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the cities with the highest rate of same sex couples raising children in the us today have been revealed and they're probably where you least expected salt lake city has been named the leading metropolitan area for same sex couples raising children according to a report out of ucla that identified one out of every four couples having at least one child perhaps more shocking, the figures presented by the williams institute at the ucla school of law this week found that the majority of same sex parents are raising their children in more conservative areas of the country ranking: salt lake city has been named the largest metro area for same sex couples in the country having 26 percent, with grand forks, north dakota showing 65 percent among smaller areas state capital: salt lake city is perhaps more widely known as the home to the headquarters of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, whose golden statue of the angel moroni is seen the highest rates are in fact seen in states with constitutional bans on gay marriage mississippi having the largest rate among all states with 26 percent the smaller cities in the country, with populations less than 1 million, had the highest rates among them all with 65 percent of same sex couples in grand forks north dakota/minnesota said to be raising children 'parenting among same sex couples is more common in socially conservative parts of the county,' gary j gates, the researcher behind the study, told msn news 'i wasn’t necessarily expecting salt lake city to top the list,' he continued, 'but i did expect that metro areas like san francisco and new york, with their more lgbt supportive social and legal climates, would have relatively lower proportions of same sex couples raising children' new york and los angeles were both still found having more same sex couples with children in comparison to others, but their ratio was substantially lower area:                  % same sex couples raising children grand forks, nd mn                               65% bismarck, nd                                            61% hinesville fort stewart, ga                    46% laredo, tx                                                 45% visalia porterville, ca                             44% cheyenne, wy                                          43% rapid city, sd                                          43% sioux city, ia ne sd                                 43% brownsville harlingen, tx                      42% longview, wa                                           42% area:                  % same sex couples raising children salt lake city, ut                                      26% virginia beach norfolk newport news, va nc                                                         24% detroit warren livonia, mi                     22% memphis, tn ms ar                                22% san antonio new braunfels, tx             22% baltimore towson, md                            20% columbus, oh                                          19% hartford west hartford east hartford, ct                                                               19% houston sugar land baytown, tx         19% oklahoma city, ok                                   19% utah resident weston clark, who shares an adopted 3 year old boy with his partner, believes it's the state's love of family that binds them all together 'in utah, especially those of us who are from utah originally, it’s ingrained in our culture that family is important,' he told the salt lake tribune 'it doesn’t matter if you’re gay or straight, you still want that' clark university associate professor of psychology abbie goldberg agrees 'when you ask, 'why are you living here?' they almost always say family,' goldberg, who has studied gay and lesbian parents in rural areas, told the la times 'it shouldn't really be surprising they value family — and now they're creating families of their own'
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one out of every four same sex couples in the utah capital are raising children highest rate among smaller areas is grand forks, north dakota where 65 percent are raising children majority of same sex couples are raising children in more conservative areas mississippi has the largest rate among all states with 26 percent
a toddler whose head swelled to three times its normal size is smiling for the first time after surgery to reduce the circumference from 37 to 23 inches three year old roona begum was rushed to hospital in new delhi, india, last year, suffering an extreme form of hydrocephalus water on the brain surgeons carried out a series of operations to reduce the size of roona's head, but she was discharged home, her parents warned she had little chance of survival but this week medics were shocked to find that not only is roona alive, she is starting to smile and laugh scroll down for video three year old roona begum was rushed to hospital lin new delhi, india, last year, suffering an extreme form of hydrocephalus water on the brain the condition caused her head to swell to three times its normal size but the toddler has amazed doctors, who warned her mother fatima, pictured, and father abdul she wouldn't survive after a series of surgeries to reduce the circumference of her head from 37 to 23 inches, roona is smiling and laughing for the first time 'the doctors said she would not live but she has survived,' said roona's mother fatima khatun, 23 'she is much better now she can hold her head straight and she can move her head from side to side on her own she responds to other kids and she will smile if other kids call out her name' she added: 'i would be very happy if she could stand and talk and be like a normal child we hope she will one day go to school' the youngster, whose head circumference was reduced from 37ins to 23ins through major surgeries last year, cannot yet walk because of the weight of her head but she is able to crawl, eat, sleep and interact with her parents with much more comfort at their home in tripura, western india the family's new hope comes more than a year after roona was admitted to the fortis memorial research institute and hospital in gurgaon, on the outskirts of new delhi, in april 2013 facing a huge medical bill, the couple were overwhelmed when images showing roona's plight attracted international sympathy and prompted the hospital to treat her rare condition for free touched by roona's plight the fortis memorial research institute and hospital in gurgaon, on the outskirts of new delhi performed a number of operations free of charge surgeons have been surprised at roona's recovery, having warned her parents she was unlikely to survive despite the treatment neurosurgeon dr sandeep vaishya said: 'i see a lot of improvement, which i didn't expect she has started laughing, she makes a lot of sounds and she occasionally speaks a few words' the toddler underwent several rounds of surgery in may and june last year with doctors draining excess fluid from her head and dramatically reducing the size of her skull she spent 105 days at the hospital before being discharged in august and then returned in december for further reconstruction on her deformed skull neurosurgeon dr sandeep vaishya who assessed roona again this week has been surprised by the extent of her recovery but says there is still has a long road ahead he said: 'i see a lot of improvement, which i didn't expect she has started laughing, she makes a lot of sounds and she occasionally speaks a few words 'she has gained a lot of weight and her activities have improved a lot but whether she will be able to live a normal life, nobody can say 'but most likely i don't think she will be absolutely normal because with such a severe case of hydrocephalus there has to be some damage to the brain 'but with the improvement she has shown we are hopeful she will be able to do some things' a scan shows roona's head now, after surgeons managed to reduce the size of her skull roona, pictured left at 21 months old and right with her father abdul rahman, 21, is unlikely to ever make a full recovery, with experts warning she has probably suffered some brain damage roona's progress has been so good that dr vaishya now wants to proceed with yet another operation to further reduce the size of her head but her concerned father abdul rahman, 21, who has seen her brought back from the brink several times, is worried about the risks 'my wife has been through a lot with roona's condition and in the past people have suggested we give her away to an orphanage or an ashram [a type of spiritual monastery],' said the illiterate bricklayer, who earns just £2 a day 'but we say no my wife says 'this is my baby if she lives, she will live with us if she dies, it will be my lap'' 'so if the doctors can guarantee the surgery will definitely make her better and make her able to sit up, talk and be like a normal kid, then we would want it 'but if they cannot give us that assurance, then we don't need it we would much rather let her be as she is'
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roona begum was rushed to hospital last year with an extreme form of hydrocephalus water on the brain the condition caused her head to swell to three times its normal size surgeons carried out a series of operations reducing the circumference from 37 to 23 inches but warned her parents she was unlikely to survive a year on and doctors are amazed the three year old is alive and smiling mother fatima, said she and roona's father abdul hope she will go to school
murderer: ali syed killed three people and himself in the bloody shooting spree in california the two male victims of a 20 year old college student were identified on tuesday night after they were shot dead in the street during a murder and carjacking spree business owner melvin lee edwards, 69, was on his way to work when he crossed paths with shooter ali syed, of ladera ranch, california and was killed 'execution style', witnesses said the second male victim, 26 year old construction worker jeremy lewis of fullerton, was killed a short time later at an electronics store and his small truck carjacked syed was identified by police on tuesday afternoon, hours after the early morning massacre which began at his family home his first victim, described as a woman in her 20s, was not identified she was not related to the shooter and it is unclear what she was doing at the home syed's 25 minute shooting spree through orange county left a bloody trail of dead and injured victims in a series of carjackings and gunfire, police said authorities reported at least five places where victims had been shot in the early morning violence and at least four are dead including syed who took his own life authorities said syed was taking one course at saddleback college, a two year community college the shootings began at 445am when deputies responding to a call found the body of a female who was shot multiple times in a house in ladera ranch, orange county sheriff's spokesman jim amormino said police said syed's parents and several children were in the home at the time, but were not injured from ladera ranch, police said the gunman, armed with a shotgun, headed north and within 30 minutes carjacked a dodge pickup truck in tustin, 20 miles away the driver was uninjured, but a bystander was hit by gunfire and hospitalized scroll down for video ambushed: jeremy lewis, of fullerton, was carjacked and shot dead early on tuesday in california fatality: melvin edwards, 69, was shot dead during the shooting spree in california on tuesday in what several witnesses described as an 'execution' house of horrors: police today identified syed's first victim who was shot dead at his parents' house on red leaf lane in ladera ranch, california killer: syed's body is covered by a tarp after his chaotic shooting spree ended early on tuesday morning firearm: police investigators examine syed's shotgun at the intersection of wanda road and katella avenue, where he killed himself with the weapon trail of blood: orange county coroner's officials remove sayed's body from the scene gunshots: the body of one of the shooting victims is examined by law enforcement officers according to police, syed told one of the men: 'i don’t want to hurt you i killed somebody today’s my last day, give me your keys' between 530am to 555am, tustin police received numerous calls about shootings in several locations, he said the first call that came in was at red hill avenue and interstate 5, where a truck was stolen from a mobil gas station after that carjacking, syed then began spraying the freeway with bullets, hitting several drivers three people reported being targeted, including one who suffered a minor injury, tustin police lt paul garaven said two cars were damaged violence: syed ran after this cadillac as the driver tried to get away, and the gunman shot through the back window, striking the driver in the head but not killing him timeline: this map shows the various locations of violence during the gunman's shooting spree in california grisly: a body is surrounded by police vehicles at one of the crime scenes victom: the orange county coroner's office wheels a body to a waiting van after the shooting spree gruesome: investigators gather in front of syed's parents, where he shot courtney aoki to death in ladera ranch when the truck got low on gas a short time later, sayed stopped at state route 55 and mcfadden avenue in santa ana, where he forced the driver out of the car, killed him, and took his bmw the driver was identified as business owner melvin lee edwards, 69, who was on his way to work when he crossed paths with syed santa ana police cpl anthony bertagna said: 'he was basically executed there were at least six witnesses' the shooter then drove to a tustin micro center electronics store and carjacked another small truck, after killing its driver, identified as 26 year old construction worker jeremy lewis of fullerton when another worker at a nearby construction site approached syed, the gunman told him to run and with his back turned syed shot him, striking him in the arm he then drove off meeting: police officers huddle at an intersection while the body of one of the dead is covered with a yellow tarp at right chatoic scene: law enforcement officers inspect one of the bodies but his shooting and car stealing spree ran came to an end as officers from the california highway patrol located syed and followed him into the city of orange, garaven said orange county sheriff's spokesman jim amormino said: there wasn’t a confrontation at that very end it happened so quickly' he pulled into the intersection of katella avenue and wanda road, exited the still moving vehicle, where he quickly shot himself in the head with the same shotgun the motive for the shootings is still unclear tustin is about 35 miles southeast of downtown los angeles terror on the streets: a tustin police officer speaks to the media as a handout image is posted of 20 year old ali syed a closer look: a police investigator looks under a disabled suv that was apparently driven by the gunman in tustin spree: between 5:30am to 5:55am, tustin police received numerous calls about shootings in several locations violence: a tustin police officer looks at one of several crime scenes on red hills avenue under the 5 interstate in tustin stationed: an orange police officer directs traffic as an investigation into the shootings continues shooting scene: police vehicles are stationed at one of the locations where multiple victims were shot crime scene: officers move a tent at one of the sites where a victim was shot watch video here
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suspect identified as 20 year old ali syed, an unemployed college student first victim was unidentified woman in her 20s at his parents' home in ladera ranch other victims identified as construction worker jeremy lewis, 26, and business owner melvin lee edwards, 69 police report at least five crime scenes of dead or injured victims syed was also shooting at passing cars on the freeway gunman followed by cops as he drove to middle of an intersection, where he got out of his car and shot himself
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the children were found in the the lakeland, florida home of sean pearson, 33, and his girlfriend jessica rowland the two face multiple counts of child abuse police say pearson has previously been convicted of sexual battery of a child under 12
a michigan man who has witnessed his scrotum balloon to 100lbs over the past decade due to a rare condition may soon be able to have sex with his wife for the first time in years thanks to a life changing surgery dan maurer, from battle creek, suffers from scrotal lymphedema an ailment that has caused one of his testicles to become abnormally large the 39 year old husband said his condition has affected his relationship with his wife of 20 years, mindy scroll down for video massive problem: dan maurer, 39, suffers from a rare condition called scrotal lymphedema, which caused his scrotum to become unusually large and weigh 120lbs he has now undergone successful surgery to remove the growth the couple reportedly have not been intimate in seven years due to dan's illness two months ago, the tale of maurer's struggle went viral after a series of stories appeared online documenting the man's efforts to raise money for a costly and dangerous surgery to remove the growth on his scrotum the publicity allowed the 39 year old michigan man to raise close to $30,000 towards the operation, which was performed thursday in california 'with any surgery, there’s a chance of something going wrong so, there is fear then, there’s the excitement of changing my life forever,' maurer told the detroit free press on the eve of the procedure hours before the operation, maurer took to his gofundme page to post an update about the upcoming operation 'my surgery is in 2 hours so this might be my last post i love you all and i can not thank you enough for your support in all of this,' he wrote nervous and excited: maurer said before the surgery that he was looking forward to having sex with his wife, mindy (left), for the first time in seven years 'my wife is everything to me and to get a second chance to give her then man she deserves means a lot to me i will post as soon as i can if andwhen i wake up' speaking to new york daily news before going under the knife, mr maurer reiterated that he was anxious, but that the risk was well worth it 'with the surgery, my life is on the line and losing my penis is on the line,' he said the michigan resident added that he was excited about the prospect of having sex with his wife for the first time in seven years beside marital relations, maurer is also looking forward to doing more traveling and riding a jet ski maurer, originally from kalamazoo, first noticed that something was wrong with his anatomy when he was in his 20s maurer's scrotum started getting bigger, but when he sought medical help, doctors informed him that he has to lose weight ‘i was doing two miles a day in the pool, so i lost 50lbs like that,’ said dan but even as he was shedding the extra pounds, his scrotum continued expanding, eventually ballooning to the size of a large cantaloupe ‘the bigger it gets it seems to me like the faster it grows when he stands it almost hangs to his ankles,’ his mother, connie maurer, told my fox detroit dan maurer again consulted with physicians but got the same response as before: he must lose more weight 'misdiagnosed': maurer first noticed that something was amiss with his body in his 20s, but doctors told him he just needed to lose weight setback: maurer was able to shed 50lbs through daily exercise, but his scrotum continued growing ‘as far as they were concerned, i had to have lap band surgery to lose weight,’ dan told the station ksdk maurer eventually fell ill and had to be hospitalized with what turned out to be a broken cyst inside his oversize scrotum then one day, dan maurer came across the tlc reality show the man with the 132 pound scrotum about the plight of wesley warren jr at that moment, maurer knew what was wrong with him scrotal lymphedema is a disease that is caused by blockage of the lymphatic vessels in which tissue builds up outside of the testicles, resulting in swelling maurer then discovered that his only hope was dr joel gelman, a california based urologist who operated on wesley warren in april 2013 to remove his outsized growth realisation: mr maurer discovered was was wrong with him when he watched tlc's reality show the man with the 132 pound scrotum about wesley warren jr (pictured) last hope: dr joel gelman (left), who also treated wesley warren, has agreed to operate on dan maurer (right), but the $20,000 surgery is not covered by his insurance warren passed away in march of this year at age 49 it is believed that he died from complications with diabetes gelman has agreed to perform the dangerous operation to remove maurer's massive growth, but the urologist is not in the patient's medical network and the procedure is not covered by his insurance in the case of wesley warren, dr gelman agreed to treat him free of charge dan maurer has launched a campaign on the site gofundmecom to raise $20,000 toward the surgery as of thursday afternoon, people have donated over $27,200
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a pennsylvania teacher who had sex with two students an flashed her breasts at another teen has been jailed for up to 23 months lauren harrington cooper enticed the students into sexual affairs by telling them: 'all the candy you need is right here' the married 32 year old pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with an 18 year old student in her car and also performing oral sex she also had sex with a 17 year old she had met while teaching in the wyoming valley west school district in pennsylvania harrington cooper, an english teacher, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual contact with students and two counts of corrupting minors pennsylvania high school teacher lauren harrington cooper was sentenced to 9 to 23 months in jail, accused of having sex with two students harrington cooper, 32, is walked to her jail cell after her sentencing for sex crimes in pennsylvania on thursday prosecutors said she showed her breasts to a 17 year old and had sexual contact with another harrington cooper was sentenced to nine to 23 months in jail, according to the wilkes barre times leader newspaper assistant district attorney jenny roberts said the four victims had moved on with their lives 'the defendant was in a position of authority with these students and she took advantage of that,' roberts said 'they're just happy to move on with their lives' harrington cooper was first arrested in december on charges she had sex with an 18 year old student the following month, investigators charged her with sending explicit text messages and performing oral sex on a 17 year old boy she was also charged with two counts of corruption of minors for having 'sexually explicit conversations' with two other boys, aged 16 and 17 school officials insisted no sexual contact took place on school grounds, but police said she made the remark about 'all the candy you want' while in school she did not speak at her sentencing in wilkes barre, where she was pictured being escorted out in handcuffs her attorney joe d'andrea, said that harrington cooper accepted responsibility for her actions, apologized to the victims and that she would use her time in jail to reflect on her actions court date: harrington cooper was surrounded by reporters as she entered the court after her first arrest in december controversy: lauren harrington cooper (pictured with her husband) is a married high school teacher he said she suffers from 'self image issues of acceptance and love' 'she has been diagnosed with some significant psychological issues of inadequacy,' d'andrea said 'you would think that she's a pretty, young girl, that she would feel good about herself,' the attorney added 'but her self esteem issues have really troubled her all of her life, and she found comfort and solace in some people giving her attention, as wrong as it was' luzerne county judge michael vough said he hopes harrington cooper can move on with her life after serving her time 'you used your position of trust to exploit children,' vough said dancer: harrington cooper's husband runs a dance academy and she would at times teach there (pictured)
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lauren harrington cooper pleaded guilty in pennsylvania to having sex with students in the wyoming valley west school district harrington cooper, 32, has been sentenced to 9 to 23 months in jail the married english teacher would entice students by saying: 'all the candy you need is right here'
a japanese online retailer is branching out into bras, knickers and even silky nighties that, despite looking exactly like something you'd usually find in a woman's lingerie drawer, are actually intended for men the brand new line of pretty, floral bras and lacy knickers from fashion label wish room men's, who sell their products on major japanese web shopping mall rakuten, are due to arrive in stores mid february according to japanese sites pouch and rocketnews24, the garments aren't just women's smalls marketed towards men scroll down for video these bras, knickers and silky nighties, from japanese retailer wish room men's, are actually intended for men the lingerie is specifically designed with men's larger frames in mind and, although they still feature the lace, florals and underwiring you might expect to find in a woman's underwear collection, the bra cups lack padding, allowing men to slip them on without feeling 'unnatural' wish room's say the line is designed to allow men the chance to 'enjoy the same kind of soft, luxurious undergarments that women are used to' now one of its most popular items, wish room first launched men's underwear in 2008 the shop also stocks lingerie for women 'i like this tight feeling it feels good,' wish room representative masayuki tsuchiya told reuters the company spokesman himself wears the bra, which can be worn discreetly under clothing the underwear features all the lace and underwiring you might expect to find in a woman's collection in response, thousands debated the merits of men wearing bras on mixi, japan's top social network website executive director akiko okunomiya said she was surprised at the number of men who were interested in embracing their feminine side in this way 'i think more and more men are becoming interested in bras 'since we launched the men's bra, we've been getting feedback from customers saying, 'wow, we'd been waiting for this for such a long time',' she said the cup sections lack padding, allowing men to slip them on without feeling 'unnatural' its festive range was a hit, but now the brand is moving into spring florals the underwear stirred a heated debate online with more than 8,000 people debating the merits of men wearing bras in one night on mixi, japan's top social network website the bras and knickers come in pink and mint green sets, and retail for the surprisingly low price of £1150 (1,995 yen) prices go up to around £18 hommemystere send orders out in a discreetly packaged plain padded envelope with the exception of the adventurous few, indulging in a passion for pink, lacy lingerie has been the preserve of women until now one fashion firm hopes to change the way we shop for underwear with the launch of a range of racy lingerie exclusively for men the hommemystere collection, which includes padded bras, lacy teddies and frilly thongs with names like jungle fever, moulin rouge and forget me not, is said by the firm to be 'comfortable' and 'great for all day wear' they specialise in, they say, 'comfortable men's panties that really do fit, bra straps that don't fall off the shoulder, teddies that don't ride up halfway through the night and quality soft fabrics that feel great for all day wear' the australian label which has distributors in the uk and us say attractive undergarments feel great and make dressing more fun and enjoyable for men they say they understand that men want 'quality lingerie style underwear made with care, attention to detail' that fits your body perfectly' the fun teddy sleepsuit is a 'lovely soft fabric teddy for men' and a 'full cut that stays in place' priced £3570
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japan label wish room men's sell their products on major site rakuten men's bras and knickers are among the firm's most popular items their new range features various styles and colours for around £1150 £18
a teenager has told how she was 'stalked' by the prime suspect in the murder of arkansas realtor beverly carter just a few months ago alex rowe said she was so terrified of convicted felon arron lewis that she filed a harassment complaint with police the 19 year old told mailonline in an exclusive interview that lewis gave her 'the creeps' after he repeatedly sent her messages on facebook scroll down for video creepy: alex rowe described how her neighbor lewis wouldn't leave her alone after befriending him arrogant: alex said that 'he thought he was so smooth that women would just fall at his feet' 'he just would not leave me alone and would keep on sending messages,' alex said 'it just got all too much and i had to go to the police to file a complaint i was being stalked and it felt so uncomfortable i felt like he was watching me all the time 'the messages would not stop and it was really creepy i told him i would go to the police and that's what i did' mrs carter's body was found in a shallow grave at a concrete company where lewis worked in a rural area 25 miles northeast of little rock she had been missing since last thursday after going alone to show a house lewis was arrested on monday and is facing a murder charge in the 49 year old's death when confronted by a reporter over why he did it, he replied: 'because she was just a woman that worked alone, a rich broker' at a press conference on tuesday, police said the attack was random they offered few extra details, but pulaski county sheriff doc holladay said they were able to track mrs carter's phone, leading to the discovery of her body the sheriff, however, would not say how she died rowe said that she believed that carter thought he could get any woman he wanted 'he thought he was so smooth that women would just fall at his feet,' said alex 'he was always chatting up women and saying that he could have anyone he wanted he thought women would believe whatever he said' rowe, who works as an avon beauty sales lady, said she filed the harassment report five months ago shortly before the birth of her first son 'it did not surprise me when i heard he was a suspect in the realtor's disappearance i would not put anything past him,' she said lewis has a long criminal history, including charges of felony theft; accomplice to theft; unlawful removal of theft device; obstruction of government operations, and other counts lewis also has rap sheets in kansas city, missouri, and in utah he was released in arkansas in august 2013 and was on parole until 2017 law enforcement would not release details of rowe's complaint to mailonline alex and lewis lived next door to each other for several months before the suspect moved to jacksonville, arkansas video courtesy of arkansas matters confession? asked by a reporter why he targeted beverly carter, lewis told a reporter: 'because she was just a woman that worked alone, a rich broker' drama: beverly, left, went missing on thursday after going alone to show a home on sunday, it was revealed that lewis, right, was involved in a car accident, was given treatment, and fled until his arrest on monday gotcha! police arrest lewis on monday after passersby spotted him and helped officers tackle him lewis was living in a trailer home in south little rock when he met rowe who was pregnant with her first child she said he would spend hours each day on facebook and despite her requests for him to stop, continually send her messages 'i was living with my sister in law and he was in a trailer next door,' she said 'i would get all these messages non stop they just got so tiresome and some of them were not nice i felt that he was stalking me and i could not do anything because he was watching me all the time' carter’s murder came after lewis had been arguing with his 38 year old wife crystal lowery at their home in jacksonville, arkansas the argument got so heated police were called, according to two neighbour interviewed by mailonline 'all i could hear was doors slamming and lots of screaming and shouting,' said one neighbour who asked not to be named 'it was awful someone else called the police because it was going on for so long' the neighbour said lewis and his wife and lived in the house for almost a year – and described their relationship as 'very volatile' 'they were always arguing and seem to be at each other’s throats' lowery, a trainee nurse, has gone into hiding since her husband's arrest she was briefly seen at the family home on sunday where she picked up some clean clothes another neighbour told how lewis asked to borrow a drill on friday night – by which time police believe mrs carter was already dead 'he seem very calm and there was nothing out of the ordinary,' said the neighbour 'we always got on well with him and he was no trouble but it is spooky to think he was back here while that poor woman was missing' prior to moving into the trailer home lewis had owned a single storey home in south little rock neighbors calvin and donna crutchfile ended up buying the two bedroom home from lewis earlier this year they said after learning he was a suspect in the kidnapping of mrs carter they feared he would come back to the house 'i must admit i was a bit on edge,' said mr crutchfile 'the house he once owned was empty and i thought he might come back to hide out it made me pretty nervous and i called the state police out here' crutchfile said he was aware that lewis had multiple convictions for theft but said while he lived next door he was a good neighbor 'he was not trouble there were no loud parties and we got on well i knew he had been in prison but everyone deserves a second chance he is not the first person to go away and come out i did not hold that against him' another neighbor said lewis had an expensive motorbike and pick up truck but never appeared to work 'i always wondered where he got all his money,' said the neighbor 'i am told that he bought the house for cash i could never work out where he was getting his money from' relationship trouble: lewis gushed about his wife online in between lamenting them having split up he also posted an advert on dating website plenty of fish, right, looking for hook ups trailer: lewis lived in this trailer home in little rock next to alex before moving to jacksonville, arkansas prior to his arrest lewis was active on facebook detailing his love life in july he wrote in glowing terms about wife crystal but just months earlier he had said they had split up and declared himself single lewis posted a picture of himself on the online dating site 'plenty of fish' he was also candid about his criminal past and detailed his various arrests on facebook among the postings were five pages from a police report where he claimed he was the victim of a home invasion and threatened with a gun the police report from october 2013 describes how two men burst into the home he was sharing with his then girlfriend ashley mitchell one of the men was her estranged husband and in his report to the police lewis claimed he was threatened with a gun and ashley ordered to leave when police responded they located jesse mitchell who denied making any threats a search of his vehicle and the surrounding area did not reveal any firearm when contacted by mailonline ashley mitchell said she had nothing to say a friend added: 'ashley was going through a rough patch and hooked up with arron that ended a long time ago and she has had nothing to do with him for months' mrs carter went missing from an empty home in scott after meeting a mystery buyer who arrived in a pick up truck her purse was found in her car and the front door of the vacant property open her husband carl reported her missing when she failed to return home he later said he received three text messages from his wife which were completely out of character for her despite an extensive search by police and hundreds of volunteers since she disappeared on friday there has been no sign of the popular blonde real estate agent tragedy: beverly's husband and family had been hoping for her safe return before the grim discovery lewis was named as a person of interest on sunday and was briefly held by police after a road traffic accident before an arrest warrant could be issued he fled from hospital where he was being treated for facial injuries sustained when his car skidded into a ditch lewis was arrested on monday morning after a member of the public recognized his photo from the local media and called 911 he was captured after allegedly pulling a knife on a bystander who had followed him to an office building lewis tried to flee from the pleasant pointe apartments on green mountain drive but was held and handcuffed
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alex rowe called police after arron lewis bombarded her with facebook messages 5 months ago when they were neighbors in little rock, arkansas she said: 'he would just not leave me alone he was really creepy he thought he was so smooth that women would just fall at his feet' beverly carter's body was found a day after lewis was arrested the 49 year old realtor had disappeared last thursday when she left to show a client a foreclosed home in scott, arkansas her body was found overnight tuesday and lewis has been charged with capital murder, kidnapping and four counts of possession of firearm
manchester city captain vincent kompany has criticised the decision to allow cska moscow fans in to tuesday night's behind closed doors champions league game in russia moscow's khimki arena was supposed to be empty apart from media, club officials and sponsors guests after uefa punished cska for problems with their supporters in the past but city played out a disappointing 2 2 draw against a background of noise and fierce support from about 300 fans in the main stand around 300 cska moscow fans were in the main stand, despite the match being played behind closed doors the cska fans watched their side come from behind to secure a point against manchester city uefa had ordered the match to be played behind closed doors because of racist behaviour by cska fans official crowd 0 club delegates 75 per club centre circle boys and parents 50 media 150 uefa partners (sponsors) 300 with no city fans present, it made for a peculiar environment and now uefa are to investigate after suggestions sponsors tickets and media passes were sold to regular fans on the black market an angry kompany said: 'this one really annoys me and maybe it's on top of other things as well 'you say 'no fans' then all of a sudden you turn up and basically the only team that hasn't got fans is man city city threw away a two goal lead as seydou doumbia and natcho scored in the second half for the hosts natcho's late penalty made it 2 2 after city had looked comfortable after going two goals ahead in moscow james milner scored city's second, sliding home to meat a cross from their first goalscorer sergio aguero 'so who's getting punished? who is being done for racism? man city or moscow, you know? 'i don't have a problem, they'll say it's sponsors and so on and they need to give certain allocations, but why are we getting punished, you know? 'and again, because you'll have people in your papers writing columns saying 'he should be looking at his own performance and stuff' – so, done – we've analysed it and we know we should have done better and that but things like this are unacceptable to honest, there's just no fairness in it' some of the spectators situated in front of the city officials in the stand appeared to be drunk and spent much of the game standing up with beer glasses singing and chanting city were leading 2 0 at half time but only took a point in the end after a controversial late penalty gave cska their first point of the group stages 'it doesn't have an effect on the players,' added kompany players from both teams line up before the match with a respect banner campaigning against racism manchester city captain vincent kompany was not afraid to criticise that cska fans were allowed in to watch kompany questioned who was being punished after cska fans appeared to have been allowed in 'its just little things when you leave with a result like this 'obviously you can't deny there's a bit of frustration, and i'm not looking for an excuse, but if you want to play it fair then, fair enough, you've got to let your sponsors have some tickets but why the hell do we not have any fans here? 'why? what have our fans done wrong? 'so it needs to be looked at, it needs to be changed, because our fans shouldn't be punished' city have made their views known to uefa and the governing body have promised to look in to the issue officials from uefa were seen taking photos and videos of the spectators during the second half despite milner and aguero's efforts, the game ended 2 2 meaning city have failed to win in europe this season
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vincent kompany angry at presence of 300 cska moscow supporters the match against man city was supposed to be behind closed doors cska were banned from selling tickets due to previous racist behaviour cska fans were spotted drinking alcohol and chanting at arena khimki city were not allocated tickets for the game as part of the punishment
a pennsylvania architect says that two years ago airport security threw him in a jail cell for 23 hours because he wished to file a complaint when his search was taking too long, said a lawsuit for $75,000 in damages filed last week roger vanderklok was at a security checkpoint at philadelphia international airport on january 26, 2013 hoping to fly to miami to run a half marathon when security mistook his power bars and his watch for a bomb and explosive device vanderklok claims that he complained when tsa official charles kieser and other staff searched his bag for 30 minutes without telling him what they were searching for lawsuit: roger vanderklok, who was detained for 23 after a search of energy bars and a sports watch in his carry on bag at philadelphia international airport, has sued the transportation security administration confusion: tsa workers initially thought that the power bar in vanderklok's bag along with a heart monitoring watch were a possible explosive device phillycom reports that the employees asked him what a tube shaped item in his bag was to which he replied his heart monitoring watch vanderklok claims that tsa staff then went on to ask him if he had any ‘organic matter’ in his bag meaning food vanderklok who thought ‘organic matter’ meant just fruit and vegetables said no power bars are considered organic matter because they are made with milk, grain, and sugar they also vaguely resemble a common homemade explosive tsa agents believed that the watch may have been the item used to detonate a bomb which they thought might be the power bar vanderklok said that airport staff later deemed his items harmless and that's when he asked to file a complaint because the search took a long time and they failed to communicate with him effectively he said that had someone told him what they meant by 'organic matter' the search would not have taken as long as it did that's when vanderklok was allegedly escorted to a holding cell without any explanation as to why he was there he was later arraigned at 2 am on 'threatening the placement of a bomb' and making 'terroristic threats,' according to phillycom scared for his life: 'i was scared to death i have never been arrested in my life, never had handcuffs put on,' vanderklok said of the traumatic experience preparing to race: roger vanderklok was at a security checkpoint at philadelphia international airport on january 26, 2013 hoping to fly to miami to run a half marathon 'i was scared to death i have never been arrested in my life, never had handcuffs put on,' vanderklok said 'throughout the night, i was in a dark place; no one knew where i was i thought, 'i could fall off the face of the earth right now, and no one would know it' ' kieser told the court following the arrest that vanderklok was detained because he became agitated and told tsa agents while pointing his finger, 'i'll bring a bomb through here any day i want … you'll never find it' vanderklok repeated the aggressive finger pointing two more times, kieser testified vanderklok was only released after his wife shelled out 10% of his $40,000 bail phillycom reports that surveillance footage of the interaction shows no conflict or any evidence of finger pointing bailed him out: vanderklok wasn't released from his 23 hour fiasco until his wife eleanor bailed him out by paying 10 per cent of his $40,000 bail the surveillance footage shows no sign of distress by tsa employees either they can be seen chatting with one another, checking their cell phones, and sipping on soda kiesler's story changed when spoke with police  and when he testified he told police that vanderklok became agitated and said 'anybody could bring a bomb in here and nobody would know' kiesler in court said that vanderklok threatened them with a bomb directly surveillance foitage proved that kielser was lying and a judge acquitted vanderklok of all charges
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a petite events waitress has told how she was bottled in the face by a thug who she asked to stop following her round a nightclub april parslow, 22, was left needing five stitches and felt forced to move cities by 29 year old nikki harrison, who attacked her just weeks after she moved to newcastle with her boyfriend harrison grabbed the 5ft 2in clubber around the throat, left her covered in blood and scarred her for life during his assault but was spared jail by a judge at newcastle crown court warning graphic content attacked: waitress april parslow, 22 (left) has told how she needed five stitches in her forehead after being bottled by a thug who she told to stop following her round a nightclub but nikki harrison (right) was spared jail instead he was handed a 12 month suspended sentence with a three month curfew and 150 hours of unpaid work after he admitted unlawful wounding and assault he was also told to pay £2,130 compensation to miss parslow and £500 to a friend of hers who was hurt as he tried to intervene miss parslow moved to newcastle with her boyfriend adam ruys in november 2013 and went on her first night out with work friends shortly after christmas they were in the city centre's madame koo nightclub when harrison bumped into her, spilled his drink, stared at her and followed her around when she told him to leave he smashed his beer bottle repeatedly at her forehead, leaving her needing five stitches and eight painkiller injections at newcastle's royal victoria infirmary harrison's violent assault only stopped when bar staff came and intervened he was restrained by bouncers until he was arrested wounds: miss parslow was left covered in blood and needed to have five stitches in her forehead miss parslow, a keen traveller who is originally from surrey, said she was left scarred and frightened to go out in newcastle city centre at night time she and her boyfriend left the area after just two months and are now living for a year in ontario, canada 'i didn't do anything to the man who attacked me,' she said 'i was new to the area and went out in a big group to make friends at work and he singled me out and wouldn't leave me alone 'he approached me and wouldn't stop staring i found him really creepy and tried to walk away but he wouldn't let me out of his sight 'he wouldn't stop staring so i asked him what his problem was and he threw the drink over me 'he then grabbed me by the throat and glassed me i started screaming really loudly because there was blood everywhere, all over my face, outfit and shoes 'i'd only lived in the area for a month and it ruined my life in that city 'it's disgusting that a man can do that to a woman and think it's acceptable if someone says no they should back off 'i had constant nightmares and my boyfriend and i had to move house because i didn't feel safe 'eventually, two months later, i couldn't take it any more and we moved away from the city back down south party: miss parslow was on her first night out with work friends at newcastle's madame koo nightclub 'i felt completely isolated and so we headed back to ibiza for the summer because it was where we had met 'despite the nightlife scene out there, i didn't feel afraid because i was with adam 'my boyfriend, adam, is extremely protective of me and i don't usually like to go on nights out if he is not there now as he is 6ft 7in and i only feel like i am safe when he is there protective: the waitress said she only feels safe with her 6ft 7in boyfriend adam ruys (left) 'i was left with a scar on my forehead and i have to wear my hair a certain way now because i get paranoid when people can see it' harrison was sentenced in august 2014, but this is the first time his victim has felt brave enough to speak out at the time, the court heard harrison was so drunk he could not recall what happened but appeared shocked when told what he had done he and the victim were both on the dance floor, which was busy, and harrison bumped into her more than once and spilled some of his drink on her she asked if he had missed his mouth and he stared at her prosecutor neil pallister said: 'a few minutes later he grabbed her round the throat, squeezing it tightly she was in a bit of a panic and had difficulty breathing 'he then hit her to the top of the head with a bottle 'she said others appeared to release his grip but he grabbed her again 'her friend said there was one blow followed by two or three further blows which connected with her head, as he was being pulled away' miss parslow's friend philip fletcher was also hurt in the attack as he tried to intervene, the court heard paul caulfield, defending, said: 'these offences are an aberration he has expressed regret and remorse' but judge john evans told harrison: 'the two victims were enjoying a night out when, for reasons best known to yourself, you decided to smash a bottle across the heads of the two of them 'why someone with your history should decide to behave in that way is difficult to comprehend' free: harrison was spared jail when he was sentenced last summer at newcastle crown court (pictured) miss parslow said: 'now i know it is over and the guy has been punished, i feel like i can finally move on with my life and get over it 'now he has faced justice i feel it is a step forward i am getting there and hopefully one day soon i'll feel 100 per cent confident in going out alone 'i'm only young and i don't know why harrison singled me out in a way i feel as though he has made me miss out on a lot, but i don't want him to win'
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april parslow, 22, was on her first night out after moving to newcastle she told nikki harrison to leave her alone as he followed her round club harrison, 29, smashed beer bottle into her head needing five stitches 'i started screaming,' she said 'blood was all over my outfit and shoes' she has now been left afraid to go out at night without 6ft 7in boyfriend judge spared harrison jail, giving him 12 month suspended sentence
the fashion industry often comes under fire for promoting a one size fits all idea of beauty with some brands only using models of a certain height and weight for their campaigns diesel, however, is proving a point with its spring/summer 2015 campaign, which aims to promote 'tolerance, equality and unconditional love' the star of the new shoot is, without a doubt, 19 year old winnie harlow who has vitiligo, a pigment condition that causes white patches to form on skin scroll down for video diesel is proving a point with its ss15 campaign, which aims to promote 'tolerance, equality and unconditional love' and stars the likes of winnie harlow, centre, who suffers from the skin condition vitiligo winnie, a former america's next top model contestant, whose real name is chantelle brown young, was diagnosed with vitiligo around the age of four she was cruelly nicknamed 'zebra' and 'cow' because of the white patches covering her face and body growing up michael jackson famously had the same condition and explained his pale complexion was a result of the lack of melanin in his skin now winnie, who describes her self as a 'vitiligo spokesmodel' on instagram, is being celebrated for her distinctive look she has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media and she was recently invited back to her high school to do a motivational talk with students touching on the discrimination she faced winnie first spoke publicly about her skin condition in 2011 by posting a video to youtube titled 'vitiligo: a skin condition not a life changer' winnie, far right, was diagnosed with vitiligo around the age of four and said growing up she was cruelly nicknamed 'zebra' and 'cow' but she's launched a hugely successful career conceived by creative director nicola formichetti and styled by anna trevelyan, the new diesel campaign aims to be provocative and optimistic, say the brand although then just 17, she eloquently told viewers: 'people have black skin, people have brown skin, i have both 'when i got older, it got harder because when kids get older they get meaner, so i went through a lot of bullying and people calling me like zebra or cow so it was really hard growing up' she said at certain points she was plagued with suicidal thoughts but found the strength to pull through moving from california to canada with her family also provided the opportunity for a fresh start speaking about the campaign, which also stars charlotte free, front, nicola said: 'the challenge was to work with an avant garde photographer, nick knight, and get him to do something he's rarely done which is shoot people smiling' after 'blossoming', winnie said she found it strange when people started telling her how beautiful she was 'i'll turn pink and say 'thank you so much,'' the teenager giggled vitiligo occurs when the cells that produce melanin, the pigment that determines the color of skin, die or stop functioning this causes slowly enlarging white patches of irregular shapes to appear on the skin over time vitiligo affects all races, but may be more noticeable in people with darker skin the exact cause of the condition is unknown, although many experts believe that it is an autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys certain cells there is no cure and the goal of treatment, which can include ointments and skin grafts, is to stop or slow the progression of pigment loss she says that things have worked in her favour because she accepts her originality and has used it to her advantage 'i loved myself and with that, opportunities start to fall into my lap and i thank god for all of them try loving yourself,' she concluded as well as starring on america's next top model, she walked in ashish's catwalk show in london and starred in a showstudio campaign this diesel campaign is the latest string to her bow conceived by creative director nicola formichetti and styled by anna trevelyan, the campaign aims to be provocative and optimistic, inspiring people to live life in the moment and to enjoy the ride speaking about the campaign, which also stars alternative model charlotte free, nicola said: 'there are so many crazy things happening now that you don’t see people just having fun any more 'the challenge was to work with an avant garde photographer, nick knight, and get him to do something he’s rarely done which is shoot people smiling 'it feels spontaneous, like they are selfies and he’s just the one snapping the photo' winnie has suffered with vitiligo, which causes white patches to on skin, since she was around four years old, left, but despite her different appearance she appeared on america's next top model (right)
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winnie harlow, 19, has had vitiligo since she was four lack of melanin causes white patches to form on skin model stars in diesel's new spring campaign alongside charlotte free also starred on america's next top model and walked in ashish show
