Venezuela's Chavez receives press freedom award in Argentina By Brian Byrnes, For CNN
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was given a prestigious journalism award in Argentina on Tuesday. Chavez received the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata "for his unquestionable and authentic commitment to support the freedom of peoples”. Chavez accused large media outlets of "manipulation" and said that in Venezuela today, there is "more freedom of expression and the press than any time in our history." The Rodolfo Walsh award, given to people who advance the cause of press freedom. Flush with petrodollars, Chavez's government in 2005 helped create Telesur, a state-funded television network that covers news from throughout Latin America and the globe. Journalists and politicians in Argentina criticized the choice of Chavez as the award recipient, claiming that he has continually worked to silence his critics and suppress freedom of the press throughout Venezuela."Chavez has closed more than 30 radio stations and six television channels and constantly threatens to take away broadcast licenses of any media that is at all critical of his administration," said Jorge Macri, a congressman from Buenos Aires province. "That's why I consider it a lack of respect for the people who have received this award previously that it is now being awarded to the Venezuelan president."
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THE PRESIDENT OF Venezuela Hugo Chavez RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT journalism RECOGNITION in Argentina on Tuesday. VENEZULAN PRESIDENT ACQUIRED the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from AN UNIERSIRY IN ARGENTINA CALLED Universidad nacional de la Plata “BECAUSE OF his CLEAR and ORIGINAL COMPROMISE to REINFORCE the LIBERTY of peoples.” THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZULA BLAMED large media MEANS OF “manipulation” and ASSURES that in HIS COUNTRY NOW A DAYS, there is “more LIBERTY of expression and the JOURNALISM than any PERIOD in our history.” The Rodolfo Walsh award, IS DELIVER to HUMANS who PROGRESS the IDEAL of JOURNALISM LIBERTY. Flush with petrodollars, HUGO´S ADMINISTRATION 6 YEARS AGO COOPERATED TO ELABORATE Telesur, a LOCAL-funded TV ORGANIZATION that EXPOSE news from ALL OVER SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WORLD. PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE MEDIA AND politicians in Argentina JUDGE THE SELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA as the award WINNER, ARGUMENTING that he has CONSTANTLY worked to QUIET his JUDGEMENTS and ELIMINATE LIBERTY of the JOURNALISM ALL OVER HIS COUNTRY. “HUGO has SEALED more than THIRTY radio stations and 6 TV NETWORKS and CONTINUALLY threatened to REMOVE broadcast PERMISES of any media who JUDGES his GOVERNMENT” ASSURES Jorge Macri, a POLITICIAN from ARGENTINA´S CAPITAL CITY. “ This is why I THINK IT IS DISRESPECTFUL for the people who had PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRES this RECOGNITION that is NOW A DAYS BEING GIVEN TO HUGO CHAVEZ.”
Jennifer Aniston to direct, produce Lifetime movie
Jennifer Aniston and a few other famous females are teaming up to make a movie that makes a difference. Singer Alicia Keys, actress Demi Moore and filmmaker Patty Jenkins will all join the former "Friends" star as directors on the Lifetime Original Movie "Project Five," the network has announced. The movie is a collection of humorous and dramatic short films that explore the impact of breast cancer on people's lives. Aniston, who is also producing the movie, adds that their "hope with 'Project Five' is to entertain, inform, and inspire dialogue, research, and prevention. They want these films to move people and empower those affected by breast cancer to stand tall through this challenge, which impacts ALL of our lives, no matter who we are.
SUMMARY 2 Jennifer Aniston and SOME other famous females are GATHERING up to PRODUCE a FILM that WILL make a difference. Singer Alicia Keys, actress Demi Moore and filmmaker Patty Jenkins will all COME TOGETHER the former "Friends" star as CONDUCTORS on the Lifetime Original Movie "Project Five," the network has INFORM. The movie is a collection of humorous and dramatic short films that SHOWS the HIT of breast cancer on people's lives. Aniston, who is also producing the movie, adds that their EXPECTATION with 'Project Five' is to DISTRACT, ADVISE, and inspire dialogue, research, and prevention. They want these films to INSPIRE people and CHEER UP those affected by breast cancer to stand tall TO this challenge, which impacts ALL of our lives, no matter who we are. BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrived Wednesday in Madrid on an official three-day visit to Spain, just under a month before his son, Prince William, is to marry Kate Middleton in London, a British official said. The visit also will focus on bilateral commercial relations, cooperation on climate change, opportunities for youth and cultural links, said a statement from Clarence House in London, the prince's office. Pardo Palace is the former residence of the late dictator Francisco Franco and has been used, since Spain's return to democracy, as lodging for visiting foreign dignitaries. Later on Wednesday, Prince Charles will meet the president of Madrid's regional government and business leaders, members of the British community in Spain and attend a dinner at Spain's Royal Palace in central Madrid hosted by Prince Felipe. On Thursday, Prince Charles and Camilla will attend a lunch hosted by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their residence, the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. Up to a million British citizens live in Spain full or part-time and millions more visit annually, British officials said. Prince Charles and Camilla began the week with an official visit to Portugal. Prince Charles has made two previous official visits to Portugal, 10 to Spain --- most recently for the 2004 wedding of Prince Felipe to Letizia in Madrid --- and two to Morocco.
Summary 2 ENGLISH Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, WENT ON Wednesday in Madrid on an IMPORTANT three-day TRIP to Spain, just BEFORE a month his SUCESOR SON, Prince William, WILL ENGAGE Kate Middleton in London, a ENGLISH OFFICER TOLD. The TRIP also will CONCENTRATE on bilateral ECONOMIC relations, HELP on climate DISSORDER, POSSIBLILITIES for youth and cultural CONNECTIONS, TOLD a MESSAGE from Clarence House in London, the prince's WORK PLACE. Pardo Palace is the former HOME of the LAST dictator Francisco Franco and has been DESTINATED, since Spain's return to democracy, as lodging for GUESTS foreign dignitaries. THEN on Wednesday, Prince Charles will SEE the president of Madrid's NATIONAL government and business leaders, PEOPLE of the British GROUP in Spain and GO TO a dinner at Spain's Royal Palace in CENTER Madrid SPONSORED by Prince Felipe. IN Thursday, Prince Charles and Camilla will GO TO a lunch SPONSORED by Spain's RULER Juan Carlos and HIS WIFE Sofia at their HOUSE, the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. ABOUT a million British PEOPLE live in Spain full or part-time and MANY more visit EACH YEAR, British officials TOLD. Prince Charles and Camilla STARTED the week with an IMPORTANT visit to Portugal. Prince Charles has DONE two RECENT IMPORTANT visits to Portugal, OTHER 10 to Spain --- most RECENT for the 2004 wedding of Prince Felipe to Letizia in Madrid and 2 to Morocco.
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived Wednesday in Madrid on an official three-day visit to Spain. Charles, the Prince of Wales, will meet with members of Spain's royal family. The visit also will focus on bilateral commercial relations, cooperation on climate change, opportunities for youth and cultural links. Hosts for the visit will be Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and his wife, Princess Letizia, who will receive the visiting British royalty at the Pardo Palace. Pardo Palace is the former residence of the late dictator Francisco Franco and has been used, since Spain's return to democracy. Later on Wednesday, Prince Charles will meet the president of Madrid's regional government and business Readers. On Thursday, Prince Charles and Camilla will attend a lunch hosted by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their residence. Prince Charles is expected to make brief speeches only twice during the trip. Britain and Spain have $53 billion dollars in bilateral trade. Up to a million British citizens live in Spain full or part-time and millions more visit annually. Prince Charles and Camilla began the week with an official visit to Portugal.
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GREAT Britain's Prince Charles and his SPOUSE, Camilla, GET ON THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK-DAY TO THE CAPITAL OF SPAIN on an FORMAL three-day visit to Spain. Charles, the SON OF THE KING of Wales, GO TO SEE with THE Spain's royal family. The visit AT THE SAME TIME will BE CONCENTRATED on bilateral TRADING relations, cooperation on climate change, opportunities for TEENS and ETHNIC links. THE PRINCIPAL hosts for the SEE will be Spain's KING Prince Felipe and his SPOUSE, Princess Letizia, who will ACQUIRE the visit OF THE GREAT BRITAIN PRINCE AND HIS SPOUSE at the Pardo Palace. PORTERIOR on THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK-DAY, Prince Charles will LOOK WITH the SUPERIOR of Madrid's TERRITORIAL government and business readers. ON THE NEXT DAY, Prince Charles and Camilla will GO TO AN EAT hosted by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their HOUSE. Prince Charles is EXPECTING to make SHORT SPEECH only TWO TIMES WHILE THEY ARE ON SPAIN. GREAT Britain and Spain have A LOT OF billion dollars in bilateral TRADING. Prince Charles and Camilla START the week with A FORMAL visit to Portugal.
Demonstrators swarm central London to protest spending cuts By the CNN Wire Staff March 27, 2011
Summary One Scattered violence broke out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through central London to protest proposed austerity measures and public-sector spending cuts. Police arrested 214 people. Thirty-one police officers were hurt during the protests. Police said another 53 people were injured. The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which organized the demonstration, said nearly half a million people were taking part, far exceeding their original estimate of 100,000 participants."Unfortunately we have had a group of approximately 500 criminals committing some disorder ... and scaring the public who are trying to shop. That has been concerning but we are on top of it." Police Commander Bob Broadhurst said.Police also set up a so-called "containment" area Saturday night in Trafalgar Square, where police said officers were coming under "sustained attack."
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SPARCE BRUTALITY RIPPED out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators WALKED through central London to COMPLAIN proposed HARD measures and public-sector USING cuts. Police arrested 214 people. Thirty-one POLICEMEN were HARMED during the protests. Police said another 53 people were HARMED. The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which organized the SHOW, said AROUND half a million people were taking part, far TREPASSING their original GUESS of 100,000 participants."Unfortunately we have had a group of approximately 500 criminals committing some disorder ... and scaring the public who are trying to shop. That has been concerning but we are on top of it." Police Commander Bob Broadhurst DECLARED. Police also ARRANGED a so-called "containment" ZONE Saturday night in Trafalgar Square, where police said officers were GOING under "sustained attack."
Living Legend Tries to Make a Living By BEN SISARIO Published: March 29, 2011
Aside from musicians, record collectors and D.J.’s, the name Clyde Stubblefield does not make many ears perk up. That is because he was the featured player on “Funky Drummer,” a 1970 single by James Brown whose 20-second drum solo has become, by most counts, the most sampled of all beats. The early rappers almost never gave credit or paid for the sample, and if they did, acknowledgement (and any royalties) went to Brown, who is listed as the songwriter. A new project tries to capture at least some royalties for him. By filling out a basic licensing form, anyone willing to pay royalties of 15 percent on any commercial sales — and give credit — can borrow the sound of one of the architects of modern percussion. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Stubblefield was first inspired by the industrial rhythms of the factories and trains around him, and he got his start playing with regional bands. You might expect Mr. Stubblefield, who has appeared on some of the greatest drum recordings in history, to have gone on to fame, or at least to a lucrative career playing sessions. Alan Leeds, whose time as Brown’s tour director overlapped with Mr. Stubblefield’s period in the band, remembers him as a gifted but not terribly ambitious musician. The technology and conventions of sampling — isolating a musical snippet from one recording and reusing it for another — also kept him from greater recognition. The lack of recognition has bothered Mr. Stubblefield more than the lack of royalties, he said, although that stings too. In 2002 Mr. Stubblefield had a tumor in his kidney removed, and now he suffers from end-stage renal disease. He qualifies for Medicare but has no additional health insurance.
SUMMARY 2 Living Legend Tries to Make a Living By BEN SISARIO Published: March 29, 2011 BESIDE from MUSICAL GROUP, record collectors and D.J.’s, the name Clyde Stubblefield does not make A LOT OF ears perk up. That IS FOR THE REASON that he was the featured PERFORMER on “Funky Drummer,” a 1970 SOLITARY by James Brown whose 20-second drum solo has become, by THE MAJORITY counts, THE LARGEST PART sampled of all beats. The PREMATURE rappers JUST ABOUT IN NO WAY gave RECOGNITION or REWARDED for the TRIAL, and if they did, acknowledgement (and any royalties) went to Brown, who is SCHEDULED as the songwriter. AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE PLAN tries to DETAIN at least SEVERAL royalties for him. By filling out a FUNDAMENTAL licensing TYPE, SOMEBODY READY to COMPENSATE royalties of 15 percent on any MARKETABLE sales — and PROVIDE RECOGNITION — can borrow the sound of one of the architects of NEW DRUMMING. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Stubblefield was ORIGINAL MOTIVATED by the MANUFACTURING rhythms of the factories and trains JUST ABOUT HIM, and he got his BEGIN IN PERFORMANCE with LOCAL bands. You MAY BE EXPECTING Mr. Stubblefield, who has BEEN on VARIUS of the BEST drum recordings IN THE PAST, to have MOVED OUT on to fame, or at least to a WELL-PAID career playing sessions. Alan Leeds, whose time as Brown’s tour MANAGER overlapped with Mr. Stubblefield’s period in the band, remembers him as a gifted but not terribly ambitious PERFORMER. The technology and conventions of sampling — DIVIDING a musical snippet from one recording and reusing it for ONE MORE — also kept him from BETTER CREDIT. The lack of CREDIT has UPSET Mr. Stubblefield EVEN more than the lack of royalties, he said, although that stings AS WELL. In 2002 Mr. Stubblefield had a CANCER in his kidney removed, and now he suffers from end-stage renal SICKNESS. He qualifies for Medicare but has no EXTRA health insurance. BY VANESSA NAVARRO
Amazon Cloud Player lets you play your music from anywhere
SUMMARY 1 Amazon has just entered the streaming music business with the launch of Cloud Player, a music player that lets anyone upload their music to Amazon's servers and play them via the web or Android. It's $1 per GB after that. Cloud Player comes in two flavors, an app for the web and an Android app counterpart. Both players allow users to upload their music, create playlists and organize their music. And because it's a cloud-based platform, users can access their music and settings from any compatible computer or Android device. The most comparable service to Cloud Drive is probably Grooveshark, which also lets you upload your music, though Amazon has several major advantages in its MP3 store, its longstanding payment system and its stronger brand recognition. Google and Apple have been rumored to be hard at work on their own cloud-based players, but it looks like Amazon beat them to the punch. Amazon's Cloud Player will certainly face a stiff challenge when they launch their own streaming music services, especially given Google's control over Android and Apple's control over iPhone and iTunes. SUMMARY 2 Amazon has RECENTLY INTRODUCED HIMSELF INTO the streaming music business with the launch of Cloud Player, a music THEME that lets EVERYONE upload their music to Amazon's servers and play them via the web or Android. It's $1 per GB after that. Cloud Player comes in NEW IDEAS, an app for the web and an Android app counterpart. Both players allow users to upload their music, BUILD playlists and organize their music. And because it's a cloud-based platform, users can HEAR their music and settings from any compatible computer or Android device. The most USEFULL service to Cloud Drive is WORKS Grooveshark, which also PLAY your music, THOUGH Amazon has MANY USEFUL THING in its MP3 store, its longstanding payment system and its SOLIDER brand recognition. Google and Apple have been RESERVING to be BETTER at work on their own cloud-based players, but it SEEMS like Amazon beat them to the punch. Amazon's Cloud Player will SURELY face a stiff challenge when they PRESENTATE their own streaming music services, especially given Google's control over Android and Apple's control over iPhone and iTunes. By Miguel chain.
