gordon robson , 26 , killed grandfather john potts , 45 , with a single punch to the back of the head that was so hard it made an ` audible crack ' a thug who was drunk after his grandfather 's funeral killed a devoted father with a single punch after he stepped in to break up a fight outside a sports bar . newcastle crown court heard that gordon robson , 26 , hit father john potts , 45 , in the back of the head so hard there was an ` audible crack ' before he fell down dead . robson , who has a history of violent offending , was jailed for just three and a half years for the attack outside the ne38 sports bar in washington , tyne and wear , in november last year . the court was told that robson had been drinking at the bar after being a pallbearer at his grandfather 's funeral before getting into an argument with a friend of mr potts . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- sure david copperfield can make the statue of liberty vanish in front of a live audience , but what can he do with an ipad ? in a youtube video posted by `` salarymagician , '' shinya -- who identifies himself as a magician at the beginning of the video -- incorporates the ipad in his sidewalk magic act , which just happens to take place in front of an apple store . i 'm not sure what 's more impressive : how well he knows his way around an ipad , or how entertaining his magic tricks are . different versions of the youtube video have already been viewed more than 700,000 times . it does n't really matter that many of shinya 's tricks probably would n't be possible without long sleeves and quick hands -- at one point he takes too long to pull a piece of cheese out of his sleeve . he redeems himself twice over when he makes a live dove appear in his hand moments after showing a video of it on the ipad screen . a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . another highpoint of shinya 's act is when he pretends to pour a glass of milk onto his ipad . despite the fact that the contents of the glass are clearly staying put , it appears as though the milk has filled the virtual glass on the screen . is this really magic ? probably not , but it looks pretty darn cool . another cool , yet subtle , part of the video is when shinya covers his face with the ipad . his moving face appears on the screen , but he 's wearing glasses . when he removes the ipad , the same glasses are on his face . we should have seen this coming . apple ceo steve jobs deemed the ipad `` a truly magical and revolutionary product '' when he unveiled the tablet-style computer in january . what can you do with your ipad ? fighting broke out after the bar closed , and mr potts , a father-of-six and grandfather-of-one who was described by his sister as ' a big softie ' , stepped in to stop it . prosecutor nick dry told the court : ` at this point the defendant punched mr potts , who had been trying to calm matters down and was actually facing the other way when the blow was struck . ` the punch made a loud crack , witnesses turned to see him falling to the ground , making no attempt to break his fall . ' the court heard despite intervention from the emergency services , mr potts could not be saved . breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . mr dry added : ` mr potts had been minding his own business . he was an innocent bystander who sought only to calm the situation down . ' mr potts ' widow sarah said his death had a ` devastating impact ' on the family . she said mr potts ' stepchildren and eight-year-old daughter , emma , now fear their family wo n't come back whenever they leave the house . mr dry added : ` she said he was a father who never judged her , he was just her dad and hero . ' mr potts ' sisters said in their statements the ` life and soul has been ripped from their family ' and described their brother as a ` big softie ' . mr potts ' brother george said he wakes every sunday at 5.30 am , the time he was informed of his siblings death , and feels life has been changed forever . robson had been drinking at the ne38 sports bar in washington , tyne and wear , after his grandfather 's funeral when fighting broke out . mr potts , described as a ` big softie ' , was killed when he tried to intervene . judge paul sloan qc jailed robson , of waskerley way , washington , tyne and wear , who admitted manslaughter , to three-and-a-half years behind bars . the judge told robson : ` mr potts was trying to calm the situation . he was acting as a peacemaker . ` it is clear mr potts was a devoted father and step-father . it is also clear his death has had a profound effect upon his family . ` no sentence imposed upon you could ever serve to ease the pain of mr potts ' family . ' i accept you are genuinely remorseful and i accept you will carry the guilt with you for the rest of your life for what you did that night . ' robson accepted he ` misinterpreted ' mr robson 's actions that night , when his already emotional state had been heightened by alcohol , and realises now he should not have hit him . bob spragg , defending , said robson , who has a history of violent offending dating back to when he was just 14 , had turned his life around after his last prison sentence . he added that robson had also found himself a partner who is about to give birth . mr spragg said : ` absolutely no blame attaches to mr potts for anything that happened to him . ` once the defendant has served his sentence he will return to being a law abiding citizen but will have to live with what he has done for the rest of his life . '
margot fonteyn is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . ken swift and suzanne farrell have also been voted in your top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer .
