-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family , her representative said sunday . dion , 42 , and her husband-manager rene angelil , 68 , will find out next month the gender of their twins , representative kim jakwerth said . the pregnancy was the result of her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt , jakwerth said . dion turned to acupuncture therapy to improve her chances of getting pregnant , she said . angelil is the father , she said . the couple already has a 9-year-old son , rene-charles . the five-time grammy winner has sold 200 million albums around the world , according to her website . a new harris poll released in may named dion , a canadian , as america 's favorite singer . by . daniel bates . being interrupted is so bad for your concentration that even a one minute distraction is enough to completely wipe your short term memory . a study has found that if you are bothered for 60 seconds while trying to focus on something then you will have to start afresh because you ca n't recall what you were doing . the researchers said that their findings should be a warning to anyone with a smartphone as users check the devices around 125 times a day . dion , who completed a world tour last year , will return to las vegas , nevada , next march to begin a three-year residency at the colosseum at caesars palace . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . tottenham target kevin wimmer will move to england this summer , according to austria manager marcel koller . the cologne defender , who is wanted by spurs in a # 4.4 million deal , has impressed the boss of his national team as well as scouts at white hart lane this season . earlier this week wimmer confirmed that the two clubs were yet to agree a fee but that now appears to have changed after comments from koller . cologne 's 22-year-old austria international defender kevin wimmer is a # 4.4 million target for tottenham . a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the drugs . a study has found that if you are bothered for 60 seconds while trying to focus on something then you will have to start afresh because you can ¿ t recall what you were doing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . people who joke about having the memory of a goldfish may have to think again , after scientists have found fish can remember events for up to a fortnight . a statement issued by the directorate-general of customs said officers are satisfied that the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt . the department said their investigation found that smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist 's identity in an attempt to sneak the drugs into france through nice cote d'azur international airport . authorities continue to investigate to find out who packed the bag and how it wound up on the transatlantic flight . officials questioned the tourist whose name was on the bag and are satisfied he did not smuggle the cocaine . last year french customs officers seized more than six tonnes of cocaine at the country 's ports of entry . a similar incident occurred last year when a college student arrived at new york 's john f kennedy international airport from trinidad and tobago . the 21-year-old woman called police after she opened her suitcase and found 10lbs of cocaine inside . police believe the woman was used as an unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . he says it would be a ` dream ' to join a top club like spurs and would relish the challenge of english football . canadian researchers trained fish to locate food before removing them from the tank for 12 days . he said : ` he has played exactly the same as i 've seen him do already in cologne . on the ball he is very calm , not rushed . ` he switches in the summer to england . with his young age he still has potential to improve . he has it all . ' wimmer has admitted that it would be a ` dream ' to join mauricio pochettino 's side this summer . when the fish were later reintroduced , motion-tracking software revealed they could identify the precise location of the food . he told laola tv : ` the two clubs have yet to agree because of the transfer fee . they are still negotiating . wimmer , who has one senior international cap for austria , would help spurs bolster their defensive options . ` it would be a dream to move to a top club like tottenham . for me , the transfer is a big step , a step with which i can develop myself . that 's why i want to take the chance . the study looked at african cichlids , a popular aquarium species which has previously been shown to demonstrate complex behaviours , including aggression . working on the assumption they could be capable of advanced memory tasks , each fish was trained to enter a particular zone of an aquarium to be fed , with each training session lasting twenty minutes . after three days , the fish were given a 12-day rest period . they were later reintroduced into their training arena , and their movements recorded with motion-tracking software . and the software revealed the fish returned to the spot where it found food . it shows that humans are more similar to goldfish than they might think as the animals have a memory that lasts just three seconds . ` i 'm not someone who wants to stop developing . that is why england would be the next step . i 'm playing in germany . this is pretty much the best league in the world . ` the english premier league is the only one that can match that . for me , the english league would be a great challenge . there i can develop because it 's very demanding . i 'm a fan of english football . ' the us researchers asked test participants to outline an answer to an exam and then write their response under three conditions . firstly they had to write uninterrupted , secondly they were disrupted three times whilst writing the outline and thirdly they were interrupted three times whilst writing the answer . during each of the one-minute interruptions , the test subjects had to do maths problems . the findings showed that the breaks caused 95 per cent of people taking part to write poorer quality answers . they also wrote less - for those planning to write a paragraph with five points , they only managed to include three even if they did not realise . the study has been hailed as ` breaking new ground ' as it is the first to show the impact that distractions have on the quality of work somebody is trying to carry out . cyrus foroughi , a doctoral student at george mason university , virginia , who led the research , said : ` one minute is more than enough to wipe your short-term memory . ` most interruptions in the real world can last from 10 to 15 minutes to 10 to 15 seconds . ' dr . gary small , a professor of psychiatry at ucla semel institute for . neuroscience and human behaviour , who did not take part in the research , . likened our brains to a computer and said that you have to ` boot it up ' if you flit between tasks . he . said : ` our brains are hardwired to like things that are new . the new . electronic devices offer us this opportunity for novelty . ' do not disturb ? the study shows that humans are more similar to goldfish than they might think as the animals have a memory that lasts just three seconds -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- .
