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getty <tsp> ( cnn ) andrew getty , one of the heirs to billions of oil money , appears to have died of natural causes , a los angeles police department spokesman said . the coroner 's preliminary assessment is there was no foul play involved in the death of getty , grandson of oil tycoon j. paul getty , said detective meghan aguilar . andrew getty , 47 , had several health issues , ' aguilar said , adding that an autopsy will be conducted . there is no criminal investigation underway , he said . some medication had also been recovered from getty 's home , though investigators do n't know whether getty was taking it or what his medical history was , ed winter , assistant chief in the los angeles county coroner 's office , told cnn affiliate ktla tuesday night . ktla reported that getty was found on his side near a bathroom in his home . getty 's parents , ann and gordon getty , released a statement confirming their son 's death and asking for privacy . where the getty family fortune came from gordon getty is one of three living sons of j. paul getty , the oil baron who was thought to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death in 1976 . gordon getty , 81 , has a net worth of $ 2.1 billion , according to forbes . one other son died in 1958 and another died in 1973 . gordon getty spearheaded the controversial sale of getty to texaco for $ 10 billion in 1984 . in its list of richest american families , forbes estimated the gettys'net worth to be about $ 5 billion . court records show andrew getty had recently filed to get a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend . a hearing in the case had been scheduled for next week . in his request , getty said he had been diagnosed with a serious medical condition in 2013 . a rise in my blood pressure places me in grave risk of substantial and irreparable injury or death , ' he wrote in the petition . my doctors have advised that heated arguments can cause my blood pressure to rise dangerously . ' andrew getty had three brothers and three half-sisters . people we 've lost in 2015 cnn 's doug criss , janet digiacomo , mark mooney , mike love , julie in and cheri mossburg contributed to this report .	in a petition for a restraining order , getty had written he had a serious medical condition .
getty <tsp> ( cnn ) andrew getty , one of the heirs to billions of oil money , appears to have died of natural causes , a los angeles police department spokesman said . the coroner 's preliminary assessment is there was no foul play involved in the death of getty , grandson of oil tycoon j. paul getty , said detective meghan aguilar . andrew getty , 47 , had several health issues , ' aguilar said , adding that an autopsy will be conducted . there is no criminal investigation underway , he said . some medication had also been recovered from getty 's home , though investigators do n't know whether getty was taking it or what his medical history was , ed winter , assistant chief in the los angeles county coroner 's office , told cnn affiliate ktla tuesday night . ktla reported that getty was found on his side near a bathroom in his home . getty 's parents , ann and gordon getty , released a statement confirming their son 's death and asking for privacy . where the getty family fortune came from gordon getty is one of three living sons of j. paul getty , the oil baron who was thought to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death in 1976 . gordon getty , 81 , has a net worth of $ 2.1 billion , according to forbes . one other son died in 1958 and another died in 1973 . gordon getty spearheaded the controversial sale of getty to texaco for $ 10 billion in 1984 . in its list of richest american families , forbes estimated the gettys'net worth to be about $ 5 billion . court records show andrew getty had recently filed to get a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend . a hearing in the case had been scheduled for next week . in his request , getty said he had been diagnosed with a serious medical condition in 2013 . a rise in my blood pressure places me in grave risk of substantial and irreparable injury or death , ' he wrote in the petition . my doctors have advised that heated arguments can cause my blood pressure to rise dangerously . ' andrew getty had three brothers and three half-sisters . people we 've lost in 2015 cnn 's doug criss , janet digiacomo , mark mooney , mike love , julie in and cheri mossburg contributed to this report .	andrew getty 's death appears to be from natural causes , police say , citing coroner 's early assessment
catholics <tsp> president barack obama gave pope francis a box of seeds as a gift , a fitting token as their first-ever meeting provided a fresh start of sorts between the administration and catholic leadership after years of strained relations . these , i think , are carrots , ' obama told the pontiff , showing him a pouch from the box , which was made from timber from the first cathedral to open in the united states , in baltimore . the pope gave the president two medallions -- one symbolizing the need for peace and solidarity between the two hemispheres -- and a copy of evangelii gaudium , ' or the joy of the gospel . ' the book was penned by the pope and calls for a new era of evangelization and a renewed focus on the poor . the tokens of goodwill underscored the goal of the meeting : focus on areas where two of the world 's most influential men agree , and gently tread ground where they differ . the two men greeted each other with a smile and a handshake and posed for pictures before sitting down across a table from each other . they spoke privately for nearly an hour . when they emerged from the meeting , the president and the vatican had slightly different takes on the tenor of their discussions , especially when it came to issues that have frayed the relationship between the obama administration and american catholic leaders . ... ( i ) t was hoped that , in areas of conflict , there would be respect for humanitarian and international law and a negotiated solution between the parties involved , ' the vatican said in a statement . in the context of bilateral relations and cooperation between church and state , there was a discussion on questions of particular relevance for the church in that country , such as the exercise of the rights to religious freedom , life and conscientious objection . ... ' obama , in a news conference that followed , told reporters that such issues were not a topic of conversation ' with the pope and instead were discussed with vatican secretary of state pietro parolin . according to the vatican , the two men also discussed the issue of immigration reform and stated their common commitment to the eradication of human trafficking throughout the world . ' on this point , the president and the pope were simpatico . i was grateful to have the opportunity to speak with him about the responsibilities that we all share to care for the least of these , the poor , the excluded , ' obama told reporters after the meeting . and i was extremely moved by his insights about the importance of us all having a moral perspective on world problems and not simply thinking in terms of our own narrow self-interests . ' the meeting took place two days after the u.s. supreme court heard arguments on a contraception mandate included in the president 's signature health care reform law . the law exempts churches and houses of worship from the requirement , but nonprofit , religiously affiliated groups are required either to provide contraception coverage to their employees directly or through a third-party insurer . the u.s. conference of catholic bishops has been vocal in its opposition to the provision , said sister mary ann walsh , a spokeswoman for the organization . religious liberties and right-to-life issues are a concern , ' she said of the tension between american catholic leadership and the administration . however , the u.s. bishops have appreciated the administration 's cooperation on issues of mutual concern . ' 5 things you did n't know about popes and presidents those areas of mutual concern ' include immigration and poverty -- issues on which the president and the pope could find common ground . in an interview with the italian newspaper corriere della sera , obama pointed to the pope 's concern for income inequality , saying , given his great moral authority , when the pope speaks it carries enormous weight . ' continuing to focus on income inequality , obama said , and it is n't just an economic issue , it 's a moral issue . i think the pope was speaking to the danger that over time we grow accustomed to this kind of inequality and accept it as normal . but we ca n't . ' the president said he admires the pope 's courage to speak out on economic and social issues . it does n't mean we agree on every issue , but his voice is one that i think the world needs to hear . he challenges us , ' obama told the newspaper . he implores us to remember the people , especially the poor , who are affected by the economic decisions we make . ' immigration issues francis underscored his commitment to the plight of immigrants during a trip last year to the italian island of lampedusa , a place where thousands of african migrants desperately fleeing political upheaval and poverty pour onto european shores . many die in the attempt to cross . next month , a group of american catholic leaders , including cardinal sean o'malley , the archbishop of boston , will follow suit and travel to the u.s.-mexico border to highlight immigration concerns . on wednesday , the administration renewed its public call for immigration reform by backing an effort by house democrats to force a vote on the matter . immigration reform is the right thing to do for our economy , our security , and our future , ' the white house said in a statement . barack obama and pope francis : unlikely comrades ? tensions between the administration and many leaders in the american catholic community began early in the president 's tenure over his support for abortion rights . a number of bishops criticized the university of notre dame 's decision in 2009 to award obama an honorary law degree and invite him to give the commencement address . relations frayed further over the contraception coverage requirement in obamacare , leading the u.s. conference of catholic bishops to pan the law . it was a very tough year , ' said christopher hale , a senior fellow with catholics in alliance for the common good who helped lead national catholic outreach for obama 's 2012 re-election campaign . it was hard to find any reasonable catholic who thought the health and human services mandate was handled well . ' differences over same sex-marriage only added to the strained relationship . seeking unity , approval religious experts said francis would not have been likely to wade into politically charged conversations during the meeting . the vatican has to be very careful to not create a gap between what they 're saying and the bishops are saying , ' said steve schneck , director of the institute for policy research and catholic studies at the catholic university of america . they will be very careful not to undercut the american bishops in that regard . ' pope accepts resignation of german'bling bishop' the meeting with francis , whose approval ratings are in the high 80s , might also boost obama in that regard . his standing with the public has hovered in the low 40s . after all , the pope 's name and quotes have been invoked in everything from discussions over unemployment insurance , the minimum wage and the bigger issue of income inequality . if i was advising president obama , i would say the no . 1 spokesperson on american immigration reform should be pope francis , ' hale said . he has so much capital in this city . you have catholics , jews and atheists on the hill quoting him . ' house speaker john boehner , an ohio republican and a catholic , recently invited the pope to address a joint session of congress . everybody on the planet would like to have their picture taken with the pope these days , ' schneck said . one of the things that would delight obama is if some of that popularity would rub off . given the president 's current low numbers , he is hoping for a bit of a boost . '	the meeting is called a step toward smoothing tensions with catholics
mesut ozil <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a superb goal from mesut ozil on the hour mark saw germany go through to the last 16 of the world cup with a 1-0 win over ghana at soccer city on wednesday night . the victory also secures germany 's passage as group d winners and they will now play england on sunday in bloemfontien for a place in the quarterfinals . australia beat serbia 2-1 in nelspruit but the effort was in vain as ghana go through as the second qualifier on goal difference . they are the first african team into the the knockout stages and will face group c winners the united states on saturday in rustenberg . u.s. and england qualify in group c ozil 's superb volleyed strike into the roof of the net gave joachim loew 's men a deserved victory after having the better of the play , but ghana also chances in johannesburg . in the first half , andre ayew looked set to score as he burst into the germany penalty area , but he took one touch too many , then ozil was one-on-one with richard kingson , but was denied . germany captain philipp lahm knocked an asamoah gyan shot off the line as the teams went in scoreless at halftime , but his team were to eventually triumph . coach loew said he had a word with ozil in the dressing room about his earlier miss and never doubted he would make amends . i told him in the half-time break -- you 've still got a goal in you , ' he told afp . this was an incredibly intense game and not many things worked out for us . but ultimately we have now reached the next stage . the round of 16 game ( against england ) will be a class encounter , we are looking forward to it . ' australia 2-1 serbia serbia only needed a point in the other match to go through , but were undone by a fighting performance by the socceroos at the mbombela stadium . two goals in four minutes midway through the second half from everton midfelder tim cahill and substitute brett holman gave australia hope they they could also qualify . but serbian substitute marko pantelic pulled one back with six minutes left , had another ruled off for offside -- the second of the match for his unfortunatle team -- then shot over the bar with the goal at his mercy . serbia also had strong penalty claims denied as cahill appeared to handle in his own penalty area . this was a game of good quality . i can not reproach any of my players for their effort , ' serbian coach radomir antic told afp . we had plenty of opportunities but in the end i think that we did n't get fair treatment . we deserved much more than we got . we have to go back home now . ' milos krasic missed two great scoring chances in the first half and also had an effort ruled out of offside as serbia dominated , but australia improved after the break with cahill outjumping nemanja vidic for their opener . when holman converted with a long-range strike an unlikely passage to the last 16 looked on the cards , but at the final whistle both teams were disappointed .	a superb goal from mesut ozil secures the victory for germany
colorado <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's a cliche . after a shooting , reporters rush to find people who can talk about the accused . almost always , neighbors , colleagues , friends and family shake their heads in disbelief . he was such a nice boy , they 'll say , quiet . we ca n't believe he could have done something like this . such has not been the case so far with evan ebel , 28 , the man suspected of killing colorado prison chief tom clements last week . people who knew ebel invariably describe him as troubled . he was an ex-con , who spent years in solitary confinement because he was deemed too great a risk to the prison community . he was angry , violent , and seemingly incapable of accepting the sort of help his prominent family and others wanted to give . ebel was lost . from the beginning , his son just seemed to have this bad streak , a streak of cruelty , and anger , ' colorado gov . john hickenlooper , a longtime friend of ebel 's father , told cnn 's state of the union . ' they did everything they could . they tried . they worked with evan again and again , but to no avail , ' the governor said . he had a bad , bad streak . ' gun links colorado prison chief 's killing to texas shootout tendency toward violence ebel grew up on a quiet street in lakewood , colorado , near denver . he was the son of jody mangue and jack ebel , an attorney and former oil executive . by all accounts , ebel came from privilege , but showed signs of trouble from a very early age . he just struck me as angry , ' said lakewood neighbor vicky bankey . i could see him , he 'd be running out on the front lawn to come out to a car with his friends and he would have screaming , obscenity-laced arguments with them sometimes , ' she said . as a teenager , ebel was sent to a boot-camp-type program in samoa , where according to one person who knew him there , almost everyone avoided him . he was quite a scary individual , especially by the end of the time . he had engaged in several fights with other students . one in particular he beat up with a broomstick , ' said kurt frey , who put ebel 's age at the camp somewhere between 15 and 17 . he 's gone through so many bad things in his life that really , it just did n't surprise me that he ended up being killed in a shootout with police . ' wanting to make'hitler jealous' ebel was killed thursday in north texas after a battle with authorities that left a sheriff 's deputy wounded . he died just two days after clements was shot to death at his home outside colorado springs . authorities have said the bullets that killed clements came from a gun that was found with ebel , who had handwritten directions to the prison chief 's house in his car . police have also said there is a strong connection ' between the killings of clements and that of nathan collin leon , a pizza delivery driver who was found dead in suburban golden , colorado . no clear motive has emerged in either case . investigators , however , have said they are looking into all possible angles , including ebel 's onetime membership in the 211 crew -- a white-supremacist prison gang . clements earned widespread recognition not only for prison reforms but also for a crackdown on gangs . according to frey , ebel 's behavior , even as a teenager , suggested he was interested in white supremacy . he was very proud of his sicilian heritage , and he always talked about wanting to kill so many people that he 'd make hitler jealous , ' frey told cnn 's anderson cooper 360 . ' he really was racist , but at the same time he did hang around with african-americans at the camp , so it was very contradictory . ''we know a different person' a more nuanced picture of ebel likewise emerges from his mother 's accounts . mangue writes about her children on a blog she originally started in memory of her 16-year-old daughter , who died in a car accident in 2004 . the site is now also dedicated to the memory of her son . according to mangue , ebel 's life took a sharp turn after his sister 's death . evan drifted into a dark period , he was struggling prior , but that event threw him over the edge , they were three years apart . he was the protective big brother and in this case , was unable to protect her , ' she wrote . his life deteriorated after that and he just became numb and lost his direction altogether , between using drugs and committing crimes , he was soon put in prison for 8 long years . ' mangue and ebel 's father kept in close contact , sending letters , cards and visiting their son when they could . he got in shape in prison , became an avid reader and an advocate against using substances , she said . mangue wrote about the bright moments of her son 's childhood . ebel was a funny boy , full of spunk and energy , she recalled . he was n't afraid of anyone and loved animals . once , after a sleepover at a friend 's house , he brought home a small gray kitten named sparkles . the family kept her for 15 years . so even though , he is depicted as depraved , evil , we know a different person who was loving , kind , thoughtful , generous and sensitive to many in his family and to his friends , ' mangue wrote . as determined the media is in trying to pick apart our son , evan for a good story , they will never succeed , he is out of their reach . he is not imprisoned anymore , his suffering has ended . ' anger at authority ebel was released from prison in january , after serving seven years -- three for felony menacing , robbery and assault , another four for assaulting a guard . it was his second stretch in prison , after doing one year of a three-year term for felony armed robbery . according to his mother and gov . hickenlooper , ebel was in solitary confinement for much of his sentence . he was deemed too great a risk to be put with other inmates . similarly , he spent time in isolation at the boot camp in samoa . that time was hard for ebel , frey said , and it may have made things worse . he had a lot of anger towards authority . he never liked being told what to do and his time in isolation really only compacted that , ' frey said . everything was dictated down to the minute , and that really frustrated him . ' ironically , clements -- the man ebel is accused of killing -- was a champion of reducing solitary confinement for prisoners . one thing authorities might never know about ebel is , simply , why ? his alleged actions might not have a clear logic . but they at least appear to have a clear trajectory , said rev . leon kelly , an anti-gang activist in colorado . this kid here , who may have tried to find a sense of identity throughout the course of his life now ... in an evil , senseless way , he 's found it . ' cnn 's paul vercammen , casey wian and chelsea j. carter contributed to this report .	evan ebel , 28 , is suspected in the death of colorado 's prison chief
colorado <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's a cliche . after a shooting , reporters rush to find people who can talk about the accused . almost always , neighbors , colleagues , friends and family shake their heads in disbelief . he was such a nice boy , they 'll say , quiet . we ca n't believe he could have done something like this . such has not been the case so far with evan ebel , 28 , the man suspected of killing colorado prison chief tom clements last week . people who knew ebel invariably describe him as troubled . he was an ex-con , who spent years in solitary confinement because he was deemed too great a risk to the prison community . he was angry , violent , and seemingly incapable of accepting the sort of help his prominent family and others wanted to give . ebel was lost . from the beginning , his son just seemed to have this bad streak , a streak of cruelty , and anger , ' colorado gov . john hickenlooper , a longtime friend of ebel 's father , told cnn 's state of the union . ' they did everything they could . they tried . they worked with evan again and again , but to no avail , ' the governor said . he had a bad , bad streak . ' gun links colorado prison chief 's killing to texas shootout tendency toward violence ebel grew up on a quiet street in lakewood , colorado , near denver . he was the son of jody mangue and jack ebel , an attorney and former oil executive . by all accounts , ebel came from privilege , but showed signs of trouble from a very early age . he just struck me as angry , ' said lakewood neighbor vicky bankey . i could see him , he 'd be running out on the front lawn to come out to a car with his friends and he would have screaming , obscenity-laced arguments with them sometimes , ' she said . as a teenager , ebel was sent to a boot-camp-type program in samoa , where according to one person who knew him there , almost everyone avoided him . he was quite a scary individual , especially by the end of the time . he had engaged in several fights with other students . one in particular he beat up with a broomstick , ' said kurt frey , who put ebel 's age at the camp somewhere between 15 and 17 . he 's gone through so many bad things in his life that really , it just did n't surprise me that he ended up being killed in a shootout with police . ' wanting to make'hitler jealous' ebel was killed thursday in north texas after a battle with authorities that left a sheriff 's deputy wounded . he died just two days after clements was shot to death at his home outside colorado springs . authorities have said the bullets that killed clements came from a gun that was found with ebel , who had handwritten directions to the prison chief 's house in his car . police have also said there is a strong connection ' between the killings of clements and that of nathan collin leon , a pizza delivery driver who was found dead in suburban golden , colorado . no clear motive has emerged in either case . investigators , however , have said they are looking into all possible angles , including ebel 's onetime membership in the 211 crew -- a white-supremacist prison gang . clements earned widespread recognition not only for prison reforms but also for a crackdown on gangs . according to frey , ebel 's behavior , even as a teenager , suggested he was interested in white supremacy . he was very proud of his sicilian heritage , and he always talked about wanting to kill so many people that he 'd make hitler jealous , ' frey told cnn 's anderson cooper 360 . ' he really was racist , but at the same time he did hang around with african-americans at the camp , so it was very contradictory . ''we know a different person' a more nuanced picture of ebel likewise emerges from his mother 's accounts . mangue writes about her children on a blog she originally started in memory of her 16-year-old daughter , who died in a car accident in 2004 . the site is now also dedicated to the memory of her son . according to mangue , ebel 's life took a sharp turn after his sister 's death . evan drifted into a dark period , he was struggling prior , but that event threw him over the edge , they were three years apart . he was the protective big brother and in this case , was unable to protect her , ' she wrote . his life deteriorated after that and he just became numb and lost his direction altogether , between using drugs and committing crimes , he was soon put in prison for 8 long years . ' mangue and ebel 's father kept in close contact , sending letters , cards and visiting their son when they could . he got in shape in prison , became an avid reader and an advocate against using substances , she said . mangue wrote about the bright moments of her son 's childhood . ebel was a funny boy , full of spunk and energy , she recalled . he was n't afraid of anyone and loved animals . once , after a sleepover at a friend 's house , he brought home a small gray kitten named sparkles . the family kept her for 15 years . so even though , he is depicted as depraved , evil , we know a different person who was loving , kind , thoughtful , generous and sensitive to many in his family and to his friends , ' mangue wrote . as determined the media is in trying to pick apart our son , evan for a good story , they will never succeed , he is out of their reach . he is not imprisoned anymore , his suffering has ended . ' anger at authority ebel was released from prison in january , after serving seven years -- three for felony menacing , robbery and assault , another four for assaulting a guard . it was his second stretch in prison , after doing one year of a three-year term for felony armed robbery . according to his mother and gov . hickenlooper , ebel was in solitary confinement for much of his sentence . he was deemed too great a risk to be put with other inmates . similarly , he spent time in isolation at the boot camp in samoa . that time was hard for ebel , frey said , and it may have made things worse . he had a lot of anger towards authority . he never liked being told what to do and his time in isolation really only compacted that , ' frey said . everything was dictated down to the minute , and that really frustrated him . ' ironically , clements -- the man ebel is accused of killing -- was a champion of reducing solitary confinement for prisoners . one thing authorities might never know about ebel is , simply , why ? his alleged actions might not have a clear logic . but they at least appear to have a clear trajectory , said rev . leon kelly , an anti-gang activist in colorado . this kid here , who may have tried to find a sense of identity throughout the course of his life now ... in an evil , senseless way , he 's found it . ' cnn 's paul vercammen , casey wian and chelsea j. carter contributed to this report .	he just seemed to have this bad streak , a streak of cruelty , ' says the colorado governor
ercis <tsp> istanbul ( cnn ) -- the death toll from an earthquake that struck eastern turkey a week ago was at 601 as of sunday , the turkish state-run anatolia news agency reported . more than 4,100 people were injured in last sunday 's 7.2-magnitude quake , which struck turkey 's van province . at least 455 people died in the town of ercis , where rescue efforts have been under way throughout the week , a crisis center in van province reported saturday . however , some 231 people have been found alive in the rubble , despite temperatures nearing the freezing mark at night , deputy prime minister besir atalay said saturday , according to anatolia . two teenagers were pulled out of the rubble alive late thursday and early friday , more than 100 hours after the quake . eighty-four buildings have collapsed in ercis and six more in the city of van , atalay said . relief crews have distributed 40,721 tents -- including 6,088 from abroad -- and 159,360 blankets to survivors , authorities said . a total of 1,309 aftershock quakes have occurred since sunday 's main temblor , officials said . turkey 's government plans to present a new law to parliament by the end of december which would see the evacuation of settlements in areas at high risk of natural disaster , anatolia reported . laws governing construction and property management would also be revised under the so-called urban transformation law , the agency said . the united states and china are the latest countries to offer help to turkey 's quake survivors . u.s. defense secretary leon panetta ordered the u.s. european command to provide humanitarian relief supplies including blankets , cots , sleeping bags and hygiene kits , the pentagon said friday .	the town of ercis was hard-hit
tony blair <tsp> ( cnn ) -- they may be famous , but even the world 's biggest names go weak at the knees for their favorite football team . football fanzone talks to alastair campbell -- former spin doctor of ex-british prime minister tony blair -- about his'manic'love for english premier league new boys burnley . where does your love of burnley come from ? i was born in keighley in yorkshire and burnley were the big team in that region at the time and they were the ones i fell for . my first game was in 1961 when burnley were reigning league champions . i started going regularly when i was about five or six . how did you keep up to speed with all things burnley when you were in office at no . 10 ? i still managed to get to a lot of games during that period . saturday at three pm was the one time when the downing street switchboard knew there was no point bothering me . tony [ blair ] and gordon [ brown ] both follow football pretty closely so i think they understood it . i think tony maybe sometimes thought it was a little over the top . were there any occasions when burnley came ahead of any high-level meetings ? when we played scunthorpe -- the game we won to get promoted to the first division under stan ternant in 2000 -- up until then i 'd been in northern ireland . bertie ahern [ taoiseach of ireland at the time ] was a big manchester united fan and he had tickets for a game the next day . i said to him : bertie , i 've got to be at this game , these talks can not drag on and on . ' as it happened i left early and by the time i 'd landed in manchester things had wrapped up , so he got to his game as well , but i did sneak off early it has to be said . what does it mean to you to have burnley back in the premier league ? it 's fantastic . when we were relegated from the top division in 1974 i did n't think we 'd come back . we had to win a game against leyton orient in 1987 to stay in the football league . i honestly think if we 'd lost that we 'd have gone into oblivion so to be back is just incredible . it means a lot to everyone who has followed burnley through such bad times . just how special was that win over manchester united in burnley 's first home game of the season ? playing manchester united as our first game back was the best possible start to the season . its true they had a bit of an off day , but we played well , and we 've played teams who are better on paper but we 've beaten them on merit . our wage bill is the smallest in the league by a mile , we 've got a small stadium , we 've got the smallest squad and we 're the smallest town that has ever produced a premier league football club , so with all that it 's quite an uphill battle to stay up but i think we will , and by playing good football . who is your favorite player of all time ? it has to be leighton james , he coincided with the period when i was really fanatical . he was one of these players that when he got the ball you just leaned forward a bit and you thought something is going to happen here and quite often it did . the other player i 'd pick is martin dobson , who is now head of youth development at the club . he was such an elegant player . what is your most memorable moment as a burnley fan ? there are loads . beating leeds 4-1 away when don revie was in charge of them , is right up there . it was proving impossible to beat leeds and we absolutely hammered them . the orient game , obviously , was the most emotional for every burnley fan . both play-offs at wembley have been great , too . i 've got loads of bad memories too , but i think it 's the bad memories are what make the good memories even more special .	ex-pm tony blair thought his love for burnley was sometimes over the top '
burnley <tsp> ( cnn ) -- they may be famous , but even the world 's biggest names go weak at the knees for their favorite football team . football fanzone talks to alastair campbell -- former spin doctor of ex-british prime minister tony blair -- about his'manic'love for english premier league new boys burnley . where does your love of burnley come from ? i was born in keighley in yorkshire and burnley were the big team in that region at the time and they were the ones i fell for . my first game was in 1961 when burnley were reigning league champions . i started going regularly when i was about five or six . how did you keep up to speed with all things burnley when you were in office at no . 10 ? i still managed to get to a lot of games during that period . saturday at three pm was the one time when the downing street switchboard knew there was no point bothering me . tony [ blair ] and gordon [ brown ] both follow football pretty closely so i think they understood it . i think tony maybe sometimes thought it was a little over the top . were there any occasions when burnley came ahead of any high-level meetings ? when we played scunthorpe -- the game we won to get promoted to the first division under stan ternant in 2000 -- up until then i 'd been in northern ireland . bertie ahern [ taoiseach of ireland at the time ] was a big manchester united fan and he had tickets for a game the next day . i said to him : bertie , i 've got to be at this game , these talks can not drag on and on . ' as it happened i left early and by the time i 'd landed in manchester things had wrapped up , so he got to his game as well , but i did sneak off early it has to be said . what does it mean to you to have burnley back in the premier league ? it 's fantastic . when we were relegated from the top division in 1974 i did n't think we 'd come back . we had to win a game against leyton orient in 1987 to stay in the football league . i honestly think if we 'd lost that we 'd have gone into oblivion so to be back is just incredible . it means a lot to everyone who has followed burnley through such bad times . just how special was that win over manchester united in burnley 's first home game of the season ? playing manchester united as our first game back was the best possible start to the season . its true they had a bit of an off day , but we played well , and we 've played teams who are better on paper but we 've beaten them on merit . our wage bill is the smallest in the league by a mile , we 've got a small stadium , we 've got the smallest squad and we 're the smallest town that has ever produced a premier league football club , so with all that it 's quite an uphill battle to stay up but i think we will , and by playing good football . who is your favorite player of all time ? it has to be leighton james , he coincided with the period when i was really fanatical . he was one of these players that when he got the ball you just leaned forward a bit and you thought something is going to happen here and quite often it did . the other player i 'd pick is martin dobson , who is now head of youth development at the club . he was such an elegant player . what is your most memorable moment as a burnley fan ? there are loads . beating leeds 4-1 away when don revie was in charge of them , is right up there . it was proving impossible to beat leeds and we absolutely hammered them . the orient game , obviously , was the most emotional for every burnley fan . both play-offs at wembley have been great , too . i 've got loads of bad memories too , but i think it 's the bad memories are what make the good memories even more special .	ex-pm tony blair thought his love for burnley was sometimes over the top '
burnley <tsp> ( cnn ) -- they may be famous , but even the world 's biggest names go weak at the knees for their favorite football team . football fanzone talks to alastair campbell -- former spin doctor of ex-british prime minister tony blair -- about his'manic'love for english premier league new boys burnley . where does your love of burnley come from ? i was born in keighley in yorkshire and burnley were the big team in that region at the time and they were the ones i fell for . my first game was in 1961 when burnley were reigning league champions . i started going regularly when i was about five or six . how did you keep up to speed with all things burnley when you were in office at no . 10 ? i still managed to get to a lot of games during that period . saturday at three pm was the one time when the downing street switchboard knew there was no point bothering me . tony [ blair ] and gordon [ brown ] both follow football pretty closely so i think they understood it . i think tony maybe sometimes thought it was a little over the top . were there any occasions when burnley came ahead of any high-level meetings ? when we played scunthorpe -- the game we won to get promoted to the first division under stan ternant in 2000 -- up until then i 'd been in northern ireland . bertie ahern [ taoiseach of ireland at the time ] was a big manchester united fan and he had tickets for a game the next day . i said to him : bertie , i 've got to be at this game , these talks can not drag on and on . ' as it happened i left early and by the time i 'd landed in manchester things had wrapped up , so he got to his game as well , but i did sneak off early it has to be said . what does it mean to you to have burnley back in the premier league ? it 's fantastic . when we were relegated from the top division in 1974 i did n't think we 'd come back . we had to win a game against leyton orient in 1987 to stay in the football league . i honestly think if we 'd lost that we 'd have gone into oblivion so to be back is just incredible . it means a lot to everyone who has followed burnley through such bad times . just how special was that win over manchester united in burnley 's first home game of the season ? playing manchester united as our first game back was the best possible start to the season . its true they had a bit of an off day , but we played well , and we 've played teams who are better on paper but we 've beaten them on merit . our wage bill is the smallest in the league by a mile , we 've got a small stadium , we 've got the smallest squad and we 're the smallest town that has ever produced a premier league football club , so with all that it 's quite an uphill battle to stay up but i think we will , and by playing good football . who is your favorite player of all time ? it has to be leighton james , he coincided with the period when i was really fanatical . he was one of these players that when he got the ball you just leaned forward a bit and you thought something is going to happen here and quite often it did . the other player i 'd pick is martin dobson , who is now head of youth development at the club . he was such an elegant player . what is your most memorable moment as a burnley fan ? there are loads . beating leeds 4-1 away when don revie was in charge of them , is right up there . it was proving impossible to beat leeds and we absolutely hammered them . the orient game , obviously , was the most emotional for every burnley fan . both play-offs at wembley have been great , too . i 've got loads of bad memories too , but i think it 's the bad memories are what make the good memories even more special .	alastair campbell fell in love with burnley in 1961 , at the age of four
mubarak <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former egyptian president hosni mubarak , who is serving a life sentence for his role in the killings of peaceful protesters during the revolution that eventually deposed him , will get a new trial . mubarak and his former interior minister habib al-adly had appealed their life sentences . a judge agreed , the state-run al-ahram newspaper reported sunday . mubarak 's lawyer said mubarak will remain in jail as he awaits his next court date , which will likely be in april . the judge also said that others facing charges should also be retried , including six interior ministry deputies , the state-run mena news agency said . essam el-erian , a senior adviser to egyptian president mohamed morsy , said that they looked forward to a second trial , the freedom and justice party stated on its website . god willed the retrial would take place under morsy 's rule , with new evidence and new defendants , ' el-erian said . mubarak . who ruled egypt for 30 years , was found guilty last june of ordering the killing of protesters and was immediately transferred to tora prison in southern cairo to serve his life sentence . the 84-year-old has suffered a range of physical problems since he was driven from office in february 2011 , following weeks of protests by egyptians demanding more freedom and reforms . he attended his trial later that year on a gurney . last month , mubarak was transferred to a military hospital after suffering a head injury and a bruised chest when he slipped in a prison hospital bathroom , egyptian state-run media reported . journalist sarah sirgany contributed to this report .	the court also accepted appeals by mubarak 's co-defendants
mubarak <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former egyptian president hosni mubarak , who is serving a life sentence for his role in the killings of peaceful protesters during the revolution that eventually deposed him , will get a new trial . mubarak and his former interior minister habib al-adly had appealed their life sentences . a judge agreed , the state-run al-ahram newspaper reported sunday . mubarak 's lawyer said mubarak will remain in jail as he awaits his next court date , which will likely be in april . the judge also said that others facing charges should also be retried , including six interior ministry deputies , the state-run mena news agency said . essam el-erian , a senior adviser to egyptian president mohamed morsy , said that they looked forward to a second trial , the freedom and justice party stated on its website . god willed the retrial would take place under morsy 's rule , with new evidence and new defendants , ' el-erian said . mubarak . who ruled egypt for 30 years , was found guilty last june of ordering the killing of protesters and was immediately transferred to tora prison in southern cairo to serve his life sentence . the 84-year-old has suffered a range of physical problems since he was driven from office in february 2011 , following weeks of protests by egyptians demanding more freedom and reforms . he attended his trial later that year on a gurney . last month , mubarak was transferred to a military hospital after suffering a head injury and a bruised chest when he slipped in a prison hospital bathroom , egyptian state-run media reported . journalist sarah sirgany contributed to this report .	hosni mubarak was found guilty last june of killing protesters
aryan airlines flight 1625 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a passenger plane skidded off an airport runway and burst into flames in the northeastern iranian city of mashhad on friday , killing at least 17 people and injuring about 20 , according to government-backed press tv . aryan airlines flight 1625 skidded off the runway and burst into flames friday in mashhad , iran . there were 150 passengers on board aryan airlines flight 1625 , according to the islamic republic news agency , or irna . there was no immediate information on the number of crew . an iranian official said those aboard had been evacuated . ghahraman rashid , deputy governor-general of khorasan province , said the plane had flown from tehran , irna reported . all those killed and injured and the rest of the passengers had been evacuated from the plane and the fire on board had been brought under control , ' irna quoted the official as saying . he said the plane was a russian-made ilyushin . watch video of the plane » this is the second deadly plane crash in iran this month . on july 15 , a caspian airlines passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed in northwestern iran , killing everyone on board , including 10 members of the country 's youth judo team : eight athletes and two coaches .	150 passengers on board aryan airlines flight 1625 , according to news reports
celtic <tsp> ( cnn ) -- arsenal will face celtic in a mouthwatering all-british tie later this month to decide who reaches the champions league group stages . arsenal manager arsene wenger will see his side face an early-season test against celtic . scottish side celtic went into the final qualifying round with a superb 2-0 away win over dinamo moscow earlier this week , overturning a 1-0 deficit from the first leg . arsenal , who reached the semifinals of the champions league last season where they lost to manchester united , will be favorites to go through , but according to their former striker charlie nicholas , who also played for the celtic , they will not be relishing the task . they would have wanted to avoid each other , ' he told sky sports news . for arsenal , the concern is the lack of players they 've brought in and injuries . i think it will be very tight . ' the first leg matches will be played on august 18 and 19 , the same week as the start of the english premier league season , the return matches are on august 25 or 26 . a total of 10 pairings were drawn with the prize for the winners a place in the lucrative group stages of the world 's most prestigious club competition . the losers will drop down to play in the europa league , formerly the uefa cup . five of the pairings feature match-ups between the champions of lower-rated leagues such as latvia and cyprus . european governing body uefa effectively ring fenced five places in the group stages for these sides by separating them in the draw from teams from stronger leagues such as england , italy and spain . it has led to a series of intriguing clashes with panathinaikos of greece facing spanish side atletico madrid . portugal 's sporting lisbon take on fiorentina of italy , deposed french champions lyon play anderlecht of belgium and romainian side timisoara face stuttgart of germany . timisoara surprisingly beat shakhtar donetsk of the ukraine in the previous qualifying round . shakhtar won the uefa cup last season and will now be able to defend their title under the guise of the revamped europa league . they were paired against turkish side sivasspor when the draw for the competition was also made at uefa 's headquaters in nyon on friday . champions league play-off draw : champions group : sheriff ( mol ) v olympiakos ( gre ) salzburg ( aut ) v maccabi haifa ( isr ) ventspils ( lat ) v zurich ( swi ) copenhagen ( den ) v apoel nicosia ( cyp ) levski sofia ( bul ) v debrecen ( hun ) non-champions group : lyon ( fr ) v anderlecht ( bel ) celtic ( sco ) v arsenal ( eng ) timisoara ( rom ) v vfb stuttgart ( ger ) sporting lisbon ( por ) v fiorentina ( ita ) panathinaikos ( gre ) v atletico madrid ( sp )	arsenal draw celtic in all-british tie in final champions league qualifying round