on november 9, 2005, sajida al rishawi held one finger over the trigger of her suicide belt, ready to spray hundreds of innocent wedding guests in jordan with deadly ball bearings in the name of al qaeda but her belt jammed and she fled as her newly wed husband took the lives of dozens of guests, including the bride and groom's fathers at the luxury raddison sas hotel in amman held for ten years on death row, she has now been hanged in an apparent retaliation after islamic state militants released a sickening video showing a captured jordanian fighter pilot being burned alive in a cage sajida al rishawi, seen here showing her suicide belt on jordanian television, was sent to death by her brother on a suicide mission with her husband al rishawi, was held in prison in jordan for ten years following her failed suicide bomb attempt at a packed wedding in the luxury raddison sas hotel in amman an ambulance, which is believed to be transporting the bodies of iraqis sajida al rishawi and ziyad karboli, leaves swaqa prison near amman her story takes her from a powerful iraqi family to being sent to her death by abu musab al zarqawi, the lieutenant of her own islamist extremist brother following her failed attack in 2005, which was coordinated with two other near simultaneous attacks on amman hotels, killing 60 people, she told jordanian television: 'we went into the hotel '[my husband] took a corner and i took another there was a wedding in the hotel there were women and children' 'my husband executed the attack i tried to detonate and it failed' 'people began to run, and i ran out with them' although little is known about al rishawi, now in her 40s, her family are said to have hailed from a powerful sunni clan in western iraq al rishawi, who was from the city of ramadi in iraq's militant stronghold of anbar province, seemed to have a motive for her failed attack after two of herbrothers were killed during us military operations in anbar although al rishawi fled, her husband successfully detonated his bomb, killing 38 people in one of three coordinated attacks at similar venues on the same day in amman, jordan destruction: the damaged banquet hall of the radisson sas hotel, site of one of three november 9 suicide attacks that killed 57 people and injured at least hundred, is seen november 12, 2005 in amman, jordan horror: former us president bill clinton and his wife hillary visited the damage of the radisson sas hotel after the blast the luxury wedding suite inside the radisson sas hotel was almost unrecognisable following the explosion which killed the bride and groom's parents but her suicide attempt at the packed luxury wedding venue was ordered by her brother's lieutenant, al zarqawi, a top lieutenant and founder of al qaeda's iraq branch which went on to form islamic state al zarqawi was killed in a us airstrike in june 2006 in the days after she fled the carnage of her failed suicide attack, al zarqawi claimed responsibility for all three attacks and mentioned a woman being involved jordanian officials arrested al rishawi four days later at a safe house, one of two apartments the suicide team rented in a residential neighborhood several days later, al rishawi appeared on jordanian state television, opening a body length overcoat to reveal two crude explosive belts, one with rdx and the other with ball bearings later at the trial, al rishawi pleaded not guilty and said through her lawyer that she never tried to detonate her bomb and was forced to take part in the attack but an explosives expert testified that the trigger mechanism on al rishawi's belt had jammed al rishawi, who was in her 40s, was sentenced to death by hanging and an appeals court later ratified her sentence, describing her as 'guilty beyond doubt of possessing explosives and having had the intention and the will to carry out terrorist attacks whose outcome is destruction and death' in the aftermath of al rishawi's attacks, jordan's deputy prime minister marwan muasher told cnn that al rishawi was not wearing a suicide belt when she was captured but she was found with two explosive belts one was reportedly filled with rdx, a powerful explosive, and the other held the deadly ball bearings, ready to be sprayed into the crowds deadly ball bearings are regularly used as shrapnel packed around the explosives which are tied onto the body on a vest or belt when the explosives are detonated, the balls are launched in every direction with their speed and power close to that of bullets the explosion has been described as equivalent to a shotgun blast going off in all directions the ball bearings, regularly 3 7 millimeters in diameter, cause the most damage from the explosion ball bearings are often used with other small metal objects, including nails 'the aim was to inflict the largest number of casualties,' muasher said little is known about husband hussein ali al shamari it was reported that lights went out at the wedding before he jumped on the dining table and detonated his bomb, killing 38 people moments before the attack in the wedding suite of the amman raddisson, bride nadia al alami stood next to her new husband, ashraf mohamed al akhras, posing for photos before dozens of guests were killed al rishawi's execution, at about 4am local time today, came just hours after islamic state militants released a sickening video showing a captured jordanian fighter pilot being burned alive in a cage jordan had vowed a swift and lethal response and government officials this morning revealed that two prisoners, sajida al rishawi and ziad al karbouli, have already been hanged the executions took place after gruesome footage emerged showing jordanian pilot al kasasbeh being torched to death by his captors
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failed bomber al rishawi from a powerful sunni clan in western iraq ordered on suicide mission by brother's lieutenant later killed by the us was one trigger pull away from detonating suicide belt at wedding party suicide belt malfunctioned and fled her husband who released deadly blast found days later with belts containing explosives and ball bearings
a georgia barber is offering area parents a new way of punishing their misbehaving sons: by shaving off the top of their hair to make them look like balding old men russell frederick from a 1 kutz in snelville calls it his 'benjamin button special' and offers it for free to kids who need to 'act grown' the 34 year old father says he started advertising the unique punishment after using it successfully on his own 12 year old son scroll down for video not smiling anymore! a georgia barber is offering free 'benjamin button special' cuts for kids whose parents can no longer handle their naughty behavior frederick told the washington post that he came up with it after his son rushawn's grades began to fall last fall after the cut named for the 2008 brad pitt film the curious case of benjamin button he says rushawn's marks 'skyrocketed dramatically' interest in the offer also skyrocketed after frederick posted before and after photos online of the first boy whose parents brought him in for the benjamin button the ornery boy initially looks to have not a care in the world but his smirk quickly goes away for the after photo frederick told the post that some naysayers have likened the punishment to abuse 'there are a few people that are saying it's emotional abuse; but on average, everyone is applauding,' he said like a bald old man: a 1 kutz co owner russell frederick says he had the idea after successfully using the punishment technique when his own 12 year old son's grade's last year lots of interest: russell offers the cut for free three days a week and says interest skyrocketed after he posted his first taker's before and after pictures on social media anyway, said frederick, the punishment isn't meant for everyday use 'i hope that most people won't have to do this unless it's an extreme circumstances and nothing else is working,' he said 'first, you talk or implement your restrictions 'but when the conventional ways don't work these days, you have to get creative' the first boy to get the special wasn't forced to walk out of a 1 kutz with the crazy cut once the lesson set it, frederick buzzed off his remaining hair for a more presentable look 'he understood why it happened and he rolled with it and allowed it to make him stronger,' fredrick said 'he understood why it happened and he rolled with it and allowed it to make him stronger': russell won't force his subjects to leave the shop looking like benjamin button he lets them learn their lesson then gives them a more presentable 'do
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russell fredrick, an owner at a 1 kutz in snelville, georgia, tried it out on his own unruly son and says his behavior immediately improved federick or one of his team will cut a large monk like circle out of the top of boys' hair some have said his shaming style discipline constitutes emotional abuse, but frederick says most feedback has been positive
it's the perfect setting: millions of tons of dirt, plenty of space and an atmosphere that stays at a constant 58 degrees a new underground bicycle park with miles of dirt trails, jumps and stunt courses is being built inside an abandoned limestone mine in louisville, kentucky, that has been recycled into a popular tourist attraction the owners of the 320,000 square foot park say it will be the largest indoor course in the nation scroll down for video popular tourist attraction: a new underground bicycle park with miles of dirt trails, jumps and stunt courses is being built inside an abandoned limestone mine in louisville, kentucky room to ride: the owners of the 320,000 square foot park say it will be the largest indoor course in the nation top notch: it's pegged as the perfect setting: millions of tons of dirt, plenty of space and an atmosphere that stays a constant 58 degrees 'we have a very large area to work with,' said tom tyler, who co owns the former mine, now called the mega cavern 'you can't duplicate it somebody would have to go out and dig rock for 40 years before they have what we've got here' tyler and the other owners started out using the mine's nearly one million square feet of underground space as a dumping site for dirt and rock in the early 1990s, and later as a storage site for businesses about five years ago, they installed zip lines in a section of the mine and in recent years set up a drive thru underground christmas light show that draws long lines of cars during the holidays two decades of dumping gradually built the floor up over time, and gave the owners plenty of earth to work with tyler said there were requests from visitors and bikers to build a bike park in the mine three, two, one, lift off! workers have been busy sculpting the earth into jumps and ramps in high demand: tom tyler, who co owns the former mine, now called the mega cavern, said there were requests from visitors and bikers to build a bike park sheltered: indoor bike parks like ray's mtb in cleveland allow bikers to ride during cold winters, and tyler said he expects the mega cavern's park to be busiest in the coldest months geared up: bike riders brad titzer, left, and derek fetko walk their bikes during a test run through a new underground bike park looking around the vast space spread over five football fields, with dirt trails unfolding in every direction under a 35 foot high ceiling, the course has the breadth and feel of an outdoor space indoor bike parks like ray's mtb in cleveland allow bikers to ride during cold winters, and tyler said he expects the mega cavern's park to be busiest in the coldest months the difference is the trails at ray's and other indoor parks are typically built with wood burlington bike park in washington is all dirt but it is much smaller than the louisville park 'the dirt is a lot smoother for the steeper jumps, which we really like,' said derek fetko, a local rider who has been invited in to test out the course innovative business idea: tom tyler, center, co owner of a new underground bike park, talks with riders derek fetko, left, and nabil imam inside the park still more work to do: the course is expected to be open to the public in march into the darkness: the mega cavern approximately 100 acres was mined from the early 1930s to the early 1970s 'plus being able to ride on dirt in the winter, it's just something we typically can't do here in kentucky, because the ground freezes and thaws, it's just too messy' two course designers from washington state, joe prisel and jeff perkins, were brought in and began designing the course in october prisel designed the burlington course 'we brought them in and said here's the canvas, paint it the way you would like to see it done,' tyler said it has long smooth stretches for take it easy riders, steep jumps for daredevils and plenty of rocks and other physical obstacles to ride around and on top of the course is expected to be open to the public in march piled high: over 850,000 truck loads of backfill have been delivered so far to the cave to raise the floor up to the level that it is at today what lies above: approximately 70per cent of the louisville zoo is located above the cavern
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'we have a very large area to work with,' said tom tyler, who co owns the former mine, now called the mega cavern the 320,000 square foot bike park in louisville is set to open in march it's pegged as the perfect setting: millions of tons of dirt, plenty of space and an atmosphere that stays at a constant 58 degrees
five gang members have pleaded guilty to murder and weapons charges after a girl was killed by a stray bullet while eating breakfast at her family's omaha home payton benson, aged five, was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle between rival gangs about a block from her home in january 2014 a year on, all the members of the gang behind her killing have pleaded guilty to various charges, and each face hefty jail sentences guilty: adonus moses, 22 (left) and vincent hicks, 20 (right) both face years behind bars after admitting murder charges facing jail: jacob brown, 21 (left) and jaylen brown, 18 (right) were involved in a gun battle between rival gangs when five year old payton benson was killed in the crossfire website omahacom reported how payton's mother tabatha manning said she was pleased that the family wouldn't have to face the ordeal of a trial “i don’t have to testify to the world what i saw when payton died, ” she told the website “i don’t want to share that with the world, because i don’t want everyone else’s hearts to break like mine has” a hail of at least 15 bullets were fired by the men at a rival gang, who were running through the streets near payton's home in omaha on january 15, 2014 all of their shots missed their targets but one penetrated payton's apartment block and went through a wall and couch, hitting and killing the girl as she ate her breakfast senseless: payton benson, five, was shot dead by a stray bullet as she ate breakfast on january 15 gang member vincent hicks faces at least 15 years in prison and a maximum of life behind bars after pleading guilty to second degree murder and weapon use jaylen montgomery admitted to gun charges and could spend up to 54 years in prison he will serve a minimum of eight years in jail jacob brown, aged 21, entered a plea of guilty on the charge of conspiracy to commit first degree murder both brown and adonus moses, who pleaded no contest to the same charge, face up to 25 years behind bars meanwhile, another gang member, kevin peak, who was found with a gun as detectives investigated the incident, could serve up to 25 years in prison he was not there on the day of the shooting, but pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a weapon the men will be sentenced in april police believe their car was chasing a rival gang member in rival gang territory before at least three of the men got out of the vehicle and opened fire the wichita eagle reported last year how the men had initially been arrested on suspicion of theft in connection with a stolen jeep seen on surveillance video but police began to put the pieces of a bigger crime together through input from the community 'these arrests are the product of a community that has stepped forward to assist law enforcement, coupled with gang and homicide detectives that have worked tirelessly to solve this case,' police chief todd schmaderer said in a written statement at the time of the shooting, witnesses told wowt they heard at least 20 shots fired from multiple high powered rifles ‘what i heard was just massive amounts of gunfire, both guns had to be completely unloaded,’ nick todd said ‘both guns were very large guns they weren't small guns’ the family’s van had a flat tire after being struck by a separate stray bullet and mrs benson was unable to take payton to hospital the fontenelle park neighborhood, where the shootings occurred, is not known as a particularly violent area there are only four violent crimes per 1,000 residents, according to the omaha world herald the suspects: police released surveillance footage showing at least three men getting out of the stolen jeep the getaway: cops believe the men sped away in this vehicle callous: the stray bullets even pierced the tires of the family van, making it impossible to rush the dying girl to the hospital
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payton benson, five, was killed by a stray bullet while eating breakfast the shooters had fired at least 15 bullets at a rival gang one penetrated a house, wall and sofa before hitting and killing payton five gang members have entered pleas and face lengthy prison sentences heartbroken mother says she is relieved there won't be a trial
an estimated five million australian adults continue to be affected by childhood abuse the australian government could save between $68 billion and $91 billion a year by effectively responding to child abuse, a new report has found commissioned by adults surviving child abuse (asca), a national organisation which works to assist adults who have been scarred by childhood traumas, the study was completed by pegasus economics to highlight the financial costs of dealing with the long term impacts of child abuse experienced by about five million adults across the country it found that if the government invested in timely and comprehensive interventions for children who experience sexual, emotional and physical abuse, it could avoid spending millions of dollars on dealing with the destructive coping mechanisms developed by victims later down the track 'early life trauma and abuse affect the developing brain and have many possible impacts on daily adult life,' the report states 'these include the coping strategies children adopt [which] may still be used in adult life perpetuated when the underlying trauma is not resolved, these coping strategies are associated with health risks in adulthood' strategies can include alcohol abuse, drug abuse, eating disorders, overeating and smoking and can also see adults have 'encounters with the criminal justice system' a report commissioned by adults surviving child abuse found that the government spends up to $91 million each year on dealing with the destructive coping mechanisms (some of which are pictured in the table above) developed by abuse victims in their childhood and often continued on later in life 'the resultant effects of such behaviours include mental health issues, medical problems (lung and heart disease smoking, obesity diet, liver disease substance abuse related, suicide); social problems (criminal convictions and jail sentences); and economic problems (loss of income, gambling debt) to name a few' individual costs associated with some of these behaviours were also assessed by the report, which found that on average $4984 per person is spent on addressing alcohol abuse in childhood trauma victims this is coupled with the $5281 per person spent on addressing suicide issues, $6042 on eating disorders and $7687 on mental illness a number of recommendations are made by the report including training gps to identify trauma in their patients and deal with it appropriately, as well as investment in help lines and online counselling services 'the gp role is critical they see many survivors every day and if trauma is not on their radar they won't think about it,' asca's director dr cathy kezelman told the abc barbara, a queensland woman who suffered sexual and physical abuse in various homes throughout 16 years of her childhood, which the government offered her $21,000 in compensation for, said she welcomed the report dr kezelman urged the government to read the report and recognise the benefits of investing in effective strategies for dealing with child abuse 'we are in a situation where we have a major structural budget deficit so this is in response to tony abbott's call for policy around saving the projected exponentially expanding health forecast,' she said barbara, a queensland woman who suffered sexual and physical abuse in various homes throughout 16 years of her childhood, told the abc that she welcomed the report she also opened up about the trauma she continues to experience which the government offered her $21,000 in compensation for 'i can't sleep without the light on, i am constantly angry, i don't want to be around people,' she said
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an estimated five million australian adults continue to be affected by childhood abuse they have experienced the report reveals that the government spends millions of dollars each year on the 'coping strategies' these adults adopted as children they include mental illnesses, eating disorders and alcohol abuse it revealed billions of tax payer dollars could be saved if the government invested in timely and comprehensive interventions for abused children
the idea of a star wars themed wedding might sound like a tacky nightmare, but newlyweds jennifer and joshua did an impressive job of keeping it classy at their recent nuptials in los angeles it was bride to be julia who insisted on the theme as her love for the sci fi blockbuster almost matched her love for joshua 'from the moment we started planning, my now husband and i decided that we wanted our wedding to be intimate, fun, and a reflection of who we are as a couple,' she told greenweddingshoescom scroll down for video the idea of a star wars themed wedding might sound like a tacky nightmare, but newlyweds jennifer and joshua did an impressive job of keeping it classy at their recent nuptials in los angeles it was bride to be julia who insisted on the star wars theme as her love for the sci fi blockbuster almost matches her love for joshua, her flower girls wore princess leia inspired belts and had their hair in buns, right jennifer organized a wedding that featured tributes to george lucas' much adored sci fi soap opera series throughout including her stormtrooper inspired belt 'in terms of the details and decor, we tried to create an atmosphere that was whimsical, romantic, and modern since i'm a lifelong star wars fan, i knew i had to incorporate my fandom into some of the wedding details' jennifer organized a wedding that featured tributes to george lucas' much adored sci fi soap opera series throughout the bride wore a stormtrooper inspired belt, while her flower girls wore princess leia inspired belts and had their hair in buns the celebration at held at loftseven in la which provided an ideal backdrop and included guests being greeted by two stormtroopers upon their arrival 'the cherry on top for both of us was getting stormtroopers from the 501st legion (a cosplay group) to be a part of the wedding it was an absolute dream come true!' said jennifer the troopers escorted the bride up to the entrance of the aisle and guarded the entire ceremony afterwards they even joined jennifer and joshua as photographer cacá santoro took photos of the bride and groom on the streets of downtown la other unusual star wars touches included drinks coasters featuring the death star, while seating cards listing the dining tables at the couple's reception had names like droid, rebel and scout trooper the couple provided star wars books for friends and family to sign and leave their messages of congratulations the bride and groom's chairs were labelled leia and han in tribute to the key characters in the original trilogy of movies even the seating cards listing the dining tables at the couple's reception had names like droid, rebel and scout trooper, while the bride and groom's chairs were labelled leia and han the happy couple's cake was inspired by the snow planet hoth as featured in the empire strikes back it was topped with creatures who lived on the planet along with models of well loved vehicles from the show including an at at walker, x wing fighter, and even the millennium falcon the couple even designed drinks coasters featuring the death star and provided star wars books for friends and family to sign and leave their messages of congratulations after the meal came the disco and perhaps the highlight of the entire day when jennifer's dad dressed up as darth vader complete with the sith lord's heavy breathing sound effects  and took to the dance floor with his daughter later the newlyweds enjoyed a dance dance with light sabers in theirs hands jennifer's dad dressed up as darth vader complete with the sith lord's heavy breathing sound effect and took to the dance floor with his daughter may the force be with us! the couple danced the night away and held light sabers in theirs hands as a tribute to the hit movie
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bride julia insisted on the stars wars theme as her love for the sci fi blockbuster almost matched her love for new husband joshua 'since i'm a lifelong star wars fan, i knew i had to incorporate my fandom into some of the wedding details,' she explained guests were greeted by two stormtroopers who then escorted the bride up to the entrance of the aisle and guarded the entire ceremony later jennifer's dad dressed up as darth vader complete with the sith lord's heavy breathing sound effect and took to the dance floor with his daughter
the circus surrounding julian assange’s extradition descended even further into farce yesterday as george galloway waded into the row the respect mp claimed assange should not be facing a rape charge in sweden as he was accused only of ‘bad sexual etiquette’ in a lengthy diatribe on his video podcast, good night with george galloway, the mp for bradford west said he did not believe the two women who had accused assange of rape and sexual assault scroll down to watch bad manners: respect mp george galloway said assange should not face a rape charge in sweden as he was only accused of 'bad sexual etiquette' on his video podcast good night with george galloway not rape: galloway backed assange against rape allegations made by two swedish women as the wikileaks founder spoke on the balcony of ecuador's london embassy on sunday he added: ‘even taken at its worst, if the allegations made by these two women were true, 100 per cent true, and even if a camera in the room captured them, they don’t constitute rape ‘at least not rape as anyone with any sense can possibly recognise it and somebody has to say this’ in their supreme court ruling, britain’s most senior judges said the accusations made against the wikileaks founder in the european arrest warrant amounted to rape one of his accusers, a wikileaks supporter, admits she had consensual sex with assange in august 2010 but woke the following morning to find he was having sex with her again, without using a condom mr galloway said this could not be rape, as the pair had already had sex and were ‘already in the sex game’ he went on: ‘it might be really bad manners not to have tapped her on the shoulder and said, “do you mind if i do it again?” ‘it might be really sordid and bad sexual etiquette, but whatever else it is, it is not rape or you bankrupt the term rape of all meaning’ 'already in the sex game': galloway said that the way assange treated one of his accusers, who had consensual sex before allegedly raping her, 'might be really bad manners' supported iraqi dictator: galloway, left, was filmed praising the 'strength, courage and indefatigability' of iraqi dictator saddam hussein, right, who was later convicted of war crimes and executed last night, another supporter of assange provoked anger by appearing to name one of the alleged  victims on bbc2’s newsnight craig murray, 53, former british ambassador to uzbekistan, said the name twice during a debate claiming it was in general circulation, sparking a rebuke from host gavin esler mr murray said: ‘it’s well worth people going online to discover what they can about the allegations… who made them, what the people who made them did afterwards, and look at what happened’ mr esler told him: ‘you should not be naming a potential rape victim’ assange denies all the allegations against him but claims he cannot return to stockholm to defend himself at trial because of fears sweden would extradite him to the us video: george galloway made comment on his molucca red blog watch the full video here
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david cameron has echoed the us in warning president bashar assad that the use of chemical weapons would be ‘completely unacceptable’ the prime minister said following a phone call with barack obama that britain would be forced to ‘revisit’ its approach to syria if these weapons were deployed downing street said the two leaders agreed there was ‘much more to do’ to stop the killing of thousands of civilians in syria scroll down for video agreement: prime minister david cameron and us president barack obama have said the use of chemical weapons in syria or even a threat to deploy them would be 'completely unacceptable' threat: syrian president bashar assad is said to be in control of a sizeable stockpile of chemical weapons mr cameron’s comments are the clearest suggestion yet that the uk might contemplate military intervention if chemical weapons were used by the assad regime the prime minister also discussed the situation with french president francois hollande and the two agreed to ‘work more closely to identify how they could bolster the opposition and help a potential transitional syrian government after the inevitable fall of assad’ earlier this week, mr obama warned any movement of syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons would be a ‘red line’ the president said he had ‘at this point not ordered military engagement’ but he added: ‘there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons’ syria holds the world’s fourth largest stockpile of such weapons deploying and using them would exacerbate a refugee influx to neighbouring countries including turkey, which has already received more than 70,000 syrians western leaders also fear the armaments could fall into the wrong hands last month, a syrian foreign ministry spokesman insisted they would never be deployed inside the country chinese state media have accused mr obama of planning to use syria’s chemical arsenal as an excuse for military intervention meanwhile, russia yesterday insisted it had guarantees from syria that it will not use or move the weapons both countries have repeatedly blocked attempts to impose tougher un sanctions on syria but a downing street spokesman said mr cameron and mr obama had ‘agreed that the use – or threat – of chemical weapons was completely unacceptable and would force them to revisit their approach so far’ a spokesman added: ‘the prime minister restated the risk to the wider region posed by the fighting and the fact that regional and international co operation was vital’ the leaders also ‘firmly agreed there was much more to do in order to help put syria on a path towards peace and stability’ fierce fighting raged in damascus yesterday, with regime forces shelling several areas of the southern city before tanks continued the assault the northern city of aleppo saw battles in which amnesty international warned civilians were enduring a ‘horrific violence’ at least 41 were reported dead in the bombardment of damascus over the past 24 hours human rights groups say more than 20,000 people have been killed since the uprising against assad’s regime began in march last year free syrian army fighters exchange fire with regime forces in the city of aleppo mr cameron has agreed with french president francois hollande to work to identify how they could bolster the opposition on tuesday the united nations claimed iran appears to be supplying assad's regime with funds, weapons and intelligence support syrian rebels also say tehran has sent revolutionary guards and hezbollah fighters to assist government forces 'the secretary general has repeatedly expressed his concern about the arms flows to the two parties in syria, which in some cases appear to violate resolution 1747 passed by this council banning arms exports under chapter 7 authority,' un political affairs chief jeffrey feltman told the un security council next week, un secretary general ban ki moon will attend a summit meeting of leaders of non aligned developing nations in iran he will also meet with senior iranian officials to discuss 'iran's nuclear program, terrorism, human rights and the crisis in syria,' his spokesman said a un security council panel of independent experts that monitors sanctions against iran has uncovered several examples of iran transferring arms to syria's government damascus has accused qatar and saudi arabia of arming rebels determined to topple assad's government the united nations has said more than 18,000 people have died and some 170,000 people have fled the country as a result of the fighting in syria un aid chief valerie amos has said that up to 25 million people in syria needed aid 'this conflict has taken on a particularly brutal and violent character,' amos told a news conference in new york on wednesday after visiting syria and lebanon last week 'we face problems with access to people in need, particularly where there is intense and ongoing fighting, but funding is also holding us back if we had more resources, we could reach more people,' she said
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two leaders say there is 'much more to do' to stop brutal killing of civilians cameron and french president francois hollande will work to identify how they could bolster the opposition un claims iran appears to be supplying assad's regime with funds, weapons and intelligence support
most aussies will pile on a couple of kilos throughout the silly season which may not seem like a lot but research shows that that excess weight is rarely lost after the holiday period ends unlike the northern hemisphere, a lot of australians take off most of january while kids are on school holidays when it is easy to throw any kind of routine or exercise out the window until after australia day near the end of the month nobody likes a party pooper but there are ways to enjoy the festive season without going over the top and feeling sluggish as most australians will gain 08 15kg during the christmas period scroll down for video on average, most australians will gain 08 15kg over during the christmas period most aussies will pile on a couple of kilos throughout the silly season which may not seem like a lot but research shows that that excess weight is rarely lost after the holiday period ends nutritionist dr joanna mcmillan speaks to daily mail australia about her top three tips on how to cparty with the best of them while destroying all of your good work you done throughout the year one of the first things dr joanna noticed when moving from the uk to australia 15 years ago was that australian have a prolonged period of time over the christmas break 'people always come to me in the new year and say 'i feel rubbish',' she said 'it's worse here because it's not just that couple of weeks because there's the lead up to christmas and then lots of people go on holiday in january' 'there is that saying it doesn't matter what you do between christmas and new year but what you do between new year and christmas that counts' dr joanna mcmillan (centre) speaks to daily mail australia about how you can party with the best of them while destroying all of your good work you done throughout the year 'spending time with family and friends is absolutely a key part of your health and happiness,' dr joanna says enjoy yourself during the festive season there is no need to become anti social to avoid putting on weight during the holiday break 'i'm always most concerned when people talk to me about actually being scared to go to social functions because they feel like can't trust themselves around the food and drink side of it and that is not healthy,' dr joanna said 'enjoy the christmas season and the parties and being social and spending time with family and friends is absolutely a key part of your health and happiness' 'you don't have to be a goody two shoes and get it all right i mean goodness i'm in this job and i get it wrong too sometimes,' she said 'it's about being human but just think about the choices you are making from a lifestyle, dietary and health perspective you can't let it all go and not think about your health' between napping on the sofa, sitting in the beer garden and laying on the beach get your body moving do something active everyday between napping on the sofa, sitting in the beer garden and laying on the beach get your body moving 'it might be a half hour walk or a yoga class or maybe gardening for a couple of hours just doing something that keeps you moving and breaks up our sedentary time in the day which is really important,' dr joanna said 'if you're an office worker get up every hour and go to speak to a colleague rather than phoning or emailing' the 'all or nothing' attitude is never going to be a winner 'i also think its a good idea for people who exercise hard to take a bit of break but it's going from eating well and exercising regularly to doing nothing that isn't good,' she said 'do different exercise maybe go for long walks in summer its lovely to get out early morning or early evening and getting outdoors' 'when you are out of routine with more food and drink around you don't get to gym as much and do your usual exercise you can start the year with an extra couple of kilos and feeling a bit run down' don't turn up hungry to functions so you can control how many canapes you grab off the platter be consciously aware of what you are eating dr joanna advises to keep hold of the reins while allowing you to enjoy social situations 'exercise conscious control over what you are eating be mindful about the way you are eating,' she said 'if you are at a party and there are canapes don't take one from every plate that walks past give it a little bit more thought think about 'am i really hungry?'' 'don't go to the party ravenously hungry so you devour anything that's there,' she said 'be cognitive about what you are eating and when to stop eating because i think those situations at parties is when people fall short they don't realise how many plates they have had from the buffet' 'it's this unconscious eating where you are not really enjoying it' keep a hold of the reins while deciding how much to eat and drink this silly season
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on average, australians gain 08 15kg over the christmas period tips on how to have fun without over indulging this silly season don't be scared to go to social functions with family and friends be mindful when eating and don't turn up hungry to parties keep moving even if it's just a nice walk each day
john travolta is facing the fourth claim of sexual harassment against him in the space of a week after a former male massage therapist at the peninsula hotel claimed the 'pulp fiction' star was banned for lewd conduct a masseur at the posh peninsula hotel in manhattan has claimed that john travolta was blacklisted for three years from the hotel's spa for inappropriate behaviour former peninsula masseur michael caputo said that travolta always asked for a man for his massage at the hotel's famous rooftop spa and was barred after several creepy run ins caputo, 55, said that male staffers complained that the 'pulp fiction' star would grind against the massage table, remove the towel and lift his butt in the air during his therapy 'travolta would always request a man for his massage, but after a while no one would take him because of his inappropriate behavior,' said caputo 'it got to the point where they couldn’t find any men to take him, and they had to ban him,' explained the masseur known as magic mike, who said he worked at the peninsula from 1992 2008 the ban lasted for three years and happened around a decade ago according to caputo, who now works from his queens, new york home offering massages for $100 an hour 'if he was banned, do you think he’d ever go back?” said travolta’s attorney, marty singer, dismissing the allegation as complete nonsense — noting that his client was at the hotel’s famous rooftop spa as recently as six months ago 'he’s never been banned, i guarantee you the hotel never told john he was banned, and john never acted improperly,' according to the new york daily news this new allegation comes as travolta faced a slight reprieve in the increasingly murky sexual assault allegations against him mike caputo served as a masseur at the peninsula hotel's spa in new york from 1992 to 2008 and claimed that john travolta was banned for three years for his lewd conduct the peninsula new york: where john travolta was allegedly banned according to a masseur who said he worked there from 1992 to 2008 the first masseur, dubbed john doe #1, who accused the hollywood star of inappropriate behaviour towards him has been dropped by his attorney okorie okorocha has apparently had second thoughts about representing the man who now claims he was mistaken about the date of the alleged attack he called the date mix up a 'miscalculation' and still insists the assault allegedly happened a few days prior the texan had claimed that travolta made sexual advances towards him on january 16 2012 and could prove the grease star was in los angeles at the time but the a list star's attorney marty singer has produced photographs and a restaurant bill to show that travolta was in new york at the time and strongly denies the lurid allegations 'okorocha did not feel he could represent john doe #1 going forward anymore and recommend him finding another lawyer,' a source told radaronline 'he is still representing john doe #2 and other alleged victims who are possibly coming forward' meanwhile, travolta was hit by fresh sexual harassment claims earlier this week after another man came forward fabian zanzi has accused travolta of accosting him back in 2009 while he was working on the royal caribbean cruise ship chilean born zanzi was an employee on the liner at the time and was in charge of vip guests new claims: now fabian zanzi claims actor john travolta accosted back in 2009 while he was working on the royal caribbean cruise ship going public: zanzi is the fourth man to come forward making sexual assault claims against the actor (right) zanzi the first of the alleged three victims to be publicly named told south american news website abces that travolta approached him and offered him $12,000 to have sex with him he told the website he refused the pulp fiction actor's advances zanzi recalled: 'he had something on his neck i thought it was a fuzz as i approached, he took off his white coat and was naked 'he hugged me and asked me to do a massage' new york dining: a receipt from a meal the pulp fiction actor ate at mr chow restaurant in new york on the same day has also emerged reports suggest zanzi has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against travolta although this has yet to be verified the news comes following claims from two unidentified masseurs alleging travolta sexually assaulted them they are suing for $2m in damages travolta's lawyer, marty singer has strenuously denied the two initial claims and is yet to comment on the latest allegations the first two masseurs to come forward have been named as john doe #1 and john doe #2 in us lawsuits both are being represented by lawyer okorie okorocha and claim the grease actor made sexually advances towards them yesterday travolta's camp put forward photographic evidence which appeared to provide travolta with an alibi with regard to claims by john doe #1, who alleges he was assaulted by the actor on january 16 of this year at a beverly hills hotel in los angeles travolta's lawyers, however, claim the actor was in new york city on that date releasing a restaurant receipt from the mr chow restaurant in nyc and two photographs of the actor as evidence it is claimed by tmzcom that two photos show him first at 4:30pm and then again at 5:21pm, at a fitting for his upcoming movie killing season in the big apple in a new development today, the new york daily news reports flight records prove travolta landed in westchester, new york, hours before sunrise on the day john doe #1 claims the alleged sexual harassment took place in los angeles it supports the actor's alibi he was 3,000 miles away from the scene of the alleged groping in another bizarre twist the unidentified masseur has released a statement wishing travolta 'health and happiness' despite pressing ahead with the lawsuit in a statement to radaronline he said: 'even though mr travolta and his counsel are on opposing sides in this matter, i do wish them good health, happiness, and want them to be judged with absolute fairness as our great nation affords all citizens regardless of their wealth or station' lawsuit: travolta, pictured with wife kelly preston, is facing accusations of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards at least three men yesterday a second man filed filed a lawsuit claiming the actor tried to grab his penis during a massage session on january 28 in atlanta radaronline claims to know the hotel where the alleged incident took place and has spoken to a member of staff there who says employees have been warned they will be fired if they speak to the media okorocha, the lawyer representing the first two alleged victims claims there are over 100 other men prepared to come forward with similar stories about the hairspray star he told radaronlinecom: 'by the time this case is over marty singer [travolta's lawyer] will have to accuse more than 100 men of lying because i have been contacted by people, mostly men, that have first hand information about similar behaviour on john travolta's part to that contained in the lawsuits second accuser: court papers were amended when the second masseur claimed sexual battery by the star 'i have already filed against him i have witnesses and the potential for more accusers in virtually every state of the union who have called me i'm currently in the process of investigating their claims and verifying the information before possible further action is taken' john a devout scientologist has been married to kelly preston since 1991 their oldest child jett died in 2009 at the age of 17 and they have two other children ella blue, 11, and 23 month old benjamin
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a former male massage therapist at manhattan's peninsula hotel claims that john travolta was blacklisted for three years from the hotel's spa for lewd conduct with masseurs this follows the allegations of chilean born fabian zanzi who said that travolta approached him and offered him $12,000 to have sex with him while he was working on a royal caribbean cruise ship follows two anonymous 'john doe' lawsuits filed that claim that travolta sexually harassed them during two separate massages
a 19 year old charity fundraiser hanged himself after suffering severe 'lows' which followed weekend long cocaine and alcohol binges, an inquest heard a coroner called cocaine an 'evil of our society' after the mother of popular mechanic dylan jackson said she could think of no other reason for his death bolton coroners' court heard mr jackson was a loving, upbeat teenager who ran the 12 mile tough mudder assault course two weeks before his death for military charity help for heroes death: teenage charity fundraiser dylan jackson hanged himself after suffering severe 'lows' from weekend long cocaine and alcohol binges, an inquest heard his parents said he had never showed signs of depression he had also completed 10k runs with his stepfather stephen dwyer, who described him as 'my training partner and my soulmate' following one weekend party in september, mr dwyer found his stepson's body in his garden shed in farnworth, greater manchester, after phoning local hospitals in a desperate bid to find him yesterday a coroner recorded an open verdict, but said cocaine and alcohol had a 'dangerous effect' on the teenager and it would have caused 'impairment of judgement' the inquest heard mr jackson would stay out from friday until sunday visiting friends' homes, pubs and nightclubs where he would drink and take cocaine on monday mornings his parents said he would be a on a 'massive low' which could last for up to three days, and he would not want to go to his night shift job fundraiser: the 19 year old (left) ran the tough mudder assault course with stepfather stephen dwyer (right) his mother michaela dwyer, 38, said she assumed her son was using cocaine around a year before he died mr jackson told her he was not taking drugs, despite text messages about them on his mobile phone 'i knew it had been going on,' she told the inquest 'he wasn't coming home all weekend, he was rough going to work on monday 'he would say he didn't want to go and i said 'that's because you are taking drugs and it will make you feel like this' damning: coroner alan walsh (pictured) said cocaine was 'one of the evils of our society' 'he did admit about two weeks before he died that he had some funny thoughts where he mentioned about one day when he stopped on a bridge and wanted to throw himself from the bridge 'i told him how devastated we would be if he ever did anything like that' on the night before his death mr jackson was said by a friend to be 'dancing' and in 'good spirits' on a night out, and he talked of visiting blackpool to see a dj he then took a taxi back to the family home with friends, the inquest heard his mother and stepfather were on a night away, but the noise disturbed his sister bethany mrs dwyer said: 'i got a phone call from bethany saying he had all his mates in 'i asked him to get them out the house because his sister was due to get up for work the following day and didn't want to be disturbed he said 'i'm sorry' and that was the last thing he said to me 'if he hadn't have been under the influence he wouldn't have harmed himself' mr and mrs dwyer returned home on saturday afternoon to find mr jackson missing by 7pm the next day, he still was not home and the family frantically phoned local hospitals and his friends in a bid to find him at around 11pm the same day, mr dwyer, a railway engineer, looked in his shed to find his stepson's body toxicology tests showed mr jackson had cocaine in his system and was more than twice the drink drive limit at the time of his death his stepfather told the hearing: 'he would be down in himself after the weekend it would affect him for about three days he would be on a massive low 'we loved him so much he had everything to live for and i can't understand it soulmates: stephen dwyer and his stepson coroner alan walsh recorded an open verdict and said: 'cocaine is one of the evils of our society, particularly if taken by young people and particularly if taken with alcohol' 'my view is that most teenagers go through periods where nothing is going right and for him to do that it had to be something else it had to be a major comedown from some drug or something affecting his brain to make him do that' coroner alan walsh recorded an open verdict and said: 'dylan's family believe, and i accept, he had everything to live for 'he was a young man who committed himself to help others, particularly in raising money for those less fortunate than himself by going on runs for charity a class a drug, cocaine is a powerful stimulant with short lived effects this means it makes users feel confident, happy, hyper alert and awake, leading some to appear arrogant or aggressive it raises the body’s temperature, makes the heart beat faster and reduces the appetite but many users experience a lengthy 'comedown' when the effects of the drug wear off this crash can last for days after heavy use of the drug the effects are worse when cocaine is taken with alcohol, because the two drugs interact to product a toxic substance in the liver called cocaethylene this can increase the depressive effects of alcohol, making the reaction to cocaine stronger and making the user more likely to be aggressive cocaethylene also takes longer to flush out of the user's system than alcohol or cocaine, subjecting the heart and liver to a longer period of stress sources: frank and drink aware 'it is important i pay testament to dylan for those efforts he made largely of his own volition to raise money for those less fortunate than himself he was a young man the family should be proud of 'he was a young man who enjoyed socialising and going out with friends he seemed to enjoy a drink and without knowing how or why he became involved with cocaine 'cocaine is one of the evils of our society, particularly if taken by young people and particularly if taken with alcohol the risks and dangerous effects on the brains of young people and the judgement of young people is there to be seen in relation to the death of dylan jackson 'he was already planning to go out with his friends the following week and had planned runs and was not someone who had indicated any intention to harm himself in the past when free of alcohol and drugs 'he would have had impairment of judgement caused by alcohol and the dreadful effects of cocaine 'sometimes coroners are able to give stark warnings on the way it not only places lives in jeopardy and causes the deaths of young people but also the devastating effect to families and loved ones who have lost a young, vibrant and caring individual 'dylan was a caring young man who should remembered for his charitable intents and equally for the jeopardy he placed himself in by the use of cocaine' after the hearing, mr dwyer said: 'it's such a tragedy losing such a wonderful person, me and his mum loved him so deeply 'it basically shows the dangers of taking drugs and alcohol and what they can do to you he is a massive loss to not only us but the community as a whole 'i have lost my training partner, my best friend and my soul mate, in a way' mr dwyer already plans to run this year's tough mudder and the bupa 10k run in manchester in his stepson's memory for confidential support call the samaritans on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local samaritans branch or go to wwwsamaritansorg
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being chased by a giant mutant spider is enough to send most people into a fit of terror so it's not surprising that this pooch caused quite a stir when she was let loose disguised as a terrifying eight legged beast chica the dogspider is the work of polish prankster sylwester wardega, who dressed up his pooch in the fur covered costume before releasing her on an unsuspecting public a hilarious video, which has had more than three million views on youtube in just one day, shows the hairy creature lurking behind doorways, ready to pounce on its victims see the original video from sa wardega see more insane videos from sa wardega innocent: chica the dog is dressed up as a giant spider before being let loose on the unsuspecting public harmless: the terrifying pooch sets off to cause havoc on the streets of poland at night deadly: chica stands on top of a lifeless man in an elevator waiting to pounce on its next victims in one scene, a man taking out his garbage flees for his life when chica emerges from behind a door, while in another, two girls scream and run after seeing the creature atop a lifeless man in an elevator later in the video, a couple spot a flinching man wrapped up in a 'spider web' hanging from a tree in a park and the man bravely creeps towards it, while his girlfriend stays rooted in her position but his courage is quickly forgotten when dogspider emerges from the shadows and chases him right out of the park viewers have to feel particularly sorry for one man in a train station, who comes across fake, bloody body parts hanging from more string webs terrifying: two women who were waiting for the life run for their lives after seeing the prowling pooch spooked: the women are filmed running across a parking lot to escape the terrifying creature he's behind you! another passerby unwittingly gets trapped in a waiting web while trying to flee chica fright: this man leaps in the air when coming face to face with dogspider as he lurks in the dark run for it! chica emerges from behind the door and scuttles towards the man as he takes off friend or foe? in the daytime, chica looks adorable but it's a very different story once night falls he stops to take photographs of the limbs before the massive spider scurries behind him forcing him to run off the platform and straight into a waiting web he manages to escape just as dogspider nears 'this is funny as hell,' one youtube viewer commented 'my only hope is that the people pranked in this video will be whatever means find out that [it] isn't real i mean, i'd be scarred for life' a facebook page has also been set up for the now popular pooch wardega has made other prank videos, including spider man who hangs from subway carts, catches rides on the back of trains and sprays a 'web' at passersby but there are other creepy ones too, including a slender man figure that lurks in parks
