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(cnn) zimbabwe's capital of harare was quiet saturday night after polls began closing for elections that will decide the future of longtime president robert mugabe zimbabwean president robert mugabe campaigns in the capital of harare last week results were not expected until sunday the main opposition party, movement for democratic change, alleged widespread irregularities and promised to release its own election results, defying a government order critics of the government have predicted that the elections will be rigged or marred by fraud, though the government has promised that they will be 'free and fair' at a news conference in harare, movement for democratic change secretary general tenda biti said that some of the party's agents have been chased away from polling stations the party also said the zimbabwe electoral commission claimed to have lost the accreditation for agents at 19 stations and refused to let them in biti said there was a 'massive' deployment of soldiers and police at most stations journalists inside the country reported a heavy presence of the army and police but disagreed with biti's description of it as 'massive' police said they were investigating the bombing of a house in harare belonging to a parliamentarian candidate from mugabe's ruling zanu pf party the bombing happened early saturday, and it was not immediately clear whether it was connected to the elections, police said no one was inside the home at the time the zimbabwean government has denied cnn and other international news organizations permission to enter the country to report on the elections read about reporting on the elections the elections are posing one of the toughest challenges to mugabe's 28 year rule two candidates, both from different factions of the opposition party, stand a good chance of unseating him one opposition contender is movement for democratic change founder morgan tsvangirai, who fought hotly contested challenges against the president in 2000, 2002 and 2005 the other is mugabe's former finance minister, simba makoni he was a member of the zanu pf party until he announced his bid to unseat mugabe and the party kicked him out voter turnout was high after the polls opened at 7 am (1 am et), journalists reported, but it tapered off throughout the day shortly before polls closed at 7 pm (1 pm et), 'there was a rush of people to put in their last minute votes' in some places, media rights activist reyhana masters said biti also said police were assisting many voters in casting ballots the opposition has spoken out against 'assistance' in the voting booth, calling it an intimidation tactic, but mugabe passed a presidential decree this week that said police could help those voters who are elderly or infirm watch zimbabweans worry their vote won't count » the government has warned the opposition not to release its own election results, saying that doing so is the role of the electoral commission and could spark violence of the kind seen in kenya after elections there late last year some zimbabweans reported irregularities in saturday's voting eddie matsangaise of the zimbabwe exile forum said he had heard that the names of long dead white colonialist leaders were on voter lists, but voters who thought they were registered were turned away iden wetherell, editor of the newspaper zimbabwe independent, said the opposition had found large numbers of voters registered at one address where there isn't a building voter confusion was also a problem the elections are not just for president but also for parliamentary, senate and local council seats, meaning voters have to cast a number of ballots in a limited amount of time limited voter education means many registered voters were not told which ward to go to and may turn up at the wrong polling stations watch claims of dead voters still on the rolls » the absence of international media and independent observers has heightened critics' concerns the united states this week warned of a possible unfair election, and new york based human rights watch warned this month that the elections were likely to be 'deeply flawed' human rights watch said in a report that zimbabwe's electoral commission is partisan toward zanu pf and lacks both expertise and resources to run the elections properly an mdc official said this week that leaked correspondence from the electoral commission showed it had asked for 33 million more ballots than there are registered voters, including 250,000 extra postal ballots for soldiers and police tenda biti, the opposition's secretary general, said it was an indication of fraud a hero of the country's civil war against the white rhodesian government, mugabe became the country's first black prime minister in 1980 but nearly three decades later, he has consolidated his rule over all aspects of zimbabwean life, and the country does not appear better for it his country was once revered for offering its citizens some of the best education and health care in africa, but now, schooling is a luxury and zimbabwe has one of the lowest life expectancies in the world zimbabwe was once known as the breadbasket of southern africa, but now it is difficult to get even basic food supplies inflation has skyrocketed to more than 100,000 percent while food production and agricultural exports have dropped drastically watch reasons for meltdown of zimbabwe's economy » part of the economic freefall is traced to mugabe's land redistribution policies, including his controversial seizure of commercially white owned farms in 2000 mugabe gave the land to black zimbabweans who he said were cheated under colonialist rule, and white farmers who resisted were jailed in 2005, mugabe launched operation clean out the trash, in which he razed slum areas across the country mugabe denies mismanagement and blames his country's woes on the west, saying that sanctions have harmed the economy e mail to a friend cnn's robyn curnow in beitbridge, south africa, 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(cnn) the netherlands has rejected an asylum plea by a gay iranian teenager trying to escape possible persecution in his homeland mehdi kazemi believes he will face persecution if he is made to return to iran mehdi kazemi, 19, had originally sought asylum in britain, where he was taking classes on a student visa, because, he said, his boyfriend had been executed in iran after saying he and kazemi had been in a gay relationship britain's home office rejected his request, prompting kazemi to flee to netherlands tuesday's decision by the council of state the highest administrative court in the netherlands means kazemi could face deportation to britain, which he fears will send him back to iran council spokeswoman daniela tempelman said the council decided it must comply with the dublin regulation and return kazemi to britain watch how teenager has lost his right to remain » under the dublin regulation, european union member nations agree that an application for asylum submitted in any eu country would be handled by that country alone the regulation seeks to ensures that an asylum seeker is not redirected from nation to nation simply because none will take responsibility kazemi's initial appeal for asylum in the netherlands, made in october, was rejected he then appealed unsuccessfully to a regional court in december his last appeal was to the council of state in january tempelman said that in order for the dutch court to consider kazemi's asylum application, he needed to prove that britain did not handle his asylum application properly, but he wasn't able to prove any wrongdoing on the part of the british government kazemi now has exhausted his chances for appeal in the netherlands and, according to tempelman, could be returned to britain on a short notice the british government about six months ago accepted the dutch request to take him back kazemi's lawyer will have the option of taking his case to the european court of human rights to request an 'interim measure' that could allow kazemi to stay in europe until further notice 'if anybody signs his deportation papers and says, look, he's got to be deported to iran, that means they have signed his death sentence,' said kazemi's uncle saeed, who asked cnn to withhold his last name over safety concerns gay rights activists in europe and iran are also researching kazemi's case 'when britain is prepared to send a young man back to possible execution, that is inhumanity on a monumental scale,' said peter tatchell, an activist for gay campaign group outrage 'and i hang my head in shame, as a british citizen' in a written statement, britain's home office said that even though homosexuality is illegal in iran and homosexuals do experience discrimination, it does not believe that homosexuals are routinely persecuted purely on the basis of their sexuality e mail to a friend
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iranian teenager loses appeal to remain in the netherlands . 19 year old had sought asylum in uk but is to be sent home . mehdi kazemi says he will face persecution in his homeland
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(ewcom) well, that worked produced for only $5 million, paramount's 'paranormal activity 3' surpassed everyone's expectations and opened to a staggering $54 million, according to studio estimates that's the biggest october debut ever, beating the $504 million opening of last year's equally scary 'jackass 3 d' paramount is also claiming that 'pa3' clinched the best horror opening ever, topping 'paranormal activity 2''s $407 million but that record depends on how strictly one defines the horror genre for instance, is 'i am legend' more of a sci fi or horror film? if you consider it to be the latter, then 'i am legend' holds the horror record with its $772 million debut regardless, no matter how you look at it, 'pa3' posted some huge numbers this weekend the r rated horror prequel secured the best opening since 'rise of the planet of the apes' premiered to $548 million in early august, and it essentially gave the box office a shot of adrenaline after two months of lackluster results the series continued to attract a large proportion of younger moviegoers, with 53 percent of the audience under the age of 25 however, 'pa3' skewed slightly older than 'pa2,' which drew an audience that was 60 percent under age 25 surprisingly, 'pa3' received a poor 'c+' rating from cinemascore graders horror films are frequently saddled with underwhelming grades from the market research firm, but by comparison, 'pa2' earned a more respectable 'b' rating normally, 'pa3''s low cinemascore mark would foreshadow a significant drop next week but considering that next weekend is halloween weekend, and there won't be a 'saw' movie (or any other horror film) to compete with it, 'pa3' may actually hold up fairly well like the house that always handed out raisins for halloween, the weekend's two other new releases 'the three musketeers' and 'johnny english reborn' attracted very few visitors 'the three musketeers,' helmed by 'resident evil' director paul ws anderson, had to settle for fourth place with just $88 million the pg 13 steampunk action film joined 'what's your number?,' 'mars needs moms,' 'fright night,' and 'apollo 18' to become the fifth movie this year to open to less than $10 million while playing in at least 3,000 theaters the movie failed to entice younger moviegoers, as only 36 percent of its audience was under the age of 25 milla jovovich, who stars in 'musketeers' and is married to anderson, took to twitter to accuse distributor summit entertainment of not properly marketing the film as a 'fun family adventure' the poorly reviewed movie garnered an okay 'b' rating from cinemascore graders even before reaching american shores, the british spy comedy sequel 'johnny english reborn' had already surpassed its $45 million budget by grossing $851 million overseas still, its $38 million opening (and eighth place finish) this weekend is a disappointment, especially considering that the original 'johnny english' debuted to $91 million back in 2003 cinemascore participants gave the pg rated flick a 'b' grade second and third place went to holdovers 'real steel' and 'footloose,' which tallied $113 million and $109 million, respectively both movies, along with 'the ides of march' in fifth place, dropped only about 30 percent from last week an indication of strong word of mouth in semi wide release, the g rated basketball drama 'the mighty macs' opened to $11 million at 975 theaters, for a paltry per location average of $1,090 among limited releases, two new movies stood out the wall street thriller 'margin call' collected a solid $582,000 from 56 locations and the sundance drama 'martha marcy may marlene,' featuring a breakout performance by elizabeth olsen, grossed $138,000 from four theaters for a superb $34,500 per location average 1 paranormal activity 3 $540 mil 2 real steel $113 mil 3 footloose $109 mil 4 the three musketeers $88 mil 5 the ides of march $49 mil see the full article at ewcom click here to try 2 risk free issues of entertainment weekly © 2011 entertainment weekly and time inc all rights reserved
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(cnn) the arrest of r&b singer mario for allegedly assaulting his mother was 'an unfortunate incident between a loving son and a mother who continues to struggle with a devastating addiction,' his lawyer said saturday mario, 24, was charged with second degree assault after police were called to a baltimore, maryland high rise apartment complex with a report of 'a mental case breaking up property inside' an apartment early friday shawntia hardaway, who was waiting in theground floor lobby, told authorities that her 24 year old son was in the apartment 'throwing and damaging property,' the police report said 'anyone who has waged the battle to save loved ones from the forces of drugs knows the irrational behavior that almost always accompanies their actions,' said hassan murphy, mario's baltimore attorney, on saturday 'despite the allegations, mario remains committed to supporting his mother' on friday, hardaway said her son 'started yelling at her and he used his hands and forearms and pushed her in the chest and shoulder area causing minor pain and discomfort,' according to police police found a 'severely damaged' china cabinet, a broken mirror, a busted door and 'a lot of glass lying on the floor' when they entered the apartment, the report said after his mother told police she feared for her life, they arrested mario and booked him on a second degree assault charge, police said mario's troubled relationship with his mother was the subject of an award winning tv documentary in 2007 'i won't love you to death: the story of mario and his mom' documented his struggle to help his heroin addicted mother his full name is mario barrett, but he does not use his surname professionally he professional singing career began when he was 16 with the 2002 hit 'just a friend' a baltimore police spokeswoman was unable to confirm if mario had posted bail cnn's brittany kaplan and denise quan contributed to this report
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mario's lawyer blamed his mother's 'irrational behavior'. police said mario's mother said she feared for her life . broken glass, cracked mirror and busted door were found . a 2007 mtv documentary explored mario's struggles with his mother
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(cnn) the european court of human rights declined monday to rule on the key points of a claim against russia by relatives of victims of the 1940 katyn massacre, but did rebuke russia for refusing to hand over all of its files on the incident the court said it did not have the authority to rule on whether russia had deprived the victims of their right to life because the world war ii massacre happened before russia joined the european convention on human rights russian lawmakers say stalin ordered massacre of polish soldiers it also said the facts of the massacre were well established as a matter of historical record the world war ii massacre, in which an estimated 20,000 polish officers were murdered at point blank in the village of katyn, tainted russian polish relations for decades, the soviet government blamed the killings on nazi germany read more: why poland's grief is doubled in 1990, russia finally admitted to what many in poland had long suspected: the soviet union secretly murdered as many as 22,000 polish soldiers and civilians in the early days of world war ii in an attempt to pre emptively suppress a polish rebellion against communist rule that year, russian prosecutors also launched a criminal case into the killings, but that case was closed in 2004 since then, the country has handed over some investigation files to polish officials
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(cnn) there is a new speaker in town rep john boehner, r ohio, will be the new speaker of the house, replacing rep nancy pelosi, d california, as the gop rolled in tuesday's midterm elections, gaining a majority for the first time in four years the republican party will pick up more than 60 seats in the legislature, a statistical analysis of exit polls by cnn projects that's a comfortable margin over the 39 seats needed to wrest control from the democrats unrest over the economy and government spending, as well as the surge of tea party politics, helped propel the gop tuesday's outcome was comparable to the 1994 so called 'republican revolution,' when the gop took 54 seats from the democrats it is also the largest number of house pickups since democrats picked up 75 seats in 1948 as of 2 am et wednesday, the republicans held 231 seats to the democrats' 169 at least 218 seats are needed for a majority 'it's clear tonight who the winners really are, and that's the american people,' boehner said tuesday night in front of a crowd chanting, 'speaker! speaker!' the election was a repudiation of big government and politicians who refuse to listen to their constituents, he said the message to president barack obama was clear, boehner said: 'change course' under a republican majority, 'the people's priorities will be our priorities,' an emotional boehner said obama called boehner and said he was 'looking forward to working with him and the republicans to find common ground, move the country forward and get things done for the american people,' the white house said boehner's camp described the call as 'brief but pleasant' the republican leader told obama that he's always been straightforward with him in the past, and will continue to be so the ramifications of a republican majority were tempered by the projection that the senate will remain in democratic hands with a democrat in the white house and a democratic senate, both parties will have to reach compromise or risk gridlock in the legislature key republicans have already hinted that compromise is not a priority on their agenda, as many of them were swept into office precisely because of dissatisfaction with obama's policies the gop made sizable inroads in virginia, where a trio of democratic incumbents were projected to lose, according to cnn analysis of exit poll data reps tom perriello, rick boucher and glenn nye, of the state's 5th, 9th and 2nd congressional districts, respectively, are projected to be out of office republican robert hurd won the 5th district, and morgan griffith won the 9th district, cnn projected republican challenger scott rigell won in the 2nd district in florida's 8th district, democratic rep alan grayson, a lightening rod for his confrontational and sometimes rude attitude toward his political opponents, lost his seat, cnn projected republican dan webster, whom grayson chided as 'taliban dan' in what many considered an unfair attack ad, will be the area's new congressman two other seats in florida also switched hands in the republican's favor democratic rep allen boyd was projected to lose to gop candidate steve southerland in florida's 24th district, gop challenger sandy adams will take the place of rep suzanne kosmas with about 100 of the 435 house seats at stake considered 'in play,' or competitive, an anti democratic mood was predicted to result in big republican gains in a statement early wednesday, pelosi defended the work democrats have done in the house 'over the last four years, the democratic majority in the house took courageous action on behalf of america's middle class to create jobs and save the country from the worst economic catastrophe since the great depression,' she said she urged lawmakers to help move the nation forward 'we must all strive to find common ground to support the middle class, create jobs, reduce the deficit and move our nation forward' in texas, a moderate democrat, chet edwards, who has been a member of the house since 1991, saw his time in washington come to end republican bill flores ousted edwards, who long had represented a conservative district by siding with republicans on some key votes, including voting against the health care bill other moderate democrats were able to save their seats rep heath shuler, d north carolina, was among those in his party who campaigned by running away from it, distancing himself in a debate from pelosi he kept his seat tuesday night, cnn projected one moderate republican wasn't as lucky joseph cao, a republican from louisiana's 2nd district, was the only goper to vote in favor of the health care bill on tuesday, his constituents elected democratic challenger cedric richmond that democratic gain in the state was offset by the projected outcome in the 3rd district, where an open democratic seat went to republican jeff landry heading into election day, the democrats had a 255 to 178 advantage in the house, not including two vacancies republicans needed to win an additional 39 seats to claim the house majority in addition to anti democrat sentiments due to a slow economic recovery and what is seen as increased government spending, the advent of the tea party movement also played a role in these elections the tea party has boosted little known candidates to victory in primaries over mainstream figures across the country how they fare in the general election will be seen tuesday win or lose, the impact of this group is expected to shift the republican agenda to the right that means little chance of compromise or bipartisan approaches on major issues, observers say already, boehner, has signaled he is not planning to negotiate with the white house or congressional democrats on his party's top issues 'this is not a time for compromise, and i can tell you that we will not compromise on our principles,' boehner said last week on sean hannity's program recognizing that discontent with democrats comes from the economic situation and record deficit spending, a priority for the republicans will be to focus on fiscal issues house republicans have promised to cut $100 billion from the federal budget in the first year, rolling back spending to 2008 levels cnn's dana bash contributed to this report
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kennedy space center, florida (cnn) a bat that apparently had trouble flying instead tried to hitch a ride on the space shuttle discovery, nasa officials said the free tail bat was last seen clinging to the space shuttle discovery's external fuel tank just before launch the animal was last seen clinging on the foam of the external tank of the space shuttle moments before the discovery launched, officials said nasa officials had hoped the bat would fly away on its own, but admitted the bat probably died quickly during discovery's climb into orbit discovery's seven member crew, which lifted off from kennedy space center on sunday, is on a 14 day mission to deliver supplies needed to expand the international space station nasa officials noticed the bat before shuttle's liftoff and brought in a wildlife expert to look at video images of it the expert said it appeared to be a free tailed bat that probably had a broken left wing and an injured right shoulder or wrist the launch pads at the space center are near the merritt island national wildlife refuge, so nasa has sirens to scare away animals that get near the shuttles the bat isn't the first to try hitching a ride into space nasa officials said they noticed one of the creatures on a tank of a shuttle in 1998 that bat flew away as the shuttle's massive engines ignited the crew of the discovery safely docked at the international space station on tuesday it was unclear whether its stowaway was still clinging to the shuttle
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nasa: bat was last seen clinging on space shuttle discovery before launch . wildlife expert says bat appeared to have broken wing or injured shoulder . discovery is on 14 day mission to deliver supplies to international space station
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(cnn) 'breaking bad,' it's time for your curtain call the addictive amc series, which concluded last september, is expected to be one of the major frontrunners when the nominations are announced thursday for the 66th primetime emmy awards its final half season, which earned both big ratings and critical plaudits, is just about guaranteed to earn the show another nomination for best drama and that's only the start star bryan cranston, who already has four emmy wins for the show, should easily nab another nod co star aaron paul should get one as well altogether, the drama that turned 'mr chips into scarface,' in the description of creator vince gilligan, should make out quite well 'remember my name,' indeed but it may face some stiff competition, especially since both the drama and comedy series categories have been expanded up to seven nominees this year here are some other emmy storylines to pay attention to: 1 'true detective' is on the case the praise for the 'breaking bad' finale had barely started to die down when hbo's 'true detective' zipped into the zeitgeist the first season, which starred matthew mcconaughey and woody harrelson as two louisiana homicide detectives one of them given to existential flights of fancy about life, the universe and nothingness may have actually helped win mcconaughey an oscar emmy voters have no doubt paid attention 2 the return of netflix if last year's eight nominations for 'house of cards' weren't enough, this year will likely bring more honors for the washington set drama and its machiavellian characters moreover, the first season of 'orange is the new black' which narrowly missed qualifying for last year's emmys is probably going to be in the thick of the comedy races, along with 'louie,' 'veep,' 'the big bang theory' and 'modern family' ('orange's' second season, which was released on june 6, will qualify for next year's awards) 3 room for the offbeat hbo's 'silicon valley' might not be able to find a slot among the comedy series nominees, since there are more than enough viable candidates but the late actor christopher evan welch, who played the eccentric investor peter gregory in the show, might earn a nomination for his standout supporting work (if that's not an oxymoron) similarly, fox's 'brooklyn nine nine' had an up and down season, with its surprise golden globe win contrasting with mediocre ratings and uneven scripts that may not be enough to get it a best comedy series nomination but the show does benefit from some great supporting characters, including andre braugher as capt ray holt and chelsea peretti as gina linetti, aka 'the paris of people' 4 remember 'orphan black'! last year the outrage machine (commonly known as 'the internet') was inflamed by the lack of attention paid to 'orphan black,' the thrilling bbc america series that stars tatiana maslany as several mysterious clones emmy probably won't have to be prompted twice; the most recent season of 'orphan' got plenty of exposure and maslany's face has been everywhere the cnn 10: tatiana maslany and more fresh faces to watch in 2014 5 the big hbo movie every year hbo which, it should be noted, is a unit of time warner, as is cnn earns a bunch of nominations for one or more of its made for hbo movies and miniseries last year it was 'behind the candelabra' previous years have showered nominations on 'game change,' 'angels in america,' 'bury my heart at wounded knee,' 'grey gardens' and 'john adams' this year, look to 'the normal heart,' the film version of larry kramer's wrenching play about aids, to be among the leaders for total nominations, with stars mark ruffalo and julia roberts leading the way with the movie category being separated from miniseries for the first time this year, look for shows like 'american horror story' and 'fargo' to be recognized and have a shot of winning now 6 leading women even with more nominees being named this year, the race for lead actress in a drama looks to be the most competitive this is a good thing because there are standout performances from every corner of television emmy favorites like claire danes ('homeland'), kerry washington ('scandal'), robin wright ('house of cards'), julianna margulies ('the good wife') and elisabeth moss ('mad men') could be upset by newcomers including the aforementioned maslany, lizzy caplan ('masters of sex'), michelle dockery ('downton abbey') or keri russell ('the americans') tell us, which actors and shows do you want to see honored by the emmys tomorrow? fun facts about the primetime emmys seth meyers to host emmys
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geneva, switzerland (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton challenged nations around the world tuesday to recognize that 'gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights,' building on an order by president barack obama directing all us agencies to 'promote and protect' the rights of gay people, in an impassioned defense of such rights, clinton called the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people 'universal' and criticized nations that criminalize gay behavior or tolerate abuse of gay, bisexual or transgendered people clinton made the unusually strong speech as obama announced a presidential directive to use us foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality and making treatment of gays a factor in awarding foreign aid the remarks were meant to mark human rights day, which is saturday the date commemorates the 1948 signing of the un declaration of human rights speaking to the un human rights council, before an audience that included diplomats from arab, african and other countries with poor records on gay rights, clinton said religious beliefs and cultural practices are no excuse for discriminating or tolerating violence against gay people 'no practice or tradition trumps the human rights that belong to all of us, and this holds true for inflicting violence on lgbt people,' she said 'it is a violation of human rights when people are beaten or killed because of their sexual orientation, or because they do not conform to cultural norms about how men and women should look or behave' clinton recognized america's own record on lgbt equality is 'far from perfect' she called laws discriminating against gays or tolerating abuse against them a violation of human rights and rejected the notion espoused by some nations that 'homosexuality is a western phenomenon and therefore people from outside the west have grounds to reject it' 'gay people are born into and belong to every society in the world they are all ages, all races, all faiths they are doctors, and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes,' she said 'being gay is not a western invention it is a human reality' the un human rights council has gradually been more vocal about promoting gay rights in june the body passed a measure supporting equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation, and in march it adopted a statement, supported by 85 countries, on gay rights called 'ending violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity' the state department lobbied intensively on behalf of both documents the obama administration, and clinton in particular, has made gay rights a key focus of its human rights agenda obama repealed the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy allowing gays to serve openly in the military and, at clinton's urging, extended medical benefits to the same sex partners of federal employees early in his term gay rights have also taken on a greater role in us foreign policy clinton aides say she regularly raises the issue in meetings with her counterparts and she has instructed embassies around the world to report on violence and discrimination against the lgbt community and challenge laws that criminalize lgbt status or conduct the state department has raised concerns about proposed laws in nigeria that would criminalize conduct, as well as in uganda, which would have in some cases applied the death penalty obama issued a memorandum tuesday directing all us government agencies working abroad to use foreign aid to assist gays and lesbians who are facing human rights violations and improve protections for gay and lesbian refugees and asylum seekers the presidential order applies to all us government agencies involved in foreign aid, including the departments of state, defense, homeland security and treasury, as well as the us agency for international development the administration will take treatment of gays into consideration when making decisions on awarding foreign aid 'our deep commitment to advancing the human rights of all people is strengthened when we as the united states bring our tools to bear to vigorously advance this goal,' obama said in the memorandum as part of the administration's effort, clinton announced a $3 million fund to support civil society and non governmental organization activists working on the subject, as well as enhancing protection for refugees and asylum seekers who are being persecuted because of lgbt status gay rights groups praised the effort as a significant step toward protecting the rights of gays and lesbians around the world 'today's actions by president obama make clear that the united states will not turn a blind eye when governments commit or allow abuses to the human rights of lgbt people,' said joe solmonese, president of the human rights campaign, a gay advocacy organization
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new york (cnn) within hours of finding philip seymour hoffman on the floor of his bathroom with a needle in his arm, new york police department investigators were combing his apartment and the surrounding neighborhood for clues investigators looked through video from atm cameras and interviewed people who saw the actor, piecing together his final hours as they searched for anyone who might be linked to the drugs believed to have killed him over the weekend three days later, authorities arrested four people in connection with the drugs found in hoffman's apartment it was a lightning paced investigation, raising the question that out of the thousands of heroin related deaths in the united states each year, how many yield similar results? 'there are laws in most states now that say if you give drugs to somebody who kill themselves, you are responsible for their death,' cnn legal analyst mark o'mara said but are all such investigations created equal? the answer depends on whom you ask, and where you ask 'a victim is a victim' the large law enforcement response to hoffman's death wasn't surprising to mordecai dzikansky, a retired nypd homicide detective and intelligence officer with more than 25 years on the job 'that's part of the beast,' he said 'something happens in midtown versus something happens in a corner of staten island, i don't think the detectives on the case feel any differently a victim is a victim' but add the actor's stature and the media attention, and it requires a few more 'hands on deck,' he said everyone in law enforcement agrees there has been a spike in heroin use in the united states, spurred by a crackdown on abuse of prescription pills and an increase in heroin production in mexico as a result, heroin related deaths are on the rise and so, too, are the investigations into the drug that serves as a cheap substitute for prescription drug abuse quantifying the number of heroin related investigations is difficult at best, given the sheer number of jurisdictions across the nation but joseph giacalone, a retired nypd detective with more than 20 years of experience as an investigator, believes the police response in the hoffman case was undoubtedly influenced by media attention surrounding an apparent overdose death of a celebrity the manhattan district attorney's office declined to comment on the hoffman case or discuss the number of heroin related prosecutions it has carried out the new york police department did not respond to repeated cnn requests to discuss the scope and pace of the hoffman investigation compared to others in the city spate of deaths giacalone said a spate of heroin related deaths in the region also played a role in the police response in allegheny county, a predominantly working class area of western pennsylvania, the chief medical examiner says he typically sees three to four deaths a week from drug overdoses rarely are they heroin deaths but in one week in late january, dr karl williams says he saw 15 all heroin users, all from an overdose of heroin laced with the powerful cancer painkiller fentanyl the drug did not discriminate among the dead: men and women, young and old none was a famous actor, though county and state law enforcement officials sounded the warning about the deadly drug, and pittsburgh's mayor pleaded for people to come forward with information within days, a 39 year old pittsburgh man was in custody charged with selling the heroin authorities seized more than 2,000 bags of the suspected heroin from the man's home, state attorney general kathleen g kane said at the time 'it is my highest priority to find and hold accountable those involved in the distribution of this deadly drug mixture,' she said authorities in maryland sounded a similar warning after 37 people died between september and january after using heroin laced with fentanyl and in new york city, authorities have reported a dramatic jump in heroin related deaths from 2010 to 2012, heroin related deaths jumped 84%, from 31 to 57 per 100,000 people, according to a new york city health department report released in 2013 that amounts to 382 deaths in 2012, more than one per day 'the more attention that these things get in the media, the more likelihood there's going to be a strong police response,' said giacalone, who teaches criminal investigation at john jay college of criminal justice in manhattan celebrities vs ordinary people but the media doesn't pay close attention to an overdose death of an ordinary new yorker, said dzikansky, who spent years investigating drug overdoses 'most of the overdoses that i dealt with, i can't say all, but there was a significant amount where the person, in order to feed the habit, would burglarize apartments,' he said 'here's an example of a person with a family who brought joy to many, many people and, unfortunately, his addiction killed him now there's more attention we have to get it [heroin] off the streets once it's off the streets, everybody benefits, even the burglar who does it to feed a habit benefits' hundreds of miles from new york city, beth vernau heard the news of hoffman's death and the police investigation there has been no such law enforcement response looking into her son andrew's heroin overdose last october, she says 'what makes his death more important than that of my 19 year old son?' vernau, who lives outside pittsburgh, asked of hoffman's apparent drug overdose '(the police) get on it because it makes the news but you have a 19 year old who overdosed, and there could be an example made out there: we're going to go after these people but no, because he's not a celebrity, that's the end of it' 'families of ordinary kids struggle' andrew was hospitalized two days before dying from an addiction that started when he was 13, vernau said he started abusing alcohol and pot, then prescription drugs and, finally, heroin she said her son overdosed and the two people he was with put him in her car and drove him around for an hour and 45 minutes before taking him to a hospital there was no prosecution, she said, no search for the dealer who sold him the heroin 'don't get me wrong, i feel bad for anybody who dies of an overdose but the families of ordinary kids struggle just as much,' she said giacalone said some will unfairly criticize the rapid police response to the death of the celebrity 'family members of people who aren't famous will say, look at the police response because this guy was an actor, but that's not the case,' he said 'the answer is that people were willing to cooperate and give out information to get this stuff usually family members are the last ones to know and friends abandon them, too, because they're using heroin, too' 'it really comes down to the fact that in the very beginning of the investigation, they had people who were willing to help out the police that rarely happens' the day after hoffman died the headlines in new york screamed: 'last act' and 'death by the needle' there were no such headlines for jose juarez and yvonne valdez, both 18, who died last november of heroin overdoses blocks apart on the same day in irving, texas authorities were looking into whether overdoses were related, according to cnn affiliate knbc in dallas how did it happen? celebrity deaths attract attention and, ultimately, questions: how did this happen? why did it happen? those are the questions authorities are trying to answer about hoffman giacalone is hopeful some good might come out of the investigation 'maybe this death of this actor won't be in vain maybe they'll be a huge response with arrests of people putting heroin on the streets,' he said and just maybe all this attention on hoffman's death will save a few lives, aaron sorkin, the creator of hbo's 'the newsroom,' wrote in time magazine the two men first met on the set of the 2007 film 'charlie wilson's war,' and during a break in filming the two men shared their stories of heroin addiction with one another 'if one of us dies of an overdose, probably 10 people who were about to won't,' hoffman told him, sorkin wrote in time magazine 'he meant that our deaths would make news and maybe scare someone clean' cnn's ray sanchez reported this story from new york; chelsea j carter reported and wrote from atlanta
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the investigation into the death of philip seymour hoffman is raising questions . out of thousands of heroin death investigations each year, how many yield results . 'what makes his death more important than that of my 19 year old son?' one mother asks . one expert says the difference is people appear to be willing to cooperate in hoffman's death
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(cnn) if not for the bible, the bullets would have gone right through his heart a public transit bus driver in dayton, ohio, was attacked by three teenagers early monday morning after his bus broke down on the side of the road, police told cnn affiliate whio rickey wagoner, 49, was shot three times at point blank range and stabbed in the arm, but survived because both bullets aimed at his chest were stopped by a new testament devotional bible in his front pocket, according to whio the third bullet struck him in the leg 'there was obviously some kind of intervention involved in this incident, because he probably should not be here,' dayton police sgt michael pauley told whio wagoner told police he believes the assault was part of a gang initiation wagoner said he heard one suspect tell another that he needed to 'kill the polar bear' in order to be 'all the way in the club,' according to whio dayton police, however, said it was too early in the investigation to draw any conclusions about the motive during the attack, wagoner told police, he used an aluminum pen from his pocket to stab one of the teenage boys in the leg, according to whio the suspects dropped the gun and fled as wagoner picked up the weapon and opened fire wagoner was transported to a hospital and was being treated for a bullet wound to the leg, among other injuries, according to whio his injuries are not life threatening, police said police were searching for the three male suspects the condition of the book, which police described as a religious devotional entitled 'the message,' was unknown 'the message' is a translation of the bible into contemporary language by eugene peterson cell phone stops bullet aimed at gas station clerk
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(cnn) while some chinese travelers storm the tarmac when flights get delayed, others might wish their flights never take off assuming they're flying from the northeast china city of dalian to entertain waiting passengers, dalian international airport recently recruited a squad of cheerleaders to perform kicks, jumps and splits in the airport's main hall during massive fog related delays in dalian last week, the cheerleaders' pom pom routines 'soothed emotion and alleviated fatigue' for more than 5,000 stranded fliers, according to the dalian evening news the cheerleading show is part of the airport's effort to 'bring more convenience to passengers in the summer autumn air season,' said zhen qun, an airport official it's also a way for the dalian airport to 'demonstrate spirit and shoulder social responsibility,' according to an airport press release more on cnngo: traditional thai cheerleading explained the airport has launched a series of other innovative services, including free physical checkups and instant weather and flight updates by text message zhen did not discuss the daily schedule of cheerleader shows, but the airport has staged at least one performance every day in the past week, each lasting two to three hours, with breaks 'the cheerleaders are enrolled in different colleges in dalian we hire them on a work for study program,' added zhen 'the performance is free of charge for passengers' that's good, because we're not sure we'd pay to see them, anyway more on cnngo: 10 of the world's most loved airports dalian international airport is the biggest airport in northeastern china and the fourth busiest in china (by international passengers) the hub handled more than 12 million passengers in 2011 amid a current boom in aviation in china, flight delays are becoming a major sticking point for travelers in the country poor weather, restricted military airspace and logistical issues regularly play havoc with airline schedules statistics from the civil aviation administration of china had almost one in four flights suffering delays last year however, that only measures the time a plane's doors are closed, not when the aircraft actually took off © 2011 cable news network turner broadcasting system, inc all rights reserved
