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mikel <tsp> the kidnapped father of chelsea footballer john obi mikel has been released alive by his captors in the nigerian city of kano . michael obi went missing from jos -- the main city in plateau state in central nigeria -- on august 12 and had not been seen or heard of since . mikel was informed of the kidnap just hours before chelsea 's opening game of the english premier league season at stoke but decided to play . he also played the full 90 minutes in saturday 's 2-1 victory over west brom . a statement released by mikel 's management company , sport entertainment & media group , confirmed the news . sem are delighted to confirm , that earlier today michael obi called his family to advise them that he had been released by his abductors . sem have waited until now to release this information , to ensure that michael was safe . john obi mikel would like to thank everyone in nigeria , his family & friends , chelsea fc & their fans & his agents for their total support during this terrible time . a full statement of the situation will be released by sem tomorrow ( tuesday ) morning . ' according to afp , five men have been arrested in connection with michael 's kidnapping . they quoted michael explaining his abduction : i was taken right deep into the bush , in an isolated area in jos ( in central nigeria ) . i started begging them , yet they beat me mercilessly , kicking me with their boots . there are five of them and they were dressed in military uniforms . they pushed me into a vehicle painted in military colors and began to drive very fast . i never knew a vehicle can fly like that . ' chelsea released their own statement on monday , that read : all at chelsea football club are delighted that john mikel obi 's father , michael , has been found safe in nigeria . mikel has shown outstanding commitment and professionalism during this most difficult of times , and the club will continue to offer its full support to him and his family . ' | kidnapped father of chelsea footballer john obi mikel has been released alive |
mikel <tsp> the kidnapped father of chelsea footballer john obi mikel has been released alive by his captors in the nigerian city of kano . michael obi went missing from jos -- the main city in plateau state in central nigeria -- on august 12 and had not been seen or heard of since . mikel was informed of the kidnap just hours before chelsea 's opening game of the english premier league season at stoke but decided to play . he also played the full 90 minutes in saturday 's 2-1 victory over west brom . a statement released by mikel 's management company , sport entertainment & media group , confirmed the news . sem are delighted to confirm , that earlier today michael obi called his family to advise them that he had been released by his abductors . sem have waited until now to release this information , to ensure that michael was safe . john obi mikel would like to thank everyone in nigeria , his family & friends , chelsea fc & their fans & his agents for their total support during this terrible time . a full statement of the situation will be released by sem tomorrow ( tuesday ) morning . ' according to afp , five men have been arrested in connection with michael 's kidnapping . they quoted michael explaining his abduction : i was taken right deep into the bush , in an isolated area in jos ( in central nigeria ) . i started begging them , yet they beat me mercilessly , kicking me with their boots . there are five of them and they were dressed in military uniforms . they pushed me into a vehicle painted in military colors and began to drive very fast . i never knew a vehicle can fly like that . ' chelsea released their own statement on monday , that read : all at chelsea football club are delighted that john mikel obi 's father , michael , has been found safe in nigeria . mikel has shown outstanding commitment and professionalism during this most difficult of times , and the club will continue to offer its full support to him and his family . ' | mikel 's management company and chelsea both confirm the news |
carlos sainz <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former two-time world rally champion carlos sainz showed his pedigree by claiming the first special stage of the 2013 dakar rally in peru saturday , . driving for team buggy , the spaniard completed the 13km leg from peru 's capital lima in seven minutes 40 seconds . he had an eight-second advantage over argentina 's lucio alvarez , in a toyota , with french driver guerlain chicherit , in an smg , taking third . sainz , who won the grueling endurance event in 2010 , saw his team qatari teammate , nasser al-attiyah , who was the 2011 champion , take fourth . reigning title holder , stephane peterhansel of france , driving a mini , took eighth place in the short sprint section , but was already one minute and 42 seconds adrift of the 50-year-old sainz . peterhansel claimed a remarkable 10th dakar crown in last year 's race , four in the cars and six in the motorcycle section . american nascar champion robby gordon made a disastrous start in his hummer , coming to a halt on course and despite eventually restarting came in over 10 minutes down . chile 's francisco lopez , riding a ktm , took the honors in the motorcycle section with a clocking of seven minutes 51 seconds . he edged out dutchman frans verhoeven on a yamaha by a single second with pablo quintanilla of chile third for honda at five seconds . last year 's winner , cyril despres of france , who is bidding for a fifth dakar crown , finished fifth on his ktm , 13 seconds back . the field of cars , motorcycles , quad bikes and trucks will be negotiating over 8,000 kilometers across peru , argentina and chile before the finish on january 20 in santiago . it is the fifth time the rally has taken place in south america , having formerly finished in the senegalese capital of dakar . | carlos sainz fastest car on opening stage of dakar rally in peru |
chile <tsp> ( cnn ) -- former two-time world rally champion carlos sainz showed his pedigree by claiming the first special stage of the 2013 dakar rally in peru saturday , . driving for team buggy , the spaniard completed the 13km leg from peru 's capital lima in seven minutes 40 seconds . he had an eight-second advantage over argentina 's lucio alvarez , in a toyota , with french driver guerlain chicherit , in an smg , taking third . sainz , who won the grueling endurance event in 2010 , saw his team qatari teammate , nasser al-attiyah , who was the 2011 champion , take fourth . reigning title holder , stephane peterhansel of france , driving a mini , took eighth place in the short sprint section , but was already one minute and 42 seconds adrift of the 50-year-old sainz . peterhansel claimed a remarkable 10th dakar crown in last year 's race , four in the cars and six in the motorcycle section . american nascar champion robby gordon made a disastrous start in his hummer , coming to a halt on course and despite eventually restarting came in over 10 minutes down . chile 's francisco lopez , riding a ktm , took the honors in the motorcycle section with a clocking of seven minutes 51 seconds . he edged out dutchman frans verhoeven on a yamaha by a single second with pablo quintanilla of chile third for honda at five seconds . last year 's winner , cyril despres of france , who is bidding for a fifth dakar crown , finished fifth on his ktm , 13 seconds back . the field of cars , motorcycles , quad bikes and trucks will be negotiating over 8,000 kilometers across peru , argentina and chile before the finish on january 20 in santiago . it is the fifth time the rally has taken place in south america , having formerly finished in the senegalese capital of dakar . | chile 's francisco lopez wins motorcycling stage |
new in town <tsp> los angeles , california ( cnn ) -- the romantic comedy new in town ' puts co-stars renee zellweger and harry connick jr. at odds through most of the film . but behind the camera , the story was completely different , the pair told cnn . harry connick jr. and renee zellweger enjoyed working with one another on the set of new in town . ' i had a great time . [ connick is ] such a nice guy . he shows up on set and makes everyone laugh , and it 's just a nice day at work , ' zellweger said . connick agreed , saying the off-camera friendship with his co-star made the on-camera experience an enjoyable one . renee is the type of person that i got to know quickly . well , i became friends with her quickly . she 's a very mysterious , wonderful young lady , ' connick said . directed by jonas elmer , the film follows zellweger as lucy hill , a miami , florida-based corporate shark who travels to a small minnesota town to oversee the closing of a small factory . upon arrival , lucy clashes with the factory 's union representative , ted mitchell , played by connick . as the two begin to understand one another , their icy relationship soon melts into romance . but the romance between lucy and ted is only one side of the story . zellweger said she was instantly drawn to the role for its humor . i loved the physical comedy part of lucy hill 's experience . i laughed out loud when i imagined the scenarios , and i could not wait to go and play around with that , ' she said , i wanted to go to work every day and laugh , and i did . ' famous for her roles in such comedies as nurse betty ' and bridget jones 's diary , ' zellweger is no stranger to the comedic scene . with new in town , ' the actress was eager to once again play a part that would make audiences laugh . i think the laughter , that 's therapeutic , ' she said . at a time when the country is struggling through a financial recession , connick said , new in town ' provides that necessary therapy . while the film centers on the troubles of one rural american town , it showcases a dilemma familiar to the entire country . i think there 's a good balance of what people are really feeling right now , and you walk away from this movie with a real feeling of hope and like ,'we 're going to be all right ,'' he said . new in town ' opens in theaters everywhere this friday . cnn 's jack hannah contributed to this story . | zellweger and connick became friends quickly on the new in town ' set |
new in town <tsp> los angeles , california ( cnn ) -- the romantic comedy new in town ' puts co-stars renee zellweger and harry connick jr. at odds through most of the film . but behind the camera , the story was completely different , the pair told cnn . harry connick jr. and renee zellweger enjoyed working with one another on the set of new in town . ' i had a great time . [ connick is ] such a nice guy . he shows up on set and makes everyone laugh , and it 's just a nice day at work , ' zellweger said . connick agreed , saying the off-camera friendship with his co-star made the on-camera experience an enjoyable one . renee is the type of person that i got to know quickly . well , i became friends with her quickly . she 's a very mysterious , wonderful young lady , ' connick said . directed by jonas elmer , the film follows zellweger as lucy hill , a miami , florida-based corporate shark who travels to a small minnesota town to oversee the closing of a small factory . upon arrival , lucy clashes with the factory 's union representative , ted mitchell , played by connick . as the two begin to understand one another , their icy relationship soon melts into romance . but the romance between lucy and ted is only one side of the story . zellweger said she was instantly drawn to the role for its humor . i loved the physical comedy part of lucy hill 's experience . i laughed out loud when i imagined the scenarios , and i could not wait to go and play around with that , ' she said , i wanted to go to work every day and laugh , and i did . ' famous for her roles in such comedies as nurse betty ' and bridget jones 's diary , ' zellweger is no stranger to the comedic scene . with new in town , ' the actress was eager to once again play a part that would make audiences laugh . i think the laughter , that 's therapeutic , ' she said . at a time when the country is struggling through a financial recession , connick said , new in town ' provides that necessary therapy . while the film centers on the troubles of one rural american town , it showcases a dilemma familiar to the entire country . i think there 's a good balance of what people are really feeling right now , and you walk away from this movie with a real feeling of hope and like ,'we 're going to be all right ,'' he said . new in town ' opens in theaters everywhere this friday . cnn 's jack hannah contributed to this story . | new in town ' opens in theaters everywhere this friday |
simon cowell <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- she may have finished second , but susan boyle continued to make newspaper headlines in the uk sunday following her shock defeat in the final of britain 's got talent . ' susan boyle fans watch her perform for the final time on britain 's got talent . ' boyle backlash ' said the headline in the tabloid news of the world , suggesting that the scottish 48-year-old 's alleged four-letter tantrum ' earlier this week had influenced millions of viewers to switch their votes to dance act diversity . the buildup to saturday night 's live final had been dominated by reports that boyle lost her temper in a london hotel and had even considered pulling out of the talent show finale . the mail on sunday said she had been been comforted by psychiatrists ' ahead of saturday 's final . they have a whole army of doctors , psychiatrists and experts all available to any contestant at any time . they have all been taking great care of susan , ' the paper quoted britain 's got talent ' judge piers morgan as saying . watch how boyle 's rise to fame has been an emotional ride » in scotland , where crowds had gathered in boyle 's hometown of blackburn in anticipation of victory , celebration parties were stopped in their tracks as the unexpected result was announced . boyle foiled in final : susan 's dream is over , ' said the headline in the sunday mail . earlier , the paper said , blackburn 's community center had been a sea of hands ' as boyle performed her signature tune , i dreamed a dream ' from the musical les miserables . ' they stood with tears in their eyes as susan hit every note . stamping and chanting her name , her fellow villagers could not have been more proud . ' watch the dramatic end to susan boyle 's dream » but the cheers were caught in the collective gullet ... as dance troupe diversity gatecrashed this most expectant of parties , ' the sunday herald reported . jaws were left agape . tears were shed . and then the supportive chanting of'subo'began again . ' boyle could still be the real winner from the series , which became a global hit after clips of her audition of i dreamed a dream ' racked up millions of hits on youtube . did susan deserve to win ? sound off below ' £6m superstar ' said the sunday mirror , claiming that britain 's got talent ' impresario simon cowell plans to take boyle across the atlantic to conquer the u.s. ' the news of the world upped boyle 's likely earnings on the back of britain 's got talent ' to £8 million ( $ 13 million ) . on top of a multi-million dollar record deal and share of album sales , boyle is also set to earn from a hollywood movie of her rags-to-riches life , a book deal , and millions more from image rights , endorsements and television appearances , the paper said . in an interview with the news of the world , cowell said boyle could be the biggest star he had ever discovered . they do n't care in america whether she wins a british tv show -- they care about the woman they saw singing on youtube , ' a cowell insider also told the paper . if anything , £8 million in her first year might be an underestimate . ' meanwhile , competition winners diversity are also set to cash in on their success with a film deal and a possible slot supporting michael jackson when the superstar plays a series of shows in london next month , the sunday mirror said . the group collected £100,000 ( $ 162,000 ) for winning the final and will perform in front of queen elizabeth ii at the royal variety show later this year . we feel electric . words ca n't describe it . i 'm genuinely shocked . we thought susan was unstoppable -- she 's an unbelievable talent , ' the paper quoted the group 's choreographer , ashley banjo , as saying . | simon cowell plans to take boyle across atlantic to conquer the u.s . ' |
human rights watch <tsp> ( cnn ) -- among the places that sen. john mccain , a prisoner of war in vietnam , visited during his visit to tripoli this week was jdeida prison . mccain said he wanted to see detention facilities firsthand . a fair system of justice -- absent for decades under strongman moammar gadhafi -- is an important step toward building a new libya , the nation 's western allies have said . mccain found overcrowding and a backed-up judicial system . still , he said he found it encouraging that libya 's new leadership had allowed him and three fellow republican lawmakers inside the jdeida . as of september 27 , the two wings of jdeida prison were housing about 1,500 detainees , according to human rights watch , which over a one-month span inspected eight prisons in tripoli and 12 smaller detention facilities . the group spoke with 53 detainees to compile a picture of what happens when a nation goes to war with itself ; when libyans fight libyans and the thirst for vengeance runs deep in the veins of people who have suffered for so long . after tripoli fell in august , militias took over providing security in the libyan capital . but without strong central authority , the armed fighters have been able to act on their own accord . thousand of people have been arrested without proper legal review , human rights watch said . these militias and other security groups aligned with the national transitional council have punished those suspected of murder and rape so severely that some of their actions could amount to torture , the rights group said in a report published this week . those interviewed told human rights watch that they were beaten and given electric shocks . some showed their scars as proof of their claims . one man wept openly in telling his story of abuse . a detainee identified as ahmed said this : ' they took an electric cable and started hitting me with it . they did n't use electricity , but they said that if i did n't talk , they would ... they hit me with a butt of the kalashnikov . they kicked me in the face and in the chest . one scratched me with the knife ( bayonet ) of the kalashnikov . ' human rights watch said none of the detainees have ever faced a judge . after all that libyans suffered in moammar gadhafi 's jails , it 's disheartening that some of the new authorities are subjecting detainees to arbitrary arrest and beatings today , ' said joe stork , deputy middle east and north africa director at human rights watch . the ntc owes it to the people of libya to show that they will institute the rule of law from the start ,'stork said . an element of race was also disturbing . many of those arrested were dark-skinned libyans and sub-saharan africans accused of having fought for gadhafi , who had been known to make use of such mercenaries . abdulatif , a dark-complected libyan , offered this account to human rights watch : ' the rebels were taking turns . there were too many to count . every day , there was a new face . they zapped me with an electric stick on my legs and on my arms . they did that twice . they asked me questions when they did this .... they asked me again and hit me . i said'no , i swear i did n't ,'so they started electrocuting me . they wanted me to confess but in the wrong way . they hit me every day . they used falaga ( beating on the bottom of the feet ] ) and hit me on my back , all over my body , and slapped my face . they did this three times . ' mahmoud jabril , libya 's de facto prime minister , recognized the problem and said it needed urgent attention . prisoner abuse of any kind is not acceptable , ' he told human rights watch . we joined the revolution to end such mistreatment , not to see it continue in any form . ' the global rights monitoring organization urged libya 's leaders to bring militia and security units under unified control and set clear standards for conduct . | human rights watch spoke with detainees in libyan jails |
world cup <tsp> ( cnn ) -- disciplinary proceedings were launched friday against croatia international josip simunic for alleged pro-nazi chants after his country had sealed qualification for the 2014 world cup , fifa confirmed . in the wake of croatia 's 2-0 win over iceland in a playoff match tuesday to seal their passage to brazil , simunic grabbed a microphone and addressed the crowd at the maksimir stadium in zagreb . he said loudly za dom ' -- translated from croatian as for the homeland ' -- four times , gaining an immediate response from fans , who chanted spremni ' , meaning ready ' . the chants have been associated with the feared pro-nazi ustase regime , which controlled croatia during world war ii . according to reports in croatia , the 35-year-old simunic has been fined 25,000 kunas ( $ 4,400 ) by prosecutors in zagreb for inciting racial unrest . world governing body fifa has also felt compelled to act . we can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened concerning the case , ' it said in a statement . dinamo zagreb captain simunic has denied any political intent behind his impromptu celebration . the thought that anyone could associate me with any form of hatred or violence terrifies me , ' he said in a statement on dinamo 's official website . if anyone understood my cries differently , or negatively , i hereby want to deny they contained any political context . they were guided exclusively by my love for my people and homeland , not hatred and destruction . ' the veteran defender , who has spent much of his club career in the german bundesliga , has been a mainstay for croatia since making his debut in 2001 . both fifa and european football 's governing body uefa have warned and fined croatia on several occasions for the racist behavior of their fans . its football federation also reacted to simunic 's actions , with chief davor suker describing them as an inappropriate gesture ' and hinting at further action . in september , simunic was the center of further controversy during croatia 's qualifying match against bitter rivals serbia . with the scores tied at 1-1 , a result which all but ended their chances of automatic qualification for brazil , simunic scythed down serbia 's miralem sulejmani as he burst clear , earning an immediate red card . in other football news friday , uefa fined both marseille and napoli for incidents involving flares during champions league games between the sides . french giants marseille were hit with a euro 58,000 ( $ 78.600 ) sanction after their fans threw flares and other objects on to the pitch during their home fixture on october 22 and in the away game at napoli 's san paolo stadium on november 6 . serie a napoli , who won both games , were hit with a euro 55,000 ( 74,500 ) fine for the same behavior by their supporters . | followed 2-0 win over iceland to clinch world cup qualification |
florida <tsp> ( cnn ) -- two mothers expressed outrage friday night that their young children -- about 1,000 miles away and days apart -- were inadvertently given alcohol by servers at franchises of national chain restaurants . jill vanheest , whose 2-year-old son was given sangria on march 31 at an olive garden in lakeland , florida , told hln 's jane velez-mitchell that she 's having difficulty accepting what happened . they poisoned my child right in front of me , ' vanheest said friday . there are n't really words for how distrustful that makes me feel , how angry i am . ' just over a week later , on april 8 , taylor dill-reese said that her 15-month-old son was given alcohol during a meal -- rather than the apple juice he 'd ordered -- at an applebee 's in madison heights , michigan . she said that the staff there explained that the boy got the wrong drink due to a mix-up at the bar , after containers for apple juice and margarita mix ( which has tequila and triple sec ) were somehow switched . this week , applebee 's issued a statement apologizing to the parents of dominic wilson jr. for the stress and worry this caused them . ' it vowed to immediately retrain servers on the company 's beverage pouring policy ' and change to pouring apple juice only from single-serve containers , like a juice box . we recognize our responsibility to constantly assess our safety policies and procedures to ensure they are rigorous and consistently followed , ' the kansas-based chain said . we believe today 's strong actions make a statement to our guests of all ages around our commitment to provide a safe and enjoyable dining experience . ' but dill-reese told velez-mitchell on friday that she 's not convinced . the mother , who is 18 and was at the restaurant with her son and fiance , said she was particularly angry given that a similar incident happened before at applebee 's -- namely , a 2006 case in which a 5-year-old boy was given a long island iced tea , which contains rum , gin , vodka and tequila , at a new york city establishment of the national chain . it 's just sad , the simple fact that this is n't the first time this happened ( or ) that they were going to change the way they were going to serve drinks , ' the mother said . why wait two , three kids later to change the way you serve drinks ? what if my son was the one that died ? ' steven krawitz , a personal injury attorney who represented the family involved in the 2006 case , told hln that -- whatever applebee 's and other restaurant 's promises to change their policies for serving drinks to children -- a parent should never rely on a server fully when their son or daughter gets a beverage . the parent , unfortunately , can not now trust what used to be a no-brainer , ' krawitz said . restaurants are serving drinks for kids , millions of drinks , but now , given this sort of rash of ... unavoidable or unacceptable mistakes , the parents now have to test the drink . ' police were called to the applebee 's in michigan after dill-reese and her fiance noticed dominic acting strangely -- saying'hi'and'bye'to the walls ( and ) laid his head down like he was sleepy , then woke up and got really hyper , ' recalled the mother . once a server told the parents that the boy was given margarita mix , he was rushed to the hospital , where dill-reese said he had a blood-alcohol limit of .10 . applebee 's , though , said that madison heights police conducted a field test and found the drink itself only registered a .014 alcohol level . while dill-reese has already filed a lawsuit against applebee 's , vanheest said she has not decided whether to do the same against olive garden . vanheest claims that her son , nikolai , ordered an orange juice and started drinking it . but then a waiter came over and said there 's been a mistake , grabbed the cup and kind of scurried away . ' meanwhile , her son was not acting like himself ' -- climbing in and out of his high chair and people 's laps , not responding to requests to calm down , and just getting louder and louder . ' when the restaurant 's staff admitted that the boy had gotten sangria , which contains wine , the child was brought to the hospital . after some struggle , he was given intravenous fluids and had his blood drawn before being checked and eventually released . he ended up with a lot of bruises , ' vanheest said . after the incident came to light , olive garden released a statement in which it called the incident unacceptable . ' the chain , which is headquartered in orlando , florida , said we have implemented a change in our procedures to prevent this situation from happening again ' -- though it did n't detail what those changes were . we take the responsibility that comes with serving alcohol seriously , ' the statement said . as much as we strive for perfection , this was an unfortunate case of human error . ' but vanheest , the toddler 's mother , said she 's not yet ready to forgive . just that their disorganization allowed this ever to happen -- it 's extremely frustrating , ' she said . i 've lost all trust and all faith in them . ' watch issues with jane velez-mitchell monday through sunday at 7pm et on hln . for the latest from issues click here . | her toddler was taken to the hospital after being served sangria at a florida restaurant |
florida <tsp> ( cnn ) -- two mothers expressed outrage friday night that their young children -- about 1,000 miles away and days apart -- were inadvertently given alcohol by servers at franchises of national chain restaurants . jill vanheest , whose 2-year-old son was given sangria on march 31 at an olive garden in lakeland , florida , told hln 's jane velez-mitchell that she 's having difficulty accepting what happened . they poisoned my child right in front of me , ' vanheest said friday . there are n't really words for how distrustful that makes me feel , how angry i am . ' just over a week later , on april 8 , taylor dill-reese said that her 15-month-old son was given alcohol during a meal -- rather than the apple juice he 'd ordered -- at an applebee 's in madison heights , michigan . she said that the staff there explained that the boy got the wrong drink due to a mix-up at the bar , after containers for apple juice and margarita mix ( which has tequila and triple sec ) were somehow switched . this week , applebee 's issued a statement apologizing to the parents of dominic wilson jr. for the stress and worry this caused them . ' it vowed to immediately retrain servers on the company 's beverage pouring policy ' and change to pouring apple juice only from single-serve containers , like a juice box . we recognize our responsibility to constantly assess our safety policies and procedures to ensure they are rigorous and consistently followed , ' the kansas-based chain said . we believe today 's strong actions make a statement to our guests of all ages around our commitment to provide a safe and enjoyable dining experience . ' but dill-reese told velez-mitchell on friday that she 's not convinced . the mother , who is 18 and was at the restaurant with her son and fiance , said she was particularly angry given that a similar incident happened before at applebee 's -- namely , a 2006 case in which a 5-year-old boy was given a long island iced tea , which contains rum , gin , vodka and tequila , at a new york city establishment of the national chain . it 's just sad , the simple fact that this is n't the first time this happened ( or ) that they were going to change the way they were going to serve drinks , ' the mother said . why wait two , three kids later to change the way you serve drinks ? what if my son was the one that died ? ' steven krawitz , a personal injury attorney who represented the family involved in the 2006 case , told hln that -- whatever applebee 's and other restaurant 's promises to change their policies for serving drinks to children -- a parent should never rely on a server fully when their son or daughter gets a beverage . the parent , unfortunately , can not now trust what used to be a no-brainer , ' krawitz said . restaurants are serving drinks for kids , millions of drinks , but now , given this sort of rash of ... unavoidable or unacceptable mistakes , the parents now have to test the drink . ' police were called to the applebee 's in michigan after dill-reese and her fiance noticed dominic acting strangely -- saying'hi'and'bye'to the walls ( and ) laid his head down like he was sleepy , then woke up and got really hyper , ' recalled the mother . once a server told the parents that the boy was given margarita mix , he was rushed to the hospital , where dill-reese said he had a blood-alcohol limit of .10 . applebee 's , though , said that madison heights police conducted a field test and found the drink itself only registered a .014 alcohol level . while dill-reese has already filed a lawsuit against applebee 's , vanheest said she has not decided whether to do the same against olive garden . vanheest claims that her son , nikolai , ordered an orange juice and started drinking it . but then a waiter came over and said there 's been a mistake , grabbed the cup and kind of scurried away . ' meanwhile , her son was not acting like himself ' -- climbing in and out of his high chair and people 's laps , not responding to requests to calm down , and just getting louder and louder . ' when the restaurant 's staff admitted that the boy had gotten sangria , which contains wine , the child was brought to the hospital . after some struggle , he was given intravenous fluids and had his blood drawn before being checked and eventually released . he ended up with a lot of bruises , ' vanheest said . after the incident came to light , olive garden released a statement in which it called the incident unacceptable . ' the chain , which is headquartered in orlando , florida , said we have implemented a change in our procedures to prevent this situation from happening again ' -- though it did n't detail what those changes were . we take the responsibility that comes with serving alcohol seriously , ' the statement said . as much as we strive for perfection , this was an unfortunate case of human error . ' but vanheest , the toddler 's mother , said she 's not yet ready to forgive . just that their disorganization allowed this ever to happen -- it 's extremely frustrating , ' she said . i 've lost all trust and all faith in them . ' watch issues with jane velez-mitchell monday through sunday at 7pm et on hln . for the latest from issues click here . | a florida mother says of olive garden : they poisoned my child right in front of me ' |
u.s. navy <tsp> ( cnn ) -- almost a month after malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared , searchers say pulse signals detected in the indian ocean provide the best hope so far for finding it . however , those same officials warn it will take time to confirm if the sonar pings come from the missing plane , meaning nothing is certain yet . the new information raises more questions about what the pulse signals mean and what happens now . is this it ? maybe . an australian ship using high-tech u.s. equipment has twice detected signals along the suspected flight path of the airliner off its country 's western coast . angus houston , who heads the rescue effort , told reporters that a device called a towed pinger locator on the vessel ocean shield received signals similar to the kind that the aircraft 's on board data and cockpit voice recorders would emit . the first detection , which occurred over the weekend , lasted more than two hours before the ship lost contact , houston said . a second detection several hours later lasted 13 minutes , and more importantly , included two separate signals audible to the locator device , he said . two signals could mean they came from the so-called black boxes , as expected . it 's probably the best information that we have had , ' houston said before immediately noting that we have n't found the aircraft yet ; we need further confirmation . ' a promising lead why this may be it the signals reported were near the 37.5 khz standard beacon frequency ' of the recorders , officials say . that frequency was chosen for use to avoid interference from other ocean noises as much as possible . in addition , the two pulse signals detected at the same time would be consistent with the two emitters on the plane . also , the location where the signals were detected is along the missing plane 's probable flight path , according to the latest analysis of its known direction and fuel capacity . houston said the new information on the likely flight path helped narrow the search area . with the acoustic events that we 're getting in the area , we are encouraged that we 're very close to where we need to be , ' houston said , later adding : this is quite an extraordinary set of circumstances that we 're now in a very well-defined search area which hopefully will eventually yield the information that we need to say mh370 might have entered the water just here . ' on saturday , a chinese ship detected a single pulse signal more than 300 miles further south , also near the most recently projected flight path . houston said the distance made it unlikely ' the chinese ship and australian vessel detected the same signal , but added in deep water , funny things happen with acoustic signals . ' why this may not be it from the beginning , search officials have stressed the long odds against figuring out where the plane might be without visible evidence such as wreckage . for now , all we have are some pulse signals , houston said , and in the ocean , those could be from a number of things . this has been done without finding any wreckage thus far , and i think it 's quite extraordinary and what i 'd like to see now is us find some wreckage because that will basically help solve the mystery , ' houston explained , adding that without wreckage , we ca n't say it 's definitely here . ' next steps oceanographers note that the ocean is full of sonar sounds , including whale calls and signals emitted by research equipment left on the bottom to help find it later . while the frequency of the black box signals are intended to be unique , other sounds can cause confusion , they note . unlike in air where sound travels in a straight line , acoustic energy -- sound through the water -- is greatly affected by temperature , pressure and salinity , ' explained peter leavy , commander of the military task force conducting the search . and that has the effect of attenuating , bending -- sometimes through 90 degrees -- sound waves . so it is quite possible and very hard to predict -- it 's quite possible for sound to travel great distances laterally but be very difficult to hear near the surface of the ocean , for instance . ' on monday , u.s. navy commander william marks told cnn from the search operation that the inability of the ocean shield 's pinger locator to find the signals again more than a day since the last reception caused initial optimism to become more and more cautious . ' what next ? the ocean shield and its towed pinger locator continue to search the area where it detected the signals to try to hear them again . if they do , searchers would send out a bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle with a more accurate sonar and possibly a camera for mapping and studying the the ocean floor , leavy said . at the moment that 's not deployed , ' he told reporters . the focus is on trying to reacquire the acoustic signal that they had ' by the end of tuesday . meanwhile , the website marinetraffic.com indicated monday that three ships were searching a spot further to the south where the haixun 01 , a chinese patrol boat , reportedly detected pulse signals on saturday . another chinese vessel and the hms echo of britain 's royal navy joined the haixun 01 in the area , according to the website , which has been reliable in reporting the movements of search vessels . officials had said they would send additional resources to help the haixun 01 try to find the source of pulse signals it detected on the same 37.5 khz frequency used by airplane recorders . a major question is how long the batteries in the recorders will last . they have a 30-day expectancy when activated , and the plane disappeared on march 8 , which was 31 days ago . we 're already one day past the advertised shelf life , ' houston said . we hope that it keeps going for a little bit longer . ' relatives react confirmation that the signal comes from the boeing 777 would mean the possibility of recovering the plane -- or at least the black boxes -- goes from being one in a million to almost certain , ' said simon boxall , a lecturer in ocean and earth science at the university of southampton . houston , a retired australian air chief marshal who is chief coordinator of joint agency coordination centre , warned against expecting a quick resolution . it could take some days before the information is available to establish whether these detections can be confirmed as being from mh370 , ' he said . in very deep oceanic water , nothing happens fast . ' what happens after the pingers die ? cnn 's aaron cooper , mike m. ahlers , jethro mullen , holly yan , catherine shoichet , judy kwon , ed payne and mitra mobasherat and journalist ivy sam contributed to this report . | new : u.s. navy commander : initial optimism over pulse signals becomes more cautious |
portugal <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a portugal player embarrassed himself monday with his crazy decision to use his head the wrong way and he got panned for the way he lashed out at an opponent . that , and portugal 's play in a humbling 4-0 loss , were two of the lowlights on the fifth day of play in brazil . as was a 0-0 draw that produced very little excitement . but then there was the stunning goal by a u.s. player whose inclusion in the game was a surprise to many . here are a few of the day 's big developments . that 's not nice pepe , pepe , pepe . bad boy ! it is generally frowned upon to headbutt anyone , anytime -- unless it 's wrestlemania ! but if you 're gon na do it -- and again , shame on you for thinking about it -- at least do it right . that 's not us , that twitterazzi , who slammed the portuguese player after he tapped german forward thomas muller in monday 's match with the crown of his head . the only man that can pull of a headbutt with class is zinedine zidane , ' wrote @ yusufbambi , referring to the memorable 2006 world cup incident in which the french great slammed his head into the chest of an italian player . i 'll rate that headbutt 1 # zidane out of 5 # nevergofullpepe # worldcup2014 , ' said @ mrnewports . calling that a head-butt by pepe is an insult to zizou ..... and ( boxer evander ) holyfield , ' wrote †| portugal 's pepe gets to sit next game because he headbutted an opponent |
italy <tsp> ( cnn ) -- he is one of the greatest skiers of all time , the winner of every major prize on offer , but when alberto tomba looks back on his legendary career he feels a pang of regret . la bomba ' called it quits at the end of the 1998 season , aged 31 , having won three olympic gold medals , two world championship titles and 50 world cup races . his final victory in the slalom at the world cup finals in crans montana of 1998 meant the italian established a record , as yet unbroken , of being the only male skier to win at least one race per year for 11 straight seasons . tomba 's farewell appearance in the winter olympics in nagano in 1998 ended in a rare failure but , after watching the next two as a frustrated spectator , he came to the conclusion he had stopped racing prematurely . i was watching salt lake city 2002 , torino 2006 , and after torino i said ,'oh , i stopped skiing too early , i was too young , i was 31 ,' he told cnn 's alpine edge series . i may feel in good shape but now i 'm 46 and what i can do ? it 's too late . ' it is debatable whether tomba might have added to his victories , but he can reflect on leaving an indelible mark on his sport -- earning the adulation of fans not just in his home country , but the world over . his flamboyant style on the slopes was matched by a reputation for fast living off piste , but tomba insists it was exaggerated . no , no no -- only half is true ! all the time they invented it , just for the press ... for fun . to provoke me also ! ' current world cup star didier cuche also believes tomba rather cleverly maintained the image , but remained a very serious competitor at heart . i hear that he went to sleep really early , got up at 2 o'clock in the night , went out for an hour and then went to bed again ... he was playing a little bit with that , ' the swiss skier told cnn . the longevity of tomba 's career is testament to his ability and the hard work he put in , scoring his first world cup victory in 1987 when he beat his great idol , ingemar stenmark of sweden . two gold medals at the 1988 calgary olympics catapulted him to world stardom and he successfully defended his giant slalom crown in the 1992 winter games in albertville . 1995 was to prove tomba 's best season on the world cup circuit , winning 11 races and claiming the famous crystal globe as overall champion . a combination of circumstances had prevented tomba from claiming a world championship title , but he put that right in 1996 with double gold . it remains the highlight of a career full of highlights for tomba , now the patron of an italian winter sports federation project which targets youngsters who will be looking to follow in his giant footsteps . i think it was in sierra nevada , my world championships , i won two gold in two days . it was amazing , also the weather , the climate -- everything was perfect , ' he recalled . tomba returned home to a rapturous welcome . i remember when i flew back to italy , everybody expects alberto at bologna airport , but i fly back to parma because it was full , many people , 20,000 people -- that was amazing . ' tomba was famous for his daring charges in the deciding second runs of his races , often making up large deficits from the first leg to storm to victory . for his second gold in the giant slalom in sierra nevada he made up 0.81 seconds on the first-leg leader to top the podium . fellow ski legend franz klammer told cnn that was typical of tomba 's style . the way he skied , he was so light even though he was a big guy , he was so light on the skis , smooth and he could pull it off -- even though if the first run was not that great , he could really do it on the second run , ' the austrian said . | la bomba ' remains a revered figure in italy and around the world |
british <tsp> nairobi , kenya ( cnn ) -- some answers may be revealed in blood-stained halls or deep in the rubble of nairobi 's westgate mall . others may never be known . that 's the reality for investigators and the people of kenya on wednesday , still coming to grips with a vicious attack and armed standoff that ended a day earlier . at least 61 civilians and six kenyan security officers died in the four-day attack and rescue efforts , president uhuru kenyatta said tuesday , but the death toll will rise as recovery workers retrieve bodies buried in the rubble of the partially collapsed mall . kenyan forces killed five terrorists , and 11 others are in custody over possible links to the attacks , kenyatta said , declaring that his country had ashamed and defeated ' the attackers . but even though kenyatta declared the siege over , an immense amount of work remains to learn how al-shabaab , a terror group thought to be badly bruised by recent losses in its somalian homeland , was able to pull off such a well-coordinated and brazen attack . president : mall siege attackers'ashamed and defeated' how did they do it ? it started saturday when the attackers stormed into the upscale mall and began shooting . a senior kenyan government official said they took very few ' people captive ; the attackers were primarily out for blood . they were not interested in hostage-taking , ' the official said . they only wanted to kill . ' the attackers were equipped well enough to kill dozens of civilians , then fend off kenyan security forces for four days -- not the sort of action that can be pulled off on a whim . that raises a number of questions : how could such a significant plot , involving travel arrangements , arms transfers and other details , have escaped the attention of intelligence officials ? did the attackers have inside help , either at the mall or within security forces ? so far , kenyan and u.s. authorities are n't answering such questions , certainly not publicly . al-shabaab grew amid somalia 's lawlessness u.s. wants access u.s. security and law enforcement personnel are pressing for access to the mall and the bodies of the terrorists so they can begin to determine if americans were among the attackers , according to a u.s. official with direct knowledge of the situation . that is the million-dollar question , ' the official said . we do not have much fidelity on this . we have n't had access to the scene . ' but based on what the united states knows so far , this was meticulously planned , ' the official said . this is not something where the attackers walked into the mall all of the sudden . ' the united states is looking at the possibility the attackers stored their weapons inside the mall ahead of time and may have even rented a store there as a base of operations . the americans are also looking at reports the attackers may have had access to blueprints of the mall and knowledge of the location of employee and service personnel stairways as well as ventilation systems . fbi experts from the terrorist explosive device analytical center are assisting kenyans on a preliminary basis . they have specific expertise in analyzing explosives and fingerprints . but the united states wants autopsy and forensic data , including dna samples , to help determine if americans were involved , the official said . the united states also will scour any communications or intercepts for clues , according to other officials . american experts also will try to analyze any evidence of grenades and heavy belt-fed machine guns being used , the official said . he noted grenade attacks by al-shabaab are fairly common . the u.s. belief so far is that al-shabaab hard-line leader ahmed abdi godane ordered the attack , the official said . nothing like this would have gotten off the ground without him . it 's safe to assume this is something he would have blessed , ' the official said . who were the attackers ? kenyan authorities have said 10 to 15 attackers were believed to be involved . one attacker was dutch and another british , kenya state house spokesman manoah esipisu told cnn on wednesday . al-shabaab previously had said americans were involved in the attack , a claim kenyatta also noted tuesday but said has not been verified . esipisu said wednesday that kenyan authorities believe attackers of a few other nationalities ' were involved . kenyan interior minister joseph ole lenku told reporters wednesday that authorities can not confirm the nationalities of the terrorists until forensic testing is complete . he said the united states , israel , britain , germany and canada are helping in the mall forensic investigation . somali jihadists recruit in united states , canada and europe reports that a white woman was among the terrorists who stormed the mall have prompted a slew of media speculation about samantha lewthwaite , a british woman whose husband was one of the suicide bombers in the 2005 london terror attacks . known as the white widow , ' lewthwaite has been wanted by international counterterrorism officials since authorities found bomb-making materials in her mombasa , kenya , apartment in 2011 . she vanished shortly before a raid . was the white widow ' involved ? a senior kenyan official said tuesday a woman was involved in the attack . esipisu said wednesday that authorities ca n't say much about who the woman was or what she was doing . what we 've been told by multiple witnesses is that they saw a woman . we have also been told that if it is the same woman that they say they saw , that she would have been killed very early on in the attack , ' esipisu said . we do n't know for sure that we had a woman . and secondly , because of the bodies trapped under the rubble , we do n't know if she is who everyone says she might be . ' where are they ? some of them are dead , inside the rubble of the partially collapsed mall , kenyatta said . but while he said five terrorists had been killed by kenyan forces and 11 people were in custody , it was not clear if all the attackers had been accounted for , or if some may have been able to slip out in the chaos . a senior kenyan official said forces were able to drive two attackers trying to escape by car back inside the mall , but it 's unclear if any others might have been able to elude authorities early in the crisis . others could have escaped by posing as civilians , perhaps after ditching weapons and changing clothes . how to help on wednesday , a high-level source who asked for anonymity told cnn that kenyan counterterrorism police had arrested a british national of somali descent who had injuries on his face and was acting suspiciously as he tried to board a turkish airlines flight . it 's not clear if kenyan authorities suspect the man of being inside the mall during the attack , but authorities found they had no record of the man 's entry into the country , the source said . there is conflicting information on the man . the uk foreign and commonwealth office told cnn the detained man is not connected to the terrorist attack . the office did not say how it knew that man was not involved and declined to elaborate . kenyatta , whose country boasts deep counterterrorism ties to the united states , vowed to track down and punish the attack 's perpetrators . these cowards will meet justice , as will their accomplices and patrons wherever they are , ' the kenyan leader said tuesday . the kenyan spirit can not be broken , says eyewitness cnn 's zain verjee reported from nairobi ; michael pearson reported and wrote from atlanta . cnn 's barbara starr , evan perez , arwa damon , greg botelho , nima elbagir , victoria eastwood , atika shubert , becky anderson , lillian leposo , brian walker and holly yan contributed to this report . | there are conflicting reports on a british man held in kenya for questioning |