“Thought-provoking technology makes music with mind power”
A new computer system which plays music using brainpower alone is being developed by researchers in the UK with the aim of helping people suffering from severe physical disabilities. The brain-computer music interface, which creates music in response to electrical impulses given off in the brain, was recently tested on a patient suffering from Locked-in Syndrome. Eduardo Miranda, a composer and computer music specialist from the UK's University of Plymouth, created four icons which flash at different frequencies on a computer monitor. When a person looks at a flashing light at a certain frequency, this shows up in an electroencephalograph, which is an instrument that measures neural activity on the scalp. Electrodes pick up these faint signals which are amplified and then fed into a computer. Miranda created four different music algorithms which translate an icon's light frequencies into distinct musical processes. Looking at one of them would sound a note, staring at it would change its pitch. Working on the same principal, the other icons allows users to activate and manipulate rhythm, volume and speed. Wendy Magee, co-author of a paper describing the research, says the patient not only enjoyed using the system but also found it interesting. Magee says there is enough evidence now to suggest that music therapy in general really does work for people with all kinds of disability. Clinical research into Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation has demonstrated how it can help with gait problems in people suffering from acquired brain injury. by: valeria naissir
- Seventeen militants were killed in two special operations conducted by law enforcement officials in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia, Nikolai Sintsov, spokesman for the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, told CNN Monday.Also, authorities detained two suspected accomplices in the January bombing at Moscow's international Domodedovo Airport, he said.The operations were a collaborative effort of Russia's Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Interior and Defense ministries. They were launched as part of the ongoing investigation into the January 24 airport suicide bombing, Sintsov said. Thirty-seven people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the bombing. The suicide bomber was identified as Magomed Yevloyev, 20, a resident of Ingushetia."As a result of a pinpoint airstrike of the Air Force, followed by a ground operation, a terrorist base which trained suicide bombers was eliminated," Sintsov said.Separately, Sintsov said, in one of the villages in Ingushetia, "an active accomplice of those bandits was eliminated, who was supplying them with food and medicine.""Unfortunately, two FSB servicemen and one police officer were killed in those raids," he said.Law enforcement officials were conducting on-site investigative and forensic examinations, he said
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- Seventeen militants were killed in two PARTICULAR operations conducted by law enforcement officials in the southern Russian SECTION of Ingushetia, Nikolai Sintsov, spokesman for the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, told CNN Monday. Also, authorities HELD IN COSTUDY two suspected accomplices in the January bombing at Moscow's WORLDWIDE Domodedovo Airport, he said. The operations were a MUTUAL effort of Russia's Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Interior and Defense ministries. They were launched as part of the ongoing STUDY into the January 24 airport suicide bombing, Sintsov said. Thirty-seven people were killed and more than 100 were INJURED in the bombing. The suicide bomber was RECOGNIZED as Magomed Yevloyev, 20, a resident of Ingushetia. "As an EFFECT of a pinpoint airstrike of the Air Force, followed by a LAND operation, a terrorist base which trained suicide bombers was eliminated," Sintsov said. Separately, Sintsov said, in one of the villages in Ingushetia, "an active accomplice of those bandits was eliminated, who was PROVIDING them with PROVISIONS and MEDICATIONS." "Unfortunately, two FSB servicemen and one police officer were killed in those raids," he said. Law enforcement officials were PERFORMING on-site investigative and forensic examinations, he said
Tilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, has returned to the stage at the Orlando theme park. Brancheau was killed in February 2010 when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her under the water Anthony Frogameni, Brancheau's nephew, said the trainer's family did not want to comment on Tilikum's return. The family started the Dawn Brancheau Foundation to help children in the Orlando area who are in need. SeaWorld told CNN that a request for information on Tilikum's return must submitted in writing. At this writing, answers to the questions asked of SeaWorld have not been received. In August, SeaWorld was fined $75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one referring to the death of Brancheau. On this day when Tilikum is the star of the show.
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Tilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, CAME BACK to the stage at the Orlando RECREATIONAL park. Brancheau was killed in February 2010 when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her UNDERWATER. Brancheau's nephew, said the trainer's family did not want to comment on Tilikum's return. The family started the Dawn Brancheau Foundation to help children in the Orlando area WHO DON’T LIVE IN THE BEST CONDITIONS. SeaWorld told CNN that a request for information on Tilikum's return must PRESENTED WROTEN. At this writing, answers to the questions asked of SeaWorld have not been received. In August, SeaWorld was GIVEN $75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one referring to the death of Brancheau. On this day when Tilikum is the star of the show.
Secrecy surrounds pilot and weapons officer in F-15 crash
After the rescue of a pilot and the weapons systems officer in Operation Odyssey Dawn, the military is keeping the names of the two crew members under wraps. The initial press release about the crash of a U.S. Air Force F-15 in eastern Libya said both members of the air crew ejected from the jet before it crashed. But after repeated requests from CNN for details about their identities and whereabouts, Maj. Beverly Mock, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn. As for their whereabouts, the U.S. Marine Corps reported the pilot was brought aboard the USS Kearsarge and that he was in the medical facility on the ship. CNN has learned from military officials that the weapons specialist was brought to Europe, although nobody would say where.
Cleveland got the win it wanted most. Despite blowing a 23-point lead, the Cavaliers battled back to beat the Miami Heat, 102-90, on Tuesday night, getting a small dose of satisfaction against LeBron James. A night when Cleveland fans unleashed pent-up hatred on James, the native son who scorned them. lebron james had to endure another night of constant booing from fans who once cherished his every move but now view him as a bitter enemy for betraying them. James took the loss in stride, giving the Cavaliers credit they deserved. For at least one night, Cleveland rocked again. But Miami, which wasted a chance to move into second place in the Eastern Conference standings, went scoreless for 4:24, allowing the Cavs to get just their 15th win — and most lopsided this season. Take that, LeBron.
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CAVALIERS got the win it WISHES A YEAR. Despite blowing a 23-point ADVANTAGE, the CLEVELAND PLAY back to WIN the Miami Heat, 102-90, on Tuesday night, getting a TINY dose of HAPINESS against LeBron James. A night when CAVALIERS FOLLOWERS unleashed EXPRESS hatred TO James, the native son who scorned them. lebron james had to PASS another night of COMMON BOTHERING from FOLLOWERS who once LOVE his every move but now SEE him as a NEMESIS for PLAY FALSE them. James took the MATCH in stride, giving the Cavaliers CREDITS they deserved. For at least 1 MATCH, Cleveland rocked REMEMBER PAST TIMES. But Miami, WHO wasted OPPORTUNITIE to TAKE THE second place in the Eastern Conference RANKING, went scoreless for 4:24, allowing the CAVALIERS to get just their 15th win — and most lopsided this season. Take that, LeBron JAMES.
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Ten people, including two policemen, were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up in northwest Pakistan, authorities said. Another 21 people were injured, said Ejaz Ali Khan, the police chief of Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The explosion took place at a public gathering for a political party in the province. Abdullah Khan, a senior police official in the district, said the gathering was organized by Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam party. The party head, Fazal Ur Rehman, was scheduled to speak at the rally. Party spokesman, Moulana Amjad Khan, said Rehman was the target of the attack but was unharmed. Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam was a former coalition partner of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Security forces have been battling an insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban in the province, formerly known as the North West Frontier Province.
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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) Ten people were killed Wednesday BY a SUICIDE IN a MOTORCYCLE THAT EXPLODED IN THE NORTHWEST OF PAKISTAN, said authority. Another 21 people RESULTED injured, said Ejaz Ali Khan, the police BOSS of Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The ATTACK took place at a public MEETING for a political party in the province. Abdullah Khan, a senior police official in the district, said the gathering was organized by Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam party. The party head, Fazal Ur Rehman, was PLANNIG to TALK at the MEETING. THE SPEAKER, Moulana Amjad Khan, said THAT THE ATTACK WAS FOR REHMAN but HE RESULTED SAFE. Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam was a former coalition partner of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Security forces have been FIGHTING AGAINST insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban in the province PREVIOUSLY known as the North West Frontier Province.
1 st Venezuela's Chavez receives press freedom award in Argentina THESE STATEMENTS: Chavez was given an award in Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was given a prestigious journalism award in Argentina on Tuesday. Chavez received the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata. During a raucous, two-hour acceptance speech in front of hundreds of students and the university's journalism faculty, Chavez accused large media outlets of "manipulation" and said that in Venezuela today, there is "more freedom of expression and the press than any time in our history." The Rodolfo Walsh award, given to people who advance the cause of press freedom, is named in honor of the late Argentine journalist who was killed in 1977 during Argentina's "Dirty War”. Flush with petrodollars, Chavez's government in 2005 helped create Telesur, a state-funded television network that covers news from throughout Latin America and the globe. Journalists and politicians in Argentina criticized the choice of Chavez as the award recipient. "Chavez has closed more than 30 radio stations and six television channels and constantly threatens to take away broadcast licenses of any media that is at all critical of his administration," said Jorge Macri,." The award ceremony in Argentina came two days after protesters prevented trucks carrying Argentina's two largest daily newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion, from leaving the printing press. The Argentine government needs to take immediate measures to sanction this disregard and violation of a judicial ruling that constitutes an attack on freedom of the press. Earlier Tuesday, Kirchner met with Chavez at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, where they signed a series of economic accords. Kirchner skipped Chavez's award ceremony at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
2ND Venezuela's Chavez receives press freedom award in Argentina THESE STATEMENTS: Chavez was given an award in Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez RECEIVED a VERY IMPORTANT award in Argentina YESTERDAY. Chavez received the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata. WHILE a NOISY, two-hour acceptance speech WITH HUNDREDS OF THE UNIVERSITY´s STUDENTS WATCHING AND LISTENING, Chavez accused BIG media outlets of "manipulation" and said that in HIS NATION NOWADAYS, there is "more LIBERTY of expression and the press NEVER SEEN AT VENEZUELA´s HISTORY." The Rodolfo Walsh award, given to HUMANS who DEVELOPED the cause of press freedom, is named in honor of the late Argentine journalist who was killed in 1977 during Argentina's "Dirty War”. WITH LOTS OF petrodollars, Chavez's government SIX YEARS AGO helped created Telesur, a state-funded television network IN WHICH A BIG PART OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD IS COVER WITH. REPORTERS and politicians in Argentina MADE CRITICS BECAUSE OF CHAVEZ ELECTION AS the award recipient. "Chavez has closed more than 30 radio stations and six television channels and constantly threaten to take OUT broadcast licenses of any TYPE OF media that is at all critical of his administration," said Jorge Macri,." The award ceremony in Argentina OCCURED two days after protesters prevented trucks carrying Argentina's two largest daily newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion, from LEDDING APART the printing press. The Argentine needs to take QUICKLY THE measures to PENALIZED this disregard and violation of a judicial ruling that constitutes an attack on freedom of the press. YESTERDAY, Kirchner met with Chavez at the PRESIDENT´s GOVERNMENT HOUSE, where they signed a SOME economic accords. Kirchner skipped Chavez's award ceremony at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
Thought-provoking technology makes music with mind power By Matthew Knight for CNN March 29, 2011
A new computer system which plays music using brainpower alone is being developed by researchers in the UK with the aim of helping people suffering from severe physical disabilities. “It started as a musical project which became a scientific project," said Eduardo Miranda, a composer and computer music specialist from the UK's University of Plymouth, who co-developed the system. Miranda created four icons which flash at different frequencies on a computer monitor. Miranda created four different music algorithms which translate an icon's light frequencies into distinct musical processes. Wendy Magee, co-author of a paper describing the research, which appears in the journal Music and Medicine, says the patient not only enjoyed using the system but also found it interesting. “It helps motivate the patient to engage in their wider rehabilitation." Magee said. Miranda is also looking to fine tune his system to make it more robust and user-friendly so that clinicians can handle it by themselves, he says. But while the equipment may be complex and the task of rehabilitating lives an arduous one for everyone involved, the mission at the heart of it remains a simple one.
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A new computer system which plays music using brainpower alone is being developed by SCIENTIFICS in the UK with the OBJECTIVE of helping people suffering from severe physical disabilities. “It started as a musical project which became a scientific project," said Eduardo Miranda, a composer and computer music specialist from the UK's University of Plymouth, who co-developed the system. Miranda created four icons THAT flash at different frequencies on a computer monitor. Miranda created four different music algorithms which translate an icon's light frequencies into distinct musical processes. Wendy Magee, co-author of a paper describing the research, which appears in the journal Music and Medicine, says the patient not only enjoyed using the system but also found it interesting. “It helps motivate the patient to engage in their wider rehabilitation." Magee said. Miranda is also looking to fine tune his system to make it more robust and user-friendly so that clinicians can handle it by themselves, he says. But while the equipment may be complex and the task of rehabilitating lives an arduous one for everyone involved, the OBJECTIVE at the heart of it remains a simple one.
Hugh Jackman: 'The Wolverine' knocked back, but not dead
When "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky backed out of "The Wolverine" a little over a week ago, it left the promising comic book drama in the lurch. Part of the EXPECTANCY for the film, in which Hugh Jackman's "X-Men" character ventures to Japan and encounters a legion of samurai warriors, was having the DEFIANT CAPACITY of Aronofsky COMMUNICATED into a commercial action-adventure movie. After the presentation, he told EW that "The Wolverine" remains very much alive -- he's staying ABOARD, and the script by "The Usual Suspects" screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie is still in play. EW.com: 'The Wolverine': no short list of directors yet to replace Darren Aronofsky, says source "So now we're out looking for a director," Jackman SAID. "We were pretty much ready to go. The script is AWSOME -- the best we've ever had, which is why it attracted Darren in the first place. "We're not going to settle. We're going to find a director as good as Darren, if not better. Well, as good," Jackman said. "Everyone is still pushing forward to getting it done." The actor did NODDED a little impatience, especially since he's growing weary of his protein-powered, muscle-building diet. "I can't be eating too many more chicken breasts," he groaned.