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(cnn) even before the nba announced it was banning los angeles clippers owner donald sterling from the league for life, sports fans had begun speculating about which billionaire would swoop in to buy the team rumors are swirling about the possible interest of 'magic' johnson, sean 'diddy' combs and oscar de la hoya, each potential celebrity owner no doubt more popular than the incumbent or perhaps, it is said, a group of virtuous billionaires, the likes of oprah winfrey, larry ellison and david geffen, will charitably unite to rescue the franchise for the city of angels here instead is my modest proposal: sell the team to the people, to thousands of fans themselves, as shareholders then the clippers would be owned not by a single incredibly wealthy patron whom we might admire or might detest, but by americans of all races, ethnicities, religions, ages and backgrounds as a loyal fan of the green bay packers (disclosure: my wife, callista, and i own a single packers share and our daughter kathy and son in law paul each have one, too), i have a particular attachment to this model of ownership for professional sports teams there is something strange about the prevailing model of teams as the ultimate billionaire's toy that's because a professional sports team often seems like a public institution its logo adorns every head on the street the jerseys of its players are sold on every corner, its apparel in every airport gift store the mayor and the governor make frequent reference to its fortunes in their public appearances they parade in ceremoniously to throw out the first pitch or to sit in judgment on the sidelines and the people, for their part, are outraged when the team doesn't perform well; they demand management changes as if management requires the consent of the entertained and perhaps the people do have some claim: as taxpayers, they lavish financial assistance upon their team, pouring resources into public safety for the games and constructing the opulent stadiums their champions deserve because it is, after all, the people's team it is their team the fans' team in every regard except the one that matters at the bottom of it all, it is really the billionaire's team an amateur, an enthusiast, whose whims, finances, prejudices and personal foibles can hold outsize influence on the fortunes of his or her franchise clippers fans were reminded of that fact rather crudely this week what better response than to fix it once and for all, by selling the team straight to the fans, as a not for profit like the packers, with a board of directors, and a strong general manager and president? the right thing to do, i think, is to give it to the people green bay, not billionaires, is the model
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(cnn) pushpa basnet, a nepalese woman who supports children so they don't have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 cnn hero of the year on sunday night nepal is one of the poorest countries, and space is very limited in the few group homes affiliated with the government so when a parent is incarcerated and no other guardian can be found, children have little choice but to live in prison as well basnet, 29, is determined to give these children another option she started a home in kathmandu where children can receive education, food, medical care and a chance to live a more normal life she also runs a day care program for children who are too young to be separated from their parent 'these children have done nothing wrong they are simply caught in something they do not understand,' basnet said during 'cnn heroes: an all star tribute,' which took place at the shrine auditorium in los angeles and honored her and the other top 10 cnn heroes of 2012 'we want to work with the government to bring them all out from of prison and they deserve a better future' since 2005, basnet has helped more than 140 children through her nonprofit, the early childhood development center basnet was chosen as hero of the year through a nine week public vote held on cnncom for being named cnn hero of the year, she receives $250,000 to continue her work that is in addition to the $50,000 that each of the top 10 heroes are receiving see the full story on basnet here: a lifeline for kids growing up in nepal's prisons
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(cnn) dubai is home to the tallest building, largest mall and biggest candy shop recently, however, the city proved that its penchant for the extra large isn't limited to the inanimate last week, the dubai mall became home to a giant pacific octopus the largest species of octopus on the planet the newest occupant, who lives at the mall's dubai aquarium & underwater zoo, stretches out to a fear inducing 14 feet, and weighs over 70 kilograms (154 pounds) earlier this month, the aquarium announced it had acquired one of the largest known reptiles on the planet, a 1,600 pound crocodile they've dubbed king croc (they also flew in his companion, queen croc) john gerner, a theme park consultant and the managing director at leisure business advisors, notes that the mall's current preoccupation with large animals is consistent with the emirate's obsession with record breaking pursuits 'in a general, entertainment attractions have always been a way for countries to have bragging rights in the world by having the best, the biggest and the fastest of everything, dubai wants to show they've arrived on the world stage in many ways, having record breaking animals is another way to do that,' he says the country is no stranger to peppering its entertainment offerings with animals exotic to the region in 2012, ski dubai the indoor ski slope housed at mall of the emirates welcomed a colony of king and gentoo penguins in 2008, atlantis, the palm hotel courted controversy from animal rights groups when it hosted a whale shark in its in built aquarium 'lately, you're seeing attractions where you wouldn't typically find animals adding them in it's a merging of concepts at atlantis, you have a lodging using an animal attraction as an amenity to justify higher room rates and occupancy,' explains gerner it's a concept that doesn't sit well with local animal rights groups 'in the wild, crocodiles spent hours swimming and can regulate the buoyancy and temperature or their bodies no enclosure no matter how large is able to provide crocodiles with everything that is natural and important to them,' says ashley fruno, the asia and middle east senior campaigner for people for the ethical treatment of animals (peta) 'if the dubai mall wants to set itself apart from the rest, there are other ways to do that than imprisoning wild animals in concrete enclosures and taking away everything that is natural and important to them,' she adds in a statement, emaar, the developers for the dubai mall, note that king croc and his companion were obtained from a crocodile farm in australia they add that the transfer was facilitated in partnership with australian government authorities, who reviewed the quality of the display, qualifications of the staff caring for the animals and the educational purpose of the exhibit emaar also notes that the habitat made for the two crocodiles is three times the size specified by the world association of zoos and aquariums the country's fascination with wild animals isn't always limited to the indoors last year the uae's ministry of environment and water issued bans on the commercial and personal import of a variety of exotic animals including many big cats and primates yet they remain popular pets for many emiratis, who see them as a status symbol several locals have shot to instagram fame showcasing their exotic animal collection 'unfortunately, the trade in exotic animals is largely unregulated and statistics are very difficult to come by,' says fruno 'the animals pay the price for this trade many don't survive the journey from their homes in the wild, and those that do often die prematurely from malnutrition, an unnatural environment, loneliness and the overwhelming stress of confinement' still, she does note that animal rights though a newer concept in the uae is on the rise 'awareness is growing by the day, and new animal welfare groups are popping up in the region all the time,' she says
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the dubai mall recently acquired a giant squid and two crocodiles . animals in malls are not uncommon ski dubai now houses a penguin colony . the uae has long exhibited a penchant for exotic animals . many locals even keep wild game as pets
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(rollingstonecom) though ke$ha's first album, animal, was a glitter coated gutter dance party, with the brash singer getting sleazy and leading throngs of revelers into the night, no guitars were invited on her new full length album, warrior, rock music scores a place on the guest list: the lp's first single, 'die young,' has a strummed guitar front and center the resulting album splits the difference between ke$ha's signature brand of hooky rap pop ('come on,' 'crazy kids') and razor sharp rockers ('only wanna dance with you,' a collaboration with the strokes' julian casablancas and fabrizio moretti), with a few strikingly intimate moments (the piano tinged 'wonderland,' which features the black keys' patrick carney) rolling stone spoke with ke$ha while she was promoting warrior in the uk, and she opened up about bringing imperfections into pop music, working with iggy pop and who on her tour has been playing the essential role of 'mr penis' rs playlist: ke$ha's favorite party starters rolling stone: how did you decide to evolve from animal to cannibal to warrior? ke$ha: on this record i wanted to maintain what i believe is who i am wild, filthy mouthed, very honest but at the same time, address the changes in my life, and bring the music i listen to offstage together with the music i make for me, that meant working with awesome collaborators there was a strict no guitar rule on animal i just had this vision of making everyone on the planet dance i wanted to be the dance commander on this record, i wanted to bring the music i listened to offstage [iggy pop's] the idiot, the slider, electric warrior [both by t rex] into my music, which is pop music now, to some people, pop is a dirty word, or only a 'guilty pleasure' but i f**king love pop music i always have, and i will 'til the day i die, and i want to make pop records but i love bringing [rock's] balls and irreverence to my music as much as i can i once said that i wanted to make 'c**k pop' and there are moments of that on the record, but there are also the quintessential ke$ha moments like 'come on' rap talking, s**t talking and there are also moments that are unexpected, stripped down and just me as far as the people i collaborated with, i just wanted to take all my idols and make a record with them massive beats, wild nights and crazy tattoos: ke$ha rocks out on new album rs: how did you hook up with iggy? what was it like to work with him? ke$ha: being in the studio with him was one of the most incredible days of my life definitely one of those 'holy s**t!' moments i've been obsessed with him forever i remember when my brother brought home his record on vinyl and then i started reading about him, and i was like, 'i f***ing love him' i just started asking everyone i know, pretty much, if any of them knew iggy pop, and this time it paid off ke$ha memoir to explore 'my crazy beautiful life' rs: this has been a year when rock songs by the likes of fun have crossed over to the pop charts do you see pop music embracing guitars more in 2013? ke$ha: for me, bringing in rock was about making the perfect imperfect when you're making songs electronically, it's easy to make them perfect you can change things to the microsecond, move the drums down, auto tune everything i wanted to keep the electronic elements while making things a little bit imperfect, which makes it feel more organic i wanted to capture real moments in time photos: ke$ha's rock & roll party rs: that reminds me of your collaboration with the flaming lips, which was so chaotic and balls to the wall on the ep that comes with warrior, you cover the country track 'old flames can't hold a candle to you,' and i kind of see you as a pop outlaw there's an idea that pop is glossy and perfect, and you're like, 'f**k it, i'm gonna do what i want' and as a result you have this really strong connection with your fans ke$ha: i love my fans and i love that you called me a pop outlaw 'old flames can't hold a candle to you' was written by my mom [pebe sebert], and made famous by dolly parton johnny cash also sang that, and merle haggard, and they've both been famous for being the outlaw, or the misfit rs: are you going to be touring anytime soon, and if you are, are you bringing back the penis suit? ke$ha: the penis suit is one of my favorite moments onstage you don't understand the people who have been in that suit very famous people have worn it my mother has been in that suit, friends, ex boyfriends, lovers you name it, they've been in that suit i can't imagine it going anywhere see original story at rollingstonecom copyright © 2011 rolling stone
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(cnn) the first officer aboard malaysia airlines mh370 when it disappeared early saturday from radar was transitioning to work on the boeing 777 200 fariq ab hamid, a 27 year old malaysian, helped fly the plane from hong kong to kuala lumpur, where he landed it under the supervision of a senior pilot as well as a safety captain, according to cnn aviation correspondent richard quest, who was also in the cockpit the network was shooting video of the landing for use in a 'cnn business traveler' program 'it was interesting to watch the way he brought the aircraft in to land,' quest recalled about the february 19 landing, which the captain described as textbook perfect hamid, who has 2,763 flying hours, joined malaysia airlines in 2007 he had been flying another jet and was transitioning to the boeing 777 200 after having completed training in a flight simulator the airline's first officers are trained to the same standards as the captains, quest said he was told by airline officials 'the captain was very much in control, but the first officer was flying the aircraft' the missing plane was piloted by capt zaharie ahmad shah, a 53 year old malaysian with 18,365 flying hours who joined the airline in 1981
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fariq ab hamid, 27, had recently switched to the boeing 777 200 . he landed it in a flight captured on video last month by cnn . it was a textbook perfect landing, the captain said of hamid's work
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(cnn) while egypt's leaders try to broker peace in the israel hamas conflict, one of its sports teams has completed a remarkable triumph on a day of nationwide mourning egypt's leading soccer club al ahly won the african champions league title for a record extending seventh time on saturday, despite its domestic league having been suspended for nine months following the death of 74 fans in the port said stadium tragedy however, before saturday's match took place in tunisia, 51 egyptian children died when their school bus was hit by a train 'happy that egypt got one good news today #ahly but can't help crying over those kids celebrate but consider those mourning,' one man wrote on twitter another wrote: 'when we have our revenge for my 74 brothers who died for #ahly only then i'd celebrate the great victory, till then i'll keep it in my heart' ahly star abdallah el saied dedicated the win to the victims of the february 1 riot, which happened during his team's match at al masry 'we wanted this trophy so much to offer it to the families and the souls of the port said martyrs,' el saied said in quotes reported by the ahram online website after ahly beat defending champions esperance 2 1 in tunis for a 3 2 aggregate victory the first leg two weeks ago was played at a military facility near alexandria rather than at ahly's home ground in cairo due to security fears the club's militant fans, known as 'ultras,' have threatened to cause problems unless action is taken against the perpetrators of the port said violence a government investigation is ongoing 'mass celebrations across downtown #cairo, complete with horizontal fireworks,' tweeted cairo based journalist bel tew another twitter user wrote: 'to all of you celebrating #ahly 's win what the hell is wrong with you ppl? timing? priorities? grief? mourning?' another added: 'today is a really awful day for #egypt, yes #ahly made it better but it's still awful' the victory earned al ahly a place at next month's fifa club world cup, where the team will play either new zealand's auckland city or the champions of host nation japan in the quarterfinals
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london, england (cnn) videos of the chaos and horrified reactions after the july 7, 2005, london transit bombings were shown to jurors thursday in the trial of three men charged with conspiracy in the case smoke and dust fill the platform area at liverpool street station on july 7, 2005, after a bomb exploded one of the videos shows the explosion of a train seconds after it leaves the liverpool street station heading for aldgate east as dust and smoke fill the tunnel, people on the platform rush away, and police head toward the blast another shows bystanders running and ducking for cover after one of the bombers detonated his rucksack on the no 30 bus riders on a nearby bus jump from their seats four bombs were detonated on underground trains at liverpool street, russell square and edgware road, and on a double decker bus at tavistock square fifty two people and the four bombers were killed, and at least 900 people were injured watch commuters flee as the bombs explode » links to the edited videos were posted on the web site of london's metropolitan police, and were played in kingston crown court where mohammed shakil, 31, waheed ali, 24, and sadeer saleem, 27, are accused of aiding the bombers a series of videos show three of the bombers siddique khan, shehzad tanweer and jermaine lindsay practicing their moves in various locations on june 28, 2005 the fourth bomber was hasib hussain one video shows tanweer and khan meeting lindsay outside luton station, where the three linger near the ticket counter and one of them stands in line security cameras also captured images of the three men at other blast locations two weeks after the july bombings, an attempted second wave of bombings struck other trains and a bus, but the devices failed to explode properly more than a dozen people were arrested afterward metropolitan police said some clips were not released, to protect the identities of members of the public e mail to a friend
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chicago, illinois (cnn) political powerbroker tony rezko, whose links to presidential contender barack obama dropped him into the national spotlight this year, was convicted of money laundering, fraud and bribery charges by a federal jury wednesday tony rezko, left, leaves federal court with his family tuesday during deliberations in his corruption trial rezko who has contributed thousands to the campaigns of the illinois senator and other democrats was accused of demanding kickbacks from companies seeking illinois state business he was convicted of 16 of 24 charges, including 12 counts of wire and mail fraud, two counts of aiding and abetting bribery and two counts of money laundering he was acquitted of attempted extortion testimony at rezko's trial in federal court brought up ties between obama and rezko, with a witness putting obama at rezko's house for a party where the guest of honor was iraqi british businessman nadhmi auchi obama has said he doesn't recall ever meeting auchi, who was convicted of fraud in france amid the controversy, obama acknowledged he had accepted contributions from rezko and bought a strip of land from rezko, a chicago real estate developer obama, who has not been accused of wrongdoing in the case, has vowed to give up the contributions, and called the purchase a mistake he has already donated to charity at least $80,000 in campaign contributions linked to rezko obama won enough delegates tuesday to clinch the democratic party's nomination for president
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illinois political power broker tony rezko convicted in corruption case . rezko was accused of demanding kickbacks for state business contracts . rezko made contributions to obama campaign, sold him land
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(cnn) mychal bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate and who was the last of the 'jena 6' behind bars, was released from custody thursday after a juvenile court judge set his bail at $45,000 supporters surround mychal bell on thursday after his release at the lasalle parish courthouse bell's release followed an announcement from lasalle parish district attorney reed walters, who said he would not appeal a higher court's decision moving bell's case to juvenile court wearing a blue striped golf shirt and jeans, bell walked out of the lasalle parish courthouse a week after an estimated 15,000 plus demonstrators marched through jena a town of about 3,000 to protest local authorities' handling of the teens' case 'we do not condone violence of any kind, but we ask that people be given a fair and even chance at the bar of justice,' the rev al sharpton said outside the courthouse 'tonight, mychal can go home, but mychal is not out of the juvenile process he goes home because a lot of people left their home and stood up for him,' he said 'let america know we are not fighting for the right to fight in school we're not fighting for the right for kids to beat each other we're fighting to say that there must be one level of justice for everybody and you cannot have adult attempted murder for some, and a fine for others, and call that equal protection under the law two wrongs don't make one civil right' demonstrators at last week's march were protesting how authorities handled the cases of bell and five other teens accused of beating fellow student justin barker many said they were angry that the students, dubbed the jena 6, were being treated more harshly than three white students who hung nooses from an oak tree on jena high school property the white students were suspended from school but did not face criminal charges the protesters said they should have been charged with a hate crime bell's attorney lewis scott said the teen was moved from jail to a juvenile facility earlier thursday walters said his decision not to appeal was based on what he believed was best for the victim in the case 'while i believe that a review would have merit i believe it is in the best interest of the victim and his family not to delay this matter any further and move it to its conclusion,' walters told reporters watch the rev al sharpton discuss the teen's release » he said last week's march, which included sharpton and martin luther king iii, did not influence his decision bell, now 17, was the only one of the jena 6 behind bars his bond previously was set at $90,000 a district judge earlier this month tossed out bell's conviction for conspiracy to commit second degree battery, saying the matter should have been handled in juvenile court the 3rd circuit court of appeal in lake charles, louisiana, did the same with bell's battery conviction in mid september prosecutors originally charged all six black students accused of being involved in beating barker with second degree attempted murder and conspiracy walters reduced charges against at least four of them bell, robert bailey jr, carwin jones and theo shaw to battery and conspiracy bryant purvis awaits arraignment charges against jesse ray beard, who was 14 at the time of the alleged crime, are unavailable because he's a juvenile wednesday, gov kathleen blanco announced that louisiana state police officers will protect the families of the jena 6 and investigate any threats they have received a white supremacist web site posted the names and addresses of the six black teens after last week's march, calling on followers to 'let them know justice is coming' thursday, the fbi said it had been made aware of allegations of threats 'threats are taken seriously, and as these investigations are ongoing we cannot comment further,' said sheila thorne of the fbi's office in new orleans, louisiana the december 4 attack on barker came after months of racial tension, including at least two instances of fighting in the town, sparked originally when three white teens hung the nooses walters has said there was no direct link between the hanging of the nooses and the schoolyard attack, and defended the prosecutions ahead of last thursday's peaceful march blanco defended the prosecutor wednesday, saying, 'he has a solid record and is highly respected among his peers' walters also addressed the stress and notoriety the town has been subjected to, saying the only way he and other residents 'have been able to endure the trauma that has been thrust upon us is through the prayers of the christian people who have sent them up in this community' he also suggested that some kind of 'disaster' was averted when thousands of marchers came to jena last week 'i firmly believe and am confident of the fact that had it not been for the direct intervention of the lord jesus christ last thursday, a disaster would have happened,' walters said 'the lord jesus christ put his influence on those people, and they responded accordingly,' he said, without explaining exactly what he meant soon after the district attorney spoke, a local reverend took issue with his comments 'obviously, we are serving two different gods here,' the rev donald sidley said 'my bible says that we should do we should be loving, love your neighbor as yourself 'for him to try and separate the community like he is and then using christ jesus to influence the people that jesus is working on their side, well, that's that's absurd god is god of the human race,' said sidley, of the new evergreen church e mail to a friend
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(cnn) a woman convicted of murder and adultery and sentenced to die by stoning said saturday she would sue the two german journalists who interviewed her son, iran's government backed press tv reported the men, identified only as a reporter and photojournalist, were arrested in october after they interviewed the son and lawyer of sakineh mohammadi ashtiani, who was convicted of adultery in 2006 and sentenced to death by stoning her case has drawn sharp criticism from the international community no date has been set for her execution ashtiani told reporters in the northwestern city of tabriz that she planned to sue the german nationals, press tv reported the men, who work for the bild am sonntag newspaper, are charged with espionage and are accused of working illegally as journalists in iran germany based anti stoning activist mina ahadi said that government and prison officials were also at the press conference 'this regime has a history of pressuring innocent people into confessing on television this is just another example of their propaganda,' she said speaking outside the prison, ashtiani criticized her lawyers for politicizing her case and denied she had been pressured to give interviews, press tv said ashtiani's son, sajjad qaderzadeh, was released from jail three weeks ago on humanitarian grounds, according to press tv he had served more than a month in prison for granting the interview, press tv reported qaderzadeh appeared with his mother on saturday and similarly said that he would sue the german nationals as well as his lawyers, who asked him to do the interview, press tv said the son also added that he plans to take legal action against issa taheri, who press tv said murdered qaderzadeh's father in collaboration with ashtiani germany's bild newspaper, a sister publication of bild am sonntag, published an editorial sunday criticizing the reported lawsuit plans 'the woman who has been sentenced to death was allowed to leave her jail cell for a few hours to declare in front of western tv cameras that she would file a suit against our reporters,' the editorial said it concludes, 'does iran really think that a strange farce like this will improve the credibility of its justice system abroad?' cnn's mitra mobasherat and fred pleitgen contributed to this report
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(cnn) election day will be consequential, perhaps a nail biter senate control may turn on a fistful of ballots in key states millions of americans will be reminded again of their ramshackle election system lines are long, registration lists are error filled, machines break down, and puzzled poll workers offer little help this year, private citizens seeking to stop 'voter fraud' could worsen the mess such unofficial and perhaps overheated activism may prove a far worse problem than phony voting itself nobody condones voter fraud every citizen has a right to know that ballots are legitimately cast and fairly counted but illegal voting simply is not a widespread problem an epidemic of voter fraud is an urban myth, like alligators living in the sewer fear of imaginary fraud must not be an excuse to block actual voting by real people a recent example of the confusion sown by politically overheated allegations of fraud can be found in the much ballyhooed charges by john mccain of voter fraud in 2008, all of which proved to be false some canvassers were arrested for submitting fake registrations, a practice made worse by state laws requiring private groups to submit all registration applications, even the ones they know might be wrongly filled out but phony voters never showed up to vote one reason: first time voters must always show id if mickey mouse registers to vote, he still must show id (even in orlando, where they know him!) of course, from our democracy's earliest days, politicians zestfully have stuffed ballot boxes boss tweed bragged: 'so long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it?' robert caro, in his masterful biography, recounted how lyndon baines johnson won his senate seat in 1948 when officials 'found' a lost box of votes, in which every single voter supported johnson conveniently in alphabetical order even jfk joked about how mayor daley had stolen votes on his behalf when misconduct occurred, it was overwhelmingly by politicians, rarely by rogue individual voters and it is largely a thing of the past far more worrisome is another ominous strain in american history: ugly efforts to block legitimate voters, often targeting racial minorities evidence abounds future chief justice william rehnquist got his start in politics striding up to hispanic voters and demanding they prove their eligibility in 2004, partisans planned to challenge voters in ohio a federal judge who blocked the move found that less than one in five voters in majority white precincts would have had their eligibility questioned, while nearly every voter in african american majority locations would be challenged all of which brings us to today in 2010, there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud none that's not because nobody was looking the bush administration made vote fraud a top justice department priority yet from 2002 to 2005, federal prosecutors convicted just 17 people nationwide for casting fraudulent ballots recall that it was the failure of prosecutors to move against nonexistent fraud that led to the political purge of us attorneys in 2006, a scandal that prompted the resignation of attorney general alberto gonzales yes, many registration lists contain mistakes or wrong names but that is a product of slipshod and inaccurate paper records, not because crooks wrongly sought to vote statistically, an individual is more likely to be hit by lightning than to vote fraudulently yet fear of fraud continues to grip many activists according to a 2009 poll by public policy polling, an astonishing 52 percent of republicans believed the now defunct group acorn stole the presidential election for barack obama in 2008, even though there's no evidence that such a theft occurred during its voter registration campaign that year, acorn said it signed up 13 million voters, a small percentage of which were fraudulent an amount that independent analysts said had negligible effect hardly a stolen election on election day, some conservatives may fan out to polling places, demanding proof of eligibility and generally raising a ruckus the michigan gop website describes a plan to post 3,600 challengers at democratic leaning polling places the illinois republican candidate for senate brags he will mount the largest 'voter integrity program' in 15 years more troubling are new efforts by angry private citizens tea party groups have hosted challenger training sessions in at least four states talk show hosts are urging vigilance people can now report voters they deem suspicious with two new iphone apps 'ballot security' squads manned by angry, under trained activists at a polling place could easily spawn intimidation or chaos how can we make sure this doesn't happen? tea party members and others must take care that monitoring does not cross the line into intimidation law enforcement should make clear what is illegal, including strong presence by local police when appropriate and in the longer run, conservatives and liberals alike should agree on reforms to voter registration so that all eligible citizens are on the rolls permanently, minimizing any possibility of fraud while maximizing participation many states are moving in this direction already when it comes to voting, let's all agree: vigilance, yes; vigilantism, never the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of michael waldman
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michael waldman says recent charges of widespread voter fraud turn out to be urban myth . he says ballot box stuffing in us is history; new, real worry is blocking legitimate voters . he says evidence of challenging voters at polls, often minorities, abounds in recent years . waldman: voting activists must prevent intimidation for political advantage at polls
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the hague, netherlands (cnn) ratko mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart yugoslavia, showed no remorse as his war crimes trial opened wednesday, at one point even appearing to threaten victims in the court the former general drew his hand across his neck as if cutting a throat while staring at victims of the war that introduced the phrase 'ethnic cleansing' at other times, the man accused of being 'the butcher of bosnia' stared at them, fire in his eyes, and he once growled at the survivors the 70 year old former bosnian serb general has been indicted on 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1992 95 war his trial is taking place at the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia in the hague, netherlands, a special court established to try those responsible for atrocities during the war prosecutors say mladic's campaign included the massacre of 8,000 muslims in the bosnian town of srebrenica on wednesday, prosecutor dermot groome laid out details of the case against mladic, saying that ethnic cleansing was not a byproduct of the war, but a specific aim of the bosnian serb leadership he will set out to show that mladic was directly responsible for atrocities carried out by his forces, who were fighting for control of land in ethnically mixed bosnia sexual violence was a weapon of war, groome said, describing a woman who said she had been raped more than 50 times, and women who were forced by bosnian serb forces to perform sex acts on members of their own families prosecutors will use survivor testimonies and video clips to make their case at a trial that is likely to last for months or years among those in the courtroom were the families of srebrenica victims 'victims have waited nearly two decades to see ratko mladic in the dock,' param preet singh, senior counsel in the international justice program at human rights watch, said ahead of the trial 'his trial should lay to rest the notion that those accused of atrocity crimes can run out the clock on justice' 2011: ratko mladic captured mladic's trial begins after a landmark war crimes ruling last month, when another international tribunal found former liberian president charles taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes in neighboring sierra leone's notoriously brutal civil war taylor got a final chance to address his court wednesday as mladic's trial opened, and he said he was 'saddened' by a verdict that he portrayed as unfair 'both trials are evidence of the growing international trend to hold perpetrators of atrocities to account, no matter how senior their position,' human rights watch said mladic eluded authorities for nearly 16 years until his capture in may 2011, when police burst into the garden of a small house in northern serbia europe's highest ranking war crimes suspect was discovered standing against a wall in a utility room normally used for storing farm equipment, according to a government minister though he was carrying two handguns, he surrendered without a fight he was extradited for trial in the netherlands but from day one in custody, he has exhibited defiance and appears not to have relinquished his visceral antagonism toward his enemies before the trial that started wednesday, he also drew a finger across his throat in court, a gesture aimed at some of the srebrenica widows at other times, he disrupted proceedings by putting on a hat in the courtroom and refusing to enter a plea he has sought delays in his trial and said he is in failing health in july 1995, mladic was in command of the bosnian serb army and led his soldiers into the town of srebrenica in the days that followed, the soldiers systematically slaughtered nearly 8,000 muslim men and boys bosnia peace negotiator richard holbrooke once described mladic as 'one of those lethal combinations that history thrusts up occasionally a charismatic murderer' in the three decades leading up to the violent splintering of yugoslavia, mladic rose rapidly through the ranks of the yugoslav army in 1991, he served as a front line commander spearheading serb forces in a yearlong war with croatia by the time he took to bosnia's battlefields, he had become a hero to many serbs, seen as a defender of their dwindling fortunes in may 1992, bosnia's serbian political leaders picked him to lead the assault on their muslim enemies who clamored for independence robertson: bosnia's future is tied to justice mladic wasted no time galvanizing his heavily armed forces in a siege of sarajevo, cutting the city off from the outside world serb forces pounded the city every day from higher ground positions, trapping sarajevo's ill prepared residents in the valley below more than 10,000 people, mostly civilians, perished some observers conjured images of sarajevo in describing syrian attacks on the besieged city of homs earlier this year as the war ended in the fall of 1995, mladic went on the run shortly after mladic was sent to the hague last year, authorities nabbed former croatian serb rebel leader goran hadzic he was the last yugoslav war crimes suspect at large bosnian serb wartime leader radovan karadzic was arrested in 2008 and serbian president slobodan milosevic was arrested in 2001 but died before his trial could be completed
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(cnn) three suspects appeared in a mauritius court wednesday in connection with the death of michaela harte mcareavey, daughter of a leading irish sports figure and wife of gaelic football star john mcareavey the three men are all employees of a luxury hotel where the 27 year old newlywed was found strangled monday, according to the mauritius police force room attendant avinash treebhoowoon, 29, and sandip moneea, 41, a floor supervisor, have been charged with murder room attendant raj theekoy, 33, faces a conspiracy charge the men appeared wednesday morning at mapou district court in northern mauritius, police said they've been remanded in custody to appear again in court january 19 'we believe we have substantial evidence to connect them to the case,' said police superintendent yoosoof soopun, who is leading the investigation soopun said the three men were employees of the legends hotel, and authorities believe they were inside the teacher's hotel room when she returned alone 'we presume they were inside and burgling the room when the lady returned and were surprised and attacked her,' soopun said the killer used an electronic key card to enter the room, authorities said the former beauty queen's husband was in the restaurant of the hotel when his wife was killed and was not a suspect, soopun said she had returned to their room to fetch biscuits to go with her tea when she failed to return, her husband went to look for her and found her dead, soopun said a post mortem examination showed that she had died from asphyxiation, said dr sudesh kumar gungadin harte was the daughter of one of the best known figures in irish sports, mickey harte, the tyrone gaelic football manager in a statement outside his house tuesday, harte said his family was 'devastated,' and offered support to his son in law 'what a day she had on her wedding day she was just radiant, a beautiful girl, and i just love her to bits so did her whole family,' harte said 'we will miss her so much,' he added 'this is the worst nightmare that anyone can imagine if you think things can be bad, then you go beyond that because that is where we are 'this is too horrible to contemplate we are just all devastated it is the worst of the worst and our hearts are broken,' harte said harte asked the media to refrain from contacting his son in law, who's 'isolated out there' in mauritius, he said 'our hearts go out to him,' harte said 'the lad is devastated he is our son in law he is a wonderful young man please lay off' harte mcareavey taught irish at st patrick's academy in dungannon, county tyrone, in northern ireland she won the ulster rose of tralee contest and participated in other beauty pageants
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(cnn) the voice on telephone messages left for manti te'o matches that of the 22 year old man who says he posed as a woman in carrying on a relationship by e mail and over the phone with the notre dame linebacker, according to the 'dr phil' show 'they all say, with scientific certainty, that ronaiah tuiasosopo is the female voice in those recordings,' host phil mcgraw said, citing conclusions by forensic voice analysts with three independent contractors that conclusion supports tuiasosopo's assertion that, posing as a woman, he was involved in a relationship with te'o, who had not known that his love interest was a man te'o rose to prominence while leading notre dame's fighting irish to an undefeated regular season this year's heisman trophy runner up, he told interviewers in september and october that his grandmother and girlfriend, whom he described as a 22 year old stanford university student, had died within hours of each other the sports website deadspin broke the story last month that the girlfriend te'o talked about wasn't real mcgraw reported in the first part of the two part interview, which aired thursday, that the voice analysts had concluded that the voice used by tuiasosopo in the interview was likely not that of the person who had left the voice mail messages on the gridiron star's answering machine mcgraw asked the confessed hoaxer repeatedly to adopt the female voice he said he had used with te'o in order to prove that it was he, but tuiasosopo refused, saying he was not comfortable appearing on camera sounding like a woman te'o to couric: my emotions were real a first attempt at overcoming his objection putting tuiasosopo behind a screen in mcgraw's home, where the interview took place resulted in equivocal findings from the voice analysts but when the venue was switched to tuiasosopo's house, where he said he had made the calls to te'o, the results were uniformly in agreement, mcgraw said tuiasosopo told mcgraw that the ruse had its roots in sexual abuse he endured from someone close to his family that began when he was 12 years of age 'it started off with a hand and then touching and stuff like that,' he told the talk show host in the segment that aired friday 'i didn't know what was going on' tuiasosopo said he kept to himself knowledge of the abuse, which escalated to rape, out of fear that his parents would become angry if they were to find out and that it might drive his father who was already out of town much of the time to leave 'i knew that i could not go forward with that,' he said tuiasosopo said he went on to create an alter persona the fictional lennay kekua 'i felt that i couldn't do things, accomplish things, pursue things, live out as ronaiah,' tuiasosopo said to mcgraw 'and i felt the need to create this it has everything to do with what i went through as a child and my experience with child molestation and abuse' asked why he had not created a fictional man instead, he said that it was because he had been 'abused as if i was a girl' in the initial segment, which aired thursday, tuiasosopo said the athlete knew nothing about the ruse 'he had no idea,' he said te'o has said he was not a part of the hoax asked whether he was in love with te'o, tuiasosopo said: 'i mean, yeah as twisted and confusing as it may be, yeah, i cared for this person i did all that i could to help this person become a better person, even though i wasn't getting nothing out of it of course, it's very shameful and it's very painful to even talk about even now, it's hard to talk about but, you know, the truth of it is that that happened i grew feelings i grew emotions that, sooner or later, i couldn't control any more' asked whether he is gay, tuiasosopo said, 'i would say, yeah, i am gay, but honestly, i am so confused, i'm so lost' bleacher report: twitter erupts as hoaxer tells story to dr phil tuiasosopo said the relationship began after he started a facebook page under the name lennay kekua, the first name an elision of his mother's and grandmother's first names and the last name one he had heard 'thrown around in the neighborhood' he said he 'randomly added different people' as facebook friends with the persona he had created 'one of the people i happened to add was his cousin,' he said, referring to te'o's cousin 'shortly after, i got a friend request, and it was from manti' they began speaking nightly, and te'o seemed to have been smitten, too, tuiasosopo said 'he really had fallen in love with this, we'll say, character' a love story unravels tuiasosopo said his motives were pure; he never tried to make money off their relationship 'i just wanted to help him become better,' he said the charade became difficult to maintain, and he tried to end it several times 'there are many times where manti and lennay had broken up but something would bring them back together, whether it was something going on in his life or lennay's life, in this case in my life,' tuiasosopo said he added: 'i wanted to end it because after everything i had gone through i wanted to move on with my life me, ronaiah, i had to just start living and let this go' finally, after learning that te'o had skyped with four women including two of his former girlfriends tuiasosopo said he essentially killed off lennay, having her die of leukemia 'i was just trying to do everything to end it because i knew that, no matter what, you know, it just wasn't right and it was never going to be' who's who on the internet? who knows in friday's segment, tuiasosopo apologized to all those he hurt, including te'o, teo's family and his own family 'i can't express how sorry i am,' he said 'the truth is i hurt every day for the decisions i have made' 'catfishing' masks identities online cnn's chelsea j carter contributed to this report