obama <tsp> daniel bradshaw , a young barber at platinum kutz in central des moines , hovers over a customer 's half-trimmed head , clippers in hand , talking about the good old days of 2008 . yeah , i was all for obama . he was the man ! ' proclaimed bradshaw , 32 , whose friends call him mr. puerto rico ' and whose colleagues sometimes refer to him as mr . steal-your-client . ' as he brushed the hair clippings off his apron , he goes on : i even got to meet him , once . he was all that . ' or so he thought . bradshaw , like many of his fellow democrats , feels let down . the promise , the hope , the dream of the first black president has stalled in the reality of a stubborn economy , two wars and a congress engaged in full-contact politics . so this time around , come election day 2012 , a frustrated bradshaw says he might not vote at all . he 's done with all of it . after all this , i just do n't trust the government anymore . they 're just playin'with people . what have they really done ? nothing , as far as i can see . i 'm not going to vote at all this year . my wife , either , i 've convinced her not to vote , ' lamented bradshaw as he edged the hairline of his customer . i 'm just disappointed . it 's not even obama . it 's all of them . i 've come to realize they 're all the same . it does n't matter if you 're a republican , it does n't matter if you 're democrat , tea party , independent , whatever , it does n't mater . they are all the same . ' the feeling , though certainly not universal , is more and more echoed by frustrated and disengaged democrats at gas stations and gyms , diners and coffee houses throughout iowa . disappointment and loyalty while president barack obama 's approval rating has rebounded recently , jumping back up 5 percentage points to 49 % in the latest cnn/orc international poll , the approval ratings for congress are at all-time lows . in the same poll , only 16 % say they approve of the job congress is doing , with 83 % giving lawmakers from both parties the thumbs down . across iowa , the state where then-u.s. sen. obama surprised the nation and swept the 2008 democratic caucuses , igniting early momentum and propelling him to win his party 's nomination over u.s. sen. hillary clinton , other democrats are standing tall with the president , ready to fight to give him another term . he does n't care about all that mess . they just have n't let him do his job . i have never seen so many politicians fighting so hard to take one man down . but he 's fighting for all of us , ' said robert big rob ' presswood , co-owner of the barber shop that caters to judges , local politicians , police officers and downtown professionals . i think if they give him another shot , then he 'll have enough time to change some things around . ' he 's our first black president . he did the unthinkable . and he 's been amazing . have you really looked at all that he has gotten done , despite those fools ? and , on top of that , he 's got swag ! ' meanwhile , the obama campaign is upbeat , quietly marshaling hundreds of volunteers from dubuque to cedar rapids , davenport to waterloo , to stoke the fires for the incumbent president at a time when all the attention is on the republican contest . according to two senior obama campaign aides , the president 's 2012 re-election efforts began in iowa as early as april . since then , they say they 've : • hired 20 paid staffers.• opened eight field offices . • held more than 1,280 training and planning sessions , house parties and phone banks . • made more than 350,000 calls to supporters . • held more than 4,400 one-on-one meetings . covering all 99 counties of iowa they are tasking volunteers to avoid relying solely on blanket phone calls right now , and instead create sit-down face-to-face meetings with people to build relationships and gather information : what is happening in their community , what people are hearing , who they are , what they care about , how they can be leaders for the campaign in their community . they argue that no presidential field campaign has ever done this on a big scale . we 're in 1,774 precincts , in all 99 iowa counties , ' said sue dvorsky , chairwoman of the iowa democratic party . she added that even though obama will be unopposed this year , her party still plans on caucusing tuesday night . and the president , she said , will even make an appearance , by the magic of the interwebs . ' when they 're not beating up on each other , republican presidential candidates have spent much of the past few months beating up on obama . we 've seen the median income for americans drop by 10 % , ' said presumed republican front-runner and former massachusetts gov . mitt romney , blaming the economy 's woes on obama . by the end of his first term -- his only term -- he 's on track to amass almost as much public debt as all the prior presidents combined . this has been a failed presidency . ' they have hit him on the economy , they 've hit him on foreign policy , health care and the size of government . some even continue to suggest , albeit jokingly , that he is not a legitimate american citizen , as hinted in an offhand comment by romney 's son matt last week . the younger romney quickly walked back his comments in a tweet after being confronted by the media . i remember , after he got inaugurated ... and he said ,'look , if i ca n't get this economy turned around in three years , i 'll be looking at a one-term proposition ,' reminded mitt romney during a stump speech monday in marion , iowa . well , i 'm here to collect . ' but through the attacks , the president has largely remained quiet . only occasionally has he wandered into the fray , suggesting that he may engage the other side when the dust settles . i 'm going to wait until everybody is voted off the island , ' he told jay leno on the tonight show . ' iowa has historically been the proving grounds for underdog candidates . in 2008 it was obama . this year , it could be former u.s. sen. rick santorum , who has been surging since the recent cnn/time/orc international poll put him in a strong third place behind romney and u.s. rep. ron paul , but moving up . for obama , his iowa test comes in november nevertheless , obama 's task in iowa , considered a pivotal swing state when the general election comes in november , is still grand . he must retain the democratic support he had in 2008 -- when he camped out in the state for months before the caucuses and visited iowa more than three dozen times -- while convincing the third of the voters who call themselves independent not to drift back over to the republican side , and the other third who are democrats not to stay home . and all this goes on while republicans continue to grab the spotlight and hammer him throughout 2012 . meanwhile , the base is restless . it seems very hopeless ... hope , change ... but nothing changes , ' said bradshaw , the young barber who is fed up with obama and the process . when asked what she 'd say to bradshaw , the iowa democratic chair 's words got pointed . yes , there is frustration , there is angst . but i would say to that person -- and i 'd say it directly to his face -- that there has been a remarkable record of achievement in the past four years , ' dvorsky said , her passion growing . i 'd point to the record of achievement , in the face of two things happening simultaneously : the near-collapse of the entire economy , an economy that was bleeding 750,000 jobs . and now he has presided over 23 consecutive months of private sector job growth . i 'd point to everything he did to pass the affordable health care act . i 'd point to what he did to partner with the big three automakers to save the american automotive industry , or bringing combat troops from iraq home with their families at christmas , instead of on their fifth or sixth deployment . ' and he did this in the face of massive opposition from a party who saw as its role to take down a sitting president , not to compromise , not to work with him , but to take him down , ' dvorsky said . this is a group of people , not all of them , who say'no , heck no , never !' ' the real story for the republicans is going to be not on the night of january 3 , but on the morning of january 4 , ' she said confidently . he 'll be on the way back to the white house , and they 'll be left sweeping up the floor of the empty rooms , and not much else . '	obama won iowa 's caucuses in 2008 ; now he 's seeing some frustration from his base
yala <tsp> ( cnn ) -- at least 10 people were killed and more than 100 wounded following a pair of bombings saturday in the southern thai city of yala , thai media reported . the two blasts were the result of bombs stashed in stolen trucks , police lt. gen. paitoon chuchaiya told cnn affiliate mcot . video from the scene showed damage to buildings , cars and motorcycles on the street . the blasts set fires to nearby vehicles , including a van , which itself exploded , leading to initial reports of a third bomb , chuchaiya said . thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra said she has been informed of the yala bombings and has instructed national police chief gen. prewpan dhamapong to investigate the crime scene immediately , according to mcot . police investigators believe suspected insurgents are behind the attacks , mcot said . last month , a series of bombs detonated in bangkok . no one was killed in those blasts , and an iranian suspect was arrested in connection with the incident .	police : two apparent car bombs exploded in the city of yala
caribbean <tsp> ( cnn ) -- as oil began approaching the coast of the united states , environmental scientists said the effects of the spill in the gulf of mexico could have ecological and biological consequences for years , if not decades . the intricate ecosystem is a major source of seafood for the united states and hundreds of species of animals and plants are at risk , experts said . some areas in the path of the slick are particularly sensitive to problems because unlike the rocky coast of alaska hit by oil from the exxon valdez disaster , much of the coastline that will be hit by the bp spill consists of marshy areas where the water is calmer and more difficult to clean . the marshes are in extreme danger , said a biologist with the university of houston who studies coastal wetlands . it 's likely going to persist for decades because it will get into the marsh where there is very little wave action and the soil is oxygen poor , ' said steve pennings . the immediate acute impact might not be that severe because there is not much oil getting to a certain spot , but because the oil might stick around [ in the sediment ] for 20 years you might have a real chronic effect . ' the oil spill started april 20 after an explosion on the bp-operated deepwater horizon drilling platform in the gulf of mexico . eleven oil-rig workers remain missing and are presumed dead . the rig sank april 22 about 50 miles off the southeast coast of louisiana and the untapped wellhead is gushing oil into the gulf . about 1.6 million gallons of oil have spilled since the explosion , the coast guard said . wetlands in louisiana and other gulf coast states were already struggling because of sea-level rise and the lack of sediment due to some rivers being channelized , pennings said . mike beck , senior scientist on the global marine team for the nature conservancy , said there is a lot of concern for oyster reefs , which were also already suffering . only 15 percent of the world 's oyster reefs remain because of over-harvesting and dredging , he said , and hurricanes have also destroyed some reefs . he said there have been some oil spills in europe that provide clues as to what might happen . what we have learned from other accidents is we 've seen mortality and then we have seen lower growth rate , ' he said , so that even if they 're not killed , you are likely to have much lower [ population ] growth . we 're not likely to be able to eat those oysters for quite some time because ... they hold heavy metals in their tissue . ' he estimated that the damage to the reefs could last two to five years , but that other oil spills have shown that in some instances it can be longer than that . beck pointed out that 40 percent of the u.s. seafood supply comes from the northern gulf of mexico and 95 percent of the species in the seafood harvest are dependent on the health of the nation 's estuaries and marshes . environmentalist richard charter of the defenders of wildlife organization said the size of the oil spill will be overwhelming to cleanup crews . this event is a self-feeding fire , ' charter said . it is so big and expanding so fast that it 's pretty much beyond human response that can be effective . ... you 're looking at a long-term poisoning of the area . ultimately , this will have a multidecade impact . ' some officials worried the destruction could surpass the exxon valdez disaster of 20 years ago . that oil tanker ran aground on the bligh reef in alaska 's prince william sound in 1989 and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil . the surface oil from the exxon valdez spill had largely disappeared within three years of the spill , according to studies conducted by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration 's office of response and restoration . the 1997 report said that what oil did remain could be found on beaches that were near still water . the residual oil was not nearly as toxic as the oil studied in the days after the spill . the report said intertidal species can tolerate its presence even though it can accumulate in their tissues . ' however , a 2003 study published in the journal science disputed the noaa finding of toxicity and said that oil in the sediment was still harming the species more than a decade after the accident . the exxon valdez oil spill trustees council also disagreed . a spokeswoman told the anchorage daily news last year that oil in some parts of the sound is still toxic . all the scientists cnn spoke to said that the long-term impacts of the spill depend on how much oil reaches the coast . the choppy seas are hindering containment efforts , experts said . the question is -- we rarely clean up more than 15 or 20 percent of a spill on a calm day , and we are n't seeing a calm day , ' charter said . the impact will also depend on what states are hit . beck said there are two major loop currents and one runs along the louisiana wetlands past mississippi and alabama then down the coast of florida and around the keys . eventually that water moves out into the caribbean and the atlantic , ' he said , indicating the east coast needs to pay attention to where the oil is traveling .	currents may take oil around southern tip of florida into the atlantic , caribbean
egypt <tsp> ( cnn ) -- most muslims in several key middle eastern and asian countries hold negative views of the terrorist network al qaeda a year after u.s. forces killed its leader , osama bin laden , according to a recent survey . the poll by the pew research center 's global attitudes project , released monday , found that a high proportion -- between 71 % and 98 % -- of muslims questioned in egypt , jordan , turkey and lebanon viewed al qaeda in an unfavorable way . in pakistan , where u.s. navy seals killed the al qaeda leader during a raid on a compound a year ago , 55 % of the muslims surveyed had a negative opinion of the terrorist group , according to the poll . only 13 % had a favorable view . the united states has used controversial drone strikes in tribal areas of pakistan to try to dismantle al qaeda 's infrastructure . in may 2011 , an elite team of navy seals flew two helicopters into abbottabad , pakistan , where bin laden was living in a three-story compound with approximately two dozen people , including his wives and children . the killing of bin laden in that raid prompted an uproar in pakistan . the blatant violation of the country 's national sovereignty embarrassed the civilian government and especially the military , which has a prestigious military academy in abbottabad . the drone strikes , the bin laden raid and airstrikes by nato forces in november that killed two dozen pakistani soldiers near the border with afghanistan have soured relations between islamabad and washington . but they do not appear to have created a high level of support for al qaeda in pakistan , according to the pew survey . interfaith activist fiyaz mughal concurred , saying his organization uncovered nuanced feelings in pakistan about the killing of bin laden . they were unhappy about the way the killing had taken place , but there was no sense they were angry he had been assassinated , ' he said his london-based faith matters found two days after the killing . and with the passing of time , support for al qaeda has fallen further in key parts of pakistan , he said . as more and more information comes out and more and more attacks take place , the population has gotten fed up with al qaeda 's tactics , ' said mughal . because of the actions of al qaeda specifically in the afghanistan-pakistan border region , they have managed to turn off a lot of people in pakistan , ' he said of the terror network . they are not interested in seeing osama bin laden as some great martyr , feeling :'we are unhappy with the u.s. , but we are not going to grieve over bin laden ,'' he said . sympathy for the terrorist group appears to be stronger in egypt , the poll 's findings suggest . twenty-one percent of the muslims questioned there had a favorable view of al qaeda , while 71 % had an unfavorable one . the second highest level of positive opinions of the terrorist network among the countries surveyed was found in jordan , where 15 % viewed al qaeda favorably and 77 % viewed it unfavorably . muslims polled in turkey and lebanon were much less likely to see the extremist organization in a positive light . only 6 % in turkey and 2 % in lebanon viewed it favorably . in lebanon , 98 % of those questioned held a negative opinion of al qaeda . the number in turkey was 73 % . the survey 's results were based on face-to-face interviews with 1,000 adults each in egypt , jordan and lebanon between march 19 and april 10 . in turkey , 1,001 adults were surveyed in person between march 20 and april 11 . a total of 1,206 adults were interviewed face-to-face in pakistan between march 28 and april 13 . the pew research center noted that the question about views toward al qaeda was asked at a later point in the interview in pakistan than in the other four countries .	sympathy for the network is highest among muslims in egypt
obama <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- few american presidents have been greeted with the enthusiasm europe demonstrated for barack obama on his election . in part , it was a reaction against his predecessor -- george w. was never loved in the eu -- but there was also the feeling that obama was a genuine multilateralist . europeans , who welcomed obama as the candidate of change , did n't expect him to agree with them on everything , but they believed that he would at least listen to them . so now that the showroom gloss is beginning to wear off obama at home , now that u.s. poll respondents are indicating that the first dents and scratches are visible in the previously gleaming bodywork , how is he being seen between ljubljana and lisbon ? in europe 's capitals , as in many places , there was something of a gulp when the nobel peace prize was announced , a feeling that it was being bestowed in hope of what was to come rather than in recognition of what had been achieved . that said , obama remains far more popular personally than bush , whose iraq war adventure with the eager assistance of british prime minister tony blair led to splits among europe 's leaders . on the diplomatic circuit , the movers and shakers will still fight for invitations whenever the president swings through european cities . on the plus side , there was a big welcome , except perhaps among some of the eastern european states , when the president scrapped the missile defense plans with installations in poland and the czech republic , indicating that he wanted to talk to moscow rather than lob bricks over their neighbor 's wall . europeans , who do n't possess america 's military might and who nearly always , in winston churchill 's words , prefer jaw , jaw to war , war , ' also welcomed obama 's early overture to iran indicating that if teheran would unclench its fist , then america was ready to extend its hand . after the strong influence the climate change deniers appeared to have with the previous administration , europeans were especially pleased that obama said he would come to the climate summit in copenhagen , denmark . they were impressed with the way he helped to broker a deal at the g20 summit in london in april , something he managed to do without throwing his weight around . it is a measure of the president 's continued pulling power that the europeans , who have seemingly grudged every extra pair of boots the nato secretary general has persuaded them to dispatch up until now , are to stump up around 7,000 additional troops for the war in afghanistan alongside the 30,000 more committed by a president who has now more than doubled the u.s. contingent there . but while europe 's diplomats and politicians know that the president , too , has to strike political balances , and while they recognize that shared values across the atlantic wo n't always mean shared interests , a few niggles are creeping in . for all the talk about resetting relations between washington and moscow , the europeans are worried that the crucial december 1 deadline passed without a deal renewing the strategic arms reduction treaty for monitoring nuclear arsenals . on afghanistan , europe 's political leaders were muttering behind the scenes as the president took a long time making up his mind about the extra troops . to them , he seemed to be dithering ; and with anti-war opinion building in their own backyards , he made their own lives more difficult while they awaited his decision . some criticism has come into the open . for example , bob ainsworth , britain 's defense minister , has refused to commit the u.s. 's leading ally in afghanistan to a pullout timetable beginning with the president 's promised date of july 2011 . paddy ashdown , who knows a bit about these things as the international community 's former high representative in bosnia , reckons that the president failed to produce a political strategy to go along with his military one . obama , said lord ashdown , was trying to appeal simultaneously to two different audiences . he wanted to tell the folks back home in peoria , illinois , that the troops would be home in 18 months , and he wanted to tell the taliban that an extra 30,000 troops were on their way to make life tough for them . the problem was that the folks back home would focus most on the extra 30,000 troops going out , and the taliban would focus on the fact that they would start leaving in 18 months . taliban leader mullah omar is supposed to have said : the enemy has the watches ; we have the time . ' insurgents tend to have a longer time scale than democratic politicians , who only too soon will be facing electors once more . the europeans , while they like much about obama 's style , are growing just a little uneasy about how things will pan out under his presidency . it 's early days , but perhaps a little less talk and a little more do might be welcome , ' one former downing street insider told me . they were n't expecting superman in the white house , certainly not at a time of major economic recession . they still feel that the new president is a man they can talk to . but they can see that power is moving inexorably from the the g8 to the g20 , where europe 's influence will be diluted by major new players like china and india . they may become a little sensitive as the president is seen to cozy up to the new players . the europeans also can read the pew surveys in the u.s. showing that a greater proportion of americans would like their nation to pull back from a world role and mind its own business ' than did so even during the vietnam war . they will watch obama now to see how he resists the pressures of isolationism . the slight unease one senses now in europe 's capitals is , in a sense , less a personal slippage for obama than a growing recognition of the weakness of a debt-ridden u.s. economy and of the inability of the world 's strongest military power to contain islamic insurgencies or to find and dispose of osama bin laden and mullah omar eight years after the mass murders of 9/11 . the u.s. may still have the military might . but even america has to look at the costs column these days . and when the likes of french president nicolas sarkozy inveigh against the evils of the anglo-saxon economic model , ' they have wall street just as much in mind as they do the city of london . obama , though , does n't have to worry yet about his personal popularity in europe . he remains a beacon of hope to many europeans . and he will probably remain rather more popular in europe than he is at home because it is in tackling the back-pocket issues with their own electorates -- like health care -- that most politicians make their enemies . that may , however , be little consolation to a president with a second term to win in due course . blair , after all , remained hugely popular in the u.s . but so discredited did he become back home that he was forced to step down and hand over power to gordon brown .	president obama was widely supported by many european countries
obama <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- few american presidents have been greeted with the enthusiasm europe demonstrated for barack obama on his election . in part , it was a reaction against his predecessor -- george w. was never loved in the eu -- but there was also the feeling that obama was a genuine multilateralist . europeans , who welcomed obama as the candidate of change , did n't expect him to agree with them on everything , but they believed that he would at least listen to them . so now that the showroom gloss is beginning to wear off obama at home , now that u.s. poll respondents are indicating that the first dents and scratches are visible in the previously gleaming bodywork , how is he being seen between ljubljana and lisbon ? in europe 's capitals , as in many places , there was something of a gulp when the nobel peace prize was announced , a feeling that it was being bestowed in hope of what was to come rather than in recognition of what had been achieved . that said , obama remains far more popular personally than bush , whose iraq war adventure with the eager assistance of british prime minister tony blair led to splits among europe 's leaders . on the diplomatic circuit , the movers and shakers will still fight for invitations whenever the president swings through european cities . on the plus side , there was a big welcome , except perhaps among some of the eastern european states , when the president scrapped the missile defense plans with installations in poland and the czech republic , indicating that he wanted to talk to moscow rather than lob bricks over their neighbor 's wall . europeans , who do n't possess america 's military might and who nearly always , in winston churchill 's words , prefer jaw , jaw to war , war , ' also welcomed obama 's early overture to iran indicating that if teheran would unclench its fist , then america was ready to extend its hand . after the strong influence the climate change deniers appeared to have with the previous administration , europeans were especially pleased that obama said he would come to the climate summit in copenhagen , denmark . they were impressed with the way he helped to broker a deal at the g20 summit in london in april , something he managed to do without throwing his weight around . it is a measure of the president 's continued pulling power that the europeans , who have seemingly grudged every extra pair of boots the nato secretary general has persuaded them to dispatch up until now , are to stump up around 7,000 additional troops for the war in afghanistan alongside the 30,000 more committed by a president who has now more than doubled the u.s. contingent there . but while europe 's diplomats and politicians know that the president , too , has to strike political balances , and while they recognize that shared values across the atlantic wo n't always mean shared interests , a few niggles are creeping in . for all the talk about resetting relations between washington and moscow , the europeans are worried that the crucial december 1 deadline passed without a deal renewing the strategic arms reduction treaty for monitoring nuclear arsenals . on afghanistan , europe 's political leaders were muttering behind the scenes as the president took a long time making up his mind about the extra troops . to them , he seemed to be dithering ; and with anti-war opinion building in their own backyards , he made their own lives more difficult while they awaited his decision . some criticism has come into the open . for example , bob ainsworth , britain 's defense minister , has refused to commit the u.s. 's leading ally in afghanistan to a pullout timetable beginning with the president 's promised date of july 2011 . paddy ashdown , who knows a bit about these things as the international community 's former high representative in bosnia , reckons that the president failed to produce a political strategy to go along with his military one . obama , said lord ashdown , was trying to appeal simultaneously to two different audiences . he wanted to tell the folks back home in peoria , illinois , that the troops would be home in 18 months , and he wanted to tell the taliban that an extra 30,000 troops were on their way to make life tough for them . the problem was that the folks back home would focus most on the extra 30,000 troops going out , and the taliban would focus on the fact that they would start leaving in 18 months . taliban leader mullah omar is supposed to have said : the enemy has the watches ; we have the time . ' insurgents tend to have a longer time scale than democratic politicians , who only too soon will be facing electors once more . the europeans , while they like much about obama 's style , are growing just a little uneasy about how things will pan out under his presidency . it 's early days , but perhaps a little less talk and a little more do might be welcome , ' one former downing street insider told me . they were n't expecting superman in the white house , certainly not at a time of major economic recession . they still feel that the new president is a man they can talk to . but they can see that power is moving inexorably from the the g8 to the g20 , where europe 's influence will be diluted by major new players like china and india . they may become a little sensitive as the president is seen to cozy up to the new players . the europeans also can read the pew surveys in the u.s. showing that a greater proportion of americans would like their nation to pull back from a world role and mind its own business ' than did so even during the vietnam war . they will watch obama now to see how he resists the pressures of isolationism . the slight unease one senses now in europe 's capitals is , in a sense , less a personal slippage for obama than a growing recognition of the weakness of a debt-ridden u.s. economy and of the inability of the world 's strongest military power to contain islamic insurgencies or to find and dispose of osama bin laden and mullah omar eight years after the mass murders of 9/11 . the u.s. may still have the military might . but even america has to look at the costs column these days . and when the likes of french president nicolas sarkozy inveigh against the evils of the anglo-saxon economic model , ' they have wall street just as much in mind as they do the city of london . obama , though , does n't have to worry yet about his personal popularity in europe . he remains a beacon of hope to many europeans . and he will probably remain rather more popular in europe than he is at home because it is in tackling the back-pocket issues with their own electorates -- like health care -- that most politicians make their enemies . that may , however , be little consolation to a president with a second term to win in due course . blair , after all , remained hugely popular in the u.s . but so discredited did he become back home that he was forced to step down and hand over power to gordon brown .	oakley : obama does n't have to worry yet about his popularity in europe
obama <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- few american presidents have been greeted with the enthusiasm europe demonstrated for barack obama on his election . in part , it was a reaction against his predecessor -- george w. was never loved in the eu -- but there was also the feeling that obama was a genuine multilateralist . europeans , who welcomed obama as the candidate of change , did n't expect him to agree with them on everything , but they believed that he would at least listen to them . so now that the showroom gloss is beginning to wear off obama at home , now that u.s. poll respondents are indicating that the first dents and scratches are visible in the previously gleaming bodywork , how is he being seen between ljubljana and lisbon ? in europe 's capitals , as in many places , there was something of a gulp when the nobel peace prize was announced , a feeling that it was being bestowed in hope of what was to come rather than in recognition of what had been achieved . that said , obama remains far more popular personally than bush , whose iraq war adventure with the eager assistance of british prime minister tony blair led to splits among europe 's leaders . on the diplomatic circuit , the movers and shakers will still fight for invitations whenever the president swings through european cities . on the plus side , there was a big welcome , except perhaps among some of the eastern european states , when the president scrapped the missile defense plans with installations in poland and the czech republic , indicating that he wanted to talk to moscow rather than lob bricks over their neighbor 's wall . europeans , who do n't possess america 's military might and who nearly always , in winston churchill 's words , prefer jaw , jaw to war , war , ' also welcomed obama 's early overture to iran indicating that if teheran would unclench its fist , then america was ready to extend its hand . after the strong influence the climate change deniers appeared to have with the previous administration , europeans were especially pleased that obama said he would come to the climate summit in copenhagen , denmark . they were impressed with the way he helped to broker a deal at the g20 summit in london in april , something he managed to do without throwing his weight around . it is a measure of the president 's continued pulling power that the europeans , who have seemingly grudged every extra pair of boots the nato secretary general has persuaded them to dispatch up until now , are to stump up around 7,000 additional troops for the war in afghanistan alongside the 30,000 more committed by a president who has now more than doubled the u.s. contingent there . but while europe 's diplomats and politicians know that the president , too , has to strike political balances , and while they recognize that shared values across the atlantic wo n't always mean shared interests , a few niggles are creeping in . for all the talk about resetting relations between washington and moscow , the europeans are worried that the crucial december 1 deadline passed without a deal renewing the strategic arms reduction treaty for monitoring nuclear arsenals . on afghanistan , europe 's political leaders were muttering behind the scenes as the president took a long time making up his mind about the extra troops . to them , he seemed to be dithering ; and with anti-war opinion building in their own backyards , he made their own lives more difficult while they awaited his decision . some criticism has come into the open . for example , bob ainsworth , britain 's defense minister , has refused to commit the u.s. 's leading ally in afghanistan to a pullout timetable beginning with the president 's promised date of july 2011 . paddy ashdown , who knows a bit about these things as the international community 's former high representative in bosnia , reckons that the president failed to produce a political strategy to go along with his military one . obama , said lord ashdown , was trying to appeal simultaneously to two different audiences . he wanted to tell the folks back home in peoria , illinois , that the troops would be home in 18 months , and he wanted to tell the taliban that an extra 30,000 troops were on their way to make life tough for them . the problem was that the folks back home would focus most on the extra 30,000 troops going out , and the taliban would focus on the fact that they would start leaving in 18 months . taliban leader mullah omar is supposed to have said : the enemy has the watches ; we have the time . ' insurgents tend to have a longer time scale than democratic politicians , who only too soon will be facing electors once more . the europeans , while they like much about obama 's style , are growing just a little uneasy about how things will pan out under his presidency . it 's early days , but perhaps a little less talk and a little more do might be welcome , ' one former downing street insider told me . they were n't expecting superman in the white house , certainly not at a time of major economic recession . they still feel that the new president is a man they can talk to . but they can see that power is moving inexorably from the the g8 to the g20 , where europe 's influence will be diluted by major new players like china and india . they may become a little sensitive as the president is seen to cozy up to the new players . the europeans also can read the pew surveys in the u.s. showing that a greater proportion of americans would like their nation to pull back from a world role and mind its own business ' than did so even during the vietnam war . they will watch obama now to see how he resists the pressures of isolationism . the slight unease one senses now in europe 's capitals is , in a sense , less a personal slippage for obama than a growing recognition of the weakness of a debt-ridden u.s. economy and of the inability of the world 's strongest military power to contain islamic insurgencies or to find and dispose of osama bin laden and mullah omar eight years after the mass murders of 9/11 . the u.s. may still have the military might . but even america has to look at the costs column these days . and when the likes of french president nicolas sarkozy inveigh against the evils of the anglo-saxon economic model , ' they have wall street just as much in mind as they do the city of london . obama , though , does n't have to worry yet about his personal popularity in europe . he remains a beacon of hope to many europeans . and he will probably remain rather more popular in europe than he is at home because it is in tackling the back-pocket issues with their own electorates -- like health care -- that most politicians make their enemies . that may , however , be little consolation to a president with a second term to win in due course . blair , after all , remained hugely popular in the u.s . but so discredited did he become back home that he was forced to step down and hand over power to gordon brown .	obama 's poll numbers in the u.s. are dropping , though
nobel prize <tsp> ( mental floss ) -- it 's nobel prize announcement week , and if you had carol w. greider , elizabeth blackburn , or jack szostak in your office pool , you 're off to a good start ( the trio will share this year 's nobel prize in medicine ) . as we await news of the rest of the winners , here are some stories about past nobel laureates . nobel prize winners receive a medal and a cash award . 1 . robert lucas , winner of the 1995 nobel prize in economics for his work on the theory of rational expectations , ' split his $ 1 million prize with his ex-wife . if there were a nobel prize for foresight or timing , she should be nominated , based on a clause in their divorce settlement from seven years earlier : wife shall receive 50 percent of any nobel prize . ' the clause expired on october 31 , 1995 . had lucas won any year after , he would have kept the whole million . 2 . physicist lise meitner , whose work helped lead to the discovery of nuclear fission , was reportedly nominated for the nobel prize 13 times without ever winning ( though nominations are kept secret , so we do n't know for sure ) . this makes her the dynasty of the nobel prize scene -- that show was nominated for 24 emmy awards but never won . other analogies we 'd accept : the color purple ( 11 oscar nominations in 1985 , no wins ) , the buffalo bills or minnesota vikings ( 4 super bowl losses each without a victory ) and william jennings bryan ( three-time democratic nominee for president , losing twice to mckinley and once to taft . ) 3 . people who refused the prize : • le duc tho was awarded the 1973 nobel peace prize with henry kissinger for their roles in brokering a vietnam cease fire at the paris peace accords . citing the absence of actual peace in vietnam , tho declined to accept . • jean paul sartre waved off the 1964 nobel prize in literature . his explanation : it is not the same thing if i sign jean-paul sartre or if i sign jean-paul sartre , nobel prize winner . a writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution , even if it takes place in the most honorable form . ' • afraid of soviet retribution if he traveled to stockholm to claim his prize , boris pasternak declined to accept the 1958 prize in literature , which he 'd earned for doctor zhivago . the academy refused his refusal . this refusal , of course , in no way alters the validity of the award . there remains only for the academy , however , to announce with regret that the presentation of the prize can not take place . ' yevgeny pasternak accepted the prize on behalf of his deceased father in 1989 . • swedish poet erik axel karlfeldt won for literature in 1918 . he did not accept because he was secretary of the swedish academy , which awards the prize . he was given the award posthumously in 1931 . this was allowed because the nomination was made before karlfeldt died -- no candidate may be proposed after death . mental floss : 10 technologies we stole from the animal kingdom 4 . in 2007 , 90-year-old professor leonid hurwicz became the oldest person to ever win ( one-third of the prize in economics ) ; at 87 , writer doris lessing became the oldest woman ( literature ) . 5 . dna expert kary mullis -- 1993 winner of the nobel prize in chemistry -- was scheduled to be a defense witness in o.j . simpson 's murder trial . however , simpson 's lawyer barry scheck felt the prosecution 's dna case was already essentially destroyed , and he did n't want mullis'personal life to distract jurors ( he 'd expressed an affinity for lsd . ) 6 . nobel laureates you must know : teddy roosevelt , woodrow wilson , rev . martin luther king , jr. , mother teresa , elie wiesel , mikhail gorbachev , nelson mandela , yasser arafat , shimon peres , yitzhak rabin , jimmy carter , toni morrison , william faulkner , t.s . eliot , ernest hemingway , samuel beckett , pierre & marie curie , max planck and albert einstein . 7 . big names who never won : dmitri mendeleev , leo tolstoy , virginia woolf , james joyce , marcel proust , mark twain , gertrude stein , henrik ibsen , joan robinson , thomas edison , nikola tesla , jules-henri poincaré , raymond damadian and mahatma gandhi . mental floss : 6 people who accidentally found a fortune 8 . winners without the greatest reputations : • daniel carleton gajdusek , who won in 1976 for his research in human slow-virus infections , spent 19 months in jail after pleading guilty in 1997 to charges of child molestation . • johannes fibiger won in 1926 after discovering parasitic worms cause cancer -- a breakthrough that turned out to not be true . • yasser arafat shared the 1994 nobel peace prize with shimon peres and yitzhak rabin . this decision caused nobel committee member kare kristiansen to resign . what consequences will result , ' he asked at the time , when a terrorist with such a background is awarded the world 's most prestigious prize ? ' • william shockley won for physics in 1956 for his role in the invention of the semiconductor , but his support of the eugenics movement alienated the scientific community . shockley also donated sperm to the repository for germinal choice , a sperm bank developed to spread humanity 's best genes . 9 . as part of his divorce settlement , einstein 's nobel prize money went to his ex-wife , mileva maric . 10 . the curie family is a nobel prize machine , winning five : pierre and marie for physics in 1901 ; marie solo for chemistry in 1911 ; daughter irene and her husband frédéric joliot-curie for chemistry in 1935 ; and henry labouisse , who was married to pierre and marie 's daughter eve , accepted on behalf of unicef in 1965 . 11 . marie curie 's second prize was marred by scandal . then a widow , curie had an affair with a married scientist , paul langevin -- a former pupil of pierre curie . love letters were involved , eventually leading to a duel between langevin and the editor of the newspaper that had printed them ( no shots were actually fired . ) according to nobelprize.org , when it was suggested that curie not accept the prize , she wrote a shrewd letter , which pointed out that she had been awarded the prize for her discovery of radium and polonium , and that she could not accept the principle that appreciation of the value of scientific work should be influenced by slander concerning a researcher 's private life . ' 12 . singing support -- while there 's no evidence the nobel judges can be swayed by theme songs , that has n't stopped loriana lana from composing one for italian prime minister silvio berlusconi . peace can ' includes the lyrics , silvio forever will be / silvio is reality / silvio forever ! /silvio gives us trust . ' 13 . alfred nobel -- inventor of dynamite -- may have been inspired to create the nobel prize after a premature obituary in a french newspaper called him a merchant of death . ' 14 . nobel died on december 10 , 1896 . the formal awards ceremony is held in stockholm each year on the anniversary of his death . the first awards show took place on december 10 , 1901 . ( these things take time to plan . ) and in case you were wondering just how much of a say alfred nobel had in the prize , here 's what he wrote in his will : ' the whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way : ' the capital shall be invested by my executors in safe securities and shall constitute a fund , the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who , during the preceding year , shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind . the said interest shall be divided into five equal parts , which shall be apportioned as follows : one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics ; one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement ; one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine ; one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency ; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity among nations , for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses . the prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by the swedish academy of sciences ; that for physiological or medical works by the caroline institute in stockholm ; that for literature by the academy in stockholm ; and that for champions of peace by a committee of five persons to be elected by the norwegian storting . it is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates , so that the most worthy shall receive the prize , whether he be scandinavian or not . ' mental floss : 13 bizarre stipulations in wills for more mental_floss articles , visit mentalfloss.com entire contents of this article copyright , mental floss llc . all rights reserved .	three u.s. presidents have won the nobel prize
nobel prize <tsp> ( mental floss ) -- it 's nobel prize announcement week , and if you had carol w. greider , elizabeth blackburn , or jack szostak in your office pool , you 're off to a good start ( the trio will share this year 's nobel prize in medicine ) . as we await news of the rest of the winners , here are some stories about past nobel laureates . nobel prize winners receive a medal and a cash award . 1 . robert lucas , winner of the 1995 nobel prize in economics for his work on the theory of rational expectations , ' split his $ 1 million prize with his ex-wife . if there were a nobel prize for foresight or timing , she should be nominated , based on a clause in their divorce settlement from seven years earlier : wife shall receive 50 percent of any nobel prize . ' the clause expired on october 31 , 1995 . had lucas won any year after , he would have kept the whole million . 2 . physicist lise meitner , whose work helped lead to the discovery of nuclear fission , was reportedly nominated for the nobel prize 13 times without ever winning ( though nominations are kept secret , so we do n't know for sure ) . this makes her the dynasty of the nobel prize scene -- that show was nominated for 24 emmy awards but never won . other analogies we 'd accept : the color purple ( 11 oscar nominations in 1985 , no wins ) , the buffalo bills or minnesota vikings ( 4 super bowl losses each without a victory ) and william jennings bryan ( three-time democratic nominee for president , losing twice to mckinley and once to taft . ) 3 . people who refused the prize : • le duc tho was awarded the 1973 nobel peace prize with henry kissinger for their roles in brokering a vietnam cease fire at the paris peace accords . citing the absence of actual peace in vietnam , tho declined to accept . • jean paul sartre waved off the 1964 nobel prize in literature . his explanation : it is not the same thing if i sign jean-paul sartre or if i sign jean-paul sartre , nobel prize winner . a writer must refuse to allow himself to be transformed into an institution , even if it takes place in the most honorable form . ' • afraid of soviet retribution if he traveled to stockholm to claim his prize , boris pasternak declined to accept the 1958 prize in literature , which he 'd earned for doctor zhivago . the academy refused his refusal . this refusal , of course , in no way alters the validity of the award . there remains only for the academy , however , to announce with regret that the presentation of the prize can not take place . ' yevgeny pasternak accepted the prize on behalf of his deceased father in 1989 . • swedish poet erik axel karlfeldt won for literature in 1918 . he did not accept because he was secretary of the swedish academy , which awards the prize . he was given the award posthumously in 1931 . this was allowed because the nomination was made before karlfeldt died -- no candidate may be proposed after death . mental floss : 10 technologies we stole from the animal kingdom 4 . in 2007 , 90-year-old professor leonid hurwicz became the oldest person to ever win ( one-third of the prize in economics ) ; at 87 , writer doris lessing became the oldest woman ( literature ) . 5 . dna expert kary mullis -- 1993 winner of the nobel prize in chemistry -- was scheduled to be a defense witness in o.j . simpson 's murder trial . however , simpson 's lawyer barry scheck felt the prosecution 's dna case was already essentially destroyed , and he did n't want mullis'personal life to distract jurors ( he 'd expressed an affinity for lsd . ) 6 . nobel laureates you must know : teddy roosevelt , woodrow wilson , rev . martin luther king , jr. , mother teresa , elie wiesel , mikhail gorbachev , nelson mandela , yasser arafat , shimon peres , yitzhak rabin , jimmy carter , toni morrison , william faulkner , t.s . eliot , ernest hemingway , samuel beckett , pierre & marie curie , max planck and albert einstein . 7 . big names who never won : dmitri mendeleev , leo tolstoy , virginia woolf , james joyce , marcel proust , mark twain , gertrude stein , henrik ibsen , joan robinson , thomas edison , nikola tesla , jules-henri poincaré , raymond damadian and mahatma gandhi . mental floss : 6 people who accidentally found a fortune 8 . winners without the greatest reputations : • daniel carleton gajdusek , who won in 1976 for his research in human slow-virus infections , spent 19 months in jail after pleading guilty in 1997 to charges of child molestation . • johannes fibiger won in 1926 after discovering parasitic worms cause cancer -- a breakthrough that turned out to not be true . • yasser arafat shared the 1994 nobel peace prize with shimon peres and yitzhak rabin . this decision caused nobel committee member kare kristiansen to resign . what consequences will result , ' he asked at the time , when a terrorist with such a background is awarded the world 's most prestigious prize ? ' • william shockley won for physics in 1956 for his role in the invention of the semiconductor , but his support of the eugenics movement alienated the scientific community . shockley also donated sperm to the repository for germinal choice , a sperm bank developed to spread humanity 's best genes . 9 . as part of his divorce settlement , einstein 's nobel prize money went to his ex-wife , mileva maric . 10 . the curie family is a nobel prize machine , winning five : pierre and marie for physics in 1901 ; marie solo for chemistry in 1911 ; daughter irene and her husband frédéric joliot-curie for chemistry in 1935 ; and henry labouisse , who was married to pierre and marie 's daughter eve , accepted on behalf of unicef in 1965 . 11 . marie curie 's second prize was marred by scandal . then a widow , curie had an affair with a married scientist , paul langevin -- a former pupil of pierre curie . love letters were involved , eventually leading to a duel between langevin and the editor of the newspaper that had printed them ( no shots were actually fired . ) according to nobelprize.org , when it was suggested that curie not accept the prize , she wrote a shrewd letter , which pointed out that she had been awarded the prize for her discovery of radium and polonium , and that she could not accept the principle that appreciation of the value of scientific work should be influenced by slander concerning a researcher 's private life . ' 12 . singing support -- while there 's no evidence the nobel judges can be swayed by theme songs , that has n't stopped loriana lana from composing one for italian prime minister silvio berlusconi . peace can ' includes the lyrics , silvio forever will be / silvio is reality / silvio forever ! /silvio gives us trust . ' 13 . alfred nobel -- inventor of dynamite -- may have been inspired to create the nobel prize after a premature obituary in a french newspaper called him a merchant of death . ' 14 . nobel died on december 10 , 1896 . the formal awards ceremony is held in stockholm each year on the anniversary of his death . the first awards show took place on december 10 , 1901 . ( these things take time to plan . ) and in case you were wondering just how much of a say alfred nobel had in the prize , here 's what he wrote in his will : ' the whole of my remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the following way : ' the capital shall be invested by my executors in safe securities and shall constitute a fund , the interest on which shall be annually distributed in the form of prizes to those who , during the preceding year , shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind . the said interest shall be divided into five equal parts , which shall be apportioned as follows : one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics ; one part to the person who shall have made the most important chemical discovery or improvement ; one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine ; one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency ; and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity among nations , for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses . the prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by the swedish academy of sciences ; that for physiological or medical works by the caroline institute in stockholm ; that for literature by the academy in stockholm ; and that for champions of peace by a committee of five persons to be elected by the norwegian storting . it is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates , so that the most worthy shall receive the prize , whether he be scandinavian or not . ' mental floss : 13 bizarre stipulations in wills for more mental_floss articles , visit mentalfloss.com entire contents of this article copyright , mental floss llc . all rights reserved .	lise meitner was reportedly nominated for the nobel prize 13 times , but never won