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a small village in staffordshire is fighting to keep the name of their local pub and its original signage which shows a black boy being scrubbed in the bath by a white couple yarnsfield locals have battled for 20 years to keep the sign in the 166 year old labour in vain pub, after it was first removed in 1994 after two 10 year old girls complained it was then replaced by a farmer sowing seeds in 2001, then licensees christine and john glover found the sign and hung it in the beer garden, prompting the stafford and district racial equality council to request it be removed from view the sign was given less prominence, but remained on display in the garden a small village in staffordshire is fighting to keep the name of their local pub labour in vain and its original signage which shows a black boy being scrubbed in the bath by a white couple the original sign, featuring a white couple engaged trying to scrub a black boy white, was removed in 1994 after two young girls complained that it was racist; it was then subject to a council letter in 2001 asking for it to be removed from view, before being displayed again in 2009 in 2009 vince hannant and debbie donovan took over the pub and again there was talk that the 'sign should come down' but at the time mr hannant was reported as saying the locals told him, 'don't even touch it, we've been though so much to keep it' pub regular richard charwood was said to have then arranged a referendum of villagers to find out if they wanted to keep it they were reportedly overwhelmingly in favour of doing so the pub is presently closed undergoing renovations, and the owner, enterprise brewery, has said it is now considering changing the name, but won't say what they might change it to the future of the controversial sign also remains unclear a enterprise spokeswoman said 'no decision' has been made about whether it will remain as part of the pubs' fixtures and decorations it is understood that enterprise may rename the pub the yarnfield arms pub regular jimmy cawdell, 56, said: 'if it goes ahead, which we're sure it will, it will be political correctness gone mad in 2009 vince hannant and debbie donovan, pictured, took over the pub and again there was talk that the 'sign should come down', but the licencees were told to keep it up as the locals had fought so hard to keep it 'we are too upset about offending people these days, even if it means sacrificing our pub heritage 'everybody is outraged there is not one person who uses this pub that thinks the name or the sign is racist 'it should stay as it is because the pub is an integral part of the village's history' local john rogers, 80, said he fears the pub and village will lose its identity and its heritage if the name is changed he added: 'it has been called the labour in vain for more than 100 years 'they only want to change the name to attract interest and deceive people into thinking it's a new pub 'i hope the people in the village boycott a new name, i really do' the original sign was replaced with this one, showing a field being attacked by gulls immediately after being ploughed; the pub's new owner, enterprise, is now considering changing its name and it is not known if the original sign will remain at the premises diane lander, who runs yarnfield post office, has set up a petition that has so far gained 300 signatures the 47 year old said: ' there is strong opposition against it it has been the labour in vain for 166 years ' brian eyre, who sits on yarnfield parish council, added: 'in the past there a little bit of aggravation on the name and the sign because it is not seen as politically correct and caused a race row 'i can understand why the people in the village want to retain the name as it is part of our heritage' but mr eyre said he also understood why enterprise might want to change the pub's name 'in the 25 years i have lived here the pub has closed a couple of times and the tenants don't seem to survive very long 'it has to be a positive that enterprise wants to invest the pub and village because at the moment it's not particularly attractive' a spokesman for enterprise inns said: 'we are currently reviewing several options for this popular village pub with the aim of having it back open and trading at the heart of the yarnfield community as soon as possible'
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the labour in vain pub has been serving staffordshire locals for 166 years in 1994 complaints from two young girls led to its signage being removed the council sought its removal in 2001 after it was displayed outside the sign was put up again in 2009 and has remained at the pub ever since the pub is currently being renovated and its owner may remove the sign enterprise is also considering changing the pubs name when it reopens yarnsfield locals are petitioning against it saying its pc 'gone mad'
when snow began falling across northern england last week four excited sisters rushed to windows of their house to await the first flakes of winter, eager to build a snowman but kacey, nine, heidi, seven, maisy, five and erin reynolds, four, were left bitterly disappointed when their village of poppelton, near york, remained frost free however, not to be deterred, father nick, 48, packed the family into his van and drove more than 40 miles to the north york moors where several inches of snow had fallen over previous weeks snowy: (left to right) erin, four, kacey, nine, heidi, seven and maisy reynolds, five, pose with father nick, 48, with the snowman they made despite their village near york remaining frost free hero: mr reynolds drove his daughters 40 miles to the north york moors to build snowy after no snow fell on poppleton, just outside york where the family lives with mother joanne, 42 once there the group used stones, planks of wood, sunglasses and a hardhat to build a snowman, who they named snowy but when the time came to leave the girls couldn't bear to be parted with their creation so dad nick helped them dismantle it, roll it into his van, and transported it back home snowy has now taken pride of place at the end of the family driveway, leaving other residents baffled because there is no snow for miles around mother joanne, 42, said: 'they built a snowman and brought the snowman home by dismantling him and rolling him into their dad’s van joy: the girls constructed snowy on sunday using planks of wood, gloves, stones, sunglasses a scarf and hardhat, but when it came time for them to leave him behind they couldn't bare to do it far from home: mr reynolds helped the girls to carefully dismantle the snowman, roll it into the back of his van, and then drove it an hour home before reassembling it at the end of their drive freezing: while there has been no snow in poppleton, the sub zero temperatures of recent days have meant the snowman lives on, much to the bemusement of passers by 'we could not believe the response people have been coming taking photographs people have been going out of their way to see it' mr reynolds, who helps to run a landscaping business with his wife, had promised his daughters they would go sledging once the snow came but when the wet weather didn't make it to them, he said he would take them to the snow instead, and they drove off in search of some on sunday job well done: mrs reynolds said that snowy has brought joy to the village of poppleton, with people diverting from miles around to come and see him and take pictures standing out: residents have been left scratching their heads by the snowman which has appeared in the centre of poppleton despite there being no snow for miles around since bringing him back to his new home on their front lawn, passers by have been scratching their heads wondering where he came from mrs reynolds added: 'one woman asked if it was real snow we have just had comments galore it’s just brought a lot of joy to poppleton' she added: 'there are lots of school children that go past and they just stop and stare'
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kacey, heidi, maisy, and erin reynolds wanted to build snowman in garden no snow fell in york so father nick drove 40 miles to north york moors family used hardhat, planks of wood, scarf and stones to build snowy they didn't want to leave him, so mr reynolds took him home in his van now at end of drive leaving visitors baffled as there is no snow for miles
innocent mohamed navid bashir, of west yorkshire, was locked up for three days after he was wrongly identified as a man wanted in scotland on fraud charges an innocent chef was kept locked up in prison for three days despite repeatedly telling police they had got the wrong man mohamed navid bashir found himself wrongly locked up after a traffic patrol pulled his car over in calderdale, west yorkshire, on december 15 last year his fingerprints were taken, and a search of the police national computer appeared to reveal mr bashir, of elland, was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at court on a fraud charge in scotland the officers detained the father at halifax police station for the next 26 hours, before he was carted off to glasgow, where he was kept for another night all the time professing his innocence to the authorities mr bashir even had a different name to the man they were looking for it was only when he appeared at magistrates court that the enormity of the mistake was acknowledged when the real wanted man's lawyer appeared and told the court, 'that's not my client', according to the huddersfield daily examiner 'it was like an episode of a police comedy, except it wasn’t funny for me or my family,' mr bashir, 35, told the express mr bashir, who ended up missing his son's first nativity play, is now suing west yorkshire police his case was raised today in prime minister's questions by his local mp craig whittaker after the police 'failed' to answer mr bashir's questions the tory mp asked david cameron to get home secretary theresa may to look into the case mr cameron promised he would discuss it with ms may, adding: 'this does sound a very concerning case my understanding is that west yorkshire police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of mr bashir' following it being discussed in the house of commons, west yorkshire police have now admitted the error although they say it was not their fault mr bashir, who was stopped by traffic officers in west yorkshire, found himself in glasgow where the lawyer for the wanted man finally got the authorities to reveal their mistake mr bashir's local mp craig whittaker brought the case up in prime minister's questions today, asking david cameron to speak to home secretary theresa may  assistant chief constable mark milsom, of west yorkshire police, has since admitted the mistake but said it happened 'in good faith' assistant chief constable mark milsom explained mr bashir's identity 'had been circulated in error' 'mr bashir was an entirely innocent party and has been wrongfully arrested and detained in custody,' he acknowledged 'however, west yorkshire police were not responsible for the error that led to his arrest, with our subsequent actions being conducted unaware of the error and in good faith 'we have responded to mr bashir's solicitors outlining the circumstances and suggesting they may wish to raise the matter further with police scotland 'although we may not have been responsible for mr bashir's distressing experience, we very much regret our involvement and a senior officer will be meeting with him personally'
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mohamed naved bashir, of halifax, was wrongly imprisoned for three days bashir had been mistaken for a man wanted for fraud offences in scotland officers ignored his protests of innocence throughout his incarceration mistake only acknowledged when lawyer revealed 'that's not my client' bashir is now launching legal action against west yorkshire police david cameron has promised to ask home secretary to look into his case
david cameron will fly home from holiday this week into a political firestorm, with tory mps launching fresh rebellions on three fronts mps are in open revolt over soaring rail fares, demanding the treasury acts to soften the blow for hard pressed commuters backbenchers are also threatening to block plans to kickstart the economy by letting developers build on greenbelt land and permanently extending sunday trading hours facing a firestorm: david cameron is being attacked on three fronts as he prepares to return from his holiday this week tories fear all three issues will undermine support in marginal constituencies and torpedo hopes of a tory majority at the next election it emerged last week that most rail fares will rise in january by 62 per cent – 3 per cent above inflation – and some routes by up to 11 per cent mps representing constituencies in the kent and essex commuter belts want chancellor george osborne to repeat last year’s help, when the treasury capped rises at 1 per cent above inflation sir john stanley, who represents tonbridge and malling, accused ministers of ‘exploiting commuters’ and using rail fares as ‘a disguised form of taxation’ since the extra 2 per cent goes straight into the treasury’s coffers open revolt: tory mps including priti patel, right, and even tory deputy chairman michael fallon, left, are demanding the treasury acts to soften the blow of rising rail fares witham mp priti patel called on ministers to ‘do more’ to get a better deal for travellers ‘our commuters are paying a lot of money to commute to work and they’re getting a poor deal,’ she said even tory deputy chairman michael fallon, a close ally of mr cameron, has called for rail operators to show restraint robert halfon, mp for harlow, has written to transport secretary justine greening – who has also called on the treasury to help – demanding action he said: ‘it is a simple cost of living issue’ tracey crouch, mp for chatham and aylesford, said: ‘household living standards are already squeezed and people who have to commute are feeling very aggrieved’ miss crouch has also joined the backlash against plans to rethink planning laws fare rise: it emerged that most rail fares will rise in january by at least 62 per cent, with some routes increasing by 11 per cent senior ministers have discussed proposals to build on the green belt to help boost housebuilding and major infrastructure projects but those proposals contravene a promise in the tory party’s last election manifesto and are opposed by communities secretary eric pickles miss crouch said: ‘it would be quite wrong for the coalition to take away the green belt from the next generation’ fellow tory chris skidmore, who has campaigned to protect the green belt in his kingswood constituency, said: ‘we have a duty of trust to protect greenbelt land for future generations’ mr cameron is also under fire from mps, unions, supermarkets and the church over the suggestion that extended sunday opening hours, put in place for the olympics, will be extended permanently downing street and mr pickles have vowed to study whether the change – which extends maximum opening hours for big stores from six to eight hours on a sunday – has helped boost the economy sainsbury’s chief executive justin king yesterday said the usual restrictions were ‘a great british compromise’ and that ‘relaxing sunday trading laws is certainly not a magic answer to economic regeneration’ extended permanently: cameron is also under fire from supermarkets, unions and the church over suggestions that extended sunday opening hours for the olympics be continued he was backed by bishop of oxford the right reverend john pritchard, the union of shop, distributive and allied workers and the association of convenience stores, who signed a letter describing a permanent relaxation as ‘alarming’ a no 10 source said: ‘we will look at the impact but no one has decided to do anything’ on rail fares he said: ‘we are aware this is a big cost of living issue but it is incredibly expensive to do what we did last year long term we are committed to the principle that the rail system should be paid for primarily by rail users rather than taxpayers’
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one of the brightest young managers in english football isn’t sure how many gcses he’s got, except to say ‘not many’ but when it comes to learning on the job, karl robinson has acquired enough to fill a few textbooks ‘i’ll need them for this game,’ he told sportsmail manchester united are in town, a brand that robinson compares to coca cola up against one a touch smaller and more maligned a manager of great achievements and arrogance is going up against a man 30 years his junior, who tends to think like someone a little older ‘one thing that gets me is players wearing headphones when they come off the coach,’ robinson said ‘i’ve stopped that here total football: mk dons boss karl robinson is looking forward to pitting his wits against louis van gaal relaxed: robinson talks candidly to sportsmail's riath al samarrai at stadium mk ahead of tuesday's game ‘i find it disrespectful if a man worked hard all week, bought a ticket and comes to watch us with his kid, you show them respect look at them and say “hello”, sign an autograph that’ll make a kid’s day and then his dad is happy too ‘i can sound like a 40 or 50 year old man, but things like that mean a lot to me’ in fact, robinson is 33, possibly one of the oldest 33 year olds in football in the years since his playing days ended as a teenager with an injured back, he has crammed a fair bit in, from coaching at steve heighway’s liverpool’s academy, to working under paul ince and sam allardyce he is victim to pranks from robbie fowler, calls in ian wright occasionally for striker sessions – ‘i need top players beside me because i can’t talk to a player about the premier league because i didn’t do it’ – and in all has managed more than 200 games this is his biggest opponent, though, and the latest chance to learn something ‘believe me, i’d love to have a chat to louis van gaal,’ he said ‘i love dutch football after a game on a saturday i love to jump on the eurostar i’ll go to belgium, france, holland 'i’ll go to watch excelsior, brugges, lille, anything it’s a chance to take in another culture, another system, a way of doing things van the man: robinson spoke of his love for dutch football and the influence it has had at mk dons football addict: the 33 year old said he tries to experience different styles of football whenever he can and often jumps on the eurostar to watch teams like lille and excelsior after mk dons have played on a saturday dutch master: louis van gaal's manchester united side have failed to impress in their first games of season ‘look at what van gaal did at ajax i’m enthralled by how dutch clubs have a connection through the age groups ‘here, i have a numerical system all mk dons no 8s through the age range will look the same, all no 6s will drop into the same places they do that in holland, at ajax it is very dutch ‘i’d very much hope to get a chance to talk to louis van gaal people say manchester united are vulnerable come on, it’s manchester united ‘but we are going to give our best steve heighway used to tell me that failure is not trying he helped give me standards and those standards run through this club’ eyes on the prize: robinson's team on the other hand, have won four of their first five games this campaign leading by example: mk dons captain dean lewington will relish the chance to test himself against united beyond robinson’s father, who made his liverpool supporting son clap off arsenal after they won the 1989 title on the final day at anfield, heighway was his first major mentor ‘it’s ridiculous that steve has not been utilised more in the game,’ he said ‘i remember him doing a crossing session at liverpool he was stood out wide and getting the players to pass to him a kid rolled him the ball and he smashed it back “this is liverpool, i was an international and so are the rest of the team you’ll be playing with do it properly” ‘the kid was about 12 steve got messages into people, including me i have been so lucky to learn from the people i have i went from liverpool to here to coach with paul ince he would park his car and race me to the building ‘his self drive was incredible he made me want to be better every day we went to blackburn and i can tell you no one knows more than paul about players – in my phone he is “gaffer” it’s mad that paul is not working ‘when he left blackburn and sam allardyce came in, i remember thinking i’d be going too i was on the m62 and the phone rings, withheld number here we go ‘i heard, “karl, it’s sam it went on for 15 minutes i am answering in my poshest scouse voice then he started laughing it was robbie fowler ‘i put the phone down, 15 minutes later it goes again “karl, it’s sam” i can't tell you what i said but it was sam and he wanted me to stay i learnt from him every day as well no one would do a better job of keeping you in the premier league he’s in my phone as sam algaffer’ ready to do battle: robinson stands by the pitch at stadium mk ahead of tuesday night's capital one cup game expecting more: van gaal will want an improved performance from his united side against mk dons after reuniting with ince at mk dons, he was appointed manager in 2010, aged 29 he’s done well, twice delivering play off places and a cup run every year his thoughts have been sought by gareth southgate at the fa and his success is slowly helping the image of the club ‘i have always operated with an understanding of the cloud we are under,’ he said ‘i made a point of learning it all i know the club’s history’ whatever happens in tuesday night's test against van gaal, he has already made a pleasant addition
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the 33 year old told sportsmail he loves dutch football and often jumps on the eurostar to watch matches in holland and france after mk dons games his side face manchester united in the capital one cup on tuesday night karl robinson said mk dons model their youth system on dutch sides, with all no 8s and no 6s dropping into same positions throughout age groups he was appointed manager at mk dons in 2010 at the age of 29 since then he has taken them to the play offs and delivered cup runs mk dons beat afc wimbledon 3 1 in the last round of capital one cup manchester united come into the game on the back of two underwhelming displays in the premier league against sunderland and swansea
hundreds of thousands of us citizens are getting shocking letters in their mailboxes instead of tax refund checks – nastygrams informing them that the federal government has seized their money to repay debts their parents decades old debts that they never settled in some cases, they're debts the parents never knew they had and no one warned their children the 2008 farm bill included a single line that made it possible, allowing the government for the first time to hunt down individual taxpayers who have owed uncle sam money for more than ten years if the debtor is deceased, according to the federal trade commission, the money is considered a write off but the social security administration has a different view of the law, chasing down adults whose parents cared for them with unintentionally overpaid benefits frustrated: mary grice and her attorney robert vogel sued the federal government for seizing money it says the social security administration incorrectly paid her mother 37 years ago shock: social security overpayments made decades ago are boomeranging on the beneficiaries' children the treasury department has been exercising its new authority since 2011, bringing in $424 million in old debts that were previously considered out of reach social security says it's identified 400,000 taxpayers whose families have owed a combined $714 million for ten years or more every oen of those, the agency claims, will learn their fate by this summer since january the government has recovered more than $95 million in ancient obligations that's a fraction of the $19 billion the treasury has seized overall in 2014, most of it owed for a much shorter time but it's the targeting of americans for their deceased parents' decades old delinquent social security accounts – often without solid evidence of exactly who received errant payments in the first place – that has people up in arms social security spokeswoman dorothy clark told the washington post on thursday that '[w]e have an obligation to current and future social security beneficiaries to attempt to recoup money that people received when it was not due' mary grice, a 56 year old food and drug administration employee, told the post that she received a threatening letter in march advising her that all $4,462 of her 2013 tax refund was seized to compensate the government for overpaying her mother sadie's social security benefits in 1977 the bill came to $2,996, but the government captured mary's entire refund check sadie grice died in 2010 'what incenses me is the way they went about this,' mary said 'they gave me no notice, they can’t prove that i received any overpayment, and they use intimidation tactics, threatening to report this to the credit bureaus' she sued the social security authorities this week in federal court, arguing that her due process rights were violated when the government put her on the hook for a debt that allegedly traces back to her long dead father's benefit account democratic senators barbara boxer (2nd r) and barbara mikulski (l) are demanding the social security administration cancel debts that are more than ten years old and incurred through no fault of the person who's currently on the hook looking for one of these this april? check your parents' credit reports first sadly, it doesn't matter if they passed away years ago the agency told the post that it always tries to contact taxpayers before seizing their money in grice's case, they send postcards to a po box where she hasn't received mail since 1979 somehow, though, they knew the correct address to reach her when it was time to take her tax refund robert vogel, a lawyer who took grice's case pro bono, told the post that '[t]he craziest part of this whole thing is the way the government seizes a child’s money to satisfy a debt that child never even knew about' 'they’ll say that somebody got paid for that child’s benefit, but the child had no control over the money and there’s no way to know if the parent ever used the money for the benefit of that kid' democratic senators barbara boxer of california and barbara mikulski of maryland wrote to acting social security commissioner carolyn colvin on friday, asking for a time out 'while this policy of seizing tax refunds to repay decades old social security overpayments might be allowed under the law, it is entirely unjust,' they wrote 'garnishing taxpayers’ refunds to pay for debts that are more than a decade old – and incurred through no fault of their own – is a policy that cannot be continued in good conscience' wants her day in court: the feds are going after deceased debtors' children, even if the children had nothing to do with the debt in the first place in an online essay, cnbc producer jake novak noted that tax refund checks are now 'the new promised land for government regulators and bureaucrats desperate for more revenues' the obamacare law, for instance, was designed to use the irs as a mechanism to collect penalties levied for disobeying the individual medical insurance mandate the social security administration is the latest example already 1,200 americans have filed appeals on seizures of old debts that they say don't belong to them but they win only 10 per cent of the time 'we have a case of the government saying: 'when you screw up, you pay when we screw up, you also pay',' wrote novak
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nasa's maven spacecraft arrived at mars late sunday after a 442 million mile journey that began nearly a year ago the robotic explorer fired its brakes and successfully slipped into orbit around the red planet, officials confirmed 'this is such an incredible night,' said john grunsfeld, nasa's chief for science missions scroll down for video nasa robotic explorer maven fired its brakes and successfully slipped into orbit around the red planet today, officials confirmed now the real work begins for the $671 million mission, the first dedicated to studying mars' upper atmosphere flight controllers in colorado will spend the next six weeks adjusting maven's altitude and checking its science instruments it will then start probing the upper atmosphere of mars the spacecraft will conduct its observations from orbit; it's not meant to land scientists believe the martian atmosphere holds clues as to how earth's neighbor went from being warm and wet billions of years ago to cold and dry that early wet world may have harbored microbial life, a tantalizing question yet to be answered nasa launched maven last november from cape canaveral, the 10th us mission sent to orbit the red planet three earlier ones failed, and until the official word came of success late sunday night, the entire team was on edge 'i don't have any fingernails any more, but we've made it,' said colleen hartman, deputy director for science at goddard space flight center in greenbelt, maryland 'it's incredible' after six weeks, it will  start probing the upper atmosphere of mars the spacecraft will conduct its observations from orbit as it is not meant to land the spacecraft was clocking more than 10,000 mph when it hit the brakes for the so called orbital insertion, a half hour process the world had to wait 12 minutes to learn the outcome, once it occurred, because of the lag in spacecraft signals given the 138 million miles between the two planets on sunday 'based on observed navigation data, congratulations, maven is now in mars orbit,' came the official announcement flight controllers applauded the news and shook hands; laughter filled the previously tense filled room maven joins three spacecraft already circling mars, two american and one european and the traffic jam isn't over: india's first interplanetary probe, mangalyaan, will reach mars in two days and also aim for orbit maven's chief investigator, bruce jakosky of the university of colorado's laboratory for atmospheric and space physics in boulder, hopes to learn where all the water on mars went, along with the carbon dioxide that once comprised an atmosphere thick enough to hold moist clouds the gases may have been stripped away by the sun early in mars' existence, escaping into the upper atmosphere and out into space maven's observations should be able to extrapolate back in time, jakosky said maven — short for mars atmosphere and volatile evolution mission — will spend at least a year collecting data that's a full earth year, half a martian one its orbit will dip as low as 78 miles above the martian surface as its eight instruments make measurements the craft is as long as a school bus, from solar wingtip to tip, and as hefty as an suv maven will have a rare brush with a comet next month the nucleus of newly discovered comet siding spring will pass 82,000 miles from mars on oct 19 the risk of comet dust damaging maven is low, officials said, and the spacecraft should be able to observe siding spring as a science bonus the explorer has travelled 442 million miles since it took off from the kennedy space center last year lockheed martin corp, maven's maker, is operating the mission from its control center at littleton, colorado this is nasa's 21st shot at mars and the first since the curiosity rover landed on the red planet in 2012 just this month, curiosity arrived at its prime science target, a mountain named sharp, ripe for drilling the opportunity rover is also still active a decade after landing all these robotic scouts are paving the way for the human explorers that nasa hopes to send in the 2030s the space agency wants to understand as much about the red planet as possible before it sends people there
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robot fired its brakes and slipped into orbit around the red planet the $671million mission is the first dedicated to mars' upper atmosphere next six weeks will be spent adjusting altitude and checking its instruments explorer will conduct its checks from orbit as it is not meant to land
experts today named discount supermarket aldi as the best place to buy wine with some of its £399 bottles judged better that ones being sold elsewhere for £45 the budget supermarket was named the new wine retailer of the year at the prestigious drinks retailing awards, beating previous winner waitrose, and top drinks merchant majestic wine the award, designed to celebrate the best wine merchants in the country, is the latest accolade aldi has received for its wine range last year the retailer which sells wine from just £299 a bottle was handed 121 medals at international competitions scroll down for video cream of the crop: budget supermarket aldi has been named as the best place to buy wine stealing the crown from last year's winner waitrose it is the latest in a series of gongs for the german discount chain cheap: the supermarket giant's wines including a baron saint jean rosé (left) start at just £299 one of the cheapest medal winners last year was its £399 kooliburra reserve shiraz (right), which won a silver medal these included gold at the international wine challenge for its caversham cream sherry, which costs £525 it was also given gold at the decanter world wine awards for the exquisite collection plan de dieu, which costs £649 it was one of only six rhone reds in the world to receive a gold medal other awards included a gold at the international wine challenge for the exquisite collection marlborough sauvignon blanc (£799); the only dry sauvignon blanc to win and aldi's kooliburra australian shiraz cabernet 2013 (£399) got a silver award at the international wine & spirits competition, beating a host of expensive bottles these included the eileen hardy shiraz 2010, which typically retails at £45 11 times the price of the aldi winner cheap: aldi wines won 121 medals in international competitions last year, including gold for its caversham cream sherry, which costs £525 (left) and its £799 exquisite collection marlborough sauvignon blanc (right) beaten: last year's winner waitrose had its crown stolen but won five awards including for cider and spirits aldi's history began in a small grocer's shop in the mining town of essen in germany opened in 1914 by anna albrecht, by 1948, her sons karl and theo had taken it to four other locations in the country, and in 1954, the first self service shop was opened the brothers had a falling out in 1960 over whether or not to sell cigarettes in stores, and the brand was split into aldi nord and aldi sud in 1971, theo albrecht was kidnapped for 17 days and held to a ransom of $3million the albrecht family has remained notoriously private since karl albrecht is now in his nineties and was listed germany's richest man by forbes last year the brand's name is a combination of the family's and the word discount after branches were opened in america, the first store in britain welcomed shoppers in 1990 it now has more than 500 across the world the panel of experts crowned aldi best retailer at an awards ceremony in london last night tony baines, md buying at aldi, said: 'we're thrilled to receive this fantastic award it's a real testament to the excellent quality wines our talented team work tirelessly to deliver 'our close relationships with some of the best suppliers from around the world enable us to bring the best quality wines to our customers, whether they cost £3 or £10' it stocks wines costing between £299 and £999, with more expensive, 'premium wines' introduced at christmas it was not all bad news for waitrose, however as the upmarket retailer managed to win five other awards compared to aldi's one while aldi scooped the gong for wine, waitrose won prizes for cider, spirits and champagne it was also named supermarket of the year and online retailer of the year it came as an influential report found class and snobbery are no longer a barrier for middle class families when it comes to shopping at budget stores a study shows 45 per cent of wealthy households have stopped at aldi or lidl in the past three months – exactly the same percentage as for lower income families while the budget chains have made their name by selling household essentials at low prices, they have also made a concerted move to attract the wealthy with upmarket food and drink offerings tim wilson, of the wilson drinks report, which carried out the survey, said: 'any perceived embarrassment at being seen shopping at the discounters has now gone'
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two thugs forced a former trainee butcher to help them cut off his own toe in a torture ordeal described by a judge as 'like a quentin tarantino movie' richard headford was bundled into a mercedes by blake waldron and curtis jewell after they accused him of stealing drugs from them he was driven to a property in campian walk, inns court, bristol, where he was forced to sit in a chair and choose between losing a finger or toe using his knowledge as a butcher, terrified mr headford instructed waldron on the cleanest way to sever his little toe to prevent a worse injury blake waldron (left) and curtis jewell (right) were sentenced to a total of 19 years jail for the terrifying crime wannabe gangster waldron, 24, pocketed the digit and told his bleeding victim he could only have it back in return for £3,000 judge martin picton jailed waldron for 11 years and three months and jewell, 22, was sentenced to eight years and eight months at bristol crown court jailing them, he said: 'the scene that played out, as graphically portrayed on the prosecution papers, is reminiscent of the sort of thing that might be expected to feature in a quentin tarantino movie or the like 'for your victim this was an utterly terrifying event, in the course of which he, for good reason, believed he was to die' the court heard waldron asked mr headford to look after a parcel of drugs for a day in return for £200 in june last year but when waldron picked it up, he claimed 'seven ounces' were missing and that mr headford had opened the package and removed drugs although no drugs were ever recovered, police said they suspected it to be a class a narcotic the following month waldron picked up 'terrified' mr headford in his black mercedes and with jewell in the back, drove him to a house and produced what appeared to be a black handgun waldron demanded £3,000 upfront and then £7,000 in a month, and told mr headford to call his father for the cash, but he couldn't help distraught mr headford was told to sit in an armchair while jewell appeared with a large bread knife, and a hammer, knife and some ties were taken from a bag and laid in front of him while he protested his innocence, jewell put his knife to his face and told him to shut up, and waldron told mr headford to choose between losing a toe or a finger mr mooney said: 'mr headford was relieved he felt that the loss of a limb was preferable to death 'he told waldron he was prepared to lose the little toe in his left foot' after jewell laid a sheet of plastic on the floor, waldron told headford to remove his shoe and sock and picked up a knife with a curved blade but repeatedly swung it and missed mr headford was driven to a property at campian walk (pictured), inns court, before being confronted with the gun and knife mr mooney added: 'mr headford told him if he carried on like that he would take half his foot off he assisted in his own mutilation to prevent a worse thing happening 'he asked for tissues, placed them between his little toe and next toe, and instructed waldron in the most effective way to remove his toe 'he asked him to get closer and chop it off, rather than hack it off' mr mooney said that it took several attempts to remove the toe, adding: 'socks and cable were shoved into the mouth of mr headford to prevent him from crying out in the agony he must have been feeling' the court heard waldron wrapped the toe in tissue, put it in his pocket, and said he would return it for £3,000 telling his victim: 'i'm on a downer now i don't really like hurting people' mr headford went to hospital and while his foot healed, he said the experience was a 'nightmare' in a statement, the trainee butcher from knowle west, bristol, said: 'i left the area immediately i left all my family and friends behind and left bristol 'it has put a huge strain on my relationship and i've moved several times' mr mooney said the ordeal of 'calculated barbarism' was designed to 'establish himself as a feared criminal' he added: 'the violence and torture meted out to richard headford had a greater purpose they were designed to let those involved in crime know mr waldron had arrived and were he to be crossed this would be the result on those who crossed him' both the men from knowle west, bristol, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent timothy rose, defending jewell, said his client picked up the knife but did not use it, but admitted he had previously been convicted of gbh, when he bit a man's ear during a fight farah rashid, defending waldron, said: 'mr waldron takes full responsibility for the offence and his actions extreme low intelligence may well have contributed to this'
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richard headford was accused of stealing drugs from two men in bristol they bundled him into a mercedes and drove him to a property in inns ct blake waldron, 24, then pulled out a handgun and demanded £10,000 he then told mr headford to choose between losing a toe or a finger trainee butcher mr headford then had to tell him how to cut it off cleanly waldron then pocketed the toe and said he would return it for £3,000 he and accomplice curtis jewell were yesterday jailed for total of 19 years
a mother of three is in a critical condition in hospital after she fell into the path of a van following a row with another woman outside the school gates robyn mchale, 28, was airlifted to hospital after she fell in front of the van outside forres primary school in hoddeson in hertfordshire friends and relatives have claimed that miss mchale, a former beauty queen, had previously complained she was being bullied outside the school gates robyn mchale is in hospital fighting for her life after she fell into the path of a van and suffered head injuries, shortly after being involved in a row with another parent at the gates of forres primary school in hoddesdon miss mchale suffered head injuries after the accident and was airlifted to the royal london hospital on monday afternoon police arrested a 38 year old woman and a 15 year old girl at the scene of the crash but the pair were released without charge last night after officers said they had not committed any crime related to the accident a family friend of miss mchale, a former beauty queen, said they were 'shattered' by the news they told the sun: 'she complained that she was being bullied at the school gates and by one woman in particular when she complained to the school the woman confronted her outside' dean patient, chief inspector for broxbourne, said at the time they had been 'aware of a brief exchange between the injured woman and another woman' he said: 'this will be an extremely difficult time for the woman's family and friends and our thoughts are with them the former beauty queen fell into the path of a van outside forres primary school and suffered head injuries 'an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident was undertaken and this has now been reviewed by detectives from the bedfordshire, cambridgeshire and hertfordshire major crime unit 'following this investigation and review, the two people arrested yesterday, a woman and a teenage girl, will face no further action as there is no evidence to suggest that the two arrested have any criminal liability for what happened' the accident took place outside forres primary police said the driver of the van had fully cooperated with inquiries and dispelled rumours that he had failed to stop after the accident parents also commented on social media after the incident nicole amber wrote on facebook: 'was a fight really worth a child potentially losing a parent?' chloe chapman posted: 'i can't believe what i've herd god bless you and the kids, i really hope you pull through robyn mchale thinking of you all at this terrible time lots of love' ms mchale was previously hoddeson's carnival queen
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robyn mchale was airlifted to hospital after falling into path of a van friends claimed ms mchale said she was being bullied at the school gates the mother of three was involved in a row with a parent before accident police arrested woman and a teenager but released them without charge ms mchale is currently in a critical condition at the royal london hospital
the manned version of the spacex dragon spacecraft is ready to undergo a series of crucial safety tests in a bid to return america to manned spaceflight nasa hopes the capsule, dubbed dragon v2, will be ready to take astronauts to and from the international space station by 2017 spacex recently posted two photos of the test vehicle on twitter, writing: 'america's next gen crewed spacecraft is almost ready for a test flight pad abort vehicle shipping to florida shortly' scroll down for video the manned version of the spacex dragon spacecraft is ready to undergo a series of crucial safety tests nasa hopes the capsule, dubbed dragon v2, will be ready to take astronauts to the iss by 2017 the 'pad abort' trial, which will take place in the next few weeks, will reveal how the soyuz replacement will behave if there is a problem during launch former astronaut garrett reisman explained that during the test, dragon will sit on a truss structure instead of a falcon 9 rocket 'we're going to have a crash test dummy inside and a prototype seat, so we'll get data from that,' reisman said 'we're going to have a very flight like propulsion system as far as everything that goes into the abort, including the avionics, which are going to be identical to the avionics we plan for the flight vehicle' the 'pad abort' trial, which will take place in the next few weeks, will reveal how the soyuz replacement will behave if there is a problem during launch pictured a flight engineers preparing the prototype craft spacex recently posted two photos of the test vehicle on twitter, writing: 'america's next gen crewed spacecraft is almost ready for a test flight pad abort vehicle shipping to florida shortly eight superdraco rocket engines will push the spacecraft away from the truss platform, launching it several thousand feet into the air three parachutes will then unfurl and the dragon will, hopefully, land the atlantic ocean just offshore cape canaveral if all goes to plan, the second test will see spacex' dragon 2 take to the sky on a falcon 9 rocket in september, nasa revealed that boeing and spacex will both build america's first private spacecraft to ferry astronauts to and from the international space station boeing will be the first commercial company to carry a nasa astronaut to space in july 2017 under a contract with the us space agency, followed by its competitor spacex, officials said last month nasa is funneling billions of dollars to both companies so that they can replace american access to the orbiting international space station after the us space shuttle program was retired in 2011 the announcement of $42 billion for boeing and $26 billion for spacex was made in september 2014 however, a legal challenge by sierra nevadawhich was developing a space shuttle like vehicle called dream chaser and was closed out of the competitionmeant that officials could not reveal many details until now commercial crew program manager kathy lueders said at a press conference in houston, texas that boeing would be the first to make two contracted missions to carry nasa astronauts, since it has completed two milestones so far, and spacex just one the long awaited $68bn deal to replace the space shuttle and end reliance on russia's soyuz craft was revealed at the kennedy space center, where launches will take place from 2017 under the deal, boeing will be given $42 billion and spacex $26 billion nasa hopes it will spur private development in space 'ideally several years from now there will be other laboraties where people will be going that's the vision of a commercial space industry,' said nasa administrator charles bolden the contracts include at least one crewed flight test per company with at least one nasa astronaut aboard to verify the rocket and spacecraft system can launch and dock to the space station once each company's test program has been completed successfully, each contractor will conduct at least two, and as many as six, crewed missions to the space station spacex and boeing said last month that they are on track to carry out their first manned test flights to the space station in 2017 us manned launches ended with the retirement of the space shuttles in 2011 until spacex and boeing begin flying crews from cape canaveral, nasa astronauts must continue to hitch rocket rides with russia nasa's commercial crew program manager, kathy lueders, said the average price for a seat aboard the spacex dragon and boeing cst 100 capsules will be $58 million that compares with $71 million a seat charged by russia under its latest nasa contract if all goes to plan, the second test will see spacex' dragon 2 take to the sky on a falcon 9 rocket elon musk, chief executive officer of spacex, left, sits with guests inside the manned dragon v2 space taxi in hawthorne, california former astronaut garrett reisman explained that during the test, dragon will sit on a truss structure instead of a falcon 9 rocket pictured is a prototype model of the dragon craft 'i don't ever want to have to write another check' to the russian space agency after 2017, said nasa administrator charles bolden, a former shuttle commander 'if we can make that date,' he said, referring to 2017, 'i'm a happy camper' unlike the russian charge, the $58 million per person cost estimate includes a fair amount of cargo to be flown aboard the spacex and boeing spacecraft, along with four crew members the russian soyuz holds a maximum of three people, with at least one a russian to pilot the craft spacex president gwynne shotwell said the future enhanced dragon capsule could carry five astronauts — one more than nasa's stipulated four and still meet all the cargo requirements the hawthorne, california, company, led by billionaire elon musk, was the space station's first commercial shipper it's been successfully delivering supplies since 2012 with the dragon boeing's cst will take crews of seven people to the iss and other destinations from 2017, it was revealed boeing's vice president and general manager for houston based space exploration, john elbon, said an unmanned test flight of the cst 100 capsule in 2017 will be followed a few months later by the first crewed test flight that first manned mission will include one boeing test pilot and one nasa astronaut, he said spacex said an unmanned test flight could occur as early as 2016, followed by a crewed flight in 2017 bolden has previous said nasa wouldn't be able to do deep space exploration if it was still saddled with getting supplies and people to low earth orbit 'we're about going to mars,' he said the boeing capsule, interior view of a prototype pictured, will be able to seat a crew of seven and it will also be able to take cargo into orbit it is in direct competition with spacex's manned dragon capsule
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the pad abort test will take place in florida in the next few weeks test will reveal how craft will behave if any problems during launch eight rocket engines will push spacecraft away from a truss platform there will also be a test dummy placed inside the dragon v2 spacecraft nasa says it hopes the capsule will be ready for flights to the iss in 2017
if you didn't get a chance to watch the super bowl adverts, don't despair the most popular of sunday night's commercials have been recreated in lego stop motion animated film brick bowl film follows an american football fan as he wanders into the super bowl adverts for brands such as t mobile, snickers and toyota the figure is seen searching for a lost dog in a take on busweiser's emotional ad, photo bombing a lego kim kardashian's tennis selfie for t mobile and taking on a challenger in a version of skittles' arm wrestling competition brick bowl, by uk based a+c studios, refashioned scenes from this year's crop of super bowl ads, including snickers and skittles, using thousands of lego bricks the three and a half minute video was created using thousands of lego bricks by the uk based a+c studios within just 36 hours most super bowl adverts are kept under wraps until they air during the game so the animators had to work quickly to recreate the content dan richards, director at a+c studios, told the telegraph: 'stop motion productions can take anywhere between four months to four years to make turning this animation around in 36 hours and working with lego to recreate the most prestigious ad slot in history into a new story has been a huge accomplishment' the stop motion animation film includes scenes from budweiser's emotional lost dog story advert the skittles arm wrestling competition advert also features with the figure, and dog spot, arriving to challenge a competitor a+c was the studio behind last year's animated advert from harrods which tells the story of a mouse turning on the store's christmas lights the studio used a big team of model makers, animators, editors and storyboard artists, along with specialized animation software and equipment to create the film the film kicks off with the fan settling down on his sofa to watch the new england patriots take on the seattle seahawks when the tv coverage cuts to the break and he dives into the commercials esurance's breaking bad parody, as he falls through each ad, the figure is also seen being chased through a maze by bud light's pac man, a disastrous attempt t snowboarding with amy purdy for toyota's and a tense chat with a lego walter white in esurance's breaking bad parody katy perry's half time ends with the lego figure accidentally throwing an axe at the singer and knocking her off her ride snickers' brady bunch remake, katy perry's half time show and jurassic park's new trailer were also featured this year's super bowl game attracted a record 1144m viewers to the live broadcast with advertisers baying to get a slice of air time as the most expensive advertising slot in the world, just 30 seconds of air time costs $45m (£297m) budweiser's story of the lost dog was rated the best ad of the super bowl by usa today's ad meter, which asks a consumer panel of roughly 6,700 people to vote for each advert busweiser's was also declared the super bowl's most viral ad, racking up more than 2m shares by monday
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stop motion animated film brick bowl recreates the best super bowl ads uk based a+c studios made it in just 36 hours using thousands of lego bricks includes budweiser's emotional lost dog story and skittles' arm wrestling
he was abandoned at a train station, left with just a suitcase containing his favourite pillow, bowl and toy kai the shar pei crossbreed became the most popular dog in the scottish spca's history after he was found tied to railings outside ayr station with the case but now, after dozens of offers from across the world to give the animal a new home, kai has a new owner ian russell, 52, was chosen by the scottish spca from a list of hundreds of people who wanted to give him a home scroll down for video kai, the dog found abandoned and tied to railings at a train station with a suitcase containing his belongings, has a new owner in ian russell one of hundreds of people from around the world who offered him a home kai was discovered just after christmas with the suitcase containing his favourite pillow, bowl and toy 'when i heard about kai i knew the little guy needed a break but i never thought in a million years i'd get him,' said mr russell, a self employed hydraulic engineer from newton mearns in east renfrewshire 'i called the scottish spca just to check he was ok and see if there was anything i could do to help fast forward a few weeks and here i am taking him home i honestly think it was meant to be' mr russell's pet dalmatian died just before christmas and he said getting kai was like winning the lottery he added: 'i work all over scotland, mainly outdoors, driving wherever i'm needed in my van kai will come with me and when it's appropriate i'll let him out to run around and play safely while i work then we'll jump back into the van together and head to the next place we'll be able to hang out all the time' kai was discovered by railway staff on january 2 after an internet sale fell through he was left there by fin rayner who claims she was tricked into buying him on gumtree the animal was found looking forlorn, tied to a railing and accompanied by a case containing a pillow, toy, food and bowl the shar pei crossbreed was taken in by the sspca who managed to fundraise to operate on his eyes the images of the abandoned dog went round the world and the animal welfare charity said people from as far afield as new york, canada, hong kong, spain and the philippines offered to give him a new home the charity received almost 200 offers to rehome the dog scottish spca animal care assistant alan grant said: 'kai's story was really sad and many people likened him to paddington bear, given he was found alone at a railway station with his suitcase 'one of the reasons we chose ian was right from the start he said he was interested in rehoming kai but he would take our advice if we thought one of the many other dogs in our care would suit him better kai was found with a painful eye condition but is now in good health after an operation funded by wellwishers mr russell was chosen to give the animal a home and said getting kai was just like 'winning the lottery' mr russell phoned the sspca after he learned of kai's plight and offered to give him a home or help out ian russell, from aberdeen, said he never thought he would get kai because of all the offers to rehome him 'it was really important for us to select an owner who wanted kai for all the right reasons and had really thought through their decision to take on a rescue dog 'we know kai will have a fantastic new life with ian and we couldn't be happier for him 'this is a great opportunity for us to remind people that we have hundreds of other animals in our care just like kai who all need new homes' station staff looked after kai when he was discovered on january 2, until the scottish spca rescued him after he was taken in by the scottish spca kai needed needed surgery for entropions, inward curling eyelids the charity set up a justgiving page to raise money for the dog's £1,000 operation and managed to raise double the target in a day there was also an enthusiastic response on social media, with author irvine welsh tweeting: 'if i was in ayr that boy would be coming home with welshy yes he would! yes he would!’