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dhaka, bangladesh (cnn) a top court has banned any corporal punishment in schools in bangladesh, a country where millions of children are exposed to physical abuse, officials said thursday despite official instructions to teachers on alternative approaches to child discipline, many children continue to live in fear of violence in schools, the high court said the court said caning, beating, chaining, forced haircuts and confinement are used to punish children in primary and secondary schools as well as in islamic religious schools, known at madrassas 'such punishment is a clear violation of children's fundamental rights to life and liberty,' said the order handed down by justices imman ali and sheikh hasan arif they said teachers' involvement in corporal punishment should be treated as 'misconduct' and asked the government to take action against those teachers the court judgment followed a public interest litigation filed by two leading rights groups, bangladesh legal aid and services trust and ain o shalish kendra as the high court started hearing the rights groups' petition last july, it asked the government to take steps to stop corporal punishment, noting allegations that a 10 year old boy had committed suicide after he had been beaten by his teacher a spokesman in the ministry of education said that in response, it had issued a circular asking teachers to stop physical abuse in schools 'in fact, teachers are not well trained and they need deftness to understand child psychology and alternative approaches to child discipline,' shafiq rahman, a banker in dhaka, told cnn he has a child in the school system a survey conducted by the united nations children fund, or unicef, in dhaka couple of years ago involving nearly 4,000 families found that 91 percent of children experienced physical abuse in schools it said the poorer children were more likely to experience physical punishment, with greater frequency and severity, than richer students
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(cnn) a day after he won a new trial in the murder of a 15 year old girl, michael skakel, the nephew of robert and ethel kennedy, filed a bond motion thursday asking he be released from prison pending a second trial's outcome the motion asks the court to set a bond in an amount 'no greater than $500,000 cash or surety' skakel, 53, who has spent more than a decade behind bars, is accused of killing martha moxley with a golf club in 1975 twenty seven years after her death, he was convicted and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for years, skakel fought unsuccessfully for his conviction to be overturned on wednesday, a connecticut judge ordered skakel's conviction to be set aside, ruling that the defense in the 2002 trial had been inadequate timeline: michael skakel state's attorney john smriga said prosecutors planned to appeal the ruling skakel poses no flight risk and has maintained strong ties to the community throughout his imprisonment, his motion argued skakel has a 14 year old son 'with whom he maintains close contact and has remained actively involved in his rearing, to the extent possible from prison,' the motion said his continued incarceration isn't 'necessary to protect' the public or the moxley family, which now resides outside of connecticut, court papers said skakel would agree to electronic monitoring upon release from prison, the motion said prior to his trial, skakel voluntarily surrendered to authorities in january 2000, and when he was released on bond after that arrest, 'he never failed to attend court,' the motion said john moxley, martha moxley's brother, told cnn thursday that he still believes that skakel is guilty and would be opposed to his release from prison 'my mother and i wouldn't be in favor of bail, but you know, the reality is, we have no control over it,' moxley told cnn's 'ac360' 'and i can't let myself get consumed, and my mother's not going to get consumed, by stuff that's out of our control if it comes to a trial, we'll be there supporting the state of connecticut' moxley's body was found in 1975 after a night of partying with skakel, his older brother tommy and other teenagers in an affluent gated community in greenwich, connecticut authorities said she was bludgeoned and stabbed to death; a broken golf club was found near her body the case languished for more than two decades a series of books on the high profile crime renewed interest, leading to new tips and a new suspect in january 2000: skakel, who was 15 at the time of the killing skakel has always proclaimed his innocence but a jury convicted skakel of murder on june 7, 2002 he is behind bars at the macdougall walker correctional institution in suffield, connecticut cnn's catherine e shoichet contributed to this report
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madrid, spain (cnn) police arrested a suspected top computer programmer for the basque separatist group eta in france tuesday, the spanish interior ministry said the arrest comes a day after the separatist group's latest cease fire announcement despite the group's declaration of a permanent general and verifiable cease fire, police will not stop pressuring eta, the interior ministry said the programmer is accused of playing a key role in the group's logistics by designing the computer codes that operatives used to secretly communicate, the ministry said police have been on the trail of the programmer for months, the ministry said and authorities in spain arrested the programmer's girlfriend, also suspected of aiding eta, according to the ministry police are also investigating whether the programmer allegedly helped colombian farc rebels with computer issues, but they have not confirmed a link with the leftist guerrilla group, the ministry said in a statement released to the basque newspaper gara where it typically releases information eta said monday that it declared a permanent general and verifiable cease fire as a 'firm commitment towards a process to achieve a lasting resolution and toward an end to the armed confrontation' spanish interior minister alfredo perez rubalcaba said that the government wants to see a statement from eta calling for a definitive end, which he said monday's statement did not do 'am i more tranquil today than before? yes,' perez said monday 'is this the end? i would say no' spain's socialist government has repeatedly called for eta to announce unilaterally a definitive end to its decades of separatist violence, blamed for more than 800 deaths, and a pledge to lay down its weapons eta wants basque independence in northern spain and southwest france various basque leftist parties including the batasuna party, outlawed for its links to eta as well as four nobel peace laureates and the nelson mandela foundation also have called in recent months for the organization to establish a permanent and verifiable cease fire the batasuna party's ban from running candidates in municipal elections will not be lifted because of eta's statement, the interior minister said the latest statement comes after weeks of speculation in spain that eta would issue a statement during the holiday season 'it is time to act with historical responsibility eta calls upon those governing spain and france to end all repressive measures and to leave aside for once and for all their position of denial towards the basque country,' the statement said another part of the message said, 'the solution will come through the democratic process with dialogue and negotiation as its tools and with its compass pointed towards the will of the basque people' 'eta will continue its indefatigable struggle and efforts to promote and to bring to a conclusion the democratic process until there is a truly democratic situation in the basque country,' it added the organization has announced cease fires before and broken them, notably its unilateral 2006 cease fire that was announced as 'permanent,' only to be broken months later with a car bomb at madrid's airport that killed two people despite eta's current cease fire, in effect since september, the government has not eased up on the police pressure against eta operatives in spain and the organization's hideouts in neighboring france and portugal in the past few years, police have arrested many of eta's suspected top operatives, as well as many of its foot soldiers, and seized bomb making materials and weapons from hidden arms caches, virtually shutting off eta attacks there are about 800 eta convicts or suspects in prison, mainly in spain but also in france, the interior ministry said recently eta is listed as a terrorist group by the united states and the european union for its campaign of car bombings and shootings the spanish government of prime minister jose luis rodriguez zapatero began a peace process in 2006 during eta's earlier unilateral cease fire, but after the organization detonated an airport bomb, the government called off negotiations since then, officials of zapatero's government have said they would not accept another cease fire, only a definitive statement from eta that it would end its armed fight, and specifying when and where it would lay down its arms forever the basque region in northern spain already has considerable home rule authority, with its own police, parliament, taxing power and control of health and education but eta rejects those as partial steps, and has fought for full independence eta's goal is an independent basque nation comprising the three province basque region and the neighboring navarra region in spain, along with three departments in southwest france that also have basque roots about 3 million people live in those areas now officials have said that in recent years, eta has become weaker and more isolated from its traditional base of popular support
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a computer programmer is accused of playing a key role in the group's logistics . police have been on his trail for months, spain's interior ministry says . the basque separatist group eta has announced and broken other cease fires . eta seeks independence for basques in northern spain and southwest france
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editor's note: ken ballen is president of terror free tomorrow: the center for public opinion, a nonprofit institute that researches attitudes toward extremism patrick doherty is deputy director of the american strategy program at the new america foundation, a think tank that promotes ideas across the ideological spectrum kenneth ballen says whoever won the election, iranians strongly favor free elections and a free press (cnn) in a poll conducted three weeks before iran's june 12 vote, our nonprofit organizations found a consensus among iranians, including almost all of those who told us they would vote for president mahmoud ahmadinejad and that consensus is that iranians want a truly democratic system given iranians' own priorities for their government, the events of the past few days may ultimately weaken president ahmadinejad's standing even among those who did vote to re elect him in fact, our survey found that more than 86 percent of iranians who said they would vote for ahmadinejad also chose ensuring free elections and a free press as among the most important priorities they have for the iranian government the recent events the early announcements of election returns, the shutting down of communications networks, the massive protests and now the bloodshed have the potential to change what was once an electoral contest into a broader struggle for the soul of the islamic republic and the future of iran itself let us be clear: our polling indicates that the government's actions run counter to the priorities of almost all iranians, including its own supporters and our survey shows beyond dispute that iranians of all political persuasions want more democratic freedoms, not less our op ed published on monday has drawn much attention and misunderstanding our nonprofit organizations conducted the only independent and transparent nationwide public opinion survey in iran before the june 12 vote the poll found that ahmadinejad was leading his nearest opponent, the more reform minded candidate mir hossein moussavi, by a more than 2 to 1 margin, with almost a third undecided our poll concluded three weeks before the election it does not predict the final vote, nor does it measure a possible surge for moussavi, which many believe occurred in the final weeks instead, as we wrote on monday, our survey indicates 'the possibility that the vote is not the product of widespread fraud' because of ahmadinejad's formidable early lead this single finding, however, has obscured our most important findings, and their significance to what is now enfolding in iran nearly 80 percent want the right to vote for all their leaders, including the all powerful supreme leader, while nearly 90 percent chose free elections and a free press as the most important goals they have for their government virtually tied with the top priority of improving the iranian economy and here is the most important fact of all: more than 86 percent of those who told us they support ahmadinejad also choose free elections and a free press as their most important priorities for their leaders in other words, in our survey, ahmadinejad supporters back real democratic reforms in iran as much as supporters of the more avowedly reform candidate moussavi put all together, our polling shows that ahmadinejad, running a competent campaign, may have had enough support three weeks before the vote to possibly win the election under the electoral rules as they stood with ahmadinejad's early lead, it is possible that the vote reported did actually reflect the will of the iranian people, though now, it is impossible to know analysts pore over 'ambiguous' election results yet the government's actions since the election may have changed the debate in iran from being about candidates to being about democracy while we do not know whether the election results were rigged, the government's handling of the election itself runs counter to principles of democracy, free press and free elections goals our polling shows almost all iranians, whether or not they support ahmadinejad, strongly support moussavi appears to understand this yesterday in a massive rally in tehran, moussavi stated as much, saying 'the vote of the people is more important than moussavi or any other person' meanwhile, the subsequent killing of protesters by government security forces will likely only work against ahmadinejad and by extension now, the supreme leader, even among more than 86 percent of their supporters while our poll showed ahmadinejad with an early commanding lead, by the government's post election response, the irony is that ahmadinejad may indeed end up stealing the election from himself the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of ken ballen and patrick doherty
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(cnn) what does it mean when a white sorority wins a competition that african american fraternities and sororities not only created but also consider an essential part of their cultural expression? it means an uncomfortable discussion about race, history, culture and inclusivity that is not black and white on february 20, the university of arkansas chapter of zeta tau alpha, a predominantly white sorority, won the inaugural sprite step off stepping competition, beating two predominantly black sororities stepping, which began in the 1960s, is a intricate rhythmic dance that features synchronized foot stomps, handclaps, choreographed movements and chants the competition was fierce, and all of the competitors fought hard for the $100,000 first place scholarship but the results immediately sparked a firestorm within the african american fraternal community, with many calling foul how could a white sorority beat black sororities at our own art form? why were they even competing in the first place? some alleged that judges cheated, while others posited that the novelty of white women performing swayed the judges to understand why this is a big deal, you have to understand that african american fraternities and sororities are as close to the animal house stereotype attached to white fraternities as pat boone is to hip hop black fraternities and sororities, known as the divine nine, form the fiber of african american leadership in this country and continue to produce the leaders of tomorrow the nine predominantly african american fraternities and sororities alpha phi alpha fraternity, kappa alpha psi fraternity, omega psi phi fraternity, phi beta sigma fraternity, alpha kappa alpha sorority, delta sigma theta sorority, zeta phi beta sorority, sigma gamma rho sorority and iota phi theta fraternity were founded between 1906 and 1963 to support african american college students in their quest not only to succeed on campus but to develop into college educated leaders the roster of divine nine members is a who's who in african america: the rev martin luther king jr, jesse jackson, michael jordan, maya angelou, dorothy height and over a million others count themselves as members the civil rights movement is populated with divine nine members who developed leadership skills on college campuses and the connection doesn't end after graduation african american fraternal members spend thousand of hours doing service in alumni chapters, raising money for scholarships and mentoring at risk people pride in one's organization is paramount to divine nine members, and one way to express that is through stepping divine nine fraternities and sororities take great pride in being original and innovative in their dances: highly coordinated, with elaborate costumes, and sometimes performed before thousands it's a point of pride to perform, but to win for the glory of your fraternity or sorority is the ultimate so when zeta tau alpha members won the sprite step off, it was not just that they'd beaten african american sororities, it was seen as the first assault on yet another african american cultural tradition that, if not guarded, would be appropriated from blacks like jazz and hip hop for many americans, the notion of african americans having a separate culture, uninfluenced by other americans, makes them uncomfortable isn't the point of civil rights to erase the color lines that separate and divide us? and if we acknowledge that blacks have cultural traditions that have been nurtured within their own community, does that make blacks separate from whites? this is where the nuances of race and culture come into play blacks are keenly aware of their otherness in this country we're proud to be americans yet also proud that we've built strong traditions that have sustained us through turbulent times so we zealously protect those traditions from interlopers who may want to exploit or denigrate what we cherish but this is the very reason why any african american who dismissed the zeta tau alpha win, or even the sorority's right to participate in the competition on the basis of being white, was 100 percent wrong we as african americans can't protect cultural expression by creating fences that exclude those fences never work but we can demand that anyone who seeks inclusion, and wants to participate in our culture, does so with the same respect and honor that we as african americans demand of ourselves by all accounts, the women of zeta tau alpha did just that and even later, when sprite announced that alpha kappa alpha sorority, the african american sorority that had come in second, would also be awarded a first place prize because of scoring irregularities, no one could dispute that in a subjective contest, zeta tau alpha met the criteria for winning, regardless of skin color and that's something we as divine nine members should remember as we continue to strive to eliminate racism and bias we can't fall victim to the same rationale that still is used to deny us first class citizenship as the leaders of college campuses and in the community, we must always fight for equality and demand that we're judged based on our skill and if we don't do that, we lose much more than a stepping contest the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of lawrence c ross jr
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(cnn) it has been a bittersweet month for british sport andy murray's bid to become the nation's first wimbledon men's singles champion since 1936 was derailed, while the england football team suffered penalty shootout heartache at the recent euro 2012 tournament but across the channel there is one briton at the forefront of his sport who, through a series of peerless performances, is in line to become the uk's first tour de france winner bradley wiggins, with his mutton chop sideburns and slim physique, does not instantly come across as an elite athlete but the sky procycling rider is dominating the 2012 tour de france, picking up the first stage win of his career between arc et senans and besancon with an astonishing display of power to open up a lead of one minute, 53 seconds over second placed defending champion cadel evans french tour de france rider arrested 'it is bradley wiggins' tour de france to lose,' according to former british cyclist and now commentator paul sherwen, who made his debut in the race in 1978 'he could have been on the podium last year and he crashed out on stage seven this year he got the yellow jersey on stage seven' wiggins finished the 2009 race in fourth position, equaling the best finish by a british rider first achieved by scotland's robert millar in 1984 his preparation for the 99th edition of the tour has been both impressive and meticulous, and has left nothing to chance the globalization of the tour de france earlier this year, the belgium born rider became the first man to win the paris nice, tour de romandie and criterium du dauphine stage races in the same season, while also embarking on a number of high altitude training camps to prepare his body stands for the rigors of the french cols in the alps and the pyrenees 'there's a long way to go,' sherwen told cnn ahead of thursday's 10th stage 'we've seen 20 riders leave the tour through injury, i have never seen that before 'hopefully all the bad luck and bad crashes are behind the tour, and hopefully bradley won't have any' judge tosses armstrong suit against anti doping agency if wiggins wanted an example of just how quickly a challenge in the prestigious race can unravel, he need look no further than the first briton to wear the 'maillot jaune,' tommy simpson the charismatic simpson, who raced for peugeot and could on occasion be seen carrying a cane umbrella when he wasn't on a bike, was sixth after the first week of the 1967 race but a stomach bug hindered his challenge simpson, the victim of heat exhaustion and amphetamines taken to enhance performance, died on the slopes of mount ventoux in southern france, during the 12th stage of the 1967 race half a century later british cycling is in a very different place, with its riders no longer having to go abroad in search of a professional racing career and the team that wiggins cycles for the sky procycling team is now the dominant force at the tour, having been established in the wake of team gb's success at the 2008 olympics sky's lineup includes the sport's top sprinter mark cavendish as well as wiggins' heir apparent chris froome, who is third on the tour gold medals from wiggins in the 4km individual pursuit and the team pursuit on the track in beijing propelled britain to the top of the cycling medal table four years ago british cycling performance director dave brailsford formed the country's first professional team in 2009 and sky procycling made its tour de france debut in 2010 'up until recently, we had to expatriate ourselves to race professionally,' explained sherwen 'live on our own, survive on our own and ride as part of a french, italian or belgian team 'nowadays, the americans have professional teams, we've now a got a british team on the international circuit and the australians have got their own professional team 'it gives youngsters something more to aim at i'm not saying it's easier, but, in english soccer, you've got chelsea, manchester united and liverpool and you can dream of playing for one of those teams as a kid 'now kids riding their bikes in england can dream of getting into a professional team and getting into the tour de france it's an attainable dream' brailsford's plan was to produce a british tour winner within five years, though wiggins could be set to deliver ahead of schedule 'the perception of team sky is very good,' said sherwen 'they are already comparing it to lance armstrong's us postal service team (with which he won five of his seven tour de france wins between 1999 and 2004) 'sky made mistakes originally, but they have learned from those mistakes and corrected them' after the culmination of the tour on paris' champs elysees on july 22, wiggins will turn his attention to a home olympic games in london where he will compete in the time trial event a historic win in france could provide wiggins, british cycling and the nation's sports fans with a timely boost ahead of london's third olympic games 'if bradley could win the tour de france this year it would be absolutely huge,' said sherwen 'if he could win the tour in an olympic year, with the games being in london, it would double or even treble cycling's exposure'
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the tour de france is an annual cycling race which was first held in 1903 . the 99th edition of the race began on june 30 and will finish on july 22 . american cyclist lance armstrong won the race seven times between 1995 2005 . bradley wiggins is the current leader and looking to become britain's first winner
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(cnn) vienna, famous for its hundreds of museums, 2000 parks and of course its roasted coffee, is the best place on the planet to live, according to mercer's 2012 quality of living index this year's latest accolade makes vienna number one in the world for the fourth year in a row the annual survey by the global human resources consulting firm points not just to austria's qualities but to much of the region's virtues eight of the report's top 10 cities are in europe zurich is the world's second most livable city while three german cities munich, dusseldorf and frankfurt follow close behind 'overall, european cities continue to have high quality of living as a result of a combination of increased stability, rising living standards and advanced city infrastructures,' said slagin parakatil, senior researcher at mercer this is despite economic turmoil, political tension and high unemployment in some european countries australian, new zealand and canadian metropolises round out the top ten list the world's top 30 cities of the mercer 2012 index 1 vienna, austria 2 zurich, switzerland 3 auckland, new zealand 4 munich, germany 5 vancouver, canada 6 dã¼sseldorf, germany 7 frankfurt, germany 8 geneva, switzerland 9 copenhagen, denmark 10 bern, switzerland 10 (tie) sydney, australia 12 amsterdam, netherlands 13 wellington, new zealand 14 ottawa, canada 15 toronto, canada 16 berlin, germany 17 hamburg, germany 17 melbourne, australia 19 luxembourg, luxembourg 21 perth, australia 22 brussels, belgium 23 montreal, canada 24 nuremberg, germany 25 singapore, singapore 26 canberra, australia 27 stuttgart, germany 28 honolulu, us 29 adelaide, australia 29 (tie) paris, france 29 (tie) san francisco, us mercer's survey results are based on an analysis of local living conditions comprising 39 factors in 10 categories political considerations include government stability and crime rates economic factors take into account banking services and currency exchange laws health considerations include access to medical care and pollution levels transport, housing and recreation are also taken into account city scores help multinational companies calculate compensation packages for the employees they dispatch overseas a lower score often correlates into a better compensation package that includes hardship allowances, according to mercer countries with unstable governments or undergoing civil strife tend usually have lower scores eight african cities dominate the bottom ten in this year's survey 'the ongoing turmoil in many countries across north africa and the middle east has led to serous security issues for locals and expatriates,' says mercer's parakatil 'companies need to be able to proactively implement mitigation plans, such as emergency repatriation, or adjust expatriate compensation packages accordingly' around the word and on a regional basis, the cities that score the lowest are the following: 64 belfast, northern ireland (western europe) 71 detroit, michigan, (united states) 207 dushanbe, tajikistan (asia pacific) 213 tbilisi, georgia (eastern europe) 219 port au prince, haiti (north americas) this year's city with the worst quality of life? baghdad, iraq at #221
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austria's capital vienna was rated the best city to live by mercer . eight out of the top 10 cities with highest quality of life are located in europe . the worst city to live of the 221 surveyed around the globe is baghdad, iraq . the survey takes 39 factors, such as crime rates and medical care, into account
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(cnn) the show went on one day after police say kansas city chiefs player jovan belcher fatally shot his girlfriend and then himself, the team faced off against the carolina panthers on sunday, as scheduled immediately after the apparent murder suicide, there had been some question as to whether the game would happen it did, though a moment of silence was held before play got under way, and the mood at arrowhead stadium was somber 'i think they made the right decision to play the game because you got to continue on life goes on it's a tough decision, but i think they made the right decision,' said mark mendenhall, a long time chiefs fan mike beisner, another fan, said he felt there wasn't really a right or wrong choice 'i think either way, the fans would have supported the decision i think the league would have supported it,' he said the chiefs beat the panthers 27 21, a welcome boost to the struggling team's record, now 2 10 after the game, chiefs coach romeo crennel spoke to his players in the locker room, congratulating them on their win and for sticking together 'really good, you overcame a lot you stuck together as a team like we talked about helped each other,' he said 'family and friends, you relied on those people you relied on your faith to help get you through this, and we got through it' 'the win was a really good win,' crennel said so far, police have said little about what happened saturday what is known, they say, is that linebacker belcher, 25, killed his girlfriend, kasandra perkins, 22, before turning the gun on himself just outside the front door of the chiefs' practice facility he and perkins left behind a 3 month old daughter before saturday, belcher's name had never come up with police, nor had officers ever been called to the residence where the first shooting occurred but later, they learned the football player and his late girlfriend 'had been arguing,' including 'before the shooting occurred,' said police spokesman darin snapp belcher, a 6 foot 2, 228 pound left inside linebacker, spent all four of his nfl seasons with the chiefs, who signed him as a free agent out of college in all, he played in 59 games, including 44 starts belcher was from west babylon, new york he played for the university of maine black bears, where he started in all 45 games of his four year career asked about the apparent murder suicide, jo brown, another chiefs fan, described the situation simply as sad 'it's sad for that little baby,' she said in a separate weekend incident, an employee of the cleveland browns organization killed himself, authorities in cleveland said eric eucker was a member of the groundskeeping staff, 'a good friend and colleague, and an outstanding employee,' said team spokesman neal gulkis nfl launches help line for current, former players engage: nfl star's death puts spotlight on mental health issues cnn's casey wian contributed to this report
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los angeles (cnn) michael jackson's health deteriorated so badly in the last weeks of his life that he couldn't perform some of his trademark dance moves, according to evidence presented in his family's lawsuit against a concert promoter jurors in the wrongful death trial friday watched a comparison of jackson's performance of 'billie jean' from 2001 with rehearsal video from june 2009, when he was preparing for his 'this is it' comeback concerts 'i have watched him deteriorate in front of my eyes over the last 8 weeks he was able to do multiple 360 spins back in april he'd fall on his ass if he tried now,' production manager john 'bugzee' houghdahl wrote in an e mail to aeg live ceo randy phillips on june 19, 2009 show director kenny ortega sent jackson home from a rehearsal that night because of his strange behavior 'he was a basket case and kenny was concerned he would embarrass himself on stage, or worse yet get hurt,' houghdahl wrote 'the company is rehearsing right now, but the doubt is pervasive' executives asked: did jackson need a straightjacket? the e mail chain titled 'trouble at the front' is key evidence in the trial in which jackson's mother and three children contend aeg live is liable for the singer's death because it negligently hired, retained and supervised dr conrad murray murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death, told police he used the surgical anesthetic propofol to treat jackson's insomnia so he could be rested for rehearsals the coroner ruled jackson's june 25, 2009, death was caused by an overdose of propofol aeg live lawyers argue it was jackson who chose and supervised murray and that their executives had no way of knowing about the dangerous propofol treatments being administered in the privacy of jackson's home houghdahl's e mail came during a 'highly charged time' when there was doubt the show would be ready for its london debut in july of that year, phillips testified friday phillips met with dr murray, michael jackson and ortega at jackson's home a day after getting the houghdahl e mails, according to testimony while jackson lawyers argue that meeting was intended to pressure murray to make sure jackson was ready for rehearsals, aeg lawyers contend dr murray assured producers nothing was wrong with him 'miracle' of jackson's concert announcement described aeg's lawyer showed jurors a clip thursday of jackson performing several non consecutive 360 degree spins while rehearsing his song 'billie jean' on june 5, 2009 phillips described them as 'multiple 360 spins,' although conceding he was not a choreographer jackson lawyers, in their rebuttal friday, showed the jurors the side by side comparison of the routine in 2001 and the one weeks before jackson's death that was seen in the 'this is it' documentary made from rehearsal video 'anywhere in the movie does it show michael jackson doing multiple 360 spins?' jackson lawyer brian panish asked phillips 'no,' phillips said
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(ewcom) francis ford coppola is ready for a big picture comeback the oscar winning filmmaker, now 73, has made some of the most iconic movies of all time, from 1972 mob classic the godfather to 1979 war epic apocalypse now but as an equally humble student and lover of film, he's recently made smaller movies with tiny budgets such as 2009's tetro, starring vincent gallo, and murder mystery twixt, with val kilmer and elle fanning coppola spoke to ew about five of his films apocalypse now, the extended version apocalypse now redux, tetro, 1974's the conversation, and 1982's one from the heart — all being released as a blu ray box set through lionsgate on tuesday with new offices next year in los angeles on the paramount pictures lot, he also revealed his plans, and mentioned a first draft script, for a new 'ambitious' big budget movie set in new york, as well as what he expects of his 'kid brother' director george lucas following the disney lucasfilm acquisition with the 2007 documentary fog city mavericks capturing the creative, independent spark of bay area filmmakers such as coppola and lucas, a new era for both has begun entertainment weekly: how did you decide on releasing together as a box set these five particular movies, including one from the heart, starring teri garr, which has never been on blu ray? apocalypse now, previously released, looks amazing francis ford coppola: apocalypse is used for people to try out their sound system, their home theater the standard theater, the dolby 50 system, that all derived from apocalypse, because dolby was in san francisco when we did the film so many things are impacted by legal matters those are five movies that i own films such as the godfather, or [1969's] the rain people, the first that i wrote a screenplay for, warner owns that one i own the rights to apocalypse now and the others studios tend to not want to sell a movie because if they sell it and it becomes successful [on dvd, blu ray], it's an embarrassment lionsgate thought of doing the collection the rain people isn't even out wide on dvd ew daily poll: which has stronger talent this season? ew: could a war movie such as apocalypse now ever be made today? i consider it one of the best war movies of all time, and it's steeped in the period, the vietnam war, plus joseph conrad's heart of darkness as source material what you, martin sheen and the cast went through making it, the mayhem, the drugs, health issues, filming in the philippines, the weather, being pulled into that dark, depression filled space now everything is tweeted, facebooked, paparazzi ed, revealed early on coppola: back in those days, i was pretty young i made the godfather, the conversation, the godfather part ii so young nobody wanted to make a film about the vietnam war even the actors i befriended didn't want to go with me to the jungle i was pretty frustrated as a young person i made it myself i hawked everything, the wineries when the movie came out, there was a ragged reaction they used to call it apocalypse when, and portrayed me as kurtz gone crazy, a megalomaniac i finally showed it at the cannes film festival unfinished, because so much had been badly written about it i knew i was out on a limb, because of the style of the film i sold it to the various foreign territories as if it was a world war ii film like [1977's] a bridge too far but it was so different i was also financially on the hook ew: and since then apocalypse now has long been considered one of the best movies of all time coppola: it's a kind of a cassandra complex even if you did it once, and people sort of damned it, it became part of the culture if you want to do it again, it doesn't matter you go through it again [making a movie] even in my personal life my company and people think i'm wacky when i have an idea i know if i have an idea, no one will want to go through it but if i persist, people will go through it ew: what is going on with the bay area filmmaking scene documented in fog city mavericks, especially with you doing smaller movies, and now getting offices at paramount in la next year plus, george lucas' lucasfilm being acquired by burbank based disney? coppola: george is like a kid brother to me he's someone i'm enormously proud of, fond of you can expect from george three more personal films [post the lucasfilm deal] 'like francis, i'll make films no one wants to see,' he would say why i went and did three little teeny movies i wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s to go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non existent budgets i didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director i wanted to write personal works you couldn't go to a financier and say 'i want to make a movie that wants to ask a question, then answers it with the movie' ew: so what are you working on now, given your new offices next year at paramount? coppola: i have a secret investor that has infinite money i learned what i learned from my three smaller films, and wanted to write a bigger film i've been writing it it's so ambitious so i decided to go to la and make a film out of a studio that has all the costume rentals, and where all the actors are my story is set in new york i have a first draft i'm really ready for a casting phase movies are big in proportion to the period it starts in the middle of the '20s, and there are sections in the '30s and the late '40s, and it goes until the late '60s ew: lastly, would you ever do a sequel to any of your other movies, following in the footsteps of franchises like star wars, such as another sequel to the godfather? coppola: no i think a sequel is a waste of money and time i think movies should illuminate new stories see the original story at ewcom click here to try 2 risk free issues of entertainment weekly © 2011 entertainment weekly and time inc all rights reserved
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five of five of coppola's films are being released as a blu ray box set . he says george lucas 'is like a kid brother to me'. coppola says no to anymore sequels
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(cnn) authorities in colorado have filed charges against the parents in last month's notorious 'balloon boy' case, and the pair's lawyers say the two are expected to plead guilty on friday the larimer county district attorney's office thursday said richard heene has been charged with one count of attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, and mayumi heene has been charged with one count of false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor richard heene turned himself in thursday afternoon and was released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond, the latimer county sheriff's office said mayumi heene did not appear with him the heenes will appear friday in larimer county court, where they are expected to plead guilty, their attorneys said the penalty range for the felony is two to six years in prison with a fine of $2,000 to $500,000 the range for the misdemeanor would be six months in jail with a fine of $50 to $750, the district attorney's office statement said the heenes' attorneys said prosecutors have agreed to a sentence of probation with the possibility of up to 90 days in jail for richard heene and up to 60 days in jail for his wife the threat of deportation for mayumi heene was a factor in the plea deal negotiation, the attorney's statement said 'mayumi heene is a citizen of japan as such, any felony conviction or certain misdemeanors would result in her deportation, even though her husband and children are americans,' the statement said 'it is supremely ironic that law enforcement has expressed such grave concern over the welfare of the children, but it was ultimately the threat of taking the children's mother from the family and deporting her to japan which fueled this deal' prosecutors in the case could not be immediately reached for comment on october 15, a large silver balloon came loose from moorings in the heenes' yard and floated over colorado mayumi heene called 911 and said the couple's 6 year old son falcon was inside the craft millions of people across the country watched the saga on television for nearly two hours as military aircraft tracked the balloon in the air and rescuers chased it on the ground mayumi heene later admitted the whole thing was a hoax and that falcon was safe in their home the whole time, authorities said watch the moment the hoax was revealed court documents released last month said the couple hatched the plan about two weeks before the incident and 'instructed their three children to lie to authorities as well as the media regarding this hoax' their motive? to 'make the heene family more marketable for future media interests,' the documents said
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new: richard heene surrenders to face charges in in 'balloon boy' hoax . richard and mayumi heene to plead guilty friday, lawyers say . jail time possible, but prosecutor recommends probation . threat of deportation for mother played role in plea deal, attorney says