cologne defender kevin wimmer is a # 4.4 million target for tottenham . austria boss marcel koller said ` he switches in the summer to england ' the 22-year-old says it would be a ` dream ' to join a top club like spurs . wimmer is relishing the challenge of adapting to the premier league .
at the colosseum at caesars palace . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . tottenham target kevin wimmer will move to england this summer , according to austria manager marcel koller . the cologne defender , who is wanted by spurs in a # 4.4 million deal , has impressed the boss of his national team as well as scouts at white hart lane this season . earlier this week wimmer confirmed that the two clubs were yet to agree a fee but that now appears to have changed after comments from koller . cologne 's 22-year-old austria international defender kevin wimmer is a # 4.4 million target for tottenham . a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . he says it would be a ` dream ' to join a top club like spurs and would relish the challenge of english football . canadian researchers trained fish to locate food before removing them from the tank for 12 days . he said : ` he has played exactly the same as i 've seen him do already in cologne . on the ball he is very calm , not rushed . ` he switches in the summer to england . with his young age he still has potential to improve . he has it all . ' wimmer has admitted that it would be a ` dream ' to join mauricio pochettino 's side this summer . when the fish were later reintroduced , motion-tracking software revealed they could identify the precise location of the food . he told laola tv : ` the two clubs have yet to agree because of the transfer fee . they are still negotiating . wimmer , who has one senior international cap for austria , would help spurs bolster their defensive options . ` it would be a dream to move to a top club like tottenham . for me , the transfer is a big step , a step with which i can develop myself . that 's why i want to take the chance . the study looked at african cichlids , a popular aquarium species which has previously been shown to demonstrate complex behaviours , including aggression . working on the assumption they could be capable of advanced memory tasks , each fish was trained to enter a particular zone of an aquarium to be fed , with each training session lasting twenty minutes . after three days , the fish were given a 12-day rest period . they were later reintroduced into their training arena , and their movements recorded with motion-tracking software . and the software revealed the fish returned to the spot where it found food . it shows that humans are more similar to goldfish than they might think as the animals have a memory that lasts just three seconds . ` i 'm not someone who wants to stop developing . that is why england would be the next step . i 'm playing in germany . this is pretty much the best league in the world . ` the english premier league is the only one that can match that . for me , the english league would be a great challenge . there i can develop because it 's very demanding . i 'm a fan of english football . ' the us researchers asked test participants to outline an answer to an exam and then write their response under three conditions . firstly they had to write uninterrupted , secondly they were disrupted three times whilst writing the outline and thirdly they were interrupted three times whilst writing the answer . during have a memory that lasts just three seconds -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- .
at the colosseum at caesars palace . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . tottenham target kevin wimmer will move to england this summer , according to austria manager marcel koller . the cologne defender , who is wanted by spurs in a # 4.4 million deal , has impressed the boss of his national team as well as scouts at white hart lane this season . earlier this week wimmer confirmed that the two clubs were yet to agree a fee but that now appears to have changed after comments from koller . cologne 's 22-year-old austria international defender kevin wimmer is a # 4.4 million target for tottenham . a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash drugs . a study has found that if you are bothered for 60 seconds while trying to focus on something then you will have to start afresh because you can ¿ t recall what you were doing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . people who joke about having the memory of a goldfish may have to think again , after scientists have found fish can remember events for up to a fortnight . a statement issued by the directorate-general of customs said officers are satisfied that the bag did not belong to the tourist and he had nothing to do with the drug smuggling attempt . the department said their investigation found that smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase with cocaine and used the tourist 's unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . he says it would be a ` dream ' to join a top club like spurs and would relish the challenge of english football . canadian researchers trained fish to locate food before removing them from the tank for 12 days . he said : ` he has played exactly the same as i 've seen him do already in cologne . on the ball he is very calm , not rushed . ` he switches in the summer to england . with his young age he still has potential to improve . he has it all . ' wimmer has admitted that it would be a ` dream ' to join mauricio pochettino 's side this summer . when the fish were later reintroduced , motion-tracking software revealed they could identify the precise location of the food . he told laola tv : ` the two clubs have yet to agree because of the transfer fee . they are still negotiating . wimmer , who has one senior international cap for austria , would help spurs bolster their defensive options . ` it would be a dream to move to a top club like tottenham . for me , the transfer is a big step , a step with which i can develop myself . that 's why i want to take