed against their La Liga rivals on October 25 . Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 25 . | Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata is attracting interest from Juventus . Arturo Vidal could move in opposite direction as United remain keen . David de Gea and Paco Alcacer could feature against Luxembourg . The duo have been tipped to be the future stars of the Spain national side . Barcelona trio Lionel Messi , Luis Suarez and Neymar could all start against Real Madrid on October 25 . | [[0, 48], [0, 162], [553, 582], [766, 864], [2082, 2165], [2166, 2269]] |
A 77-year-old American man was killed when a small plane crashed near New Providence Island in the Bahamas on Tuesday . The crash also injured the 10 other people on board who have been hospitalized . Their conditions were not immediately known . Police have not yet identified the man who died or his hometown , but initial reports from Bahamas Press said he died of a heart attack . The Southern Air chartered plane departed the island of Eleuthera -LRB- pictured -RRB- headed for Lynden Pindling International Airport on Tuesday morning with 11 people on board . The 10 survivors , including one child , were rescued by a team from the nearby Stuart Cove 's Aqua Adventures and taken by ambulance to Doctors Hospital in Nassau . Superintendent Paul Rolle said the 10-seat Navajo Chieftain went down after departing the nearby island of Eleuthera on Tuesday morning at approximately 8am . The plane was operated by Ferguson Air and was serving as a charter for Southern Air . Police told the Bahamas Press that the pilot was Rufus Ferguson and that he survived . Ferguson alerted officials that he was having problems and tried getting the plane close to shallow water before it lost power some 550 feet -LRB- 170 meters -RRB- from the coast near Clifton Pier in western New Providence . Pilot Rufus Ferguson , who survived , was flying the plane when it went down near New Providence Island , according to local reports . The 10 survivors , including one child , were rescued by a team from the nearby Stuart Cove 's Aqua Adventures and taken by ambulance to Doctors Hospital in Nassau , according to Bahamas newspaper The Tribune . They were four Bahamians and six Americans , according to reports . Officials said the twin-engine plane was heading from Governor 's Harbour , Eleuthera to the Lynden Pindling International Airport when it went down . Early reports said the plane , operated by Southern Air , may have lost an engine . The wreckage sank after impact according to Bahamas Press . The crash was the second fatal plane incident in a month in the Bahamas . In early November , Dr Myles Munroe , Bahamas ' most famous minister , and eight others died in an accident , believed to have been caused by turbulent weather . Munroe was traveling in the Lear 36 Executive Jet with his wife Ruth and several members of their Evangelical congregation to Grand Bahama to attend the 2014 Global Leadership Forum that he organized . As the pilot attempted to land in Freeport , the aircraft careered into a shipping container crane , killing everyone on board . | Ten others were rescued and have been hospitalized . Reports that a child was among the injured on board the 10-seat Navajo Chieftain . Early reports suggested that the plane may have lost an engine . | [[163, 171], [176, 200], [566, 604], [607, 676], [566, 604], [681, 731], [1425, 1463], [1466, 1535], [1425, 1463], [1540, 1588], [763, 870], [763, 791], [802, 890], [1425, 1463], [1591, 1635], [1636, 1640], [1681, 1703], [1636, 1640], [1681, 1703], [1855, 1938], [1874, 1883], [1907, 1938]] |
Adrian Peterson today arrived at a New York hearing to fight back against his indefinite suspension from the National Football League for whipping his four-year-old son with a wooden switch . The Minnesota Vikings running back , who pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault last month , was suspended for the rest of the season for violating the league 's personal conduct policy . But donning a dark blue suit and white shirt , he arrived at the Manhattan appeal at 9am in a bid to get the suspension overturned . He ducked away from photographers as he entered the building . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Arrival : Adrian Peterson was today at a New York hearing to fight back against his indefinite suspension from the National Football League for whipping his son , aged 4 , with a switch . Above , Peterson leaves the hearing . Arrival : Peterson is pictured arriving at the Manhattan-based appeal at 9am amid a crowd of photographers . Dodging cameras : The Minnesota Vikings running back , who pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault last month , was suspended for the rest of the season for violating the league 's personal conduct policy . No comment : But donning a dark blue suit and white shirt , he arrived at the appeal this morning in a bid to get the suspension overturned . He ducked away from waiting photographers as he entered the building . The NFL , whose Commissioner Roger Goodell has formerly told Peterson he will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 , has provided no time frame for a ruling once the appeal ends . However , Peterson may have his hopes up following the league 's highly-controversial recent decision to overturn its indefinite suspension against Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice . Rice , who was suspended after being filmed knocking out his wife , Janay , in an Atlantic City elevator , won his appeal last Friday , meaning he is now eligible to sign with any NFL team immediately . Peterson , who has not played for the Vikings since week one of this season while dealing with the child abuse allegations in Texas , was placed on paid leave while the legal process played out . The 29-year-old disciplined his son using a thin branch last May , leaving severe cuts , welts and bruises on his body . Photos of the boy 's injuries were later released by Houston Police Department . On November 4 , Peterson avoided jail but received probation , a $ 4,000 fine and a requirement to perform 80 hours of community service for the ` discipline ' . Hearing : Peterson -LRB- right -RRB- , who has not played for the Vikings since week one of this season while dealing with the child abuse allegations in Texas , was placed on paid leave while the legal process played out . Running back : However , Peterson -LRB- pictured in 2012 -RRB- may have his hopes up following the league 's highly-controversial recent decision to overturn its indefinite suspension against Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice . Form of ` discipline ' : Peterson disciplined his son using a thin branch last May , leaving severe cuts , welts and bruises on his body . Photos of the boy 's injuries -LRB- above -RRB- were later released by Houston Police Department . But Goodell , who imposed the season-long suspension on November 18 , told the player in an open letter : ` You have shown no meaningful remorse for your conduct . ` When indicted , you acknowledged what you did but said that you would not `` eliminate whooping my kids '' and defended your conduct in numerous published text messages to the child 's mother . ` You also said that you felt `` very confident with my actions because I know my intent '' . ` These comments raise the serious concern that you do not fully appreciate the seriousness of your conduct , or even worse , that you may feel free to engage in similar conduct in the future . ' Peterson , who said he was similarly disciplined as a child , was backed by the NFL Players Association , which called the punishment ` unprecedented , arbitrary , and unlawful . ' Reinstated : Peterson may have his hopes up following the league 's highly-controversial recent decision to overturn its indefinite suspension against Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice -LRB- pictured with his wife , Janay -RRB- . Partying : Rice , who was suspended after being filmed knocking out his wife in an Atlantic City elevator , won his appeal last Friday , meaning he is now eligible to sign with any NFL team . He later went out partying -LRB- pictured -RRB- . The union has argued that the player should get credit for time served on the exempt list . Although Rice was reinstated by the NFL last week , Peterson 's case is very different . The former had already served an initial two-game suspension when he was suspended indefinitely by the league . This led an arbitrator to argue that he was a victim of double jeopardy . Meanwhile , Peterson 's indefinite suspension is the first and only punishment he has received . In addition , while Rice faced a former federal judge with no NFL affiliation , Peterson is making his case to Judge Harold Henderson , a longtime counsel to the league , ABC reported . Previous appearance : Peterson , pictured laughing beside his wife , Ashley , in October , avoided jail but received probation , a $ 4,000 fine and 80 hours of community service for the ` discipline ' of his son in May this year . Rice - who sparked outrage when he was pictured partying just hours after winning his appeal - and Peterson are not the only footballer stars in the limelight for alleged assaults . Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston 's code of conduct hearing is also scheduled to start today following claims he sexually assaulted a female student . Winston has maintained his innocence and was cleared of criminal charges earlier this year . | Adrian Peterson , 29 , arrived at hearing in Manhattan , New York , today . Donning dark blue suit , he ducked away from gathered photographers . Peterson was indefinitely suspended for whipping son , 4 , with switch . He is appealing NFL decision , made by Commissioner Roger Goodell . Union agrees player should get credit for time served on exempt list . Comes just days after footballer Ray Rice , 27 , was reinstated to NFL . Rice , who was filmed punching wife , can sign to teams immediately . | [[0, 191], [622, 669], [846, 914], [1225, 1271], [396, 436], [439, 489], [525, 587], [1165, 1175], [1182, 1222], [1307, 1377], [0, 191], [105, 191], [723, 772], [775, 781], [3208, 3215], [3222, 3271], [4685, 4707], [4715, 4796], [4685, 4796], [4504, 4595], [4525, 4567], [4530, 4540], [4568, 4595], [4605, 4645], [1754, 1760], [1765, 1819], [1754, 1758], [1890, 1956], [4262, 4279], [4284, 4367], [4262, 4270], [4399, 4453]] |
Cristiano Ronaldo has demanded Louis van Gaal be afforded time to shape Manchester United , just like Sir Alex Ferguson got early in his reign , and predicts the Dutchman will eventually bring the title back to Old Trafford . The Real Madrid star is planning to watch United 's clash against Chelsea on Sunday on television in Spain and believes fit-again Angel Di Maria could prove the decisive factor . United trail leaders Chelsea by 10 points having only won three times in eight games and Ronaldo thinks the gap is too large to bridge , signaling Jose Mourinho 's side as would-be champions . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Cristiano Ronaldo in a promotional video for Real Madrid . Cristiano Ronaldo has demanded Louis van Gaal be afforded time to shape Manchester United to his liking . Ronaldo thinks Van Gaal -LRB- pictured -RRB- can lead United to Premier League and Champions League success . But he thinks Van Gaal can lead United into the Champions League places -- and would relish the prospect of dueling with his former side in Europe 's elite competition again . ` Sometimes the coaches need time to change the team to what they want , ' said Ronaldo . ` In the Premier League all the teams are fighting a lot for points and even the clubs at the bottom of the table can beat those at the top . So it is tough . ` I read something recently from Sir Alex Ferguson saying Van Gaal will need time and he is right . In the beginning even Sir Alex did n't win anything for a few years and it was a complicated time for him while he got the team together that he wanted . ` To get a good squad and a good team takes time so lets give Van Gaal the time he needs . He is a fantastic coach and very experienced and I am certain he will make United champions again , if not this year then very spoon after that . ' Di Maria has performed best of all the players bought in Van Gaal 's # 156million summer spree -- scoring or assisting seven goals in his six Premier League games . Ronaldo is still in touch with his former Real team-mate and says the Argentine will raise his game against Mourinho 's men . Ronaldo : ` I read something recently from Sir Alex Ferguson saying Van Gaal will need time and he is right ' ` To change Spain for England is always going to be a big difference because the weather is not the same in Manchester as it is in Madrid . It 's colder , often raining and always cloudy , ' said Ronaldo . ` Of course it is going to be a big , big challenge for him but I am 100 % sure he will be a massive success at United . He will enjoy it I know . CLICK HERE for the match report from Real Madrid 's 3-1 win over Barcelona . ` It 's great that he might be fit to play Chelsea because Angel was always an important player for Real Madrid in the big games -- he always rises to the occasion . ' Ronaldo believes this season is too soon for United to reclaim the title , but is rooting for his old club to finish in the top four . ` Let 's see . They are n't in a good moment because they have dropped many points but they have a good coach and we need to give him time and see what happens . ` It would be amazing and good news for me if they did make the Champions League because I would love to play against them again . Ronaldo believes this season is too soon for United to reclaim the title , but thinks they can finish in the top four . Ronaldo says ` you can never write off Manchester United ' but that Chelsea are already too far ahead this year . ` You can never write off Manchester United . It is only the beginning but it will be tough for United to win the title this year I think because they are already too many points behind Chelsea in my opinion . ` Chelsea are a little bit stronger than all the other teams this year . But of course in the Premier League over a season you never know what can happen . That period near Christmas is really tough and you can easily drop points because there are a lot of games in a really short space of time . ` Chelsea have made a great start and they can be champions . I hope Manchester United can come again at the top of the league . ` At the moment they are many points behind Chelsea and have had some disappointing results at the start of the season . But let 's see what happens it is an exciting league and anything can happen . ' Van Gaal 's Manchester United go into Sunday 's Premier League match against Chelsea sitting eighth . | Cristiano Ronaldo says Louis van Gaal can lead Manchester United to glory . The Real Madrid star scored against Barcelona in their 3-1 win on Saturday . Ronaldo : ` I read something recently from Sir Alex Ferguson saying Van Gaal will need time and he is right ' | [[0, 9], [149, 225], [790, 899], [904, 971], [2572, 2648], [1327, 1375], [1367, 1424], [2109, 2116], [2121, 2200]] |
David de Gea is the overwhelming favourite among Spain fans to replace Iker Casillas . Casillas was at fault for Slovakia 's opening goal -- misjudging Juraj Kucka 's 30-yard free kick -- in Spain 's 2-1 defeat on Thursday . And now Spanish fans have backed De Gea , who has been in fine form for Manchester United , to replace the under fire Real Madrid keeper . David de Gea has been in spectacular form for Manchester United this season with a succession of key saves . Real Madrid 's keeper Iker Casillas made a glaring error , fumbling a free-kick for Slovakia 's opening goal . Age : 23 . Caps : 2 . Clubs : Atletico Madrid , Manchester United . Honours : Premier League , Europa League , UEFA Super Cup . Age : 33 . Caps : 158 . Clubs : Real Madrid . Honours : 5 La Liga titles , 3 Champions League titles , 2 UEFA Super Cup . A poll by Spanish newspaper Marca saw 86 per cent of fans vote for De Gea to be given a chance . De Gea has two caps for Vicente Del Bosque 's side compared to Casillas ' 158 . Spain travel to Luxembourg on Sunday and will be looking to get back to winning ways in their European qualifying campaign . Spanish fans voted 86 per cent in favour of De Gea replacing Casillas in a poll by newspaper Marca . | Spain fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Slovakia in Euro 2016 qualifying . Real Madrid 's goalkeeper Iker Casillas ' error handed Slovakia the lead . Calls in Spain for Casillas to be replaced as the number one keeper . Manchester United 's David de Gea is the clear favourite with fans . | [[87, 137], [473, 529], [473, 508], [532, 583], [49, 86]] |
UFO enthusiasts claim to have spotted Barack Obama 's head on the Martian surface . They says a panoramic image from 2005 taken by the Spirit rover shows a rock shaped uncannily like the President 's head - and that it could be part of a statue . It is the latest in a long line of claims of heads and other structures on the thousands of images sent back from the Martian surface by Nasa 's rovers . Scroll down for video . Is this Obama ? UFO enthusiasts claim the rock looks like the President 's head . The image is taken from the Spirit Rover 's Pancam ` Everest ' panorama , acquired on sols 620 to 622 -LRB- October 1 to 3 , 2005 -RRB- from a position in the Columbia Hills at the true summit of Husband Hill on the Martian surface . The summit region is a broad plateau about 100 meters -LRB- 300 feet -RRB- above the surrounding plains of Gusev crater , consisting mostly of outcrop rocks and windblown drifts . ` Searching for structures on Mars I found this head , ' said Scott Waring of the UFO Sightings Daily blog . ` From the way its standing up I would say that it is a full statue , but is buried from the shoulders down . ' He believes the structure in 3D printed . However , another UFO enthusiast , writing on UFO Sightings Hotspot , altered the image on a computer and found Obama 's head was revealed . ` By cleaning the image in a software program , . I discovered that this relic has an uncanny resemblance to the United States president , Barack Obama . ' The original image is taken from the Spirit Rover 's Pancam ` Everest ' panorama , acquired on sols 620 to 622 -LRB- October 1 to 3 , 2005 -RRB- from a position in the Columbia Hills at the true summit of Husband Hill on the Martian surface . It was released online by Nasa , and even turned into an interactive panorama . Where 's Obama ? The original image of the Martian surface . The image is taken from the Spirit Rover 's Pancam ` Everest ' panorama , acquired on sols 620 to 622 -LRB- October 1 to 3 , 2005 -RRB- from a position in the Columbia Hills at the true summit of Husband Hill on the Martian surface . As the image is zoomed in , a skull-like rock becomes more visible . The summit region of Mars is a broad plateau about 100 meters -LRB- 300 feet -RRB- above the surrounding plains of Gusev crater , consisting mostly of outcrop rocks and windblown drifts . The image is the latest in a series claiming to show faces on Mars . Pareidolia is the psychological response to seeing faces and other significant and everyday items in random stimuli . It is a form of apophenia , which is when people see patterns or connections in random , unconnected data . There have been multiple occasions when people have claimed to see religious images and themes in unexpected places , especially the faces of religious figures . Although UFO experts say the rock has the fave of President Obama , experts say it is simply a case of Pareidolia , the psychological response to seeing faces and other significant and everyday items in random stimulus . Many involve images of Jesus , the Virgin Mary and the word Allah . For example , in September 2007 a callus on a tree resembled a monkey , leading believers in Singapore to pay homage to the Monkey god . Another famous instance was when Mary 's face was a grilled cheese sandwich . Images of Jesus have even been spotted inside the lid of a jar of Marmite and in a potato . For the the last few decades Nasa has spent billions of dollars on a variety of missions to Mars to find out if the planet might once have been habitable . But has a YouTube blogger found evidence for past life on Mars in the form of a human face-like rock hidden in an old Nasa photo ? The answer , of course , is an emphatic ` no ' , but that has n't stopped the UFO enthusiast from suggesting that the rock may be a sign the planet was once inhabited . On his website UFO Sightings Daily Mr Waring said he has ` found a new face ' on Mars . The discovery was seemingly made by the Sojourner rover on Mars back on 22 July 1997 , but not unearthed by Mr Waring until now . In a video he expresses bafflement that Nasa has pointed out features on Mars , including the face , with arrows in the image . ` This rover found some objects and Nasa was pointing them out with different arrows . ' I was just thinking ` wow Nasa 's really not helping us at all find any of these objects on Mars ' and bam , there is an arrow pointing right to the face . ' The actual ` face ' spotted by Mr Waring is in the bottom left of the main image . It appears to bear a resemblance to a human face with a nose , chin , eyes and so on . Sadly for Mr Waring and similar UFO enthusiasts , this rock like so many others has a simple explanation . Scott Waring has previously claimed he has found signs of life in an old Nasa photo -LRB- Mr Waring has highlighted the ` facial ' features to the right -RRB- . The image comes from the Washington-based agency 's first rover on Mars , called Sojourner , which landed on Mars on 4 July 1997 . In the image the rock seems to have a human-like appearance . Sojourner was a rover that travelled with the Mars Pathfinder mission . It landed on Mars on 4 July 1997 and became the first rover to operate on the surface of the red planet . It was designed to last just seven days on Mars but stayed active for 83 Martian days , eventually losing communication with Earth on 27 September 1997 . In its time on Mars the rover travelled a bit more than 330ft -LRB- 100 metres -RRB- . The rover returned more than 550 images and , through chemical analyses of rocks and soil , also suggested that Mars may have once been warm and wet . Namely , it is simply a chance alignment that tricks the brain into thinking it is seeing a face - known as face pareidolia . Mr Waring also added : ` Of course Nasa noticed it , but they did n't label the reason for the arrow . ' However , looking up the image in Nasa 's library of images reveals the true reasons for the arrows . ` The large rounded rocks in the distance , marked by the red arrows , are comparable to ` Yogi ' said Nasa . Yogi , found previously by Sojourner , was the first rock on Mars found to be made of basalt , which suggested the planet was once volcanic . Its smoothness also hinted at a wet past for the planet . ' A second population of smaller , angular rocks -LRB- blue arrows -RRB- in the foreground have unweathered surfaces even on the downwind side , except where covered on their tops by drift ' Nasa continued . ` The third kind of rock -LRB- white arrows -RRB- is white and flat , and includes ` Scooby Doo ' in the foreground . ' ` Scooby doo ' was a pink rock that was coated with a crusty substance and contained a lot of rust . Mr Waring says this indicates the planet was once inhabited . However the rock is nothing more than a case of pareidolia - when our brain tricks us into see human faces in objects like Jesus in toast . Nasa also said the arrows simply showed different types of rock . The image was taken by Nasa 's Sojourner rover on 22 July 1997 . This particular rock had an unweathered surface that appeared to have been unaffected by wind on Mars - but it was not a sign that some sort of intelligent civilisation carved a face into the rock . The agency explains how the image is a 360-degree colour gallery pan looking to the northeast of Mars . In it the colours have been exaggerated to highlight the differences between rocks and soils . The image is actually fairly remarkable as it is one of the first images ever taken by a rover - in this case Sojourner - on Mars . Sojourner -LRB- seen here with the Yogi rock -RRB- was a rover that travelled with the Mars Pathfinder mission . It landed on Mars on 4 July 1997 and became the first rover to operate on the surface of the red planet . It was designed to last just seven days on Mars but stayed active for 83 Martian days until 27 September 1997 . | Image comes from Nasa 's Spirit Rover . In the image a rock seems to have a human-like appearance . 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Fran McGlinn played a key member of his high school basketball team despite being diagnosed with a debilitating heart condition . A Philadelphia Catholic high school basketball coach has been fired after he was allegedly identified as being part of the group that brutally attacked a gay couple . Fran McGlinn , 25 , is said to have been among about dozen men and women in their twenties who participated in the attack on a 28 - and 26-year-old gay couple , according to Philadelphia Daily News . One of the victims told CBS Philadelphia that three men started ` pummeling ' him and knocked him to the ground . The two men were walking near 16th and Chancellor streets in the Center City area of Philadelphia just before 11pm on September 11 when the group of men and women confronted them , the 28-year old told CBS Philadelphia . His 26-year-old boyfriend said that the men in the group asked if the two were a couple and , when he confirmed , the men began to pummel them both . The 28-year-old had to be hospitalized with a large cut on his face . His jaw had to be wired shut due to severe fractures . The 26-year-old boyfriend suffered bruises to his face , CBS Philadelphia reports . Kenneth Gavin , a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia , told the Daily News that McGlinn has been fired and prohibited from working at any archdiocesan school . Seen on camera : The group of about 12 white men and women were caught on video walking in Rittenhouse Square . Gavin said that McGlinn had been serving as a coach on a ` contract basis ' at the high school and was not a teacher . McGlinn graduated from Wood High School in 2007 and was a key member of the school 's men 's varsity basketball team , the Wood Vikings . The Daily News reported that McGlinn continued to be a member of the basketball team , AAU teams as well as attending practices despite suffering from a debilitating heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy . McGlinn wrote in an online profile that after being diagnosed , doctor 's told him that he could ` never play basketball again . ' People have taken to social media to aid authorities in the search for the ` persons of interest . ' After news of the attack spread , internet sleuths used social media to help identify the people said to have been involved in the incident . Photographed here , the more than a dozen men and women who are ` people of interest ' in the same-sex couple attack , are seen dining at La Viola . Fine dining : The group was photographed dining at La Viola restaurant near Rittenhouse Square prior to the attack . The restaurant has since come under fire by social media users . Particularly , CBS Philadelphia reported , that one Twitter user utilized his more than 6,000 followers to identify the alleged attackers . One follower tweeted a photo of the group at a restaurant prior to the time of the attack as a result of the user 's efforts . The Twitter user told CBS Philadelphia that he would use photos his followers would send him and match them to a surveillance video released by authorities . Since the investigation began , social media users have uncovered that the group dined at a Center City restaurant called La Viola just before the time of the attack . The surveillance video shows the group walking near Rittenhouse Square . The restaurant itself has since come under fire from social media users even though its officials say they were in no way involved in the attack . Person of interest : A new ` person of interest ' was interviewed by authorities , he refused to comment . CBS Philadelphia reported this statement from the restaurant 's officials : ` We were horrified to learn any of our patrons could have been involved in such a crime . Our thoughts are with the victims and we wish the gentleman a speedy recovery . ' Daily News reports that though the incident was initially investigated as a hate crime , the District Attorney 's Office say the case may not fit that standard . Under current law , a hate crime includes incidents motivated by race , ethnicity , or religion -- not sexual orientation . | Fran McGlinn was fired from Archbishop Wood High School and prohibited from working at any Catholic school in the Philadelphia area . One victim was hospitalized with a large cut on his face and had to have his jaw wired shut . Social media users are helping police identify ` persons of interest ' from surveillance footage . | [[130, 258], [1191, 1204], [1257, 1361], [982, 1051], [1052, 1106], [1052, 1059], [1064, 1106], [2081, 2179], [2102, 2108], [2115, 2179], [2182, 2213], [2216, 2323]] |