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(cnn) a michigan man was arraigned saturday as part of an investigation into the deaths of women linked to a website that hosts ads for escort services james brown, 24, mumbled his name with his head down while appearing via video during saturday's session at michigan's 36th district court in detroit he is charged with disinterring dead bodies and arson in relation to the deaths of demesha hunt, renisha landers, natasha curtis and vernithea mccrary he is a suspect in the killings of each of the four women, who were found dead on detroit's east side last december, a prosecutor said in court but he has not yet been charged with murder detroit police chief ralph godbee later explained that one reason murder charges haven't been filed is that, while all the bodies were found in his city, the women weren't necessarily killed there legally, a charge is filed in the jurisdiction where the crime occurred 'we have reason to believe that the deaths did not occur within the city of detroit proper,' godbee told reporters saturday 'anybody (who) thinks detroit is their dumping ground, they're sadly mistaken' hunt, 25, and landers, 24, were found december 19 in the trunk of landers' chrysler 300 days later on christmas day, the bodies of curtis and mccrary were located in the trunk of a car that had been set ablaze at least three of the women placed advertisements dealing with 'prearranged adult dating services' on backpagecom, godbee told reporters last december the police chief called the ads where postings on the escort section cost $1 as 'borderline prostitution' a lawyer for backpagecom, steve suskin, said then that the company's website didn't necessarily have anything to do with the women or their deaths he insisted that investigators had seen 'at least 30 different (pertinent) ads or other postings on at least 15 different websites, separate and distinct from ours' around 6 am tuesday, authorities arrested brown and 'another black male, age 32' about 20 miles north of detroit in sterling heights, michigan, detroit police said in a statement saturday the other man was later released, police said, but the wayne county prosecutor's office decided to press charges against brown he is being held on $1 million bond, according to police even without murder charges being filed, some of the victims' family members expressed satisfaction saturday that the case appears to be moving forward 'we've been waiting for four months, and we're just grateful,' chikita madison told cnn detroit affiliate wxyz, describing her daughter landers and niece hunt as 'good girls' 'we want justice, we want closure' landers' uncle, leon mims, said that he and other relatives hope that brown's arrest will spur the investigation, including determining key details and whether others might have been involved 'hopefully, the house of cards will start falling now,' mims told wxyz 'hopefully, we'll get to the bottom of it, we'll get to the murder part of this'
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james brown, 24, is charged and held on $1 million bond in michigan, police say . the counts are tied to an investigation into the deaths of four women . they posted online ads for escort services before their deaths, police say . their bodies were found in detroit; the police chief says they likely died elsewhere
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(cnn) a woman in california delivered what may be the nation's second live born set of octuplets on monday morning, surprising doctors who expected seven babies members of the delivery team assigned to assist in the birth of the octuplets, just minutes before the delivery the six boys and two girls ranging in weight from 1 pound 8 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces were generally doing well in incubators following their caesarean section delivery at kaiser permanente hospital in bellflower, california, doctors said three of the babies need breathing assistance, but otherwise the eight don't appear to have serious problems, doctors said at a news conference monday evening 'it was a truly amazing delivery,' said dr karen maples, chief of the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department doctors initially believed the mother whom they did not identify was pregnant with seven fetuses the woman was 23 weeks pregnant when she was hospitalized seven weeks ago and ordered to bed rest over a seven week period, a team of 46 physicians, nurses and other staff prepared for the births when they started the delivery monday more than nine weeks before the babies would be full term they were in for a surprise 'after we got to baby g, we were surprised by the discovery of a baby h,' maples said getting the number correct with ultrasounds before delivery is difficult with so many babies, said dr harold henry, the hospital's chief of fetal medicine 'it is quite easy to miss a baby when you're expecting seven,' henry said the hospital said the woman didn't want her personal information released to the news media, and it would not answer questions about whether she'd had fertility treatments preliminary research indicates this is the second set of live born octuplets in the united states, according to the hospital eight babies believed to be the united states' first set of live octuplets were born in houston, texas, in 1998 one of the infants died days after birth the seven other siblings recently celebrated their 10th birthday, the houston chronicle reported last month the first three to seven days will be critical for the california babies, said dr mandhir gupta, one of the doctors at the news conference the infants could be in incubators for six to eight weeks and in the hospital for 10 weeks, gupta said the mother is doing 'very well' after the deliveries, which took about five minutes, gupta said 'she is very excited that she [has] all these babies and that the babies are looking good so far,' gupta said
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washington (cnn) flight attendants who have osha protections on the ground but lose them the minute they board a plane may soon retain those protections in the sky in a move that may also benefit airline passengers, the federal aviation administration and the occupational safety and health administration announced friday they plan to share responsibility for the flight attendants' safety on aircraft flight attendants would, for the first time, be able to report workplace injuries and illnesses to osha, ending a 37 year era in which the faa claimed sole jurisdiction for cabin safety flight attendants applauded the proposal, saying it would not negatively affect passenger service, but instead would benefit passengers because they share the same environment osha said areas of concern include exposure to noise and blood borne pathogens and access to information on hazardous chemicals the change would open the doors for osha to investigate complaints about air quality in aircraft, a condition sometimes referred to as 'sick airplane syndrome' 'this is a validation that the aircraft cabin is our workplace,' said veda shook, president of the association of flight attendants 'any enhancement for flight attendants would also be an enhancement for passengers' as an example, shook said, some airlines provide both training and equipment to deal with bleeding passengers, while others do not flight attendants who are not provided equipment or training could enlist osha's help to change airline practices and policies, she said a spokesman for airlines for america, an industry trade group, said that while workplace safety is a top priority for airlines, the current faa oversight is effective 'a4a believes that expanding the regulatory process across multiple agencies is unnecessary, creates conflicting regulatory authority and a host of logistical problems throughout the industry,' victoria day said the faa and osha said the unusual nature of flight attendant's workspace necessitates a system of cooperative oversight when addressing osha noise concerns, for instance, several solutions might require the addition of thicker noise panels, which would affect aircraft design and safety under federal law, flight attendants are not currently covered by the occupational safety and health act the act also excludes employees regulated by another federal agency for example, the mine safety and health administration and the coast guard as well as family farms and the self employed 'the policy announced today with the faa will not only enhance the health and safety of flight attendants by connecting them directly with osha, but will by extension improve the flying experience of millions of airline passengers,' us secretary of labor hilda solis said in a prepared statement friday's announcement opens up a 30 day public comment period on the proposed policy
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khartoum, sudan (cnn) sudan's entire state apparatus has been mobilized 'to plan, commit, and cover up crimes' in the war torn area of darfur, a prosecutor for the international criminal court said thursday the united nations estimates 25 million people have been forced from their homes in darfur the prosecutor, luis moreno ocampo, made the observation in a progress report to the un security council into its probe of crimes in darfur and the status of two men indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the darfur region of sudan he said the sudanese government 'has taken no steps to arrest' the men, one of whom is now in charge of the government's humanitarian affairs the other is a militia leader 'for the last five years the whole darfur area has been a crime scene girls are raped, schools are bombed and they are covering up these crimes,' moreno ocampo said at a news conference at the united nations thursday the court says darfurians are attacked in their villages and in camps, citing rapes, bombings of schools and arrests of community leaders 'crimes being committed today in darfur cannot be denied, or minimized decisions to commit crimes, to deny crimes, to disguise crimes are taken at the highest level denial of crimes, by the authorities that vowed to protect darfurians, is an additional harm to the victims,' the report said the icc cases are against ali kushayb, a militia leader, and ahmad harun, former minister of state for the interior in sudan, who is now in charge of humanitarian affairs for the sudanese government both face charges of murder, rape, forced displacement and other offenses during the darfur crisis, which the united states characterizes as a genocide harun's present role gives him power over how and whether aid agencies can deliver food, medicine and shelter to victims of chronic violence and deprivation in darfur 'he attacks the people he has the responsibility to protect,' the international criminal court said in a statement 'he hampers the delivery of relief to the victims he is involved in obstructing deployment of the peacekeepers' alleged crimes in the region stem from a brutal counter insurgency campaign the sudanese government conducted after rebels began an uprising in the darfur region of western sudan in 2003 the authorities armed and cooperated with arab militias that went from village to village in darfur on a campaign of killing, torture and rape, according to the united nations, western governments and human rights organizations the militias targeted civilian members of tribes from which the rebels draw strength about 300,000 people have died in darfur, the united nations estimates, and 25 million have been forced from home in 2005, the security council cleared the way for possible war crimes prosecutions by the international criminal court, a permanent tribunal set up to handle prosecutions related to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes the court is based on a treaty signed by 106 nations excluding sudan prosecutors are investigating offenses in sudan, the democratic republic of the congo, uganda and the central african republic once the court indicts someone, authorities in one country or another have the power to detain the indicted person for trial at the hague that has not happened in the case of harun and kushayb an arrest warrant for harun charges that he was involved in the murder, rape, torture and forced displacement of civilians the court also says he encouraged such illegal acts in public speeches during his tenure as minister of state for the interior the criminal court says kushayb led several thousand militia members and personally participated in attacks against civilians an arrest warrant outlines numerous cases of murder, rape and inhumane acts in sudan, however, senior government leaders told cnn that reports of atrocities in darfur were exaggerated 'yes, there has been a war and some people have died, but it's not like what has been reflected in the media,' said interior minister ibrahim mahmoud hamid musa halil, an adviser to sudan's president, has been accused by the united states of leading a militia responsible for atrocities and the un security council has frozen his assets yet he denies any wrongdoing 'there is no genocide,' he told cnn 'most people came to the refugee camps because of the pressure and were used there for political marketing' others told a different story in darfur, eyewitnesses spoke of government airplanes and helicopters attacking defenseless civilians just four months ago they said the government struck in coordination with militiamen riding horses and camels a classic pattern that has unfolded around darfur in recent years more than 115 people were killed in that attack, they said, and nearly 58,000 people fled cnn's nic robertson contributed to this report
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(cnn) a high school valedictorian's plans to study medicine at a california state university have run headlong into the federal government's attempts to return him and his family to armenia arthur mkoyan, 17, was 2 years old when his family came to the united states 'i haven't been in armenia since i was 2, so i don't really know anything about the place,' said arthur mkoyan, 17 'all i've seen is just videos my mom has watched on the internet' mkoyan's long term plans were turned upside down one morning in april when two immigration officers arrived at the door of his family's house 'they took both of my parents, and they released my mom because she had to take care of us, since me and my brother are minors,' he recalled 'but instead they took my dad away to a detention center in arizona' mkoyan, who has a grade point average above 40 extra credit for advanced placement classes makes that possible is set to graduate next week from bullard high school in fresno, california watch students from arthur's school talk about his case » ten days later, immigration and customs enforcement plans to deport him and his family to the armenian capital city of yerevan, the same city his family fled in fear 16 years ago back then, mkoyan's father, ruben mkoian (he and his son spell their last names differently), was a sergeant in an armenian equivalent of a department of motor vehicles, according to a court document 'he was approached with a bribe to register stolen vehicles he refused a co worker took the bribe mkoian reported the incident to the chief of the dmv, who told him to mind his own business,' the document states 'subsequently, he and his family were subjected to attacks he believed were attempts to silence him about corruption at the dmv' in what the family considers one such attempt, their house was set on fire in 1992 that led the father to send his family to russia and then to the united states, arthur mkoyan said they arrived in the united states in 1995 on six month tourist visas, according to virginia kice, a public information officer with immigration and customs enforcement the family settled in fresno, where mkoian worked as a truck driver and his wife worked in a jewelry store they set about living their lives, which soon included a younger brother for arthur but after the visas expired, the family's application to remain in the united states was denied in 2002, an immigration judge ruled that they had no legal basis to remain in the country, kice said after their application to the board of immigration appeals was rejected, the 9th us circuit court of appeals last year denied their petition for a hearing the court was unpersuaded by the father's assertion that he might still be subject to reprisal if he were to return 'mkoian's fear that armenian officials would be unable or unwilling to protect him seems unfounded because he provided little evidence that they were unable or unwilling to protect him in the past,' the appeals court said to kice, it's a simple matter of enforcing the law 'i would remind people that this family had ample access to due process,' she said 'the case has been in litigation for more than 10 years immigration experts on every level determined that they had no legal basis to be in the united states' she noted that the government agreed to delay their deportation so arthur can graduate with his class arthur's schoolmates at bullard are shocked that his academic achievements haven't helped his case 'it's really hard to get good grades in this school,' freshman alex stewart told affiliate kgpe 'it's a challenging school, so to get a 40, you really gotta try' still, a longer term reprieve remains possible, if unlikely sen dianne feinstein, d california, may attempt to pass a 'private bill' that would allow the family to remain in the united states 'our office is looking into the case,' said scott gerber, a spokesman for the senator but the odds against it are long there is 'almost no chance' that the family's quest for a private bill will succeed, said daniel kowalski, editor in chief of bender's immigration bulletin 'very few are being passed,' he said in fact, of the 21 private immigration bills introduced last year, none was enacted in 2006, 117 were introduced, and none was enacted; in 2005, 98 were introduced, and four were enacted but the filing itself would buy the family time, since it suspends any efforts to deport the family until the bill's fate is determined arthur appeared undaunted he appealed to a reporter to publicize his e mail address (artmkoyan@gmailcom) so he can forward any letters of support to feinstein meanwhile, the academic skills he has displayed in fresno may not easily translate to college in armenia arthur said he understands only a few words of armenian
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arthur mkoyan, 17, and his family are set for deportation 10 days after graduation . the family says they left armenia in 1992 fearing for their lives . immigration and customs enforcement says the family has no legal basis to stay
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(health) after zooming from one end of the mall to the other, don't you deserve a quick bite? of course does it have to be greasy fries, gooey cinnamon buns, or some other equally fattening, sodium loaded calorie bomb? no way! believe it or not, you can eat healthy while you tackle holiday errands check out our delicious, nutritious picks asian grilled salmon on brown rice (pf chang's china bistro) this salmon and asparagus entrée won top honors because it's 'a simple, wholesome dish with real foods,' says david katz, md, director of the yale prevention research center our experts applauded pf chang's for including brown rice a great source of fiber on their menu and salmon's omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to improve memory (you don't want to forget anyone on your list!) omega 3s also help reduce inflammation in the body and may help lower your risk of heart disease, cancer, and arthritis since one order contains enough for two servings, split it with a friend you'll save money and calories serving size: 6 ounces, or ½ of entrée calories 230; fat 12g (sat 25g); protein 17g; carbohydrate 14g; fiber 2g; sodium 300mg healthcom: america's top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants moroccan chicken salad (california pizza kitchen) you won't get bored munching on this salad dressed with a champagne vinaigrette (ooh la la!), it contains loads of flavorful veggies (avocado, beets, red bell peppers, roasted butternut squash, romaine lettuce) and even fruit (dates and dried cranberries) 'you're eating the rainbow here,' says dietitian ellie krieger, rd 'you'll get a wide array of antioxidants like beta carotene from the squash and anthocyanins from the beets' and protein rich chicken and egg plus 7 grams of fiber make this a super satisfying dish the salad may be high in total fat, but a fair amount of it comes from the avocado, which is chock full of healthy, monounsaturated fats serving size: 1 (½ portion) salad calories 412; fat 27g (sat 4g); protein 12g; carbohydrate 30g; fiber 7g; sodium 309mg healthcom: 25 diet busting foods you should never eat chicken on flatbread with hummus artisan snack plate (starbucks) this snack or light lunch has a mix of veggies (grape tomatoes, carrot and cucumber sticks) and protein (chicken and hummus), which keeps you energized our experts commended starbucks overall for adding healthy options like this one to their menu serving size: 1 snack plate calories 250; fat 9g (sat 0g); protein 17g; carbohydrate 27g; fiber 5g; sodium 520mg roasted eggplant, spinach, and feta multigrain pizza (uno chicago grill) this veggie pizza boasts a full roster of good for you ingredients and a crust made mainly with whole wheat stone ground flour 'unlike other fast food pies, this one is relatively light on sodium,' says frances largeman roth, rd, health magazine's senior food and nutrition editor but stick to just two or three slices, then take the rest home or share it with a friend serving size: 1/3 of (10½ inch) pizza calories 290; fat 11g (sat 35g); protein 13g; carbohydrate 37g; fiber 6g; sodium 400mg healthcom: easy pizza recipes under 400 calories mayan chicken harvest rice bowl with brown rice (au bon pain) slow cooked chicken with spices served over brown rice and topped with a field green salad? not your typical mall fare our panel thought this was a creative mix of lean protein, veggies, and whole grains 'it's a very complete meal,' katz says it has a bit more calories than some of our other picks, so make it your main meal of the day one thing the panelists didn't care for: the addition of partially hydrogenated oil however, the amount is small enough that the company can still claim the dish has zero grams of trans fat serving size: 1 bowl calories 510; fat 13g (sat 3g); protein 27g; carbohydrate 72g; fiber 4g; sodium 870mg broccoli beef with white rice (panda express) here's a chinese dish that won't leave you bloated: the sodium content is decent for food court asian fare, which tends to be higher in salt than other cuisines the inclusion of super nutritious broccoli deserves special mention, katz says the experts just wish panda express offered brown rice serving size: 54 ounces broccoli beef and ½ serving white rice calories 340; fat 4g (sat 1g); protein 14g; carbohydrate 60g; fiber 3g; sodium 740mg healthcom: 25 surprisingly salty foods 6 inch veggie delite with swiss (subway) no need for portion control here: 'you can eat a whole sandwich for not many calories or fat grams,' krieger says that means you can afford to top it with cheese and light mayo the '9 grain wheat bread' is a bit deceiving, though while our panelists praised the fact that it contains barley, flaxseed, and millet, the bread isn't truly whole grain (the first ingredient is enriched wheat flour) serving size: 1 (6 inch) sandwich calories 330; fat 12g (sat 4g); protein 12g; carbohydrate 45g; fiber 5g; sodium 540mg asian sesame chicken salad (panera bread) chicken, almonds, and sesame seeds make this salad a protein rich lunch 'i love that the textural crunch from the almonds makes it more satisfying,' krieger says a few qualms: 'romaine lettuce is the only vegetable,' she says the reduced sugar dressing also contains high fructose corn syrup and preservatives serving size: 1 salad calories 400; fat 20g (sat 35g); protein 31g; carbohydrate 31g; fiber 3g; sodium 810mg healthcom: the 50 fattiest foods in the states snack size fruit and walnut salad (mcdonald's) this light bite will help hold you over until you get home our experts were impressed that you can get delicious fresh fruit (sliced apples and red grapes) and low fat vanilla yogurt at a fast food chain, but wondered why the walnuts have to be sweetened serving size: 1 salad calories 210; fat 8g (sat 15g); protein 4g; carbohydrate 31g; fiber 2g; sodium 60mg soft serve chocolate frozen yogurt (tcby) if you're craving something sweet, this fro yo is a better choice than a giant cookie it's rich in calcium and contains seven live active cultures healthy bacteria that can help aid digestion just remember, it is dessert, so don't overdo it! serving size: 4 ounces (about ½ of a small size) calories 110; fat 15g (sat 1g); protein 4g; carbohydrate 23g; fiber 3g; sodium 90mg copyright health magazine 2010
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islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a bomb planted on a bicycle at a political rally in southwestern pakistan's volatile balochistan province killed seven people and wounded 12 on friday, a senior police official said the blast occurred as the provincial leader of the awami national party, part of pakistan's coalition government, took the stage to speak, said wazir khan nasar, a police official in quetta the provincial leader, aurangzaib kasi, was among the wounded, he said while there was no immediate claim of responsibility, authorities believe kasi was targeted because of his party's platform opposing extremism in pakistan the anp, as the group is known locally, is the largest pashtun party its strongholds are in balochistan and sindh provinces
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dongguan, china (cnn) they built it, but the shoppers didn't come new south china mall in guangdong province opened in 2005 with 5 million square feet of shopping area, the mall can accommodate 2,350 stores, making it the largest shopping center in the world in terms of leasable space more than twice the size of mall of america, the biggest shopping center in the united states at the outdoor plaza, hundreds of palm trees blend with a replica arc de triomphe, a giant egyptian sphinx, fountains and long stretching canals with gondolas only problem is, the mall is virtually deserted despite the bombastic design and grand plans, only a handful of stores are occupied 'most of it empty, with little consumer traffic and a high vacancy rate,' according to a report last year by emporis, a global building data firm 'it has been classified as a 'dead mall'' walking among shattered shops its dusty corridors and escalators covered in soiled sheets is a walk through a ghost mall rubbish piles up along the sides, paint is coming off the walls and store signs and advertisements have faded the mall's indoor amusement park, staff lay half asleep over counters or kill time chatting with each other while the 1,814 foot rollercoaster roars above opened for the public in 2005, developers expected to attract some 100,000 visitors a day but eight years later, the few people that visit the mall today typically hang out at the american fast food restaurants near the entrance or at the imax cinema outside the mall some parents bring their children to the teletubbies edutainment center part of the problem is location dongguan is a factory town and most of its almost 10 million inhabitants are migrant workers struggling to make ends meet 'people coming here to work in factories don't have the time or the money for shopping or the rollercoaster,' said a migrant worker in his 20s, surnamed xiao, who works at the mall the deserted mall is also a symbol of china's rapid urbanization and runaway investment in real estate projects, where massive development projects have been given the go ahead without proper marketing and business research 'to me, many of these projects are a result of easy access to capital and a combination of wishful thinking and speculative behavior rather than rational business calculations,' said victor teo, assistant professor at the university of hong kong 'this mall is not the only one that is like that elsewhere in china there is the phenomenon of 'ghost towns', that is to say infrastructure projects, both residential and commercial, with no takers' the credit boom of post financial crisis stimulus has resulted in a proliferation of empty commercial developments and apartments built on rampant speculation yet why is the chinese economy still moving at a brisk 7% to 8% growth rate? 'what china did in the stimulus credit boom is create a lot of `ghost cities': projects without a strong commercial foundation, and projects that didn't get done,' wrote jonathan anderson in a research note entitled 'hurray for ghost cities' from emerging advisors group last month 'what happens next? 'in most of the economy nothing you haven't created a lot of new productive capacity; you're not driving down profits and returns in manufacturing and services, and you've left plenty of room for a rebound in the market oriented property space 'rather, for all intents and purposes you just took the money and poured it down a black hole,' anderson wrote and the chinese banking system 'has surprisingly little trouble absorbing that bad debt' but while the macroeconomic juggernaut of china marches on, there remain regional areas of woe dongguan is facing mounting problems as factories close down and manufacturing moves to other cities in china and abroad which offer cheaper labor still, the mall has plans to boost the number of tenants, said ye ji ning, head of new south china mall's investment unit he claims the mall has a 20% occupancy rate measured by commercial area, although ye declined to give specifics when challenged on that number the company's goal is to increase occupancy to 80% in 2013, he said 'from march onwards we will have big promotional activities in order to reach our new leasing targets,' ye said it's not the first time the owners try to blow life into the sleeping giant the mall was initially headed by dongguan native alex hu guirong, who became a billionaire in the instant noodle business, and later sold to the founders group, a conglomerate set up by peking university in a 2007 relaunch, the mall changed name from 'south china mall' to 'new south china mall, living city' and a revitalization plan was drawn up but after the relaunch, neither shoppers nor tenants came
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the new south china mall in guangdong province is the world's largest mall . but since its opening in 2005, few tenants and customers have come to the store . 'most of it empty, with little consumer traffic and a high vacancy rate a 'dead mall''. china littered with'ghost towns,' empty commercial spaces built in speculative boom
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(cnn) among the entertainers who have donated their energies to the uso in recent years are stephen colbert, jon stewart, scarlett johansson, kid rock, queensryche, toby keith, lewis black and robin williams stephen colbert's trip to iraq, facilitated by the uso, was six months in the planning but when the uso conducts a public opinion survey asking people who they think of when the military service organization is mentioned, one name always comes up 'the first thing out of their mouths is 'bob hope,' ' said mark phillips, the uso's vice president for communications, with an audible shrug 'and if they're not part of the military, the list stops there' as the country celebrates independence day and pays tribute to the men and women who serve in its armed forces, the uso is trying to change that mindset the organization, which was founded in 1941 to bring comfort and entertainment to america's men and women in uniform, has been focusing its support on american troops stationed around the world, particularly those in the military theaters of iraq and afghanistan, said phillips as part of that initiative, it's paying a great deal of attention to the troops' desires, whether they be for high technology the uso recently brought video game/hdtv entertainment centers and satellite based telephone systems to some areas or a diversity of entertainers, including rappers and nfl players the colbert trip was a meeting of the minds between the comedy central star and the military, said rachel tischler, the uso's vice president for entertainment operations the 'colbert report' host, who has attested to his interest in iraq in such venues as newsweek magazine (he was a guest editor last month), expressed interest in going, a request that made its way up the chain of command to gen david petraeus, the former leader of coalition forces in iraq petraeus liked the idea, said tischler, and the principals were put in touch with the uso colbert's excursion, which the comedian called 'operation iraqi stephen,' was unusual for the uso, she added 'we try to keep our footprint small,' she said, noting that the organization is reliant on the military to feed and house its guests in 'colbert's' case, the footprint was considerably larger: colbert's staff and several uso employees not to mention 150 volunteers the trip required six months of planning but the broadcasts went well, with colbert paying tribute to the military and the uso's volunteers (as well as his own staff) on the 'report' he also put in a plug for uso donations: 'the uso does more than bring my show to baghdad,' colbert said on the show 'they also deliver much needed care packages to the troops' (whereupon, in a care package primer, colbert and tom hanks filled a box with shaving gel, tang and a demolished ice sculpture) the group remains greatly dependent on the kindness of strangers, said phillips 'we're primarily a volunteer organization,' he said, noting the uso has fewer than 400 paid employees and 25,000 volunteers though the uso does receive a small congressional appropriation $20 million in 2008 much of its funding comes from individuals, corporations and in the form of in kind services jamie masada, the owner of los angeles' laugh factory comedy club, said the organization is close to his heart he followed a tour of laugh factory comedians with an invitation to service members to visit his club 'what we try to do is give the soldiers the people that are out there putting their lives on the line for our country we try to say, one day if you come to los angeles, if you want to be a comedian, our door is open to you we want you to send us some material, some jokes,' he said at a recent uso fundraiser, five service members were given the opportunity to compete for the title of 'funniest service member' the group was given advice from several notable comedians, including tom dreesen and paul rodriguez, and the winner received cash, gift certificates and a performance at the club, complete with name on the marquee a number of performers return again and again toby keith has gone on at least seven uso tours; 'he insists on going to the smallest, most remote places,' said phillips actor gary sinise and his lt dan band are also frequent participants 'there aren't enough words to describe just how grateful i am to our nation's troops,' said keith in a press release before this year's tour 'i've participated in several uso tours over the years and i've seen firsthand their sacrifice and i will not stop doing all i can to show my support and lift their spirits' many entertainers shy away from publicity, particularly on the home front 'we have celebrities come to bethesda naval hospital, walter reed and they almost always insist we don't talk about [the visits],' said tischler at its core, phillips said, the uso remains dedicated to the needs of us service members 'service members in iraq and afghanistan are frequently at small, remote bases,' said phillips 'there's little in the way of creature comforts those are the things we try to deliver'
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uso often brings thoughts of bob hope, but organization well beyond that . group offers technology, entertainment to troops overseas . uso played key role in arranging 'colbert report' from iraq
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(cnn) 'harry potter' creator jk rowling donned an invisibility cloak of her own for her new novel in top secret fashion, she published 'the cuckoo's calling' under the name robert galbraith her publisher, mulholland books an imprint of little, brown and company described the author as a former member of the special investigative branch of the royal military police 'he left the military in 2003 and has been working since then in the civilian security industry,' the publisher's website said 'the idea for (protagonist) cormoran strike grew directly out of his own experiences and those of his military friends who returned to the civilian world 'robert galbraith' is a pseudonym' the sunday times, curious about who this mystery novelist really was, connected the dots noting that 'he' used an agent, editor and publisher who had worked with rowling 'i hoped to keep this secret a little longer, because being robert galbraith has been such a liberating experience!' rowling said in a statement 'it has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation and pure pleasure to get feedback from publishers and readers under a different name social class, swearing and sex permeate rowling's 'casual vacancy' 'the upside of being rumbled is that i can publicly thank my editor david shelley, who has been a true partner in crime, all those people at little, brown who have been working so hard on 'the cuckoo's calling' without realizing that i wrote it, and the writers and reviewers, both in the newspapers and online, who have been so generous to the novel 'and to those who have asked for a sequel, robert fully intends to keep writing the series, although he will probably continue to turn down personal appearances' rowling's daring leap while the novel received praise before the secret was out, the disclosure that rowling was the author to little surprise skyrocketed the book's sales reagan arthur, publisher of little, brown and company said a reprint of the book is underway and will carry a revised author biography that reads 'robert galbraith is a pseudonym for j k rowling' ' on amazoncom, sales soared more than 507,000% after rowling acknowledged being the author the fast facts on j k rowling cnn's lindsay isaac and joseph netto contributed to this report
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jk rowling secretly wrote 'the cuckoo's calling'. the publisher pretended the author was robert galbraith, a former soldier and police officer . it's been 'wonderful to publish without hype or expectation,' rowling says . sales on amazon spiked 507,000% after the news broke
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atlanta (cnn) a georgia man was alone before his fatal fall from an upper level of atlanta's turner field, police said tuesday, as they continue to investigate his death ronald l homer, 30, was attending monday night's braves game against the phillies the braves said they planned to observe a moment of silence for homer before tuesday's game four witnesses told officers that they saw homer fall from the fourth level of the stadium during a rain delay in the game, the atlanta police department said 'all the witnesses stated that there was (sic) no other people around mr homer when he fell,' police said, adding there were no surveillance cameras at the scene police said the fall appeared to be accidental but that it was too early to tell if alcohol was a factor homer, of nearby conyers, fell 65 feet into the players' parking lot he was unconscious when emergency responders found him, but he died later at the hospital, police said an autopsy on homer is complete, but authorities are not releasing details, citing pending toxicology results, tami sedivy schroder, an investigator with the fulton county medical examiner's office, said tuesday results can take up to eight weeks, she said homer's mother, connie homer, told cnn affiliate wxia that he was a big braves fan who was attending the game with a friend 'i'm just sick,' she said 'we're a very close family he was big hearted' the game was scheduled to start at 7:10 pm but heavy rains pushed back the start time nearly two hours his family said homer went to the platform to smoke and may have lost his footing on the wet pavement, according to wxia homer was 6 feet, 6 inches tall; the guard rail where he fell is 42 inches high, the industry standard and state code, wxia reported in a statement released tuesday, the atlanta braves extended condolences to homer's family 'we are saddened by this tragic incident and will continue our investigation along with the atlanta police department we will have no further comment until the investigation is complete' it's the second such death at an atlanta sporting venue in the last year on august 31, a tennessee fan died after falling about 45 feet at the georgia dome during a college football game between north carolina state and the university of tennessee in july 2011, a texas fan died after falling 20 feet at the rangers ballpark in arlington, texas, while trying to catch a ball thrown to him by outfielder josh hamilton cnn's devon sayers, jill martin and jamie morrison contributed to this report
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(cnn) a us team was at work monday at a himalayan military outpost in pakistan, joining the search for as many as 139 people buried in a massive avalanche the eight member us group of experts arrived sunday, the official news agency associated press of pakistan (app) reported three experts from switzerland and six from germany were on their way to pakistan on monday as well, according to the pakistani military about 300 pakistani soldiers and civilians were working at the rescue site, using heavy machinery and helicopters, the military said app said around 124 troops and 11 civilians could be trapped the military said sunday that as many as 139 people were believed trapped a blanket of rock and snow covering one square kilometer about the size of a large city block slid over the base on the siachen glacier near the indian border on saturday morning, burying it under 70 feet of snow it was the first such disaster at the mountain headquarters in its two decades of existence, the military said the us embassy in islamabad expressed condolences for those who have lost their lives, and offered 'any assistance that pakistan requires in the aftermath of this tragedy'
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(ewcom) you may now exclaim, 'holy crap! woo hoo!': seth macfarlane has recorded a guest spot on the simpsons 'the family guy' creator and voice actor (not to mention one of ew's entertainers of the year and the host of the upcoming oscars) will try to romance marge in an episode that's slated to air next fall as the season 25 premiere, ew has learned the two popular animated shows, of course, share a network, a night, an overweight patriarch that falls well shy of role model, and a rivalry as they've playfully jabbed each other on screen over the years 'we wanted to come together in a bipartisan way to make fox sunday night rock,' sums up simpsons executive producer al jean of the macfarlane casting 'this was all very fun' in the episode, titled 'dangers on a train,' marge mistakes an ashley madison type website for a dolly madison type cupcake site, not realizing that it's a destination for married people to arrange affairs while on the site, she encounters the charming ben (macfarlane), who pursues her as they bond over their mutual love of a 'downton abbey' ish series, upton rectory 'a lot of him trying to go after her is over the phone, so it's a perfect part for someone with his voice,' says jean, who adds that the smooth voiced macfarlane croons 'the way you look tonight' in the episode (by the way, ben's wife is voiced by comedian lisa lampanelli, 'which explains what's wrong with his marriage,' quips jean) macfarlane — who lent his voice to matt groening's other animated series, 'futurama,' in 2009 — welcomed the offer to visit springfield 'we thought we had a great part that he'd be perfect for, and it would be great to have him on our show, so it worked out just right,' says jean, noting: 'there's been a little rivalry we're both humor shows and we make jokes, but it's always been friendly' ew daily poll: do you like 'midseason finales'? in fact, 'dangers on a train' contains a joke that tweaks both 'family guy' and 'the simpsons' during one of marge and ben's conversations, says jean, 'they talk about this downton abbey show and they say, 'there's so much great stuff on sunday nights except on fox'' will 'family guy' flip the script and feature some simpsons talent on an upcoming episode? macfarlane was unavailable for comment, but jean says, 'i'm hopeful that there will be something of us on their show but that's up to them we'd certainly welcome it' in any case, he adds, 'for seth, it completes the saturday night live/oscar host/simpsons triple crown that exists only in my head' (update: some of you have astutely noted that dan castellaneta had a one line cameo in an october episode of 'family guy' we were asking if 'family guy' will return the favor with a prominent guest role like macfarlane's) see original story at ewcom click here to try 2 risk free issues of entertainment weekly © 2011 entertainment weekly and time inc all rights reserved