the chance . the study looked at african cichlids , a popular aquarium species which has previously been shown to demonstrate complex behaviours , including aggression . working on the assumption they could be capable of advanced memory tasks , each fish was trained to enter a particular zone of an aquarium to be fed , with each training session lasting twenty minutes . after three days , the fish were given a 12-day rest period . they were later reintroduced into their training arena , and their movements recorded with motion-tracking software . and the software revealed the fish returned to the spot where it found food . it shows that humans are more similar to goldfish than they might think as the animals have a memory that lasts just three seconds . ` i 'm not someone who wants to stop developing . that is why england would be the next step . i 'm playing in germany . this is pretty much the best league in the world . ` the english premier league is the only one that can match that . for me , the english league would be a great challenge . there i can develop because it 's very demanding . i 'm a fan of english football . ' the us researchers asked test participants to outline an answer to an exam and then write their response under three conditions . firstly they had to write uninterrupted , secondly they were disrupted three times whilst writing the outline and thirdly they were interrupted three times whilst writing the answer . during each of the one-minute interruptions , the test subjects had to do maths problems . the findings showed that the breaks caused 95 per cent of people taking part to write poorer quality answers . they also wrote less - for those planning to write a paragraph with five points , they only managed to include three even if they did not realise . the study has been hailed as ` breaking new ground ' as it is the first to show the impact that distractions have on the quality of work somebody is trying to carry out . cyrus foroughi , a doctoral student at george mason university , virginia , who led the research , said : ` one minute is more than enough to wipe have a memory that lasts just three seconds -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks after years trying expand, her representative sunday. dion, 42 and her husband-manager rene angelil 68 will find next the gender their twins representative kim jakwerth said. the pregnancy was, jakwerth said. dion turned acupuncture therapy improve her chances, she angelil is the father, she said. the couple already, rene-charles. the five-time grammy winner has sold around, according her website a new harris poll released in may named dion, canadian, as america 's favorite singer. by. daniel bates. being interrupted is so for your concentration even a one minute distraction completely wipe your short term memory. a study has if bothered for 60 seconds while trying focus then have to start afresh because ca n't recall. the researchers should a warning anyone with as users check the devices around 125. dion, who completed a world tour las vegas, nevada next march begin caesars palace cnn 's doug hyde contributed. tottenham target kevin wimmer will move england this, austria manager marcel koller the cologne defender, wanted spurs a # 4.4 million deal, impressed the boss of his national team as scouts white hart lane this earlier wimmer confirmed the two clubs yet but now appears after comments koller. cologne 's 22-year-old austria international defender kevin wimmer a # 4.4 million target tottenham. a tourist has a frightening tale after french customs officers a stash cocaine that his name but did n't. french officials the illicit drugs, worth 1.3 -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value, discovered a suitcase that arrived nice on a flight the dominican republic. the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine stuffed that abandoned the baggage carousel. french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs found after arrived the caribbean. officers detained the baffled tourist, waiting, at and questioned the drugs. a study has if bothered for 60 seconds while trying focus then have to start afresh because �� t recall -lrb- stock image shown -rrb-. people joke having the memory a goldfish may think, after scientists have fish can events for a fortnight a statement issued the directorate-general customs said officers are satisfied the bag did belong the tourist he nothing the drug smuggling attempt. the department said their investigation smugglers in the dominican republic filled the suitcase used the tourist 's identity in sneak france through nice cote d'azur international airport. authorities continue investigate to packed wound. officials questioned the tourist whose name the bag are satisfied the cocaine. last year french customs officers seized at the country 's ports. a similar incident last arrived new york 's john f kennedy international airport from trinidad tobago. the 21-year-old woman called police opened her suitcase 10lbs. police believe used an unwitting drug mule were investigating how the drugs placed her suitcase after it checked in. he says would a ` dream join a top club spurs would relish english football. canadian researchers trained fish locate before removing for 12 days. he said : ` he has played exactly as i 've already cologne. on the ball he very calm, not rushed. ` he switches in the summer england. with his young age he still potential improve. he has it. ' wimmer has admitted it would a ` dream join mauricio pochettino 's side this. when the fish later, motion-tracking software revealed they identify the precise location. he told laola tv : ` the two clubs yet because. they still negotiating. wimmer, who one senior international cap austria would help spurs bolster their defensive options. ` it would a dream move a top club tottenham. for me, the transfer a big step, a step with which develop myself that 's why want take the chance. the study looked african cichlids, a popular aquarium species which previously shown demonstrate complex behaviours including aggression. working