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kai, a shar pei crossbreed, was found abandoned at ayr station, scotland the dog was tied to railings and with a suitcase containing his belongings his plight attracted international interest and 200 offers of a home for him offers to help kai came in from hong kong, new york and the philippines scottish spca has chosen ian russell, of aberdeen, to rehome the animal
state school pupils are winning places at the country’s elite universities with lower a level grades than their privately educated counterparts, say researchers they are more likely to be admitted to russell group universities with b or c grades than pupils from independent schools and those admitted from the state sector are around 20 per cent less likely to have a* or a grades the findings are likely to reignite the debate over the ‘social engineering’ of university places state school pupils are more likely to get into russell group universities with b or cs than those from private schools some private schools are already threatening to boycott universities that are shown to discriminate against their pupils an analysis of a level grades held by students entering russell group universities shows that those from state schools have significantly weaker grades on average fifty two per cent of the qualifications held by independent school pupils entering 19 of the group’s 24 universities in 2010 11 were either a* or a at a level this fell to 42 per cent among state entrants, according to data compiled by the student information website bestcourse4mecom the grades b and c made up 243 per cent of the marks received by state entrants compared with only 182 per cent among independent school students the gap in achievement was most marked in the highly selective universities but it was still apparent at the five russell group members that are least popular with private pupils: cardiff, sheffield, liverpool, glasgow and queen’s university belfast the research comes as universities face increasing pressure to admit more schools from disadvantaged areas and low performing state schools professor les ebdon, director of the office for fair access, has called for universities to set ‘stretching’ targets for recruiting students from disadvantaged backgrounds sheffield university, pictured, was one of a number of top institutions not favoured by private school pupils this is in return for the right to charge up to £9,000 a year tuition fees he has previously backed the use of differential offers for students from struggling state comprehensives, allowing them to win places with lower grade a levels than those from high flying schools while offa does not set universities official targets for state entrants, it does challenge them to do more to promote applications from poor students and guidance on its website says that institutions can mark out poor pupils with potential to succeed by admitting them with lower grades anna vignoles, professor of education at cambridge university, told the times higher education magazine that this pressure might explain why state pupils have been admitted with lower grades ‘universities are very alive to these targets, contrary to what is often reported,’ she said ‘when universities have good quality state school students, albeit with slightly lower grades, you can see there is a willingness to get them in’ chris ramsey, of the headmasters’ and headmistresses’ conference, which represents top independent schools, said it was ‘unjustifiable’ to ask for higher grades as a ‘blanket policy’ he said: ‘there may always be reasons for an individual student to be given a lower – or higher – offer than that advertised publicly, but a policy which treated students as simply members of a group would be entirely wrong and should be stopped’
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transport minister john hayes (pictured) said today that britain must build new roads that 'lift the soul' and banish the ugly and 'brutalist' monstrosities of the past britain must build new roads that 'lift the soul' and banish the ugly and 'brutalist' monstrosities of the past, transport minister john hayes said today he announced that new highways will in future have to pass a 'beauty test' before they are built, with local residents and campaigners having a key voice in their design they should 'invoke the spirit of poet sir john betjemen and be in 'harmony' with their surroundings and 'blend in' with the landscape rather than being 'brutalising, ugly and dull' a special 'roads design panel' comprised of campaign groups, architects, engineers, highways authorities and suppliers, would have vet a new highway's aesthetic appeal firms bidding for road contracts will have to consider beauty – not just cost cutting budgets when tendering the aim is to end fifty years of brutalist blight since the 1960s when britain got it 'very, very wrong' and to create a future where britain is 'criss crossed by award winning roads' rather than 'hideous footbridges' mr hayes said: 'i want design to create new landmarks that will be featured in local guides for decades to come 'i want new bridges that are not only useful but that are loved by the people who use them' the minister's plan to end decades of poorly designed highways in the countryside and inner cities was unveiled at an event hosted by the campaign for the protection of rural england and the campaign for better transport and attended by former poet laureate sir andrew motion who chairs the cpre mr hayes said: 'there is a well trodden path we have been down as a nation many times when it comes to major public projects over the past century – and that is the path of mere utility, of banality, even ugliness' the former energy minister who insists 'wind turbines are 'simply ugly' said the view from the driver's seat of a legendary e type jaguar should be as beautiful as the car itself: 'it's perhaps ironic that we care so much about car design, about the sleek lines gracing our sports saloons, about the leather trimmed interiors and the burr walnut dashboards…when the scene outside the car is often so ugly' the former energy minister who insists 'wind turbines are 'simply ugly' said the view from the driver's seat of a legendary e type jaguar (pictured) should be as beautiful as the car itself the rot set in after the 1950s, he said: 'as the road network developed we seem to have cared less and less about good design we grew to accept that roads and motorways must be intrinsically ugly' but he insisted: 'i believe roads can lift the soul' he made a strong connection between ugly roads and the 'failure of tower blocks as a social experiment' from the 1960s and '70s noting: 'it seems so obvious that beautiful buildings and places can places designed in harmony with nature can often lift the spirits and inspire people…while so many discordant, ugly, post war tower blocks and housing estates have blighted lives and destroyed communities' mr hayes drew on the prince of wales's ten design principles set out last year as inspiration for government plans to build £15billion of new roads by 2020 announcing a 'fresh start', he said: 'roads are part of our landscape we cannot uninvent the car or order people to stay in the village of their birth so we need to integrate roads into their surroundings, flowing with the landscape or concealing structures where possible' he said: 'beauty should not just be seen as a 'nice to have' something important that can enhance well being 'we want roads to be based on principles of good design' and he noted: 'good design need be no more expensive than bad design' he said the hindhead bypass and the planned stonehenge by pass were examples of what could be achieved while the boston manor viaduct on the m4 was an example of what to avoid citing bold new stations on the railways he said: 'we have reclaimed the vision of sir john betjeman, whose statue rightly adorns the reborn st pancras 'i want to see a similar vision for our road network and for the service areas, the bridges and tunnels that are integral to it' he stressed: 'let's be absolutely clear for a long time we got it very, very wrong we allowed sub standard, ubiquitous, drab, cheap, soul sapping design to proliferate until it became the norm and as a nation we shrugged our shoulders' he also noted: 'as individuals we may not have liked it but collectively as governments, local councils, highways authorities, motorist organisations, architects, we didn't do anything to change it' but he stressed: 'right now we have an opportunity to banish ugly design from new road schemes and make sure it never returns' more tunnels and better noise barriers will help roads blend more easily into the landscape but cutting light pollution should not be at the expense of road safety in 1994, prince charles began developing poundbury (pictured), an eco village in dorset, inspired by his ideas about architecture and planning as an example of what can be achieved, roads minister john hayes cited the recent hindhead tunnel bypass: 'a tunnel was built to bypass the village of hindhead and remove a notorious traffic bottleneck 'developers planted 200,000 trees and shrubs to provide a magnificent haven for wildlife and lovers of our countryside' the scheme reunited two previously split commons creating the largest area of lowland heath in southern britain and the national trust sowed heather on broken earth where the old road had been the a30 main road into cornwall from bodmin to indian queens – lined with local cornish hedges of stone and vegetation is another 'award wining' scheme the proposed stonehenge tunnel to bypass the ancient monument in wiltshire is among the schemes that also exemplify ambitions for the future, as well as the a27 on the south coast and the a417 in gloucestershire where design and environmental concerns have been considered he said: 'i want these schemes to be trail blazers for the future – a future where britain is criss crossed by award winning roads' by contrast he cited the boston manor viaduct on the m4 as an example of what to avoid, describing it as 'a set of brutalist monoliths that seem to have escaped from the grimmer end of some american metropolis' and with some councils fretting more about the plight of newts than the landscape, he said: 'some recent examples of good practice have perhaps focussed too much on local amphibian populations' mr hayes noted: 'ring roads, footbridges, underpasses and pedestrianisation have all served to create a destructive sense of alienation from the built environment' he said he wanted to put 'pride' back into uk roads: 'our goal is not just to undo the most intrusive road design of the past 50 years it is to create new aesthetic values that reflect and even magnify the beauty of the local landscape' mr hayes plans to appoint a special 'roads design panel' including campaign groups such as the cpre and architects, engineers and suppliers, to 'enhance the beauty of the countryside' while also involving local communities in planning local people would be involved early in design issues and at public consultation stage under the new proposals materials, size and pavements and other aspects of design could be considered locally he also drew on the prince of wales's ten design principles set out last year as inspiration for government plans to build £15billion of new roads by 2020 in 1994, prince charles began developing poundbury, an eco village in dorset, inspired by his ideas about architecture and planning the eco village – which is now home to 5,000 residents – was built so the houses, pedestrian friendly streets, squares and lanes reflect the surrounding landscape and architecture sir andrew motion, president of the campaign to protect rural england (cpre) and former poet laureate welcomed the ministers plans but said building new roads through the countryside should in any case be a 'last resort' he said:'the minister's ambition to create a greater harmony between our road network and our priceless countryside is a noble aim, and i wholeheartedly welcome his understanding that our roads must be improved for the benefit of communities and the countryside 'i hope his ideas for blending existing roads with the landscape while reducing the noise, air and light pollution they produce are taken just as seriously by his colleagues in the government and in outlining such good ideas for improving our existing roads, it raises the question why spend the vast majority of the dft's budget on new roads?' sir andrew said: 'if we care about the countryside – its look, its feel, its sustainability, its durability we must not trail yet more concrete highways through green fields, so they can simply fill up with more cars, emitting more fumes to hasten the death of the planet new roads should always be an option of last resort'
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roads minister john hayes said new roads must pass 'beauty test' homeowners and campaigners to be given power to help design roads wants roads to look more 'beautiful' rather than 'brutal, crass and ugly' government is looking to build £15billion of new roads by the year 2020
a couple who refused to let a gay couple share a bedroom at their seaside guest house have won permission to take their case to the supreme court court of appeal judges earlier this year dismissed a challenge brought by the couple who run a guest house in cornwall, against a ruling that they breached equality legislation when they turned away a gay couple the appeal court had upheld the january 2011 verdict of judge andrew rutherford at bristol county court that peter and hazelmary bull, who run chymorvah house in marazion, cornwall, had directly discriminated against the couple, who were awarded a total of £3,600 damages peter and hazelmary bull from marazion, cornwall, run chymorvah house (pictured) peter and hazelmary bull (pictured left) refused to let martyn hall and his civil partner steven preddy (pictured right) share a double room in the hotel that they run the case is to be heard by the supreme court the supreme court, the highest court in the land, has now decided to hear the bull’s case mr bull, 72, and mrs bull, who is in her late 60s, are christians who regard any sex outside marriage as a ‘sin’ consequently, they would not let martyn hall and his civil partner steven preddy share a double bedded room the bulls denied that they had discriminated against the couple, arguing that their policy of only allowing married couples to sleep in a double bed, in accordance with their religious beliefs, was applied to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation they said they had also prevented unmarried heterosexual couples from sharing double rooms since they opened 25 years ago in february this year, sir andrew morritt, chancellor of the high court, sitting with lord justice hooper and lady justice rafferty, dismissed the case and said the restriction was ‘absolute’ when it came to homosexuals but not heterosexuals peter and hazelmary bull said they refuse to let unmarried couples share double rooms, in accordance with their christian beliefs he said: 'in those circumstances it must constitute discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation such discrimination is direct' lady justice rafferty said a homosexual couple 'cannot comply with the restriction because each party is of the same sex and therefore cannot marry' the bulls had accepted an £80 a night double room booking, believing steven preddy, 38, would be staying with his wife when mr preddy arrived with his 46 year old civil partner martyn hall, the men, from bristol, were told they would not be able to share one room and instead had to sleep separately martyn hall (right) and his civil partner steven preddy (left) were awarded £3,600 in damages in january 2011 peter and hazelmary bull cornwalll say they did not discriminate against the couple because they were homosexuals in january last year judge andrew rutherford ruled at bristol county court that the bulls had breached equality legislation and ordered them to pay the couple a total of £3,600 damages in the appeal court ruling earlier this year, lady justice rafferty said: 'whilst the appellants' beliefs about sexual practice may not find the acceptance that once they did, nevertheless a democratic society must ensure that their espousal and expression remain open to those who hold them 'however, in a pluralist society it is inevitable that from time to time, as here, views, beliefs and rights of some are not compatible with those of others 'as i have made plain, i do not consider that the appellants face any difficulty in manifesting their religious beliefs, they are merely prohibited from so doing in the commercial context they have chosen' the equality and human rights commission, had backed mr preddy and mr hall in their action john wadham of the ehrc said “we believe that this case will help people to better understand the law around freedom of religion 'when offering a service, people cannot use their beliefs, religious or otherwise, to discriminate against others' but simon calvert, of the christian institute, which funded mr and mrs bull’s appeal, said: 'something has gone badly wrong with our equality laws when good, decent people like peter and hazelmary are penalised but extremist hate preachers are protected'
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a tiny village is believed to be home to britain’s oldest tree a yew that first took took root more than 5,000 years ago the majestic yew that lives in in a welsh churchyard was 3,000 years old when jesus christ was born, according to tree ageing experts experts have run tests on the tree in the st cynog’s churchyard at defynnog near sennybridge, powys, including dna and ring dating awe inspiring: the ancient yew (pictured) in a welsh churchyard has standing since more than 3,000 years before christ according to tree ageing experts the process of ageing a tree is called dendrochronology there are now many different methods used from physically measuring the circumference of a a tree's trunk, to tree ring measuring to dna testing trees rings are a result of new growth during the year, so the number of rings directly corresponds with the number of years a tree has been alive however, different species of tree have different growth rates there are hundreds of ancient yew trees dating back at least 600 years across britain, but the 60 foot wide giant at st cynog’s is believed to be the most ancient tree ageing expert janis fry, 64, who has studied yews for more than 40 years, said: 'i’m convinced this is the oldest tree in europe 'it was planted on the north side of the ancient burial mound which is now the churchyard,probably in honour of a neolithic chieftain 'it is so old that it has split into two halves one 40ft (12 metres) wide and the other 20 ft (6 metres) wide 'its dna has been tested by the forestry institute and its ring count is 120 per inch which makes it [more than] 5,000 years old' there are hundreds of ancient yew trees across britain, but the 60 foot wide giant (pictured with church vicar rev paul wilding) at st cynog's is believed to be the most ancient of them all the yew tree is a poisonous species of conifer native to western, central and southern europe, northwest africa, northern iran and southwest asia the trees usually live between 400 and 600 years, although some live a great deal longer such as in the case of the recently analysed welsh yew one reason for the plant's longevity is that it is able to split under the weight of very old growth without falling victim to disease in the fracture, as most other trees do another reason is its ability to give grow new shoots, even in old age all across the pre christian world, the yew tree had incredible cultural significance many pagan religions believed the trees were sacred because they were evergreen symbolising eternal life and fallen branches could easily regenerate and take root in nearby soil a number of pagan cultures across europe believed that the yew tree could help ancient priests or druids summon spirits and connect with the otherworld the trees were also thought to posses magical powers because, on hot days, they release a gas called taxine that has the ability to cause hallucinations trees and plants were incredibly important in ancient pagan cultures here an illustration depicts druids performing a ritual with mistletoe, a plant which was thought to possess protective qualities yews were potent symbols of death too particularly in ancient rome, greece and egypt because of their toxic leaves and red berries the yew is found in churchyards across europe because the early church often took over existing religious buildings as it converted and took over pagan regions but the tree has since become a strong christian symbol its long life and evergreen leaves now represent christ's transcendence of death in his resurrection the yew's leaves also bear a resemblance to palm leaves and were commonly used on palm sunday for easter rituals indeed some ancient british folklore has even hinted that christ was crucified on a yew tree lyrics such as another, less magical reason for their existence in churchyards is that poisonous yews were actively planted by the local parish to discourage farmers from letting their cattle graze on burial grounds source: various the tree previously thought to be europe’s oldest yew is in a cemetary in the village of fortingall in perthshire, scotland modern expert estimates have put its age at up to 5,000 years old church in wales property services chief alex glanville said: 'yew trees have survived in wales better than anywhere else because of our wet climate and lower light levels' it is believed that the yew (recording breaking specimen pictured) is found in churchyards across europe because the early church took over existing religious buildings as it converted and took over pagan regions the church in wales has now launched a campaign to protect the yew trees in their churchyards it is sending out certificates to parishes and communities which have some of the oldest yews giving information on where to get the best advice for managing and making the most of them mr glanville said: 'it is time we celebrated these amazing trees and the communities that have cared for them down the centuries' the world's oldest tree lives on a mountain in central sweden – and it is still growing the 9,500 year old norwegian spruce (pictured, right) was discovered by scientists at umeå university during a 2004 tree census in fulufjällets national park in sweden the age of the tree was established using carbon 14 dating at a laboratory in miami, florida after an investigation by the university it has been able to survive so long thanks to the process of vegetative propagation, which means it is able to effectively clone itself while the visible portion of the 13ft tall tree is relatively new, its root system has been growing for almost ten thousand years
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the ancient yew lives in a welsh churchyard and is thought to have been standing more than 3,000 years before jesus christ was born experts have run tests on the tree in the st cynog’s churchyard at defynnog near sennybridge, powys, including dna and ring dating the species is common across european churchyards because its evergreen leaves and longevity is a symbol of christ's transcendence of death
defence secretary philip hammond faces a mutiny over plans to scrap the army battalion named after britain’s waterloo hero, the duke of wellington army sources say the duke of wellington's battalion of the yorkshire regiment is among those to be axed in a cost cutting cull of the forces the proposal, revealed on the eve of tomorrow’s 197th anniversary of the battle of waterloo, has prompted an angry protest by the present duke of wellington, who is the regiment’s deputy colonel in chief facing a mutiny: defence secretary phillip hammond's plans to scrap the army batallion named after the duke of wellington has drawn criticism the regiment's colonel in chief is prince andrew the duke has written to the head of the army, general sir peter wall, urging him to save the historic name of the battalion the 96 year old duke, who won the military cross in the second world war, told the chief of the general staff that abandoning the name of his ancestor, known as the 'iron duke' and one of britain's most famous battlefield leaders, would be a grave mistake the duke was backed last night by major general sir evelyn webb carter, chairman of waterloo 200, a group set up to organise the 2015 commemoration of the 1815 battle that marked napoleon’s final defeat the major general told the mail on sunday: ‘i accept there may have to be cuts for financial reasons, but given the prominence of the name wellington in the history of our nation and the armed forces, it would be extraordinary if it is not  to be preserved ‘it would be especially contrary when we are approaching the 200th anniversary of waterloo ‘the brave soldiers in the duke of wellington’s battalion, who are  performing so magnificently in afghanistan today, greatly value the link with the iron duke’s family’ jane wellesley is the great great great grand daughter of the 1st duke of wellington senior officers were shocked to  be told at a regimental dinner in york last month that army chiefs have decided that the historic name  will go in march, five men of the battalion, together with a sixth from another regiment, were killed by a taliban bomb in the single worst enemy attack on uk troops in afghanistan since operations began in 2001 earlier this month, private gregg stone, 20, of 3rd battalion, was killed during a successful raid to free an afghan policeman taken hostage by the taliban his wife samantha is pregnant with their first child the regiment dates back 300 years and fought under wellington’s  command at waterloo as the 33rd regiment, reportedly prompting napoleon to comment: ‘these english dogs of war never know when they are beaten’ it was renamed the duke of  wellington’s regiment by queen victoria in 1853, the year after the duke died badge of honour: the emblem belonging to the historic yorkshire regiment the regiment fought in the american war of independence, india, the boer war and in the first world war at the somme in the second world war it  campaigned in north africa, italy, france and burma it also took part in the 2003 iraq war nine of its soldiers have been awarded the victoria cross affectionately known as the ‘dukes’, the regiment was amalgamated with the prince of wales’s own regiment of yorkshire and the green howards to form the yorkshire regiment in 2006 it became 3rd battalion, the yorkshire regiment (duke of wellington’s) the mail on sunday understands that the yorkshire regiment is to  be reduced to two battalions the ministry of defence last night denied any final decision had been taken a total of 600 of the yorkshire regiment’s 1,800 soldiers are expected to lose their jobs, including some from the duke of wellington’s battalion the row follows mr hammond’s decision to reduce the strength  of the armed forces from 180,000 to 150,000 over five years as part  of £38 billion of defence savings the army will be cut to 82,000 soldiers critics say it means it can no longer be classed as an army but rather a self defence force, a term often applied to forces numbering fewer than 100,000 an army spokesperson said: ‘the army is currently considering  redesign options no decisions have been taken 'the regimental system is fundamental to the fighting power of the british army today and we are not going to change it' the 8th duke of wellington, arthur wellesley, with his dog nutkin, pictured in 1990
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army sources say the yorkshire regiment, the duke of wellington's batallion, will be axed under new plans the proposal was revealed on the 197th anniversary of the battle of waterloo the present duke of wellington has written to the head of the army, urging him to save the historic name of the batallion
a woman who claims to be the world's oldest person has allegedly celebrated her 127th birthday luo meizhen lives with her only son, who she reportedly gave birth to at the age of 61, in bama, south china's guangxi province she was born on july 9, 1885 in the chinese lunar calendar, which this year fell on august 25 in the international calendar that would make her 127 five years older than the verified oldest person who ever lived survivor: luo meizhen, pictured with her son, claims to be a staggering 127 years old, an age that, if verified, would make her the oldest person to have ever lived jeanne calment, 1875 1997, 122 years and 164 days, france sarah knauss, 1880 1999, 119 years and 97 days, us lucy hannah, 1875 1993, 117 years and 248 days, us marie louise meilleur, 1880 1998, 117 years and 230 days, canada maría capovilla, 1889 2006, 116 years and 347 days, ecuador tane ikai, 1879 1995, 116 years and 175 days, japan elizabeth bolden, 1890 2006, 116 years and 118 days, us record breaker? luo lives in bama in south china's guangxi province and was reportedly born on july 9, 1885 at a birthday party held in her honour luo ate a bowl of rice, two slices of pork, a piece of duck meat and chicken, and two pieces of cake bama county is famous in china for the longevity of its residents the 2000 census recorded 74 centenarians, a surprisingly large number considering the total population is only 238,000 the ratio of centenarians there is 308 per 100,000, far exceeding the international standard of 25 per 100,000 for 'hometowns of longevity' centenarian clustered areas recognised by the international natural medicine society lou's claim to be 127 is likely to be met with a large dose of scepticism the verified oldest person in the world turned 116 just last month birthday girl: luo celebrates her special day last month with her family and friends make a wish: luo's son helps her cut her 127th birthday cake besse cooper, from monroe, georgia, rang in her 117th year of life on august 26, surrounded by friends and family at the nursing home where she now lives when asked about her secret to long life, mrs cooper told guinness world records: 'i mind my own business and i don't eat junk food' she was born on august 26, 1896, in sullivan, tennessee and moved to georgia in 1917 besse has 12 grandchildren and a slew of great grandchildren and great great grandchildren the verified oldest person to have ever lived was frenchwoman jeanne calment, who was born in 1875 and died in 1997 aged 122 years and 164 days old good times: luo shares a joke with her son and a young member of the family feast: luo and some younger members of her clan pose for a photo
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as the 197th anniversary of the battle of waterloo is marked  today, a battalion named after the  duke of wellington is facing a very modern fight for survival – against the money men of the  ministry of defence the duke of wellington’s battalion of the yorkshire regiment faces the axe under plans to cull army numbers and disband or merge 50 regiments the 300 year old battalion, fought under its name in the boer war, both world wars, iraq, and its soldiers are currently serving in the volatile helmand province in afghanistan facing a mutiny: defence secretary phillip hammond's plans to scrap the army battalion named after the duke of wellington has drawn criticism the present duke of wellington, the deputy  colonel in chief of the regiment who won the military cross in the second world war, has written to the head of the army, urging that the battalion’s name is preserved he said: ‘the brave soldiers in the battalion,  who are performing so magnificently in afghanistan today, greatly value the link with [the] duke’s family’ other war veterans have attacked the plans being pushed by defence secretary philip hammond retired major general patrick cordingley, who served in the first gulf war, said: ‘we would be better off making sure we have enough manpower to keep up with the sort of problems we could face in the middle east’ yesterday mr hammond defended the proposed cuts which are part of a wider strategy to save £38billion over five years the mod said any final announcement on the future of the battalion has been postponed until its soldiers have returned from afghanistan the 96 year old duke, who won the military cross in the second world war, told the chief of the general staff that abandoning the name of his ancestor, known as the 'iron duke' and one of britain's most famous battlefield leaders, would be a grave mistake the duke was backed last night by major general sir evelyn webb carter, chairman of waterloo 200, a group set up to organise the 2015 commemoration of the 1815 battle that marked napoleon’s final defeat the major general told the mail on sunday: ‘i accept there may have to be cuts for financial reasons, but given the prominence of the name wellington in the history of our nation and the armed forces, it would be extraordinary if it is not  to be preserved ‘it would be especially contrary when we are approaching the 200th anniversary of waterloo ‘the brave soldiers in the duke of wellington’s battalion, who are performing so magnificently in afghanistan today, greatly value the link with the iron duke’s family' the 8th duke of wellington, arthur wellesley, with his dog nutkin, pictured in 1990 senior officers were shocked to  be told at a regimental dinner in york last month that army chiefs have decided that the historic name  will go in march, five men of the battalion, together with a sixth from another regiment, were killed by a taliban bomb in the single worst enemy attack on uk troops in afghanistan since operations began in 2001 earlier this month, private gregg stone, 20, of 3rd battalion, was killed during a successful raid to free an afghan policeman taken hostage by the taliban his wife samantha is pregnant with their first child the regiment dates back 300 years and fought under wellington’s  command at waterloo as the 33rd regiment, reportedly prompting napoleon to comment: ‘these english dogs of war never know when they are beaten’ it was renamed the duke of  wellington’s regiment by queen victoria in 1853, the year after the duke died badge of honour: the emblem belonging to the historic yorkshire regiment the regiment fought in the american war of independence, india, the boer war and in the first world war at the somme in the second world war it  campaigned in north africa, italy, france and burma it also took part in the 2003 iraq war nine of its soldiers have been awarded the victoria cross affectionately known as the ‘dukes’, the regiment was amalgamated with the prince of wales’s own regiment of yorkshire and the green howards to form the yorkshire regiment in 2006 it became 3rd battalion, the yorkshire regiment (duke of wellington’s) the mail on sunday understands that the yorkshire regiment is to  be reduced to two battalions the ministry of defence last night denied any final decision had been taken a total of 600 of the yorkshire regiment’s 1,800 soldiers are expected to lose their jobs, including some from the duke of wellington’s battalion the row follows mr hammond’s decision to reduce the strength  of the armed forces from 180,000 to 150,000 over five years as part  of £38 billion of defence savings the army will be cut to 82,000 soldiers critics say it means it can no longer be classed as an army but rather a self defence force, a term often applied to forces numbering fewer than 100,000 an army spokesperson said: ‘the army is currently considering  redesign options no decisions have been taken 'the regimental system is fundamental to the fighting power of the british army today and we are not going to change it'
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army sources say the yorkshire regiment, the duke of wellington's batallion, will be axed under new plans the proposal was revealed on the 197th anniversary of the battle of waterloo the present duke of wellington has written to the head of the army, urging him to save the historic name of the batallion
a kindergarten teacher who had sex with a 16 year old friend of her daughter's has been jailed for six years cynthia lynn herr was also told she will be on probation for nine years after she has completed her sentence and must surrender her teaching certificate the 36 year old wept in court brooksville, florida, after pleading guilty under a plea deal that spared her being jailed for up to 45 years cynthia lynn herr wept in court as she was sentenced to six years in prison for having sex with a boy, 16 she will also have to serve probation when she leaves prison and lost her teaching certificate she is married and has two children the victim was a friend of her daughter the parents of her teen victim approved the six year sentence herr admitted to taking the teen to a hotel last september where they had sex four times during the day she told a co worker at the jd floyd k8 school in spring hill, florida, where she worked about the sexual liaison the co worker tipped off school authorities and police launched an investigation the teen, who was a friend of her daughter's, initially denied having sex but after police checked his facebook and cell phone discovered messages of a sexual nature the messages also appeared to talk about the sex they had together the teen later admitted that they had sex at a weeki wachee hotel on august 24 he said they had sex in herr's van in pasco and marion counties according to an arrest report in september 2013, herr told investigators she knew that what she did was wrong and that she probably would lose her family and job and go to jail she also allegedly said she would be in trouble if authorities were to access her phone and facebook account after her arrest herr, who is married with two children, was resigned from her job as a prekindergarten exceptional student education teacher herr was charged with four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor she pleaded guilty to all four counts as part of the plea deal
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cynthia lynn herr will serve nine years probation after she leaves prison herr is married with two children the pair had sex on multiple occasions in a van and in hotels
lawsuit: john travolta, pictured with wife kelly preston, is facing accusations of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards a male massage therapist john travolta is being sued over accusations that he tried to have sex with a male a masseur during a therapy session at the luxury beverly hills hotel the married actor, who has repeatedly denied being gay in the past, is said to have touched the unnamed therapist's genitals during a $200 per hour massage appointment, the lawsuit claims the claim filed in court claims that mr travolta stripped naked and appeared aroused before being massaged while at the same time trying to remove the towel covering his bottom after the hour's session was over, the 58 year old star is then alleged to have touched the man's scrotum and penis but the masseur insists he pulled away and claims he then informed the actor that he was a professional masseur and not a prostitute mr travolta, who has been married to kelly preston for 21 years, is then said to have responded that 'we must have got our signals crossed', before adding: 'come on dude, i'll jerk you off' the star is then said to have suggested a 'reverse massage', which is believed to mean that he wanted the masseur to lie on the table while the actor gave the man a full body rub the lawsuit, filed at the us district court of central california, claims mr travolta then masturbated during the alleged encounter mr travolta who claims the accusation are 'fiction' is also said to have told the man that hollywood 'is controlled by homosexual jewish men' who expect sexual favours in return for granting parts in films during the encounter in an annex of the five star beverly hills hotel the grease star is alleged to have then claimed he had done things that 'would make most people throw up' during the apparent incident, said to have taken place on january 16 happily married: travolta with wife kelly on april 25th as they left barbra streisand's 70th birthday party and two days before the alleged incident on january 16th, they appeared at the g'day la event damning detail: this is the alleged interaction between the plaintiff and john doe which forms the crux of the case he allegedly claimed that he got his first big movie break due to the sexual favours he performed while starring in the 1975 tv series welcome back kotter whispers about john travolta’s sexuality have plagued his movie career almost from the outset various camp roles in films – most notably as a drag queen the musical hairspray – have helped fuel rumours he is secretly gay but there have also been strongly denied accusations he has been living a double life strikingly at odds with his family man image they include rumour that his 1991 marriage to kelly preston was arranged by the shadowy cult like religion of scientology, of which he is a leading disciple seven years later, the father of two travolta was named as a homosexual in court papers by a former member of the church the case never got a hearing, however and in 2001, travolta faced unsubstantiated claims that he had tried to pick up a business executive in a health club however, the rumour mill reaches a crescendo in 2006, when the actor was seen apparently kissing a male friend as he prepared to board his own boeing 707 jet in canada the plaintiff, or accuser who refuses to be named because his lawyer claims he is frightened of the hollywood powerhouse alleges that mr travolta picked him up in his black lexus suv after a anonymous phone appointment was made instructing the masseur to wait in a specific spot in a nearby street during the journey, the man noticed condoms alongside chocolate cake wrappers littering the console of the vehicle, after pulling up outside the beverley hills hotel, they are then said to have entered one of the business's annexes opposite the main building, which are known as bungalows they were then greeted by an 'overweight' black man who was grilling hamburgers this chef is then said to have disappeared when mr travolta allegedly tried to have sex with the male masseur the masseur is seeking more than $2 million in damages a spokesperson for john issued a vehement denial, he said: 'this lawsuit is complete fiction and fabrication none of the events claimed in the suit ever occurred 'the plaintiff, who refuses to give their name, knows that the suit is a baseless lie…on that date when plaintiff claims john met him, john was not in california and it can be proved that he was on the east coast 'plaintiff's attorney has filed this suit to try and get his 15 minutes of fame john intends to get this case thrown out and then he will sue the attorney and plaintiff for malicious prosecution' okorie okorcha, the lawyer representing the masseur told radaronlinecom: 'my client is afraid of john travolta 'fiction' a spokesperson for travolta has hit out at the claims, even claiming that travolta was not in la at the time though he was pictured at a g'day la event with his wife two days earlier witness:the plaintiff recalls a chef cooking burgers present for the first half of the massage, which passed without incident serious allegations: travolta is absolutely refuting that he was even in la at the time of the alleged incident denial: travolta, on the set of his latest film savages in la last year, will fight the case, according to his lawyer he added: 'mr travolta made very explicit threats against my client, which are contained in the lawsuit 'specifically, john travolta told my client that hollywood is controlled by homosexual jewish men who expect favors in return for sexual activity 'let's face it, john travolta is an extremely powerful man, and my client absolutely felt threatened by mr travolta my client was sexually assaulted by mr travolta and he needs to be held accountable for his actions'
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travolta 'lured masseur to beverly hills hotel and touched therapist's penis during $200 an hour session' masseur 'refused to engage in sexual activity despite pleas and $2m lawsuit claims travolta masturbated' during alleged encounter, travolta 'claimed hollywood is run by powerful jews who expect sexual favours'
motorists in kansas are being targeted by a gunman who has shot at an estimated 20 cars injuring three people police and fbi sources said they cannot confirm the exact number of attacks as investigators try to hunt down the main suspect on woman said she was driving down the road with her three year old child when a figure in a ski mask driving beside her opened fire, narrowly missing the youngster one witness claimed the shooter was wearing a ski mask and just missed her three year old child who also in the car kansas city police and the fbi had been offering a $7,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the unidentified suspect witness tom mcfarlane said he thought he heard a noise and when he pulled over, he found a bullet hole in his door witness tom mcfarlane told kmbc tv: 'i was just driving down the highway and heard a loud noise something hit the car, didn't know what it was, so i pulled over at my first opportunity to kind of see if there was any damage and that's when i saw the bullet hole' kansas city police believe many of the shootings may be linked but are trying to determine a motive for the attacks which have occurred along stretches of interstates 435 and 470 local police called in help from the fbi and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives police in kansas searching for ballistic evidence in a bid to track down the random shooter who has been targeting motorists since march 8 a $7,000 reward has also been offered for information leading to the capture of the attacker the first incident was reported to police on march 8 and so far investigators have failed to identify the suspect luckily, no one has been killed but two victims have been hit in the legs and a third received a gunshot wound to the arm jenny baugher said: 'it's really scary to think that somebody is just out here with no regard to what could happen' another victim, ginny bauer said she was driving a friend home when she was hit by a bullet 'there wasn't another car in sight and we were in the right lane and hit on the right side,' she said former atf assistant director rich marianos said such incidents are a great concern to the law enforcement community he said: 'anytime you have a random shooter with no reason or mindset behind them that [is] just taking rounds and putting them into cars is causing a problem for everyone'
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gunman wearing a ski mask fired at a woman narrowly missing her child police linking 20 incidents to the random shooting spree first incident reported to kansas city police  on march 8 state officials have called in the fbi in a bid to track down the gunman random shooter 'causing a problem for everyone'
two manhole covers were blown into the air by an underground explosion which led to temporary power cuts to over 1,000 homes fire crews raced to a street in oldham, greater manchester after flames were seen coming from two manholes around one mile apart shortly after midnight last night the blast, caused by a faulty underground cable, was the latest of a series of manhole explosions around the uk scroll down for video manhole covers on ripponden road, oldham were blown into the air last night as flames leapt into the street locals said it was lucky the explosion happened late on a sunday night as the busy street would have been full of vehicles and pedestrians at daytime retired mavis lloyd, 73, said: 'i was sat watching tv and saw an orange flash through the curtains and heard a loud bang the tv went off and the lamps went out 'just as i looked outside a massive flash of flames came out of the manhole the flames came about 5ft high the manhole cover had been blown out and gone down the road 'a car had stopped by the side of the road he must have driven over the hole and it exploded as he went over he said when it happened he thought he was going to die' more than 1,000 homes and business lost power for more than five minutes after the explosion and electrical engineers are now on the scene a spokesman for greater manchester fire and rescue service said crews were called to ripponden road shortly after midnight, where fires were seen coming from manholes the blazes were out by the time firefighters arrived and they secured the scene for engineers from electricity north west earlier this year, fire crews were called to central london after a manhole cover exploded, destroying a van a spokesman for the firm said: 'the fault, which occurred on a piece of equipment underneath the pavement, caused external damage on site, but we would like to assure customers that incidents of this nature are extremely rare and we regularly maintain our underground network to ensure customers across the north west receive a reliable supply of electricity' the blast, which left no one injured, is the latest in a series of similiar incidents in recent months in october, a huge fireball burst through a manhole cover in islington, north london, leading to homes being evacuated and five people being rescued earlier this year, 50 homes in the same area of london had to be evacuated when an electrical fire burst out into a busy shopping area a man was severely injured and confined to a wheelchair for three months after a manhole cover exploded next to him in harrow, north west london, in august 2011 it is believed the explosions can be caused by heavy rainfall, which causes water to come into contact with electrical wires
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locals in oldham, greater manchester report late night explosion in street two manhole covers were blown into the air as flames leapt from road residents say fallout could have been much worse if blast was in daytime more than 1,000 homes temporarily lost power as a result of the explosion witnesses say driver on road 'thought he was going to die' in blast
'sweet feet': nine year old girl sam gordon has become one of the fastest children in her local football league in utah there are plenty of boys chasing this little girl but they are not after a kiss on the school playground – they are trying to tackle her on the football pitch only problem is that nine year old sam gordon is too fast for them to catch, earning her the nickname sweet feet what started as a way to keep up with her big brother, has turned sam into a star player in her local, all boys football league in utah, becoming one of the fastest children in the salt lake city area ‘gremlins’ league as well as breaking and making tackles among the much bigger players after outrunning the boys in various speed and agility drills, sam was made quarterback for her team now a video posted online by her father brent gordon showing her play highlights has gone viral as people continue to be amazed at what the young, fearless girl can do and she has only been playing for a year her coach chris staib was quoted by yahoo!sports saying: ‘she could cut and follow blocks like a college football player’ asked about the authenticity of the video, he said: ‘oh it's real that's her i was there for all of that’ scroll down for video star player: sam gordon, center left, pictured in action has earned teh nickname 'sweet feet' from her teammates after becoming one of the fastest kids the salt lake city 'gremlins' league had ever seen remember the name: sam gordon's coach chris staib say the 9 year old who doesn't even weigh 60lbs can 'cut and follow blocks like a college football player' weighing not even 60 pounds, sam is playing in a team of much bigger boys including a boy who weighs more than 150 pounds and nicknamed tank but according to mr staib, sam will even tackle tank if she gets the chance despite being so much smaller than all the other players, mr gordon said sam is used to playing rough he said from his office in idaho: ‘i started her out in soccer at four years old and we would play out in the yard and my son's friends were pretty aggressive and rough ‘she could really handle a lot of the physical play there were some games where she'd fall down and just keep going she would get kicked in the face, kicked in the gut and just keep going’ in action: sam gordon, center in white, leaves the the boys in her wake as she scores another touchdown she started playing football as a way play with her big brother breakaway: sam (far right in white top) outruns the other players on the field featured in her play highlights video which has gone viral online to keep up with her big brother: sam (centre) started playing to keep up with the boys and so can handle the physicality of the game as well as outrunning most players on the field, some two years older than her mr gordon said that sam told her: ‘some kids, right before the contact, they stop ‘i don't i just hit 'em’ he said: ‘that's not something i taught her’ mr gordon said it took her some time to adjust when she first started playing he said: ‘she had a little bit of a struggle ‘the team lost a couple of games since she was the primary ball carrier, she felt a lot of pressure to win she felt blame for losing ‘with sam, i keep questioning myself am i trying to make it something it's not because i'm her dad? i asked my brother, “ok, am i just being a crazy dad here? or is this really cool?”’ video: sam has been stunning onlookers with her impressive footballing displays
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sam gordon, 9, has become one of the fastest children in her local football league just a year after she started playing a video of her game highlights posted online has gone viral weighing not even 60 pounds, she fearlessly tackles players weighing up to 150 pounds
frank lampard is to be offered an ambassadorial role with the fa as part of a strategy to keep former england players involved with the national team the manchester city midfielder’s stock has soared since being being forced out of chelsea in the summer he signed to play for new york city in major league soccer in the new year but fa chiefs want to tap into his vast experience frank lampard's stock has soared since being being forced out of chelsea in the summer lampard chats with manchester city manager manuel pellegrini during a training session on monday although the 36 year old retired from international duty after winning his 106th cap at the world cup, lampard impressed england boss roy hodgson and fa officials with the way he mentored the squad’s young players in brazil liverpool midfielder steven gerrard, who also retired from international football in the summer, is another earmarked for an ambassadorial post lampard impressed with the way he mentored england's young players in brazil liverpool midfielder steven gerrard is another earmarked for an ambassadorial post
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frank lampard to be offered an ambassadorial role as part of a strategy to keep former england players involved with the national team he impressed england boss roy hodgson and fa officials with the way he mentored the squad's young players in brazil liverpool midfielder steven gerrard is another earmarked for an ambassadorial post
google is already receiving requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after europe's top court ruled that people have the 'right to be forgotten', a source has revealed the firm is yet to put a process to handle the expected flood of requests in place after tuesday's ruling, said the source, who is not authorised to speak on the record about the issue the decision by the court of justice of the european union, which affects 500 million citizens, requires that search services remove information deemed 'inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant' and failure to do so can result in fines the decision affects 500 million citizens and states that if search services don't comply, they face heavy fines google (pictured) began removing search results last month and said it has received more than 70,000 requests since it put a form online on may 30 'there's many open questions,' google executive chairman eric schmidt said at the company's annual shareholder meeting on wednesday in response to a question about the ruling and its implications on google's operations under the european data protection regulation, article 17 includes the ‘right to be forgotten and to erasure’ under article 17, people who are mentioned in the data have the right to ‘obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data relating to them and the abstention from further dissemination of such data' this particularly relates to data about the person when they were a child, when the data is no longer relevant or necessary for the purpose it was collected, the person who owns the content withdraws their consent, the storage period has expired, or if it was gathered illegally the eu defines ‘data controllers’ as ‘people or bodies that collect and manage personal data’ the eu general data protection regulation means any data controller who has been asked to remove data must ‘take all reasonable steps, including technical measures' to remove it if a data controller does not take these steps they can be heavily fined 'a simple way of understanding what happened here is that you have a collision between a right to be forgotten and a right to know from google's perspective that's a balance,' schmidt said 'google believes having looked at the decision, which is binding, that the balance that was struck was wrong' he was not asked about the recent take down requests mailonline has contacted google, but the firm has yet to reveal the number of take down requests it has received google will need to build up an 'army of removal experts' in each of the 28 eu countries, including those where google does not have operations, the source said whether those staffers merely remove controversial links or actually judge the merits of individual take down requests are among the many questions google is yet to decide, the source said europea citizens can submit take down requests directly to internet companies rather than to local authorities or publishers under the ruling if a search engine elects not to remove the link, a person can seek redress from the courts the criteria for determining which take down requests are legitimate is not completely clear from the decision, said jeffrey rosen, a law professor at the george washington university and head of the national constitution centre the ruling was made by the european union court of justice (pictured) it comes after a spanish man complained an online auction note about his repossessed home infringed his privacy google told mailonline it is 'disappointed' by the ruling and argued it should not be a censor for data held on websites in its index the ruling seems to give search engines more leeway to dismiss take down requests for links to webpages about public figures, in which the information is deemed to be of public interest but search engines may err on the side of caution and remove more links than necessary to avoid liability, said rosen, a long time critic of such laws he was asked by google to speak to reporters on tuesday's ruling, but has no formal relationship with the company search engines will also have to authenticate requests, he noted, to ensure that the person seeking a link's removal is actually the one he or she claims to be google is the dominant search engine in europe, commanding about 93 percent of the market, according to statcounter global statistics microsoft corp's bing has 24 percent and yahoo inc has 17 percent google has some experience dealing with take down requests in its youtube video website, which has a process to remove uploads that infringe copyrights google has automated much of the process with a contentid system that automatically scans uploaded videos for particular content that media companies have provided to youtube google may be able to create similar technology to address the eu requirements, said bgc partners analyst colin gillis even if google does not automate the process, the extra cost of hiring staffers is likely to be insignificant to a company that generated roughly $60 billion in revenue last year, gillis said if google were to pay staffers $15 an hour to process take down requests, for example, the company could get a million hours of work for $15 million, he said 'it's the cost of doing business for them' google has said it is disappointed with the ruling, which it noted differed dramatically from a non binding opinion by the ecj's court adviser last year that opinion said deleting information from search results would interfere with freedom of expression yahoo is 'carefully reviewing' the decision to assess the impact for its business and its users, a spokeswoman said in a statement 'since our founding almost 20 years ago, we've supported an open and free internet; not one shaded by censorship' microsoft declined to comment brett dixon, founder of dp online marketing, told mailonline: 'the news that search engine operators will be subject to a european union dictat on the right to be forgotten is ludicrous 'this ruling advocates nobody being responsible for their own actions akin to press censorship, it's absolutely wrong that information that is of interest to the general public ought not to be in the public domain you might as well say to a journalist who's written up a story that they have no right to publish it 'the danger is that a public figure can behave as badly as they like, but with no consequences whatsoever, the story effectively becomes buried and forgotten about 'there are a minority of cases whereby an individual is associated with unsolicited negative attention due to factually incorrect information on google and other search engines, but cases such as these should not dictate the lay of the land for everyone'