PART 1 Basic Constitutional Rights Don't Apply to Nevada Dog Owners By Ledy VanKavage
Nevada's dangerous dog law is a relic, like an abandoned silvers mine. Currently, it's super simple to declare a dog dangerous or vicious. This lack of due process is not only frightening for people who stand to lose their companions, but it's also constitutionally problematic. Under the law, pets are living property or property plus; the constitution requires a hearing before you take someone's property away. Nevada's law came into being without considering the evolution of the status of our pets. Dogs have gone from the backyard to the bedroom, and straight into our hearts. Most Americans rightly view pets as members of their family. AB 324 would also give pets and their owners added protection by outlawing breed discrimination in Nevada. As we've blogged about before on Change.org, canine profiling is not only ineffective, it's extremely expensive to taxpayers. With the foreclosure crisis, Nevada towns need to focus on economic recovery, not spending money seizing dogs and euthanizing them simply because of their appearance. This problem isn't seen only in Nevada. In the last few years, a number of state and city dangerous dog laws have been struck down because of constitutional concerns. To get law students thinking about animal law, Best Friends Animal Society and The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction have published three lessons on procedural due process and dangerous dog laws. The hope is that these young lawyers will start thinking about using the constitution to protect family pets. Beverlee McGrath with the Humane Society of the United States and Best Friends Animal Society are leading the charge to get this legislation through.
By: Nathalia Alzate
PART 2 Basic Constitutional Rights Don't Apply to Nevada Dog Owners By Ledy VanKavage
Nevada's AGGRESSIVE dog`s RULE is a TRACK, like an NEGLECTED silvers mine. Currently, it's super simple to declare a dog AGGRESSIVE or WILD. This lack of due process is not only frightening for people who stand to lose their PARTNERS, but it's also constitutionally problematic. Under the law, pets are living property or property plus; the constitution requires a hearing before you take someone's property away. Nevada's law came into being without considering the evolution of the status of our pets. Dogs have gone from the backyard to the ROOM, and straight into our hearts. Most AMERICAN PEOPLE rightly view pets as members of their family. AB 324 would also give pets and their owners added SAFETY by outlawing breed discrimination in Nevada. As we've blogged about before on Change.org, canine profiling is not only ineffective, it's extremely expensive to DONORS. With the foreclosure crisis, Nevada towns need to focus on RENTABLE recovery, not WASTING money seizing dogs and euthanizing them simply because of their appearance. This problem isn't seen only in Nevada. In the last few years, a number of state and city AGGRESSIVE dog`s RULE have been struck down because of constitutional concerns. To get law students thinking about animal`s RULE, BFAS and CALI have published three lessons on procedural due process and AGGRESIVE dog`s RULE. The hope is that these young lawyers will start thinking about using the constitution to GET SAFETY family pets. Beverlee McGrath with the Humane Society of the United States and BFAS are GUIDING the charge to get this legislation through.
SUMMARY 1 Britney Spears has announced that she's headed on tour this summer, but it won't be with Enrique Iglesias. Spears made the tour announcement on Tuesday, saying that she was kicking off a North American tour in Sacramento that was to include Iglesias. Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears will not be touring together. Despite initial reports based on formal discussions of the possible run, Enrique has great respect for Britney," is a "longtime fan of her work" and is "very sorry for the confusion" SUMMARY 2 Britney Spears has SAID that she's headed on tour this summer, but it WOULD NOT be with Enrique Iglesias. Spears made the tour STATEMENT on Tuesday, SHE SAID that she was kicking off a North American tour in Sacramento that was WITH Iglesias. Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears will not be touring mutually. EVEN THOUGH EARLY NEWS based on OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS of the PROBABLE run, Enrique has HUGE ADMIRATION for Britney," is a "longtime ADMIRER of her VOCATION" and is "very REGRETFUL for the MISUNDERSTANDING" BY:VALENTINA BARBOSA
Death toll from Yemen explosion rises to 150 By the CNN Wire Staff March 29, 2011 Sanaa, Yemen— The death toll from an explosion on Monday, at an ammunition factory in southern Yemen has risen to 150. Eighty-five people were injured in the Abyan Province and most of the dead and injured were locals who had been ransacking the factory after it was taken over by militants on Sunday. Protests were taking place in 11 locations thoughout the country. The provincial governor blamed al Qaeda for the explosion. Also, governor Saleh al-Zawari said "stressed the importance of cohesion and solidarity to stand together against these criminal and terrorist elements who try to hit the social peace in the governorate". The explosion took place after months of demonstrations targeting Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as well as a weekend of clashes between government forces and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. "We will continue for days, weeks and even months if we have to," said Adel Qubati, a youth activist in Taiz. "President Saleh's tricks will only buy him more time, and we will assure that he leaves office in disgrace." Saleh has been arguing that he is best equipped to lead the fight against Islamists. Yemen has been facing protests from people citing government corruption, a lack of political freedom, and high unemployment. He also said that will not offer any more concessions, and described the opposition as an alliance against the country's majority. Saleh promised not to run for president in the next round of elections.
Death toll from Yemen explosion rises to 150 By the CNN Wire Staff March 29, 2011 Sanaa, Yemen— The death DUTY from an explosion on Monday, at an ammunition factory in southern Yemen has risen to 150. Eighty-five people were HURT in the Abyan Province and most of the dead and injured were locals who had been ransacking the INDUSTRIAL UNIT after it was taken over by militants on Sunday. Protests were taking place in 11 locations throughout the NATION. The provincial governor blamed al Qaeda for the DETONATION. Also, governor Saleh al-Zawari said "stressed the importance of cohesion and solidarity to stand together against these criminal and terrorist elements who try to hit the social peace in the governorate". The explosion took place after months of DISPLAY targeting Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as well as a weekend of COME TO BLOWS between government forces and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. "We will continue for days, weeks and even months if we have to," SUPPOSED Adel Qubati, a youth PROTESTER in Taiz. "President Saleh's tricks will only buy him more time, and we will assure that he leaves office in disgrace." Saleh has been arguing that he is best PREPARED to lead the CLASH against Islamists. Yemen has been facing DISPUTES from people citing government corruption, a lack of political freedom, and high unemployment. He also said that will not offer any more ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, and described the opposition as an alliance against the country's majority. Saleh SWEATED not to run for president in the next round of elections.
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- CIA operatives are providing intelligence from Libya, where opposition forces are on the run and the defiant government suffered the embarrassing defection of its foreign minister Wednesday. The NATO-led coalition, which is enforcing a no-fly zone and protecting civilians from the intense fighting, got no help from the weather in its ongoing efforts to protect the fragile opposition movement."The weather conditions did not allow close combat support by aircraft in the last couple of days," said Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Leader Moammar Gadhafi's government, for its part, kept up the war of words. The White House refused to comment on a Reuters report that President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel troops."I will reiterate what the president said yesterday -- no decision has been made about providing arms to the opposition or to any group in Libya," said White House press secretary Jay Carney in a statement. According to the Reuters report, Obama signed the covert aid order, or "finding," within the past few weeks. Such findings are required for the CIA to conduct secret operations, the report said. British Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons that he has not ruled out arming the Libyan opposition, but added that Britain has not made the decision to do so .U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provided classified briefings to House and Senate members who asked whether the United States intended to arm the rebels, participants told CNN.Clinton and Gates made clear that no decision had been made, and Congress members from both parties said they believed it would be a bad idea, according to participants. Regarding the committing of U.S. forces to the U.N.-backed operation, the White House has said Obama acted within his authority under the War Powers Act. Clinton told members of Congress the administration acted within the requirements of the War Powers Act and needed no authorization for further decisions on the mission, lawmakers said. The opposition got a boost Wednesday with news that Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa willingly traveled to London and told the government there that he has resigned, the United Kingdom Foreign Office said. Libya’s opposition said its fighters are executing a "tactical withdrawal" from a swath of territory they once controlled, a move that comes as Gadhafi's forces relentlessly pound them. Col. Ahmed Bani, speaking at a news conference in the opposition capital of Benghazi on Wednesday, said his forces are being outgunned by the superior military power of loyalists, spared the wrath of coalition airstrikes. They have been pushed eastward over the last two days after CNN reported on Sunday that rebels took Brega, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad and reached a town just east of Sirte. Rebel forces have now lost Bin Jawad and the key oil town of Ras Lanuf and are backed up to the Brega area, Bani said. Ajdabiya, which is east of Brega, will be prepared as a "defense point" if the withdrawal continues farther east, he said.The rebels have been demanding an end to Gadhafi's almost 42-year rule in Libya, but they have been facing "sustained attacks in the face of the coalition bombing" in Misrata, Ras Lanuf, and Bin Jawad, CNN's Nic Robertson reported.In the outskirts of Ajdabiya -- which was recently taken over by opposition forces -- Gadhafi's regime planted several dozen land mines, Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday. Human Rights Watch also said 370 people are missing in the eastern part of the country, with some suspected to be in government custody. That list includes rebel fighters and civilians, including doctors, the group said.
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Miley, Billy Ray reunite for family outing By Tim Nudd, PEOPLE.com March 28, 2011 -- Updated 2109 GMT (0509 HKT)
After a difficult few months, the Cyrus family -- dad Billy Ray, mom Tish and sisters Miley and Noah -- were photographed all together on Sunday after grabbing coffee in Toluca Lake, California. It's the first time Miley and Billy Ray have been seen publicly together since their crack in mid-February. That's when Billy Ray spoke out to GQ about how he feared that fame was leading Miley down the wrong path. In the weeks since then, Billy Ray has been backtracking and trying to make amends with Miley. Within a week after the GQ quotes went public, he told PEOPLE the comments were "explosive, and accidentally so," and said he was trying to "mend my family." Before, earlier this month, he said that he was calling off his divorce from Tish. Just last week, Billy Ray essentially retracted his GQ comments in an interview on Good Morning America, saying he "wouldn't change anything" about Miley's upbringing or her rise to recognition. As for Miley, a source recently told PEOPLE: "(She) seems happier and more peaceful in the past few days." SUAD GANEM
Miley, Billy Ray reunite for family outing By Tim Nudd, PEOPLE.com March 28, 2011 -- Updated 2109 GMT (0509 HKT)
After a difficult few months, the Cyrus family -- dad Billy Ray, mom Tish and sisters Miley and Noah -- were photographed all together on Sunday after grabbing coffee in Toluca Lake, California. It's the first time Miley and Billy Ray have been seen publicly together since their CRACK in mid-February. That's when Billy Ray spoke out to GQ about how he feared that fame was leading Miley down the wrong PATH. In the weeks since then, Billy Ray has been backtracking and trying to make amends with Miley. Within a week after the GQ quotes went public, he told PEOPLE the comments were "explosive, and ACCIDENTALY so," and said he was trying to "mend my family." BEFORE, earlier this month, he SAID that he was calling off his divorce from Tish. Just last week, Billy Ray essentially retracted his GQ comments in an interview on Good Morning America, saying he "wouldn't change anything" about Miley's upbringing or her rise to RECOGNITION. As for Miley, a source recently told PEOPLE: "(She) seems happier and more PEACEFULin the past few days." SUAD GANEM
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- CIA operatives are providing intelligence from Libya, where opposition OPINIONS are on the run and the defiant government suffered the embarrassing defection of its foreign minister Wednesday. The NATO-led coalition, which is INVITING a no-fly zone and protecting civilians from the intense ARGUING, got no help from the weather in its ongoing efforts to protect the fragile opposition movement."The weather conditions did not allow close combat support by aircraft in the last couple of days," said Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Leader Moammar Gadhafi's government kept up the ARGUING OF words. The White House NEGATES to comment on a Reuters report that President Barack Obama has WRITTEN a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel troops."I will reiterate what the president said yesterday -- no decision has been made about providing arms to the opposition or to any group in Libya," said White House press secretary Jay Carney in a statement. According to the Reuters report, Obama signed the covert aid order, or "finding," within the past few weeks. Such findings are required for the CIA to PRECEDE secret operations, the report said. British Prime Minister David Cameron EXPLAINED the House of Commons that he has not ruled out arming the Libyan opposition, but added that Britain has not made the decision to do so .U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provides classified briefings to House and Senate members who asked whether the United States intended to arm the rebels, participants told CNN.Clinton and Gates made clear that no OPINION had been made, and Congress members from both parties said they believed it would be a bad idea, according to participants. Regarding the committing of U.S. forces to the U.N.-backed operation, the White House has said Obama acted within his authority under the War Powers Act. Clinton EXPLAIN TO members of Congress the administration acted within the requirements of the War Powers Act and needed no authorization for further decisions on the mission, lawmakers said. The DISSCUSION got a boost Wednesday with news that Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa willingly traveled to London and told the government there that he has resigned, the United Kingdom Foreign Office said.Libya's opposition said its fighters are executing a "tactical withdrawal" from a swath of territory they once controlled, a move that comes as Gadhafi's forces relentlessly pound them.Col. Ahmed Bani, speaking at a news conference in the opposition capital of Benghazi on Wednesday, said his ARMIES are being outgunned by the superior military power of loyalists, spared the wrath of coalition airstrikes.They have been PULLED eastward over the last two days after CNN reported on Sunday that rebels took Brega, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad and reached a town just east of Sirte. Rebel forces have now lost Bin Jawad and the key oil town of Ras Lanuf and are backed up to the Brega area, Bani said. Ajdabiya, which is east of Brega, will be prepared as a "defense point" if the withdrawal continues farther east, he said.The rebels have been demanding an end to Gadhafi's almost 42-year rule in Libya, but they have been facing "sustained attacks in the face of the coalition bombing" in Misrata, Ras Lanuf, and Bin Jawad, CNN's Nic Robertson reported.In the outskirts of Ajdabiya -- which was recently taken over by opposition forces -- Gadhafi's regime planted several dozen land mines, Human Rights Watch said in a EXPLAIN Wednesday. Human Rights Watch also said 370 people are missing in the eastern part of the country, with some CURIOSITY to be in government custody. That list includes rebel fighters and civilians, including doctors, the group said.
In an effort to woo a Google high-speed internet project, the Kansas capital of Topeka last year changed its name to Google, Kansas, for a month. Like, actually changed it. By a vote of the City Council. Besides, Kansas city, just 60 miles to the east of Topeka, soon will get some of the fastest internet connections in the country. Topeka's mayor could be mad about all of this. He could be embarrassed that his city -- home of soybean fields, animal research, and, let's not forget, Kansas' capitol dome -- changed its name to that of a giant corporation to court its favor, only to be rejected. Maybe he feels like he'll lose business to Kansas City, which, by 2012, is expected to have Google-installed internet connections that are 100 times faster than the national average. He never assumed Topeka's name-changing stunt would win the project. And plenty of other mayors flailed unsuccessfully for Google's attention, too. Bunten said he doesn't have any regrets about renaming the city as an attempt to get Google's attention. On April Fools' Day 2010, Google joked that it had changed its name to Topeka as a sort of hat tip.