bobbi brown <tsp> ( cnn ) -- when bobbi brown introduced her eponymous lipstick line to bergdorf goodman back in 1991 , she never expected all 10 pinky-brown shades to fly off the shelves in just one day . since then , the trailblazing makeup mogul has built a billion-dollar empire by making women look and feel beautiful in a natural way . her cosmetics adorn the faces of vips such as michelle obama and katie holmes , as well as the duchess of cambridge , who wore the brand on her wedding day . with stores in 68 countries today , the company has grown from a mail-order business in the early 90s to a staple in women 's makeup bags from london to beijing . when i started the company , my mission was to make a lipstick that looked like lips , because most of the lipsticks on the market looked artificial , they were greasy and they smelled bad , ' brown told cnn 's poppy harlow . i wanted to create something that looked natural , and that worked with a woman 's skin tone and her lip color , ' she adds . brown 's love affair with makeup started as she watched her mother 's beauty rituals in their suburban chicago home . but her true entrepreneurial streak came from her russian immigrant grandfather , who worked his way up to become a successful car dealer : i grew up watching papa sam in his dealership and i learned so much . he was an amazing role model , ' she says . school was never the focus of brown 's attention , and when she wanted to drop out of the university of arizona after her first year , her mother asked her a question that would determine the course of her life : if you could spend the day doing whatever you wanted , what would you do ? ' go to the mall and play with makeup , ' came the answer . after earning a degree in theatrical makeup at emerson college in boston , brown moved to new york city , showing her portfolio to anyone and everyone . living the life of a fledgling makeup artist , her talent and perseverance paid off . soon she was working on high-profile magazine shoots , eventually landing a vogue cover with naomi campbell -- her first big break . i 'll never forget it , ' recalls brown . it was naomi campbell 's first cover and the photographer was patrick demarchelier . it was shot on the beach early in the morning , and you never know if it 's a cover or not , but when i heard it was , i was beyond ( excited ) , ' she says . while her makeup artist career was burgeoning , brown was frustrated by the lack of wearable , natural looking shades amid the fuchsia lipsticks and electric blue eye shadows which dominated the 1980s : everything was artificial and fake . it just did not look right to me , ' she says . a chance meeting with a kiehl 's pharmacist during a fashion shoot led to the creation of her first lipstick , brown lip color , in her signature chocolate-based tones . four years later , the company she started with just $ 10,000 was beating cosmetics giant estee lauder in major department stores . brown soon got a call from leonard lauder , the scion of the makeup empire started by his mother estee , offering to buy her company . she accepted , under the condition that she retained all creative control , and today it is estimated that bobbi brown products account for about 10 % of all estee lauder sales . you know , i think that women will always need their basics , ' brown says , explaining how her business managed to weather the financial downturn of recent years . they will always need their tried and tested things , they are not going to forgo makeup . maybe they 'll forgo the trendy things that come out every season , they do n't need it . but most women still need what they need , ' she adds . when it comes to her role in an industry which has been heavily criticized for making women feel self-conscious , brown says : everyone i know in the beauty industry , not just the people that work in my company , is really there to make products that make women look and feel better , they devote their lives to it . i think the biggest problem is that the internet now shows everything . so if you are going to be an actress or a supermodel , you are unusually photogenic , you are unusually thin , that is not what all women are , ' she says . brown still beautifies the faces of models in all her advertising campaigns , but her business interests are not limited to cosmetics . she has partnered with safilo , a leading italian eyewear brand , to design a range of glasses , and has recently been appointed as editor-in-chief of yahoo 's new beauty section . read more : the dress that launched a $ 7 billion empire ' i 'm trying to create a space that is empowering , that 's teaching , that 's fun , with a sense of humor , that 's visually exciting and cool , ' she says , but mostly , a place that will give women real answers to not just beauty but lifestyle and empowerment , and everything it means to be a successful , happy woman . and i hope a man , too , i have things planned for men as well , ' brown adds . the entrepreneur has also channeled her energy into philanthropy , starting the pretty powerful campaign for women and girls , where 100 % of the purchase price of a limited edition product goes to programs helping disadvantaged women and girls around the world . the company also sponsors dress for success , a global charity which offers unemployed women career advice and professional attire for job interviews . brown 's youthful face and eyes exude humor , and she fosters a homey atmosphere in her headquarters in new york 's trendy soho . large windows flood the pastel-colored space with sunlight , and there are regular yoga sessions . there are dogs and kids that come in , and i love having this atmosphere , it 's who i am , ' she says . the make-up mogul jokingly describes herself as a type a personality -- hardworking and efficient , yet able to unplug from the daily grind : i enjoy things that are not about my work , i enjoy my husband , my kids and nephews , my'entourage ,'as i call them . and whether it 's family vacations or trips , i 'm able to let go , ' she says . however , the 57-year-old is not ready to hang up her brushes any time soon . i 'm bad at golf and even worse at tennis , ' she quips , adding that she does n't feel she has reached her pinnacle yet . so many things happened in my career which were important moments , from my first vogue cover to getting into bergdorf goodman and harrods , and finally when leonard lauder called , but then things just continued to happen . so , i have n't made it yet , ' she concludes . read more : marina abramovic , the sorceress who creates art out of thin air read more : inside tory burch 's billion dollar fashion world | makeup magnate bobbi brown started her company with $ 10,000 in 1991 |
bobbi brown <tsp> ( cnn ) -- when bobbi brown introduced her eponymous lipstick line to bergdorf goodman back in 1991 , she never expected all 10 pinky-brown shades to fly off the shelves in just one day . since then , the trailblazing makeup mogul has built a billion-dollar empire by making women look and feel beautiful in a natural way . her cosmetics adorn the faces of vips such as michelle obama and katie holmes , as well as the duchess of cambridge , who wore the brand on her wedding day . with stores in 68 countries today , the company has grown from a mail-order business in the early 90s to a staple in women 's makeup bags from london to beijing . when i started the company , my mission was to make a lipstick that looked like lips , because most of the lipsticks on the market looked artificial , they were greasy and they smelled bad , ' brown told cnn 's poppy harlow . i wanted to create something that looked natural , and that worked with a woman 's skin tone and her lip color , ' she adds . brown 's love affair with makeup started as she watched her mother 's beauty rituals in their suburban chicago home . but her true entrepreneurial streak came from her russian immigrant grandfather , who worked his way up to become a successful car dealer : i grew up watching papa sam in his dealership and i learned so much . he was an amazing role model , ' she says . school was never the focus of brown 's attention , and when she wanted to drop out of the university of arizona after her first year , her mother asked her a question that would determine the course of her life : if you could spend the day doing whatever you wanted , what would you do ? ' go to the mall and play with makeup , ' came the answer . after earning a degree in theatrical makeup at emerson college in boston , brown moved to new york city , showing her portfolio to anyone and everyone . living the life of a fledgling makeup artist , her talent and perseverance paid off . soon she was working on high-profile magazine shoots , eventually landing a vogue cover with naomi campbell -- her first big break . i 'll never forget it , ' recalls brown . it was naomi campbell 's first cover and the photographer was patrick demarchelier . it was shot on the beach early in the morning , and you never know if it 's a cover or not , but when i heard it was , i was beyond ( excited ) , ' she says . while her makeup artist career was burgeoning , brown was frustrated by the lack of wearable , natural looking shades amid the fuchsia lipsticks and electric blue eye shadows which dominated the 1980s : everything was artificial and fake . it just did not look right to me , ' she says . a chance meeting with a kiehl 's pharmacist during a fashion shoot led to the creation of her first lipstick , brown lip color , in her signature chocolate-based tones . four years later , the company she started with just $ 10,000 was beating cosmetics giant estee lauder in major department stores . brown soon got a call from leonard lauder , the scion of the makeup empire started by his mother estee , offering to buy her company . she accepted , under the condition that she retained all creative control , and today it is estimated that bobbi brown products account for about 10 % of all estee lauder sales . you know , i think that women will always need their basics , ' brown says , explaining how her business managed to weather the financial downturn of recent years . they will always need their tried and tested things , they are not going to forgo makeup . maybe they 'll forgo the trendy things that come out every season , they do n't need it . but most women still need what they need , ' she adds . when it comes to her role in an industry which has been heavily criticized for making women feel self-conscious , brown says : everyone i know in the beauty industry , not just the people that work in my company , is really there to make products that make women look and feel better , they devote their lives to it . i think the biggest problem is that the internet now shows everything . so if you are going to be an actress or a supermodel , you are unusually photogenic , you are unusually thin , that is not what all women are , ' she says . brown still beautifies the faces of models in all her advertising campaigns , but her business interests are not limited to cosmetics . she has partnered with safilo , a leading italian eyewear brand , to design a range of glasses , and has recently been appointed as editor-in-chief of yahoo 's new beauty section . read more : the dress that launched a $ 7 billion empire ' i 'm trying to create a space that is empowering , that 's teaching , that 's fun , with a sense of humor , that 's visually exciting and cool , ' she says , but mostly , a place that will give women real answers to not just beauty but lifestyle and empowerment , and everything it means to be a successful , happy woman . and i hope a man , too , i have things planned for men as well , ' brown adds . the entrepreneur has also channeled her energy into philanthropy , starting the pretty powerful campaign for women and girls , where 100 % of the purchase price of a limited edition product goes to programs helping disadvantaged women and girls around the world . the company also sponsors dress for success , a global charity which offers unemployed women career advice and professional attire for job interviews . brown 's youthful face and eyes exude humor , and she fosters a homey atmosphere in her headquarters in new york 's trendy soho . large windows flood the pastel-colored space with sunlight , and there are regular yoga sessions . there are dogs and kids that come in , and i love having this atmosphere , it 's who i am , ' she says . the make-up mogul jokingly describes herself as a type a personality -- hardworking and efficient , yet able to unplug from the daily grind : i enjoy things that are not about my work , i enjoy my husband , my kids and nephews , my'entourage ,'as i call them . and whether it 's family vacations or trips , i 'm able to let go , ' she says . however , the 57-year-old is not ready to hang up her brushes any time soon . i 'm bad at golf and even worse at tennis , ' she quips , adding that she does n't feel she has reached her pinnacle yet . so many things happened in my career which were important moments , from my first vogue cover to getting into bergdorf goodman and harrods , and finally when leonard lauder called , but then things just continued to happen . so , i have n't made it yet , ' she concludes . read more : marina abramovic , the sorceress who creates art out of thin air 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clinton <tsp> new york ( cnn ) wall street is more than ready for hillary clinton . the former secretary of state confirmed on sunday what the political world has expected for months -- eight years after her first failed white house bid , clinton will once again seek the democratic party 's nomination for president . i 'm hitting the road to earn your vote , because it 's your time , ' clinton said in a video released sunday afternoon officially kicking off her campaign . and i hope you 'll join me on this journey . ' as clinton sets off onto the campaign trail to reintroduce herself to voters and court donors across the country , wall street elites are ready to roll out the red carpet . but while the enthusiastic support from the industry will be a financial boon for clinton 's newly launched campaign , it will also pose a delicate balancing act when it comes to appeasing a vocal wing of her party that is antagonistic toward the banking sector . clinton , 67 , has long enjoyed a close relationship with the financial industry . as a new york senator for almost a decade , she represented wall street and courted the industry aggressively during her last presidential campaign . and there is a certain degree of nostalgia within the industry for her husband 's two-term presidency , marked by the 1990s bull market and broad financial deregulation , including the repeal of the glass-steagall act , which separated commercial banking from riskier investing activities . now clinton 's allies in the finance world are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors in new york and beyond . many on wall street and in the broader business community view her as a dependable , business-friendly force within a democratic party that has grown increasingly populist during president barack obama 's time in office . robert wolf , the former ceo of ubs americas and a close obama associate who will back clinton in 2016 , said there 's an incredible amount of enthusiasm ' for her campaign to get off the ground . we know the secretary from the years of being first lady to the senator to the secretary , so we have decades of working relationship with her , ' wolf , who now runs a boutique consulting firm headquartered in manhattan , told cnn . i do n't think it 's surprising that the former senator of new york is close to the finance community . ' longtime clinton friend and prominent democratic fundraiser alan patricof , who founded the venture capital firm greycroft partners , said clinton has an enormous following ' both inside and outside of the finance world . there are a lot of people who perhaps did n't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon , ' patricof said . as compared with 2008 , he added : there is no diminishment , just the opposite -- an acceleration of interest in her running for the presidency . ' but the fanfare wo n't sit well with everyone . the former first lady 's perceived coziness with wall street is a source of irritation for liberal activists , who hope to push the eventual democratic nominee to embrace progressive ideals during the 2016 primaries . clinton , who lost her first presidential campaign to a challenger from the left , seems to recognize that the liberal wing of the party has grown even more vocal and influential since then , especially on economic matters . her video message on sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind . americans have fought their way back from tough economic times , but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top , ' clinton said , vowing to be a champion ' of everyday americans . ' that statement tracks closely with her tone in recent public appearances , where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes . she has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals , such as the wealth gap , minimum wage and equal pay , in the months leading up to her announcement . in january , she took to social media to defend the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law , which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back . attacking financial reform is risky and wrong , ' she wrote on twitter . bill daley , a longtime clinton ally and former obama chief of staff , said clinton has to reintroduce herself to the party . if she defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis , daley said , that 's a problem . ' he continued : my guess is she 'll have enough policy positions that says she 's not in the tank with them . ' clinton 's early gestures have not satisfied some activists , who point to massachusetts democratic sen. elizabeth warren as their candidate of choice . several liberal groups have even launched a formal draft campaign to elevate the senator and highlight her progressive views . former republican new hampshire sen. judd gregg , who served as head of the securities industry and financial markets association , said part of clinton 's challenge stems from the fact that the center of the democratic party has moved very much to the left . ' hillary has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream , ' gregg said . i presume she 's going to get the nomination , but she may be contested from the left . ' while warren has shown no interest in running for president this cycle , other democrats have been taking aim at big banks as they tour the early presidential states . former maryland gov . martin o'malley , former virginia sen. jim webb and vermont sen. bernie sanders , an independent who caucuses with democrats , are all testing the waters . they have made economic populism central to their potential campaigns , proposing to crack down on the banking sector , reform the culture on wall street and toughen financial regulations . none of these potential candidates will be able to compete with clinton 's extensive fundraising apparatus . but their presence in the race could exert pressure on clinton to embrace progressive policies . after clinton 's announcement sunday , a collection of liberal activists declared that the former secretary of state must prove her progressive bona fides . we look forward to hillary clinton and other candidates laying out their platforms and hearing whether they embrace the fights that sen. warren has spent her life leading , ' said ready for warren campaign manager erica sagrans . in the coming days , ready for warren will be stepping up our efforts to convince warren to run for president . ' now that she is a formally declared candidate , political strategists expect clinton to be more outspoken , laying out her economic priorities quickly and in her own terms . democratic strategist chris lehane downplayed the notion of clinton-warren tension in the democratic party , predicting that with clinton as an announced candidate , she 'll offer a pretty compelling rationale ' for her campaign . lehane , who worked in bill clinton 's administration , said he envisioned an economic message for clinton anchored in her biography : i grew up in the midwest in a middle class family , i understand the challenges that they face , we need to make sure that america gives people a fair shot . ' despite clinton 's embrace of more populist rhetoric , finance and business leaders are n't too concerned that she will back policies that are anathema to them . they expect that she will be able to articulate a broad economic goals aimed at the middle class rather than one that rails against bailouts and financial excess , particularly as the country gets more distance from the last financial crisis . kathy wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a prominent business coalition , predicted that clinton would be able to maintain her relationship with wall street without alienating the liberal base . the fact that clinton is knowledgeable and maintains good , open relationships with the business and financial world does not suggest that she 's in anybody 's pocket , ' wylde said . she 's demonstrated that she 's an independent force . ' | clinton 's allies there are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors |
clinton <tsp> new york ( cnn ) wall street is more than ready for hillary clinton . the former secretary of state confirmed on sunday what the political world has expected for months -- eight years after her first failed white house bid , clinton will once again seek the democratic party 's nomination for president . i 'm hitting the road to earn your vote , because it 's your time , ' clinton said in a video released sunday afternoon officially kicking off her campaign . and i hope you 'll join me on this journey . ' as clinton sets off onto the campaign trail to reintroduce herself to voters and court donors across the country , wall street elites are ready to roll out the red carpet . but while the enthusiastic support from the industry will be a financial boon for clinton 's newly launched campaign , it will also pose a delicate balancing act when it comes to appeasing a vocal wing of her party that is antagonistic toward the banking sector . clinton , 67 , has long enjoyed a close relationship with the financial industry . as a new york senator for almost a decade , she represented wall street and courted the industry aggressively during her last presidential campaign . and there is a certain degree of nostalgia within the industry for her husband 's two-term presidency , marked by the 1990s bull market and broad financial deregulation , including the repeal of the glass-steagall act , which separated commercial banking from riskier investing activities . now clinton 's allies in the finance world are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors in new york and beyond . many on wall street and in the broader business community view her as a dependable , business-friendly force within a democratic party that has grown increasingly populist during president barack obama 's time in office . robert wolf , the former ceo of ubs americas and a close obama associate who will back clinton in 2016 , said there 's an incredible amount of enthusiasm ' for her campaign to get off the ground . we know the secretary from the years of being first lady to the senator to the secretary , so we have decades of working relationship with her , ' wolf , who now runs a boutique consulting firm headquartered in manhattan , told cnn . i do n't think it 's surprising that the former senator of new york is close to the finance community . ' longtime clinton friend and prominent democratic fundraiser alan patricof , who founded the venture capital firm greycroft partners , said clinton has an enormous following ' both inside and outside of the finance world . there are a lot of people who perhaps did n't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon , ' patricof said . as compared with 2008 , he added : there is no diminishment , just the opposite -- an acceleration of interest in her running for the presidency . ' but the fanfare wo n't sit well with everyone . the former first lady 's perceived coziness with wall street is a source of irritation for liberal activists , who hope to push the eventual democratic nominee to embrace progressive ideals during the 2016 primaries . clinton , who lost her first presidential campaign to a challenger from the left , seems to recognize that the liberal wing of the party has grown even more vocal and influential since then , especially on economic matters . her video message on sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind . americans have fought their way back from tough economic times , but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top , ' clinton said , vowing to be a champion ' of everyday americans . ' that statement tracks closely with her tone in recent public appearances , where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes . she has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals , such as the wealth gap , minimum wage and equal pay , in the months leading up to her announcement . in january , she took to social media to defend the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law , which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back . attacking financial reform is risky and wrong , ' she wrote on twitter . bill daley , a longtime clinton ally and former obama chief of staff , said clinton has to reintroduce herself to the party . if she defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis , daley said , that 's a problem . ' he continued : my guess is she 'll have enough policy positions that says she 's not in the tank with them . ' clinton 's early gestures have not satisfied some activists , who point to massachusetts democratic sen. elizabeth warren as their candidate of choice . several liberal groups have even launched a formal draft campaign to elevate the senator and highlight her progressive views . former republican new hampshire sen. judd gregg , who served as head of the securities industry and financial markets association , said part of clinton 's challenge stems from the fact that the center of the democratic party has moved very much to the left . ' hillary has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream , ' gregg said . i presume she 's going to get the nomination , but she may be contested from the left . ' while warren has shown no interest in running for president this cycle , other democrats have been taking aim at big banks as they tour the early presidential states . former maryland gov . martin o'malley , former virginia sen. jim webb and vermont sen. bernie sanders , an independent who caucuses with democrats , are all testing the waters . they have made economic populism central to their potential campaigns , proposing to crack down on the banking sector , reform the culture on wall street and toughen financial regulations . none of these potential candidates will be able to compete with clinton 's extensive fundraising apparatus . but their presence in the race could exert pressure on clinton to embrace progressive policies . after clinton 's announcement sunday , a collection of liberal activists declared that the former secretary of state must prove her progressive bona fides . we look forward to hillary clinton and other candidates laying out their platforms and hearing whether they embrace the fights that sen. warren has spent her life leading , ' said ready for warren campaign manager erica sagrans . in the coming days , ready for warren will be stepping up our efforts to convince warren to run for president . ' now that she is a formally declared candidate , political strategists expect clinton to be more outspoken , laying out her economic priorities quickly and in her own terms . democratic strategist chris lehane downplayed the notion of clinton-warren tension in the democratic party , predicting that with clinton as an announced candidate , she 'll offer a pretty compelling rationale ' for her campaign . lehane , who worked in bill clinton 's administration , said he envisioned an economic message for clinton anchored in her biography : i grew up in the midwest in a middle class family , i understand the challenges that they face , we need to make sure that america gives people a fair shot . ' despite clinton 's embrace of more populist rhetoric , finance and business leaders are n't too concerned that she will back policies that are anathema to them . they expect that she will be able to articulate a broad economic goals aimed at the middle class rather than one that rails against bailouts and financial excess , particularly as the country gets more distance from the last financial crisis . kathy wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a prominent business coalition , predicted that clinton would be able to maintain her relationship with wall street without alienating the liberal base . the fact that clinton is knowledgeable and maintains good , open relationships with the business and financial world does not suggest that she 's in anybody 's pocket , ' wylde said . she 's demonstrated that she 's an independent force . ' | hillary clinton developed a close relationship with the financial world as a new york senator |
wall street <tsp> new york ( cnn ) wall street is more than ready for hillary clinton . the former secretary of state confirmed on sunday what the political world has expected for months -- eight years after her first failed white house bid , clinton will once again seek the democratic party 's nomination for president . i 'm hitting the road to earn your vote , because it 's your time , ' clinton said in a video released sunday afternoon officially kicking off her campaign . and i hope you 'll join me on this journey . ' as clinton sets off onto the campaign trail to reintroduce herself to voters and court donors across the country , wall street elites are ready to roll out the red carpet . but while the enthusiastic support from the industry will be a financial boon for clinton 's newly launched campaign , it will also pose a delicate balancing act when it comes to appeasing a vocal wing of her party that is antagonistic toward the banking sector . clinton , 67 , has long enjoyed a close relationship with the financial industry . as a new york senator for almost a decade , she represented wall street and courted the industry aggressively during her last presidential campaign . and there is a certain degree of nostalgia within the industry for her husband 's two-term presidency , marked by the 1990s bull market and broad financial deregulation , including the repeal of the glass-steagall act , which separated commercial banking from riskier investing activities . now clinton 's allies in the finance world are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors in new york and beyond . many on wall street and in the broader business community view her as a dependable , business-friendly force within a democratic party that has grown increasingly populist during president barack obama 's time in office . robert wolf , the former ceo of ubs americas and a close obama associate who will back clinton in 2016 , said there 's an incredible amount of enthusiasm ' for her campaign to get off the ground . we know the secretary from the years of being first lady to the senator to the secretary , so we have decades of working relationship with her , ' wolf , who now runs a boutique consulting firm headquartered in manhattan , told cnn . i do n't think it 's surprising that the former senator of new york is close to the finance community . ' longtime clinton friend and prominent democratic fundraiser alan patricof , who founded the venture capital firm greycroft partners , said clinton has an enormous following ' both inside and outside of the finance world . there are a lot of people who perhaps did n't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon , ' patricof said . as compared with 2008 , he added : there is no diminishment , just the opposite -- an acceleration of interest in her running for the presidency . ' but the fanfare wo n't sit well with everyone . the former first lady 's perceived coziness with wall street is a source of irritation for liberal activists , who hope to push the eventual democratic nominee to embrace progressive ideals during the 2016 primaries . clinton , who lost her first presidential campaign to a challenger from the left , seems to recognize that the liberal wing of the party has grown even more vocal and influential since then , especially on economic matters . her video message on sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind . americans have fought their way back from tough economic times , but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top , ' clinton said , vowing to be a champion ' of everyday americans . ' that statement tracks closely with her tone in recent public appearances , where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes . she has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals , such as the wealth gap , minimum wage and equal pay , in the months leading up to her announcement . in january , she took to social media to defend the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law , which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back . attacking financial reform is risky and wrong , ' she wrote on twitter . bill daley , a longtime clinton ally and former obama chief of staff , said clinton has to reintroduce herself to the party . if she defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis , daley said , that 's a problem . ' he continued : my guess is she 'll have enough policy positions that says she 's not in the tank with them . ' clinton 's early gestures have not satisfied some activists , who point to massachusetts democratic sen. elizabeth warren as their candidate of choice . several liberal groups have even launched a formal draft campaign to elevate the senator and highlight her progressive views . former republican new hampshire sen. judd gregg , who served as head of the securities industry and financial markets association , said part of clinton 's challenge stems from the fact that the center of the democratic party has moved very much to the left . ' hillary has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream , ' gregg said . i presume she 's going to get the nomination , but she may be contested from the left . ' while warren has shown no interest in running for president this cycle , other democrats have been taking aim at big banks as they tour the early presidential states . former maryland gov . martin o'malley , former virginia sen. jim webb and vermont sen. bernie sanders , an independent who caucuses with democrats , are all testing the waters . they have made economic populism central to their potential campaigns , proposing to crack down on the banking sector , reform the culture on wall street and toughen financial regulations . none of these potential candidates will be able to compete with clinton 's extensive fundraising apparatus . but their presence in the race could exert pressure on clinton to embrace progressive policies . after clinton 's announcement sunday , a collection of liberal activists declared that the former secretary of state must prove her progressive bona fides . we look forward to hillary clinton and other candidates laying out their platforms and hearing whether they embrace the fights that sen. warren has spent her life leading , ' said ready for warren campaign manager erica sagrans . in the coming days , ready for warren will be stepping up our efforts to convince warren to run for president . ' now that she is a formally declared candidate , political strategists expect clinton to be more outspoken , laying out her economic priorities quickly and in her own terms . democratic strategist chris lehane downplayed the notion of clinton-warren tension in the democratic party , predicting that with clinton as an announced candidate , she 'll offer a pretty compelling rationale ' for her campaign . lehane , who worked in bill clinton 's administration , said he envisioned an economic message for clinton anchored in her biography : i grew up in the midwest in a middle class family , i understand the challenges that they face , we need to make sure that america gives people a fair shot . ' despite clinton 's embrace of more populist rhetoric , finance and business leaders are n't too concerned that she will back policies that are anathema to them . they expect that she will be able to articulate a broad economic goals aimed at the middle class rather than one that rails against bailouts and financial excess , particularly as the country gets more distance from the last financial crisis . kathy wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a prominent business coalition , predicted that clinton would be able to maintain her relationship with wall street without alienating the liberal base . the fact that clinton is knowledgeable and maintains good , open relationships with the business and financial world does not suggest that she 's in anybody 's pocket , ' wylde said . she 's demonstrated that she 's an independent force . ' | her coziness with wall street irritates liberal activists , who are a growing influence in the democratic party |
hillary clinton <tsp> new york ( cnn ) wall street is more than ready for hillary clinton . the former secretary of state confirmed on sunday what the political world has expected for months -- eight years after her first failed white house bid , clinton will once again seek the democratic party 's nomination for president . i 'm hitting the road to earn your vote , because it 's your time , ' clinton said in a video released sunday afternoon officially kicking off her campaign . and i hope you 'll join me on this journey . ' as clinton sets off onto the campaign trail to reintroduce herself to voters and court donors across the country , wall street elites are ready to roll out the red carpet . but while the enthusiastic support from the industry will be a financial boon for clinton 's newly launched campaign , it will also pose a delicate balancing act when it comes to appeasing a vocal wing of her party that is antagonistic toward the banking sector . clinton , 67 , has long enjoyed a close relationship with the financial industry . as a new york senator for almost a decade , she represented wall street and courted the industry aggressively during her last presidential campaign . and there is a certain degree of nostalgia within the industry for her husband 's two-term presidency , marked by the 1990s bull market and broad financial deregulation , including the repeal of the glass-steagall act , which separated commercial banking from riskier investing activities . now clinton 's allies in the finance world are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors in new york and beyond . many on wall street and in the broader business community view her as a dependable , business-friendly force within a democratic party that has grown increasingly populist during president barack obama 's time in office . robert wolf , the former ceo of ubs americas and a close obama associate who will back clinton in 2016 , said there 's an incredible amount of enthusiasm ' for her campaign to get off the ground . we know the secretary from the years of being first lady to the senator to the secretary , so we have decades of working relationship with her , ' wolf , who now runs a boutique consulting firm headquartered in manhattan , told cnn . i do n't think it 's surprising that the former senator of new york is close to the finance community . ' longtime clinton friend and prominent democratic fundraiser alan patricof , who founded the venture capital firm greycroft partners , said clinton has an enormous following ' both inside and outside of the finance world . there are a lot of people who perhaps did n't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon , ' patricof said . as compared with 2008 , he added : there is no diminishment , just the opposite -- an acceleration of interest in her running for the presidency . ' but the fanfare wo n't sit well with everyone . the former first lady 's perceived coziness with wall street is a source of irritation for liberal activists , who hope to push the eventual democratic nominee to embrace progressive ideals during the 2016 primaries . clinton , who lost her first presidential campaign to a challenger from the left , seems to recognize that the liberal wing of the party has grown even more vocal and influential since then , especially on economic matters . her video message on sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind . americans have fought their way back from tough economic times , but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top , ' clinton said , vowing to be a champion ' of everyday americans . ' that statement tracks closely with her tone in recent public appearances , where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes . she has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals , such as the wealth gap , minimum wage and equal pay , in the months leading up to her announcement . in january , she took to social media to defend the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law , which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back . attacking financial reform is risky and wrong , ' she wrote on twitter . bill daley , a longtime clinton ally and former obama chief of staff , said clinton has to reintroduce herself to the party . if she defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis , daley said , that 's a problem . ' he continued : my guess is she 'll have enough policy positions that says she 's not in the tank with them . ' clinton 's early gestures have not satisfied some activists , who point to massachusetts democratic sen. elizabeth warren as their candidate of choice . several liberal groups have even launched a formal draft campaign to elevate the senator and highlight her progressive views . former republican new hampshire sen. judd gregg , who served as head of the securities industry and financial markets association , said part of clinton 's challenge stems from the fact that the center of the democratic party has moved very much to the left . ' hillary has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream , ' gregg said . i presume she 's going to get the nomination , but she may be contested from the left . ' while warren has shown no interest in running for president this cycle , other democrats have been taking aim at big banks as they tour the early presidential states . former maryland gov . martin o'malley , former virginia sen. jim webb and vermont sen. bernie sanders , an independent who caucuses with democrats , are all testing the waters . they have made economic populism central to their potential campaigns , proposing to crack down on the banking sector , reform the culture on wall street and toughen financial regulations . none of these potential candidates will be able to compete with clinton 's extensive fundraising apparatus . but their presence in the race could exert pressure on clinton to embrace progressive policies . after clinton 's announcement sunday , a collection of liberal activists declared that the former secretary of state must prove her progressive bona fides . we look forward to hillary clinton and other candidates laying out their platforms and hearing whether they embrace the fights that sen. warren has spent her life leading , ' said ready for warren campaign manager erica sagrans . in the coming days , ready for warren will be stepping up our efforts to convince warren to run for president . ' now that she is a formally declared candidate , political strategists expect clinton to be more outspoken , laying out her economic priorities quickly and in her own terms . democratic strategist chris lehane downplayed the notion of clinton-warren tension in the democratic party , predicting that with clinton as an announced candidate , she 'll offer a pretty compelling rationale ' for her campaign . lehane , who worked in bill clinton 's administration , said he envisioned an economic message for clinton anchored in her biography : i grew up in the midwest in a middle class family , i understand the challenges that they face , we need to make sure that america gives people a fair shot . ' despite clinton 's embrace of more populist rhetoric , finance and business leaders are n't too concerned that she will back policies that are anathema to them . they expect that she will be able to articulate a broad economic goals aimed at the middle class rather than one that rails against bailouts and financial excess , particularly as the country gets more distance from the last financial crisis . kathy wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a prominent business coalition , predicted that clinton would be able to maintain her relationship with wall street without alienating the liberal base . the fact that clinton is knowledgeable and maintains good , open relationships with the business and financial world does not suggest that she 's in anybody 's pocket , ' wylde said . she 's demonstrated that she 's an independent force . ' | hillary clinton developed a close relationship with the financial world as a new york senator |
new york <tsp> new york ( cnn ) wall street is more than ready for hillary clinton . the former secretary of state confirmed on sunday what the political world has expected for months -- eight years after her first failed white house bid , clinton will once again seek the democratic party 's nomination for president . i 'm hitting the road to earn your vote , because it 's your time , ' clinton said in a video released sunday afternoon officially kicking off her campaign . and i hope you 'll join me on this journey . ' as clinton sets off onto the campaign trail to reintroduce herself to voters and court donors across the country , wall street elites are ready to roll out the red carpet . but while the enthusiastic support from the industry will be a financial boon for clinton 's newly launched campaign , it will also pose a delicate balancing act when it comes to appeasing a vocal wing of her party that is antagonistic toward the banking sector . clinton , 67 , has long enjoyed a close relationship with the financial industry . as a new york senator for almost a decade , she represented wall street and courted the industry aggressively during her last presidential campaign . and there is a certain degree of nostalgia within the industry for her husband 's two-term presidency , marked by the 1990s bull market and broad financial deregulation , including the repeal of the glass-steagall act , which separated commercial banking from riskier investing activities . now clinton 's allies in the finance world are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors in new york and beyond . many on wall street and in the broader business community view her as a dependable , business-friendly force within a democratic party that has grown increasingly populist during president barack obama 's time in office . robert wolf , the former ceo of ubs americas and a close obama associate who will back clinton in 2016 , said there 's an incredible amount of enthusiasm ' for her campaign to get off the ground . we know the secretary from the years of being first lady to the senator to the secretary , so we have decades of working relationship with her , ' wolf , who now runs a boutique consulting firm headquartered in manhattan , told cnn . i do n't think it 's surprising that the former senator of new york is close to the finance community . ' longtime clinton friend and prominent democratic fundraiser alan patricof , who founded the venture capital firm greycroft partners , said clinton has an enormous following ' both inside and outside of the finance world . there are a lot of people who perhaps did n't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon , ' patricof said . as compared with 2008 , he added : there is no diminishment , just the opposite -- an acceleration of interest in her running for the presidency . ' but the fanfare wo n't sit well with everyone . the former first lady 's perceived coziness with wall street is a source of irritation for liberal activists , who hope to push the eventual democratic nominee to embrace progressive ideals during the 2016 primaries . clinton , who lost her first presidential campaign to a challenger from the left , seems to recognize that the liberal wing of the party has grown even more vocal and influential since then , especially on economic matters . her video message on sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind . americans have fought their way back from tough economic times , but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top , ' clinton said , vowing to be a champion ' of everyday americans . ' that statement tracks closely with her tone in recent public appearances , where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes . she has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals , such as the wealth gap , minimum wage and equal pay , in the months leading up to her announcement . in january , she took to social media to defend the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law , which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back . attacking financial reform is risky and wrong , ' she wrote on twitter . bill daley , a longtime clinton ally and former obama chief of staff , said clinton has to reintroduce herself to the party . if she defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis , daley said , that 's a problem . ' he continued : my guess is she 'll have enough policy positions that says she 's not in the tank with them . ' clinton 's early gestures have not satisfied some activists , who point to massachusetts democratic sen. elizabeth warren as their candidate of choice . several liberal groups have even launched a formal draft campaign to elevate the senator and highlight her progressive views . former republican new hampshire sen. judd gregg , who served as head of the securities industry and financial markets association , said part of clinton 's challenge stems from the fact that the center of the democratic party has moved very much to the left . ' hillary has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream , ' gregg said . i presume she 's going to get the nomination , but she may be contested from the left . ' while warren has shown no interest in running for president this cycle , other democrats have been taking aim at big banks as they tour the early presidential states . former maryland gov . martin o'malley , former virginia sen. jim webb and vermont sen. bernie sanders , an independent who caucuses with democrats , are all testing the waters . they have made economic populism central to their potential campaigns , proposing to crack down on the banking sector , reform the culture on wall street and toughen financial regulations . none of these potential candidates will be able to compete with clinton 's extensive fundraising apparatus . but their presence in the race could exert pressure on clinton to embrace progressive policies . after clinton 's announcement sunday , a collection of liberal activists declared that the former secretary of state must prove her progressive bona fides . we look forward to hillary clinton and other candidates laying out their platforms and hearing whether they embrace the fights that sen. warren has spent her life leading , ' said ready for warren campaign manager erica sagrans . in the coming days , ready for warren will be stepping up our efforts to convince warren to run for president . ' now that she is a formally declared candidate , political strategists expect clinton to be more outspoken , laying out her economic priorities quickly and in her own terms . democratic strategist chris lehane downplayed the notion of clinton-warren tension in the democratic party , predicting that with clinton as an announced candidate , she 'll offer a pretty compelling rationale ' for her campaign . lehane , who worked in bill clinton 's administration , said he envisioned an economic message for clinton anchored in her biography : i grew up in the midwest in a middle class family , i understand the challenges that they face , we need to make sure that america gives people a fair shot . ' despite clinton 's embrace of more populist rhetoric , finance and business leaders are n't too concerned that she will back policies that are anathema to them . they expect that she will be able to articulate a broad economic goals aimed at the middle class rather than one that rails against bailouts and financial excess , particularly as the country gets more distance from the last financial crisis . kathy wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a prominent business coalition , predicted that clinton would be able to maintain her relationship with wall street without alienating the liberal base . the fact that clinton is knowledgeable and maintains good , open relationships with the business and financial world does not suggest that she 's in anybody 's pocket , ' wylde said . she 's demonstrated that she 's an independent force . ' | hillary clinton developed a close relationship with the financial world as a new york senator |