serie a <tsp> ( cnn ) -- ronaldinho plundered a hat-trick as ac milan crushed 10-man siena 4-0 on sunday to close the gap on serie a leaders inter milan to just six points and with the milan derby to come next week . milan also have a game in hand meaning they could potentially draw level with the four-in-a-row champions if they were to win next weekend 's crunch clash . the hosts started in determined mood following inter 's 2-2 draw at bari on saturday and ronaldinho took an alessandro nesta cross on his chest on three minutes before sending a spectacular overhead bicycle kick just off target . but on 10 minutes the referee took the decision that essentially ended the game as a contest . jardim brandao dithered on the ball in his own box and marco borriello dispossessed him before trying to go round goalkeeper gianluca curci . there was minimal contact and borriello crumpled to the ground but the striker 's last touch had been too heavy and left him no chance of reaching the ball before a back-tracking defender . even so , the referee pointed to the spot and showed curci a straight red card . substitute goalkeeper gianluca pegolo 's first task was to pick the ball out of his net . siena battled on gamely , and on 26 minutes massimo maccarone escaped three defenders on the edge of the milan box to bundle through before firing over on the stretch as thiago silva came across to put him under pressure . two minutes later the lead was doubled as andrea pirlo curled a cross into the near post and borriello hooked a brilliant volley over his shoulder and into the top corner . ronaldinho proved a constant menace and had two early second half chances , flicking the ball over the bar with the first and being denied by pegolo with the second . but 18 minutes from time he rose unmarked in the box to head home a david beckham corner . the brazilian sealed his first milan hat-trick with a rocket into the top corner from outside the area a minute from time . meanwhile , juventus slumped to their seventh defeat in 10-games with a 1-0 reverse at chievo that is sure to increase the pressure on under-fire coach ciro ferrara . gennaro sardo 's stunning first-half strike proved to be the only goal of the game as juve turned in a performance lacking energy and confidence which comes on the back of a 3-0 hammering at the hands of milan in their last league outing . juve dropped to fifth and out of the champions league places as both roma and napoli overtook them . roma moved up to third as on-loan bayern munich striker luca toni scored his first goals for the club in a 3-0 win over genoa . simone perrotta opened the scoring on 17 minutes after a scramble at a corner and then toni turned home mirko vucinic 's cross on the stroke of half-time . and , on the hour mark , vucinic turned provider again for toni to head home his second . napoli could not fully capitalize as they were held 0-0 at home by palermo but still extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches .	the result means milan close the gap on serie a leaders and city rivals inter milan to just six points
serie a <tsp> ( cnn ) -- ronaldinho plundered a hat-trick as ac milan crushed 10-man siena 4-0 on sunday to close the gap on serie a leaders inter milan to just six points and with the milan derby to come next week . milan also have a game in hand meaning they could potentially draw level with the four-in-a-row champions if they were to win next weekend 's crunch clash . the hosts started in determined mood following inter 's 2-2 draw at bari on saturday and ronaldinho took an alessandro nesta cross on his chest on three minutes before sending a spectacular overhead bicycle kick just off target . but on 10 minutes the referee took the decision that essentially ended the game as a contest . jardim brandao dithered on the ball in his own box and marco borriello dispossessed him before trying to go round goalkeeper gianluca curci . there was minimal contact and borriello crumpled to the ground but the striker 's last touch had been too heavy and left him no chance of reaching the ball before a back-tracking defender . even so , the referee pointed to the spot and showed curci a straight red card . substitute goalkeeper gianluca pegolo 's first task was to pick the ball out of his net . siena battled on gamely , and on 26 minutes massimo maccarone escaped three defenders on the edge of the milan box to bundle through before firing over on the stretch as thiago silva came across to put him under pressure . two minutes later the lead was doubled as andrea pirlo curled a cross into the near post and borriello hooked a brilliant volley over his shoulder and into the top corner . ronaldinho proved a constant menace and had two early second half chances , flicking the ball over the bar with the first and being denied by pegolo with the second . but 18 minutes from time he rose unmarked in the box to head home a david beckham corner . the brazilian sealed his first milan hat-trick with a rocket into the top corner from outside the area a minute from time . meanwhile , juventus slumped to their seventh defeat in 10-games with a 1-0 reverse at chievo that is sure to increase the pressure on under-fire coach ciro ferrara . gennaro sardo 's stunning first-half strike proved to be the only goal of the game as juve turned in a performance lacking energy and confidence which comes on the back of a 3-0 hammering at the hands of milan in their last league outing . juve dropped to fifth and out of the champions league places as both roma and napoli overtook them . roma moved up to third as on-loan bayern munich striker luca toni scored his first goals for the club in a 3-0 win over genoa . simone perrotta opened the scoring on 17 minutes after a scramble at a corner and then toni turned home mirko vucinic 's cross on the stroke of half-time . and , on the hour mark , vucinic turned provider again for toni to head home his second . napoli could not fully capitalize as they were held 0-0 at home by palermo but still extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches .	brazilian ronaldinho plundered a hat-trick as ac milan crushed 10-man siena 4-0 in serie a
england <tsp> ( cnn ) -- on thursday , scotland goes to the polls to consider leaving the united kingdom . i 'm praying they say no . for their sakes and for our sakes as fellow britons . we need each other . do n't get me wrong : the english , the scots , the welsh and the northern irish are all very different people . you can tell it in the accents -- as an englishman , i find it almost impossible to do a passable scottish voice because i just ca n't sustain the requisite level of anger . and while the english are known for introversion and a terror of being noticed , the heat generated by the independence referendum has been a testament to the scots'uncompromising desire to say what they 're really thinking . you see those differences marked in the landscape . journeying from london to glasgow to observe the campaign , i was struck by the sudden shift in geography as our train crossed the border . where england is small and crowded , scotland is huge and empty . english fields give way to massive caledonian hills covered in green trees with bald patches of purple flowers . the valleys look like god smashed a fist into the soil -- wild , deep and jagged . that righteous scottish temper showing through again . but it 's precisely these differences that have made the union between our countries so remarkable -- and so important . for 300 years , we have sustained a political alliance between nations with distinct cultures that has produced one of the world 's most successful experiments in getting along against the odds . it 's a relationship of convenience , of course -- begun in part so that scotland could share in our imperial ambitions . and , as such , scotland 's presence in the union has been sustained hitherto largely by good will . we may all have different understandings of our identity , but we share a common understanding of our needs . this began to change in the years after world war ii . as the empire vanished and industry declined , so the economic outlook of scotland and england began to diverge . a turning point was the election of margaret thatcher in 1979 -- a right-wing leader who may have helped raise living standards in scotland but whose faith in free markets became increasingly at odds with the scottish preference for a well-financed public sector . scotland could have rallied to the left-wing labour party , but labour , too , moved drastically to the right and left many of its working-class constituents behind . the credit crunch challenged the idea that the union was impervious to economic shock and discredited our political leadership in london . many scots turned toward independence as an alternative way of ordering their affairs ( while many englishmen drifted toward the conservative united kingdom independence party ) . hence , much of the campaign for independence has centered not around nationalist themes , but socialist ones instead . its supporters imagine that if freed from the more right-wing english , they 'd be able to spend more and invest in public services . in fact , the opposite is true . such is the likely size of an independent scotland 's debt , and so uncertain is the future of its currency , that it would almost certainly have to raise taxes through the roof . that brings us back to the benefits of sticking together . they are both material and emotional . on the material side , britain may have been through a tough period recently , but it is now growing mightily . we are predicted to overtake the perfidious french in the size of our economy by 2020 -- making us the fifth biggest in the world . our accomplishments in the fields of constructing a welfare state or investing in high-tech sectors have been made possible by sharing resources and talent . likewise , in a frighteningly insecure world , we all benefit from a united defense . ok , so britain 's army no longer patrols an empire . but it is still one of the most powerful in the world , boasts a nuclear deterrent ( moored in scotland ) and is a lynchpin of the atlantic alliance . the army is perhaps at the heart of the emotional case for the union . standing together , we 've helped win two world wars and seen off the argentine invasion of the falklands in 1982 . soldiers have fought in defense of their constituent countries , but always under the banner of the united kingdom . the ties that bind us , then , are historical and poetic . every new year , we britons sing auld lang syne ' -- written by the scottish poet robert burns . it 's a song about the importance of remembering old friendships : and there 's a hand my trusty friend ! / and give me a hand o'thine ! / and we 'll take a right good-will draught , / for auld lang syne . ' it might seem silly to reduce a decision about the future of a nation to a few lines of a song sung drunkenly and off-key at midnight , but friendship is a precious thing that men will give their lives for . many , many british soldiers have done so in the past . i would save the union out of respect for their memory alone . to the union and the world , the scots have brought poetry both sublime and hilariously bad . schoolchildren across the uk still read the awful lines of william mcgonagall that serve as a primer for how not to write . scottish geniuses -- adam smith , david hume , james watt , robert louis stevenson , james braid , kenneth graham , sir walter scott , muriel spark , sir arthur conan doyle -- have also given us all the invention of classical economics , a proud tradition of banking , color photography , the flushing toilet , golf , hypnotism , penicillin and the television set . the locals have also supplied britain with its last hopeful myth : the rumored existence of the loch ness monster . it 's nonsense , of course , but a reminder -- again -- of how much mystery and wonder the scottish countryside brings to the uk . we are hoping to reintroduce wolves there . if scotland votes this week for independence , we will divorce with dignity ( excepting a few rows about debt and nuclear weapons ) . but the united kingdom will miss her dearly . we will be reduced and forced to think afresh about who we are and what we stand for . if i 'm honest , the prospect of a union dominated too heavily by the english worries me . we 're simply not as loquacious or romantic as our scottish cousins .	stanley says he 'd miss england 's romantic , talkative partners if they go
united kingdom <tsp> ( cnn ) -- on thursday , scotland goes to the polls to consider leaving the united kingdom . i 'm praying they say no . for their sakes and for our sakes as fellow britons . we need each other . do n't get me wrong : the english , the scots , the welsh and the northern irish are all very different people . you can tell it in the accents -- as an englishman , i find it almost impossible to do a passable scottish voice because i just ca n't sustain the requisite level of anger . and while the english are known for introversion and a terror of being noticed , the heat generated by the independence referendum has been a testament to the scots'uncompromising desire to say what they 're really thinking . you see those differences marked in the landscape . journeying from london to glasgow to observe the campaign , i was struck by the sudden shift in geography as our train crossed the border . where england is small and crowded , scotland is huge and empty . english fields give way to massive caledonian hills covered in green trees with bald patches of purple flowers . the valleys look like god smashed a fist into the soil -- wild , deep and jagged . that righteous scottish temper showing through again . but it 's precisely these differences that have made the union between our countries so remarkable -- and so important . for 300 years , we have sustained a political alliance between nations with distinct cultures that has produced one of the world 's most successful experiments in getting along against the odds . it 's a relationship of convenience , of course -- begun in part so that scotland could share in our imperial ambitions . and , as such , scotland 's presence in the union has been sustained hitherto largely by good will . we may all have different understandings of our identity , but we share a common understanding of our needs . this began to change in the years after world war ii . as the empire vanished and industry declined , so the economic outlook of scotland and england began to diverge . a turning point was the election of margaret thatcher in 1979 -- a right-wing leader who may have helped raise living standards in scotland but whose faith in free markets became increasingly at odds with the scottish preference for a well-financed public sector . scotland could have rallied to the left-wing labour party , but labour , too , moved drastically to the right and left many of its working-class constituents behind . the credit crunch challenged the idea that the union was impervious to economic shock and discredited our political leadership in london . many scots turned toward independence as an alternative way of ordering their affairs ( while many englishmen drifted toward the conservative united kingdom independence party ) . hence , much of the campaign for independence has centered not around nationalist themes , but socialist ones instead . its supporters imagine that if freed from the more right-wing english , they 'd be able to spend more and invest in public services . in fact , the opposite is true . such is the likely size of an independent scotland 's debt , and so uncertain is the future of its currency , that it would almost certainly have to raise taxes through the roof . that brings us back to the benefits of sticking together . they are both material and emotional . on the material side , britain may have been through a tough period recently , but it is now growing mightily . we are predicted to overtake the perfidious french in the size of our economy by 2020 -- making us the fifth biggest in the world . our accomplishments in the fields of constructing a welfare state or investing in high-tech sectors have been made possible by sharing resources and talent . likewise , in a frighteningly insecure world , we all benefit from a united defense . ok , so britain 's army no longer patrols an empire . but it is still one of the most powerful in the world , boasts a nuclear deterrent ( moored in scotland ) and is a lynchpin of the atlantic alliance . the army is perhaps at the heart of the emotional case for the union . standing together , we 've helped win two world wars and seen off the argentine invasion of the falklands in 1982 . soldiers have fought in defense of their constituent countries , but always under the banner of the united kingdom . the ties that bind us , then , are historical and poetic . every new year , we britons sing auld lang syne ' -- written by the scottish poet robert burns . it 's a song about the importance of remembering old friendships : and there 's a hand my trusty friend ! / and give me a hand o'thine ! / and we 'll take a right good-will draught , / for auld lang syne . ' it might seem silly to reduce a decision about the future of a nation to a few lines of a song sung drunkenly and off-key at midnight , but friendship is a precious thing that men will give their lives for . many , many british soldiers have done so in the past . i would save the union out of respect for their memory alone . to the union and the world , the scots have brought poetry both sublime and hilariously bad . schoolchildren across the uk still read the awful lines of william mcgonagall that serve as a primer for how not to write . scottish geniuses -- adam smith , david hume , james watt , robert louis stevenson , james braid , kenneth graham , sir walter scott , muriel spark , sir arthur conan doyle -- have also given us all the invention of classical economics , a proud tradition of banking , color photography , the flushing toilet , golf , hypnotism , penicillin and the television set . the locals have also supplied britain with its last hopeful myth : the rumored existence of the loch ness monster . it 's nonsense , of course , but a reminder -- again -- of how much mystery and wonder the scottish countryside brings to the uk . we are hoping to reintroduce wolves there . if scotland votes this week for independence , we will divorce with dignity ( excepting a few rows about debt and nuclear weapons ) . but the united kingdom will miss her dearly . we will be reduced and forced to think afresh about who we are and what we stand for . if i 'm honest , the prospect of a union dominated too heavily by the english worries me . we 're simply not as loquacious or romantic as our scottish cousins .	historian timothy stanley wants scotland to stay in the united kingdom
christine lam <tsp> editor 's note : cnn.com has a business partnership with careerbuilder.com , which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to cnn.com . the habits of coworkers can be irksome in the tight quarters of the modern office . being part of a team can be a great learning experience when collaboration and discussion lead to new ideas and career growth . but for some employees , like these professionals we talked to , interactions with co-workers range from merely irritating to being a complete nightmare . ( to protect the innocent and the annoyed , some of these workers are only sharing their first names . ) do any of these sound familiar ? the scented worker ' i worked with a guy that smelled like dirty , wet rags . that was pretty annoying , ' recalls christine lam , a entrepreneur based in washington state . the issue impacted lam 's productivity . he smelled so terrible , it made my eyes water and it was very difficult to work with him as a result . ' back away from the blackberry ! many of us are irked by our fellow employees spending way too much time on personal phone calls or texting friends and family . and perhaps no device is more visible at work than the blackberry . i had a co-worker who was on his blackberry so much he 'd mastered blind-typing on it , ' says andrew chris , an employee at olighting.com , an online retailer . unfortunately , the blackberry-addicted team member could n't type , text and talk at the same time . talking to him while he is busy typing was comparable to talking to a container of glue . ' too much face time on facebook krista , a consultant in colorado , found the allure of the internet severely curtailed her co-worker 's ability to get anything done . krista 's no-worker ' was particularly addicted to social networking sites . she would spend the majority of the day on her myspace and facebook pages , which she took great pains to maintain , ' she notes . in terms of actual work , krista 's teammate was n't too productive . i 'd say she worked approximately two hours a day , and most of it had to be corrected or redone . ' the bad behavior list those may have been some extreme examples , but co-workers can annoy us , rub us the wrong way and make us get our hate on for a number of reasons . if they 're not singing , our co-workers are chewing , slurping , sniffling , coughing or belching in a way that 's impossible for us to ignore . what are the most common reasons a fellow worker might be annoying ? they 're annoying you ( and all of us ) in many ways : • he or she is a debby downer , ' or has a consistently negative attitude at work . • they 're incredibly nosy or prone to gossip . • they bring aromatic food to their desks for lunch . tuna fish , broccoli and asparagus are just a few of our favorites . • they use their cubicles as a spaces to take care of personal hygiene . everyone loves a fellow worker who clips his nails at his desk , right ? • they leave common areas a mess , and do n't clean up after themselves . • they play hot potato ' with responsibilities and pass the buck whenever possible . • they 're constantly trying to one-up the competition . resolving conflict april callis , a michigan-based trainer and facilitator , suggests several strategies to solve conflicts with irritating co-workers before they become major issues . ask for a resolution ' greet each complaint or problem with the request for a solution , ' callis suggests . she believes this approach is less likely to put your co-worker on the defensive , but instead makes them part of the solution . just the facts , ma'am another strategy callis likes is the dragnet strategy . ' when gossip , a complaint or negative information is brought forward , play joe friday and document the facts . ' callis says that this approach defuses any potential sparks for greater conflict . this will take the emotion out of the picture . ' use humor any legitimate complaint about a co-worker should be taken seriously . but , minor conflict can often be resolved by using tactful humor so that the parties involved dial the intensity down a notch . be tactful workers should also remember that as irritating as some of these behaviors might be , there may be other factors that are catalysts to making them happen . excessive time on personal phone calls may be a sign of a personal crisis , while hygiene issues might arise from a medical problem . you or your manager should be fair , caring and empathetic when bringing up any issues with co-workers . they may not be aware that their actions are having an impact . i used to work at a company where a managing director was famous for spotting two people having a conflict and taking them to a conference room and introducing them as if they had never met or talked , ' recalls david dalka , a chicago-based consultant who specializes in social media change management , business development and web marketing strategy . dalka believes it was an effective strategy . that was the whole point -- to encourage people to talk about little things before they became big things , ' he says . the culture was one that encouraged people to reconcile with one another on their own . ' copyright careerbuilder.com 2009 . all rights reserved . the information contained in this article may not be published , broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority	i worked with a guy that smelled like dirty , wet rags , ' says christine lam
national directorate of security <tsp> ( cnn ) -- authorities in some afghan prisons are torturing detainees into confessions , using methods that meet the international definition of torture , according to a new u.n. report . the practices documented are among the most serious human rights violations under international law , are crimes under afghan law and are strictly prohibited under both afghan and international law , ' the united nations assistance mission in afghanistan ( unama ) says in the report . detainees described experiencing torture in the form of suspension ( being hung by the wrists from chains or other devices attached to the wall , ceiling , iron bars or other fixtures for lengthy periods ) and beatings , especially with rubber hoses , electric cables or wires or wooden sticks and most frequently on the soles of the feet . electric shock , twisting and wrenching of detainees'genitals , stress positions including forced standing , removal of toenails and threatened sexual abuse were among other forms of torture that detainees reported . routine blindfolding and hooding and denial of access to medical care in some facilities were also reported . unama documented one death in government custody due to torture in april 2011 , the report says . the report contains quotes from various prisoners , not identified by name , describing their experiences in detail . the report comes from interviews with 379 pre-trial detainees and convicted prisoners at facilities operated by different branches of the afghan government between october 2010 and august 2011 . the afghanistan government responded that the report is to some extent not close to reality ' and not entirely in compliance with the facts . ' torture methods such as electric shock , threat of rape , twisting of sexual organs etc . are methods that are absolutely non-existent in the nds ( national directorate of security ) , ' the government said . but the government added that the report may help draw attention to needed improvements . despite their cruel and barbaric acts , ' terrorists are being treated humanely and in accordance with the law , ' the afghan government said , in a response included in the unama report . beginning from their arrest and investigation to the final verdict of the court they are treated in accordance with the islamic and humanitarian norms . ' unama said officials with afghanistan 's national directorate of security systematically tortured detainees in a number of detention facilities across afghanistan . torture does not appear to have been practiced systematically in each nds facility unama observed . ' unama 's detention observation report found compelling evidence that 125 detainees ( 46 % ) of the 273 detainees interviewed who had been in nds detention experienced interrogation techniques at the hands of nds officials that constituted torture , ' the report said . nearly all the detained reported that the abuse was during interrogations and aimed at obtaining a confession or information . in almost every case , nds officials stopped the use of torture once detainees confessed to the crime of which they were accused or provided the requested information . ' torture was used on some children under 18 , the report said . unama recommended that the nds and the police take immediate steps to prevent torture and allow regular , unhindered access for independent monitors . the report also called on the government and the supreme court to take action . countries with troops in afghanistan should suspended transfer of detainees to facilities where credible allegations or reports of torture and ill treatment have been made pending a full assessment , ' the report said . canada and the united kingdom ceased transfers of detainees to facilities in kandahar and kabul at various times based on reports of torture and ill treatment , the report said . and in july of this year , the united states and nato 's international security assistance force stopped transferring detainees to authorities in certain areas based on reports of consistent torture and mistreatment , the report said . unama took steps to ensure that the information it collected was credible , the report said . it rigorously analyzed patterns of allegations in the aggregate and at specific facilities which permitted conclusions to be drawn about abusive practices ... and suggested fabricated accounts were uncommon . ' the nationwide pattern of allegations is inconsistent with a substantial proportion of detainees interviewed having been trained before their detention in what lies to tell about their treatment if detained . ' in its response , the government said it is committed to observe the whole enforced laws of the country ; international human rights treaties ; the convention against torture and approved articles and put to use all its efforts towards their realizations . ' it added , maybe there are deficiencies with a country stricken by war and a wave of suicide attacks and other terroristic crimes , we do not claim perfection and that we are doing things 100 % in accordance with how things should be . some of these deficiencies , however , are due to a lack of experience within our staff and their lack of access to proving equipments and facilities and in part due to isolated incidents of individual violations . we are happy that this report also testifies in a part that torture did not take place in a systematic manner in all nds headquarters . ' it also noted that organizers of attacks use children in their plots , and that most of the anti-government elements do not hold id cards which makes it challenging for nds to identify underage individuals ... once it is confirmed that the arrested person is underage , nds immediately transfers him/her either to the juvenile rehabilitation centre or juvenile prosecution office to investigate the case . '	new : such practices are absolutely non-existent ' in the national directorate of security , the government says
belgium <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the opening day of the world cup brought joy and sadness to the host nation as brazil won its first game , rallying to defeat croatia 3-1 . but it was a day marred by a small , but contentious , protest over the billions spent on the sports spectacle . here are five things that happened thursday as the first ball was kicked in sao paulo . protest problems the most expensive world cup is underway . brazilian officials shelled out $ 11 billion on the tournament , three times what organizers in south africa spent for the 2010 cup . not surprisingly , there are brazilians who believe the money could have been better spent . with reporters descending on sao paulo for the opening match , protesters tried to make their way toward arena corinthians stadium and were met by tear-gas firing riot police . the cops'goal : to keep the demonstrators from reaching the main avenue , leading to the stadium . it was n't a big protest , but it was met with a big response . at least one person appeared to be arrested . several people were injured , including a cnn producer and reporter . mind control the best kick of the day went perhaps two yards . a paraplegic , identified by the bbc as 29-year-old juliano pinto , wore an exoskeleton and a blue cap fitted with electrodes . the electrodes helped him use his brain to control the exoskeleton to take a few steps and take the ceremonial first kick before the opening match it went about 6 feet before a ball boy scooped it up and took it to the center of the match officials . we did it ! ! ! ' dr. miguel nicolelis tweeted . nicolelis , a brazilian-born neuroscience professor at duke university , and a group of scores of scientists developed the exoskeleton after they decoded the alphabet of neurons in the brain and figured out how to transmitted the mind 's language to devices outside the brain . bad start that penalty that everyone is talking about , the one that should never have been given , well , it should probably have been stopped . it was a double punch in the gut for croatian fans . first , referee yuichi nishimura awarded brazil an undeserved penalty kick . it seemed obvious to almost everyone watching the match that brazilian striker fred went down in the penalty area on his own , but nishimura must have thought there was contact from a croatian defender . then when neymar 's hit his spot kick , goalkeeper stipe pletikosa guessed correctly and got a hand on the ball -- but he could n't stop it from going in the goal . croatia 's coach did n't worry about any fines from fifa after the match for critical remarks against the referee . it 's ridiculous . if we continue in this way , we will have a circus , ' said niko kova , according to yahoo sports . if that 's how we start the world cup , then we may as well give up and go home now . ' maybe it 's time for a manager 's challenge and instant replay ? when doves die you release three doves in an open-air stadium with 60,000 screaming people and helicopters circling overhead , what could go wrong ? well , it appears from media reports that at least one -- possibly two -- did n't live to see themselves home . one dove took a header into the stands almost immediately after liftoff , wrote the new york times . other media reported a second crashed . but there was good news . exciting dove update , ' tweeted hadley freeman of the guardian newspaper , the one remaining dove has flown into the press box ! ' it was n't the first misstep of the day . during the opening ceremony , the motorized stage riser hiccupped as rapper pitbull and singer jennifer lopez ascended from inside the setup . at one point , it even appeared it might sink back under the stage . but it stopped and pitbull stepped up a few feet and , once out , helped jlo out from the hole . traffic trouble the united states , which plays it first match of the tournament on monday , wanted to have a private scrimmage against belgium on thursday . but with a transit strike making bad traffic worse , belgium coach marc wilmots and u.s. coach jurgen klinsmann agreed to call off the match , sports illustrated reported . perhaps they should have rescheduled and traveled during the brazil-croatia match ; the roads of sao paulo were practically empty then . except for the protesters and riot police ...	u.s. , belgium had to change plans for a scrimmage due to potential travel troubles
suarez <tsp> madrid ( cnn ) -- former spanish prime minister adolfo suarez died at a madrid hospital sunday after long illness , his family said . suarez was 81 . suarez was spain 's first prime minister in the transition to democracy after the long dictatorship of francisco franco , who died in november 1975 . king juan carlos , who appointed suarez prime minister in 1976 , issued a televised statement calling him a great servant of spain and was not always well understood . ' suarez is the example that we can together overcome the greatest difficulties , ' king juan carlos said . suarez convened the first democratic elections in 1977 . he resigned in early 1981 , just weeks before an unsuccessful coup attempt by military officers . people we lost in 2014	king juan carlos appointed suarez prime minister in 1976
suarez <tsp> madrid ( cnn ) -- former spanish prime minister adolfo suarez died at a madrid hospital sunday after long illness , his family said . suarez was 81 . suarez was spain 's first prime minister in the transition to democracy after the long dictatorship of francisco franco , who died in november 1975 . king juan carlos , who appointed suarez prime minister in 1976 , issued a televised statement calling him a great servant of spain and was not always well understood . ' suarez is the example that we can together overcome the greatest difficulties , ' king juan carlos said . suarez convened the first democratic elections in 1977 . he resigned in early 1981 , just weeks before an unsuccessful coup attempt by military officers . people we lost in 2014	suarez , 81 , died at a madrid hospital after a long illness , his family says
mars <tsp> ( cnn ) -- hey mars ! we 're back ! hope you do n't mind if we cruise around in our scientific suv to grab some historic data and snap some breathtaking images . oh , and we might do some martian doughnuts in your front yard . now that the mars rover curiosity is safely parked , nasa 's unmanned planet crawler appears ready to roll . a car salesman would have a ball selling this beauty . it 's loaded with an array of sophisticated cameras , a rocker bogie ' suspension , a robotic arm , 2 gigs of flash memory , a rock-vaporizing laser ( ! ! ! ! ) and a plutonium-fueled power system . it operates by remote control from millions of miles away and has a blazing top speed of 1.5 inches per second . sticker price ( including delivery ) : $ 2.6 billion . during its expected lifespan of 23 months , all this cool hardware could help solve big mysteries : has life ever existed on mars ? what can mars tell us about our own planet ? can we benefit from martian resources ? but there are less romantic questions swirling around the fourth rock from the sun : is the price tag really worth it ? who will pay for the first manned mission to mars ? could manned space missions be replaced by robotic exploration ? the answers may be hard to see amid all the rover revelry . and this is n't the first time rovers have churned up this kind of excitement . in 1997 , a smaller nasa robot on mars -- sojourner -- lit up the web . back when the internet was young , it was the largest internet event in the history of that medium , ' curiosity team member james bell told cnn on monday . the little rover found clues suggesting that mars once had a thicker atmosphere and liquid water . sojourner and its parent spacecraft pathfinder cost $ 265 million ( pdf ) . later , in 2004 , when the spirit and opportunity rovers landed , it became one of the largest worldwide internet sensations , ' said bell , who also worked on that mission . it slammed nasa 's website . ' the rovers scored several discoveries including evidence of an ancient wet environment on mars . price tag for spirit and opportunity : $ 800 million ( pdf ) . nowadays -- at least for some space travel fans -- martian robots are n't so cool anymore . curiosity is just another box with wheels on mars , ' says cnn commenter it_could_always_be_worse . develop useful technology -- not this shooting of boxes with wheels all over the place . send people , and i will be proud . ' cnn commenter max lewes disagrees . this really was a huge leap from previous missions . ' related story : curiosity 's wild ride after the initial excitement of monday 's landing , even the curiosity team jokingly acknowledged the first dusty black and white photos from the rover have already lost their luster . it 's not such a great picture anymore , ' a smiling mike watkins told reporters . he promised color and panorama photos in the coming days . seriously , no matter how successful unmanned missions might be , robots will never replace the need for human space exploration , says bell . in a sense , curiosity is performing a scouting mission for a manned u.s. mission to mars that president barack obama predicts will happen in his lifetime . nasa administrator charles bolden gets even more specific : manned missions to mars are at least 18 years away -- sometime in the 2030s . but first , mission planners need more information about the martian surface so they can choose the best landing sites . we do n't want astronauts to be surprised , ' says bell . robot missions , such as surveyor , preceded the apollo moon landings , and these martian probes are performing similar tasks . putting a monetary value on space exploration is impossible , experts say , because there are too many unanswered questions , such as whether mars , the moon or asteroids hold precious minerals , water and cheap energy resources that could be mined and brought back to earth . the reason to send humans will be because we have to , ' bell says . if some things can be done by robots , they should be done by robots . but sending a drill rig to mars or jupiter 's moon europa to tap into an aquifer that may have living organisms in it -- those kinds of things will require people . ' then there 's the unknown value of newly discovered knowledge . scientists want to know what mars can tell us about our own planet 's climate and geology . that knowledge , experts say , could help solve difficult environmental problems on earth . it 's human nature to explore , ' says bell . by going to difficult or dangerous places , we carry the rest of our species along with us . these stories become part of part of our culture , part of our heritage , part of our shared need to explore the worlds around us . it 's a human endeavor that is part science , part inspiration . ' related story : earth loves mars -- why we 're crushing on the red planet by the way , curiosity has fostered jobs , says nasa ; more than 7,000 people have worked on the project across 31 states . what 's next ? nasa plans test flights for orion -- a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts outside low earth orbit -- as soon as 2014 . in 2017 , nasa plans to launch orion with a new heavy-lift rocket nasa calls the space launch system . but big questions remain : how would nasa pay for development of a landing vehicle ? or a vehicle for astronauts to travel on the martian or lunar surface ? or how would it develop an astronaut habitat suitable for the months it would take to travel to mars or to asteroids ? nasa 's proposed budget for 2013 is $ 17.7 billion -- $ 59 million less than 2012 ( pdf ) . it includes a lower cost program ' for unmanned missions to mars ( pdf ) . for perspective , the mars rover 's $ 2.6 billion price tag equals about 14.7 % of nasa 's proposed 2013 budget . however , the budget also calls for more money for manned deep space programs , including almost $ 3 billion for orion and the space launch system . in may , something happened right above our heads that gave us a glimpse into the future of mars exploration . that 's when the private firm spacex successfully docked its dragon spacecraft with the orbiting international space station . nasa is studying a proposal -- referred to as red dragon -- that would use a spacex rocket for less-expensive unmanned missions to mars . but robot missions are just stepping stones to what many experts say is a foregone conclusion . humans are going to live on mars in the president 's expected lifetime , ' says commercial space consultant charles miller , a former nasa executive . it will happen as a partnership between u.s. entrepreneurs and private industry and nasa . ' complete coverage of mars so what do you think ? are billion-dollar , planet-crawling robots worth the money ? do you think astronauts will set foot on mars within your lifetime ? share your opinion in the comments section below .	obama , nasa predict manned mars landing as soon as 18 years
mars <tsp> ( cnn ) -- hey mars ! we 're back ! hope you do n't mind if we cruise around in our scientific suv to grab some historic data and snap some breathtaking images . oh , and we might do some martian doughnuts in your front yard . now that the mars rover curiosity is safely parked , nasa 's unmanned planet crawler appears ready to roll . a car salesman would have a ball selling this beauty . it 's loaded with an array of sophisticated cameras , a rocker bogie ' suspension , a robotic arm , 2 gigs of flash memory , a rock-vaporizing laser ( ! ! ! ! ) and a plutonium-fueled power system . it operates by remote control from millions of miles away and has a blazing top speed of 1.5 inches per second . sticker price ( including delivery ) : $ 2.6 billion . during its expected lifespan of 23 months , all this cool hardware could help solve big mysteries : has life ever existed on mars ? what can mars tell us about our own planet ? can we benefit from martian resources ? but there are less romantic questions swirling around the fourth rock from the sun : is the price tag really worth it ? who will pay for the first manned mission to mars ? could manned space missions be replaced by robotic exploration ? the answers may be hard to see amid all the rover revelry . and this is n't the first time rovers have churned up this kind of excitement . in 1997 , a smaller nasa robot on mars -- sojourner -- lit up the web . back when the internet was young , it was the largest internet event in the history of that medium , ' curiosity team member james bell told cnn on monday . the little rover found clues suggesting that mars once had a thicker atmosphere and liquid water . sojourner and its parent spacecraft pathfinder cost $ 265 million ( pdf ) . later , in 2004 , when the spirit and opportunity rovers landed , it became one of the largest worldwide internet sensations , ' said bell , who also worked on that mission . it slammed nasa 's website . ' the rovers scored several discoveries including evidence of an ancient wet environment on mars . price tag for spirit and opportunity : $ 800 million ( pdf ) . nowadays -- at least for some space travel fans -- martian robots are n't so cool anymore . curiosity is just another box with wheels on mars , ' says cnn commenter it_could_always_be_worse . develop useful technology -- not this shooting of boxes with wheels all over the place . send people , and i will be proud . ' cnn commenter max lewes disagrees . this really was a huge leap from previous missions . ' related story : curiosity 's wild ride after the initial excitement of monday 's landing , even the curiosity team jokingly acknowledged the first dusty black and white photos from the rover have already lost their luster . it 's not such a great picture anymore , ' a smiling mike watkins told reporters . he promised color and panorama photos in the coming days . seriously , no matter how successful unmanned missions might be , robots will never replace the need for human space exploration , says bell . in a sense , curiosity is performing a scouting mission for a manned u.s. mission to mars that president barack obama predicts will happen in his lifetime . nasa administrator charles bolden gets even more specific : manned missions to mars are at least 18 years away -- sometime in the 2030s . but first , mission planners need more information about the martian surface so they can choose the best landing sites . we do n't want astronauts to be surprised , ' says bell . robot missions , such as surveyor , preceded the apollo moon landings , and these martian probes are performing similar tasks . putting a monetary value on space exploration is impossible , experts say , because there are too many unanswered questions , such as whether mars , the moon or asteroids hold precious minerals , water and cheap energy resources that could be mined and brought back to earth . the reason to send humans will be because we have to , ' bell says . if some things can be done by robots , they should be done by robots . but sending a drill rig to mars or jupiter 's moon europa to tap into an aquifer that may have living organisms in it -- those kinds of things will require people . ' then there 's the unknown value of newly discovered knowledge . scientists want to know what mars can tell us about our own planet 's climate and geology . that knowledge , experts say , could help solve difficult environmental problems on earth . it 's human nature to explore , ' says bell . by going to difficult or dangerous places , we carry the rest of our species along with us . these stories become part of part of our culture , part of our heritage , part of our shared need to explore the worlds around us . it 's a human endeavor that is part science , part inspiration . ' related story : earth loves mars -- why we 're crushing on the red planet by the way , curiosity has fostered jobs , says nasa ; more than 7,000 people have worked on the project across 31 states . what 's next ? nasa plans test flights for orion -- a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts outside low earth orbit -- as soon as 2014 . in 2017 , nasa plans to launch orion with a new heavy-lift rocket nasa calls the space launch system . but big questions remain : how would nasa pay for development of a landing vehicle ? or a vehicle for astronauts to travel on the martian or lunar surface ? or how would it develop an astronaut habitat suitable for the months it would take to travel to mars or to asteroids ? nasa 's proposed budget for 2013 is $ 17.7 billion -- $ 59 million less than 2012 ( pdf ) . it includes a lower cost program ' for unmanned missions to mars ( pdf ) . for perspective , the mars rover 's $ 2.6 billion price tag equals about 14.7 % of nasa 's proposed 2013 budget . however , the budget also calls for more money for manned deep space programs , including almost $ 3 billion for orion and the space launch system . in may , something happened right above our heads that gave us a glimpse into the future of mars exploration . that 's when the private firm spacex successfully docked its dragon spacecraft with the orbiting international space station . nasa is studying a proposal -- referred to as red dragon -- that would use a spacex rocket for less-expensive unmanned missions to mars . but robot missions are just stepping stones to what many experts say is a foregone conclusion . humans are going to live on mars in the president 's expected lifetime , ' says commercial space consultant charles miller , a former nasa executive . it will happen as a partnership between u.s. entrepreneurs and private industry and nasa . ' complete coverage of mars so what do you think ? are billion-dollar , planet-crawling robots worth the money ? do you think astronauts will set foot on mars within your lifetime ? share your opinion in the comments section below .	expert : manned mars missions and martian robots both important