gordon robson , 26 , killed grandfather john potts , 45 , with a single punch to the back of the head that was so hard it made an ` audible crack ' a thug who was drunk after his grandfather 's funeral killed a devoted father with a single punch after he stepped in to break up a fight outside a sports bar . newcastle crown court heard that gordon robson , 26 , hit father john potts , 45 , in the back of the head so hard there was an ` audible crack ' before he fell down dead . robson , who has a history of violent offending , was jailed for just three and a half years for the attack outside the ne38 sports bar in washington , tyne and wear , in november last year . the court was told that robson had been drinking at the bar after being a pallbearer at his grandfather 's funeral before getting into an argument with a friend of mr potts . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- sure david copperfield can make the statue of liberty vanish in front of a live audience , but what can he do with an ipad ? in a youtube video posted by `` salarymagician , '' shinya -- who identifies himself as a magician at the beginning of the video -- incorporates the ipad in his sidewalk magic act , which just happens to take place in front of an apple store . i 'm not sure what 's more impressive : how well he knows his way around an ipad , or how entertaining his magic tricks are . different versions of the youtube video have already been viewed more than 700,000 times . it does n't really matter that many of shinya 's tricks probably would n't be possible without long sleeves and quick hands -- at one point he takes too long to pull a piece of cheese out of his sleeve . he redeems himself twice over when he makes a live dove appear in his hand moments after showing a video of it on the ipad screen . a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . another highpoint of shinya 's act is when he pretends to pour a glass of milk onto his ipad . despite the fact that the contents of the glass are clearly staying put , it appears as though the milk has filled the virtual glass on the screen . is this really magic ? probably not , but it looks pretty darn cool . another cool , yet subtle , part of the video is when shinya covers his face with the ipad . his moving face appears on the screen , but he 's wearing glasses . when he removes the ipad , the same glasses are on his face . we should have seen this coming . apple ceo steve jobs deemed the ipad `` a truly magical and revolutionary product '' when he unveiled the tablet-style computer in january . what can you do with your ipad ? fighting broke out after the bar closed , and mr potts , a father-of-six and grandfather-of-one who was described by his sister as ' a big softie ' , stepped in to stop it . prosecutor nick dry told the court : ` at this point the defendant punched mr potts , who had been trying to calm matters down and was actually facing the other way when the blow was struck . ` the punch made a loud crack , witnesses turned to see him falling to the ground , making no attempt to break his fall . ' the court heard despite intervention from the emergency services , mr potts could not be saved . breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . mr dry added : ` mr potts had been minding his own business . he was an innocent bystander who sought only to calm the situation down . ' mr potts ' widow sarah said his death had a ` devastating impact ' on the family . she said mr potts ' stepchildren and eight-year-old daughter , emma , now fear their family wo n't come back whenever they leave the house . mr dry added : ` she said he
sports bar in washington , tyne and wear , in november last year . the court was told that robson had been drinking at the bar after being a pallbearer at his grandfather 's funeral before getting into an argument with a friend of mr potts . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- margot fonteyn , one of only two british dancers appointed prima ballerina assoluta , is your most iconic dancer of the 20th century . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- sure david copperfield can make the statue of liberty vanish in front of a live audience , but what can he do with an ipad ? in a youtube video posted by `` salarymagician , '' shinya -- who identifies himself as a magician at the beginning of the video -- incorporates the ipad in his sidewalk magic act , which just happens to take place in front of an apple store . i 'm not sure what 's more impressive : how well he knows his way around an ipad , or how entertaining his magic tricks are . different versions of the youtube video have already been viewed more than 700,000 times . it does n't really matter that many of shinya 's tricks probably would n't be possible without long sleeves and quick hands -- at one point he takes too long to pull a piece of cheese out of his sleeve . he redeems himself twice over when he makes a live dove appear in his hand moments after showing a video of it on the ipad screen . a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . another highpoint of shinya 's act is when he pretends to pour a glass of milk onto his ipad . despite the fact that the contents of the glass are clearly staying put , it appears as though the milk has filled the virtual glass on the screen . is this really magic ? probably not , but it looks pretty darn cool . another cool , yet subtle , part of the video is when shinya covers his face with the ipad . his moving face appears on the screen , but he 's wearing glasses . when he removes