Real Madrid and Manchester United have sold an average of 1.5 million official replica shirts globally each year over the past five years - making them the two most popular shirts in football . The commercial giants of Spanish and English football topped sales numbers from the 2009-10 season to the 2013-14 season inclusive , according to figures from authoritative new research by a leading international sports marketing consultancy . Real Madrid topped the charts , closely followed by Manchester United . Barcelona are No 3 on the sales list , followed by Bayern Munich , Chelsea , Arsenal and Liverpool . VIDEO Scroll down for Manchester United unveil their new kit . Leading the way : Real Madrid are at the top of the charts having sold around 1.58 m shirts per year . Magnificent Seven : Angel di Maria is the latest to wear the iconic Manchester United number seven shirt . 1 - Real Madrid 1,580,000 . 2 - Manchester United 1,490,000 . 3 - Barcelona 1,190,000 . 4 - Bayern Munich 945,000 . 5 - Chelsea 875,000 . 6 - Arsenal 825,000 . 7 - Liverpool 805,000 . 8 - Marseille 385,000 . 9 - Juventus 375,000 . 10 - PSG 335,000 . 11 - Fenerbahce 325,000 . 12 - Inter Milan 300,000 . Source : PR Marketing . The strength of the Premier League was once again confirmed , with four English clubs featuring in the top 12 most popular shirt sellers . Spain , France and Italy both provided two teams , while Germany and Turkey providing one team each . The biggest surprise perhaps is that despite winning a number of trophies in recent seasons , current Premier League champions Manchester City have not yet translated that success into massive shirt sales . City sold close to 300,000 shirts last season according to the research , but their five-year average is closer to 200,000 per year - not yet enough to bring the club among the biggest sellers . Based on an average shirt price of # 40 for a short-sleeved adult shirt , revenues from shirts alone are worth approximately # 60million a year to Real Madrid and Manchester United and # 35m to the other leading Premier League clubs . Popular : Barcelona are third in the sales list behind rivals Real Madrid and Manchester United . Surprise : Premier League champions Manchester City do not feature among the biggest shirt sellers . Big seller : Chelsea are the second most popular English club in terms of shirt sales . The figures have been compiled by veteran analyst Dr Peter Rohlmann and his team at the consulting bureau , PR Marketing , who have worked as consultants to major brands , leagues and other organisations . Rohlmann says : ` Changes of kit supplier and sporting success - as well as global appeal and international presence - continue to be the main reasons for shirt sales . ' In terms of overall merchandise sales -- the sale of shirts plus other kit , including boots , tracksuits and other clothing , bags and even club-branded balls -LRB- not covered in this research -RRB- - it is understood that Manchester United and Liverpool remain the two biggest global sellers , outselling their Spanish rivals . | Real Madrid lead the way by selling an estimated 1.58 m shirts per year . Manchester United and Barcelona are trying to keep pace with Real . Chelsea , Arsenal and Liverpool appear in PR Marketing 's top 12 shortlist . Premier League champions Manchester City do not feature among the biggest sellers . | [[438, 489], [692, 732], [719, 776], [457, 467], [470, 509], [532, 546], [549, 610], [1278, 1349], [1452, 1658], [1546, 1607], [1619, 1658], [2198, 2287]] |
Fans of one of Brazil 's biggest football teams will be able to show their allegiance for all eternity after the club confirmed plans to open a dedicated cemetery for their supporters . Sao Paulo-based club Corinthians say up to 70,000 plots will be made available for fans in the ` Corinthians Forever ' graveyard which is due to open in 2015 . The vast complex will also become the final resting place of legendary players as the club announced the remains of up to 100 recognised figures from Corinthians history will be moved there . For whom the final whistle tolls : Fanatical Corinthians fans can now choose to be buried alongside club legends at the team 's official graveyard . Plots will cost between $ 1,870 -LRB- # 1,169 -RRB- and $ 3,240 -LRB- # 2,027 -RRB- depending on the area of the complex selected and proximity to club idols who will also be laid to rest at the site . Corinthians , or Sport Club Corinthians Paulista , are one of the most famous names in Brazilian football , winning five national titles in their 104-year history , one Copa Libertadores and two FIFA Club World Cups . Taking their name from the famous amateur side Corinthian , they were founded in 1910 after the English side blitzed all before them on a tour of Brazil . Idols : Late club legends Teleco , left , and Socrates , right . It is not known whether they will be among the 100 figures from Corinthians history to be moved to the new graveyard . The club , which is historically left-wing due to its founding by immigrant labourers , has had its fair share of legends plying their trade at the 40,000 Pacaembu Stadium . Most notable was Socrates . The Brazilian captain from the magical national side of 1982 was in his pomp for Corinthians between 1978 and 1984 . He passed away in 2011 . The Doctor was inspirational on and off the pitch , where he would often wear a shirt printed with ` Democracia ' in protest at the military government running the country at the time . Before him there was Roberto Rivelino , famed for taking trickery to a new level and having a powerful left foot . The Sao Paulo-based club say up to 70,000 plots will be made available for fans in the ` Corinthians Forever ' graveyard , which is due to open in 2015 . The attacking midfielder was christened ` King of the Park ' by fans after coming through the youth ranks in 1965 and featuring for the next nine years . He infamously played in the shock state final defeat to Palmeiras in 1974 in what turned out to be last game . The fans made him a scapegoat and never forgave him , accusing him of bringing bad luck in an era where the club went without a state trophy between 1954 and 1977 . The cemetery will also include function rooms , landscaped gardens , a restaurant and a lake and nature reserve , said Ricardo Polito , chief executive of the company in charge of the construction . | Corinthians set to open ` Corinthians Forever ' graveyard in 2015 . Sao Paulo-based club says up to 70,000 plots will be made available for fans . Remains of up to 100 figures from Corinthians history will be moved there . Cost of plots will depend on the proximity to club idols . | [[109, 185], [277, 314], [321, 345], [2174, 2211], [2220, 2244], [186, 241], [186, 218], [229, 314], [2091, 2138], [2091, 2115], [2126, 2211], [346, 436], [428, 515], [468, 537], [831, 844], [849, 888], [1386, 1445], [743, 844]] |
Bobby Keys , the saxophonist who played with the Rolling Stones , Eric Clapton and Buddy Holly , has died at the age of 70 at his home in Tennessee . According to friends Keys had been suffering with long-term liver problems following his well-documented problems with alcohol and heroin . While he played with many Rock 'n Roll legends during the 60s and 70s , Keys was best known for his work with the Stones - including tracks Brown Sugar , Live With Me , and Emotional Rescue . Scroll down for video . Bobby Keys , saxophonist for the Rolling Stones -LRB- Pictured left and right , on stage with Keith Richards -RRB- , has died today after suffering from liver problems following problems with alcohol and heroin in his youth . In a statement , the band said : ` The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player , Bobby Keys . ` Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960s . He will be greatly missed . ' ` He was a good friend and an inspiration to play with , ' said . long-time friend and Nashville rock veteran Michael Webb , who . performed with Keys in a band of Southern rock all-stars called . Bobby Keys and the Suffering Bastards . He added : ` About two months ago , he started wrestling with his health.He has been in and out of -LRB- the hospital -RRB- several times . ' Keys initially made a name for himself playing sax for Buddy Holly at the tender age of 15 in Texas , before playing on Elvis Presley 's ` Return to Sender . ' From there he was picked up by Eric Clapton for the Derek and the Dominos project and made his way to London , where he fell in with George Harrison , John Lennon , and Keith Moon . He met the Stones in the mid - '60s while they were on the same bill in San Antonio , Texas , and was distraught that the British rockers had recorded a cover of Buddy Holly 's Not Fade Away . ' I said , `` Hey , that was Buddy 's song '' , ' Keys recalled in Richards ' memoir Life , published in 2010 . ` Who are these pasty-faced , funny-talking , skinny-legged guys to come over here and cash in on Buddy 's song ? ' Keys started playing sax for Buddy Holly , and met the Stones when they came to Texas . Outraged that they had covered a Holly song , he went to confront them but was so impressed he joined them instead . Keys -LRB- far right , on stage with Mick Jagger , Keith Richards and Charlie Watts -RRB- became famous for his nights of partying . He once missed a Stones show after taking a bath in Dom Perignon champagne . But once Keys listened more closely , he decided the Stones were playing ` actual rock and roll ' , an opinion the Stones more than shared about Keys . He first recorded with the Stones in the late 1960s , and toured and recorded with them off and on over the following decades . While it was Keys ' sax playing that had made him famous , he would soon become infamous for his nights of boozing and drug-taking . Despite being a close friend of the Stones , he was allegedly banned from touring with the group for 10 years in 1973 after filling a bathtub full of Dom Perignon champagne , going for a dip , and then failing to make a show . Around the same time he also sought help for his heroin addiction , which , according to his autobiography , he picked up after touring with Jagger . Keys was not a full-time member of the Stones but frequently . led the horn section when the band went into the studio or on . the road . Keys split with the band in 1973 after becoming addicted to heroin , but managed to clean himself up before playing with the group again -LRB- pictured left alongside Ron Wood -RRB- . Keys wrote about his wild lifestyle , including taking heroin with Keith Richards and filling a bath with champagne , in his autobiography Every Night 's A Saturday Night -LRB- pictured left signing a copy for a fan -RRB- . He also helped the band work on seminal albums such as ` Let It Bleed , ' ` Sticky Fingers , ' ` Exile on Main St. ' and ` Goats Head Soup . ' During the making of Exile on Main Street , Keys was also open about his drug and alcohol use , once saying : ` Hell , yeah , there was some pot around , there was some whiskey bottles around , there was scantily clad women . Hell , it was rock 'n' roll ! ' Keith Richards also paid tribute today , saying : ' I have lost the largest pal in the world and I ca n't express the sense of sadness I feel , although Bobby would tell me to cheer up . ' | Bobby Keys began playing for Buddy Holly while he was just 15 years old . Met Stones while they were playing on the same bill in San Antonio , Texas . 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There are rumors of romance surrounding Caroline Wozniacki and Washington Redskins player Ryan Kerrigan after the pair attended a charity function together . Wozniacki , whose engagement with top-ranked golfer Rory McIlroy ended very publicly this Spring , was pictured at the DC-area charity event with the linebacker on Monday night . According to CSN Washington , the two spent the evening in close proximity and quiet conversation , though both declined to comment on their relationship status . There are rumors of romance surrounding Caroline Wozniacki and Washington Redskins player Ryan Kerrigan after the pair attended a charity function together -LRB- pictured -RRB- on Monday night . When they arrived at the live auction to benefit a D.C. area high school athletic department , Kerrigan hovered by the 24-year-old 's side and looked on slightly awkwardly as she chatted to fellow guests . Kerrigan , 26 , spoke at the event , but not about his date , and Wozniacki turned down attempts for interviews . Later in the night they were snapped talking as they sat down at a table , although they were careful to remain neutral in their body image . Wozniacki , who is worth an estimated $ 24million , was due to be married last month , but McIlroy ended their relationship at the end of May this year , just days after the couple sent out their wedding invitations . Wozniacki , who is worth an estimated $ 24million , was due to be married last month , but McIlroy ended their relationship at the end of May this year , just days after the couple sent out their wedding invitations . At the time , the Northern Irish golfer said the end of the three-year relationship was ` mutual and amicable ' - but now Wozniacki has revealed McIlroy broke up with her out of the blue during a ten-minute call and did not even give her ' a face-to-face ' . Speaking about the break-up , she told In Depth With Graham Bensinger on Yahoo! News : ` It was very hard because he made it very public from the start . He put out a press release so I did n't have a choice , you know , it just got put in my face . ` Oh I was shocked . I thought at least , you know , I would get a face to face or something . But there was nothing -- it was just a phone call and I did not hear from him again . '' I do n't think you expect to find yourself in a situation like that , you ca n't prepare yourself or your body for anything like that so I think I was in a bit of a shocked phase there for a while . ' She said after she was left ` shocked ' , but says she now intends to date a taller man . Multi-millionaire McIlroy , who won the coveted British Open in July , announced he and Wozniacki had split earlier this year because he was not ready for ` all that marriage entails ' . He later said in a statement released through Dublin-based communications consultants that the ` problem is mine ' . At the time , he said it would be difficult to concentrate on the tournament on the back of a public break-up . But days later , McIlroy went on to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth . His form continued and , in July , he won the British Open by a clear margin , before going on to win the U.S. PGA Championship . Wozniacki , who was born in Denmark to Polish parents , became world number one in 2012 . Kerrigan is having a good year for his team - he is currently in the top 10 in sacks and forced fumbles in the league , according to EPSN . He later claimed that the break-up was the reason behind his unstoppable form , saying : ' I think what happened has been for the best in terms of my golf . ` I 've put a bit more time into it and it has refocused me . I mean , what else do I have to do now ? ' According to sources , their wedding was due to take place at the Rockefeller Centre in New York on November 8 . In a statement after their break-up , McIlroy said : ` The problem is mine . ` The wedding invitations issued at the weekend made me realise that I was n't ready for all that marriage entails . ' I wish Caroline all the happiness she deserves and thank her for the great times we 've had . ' Ms Wozniacki , who was born in Denmark to Polish parents , became world number one in 2012 . Kerrigan is having a good year for his team - he is currently in the top 10 in sacks and forced fumbles in the league , according to EPSN . . | Seen at the DC-area charity event with the linebacker on Monday night . Both refused to comment on their relationship status . Spent the evening near each other as they chatted to guests . Wozniacki 's engagement with golfer Rory McIlroy ended this spring . | [[110, 146], [158, 167], [248, 336], [610, 661], [656, 694], [444, 499], [367, 434], [1015, 1038], [1044, 1087], [1248, 1308], [1466, 1526], [2577, 2602], [2648, 2702]] |
Singer Jill Scott has come in for flak from her fans after repeatedly tweeting her support for Bill Cosby after a series of rape allegations made against him resurfaced in recent weeks . Earlier this year the Philadelphia-born singer received an honorary doctorate from Temple University and was photographed receiving it from Cosby . The comedian resigned from the university 's board of trustees on Tuesday after several weeks of old accusations resurfacing . Singer Jill Scott has come in for flak from her fans after repeatedly tweeting her support for Bill Cosby after a series of rape allegations made against him resurfaced in recent weeks . Last week one of Scott 's followers tweeted her a link to a petition asking Temple to end its relationship with Cosby - but she instead tweeted her support for the comedian . Last week one of Scott 's followers tweeted her a link to a petition asking Temple to end its relationship with Cosby . Instead of supporting the cause , Scott tweeted her support for the 77-year-old comedian and actor . ` So they 've proven the alleged allegations ? I did n't know . Will they also be giving him back the millions he 's donated ? ' she tweeted . The singer soon started receiving a number of tweets from followers expressing their disappointment and even anger with her stance . ` Disappointed in Jill . Did u need an indictment to believe mike Browns family ? , ' tweeted one fan . On November 30 , another follower tweeted that Scott was n't respecting her platform as an influential performer regarding her tweets in support of Cosby . The Philadelphia-born singer received an honorary doctorate from Temple University in May and was photographed receiving it from Cosby . Scott has repeatedly stood by her support for Cosby in discussions on Twitter with followers who have taken her to task . ` It 's hearsay in a court of law . Tis all . Trust . If this is true , he 'll face his due just like everyone , ' she said in one tweet . ` For a world traveled , educated , woman AND mother to take up for a man who has abused women in his past is disheartening , ' hit back one person . Scott then posted another tweet saying , ` I 'm respecting a man who has done more for the image of Brown people that almost anyone EVER . From Fat Albert to the Huxtables . ' The singer continued to defend Cosby as recently as yesterday whens he accused the media and society of ` attempting to destroy his magnificent legacy ' . After multiple Twitter exchanges defending Cosby , Scott tweeted about rape calling it a cowardly crime and advising her followers to ` GET EVIDENCE ' if raped . ` Rape is a despicable , cowardly crime . If you 've been raped - plz do NOT shower , go to police IMMEDIATELY , have a rap -LRB- sic -RRB- kit done . GET EVIDENCE . ' On Monday Scott accused the media and society of attempting to destroy Cosby 's ` magnificent legacy ' Tears : Dickinson , 59 , broke down during the CNN interview , where she said Cosby had given her a pill which made her black out , and that she woke up after he raped her . On CNN on Monday night , Janice Dickinson described in graphic detail how Bill Cosby allegedly drugged then raped her in a Lake Tahoe hotel room more than 30 years ago . The former supermodel , 59 , broke down in tears during the live television interview and accused Cosby of using the offer of career advancement to lure her to a hotel room where he drugged her and raped her while she was unconscious . Dickinson said she recalled waking up in extreme pain with Cosby 's semen staining her clothes , after which she fled . Cosby 's resignation from Temple was also announced on Monday , he had been a trustee since 1982 and was a frequent visitor , commencement speaker and attendee at basketball games . In the statement , first obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer , Cosby said : ' I have always been proud of my association with Temple University . Speech : The 77-year-old comedian and actor , who had been a trustee since 1982 , was a frequent visitor , commencement speaker -LRB- pictured -RRB- and attendee at basketball games at the Philadelphia-based institution . ' I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and its students . As a result , I have tendered my resignation from the Temple University Board of Trustees . ' Patrick O'Connor , chairman of the board of trustees , said that Cosby does not want to be a distraction to his colleagues . He added that the board ` accepts Dr. Cosby 's resignation from the board and thanks him for his service to the university ' . The resignation is believed to be effective immediately . Mr O'Connor had defended Cosby in a 2005 civil suit filed by a former Temple basketball employee , who accused the star of molesting her at his suburban Philadelphia mansion a year earlier . Cosby , who has been with his wife Camille for the last 51 years , and the woman later settled for undisclosed terms . But since the lawsuit was filed , at least 17 other alleged victims have come forward to claim that the star drugged and sexually abused them in decades past . Chatting : Cosby is pictured stopping to talk with a Temple cheerleader as he makes his way to the sidelines . The comedian has strongly denied any wrongdoing and has never been criminally charged . His lawyer has previously called the allegations ` unsubstantiated ' and ` discredited ' . Cosby 's decision to resign from the board of trustees reportedly follows a series of high-level talks by university leaders , many of whom had spoken in support of the Temple graduate . It also follows many other universities ' decisions to sever ties with the star , who has donated millions of dollars to numerous academic institutions , and has close links to many others . The University of Massachusetts Amherst , where Cosby got his graduate degrees , recently said it had asked him to step down as honorary co-chairman of its $ 300 million fundraising campaign . And the Berklee College of Music will reportedly no longer award a scholarship in his name . At Temple , an online petition urging the university to cut ties with Cosby had garnered more than 1,000 signatures by Monday afternoon . | The singer has come in for flak from her fans after repeatedly tweeting her support for Bill Cosby over the past week . Earlier this year the Philadelphia-born singer received an honorary doctorate from Temple University and was photographed receiving it from Cosby . ` So they 've proven the alleged allegations ? I did n't know . 