mars <tsp> ( cnn ) -- hey mars ! we 're back ! hope you do n't mind if we cruise around in our scientific suv to grab some historic data and snap some breathtaking images . oh , and we might do some martian doughnuts in your front yard . now that the mars rover curiosity is safely parked , nasa 's unmanned planet crawler appears ready to roll . a car salesman would have a ball selling this beauty . it 's loaded with an array of sophisticated cameras , a rocker bogie ' suspension , a robotic arm , 2 gigs of flash memory , a rock-vaporizing laser ( ! ! ! ! ) and a plutonium-fueled power system . it operates by remote control from millions of miles away and has a blazing top speed of 1.5 inches per second . sticker price ( including delivery ) : $ 2.6 billion . during its expected lifespan of 23 months , all this cool hardware could help solve big mysteries : has life ever existed on mars ? what can mars tell us about our own planet ? can we benefit from martian resources ? but there are less romantic questions swirling around the fourth rock from the sun : is the price tag really worth it ? who will pay for the first manned mission to mars ? could manned space missions be replaced by robotic exploration ? the answers may be hard to see amid all the rover revelry . and this is n't the first time rovers have churned up this kind of excitement . in 1997 , a smaller nasa robot on mars -- sojourner -- lit up the web . back when the internet was young , it was the largest internet event in the history of that medium , ' curiosity team member james bell told cnn on monday . the little rover found clues suggesting that mars once had a thicker atmosphere and liquid water . sojourner and its parent spacecraft pathfinder cost $ 265 million ( pdf ) . later , in 2004 , when the spirit and opportunity rovers landed , it became one of the largest worldwide internet sensations , ' said bell , who also worked on that mission . it slammed nasa 's website . ' the rovers scored several discoveries including evidence of an ancient wet environment on mars . price tag for spirit and opportunity : $ 800 million ( pdf ) . nowadays -- at least for some space travel fans -- martian robots are n't so cool anymore . curiosity is just another box with wheels on mars , ' says cnn commenter it_could_always_be_worse . develop useful technology -- not this shooting of boxes with wheels all over the place . send people , and i will be proud . ' cnn commenter max lewes disagrees . this really was a huge leap from previous missions . ' related story : curiosity 's wild ride after the initial excitement of monday 's landing , even the curiosity team jokingly acknowledged the first dusty black and white photos from the rover have already lost their luster . it 's not such a great picture anymore , ' a smiling mike watkins told reporters . he promised color and panorama photos in the coming days . seriously , no matter how successful unmanned missions might be , robots will never replace the need for human space exploration , says bell . in a sense , curiosity is performing a scouting mission for a manned u.s. mission to mars that president barack obama predicts will happen in his lifetime . nasa administrator charles bolden gets even more specific : manned missions to mars are at least 18 years away -- sometime in the 2030s . but first , mission planners need more information about the martian surface so they can choose the best landing sites . we do n't want astronauts to be surprised , ' says bell . robot missions , such as surveyor , preceded the apollo moon landings , and these martian probes are performing similar tasks . putting a monetary value on space exploration is impossible , experts say , because there are too many unanswered questions , such as whether mars , the moon or asteroids hold precious minerals , water and cheap energy resources that could be mined and brought back to earth . the reason to send humans will be because we have to , ' bell says . if some things can be done by robots , they should be done by robots . but sending a drill rig to mars or jupiter 's moon europa to tap into an aquifer that may have living organisms in it -- those kinds of things will require people . ' then there 's the unknown value of newly discovered knowledge . scientists want to know what mars can tell us about our own planet 's climate and geology . that knowledge , experts say , could help solve difficult environmental problems on earth . it 's human nature to explore , ' says bell . by going to difficult or dangerous places , we carry the rest of our species along with us . these stories become part of part of our culture , part of our heritage , part of our shared need to explore the worlds around us . it 's a human endeavor that is part science , part inspiration . ' related story : earth loves mars -- why we 're crushing on the red planet by the way , curiosity has fostered jobs , says nasa ; more than 7,000 people have worked on the project across 31 states . what 's next ? nasa plans test flights for orion -- a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts outside low earth orbit -- as soon as 2014 . in 2017 , nasa plans to launch orion with a new heavy-lift rocket nasa calls the space launch system . but big questions remain : how would nasa pay for development of a landing vehicle ? or a vehicle for astronauts to travel on the martian or lunar surface ? or how would it develop an astronaut habitat suitable for the months it would take to travel to mars or to asteroids ? nasa 's proposed budget for 2013 is $ 17.7 billion -- $ 59 million less than 2012 ( pdf ) . it includes a lower cost program ' for unmanned missions to mars ( pdf ) . for perspective , the mars rover 's $ 2.6 billion price tag equals about 14.7 % of nasa 's proposed 2013 budget . however , the budget also calls for more money for manned deep space programs , including almost $ 3 billion for orion and the space launch system . in may , something happened right above our heads that gave us a glimpse into the future of mars exploration . that 's when the private firm spacex successfully docked its dragon spacecraft with the orbiting international space station . nasa is studying a proposal -- referred to as red dragon -- that would use a spacex rocket for less-expensive unmanned missions to mars . but robot missions are just stepping stones to what many experts say is a foregone conclusion . humans are going to live on mars in the president 's expected lifetime , ' says commercial space consultant charles miller , a former nasa executive . it will happen as a partnership between u.s. entrepreneurs and private industry and nasa . ' complete coverage of mars so what do you think ? are billion-dollar , planet-crawling robots worth the money ? do you think astronauts will set foot on mars within your lifetime ? share your opinion in the comments section below .	mars robot curiosity just another box with wheels , ' says commenter
nasa <tsp> ( cnn ) -- hey mars ! we 're back ! hope you do n't mind if we cruise around in our scientific suv to grab some historic data and snap some breathtaking images . oh , and we might do some martian doughnuts in your front yard . now that the mars rover curiosity is safely parked , nasa 's unmanned planet crawler appears ready to roll . a car salesman would have a ball selling this beauty . it 's loaded with an array of sophisticated cameras , a rocker bogie ' suspension , a robotic arm , 2 gigs of flash memory , a rock-vaporizing laser ( ! ! ! ! ) and a plutonium-fueled power system . it operates by remote control from millions of miles away and has a blazing top speed of 1.5 inches per second . sticker price ( including delivery ) : $ 2.6 billion . during its expected lifespan of 23 months , all this cool hardware could help solve big mysteries : has life ever existed on mars ? what can mars tell us about our own planet ? can we benefit from martian resources ? but there are less romantic questions swirling around the fourth rock from the sun : is the price tag really worth it ? who will pay for the first manned mission to mars ? could manned space missions be replaced by robotic exploration ? the answers may be hard to see amid all the rover revelry . and this is n't the first time rovers have churned up this kind of excitement . in 1997 , a smaller nasa robot on mars -- sojourner -- lit up the web . back when the internet was young , it was the largest internet event in the history of that medium , ' curiosity team member james bell told cnn on monday . the little rover found clues suggesting that mars once had a thicker atmosphere and liquid water . sojourner and its parent spacecraft pathfinder cost $ 265 million ( pdf ) . later , in 2004 , when the spirit and opportunity rovers landed , it became one of the largest worldwide internet sensations , ' said bell , who also worked on that mission . it slammed nasa 's website . ' the rovers scored several discoveries including evidence of an ancient wet environment on mars . price tag for spirit and opportunity : $ 800 million ( pdf ) . nowadays -- at least for some space travel fans -- martian robots are n't so cool anymore . curiosity is just another box with wheels on mars , ' says cnn commenter it_could_always_be_worse . develop useful technology -- not this shooting of boxes with wheels all over the place . send people , and i will be proud . ' cnn commenter max lewes disagrees . this really was a huge leap from previous missions . ' related story : curiosity 's wild ride after the initial excitement of monday 's landing , even the curiosity team jokingly acknowledged the first dusty black and white photos from the rover have already lost their luster . it 's not such a great picture anymore , ' a smiling mike watkins told reporters . he promised color and panorama photos in the coming days . seriously , no matter how successful unmanned missions might be , robots will never replace the need for human space exploration , says bell . in a sense , curiosity is performing a scouting mission for a manned u.s. mission to mars that president barack obama predicts will happen in his lifetime . nasa administrator charles bolden gets even more specific : manned missions to mars are at least 18 years away -- sometime in the 2030s . but first , mission planners need more information about the martian surface so they can choose the best landing sites . we do n't want astronauts to be surprised , ' says bell . robot missions , such as surveyor , preceded the apollo moon landings , and these martian probes are performing similar tasks . putting a monetary value on space exploration is impossible , experts say , because there are too many unanswered questions , such as whether mars , the moon or asteroids hold precious minerals , water and cheap energy resources that could be mined and brought back to earth . the reason to send humans will be because we have to , ' bell says . if some things can be done by robots , they should be done by robots . but sending a drill rig to mars or jupiter 's moon europa to tap into an aquifer that may have living organisms in it -- those kinds of things will require people . ' then there 's the unknown value of newly discovered knowledge . scientists want to know what mars can tell us about our own planet 's climate and geology . that knowledge , experts say , could help solve difficult environmental problems on earth . it 's human nature to explore , ' says bell . by going to difficult or dangerous places , we carry the rest of our species along with us . these stories become part of part of our culture , part of our heritage , part of our shared need to explore the worlds around us . it 's a human endeavor that is part science , part inspiration . ' related story : earth loves mars -- why we 're crushing on the red planet by the way , curiosity has fostered jobs , says nasa ; more than 7,000 people have worked on the project across 31 states . what 's next ? nasa plans test flights for orion -- a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts outside low earth orbit -- as soon as 2014 . in 2017 , nasa plans to launch orion with a new heavy-lift rocket nasa calls the space launch system . but big questions remain : how would nasa pay for development of a landing vehicle ? or a vehicle for astronauts to travel on the martian or lunar surface ? or how would it develop an astronaut habitat suitable for the months it would take to travel to mars or to asteroids ? nasa 's proposed budget for 2013 is $ 17.7 billion -- $ 59 million less than 2012 ( pdf ) . it includes a lower cost program ' for unmanned missions to mars ( pdf ) . for perspective , the mars rover 's $ 2.6 billion price tag equals about 14.7 % of nasa 's proposed 2013 budget . however , the budget also calls for more money for manned deep space programs , including almost $ 3 billion for orion and the space launch system . in may , something happened right above our heads that gave us a glimpse into the future of mars exploration . that 's when the private firm spacex successfully docked its dragon spacecraft with the orbiting international space station . nasa is studying a proposal -- referred to as red dragon -- that would use a spacex rocket for less-expensive unmanned missions to mars . but robot missions are just stepping stones to what many experts say is a foregone conclusion . humans are going to live on mars in the president 's expected lifetime , ' says commercial space consultant charles miller , a former nasa executive . it will happen as a partnership between u.s. entrepreneurs and private industry and nasa . ' complete coverage of mars so what do you think ? are billion-dollar , planet-crawling robots worth the money ? do you think astronauts will set foot on mars within your lifetime ? share your opinion in the comments section below .	nasa will partner with private industry for manned missions , says consultant
nasa <tsp> ( cnn ) -- hey mars ! we 're back ! hope you do n't mind if we cruise around in our scientific suv to grab some historic data and snap some breathtaking images . oh , and we might do some martian doughnuts in your front yard . now that the mars rover curiosity is safely parked , nasa 's unmanned planet crawler appears ready to roll . a car salesman would have a ball selling this beauty . it 's loaded with an array of sophisticated cameras , a rocker bogie ' suspension , a robotic arm , 2 gigs of flash memory , a rock-vaporizing laser ( ! ! ! ! ) and a plutonium-fueled power system . it operates by remote control from millions of miles away and has a blazing top speed of 1.5 inches per second . sticker price ( including delivery ) : $ 2.6 billion . during its expected lifespan of 23 months , all this cool hardware could help solve big mysteries : has life ever existed on mars ? what can mars tell us about our own planet ? can we benefit from martian resources ? but there are less romantic questions swirling around the fourth rock from the sun : is the price tag really worth it ? who will pay for the first manned mission to mars ? could manned space missions be replaced by robotic exploration ? the answers may be hard to see amid all the rover revelry . and this is n't the first time rovers have churned up this kind of excitement . in 1997 , a smaller nasa robot on mars -- sojourner -- lit up the web . back when the internet was young , it was the largest internet event in the history of that medium , ' curiosity team member james bell told cnn on monday . the little rover found clues suggesting that mars once had a thicker atmosphere and liquid water . sojourner and its parent spacecraft pathfinder cost $ 265 million ( pdf ) . later , in 2004 , when the spirit and opportunity rovers landed , it became one of the largest worldwide internet sensations , ' said bell , who also worked on that mission . it slammed nasa 's website . ' the rovers scored several discoveries including evidence of an ancient wet environment on mars . price tag for spirit and opportunity : $ 800 million ( pdf ) . nowadays -- at least for some space travel fans -- martian robots are n't so cool anymore . curiosity is just another box with wheels on mars , ' says cnn commenter it_could_always_be_worse . develop useful technology -- not this shooting of boxes with wheels all over the place . send people , and i will be proud . ' cnn commenter max lewes disagrees . this really was a huge leap from previous missions . ' related story : curiosity 's wild ride after the initial excitement of monday 's landing , even the curiosity team jokingly acknowledged the first dusty black and white photos from the rover have already lost their luster . it 's not such a great picture anymore , ' a smiling mike watkins told reporters . he promised color and panorama photos in the coming days . seriously , no matter how successful unmanned missions might be , robots will never replace the need for human space exploration , says bell . in a sense , curiosity is performing a scouting mission for a manned u.s. mission to mars that president barack obama predicts will happen in his lifetime . nasa administrator charles bolden gets even more specific : manned missions to mars are at least 18 years away -- sometime in the 2030s . but first , mission planners need more information about the martian surface so they can choose the best landing sites . we do n't want astronauts to be surprised , ' says bell . robot missions , such as surveyor , preceded the apollo moon landings , and these martian probes are performing similar tasks . putting a monetary value on space exploration is impossible , experts say , because there are too many unanswered questions , such as whether mars , the moon or asteroids hold precious minerals , water and cheap energy resources that could be mined and brought back to earth . the reason to send humans will be because we have to , ' bell says . if some things can be done by robots , they should be done by robots . but sending a drill rig to mars or jupiter 's moon europa to tap into an aquifer that may have living organisms in it -- those kinds of things will require people . ' then there 's the unknown value of newly discovered knowledge . scientists want to know what mars can tell us about our own planet 's climate and geology . that knowledge , experts say , could help solve difficult environmental problems on earth . it 's human nature to explore , ' says bell . by going to difficult or dangerous places , we carry the rest of our species along with us . these stories become part of part of our culture , part of our heritage , part of our shared need to explore the worlds around us . it 's a human endeavor that is part science , part inspiration . ' related story : earth loves mars -- why we 're crushing on the red planet by the way , curiosity has fostered jobs , says nasa ; more than 7,000 people have worked on the project across 31 states . what 's next ? nasa plans test flights for orion -- a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts outside low earth orbit -- as soon as 2014 . in 2017 , nasa plans to launch orion with a new heavy-lift rocket nasa calls the space launch system . but big questions remain : how would nasa pay for development of a landing vehicle ? or a vehicle for astronauts to travel on the martian or lunar surface ? or how would it develop an astronaut habitat suitable for the months it would take to travel to mars or to asteroids ? nasa 's proposed budget for 2013 is $ 17.7 billion -- $ 59 million less than 2012 ( pdf ) . it includes a lower cost program ' for unmanned missions to mars ( pdf ) . for perspective , the mars rover 's $ 2.6 billion price tag equals about 14.7 % of nasa 's proposed 2013 budget . however , the budget also calls for more money for manned deep space programs , including almost $ 3 billion for orion and the space launch system . in may , something happened right above our heads that gave us a glimpse into the future of mars exploration . that 's when the private firm spacex successfully docked its dragon spacecraft with the orbiting international space station . nasa is studying a proposal -- referred to as red dragon -- that would use a spacex rocket for less-expensive unmanned missions to mars . but robot missions are just stepping stones to what many experts say is a foregone conclusion . humans are going to live on mars in the president 's expected lifetime , ' says commercial space consultant charles miller , a former nasa executive . it will happen as a partnership between u.s. entrepreneurs and private industry and nasa . ' complete coverage of mars so what do you think ? are billion-dollar , planet-crawling robots worth the money ? do you think astronauts will set foot on mars within your lifetime ? share your opinion in the comments section below .	obama , nasa predict manned mars landing as soon as 18 years
paper <tsp> ( cnn ) -- if there 's attention to be had , you better believe the kardashians know how to grab it . on tuesday night , instagram was on fire thanks to two posts made by kim and khloe kardashian . one of the images , posted by khloe , made a joke about the ku klux klan that has unleashed a wave of criticism . and then , just a few hours after khloe posted ( and deleted ) the inflammatory photo , kim decided to unleash her naked , oiled butt onto the world . we 're not joking . the 34-year-old posed for the winter issue of paper magazine , which has the express goal of breaking the internet . ' ( in that case , paper can consider its mission accomplished . ) the publication chose photographer jean-paul goude to do the honors , asking the artist to recreate his champagne incident ' photograph . the result is one cover in which kim poses in a floor-length gown , balancing a glass of champagne on her rear , while the other cover puts the reality star 's best known asset front and center in all its glistening glory . if you 're curious , husband kanye west approves . and they say i did n't have a talent , ' kardashian tweeted after sharing the photos . try balancing a champagne glass on your a * * lol . ' that does n't sound easy , but we 'd say the kardashians also have a clear talent for provocation . before kim set out to # breaktheinternet , her younger sister was on the verge of doing so as well . khloe , 30 , posted a picture on instagram of herself with her sisters kim and kourtney that was captioned : the only kkk to ever let black men in . ' it is n't clear where the image originated , but khloe shared that along with her own comment , calling the statement true . ' ( khloe was married to an african-american basketball player , lamar odom , and kim has dated a number of famous african-american men , from singer ray j to athlete reggie bush . ) the post has since been removed , but the controversy has n't been erased as easily . khloe has n't explicitly commented on the reaction , but some believe one of her recent instagram posts is an attempt at an apology . we 're all equally f * * * * d up , ' says the photo in the post , which was shared tuesday . some only hide it better . ' over on his own instagram account , kourtney kardashian 's partner , scott disick , chimed in with his spin on the statement . posting the same photo , he added one amendment to the image 's text : the only kkk to ever let black men in . ... and a jew . '	kim kardashian shows her rear view on the cover of paper magazine
aclu <tsp> ( cnn ) -- security screeners at newark liberty international airport singled out mexican and dominican passengers for nearly two years , according to a federal report obtained by the star-ledger newspaper . the racial profiling was so prevalent in 2008 and 2009 that some tsa employees at the airport referred to their colleagues as mexican hunters , ' a star-ledger story based on the 2010 internal report said . a tsa spokeswoman described the situation in newark as isolated ' and said the agency took action to fix it . while the actions referenced in the report were based on intelligence reports regarding false documentation , criminal or illegal activity and the possible impact on transportation security , tsa 's policies were overstepped , ' spokeswoman lisa farbstein said . according to the star-ledger , the report said tsa agents stationed at the newark airport would stop mexicans and dominicans , asking them additional questions , reviewing their passports and visas and searching their luggage . the report did not specify how many agents were involved , but leaves no doubt that the process was widespread , ' the newspaper said . the report said mexican and dominican passengers were singled out for scrutiny of their travel documents as an easy way to drive up the number of referrals by newark 's ( behavior detection officer ) unit so that it would appear productive , ' the newspaper said . farbstein said the tsa does not permit racial profiling , and a manager accused of promoting profiling in the report is no longer in management with the agency . eighteen months ago , tsa took immediate remedial action and retrained the entire behavior detection workforce at newark , ' she said . four managers in the report were cited to be disciplined by the tsa , the star-ledger said . one manager who was demoted after the investigation told the star-ledger that he denied the accusation and had appealed the demotion decision . several officers quoted in the report said they were directed to use racial profiling , but others said they had never witnessed the practice or been told to use it , the newspaper said . the transportation security administration said the newspaper did not obtain the report through the freedom of information act and declined to provide a copy to cnn . a story published by the star-ledger sunday said the newspaper had obtained the report , but did not disclose how . ed barocas , legal director of the american civil liberities union in new jersey , called the report alarming and astounding . ' the possibility that tsa supervisors coached screeners to profile passengers based on race is deeply disturbing . ... we hope the tsa takes the proper steps immediately to ensure there is no racial profiling in our airports or that screeners are even given the perception that they should profile passengers based on race , ' he said in a statement . there are about 3,000 behavior detection officers at 161 airports in the united states , and plans to expand the program are in the works . in april cnn obtained a list of 70 indicators the officers use to identify people who might pose a threat to aviation . none of those indicators referred to or suggested race , ethnicity or religion . at the time , the tsa told cnn no single behavior on the list would , by itself , ever be enough to draw increased security scrutiny . an officer would only select a passenger for closer examination if they showed several signs of stress , fear or deception , the agency said . cnn 's ines ferre , mike ahlers and jeanne meserve contributed to this report .	the legal director of new jersey 's aclu calls the report alarming and astounding '
new jersey <tsp> ( cnn ) -- security screeners at newark liberty international airport singled out mexican and dominican passengers for nearly two years , according to a federal report obtained by the star-ledger newspaper . the racial profiling was so prevalent in 2008 and 2009 that some tsa employees at the airport referred to their colleagues as mexican hunters , ' a star-ledger story based on the 2010 internal report said . a tsa spokeswoman described the situation in newark as isolated ' and said the agency took action to fix it . while the actions referenced in the report were based on intelligence reports regarding false documentation , criminal or illegal activity and the possible impact on transportation security , tsa 's policies were overstepped , ' spokeswoman lisa farbstein said . according to the star-ledger , the report said tsa agents stationed at the newark airport would stop mexicans and dominicans , asking them additional questions , reviewing their passports and visas and searching their luggage . the report did not specify how many agents were involved , but leaves no doubt that the process was widespread , ' the newspaper said . the report said mexican and dominican passengers were singled out for scrutiny of their travel documents as an easy way to drive up the number of referrals by newark 's ( behavior detection officer ) unit so that it would appear productive , ' the newspaper said . farbstein said the tsa does not permit racial profiling , and a manager accused of promoting profiling in the report is no longer in management with the agency . eighteen months ago , tsa took immediate remedial action and retrained the entire behavior detection workforce at newark , ' she said . four managers in the report were cited to be disciplined by the tsa , the star-ledger said . one manager who was demoted after the investigation told the star-ledger that he denied the accusation and had appealed the demotion decision . several officers quoted in the report said they were directed to use racial profiling , but others said they had never witnessed the practice or been told to use it , the newspaper said . the transportation security administration said the newspaper did not obtain the report through the freedom of information act and declined to provide a copy to cnn . a story published by the star-ledger sunday said the newspaper had obtained the report , but did not disclose how . ed barocas , legal director of the american civil liberities union in new jersey , called the report alarming and astounding . ' the possibility that tsa supervisors coached screeners to profile passengers based on race is deeply disturbing . ... we hope the tsa takes the proper steps immediately to ensure there is no racial profiling in our airports or that screeners are even given the perception that they should profile passengers based on race , ' he said in a statement . there are about 3,000 behavior detection officers at 161 airports in the united states , and plans to expand the program are in the works . in april cnn obtained a list of 70 indicators the officers use to identify people who might pose a threat to aviation . none of those indicators referred to or suggested race , ethnicity or religion . at the time , the tsa told cnn no single behavior on the list would , by itself , ever be enough to draw increased security scrutiny . an officer would only select a passenger for closer examination if they showed several signs of stress , fear or deception , the agency said . cnn 's ines ferre , mike ahlers and jeanne meserve contributed to this report .	the legal director of new jersey 's aclu calls the report alarming and astounding '
world news <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- diane sawyer will take over nightly news anchor duties for abc when charlie gibson retires from world news ' at the end of this year , a network spokesman confirmed wednesday . charlie gibson and diane sawyer worked together on good morning america . ' sawyer , 63 , will be the second woman to be the solo host of an evening newscast for an american broadcast tv network . sawyer will take the chair in january , abc 's jeffrey schneider said . gibson , 66 , and sawyer worked together for years on abc 's morning show -- good morning america ' -- before gibson was promoted over sawyer to anchor abc 's world news ' in may 2006 . elizabeth vargas and bob woodruff co-anchored the newscast before gibson . that duo came to an end after woodruff was seriously wounded by a roadside bomb in iraq . maria brennan , president of the washington-based american women in radio and television organization , called the announcement a watershed moment ' and said sawyer was the obvious choice ' to take over abc 's anchor chair . asked about the significance of two out of three network nightly news anchors being women -- the other being cbs'katie couric -- brennan said , it comes with some excitement and some glee for groups like ours , who have worked for years to ensure that women have parity with their male counterparts . ' when we get to a point in time when we do n't even notice the gender , we can really celebrate , ' brennan said . sawyer worked for president richard nixon in the 1970s , first in his white house press office and later helping him write his memoirs after his resignation . after a stint with cbs news -- including five years as a 60 minutes ' correspondent -- sawyer joined abc news in 1989 . she worked on news magazines for abc -- including primetime live ' and 20/20 ' -- before being assigned to co-host good morning america ' with gibson in 1999 . cnn 's albert lewintinn contributed to this report .	diane sawyer will take over world news ' beginning in january
colorado <tsp> ( cnn ) -- her colorado home destroyed by a natural disaster , trudy dawson stops to think about fire and water . she is thinking about the wildfire that reduced her house near colorado springs to ashes this week and about the water that hurricane katrina pushed into her childhood home eight years ago . i sit back and reflect on the difference between flood and fire , ' dawson said . the 16,000-acre black forest fire in colorado claimed two lives and 500 structures . comparing what she witnessed at her parents'home in new orleans when it was flooded by katrina and the fire that engulfed her own home , dawson knows which is worse . the fire . with the flood , her family was able to salvage many items , even if they were waterlogged . the structure still stood . it was total destruction this time , ' she said of her colorado home . everything was ashes . we were told by the fire chief that the intensity of the heat made my three-story house collapse . ' dawson , a psychotherapist , was at work on monday when her daughter , who happened to be in town , alerted her to the fire . dawson got to her house in time to see the plumes of smoke and to receive the reverse-911 call to evacuate . she gave herself 30 minutes to get out . she and her daughter started with the electronics -- the computers and tablets that hold important records . then the physical documents in her possession . time was ticking . they started grabbing clothes from the closets , not really paying attention to whether the items would actually be helpful . emotions override any logic at that point , ' she said . dawson has two cats but could find only one . she had no way to transport the two horses she owns . she had to leave . the horses survived , but every day dawson remembers another special item that disappeared in the fire . she thinks : if she had just spent a few more minutes at her home , she could have saved some more treasured possessions . but , she has heard , the two victims who perished had waited too long to evacuate , possibly trying to save those memorable items . thinking back to katrina , dawson recalls the look in her parents'eyes when they returned to their flooded home to see their losses . there were six inches of sludge on the floor , and the family entered with boots and gloves , looking at what survived . they found her father 's world war ii medals . and a china doll that had fallen from its case to the ground but had not broken . the story of the doll , which they named katrina , was even featured in the wall street journal . the doll still holds water that seeped in during the time it was submerged . after this week 's fire , though , there was nothing left of her house . just a foundation and ashes . we walked around the house in amazement and horrified at what we saw , ' she said . beyond reflecting on the destructive powers of water and fire , however , dawson is unwavering on her next step . she will rebuild .	fire is the worse of the two , colorado woman says : it was total destruction this time . '
dukes of hazzard <tsp> ( ew.com ) -- the second season of the decline and fall of western civilization here comes honey boo boo ' premiered wednesday night on tlc — and it 's safe to say that fame and fortune have n't changed the thompson clan one lick . they 're still living in a modest single-family home in tiny mcintyre , georgia . they 're still eating their special brand of locally-sourced cuisine ( on the menu tonight : roadkill pig ! ) . they 're still making their own fun , breaking out buckets of butter for impromptu food fights and throwing a dukes of hazzard — sorry , that 's dukesy hazzard — theme party for patriarch sugar bear 's birthday . and , of course , they 're still doing wondrous , eminently quotable things to the english language — which viewers like you can enjoy at home , thanks to tlc 's helpful subtitles . what are the lines you 'll be repeating incredulously over brunch this weekend ? try these : ' peches ' -- a sign at a farm stand near the thompson family 's house . you know , like that 1996 hit : movin'to the country/ gon na et a lot of peches . ' not having my phone really sucks , like monkey balls . feel like i 'm back in , like , medieval times , because when they had black and white tv , when there was no cell phones , * * * * , i do n't see how anyone lasted . ' -- mama june , instantly regretting her decision to stash every cell phone in the house in an empty cheese ball bucket . i 'm kind of one of those ,'do as i say , not ...'you do what i say , not what you tell me what to do . ' -- mama june , admitting that she actually still has her phone . you fart in your hand , and throw it at your enemy 's face . ' -- alana , a.k.a . honey boo boo herself , explaining her brilliant signature wrestling move : the cup-a-fart . my roadkill wish list is a rabbit , a hamster , a monkey . they go crazy . a bird , a butterfly , a porcupine . because you can pick your teeth with the quills . and ... a wild pig . raccoon . a gopher . a helephant . a lion . this is making he hungry , too . ' -- alana , describing the local delicacies she 'd most like to sup upon . why waste money in the store when it 's fresher and cleaner on the side of the road ? ' -- mama june , exercising common sense . hog jowl ! hog jowl ! ' -- the family , chanting , as they bring their prize pig home . it 's lost . ' -- pumpkin , a.k.a . lauryn , after hiding an errant kernel of corn in her bellybutton . this is what happens every time i leave y'all by y'all selves ! ' -- mama june , arriving home to find three of her daughters literally covered in butter . so like ... the trash bag outfits and wasted dairy products are a regular thing ? i like go-karts . who do n't like go-karts ? go karts rhyme with go-farts . ' -- alana , a budding poet . caw , caw ! ' -- mcintyre 's very own punctuation crow , handy as a way to punch up confessional interviews . the can 's helping you now . ' -- chubbs , a.k.a . jessica , leaving her mother to plan the dukesy hazzard party all by her lonesome . today is my birthday . yippee . [ scratches b * * * s ] ' -- sugar bear , american hero . i just closed my eyes , imagined daisy duke , and started whacking it . ' -- sugar bear again . he 's talking about a piñata . humpin to please . ' -- a mcintyre sign that gives peches ' a run for its money . okay ... whatev ... i mean ... ' -- mama june , immediately after exiting the bathroom and finding that sugar bear wants to have some alone time ' with her . if you wan na romance me and you wan na get in my pants , per se — new crockpot , new deep fryer , might get you to first base . ' -- mama june , explaining how to rub her the right way ( and testing out her latin skills ) . i really had a wonderful birthday , but this is the best part of the day . ' -- sugar bear , on getting to spend some one-on-one time with his wife . aww , these nuts really do care about each other ! did i miss anything ? see the original story at ew.com . click here to try 2 risk free issues of entertainment weekly © 2011 entertainment weekly and time inc. all rights reserved .	they threw a dukes of hazzard party
pakistani <tsp> islamabad , pakistan ( cnn ) -- less than a day after pakistani president pervez musharraf declared a state of emergency and scolded the country 's media for being too negative , ' police stormed the offices of a television station early sunday , aaj-tv 's director of news and current affairs said . pakistani policemen patrol the streets of islamabad , pakistan , saturday . armed with guns , the two dozen police said they had orders to take the station 's equipment , including a van that the station uses to broadcast live coverage , talat hussain said . we resisted , ' hussain said . we said show us the papers . ' the police did n't have proof their demands were legitimate , he said , adding the officers said only that they had orders from the highest authority . ' they said ,'we 'll do it the nice way or the other way ,' hussain said . a brief scuffle between the policemen and about 40 journalists in the station followed , but no one was hurt , he said . during the confrontation , two aaj journalists were able to drive the news van away from the station , hussain said . police later left the building , but remained outside , hussain said . the raid followed a government directive to the media , warning journalists that any criticism of the president or prime minister would be punishable by three years in jail and a fine of up to $ 70,000 , hussain said . earlier , in a saturday night televised address to the pakistani public aimed at explaining why he had declared a countrywide state of emergency and suspended the constitution , musharraf was critical of the country 's media , saying they had added insult to injury . ' the media could not lend a helping hand to improve the situation , ' musharraf said , describing the situation ' in pakistan as fraught with tension and constrained by the spread of terrorism . i said frequently that the media should not be negative , ' musharraf said . shortly after private networks reported saturday that musharraf 's declaration of a state of emergency was imminent , most media channels went off the air in an apparent blackout , although some flickered off and on . e-mail to a friend	pakistani president pervez musharraf : media have added insult to injury '
pervez musharraf <tsp> islamabad , pakistan ( cnn ) -- less than a day after pakistani president pervez musharraf declared a state of emergency and scolded the country 's media for being too negative , ' police stormed the offices of a television station early sunday , aaj-tv 's director of news and current affairs said . pakistani policemen patrol the streets of islamabad , pakistan , saturday . armed with guns , the two dozen police said they had orders to take the station 's equipment , including a van that the station uses to broadcast live coverage , talat hussain said . we resisted , ' hussain said . we said show us the papers . ' the police did n't have proof their demands were legitimate , he said , adding the officers said only that they had orders from the highest authority . ' they said ,'we 'll do it the nice way or the other way ,' hussain said . a brief scuffle between the policemen and about 40 journalists in the station followed , but no one was hurt , he said . during the confrontation , two aaj journalists were able to drive the news van away from the station , hussain said . police later left the building , but remained outside , hussain said . the raid followed a government directive to the media , warning journalists that any criticism of the president or prime minister would be punishable by three years in jail and a fine of up to $ 70,000 , hussain said . earlier , in a saturday night televised address to the pakistani public aimed at explaining why he had declared a countrywide state of emergency and suspended the constitution , musharraf was critical of the country 's media , saying they had added insult to injury . ' the media could not lend a helping hand to improve the situation , ' musharraf said , describing the situation ' in pakistan as fraught with tension and constrained by the spread of terrorism . i said frequently that the media should not be negative , ' musharraf said . shortly after private networks reported saturday that musharraf 's declaration of a state of emergency was imminent , most media channels went off the air in an apparent blackout , although some flickered off and on . e-mail to a friend	pakistani president pervez musharraf : media have added insult to injury '
congress <tsp> ( cnn ) last month 's so-so jobs numbers confirm the challenges our economy still faces . despite recent gains , only 126,000 jobs were added , the lowest since december 2013 . wages remain sluggish . and unemployment may still be at 5.5 % , but there is wide concern among labor experts and economists that too much job growth is in part-time low-income work . low-wage workers have been the hardest hit since the onset of the financial crisis , and low-wage jobs remain a fixture of the new economy . nearly 60 % of the people in america 's workforce are paid hourly and work part-time . most part-time employees are doing low-wage work . tackling this growing trend is complex . but there is a simple step we can take to improve the conditions of low-wage workers today . congress should help low-wage workers gain access to predictable work schedules . here is how this issue works : america 's major fast-food chains , retailers and department stores use just-in-time ' scheduling to maximize profit , which in turn creates unstable and stressful work environments for low-wage workers . this type of scheduling has increased dramatically because of sophisticated software that ties staffing to expected customer traffic . algorithms , built on sales and economic data , provide real-time information for managers to make personnel adjustments . not surprisingly , such haphazard scheduling wreaks havoc with low-wage workers . hourly low-income workers endure significantly greater fluctuations in their hours and less predictability in how much they earn than full-time employees . many do n't even know their weekly schedules until the last moment . a university of chicago study found that 41 % of early career hourly workers and 47 % who work part-time received a week or less of notice of their work schedules . imagine dealing with this as you are trying to earn a basic living , find reliable child care , get new vocational skills , or attend to medical needs . women and workers of color most acutely struggle with this practice . women comprise over two-thirds of the nearly 20 million workers in low-wage jobs like home health care , fast food work , and cash services . similarly , a large proportion of minorities work low-wage jobs . nearly 50 % of african-americans and latinos receive their hours with a week or less notice . by comparison , almost 40 % of whites receive weekly notice . minorities also have much less of an ability to control their hours . only 10 % of latinos and 12 % of black workers reported being able to set their hours within certain limits or freely . within this same context , 18 % of whites said they could . child care is the primary casualty of just-in-time scheduling . because of erratic shifts , child care centers often ca n't accommodate a working mother 's schedule . many must attend to informal arrangements , which by nature are unstable and unreliable . traditional economic safeguards have offered little help to these workers . unions , for example , have provided little protection against just-in-time scheduling because of their nascent role in the service economy . real solutions exist . states and cities are enacting laws to address scheduling abuses . new york , minnesota and michigan previously introduced promising legislation . and in december , san francisco became the first jurisdiction to pass a retail worker bill of rights . ' this ordinance limits how chain stores can alter their employees'schedules . still , there is no substitute for federal action . too many people work in states with little protection . washington ignores the problem because congressional republicans have shown little interest in the plight of low-wage workers . last summer , the schedules that work act was introduced in congress . according to the national women 's law center , the bill would provide workers the right to request and receive predictable work schedules , receive compensation for sudden scheduling changes , and not fear retaliation if they request scheduling accommodations from their boss . although the bill expired last session it will likely be reintroduced . and yet the bill will most likely not pass . congressional republicans have demonstrated they are more interested in unraveling worker protections under the guise of supporting economic growth . conservatives should embrace this work-schedule legislation . the bill protects families and allows them to attend to their many obligations , not just work . protecting shift workers is likewise good for business . studies show that workers who exercise greater control over their hours are happier and more efficient . conversely , just-in-time scheduling increases worker turnover and hurts worker satisfaction . while washington stalls , it 's everyday americans who are hurt . it 's the single mom in chattanooga working as a walmart cashier who 's juggling work and childcare for her kids . it 's the arby 's line cook in fort worth who needs reliable shifts to make her dialysis treatments . it 's the stock man at an amazon fulfillment center in lehigh valley who ca n't get his son to pre-algebra tutoring because of his erratic shifts . our leaders have the unique responsibility to protect america and attend to the critical economic challenges of our time . even with the weaker-than-expected jobs report we know our overall economy is improving , yet income-inequality is deepening . congress must endorse a recovery that 's inclusive , livable , and one that enables every family to balance competing obligations . they can start by passing legislation that better protects shift workers from arbitrary and unpredictable scheduling practices .	he says erratic work schedules tied to customer traffic wreaks havoc with low-wage workers'lives . congress can fix this
american <tsp> ( cnn ) last month 's so-so jobs numbers confirm the challenges our economy still faces . despite recent gains , only 126,000 jobs were added , the lowest since december 2013 . wages remain sluggish . and unemployment may still be at 5.5 % , but there is wide concern among labor experts and economists that too much job growth is in part-time low-income work . low-wage workers have been the hardest hit since the onset of the financial crisis , and low-wage jobs remain a fixture of the new economy . nearly 60 % of the people in america 's workforce are paid hourly and work part-time . most part-time employees are doing low-wage work . tackling this growing trend is complex . but there is a simple step we can take to improve the conditions of low-wage workers today . congress should help low-wage workers gain access to predictable work schedules . here is how this issue works : america 's major fast-food chains , retailers and department stores use just-in-time ' scheduling to maximize profit , which in turn creates unstable and stressful work environments for low-wage workers . this type of scheduling has increased dramatically because of sophisticated software that ties staffing to expected customer traffic . algorithms , built on sales and economic data , provide real-time information for managers to make personnel adjustments . not surprisingly , such haphazard scheduling wreaks havoc with low-wage workers . hourly low-income workers endure significantly greater fluctuations in their hours and less predictability in how much they earn than full-time employees . many do n't even know their weekly schedules until the last moment . a university of chicago study found that 41 % of early career hourly workers and 47 % who work part-time received a week or less of notice of their work schedules . imagine dealing with this as you are trying to earn a basic living , find reliable child care , get new vocational skills , or attend to medical needs . women and workers of color most acutely struggle with this practice . women comprise over two-thirds of the nearly 20 million workers in low-wage jobs like home health care , fast food work , and cash services . similarly , a large proportion of minorities work low-wage jobs . nearly 50 % of african-americans and latinos receive their hours with a week or less notice . by comparison , almost 40 % of whites receive weekly notice . minorities also have much less of an ability to control their hours . only 10 % of latinos and 12 % of black workers reported being able to set their hours within certain limits or freely . within this same context , 18 % of whites said they could . child care is the primary casualty of just-in-time scheduling . because of erratic shifts , child care centers often ca n't accommodate a working mother 's schedule . many must attend to informal arrangements , which by nature are unstable and unreliable . traditional economic safeguards have offered little help to these workers . unions , for example , have provided little protection against just-in-time scheduling because of their nascent role in the service economy . real solutions exist . states and cities are enacting laws to address scheduling abuses . new york , minnesota and michigan previously introduced promising legislation . and in december , san francisco became the first jurisdiction to pass a retail worker bill of rights . ' this ordinance limits how chain stores can alter their employees'schedules . still , there is no substitute for federal action . too many people work in states with little protection . washington ignores the problem because congressional republicans have shown little interest in the plight of low-wage workers . last summer , the schedules that work act was introduced in congress . according to the national women 's law center , the bill would provide workers the right to request and receive predictable work schedules , receive compensation for sudden scheduling changes , and not fear retaliation if they request scheduling accommodations from their boss . although the bill expired last session it will likely be reintroduced . and yet the bill will most likely not pass . congressional republicans have demonstrated they are more interested in unraveling worker protections under the guise of supporting economic growth . conservatives should embrace this work-schedule legislation . the bill protects families and allows them to attend to their many obligations , not just work . protecting shift workers is likewise good for business . studies show that workers who exercise greater control over their hours are happier and more efficient . conversely , just-in-time scheduling increases worker turnover and hurts worker satisfaction . while washington stalls , it 's everyday americans who are hurt . it 's the single mom in chattanooga working as a walmart cashier who 's juggling work and childcare for her kids . it 's the arby 's line cook in fort worth who needs reliable shifts to make her dialysis treatments . it 's the stock man at an amazon fulfillment center in lehigh valley who ca n't get his son to pre-algebra tutoring because of his erratic shifts . our leaders have the unique responsibility to protect america and attend to the critical economic challenges of our time . even with the weaker-than-expected jobs report we know our overall economy is improving , yet income-inequality is deepening . congress must endorse a recovery that 's inclusive , livable , and one that enables every family to balance competing obligations . they can start by passing legislation that better protects shift workers from arbitrary and unpredictable scheduling practices .	vijay das : so-so jobs numbers contain truth that worries labor experts : too much american job growth is in part-time low-income work .