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In an ATTEMPT to ENHANCE a Google high-speed internet PROGRAM, TOPEKA, CAPITAL OF KANSAS, CHANGED IN 2009 its name to Google, Kansas, for a 30 DAYS. IT WAS ACTUALY CHANGED by a vote of the City Council. IN ADDITION TO THAT, Kansas city, A FEW MILES east of Topeka, IS LIKELY TO ADQUIRE IN FEW TIME some of the fastest NETWORK connections in the country.He could be DISAPPOINTED that his city -- home TRADITIONS -- changed its name to GOOGLE to WOO its favor, only to be OUTCASTED. Maybe he feels like he'll lose business to Kansas City, which, by 2012, is PREDICTED to have Google-installed internet connections that are 100 times THAN THE AVARAGE OF THOSE IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. He NEVER Topeka's CHANGING OF NAME stunt would win theCAMPAING. And TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS for Google's attention, too. Bunten said he HAS NO REPENTANCE about CHANGING THE NAME the city TRYING to get Google's attention.
State and federal health officials are investigating the deaths of nine patients at Alabama hospitals who were all given an intravenous nutritional supplement that investigators have found was contaminated by bacteria. Ten other patients who received the supplement also were sickened by the bacteria, called Serratia marcescens, which is most commonly found in water, including some tap water, and sometimes in bathrooms. Dr. Alexander J. Kallen, a medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the investigation into the outbreak at six Alabama hospitals would not conclude for at least a week. On Wednesday, the pharmacy’s unmarked office in a business park was dark, with a “closed” sign hanging on the door. Workers in neighboring offices said they had seen the firm’s principal arrive that morning, but he did not respond to repeated calls or knocks. Alisha Miskelley, a supervisor for a contact lens distributor located across the parking lot from Meds IV, said men wearing suits had been in and out of the pharmacy’s office last week. Dr. Mary G. McIntyre of the state health department said that about 35 percent of the patients who received T.P.N. from Meds IV in March sustained infections. The first two occurrences were in January and February, she said. The affected patients ranged in age from 38 to 94. Eleven were women and eight were men. The supplement is typically administered to patients whose gastrointestinal systems are not working properly, including those undergoing chemotherapy or recovering from major surgery. The mix is delivered to hospitals in containers presumed to be sterile and has a limited shelf life. Dr. Williamson said the state health department had been notified about Serratia marcescens infections on March 16 by two Birmingham-area hospitals, Princeton Baptist Medical Center and Shelby Baptist Medical Center. A statement issued by Baptist Health System, which operates Princeton Baptist and Shelby Baptist, said six of the nine deaths had occurred at those medical centers. A total of seven patients were infected at Princeton Baptist, four of whom died, and five were sickened at Shelby Baptist, two of whom died.
Haley T. Montgomery, a spokeswoman for Medical West hospital in Bessemer, said the hospital discovered that three patients had been infected with the bacteria, and treated them with antibiotics. One of those patients died. “I can say it was a critically ill patient,” Ms. Montgomery said.
SUMMARY 2-Season 5 Mad Men “Mad Men,” the three-time Emmy Award-winning drama, will not return to television until sometime early next year, AMC confirmed on Tuesday, because of a deepening dispute with the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner. AMC, which has showcased “Mad Men” for the last four summers and has benefited mightily from it, has offered Mr. Weiner a three-season deal that would be worth $30 million, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations Mr. Weiner would not talk about the specific proposals. But another person with knowledge of the negotiations said AMC had also demanded additional product placement in the episodes. Since then the future of “Mad Men” has been uncertain. AMC has always insisted that the show would resume, but for months it was at odds with Lionsgate, the company that produces the series. Last week there were reports that production would not start in time for a summer premiere. Mr. Weiner has clashed with AMC in the past. Fans of the show have swamped social networking Web sites with complaints about the delay, with some taking AMC’s side and calling Mr. Weiner intransigent, while others have faulted AMC. Fans took particular exception to the possibility that $1.5 million, roughly two regular cast members, would be excised from the cast budget each season. Amid the contentious contract talks for “Mad Men,” AMC’s parent company, Rainbow Media, is in the process of being spun off by its owner, Cablevision, and renamed AMC Networks. The process is expected to be completed this summer. AMC’s $30 million offer to Mr. Weiner would make him an exceptionally highly paid producer — perhaps the most of anyone working in cable television.
Like, O.K., to Pull the Sword From the Stone, Young Arthur Needs a Life Coach
First things first: “Camelot” is no “Spartacus,” for better and for worse. The latest glossy repackaging of ancient legend on Starz has neither the gleeful hamminess nor the bounteous exposed flesh and soft-core sex of its channel mate. Unfortunately the most obvious indicators of seriousness are a deliberate pace (to put it kindly), a lot of whispering and a strained attempt to turn the medieval romance of King Arthur and his knights into a parable about nation building. Chris Chibnall, who created “Camelot” with Michael Hirst and is the chief writer, has gone back to Malory’s “Morte d’Arthur” as his source, and we can expect that Arthur is going to have to take that final boat ride to Avalon before the series ends. Mr. Chibnall, best known for modern adventure and crime tales (“Torchwood,” “Law & Order: UK”), does his best to push off the inevitable. The details of Arthur’s parentage are delved into — it’s not often that names like Corlois and Ector figure prominently in the story — and until Episode 3 the only Round Table knight who puts in an appearance is Arthur’s foster brother, Kay. Mr. Fiennes is fun to watch as an arrogant, punked-out Merlin; he’s much more interesting than Jamie Campbell Bower, whose lightweight Arthur, to this point, doesn’t appear to deserve all the attention he’s getting. Best of all is Ms. Green, the Bond girl and Bernardo Bertolucci dream object, as Arthur’s sister and rival (known here as Morgan). Her intensity is a good match for the show’s gloomy-doomy, psychologizing mood, and she looks great in the backless halter dresses that were apparently popular in the Middle Ages.
Summary 1 State and federal health officials are investigating the deaths of nine patients at Alabama hospitals who were all given an intravenous nutritional supplement that investigators have found was contaminated by bacteria. Ten other patients who received the supplement also were sickened by the bacteria, called Serratia marcescens, which is most commonly found in water, including some tap water, and sometimes in bathrooms. Dr. Alexander J. Kallen, a medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the investigation into the outbreak at six Alabama hospitals would not conclude for at least a week. Alisha Miskelley, a supervisor for a contact lens distributor located across the parking lot from Meds IV, said men wearing suits had been in and out of the pharmacy’s office last week. Dr. Mary G. McIntyre of the state health department said that about 35 percent of the patients who received T.P.N. from Meds IV in March sustained infections. The supplement is typically administered to patients whose gastrointestinal systems are not working properly, including those undergoing chemotherapy or recovering from major surgery. The mix is delivered to hospitals in containers presumed to be sterile and has a limited shelf life. Dr. Williamson said the state health department had been notified about Serratia marcescens infections on March 16 by two Birmingham-area hospitals, Princeton Baptist Medical Center and Shelby Baptist Medical Center. A statement issued by Baptist Health System, which operates Princeton Baptist and Shelby Baptist, said six of the nine deaths had occurred at those medical centers. A total of seven patients were infected at Princeton Baptist, four of whom died, and five were sickened at Shelby Baptist, two of whom died.
Like, O.K., to Pull the Sword From the Stone, Young Arthur Needs a Life Coach (Summary 3) First things first: “Camelot” is no “Spartacus,” for better and for worse. The latest glossy repackaging of ancient legend on Starz has neither the gleeful hamminess nor the bounteous exposed flesh and soft-core sex of its channel mate. Unfortunately the most obvious indicators of seriousness are a deliberate pace (to put it kindly), a lot of whispering and a strained attempt to turn the medieval romance of King Arthur and his knights into a parable about nation building. Chris Chibnall, who created “Camelot” with Michael Hirst and is the chief writer, has gone back to Malory’s “Morte d’Arthur” as his source, and we can expect that Arthur is going to have to take that final boat ride to Avalon before the series ends. Mr. Chibnall, best known for modern adventure and crime tales (“Torchwood,” “Law & Order: UK”), does his best to push off the inevitable. The details of Arthur’s parentage are delved into — it’s not often that names like Corlois and Ector figure prominently in the story — and until Episode 3 the only Round Table knight who puts in an appearance is Arthur’s foster brother, Kay. Mr. Fiennes is fun to watch as an arrogant, punked-out Merlin; he’s much more interesting than Jamie Campbell Bower, whose lightweight Arthur, to this point, doesn’t appear to deserve all the attention he’s getting. Best of all is Ms. Green, the Bond girl and Bernardo Bertolucci dream object, as Arthur’s sister and rival (known here as Morgan). Her intensity is a good match for the show’s gloomy-doomy, psychologizing mood, and she looks great in the backless halter dresses that were apparently popular in the Middle Ages.
Bill Gates drove a tough bargain with his Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, at one stage even discussing what amounted to "ripping off" his partner at a time when he was undergoing cancer treatment, according to claims in a memoir by Mr Allen due to be published in April. Mr Allen's account of his early days with Mr Gates, up to his 1983 departure from Microsoft, is set to add a controversial twist to one of the most prominent business partnerships of modern times. Mr Gates declined to comment on the specific claims but in a general statement on the book, he said: "While my recollection of many of these events may differ from Paul's, I value his friendship and the important contributions he made to the world of technology and at Microsoft." Now 58, Mr Allen is fighting another bout of cancer, and was last year ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's 37th richest person, with a $13.5bn fortune. "I'd been taught that a deal was a deal and your word was your bond," Mr Allen wrote in the book, an extract of which was published in Vanity Fair. Mr Allen said he was passing Mr Gates' office on another occasion when he overheard his partner and Mr Ballmer complaining about his declining contribution to the company during his cancer treatment, and discussing ways to dilute Mr Allen's shareholding in the company.
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Microsoft memoir tells of Gates 'rip off' plan
Bill Gates HAD A DIFFICULT OPPORTUNITY with his Microsoft PARTNER Paul Allen, at one POINT even DEBATING what ABUNDANCE to "ripping off" his MATE at a MOMMENT when he was PHASING cancer MEDICATION, AGREEDEING to COMPLAINTS in a memoir by Mr Allen DUTY to be POSTED in April. Mr Allen's COUNT of his FIRST DAYS with Mr Gates, up to his 1983 GOING from Microsoft, is set TO PUT MORE DISCUSSED twist TO THE MOSTLY VISIBLE business ASSOCIATIONS of modern times. Mr Gates FALLS to comment on the specific COMPLAINTS but in a general DECLARATION on the book, he said: "While my recollection of many of these events may differ from Paul's, I value his TREATMENT and the important HELP he made to the EARTH of technology and at Microsoft." Now 58, Mr Allen is fighting another DISEASE of cancer, and was last year ranked by Forbes magazine as the EARTH´S 37th richest person, with a $13.5bn fortune. "I'd been TEACHED that a TREAMENT was a deal and your word was your bond," Mr Allen wrote in the book, an extract of which was POSTED in Vanity Fair. Mr Allen said he was passing Mr Gates' office on another TIME when he overheard his partner and Mr Ballmer complaining about his FALLING contribution to the company during his cancer treatment, and discussing ways to dilute Mr Allen's shareholding in the company.
In the wake of Egypt's "Facebook revolution," which was fueled in part by online social networks much has been made about the role of technology in encouraging or even creating democracy. Syria, the latest country in the region to announce reforms in the wake of protests, is a curious test of that theory. There are at least three ways to read this fluid situation. First: Syria is an exception to Ghonim's theory about internet freedom, since the tools of online revolution have failed, second: We're watching another tech-led revolution unfold. Third: The internet has had little impact on Syrian reform. No matter the outcome, a look at Syria's nascent tech renaissance -- bubbling long before violence in the country started making headlines -- offers a framework for understanding these current events.Many of Syria's tech entrepreneurs seem to have no political aspirations .People outside the country, however, who are freer to speak their minds without fear of government intimidation, were skeptical of Syria's motives.Fears of arrest and intimidation have been very real inside Syria. Shortly after Syria made Facebook legal, the government arrested and four days later released a blogger.´´We are the fastest growing internet user in the Middle East," al-Assad told The Wall Street Journal in a rare interview published January 31. "And this is because of the nature of the Syrians: They are very open generally ... They want to learn.
In the wake of Egypt's "Facebook revolution," which was STUMULATE in part by online social networks, much has been made about the role of tech in encouraging or even creating democracy. Syria, the latest country in the region to announce reforms in the wake of protests, is a curious test of that theory. There are at least three ways to read this fluid situation. First: Syria is an exception to Ghonim's theory about internet AUTONOMY, since the tools of online revolution have failed, second: We're watching another tech-led revolution unfold. Third: The internet has had SMALL impact on Syrian reform. No matter the outcome, a look at Syria's nascent tech renaissance -- bubbling long before ATTACKS in the country started making headlines -- offers a framework for understanding these current events.Many of Syria's tech entrepreneurs seem to HAVENT political aspirations. People outside the country, however, who are FREE to speak their THOUGHTS without AFRAID of government intimidation, were Discouraging of Syria's REASONS. Fears of arrest and intimidation have been very real inside Syria. A SHORT TIME AGO after Syria made Facebook legal, the government arrested and four days later released a blogger.´´We are the fastest growing internet user in the Middle East," al-Assad told The Wall Street Journal in a rare interview published January 31. "And this is because of the nature of the Syrians: They are very open generally ... They want to learn. by Maria Beatriz Daza
SUMMARY 1 (CNN) -- World Cup finalists Spain and Netherlands both retained their 100% records in Euro 2012 qualifying on Tuesday, although neither nation had things their own way against Hungary and Lithuania respectively. World and European champions Spain only knew their Group I qualifier against Lithuania in Kaunas was going ahead shortly before kick-off, with the referee passing the pitch fit to play despite Spanish protests that it was unsuitable for international football. But, despite the conditions, Spain took the lead through Xavi Hernandez, only for Marius Stankevicius, who plays for Spanish club Valencia, to level matters with a sensational strike from outside the area. However, defender Tadas Kijanskas put through his own net while under pressure from Fernando Llorente to give Spain the lead again and another Valencia player, Juan Manuel Mata, made it 3-1 to the visitors after finishing off a flowing move with seven minutes remaining. The result gives Spain 15 points from their five matches with the Czech Republic, who beat Liechtenstein 2-0, clear in second on nine points. Meanwhile, Netherlands beat Hungary 5-3 in a Group E thriller to remain on course to qualify for the finals. The Dutch beat Hungary 4-0 when the teams met on Saturday, but this proved a different proposition on a night of high drama in Amsterdam. Robin van Persie gave the hosts the lead but Gergely Rudolf drew the visitors’ level early in the second half, before Zoltan Gera gave Hungary the lead with a sharp volley. But Wesley Sneijder drew the Dutch level on the hour mark and Ruud van Nisterooy made it 3-2 with 18 minutes remaining. However, Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt scored twice in three minutes to seal victory for Netherlands to give them a maximum 18 points from their six matches.