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(cnn) gold mining might have become a booming industry in resource rich ghana, raking in billions of dollars every year, but that wealth has failed to trickle down to many of the country's rural poor who live on the land where the gold is mined from 'mining goes with a lot of myths, like it creates jobs, it brings development, it makes people's lives better,' says ghanaian activist and founder of the wassa association of communities affected by mining (wacam), daniel owusu koranteng 'that is the first deception: that you are sitting on gold and somebody is going to mine it you cannot imagine for once the person can take the gold away and leave you in a bad state,' he adds owusu koranteng has dedicated his life to championing the rights of ghana's poor and helping communities that are adversely affected by large scale mining activity he launched wacam in 1998 and since then has been traveling to rural areas across the country to help the residents negotiate with the large multinationals who mine the land on which they live can africa break its 'resource curse'? the mining advocacy ngo works to help farmers obtain better compensation packages and raise awareness about the dangers to the environment at the same time, it wants multinational companies to contribute to the sustainable development of the communities affected 'it's a bad case because they are farmers and they're dependent on the farm lands for survival, so many of them are without regular source of income now,' says owusu koranteng the west african country is the continent's second largest producer of gold after south africa its gold exports totaled $225 billion in 2008, up from $13 billion in the previous year, according to un stats former ghana president: fight poverty with wealth creation, not charity the majority of the world's big gold mining companies are already operating in ghana, with the precious commodity being the country's main foreign exchange earner, along with cocoa all this growth creates opportunities for both exploration and investment but also brings change to the largely rural, agrarian population 'we also have a situation where our lands are taken over by mining,' says owusu koranteng 'they (the farmers) lost their jobs, their lands were gone, the river is polluted and the skills they had could not fit into the skills of the mining' a tireless activist, owusu koranteng spends a lot of time on the road, joined by his wife hannah who is also committed to the cause together, they visit mining communities on a regular basis, offering education, training and legal support to the people at risk 'when i go to the communities and they say they are hungry, i know what it is,' says owusu koranteng 'when people have land and it's been taken away and they're not going to have anything to eat, i understand it,' he adds through his organization, owusu koranteng is trying to educate and energize communities and their leaders to understand that they are all responsible for what they leave behind 'we are a small group of thoughtful, committed people who want to change the world, who want to make a change, who want to make a difference we think that once we have the truth with us, one day, this country will learn that we need to manage our resources well for generations yet to come and that we shouldn't become a selfish generation,' he says 'the gold and the earth does not belong to this generation it belongs to the generations yet to come that is what we should understand and we cannot mess it up,' he adds teo kermeliotis contributed to this report
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(cnn) malaysian authorities are bolstering security measures on the island of borneo after a chinese citizen was kidnapped by suspected filipino rebels tuesday gunmen armed with m 16 rifles abducted yang zailin, 34, from the fish farm where he worked on the east coast of sabah around 245 am, the state's director general of security, mohammad mentek said in a statement tuesday the kidnappers, who are believed to be from the mainly muslim southern part of the philippines, fled by boat into international waters after exchanging gunfire with malaysian security forces, the statement said originally from guizhou province, yang had been working in sabah for three years as the manager of the farm, china's deputy consul general in kuching, liu dong yuan, told cnn the farm belongs to a hong kong owned company called wonderful terrace sabah chief minister datuk seri musa aman said authorities are looking to introduce travel restrictions and curfews at high risk spots around the coast of sabah following the incident, according to local media reports the kidnapping is the latest in a spate of abductions of foreigners in the area on april 2, two women a chinese tourist and a filipino hotel worker were taken from a diving resort on the coast of sabah authorities say the pair are being held for ransom, in the province of sulu in the southern philippines last november, a taiwanese man died when he and his wife were kidnapped from another sabah resort by suspected abu sayyaf gunmen his wife was freed after being held hostage for more than a month on the island of jolo, also in sulu province early in 2013, malaysia established a special security zone along sabah's maritime border after insurgents from the southern philippines stormed a village in the eastern district of lahad datu the latest kidnappings could further strain diplomatic ties between malaysia and china, which have had a tense relationship since malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished on march 8 many relatives of those on board the missing plane, most of whom were chinese, have been fiercely critical of malaysia's handling of the investigation
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(cnn) readers reacted strongly to a monday op ed on cnncom about jovan belcher, the kansas city chiefs football player who murdered his girlfriend and then committed suicide the piece was written by kevin powell, an activist, public speaker, and writer, and discussed how the tragedy related to depression and what powell called 'very warped definitions of manhood' it stirred a lot of conversation, including over 1,500 comments and numerous tweets here, powell addresses some of the readers' reactions that he has already received as men, we must begin to think about manhood in a very different kind of way i've gotten two distinct responses to my article so far the first batch is from men who agree that we've got to go in a different direction it's unhealthy to squash our true feelings about issues and to never talk some men actually admitted to me in very personal and private e mails that they are hurting right this very minute then there were the angry messages from very angry men, accusing me of being anti men, of male bashing, of being on the side of women, of not being willing to let a man be a man well, my personal definition of manhood is that it should be rooted in self love and respect for all people, including women we should view women and girls as the equals of men and boys and the foundation of manhood needs to be about peace and nonviolence and communication, not anger, hatred, violence and ugliness chippy1 comments: if he was just a blue collar worker with access to a gun, killed his girlfriend then himself, this story would be back with the comics since he was a 'great' football player the whole planet goes into a tailspin, just making his victim a footnote this demonstrates the american attitude towards its 'idols,' and the american persona, the more violent and bloody and scandal prone, the better kasandra perkins is the victim's name let us always say the names of women who are the victims of violence i would also add it does not matter whether the man is famous, a professional athlete, or someone nobody has ever heard of violence against women is unacceptable however, when it involves a high profile individual like belcher, perhaps the tragedy can be a teachable moment so that more people will pay attention to domestic violence otherwise kasandra perkins' death will truly be in vain mattias von bismark comments: i thank you for this comment it's a hard thing to say it subjects you to this slander that you are, somehow, supporting the murder of that poor woman it takes true courage and strength of character to stand up and say, 'yes, what this man did was awful, but there was something at the root of this tragedy which was unaddressed if this man had received help, his life and the life of the poor woman would have been saved' those who have never dealt with mental illness need to keep silent on this subject as we have seen above, they have nothing helpful to add, and denigrate the serious discussion we should all be having mattias, i agree with you sadly, many of us do not want to deal with contexts for behaviors or situations we are quick to name call and judge and write someone off the fact is that violence is normal in our country one fourth of american women have experienced some form of violence at the hands of men i always challenge men to talk with their mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunties, female cousins, or their wives or girlfriends, and they would be surprised to find out how many women have been assaulted in some way at some point in their lives just read your local papers, the crime reports, and note the number of attacks on women dissing jovan belcher may make you feel good in the short term but it does nothing to stop this kind of violence dana, i understand completely your feelings do i condemn violence? absolutely but am i in position to determine who is going to heaven or hell? no i am christian i just think we've got to be careful of passing judgment on anyone at any given time kyle jarvis chan wu comments: i get the idea that you are actually sticking up for someone who murdered his wife he shot her that is a fact i don't need to stand in the shoes of someone who would act violently against a woman there is a difference between someone who takes their own life to depression and someone who goes on a killing spree ending with their own life one person needs help, the other person doesn't deserve a marker on their grave kyle, that is absolutely untrue i do not condone violence, and i hope for peace and love toward all but as someone who has overcome personal challenges in grappling with violence and anger, i know that there are some serious issues around manhood and mental illness that we are not fully addressing as a nation we need to start talking about how to help those in need desiree, that is why we must not forget kasandra perkins, jovan belcher's girlfriend i'm not a woman but i can certainly empathize with what women and girls deal with every single day of their lives i can only imagine sexism is alive and well, and the fact that ms parker's name is barely mentioned in most media outlets means that there's a lot of work we need to do to change this situation ab comments: the entire story is horribly sad, but why was there a moment of silence for him? he murdered his child's mother, and then, killed himself, leaving a baby with no mother or father he murdered someone and you are giving him a moment of silence? if that was my daughter, it would make me more than angry if you gave her murderer this everyone is saying he was a great guy, well this great guy, did a horrendous crime that is incorrect there was actually a moment of silence by the kansas city chiefs for victims of domestic violence, as it should have been my hope is that the national football league, as well as other sports leagues, will take the same kind of very visible stance on domestic violence as it has on breast cancer the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of kevin powell
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a cnncom op ed by kevin powell about jovan belcher generated a lot of reactions . on tuesday, powell will do a live chat on twitter from 12:30 to 1 pm et on @cnnopinion . powell addresses some of the reader reactions about violence, manhood and depression . what do you think of belcher's murder and suicide? join @cnnopinion for live chat
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(cnn) amazon's new fire phone isn't a phone it's a shopping mall not that boring shopping mall slowly dying on the edges of suburban america, but a gorgeous mall with infinite selection and endless opportunities for entertainment, from books to movies and everything in between the price starts at $199 with a two year contract, or $649 without a contract the fire phone may well give its competitors a run for the money malls are social spaces, and so is fire phone its five cameras and assorted sensors are exactly what is needed to create immersive interactive experience and what better thing to socialize around than using it to identify new products, deals and scoops? the only piece missing from amazon's new mall is food, but you can be sure that soon, there will be an amazon fresh truck waiting around the corner or an amazon aerial drone hovering just over the horizon ready to deliver your order amazon is pretty late to the mobile space, and if fire phone was just another well designed mobile device, it wouldn't have a prayer of catching up to apple or google but amazon isn't playing catch up, it's changing the game by shifting the focus of mobile devices to what it does best: satisfying our seemingly endless desire to buy stuff google is still struggling with creating a shopping strategy for physical products, and apple is little more than an elegant specialty store in cyberspace in contrast, amazon pioneered online shopping and has reinvented the shopping experience time and again fire phone is just the latest chapter in that long history a crucial feature in the fire phone is amazon's firefly technology, which turns the phone into a one touch information source for anything that can be viewed with the phone's many cameras you see a cool jacket on an actor in a movie capture the image and amazon will find it for sale if you hear a song you like, grab a sample and amazon will tell you the artist and offer to sell you a copy or, next time you are at your favorite suburban mall, snap a picture of a product in a physical store and amazon will offer it to you for less this may be the most diabolically disruptive aspect of the fire phone while apple and other companies are building out physical stores at great cost as part of their shopping strategy, firefly allows amazon to invade every store in every mall on the planet and turn it into a de facto showroom for amazon this will drive retailers crazy expect to hear much about how fire phone is going to kill physical shopping in the days to come i wouldn't be surprised if some stores attempt to ban fire phone entirely once upon a time shopping was mainly 'bricks and mortar:' an exclusively physical retail experience after amazon appeared on the web, shopping evolved to 'bricks and clicks:' an expanded shopping reality that provided shoppers the option of visiting either a physical space or a virtual space doomsayers proclaimed the end of physical stores, but while online shopping has been profoundly disruptive, the physical shopping experience evolved to coexist with shopping in cyberspace we are now moving from 'bricks and clicks' to 'bricks in clicks:' a world where the line between physical and virtual not only blurs, but becomes a two way conversation getting competitive pricing with your phone camera is just the start the next phase will be 'augmented reality' shopping want to see if that elegant lounge chair really fits in your living room? select your chair, hit a button and it appears on your screen as if it were actually in your room you can even walk around the chair, viewing it from multiple perspectives sounds futuristic, but iphone and android users can experience this today with apps like sayduck with five cameras and multiple sensors, fire phone will be able to do this with even greater fidelity amazon's fire phone is being released at a moment when we are seeing the rapid growth of the so called 'internet of things,' where billions of physical objects from toothbrushes to satellite sensors are being connected to the internet before long, shoppers wandering into a physical store won't use their phones to merely take a picture of an object; they will have a phone mediated conversation with that object and when that happens, jeff bezos will probably reinvent things again
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paul saffo: amazon isn't playing catch up, it's changing the game in mobile space . saffo: fire phone shifts focus of mobile devices to satisfying our shopping urges . he says features of fire phone will turn stores into de facto showrooms for amazon . saffo: get ready, the next phase will be 'augmented reality' shopping
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(cnn) manny pacquiao's trainer freddie roach has admitted juan manuel marquez deserves a fourth fight against the filipino after the pair's latest bout ended in another disputed points decision pacquiao emerged victorious on saturday night during their wbo welterweight clash in las vegas despite marquez claiming he should have been crowned the winner the contest went down to the nevada judges' scorecards with dave moretti scoring it 115 113, robert hoyle 114 114 and glenn trowbridge 116 112 pacquiao beats marquez by majority decision their first bout in 2004 was scored a draw, while pacquiao won a controversial split decision in the rematch four years later marquez is convinced he won both encounters roach admitted the veteran proved a far more difficult opponent for pacquiao than he expected and has conceded the 38 year old is entitled to a fourth showdown, meaning pacquiao's much touted clash with floyd mayweather jr may have to wait '[marquez] has given us problems three times now,' roach told reporters in las vegas 'i do think he deserves a rematch first 'i thought manny edged it manny hit him with some good shots, but nothing great it was the kind of fight i don't want to do again but i think we have to 'we just need to deal with these counter punchers and i have to do my job better, i guess' roach had predicted the fight would be decided within six rounds but at the end of 12 rounds marquez raised his arms, convinced he had done enough he left the ring as soon as the verdict was revealed 'everybody knows what happened i think i won this fight again i repeat, what do i need to do for the judges to give me the fight?' marquez told reporters pacquiao insisted it was 'very clear i won the fight' but said he would be willing to consider a fourth bout with marquez: 'any time, any time i am a fighter and my job is to fight in the ring' but he also talked up the possibility of facing mayweather the fight that boxing fans have long been clamoring for: 'well, let's get it on make the fight happen and let's give people a good fight,' he said roach also underlined his desire to see pacquiao and mayweather get into the ring, even though marquez predicted the filipino would struggle with the american's style 'i hope that fight does happen,' said roach 'i think it would be the best fight in the world and i would love to see it'
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manny pacquiao's trainer says juan manuel marquez deserves a rematch . freddie roach claims pacquiao won the fight but says fourth bout likely . judges declared the fight for pacquiao despite marquez claiming he won . pacquiao says he is open to a rematch but is keen to fight floyd mayweather jr
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tucson, arizona (cnn) the suspect in saturday's shooting at an arizona supermarket has had some contacts with law enforcement, the pima county sheriff's department's lead investigator said wednesday, but none so alarming that authorities were concerned about what he might do pima county sheriff's bureau chief richard kastigar said that speculation law enforcement had enough information about jared loughner to stop the shooting is 'completely untrue' 'i couldn't underscore that more,' kastigar told cnn's 'john king usa' 'the events that led up to what happened saturday as they relate to law enforcement contact really do not add up in their totality to anything that would cause a police officer to say 'this guy is going to go out there and shoot 20 people' there's nothing there,' kastigar said the law enforcement contacts included episodes of underaged drinking and possessing drug paraphernalia, which kastigar described as 'very minor occurrences or interactions with law enforcement' kastigar also said investigators had found no evidence loughner followed up on suggestions from pima college officials that he seek mental health help for behavioral problems six people were killed in the shooting on saturday and 13 others including rep gabrielle giffords were wounded giffords, whom police said was the target of the shooting, remains in critical condition but her doctors have been pleased with her progress loughner, 22, appeared in a phoenix federal courtroom monday to formally hear the charges against him including two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of attempting to kill a member of congress he is now in federal custody and on wednesday, the ninth circuit courts designated a district judge in california to hear loughner's federal case judge larry burns is a 2003 bush appointee serving in the us district court for southern california, based in san diego the next scheduled federal hearing in the case is january 24 in phoenix all federal judges in arizona have recused themselves from hearing the case the chief federal judge in arizona judge john roll of tucson was among those killed in the saturday shooting kastigar said that investigators are looking for a black bag loughner was carrying early saturday morning when he had a brief discussion with his father, randy loughner, in the loughners' front yard, kastigar said 'the father asked him questions similar to 'what are you doing? what is that?' and jared mumbled something back to his dad, and his dad said he didn't understand what was said,' kastigar said 'it was unintelligible, and then jared left' the elder loughner got in his vehicle and tried to follow his son, but could not find him, kastigar said kastigar said that investigators found 'a locked box of some kind and within that box was an envelope and a piece of paper and hand scrawled on those pieces of paper were a few phrases' 'die cop,' 'die bitch' and 'assassination plans have been made' were among the phrases, he said one of the pieces of paper found in the box was a letter from giffords thanking loughner for attending a 2007 event, he said mark hart, spokesman for the arizona game and fish department, said loughner was stopped by an officer for running a red light at 7:30 am on the day of the shooting he was given a verbal warning and released kastigar added that investigators are now certain that loughner acted alone a 'person of interest' they had been seeking identified himself to police he turned out to be a taxi driver who dropped off the suspect at the shopping center, kastigar said loughner's parents said tuesday they do not know why the shooting occurred and that they were 'very sorry' for the loss felt by victims' families 'there are no words that can possibly express how we feel we wish that there were, so we could make you feel better we don't understand why this happened,' the family said in its statement 'it may not make any difference, but we wish that we could change the heinous events of saturday we care very deeply about the victims and their families we are so very sorry for their loss' after the shooting, attendees at the giffords event tackled loughner and held him down until law enforcement arrived the pima county sheriff's department said loughner used a glock 19 with a magazine that held 31 rounds all of which were recovered at the scene cnn's bill mears contributed to this report
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(cnn) brazil need just three more points to clinch qualification for the 2010 world cup after beating former south american group leaders paraguay on wednesday, but argentina's hopes suffered a big blow brazil's match winner nilmar, left, celebrates his goal with elano and daniel alves, right with four matches remaining, brazil retained top spot with a 2 1 victory in recife to lead second placed chile by a point, with paraguay two further adrift on 24 and argentina in fourth on 22 the top four teams automatically qualify for next year's finals in south africa, while the fifth placed nation ecuador at this stage face a play off against the fourth placed side from the concacaf region mexico hold that spot following wednesday's matches, following a morale boosting 2 1 win against bottom nation trinidad and tobago brazil and paraguay had been level on points at the top of the table of wednesday's clash, and the visitors took the lead in the 25th minute when salvador cabanas's free kick took a deflection off midfielder elano and looped over julio cesar elano's manchester city team mate robinho made amends with a superb volleyed equalizer four minutes before half time from daniel alves' right wing cross the home side then went ahead four minutes after the interval with a scrappy goal as striker nilmar scrambled the ball into the net after a fortuitous rebound off paraguay's julio cesar caceres when he tried to chest the ball down to kaka 'it was a match in which we had to be patient and persistent,' brazil coach dunga said on fifacom 'we had to try playing on the wings, at speed, changing sides everyone plays tight away from home and that makes it difficult to win we need three more points to be sure (of qualifying)' for paraguay, who were four points clear at the top at the halfway stage, it was a second setback in a week after saturday's 2 0 home defeat by chile diego maradona's argentina were unable to follow up last weekend's 1 0 win over colombia, crashing 2 0 away to ecuador at high altitude in quito carlos tevez missed a first half penalty before goals from walter ayovi and pablo palacios handed maradona a second defeat in four qualifiers since taking charge 'they didn't do anything in the first half,' maradona said on fifacom 'in the second half, they got a couple of rebounds and they scored two goals if we had scored a goal, it would have finished the game off' ecuador coach sixto vizuete, whose side closed to within two points of the argentines, said: 'these three points are worth their weight in gold and we're satisfied because we beat great opponents' tevez was fouled by ecuador goalkeeper marcelo elizaga just inside the penalty area in the 28th minute, but then saw his weak spot kick saved and lionel messi fired the rebound over the bar to add to an earlier easy miss by the the barcelona forward left back ayovi equalized in the 72nd minute with a superb 25 meter strike, then substitute palacios who had teed him up for that effort fired the winner with seven minutes left and antonio valencia struck the visitors' woodwork with a long range shot chile moved up into second place with a 4 0 crushing of 10 man bolivia, as alexis sanchez netted twice jean bonsejour headed the opener just before halftime from matias fernandez's right wing cross, mark gonzalez made it 2 0 with a free kick in the 74th minute before sanchez struck four minutes later sanchez scored again just before the end, and midfielder ignacio garcia was sent off after clattering into him while he celebrated in other games, uruguay dropped to sixth place after being held to a 2 2 draw away to venezuela and colombia beat bottom team peru 1 0 diego forlan put uruguay 2 1 up in the 73rd minute, but venezuela kept their hopes of a first world cup finals appearance alive when jose manuel rey scored from a trademark free kick two minutes later radamel falcao garcia netted the only goal in medellin from close range in the 25th minute, scoring just his nation's seventh of the qualifiers as peru crashed to an eighth successive defeat
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brazil need three more points to seal their place at the 2010 world cup finals . nilmar scores winner in 2 1 victory against paraguay in wednesday's qualifier . joint leaders paraguay drop to third position after second consecutive defeat . diego maradona suffers his second defeat in charge of fourth placed argentina
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(cnn) mississippi winn didn't get caught up in the amazing statistics that accompanied someone her age only 1 in 5 million people in the industrialized world live to be 110 about 60 people that age live in the united states, with another 300 or so scattered around the globe nine of 10 are women winn was believed to be the oldest living african american when she died friday afternoon in shreveport, louisiana, at 113 investigator milton carroll of the caddo parish coroner's office said he was not permitted to disclose a cause of death, but a relative said winn who was nicknamed 'sweetie' had been in declining health since last autumn robert young, a senior claims researcher with the gerontology research group and a senior consultant for guinness world records, visited winn at magnolia manor nursing home in july 2010 'she looked to be in very good shape,' he said saturday 'it was a surprise she went downhill so fast' young believes winn's parents were born into slavery her father was born in 1844 and her mother in 1860 but winn 'never discussed it,' said her great niece mary c hollins of shreveport 'she would say, 'i don't know about that'' winn, who did not marry and lived independently until 103, appears to have lived a life that made her especially well qualified for the elite club of supercentenarians those who live to be 110 or older 'she had always been kind to others,' hollins said on saturday 'she was always respectful' shreveport mayor cedric glover said the city has honored several centenarians 'we have declared march 31 as ms mississippi winn day since her 110th birthday,' he wrote in an e mail 'our thoughts and prayers are with miss winn's family, relatives, her beloved pastor clarence hicks and her church family and friends who all loved and cherished her,' he said the secret to living to and past 110, besides not having an unhealthy weight, said young, is a positive attitude and emotional and physical stability most supercentenarians take little medication during their lives, he said 'they do things in moderation,' he said 'they don't get upset' most were still walking at age 105, he added born in bossier parish, louisiana, on march 31, 1897, winn moved with her family to shreveport after her father died in 1908 one of 15 children, eight of whom lived to adulthood, winn had a sister who lived to be 100 and a brother who lived to 95 she worked as a domestic, cooking and helping families raise children she worked in kansas city for a time and lived in seattle, washington, from 1957 to 1975, helping to raise three boys, before returning to louisiana winn had a child who died at age 2, hollins said before she moved to the nursing home, winn lived on her own, doing her own laundry and walking around a track for exercise she never learned to drive instead, she got rides or took a bus to the grocery store she liked bingo and sewing and loved to cook vegetables and stewed chicken said hollins: 'she didn't make much over modern things' winn was clear about what she liked 'she was a disciplinarian,' said hollins right or wrong, it was her way' a member of avenue baptist church, winn received visits from church members and was able to attend a service on august 29 the chuch will hold her funeral next saturday she outlived many of her church friends 'when each one passed i could see part of her leaving with them,' said hollins, whose grandmother was winn's sister in time, winn came to enjoy the attention paid to her age but she remained even keeled, said hollins, recalling what her great aunt would say 'i'm just going to stay here until he's ready for me' the oldest known african american is now mamie rearden of edgefield, south carolina, who is 112 the world's oldest known living person is eunice sanborn, 114, of jacksonville, texas, according to young
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mississippi winn died friday at age 113 . her parents were apparently born into slavery . she was independent until 10 years ago . shreveport, louisiana, has begun to honor her each year
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washington (cnn) after months of stalemate, the senate late tuesday passed a huge government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by president bush to continue the war in iraq white house officials have said president bush would sign off on the spending plan if the iraq money was added the roughly $555 billion bill which passed 76 17 also preserves thousands of earmarks for lawmakers who will deliver them to constituents just in time for the holidays the final vote came at about 11 pm et tuesday after hours of debate that included two more attempts by senate democrats to tie war funding to a plan to withdraw us troops from iraq those efforts failed, as have dozens of others in the house and senate since democrats took control of congress last year earlier, members voted to add $40 billion for the war in iraq that had been removed by the house which passed the spending bill on monday the plan also includes $30 billion for troops in afghanistan sen joe lieberman, an independent from connecticut who co sponsored the push to reinstate the iraq money, called its approval 'a very powerful bipartisan message of support for our men and women serving in iraq' white house officials have said bush would sign the spending plan if the iraq money was added in the weeks leading up to the vote, bush had repeatedly pushed members of congress to approve a military spending bill that did not place troop withdrawal requirements on the military in iraq the bill wraps together 11 of the 12 government spending bills for 2008 except for that of the department of defense, which was already funded facing a president determined to keep spending in check and a unified republican minority in the house and senate, democrats have been stymied at nearly every turn in their attempts to increase spending on their domestic priorities fearing a politically dangerous government shutdown, democratic leaders ultimately gave in to bush's top line number and trimmed $22 billion from the measure but democrats stemmed their losses somewhat by shifting some funding from the president's priorities to their own and they added billions more above bush's top line in 'emergency' funding for veterans health care, california fires, border security and more the government spending watchdog group taxpayers for common sense, which scrambled monday to pore over the nearly 1,500 page bill that was made public late sunday night, said it has identified almost 9,000 earmarks worth $74 billion many of the earmarks avoided normal congressional scrutiny and were 'airdropped' or slipped in without going through normal committee consideration into the final bill, the group said but sen robert byrd, d west virginia, chairman of the budget writing appropriations committee, said the spending plan represents a dramatic decrease in pork barrel projects from the one approved by bush two years ago when republicans controlled congress 'the total dollars that are earmarked is reduced hear me now by 43 percent,' byrd said tuesday from the senate floor 'that ain't chicken feed' arguing for a plan that would have begun pulling troops from iraq within 90 days, sen edward kennedy, d massachusetts, became emotional as he called the bush administration's efforts in iraq 'a continuing quagmire' 'the best way to end this charade and protect our troops and our national security is to put the iraqis on notice that they need to take responsibility for their future,' kennedy said 'unless there's a binding timeline for the redeployment of our troops, the iraqis will not feel the need to make the compromises essential for a political solution' the measure now goes back to the house for approval in its revised form house speaker nancy pelosi said she expects the bill to pass the house, although she will vote against it because of the war funds added in the senate version e mail to a friend cnn's ted barrett contributed to this report
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(cnn) jeannie longo ciprelli would be remembered as the greatest female cyclist of her generation even if she had never been an olympic champion longo ciprelli: fourth time lucky in atlanta in 1996 for much of her career, the olympic gold was the one honor to elude the french rider misfortune, it seemed, was to be her fate every four years, regardless of how many world championships she won in between in 1984 the first women's olympic road race coincided with longo ciprelli's rise to dominance in the sport well placed going into the final lap, she appeared set to challenge in the sprint, only to be knocked off in a collision by 1988, longo ciprelli was a three time road race world champion, as well as a double winner of the women's tour de france, and the clear favorite for gold in seoul but a broken hip a month before the games derailed her preparations although she recovered enough to ride the road race, she could manage just 21st place tactical error more disappointment followed in barcelona in 1992 as longo ciprelli paid the price for a tactical error with three kilometers to go, she raced away from the peloton and crossed the line in celebration but she had failed to realize that kathy watt, an unheralded australian, had slipped away from the lead group apparently unnoticed with a lap to go, and finished 20 seconds further in front four years later, in atlanta, longo ciprelli, finally cracked her olympic jinx at 37, longo ciprelli was no longer the dominant presence she had once been, but she still possessed the ability to raise her performance for the biggest races, as she had proven by winning her fourth road race world title in 1995 her preparations were typically unorthodox while her rivals were acclimatizing to the atlanta heat, longo ciprelli trained alone in the mountains of colorado, arriving just two days before the race the race itself was run in a sudden downpour, which sent many riders crashing and skidding and had the rest struggling to stay on their bikes unruffled, longo ciprelli broke clear with two other riders and then launched her gold winning solo attack 11 kilometers from the finish longo ciprelli was back for her fifth and final olympics in sydney in 2000 at the age of 41, this time claiming bronze in the time trial and event in which she had also won silver in 1996 e mail to a friend
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cyclist's olympic record: 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal . cyclist was born october 31, 1958, in annency, france . by 1988 longo ciprelli was a three time road race world champion
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new york (cnn) for years, russian arms dealer viktor bout made millions of dollars delivering weapons and ammunition to warlords and militants, officials say on thursday, bout and his associate, andrew smulian, were arrested in thailand after a series of events that officials said could have come straight out of a spy novel the men's capture involved law enforcement agencies from at least five countries, including two undercover agents from the us drug enforcement administration posing as colombian rebels bout and smulian are accused of conspiracy to provide surface to air missiles and other weapons to colombian rebels, said michael garcia, us attorney for the southern district of new york in a complaint filed by a dea agent, they are said to have conspired to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to the revolutionary armed forces of colombia, or farc the us department of state designated the group as a foreign terrorist organization in 2003 'this marks the end of the reign of one of the world's most wanted arms traffickers,' garcia said of bout 'someone will undoubtedly write a book about this case someday, and i can tell you that it will read like the very best work of tom clancy, only in this case, it won't be fiction,' said michael braun, assistant administrator and chief of operations for the dea secret meetings the operation began in january, when smulian began meeting with two men who claimed to represent farc but who were actually confidential sources working for the dea the men expressed interest in buying millions of dollars worth of weapons at meetings in the netherlands antilles, denmark and romania, smulian discussed the details and logistics of the arms deal with the two agents at one meeting, the agents were given a digital memory stick containing an article about bout and documents containing photos and specifications for 100 surface to air missiles and armor piercing rocket launchers smulian explained that a delivery system was in place that would allow the weapons to be air dropped into colombia, and he told the men that it would cost $5 million to transport the weapons during one meeting, smulian introduced the dea sources to bout over the phone after that conversation, smulian told one of the sources that the weapons were ready in bulgaria smulian and bout set up a face to face meeting with them to finalize the deal, and that is what happened thursday the arrests were made thursday afternoon the charges against bout and smulian cover the period from november through february, according to a written statement from the us attorney's office and the dea the united states plans to pursue the extradition of bout from thailand, the statement said there was no mention of smulian's fate bout and smulian are charged with conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization if convicted, each could get a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, the statement said 'i'm not a diamond guy' intelligence agencies around the world have tracked bout for years although some of his work has been legitimate, most has not he has made deliveries to africa, asia and the mideast using obsolete or surplus soviet era cargo planes bout, a former soviet air force officer who speaks multiple languages, has what is reputed to be the largest private fleet of soviet era cargo aircraft in the world, according to us officials he acquired the planes shortly after the breakup of the soviet union, the us department of the treasury said in 2005 at that time, the us treasury announced that it was freezing the assets of bout and his associates, who are all tied to former liberian president charles taylor taylor is being tried on war crimes charges by the special court for sierra leone intelligence officials said bout shipped large quantities of small arms to civil wars across africa and asia, often taking diamonds in payment from west african fighters a 2006 article in foreign policy magazine said that although bout served many third world leaders, he also aided organizations such as the united nations 'he made countless trips for the united nations into the same areas where he supplied the weapons that sparked the humanitarian crises in the first place,' the article charged it said bout probably committed multiple violations of un arms embargoes british intelligence officials found evidence in afghanistan that bout had shipped arms to the taliban and al qaeda, as well as circumstantial evidence that he shipped weapons technology into iraq and the us government said it received information that bout profited $50 million from supplying the taliban with military equipment when they ruled afghanistan bout, who is said to be the inspiration for nicolas cage's arms dealer character in the movie 'lord of war,' told cnn in 2002 that he never sold arms to the taliban or al qaeda he also denied providing weapons and missile guidance technology to iraq bout said that his air transport company is legitimate and that he ferried a variety of cargo to africa and to afghanistan since 1992 he denied that any of it was done illegally or that he was paid in 'blood diamonds' from africa 'it's a lie,' he said 'i never touched diamonds in my life, and i'm not a diamond guy, and i don't want to go into that business' some reports at the time claimed that bout flew into afghanistan just before september 11, 2001 but bout told cnn that the last time he was in afghanistan was 1996 and that he never met terror mastermind osama bin laden e mail to a friend
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new: the united states wants viktor bout extradited from thailand . bout, associate are accused of conspiring to sell weapons to colombian rebels . british officials say bout shipped arms to the taliban and al qaeda . russian is said to have inspired nicolas cage role in movie 'lord of war'
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london, england a colombian sculptor has created a mystery at london's tate modern gallery by refusing to reveal how she seemingly managed to crack open a concrete floor 'shibboleth' is colombian artist doris salcedo's first public commission in the united kingdom the work by doris salcedo begins as a hairline crack then widens and deepens as it snakes across the full 167 meters (548 feet) of the former power station's turbine hall salcedo said 'shibboleth,' a statement about racism, took her more than a year to make but has revealed little else about its construction she apparently created it elsewhere and spent the past five weeks installing it in the tate, on the south bank of the river thames she refused to say how she managed seemingly to crack open a concrete floor 'what is important is the meaning of the piece the making of it is not important,' she said asked how deep the crack goes, she replied: 'it's bottomless it's as deep as humanity' visitors meanwhile are warned not to trip on the crack tate director nicholas serota insisted the work was no optical illusion 'this sculpture has been made in the most painstaking, meticulous way by doris and her team before it was slowly inserted into the turbine hall,' he told the press association 'it has taken five weeks of work here with very considerable disruption to the hall it's not an illusion it's there, it's real 'from the tate's point of view, there were only two questions: could we realize it in the way doris envisaged? and once the piece was created, would it damage the structural integrity of the building forever? 'the answer to the first was yes, and to the second was no' he declined to elaborate further the installation will be removed next april by filling in the crack serota said: 'there is a crack, there is a line, and eventually there will be a scar and that scar will remain it will remain as a memory of the work and also as a memorial to the issues doris touches on' the artist said the work of art represents the gap between white europeans and the rest of humanity wire mesh is on show because it is 'the most common means of control used to define borders and divisions' salcedo said of the work: 'it represents borders, the experience of immigrants, the experience of segregation, the experience of racial hatred 'it is the experience of a third world person coming into the heart of europe 'for example, the space which illegal immigrants occupy is a negative space and so this piece is a negative space' e mail to a friend