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The dancer girlfriend of NSA leaker Edward Snowden was left on her own - without even any money to support herself - her father says . Jonathan Mills said daughter Lindsay Mills was devastated by Mr Snowden 's abandonment and is still trying to piece her life back together . The concerned father recently told the Guardian his daughter , 28 , was ` left to fend for herself ' by Mr Snowden and ` trying to make sense of everything and come up with a plan for herself . ' Forgiven : Jonathan Mills , the father of the NSA leaker 's girlfriend Lindsay Mills , says his daughter was left penniless and to ` fend for herself ' heartbroken : Mr Mills said his daughter is still trying to make sense of all that has happened . Stunning : Lindsay Mills , 28 , took to her blog on Monday to detail her heartbreak over being suddenly left by Mr Snowden . Jonathan Mills said Lindsay had not spoken to the wanted man since he left and that neither he nor his daughter had anything to do with his series of NSA spy program leaks . ` He said I 'm just going on a trip for business for a couple of weeks and I 'll be coming back . She heard what had happened on the news , ' the father recalled . ` She was basically left to fend for herself . ' The polar opposites had dated for five years after meeting through an online dating site , he added . They were planning a future together . ` Up until she heard that he was in Hong Kong she was in the back of her mind planning marriage and a life together , ' said Jonathan Mills . He further described the differences between the two . Lindsay is ` very artistic , free spirit and open - the opposite of me and Mr Snowden . ' Jonathan Mills said in a previous interview that he has already forgiven Mr Snowden for . putting his family through hell - even though his daughter faced arrest . and a possible prison sentence in the plot 's early days . She had previously written on her blog about how she was ` adrift ' at losing Mr Snowden , who she described as her ` mystery man ' . He is currently living in Russia after being granted asylum by president Vladimir Putin . Family members have said in the past that Lindsay was with friends on the West Coast , though she could still be in Hawaii . Tiny dancer : Lindsay Mills has posted numerous photos and videos on her personal blog of herself pole dancing . Devastated : ` My world has opened and closed all at once . Leaving me lost at sea without a compass , ' Lindsay Mills writes about being suddenly left by her ` mystery man ' Jonathan said in the previous interview : ` I 've met Ed . He 's very nice , shy reserved . They 've been dating four or five years . ' Asked if he was surprised at what Snowden did , he added ` it was n't out of character . He 's always had strong convictions of right and wrong so it kind of makes sense , but it was a shock . ' He was not even angry that he was being put in this position , saying ` alright , I understand . ' He said that he did not know if his own views or those of his daughter - who dislikes the surveillance state - had any influence on Snowden . Earlier , a blonde woman in her 50s thought to be Jonathan 's girlfriend went into his house and claimed to be the best friend of Lindsay 's ' mother Martha . She said : ` He -LRB- Jonathan -RRB- has nothing to do with it and she -LRB- Lindsay -RRB- has nothing to do with it ' . Keeping a secret : Snowden says he never told his girlfriend about his life-altering plans , saying he left weeks ago saying only that he had to travel for business . Since Mr Snowden leaked the data , he has effectively brought an end to any future he hoped to have with his girlfriend . The pair seemed blissfully happy even though they appear to be totally different people . She is an extrovert who enjoys walking around naked whenever she can , spends her Sunday evenings in circus classes and surrounds herself with bohemian eccentrics . The title of her blog reads : ` Adventures of a world-traveling , pole-dancing super hero . ' Mr Snowden , by contrast , is a shy computer geek from a suburban family who likes to spend Sundays at football games and needed to be coaxed out of his shell to even do karaoke . In the days after the scandal broke , she took to her blog - where she has posted dozens of photos of herself semi-naked - to tell of her heartbreak . ` My world has opened and closed all at once . Leaving me lost at sea without a compass , ' she wrote . ` As I type this on my tear-streaked keyboard I 'm reflecting on all the faces that have graced my path . ` The ones I laughed with . The ones I 've held . The one I 've grown to love the most . And the ones I never got to bid adieu . Better times : Lindsay Mills seen here with Ed Snowden before he suddenly took off for Hong Kong after leaking confidential information . ` But sometimes life does n't afford proper goodbyes . ' It was an awful turn of events for Ms Mills , who had lived with Mr Snowden since at least 2009 when they were in Japan together . In 2012 , he whisked her 8,000 miles from their home south of Baltimore , Maryland to Hong Kong where family friends thought they got married because it was a ` special place ' for them . The NSA leaker curiously fled to a luxury hotel Hong Kong just as the revelations were beginning to be made public , after he decided to release the secret documents about the NSA 's surveillance programs . He never told his heartbroken girlfriend about his plan - saying only that he needed to leave for a few weeks and offering a vague explanation . When he revealed his identity in the Guardian he said he expected he might never see his family again . Add Ms Mills to that list of people . | Jonathan Mills , father of Edward Snowden girlfriend Lindsay Mills , said the NSA leaker left his daughter ` to fend for herself ' Lindsay Mills dated Mr Snowden for five years and shared an apartment with him in Hawaii . Mr Snowden is living under asylum in Russia . | [[0, 95], [135, 221], [276, 296], [344, 374], [348, 469], [472, 480], [483, 497], [559, 621], [1187, 1231], [1495, 1516], [2614, 2655], [4908, 4922], [4927, 4972], [2019, 2034], [2042, 2108], [2019, 2021], [2025, 2108]] |
Teenage boys are often stereotyped as the typical computer game players , but new research suggests that girls might actually be better at making the games in the first place . Computer scientists from have found that girls asked to create a computer game tend to write more complex programs than boys do . The girls also learned more about coding as they were writing the games . Girls were found to write more sophisticated games and use more event triggers than boys did in the study . The findings from the University of Sussex come amid concerns that too few computer science graduates are female . In the UK just 17 per cent of those to graduate in the UK with a computer science degree were women . Researchers believe that despite being more gifted programmers , many teenage girls are put off computers by the portrayal of programmers as nerdy boys on television and film . Dr Judith Good , from the school of engineering and informatics at the University of Sussex , said it may be possible to find new ways of motivating girls to take part in the subject . Teenage boys are often stereotyped as the typical computer game players , but new research suggests that girls might actually be better at making the games in the first place . She said : ` Given that girls ' attainment in literacy is higher than boys across all stages of the primary and secondary school curriculum , it may be that explicitly tying programming to an activity that they tend to do well in leads to a commensurate gain in their programming skills . ` In other words , if girls ' stories are typically more complex and well developed , then when creating stories in games , their stories will also require more sophisticated program in order for their games to work . ' In the study , which is to be published in the journal Computers & Education , pupils aged between 12 and 13 years old spent eight weeks creating their own three dimensional role playing games . Boys can develop a rather unhealthy relationship with their games console , choosing to spend more time with it than they do in the real world in some cases . These were built on simple computer code , called scripts , that describe what happens if a particular situation arises . The researchers developed a new programming language called Flip , which allows users to create scripts by connecting graphical blocks together . Different events were used by pupils to trigger their scripts , such as when a character is killed in the game . The girls tended to use seven different triggers , almost twice as many as the boys . They were much more successful at creating complex scripts . Boys nearly always chose to trigger their scripts on when a character says something , which is the first and easiest trigger to learn . Films that portray computer programmers as geeky boys , like in the 1983 movie Wargames starring Matthew Broaderick and Ally Sheedy , are blamed for turning many girls off studying computer science at university . In the battle of the sexes , boys have always been thought to perform better in subjects like maths and science . But a review of 308 studies involving more than 1.1 million children has now completely overturned this long-held stereotype . The study , which looked at data from 1914 to 2011 , suggests that girls do better in school than boys -- and have been doing so for at least 100 years . Not only that , but the research claims that girls do better at all ages , in all subjects and all over the world . According to the data , compiled by the University of New Brunswick in Canada , girls have been outperforming boys throughout their academic careers , from infant school to secondary school . The differences are the biggest in language and the smallest in maths , but even in these subjects girls get better grades on average , researchers said . The degree of gender difference in grades increased from infant school , but decreased between secondary school and college . The research suggests stereotypes that portray computer gaming and programming as the preserve of young males are inaccurate and that girls are perhaps better suited to building the games . Indeed recent research in the US has shown that around half of America 's 190 million gamers are now women . Dr Good added : ` Our results were encouraging from a gender perspective . ' A substantial body of research exists which focuses on finding ways to motivate girls to engage with programming but few directly compare relative performance across genders . ` In our study , we found that more girls created more scripts which were both more varied in terms of the range of actions they used , and more complex in terms of the computational constructs they contained . ` The fact that girls appear to be using more complex triggers is encouraging from a computational perspective . ` Furthermore , it suggests that girls are not relying solely on conversations to drive the plots of their stories , but are instead using events such as moving between areas or acquiring items as significant plot events . ' Not many female faces : Most of the computer games fans who queue up to buy the latest releases like Destiny tend to be young men and teenage boys yet girls may be better at writing the games . | Study by Sussex University shows girls were better at programming . Teenage girls wrote better programs to create more complex games . Just 17 per cent of computer science graduates in the UK are women . Researchers believe film portrayals of nerdy computer geeks puts girls off . Girls should be taught computing to take advantage of their literacy skills . | [[177, 301], [218, 301], [270, 306], [381, 459], [604, 705], [706, 882], [769, 882], [2773, 2851], [2898, 2986]] |
With its long body , sharp teeth and fur these images show what looks like a monster out of a horror movie . And at first people were left baffled by the skeleton of the unknown animal , which was found by soldiers washed up on a Russian beach . The discovery prompted the Russian special forces to remove the carcass to carry out an in-depth study on the ` unknown ' skeleton . Scroll down for video . The creature , which was found washed up on a beach on Sakhalin island in the most eastern part of Russia by soldiers . The remains appeared to show the animal once had a large mouth and sharp teeth , similar to that of a crocodile or alligator . The soldiers who discovered the bones snapped pictures of the unknown creature before it was taken away by Russian special forces . But despite the theories that it could have been the remains of a pre-historic creature , it turned out the bones were in fact from a large beluga whale . The remains were discovered on the shoreline in Sakhalin , an island in the most eastern part of Russia , which is near to Japan . The images of the skeleton , which first emerged in 2006 , were snapped by the soldiers before it was removed from the beach by Russian special forces . But initial tests on the bones and teeth showed that it was not a fish , while the skeleton showed that it was n't a crocodile or alligator . It was also said to have measured in at around 20 feet long and had skin , with hair and fur . But after being examined by marine experts , it transpired that the skeleton was that of a beluga whale . The large fossil measured in at around seven metres long and had skin , with hair and fur . Theories on what the animal might be had ranged from a whale to a plesiosaur , a marine creature from the triassic period , before it was established it was a beluga whale . But after several marine experts took one look at the pictures of the skeleton 's skull , they quickly established that it was a beluga whale . They also released the picture of a whale 's skull to show the similarity of the two sets of bones . Before being shown to be beluga whale , theories on what the remains could be had ranged for a whale to a plesiosaur , a pre-historic marine creature from the triassic period . Last year the remains of a similar-looking creature with a four-metre long body and horns , washed up in Villaricos , Spain . An unfortunate swimmer stumbled across the head before coming across the rest of the body . It was unknown the exact origin of the creature and due to the extent of the deterioration it meant most of the remains had to be buried for safety reasons . | The creature 's remains were found washed up by troops on Russian beach . Was said to have measured around seven meters and had skin and fur . Tests showed it was n't the skeleton of a fish or an alligator or crocodile . Russian special forces took away the bones to conduct an in-depth study . But after further tests , the remains turned out to be from a beluga whale . | [[163, 186], [193, 214], [403, 522], [403, 417], [434, 522], [937, 993], [1363, 1365], [1427, 1435], [1564, 1620], [1564, 1580], [1625, 1633], [1300, 1362], [1274, 1291], [246, 378], [269, 378], [678, 781], [1068, 1094], [1127, 1220], [886, 936], [1462, 1500], [1503, 1563]] |
-LSB- digg -RSB- . Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton . The highway patrol officer who pulled over Walton , 63 , has been suspended and wo n't be available to testify , officials said yesterday . Parker County , Texas , Prosecutor John Forest told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that his office had two years to pursue the case against Walton . But the trooper 's suspension wo n't be over by the Oct. 7 deadline . Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton -LRB- pictured in Arkansas in 2011 -RRB- . Forrest said the trooper is on paid leave . The suspension for alleged misconduct began in February . Walton 's attorney , Dee Kelly of Fort Worth , says the matter has been resolved without a formal charge being filed . The arrest came about a month before the opening of the Walton-backed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville . Alice Walton 's mugshot after the 2011 arrest in Texas . Walton was arrested on her 62nd birthday when was stopped at an Intestate in Parker County Texas for a traffic violation . Texas Highway patrol Trooper Gary Rozzell said at the time : ` Through an investigation at the scene , Walton was determined to be intoxicated during a field sobriety test . ' He also said she refused a breath test , according to the Weatherford Democrat . She was booked and released on $ 1,000 bond . A statement from a family spokesman said : ` Ms Walton was pulled over by a patrolman with the Department of Public . Safety for driving 71 mph in an unattended 55 mph construction zone . ` She was returning home from a birthday dinner with friends at a Fort . Worth restaurant . She accepts full responsibility for this unfortunate . incident and deeply regrets it . ' The DUI arrest was not Walton 's first . According to information from the . Springdale District Court in Arkansas , Walton was convicted of driving . under the influence in a 1998 case.According to the UK 's Independent , she hit a gas meter and told the responding police officer : ` I 'm Alice Walton , bitch ! ' She paid a several hundred dollar fine in that case , according to other news reports and served no jail time . No previous conviction showed up on her . criminal history so Walton was charged Friday with a first offence DWI , . according to Rozzell . Alice Walton , Jim Walton -LRB- left -RRB- and Rob Walton -LRB- right -RRB- , chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , speak at the company 's annual shareholders meeting in Fayetteville , Arkansas , in June 2012 . Previous news accounts state Walton was . also involved in a 1989 wreck in Arkansas that resulted in the death of a . 50-year-old woman . No charges were filed at that time . In October 2012 Walton was worth about $ 27 billion , making her the second-richest American woman , tenth-richest American and 14th richest person in the world . Walton purchased her first piece of art when she was about ten years old and this interest led to her spearheading the Walton Family Foundation 's involvement in developing Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art . She has spent over $ 300million building an American art museum in Arkansas , and the facilities alone cost over $ 100mllion . | Highway patrol officer who pulled her over in 2011 has been suspended and ca n't testify . Walton was arrested on her 62nd birthday in Texas . Walton is worth an estimated $ 27 billion . | [[137, 163], [168, 186], [137, 163], [194, 212], [137, 163], [217, 247], [1484, 1524], [1529, 1601], [1058, 1180], [2806, 2857]] |
Futuristic planes based on spaceships which could allow passengers to travel from London to Sydney in two and a half hours are being developed . Virgin Galactic , the space flight company owned by Sir Richard Branson , says that the space tourism plane it is currently developing could be modified and turned into a super jet . The Concorde-like aircraft would travel outside of the Earth 's atmosphere and enter orbit , using gravitational forces to travel at incredibly fast speeds . Scroll down for videos . The Virgin Galactic ship SS2 , seen here on a test flight in the Mojave desert , might one day be modified to allow high speed orbital travel from country to country . Virgin Galactic have so far succeeded in getting the craft outside the stratosphere , the second lowest layer of the atmosphere . After detaching from its carrier plane SS2 ignites a powerful rocket which launches it into space . Passing above the planet at around 4,200 mph it could cover the 10,500 miles from London to Sydney in two and a half hours . Among the company 's other long-term goals are space cruise ships which could take people away from Earth for longer stretches . Speaking at an event in London yesterday , commercial director Stephen Attenborough said they could serve as orbital hotels , or allow tourists to travel to the Moon and back . Force India co-owner Michiel Mol and Dutch airline KLM have also teamed up to produce a similar jet which could begin flying next year . Tickets will initially cost # 60,000 but the pair say commercial space flight could be available within 15-20 years . The spaceship is flown into the air while strapped into the carrying craft White Knight before detaching itself to launch into space . The company says the first space tourism flight , taken by Richard Branson and his family , will take place next year . Mol 's first generation spaceship , the XCOR Aerospace Lynx , will travel at 2,200 mph and he predicts it will be capable of flying four times day and doing 5,000 flights with one engine . So far Virgin 's SS2 aircraft has only managed to exit the stratosphere , the second lowest part of Earth 's atmosphere , though the company says it will launch its first flight next year . Its manned spacecraft became the highest commercial winged vehicle to ever fly and used its shuttlecock-inspired ` feather system ' to safely re-entering the Earth 's atmosphere . The company has already collected $ 80million -LRB- # 50m -RRB- in deposits from 640 wealthy individuals interested in being among the first into space . The Xerus was the model superseded by the Lynx , a similar aircraft which the Force India boss hopes will provide two-hour London to Sydney trips by 2014 . However they will have to queue behind Sir Richard himself as he and his family are due to take the first trip . The flight took place over the Mojave desert and was piloted by Mark Stucky and Clint Nichols and lasted approximately an hour . Branson has also launched a TV competition show aimed at rewarding one winner with a ticket on board one of the SS2 craft . By launching its craft into orbit , . Virgin Galactic will be able to harness the power of gravity to travel . at extremely high speeds . When . objects enter orbit they are actually falling towards Earth , but the . fact that they are travelling so fast means they do n't re-enter the . atmosphere . Craft can reach such high speeds because space is a vacuum , meaning there is no air resistance to slow them down . The . Virgin plane would essentially ` surf ' along in orbit for a short time . before using special tail flaps to force itself back down to land . The . journey would also be much more environmentally friendly than . traditional planes as it would only have to power itself along a short . distance before letting orbit take over . | Virgin say their SS2 spacecraft could be modified into a jet . One day it could allow travel from London to Sydney in just two hours . The company says it is also considering space cruises to the Moon . Space tourism flights could begin as early as next year . Force India boss Michiel Mol says he will offer London-Sydney in two hours but it will take 15-20 years . | [[145, 160], [219, 327], [511, 539], [592, 678], [27, 37], [44, 122], [950, 1033], [2610, 2630], [2653, 2718], [1034, 1162], [1340, 1394], [1415, 1476], [1730, 1849], [1747, 1777], [1813, 1849], [2168, 2228]] |
Wearing a pristine white shirt and jeans , her hair swept up primly , the girlfriend of billionaire football club owner Roman Abramovich clearly wanted to project the image of a sophisticated art expert when she gave an interview to an upmarket fashion blog . But if that was her intention , it was fatally undermined by the fact that she was pictured sitting on a chair made from a lifelike mannequin of a scantily clad black woman lying on her back with her legs in the air . Worse , the pictures appeared online on Martin Luther King Day , on which millions of Americans commemorate the achievements of the man who did so much to promote black rights . After being accused of racism , socialite Dasha Zhukova has now been forced to apologise . The darling of the celebrity circuit -- who owns her own art gallery in Moscow -- insisted the artwork was , in fact , a protest against prejudice . This image of socialite Dasha Zhukova sitting on a chair made from a lifelike mannequin of a black woman lying on back with her legs in the was published on Martin Luther King Day . The chair is based on an earlier work by British artist Allen Jones in 1969 . The chair , designed by a Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard , was ` an art work intended specifically as a commentary on gender and racial politics ' , she claimed . Her somewhat self-serving explanation is not unlike that offered by the man on whose erotic furniture Melgaard based his chair . It was in 1969 that British artist Allen Jones , a friend and contemporary of David Hockney at the Royal College of Art , designed a set of sculptures -- a hat-stand , table and chair -- all incorporating fibreglass models of submissive women -LRB- although they were white , not black -RRB- in skimpy leather outfits . The sculptures were cast in fibreglass by a company that produced mannequins for shop windows at a cost of # 1,500 each . Their leather clothing was made by the same firm that supplied the skin-tight cat-suits worn by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in the TV Series The Avengers . They caused a storm of protest when they were first exhibited in 1970 . Feminists , not surprisingly , took great exception to the way they objectified women , turning them into nothing more than a piece of furniture , something on which men could hang their hats or put their pint glass . Fantasising about women as furniture is known to psychologists as forniphilia . The radical feminist magazine Spare Rib suggested Jones must be terrified of women and have a ` castration complex ' . When the sculptures were later exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London , stink bombs and smoke bombs were thrown at them . The original : Allen Jones created ` Woman As An Armchair ' in 1969 . It was exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London and at the Tate . ` There was an incredible furore on the Mall , ' Jones later recalled . The Guardian newspaper suggested he should be banned from exhibiting . ` It was tough stuff and I was n't expecting it . ' Some years later , when ` Woman As An Armchair ' was shown at the Tate , it was attacked with paint-stripper that shrivelled the skin on the mannequin 's face . It has since been restored . The attackers were never caught but as it took place on International Women 's Day , it was assumed feminists were behind it . Like Dasha Zukova , Jones claimed the art never set out to be offensive -- and was protesting against sexism , not revelling in it . His principal aim , he says , was to be iconoclastic . With sculpture as an art form having gone out of fashion by the Sixties , Jones wanted to revive it , but by using industrial materials . ` My idea was to offend canons of art at the time . ' Yet he has admitted being motivated by other , somewhat less lofty , impulses than artistic radicalism . Part of the inspiration came from the sight of scantily clad women walking round London in mini-skirts and hot-pants . Jones says : ` I was living in Chelsea and I had an interest in the female figure and the sexual charge that comes from it . Every Saturday on the King 's Road you saw that skirts were shorter , the body was being displayed in some new way . The following week someone would up the ante . ' Six editions of three pieces of ` furniture ' were produced and an entire set was bought by the German playboy Gunter Sachs . Those visions were to fuel his artistic . imagination , producing not only his women as furniture , but striking . images of seemingly endless legs wearing stilettoes . Born in Southampton and brought up in London , Jones moved to New York after being expelled from art college for ` excessive independence ' . During the Sixties , his work became more and more sexually explicit , until his friend David Hockney observed that one of his paintings looked like an illustration to a fetishist magazine . Jones , rather than feeling