SUMMARY 2 (CNN) -- World Cup finalists Spain and Netherlands BOTH OF THEM STAYED WITH 100% records in Euro 2012 qualifying on Tuesday, EVENTHOUGH neither COUNTRY had things their own way IN FRONT OF Hungary and Lithuania SPECIFICALLY. World and European champions Spain only GOT TO KNOW their Group I qualifier against Lithuania in Kaunas was going STRAIGHT FORWARD shortly before kick-off, with the referee GIVING the pitch fit to play NOT EVEN WITH THE Spanish COMPLAINTS that it was unsuitable for international football. But, despite the CIRCUMSTANCES, Spain took the LEADERSHIP through Xavi Hernandez, only for Marius Stankevicius, who plays for Spanish club Valencia, to level matters with a sensational strike from outside the area. ALTHOUGH, defender Tadas Kijanskas put through his own net while GOING TRHOUGH pressure from Fernando Llorente to give Spain the lead again and another Valencia player, Juan Manuel Mata, made it 3-1 to the visitors PRECIDED BY A finishing off a flowing move with seven minutes remaining. The OUTCOME GAVE Spain 15 points from their five GAMES with the Czech Republic, who beat Liechtenstein 2-0, clear in second on nine points. Meanwhile, Netherlands beat Hungary 5-3 in a Group E EXCITING to remain on course to qualify for the finals. The NETHERLAND PLAYERS beat Hungary 4-0 when the SQUADS met on Saturday, but this MADE IT A FACT THAT IT WAS different ATTITTUDE on a night of A LOT drama in Amsterdam. Robin van Persie gave the LOCALS the lead but Gergely Rudolf MADE THE VISTIORS APROACH in the second half, before Zoltan Gera gave Hungary the lead with a sharp KICK. But Wesley Sneijder drew the Dutch level on the HALF TIME and Ruud van Nisterooy made it 3-2 with 18 minutes remaining. However, Liverpool FORWARD SHOOTER Dirk Kuyt scored twice in three minutes to COMPLETE THE victory for Netherlands to give them a maximum 18 points from their six matches. BY: SALVADOR MATTAR
Canada arrests Somalia-bound man on terror charge A man who was arrested on terror charges at a Toronto airport Tuesday was on his way to Somalia to join a militant group there, according to Canadian police. Police allege that his final destination was Somalia, where he planned to join al Shabaab, a group identified by both the United States and Canada as a terrorist organization. Hersi, a Canadian citizen who quit his job in preparation for the trip, was traveling alone and did not resist arrest, Finn said. Al Shabaab is a listed terrorist entity because of their attacks against innocents in support of their extremist, radical ideology, Finn said. The arrest was the culmination of a six-month investigation of Hersi known by police as Project Severe. Police have seized evidence from Hersi but would not elaborate on what items were taken. There was nothing within the investigation that would suggest a direct threat to Canadians within Canada, Finn said.
Summary 2 A man who was CAPTURED on terror ARRIVES at a Toronto airport Tuesday was on his GOING to Somalia to PARTICIPATE WITH a militant MILITIA there, REGARDING to Canadian FORCES. Police SAID that his LAST ARRIVAL was Somalia, where he THINKED to join al Shabaab, a ENTITY KNOWN by both the US and Canada as a TERROR ENTITY. Hersi, a CANADA RESIDENT who quit his job in preparation for the JOURNEY, was GOING BY HIMSELF and did not resist arrest, Finn TOLD. Al Shabaab is a KNOWN terrorist GROUP because of ITS ATEMPTS against UNPROTECTED in support of their EXTREME, radical THINKING, Finn said. The CAPTURE was the LAST of a six-month RESEARCH of Hersi known by police as Project Severe. AUTORITY have seized evidence from Hersi but would not elaborate on what items were taken. There was nothing within the RESEARCH that would suggest a direct MENASE to CANADA RESIDENTS within Canada, Finn said.
White House Producer Shawna Shepherd President Obama chatted with friend and supporter Oprah Winfrey about today’s big revelation, that he is indeed a U.S. citizen.Obama said he requested and released his long-form birth certificate to “see if we can put this to rest” and turn the conversation back to serious issues.The president and first lady Michelle Obama took a seat on Oprah Winfrey's couch at Harpo Studios in Chicago just hours after the White House released the original birth certificate and Obama declared, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness." Oprah asked Obama about releasing his birth certificate at the beginning of the interview, which lasted about an hour and included four commercial breaks. In clips released in advance by Oprah's production company, the president made light of the rumors that have been plaguing him now for two and a half years.Obama stuck to lines he gave during his initial statement on the matter in Washington, but his growing frustration over the story overshadowing the White House message was evident. PART 2: White House Producer Shawna Shepherd LEADER Obama TALKED with friend and supporter Oprah Winfrey about today’s big revelation, that he is indeed a U.S. citizen.Obama said he requested and released his long-form birth certificate to “see if we can put this to BREAK” and turn the conversation back to serious issues.The president and first WOMEN Michelle Obama took a seat on Oprah Winfrey's CHAIR at Harpo Studios in Chicago just A TIME after the White House released the original birth certificate and Obama declared, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness." Oprah QUESIONED Obama about releasing his birth certificate at the STARTING of the interview, which ENDED about an hour and included four commercial RESTS. In clips released in advance by Oprah's INVENTION company, the president made GLOW of the rumors that have been plaguing him now for two and a half years. Obama stuck to lines he gave IN his initial statement on the matter in Washington, but his RISING frustration over the story overshadowing the White House message was evident. BY: GIULIANO LIBONATI
Venezuela's Chavez receives press freedom award in Argentina
ResponderEliminarBy Brian Byrnes, For CNN
PART 1
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was given a prestigious journalism award in Argentina on Tuesday. Chavez received the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata "for his unquestionable and authentic commitment to support the freedom of peoples”. Chavez accused large media outlets of "manipulation" and said that in Venezuela today, there is "more freedom of expression and the press than any time in our history." The Rodolfo Walsh award, given to people who advance the cause of press freedom. Flush with petrodollars, Chavez's government in 2005 helped create Telesur, a state-funded television network that covers news from throughout Latin America and the globe. Journalists and politicians in Argentina criticized the choice of Chavez as the award recipient, claiming that he has continually worked to silence his critics and suppress freedom of the press throughout Venezuela."Chavez has closed more than 30 radio stations and six television channels and constantly threatens to take away broadcast licenses of any media that is at all critical of his administration," said Jorge Macri, a congressman from Buenos Aires province. "That's why I consider it a lack of respect for the people who have received this award previously that it is now being awarded to the Venezuelan president."
PART 2
THE PRESIDENT OF Venezuela Hugo Chavez RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT journalism RECOGNITION in Argentina on Tuesday. VENEZULAN PRESIDENT ACQUIRED the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from AN UNIERSIRY IN ARGENTINA CALLED Universidad nacional de la Plata “BECAUSE OF his CLEAR and ORIGINAL COMPROMISE to REINFORCE the LIBERTY of peoples.” THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZULA BLAMED large media MEANS OF “manipulation” and ASSURES that in HIS COUNTRY NOW A DAYS, there is “more LIBERTY of expression and the JOURNALISM than any PERIOD in our history.” The Rodolfo Walsh award, IS DELIVER to HUMANS who PROGRESS the IDEAL of JOURNALISM LIBERTY. Flush with petrodollars, HUGO´S ADMINISTRATION 6 YEARS AGO COOPERATED TO ELABORATE Telesur, a LOCAL-funded TV ORGANIZATION that EXPOSE news from ALL OVER SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WORLD. PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE MEDIA AND politicians in Argentina JUDGE THE SELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA as the award WINNER, ARGUMENTING that he has CONSTANTLY worked to QUIET his JUDGEMENTS and ELIMINATE LIBERTY of the JOURNALISM ALL OVER HIS COUNTRY. “HUGO has SEALED more than THIRTY radio stations and 6 TV NETWORKS and CONTINUALLY threatened to REMOVE broadcast PERMISES of any media who JUDGES his GOVERNMENT” ASSURES Jorge Macri, a POLITICIAN from ARGENTINA´S CAPITAL CITY. “ This is why I THINK IT IS DISRESPECTFUL for the people who had PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRES this RECOGNITION that is NOW A DAYS BEING GIVEN TO HUGO CHAVEZ.”
BY : PAOLA PEREZ
Jennifer Aniston to direct, produce Lifetime movie
ResponderEliminarJennifer Aniston and a few other famous females are teaming up to make a movie that makes a difference. Singer Alicia Keys, actress Demi Moore and filmmaker Patty Jenkins will all join the former "Friends" star as directors on the Lifetime Original Movie "Project Five," the network has announced. The movie is a collection of humorous and dramatic short films that explore the impact of breast cancer on people's lives. Aniston, who is also producing the movie, adds that their "hope with 'Project Five' is to entertain, inform, and inspire dialogue, research, and prevention. They want these films to move people and empower those affected by breast cancer to stand tall through this challenge, which impacts ALL of our lives, no matter who we are.
SUMMARY 2
Jennifer Aniston and SOME other famous females are GATHERING up to PRODUCE a FILM that WILL make a difference. Singer Alicia Keys, actress Demi Moore and filmmaker Patty Jenkins will all COME TOGETHER the former "Friends" star as CONDUCTORS on the Lifetime Original Movie "Project Five," the network has INFORM. The movie is a collection of humorous and dramatic short films that SHOWS the HIT of breast cancer on people's lives. Aniston, who is also producing the movie, adds that their EXPECTATION with 'Project Five' is to DISTRACT, ADVISE, and inspire dialogue, research, and prevention. They want these films to INSPIRE people and CHEER UP those affected by breast cancer to stand tall TO this challenge, which impacts ALL of our lives, no matter who we are.
BY: CAROLINA ZAGARRA
British royals make official visit to Spain
ResponderEliminarBritain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrived Wednesday in Madrid on an official three-day visit to Spain, just under a month before his son, Prince William, is to marry Kate Middleton in London, a British official said. The visit also will focus on bilateral commercial relations, cooperation on climate change, opportunities for youth and cultural links, said a statement from Clarence House in London, the prince's office. Pardo Palace is the former residence of the late dictator Francisco Franco and has been used, since Spain's return to democracy, as lodging for visiting foreign dignitaries. Later on Wednesday, Prince Charles will meet the president of Madrid's regional government and business leaders, members of the British community in Spain and attend a dinner at Spain's Royal Palace in central Madrid hosted by Prince Felipe. On Thursday, Prince Charles and Camilla will attend a lunch hosted by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their residence, the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. Up to a million British citizens live in Spain full or part-time and millions more visit annually, British officials said. Prince Charles and Camilla began the week with an official visit to Portugal. Prince Charles has made two previous official visits to Portugal, 10 to Spain --- most recently for the 2004 wedding of Prince Felipe to Letizia in Madrid --- and two to Morocco.
Summary 2
ENGLISH Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, WENT ON Wednesday in Madrid on an IMPORTANT three-day TRIP to Spain, just BEFORE a month his SUCESOR SON, Prince William, WILL ENGAGE Kate Middleton in London, a ENGLISH OFFICER TOLD. The TRIP also will CONCENTRATE on bilateral ECONOMIC relations, HELP on climate DISSORDER, POSSIBLILITIES for youth and cultural CONNECTIONS, TOLD a MESSAGE from Clarence House in London, the prince's WORK PLACE.
Pardo Palace is the former HOME of the LAST dictator Francisco Franco and has been DESTINATED, since Spain's return to democracy, as lodging for GUESTS foreign dignitaries. THEN on Wednesday, Prince Charles will SEE the president of Madrid's NATIONAL government and business leaders, PEOPLE of the British GROUP in Spain and GO TO a dinner at Spain's Royal Palace in CENTER Madrid SPONSORED by Prince Felipe. IN Thursday, Prince Charles and Camilla will GO TO a lunch SPONSORED by Spain's RULER Juan Carlos and HIS WIFE Sofia at their HOUSE, the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. ABOUT a million British PEOPLE live in Spain full or part-time and MANY more visit EACH YEAR, British officials TOLD.
Prince Charles and Camilla STARTED the week with an IMPORTANT visit to Portugal.
Prince Charles has DONE two RECENT IMPORTANT visits to Portugal, OTHER 10 to Spain --- most RECENT for the 2004 wedding of Prince Felipe to Letizia in Madrid and 2 to Morocco.
By Luis Rueda
British royals make official visit to Spain
ResponderEliminarPart 1:
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived Wednesday in Madrid on an official three-day visit to Spain. Charles, the Prince of Wales, will meet with members of Spain's royal family. The visit also will focus on bilateral commercial relations, cooperation on climate change, opportunities for youth and cultural links. Hosts for the visit will be Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and his wife, Princess Letizia, who will receive the visiting British royalty at the Pardo Palace. Pardo Palace is the former residence of the late dictator Francisco Franco and has been used, since Spain's return to democracy. Later on Wednesday, Prince Charles will meet the president of Madrid's regional government and business Readers. On Thursday, Prince Charles and Camilla will attend a lunch hosted by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their residence. Prince Charles is expected to make brief speeches only twice during the trip. Britain and Spain have $53 billion dollars in bilateral trade. Up to a million British citizens live in Spain full or part-time and millions more visit annually. Prince Charles and Camilla began the week with an official visit to Portugal.
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GREAT Britain's Prince Charles and his SPOUSE, Camilla, GET ON THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK-DAY TO THE CAPITAL OF SPAIN on an FORMAL three-day visit to Spain. Charles, the SON OF THE KING of Wales, GO TO SEE with THE Spain's royal family. The visit AT THE SAME TIME will BE CONCENTRATED on bilateral TRADING relations, cooperation on climate change, opportunities for TEENS and ETHNIC links. THE PRINCIPAL hosts for the SEE will be Spain's KING Prince Felipe and his SPOUSE, Princess Letizia, who will ACQUIRE the visit OF THE GREAT BRITAIN PRINCE AND HIS SPOUSE at the Pardo Palace. PORTERIOR on THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK-DAY, Prince Charles will LOOK WITH the SUPERIOR of Madrid's TERRITORIAL government and business readers. ON THE NEXT DAY, Prince Charles and Camilla will GO TO AN EAT hosted by Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at their HOUSE. Prince Charles is EXPECTING to make SHORT SPEECH only TWO TIMES WHILE THEY ARE ON SPAIN. GREAT Britain and Spain have A LOT OF billion dollars in bilateral TRADING. Prince Charles and Camilla START the week with A FORMAL visit to Portugal.
BY: Andres Percy
Demonstrators swarm central London to protest spending cuts
ResponderEliminarBy the CNN Wire Staff
March 27, 2011
Summary One
Scattered violence broke out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through central London to protest proposed austerity measures and public-sector spending cuts.