democratic party <tsp> new york ( cnn ) wall street is more than ready for hillary clinton . the former secretary of state confirmed on sunday what the political world has expected for months -- eight years after her first failed white house bid , clinton will once again seek the democratic party 's nomination for president . i 'm hitting the road to earn your vote , because it 's your time , ' clinton said in a video released sunday afternoon officially kicking off her campaign . and i hope you 'll join me on this journey . ' as clinton sets off onto the campaign trail to reintroduce herself to voters and court donors across the country , wall street elites are ready to roll out the red carpet . but while the enthusiastic support from the industry will be a financial boon for clinton 's newly launched campaign , it will also pose a delicate balancing act when it comes to appeasing a vocal wing of her party that is antagonistic toward the banking sector . clinton , 67 , has long enjoyed a close relationship with the financial industry . as a new york senator for almost a decade , she represented wall street and courted the industry aggressively during her last presidential campaign . and there is a certain degree of nostalgia within the industry for her husband 's two-term presidency , marked by the 1990s bull market and broad financial deregulation , including the repeal of the glass-steagall act , which separated commercial banking from riskier investing activities . now clinton 's allies in the finance world are eager to galvanize a broad network of potential donors in new york and beyond . many on wall street and in the broader business community view her as a dependable , business-friendly force within a democratic party that has grown increasingly populist during president barack obama 's time in office . robert wolf , the former ceo of ubs americas and a close obama associate who will back clinton in 2016 , said there 's an incredible amount of enthusiasm ' for her campaign to get off the ground . we know the secretary from the years of being first lady to the senator to the secretary , so we have decades of working relationship with her , ' wolf , who now runs a boutique consulting firm headquartered in manhattan , told cnn . i do n't think it 's surprising that the former senator of new york is close to the finance community . ' longtime clinton friend and prominent democratic fundraiser alan patricof , who founded the venture capital firm greycroft partners , said clinton has an enormous following ' both inside and outside of the finance world . there are a lot of people who perhaps did n't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon , ' patricof said . as compared with 2008 , he added : there is no diminishment , just the opposite -- an acceleration of interest in her running for the presidency . ' but the fanfare wo n't sit well with everyone . the former first lady 's perceived coziness with wall street is a source of irritation for liberal activists , who hope to push the eventual democratic nominee to embrace progressive ideals during the 2016 primaries . clinton , who lost her first presidential campaign to a challenger from the left , seems to recognize that the liberal wing of the party has grown even more vocal and influential since then , especially on economic matters . her video message on sunday centered on the theme of upward mobility and an economic recovery that has left some behind . americans have fought their way back from tough economic times , but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top , ' clinton said , vowing to be a champion ' of everyday americans . ' that statement tracks closely with her tone in recent public appearances , where the former secretary has been hitting on populist economic themes . she has taken on a range of issues that most appeal to liberals , such as the wealth gap , minimum wage and equal pay , in the months leading up to her announcement . in january , she took to social media to defend the 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law , which contains provisions that the industry has tried to roll back . attacking financial reform is risky and wrong , ' she wrote on twitter . bill daley , a longtime clinton ally and former obama chief of staff , said clinton has to reintroduce herself to the party . if she defends policies viewed as having contributed to the financial crisis , daley said , that 's a problem . ' he continued : my guess is she 'll have enough policy positions that says she 's not in the tank with them . ' clinton 's early gestures have not satisfied some activists , who point to massachusetts democratic sen. elizabeth warren as their candidate of choice . several liberal groups have even launched a formal draft campaign to elevate the senator and highlight her progressive views . former republican new hampshire sen. judd gregg , who served as head of the securities industry and financial markets association , said part of clinton 's challenge stems from the fact that the center of the democratic party has moved very much to the left . ' hillary has always been much more rational on these issues and much more mainstream , ' gregg said . i presume she 's going to get the nomination , but she may be contested from the left . ' while warren has shown no interest in running for president this cycle , other democrats have been taking aim at big banks as they tour the early presidential states . former maryland gov . martin o'malley , former virginia sen. jim webb and vermont sen. bernie sanders , an independent who caucuses with democrats , are all testing the waters . they have made economic populism central to their potential campaigns , proposing to crack down on the banking sector , reform the culture on wall street and toughen financial regulations . none of these potential candidates will be able to compete with clinton 's extensive fundraising apparatus . but their presence in the race could exert pressure on clinton to embrace progressive policies . after clinton 's announcement sunday , a collection of liberal activists declared that the former secretary of state must prove her progressive bona fides . we look forward to hillary clinton and other candidates laying out their platforms and hearing whether they embrace the fights that sen. warren has spent her life leading , ' said ready for warren campaign manager erica sagrans . in the coming days , ready for warren will be stepping up our efforts to convince warren to run for president . ' now that she is a formally declared candidate , political strategists expect clinton to be more outspoken , laying out her economic priorities quickly and in her own terms . democratic strategist chris lehane downplayed the notion of clinton-warren tension in the democratic party , predicting that with clinton as an announced candidate , she 'll offer a pretty compelling rationale ' for her campaign . lehane , who worked in bill clinton 's administration , said he envisioned an economic message for clinton anchored in her biography : i grew up in the midwest in a middle class family , i understand the challenges that they face , we need to make sure that america gives people a fair shot . ' despite clinton 's embrace of more populist rhetoric , finance and business leaders are n't too concerned that she will back policies that are anathema to them . they expect that she will be able to articulate a broad economic goals aimed at the middle class rather than one that rails against bailouts and financial excess , particularly as the country gets more distance from the last financial crisis . kathy wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a prominent business coalition , predicted that clinton would be able to maintain her relationship with wall street without alienating the liberal base . the fact that clinton is knowledgeable and maintains good , open relationships with the business and financial world does not suggest that she 's in anybody 's pocket , ' wylde said . she 's demonstrated that she 's an independent force . ' | her coziness with wall street irritates liberal activists , who are a growing influence in the democratic party |
ebola <tsp> ( cnn ) a plane passenger who had recently traveled to an ebola-affected country ' does not have the virus and was released from the hospital , according to a statement from the new jersey department of health . the health care worker was hospitalized after a flight landed at newark liberty international airport on monday , a hospital spokeswoman said . the passenger was kept overnight at hackensack university medical center for further evaluation in an abundance of caution , ' spokeswoman nancy radwin said . luke punzenberger , a spokesman for united , said an ill passenger was on a flight that arrived in newark from brussels monday afternoon . after arriving at newark airport from brussels , medical personnel met a united flight to assist an ill passenger on board , ' he said . passengers and crew stayed on the plane until the medical personnel cleared the aircraft . ' while the centers for disease control and prevention acknowledges it 's possible a person infected with ebola in west africa could get on a plane and arrive in another country , the chances of the virus spreading during the journey are low . it 's very unlikely that they would be able to spread the disease to fellow passengers , ' stephen monroe , deputy director of the cdc 's national center for emerging zoonotic and infectious diseases , told cnn last year . the ebola virus spreads through direct contact with the blood , secretions or other body fluids of ill people , and indirect contact -- for example with needles and other things that may be contaminated with these fluids . ' cnn 's catherine e. shoichet , susannah cullinane and madison park contributed to this report . | a state official says patient was released and did not have ebola |
indonesia <tsp> ( cnn ) -- conservationists have found a new population of orangutans in a steep , mountainous corner of indonesia -- a discovery that significantly adds to the number of the endangered red-haired primates . the orangutans were discovered in a mountainous corner of indonesia . about 65,000 orangutans are thought to remain in the wild , limited to rain forests on two islands in malaysia and indonesia : borneo and sumatra . the latest population was found in the eastern edge of borneo , with conservationists counting 219 nests . even by conservative estimates , that raises the total number of the orangutan population by at least a couple of hundred , maybe thousands . we rarely have something positive to report in the conservation world . most of the stories are about declining population or animals dying . it 's all pretty negative , ' said erik meijaard , a senior ecologist with the u.s.-based nature conservancy . so to find a substantial population of potentially several hundred to several thousand animals is very exciting . ' locals in the area had long spoken of an orangutan population in the hard-to-access limestone mountains of the kalimantan province . a group of conservationists reached the area in december after driving for a day , taking a boat for another , and then hiking across steep mountainous terrain for two , meijaard said . the remoteness of the area has meant that the animals have been undisturbed by development . elsewhere , the orangutan 's forest habitat has been cut down for timber extraction and palm oil , used in food and cosmetics . orangutans , a species of great apes , with hair that is usually reddish-brown instead of the black or brown . the name is derived from the malay and indonesian words for orang ' ( person ) and hutan ' ( forest ) . they spend most of their time on trees , subsisting on fruit and leading a solitary existence except to mate . the expedition in december found the nests crammed into just a few miles in the 2 million-acre forest . the immediate steps include going back to the area to see how far the population ranges and to put better protection in place , ' meijaard said . | conservationists have found a new population of orangutans in indonesia |
south america <tsp> ( cnn ) -- football 's latest match-fixing scandal could have implications far wider than italy , where 17 people were arrested on monday including former world cup player cristiano doni . doni had already been banned until 2014 by the italian football federation in the first part of the last bet ' investigation earlier this year . the former atalanta captain , whose club started this serie a season with a six-point penalty due to his and a teammate 's offenses , has now been suspected of trying to destroy evidence . prosecutors told reporters that the arrests , which also included former players luigi sartor and alessandro zamperini plus piacenza 's carlo gervasoni and spezia 's filippo carobbio , were a starting point in cleaning up the beautiful game that is football . ' italian football journalist tancredi palmeri told cnn that investigators had found links to people outside the country -- in asia , south america and other parts of europe . this one can be bigger . this time investigators found a link between the single players in the team and someone abroad -- they talk about singapore , where we know there was already some suspicion of crime connected with illegal betting , ' palmeri said on monday . this can also involve other leagues , not only italian . investigators said they will investigate italian football because they are italian investigators . they know for sure there are games in argentina and bolivia involved , and they suspect other european leagues including german leagues and french leagues . ' european football 's governing body uefa has already had to deal with betting scandals in eastern europe and turkey this year . this is the latest in a series of investigations affecting italy . juventus lost two league titles in 2006 due to the calciopoli ' affair , which saw the turin side relegated to serie b after being accused of rigging games by arranging favorable ' match officials and also implicated ac milan , fiorentina , lazio , and reggina . doni , 38 , was banned in august along with clubmate thomas manfredini and fellow former italy international giuseppe signori , but all have denied any wrongdoing . palmeri said it was likely that clubs are also involved , not just players -- one of who claimed such activities had been going on for a decade , according to prosecutors . everything is connected with the fact that if single players are connected or clubs are connected , ' palmeri said . last time , calciopoli , that was football institutions and the clubs . this time , as we saw already in summer , it 's so far just single players trying to make money giving connections and trying to fix the games through the contacts they have in football . ' prosecutor roberto di martino revealed the extent of outside involvement . at the top of this organization are men from singapore , who are those who move the money , but the shareholders are divided from the west , to the far east , to south america , and they manage with their men how to change the outcome of football matches , ' he told the gazzetta dello sport newspaper . meanwhile , former atalanta coach bartolo mutti has been appointed as boss of palermo for the second time after devis mangia was sacked on monday . mangia took charge of the serie a side on a temporary basis at the end of august in his first major coaching role , and signed a two-year contract last month . but sunday 's 2-0 defeat by sicilian rivals catania left palermo 10th in the table , and the 37-year-old became the ninth coaching casualty in serie this season . mutti , 57 , coached palermo in 2001-02 when the club languished in the second division . his last two jobs ended in relegation after taking over at atalanta and bari in the latter parts of the season . | italian prosecutors find links to asia , south america and other parts of europe |
europe <tsp> ( cnn ) -- football 's latest match-fixing scandal could have implications far wider than italy , where 17 people were arrested on monday including former world cup player cristiano doni . doni had already been banned until 2014 by the italian football federation in the first part of the last bet ' investigation earlier this year . the former atalanta captain , whose club started this serie a season with a six-point penalty due to his and a teammate 's offenses , has now been suspected of trying to destroy evidence . prosecutors told reporters that the arrests , which also included former players luigi sartor and alessandro zamperini plus piacenza 's carlo gervasoni and spezia 's filippo carobbio , were a starting point in cleaning up the beautiful game that is football . ' italian football journalist tancredi palmeri told cnn that investigators had found links to people outside the country -- in asia , south america and other parts of europe . this one can be bigger . this time investigators found a link between the single players in the team and someone abroad -- they talk about singapore , where we know there was already some suspicion of crime connected with illegal betting , ' palmeri said on monday . this can also involve other leagues , not only italian . investigators said they will investigate italian football because they are italian investigators . they know for sure there are games in argentina and bolivia involved , and they suspect other european leagues including german leagues and french leagues . ' european football 's governing body uefa has already had to deal with betting scandals in eastern europe and turkey this year . this is the latest in a series of investigations affecting italy . juventus lost two league titles in 2006 due to the calciopoli ' affair , which saw the turin side relegated to serie b after being accused of rigging games by arranging favorable ' match officials and also implicated ac milan , fiorentina , lazio , and reggina . doni , 38 , was banned in august along with clubmate thomas manfredini and fellow former italy international giuseppe signori , but all have denied any wrongdoing . palmeri said it was likely that clubs are also involved , not just players -- one of who claimed such activities had been going on for a decade , according to prosecutors . everything is connected with the fact that if single players are connected or clubs are connected , ' palmeri said . last time , calciopoli , that was football institutions and the clubs . this time , as we saw already in summer , it 's so far just single players trying to make money giving connections and trying to fix the games through the contacts they have in football . ' prosecutor roberto di martino revealed the extent of outside involvement . at the top of this organization are men from singapore , who are those who move the money , but the shareholders are divided from the west , to the far east , to south america , and they manage with their men how to change the outcome of football matches , ' he told the gazzetta dello sport newspaper . meanwhile , former atalanta coach bartolo mutti has been appointed as boss of palermo for the second time after devis mangia was sacked on monday . mangia took charge of the serie a side on a temporary basis at the end of august in his first major coaching role , and signed a two-year contract last month . but sunday 's 2-0 defeat by sicilian rivals catania left palermo 10th in the table , and the 37-year-old became the ninth coaching casualty in serie this season . mutti , 57 , coached palermo in 2001-02 when the club languished in the second division . his last two jobs ended in relegation after taking over at atalanta and bari in the latter parts of the season . | italian prosecutors find links to asia , south america and other parts of europe |
arturo beltran leyva <tsp> mexico city , mexico ( cnn ) -- four suspected drug cartel members have been arrested in connection with the slaying of a family in what authorities call an act of revenge for the death of a drug baron , a state attorney general said wednesday . the shootings early tuesday that led to the deaths of four family members of 3rd petty officer melquisedet angulo cordova was an act of revenge carried out by los zetas , a drug cartel allied with the beltran leyva cartel , said rafael gonzalez lastra , attorney general for the southern mexican state of tabasco . the suspects were arrested tuesday night , he said . cordova was killed in the december 16 shootout that resulted in the death of arturo beltran leyva , nicknamed the boss of bosses , ' during a raid by a mexican navy contingent at an upscale resort condo in cuernavaca , mexico . angulo cordova was hailed as a hero by president felipe calderon and laid to rest in his home state of tabasco . early tuesday , gunmen entered the family 's home and opened fire , killing angulo cordova 's mother , sister and aunt . angulo cordova 's brother was injured in the shooting and later died in a hospital . the zetas , the protection arm of the gulf cartel that also operates as its own trafficking organization , carried out revenge killings because of an alliance between them and the beltran leyva group , gonzalez lastra said . two of the arrested cartel members were responsible for the payments for the killings , and two acted as lookouts during the incident , he said . the suspects were identified as julio acosta saucedo , yesenia hernandez valencia , azael jesus garcia reyes and julio acosta vargas . gonzalez lastra said authorities know the identities of the shooters as well as the vehicles used in the attack . some local police officers were also involved , he said . | cordova was killed in the shootout that resulted in the death of arturo beltran leyva |
george w. bush <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- current and past first ladies michelle obama , hillary clinton and nancy reagan will attend a memorial service tuesday in california for former first lady betty ford . the white house announced that obama would travel to palm desert , california , for the tuesday service , which will be followed by a private funeral thursday in michigan . clinton , the current secretary of state , will be accompanied tuesday by her husband , former president bill clinton , an aide told cnn . reagan also will attend the california service at st. margaret 's episcopal church in palm desert , a reagan foundation official said . former president george w. bush also will attend the service but without his wife , former first lady laura bush , who had previous travel commitments , according to a spokesman . bush 's mother , former first lady barbara bush , will attend the michigan funeral , the spokesman said . following the tuesday service , ford 's remains will lie in repose at the church until midnight , then be flown on wednesday to michigan to the gerald r. ford museum in grand rapids , according to a website on the memorial plans . ford 's remains will then lie in repose there beginning at 7 p.m. local time , said a statement posted on the website . on thursday , ford 's private funeral will be held at grace episcopal church in grand rapids , the statement on the website said . ford , who died friday at age 93 , raised awareness of issues involving women 's rights , cancer , alcoholism and substance abuse during and after her stint as first lady . her late husband , former president gerald ford , died in 2006 . the alcohol and substance abuse treatment center in rancho mirage , california , that bears her name has become one of the best-known facilities of its kind in the country . in remarks to reporters monday , clinton said she was grateful for having known ' ford . her commitment to speaking out on issues that , before she took them on , were just not discussed made a huge difference in the lives of americans , ' clinton said . i remember well when my mother 's best friend was dying of breast cancer , nobody talked about it in those days , ' clinton continued . but betty ford made it acceptable ' to discuss the issue in public . also planning to be in california for the tuesday service are protesters from the westboro baptist church of kansas , which cited on its website what it called ford 's infidelity by divorcing a first husband to marry gerald ford . the church is known for publicity seeking protests at funerals of u.s. soldiers and others to promote its radical conservative christian agenda . cnn 's elise labott and tom cohen contributed to this report . | new : former president george w. bush to attend , but not laura bush |
houston <tsp> ( cnn ) -- whitney houston , who ruled the pop charts during the 1980s and '90s , will be laid to rest saturday following a funeral at her childhood church in newark , new jersey . photos : houston through the years a look back at key moments in houston 's life as well as her last days : august 9 , 1963 houston is born in newark to gospel singer cissy houston . her cousins include dee dee and dionne warwick ; houston 's godmother was queen of soul ' aretha franklin . she honed her vocal skills as a child at new hope baptist church , where her mother was director of sacred music . whitney 's mother and cousins nurtured her passion for gospel music since birth , ' according to a biography on houston 's website . as a teenager , whitney was already singing on the scene in new york . ' also while in her teens , houston sang backup for chaka khan on i 'm every woman , ' a song houston would re-record in 1992 that went on to become one of her biggest hits . never-seen photos of a young whitney houston 1983 arista records'clive davis is taken to a new york nightclub to see houston perform ; he signs her on the spot . march 1985 houston 's debut album , whitney houston ' is released . it yields three consecutive no . 1 singles , saving all my love for you , ' how will i know ' and the greatest love of all . ' the album sold more than 12 million copies in the united states and more abroad , according to houston 's website , and set the record as the biggest-selling debut album by a solo artist . june 1987 houston 's second album , whitney , ' is released and entered the billboard album charts at no . 1 , according to houston 's website . the nine-times-platinum album contains four no . 1 singles and establishes houston and the only artist ever to have seven consecutive no . 1 hits . november 1990 houston 's third album , i 'm your baby tonight , ' is released , selling some 8 million copies worldwide . january 27 , 1991 houston sings the star-spangled banner ' at super bowl xxv before a record 79 million viewers . july 18 , 1992 houston marries r & b singer bobby brown . november 1992 houston appears with kevin costner in the bodyguard . ' the film 's soundtrack , featuring houston 's smash hit -- a remake of the dolly parton single i will always love you ' -- went 17-times platinum , making it the biggest-selling motion picture soundtrack album in history . i will always love you ' becomes the biggest-selling commercial single in history . houston 's film work continued , as she appeared in 1995 's waiting to exhale ' and 1996 's the preacher 's wife . ' the soundtrack to the preacher 's wife ' becomes the biggest-selling gospel album in history , according to houston 's website . in 1997 , she appeared as the fairy godmother in a made-for-television version of cinderella . ' march 4 , 1993 houston gives birth to her daughter with brown , bobbi kristina brown . 1998 houston releases my love is your love , ' which earns her a grammy but does not match the performance of her previous albums , according to biography.com . late 1990s and early 2000s reports about houston 's struggles with drug addiction , health problems and her rocky marriage with brown begin to surface . album sales drop off , and her voice begins to show signs of wear . 2002 in a now-infamous interview with abc 's diane sawyer , houston admitted to using drugs but denied using crack . crack is wack , ' she said , quoting a line from a mural painted in 1986 . in the same interview , houston told sawyer , the biggest devil is me . i 'm either my best friend or my worst enemy . ' 2004 filming begins on the short-lived reality show being bobby brown , ' featuring brown and houston , which aired in 2005 . the show aired during the worst years of the couple 's crumbling marriage ; drug use , lifestyle excess and bad behavior were all caught on tape , and houston 's reputation sunk to new lows , ' according to biography.com . houston later said she did the show to try to save her marriage . at some point , houston 's mother , cissy houston , steps in . houston told oprah winfrey in a 2009 interview that her mother arrived on her doorstep with sheriff 's officers and a court order for drug intervention . she walks in with the sheriff and she says :'i have a court injunction here . you do it my way or we 're not going to do this at all ,'' houston recalled in the interview . 'you 're going to go on tv and you 're going to retire . and say you 're going to give this up because it 's not worth it .'' houston enters rehab and takes a long hiatus . 2006 houston and brown separate . they divorce the following year , and houston receives sole custody of bobbi kristina . 2009 houston releases i look to you , ' her first album in seven years . 2011-12 houston works to turn her career around , working on the movie sparkle , ' the remake of a 1976 film said to be loosely inspired by the supremes . the movie is set for release this summer . february 7 , 2012 houston visits dr. shawn nasseri , a beverly hills ear , nose and throat specialist , according to a source familiar with her visit . february 8 and 9 houston is seen ordering and consuming considerable quantities of alcohol at the beverly hilton hotel before 10 a.m. , according to a source briefed on her behavior and activity in the days before her death . guests on both days overhear houston complaining loudly about her drinks , accusing bartenders of watering down ' or putting too much ice ' in them , the source said . guests express concern about houston 's erratic behavior , according to the source ; her disheveled appearance , including mismatched clothing , suggested to them that she was intoxicated . houston is seen jumping in and out of the pool and doing somersaults in the pool area , the source said . february 9 houston attends a pre-grammys party to celebrate singer kelly price 's nominations . at one point , she joins price on the stage and sings a hoarse rendition of jesus loves me . ' ( price said monday that houston was not behaving erratically and i did n't see someone who was high ' although she said houston did drink champagne . photos of houston leaving the party appeared to show her sweaty and somewhat disheveled , although price attributed her messy ' appearance to partygoers'singing and dancing until the wee hours of friday morning . ) february 10 investigators are aware of houston 's partying at the hotel and other venues the night before her death , a source close to the death investigation told cnn . february 11 houston is set to attend clive davis'pre-grammys party at the beverly hilton . she is seen drinking at the hotel pool in the morning , according to the source briefed on her behavior and activity , but witnesses report she was not behaving erratically . 3:43 p.m. : police and fire officials are summoned to houston 's room after she is found unconscious in the room 's bathtub . 3:55 p.m. : houston is pronounced dead at age 48 after efforts to revive her are unsuccessful . houston 's death certificate ( pdf ) february 12 an autopsy is performed on houston 's body . the los angeles county coroner 's office has said a cause of death is undetermined pending the results of toxicology tests . february 13 houston 's body is flown back to her native new jersey for funeral services , set for noon saturday at new hope baptist church . cnn 's don lemon and alan duke contributed to this report . | houston set numerous records during her musical and film career |
houston <tsp> ( cnn ) -- whitney houston , who ruled the pop charts during the 1980s and '90s , will be laid to rest saturday following a funeral at her childhood church in newark , new jersey . photos : houston through the years a look back at key moments in houston 's life as well as her last days : august 9 , 1963 houston is born in newark to gospel singer cissy houston . her cousins include dee dee and dionne warwick ; houston 's godmother was queen of soul ' aretha franklin . she honed her vocal skills as a child at new hope baptist church , where her mother was director of sacred music . whitney 's mother and cousins nurtured her passion for gospel music since birth , ' according to a biography on houston 's website . as a teenager , whitney was already singing on the scene in new york . ' also while in her teens , houston sang backup for chaka khan on i 'm every woman , ' a song houston would re-record in 1992 that went on to become one of her biggest hits . never-seen photos of a young whitney houston 1983 arista records'clive davis is taken to a new york nightclub to see houston perform ; he signs her on the spot . march 1985 houston 's debut album , whitney houston ' is released . it yields three consecutive no . 1 singles , saving all my love for you , ' how will i know ' and the greatest love of all . ' the album sold more than 12 million copies in the united states and more abroad , according to houston 's website , and set the record as the biggest-selling debut album by a solo artist . june 1987 houston 's second album , whitney , ' is released and entered the billboard album charts at no . 1 , according to houston 's website . the nine-times-platinum album contains four no . 1 singles and establishes houston and the only artist ever to have seven consecutive no . 1 hits . november 1990 houston 's third album , i 'm your baby tonight , ' is released , selling some 8 million copies worldwide . january 27 , 1991 houston sings the star-spangled banner ' at super bowl xxv before a record 79 million viewers . july 18 , 1992 houston marries r & b singer bobby brown . november 1992 houston appears with kevin costner in the bodyguard . ' the film 's soundtrack , featuring houston 's smash hit -- a remake of the dolly parton single i will always love you ' -- went 17-times platinum , making it the biggest-selling motion picture soundtrack album in history . i will always love you ' becomes the biggest-selling commercial single in history . houston 's film work continued , as she appeared in 1995 's waiting to exhale ' and 1996 's the preacher 's wife . ' the soundtrack to the preacher 's wife ' becomes the biggest-selling gospel album in history , according to houston 's website . in 1997 , she appeared as the fairy godmother in a made-for-television version of cinderella . ' march 4 , 1993 houston gives birth to her daughter with brown , bobbi kristina brown . 1998 houston releases my love is your love , ' which earns her a grammy but does not match the performance of her previous albums , according to biography.com . late 1990s and early 2000s reports about houston 's struggles with drug addiction , health problems and her rocky marriage with brown begin to surface . album sales drop off , and her voice begins to show signs of wear . 2002 in a now-infamous interview with abc 's diane sawyer , houston admitted to using drugs but denied using crack . crack is wack , ' she said , quoting a line from a mural painted in 1986 . in the same interview , houston told sawyer , the biggest devil is me . i 'm either my best friend or my worst enemy . ' 2004 filming begins on the short-lived reality show being bobby brown , ' featuring brown and houston , which aired in 2005 . the show aired during the worst years of the couple 's crumbling marriage ; drug use , lifestyle excess and bad behavior were all caught on tape , and houston 's reputation sunk to new lows , ' according to biography.com . houston later said she did the show to try to save her marriage . at some point , houston 's mother , cissy houston , steps in . houston told oprah winfrey in a 2009 interview that her mother arrived on her doorstep with sheriff 's officers and a court order for drug intervention . she walks in with the sheriff and she says :'i have a court injunction here . you do it my way or we 're not going to do this at all ,'' houston recalled in the interview . 'you 're going to go on tv and you 're going to retire . and say you 're going to give this up because it 's not worth it .'' houston enters rehab and takes a long hiatus . 2006 houston and brown separate . they divorce the following year , and houston receives sole custody of bobbi kristina . 2009 houston releases i look to you , ' her first album in seven years . 2011-12 houston works to turn her career around , working on the movie sparkle , ' the remake of a 1976 film said to be loosely inspired by the supremes . the movie is set for release this summer . february 7 , 2012 houston visits dr. shawn nasseri , a beverly hills ear , nose and throat specialist , according to a source familiar with her visit . february 8 and 9 houston is seen ordering and consuming considerable quantities of alcohol at the beverly hilton hotel before 10 a.m. , according to a source briefed on her behavior and activity in the days before her death . guests on both days overhear houston complaining loudly about her drinks , accusing bartenders of watering down ' or putting too much ice ' in them , the source said . guests express concern about houston 's erratic behavior , according to the source ; her disheveled appearance , including mismatched clothing , suggested to them that she was intoxicated . houston is seen jumping in and out of the pool and doing somersaults in the pool area , the source said . february 9 houston attends a pre-grammys party to celebrate singer kelly price 's nominations . at one point , she joins price on the stage and sings a hoarse rendition of jesus loves me . ' ( price said monday that houston was not behaving erratically and i did n't see someone who was high ' although she said houston did drink champagne . photos of houston leaving the party appeared to show her sweaty and somewhat disheveled , although price attributed her messy ' appearance to partygoers'singing and dancing until the wee hours of friday morning . ) february 10 investigators are aware of houston 's partying at the hotel and other venues the night before her death , a source close to the death investigation told cnn . february 11 houston is set to attend clive davis'pre-grammys party at the beverly hilton . she is seen drinking at the hotel pool in the morning , according to the source briefed on her behavior and activity , but witnesses report she was not behaving erratically . 3:43 p.m. : police and fire officials are summoned to houston 's room after she is found unconscious in the room 's bathtub . 3:55 p.m. : houston is pronounced dead at age 48 after efforts to revive her are unsuccessful . houston 's death certificate ( pdf ) february 12 an autopsy is performed on houston 's body . the los angeles county coroner 's office has said a cause of death is undetermined pending the results of toxicology tests . february 13 houston 's body is flown back to her native new jersey for funeral services , set for noon saturday at new hope baptist church . cnn 's don lemon and alan duke contributed to this report . | pop superstar whitney houston 's funeral is set for saturday |
kelly <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- a new york police officer getting her hair done over the weekend thwarted a would-be robber in a beauty salon , shooting the weapon from the gunman 's hands , police commissioner ray kelly said in awarding the officer a promotion . kelly praised the actions of newly promoted det . feris jones tuesday , saying she showed the steely courage and professionalism that epitomizes the finest traditions of the new york city police department . ' well done and congratulations , ' the commissioner said as he pinned a gold detective shield to jones'uniform . mayor michael bloomberg also expressed his gratitude at the news conference . this officer , like the other officers that are out there every day , really do take care of us , ' he said . kelly said jones was a customer in a salon saturday when a man walked in with a gun . 'this is no joke , this is a robbery . i will kill you , ''kelly quoted the gunman as saying . after the man ordered the customers and employees into the bathroom , jones reemerged with her weapon drawn , identified herself as a police officer , and told the man not to move , kelly said . the suspect fired four shots at jones , narrowly missing her head with one , the commissioner recounted . she fired five shots back -- emptying her service revolver and marking the first time she 'd ever fired her weapon in the line of duty -- and hit both of the man 's hands , causing him to drop his 44-caliber gun . her shots also knocked the handle off the door of the salon , briefly trapping the man as he tried to escape , kelly said . he eventually broke the window in the door and fled on foot . she knew the gunman might shoot , and when he did , she was ready for him , demonstrating stunning marksmanship in the process , ' the commissioner said . to describe officer jones as cool under fire would be a gross understatement , ' he added . that 's my personality . i do n't fuss about much , ' jones responded modestly , asking reporters to address her as jonesy ' instead of detective jones . the new detective said she got her start in the department when her then-husband brought home an application for the force because he liked the coverage and medical benefits . ' the accused gunman was arrested monday , police said . winston cox , 19 , is charged with attempted murder , attempted aggravated robbery , and criminal possession of a weapon . | kelly says jones showed steely courage ' |
ginsberg <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- the case of a frequent flier labeled a frequent complainer ' by one airline will soon get a supreme court review , testing consumer rights against corporate prerogatives . the justices will hold an hour of oral arguments tuesday . rabbi binyomin ginsberg claims his worldperks platinum elite membership was revoked after being told he had abused ' his privileges , repeatedly filing complaints for upgrades and other benefits . northwest airlines , which was consumed by delta air lines in a 2008 merger , said it had sole judgment ' over the program 's general terms and conditions to make such determinations . at issue is whether ginsberg has a right under state law to bring his case or whether it is preempted by a 1970s-era federal law that deregulated the airline industry . that law prohibits parties from bringing similar state claims against airlines relating to a price , route , or service ' of the carrier . ginsberg is dean of torah academy in minneapolis and travels frequently to lecture and teach . he joined northwest 's worldperks frequent flier program in 1999 and reached platinum elite statu s -- the highest level -- in 2005 . but in june of 2008 , ginsberg claimed a northwest representative called him and told him his status was being revoked on grounds that he abused ' the program , according to court papers . ginsberg said the airline also took away the hundreds of thousands of miles accumulated in his account . it did n't make sense . initially , when they contacted me on the phone i thought it was a prank call , ' ginsberg told cnn . when i pushed for a reason and clarification , they told me it was because i was complaining too much . ' a month after that call , northwest sent the rabbi a letter noting that he had made 24 complaints in the past eight months , including nine incidents of his bag arriving late at the luggage carousel , according to court papers . you have continually asked for compensation over and above our guidelines . we have awarded you $ 1,925 in travel credit vouchers , 78,500 worldperks bonus miles , a voucher extension for your son , and $ 491 in cash reimbursements , ' the letter said . due to our past generosity , we must respectfully advise that we will no longer be awarding you compensation each time you contact us . ' ginsberg 's lawyers countered the rabbi and his wife had been averaging about 75 flights on northwest each year , and that ginsberg estimated that only about 10 % of the trips had resulted in a call to northwest 's customer care . i do n't think i was a frequent complainer , ' ginsberg said . they should have taken their time and analyzed : were my complaints legitimate ? should they be doing something to improve their service and quality of product ? instead of worrying , we 've got to shut up somebody who is complaining too much . ' later that fall , northwest sent ginsberg an e-mail , in which the airline quoted a paragraph from the fine print of the worldperks program . it stated that northwest could determine in its sole judgment ' whether a passenger has abused its program , and that abuse may result in cancellation of the member 's account and future disqualification from program participation , forfeiture of all mileage accrued and cancellation of previously issued but unused awards . ' ginsberg sued for $ 5 million over a breach of contract in january 2009 , but a federal judge in san diego dismissed the class action suit , agreeing with northwest that the airline deregulation act ( ada ) preempted his claim . the airline 's lawyers also argued that the worldperks general terms and conditions did not require northwest to provide frequent fliers with lengthy explanations or reasons for its decision to terminate or demote a member 's status in the program . but in 2011 , a federal appeals court in san francisco reversed , and ordered reconsideration of ginsberg 's class action claims . it said that when congress passed the deregulation law , it did not intend to immunize the airline industry from liability for common law contract claims . ' congress did not intend to convert airlines into quasi-government agencies , complete with sovereign immunity , ' said the three-judge panel . this dispute turns on a time-tested standard of contract law : the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing , ' the presumption that two parties will deal squarely with each other . lawsuits are typically brought when one party feels the other is using technical excuses to breach its contractual obligations . that 's what ginsberg 's lawyers will claim in tuesday 's arguments . attorney adina rosenbaum says the worldperks program in itself is not a service , ' as defined by the federal law at issue , and therefore the rabbi 's claim is not preempted . the word'service'does not encompass every activity undertaken by an air carrier , ' said rosenbaum . if an airline owned a restaurant , ran a dry cleaner , or managed a sports team , it would not be immunized from following state laws relating to those activities simply because it is an airline . rather the'service'referred to in the ada is the service customers are buying when they buy an airline ticket : the service of providing air transportation . ' but the airline counters the ruling from the appeals court was nothing short of mystifying . ' implied covenant claims ask a court to substitute state law for competitive market forces , contrary to congress'deregulatory intent ' under the ada , said paul clement , the company 's appellate attorney , who will press his arguments before the justices . this case arises in one of the discrete contexts in which ( the federal department of transportation ) retains substantial regulatory authority and capacity . if dot determines that airlines are being deceptive or manipulative in exercising their discretion to remove abusive members of their frequent flyer programs ( an unlikely prospect since the programs exist to reward and retain the most valued customers ) , dot has authority to act . absent such a determination , there is no role for courts applying state law concepts of fundamental fairness and decency . ' the obama administration is supporting northwest . ginsberg -- who is still a frequent flier , but is no longer loyal to any one airline -- said he is hoping to get his miles back , have his status reinstated , and get fair compensation for what he claims to have endured . to me , it 's outright fraud . you ca n't take somebody 's mileage away when they 've accumulated it , ' he said . we live in a country that was built on freedom and this to me is a tremendous abuse of freedom . ' the case is northwest , inc. v. ginsberg ( 12-462 ) . a ruling is expected by the spring . | rabbi ginsberg says he was told he complained too much |
pakistan <tsp> kabul , afghanistan ( cnn ) -- the taliban say they are suspending talks with the united states to exchange army sgt . bowe bergdahl -- the only american soldier held as a captive -- for five taliban prisoners . u.s. diplomats had been carrying out extremely sensitive discussions ' with taliban intermediaries , a u.s. official told cnn on tuesday . the taliban said the discussions were taking place in qatar , where the group opened an office last year . however , on sunday , taliban spokesman zabiullah mujahid sent a statement saying the group has called for the talks to be suspended . the leadership of the islamic emirate has decided to suspend the process for some time due to the current complex political situation in the country , ' the statement said . the process will remain suspended without the exchange of the prisoners until our decision to resume . ' mujahid did not say what complex political situation ' the statement referred to . bergdahl has been held by insurgents in pakistan since 2009 . taliban leaders'appreciate'karzai another statement released by a taliban spokesman sunday said a high-ranking delegation recently met in an atmosphere of peace and sincerity ' with representatives of the afghan high peace council in the united arab emirates . the taliban representatives appreciate ' afghan president hamid karzai 's release of 65 prisoners in february , the statement said . it credited the release as a reply to our previous demands in this regard . ' u.s officials strongly objected to the release of men who they said pose a threat to security forces and civilians . the group included an alleged taliban explosives expert , a suspected haqqani network commander and a specialist accused of building and placing improvised explosive devices . these individuals are dangerous , ' u.s. state department spokeswoman marie harf said . they pose threats to the safety and security of the afghan people and the afghan state . ' negotiating with terrorists american officials are adamant that they have never given up on trying to get bergdahl back and resist calling the current effort renewed ' discussions . but driving the current effort , according to the u.s. official , is bergdahl 's poor health and concern that a full troop withdrawal from afghanistan at year 's end would essentially close the door on any rescue attempt . the united states has long declared that it wo n't negotiate with terrorists , which is what it considers the taliban . however , we have a history of being able to dance pretty effectively along the edges of the declaration , ' said retired maj. gen. james spider ' marks , a cnn military analyst . opinion : should the u.s. negotiate with terrorists ? possible obstacle one possible obstacle to securing bergdahl 's release is what may be asked in return . the taliban have long demanded the release of five detainees at the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay , cuba , but another u.s. official said that releasing them would be difficult because congress would have to be notified in advance , and lawmakers have previously resisted releasing them . van hipp , who served as a deputy assistant army secretary under former president george h.w . bush , said that trading guantanamo inmates for bergdahl would put at risk every american soldier deployed all over the world . ' we are sending the message to terrorist organizations all over the world that it 's ok to capture an american soldier , that america will deal with you , ' said hipp , now a defense consultant in washington . i think we need to give the green light to the special ops and let them do their jobs quietly and methodically , as they have done so well in the past , ' he added . who is bowe bergdahl ? fits and starts in may 2012 , the u.s. government acknowledged that it had been engaged in talks with the taliban to free bergdahl , but those talks moved in fits and starts because of u.s. concerns that any taliban prisoners swapped for the sergeant might be repatriated and allowed to rejoin the fight . bergdahl , of wood river valley , idaho , appeared in diminished health in a video that the u.s. military obtained in january . his family also received a letter from him last year via the red cross . the united states believes that one route to getting bergdahl back may be through qatari officials , who have been talking to the taliban . but bergdahl is believed to be held by operatives from the haqqani network , an insurgent force affiliated with the taliban and al qaeda -- and it was not clear whether haqqani operatives would abide by any agreement among the united states , qatar and the taliban . cnn 's nic robertson , matt smith and barbara starr contributed to this report | bergdahl has been held by insurgents in pakistan since 2009 |
taliban <tsp> kabul , afghanistan ( cnn ) -- the taliban say they are suspending talks with the united states to exchange army sgt . bowe bergdahl -- the only american soldier held as a captive -- for five taliban prisoners . u.s. diplomats had been carrying out extremely sensitive discussions ' with taliban intermediaries , a u.s. official told cnn on tuesday . the taliban said the discussions were taking place in qatar , where the group opened an office last year . however , on sunday , taliban spokesman zabiullah mujahid sent a statement saying the group has called for the talks to be suspended . the leadership of the islamic emirate has decided to suspend the process for some time due to the current complex political situation in the country , ' the statement said . the process will remain suspended without the exchange of the prisoners until our decision to resume . ' mujahid did not say what complex political situation ' the statement referred to . bergdahl has been held by insurgents in pakistan since 2009 . taliban leaders'appreciate'karzai another statement released by a taliban spokesman sunday said a high-ranking delegation recently met in an atmosphere of peace and sincerity ' with representatives of the afghan high peace council in the united arab emirates . the taliban representatives appreciate ' afghan president hamid karzai 's release of 65 prisoners in february , the statement said . it credited the release as a reply to our previous demands in this regard . ' u.s officials strongly objected to the release of men who they said pose a threat to security forces and civilians . the group included an alleged taliban explosives expert , a suspected haqqani network commander and a specialist accused of building and placing improvised explosive devices . these individuals are dangerous , ' u.s. state department spokeswoman marie harf said . they pose threats to the safety and security of the afghan people and the afghan state . ' negotiating with terrorists american officials are adamant that they have never given up on trying to get bergdahl back and resist calling the current effort renewed ' discussions . but driving the current effort , according to the u.s. official , is bergdahl 's poor health and concern that a full troop withdrawal from afghanistan at year 's end would essentially close the door on any rescue attempt . the united states has long declared that it wo n't negotiate with terrorists , which is what it considers the taliban . however , we have a history of being able to dance pretty effectively along the edges of the declaration , ' said retired maj. gen. james spider ' marks , a cnn military analyst . opinion : should the u.s. negotiate with terrorists ? possible obstacle one possible obstacle to securing bergdahl 's release is what may be asked in return . the taliban have long demanded the release of five detainees at the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay , cuba , but another u.s. official said that releasing them would be difficult because congress would have to be notified in advance , and lawmakers have previously resisted releasing them . van hipp , who served as a deputy assistant army secretary under former president george h.w . bush , said that trading guantanamo inmates for bergdahl would put at risk every american soldier deployed all over the world . ' we are sending the message to terrorist organizations all over the world that it 's ok to capture an american soldier , that america will deal with you , ' said hipp , now a defense consultant in washington . i think we need to give the green light to the special ops and let them do their jobs quietly and methodically , as they have done so well in the past , ' he added . who is bowe bergdahl ? fits and starts in may 2012 , the u.s. government acknowledged that it had been engaged in talks with the taliban to free bergdahl , but those talks moved in fits and starts because of u.s. concerns that any taliban prisoners swapped for the sergeant might be repatriated and allowed to rejoin the fight . bergdahl , of wood river valley , idaho , appeared in diminished health in a video that the u.s. military obtained in january . his family also received a letter from him last year via the red cross . the united states believes that one route to getting bergdahl back may be through qatari officials , who have been talking to the taliban . but bergdahl is believed to be held by operatives from the haqqani network , an insurgent force affiliated with the taliban and al qaeda -- and it was not clear whether haqqani operatives would abide by any agreement among the united states , qatar and the taliban . cnn 's nic robertson , matt smith and barbara starr contributed to this report | new : taliban express appreciation to karzai for recent prisoner release |