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decision affects the 500 million citizens and requires that search services remove information deemed 'inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant' firm is yet to put an official process in place to handle the expected flood of requests after tuesday's ruling google will need to build up an 'army of removal experts' in each of the 28 eu countries, including those where google does not have operations
us border patrol agents on tuesday captured a boat that was trying to smuggle 20 people into san diego a day after another large group of illegal immigrants successfully landed on a city beach the federal agency said an aircraft spotted the 30 foot panga vessel at around 1am tuesday in deep water about 30 miles off the coast of del mar in san diego county the boat finally was stopped by marine border patrol agents about 12 miles from oceanside at 230am scroll down for video this 30 foot panga boat carrying 13 men and seven women, most of them mexican, was spotted 30 miles off del mar in san diego county busted: the fishing boat was stopped by marine border patrol agents about 12 miles from oceanside unwelcome guests: border agents thwarted a human smuggling operation off the coast of san diego county early tuesday, arresting 20 people trying to enter the country illegally thirteen men and seven women between the ages of 20 and 51, most of them from mexico, were detained for trying to enter the country illegally, reported nbc san diego one member of the group was from el salvador and two others from guatemala authorities said they plan to charge two of the male suspects with human smuggling the incident came less than 24 hours after another modest size fishing boat known as panga landed on mission beach, just north of belmont park witnesses reported seeing 21 people, among them two women, dressed all in black bolting from the boat and over a sea wall surveillance cameras in the area captured the illegal immigrants, many of them soaking wet, fleeing into alleyways near the beach just before 7am seven of the suspects, all mexican citizens, were captured by federal agents the rest remained at large as of early saturday morning beach landing: cameras were rolling when a group of illegal immigrants came ashore in mission beach monday getaway: the 21 people, two of them women, jumped over a sea wall and bolted into nearby alleys manhunt: border patrol officials detained seven of the people, but the remaining 14 are still at large the illegal aliens landed in this red panga, where federal agents discovered 17 life vests bill wu, from mission beach, told nbc san diego it appeared like the undocumented men and women had help on shore ‘i guess there was somebody on the inside here that was supplying them with clothing, and they went down to mission boulevard and changed clothes,’ wu said when border patrol agents examined the red panga vessel, they found 17 discarded life vests inside
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the panga boat carrying 13 men and seven women, most of them mexican, was spotted 30 miles off the coast tuesday on monday, another panga fishing boat with 21 people on board landed on mission beach in san diego seven illegal immigrants were arrested, but the rest remain at large
it was two months ago but rabbitohs co owner and actor russell crowe has finally opened up about the night his team staged that historic win to claim nrl grand final glory the gut wrenching 43 year south sydney premiership drought, the nrl's longest, ended when south sydney prevailed 30 6 over the canterbury bulldogs in an epic decider in october and the jubilation not only showed on the players' faces who teared up but the man who has stood by their side, who held his players smiling faces in his hands following victory it was a night russell crowe says he will never forget scroll down for video two months on, rabbitohs co owner russell crowe says he remembers his teams historic grand final win over the bulldogs like it was last night russell crowe (pictured left) says he will never forget the 17 players that took the field to contribute to the 2014 nrl grand final win 'i remember all of it crystal clear like it was last night the energy in the stadium was amazing i was there in 2000 the night cathy freeman won her gold medal,' crowe told the daily telegraph he said it was a grand final that had it all, thrilling until the end, 'competitive, brutal and skilful' but while most would imagine crowe would be out celebrating the night away after his team's most historic win, the father of two said he simply enjoyed the rest of the night with family and friends at home and with his two sons who 'stayed up late and went nuts' crowe admitted he had to wake up early the next day to work on a film he was directing having to work the next day, crowe (pictured) had a quiet night celebrating the win with family and friends at home russell crowe says the player's commitment and integrity throughout the season was able to top off an incredible year it was two months ago but rabbitoh's co owner and actor russell crowe (pictured) has finally opened up about the night his team staged that historic win to claim nrl grand final glory 'i missed all the other celebrations at souths juniors and town hall but i was just so grateful that luck had put me in town, working in sydney the year something magical happened,' he told the daily telegraph the bunnies devotee will now work with billionaire businessman james packer, the club's other owner, to transform south sydney into a superclub crowe will also continue his strong relationship with coach michael mcguire who he says committed to the club with heart and soul to finish the season as premiers as for the players, crowe says he will never forget that 17 that took the field that day and rose his beloved rabbitohs to the 2014 win he says their commitment and integrity throughout the season was able to top off an incredible year
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rabbitohs co owner russell crowe has opened up two months after his teams historic nrl grand final win over bulldogs crowe says he remembers it like it was 'last night' he spent the night celebrating with family and friends at home the bunnies co owner is now looking forward to next year and working with billionaire businessman james packer
ireland's voters gave a grudging seal of approval to an eu treaty that paves the way for further austerity measures across the continent in a desperate attempt to fight the debt crisis that threatens the existence of the euro the treaty's approval, to be declared officially later today, relieves some pressure on eu financial chiefs as they battle to contain the eurozone's debt crisis but critics said the tougher deficit rules would do nothing to stimulate desperately needed growth in bailed out ireland, portugal and greece nor stop spain or italy from requiring aid too result: ireland's voters have given their seal of approval to the european union's deficit fighting treaty tense: a yes campaigner watches the counting of votes in the city west conference centre in dublin around 60 per cent of those polled are believed to have backed the austerity plans the first constituencies to return a result were tipperary south and galway east they declared an overall 62 per cent majority in favour as campaigners on both sides accepted victory for the yes campaign irish prime minister enda kenny said his government was relieved that voters have approved the european union's deficit fighting treaty, and now must work with eu partners to build a plan to boost growth prospects across the debt battered eurozone ireland's socialist party leader joe higgins, who opposed the treaty, said: 'the 'yes' side is going to win 'the question now is where will the jobs and the stability they have promised come from, against the backdrop of a continuing and deepening capitalist crisis within europe? their policies will only make the situation worse' dozens of party activists monitoring the ballot counting at several centres across ireland reported the 'yes' side solidly outpolling 'no' voters several hours ahead of the official result announcement at dublin castle holy vote: a catholic nun casts her vote at the drumcondra polling station in the referendum on the european fiscal treaty in dublin yesterday the activists, called 'tallymen', stood near official ballot counters and made their own calculations a strong majority of districts reported pro treaty majorities, with the 'yes' side polling between 55 per cent and 75 per cent in largely middle class suburban areas of dublin, home to a third of ireland's 45million people eurozone unemployment has hit a record high and job losses are likely to keep climbing as the debt crisis eats away at businesses' ability to hire workers while indebted governments continue to cut staff around 174million people were out of work in the 17 nation eurozone in april (11% of the working population) the highest level since records began in 1995, the eu's statistics office eurostat said today 'this 11% level is going to continue edging up in the coming months and probably until the end of the year,' said francois cabau, an economist at barclays capital who sees the eurozone's economy contracting 01% this year 'the economic activity situation tells you the story of the labour market there's been basically no economic growth since the fourth quarter of last year and indicators are pointing to very weak growth momentum for the second quarter,' he said ing economist martin van vliet said he sees the unemployment rate reaching slightly above 115% if the economy starts to recover later this year but if the downturn worsens, 'the risk is for an even higher peak in unemployment,' he said as the debt crisis intensifies, companies in the euro zone are trying to keep their labour costs low as they struggle with falling demand and profits, while a german led drive to cut deficits and debt is pressuring governments to shrink spending but some economists say austerity policies in an economic downturn are self defeating because governments receive less tax receipts as unemployment grows and must pay out more money in jobless benefits the anti treaty vote was strongest in urban working class districts where anger over the crippling cost of ireland's bank bailout program runs highest but even there, tallymen reported, the votes were splitting nearly evenly unofficial vote tallies from rich and poor parts of dublin and cork, the second largest city, illustrated a stark class divide in how ireland voted the dublin southwest and dublin midwest districts, with swathes of run down public housing blocks, voted 51 per cent against the treaty but on the prosperous south side, the suburban port of dun laoghaire voted 72 per cent for the treaty, dublin south 66 per cent in favor significantly, turnout was much higher in more affluent districts overall, about half of ireland's 313million registered voters participated in yesterday's referendum, typical in an officially neutral country that is constitutionally required to hold a referendum on each european treaty public rejection could have blocked ireland from receiving new eu loans once its 2010 bailout money runs out next year it also would have sent political shockwaves through other eurozone members, where anger against austerity and bank bailouts runs similarly high but citizens are denied the chance to vote on the treaty ireland is the only country that will put the fiscal treaty a german led plan for stricter budget rules to a referendum the treaty needs the approval of only 12 of the 17 euro zone countries to be ratified, but an irish rejection would have undermined one of europe's key initiatives just as problems mount in spain and greece analysts said that a 'yes' vote would give ireland a better chance of getting back to bond markets as planned next year and hand europe a rare piece of good news, though one it will have little time to bask in with more to worry about elsewhere 'i don't think there will be much market reaction this morning, simply because it's in line with expectations that were built up because of the polls,' said dermot o'leary, chief economist at goodbody stockbrokers 'it is a message of support from ireland to europe, i think that's very simply what it is policymakers won't have long to celebrate because there are wider issues in the euro area that they now must move their attention onto' irish two year bond yields were higher on the day at a near five month high of 753 per cent, meaning short term borrowing costs still remained above those on longer term bonds, a sign that investors are pricing in the possibility that dublin will need a second bailout in a sign of the modicum of stability that has returned to ireland's economy, data showed on thursday that deposits held by ireland's domestic banks rose to a 14 month high in april that was in sharp contrast to spain where depositors worried about their banks moved money abroad at the fastest rate since records began, recalling the tens of billions of euros that flew out of ireland ahead of its bailout irish prime minister enda kenny, who campaigned with warnings that ireland would face harsher austerity if it rejected the treaty, offered a cautious welcome for the early results and declined to declare victory 'i'm hopeful for a strong 'yes' vote the early trends would indicate a strong run in favor of the `yes' vote we'll wait to see what the trends are around the country,' said kenny he rose to power 14 months ago on a platform promising to pull ireland out of recession, minimise the cost of bank rescues, and getting the country borrowing normally again on bond markets by next year the treaty, signed in february by leaders of 25 countries including ireland, proposes that all members who ratify it should reduce their annual deficits to no more than 05 per cent of gross domestic product the current eurozone limit is 3 per cent ireland, already four years into a brutal austerity program that has slashed around 15 per cent from many workers' incomes, is committed to reaching the 3 per cent threshold by 2015 opponents of the treaty argued that the tougher new deficit rule would force ireland to stay on the austerity road until 2020 at least ireland has posted the eu's worst deficits since 2009, including an eu record 324 per cent in 2010 and 131 per cent last year both figures were greatly inflated by the exceptional costs of ireland's decision to nationalise five of its six banks rather than see any collapse a debt burn that pushed ireland itself to the brink of bankruptcy in 2010 repayments to international bondholders, central banks and interest on decades long loans are expected to cost ireland's taxpayers €68billion, equivalent to €19,000 for every man, woman and child
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low turnout relieves pressure on eu bosses battling to contain debt crisis new treaty was signed by leaders of 25 countries in february urges members who ratify to cut annual deficit to no more than 05% gdp
huge salaries and lavish expenses are allowing members of the european parliament to live like ‘latter day roman senators’, a report warned yesterday the shocking study found that cosseted meps now have incomes up to 20 times higher than the people they represent while millions of families across europe have had their incomes squeezed, most meps have enjoyed large increases in their salaries –  while continuing to vote through ever higher budgets for the eu meps in brussels from the member nations earn £137million a year before allowances and expenses the study found that meps now enjoy an average income of £182,826  including allowances for attendance and travel the figure is almost ten times higher than the average eu wage of £18,617 a year it is also 695 per cent higher than the average uk salary of £23,000 the biggest discrepancy is in bulgaria, where the average wage is just £8,500 – less than a twentieth of the salary of an mep over a five year term meps now have an income approaching £1million the report, by the german website preisvergleichde, estimates it would take the average bulgarian 108 years to earn the same sum the european union project has been rocked by a series of scandals unlike mps in this country, meps still vote on their own salaries and perks until 2010 they received the same salary as an mp in their own country – equal to £65,738 in this country, but just £9,046 in bulgaria but at that point they decided to ‘equalise’ salaries based on those of the best paid countries, germany and italy the decision has led to most meps getting a huge boost in income at a time when their own citizens have been suffering as a result of the recession meps like nigel farage earn about 200 per cent more than westminster mps, according to the research the report says the situation is reminiscent of ancient rome, adding: ‘the survey results show the huge income disparities between the eu citizens battered by the economic crisis and their eu parliamentarians, concluding with one thesis only; we are dealing in brussels and some national parliaments of the eu countries with conditions similar to ancient rome, because just like in the former roman senate none of these “new class eu senators” are controlled in any way ‘the extreme differences in pay structure between politicians and citizens are very serious ‘there is at least as much need for discussion on this issue as on the eu’s plan to cap the manager salaries of public companies’ the salaries and allowances of the meps of the 27 eu states now total £137million but this does not include the cost of the £217,000 office allowance available to each mep the report also looks at some of the extraordinary perks available to mps in some national parliaments in italy, mps are allowed to claim expenses for haircuts, while maltese mps get 240 litres of petrol a month the revelations will add to concern about the cost of the european parliament, which maintains expensive legislatures in both brussels and strasbourg but still has relatively few real powers, except over the eu budget where it has repeatedly voted for above inflation increases
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mep perks receive free haircuts and 52 gallons of petrol a month their salaries cost £137million a month but do not include allowances research finds french meps earn 740% more than average french citizen
a designer has launched a line of cheeky jewellery for women with ample assets in an attempt to inject some humour into the way jewels adorn the body, the line of necklaces depict tiny figurines enthusiastically 'diving' into the wearer's cleavage while a diver model appears to be free falling at will, others seem to be carefully lowering themselves down a rope while others climb down the chest all appear to be male a new range of necklaces depict tiny figurines 'diving' into the wearer's cleavage, some free falling at will dubbed tanima divers, the collection is the brainchild of japanese designer takayuki fukusawa, head of ekod works (of error code works) he insists that he's trying to challenge the norms of society through his 'art', and says his life's goal is to create funny and playful designs that brighten people's days according to his design firm he wants to continue to create objects that make people say 'he made another ridiculous thing' the new range of cheeky pendants follow the firm's mantra, 'to make a world full of humorous art and design' others seem to be carefully lowering themselves down a rope while others climb down the chest the collection is the brainchild of japanese designer takayuki fukusawa, head of ekod works fans are warned the provocative and eye catching necklaces are prototypes, and ekod works hope to release them at the end of the year at a yet to be disclosed price point they are currently trying to raise 400,000 yen (about £2,310) by the end of this month for the project on japanese crowd funding website camp firejp and this is not the first breast obsessed design the company has come up with fans are warned the provocative and eye catching necklaces are just prototypes for now last year takayuki, 30, created his delusion mapping project a series of t shirts with hyper realistic prints of women's bras called the 'peek a boo', the printed tops aim to, in the words of the designer, 'bring to life the world of delusion that people secretly envision' 'the time when our imaginings can be kept private in our minds has long passed so, everyone don a delusion mapping t shirt and jump into a new world of ambitious dreams!' sure to attract a giggle or lustful look if worn out in public, you can even chose a variety of colours for the bra underneath, and there are different breast shapes available though all are a generous size last year takayuki, 30, a series of t shirts with hyper realistic prints of women's bras the tops aim to 'bring to life the world of delusion that people secretly envision'
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tanima divers range is by japanese designer takayuki fukusawa range depicts men happily diving or climbing into the wearer's cleavage firm is raising funds on japan crowdfunding website to make prototypes last year designed peek a boo t shirts with prints of women's bras
accused: tracy marie barras has been accused of sending naked photos of herself to three students and performing oral sex on one of them a married teacher has been accused of sending naked photos of herself to three students and performing oral sex on one of them in her classroom tracy marie barras was arrested at home after police in louisiana launched an investigation into the allegations of inappropriate conduct barras,34, is alleged to have sent the teens nude photos through, kik, a text messaging app one of the teens told investigators barras performed oral sex on him in her classroom before a homecoming pep rally barras, a math teachers, worked at crowley high school in acadia parish according to her facebook page she is married with a six year old son acadia parish sheriff wayne melancon said investigators with his office were contacted by officials with the acadia parish school board school officials had reported possible inappropriate behavior between a teacher and several 16 year old male students following an investigation into the incidents, investigators were able to obtain warrants of arrest for barras, 34, of duson the teacher is the latest in the state of louisiana to face under age sex charges two teachers in a neighboring parish are accused of having a threesome with a 16 year old and making a sex tape shelley dufresen,32, and rachel respasss,24, are alleged to have romped with the teen and videoed the encounter the women, who both worked at destrehan high school in st charles parish, have been suspended from their jobs relationships: barras, a math teachers, worked at crowley high school in acadia parish inappropriate: one of the teens told investigators barras performed oral sex on him in her classroom relationships: barras, 34, left, and right, is pictured with an unidentified man, she is alleged to have sent the teens nude photos through, kik, a text messaging app the two women were charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior barras was released from jail following her arrest after raising bail of $60,000
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tracy marie barras was arrested at home after police in louisiana launched an investigation into the allegations of inappropriate conduct barras, 34, is alleged to have sent the teens nude photos through, kik, a text messaging app following an investigation a warrant of arrest was issued for barras she was released from jail following her arrest after raising bail of $60,000
a woman who called police after seeing a young child left alone in a hot car was allegedly run over by the boy's angry mom and may never walk again shannon dominguez was on the phone to police when she had a confrontation with 27 year old kristina riddell the 43 year old was hit by riddell's honda car and left with a back injury with doctors warning she might never walk again scroll down for video injured: shannon dominguez (right) was ran over by an angry mother in june after reporting the woman's child locked in a hot car her boyfriend alan mason (left) was also there and witnessed the incident wheelchair bound: doctors say dominguez (left) may never walk again after the incident her boyfriend mason (right) was punched in the attack 'every day is a chore every day is stressful,' said dominguez, whose left leg was crushed in the june 7 incident she is now wheelchair bound and faces months of rehabilitation to try and walk again collared: kristina riddell, 27, was later arrested and charged with hit and run, assault and child abuse dominguez told fox 31 news she was outside a store in longmont, colorado, when she saw a small boy alone in a car fearing he might be overcome by the heat she called police the boy's mother mother riddell allegedly became angry when she realized police had been called she punched dominguez's boyfriend, alan mason, before running the couple over with her white honda mason was thrown over the hood while dominguez's leg was crushed under the wheels of the car riddell sped off, but was later arrested and charged with multiple offenses mason said: 'she had her windows down, so i grabbed onto the door she drug me about 20 feet i realized she was not going to stop, so i let go i tumbled in the parking lot' doctors said mason suffered internal and external bruising dominguez said she had no regrets about calling for help as she feared the boy could die from being in a baking hot car 'all four windows were rolled up and it was in the direct sun it scares the heck out of me it's some innocent child might die,' dominguez told the station family photo: riddell pictured above with a boy who appears to be her son in a picture posted to her facebook she added that next time she might call 911 and leave rather than wait around, but added: 'if it means helping a child, i'd do it in a heartbeat' riddell was arrested at her home in longmont she was charged with hit and run, assault and child abuse fox 13 said she has an extensive criminal record, including arrests for assault, domestic violence and multiple driving violations
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shannon dominguez, 43, was outside a store in longmont, colorado this past june when she noticed a young boy locked in a hot car she called police to report the boy alone in the car and waited around to see the boy was alright that's when the boy's mother, 27 year old kristina riddell arrived, and saw that dominguez reported her she got in the car and ran dominguez over, leaving her wheelchair bound riddell was later arrested and charged with hit and run, assault and child abuse
top degrees have been awarded to every single student on dozens of british degree courses, a mail on sunday investigation into ‘rampant’ grade inflation has found on more than 50 courses at universities across the country, in subjects ranging from engineering to english, 100 per cent of students were awarded a first or a 2:1 at some institutions, the proportion of students achieving at least a 2:1 a key requirement for many employers has leapt over the past five years on more than 50 courses at universities across the country, in subjects ranging from engineering to english, 100 per cent of students were awarded a first or a 2:1 critics said universities were pushing up grades as a ‘marketing ploy’ to attract students paying up to £9,000 a year, and warned that degrees no longer reflect the true abilities of graduates however, universities said the rises reflected improvements in a level grades among the 40 universities that responded to freedom of information requests, 32 had degree courses where between 90 and 100 per cent of students were awarded a first or a 2:1 on some courses, more than half of the  students were awarded firsts all 31 students on the music technology and popular music degree course at huddersfield university were awarded a first or a 2:1 this year compared with 33 per cent five years ago similarly, all 25 students on the building services engineering course at liverpool john moores university were awarded a first or a 2:1 this year, compared with 61 per cent five years ago and everyone studying english language and linguistics at the university of the west of england achieved a first or a 2:1, up from 71 per cent five years ago all 31 students on the music technology and popular music degree course at huddersfield university (pictured) were awarded a first or a 2:1 this year among the 40 universities that responded to freedom of information requests, 32 had degree courses where between 90 and 100 per cent of students were awarded a first or a 2:1 as in previous years, elite institutions including oxford, cambridge and university college london had the highest number of courses recording between 90 and 100 per cent firsts or 2:1s the higher education statistics agency warned that where student numbers on courses are very low, a few individual results could skew the outcome but the agency’s own data showed a record two thirds of all students got either a first or a 2:1 in 2012 professor alan smithers, director of the centre for education and employment research at buckingham university, said that grade inflation had become ‘rampant’ because there were no national standards for degrees, and it enabled institutions to boost their rankings in league tables fellow buckingham academic professor geoffrey alderman said: ‘it is the “all must have prizes” approach’ birmingham university professor john thornes said grade inflation was a ‘marketing ploy’ but nicola dandridge, chief executive of universities uk, said: ‘there may be a range of factors behind these results the number of students on many of the courses is small the degrees in question also represent a fraction of the courses often available at individual universities ‘the proportion of firsts and 2:1s has increased marginally in recent years, reflecting increases in entry qualifications a level performance has improved, as have learning methods however, the current degree classification system is a blunt instrument’
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more than 50 university courses across uk awarded students a first or 2:1 number achieving 2:1 or above has leapt over five years at some institutions critics say grades have been pushed up as a 'marketing ploy' universities said the rises reflected improvements in a level grades
a functioning man made leaf that absorbs water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen, just like natural leaves, has been created by an art graduate the new material could provide a steady source of oxygen for humans on long missions in space and even help us colonise new planets julian melchiorri claims that the leaves could also transform life on earth as we know it, because buildings could be clad with the material to oxygenate homes and polluted urban areas scroll down for video you better beleaf it: a graduate has invented a man made biological leaf (pictured) that absorbs water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen, just like natural leaves do on earth he thinks the material could be used in space exploration, the colonising of planets and to clad buildings back on earth julian melchiorri claims that the leaves could facilitate long distance space travel by providing oxygen on future space craft they could be dumped on planets that humans will colonise, as 'real' plants can't grow in zero gravity but the man made leaves also need water to perform photosynthesis the leaves could be used in interior design on earth and the designer has already made lightshade using the material, which could oxygenate as well as decorate rooms he thinks the leaves could be used to clad buildings and even funnel the oxygen produced inside structures the royal college of art graduate told dezeen that nasa is researching ways to ensure a supply of oxygen over long journeys so that people can live in space, but that plants don’t grow in zero gravity ‘this material could allow us to explore space much further than we can now,’ he said mr melchiorri, who lives in london, was working on his leaf while on the rca’s innovation design engineering course and collaborated with scientists at tufts university silk lab in massachusetts to engineer the material it is made up of chloroplasts from plant cells  that are suspended in a web of silk protein the protein is extracted from natural silk fibres ‘this material has amazing properties of stabilising molecules,’ he explained in a video the material is made up of chloroplasts from plant cells (illustrated) that are suspended in a web of silk protein the protein is extracted from natural silk fibres mr melchiorri claims that he has made the 'first photosynthetic material that is living and breathing as a leaf does' but just like real leaves, the new material needs a small amount of fresh water and light to produce oxygen, which still needs to be discovered on planets for humans to call home mr melchiorri says that his material consumes very little energy and as a result he thinks it could be incorporated into modern buildings, to absorb carbon dioxide it could be used to clad facades, ventilation systems, he said ‘you can absorb air from outside, pass it through these biological filters and then bring oxygenated air inside’ he has so far created lampshades made from the material, which produce oxygen while helping to light up a home the project was showcased as part of dezeen and mini frontiers you can find out more about the project here mr melchiorri claims that he has made the 'first photosynthetic material that is living and breathing as a leaf does' but just like real leaves, the new material (pictured) needs a small amount of fresh water and light to produce oxygen, which still needs to be discovered on planets for humans to call home the leaves could be used to clad facades, ventilation systems, their creator said he has so far created lampshades made from the material (pictured), which produce oxygen while helping to light up a home
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only a small minority of people have ever seen the ghostly crimson lights that dance on top of thunderstorms known as 'red sprites', these rare flashes create red tendrils more than 50 miles (80 km) above the ground that last for just a few milliseconds now, photographer petr horálek has been able to capture this incredible sight at the la silla observatory on the outskirts of the chilean atacama desert the small and large magellanic clouds can be seen just to the right of centre of the image and the faint green streak of a meteor just to the left of the milky waythese striking heavenly regulars are eclipsed, however, by the presence red sprites (bottom left of the main image) the six panels below the main image magnify a series of red sprites which were caught a few hours before daybreak the small and large magellanic clouds can be seen just to the right of centre of the image and the faint green streak of a meteor just to the left of the milky way these striking heavenly regulars are eclipsed, however, by the presence of something far more elusive and much closer to home the six panels below the main image magnify a series of red sprites which were caught a few hours before daybreak named after shakespeare’s mischievous sprites puck, from a midsummer night’s dream, and ariel, from the tempest, sprites are caused by irregularities in the ionosphere the incredible flashes of light are caused by huge electrical discharges of lightning in the sky, and they get their deep red hue from nitrogen molecules in the air only a small minority of people have ever seen the ghostly crimson lights that dance on top of thunderstorms known as 'red sprites', these rare flashes create red tendrils more than 50 miles (80 km) above the ground that last for just a few milliseconds named after shakespeare’s mischievous sprites puck, from a midsummer night’s dream, and ariel, from the tempest, sprites are caused by irregularities in the ionosphere the incredible flashes of light are caused by huge electrical discharges of lightning in the sky, and they get their deep red hue from nitrogen molecules in the air they can be seen in the d region of the ionosphere this is the area of the atmosphere just above the dense lower atmosphere, about 37 to 56 miles (60 km to 90 km) above the earth red sprites are electrical bursts of light that occur above highly active thunderstorms they can be seen in the d region of the ionosphere this is the area of the atmosphere just above the dense lower atmosphere, about 37 to 56 miles (60 km to 90 km) above the earth the incredible flashes get their deep red hue from nitrogen molecules in the air atmospheric sprites have been known for nearly a century, but their origins were a mystery they only last a few milliseconds and are relatively dim compared with other lightning the late experimental physicist john winckler accidentally discovered sprites, while helping to test a new low light video camera in 1989 typically seen as groups of red orange flashes, they are triggered by positive cloud to ground lightning this is rarer and more powerful than its negative counterpart, as the lightning discharge originates from the upper regions of the cloud, further from the ground in a short burst, the sprite extends rapidly downwards, creating dangling red tendrils before disappearing the sprites pictured here occurred over the course of about 40 minutes and were most likely more than 310 miles (500km) away in october, another photographer was able to capture this elusive light after spending months on the road following storms in vivaro, italy marko korosec, 32, managed to capture the rare pictures whilst standing in a corn field, over 200 miles (320km) away from the phenomenon 'sprites are not easy to capture, and might occur just a few times in hours, but this storm system was very active this time 'it was very difficult to get these shots as they are so rare and you simply have to be quite lucky that the storm will produce them 'you might take hundreds of photos without capturing any of them,' added mr korosec, who works as a system administrator for highways in slovenia atmospheric sprites have been known for nearly a century, but researchers have been baffled as to how, and why, they form in may, penn state university researchers managed to model the elusive phenomenon, which forms above thunderstorms and appears as a 'jellyfish' shape in the sky they say they believe that sprites form at plasma irregularities and may be useful in remote sensing of the lower ionosphere – an area that facilitates radio communication on earth for decades, airline pilots were the only people lucky enough to catch sight of the natural phenomenon known as red sprites now one photographer has managed to capture this elusive light after spending months on the road following storms in vivaro, italy marko korosec, 32, managed to capture the rare pictures whilst standing in a corn field, over 200 miles (320km) away from the phenomenon the late physicist john winckler accidentally discovered sprites, while helping to test a new low light video camera in 1989
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most fathers are opposed to shared parental leave with many worried about the impact on their careers, research shows a law introduced yesterday allows men to share up to 50 weeks of parental leave with their partner if their child is born after march 31 next year instead of taking just two weeks of statutory paternity leave, fathers can take almost a year off to care for the baby but a study suggests many have no intention of taking up the offer scroll down for video three out of four british men disagree they should have equal rights to parental leave, file photograph research by jobs website glassdoor found that only one in four men surveyed agreed that both parents should take parental leave this falls to one in five for over 45s but rises to one in three for men under 25, showing a generational gap in attitudes under the new rules women must take the first two weeks, but men can then take over for the remaining 50 weeks they can also take the time off at the same time yet glassdoor found just one in ten men wanted to take the maximum amount of leave allowed, while almost half said they would still take two weeks a separate report by law firm linklaters found almost two thirds of men and women were concerned that taking shared leave could damage their career prospects half of men said they would be deterred from taking shared parental leave if male colleagues did not take it deputy prime minister nick clegg, pictured, announced plans for shared parental leave in january 2011 jeremy davies, of think tank the fatherhood institute, claimed that men’s reluctance to take parental leave was mostly financial and not because they did not want to care for their child he said: ‘pay is the main factor we know that for men to take advantage of these sort of things they need to be able to afford to do so ‘is status anxiety an issue? yes you’ve got to feel confident that if you do this it’s not going to mess your career up’ couples who take shared parental leave could also be offered less favourable packages than women on maternity leave the law says firms must pay 90 per cent of an employee’s weekly earnings for the first six weeks then £13818 or 90 per cent of salary, whichever is lower, for another 33 weeks in reality, many offer more generous maternity pay on top of this so that staff are not financially penalised for caring for their child there is no obligation for employers to extend this enhanced pay to those on shared parental leave however, lucy lewis, a partner at law firm lewis silkin, warned that employers could be sued for discrimination if they failed to offer the same generous package to men yesterday, a report by the trades union congress said many pregnant workers are victimised by bosses with ‘sacking, bullying and side lining’ commonplace in the last five years, 9,000 women have brought tribunal claims against their employer for unfair dismissal or suffering a detriment because of pregnancy
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one in four british men said parental leave should not be shared equally fathers had previously been allowed a two week period of paternity leave from today, fathers could in theory take almost one year away from work however, 12 per cent of men said they would take the maximum available the new scheme could cost employers up to £17 million in the first year almost half of men surveyed said they were happy taking just two weeks
jordan's decision to execute its isis linked prisoners in retaliation for the death of its pilot will only serve to fuel more revenge attacks by the terror group, a security analyst said today the kingdom hanged two jihadists this morning hours after vowing to avenge the death of moaz al kasasbeh, who was shown being torched alive in a video released yesterday jordan has also promised to follow through on a threat to execute four other prisoners convicted of being associated with isis but while such an uncompromising strategy may have struck a chord with the jordanian public, security experts have warned of the dangers of adopting an eye for an eye response andreas krieg, a professor for defence studies at king's college london in qatar, told mailonline: 'the jordanian response to the execution of their pilot was purely an act of blind revenge scroll down for video the decision by king abdullah ii of jordan (left) to fast track the executions of isis linked prisoners in retaliation for the death of pilot moaz al kasasbeh (right) will provoke more terror attacks, experts warn taken away: an ambulance believed to be transporting the bodies of iraqis sajida al rishawi and ziad al karbouli leaves swaqa prison near amman after the al qaeda militants were executed 'it was driven by negative emotions such as anger rather than the ambition of achieving justice 'moreover, punishing jihadists by executing senior commanders will only cause revenge – something that jordan, a country under pressure, should try to avoid 'at its core, the islamic state can still act with impunity executing some al qaeda operatives who were only marginally related to the roots of isis is not going to change this 'this round goes to isis jordan puts itself on the same level by letting anger and hatred prevail over justice' the gruesome death of 26 year old lt al kaseasbeh, captured while participating in airstrikes by a us led coalition, sparked outrage and anti islamic state group demonstrations in jordan newspaper headlines warned jordan 'will take revenge' for his slaying as king abdullah ii, a staunch western ally, rushed back to his kingdom from washington in its first response, jordan executed sajida al rishawi and ziad al karbouly, two iraqis linked to al qaeda, government spokesman mohammed al momani said jordan has executed two isis linked prisoners including sajida al rishawi (left) hours after militants released a sickening video that showed captured jordanian fighter pilot moaz al kasasbeh (right) being burned alive sajida al rishawi (pictured inside a military court in 2006) and ziad al karbouli, have already been executed after jordan promised a swift and lethal response to the brutal isis video islamic state had demanded rishawi's release in exchange for the life of japanese journalist kenji goto however, goto was later beheaded by the group, with images of his death released in a video last saturday jordan had insisted that they would only release the woman as part of a deal to free the pilot, who, it has since emerged was killed a month ago making a mockery of any negotiations dr krieg added: 'this act of vengeance by the jordanian king is really not a sign of strength it is an act of weakness '(the executions) are a desperate attempt by king abdullah to show strength to an outraged public that has been unusually vocal in their criticism of the palace's dealing with the hostage situation 'after agreeing to negotiate the execution of the pilot, which already happened a month ago, it is a slap in the king's face 'isis demonstrated that they can stage an execution in this manner in their capital raqqa while appearing untouchable' some analysts also believe jordan could escalate its involvement in the campaign against islamic state, which has seized large areas of iraq and syria, jordan's neighbours to the north and east brutal: the footage, which is titled 'healing the believers chests', shows the captured airman wearing an orange jumpsuit as a trail of petrol leading up to the cage is seen being set alight depraved: the flames reach the cage holding the helpless pilot it is later flattened by a bulldozer the latest murder by islamic state terrorists represents a new level of barbarity from a group notorious for its savagery as with previous beheading videos, footage of moaz al kasasbeh’s murder is characterised by its slick production values and graphics but unlike the others, it contains an added cinematic dimension clearly designed to achieve heightened impact – as if the horror of burning alive wasn’t enough isis blames the fighter pilot for burning houses and killing babies with airstrikes before he was captured in december the manner of his death is a symbolic show of strength to strike terror into ‘non believers’ and encourage doubters within their ranks and while the beheading videos featuring british executioner jihadi john were often static – showing the terrorist standing behind his victims – this clip combines aerial shots, panoramic views and changing camera angles that would have taken far longer to edit reports from jordan suggest al kasasbeh may have died as long ago as january 3, suggesting the video has been a month in the making the new clip also contains more of the landscape than has previously been shown, which intelligence experts will analyse for clues as to the jihadists’ whereabouts it is the latest in a propaganda war in which the terror group seem intent on finding new ways to provoke horror and disgust as well as posting footage of executions on social media, they have also used captured british photojournalist john cantlie – who is still believed to be alive – to present videos attacking the west in washington, abdullah ii and president barack obama vowed in a hastily arranged white house meeting tuesday not to let up in the fight against the islamic state group abdullah has portrayed the campaign against the extremists as a battle over values in a speech later aired on jordanian state television, he urged his countrymen to unite 'it's the duty of all of us to stand united and show the real values of jordanians in the face of these hardships,' abdullah said us representative duncan hunter jr, a california republican, said after a meeting with congressional lawmakers and king abdullah that the jordanian monarch had been visibly angry and promised swift and certain retaliation against islamic state group militants 'they're starting more sorties tomorrow than they've ever had 'they're starting tomorrow,' hunter told the washington examiner in an interview published online tuesday night hunter added the king also said: 'the only problem we're going to have is running out of fuel and bullets' that uncompromising response will strike the right chord with his own people, who were shocked over the brutality of isis's latest execution video but dr labib kamhawi, a jordanian political analyst once threatened with prosecution for criticising the king, says this commitment to engaging with isis may wane before too long he told bbc radio 4's today programme: ‘the initial effect is that there is a massive feeling of anger and solidarity amongst the people of jordan against isis 'but you cannot count on this as time passes because initially jordan was severely divided over this particular issue and a good number of them feel this is not our war, we should not be involved ‘lots of people wouldn’t be willing to express this position now because they might be labelled as anti patriotic' he said the decision to join the airstrikes did not come out of public debate or consultation he added: 'the king made the decision and the king knows and only he knows exactly why jordan is involved in this fight ‘personally i don’t think our involvement would lead to anything or mean anything it’s symbolic involvement but its repercussions are immense ‘i think isis itself knows that what’s taking place is funny, not serious airstrikes never won a war against paramilitary organisations ‘they will continue to grow as long as there’s enough grievances and anger among people in the region president barack obama (right) met late last night with king abdullah ii in the oval office of the white house, hours after the moaz al kasasbeh was executed he was escorted under heavy security through a basement corridor at the us capitol after meeting with the senate foreign relations committee and other leaders in washington ‘i would not support [further air strikes] it would lead to nothing jordan is far too weak 'jordan’s political position is far more important if it put an end to the supply route to syria across jordan that could be more effective’ after word spread that the pilot had been killed, dozens of people chanting slogans against the islamic state group marched toward the royal palace to express their anger waving a jordanian flag, they chanted, 'damn you, daesh!' using the arabic acronym of the group and 'we will avenge, we will avenge our son's blood' 'there is no religion accepts such act,' amman resident hassan abu ali said 'islam is a religion of tolerance (the islamic state group) have nothing to do with islam this is criminal act' protesters also marched in the pilot's home village of ai and set a local government office on fire witnesses said the atmosphere was tense and that riot police patrolled the streets al kaseasbeh is from a tribal area in southern jordan's karak district the tribes are considered a mainstay of support for the monarchy, but the pilot's capture has strained that relationship members of the pilot's family have repeatedly accused the government of botching efforts to win his release and have also criticized jordan's participation in the anti islamic state group alliance jordan faces increasing threats from the militants jordan borders areas of islamic state group's self declared caliphate there also have been signs of greater support for the group's militant ideas among jordan's young and poor david l phillips, a former state department adviser on the middle east, said he believes the pilot's killing could backfire, antagonising sunnis against the extremists, including sunni tribes in iraq he also said the extremist group's recent military setbacks may have fueled the killings 'they need to compensate for that with increasingly gruesome killings of prisoners,' said phillips, director of the program on peace building and human rights at columbia university
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jamie lynn sigler's eldest brother adam has died the 41 year old stockbroker passed away on wednesday from a brain hemorrhage after being in a coma, according to usweekly on thursday the sopranos actress released a statement: 'words cannot express how deeply saddened we are by the sudden loss of adam sigler he brought love and joy to everyone around him, especially his family, who were by his side when he passed' gone too soon: jamie lynn sigler's eldest brother adam, 41, died on wednesday from a brain hemorrhage, according to usweekly a close family: the 33 year old sopranos star (bottom) with adam (in the colorado university shirt), her other older brother brian, now 38, (far right) and her parents in a throwback photo the 33 year old actress added, 'adam will continue to be a source of strength and inspiration we ask that the family's privacy be respected during this time' the hemorrhage came as a shock to the family as sigler was of good health up until then, said a source 'adam was always so happy and inspired jamie to be a better person every day,' a source told the site 'she loved him dearly and will miss him more than anyone can ever imagine' the insider added, 'the family was with him every second he was in a coma and was surrounded by his entire family when he passed' a successful new york stockbroker: a source said adam was a good uncle to her son, beau kyle, aged one the sopranos star has been receiving well wishes from her followers 'holding you and your family close to my heart adam will always be a part of you,' said one post adam was the oldest of the three sigler children her other brother brian is 38 years old 'adam was engaged,' the same insider told usweekly the finacée, it was later learned, is named danielle piro ''he was such a funny, amazing man he was an incredible uncle who was loved by all his friends and family he will be greatly missed,' added the friend another passing: her screen father james galdofini from the sopranos died in 2013 at the age of 51 jamie is married to baseball player cutter dykstra and together they have a son, beau kyle, aged one the new york native last appeared on dads jamie lynn suffered another loss in 2013 when her screen father james gandolfini from the sopranos died at the age of 51
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two members of a girl gang savagely attacked a pair of legal secretaries following a royal wedding street party kalee powell, 18, and precious gordon, 19, attacked daniela holischeck and birgit habersetzer after spending the day boozing at a street party to celebrate the marriage of prince william and kate middleton ms holischeck, who worked for city law firm paul, hastings, janofsky & walker, was left a bloodied mess following the savage beating convicted: precious gordon, left,  and kalee powell, right, savagely attacked a pair of legal secretaries during a royal wedding day attack she spent the night in a&e after the attack and had to take a fortnight off from work powell and gordon, along with a 17 year old who cannot be named, attacked 'like a pack' after they were called 'idiots' when they knocked a pizza out of the hands of ms habersetzer gordon admitted affray and assaulting ms holischeck and ms harbersetzer, while powell was convicted of affray for her part in the attack on ms holischeck after a trial at the old bailey both were given community orders and told to pay a total of £300 compensation to their victims judge stephen kramer qc said ms holischeck and her flatmate had been caught up in 'an ugly incident in which mindless, drunken and unlawful violence was used' 'it must have been a shock and thoroughly frightening for the two women who were victims,' he added haunted: daniela holischeck, pictured (right) with fellow victim birgit habersetzer, says she has been denied justice after members of a girl gang who savagely attacked them walked free from court 'i am satisfied what you both did you did that night because you were fuelled by alcohol, having gone to a street party and drunk alcohol celebrating the royal wedding 'you have each come within a whisker of a custodial sentence i hope you both appreciate that and these courts will never see you in this sort of position again' ms holischeck told jurors she felt as if it was 'raining fists' during the 10 minute attack in bathurst gardens, kensal rise, northwest london, on april 30 last year she became so desperate she kicked out at a car in an attempt to start its alarm 'they managed to grab my hair and pull me to the ground, and started to kick me,' she said 'i could feel pizza being rubbed in my hair bits of cheese coming down on me 'there was so much blood everywhere my face was full of blood, my hair was full of blood' ms habersetzer, also a legal secretary, was also attacked while two boys from the group stood watching in kensal rise, london, just after midnight miss habersetzer had brought the pizza as a late night snack and was taking it home prosecutor helen guest said: 'as they passed on the pavement, one of the girls knocked the box out of the hands of birgit habersetzer, and then followed that up with a punch to her face 'she threatened to call the police, and then a girl came to daniela holischeck and started to attack her she ended up on the floor, and they were kicking and punching her' the attack only came to an end when a passing police car pulled up powell told officers she was drunk but had been trying to stop the fight ms holischeck said she spent the night in a&e and had to take two weeks off sick 'i had some trapped nerves in my back, and was not able to get out of bed by myself for a week,' she said 'i had friends come to help me get out of bed' 'i had a nose bleed from punches to the head' attack: powell and gordon had spent the day boozing at a street party to celebrate the marriage of prince william and kate middleton the two victims both german had been celebrating the wedding of prince william to kate middleton in a local pub but had drunk only fruit juice because they were in training for a charity fun run powell, of northolt, northwest london, denied affray and common assault on ms holischeck and was convicted she was given a 12 month community order requiring her to spend a total of 24 hours at a senior attendance centre run by the probation service she will also be under a nightly 8pm to 8am curfew for three months and will have to pay £100 compensation to ms holischeck gordon, of kensal rise, admitted affray and common assault on both victims she was given a 12 month community order requiring her to spend a total of 27 hours at a senior attendance centre and ordered to pay £100 compensation to each of the victims