Police arrested 214 people. Thirty-one police officers were hurt during the protests. Police said another 53 people were injured. The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which organized the demonstration, said nearly half a million people were taking part, far exceeding their original estimate of 100,000 participants."Unfortunately we have had a group of approximately 500 criminals committing some disorder ... and scaring the public who are trying to shop. That has been concerning but we are on top of it." Police Commander Bob Broadhurst said.Police also set up a so-called "containment" area Saturday night in Trafalgar Square, where police said officers were coming under "sustained attack."
Summary Two
SPARCE BRUTALITY RIPPED out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators WALKED through central London to COMPLAIN proposed HARD measures and public-sector USING cuts.
Police arrested 214 people. Thirty-one POLICEMEN were HARMED during the protests. Police said another 53 people were HARMED. The Trades Union Congress (TUC), which organized the SHOW, said AROUND half a million people were taking part, far TREPASSING their original GUESS of 100,000 participants."Unfortunately we have had a group of approximately 500 criminals committing some disorder ... and scaring the public who are trying to shop. That has been concerning but we are on top of it." Police Commander Bob Broadhurst DECLARED. Police also ARRANGED a so-called "containment" ZONE Saturday night in Trafalgar Square, where police said officers were GOING under "sustained attack."
Summaries by: Avrile Le Duc
Living Legend Tries to Make a Living
ResponderEliminarBy BEN SISARIO
Published: March 29, 2011
Aside from musicians, record collectors and D.J.’s, the name Clyde Stubblefield does not make many ears perk up. That is because he was the featured player on “Funky Drummer,” a 1970 single by James Brown whose 20-second drum solo has become, by most counts, the most sampled of all beats. The early rappers almost never gave credit or paid for the sample, and if they did, acknowledgement (and any royalties) went to Brown, who is listed as the songwriter.
A new project tries to capture at least some royalties for him. By filling out a basic licensing form, anyone willing to pay royalties of 15 percent on any commercial sales — and give credit — can borrow the sound of one of the architects of modern percussion. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Stubblefield was first inspired by the industrial rhythms of the factories and trains around him, and he got his start playing with regional bands. You might expect Mr. Stubblefield, who has appeared on some of the greatest drum recordings in history, to have gone on to fame, or at least to a lucrative career playing sessions. Alan Leeds, whose time as Brown’s tour director overlapped with Mr. Stubblefield’s period in the band, remembers him as a gifted but not terribly ambitious musician. The technology and conventions of sampling — isolating a musical snippet from one recording and reusing it for another — also kept him from greater recognition. The lack of recognition has bothered Mr. Stubblefield more than the lack of royalties, he said, although that stings too. In 2002 Mr. Stubblefield had a tumor in his kidney removed, and now he suffers from end-stage renal disease. He qualifies for Medicare but has no additional health insurance.
SUMMARY 2
Living Legend Tries to Make a Living
By BEN SISARIO
Published: March 29, 2011
BESIDE from MUSICAL GROUP, record collectors and D.J.’s, the name Clyde Stubblefield does not make A LOT OF ears perk up.
That IS FOR THE REASON that he was the featured PERFORMER on “Funky Drummer,” a 1970 SOLITARY by James Brown whose 20-second drum solo has become, by THE MAJORITY counts, THE LARGEST PART sampled of all beats. The PREMATURE rappers JUST ABOUT IN NO WAY gave RECOGNITION or REWARDED for the TRIAL, and if they did, acknowledgement (and any royalties) went to Brown, who is SCHEDULED as the songwriter. AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE PLAN tries to DETAIN at least SEVERAL royalties for him. By filling out a FUNDAMENTAL licensing TYPE, SOMEBODY READY to COMPENSATE royalties of 15 percent on any MARKETABLE sales — and PROVIDE RECOGNITION — can borrow the sound of one of the architects of NEW DRUMMING. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr. Stubblefield was ORIGINAL MOTIVATED by the MANUFACTURING rhythms of the factories and trains JUST ABOUT HIM, and he got his BEGIN IN PERFORMANCE with LOCAL bands. You MAY BE EXPECTING Mr. Stubblefield, who has BEEN on VARIUS of the BEST drum recordings IN THE PAST, to have MOVED OUT on to fame, or at least to a WELL-PAID career playing sessions. Alan Leeds, whose time as Brown’s tour MANAGER overlapped with Mr. Stubblefield’s period in the band, remembers him as a gifted but not terribly ambitious PERFORMER. The technology and conventions of sampling — DIVIDING a musical snippet from one recording and reusing it for ONE MORE — also kept him from BETTER CREDIT. The lack of CREDIT has UPSET Mr. Stubblefield EVEN more than the lack of royalties, he said, although that stings AS WELL. In 2002 Mr. Stubblefield had a CANCER in his kidney removed, and now he suffers from end-stage renal SICKNESS. He qualifies for Medicare but has no EXTRA health insurance.
BY VANESSA NAVARRO
Amazon Cloud Player lets you play your music from anywhere
ResponderEliminarSUMMARY 1
Amazon has just entered the streaming music business with the launch of Cloud Player, a music player that lets anyone upload their music to Amazon's servers and play them via the web or Android. It's $1 per GB after that. Cloud Player comes in two flavors, an app for the web and an Android app counterpart. Both players allow users to upload their music, create playlists and organize their music. And because it's a cloud-based platform, users can access their music and settings from any compatible computer or Android device. The most comparable service to Cloud Drive is probably Grooveshark, which also lets you upload your music, though Amazon has several major advantages in its MP3 store, its longstanding payment system and its stronger brand recognition. Google and Apple have been rumored to be hard at work on their own cloud-based players, but it looks like Amazon beat them to the punch. Amazon's Cloud Player will certainly face a stiff challenge when they launch their own streaming music services, especially given Google's control over Android and Apple's control over iPhone and iTunes.
SUMMARY 2
Amazon has RECENTLY INTRODUCED HIMSELF INTO the streaming music business with the launch of Cloud Player, a music THEME that lets EVERYONE upload their music to Amazon's servers and play them via the web or Android. It's $1 per GB after that. Cloud Player comes in NEW IDEAS, an app for the web and an Android app counterpart. Both players allow users to upload their music, BUILD playlists and organize their music. And because it's a cloud-based platform, users can HEAR their music and settings from any compatible computer or Android device. The most USEFULL service to Cloud Drive is WORKS Grooveshark, which also PLAY your music, THOUGH Amazon has MANY USEFUL THING in its MP3 store, its longstanding payment system and its SOLIDER brand recognition. Google and Apple have been RESERVING to be BETTER at work on their own cloud-based players, but it SEEMS like Amazon beat them to the punch. Amazon's Cloud Player will SURELY face a stiff challenge when they PRESENTATE their own streaming music services, especially given Google's control over Android and Apple's control over iPhone and iTunes.
By Miguel chain.
“Thought-provoking technology makes music with mind power”
ResponderEliminarA new computer system which plays music using brainpower alone is being developed by researchers in the UK with the aim of helping people suffering from severe physical disabilities.
The brain-computer music interface, which creates music in response to electrical impulses given off in the brain, was recently tested on a patient suffering from Locked-in Syndrome.
Eduardo Miranda, a composer and computer music specialist from the UK's University of Plymouth, created four icons which flash at different frequencies on a computer monitor.
When a person looks at a flashing light at a certain frequency, this shows up in an electroencephalograph, which is an instrument that measures neural activity on the scalp.
Electrodes pick up these faint signals which are amplified and then fed into a computer.
Miranda created four different music algorithms which translate an icon's light frequencies into distinct musical processes. Looking at one of them would sound a note, staring at it would change its pitch. Working on the same principal, the other icons allows users to activate and manipulate rhythm, volume and speed.
Wendy Magee, co-author of a paper describing the research, says the patient not only enjoyed using the system but also found it interesting.
Magee says there is enough evidence now to suggest that music therapy in general really does work for people with all kinds of disability. Clinical research into Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation has demonstrated how it can help with gait problems in people suffering from acquired brain injury.
by: valeria naissir
SUMARY 1:
ResponderEliminar- Seventeen militants were killed in two special operations conducted by law enforcement officials in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia, Nikolai Sintsov, spokesman for the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, told CNN Monday.Also, authorities detained two suspected accomplices in the January bombing at Moscow's international Domodedovo Airport, he said.The operations were a collaborative effort of Russia's Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Interior and Defense ministries.
They were launched as part of the ongoing investigation into the January 24 airport suicide bombing, Sintsov said. Thirty-seven people were killed and more than 100 were wounded in the bombing. The suicide bomber was identified as Magomed Yevloyev, 20, a resident of Ingushetia."As a result of a pinpoint airstrike of the Air Force, followed by a ground operation, a terrorist base which trained suicide bombers was eliminated," Sintsov said.Separately, Sintsov said, in one of the villages in Ingushetia, "an active accomplice of those bandits was eliminated, who was supplying them with food and medicine.""Unfortunately, two FSB servicemen and one police officer were killed in those raids," he said.Law enforcement officials were conducting on-site investigative and forensic examinations, he said
CHANGED WORDS:
- Seventeen militants were killed in two PARTICULAR operations conducted by law enforcement officials in the southern Russian SECTION of Ingushetia, Nikolai Sintsov, spokesman for the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, told CNN Monday.
Also, authorities HELD IN COSTUDY two suspected accomplices in the January bombing at Moscow's WORLDWIDE Domodedovo Airport, he said.
The operations were a MUTUAL effort of Russia's Investigative Committee, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Interior and Defense ministries.
They were launched as part of the ongoing STUDY into the January 24 airport suicide bombing, Sintsov said. Thirty-seven people were killed and more than 100 were INJURED in the bombing. The suicide bomber was RECOGNIZED as Magomed Yevloyev, 20, a resident of Ingushetia.
"As an EFFECT of a pinpoint airstrike of the Air Force, followed by a LAND operation, a terrorist base which trained suicide bombers was eliminated," Sintsov said.
Separately, Sintsov said, in one of the villages in Ingushetia, "an active accomplice of those bandits was eliminated, who was PROVIDING them with PROVISIONS and MEDICATIONS."
"Unfortunately, two FSB servicemen and one police officer were killed in those raids," he said.
Law enforcement officials were PERFORMING on-site investigative and forensic examinations, he said
BY: EDUARDO LOMBANA
Killer Whale returns to Sea World show.
ResponderEliminarTilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, has returned to the stage at the Orlando theme park.
Brancheau was killed in February 2010 when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her under the water
Anthony Frogameni, Brancheau's nephew, said the trainer's family did not want to comment on Tilikum's return.
The family started the Dawn Brancheau Foundation to help children in the Orlando area who are in need.
SeaWorld told CNN that a request for information on Tilikum's return must submitted in writing. At this writing, answers to the questions asked of SeaWorld have not been received.
In August, SeaWorld was fined $75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one referring to the death of Brancheau.
On this day when Tilikum is the star of the show.
Summary 2.
Tilikum, the killer whale that killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau last year, CAME BACK to the stage at the Orlando RECREATIONAL park.
Brancheau was killed in February 2010 when the orca grabbed her ponytail and pulled her UNDERWATER.
Brancheau's nephew, said the trainer's family did not want to comment on Tilikum's return.
The family started the Dawn Brancheau Foundation to help children in the Orlando area WHO DON’T LIVE IN THE BEST CONDITIONS.
SeaWorld told CNN that a request for information on Tilikum's return must PRESENTED WROTEN. At this writing, answers to the questions asked of SeaWorld have not been received.
In August, SeaWorld was GIVEN $75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one referring to the death of Brancheau.
On this day when Tilikum is the star of the show.
BY XIOMARA ANGULO
Secrecy surrounds pilot and weapons officer in F-15 crash
ResponderEliminarAfter the rescue of a pilot and the weapons systems officer in Operation Odyssey Dawn, the military is keeping the names of the two crew members under wraps.
The initial press release about the crash of a U.S. Air Force F-15 in eastern Libya said both members of the air crew ejected from the jet before it crashed.
But after repeated requests from CNN for details about their identities and whereabouts, Maj. Beverly Mock, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn.
As for their whereabouts, the U.S. Marine Corps reported the pilot was brought aboard the USS Kearsarge and that he was in the medical facility on the ship.
CNN has learned from military officials that the weapons specialist was brought to Europe, although nobody would say where.
Cleveland Savors Victory Against James and Heat
ResponderEliminarPART 1
Cleveland got the win it wanted most. Despite blowing a 23-point lead, the Cavaliers battled back to beat the Miami Heat, 102-90, on Tuesday night, getting a small dose of satisfaction against LeBron James. A night when Cleveland fans unleashed pent-up hatred on James, the native son who scorned them. lebron james had to endure another night of constant booing from fans who once cherished his every move but now view him as a bitter enemy for betraying them. James took the loss in stride, giving the Cavaliers credit they deserved. For at least one night, Cleveland rocked again. But Miami, which wasted a chance to move into second place in the Eastern Conference standings, went scoreless for 4:24, allowing the Cavs to get just their 15th win — and most lopsided this season. Take that, LeBron.
PART 2
CAVALIERS got the win it WISHES A YEAR. Despite blowing a 23-point ADVANTAGE, the CLEVELAND PLAY back to WIN the Miami Heat, 102-90, on Tuesday night, getting a TINY dose of HAPINESS against LeBron James. A night when CAVALIERS FOLLOWERS unleashed EXPRESS hatred TO James, the native son who scorned them. lebron james had to PASS another night of COMMON BOTHERING from FOLLOWERS who once LOVE his every move but now SEE him as a NEMESIS for PLAY FALSE them. James took the MATCH in stride, giving the Cavaliers CREDITS they deserved. For at least 1 MATCH, Cleveland rocked REMEMBER PAST TIMES. But Miami, WHO wasted OPPORTUNITIE to TAKE THE second place in the Eastern Conference RANKING, went scoreless for 4:24, allowing the CAVALIERS to get just their 15th win — and most lopsided this season. Take that, LeBron JAMES.
BY: CARLOS OBREGON
SUMMARY 1:
ResponderEliminarIslamabad, Pakistan (CNN)
Ten people, including two policemen, were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.
Another 21 people were injured, said Ejaz Ali Khan, the police chief of Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The explosion took place at a public gathering for a political party in the province. Abdullah Khan, a senior police official in the district, said the gathering was organized by Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam party. The party head, Fazal Ur Rehman, was scheduled to speak at the rally. Party spokesman, Moulana Amjad Khan, said Rehman was the target of the attack but was unharmed. Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam was a former coalition partner of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Security forces have been battling an insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban in the province, formerly known as the North West Frontier Province.
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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)
Ten people were killed Wednesday BY a SUICIDE IN a MOTORCYCLE THAT EXPLODED IN THE NORTHWEST OF PAKISTAN, said authority.