taliban <tsp> kabul , afghanistan ( cnn ) -- the taliban say they are suspending talks with the united states to exchange army sgt . bowe bergdahl -- the only american soldier held as a captive -- for five taliban prisoners . u.s. diplomats had been carrying out extremely sensitive discussions ' with taliban intermediaries , a u.s. official told cnn on tuesday . the taliban said the discussions were taking place in qatar , where the group opened an office last year . however , on sunday , taliban spokesman zabiullah mujahid sent a statement saying the group has called for the talks to be suspended . the leadership of the islamic emirate has decided to suspend the process for some time due to the current complex political situation in the country , ' the statement said . the process will remain suspended without the exchange of the prisoners until our decision to resume . ' mujahid did not say what complex political situation ' the statement referred to . bergdahl has been held by insurgents in pakistan since 2009 . taliban leaders'appreciate'karzai another statement released by a taliban spokesman sunday said a high-ranking delegation recently met in an atmosphere of peace and sincerity ' with representatives of the afghan high peace council in the united arab emirates . the taliban representatives appreciate ' afghan president hamid karzai 's release of 65 prisoners in february , the statement said . it credited the release as a reply to our previous demands in this regard . ' u.s officials strongly objected to the release of men who they said pose a threat to security forces and civilians . the group included an alleged taliban explosives expert , a suspected haqqani network commander and a specialist accused of building and placing improvised explosive devices . these individuals are dangerous , ' u.s. state department spokeswoman marie harf said . they pose threats to the safety and security of the afghan people and the afghan state . ' negotiating with terrorists american officials are adamant that they have never given up on trying to get bergdahl back and resist calling the current effort renewed ' discussions . but driving the current effort , according to the u.s. official , is bergdahl 's poor health and concern that a full troop withdrawal from afghanistan at year 's end would essentially close the door on any rescue attempt . the united states has long declared that it wo n't negotiate with terrorists , which is what it considers the taliban . however , we have a history of being able to dance pretty effectively along the edges of the declaration , ' said retired maj. gen. james spider ' marks , a cnn military analyst . opinion : should the u.s. negotiate with terrorists ? possible obstacle one possible obstacle to securing bergdahl 's release is what may be asked in return . the taliban have long demanded the release of five detainees at the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay , cuba , but another u.s. official said that releasing them would be difficult because congress would have to be notified in advance , and lawmakers have previously resisted releasing them . van hipp , who served as a deputy assistant army secretary under former president george h.w . bush , said that trading guantanamo inmates for bergdahl would put at risk every american soldier deployed all over the world . ' we are sending the message to terrorist organizations all over the world that it 's ok to capture an american soldier , that america will deal with you , ' said hipp , now a defense consultant in washington . i think we need to give the green light to the special ops and let them do their jobs quietly and methodically , as they have done so well in the past , ' he added . who is bowe bergdahl ? fits and starts in may 2012 , the u.s. government acknowledged that it had been engaged in talks with the taliban to free bergdahl , but those talks moved in fits and starts because of u.s. concerns that any taliban prisoners swapped for the sergeant might be repatriated and allowed to rejoin the fight . bergdahl , of wood river valley , idaho , appeared in diminished health in a video that the u.s. military obtained in january . his family also received a letter from him last year via the red cross . the united states believes that one route to getting bergdahl back may be through qatari officials , who have been talking to the taliban . but bergdahl is believed to be held by operatives from the haqqani network , an insurgent force affiliated with the taliban and al qaeda -- and it was not clear whether haqqani operatives would abide by any agreement among the united states , qatar and the taliban . cnn 's nic robertson , matt smith and barbara starr contributed to this report | taliban point to current complex political situation ' |
silva <tsp> ( cnn ) he has intercepted passes from both of the super bowl quarterbacks , but tom brady and russell wilson have nothing on mr. silva . the nfl just was n't adding up for ricardo silva , so he decided to hang up his shoulder pads and head back to school -- to teach high school geometry . silva , 26 , played two seasons in the nfl , earning more than $ 500,000 a year as safety for the detroit lions and then briefly with the carolina panthers . now , he earns about $ 50,000 a year as recruit for teach for america . silva made a two year commitment to washington 's ballou high school starting back in september . it does n't seem like a fiscally responsible career move , but for silva , leaving the nfl was just part of a bigger vision for his life . my mission was to be able to play football as long as i can and then eventually i wanted to go into teaching which would be either math or social studies , ' says silva who was a political science major at virginia 's hampton university . despite having a break out senior season and being named an hbcu all-american , silva was undrafted in 2011 . he signed to the detroit lions practice squad and then became a starting safety a few months later . i wanted to get to college and start in the nfl . play in the nfl , start in the nfl . it was not an easy road for me and this is how i can relate to students . i did n't grow up being the fastest person or the strongest person , i had to work every way , ' says silva . the carolina panthers picked silva up off waivers in 2013 . when he was cut by the panthers , he turned down offers to play football in canada and a college coaching job to teach . he says it 's all about making an impact for young people . anyone can be an nfl player and coach football . how many nfl players are going back into the classroom to get ( kids ) to college ? ' says silva . it 's more than football to me , it 's life . ' silva wants to motivate students to go to college . it 's a big challenge in a school where he says only about a 30 % of students attend university . his efforts have seemed to have already made a difference for his students , including 10th grader eric cary who credits silva with helping him raise his grade from a d+ to a b in geometry . he 's a really good teacher and a really cool dude , ' says cary . he 's like my role model . ' silva says teaching is more challenging than football ever was . so football all you have to do is wake up every day , work out and do what the coaches tell you to do . in school you got to motivate the young teenagers who are more interested in their social media outlets than math , ' says silva . silva is married and says his goal in the next five years is to become a father . and he says he wants to stay working in education , first as a teacher and eventually a school principal . as for football , silva says that 's all behind him now . i barely even watch football now . that may sound strange to you but i feel like i 've been there , i 've done that , mission accomplished now let 's move on to something more meaningful to me which is education . ' | former nfl safety ricardo silva is now a high school teacher in washington , d.c . |
silva <tsp> ( cnn ) he has intercepted passes from both of the super bowl quarterbacks , but tom brady and russell wilson have nothing on mr. silva . the nfl just was n't adding up for ricardo silva , so he decided to hang up his shoulder pads and head back to school -- to teach high school geometry . silva , 26 , played two seasons in the nfl , earning more than $ 500,000 a year as safety for the detroit lions and then briefly with the carolina panthers . now , he earns about $ 50,000 a year as recruit for teach for america . silva made a two year commitment to washington 's ballou high school starting back in september . it does n't seem like a fiscally responsible career move , but for silva , leaving the nfl was just part of a bigger vision for his life . my mission was to be able to play football as long as i can and then eventually i wanted to go into teaching which would be either math or social studies , ' says silva who was a political science major at virginia 's hampton university . despite having a break out senior season and being named an hbcu all-american , silva was undrafted in 2011 . he signed to the detroit lions practice squad and then became a starting safety a few months later . i wanted to get to college and start in the nfl . play in the nfl , start in the nfl . it was not an easy road for me and this is how i can relate to students . i did n't grow up being the fastest person or the strongest person , i had to work every way , ' says silva . the carolina panthers picked silva up off waivers in 2013 . when he was cut by the panthers , he turned down offers to play football in canada and a college coaching job to teach . he says it 's all about making an impact for young people . anyone can be an nfl player and coach football . how many nfl players are going back into the classroom to get ( kids ) to college ? ' says silva . it 's more than football to me , it 's life . ' silva wants to motivate students to go to college . it 's a big challenge in a school where he says only about a 30 % of students attend university . his efforts have seemed to have already made a difference for his students , including 10th grader eric cary who credits silva with helping him raise his grade from a d+ to a b in geometry . he 's a really good teacher and a really cool dude , ' says cary . he 's like my role model . ' silva says teaching is more challenging than football ever was . so football all you have to do is wake up every day , work out and do what the coaches tell you to do . in school you got to motivate the young teenagers who are more interested in their social media outlets than math , ' says silva . silva is married and says his goal in the next five years is to become a father . and he says he wants to stay working in education , first as a teacher and eventually a school principal . as for football , silva says that 's all behind him now . i barely even watch football now . that may sound strange to you but i feel like i 've been there , i 've done that , mission accomplished now let 's move on to something more meaningful to me which is education . ' | silva 's goal is to eventually become a school principal |
fbi <tsp> ( cnn ) -- authorities have arrested one of the fbi 's 10 most wanted fugitives in mexico , the fbi said friday . jose joe ' luis saenz , who was wanted in multiple slayings in los angeles , was captured late thursday . exactly where is not known . bill lewis , assistant director in charge of the fbi 's los angeles field office , thanked the various groups involved in saenz 's arrest , including the mexican federal police , the mexican national institute of immigration , the mexican attorney general and the fbi 's legal attache in mexico city and its sub-office in guadalajara , mexico . saenz is expected to return to los angeles from mexico this weekend under fbi escort . the fbi accuses saenz of killing four people , two rival gang members and his girlfriend in 1998 , and a fourth victim 10 years later . he is also accused of kidnapping and raping his girlfriend , who is the mother of his child . the fbi was offering a reward of up to $ 100,000 for information that led directly to his arrest . saenz was added to the fbi 's list of 10 most wanted fugitives in october 2009 . this individual , jose saenz , will be brought to justice , ' los angeles county sheriff lee baca said then . we will find him and prosecute him to the full extent , under the law . make no mistake about it . ' | saenz was added to the fbi 's list of 10 most wanted fugitives in 2009 |
los angeles <tsp> ( cnn ) -- authorities have arrested one of the fbi 's 10 most wanted fugitives in mexico , the fbi said friday . jose joe ' luis saenz , who was wanted in multiple slayings in los angeles , was captured late thursday . exactly where is not known . bill lewis , assistant director in charge of the fbi 's los angeles field office , thanked the various groups involved in saenz 's arrest , including the mexican federal police , the mexican national institute of immigration , the mexican attorney general and the fbi 's legal attache in mexico city and its sub-office in guadalajara , mexico . saenz is expected to return to los angeles from mexico this weekend under fbi escort . the fbi accuses saenz of killing four people , two rival gang members and his girlfriend in 1998 , and a fourth victim 10 years later . he is also accused of kidnapping and raping his girlfriend , who is the mother of his child . the fbi was offering a reward of up to $ 100,000 for information that led directly to his arrest . saenz was added to the fbi 's list of 10 most wanted fugitives in october 2009 . this individual , jose saenz , will be brought to justice , ' los angeles county sheriff lee baca said then . we will find him and prosecute him to the full extent , under the law . make no mistake about it . ' | jose joe ' luis saenz is wanted in multiple killings in los angeles |
donald sterling <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the estranged wife of banned los angeles clippers owner donald sterling says she supports the decision by the national basketball association and the team to work together to find the franchise a new chief executive officer . shelly sterling , a co-owner of the clippers , said she spoke with nba commissioner adam silver to tell him she supported his decision to fine her husband $ 2.5 million and ban him for life after racist remarks by donald sterling became public . we also agreed at that time that , as a next step , both the league and the team should work together to find some fresh , accomplished executive leadership for the clippers , ' shelly sterling said in a written statement saturday . her statement did n't mention the potential sale of the team , which silver has said he will press the other 29 ownership groups to mandate through a vote . the league said in a news release that now that donald sterling is banned from team operations , it is best that the league step in temporarily . the best way to ensure the stability of the team during this difficult situation is to move quickly and install a ceo to oversee the clippers organization , ' nba executive vice president mike bass said in a statement . the process of identifying that individual is under way . ' while the team has been distracted off the court , it has continued winning on it . the clippers defeated the golden state warriors 126-121 saturday to win its first-round series in the nba playoffs . the clippers will face the oklahoma city thunder on monday in the western conference semifinals . nba to name new ceo for the clippers v. stiviano speaks after dodging the media for days , the woman who recorded donald sterling making the racist remarks urged him to apologize . in an exclusive interview with abc 's barbara walters on friday , v. stiviano said sterling is hurting after the scandal that turned him into a sports pariah . i think he feels very alone . not truly supported by those around him , ' stiviano , 31 , said . tormented . emotionally traumatized . ' but , she told walters , this is not the first time they 've discussed race . there 's been a number of occasions where mr. sterling and i had conversations just like this one , ' she said . part of what the world heard was only 15 minutes . there 's a number of other hours that the world does n't know . ' one recording of sterling 's conversation released last month triggered a firestorm that led to his ban and league-record fine . in the audio , the billionaire tells stiviano not to promote ' her relationship with black people or bring them to games after she posted a picture on social media with nba legend magic johnson . stiviano said sterling should apologize for the comments and has discussed it with him . god only knows , ' she said when asked if he will apologize . stiviano 's attorney has said she did not leak the audio tape . shelly sterling is suing stiviano , saying the woman received cash and property purchased with the couple 's money . stiviano says the items were gifts . on friday , donald sterling was quoted on dujour.com as saying i wish i had just paid her off ' in reference to stiviano . the site , which specified that sterling was referring to stiviano in a discussion with one of its writers , did n't state when the remark was made . donald sterling 's fall other nba owners , players and sports commentators called for swift , firm punishment after tmz posted the audio featuring the racist comments purportedly made on april 9 . silver heeded their call , issuing sweeping sanctions against donald sterling on tuesday . under the lifetime ban , sterling is prohibited from nba games or practices , stepping foot inside any clippers facility , taking part in business or personnel decisions or having a role in league activities such as attending nba board of governors meetings . if sterling does sell the team , he 'd profit considerably . he bought the clippers for $ 12 million in 1981 , and the team is now worth $ 575 million , according to forbes magazine . cnn 's faith karimi , joe sutton and ralph ellis contributed to this story . | nba also wants donald sterling to be forced to sell now successful team |
donald sterling <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the estranged wife of banned los angeles clippers owner donald sterling says she supports the decision by the national basketball association and the team to work together to find the franchise a new chief executive officer . shelly sterling , a co-owner of the clippers , said she spoke with nba commissioner adam silver to tell him she supported his decision to fine her husband $ 2.5 million and ban him for life after racist remarks by donald sterling became public . we also agreed at that time that , as a next step , both the league and the team should work together to find some fresh , accomplished executive leadership for the clippers , ' shelly sterling said in a written statement saturday . her statement did n't mention the potential sale of the team , which silver has said he will press the other 29 ownership groups to mandate through a vote . the league said in a news release that now that donald sterling is banned from team operations , it is best that the league step in temporarily . the best way to ensure the stability of the team during this difficult situation is to move quickly and install a ceo to oversee the clippers organization , ' nba executive vice president mike bass said in a statement . the process of identifying that individual is under way . ' while the team has been distracted off the court , it has continued winning on it . the clippers defeated the golden state warriors 126-121 saturday to win its first-round series in the nba playoffs . the clippers will face the oklahoma city thunder on monday in the western conference semifinals . nba to name new ceo for the clippers v. stiviano speaks after dodging the media for days , the woman who recorded donald sterling making the racist remarks urged him to apologize . in an exclusive interview with abc 's barbara walters on friday , v. stiviano said sterling is hurting after the scandal that turned him into a sports pariah . i think he feels very alone . not truly supported by those around him , ' stiviano , 31 , said . tormented . emotionally traumatized . ' but , she told walters , this is not the first time they 've discussed race . there 's been a number of occasions where mr. sterling and i had conversations just like this one , ' she said . part of what the world heard was only 15 minutes . there 's a number of other hours that the world does n't know . ' one recording of sterling 's conversation released last month triggered a firestorm that led to his ban and league-record fine . in the audio , the billionaire tells stiviano not to promote ' her relationship with black people or bring them to games after she posted a picture on social media with nba legend magic johnson . stiviano said sterling should apologize for the comments and has discussed it with him . god only knows , ' she said when asked if he will apologize . stiviano 's attorney has said she did not leak the audio tape . shelly sterling is suing stiviano , saying the woman received cash and property purchased with the couple 's money . stiviano says the items were gifts . on friday , donald sterling was quoted on dujour.com as saying i wish i had just paid her off ' in reference to stiviano . the site , which specified that sterling was referring to stiviano in a discussion with one of its writers , did n't state when the remark was made . donald sterling 's fall other nba owners , players and sports commentators called for swift , firm punishment after tmz posted the audio featuring the racist comments purportedly made on april 9 . silver heeded their call , issuing sweeping sanctions against donald sterling on tuesday . under the lifetime ban , sterling is prohibited from nba games or practices , stepping foot inside any clippers facility , taking part in business or personnel decisions or having a role in league activities such as attending nba board of governors meetings . if sterling does sell the team , he 'd profit considerably . he bought the clippers for $ 12 million in 1981 , and the team is now worth $ 575 million , according to forbes magazine . cnn 's faith karimi , joe sutton and ralph ellis contributed to this story . | donald sterling has been banned from clippers'team operations |
louisiana senate <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- last-minute jostling in louisiana 's senate race has given sudden life to long-stalled legislation to authorize the keystone xl pipeline . both houses of congress are on track to vote in the coming days on proposals sponsored by the candidates who will face off in a december senate runoff in louisiana . the house has scheduled a vote for friday on a bill to green-light the $ 8 billion project to transport oil from canada to the gulf of mexico . the senate , meanwhile , is likely to vote early next week on similar legislation . the moves could force the hand of president barack obama , who has said he wo n't make a decision on whether to allow the pipeline to go forward until the state department can finish a years-long independent review . white house press secretary josh earnest told reporters traveling with the president during an asia trip on thursday that the administration takes a dim view of these kinds of proposals , ' suggesting a veto is possible . the pipeline has become a political football in louisiana , which is holding a dec. 6 run-off election for its senate seat . democratic incumbent mary landrieu is trying to demonstrate her clout as senate energy and natural resources committee chairwoman one last time by prodding the chamber to vote on legislation authorizing the pipeline . she said repeatedly that at least 60 senators would vote for her bill . i am so pleased to have been one of the spark plugs to help to get us moving -- not in the next congress , but in the lame duck session of this congress , ' landrieu said on the senate floor thursday . house republicans countered by scheduling a vote on their own on the same bill -- this one sponsored by rep. bill cassidy , landrieu 's gop challenger . combined with senate republicans'pledge to place cassidy on the energy panel , it 's an effort to mute landrieu 's claims of influence on energy issues that are important in oil-rich louisiana . regardless of the reason , what we 're doing here today is working together on ideas that we 've been trying to push for a long , long time , ' gop rep. pete sessions of texas said on the house floor thursday . now that the senate is here to join us , we are here to work together , ' sessions said while repeatedly pointing out that cassidy is sponsoring the measure . landrieu was aided in the senate by west virginia democrat joe manchin , who acknowledged that landrieu is in a fight for her life here ' but said she 'd be willing to take her name off the bill if doing so would ease its passage . the best politics is good government , ' he said . if you do something good , as a republican , as a democrat , we all get credit for it . ' it 's not clear whether congress actually has the authority to approve the project -- or whether that power lies solely with the state department , which has jurisdiction because the pipeline would cross international borders . the legislation would use a january 2014 state department environmental analysis of the project to satisfy requirements that it be studied for adverse effects . notre dame law professor bruce huber said the legislation the house and senate are set to vote on would override the presidential permit process and simply declare the proposal to be approved as a matter of federal law . ' he said there likely are n't enough votes to overturn an obama veto -- especially with democrats still holding a senate majority before new lawmakers are sworn in early next year . nonetheless , this is the most substantial shift in momentum with respect to the keystone project that has occurred in the last several years , ' he said . | efforts to boost the two candidates in the louisiana senate run-off election have propelled the legislation |
ef1 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a reported tornado briefly touched down friday afternoon in northern alabama , causing damage and scares days after twisters proved deadly in texas . the twister was part of a severe thunderstorm that rolled through the southeast , prompting tornado warnings friday afternoon . law enforcement officials reported a funnel cloud -- indicative of a tornado -- at 2:15 p.m. ( 3:15 p.m . et ) , the national weather service noted . the same agency later noted there had been a brief touchdown ' of a tornado . a couple of homes in athens -- a community of about 22,000 people some 20 miles west of huntsville -- suffered minor damage as the storm rolled through , said rita white , spokeswoman for limestone county 's emergency management agency . strong winds knocked down trees and power lines , she added . this severe weather struck two days after at least 16 tornadoes , according to the national weather service , ripped through parts of central texas . six people died . the same storm system produced a tornado thursday in waskom , texas , which is along that state 's border with louisiana . the national weather service rated that twister as an ef1 -- on the enhanced fujita tornado damage scale that runs from zero to five , which is the strongest -- meaning it contained winds blowing at about 100 mph .'i thought that lady was gon na die in my truck' cnn 's todd borek contributed to this report . | new : a tornado that hit on the texas/louisiana border thursday was an ef1 |
rfid <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- a six-month trial was launched this week that promises to transform the way luggage is tracked and monitored at london 's heathrow airport . as many as 28 in every 1,000 passengers do not arrive at their destination at the same time as their luggage . the trial -- run by baa and airline emirates -- is using rfid ( radio-frequency identification ) technology to tag baggage . this will allow staff to more accurately track bags passing through the airport . the crucial difference between rfid and the existing barcode system is its scanning accuracy . barcode tags can be easily damaged in transit and are also at risk of being covered when scanned . if not scanned , details must be entered manually into the system , adding time and error to the process . baa estimates that heathrow can read only 60 per cent of labels that pass through . rfid is reported to offer over 99 percent accuracy . the £150,000 trial -- the first of its kind in the uk -- will continue for six months tracking bags for passengers traveling with emirates to and from dubai , and transferring through heathrow . a duplicate of the heathrow system has been installed at dubai airport . during the check-in process at heathrow terminal 3 , staff apply tags containing rfid chips to bags with information including the passenger 's name and route . the chips are then read on entry into the baggage system ; they are tracked as they move throughout ; and finally on leaving the system . as a result , says shaun cowlam , logistics director at heathrow airport , staff can know where a bag is at every moment of every day ' . baa is also considering introducing a sms text messaging service to keep passengers informed of where their bags are . when passengers arrive at heathrow , says cowlam , the idea will be to send passengers a text informing them what belt and what time their bags will arrive at . ultimately , the use of rfid could extend services to frequent flyers , and provide the means to added value services such as faster check-in , and even be integrated with secure collection and delivery . the main benefits , however , will be for travelers passing through major hubs such as heathrow and dubai , as this system offers better processing of baggage on transfer flights . emirates and baa are sharing the costs of the trial . but as vic sheppard , emirates vice president for uk and ireland says , cost is not an issue ' , especially considering the savings the airline is expected to achieve by reducing loss and repatriation of bags . and as cowlam adds : if we can introduce this across the whole network the costs will reduce significantly . ' hong kong international airport was one of the first to deploy rfid technology in 2005 . but as outlined in a recent survey by sita , rfid is being used in just 6 percent of the airports surveyed . for this system to really take off we need other airports and other airlines to embrace the technology , ' says cowlam . that widespread adoption may not be far off . the sita survey indicated that rfid tags will be used in 45 percent of airports by the end of 2009 . it 's still early days , but baa and emirates are optimistic for rfid 's future in airports . there have been giant strides in the technology in aviation in recent years . but in the last few decades there has n't been any advancement in the methods adopted for baggage handling , ' says sheppard . this is a major step forward . ' e-mail to a friend | new trial at heathrow airport will use rfid to accurately track and monitor luggage |
rfid <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- a six-month trial was launched this week that promises to transform the way luggage is tracked and monitored at london 's heathrow airport . as many as 28 in every 1,000 passengers do not arrive at their destination at the same time as their luggage . the trial -- run by baa and airline emirates -- is using rfid ( radio-frequency identification ) technology to tag baggage . this will allow staff to more accurately track bags passing through the airport . the crucial difference between rfid and the existing barcode system is its scanning accuracy . barcode tags can be easily damaged in transit and are also at risk of being covered when scanned . if not scanned , details must be entered manually into the system , adding time and error to the process . baa estimates that heathrow can read only 60 per cent of labels that pass through . rfid is reported to offer over 99 percent accuracy . the £150,000 trial -- the first of its kind in the uk -- will continue for six months tracking bags for passengers traveling with emirates to and from dubai , and transferring through heathrow . a duplicate of the heathrow system has been installed at dubai airport . during the check-in process at heathrow terminal 3 , staff apply tags containing rfid chips to bags with information including the passenger 's name and route . the chips are then read on entry into the baggage system ; they are tracked as they move throughout ; and finally on leaving the system . as a result , says shaun cowlam , logistics director at heathrow airport , staff can know where a bag is at every moment of every day ' . baa is also considering introducing a sms text messaging service to keep passengers informed of where their bags are . when passengers arrive at heathrow , says cowlam , the idea will be to send passengers a text informing them what belt and what time their bags will arrive at . ultimately , the use of rfid could extend services to frequent flyers , and provide the means to added value services such as faster check-in , and even be integrated with secure collection and delivery . the main benefits , however , will be for travelers passing through major hubs such as heathrow and dubai , as this system offers better processing of baggage on transfer flights . emirates and baa are sharing the costs of the trial . but as vic sheppard , emirates vice president for uk and ireland says , cost is not an issue ' , especially considering the savings the airline is expected to achieve by reducing loss and repatriation of bags . and as cowlam adds : if we can introduce this across the whole network the costs will reduce significantly . ' hong kong international airport was one of the first to deploy rfid technology in 2005 . but as outlined in a recent survey by sita , rfid is being used in just 6 percent of the airports surveyed . for this system to really take off we need other airports and other airlines to embrace the technology , ' says cowlam . that widespread adoption may not be far off . the sita survey indicated that rfid tags will be used in 45 percent of airports by the end of 2009 . it 's still early days , but baa and emirates are optimistic for rfid 's future in airports . there have been giant strides in the technology in aviation in recent years . but in the last few decades there has n't been any advancement in the methods adopted for baggage handling , ' says sheppard . this is a major step forward . ' e-mail to a friend | compared to exsiting bar codes , rfid tags offer 15 percent more reading accuracy |
bird <tsp> this story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by cnn about economic survival in this time of financial crisis . leah bird and her husband ed wright stand in front of their new home : a 1974 airstream trailer . ( cnn ) -- they bid farewell to their beloved trips to the opera and museum , the beach and buddhist temples . they ate one last time at their favorite restaurants serving indian curried chicken and warm bowls of vietnamese pho . leah bird and her husband , ed wright , have traded their comfortable two-bedroom apartment and jobs in beverly hills , california , for life in a trailer on a five-acre oregon farm . no longer do the couple hear roaring fire trucks in the street or chatter from patrons dining at outdoor cafes . on this farm , the dominant silence is occasionally interrupted by the sounds of frogs and crickets . it 's not necessarily a lifestyle that has ever seemed attractive to me , ' says 28-year-old bird , between tending to the farm animals : two sheep , two nubian goats , miniature horses and geese . i always saw myself as more of a metropolitan person , but you know , without money , this was our best option . ' the couple 's drastic lifestyle change -- one they chose -- came last october when wright , 48 , lost his job managing life insurance portfolios for millionaires at a private firm in beverly hills . his niche company , which relied heavily on capital flow , had felt the pain of the credit crunch . once making over $ 100,000 a year , wright soon joined the growing number of americans facing unemployment in the economic downturn . ireport.com : tell us how you 're surviving with meager savings , bird and wright knew they could n't maintain their costly los angeles lifestyle in an area where , they say , image is everything . even if they had stayed in beverly hills , they would have needed to move into a smaller apartment and rely on bird 's modest salary as a financial manager . exhausted from the rat race , wright decided they needed another option . i 've been in los angeles for a long time and i 've had to start over before , ' wright says . you spend two or three years getting back on your feet and then what ? it 's a struggle if you are n't making a lot of money . ' then wright 's parents offered to let the newlywed couple live on their family farm in rural douglas county in southern oregon until the couple bounced back . wright agreed immediately . he says he wanted to move there to help his elderly parents manage the sprawling property . his wife , however , was more reluctant because she still had her job . but bird says she soon agreed to move to the farm because it was the fastest way to cut expenses . i did it out of immediate necessity , ' says bird , who grew up in more of a suburban setting near tucson , arizona . i do n't think i was ready to leave l.a. ' while wright wanted to make the move north , he was n't ready to move in with his parents . at christmas , the couple purchased a 1974 airstream trailer , shaped like an oblong silver bullet , from craigslist for a few thousand dollars . the trailer living quarters are cramped , with about 300 square feet , a major downgrade from the couple 's 1,400-square-foot apartment in california . ireport.com : from beverly hills to hillbillies the couple moved to oregon in mid-january , after a two-day drive from los angeles , hopeful the farm would give them the needed break from city life and a chance to focus on finding new careers . in los angeles , they lived in a neighborhood with about 20,000 people . now , the closest town has fewer than 20,000 people . we 're not going to lie to you and say everything is hunky dory , ' wright says . it 's hard being out here . ' i feel like a fish out of water , ' bird added . i 'm so out of my element . ' their mornings now begin at the crack of dawn . they clean the living space for the animals , pick up manure and fix the landscaping . afternoons are spent job hunting , a challenging feat in a region where lumber and nursing are the two dominant fields . for now , they are spending their savings until they find employment . their trailer 's bedroom has just enough room to stuff in a queen-size bed . a narrow window by the bed looks out on the farm , where they can see deer roaming the land in the mornings . there is no dining room , a difficult adjustment for the couple , who once enjoyed entertaining guests over dinner and wine . the living room furniture consists of colorful pillows piled against the wall on the floor facing the television and a desk for their laptops . their new kitchen has just enough space for one person to stand and work . there is one toilet , which is currently being remodeled , and no shower . the couple bathe at wright 's parents'house ; they admit that they only shower a few times a week now . most of their belongings from los angeles , expensive furniture and art accumulated over the years , remain in storage . while the couple miss these things , they say their new lifestyle will help them survive the troubled economy . they also hope it will teach them to live simpler lives . in many ways , bird and wright are enjoying the serenity of their slower-paced lifestyle . they are spending more time together , and bird says she is getting closer to wright 's parents . after the initial culture shock in the first month , bird says she is slowly adapting to farm life . she learned how to build a fire pit , and she plans on growing a fruit and vegetable garden in the spring . she wants to buy more productive animals like cows . with the garden and some cows , she says , the couple wo n't have to purchase vegetables or milk from the grocery store . her husband is remodeling their trailer by adding amenities to the kitchen and bathroom . wright , who has always been interested in philosophy and religion , says he sees his unemployment as a time for soul searching . ' the couple are still mulling their career options . wright , who is also an amateur musician , is looking at new job opportunities for the future . he has dabbled with the idea of starting his own bar since he knows so many musicians in the industry , he says . he and his wife are thinking about joining the peace corps together , or maybe building a log house on the farm . the options are limitless , they say . a few weeks ago , surrounded by giant pine trees in the cold winter air , the couple walked outside and looked up . for the first time in a long time , they could see the stars shining brightly in the dark sky . cnn 's shirley zilberstein contributed to this report . | leah bird and ed wright have have traded their beverly hills life for a trailer on a farm |
bird <tsp> this story is part of an ongoing series of profiles by cnn about economic survival in this time of financial crisis . leah bird and her husband ed wright stand in front of their new home : a 1974 airstream trailer . ( cnn ) -- they bid farewell to their beloved trips to the opera and museum , the beach and buddhist temples . they ate one last time at their favorite restaurants serving indian curried chicken and warm bowls of vietnamese pho . leah bird and her husband , ed wright , have traded their comfortable two-bedroom apartment and jobs in beverly hills , california , for life in a trailer on a five-acre oregon farm . no longer do the couple hear roaring fire trucks in the street or chatter from patrons dining at outdoor cafes . on this farm , the dominant silence is occasionally interrupted by the sounds of frogs and crickets . it 's not necessarily a lifestyle that has ever seemed attractive to me , ' says 28-year-old bird , between tending to the farm animals : two sheep , two nubian goats , miniature horses and geese . i always saw myself as more of a metropolitan person , but you know , without money , this was our best option . ' the couple 's drastic lifestyle change -- one they chose -- came last october when wright , 48 , lost his job managing life insurance portfolios for millionaires at a private firm in beverly hills . his niche company , which relied heavily on capital flow , had felt the pain of the credit crunch . once making over $ 100,000 a year , wright soon joined the growing number of americans facing unemployment in the economic downturn . ireport.com : tell us how you 're surviving with meager savings , bird and wright knew they could n't maintain their costly los angeles lifestyle in an area where , they say , image is everything . even if they had stayed in beverly hills , they would have needed to move into a smaller apartment and rely on bird 's modest salary as a financial manager . exhausted from the rat race , wright decided they needed another option . i 've been in los angeles for a long time and i 've had to start over before , ' wright says . you spend two or three years getting back on your feet and then what ? it 's a struggle if you are n't making a lot of money . ' then wright 's parents offered to let the newlywed couple live on their family farm in rural douglas county in southern oregon until the couple bounced back . wright agreed immediately . he says he wanted to move there to help his elderly parents manage the sprawling property . his wife , however , was more reluctant because she still had her job . but bird says she soon agreed to move to the farm because it was the fastest way to cut expenses . i did it out of immediate necessity , ' says bird , who grew up in more of a suburban setting near tucson , arizona . i do n't think i was ready to leave l.a. ' while wright wanted to make the move north , he was n't ready to move in with his parents . at christmas , the couple purchased a 1974 airstream trailer , shaped like an oblong silver bullet , from craigslist for a few thousand dollars . the trailer living quarters are cramped , with about 300 square feet , a major downgrade from the couple 's 1,400-square-foot apartment in california . ireport.com : from beverly hills to hillbillies the couple moved to oregon in mid-january , after a two-day drive from los angeles , hopeful the farm would give them the needed break from city life and a chance to focus on finding new careers . in los angeles , they lived in a neighborhood with about 20,000 people . now , the closest town has fewer than 20,000 people . we 're not going to lie to you and say everything is hunky dory , ' wright says . it 's hard being out here . ' i feel like a fish out of water , ' bird added . i 'm so out of my element . ' their mornings now begin at the crack of dawn . they clean the living space for the animals , pick up manure and fix the landscaping . afternoons are spent job hunting , a challenging feat in a region where lumber and nursing are the two dominant fields . for now , they are spending their savings until they find employment . their trailer 's bedroom has just enough room to stuff in a queen-size bed . a narrow window by the bed looks out on the farm , where they can see deer roaming the land in the mornings . there is no dining room , a difficult adjustment for the couple , who once enjoyed entertaining guests over dinner and wine . the living room furniture consists of colorful pillows piled against the wall on the floor facing the television and a desk for their laptops . their new kitchen has just enough space for one person to stand and work . there is one toilet , which is currently being remodeled , and no shower . the couple bathe at wright 's parents'house ; they admit that they only shower a few times a week now . most of their belongings from los angeles , expensive furniture and art accumulated over the years , remain in storage . while the couple miss these things , they say their new lifestyle will help them survive the troubled economy . they also hope it will teach them to live simpler lives . in many ways , bird and wright are enjoying the serenity of their slower-paced lifestyle . they are spending more time together , and bird says she is getting closer to wright 's parents . after the initial culture shock in the first month , bird says she is slowly adapting to farm life . she learned how to build a fire pit , and she plans on growing a fruit and vegetable garden in the spring . she wants to buy more productive animals like cows . with the garden and some cows , she says , the couple wo n't have to purchase vegetables or milk from the grocery store . her husband is remodeling their trailer by adding amenities to the kitchen and bathroom . wright , who has always been interested in philosophy and religion , says he sees his unemployment as a time for soul searching . ' the couple are still mulling their career options . wright , who is also an amateur musician , is looking at new job opportunities for the future . he has dabbled with the idea of starting his own bar since he knows so many musicians in the industry , he says . he and his wife are thinking about joining the peace corps together , or maybe building a log house on the farm . the options are limitless , they say . a few weeks ago , surrounded by giant pine trees in the cold winter air , the couple walked outside and looked up . for the first time in a long time , they could see the stars shining brightly in the dark sky . cnn 's shirley zilberstein contributed to this report . | i feel like a fish out of water . i 'm so out of my element , ' bird says |
france <tsp> ( cnn ) -- less than a month ago bob dylan could justifiably feel he was revered in france . the singer was in paris to receive france 's highest public award , the legion d'honneur . as france 's most prestigious medal was pinned to dylan 's lapel , his french hosts heaped praise on the 72-year-old legend for his contribution to music -- and notably his songs inspired by french poets rimbaud and verlaine . it was impossible to predict that , only three weeks later , dylan would be embroiled in an ugly controversy that has resulted in preliminary charges against him in france for inciting racial hatred . ironically , dylan 's comments were made about america , not france . in a rolling stone interview published in 2012 , the singer was quoted as saying : if you got a slave master or klan in your blood , blacks can sense that . that stuff lingers to this day . just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood . ' a croatian group in france pressed charges against dylan for his remarks . now dylan , who has performed in both croatia and serbia , finds himself in legal trouble in france for comments he made last year about racism in america . the croatian group claimed that dylan was equating all croatians with the small minority of croatian war criminals . the tension between croatians and serbs has deep historical roots , most recently with the breakup of former yugoslavia , during which accusations of genocidal massacres were made on both sides . farther back , during world war ii when the political movement ustasha ruled croatia , it erected concentration camps for jews , serbs , roma gypsies and other non-catholic minorities . it is believed that roughly 320,000 ethnic serbs were killed under the nazi-allied ustasha . in france , a country where racism is a sensitive issue , the controversy surrounding dylan touches a raw nerve . the french have questioned themselves whether they are racist and xenophobic , especially toward the minority african and muslim populations whose integration into french society has been rife with tensions and sometimes violence . french minister of justice christiane taubira , one of the country 's most prominent black politicians , has been subjected to racial slurs . a right-wing french magazine , minute , ' featured a headline about her : crafty as a monkey , taubira gets her banana back . ' the famous french movie actress brigitte bardot has been convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred for her comments about muslims in france after complaining on her website that muslims were destroying our country by imposing their ways . ' the french have also struggled with its history of anti-semitism , which flared up during the infamous dreyfus affair at the end of the 19th century when a jewish military officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason . france 's collaboration with the nazis during world war ii is a shameful chapter in the country 's past that was for decades swept under the carpet of collective memory . today it is illegal in france to deny the holocaust and incite racial hatred , and sell nazi memorabilia on the internet . ( for example , a french judge in 2000 found the u.s.-based company yahoo guilty of facilitating neo-nazi auctions . ) dylan 's published comments have opened old wounds in france . yet there is something curious about the timing of these charges against him . first of all , the singer made the remarks to rolling stone last year ; they were later published in a french version of the magazine . and the croatian group 's complaints against the singer apparently date to november 2012 . it is interesting , too , that the preliminary charges by french prosecutors against dylan were filed on november 11 , only two days before the legendary singer was to receive his legion d'honneur from a socialist government that is usually admiring of engagã© pop singers with a strong anti-establishment political message . in the stuffy precincts of the legion d'honneur 's grand chancellerie , it appears that the government 's nomination of dylan for the award had originally been received sniffily . in may , french press reports claimed the 17-member legion d'honneur council had tossed out the nomination on the grounds that dylan had been an anti-war radical during the vietnam war and , moreover , had used drugs . it was only after some backroom intrigue that it was announced that dylan would receive the legion d'honneur after all . dylan fans doubtless find this whole thing perplexing . yet it 's not surprising that this blew up in a country where hate-speech accusations often reach the courts . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of matthew fraser . | bob dylan has been charged with inciting racial hatred in france for some comments |