chastened , began collecting such magazines and his art became ever more focused on sex : women with whips , women in bondage wear , women with painted male genitalia superimposed across their torsos . But he became frustrated that the curves of his fantasy women could not be adequately expressed on a flat canvas . So he decided to turn to sculpture , using modern , industrial materials rather than traditional clay or metal . His wife , Janet posed happily for a magazine alongside the table and hat-stand , kneeling topless on a chair , wearing stockings and a corset , looking disturbingly like one of her husband 's sculptures . Artist Allen Jones , pictured aged 32 with part of the ` woman table ' in 1969 , claims the artworks were a protest against sexism . Although never as famous as his . contemporaries , Hockney , Roy Lichtenstein or Andy Warhol , Jones was at . the forefront of the British Pop Art movement . His furniture and the . furore it provoked acted as a career-boost , raising his public profile . It certainly brought him financial success . An entire set of the furniture -- six editions of each set of three were produced -- was snapped up by Gunter Sachs , the German playboy who was married to actress Brigitte Bardot . In 2012 , Sachs 's art collection was auctioned at Sotheby 's , where the furniture set sold for # 2.6 million , although Allen Jones received only # 10,000 in royalties . Film-maker Stanley Kubrick was one of those very taken with the sculptures . Years earlier , he 'd asked Jones to design some similar erotic ` furniture ' for his film A Clockwork Orange , whose disturbing themes included violence against women . At first , Jones liked the idea but when it became clear Kubrick was expecting him to make the sculpture for free , he turned him down . Undeterred , Kubrick got a set designer to produce tables for the film , using models of completely naked women . One critic described the movie as ` an intellectual 's pornographic film ' . Mr Jones , pictured with one of his canvas creations in the 1960s , was asked to make furniture for Stanley Kubrick 's film A Clockwork Orange but turned him down . David Lee , art critic and editor of art magazine Jackdaw , does n't believe Jones 's claim that the sculptures were some kind of ironic pro-feminist commentary on women 's position in society . Instead , he suggests that the cynical Jones deliberately set out to create a storm , particularly among feminists , in order to get noticed . Nor does Lee believe the chair and its accompanying hat-stand and table can be seen as great art . Jones 's entire oeuvre is , he says , ` fairly superficial , about t ** s , legs and bondage . -LSB- It 's -RSB- based on half-naked Bond-girl types . It makes me feel uneasy and squeamish . It 's sleazy . ' Since his controversial heyday , Jones has become something of a grand old man of British art , organising exhibitions with David Hockney and bemoaning the failure to teach drawing properly . What does he make of the chair at the centre of the current controversy . Is he flattered by Melgaard 's ` homage ' to his original ? Far from it . He told a BBC interviewer he found it ` rather tacky and distasteful . I can only imagine that he -LSB- Melgaard -RSB- was going to get a lot of publicity , which unfortunately it has , for the wrong reasons . ' Perhaps Melgaard was simply working on the principle that sex sells , and there 's no such thing as bad publicity . As Jones himself discovered , 45 years ago . Unimpressed : Mr Jones , pictured in front of one of his paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition in London in 2002 , described the ` homage ' to his work as ` tacky and distasteful ' | Roman Abramovich 's girlfriend Dasha Zhukova was pictured in a chair made from a mannequin of a black woman on her back and legs in the air . The chair was designed by a Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard . It was based on an earlier 1969 piece by British artist Allen Jones . Jones was at . the forefront of the British Pop Art movement but never as famous as his . contemporaries , Hockney , Roy Lichtenstein or Andy Warhol . He claims ` Woman As An Armchair ' was actually a protest against sexism . 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Motorists ' satisfaction with England 's potholed roads has plummeted to a record low . Fewer than one in three drivers say they are happy with the state of the roads - the lowest level since surveys began in 2008 - and the government 's poor record on repairs is to blame for the abysmal ratings , a damning report by MP watchdogs concludes today . It condemns as ` ludicrous ' the Department for Transport 's patch-and-mend ` piecemeal ' funding . They say this is making it difficult to maintain England 's road network cost-effectively and is leaving millions of drivers frustrated . The government 's poor record on repairs is to blame for the abysmal driver satisfaction ratings . File picture . Compensation pay-outs for damages caused by poor road conditions cost # 31.6 million last year alone . They condemned the decades of ` unpredictable and fluctuating budgets ' for road maintenance and said ministers should realise that with potholes costing # 52 to fill in -- rising to # 70 in London - ` prevention is better than cure ' . But they also attack local councils and the Highways Agency for not even knowing where their drains are . The AA said motorists were paying the price of such ignorance with ` pools , ponds and puddles that blight UK roads ' because of poor drainage maintenance by highways authorities . Committee chairman Margaret Hodge blasted the Department for Transport . The powerful House of Commons Public Accounts Committee -LRB- PAC -RRB- says the Department for Transport -LRB- DfT -RRB- had slashed the roads maintenance budget , only to have to make repeated emergency injections of cash to deal with fall-out from floods and other problems . The report says that since maintenance budgets were cut by # 1.2 billion over four years from April 2011 , the committee said the DfT has had to provide extra funding on nine occasions , totalling # 1.1 billion . Committee chairman Margaret Hodge said : ` The department 's piecemeal and stop-go approach to funding for road maintenance in recent decades has made it difficult for highways authorities to maintain roads cost-effectively . ` There has been too much reactive work in response to flooding and other events and not enough focus on preventative work that is less expensive in the long term . ' She said : ` Public satisfaction with the condition of our roads is at the lowest level since the surveying of this began in 2008 . ` In the last survey only 30 per cent of the public were satisfied with the condition of the roads and the speed and quality of repairs . ' Mrs Hodge said : ` The Department 's unpredictable and fluctuating budgets for road maintenance over decades have put value for money at risk . ` It seems ludicrous that in 2010 the Department cut road maintenance budgets by # 1.2 billion over the four years from April 2011 , but then it has intermittently given # 1.1 billion additional funding on nine separate occasions for various reasons , including in response to flooding or winter damage to the roads . ' The greatest problems are in London and the South East , according to the Department for Transport . Mrs Hodge said : ` The Department must see that prevention is better than cure . It costs # 52 to fill in a pothole , or # 70 in London , yet it costs over # 30million to pay and process compensation claims from road users for damages arising from poor road conditions . ' MPs cited experts at Infrastructure UK who say savings of up to 20 per cent are achievable when there is ` certainty of funding . ' The Highways Agency , which is an executive agency of the Department , is responsible for maintaining the strategic road network . File pictures . Mrs Hodge said : ` Whilst we understand the unpredictable nature of winter weather , too much road maintenance is inefficient because it is reactive and unplanned . ` Concentrating activity in the winter months is inefficient and costly . Some local highway authorities are far too reactive to events , rather than anticipating , predicting and preventing disrepair . ' She noted : ` Better information , better planning of funding and a pro-active stance on maintenance are what the Department must promote to have a chance of pleasing unhappy road users . ' The Public Accounts Committee report says the Department for Transport and the Highways Agency are making some progress in improving the way in which road maintenance is carried out ` but more needs to be done . ' It notes : ` Public satisfaction with the condition of our roads is at the lowest level since the survey assessing confidence began . ' The Highways Agency , which is an executive agency of the Department , is responsible for maintaining the strategic road network spanning 4,400 miles including almost all of England 's motorways and its most important ` A ' roads . The remaining 183,000 miles of local roads are maintained by 152 local highway authorities . Public spending on maintaining England 's roads in 2012-13 was # 4billion . Astonished that the Agency holds no information on 70per cent of its drainage systems , it said : ` A good understanding of the state of the roads is absolutely essential for planning cost-effective preventative maintenance ' . AA president Edmund King said its own surveys showed that while its members are relatively satisfied with the state of motorways and trunk roads , one in five say local roads are ` terrible ' . He said : ` The Public Accounts Committee reflects this public anger . ' ` It puts pressure on central government to work more closely with local government to carry out the basics . Effective and regular road maintenance that gives the taxpayer value for money and does the job . ' He added : ` Central government 's stop-start funding over many years has simply patched up the UK 's roads . ' Lack of ring-fencing of local authority funds for road maintenance has added to this ` sorry state ' . | Fewer than one in three drivers happy with the state of UK roads . Compensation pay-outs for damages caused by poor road conditions cost # 31.6 million last year . | [[0, 87], [88, 185], [2287, 2295], [2298, 2418], [2419, 2556], [4450, 4458], [4461, 4554], [4463, 4583], [728, 771], [746, 804], [3262, 3358], [3351, 3394]] |
The roots of Corydalis plants contain a substance that acts as a painkiller which is particularly effective for treating chronic , low-level pain . Image shows the flower of a Corydalis caseana plant . An ancient Chinese herbal remedy could be used to fight chronic pain , new research has revealed . The roots of the flowering plant Corydalis -- a member of the poppy family - have been used for centuries as a pain reliever . Now scientists have found they contain a key pain-relieving ingredient known as dehydrocorybulbine -LRB- DHCB -RRB- and that they do not lose effectiveness over time like traditional opiate drugs . The chemical acts not through the morphine receptor but through other receptors , in particular one that binds dopamine . Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain 's reward and pleasure centres and also helps regulate movement and emotional responses . Olivier Civelli of the University of California , Irvine , said : ` Our study reports the discovery of a new natural product that can relieve pain . ` This analgesic acts in animal assays against the three types of pain that afflict humans , including acute , inflammatory , and neuropathic or chronic pain . ' He made the discovery as part of the ` herbalome ' project , an effort to catalogue all of the chemical components of traditional Chinese medicine . The Corydalis plants that were the focus of the new study grow mainly in central eastern China , where underground tubers are harvested , ground , and boiled in hot vinegar . Those concoctions are often prescribed to treat pain , including headaches and back pain . The researchers went looking for compounds in Corydalis that appeared likely to act in a manner similar to morphine . Dr Civelli said : ` We landed on DHCB but rapidly found that it acts not through the morphine receptor but through other receptors , in particular one that binds dopamine . ' The discovery adds to earlier evidence showing that the dopamine D2 receptor plays a role in pain sensation . The plant roots have been used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine for hundreds of years - they are often used to treat headaches and back pain . Image shows farmers harvesting the roots in eastern China . While Corydalis extracts , or isolated . DHCB , work against all types of pain , they hold special promise for . those who suffer with persistent , low-level chronic pain . For one thing , DHCB does n't appear to lose effectiveness with time in the way that traditional opiate drugs do . Dr Civelli said : ` We have good pain medications for acute pain - codeine or morphine , for example . ` We have pain medication for inflammatory pain , such as aspirin or acetaminophen . ` We do not have good medications for chronic pain . DHCB may not be able to relieve strong chronic pain , but may be used for low-level chronic pain . ' He warned further testing for toxicity is needed before doctors should consider prescribing it to patients . The study was published in the journal Current Biology . | Corydalis plant roots contain the painkiller dehydrocorybulbine . This is not thought to lose effectiveness over time , as opiate drugs do . In traditional Chinese medicine , the plants are used to treat headaches . They are thought to be most effective at treating persistent , low-level pain . | [[0, 75], [301, 343], [359, 427], [454, 625], [454, 625], [2425, 2518], [2494, 2523], [202, 270], [301, 343], [359, 427], [2027, 2120], [63, 75], [82, 147], [2349, 2354], [2359, 2408], [2765, 2769], [2823, 2863]] |
Hundreds of food outlets at Olympic venues have been forced to take chips off the menu , because of . Hundreds of food outlets at Olympic venues have been forced to take chips off the menu , because of a demand from sponsor McDonald 's . Olympic chiefs have banned all 800 food retailers at the 40 Games venues across Britain from dishing up chips because of ` sponsorship obligations . ' The only loophole in the agreement , announced in a memo to staff , is that chips can be served with fish - safeguarding Britain 's most famous dish . But is seems the bosses have predicted an outrage about the decision , . emphasising that the move was not backed by the food retailers . The memo reads : ` Due to sponsorship obligations with . McDonalds , Locog have instructed the catering team they are no longer . allowed to serve chips on their own anywhere within the Olympic park . ` The only loophole to this is if it is served with fish . ' ` Please understand . this is not the decision of the staff serving up your meals , who given . the choice would gladly give it you however they are not allowed to . ` This is being escalated through to the directors of L2012C and Locog and the IOC . ` Please do not give the staff grief ; this will only lead to us removing fish and chips completely . ` Everyone has a right to work in a none abusive environment . ' Commercial partners Coca-Cola , McDonald 's , Cadbury , Nature Valley and Heineken will be the only branded products sold at the games . The 800 food outlets will serve a mixture of international dishes and great British dishes , with the organising committee . boasting that food outlets would ` celebrate the heritage and diversity of . British regional products and recipes . ' But the chip ban mean visitors from all over the world will be stopped from enjoying firm British favourites , including sauage and chips , gammon , egg and chips , lasgane and chips , steak and chips and chicken and chips . Scroll down for video . Chips will only be allowed to be sold with fish , saving the British classic . Steak and chips will also have to be crossed off the menu . Visitors to the Olympic venues wo n't be able to tuck into British sausage and chips . Controversy already surrounded some of the sponsors of the Olympic Games , with organisers criticised for accepting deals with companies like McDonald 's and Coca-Cola because they conflict with the ` Olympic ideal ' . Jenny Jones , a Green Party assembly . member , said the Games have provided ' a glut of sponsored messages for high calorie . food and drink that are at odds with the Olympian athletic ideal . ' Last . month McDonald 's revealed pictures of its biggest restaurant in the . world , newly build in London 's Olympic Park where the strongest , fittest . and fastest athletes in the world will compete . The vast two-storey restaurant will serve up to 1,200 customers an hour and sell # 3million of fast food during the Games . At 3,000 sq ft the building , next to the Olympic Stadium , is bigger than the current largest McDonald 's , in Moscow . The new McDonald 's restaurant at the Olympic Park in Stratford will be the biggest in the world . During the Games it is expected to sell # 3million pounds worth of fast-food . The Russian restaurant will regain its . title on September 9 , however , when the London branch is bulldozed . after the Paralympics closing ceremony . Olympics sponsor Visa also came under fire from critics last month after effectively banning the use of rival cards at Games venues . It has ordered the closure of all cashpoints which accept Mastercard or American Express , and non-Visa customers will not even be able to use their cards to pay for goods at checkouts . The card giant , which has exclusive rights over the Games ' payment system , will disable 27 LINK machines inside venues and replace them with just eight Visa-only cashpoints . Marc Gander , of the Consumer Action Group , said at the time : ' ` This is shocking . It is a privilege to . be a sponsor of the Olympics and they are abusing that privilege by . exploiting consumers . ' Florists have even been the subject of a crack-down on the anuthorised use of the word ` Olympics ' or the famous five rings . Lisa Cross , 33 , from Stoke-on-Trent , was stunned when she was visited by trading standards in May and told she could be sued by official . Games sponsors for her tissue paper tribute to the Games , and told to immediately remove it . Florist Lisa Cross was been ordered to take down her Olympic themed window display after being warned she is breaching copyright laws . VIDEO : See inside the world 's largest McDonalds - INSIDE the Olympic Park in London ! ... | Hundreds of restaurants and food retailers expected to be affected . Memo about the change said retailers do n't back the decision . All British favourites must be served without chips - except for fish . | [[0, 86], [89, 101], [613, 677], [630, 677], [389, 423], [457, 539], [879, 937], [910, 937], [1988, 2017], [2026, 2035], [2127, 2213]] |
Just months after he was rumored to be getting back together with ex-mistress V. Stiviano , 80-year-old Donald Sterling has been spotted out with a new young woman . The former Los Angeles Clippers owner , who was forced to sell his team this summer amid a racism scandal , was pictured shopping in Beverley Hills on Monday with a mystery brunette wearing sunglasses to conceal her identity . Sterling made so much money selling his team to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for a record $ 2billion that he chose to buy an iPhone in person at an AT&T store , on a day when all the holiday deals were online for Cyber Monday . The pictures taken Monday show Sterling walking discreetly behind the unidentified woman , with coordinated all-black outfits . Scroll down for video . New flame ? Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- was pictured shopping for an iPhone in Beverly Hills , California on Monday with a mystery lady -LRB- left -RRB- . Moving on : The 80-year-old first made headlines last spring when audio recorded by his then-girlfriend V. Stiviano ` leaked ' revealing his prejudices towards African-Americans . Shopping date : On Monday , Sterling and the young woman walked into an AT&T store and stood side by side at the counter speaking with a sales associate . They even dress alike ! Sterling and the woman appeared to be coordinating outfits , both wearing all black and sunglasses . The two were captured walking into an AT&T store where they stood side by side at the counter , talking to a sales associate together . Sterling is seen meandering around the store , before sitting down with an employee and taking out his card to make a purchase . He is then pictured leaving the store solo , clutching a brand new iPhone . The idea that Sterling may have moved on to a new young mistress is surprising considering there were rumors he had reunited with ex V Stiviano in August . Put it on the card : Sterling was seen perusing the store before sitting down with an employee and whipping out a card to make a purchase . Call me : A few minutes later , Sterling was seen leaving the store alone with a new iPhone in hand . His companion carried a blue smartphone and a Chanel purse . Stiviano is the reason the real estate mogul got into hot water last spring , when an audio conversation she recorded was ` leaked ' and revealed Sterling to have prejudices against African Americans . Stiviano herself is both Latina and black . The scandal got Sterling booted from the league and eventually he was forced to sell his team this summer , with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stepping up to buy the team for $ 2billion . Sterling and Stiviano were last reported together in August , when Sterling 's wife Shelly called 911 from vacation in France to say her husband 's former mistress has sneaked into their California home to ` torment ' him . When officers arrived on the scene , Sterling told them that Stiviano was his ` invited guest ' and they left without making an arrest . No happy reunion ? In August , Sterling was rumored to have reunited with ex V Stiviano -LRB- pictured together attending a Clippers game -RRB- after his wife called 911 to report that Stiviano had sneaked into their house . His other half : Sterling pictured above attending a Clippers game with wife Shelly . Shelly said she was filing for divorce this year , but the two still appear to be legally bound . The pictures of Sterling on Monday were taken as a judge ruled to drop charges against a New York man who attacked Stiviano this past summer . Dominick Diorio was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching Stiviano in the face and calling her the n-word outside a Meatpacking District hotel on June 1 . But a judge decided Monday that the charges against the 40-year-old will be dropped if he avoids rearrest for the next six months . Monday 's decision was just the latest legal blow to Stiviano . Last month , a judge in California decided to throw out her defamation lawsuit against Shelly Sterling . Bad month for Stiviano : A judge decided to drop assault charges against a man who punched Stiviano outside a hotel in June . Stiviano is pictured partying in New York in a photo posted to Instagram in September . The lawsuit claimed that Sterling 's wife falsely called her a thief and embezzler in hundreds , if not thousands , of media reports . The judge said Stiviano provided no evidence for her claim . That lawsuit was filed in the midst of another lawsuit from Shelly Sterling to reclaim $ 2.5 million in gifts Stiviano had received from Donald Sterling during their relationship . Shelly , who is still married to Sterling despite the two appearing to be estranged , says Stiviano 's gifts were taken from community property that her husband had no right to give away . Those gifts include a $ 1.8 million duplex , a Ferrari , two Bentleys and a Range Rover . The trial over that lawsuit begins March 9 . | The 80-year-old was seen shopping at an AT&T store on Monday with a much younger woman . Both wore matching all-black outfits and stood side-by-side at the store 's counter before Sterling left holding a brand-new iPhone . Sterling made headlines earlier this year when he was kicked out of the NBA and forced to sell his team amid a racism scandal . | [[0, 77], [90, 165], [166, 203], [274, 323], [501, 553], [1430, 1478], [623, 635], [714, 750], [1150, 1163], [1178, 1206], [1237, 1270], [1329, 1387], [1465, 1478], [1485, 1523], [1695, 1697], [1740, 1770], [2077, 2096], [2099, 2168], [166, 205], [210, 271], [2476, 2523], [2528, 2581]] |
Bill Clinton may have accidentally spilled the beans about the sex of his only daughter 's soon-to-arrive child in an interview that aired this morning . Clinton was casually chatting with ABC News ' George Stephanopoulos at the Clinton Global Initiative 's three-day gathering in New York when he threw out a hint about the gender of Chelsea 's baby . While responding to a question from Stephanopoulos about becoming a grandfather , Clinton referred to the baby as ` my grandson ... ' before correcting himself and saying ` or granddaughter . ' Scroll down for video . It 's a boy ? : Bill Clinton accidentally referred to daughter Chelsea 's baby as a he during an interview that aired today . The former president quickly clarified that he has no news to share about the gender of his grandchild . Bill revealed in an interview that aired Sunday that he and wife Hillary expect to be grandparents by October 1 . Happy Family : Bill , left , and Hillary , center right , are pictured today at the Clinton Global Initiative 's annual meeting in New York with Chelsea , center , and her husband Marc Mezvinsky , right . Realizing his mistake - or perhaps wishful thinking - Clinton clarified that he had nothing to reveal . ` No no no . I 'm proud of my son-in-law and my daughter for not wanting to know , ' the former president said after Stephanopoulous asked him if he had breaking news . Chelsea had said on Tuesday that she and her husband Marc Mezvinsky had opted not to learn the gender of their baby because they wanted to ` enjoy this mystery for , you know , the nine-plus months that we were granted . ' ` And we are eager to find out what God will have given us , ' she told CNN 's Fareed Zakaria during a panel on Ebola at her family-run foundation 's annual meeting . Bill had already disclosed this week that Chelsea would give birth any day now , telling Zakaria in an interview that aired Sunday : ' I hope by the 1st of October , I 'll be a grandfather . ' Any minute now : President Barack Obama joked on Tuesday that Chelsea could use his motorcade if she went into labor while he was on stage . Chelsea said Tuesday that she and her husband were waiting to find out the sex of their baby until he or she is born . We wanted to ` enjoy this mystery for , you know , the nine-plus months that we were granted ' she said . One look at Chelsea this week made it clear her father was n't joking about the nearness of her due date . Even President Barack Obama joked during his remarks at CGI on Tuesday that if Chelsea went into labor while he was on stage , ` she has my motorcade and will be able to navigate traffic . ' Speaking about his future grandson - or granddaughter - with Stephanopoulous , Clinton later said he wanted ` them ' to ` get up every day and look at the world with wonder and reverence . ' I want them to respect everyone they meet , whatever their background , ' he said in an excerpt of the interview that aired this morning on Good Morning America . I want them to ` really love being alive , ' he added . ` And when they grow up , I want them to believe they have certain obligations to people who do n't have all the opportunities they 'll have . ' The former president and his wife Hillary have an estimated net worth of nearly $ 100 million between the two of them . Chelsea and her husband , a hedge fund manager , are also wealthy and live in a $ 10.5 million home on Madison Square Park . | Clinton was chatting with ABC News ' George Stephanopoulos at the Clinton Global Initiative 's three-day gathering in New York . While responding to a question about becoming a grandfather , Clinton referred to the baby as ` my grandson ... ' He quickly corrected himself and said ` or granddaughter ' Chelsea said Tuesday that she and her husband Marc Mezvinsky do n't know the gender of their baby . | [[154, 289], [916, 956], [966, 971], [974, 1095], [353, 432], [435, 482], [469, 482], [487, 512], [587, 677], [2641, 2717], [469, 482], [487, 512], [435, 442], [517, 544], [2118, 2210]] |