hong kong <tsp> manila , philippines ( cnn ) -- as the bodies of eight tourists killed in a bus hijacking in the philippines arrived in hong kong , china , on wednesday , the hong kong government urged citizens not to take their grief and anger out on filipinos despite the poor way ' the hijacking was handled by authorities . the cathay pacific flight , which also carried eight survivors and 19 relatives as well as dozens of officials , was greeted by a large crowd on its arrival at hong kong international airport . in a somber ceremony , bagpipers played amazing grace ' as coffins were carried from the plane and wreaths laid upon them . several people were helped down a flight of stairs from the plane ; one man 's hand and arm were bandaged . chief secretary henry tang received the arrivals and then told reporters his government would urge its philippine counterpart to conduct an comprehensive , thorough , and impartial ' investigation . the truth is the best consolation for the victims and their families , ' he said . he added that hong kong is prepared to aid the philippine authorities during the investigation . in order to facilitate a fair and thorough understanding of the incident , we believe it is imperative that the investigation report should at least cover a detailed account of the whole incident ; and a detailed account of the causes of death and injuries , ' he said . two of three remaining hospitalized victims had been expected to be released from philippine hospitals in time for the flight , but it was not known if they were on the plane that landed in hong kong . a third , more seriously injured tourist , remained in an intensive care unit in the philippines . hong kong 's chief executive , donald tsang , was to lead a ceremony to raise the flag and lower it to half-staff on thursday , and a three-minute period of silence was scheduled for 8 a.m. , according to the hong kong government . citizens were urged to join the ceremony or pay tribute in other ways during that time . meanwhile , residents in the philippines observed a national day of mourning wednesday in the aftermath of this week 's bus hijacking in manila . hong kong 's equal opportunities commission said in a statement it understands the strong feelings of hong kong people on the poor way that the crisis had been handled by the philippine authorities . ' the eoc urges all members of the community to stay calm and , in line with our good tradition of tolerance and understanding , refrain from shifting our anger towards an innocent group , particularly the filipinos who are living and traveling in hong kong , ' the statement said . the people of hong kong have every reason to take pride in the racial harmony of this city , and we should guard against any action that may cause racial hatred or discord . ' former police officer rolando mendoza , who was apparently upset about having lost his job , took hostage a busload of tourists from hong kong on monday . witnesses said mendoza was initially willing to cooperate , but he was shot dead by police after authorities say he became violent and started shooting hostages . rodolfo matibay , district director of manila police , took responsibility for how the incident was handled , saying he ordered the police assault on the bus , according to gen. leocaldo santiago , regional director of manila police . he has been placed on administrative leave while the case is being investigated . four men and four women were killed in the standoff . one passenger was critically wounded and six others were hospitalized with less serious injuries . the gunman had previously released nine of the hostages , including a mother and her three children , a man with diabetes and two photographers . the bus driver escaped . santiago said police killed none of the hostages , though a ballistics investigation has yet to be completed . philippine president benigno aquino ordered all flags at public institutions in the philippines , its embassies and consulates around the world lowered to half-staff . in hong kong , flags also were lowered and traders at the hong kong stock exchange paused in silence . the chinese territory , meanwhile , issued a black travel alert for the philippines , advising residents to avoid all travel there . the government 's home affairs department has set up 18 condolence points around hong kong to allow people to mourn the victims and offer messages of sympathy . tsang made an appearance at one of them on tuesday to observe a minute of silence . a facebook page also honors the victims . at the hong kong management association david li kwok po college , students and faculty remembered jessie leung , 14 , who was killed along with her father and sister . her brother remains in critical condition ; her mother also survived the incident . jessie was a helpful girl -- cheerful , lovely , a good academic , ' said catherine chan , the school 's development manager . we hope her brother will recover soon . ' in manila , a makeshift shrine was erected in front of the bus , with flowers left for the victims . the deadly standoff unfolded live on television , which the gunman was able to watch on a monitor on the bus . santiago blamed the live broadcasts for contributing to the violence as the standoff quickly deteriorated while police surrounded the vehicle . we do not want to pass sweeping judgment or make early conclusions except to say that our intention to peacefully end this hostage drama was spoiled when the hostage-taker suddenly exhibited violent behavior and began shooting the hostages , ' philippine national police chief director gen. jesus a. verzosa said tuesday in a statement . national police said officials noted some observations and defects during their close monitoring of the unfolding events . ' the statement did not provide details . however , it listed poor handling of the hostage negotiations ; inadequate capability , skills , equipment and planning of the assault team ; improper crowd control ; inadequate training and competence of the assault team leader ; and noncompliance to media relations procedures in hostage situations . the investigation has got to find out , what was the turning point ? what happened ? ' said richard gordon , chairman of the philippine national red cross . gordon said survivors said the situation inside the bus changed dramatically toward the end of the 10-hour standoff . apparently the man went berserk . he was telling everybody he was not going to harm [ them ] . ... he said that nobody 's going to get harmed . he said that he was probably going to die , but not the hostages , ' he said . santiago said that mendoza 's family members spoke with him early in the standoff and that he appeared very reasonable and very psychologically stable . ' mendoza was a decorated police officer , winning several accolades . but his career spiraled downward when he was dismissed a year ago for extortion , manila vice mayor ikso moreno said , and he wanted his motion for reconsideration to be heard . moreno said that mendoza 's brother was arrested during the standoff because he was guilty of conspiring with his brother ' and allegedly helped instigate the shooting . gordon said the brother 's arrest may have pushed the gunman over the edge . when he saw his brother getting accosted by the policemen , he went berserk and he started firing , ' he said . cnn 's anna coren and elizabeth yuan contributed to this report	hong kong government urges restraint in aftermath of hijacking
hong kong <tsp> manila , philippines ( cnn ) -- as the bodies of eight tourists killed in a bus hijacking in the philippines arrived in hong kong , china , on wednesday , the hong kong government urged citizens not to take their grief and anger out on filipinos despite the poor way ' the hijacking was handled by authorities . the cathay pacific flight , which also carried eight survivors and 19 relatives as well as dozens of officials , was greeted by a large crowd on its arrival at hong kong international airport . in a somber ceremony , bagpipers played amazing grace ' as coffins were carried from the plane and wreaths laid upon them . several people were helped down a flight of stairs from the plane ; one man 's hand and arm were bandaged . chief secretary henry tang received the arrivals and then told reporters his government would urge its philippine counterpart to conduct an comprehensive , thorough , and impartial ' investigation . the truth is the best consolation for the victims and their families , ' he said . he added that hong kong is prepared to aid the philippine authorities during the investigation . in order to facilitate a fair and thorough understanding of the incident , we believe it is imperative that the investigation report should at least cover a detailed account of the whole incident ; and a detailed account of the causes of death and injuries , ' he said . two of three remaining hospitalized victims had been expected to be released from philippine hospitals in time for the flight , but it was not known if they were on the plane that landed in hong kong . a third , more seriously injured tourist , remained in an intensive care unit in the philippines . hong kong 's chief executive , donald tsang , was to lead a ceremony to raise the flag and lower it to half-staff on thursday , and a three-minute period of silence was scheduled for 8 a.m. , according to the hong kong government . citizens were urged to join the ceremony or pay tribute in other ways during that time . meanwhile , residents in the philippines observed a national day of mourning wednesday in the aftermath of this week 's bus hijacking in manila . hong kong 's equal opportunities commission said in a statement it understands the strong feelings of hong kong people on the poor way that the crisis had been handled by the philippine authorities . ' the eoc urges all members of the community to stay calm and , in line with our good tradition of tolerance and understanding , refrain from shifting our anger towards an innocent group , particularly the filipinos who are living and traveling in hong kong , ' the statement said . the people of hong kong have every reason to take pride in the racial harmony of this city , and we should guard against any action that may cause racial hatred or discord . ' former police officer rolando mendoza , who was apparently upset about having lost his job , took hostage a busload of tourists from hong kong on monday . witnesses said mendoza was initially willing to cooperate , but he was shot dead by police after authorities say he became violent and started shooting hostages . rodolfo matibay , district director of manila police , took responsibility for how the incident was handled , saying he ordered the police assault on the bus , according to gen. leocaldo santiago , regional director of manila police . he has been placed on administrative leave while the case is being investigated . four men and four women were killed in the standoff . one passenger was critically wounded and six others were hospitalized with less serious injuries . the gunman had previously released nine of the hostages , including a mother and her three children , a man with diabetes and two photographers . the bus driver escaped . santiago said police killed none of the hostages , though a ballistics investigation has yet to be completed . philippine president benigno aquino ordered all flags at public institutions in the philippines , its embassies and consulates around the world lowered to half-staff . in hong kong , flags also were lowered and traders at the hong kong stock exchange paused in silence . the chinese territory , meanwhile , issued a black travel alert for the philippines , advising residents to avoid all travel there . the government 's home affairs department has set up 18 condolence points around hong kong to allow people to mourn the victims and offer messages of sympathy . tsang made an appearance at one of them on tuesday to observe a minute of silence . a facebook page also honors the victims . at the hong kong management association david li kwok po college , students and faculty remembered jessie leung , 14 , who was killed along with her father and sister . her brother remains in critical condition ; her mother also survived the incident . jessie was a helpful girl -- cheerful , lovely , a good academic , ' said catherine chan , the school 's development manager . we hope her brother will recover soon . ' in manila , a makeshift shrine was erected in front of the bus , with flowers left for the victims . the deadly standoff unfolded live on television , which the gunman was able to watch on a monitor on the bus . santiago blamed the live broadcasts for contributing to the violence as the standoff quickly deteriorated while police surrounded the vehicle . we do not want to pass sweeping judgment or make early conclusions except to say that our intention to peacefully end this hostage drama was spoiled when the hostage-taker suddenly exhibited violent behavior and began shooting the hostages , ' philippine national police chief director gen. jesus a. verzosa said tuesday in a statement . national police said officials noted some observations and defects during their close monitoring of the unfolding events . ' the statement did not provide details . however , it listed poor handling of the hostage negotiations ; inadequate capability , skills , equipment and planning of the assault team ; improper crowd control ; inadequate training and competence of the assault team leader ; and noncompliance to media relations procedures in hostage situations . the investigation has got to find out , what was the turning point ? what happened ? ' said richard gordon , chairman of the philippine national red cross . gordon said survivors said the situation inside the bus changed dramatically toward the end of the 10-hour standoff . apparently the man went berserk . he was telling everybody he was not going to harm [ them ] . ... he said that nobody 's going to get harmed . he said that he was probably going to die , but not the hostages , ' he said . santiago said that mendoza 's family members spoke with him early in the standoff and that he appeared very reasonable and very psychologically stable . ' mendoza was a decorated police officer , winning several accolades . but his career spiraled downward when he was dismissed a year ago for extortion , manila vice mayor ikso moreno said , and he wanted his motion for reconsideration to be heard . moreno said that mendoza 's brother was arrested during the standoff because he was guilty of conspiring with his brother ' and allegedly helped instigate the shooting . gordon said the brother 's arrest may have pushed the gunman over the edge . when he saw his brother getting accosted by the policemen , he went berserk and he started firing , ' he said . cnn 's anna coren and elizabeth yuan contributed to this report	bodies , remaining tour group members arrive in hong kong
hong kong <tsp> manila , philippines ( cnn ) -- as the bodies of eight tourists killed in a bus hijacking in the philippines arrived in hong kong , china , on wednesday , the hong kong government urged citizens not to take their grief and anger out on filipinos despite the poor way ' the hijacking was handled by authorities . the cathay pacific flight , which also carried eight survivors and 19 relatives as well as dozens of officials , was greeted by a large crowd on its arrival at hong kong international airport . in a somber ceremony , bagpipers played amazing grace ' as coffins were carried from the plane and wreaths laid upon them . several people were helped down a flight of stairs from the plane ; one man 's hand and arm were bandaged . chief secretary henry tang received the arrivals and then told reporters his government would urge its philippine counterpart to conduct an comprehensive , thorough , and impartial ' investigation . the truth is the best consolation for the victims and their families , ' he said . he added that hong kong is prepared to aid the philippine authorities during the investigation . in order to facilitate a fair and thorough understanding of the incident , we believe it is imperative that the investigation report should at least cover a detailed account of the whole incident ; and a detailed account of the causes of death and injuries , ' he said . two of three remaining hospitalized victims had been expected to be released from philippine hospitals in time for the flight , but it was not known if they were on the plane that landed in hong kong . a third , more seriously injured tourist , remained in an intensive care unit in the philippines . hong kong 's chief executive , donald tsang , was to lead a ceremony to raise the flag and lower it to half-staff on thursday , and a three-minute period of silence was scheduled for 8 a.m. , according to the hong kong government . citizens were urged to join the ceremony or pay tribute in other ways during that time . meanwhile , residents in the philippines observed a national day of mourning wednesday in the aftermath of this week 's bus hijacking in manila . hong kong 's equal opportunities commission said in a statement it understands the strong feelings of hong kong people on the poor way that the crisis had been handled by the philippine authorities . ' the eoc urges all members of the community to stay calm and , in line with our good tradition of tolerance and understanding , refrain from shifting our anger towards an innocent group , particularly the filipinos who are living and traveling in hong kong , ' the statement said . the people of hong kong have every reason to take pride in the racial harmony of this city , and we should guard against any action that may cause racial hatred or discord . ' former police officer rolando mendoza , who was apparently upset about having lost his job , took hostage a busload of tourists from hong kong on monday . witnesses said mendoza was initially willing to cooperate , but he was shot dead by police after authorities say he became violent and started shooting hostages . rodolfo matibay , district director of manila police , took responsibility for how the incident was handled , saying he ordered the police assault on the bus , according to gen. leocaldo santiago , regional director of manila police . he has been placed on administrative leave while the case is being investigated . four men and four women were killed in the standoff . one passenger was critically wounded and six others were hospitalized with less serious injuries . the gunman had previously released nine of the hostages , including a mother and her three children , a man with diabetes and two photographers . the bus driver escaped . santiago said police killed none of the hostages , though a ballistics investigation has yet to be completed . philippine president benigno aquino ordered all flags at public institutions in the philippines , its embassies and consulates around the world lowered to half-staff . in hong kong , flags also were lowered and traders at the hong kong stock exchange paused in silence . the chinese territory , meanwhile , issued a black travel alert for the philippines , advising residents to avoid all travel there . the government 's home affairs department has set up 18 condolence points around hong kong to allow people to mourn the victims and offer messages of sympathy . tsang made an appearance at one of them on tuesday to observe a minute of silence . a facebook page also honors the victims . at the hong kong management association david li kwok po college , students and faculty remembered jessie leung , 14 , who was killed along with her father and sister . her brother remains in critical condition ; her mother also survived the incident . jessie was a helpful girl -- cheerful , lovely , a good academic , ' said catherine chan , the school 's development manager . we hope her brother will recover soon . ' in manila , a makeshift shrine was erected in front of the bus , with flowers left for the victims . the deadly standoff unfolded live on television , which the gunman was able to watch on a monitor on the bus . santiago blamed the live broadcasts for contributing to the violence as the standoff quickly deteriorated while police surrounded the vehicle . we do not want to pass sweeping judgment or make early conclusions except to say that our intention to peacefully end this hostage drama was spoiled when the hostage-taker suddenly exhibited violent behavior and began shooting the hostages , ' philippine national police chief director gen. jesus a. verzosa said tuesday in a statement . national police said officials noted some observations and defects during their close monitoring of the unfolding events . ' the statement did not provide details . however , it listed poor handling of the hostage negotiations ; inadequate capability , skills , equipment and planning of the assault team ; improper crowd control ; inadequate training and competence of the assault team leader ; and noncompliance to media relations procedures in hostage situations . the investigation has got to find out , what was the turning point ? what happened ? ' said richard gordon , chairman of the philippine national red cross . gordon said survivors said the situation inside the bus changed dramatically toward the end of the 10-hour standoff . apparently the man went berserk . he was telling everybody he was not going to harm [ them ] . ... he said that nobody 's going to get harmed . he said that he was probably going to die , but not the hostages , ' he said . santiago said that mendoza 's family members spoke with him early in the standoff and that he appeared very reasonable and very psychologically stable . ' mendoza was a decorated police officer , winning several accolades . but his career spiraled downward when he was dismissed a year ago for extortion , manila vice mayor ikso moreno said , and he wanted his motion for reconsideration to be heard . moreno said that mendoza 's brother was arrested during the standoff because he was guilty of conspiring with his brother ' and allegedly helped instigate the shooting . gordon said the brother 's arrest may have pushed the gunman over the edge . when he saw his brother getting accosted by the policemen , he went berserk and he started firing , ' he said . cnn 's anna coren and elizabeth yuan contributed to this report	condolence points have been set up around hong kong
teresa sullivan <tsp> those who have been following the recent soap opera at the university of virginia may think that it has to do with the blundering dismissal of the president , teresa sullivan , and her subsequent re-engagement by the board of visitors under instruction by the governor of the state to put their house in order or resign . in fact , the heart of the drama is not about the president . nor is it about the board . rather , it is about the principle stakeholders of the university of virginia and american higher education in general . those who recall the campus disruptions protesting the vietnam war will remember a slogan of the time , power to the people . ' it was meant to be a challenge of the rulers ' by the masses . ' in 2012 in charlottesville , virginia , we see a similar confrontation . but in place of chanting close the university , ' on this occasion the students , faculty and others assembled on the quad claimed the right to open the university as their own and called for the right to select their own leader -- their own president . in the vietnam era , the students and faculty saw the university as an alien complicit in the war , ' something to be overthrown . in today 's story , the students and faculty are saying that they are the university , an entity to be protected from a seemingly intrusive force : the board of visitors . these campus constituents who are sometimes called members of the academy ' or the university community ' had the benefit of sullivan 's leadership for only two years , a period traditionally considered far too brief for any group to develop strong feelings of loyalty and attachment . it was not sullivan personally they were invested in but rather what she represented . they were offended at being neither consulted nor appropriately informed when she was dispatched without due process or even a persuasive bill of particulars . it was the crime of insult . by ignoring the faculty and students , the board showed a disregard for their standing , and that is perceived as a critical act of rudeness . the issue comes down to participatory democracy . sullivan is the icon of the encounter . when the president was furtively fired without a legitimate process , we witnessed a back-of-the-hand slap by marie antoinette . the rehiring of the president after a special emergency meeting of the board is a victory for the president , of course , but more significant , it is a victory for the concept of a governance system in which all parties who have a genuine interest in the maintenance of the university are given an opportunity to play their part , to express their thinking and have it inform the future of their institution . what we see here is the reaffirmation of a social contract that has been in place at a great university devised and established by thomas jefferson in 1819 . in life , substance matters , and it does so equally on campus , in business or in government . but process is also important . how things are done reflect our values . process becomes substance . in the case at the university of virginia , the leader of the board , helen dragas , was exposed as having disregarded the way we do things . ' this is no small matter at an institution like the university of virginia , with its defining student honor code . the action of the board was a gaffe and a blunder . dragas miscalculated how a slight can inspire a protest movement . i can not help to think how ironic it is that this battle has two women in opposition , sullivan and dragas . would this have been possible before the passage of title ix in 1972 , a major contributor in articulating the women 's movement ? many lessons will be drawn , articles written , perhaps even a book worth reading about one of the most consequential academic battles of 2012 . gender equity is far from complete on college campuses , but it has made a good start . in this case , the fact that the media have not made much about the women in the showdown demonstrates how far we have come in contemporary america . twenty-five years ago , this would have been called a catfight . today , it is merely a political battle .	university of virginia reinstated its president , teresa sullivan , after she was fired
middle east <tsp> ( cnn ) -- getafe became the third spanish football club to pass into foreign ownership on thursday after signing a deal with dubai 's royal emirates group . the madrid-based team followed in the footsteps of malaga and racing santander , which were also taken over by overseas interests in the past year . royal emirates group , a conglomerate chaired by sheikh butti bin suhail al maktoum , has a portfolio of more than 200 companies including oil and gas , renewable energy , travel and tourism , health care , water purification , real estate & construction . the deal is worth between €70-90 million ( $ 101-131 million ) and will see the club 's title rebranded to getafe cf team dubai . ' getafe 's previous owner and president don angel torres sanchez signed over to his successors in a ceremony at dubai 's burj al arab hotel on thursday , accompanied by club captain manu del moral . the group said it was heavily involved in sports in the united arab emirates and abroad . the investment in getafe cf is an evolution of this vision and an expression of renewed confidence that dubai 's businesses are more confident today to make large investments abroad as well as at home , ' royal emirates partner managing director dr. kaiser rafiq said . caring for community needs through sport is at the heart of what the royal emirates group aims to achieve . this will send the positive message to the world that dubai cares . ' rafiq said that , being conscious of football 's popularity with young arabs , the group hoped to build a bridge between europe and the middle east ahead of the 2022 world cup to be staged in qatar . royal emirates group plans to invest heavily in inducting new blood and promoting the team in the region , ' he said . getafe , first formed in 1946 and refounded in 1983 , has been in spain 's top flight since 2004-05 . the club made a strong start to this season but hopes of qualifying for europe have evaporated , with coach michel 's team 14th out of 20 with six matches remaining . malaga became the first spanish club to be bought by a foreign investor when qatari billionaire sheikh abdullah al thani paid a reported €36 million ( $ 52 million ) in june 10 . he splashed out on players and hired former real madrid coach manuel pellegrini , but the club is battling to avoid relegation . santander sold out to indian businessman ahsan ali syed in january , with his western gulf advisory company taking over . since replacing coach miguel angel portugal with the club 's former boss marcelino , the cantabria-based team is four points above 17th-placed malaga .	group hopes to build a bridge between europe and the middle east
chung <tsp> seoul , south korea ( cnn ) -- hyundai chairman chung mong-koo escaped a prison sentence for embezzlement after a south korean court ruled thursday to instead impose a suspended five year sentence , according to a company spokesman . hyundai motor chairman chung mong-koo , center , leaves the high court after his trial in seoul in june . in february , the 68-year-old executive was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of embezzling money from the south korean conglomerate . he appealed that verdict and on thursday the company said chung will now only be required to undertake community service . chung was accused of funneling $ 106 million in company money into a slush fund to seek favors from the government and with breach of trust for incurring more than $ 300 million in damages to the company . hyundai is the world 's sixth-largest automaker and a pillar of south korea 's economy . chung spent two months in jail after his arrest last april before being released on $ 1 million bail . he admitted using affiliated companies to set up slush funds , but said he knew no details of the arrangements . e-mail to a friend cnn 's eunice yoon contributed to this report .	chung was accused of placing firm 's money in fund to earn government favors
chung <tsp> seoul , south korea ( cnn ) -- hyundai chairman chung mong-koo escaped a prison sentence for embezzlement after a south korean court ruled thursday to instead impose a suspended five year sentence , according to a company spokesman . hyundai motor chairman chung mong-koo , center , leaves the high court after his trial in seoul in june . in february , the 68-year-old executive was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of embezzling money from the south korean conglomerate . he appealed that verdict and on thursday the company said chung will now only be required to undertake community service . chung was accused of funneling $ 106 million in company money into a slush fund to seek favors from the government and with breach of trust for incurring more than $ 300 million in damages to the company . hyundai is the world 's sixth-largest automaker and a pillar of south korea 's economy . chung spent two months in jail after his arrest last april before being released on $ 1 million bail . he admitted using affiliated companies to set up slush funds , but said he knew no details of the arrangements . e-mail to a friend cnn 's eunice yoon contributed to this report .	hyundai chairman chung mong-koo has escaped prison for embezzling
hemingway <tsp> ( cnn ) -- these quirky museums , theme parks and circus acts feed our collective cat obsession . stephanie harwin , who writes the cat-obsessed blog catsparella , will go to great lengths to get her feline fix . on her quest to fulfill a lifelong dream , visiting japan 's hello kitty theme park , harwin endured a bout of severe food poisoning , a language barrier and a long journey to reach her happy place . japan is the ultimate travel destination for cat enthusiasts and hello kitty is just the beginning . tokyo has become famous for its cat cafés , where you can hang out with the furry creatures , and each february brings the celebration of nyan nyan nyan day ' ( a name inspired by the sound cats make ) . meet grumpy cat while the japanese have the highest per capita cat ownership in the world , there are people crazy for cats everywhere . london 's zoological society even created a global cat map that allows you to plot the location of your own pet and upload its photo . all this cat love has resulted in some strangely charming places where travelers can stop to pay tribute . these vacation ideas are the cat 's meow . cat cafés , tokyo japan 's obsession with all things feline is well documented . after all , this is the homeland of youtube star maru , a scottish fold whose antics have amassed more than 200 million views . tokyo itself counts more than a hundred neko ' or cat cafés , where patrons come to sip lattes and socialize with numerous cats , who lounge around on chairs , sofas , baskets and occasionally the laps of their human fans . some of the more popular : shimokitazawa 's cateriam , nekobukuro in ikebukuro , curl up café in haramachi , and nyafe melange . there 's even a handy map to locate them . festival of the cats , ypres , belgium the kattenstoet ( festival of the cats ) is held every three years on the second sunday of may ; the next is scheduled for 2015 . it celebrates the noble feline with a street parade of floats , music , stilt walkers and costumed townsfolk , many of whom dress as cats , witches or mice . the festival culminates with a performance in which a jester tosses children 's toy cats from the cloth hall belfry down to the crowd—a tradition that harks back to the harsh middle ages practice of throwing actual cats from the belfry in the spring . ( not to worry : no kitties are harmed in the modern reenactments . ) travel + leisure : coolest vacations for dog lovers ernest hemingway home and museum , key west , florida cat fanatics who are also hemingway fans will find nirvana at the writer 's former key west home . the grand , plantation-style limestone house is the domain of around 50 cats descended from papa 's original maine coon , snowball , who was given to him by a ship 's captain . the cats are polydactyl ( six-toed ) , which lends them their distinctive appearance—some say it looks like the cats are wearing mittens . hemingway named many of his cats after famous people , and the estate carries on the tradition today ; look for lionel barrymore and hairy truman . moscow cats theatre this second-generation russian theater , founded by yuri kuklachev and his son dmitri in 1990 , performs in moscow when the troupe—which includes around 120 cats—is n't touring the world . shows feature a revolving series of madcap acts with names like catnappers , cat clowns and love , and cats from the universe . expect to see the kuklachevs'furry stars performing stunts : walking a tightrope , teetering on a rocking horse and posing on top of a mirror ball . kuching cat museum , malaysia cats are considered lucky in malaysia , as in many asian cultures , and the kuching cat museum in sarawak pays respectful , if slightly wacky , homage to these fortune-bestowing felines . for starters , you enter the ufo-style building through a giant cat face . inside await exhibitions , artifacts , artworks and ephemera dedicated to cats . the pièce de résistance : a 1,000-year-old mummified egyptian kitty . the museum is on a hill , with great views of the city of kuching , which translates as cat city . ' travel + leisure : outrageous hotel perks for pets the supreme cat show , birmingham , uk at the uk 's largest and most prestigious cat show , held each november at the national exhibition centre near birmingham , you can watch cats relax in their pens and be judged in the ring , and browse for every cat product imaginable at an array of stands . each cat gets a large double pen , decorated by its owner with brightly colored drapes or more creative trappings based on a given theme . in 2012 , it was diamonds are forever . ' torre argentina cat sanctuary , rome the mission of this sanctuary is to work together to raise the quality of life of rome 's abandoned cats ' —and it welcomes volunteers . expect to perform duties such as cleaning cages and distributing food to some of the 300-odd cat residents ; if you 're living in rome you can volunteer as a foster parent ' for young kittens in your own home . the site , which contains ancient ruins , has a glamorous pedigree : while filming at the nearby teatro argentina , italian actress anna magnani famously spent her breaks here feeding the cats . dominique and his flying house cats , key west , florida dominique lefort is one of the more idiosyncratic locals—and in margaritaville , that 's really saying something . the performer and his troupe of trained house cats entertain regularly at sunset celebration , a nightly arts festival at mallory square dock . the shaggy-haired frenchman ushers his nonchalant cats across tightropes and through flaming hoops , all while keeping up a madcap banter with the audience ( including his catchphrase , clap , clap , clap ! ) , a shtick that has earned the act a cult following . travel + leisure : world 's strangest statues poezenboot , amsterdam , the netherlands cats and water do n't usually mix well , yet this floating cat sanctuary on amsterdam 's herengracht canal has proven a grand success . founded in 1966 by a local legend named henriette van weelde—who took in stray cats and eventually moved them onto a houseboat in the canal—the floating barge has become a tourist attraction , drawing cat lovers and the curious alike . visitors can volunteer , donate or adopt . hello kitty theme park , tokyo a pilgrimage to tokyo 's hello kitty theme park , known officially as sanrio puroland , is a must for fans of the cult cat character ( a japanese white bobtail ) . the park attracts 1.5 million annual visitors of all ages , who come from far and wide to watch hello kitty-themed musicals , take a spin on cat-tastic rides and visit hello kitty 's house , which features portraits of the famous cat 's family and a bathtub shaped like her face . there 's also a boat ride in which another sanrio character , cinnamoroll , leads visitors on a trip to hello kitty 's party . see more places for cat lovers at travel + leisure . planning a getaway ? do n't miss travel + leisure 's guide to the world 's best hotels copyright 2012 american express publishing corporation . all rights reserved .	cat fans who love hemingway should visit his key west home
nicklinson <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- a british man left paralyzed from the neck down by a catastrophic stroke seven years ago lost his high court battle thursday to gain a legal right to end his life when he chooses . tony nicklinson 's condition means it is impossible for him to take his own life -- and he wants the legal right to have a doctor take his life without fear of prosecution . since he suffered the stroke in 2005 , the former rugby player , now 58 , has had to endure what is known as locked-in syndrome . this means that most of my body is paralyzed but my mind is as it was before the stroke . all i can move is my head , and the stroke took away my power of speech . now i talk to people with a perspex spelling board or a computer operated by my eye blinks , ' he told cnn in an interview in june . but while expressing sympathy for his situation , the high court ruled thursday that such a significant change to the law -- involving overturning the ban on voluntary euthanasia -- would have to be decided by lawmakers . the judges also rejected a similar challenge to the law brought by a second man suffering locked-in syndrome , named only as martin . the court recognised that the cases raise profoundly difficult ethical , social and legal issues , but it judged that any change to the law must be a matter for parliament to decide , ' a statement from the court said . the ruling upset nicklinson , who cried as his wife , jane , told the waiting media that the family was bitterly disappointed ' and would file an appeal . in the meantime , her husband will have to continue living as he is , or starve himself to death , she said . in a statement given via his computer , tony nicklinson said : it 's not the result i was hoping for but it is n't entirely unexpected . judges , like politicians , are happiest when they can avoid confronting the real issues and this judgement is not an exception to the rule . i believe the legal team acting on my behalf is prepared to go all the way with this but unfortunately for me it means yet another period of physical discomfort , misery and mental anguish while we find out who controls my life -- me or the state . ' his daughters , tweeting on his behalf thursday , urged people to sign a petition via his twitter account supporting his right to die with dignity . ' within hours , more than 2,200 people had added their name . jane nicklinson said the family did not intend to go to switzerland , which has an assisted suicide law , because it was expensive and her husband did not think he should have to go overseas to die . she and their two daughters fully support his battle in the british courts , which has already lasted several years . speaking to cnn in june , jane nicklinson described her husband before the stroke as a man who was the life and soul of the party , ' making his current severely restricted existence even harder to bear . he was a big bloke , ex-rugby player , he worked hard but he played hard . he was full of life , great sense of humor , loved the sound of his own voice , ' she said . and she said she wanted the judges to understand the injustice of it all , ' as they considered his case . you or i could go out and take our lives at any time we want , whereas tony , being the one who really needs that right , ca n't do this -- and he 's only asking for what everyone else has got really , his right to take his own life , he wants that given back to him , ' she said . before his stroke at age 51 , the couple lived a comfortable life in the united arab emirates and traveled extensively . tony nicklinson was a senior manager with a greek civil engineering contractor , a job he enjoyed , and was chairman of the local sports club . although he does not necessarily want to end his life straight away , he is frustrated by the indignity and tedium of his current condition , which has n't changed for seven years and which doctors say could continue for years . some people have in the past spoken to me in the loud , slow and deliberate tones normally reserved for the deaf or daft . i am neither , ' he said . all too often , well-meaning able-bodied people just assume that if a person is so severely disabled that he needs assistance to commit suicide , he must automatically be unable to deal with such choice . i say that where a person has the mental ability , he should have the choice of his own life or death . the only difference between you and me is my inability to take my own life . ' nicklinson has embraced twitter as a way to communicate his views to the world and has more than 40,000 followers . he describes himself , with wry humor , as a twitter novice with locked-in syndrome dribbling his way to an uncertain future . ' but asked if social networking service had made a difference to his quality of life , he said he views it as a means to an end , not an end in itself . life is too painful for too many reasons for twitter to make a significant difference . ' nicklinson does not believe it unfair to ask doctors to end life , one of the arguments against a change in the law , saying it is not uncommon for doctors to make such decisions already in the course of their career . doctors pledge to save life and to relieve suffering wherever possible . if it 's necessary to end a patient 's life to relieve someone 's suffering , tough . doctors ca n't pick and choose which bits they will do and which bits they wo n't -- they signed up for the whole package , ' he said . there is too much emphasis on saving life at all costs and not enough thought given by society to the quality of the life saved . i am not advocating that doctors make the life or death decision at the time but the patient should be given the option of assisted dying , if he requires help . ' lawyer saimo chahal , who is acting for nicklinson , said ahead of thursday 's ruling that it would involve a very significant change in the law ' since there is no legal precedent in the united kingdom . she said that nicklinson would be devastated if the ruling went against him , but that he is a fighter ' who would want to carry on the legal battle against what he sees as discrimination on the grounds of disability . the ministry of justice had opposed a change in the law . cnn 's nima elbagir , laura smith-spark , erin mclaughlin and dominique van heerden contributed to this report .	nicklinson : court ruling means yet more physical discomfort , misery and mental anguish '
nicklinson <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- a british man left paralyzed from the neck down by a catastrophic stroke seven years ago lost his high court battle thursday to gain a legal right to end his life when he chooses . tony nicklinson 's condition means it is impossible for him to take his own life -- and he wants the legal right to have a doctor take his life without fear of prosecution . since he suffered the stroke in 2005 , the former rugby player , now 58 , has had to endure what is known as locked-in syndrome . this means that most of my body is paralyzed but my mind is as it was before the stroke . all i can move is my head , and the stroke took away my power of speech . now i talk to people with a perspex spelling board or a computer operated by my eye blinks , ' he told cnn in an interview in june . but while expressing sympathy for his situation , the high court ruled thursday that such a significant change to the law -- involving overturning the ban on voluntary euthanasia -- would have to be decided by lawmakers . the judges also rejected a similar challenge to the law brought by a second man suffering locked-in syndrome , named only as martin . the court recognised that the cases raise profoundly difficult ethical , social and legal issues , but it judged that any change to the law must be a matter for parliament to decide , ' a statement from the court said . the ruling upset nicklinson , who cried as his wife , jane , told the waiting media that the family was bitterly disappointed ' and would file an appeal . in the meantime , her husband will have to continue living as he is , or starve himself to death , she said . in a statement given via his computer , tony nicklinson said : it 's not the result i was hoping for but it is n't entirely unexpected . judges , like politicians , are happiest when they can avoid confronting the real issues and this judgement is not an exception to the rule . i believe the legal team acting on my behalf is prepared to go all the way with this but unfortunately for me it means yet another period of physical discomfort , misery and mental anguish while we find out who controls my life -- me or the state . ' his daughters , tweeting on his behalf thursday , urged people to sign a petition via his twitter account supporting his right to die with dignity . ' within hours , more than 2,200 people had added their name . jane nicklinson said the family did not intend to go to switzerland , which has an assisted suicide law , because it was expensive and her husband did not think he should have to go overseas to die . she and their two daughters fully support his battle in the british courts , which has already lasted several years . speaking to cnn in june , jane nicklinson described her husband before the stroke as a man who was the life and soul of the party , ' making his current severely restricted existence even harder to bear . he was a big bloke , ex-rugby player , he worked hard but he played hard . he was full of life , great sense of humor , loved the sound of his own voice , ' she said . and she said she wanted the judges to understand the injustice of it all , ' as they considered his case . you or i could go out and take our lives at any time we want , whereas tony , being the one who really needs that right , ca n't do this -- and he 's only asking for what everyone else has got really , his right to take his own life , he wants that given back to him , ' she said . before his stroke at age 51 , the couple lived a comfortable life in the united arab emirates and traveled extensively . tony nicklinson was a senior manager with a greek civil engineering contractor , a job he enjoyed , and was chairman of the local sports club . although he does not necessarily want to end his life straight away , he is frustrated by the indignity and tedium of his current condition , which has n't changed for seven years and which doctors say could continue for years . some people have in the past spoken to me in the loud , slow and deliberate tones normally reserved for the deaf or daft . i am neither , ' he said . all too often , well-meaning able-bodied people just assume that if a person is so severely disabled that he needs assistance to commit suicide , he must automatically be unable to deal with such choice . i say that where a person has the mental ability , he should have the choice of his own life or death . the only difference between you and me is my inability to take my own life . ' nicklinson has embraced twitter as a way to communicate his views to the world and has more than 40,000 followers . he describes himself , with wry humor , as a twitter novice with locked-in syndrome dribbling his way to an uncertain future . ' but asked if social networking service had made a difference to his quality of life , he said he views it as a means to an end , not an end in itself . life is too painful for too many reasons for twitter to make a significant difference . ' nicklinson does not believe it unfair to ask doctors to end life , one of the arguments against a change in the law , saying it is not uncommon for doctors to make such decisions already in the course of their career . doctors pledge to save life and to relieve suffering wherever possible . if it 's necessary to end a patient 's life to relieve someone 's suffering , tough . doctors ca n't pick and choose which bits they will do and which bits they wo n't -- they signed up for the whole package , ' he said . there is too much emphasis on saving life at all costs and not enough thought given by society to the quality of the life saved . i am not advocating that doctors make the life or death decision at the time but the patient should be given the option of assisted dying , if he requires help . ' lawyer saimo chahal , who is acting for nicklinson , said ahead of thursday 's ruling that it would involve a very significant change in the law ' since there is no legal precedent in the united kingdom . she said that nicklinson would be devastated if the ruling went against him , but that he is a fighter ' who would want to carry on the legal battle against what he sees as discrimination on the grounds of disability . the ministry of justice had opposed a change in the law . cnn 's nima elbagir , laura smith-spark , erin mclaughlin and dominique van heerden contributed to this report .	nicklinson 's mind was unaffected , but most of his body is paralyzed after a stroke
nicklinson <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- a british man left paralyzed from the neck down by a catastrophic stroke seven years ago lost his high court battle thursday to gain a legal right to end his life when he chooses . tony nicklinson 's condition means it is impossible for him to take his own life -- and he wants the legal right to have a doctor take his life without fear of prosecution . since he suffered the stroke in 2005 , the former rugby player , now 58 , has had to endure what is known as locked-in syndrome . this means that most of my body is paralyzed but my mind is as it was before the stroke . all i can move is my head , and the stroke took away my power of speech . now i talk to people with a perspex spelling board or a computer operated by my eye blinks , ' he told cnn in an interview in june . but while expressing sympathy for his situation , the high court ruled thursday that such a significant change to the law -- involving overturning the ban on voluntary euthanasia -- would have to be decided by lawmakers . the judges also rejected a similar challenge to the law brought by a second man suffering locked-in syndrome , named only as martin . the court recognised that the cases raise profoundly difficult ethical , social and legal issues , but it judged that any change to the law must be a matter for parliament to decide , ' a statement from the court said . the ruling upset nicklinson , who cried as his wife , jane , told the waiting media that the family was bitterly disappointed ' and would file an appeal . in the meantime , her husband will have to continue living as he is , or starve himself to death , she said . in a statement given via his computer , tony nicklinson said : it 's not the result i was hoping for but it is n't entirely unexpected . judges , like politicians , are happiest when they can avoid confronting the real issues and this judgement is not an exception to the rule . i believe the legal team acting on my behalf is prepared to go all the way with this but unfortunately for me it means yet another period of physical discomfort , misery and mental anguish while we find out who controls my life -- me or the state . ' his daughters , tweeting on his behalf thursday , urged people to sign a petition via his twitter account supporting his right to die with dignity . ' within hours , more than 2,200 people had added their name . jane nicklinson said the family did not intend to go to switzerland , which has an assisted suicide law , because it was expensive and her husband did not think he should have to go overseas to die . she and their two daughters fully support his battle in the british courts , which has already lasted several years . speaking to cnn in june , jane nicklinson described her husband before the stroke as a man who was the life and soul of the party , ' making his current severely restricted existence even harder to bear . he was a big bloke , ex-rugby player , he worked hard but he played hard . he was full of life , great sense of humor , loved the sound of his own voice , ' she said . and she said she wanted the judges to understand the injustice of it all , ' as they considered his case . you or i could go out and take our lives at any time we want , whereas tony , being the one who really needs that right , ca n't do this -- and he 's only asking for what everyone else has got really , his right to take his own life , he wants that given back to him , ' she said . before his stroke at age 51 , the couple lived a comfortable life in the united arab emirates and traveled extensively . tony nicklinson was a senior manager with a greek civil engineering contractor , a job he enjoyed , and was chairman of the local sports club . although he does not necessarily want to end his life straight away , he is frustrated by the indignity and tedium of his current condition , which has n't changed for seven years and which doctors say could continue for years . some people have in the past spoken to me in the loud , slow and deliberate tones normally reserved for the deaf or daft . i am neither , ' he said . all too often , well-meaning able-bodied people just assume that if a person is so severely disabled that he needs assistance to commit suicide , he must automatically be unable to deal with such choice . i say that where a person has the mental ability , he should have the choice of his own life or death . the only difference between you and me is my inability to take my own life . ' nicklinson has embraced twitter as a way to communicate his views to the world and has more than 40,000 followers . he describes himself , with wry humor , as a twitter novice with locked-in syndrome dribbling his way to an uncertain future . ' but asked if social networking service had made a difference to his quality of life , he said he views it as a means to an end , not an end in itself . life is too painful for too many reasons for twitter to make a significant difference . ' nicklinson does not believe it unfair to ask doctors to end life , one of the arguments against a change in the law , saying it is not uncommon for doctors to make such decisions already in the course of their career . doctors pledge to save life and to relieve suffering wherever possible . if it 's necessary to end a patient 's life to relieve someone 's suffering , tough . doctors ca n't pick and choose which bits they will do and which bits they wo n't -- they signed up for the whole package , ' he said . there is too much emphasis on saving life at all costs and not enough thought given by society to the quality of the life saved . i am not advocating that doctors make the life or death decision at the time but the patient should be given the option of assisted dying , if he requires help . ' lawyer saimo chahal , who is acting for nicklinson , said ahead of thursday 's ruling that it would involve a very significant change in the law ' since there is no legal precedent in the united kingdom . she said that nicklinson would be devastated if the ruling went against him , but that he is a fighter ' who would want to carry on the legal battle against what he sees as discrimination on the grounds of disability . the ministry of justice had opposed a change in the law . cnn 's nima elbagir , laura smith-spark , erin mclaughlin and dominique van heerden contributed to this report .	new : tony nicklinson sets up a petition in support of his right-to-die case
atlanta <tsp> atlanta , georgia ( cnn ) -- as little tatyana larbi , aka little miss muffett , sings about selling her cotton and twigs to the sister pigs , ' you can tell the young girl is enjoying her moment in the limelight , even if she ca n't see the audience 's response . the mother of brooke stegall , 5 , says opera gave her visually impaired child new confidence . the set and costumes are pretty basic . most were made by parents and volunteers . but that does n't matter to the beaming mothers , fathers and grandparents in the audience . the fact that these 10 children are performing this day is enough for them . all of the actors in the pumpkin pickle pop cookies opera are visually impaired 4- and 5-year-olds . two are blind , and the others have varying degrees of sight . all are students in atlanta 's center for the visually impaired begin program . but today is their last day here , and performing this 20-minute opera is their thank you ' to their families . watch an awe-inspiring opera performance » ' these parents work so hard to make this happen , ' said anne mccomiskey , director of the program . she is very aware of the efforts that both the children and the parents put into the program . they have to give up vacation time from their jobs , ' she said . some people travel two and three hours once a week to get here . ' mccomiskey says the program works with newborns , sometimes only days old , up to 5-year-olds . it helps parents understand what is possible for their visually impaired or blind children . first of all , we are teaching the parents how to teach their child , ' she said . because some 90-odd percent of learning comes through your vision , we have to teach mommy and daddy how to do what they would do typically , a little differently . ' she says with the infants , it can be even more basic . with a newborn , you 're teaching them about their body . a lot of kids do n't know they have feet . they have never seen them . ' all of the children go to the center one day a week . the begin program , which is an acronym for babies early growth intervention network , was started in 1985 and has about 95 children go through the program each year . the course costs $ 250 to register , but financial assistance is available . mccomiskey says the performance reinforces lessons learned during the course of the program . because this is an opera , they are learning gestures that they would n't learn by watching someone else . and they are learning how to listen and respond . they are learning to work in a group . it 's just many of the concepts that we have been teaching them for five years , coming to play in the opera . ' jacqueline howard is the center 's music therapist . she came up with the idea for the opera while talking with some of the teachers . she also sees lessons in the performance . if you have a visual challenge , you want to be safe in the space you 're in , because you may not be able to see everything around you . so the movements help them feel safe in the space , and we learned to move , sing and play instruments at the same time , which is a challenge for anyone ! ' brooke stegall , 5 , played one of the five sister pigs ' in this opera loosely based on the three little pigs , ' which added the twist of a few other nursery tale characters . her mother , rhonda , says the opera changed her daughter . she is just a naturally reserved child , and to see her go up there and just sing and do the motions and just smile and have fun -- it was just great . ' mccomiskey says that that is one of the goals of the program : to instill a sense of i can ' in the kids . in this case , all 10 students seem to have taken that lesson to heart . all of them will be attending mainstream kindergartens in their school districts next fall . that is most unusual , for a child that is blind or visually impaired to go right into a typical kindergarten , ' mccomiskey said . mccomiskey and the program 's teachers worked hard to make sure they are more than prepared . we want our kids going into kindergarten ahead of the sighted children in literacy . so we want tatyana reading braille , and we want them to be using the long cane so that they can go to the office or whatever , just like anyone else can . ' adds jacqueline howard , i always say success breeds success , and the confidence they felt by completing this task , when they 're asked to do other things , they 'll remember ,'i did that . i can do anything .' tatyana enthusiastically agrees after the performance . i am so proud of myself . '	atlanta opera inspires visually impaired kids to do anything '