france <tsp> ( cnn ) -- less than a month ago bob dylan could justifiably feel he was revered in france . the singer was in paris to receive france 's highest public award , the legion d'honneur . as france 's most prestigious medal was pinned to dylan 's lapel , his french hosts heaped praise on the 72-year-old legend for his contribution to music -- and notably his songs inspired by french poets rimbaud and verlaine . it was impossible to predict that , only three weeks later , dylan would be embroiled in an ugly controversy that has resulted in preliminary charges against him in france for inciting racial hatred . ironically , dylan 's comments were made about america , not france . in a rolling stone interview published in 2012 , the singer was quoted as saying : if you got a slave master or klan in your blood , blacks can sense that . that stuff lingers to this day . just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood . ' a croatian group in france pressed charges against dylan for his remarks . now dylan , who has performed in both croatia and serbia , finds himself in legal trouble in france for comments he made last year about racism in america . the croatian group claimed that dylan was equating all croatians with the small minority of croatian war criminals . the tension between croatians and serbs has deep historical roots , most recently with the breakup of former yugoslavia , during which accusations of genocidal massacres were made on both sides . farther back , during world war ii when the political movement ustasha ruled croatia , it erected concentration camps for jews , serbs , roma gypsies and other non-catholic minorities . it is believed that roughly 320,000 ethnic serbs were killed under the nazi-allied ustasha . in france , a country where racism is a sensitive issue , the controversy surrounding dylan touches a raw nerve . the french have questioned themselves whether they are racist and xenophobic , especially toward the minority african and muslim populations whose integration into french society has been rife with tensions and sometimes violence . french minister of justice christiane taubira , one of the country 's most prominent black politicians , has been subjected to racial slurs . a right-wing french magazine , minute , ' featured a headline about her : crafty as a monkey , taubira gets her banana back . ' the famous french movie actress brigitte bardot has been convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred for her comments about muslims in france after complaining on her website that muslims were destroying our country by imposing their ways . ' the french have also struggled with its history of anti-semitism , which flared up during the infamous dreyfus affair at the end of the 19th century when a jewish military officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason . france 's collaboration with the nazis during world war ii is a shameful chapter in the country 's past that was for decades swept under the carpet of collective memory . today it is illegal in france to deny the holocaust and incite racial hatred , and sell nazi memorabilia on the internet . ( for example , a french judge in 2000 found the u.s.-based company yahoo guilty of facilitating neo-nazi auctions . ) dylan 's published comments have opened old wounds in france . yet there is something curious about the timing of these charges against him . first of all , the singer made the remarks to rolling stone last year ; they were later published in a french version of the magazine . and the croatian group 's complaints against the singer apparently date to november 2012 . it is interesting , too , that the preliminary charges by french prosecutors against dylan were filed on november 11 , only two days before the legendary singer was to receive his legion d'honneur from a socialist government that is usually admiring of engagã© pop singers with a strong anti-establishment political message . in the stuffy precincts of the legion d'honneur 's grand chancellerie , it appears that the government 's nomination of dylan for the award had originally been received sniffily . in may , french press reports claimed the 17-member legion d'honneur council had tossed out the nomination on the grounds that dylan had been an anti-war radical during the vietnam war and , moreover , had used drugs . it was only after some backroom intrigue that it was announced that dylan would receive the legion d'honneur after all . dylan fans doubtless find this whole thing perplexing . yet it 's not surprising that this blew up in a country where hate-speech accusations often reach the courts . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of matthew fraser . | fraser : this is n't surprising , because in france hate-speech accusations often reach courts |
france <tsp> ( cnn ) -- less than a month ago bob dylan could justifiably feel he was revered in france . the singer was in paris to receive france 's highest public award , the legion d'honneur . as france 's most prestigious medal was pinned to dylan 's lapel , his french hosts heaped praise on the 72-year-old legend for his contribution to music -- and notably his songs inspired by french poets rimbaud and verlaine . it was impossible to predict that , only three weeks later , dylan would be embroiled in an ugly controversy that has resulted in preliminary charges against him in france for inciting racial hatred . ironically , dylan 's comments were made about america , not france . in a rolling stone interview published in 2012 , the singer was quoted as saying : if you got a slave master or klan in your blood , blacks can sense that . that stuff lingers to this day . just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood . ' a croatian group in france pressed charges against dylan for his remarks . now dylan , who has performed in both croatia and serbia , finds himself in legal trouble in france for comments he made last year about racism in america . the croatian group claimed that dylan was equating all croatians with the small minority of croatian war criminals . the tension between croatians and serbs has deep historical roots , most recently with the breakup of former yugoslavia , during which accusations of genocidal massacres were made on both sides . farther back , during world war ii when the political movement ustasha ruled croatia , it erected concentration camps for jews , serbs , roma gypsies and other non-catholic minorities . it is believed that roughly 320,000 ethnic serbs were killed under the nazi-allied ustasha . in france , a country where racism is a sensitive issue , the controversy surrounding dylan touches a raw nerve . the french have questioned themselves whether they are racist and xenophobic , especially toward the minority african and muslim populations whose integration into french society has been rife with tensions and sometimes violence . french minister of justice christiane taubira , one of the country 's most prominent black politicians , has been subjected to racial slurs . a right-wing french magazine , minute , ' featured a headline about her : crafty as a monkey , taubira gets her banana back . ' the famous french movie actress brigitte bardot has been convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred for her comments about muslims in france after complaining on her website that muslims were destroying our country by imposing their ways . ' the french have also struggled with its history of anti-semitism , which flared up during the infamous dreyfus affair at the end of the 19th century when a jewish military officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason . france 's collaboration with the nazis during world war ii is a shameful chapter in the country 's past that was for decades swept under the carpet of collective memory . today it is illegal in france to deny the holocaust and incite racial hatred , and sell nazi memorabilia on the internet . ( for example , a french judge in 2000 found the u.s.-based company yahoo guilty of facilitating neo-nazi auctions . ) dylan 's published comments have opened old wounds in france . yet there is something curious about the timing of these charges against him . first of all , the singer made the remarks to rolling stone last year ; they were later published in a french version of the magazine . and the croatian group 's complaints against the singer apparently date to november 2012 . it is interesting , too , that the preliminary charges by french prosecutors against dylan were filed on november 11 , only two days before the legendary singer was to receive his legion d'honneur from a socialist government that is usually admiring of engagã© pop singers with a strong anti-establishment political message . in the stuffy precincts of the legion d'honneur 's grand chancellerie , it appears that the government 's nomination of dylan for the award had originally been received sniffily . in may , french press reports claimed the 17-member legion d'honneur council had tossed out the nomination on the grounds that dylan had been an anti-war radical during the vietnam war and , moreover , had used drugs . it was only after some backroom intrigue that it was announced that dylan would receive the legion d'honneur after all . dylan fans doubtless find this whole thing perplexing . yet it 's not surprising that this blew up in a country where hate-speech accusations often reach the courts . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of matthew fraser . | matthew fraser : it 's ironic since he just won france 's highest public award |
france <tsp> ( cnn ) -- less than a month ago bob dylan could justifiably feel he was revered in france . the singer was in paris to receive france 's highest public award , the legion d'honneur . as france 's most prestigious medal was pinned to dylan 's lapel , his french hosts heaped praise on the 72-year-old legend for his contribution to music -- and notably his songs inspired by french poets rimbaud and verlaine . it was impossible to predict that , only three weeks later , dylan would be embroiled in an ugly controversy that has resulted in preliminary charges against him in france for inciting racial hatred . ironically , dylan 's comments were made about america , not france . in a rolling stone interview published in 2012 , the singer was quoted as saying : if you got a slave master or klan in your blood , blacks can sense that . that stuff lingers to this day . just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood . ' a croatian group in france pressed charges against dylan for his remarks . now dylan , who has performed in both croatia and serbia , finds himself in legal trouble in france for comments he made last year about racism in america . the croatian group claimed that dylan was equating all croatians with the small minority of croatian war criminals . the tension between croatians and serbs has deep historical roots , most recently with the breakup of former yugoslavia , during which accusations of genocidal massacres were made on both sides . farther back , during world war ii when the political movement ustasha ruled croatia , it erected concentration camps for jews , serbs , roma gypsies and other non-catholic minorities . it is believed that roughly 320,000 ethnic serbs were killed under the nazi-allied ustasha . in france , a country where racism is a sensitive issue , the controversy surrounding dylan touches a raw nerve . the french have questioned themselves whether they are racist and xenophobic , especially toward the minority african and muslim populations whose integration into french society has been rife with tensions and sometimes violence . french minister of justice christiane taubira , one of the country 's most prominent black politicians , has been subjected to racial slurs . a right-wing french magazine , minute , ' featured a headline about her : crafty as a monkey , taubira gets her banana back . ' the famous french movie actress brigitte bardot has been convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred for her comments about muslims in france after complaining on her website that muslims were destroying our country by imposing their ways . ' the french have also struggled with its history of anti-semitism , which flared up during the infamous dreyfus affair at the end of the 19th century when a jewish military officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason . france 's collaboration with the nazis during world war ii is a shameful chapter in the country 's past that was for decades swept under the carpet of collective memory . today it is illegal in france to deny the holocaust and incite racial hatred , and sell nazi memorabilia on the internet . ( for example , a french judge in 2000 found the u.s.-based company yahoo guilty of facilitating neo-nazi auctions . ) dylan 's published comments have opened old wounds in france . yet there is something curious about the timing of these charges against him . first of all , the singer made the remarks to rolling stone last year ; they were later published in a french version of the magazine . and the croatian group 's complaints against the singer apparently date to november 2012 . it is interesting , too , that the preliminary charges by french prosecutors against dylan were filed on november 11 , only two days before the legendary singer was to receive his legion d'honneur from a socialist government that is usually admiring of engagã© pop singers with a strong anti-establishment political message . in the stuffy precincts of the legion d'honneur 's grand chancellerie , it appears that the government 's nomination of dylan for the award had originally been received sniffily . in may , french press reports claimed the 17-member legion d'honneur council had tossed out the nomination on the grounds that dylan had been an anti-war radical during the vietnam war and , moreover , had used drugs . it was only after some backroom intrigue that it was announced that dylan would receive the legion d'honneur after all . dylan fans doubtless find this whole thing perplexing . yet it 's not surprising that this blew up in a country where hate-speech accusations often reach the courts . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of matthew fraser . | he says racism is a sensitive issue in france , and dylan controversy touches a nerve |
dylan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- less than a month ago bob dylan could justifiably feel he was revered in france . the singer was in paris to receive france 's highest public award , the legion d'honneur . as france 's most prestigious medal was pinned to dylan 's lapel , his french hosts heaped praise on the 72-year-old legend for his contribution to music -- and notably his songs inspired by french poets rimbaud and verlaine . it was impossible to predict that , only three weeks later , dylan would be embroiled in an ugly controversy that has resulted in preliminary charges against him in france for inciting racial hatred . ironically , dylan 's comments were made about america , not france . in a rolling stone interview published in 2012 , the singer was quoted as saying : if you got a slave master or klan in your blood , blacks can sense that . that stuff lingers to this day . just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood . ' a croatian group in france pressed charges against dylan for his remarks . now dylan , who has performed in both croatia and serbia , finds himself in legal trouble in france for comments he made last year about racism in america . the croatian group claimed that dylan was equating all croatians with the small minority of croatian war criminals . the tension between croatians and serbs has deep historical roots , most recently with the breakup of former yugoslavia , during which accusations of genocidal massacres were made on both sides . farther back , during world war ii when the political movement ustasha ruled croatia , it erected concentration camps for jews , serbs , roma gypsies and other non-catholic minorities . it is believed that roughly 320,000 ethnic serbs were killed under the nazi-allied ustasha . in france , a country where racism is a sensitive issue , the controversy surrounding dylan touches a raw nerve . the french have questioned themselves whether they are racist and xenophobic , especially toward the minority african and muslim populations whose integration into french society has been rife with tensions and sometimes violence . french minister of justice christiane taubira , one of the country 's most prominent black politicians , has been subjected to racial slurs . a right-wing french magazine , minute , ' featured a headline about her : crafty as a monkey , taubira gets her banana back . ' the famous french movie actress brigitte bardot has been convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred for her comments about muslims in france after complaining on her website that muslims were destroying our country by imposing their ways . ' the french have also struggled with its history of anti-semitism , which flared up during the infamous dreyfus affair at the end of the 19th century when a jewish military officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason . france 's collaboration with the nazis during world war ii is a shameful chapter in the country 's past that was for decades swept under the carpet of collective memory . today it is illegal in france to deny the holocaust and incite racial hatred , and sell nazi memorabilia on the internet . ( for example , a french judge in 2000 found the u.s.-based company yahoo guilty of facilitating neo-nazi auctions . ) dylan 's published comments have opened old wounds in france . yet there is something curious about the timing of these charges against him . first of all , the singer made the remarks to rolling stone last year ; they were later published in a french version of the magazine . and the croatian group 's complaints against the singer apparently date to november 2012 . it is interesting , too , that the preliminary charges by french prosecutors against dylan were filed on november 11 , only two days before the legendary singer was to receive his legion d'honneur from a socialist government that is usually admiring of engagã© pop singers with a strong anti-establishment political message . in the stuffy precincts of the legion d'honneur 's grand chancellerie , it appears that the government 's nomination of dylan for the award had originally been received sniffily . in may , french press reports claimed the 17-member legion d'honneur council had tossed out the nomination on the grounds that dylan had been an anti-war radical during the vietnam war and , moreover , had used drugs . it was only after some backroom intrigue that it was announced that dylan would receive the legion d'honneur after all . dylan fans doubtless find this whole thing perplexing . yet it 's not surprising that this blew up in a country where hate-speech accusations often reach the courts . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of matthew fraser . | bob dylan has been charged with inciting racial hatred in france for some comments |
dylan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- less than a month ago bob dylan could justifiably feel he was revered in france . the singer was in paris to receive france 's highest public award , the legion d'honneur . as france 's most prestigious medal was pinned to dylan 's lapel , his french hosts heaped praise on the 72-year-old legend for his contribution to music -- and notably his songs inspired by french poets rimbaud and verlaine . it was impossible to predict that , only three weeks later , dylan would be embroiled in an ugly controversy that has resulted in preliminary charges against him in france for inciting racial hatred . ironically , dylan 's comments were made about america , not france . in a rolling stone interview published in 2012 , the singer was quoted as saying : if you got a slave master or klan in your blood , blacks can sense that . that stuff lingers to this day . just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serbs can sense croatian blood . ' a croatian group in france pressed charges against dylan for his remarks . now dylan , who has performed in both croatia and serbia , finds himself in legal trouble in france for comments he made last year about racism in america . the croatian group claimed that dylan was equating all croatians with the small minority of croatian war criminals . the tension between croatians and serbs has deep historical roots , most recently with the breakup of former yugoslavia , during which accusations of genocidal massacres were made on both sides . farther back , during world war ii when the political movement ustasha ruled croatia , it erected concentration camps for jews , serbs , roma gypsies and other non-catholic minorities . it is believed that roughly 320,000 ethnic serbs were killed under the nazi-allied ustasha . in france , a country where racism is a sensitive issue , the controversy surrounding dylan touches a raw nerve . the french have questioned themselves whether they are racist and xenophobic , especially toward the minority african and muslim populations whose integration into french society has been rife with tensions and sometimes violence . french minister of justice christiane taubira , one of the country 's most prominent black politicians , has been subjected to racial slurs . a right-wing french magazine , minute , ' featured a headline about her : crafty as a monkey , taubira gets her banana back . ' the famous french movie actress brigitte bardot has been convicted and fined for inciting racial hatred for her comments about muslims in france after complaining on her website that muslims were destroying our country by imposing their ways . ' the french have also struggled with its history of anti-semitism , which flared up during the infamous dreyfus affair at the end of the 19th century when a jewish military officer was wrongfully accused and convicted of treason . france 's collaboration with the nazis during world war ii is a shameful chapter in the country 's past that was for decades swept under the carpet of collective memory . today it is illegal in france to deny the holocaust and incite racial hatred , and sell nazi memorabilia on the internet . ( for example , a french judge in 2000 found the u.s.-based company yahoo guilty of facilitating neo-nazi auctions . ) dylan 's published comments have opened old wounds in france . yet there is something curious about the timing of these charges against him . first of all , the singer made the remarks to rolling stone last year ; they were later published in a french version of the magazine . and the croatian group 's complaints against the singer apparently date to november 2012 . it is interesting , too , that the preliminary charges by french prosecutors against dylan were filed on november 11 , only two days before the legendary singer was to receive his legion d'honneur from a socialist government that is usually admiring of engagã© pop singers with a strong anti-establishment political message . in the stuffy precincts of the legion d'honneur 's grand chancellerie , it appears that the government 's nomination of dylan for the award had originally been received sniffily . in may , french press reports claimed the 17-member legion d'honneur council had tossed out the nomination on the grounds that dylan had been an anti-war radical during the vietnam war and , moreover , had used drugs . it was only after some backroom intrigue that it was announced that dylan would receive the legion d'honneur after all . dylan fans doubtless find this whole thing perplexing . yet it 's not surprising that this blew up in a country where hate-speech accusations often reach the courts . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of matthew fraser . | he says racism is a sensitive issue in france , and dylan controversy touches a nerve |
mosley <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the worst secret in boxing is out of the bag : sugar ' shane mosley is the most likely opponent for manny pacquiao 's next fight . the 39-year-old american boxer used twitter to announce that discussions between the two camps are at an advanced stage , with confirmation expected in the next 24 hours . just excited about the fight with pac [ manny pacquiao ] . i know you 're going to be there , ' he tweeted to former world heavyweight champion lennox lewis on the social networking website . the ink has n't dried yet but it 's pretty much a go . ' speculation has mounted over who would fight the filipino eight-division world title-holder on may 7 at the mgm grand in las vegas , with juan manuel marquez mooted as another possible opponent . mayweather fight will define pacquiao 's career but in a subsequent interview with the los angeles times , mosley confirmed that he would meet with pacquiao 's representatives on tuesday to finalize a deal . we 've already discussed the fight about three to four weeks ago , so now we 'll go over it again , ' said mosley . both sides just need to commit to what we 've talked about and then i think we 're done . ' pacquiao 's trainer freddie roach had earlier ruled out marquez while , at the same time , insisting on an important caveat if mosley was indeed chosen . [ mosley ] wo n't be an easy fight for manny , ' roach told assembled reporters in the philippines , where he was celebrating pacquiao 's 32nd birthday . he can punch with either hand . but if the fight pushes through , i 'll insist on a drug test . he 's been known to take steroids and it shows in his body . ' marquez calls out pacquiao for rematch roach was referring to a 2003 u.s. grand jury submission by mosley where he admitted using epo , a performance enhancing drug , as he prepared to fight oscar de la hoya . but mosley never tested positive , and denied knowing what it was or that it was illegal . i 'm disappointed that this is coming out again , four years after i 've been to the grand jury and gave my truthful testimony , ' mosley said in a 2008 statement , issued after the allegations first came to light . i even took a lie-detector test back then to let everyone know that i was n't trying to be an unfair fighter . ' but it looks like mosley will now have a chance to fight arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport to prove his detractors wrong . | mosley tells former heavyweight champion lennox lewis on twitter that he 's excited ' |
mosley <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the worst secret in boxing is out of the bag : sugar ' shane mosley is the most likely opponent for manny pacquiao 's next fight . the 39-year-old american boxer used twitter to announce that discussions between the two camps are at an advanced stage , with confirmation expected in the next 24 hours . just excited about the fight with pac [ manny pacquiao ] . i know you 're going to be there , ' he tweeted to former world heavyweight champion lennox lewis on the social networking website . the ink has n't dried yet but it 's pretty much a go . ' speculation has mounted over who would fight the filipino eight-division world title-holder on may 7 at the mgm grand in las vegas , with juan manuel marquez mooted as another possible opponent . mayweather fight will define pacquiao 's career but in a subsequent interview with the los angeles times , mosley confirmed that he would meet with pacquiao 's representatives on tuesday to finalize a deal . we 've already discussed the fight about three to four weeks ago , so now we 'll go over it again , ' said mosley . both sides just need to commit to what we 've talked about and then i think we 're done . ' pacquiao 's trainer freddie roach had earlier ruled out marquez while , at the same time , insisting on an important caveat if mosley was indeed chosen . [ mosley ] wo n't be an easy fight for manny , ' roach told assembled reporters in the philippines , where he was celebrating pacquiao 's 32nd birthday . he can punch with either hand . but if the fight pushes through , i 'll insist on a drug test . he 's been known to take steroids and it shows in his body . ' marquez calls out pacquiao for rematch roach was referring to a 2003 u.s. grand jury submission by mosley where he admitted using epo , a performance enhancing drug , as he prepared to fight oscar de la hoya . but mosley never tested positive , and denied knowing what it was or that it was illegal . i 'm disappointed that this is coming out again , four years after i 've been to the grand jury and gave my truthful testimony , ' mosley said in a 2008 statement , issued after the allegations first came to light . i even took a lie-detector test back then to let everyone know that i was n't trying to be an unfair fighter . ' but it looks like mosley will now have a chance to fight arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport to prove his detractors wrong . | u.s. boxer shane mosley reveals that he will be manny pacquiao 's next opponent |
mosley <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the worst secret in boxing is out of the bag : sugar ' shane mosley is the most likely opponent for manny pacquiao 's next fight . the 39-year-old american boxer used twitter to announce that discussions between the two camps are at an advanced stage , with confirmation expected in the next 24 hours . just excited about the fight with pac [ manny pacquiao ] . i know you 're going to be there , ' he tweeted to former world heavyweight champion lennox lewis on the social networking website . the ink has n't dried yet but it 's pretty much a go . ' speculation has mounted over who would fight the filipino eight-division world title-holder on may 7 at the mgm grand in las vegas , with juan manuel marquez mooted as another possible opponent . mayweather fight will define pacquiao 's career but in a subsequent interview with the los angeles times , mosley confirmed that he would meet with pacquiao 's representatives on tuesday to finalize a deal . we 've already discussed the fight about three to four weeks ago , so now we 'll go over it again , ' said mosley . both sides just need to commit to what we 've talked about and then i think we 're done . ' pacquiao 's trainer freddie roach had earlier ruled out marquez while , at the same time , insisting on an important caveat if mosley was indeed chosen . [ mosley ] wo n't be an easy fight for manny , ' roach told assembled reporters in the philippines , where he was celebrating pacquiao 's 32nd birthday . he can punch with either hand . but if the fight pushes through , i 'll insist on a drug test . he 's been known to take steroids and it shows in his body . ' marquez calls out pacquiao for rematch roach was referring to a 2003 u.s. grand jury submission by mosley where he admitted using epo , a performance enhancing drug , as he prepared to fight oscar de la hoya . but mosley never tested positive , and denied knowing what it was or that it was illegal . i 'm disappointed that this is coming out again , four years after i 've been to the grand jury and gave my truthful testimony , ' mosley said in a 2008 statement , issued after the allegations first came to light . i even took a lie-detector test back then to let everyone know that i was n't trying to be an unfair fighter . ' but it looks like mosley will now have a chance to fight arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer in the sport to prove his detractors wrong . | mosley and pacquiao 's camps to meet in the next 24 hours to discuss terms |
christmas <tsp> ( cnn ) -- what if police gave out presents instead of traffic tickets . that would be a nice trick , or maybe an alternate reality . actually , it was a stunt for uptv . the family friendly cable channel pulled off the stunt in late november with the help of lowell , michigan , police department . officer scot vansolkema stopped unsuspecting drivers for minor traffic violations and then chatted them up about what their family would like for christmas . got all your christmas shopping done ? ' he asked one woman as she pulled out her proof of insurance and registration . no , i have n't even started , ' she answered before telling vansolkema what her daughter and son were asking for . listening in were santa 's helpers with uptv , who quickly dashed about a local store buying , wrapping and delivering the presents to the traffic stop within 15 minutes . surprise ! oh my god , can i hug you ? ' so , on and on it went , 50 drivers in all , according to cnn affiliate wzzm . vansolkema handed out some 30 presents worth about $ 7,000 . and no tickets . lowell police chief steve bukala said you can learn a lot about somebody in just a few minutes . most of the contact the police officers have with the general public is on a traffic stop and you can find a lot out about that person in that 10 to 15 minute window , whether they 're having a good day , a bad day , or a horrible day , ' he said . and then we got this idea : what if we could change that person 's day in real time ? what if we could change that person 's day right now ? ' | police pulled over drivers and then asked them about christmas shopping |
palin <tsp> st. paul , minnesota ( cnn ) -- john mccain 's running mate , sarah palin , dealt with two startling disclosures monday . she announced that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant and plans to keep the baby . and palin has hired a lawyer as alaska investigates the firing of her public safety commissioner . bristol palin , second from right , holds infant brother trig at friday 's announcement of their mother 's candidacy . palin hired a lawyer three weeks ago to act on her behalf as state legislators investigate whether she may have abused her power in firing the state public safety commisioner for refusing to fire her ex-brother-in-law , a state trooper , cnn confirmed . a report of findings of a legislative inquiry that began several weeks ago is expected to be released just days before election day . palin also revealed that her daughter bristol is pregnant and will marry the baby 's father . john mccain was aware of bristol palin 's pregnancy before he chose her mother for his running mate , a top adviser to the republican presidential candidate said . the adviser , doug holtz-eakin , said monday that palin was completely vetted by the campaign ' before she was chosen . sen. mccain knew this and felt in no way did it disqualify her from being vice president , ' said an aide who asked not to be named . families have difficulties sometimes and lucky for her she has a supportive family . ' the mccain aide emphasized that bristol decided to keep the baby , a decision supported by her parents . ' ireport.com : share your thoughts on palin senior mccain advisers said palin told mccain about her daughter 's pregnancy in one of their private conversations ' last week before he officially asked her to run with her . however , mccain aides said he already knew , having found out about it earlier in the vetting process . she was very upfront about it , ' one aide insisted . asked how the unmarried teenager 's pregnancy would be received by the american people , another senior mccain adviser , steve schmidt , replied , i do n't know ; i 'm not a psychic . ' delegates to the republican convention in minneapolis-st. paul , minnesota , said the disclosure of bristol 's pregnancy would not hurt the republican ticket and may make palin a real person like all the rest of us . ' i have a 17-year-old daughter , and they start making choices without us , ' said annette ratliff , a delegate from texas . i appreciate the choice she is making to have the baby , but it just makes her a real person . it happens every day in america . ' i think , if anything , it shows the republican party is a real american party , ' said rex teter , another texas delegate . every family has to deal with children , and sometimes children make decisions that parents wish they would not have been made , and things happen . but i think children are a blessing from god . ' sen. barack obama said firmly that the news should not have any bearing on the campaign for president . let me be as clear as possible , ' obama said . i think people 's families are off-limits , and people 's children are especially off-limits . this should n't be part of our politics . it has no relevance to gov . palin 's performance as governor or her potential performance as a vice president . ' bristol palin , a senior in high school , is about five months along , according to the aide who asked not to be named . the aide said the palins and the mccain campaign decided to reveal the information now because of internet rumors that sarah palin 's 4-month-old baby , who has down syndrome , was actually bristol 's . in the course of correcting that , we needed to get the truth out , ' the mccain aide said . ireport.com : share your thoughts sarah and her husband , todd palin , issued a statement saying they are proud of bristol 's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents . ' bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child , which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family , ' they said in a statement issued by mccain 's campaign . they also asked the media to respect their daughter 's privacy , a request echoed by mccain adviser schmidt . the one thing that all the candidates agree on is this : leave the kids alone . leave the kids alone . this is an election about the future of the country , ' he said . mccain unveiled sarah palin , a 44-year-old first-term alaska governor and former small-town mayor , as his running mate friday . the choice was a surprise to many . watch analysts discuss the choice » palin said when running for governor in 2006 that she would support funding for abstinence-only education in schools , according to eagle forum alaska , a conservative group that sent a questionnaire asking gubernatorial candidates their views on a range of issues . tony perkins , president of the influential conservative family research council , on monday issued a statement supporting the palin family . fortunately , bristol is following her mother and father 's example of choosing life in the midst of a difficult situation . we are committed to praying for bristol and her husband-to-be and the entire palin family as they walk through a very private matter in the eyes of the public , ' perkins said in a written statement . | information revealed in effort to correct rumors that palin 's baby is daughter 's |
palin <tsp> st. paul , minnesota ( cnn ) -- john mccain 's running mate , sarah palin , dealt with two startling disclosures monday . she announced that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant and plans to keep the baby . and palin has hired a lawyer as alaska investigates the firing of her public safety commissioner . bristol palin , second from right , holds infant brother trig at friday 's announcement of their mother 's candidacy . palin hired a lawyer three weeks ago to act on her behalf as state legislators investigate whether she may have abused her power in firing the state public safety commisioner for refusing to fire her ex-brother-in-law , a state trooper , cnn confirmed . a report of findings of a legislative inquiry that began several weeks ago is expected to be released just days before election day . palin also revealed that her daughter bristol is pregnant and will marry the baby 's father . john mccain was aware of bristol palin 's pregnancy before he chose her mother for his running mate , a top adviser to the republican presidential candidate said . the adviser , doug holtz-eakin , said monday that palin was completely vetted by the campaign ' before she was chosen . sen. mccain knew this and felt in no way did it disqualify her from being vice president , ' said an aide who asked not to be named . families have difficulties sometimes and lucky for her she has a supportive family . ' the mccain aide emphasized that bristol decided to keep the baby , a decision supported by her parents . ' ireport.com : share your thoughts on palin senior mccain advisers said palin told mccain about her daughter 's pregnancy in one of their private conversations ' last week before he officially asked her to run with her . however , mccain aides said he already knew , having found out about it earlier in the vetting process . she was very upfront about it , ' one aide insisted . asked how the unmarried teenager 's pregnancy would be received by the american people , another senior mccain adviser , steve schmidt , replied , i do n't know ; i 'm not a psychic . ' delegates to the republican convention in minneapolis-st. paul , minnesota , said the disclosure of bristol 's pregnancy would not hurt the republican ticket and may make palin a real person like all the rest of us . ' i have a 17-year-old daughter , and they start making choices without us , ' said annette ratliff , a delegate from texas . i appreciate the choice she is making to have the baby , but it just makes her a real person . it happens every day in america . ' i think , if anything , it shows the republican party is a real american party , ' said rex teter , another texas delegate . every family has to deal with children , and sometimes children make decisions that parents wish they would not have been made , and things happen . but i think children are a blessing from god . ' sen. barack obama said firmly that the news should not have any bearing on the campaign for president . let me be as clear as possible , ' obama said . i think people 's families are off-limits , and people 's children are especially off-limits . this should n't be part of our politics . it has no relevance to gov . palin 's performance as governor or her potential performance as a vice president . ' bristol palin , a senior in high school , is about five months along , according to the aide who asked not to be named . the aide said the palins and the mccain campaign decided to reveal the information now because of internet rumors that sarah palin 's 4-month-old baby , who has down syndrome , was actually bristol 's . in the course of correcting that , we needed to get the truth out , ' the mccain aide said . ireport.com : share your thoughts sarah and her husband , todd palin , issued a statement saying they are proud of bristol 's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents . ' bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child , which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family , ' they said in a statement issued by mccain 's campaign . they also asked the media to respect their daughter 's privacy , a request echoed by mccain adviser schmidt . the one thing that all the candidates agree on is this : leave the kids alone . leave the kids alone . this is an election about the future of the country , ' he said . mccain unveiled sarah palin , a 44-year-old first-term alaska governor and former small-town mayor , as his running mate friday . the choice was a surprise to many . watch analysts discuss the choice » palin said when running for governor in 2006 that she would support funding for abstinence-only education in schools , according to eagle forum alaska , a conservative group that sent a questionnaire asking gubernatorial candidates their views on a range of issues . tony perkins , president of the influential conservative family research council , on monday issued a statement supporting the palin family . fortunately , bristol is following her mother and father 's example of choosing life in the midst of a difficult situation . we are committed to praying for bristol and her husband-to-be and the entire palin family as they walk through a very private matter in the eyes of the public , ' perkins said in a written statement . | mccain knew of pregnancy before choosing sarah palin as running mate |
palin <tsp> st. paul , minnesota ( cnn ) -- john mccain 's running mate , sarah palin , dealt with two startling disclosures monday . she announced that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant and plans to keep the baby . and palin has hired a lawyer as alaska investigates the firing of her public safety commissioner . bristol palin , second from right , holds infant brother trig at friday 's announcement of their mother 's candidacy . palin hired a lawyer three weeks ago to act on her behalf as state legislators investigate whether she may have abused her power in firing the state public safety commisioner for refusing to fire her ex-brother-in-law , a state trooper , cnn confirmed . a report of findings of a legislative inquiry that began several weeks ago is expected to be released just days before election day . palin also revealed that her daughter bristol is pregnant and will marry the baby 's father . john mccain was aware of bristol palin 's pregnancy before he chose her mother for his running mate , a top adviser to the republican presidential candidate said . the adviser , doug holtz-eakin , said monday that palin was completely vetted by the campaign ' before she was chosen . sen. mccain knew this and felt in no way did it disqualify her from being vice president , ' said an aide who asked not to be named . families have difficulties sometimes and lucky for her she has a supportive family . ' the mccain aide emphasized that bristol decided to keep the baby , a decision supported by her parents . ' ireport.com : share your thoughts on palin senior mccain advisers said palin told mccain about her daughter 's pregnancy in one of their private conversations ' last week before he officially asked her to run with her . however , mccain aides said he already knew , having found out about it earlier in the vetting process . she was very upfront about it , ' one aide insisted . asked how the unmarried teenager 's pregnancy would be received by the american people , another senior mccain adviser , steve schmidt , replied , i do n't know ; i 'm not a psychic . ' delegates to the republican convention in minneapolis-st. paul , minnesota , said the disclosure of bristol 's pregnancy would not hurt the republican ticket and may make palin a real person like all the rest of us . ' i have a 17-year-old daughter , and they start making choices without us , ' said annette ratliff , a delegate from texas . i appreciate the choice she is making to have the baby , but it just makes her a real person . it happens every day in america . ' i think , if anything , it shows the republican party is a real american party , ' said rex teter , another texas delegate . every family has to deal with children , and sometimes children make decisions that parents wish they would not have been made , and things happen . but i think children are a blessing from god . ' sen. barack obama said firmly that the news should not have any bearing on the campaign for president . let me be as clear as possible , ' obama said . i think people 's families are off-limits , and people 's children are especially off-limits . this should n't be part of our politics . it has no relevance to gov . palin 's performance as governor or her potential performance as a vice president . ' bristol palin , a senior in high school , is about five months along , according to the aide who asked not to be named . the aide said the palins and the mccain campaign decided to reveal the information now because of internet rumors that sarah palin 's 4-month-old baby , who has down syndrome , was actually bristol 's . in the course of correcting that , we needed to get the truth out , ' the mccain aide said . ireport.com : share your thoughts sarah and her husband , todd palin , issued a statement saying they are proud of bristol 's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents . ' bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child , which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family , ' they said in a statement issued by mccain 's campaign . they also asked the media to respect their daughter 's privacy , a request echoed by mccain adviser schmidt . the one thing that all the candidates agree on is this : leave the kids alone . leave the kids alone . this is an election about the future of the country , ' he said . mccain unveiled sarah palin , a 44-year-old first-term alaska governor and former small-town mayor , as his running mate friday . the choice was a surprise to many . watch analysts discuss the choice » palin said when running for governor in 2006 that she would support funding for abstinence-only education in schools , according to eagle forum alaska , a conservative group that sent a questionnaire asking gubernatorial candidates their views on a range of issues . tony perkins , president of the influential conservative family research council , on monday issued a statement supporting the palin family . fortunately , bristol is following her mother and father 's example of choosing life in the midst of a difficult situation . we are committed to praying for bristol and her husband-to-be and the entire palin family as they walk through a very private matter in the eyes of the public , ' perkins said in a written statement . | bristol palin , 17 , is pregnant and will marry boyfriend , vp candidate says |
monson <tsp> ( cnn ) -- if you 've ever considered running away to join the circus , first you will need to impress someone like krista monson . the canadian choreographer and former dance instructor is ultimately responsible for casting cirque du soleil 's 1,300-odd performers . she directs a team of 60 , including 21 talent scouts , who work in several countries and across social media platforms to find the world 's best gymnasts , trapeze artists , contortionists , jugglers , ballet dancers , parkour practitioners , clowns , mime artists , musicians , synchronized swimmers and cliff divers . originally a small theater troupe formed by a stilt-walking , fire-breathing accordion player named guy laliberte , cirque du soleil began to tour in 1984 , as part of quebec 's 450th anniversary celebration . today , it 's one of the world 's biggest and best-known circus shows , the subject of a new 3d film by shrek ' director andrew adamson , and with licensing deals for shows featuring the music of elvis presley and michael jackson . this year , the company estimates nearly 15 million people will see one of its 21 shows , and it will take in more than $ 1 billion . more from leading women : the chess prodigy who beat men at their own game to audiences , a cirque du soleil show looks entirely fanciful , but there are serious logistics behind all that fantasy . before joining the company in 2004 as artistic director -- which she says was like jumping on a fast moving train -- monson choreographed the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2001 iaaf athletics world championships . it involved directing more than 1,000 people on a field for a year , working with a multitude of people from different cultural backgrounds and artistic disciplines within set corporate protocols . she says it was good preparation for her current role . you 're constantly balancing logistics with creative inspiration , ' she said . what do you want this piece to say ? what is the message ? but at the same time you can not forget the logistical nightmare that you have to deal with . no amount of inspiration or creative genius will make that presentable . ' besides fulfilling some 500 artistic and acrobatic roles for existing cirque du soleil shows , monson is also constantly on the prowl for new acts . just when you think you 've discovered every discipline in the world , someone refers someone new and you ca n't categorize them ... ' said monson . we actually like those moments because we know we 're hopefully discovering something new . cirque journeys through'world of cinema' ' we ( were ) just referred a mermaid the other day , ' she adds . a professional mermaid -- she 's absolutely stunning ... once new talent has been identified , signing them up can be a delicate matter . dancers and actors often have agency representation while some sportspeople ca n't be approached until they have been released from competitive careers by their government . she also observes a particular protocol when approaching performers from longstanding circus families . there 's a certain ethic and a respect on our part -- maybe we will not approach the artist , maybe we will approach the grandfather or the father or the mother and tell them -- ask them --'where is this artist in his or her career ?' because some of these circus families , they depend on each other . ( a ) flyer needs a catcher ; catcher needs a flyer . ' even after an elite performer has joined the company , there are still more challenges to overcome , in order to integrate them into cirque du soleil 's idiosyncratic , colorful mode of expression . they 're seasoned pros in what they do , and we want that high level , ' monson said . but we also want them to do dances in the background dressed in weird costumes . even if you 're talking about an olympic diver , artistic excellence is usually not something in their vocabulary . ' part of monson 's job , she says , is coaxing elite athletes to take artistic risks , while assuring them that being foolish sometimes , or outside of your comfort zone , is noble . ' see also : gold medal sprinter teaches girls winning habits monson 's own path to cirque du soleil came about while she was spending a year in quebec studying french . a friend introduced her to one of the company 's first touring shows , saltimbanco , ' in 1992 . he said ,'you have to see what 's going on in the montreal pier ,'and i saw the show and was inspired . you were n't told where to look and who to look at -- the lights did n't always direct you -- and so the freedom , as a spectator , was huge . you could really sit back and allow yourself to interpret . ' twelve years later , when monson was working in los angeles , she was invited to interview for the role of artistic director : it was a very non-traditional job interview , ' she said . the woman was asking me about what makes me passionate , and what makes my heart turn blue , and what makes my blood turn yellow . i thought it was a bit of a waste of time , frankly , but it 's not just about being on stage ; it 's about being in the cirque du soleil family . ' monson 's husband is cirque du soleil band leader paul shihadeh -- they met in a green room -- and she says their two sons have a crazy life ' due to the scheduling challenges of their work . but that 's better than a banal life -- the thing , she says , she fears above all . my biggest fear is ... i do n't want to be normal . i 'm scared of prescribing to what i 'm supposed to be or supposed to be doing . i think that 's a big challenge for me , as a woman : i 'm a mother , we have children , they have friends , we have a community and we want to be part of it . but what makes my adrenaline go is to really embrace the world around us that is n't necessarily normal . ''cirque'is no ordinary circus | cirque du soleil casting director krista monson is responsible for finding new acts |