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a dad left his one year old twin daughters in a hot car with the windows wound up while he had sex up against a wall shocked neighbours called police after hearing the girls crying in the car after police arrived they walked around a duplex where they saw juan munford having sex with a woman scroll down for video juan munford is charged with child endangerment and indecent exposure after he left his twin girls in a hot car while he had sex outside an apartment complex juan munfod has been charged with indecent exposure and child endangerment after he left his children in a hot car so he could have sex with a woman behind a building the 47 year old identified himself as the father of the two girls who were left alone in the car parked in a driveway the twins were taken to hospital as a precaution as they had been left alone in an airless car on a hot day the incident took place on friday in prince george county, virginia prince george police captain brian kei told wtvr tv in richmond: 'we went around to the back of the duplex and discovered a male and a female engaging in sexual intercourse at that point they [police] made contact with the individual who identified himself as the father of the two twins' police charged the woman with incident exposure and released her at the scene munford was arrested on child endangerment charges and held in jail he was also charged with indecent exposure the children were taken to southside regional medical center as a precaution and placed in the custody of child protective services juan munford and a woman were caught having sex behind this duplex and virginia while his children were dangerously left alone in a hot car
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norway has become the latest country to consider stripping citizenship from extremists who travel abroad to fight jihad the government said it was important to send 'a strong signal' to people thinking about leaving the country to join terror groups it came as london mayor boris johnson called for british citizens travelling to iraq and syria to join the islamic state (isis) to be automatically stripped of their passports in echoing that call, norway's minister of children and equality, solveig horne, said the government will 'turn over every stone' to prevent its citizens from becoming radicalised 'strong signal': norway's minister of children and equality, solveig horne (left), has echoed calls by london mayor boris johnson (right) for extremists who travel abroad to fight jihad to be stripped of their citizenship she told the local: 'we will begin discussion about introducing regulations on revocation for any citizen causing serious damage to vital government interests or who has volunteered to serve in foreign military services 'this is a strong signal to people wanting to take part in terror operations and wars' other countries, including denmark and the netherlands are looking at similar measures earlier this week, mr johnson said britain must take on isis to 'try to close it down now', warning that doing nothing would mean a 'tide of terror will eventually lap at our own front door' the mayor, who has overall responsibility for the metropolitan police, called for new laws that would mean anyone visiting iraq and syria would be automatically presumed to be terrorists unless they had notified the authorities in advance the issue has been pulled into sharp focus for many western governments after the brutal killing of us journalist james foley by an islamic state fighter dubbed 'jihadi john' sickening: tackling extremism has been pulled into sharp focus for many western governments after the brutal killing of us journalist james foley by an islamic state fighter dubbed 'jihadi john' (above) writing in his daily telegraph column, mr johnson said: ‘young men such as this killer are famously told that if they die in 'battle' they will be welcomed in heaven by the sexual ministrations of 72 virgins ‘many of them believe it even though scholars have suggested that the reference to 'black eyed virgins' is in fact a promise of 72 raisins 'i suspect most of us don't give a monkey's what happens to this prat in heaven, whether he meets virgins or raisins we just want someone to come along with a bunker buster and effect an introduction as fast as possible' however, he was roundly criticised for his comments richard barrett, a former mi6 security chief, said the threat from isis was ‘unproven’ and needed to be better understood before new laws were rushed through deputy prime minister nick clegg added that new legislation to combat the threat posed by british jihadists returning from the middle east would not remove the danger from islamic state extremists
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the attorney for a michigan woman whose newborn baby boy was found dead in a suburban detroit recycling center said she 'did as well as she could' in caring for the child angela alexie, 24, of eastpointe, allegedly delivered the baby on her own in the unattached garage of a friend's house where she was living steven kaplan, alexie's attorney, said she has a 'severe lack of parenting skills, limited intelligence and lack of family support' in court yesterday angela alexie, 24, of eastpointe, allegedly delivered the baby boy on her own in the unattached garage of a friend's house that she was residing in and then put the baby in a recycling bin after he had died steven kaplan (left), alexie's attorney said that she has a 'severe lack of parenting skills, limited intelligence and lack of family support' and that she did 'as well as she could' in caring for the child workers found the child naked and bundled in a black shirt as his body came down the conveyor at the recommunity recycling center in roseville on january 14 workers found the child naked and bundled in a black shirt as his body came down the conveyor at the recommunity recycling center in roseville on january 14, according to the detroit free press it is believed that the child was born on or around december 22 and died christmas eve night, but the macomb county medical examiner's office is still working to confirm the timeline the boy, unofficially named henry alexander macomb by morgue workers, 'must have suffered greatly' while left in the garage with low temperatures in the 30s, roseville police chief james berlin said police said alexie went to and from the garage while living in the house to check on the baby and to feed him they believe that the boy's body was put in a recycling bin that was picked up from the home on january 13 alexie claims someone else though she does not know who put the baby in the recycling bin, according to the police they believe she acted alone, but she did not give reasons for her actions it is believed that the child was born on or around december 22 in the garage of a friend's house in eastpointe (pictured) and died christmas eve night, but the macomb county medical examiner's office is still working to confirm the timeline police said alexie went to and from the garage while living in the house to check on the baby and to feed him they believe that the boy's body was put in a recycling bin that was picked up from the home on january 13 the boy, unofficially named henry alexander macomb by morgue workers, 'must have suffered greatly' while left in the garage with low temperatures in the 30s, roseville police chief james berlin said it is believed that alexie went to and from the garage while living in the house to check on the baby and to feed him alexie, who has three other young children in foster care, is charged with felony murder and child abuse in the death of her son kaplan will not seek a competency exam because it appeared to him that 'she has sufficient cognizance to assist her attorney in the hearing' he plans to request a forensic evaluation regarding the issue of criminal responsibility or culpability, which he believes could lead to an insanity defense kaplan added that the defense will state on the record today that all of alexie's rights regarding the burial of the baby will be released the macomb community has rallied together to provide a funeral and burial for the baby eastpointe judge carl gerds set bond at $1million alexie, who has three other children in foster care, is charged with felony murder and child abuse in the death of her son kaplan will not seek a competency exam because it appeared to him that 'she has sufficient cognizance to assist her attorney in the hearing' he plans to request a forensic evaluation regarding the issue of criminal responsibility or culpability, which he believes could lead to an insanity defense
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the parents of oscar winner marisa tomei have filed a lawsuit against the son of famed musician john lennon gary and addie tomei are suing sean lennon claiming in the six years since he purchased the property next to them, both located on west 13th street in new york city's greenwich village, he has refused to cut down a tree in his front yard whose roots are now destroying the tomei home, this despite numerous requests from the couple as for damages, the couple are asking for $10million and that the tree be removed scroll down for video gary and addie tomei (above) are suing sean lennon over a tree on the musician's property whose roots have extended into their yard and are causing damage to their home the tomeis say they tried for a year to get in touch with lennon (above) to no avial the tree, see above in the middle of the tomei home on the left and lennon's home on the right, is a 60 foot high ailanthus tree according to court documents obtained by the new york daily news, the tomeis are claiming the 60 foot high ailanthus tree which grows in lennon's front yard has  'compromised the basement wall and interior (causing) irreparable damage to the structural integrity of the building' that's not all either, with the couple saying their concrete foundation and front stoop have also been compromised, all 14 doors in the two family home are unable to close because of the damage to the foundation and the facade of the home could become damaged next if the tree does not go soon as for the reason behind the lawsuit, the tomeis claim they have been trying to get in touch with lennon for a year to no avail lennon, who bought the townhouse in 2008 for $95 million and has focused on remodeling the ritzy residence since then, has yet to respond to this lawsuit, though his lawyer, jonas herbsman, did admit he was shocked when told just how much the tomeis are looking for in damages 'he refuses to do anything he’s owned it for six years and neglected it i like him personally but he’s stubborn and he has a lawyer who is very belligerent,' explained mr tomei even ms tomei, who says she is pro tree, wants the tree gone 'i hate to see this tree come down, but it’s destroying my stoop,' said the actress 'there are cracks everywhere the masons don’t want to make repairs because they say it’s just going to happen again,' added mr tomei 'i want him to take the tree down and pay my expenses it’s not cheap i tried but you can’t talk to him he’s always traveling' the couple's daughter marisa (above) admits that while she hates to see a tree cut down, it is destroying her parents' brownstone as for the tree, it is an invasive species that was introduced to the united states through china,  nicknamed by some as the tree of heaven it is also known the for the sour odor it produces when cut, grows new roots constantly and moves those roots around to steal from the supply of other plants or even crack the walls of a basement the new york post revealed that even lennon's own arborist and mason were aware of the problems the tree, which is also hollow and rotting, was causing, and urged him to chop it down this is not the first time lennon's home has wrecked havoc on the tomeis, with a pipe burst happening early last year that forced the duo to move in with their daughter the tomeis, who purchased the home in 1994, also rent out a duplex in the brownstone for $9,000 a month
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gary and addie tomei, the parents of oscar winner marisa tomei, are suing their neighbor over a tree in his yard claim the roots are destroying their west 13th street home in greenwich village the neighbor is sean lennon, son of john lennon, who purchased the home six years ago for $95million the tomeis say they contacted lennon a year ago about removing the tree, and that he never responded, so they are suing for $10million they claim the roots of the 60 foot high ailanthus tree have destroyed their home as it warped their foundation and compromised basement walls
death rates rose by almost a third in england and wales last month – driven by a fatal combination of vaccine resistant flu and the cold snap, figures reveal almost 29,000 people died in the fortnight before january 23 – about 7,000 above the five year average most of those who perished were elderly and many fell victim to a strain of flu which has mutated more than usual this winter the latest death rates, published by the office for national statistics reveal in the two weeks ending january 23, 28,800 deaths were registered up 32 per cent from the average for this time of year, calculated over the last five years, is 21,859 deaths as a result, fewer people who had vaccinations were protected from the most common form of the virus – h3n2 early estimates show one in five people who developed flu in january fell ill despite having had the jab doctors say problems arise because the vaccine is prepared about eight months before the flu season starts in november and is designed to tackle strains likely to be the most dominant but this year the h3n2 strain had already mutated by the time the critical flu period arrived professor john newton of public health england told the bbc: ‘there can be mutation so that the circulating type [of flu] might not be as well matched at the end of the flu season as it was at the beginning’ dr richard pebody, head of seasonal flu surveillance at the authority, added: ‘in recent weeks we have seen evidence of significant excess mortality, particularly in the elderly, with more deaths than expected at this time of the year ‘two important causes of excess deaths during the winter are influenza and cold snaps, although estimating exactly how much can be attributed to each takes more time experts say the cold snap is one of the reasons behind the unusually high death rates ‘the main type of flu that has been circulating this winter so far – influenza h3n2 – is well recognised to particularly impact groups such as the elderly and those with underlying chronic health problems, resulting in increases in hospitalisations and deaths that is why we recommend these groups receive flu vaccine each year ideally before the flu season starts’ more than 72 per cent of people aged over 65 have received a flu jab this winter, a similar level to previous years although the vaccination programme identified the right type of flu, it could not guarantee protection from a changing virus public health england carried out a study last year which found that one in five patients with flu had the mutated strain, against which the jab would be ineffective however tests were based on a small sample of 24 patients, five of whom were found to have the mutated strain other experts say the true numbers could be higher researchers at phe have since carried out a larger study and the findings are due to be published later this week in the us, which has also been badly hit by flu this winter, as many as half of all cases of the virus are mutations and several patients have died despite being vaccinated the h3n2 strain of flu, circulating this year, is also particularly virulent in the elderly and those with existing health conditions causing a rise in hospitalisations and deaths last month specialists at southampton general hospital blamed the mutation on a doubling in the number of patients with serious chest infections to about 50 a day the office for national statistics, which published the latest figures yesterday, said mortality rates had already been running close to the five year average at the end of 2014 by the first week of january the number of deaths was up by 3,960 on last year there were 3,721 more in the second week and an extra 3,220 the week after – bringing total excess deaths to 11,340 over the three weeks more than three quarters of deaths were among those over 75 dr pebody added: ‘we offer advice throughout the winter to health professionals and the public about staying safe and healthy in cold weather – which includes looking out for older people who may be more at risk from the effects of very cold weather’
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a couple with a combined love of collecting have turned their home into a time warp full of artifacts from victorian and early 19th century britain jackie and graham reed have spent their married life collecting items from a long lost era including bicycles, furniture, clothes and prams the couple's collection spans centuries but both have a particular love of 19th century as well as pre and post war britain jackie and graham reed have spent their married life collecting items from a long lost era here mrs reed poses with her 1913 hitchings pram the couple's collection spans centuries but both have a particular love of 19th century their kitchen cupboards are stuffed with packets of food from years past their collection now boasts around 100 bicycles including penny farthings and boneshakers the couple's 'history house' is also full of antique ornaments, clocks, plates, paintings and even tins and packets of food mrs reed, 57, a former office worker and housewife of many years, said: 'my husband started collecting bicycles when his aunt gave him one at the age of 16 'it's hard to say how many he has got now but i would say it is close to 100 'the earliest bike he owns is the boneshaker which dates back to 1868 the rest  of his collection of bikes dates all the way up to the 1960s 'graham's real interest is pre world war one and he has a number of bikes from before the war' mr reed rides his 1906 penny farthing the couple's fireplace, right, is adorned by, among other ornaments, an 1880s clock and two late 19th century dog statuettes mr reed, a retired social worker, started collecting bicycles when his aunt gave him one at the age of 16 the oldest in his collection is a boneshaker which dates back to 1868 mr reed, 62, a retired social worker, often takes his penny farthing for a ride and has been known to cause a traffic jam from intrigued motorists taking a quick snap mrs reed said: 'our collections reflect our interest in history we buy items because we just like them, as individual items we are really passionate about history and for me it is about learning as much as you can 'domestic history is my real love i like to experiment and mess around with recipes from old magazines using historic cooking utensils i also collect clothing and i just love to see tiny delicate repairs on victorian baby bonnets and the hand stitching that would have taken so much time 'all of my items are on display in the house and one piece that i love is my 1913 hitchings pram this pram is a lovely model and became a top ranking pram when queen victoria bought three of them mrs reed said: 'we buy items because we just like them, as individual items we are really passionate about history and for me it is about learning as much as you can' 'domestic history is my real love i like to experiment and mess around with recipes from old magazines using historic cooking utensils,' said mrs reed the couple both do occasional talks about their collections and mr reed is considering what he can do with his many bicycles for the much anticipated tour de france mrs reed said: 'i love going to antiques centres, walking around and then something just clicks when you see it it may cost £1, it may cost a lot more, but it's about buying a piece that tells me something about the history behind it' her blue dress is from 1914, the red garment dates from 1900 mrs reed holds a purple dress from 1877: the couple, from leeds, west yorkshire, have been married for 40 years this year and collect the items together mrs reed, 57, a former office worker and housewife of many years said: ' i also collect clothing and i just love to see tiny delicate repairs on victorian baby bonnets and the hand stitching that would have taken so much time' the couple's collection features this rugby book from 1896 the couple don't own a computer and prefer the more personal approach to growing their collections the couple had an eclectic mix of items in their home and say some range from old to newer items 'in my kitchen i have a 1947 pram which i have used for all my grandsons i still take archie out in it because he is still small enough some of my prams on display in the house have been paired with a doll from the same era 'my mum liked my collection of prams when she died she left me some money and i bought a pram out of that every time i see it i am reminded of her' the couple, from leeds, west yorkshire, have been married for 40 years this year they don't own a computer and prefer the more personal approach to growing their collections mrs reed said: 'i love going to antiques centres, walking around and then something just clicks when you see it it may cost £1, it may cost a lot more, but it's about buying a piece that tells me something about the history behind it' the couple both do occasional talks about their collections and mr reed is considering what he can do with his many bicycles for the much anticipated tour de france
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the £15 billion crossrail project reached another landmark today when a tunnel boring machine broke through into an east london station the breakthrough into the huge underground space at whitechapel by the machine named victoria marked the completion of 75 per cent of the tunnelling work on the scheme, which will be finished in 2018 work is taking place more than 100ft down to create a new platform and passenger tunnels for a new crossrail station more than 19 miles of tunnelling have now been completed, with more than 25 million tonnes of earth removed and three of the eight boring machines having 'retired' running from reading in berkshire in the west to as far east as shenfield in essex, crossrail will pass through 40 stations and reduce cross london journey times rail minister stephen hammond said today: 'crossrail is set to transform rail travel across south east england, improving journeys for thousands of passengers and securing long term economic benefits across the region and beyond' london mayor boris johnson said: 'we're tantalisingly close to finishing what is without doubt a monumental feat of engineering it's quite remarkable what the crossrail team has achieved so far and we now look forward to the next exciting stage of the project the fitting out of the crossrail stations of the future' scroll down for video bore: the breakthrough at whitechapel by the machine named victoria marked the completion of 75 per cent of the tunnelling work on the scheme, which will be finished in 2018 vast: victoria broke into a huge underground space at whitechapel where work is taking place more than 100ft down to create a new platform and passenger tunnels for a new crossrail station momentous: workers use the opportunity to take their own photos after the landmark was reached more than 19 miles of tunnelling have now been completed, with more than 25 million tonnes of earth removed and three of the eight boring machines having 'retired' admiration: david shepherd, tunnel construction manager for crossrail (right) and roger escoda, contracts tunnel manager for drogados cisk inspect the hole made after victoria broke through 'we're here': a construction worker waves to colleagues in the underground space at whitechapel running from reading in berkshire in the west to as far east as shenfield in essex, crossrail will pass through 40 stations and reduce cross london journey times workers arrive to watch as a tunelling machine breaks through into the station which forms part of the networkthe 150 metre long boring machine broke through this morning marking the three quarters completion point on the project which will consist of 19 miles of tunnel on track: more workers turn up as the landmark is reached only a quarter of the project is left to finish and looks set to open in 2018 watchful: crossrail engineers keep an eye on the progress of the 1,000 tonne tunneling machine, victoria, as it breaks into the underground station at whitechape hole: workers wait in a tunnel after a crossrail boring machine broke through into the whitechapel station which forms part of the crossrail network passenger walkways and tunnel are currently being developed in stations across london
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breakthrough by the machine named victoria marked the completion of 75 per cent of the tunnelling work boring machine broke into a huge underground space where work is taking place more than 100ft down more than 19 miles of tunnelling have now been completed, with more than 25 million tonnes of earth removed running from reading in berkshire in the west to as far east as shenfield in essex, crossrail will pass through 40 stations and reduce cross london journey times
barack obama has paved the way for airstrikes against isis targets in syria after spy planes started operating in the country on his command, according to us officials while the white house says military action inside syria has not yet been approved, additional intelligence on the militants is considered vital before any move can be made especially in the northern city of raqqa, which isis has named the capital of its self declared caliphate the move comes despite warnings from syria's embattled president bashar assad that any airstrike in the country not given his express permission would be considered an act of aggression obama has so far sought a limited military campaign in neighbouring iraq focused on protecting american diplomats and iraqi civilians under direct threat from the brutal islamist militant group but officials have not ruled out escalating military action against isis, which has increased its overt threats against the united states in recent weeks scroll down for video growth: demonstrators chant their support for isis the brutal islamist militant group deemed too extreme even by al qaeda us president barack obama has now paved the way for airstrikes on isis targets difficult decisions: president barack obama and first lady michelle obama, return to the white house with their daughter malia on sunday after his vacation in martha's vineyard pentagon officials have been drafting potential options for the type of action obama may want to consider to counter isis the plans include airstrikes against strategic targets one official said the administration has a need for reliable intelligence from syria and called the surveillance flights an important avenue for obtaining data on the group's size, firepower and the whereabouts of its leadership the us began launching strikes against isis inside iraq earlier this month with obama citing the threat to american personnel in the country and a humanitarian crisis in the north as his rationale but top pentagon officials have said the only way to eliminate the militants who have been branded too extreme even by notorious terrorist group al qaeda  is to go after the group inside syria as well obama has long resisted taking military action in syria a step that would plunge the us into a country already ravaged by an intractable civil war however, the president's calculus appears to have shifted since isis announced last week that it had murdered james foley an american photojournalist who had been held hostage in syria the extremist group is also threatening to kill other us citizens in its hands defiance: despite admitting syria would welcome outside help in the battle against isis, president bashar assad's regime said it would consider any unauthorized us airstrike in the country an act of aggression expansion of airstrikes to syria: a us navy f/a 18 launches off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier uss george hw bush in the persian gulf waters on august 15 to strike isis positions in iraq white house spokesman josh earnest yesterday said that obama has demonstrated his willingness to order military action whenever it is deemed necessary to protect american citizens 'that is true without regard to international boundaries,' he added the white house would not comment on obama's decision to authorize surveillance flights over syria yesterday, but a spokesperson speaking on condition of anonymity today said they had begun the us stepped up its air surveillance of isis inside iraq earlier this year as obama began considering the prospect of airstrikes there and the administration has already run some surveillance missions over syria including ahead of an attempted mission to rescue foley and other us hostages earlier this summer the us special forces who were sent into syria to carry out the rescue mission did not find the hostages at the location where the military thought they were being held officials who confirmed the failed rescue last week said the us was continuing to seek out intelligence on the other hostages' whereabouts threat: general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, said of isis: 'this is an organization that has an apocalyptic, end of days strategic vision and which will eventually have to be defeated' administration officials have said a concern for obama in seeking to take out isis inside syria is the prospect that such a move could unintentionally help assad yesterday a top syrian official said any us airstrike without consent will be considered aggression isis is among the rebel groups seeking assad's ouster along with other forces aided by the us the white house yesterday tried to tamp down the notion that action against isis could bolster assad, with earnest saying, 'we're not interested in trying to help the assad regime' however, he acknowledged that 'there are a lot of cross pressures here' 'with central command, [dempsey] is preparing options to address isis both in iraq and syria with a variety of military tools including airstrikes,' colonel ed thomas said 'the bottom line is that our forces are well postured to partner with regional allies against isis' escalation: us journalist james wright foley and member of the islamist militant group isis speak to the camera before he is brutally executed his death appears to changed obama's stance on military action a us official said washington was also preparing to launch intelligence and surveillance flights, including drones, over syria two other us officials also acknowledged the preparation of strike options against isis in syria, with one saying planning had been under way for weeks still, neither official suggested us military action there was imminent 'we're just not there yet,' said a senior us defense official, speaking on condition of the anonymity on sunday republicans called for more aggressive us action to defeat isis militants in syria and iraq, accusing barack obama of policies that have failed to thwart 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a new york woman said she was left shaking after finding a letter inside a saks fifth avenue shopping bag purportedly written by a man in a chinese prison factory that was mass producing the distinctive carry all stephanie wilson, 28, an australian who lives in harlem, said she found the message while reaching into the bad for a receipt and it said 'help help help' the desperate cry was written in blue ink on white lined paper and included a passport sized photo of a man who called himself tohnain emmanuel njong in an orange jacket, as well as a yahoo email address 'i read the letter and i just shook i couldn't believe what i was reading,' wilson said in an interview with dnainfo new york desperate cry: new york based australian expat stephanie wilson, 28, found this letter hidden within her saks fifth avenue shopping bag, purportedly from a man who was enslaved in a prison factory that was mass producing the bags in china the department store have since confirmed they make the bags in the country, but have not said where the note said: 'we are ill treated and work like slaves for 13 hours every day producing these bags in bulk in the prison factory thanks and sorry to bother you' wilson said she found it in september 2012 after buying a pair of hunter rain boots and passed it on to the laogai research foundation a washington, dc based advocacy group founded to fight human rights abuses in chinese prisons who began investigating but njong's yahoo email address bounced back, so the nonprofit was unable to locate him harry wu, the founder of laogai research foundation, spent 19 years in a chinese prison factory, known as laogai, and that njong took a huge risk both writing and sending it 'there would be solitary confinement until you confess and maybe later they increase your sentence or even death,' wu said his organization referred the letter to the department of homeland security, which investigates allegations of american companies using forced labor to make their products homeland security officials confirmed to dnainfo that they were made aware of the letter, but could not say if they investigated it or are currently looking at saks in connection to it a dhs official said it's not the first plea letter from china that has ended up on american shores according to dhs senior policy adviser kenneth kennedy, the department was made aware of a woman in oregon who made international news in 2012 when she discovered a similar letter detailing abuse and grueling labor in a chinese prison when it fell from a halloween decoration she'd bought at kmart the oregon letter was anonymous, though the new york times later tracked down the man who said he wrote it distinctive: the black and white saks fifth ave bags are commonplace in new york and los angeles the department store have confirmed they have them made in china and investigating the claims made in the letter a representative for saks fifth avenue confirmed that the store was notified of the letter by the laogai research foundation in december 2013 and said the company took the allegation seriously and launched an investigation saks also confirmed to dnainfo that the store's shopping bags are made in china, but didn't have any further information two us laws make it illegal for imported products to be made using slave, convict or indentured labor dnainfo managed to track down a man who claimed to be njong, admitted to writing the letter and knew specific details about what was in it he said he wrote the letter during his three year prison sentence in the eastern city of qingdao, shandong province njong said he a wrote a total of five letters while in the prison, some in french that he hid in bags emblazoned with french words, and others in english njong, who is now 34, said he had been teaching english in the southern chinese city of shenzhen when he was arrested in may 2011 and charged with fraud, a crime he said he never committed he said he was held in a detention center for 10 months while awaiting a government sponsored lawyer and was barred from contact with the outside community njong said each prisoner was required to meet a daily production quota of what they working on bet it shopping bags, electronics or sewing garments and that they were given a pen and paper to record their productivity this is what he used to pen the letters, hiding under his covers at night so no one would see njong's family did not know where he was for the whole time he was prison, because he was not permitted to contact anyone following his arrest he said he was discharged from prison in december 2013 after receiving a sentence cut for good behavior and finally reunited with relatives, who presumed him dead after struggling to find work in his home country, njong recently moved to dubai and secured a job that will allow him to stay there he said that though his imprisonment ran its course without intervention, he was happy that his letter made its way into at least one person's hands 'it was the biggest surprise of my life,' njong told dnainfo 'i am just happy that someone heard my cry'
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stephanie wilson, 28, found the letter in september 2012 after purchasing boots at saks fifth avenue written by a man calling himself tohnain emmanual njong, who included a passport photo pleaded for help and that he was working 13 hour days to produce the bags dnainfo new york tracked down the man in china, who has since been released from prison said he wrote of them and was amazed one managed to be found saks confirmed their shopping bags are made in china and are investigating
cindy mccain had some choice words for gwyneth paltrow on twitter wednesday after the actress used a surprise  appearance at a tech conference to compare celebrities ridiculed on the internet to the plight of soldiers going through war paltrow was outside los angeles at re/code's code conference speaking to silicon valley big wigs tuesday when she made the offhanded remark that has former pow john mccain's wife, who's also mother to two soldiers, so livid 'gwyneth paltrow is a joke,' mccain balked wednesday night 'her life is like taking bullets for a soldier what a joke! my 2 sons serving in the military should talk to her' a military mom's wrath: cindy mccain, wife of ex pow senator john mccain and mother to two soldiers (left), has come out swinging over gwyneth paltrow's (right) suggestion that actors ridiculed on the internet are like soldiers at war not holding back: mccain's tweets came after paltrow's comments while speaking at a tech conference she's was surprisingly uncensored for a politician's wife the row began with the following comment paltrow made onstage while discussing internet comments about the stars: 'you come across them about yourself and about your friends, and it's a very dehumanizing thing it's almost like how, in war, you go through this bloody, dehumanizing thing, and then something is defined out of it my hope is, as we get out of it, we'll reach the next level of conscience,' she said it was a small part of what she said while sharing a stage with tech ceos, but was more than enough to infuriate the war hero's wife arizona senator and former presidential hopeful john mccain was was taken as a prisoner of war as the third generation naval officer served as a pilot in vietnam in 1967 senator mccain's plane was shot down by friendly fire and he would eventually spend five and a half years as an horifically abused prisoner before coming home to receive the silver star, bronze star, purple hear and distinguished flying cross military honors cindy mccain on wednesday offered up a helpful suggestion to the country strong actress and self styled lifestyle guru 'perhaps gwyneth paltrow should go out on patrol with some soldiers kind of like a red carpet in her mind i guess!' she tweeted while the goop founder's appearance at the conference was a reaction to malevolent online attacks on her and her famous friends, any good it could have done has likely now been erased which is nothing new for the recently single paltrow a week before news of her 'conscious uncoupling' from husband chris martin broke, the 41 year old infuriated working women across america when she said they had it easier than famous acting moms family affair: mccain's fury was fueled by the fact that her sons john (left) and james (with mccain at right) are both military men she had her reasons: john mccain, pictured here with mrs mccain at an arizona diamondbacks game this month, was an horrifically abused prisoner of war in vietnam for five and a half years 'i think it's different when you have an office job, because it's routine and, you know, you can do all the stuff in the morning and then you come home in the evening,' she told e! 'i think to have a regular job and be a mom is not as, of course there are challenges, but it's not like being on set' many women were put off by the comments, but none as famously as mother mackenzie dawson who made headlines with her open letter to paltrow published in the new york post on march 27 'thank god i don’t make millions filming one movie per year is what i say to myself pretty much every morning,' is one of many zingers in dawson letter, which no doubt helped put the normally aloof paltrow on the defensive on may 8th, she responded to the anger over her working mom comments with a goop in which she drew a different sort of parallel with armed combat co parent: gwyneth's estranged husband chris martin who she recently separated with after 11 years of marriage returned to los angeles on thursday, where they still share a home together in the post titled ending the mommy wars, paltrow wrote: 'why do we feel so entitled to opine, often so negatively, on the choices of other women? as the mommy wars rage on, i am constantly perplexed and amazed by how little slack we cut each other as women,' she wrote for her part, cindy mccain used thursday's whirlwind of publicity around her attack on paltrow to help publicize a good cause 'happy to have joined @mikegalanoshln @hlnnowtv to chat about #humantrafficking and gweneth paltrow crazy statement,' mccain tweeted spreading the word: mccain tweeted about paltrow's comments repeatedly in what appeared to be her attempt to make sure the off handed comment did not go unnoticed
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paltrow made the comments during a surprise appearance at a tech conference outside los angeles on tuesday the enraged wife of vietnam pow john mccain and mother of two soldiers showed her disdain for the comparison in tweets posted wednesday mccain suggested that paltrow should go out on patrol with some soldiers: 'kind of like a red carpet in her mind i guess!'
thousands of middle class pupils have been put off going to university by the increase in tuition fees to as much as £9,000 a year demand for places this autumn has fallen most sharply among sixth formers from middle and higher income homes following the near trebling of fees from £3,375 most fail to qualify for grants, bursaries or fee discounts and must take out the maximum available loan to cover fees and living costs just over 50,000 fewer students have applied to start degree courses from september, compared to the same point last year, according to the latest ucas statistics figures published yesterday by the universities and colleges admissions service reveal how 15,000 18 year olds in england have been deterred by higher tuition fees the vast majority are from families earning at least £30,000 a year the figures suggest they are deciding in greater numbers to bypass university and use their a level results to look for jobs to avoid building up predicted £40,000 debts the number of uk university applicants has fallen 89 per cent – or 50,339 – following news that universities will impose higher charges this autumn in england, with fees considerably higher than in other home nations, demand plunged 10 per cent older students have deserted higher education in greatest numbers, with lesser falls among 18 year old school leavers drop: overall applications, from both home and abroad, are down 77 per cent this year analysis accompanying the figures reveals that the percentage of 18 year olds applying from the poorest fifth of families in england has dipped slightly, from 19 per cent in 2011 to 188 per cent these students’ families earn up to £15,000 before tax among households earning up to £30,000, the proportion of applicants dropped 07 points to 265 per cent demand dipped more sharply among  middle income families earning between £30,000 and £50,000, falling 11 points to 328 per cent among higher earners, with household incomes of £50,000 to £75,000, the proportion of applicants dropped 21 points to 407 per cent and among the richest fifth of families in england, earning at least £75,000, demand slid 26 points to 537 per cent ‘the application rates for young people from all backgrounds have fallen in 2012 with the largest declines for those from the most advantaged backgrounds,’ the report said overall, one in 20 18 year olds in england who would have been expected to apply to university this year has failed to do so in contrast, in the other uk nations where fee levels are unchanged on last year, application rates ‘continue on trend’ the mail reported yesterday how students from  middle income families are expected to graduate with the most debt – £43,585 – according to research by the institute for fiscal studies they are also less likely to be eligible for grants after the qualifying income level was reduced from £50,695 to £42,600 ucas chief executive mary curnock cook said: ‘this in depth analysis of the 2012 applications data shows that, although there has been a reduction in application rates where tuition fees have increased, there has not been a disproportionate effect on more disadvantaged groups’ the ucas analysis presents tentative evidence that sixth formers are more likely to apply to the most prestigious universities following the reforms, and choose courses which bring higher estimated graduate salaries many arts courses saw a decline in popularity while the sciences held up well universities minister david willetts said: ‘the proportion of english school leavers applying to university is the second highest on record and people are still applying this will still be a competitive year as people continue to understand that university remains a good long term investment for their future’
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from september tuition fees in english universities will triple to £9,000 9% fewer students have applied to start degree courses compared to last year in england applications have slumped 10 per cent, a bigger fall than wales and scotland
a racist 22 year old woman has been fired from her job and reported to the secret service after writing on her facebook page her hopes that president obama is assassinated in his second term in office 'and another 4 years of the n***** maybe he will get assassinated this term!!' denise helms of turlock, california wrote immediately after the president's re election on tuesday it didn't take long for her post to circulate, angering enough readers to report her to authorities who accuse her of threatening the president's life scroll down for video under fire: denise helms has been fired from her job at an ice cream shop and reported to secret service after writing this post on her facebook page hoping the president is assassinated i'm innocent: speaking about the incident on thursday ms helms, 22, was visibly shaken by it but said she was surprised while believing she hasn't done anything wrong 'i didn't think it'd be that big of a deal,' she told ktxl on thursday while visibly shaken up, but unapologetic and unsure of what she did wrong 'the assassination part is harsh and i'm not saying that i would go and do that or anything like that by any means but if it was to happen i don't think i would care one bit,' she said now fired from her job at a local cold stone creamery on thursday, the post was described as disgusting by the store's director who told the modesto bee that when he arrived to work he had more than 20 angry voice messages on his company’s machine directed toward ms helms ‘we made the decision because of her comments, but also the community feedback,' said director chris kegle who had employed ms helms for less than one year standing alone: cold stone creamery called her action disgusting and no reflection of their own views after receiving angry calls to their store not taking it back: ms helms, seen behind the ice cream counter, had worked for the company for less than a year before being fired for something she hasn't apologized for 'we are very into working with the community and doing community service so when your community does not like you because of an employee, that's bad we have a business to run' despite all this, she said she wouldn't take her comments back not registered: ms helms said obama hasn't done anything for the us while according to state records she is not registered to vote 'he has done absolutely nothing for this country,' she explained the modesto bee reports ms helms being a fan of republican rival mitt romney and paul ryan’s campaign according to her facebook page but report her not registered in the state’s registry to vote asked by ktxl if she’s racist after additionally using the n word in referring to obama, she defended herself as not, but also didn't disagree with herself using it that disagreement was in sharp contrast to twitter users across the country, however, who angrily branded her facebook post among a list of others titled: 'yes, you're racist' some even shared their own hinted threats against ms helms as well ‘i jst [sic] got a sweet tooth! how does ice cream from cold stone in turlock california in the month of november sound?’ one woman wrote secret service agent scott gillingham in sacramento says ms helms’ post is being investigated with threats against the president having the potential to lead to felony charges watch the video here:
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louis van gaal appears to have ignored the desperate pleas of manchester united fans to strengthen his central defence and midfield in favour of bringing radamel falcao to old trafford the colombian striker will undoubtedly improve united's attacking options this season, but where does he fit in the dutchman's preferred formation? falcao, who will put pen to paper on a season long loan deal for a fee of £12million before the transfer window closes, isn't a versatile player he must play centrally and van gaal knows that video scroll down to watch neil ashton: radamel falcao is obsessed with scoring goals new boy: striker radamel falcao is joining manchester united on a season long loan for £12million busy: united boss louis van gaal is attempting to build his own squad after arriving at the club this summer goal getter: falcao will be looking to continue his fine record in front of goal in the premier league click here to read about falcao's move to old trafford and here for his latest movements but how about senior forwards wayne rooney and robin van persie? and where does former club record signing juan mata now stand? the red devils look suspect at the back, but going forward they have enough firepower to trouble anyone the challenge now facing united's manager is fitting that talented quartet on the same pitch in a system that he not only likes, but which brings the best out of each individual with his 3 5 2 failing to deliver a victory in four games so far this season, van gaal may consider utilising a new formation to put his summer acquisitions to good use the 63 year old has experienced success most notably at this summer's world cup with holland using three central defenders, but he lacks the necessary quality in that area of the pitch at united to persist with it with luke shaw and rafael being more accustomed to traditional full back roles too, a 4 3 1 2 system looks a more likely option as van gaal settles in at old trafford phil jones and summer signing marcos rojo should fill the central defensive berths going forward: robin van persie (left) and juan mata (right) are two of louis van gaal's attacking options going nowhere: club captain wayne rooney appears to be a vital part of van gaal's plans at old trafford how manchester united could line up with falcao that would give united a midfield three of ander herrera, daley blind and big money buy angel di maria an attractive mix of pace, passing ability and defensive nous that leaves four players falcao, rooney, van persie and mata battling for three spaces at the top end of the pitch unfortunately for the spaniard, he appears to be the odd one out as shown by his promotion to club captain, rooney is seen as a central figure by van gaal he has played as a striker in each of united's three league games so far, but remains the most adaptable of the former bayern munich boss' options dropping the england skipper back into the no 10 role would give him the regular football he craves, while allowing falcao to play in his natural position up front alongside van persie it would, however, leave £37m mata as a peripheral figure van persie like falcao is at his most dangerous when played in the middle as the furthest man forward the pair of them together have the potential to become the top flight's most dangerous partnership, helping negate any shakiness in the new look back four with the promise of goals, goals and goals whether rooney will be content to drop further back remains to be seen, but he may have no option given the excessive loan fee executive vice chairman ed woodward has allowed to be spent on a man who was also a target for rivals manchester city and la liga giants real madrid prolific: falcao celebrates a goal for monaco against nantes during a ligue 1 clash last season video falcao completes dramatic old trafford move odd one out: juan mata (right) faces a battle to start for united after the arrival of falcao mata left chelsea in january in search of regular football but after struggling in saturday's 0 0 draw with burnley, it already looks like he'll have a fight on his hands to nail down a regular spot in van gaal's first xi rooney will play as captain, van persie is one of his manager's most trusted players and you don't sign one of the world's best strikers to let him sit on the bench with di maria also providing attacking thrust from midfield, united fans will be excited at the prospect of their revamped attack helping turn around a disappointing start to the campaign unfortunately for mata, the arrival of falcao could well mean he is no longer a part of it
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radamel falcao will seal a season long loan move to manchester united the monaco striker will provide another attacking option for louis van gaal his arrival will increase competition among wayne rooney, robin van persie and juan mata but the highly rated former atletico madrid forward looks certain to start van gaal could revert to a 4 3 1 2 formation after failing to win with 3 5 2
an underground fire could burn for years after breaking out in a disused 119 year old coal mine bemused walkers dialled 999 over the weekend after smoke started pouring out of the ground on a footpath between a golf club and the river tyne near newcastle since then the fire has shown no sign of going out and experts have established it is on land which formed part a colliery that closed permanently 49 years ago scroll down for video blaze: this underground fire broke out on the weekend next to a tyne and wear golf club and shows no sign of going out it is on land that was part of a 119 year old disused colliery and no one knows when it will go out shut: production slowed in the 1950s and the mine employed fewer than 600 people by the time it shut in 1966 they believe the land was part of the clara vale colliery, which opened in 1896 and employed more than 1,100 people at its peak in the 1930s the mine's production declined in the 1950s and it employed fewer than 600 people by the time it closed in 1966 fortunately for the firefighters, they believe the blaze's fuel is spoil which was used to fill in two ponds not a coal seam, which have been known to burn for thousands of years one seam, burning mountain in new south wales, australia, is thought to have been on fire for 5,000 years since it was ignited by a lightning strike providing an unusual attraction for tourists who flock to the smell of sulphur another coal seam fire in ohio is still burning despite being set alight in 1884 some way to go: one coal seam, burning mountain in australia (pictured), has been smoking for 5,000 years found from china to the us, underground fires can burn for centuries and are at their most serious when they involve coal or peat fires need fuel, oxygen and heat to burn, which means mines or jagged fissures (in the case of australia's burning mountain) are ideal for them to keep alight for years in coal mines, especially active ones, the fires have an ample supply of fuel the oxygen is then drawn down through the mine shaft and in such an enclosed space, the heat takes care of itself they can be ignited by natural causes such as a lightning strike or wildfire, and once they begin they are hard to stop most underground fires 'smoulder' rather than burning with a naked flame, especially in a damp substance such as peat without significant excavation the experts still have no idea how long the new fire in crawcrook, tyne and wear, will be alight they have closed the footpath as a precaution amid fears the land will cave in, bringing the trees which line the river with it gary yates, watch manager at swalwell fire station, said: 'there is an underground fire which is quite a rare occurrence 'generally they are caused by either a coal seam or a mix of aggregates accumulated and spoil from the coal heap 'in this case we spoke to the national coal board and it's unlikely to be a coal seam 'we looked at an ordnance survey map from the 1940s and in the exact spot as the fires there used to be two large ponds and these have been back filled 'that's what appears to be on fire, we can't say for certain but it's likely to be a mix of spoil 'the last one of this nature was at the site of watergate park in 1993 that fire went on for two years at the former watergate colliery' he added: 'the fire could burn for a day, a week or a month the fire could burn itself out it is one of the most difficult incidents to deal with' closed: firefighters fear the fire could cause surrounding land to collapse and bring down trees gary yates, watch manager at swalwell fire station, said: 'the fire could burn for a day, a week or a month the fire could burn itself out it is one of the most difficult incidents to deal with' the closure is a blow to the rural area's well worn riverside walk 'it is a very popular route,' mr yates said 'there is a possibility of collapse if the fire is burning underground there's a potential to create a cavity 'there are trees between 25ft to 40ft from the path and with the fire burning underground there it could be burning the roots and they could then fall'