Nicklas Bendtner is taking full advantage of his extended summer break . Having left Arsenal this summer , the Danish striker has posted a photo on Instagram of himself getting , literally , a full-on tan . Bendtner , protecting his dignity with a white bra , captioned the photo saying : ` Remember to protect yourself from the sun ' . VIDEO Scroll down to watch Bendtner 's girlfriend take the mick out of him . Bizarre : Bendtner goes to extreme measures to protect himself from the sun . Frustrating : Bendtner 's career has stalled somewhat significantly over the last couple of years . The former Arsenal man is dating Julie Zangengerg , and we can only assume Julie is the owner of the bra in question . Linked with Crystal Palace and Aston Villa this summer , Bendtner scored just twice for Arsenal last season . He has attracted interest from Eintracht Frankfurt but wants to stay in the Premier League . | The former Arsenal striker posted a bizarre picture on his Instagram account with the message : ` Remember to protect yourself against the sun ' Bendtner is yet to sign for a new club following his departure from the Emirates in the summer . | [[207, 215], [260, 299], [260, 286], [289, 332], [73, 104]] |
The Army has done it , as has the airforce . And now the Royal Navy has arrived in London to show off the weapons it hopes it never has to use at the London Olympics . HMS Ocean - the largest in the Navy - slipped up the Thames on Friday , past the tidal barriers , and up towards Greenwich to check out the berth , where it will monitor and protect London during the Olympics this summer . The hardest part of the journey was slipping past . the Thames barrier , which at only 60m gave some clearance on each side - . but not much in terms of margin for error . Scroll down for video . Welcome to London : The UK 's largest warship HMS Ocean nudges its way through the Thames Barrier bzck in May on the way to docking at Greenwich . The Carrier HMS Ocean takes up her position in the Thames during security rehearsals for the Olympics back in May . Test run : The exercise is aimed at testing military capabilities to ensure operational readiness before the start of the Olympic Games . The show of strength came as Defence . Secretary Philip Hammond said today he was prepared to to give the order . to shoot down a hijacked airliner if the Olympics were threatened by a . 9/11-style attack . Hammond told the . Evening Standard : ` The decision to engage would be made at the highest . levels of government . ' Asked if he was personally willing to . give the order to destroy a rogue aircraft , he . said : ` Of course ... I 'm certainly prepared to make decisions . ' Mr Hammond added that Londoners and visitors ` should be . reassured by the military presence - there is no risk from the . equipment . It 's defensive in nature and pointing skywards . ' The amphibious assault ship is being positioned in Greenwich to provide extra security for the London Olympics . HMS Ocean was commissioned in September 1998 at her home port Devonport , Plymouth , after being built by Kvaerner Govan Ltd on the Clyde and fitted out by VSEL at Barrow-in-Furness . She is the sole member of her class in the Royal Navy , designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force and Commander UK Landing Force . The ship carries a crew of 255 , an aircrew of 206 and 480 Royal . Marine Commandos . An additional 320 marines could be accommodated in a . short-term emergency . HMS Ocean is capable of transporting and . sustaining an embarked military force of up to 800 people equipped with . artillery , vehicles and stores . She has capacity for 40 . vehicles but is not designed to land heavy tanks . There are four LCVP . Mk5 vehicle/personnel landing craft on davits . The ship has full facilities for 12 EH101 Merlin and six Lynx . helicopters , plus landing and refuelling facilities for Chinook . helicopters . Twenty Sea Harriers could be carried but not supported . The . flight deck is 170m long and 32.6 m wide , with two aircraft lifts . Its weapon systems include four Oerlikon/BAE twin 30mm guns together with . three Raytheon/General Dynamics Phalanx Mk15 close-in weapon systems . Questioned how he would deal with a hijacked airliner full of passengers , . he said : ` We rehearse these things , we train for them . ` All the ministers involved are fully versed in the processes they have to go through , the judgments they have to make . ` I 'm not going to spell out precisely . who is in the loop and who is not , but there are a number of ministers . who are involved in the air defence arrangements . The decision to engage . would be made at the highest levels of government . ' Mr . Hammond , who was taken on board HMS Oceans by a landing craft , said of . the security arrangements : ' I do n't think it 's over the top . Every . Olympic Games in recent times has had a significant military component . to its security plan . ' Arrangements for security has been ongoing for the last few days , with HMS Ocean now making its debut appearance . The ship will remain in Greenwich throughout the summer games . The warship , which has the motto . ` Boldly Faithfully Happily ' , will have quite an army on board - 300 . military personnel will base themselves on the ship , while eight Lynx . helicopters with sniper teams onboard will be ready to lift off at a . moment 's notice . It is part of huge military . protection for the city , with Typhoon jets stationed at RAF Northolt , . and ground-to-air Rapier missiles dotted on rooftops at six sites across . the city . Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond . said : ` Whilst there is no specific threat to the Games , we have to be . ready to assist in delivering a safe and secure Olympics for all to . enjoy . ' Rapier surface-to-air missiles have . also been showcased at Blackheath Army Cadet Centre , in south east . London , as part of the massive 2012 security test on land , sea and in . the air . Weymouth and Portland in Dorset will . play host to the sailing where the Albion-class amphibious assault . warship HMS Bulwark will play a key role in protecting the events . Colonel . Jon Campbell , commander of the Joint Ground Based Air Defence , said : . ` We have done as much as we can to allay people 's fears . ` The . Rapier system has a world-class radar on it and is particularly good at . picking up low and slow-moving objects in the sky . It means we 're able . to get the very best picture of what is happening in the skies of . London . ' Air Vice Marshall . Stuart Atha added : ` We want the focus to be on Usain Bolt this summer . and not us . We 're very proud to be part of this plan to deliver a safe . and secure Olympics . ' The Lexington Building in Tower Hamlets . and the Fred Wigg Tower in Waltham Forest , both in east London , have . been identified as potential sites for the High Velocity Missiles . Members of the public watch as the HMS Ocean passes Greenwich Naval College . Rapier missiles would be positioned on Blackheath Common and in Oxleas Wood , both in south east London , and at William Girling Reservoir Chain in Enfield and Barn Hill at Netherhouse Farm in Epping Forest , both in north London , should the Air Security Plan be approved by the Government . Col Campbell said the sites had been chosen to avoid having weapons inside the Olympic Park . He said : ` We 're trying to de-militarise . this and let the sport do the talking . The Lexington Building is the . best available location away from the Olympic Park . ' Heading to England : The HMS Ocean earlier today , out at sea , making its way to the Thames . Ready and waiting : The Typhoon jets line up on the tarmac at RAF Northolt , west London , ahead of a nine-day military exercise to test security for the Olympic Games . What the ... ? A man walks past a Rapier short range air defence system at Blackheath , London , ahead of the exercises . We got your back : Surface-to-air missiles at the army cadet base in Blackheath , southeast London . The Rapier surface-to-air missile has the power to take down a Boeing 747 full of passengers if needed to protect a stadium full of 80,000 Olympic spectators in a terrorism nightmare scenario . The British military has insisted that the missiles - with a range of up to five miles - could be deployed as the last line of defence . Experts say the likelihood that they will be fired is slim to none . Downing an aircraft would still cause debris to rain from the sky , high casualties and fires . Ready to roll : Royal Marine commandos in rigid inflatables , from the Royal Navy flagship HMS Bulwark , take part in a security exercise off Weymouth and Portland . When you launch a Rapier missile and . shoot down an aircraft , it 's not like the whole thing vanishes . It 's 100 . tons of metal , scraps , and other stuff that is coming down , ' said Jan . Wind , a retired Dutch Navy captain who is director of the Hague-based . Wiser Consultancy . ` If a Rapier is used , the damage . could be just about the same as the intentions of the terrorist - only . on another spot . The goal of the terrorists will be met in a certain . sense , ' Wind said . It 's rare for the British military to . publicise the location of its weapons , but the military says it hopes . that any potential attacks will be deterred by showing the missile . strength and other defense assets such as Typhoon fighter jets . Ground-to-air missiles have been a . fixture of Olympic games and large VIP events in the post-9 / 11 world , . but London 's missiles have sparked outrage among residents of an . apartment block who learned that the Rapiers might be stationed on their . roof . They say the missiles are creating a . climate of fear - which security experts say is exactly the point . That 's because the systems are more valuable as deterrents than as . deployed weapons , Mr Wind said . ` The British army and air force do n't . do all this to really shoot down a terrorist aircraft , they do it to . display their determination to do so , which will hopefully prevent the . terrorists from attacking , ' Mr Wind said . ` If you know that there are 500 policeman outside the jewellery store , you will not go there and try to rob the store . ' The Ministry of Defence it has not decided where it will ultimately station the missile batteries . | HMS Ocean sails up the Thames as preparations for Olympic security continues . Phil Hammond reveals he has been trained on terror decisions such as shooting down a hijacked jet . | [[172, 237], [607, 696], [734, 849], [1661, 1688], [1722, 1773], [3798, 3862], [6413, 6440], [6456, 6486], [1102, 1135]] |
Militant union chiefs were humiliated yesterday as they called off strike plans after admitting their threat to the start of the Olympics had prompted ` abuse and vitriol ' . Mark Serwotka , general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union , insisted he had ` no regrets ' about plotting the strike , which had been planned to cause chaos on Britain 's borders today . The climbdown came hours after ministers revealed that more than enough border staff had volunteered to work to ensure Heathrow , which is expecting its busiest ever day as thousands arrive for the Games , operated as normal . Scroll down for video . Axed : PCS action that would have led to huge queues at airport immigration tomorrow has been cancelled . Other union leaders and Labour leader . Ed Miliband were also understood to have been dismayed that the PCS had . so badly misjudged the public mood by seeking to disrupt the Olympics . Mr Serwotka sought to save face by . claiming the Home Office had agreed to create an extra 1,100 jobs , 800 . at the UK Border Force and 300 at the Passport Office . But ministers said no posts were being . created in response to his strike threat , and they had been planned for . some time to plug vacancies . It also emerged that only 400 are being . recruited at the Border Force . The 800 figure came about because of an . administrative error in two job adverts . Fury : Home Secretary Theresa May wrote an open letter to border staff urging them to defy the walkout and ` do what their country needs ' before the deal was done . Deal : PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka claims the deal shows the Government admits to making too many cuts to staff . Damian Green , the immigration . minister , said : ` No concessions have been made by the Government . Posts . are being advertised to fill gaps left by normal staff turnover . ` We are pleased that the PCS . leadership has seen sense and called off this irresponsible strike which . was not supported by the majority of members . ` During the past week , our staff have shown fantastic dedication and commitment during an extremely busy period . ` Queues at Heathrow have been almost . non-existent and athletes and visitors from around the world have . received a welcome of which the country can be proud . ' Mr Serwotka admitted the strike had . triggered a backlash , with critics warning it would bring shame on . Britain with the eyes of the world on this country . He said : ` We have been subjected to . the most extraordinary level of vitriol and abuse in the last week . -LSB- since the strike date was announced -RSB- . The abuse directed at front-line . public sector staff is completely and utterly unwarranted . ' Mr Serwotka said it was absurd to have . paid hundreds of workers to leave under the Government 's austerity . cuts , only to take more on . Work-to-rule : London Underground workers have been instructed to do no more than the minimum required in their contracts from Friday . South West Trains staff , taking visitors to Olympics events in Weymouth , will also work-to-rule during the Games . ` The taxpayer has actually paid out . hundreds of millions of pounds in terms of redundancy and severance . payments , in many cases to people who would much rather have been at . work , ' he added . A spokesman for airports operator BAA . said : ` So far passengers arriving for the Olympics have had a smooth . journey through Heathrow and it is great news that those arriving . tomorrow can also expect a warm welcome to London and the Games . ' The row has renewed calls from senior . Tories for a change in the law to ensure strikes can no longer be . legally called on the basis of tiny turnouts of union members . Only 11 . per cent of PCS members voted to strike . VIDEO : Mark Serwotka from the Public and Commercial Services union on the deal ... | Immigration and customs staff were to begin strike on eve of Olympics on Thursday . Home office denies union claim they had agreed to create 800 more border jobs and 300 in passport offices . Recruitment adverts were placed for the new jobs at Heathrow , . Gatwick and Luton airports , so the strike was scrapped , the union said . The Government was due to take on the union in the High Court at midday today to get the strike stopped . | [[962, 1035], [633, 637], [640, 738]] |
Lady Gaga has revealed she was raped as a teenager . The 28-year-old singer admits she ` went through some horrific things ' when she was 19 and relied on ' a lot of mental and physical therapy ' to help her to heal . Talking on The Howard Stern Show , Gaga confirmed she was raped by a music producer 20 years her senior . Scroll down for video . As she was : Gaga , real name Stefani Germanotta , on an MTV show back in 2005 , when she would have been about 19 - it was around this time that she was attacked . When asked about the rape she initially said : ' I do n't ... I do n't want to ... Happy times ! Let 's talk about happy things ! ' But when the radio host pressed her on the issue , she said : ' I went through some horrific things that I 'm able to laugh -LSB- at -RSB- now , because I 've gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy and emotional therapy to heal over the years . ` My music 's been wonderful for me . But , you know , I was a shell of my former self at one point . I was not myself . ` To be fair , I was about 19 . I went to Catholic school and then all this crazy stuff happened , and I was going , `` Oh , is this just the way adults are ? ' ... I was very naive . '' ' Opening up : Gaga is interviewed by Howard Stern . Listen to the full interview here . Asked if she had ever confronted the rapist , who was 20 years older than her , she said : ' I think it would terrify me . It would paralyse me . ' I saw him one time in a store and I was so paralysed by fear . Because it was n't until I was a little bit older that I went , `` Wow , that was really messed up . '' ' # . The blonde beauty , who is dating actor Taylor Kinney , did n't tell anybody about the incident at the time , but eventually decided to seek help . She said : ' I do n't know what I was thinking . I did n't tell anybody . ` And I did n't even tell myself for the longest time . And then I was like , `` You know what ? All this drinking and all this nonsense , you have to go to the source , otherwise it just wo n't go away . It will not go away . '' ' Stepping out : Lady Gaga was seen out in New York on Monday . Out and about : Lady Gaga stepped out sporting a grey maxi dress with metallic red pattern wig and dramatic make-up on Tuesday night , several hours after her revelation she was raped at the age of 19 . Seeing red : Gaga 's representative vehemently denied the attorney 's claims . Back then : Dr Luke and Kesha pictured in 2011 , three years before she filed a sexual assault lawsuit against him . Although Gaga did not name her attacker , representatives for the singer were later forced to deny claims by Kesha 's lawyer that music producer Dr Luke , 41 , was the man responsible . Attorney Mark Geragos tweeted , ` Guess who the rapist was ? ' And when a fan asked if it was Dr Luke , he responded ' #bingo . ' Lady Gaga 's representative told TMZ , the allegations are ` absolutely not true ' although refused to comment on the identity of the attacker . The spokesman later added : ` The Dr. Luke lawsuit is utterly incomprehensible . This simply is n't true and how dare someone take advantage of such a sensitive matter . ' A representative for Dr Luke , real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald , told the website : ` Mark Geragos ' statement is completely false and defamatory . Luke met Lady Gaga twice for less than half an hour total in those two meetings combined . He has never been alone with her and never touched her . Neither meeting was in that time frame reported . ' But Mr Geragos stood by his allegations , telling TMZ : ' I said it because it 's true ' . He mentioned the Bill Cosby allegations have ` now made others more courageous about coming out . ' What 's more , The attorney said he wants to depose Gaga in Kesha 's sexual assault lawsuit against Dr Luke , also telling TMZ that three other women ` not as famous ' claim to have similar experiences to Kesha and will be deposed as well . Back in October , the singer filed a lawsuit for sexual assault and battery against Dr Luke - allegations that he denies . Revelations : Lady Gaga out in New York on Tuesday ; her outing came as she spoke for the first time about the rape on The Howard Stern Show . | Kesha 's lawyer Mark Geragos tweeted that Dr Luke was the man who raped Lady Gaga . Representatives for Gaga , real name Stefani Germanotta , said Geragos 's claims were ` absolutely not true ' | [[2720, 2749], [2752, 2763], [2720, 2749], [2775, 2780], [2351, 2416], [2576, 2617], [2625, 2658], [2576, 2606], [2618, 2658], [2850, 2886], [2889, 2930]] |
Spain will not defend their European Under 21 Championship title in the Czech Republic next summer after they were beaten in the qualification play-offs by Serbia . The Spaniards had won the tournament in 2011 and 2013 but , after a goalless draw in the first-leg in Serbia , they lost 2-1 in Cadiz on Tuesday night and will miss out on the showpiece next summer . A Jose Gaya own-goal had given Serbia a vital away goal in the first-half before Sergi Roberto and Filip Kostic traded goals in stoppage-time . Captain Thiago Alcantara lifts the trophy as Spain won the Euo 2013 title in Israel - but there wo n't be a repeat . The Spaniards were able to boast Real Madrid star Isco and Barcelona ' Munir El Haddadi in midfield , but he could not inspire his young team-mates to match the heroics of 2011 and 2013 . The defeat brings to an end their 35-match unbeaten streak and relinquished their hold on the trophy . Spain coach Albert Celades said : ` We did everything we could , but in football the best team does n't always win . They had two shots on target and scored two goals . We played well , we had a lot of the ball , we gave everything but it was all for nothing . ` This is a terrible blow for everyone ; the team does not deserve this punishment . We tried to win the game right until the final second , but it was no use . We are left with a terrible feeling and everyone in the dressing room is destroyed , because these boys gave everything but it was impossible . ' England join Serbia at the finals after Will Hughes scored the winner in a 2-1 win -LRB- 4-2 aggregate -RRB- in Croatia . England will join Serbia and the hosts next summer after they beat Croatia 4-2 on aggregate with Italy completing a 4-2 win over Slovakia over two-legs . Germany won 2-0 on the night to see off Ukraine 5-0 on aggregate , Portugal beat Holland 5-4 in a thriller to advance 7-4 and Denmark overcame Iceland on away goals after a 1-1 draw . | The 2011 and 2013 tournament winners lost 2-1 to Serbia in Cadiz . Their first leg ended in a goalless draw , meaning Spain are out . Joe Gaya 's own-goal and Filip Kostic 's strike saw off the champions . Sergi Roberto replied but it was not enough to see them through . Germany beat Ukraine 5-0 , Portugal beat Holland 7-4 , Denmark beat Iceland on away goals after a 1-1 draw . | [[0, 164], [165, 218], [225, 273], [276, 315], [1485, 1567], [0, 164], [225, 273], [276, 315], [365, 438], [1034, 1038], [1067, 1085], [1761, 1825], [1887, 1944]] |
A 54-year-old woman was charged early on Sunday morning at a domestic violence shelter after pushing over a pregnant woman and kung-fu chopping an employee . Christi Louise O'Connor , a resident of Palm Coast , Florida , was charged with both battery , and aggravated battery on a pregnant woman following the fight , originally about Christmas ornaments . FlaglerLive.com reported that O'Connor removed ornaments from the tree at the shelter in Bunnell , Florida . Christi Louise O'Connor pictured left following her arrest , and at the Flagler County Detention Facility where she is being held on a $ 500 bond -LRB- right -RRB- . She argued with the pregnant woman before pushing her to the ground and slapping and hitting her arm . When asked to leave the Family Life Center facility , O'Connor refused . When asked again , she allegedly began packing a laptop computer belonging to the shelter . Some witnesses claimed that she was using the computer despite being asked not to by the employee , whose name was redacted from the police report . O'Connor became physically violent after being repeatedly asked to stop using the laptop . She then called the employee a racial slur before striking her with a kung-fu chop . FlaglerLive stated that witnesses at the shelter claimed that O'Connor had been manipulating people at the facility for two to three days . They also reported that the incident had been particularly disturbing for children housed there as they were there to get away from scenes of domestic violence . As of Monday afternoon , O'Connor was booked into the Flagler County Detention Facility and was being held on two $ 250 bonds , one for each charge . In October O'Connor was booked for trespass after warning . The Flagler Country Detention Facility where O'Connor is being held on two counts of battery following her arrest in the early hours of Sunday morning . | Christmas ornaments sparked the fracas at a Florida women 's shelter . A pregnant woman was ` shoved over , slapped and hit on the arm ' When ordered to leave Christi O'Connor responded with a ` racial slur , kung-fu chop and attempted laptop theft ' | [[279, 356], [0, 122], [59, 60], [87, 143], [279, 356], [632, 734], [648, 660], [667, 734], [632, 635], [717, 734], [735, 786], [789, 807], [1049, 1139], [1140, 1224]] |