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(cnn) armenian president robert kocharian declared a state of emergency saturday night after a day of clashes between police and protesters, a spokeswoman for the armenian foreign ministry said the protesters claim last month's presidential election was rigged the state of emergency will 'hopefully bring some order' to the capital, yerevan, said salpi ghazarian, assistant to the armenian foreign minister, who spoke to cnn early sunday the state of emergency could last until march 20, she said, but the government hopes 'that it will be lifted sooner' the clashes began when authorities used force to clear freedom square of thousands of demonstrators who had camped there for the past 10 days, according to a us embassy official ghazarian said the authorities 'moved in' because 'they thought that there were arms there, and it turned out that they were right' watch a report on clashes between police and the opposition » the embassy official estimated that the demonstrations in freedom square grew to as many as 60,000 armenians at times over the last 10 days as of early sunday morning, freedom square was empty, ghazarian said, but the protesters were demonstrating in a main square elsewhere in the city watch ghazarian discuss the situation in armenia » 'what is happening on the streets of yerevan is people protesting what they consider to be unfair elections,' ghazarian said 'after the president was forced to declare a state of emergency, things have quieted down there are a couple of burning cars, and there are a few hurt people,' she said 'we're convinced that this will come to an end soon' she did not elaborate on the number of people injured or the extent of their injuries witnesses told cnn that saturday morning's action by armenian riot police was bloody, but the us official said there were no confirmed deaths or serious injuries an armenian woman interviewed by cnn said there was 'huge chaos' when police moved in 'these are innocent people,' she said 'they just want their freedom they just want to be heard they are being beaten up, some people have horrible wounds' she asked that cnn not use her name because she feared for her safety as night fell saturday, the sounds of gunfire could be heard from the direction of the protesters' gathering, and tracer fire could be seen in the sky, according to another yerevan resident, who also asked not to be identified out of fear for his safety the man said his wife saw two demonstrators hit by a police car earlier in the day the car initially did not stop, he said, but the protesters surrounded the car, dragged the officers out and burned the vehicle, he said the officers were able to escape, he said, but he did not know the condition of the protesters who were struck the protests began soon after the february 19 presidential election opposition presidential candidate levon ter petrosian lost to prime minister serzh sarkisian, a political ally of outgoing president kocharian the opposition party immediately accused the government of vote fraud and demanded that the results be voided ghazarian said sunday that the government had reached out to the opposition 'we are hoping with the help of the international community, the opposition, the leader of the opposition, will come and enter a political dialogue rather than continuing this debate on the streets,' she said haroutiun khachatrian, editor of the noyan tappan news agency, told cnn that riot police arrested several hundred people in the square saturday morning, including many opposition party officials ter petrosian was there but was not arrested, he said the opposition vowed to pursue its claims through legal means the organization for security and co operation in europe (osce) monitored last month's armenian election and concluded that it was mostly in line with international standards, although it did include some criticism in its report the us embassy has warned the several hundred americans living in yerevan to stay at home and avoid the downtown area where the demonstrations have been taking place, the us official said armenia, population 3 million, is a former soviet republic east of turkey, south of georgia and north of iran e mail to a friend
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bucharest, romania (cnn) france has agreed to send a battalion of troops to eastern afghanistan, a nato spokesman has said canadian nato led soldiers walk patrol near kandahar, afghanistan james appathurai told reporters at a briefing that the move will help nato meet canada's requirement that it send more troops to the volatile southern province of kandahar, where canadian troops are based canada agreed this month to extend its commitment of about 2,500 troops until 2011 so long as nato contributes more troops to kandahar there is a 'clear unity in the alliance' that the mission in afghanistan must succeed, appathurai said though 25 nato allies and 13 other countries have contributed forces, the bulk of the recent fighting has been done by us, canadian, british and dutch troops appathurai also said thursday that he did not expect nato applicants georgia and ukraine to be put on a membership action plan this summit but, he said, the general sense in terms of membership for the two countries is not 'whether, but when' further discussions regarding those two countries is to resume thursday, he said us president george w bush has pushed for the admission of ukraine and georgia to the military alliance however, russia which is not a nato member has expressed concerns about the former soviet republics joining nato, which has already made members of other former soviet countries latvia, lithuania, and estonia appathurai also said a general consensus could not be reached on macedonia's bid, because of greece's objections greece has threatened to veto macedonia's bid if its northern neighbor does not agree to change its name athens has long argued that the name macedonia implies territorial claims on its northern province of the same name the birthplace, also, of greece's most revered ancient warrior, alexander the great the name issue must be resolved by the two countries, appathurai said e mail to a friend
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baghdad, iraq (cnn) a top iraqi political figure who also is an imam at a prominent shiite mosque in the capital urged the abolition of militias friday and decried violence and pervasive corruption in baghdad's sadr city sheikh jalal al din ali al saghir is a parliament member and a representative of the most influential shiite cleric sheikh jalal al din ali al saghir, speaking at buratha mosque, blamed the corruption on followers of anti american shiite cleric muqtada al sadr al saghir is the most senior representative in baghdad of grand ayatollah ali al sistani, arguably the most influential shiite cleric in iraq as a member of iraq's parliament, al saghir represents the islamic supreme council of iraq, part of the ruling united iraqi alliance his political group dominates the iraqi security forces and has been fighting members of a rival shiite group, al sadr's mehdi army militia he said the supreme council, part of the ruling united iraqi alliance, once had an armed group called the badr brigade that is now a renamed non military organization he repeated prime minister nuri al maliki's call for all armed groups not affiliated with the government to disband 'we said from the beginning, and since 2003, the necessity of laying down the weapons by all, and the weapons should be in the hand of the state,' al saghir said he praised iraqi security forces' efforts in basra, the southern shiite city where al maliki launched an offensive in march the cleric said al maliki freed the region of gangs 'we can say that the iraqi security forces have made a great change in terms of establishing the security and imposing the law,' al saghir said, adding that effective security must be imposed to ensure the fairness of this autumn's provincial elections 'the elections will be tomorrow,' he said, meaning soon 'how can we respect ourselves as politicians, political parties and officials within the government? how can we respect ourselves by saying we conduct honest elections while there are gangs controlling areas or provinces?' meanwhile, sadrist cleric suhail al iqabi delivered a fiery sermon in the eastern part of baghdad as hundreds of sadr city residents sat on the street performing friday prayers al iqabi said an 'act of genocide' is taking place in the town speaking to hundreds of worshippers chanting pro sadr slogans, al iqabi accused the government of holding a grudge against sadrists and the people of sadr city 'who are facing genocide in every sense of the word, cutting off the water, electricity and shelling the innocent civilians, killing women and children and detaining women' his sermon included a prayer asking god to strengthen al sadr's mehdi army and 'sharpen their weapons' 'what the prime minister stated in his press conference, all that he said that was so far from reality, the nonsense and false accusations he used to cover up his huge failure leading the nation's affairs,' al iqabi said ' we call on all politicians, journalists, intellectuals, civil society institutions, tribal leaders and clergy to visit sadr city to witness the crimes committed by the occupier and government forces' in sadr city, nearly 1,000 civilians and fighters are thought to have been killed since late march in fighting between security forces and shiite militants however, al saghir said there has been 'good security progress' watch as fighting destroys a school » 'i believe the coming days will witness many developments which will lead to the protection of this city from these gangs,' he said he urged people who have grievances to make their voices heard through the political process he decried those who arm themselves under the pretext of sectarianism or occupation al saghir emphasized what he called corruption in sadr city and the role of sadrist followers in promoting it he noted that imams from the supreme council were booted from several mosques and replaced by politically correct imams, and he said companies have to pay off the sadrists to get contracts he said fuel tanker drivers face the risk of losing their trucks to fire or theft if they don't pay off political groups meanwhile friday, a us soldier was killed in baghdad after a roadside bomb struck the soldier's vehicle, the military said the soldier was part of a combat patrol in eastern baghdad when a roadside bomb struck the patrol vehicle at about 6:15 pm local time the soldier's name is being withheld until family has been notified, the us army's public affairs department in baghdad said also friday, the us military said one of the two suicide bombers who struck a wedding convoy this week in northern iraq was a woman 'imitating pregnancy' the military blamed the sunni militant group al qaeda in iraq for thursdays' attack that killed 35 people and wounded dozens more in balad ruz, a town northeast of baghdad in the volatile diyala province the us military announced friday that a us air force drone crashed in southern iraq, and investigators suspect mechanical failure the mq 1 predator drone was used mainly for reconnaissance, the military said on thursday, iraqi lawmakers were in iran to confront officials there with evidence of tehran's support for militias and outlaws in iraq, iraqi officials said iran's state run news agency irna confirmed the delegation was in tehran parliament members from the ruling united iraqi alliance, the shiite coalition, intended to discuss how the training and arming of militias is harmful for iraq and for iran as a neighbor, said sami al askari, an adviser to al maliki kurdish lawmaker mahmoud othman said the delegation intended to provide evidence, confessions and pictures indicating that iran is supplying weapons and training fighters inside iraq bush administration officials have said iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps' quds force has provided training and weapons for militants in iraq e mail to a friend cnn's mohammed tawfeeq, jomana karadsheh, shirzad bozorgmehr and joe sterling contributed to this report
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editor's note: cnncom has a business partnership with careerbuildercom, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to cnncom as social media becomes the latest branding strategy, networking technique, job seeking tool and recruitment vehicle, it's also becoming the latest way for people to get job offers rescinded, reprimanded at work and even fired everyone has 'my job sucks' moments, but it's probably best for your career not to have them online it's happened so many times publicized and not that one would think we could learn from others' mistakes (but, if that were the case, i wouldn't have anything to write about, now would i?) a recent tweet by a potential cisco employee, for example, turned ugly when he decided to tout a recent job offer: 'cisco just offered me a job! now i have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to san jose and hating the work' unfortunately for 'theconnor' (the handle for the would be employee), tim levad, a 'channel partner advocate' for cisco, saw the tweet and responded with this: 'who is the hiring manger, i'm sure they would love to know that you will hate the work we here at cisco are versed in the web' terrible tweets everyone has their 'my job sucks,' 'i hate my co workers,' or 'give me more money' moments but, they seem to forget that as employers increase their online presence using social networking sites as recruitment and branding strategies, it might be best for their career not to have these moments on the internet paul wilson, a freelance/corporate web marketer and blogger, found several of such moments on twitter, a social networking and micro blogging site, and posted these 'top 10 tweets to get you fired' [sic'd]: 1 'hate my job!! i want to tell my bosses how dumb they are and how meaningless this job is, then quit, and be happy!' 2 'so my job was to test all the food at the new resturant, can i just say, ughew i'm going to taco bell then twistee treat' 3 'workin this job sucks worse then the economy!' 4 'i'm going to work! walmart! must find better job! i hate it when chicks there have a deeper voice than me and refer to me as foo!' 5 'also i'm really bummed that i'm working today, i asked off so i could study but my boss is a ******* **** ***** ***** who can't read' 6 'coworker smuggled out a chair for me currently being paid to sit around and listen to john barrowman on my ipod i don't hate my job today!' 7 'having sex dreams of people you work with makes for an awkward day' 8 'smoking weed at work is so [edited] great :)' 9 'it's bad when you overhear the n00b programmer say 'i used to work at mcdonalds with him' and you wonder if he is talking about the ceo' 10 'huh, with my boss on twitter, maaaybe i should take down that sexy picture of her but her reaction will be priceless!' facebook fired twitter is not the only culprit in career self destruction facebook, a popular social networking site, has housed its fair share of user firings: kimberly swann, a former employee for ivell marketing and logistics of clacton, uk, thought her job was boring and she said so on her facebook page, according to an article in the daily telegraph swann was called into her manager's office and handed a letter that cited her facebook comments as the reason for dismissal: 'following your comments made on facebook about your job and the company we feel it is better that, as you are not happy and do not enjoy your work we end your employment with ivell marketing & logistics with immediate effect' an msnbc article remembers kevin colvin, the legendary young intern who e mailed his boss, claiming a 'family emergency' would keep him out of the office around halloween his co workers (and facebook friends), however, saw a photo of colvin dressed as a fairy at a halloween party time stamped on the same day of the 'emergency' colvin's boss responded to him with an e mail cc'd to the entire company, firing him and including the incriminating fairy picture in march 2009, the same msnbc article cites dan leone, a philadelphia eagles stadium employee, who was fired after slamming the football organization for trading a player in this status update: 'dan is [expletive] devastated about dawkins signing with denver dam eagles r retarted!![sic]' two days later, the head of event operations said they needed to talk about his facebook status; instead, he got the boot social networking don'ts if you want to use your profile to get hired or or at least not get fired here are three basic rules to keep in mind: 1 don't announce interviews, raises or new jobs as exemplified by 'theconnor,' how you talk about any of these sensitive topics on your social networking site is key if you're unemployed, writing 'interview today wish me luck!' would be ok, or if you got a job, something along the lines of 'so excited about my new job!' is totally acceptable if you're currently employed, however, i don't think your boss would be too happy to see something like, 'trying to con my boss into giving me a $5k raise sucka!' 2 don't badmouth your current or previous employer just like in an interview, keep your rants about your boss or company to yourself if hiring managers see that you're willing to trash a colleague online they assume you'll do it to them, too plus, there's always the possibility of getting fired if someone sees your negative comments 3 don't mention your job search if you're still employed if your boss knows you're on the lookout for a new job, feel free to advertise it in your status if you're keeping your search below the radar, however, don't publish anything, anywhere even if you aren't connected to your boss online, somebody can get the information back to him or her copyright careerbuildercom 2009 all rights reserved the information contained in this article may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority
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(ewcom) the first season of nbc's 'smash' was full of much discussed moments, including a truly loony bollywood fantasy dance number and a musical number set in a bowling alley well, 'smash fans', don't expect these flourishes when season two of the broadway drama premieres on february 5 at 9 pm 'there's no bowling alley sing alongs,' executive producer joshua safran tells ew in his first interview since replacing creator theresa rebeck as showrunner of the series last spring 'there are fantasy sequences, but so far not on the level of the bollywood cover' also gone this year are debra messing's fortune teller wardrobe of chunky scarves and sweater coats, the target of much online chatter 'coming into a show second season where there was so much discussion about positives and negatives about the first season gives you that rare chance to step back and go, 'what can i change?' so we were able to [revisit] things like the scarves we address it head on' but safran wants fans to know that the changes he's making are not that severe and this will feel like the same show says the producer, 'as a viewer, i really loved the show it's literally just reaching in and moving the tiny pieces that weren't connecting, the gears that weren't fully aligned but it's small shifts if you loved smash last year, you are not seeing a radically different show and that was important to me because i loved smash last year' for more of ew's exclusive interview with safran on season two of smash, including jennifer hudson's role and the series' new musicals, pick up the latest issue of entertainment weekly on stands now see the original story at ewcom click here to try 2 risk free issues of entertainment weekly © 2011 entertainment weekly and time inc all rights reserved
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(cnn) years ago, a friend of mine considered getting a mobile phone, but he opted for a car phone instead he just couldn't imagine needing to call someone when he was walking around as humans, we often have a hard time seeing the significance of new technologies when the telephone came out, the telegraph companies dismissed it as 'idiotic' many of the first television programs consisted of people reading radio scripts according to popular legend, thomas watson of ibm once declared that the worldwide market for computers was 'five' when the web arrived, it was like an entirely new dimension it allowed us to publish things into 'cyberspace,' where anyone could see them we could instantly pull up facts on any topic soon e commerce emerged, allowing us to research products, buy things with one click and track our shipments in real time social networks allowed us to publish profiles and learn about others in ways never before possible it was a cambrian explosion of knowledge to this day, we struggle to remember what life was like without it should we fear mind reading future tech? the physical world, by comparison, is pre internet each day we walk past buildings wondering what they are we wait at busy intersections, hoping that a taxi will eventually come our way we go to clothing stores blindly hoping to find things we like, and we cross paths with thousands of people, knowing nothing about them for some reason this does not seem weird to us it has always been this way for the second time in as many decades, a new dimension is opening up the mobile phones that once seemed so useless are now everywhere and they are powerful with gps receivers, gyroscopes, accelerometers, and proximity sensors they can speak to other databases, access the internet, and publish things into the air above our heads it's a new type of spatial web: one that gives us real time data about the people, places and things physically around us mapping and local search apps like yelp have been popular since the early days of the iphone more recently, improvements in battery life and location technology have given rise to services like uber and lyft, which let you request a ride and track your driver as a moving dot on a map, coming to pick you up taskrabbit and exec do similar things for local errands, and hoteltonight lets you book a last minute hotel nearby with the tap of a button this new web is also changing the way we socialize imagine if you could see information about the people standing near you your phone could notify you when friends were nearby, help you remember people's names, and surface the hidden connections you have with others in the room just by looking at someone you could know all about them this is what we are building at highlight do our mobiles own us? new hardware devices like pebble and google glass will be the early browsers of this spatial web, allowing us to see this information without pulling out our phones eventually it'll move to contact lens overlays with improved battery life and storage technology, we'll be able to capture our entire lives on video (or some equivalent) and recall the past at any time imagine being able to go back to the first moment you met your wife or relive a family vacation you took when you were eight years old the social, legal, and psychological implications are just staggering so how do we feel about this shift? it's been fascinating to see how people react to highlight at first, the idea of sharing a profile with the people around you is a bit jarring to some it's not because we are inherently opposed to the idea it's because we've never even had to consider it it just hasn't been possible until now just like with the web, we need to figure out how we want to use this technology what things do we want to share? what should the social norms be? what privacy settings do we want? the potential of this technology is tremendous knowing more about the world around you just makes life better it makes you more informed and educated it saves time and reduces inefficiencies most importantly, it makes people friendlier they smile more, talk more, see the hidden connections around them in another decade, we are going to look back and wonder how we ever got by without this, and how we lived for so long blind to the world around us i am excited for that day to come the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of paul davison
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cairo (cnn) as protesters battled supporters of egyptian president mohamed morsy outside his palace, his chief of staff announced thursday that the president would address the nation later in the day the chief of staff, refaa el tahtawy, said the speech would include important news but did not specify what that might be the announcement came hours after demonstrations erupted into violence wednesday night over morsy's assumption of sweeping powers last month three of morsy's advisers resigned wednesday in protest of his edict, while demonstrators set fire to offices of the muslim brotherhood and its political arm, the freedom and justice party, in three cities the unrest comes as egypt lurches toward a scheduled december 15 referendum on a new constitution days of largely peaceful protests in tahrir square had preceded wednesday's violence but that all changed wednesday after morsy supporters chased protesters from the grounds, pro and anti morsy demonstrators threw rocks, fireworks and molotov cocktails at each other late in the day, a spokesman for the muslim brotherhood called on protesters to withdraw from the area of the palace 'and not to protest there again due to its significant symbolic position as the president's office' the health ministry reported four were killed and 271 were injured; state media reported earlier in the night that no one was killed dr mohamed sultan, a spokesman for the ministry, said the injuries ranged from bruises to cuts, burns and fractures more marches were promised for thursday, said rami shath, a member of the revolutionary alliance and the free egyptian party 'we hold opposition figures, namely sabbahi & elbaradei, fully responsible for escalation of violence & inciting their supporters,' said the muslim brotherhood in a tweet, referring to opposition leaders hamdeen sabbahi and mohamed elbaradei morsy, egypt's first freely elected leader, was a muslim brotherhood leader before winning office in june, when he resigned from the movement and the freedom and justice party to represent all egyptians, he said demonstrators were protesting his recent edict granting himself sweeping powers and the proposed constitution drafted by an islamist dominated council that they fear will give him even more power 'this is not what we asked for,' one protester said 'it's a complete dictatorship' other protesters vowed to remain in the streets until morsy is forced to leave office 'he's not our president anymore,' another protester said the three advisers who announced their resignations said they had done so after failing to persuade morsy to reverse his november 23 decree 'he has rejected all our suggestions and initiatives that may have avoided the cycle of violence we are witnessing today,' ayman al sayad, seif abdel fattah, and mohammed esmat said in a joint statement but the powerful muslim brotherhood called the protesters 'thugs' who were trying to overthrow the president 'by the grace of god, the egyptian people will be able to protect this legitimacy, its constitution and its institutions,' the group said on its facebook page ahmed sobea, a spokesman of the freedom and justice party, said the party's offices in the northeastern cities of suez and ismailia had been ransacked and torched by masked, armed men on wednesday night the offices were empty when the attacks occurred, sobea said state run nile tv broadcast pictures of the ismaila office on fire and reported that other masked men had burned the muslim brotherhood headquarters in the northeastern city of zagazig opposition leaders are prepared to open talks with morsy if he withdraws his edict and delays the referendum, said elbaradei, leader of the liberal constitution party and a nobel peace prize laureate but vice president mahmoud mekki said the referendum will be held as planned 'saying the referendum will be held on time is not being stubborn,' mekki said 'the president has backtracked from decisions before; he's not a stubborn character' morsy's decree placed his decisions out of the reach of courts until a new constitution is approved he said the move was designed to protect the spirit of the popular 2011 uprising that drove former strongman hosni mubarak from power critics call it a power grab egyptian judges and media outlets as well as liberal political groups have protested morsy's decree and the proposed constitution, saying it goes against the goals of the revolution how the struggle plays out could have repercussions across the middle east and north africa, regions already wracked by upheaval in nearby gaza and israel, tensions remain high after last month's fighting in syria, a civil war has raged since march 2011 wednesday's violence followed clashes tuesday outside the palace, which has become the focus of protests by egypt's liberal opposition on tuesday night, police fired tear gas after anti morsy protesters broke through barbed wire around the palace and hurled chairs and rocks at retreating officers after the initial clashes, police withdrew behind fences and the demonstration was peaceful for several hours yassir ali, a spokesman for the presidential office and the vice president, told reporters wednesday that the presidential office had ordered the security forces at the palace 'to protect the protesters and keep them safe' 'the orders to the security forces were not to confront (them), (but) to preserve the lives of the protesters and to prevent any clashes between the security forces and the protesters,' ali said cnn's reza sayah and journalists mohamed fadel fahmy and sarah sirgany reported from cairo, cnn's michael pearson, joe sterling, saad abedine and yousuf basil reported from atlanta, and sarah brown and laura smith spark reported from london
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austin, texas (cnn) pliny fisk iii has been called a 'mad scientist,' a 'dreamer' and a 'visionary' his favorite word to describe the architectural work he does is 'crazy' pliny fisk hopes his ideas like the 'megacrete' will revolutionze how office buildings are built spending a day with fisk on his 18 acre work site outside of austin, texas is like riding a rocket blast into the future 'to be free to do what we're doing is absolute magic,' fisk recently told cnn pliny fisk opened the non profit center for maximum potential building (cmpb) in 1975 and he also teaches architecture at texas a&m university running around his architectural compound are some 10 interns, from around the world, always carrying out experiments watch pliny fisk at work in austin, texas » fisk's mission is to develop environmentally sustainable building materials and to fundamentally change the way we build our communities, like homes and office buildings early in his career, fisk might have appeared like a wacky wizard working in a secret laboratory in the texas hill country mesquite brush but not anymore fisk is now considered to be on the cutting edge on the day we visit fisk he's about to launch the first prototype test of his latest invention an environmentally friendly cement and building structure fisk hopes these new ideas will revolutionize how homes and office buildings are built and how communities are planned and organized the cement will be called 'megacrete' fisk says it will be made of magnesium oxide and phosphate from brine, which is a by product of petroleum and water treatment facilities if that doesn't make sense, fisk makes it sound simple he likes to say he's just taking waste and making buildings out of it 'the world has changed,' fisk said 'you used to think of waste stuff as a problem now you look at that waste stuff as a huge business opportunity' the cement will hold together building modules that are essentially self contained structures created from local and regional building materials see photos of fisk's proposed modules » pliny fisk envisions a world where building materials leave a carbon neutral footprint, a world where people tap into surrounding resources to create environmentally sustainable communities that means we have to change where and how we get our building materials and cutting down on the distance those materials are transported 'we've become very hard core unadaptable and so we expect nature to follow us,' fisk said 'we're always striving to get to that point where we become as adaptable as nature is' pliny fisk lives what he preaches he and his wife live where they work their water source is 'off the city's grid' they capture rain water to drink and water their landscape and his wife, gail vittori, is fisk's philosophical soul mate she was his student before they married vittori is now co director of the cmpb and is also on the board of directors of the us green business council vittori might also be pliny fisk's biggest fan 'we need people who stretch what is possible, stretch a way of thinking,' vittori told cnn 'we're using our resources in a way that's completely disconnected from reality' pliny fisk iii is a futuristic architect leading the march
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(cnn) in her thoughts and prayers over the past year, nadine devilme has thanked god countless times for saving her baby after haiti's earthquake she's also wanted to thank the doctor who treated jenny alexis after the 2 month old spent four days alone, crushed in the rubble with nothing to drink there was one problem: devilme never knew the doctor's name, never knew exactly whom to thank for treating her daughter's fractured skull and crushed chest and then arranging for her to be airlifted to a hospital in miami meanwhile, the physician who saved jenny, dr karen schneider, an assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at johns hopkins, has spent the past year wondering how the baby was doing 'i want to know, is she walking, starting to talk, is she playing, because when she first came to me, i didn't think she'd be able to do any of those things,' schneider said 'i didn't think she would live' finally, on monday, the baby many call a miracle and the doctor who brought her from the brink of death were brought together 'one of the few success stories of that horrible time!!' haitian couple await baby's return last week, schneider sent me an e mail asking if i had contact information for jenny's parents 'i would love to connect with her parents and see how she is doing!!' she wrote 'it is one of the few success stories of that horrible time!!' schneider, also a member of the catholic order the sisters of mercy, had a layover monday in miami on her way to haiti to work with cholera victims we decided to meet up with jenny and her family jenny's parents have lived in miami since april after obtaining visas to enter the united states when we arrived at the family's apartment, devilme brought us into jenny's room, where she was taking her afternoon nap 'oh my gosh, she's so big! so big!' schneider exclaimed when she saw jenny 'marche? marche?' she asked, using the creole word for 'walk' 'is she walking?' 'yes, yes!' devilme told her 'her smile, it goes up on both sides? or does it droop on one side?' schneider asked, concerned that trauma to jenny's head during the earthquake might have damaged the baby's facial nerves dna testing confirms they're the parents devilme, who's learned some english in her nine months in miami, assured the doctor that jenny had a normal smile once jenny awoke, she proved she's a normal toddler, grabbing toys, saying 'mama,' taking a visitor's keys off a table and walking outside even after she'd been told not to 'she looks like nothing ever happened,' schneider said 'and we didn't think she would live two hours' devilme called over an interpreter to translate from creole to english 'i would like to say thank you for saving my daughter, because i always wanted to meet you and i never had the opportunity,' devilme told schneider 'for me, it's just a great thing to be able to say thank you to you' 'you're welcome,' schneider said as she hugged devilme 'it's such a gift to be able to see this baby' when they met monday, schneider agreed to be jenny's godmother a risky procedure when the earthquake struck, devilme was in one part of her home in port au prince, and jenny was in another part with her baby sitter devilme was injured and taken to a local hospital, and her husband, junior alexis, who was unharmed in the quake, returned to their ruined home to search for jenny in the rubble he couldn't find her, but four days later, someone else found jenny amid the concrete and flagged down a journalist who was driving nearby, who took the baby to a makeshift hospital run by the university of miami and project mediashare schneider, the head of pediatrics at the hospital, had been up for 30 hours straight and had finally lain down for a nap when a nurse woke her up to take care of jenny 'she wasn't conscious, and she had head trauma she had an indentation in her skull,' schneider told devilme on monday 'and another thing that terrified me was her chest was completely caved in and everything was pushed to one side' but schneider's biggest concern was after four days without any liquids, jenny was so dehydrated she couldn't even get an iv into her veins with no other choice, she delivered fluids directly into jenny's leg bones, a risky procedure once jenny was stabilized, project medishare paid for a private jet to fly her to miami 'miracle' comes full circle with reunion 'this was a big, fancy executive jet,' she told her 'and i laid jenny down, and she peed all over the leather, and then she opened her eyes for the first time and smiled at me' seeing that the baby was hydrated enough to urinate, schneider felt for the first time jenny might survive the two hour flight to miami 'i was so thrilled, but the pilot wasn't so happy she'd peed on his leather seat,' she told devilme, laughing an uncertain future devilme said she hopes to find a job and send jenny to day care, but she's had trouble finding both her husband already works at a local restaurant the family has permission to stay in the united states for two years the international rescue committee is supporting them while they're in the united states, including helping them apply for health care benefits for her physical therapy her arms, which had surgery, continue to heal 'i lost everything in haiti,' devilme said 'i have nothing to go back to, so i don't know what's going to happen' schneider thinks jenny has a bright future 'she's a miracle baby,' she told her mother 'for almost four days, she had almost no fluid, and yet she survived i've always said god has a special plan for her' cnn's john bonifield contributed to this report
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tucson, arizona (cnn) nine year old christina green was ambitious, and she liked to be in charge she was the only girl on her little league baseball team in tucson, arizona and she told others she wanted to be the first woman to play in the major leagues most believed she could do it, someday but her life was cut short by a gunman's bullet saturday as she attended a congresswoman's meet and greet in a supermarket parking lot christina's family, friends, classmates, and hundreds of mourners filled st elizabeth ann seton catholic church in tucson for a funeral service thursday afternoon, all of them passing under a giant american flag that was recovered in the aftermath of the terror attacks in new york on september 11, 2001 the day christina was born dozens of mourners paid their respects by standing outside the church, which was was filled to capacity representatives from professional baseball also were in attendance green was the daughter of a major league baseball scout and the granddaughter of former baseball manager dallas green the girl's father, john green, was the only speaker before the tearful crowd, he spoke directly to his departed daughter: 'christina taylor green,' he began, 'i can't tell you how much we all miss you' 'i think you have affected the whole country,' he said christina was 'a little girl with the wisdom of a wise woman,' bishop gerald kicanas said 'she has found her dwelling place in god's mansion she went home' 'she wanted to make a difference with her life, to make her mark,' he said of christina 'she has done so in such a powerful way that even she could not have imagined' pink and white flowers, along with pink bows, adorned the church the university of arizona choir sang 'ave maria' family friend katy martin sang billy joel's 'lullaby' 'goodnight, my angel, time to close your eyes,' the song began the young girl had recently been elected to the student council at mesa verde elementary school, and a neighbor impressed with christina's civic interest took her to the event to meet rep gabrielle giffords 'imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy; just beginning to understand the obligations of citizenship; just starting to glimpse the fact that someday she, too, might play a part in shaping her nation's future,' president barack obama said at a memorial service wednesday night for those killed and wounded in the shooting 'she had been elected to her student council; she saw public service as something exciting, something hopeful,' the president said 'she was off to meet her congresswoman, someone she was sure was good and important and might be a role model' giffords, along with 12 others, was wounded when the gunman opened fire six people including christina were killed police say suspect jared loughner, 22, had complained for years about giffords, after apparently getting a response he didn't like after asking her a question at a 2007 event the shooting set off a political firestorm across the country, with pundits charging that extreme partisan politics somehow played a role in the mass killing the president noted that christina was just beginning to discover the political system something that she saw 'through the eyes of a child, undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted 'i want us to live up to her expectations i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it i want america to be as good as she imagined it,' obama said 'all of us we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations' christina's parents say they're just trying to get through it 'it's minute by minute, day by day we're just taking it slow we're hanging in there, we're trying to be strong we have to be strong our country's being strong, our community is being strong for us, so we will, you know, get through this with our faith and our friends and our family,' mother roxanna green told cnn's anderson cooper wednesday night, before the public memorial service most of the mourners arriving for christina's funeral service thursday paused to look up at the huge flag that rippled between the extended ladders of two fire trucks outside the church the banner, which has been patched with flags recovered from other disasters, was sent by the new york says thank you foundation the gesture is precious to the green family 'we both let out a gasp of emotion, because, you know, that meant a lot to us,' christina's father told cnn 'and for them to extend that courtesy to our daughter again, it's just another one of those things that will help for us we feel like the country won't forget her' christina was to be buried in a custom made red oak casket donated by a group of trappist monks in iowa the lid of the casket was inscribed with her name, date of birth and death, and a cross the family also will receive five small keepsake crosses hewn from the same wood as the casket, according to sam mulgrew, the general manager of trappist caskets before the casket was sent from the monastery to arizona, the roman catholic monks gave it a special blessing inside their chapel on tuesday obama met with the greens before the public service wednesday night 'he expressed that there are no words, and to stay strong and believe in our country and we've one thing we promised him is we would do that,' john green said, adding that michelle obama extended an invitation to visit the obamas in washington 'we would be proud to be a part of that,' he said 'i know christina, you know that's something she would have loved to do' the president also remarked on christina's unique appreciation for life 'she'd remind her mother, 'we are so blessed we have the best life,'' obama told the audience at the university of arizona wednesday evening 'and she'd pay those blessings back by participating in a charity that helped children who were less fortunate' her family has set up the christina taylor green memorial fund, to help children in her hometown of tucson the act seems to fulfill one of the child like wishes that accompanied a photograph of christina in a book published in 2002 called 'faces of hope: babies born on 9/11' 'i hope you help those in need,' the message read
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(cnn) real madrid head coach jose mourinho claims it was in referee paradas romero's 'nature' to send him to the stands during wednesday's 5 1 copa del rey win over real murcia mourinho was protesting a 37th minute yellow card given to mali midfielder mahamadou diarra when romero adjudged him to have overstepped the mark and banished him from the touchline the portuguese boss whose team advanced beyond the last 32 stage of spain's premier cup competition for the first time in three years highlighted romero's past record of handing out yellow cards as the reason behind his dismissal the former inter milan coach stopped short of openly criticizing the match officials, and admitted he would not able to do a better job than romero the worst referee decisions in football? 'i cannot say he was a bad referee,' mourinho told los blancos' official website 'i would make a terrible referee '[but] just look at this referee's statistics it is in his nature i'm not saying he is good or bad i am not one to judge him, but i do usually analyze referee statistics 'this one has officiated about 50 matches in the spanish league and has shown more than 250 yellow cards, an average of more than six per match he booked 10 players in his last match' however, spanish press reported that romero claimed mourinho abused him after being booked for protesting, forcing him to send the coach to the stands should referees be relegated too? 'in the 37th minute, the manager jose mario dos santos mourinho felix was given a yellow card for the following reason: raising his arms in the air, complaining about a decision i made,' romero reportedly wrote in his after match summary 'once he was given the yellow card, he faced me and said, 'go to hell' ' real's win was emphatic, as goals from esteban granero, gonzalo higuain, cristiano ronaldo, karim benzema and xabi alonso ensured they avoided the humiliation of last year when they suffered a 4 1 aggregate loss to third tier team alcoron mourinho's men are currently sitting top of the spanish first division, a point clear of arch rivals barcelona after 10 matches meanwhile, the first 'clasico' clash between the two spanish heavyweights this season will be played on a monday due to the catalan elections taking place the day before on november 28 barca will host real with kickoff scheduled for 9 pm local time (2000 gmt, 1500 et) 'this is due to the 13th round coinciding with the elections for the parliament of catalonia and the security problems that would create,' read a statement on real's website on thursday