Another 21 people RESULTED injured, said Ejaz Ali Khan, the police BOSS of Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The ATTACK took place at a public MEETING for a political party in the province. Abdullah Khan, a senior police official in the district, said the gathering was organized by Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam party. The party head, Fazal Ur Rehman, was PLANNIG to TALK at the MEETING. THE SPEAKER, Moulana Amjad Khan, said THAT THE ATTACK WAS FOR REHMAN but HE RESULTED SAFE. Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam was a former coalition partner of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Security forces have been FIGHTING AGAINST insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban in the province PREVIOUSLY known as the North West Frontier Province.
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ResponderEliminarVenezuela's Chavez receives press freedom award in Argentina
THESE STATEMENTS: Chavez was given an award in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was given a prestigious journalism award in Argentina on Tuesday. Chavez received the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata. During a raucous, two-hour acceptance speech in front of hundreds of students and the university's journalism faculty, Chavez accused large media outlets of "manipulation" and said that in Venezuela today, there is "more freedom of expression and the press than any time in our history." The Rodolfo Walsh award, given to people who advance the cause of press freedom, is named in honor of the late Argentine journalist who was killed in 1977 during Argentina's "Dirty War”. Flush with petrodollars, Chavez's government in 2005 helped create Telesur, a state-funded television network that covers news from throughout Latin America and the globe. Journalists and politicians in Argentina criticized the choice of Chavez as the award recipient. "Chavez has closed more than 30 radio stations and six television channels and constantly threatens to take away broadcast licenses of any media that is at all critical of his administration," said Jorge Macri,." The award ceremony in Argentina came two days after protesters prevented trucks carrying Argentina's two largest daily newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion, from leaving the printing press. The Argentine government needs to take immediate measures to sanction this disregard and violation of a judicial ruling that constitutes an attack on freedom of the press. Earlier Tuesday, Kirchner met with Chavez at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, where they signed a series of economic accords. Kirchner skipped Chavez's award ceremony at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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Venezuela's Chavez receives press freedom award in Argentina
THESE STATEMENTS: Chavez was given an award in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez RECEIVED a VERY IMPORTANT award in Argentina YESTERDAY. Chavez received the Rodolfo Walsh journalism award from Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata. WHILE a NOISY, two-hour acceptance speech WITH HUNDREDS OF THE UNIVERSITY´s STUDENTS WATCHING AND LISTENING, Chavez accused BIG media outlets of "manipulation" and said that in HIS NATION NOWADAYS, there is "more LIBERTY of expression and the press NEVER SEEN AT VENEZUELA´s HISTORY." The Rodolfo Walsh award, given to HUMANS who DEVELOPED the cause of press freedom, is named in honor of the late Argentine journalist who was killed in 1977 during Argentina's "Dirty War”. WITH LOTS OF petrodollars, Chavez's government SIX YEARS AGO helped created Telesur, a state-funded television network IN WHICH A BIG PART OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD IS COVER WITH. REPORTERS and politicians in Argentina MADE CRITICS BECAUSE OF CHAVEZ ELECTION AS the award recipient. "Chavez has closed more than 30 radio stations and six television channels and constantly threaten to take OUT broadcast licenses of any TYPE OF media that is at all critical of his administration," said Jorge Macri,." The award ceremony in Argentina OCCURED two days after protesters prevented trucks carrying Argentina's two largest daily newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion, from LEDDING APART the printing press. The Argentine needs to take QUICKLY THE measures to PENALIZED this disregard and violation of a judicial ruling that constitutes an attack on freedom of the press. YESTERDAY, Kirchner met with Chavez at the PRESIDENT´s GOVERNMENT HOUSE, where they signed a SOME economic accords. Kirchner skipped Chavez's award ceremony at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
by giancarlo figueroa
ResponderEliminarThought-provoking technology makes music with mind power
ResponderEliminarBy Matthew Knight for CNN
March 29, 2011
A new computer system which plays music using brainpower alone is being developed by researchers in the UK with the aim of helping people suffering from severe physical disabilities. “It started as a musical project which became a scientific project," said Eduardo Miranda, a composer and computer music specialist from the UK's University of Plymouth, who co-developed the system. Miranda created four icons which flash at different frequencies on a computer monitor. Miranda created four different music algorithms which translate an icon's light frequencies into distinct musical processes. Wendy Magee, co-author of a paper describing the research, which appears in the journal Music and Medicine, says the patient not only enjoyed using the system but also found it interesting. “It helps motivate the patient to engage in their wider rehabilitation." Magee said. Miranda is also looking to fine tune his system to make it more robust and user-friendly so that clinicians can handle it by themselves, he says. But while the equipment may be complex and the task of rehabilitating lives an arduous one for everyone involved, the mission at the heart of it remains a simple one.
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A new computer system which plays music using brainpower alone is being developed by SCIENTIFICS in the UK with the OBJECTIVE of helping people suffering from severe physical disabilities. “It started as a musical project which became a scientific project," said Eduardo Miranda, a composer and computer music specialist from the UK's University of Plymouth, who co-developed the system. Miranda created four icons THAT flash at different frequencies on a computer monitor. Miranda created four different music algorithms which translate an icon's light frequencies into distinct musical processes. Wendy Magee, co-author of a paper describing the research, which appears in the journal Music and Medicine, says the patient not only enjoyed using the system but also found it interesting. “It helps motivate the patient to engage in their wider rehabilitation." Magee said. Miranda is also looking to fine tune his system to make it more robust and user-friendly so that clinicians can handle it by themselves, he says. But while the equipment may be complex and the task of rehabilitating lives an arduous one for everyone involved, the OBJECTIVE at the heart of it remains a simple one.
By: Alejandro Garrido
Hugh Jackman: 'The Wolverine' knocked back, but not dead
ResponderEliminarWhen "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky backed out of "The Wolverine" a little over a week ago, it left the promising comic book drama in the lurch.
Part of the EXPECTANCY for the film, in which Hugh Jackman's "X-Men" character ventures to Japan and encounters a legion of samurai warriors, was having the DEFIANT CAPACITY of Aronofsky COMMUNICATED into a commercial action-adventure movie.
After the presentation, he told EW that "The Wolverine" remains very much alive -- he's staying ABOARD, and the script by "The Usual Suspects" screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie is still in play.
EW.com: 'The Wolverine': no short list of directors yet to replace Darren Aronofsky, says source
"So now we're out looking for a director," Jackman SAID. "We were pretty much ready to go. The script is AWSOME -- the best we've ever had, which is why it attracted Darren in the first place.
"We're not going to settle. We're going to find a director as good as Darren, if not better. Well, as good," Jackman said. "Everyone is still pushing forward to getting it done."
The actor did NODDED a little impatience, especially since he's growing weary of his protein-powered, muscle-building diet. "I can't be eating too many more chicken breasts," he groaned.
BY: ANTONELLA ESCORCE
PART 1
ResponderEliminarBasic Constitutional Rights Don't Apply to Nevada Dog Owners
By Ledy VanKavage
Nevada's dangerous dog law is a relic, like an abandoned silvers mine. Currently, it's super simple to declare a dog dangerous or vicious. This lack of due process is not only frightening for people who stand to lose their companions, but it's also constitutionally problematic. Under the law, pets are living property or property plus; the constitution requires a hearing before you take someone's property away. Nevada's law came into being without considering the evolution of the status of our pets. Dogs have gone from the backyard to the bedroom, and straight into our hearts. Most Americans rightly view pets as members of their family. AB 324 would also give pets and their owners added protection by outlawing breed discrimination in Nevada. As we've blogged about before on Change.org, canine profiling is not only ineffective, it's extremely expensive to taxpayers. With the foreclosure crisis, Nevada towns need to focus on economic recovery, not spending money seizing dogs and euthanizing them simply because of their appearance. This problem isn't seen only in Nevada. In the last few years, a number of state and city dangerous dog laws have been struck down because of constitutional concerns. To get law students thinking about animal law, Best Friends Animal Society and The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction have published three lessons on procedural due process and dangerous dog laws. The hope is that these young lawyers will start thinking about using the constitution to protect family pets. Beverlee McGrath with the Humane Society of the United States and Best Friends Animal Society are leading the charge to get this legislation through.
By: Nathalia Alzate
PART 2
Basic Constitutional Rights Don't Apply to Nevada Dog Owners
By Ledy VanKavage
Nevada's AGGRESSIVE dog`s RULE is a TRACK, like an NEGLECTED silvers mine. Currently, it's super simple to declare a dog AGGRESSIVE or WILD. This lack of due process is not only frightening for people who stand to lose their PARTNERS, but it's also constitutionally problematic. Under the law, pets are living property or property plus; the constitution requires a hearing before you take someone's property away. Nevada's law came into being without considering the evolution of the status of our pets. Dogs have gone from the backyard to the ROOM, and straight into our hearts. Most AMERICAN PEOPLE rightly view pets as members of their family. AB 324 would also give pets and their owners added SAFETY by outlawing breed discrimination in Nevada. As we've blogged about before on Change.org, canine profiling is not only ineffective, it's extremely expensive to DONORS. With the foreclosure crisis, Nevada towns need to focus on RENTABLE recovery, not WASTING money seizing dogs and euthanizing them simply because of their appearance. This problem isn't seen only in Nevada. In the last few years, a number of state and city AGGRESSIVE dog`s RULE have been struck down because of constitutional concerns. To get law students thinking about animal`s RULE, BFAS and CALI have published three lessons on procedural due process and AGGRESIVE dog`s RULE. The hope is that these young lawyers will start thinking about using the constitution to GET SAFETY family pets. Beverlee McGrath with the Humane Society of the United States and BFAS are GUIDING the charge to get this legislation through.
By: Nathalia Alzate
SUMMARY 1
ResponderEliminarBritney Spears has announced that she's headed on tour this summer, but it won't be with Enrique Iglesias. Spears made the tour announcement on Tuesday, saying that she was kicking off a North American tour in Sacramento that was to include Iglesias. Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears will not be touring together. Despite initial reports based on formal discussions of the possible run, Enrique has great respect for Britney," is a "longtime fan of her work" and is "very sorry for the confusion"
SUMMARY 2
Britney Spears has SAID that she's headed on tour this summer, but it WOULD NOT be with Enrique Iglesias. Spears made the tour STATEMENT on Tuesday, SHE SAID that she was kicking off a North American tour in Sacramento that was WITH Iglesias. Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears will not be touring mutually. EVEN THOUGH EARLY NEWS based on OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS of the PROBABLE run, Enrique has HUGE ADMIRATION for Britney," is a "longtime ADMIRER of her VOCATION" and is "very REGRETFUL for the MISUNDERSTANDING"
BY:VALENTINA BARBOSA
Death toll from Yemen explosion rises to 150
ResponderEliminarBy the CNN Wire Staff
March 29, 2011
Sanaa, Yemen—
The death toll from an explosion on Monday, at an ammunition factory in southern Yemen has risen to 150. Eighty-five people were injured in the Abyan Province and most of the dead and injured were locals who had been ransacking the factory after it was taken over by militants on Sunday. Protests were taking place in 11 locations thoughout the country. The provincial governor blamed al Qaeda for the explosion. Also, governor Saleh al-Zawari said "stressed the importance of cohesion and solidarity to stand together against these criminal and terrorist elements who try to hit the social peace in the governorate". The explosion took place after months of demonstrations targeting Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as well as a weekend of clashes between government forces and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. "We will continue for days, weeks and even months if we have to," said Adel Qubati, a youth activist in Taiz. "President Saleh's tricks will only buy him more time, and we will assure that he leaves office in disgrace." Saleh has been arguing that he is best equipped to lead the fight against Islamists. Yemen has been facing protests from people citing government corruption, a lack of political freedom, and high unemployment. He also said that will not offer any more concessions, and described the opposition as an alliance against the country's majority. Saleh promised not to run for president in the next round of elections.
Death toll from Yemen explosion rises to 150
ResponderEliminarBy the CNN Wire Staff
March 29, 2011
Sanaa, Yemen—
The death DUTY from an explosion on Monday, at an ammunition factory in southern Yemen has risen to 150. Eighty-five people were HURT in the Abyan Province and most of the dead and injured were locals who had been ransacking the INDUSTRIAL UNIT after it was taken over by militants on Sunday. Protests were taking place in 11 locations throughout the NATION. The provincial governor blamed al Qaeda for the DETONATION. Also, governor Saleh al-Zawari said "stressed the importance of cohesion and solidarity to stand together against these criminal and terrorist elements who try to hit the social peace in the governorate". The explosion took place after months of DISPLAY targeting Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, as well as a weekend of COME TO BLOWS between government forces and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. "We will continue for days, weeks and even months if we have to," SUPPOSED Adel Qubati, a youth PROTESTER in Taiz. "President Saleh's tricks will only buy him more time, and we will assure that he leaves office in disgrace." Saleh has been arguing that he is best PREPARED to lead the CLASH against Islamists. Yemen has been facing DISPUTES from people citing government corruption, a lack of political freedom, and high unemployment. He also said that will not offer any more ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, and described the opposition as an alliance against the country's majority. Saleh SWEATED not to run for president in the next round of elections.
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- CIA operatives are providing intelligence from Libya, where opposition forces are on the run and the defiant government suffered the embarrassing defection of its foreign minister Wednesday. The NATO-led coalition, which is enforcing a no-fly zone and protecting civilians from the intense fighting, got no help from the weather in its ongoing efforts to protect the fragile opposition movement."The weather conditions did not allow close combat support by aircraft in the last couple of days," said Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Leader Moammar Gadhafi's government, for its part, kept up the war of words. The White House refused to comment on a Reuters report that President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel troops."I will reiterate what the president said yesterday -- no decision has been made about providing arms to the opposition or to any group in Libya," said White House press secretary Jay Carney in a statement. According to the Reuters report, Obama signed the covert aid order, or "finding," within the past few weeks. Such findings are required for the CIA to conduct secret operations, the report said. British Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons that he has not ruled out arming the Libyan opposition, but added that Britain has not made the decision to do so .U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provided classified briefings to House and Senate members who asked whether the United States intended to arm the rebels, participants told CNN.Clinton and Gates made clear that no decision had been made, and Congress members from both parties said they believed it would be a bad idea, according to participants. Regarding the committing of U.S. forces to the U.N.-backed operation, the White House has said Obama acted within his authority under the War Powers Act.
ResponderEliminarClinton told members of Congress the administration acted within the requirements of the War Powers Act and needed no authorization for further decisions on the mission, lawmakers said. The opposition got a boost Wednesday with news that Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa willingly traveled to London and told the government there that he has resigned, the United Kingdom Foreign Office said. Libya’s opposition said its fighters are executing a "tactical withdrawal" from a swath of territory they once controlled, a move that comes as Gadhafi's forces relentlessly pound them. Col. Ahmed Bani, speaking at a news conference in the opposition capital of Benghazi on Wednesday, said his forces are being outgunned by the superior military power of loyalists, spared the wrath of coalition airstrikes. They have been pushed eastward over the last two days after CNN reported on Sunday that rebels took Brega, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad and reached a town just east of Sirte. Rebel forces have now lost Bin Jawad and the key oil town of Ras Lanuf and are backed up to the Brega area, Bani said. Ajdabiya, which is east of Brega, will be prepared as a "defense point" if the withdrawal continues farther east, he said.The rebels have been demanding an end to Gadhafi's almost 42-year rule in Libya, but they have been facing "sustained attacks in the face of the coalition bombing" in Misrata, Ras Lanuf, and Bin Jawad, CNN's Nic Robertson reported.In the outskirts of Ajdabiya -- which was recently taken over by opposition forces -- Gadhafi's regime planted several dozen land mines, Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday. Human Rights Watch also said 370 people are missing in the eastern part of the country, with some suspected to be in government custody. That list includes rebel fighters and civilians, including doctors, the group said.