thomas douzis <tsp> ( cnn ) -- from the sweeping coastlines of kalamata to the sun-scorched island of crete , greece 's olive groves have been thriving in the mediterranean heat for thousands of years . the tiny green fruits are harvested before autumn sets in , and cold pressed to deliver extra virgin olive oil , regarded as an elixir of life . the greeks believe this oil is the world 's best . but the world , greek brothers thomas and george douzis realized , did not . so , in 2007 , the douzis brothers developed a plan to take greek produce to the global stage . it was an idea that would also , inadvertently , make the douzis brothers early examples of the country 's grass-roots survival strategy . the douzis , now aged 27 and 30 , grew up in coastal town of thessaloniki , where their grandfather thomas owned a grocery store , selling everyday products such as olive oil or honey to locals . their father , thodoris , was also in the food business , working for kellogg 's before setting up his own food distribution company . the brothers were raised on greek delicacies , but as they grew older they realized the food they loved had a global image problem . take greek olive oil 's reputation around the world . according to market research , shoppers preferred italian and spanish oils , despite 80 % of greek olive oil being extra virgin , compared to 45 % in italy . the douzis had found their mission . the perception abroad is that greek oil is the cheap one . bottom of the shelves , ' thomas douzis says . as a marketing graduate , he had a plan to change that image -- and a lot more . the brothers would find the best independent producers in the country and take their products global , with a guarantee of quality . greek olive oil , honey and other delicacies were in their sights . the brothers chose the brand ergon -- the greek word for project -- and set out to find the country 's best produce . in the tiny kolymvary region of western crete , they found the olive oil they wanted to promote . it came from olives whose history on the island dated back to the venetian occupation , 800 years ago . the caliber was so high the area had been granted special status from the european union . pressed in low temperatures and strictly by mechanical means , the region 's oil was among the purest in the world . it got the ergon approval . the brothers were also spending hours in labs testing greek 's best honey for purity and sugar content -- choosing a blend which they called bee 's project ' to finally launch ergon . the brand was in the market . but it was headed straight into an economic storm . ergon launches , greece stumbles as the douzis brothers developed their business plans , the country 's finances were beginning to unravel . greece had hosted the summer olympics in 2004 which had left the country on a high -- but blown its budget . by 2008 , greece was in recession . by 2010 , it had taken its first bailout from the european union and international monetary fund , and was forced to introduce austerity measures . it slashed through people 's pensions , incomes and jobs , and fed soaring unemployment . but by 2010 , ergon was an established brand , selling five lines of traditional products including spreads , canned fish , beans , mushrooms and wild truffles . the crisis , for the douzis , fed a nothing to lose ' attitude that ultimately boosted their success . as greece recovers from its financial meltdown , other young entrepreneurs have emerged as flag-bearers for a new audacity and style . and many are doing so as expats , after being forced out of the country by the crisis . greek diaspora lift those left behind in london , reload greece is typical of this change . set up in 2012 to create a hub for greek entrepreneurs , it promotes the idea expats can help their troubled homeland from afar . it reflects the exodus of greek youth who went searching for better career prospects , and have since proved a surprising force for the country 's recovery . reload 's general manager , markos kiosseoglou , left greece for an education in england and the u.s. , working in start-ups and multinationals . like many of his compatriots , his greek bloodlines run strong and he set up reload , in his words , to let people do whatever they do , and find ways to connect them to greece and help greek communities . ' thomas douzis is one of reload 's supporters . he has assisted with events and mentored potential reloaders ' about his own experiences of doing business with small-scale greek operators . greece used to be a country with lots of entertainment , tourist sector , big summers ... now it is much more stressed environment , ' douzis says . this generates more passion to perform . ' manos sifakis is another example of the greek renaissance . he started his multimedia marketing company customedialabs as a part-time , one-man operation during compulsory greek army service in 2000 . working for clients based around the world , sifakis had a network of customers by the time he finished his service , and started working full-time . since then , it has become an international agency with offices on two continents and high-profile clients including johnson & johnson , ing and exxon mobile . sifakis is now based in philadelphia , after following his american wife maria to the u.s . he runs the agency from pennsylvania , although most of his 60 employees in the greek city of larissa , where he is originally from . truthfully , if i did n't have greece , i would n't be in business , ' sifakis says . and it 's not cost which keeps him tapping his homeland . there are many places around the world with talented workforce that would be more cost-effective . the number one advantage is the loyalty . my most loyal talent is in greece . i have people there who have been working for me for many years . ' he hopes to hire as many young greeks as possible . greece can be successful if you find people who can inspire and lead the change , ' sifakis says .'winners in a crisis' the douzis are of this ilk . ergon , born as greece 's economy collapsed , now has a network of 150 producers who support seven stores and delis in greece , one in london and another being prepped for brussels . the brothers'ambitions reach beyond europe -- by 2017 , they want to be in the u.s. , where demand for fresh greek products has grown rapidly since americans discovered , and fell in love with , the country 's traditional thick yoghurt . according to thomas douzis , looking back at ergon 's beginnings , we started in a very , very bad situation and proved that we can be winners in crisis . ' douzis recalls trying to convince the producers to join ergon when it was in its infancy . greece was wealthy back then , so we had to convince them that these two young brothers from thessaloniki can do that job , that we can help them sell their products , ' he says . back then , many producers did n't have barcodes or an english language list of their ingredients . now , thanks to ergon and despite the country 's devastating crisis , their products are being enjoyed at a trendy restaurant just off oxford street , the main shopping hub in the heart of london . there , in ergon 's flagship london restaurant , greece 's traditional salad is created out of coarsely cut tomatoes , chunks of colorful peppers , a samphire garnish and feta cheese cream . but the key ingredient is the basil-infused olive oil that pulls the disparate flavors together . it is the oil made by small-scale farmers , under the sun of the kolymvary region , in western crete . read more : voices from greece : europe may be recovering , but crisis not over for us	thomas douzis says the economic downturn forced the nation to change its mentality
greek <tsp> ( cnn ) -- from the sweeping coastlines of kalamata to the sun-scorched island of crete , greece 's olive groves have been thriving in the mediterranean heat for thousands of years . the tiny green fruits are harvested before autumn sets in , and cold pressed to deliver extra virgin olive oil , regarded as an elixir of life . the greeks believe this oil is the world 's best . but the world , greek brothers thomas and george douzis realized , did not . so , in 2007 , the douzis brothers developed a plan to take greek produce to the global stage . it was an idea that would also , inadvertently , make the douzis brothers early examples of the country 's grass-roots survival strategy . the douzis , now aged 27 and 30 , grew up in coastal town of thessaloniki , where their grandfather thomas owned a grocery store , selling everyday products such as olive oil or honey to locals . their father , thodoris , was also in the food business , working for kellogg 's before setting up his own food distribution company . the brothers were raised on greek delicacies , but as they grew older they realized the food they loved had a global image problem . take greek olive oil 's reputation around the world . according to market research , shoppers preferred italian and spanish oils , despite 80 % of greek olive oil being extra virgin , compared to 45 % in italy . the douzis had found their mission . the perception abroad is that greek oil is the cheap one . bottom of the shelves , ' thomas douzis says . as a marketing graduate , he had a plan to change that image -- and a lot more . the brothers would find the best independent producers in the country and take their products global , with a guarantee of quality . greek olive oil , honey and other delicacies were in their sights . the brothers chose the brand ergon -- the greek word for project -- and set out to find the country 's best produce . in the tiny kolymvary region of western crete , they found the olive oil they wanted to promote . it came from olives whose history on the island dated back to the venetian occupation , 800 years ago . the caliber was so high the area had been granted special status from the european union . pressed in low temperatures and strictly by mechanical means , the region 's oil was among the purest in the world . it got the ergon approval . the brothers were also spending hours in labs testing greek 's best honey for purity and sugar content -- choosing a blend which they called bee 's project ' to finally launch ergon . the brand was in the market . but it was headed straight into an economic storm . ergon launches , greece stumbles as the douzis brothers developed their business plans , the country 's finances were beginning to unravel . greece had hosted the summer olympics in 2004 which had left the country on a high -- but blown its budget . by 2008 , greece was in recession . by 2010 , it had taken its first bailout from the european union and international monetary fund , and was forced to introduce austerity measures . it slashed through people 's pensions , incomes and jobs , and fed soaring unemployment . but by 2010 , ergon was an established brand , selling five lines of traditional products including spreads , canned fish , beans , mushrooms and wild truffles . the crisis , for the douzis , fed a nothing to lose ' attitude that ultimately boosted their success . as greece recovers from its financial meltdown , other young entrepreneurs have emerged as flag-bearers for a new audacity and style . and many are doing so as expats , after being forced out of the country by the crisis . greek diaspora lift those left behind in london , reload greece is typical of this change . set up in 2012 to create a hub for greek entrepreneurs , it promotes the idea expats can help their troubled homeland from afar . it reflects the exodus of greek youth who went searching for better career prospects , and have since proved a surprising force for the country 's recovery . reload 's general manager , markos kiosseoglou , left greece for an education in england and the u.s. , working in start-ups and multinationals . like many of his compatriots , his greek bloodlines run strong and he set up reload , in his words , to let people do whatever they do , and find ways to connect them to greece and help greek communities . ' thomas douzis is one of reload 's supporters . he has assisted with events and mentored potential reloaders ' about his own experiences of doing business with small-scale greek operators . greece used to be a country with lots of entertainment , tourist sector , big summers ... now it is much more stressed environment , ' douzis says . this generates more passion to perform . ' manos sifakis is another example of the greek renaissance . he started his multimedia marketing company customedialabs as a part-time , one-man operation during compulsory greek army service in 2000 . working for clients based around the world , sifakis had a network of customers by the time he finished his service , and started working full-time . since then , it has become an international agency with offices on two continents and high-profile clients including johnson & johnson , ing and exxon mobile . sifakis is now based in philadelphia , after following his american wife maria to the u.s . he runs the agency from pennsylvania , although most of his 60 employees in the greek city of larissa , where he is originally from . truthfully , if i did n't have greece , i would n't be in business , ' sifakis says . and it 's not cost which keeps him tapping his homeland . there are many places around the world with talented workforce that would be more cost-effective . the number one advantage is the loyalty . my most loyal talent is in greece . i have people there who have been working for me for many years . ' he hopes to hire as many young greeks as possible . greece can be successful if you find people who can inspire and lead the change , ' sifakis says .'winners in a crisis' the douzis are of this ilk . ergon , born as greece 's economy collapsed , now has a network of 150 producers who support seven stores and delis in greece , one in london and another being prepped for brussels . the brothers'ambitions reach beyond europe -- by 2017 , they want to be in the u.s. , where demand for fresh greek products has grown rapidly since americans discovered , and fell in love with , the country 's traditional thick yoghurt . according to thomas douzis , looking back at ergon 's beginnings , we started in a very , very bad situation and proved that we can be winners in crisis . ' douzis recalls trying to convince the producers to join ergon when it was in its infancy . greece was wealthy back then , so we had to convince them that these two young brothers from thessaloniki can do that job , that we can help them sell their products , ' he says . back then , many producers did n't have barcodes or an english language list of their ingredients . now , thanks to ergon and despite the country 's devastating crisis , their products are being enjoyed at a trendy restaurant just off oxford street , the main shopping hub in the heart of london . there , in ergon 's flagship london restaurant , greece 's traditional salad is created out of coarsely cut tomatoes , chunks of colorful peppers , a samphire garnish and feta cheese cream . but the key ingredient is the basil-infused olive oil that pulls the disparate flavors together . it is the oil made by small-scale farmers , under the sun of the kolymvary region , in western crete . read more : voices from greece : europe may be recovering , but crisis not over for us	the lack of employment opportunities has sparked a wave of new greek entrepreneurs
greek <tsp> ( cnn ) -- from the sweeping coastlines of kalamata to the sun-scorched island of crete , greece 's olive groves have been thriving in the mediterranean heat for thousands of years . the tiny green fruits are harvested before autumn sets in , and cold pressed to deliver extra virgin olive oil , regarded as an elixir of life . the greeks believe this oil is the world 's best . but the world , greek brothers thomas and george douzis realized , did not . so , in 2007 , the douzis brothers developed a plan to take greek produce to the global stage . it was an idea that would also , inadvertently , make the douzis brothers early examples of the country 's grass-roots survival strategy . the douzis , now aged 27 and 30 , grew up in coastal town of thessaloniki , where their grandfather thomas owned a grocery store , selling everyday products such as olive oil or honey to locals . their father , thodoris , was also in the food business , working for kellogg 's before setting up his own food distribution company . the brothers were raised on greek delicacies , but as they grew older they realized the food they loved had a global image problem . take greek olive oil 's reputation around the world . according to market research , shoppers preferred italian and spanish oils , despite 80 % of greek olive oil being extra virgin , compared to 45 % in italy . the douzis had found their mission . the perception abroad is that greek oil is the cheap one . bottom of the shelves , ' thomas douzis says . as a marketing graduate , he had a plan to change that image -- and a lot more . the brothers would find the best independent producers in the country and take their products global , with a guarantee of quality . greek olive oil , honey and other delicacies were in their sights . the brothers chose the brand ergon -- the greek word for project -- and set out to find the country 's best produce . in the tiny kolymvary region of western crete , they found the olive oil they wanted to promote . it came from olives whose history on the island dated back to the venetian occupation , 800 years ago . the caliber was so high the area had been granted special status from the european union . pressed in low temperatures and strictly by mechanical means , the region 's oil was among the purest in the world . it got the ergon approval . the brothers were also spending hours in labs testing greek 's best honey for purity and sugar content -- choosing a blend which they called bee 's project ' to finally launch ergon . the brand was in the market . but it was headed straight into an economic storm . ergon launches , greece stumbles as the douzis brothers developed their business plans , the country 's finances were beginning to unravel . greece had hosted the summer olympics in 2004 which had left the country on a high -- but blown its budget . by 2008 , greece was in recession . by 2010 , it had taken its first bailout from the european union and international monetary fund , and was forced to introduce austerity measures . it slashed through people 's pensions , incomes and jobs , and fed soaring unemployment . but by 2010 , ergon was an established brand , selling five lines of traditional products including spreads , canned fish , beans , mushrooms and wild truffles . the crisis , for the douzis , fed a nothing to lose ' attitude that ultimately boosted their success . as greece recovers from its financial meltdown , other young entrepreneurs have emerged as flag-bearers for a new audacity and style . and many are doing so as expats , after being forced out of the country by the crisis . greek diaspora lift those left behind in london , reload greece is typical of this change . set up in 2012 to create a hub for greek entrepreneurs , it promotes the idea expats can help their troubled homeland from afar . it reflects the exodus of greek youth who went searching for better career prospects , and have since proved a surprising force for the country 's recovery . reload 's general manager , markos kiosseoglou , left greece for an education in england and the u.s. , working in start-ups and multinationals . like many of his compatriots , his greek bloodlines run strong and he set up reload , in his words , to let people do whatever they do , and find ways to connect them to greece and help greek communities . ' thomas douzis is one of reload 's supporters . he has assisted with events and mentored potential reloaders ' about his own experiences of doing business with small-scale greek operators . greece used to be a country with lots of entertainment , tourist sector , big summers ... now it is much more stressed environment , ' douzis says . this generates more passion to perform . ' manos sifakis is another example of the greek renaissance . he started his multimedia marketing company customedialabs as a part-time , one-man operation during compulsory greek army service in 2000 . working for clients based around the world , sifakis had a network of customers by the time he finished his service , and started working full-time . since then , it has become an international agency with offices on two continents and high-profile clients including johnson & johnson , ing and exxon mobile . sifakis is now based in philadelphia , after following his american wife maria to the u.s . he runs the agency from pennsylvania , although most of his 60 employees in the greek city of larissa , where he is originally from . truthfully , if i did n't have greece , i would n't be in business , ' sifakis says . and it 's not cost which keeps him tapping his homeland . there are many places around the world with talented workforce that would be more cost-effective . the number one advantage is the loyalty . my most loyal talent is in greece . i have people there who have been working for me for many years . ' he hopes to hire as many young greeks as possible . greece can be successful if you find people who can inspire and lead the change , ' sifakis says .'winners in a crisis' the douzis are of this ilk . ergon , born as greece 's economy collapsed , now has a network of 150 producers who support seven stores and delis in greece , one in london and another being prepped for brussels . the brothers'ambitions reach beyond europe -- by 2017 , they want to be in the u.s. , where demand for fresh greek products has grown rapidly since americans discovered , and fell in love with , the country 's traditional thick yoghurt . according to thomas douzis , looking back at ergon 's beginnings , we started in a very , very bad situation and proved that we can be winners in crisis . ' douzis recalls trying to convince the producers to join ergon when it was in its infancy . greece was wealthy back then , so we had to convince them that these two young brothers from thessaloniki can do that job , that we can help them sell their products , ' he says . back then , many producers did n't have barcodes or an english language list of their ingredients . now , thanks to ergon and despite the country 's devastating crisis , their products are being enjoyed at a trendy restaurant just off oxford street , the main shopping hub in the heart of london . there , in ergon 's flagship london restaurant , greece 's traditional salad is created out of coarsely cut tomatoes , chunks of colorful peppers , a samphire garnish and feta cheese cream . but the key ingredient is the basil-infused olive oil that pulls the disparate flavors together . it is the oil made by small-scale farmers , under the sun of the kolymvary region , in western crete . read more : voices from greece : europe may be recovering , but crisis not over for us	greek brothers thomas and george douzis started a business at the height of the financial crisis
tomsche <tsp> ( cnn ) -- ashlee tomsche walked into the rec center with trepidation . images of six-pack abs and neon sports bras from the zumba infomercials she had watched flashed through her mind . i 'm going to look like a complete fool , she thought . with her head down , she walked into the aerobics room and took a spot in the back . she was 21 and weighed 331 pounds . zumba is a latin-inspired dance fitness class that blends booty shaking with international music and an intense calorie burn . since the company launched in 2001 , zumba classes have spread to 14 million people in 150 countries , according to zumba.com . tomsche 's first class was hard . she had to stop several times to catch her breath . but she came back the next day . and then again the next . a year later , she had dropped 123 pounds , six dress sizes and more than 10 inches from her waist . it 's just crazy , ' the arkansas city , kansas , resident says . we 're having too much fun . ' comfort food tomsche was an overweight child , but it was n't until her best friend committed suicide when she was 16 that she started packing on the pounds . it really hit me hard , and i turned to food for comfort , ' she remembers . it was always there . ' she indulged in chips and ice cream , and drank soda by the gallon . she would eat an entire pizza by herself in one sitting . every time she binged on junk food , she felt sick and swore she 'd never do it again . but overeating had already taken its toll . she did n't go out because she was n't confident in her body . instead she came home right after work to snack in front of the tv . once in a while she would hit the gym to walk on the treadmill , but it bored her more than empowering her . i knew i needed to lose weight , but i never knew where to start , ' she says . i would try something for a few months and give up . ' then she found zumba . just dance instructor maria venegas remembers when tomsche first tried her zumba class . tomsche wore baggy clothing and seemed unsure in her body . she would go and sit down about a third ( of the ) way into class , ' venegas says . but she would get right back up and continue to do what she could . ' venegas teaches seven zumba classes a week in arkansas city in addition to working as an office manager and professional photographer . i used to think it was my kids that kept me young , ' the single mother of two says . but it has been my venture to become a zumba instructor that has ( been ) the fountain of youth , for myself and many others . ' venegas creates her own routines , incorporating music from popular artists such as michael jackson and ne-yo into her classes . in a typical hourlong class , participants burn between 300 and 650 calories . every class is always different , ' tomsche says . i 'm addicted . ' tomsche loves zumba so much she did n't even realize at first she was losing weight . but after four months , she had dropped 20 pounds and was getting compliments from her classmates . the attention encouraged her to keep going . now ( she ) walks in with a big smile ... shoulders back and head up high , ' venegas says . small town , big inspiration tomsche tracks her daily calories on the myfitnesspal app and drinks protein shakes for breakfast . giving up junk food has been hard , but she splurges occasionally on thin-crust pizza or nutella on whole wheat waffles . tomsche does zumba five to six times a week and tries to stay active the rest of the day . her hard work has paid off -- she weighs 208 pounds and wears a size 14 pants . the simplest things in life have become easier , ' tomsche wrote in a cnn ireport submission . i do n't feel like i ca n't breathe when i bend over to tie my shoes . i 'm not out of breath when i walk up and down the halls at work , and even sleeping is easier since i do n't have all that excess weight pressing down on me . ' venegas offered to do a professional photo shoot with tomsche in january , and they posted the pictures online . venegas'zumba classes quickly filled up . she says tomsche has inspired their small community . tomsche is just happy she 's gotten her smile back . i never thought coming from a town of 12,000 ( people ) that i would be an inspiration for anyone , ' she says . it 's just given me so much confidence in myself . ' her advice for others who are struggling to lose weight ? find a workout that you love . it can be done , ' she says simply . have you lost weight ? share your story on ireport .	ashlee tomsche lost six dress sizes and 10 inches from her waist doing zumba
tomsche <tsp> ( cnn ) -- ashlee tomsche walked into the rec center with trepidation . images of six-pack abs and neon sports bras from the zumba infomercials she had watched flashed through her mind . i 'm going to look like a complete fool , she thought . with her head down , she walked into the aerobics room and took a spot in the back . she was 21 and weighed 331 pounds . zumba is a latin-inspired dance fitness class that blends booty shaking with international music and an intense calorie burn . since the company launched in 2001 , zumba classes have spread to 14 million people in 150 countries , according to zumba.com . tomsche 's first class was hard . she had to stop several times to catch her breath . but she came back the next day . and then again the next . a year later , she had dropped 123 pounds , six dress sizes and more than 10 inches from her waist . it 's just crazy , ' the arkansas city , kansas , resident says . we 're having too much fun . ' comfort food tomsche was an overweight child , but it was n't until her best friend committed suicide when she was 16 that she started packing on the pounds . it really hit me hard , and i turned to food for comfort , ' she remembers . it was always there . ' she indulged in chips and ice cream , and drank soda by the gallon . she would eat an entire pizza by herself in one sitting . every time she binged on junk food , she felt sick and swore she 'd never do it again . but overeating had already taken its toll . she did n't go out because she was n't confident in her body . instead she came home right after work to snack in front of the tv . once in a while she would hit the gym to walk on the treadmill , but it bored her more than empowering her . i knew i needed to lose weight , but i never knew where to start , ' she says . i would try something for a few months and give up . ' then she found zumba . just dance instructor maria venegas remembers when tomsche first tried her zumba class . tomsche wore baggy clothing and seemed unsure in her body . she would go and sit down about a third ( of the ) way into class , ' venegas says . but she would get right back up and continue to do what she could . ' venegas teaches seven zumba classes a week in arkansas city in addition to working as an office manager and professional photographer . i used to think it was my kids that kept me young , ' the single mother of two says . but it has been my venture to become a zumba instructor that has ( been ) the fountain of youth , for myself and many others . ' venegas creates her own routines , incorporating music from popular artists such as michael jackson and ne-yo into her classes . in a typical hourlong class , participants burn between 300 and 650 calories . every class is always different , ' tomsche says . i 'm addicted . ' tomsche loves zumba so much she did n't even realize at first she was losing weight . but after four months , she had dropped 20 pounds and was getting compliments from her classmates . the attention encouraged her to keep going . now ( she ) walks in with a big smile ... shoulders back and head up high , ' venegas says . small town , big inspiration tomsche tracks her daily calories on the myfitnesspal app and drinks protein shakes for breakfast . giving up junk food has been hard , but she splurges occasionally on thin-crust pizza or nutella on whole wheat waffles . tomsche does zumba five to six times a week and tries to stay active the rest of the day . her hard work has paid off -- she weighs 208 pounds and wears a size 14 pants . the simplest things in life have become easier , ' tomsche wrote in a cnn ireport submission . i do n't feel like i ca n't breathe when i bend over to tie my shoes . i 'm not out of breath when i walk up and down the halls at work , and even sleeping is easier since i do n't have all that excess weight pressing down on me . ' venegas offered to do a professional photo shoot with tomsche in january , and they posted the pictures online . venegas'zumba classes quickly filled up . she says tomsche has inspired their small community . tomsche is just happy she 's gotten her smile back . i never thought coming from a town of 12,000 ( people ) that i would be an inspiration for anyone , ' she says . it 's just given me so much confidence in myself . ' her advice for others who are struggling to lose weight ? find a workout that you love . it can be done , ' she says simply . have you lost weight ? share your story on ireport .	tomsche also tracked her calories on a mobile app
jade rabbit <tsp> china 's brand new moon rover is already saying farewell . the diminutive lunar explorer , known as jade rabbit , or yutu ' in chinese , was about halfway through a three-month mission to study the moon 's crust when it suffered a potentially crippling breakdown , said state media . the report , authored by china 's state-run xinhua news , was written in the voice of the rover itself . although i should 've gone to bed this morning , my masters discovered something abnormal with my mechanical control system , ' said the xinhua report , in the voice of the jade rabbit . my masters are staying up all night working for a solution . i heard their eyes are looking more like my red rabbit eyes . ' nevertheless , i 'm aware that i might not survive this lunar night , ' it added . during a lunar night , which lasts about 14 earth days , the moon 's surface temperature can plunge to minus-180 celsius . to make it through the cold , the lunar rover must hibernate ' to preserve its delicate electronics . if a mechanical problem keeps it from hibernating properly , then the rabbit could freeze to death . named after a mythical rabbit who lives on the moon , yutu was a source of national pride when it launched into space last december along with the lunar lander chang'e-3 , named after the moon goddess who kept yutu by her side . the successful lunar landing made china the third country in the world to perform a soft landing ' on the moon 's surface . earlier , yutu and chang'e survived their first lunar night together , from christmas until the second week of january . the chang'e-3 lander successfully entered a second hibernation on friday and is expected to function normally for another year . [ chang'e ] does n't know about my problems yet , ' said the voice of yutu in the xinhua report . if i ca n't be fixed , everyone please comfort her . ' on social media , thousands of chinese internet users sent their well-wishes to the little robot . you have done a great job , yutu . you have endured extreme hot and cold temperatures and shown us what we have never seen , ' wrote one microblogger , as quoted by xinhua . another wrote : this is too heavy a burden . if the rabbit can not stand again , maybe we should let it have a rest . ' despite the setbacks , even the little rabbit seemed aware of the odds it had overcome . before departure , i studied the history of mankind 's lunar probes . about half of the past 130 explorations ended in success ; the rest ended in failure , ' noted the jade rabbit in its report . this is space exploration ; the danger comes with its beauty . i am but a tiny dot in the vast picture of mankind 's adventure in space . the sun has fallen , and the temperature is dropping so quickly ... to tell you all a secret , i do n't feel that sad . i was just in my own adventure story - and like every hero , i encountered a small problem , ' said the rabbit . goodnight , earth , ' it said . goodnight , humanity . ' moon rover launched successfully is asia on cusp of space race ?	goodnight earth , goodnight humanity , ' says the jade rabbit in the report
jade rabbit <tsp> china 's brand new moon rover is already saying farewell . the diminutive lunar explorer , known as jade rabbit , or yutu ' in chinese , was about halfway through a three-month mission to study the moon 's crust when it suffered a potentially crippling breakdown , said state media . the report , authored by china 's state-run xinhua news , was written in the voice of the rover itself . although i should 've gone to bed this morning , my masters discovered something abnormal with my mechanical control system , ' said the xinhua report , in the voice of the jade rabbit . my masters are staying up all night working for a solution . i heard their eyes are looking more like my red rabbit eyes . ' nevertheless , i 'm aware that i might not survive this lunar night , ' it added . during a lunar night , which lasts about 14 earth days , the moon 's surface temperature can plunge to minus-180 celsius . to make it through the cold , the lunar rover must hibernate ' to preserve its delicate electronics . if a mechanical problem keeps it from hibernating properly , then the rabbit could freeze to death . named after a mythical rabbit who lives on the moon , yutu was a source of national pride when it launched into space last december along with the lunar lander chang'e-3 , named after the moon goddess who kept yutu by her side . the successful lunar landing made china the third country in the world to perform a soft landing ' on the moon 's surface . earlier , yutu and chang'e survived their first lunar night together , from christmas until the second week of january . the chang'e-3 lander successfully entered a second hibernation on friday and is expected to function normally for another year . [ chang'e ] does n't know about my problems yet , ' said the voice of yutu in the xinhua report . if i ca n't be fixed , everyone please comfort her . ' on social media , thousands of chinese internet users sent their well-wishes to the little robot . you have done a great job , yutu . you have endured extreme hot and cold temperatures and shown us what we have never seen , ' wrote one microblogger , as quoted by xinhua . another wrote : this is too heavy a burden . if the rabbit can not stand again , maybe we should let it have a rest . ' despite the setbacks , even the little rabbit seemed aware of the odds it had overcome . before departure , i studied the history of mankind 's lunar probes . about half of the past 130 explorations ended in success ; the rest ended in failure , ' noted the jade rabbit in its report . this is space exploration ; the danger comes with its beauty . i am but a tiny dot in the vast picture of mankind 's adventure in space . the sun has fallen , and the temperature is dropping so quickly ... to tell you all a secret , i do n't feel that sad . i was just in my own adventure story - and like every hero , i encountered a small problem , ' said the rabbit . goodnight , earth , ' it said . goodnight , humanity . ' moon rover launched successfully is asia on cusp of space race ?	the jade rabbit moon rover suffers serious malfunction , says state media
pakistan <tsp> new delhi ( cnn ) -- india on wednesday invited the prime minister of its archrival pakistan to the swearing-in of its new leader , narendra modi . invitations were extended to the heads of all eight countries in the south asian association for regional cooperation , which includes pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif , the indian external affairs ministry said . this is the first time that india has invited all saarc members to attend a swearing-in ceremony of a prime minister , ' ministry spokesman syed akbaruddin said . asked whether the move marked the start of a better relationship with pakistan , he remarked , let 's take one step at a time . at this stage , the invitations have gone . let 's take responses on this and we will take it from there , rather than jump to conclusions on the basis of our first step . ' the swearing-in is set to take place monday .	india invites the pm of its archrival pakistan to the swearing-in of its new leader
recommerce <tsp> ( cnn ) -- i 'm one of those people who wo n't throw out electronics just because they 're outdated . if a device is still working and potentially useful , i 'd rather get it into the hands of someone who will continue to use it . and even when devices are broken or useless , i ca n't bring myself to landfill them -- i save them up for local electronics recycling drives . but even though i take steps to keep my old electronics out of landfills and environmentally disastrous overseas disposal does n't mean i 'm willing to spend large amounts of time and effort to figure out what to do with them . i bought a droid incredible last month . since then , my two-year-old iphone 3g has been gathering dust on my dresser . that iphone served me well enough for a long time , and there 's nothing really wrong with it . i 'd love to pass it along to someone who wants it . ... well , ok , there is one thing wrong with it : a few months ago i made the mistake of updating its operating system to ios4 , which drastically slowed its performance . ( cult of mac , wall street journal and many other venues are reporting the same problem . ) this problem apparently is reversible , but not easily so -- and i just do n't feel like trying . i 've got many more pressing concerns . my phone 's ios4 performance problem is severe enough that i would be embarrassed to give this phone as a gift to anyone i know , or even to sell it directly to another party via craigslist or ebay . so i found a middleman to shield me from embarassment , keep my old iphone out of the landfill and let me make some easy money all at the same time . i 'm selling my old iphone -- as is -- to gazelle.com , a recommerce company ' that says it provides a practical , responsible , rewarding way for consumers to get value for used electronics . ' in less than a minute gazelle.com agreed to buy my old iphone for $ 93 . this week they 're sending me a box to ship it to them , and after they 've checked out the phone they 'll paypal me the money . ( i 'll report back if that part of the process does n't work as promised . ) admittedly , $ 93 is less than half of what people here in the bay area are asking today for an 8gb iphone 3g on craigslist ( although that may not be the price they 're actually getting ) . and it 's toward the low end of the price range for what folks are asking for this phone on ebay today . so yes -- if i want to sell my old iphone , i definitely could make more money elsewhere . i do n't care . my time is worth money . avoiding hassle is worth money too . frankly , if i had to deal with the hassles and risks of selling this phone myself via craigslist or ebay , and also reverting it back to an older os so it 's bearably functional again to assuage my conscience , that iphone would keep sitting on my dresser until the next electronics recycling drive . and then i 'd have to pay someone to take it away . so for me , that $ 93 is a total gain . gazelle.com spokesperson kristina kennedy explained that the company , which buys over 20 categories of electronics products in addition to cell phones , ends up finding new homes ' for more than 90 percent of the used devices they buy . mostly they resell devices through sites like ebay or overstock.com , or through wholesalers . our brand appeals mainly to the upgrader market , the gadget geeks , the people who always want the latest devices , ' she said . there tends to be a large secondary market for their used devices , which normally are n't very old . ' for instance , before the iphone 4 was unveiled june 7 , gazelle.com was getting about 25 used iphones per day . but as soon as iphone users knew when they could get their new model , trade-ins on the site soared to 1500 units per day for two weeks . since then it 's tapered off ( currently about 500 per day ) . kennedy noted that there also is a thriving global market for refurbished older devices , such as a four-year-old blackberry . we tend to resell those for reuse overseas , ' she said . gazelle.com has a no export / no landfill policy for recycling and disposing of products at the end of their useful life . this applies to their own operations and those of their downstream partners . gazelle.com also follows the epa 's responsible recycling ( r2 ) practices -- which is a good start , even though a recent government accountability office report points out that the federal agency does not specifically regulate the export of many other electronic devices , such as cell phones , which typically are not within the regulatory definition of hazardous waste despite containing some toxic substances . ' the gazelle.com site did not ask me which operating system is on my iphone 3g . their short list of questions concerned the physical condition of the hardware , which accessories i have , etc . i asked kennedy whether , given the widely reported troubles with ios4 on the iphone 3g , they 'd start taking that into account into the price they offer on trade-ins . right now we sometimes ask those kinds of questions , but only about computers , ' she said . as phones become more like computers , we might start to pay closer attention to that . ' however you get rid of your old cell phones , be sure to protect yourself with proper precautions to delete your data . also , remove your sim card ( if your phone has one ) .	gazelle.com is a recommerce company ' that buys used electronics on the spot
sutter <tsp> ( cnn ) -- every american community has its borders . manhattan , for example , has east 96th street . it divides , in a squishy and always-changing sort of way , east harlem , the poorest neighborhood on the island , from the upper east side , which is among the wealthiest . stand on the street and you 'll see people crossing from one world to the other in both directions . but the boundary does have real meaning for some . this summer , i met giovanni classen , a young father and college student who was living in one of the public housing projects in east harlem . he told me he once took a girlfriend on a date on the upper east side . the questioning stares of richer new yorkers tainted the experience . his date 's interest in window shopping did n't help either . across 96th , he felt different . or was made to feel that way . the river , the highway , the tracks . all of these unspoken lines have shaped american consciousness . this is increasingly true in the age of income inequality . as the gap between rich and poor continues to grow , so does the gulf in understanding between the classes . we 're not helped by the fact that , as harvard 's michael norton put it to me , the ends of the income spectrum are mostly invisible . we do n't see billionaires picking up their morning papers . the extremely poor are among the most stigmatized groups in the united states . we see past them , as one man who works in chelsea , the ritzy-poor manhattan neighborhood , told me recently . we pretend they 're not there , that these divisions do n't exist in the richest country in the world . maybe one way to help shrink the gap between rich and poor , then , is simply to stare these divisions right in the face -- to remind ourselves that these boundaries were created and can be erased . to that end , i 'd like to invite you to participate in a collaborative storytelling experiment called cross the gap . ' here 's how to participate : 1 . take a photo of something that divides your community . 2 . upload the image to cnn ireport or to an online social network . 3 . include the hashtag # crossthegap with your submission . 4 . in the caption , write why this particular thing -- it could be a highway , a sign , a language barrier , a park , a building , whatever -- divides your community . say a little bit about yourself or your hometown . which side of the gap do you inhabit ? and what could you do to help make that barrier less formal or significant ? i 'll give a few examples to help clear things up . in oklahoma city , where i used to live , the oklahoma river and interstate 40 broadly split the community in two . everyone asks whether you 're from the north side or the south . the social circles are pretty different . in lake providence , louisiana , where i traveled recently to report a story on income inequality , a beautiful , cypress-lined lake largely separates rich from poor . and new york is a maze of shifting and unspoken dividers . go to chelsea and you 'll find blocks where the rich and poor stare at each other out of their windows . i 'm excited to see what you come up with for this assignment . as you take the photos , i 'd ask you to think about the economic and cultural forces that keep us apart -- and what each of us could do to bring everyone , regardless of income , closer together . the opinions expressed in this column are solely those of john d. sutter .	sutter : take a photo of something that divides your community
sutter <tsp> ( cnn ) -- every american community has its borders . manhattan , for example , has east 96th street . it divides , in a squishy and always-changing sort of way , east harlem , the poorest neighborhood on the island , from the upper east side , which is among the wealthiest . stand on the street and you 'll see people crossing from one world to the other in both directions . but the boundary does have real meaning for some . this summer , i met giovanni classen , a young father and college student who was living in one of the public housing projects in east harlem . he told me he once took a girlfriend on a date on the upper east side . the questioning stares of richer new yorkers tainted the experience . his date 's interest in window shopping did n't help either . across 96th , he felt different . or was made to feel that way . the river , the highway , the tracks . all of these unspoken lines have shaped american consciousness . this is increasingly true in the age of income inequality . as the gap between rich and poor continues to grow , so does the gulf in understanding between the classes . we 're not helped by the fact that , as harvard 's michael norton put it to me , the ends of the income spectrum are mostly invisible . we do n't see billionaires picking up their morning papers . the extremely poor are among the most stigmatized groups in the united states . we see past them , as one man who works in chelsea , the ritzy-poor manhattan neighborhood , told me recently . we pretend they 're not there , that these divisions do n't exist in the richest country in the world . maybe one way to help shrink the gap between rich and poor , then , is simply to stare these divisions right in the face -- to remind ourselves that these boundaries were created and can be erased . to that end , i 'd like to invite you to participate in a collaborative storytelling experiment called cross the gap . ' here 's how to participate : 1 . take a photo of something that divides your community . 2 . upload the image to cnn ireport or to an online social network . 3 . include the hashtag # crossthegap with your submission . 4 . in the caption , write why this particular thing -- it could be a highway , a sign , a language barrier , a park , a building , whatever -- divides your community . say a little bit about yourself or your hometown . which side of the gap do you inhabit ? and what could you do to help make that barrier less formal or significant ? i 'll give a few examples to help clear things up . in oklahoma city , where i used to live , the oklahoma river and interstate 40 broadly split the community in two . everyone asks whether you 're from the north side or the south . the social circles are pretty different . in lake providence , louisiana , where i traveled recently to report a story on income inequality , a beautiful , cypress-lined lake largely separates rich from poor . and new york is a maze of shifting and unspoken dividers . go to chelsea and you 'll find blocks where the rich and poor stare at each other out of their windows . i 'm excited to see what you come up with for this assignment . as you take the photos , i 'd ask you to think about the economic and cultural forces that keep us apart -- and what each of us could do to bring everyone , regardless of income , closer together . the opinions expressed in this column are solely those of john d. sutter .	john sutter asks readers to help narrow the gap
mandela <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former president george w. bush and his wife , laura , are in africa this week , where they renovated a cancer screening clinic in zambia and commemorated the victims of the 1998 u.s. embassy bombing in tanzania . the clinic , which is designed help women fight cervical cancer , builds on the former president 's work fighting aids on the continent . while he was in office , bush set up a plan that dramatically reduced the number of aids deaths in africa . i 'm really proud of the american people for their generosity , ' he told cnn in an exclusive interview . i wish americans knew how many lives were saved . someday , they will . ' bush also told cnn why he respects nelson mandela , what he thinks about edward snowden and president barack obama , and how he 's not going to be around when his legacy is finally decided . â€¢ on snowden : i think he damaged the security of the country . ' â€¢ on mandela : his legacy will last for a long time . ' â€¢ on obama : it 's a hard job . he 's got plenty on his agenda . ' bush talked about snowden , the computer contractor who leaked details about secret u.s. surveillance programs , to cnn 's robyn curnow in zambia on sunday . he said he believes the obama administration will deal ' with the fallout from the controversy unleashed by snowden , who is now thought to be holed up in the transit area of a moscow airport after fleeing there from hong kong . snowden 's disclosures about the programs carried out by the national security agency have shaken the u.s. intelligence community and put the obama administration on the defensive over accusations of government overreach into citizens'privacy . but bush refrained from criticizing the current president . i do n't think it does any good , ' he said . it 's a hard job . he 's got plenty on his agenda . it 's difficult . a former president does n't need to make it any harder . other presidents have taken different decisions ; that 's mine . ' the white house has defended the surveillance programs as necessary tools to defuse terrorist threats . obama has said he welcomes a debate over how to strike a balance between security and privacy . i think there needs to be a balance , and as the president explained , there is a proper balance , ' bush said . asked about an nsa program that tracks people 's internet activity , bush said , i put that program in place to protect the country . one of the certainties was that civil liberties were guaranteed . ' snowden has said he leaked information to journalists about the surveillance programs in the hope of ending what he called an excessively intrusive system . the bushes were at a renovated health clinic in livingstone , zambia , scheduled to open monday as a cervical cancer screening and treatment center . they hope this will save the lives of thousands of women . in his comments , george bush touched on the subject of mandela , who is on life support in a south african hospital . sometimes , there are leaders who come and go . his legacy will last for a long time , ' he said of the ailing anti-apartheid icon . reminded by curnow that mandela had criticized him publicly about the war in iraq , bush said he did n't bear a grudge . he was n't the only guy , ' he said . it 's ok . i made decisions that were the right decisions . history will ultimately judge . i never held someone 's opinion against him ; i did n't look at him differently because he did n't agree with me on an issue . ' bush also initially said he was n't bothered about his ratings in opinion polls , even if some of them now put him at a similar level to obama . the only time i really cared was on election day , ' he said . then , drawing laughter from his wife , he checked himself and said , you know , i guess it 's nice . i mean , let me rephrase that : thank you for bringing it up . ' in any case , the former president said he does n't expect a fair assessment of his legacy in his lifetime . i wo n't be around , because it will take a while for the objective historians to show up , ' he said . so i 'm pretty comfortable with it , i did what i did ; i know the spirit in which i did it . ' opinion : george w. bush 's legacy is on the mend political ticker blog - poll : you 're starting to remember bush fondly bush 43 :'history will ultimately judge ... i 'm a content man' watch erin burnett weekdays 7pm et . for the latest from erin burnett click here .	he says he bears no grudge against mandela for iraq criticism
mandela <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former president george w. bush and his wife , laura , are in africa this week , where they renovated a cancer screening clinic in zambia and commemorated the victims of the 1998 u.s. embassy bombing in tanzania . the clinic , which is designed help women fight cervical cancer , builds on the former president 's work fighting aids on the continent . while he was in office , bush set up a plan that dramatically reduced the number of aids deaths in africa . i 'm really proud of the american people for their generosity , ' he told cnn in an exclusive interview . i wish americans knew how many lives were saved . someday , they will . ' bush also told cnn why he respects nelson mandela , what he thinks about edward snowden and president barack obama , and how he 's not going to be around when his legacy is finally decided . â€¢ on snowden : i think he damaged the security of the country . ' â€¢ on mandela : his legacy will last for a long time . ' â€¢ on obama : it 's a hard job . he 's got plenty on his agenda . ' bush talked about snowden , the computer contractor who leaked details about secret u.s. surveillance programs , to cnn 's robyn curnow in zambia on sunday . he said he believes the obama administration will deal ' with the fallout from the controversy unleashed by snowden , who is now thought to be holed up in the transit area of a moscow airport after fleeing there from hong kong . snowden 's disclosures about the programs carried out by the national security agency have shaken the u.s. intelligence community and put the obama administration on the defensive over accusations of government overreach into citizens'privacy . but bush refrained from criticizing the current president . i do n't think it does any good , ' he said . it 's a hard job . he 's got plenty on his agenda . it 's difficult . a former president does n't need to make it any harder . other presidents have taken different decisions ; that 's mine . ' the white house has defended the surveillance programs as necessary tools to defuse terrorist threats . obama has said he welcomes a debate over how to strike a balance between security and privacy . i think there needs to be a balance , and as the president explained , there is a proper balance , ' bush said . asked about an nsa program that tracks people 's internet activity , bush said , i put that program in place to protect the country . one of the certainties was that civil liberties were guaranteed . ' snowden has said he leaked information to journalists about the surveillance programs in the hope of ending what he called an excessively intrusive system . the bushes were at a renovated health clinic in livingstone , zambia , scheduled to open monday as a cervical cancer screening and treatment center . they hope this will save the lives of thousands of women . in his comments , george bush touched on the subject of mandela , who is on life support in a south african hospital . sometimes , there are leaders who come and go . his legacy will last for a long time , ' he said of the ailing anti-apartheid icon . reminded by curnow that mandela had criticized him publicly about the war in iraq , bush said he did n't bear a grudge . he was n't the only guy , ' he said . it 's ok . i made decisions that were the right decisions . history will ultimately judge . i never held someone 's opinion against him ; i did n't look at him differently because he did n't agree with me on an issue . ' bush also initially said he was n't bothered about his ratings in opinion polls , even if some of them now put him at a similar level to obama . the only time i really cared was on election day , ' he said . then , drawing laughter from his wife , he checked himself and said , you know , i guess it 's nice . i mean , let me rephrase that : thank you for bringing it up . ' in any case , the former president said he does n't expect a fair assessment of his legacy in his lifetime . i wo n't be around , because it will take a while for the objective historians to show up , ' he said . so i 'm pretty comfortable with it , i did what i did ; i know the spirit in which i did it . ' opinion : george w. bush 's legacy is on the mend political ticker blog - poll : you 're starting to remember bush fondly bush 43 :'history will ultimately judge ... i 'm a content man' watch erin burnett weekdays 7pm et . for the latest from erin burnett click here .	nelson mandela 's legacy will last for a long time , ' bush says