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(cnn) federal drug investigators have taken over the inquiry into the january 22 death of actor heath ledger in a new york apartment, a law enforcement source told cnn thursday actor heath ledger, 28, died january 22 at an apartment in lower manhattan ledger, 28, an oscar nominated australian actor, died of an accidental overdose of six types of medication, according to the new york city medical examiner's office the medical examiner's office said ledger 'died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine' oxycodone and hydrocodone are pain medications; diazepam also known as valium is used to treat anxiety; temazepam is a sedative used to induce sleep; alprazolam known by the trade name xanax is an anti anxiety agent doxylamine, an antihistamine, can be obtained over the counter as a sleep aid the law enforcement source said the federal drug investigators are trying to determine if the drugs were prescribed legally, and are looking at two doctors one based in california and another in texas ledger's first american film was the teen comedy '10 things i hate about you' in 1999 he passed up several scripts before taking a role in the revolutionary war drama 'the patriot' in 2000 and 'a knight's tale' in 2001 he also played a supporting role in 'monster's ball' but ledger was perhaps best known for his portrayal of ennis del mar in 'brokeback mountain,' ang lee's film about two cowboys who had a secret romantic relationship the role earned ledger a best actor oscar nomination e mail to a friend cnn's brian vitagliano contributed to this report
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(cnn) ziprealty is a full service residential real estate brokerage firm which uses the internet, proprietary technology and employee real estate agents to provide home buyers and sellers with value added online service ziprealty's web site provides users with access to comprehensive home listings data ziprealty's web site provides users with access to comprehensive local multiple listing services home listings data, as well as other relevant market and neighborhood information its proprietary business management system and technology platform help to reduce costs, allowing the company to pass on savings to consumers ziprealty was launched on august 29, 1999 three weeks later, on september 21, the company celebrated the acceptance of its first real estate offer ziprealty completed its initial public offering on november 10, 2004 it currently operates in 34 major metropolitan areas in 19 states and the district of columbia with over 2,000 sales agents
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ziprealty uses internet, proprietary technology, employee real estate agents . web site provides users with home listings, market and neighborhood info . ziprealty completed its initial public offering on november 10, 2004
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(cnn) us health officials said wednesday they have found a contaminant in a blood thinning drug produced by baxter healthcare corp that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the united states the drug can keep potentially life threatening blood clots from forming in the veins, arteries, and lungs in early february, the food and drug administration launched an investigation and then a recall of some forms of the product the scrutiny began after a spike in reports of health problems associated with heparin, a drug made by baxter from pig intestines at plants in china and wisconsin though the cause of the problems has not been determined, fda investigators found 'a heparin like compound that is not heparin present in some of the active pharmaceutical ingredients' in both facilities, said dr janet woodcock, acting director of the fda's center for drug evaluation and research the contaminant, which made up 5 percent to 20 percent of each sample tested, 'reacts like heparin in some of the conventional tests used for heparin,' which explains why it was not picked up, she told reporters in a conference call no causal link between the contaminant and the adverse events has been established yet, woodcock said she added that it was not clear whether the contaminant was added accidentally, as part of the processing or deliberately it also was not clear whether the contaminant was introduced in the company's plant in wisconsin or the one in china, woodcock said though she said the exact structure of the contaminant has not been identified, 'it is similar to heparin glycans' glycans are polysaccharides, a complex class of carbohydrate she added it was unclear whether other heparin products used outside the united states might also contain the product later this week, the agency will release recommendations on how manufacturers and regulators can screen for the contaminant, she said last year, pet food made in china was found to be tainted with an ingredient that replaced more expensive protein and that initial tests did not identify as a contaminant asked if the heparin contamination could be a similar case, woodcock said, 'it's possible' doctors have used the blood thinner for 60 years with 'no history of any problems whatsoever,' said the fda commissioner, dr andrew c von eschenbach its intravenous use can keep potentially life threatening blood clots from forming in the veins, arteries and lungs von eschenbach said it would be 'disingenuous' to expect the agency would be able to inspect 'every institution in every case' over the last fiscal year, the agency reported having inspected more than 1,000 foreign plants, a record since the agency issued its report that 19 deaths had been linked to the drug since january 1, 2007, it has received word of another 27 deaths, 'but many of those do not fit our definition of this type of event,' woodcock said in all, the fda has received 785 heparin linked reports of adverse events including difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating and plummeting blood pressure that can lead to life threatening shock 'they're continuing to come in fairly rapidly because there has been a lot of reporting of this,' she said in a written statement, baxter said its tests have suggested 'that the root cause may be associated with the crude heparin, sourced from china, or from the subsequent processing of that product before it reaches baxter' meanwhile, scientific protein laboratories llc, which supplies the company with the active pharmaceutical ingredients, issued a statement saying it is working with the fda, baxter and outside experts to identify the cause of the adverse events 'thus far, no conclusions have been reached about the root cause,' it said 'it is premature to conclude that the heparin active pharmaceutical ingredient sourced from china and provided by spl to baxter is responsible for these adverse events' it said that its voluntary recall of suspect product was being made as a precaution e mail to a friend
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(cnn) russia's lower house of parliament has approved a resolution recognizing that josef stalin's regime was responsible for the 1940 massacre of more than 20,000 polish officers, signaling a thawing of relations between poland and russia, state media reported in a written statement, poland's foreign ministry said it welcomed the resolution titled 'katyn tragedy and its victims,' adopted by the state duma of the russian federation on saturday 'acknowledging the stalinist totalitarian regime's accountability for this unprecedented massacre is the russian parliament's important gesture, signifying that we are making progress on the way to reconciliation between our countries and peoples,' said the statement 'this gesture proves that there is no turning back from the truth based dialogue between poland and russia,' the statement said documents that had been stored in secret archives for years show that the 'massacre was committed on the direct orders of stalin,' a draft of the declaration says, according to the state run ria novosti news agency the masterminding of the katyn massacre has been a lingering, contentious issue between the two former communist nations the world war ii massacre, in which an estimated 20,000 polish officers were murdered at point blank in the village of katyn, has tainted russian polish relations the duma's friday vote comes as russian president dmitry medvedev prepares to travel to poland in december for decades, the soviet government blamed the killings on nazi germany in 1990, russia finally admitted to what many in poland had long suspected: the soviet union secretly murdered as many as 22,000 polish soldiers and civilians in the early days of world war ii in an attempt to pre emptively suppress a polish rebellion against communist rule that year, russian prosecutors also launched a criminal case into the killings, but that case was closed in 2004 since then, the country has handed over some investigation files to polish officials this year, a 2007 film about the massacre aired on russian television for the first time but some russian lawmakers say the issue is still in dispute communists, who opposed the declaration, claim german authorities actually executed the polish soldiers the party's leader has dubbed attempts to blame stalin part of 'soviet history falsification' as part of an 'ideological war,' ria novosti reported former polish president lech kaczynski was killed in a plane crash earlier this year when he was headed to a memorial at the massacre site kaczynski, 60, had been traveling with a polish delegation to russia to commemorate the massacre's 70th anniversary his wife and several top military officials were also killed in the crash
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washington (cnn) barack obama and hillary clinton met privately thursday night at the washington home of sen dianne feinstein, a key supporter of clinton's presidential campaign, feinstein said friday sens hillary clinton and barack obama speak wednesday at the aipac meeting she left them in her living room with nothing other than water and comfortable chairs for what she called a positive meeting no one else was in the room, and no one is giving details of what was discussed 'they talked i went upstairs and did my work,' feinstein said friday 'they called me when it was over i came down and said, 'good night, everybody; i hope you had a good meeting' 'they were laughing, and that was it' the meeting began at 9 pm and lasted about an hour, feinstein said 'i think the opportunity to sit down, just the two of them, was positive,' she said it was the two democratic candidates' first meeting since obama became the party's presumptive nominee tuesday 'they talked about how to come together and how to unify this party and move forward because what we have at stake in november is so important,' robert gibbs, the obama campaign's communication director, said friday on cnn's 'american morning' watch gibbs explain the secret meeting » 'and what unites us as a party far exceeds what might divide either of these two candidates' a joint statement from the candidates said only, 'sen clinton and sen obama met tonight and had a productive discussion about the important work that needs to be done to succeed in november' gibbs would not say whether the senators discussed the possibility of clinton becoming obama's running matesenate majority leader harry reid, a democratic superdelegate from nevada, said friday that he told clinton he intended to support obama but he didn't shed any light on whether clinton would have a place on the ticket 'hillary is going to endorse barack [on saturday],' reid said on 'american morning' 'she's a very good woman she's been a great senator and she's going to be a great help to us in this [election], no matter what role she has in the campaign' on thursday, reporters on obama's press plane learned that the candidate was not aboard when it departed virginia, where he had been campaigning aides said staff members had 'scheduled him some meetings' in washington the meeting originally was believed to be at clinton's washington home 'it wasn't at her house, and it was not at dick cheney's undisclosed location,' gibbs said jokingly also thursday, clinton thanked supporters in an e mail and pledged to help obama capture the white house after eight years of republican control clinton also plans to thank supporters saturday at a washington event 'i have said throughout the campaign that i would strongly support sen obama if he were the democratic party's nominee, and i intend to deliver on that promise,' the e mail read 'this has been a long and hard fought campaign, but as i have always said, my differences with sen obama are small compared to the differences we have with sen [john] mccain and the republicans' read clinton's message to supporters (pdf) clinton plans to suspend her campaign within days, her campaign said by suspending instead of dropping out, clinton technically would remain a candidate, entitled to keep statewide pledged delegates and district level delegates democrats nationwide have coalesced around obama since he received enough delegates to win the nomination tuesday evening the new york democratic congressional delegation embraced obama's candidacy thursday on the steps of the us capitol ireportcom: should obama pick clinton? on friday, democratic leaders in new york, including state legislators and city council members, endorsed obama at new york's city hall, sources said obama earned enough delegates tuesday to clinch the nomination, but clinton did not concede defeat that night instead, she asked supporters to visit her web site and give her advice on how to proceed obama has named caroline kennedy, daughter of president kennedy, and former deputy us attorney general eric holder to a vice presidential selection team led by former fannie mae ceo jim johnson cnn's ted barrett and candy crowley contributed to this report
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tacoma, washington (cnn) at a time when she really needed a miracle, annamarie ausnes found one in an unusual place sandra andersen, right, donated a kidney to annamarie ausnes last fall, ausnes, 55, was one of nearly 75,000 americans in need of a kidney today, she is recovering from a successful kidney transplant thanks to her local starbucks barista sandra andersen only knew ausnes as her upbeat morning customer who always ordered a short cup of coffee what andersen didn't know was that ausnes suffers from a genetic kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease when both of her kidneys began failing, she was placed on a kidney transplant waiting list 'i was kinda losing a little hope,' said ausnes her next step would be dialysis 'i'd read the statistics people have been waiting on dialysis for many, many years before a donor comes forth i felt like the control was being taken away from me,' ausnes said 'but i did have control over one thing, and i knew how to pray and i just started praying for someone; for god to please send me an angel' andersen recalls one particular morning last october when her customer's normally cheerful demeanor had changed 'i could tell that she just wasn't feeling real well,' said andersen 'so i asked her what was wrong' across the counter, ausnes confided in her barista: her kidneys were failing rapidly and no one in her family was a match without hesitation, andersen said she would test for her ausnes remembers the moment vividly 'she threw her hands up in the air she said, 'i'm testing i'm going to test for you' and it was a complete shock to me' even more so because andersen didn't even know ausnes' name andersen can't explain it either 'i just knew in my heart, i can't tell you why i knew i had to find out as much info as possible,' recalls andersen watch ausnes recall how she met her 'miracle donor' » after getting her blood tested, she signed a release to become an organ donor and began an interview process to move forward then the day came when she was able to break the good news to ausnes 'she walked in to get her short cup of coffee i said, 'i'm a match,' and we both just stood there and bawled,' said andersen 'from that day forward we knew this was gonna happen' on march 11, andersen and ausnes underwent a kidney transplant at virginia mason hospital in seattle, washington the surgery was successful 'we are doing well!' ausnes said monday night 'we're moving slower but we feel good i talk to sandie every day, and sometimes i sit here and bawl because of what she's gone through for me' watch how andersen's gift became 'a kidney named rose' » andersen says her kidney started working faster in ausnes than the hospital expected 'annamarie is doing better than me! i'm just trying to do too much,' laughs andersen, explaining why she's tired 'we're just excited to get together for lunch sometime soon!' watch andersen and ausnes describe the best kind of donor » e mail to a friend
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(cnn) a veteran airport screener at new york's jfk airport has been charged with grand larceny after he allegedly stole two ipads that were planted in a checked bag as part of a police sting port authority police initiated the sting after passengers complained of electronic devices being taken from luggage while the case highlights a recurring problem of theft at transportation security administration checkpoints, one law enforcement official said it illustrates an even bigger threat 'if they (an unscrupulous employee) can be taking stuff out of bags, what can they be putting in? that's a serious issue,' said the official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to talk about the case tsa screeners at lax arrested on narcotics trafficking charges in the jfk incident, there was no suggestion that anything other than attempted theft was involved police said a 'decoy bag' was placed among checked luggage at terminal 4 at jfk on tuesday police later stopped the screener as he was leaving work on board the airport's airtrain system in his backpack, police found the two planted ipads that had been in the decoy bag they also found in his possession other electronic devices and earphones that had been reported stolen from luggage, and additional stolen items in his home oakland traveler arrested for watch 'art' that tsa thinks is timing device port authority police identified the man as sean henry, 32, of brooklyn, and said he had been a tsa screener for 10 years henry is charged with three counts of grand larceny, one count of petty larceny and official misconduct efforts by cnn to reach henry were unsuccessful tsa spokesman david castelveter said the individual, who he did not name, 'is being processed for removal from tsa' 'tsa holds its employees to the highest ethical standards and has zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace,' castelveter said tsa chief a 'no show' at congressional hearing
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hong kong (cnn) crew members of the boats that collided in hong kong's deadliest maritime disaster in decades may face manslaughter charges, according to the director of public prosecutions, who spoke wednesday at the preliminary hearing of the commission of inquiry thirty nine people, including eight children, were killed after a company owned boat carrying hong kong electric employees and their families was upended by a regular passenger ferry off lamma, an outlying island revelers had been en route to victoria harbor to watch fireworks celebrating china's national day on october 1 the director of public prosecutions, kevin zervos, told the commission that he expects police to bring charges as early as next month against the seven crew members arrested from both boats on friday, the commission's chairman denied all applications to adjourn the hearing to a later date information presented at the public commission of inquiry would unduly influence potential members of the jury, zervos had argued on wednesday, requesting the commission postpone hearing evidence related to the cause of the collision the chairman said that a judge in a criminal trial would instruct the jury to review evidence presented in court and ignore information they had received in any other way the chairman also rejected applications from lawyers representing the boat operators and crews to adjourn the hearing until next month they had requested more time to review 30 boxes of government documents, compiled by rescue services, marine officials, and other departments the commission of inquiry was appointed in october to investigate the causes of the accident, assess safety practices of passenger vessels, and make recommendations to avoid similar incidents it will not determine civil or criminal liability the hearing will begin on december 12 the commission is expected to submit its report to the chief executive, the city's leader, by april
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commission of inquiry into hong kong's deadliest boat crash in decades held preliminary hearing . police may charge crew from both boats with manslaughter next month . commission will not determine civil or criminal liability . commission expected to deliver report in april
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gaza city (cnn) exiled hamas leader khaled meshaal arrived in gaza friday to a hero's welcome, two weeks after a bloody fight with israel that left the group energized and emboldened he dropped down and kissed the ground after crossing into gaza from egypt at the rafah border crossing 'we politicians, we owe the people of gaza, and the entire factions of the resistance, we owe the heroes and martyrs,' meshaal said 'if it wasn't for you we would have not visited gaza' a jubilant crowd lined the road leading from the border crossing into gaza city among the throng were hundreds of jubilant hamas fighters, wearing fatigues and balaclavas, hoisting ak 47s and rpg launchers, and cheering meshaal's first visit to the palestinian territory opinion: with cease fire, hamas' isolation has ended the first appointments on his schedule included visits to the homes of former hamas leaders and gaza residents killed in recent years by israeli's strikes among the stops were the home of the hamas military leader whose targeted killing by israel in november opened the recent eight day conflict, as well as the home where 10 members of one family died in an israeli airstrike saturday, he will participate in a rally celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of hamas meshaal, who has led hamas from exile since 2004, is making his first visit to gaza and his first to the palestinian territories in 45 years he left the palestinian west bank in 1967 at the age of 11 after israel moved into the territory during the six day war israel, under prime minister benjamin netanyahu, attempted to assassinate him in 1997 'i say this my third birth,' meshaal told supporters, saying the first was his natural birth in 1956, while the second followed the attempted assassination 'and this moment today, december 7, 2012, this i consider it to be my third birth, meshaal said 'and i ask god for our fourth birth with the entire liberation of palestine' read more: what is hamas? the goal of hamas is an islamic fundamentalist palestinian state its manifesto advocates the destruction of the state of israel, and calls for the raising of 'the banner of allah over every inch of palestine' hamas members, like most palestinian factions and political parties, insist that israel is an occupying power, and that the group is simply trying to liberate the palestinian territories israel, the united states and other western countries label hamas a terrorist organization the united states has also listed meshaal as a terrorist since 2003 hamas leader tells amanpour his group wasn't behind bombing meshaal has previously said the group would support a palestinian state based on the borders that existed prior to the 1967 six day war, during which israeli troops occupied gaza, the west bank, the golan heights and east jerusalem the state would have east jerusalem as its capital, he said however, he has stopped short of backing a full two state solution, including acceptance of israel's right to exist he has long advocated a role for the threat of violence in forcing peace with israel 'you are successful in negotiation and in imposing your conditions on the enemy depending on the number of power cards you have on the ground,' the congressional research service quoted meshaal as saying, citing a jordanian newspaper that perspective will be in full view in saturday's rally meshaal will speak to the assembled throng from a platform beneath a replica of the qassam rockets fired at israel during the recent conflict, in which 160 palestinians and six israelis died the inscription on the rocket? 'made in gaza' read more: palestinian un bid explained cnn's frederik pleitgen, kareem khadder and michael pearson contributed to this report
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new: hamas leader khaled meshaal receives a hero's welcome in gaza . new: 'we owe the heroes and martyrs,' meshaal says . he is in gaza to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of hamas . the visit comes two weeks after the end of a bloody conflict with israel
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(cnn) the mayor of east haven, connecticut, apologized wednesday for saying he would help latinos in his town by eating tacos, a remark that sparked anger from state officials and immigrant advocates already fuming over allegations of police mistreatment of latinos in his city 'my sincerest apologies go out to the east haven community and, in particular, the latino community for the insensitive and off color comment that i made to wpix reporter mario diaz yesterday regarding the recent events affecting our community and our police department,' mayor joseph maturo jr said in a statement 'unfortunately, i let the stress of the situation get the best of me and inflamed what is already a serious and unfortunate situation' he was referring to the arrests of four east haven police officers by fbi agents tuesday for their alleged roles in abusing latino residents and business owners, performing illegal searches, making false arrests and harassing immigrant rights advocates the arrests are the first to stem from a federal investigation into racial profiling in the city and follow a scathing december report from the us justice department that accused the town's police of engaging in 'discriminatory policing against latinos' in the interview later tuesday, diaz pointed out that there were no latino officers on the police force 'and your point being?' maturo responded when asked then what he planned to do for the latino community in light of the discrimination allegations, the mayor said, 'i might have tacos when i go home, i'm not quite sure yet' gov dannel p malloy on wednesday slammed maturo's comment as 'repugnant' and 'unacceptable' malloy said the remarks 'represent either a horrible lack of judgment or worse, an underlying insensitivity to our latino community that is unacceptable' 'he owes an apology to the community, and more importantly, he needs to show what he's going to do to repair the damage he's done,' the governor said 'and he needs to do it today' hartford mayor pedro segarra added wednesday that he was 'disgusted by mayor maturo's comment' he said maturo's words suggested that the accusations of discrimination were 'dismissed and disregarded' 'many have worked diligently to correct the painful history of racism in this country, and mayor maturo's comments are a disappointing example of how far we still have to go to,' said segarra maturo on tuesday called the arrests of the officers 'unfortunate' and said his office 'stands behind the east haven police department' following his apology a day later, maturo then asked the public to consider the difficulties the arrested officers and their families must be going through in the wake of the scandal 'it's really a devastation to them,' he told cnn 'it's my apology to the communities out there; whether they're latino or not is secondary to what our town is suffering and going through at this particular time' maturo made no mention of any of the alleged latino victims in the case 'what i apologized most to (wpix reporter) mario was that i think i might have hurt him personally, and i can understand that,' the mayor added 'being of italian descent, there's been plenty of people that have said to me, 'oh you live in east haven,' and we all know what that refers to or, 'oh you're italian; you must like meatballs and spaghetti' we all know what that refers to and sometimes i take those comments to heart, (even) when i realize sometimes there was nothing meant by them' 'i've been talking since 6 o'clock yesterday morning,' maturo added, saying he had done more than a dozen interviews he later claimed that his comment had been taken out of context on tuesday, the mayor cautioned against the blaming police prematurely 'they're innocent until proven guilty,' he said maturo added that he doesn't believe allegations of such systemic discrimination in east haven are accurate 'we have an open community here,' he said, speaking on behalf of the police department however, maturo said his town 'is prepared to do all that is necessary to address the consequences of (the) grand jury indictment' still, many latino residents of east haven say they've for years had to contend with an overly aggressive police force 'they always come by and bother us,' said esdras marin, a manager at la bamba, a latino owned bar and restaurant named in the indictment 'police come in two or three times a month and ask everyone in the restaurant for their identification,' he said 'and if you don't have it, they threaten us and say they're going to call the immigration office' the effect, marin said, has left many in the town's latino community fearful of east haven authorities one incident occurred in la bamba's parking lot on november 22, 2008, the indictment said, when officer dennis spaulding allegedly handcuffed an individual on false pretenses and threw him down onto the pavement, causing a 'deep cut' to the man's chin spaulding then allegedly kicked the man repeatedly, and later fabricated a false report to 'conceal and cover up his assault,' it said others, such as chino perez, an east haven hairdresser at maly's salon, said he's seen police harassing individuals just outside his salon he called the mayor's comments racist, and that while he accepts his apology, he said maturo can't easily be trusted east haven resident carolina borja added that police have also commonly stopped her latino friends for questioning it 'has to change,' she said though tuesday's arrests and maturo's errant comment have likely blemished the reputation of this new haven suburb, there have been changes since the justice department report, the mayor noted an independent commission of community members, external consultants and former law enforcement officials has since been formed to adjust police patrol and complaint policies the mayor cited a series of reforms, pointing to a revised east haven police handbook the first update since 1972 'it was an outdated book,' maturo said according to 2010 census data, east haven has a population of some 29,000 people, with about 103% identifying as hispanic or latino federal authorities, meanwhile, are asking the public for additional tips surrounding alleged discrimination and abuse, offering anonymity to those would be tipsters concerned about their legal resident status cnn's jason carroll and sheila steffen in east haven, connecticut contributed to this report
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(cnn) four decades ago it was merely barren desert land four years ago it was at the height of an unparalleled economic boom that turned to bust amid the global financial crisis today the emirate of dubai is staging a lively comeback, once again announcing the kind of ambitious plans that made it famous in the first place most recently, it outlined plans to build a brand new city named after its ruler, mohammed bin rashid, it is intended to house a hundred hotels and a universal studios entertainment center it is the latest in a string of glitzy projects, among them the world's tallest building, the world's largest shopping mall even man made islands and in door ski resorts in 2009, cheap credit had spurred a considerable real estate bubble in the gulf state, which once it burst, caused property prices to tumble and debt to spiral out of control the lifeline came from the neighbor abu dhabi, which extended a multi billion dollar bailout loan dubai was forced to get its house in order today, the emirate has gone back to its core strength, philippe dauba pantanacce, senior economist at standard chartered, tells cnn one of the biggest growth drivers, he says, is the airport activity 'it's estimated that by the end of this year, 56 million people will have gone through dubai airports that makes it one of the three to four biggest airports in the world' but travelers are no longer just passing through analysts say the arab spring has made dubai a safe haven for people in the middle east who worry about the turmoil elsewhere 'tourists from other gulf states have increased by 45% in 2012 this has pushed up hotel occupancy to nearly 90% a world record,' dauba pantanacce says that has lifted confidence 'the trajectory is positive at the moment,' says stuart anderson, managing director at standard & poor's, adding that dubai has benefited from rising oil prices yet, for a state that was once riddled with debt, some say financing remains a concern 'though dubai has been able to make good on all its obligations in 2012, the dubai story cannot be completely separated from the debt overhang which is still there,' dauba pantanacce says the hope is that projects like mohammed bin rashid will lure millions more visitors a year and though similar projects were shelved only a few years ago, the citizens of dubai avow that the hard lessons have been learned
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four years ago dubai was at the height of an unparalleled economic boom that then turned to bust . most recently, it outlined plans to build a brand new city . analysts say the arab spring has made dubai a safe haven for those who worry about the turmoil elsewhere . the hope is that projects like mohammed bin rashid will lure millions more visitors a year
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(cnn) and ew's entertainer of the year is ben affleck! having captivated moviegoers both in front of and behind the camera with 'argo,' ben affleck earned the number one spot on our annual list of the most talented and original performers who entertained us in 2012 fifteen years after he bounded onto the hollywood scene in 1997′s 'good will hunting,' the 40 year old affleck is now older and wiser — and may very well be headed back to the oscar stage for his political thriller about the real life covert cia mission that freed six diplomats from tehran during the iran hostage crisis 'i had very low expectations for 'argo's' performance,' says the leading man turned director 'i just hoped that over time people would find the movie also, being at a place in my life and my career where i know what i'm trying to do, it's different than being 26 when you're younger and have the early success that i had — it sounds like the worst hallmark cliche — but i didn't have anyone to share it with i don't mean i wanted someone to sit by the fire with but when you have a family and children, you kind of see yourself reflected in them i want to make the kinds of movies that my kids are proud of i have higher standards, in a way, for them' not that everyone back at the affleck household was thrilled about his shaggy '70s method hairdo and beard says affleck of his wife jennifer garner's reaction: 'my wife is a very polite and kind woman she and the kids did not like the beard it had an exposed wire vibe it was hated in my home' ew daily poll: 'new girl': who'd make the best match? 'argo' producer george clooney also weighs in on affleck's triumphant return to the a list after a decade of ups and downs 'hollywood loves a comeback, and he's an unbelievable comeback kid' of course, affleck isn't the only person who had a great year that's why we asked a select group of famous folks to offer their own tributes to the others who made our list: charlize theron on the star of 'the hunger games' and 'silver linings playbook,' jennifer lawrence: 'how is it that she can just stand there, not saying a word, and make us feel so much? her talent is undeniable, and she is a force to be reckoned with' aziz ansari on the cast of showtime's knotty conspiracy series 'homeland': 'the turns are unexpectedly sharp, and the season's plot has been aggressively paced in the best way to put it bluntly, crazy s— just keeps happening' nathan fillion on geek godhead and 'avengers' director, joss whedon: 'he does what he does for the right reasons: this guy loves telling stories there are millions of people who've known of his talent for years, thanks to buffy, angel, and firefly now it seems like everybody knows' for more on the entertainers of the year — including channing tatum, seth macfarlane, and lena dunham pick up the new copy of entertainment weekly, on stands november 29 see original story at ewcom
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(cnn) on tuesday morning, the us court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit killed a regulation that is key to making obamacare work its decision in halbig v burwell, if it were the last word on the matter, would have significant and damaging consequences for millions of americans who purchase health insurance on exchanges established and run by the federal government fortunately, it won't be the last word on the matter and the decision issued later tuesday by another federal appellate court the 4th circuit in king v burwell makes clear why: the dc circuit's decision got basically everything wrong it misunderstood the text, structure and purpose of the affordable care act the justice department has already indicated that it will ask the entire dc circuit to review the halbig v burwell decision, and when it does, it will no doubt reverse it these two cases are both part of what judge harry edwards, the dissenting judge in halbig, termed a 'not so veiled attempt to gut' the affordable care act as the members of congress who led the enactment of the law made clear in a 'friend of the court' brief they submitted to both courts this year, the fundamental purpose of the statute was to achieve universal health care coverage, and the internal revenue service providing tax credits that act as subsidies so low and middle income americans can pay for health care is central to doing so the plaintiffs in these challenges argue that these tax credits should not be available to people who buy insurance in the 36 states with exchanges operated by the federal government that is, who got their subsidized health coverage through healthcaregov, not a state run exchange it's a position that's not only completely without legal merit 'tortured' and 'nonsensical,' according to one of the 4th circuit judges it's also one that would critically undermine how obamacare works what the obamacare court decisions mean for you but rather than looking at the law as a whole and considering what it was attempting to accomplish, the dc circuit judges focused on one small provision of what is a long and complicated statute edwards called the plaintiffs' argument 'illogical when cast in the context of the statute as a whole' indeed, the plaintiffs themselves appeared to recognize how flawed their argument, based on the statute's language, was and thus manufactured an explanation for why congress would have written the statute to eliminate the tax credits on federally facilitated exchanges according to the plaintiffs, congress wanted to encourage the states to set up their own exchanges the only problem, as edwards noted, is that the 'claim is nonsense, made up out of whole cloth' the legal reasoning in the majority's opinion is so weak it is difficult to understand it as anything but a political decision and that is what makes particularly galling the judges' professed 'reluctance' to reach their conclusion these judges assert that their hands were tied by the 'limited' role of judges in our democratic system in other words, they imply, their decision which could have massive consequences for millions of americans was actually an exercise of judicial restraint appeals courts differ on obamacare there's nothing restrained about misreading a law's text, disregarding its structure and ignoring its purpose in fact, it was the 4th circuit judges who exercised true judicial restraint two of those judges concluded that the statute was unclear and that they should therefore defer to the agencies charged with implementing the law in this case, the irs, which would provide the tax credit subsidies (the other judge concluded that the statute is unambiguous, but in the other direction, and requires that tax credits be available on federally facilitated exchanges) as those judges recognized, where a law is unclear, the proper role of a judge is generally to defer to a reasonable construction offered by the executive branch agencies charged with implementing the statute the judges in halbig seemed so determined to undermine the affordable care act that they ignored this bedrock legal principle fortunately, they won't have the last word on the subject
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brianne gorod: dc circuit panel got it wrong by dealing blow to how obamacare works . she says 4th circuit ruling was right and that both challenges part of right's attempt to gut law . dc circuit ruled against federal subsidies for millions signed up, ignoring law's intent, she says . gorod: review of decision by entire dc circuit court will likely reverse flawed decision
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(cnn student news) november 11, 2011 download pdf maps related to today's show: south korea south africa click here to access the transcript of today's cnn student news program please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published
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(cnn) attorneys have dropped a lawsuit alleging that taco bell's beef was mostly not beef, both sides in the legal battle said alabama based law firm beasley allen claimed in the class action lawsuit in january that lab tests had shown that the eatery's beef was actually only 35 percent beef the plaintiffs said they wanted the fast food restaurant to stop referring to its products as beef taco bell's leadership vowed to fight the lawsuit they took out newspaper ads in january slamming the claims as 'absolutely false' in a full page ad in major newspapers, taco bell proclaimed, 'thank you for suing us' 'our reputation's been falsely tarnished,' greg creed, taco bell's president, said in january creed said at the time that the company was considering legal action on these 'egregious' accusations against the chain's beef on monday, taco bell said the company had been vindicated 'as taco bell has stated before, the allegations in the lawsuit and in public statements about taco bell's seasoned beef, food quality and advertising were absolutely wrong,' the company said in a statement 'no money or other value was exchanged between the parties' creed added: 'this sets the record straight about the high quality of our seasoned beef' the beasley allen law firm confirmed the lawsuit was dropped but also said it had pushed taco bell to make changes an assertion that taco bell disputed 'as a result of the lawsuit, changes in marketing and product disclosure were made by the company, allowing us to dismiss the case,' the law firm said in a statement taco bell, however, said the company 'is not making any changes to its products or advertising'