monson <tsp> ( cnn ) -- if you 've ever considered running away to join the circus , first you will need to impress someone like krista monson . the canadian choreographer and former dance instructor is ultimately responsible for casting cirque du soleil 's 1,300-odd performers . she directs a team of 60 , including 21 talent scouts , who work in several countries and across social media platforms to find the world 's best gymnasts , trapeze artists , contortionists , jugglers , ballet dancers , parkour practitioners , clowns , mime artists , musicians , synchronized swimmers and cliff divers . originally a small theater troupe formed by a stilt-walking , fire-breathing accordion player named guy laliberte , cirque du soleil began to tour in 1984 , as part of quebec 's 450th anniversary celebration . today , it 's one of the world 's biggest and best-known circus shows , the subject of a new 3d film by shrek ' director andrew adamson , and with licensing deals for shows featuring the music of elvis presley and michael jackson . this year , the company estimates nearly 15 million people will see one of its 21 shows , and it will take in more than $ 1 billion . more from leading women : the chess prodigy who beat men at their own game to audiences , a cirque du soleil show looks entirely fanciful , but there are serious logistics behind all that fantasy . before joining the company in 2004 as artistic director -- which she says was like jumping on a fast moving train -- monson choreographed the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2001 iaaf athletics world championships . it involved directing more than 1,000 people on a field for a year , working with a multitude of people from different cultural backgrounds and artistic disciplines within set corporate protocols . she says it was good preparation for her current role . you 're constantly balancing logistics with creative inspiration , ' she said . what do you want this piece to say ? what is the message ? but at the same time you can not forget the logistical nightmare that you have to deal with . no amount of inspiration or creative genius will make that presentable . ' besides fulfilling some 500 artistic and acrobatic roles for existing cirque du soleil shows , monson is also constantly on the prowl for new acts . just when you think you 've discovered every discipline in the world , someone refers someone new and you ca n't categorize them ... ' said monson . we actually like those moments because we know we 're hopefully discovering something new . cirque journeys through'world of cinema' ' we ( were ) just referred a mermaid the other day , ' she adds . a professional mermaid -- she 's absolutely stunning ... once new talent has been identified , signing them up can be a delicate matter . dancers and actors often have agency representation while some sportspeople ca n't be approached until they have been released from competitive careers by their government . she also observes a particular protocol when approaching performers from longstanding circus families . there 's a certain ethic and a respect on our part -- maybe we will not approach the artist , maybe we will approach the grandfather or the father or the mother and tell them -- ask them --'where is this artist in his or her career ?' because some of these circus families , they depend on each other . ( a ) flyer needs a catcher ; catcher needs a flyer . ' even after an elite performer has joined the company , there are still more challenges to overcome , in order to integrate them into cirque du soleil 's idiosyncratic , colorful mode of expression . they 're seasoned pros in what they do , and we want that high level , ' monson said . but we also want them to do dances in the background dressed in weird costumes . even if you 're talking about an olympic diver , artistic excellence is usually not something in their vocabulary . ' part of monson 's job , she says , is coaxing elite athletes to take artistic risks , while assuring them that being foolish sometimes , or outside of your comfort zone , is noble . ' see also : gold medal sprinter teaches girls winning habits monson 's own path to cirque du soleil came about while she was spending a year in quebec studying french . a friend introduced her to one of the company 's first touring shows , saltimbanco , ' in 1992 . he said ,'you have to see what 's going on in the montreal pier ,'and i saw the show and was inspired . you were n't told where to look and who to look at -- the lights did n't always direct you -- and so the freedom , as a spectator , was huge . you could really sit back and allow yourself to interpret . ' twelve years later , when monson was working in los angeles , she was invited to interview for the role of artistic director : it was a very non-traditional job interview , ' she said . the woman was asking me about what makes me passionate , and what makes my heart turn blue , and what makes my blood turn yellow . i thought it was a bit of a waste of time , frankly , but it 's not just about being on stage ; it 's about being in the cirque du soleil family . ' monson 's husband is cirque du soleil band leader paul shihadeh -- they met in a green room -- and she says their two sons have a crazy life ' due to the scheduling challenges of their work . but that 's better than a banal life -- the thing , she says , she fears above all . my biggest fear is ... i do n't want to be normal . i 'm scared of prescribing to what i 'm supposed to be or supposed to be doing . i think that 's a big challenge for me , as a woman : i 'm a mother , we have children , they have friends , we have a community and we want to be part of it . but what makes my adrenaline go is to really embrace the world around us that is n't necessarily normal . ''cirque'is no ordinary circus | monson attributes her success to having the humility to listen |
china <tsp> wugang , china ( cnn ) -- hengjiang village is nestled in the lush mountains of china 's hunan province , just a few kilometers from the bustling city of wugang . it is a simple place , where mopeds carrying families of four zoom up and down dirt roads , and villagers drink water from local wells . xiao junmei spent more than 20 days in hospital recovering from severe lead poisoning . their simple , unassuming way of life was shattered when children started getting sick . a few cases turned into hundreds and parents started to worry . so far , 1,354 children in hunan province have tested positive for abnormal levels of lead in their blood , authorities say . lead poisoning is a devastating side effect of industrial pollution . in shaanxi province 's fengxiang county , 851 children recently also turned up with high lead levels along with more than 200 in yunnan province . all of them live near industrial plants , some only a few hundred feet away . local officials say eight factories in wenping and simachong , including the plant in hengjiang , have since been shut down , including coal , manganese and iron smelting plants . environmental protection officials from the central government have been dispatched to various locations to conduct factory inspections and environmental evaluations . authorities say all factories will remain closed until they meet official safety standards . watch chang 's report on lead poisonings in fengxiang » two executives at a manganese factory in wenping have been detained . the general manager was on the run for two weeks but turned himself in on august 27 . what they did is totally wrong , ' wugang government spokesman lei zanning told cnn . the factory and the boss have violated the production safety standards . this is the result of illegal production and construction . ' authorities say children living up to 20 kilometers away from factories have been affected , and more were being tested . the government is offering free examinations for children under 14 years old and compensation for affected families . see photos of the families , the plants and the kindergarten where cases were first found » although officials have showed remorse and concern , villagers said they have been intimidated to keep quiet . watch chang 's report on being followed by officials during one of her lead poisoning investigation » upon arriving at hengjiang village , residents rushed our crew behind homes before we could be seen by local government spotters ' or police . once they felt safe , one parent after another recounted tales of their sick children . watch chang meet the parents and children » ' my baby 's been in the hospital for more than 20 days , ' said xiao aijun , of his 10-month-old daughter xiao junmei . we have to go back in the month . look at her hair , look at her hair ! ' xiao said junmei 's hair is not growing properly and his older daughter has lost her appetite . lead poisoning can cause severe developmental problems in children ranging from anemia to stomach pains and permanent brain damage . doctors say the only treatment that is available is incredibly high-risk , and can not completely rid the body of lead . lead not only infiltrates the bloodstream , but also the body 's soft tissue and bones and can cause lifelong consequences . according to doctors , pregnant women can also pass lead poisoning on to their unborn children . the government has n't done anything to take care of pregnant women , ' said liu yanqun , who is seven months pregnant . my first child miscarried due to external factors , and this is my second . the government just does n't care . ' of course , i 'm worried about my baby 's future , ' liu added . is my baby going to be like these children with lead poisoning , with birth defects ? ' a government notice posted in town outlines a compensation plan for families with sick kids , but also warned villagers not to spread rumors ' or cause trouble . they 're insulting us , ' said one man . yeah , all they want us to do is stop talking , ' said another woman . at the manganese plant down the street from hengjiang village , another public notice indicates there was recently a protest there , during which some equipment was damaged . the notice says the government will be lenient to those who turn themselves in . those who provide information will be rewarded . protests in response to industrial pollution are increasingly common in china where health and environmental standards have at times been sacrificed to promote economic development . according to reports , up to 10,000 villagers recently rioted at a sewage plant in fujian province , claiming it is responsible for causing cancer . the protesters reportedly clashed with 2,000 police who fired warning shots and tear gas to break up the crowd . environmentalists say pollution will continue to be a challenge for local governments that are often poorly equipped to monitor the environmental impact of factories in their areas . local environmental bureaus do n't have much capacity or resources to conduct frequent inspections , ' said steven ma of greenpeace china . regardless , ma said , gdp growth is still like the first priority for a lot of local governments although ... the central government is more aware of a necessity for more balanced development . ' in the case of lead and other metals , contamination may be more widespread than many local villagers can anticipate . lead can remain in the air , water , soil and crops even after the source of contamination is cut off . if you do n't reduce the use of heavy metals at the source it 's very difficult to actually treat them after they 're released into the environment , ' said ma . so it poses a long term threat to environment in china . according to the government , about 10 percent of the nation 's arable land is contaminated with lead , and annually about 12 million tons of food crops are contaminated by lead . ' children with the most serious cases of lead poisoning in hengjiang village and surrounding areas are being treated at local clinics and larger hospitals in nearby changsha . parents said hospital officials asked them to sign forms agreeing not to talk to journalists . however , they defied orders and agreed to meet us outside to tell us their stories . many of their children are undergoing risky medical treatment that while helpful , can not completely reverse the damage that has already been done . when the manganese plant was built , we did n't really know the influence it would have on our families , ' said mother luo meiling , clutching her daughter . if we knew , we would n't have been living there in the first place . we had no idea the plant would poison our children . ' | children turn up with high levels of lead elsewhere in china |
lakhdar brahimi <tsp> ( cnn ) -- staffan de mistura -- who has been the united nations'top emissary in iraq , afghanistan and other once-volatile locales -- is moving on to syria , in the hope of turning the tide after years of war there . u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon announced thursday that de mistura will take on role as the world body 's official facilitator on syria . that position as the u.n. 's syria envoy was formerly held by lakhdar brahimi and , before that , former secretary-general kofi annan . despite considerable , high-level efforts , neither managed to halt a conflict that -- according to the united nations -- has left more than 150,00 dead and some 680,000 injured since it began in march 2011 . then there 's the humanitarian crisis for the survivors , with the united nations estimating that more than 9.3 million need help and that at least 6.5 million have been forced from their homes into other parts of syria . another 2.5 million are now refugees in neighboring countries . as brahimi and annan found , it 's not easy for a u.n. envoy to do anything about this crisis , especially given the dug-in positions of the opposition and the government of president bashar al-assad . ban expressed confidence that de mistura 's experience working in very delicate , difficult places like iraq and afghanistan ' will serve him well in his new post . he will bring all his expertise and experience to these very difficult negotiations for peace in syria , so i am confident that he will be able to carry out his duty as special envoy , ' the u.n. leader said . de mistura , a dual national of sweden and italy , began working with the united nations in the mid-1970s . this career has included stops in sudan , ethopia , vietnam and somalia . his international prominence rose significantly with his time in iraq starting in the 1990s , including as head of a special commission charged with dismantling weapons of mass destruction . he also led the u.n. mission in iraq from 2007 to 2009 . in january 2010 , de mistura was named the u.n. secretary-general 's special representative to afghanistan in the midst of more violence as well as talks involving the taliban , which has fought against forces loyal to the kabul-based central government . british foreign secretary william hague was among those offering our strong support ' to de mistura in his new effort to foster peace in syria . his appointment comes at a time when the need for a political settlement in syria has never been more pressing , ' hague said . reem salahi , deputy legal director for the national coalition of syrian revolution and opposition forces , said her group has been and continues to be willing to negotiate . that includes working to implement to so-called geneva comminique , which calls for a transitional government and eventual free elections as part of a political settlement to end the war -- something that al-assad 's government has not fully embraced . we hope that mr. de mistura is able to bring the syrian regime to the table under the terms of the geneva comminique , ' salahi told cnn . we are invested in a political transition . we are invested in seeing a democratic state . ' iran stands by u.n. envoy choice despite u.s. visa denial cnn 's richard roth contributed to this report . | it 's the same position formerly held by kofi annan and lakhdar brahimi |
afghanistan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- staffan de mistura -- who has been the united nations'top emissary in iraq , afghanistan and other once-volatile locales -- is moving on to syria , in the hope of turning the tide after years of war there . u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon announced thursday that de mistura will take on role as the world body 's official facilitator on syria . that position as the u.n. 's syria envoy was formerly held by lakhdar brahimi and , before that , former secretary-general kofi annan . despite considerable , high-level efforts , neither managed to halt a conflict that -- according to the united nations -- has left more than 150,00 dead and some 680,000 injured since it began in march 2011 . then there 's the humanitarian crisis for the survivors , with the united nations estimating that more than 9.3 million need help and that at least 6.5 million have been forced from their homes into other parts of syria . another 2.5 million are now refugees in neighboring countries . as brahimi and annan found , it 's not easy for a u.n. envoy to do anything about this crisis , especially given the dug-in positions of the opposition and the government of president bashar al-assad . ban expressed confidence that de mistura 's experience working in very delicate , difficult places like iraq and afghanistan ' will serve him well in his new post . he will bring all his expertise and experience to these very difficult negotiations for peace in syria , so i am confident that he will be able to carry out his duty as special envoy , ' the u.n. leader said . de mistura , a dual national of sweden and italy , began working with the united nations in the mid-1970s . this career has included stops in sudan , ethopia , vietnam and somalia . his international prominence rose significantly with his time in iraq starting in the 1990s , including as head of a special commission charged with dismantling weapons of mass destruction . he also led the u.n. mission in iraq from 2007 to 2009 . in january 2010 , de mistura was named the u.n. secretary-general 's special representative to afghanistan in the midst of more violence as well as talks involving the taliban , which has fought against forces loyal to the kabul-based central government . british foreign secretary william hague was among those offering our strong support ' to de mistura in his new effort to foster peace in syria . his appointment comes at a time when the need for a political settlement in syria has never been more pressing , ' hague said . reem salahi , deputy legal director for the national coalition of syrian revolution and opposition forces , said her group has been and continues to be willing to negotiate . that includes working to implement to so-called geneva comminique , which calls for a transitional government and eventual free elections as part of a political settlement to end the war -- something that al-assad 's government has not fully embraced . we hope that mr. de mistura is able to bring the syrian regime to the table under the terms of the geneva comminique , ' salahi told cnn . we are invested in a political transition . we are invested in seeing a democratic state . ' iran stands by u.n. envoy choice despite u.s. visa denial cnn 's richard roth contributed to this report . | de mistura is a u.n. veteran , having worked in iraq , afghanistan and elsewhere |
sara mellado <tsp> ( cnn ) never mind cats having nine lives . a stray pooch in washington state has used up at least three of her own after being hit by a car , apparently whacked on the head with a hammer in a misguided mercy killing and then buried in a field -- only to survive . that 's according to washington state university , where the dog -- a friendly white-and-black bully breed mix now named theia -- has been receiving care at the veterinary teaching hospital . four days after her apparent death , the dog managed to stagger to a nearby farm , dirt-covered and emaciated , where she was found by a worker who took her to a vet for help . she was taken in by moses lake , washington , resident sara mellado . considering everything that she 's been through , she 's incredibly gentle and loving , ' mellado said , according to wsu news . she 's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life . ' theia is only one year old but the dog 's brush with death did not leave her unscathed . she suffered a dislocated jaw , leg injuries and a caved-in sinus cavity -- and still requires surgery to help her breathe . the veterinary hospital 's good samaritan fund committee awarded some money to help pay for the dog 's treatment , but mellado has set up a fundraising page to help meet the remaining cost of the dog 's care . she 's also created a facebook page to keep supporters updated . donors have already surpassed the $ 10,000 target , inspired by theia 's tale of survival against the odds . on the fundraising page , mellado writes , she is in desperate need of extensive medical procedures to fix her nasal damage and reset her jaw . i agreed to foster her until she finally found a loving home . ' she is dedicated to making sure theia gets the medical attention she needs , mellado adds , and wants to make sure she gets placed in a family where this will never happen to her again ! ' any additional funds raised will be paid forward ' to help other animals . theia is not the only animal to apparently rise from the grave in recent weeks . a cat in tampa , florida , found seemingly dead after he was hit by a car in january , showed up alive in a neighbor 's yard five days after he was buried by his owner . the cat was in bad shape , with maggots covering open wounds on his body and a ruined left eye , but remarkably survived with the help of treatment from the humane society . | she 's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life , ' says sara mellado , who is looking for a home for theia |
theia <tsp> ( cnn ) never mind cats having nine lives . a stray pooch in washington state has used up at least three of her own after being hit by a car , apparently whacked on the head with a hammer in a misguided mercy killing and then buried in a field -- only to survive . that 's according to washington state university , where the dog -- a friendly white-and-black bully breed mix now named theia -- has been receiving care at the veterinary teaching hospital . four days after her apparent death , the dog managed to stagger to a nearby farm , dirt-covered and emaciated , where she was found by a worker who took her to a vet for help . she was taken in by moses lake , washington , resident sara mellado . considering everything that she 's been through , she 's incredibly gentle and loving , ' mellado said , according to wsu news . she 's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life . ' theia is only one year old but the dog 's brush with death did not leave her unscathed . she suffered a dislocated jaw , leg injuries and a caved-in sinus cavity -- and still requires surgery to help her breathe . the veterinary hospital 's good samaritan fund committee awarded some money to help pay for the dog 's treatment , but mellado has set up a fundraising page to help meet the remaining cost of the dog 's care . she 's also created a facebook page to keep supporters updated . donors have already surpassed the $ 10,000 target , inspired by theia 's tale of survival against the odds . on the fundraising page , mellado writes , she is in desperate need of extensive medical procedures to fix her nasal damage and reset her jaw . i agreed to foster her until she finally found a loving home . ' she is dedicated to making sure theia gets the medical attention she needs , mellado adds , and wants to make sure she gets placed in a family where this will never happen to her again ! ' any additional funds raised will be paid forward ' to help other animals . theia is not the only animal to apparently rise from the grave in recent weeks . a cat in tampa , florida , found seemingly dead after he was hit by a car in january , showed up alive in a neighbor 's yard five days after he was buried by his owner . the cat was in bad shape , with maggots covering open wounds on his body and a ruined left eye , but remarkably survived with the help of treatment from the humane society . | theia , a bully breed mix , was apparently hit by a car , whacked with a hammer and buried in a field |
theia <tsp> ( cnn ) never mind cats having nine lives . a stray pooch in washington state has used up at least three of her own after being hit by a car , apparently whacked on the head with a hammer in a misguided mercy killing and then buried in a field -- only to survive . that 's according to washington state university , where the dog -- a friendly white-and-black bully breed mix now named theia -- has been receiving care at the veterinary teaching hospital . four days after her apparent death , the dog managed to stagger to a nearby farm , dirt-covered and emaciated , where she was found by a worker who took her to a vet for help . she was taken in by moses lake , washington , resident sara mellado . considering everything that she 's been through , she 's incredibly gentle and loving , ' mellado said , according to wsu news . she 's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life . ' theia is only one year old but the dog 's brush with death did not leave her unscathed . she suffered a dislocated jaw , leg injuries and a caved-in sinus cavity -- and still requires surgery to help her breathe . the veterinary hospital 's good samaritan fund committee awarded some money to help pay for the dog 's treatment , but mellado has set up a fundraising page to help meet the remaining cost of the dog 's care . she 's also created a facebook page to keep supporters updated . donors have already surpassed the $ 10,000 target , inspired by theia 's tale of survival against the odds . on the fundraising page , mellado writes , she is in desperate need of extensive medical procedures to fix her nasal damage and reset her jaw . i agreed to foster her until she finally found a loving home . ' she is dedicated to making sure theia gets the medical attention she needs , mellado adds , and wants to make sure she gets placed in a family where this will never happen to her again ! ' any additional funds raised will be paid forward ' to help other animals . theia is not the only animal to apparently rise from the grave in recent weeks . a cat in tampa , florida , found seemingly dead after he was hit by a car in january , showed up alive in a neighbor 's yard five days after he was buried by his owner . the cat was in bad shape , with maggots covering open wounds on his body and a ruined left eye , but remarkably survived with the help of treatment from the humane society . | she 's a true miracle dog and she deserves a good life , ' says sara mellado , who is looking for a home for theia |
serbia <tsp> ( cnn ) -- back in february the worldwide union for professional footballers fifpro , conducted a survey of thousands of players in eastern and southern europe , detailing the true extent of match-fixing , racism and violence in european football . just over nine percent of respondents in fifpro 's black book survey reported examples of racism or other forms of discrimination , mainly caused by supporters ( 65.3 % ) . the survey included the testimony of dragisa pejovic of fc novi pazar , who detailed what it was like to play football in serbia . i have played for fc borac cacak for six years , ' said pejovic . in that time , there were always problems of violence and racism . i remember a game where fans of my team insulted my colleague from zimbabwe , mike tamvanjera , because he is a black man . this was the first case of racism in serbia and the racism is still present . ' but it was n't just racism that pejovic encountered . i do not know any professional player in serbia who has been able to provide the most basic requirements for life , ' added pejovic . football in serbia is full of crime and criminals and i could not cope , nor fight , with them alone . the criminals in serbian football always look after their own interests first and use all means to achieve their goals , while the players have to keep silent and suffer . ' fast forward to october and serbia is facing more scrutiny after england 's football association reported a number of incidents of racism ' to european governing body uefa following the second-leg of an under-21 euro 2013 playoff match on tuesday . danny rose , a midfielder on loan at english premier league side sunderland from tottenham hotspur , claims he was subjected to monkey chants before , during and after the match , while also alleging he had stones thrown at him by the crowd during the game . rose was given a red card for kicking a ball into the stands after england scored a winning goal with the last kick of the match , sparking a mass brawl between both sets of players and staff . genocidal war the serbian football association painted a very different picture of events on tuesday , saying it absolutely refuses and denies that there were any occurrences of racism before and during the match at the stadium in krusevac ' . however , that view was directly contradicted by the serbian technical director savo milosevic who went into england 's dressing room after the game to apologize . i have a lot of friends in england , i played there , ' referring to his spell playing for aston villa between 1995 and 1998 . i feel terrible about what happened because the people in england received us really well and i wanted to give them the same thing in serbia . ' uefa has subsequently charged both the english and serbia fas following events in krusevac . the serbian fa has been charged with alleged racist chanting by fans , while both associations face charges overr the behavior of their players as the serbian and english fas jostled for the moral high ground , british prime minister david cameron waded into the debate he called on uefa to impose tough sanctions ' on racism while sports minister hugh robertson has written to european governing body 's president michel platini following extreme provocation and racism ' during tuesday game . over the last year english football has had to grapple with the fall out of racism cases involving liverpool striker luis suarez and chelsea defender john terry , with english fa punishing both players . the difficulty for serbia , as shown by pejovic 's testimony , is that it has a history of racism not just at club level but also at international level , which milosevic acknowledged , though he insisted that the problem is no more than in other european countries ' . five years ago , during another u-21 match between england and serbia , the balkan country was fined â£16,000 ( $ 26,000 ) by uefa for racial abuse directed at england defender nedum onouha . in february 2011 , platini warned serbia and its clubs that a ban on competing could be imposed if fans continued to cause trouble . it 's important to remember that serbia has only just come out of a genocidal war and that as events on tuesday unfolded in belgrade , former bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic is on trial in the hague , ' said professor clifford stott , who has advised governments and police forces internationally on crowd management policy and practice , referring to balkan wars between 1991 and 1999 . so we should n't be surprised these societal problems manifest themselves in football , ' added stott , who runs his own consultancy and training company crowd and conflict management ltd. ' what we are seeing is a failure of various authorities to regulate behavior inside serbian stadiums . over the last two years uefa has been trying to address the problem in serbia . it is fully aware of the problems that exist there -- and working with the european union think tank -- has been undertaking visits to serbia to initiate reforms , but clearly these interventions have n't yet worked . what happened reflects a lack of proper regulation within the stadiums , and the effective management of crowds through legislation , policing , stewarding and also stadium licensing . ' heysel during the 1980s , uefa banned english clubs from competing in its club competitions for a number of years after the heysel stadium disaster in 1985 . the english professional footballers'association chairman clarke carlisle believes uefa must impose a similar sanction on serbia -- if the racism allegations are proven . uefa should ban serbia from international tournaments , ' said carlisle . i believe that this is what happened to england when violence and hooliganism came to the fore and that was what caused us to address the problem . it 's only a ban of this nature , which has these ramifications , that will cause serbia as a football nation to address it . ' professor stott also backed carlisle 's call for uefa to act decisively . i would argue that uefa now need to impose an effective sanction , ' said stott , who is a visiting professor at denmark 's aarhus university . i would support calls to ban serbia from international football and their clubs from european football if such racist activity occurs . out of all the agencies that have influence -- the eu , the european council , the serbian government and fa , uefa is the most powerful in these circumstances . do n't forget this is ultimately about money and a ban in uefa competitions will hit the serbian football association and the clubs in the pocket . these international and european fixtures are key sources of revenue . ' ahead of the recent euro 2012 tournament , stott collaborated in the running of a pan-european police training program to share best practice among the continent 's police forces . lots of european countries were involved , but countries like serbia , croatia and greece were not , ' added stott . government intervention the academic urged the serbian government and its football association to lead by example . the serbian government has to make it an offence to actually monkey chant in a stadium . it is in the uk , but i 'm not convinced it will be in serbia . if it 's not an offence the police can do nothing about it nor the fa even if they wanted to . at the same time the fa and the clubs need to create an environment of authority and governance to regulate behavior and expel those involved in it inside the stadiums . in the uk we have cctv , seated stadia , ticket numbers to identify which seat someone is sitting , shared information agreements between police and clubs , effective stewarding , police steward frameworks of co-operation . that all comes back of the taylor report , ' added stott , referring to lord taylor 's recommendation to improve stadium safety following the hillsborough disaster in 1989 . all of this stuff has to be in place to move the situation forward in serbia . as you have seen the serbian fa have simply denied it took place , and the idea of getting anti-racist legislation enacted in serbia is almost surreal . ' milosevic accepted that action was needed from the serbian government . the only difference i see is the actions of the governments in the respective countries . some countries are more decisive and more powerful and they deal with it , ' said the former aston villa striker . unfortunately we have a lot of problems inside our country and our government right now . in the last 10-15 years we 've had other problems besides football supporters . ' additional reporting by cnn 's tom mcgowan | english pfa chairman clarke carlisle calls for serbia to be banned from international football |
serbia <tsp> ( cnn ) -- back in february the worldwide union for professional footballers fifpro , conducted a survey of thousands of players in eastern and southern europe , detailing the true extent of match-fixing , racism and violence in european football . just over nine percent of respondents in fifpro 's black book survey reported examples of racism or other forms of discrimination , mainly caused by supporters ( 65.3 % ) . the survey included the testimony of dragisa pejovic of fc novi pazar , who detailed what it was like to play football in serbia . i have played for fc borac cacak for six years , ' said pejovic . in that time , there were always problems of violence and racism . i remember a game where fans of my team insulted my colleague from zimbabwe , mike tamvanjera , because he is a black man . this was the first case of racism in serbia and the racism is still present . ' but it was n't just racism that pejovic encountered . i do not know any professional player in serbia who has been able to provide the most basic requirements for life , ' added pejovic . football in serbia is full of crime and criminals and i could not cope , nor fight , with them alone . the criminals in serbian football always look after their own interests first and use all means to achieve their goals , while the players have to keep silent and suffer . ' fast forward to october and serbia is facing more scrutiny after england 's football association reported a number of incidents of racism ' to european governing body uefa following the second-leg of an under-21 euro 2013 playoff match on tuesday . danny rose , a midfielder on loan at english premier league side sunderland from tottenham hotspur , claims he was subjected to monkey chants before , during and after the match , while also alleging he had stones thrown at him by the crowd during the game . rose was given a red card for kicking a ball into the stands after england scored a winning goal with the last kick of the match , sparking a mass brawl between both sets of players and staff . genocidal war the serbian football association painted a very different picture of events on tuesday , saying it absolutely refuses and denies that there were any occurrences of racism before and during the match at the stadium in krusevac ' . however , that view was directly contradicted by the serbian technical director savo milosevic who went into england 's dressing room after the game to apologize . i have a lot of friends in england , i played there , ' referring to his spell playing for aston villa between 1995 and 1998 . i feel terrible about what happened because the people in england received us really well and i wanted to give them the same thing in serbia . ' uefa has subsequently charged both the english and serbia fas following events in krusevac . the serbian fa has been charged with alleged racist chanting by fans , while both associations face charges overr the behavior of their players as the serbian and english fas jostled for the moral high ground , british prime minister david cameron waded into the debate he called on uefa to impose tough sanctions ' on racism while sports minister hugh robertson has written to european governing body 's president michel platini following extreme provocation and racism ' during tuesday game . over the last year english football has had to grapple with the fall out of racism cases involving liverpool striker luis suarez and chelsea defender john terry , with english fa punishing both players . the difficulty for serbia , as shown by pejovic 's testimony , is that it has a history of racism not just at club level but also at international level , which milosevic acknowledged , though he insisted that the problem is no more than in other european countries ' . five years ago , during another u-21 match between england and serbia , the balkan country was fined â£16,000 ( $ 26,000 ) by uefa for racial abuse directed at england defender nedum onouha . in february 2011 , platini warned serbia and its clubs that a ban on competing could be imposed if fans continued to cause trouble . it 's important to remember that serbia has only just come out of a genocidal war and that as events on tuesday unfolded in belgrade , former bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic is on trial in the hague , ' said professor clifford stott , who has advised governments and police forces internationally on crowd management policy and practice , referring to balkan wars between 1991 and 1999 . so we should n't be surprised these societal problems manifest themselves in football , ' added stott , who runs his own consultancy and training company crowd and conflict management ltd. ' what we are seeing is a failure of various authorities to regulate behavior inside serbian stadiums . over the last two years uefa has been trying to address the problem in serbia . it is fully aware of the problems that exist there -- and working with the european union think tank -- has been undertaking visits to serbia to initiate reforms , but clearly these interventions have n't yet worked . what happened reflects a lack of proper regulation within the stadiums , and the effective management of crowds through legislation , policing , stewarding and also stadium licensing . ' heysel during the 1980s , uefa banned english clubs from competing in its club competitions for a number of years after the heysel stadium disaster in 1985 . the english professional footballers'association chairman clarke carlisle believes uefa must impose a similar sanction on serbia -- if the racism allegations are proven . uefa should ban serbia from international tournaments , ' said carlisle . i believe that this is what happened to england when violence and hooliganism came to the fore and that was what caused us to address the problem . it 's only a ban of this nature , which has these ramifications , that will cause serbia as a football nation to address it . ' professor stott also backed carlisle 's call for uefa to act decisively . i would argue that uefa now need to impose an effective sanction , ' said stott , who is a visiting professor at denmark 's aarhus university . i would support calls to ban serbia from international football and their clubs from european football if such racist activity occurs . out of all the agencies that have influence -- the eu , the european council , the serbian government and fa , uefa is the most powerful in these circumstances . do n't forget this is ultimately about money and a ban in uefa competitions will hit the serbian football association and the clubs in the pocket . these international and european fixtures are key sources of revenue . ' ahead of the recent euro 2012 tournament , stott collaborated in the running of a pan-european police training program to share best practice among the continent 's police forces . lots of european countries were involved , but countries like serbia , croatia and greece were not , ' added stott . government intervention the academic urged the serbian government and its football association to lead by example . the serbian government has to make it an offence to actually monkey chant in a stadium . it is in the uk , but i 'm not convinced it will be in serbia . if it 's not an offence the police can do nothing about it nor the fa even if they wanted to . at the same time the fa and the clubs need to create an environment of authority and governance to regulate behavior and expel those involved in it inside the stadiums . in the uk we have cctv , seated stadia , ticket numbers to identify which seat someone is sitting , shared information agreements between police and clubs , effective stewarding , police steward frameworks of co-operation . that all comes back of the taylor report , ' added stott , referring to lord taylor 's recommendation to improve stadium safety following the hillsborough disaster in 1989 . all of this stuff has to be in place to move the situation forward in serbia . as you have seen the serbian fa have simply denied it took place , and the idea of getting anti-racist legislation enacted in serbia is almost surreal . ' milosevic accepted that action was needed from the serbian government . the only difference i see is the actions of the governments in the respective countries . some countries are more decisive and more powerful and they deal with it , ' said the former aston villa striker . unfortunately we have a lot of problems inside our country and our government right now . in the last 10-15 years we 've had other problems besides football supporters . ' additional reporting by cnn 's tom mcgowan | english fa launches racism complaint against serbia following under-21 match |
spanish <tsp> ( cnn ) -- real madrid coach jose mourinho insisted his team can still win spain 's la liga despite their humiliating 5-0 defeat to arch-rivals barcelona in the camp nou on monday night . mourinho admitted real had suffered a much deserved loss ' in the first clasico clash of the season , but claimed it was not a true reflection of the abilities of the two sides . it was n't an embarrassment , ' the 47-year-old told a post-match press conference . it 's the biggest loss of my career but it 's an easy loss to swallow because it 's a loss in a game that you have no chance of winning . ' [ there was ] a team that played to its maximum potential and a team that played very poorly . it 's a much deserved loss , but again , it was an easy loss to swallow . ' five-star barcelona thrash real madrid it was mourinho 's first defeat since arriving at the bernabeu and left reigning champions barcelona two points clear of los blancos at the of the top of the standings . but with 25 matches still remaining in spanish season , the portuguese is still optimistic his team can hit back . the league championship will be decided a long time from now , ' he said . after the match , i told the players that the league is n't over yet . we have to have mental fortitude . when you win important things , you have a reason to cry for joy and when someone scores five against you , you have to leave with an eagerness to play the next game . barcelona is a finished product . real madrid , even though it has been playing well , is n't a finished product . but the result today was not indicative of the difference that exists between both teams . ' the match had been billed as a clash between two of the world 's best and most evenly-matched teams , but pep guardiola 's men dominated in front of their home fans . they were 2-0 up inside 20 minutes through goals from xavi and pedro . a brace from david villa and a late strike by substitute jeffren completed the humiliation and barca coach guardiola could not have been more satisfied . how we did it , that makes us proud , ' he told the club 's official website . now just let us sit back and enjoy that win . ' he singled out argentina ace lionel messi , who emerged on top in his personal duel with real 's fellow superstar cristiano ronaldo . messi is the best of them all . in all aspects of his game he is just the best . ' mourinho will hope his team can bounce back in a difficult home fixture against fifth-placed valencia on saturday , while barcelona travel to osasuna on the same day . | jose mourinho refuses to write off his side 's chances of winning spanish title |
king assassination <tsp> watch or record eyewitness to murder : the king assassination ' when it airs on cnn on sunday , april 3 at 7 p.m . et . by recording the documentary , you agree that you will use the program for educational viewing purposes for a one-year period only . no other rights of any kind or nature whatsoever are granted , including , without limitation , any rights to sell , publish , distribute , post online or distribute in any other medium or forum , or use for any commercial or promotional purpose . ( cnn student news ) -- do n't miss black in america : eyewitness to murder : the king assassination ' airing sunday , april 3 at 7 p.m . et on cnn program overview cnn 's soledad o'brien retraces the steps of the rev . martin luther king jr. , james earl ray , the fbi and memphis police , and she explores alternative scenarios of who may have been responsible for king 's death . grade level : 9-12 , college subject areas : u.s. history , criminal justice objectives : black in america : eyewitness to murder : the king assassination and its corresponding discussion questions and activity challenge students to : 1 . examine the lives of dr. martin luther king jr. and james earl ray ; 2 . analyze evidence from king 's assassination ; 3 . evaluate the effect king 's death had on the civil rights movement . discussion questions 1. who was dr. martin luther king jr. ? how would you describe his approach to bringing about social and political change ? what were some of king 's contributions to the civil rights movement ? 2 . what were some of the challenges faced by activists in the civil rights movement ? what acts of violence did king personally experience ? why do you think king continued to lead the civil rights movement after these experiences ? 3 . according to the program , what was king 's relationship with each of the following individuals : president lyndon johnson , fbi director j. edgar hoover , and attorney general robert kennedy ? 4 . according to the segment : why did the fbi investigate king ? what actions did the fbi take in its investigation of king ? 5 . why do you think andrew young considers it a compliment that the fbi labeled king the most dangerous negro ' ? why do you think that , according to author david garrow , the fbi wanted martin luther king out of the civil rights movement ' ? 6 . what was king 's and his supporters'reaction to the fbi surveillance ? what is your opinion of the fbi surveillance ? explain . 7 . why did king travel to memphis in march 1968 ? why did his supporters consider this trip to be a distraction ? why did he return to memphis in april ? 8. who was james earl ray ? what are some aliases he may have used ? according to the program , what are some crimes he may have committed ? 9 . according to ray : who is raoul ? what did ray say was raoul 's role in king 's assassination ? according to the program , what evidence either establishes or refutes raoul 's identity ? do you think raoul exists ? why or why not ? 10 . according to the program : what evidence exists that james earl ray committed a bank robbery in alton , illinois ? how is this robbery possibly linked to king 's assassination ? 11 . after the assassination , where did ray go ? how and where was he eventually caught ? 12. who were ray 's lawyers in his original trial ? why do you think ray chose them ? 13 . which actions did ray admit to regarding king 's assassination ? did ray ever confess to killing king ? 14 . what court cases emerged because of king 's assassination ? what were the results of these legal actions ? 15 . how did ray respond to dexter king when he asked , did you kill my father ? ' how did king respond ? what is your reaction to dexter king 's response to ray ? 16 . where was andrew young when the king assassination occurred ? does andrew young think ray killed king ? according to young , why was king assassinated ? 17 . what are some opinions expressed by people in the documentary regarding ray 's intelligence ? what is his brother 's opinion ? what is your view of ray ? 18 . in your view , what actions , if any , could have been taken to prevent king 's assassination ? 19 . what other theories about king 's murder are presented in the program ? in your opinion , which one is most likely ? why do you think king was assassinated ? 20 . in your view , what events since king 's death demonstrate that the civil rights movement succeeded ? what aspects of life , if any , still need to be improved ? suggested activity : weighing the evidence copy and distribute the king assassination theories worksheet ( pdf ) . using the graphic organizer , have students take notes on the various theories of king 's assassination while they watch the program . after the program , divide the students into six groups , one for each side of each theory . using evidence from the documentary , challenge each group to present a closing argument supporting one of the theories in a court of law . conclude the activity by polling the class to see what they believe after they have seen evidence and heard the arguments . ask these questions for discussion : did james earl ray kill dr. martin luther king , jr. ? if so , did he act alone ? if not , who committed this murder ? related resources • eyewitness to murder : the king assassination • black in america • behind the scenes :'eyewitness to murder : the king assassination'• king 's final crusade : the radical push for a new america • scholar : fbi wiretaps show mlk 's selflessness • weighing the evidence ( pdf ) curriculum connections national curriculum standards for social studies : the themes of social studies 2 . time , continuity , and change social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy . 3 . people , places , and environments social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people , places , and environments . 5 . individuals , groups , and institutions social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals , groups , and institutions . 6 . power , authority , and governance social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create , interact with , and change structures of power , authority , and governance . the national curriculum standards for the social studies are produced by the national council for the social studies . keywords martin luther king , james earl ray , civil rights , assassination , fbi , surveillance , john f. kennedy , lyndon johnson , robert kennedy , coretta scott king | eyewitness to murder : the king assassination ' airs sunday , april 3 at 7 p.m . et |