tony <tsp> ( cnn ) -- cicely tyson 's return to broadway after three decades earned the actress a tony on sunday night . tyson 's acceptance speech for best actress in a play was an emotional highlight of the american theatre wing 's 67th annual tony awards broadcast live from new york 's radio city music hall . pop singer cyndi lauper won a tony for writing the 15-song score for kinky boots , ' which led the night with six tonys . neil patrick harris did n't carry home a trophy , but he did carry the show in his fourth year as a singing-dancing host . harris'opening number included scores of performers from current broadway shows -- and a cameo by boxer mike tyson , who stars in his one-man show undisputed , ' singing and dancing in a white tux . his musical tribute to broadway , which has been a trademark for harris , including a disappearing trick straight out of david copperfield 's vegas show . we sing live eight shows a week , check it , ' harris sang . we do n't need close ups to prove we 're singing live . ' harris did provide a gross-out moment by tongue-kissing sandy , the dog from annie . ' you do know i 'm in a relationship , right ? ' he said to the dog . it appeared to be an unrehearsed moment spurred by sandy 's affectionate licking of harris'face . harris ended the show with another trademark -- a closing tony hits lists ' rap written as the show progressed . tyson 's elegant acceptance was at the top of the list . her best actress tony is for her portrayal of a widow returning to her hometown in the trip to bountiful . ' it 's been 30 years since i stood on stage , ' tyson said . i really did n't think it would happen again in my lifetime and i was pretty comfortable with that , except that i had this burning desire to do just one more . one more great role , i said . i did n't want to be greedy . i just wanted one more , and it came to me with no effort on my part . ' she did n't miss a beat when the orchestra began playing give my regards to broadway ' -- the musical cue that her 75 seconds was up . please wrap it up , it says , ' she said . well , that 's exactly what you did with me . you wrapped me up in your arms after 30 years and now i can go home with a tony . ' tyson is 79 , according to her official biography . some news reports put her age at 88 . lauper 's tony win puts her in the exclusive g.e.t . ' club of performers who have a grammy , emmy and tony . i ca n't say i was n't practicing in front of the shower curtain for a couple days for this speech , ' she said . i want to thank broadway . ' lauper also performed true colors ' while surrounded by candles for the show 's in memorium ' tribute to theater veterans who died in the past year . kinky boots ' star billy porter won best actor in a musical for his role as a drag queen in a shoe factory . if it had been a category , porter also would have won for most excited acceptance speech , in which he said seeing dreamgirls ' as a child was a big inspiration for his career . two-time oscar winner tom hanks brought hollywood star power to the theater , but his lucky guy ' role -- nominated for best actor in a play -- was not lucky enough to win . tracy letts , who already had a tony as a playwright , won the category for playing george in the revival of who 's afraid of virginia woolf ? ' while motown the musical ' lost out in all four categories for which it was nominated , the show likely gained fans with the musical medley performed by its cast during the tony awards . it included a spot-on replica of a young michael jackson and the jackson 5 .	i can go home with a tony , ' cicely tyson says
tony <tsp> ( cnn ) -- cicely tyson 's return to broadway after three decades earned the actress a tony on sunday night . tyson 's acceptance speech for best actress in a play was an emotional highlight of the american theatre wing 's 67th annual tony awards broadcast live from new york 's radio city music hall . pop singer cyndi lauper won a tony for writing the 15-song score for kinky boots , ' which led the night with six tonys . neil patrick harris did n't carry home a trophy , but he did carry the show in his fourth year as a singing-dancing host . harris'opening number included scores of performers from current broadway shows -- and a cameo by boxer mike tyson , who stars in his one-man show undisputed , ' singing and dancing in a white tux . his musical tribute to broadway , which has been a trademark for harris , including a disappearing trick straight out of david copperfield 's vegas show . we sing live eight shows a week , check it , ' harris sang . we do n't need close ups to prove we 're singing live . ' harris did provide a gross-out moment by tongue-kissing sandy , the dog from annie . ' you do know i 'm in a relationship , right ? ' he said to the dog . it appeared to be an unrehearsed moment spurred by sandy 's affectionate licking of harris'face . harris ended the show with another trademark -- a closing tony hits lists ' rap written as the show progressed . tyson 's elegant acceptance was at the top of the list . her best actress tony is for her portrayal of a widow returning to her hometown in the trip to bountiful . ' it 's been 30 years since i stood on stage , ' tyson said . i really did n't think it would happen again in my lifetime and i was pretty comfortable with that , except that i had this burning desire to do just one more . one more great role , i said . i did n't want to be greedy . i just wanted one more , and it came to me with no effort on my part . ' she did n't miss a beat when the orchestra began playing give my regards to broadway ' -- the musical cue that her 75 seconds was up . please wrap it up , it says , ' she said . well , that 's exactly what you did with me . you wrapped me up in your arms after 30 years and now i can go home with a tony . ' tyson is 79 , according to her official biography . some news reports put her age at 88 . lauper 's tony win puts her in the exclusive g.e.t . ' club of performers who have a grammy , emmy and tony . i ca n't say i was n't practicing in front of the shower curtain for a couple days for this speech , ' she said . i want to thank broadway . ' lauper also performed true colors ' while surrounded by candles for the show 's in memorium ' tribute to theater veterans who died in the past year . kinky boots ' star billy porter won best actor in a musical for his role as a drag queen in a shoe factory . if it had been a category , porter also would have won for most excited acceptance speech , in which he said seeing dreamgirls ' as a child was a big inspiration for his career . two-time oscar winner tom hanks brought hollywood star power to the theater , but his lucky guy ' role -- nominated for best actor in a play -- was not lucky enough to win . tracy letts , who already had a tony as a playwright , won the category for playing george in the revival of who 's afraid of virginia woolf ? ' while motown the musical ' lost out in all four categories for which it was nominated , the show likely gained fans with the musical medley performed by its cast during the tony awards . it included a spot-on replica of a young michael jackson and the jackson 5 .	cyndi lauper gets a tony to go with her grammys and emmy
kinky boots <tsp> ( cnn ) -- cicely tyson 's return to broadway after three decades earned the actress a tony on sunday night . tyson 's acceptance speech for best actress in a play was an emotional highlight of the american theatre wing 's 67th annual tony awards broadcast live from new york 's radio city music hall . pop singer cyndi lauper won a tony for writing the 15-song score for kinky boots , ' which led the night with six tonys . neil patrick harris did n't carry home a trophy , but he did carry the show in his fourth year as a singing-dancing host . harris'opening number included scores of performers from current broadway shows -- and a cameo by boxer mike tyson , who stars in his one-man show undisputed , ' singing and dancing in a white tux . his musical tribute to broadway , which has been a trademark for harris , including a disappearing trick straight out of david copperfield 's vegas show . we sing live eight shows a week , check it , ' harris sang . we do n't need close ups to prove we 're singing live . ' harris did provide a gross-out moment by tongue-kissing sandy , the dog from annie . ' you do know i 'm in a relationship , right ? ' he said to the dog . it appeared to be an unrehearsed moment spurred by sandy 's affectionate licking of harris'face . harris ended the show with another trademark -- a closing tony hits lists ' rap written as the show progressed . tyson 's elegant acceptance was at the top of the list . her best actress tony is for her portrayal of a widow returning to her hometown in the trip to bountiful . ' it 's been 30 years since i stood on stage , ' tyson said . i really did n't think it would happen again in my lifetime and i was pretty comfortable with that , except that i had this burning desire to do just one more . one more great role , i said . i did n't want to be greedy . i just wanted one more , and it came to me with no effort on my part . ' she did n't miss a beat when the orchestra began playing give my regards to broadway ' -- the musical cue that her 75 seconds was up . please wrap it up , it says , ' she said . well , that 's exactly what you did with me . you wrapped me up in your arms after 30 years and now i can go home with a tony . ' tyson is 79 , according to her official biography . some news reports put her age at 88 . lauper 's tony win puts her in the exclusive g.e.t . ' club of performers who have a grammy , emmy and tony . i ca n't say i was n't practicing in front of the shower curtain for a couple days for this speech , ' she said . i want to thank broadway . ' lauper also performed true colors ' while surrounded by candles for the show 's in memorium ' tribute to theater veterans who died in the past year . kinky boots ' star billy porter won best actor in a musical for his role as a drag queen in a shoe factory . if it had been a category , porter also would have won for most excited acceptance speech , in which he said seeing dreamgirls ' as a child was a big inspiration for his career . two-time oscar winner tom hanks brought hollywood star power to the theater , but his lucky guy ' role -- nominated for best actor in a play -- was not lucky enough to win . tracy letts , who already had a tony as a playwright , won the category for playing george in the revival of who 's afraid of virginia woolf ? ' while motown the musical ' lost out in all four categories for which it was nominated , the show likely gained fans with the musical medley performed by its cast during the tony awards . it included a spot-on replica of a young michael jackson and the jackson 5 .	lauper 's kinky boots ' wins big with six tonys sunday night
hbo <tsp> editor 's note : this post was created for your reading pleasure as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of buzzfeed and cnn . ( buzzfeed/cnn ) -- whether it 's for television or a feature film , it 's not easy to pull off a gay role as a straight actor . many have tried , but it takes a great actor to make the role three dimensional and believable . steven soderbergh 's behind the candelabra : my life with liberace , ' which aired on hbo on sunday , is being lauded by critics , especially for its touching , respectful , and well-rounded performances by michael douglas and matt damon . buzzfeed.com : lesbian drama set to take top honor at cannes film festival here are 20 examples of actors who successfully pulled off playing a different sexuality on screen . 1 . tom hanks , philadelphia ' 2 . robin williams , the birdcage ' buzzfeed.com : watch these dads meet their newborn twins for the very first time 3 . matt damon , the talented mr. ripley ' 4 . greg kinnear , as good as it gets ' 5 . hilary swank , boys do n't cry ' ( while swank 's character brandon teena was transgender , not gay , the role was iconic for many gays and lesbians ) buzzfeed.com : will smith , dj jazzy jeff , alfonso ribeiro reunite , sing fresh prince ' theme song 6 . charlize theron , monster ' 7 . christina ricci , monster ' buzzfeed.com : 20 biopic actors and their real-life counterparts 8 . jake gyllenhaal , brokeback mountain ' 9 . heath ledger , brokeback mountain ' buzzfeed.com : what would game of thrones ' characters look like if they were in the '90s ? 10 . philip seymour hoffman , capote ' 11 . nelsan ellis , true blood ' buzzfeed.com : canceled tv shows that should be revived 12 . sean penn , milk ' 13 . james franco , milk ' 14 . eric stonestreet , modern family ' buzzfeed.com : the best jokes from arrested development ' season four 15 . ewan mcgregor , i love you phillip morris ' 16 . jim carrey , i love you phillip morris ' buzzfeed.com : 20 types of people in line for the midnight movie 17 . julianne moore , the kids are all right ' 18 . annette bening , the kids are all right ' buzzfeed.com : things celebrities did this week 19 . matt damon , behind the candelabra : my life with liberace ' 20 . michael douglas , behind the candelabra : my life with liberace ' buzzfeed.com : meet mr. wall street , instagram 's newest insanely rich person	hbo 's behind the candelabra : my life with liberace ' is being lauded by critics
cooper <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- for the past year the fbi has been actively working a new lead in the unsolved case involving skyjacker d.b . cooper . but the information concerns a new suspect who has been dead for more than a decade , an fbi spokesman told cnn on monday . in november 1971 , a man calling himself dan cooper hijacked a plane and succeeded in getting authorities to give him $ 200,000 and parachutes in return for letting passengers off the plane . the man then asked to be flown to mexico but jumped out of the back of northwest orient flight 305 somewhere between seattle and reno , nevada . authorities have never been able to prove whether the man survived or what his actual identity was . a retired law enforcement officer brought a tip to the fbi about a year ago , said fred gutt , a spokesman for the fbi 's seattle field office . the retired officer had a contact who thought he or she knew the skyjacker 's identity but added the suspect was dead . but that did n't mark the end of the trail . family members of the deceased have cooperated with us and given us access to items which belonged to the deceased , ' gutt said . the fbi 's lab started looking for evidence that might prove the dead person was the man who skyjacked flight 305 . the fbi wanted to retrieve items with fingerprints belonging to the new suspect . gutt said the fbi knows cooper had handled certain papers , including his plane ticket , and touched plane seats , but many fingerprints were found on those items . through the years the fbi managed to identify some fingerprints but not all of them . gutt would not discuss the suspect 's identity , the evidence retrieved or what the lab results were . but , gutt said , so far there 's not a lot that 's inconsistent ' with the suspect matching d.b . cooper . gutt added the fbi has not been able to prove the person is the mysterious skyjacker and the law enforcement agency still does not know for certain whether cooper survived his leap out of the plane almost four decades ago during bad weather . although the fbi has been looking into the new lead for a year , it was first revealed during an interview with the telegraph of london in advance of the 40th anniversary of the unsolved case this coming november . on the afternoon of november 24 , 1971 , cooper -- the d.b . ' apparently was a myth created by the press , according to the fbi -- approached the ticket counter of northwest orient airlines in portland , oregon , and used cash to buy a one-way ticket to seattle . cooper was a quiet man who appeared to be in his mid-forties , wearing a business suit with a black tie and white shirt , ' the fbi said in a summary of the case on its website . he ordered a drink -- bourbon and soda -- while the flight was waiting to take off . ' but later , he handed a flight attendant a note saying he had a bomb in his briefcase and asking her to sit beside him . she did as she was told , and the man opened a cheap attache case ' and showed her a mass of wires and red-colored sticks and demanded that she write down what he told her . she wrote a note demanding four parachutes and $ 200,000 in $ 20 bills and walked it up to the captain , the fbi said . when the flight landed in seattle , the hijacker exchanged the flight 's 36 passengers for the money and parachutes , the fbi said , keeping several crew members on board . the flight took off again after he ordered it to fly to mexico city . but cooper jumped out of the plane . the pilots landed safely , but cooper had disappeared into the night and his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this day , ' the fbi said . one clue came in 1980 , when a young boy found a rotting package full of $ 20 bills -- $ 5,800 in all -- that matched the serial numbers of the ransom money . the fbi returned most of the bills to the boy , named brian ingram , and ingram has since auctioned some of them , the seattle post-intelligencer reported . the d.b . ' stemmed from confusion in a united press international newsroom , the post-intelligencer said . we 've run down thousands of leads and considered all sorts of scenarios , ' the fbi said in 2007 . and amateur sleuths have put forward plenty of their own theories . yet the case remains unsolved . would we still like to get our man ? absolutely . ' the fbi appealed for help from the public , releasing pictures of cooper 's black j.c. penney tie -- which he removed before jumping and which later provided authorities with a dna sample -- along with some of the found money . the agency reminded the public that cooper was no expert skydiver . we originally thought cooper was an experienced jumper , perhaps even a paratrooper , ' said special agent larry carr in 2007 . we concluded after a few years this was simply not true . no experienced parachutist would have jumped in the pitch-black night , in the rain , with a 200-mile-an-hour wind in his face , wearing loafers and a trench coat . it was simply too risky . he also missed that his reserve chute was only for training and had been sewn shut -- something a skilled skydiver would have checked . ' agents also believe cooper had no help on the ground . if he had had an accomplice , he would have needed to coordinate closely with the flight crew and jump at just the right moment . but cooper simply said ,'fly to mexico ,'and he had no idea where he was when he jumped , ' authorities said . there was also no visibility of the ground due to cloud cover at 5,000 feet . ' two flight attendants who were in contact with cooper gave nearly identical descriptions of him , as did those who encountered him on the ground . he was said to be between 5 foot 10 and 6 feet tall , weighing 170 to 180 pounds with brown eyes . carr said in 2007 he believed it was unlikely cooper survived the jump . diving into the wilderness without a plan , without the right equipment , in such terrible conditions , he probably never even got his chute open , ' he said . by the five-year anniversary of the hijacking , the fbi said it had considered more than 800 suspects and eliminated all but two dozen from consideration . several high-profile suspects have been ruled out over the years . duane weber , who claimed on his deathbed to be cooper , was eliminated by dna testing , the fbi said . another man , kenneth christiansen , did not match the physical description and was a skilled paratrooper . a third , richard mccoy , who died in 1974 , also did not match the description and was at home the day after the hijacking having thanksgiving dinner with his family in utah -- an unlikely scenario unless he had help , ' the agency said . fred gutt said while the fbi understands there is great public interest in this long-unsolved case it 's a fairly low-priority case for the fbi ' as it pursues new investigations involving cases like missing children that have a current impact on public safety . even so , gutt said the fbi always follows up on any new tips on the case . on sunday , another fbi spokesperson , ayn sandalo dietrich , told cnn the information on the new suspect is not expected to be a big break in the investigation . ' cnn 's stephanie gallman contributed to this report .	a man calling himself dan cooper hijacked a plane in 1971
cooper <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- for the past year the fbi has been actively working a new lead in the unsolved case involving skyjacker d.b . cooper . but the information concerns a new suspect who has been dead for more than a decade , an fbi spokesman told cnn on monday . in november 1971 , a man calling himself dan cooper hijacked a plane and succeeded in getting authorities to give him $ 200,000 and parachutes in return for letting passengers off the plane . the man then asked to be flown to mexico but jumped out of the back of northwest orient flight 305 somewhere between seattle and reno , nevada . authorities have never been able to prove whether the man survived or what his actual identity was . a retired law enforcement officer brought a tip to the fbi about a year ago , said fred gutt , a spokesman for the fbi 's seattle field office . the retired officer had a contact who thought he or she knew the skyjacker 's identity but added the suspect was dead . but that did n't mark the end of the trail . family members of the deceased have cooperated with us and given us access to items which belonged to the deceased , ' gutt said . the fbi 's lab started looking for evidence that might prove the dead person was the man who skyjacked flight 305 . the fbi wanted to retrieve items with fingerprints belonging to the new suspect . gutt said the fbi knows cooper had handled certain papers , including his plane ticket , and touched plane seats , but many fingerprints were found on those items . through the years the fbi managed to identify some fingerprints but not all of them . gutt would not discuss the suspect 's identity , the evidence retrieved or what the lab results were . but , gutt said , so far there 's not a lot that 's inconsistent ' with the suspect matching d.b . cooper . gutt added the fbi has not been able to prove the person is the mysterious skyjacker and the law enforcement agency still does not know for certain whether cooper survived his leap out of the plane almost four decades ago during bad weather . although the fbi has been looking into the new lead for a year , it was first revealed during an interview with the telegraph of london in advance of the 40th anniversary of the unsolved case this coming november . on the afternoon of november 24 , 1971 , cooper -- the d.b . ' apparently was a myth created by the press , according to the fbi -- approached the ticket counter of northwest orient airlines in portland , oregon , and used cash to buy a one-way ticket to seattle . cooper was a quiet man who appeared to be in his mid-forties , wearing a business suit with a black tie and white shirt , ' the fbi said in a summary of the case on its website . he ordered a drink -- bourbon and soda -- while the flight was waiting to take off . ' but later , he handed a flight attendant a note saying he had a bomb in his briefcase and asking her to sit beside him . she did as she was told , and the man opened a cheap attache case ' and showed her a mass of wires and red-colored sticks and demanded that she write down what he told her . she wrote a note demanding four parachutes and $ 200,000 in $ 20 bills and walked it up to the captain , the fbi said . when the flight landed in seattle , the hijacker exchanged the flight 's 36 passengers for the money and parachutes , the fbi said , keeping several crew members on board . the flight took off again after he ordered it to fly to mexico city . but cooper jumped out of the plane . the pilots landed safely , but cooper had disappeared into the night and his ultimate fate remains a mystery to this day , ' the fbi said . one clue came in 1980 , when a young boy found a rotting package full of $ 20 bills -- $ 5,800 in all -- that matched the serial numbers of the ransom money . the fbi returned most of the bills to the boy , named brian ingram , and ingram has since auctioned some of them , the seattle post-intelligencer reported . the d.b . ' stemmed from confusion in a united press international newsroom , the post-intelligencer said . we 've run down thousands of leads and considered all sorts of scenarios , ' the fbi said in 2007 . and amateur sleuths have put forward plenty of their own theories . yet the case remains unsolved . would we still like to get our man ? absolutely . ' the fbi appealed for help from the public , releasing pictures of cooper 's black j.c. penney tie -- which he removed before jumping and which later provided authorities with a dna sample -- along with some of the found money . the agency reminded the public that cooper was no expert skydiver . we originally thought cooper was an experienced jumper , perhaps even a paratrooper , ' said special agent larry carr in 2007 . we concluded after a few years this was simply not true . no experienced parachutist would have jumped in the pitch-black night , in the rain , with a 200-mile-an-hour wind in his face , wearing loafers and a trench coat . it was simply too risky . he also missed that his reserve chute was only for training and had been sewn shut -- something a skilled skydiver would have checked . ' agents also believe cooper had no help on the ground . if he had had an accomplice , he would have needed to coordinate closely with the flight crew and jump at just the right moment . but cooper simply said ,'fly to mexico ,'and he had no idea where he was when he jumped , ' authorities said . there was also no visibility of the ground due to cloud cover at 5,000 feet . ' two flight attendants who were in contact with cooper gave nearly identical descriptions of him , as did those who encountered him on the ground . he was said to be between 5 foot 10 and 6 feet tall , weighing 170 to 180 pounds with brown eyes . carr said in 2007 he believed it was unlikely cooper survived the jump . diving into the wilderness without a plan , without the right equipment , in such terrible conditions , he probably never even got his chute open , ' he said . by the five-year anniversary of the hijacking , the fbi said it had considered more than 800 suspects and eliminated all but two dozen from consideration . several high-profile suspects have been ruled out over the years . duane weber , who claimed on his deathbed to be cooper , was eliminated by dna testing , the fbi said . another man , kenneth christiansen , did not match the physical description and was a skilled paratrooper . a third , richard mccoy , who died in 1974 , also did not match the description and was at home the day after the hijacking having thanksgiving dinner with his family in utah -- an unlikely scenario unless he had help , ' the agency said . fred gutt said while the fbi understands there is great public interest in this long-unsolved case it 's a fairly low-priority case for the fbi ' as it pursues new investigations involving cases like missing children that have a current impact on public safety . even so , gutt said the fbi always follows up on any new tips on the case . on sunday , another fbi spokesperson , ayn sandalo dietrich , told cnn the information on the new suspect is not expected to be a big break in the investigation . ' cnn 's stephanie gallman contributed to this report .	cooper has never been found and his fate is unknown
lebanon <tsp> gaza city , gaza ( cnn ) -- israeli forces fired on a u.n. aid convoy thursday in gaza , killing at least one contract worker and prompting the u.n. to halt some of its operations in gaza , u.n. officials said . palestinians distribute u.n. food aid thursday in a refugee camp in southern gaza . the u.n. has lost confidence ' in the israeli military 's attempts to allow humanitarian aid into the palestinian territory , the u.n . relief and works agency 's director said . meanwhile , the u.n. security council late thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza . fourteen of the council 's 15 members voted in favor of the resolution -- with u.s. secretary of state condoleezza rice abstaining from the vote . hours before the resolution was approved , u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon demanded an investigation into the convoy incident he said killed two contract workers near the israel-gaza border . unrwa director john ging said one aid worker was killed . ging expressed frustration with the israeli military , which he said cleared the convoy to travel into gaza . images emerge of israeli troops in gaza » ' we are perfectly willing to take risks , but something has to change , ' ging told reporters from gaza city . if they give us the clearance to move , it is [ unacceptable ] that their soldiers are firing on us from the ground . ' ging said an israeli liaison did not dispute that israeli forces fired on the vehicle . four u.n. staffers have been killed since israeli airstrikes on gaza began december 27 , and two u.n. schools in the territory used as civilian shelters have also been hit by the israeli military . the aid agency provides food and relief supplies to some 80 percent of gaza 's 1.5 million people , but it says it has been unable to reach many palestinians or assess the situation in gaza during the israeli military offensive . the absence of foreign journalists -- whom israel has barred from entering gaza -- is preventing the truth about conditions there from getting out , ging said . we have horrific stories coming out now . ... you have to brace yourself for more , ' ging said . this is a horrific situation . ' red cross workers on wednesday found numerous wounded palestinians in the neighborhood of zaytun , the organization said in a statement . the injured included four children , too weak to stand , next to their dead mothers in a house containing 12 corpses , the international committee of the red cross said . palestinian medical sources said thursday that 765 palestinians have died in gaza -- nearly 40 percent of them women and children -- since the israeli military operation began . three israeli soldiers died in the fighting on thursday , bringing to 10 the number of israeli soldiers killed in the operation . three israeli civilians and one of those soldiers have been killed in rocket strikes from gaza . the israeli military says its operation is aimed at halting the firing of rockets into southern israel by hamas , which has controlled gaza since 2007 . but militants have continued to fire dozens of rockets and mortar shells on southern israel since israel launched its military operation . more than 20 rockets were fired into israel on thursday , israeli police said . the mounting death toll and humanitarian concerns in gaza are being addressed by cease-fire proposals now being considered by israeli and palestinian diplomats in egypt . israel continued its military operations in gaza even during a three-hour period in which it said it would halt its offensive activities to allow for humanitarian activities . ' at least 50 trucks carrying aid were allowed into gaza on thursday , but it is unclear if any of the supplies were distributed to civilians . much of the u.n. 's aid is stuck at the kerem shalom border crossing because the private company that drives the aid in is refusing to enter gaza because the situation is too dangerous , ' u.n. humanitarian affairs chief john holmes said . israel has periodically opened some of its borders with gaza to allow aid into the territory during the military campaign . ambulance crews struggled thursday to deliver patients through the gaza-egypt crossing , drivers said . mohammed hamid , a palestinian driver , told cnn israeli forces are stopping ambulances evacuating the wounded . watch driver say israelis are blocking ambulances » during the three-hour truce ' on thursday , large explosions could be heard from central gaza and small arms fire from northern gaza , according to cnn 's ben wedeman , reporting from along the israel-gaza border . also , israeli armored bulldozers demolished a home in gaza just as the lull was supposed to go into effect , ' he said . video shot from the border showed the home -- with two white flags flying on the roof -- crumble to the ground as the bulldozers plowed into its side and roll over the debris . we saw a man coming out of that house with a white flag and until now we have seen no sign of any military activity in that area , ' wedeman reported . there have been no shots fired from that house . ' the israeli military had no comment on the incident . a three-hour truce on wednesday was also marred by fighting which israeli officials said were in retaliation for hamas attacks on israeli forces . separately , four rockets fired from southern lebanon landed near the northern israeli city of nahariya thursday , leaving two people with minor injuries . the israeli military returned fire across the border and suggested that residents of northern israel stay near their shelters . watch cnn 's christiane amanpour discuss the rocket attacks » there was no immediate claim of responsibility . hezbollah assured the lebanese government that it was not responsible for the attacks , the lebanese information minister said . hezbollah has kept a tight rein on its forces in southern lebanon since the cease-fire following its war with israel in 2006 . a number of palestinian factions operate in southern lebanon as well . cnn 's talal abu rahma , michal zippori , ben brumfield , terrence burke and richard roth contributed to this report .	four rockets fired from southern lebanon landed in northern israel on thursday
bonds <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- baseball all-time home run champion barry bonds won a big legal victory friday when a federal appeals court ruled that evidence the government says would prove he lied about using steroids is inadmissible in court . the san francisco-based 9th circuit u.s. court of appeals , in a divided opinion , said the government can not use urine samples and other evidence in its perjury case against the former san francisco giants star . bonds was indicted in federal court in december 2008 on 10 counts of making false statements to a grand jury -- specifically , denying that he knowingly took steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs . his criminal trial has been delayed while the legal issues are being worked out . it was unclear whether the justice department will now appeal to the supreme court in an effort to allow the evidence to be used in court . the appeals court ruling upholds a february 2009 ruling from u.s. district judge susan illston that there was no proof that positive steroid tests from 2000 and 2001 were bonds'and that out-of-court statements from his former trainer , greg anderson , are hearsay . the appeals court majority said the repeated refusal of anderson to testify against bonds means evidence allegedly gathered by him is considered inadmissible , since he would be unable to vouch for its authenticity . ' robert talbot , a professor at the university of san francisco school of law said the ruling essentially torpedoes the prosecution 's case , which was heavily dependent on evidence and information from bonds'former trainer . there was a link missing here , that the only way to get down to the nitty-gritty that this was from barry bonds was using hearsay testimony , ' talbot said . anderson , he said , had possession of the evidence and he had that knowledge , and you ca n't use that knowledge unless he actually testifies under oath . ' to try and prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt , particularly in san francisco where there are going to be many , many people chosen for a jury who would be behind barry bonds -- it should be the death knell , ' talbot said . practically speaking they should say ,'we gave it our best shot , and it 's just not there ,'' he said . anderson allegedly took urine samples and delivered them to a bay-area lab known as balco . at issue in the appeal was whether the tested samples actually came from bonds , and anderson 's employment status at the time . the appeals court concluded anderson was an independent contractor ' -- not directly hired by bonds . because bonds also did not control the samples , the court reasoned , anderson would need to testify in person on the material and the chain of possession . the government said it would instead bring balco executive james valente to the stand to testify anderson told him the samples indeed came from bonds . the court ultimately agreed with the arguments presented by bonds'lawyers . because the government was attempting to use anderson 's out-of-court statements to prove the truth of what they contained , bonds argued that anderson 's statements were inadmissible hearsay and that the lab results could not be authenticated as bonds'in that manner . ' bonds hit a record-setting 73 homers in the 2001 season . that same year , as well as before and after , the fbi said balco laboratories recorded urine and blood tests , under the name barry bonds , ' showing positive ' results for steroids and performance-enchancing drugs . the government had the burden of showing the samples came from bonds , then went to anderson and then to balco . anderson has refused to testify and has been jailed for contempt of court on several occasions . there must be at least some manifestation of assent to the principal 's right to control , ' said the court of bonds . here , the testing was performed on anderson 's own initiative and not at the request of bonds . the dissent incorrectly assumes otherwise . thus , the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that anderson was not an agent for the limited purpose of the drug testing . ' the government alleges balco helped supply bonds with steroids and drug-masking substances . balco was accused of covertly marketing tetrahydrogestrinone -- known as the clear ' -- a then-undetectable performance-enhancing steroid . company founder victor conte and associates such as anderson allegedly supplied other top athletes with the clear and human growth hormone , assuring the competitors they would not be caught cheating . the lab performed repeated tests on athletes , said the government , to check whether the drugs were detectable . top professional football and track stars were caught up in the scandal , prosecutors say . steroid use was banned by major league baseball in 2003 . neither the government nor bonds had an immediate reaction to the ruling . in light of the decision , it remains unclear whether the criminal trail will proceed . the case is u.s. v. bonds ( 09-10079 ) . cnn 's augie martin and matt cherry contributed to this report .	former trainer , who reportedly said samples came from bonds , refuses to testify
bonds <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- baseball all-time home run champion barry bonds won a big legal victory friday when a federal appeals court ruled that evidence the government says would prove he lied about using steroids is inadmissible in court . the san francisco-based 9th circuit u.s. court of appeals , in a divided opinion , said the government can not use urine samples and other evidence in its perjury case against the former san francisco giants star . bonds was indicted in federal court in december 2008 on 10 counts of making false statements to a grand jury -- specifically , denying that he knowingly took steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs . his criminal trial has been delayed while the legal issues are being worked out . it was unclear whether the justice department will now appeal to the supreme court in an effort to allow the evidence to be used in court . the appeals court ruling upholds a february 2009 ruling from u.s. district judge susan illston that there was no proof that positive steroid tests from 2000 and 2001 were bonds'and that out-of-court statements from his former trainer , greg anderson , are hearsay . the appeals court majority said the repeated refusal of anderson to testify against bonds means evidence allegedly gathered by him is considered inadmissible , since he would be unable to vouch for its authenticity . ' robert talbot , a professor at the university of san francisco school of law said the ruling essentially torpedoes the prosecution 's case , which was heavily dependent on evidence and information from bonds'former trainer . there was a link missing here , that the only way to get down to the nitty-gritty that this was from barry bonds was using hearsay testimony , ' talbot said . anderson , he said , had possession of the evidence and he had that knowledge , and you ca n't use that knowledge unless he actually testifies under oath . ' to try and prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt , particularly in san francisco where there are going to be many , many people chosen for a jury who would be behind barry bonds -- it should be the death knell , ' talbot said . practically speaking they should say ,'we gave it our best shot , and it 's just not there ,'' he said . anderson allegedly took urine samples and delivered them to a bay-area lab known as balco . at issue in the appeal was whether the tested samples actually came from bonds , and anderson 's employment status at the time . the appeals court concluded anderson was an independent contractor ' -- not directly hired by bonds . because bonds also did not control the samples , the court reasoned , anderson would need to testify in person on the material and the chain of possession . the government said it would instead bring balco executive james valente to the stand to testify anderson told him the samples indeed came from bonds . the court ultimately agreed with the arguments presented by bonds'lawyers . because the government was attempting to use anderson 's out-of-court statements to prove the truth of what they contained , bonds argued that anderson 's statements were inadmissible hearsay and that the lab results could not be authenticated as bonds'in that manner . ' bonds hit a record-setting 73 homers in the 2001 season . that same year , as well as before and after , the fbi said balco laboratories recorded urine and blood tests , under the name barry bonds , ' showing positive ' results for steroids and performance-enchancing drugs . the government had the burden of showing the samples came from bonds , then went to anderson and then to balco . anderson has refused to testify and has been jailed for contempt of court on several occasions . there must be at least some manifestation of assent to the principal 's right to control , ' said the court of bonds . here , the testing was performed on anderson 's own initiative and not at the request of bonds . the dissent incorrectly assumes otherwise . thus , the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding that anderson was not an agent for the limited purpose of the drug testing . ' the government alleges balco helped supply bonds with steroids and drug-masking substances . balco was accused of covertly marketing tetrahydrogestrinone -- known as the clear ' -- a then-undetectable performance-enhancing steroid . company founder victor conte and associates such as anderson allegedly supplied other top athletes with the clear and human growth hormone , assuring the competitors they would not be caught cheating . the lab performed repeated tests on athletes , said the government , to check whether the drugs were detectable . top professional football and track stars were caught up in the scandal , prosecutors say . steroid use was banned by major league baseball in 2003 . neither the government nor bonds had an immediate reaction to the ruling . in light of the decision , it remains unclear whether the criminal trail will proceed . the case is u.s. v. bonds ( 09-10079 ) . cnn 's augie martin and matt cherry contributed to this report .	appeals court says there is no proof that the steroid tests were from bonds
niger <tsp> ( cnn ) -- despite government claims of a ceasefire , gunmen believed to be boko haram fighters attacked two villages and a town near the border with niger , killing at least 8 and kidnapping others , residents told cnn saturday . boko haram has not yet responded to the government 's announcement thursday of a ceasefire , which an official said heralded peace in the country after some five years of conflict with the islamic extremist group . in one attack , militants ambushed travelers in the borno state village of shaffa , residents of the area said , killing eight people and abducting others . boko haram gunmen also stormed the village of waga in adamawa state , abducting a number of residents , including women , residents there told cnn . insurgents also occupied the town of abadam , near niger , after killing an unknown number of residents in their attack , residents said . nigerian officials said friday that the government had reached a ceasefire agreement with boko haram , which has been waging an insurgency in the country 's north since 2009 . the deal , the government said , includes the release of more than 200 kidnapped girls whose abduction from their boarding school shocked the world in april . the deal , first reported by agence france-presse , came thursday night after a month of negotiations with representatives of the group , said hassan tukur , principal secretary to president goodluck jonathan . nigerian officials met with boko haram in chad twice during talks mediated by chadian president idriss deby , according to tukur . we have agreed on the release of the chibok schoolgirls , and we expect to conclude on that at our next meeting with the group 's representative next week in chad , ' tukur said . doyin okupe , a government spokesman , said the ceasefire deal was meant not only to free the girls but also to end the insurgency . on the war front , we can say there is peace now , ' he said friday . what is boko haram ? a source involved in talks with the militants told cnn last month that nigerian government officials and the international committee of the red cross had discussions with boko haram about swapping imprisoned members of the group for the more than 200 schoolgirls . it is unclear , however , whether the deal includes a prisoner swap . the name boko haram ' translates to western education is sin ' in the local hausa language . the militant group is trying to impose strict sharia law across nigeria , which is split between a majority muslim north and a mostly christian south . as part of its insurgency , the militant group has bombed schools , churches and mosques ; kidnapped women and children ; and assassinated politicians and religious leaders alike . where are the missing girls ? cnn 's ray sanchez contributed to this report .	at least 8 killed in attacks on two villages near border with niger
turkey <tsp> ( cnn ) -- she has become a symbol of the violent protests in turkey . across social media , she 's known as the woman in red . ' wearing a red summer dress and a delicate necklace , the woman walked among demonstrators in istanbul 's taksim square when a security officer lurched at her and pepper-sprayed her so powerfully her hair was blown upward . she could do nothing but turn away from the toxic spray . the officer , wearing a gas mask , lunged closer to her , unleashing more spray on the back of her neck . she covered her mouth as officers spray others . the photos of the incident have been shared widely on social media in recent days . international headlines have proclaimed her an icon ' of the movement against the government of prime minister tayyip erdogan . that photo encapsulates the essence of this protest , ' a math student named esra told reuters . the violence of the police against peaceful protesters , people just trying to protect themselves and what they value . ' the images have also inspired cartoons and graffiti in turkey and around the world . and just seeing a woman in a red dress walking in public has apparently touched a chord with other women in the region , too . zeinobia tweeted , the woman in red in turkey , i wish to wear such dress in downtown cairo without fear , without protests , without sexual harassment . ' but the truth is that woman in red told cnn wednesday that she wants no part of this . what 's happening in turkey is the people 's revolt , ' she said . ceyda sungur told turkey 's tv 24 that she is uncomfortable about her new fame . she does n't want to be an icon of a movement . there are a lot of people who were at the park and they were also tear-gassed , ' she said . there is not ( a ) difference between them and i . ' but , she added , i am not surprised ' about the violence that evolved from what began days ago as a peaceful sit-in to protest plans to demolish a park in central istanbul -- the last green space in the city center . some in the crowd chanted tayyip resign ! ' shoulder to shoulder against fascism ! ' they shouted . riot police moved in , lobbing tear gas and using pepper spray . protesters responded by hurling bottles , blocking bulldozers and setting up barricades . eventually , protesters and police were locked in full-on clashes . erdogan conceded saturday that turkish security forces had used tear gas excessively against demonstrators . on tuesday , a top turkish official apologized for the police aggression ' and trade unions threw their weight behind the demonstrations . the 240,000-member kesk confederation of public-sector workers called for a two-day strike to protest what it calls the fascism ' of erdogan 's ruling justice and development party . riot police around ankara 's central kizilay square brought in armored vehicles topped with water cannon in a show of force tuesday evening , but the demonstrations throughout wednesday were mostly calm . cnn 's talia kayali contributed to this report .	protests in turkey have been raging for days , as riot police clash with demonstrators
turkey <tsp> ( cnn ) -- she has become a symbol of the violent protests in turkey . across social media , she 's known as the woman in red . ' wearing a red summer dress and a delicate necklace , the woman walked among demonstrators in istanbul 's taksim square when a security officer lurched at her and pepper-sprayed her so powerfully her hair was blown upward . she could do nothing but turn away from the toxic spray . the officer , wearing a gas mask , lunged closer to her , unleashing more spray on the back of her neck . she covered her mouth as officers spray others . the photos of the incident have been shared widely on social media in recent days . international headlines have proclaimed her an icon ' of the movement against the government of prime minister tayyip erdogan . that photo encapsulates the essence of this protest , ' a math student named esra told reuters . the violence of the police against peaceful protesters , people just trying to protect themselves and what they value . ' the images have also inspired cartoons and graffiti in turkey and around the world . and just seeing a woman in a red dress walking in public has apparently touched a chord with other women in the region , too . zeinobia tweeted , the woman in red in turkey , i wish to wear such dress in downtown cairo without fear , without protests , without sexual harassment . ' but the truth is that woman in red told cnn wednesday that she wants no part of this . what 's happening in turkey is the people 's revolt , ' she said . ceyda sungur told turkey 's tv 24 that she is uncomfortable about her new fame . she does n't want to be an icon of a movement . there are a lot of people who were at the park and they were also tear-gassed , ' she said . there is not ( a ) difference between them and i . ' but , she added , i am not surprised ' about the violence that evolved from what began days ago as a peaceful sit-in to protest plans to demolish a park in central istanbul -- the last green space in the city center . some in the crowd chanted tayyip resign ! ' shoulder to shoulder against fascism ! ' they shouted . riot police moved in , lobbing tear gas and using pepper spray . protesters responded by hurling bottles , blocking bulldozers and setting up barricades . eventually , protesters and police were locked in full-on clashes . erdogan conceded saturday that turkish security forces had used tear gas excessively against demonstrators . on tuesday , a top turkish official apologized for the police aggression ' and trade unions threw their weight behind the demonstrations . the 240,000-member kesk confederation of public-sector workers called for a two-day strike to protest what it calls the fascism ' of erdogan 's ruling justice and development party . riot police around ankara 's central kizilay square brought in armored vehicles topped with water cannon in a show of force tuesday evening , but the demonstrations throughout wednesday were mostly calm . cnn 's talia kayali contributed to this report .	images of her in a red dress , unarmed , move people to call her an icon of turkey protests
darion aguilar <tsp> the mother of a 19-year-old accused of killing two people and himself at a maryland mall told reporters that her son was a gentle , sweet kid . ' in the conversation , recorded sunday by a reporter for radio station wnew , the woman says darion aguilar never had a gun before and was a gentle teenager . if you were to go into his room you would see what a gentle , sweet kid he was , ' she says . she says she can not understand what happened and that she does n't think her 19-year-old son knew the victims . she adds that she feels for the parents of 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson , who were shot dead with a shotgun on saturday morning at the busy columbia mall . abc also reported the mother 's comments . the woman 's revelations come as police look into a journal written by aguilar . the diary contains typical teenage writings about acne and rejection by girls , but nothing to indicate he was depressed , a family friend said monday . family friend ellis cropper , who is serving as a spokesman for aguilar 's mother , told cnn on monday that police reviewed the journal after the mother called police to file a missing person report . cropper said aguilar 's mother , with whom he was close , does n't think he was dating anyone . police have said only that aguilar 's journal expressed general unhappiness with his life . ' according to police , aguilar took a taxi to the mall in columbia on saturday morning and then fired as many as nine shots from a mossberg 500 shotgun into a skateboard apparel shop , killing benlolo and johnson before fatally shooting himself . on saturday , a federal official briefed on the shooting told cnn that preliminary information suggested the gunman aimed only at the two victims , perhaps indicating it was an isolated situation and not a wider shooting spree . police have offered no motive for the shooting . i know there 's a lot of interest in the motive for this , and i have as much interest in that as anybody , ' howard county police chief bill mcmahon said sunday . aguilar was an avid skateboarder , cropper said . as of now that 's the only known link between him and the skate shop . prelude to the shooting according to cropper , here 's what aguilar 's mother says happened before the shooting on saturday : aguilar was scheduled to report to work for a 5:30 a.m. shift at dunkin'donuts , a job he had held since about september . his mother offered to give him a ride to work , but he said he would get there on his own . several hours later , she went to check on him , and the store manager said aguilar had never showed up , according to cropper . the mother then called police to file a missing person report . when officers arrived at her home , she used a cell phone locating service to trace her son 's phone . it showed he was at the mall . according to cropper , police -- who were aware of the mall shooting -- then asked if aguilar kept a journal . police later returned to the home and seized the journal , along with other potential evidence including computers and documents , according to mcmahon , the police chief . mcmahon said aguilar purchased the 12-gauge mossberg shotgun in december and also had two homemade bombs in his backpack . the victims benlolo was an assistant manager at zumiez . she had worked there since november 2012 , according to her facebook page . her friend evelyn mcdonald said benlolo , the mother of a small boy , was just full of energy . ' she was so nice and just an amazing artist and just an amazing person inside and out , ' mcdonald told cnn . she loved her son . she loved being a mother , ' mcdonald said . johnson had worked at the store for about three months , according to his facebook page . five people went to the hospital for treatment after the shooting . all were treated and released . four suffered injuries in the chaos after the shooting . the other injured victim suffered a gunshot wound to the foot . police said the woman was n't in zumiez ; rather , she was on the first floor when she was hit . the mall reopened monday afternoon , but the zumiez store will be closed indefinitely , according to a sign on the boarded up storefront . memorial sites will be set up outside the mall and in the food court , officials said . it started out as a routine day in busy mall man with'crude'explosives , ammo kills 2 at mall , then self gun shop owner recalls conversations with aguilar the co-owner of the united gun shop in rockville confirmed aguilar purchased a shotgun on december 10 for about $ 430 in cash . cory brown , the co-owner , said aguilar walked in with a friend and after spending about 30 minutes in the store , he was approved to purchase the mossberg 500 . brown said aguilar seemed to know what he wanted . he came in and asked for something he can use for home defense . a platform he can start with and grow into . he asked a lot of good questions , ' brown said . aguilar showed him a learners permit to drive and a change of address card . he filled out the atf form and was approved within minutes . aguilar also purchased two boxes of ammo for a total of 32 shotgun shells , which each contained about 50 small pellets inside . brown said aguilar came back just before christmas with the same friend and purchased another box of shotgun shells . he said he wanted to practice more with it , telling the gun shop owner , there 's more kick than i thought . ' he purchased another box of shotgun shells for $ 16 . university shootings earlier last week the shooting was the latest instance of gun violence or threats in ordinary places across the country . a student was shot dead friday afternoon at south carolina state university , prompting a manhunt for several suspects that extended beyond the school 's orangeburg campus . on wednesday , the university of oklahoma in norman briefly shut down after a report of a possible shooting that apparently turned out to be a false alarm , the university 's president said . on tuesday , a gunman shot and killed another student inside purdue university 's electrical engineering building . police said cody cousins , 23 , an engineering student , killed andrew boldt , 21 , of west bend , wisconsin . cousins was charged with murder . last monday , a student was shot and critically injured near a gym at widener university near philadelphia . police were looking for a suspect . the simple thing your mall can do to protect you	teen 's mother tells reporters she does n't think darion aguilar knew his victims