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(cnn) smart travelers know that there's no time like the present to visit brag worthy beaches and celebrated cities for a fraction of what the crowds will be paying in summer from the shores of the atlantic to party towns like vegas and nola, we've got stylish steals that'll make your spring getaway great great smoky mountains national park, tennessee/north carolina tour an american paradise before the summer crowds pour in america's most popular national park, a major theme park and miles of trails and streams for under $100 per night? yup 26 vacations of a lifetime head to the great smoky mountains national park for fishing, hiking and scenic drives like the six mile roaring fork motor nature trail, and don't forget to spend at least one day at 150 acre dollywood for authentic tennessee music, food and, of course, thrill rides such as the wild eagle and mystery mine the park vista a doubletree by hilton gatlinburg features two restaurants, an indoor pool and mountain views doubletree3hiltoncom myrtle beach, south carolina why wait till summer for a warm beach getaway? if you want a dreamy beach vacation, it's already warming up down in myrtle beach its miles of sand, charter fishing expeditions and ripley's aquarium (where you can get nose to nose with sharks) will keep you busy while the sun shines, and its world class eateries roll out a southern style welcome with local micro brews, seafood buffets and oceanfront tables 10 best budget destinations for 2014 the myrtle beach oceanfront boardwalk and promenade, which opened just five years ago, feels as if it's been here forever welcoming crowds by the million, the boardwalk features the family kingdom amusement park that includes the massive skywheel and slingshot and the just opened twist 'n shout steel roller coaster (visitmyrtlebeachcom) westgate myrtle beach oceanfront resort provides beach access and ocean views, a heated outdoor pool, heated 'lazy river,' kids' water play area and a 'kids eat free' policy wgmyrtlebeachcom point pleasant, new jersey psst! the boardwalk of your dreams opens in spring, but don't tell or everyone will want to go point pleasant is, well, pleasant enough in summer if you enjoy being part of a major scene, rubbing elbows with in the know new yorkers, philadelphians and jersey girls and boys who love jenkinson's boardwalk and the lovely stretch of beach here (point pleasant is about 70 miles south of new york city and about 75 miles northeast of philadelphia) 33 most beautiful places in america but the place starts hopping on weekends in april, the rides are open, the cotton candy is just as sweet, but rates for hotel rooms just a block from the beach can be literally a third of the summer price grab dinner on the boardwalk, or hit woodchucks bbq (woodchucksbbqcom; half slab of baby back ribs with cornbread and two sides $14) the white sands is a reliable, friendly hotel right on the beach thewhitesandscom dominican republic affordable all inclusive resorts put this island paradise within reach the dr offers everything you might want on a caribbean break, without the sticker shock you might expect one of the reasons is incredible all inclusive resorts like the majestic colonial beach resort in punta cana (a steal at $212 per night for two people) las terrenas, a lesser known but no less appealing former fishing village in the samaná province, has amazing beaches and wallet friendly prices 12 phrases that mean big travel savings explore los haitises national park, a protected forest, in a kayak with a guide who will take you through lagoons and mangrove canals amid pelicans and leatherback turtles another affordable lodging option is eva luna, in las terrenas, which has five mexican style villas, each with a kitchen villa evalunacom new orleans, louisiana the big easy is easier than ever once mardi gras crowds have headed home cobblestone streets! hot jazz! unforgettable cuisine! new orleans's french quarter is just the beginning of a great getaway that combines warm spring weather with elbow room now that mardi gras has turned into lent trendy nightclubs, ivy covered townhouses and creole cottages make for a backdrop like no other 5 endangered sites worth saving don't miss the annual french quarter festival in april, load up on beignets at café du monde, and explore the city's unique music scene with a free self guided audio tour courtesy of the new orleans jazz historical park stay at the westin new orleans canal place westincom washington, dc celebrate your freedom in our nation's capital—where it seems every attraction is free from tours of the capitol building to the endless galleries and exhibits of the smithsonian institution, from the national archives (you may have heard of some of its contents—the declaration of independence and the constitution?) to the library of congress, this town offers more in the way of freebies than anywhere else cnn's travel photo of the day when you're ready to step outside and enjoy the spring air and cherry blossoms, pay a visit to the lincoln memorial, jefferson memorial, and the new martin luther king jr memorial it may be surprising to you, but it's not to locals and other insiders, that one of the best restaurants in town is the mitsitam native foods café at the national museum of the american indian—you can try buffalo and fry bread, among other delights the normandy hotel is a comfortable lodging a short walk or metro ride to the mall, with great access to the lively dupont circle neighborhood and its international cuisine and smart bookstores thenormandydccom las vegas, nevada it's always open, it's always jumping, and it's surprisingly affordable even for 'low rollers' if you haven't found yourself on the strip yet it's one of the most popular destinations for girl getaways, bachelor parties and of course impromptu weddings—you should put it on your list 50 spots, 50 states for 2014 in addition to the grand décor (including faux european landmarks like the eiffel tower and venetian canals) and the obvious strike it rich lure of slots, cards and dice, las vegas offers a $2 billion airport, the mob museum, and kitschy retro finds like champagnes café, which does its best to bring '50s chic back to life the orleans hotel & casino is an absolute steal, a short shuttle ride from the action packed strip orleanscasinocom montreal, quebec, canada an old world city in the heart of north america just strolling the streets of this friendly, moderately priced canadian city feels like you've crossed the atlantic and entered a whole new world once the thrill of hearing french—and tasting continental treats like fresh croissants—has worn off a bit, hit the montreal biodôme, which re creates four ecosystems, including more than 200 species of animals don't miss the landmark notre dame basilica, the vieux port de montreal park and the musée des beaux arts de montreal stay at le square phillips hotel & suites squarephillipscom cape ann, massachusetts for authentic new england without the throngs, gloucester, ma, a tight knit fishing community on cape ann, just 45 minutes north of boston, is a good place to start expansive beaches, frothy seas, wonderfully old fashioned main streets, historic lighthouses, and some of the freshest locally sourced meals around make this 'other cape' a reason to bypass the better known and infinitely pricier beach destinations along the massachusetts coast hit gloucester's good harbor beach, a wide stretch of fine, white sand edged by dunes and a gurgling creek leading into a refreshingly chilly pocket of the atlantic, and rocky neck artists' colony, where you can soak up some of the sumptuous light that has drawn artists including milton avery, edward hopper and winslow homer blue shutters beachside inn has comfortable rooms with beach views and a welcoming living room with a fireplace that's surprisingly welcome even on summer evenings blueshuttersbeachsidecom sanibel island, florida your own private island? well, it's about as close as you'll find sure, there's a long list of things you can do on sanibel island but maybe the most appealing of all is nothing if your idea of a spring vacation involves warm sand, subtropical breezes and the luxury of staring, snoring, or reading, this island has your name on it check into the tropical winds beachfront motel and cottages and you'll enjoy a private beach and outdoor pool (sanibeltropicalwindscom) feeling a bit adventurous? sanibel is a mecca for outdoors enthusiasts and you can take your pick of cycling the island's miles of trails; kayaking or canoeing its waterways; water skiing; and fishing or hit the golf course or tennis courts grab a bowl of fish stew at sweet melissa's cafe get the best travel deals and tips emailed to you free click here! 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there's no reason to wait until summer to head to the beach . spring hotel prices in point pleasant, new jersey, can be a lot lower than summer rates . florida's sanibel island is almost like having your own private isle
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beijing (cnn) days before a court in eastern china announced the date for delivering the much anticipated verdict in the trial of bo xilai, the disgraced communist party leader reiterated his innocence but anticipated lengthy imprisonment in a letter to his family 'i was dragged into this and really wronged, but the truth will come out one day,' wrote bo in a letter dated september 12, referring to the bribes allegedly taken by his wife and other scandals involving her and her friends 'meanwhile i will be waiting quietly in prison,' bo continued 'dad was thrown into prison multiple times in his lifetime and i will look up to him as my role model' bo's late father, bo yibo, was a revolutionary contemporary of chairman mao zedong and late paramount leader deng xiaoping during the tumultuous cultural revolution that mao launched in 1966, however, the senior bo was persecuted, tortured and imprisoned for over a decade he was 'rehabilitated' in 1979 and became one of the most influential senior politicians under deng 5 big moments from the trial 'dad and mom have passed away, but their teachings are deeply ingrained in my mind,' bo wrote 'i will never bring disgrace to them and their glory i can bear the suffering no matter how great it is 'i have put mom's photo by my bed with her by my side, i don't feel lonely' a source with close ties to the bo family confirmed to cnn the authenticity of the letter, which has been circulating on the internet she adds that the content online is only part of the original letter, which appears to be addressing the family members including a son and four siblings present in the courtroom during his trial timeline: the bo scandal in a hearing on sunday, the jinan intermediate people's court in the province of shandong found bo guilty of bribe taking, embezzlement and abuse of power he was sentenced to life in prison during the hearings of the politically sensitive trial that took place last month, bo, 64, strongly challenged the prosecution's case against him, according to accounts published by the court the closely watched trial was considered to be much more transparent than most cases in china but international and independent journalists weren't allowed inside the courtroom, and doubts were raised about the fullness of the court's version of events high conviction rate his trial brought to light a wealth of eye opening details about the apparently lavish and emotionally fraught life of his family and inner circle, giving chinese people insights into how some of the ruling elite live read more: corruption fight a political purge? bo's glittering career, during which he drew both admirers and detractors for his populist policies, fell apart last year amid a scandal involving murder, betrayal and financial skullduggery dramatic downfall the son of a revolutionary veteran, bo rose to power as a city mayor, provincial governor, minister of commerce and member of the politburo, the powerful policy making body of the communist party he had been tipped to ascend farther up the party hierarchy a charismatic and urbane politician, bo was credited with a spectacular, albeit brutal, crackdown on organized crime during his time as the top party official of chongqing, a metropolis in southwestern china but when his deputy, wang lijun, walked into the us consulate in the city of chengdu in february 2012 and told american diplomats that bo's wife, gu kailai, was involved in a murder case, bo's career began to unravel wang's move precipitated bo's political demise soon after news of the events began to emerge, bo was removed from his party posts a court found gu guilty last year of murdering british businessman neil heywood in a chongqing hotel room in 2011 she was given a suspended death sentence the following month, wang was convicted of bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe taking he received a 15 year prison sentence wang and gu both appeared as witnesses at bo's trial last month bo attacked their testimony and even claimed that wang and gu had been romantically involved was bo xilai's trial in china truly transparent? cnn's jethro mullen in hong kong contributed to this report
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disgraced communist party leader reiterated his innocence in letter to family . bo referenced his father, a revolutionary, who was himself imprisoned . the former party chief in chongqing was sentenced to life in prison on sunday . found guilty of bribe taking, embezzlement and abuse of power
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(cnn) papa john's pizza fired a cashier at one of its new york restaurants and apologized to an asian american customer for a receipt that identified her as 'lady chinky eyes' 'we were extremely concerned to learn of the receipt issued in new york,' the company said in a statement posted on its facebook page saturday minhee cho, a communications manager at nonprofit investigative journalism group propublica, posted a photo of the receipt on her twitter account saturday morning and by the afternoon it was picked up by a local newspaper along with the receipt, cho tweeted 'just fyi my name isn't 'lady chinky eyes'' the receipt had been viewed online almost 200,000 times by sunday afternoon, according to the counter on the twitpic page cho did not immediately respond to cnn's request for comment, but her boss did 'this blew up far beyond minhee's expectations,' propublica spokesman mike webb said in an e mail 'she has reporters coming to her apartment, and that's annoying so she wants it to blow over and she has nothing more to say' cho was a customer friday night at the papa john's on broadway in manhattan's hamilton heights neighborhood, according to the receipt 'this act goes against our company values, and we've confirmed with the franchisee that this matter was addressed immediately and that the employee is being terminated,' the pizza company said 'we are truly sorry for this customer's experience'
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minhee cho's receipt goes viral online after she posts it on twitter . 'just fyi my name isn't 'lady chinky eyes,'' cho tweets . 'this act goes against our company values,' papa john's says . cho wants the controversy 'to blow over,' her employer says
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athens (cnn) having to skip cancer therapy twice in the last two months due to a lack of drugs normally available through greece's national health system, 45 year old morfo karadona says a new fear has entered her life 'i have been battling cancer for the last six years now i can't find the drugs i need ensuring i get my treatment every two weeks is a matter of life and death for me' karadona is one of thousands of greeks trapped in a vicious circle involving a cash strapped government unable to pay its bills she spoke as some international pharmaceutical companies have limited supplies to greece, and increased fears of a parallel export trade as wholesalers and pharmacies look for cash diagnosed as the sick man of europe, greece is in its sixth year of recession and hugely in debt, struggling to put its finances in order while servicing a massive bailout loan to its lenders, the european union, the european central bank and the international monetary fund, the state owes pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies around 2 billion euros ($26 billion) through accumulated debt, health minister andreas lykouretzos admits the president of greece's association of pharmaceutical companies, konstantinos frouzis, who is also the vice president of novartis greece, warns that 'companies are heading towards a dead end it is impossible to run a business when there is no cash flow to plan ahead' there are legal limitations to ensure that drugs cannot be treated like any other commodity: pharmaceutical companies are legally bound to continue to supply hospitals with so called 'critical medicines,' which include those dealing with life threatening diseases such as hiv but patients and ngos, including alma zois, which supports women with breast cancer, said they receive calls on their helplines from panic stricken people who can't get hold of the medicines they need what really went wrong in greece? under the current greek system, customers can buy some critical medicines from pharmacies and are later reimbursed by the state at state pharmacies and hospitals they can get the medicines directly this means poorer customers are 'guaranteed' immediate access to 'critical' drugs, but if there are shortages at state pharmacies and hospitals then this excludes access for people who can't pay upfront thirteen companies have been investigated, with eight of those found to have reduced supplies, according to the national drug regulator's president ioannis toundas the firms involved have yet to be identified, but the list is understood to include large multinational corporations; they are expected to face heavy fines, toundas said toundas estimates shortages of 200 medicines out of a total of 12,500 available in greece an export ban on 60 drugs has been issued to ensure a sufficient supply in the internal market roche spokesperson daniel grotsky said the company is withholding some non critical drugs until it is paid the 200 million euros it is owed by the greek state 'we are insisting that the public hospitals fulfill their contracts and this is something we do in any country,' he said 'we are withholding medicines until they meet their obligations' greece has among the cheapest medicines in the european union and has just announced further price drops this makes drugs more affordable at a time when a rising number of unemployed greeks have lost their health care coverage but it comes with side effects: supply problems, and an increase in 'parallel export trade' after years of mismanagement and overspending the health ministry is under pressure to make cuts to the social funds which cover the cost of most drugs dimitris karageorgiou, general secretary of the panhellenic pharmaceutical association, described the new price list as 'infuriating' 'some prices are artificially low to show expenditure cuts to greece's lenders,' karagiorgou said 'the move could push pharmaceuticals to further reduce supplies to greece because of low profits the companies only care about money, not people' 'the low prices mean that it is about three times cheaper to buy a box of aspirin in greece than it is in germany', said chemist marios kamberis, 'but it increases parallel trade' wholesalers are legally allowed to sell medicines to other european countries, including at higher prices, as long as they can guarantee sufficient supply for the greek market for three months but increasingly wholesalers, and sometimes pharmacies, break the rules and sell larger quantities than they are allowed to other eu markets in search of a quick profit as cash becomes scarcer in greece, more and more people turn to this kind of trade 'the state is so late with our payments so we keep delaying payments to wholesalers,' says kamberis 'but increasingly they no longer accept credit and we do the same all transactions of goods are now upfront, so people have to look outside greece because there is no money here' deputy health minister marios salmas said the current shortage of medicines in the greek market is artificial salmas blamed wholesalers and pharmacies for exporting large quantities of drugs destined for greeks to wealthier eu countries to increase profit this parallel trade has long been an issue it is a fundamental problem of any free trade area, such as the eu, where movement of goods is not only legal but encouraged greece is a poorer country, and medicines there have always cost less so wholesalers have always sold them for more outside the country this is also the case with spain and generally the countries of the south and what is happening in the health sector is indicative of what is happening in all facets of greek life the country is turning into a cash economy with no money to go around greeks now face shortages and despair paying for the drugs herself, even in cases of emergency, is not a viable option for patients like karadona, who works in education in the public sector with her cancer treatment costing 2,500 euros a month but a gross monthly salary of just under half of that it is impossible for her to cover her medical bills 'my husband and i also have two children to support his business as a fishmonger has also dropped because of the financial crisis as people eat less fresh fish to save money' in the center of athens, in one of a handful of state pharmacies, people are looking for prescription drugs that hospitals no longer have in stock number 371, later introduced as 75 year old marina kambaki, gets up from her orange plastic chair to reach the counter only to be told that her diabetes medicine is no available, and she should come back in a few days 'but i must take it today this is not something that can wait,' she says this is the third of the five such authorized pharmacies in athens that she has traveled to that day, desperate to find her much needed medication 'i used to be a social worker i have paid my contributions all my life and now that i am old my pension has been slashed to almost half and my country is leaving me to rot' many of those waiting in line offer similar accounts, echoing the frustration over what they see as the breach of a social contract a team of officials representing greece's creditors is currently in athens, assessing progress and planning ahead the pharmaceutical budget is on the agenda after being severely slashed last year austerity has been applied as the main treatment for greece's many ailments and further cuts may be ahead as forecasts show that the country's economy is expected to contract by a further 4 to 45% this year but without growth greece remains on life support, dependent on its creditors the government is optimistic that growth is around the corner, and that recovery will be visible within the year, with investors and depositors regaining confidence as talk of an exit from the eurozone has subsided the much anticipated bank recapitalization, expected to be completed in spring, will be a first, much needed, boost it will take some time before the effects of cash injections become visible to ordinary greek people like karadona, who wake every day to the fear of not being able to find life saving drugs until then they will carry on tasting the bitter medicine of austerity that opinion polls suggest most believe has been applied in such strong doses as to kill the patient
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some international pharmaceutical companies have limited supplies to greece . thousands of greeks are now unable to obtain supplies of life saving drugs . greece in sixth year of recession, struggling to put finances in order . pharmaceutical firms say they are limiting supplies to greece over unpaid debts
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seoul, south korea (cnn) north korea announced friday that it has detained a us citizen who it says entered the secretive country as a tourist in april and broke the law the news brings the number of americans believed to be held in the communist nation to three the north's state run korean central news agency reported that authorities are investigating a man who it said violated the law by acting 'contrary to the purpose of tourism' in a brief english language article, kcna gave the american's name as jeffrey edward fowle, saying he arrived as a tourist on april 29 it didn't give any other details citing unidentified diplomatic sources, the japanese news agency kyodo reported that fowle was part of a tour group and that he was detained in mid may after allegedly leaving a bible in a hotel where he had been staying the us state department said it was 'aware of reports that a third us citizen was detained in north korea' but it declined to provide any further information, saying it couldn't share details about specific cases without written consent from an individual 'there is no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety of us citizens abroad,' a state department official said north korea says it has another american in custody other americans held north korea said in late april it was holding a different american man, who it claimed came the country seeking asylum he tore his tourist visa and shouted that 'he would seek asylum' and 'came to the dprk (north korea) after choosing it as a shelter,' kcna said kcna identified that man as miller matthew todd, who it says was taken into custody on april 10 the us state department said at the time that it was aware of the report and had been in touch with sweden, which represents american interests in north korea, about the matter it declined to disclose any further information north korea is also holding kenneth bae, a korean american missionary who was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in 2013 by a court that said he had carried out acts aimed at bringing down the regime of leader kim jong un although north korea contains a number of state controlled churches, the totalitarian regime forbids independent religious activities, viewing them as potential threats to its authority other americans detained in the north have later been released last year, pyongyang freed merrill newman, an 85 year old veteran of the korean war who was on an organized private tour in the country, after holding him for several weeks kenneth bae worried about his health in north korean camp accused of spying and setting up church, south korean sentenced in north korea cnn's kj kwon reported from seoul, and jethro mullen reported and wrote from hong kong cnn's gabe lamonica contributed to this report
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new: the man's name is jeffrey edward fowle, north korean state media say . the us state department says it is aware of the reported detention . north korea accuses fowle of acting 'contrary to the purpose of tourism'. a japanese news agency reports that he left a bible in a hotel
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(cnn) goran stevanovic has been named as ghana's new national coach in his first major appointment, replacing fellow serbian milovan rajevac rajevac quit in september when his two year contract finished, having taken the african team to the quarterfinals of the world cup for the first time in south africa last year the 44 year old stevanovic, previously head coach of partizan belgrade in his native country and assistant with serbia and montenegro from 2003 06, will be unveiled at a press conference on wednesday 'the ghana football association have appointed a new coach for the black stars he is goran stevanovic,' the gfa said in a statement 'we have successfully negotiated with the coach and he will replace his compatriot, milovan rajevac' stevanovic, who guided partizan to the serbian league title last season before resigning in april, headed off the likes of former france world cup winner marcel desailly and ex portugal boss humberto coelho after being named on a five man shortlist he is ghana's third serbian coach since 2004 following the reigns of 56 year old rajevac and ratomir dujkovic, which were separated by a stint with frenchman claude le roy in charge
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los angeles (cnn) paris jackson, the 14 year old daughter of michael jackson, is being questioned thursday about her father's last days as part of her family's wrongful death lawsuit against a concert promoter in addition, jackson lawyers told the judge in a court filing this week they were concerned that lawyers for aeg live, the company accused of liability in jackson's death, were 'behaving aggressively and erratically' in their questioning of the jackson children aeg live asked los angeles superior judge yvette palazuelos to order blanket jackson to appear for a deposition, but his doctor warned it would be 'medically detrimental' to the 10 year old boy, according to the court filing when aeg live lawyers deposed prince jackson, 16, earlier this month, they asked questions intended 'to agitate the boy, creating serious concern among his guardians and attorneys,' the document said prince 'testified that he was intimately involved in his father's affairs,' an aeg live lawyer said in an e mail defending the questioning the wrongful death lawsuit is a high stakes contest prince, paris, blanket and their grandmother, katherine jackson, are suing aeg live for billions of dollars the trial is set to begin in los angeles next month jackson lawyers complained that aeg live lawyers engaged in 'a concerted tactical effort made to harass and burden the jackson family through these abusive discovery processes' while blanket who was just 6 when his father died on june 25, 2009 will not be called as a witness in the trial, aeg live has tried to force him to sit for a deposition, the filing said blanket's doctor provided a letter saying it would be 'medically detrimental' to the boy 'yet defendants still to this day say they may move to compel blanket's deposition,' the jackson filing said jackson lawyers accused aeg live lawyers of mistreating prince when he was deposed on a recent saturday they 'behaved in a manner designed to agitate the boy, creating serious concern among his guardians and attorneys,' their filing said 'defense counsel asked the boy completely irrelevant and repetitive personal questions about whether he sends text messages, whether he send text messages from his phone, and whether he 'tweets,'' they said 'defense counsel also asked the boy about every place he had ever lived, every teacher he had ever had and about his current efforts to start a career in addition to being a full time student none of which have anything to do with the case at hand' aeg live lawyer jessica stebbins bina, in an e mail included in the court filing, defended her co counsel marvin putnam's questioning of prince 'my understanding is that the deposition proceeded with appropriate questioning, and that the questions were legitimate questions appropriate to a wrongful death suit,' she said the jackson lawyers also complained about the questioning of family matriarch katherine jackson, who is 82 aeg live lawyers deposed her for nine hours over three days and are asking for a fourth chance, they said the questioning could have been easily done in two or three hours, they told the judge the lawsuit contends that aeg live is responsible for jackson's death because it hired and supervised dr conrad murray, who was administering the surgical anesthetic propofol to jackson each night for a month to induce sleep as he prepared for a series of concerts organized by aeg live aeg live contends that michael jackson chose murray as his personal physician the promoter denies having hired or supervised murray a jury found murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter after hearing testimony that he violated medical standards in his treatment of jackson
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aeg live also want to depose blanket, 10, but doctor warns it would be 'detrimental'. jackson lawyers complain that aeg live lawyers were too aggressive with prince, 16 . questions asked of prince were 'legitimate' in a wrongful death suit, aeg lawyer says . jackson family is suing aeg live for billions in michael jackson's 2009 death
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(cnn) how can a boeing 777 200er passenger jet go missing for more than a day? turns out, it's not so easy that's not just because the state of the art jetliner has a wing span of nearly 200 feet and a length of more than 209 feet it's also because it's bristling with communications gear, including radios, automatic beacons, gps and computer communications systems, according to cnn aviation correspondent richard quest in addition to carrying uhf and vhf radios, the planes which cost more than $250 million apiece are equipped with aircraft communications and reporting system technology embedded in the plane's computers, it tells the airline how the aircraft is performing speed, fuel, thrust 'if anything fails, it will send a signal to malaysia airlines,' quest said the deadliest commercial airline crashes though officials do not know what happened to flight mh370, whatever it may have been must have been catastrophic, he said 'planes don't fall out of the sky at 36,000 feet' asked to detail the communications devices aboard the missing jet, boeing spokesman doug alder said, 'it's not appropriate for us to discuss that right now' still, there is precedent for a modern jetliner to fall from the sky while 'in the cruise' and lay hidden for months, quest said on june 1, 2009, air france flight 447 was en route from rio de janeiro to paris' charles de gaulle international airport when communications ended suddenly from the airbus a330, another state of the art aircraft 'one of the first things we had was a series of acars messages that showed failure of the aircraft and degradation of the systems,' quest said 'what we didn't know was why we knew what had gone wrong; we knew how it had gone wrong; we didn't know why it had gone wrong' it took four searches over the course of nearly two years to locate the bulk of flight 447's wreckage and the majority of the 228 bodies in a mountain range deep under the ocean it took even longer to find the cause of the disaster in may 2011, the aircraft's voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered from the ocean floor after an extensive search using miniature submersible vehicles it was not until july 2012 that investigators published their report, which blamed the crash on a series of errors by the pilots and a failure to react effectively to technical problems france's bureau of investigation and analysis detailed how the pilots failed to respond effectively to problems with the plane's speed sensors or to correct its trajectory when things started to go wrong when ice crystals blocked the plane's pitot tubes, which are part of a system used to determine air speed, the autopilot disconnected and the pilots did not know how to react, the report said 'the occurrence of the failure in the context of flight in cruise completely surprised the crew of flight af 447,' the report said the crew responded by over handling the aircraft, which destabilized its flight path and caused further confusing readings, the report said 'in the first minute after the autopilot disconnection, the failure of the attempt to understand the situation and the disruption of crew cooperation had a multiplying effect, inducing total loss of cognitive control of the situation' the airbus a330 went into a sustained stall, signaled by a warning message and buffeting of the aircraft, the report said 'despite these persistent symptoms, the crew never understood they were in a stall situation and therefore never undertook any recovery maneuvers' the pilots responded by pointing the nose upward, rather than downward, to recover 'that rewrote our understanding of what happens in massive crashes like this,' quest said 'in 447, you had a minor malfunction of the aircraft, and the pilot flew the airplane in a way that caused it to crash' plane was 'at safest point' in flight
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the boeing 777 200er is bristling with communications gear . in 2009, air france 447 crashed into the ocean en route from rio to paris . it took nearly two years to locate the bulk of the wreckage
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(cnn) lionel messi celebrated his second successive world player of the year award with a hat trick as spanish champions barcelona crushed division two team real betis 5 0 in the first leg of their copa del rey quarterfinal on wednesday night the argentina forward, who headed off clubmates andres iniesta and xavi to win the fifa ballon d'or on monday, proved the difference after the visitors provided stern early resistance the 23 year old finally broke the deadlock a minute before halftime with a delightful chip, and the tie was effectively over ahead of next week's second leg when he completed his treble with 17 minutes to play betis deserved better for their first half efforts, highlighted by ruben castro crashing a shot against the crossbar soon after messi's opener why were epl players snubbed in all star selection? but in the end they had goalkeeper casto to thank that the scoreline was not even greater as he bravely thwarted a succession of barca attacks as it was, pedro made it 4 0 on 76 with his 13th goal in 14 games after casto blocked daniel alves' initial effort, and seydou keita headed the fifth with seven minutes to play as he rose high to meet iniesta's outrageous scooped cross midfielder iniesta also had an assist with messi's first, while the second came in the 62nd minute following a pass from david villa as the diminutive hero of the catalan crowd squeezed home from an acute angle after casto beat out his first attempt messi took his tally to 31 for the season when he won a one on one duel with the keeper, but casto denied him a fourth from a similar situation before he was substituted messi claims world player of the year award josep guardiola's team, seeking a 26th king's cup crown, are now unbeaten in 29 matches in all competitions since the shock loss to hercules in early september in wednesday's other quarterfinal tie, cup holders sevilla battled back to earn a 3 3 draw away to third placed la liga side villarreal the home team twice led by two goals, as cani and italy forward giuseppe rossi made it 2 0 inside the opening half hour striker alvaro negredo replied with the first of his two goals six minutes before halftime but marco ruben restored villarreal's advantage 10 minutes after the break blatter hails la liga as 'best in the world' negredo leveled on the hour mark and defender alexis ruano grabbed a crucial third away goal ahead of the decider at the ramon sanchez pizjuan on thursday, 17 time winners real madrid host city rivals atletico while deportivo la coruna travel to almeria in a clash between two of la liga's struggling teams inter milan moved into the quarterfinals of the italian cup on wednesday night as the defending champions won 3 2 at home to genoa with two goals from striker samuel eto'o the cameroon star struck in the 15th minute and again just before halftime with a fierce half volley for his 21st this season, but genoa midfielder houssine kharja reduced the deficit nine minutes after the break with a penalty following a foul by debutant defender andrea ranocchia playing against his former club kenyan midfielder macdonald mariga restored inter's two goal advantage with a header from a corner five minutes later, and giuseppe sculli's reply in time added on was just a consolation palermo also progressed into the last eight of the coppa italia with a 1 0 win at home to chievo, as fabrizio miccoli scored the only goal from the penalty spot with 10 minutes left
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london, england (cnn) english football fans hoping to travel to moscow for this month's champions league final between manchester united and chelsea face spiraling costs and an anxious wait for visas amid a simmering diplomatic row between the uk and russia chelsea fans hoping to follow their side to moscow face hefty expenses and an anxious wait over visas upwards of 50,000 fans are expected to travel to the may 21 match from the uk, defying expensive flights and warnings about a shortage of accommodation in the russian capital one of the world's most expensive cities but there were fears on thursday that russia's stringent visa requirements for british citizens could further complicate matters for fans in a statement, the russian embassy in london pledged to fulfil its obligations to enable all fans with tickets to the game to travel but it also criticized the uk government for tightening restrictions on russians traveling in the opposite direction, imposed following the apparent murder of the exiled russian dissident alexander litvinenko in 2006 'if we had an agreement similar to the one russia has in place with eu, most problems could have been avoided,' the statement said the embassy also criticized the uk for imposing 'cumbersome' visa requirements on supporters of the russian side, zenit st petersburg, which could reach the uefa cup final in manchester on may 14, including biometric tests, online only applications and interviews with consulate officials but there was speculation as well on thursday that moscow may be prepared to temporarily lift some visa requirements in a gesture of good will the uk's times newspaper quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying that russian authorities would waive the need for visa applicants to produce a letter of invitation in the case of ticket holders uefa communications director william gaillard praised russia's flexibility on wednesday and said a simplified visa application procedure could be in place by the end of the week 'the russians have shown great flexibility and hopefully within the next 48 hours we will be announcing a more simplified procedure for visas to make it easier for fans to get to moscow,' gaillard told the uk's press association manchester united chief executive david gill said on wednesday that those traveling on official club packages were assured of a visa 'if you are on an organized trip, your ticket will be your visa the actual specifics and fine details will be addressed in the next day or so and then we will communicate with the fans 'everyone recognizes in order for it to be a showcase, which it clearly will be, you have to ease entry into the country while not totally doing away with what the russian authorities require' but gill warned that demand for tickets would leave many fans disappointed: 'we could sell well over 100,000 tickets for this final, so there will be a lot of disappointed people' both united and chelsea have each received around 21,000 tickets for the match but with officially allocated tickets expected to be snapped up by season ticket holders and loyalty scheme members, many more fans are expected to travel to moscow independently flights from london to moscow on the day of the match, returning the following day were available for around $1,600 over the internet on thursday but the british foreign office web site advised thursday that there were no hotel vacancies in moscow and warned supporters that they would not be able to find a room on arrival meanwhile, uk sports minister gerry sutcliffe urged fans to be on their best behavior in moscow, warning that trouble could derail england's bid to host the 2018 world cup 'i was really impressed and pleased that the european champions final will be an all english final but that brings some responsibilities for the teams involved and their supporters,' sutcliffe told pa 'it should be a great advert for the premier league and for english football but it will also be the place everyone will be looking at if anything goes wrong 'if that happened it would not only be damaging for the two teams participating but could also have a big impact on the reputation of our game at a time when we are trying to encourage football nations to support our world cup bid' with the match due to kick off at 2245 local time, the british foreign office web site advised supporters 'not to let alcohol spoil their champions league final experience,' pointing out that smoking and drinking in red square are illegal 'the foreign and commonwealth office is providing detailed information for those fans who are traveling,' said minister for europe jim murphy 'so i encourage those who are going, to look at the specific travel advice on how to enjoy a trouble free and successful visit to moscow' e mail to a friend
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(cnn) can killer whales sue seaworld for enslavement? a lawsuit filed wednesday by people for the ethical treatment of animals and other 'next friends' of five seaworld killer whales takes that novel legal approach the 20 page complaint asks the us district court in southern california to declare that the five whales tilikum, katina, corky, kasatka, and ulises are being held in slavery or involuntary servitude in violation of the 13th amendment a peta statement said the lawsuit is the first of its kind in contending that constitutional protections against slavery are not limited to humans 'plaintiffs were forcibly taken from their families and natural habitats, are held captive at seaworld san diego and seaworld orlando, denied everything that is natural to them, subjected to artificial insemination or sperm collection to breed performers for defendants' shows, and forced to perform, all for defendants' profit,' the lawsuit says, arguing that those conditions amount to enslavement and/or forced servitude a seaworld statement called the lawsuit a baseless publicity stunt by peta, which is known for provocative advertisements and public demonstrations on behalf of animal rights at the heart of the lawsuit is the question of whether a non human entity can sue for a violation of constitutional rights the 13th amendment outlaws slavery and 'involuntary servitude' in the united states without any specific mention that it applies only to people 'neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the united states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,' says the amendment's first section in its statement, peta called the lawsuit 'the first ever seeking to apply the thirteenth amendment to non human animals' the lawsuit seeks an order for the release of the whales 'from bondage' and a permanent order against holding them in slavery, as well as appointment of a legal guardian to carry out the transfer of the whales to a suitable habitat in addition, it seeks attorneys' fees and costs the 'next friends' joining peta in representing the killer whales are three marine mammal experts, including ric o'barry, who was featured in the academy award winning documentary 'the cove' about dolphin hunting in japan, and two former sea world trainers their lawsuit contends killer whales orcinus orca, the largest species of the dolphin family 'possess sophisticated learning, problem solving, and communicative abilities,' as well as 'distinctive cultural traits' in a statement responding to the lawsuit, seaworld parks and entertainment said the court case challenges 'the public's right to enjoy and learn more about marine mammals' 'this effort to extend the thirteenth amendment's solemn protections beyond human beings is baseless and in many ways offensive,' the statement says seaworld is 'among the world's most respected zoological institutions,' it continues, adding that seaworld parks 'are fully accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums and the alliance of marine mammal parks and aquariums' with legal permission to display marine mammals 'peta has once again showed that it prefers publicity stunts to the hard work of caring for, rescuing and helping animals,' the seaworld statement said state and federal courts have traditionally understood laws dealing with animal ownership and cruelty as applying only to human actions, meaning the animals themselves could neither be prosecuted nor act as plaintiffs or defendants that would include litigation and legislation involving hunting and breeding of animals and plants, as well as zoo and circus displays
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