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staples has decided to snap up its nearest rival office depot for $63 billion, in a bid to monopolize the office supply market the massachusetts based company, which has more than 3,000 stores worldwide, started negotiating the deal last september and the merger is expected to close by the end of 2015 last year staples reported annual sales of $2311 billion, while its floridia born competitor office depot reaped in $17 billion revenue for the two businesses combined is expected to top $39 billion scroll down for video set to grow: office supply giant staples has decided to snap up its nearest rival, office depot for $63 billion the cash and stock deal comes a little more than a year after office depot combined with officemax, with too many stores fighting for too few sales businesses and consumers have shifted rapidly to online shopping at the same time that printers and the use of other traditional office supplies have diminished that shift coincided with a recession that substantially altered the way companies spend money office depot inc shareholders will receive $725 in cash and 02188 of a share in staples inc at closing the transaction values office depot at $11 per share the companies put the deal's equity value at $63 billion staples has a market capitalization of approximately $11 billion, while office depot, which tied up with officemax in november 2013, has a market capitalization of about $4 billion the two companies began talking about a buyout in september, they said wednesday staples said it will realize at least $1 billion in annual cost savings by the third full fiscal year after the transaction is complete 'these savings will dramatically accelerate our strategic reinvention which is focused on driving growth in our delivery businesses and in categories beyond office supplies,' staples chairman and ceo ron sargent said in a printed statement sargent will continue to serve in those roles and staples will keep its corporate headquarters in framingham, massachusetts new future ahead: last year staples reported annual sales of $2311 billion, while its floridia born competitor office depot reaped in $17 billion revenue for the two businesses combined is expected to top $39 billion last month activist hedge fund starboard value lp urged staples to combine with office depot in a letter addressed to sargent, starboard suggested he immediately hire an investment bank and legal advisers to help the board evaluate, structure and execute a transaction with office depot starboard disclosed in a regulatory filing in december that it had purchased a 51per cent stake in staples and boosted its stake in office depot new york's starboard has a history of buying stakes in companies and then pushing for change early last year staples said that it was closing up to 225 stores by the end of 2015 because people were using less office supplies and shopping more online than they were at its stores the deal, which was unanimously approved by both companies' boards, is expected to close by year's end it still needs approval from office depot shareholders once the closing occurs, staples board will increase from 11 to 13 members and include two office depot directors approved by staples staples said that it is temporarily suspending its stock buybacks so that it can concentrate on paying down debt related to the deal shares of staples shed 22 cents to $1879 in premarket trading
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the massachusetts based company which has more than 3,000 stores worldwide, started negotiating the deal last september it is expected that merger will close by the end of 2015 last year staples reported annual sales of $2311 billion, while its florida based competitor office depot reaped in $17 billion revenue for the two businesses combined is expected to top $39 billion
when model of the moment kendall jenner made her video debut for beauty brand estee lauder, one thing that stood out most other than the 19 year old's confident catwalk strut were her impressively lengthy lashes, which she took every opportunity to flutter at the camera and rightly so, for kendall is the face or rather the eyes of the beauty brand's newest 'must have' eyelash launch, the little black primer, a product which claims to give the wearer the same natural looking length and volume as modeled by kendall but do the results live up to the brand's promise of 'silky black lashes' both day and night? scroll down for video length and volume: estee lauder's new little black primer, as modeled by kendall jenner, promises to boost the wearer's eyelashes the end result: while my lashes were not as natural looking as kendall's, the combination of primer and mascara did result in longer, thicker eyelashes than i would normally achieve with just mascara according to estee lauder's description, the little black primer can be worn by itself, to give lashes a natural boost of 'color and lift', underneath mascara, to provide a 'base for volume, lift and length', or on top of mascara, as 'a long wearing, water resistant topcoat' my lashes are naturally very thin, straight and generally lacking when it comes to volume and length in other words, i need all the help i can get when it comes to mascara even if that means taking the time to apply an additional coat of product in the morningsif it can help me to achieve kendall's impressive results, i'm on board so, i put estee lauder's claims to the test trying out the primer in all of the three ways that the brand suggests it should be used after first applying the little black primer by itself, i didn't notice any major differences to my lashes while estee lauder describes the product as being 'tinted black' the majority of other alternative eyelash primers are white it looks like more of a dark grey to me it certainly doesn't offer the same bold, black results that i'm used to from my mascara natural talent: the little black primer promises natural looking results and estee lauder claims it can be worn on its own, without the need for any mascara where's the flutter? after just applying a coat of the primer, it was difficult to see a real difference to my lash length, volume or color upon the closest of inspections, i do see an increase in definition, and a hint of added volume but certainly nothing as impressive and fluttery as seen on kendall if you are lucky enough to be blessed with lengthier lashes than mine however and you're in the market for an effortlessly natural eyelash look this could well be just the product for you personally however, i'm looking for something a lot more obvious, results that make me think 'wow' when i look in the mirror, and create a really noticeable difference to my lashes so i'm relieved to see that after applying a coat of mascara on top of the primer, the results are, thankfully, much more impressive while i would normally need a good two or three coats of mascara before really achieving the kind of volume and length that i desire in my lashes, after using the primer, it takes just one thin layer after re applying the primer on top of my mascara, the same results remain however after applying an overly generous second layer of primer, i did notice my mascara started to flake slightly strut your stuff: the little black primer video campaign sees the 19 year old model showcasing her best catwalk stroll balenciaga black leather leggings available now at barneyscom visit site here at fashion finder hq we can barely keep up with all of kendall jenner's outfit changes! just when we get one look down, up she pops on the sidebar in another stylish ensemble does the girl ever sleep?! one thing is for sure, no matter how busy she is, she's always got time to put together a killer outfit just take a look at her here kendall is working the runway for the new estee lauder ad campaign, little black primer in a classic model off duty look monochromatic slouchy black tank and absolute must have balenciaga leather leggings known for supple leather pieces like their iconic moto jacket and city bag, balenciaga as a design house strives to be fashion foward and sculptural these leggings are an investment piece for sure but for those who must consider paying for rent as well as leather leggings, check out our similar suggestions below saks fifth avenue real leather leggings visit site current/elliot black leather leggings visit site david lerner clean leather leggings with side zips visit site rag & bone leather legging visit site fashion star: kendall announced her partnership with the beauty brand in november last year luckily it wasn't anything a quick dab of a tissue couldn't clear up, but definitely something to bear in mind if you are eager to keep your look as natural as possible but on the whole, i am impressed with the results my lashes look noticeably longer, thicker and have a really strong black tint to them so much so that a colleague even commented on them, asking what product i had used to make them look so lengthy sadly however, they don't have quite the same natural look to them as kendall's do in the little black primer ad it is hard to tell whether she is wearing the primer by itself or with mascara layered on top but it appears that the seemingly effortless flutter she flaunts at the camera can only be achieved by possessing the same jenner/kardashian gene or a very talented make up artist
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kendall, 19, stars in a video campaign for the brand's little black primer the product promises to 'color and lift' lashes while ensuring that they stay tinted throughout the day and even overnight the video ad for the product features several close up shots of kendall's long, black lashes
an unemployed father of 26 branded britain's most feckless father has previous convictions for drugs offences, drink driving and anti social behaviour, it emerged today peter rolfe, who has 14 daughters and 12 sons by 15 women and says he rakes in £46,000 a year in welfare handouts, has been convicted of a string of offences but has always avoided prison the 64 year old, who has been married at least seven times, was cleared of bigamy over his 1997 wedding to claire drake when the cps dropped the case ahead of trial for 'insufficient evidence' his criminal record began at the age of ten and also includes using threatening behaviour, drink driving and having eight children in the back of his van scroll down for video father of 26 peter rolfe has caused fury among neighbours by getting a five bedroom council house it emerged today that he has a string of convictions for anti social behaviour and drugs offences rolfe has dodged jail since 1987 partly because he has so many children to care for in 2005, a police raid on rolfe's home in newport on the isle of wight found amphetamines in his freezer, cannabis in his kitchen and stolen marks & spencer bedding and clothing judge john dixon told rolfe: 'you are 53 and have had a working life of offences the latest are yet another step in an utterly dismal history of which you should be ashamed' but after considering the welfare of rolfe's children, he handed him an 18 month community rehabilitation order at isle of wight crown court in 2004, rolfe was given a two year conditional discharge by magistrates on the island for having ammunition bullets without a licence he told police he found them in a box of drill bits he had bought at a car boot sale later that year at the same court, he admitted threatening behaviour against a shop supervisor magistrates heard that rolfe had already made 33 previous court appearances and had a criminal history going back 44 years, but he was given another conditional discharge for nine months he has since made at least four more court appearances rolfe who moved into the house with seven of his children and two grandchildren has always dodged prison sentences partly by claiming he needs to look after his children in 2004, he was also evicted from a housing association property after a dossier of anti social behaviour was presented to isle of wight county court a newport gp said that a rise in mental and physical illness among patients was 'directly linked to the actions of rolfe and his family' rolfe recently outraged other residents by landing a five bedroom, taxpayer funded house in newport last year, he appeared on channel 5's benefits britain: life on the dole and itv's this morning the single dad claimed on tv that he deserves the £500,000 plus in benefits that he has raked in during over 20 years that he has been unemployed at that time, none of mr rolfe's children, who range in age from four to 43, were in work former tory mp ann widdecombe branded him britain's most feckless father and said he does not deserve a tent, let alone a council house rolfe's ex wife has claimed 'he will carry on having more kids if he finds anyone stupid enough' ex wife claire drake, 43, had six children with rolfe in seven years after meeting him in 1992 the barmaid said: 'i had to get away he's just evil he should be castrated he will carry on having more kids if he finds anyone stupid enough 'it is absolutely disgusting the amount he receives in benefits while i am working for a roof over my head 'i have nothing but hate for that man when i watched him on 'this morning', i was shaking; my legs were going; and i was sweating he makes my skin crawl' their six children lived with rolfe from 2001 he moved into his new house with six of his children and two grandchildren after complaining to the council that his previous three bedroom semi was 'like a prison' but daughter leeanne is already moving out into her own welfare funded flat with her one year old twins lexi and courtney and fiancé danny beck asked about his 46 year criminal record, rolfe said: 'my convictions are all in the past and nothing whatsoever to do with these children 'i took these children under my care in 2001 i have turned my life around i am ashamed of my past of course i am' this family tree shows the size of rolfe's huge brood, nine of whom moved into the house with him jan 1987: three year ban for drink driving may 2003: cleared of bigamy and perjury at isle of wight crown court after cps dropped case for 'insufficient evidence' july 2003: two year community rehabilitation order at isle of wight crown court for handling stolen goods phone cards and £700 worth of cigarettes stolen from a shop may 2004: two year conditional discharge at isle of wight magistrates' court for having ammunition eight22 calibre bullets without a licence nov 2004: evicted from housing association property after dossier of anti social behaviour presented to isle of wight county court dec 2004: conditional discharge for nine months at isle of wight magistrates' court for threatening behaviour against a shop supervisor feb 2005: eighteen month community rehabilitation order for possessing drugs and attempting to handle stolen goods at isle of wight crown court court heard rolfe's long criminal record included drugs, dishonesty and handling stolen goods mar 2006: twelve month ban at isle of wight magistrates' court for driving without insurance and for illegally driving with eight children in the back of his van
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peter rolfe was slammed for claiming bigger house on the taxpayer he has appeared on tv insisting he deserves his huge welfare payments it emerged today that he has a string of convictions spanning 30 years he was cleared of bigamy after 1997 wedding, with ex wife calling him 'evil' despite more than eight convictions, he has avoided jail due to children
a 22 year old has given birth to a healthy baby girl who grew outside her womb the woman, in tanzania, only discovered when she was 32 weeks pregnant that her baby was developing in her abdomen it is thought that the fertilised egg initially implanted in her fallopian tube from where it was expelled, allowing it to implant again in her abdomen a 22 year old has given birth to a healthy baby that grew outside her womb, in her abdomen (file picture) the woman was referred to a hospital in mwanza, tanzania, after complaining of abdominal pain and noticing that her baby was not moving very much she also reported having difficulty urinating, according to a report of her case in the journal biomed central she had already had two antenatal check ups after which she was told the pregnancy was progressing normally she had an ultrasound scan in mwanza which appeared to be normal and doctors assumed the pregnancy was textbook but that the mother had anaemia and a urinary tract infection an abdominal pregnancy is a form of ectopic pregnancy ectopic pregnancies occur when a fertilised egg implants outside the womb usually in the fallopian tubes, but occasionally in the abdomen abdominal pregnancies usually occur as a result of a fallopian tube rupturing or expelling a fertilised egg that has first implanted in the tube unlike with other ectopic pregnancies, there is a chance that a viable baby will be born following an abdominal pregnancy but there is also an increased risk of the mother dying abdominal pregnancies are thought to account for about one in every 10,000 pregnancies but they are dangerous as they can cause severe bleeding in the mother a woman with an abdominal pregnancy will not be able to give birth naturally and the baby will have to be delivered surgically if this does not happen, the baby will die and can become calcified inside the mother babies born after abdominal pregnancies have a high rate of birth defects because they can be compressed as a result of there being no amniotic fluid as a protective buffer they treated her for these conditions and her symptoms eased a little however, a second scan two days later showed that the woman’s baby was actually floating in her abdominal cavity the patient was found to be carrying a viable baby even though it was not in a protective amniotic sac and was not surrounded by the normal amniotic fluid she was also noted to have a normal, but empty, womb and normal ovaries and fallopian tubes the baby was successfully delivered during surgery the little girl weighed 3lbs 7oz (17kg) the mother had to be given a blood transfusion because she had severe anaemia but she and the baby were both discharged from hospital healthy abdominal pregnancies are rare forms of ectopic pregnancies which occur when the baby implants in the abdomen instead of the womb they are often not picked up on ultrasound scans and usually occur as a result of a fallopian tube rupturing or expelling a fertilised egg that has implanted in the tube unlike with other ectopic pregnancies, there is a chance that a viable baby will be born following an abdominal pregnancy but there is also an increased risk of the mother dying abdominal pregnancies are thought to account for about one in every 10,000 pregnancies abdominal pregnancies are dangerous as they can cause severe bleeding in the mother they can also result in anaemia and infection a woman with an abdominal pregnancy will not be able to give birth naturally and the baby will have to be delivered surgically if this does not happen, the baby will die and can become calcified inside the mother the baby girl was delivered surgically and she and her mother were both released from hospital healthy after the operation (file picture) babies born after abdominal pregnancies have a high rate of birth defects because they can be compressed as a result of there being no amniotic fluid as a protective buffer 'i've seen maybe four or five abdominal pregnancies over the course of 25 years,' dr jill rabin, chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics and gynecology at long island jewish medical center in new york, told live science she added: 'it's very rare, but you have to keep it in your mind when examining a pregnant woman who has abdominal pain'
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a construction worker has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a child whose dad then shot dead the youngster's mother and himself sarah drewer, 33, was killed by her estranged husband douglas drewer, 46, at their home in scottsdale, arizona, yesterday morning at least two construction workers heard the screams of a child coming from the house, which was being renovated, at around 830 am in a neighborhood near 68th street and chaparral road close to downtown scottsdale sarah drewer was shot dead by her estranged outside the couple's home in scottsdale, arizona douglas drewer had one gun taken from him before returning with another in order to kill his wife the scene of the shooting in a neighborhood near 68th street and chaparral road in scottsdale one of the workers ran into the home and found drewer arguing with his wife over a handgun the worker wrestled the weapon from the husband and took the wife and child outside seconds later drewer later emerged from the home with a second handgun and told the worker to take the child away from the scene he did so before drewer shot and killed his wife and then himself outside on the street emergency services descended on the scene on a clear morning in the suburban area of the city police sergeant ben hoster said the man was 'a hero for saving that kid's life' according to azfamilycom, scottsdale police spokesman kevin watts called him a 'pretty brave individual to move to the aid of that child 'it starts with him just hearing the screams for help and he moves across the street and enters the house' officers had recently dealt with domestic issues at the couple's home they served an order of protection on drewer on friday, took away several guns and ordered him to stay away from his wife and the home, hoster said the couple had a daughter and a son together, though it is not clear which child was present at the shooting the scene was soon swarming with emergency services after the double shooting at around 830am police parked outside the couple's house their bodies lay out in the street after the shooting azcentralcom reported that a 2009 petition said douglas drewer had hit his wife in the past and had also been abusive toward her then three year old daughter, now thought to be aged seven the order was issued more than a week after sarah drewer gave birth to their son, now five years old, according to the petition 'he was screaming and throwing things,' she wrote 'he has a history of this sort of violent behavior, and i'm afraid for my children and me' it is not clear which of the couple's two children was present at the shooting police took custody of that child, who was unharmed, and their sibling, who was not home at the time hoster said the construction worker would be protected under the state's good samaritan laws despite entering the house without permission and fighting with the husband sarah drewer claimed her husband had hit her in the past and been abusive towards their daughter police served an order of protection on drewer on friday and took away several guns
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brave stranger took care of child while douglas drewer, 46, shot dead his estranged wife sarah, 33, before turning the gun on himself horror scene unfolded outside the couple's home in scottsdale, arizona worker found drewer and his wife in the house fighting over a handgun he wrestled it from drewer, who then came back with another weapon told the worker to take the child away before killing his wife in the street
this 'hugely offensive' collection of holocaust memorabilia is set to go under the hammer in the us just days after the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz the auction has been branded 'deplorable' for including more than 75 holocaust related items such as a wrought metal street sign proclaiming 'jews not allowed', a guide book on how to gas jews and an anti semitic children's book other items up for sale include a pair of spectacles once owned by vile heinrich himmler, the nazi commander responsible for the building and running of their concentration camps, and the visor cap worn by a death camp officer a solid wooden disc with the words 'he who buys from a jew is a national traitor' carved into it also features, as does a death certificate issued for jewish man at austrian death camp mauthausen scroll down for video this street sign, which reads 'jews not allowed,' is due to go under the hammer with more than 75 holocaust related items at alexander historical auctions in maryland a buyer is expected to have to pay around $6,000 for the sign a pair of glasses belonging to heinrich himmler, the nazi commander responsible for the building and running of their concentration camps, are expected to fetch up $8,000 this ss officer tunic and dress trousers will also go under the hammer during the sale, two weeks after the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz it is expected to sell for around $3,000 the sale takes place on february 10 and 11, two weeks after the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz which happened on january 27, 1945 nazi memorabilia sales are illegal in france, germany, austria and hungary large auction houses in britain including christie's, sotheby's and bonhams refuse to sell such material, as does ebay it is however legal to hold sales in the us, and the sale at alexander historical auctions in maryland is the first of four it will hold this year the auctioneers have defended the sale, saying they are making sure the horrors of the holocaust are not forgotten nazi memorabilia sales are illegal in france, germany, austria and hungary pictured: a concentration camp officer's hat has a guide price of $12,000 but they have come under fire from a holocaust survivor from, dorset, england, not only for running the sale but also for taking fees of up to 25 per cent from its proceeds harry grenville, 88, whose parents, jacob and klara greilsamer, and grandmother, sara ottenheimer, were killed at auschwitz, said the auction was 'hugely offensive' and 'deplorable' he said: 'the thing that is most upsetting about this auction is the commercialisation of the holocaust 'it is worrying that this auction house is set to make a tidy sum of money from the sale of items that are hugely offensive to a lot of people 'it raises again the question about freedom of speech you can't force people to stop selling holocaust memorabilia and making money from it but you can deplore it 'the sale is also very badly timed, being so close to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz this nazi book entitled sterilization, decontamination, and disinfection, is said to be a guidebook for the gas chamber it is expected to be sold for around $2,000 julius streicher's anti semitic children's book called 'do not trust a fox in a green pasture or a jew upon his oath' auctioneers expect it to fetch $2,000 one of the anti semitic messages from inside the book that was given to german children during world war ii this nazi book on how to spot a jew is expected to gain bids of around $700 in the auction later this month an ss document, stating that recruits have been examined, is also up for auction with a guide price of $150 'it is very sad that while most people are quietly remembering the horrors of the nazi death camps, others are looking to profit from them' a wrought iron street sign which reads 'juden nicht erwunscht' jews not allowed taken from a village in germany at the end of the war is among the 'highlights' of the sale and has an estimate of $6,000 around £4,000 this token, expected to fetch $2,000, has the inscription 'he who buys from jews is a national traitor' the catalogue listing notes: 'this item is, regrettably, as genuine as it gets, and is still as disturbing as it was 70 years ago' a book titled 'sterilisation, decontamination and disinfection employment instructions for hospital and laboratory of the hygiene institute of the waffen ss, book 3' carries detailed information on how to gas jews the auction house calls it 'an excessively rare 'how to' book for the holocaust' and says it is worth $2,000 around £1,500 himmler's glasses come with a note attached to them written by his daughter gudrun reading 'papa's old glasses' they are up for sale for $8,000 or £6,000 a children's book titled 'do not trust a fox in a green pasture or a jew upon his oath' contains a host of vitriolic anti jewish stories the book, said to be worth £1,500, was created by elvira bauer, an 18 year old art student, and issued to schoolchildren in germany in 1936 rabbi andrew baker, director of international jewish affairs at the american jewish committee, said: 'it would be preferable that nazi era artefacts disappear and not be recycled for profit by auction houses 'the maryland auction reminds me of a set of artefacts that was presented to the vienna jewish museum twenty five years ago shortly after it was established by the city of vienna 'they were a compelling illustration of how anti semitism was once such a part of everyday life the challenge for the museum, according to the director, was how to present this in a public exhibition 'they wanted to be sure that it would demonstrate the evils of anti semitism and not inadvertently contribute to it the sale is happening just days after the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz pictured: the gates of the notorious concentration camp british holocaust survivor harry grenville, 88, pictured left today and right in 1946, whose parents, jacob and klara greilsamer, and grandmother, sara ottenheimer, were killed at auschwitz, said the auction was 'hugely offensive' and 'deplorable' mr grenville and his sister hannah were sent to britain when they were just two years old  his mother and father, jakob and klara greilsamer, died in auschwitz 'it's hard to believe that the people likely to bid on these items will have the same noble goals in mind' the community security trust, a british charity established to protect jews from anti semitism, said it would not comment because its staff did not have time to research the auction bill panagopulos, president of alexander auctions, defended the sale saying that by making the items available to buy he is ensuring the atrocities of world war ii are not forgotten he said: 'our consignments come from all over the planet everywhere from dusty attics to unwanted museum holdings 'the market is quite good for this material why? well, think of another six year period of history that affected the world as greatly as did world war ii this anti semitic book, that features caricatures of jews, is expected to fetch $400 anti semitic images inside one of the books up for auction at the sale in maryland, us 'in this day and age when so little history is taught in schools, the war remains relevant, important and vitally interesting to almost everyone 'many believe that the buyers of this type of material are neo nazis, revisionists, or people who idolise the third reich that could not be further from the truth 'they want 'proof', a connection, a relic something to prove that these people existed, and that these events happened, good or bad 'i am committed to making this material available as i believe that 'not all history is good history' and destroying or neglecting these items will only make it easier for revisionists decades or centuries from now to pretend that the holocaust never happened 'dedicated collectors and institutions must have access to this 'criminal evidence' which would otherwise be sold privately and never offered to them'
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more than 75 holocaust related items set to go under the hammer include 'jews not allowed' sign and a pair of nazi commanders glasses death camp officer hat and a book on how to gas jews among other items auction is taking place at alexander historical auctions in maryland, us holocaust survivor brands the sale 'hugely offensive' and 'deplorable' auction house defends sale saying it ensures 'atrocities of world war ii are not forgotten'
the snp are on course to sweep across scotland, wiping out senior labour and lib dems, a devastating new poll showed today labour election chief douglas alexander and lib dem treasury minister danny alexander are among those who face losing their seats to the scottish nationalists polling in 16 seats by tory peer lord ashcroft found nicola sturgeon's nationalist party ahead in 15 of the 16 seats, putting the snp on course to hold the balance of power after may's election polls carried out by lord ashcroft in 16 key seats show the snp is on course to win in all but one of them lib dem treasury minister danny alexander (left) and labour's election chief douglas alexander both face losing their seats labour has been rocked by the extraordinary surge in support for the snp in the wake of the independence referendum in september, despite voters rejecting their plan for separation first minister alex salmond quit as snp leader to be replaced by miss sturgeon, but now plans to stand for election to westminster polls have repeatedly suggested the snp will make huge gains, with labour facing heavy losses and the lib dems and tories wiped out altogether former prime minister gordon brown has been called back to the frontline to support new scottish labour leader jim murphy in an attempt to stem the losses lord ashcroft's research focused mainly on labour seats in areas which had voted in favour of independence, or only narrowly voted against of the 16 seats, it found only glasgow north east is likely to back ed miliband's party the swing from labour to the snp varies from 21 to 27 per cent if a swing of 21 per cent was repeated across scotland, labour would lose 35 of its 41 seats in scotland writing on his website lord ashcroft said: 'douglas alexander, labour's campaign manager and the shadow foreign secretary, would lose his paisley & renfrewshire south seat with a swing to the snp of 25 per cent 'elsewhere, (alex) salmond would be back in westminster with a comfortable majority over the lib dems, and chief secretary danny alexander would lose by 29 points' the surge in support for the snp puts nicola sturgeon's party on course to hold the balance of power, with labour's ed miliband falling short of an overall majority the most popular outcome for may, lord ashcroft found, is a labour snp coalition, with 39 per cent of voters, including 62 per cent of snp supporters and 79 per cent of labour snp switchers, favouring that option just 38 per cent of people said they were dissatisfied with david cameron as prime minister and would rather have ed miliband lord ashcroft said an snp swing of 21 per cent, as found in his research, repeated across scotland on may 7 would endanger 35 of labour's 41 seats there he added: 'but we cannot assume such a uniform swing most of the seats in this survey are in areas which returned a particularly strong yes vote in september, where the snp attraction will naturally be greater; in future rounds of research we may find a different pattern where support for independence was lower 'even so, the prospect of losing heartland seats will be a blow to labour's hopes: every seat they lose in scotland means another they have to win from the conservatives in england, while the national polls could not be much narrower' former prime minister gordon brown has been called back to the frontline to support new scottish labour leader jim murphy in an attempt to stem the losses lord ashcroft said the polls should be seen simply as a snapshot, not a prediction, but advised the labour party it has 'room for improvement' in its electioneering over the next three months just over two thirds of those who have switched their support from labour to the snp said they had definitely ruled out voting labour again this year, leaving the party with a third of voters who are 'at least open to the idea of returning', lord ashcroft said mr murphy, elected the new scottish labour leader after johann lamont quit last year, admitted the polls show that scottish labour is 'well behind and has a big gap to close' he added: 'in the end the only people who will benefit from these polls are david cameron and the tories 'it is a simple fact that the single biggest party gets to form the next government the more seats the snp get from labour, the more likely it is the tories will be the biggest party and david cameron will get into government through the back door 'that would be a terrible outcome for scotland but it's what might happen if scotland votes snp'
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lord ashcroft poll reveals snapshot of voting intention in 16 scottish seats snp is ahead of 15 of the 16 seats, with labour losing all but one lib dems including danny alexander facing wipeout north of the border if 21% swing to snp repeated across scotland, labour could lose 35 mps
photos captured the dramatic demolition of a interstate truss bridge on tuesday, in an event that was reportedly witnessed by 'hundreds' the explosion aimed at what used to be the chain of rocks canal bridge over the mississippi river was actually the second in a three part series, kplr reported in preparation, a stretch of i 270 crossing from st louis, missouri, to granite city, illinois, was closed, according to the affiliate station scroll down for video it's time! the illinois department of transportation tweeted this photo, writing 'the moment of detonation #chainofrocks #boom' explosion: part of the what used to be the chains of rocks canal bridge blew up and sank into the water big show: smoke can be seen rising as pieces of the truss bridge structure plummet the illinois department of transportation (idot) tweeted updates on the bridge demolition tuesday, including numerous photographs of bystanders and photographers that stood near the bridge ahead of the explosion 'hundreds of people are gathered here to watch #chainofrocks #demolition set for 10 am,' the agency tweeted another of its tweets said 'boom! the old #chainofrocks canal bridge is now on the water successful #demolition' however, there will now be a wednesday explosion because the one on tuesday failed to go the way it was expected to, kplr reported indeed, idot later tweeted that 'i 270 will be closed for 2 hours starting at 9:45 am wed for an additional detonation of the old chain of rocks canal bridge #iltraffic' making a splash!  in preparation for the explosion, a stretch of i 270 crossing from st louis, missouri, to granite city, illinois, was closed standing by: onlookers were seen waiting for the bridge to blow up on tuesday the new chain of rocks canal bridge's eastbound side suffered minor damage from the tuesday event, kplr reported according to the bellesville news democrat, part of the bridge failed to plummet into the water idot project engineer barry gibbs told the newspaper that piece measures approximately 40 feet in height and 20 feet across jeff church, who is also from the state agency, told the newspaper 'right at the eastern end of what was the span over the river, the last piece did not fully detonate and fall in the meantime, we want to make sure it’s secured, so they’re securing it to the piece of the structure over land' the newspaper reported that demtech is handling the explosion demtech general manager albert godfrey told the belleville news democrat 'we're putting together a plan to bring it down'
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a portion of a truss bridge formerly used for interstate traffic was blown up on tuesday the explosion aimed at what used to be the chain of rocks canal bridge was actually the second in a three part series however, there will be a wednesday explosion, since the tuesday demolition failed to go the way it was expected to
those who love them praise their 'mild nutty taste' and 'crunch' but for most diners the thought eating insects might prove to be one culinary step too far adventurous visitors at a belgian food fair were treated to unusual offerings such as buffalo worm burgers, pan fried crickets and bugs served with chocolate sauce the eat! brussels food event showcased meals made with the creepy critters, highlighting companies who have embarked on food ventures with buffalo worms, house crickets and mealworms scroll down for video pan fried crickets with melon: visitors at the eat! brussels food fair were served insects and worms worm nuggets served with a side of salad now appears on brussels' vrije universiteit's cafeteria menu one such entrepreneur is belgian cricket breeder little food, who supplies the critters to gourmet restaurants, praising their 'mild nutty taste' and 'crunch' the company suggest serving the insects with soy sauce and mushrooms, or on chocolate ms nicky deneef, from waterloo, was unfazed by the taste as the company promoted their product at the event 'it's okay, it's really good in fact,' she said after popping one of the creatures in her mouth little food says the cricket contains three times as much protein as beef, along with a wide range of vitamins, minerals and fatty acids on top of health benefits, insects are seen as a solution to meet the demands of food supply and are viewed as a more environmentally friendly method of food production wriggly additions: mealworms getting ready to be processed into sauces and spreads at green kow insect spreads on offer include savoury carrot, or tomato as well as sweet chocolate this spurred damien huysmans to found green kow, which prides itself on being the first in europe to offer products containing mealworms to be distributed in regular stores a range of mealworm based spreads are on offer from savoury carrot or tomato to sweet chocolate huysmans said he wanted to be a part of the buzz surrounding insect food mr huysmans said to reuters: 'we have heard a lot of people talking about insects as the food of the future, because it's great for the environment, from a nutritional point of view and for the taste as well it's got something to bring at a gastronomical level 'and we quite simply said to ourselves, 'ok, if it's that great, we'll start now then we'll get going right away,'' he said bugs on chocolate: insect based food products are now creeping into belgian kitchens belgian supermarket delhaize started stocking green kow's green bugs in september belgian supermarket delhaize started stocking their product green bugs in september, expanding green kow's sale of mealworms beyond organic and natural food stores not everyone, however, was convinced by the prospect of stocking their fridges with bugs 'i look at them, but i'm afraid of the texture of the product it's not the flavor i'm not afraid of the taste of the product, but i'm afraid of the texture of the product,' shopper renee claude charton said in the video students at a brussels based university have taken more warmly to insects after the canteen introduced a buffalo worm burger in october, becoming the first commercial kitchen in belgium to serve the product apprehensive: some diners remain unconvinced, saying that they are afraid of the texture of the products the burger, produced by belgian food producer damhert, was so successful at brussels' vrije universiteit (vub)'s cafeteria that worm nuggets were on offer two weeks later gert venken, a political science student at the university, was happy to tuck in to both the nuggets and the burger 'people find that perhaps gross, but it's as gross to eat animals' livers some people eat all the parts of pigs and cows why would this then be gross? i think it's all edible and has been tested for me, it's not gross it doesn't scare me,' he said insects will remain on the university's menu for the foreseeable future, with the cafeteria saying it planned to serve them every two to three weeks belgium was one of the first european countries to issue national guidelines concerning the sale of insects as food in 2013
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republicans today quoted a little noticed december 2013 federal court ruling as evidence of a 'catch and release' immigration policy that the obama administration uses to encourage a flood of illegal migrants to the us from the south one congressman told mailonline on tuesday that federal judge andrew s hanen called out the obama administration for aiding and abetting felonies and a former lawmaker wrote that the decision shows how the white house is rolling out the welcome mat for human traffickers as many as 80,000 children, many traveling with human traffickers but without their parents, are expected to cross the southern us border illegally in 2014 he wrote in the case of a 10 year old salvadoran girl smuggled in the the united states that the department of homeland security is essentially 'delivering the minors to the custody of the parent illegally living in the united states' – even when border patrol agents arrest the 'coyotes' who sneak them in 'these actions are both dangerous and unconscionable,' hanen wrote 'the dhs has simply chosen not to enforce the united states' border security laws' traveling alone: 14 year old brian duran from comayagua, honduras, came to the us mexico border by himself, reacting to false claims that young immigrant children can be reunited with family members in the us buses carrying children have been pouring into a border patrol facility in nogales, arizona, with authorities rushing to staff and supply makeshift holding facilities for all the minors who turn up in border sweeps last week photos leaked from a temporary detention facility in texas showed hundreds of children crammed into holding rooms, without their parents, as immigration and customs enforcement agents processed them after they're fingerprinted and given case numbers, most are turned over to other government agencies or released outright to parents who have no legal basis for being in the us and 'since most border violators are not caught, the actual numbers arriving presumably are far larger,' former oklahoma republican congressman ernest istook wrote tuesday in a washington times essay critics say the obama administration is turning an already porous border into a sieve on purpose 'this is a crisis of the federal government’s creation,' arizona gov jan brewer said in a statement, 'and the fact that the border remains unsecure – now apparently intentionally while this operation continues full steam ahead is deplorable' 'judge hanen’s order is a must read for everyone trying to understand the roots of today’s 'humanitarian crisis' of children being smuggled into the us,' he added 'when more people learn the truth, they will hold president obama accountable [for] creating human tragedy and suffering' arizona rep paul gosar, a republican whose state is housing hundreds of illegal immigrant children in a makeshift holding facility in the town of nogales, told mailonline that hanen 'issued an astute, neutral and accurate decision on the gross incompetence and potential illegal activities engaged in by the federal government' 'when i first learned that the federal government was opening the texas border and allowing thousands of illegal aliens into the country, and then transporting them across state lines only to abandon them destitute, homeless and dependent, i believed then this constituted a felony – alien smuggling and human trafficking,' gosar explained in an email 'judge hanen agrees finding that the dhs has in fact been a criminal participant in human trafficking' rep phil gingrey, a georgia republican, told mailonline that 'the obama administration has acknowledged the surging number of children crossing the border illegally,' but 'by failing to enforce current immigration laws, its policies have only exacerbated the crisis' 'president obama’s non enforcement doctrine has perpetuated illegal border crossing – without fear of reprisal – and encourages risking children’s lives to illegally cross the border,' said gingrey overflowing: the shelter at lackland air force base in texas can no longer accommodate large numbers of children and mothers traveling with their kids, forcing the federal government to open more facilities and move many to nogales for processing many of the children appear to be teenagers but some clearly are younger hanen's scathing ruling documented a guilty plea from human trafficker mirtha veronica nava martinez, who was paid to bring the 10 year old girl to virginia but never got past a checkpoint in brownsville, texas she was already a felon convicted of food stamp fraud in 2011 the girl's mother, patricia elizabeth salmeron santos, lives illegally in virginia she paid nava martinez to fetch her daughter and smuggler her across the border 'salmeron santos admitted that she started this conspiracy by hiring alien smugglers to transfer her child from el salvador to virginia,' hanen wrote 'she agreed to pay $8500 (and actually paid $6,000 in advance) for these human traffickers to smuggle her daughter) 'the criminal conspiracy instigated by salmeron santos was temporarily interrupted when nava martinez was arrested,' but '[d]espite this setback, the goal of the conspiracy was successfully completed thanks to the united states government' salmeron santo, he notes, was never the subject of any criminal proceedings dhs 'did not arrest her it did not prosecute her it did not even initiate deportation proceedings for her,' hanen wrote it is 'completing the criminal mission of individuals who are violating the border security of the united states' those criminal missions include drug smuggling plots: mexican and south american narcotics cartels control much of the human trafficking, using both the coyotes and their immigrant cargo as drug mules during crossings 'the irony, says istook, 'is that the white house claims the children are fleeing the dangers of organized crime in central america – the very organized crime being trusted and paid to transport them to the us president obama, he claims, 'denounces the situation as a 'humanitarian crisis' as though he were not a perpetrator in creating it' status unknown: maria eva casco, left, and her son christian casco of el salvador, were arrested in texas but later released and transported to a bus station in arizona 'when more people learn the truth, they will hold president obama accountable ,' insists rep paul gosar, whose home state of arizona has become overrun by children crossing the us mexican border obama himself likely sparked the mass migration from central america and mexico, according to former new jersey superior court judge andrew napolitano napolitano said monday night on the fox news channel that 'the president of the united states personally and directly caused this with a telephone and a pen,' referring to obama's favorite aphorism for 'executive actions' that he has taken without the say so of congress the president flexed his pen in 2012 with a high profile order that relaxed deportations for potentially millions of illegal immigrants who were brought to the us as children before june 2007 but news reports indicate that human traffickers are purposely misinterpreting obama's action, telling families in central america that the rule applies to them nora griselda bercian diaz, a mother who crossed the border illegally with her six year old daughter, told krgv tv in south texas that the message being disseminated in guatemala is, 'go to america with your child, you won't be turned away' spark: president obama announced in june 2012 that he was relaxing deportation for people who came to the us illegally as children before 2007but human traffickers are telling third world children that the new rule will apply to them 'word has gotten out,' national border patrol council local vice president chris cabrera told the new york times, 'that we’re giving people permission and walking them out the door' after they're processed 'so they’re coming across in droves' the white house has carefully disputed the idea that obama's 2012 amnesty proposal, which he extended on june 5, is to blame 'we have heard sort of rumors and reports, or suggestions, that the increase may be in response to the perception that children would be allowed to stay or that immigration reform would in some way benefit these children,' white house domestic policy council director cecilia muñoz told reporters during a conference call on monday 'it seems to be quite clear that what is driving this is what’s happening in their home countries' but immigrants sneaking into america seem pre armed with expectations about how the obama administration will welcome them if you make it, they take you to a shelter and take care of you and let you have permission to stay,' 13 year old robin tulio told the times after he was apprehended by us customs and border patrol 'when you appeal your case, if you say you want to study, they support you' jeh johnson, the newly minted homeland security secretary, announced the two year extension of obama's mini amnesty program on thursday 'despite the acrimony and partisanship that now exists in washington, almost all of us agree that a child who crossed our border illegally with a parent, or in search of a parent or a better life, was not making an adult choice to break our laws,' johnson said, 'and should be treated differently than adult law breakers'
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federal judge andrew s hanen called out the obama administration in december for 'aiding and abetting felonies' the department of homeland security, he wrote in a scathing decision, 'has simply chosen not to enforce the united states' border security laws' republicans are playing a game of 'we told you so,' seizing on hanen's ruling to claim that the obama administration is encouraging a flood of illegal immigration, especially among children one congressman says the obama administration is intentionally participating in 'a felony – alien smuggling and human trafficking' as many as 80,000 illegal immigrant children, many traveling alone, are expected to be apprehended crossing the us border this year shocking photos leaked out of a texas holding facility show minors packed in overcrowded rooms
rory mcilroy has settled his bitter court battle with his former agent over the right to back out of the contract in a deal believed to have cost him more than £165 million the world's number one golfer was suing conor ridge's horizon sports management over the cut the firm was taking from on and off course earnings but today the high court in dublin was told that the row had been resolved following ten hours of last ditch negotiations between the star's lawyers and advisers and the company rory mcilroy (pictured at court yesterday) has settled his multi million pound legal dispute with his former agent over the right to back out of the contract he claimed he was misled into signing the world's number one golfer, pictured yesterday at court, was suing conor ridge's horizon sports management over the cut the firm was taking from on and off course earnings mcilroy was not in court for the brief hearing and the terms of the settlement were not detailed in court but a source close to the case said the settlement was 'far north' of $20 million, the equivalent of £131 million, which mcilroy is believed to have paid to horizon sports management 'it's in the public domain that the amount of money owing under the contract and the money likely to be generated from the the contract was $20 million,' a source said 'the settlement was in excess of that, plus costs' it is understood the figure was $25 million, or £164 million, which includes substantial legal costs mcilroy, fresh from a weekend victory in dubai, had sued mr ridge's agency over the cut his firm was taking from on and off course earnings in a potentially ugly row over £42 million in fees mr ridge, who was flanked by supporters in the public gallery, hugged and kissed them after the announcement was made a brief statement agreed between the mcilroy and ridge camps was released following the hearing agent conor ridge (pictured outside the hearing) was in court today, and was seen hugging and kissing his supporters as it was announced that the settlement had been reached 'the legal dispute between rory mcilroy and horizon sports management has been settled to the satisfaction of both parties, who wish each other well for the future,' it said 'the parties will be making no further comment' the two sides had been locked in talks for about 10 hours yesterday at the four courts complex in central dublin, with mcilroy leaving last night at about 9pm without making any comment when the case was called this morning, paul gallagher, senior counsel for mcilroy, told the court: 'the entire matter has been resolved' judge brian cregan said the dispute was undoubtedly a long and difficult issue for both sides to deal with mcilroy was in court yesterday, just days after he won the omega dubai desert classic on sunday sunday's win at the dubai desert classic is a repeat of mcilroy's first as a professional back in 2009 he also wished mr ridge success as a sports agent in the future and mcilroy success on the golf course mcilroy is believed to have offered ridge almost £8m to settle prior to tuesday's adjournment at the high court that offer was turned down by ridge, who was confident his company had a watertight contract with mcilroy that entitled them to somewhere between 15 and 20 per cent of his endorsement money until 2017 mcilroy's deal with nike, which he signed while with horizon, is reportedly worth around £150 million, which gave horizon plenty of reasons to fight for a larger settlement mcilroy had terminated his contract with horizon in 2013 to form his own company, and was suing the form and leading agent mr ridge, claiming he was misled into signing the contract in court papers when the case was launched later that year, it was claimed that mcilroy signed up with mr ridge's agency at an informal meeting on the day of horizon's christmas party in 2011 mr ridge had counter sued the golfer after the lawsuit was launched in late 2013 for walking away from his contract claiming that he owed the company millions of dollars in lost commissions the case had been scheduled for eight weeks in the big business division of the irish high court reserved for cases where disputes are worth more than 1 million euro (£755,000) before the prospect of long and potentially personal arguments being teased out in full public view led to renewed attempts at a settlement mcilroy and mr ridge together at a state dinner at the white house in washington in 2012 two days of talks between both camps last december yielded nothing the dispute centred on mcilroy's contract with dublin based horizon and two other linked companies malta based gurteen, and canovan management, also based in the irish capital at the heart of it was rates the golfer was being charged pre tax 5 per cent of prize winnings and 20 per cent of sponsorship and appearances money mcilroy, pictured outside the dublin crown court yesterday,had terminated his contract with horizon in 2013 and formed his own company when the lawsuit was launched in late 2013, mcilroy's lawyer had contended that the fees were up to four times what one of the best golfers in the world would expect to pay to agents the golf star, who took up the game as a youngster in holywood, co down, and now has a home in florida, claims the terms were inferior to those given to other top 10 players including fellow countryman and major winning friend graeme mcdowell, who was in the same stable mcilroy's business interests are now overseen by rory mcilroy incorporated, which is headed by donal casey, formerly of horizon, his father gerry and family friend and business executive barry funston, who also oversees much of the golfer's charitable work under the rory mcilroy foundation along with the golfer's personal assistant sean o'flaherty and family member brian mcilroy, the golfer's team spent about 10 hours in the four courts yesterday thrashing out the terms of the deal his father gerry arrived at the courts yesterday at 5pm none were in court today among the disputes raised when the case was launched was a row over an alleged 166,000 euro (£125,350) donation to unicef on the eve of a trip to haiti when mcilroy was an ambassador for the charity there was another fallout over horizon using complimentary airline seats on a flight to abu dhabi booked by tournament organisers in mcilroy's name the young golfer's career soared in the year after he signed for mr ridge from chubby chandler's stable earning more than £10 million in 2012, before a slump took hold in 2013 and earnings fell back to around £15 million last season mcilroy appeared more driven, earning more than £7 million, and he is now favourite to complete the career grand slam of golf at the us masters in april mcilroy broke off his engagement to tennis plater caroline wozniacki in may last year mcilroy was with horizon when he won the 2012 pga championship, rose to number one in the world and signed the five year sponsorship deal with nike a dip in form followed and his engagement to tennis star caroline wozniacki ended, but the northern irishman has four majors to his name if recent form on the course offers any insight into his demeanour with a massive and costly contract row hanging over him, mcilroy appeared focused when picking up his latest trophy sunday's win at the dubai desert classic is a repeat of his first as a professional back in 2009 mcilroy is due back in competition honda classic at palm beach in florida at the end of the month where the winner will walk away with £724,00