darion aguilar <tsp> the mother of a 19-year-old accused of killing two people and himself at a maryland mall told reporters that her son was a gentle , sweet kid . ' in the conversation , recorded sunday by a reporter for radio station wnew , the woman says darion aguilar never had a gun before and was a gentle teenager . if you were to go into his room you would see what a gentle , sweet kid he was , ' she says . she says she can not understand what happened and that she does n't think her 19-year-old son knew the victims . she adds that she feels for the parents of 21-year-old brianna benlolo and 25-year-old tyler johnson , who were shot dead with a shotgun on saturday morning at the busy columbia mall . abc also reported the mother 's comments . the woman 's revelations come as police look into a journal written by aguilar . the diary contains typical teenage writings about acne and rejection by girls , but nothing to indicate he was depressed , a family friend said monday . family friend ellis cropper , who is serving as a spokesman for aguilar 's mother , told cnn on monday that police reviewed the journal after the mother called police to file a missing person report . cropper said aguilar 's mother , with whom he was close , does n't think he was dating anyone . police have said only that aguilar 's journal expressed general unhappiness with his life . ' according to police , aguilar took a taxi to the mall in columbia on saturday morning and then fired as many as nine shots from a mossberg 500 shotgun into a skateboard apparel shop , killing benlolo and johnson before fatally shooting himself . on saturday , a federal official briefed on the shooting told cnn that preliminary information suggested the gunman aimed only at the two victims , perhaps indicating it was an isolated situation and not a wider shooting spree . police have offered no motive for the shooting . i know there 's a lot of interest in the motive for this , and i have as much interest in that as anybody , ' howard county police chief bill mcmahon said sunday . aguilar was an avid skateboarder , cropper said . as of now that 's the only known link between him and the skate shop . prelude to the shooting according to cropper , here 's what aguilar 's mother says happened before the shooting on saturday : aguilar was scheduled to report to work for a 5:30 a.m. shift at dunkin'donuts , a job he had held since about september . his mother offered to give him a ride to work , but he said he would get there on his own . several hours later , she went to check on him , and the store manager said aguilar had never showed up , according to cropper . the mother then called police to file a missing person report . when officers arrived at her home , she used a cell phone locating service to trace her son 's phone . it showed he was at the mall . according to cropper , police -- who were aware of the mall shooting -- then asked if aguilar kept a journal . police later returned to the home and seized the journal , along with other potential evidence including computers and documents , according to mcmahon , the police chief . mcmahon said aguilar purchased the 12-gauge mossberg shotgun in december and also had two homemade bombs in his backpack . the victims benlolo was an assistant manager at zumiez . she had worked there since november 2012 , according to her facebook page . her friend evelyn mcdonald said benlolo , the mother of a small boy , was just full of energy . ' she was so nice and just an amazing artist and just an amazing person inside and out , ' mcdonald told cnn . she loved her son . she loved being a mother , ' mcdonald said . johnson had worked at the store for about three months , according to his facebook page . five people went to the hospital for treatment after the shooting . all were treated and released . four suffered injuries in the chaos after the shooting . the other injured victim suffered a gunshot wound to the foot . police said the woman was n't in zumiez ; rather , she was on the first floor when she was hit . the mall reopened monday afternoon , but the zumiez store will be closed indefinitely , according to a sign on the boarded up storefront . memorial sites will be set up outside the mall and in the food court , officials said . it started out as a routine day in busy mall man with'crude'explosives , ammo kills 2 at mall , then self gun shop owner recalls conversations with aguilar the co-owner of the united gun shop in rockville confirmed aguilar purchased a shotgun on december 10 for about $ 430 in cash . cory brown , the co-owner , said aguilar walked in with a friend and after spending about 30 minutes in the store , he was approved to purchase the mossberg 500 . brown said aguilar seemed to know what he wanted . he came in and asked for something he can use for home defense . a platform he can start with and grow into . he asked a lot of good questions , ' brown said . aguilar showed him a learners permit to drive and a change of address card . he filled out the atf form and was approved within minutes . aguilar also purchased two boxes of ammo for a total of 32 shotgun shells , which each contained about 50 small pellets inside . brown said aguilar came back just before christmas with the same friend and purchased another box of shotgun shells . he said he wanted to practice more with it , telling the gun shop owner , there 's more kick than i thought . ' he purchased another box of shotgun shells for $ 16 . university shootings earlier last week the shooting was the latest instance of gun violence or threats in ordinary places across the country . a student was shot dead friday afternoon at south carolina state university , prompting a manhunt for several suspects that extended beyond the school 's orangeburg campus . on wednesday , the university of oklahoma in norman briefly shut down after a report of a possible shooting that apparently turned out to be a false alarm , the university 's president said . on tuesday , a gunman shot and killed another student inside purdue university 's electrical engineering building . police said cody cousins , 23 , an engineering student , killed andrew boldt , 21 , of west bend , wisconsin . cousins was charged with murder . last monday , a student was shot and critically injured near a gym at widener university near philadelphia . police were looking for a suspect . the simple thing your mall can do to protect you	darion aguilar legally bought the 12-gauge shotgun in december , police say
jan brewer <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a federal appeals court has denied arizona gov . jan brewer 's request for an expedited hearing on the state 's controversial immigration law . instead , the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in november . brewer had wanted public oral arguments in the case for mid-september . the justice department had urged a slower schedule , and the 9th circuit u.s. court of appeals agreed in a brief order issued friday evening . arizona filed its appeal thursday , asking the court to lift u.s. district judge susan bolton 's preliminary injunction on the immigration law . bolton 's ruling wednesday temporarily blocked some of the most controversial provisions of the law , known as sb 1070 , including the requirement that police officers check a person 's immigration status while enforcing other laws . bolton also blocked provisions of the law making it a crime for people to fail to apply for or carry alien registration papers ' or for an unauthorized alien to solicit , apply for , or perform work , ' as well as a provision authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person ' if there is reason to believe that person might be subject to deportation . the parts of the law that took effect thursday include a ban on so-called sanctuary cities ' -- municipalities with laws or policies that render them relatively safe for undocumented immigrants . the judge also allowed a provision in the law that makes it illegal to hire day laborers if doing so impedes traffic . the parts of the law dealing with sanctions for employers who hire illegal immigrants also withstood the first legal test . cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin said the ruling reflects the government 's argument that immigration enforcement should be dealt with at the federal level . arizona may have good intentions , they may be trying to make up for where the u.s. government has failed , but what the judge is saying is , this is not the way to do it , ' he said as other states pass similar laws , toobin said , the issue is very much destined for the supreme court . ' state sen. russell pearce , author of the law , said he foresaw a protracted legal fight from the beginning . i wrote it to go to the supreme court , ' he said before the ruling came down . i 'm begging for that fistfight at the supreme court . we will win in a 5-4 decision and finally settle this problem . ' he added , my message to the judge , is uphold the constitution . uphold states'rights . this is a battle of epic proportions . this is the states versus the central government . ' cnn 's bill mears contributed to this report .	arizona gov . jan brewer had requested oral arguments in september
stamford bridge <tsp> ( cnn ) -- manchester united fans are used to dramatic finishes , but not against stoke city at old trafford . alex ferguson 's recently published autobiography maybe full of tales of derring-do against more illustrious opposition , but these are wildly different days at united at present . united were a goal down inside five minutes when jonny evans attempted clearance rebounded off peter crouch and past david de gea . robin van persie calmed united nerves with an equalizer two minutes before the break but the relief was short-lived when marko arnautovic restored stoke 's lead moments later with a well-executed free kick . and that 's how it stayed until the 78th minute before wayne rooney came to the rescue with a header to bring united level before javier hernandez scored the winner two minutes later . read more : russian racism furore is latest headache for fifa the 3-2 win eases the pressure on david moyes and keeps united , who have 14 points from nine matches , in touching distance of the league leaders arsenal . arsene wenger 's side dispatched bottom-of-the-table crystal palace 2-0 at selhurst park in the day 's early kick-off . the premier league newboys , who are currently without a manager after ian holloway 's resignation in midweek , were on equal terms after a competitive first half but mikel arteta 's 47th minute penalty gave the away side a deserved lead . the spanish international was later red-carded for a professional foul on former gunners forward marouane chamakh , but arsenal made sure of the three points when olivier giroud headed in aaron ramsey 's deftly chipped cross . the win keeps arsene wenger 's side two points clear at the top of the table with 22 points from nine games . liverpool move up to second after thrashing west bromwich albion 4-1 at anfield . luis suarez got the merseysiders off to a flier with goals in the 12th minute and 17th minute before completing his hat-trick 10 minutes after the break . james morrison pulled one back for west brom when he converted from the penalty spot in the 66th minute , but hopes of a comeback were extinguished 11 minutes later when daniel sturridge scored a delightful fourth , chipping the ball over goalkeeper boaz myhill . everton 's superb early season continued with 2-0 away win against aston villa . romelu lukaku scored his fifth goal of the season in the 68th minute before leon osman doubled the lead 13 minutes later . the toffees'fifth win in six league games sees them leapfrog chelsea to go fourth . jose mourniho 's men can return to second in the table if they beat manchester city at stamford bridge on sunday . southampton 's good form also continued with a comfortable 2-0 win over fulham at st mary 's stadium . first-half goals from rickie lambert and jay rodriguez lift southampton to third in the table . mauricio pochettino 's side have the best defensive record in the league with only three goals conceded in nine matches . norwich city and cardiff city drew 0-0 in the other league fixture played saturday .	chelsea take on manchester city at stamford bridge on sunday
old trafford <tsp> ( cnn ) -- manchester united fans are used to dramatic finishes , but not against stoke city at old trafford . alex ferguson 's recently published autobiography maybe full of tales of derring-do against more illustrious opposition , but these are wildly different days at united at present . united were a goal down inside five minutes when jonny evans attempted clearance rebounded off peter crouch and past david de gea . robin van persie calmed united nerves with an equalizer two minutes before the break but the relief was short-lived when marko arnautovic restored stoke 's lead moments later with a well-executed free kick . and that 's how it stayed until the 78th minute before wayne rooney came to the rescue with a header to bring united level before javier hernandez scored the winner two minutes later . read more : russian racism furore is latest headache for fifa the 3-2 win eases the pressure on david moyes and keeps united , who have 14 points from nine matches , in touching distance of the league leaders arsenal . arsene wenger 's side dispatched bottom-of-the-table crystal palace 2-0 at selhurst park in the day 's early kick-off . the premier league newboys , who are currently without a manager after ian holloway 's resignation in midweek , were on equal terms after a competitive first half but mikel arteta 's 47th minute penalty gave the away side a deserved lead . the spanish international was later red-carded for a professional foul on former gunners forward marouane chamakh , but arsenal made sure of the three points when olivier giroud headed in aaron ramsey 's deftly chipped cross . the win keeps arsene wenger 's side two points clear at the top of the table with 22 points from nine games . liverpool move up to second after thrashing west bromwich albion 4-1 at anfield . luis suarez got the merseysiders off to a flier with goals in the 12th minute and 17th minute before completing his hat-trick 10 minutes after the break . james morrison pulled one back for west brom when he converted from the penalty spot in the 66th minute , but hopes of a comeback were extinguished 11 minutes later when daniel sturridge scored a delightful fourth , chipping the ball over goalkeeper boaz myhill . everton 's superb early season continued with 2-0 away win against aston villa . romelu lukaku scored his fifth goal of the season in the 68th minute before leon osman doubled the lead 13 minutes later . the toffees'fifth win in six league games sees them leapfrog chelsea to go fourth . jose mourniho 's men can return to second in the table if they beat manchester city at stamford bridge on sunday . southampton 's good form also continued with a comfortable 2-0 win over fulham at st mary 's stadium . first-half goals from rickie lambert and jay rodriguez lift southampton to third in the table . mauricio pochettino 's side have the best defensive record in the league with only three goals conceded in nine matches . norwich city and cardiff city drew 0-0 in the other league fixture played saturday .	manchester united make heavy weather of win against stoke city at old trafford
bolivia <tsp> united nations ( cnn ) -- coca cultivation and cocaine production have decreased in colombia but increased in bolivia and peru , the united nations reported . workers help eradicate coca plantations in northwest colombia in may . colombian cultivation was down 18 percent , and production decreased 28 percent in 2008 , the u.n. office on drugs and crime said in a report issued friday . but cultivation increased 6 percent in bolivia and 4.5 percent in peru , the report said . likewise , production went up 9 percent in bolivia and 4.1 percent in peru . the increases for bolivia and peru show a trend in the wrong direction , ' said antonio maria costa , executive director of the u.n. drug office . much of the decline in colombia resulted from the manual eradication of 237 acres of coca , an increase of 44 percent over 2007 , and the spraying of another 328 acres with herbicide , the u.n. said . the production level is at a 10-year-low , the report said , and the cultivation amount is down to 2004 to 2006 levels . this is a remarkable achievement , ' costa said in a release . it means that more coca bush was eradicated in colombia than was grown in all of bolivia and peru . ' the value of coca leaf in colombia is decreasing , making it less attractive for farmers -- 20,000 fewer households grew coca in 2008 than in 2007 , a decrease of 26 percent . the drug trade also is being disrupted , the report said . in colombia , the u.n. said , authorities seized 200 tons of cocaine in 2008 , a 57 percent increase in seizures over 2007 , the report said . peru reported an 86 percent increase in seizures of coca base and a 100 percent increase in the seizure of cocaine . bolivia , likewise , reported a 45 percent uptick in seizures of coca base and a 145 percent increase in the seizure of cocaine . cocaine supply is shrinking , as is demand in major markets of north america while cocaine use in western europe has stopped growing , ' costa said . this may explain why prices are up , and purity is down . this may also explain why cartels are becoming so violent . '	but both on rise in peru and bolivia , report finds
bolivia <tsp> united nations ( cnn ) -- coca cultivation and cocaine production have decreased in colombia but increased in bolivia and peru , the united nations reported . workers help eradicate coca plantations in northwest colombia in may . colombian cultivation was down 18 percent , and production decreased 28 percent in 2008 , the u.n. office on drugs and crime said in a report issued friday . but cultivation increased 6 percent in bolivia and 4.5 percent in peru , the report said . likewise , production went up 9 percent in bolivia and 4.1 percent in peru . the increases for bolivia and peru show a trend in the wrong direction , ' said antonio maria costa , executive director of the u.n. drug office . much of the decline in colombia resulted from the manual eradication of 237 acres of coca , an increase of 44 percent over 2007 , and the spraying of another 328 acres with herbicide , the u.n. said . the production level is at a 10-year-low , the report said , and the cultivation amount is down to 2004 to 2006 levels . this is a remarkable achievement , ' costa said in a release . it means that more coca bush was eradicated in colombia than was grown in all of bolivia and peru . ' the value of coca leaf in colombia is decreasing , making it less attractive for farmers -- 20,000 fewer households grew coca in 2008 than in 2007 , a decrease of 26 percent . the drug trade also is being disrupted , the report said . in colombia , the u.n. said , authorities seized 200 tons of cocaine in 2008 , a 57 percent increase in seizures over 2007 , the report said . peru reported an 86 percent increase in seizures of coca base and a 100 percent increase in the seizure of cocaine . bolivia , likewise , reported a 45 percent uptick in seizures of coca base and a 145 percent increase in the seizure of cocaine . cocaine supply is shrinking , as is demand in major markets of north america while cocaine use in western europe has stopped growing , ' costa said . this may explain why prices are up , and purity is down . this may also explain why cartels are becoming so violent . '	u.n. official : increases for bolivia and peru show a trend in the wrong direction '
north <tsp> ( cnn ) -- michigan gov . rick snyder 's stunning decision to sign a right-to-work law poses the question : are these anti-union statutes , which make illegal any union contract that requires union membership or payment of dues a condition of employment , the future ? during the last two years indiana and wisconsin have also passed laws that curb union strength and slash dues income . if michigan can do it , then i think everybody ought to think about it , ' asserts mark mix , president of the national right to work legal defense foundation . mix listed alaska , missouri , montana and pennsylvania , where republicans enjoy large majorities in state legislatures , among the top contenders . the potential spread of right-to-work laws in the north , even in states where voters heavily favored president obama for a second term , is a startling and ominous development . for decades , right-to-work laws were confined to the south or mountain west , heavily agricultural states where new unions born during the depression era evoked , among many employers and conservative politicians , the specter of communism , race-mixing or both . these laws were almost all enacted in the years after the 1947 congressional passage of the taft-hartley act , which gave states the right to make illegal any collective bargaining contract that mandated union membership as a condition of employment . opponents of unionism hailed these laws as insuring a right-to-work ' because they encouraged workers to take a job , even one where the wages and working conditions had been negotiated by a union , without paying the dues necessary to sustain the labor organization . to note that employers encouraged such free-loading would be an understatement . then and now they denounced compulsory unionism ' and the labor bosses ' who sought to live high on the hog on member dues . in this imagining , it was the union , not the employer , who oppressed the workers . opinion : a victory for right-to-work laws in 1958 , right-to-work advocates thought the time was ripe to invade the north . a sharp recession in the late 1950s had sapped union strength at the same moment that the senate 's mcclellan labor rackets committee investigation had uncovered unsavory links between jimmy hoffa , the teamsters , and organized crime . urged on by conservative republican sen. barry goldwater and financed by a newly created national right to work committee , these anti-union activists put right to work referenda on the ballots of california , ohio , washington , kansas , idaho and colorado . but with the exception of kansas , all these initiatives went down in overwhelming defeat . that was not only because labor was still a powerful force -- in ohio union density , the proportion of all workers in a union , stood at nearly 40 % -- but also because the democrats linked their fortunes to the labor movement and to the fight against right to work . as pat brown , the california gubernatorial candidate put it , right to work represented a return to the ugly and destructive law of the economic jungle . ' the battle for the votes of african-americans constituted one of the most remarkable features of these referenda . right-to-work advocates pointed out , often quite accurately , that many american trade unions failed to adequately represent their minority members . if unions were weaker , minority workers might well get better jobs and promotions . but in ohio and california especially that argument failed to persuade . the naacp distributed a pamphlet entitled keep mississippi out of california , ' but even without this kind of propaganda most african-americans and latinos knew that an imperfect union was a better friend that a non-union employer whose power and prejudices ruled the workplace unchecked by any countervailing institution . today , right-to-work forces are once again making a push to eviscerate unionism in its heartland . thanks to citizens united they have unlimited money . thanks to globalization , slow growth , and corporate attacks , trade unionism is far weaker than in 1958 . in ohio union density stands at 13.4 % , in pennsylvania 14.6 % , in michigan , birth state of the once powerful united automobile workers , just 17.5 % , a disastrous drop since the industrial union heyday in the 1950s . to staunch this anti-union assault , the democrats have to make the defense of union rights and power a central , organic component of their message to american voters , office holders and workers -- both white collar and blue . although democratic legislators in wisconsin , michigan and ohio have bravely fought the republican right on this issue , president obama has been notably missing from the action . obama denounced right to work for less ' in a post-election speech at a factory outside detroit , but he was almost entirely silent on the issue both during the demonstrations that convulsed madison , wisconsin , in the winter of 2011 , during the effort to recall wisconsin gov . scott walker in the spring of the next year , and throughout the presidential campaign itself . obama and his advisers undoubtedly thought that if they wanted to win right-to-work states like virginia and florida , they better keep quite about union rights in the north . but this was and is an exceedingly shortsighted and self defeating calculation . trade unions stand at the core of the democratic coalition . they are the last organizations remaining on the liberal side that can effectively appeal to white , working-class men in the rust belt swing states . without the union organization and mobilization of blue collar latinos in california , nevada , and new mexico those states would be almost as red as texas . when obama declared his support for gay marriage , he helped consolidate a growing national consensus in favor of that right . the president and other national democrats need to use the same bully pulpit to defend trade unionism in its hour of need , not only because their destruction threatens the living standards of our working middle class , but because these institutions are the living embodiment of democracy , interracial solidarity and personal dignity in the world of work . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of nelson lichtenstein .	lichtenstein : the potential spread of the laws in the north is startling and ominous
maricopa county <tsp> phoenix , arizona ( cnn ) -- basketball great charles barkley began serving a three-day sentence in arizona 's infamous tent city on saturday , jailed by the same sheriff whose autobiography he endorsed 12 years ago . charles barkley bristled at the implication he should be wearing stripes instead of a red-and-bue sweatsuit . you come here when you screw up , ' barkley said at a news conference hours after he reported at the maricopa county jail . i do n't blame anybody for this situation but myself . ' barkley , 45 , pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor drunken-driving charges stemming from a new year 's eve arrest after he left a scottsdale , arizona , nightclub . a judge sentenced him to 10 days in jail , but his sentence was reduced in exchange for barkley 's attending an alcohol-awareness course . at the news conference , barkley sat next to sheriff joe arpaio , the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in america . ' arpaio is known for giving inmates old-fashioned , black-and-white-striped uniforms , making some of them live in tents and reinstituting chain gangs , even for women . i 'm an equal incarcerator , ' arpaio said of barkley , who will be sleeping in one of the tents . we do n't discriminate . ' he said barkley has been a gentleman , cordial . ' he 's taking his medicine , ' arpaio said . i hope that something comes out of this . ' in a free-wheeling news conference , barkley spoke out against drunken driving , made some observations about president obama ( rush limbaugh and a lot of jackasses are giving him a hard time right now ' ) and commented on felony charges singer chris brown faces for allegedly beating his girlfriend , singer rhianna . watch barkley speak at news conference » ' i wish both of them the best , but it 's never acceptable to hit a woman . period , ' barkley said . barkley wore a red-and-blue sweatsuit , not the black-and-white stripes that other inmates -- who watched the news conference through a chain-link fence -- were wearing . barkley said it 's because he 's on the jail 's work-release program , and bristled at questions about it . none of the work-release people do that , ' he said . but if y'all really , really want to put me as low as i can go , i can do that and make you feel better . i know when [ someone is ] famous , you like to see people humiliated . ' arpaio , who joked with barkley over the pink underwear he routinely issues inmates , held up a copy of his 1996 book , america 's toughest sheriff . ' on its back cover , alongside endorsements by limbaugh , arizona sen. john mccain and others , is one from barkley . this man , sheriff joe arpaio , is a role model for all americans , ' barkley wrote in the blurb . barkley is a basketball commentator for tnt , which like cnn is a time warner company . a star for the philadelphia 76ers and phoenix suns , barkley was named the nba 's most valuable player in 1993 and inducted into its hall of fame in 2006 .	charles barkley begins serving 3-day jail sentence in maricopa county , arizona
gop <tsp> editor 's note : lucas a. powe jr. is a professor of constitutional law at the university of texas and the author of the recently published book , the supreme court and the american elite , 1789-2008 . ' he clerked for supreme court justice william o. douglas . lucas powe jr. says it 's not a surprise that justices voted 5-4 in favor of the new haven firefighters . austin , texas ( cnn ) -- monday , in the much anticipated new haven , connecticut , firefighters'case , the supreme court reversed an opinion joined by judge sonia sotomayor , president obama 's supreme court nominee . the reversal was expected and is not the first time an appointee has been reversed by the court he was about to join . indeed , two of chief justice warren burger 's opinions for the d.c . circuit court of appeals were reversed in 1969 , the year he joined the court . one was watts v. united states , in which the defendant had been convicted for threatening the life of the president . by a 5-4 vote , the supreme court reversed , holding that watts'supposed threats were really nothing but hyperbole . the decision came down one month before president nixon nominated burger . more significantly , after burger had been confirmed , the court reversed him again , this time in a major case -- powell v. mccormack . the house had refused to seat harlem , new york , democratic rep. adam clayton powell after he won yet another election . the reasons for the house 's action were misappropriation of public funds and abuse of process in state courts to avoid paying a judgment . burger wrote that federal courts could not decide powell 's case because the issue was nonjusticiable -- that is , not appropriate for a judicial resolution because issues of membership in congress were exclusively committed to congress . when the case reached the supreme court , a lengthy opinion by chief justice earl warren held that courts could rule in such a case and that a house of congress could only exclude someone if that person did not meet the qualifications , age , citizenship and residence requirements set forth in the constitution . there was but a single dissent . the reversal of sotomayor was expected because a majority of the current court are republicans who believe governmental decisions should be made on a color-blind basis . beginning with the presidency of ronald reagan , republicans have taken aim at affirmative action , and the republican justices have concurred . only once in the past 15 years has the republican majority voted in favor of minorities in an affirmative action case . that came in 2003 , when the court upheld the affirmative action program at the university of michigan law school . that case , however , was profoundly influenced by an amicus brief signed by 45 retired admirals and generals ( plus former defense secretary william cohen ) stating that affirmative action was essential at the service academies in order to create a diverse officer corps in order to ensure necessary military cohesiveness . when asked about the military brief , solicitor general theodore olson stated that he had not thought about the consequences of ending affirmative action at the service academies . that was enough for justice sandra day o'connor , a republican , who switched from her normal skepticism of affirmative action to sustain the law school program . nevertheless , four republican justices -- william rehnquist , antonin scalia , anthony kennedy and clarence thomas -- voted to invalidate the program . with john roberts replacing rehnquist and samuel alito replacing o'connor , the court acquired a majority that appears more concerned about discrimination against whites than about racial equality in american society . thus just two years ago in cases out of seattle , washington , and louisville , kentucky , the republican majority invalidated school assignment plans that the school districts themselves had decided were appropriate to prevent resegregation . with those cases as background , the majority 's sympathy for the plight of frank ricci , who studied so hard for the new haven promotion examination , was easily predictable . but so was the fact that the four dissenters in the seattle and louisville cases -- john paul stevens , ruth bader ginsburg , stephen breyer and the now-retired david souter -- would side with the city in its concern that the results of the test left no african-americans eligible for promotion . what the new haven case showed was that republicans have been winning presidential elections and therefore gaining supreme court nominations more often than democrats for the past generation . so when a democratic president finally got a nomination , any person selected would dissent from the republicans'disdain for affirmative action . it is merely a coincidence that the nominee , sotomayor , happened to participate in the case already . some republican senators may try to use the new haven majority to paint sotomayor as out of the mainstream . but that conclusion requires painting the four dissenters as out of the mainstream , too . only the republican base could believe that . sotomayor will be confirmed without a hiccup . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of lucas a. powe jr .	powe : justices named by gop presidents generally oppose affirmative action
hong kong <tsp> hong kong , china ( cnn ) -- it 's small , affluent , tech-savvy and it has a very obvious pollution problem -- hong kong is arguably an ideal destination for electric cars . mycar , the electric vehicle developed in hong kong , would be perfect for the city , but faces big obstacles . and despite the absence of a car-making industry , the city can now boast a home-made electric car all of its own . mycar , a two-seater micro car , will roll of the production line for the very first time in october and will be available for purchase . but you wo n't find it on sale in hong kong . hong kong still has n't got its act together when it comes to electric vehicles ( evs ) , according to the chief executive of mycar 's manufacturer , euauto technology , chung sin-ling . she says the city lacks the necessary framework and policies that would make it viable for her company to sell mycar here . so they are heading to europe instead . in london they have government incentives to get people to switch from gasoline to electric vehicles , ' explains chung , citing the waiver of the congestion charge and free parking for evs in london as an example . but that has to be driven by the government . in hong kong they are still debating whether to use diesel or whatever . ' hong kong is not without evs though . private organizations like local utility hong kong electric has its own small fleet of them . but according to chung , the restrictions they have to operate under mean introducing them now into the mass market is n't practical . [ hong kong electric ] only use them inside their private site and they have to get a very special licence and they ca n't drive outside their site and they are restricted to certain uses , ' she says . we do n't want those kinds of restrictions . ' make it hip , make it affordable europe to date has taken the lead when it comes to encouraging motorists to drive cleaner cars . most notably , london has cracked down on car-related pollution with the introduction of a congestion charge and , more recently , with additional fees for heavier polluting cars to pay on top . under the rules of the low emission zone , for example , fees as high as $ 400 can be imposed on trucks and vans trying to enter greater london that are more than six years old . there should be very high incentives for people [ to drive evs ] , ' says chairman of local pollution lobby group , clear the air , christian masset . but masset says the political will is still not there to promote evs in the city . he believes it is down to the market to stir up interest . this will only happen with market pressure - it is hard to see it otherwise , ' says masset . if the ev became hip , then it would have an effect . ' but in order for this kind of customer pressure to happen , customers need to want the cars in the first place . that 's about education , says professor eric cheng , director of the power electronics research center at the hong kong polytechnic university , whose team was involved in the mycar project . and education needs to come from the government , he says . the government is not helping the car user , ' says cheng . it has n't put any special mechanism in place , any special law or regulation for motorists to drive evs . i do n't think the government has done anything to persuade motorists to use evs . ' hong kongers are not familiar with evs he says , and are concerned about the technology so they need to be shown that evs are just as good as petrol cars . one obvious way to demonstrate that would be to change the public transportation system from diesel-fueled to electric-powered , he says . taxis , minibuses , buses can be forced to go electric but the government is n't doing anything , ' says cheng . the government has in the past offered one-off grants to minibus drivers ranging from $ 7,000 to $ 10,000 to encourage them to convert from diesel to either lpg or electric . however cheng says stronger measures are needed . voluntary schemes do not work . the government needs to put a mandatory scheme [ in place ] , to start off with public transport so people can get used to it and see that it is good . ' and then there is the question of money . cheng says the amount of money his department received to design mycar was nowhere near enough and to him , it told him how important the government view evs . the money involved was very small . it was about $ 130,000 for mycar . it 's nonsense . you need tens of millions of dollars . how can we build a new generation of evs for hong kong ? we need to train the new engineers , the graduates , technicians , ' he says . car-makers want subsidies from the government , as the initial costs are very high . the government needs to give them financial support and i am not talking about one or two million hong kong dollars . we also need more investment in r & d . ' in the meantime chung is making plans to sell mycar in london , her first stop the london motor show in july to stir up some more interest . one day she hopes to come back to hong kong . she says euauto technology is ready now . the market is n't though . and that , she says , is something that is in the government 's hands . we want to come here -- as long as the policy is there to make it happen , ' says chung . it would be sad and kind of ironic if we can sell them all over the world and not in our own home town . we have the customer , the market demand , and the product - we just need the government to support it . '	new electric vehicle , mycar , developed in hong kong , but wo n't be sold there
npp <tsp> ( cnn ) -- opposition candidate john evans atta mills has narrowly won ghana 's presidential election , the ghana electoral commission said on its web site . john atta mills , left , of the opposition ndc has defeated nana akufo-addo , right , of the ruling npp in the runoff . the chairman of the ghana electoral commission , kwadwo afari-gyan , said mills had garnered about 4,521,032 votes , or about 50.2 percent of the total votes cast . nana addo dankwa akufo-addo , of the incumbent new patriotic party , won about 49.77 percent of the total valid votes cast , afari-gyan said , according to the commission 's web site . the two men led a field of eight candidates in the december 7 general election , but neither secured a majority of the votes . akufo-addo had held a slight lead in that vote . the runoff election was so close that it could not be decided until the last of the 230 constituencies , the tain constituency , voted on friday . on the basis of the official results given , the results of the run-off election in the tain constituency in the brong ahafo region , which was held on the 2nd january 2009 , it is my duty to declare professor john evans atta mills the president-elect of ghana , ' afari-gyan said , according to the government 's web site . both parties had alleged irregularities in voting in the ashanti region and volta regions , but afari-gyan said the commission did not find evidence in purely electoral matters ' that invalidated the results . mills , 64 , will replace john agyekum kufuor as ghana 's president on january 7 . kufuor is stepping down after serving two four-year terms , the maximum allowed . mills is a law professor who served as vice president from 1997 to 2000 under jerry rawlings . he lost to kufuor in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections . ghana , a country about the size of england , is the world 's second-biggest cocoa and gold producer . in 2007 , leaders announced the discovery of oil off its shore . the world recession , however , has hindered growth . ghana has seen a decline in its exports and will not tap into its oil resources until 2010 . part of a former british colony , ghana was among the first african countries to gain independence in 1957 . it endured a series of coups before military dictator rawlings took power in 1981 . a decade later , rawlings led the country through the transition to a stable democracy with multi-party elections .	nana akufo-addo of the incumbent npp has been ousted
tyson <tsp> ( cnn ) -- mike tyson has always relied on a fighter 's instinct -- both in and out of the boxing ring . the american was once idolized as the youngest heavyweight champion of the world only to be swiped off his pedestal by criminal convictions and drug addictions . but at the age of 47 , and long since retired from the ring , the provocative pugilist told cnn he is only now facing his biggest battle . being responsible - that 's going to be the most difficult fight in my life , ' tyson told cnn 's rachel nichols for her unguarded series . i 've never been responsible before . just being a good husband and a good father . this is the biggest fight . this is the fight i 'm taking with open arms . ' tyson , who is married to kiki , his third wife , and has fathered eight children , is determined to focus on his family and a new generation of young boxers after a high-profile and controversial career . fatherhood for the man dubbed iron mike ' is framed against his own experience as a shy kid turned street fighter growing up in the brownsville area of brooklyn . drugs , thefts , gang infested , crime infested , ' tyson recalled of his childhood neighborhood . no hope . to this day , i ca n't figure how from there , at that particular time , i made it to where i am now . ' a teenage tyson , by now spending time in a reform school , found an exit when his talents in the ring were spotted by respected trainer cus d'amato . at the age of 18 , tyson turned professional and was soon undefeated in 22 bouts . two years later , in 1986 , the young american knocked out trevor berbick to become the youngest heavyweight world champion in history . tyson went undefeated for another four years but , with the benefit of hindsight , he now sees that heady era of fame and fortune very differently . i do n't like that time in my life , ' tyson continued . i did n't like the person i was back then . even with all that money and all that success i had , i did n't get anything done . my kids never saw me . i was a horrible father . ' there were more life lessons for tyson when in 1992 he was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison . on his release , the brooklyn boxer returned to the ring but controversy soon followed in the infamous bite fight ' against evander holyfield . during the duo 's second heavyweight title bout in 1997 , tyson chewed off a chunk of holyfield 's ear . he was later served with a one-year boxing ban . but just as tyson 's reflections of the highs have changed over time , the same can be said of these low points . commenting on the so-called bite fight ' tyson said : even though i was an undisciplined it was the only way i could get any kind of relief . i 'm sad i bit his ear . i really am sorry because i like evander , he 's a good guy , a really good guy . ' of the rape charges , tyson contemplated : that may cause more controversy in my life , but that 's not the lowest moment of my life . ' in his interview with nichols , he describes the tragic death of his four-year-old daughter exodus in 2009 as his nadir . the highlights for the 47-year-old tyson , who is tentatively clean from his addictions , remain ahead . i 'm accomplishing so much and getting so much done now as a human being , than i could 've ever done back then in the prime of my fighting career , ' he explained . the best i am , and the best i 've ever been , is right now . this is the best i 'm going to ever be , compared to who i was before. tyson retired from the ring in 2005 and has been fighting his way out of bankruptcy with a one-man broadway show , cameos in hollywood films and now as author of his autobiography undisputed truth . ' there is also a new project that may bring his career full circle . tyson , under the umbrella of iron mike productions , is now working as a promoter for a batch of promising young boxers . i 'll give them the best advice i possibly can , ' said tyson . i 'm just never gon na baby them . this is just what it is , you know . they have to be responsible , like i was n't . i was n't a responsible fighter . ' out of the ring , tyson , with his trademark black tattoo arcing over his left eye , is looking for responsibility and perhaps even redemption at last .	tyson , who spent time in jail , says being responsible is now his biggest fight
tyson <tsp> ( cnn ) -- mike tyson has always relied on a fighter 's instinct -- both in and out of the boxing ring . the american was once idolized as the youngest heavyweight champion of the world only to be swiped off his pedestal by criminal convictions and drug addictions . but at the age of 47 , and long since retired from the ring , the provocative pugilist told cnn he is only now facing his biggest battle . being responsible - that 's going to be the most difficult fight in my life , ' tyson told cnn 's rachel nichols for her unguarded series . i 've never been responsible before . just being a good husband and a good father . this is the biggest fight . this is the fight i 'm taking with open arms . ' tyson , who is married to kiki , his third wife , and has fathered eight children , is determined to focus on his family and a new generation of young boxers after a high-profile and controversial career . fatherhood for the man dubbed iron mike ' is framed against his own experience as a shy kid turned street fighter growing up in the brownsville area of brooklyn . drugs , thefts , gang infested , crime infested , ' tyson recalled of his childhood neighborhood . no hope . to this day , i ca n't figure how from there , at that particular time , i made it to where i am now . ' a teenage tyson , by now spending time in a reform school , found an exit when his talents in the ring were spotted by respected trainer cus d'amato . at the age of 18 , tyson turned professional and was soon undefeated in 22 bouts . two years later , in 1986 , the young american knocked out trevor berbick to become the youngest heavyweight world champion in history . tyson went undefeated for another four years but , with the benefit of hindsight , he now sees that heady era of fame and fortune very differently . i do n't like that time in my life , ' tyson continued . i did n't like the person i was back then . even with all that money and all that success i had , i did n't get anything done . my kids never saw me . i was a horrible father . ' there were more life lessons for tyson when in 1992 he was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison . on his release , the brooklyn boxer returned to the ring but controversy soon followed in the infamous bite fight ' against evander holyfield . during the duo 's second heavyweight title bout in 1997 , tyson chewed off a chunk of holyfield 's ear . he was later served with a one-year boxing ban . but just as tyson 's reflections of the highs have changed over time , the same can be said of these low points . commenting on the so-called bite fight ' tyson said : even though i was an undisciplined it was the only way i could get any kind of relief . i 'm sad i bit his ear . i really am sorry because i like evander , he 's a good guy , a really good guy . ' of the rape charges , tyson contemplated : that may cause more controversy in my life , but that 's not the lowest moment of my life . ' in his interview with nichols , he describes the tragic death of his four-year-old daughter exodus in 2009 as his nadir . the highlights for the 47-year-old tyson , who is tentatively clean from his addictions , remain ahead . i 'm accomplishing so much and getting so much done now as a human being , than i could 've ever done back then in the prime of my fighting career , ' he explained . the best i am , and the best i 've ever been , is right now . this is the best i 'm going to ever be , compared to who i was before. tyson retired from the ring in 2005 and has been fighting his way out of bankruptcy with a one-man broadway show , cameos in hollywood films and now as author of his autobiography undisputed truth . ' there is also a new project that may bring his career full circle . tyson , under the umbrella of iron mike productions , is now working as a promoter for a batch of promising young boxers . i 'll give them the best advice i possibly can , ' said tyson . i 'm just never gon na baby them . this is just what it is , you know . they have to be responsible , like i was n't . i was n't a responsible fighter . ' out of the ring , tyson , with his trademark black tattoo arcing over his left eye , is looking for responsibility and perhaps even redemption at last .	at 47 , tyson hopes to use his life lessons to help young boxers
tyson <tsp> ( cnn ) -- mike tyson has always relied on a fighter 's instinct -- both in and out of the boxing ring . the american was once idolized as the youngest heavyweight champion of the world only to be swiped off his pedestal by criminal convictions and drug addictions . but at the age of 47 , and long since retired from the ring , the provocative pugilist told cnn he is only now facing his biggest battle . being responsible - that 's going to be the most difficult fight in my life , ' tyson told cnn 's rachel nichols for her unguarded series . i 've never been responsible before . just being a good husband and a good father . this is the biggest fight . this is the fight i 'm taking with open arms . ' tyson , who is married to kiki , his third wife , and has fathered eight children , is determined to focus on his family and a new generation of young boxers after a high-profile and controversial career . fatherhood for the man dubbed iron mike ' is framed against his own experience as a shy kid turned street fighter growing up in the brownsville area of brooklyn . drugs , thefts , gang infested , crime infested , ' tyson recalled of his childhood neighborhood . no hope . to this day , i ca n't figure how from there , at that particular time , i made it to where i am now . ' a teenage tyson , by now spending time in a reform school , found an exit when his talents in the ring were spotted by respected trainer cus d'amato . at the age of 18 , tyson turned professional and was soon undefeated in 22 bouts . two years later , in 1986 , the young american knocked out trevor berbick to become the youngest heavyweight world champion in history . tyson went undefeated for another four years but , with the benefit of hindsight , he now sees that heady era of fame and fortune very differently . i do n't like that time in my life , ' tyson continued . i did n't like the person i was back then . even with all that money and all that success i had , i did n't get anything done . my kids never saw me . i was a horrible father . ' there were more life lessons for tyson when in 1992 he was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison . on his release , the brooklyn boxer returned to the ring but controversy soon followed in the infamous bite fight ' against evander holyfield . during the duo 's second heavyweight title bout in 1997 , tyson chewed off a chunk of holyfield 's ear . he was later served with a one-year boxing ban . but just as tyson 's reflections of the highs have changed over time , the same can be said of these low points . commenting on the so-called bite fight ' tyson said : even though i was an undisciplined it was the only way i could get any kind of relief . i 'm sad i bit his ear . i really am sorry because i like evander , he 's a good guy , a really good guy . ' of the rape charges , tyson contemplated : that may cause more controversy in my life , but that 's not the lowest moment of my life . ' in his interview with nichols , he describes the tragic death of his four-year-old daughter exodus in 2009 as his nadir . the highlights for the 47-year-old tyson , who is tentatively clean from his addictions , remain ahead . i 'm accomplishing so much and getting so much done now as a human being , than i could 've ever done back then in the prime of my fighting career , ' he explained . the best i am , and the best i 've ever been , is right now . this is the best i 'm going to ever be , compared to who i was before. tyson retired from the ring in 2005 and has been fighting his way out of bankruptcy with a one-man broadway show , cameos in hollywood films and now as author of his autobiography undisputed truth . ' there is also a new project that may bring his career full circle . tyson , under the umbrella of iron mike productions , is now working as a promoter for a batch of promising young boxers . i 'll give them the best advice i possibly can , ' said tyson . i 'm just never gon na baby them . this is just what it is , you know . they have to be responsible , like i was n't . i was n't a responsible fighter . ' out of the ring , tyson , with his trademark black tattoo arcing over his left eye , is looking for responsibility and perhaps even redemption at last .	mike tyson found fame as the youngest heavyweight world champion in 1986
london marathon <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- the security plans for the london marathon this weekend are being reassessed after the deadly bomb blasts in boston , london 's metropolitan police said tuesday . police and race organizers said they are working closely on security for sunday 's race . about 35,000 runners take part in the london marathon each year , and many more people turn out to cheer them on . read more : terror at boston marathon : 3 dead , scores wounded ' we will be reviewing our security arrangements in partnership with london marathon , ' said event commander chief supt . julia pendry . the metropolitan police have a wealth of experience in policing a wide range of public order events across london , ' she said . the london marathon organizers said tuesday the event will go ahead as originally scheduled . ' we have reviewed and will continue to review our security arrangements with the metropolitan police and other authorities , ' a statement on the event website said tuesday . chief executive nick bitel said : we want to reassure our runners , spectators , volunteers and everyone connected with the event that we are doing everything to ensure their safety . ' the organizers said monday they were deeply saddened and shocked by the news from boston . our immediate thoughts are with all the people there and their families . it is a very sad day for athletics and for our friends and colleagues in marathon running , ' they said in a statement . london is the next , after boston , of the six races that make up the world marathon majors series . the course , which starts in southeast london , passes through some of the capital 's main business districts before finishing near buckingham palace . more than three-quarters of those taking part will raise money for charity .'robust security measures' ' the bombings in boston are shocking , cowardly and horrific , and the thoughts of all londoners this morning will be with the victims , ' london mayor boris johnson said in a statement tuesday . boston is a proud city built on history , tradition and a real sense of community . these attacks were aimed at its core , at innocent men , women and children enjoying a spring day out at a major sporting event . we do have robust security measures in place for sunday 's london marathon , but given events in boston it 's only prudent for the police and the organizers of sunday 's race to reexamine those security arrangements . ' cnn anchor piers morgan tweeted : london marathon this sunday - security at these events will never be the same again . ' will geddes , managing director of threat management company international corporate protection , told cnn that it is very difficult ' to secure a marathon . you can look at isolating particular areas and trying to secure these -- however , you are looking at a 26-mile-plus route , which often will spread across a major capital , and in terms of protecting it right along the route , it will be very , very difficult , ' he said . any potential terrorist will be looking for the largest number of casualties they can achieve , so the start point and the finish point will no doubt be two areas the metropolitan police will be focusing on and how they can secure those . ' but , geddes said , to a certain degree , there is only so much they can do . ' one key element will be the awareness of the general public , which in recent years has played an increasing role in alerting authorities to any suspicious activities or bags left unattended , he added . a big security operation will also swing into place on wednesday for the funeral of margaret thatcher , britain 's first woman prime minister . the metropolitan police have said parts of the transport network will be closed down and there will be a large military and police presence on the streets as the funeral procession passes through central london . last summer , authorities successfully implemented a huge security plan to keep the city safe during the london olympics . read more : report : 8-year-old boy killed in boston marathon blasts identified read more : witness :'i saw blood everywhere' read more : apartment searched , but no suspect yet in bombings cnn 's antonia mortensen and erin mclaughlin contributed to this report .	organizers of the london marathon say it will take place as planned sunday

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