the ipad , the same glasses are on his face . we should have seen this coming . apple ceo steve jobs deemed the ipad `` a truly magical and revolutionary product '' when he unveiled the tablet-style computer in january . what can you do with your ipad ? fighting broke out after the bar closed , and mr potts , a father-of-six and grandfather-of-one who was described by his sister as ' a big softie ' , stepped in to stop it . prosecutor nick dry told the court : ` at this point the defendant punched mr potts , who had been trying to calm matters down and was actually facing the other way when the blow was struck . ` the punch made a loud crack , witnesses turned to see him falling to the ground , making no attempt to break his fall . ' the court heard despite intervention from the emergency services , mr potts could not be saved . breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . mr dry added : ` mr potts had been minding his own business . he was an innocent bystander who sought only to calm the situation down . ' mr potts ' widow sarah said his death had a ` devastating impact ' on the family . she said mr potts ' stepchildren and eight-year-old daughter , emma , now fear their family wo n't come back whenever they leave the house . mr dry added : ` she said he for the rest of his life . '
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video -- incorporates the ipad in his sidewalk magic act , which just happens to take place in front of an apple store . i 'm not sure what 's more impressive : how well he knows his way around an ipad , or how entertaining his magic tricks are . different versions of the youtube video have already been viewed more than 700,000 times . it does n't really matter that many of shinya 's tricks probably would n't be possible without long sleeves and quick hands -- at one point he takes too long to pull a piece of cheese out of his sleeve . he redeems himself twice over when he makes a live dove appear in his hand moments after showing a video of it on the ipad screen . a family christmas can bring a great deal of stress -- from the marathon cooking and endless washing-up to disappointment over gifts and heated family rows . no wonder it sees more relationships break down than at any other time of year , with twice as many couples beginning divorce proceedings in the first week of january . psychologist rachel maclynn -- a relationship expert and founder of vida matchmaking consultancy -- gives her advice for a harmonious christmas . . . un-happy holidays : an all too familiar scene for many families at christmas dinner . do . . . result : taking care to ensure that the tantrums are kept at bay and proper preparation will make christmas the happiest time of the year . do n't . . . last month , cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic dancers of the last century . partnered , at 42 , with the considerably younger rudolf nureyev , the duo was catapulted to star status and fonteyn 's dancing career spanned two more decades . another highpoint of shinya 's act is when he pretends to pour a glass of milk onto his ipad . despite the fact that the contents of the glass are clearly staying put , it appears as though the milk has filled the virtual glass on the screen . is this really magic ? probably not , but it looks pretty darn cool . another cool , yet subtle , part of the video is when shinya covers his face with the ipad . his moving face appears on the screen , but he 's wearing glasses . when he removes the ipad , the same glasses are on his face . we should have seen this coming . apple ceo steve jobs deemed the ipad `` a truly magical and revolutionary product '' when he unveiled the tablet-style computer in january . what can you do with your ipad ? fighting broke out after the bar closed , and mr potts , a father-of-six and grandfather-of-one who was described by his sister as ' a big softie ' , stepped in to stop it . prosecutor nick dry told the court : ` at this point the defendant punched mr potts , who had been trying to calm matters down and was actually facing the other way when the blow was struck . ` the punch made a loud crack , witnesses turned to see him falling to the ground , making no attempt to break his fall . ' the court heard despite intervention from the emergency services , mr potts could not be saved . breakdancing pioneer ken swift came in second place . swift is credited with establishing hip hop as a legitimate dance movement and creating many of its classic moves . one of the new york city ballet 's greatest stars , suzanne farrell , took third place , while modern dancer judith jamison and ballet 's mikhail baryshnikov rounded out the top five . in february , we want to know who you think is the greatest classical composer of all time . we 'll name your top five on when the show airs on february 24 . mr dry added : ` mr potts had been minding his own business . he was an innocent bystander who sought only to calm the situation down . ' mr potts ' widow sarah said his death had a ` devastating impact ' on the family . she said mr potts ' stepchildren and eight-year-old daughter , emma , now fear their family wo n't come back whenever they leave the house . mr dry added : ` she said he
 The text describes a person who is entertaining and skilled at using an iPad to perform magic tricks, making it seem like they are doing impossible things. They have a YouTube video that has been viewed over 700,000 times and are considered experts in their field. They use their skills to make people happy during stressful times, such as holidays.