james earl ray <tsp> watch or record eyewitness to murder : the king assassination ' when it airs on cnn on sunday , april 3 at 7 p.m . et . by recording the documentary , you agree that you will use the program for educational viewing purposes for a one-year period only . no other rights of any kind or nature whatsoever are granted , including , without limitation , any rights to sell , publish , distribute , post online or distribute in any other medium or forum , or use for any commercial or promotional purpose . ( cnn student news ) -- do n't miss black in america : eyewitness to murder : the king assassination ' airing sunday , april 3 at 7 p.m . et on cnn program overview cnn 's soledad o'brien retraces the steps of the rev . martin luther king jr. , james earl ray , the fbi and memphis police , and she explores alternative scenarios of who may have been responsible for king 's death . grade level : 9-12 , college subject areas : u.s. history , criminal justice objectives : black in america : eyewitness to murder : the king assassination and its corresponding discussion questions and activity challenge students to : 1 . examine the lives of dr. martin luther king jr. and james earl ray ; 2 . analyze evidence from king 's assassination ; 3 . evaluate the effect king 's death had on the civil rights movement . discussion questions 1. who was dr. martin luther king jr. ? how would you describe his approach to bringing about social and political change ? what were some of king 's contributions to the civil rights movement ? 2 . what were some of the challenges faced by activists in the civil rights movement ? what acts of violence did king personally experience ? why do you think king continued to lead the civil rights movement after these experiences ? 3 . according to the program , what was king 's relationship with each of the following individuals : president lyndon johnson , fbi director j. edgar hoover , and attorney general robert kennedy ? 4 . according to the segment : why did the fbi investigate king ? what actions did the fbi take in its investigation of king ? 5 . why do you think andrew young considers it a compliment that the fbi labeled king the most dangerous negro ' ? why do you think that , according to author david garrow , the fbi wanted martin luther king out of the civil rights movement ' ? 6 . what was king 's and his supporters'reaction to the fbi surveillance ? what is your opinion of the fbi surveillance ? explain . 7 . why did king travel to memphis in march 1968 ? why did his supporters consider this trip to be a distraction ? why did he return to memphis in april ? 8. who was james earl ray ? what are some aliases he may have used ? according to the program , what are some crimes he may have committed ? 9 . according to ray : who is raoul ? what did ray say was raoul 's role in king 's assassination ? according to the program , what evidence either establishes or refutes raoul 's identity ? do you think raoul exists ? why or why not ? 10 . according to the program : what evidence exists that james earl ray committed a bank robbery in alton , illinois ? how is this robbery possibly linked to king 's assassination ? 11 . after the assassination , where did ray go ? how and where was he eventually caught ? 12. who were ray 's lawyers in his original trial ? why do you think ray chose them ? 13 . which actions did ray admit to regarding king 's assassination ? did ray ever confess to killing king ? 14 . what court cases emerged because of king 's assassination ? what were the results of these legal actions ? 15 . how did ray respond to dexter king when he asked , did you kill my father ? ' how did king respond ? what is your reaction to dexter king 's response to ray ? 16 . where was andrew young when the king assassination occurred ? does andrew young think ray killed king ? according to young , why was king assassinated ? 17 . what are some opinions expressed by people in the documentary regarding ray 's intelligence ? what is his brother 's opinion ? what is your view of ray ? 18 . in your view , what actions , if any , could have been taken to prevent king 's assassination ? 19 . what other theories about king 's murder are presented in the program ? in your opinion , which one is most likely ? why do you think king was assassinated ? 20 . in your view , what events since king 's death demonstrate that the civil rights movement succeeded ? what aspects of life , if any , still need to be improved ? suggested activity : weighing the evidence copy and distribute the king assassination theories worksheet ( pdf ) . using the graphic organizer , have students take notes on the various theories of king 's assassination while they watch the program . after the program , divide the students into six groups , one for each side of each theory . using evidence from the documentary , challenge each group to present a closing argument supporting one of the theories in a court of law . conclude the activity by polling the class to see what they believe after they have seen evidence and heard the arguments . ask these questions for discussion : did james earl ray kill dr. martin luther king , jr. ? if so , did he act alone ? if not , who committed this murder ? related resources • eyewitness to murder : the king assassination • black in america • behind the scenes :'eyewitness to murder : the king assassination'• king 's final crusade : the radical push for a new america • scholar : fbi wiretaps show mlk 's selflessness • weighing the evidence ( pdf ) curriculum connections national curriculum standards for social studies : the themes of social studies 2 . time , continuity , and change social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy . 3 . people , places , and environments social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of people , places , and environments . 5 . individuals , groups , and institutions social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals , groups , and institutions . 6 . power , authority , and governance social studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of how people create , interact with , and change structures of power , authority , and governance . the national curriculum standards for the social studies are produced by the national council for the social studies . keywords martin luther king , james earl ray , civil rights , assassination , fbi , surveillance , john f. kennedy , lyndon johnson , robert kennedy , coretta scott king | examine the lives of dr. martin luther king jr. and james earl ray |
italy <tsp> rome ( cnn ) -- a swiss man sentenced in an italian court to a 16-year prison term in absentia over deaths of about 2,000 workers who prosecutors said were exposed to asbestos will appeal the ruling , his lawyer said tuesday . stephan schmidheiny , the swiss owner of the fiber-cement firm eternit , was sentenced monday alongside belgian former executive and investor jean louis marie ghislain de cartier de marchienne . the pair were accused of failing to protect workers in the company 's four italian factories before they were shuttered in 1986 . schmidheiny 's lawyer , astolfo di amato , told cnn tuesday that his client did not accept the sentence handed down by the court in turin , an industrial hub in northwestern italy . the sentence is certainly a setback , we lost the first battle . ( it 's ) a defeat that we do n't accept and we will present an appeal , ' the lawyer said . he said schmidheiny had invested large sums in the 1970s in restructuring the plants'production process and had never set foot in italy . the sentence is dangerous because if in italy we affirm the principle that the major shareholder of a multinational company is responsible for what happens in each peripheral plant , no one will invest in italy any longer , ' he said . schmidheiny and de cartier were also ordered to pay a total of €80 million ( $ 105 million ) to more than 6,000 people , including former workers and residents who lived near their plants . bruno pesce , the leader of italy 's asbestos victims association , said more than 1,500 people attended monday 's hearing -- including some who were suffering from asbestos-linked illnesses . it was a very emotional moment , ' pesce said . people were crying because of tension and then of happiness . ' renato balduzzi , italy 's health minister , called the sentence historic . ' the italian eternit company was declared bankrupt in 1986 , when the italian plants were shut down , and the company 's ownership changed in the 1990s . a spokesman for the swiss eternit company , balts livio , said it was independent from the italian firm of the same name . neither eternit ( schweiz ) ag nor its owner had or have any relationship with eternit s.p.a. , genoa , and thus with the subject of the criminal proceedings in turin , ' livio said . asbestos was once widely used as a fireproofing material and was included in roof shingles and siding for decades . though now banned in italy and most western countries , asbestos is still used in developing countries , mainly in china and india . exposure to its tiny fibers , particularly over a period of time , can lead to asbestos-related diseases that include lung cancer , asbestosis and mesothelioma , according to the national institutes for health . | schmidheiny 's lawyer says the sentence will deter other big firms from investing in italy |
juventus <tsp> ( cnn ) -- arsenal gained revenge over liverpool for their humiliating defeat last weekend with a 2-1 victory in a pulsating english fa cup fifth round tie at the emirates sunday . humbled 5-1 in the english premier league eight days ago , arsenal restored pride and stayed on course for a first trophy since an fa cup triumph in 2005 . goals in each half from alex oxlade-chamberlain and german international lukas podolski gave arsenal a two-goal cushion before a liverpool fightback . podolski tripped luis suarez to concede a penalty at the other end , which visiting captain steven gerrard converted . liverpool , who had failed to convert earlier chances , with daniel sturridge the worst culprit , pushed forward in search of an equalizer and might have earned a second penalty moments later . oxlade-chamberlain made a rash challenge on suarez , but referee howard webb ignored strong claims for the spot kick . the hard-fought victory has earned arsenal a home tie in the quarterfinals against everton , who beat swansea 3-2 earlier sunday in an all-epl clash . it will also boost morale ahead of a last 16 champions league clash against bayern munich wednesday , having been eliminated by the german giants in europe 's premier club competition last season . manager arsene wenger also hit back at a jibe from chelsea manager jose mourinho , who had called him a specialist in failure ' in reference to arsenal 's long trophy drought . i do not want to go into that - those were silly , disrespectful remarks , ' wenger said when asked about mourinho 's remarks . i know one thing , it is more embarrassing for chelsea than it is for me . ' in the other fa cup tie played sunday , third flight sheffield united beat nottingham forest 3-1 to reach the last eight . they could face city rivals sheffield wednesday , who still have to play charlton in a postponed fifth round tie , for a place in the semifinals . in italy 's serie a , champions juventus maintained their relentless march towards another title with a 3-1 win over chievo in turin . it left them nine points clear of second-placed roma , who kept pace with a 3-0 win over sampdoria later sunday . kwadwo asamoah rounded off a one-two with fernando llorente to put juve ahead after 17 minutes with claudio marchisio adding a second on the half hour mark . martin caceres put the ball past his own goalkeeper gianluigi buffon to give chievo some hope before llorente headed a fine third soon afterwards to restore the two-goal cushion . third-placed napoli stretched their lead over fiorentina to six points with a 2-0 away win at struggling sassuolo with goals from blerim dzemaili and lorenzo insigne . fiorentina lost 2-1 to fifth placed inter milan saturday . | juventus maintain winning run in serie a |
hollywood <tsp> editor 's note : bryan batt , who plays the closeted art director salvatore romano in the emmy award-winning cable tv series mad men , ' has acted in nine broadway and nine off-broadway productions , such as sunset boulevard , ' beauty and the beast , ' jeffrey ' and starlight express . ' batt , who is 45 , has been acting for 23 years . he spoke to cnn.com about being an openly gay actor . we have to work toward acceptance on all levels , ' says actor bryan batt , who is openly gay . ( cnn ) -- there was once a time when the revelation of one 's homosexuality in hollywood was thought to be a career-killer . now , out gays and lesbians such as tv host ellen degeneres and pop singer clay aiken are featured on the cover of people magazine . there are also more gay characters on prime-time television shows than ever before . but even with greater acceptance by the mainstream public , is coming out still a big deal ? to shed light on the issue , cnn recently spoke to bryan batt , 45 , about his experience as an openly gay actor in hollywood . cnn : has being openly gay affected your career ? batt : i came from the stage ; much of my experience has been on the broadway and off-broadway stage . being gay never really posed a problem . in the broadway community , it 's always been a little more accepted . there 's something different with film acting and tv acting . you 're in someone 's home -- it 's more intimate . when i look at someone , i really do n't care about whom they 're sleeping with or what they 're doing . i 'm thinking they either have talent or no talent . but people are really obsessed with wanting to know about the ins and outs of people 's private lives . it 's still like high school . batt plays both straight , gay roles » cnn : when did you come out ? batt : my real broadway break was in starlight express . ' at that time , i was toying with [ coming out ] . it 's harder to live a lie than to try to hide your natural instincts and your natural longings just to conform to what other people think you should be . i 've heard of people doing it in hollywood . it 's a very sad and difficult choice . i think it 's a personal journey , and i think people on their own time will figure it out . clay aiken is still really very , very young ; he has to deal with his own issues . thank god , when it was my time , no one was pushing me ; no one was trying to force me . it was on my own terms intimately with my mother and brother . it went wonderfully . my mother said , no matter what , you 're my son . i 'm going to love you . ' not one of my family or friends turned their back on me . i was fortunate , but it was still a very difficult thing to do , and i was fearful . afterwards , it was like the heaviest weight was taken off my back ; all those years worrying for nothing . but not everyone is as lucky ; some people are shunned and kicked out of their homes and families , which is criminal . just this year , i was asked to host a fundraiser for the point foundation , a wonderful group that provides full college scholarships to gay and lesbian students of merit who have suffered such treatment by their families and can not afford tuition and the necessary funds for higher education -- an inspiring organization . i only told my mother and my brother after i was cast in jeffrey , ' a play by paul rudnick that was the first aids comedy . i said to myself , if i get this , i 've just got to sit down and talk with my family . my partner and i have been together 19 years , and that was the same time he told his parents . a good parent knows ; they love and accept . what most good parents want for their children is for their child to be happy and healthy and be good contributing members of society . cnn : are there barriers to what openly gay actors can do today ? batt : it 's just like any prejudice , once you let go of any prejudice they all have to go . they 're not based on facts , just on stereotypes . i really think yes , there might be some homophobia in hollywood , but it 's based on what will sell . hollywood is a huge industry , a multibillion-dollar business . if actors who are gay will get ratings and will sell , they will get cast . there are always going to be people who look at people who are different and who disapprove [ of them ] either through fear or through ignorance . we have to work toward acceptance on all levels . how long ago were the civil rights movement and the women 's movement ? and , still today , women do n't make the same amount of money as men do for doing the same job . cnn : what 's your view of the character you play , salvatore romano , in mad men ' ? batt : the character basically is clearly gay to a 2007 audience , but no one in the world of 1960 is suspicious whatsoever . what a great role to play . this season , i 'm married . i get stopped all the time on the street , and i get asked , when is your character coming out ? ' what is he coming out to in 1962 ? i asked to get married this season . i thanked [ series creator ] matthew weiner , and he said , you asked . ' it provides another wonderful level to the character . that is what happened then and unfortunately still happens today . [ in a recent episode , the gold violin , ' ] the scene with my wife , it was just so poignant and painful , someone said to me that what she loved about the episode was that we clearly did love each other . we were like the gold violin , we were beautiful but we just did n't make music cnn : what would you like to see hollywood do ? batt : continue to reward good work and put positive role models out there . the one thing about brokeback mountain ' -- it was a beautifully filmed and acted film depicting a tortured relationship . the reason i thought the movie was so great is people walked away thinking , why could n't they just be together ? ' the more positive or interesting the portrayal of gay and lesbian characters , the better . they should show people who are living their good , healthy , responsible , productive lives as role models who just happen to be gay . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the subject . | homophobia that still exists in hollywood is based on what will sell , batt says |
nasa <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a powerful storm including a lightning strike in the launch pad area caused minor damage to the space shuttle endeavour , a nasa official said thursday . continuing bad weather has prevented further inspection of the shuttle scheduled to launch on its final mission on april 19 , said allard beutel , a spokesman at nasa 's kennedy space center . the storm wednesday included a wind gust of 90 miles per hour at launch pad 39a , as well as a lightning strike inside the pad perimeter , ' beutel said . we did n't take a direct strike on the pad , ' beutel said . anytime you get that much electricity inside the perimeter you have to check things . ' nasa officials so far know of minor damage to insulation foam at the top of the shuttle 's external fuel tank , according to beutel , who said a full assessment of damage wo n't be possible until further inspections take place . nasa says the storm that included high winds , lightning and hail blew in at about 5:20 p.m. wednesday . no one was injured and initially no obvious damage was observed . the storm moved through the area quickly , ' said a nasa news release wednesday . endeavour is scheduled to blast off to the international space station on april 19 . the space shuttle 's six astronauts are at the kennedy space center for their launch dress rehearsal . | new : nasa official says the storm caused minor damage to endeavour |
brazil <tsp> it 's not enough to eat good food , sit by the beach and sleep in for a week . sometimes you need to make the most of downtime by stripping away anything that could potentially cause stress , including children . whether you need a recovery trip on the heels of spring break or a haven from other people 's cranky toddlers , some hotels and resorts remove that unpredictable variable of youth and allow for a special kind of exclusivity : adults-only properties . the model is most widely available at beach destinations , where hoteliers are focused on traveling couples intent on a more romantic atmosphere . an adults-only situation allows the resort to tailor its amenities to fit the needs of guests of a certain age , which could mean massages for two on the beach instead of chicken nuggets on the menu . but it 's not just tucked-away resorts that are adopting this grown-up business model . the out nyc , billed as new york 's first gay urban resort , ' is eschewing anyone under 21 from booking a stay . i created the out nyc to be a sanctuary steps from times square , ' says ian reisner , the hotel 's founder . creating an adult-only resort in the city offers a welcoming environment for like-minded travelers away from the frenetic pace of the city . ' no matter the location , adults-only accommodations come with the guarantee that you wo n't be interrupted by crying babies or rambunctious children . but be warned , this type of added luxury does n't come cheap . when you 're choosing your vacation destination , you 're paying for the experience , and adults-only resorts can have a higher price point because they offer the ultimate experience , ' says travel agent jason hedrick . check out these retreats if you 're in need of a little family-free r & r : glenmere mansion , new york 's hudson valley this country retreat 50 miles from new york city is strictly for the over 18 crowd , including both of its fine dining restaurants , which are open to nonhotel guests . originally built in 1911 , the italianate mansion houses 18 guestrooms , which range from standard to sprawling suites , all individually designed and overlooking either the estate 's gardens or glenmere lake . rub elbows with the other guests in the elegant public spaces , from the fireplaced library to the outdoor heated pool or the championship croquet court . twin farms , barnard , vermont this luxury relais & chateaux hideaway set on 300 acres in vermont affords guests one-of-a-kind privacy . most of the 20 guestrooms ( you can choose from suites or cottages ) are spread out , so it 's entirely possible to avoid other guests altogether . instead you can hobnob with boldface names from the art world ; expect to see works by modern masters such as roy lichtenstein and jasper johns hanging on walls . come winter , ski enthusiasts will also appreciate twin farms'six private skiing trails . it 's almost like having an entire mountain to yourself . be warned , however , that the property does open itself up to families with children a few times a year -- allowing even the youngest travelers to revel in its splendor . el dorado casitas royale , riviera maya , mexico adjacent to karisma hotels'el dorado royale -- an adults-only beachside complex -- is an uber-luxury sister resort called el dorado casitas royale , where private casitas sit right on the beach . guests who opt to book one of these exclusive retreats for two have their own jacuzzis , private beach beds , butler service and pools and restaurants to choose from , plus access to the amenities next door . the out nyc , new york the year-old out nyc is a rare urban refuge : while the rest of this list features properties in the countryside or by water , the out nyc is one of the few city hotels that target a specific age bracket . the straight friendly ' resort does n't accept reservations from anyone under 21 . so those looking to check out its 104 rooms , the 5,000-square-foot wellness facilities , the popular mediterranean-inspired ktchn restaurant and the xl nightclub , cabaret & lounge -- the first nightly gay party venue to open in the city in 15 years -- have to prove they are old enough to drink alcohol in the united states . ponta dos ganchos , santa catarina , brazil this exclusive resort in southern brazil is so out of the way , it 's not uncommon for guests ( ages 18 and up ) to arrive via private helicopters , landing on the on-site helipad . situated on a peninsula , ponta dos ganchos has 25 villas , which feature private verandas and comfortable hammocks for enjoying panoramic water views . the pricier units really up the luxury quotient with plunge pools , saunas and jacuzzis . yellow lagos meia praia hotel , lagos , portugal lagos is one of portugal 's most beautiful coastal destinations known for idyllic spots for swim and surf . a reputation like this does n't go unnoticed by sun-hungry europeans of all ages . find refuge at yellow , where unobstructed views of meia praia beach are reserved for the over 17 crowd . if a break from the water is what you 're after , the hotel is near a golf course and within walking distance of lagos'historic city center , where you can settle in on one of its many restaurant patios for fresh fish . | ponta dos ganchos in brazil is tucked away on a private peninsula |
avonte <tsp> an arm , legs , underwear , dark jeans and size 5½ air jordan sneakers turned up on the queens side of the east river . the jeans and shoes were the same size of avonte oquendo , an autistic 14-year-old last seen last fall walking unsupervised out of his school . yet his mother was steadfast : it 's not avonte until it 's avonte . ' that time has come . on tuesday -- five days after those body parts and scraps of clothing were found -- vanessa fontaine learned that dna tests proved her son 's remains indeed had been found . her lawyer said that fontaine has been stoic , strong , focused and hopeful throughout this ordeal . but after police told her the news on tuesday , she finally just broke down ... just crying and crying . ' i kept saying , vanessa , say it again , ' david perecman said of his muddled phone conversation . to which she replied through the tears , it 's avonte , it 's avonte . ( the police ) came . it 's avonte . ' so ended not just her family 's search for the teenager , but that of the united states'most populated city . police deployed sniffer dogs , combed surveillance footage and repeatedly canvassed each of new york city 's 468 subway stations because of avonte 's love of trains . missing teen 's fascination with trains shifts search the most poignant , most personal part of the search was fontaine 's recorded voice that was broadcast from patrol cars and other search vehicles . avonte could n't communicate verbally and had the mental capacity of a 7- or 8-year-old . but fontaine hoped that he would hear her and head toward a police car 's flashing lights to safety . avonte , this is your mother , ' the recording said . you are safe . walk toward the lights . ' still , while the hunt for avonte is over , the saga is not . for one , funeral services for the teen still have to be planned . and admitting he personally is good and angry , ' perecman reeled off a number of accusations against the riverview school ( also known as the center boulevard school ) in the long island city section of queens . they included questions such as : why did it take several minutes ' for avonte 's teacher to notice he was n't in class ? why did it take 15 minutes for school administrators to find out ? why were police in a neighborhood precinct not alerted for about an hour ? hinting that the family will sue the city , perecman said videotapes he 's seen suggested sheer chaos ' in a school that he contends is not safe . i am convinced , in my heart of hearts , that had a prompt reaction occurred , had some of this cascade of errors not occurred , that the police would have been called , they would have went outside , and they would have found avonte before this happened , ' perecman said . he would be home right now . he would be wearing his air jordans , and they would n't have been found in a river . ' massive hunt for missing teen a message from cnn left with the school 's dean on tuesday night was not immediately returned . when such allegations were made previously , the school had declined to comment , while the new york city department of education had said that it was cooperating with police . what has been established from official accounts is that at 12:38 p.m. on october 4 , surveillance video showed avonte leaving his school for children with learning disabilities . given avonte 's condition , he should have had a monitor at all times . but the video indicated he was alone . about three hours later , bloodhounds traced his scent to a marsh near his school but lost the trail , a source close to the investigation said . they picked up his scent again an hour later , this time at a nearby subway station . but while the dogs might have picked up his scent , they could n't find avonte . the search , though , did n't end that day . new york police at one point devoted 50 officers and a task force of detectives to the case , according to then-police commissioner ray kelly . the metropolitan transit authority had its workers check each of its facilities each morning . the department of environmental protection brought in special cameras extended on poles to search the sewer system in and around the area where avonte went missing , the source said . and avonte 's family pressed their case with the media and the public , even after kelly said later in october that unfortunately , we are not hopeful that we 're going to find this young man alive . ' my message to my son is that i love him , and we 're going to find him , ' she told cnn 's piers morgan . you 'll come home to your family . and for anyone who has him , please be kind and to let him go . ' nyc police losing hope ; not avonte 's mom it was n't just his family who kept working and maintained hope , perecman said . so , too , did many new yorkers who participated in the search or , at the least , kept their eyes out for avonte , helped by the fliers and posters that blanketed the city . said perecman : i do n't remember a search in the city of new york that rose to this level . it was a beautiful sight . ' body parts , clothes found in east river whatever the outcome , avonte 's family laid the groundwork to sue new york 's government days after he went missing . they filed a claim -- the first step in a lawsuit -- over what they described as the negligence , carelessness and/or recklessness ' of those who 'd been charged with watching avonte that day . then came last week 's discovery of clothes that matched those worn by the slim , approximately 5-foot , 3-inch teenager , as well as the remains . lawyer : police checking on remains the fact they were found in the east river also jibed with a possible storyline , given the riverview school 's location near the water around where the queens midtown tunnel goes to and from manhattan . the matching clothes were not enough for fontaine and company . they were n't going to accept anything else but dna , ' her lawyer said . and dna , ultimately , proved that the remains indeed belonged to avonte . so how and when did avonte die ? the medical examiner has n't issued a public ruling , though the gory state of the teenager 's remains leaves open an alarming array of possibilities . perecman said he does n't know if foul play is to blame , whether the fact the boy was found in pieces stems from natural decomposition in the water or something more gruesome . you know what they say , you put 10 people in a room you get 12 opinions , ' the lawyer said of the diverse range of theories as to what happened . | avonte oquendo 's mother was hopeful until the very end , her lawyer says |
avonte <tsp> an arm , legs , underwear , dark jeans and size 5½ air jordan sneakers turned up on the queens side of the east river . the jeans and shoes were the same size of avonte oquendo , an autistic 14-year-old last seen last fall walking unsupervised out of his school . yet his mother was steadfast : it 's not avonte until it 's avonte . ' that time has come . on tuesday -- five days after those body parts and scraps of clothing were found -- vanessa fontaine learned that dna tests proved her son 's remains indeed had been found . her lawyer said that fontaine has been stoic , strong , focused and hopeful throughout this ordeal . but after police told her the news on tuesday , she finally just broke down ... just crying and crying . ' i kept saying , vanessa , say it again , ' david perecman said of his muddled phone conversation . to which she replied through the tears , it 's avonte , it 's avonte . ( the police ) came . it 's avonte . ' so ended not just her family 's search for the teenager , but that of the united states'most populated city . police deployed sniffer dogs , combed surveillance footage and repeatedly canvassed each of new york city 's 468 subway stations because of avonte 's love of trains . missing teen 's fascination with trains shifts search the most poignant , most personal part of the search was fontaine 's recorded voice that was broadcast from patrol cars and other search vehicles . avonte could n't communicate verbally and had the mental capacity of a 7- or 8-year-old . but fontaine hoped that he would hear her and head toward a police car 's flashing lights to safety . avonte , this is your mother , ' the recording said . you are safe . walk toward the lights . ' still , while the hunt for avonte is over , the saga is not . for one , funeral services for the teen still have to be planned . and admitting he personally is good and angry , ' perecman reeled off a number of accusations against the riverview school ( also known as the center boulevard school ) in the long island city section of queens . they included questions such as : why did it take several minutes ' for avonte 's teacher to notice he was n't in class ? why did it take 15 minutes for school administrators to find out ? why were police in a neighborhood precinct not alerted for about an hour ? hinting that the family will sue the city , perecman said videotapes he 's seen suggested sheer chaos ' in a school that he contends is not safe . i am convinced , in my heart of hearts , that had a prompt reaction occurred , had some of this cascade of errors not occurred , that the police would have been called , they would have went outside , and they would have found avonte before this happened , ' perecman said . he would be home right now . he would be wearing his air jordans , and they would n't have been found in a river . ' massive hunt for missing teen a message from cnn left with the school 's dean on tuesday night was not immediately returned . when such allegations were made previously , the school had declined to comment , while the new york city department of education had said that it was cooperating with police . what has been established from official accounts is that at 12:38 p.m. on october 4 , surveillance video showed avonte leaving his school for children with learning disabilities . given avonte 's condition , he should have had a monitor at all times . but the video indicated he was alone . about three hours later , bloodhounds traced his scent to a marsh near his school but lost the trail , a source close to the investigation said . they picked up his scent again an hour later , this time at a nearby subway station . but while the dogs might have picked up his scent , they could n't find avonte . the search , though , did n't end that day . new york police at one point devoted 50 officers and a task force of detectives to the case , according to then-police commissioner ray kelly . the metropolitan transit authority had its workers check each of its facilities each morning . the department of environmental protection brought in special cameras extended on poles to search the sewer system in and around the area where avonte went missing , the source said . and avonte 's family pressed their case with the media and the public , even after kelly said later in october that unfortunately , we are not hopeful that we 're going to find this young man alive . ' my message to my son is that i love him , and we 're going to find him , ' she told cnn 's piers morgan . you 'll come home to your family . and for anyone who has him , please be kind and to let him go . ' nyc police losing hope ; not avonte 's mom it was n't just his family who kept working and maintained hope , perecman said . so , too , did many new yorkers who participated in the search or , at the least , kept their eyes out for avonte , helped by the fliers and posters that blanketed the city . said perecman : i do n't remember a search in the city of new york that rose to this level . it was a beautiful sight . ' body parts , clothes found in east river whatever the outcome , avonte 's family laid the groundwork to sue new york 's government days after he went missing . they filed a claim -- the first step in a lawsuit -- over what they described as the negligence , carelessness and/or recklessness ' of those who 'd been charged with watching avonte that day . then came last week 's discovery of clothes that matched those worn by the slim , approximately 5-foot , 3-inch teenager , as well as the remains . lawyer : police checking on remains the fact they were found in the east river also jibed with a possible storyline , given the riverview school 's location near the water around where the queens midtown tunnel goes to and from manhattan . the matching clothes were not enough for fontaine and company . they were n't going to accept anything else but dna , ' her lawyer said . and dna , ultimately , proved that the remains indeed belonged to avonte . so how and when did avonte die ? the medical examiner has n't issued a public ruling , though the gory state of the teenager 's remains leaves open an alarming array of possibilities . perecman said he does n't know if foul play is to blame , whether the fact the boy was found in pieces stems from natural decomposition in the water or something more gruesome . you know what they say , you put 10 people in a room you get 12 opinions , ' the lawyer said of the diverse range of theories as to what happened . | he says avonte would be alive if not for cascade of errors ' at school he 'd attended |
india <tsp> new delhi , india ( cnn ) -- there are five days left until the opening day of the biggest sporting event india has ever put on . while there is a furious push to finish dozens of projects around the city to try to make it sparkle for the upcoming commonwealth games the plight of the smallest and poorest citizens of india go wholly ignored . impoverished children are crawling all over many of the commonwealth games related construction sites . some sit inches away from speeding cars on mounds of dirt , others walk under massive machinery , and some pick up the tools and bricks around them as their parent work a full day . this is happening all the time and people just turn a blind eye , ' said save the children advocacy director in india shireen miller . miller says by law the children should not be on construction sites , while they are not normally paid by the contractors , the older children often end up doing work for free just to help their parents . it should n't be happening . children should not be there unprotected , unsafe and working . ' the contractors are supposed to create a safe place for the children near the sites . child advocates say that rarely happens . instead mother 's hold small babies on their hips while carrying loads of dirt on the their heads , or they put them down on the site surrounded by the dust and danger construction can pose . where can i leave them ? mother lal kumar said with her toddler on her hip . i bring them wherever i go . ' the workers are normally from the poorest and most desperate parts of india . a subcontractor shows up in their villages and offers work in big cities like new delhi . there is no work in their villages , so the entire family moves from place to place to sustain themselves . if there is poverty then the kids come themselves , if there is poverty then what else can we do . there is nothing in our village , so because of poverty , we 're here . ' kuwar said . she has two young children who on this day were playing in the dirt and with the tools as cars buzz by and kuwar plowed into the ground with a shovel . the scene is repeated on construction sites throughout the city , and by no means is this just on sites related to the commonwealth games . you see children playing , sleeping or sitting on everything from road construction sites to private home construction . when the child is old enough like 11-year-old jitender you sometimes see them doing the work . we ask jitender if he is being paid to pick up bricks on a huge construction area along side a busy new delhi highway . no . ' he said , i do n't work here but i help my mother . ' and in so doing the contractor gets free labor , the parents get a helping hand , and the child has something to do . but child advocates say this is one step toward child labor continues a cycle of poverty and is simply dangerous for children . what you see at constructions sites , all kinds of hazardous materials , ' activist and urban planner dunu roy said . we do n't see too much of deaths but [ we see ] injuries , cuts and certain amounts of a disease like dengue [ and ] stomach borne infections . ' however there are people trying to do something about the dangerous and illegal position children are being forced into . for decades an indian organization called mobile creche ' has been convincing contractors to let them set up day care facilities for children on the construction sites . i would have kept them with me at work but it is not allowed . now they have also started go to the school , ' a mother of four told cnn back in 2008 as she nursed her baby before heading back into nehru stadium to continuing laying bricks . yet as a whole the police , government officials , and everyday citizens pass by the construction sites everyday and do nothing . suraj singh , a subcontractor on one site with a half dozen children on it told cnn , this is just how it is for the poor . what safety can there be for the poor ? tell us ? there is no safety for the poor . this is life . these people do n't have the money to leave their kids at home with servants , and work here . ' singh 's reaction may seem callous but is too often true . billions have been spent on beautifying the city because of the games . as it turns out the games have also exposed the world to one of india 's ugly problems . | games construction highlights one of india 's problems |
india <tsp> new delhi , india ( cnn ) -- there are five days left until the opening day of the biggest sporting event india has ever put on . while there is a furious push to finish dozens of projects around the city to try to make it sparkle for the upcoming commonwealth games the plight of the smallest and poorest citizens of india go wholly ignored . impoverished children are crawling all over many of the commonwealth games related construction sites . some sit inches away from speeding cars on mounds of dirt , others walk under massive machinery , and some pick up the tools and bricks around them as their parent work a full day . this is happening all the time and people just turn a blind eye , ' said save the children advocacy director in india shireen miller . miller says by law the children should not be on construction sites , while they are not normally paid by the contractors , the older children often end up doing work for free just to help their parents . it should n't be happening . children should not be there unprotected , unsafe and working . ' the contractors are supposed to create a safe place for the children near the sites . child advocates say that rarely happens . instead mother 's hold small babies on their hips while carrying loads of dirt on the their heads , or they put them down on the site surrounded by the dust and danger construction can pose . where can i leave them ? mother lal kumar said with her toddler on her hip . i bring them wherever i go . ' the workers are normally from the poorest and most desperate parts of india . a subcontractor shows up in their villages and offers work in big cities like new delhi . there is no work in their villages , so the entire family moves from place to place to sustain themselves . if there is poverty then the kids come themselves , if there is poverty then what else can we do . there is nothing in our village , so because of poverty , we 're here . ' kuwar said . she has two young children who on this day were playing in the dirt and with the tools as cars buzz by and kuwar plowed into the ground with a shovel . the scene is repeated on construction sites throughout the city , and by no means is this just on sites related to the commonwealth games . you see children playing , sleeping or sitting on everything from road construction sites to private home construction . when the child is old enough like 11-year-old jitender you sometimes see them doing the work . we ask jitender if he is being paid to pick up bricks on a huge construction area along side a busy new delhi highway . no . ' he said , i do n't work here but i help my mother . ' and in so doing the contractor gets free labor , the parents get a helping hand , and the child has something to do . but child advocates say this is one step toward child labor continues a cycle of poverty and is simply dangerous for children . what you see at constructions sites , all kinds of hazardous materials , ' activist and urban planner dunu roy said . we do n't see too much of deaths but [ we see ] injuries , cuts and certain amounts of a disease like dengue [ and ] stomach borne infections . ' however there are people trying to do something about the dangerous and illegal position children are being forced into . for decades an indian organization called mobile creche ' has been convincing contractors to let them set up day care facilities for children on the construction sites . i would have kept them with me at work but it is not allowed . now they have also started go to the school , ' a mother of four told cnn back in 2008 as she nursed her baby before heading back into nehru stadium to continuing laying bricks . yet as a whole the police , government officials , and everyday citizens pass by the construction sites everyday and do nothing . suraj singh , a subcontractor on one site with a half dozen children on it told cnn , this is just how it is for the poor . what safety can there be for the poor ? tell us ? there is no safety for the poor . this is life . these people do n't have the money to leave their kids at home with servants , and work here . ' singh 's reaction may seem callous but is too often true . billions have been spent on beautifying the city because of the games . as it turns out the games have also exposed the world to one of india 's ugly problems . | india is rushing to get ready for the commonwealth games |
nasa <tsp> sorry , no chinese researchers allowed ! oh wait , seems like that was a misunderstanding . please do come . nasa 's management apparently misinterpreted a security law when it barred chinese researchers from attending the space agency 's kepler science conference in november , china 's state-run xinhua news agency reported sunday . xinhua said nasa sent a letter to chinese scientists inviting them back and cited excerpts from the letter . nasa did not immediately respond to a request for comment early sunday morning . the confusion apparently stemmed from a u.s. law passed in 2011 that prevents nasa funds from being used to collaborate with china or to host chinese visitors at its facilities . nasa had announced that chinese nationals would not be allowed to attend the conference for nasa 's kepler space telescope program at the ames research center due to national security . the space telescope has been searching for planets outside of our solar system . earlier this month , china slammed nasa for its decision to ban chinese scholars from the conference , calling it discriminatory . ' gong li , an official with the party school of the china central committee 's communist party , said the ban was similar to previous u.s. action against the former soviet union during the cold war . he said it also illustrated u.s. fear of china 's fast development . nasa did n't release an official statement on its website due to the u.s. government 's partial shutdown earlier this month . but some u.s. scientists joined in decrying the decision and called for a boycott of the conference . in good conscience , i can not attend a meeting that discriminates in this way . the meeting is about planets located trillions of miles away , with no national security implications , ' geoff marcy , an astronomy professor at the university of california , berkeley , wrote in an e-mail to the organizers . russian divers find huge suspected meteorite chunk in chelyabinsk'inaccuracies' u.s. republican rep. frank wolf , who drafted the 2011 law , issued a statement on his website that sought to correct inaccuracies ' about the restrictions first reported by britain 's guardian newspaper . i was concerned to read an october 4 article in the guardian that reported on poor guidance about these policies with regard to restrictions on chinese nationals attending a conference next month at nasa ames research center . unfortunately , the article is riddled with inaccuracies , as is , it appears , the guidance provided by nasa ames staff to the attendees , ' wolf wrote . as you know , the congressional provision -- which has been in place since early 2011 -- primarily restricts bilateral , not multilateral , meetings and activities with the communist chinese government or chinese-owned companies . it places no restrictions on activities involving individual chinese nationals unless those nationals are acting as official representatives of the chinese government . ' security fears wolf said nasa officials may have believed the decision was needed because of extra temporary restrictions on foreign nationals after a potential security breach by a chinese citizen at a nasa facility earlier this year . in march this year , a chinese aerospace contractor who worked for nasa was arrested at washington 's dulles international airport as he boarded a flight to beijing . bo jiang , who worked at nasa 's langley 's research center in hampton , virginia , was charged with making false statements to u.s. authorities by failing to disclose all of the electronic devices he was carrying on his one-way flight . wolf , who oversees congressional funding of several agencies , told reporters in march he believed jiang was spying and had access to highly sensitive documents , including source codes for high-tech imaging used in missiles , unmanned aerospace equipment and other technology desired by the chinese government . big asteroid buzzes past earth and will again in 19 years | xinhua : nasa management apparently misinterpreted a 2011 u.s. security law |
nasa <tsp> sorry , no chinese researchers allowed ! oh wait , seems like that was a misunderstanding . please do come . nasa 's management apparently misinterpreted a security law when it barred chinese researchers from attending the space agency 's kepler science conference in november , china 's state-run xinhua news agency reported sunday . xinhua said nasa sent a letter to chinese scientists inviting them back and cited excerpts from the letter . nasa did not immediately respond to a request for comment early sunday morning . the confusion apparently stemmed from a u.s. law passed in 2011 that prevents nasa funds from being used to collaborate with china or to host chinese visitors at its facilities . nasa had announced that chinese nationals would not be allowed to attend the conference for nasa 's kepler space telescope program at the ames research center due to national security . the space telescope has been searching for planets outside of our solar system . earlier this month , china slammed nasa for its decision to ban chinese scholars from the conference , calling it discriminatory . ' gong li , an official with the party school of the china central committee 's communist party , said the ban was similar to previous u.s. action against the former soviet union during the cold war . he said it also illustrated u.s. fear of china 's fast development . nasa did n't release an official statement on its website due to the u.s. government 's partial shutdown earlier this month . but some u.s. scientists joined in decrying the decision and called for a boycott of the conference . in good conscience , i can not attend a meeting that discriminates in this way . the meeting is about planets located trillions of miles away , with no national security implications , ' geoff marcy , an astronomy professor at the university of california , berkeley , wrote in an e-mail to the organizers . russian divers find huge suspected meteorite chunk in chelyabinsk'inaccuracies' u.s. republican rep. frank wolf , who drafted the 2011 law , issued a statement on his website that sought to correct inaccuracies ' about the restrictions first reported by britain 's guardian newspaper . i was concerned to read an october 4 article in the guardian that reported on poor guidance about these policies with regard to restrictions on chinese nationals attending a conference next month at nasa ames research center . unfortunately , the article is riddled with inaccuracies , as is , it appears , the guidance provided by nasa ames staff to the attendees , ' wolf wrote . as you know , the congressional provision -- which has been in place since early 2011 -- primarily restricts bilateral , not multilateral , meetings and activities with the communist chinese government or chinese-owned companies . it places no restrictions on activities involving individual chinese nationals unless those nationals are acting as official representatives of the chinese government . ' security fears wolf said nasa officials may have believed the decision was needed because of extra temporary restrictions on foreign nationals after a potential security breach by a chinese citizen at a nasa facility earlier this year . in march this year , a chinese aerospace contractor who worked for nasa was arrested at washington 's dulles international airport as he boarded a flight to beijing . bo jiang , who worked at nasa 's langley 's research center in hampton , virginia , was charged with making false statements to u.s. authorities by failing to disclose all of the electronic devices he was carrying on his one-way flight . wolf , who oversees congressional funding of several agencies , told reporters in march he believed jiang was spying and had access to highly sensitive documents , including source codes for high-tech imaging used in missiles , unmanned aerospace equipment and other technology desired by the chinese government . big asteroid buzzes past earth and will again in 19 years | the law prevents nasa funds from being used to collaborate with china |