Mikhail Gorbachev has accused America of firing up a new Cold War while Russian tanks rumble into Ukraine 's eastern region amid a ceasefire deal between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels . Mikhail Gorbachev has accused America of firing up a new Cold War and has called on ` avid militarists ' to leave Europe - while Russian tanks rumble into Ukraine 's eastern territory . The former Soviet leader spoke out as Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels agreed to a partial ceasefire in the civil war in the east of the country , which has claimed at least 4,300 lives . But despite the deal brokered , Ukraine yesterday said a military convoy of 106 vehicles including Howitzer tanks rolled into its Donetsk region from Russia without permission . Mr Gorbachev said there was still time to defuse the standoff between Moscow and the West as he and his western counterparts had done during the Perestroika period . ` Now there are once again signs of a Cold War , ' he said in an interview with Tass , the state-owned Russian news agency . ` This process can and must be stopped . After all , we did it in the 1980s . We opted for de-escalation , for the reunification -LRB- of Germany -RRB- . ` And back then it was a lot tougher than now . So we could do it again . ' Mr Gorbachev did not refer to Ukraine directly but hinted at the conflict where the pro-EU government in Kiev is backed by the West while Moscow supports separatist rebels in the east . His comments came as Ukraine 's military and separatist forces ` agreed in principle ' to the new truce to bring ' a total ceasefire along the entire line of contact ' in the Lugansk region . But differences remained on certain details , according to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe -LRB- OCSE -RRB- who negotiated the deal . The truce , which is set to begin on Friday , comes exactly three months after the much violated September 5 ceasefire to end the separatist rebellion which began in April in Luhansk and Donetsk . Scroll down for video . A woman looks at the ruins of her flat in flat in the Petrovskiy district in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk . Fighting is still reported between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian troops in spite of ceasefire talks today . A man stands next to a burnt out vehicle and a crater caused by a mortar shell , in the Petrovskiy district of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk . The city is controlled by Donetsk People 's Republic -LRB- DNR -RRB- rebels . Unmarked personnel carriers travel in eastern Ukraine where a new ceasefire has been agreed ` in principle ' by the military and pro-Russian rebels . In snowy conditions , Howitzer tanks rumble into the Donetsk region of Ukraine , despite the newly agreed truce . A military convoy rolls into Donetsk where a temporary truce has been agreed after fighting intensified for control of airport . A howitzer tank on the road between rebel held Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine . Ukraine has accused Russia of using humanitarian aid shipments to smuggle weapons . The ceasefire is not expected to affect ongoing hostilities at Donetsk airport , the road and rail junction of Debaltsevo , and the sea port of Mariupol , where the rebel lines are held by the Donetsk People 's Republic , the LNR 's sister-statelet . But , following days of fierce fighting , the Ukrainian military 's press service said they had agreed to a temporary ceasefire at the airport in rebel held Donetsk , after talks with Russian officials . ` Particular attention will be paid to the question of Donetsk airport as it is a strategic site , ' the press service said in a Facebook post . However , suspicions remain on both sides with Ukraine yesterday saying that the military convoy had entered its eastern territory from Russia . Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko yesterday accused Moscow of using humanitarian aid shipments to smuggle weapons and ammunition . Ukrainian government soldiers on the front line in rebel held Donetsk where at least three soldiers have died in the last 48-hours . Rockets are fired during a Ukrainian military exercise in the Donetsk region of Ukraine , where a ceasefire has been agreed between the country 's government and pro-Russian rebels . In Shchastya , north of Lugansk , a Ukrainian soldier fires a missile with a man-portable air-defence system during exercises . ` Therefore they are able to increase the intensity -LRB- of attacks -RRB- , ' he said , adding that Russian special forces were bolstering the rebels in the area . NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also said the organisation had seen ' a significant military buildup in and around Ukraine , adding that there have been , ` large transfers of Russian advanced weapons , equipment and military personnel to violent separatists . ' More than 4,300 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since separatist rebellions began following the ouster of former president Viktor Yanukovych after protests about his decision to abandon closer ties with the European Union . After his removal , the Crimean peninsula , overwhelmingly ethnic Russian , was annexed by Moscow in March and the following month separatist rebellions began in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk . Ukraine wants the rebels to hand back the territory they have captured . Russia denies using humanitarian convoys to transport weapons and rejects Western and Ukrainian accusations that it is arming the rebels and sending fighters to aid them . Instead it the accuses the West and Kiev of pressing a campaign of indiscriminate violence in the eastern territories of Luhansk and Donetsk . | The former Soviet leader spoke as Howitzers rumble in from Russia . Says that the stand-off between Moscow and the west ` must be stopped ' Statesman says relations healed in 1980s when ' a lot tougher than now ' Comments come as truce agreed between Ukraine and separatist rebels . The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe made the deal . 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` Andre Claus ' is back . Houston Texans ' receiver Andre Johnson took 11 children from the Harris County Department of Family and Protective Services to Toys ` R ' Us on Tuesday and gave them 80 seconds to pick out whatever they wanted . The speedy shopping spree , which racked up a staggering bill of $ 16,266.66 , marked the eighth consecutive year that the NFL star has treated local underprivileged children to holiday gifts . ` Me and my uncle were sitting in the house one day and I was like , `` I want to do something for Christmas '' , ' he explained to the Houston Chronicle . Scroll down for video . Shopping spree : NFL star Andre Johnson holds up the lengthy receipts after he paid for 11 kids to go on an 80-second shopping spree at a Houston Toys R Us . The bill came to more than $ 16,000 . All smiles ! The youngsters , who are part of the Harris County Department of Family and Protective Services , were joined by Texans dancers , who helped load up their carts and carry their goodies . Spreading the Christmas joy : Another child poses with two dancers and his new BMX bike and helmet . ` And he was just like , `` Have you ever thought about having kids go through Toys ` R ' Us and get what they want ? '' And I was just like , `` Naw , I never really thought about that '' . ` He was like , `` Give 'em 80 seconds to run through the store and let 'em just get what they want . '' And I was like , `` That 's not enough time . '' And he was like , `` They can grab a lot '' . ' And this year , they proved it more than ever - as the children , who are aged between eight and 16 , picked out goodies including WWE action figures , Barbies and soft toys from the movie Frozen . The presents were in addition to a bike , a gaming system each and two games . Johnson , 33 , explained that they collected these separately because the items are locked up so the kids ca n't get their hands on them during their sprees . Video from Houston Texans . Happy to be there : A little girl grins beside her cart of Barbie toys after the shopping spree on Tuesday . On a mission : Dancers help the youngsters , who are aged between eight and 16 , stock up on presents . Hero : At the end of the successful shopping spree , the football players posted with the children and dancers . ` As a kid , to get to run through the store - get whatever you want - I 'm pretty sure it 's kind of breathtaking for them , ' Johnson said . The bewildered children were also joined by Texans dancers , who helped them pick out their gifts and load up their carts . Johnson was also helped by his uncle , who kept an eye on the stopwatch and kept the kids updated with how much time they had left . He also needed to nip out to the car when Johnson realized he 'd forgotten his wallet . The items were scanned at four different registers and then handed back to the grinning kids . Johnson spent so much that he earned gift cards . When CBS asked Andre Claus what he wanted for Christmas , he did n't hesitate . Hero : Andre Johnson of the Houston Texans is pictured warming up for a game in November . He has been paying for local kids ' shopping sprees for the past eight years after his uncle made the suggestions . ` My Christmas gift would be getting into the playoffs and see what happens after that , ' he said . While off the field , the NFL star , who has 65 catches for 720 yards and two touchdowns so far this season , focuses his attention on charitable causes . In 2003 , he founded the Andre Johnson Foundation to raise funds and give support to children and teens growing up in single-parent homes . The football player , who is worth an estimated $ 20 million , has a four-year-old daughter with a former girlfriend . | For the eighth year , Houston Texans ' Andre Johnson treated children from the Harris County Department of Family and Protective Services to toys . He gave them 80 seconds to grab whatever they wanted from the shelves and also gave them a gaming system and a bike each . The bill came to $ 16,266.66 . | [[239, 264], [318, 432], [809, 812], [822, 836], [843, 917], [3097, 3173], [26, 65], [183, 224], [188, 192], [204, 238], [689, 770], [1317, 1324], [1369, 1402], [1701, 1767], [2298, 2303], [2306, 2352], [239, 264], [273, 315], [771, 808]] |
Peanuts cause allergic reactions chiefly when they have been dry-roasted , a study suggests . Tests carried out by Oxford University researchers found that eaten raw the nuts had little effect on the immune system . They are now working on safe , dry-roasted peanuts to help prevent an allergy that affects one in 50 children . Peanuts cause allergic reactions chiefly when they have been dry-roasted , a study suggests -LRB- file picture -RRB- . ` We did a simple experiment and found that the mice fed the dry-roasted proteins got an immune response indicative of allergy , ' said researcher Quentin Sattentau . ` Whereas the mice fed the raw peanut proteins did n't or did to a much lesser extent . ' The result was the same whether the mice were fed peanut protein or had it rubbed into broken skin -- both ways in which peanuts are thought to trigger allergies in humans . Professor Sattentau added : ` This is the first time , to our knowledge , that a potential trigger for peanut allergy has been directly shown . ' The finding helps explain why peanut allergy is much more common here than in the Far East , where the nuts are more commonly eaten raw , boiled or fried . It is believed that the process of dry-roasting involves temperatures high enough to change the peanut 's chemistry in a way that confuses the immune system and leads to allergic reactions . It will be some years before safer dry-roasted peanuts are on supermarket shelves and the complex nature of the immune system means that those who already have a peanut allergy are unlikely to be helped . While the majority of reactions are mild , nut allergy can trigger a life-threatening anaphylactic shock . The Oxford team said it would be premature for people to avoid the nuts because of their research , published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology . | Raw nuts have little effect on the immune system , researchers find . Oxford University study paves the way for safer dry-roasted peanuts . Peanut allergies , which can be life-threatening , affect one in 50 children . | [[94, 215], [156, 215], [216, 220], [225, 293], [247, 327]] |
Police in Wisconsin have begun an investigation after the body of a decorated and popular gymnast was found dead at the bottom of a restaurant dumb waiter connected to the kitchen on Monday . Emergency services were called to WingDam Saloon & Grill in Fountain City at 8pm and pronounced Brooke Baures , 21 , an employee there , dead at the scene . Fountain City Police have said the death appears to be a bizarre accident , without elaborating , and said they have found no signs of foul play . Police Chief Jason Mork said the dumbwaiter 's opening is about 3 feet by 3 feet and the service elevator connects the first and second floors . Authorities say she was trapped in the small elevator when they arrived . Scroll down for video . Tragedy : Brooke with her boyfriend , Joel Hinke , who played for their college football team the Winona State Warriors . Family : Brooke -LRB- far right -RRB- with her family at a Winona State Warriors game with boyfriend , Joel -LRB- front right -RRB- . Friends : Baures was a Chicago Cubs fan and poses here with a friend and fellow supporter with a drink in hand . The exact cause and circumstances of the Wisconsin student 's death have not been made public and officers said a medical examiner in Eau Claire will perform the autopsy on Tuesday . ` There are no indicators of of a criminal act ; however the investigation remains open for the purpose of investigative follow-up and an immediate autopsy , ' said a spokesman for the Fountain City Police Department . Police Chief Jason Mork said the Winona State University student was currently majoring in social work and expected to graduate next year . The accomplished athlete was twice named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference gymnast of the week earlier in 2014 and documented her athletics career enthusiastically on social media . Her college paid tribute to Baures , who was an accomplished member of the gymnastics team from 2011 to 2014 . ` She was a leader on the team and a talented gymnast , ' said WSU athletic director Eric Schoh in a statement . ` This is a tremendous loss for our community , and we ask that you keep Brooke and her family , friends , coaches and teammates in your thoughts . ' According to Police Chief Mork , the dumbwaiter which transfers food between the 2nd and 1st floors of the WingDam kitchen is obviously not designed for human use . Accomplished : Brooke represented her college statewide in gymnastics and was twice named the gymnast of the week earlier in 2014 . Winner : Brooke poses with her coaches after taking home a triple haul of medals after a gymnastics meet . Place of work : This is the WingDam Saloon & Grill in Fountain City - where Brooke , who was an employee was found dead at 8pm on Monday . The opening is only three feet by three feet and the elevator works in a manner similar to a garage door , said Mork . Amanda Schabacker , manager at WingDam Saloon & Grill , told the Winona Daily News the restaurant would be closed on Tuesday and refused to offer any more comment . Her boyfriend , Joel Hinke was also a student at Winona and played for their football team the Winona State Warriors . Photographs posted to social media show Brooke and her family happily posing for pictures at Warriors games . Baures was also a huge music fan and on her Facebook page posted a picture on November 22 with herself and country music stars Dan + Shay along with the caption , ` OMG OMG ' . Huge fan : Brooke poses with Dan + Shay on November 22 with Joel and captioned the picture up with ` OMG OMG ' Tributes : Friends and family and fellow students posted their messages of goodwill and condolence to Twitter in the aftermath of Brooke 's death . Tributes from distraught friends have been flooding onto social media since her death was announced on December 1 . Friend Annelie Schmittel posted , ` Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of my former student Brooke Baures , as well as my WSU Warriors family . Devastating news . ' According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration , dumbwaiter accidents are rare . According to the OSHA database , only two incidents , both fatal , have happened in the U.S. between 2003 and 2013 . | Brooke Baures pronounced dead at the scene after 911 call on Monday . Was found at the bottom of the elevator which is used to transport food . Died at the WingDam Saloon & Grill in Fountain City , Wisconsin at 8pm . Baures worked at WingDam and was a student at Winona State University . | [[192, 276], [2642, 2695], [2702, 2708], [2715, 2764], [2696, 2708], [2719, 2764], [1539, 1588], [1598, 1612], [1539, 1574], [1579, 1612], [1539, 1574], [1617, 1649]] |
Bob Geldof has said he blames himself for the death of his daughter Peaches from a heroin overdose earlier this year . The Boomtown Rats singer said he ` goes over and over and over ' what he could have done to help the 25-year-old mother of two who had started using the drug again in the months leading up to her death . Peaches was found dead by her husband Tom Cohen at their home in Wrotham , Kent , on April 7 , and Geldof admitted he knew she was battling heroin addiction before her overdose . He said : ` You blame yourself . You 're the father who is responsible and clearly failed ' . Scroll down for video . Father : Bob Geldof , pictured with his daughter Peaches in 2009 at a party in Chelsea , says he is consumed by grief and ` goes over and over ' what he could have done to help her before her death . Pain : Bob Geldof admitted today that he could not forgive himself for the death of his daughter . Tragedy : Husband Tom Cohen found his wife dead when he returned from a weekend away with the couple 's two-year-old son , Astala , left . Their one-year-old son Phaedra , right , was in the house with his mother . Geldof said : ` For anybody watching , who has a dead kid and you 're a parent . You go back , you go back , you go back , you go back , you go back , you go over , you go over . What could you have done ? You do as much as you can . Asked if he knew about Peaches ' drug addiction , he said : ` Yes , of course I knew about it and we did more than talk about it , yeah . But I do n't want to go into that too much . ` She was an adult . When they are 18 they are off and running . But you advise , you are there - the usual dad stuff . When they mess up you try to clean up the mess . You admonish . I 'm certainly not benign about the whole thing ' . ` I was never afraid to cry so I did . It is a ten minute thing and then on you go ' , he told BBC 5Live . He said newspaper attacks on his daughters following their mother Paula Yates 's death from a drug overdose in 2000 had also ` damaged ' them . ` She was super bright . Too bright ' , he said . ` She could never be still so you look for something that sedates you I suppose . ` A very errant mind that could focus intensely on a book which she would consume and just absorb it . ` But the rest was a franticness . She knew what life was supposed to be and God bless her she tried very hard to get there . And she did n't make it . ' Geldof said performing with the Boomtown Rats helps him to escape the grief of losing his daughter . ` I put on my snakeskin suit and I can be this other thing , ' he said . ` It is utterly cathartic . Those two hours and I am drained . In every sense it empties , it drains my mind . On stage I 'm lost in this thing and it 's a very brief respite . ' Musician Bob Geldof with Peaches at a show during the 2009 London Fashion Week . An inquest in July heard that Peaches Geldof had started using heroin again in February this year . Investigation : Police at the couple 's # 1million home in Wrotham , Kent , after she was found dead in April . The coffin of Peaches Geldof arriving at St Mary Madgalene and St Lawrence Church , Kent on April 21 . An inquest in July heard that Peaches had started using heroin again in February , after taking the substitute drug methadone for two and a half years . Coroner Roger Hatch said she took a fatal dose of high-purity heroin shortly before she was found dead . At the time of the tragedy Kent Police said the death was ` sudden ' and ` unexplained ' . But her husband told the inquest he had seen Peaches flushing drugs she had hidden in the loft of their home down the toilet . He found her body when he returned from a weekend away with the couple 's two-year-old son , Astala . Their one-year-old son Phaedra was in the house with his mother . Police found heroin and syringes in the house . A forensic scientist said the drug had a purity of 61 per cent -- much higher than the average drug sold on the street . A pathologist told the inquest that Peaches ' blood contained a high level of heroin , along with traces of codeine , methadone and morphine . There were puncture marks on her arms and legs . Geldof told 5Live : ` My life turned out to be extremely episodic . ` I certainly do not want the two little chaps caught up in our story and I supposed because of Paula , because of the girls , because of me , we have been in the British people 's face for 40 years , much to their irritation , I think a lot of the time , but I have to say they have been very kind . ' | Bob Geldof says he blames himself for his daughter 's heroin overdose . He goes ` over and over and over ' what he could have done to help her . Singer knew she had drug addiction and they ` did more than talk about it ' Peaches Geldof was found dead by her husband at their Kent home in April . He said his daughter had a very ` errant mind ' but she was also ` frantic ' Boomtown Rats singer claims going on tour helps escape his grief . | [[0, 118], [20, 67], [99, 118], [502, 509], [512, 534], [827, 918], [119, 245], [620, 626], [629, 639], [709, 811], [765, 819], [1313, 1339], [422, 501], [1368, 1373], [1377, 1405], [1418, 1425], [1428, 1496], [323, 360], [929, 1039], [3037, 3072], [2427, 2472], [2455, 2527]] |
A sheriff has defended a police officer who stopped a black man who was walking with his hands in his pockets in snowy Michigan , saying he acted appropriately and the force has ` nothing to hide ' . Brandon McKean , 25 , was approached by the white deputy in Pontiac , Oakland , on Thanksgiving afternoon following a 911 call in which he was accused of ` making people nervous ' . With his green hood up , he pulled out his cellphone and started filming the encounter , before posting the video online . It was later viewed and criticized by millions of people across the US . In the footage , McKean can be heard asking the unidentified officer : ` Wow , walking by , having your hands in your pockets makes people nervous to call the police , when it 's snowing outside ? ' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS . Caught on camera : Brandon McKean , 25 , was approached by a police officer in Pontiac , Michigan , after he walked through the city with his hands in his pockets . Above , McKean and the deputy film the encounter . Defense : Oakland County Sheriff , Mike Bouchard -LRB- pictured -RRB- , has defended his officer 's actions , pointing out that McKean edited his cellphone video before posting it , and therefore it did not show the real story . He adds : ` There 's 10,000 people in Pontiac right now with their hands in their pockets ' , to which the officer replies there has been ' a lot of robberies ' in the area and he must inspect ` unusual conduct ' . The footage of the incident - also videoed by the deputy at the time - led many to accuse the police of racial profiling , particularly in the wake of black 18-year-old Michael Brown 's shooting death . But now , Oakland County Sheriff , Mike Bouchard , has defended his officer 's actions , pointing out that McKean edited the video before posting it , and therefore it did not show the real story . In a Facebook post , he released the deputy 's video of the events , in which the officer explains to McKean that the 911 call was made by the owner of local firm which had been robbed seven times . Alongside the video , Mr Bouchard 's sheriff 's office wrote : ` The caller and his employees were concerned about an individual who had walked by the front window of the business five or six times , while looking inside with his hands in his pockets . Radioing his colleagues : In the footage , McKean can be heard asking the officer -LRB- pictured -RRB- : ` Wow , walking by , having your hands in your pockets makes people nervous to call the police , when it 's snowing outside ? ' Encounter : He adds : ` There 's 10,000 people in Pontiac right now with their hands in their pockets ' , to which the officer replies there has been ' a lot of robberies ' in the area and he must inspect ` unusual conduct ' ` Fearing for their safety , the business dialed 911 and the deputy responded . In the unedited version of the event , the individual stated that if he had called the police on a suspicious person , he would expect the police to respond , check the area , and talk to the suspicious person being called about . ' The post concluded : ` The Deputy did not detain or pat down the individual and considering the nature of the call responded in a very restrained and professional manner . ' Mr Bouchard explained that the potential robbery suspect was wearing a green hoodie and a black jacket that matched the description of what McKean was donning in the officer 's phone video . Speaking to ABC 7 , he added that the officer had probable cause to make the stop , treated McKean with respect and could even have gone further that he did by patting him down and asking for ID . ` We have nothing to hide when we do our job , ' he said . The footage of the incident - also videoed by the deputy at the time - led many to accuse the police of racial profiling , particularly in the wake of black 18-year-old Michael Brown 's shooting death . Above , McKean . Explanation : In a Facebook post -LRB- pictured -RRB- , Mr Bouchard released the deputy 's video , in which the officer explains to McKean that the 911 call was made by the owner of local firm which had been robbed seven times . However , McKean told the Huffington Post he was not wearing the same clothing as the suspect and was walking home in freezing temperatures when he was ` singled out ' by the police officer . In McKean 's footage , the officer can be heard asking him : ` Am I inconveniencing you ? ' . McKean replies that he is pleased he is capturing the incident on camera , to which the deputy says : ` Me too . ' McKean then makes reference to the protests over alleged police racism that are sweeping the US after a grand jury 's decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson for shooting Brown on August 9 . Before being told he is free to leave the scene , he retorts : ` Because of the whole police situation going on across the country this is outrageous . ' Outraged : McKean later posted the video of the incident in snowy Pontiac , Michigan , on his Facebook page . | Brandon McKean was stopped while walking with hands in pockets . At time , it was snowing in Pontiac , Michigan , with cold temperatures . He pulled out his phone and filmed stop , prompting officer to do same . McKean 's video later went viral on internet , drawing national criticism . Now , Oakland County Sheriff , Mike Bouchard , has defended his deputy . Says he acted appropriately and McKean , 25 , edited video to hide truth . 