the assumption they could capable advanced memory tasks, each fish was trained enter a particular zone an aquarium to be fed, with each training session twenty minutes after three days, the fish given they later reintroduced their training arena, their movements recorded with and the software revealed the fish returned the spot found food. it shows humans similar goldfish might as the animals a memory lasts just three seconds. ` i 'm someone wants stop developing. that why england would the next step. i ' playing in germany. this pretty the best league. ` the english premier league match that. for me, the english league would a great challenge. there i can develop because 's very demanding. i ' a fan english football. ' the us researchers asked test participants outline an answer an exam and write under three conditions. firstly they had write uninterrupted, secondly disrupted three whilst the outline the answer. during each the one-minute interruptions, the test subjects had do maths problems. the findings showed the breaks caused 95 per cent people taking to write poorer quality answers. they also wrote less - for those planning write a paragraph with five points, only managed include even realise. the study has hailed ` breaking as show that distractions work somebody trying carry. cyrus foroughi, a doctoral student george mason university virginia who led said : ` one minute is more wipe your short-term memory. ` most interruptions can last from to. 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at the colosseum at caesars palace . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . tottenham target kevin wimmer will move to england this summer , according to austria manager marcel koller . the cologne defender , who is wanted by spurs in a # 4.4 million deal , has impressed the boss of his national team as well as scouts at white hart lane this season . earlier this week wimmer confirmed that the two clubs were yet to agree a fee but that now appears to have changed after comments from koller . cologne 's 22-year-old austria international defender kevin wimmer is a # 4.4 million target for tottenham . a tourist has a frightening tale to tell after french customs officers found a stash of cocaine in a suitcase that had his name on it but did n't belong to him . french officials said the illicit drugs , worth more than $ 1.3 million -lrb- # 950,000 -rrb- in street value , were discovered in a suitcase that arrived at the airport in nice on a flight from the dominican republic . the country 's directorate-general of customs said 18 packages containing 46lbs -lrb- 21kg -rrb- of cocaine were stuffed inside a suitcase that was abandoned on the baggage carousel . french customs officials at nice airport said the drugs were found after a flight arrived from the caribbean . officers detained the baffled tourist , who was waiting for his luggage , at the airport and questioned him about the unwitting drug mule and were investigating how the drugs were placed inside her suitcase after it was checked in . he says it would be a ` dream ' to join a top club like spurs and would relish the challenge of english football . canadian researchers trained fish to locate food before removing them from the tank for 12 days . he said : ` he has played exactly the same as i 've seen him do already in cologne . on the ball he is very calm , not rushed . ` he switches in the summer to england . with his young age he still has potential to improve . he has it all . ' wimmer has admitted that it would be a ` dream ' to join mauricio pochettino 's side this summer . when the fish were later reintroduced , motion-tracking software revealed they could identify the precise location of the food . he told laola tv : ` the two clubs have yet to agree because of the transfer fee . they are still negotiating . wimmer , who has one senior international cap for austria , would help spurs bolster their defensive options . ` it would be a dream to move to a top club like tottenham . for me , the transfer is a big step , a step with which i can develop myself . that 's why i want to take the chance . the study looked at african cichlids , a popular aquarium species which has previously been shown to demonstrate complex behaviours , including aggression . working on the assumption they could be capable of advanced memory tasks , each fish was trained to enter a particular zone of an aquarium to be fed , with each training session lasting twenty minutes . after three days , the fish were given a 12-day rest period . they were later reintroduced into their training arena , and their movements recorded with motion-tracking software . and the software revealed the fish returned to the spot where it found food . it shows that humans are more similar to goldfish than they might think as the animals have a memory that lasts just three seconds . ` i 'm not someone who wants to stop developing . that is why england would be the next step . i 'm playing in germany . this is pretty much the best league in the world . ` the english premier league is the only one that can match that . for me , the english league would be a great challenge . there i can develop because it 's very demanding . i 'm a fan of english football . ' the us researchers asked test participants to outline an answer to an exam and then write their response under three conditions . firstly they had to write uninterrupted , secondly they were disrupted three times whilst writing the outline and thirdly they were interrupted three times whilst writing the answer . during
 The text appears to be discussing sports, specifically football and basketball. It mentions players like Kevin Wimmer, who is reportedly moving to England this summer, and Tottenham's target Mauricio Pochettino. There are also references to other teams like Spurs and Manchester United. Additionally, there is talk about drug use in sports, with a mention of a tourist being caught with cocaine at an airport. The conversation seems to be informal and conversational, with the writer using colloquial language and making humorous remarks.