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manchester city left themselves with only three senior strikers to defend their barclays premier league title after selling alvaro negredo to valencia the spanish club agreed a loan deal for the 29 year old and confirmed they plan to trigger a £238m release clause in his city contract next summer negredo, who cost city £20m when he arrived from sevilla a year ago, began last season with 12 goals in his first 20 appearances but began to struggle and started only three premier league games after january video scroll down to watch negredo scoring with spectacular scissor kick in spain training done deal: manchester city striker alvaro negredo has signed a season long loan with valencia his departure came as city also allowed micah richards to move on a season long loan to fiorentina it made it an entirely different transfer deadline day for city from six years ago, when the ‘noisy neighbours’ announced their arrival as major players in english football by breaking the british transfer record to sign robinho on the new owner’s first day monday night was more about the impact of financial fair play, with city pulling out of the bidding for radamel falcao and allowing him to go to old trafford while leaving themselves with only sergio aguero, edin dzeko and stevan jovetic up front come in, no 7! valencia tweeted the shirt number that 'the beast' would be wearing at the club looking ahead: city allowed negredo to leave the club even though they're down to three strikers richards’ departure meant the last remaining outfield player from the pre abu dhabi era has left the defender, who signed for city as a 14 year old in 2002 when the club had just won promotion to the premier league, was frustrated by a lack of first team opportunities fiorentina paid £35m to take him and will have to find another £47m if they want to make the move permanent next summer although expected, his departure will sadden many city fans who saw the 26 year old defender as a link to the club’s more modest roots before sheik mansour took over in 2008 goalkeeper joe hart is the only survivor from before the takeover, having signed from shrewsbury in 2006 arrival: micah richards pictured after landing in florence on monday morning to seal his loan move target: west ham were interested in richards but have been put off by his wage demands an a £1m loan fee richards never lived up to the promise that saw him win his england debut as a teenager and go on to earn 13 caps and with city forced to reduce the size of their champions league squad for breaking uefa financial rules, manager manuel pellegrini had no hesitation in letting him leave richards flew to italy to complete his move and was pictured smiling as he concluded negotiations to become the 24th english player to join a serie a club a deal to send unwanted midfielder scott sinclair to stoke fell through, as did efforts to find a club for defender matija nastasic
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rupert murdoch has opened up for the first time about his divorce from wendi deng, and the moment he learned she had spent secret weekends with former british prime minister tony blair at his family's california ranch the australian media mogul also revealed he was 'shocked' when he first read his ex wife's diary entries in which she described having 'warm feelings' comparable to a 'crush' on blair, who allegedly stayed at the ranch with deng in october 2012 and april 2013 while the 83 year old was overseas in an interview with fortune magazine, the news corporation boss explained that he first heard of the encounters while in australia and immediately traveled back to the ranch to quiz the staff and then he scrambled to find a lawyer scroll down for video shocked: rupert murdoch, left, has opened up for the first time about his divorce from wendi deng, right, and the moment he learned she had spent secret weekends with former british prime minister tony blair at his ranch 'well, you know, everybody was talking about these things and never telling me anything but then i was told two pretty circumstantial things about the ranch [where deng had been staying],' he said 'i was in australia when i got back, i naturally asked the staff, and it opened up that's the story and then, you know, a week later i filed as soon as i could find a lawyer' the couple divorced last november after 14 years of marriage murdoch said he wasn't given deng's diary entries until after he filed for divorce he said he was 'shocked' by the love notes, but didn't read them crush: deng reportedly wrote of having 'warm feelings' for former british prime minister tony blair, pictured he said the revelation made him feel he'd made the right decision, but he regretted the fact the diary entries made worldwide headlines 'i regret the whole vanity fair thing i wish we just could have got divorced quietly,' he told fortune details of lovestruck deng's note, in which she praised blair's 'good body,' his 'really, really good legs' and even his 'butt' were revealed by vanity fair in february it said staff at murdoch's home were uneasy when blair arrived and tried to find her the magazine claimed they told him deng had gone to the master bedroom, but 'by the time they could tell her, blair was looking for her, they found blair walking into the master bedroom and closing the door behind him' on another occasion 'they were feeding each other during dinner, which made the staff uncomfortable' blair, who is godfather to one of murdoch and deng's daughters, has always denied he had an affair with deng and there is no evidence to suggest that is the case the middle east envoy, 60, is married to barrister cherie blair as well as the 'multiple' overnight stays at the expansive carmel ranch, the pair are also believed to have met on a super yacht owned by music industry billionaire david geffen it was earlier reported that murdoch learned of his ex wife and blair's encounters after she inadvertently sent an email to the wrong person, including details of his trip to the ranch that's when murdoch went to carmel and asked the household staff if it was true ranch: murdoch revealed he asked his staff at the carmel, california, ranch, pictured, about the rumors and then scrambled to find a lawyer they told him blair had stayed there with deng on two weekends in october 2012 and april 2013 five months on from the divorce, murdoch said he's 'turning over a new leaf,' buying a new california ranch and a lavish apartment in new york he said he bought 13 acre vineyard, moraga, for $288 million after he saw a story in the wall street journal mansion section about the owner, tom jones who was a former ceo of northrop, and remembered he'd met him 25 years ago with president reagan at a social party 'he was dying because he was 93 and had very bad emphysema,' he told fortune 'and he wanted to sell it to someone who said, 'i will keep it going and not subdivide this land'' murdoch said he's now decorating the property, in the hill above bel air, after jones passed away 'i expected him to live a bit longer, but i said he could stay in the house,' he said 'i've now taken possession of the house i have hired a modest decorator i just want it to be rustic' embarrassing: details of lovestruck deng's note, in which she praised blair's 'good body,' his 'really, really good legs' and even his 'butt' were revealed by vanity fair in february in addition, murdoch has snapped up a lavish new york apartment, which is also in the process of being decorated he paid $5725 million for the 10,000 square foot pad in one madison park, a slender, 60 story glass tower on e 23rd st he said his chief of staff natalie ravitz found the apartment in the interview, the billionaire also describes a fall in san francisco, which saw him suffer a hair fracture across his spine 'i had a very bad month in january and february,' he said 'i had a fall in san francisco i fell on my head it was just stupidity in a hotel room i'd put on some boots to go for a hike around san francisco to be shown by natalie, and i went down and hit my head very hard 'and i got, i guess you'd call it, a hair fracture across my spine i landed on a carpet, but on my head i've never had such pain in my life a friend of mine sent a friend of his, a neurosurgeon, down to see me, who quickly said i didn't have any concussion 'after that, i just went to my ranch and rested for three weeks' young daughters: murdoch is seen here in 2011 with his and deng's daughters chloe, right, and grace, left vineyard: murdoch bought 13 acre vineyard, moraga, pictured, located above bel air, california, for $288 million since the divorce rich: he said his two daughters will each have their own rooms in the triplex downtown manhattan apartment, which spans the 58th, 59th and 60th floor of the opulent one madison park building, pictured he said his two daughters will each have their own rooms in the triplex downtown manhattan apartment, which spans the 58th, 59th and 60th floor of the opulent building 'i assume that my two daughters will each have their own rooms for the first time in their lives and they're decorating them, they think,' he said he claims the apartment 'will be fairly modest, to start with' 'i'm not going to put in great antiques or have major things that take a long time to do,' he told fortune 'i'll buy nice, not too modern furniture but it's a modern place it's very high' murdoch also discusses his elder daughter elisabeth, in the interview, whom he had a public disagreement with over the news corp phone hacking scandal elisabeth, who chairs london based tv production company shine limited, criticized the company's handling of the scandal in a speech in scotland known as the mactaggart lecture murdoch told fortune liz won praise from everyone on the talk 'except me' and that he thought she was hurt that he didn't like it but he hopes the pair have since put their troubles behind them 'i had a long an warm and loving hour with her on the phone yesterday,' he said, adding that they talk mostly about her children not the business the interview features is in the april 28, 2014 issue of fortune
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the media mogul revealed he only learned of his ex wife's diary entries after he filed for divorce in the entries, deng described having 'warm feelings' and a 'crush' for blair blair allegedly spent weekends at the murdoch ranch while the 83 year old was overseas in an interview with fortune magazine, the news corporation boss explained that he first heard of the alleged encounters while in australia he said he immediately traveled back to the ranch to quiz the staff and then he scrambled to find a lawyer deng's love notes were featured in the march issue of vanity fair billionaire tells how he has 'turned a new leaf' since the divorce and bought a 13 acre vineyard in california and a $5725 million lavish new york pad
the nanny who became a surrogate mother to peaches geldof in the wake of paula yates' death has today paid tribute to her 'brave and beautiful girl' anita debney was employed by bob geldof and paula yates to care for their children when peaches was a toddler speaking of her shock at the 25 year old's sudden death on monday, ms debney said 'she has been the greatest joy, the greatest blessing, the most tender part of my heart and soul 'i loved her through the good times and the bad we struggled and survived the darkest of times emotional tribute: peaches geldof's nanny anita debney, who became a surrogate mother to her after paula yates (right) died of an accidental overdose, paid tribute to the 25 year old who passed away suddenly devoted: ms debney was employed by bob geldof and paula yates when peaches was a toddler she is expected to play a key role in helping to bring up peaches' two sons, astala, 23 months and phaedra, 11 months bereft: the body of peaches geldof has been released to the family as her father sir bob has been spending time with her children astala, 23 months, and phaedra, 11 months, at the family home of husband tom cohen close: sir bob has been spending time with his daughter's children as the family continue to grieve her death this week poignant: peaches will have her funeral at the church of st mary magdalene and st lawrence in davington, kent, where she was married and her mother paula's funeral was also held 'she overcame so much and my love and appreciation of her indomitable spirit never wavered 'the joy we shared in her beautiful babies was so deep and meaningful and filled both of our hearts with love and devotion,' she told the mirror 'she blossomed in motherhood and excelled at raising the sweetest, happiest babies in the world you almost made it' ms debney is expected to play a role in helping to bring up peaches' two sons, and her godsons, astala, 23 months, and phaedra, who will turn one later this month the emotional tribute came as peaches' body was released to her family so they can plan her funeral it is expected to be held at the kent church where she married in 2012 and where her mother paula yates' memorial service took place in 2000 her father sir bob geldof has also been spending time with her sons astala, 23 months, and phaedra, 11 months, at the family home of his son in law tom cohen in south east london peaches' second husband is looking after their children with the help of his parents, who greeted mr geldof and his partner jeanne marine with a hug yesterday afternoon the kent coroner's admission that they no longer hold peaches' body means that her grieving family can now plan her funeral it could be held at davington church near faversham, kent,  where she married mr cohen, lead singer of the band scum, in september 2012 her parents were also married at the church 26 years ago and it is where her mother paula yates' funeral was also held in 2000 devoted: peaches and her boys, astala dylan willow(right), 23 months, and phaedra bloom forever, 11 months last photo: this photo of peaches in the arms of her late mother, paula yates, was the last she tweeted grief: in 2000 paula yates' funeral was held at the church where her daughter would later marry a source said: 'the church holds the most bittersweet of memories for the geldof family they have had the best of times and the worst of times in that churchyard' she was just 11 when her mother died after a heroin overdose the last message she posted online on sunday evening was a picture of her as a toddler with her mother the 25 year old had spoken of feeling the presence of her late mother keenly as she walked down the aisle of st mary magdalene and st lawrence church speaking to hello! magazine at the time of her wedding to tom cohen in 2012, she said: ‘i feel her [yates] presence all the time but especially today mum loved family celebrations and she would adore tom and the fact that we’ve married here i know she is watching over me and feeling so happy for us’ peaches was found dead at her kent country home on monday in ‘unexplained’ circumstances and a post mortem examination yesterday was 'inconclusive' about the cause 'inconclusive': a post mortem has been held at darent valley hospital, in dartford, kent, but a cause of death was not established a post mortem examination carried out at darent valley hospital in dartford proved inconclusive, prompting further investigations to try to establish her cause of death it is understood that police found no suicide note and no signs of injury or evidence of drugs any inquest is not expected to be opened and adjourned by the coroner until after the results of the toxicology tests are known her father led the tributes which flooded in after her death in a touching tribute signed by the live aid organiser, his partner jeanne marine, and ms geldof's sisters fifi trixibelle, pixie and tiger, they said the family was 'beyond pain', saying: 'she was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us' investigation: police continue to scour peaches geldof's home in wrotham, kent, where she was found dead peaches had a house in the country, worth nearly £1million, pictured, where forensic officers were searching for evidence looking for clues: forensic teams were spotted walking in and out of her home with trained sniffer dogs but sources have said there was no signs of injury, drugs or a suicide note ms geldof's husband, musician tom cohen, with whom she had two young sons, said his wife was adored by him and their two sons, whom he would bring up 'with their mother in their hearts every day' ms geldof's elder sister fifi posted a picture on instagram of the two of them together when they were children, writing: 'my beautiful baby sister gone but never forgotten i love you peaches x' a prolific tweeter, the final message she sent on sunday was a picture of herself as a child with her mother, with the message 'me and my mum' in a column for mother & baby magazine, she wrote that she was now 'happier than ever' after becoming a mother advice: peaches geldof was warned by doctors in 2011, left, about her junk food diet, so she gave up eating mcdonald's, pizza and chips every day and lost weight, pictured right just before her death it emerged today that she ate mcdonald's, pizza and chips every day until doctors warned that her junk food diet was putting her health at risk the 25 year old admitted before her death she had cholesterol problems in 2011 and 'the heart of a 90 year old gangster' so decided to lose weight friends had said she looked thin before she died, leading to speculation her weight loss may have put pressure on her heart she had said her juice diet helped her lose 11lb in a month 'i had cholesterol and the doctors said stop eating s*** so i did if you stop eating pizza and chips you then don't look like you used to,' she said at a film premiere in 2011 'do i really look that thin? let's be honest how did i do it? i just stopped eating mcdonald's and f****** s*** every day 'i used to eat s*** every single day i used to wake up with my boyfriend and eat crap i had the heart of a 90 year old gangster'
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mother of two, 25, found dead on monday at her home in wrotham, kent sir bob geldof has spent time with her two young sons and her husband coroner has confirmed that her body has been released back to family her funeral may be held at kent church where her mother's took place
its residents have long been known as the mythical letter writer disgusted of tunbridge wells so the genteel kent spa town should prepare to be outraged because foul mouthed beer spitting heroin addict punk sid vicious could soon be given a memorial plaque the spiky haired sex pistols singer, real name john ritchie, attended the town's sandown court school for three years before leaving for london aged 14 in 1971 disgusted? sex pistols singer sid vicious (left) could soon be given a memorial plaque on his former home in tunbridge wells (right), where he lived with his mother anne while attending the town's sandown court school icon: vicious made an angry stand against the establishment and died of a heroin overdose in 1979 he moved to a rented flat with his mother anne and spent around six years in the area long before he was famous his school still exists, renamed as the skinners' kent academy now his name has been put forward among those of 32 other famous former residents who could receive a plaque on their former homes volunteers won funds from tunbridge wells borough council for 20 of the plaques, which cost around £300 each they defended their choice of the punk star but said he will face stiff competition from war heroes and historians to make the final cut alastair tod, chairman of the royal tunbridge wells civic society, told mailonline: 'we're all prepared to argue the case if necessary genteel: royal tunbridge wells is the only spa town in the south east of england and has gained a reputation for 'disgusted' conservative letter writers even if most residents say the stereotype is unfair punk star: sid vicious kicks a london black taxi in 1977 he lived in tunbridge wells before moving aged 14 'we would be prepared to defend the inclusion of any of the names on our list 'it's only a longlist, though, and i think sid vicious is probably an outlier it's not for me to make the final decision' vicious died from a heroin overdose aged 21 in 1979 after being arrested over his lover nancy spungen’s murder in new york his fame came from his anti establishment behaviour and he routinely spat beer at fans, sneered at rivals, beat people up, swore non stop and user razors to cut swear words into his body but he was also widely credited with changing the face of british music forever, opening the doors to the jarring electronic creativity of the 1980s, and galvanising one of the 20th century's biggest shifts in pop culture the plaques will be dark red and round, and follow 15 which were put up in 2006 on the town's 400th anniversary the only criteria for the people to be featured was they had to have a genuine link with the town and have been dead for some time among the local heroes being considered are soldier william vidler, who died two days after the start of the first world war after his ship was hit by a mine history: other names on the longlist include soldier william vidler, who died two days into the first world war troubled couple: the mystery remains over whether vicious (right) killed his girlfriend nancy spungen (left) other plaques under consideration are airwoman pauline gower, who headed the female branch of the air transport auxiliary during the second world war, and historian richard cobb some residents of the town were angry one, peter campbell, 49, said: 'nobody wants to be reminded that sid vicious lived here he was a vile man who died as he lived, surrounded by filth and misery 'he hardly has anything good to be said about him and it would be best is his name was scattered to the four winds' another, claire fenwick, said the people of tunbridge wells were ‘not interested’ in the sex pistols, adding: 'the sex pistols were a passing fad that had nothing to do with tunbridge wells 'they might have made it big in london, but nobody here cares about, or wants to be reminded, about them' the civic society plans to meet in less than two weeks to make their final decision but their final choices will also have to be signed off by the local council
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singer among 33 people nominated for one of £300 council funded plaques he attended the kent town's sandown court school for three years to 1971 civic society chairman: 'we're all prepared to argue the case if necessary'
experts were unable to open the 9th century carolingian pot (pictured), which was found on church land in dumfries and galloway in september the mystery surrounding the contents of a viking pot has been solved after researchers carried out a ct scan on the ancient artefact archaeologists had been unable to open the pot to see what was inside, but its weight suggested it was full of treasure after undergoing a series of scans, the 1,200 year old pot was found to contain up to at least five silver brooches and an ornate bead it was among more than 100 objects discovered by metal detectorist derek mclennan, 47 in dumfries in september other items include solid gold jewellery, arm bands and silver ingots the find was deemed one of the most significant viking hoards ever discovered in the uk, but the pot's contents were a mystery experts were concerned about damaging the 9th century carolingian pot when attempting to see what was inside but now, the ct scanner at borders general hospital, scotland, has revealed the ornate box contains around 20 silver, gold and ivory items mr mclennan, a retired businessman, said the latest discovery was ‘beautiful and exciting’ ‘it brought it all back to me when i saw what was inside the pot,’ he continued ‘i was like a kid looking in the sweet shop window unable to touch anything being on the other side of the glass ‘nothing else had been on my mind for two and half months than seeing what was inside the pot, and then seeing it, there was a rush of emotion and was incredibly exciting ‘i was absolutely amazed by what was inside the pot there seems to be 20 plus artefacts in the pot, while most of them seem to be broaches of some sort ‘it’s a real mishmash of artefacts not everything comes across clear as there are different types of metal in there ‘there is hopefully something beautiful and exciting to look at when it comes out because [the owner] took the time to wrap these items ‘i’m now waiting on the pot to be emptied, but i understand these things take time and it’s in the hands of the experts’ experts used a ct scanner to inspect what is inside the viking pot the circular shape in the upper right corner is said to be an ornate bead the dome object to its left is a bone or ivory bead, and the coil curling from the bottom left to the centre is five brooches but the rectangular shape at the centre remains a mystery derek mclennan, who found the trove, was approached by richard welander, head of collections with historic scotland, who was aware of the previous use of the hospital’s ct scanner for research with the permission of hospital chief, the pot was brought in for an evening scanning session (pictured) a scan of the carolingian pot was conducted by dr john reid, consultant radiographer at the bgh, who is also a keen amateur archaeologist he was approached by richard welander, head of collections with historic scotland, who was aware of the previous use of the hospital’s ct scanner for archaeological research with the permission of hospital chief calum campbell, the pot was brought in for an evening scanning session ‘this work takes place outwith normal hours and in no way impedes the important work we do for our human patients,' said dr reid ‘the scanner is both rapid and accurate, with the ability to produce 120 visual slices, and is accurate to within half a millimetre’ the monitoring screen revealed the presence of five silver broaches, smaller gold ingots and ivory beads coated with gold all wrapped in an organic material, possibly leather dr reid added: ‘the conservationists did not want to [grope] about and compromise this precious object' the protected pot is shown being scanned in borders general hospital the ct scanner consists of an x ray tube that rotates around the object these rays are received by a detector on the opposite side of the object, and an image of the scan is created it produces 120 visual 'slices', and is accurate to within half a millimetre the discovery was made on church of scotland land in dumfries, however, the exact location has not been revealed because the scottish government, treasure trove unit and historic scotland have to make sure its properly protected while the full historical significance of the site is established the discovery was made in early september by mr mclennan fellow metal detectorists reverend dr david bartholomew, who is a church of scotland minister of a rural galloway charge, and mike smith, the pastor of an elim pentecostal church in galloway were also in the vicinity at the time rev dr bartholomew said: 'we were searching elsewhere when derek initially thought he'd discovered a viking gaming piece ‘a short time later he ran over to us waving a silver arm ring and shouting 'viking'! it was tremendously exciting, especially when we noticed the silver cross lying face downwards ‘it was poking out from under the pile of silver ingots and decorated arm rings, with a finely wound silver chain still attached to it the discovery was made in early september by mr mclennan fellow metal detectorists reverend dr david bartholomew, who is a church of scotland minister of a rural galloway charge, and mike smith, the pastor of an elim pentecostal church in galloway were also in the vicinity at the time it was made on church of scotland land, but the exact location hasn't been revealed the hoard also includes various brooches, ingots and this gold bird pin the hoard, which consists of more than a hundred artefacts, many of which are historically unique, is now under the care of the treasure trove unit and is regarded as being of significant international importance within the find is an early christian solid silver cross from the 9th or 10th centuries the cross is engraved with decorations that, experts say, are highly unusual, which mr mclennan believes may represent the four gospels matthew, mark, luke, and john it was found among dozens of silver arm rings and ingots two feet below the surface the excavation was undertaken by andrew nicholson, the county archaeologist, and, shortly after, mr mclennan found a second signal at its base further investigations uncovered a second level trove which is of considerably higher quality than the first it includes possibly the largest silver pot from the carolingian dynasty discovered, which could be up to 1,200 years old other finds include a gold ring, and a gold bird pin the hoard falls under the scots law of treasure trove, and is currently in the care of the treasure trove unit the discovery was made in early september by retiree derek mclennan i was made on church of scotland land, but the exact location hasn't been revealed a gold ring found in the hoard is pictured an early medieval cross was also found among the hoard of viking treasure the cross is engraved with decorations that experts claim are highly unusual, and which finder mr mclennan believes may represent the four gospels a computerised tomography (ct) scan uses x rays and a computer to create images of objects inside a body  or in this case, a pot during a ct scan, the person or object is placed on its back on a flat bed the ct scanner consists of an x ray tube that rotates around the object these rays are received by a detector on the opposite side, and an image is created images produced by a ct scan are called tomograms and are more detailed than standard x rays a ct scan, for example, can produce images of complex internal structures and shapes the technology has previously been used to scan the insides of egyptian mummies ‘it was a heart stopping moment when the local archaeologist turned it over to reveal rich decoration on the other side’ the hoard falls under the scots law of treasure trove, and is currently in the care of the treasure trove unit the law states that a reward must be made to the finder, and the reward is judged equivalent to the market value of the items the church of scotland general trustees, as the landowners, have reached agreement with mr mclennan about an equitable sharing of any proceeds, which will eventually be awarded the location of the find is not being revealed the scottish government, treasure trove unit and historic scotland are all involved in ensuring the area is properly protected while the full historical significance of the site is established
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this is the chilling hand drawn building plan of the rms titanic that was used to describe how the 'unsinkable' ship met its fate the design, prepared exclusively for the official british enquiry, features a number of illustrations showing why the luxury liner sank after striking an iceberg on april 14, 1912 it is among hundreds of artifacts linked to the doomed ship to be sold at auction later this month 'unthinkable': this chilling hand drawn building plan was used to describe how the 'unsinkable' rms titanic met its fate it was prepared exclusively for the official british enquiry and is marked with a date of may 1, 1912 tragedy: the design features a number of illustrations showing why the luxury liner (pictured) sank after striking an iceberg on april 14, 1912 it is among hundreds of artifacts to be sold at auction later this month the original cross section and building plan, drawn to a scale of 1/32 inches to one foot, is rubber stamped by manufacturers harland and wolff, with a handwritten date of may 1, 1912 it was used to demonstrate to the world what had happened just before midnight on april 14 when the largest passenger ship ever assembled struck an iceberg sparking the biggest maritime disaster in peacetime among its most remarkable features are a hand drawn gash in the side of the ship at boiler 6, where the iceberg hit, and extensions drawn over the watertight bulkheads that were not built high enough for such an occurrence it clearly shows why the 'unsinkable' ship succumbed to a direct hit that night in the ice fields of the north atlantic, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 people valuable: the titanic themed collection includes a sterling silver 'loving cup' presented to captain arthur rostron (left) of the carpathia, which helped pluck survivors from the ocean, by margaret 'molly' brown (right) the cup: brown, a wealthy socialite, became famous for surviving the disaster, and was known after her death as 'the unsinkable molly brown,' celebrated in the 1960 broadway musical of the same name the location allowed water to enter the ship right at the point at which she could no longer stay afloat the plan is one of around 240 titanic themed objects to be put on sale by rr auction in boston, massachusetts which specialises in documents, manuscripts and historic artifacts more than a century after the doomed liner sank the collection includes a sterling silver 'loving cup' presented to captain arthur rostron of the carpathia by titanic survivor margaret 'molly' brown a dedication engraved on the front reads: 'in grateful recognition and appreciation of his heroic and efficient service in the rescue of the survivors of the titanic on april 15th 1912, and of the generous and sympathetic treatment he accorded us on his ship from the survivors of the titanic' tragic note: another item to be sold at auction is what is thought to be the last postcard titanic hero jack phillips ever wrote before he set sail on the doomed voyage, never to return above, the tragic postcard the cup has the highest starting price and is expected to fetch more than $200,000 (£120,500) at auction brown, a wealthy american socialite, boarded the titanic as a first class passenger at cherbourg, france, the vessel's first stop after leaving southampton five days later, when the mammoth ship struck the iceberg, she unselfishly leapt into action and loaded others into the lifeboats, willing to face the chilling danger of the deep to save as many people as possible she was eventually put into lifeboat six, where she helped to keep spirits up as they awaited an unknown fate hero: the postcard is a note of affection from phillips (above) to his sister, letting her know he is safe and well she later became famous for surviving the disaster, and was known after her death as 'the unsinkable molly brown,' celebrated in the 1960 broadway musical of the same name bobby livingston, vice president at rr auction, said: 'the loving cup is one of the most valuable pieces of titanic memorabilia in private possession today' the official enquiry by the british wreck commissioner into the sinking of the titanic was convened in london on may 2, 1912, and presided over by high court judge lord mersey spanning over two months, lord mersey, lawyers, experts in shipbuilding and marine law questioned and listened to testimony from over 100 witnesses survivor: second officer charles lightoller was the most senior officer to survive the disaster as the last person taken on board the carpathia his letter sent word that the ship's assistant surgeon was lost at sea 'good bye, old man': a two page typed letter on 'titanic' letterhead, dated april 9, 1912 the ship's highest ranking surviving officer recounts his final words with dr simpson and other officers: 'we merely exchanged the words 'goodbye, old man' this occurred shortly before the end concluding on july 3, 1912, the final report was issued on july 30, stating that the sinking was the result of the ship's collision with the iceberg not due to any design flaws with the ship and the collision had been brought about by excessive speed in icy waters the report stopped short of condemning white star's captain smith for the accident along with the american hearings, the british enquiry would result in several safety changes including 24 hour manned radios, distress rockets, ice patrols and sufficient lifeboats on board each ship the original building plan was discovered at the old cunard line office, which merged with white star line in 1934 gold: this 18k gold ring was recovered from the body of titanic steward thomas hewitt, who was buried at sea originally sold in london in 1987, it then went on display at the ulster museum in belfast it was then offered at auction, at which time it became a part of a distinguished private collection it has since been on display at the titanic museum in branson, missouri mr livingston said: 'items of this magnitude used in the official inquiry are virtually unobtainable, this being one of only two plans that have ever come to market' another item to be sold at the auction is what is thought to be the last postcard titanic hero jack phillips ever wrote before he set sail on the doomed voyage, never to return written on board the 'unsinkable ship' as it waited in port, it is a note of affection from a brother to his sister, letting her know he is safe and well the card, which has a photograph of the titanic on its front, reads: 'thanks very much for your letter having glorious weather, went to cowes yesterday will write later before we sail love all, jack' dated april 2 1912 phillips, a maritime operator, added in the address panel, 'miss elsie phillips, 11 farncombe st, godalming' other objects to be put up for sale include survivors' belongings, a fragment from the titanic's grand staircase, and copies of newspapers which published front page reports about the catastrophe, including the new york times, the illustrated london news and the new york evening post rr said it expects the auction to earn between $700,000 (£422,000) and $1million (£603,000)
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hand drawn building plan prepared exclusively for official british enquiry features illustrations showing why luxury liner sank after striking iceberg it is among hundreds of titanic artifacts to be sold at auction this month the auction in boston is expected to fetch up to $1million (£603,000)
amish mafia revealed by discovery channel reality show of the same name focuses on lebanon levi and his three ‘foot soldiers’ who carry out his dirty work 'mafia' deals with adultery, extortion, accidents, and financial issues within close knit religious community within the rolling hills of rural pennsylvania, sects of amish live out a seemingly modest existence, caring for their families and living lives of deep religious significance but beneath the veil of their seemingly idyllic lifestyle lies something much more sinister – an amish mafia, which serves as vigilante justice for the community and exposes infidelity, blackmail, and extortion plots the provocative information has been revealed by discovery channel's upcoming reality show, 'amish mafia,' which focuses around the organization's leader and his three henchmen a secretive group of amish mafia have been unveiled by discoveryfor a new reality show lebanon levi, left, is the amish insider who holds the power and serves as protector of the community for a price they are seen busting an amish bishop out for motel sex and have no tolerance for infidelity either in one scene from the pilot episode, two 'mafia' members stake out a prominent amish bishop who was asking a taxi driver to take him to see a prostitute the two men barge in on the bishop, camera in hand, to get photographic evidence of the bishop's sin they then kindly let the woman cover up before letting her go on her way while an amish woman explains the conservative traditions of the lifestyle – long dresses, muted colors, no being photographed, no complicated machinery – a man loads a machine gun this is the world of lebanon levi, a mennonite who was never baptized, and therefore never a member of the church because of this, levi is able to live in both communities, living amongst his people but also seeing that his idea of justice is served levi, a mennonite was never baptized and therefore never a member of the church he is able to live in both communities, living amongst his people but also seeing that his eye for an eye concept of justice is served 'levi is a man who straddles both worlds,' the show's executive producer, dolores gavin, explained to the new york post earlier this month 'he genuinely feels as though he is a help to the community, and yet he has a propensity for violence and intimidation' she said that it took she and others two years to gain the trust of the elusive vigilantes gavin is most noted for her production work on reality shows like 'ice road truckers,' 'ax men,' and 'sons of guns' she was not immediately available to speak with mailonline, a discovery channel representative said the show opens with an ominous disclaimer, which reads: 'the amish church denies the existence of the amish mafia to ensure the safety of innocent amish, select re enactments of events must be used' the show depicts the gang as a violent crew, although they are still religious in their peace loving church the amish church denies the mafia exists at all because the amish mafia doesn't have direct dealing with the church, they do not have to operate within its jurisdiction they use cell phones, drive cadillac suvs, and tote guns to carry out what they believe is the law jolin, a mennonite, is described as 'military foot soldier' in the pilot episode, set to air december 12 many amish sects are wary of 'english' laws, and will not report crimes to recognized authority figures that leaves it to levi and his cronies to seek justice for the meek and the mild the mennonite division is slightly less strict than many amish sects, which the show says allows him to do levi's 'dirty work' in addition, levi and his three mafia members – john, jolin, and alvin – cannot be punished by church elders their philosophy is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth in the case of a woman whose buggy was destroyed by a reckless driver, jolin took the matter into his own hands he tracked the man who hit the amish woman's buggy and fired a single shot through the empty car's window some scenes and body art is more reminiscent of fight club than depictions of the amish previously shown in popular culture the owner was unharmed, but the message was clear another time, levi sent john and jolin to stake out the house of a married amish woman who was believed to have had an affair the man was trying to extort the married woman to have sex with him, because her own husband had left her, causing financial struggle divorce is forbidden within the community, and a spouse must wait until their partner dies before re marrying john and jolin stopped the man, who was driving his buggy down the road, and confronted him on the street 'you will not go back there,' jolin said 'lebanon levi will kick your a**' the two saw to it that the woman would be supported from funds from levi the pilot does not explain why the gang are comfortable using modern conveniences like automobiles, cell phones, and cameras, which are typically shunned but these men still have to answer to the local jurisdictions the lancaster county police did not offer any comment regarding levi's criminal record levi is pictured in a 2009 mug shot though his charge and other vital information has been blackened out, levi entered a guilty plea for his crime another case from 2007 shows he negotiated another guilty plea for five separate charges levi oversees the community's insurance, known as 'amish aid,' but is also in charge of the community's finances and keeping the general peace his three 'soldiers' also have lengthy criminal records mailonline's request for comment to the lancaster police bureau to confirm their records was not immediately returned there is no explanation in the pilot as to why levi and his gang are comfortable using modern conveniences like automobiles, cell phones, and cameras, which are typically shunned by conservative practicing mennonites in fact, a disclaimer at the beginning admits that some of the show is actually reenactments done to protect the identities of innocent amish it is also unclear why various members of the amish and mennonite communities agreed to be on camera, as it goes against their beliefs of appearing vain some local pennsylvania residents with deep interest in the mennonite and amish communities said that they had never heard of such a thing as the amish mafia 'my own view is this is trash tv,' elizabethtown college professor donald kraybill told lancaster online 'to call these shows documentaries is a fraudulent lie' kraybill has been a top researcher on the amish's way of life 'there is big money to be had,' he continued, 'and they pay these people big money to be on the show' he told lancaster online that some members of the community have indeed been charged with crimes, but that going so far as to say there is a vigilante mafia is overboard 'i'm not saying amish are perfect saints and walk on water,' he continued 'but this [show] is a twisted portrayal of the amish community' lancaster county district attorney craig stedman added that to his knowledge, there has not been a spike of crime in the anabaptist community in reason years the show comes on the heels of tlc's 'breaking amish,' which has come under fire for deceiving viewers about the five amish and mennonite men and women it featured as they moved to new york in the finale, cast members were given the opportunity to come clean over their questionably amish lifestyles – which, before the show, included modeling careers, skimpy clothes, divorce, and arrests however, many of them touted the fact that they were anything else but normal amish mafia premieres on discovery channel on december 12 at 9pm est watch the trailer for discovery channel's 'amish mafia'
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amish mafia revealed by discovery channel reality show of the same name focuses on lebanon levi and his three ‘foot soldiers’ who carry out his dirty work 'mafia' deals with adultery, extortion, accidents, and financial issues within close knit religious community
airlines around the world have been warned by the british government not to allow cia whistle blower edward snowden to board any flights to the uk the global alert has been issued to carriers warning the former us intelligence worker, who leaked details of the controversial prism web spy programme, ‘is highly likely to be refused entry to the uk’ it marks a major escalation in britain’s involvement in the snooping scandal, after foreign secretary william hague repeatedly refused to comment on the leaks whistleblower: edward snowden, a 29 year old former cia technical assistant, claims britain's gchq compiled 197 dossiers on uk citizens based on information from the us spying project prism alert: the uk home office issued this warning to airlines that mr snowden would be refused entry to britain the warning to airlines was made on a home office letterhead dated on monday, the associated press reported the document is thought to be genuine but the home office refused to comment mr snowden triggered shockwaves across the globe by handing over top secret files from the us national security agency (nsa) the fbi vowed to hunt down snowden as us intelligence officials warned he may be attempting to defect to china with a trove of america's most sensitive secrets the 29 year old whistleblower, who earned £130,000 a year ($200,000), exposed chilling details of how the covert agency, based in maryland, gathers private information from people around the world – including in britain – using a programme called prism america's national security agency and the fbi are said to have easy access to data held by nine of the world’s top internet companies, including google, facebook, microsoft and skype warning: bangkok airways said it received the letter from the airports of thailand pcl on thursday everyday device: mr snowden used a humble thumb drive (left) to take top secret documents from a nsa facility in hawaii mr snowden claims british spies at cheltenham based gchq compiled dossiers from phone and web data gathered by the us's controversial prism programme it would illegal for british security services at gchq to ask the us for data obtained through the programme, but it is alleged that it has received data from the prism programme since 2010 in the commons this week mr hague repeatedly refused to comment on the leaks specifically and did not refer to mr snowden directly but the british government is keen to avoid a repeat of the global embarrassment when wikileaks founder julian assange moved to britain after revealing us secrets the british government will be keen to avoid a repeat of wikileaks founder julian assange who has spent a year holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london fighting extradition to sweden he is now holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london, after seeking asylum to avoid extradition to sweden on allegations of sex offences mr snowden fled the us for hong kong after smuggling highly classified files out from the national security agency with a humble computer thumb drive, according to the los angeles times the snowden alert to airlines not to let him fly to britain emerged after a letter was photographed at a thai airport it was was issued by the risk and liaison overseas network which is part of the uk border agency monitoring people who try to enter britain illegally it imposes fines on carriers who bring any passenger to the uk without the proper documents or against instructions from the british government the letter was titled 'ralon carrier alert 15/13 and referred to: individual who is highly likely to be refused entry if arriving in the united kingdom' it features a photograph of mr snowden, his date of birth, passport number and status as a us citizen it added: 'if this individual attempts to travel the uk: carriers should deny boarding 'this individual is highly likely to be refused entry to the uk and the carrier may be liable to costs relating to the individual's detention and removal' 'carrier alerts' are issued when the uk government wants to deny entry to people who don't normally need visas to enter the country, or already have visas but something has happened since they were issued, said the diplomat sometimes convicted sex offenders are denied entry into the uk in this way vanished: a real estate sign stands in front of a home where edward snowden apparently lived with his girlfriend in hawaii snowden said he was ill and requested leave without pay, according to sources a bangkok airways officer said the airline was notified on thursday about the alert by the airports of thailand, pcl, which operates national airports throughout the country she said the notice was not intended to be seen by the public the officer spoke on the condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to give the information to the media it was not clear if other countries have posted similar documents a home office spokesman said: 'we do not routinely comment on individual cases'
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carriers told former us intelligence contractor 'is highly likely to be refused entry to the uk' snowden was working on nsa assignment at a hawaii facility fled to hong kong after revealing details of prism web spy programme fbi vowed to hunt him down for causing 'significant harm to our nation' home office letter emerged in bangkok warning airlines they face fines
gangs of highway robbers are targeting british tourists on holiday in spain hundreds of visitors in british registered vehicles or hire cars have had their possessions, passports and money taken in ‘quick and slick’ distraction muggings the thieves typically trick their victims with loud noises, apparent accidents, supposed vehicle problems or pleas for help – before stealing bags and belongings from their vehicles thieves: hundreds of visitors in british registered vehicles or hire cars have had their possessions, passports and money taken in 'quick and slick' distraction muggings as millions of families begin their summer breaks, the foreign office has warned british registered cars are ‘an easy target’ for motorway thieves the number of british tourists ambushed on spanish roads has soared as the euro crisis has deepened, with the british embassy in madrid reporting a 10 per cent rise in the first quarter of this year this is likely to increase further as the peak holiday season begins a spokesman for the embassy said:  ‘motorists may be driving along the motorway and not notice there’s a car close up behind ‘someone in the other car throws a stone at their vehicle which creates a loud bang the british drivers pull over to see what has happened and the gang is behind them ‘they cause a distraction to steal from them or simply mug them it’s a growing problem’ warning: as millions of families begin their summer breaks, the foreign office has warned british registered cars are ¿an easy target¿ for motorway thieves a hotspot for the gangs is the ap7 motorway between the french border and the alicante region in southern spain more than 140 cases of theft on this route were reported to british consulates last year however, a spokesman said there were likely to be ‘hundreds more’ attacks going unreported across spain because victims usually contact a british consulate only if they have lost their passport dave thomas, consular regional director for spain, said: ‘be on your guard against anyone who attempts to stop you or ask you for help ‘they may well be part of a  gang operating a scam in which an unseen accomplice will rob you of your things’ stephen and helen robinson, from desford, leicestershire, had their bags stolen from their audi q5 as they stopped to walk their labrador retriever polly at a service station between barcelona and valencia the couple, who are in their 50s, were standing at the boot of their car when a man on a mobile phone asked them how to say something in english while he distracted them, their belongings were taken from the front of the car, despite polly being inside mrs robinson said: ‘it was quick and slick you may be more tired and therefore more vulnerable when you’ve been travelling, so separate your valuables into different places in the car, and when you stop be aware you may be being watched you won’t see the accomplice of the person who is distracting you’ in a separate incident, joy and alan horton, from bury st edmunds in suffolk, were driving a ford focus hatchback through spain when they heard a loud bang and pulled over a car that had been travelling close behind them also stopped, and while the driver talked to them, his accomplice stole their possessions without them noticing mr horton said: ‘if you think your car may have been in a collision and you pull over, lock the car as soon as you get out and mount a guard on both sides of the vehicle keep all bags and valuables in a locked boot’ professor stephen glaister, of the rac foundation, said: ‘drivers need to remember to stay alert and be ready for unwelcome surprises just as they would be at home’
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two us embassy military attaches wounded at a strip joint in venezuela may have shot each other, a club employee has said officers heard shots around 425am on tuesday at the antonella 2012 club in caracas, better known as 'angelus' in the upscale chacao district, local police said today, it was revealed the pair may have been fighting each other before at least one of them drew a gun scroll down for video violence: three americans were reportedly involved in a brawl outside the antonella 2012 strip club in an upscale neighborhood of caracas early tuesday older crowd: the club, which is popular with foreigners, reportedly only admits men over age 30 suggestive: the twitter account for the antonella 2012 suggests the strip club could offer more than just stripping deisy ron, who oversees performers at the club, said staff working on the night of the shooting told her the men had begun arguing inside the club 'they were fighting with each other,' she said 'one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other in the stomach and the leg' she said she did not know how the second american was wounded an employee had told agence france presse that the the bar is a strip club that only admits men over age 30 pictures of female strippers line the entrance to the club one of the embassy employees, military attaché roberto ezequiel rosas, was shot in the leg, according to a police report seen by reuters and the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity the second embassy official, paul marwin, was shot in the stomach but did not notice the injury until arriving home, the source said the wounds are not believed to be life threatening party time: the nightclub's social media sites feature pictures of strippers dancing on poles, in cages and laying on beds it's unclear what services the strip club offers patrons on these beds in private rooms next to the club a police source told afp that a third american was involved, as well, but he was not wounded the shooting happened just outside the strip club after the americans got into an argument with other patrons of the nightclub, police say 'apparently it was a fight originating in a nightspot where these people were attacked and shots were fired at them and they suffered gunshot wounds,' police spokesman douglas rico told venezuelan tv channel globovision in a terse statement, the embassy confirmed an 'incident,' but gave few details 'we can confirm that two members of the us embassy in caracas were injured during an incident early this morning medical staff informs us that their injuries do not appear to be life threatening,' the statement said on tuesday afternoon, reuters reporters saw police detective vehicles parked near the club, which is popular among foreigners officials walked in and out of the club without answering questions venezuela has one of the world's highest homicide rates violent crime occurs primarily in the country's poor slums, but in recent years, assaults and shootings have become more common in well to do areas of the city last week, president nicolas maduro launched a security drive that puts soldiers on the streets of the capital about 20 security initiatives have been implemented since 1999 the venezuela shooting may revive memories of an incident that embarrassed us officials in colombia last year in that case, secret service agents helping to protect president barack obama were sent home for involvement with prostitutes shades of past scandals: the shooting recalls the prostitution scandal last year involving us secret service agents who hired prostitutes in colombia the scandal made international news after one of the prostitutes began fighting with a secret service agent at the hotel caribe in cartagena after he reportedly refused to pay her
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americans reportedly involved in brawl at strip club in caracas employee says the pair were fighting and one pulled out a gun two were shot and sustained non life threatening wounds incident follow last year's secret service prostitution scandal in colombia