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Pharrell Williams said that ` everyone is heartbroken ' there was no grand jury indictment of a white cop over the fatal shooting of a black , unarmed teenager Michael Brown , a week after the musician sparked a heated debate by calling the victim 's behavior ` bully-ish ' . The singer said in an interview late on Monday that his perspective on the case has n't changed since the shooting in August . ` My feelings have been the same since that boy was murdered , ' Williams said backstage at The Voice in Los Angeles , where he 's a coach . ` Everyone is heartbroken . It 's another teen , unarmed teen gunned down . ' Scroll down for video . Pharrell Williams -LRB- pictured left on Monday -RRB- said he was ` heartbroken ' over the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown - a week after sparking a heated debate when he said the cop shooting victim 's behavior was ` bully-ish ' before his death . The ` Happy ' hitmaker has been among the most high-profile recording artists to weigh in on the death of 18-year-old Brown in Ferguson and the racially charged aftermath , in a recently published Ebony magazine interview and elsewhere . Before he was shot dead , Brown was caught on surveillance camera stealing a handful of cigarillos from a convenience store in Ferguson , Missouri , and intimidating the shop owner . While Pharrell said that there was no excuse for Officer Darren Wilson to use lethal force against the unarmed teen , he thinks Brown 's actions were overlooked in the national discussion about the tragedy . ` It looked very bully-ish ; that in itself I had a problem with , ' Pharrell told Ebony magazine . ` Not with the kid , but with whatever happened in his life for him to arrive at a place where that behavior is OK . Why are n't we talking about that ? ' Williams went on : ` The boy was walking in the middle of the street when the police supposedly told him to ` get the f *** on the sidewalk . ' If you do n't listen to that , after just having pushed a storeowner , you 're asking for trouble . ' Williams declined to comment on Monday about ongoing protests including school walkouts across the country . Intimidating : Police released this surveillance camera footage , reportedly showing Michael Brown grabbing a convenience store owner shortly before he was stopped by Officer Darren Wilson and shot dead on August 9 . ` It 's not really about what I think . It 's about what you 're going to do . What are you going to do ? He 's a teen who is gone , ' Williams said . ` He was gunned down . What are you going to do ? You understand what I 'm saying ? That 's why it hurts . Because you have no answer . None of us do . He 's gone . That hurts . ' After the story was published in Ebony magazine , Twitter was flooded with comments calling out Pharrell 's interview . One Twitter user said : ` Mike Brown was a bully says Pharrell Williams . So do we get a pass to shoot bullies in society ? Way to go Pharrell . ' This is n't the first time that singer has started controversy over his opinions on race issues . In an interview with Oprah last year , Pharrell angered some when he said ` the new black does n't blame others races for our issues ' . Pharrell seemed hesitant to talk about race in the interview with the African-American monthly magazine , saying : ' I do n't talk about race since it takes a very open mind to hear my view , because my view is the sky view . But I 'm very troubled by what happened in Ferguson , Missouri . ' However , he felt the need to weigh in on the current situation in the predominantly-black St Louis suburb , believing ` the hangover from Ferguson is going to be a long one , worse than Trayvon Martin ' . In the interview with Ebony magazine , Pharrell said he was troubled that the man responsible for Brown 's death , Officer Darren Wilson -LRB- pictured last week -RRB- , will not face trial for the shooting . Trayvon Martin was another unarmed black 17-year-old who was shot dead two years ago near to where he lived in Sanford , Florida , by a man who thought he was a burglar . Shooter George Zimmerman was controversially acquitted on any charges in the teen 's death . While his comments sparked a debate online , it 's clear that Pharrell feels a strong connection to the current situation in Ferguson , Missouri , where protesters turned violent after hearing the grand jury 's decision on Monday night . Following the decision , Pharrell tweeted : ` I 'm heartbroken over the news of no indictment in Ferguson . Let 's all pray for peace ' . He says he still believes racism exists , and that the situation in Ferguson may have been calmer if President Obama went there to show his support . ` He did n't have to go and take a side ; all he needed to do was show his presence and everybody would have straightened up . But he did n't go . I wo n't fault him . ` He 's a man with a lot of weight on his shoulders , but I personally would have gone because being a '' man of the people '' means you 're right there with them in it . Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr led by example . ' Pharrell also made the strange decision to praise Bill Cosby during the interview , for the comedian 's history preaching tough love to black youth . The actor is currently under fire after at least 17 women have come forward to accuse him of rape . ' I agree with him . When Cosby said it back then , I understood ; I got it . Listen , we have to look at ourselves and take action for ourselves . ` Cosby can talk that talk because he created Fat Albert , he tried to buy NBC , he portrayed a doctor on The Cosby Show and had all of us wearing Coogi sweaters . You 've got to respect him , ' Pharrell said . The grand jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson on any charges related to Brown 's death sparked violence between protesters and police in Ferguson , Missouri last Monday . | The singer said ` everyone is heartbroken ' over the shooting of the Ferguson , Missouri teenager in August . While Pharrell said that there was no excuse for Officer Wilson to shoot dead the teen , he described Brown 's actions as ` bully-ish ' last week . | [[0, 173], [544, 571], [791, 907], [1335, 1444], [2815, 2836], [2839, 2888]] |
Just two local lads on show . The only Staffordshire lad on view Tuesday night was wearing Manchester United rather than Stoke City colours , with United 's teenage forward James Wilson born just 10 miles up the road from Stoke-on-Trent in the county market town of Biddulph . To add to the irony , the only Mancunian in either starting line-up was visitors full-back Phil Bardsley . James Wilson was born 10 miles up the road from Stoke-on-Trent in the county market town of Biddulph . Phil Bardsley was the only Mancunian on show at Old Trafford on Tuesday , and he played for Stoke . Louis van Gaal embracing FA Cup . Louis van Gaal may have expressed reservations about the busy Christmas period but there is one English tradition he is falling over to embrace -- the FA Cup . The draw for the third round takes place on Monday and United 's manager is getting all giddy about it . ' I know what the FA Cup means to this club , our players and our fans , ' he wrote in his programme notes . Not to mention the only realistic chance he has of winning a trophy in his debut season at Old Trafford . Louis van Gaal wrote about knowing what the FA Cup means to the fans in his programme notes . Fellaini 's first Old Trafford goal since Everton days . Marouane Fellaini 's towering header was his first goal at Old Trafford for two-and-a-half years -- when he played for Everton . The Belgian 's only previous strike at the Theatre of Dreams came in April 2012 when his volley helped Everton draw 4-4 , and cost United the title . Marouane Fellaini 's goal was his first at Old Trafford for two-and-a-half years , since he played for Everton . Fellaini gave Manchester United the lead in the 21st minute against Stoke on Tuesday . Herrera revels in Rooney absence . Ander Herrera was a revelation . Signed in the summer as a holding midfielder , he revelled in Wayne Rooney 's absence to play at the top of Louis van Gaal 's midfield diamond , and when he drifted to the left , his delivery for Fellaini 's opening goal was perfect . Ander Herrera put in an impressive performance at the top of the diamond in Wayne Rooney 's absence . Herrera played a more advanced role with Rooney injured and the Spaniard set up Fellaini 's goal . | Manchester United beat Stoke 2-1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night . James Wilson was born just down the road from Stoke-on-Trent . Phil Bardsley was the only Mancunian on show at Old Trafford . Louis van Gaal is falling over to embrace the tradition of the FA Cup . Marouane Fellaini netted his first goal at Old Trafford since Everton days . Ander Herrera revelled at top of diamond in Wayne Rooney 's absence . | [[1644, 1730], [147, 216], [384, 486], [30, 139], [299, 383], [487, 558], [587, 620], [713, 780], [1252, 1348], [1531, 1611], [1731, 1765], [1846, 1884], [2034, 2135]] |
Promoter Frank Warren has admitted to receiving nearly 50 complaints about his ` Bad Blood ' event at the ExCel in London on Saturday night . The show , headlined by Tyson Fury 's victory over Dereck Chisora in their heavyweight rematch , was blighted by ticketing issues and a late finish . Fans were left struggling to get home after Chisora was pulled out by his corner after the 10th round at 1.20 am . Promoter Frank Warren -LRB- centre -RRB- admits receiving complaints after the heavyweight clash between Dereck Chisora -LRB- left -RRB- and Tyson Fury -LRB- right -RRB- . Fury defeated Chisora - but their fight did not finish until 1.20 am , leaving many people stranded in London . Warren told the Daily Telegraph 's Gareth Davies : ` We had 18,500 people there and up to now we 've probably had about 48 people complain . It was a combination of ticket issues and travel issues . They are all issues that will be dealt with . There were some duplicate tickets , obviously not from us . But , as always , we get the blame . ` We do n't get these problems normally and it 's a lesson learnt . The inner ringside itself was sectioned off by three lots of barriers . I was very conscious of what might happen . ` We will liaise with the police and security to ensure we deal with that . We 've got a meeting this week to sort it out . ' The referee stops the fight in the 10th round after Chisora 's corner decide their fighter can take no more . Disgruntled punters posted pictures of their duplicate tickets on Twitter . Several people took to Twitter to complain about duplicate tickets with one posting a picture of two sets of three costing # 75 each . And another fan told Sportsmail : ` At about 7pm a group of lads told me we were in their seats . I showed them our tickets and it appeared that we had exactly the same seats only we had got them from different websites . ` This then seemed to go on all night ; people saying they were in our seats and then showing us the same tickets . ' Chris Eubank Jnr -LRB- left -RRB- was defeated by Billy Joe Saunders -LRB- right -RRB- in Bad Blood 's undercard fight . The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed that they would be looking into the show . The board 's General Secretary Robert Smith told Sportsmail ` I 've had correspondence regarding a number of issues with the show ; the lateness of it being one of them . ` I 've been in correspondence with representatives of the promoter . ` We had a number of security meetings before the tournament and had assurances from the security people . A number of issues have come out afterwards which we will look into . ` Our next meeting is next Wednesday and if anything needs dealing with , we will deal with it then . ' | Tyson Fury defeated Dereck Chisora in heavyweight rematch on Saturday . The so-called ` Bad Blood ' event was blighted by a late finish that left some customers stranded while others complained about duplicate tickets . Promoter Frank Warren admitted receiving almost 50 complaints after the event , which also featured Chris Eubank Jnr 's loss to Billy Joe Saunders . | [[142, 236], [239, 291], [579, 602], [142, 236], [239, 291], [292, 343], [640, 647], [650, 690], [936, 969], [1529, 1663], [1529, 1543], [1560, 1656], [0, 141], [407, 532], [785, 831], [2004, 2084]] |
He enjoyed this one . Beaming smile , arms outstretched and sliding on his knees into the corner flag , revelling in the adulation that was showered upon him . Steven Gerrard had scored 176 goals for Liverpool before Tuesday night , including strikes that defined European and domestic finals , but No 177 seemed different , sweeter almost . It was , perhaps , a reminder of his ability to produce just when it matters . With all the speculation surrounding his contract , all the conjecture about whether he will stay at Anfield or pursue a fresh challenge next year , Gerrard could not have provided a more telling riposte when he burst into Leicester City 's area in the 54th minute to settle a game Liverpool needed to win . VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail 's Big Match Stats : Leicester 1-3 Liverpool . Steven Gerrard -LRB- right -RRB- pumps the air after scoring the second goal in Liverpool 's 3-1 victory over Leicester . Leicester took the lead after Leonardo Ulloa 's strike hit the post before rebounding off Simon Mignolet for an own goal . Adam Lallana celebrates after linking up with his former Southampton team-mate Rickie Lambert to level the scores at 1-1 . Jordan Henderson -LRB- left -RRB- secured the victory with a late strike following an error from Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel -LRB- right -RRB- . Gerrard applauds the Liverpool fans at the end of the game , after reminding any doubters of his worth to the club . LEICESTER -LRB- 4-4-2 -RRB- : Schmeichel 5 ; De Laet 5 , Morgan 4 , Wasilewski 5.5 , Konchesky 5 ; Mahrez 5 , Cambiasso 5.5 , James 5 , Schlupp 5 -LRB- Moore 67mins , 5 -RRB- ; Vardy 6.5 , Ulloa 6.5 . Subs not used : Hamer , Drinkwater , King , Albrighton , Knockaert , Wood . Scorer -LRB- s -RRB- : Mignolet -LRB- og -RRB- 22 . Booked : Schlupp , Morgan . LIVERPOOL -LRB- 4-2-3-1 -RRB- : Mignolet 4.5 ; Johnson 6 , Toure 6.5 , Skrtel 7 , Manquillo 5 -LRB- Moreno 46 , 5 -RRB- ; Lucas 7.5 , Henderson 7 ; Sterling 7.5 , Gerrard 8 , Lallana 7 -LRB- Allen 70 , 5 -RRB- ; Lambert 7 -LRB- Lovren 90 -RRB- . Subs not used : Jones , Coutinho , Can , Markovic . Scorer -LRB- s -RRB- : Lallana 26 , Gerrard 54 , Henderson 83 . Booked : Lallana , Gerrard . Referee : Lee Mason 5 . MOTM : Gerrard . Attendance : 32,000 . CLICK HERE for all the stats , goals - including Jordan Henderson 's strike -LRB- above -RRB- - and heat maps from the King Power Stadium . Can they ever be without him ? In a word , no . Gerrard may be in the autumn of his career but he was a towering presence at The King Power Stadium , driving his team forward relentlessly . Without him here , another two points would have been squandered . ` It 's not about me , ' he pointed out . ` It should be about a great team performance . ' Gerrard can argue the praise should be spread but Liverpool are unbeaten in three games -- their best sequence of the campaign -- thanks to him , his goal sandwiched by strikes from Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson after Leonardo Ulloa raised the prospect of a shock . This is exactly what Brendan Rodgers -- and his captain -- required . Restored , as expected , to the starting line-up after a weekend break , he was left in no doubt by the fans in the visiting section over his place in their affections . His name was sung loudly and frequently , the songs drowning out barbs from Leicester 's supporters : do no doubt the vast majority of Liverpudlians want him to prolong the relationship they have shared into a seventeenth campaign . Liverpool 's ambitions , though , should not be so intrinsically linked to Gerrard . At 34 , he should not be carrying the team . Others have to take responsibility , not least the expensive acquisitions who arrived during the summer as part of the restructuring programme . That is why Rodgers will have been satisfied to see Lallana score Liverpool 's opener . Things may not have not been smooth since he left Southampton but this was more like it , his second goal of the campaign coming at just the right time . Crisp and instant , it was a terrific left-foot finish , drilled in after Wes Morgan headed Lucas Leiva 's high-ball into his path . There looked to be some fury in his fist-jabbing celebration but , on the bench , Rodgers only briefly acknowledged it . What had happened five minutes prior had dulled his mood . A significant part of Liverpool 's troubles so far have stemmed from an inability to keep clean sheets and -- more accurately -- their bewildering ability to give away cheap goals . Never was this more evident than here . Leicester City mascot Filbert Fox greets some young home fans at the King Power Stadium ahead of the game . Gerrard warms up after being restored to the starting line-up , having been dropped for the weekend 's game against Stoke . Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- causes Leicester defender Ritchie De Laet -LRB- left -RRB- problems in the opening half . Leicester striker Ulloa -LRB- left -RRB- takes a shot at goal after a counter attacking move started by Jamie Vardy . Ulloa 's effort hits the post before rebounding off goalkeeper Mignolet -LRB- centre -RRB- for an own goal . Mignolet -LRB- bottom -RRB- can only watch as the ball ricochets off his back and rebounds into the empty net for Leicester 's opener . Ulloa -LRB- left -RRB- celebrates Leicester 's opening goal , despite it being awarded as an own goal from Mignolet . Leicester players rush to congratulate the striker after taking the lead on 22 minutes at the King Power Stadium . Simon Mignolet made another gaffe to give Leicester the lead - CLICK HERE for all the stats from Match Zone . Vardy -LRB- 9 -RRB- broke away after Glen Johnson lost possession to lead to Leicester taking the lead . Gerrard -LRB- right -RRB- orchestrates play from central midfield as Liverpool chase the game in the opening half . Lambert -LRB- left -RRB- competes with Wes Morgan -LRB- right -RRB- in an aerial duel in the lead up to Liverpool 's equaliser . Rodgers ' idea is to have a goalkeeper who is comfortable with the ball at his feet and give assurance to his defence but Mignolet is doing nothing of the sort at present , his performances a constant worry to his manager and team-mates . He had been ordered to go back to basics in the 1-0 win against Stoke -- make saves , give it simple -- but none of those instructions were carried over and a ridiculous error in the 19th minute almost handed Leicester the lead , when Mignolet gave the ball straight to Esteban Cambiasso . The Argentine could not make him pay , his left foot shot zipping fractionally wide , but the reprieve was only temporary as in the next attack Leicester had the lead . Liverpool , farcically , failed to clear their lines when defending a counterattack . Jamie Vardy caused the trouble , sprinting at Liverpool 's back four . Mignolet was weak and needed Martin Skrtel to head Vardy 's shot off the line but he could n't gather the rebound and Ulloa profited , his left-foot drive ending in the net via rebounds off the post and the back of the Belgian 's head . Shaking his head in disbelief , Mignolet stood with his hands on his hips , smiling ruefully . This , however , was no laughing matter . The longer he continues to be found wanting , the more vulnerable his side will be . It is an issue Liverpool must address . On this occasion , it did n't prove costly . High on endeavour and brimming with determination , Leicester did not play like the worst team in the Barclays Premier League but every error they make is being ruthlessly punished . Nobody knows that better than Morgan . Having teed up Lallana , he provided the ` assist ' for Gerrard to gleefully smash home in the 54th minute , after he tried to cut out a centre from Sterling after Lallana and Henderson had combined . It was his first goal in open play since January 28 . Morgan 's night reached its nadir on the hour when his weak back pass allowed Rickie Lambert a free run at goal . Floundering , Morgan yanked Lambert 's arm back and sent him sprawling and gave referee Lee Mason a simple decision . Red card , game over . Leicester should have been down to nine when Kasper Schmeichel collided with Gerrard but frustrations were only temporary . Schmeichel erred in the 84th minute , Sterling cut the ball back and Henderson swept in . Gerrard , fittingly , celebrated that one with relish , too . Lallana -LRB- centre -RRB- reacts to the lose ball to rifle home Liverpool 's equaliser only four minutes after Leicester 's opening goal . Lallana shows his delight after linking up with Lambert to score only his second goal as a Liverpool player . Liverpool teammates celebrate with Lallana -LRB- centre -RRB- after the forward levelled the scores in the first half . Sterling -LRB- centre -RRB- races away as Liverpool break with speed in search of a second goal before the interval . Sterling falls to the ground in the box under a challenge from Leicester defender Paul Konchesky . The England and Liverpool youngster looks dismayed after the referee fails to award him a penalty . Gerrard -LRB- left -RRB- times his run into the box to send Liverpool into the lead with his second half strike . Liverpool captain Gerrard -LRB- right -RRB- wheels away after giving Liverpool the lead with his 177th goal for the club . Jordan Henderson -LRB- left -RRB- and Lallana -LRB- right -RRB- scream towards the away fans after Gerrard 's goal . Gerrard reminds Brendan Rodgers of his worth after uncertainty surrounding his Liverpool future . Morgan -LRB- right -RRB- is sent off by Lee Mason -LRB- left -RRB- on 62 minutes after bringing down Lambert as Leicester 's last defender . Gerrard tumbles in the box after a rash tackle from Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel -LRB- behind -RRB- . The Liverpool captain can not believe he is not awarded a penalty by referee Mason . Schmeichel was caught on TC cameras giving Gerrard a cheeky smile after denying him a late penalty . Sterling -LRB- right -RRB- plays a delicate back heel to evade Schmeichel and set up his team-mate Henderson . With the Leicester defence stretched , Henderson capitalises to net Liverpool 's third goal . Henderson celebrates as Brendan Rodgers ' side secure their second victory in the space of four days . Lambert congratulates a smiling Gerrard as Liverpool move up to eighth in the Premier League table . | Liverpool defeated Leicester 3-1 in their Premier League clash at the King Power Stadium . Steven Gerrard was restored to the starting line-up after being dropped for the weekend game against Stoke . Leonardo Ulloa 's shot hit the post before rebounding off Simon Mignolet for the opening goal . Adam Lallana levelled four minutes later after combining well with former Southampton teammate Rickie Lambert . Gerrard gave the Reds the lead in the second half after a well - timed run into the box . Wes Morgan was dismissed after bringing down Lambert as the Foxes ' last defender on 62minutes . Kasper Schmeichel was fortunate not to be sent off after appearing to bring Gerrard down in the box . Jordan Henderson sealed victory with a late strike after an error from the Leicester keeper . 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Liverpool 's anthem ` You 'll Never Walk Alone ' played at the Golden Shoe award ceremony at Barcelona on Wednesday night as Luis Suarez dedicated the prize to his former team-mates . ` My three-and-a-half years there were spectacular and I would not have won this without them , ' he said . ' I would also like to thank the man who who brought me to the club , ' he added , looking across at Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish , who was in Barcelona to present him with the award . ` From the first moment I met him with Sofia -LSB- Suarez 's wife -RSB- I took to him , ' said Dalglish . ` He achieved so much last season and it 's an honour to be here - I even cancelled a game of golf to make it . ' VIDEO Scroll down to watch Kenny Dalglish presents Luis Suarez with Golden Foot award . Luis Suarez looks delighted as he receives the Golden Shoe award from Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish . The pair laugh and shake hands as Suarez , now at Barcelona , accepts the award in front of an audience . Suarez is set to make his return to competitive action against Real Madrid on October 25 . Dalglish was asked if he thought Suarez would succeed and he said : ' I do n't think there is anyone who can stop him . He was brilliant at Ajax and Liverpool and I 'm sure he will be success . And if it does n't work out he can always come back to Liverpool on loan . ' In a video message Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said : ` Good luck for the future mate we wish you well . Thanks for everything you did last season for us . Barcelona are very lucky to have you . ' It was the Barcelona forward 's wish that Gerrard be at the presentation but he was unable to travel . Suarez scored 31 goals last season and he said after the presentation that he was ready to start in the Clasico clash against Real Madrid on October 25 if picked . ` Every player has to be prepared to play every game - I feel good . Maybe if you had asked me two weeks ago the answer would not have been the same , but after the two friendlies with Uruguay I am very happy with the condition I am in . I feel a lot better than - thought I would . ' Suarez returned to action for Uruguay in a friendly 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in Jiddah on October 10 . The former Ajax striker followed that up with a couple of goals in a 3-0 friendly win over Oman on October 13 . Suarez and Dalglish were reunited as the former Liverpool manager flew to Spain to present the award . Dalglish signed Suarez for Liverpool in 2011 and he was a success in his time at Anfield . Dalglish had a close bond with Suarez at Liverpool and staunchly defended his former charge when he was found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra . Liverpool 's next home game is against Hull on October 25 but their former star will hope to be busy that day as Barcelona travel to the Santiago Bernabeu for the Clasico . Lionel Messi , Suarez 's Barcelona team-mate , has won the Golden Shoe in the last two seasons . The Uruguyan actually shares the honour this time with Cristiano Ronaldo , who also scored 31 goals last season . Suarez 's haul enabled him to beat the previous record for one season at Liverpool , beating Robbie Fowler , who scored 28 goals in 1995-96 . Dalglish in a T-shirt standing up for Suarez after the player was found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra . VIDEO Liverpool would n't have done well without me - Suarez . | Luis Suarez won the Golden Shoe after 31 goals for Liverpool last season . Suarez picked former Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish to present award . Suarez has played twice for Uruguay in friendlies over the past week . The forward says he feels ready to play for Barcelona when his ban ends . Barcelona face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 25 . Dalglish joked that Suarez could always return to Liverpool on loan if it does n't work out for the attacker at the Nou Camp . | [[1665, 1699], [393, 424], [431, 479], [700, 787], [858, 891], [2334, 2399], [2371, 2436], [2114, 2221], [998, 1088], [1704, 1813], [1740, 1816], [1290, 1357]] |