nasa <tsp> sorry , no chinese researchers allowed ! oh wait , seems like that was a misunderstanding . please do come . nasa 's management apparently misinterpreted a security law when it barred chinese researchers from attending the space agency 's kepler science conference in november , china 's state-run xinhua news agency reported sunday . xinhua said nasa sent a letter to chinese scientists inviting them back and cited excerpts from the letter . nasa did not immediately respond to a request for comment early sunday morning . the confusion apparently stemmed from a u.s. law passed in 2011 that prevents nasa funds from being used to collaborate with china or to host chinese visitors at its facilities . nasa had announced that chinese nationals would not be allowed to attend the conference for nasa 's kepler space telescope program at the ames research center due to national security . the space telescope has been searching for planets outside of our solar system . earlier this month , china slammed nasa for its decision to ban chinese scholars from the conference , calling it discriminatory . ' gong li , an official with the party school of the china central committee 's communist party , said the ban was similar to previous u.s. action against the former soviet union during the cold war . he said it also illustrated u.s. fear of china 's fast development . nasa did n't release an official statement on its website due to the u.s. government 's partial shutdown earlier this month . but some u.s. scientists joined in decrying the decision and called for a boycott of the conference . in good conscience , i can not attend a meeting that discriminates in this way . the meeting is about planets located trillions of miles away , with no national security implications , ' geoff marcy , an astronomy professor at the university of california , berkeley , wrote in an e-mail to the organizers . russian divers find huge suspected meteorite chunk in chelyabinsk'inaccuracies' u.s. republican rep. frank wolf , who drafted the 2011 law , issued a statement on his website that sought to correct inaccuracies ' about the restrictions first reported by britain 's guardian newspaper . i was concerned to read an october 4 article in the guardian that reported on poor guidance about these policies with regard to restrictions on chinese nationals attending a conference next month at nasa ames research center . unfortunately , the article is riddled with inaccuracies , as is , it appears , the guidance provided by nasa ames staff to the attendees , ' wolf wrote . as you know , the congressional provision -- which has been in place since early 2011 -- primarily restricts bilateral , not multilateral , meetings and activities with the communist chinese government or chinese-owned companies . it places no restrictions on activities involving individual chinese nationals unless those nationals are acting as official representatives of the chinese government . ' security fears wolf said nasa officials may have believed the decision was needed because of extra temporary restrictions on foreign nationals after a potential security breach by a chinese citizen at a nasa facility earlier this year . in march this year , a chinese aerospace contractor who worked for nasa was arrested at washington 's dulles international airport as he boarded a flight to beijing . bo jiang , who worked at nasa 's langley 's research center in hampton , virginia , was charged with making false statements to u.s. authorities by failing to disclose all of the electronic devices he was carrying on his one-way flight . wolf , who oversees congressional funding of several agencies , told reporters in march he believed jiang was spying and had access to highly sensitive documents , including source codes for high-tech imaging used in missiles , unmanned aerospace equipment and other technology desired by the chinese government . big asteroid buzzes past earth and will again in 19 years | nasa had barred from chinese researchers from next month 's kepler science conference |
xinhua <tsp> sorry , no chinese researchers allowed ! oh wait , seems like that was a misunderstanding . please do come . nasa 's management apparently misinterpreted a security law when it barred chinese researchers from attending the space agency 's kepler science conference in november , china 's state-run xinhua news agency reported sunday . xinhua said nasa sent a letter to chinese scientists inviting them back and cited excerpts from the letter . nasa did not immediately respond to a request for comment early sunday morning . the confusion apparently stemmed from a u.s. law passed in 2011 that prevents nasa funds from being used to collaborate with china or to host chinese visitors at its facilities . nasa had announced that chinese nationals would not be allowed to attend the conference for nasa 's kepler space telescope program at the ames research center due to national security . the space telescope has been searching for planets outside of our solar system . earlier this month , china slammed nasa for its decision to ban chinese scholars from the conference , calling it discriminatory . ' gong li , an official with the party school of the china central committee 's communist party , said the ban was similar to previous u.s. action against the former soviet union during the cold war . he said it also illustrated u.s. fear of china 's fast development . nasa did n't release an official statement on its website due to the u.s. government 's partial shutdown earlier this month . but some u.s. scientists joined in decrying the decision and called for a boycott of the conference . in good conscience , i can not attend a meeting that discriminates in this way . the meeting is about planets located trillions of miles away , with no national security implications , ' geoff marcy , an astronomy professor at the university of california , berkeley , wrote in an e-mail to the organizers . russian divers find huge suspected meteorite chunk in chelyabinsk'inaccuracies' u.s. republican rep. frank wolf , who drafted the 2011 law , issued a statement on his website that sought to correct inaccuracies ' about the restrictions first reported by britain 's guardian newspaper . i was concerned to read an october 4 article in the guardian that reported on poor guidance about these policies with regard to restrictions on chinese nationals attending a conference next month at nasa ames research center . unfortunately , the article is riddled with inaccuracies , as is , it appears , the guidance provided by nasa ames staff to the attendees , ' wolf wrote . as you know , the congressional provision -- which has been in place since early 2011 -- primarily restricts bilateral , not multilateral , meetings and activities with the communist chinese government or chinese-owned companies . it places no restrictions on activities involving individual chinese nationals unless those nationals are acting as official representatives of the chinese government . ' security fears wolf said nasa officials may have believed the decision was needed because of extra temporary restrictions on foreign nationals after a potential security breach by a chinese citizen at a nasa facility earlier this year . in march this year , a chinese aerospace contractor who worked for nasa was arrested at washington 's dulles international airport as he boarded a flight to beijing . bo jiang , who worked at nasa 's langley 's research center in hampton , virginia , was charged with making false statements to u.s. authorities by failing to disclose all of the electronic devices he was carrying on his one-way flight . wolf , who oversees congressional funding of several agencies , told reporters in march he believed jiang was spying and had access to highly sensitive documents , including source codes for high-tech imaging used in missiles , unmanned aerospace equipment and other technology desired by the chinese government . big asteroid buzzes past earth and will again in 19 years | xinhua : nasa management apparently misinterpreted a 2011 u.s. security law |
somalis <tsp> ( cnn ) -- more than 40,000 somalis have returned to the abandoned neighborhoods of mogadishu in the past six weeks , despite some of the heaviest fighting in months , the u.n. high commissioner for refugees said friday . violence continued this week in mogadishu between somali islamist fighters and african union soldiers . they are part of more than a million residents who have been displaced by fighting , including 100,000 who fled to neighboring countries last year , according to the united nations . most of those returning are families from somalia 's southern and central regions , areas that are suffering from drought and renewed fighting , according to unhcr . they are now living in neighborhoods in northern mogadishu that had been abandoned over the past two years of conflict , the u.n. agency said . part of the reason displaced somalis may be braving the violence and returning to the war-torn capital city is because of the recent pullout of ethiopian troops , who were blamed for indiscriminately killing civilians in mogadishu , a somali journalist said . the au [ african union ] and [ somali ] government forces only defend in their positions , they do n't move around , ' according to mohammed amiin adow . this may reduce the fear of the civilians that their homes may be raided . during the ethiopian presence , it was different : when their bases were attacked , they used to come and carry out search operations in which civilians may be detained , killed or wounded . ' adow also said another reason refugees may be returning is the bad conditions at the camps for internally displaced somalis . people had been living in very poor conditions in the makeshift camps on the road between mogadishu and afgooye for the last two years , ' adow said . so that is i think why people are returning . ' those returning to mogadishu will have limited access to basic necessities , a problem that is compounded by the scarcity of international aid agencies , who have fled somalia because of the violence , unhcr spokesman william spindler said friday . unhcr is not encouraging returns to mogadishu at this juncture , as the security situation is volatile and the conditions are certainly not conducive , ' he said . nevertheless , we are preparing to help returnees or those who wish to return in the near future , in the hope that the security situation will improve . ' | more than a million somalis have been displaced throughout country , abroad |
phelps <tsp> ( cnn ) -- olympic hero michael phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on thursday -- just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong . michael phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' after a photo of him smoking from a bong was published . usa swimming , the nation 's governing body for competitive swimming , said it was withdrawing financial support for phelps and barring him from competition during the period of his reprimand . ' this is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated , but we decided to send a strong message to michael because he disappointed so many people , particularly the hundreds of thousands of usa swimming-member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero , ' they said in a statement . michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust , ' the statement continued . earlier thursday , kellogg co. said it will not renew phelps'advertising contract . michael 's most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of kellogg , ' company spokeswoman susanne norwitz said . his contract expires at the end of february , and we have made a decision not to extend his contract . ' norwitz said kellogg 's relationship with phelps began with the company 's support of the u.s. olympic team . kellogg did not renew its sponsorship of the team when it expired in december , she said . phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' on sunday after a british newspaper published the photograph . the tabloid news of the world showed phelps using the bong during what it said was a november party at the university of south carolina in columbia . the richland county , south carolina , sheriff 's office said tuesday it was investigating whether phelps smoked marijuana on the school campus , adding it would file criminal charges if it determined he did . both university police and columbia , south carolina , police said they would not pursue charges , according to the state newspaper in columbia . it was unclear where the party took place , the paper said , or whether it was on campus . on thursday , before the decisions by usa swimming and kellogg were announced , phelps told cnn affiliate wbal that the incident was a result of bad judgment . ' watch phelps'comments to wbal » ' i can learn from it and try to make my life better than it has been in the past , ' he told wbal . i think it 's hard to really be ready for any of this . but i 've actually been able to talk to a lot of people , and lot of people that have been in my shoes in other sports , and i 've been able to get their perspective and just talk to them a little bit , and that 's been helpful over the last few days , ' phelps said . in a statement released sunday , phelps , who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 olympic games in beijing , china , said : i engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment . ' i 'm 23 years old , and despite the successes i have had in the pool , i acted in a youthful and inappropriate way , not in a manner that people have come to expect from me , ' he said . for this , i am sorry . i promise my fans and the public -- it will not happen again . ' ireport.com : should phelps have been suspended ? the u.s. olympic committee also issued a statement that said in part : michael has acknowledged that he made a mistake and apologized for his actions . we are confident that , going forward , michael will consistently set the kind of example we all expect from a great olympic champion . ' in 2004 , phelps was arrested on charges of driving under the influence in salisbury , maryland . he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation . he also issued an apology after that incident . phelps is one of 12 olympic athletes who pledged to my victory , ' an initiative launched last year by the u.s. anti-doping agency aimed at keeping competitive sports clean . | kellogg co. says it wo n't renew its sponsorship of phelps |
phelps <tsp> ( cnn ) -- olympic hero michael phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on thursday -- just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong . michael phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' after a photo of him smoking from a bong was published . usa swimming , the nation 's governing body for competitive swimming , said it was withdrawing financial support for phelps and barring him from competition during the period of his reprimand . ' this is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated , but we decided to send a strong message to michael because he disappointed so many people , particularly the hundreds of thousands of usa swimming-member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero , ' they said in a statement . michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust , ' the statement continued . earlier thursday , kellogg co. said it will not renew phelps'advertising contract . michael 's most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of kellogg , ' company spokeswoman susanne norwitz said . his contract expires at the end of february , and we have made a decision not to extend his contract . ' norwitz said kellogg 's relationship with phelps began with the company 's support of the u.s. olympic team . kellogg did not renew its sponsorship of the team when it expired in december , she said . phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' on sunday after a british newspaper published the photograph . the tabloid news of the world showed phelps using the bong during what it said was a november party at the university of south carolina in columbia . the richland county , south carolina , sheriff 's office said tuesday it was investigating whether phelps smoked marijuana on the school campus , adding it would file criminal charges if it determined he did . both university police and columbia , south carolina , police said they would not pursue charges , according to the state newspaper in columbia . it was unclear where the party took place , the paper said , or whether it was on campus . on thursday , before the decisions by usa swimming and kellogg were announced , phelps told cnn affiliate wbal that the incident was a result of bad judgment . ' watch phelps'comments to wbal » ' i can learn from it and try to make my life better than it has been in the past , ' he told wbal . i think it 's hard to really be ready for any of this . but i 've actually been able to talk to a lot of people , and lot of people that have been in my shoes in other sports , and i 've been able to get their perspective and just talk to them a little bit , and that 's been helpful over the last few days , ' phelps said . in a statement released sunday , phelps , who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 olympic games in beijing , china , said : i engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment . ' i 'm 23 years old , and despite the successes i have had in the pool , i acted in a youthful and inappropriate way , not in a manner that people have come to expect from me , ' he said . for this , i am sorry . i promise my fans and the public -- it will not happen again . ' ireport.com : should phelps have been suspended ? the u.s. olympic committee also issued a statement that said in part : michael has acknowledged that he made a mistake and apologized for his actions . we are confident that , going forward , michael will consistently set the kind of example we all expect from a great olympic champion . ' in 2004 , phelps was arrested on charges of driving under the influence in salisbury , maryland . he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation . he also issued an apology after that incident . phelps is one of 12 olympic athletes who pledged to my victory , ' an initiative launched last year by the u.s. anti-doping agency aimed at keeping competitive sports clean . | announcements follow publication of photo showing phelps smoking from bong |
phelps <tsp> ( cnn ) -- olympic hero michael phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on thursday -- just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong . michael phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' after a photo of him smoking from a bong was published . usa swimming , the nation 's governing body for competitive swimming , said it was withdrawing financial support for phelps and barring him from competition during the period of his reprimand . ' this is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated , but we decided to send a strong message to michael because he disappointed so many people , particularly the hundreds of thousands of usa swimming-member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero , ' they said in a statement . michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust , ' the statement continued . earlier thursday , kellogg co. said it will not renew phelps'advertising contract . michael 's most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of kellogg , ' company spokeswoman susanne norwitz said . his contract expires at the end of february , and we have made a decision not to extend his contract . ' norwitz said kellogg 's relationship with phelps began with the company 's support of the u.s. olympic team . kellogg did not renew its sponsorship of the team when it expired in december , she said . phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' on sunday after a british newspaper published the photograph . the tabloid news of the world showed phelps using the bong during what it said was a november party at the university of south carolina in columbia . the richland county , south carolina , sheriff 's office said tuesday it was investigating whether phelps smoked marijuana on the school campus , adding it would file criminal charges if it determined he did . both university police and columbia , south carolina , police said they would not pursue charges , according to the state newspaper in columbia . it was unclear where the party took place , the paper said , or whether it was on campus . on thursday , before the decisions by usa swimming and kellogg were announced , phelps told cnn affiliate wbal that the incident was a result of bad judgment . ' watch phelps'comments to wbal » ' i can learn from it and try to make my life better than it has been in the past , ' he told wbal . i think it 's hard to really be ready for any of this . but i 've actually been able to talk to a lot of people , and lot of people that have been in my shoes in other sports , and i 've been able to get their perspective and just talk to them a little bit , and that 's been helpful over the last few days , ' phelps said . in a statement released sunday , phelps , who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 olympic games in beijing , china , said : i engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment . ' i 'm 23 years old , and despite the successes i have had in the pool , i acted in a youthful and inappropriate way , not in a manner that people have come to expect from me , ' he said . for this , i am sorry . i promise my fans and the public -- it will not happen again . ' ireport.com : should phelps have been suspended ? the u.s. olympic committee also issued a statement that said in part : michael has acknowledged that he made a mistake and apologized for his actions . we are confident that , going forward , michael will consistently set the kind of example we all expect from a great olympic champion . ' in 2004 , phelps was arrested on charges of driving under the influence in salisbury , maryland . he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation . he also issued an apology after that incident . phelps is one of 12 olympic athletes who pledged to my victory , ' an initiative launched last year by the u.s. anti-doping agency aimed at keeping competitive sports clean . | usa swimming suspends michael phelps from competition for three months |
phelps <tsp> ( cnn ) -- olympic hero michael phelps was suspended from competitive swimming for three months on thursday -- just hours after one of his sponsors announced it would not renew his contract after a photo surfaced of him smoking from a bong . michael phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' after a photo of him smoking from a bong was published . usa swimming , the nation 's governing body for competitive swimming , said it was withdrawing financial support for phelps and barring him from competition during the period of his reprimand . ' this is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated , but we decided to send a strong message to michael because he disappointed so many people , particularly the hundreds of thousands of usa swimming-member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero , ' they said in a statement . michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust , ' the statement continued . earlier thursday , kellogg co. said it will not renew phelps'advertising contract . michael 's most recent behavior is not consistent with the image of kellogg , ' company spokeswoman susanne norwitz said . his contract expires at the end of february , and we have made a decision not to extend his contract . ' norwitz said kellogg 's relationship with phelps began with the company 's support of the u.s. olympic team . kellogg did not renew its sponsorship of the team when it expired in december , she said . phelps admitted regrettable behavior ' on sunday after a british newspaper published the photograph . the tabloid news of the world showed phelps using the bong during what it said was a november party at the university of south carolina in columbia . the richland county , south carolina , sheriff 's office said tuesday it was investigating whether phelps smoked marijuana on the school campus , adding it would file criminal charges if it determined he did . both university police and columbia , south carolina , police said they would not pursue charges , according to the state newspaper in columbia . it was unclear where the party took place , the paper said , or whether it was on campus . on thursday , before the decisions by usa swimming and kellogg were announced , phelps told cnn affiliate wbal that the incident was a result of bad judgment . ' watch phelps'comments to wbal » ' i can learn from it and try to make my life better than it has been in the past , ' he told wbal . i think it 's hard to really be ready for any of this . but i 've actually been able to talk to a lot of people , and lot of people that have been in my shoes in other sports , and i 've been able to get their perspective and just talk to them a little bit , and that 's been helpful over the last few days , ' phelps said . in a statement released sunday , phelps , who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 olympic games in beijing , china , said : i engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment . ' i 'm 23 years old , and despite the successes i have had in the pool , i acted in a youthful and inappropriate way , not in a manner that people have come to expect from me , ' he said . for this , i am sorry . i promise my fans and the public -- it will not happen again . ' ireport.com : should phelps have been suspended ? the u.s. olympic committee also issued a statement that said in part : michael has acknowledged that he made a mistake and apologized for his actions . we are confident that , going forward , michael will consistently set the kind of example we all expect from a great olympic champion . ' in 2004 , phelps was arrested on charges of driving under the influence in salisbury , maryland . he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months probation . he also issued an apology after that incident . phelps is one of 12 olympic athletes who pledged to my victory , ' an initiative launched last year by the u.s. anti-doping agency aimed at keeping competitive sports clean . | sheriff 's office says it is investigating whether phelps smoked marijuana |
south african <tsp> ( cnn ) -- heal those people with your music , your movements within your souls . ' it 's a powerful piece of advice that todd twala , co-founder of africa umoja : spirit of togetherness , ' gives to her cast backstage before their opening show in atlanta , the second city on their first tour in the united states . africa umoja is a celebration of the evolution of south african culture through its history of music and dance . sharing the joy that comes with overcoming obstacles of poverty in their own lives , the cast , which includes former street children , moves its audiences with explosive energy , earth-shaking beats and endless fun . the show celebrates lives of freedom , and encourages people to move past their differences with love . joe theron , one of its producers , describes the show as one that intertwines all of the hardships south africa faced , like apartheid , in a manner where you will never feel oppressed . it 's uplifting . even in hard times there is always laughter . ' africa umoja was originally conceived in 1983 as an outreach program that took displaced and impoverished south african children off the streets . twala and co-founder thembi nyandeni retired from dancing professionally in order to create the project . it began as a course teaching children ( who later became the show 's original cast ) how to sing and dance in traditional ways . through her training , twala reminds them to persevere through hardship and never , ever give up on life . ' read also : band keeps youngsters from gang life thabo legae , the show 's lead drummer , is just one example of twala 's encouragement . he says that his career with umoja saved ' him from the potential danger that comes with street life , making him a role model for children to make something of themselves , and be grateful for their rich african history . music is life to us , ' says legae . he says playing the drums is a skill he inherited . i feel like my ancestors are talking to me when i play them . ' with the beat of his drum , he and the cast take audiences through the evolution of their culture , highlighting multiple milestones in south african history . the show begins with the early days of the drum , with tribal dancers wearing traditional skins , leathers and furs . it continues through the oppressive chaos of apartheid in johannesburg , as adults retreat to dancing in crowded speakeasies , filled with jazz . as times change , the cast reveals the evolution through the post-apartheid era with remnants of the rhythmic tribal sounds in the beats of contemporary urban kwaito ' music . twala says music kept people in south africa motivated during difficult times . it was through music that we kept sane during the apartheid so that we could express ourselves through our bodies and our voices . ' she says the beat of the drum is vital part of their culture 's unity : the drum is our heartbeat in africa . i ca n't imagine african people without a drum , its beat reminds us that our hearts beat as one . ' read this : fight club - boxing gives teenagers hope having toured close to 50 countries since 2001 , africa umoja has jumped into new territory after being sponsored by the international arts foundation to embark on its tour of the united states . the crowd-pleasing authenticity of each song at the atlanta show was indicative of how almost anyone can relate to the emotions that come with their sounds . every song was representative of the diverse ethnicities in south africa , and featured about nine different languages . ancestral legacy is a prominent theme in the show . theron reflects on how the history of many cultures is often neglected and should not be forgotten . as the saying goes :'if you do n't know where you come from , how do you know where you 're going ?'' he says . by paying homage to those who have struggled before them , twala has shaped the theme of the show around keeping their stories alive , helping younger generations to learn about their roots and how their lives have been shaped today . she reminds her cast that their success could not be achieved without struggle . they should never forget that somebody sacrificed so that you can get where you are today ... mandela went through hell and back for us . i would n't have this show if mandela did n't sacrifice himself for our freedom . ' there is a scene dedicated to nelson mandela and his work during the apartheid era . long road to freedom ' is a song written specifically for the show , in his honor . umoja opened its show in atlanta on july 18 -- nelson mandela 's 95th birthday . even though the cast have performed for the former south african president in the past , they agree it was a special day ' they will never forget . read also : mandela 's life in poster art the standing ovations were evidence that any experience with umoja will be unforgettable as they continue to lift spirits and share their joy with one city at a time . | it started out as a project to help south african street children |
south african <tsp> ( cnn ) -- heal those people with your music , your movements within your souls . ' it 's a powerful piece of advice that todd twala , co-founder of africa umoja : spirit of togetherness , ' gives to her cast backstage before their opening show in atlanta , the second city on their first tour in the united states . africa umoja is a celebration of the evolution of south african culture through its history of music and dance . sharing the joy that comes with overcoming obstacles of poverty in their own lives , the cast , which includes former street children , moves its audiences with explosive energy , earth-shaking beats and endless fun . the show celebrates lives of freedom , and encourages people to move past their differences with love . joe theron , one of its producers , describes the show as one that intertwines all of the hardships south africa faced , like apartheid , in a manner where you will never feel oppressed . it 's uplifting . even in hard times there is always laughter . ' africa umoja was originally conceived in 1983 as an outreach program that took displaced and impoverished south african children off the streets . twala and co-founder thembi nyandeni retired from dancing professionally in order to create the project . it began as a course teaching children ( who later became the show 's original cast ) how to sing and dance in traditional ways . through her training , twala reminds them to persevere through hardship and never , ever give up on life . ' read also : band keeps youngsters from gang life thabo legae , the show 's lead drummer , is just one example of twala 's encouragement . he says that his career with umoja saved ' him from the potential danger that comes with street life , making him a role model for children to make something of themselves , and be grateful for their rich african history . music is life to us , ' says legae . he says playing the drums is a skill he inherited . i feel like my ancestors are talking to me when i play them . ' with the beat of his drum , he and the cast take audiences through the evolution of their culture , highlighting multiple milestones in south african history . the show begins with the early days of the drum , with tribal dancers wearing traditional skins , leathers and furs . it continues through the oppressive chaos of apartheid in johannesburg , as adults retreat to dancing in crowded speakeasies , filled with jazz . as times change , the cast reveals the evolution through the post-apartheid era with remnants of the rhythmic tribal sounds in the beats of contemporary urban kwaito ' music . twala says music kept people in south africa motivated during difficult times . it was through music that we kept sane during the apartheid so that we could express ourselves through our bodies and our voices . ' she says the beat of the drum is vital part of their culture 's unity : the drum is our heartbeat in africa . i ca n't imagine african people without a drum , its beat reminds us that our hearts beat as one . ' read this : fight club - boxing gives teenagers hope having toured close to 50 countries since 2001 , africa umoja has jumped into new territory after being sponsored by the international arts foundation to embark on its tour of the united states . the crowd-pleasing authenticity of each song at the atlanta show was indicative of how almost anyone can relate to the emotions that come with their sounds . every song was representative of the diverse ethnicities in south africa , and featured about nine different languages . ancestral legacy is a prominent theme in the show . theron reflects on how the history of many cultures is often neglected and should not be forgotten . as the saying goes :'if you do n't know where you come from , how do you know where you 're going ?'' he says . by paying homage to those who have struggled before them , twala has shaped the theme of the show around keeping their stories alive , helping younger generations to learn about their roots and how their lives have been shaped today . she reminds her cast that their success could not be achieved without struggle . they should never forget that somebody sacrificed so that you can get where you are today ... mandela went through hell and back for us . i would n't have this show if mandela did n't sacrifice himself for our freedom . ' there is a scene dedicated to nelson mandela and his work during the apartheid era . long road to freedom ' is a song written specifically for the show , in his honor . umoja opened its show in atlanta on july 18 -- nelson mandela 's 95th birthday . even though the cast have performed for the former south african president in the past , they agree it was a special day ' they will never forget . read also : mandela 's life in poster art the standing ovations were evidence that any experience with umoja will be unforgettable as they continue to lift spirits and share their joy with one city at a time . | the show tells south african history , in multiple musical styles |
qatar <tsp> fifa will give greater prominence to the human rights record of countries bidding to host future world cups , a senior official told the european parliament thursday . theo zwanziger , an executive committee member of football 's world governing body , was giving evidence on the welfare conditions of migrant workers involved in construction projects for the 2022 world cup in qatar . the qatar authorities realize they can not continue with business as usual , ' he told the human rights panel of the parliament in brussels . the country needs to think in general about the welfare of workers , ' he said . everyone should do something to improve the appalling situation , not just fifa , ' he added . on tuesday , world cup organizers in dubai , who had been set a deadline by fifa , unveiled an updated'workers'charter'-- which pledged to address concerns over wages and accommodation for overseas workers and pledged regular inspections of construction sites . critics claimed it did not go far enough , but fifa told cnn thursday that it was an important first step . we welcome the concrete steps taken which were announced by the supreme committee for delivery and legacy to ensure the welfare of workers for the 2022 fifa world cup , ' said a spokesperson . fifa is pleased with the commitment of the local organizers to use the hosting of the fifa world cup to accelerate adequate uniform working standards in qatar , ' it added . in his evidence to the parliament , zwanziger also acknowledged that with the global spotlight falling on the gulf state there was a risk and a chance ... it can help improve the human rights situation . ' but zwanziger conceded that when the decision was made to award qatar the 2022 competition its record on human rights had not sufficiently been taken into account . we need to rethink this and give human rights a much higher status , ' he said . other speakers addressing the parliament highlighted qatar 's kafala system -- which allows employers to withhold pay and prevent overseas workers from leaving the country by withholding their passport . sharan burrow , head of the international trade union confederation wanted kafala to be ended immediately . qatar is a slave state for 1.4 million migrant workers , ' she said . workers live in squalor , and are forced to work under extreme conditions , in extraordinary heat ; they do n't have enough drinking water . they do n't have a normal weekend , are kept apart from other workers , and there 's no proper health care . ' zahir belounis , the french-algerian footballer , who was unable to leave qatar for several months last year after a contractual wrangle with his club , also gave an emotional testimony before the parliament about his experiences . last november , european meps passed a resolution which called on the qatari authorities to stop detaining individuals for'running away'from their employers , ' and demanded working conditions that are in line with international human rights standards . ' it followed a hard-hitting report from amnesty international on conditions for migrant construction workers , who are involved in the estimated $ 200b infrastructure projects associated with the world cup . fifa president sepp blatter responded to the report by saying the situation was unacceptable ' before giving zwanziger responsibility for heading up an investigation . | fifa : human rights situation in qatar'appalling ' |
qatar <tsp> fifa will give greater prominence to the human rights record of countries bidding to host future world cups , a senior official told the european parliament thursday . theo zwanziger , an executive committee member of football 's world governing body , was giving evidence on the welfare conditions of migrant workers involved in construction projects for the 2022 world cup in qatar . the qatar authorities realize they can not continue with business as usual , ' he told the human rights panel of the parliament in brussels . the country needs to think in general about the welfare of workers , ' he said . everyone should do something to improve the appalling situation , not just fifa , ' he added . on tuesday , world cup organizers in dubai , who had been set a deadline by fifa , unveiled an updated'workers'charter'-- which pledged to address concerns over wages and accommodation for overseas workers and pledged regular inspections of construction sites . critics claimed it did not go far enough , but fifa told cnn thursday that it was an important first step . we welcome the concrete steps taken which were announced by the supreme committee for delivery and legacy to ensure the welfare of workers for the 2022 fifa world cup , ' said a spokesperson . fifa is pleased with the commitment of the local organizers to use the hosting of the fifa world cup to accelerate adequate uniform working standards in qatar , ' it added . in his evidence to the parliament , zwanziger also acknowledged that with the global spotlight falling on the gulf state there was a risk and a chance ... it can help improve the human rights situation . ' but zwanziger conceded that when the decision was made to award qatar the 2022 competition its record on human rights had not sufficiently been taken into account . we need to rethink this and give human rights a much higher status , ' he said . other speakers addressing the parliament highlighted qatar 's kafala system -- which allows employers to withhold pay and prevent overseas workers from leaving the country by withholding their passport . sharan burrow , head of the international trade union confederation wanted kafala to be ended immediately . qatar is a slave state for 1.4 million migrant workers , ' she said . workers live in squalor , and are forced to work under extreme conditions , in extraordinary heat ; they do n't have enough drinking water . they do n't have a normal weekend , are kept apart from other workers , and there 's no proper health care . ' zahir belounis , the french-algerian footballer , who was unable to leave qatar for several months last year after a contractual wrangle with his club , also gave an emotional testimony before the parliament about his experiences . last november , european meps passed a resolution which called on the qatari authorities to stop detaining individuals for'running away'from their employers , ' and demanded working conditions that are in line with international human rights standards . ' it followed a hard-hitting report from amnesty international on conditions for migrant construction workers , who are involved in the estimated $ 200b infrastructure projects associated with the world cup . fifa president sepp blatter responded to the report by saying the situation was unacceptable ' before giving zwanziger responsibility for heading up an investigation . | qatar organizers announced'workers'charter'earlier this week |
the dark knight rises <tsp> ( cnn ) -- some cities and theaters around the country tightened security on friday in the wake of a deadly shooting inside a colorado movie house . here is a partial list of the steps taken : amc theatres the company said it is reinforcing security procedures with its theater teams . it will not permit guests in costumes that make others uncomfortable , nor will it allow face-covering masks or fake weapons , amc said in a news release . though it declined to provide exact details of what it was doing , citing security concerns , the company said it is working with local law enforcement agencies , its landlords and security teams to ensure we provide the safest environment possible for our guests . ' los angeles after the colorado shooting , los angeles police dispatched officers to major venues where the dark knight rises ' was playing . the aurora , colorado , theater was screening the new batman film when the gunman opened fire . the department said it will increase officers at area theaters and other places where large crowds gather . today , and in the immediate future , the lapd will be providing high-visibility patrol to major theaters in los angeles , as well as other sporting events , concerts and crowded venues , ' police said in a statement . shootings cast pall over'dark knight rises'blockbuster weekend dallas the dallas police department instructed its patrol officers to provide extra visibility ' at public locations , like movie theaters , where large groups of people gather , it said in a release . the department also told them to be extra vigilant at such locations , stressing that police in the texas city have been trained on what to do in a situation like the one that unfolded in colorado . in aurora , the agonized seek answers through faith new york city police were posted at more than three dozen new york city theaters showing the dark knight rises . ' the nypd said it was not responding to any specific threat ; rather , it was hoping to prevent copycats . we 're just concerned that someone perhaps seeking notoriety will attempt to do something similar , ' said new york police commissioner ray kelly . we always hear that when a high-profile event happens , so we 're doing this to sort of raise the comfort level of people who are going to the movies . ' theater shooting unfolds in real time on social media tampa , florida ' in an abundance of caution , ' police in tampa will increase patrols around theaters , the department said in a statement . all traditional ' theaters in the city hire off-duty officers in the evening hours , and since the colorado shooting some have contacted the department to hire officers for the daytime , too , police said . they currently conduct active-shooter trainings for shopping malls , large employers , schools and other facilities . that training will soon be offered to movie theaters , the department said . shooting turns movie into surreal horror :'this is real' new orleans new orleans has just two movie theaters , and in an effort to protect against possible copycat incidents , commanders in the neighborhoods where those houses are located contacted the theaters to talk about their security plans , said police spokeswoman remi braden . as a super-precautionary measure , ' they hired some officers to work this weekend , she said . aspiring sports reporter feared dead in shooting district of columbia again , as a precautionary measure , ' police in the district of columbia said they will be paying close attention to area movie theaters . that directive was given as soon as the department was made aware of the colorado shooting , said assistant chief lamar greene . he said police are focusing on theaters in general , and in particular on places that are screening the new batman film . ireporter witness :'we have to run' montgomery county , maryland police in montgomery county , a suburb just north of the district of columbia , will increase their presence at movie theaters this weekend as needed , according to spokesman capt . paul starks . many theaters have their own security , including off-duty police officers , he said . moviegoers passing on planned trips ? | some are beefing up security at theaters , particularly those with the dark knight rises ' |
harry potter <tsp> ( mashable ) -- ca n't wait until friday to check out the latest installment of the harry potter ' film series ? well , if you have any knowledge of torrent sites at all , you should be able to view the first 36 minutes today , as a goodly chunk of the film has leaked online . the leak comes one day after the new york city premiere of the film . according to torrentfreak , the beginning of harry potter and the deathly hallows ' ( the first installment of the two-part finale ) is currently available on dozens of torrent sites . a quick search by the staff of mashable proved this to be true . statement from warner bros. entertainment on leak this news is sure to cause a frenzy among potter fans -- torrentfreak reports that harry potter and the half-blood prince ' scored a spot on its most pirated movies ' list with nearly 8 million downloads last year . the book version of deathly hallows ' also leaked -- back in 2007 . so why is the cinematic leak only 36 minutes long ? torrentfreak postulates that warner bros. pictures feared a leak , so it limited the time of the screeners to ensure that the whole film did n't make it to the web . seeing as how the clip has hit the internet mere days before the premiere , we doubt it will have a negative effect on box office sales come friday -- unless , of course , those first 36 minutes are irrevocably horrible . the last time we saw a leak of this magnitude was probably that of wolverine , ' which leaked a month early last year yet was still a box office success . what effect do you think the potter ' leak will have on opening night ? © 2011 mashable.com . all rights reserved . | last year 's harry potter and the half-blood prince ' is one of the most pirated movies |
harry potter <tsp> ( mashable ) -- ca n't wait until friday to check out the latest installment of the harry potter ' film series ? well , if you have any knowledge of torrent sites at all , you should be able to view the first 36 minutes today , as a goodly chunk of the film has leaked online . the leak comes one day after the new york city premiere of the film . according to torrentfreak , the beginning of harry potter and the deathly hallows ' ( the first installment of the two-part finale ) is currently available on dozens of torrent sites . a quick search by the staff of mashable proved this to be true . statement from warner bros. entertainment on leak this news is sure to cause a frenzy among potter fans -- torrentfreak reports that harry potter and the half-blood prince ' scored a spot on its most pirated movies ' list with nearly 8 million downloads last year . the book version of deathly hallows ' also leaked -- back in 2007 . so why is the cinematic leak only 36 minutes long ? torrentfreak postulates that warner bros. pictures feared a leak , so it limited the time of the screeners to ensure that the whole film did n't make it to the web . seeing as how the clip has hit the internet mere days before the premiere , we doubt it will have a negative effect on box office sales come friday -- unless , of course , those first 36 minutes are irrevocably horrible . the last time we saw a leak of this magnitude was probably that of wolverine , ' which leaked a month early last year yet was still a box office success . what effect do you think the potter ' leak will have on opening night ? © 2011 mashable.com . all rights reserved . | the beginning of the new harry potter ' movie is currently available on dozens of torrent sites |
los angeles <tsp> ( cnn ) -- autopsy results on former los angeles police officer christopher dorner show he died from a single gunshot wound to the head that was likely self-inflicted , authorities said friday . the renegade cop killed four people and wounded three others as part of a vendetta against his former comrades , before apparently taking his own life . while we 're still compiling the information and putting our reports together , the information that we have right now seems to indicate that the wound that took christopher dorner 's life was self-inflicted , ' capt . kevin lacy , with the san bernardino county sheriff-coroner department , told reporters . speaking at the same news conference , sheriff john mcmahon revealed that dorner likely hid for days just steps from their command center in the big bear lake area . authorities to decide fate of dorner reward money investigators began scouring the mountains for dorner on february 7 , when they found his scorched pickup . police , sheriff 's deputies and federal agents worked through a weekend blizzard , but the trail was cold for days . it picked up again on tuesday , when karen and jim reynolds , upon returning to their home across the street from the command center , came across a man who looked like dorner . the sheriff said authorities now believe that dorner had entered the reynolds'unlocked home , locked the door , and hid there for days . in fact , when deputies knocked on the reynolds'door on february 7 , dorner was likely inside , mcmahon said . in hindsight , it 's probably a good thing that he did not answer based on his actions before and after that event , ' he said . ex-girlfriend : dorner was stressed out , bottled up also friday , sgt . travis newport said that authorities have recovered various items from the places and vehicles dorner occupied , including assault weapons and semi-automatic handguns . they also found high-capacity magazines , tear gas , a military-style helmet and 10 silencers . the developments came three days after a shootout , standoff and fire at a cabin in the mountains east of los angeles . dorner 's remains were identified through dental records . dorner was fired from the los angeles police department in 2009 for falsely accusing his training officer of kicking a subdued suspect . after unsuccessfully challenging his dismissal in court , police say , he launched a campaign of guerrilla warfare against the lapd , targeting numerous officers involved in his case and their families . dorner was cornered and died tuesday afternoon in the san bernardino mountains , about 100 miles east of the city he had once sworn to protect and serve . the 33-year-old former navy officer holed up in the cabin after a shootout with law enforcement that left a sheriff 's deputy dead and another wounded , mcmahon said . the cabin caught fire when police shot tear gas canisters into it , mcmahon told reporters this week . although the canisters included pyrotechnic tear gas , which generates heat , we did not intentionally burn that cabin down , ' he said friday , echoing earlier comments he 's made on the case . in a manifesto announcing his planned rampage , dorner said nothing had changed in the lapd since its scandals of the 1990s , the rodney king beating and the rampart police corruption case . those allegations have struck a chord with some who say dorner was seeking justice . cnn 's matt smith contributed to this report . | he died tuesday in the mountains east of los angeles |
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