Officials at some Denver homeless . shelters say the legalization of marijuana has contributed to an . increase in the number of younger people living on the city 's streets . One . organization dealing with the increase is Urban Peak , which provides . food , shelter and other services to homeless people aged 15 to 24 in . Denver and Colorado Springs . ` Of . the new kids we 're seeing , the majority are saying they 're here because . of the weed , ' deputy director Kendall Rames told The Denver Post . ` They 're traveling through . It is very . unfortunate . ' Officials at some Denver homeless shelters say the legalization of marijuana has contributed to an increase in the number of younger people living on the city 's streets . The Salvation . Army 's single men 's shelter in Denver has been serving more homeless . this summer , and officials have noted an increase in the number of 18 - . to 25-year-olds there . The . shelter housed an average of 225 each night last summer , but this summer . it 's averaging 300 people per night . No breakdown was available by age , . but an informal survey found that about a quarter of the increase was . related to marijuana , including people who moved hoping to find work in . the marijuana industry , said Murray Flagg , divisional social services . secretary for the Salvation Army 's Intermountain Division . Some . of the homeless have felony backgrounds that prevent them from working . in pot shops and grow houses , which are regulated by the state , Flagg . said . The Salvation Army 's single men 's shelter in Denver has been serving more homeless this summer , and officials have noted an increase in the number of 18 - to 25-year-olds there . He also thinks others may find work but do n't earn enough to pay . rent in Denver 's expensive housing market . At . the St. Francis Center , a daytime homeless shelter , pot is the second . most frequently volunteered reason for being in Colorado , after looking . for work . St. Francis . executive director Tom Leuhrs also sees an economic reason for the . increase of the number of homeless young people . They 're having . difficulty moving from high school and college to the workforce , Leuhrs . said . ` The economy is not supporting them . There are not enough jobs , ' he said . At the St. Francis Center , a daytime homeless shelter , pot is the second most frequently volunteered reason for being in Colorado , after looking for work . Edward . Madewell said he was on his way back home to Missouri when he decided . to head to Colorado so he could keep smoking the marijuana he uses to . control seizures . ` I 'm not going to stop using something organic . I . do n't like the pills , ' he said . Dusty . Taylor , 20 , said he moved back to Colorado , where he grew up , to avoid . legal problems . ' I do n't want to catch a felony for smoking , ' he said . | Salvation Army single men 's shelter says its noticed an increase in 18 - to-25-year-olds there . An informal survey found that about a quarter of the increase was . related to marijuana . Some . of the homeless have felony backgrounds that prevent them from working . in pot shops and grow houses , which are regulated by the state . | [[830, 834], [844, 904], [1531, 1627], [1630, 1712], [1092, 1159], [1160, 1180], [1377, 1449], [1398, 1416], [1422, 1449], [1467, 1513]] |
Even when goal-line technology and an inspired goalkeeper were working in their favour , QPR just could not quite get a break . Did they deserve one ? Almost certainly not on the balance of a game where one side had noticeably higher ambitions than the other . Did Rob Green deserve more ? Definitely . He was simply magnificent , a barrier that Swansea could not knock down for 78 minutes . And then , just like that , it was seven away defeats from seven trips . VIDEO Scroll down for Sportsmail Big Match Stats : Swansea City 2-0 Queens Park Rangers . Swansea City 's Ki Sung-Yueng celebrates scoring their eventual opener against QPR at the Liberty Stadium . Ki breaks the deadlock despite the challenge of Nedum Onuoha after his shot goes in off the post to finally beat Rob Green . Green can only watch from the turf as Ki 's shot travels toward the far post and over the line . Swansea -LRB- 4-2-3-1 -RRB- : Fabianski 6.5 ; Richards 6.5 , Bartley 6.5 , Williams 6.5 , Taylor 6 ; Britton 6 -LRB- Shelvey 79 -RRB- , Ki 7 ; Routledge 7 , Sigurdsson 7 -LRB- Carroll 87 -RRB- , Montero 7 -LRB- Dyer 70 -RRB- ; Bony 7 . Subs not used : Tremmel , Amat , Barrow , Gomis . Manager : Garry Monk . QPR -LRB- 4-4-1-1 -RRB- : Green 8.5 ; Onuoha 5.5 , Dunne 6 , Caulker 6 , Yun 6 ; Vargas 6.5 , Henry 6 , Barton 6.5 -LRB- Hoillett 80 -RRB- , Fer 6 ; Kranjcar 5.5 ; Austin 6 . Subs not used : Ferdinand , Phillips , McCarthy , Isla , Mutch , Zamora . Booked : Barton , Fer . Harry Redknapp . Referee : Kevin Friend 7 . MOM : Rob Green . Att : 20,145 . Ki Sung-Yueng broke the heart , going outside Nedum Onuoha and firing in off the post , and Wayne Routledge kicked dirt in their eyes with a low finish from the edge of the area five minutes later . It was cruel on only one man - a goalkeeper with a green shirt and a red face . But Harry Redknapp could hardly argue as he weighed up the worst possible yield from a run of away games against top-half opposition . ` We have had hard games , ' he said . ` We caught Newcastle on the back of their five-game winning run , and we went to Chelsea and Tottenham and Manchester United . ` They have not been easy . You only have to look at the table -- the teams that have come up have -LRB- to make -RRB- a big step up . ' Predictably , Garry Monk carried a happier disposition . He said : ` Some of Rob Green 's saves were fantastic . He probably did n't deserve to be on the losing side . ` But for me that was our most complete performance . ' Green 's impact on that performance was felt almost immediately . He smothered Routledge after the winger was clean through after three minutes and then blocked Kyle Bartley 's header moments later . When Gylfi Sigurdsson had a shot deflected off Joey Barton , it was Green who scrambled across his line to keep it out . When Sigurdsson had a free-kick on the edge of the box towards the end of the period , it was Green who acrobatically kept the sheet clean , albeit with the help of goal-line technology . The ball was almost entirely over the line . QPR keeper Rob Green makes a finger tip save from Gylfi Sigurdsson in a sensational performance . Goal line technology judged in QPR 's favour during a frustrating match for the Swans before they broke through . Green makes another diving save while the Premier League 's most lethal striker - Wilfried Bony - lurks in the penalty area . Airbourne Green was a serious source of frustration for the home side with saves like this a common sight at the Liberty . For Swansea , it was looking like deja vu after battering Crystal Palace on Saturday and only taking a point . Monk said : ` The message at half time was to keep moving the ball quickly and if we continue to create hopefully we will take one or two . Thankfully we were able to do that . ' For 78 minutes here , including two fine second-half saves by Green to deny Bony , there was no breaking through . Then the resistance broke . It was no less than each side deserved , barring one man . Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski is well-positioned to save a Leroy Fer -LRB- not pictured -RRB- header late in the first half . The loss to Swansea puts QPR just one point ahead of Leicester -LRB- above -RRB- on the bottom of the Premier League . Meanwhile , Gary Monk 's Swansea -LRB- right -RRB- move one spot off next season 's Europa League and ahead of Arsenal , who play on Wednesday . QPR 's Nedum Onuoha attempts to hold off Wilfried Bony at the Liberty . Gylfi Sigurdsson -LRB- left -RRB- is challenged by QPR 's Eduardo Vargas during a tight first half tussle . Wayne Routledge 's strike five minutes after the opener beat unlucky Green for a second time . Not even on fire Green , in his customary all green kit , could save Routledge 's effort to his right . Routledge celebrates his goal with Nathan Dyer after Swansea 's persistent pressure finally broke Rangers . Redknapp gestures to his players as QPR record their seventh loss in seven away fixtures so far in the Premier League . | Ki Sung-yueng opened the scoring in the 78th minute before Wayne Routledge made it 2-0 five minutes later . Rob Green was sensational in goal for Queens Park Rangers until he was beaten twice in the second half . QPR have now lost all seven of their home matches this season and are only ahead of Leicester . Swansea are now one place off European qualification , two points behind West Ham . | [[555, 662], [1544, 1557], [1576, 1613], [3040, 3137], [4610, 4659], [4121, 4239], [4240, 4249], [4252, 4358]] |
Samuel Eto'o resurrected his ` old man ' celebration after scoring for Cameroon against Germany on Sunday night as the two countries prepared for the World Cup . The 33-year-old striker nipped in ahead of defender Mats Hummels to poke the ball past Germany goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller on the hour mark . Eto'o , who was forced to rubbish claims he is nearing the end of his career after Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho questioned his age earlier in the season , raced towards the corner flag to celebrate . Opener : Samuel Eto'o pokes the ball home to give Cameroon the lead against Germany on Sunday night . Hitting back : Eto'o reprised this ` old man ' celebration for Cameroon - he also did it in a Chelsea shirt . Germany : Weidenfeller , Boateng , Mertesacker , Hummels , Durm -LRB- Howedes , 85 -RRB- , Khedira -LRB- Kramer , 73 -RRB- , Kroos , Muller , Ozil -LRB- Podolski , 63 -RRB- , Reus , Gotze -LRB- Schurrle , 58 -RRB- . Subs : Zieler , Grosskreutz , Schmelzer , Schweinsteiger , Klose , Mustafi , Draxler , Ginter , Volland . Scorers : Muller , 66 , Schurrle , 71 . Booked : Boateng . Cameroon : Itandje , Djeugoue , Bedimo -LRB- Assou-Ekotto , 58 -RRB- , N'Koulou , Song , Mbia -LRB- N'Guemo , 46 -RRB- , Enoh , Matip , Choupo-Moting , Moukandjo , Eto'o -LRB- Webo , 90 -RRB- . Subs : N'Djock , Kana Biyik , Nounkeu , Aboubakar , Makoun , Chedjou , Idrissou , Bong Songo , Nyom , Salli , Olinga , Loe . Scorers : Eto'o 62 , Choupo-Moting , 78 . Booked : Song , Enoh . Referee : Damir Skomina -LRB- Slovenia -RRB- . The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker gave the Indomitable Lions the lead before Germany equalised just minutes later as Thomas Muller headed home Jerome Boateng 's cross . The hosts then took the lead as Chelsea 's Andre Schurrle converted Arsenal frontman Lukas Podolski 's square ball from close range . However , the lead lasted just seven minutes as Cameroon frontman Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting - who plays his club football for Mainz and was born in Hamburg - hit a perfectly-executed left-foot shot into the corner of the net to draw Volker Finke 's side level . Germany played without goalkeeper Manuel Neuer , captain Philipp Lahm and midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger , who are all nursing injuries . Left back Erik Durm made his debut , with another defender , Marcel Schmelzer , also injured . Germany have drawn their last two matches , with an under-strength side held 0-0 by Poland last month . The Germans also play Armenia on June 6 , the day before they leave for Brazil . ` It would have been good if we had used our early chances . We seem to need a lot of chances to score , that has been evident in recent months , ' said manager Joachim Low . Leveller : Thomas Muller heads in Jerome Boateng 's cross to equalise for Germany . Team effort : Andre Schurrle celebrates with Lukas Podolski after the Arsenal frontman set him up to score . All smiles : Cameroon goalscorer Eric Choupo-Moting -LRB- right -RRB- is congratulated by Benoit Assou-Ekotto . Flying : Mario Gotze heads the ball forward as Cameroon pair Alex Song -LRB- right -RRB- and Cedric Djegoue watch on . Pursuit : Germany 's Erik Durm -LRB- right -RRB- looks back as Cameroon wideman Benjamin Moukandjo marches forward . | Germany draw 2-2 with Cameroon in pre-World Cup friendly in Monchengladbach . Eto'o gave the Indomitable Lions the lead . Striker , who played for Chelsea last season , did ` old man ' celebration in relation to claims made by Jose Mourinho regarding player 's age . Thomas Muller and Andre Schurrle scored for hosts . | [[513, 605], [1528, 1681], [0, 111], [389, 456], [1708, 1765]] |
The family of nightclub owner Matt Bendik , the boyfriend of Glee actress Becca Tobin , fear that he died from a heart attack brought on by stress over expanding his business , it has emerged . The 35-year-old 's body was found by a maid a room at the Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia , where he was on a business trip , on Thursday afternoon . The cause of his death is not known , but authorities said there was no evidence he committed suicide and that no drugs , medication or weapons were found at the scene , TMZ reported . Speaking to MailOnline , a source said Bendik 's family is ` devastated ' by the tragedy and that Tobin , who had hoped to marry Bendik and have children with him , is ` inconsolable ' . Scroll down for video . Tragic : Glee actress Becca Tobin 's boyfriend Matt Bendik has been found dead in a Philadelphia hotel . Nightclub owner Mr Bendik , 35 , who was reportedly on a business trip at the time , is understood to have been found by a maid in his hotel room on Thursday . Starring role : Ms Tobin is seen acting with co-star Kevin McHale in season five of Glee filmed last year . ` Matt 's . family is devastated , ' the source said . ` His parents worry he may have . died from a heart attack because he worked so hard , almost a workaholic . He had plans for a major career , he wanted to do well . ` He and Becca were madly in love and talked marriage and having a family . She is inconsolable . ` He . was a great guy , totally clean , did n't do drugs , he was just extreme . ambitious which his family fears led to his death . It 's very sad because . Becca was so in love and saw a long future with him . ' Sunday . will mark the one year anniversary of the death of Ms Tobin 's co-star . Cory Monteith , who died of a drug overdose at the age of 31 in July last . year . Sources told TMZ that Mr Bendik and Ms Tobin were on a business trip together at the time and had been out with friends the night before . Saying goodbye : One of Mr Bendik 's clubs DBA paid tribute to him on Thursday night following his passing . Loss : Sources said the couple were on a business trip together and had been out with friends the night before . Mr Bendik was known for his work at LA nightspots DBA and AV , while Ms Tobin is known for playing Kitty Wilde on the hit show Glee . A maid reportedly found his body in the room on Thursday afternoon . At the . time of his death , he ran and owned numerous clubs including the AV . nightclub and its Avertine restaurant , and he ran one of West Hollywood 's hottest night spots , DBA . The club paid tribute to him on Thursday night following his passing with a sign expressing the staff 's love for him . The . AV Nightclub is said to be one of the toughest venues to gain entry to . with patrons including Chris Brown , Leonardo DiCaprio , and Ne-Yo . The . club has hosted DJs from Afrojack to Avicii to Kristina Kova . He was also ` Director of Nightlife ' at the Modern Honolulu Hotel 's ADDICTION nightclub . His first foray into the party scene came in 1997 when he was 14 years old . He strutted over to a group of high school seniors who organized weekly parties in a shuttered church in Hollywood . Tragic : In May , Ms Tobin posted a Throwback Thursday image of the pair , saying ` tbt to the first time @mattbendik and I got our flirt on ' Mr Bendik was known for his work at LA nightspots DBA and AV . He is pictured -LRB- left -RRB- with singer Enrique Iglesias . At the time of his death Mr Bendik -LRB- pictured with Ne-Yo -RRB- ran and owned numerous clubs including the AV nightclub and the Avertine restaurant inside it as well as well as running one of West Hollywood 's hottest night spots DBA . Mr Bendik went on to study at the prestigious Cornell University before returning to Hollywood to run and own nightclubs . He is pictured -LRB- left -RRB- with Fred Matters -LRB- centre -RRB- and Snoop Dogg -LRB- right -RRB- . Matt Bendik 's death comes almost a year to the day after his girlfriend 's Glee co-star Cory Monteith -LRB- right -RRB- died in a Vancouver Hotel room last summer . Monteith 's body was found in a room at the Vancouver Canada hotel on July 13 shortly after midday . A coroner 's report revealed the 31-year-old actor -- who played Finn Hudson on the hit Fox television series - was taking heroin and drinking champagne alone in his hotel room on the night of his death . He and his manager dined on the Thursday night before his death with Maureen Webb , the co-founder of Project Limelight Society , who said the actor ` looked so good , so healthy ' . According to authorities , Monteith and three unidentified people left his hotel room on the Friday night and the actor returned alone at around 2:15 a.m. Hotel staff found his body shortly after noon when Monteith did n't check out . On May 11 this year , which would have been his 32nd birthday , Monteith 's girlfriend and Glee co-star Lea Michele paid tribute to her boyfriend , tweeting : ` The biggest heart and most beautiful smile . . In all of our hearts . . We love you so . Happy Birthday . ' ` I wanted to be a cool kid , ' he told The Modern Honolulu . ` -LSB- So -RSB- I said to them , `` You guys are the coolest . How can I help ? I want to learn . '' One older boy , who arranged the rental of the church for their late-night DJ all-ages party , said `` Come back here after the party and we 'll start you out . '' I showed up at 2 a.m. and they handed me a stack of garbage bags . ' He spent the rest of the school year tidying up after hard-partying seniors . But when the year came to an end , the seniors graduated and offered to sell him their ` business ' for a few hundred dollars . He bought their party list , the contract to the church rental , some DJ equipment and speakers and set out to continue organising parties for teenagers four years older than him . By his sophomore year he was raking in tens of thousands of dollars throwing parties for students . That same year , he was approached by Whiskey a Go-Go on The Sunset Strip to take over promoting their Monday night all-ages show . He was still only 15 years old . It was . then that his mother suggested he applied for the Cornell University . School of Hotel Administration in upstate New York , he told the Hawaiian . paper . After . graduating he spent the next four years learning the ins and outs of . event planning while putting on nights at a string of New York and Los . Angeles ' most exclusive nightclubs . He . then got a job in a nightclub in Las Vegas . ` I barbacked . I swept . basements in hazmat suits in the blazing desert heat . I worked the door . I cut fruit . You name it , ' he said . Scene : He was found inside Philadelphia 's Hotel Monaco by a maid on Thursday afternoon . The Philadelphia Medical Examiner confirmed the body was found , but there has been no further details , according to the TMZ report . Co-star : The news follows the tragic death of Ms Tobin 's co-star Cory Monteith -LRB- above -RRB- who died of a drug overdose at the age of 31 in July last year . Ms Tobin made her first appearance on Glee in the fourth season , in the premiere episode The New Rachel in 2012 . Before her part on the show , she worked as an understudy on the Broadway show Rock Of Ages . In . May , Ms Tobin posted a Throwback Thursday image of the pair , saying . ` tbt to the first time @mattbendik and I got our flirt on ' . Just two days ago , Mr Bendik posted a picture of his actress girlfriend , hailing her as his ` Woman Crush Wednesday ' . | Glee actress Becca Tobin 's boyfriend Matt Bendik , 35 , was found dead in hotel room in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon . The couple were believed to have been on a business trip at the time . A source revealed that he was expanding his business and that his family believe he might have died from a heart attack amid the stress . They added that Tobin , who had spoken about marriage and having a family with Bendik , is ` inconsolable ' Sunday is one year anniversary of Tobin 's co-star Cory Monteith 's death . | [[194, 264], [737, 783], [746, 841], [2304, 2372], [6674, 6758], [1809, 1898], [2064, 2150], [0, 41], [88, 125], [111, 174], [1167, 1198], [1511, 1562], [624, 629], [691, 708], [619, 631], [636, 661], [1333, 1345], [1369, 1384], [1407, 1428], [1653, 1725], [6904, 6992]] |
Main street retailer Kmart has released a hilarious new holiday advert , which stars five pregnant dancers twerking and thrusting their bellies to a hip hop remix of festive favorite Santa Baby . The slightly bizarre ad , which was released on the company 's YouTube page , showcases underwear brand Joe Boxer 's range of cozy holiday loungewear and follows on from a last year 's Kmart Christmas campaign , featuring six boxer-clad male models shaking their hips in time to Jingle Bells . Clearly eager to repeat the success of the viral video , which has received more than 18.3 million views on YouTube , the retailer has taken the festive fun to a whole new level with this campaign , which shows each of the mothers-to-be showcasing some seriously impressive moves , emphasizing their big bellies with a series of twerks and thrusts . Scroll down for video . Shake your bump ! The five dancers perform to a hip hop remix of Santa Baby . Back-up plan : Kmart had to enlist two back-up dancers to wait in the wings in case one of the stars went into labor while filming . Clad in comfy-looking pajama bottoms , tight red tops and matching socks , the women first appear with their backs to the camera and are shown only as silhouettes , hiding the fact that they are pregnant . But just a few seconds into the campaign , the dancers turn into the spotlight and shake their rotund bellies at the camera , showing off their best hip hop moves , which , luckily , appear to have been unaffected by their pregnancies . The quirky concept was not without its complications however ; according to USA Today , all of the women featured were in the last trimester of their pregnancy , in order to ensure they had appropriately large bellies . But with just a few weeks to go until each of their due dates , the retailer had to ensure it had back-ups waiting in the wings , in case one of the stars went into labor while on set . Merry Christmas ! The advert is the latest in a line of entertaining festive campaigns . Festive fun : Each of the women is modeling a cozy pair of pajamas from underwear brand Joe Boxer . Surprise ! At the start of the ad , the women hide their pregnant bellies , before whipping round to reveal them . Since the advert was filmed last month , at least one of the women has given birth - and the rest are expected to go into labor before Christmas . To accompany the womenswear ad , which has already racked up more than 210,000 view since it was uploaded yesterday , Kmart also debuted a menswear version last month , which features five male models using their stomachs as drums on which they bang out a festive carol . The retailer uploaded the menswear advert on November 17 and it has since been viewed by more than 1.1 million people , many of whom have been quick to congratulate the retailer on its unique advertising strategy . Bang the drums : To accompany the womenswear campaign , Kmart have also released a second Christmas ad which showcases the brand 's menswear designs . Controversy at Christmas : Last year 's campaign , which featured six boxer-clad models , came under fire from some shoppers who claimed it was ` disgusting ' and ` sexist ' ` Love the ad , and love YOU Kmart ! :-RRB- Always look forward to your Holiday themed commercials , keep it up ! ' user Justin Wallace commented on the Jingle Bellies video , while Abelinda Morte added : ' I like this even better than last years ! ' Last year , Kmart faced criticism from some shoppers , who claimed the retailer 's Show Your Joe advert was sexist and distasteful . ` You can forget me stepping into any of your stores . Pull that ad off the air , ' one person wrote on the store 's Facebook page , while another suggested : ` You should find someone to do better commercial writing . ' | The expectant stars had to have back-ups waiting on-set in case they went into labor during filming . The entertaining video follows last year 's popular holiday ad which saw boxer-clad models thrusting their hips to Jingle Bells . | [[1802, 1814], [1819, 1865], [1876, 1923], [196, 219], [350, 405], [196, 271], [408, 489], [3040, 3061], [3070, 3100]] |
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