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Miley, Billy Ray reunite for family outing
ResponderEliminarBy Tim Nudd, PEOPLE.com
March 28, 2011 -- Updated 2109 GMT (0509 HKT)
After a difficult few months, the Cyrus family -- dad Billy Ray, mom Tish and sisters Miley and Noah -- were photographed all together on Sunday after grabbing coffee in Toluca Lake, California. It's the first time Miley and Billy Ray have been seen publicly together since their crack in mid-February. That's when Billy Ray spoke out to GQ about how he feared that fame was leading Miley down the wrong path. In the weeks since then, Billy Ray has been backtracking and trying to make amends with Miley. Within a week after the GQ quotes went public, he told PEOPLE the comments were "explosive, and accidentally so," and said he was trying to "mend my family." Before, earlier this month, he said that he was calling off his divorce from Tish. Just last week, Billy Ray essentially retracted his GQ comments in an interview on Good Morning America, saying he "wouldn't change anything" about Miley's upbringing or her rise to recognition. As for Miley, a source recently told PEOPLE: "(She) seems happier and more peaceful in the past few days."
SUAD GANEM
Miley, Billy Ray reunite for family outing
ResponderEliminarBy Tim Nudd, PEOPLE.com
March 28, 2011 -- Updated 2109 GMT (0509 HKT)
After a difficult few months, the Cyrus family -- dad Billy Ray, mom Tish and sisters Miley and Noah -- were photographed all together on Sunday after grabbing coffee in Toluca Lake, California. It's the first time Miley and Billy Ray have been seen publicly together since their CRACK in mid-February. That's when Billy Ray spoke out to GQ about how he feared that fame was leading Miley down the wrong PATH. In the weeks since then, Billy Ray has been backtracking and trying to make amends with Miley. Within a week after the GQ quotes went public, he told PEOPLE the comments were "explosive, and ACCIDENTALY so," and said he was trying to "mend my family." BEFORE, earlier this month, he SAID that he was calling off his divorce from Tish. Just last week, Billy Ray essentially retracted his GQ comments in an interview on Good Morning America, saying he "wouldn't change anything" about Miley's upbringing or her rise to RECOGNITION. As for Miley, a source recently told PEOPLE: "(She) seems happier and more PEACEFULin the past few days."
SUAD GANEM
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) -- CIA operatives are providing intelligence from Libya, where opposition OPINIONS are on the run and the defiant government suffered the embarrassing defection of its foreign minister Wednesday. The NATO-led coalition, which is INVITING a no-fly zone and protecting civilians from the intense ARGUING, got no help from the weather in its ongoing efforts to protect the fragile opposition movement."The weather conditions did not allow close combat support by aircraft in the last couple of days," said Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Leader Moammar Gadhafi's government kept up the ARGUING OF words. The White House NEGATES to comment on a Reuters report that President Barack Obama has WRITTEN a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel troops."I will reiterate what the president said yesterday -- no decision has been made about providing arms to the opposition or to any group in Libya," said White House press secretary Jay Carney in a statement. According to the Reuters report, Obama signed the covert aid order, or "finding," within the past few weeks. Such findings are required for the CIA to PRECEDE secret operations, the report said. British Prime Minister David Cameron EXPLAINED the House of Commons that he has not ruled out arming the Libyan opposition, but added that Britain has not made the decision to do so .U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provides classified briefings to House and Senate members who asked whether the United States intended to arm the rebels, participants told CNN.Clinton and Gates made clear that no OPINION had been made, and Congress members from both parties said they believed it would be a bad idea, according to participants. Regarding the committing of U.S. forces to the U.N.-backed operation, the White House has said Obama acted within his authority under the War Powers Act.
ResponderEliminarClinton EXPLAIN TO members of Congress the administration acted within the requirements of the War Powers Act and needed no authorization for further decisions on the mission, lawmakers said. The DISSCUSION got a boost Wednesday with news that Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa willingly traveled to London and told the government there that he has resigned, the United Kingdom Foreign Office said.Libya's opposition said its fighters are executing a "tactical withdrawal" from a swath of territory they once controlled, a move that comes as Gadhafi's forces relentlessly pound them.Col. Ahmed Bani, speaking at a news conference in the opposition capital of Benghazi on Wednesday, said his ARMIES are being outgunned by the superior military power of loyalists, spared the wrath of coalition airstrikes.They have been PULLED eastward over the last two days after CNN reported on Sunday that rebels took Brega, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad and reached a town just east of Sirte. Rebel forces have now lost Bin Jawad and the key oil town of Ras Lanuf and are backed up to the Brega area, Bani said. Ajdabiya, which is east of Brega, will be prepared as a "defense point" if the withdrawal continues farther east, he said.The rebels have been demanding an end to Gadhafi's almost 42-year rule in Libya, but they have been facing "sustained attacks in the face of the coalition bombing" in Misrata, Ras Lanuf, and Bin Jawad, CNN's Nic Robertson reported.In the outskirts of Ajdabiya -- which was recently taken over by opposition forces -- Gadhafi's regime planted several dozen land mines, Human Rights Watch said in a EXPLAIN Wednesday. Human Rights Watch also said 370 people are missing in the eastern part of the country, with some CURIOSITY to be in government custody. That list includes rebel fighters and civilians, including doctors, the group said.
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Google snubs city that named itself Google
ResponderEliminarSUMMARY 1
In an effort to woo a Google high-speed internet project, the Kansas capital of Topeka last year changed its name to Google, Kansas, for a month. Like, actually changed it. By a vote of the City Council. Besides, Kansas city, just 60 miles to the east of Topeka, soon will get some of the fastest internet connections in the country. Topeka's mayor could be mad about all of this.
He could be embarrassed that his city -- home of soybean fields, animal research, and, let's not forget, Kansas' capitol dome -- changed its name to that of a giant corporation to court its favor, only to be rejected. Maybe he feels like he'll lose business to Kansas City, which, by 2012, is expected to have Google-installed internet connections that are 100 times faster than the national average. He never assumed Topeka's name-changing stunt would win the project. And plenty of other mayors flailed unsuccessfully for Google's attention, too. Bunten said he doesn't have any regrets about renaming the city as an attempt to get Google's attention. On April Fools' Day 2010, Google joked that it had changed its name to Topeka as a sort of hat tip.
SUMMARY 2
In an ATTEMPT to ENHANCE a Google high-speed internet PROGRAM, TOPEKA, CAPITAL OF KANSAS, CHANGED IN 2009 its name to Google, Kansas, for a 30 DAYS. IT WAS ACTUALY CHANGED by a vote of the City Council. IN ADDITION TO THAT, Kansas city, A FEW MILES east of Topeka, IS LIKELY TO ADQUIRE IN FEW TIME some of the fastest NETWORK connections in the country.He could be DISAPPOINTED that his city -- home TRADITIONS -- changed its name to GOOGLE to WOO its favor, only to be OUTCASTED. Maybe he feels like he'll lose business to Kansas City, which, by 2012, is PREDICTED to have Google-installed internet connections that are 100 times THAN THE AVARAGE OF THOSE IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. He NEVER Topeka's CHANGING OF NAME stunt would win theCAMPAING. And TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS for Google's attention, too. Bunten said he HAS NO REPENTANCE about CHANGING THE NAME the city TRYING to get Google's attention.
--Camilo Rueda--
State and federal health officials are investigating the deaths of nine patients at Alabama hospitals who were all given an intravenous nutritional supplement that investigators have found was contaminated by bacteria.
ResponderEliminarTen other patients who received the supplement also were sickened by the bacteria, called Serratia marcescens, which is most commonly found in water, including some tap water, and sometimes in bathrooms. Dr. Alexander J. Kallen, a medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the investigation into the outbreak at six Alabama hospitals would not conclude for at least a week.
On Wednesday, the pharmacy’s unmarked office in a business park was dark, with a “closed” sign hanging on the door. Workers in neighboring offices said they had seen the firm’s principal arrive that morning, but he did not respond to repeated calls or knocks.
Alisha Miskelley, a supervisor for a contact lens distributor located across the parking lot from Meds IV, said men wearing suits had been in and out of the pharmacy’s office last week.
Dr. Mary G. McIntyre of the state health department said that about 35 percent of the patients who received T.P.N. from Meds IV in March sustained infections. The first two occurrences were in January and February, she said. The affected patients ranged in age from 38 to 94. Eleven were women and eight were men.
The supplement is typically administered to patients whose gastrointestinal systems are not working properly, including those undergoing chemotherapy or recovering from major surgery. The mix is delivered to hospitals in containers presumed to be sterile and has a limited shelf life.
Dr. Williamson said the state health department had been notified about Serratia marcescens infections on March 16 by two Birmingham-area hospitals, Princeton Baptist Medical Center and Shelby Baptist Medical Center.
A statement issued by Baptist Health System, which operates Princeton Baptist and Shelby Baptist, said six of the nine deaths had occurred at those medical centers. A total of seven patients were infected at Princeton Baptist, four of whom died, and five were sickened at Shelby Baptist, two of whom died.
Haley T. Montgomery, a spokeswoman for Medical West hospital in Bessemer, said the hospital discovered that three patients had been infected with the bacteria, and treated them with antibiotics. One of those patients died. “I can say it was a critically ill patient,” Ms. Montgomery said.
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SUMMARY 2-Season 5 Mad Men
ResponderEliminar“Mad Men,” the three-time Emmy Award-winning drama, will not return to television until sometime early next year, AMC confirmed on Tuesday, because of a deepening dispute with the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner. AMC, which has showcased “Mad Men” for the last four summers and has benefited mightily from it, has offered Mr. Weiner a three-season deal that would be worth $30 million, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations
Mr. Weiner would not talk about the specific proposals. But another person with knowledge of the negotiations said AMC had also demanded additional product placement in the episodes. Since then the future of “Mad Men” has been uncertain. AMC has always insisted that the show would resume, but for months it was at odds with Lionsgate, the company that produces the series. Last week there were reports that production would not start in time for a summer premiere. Mr. Weiner has clashed with AMC in the past. Fans of the show have swamped social networking Web sites with complaints about the delay, with some taking AMC’s side and calling Mr. Weiner intransigent, while others have faulted AMC.
Fans took particular exception to the possibility that $1.5 million, roughly two regular cast members, would be excised from the cast budget each season. Amid the contentious contract talks for “Mad Men,” AMC’s parent company, Rainbow Media, is in the process of being spun off by its owner, Cablevision, and renamed AMC Networks. The process is expected to be completed this summer.
AMC’s $30 million offer to Mr. Weiner would make him an exceptionally highly paid producer — perhaps the most of anyone working in cable television.
Paulina Bonaveri
Like, O.K., to Pull the Sword From the Stone, Young Arthur Needs a Life Coach
ResponderEliminarFirst things first: “Camelot” is no “Spartacus,” for better and for worse. The latest glossy repackaging of ancient legend on Starz has neither the gleeful hamminess nor the bounteous exposed flesh and soft-core sex of its channel mate. Unfortunately the most obvious indicators of seriousness are a deliberate pace (to put it kindly), a lot of whispering and a strained attempt to turn the medieval romance of King Arthur and his knights into a parable about nation building.
Chris Chibnall, who created “Camelot” with Michael Hirst and is the chief writer, has gone back to Malory’s “Morte d’Arthur” as his source, and we can expect that Arthur is going to have to take that final boat ride to Avalon before the series ends. Mr. Chibnall, best known for modern adventure and crime tales (“Torchwood,” “Law & Order: UK”), does his best to push off the inevitable. The details of Arthur’s parentage are delved into — it’s not often that names like Corlois and Ector figure prominently in the story — and until Episode 3 the only Round Table knight who puts in an appearance is Arthur’s foster brother, Kay.
Mr. Fiennes is fun to watch as an arrogant, punked-out Merlin; he’s much more interesting than Jamie Campbell Bower, whose lightweight Arthur, to this point, doesn’t appear to deserve all the attention he’s getting.
Best of all is Ms. Green, the Bond girl and Bernardo Bertolucci dream object, as Arthur’s sister and rival (known here as Morgan). Her intensity is a good match for the show’s gloomy-doomy, psychologizing mood, and she looks great in the backless halter dresses that were apparently popular in the Middle Ages.
Paulina Bonaveri
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ResponderEliminarState and federal health officials are investigating the deaths of nine patients at Alabama hospitals who were all given an intravenous nutritional supplement that investigators have found was contaminated by bacteria. Ten other patients who received the supplement also were sickened by the bacteria, called Serratia marcescens, which is most commonly found in water, including some tap water, and sometimes in bathrooms. Dr. Alexander J. Kallen, a medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the investigation into the outbreak at six Alabama hospitals would not conclude for at least a week.
Alisha Miskelley, a supervisor for a contact lens distributor located across the parking lot from Meds IV, said men wearing suits had been in and out of the pharmacy’s office last week. Dr. Mary G. McIntyre of the state health department said that about 35 percent of the patients who received T.P.N. from Meds IV in March sustained infections. The supplement is typically administered to patients whose gastrointestinal systems are not working properly, including those undergoing chemotherapy or recovering from major surgery. The mix is delivered to hospitals in containers presumed to be sterile and has a limited shelf life.
Dr. Williamson said the state health department had been notified about Serratia marcescens infections on March 16 by two Birmingham-area hospitals, Princeton Baptist Medical Center and Shelby Baptist Medical Center. A statement issued by Baptist Health System, which operates Princeton Baptist and Shelby Baptist, said six of the nine deaths had occurred at those medical centers. A total of seven patients were infected at Princeton Baptist, four of whom died, and five were sickened at Shelby Baptist, two of whom died.
Paulina Bonaveri
Like, O.K., to Pull the Sword From the Stone, Young Arthur Needs a Life Coach
ResponderEliminar(Summary 3)
First things first: “Camelot” is no “Spartacus,” for better and for worse. The latest glossy repackaging of ancient legend on Starz has neither the gleeful hamminess nor the bounteous exposed flesh and soft-core sex of its channel mate. Unfortunately the most obvious indicators of seriousness are a deliberate pace (to put it kindly), a lot of whispering and a strained attempt to turn the medieval romance of King Arthur and his knights into a parable about nation building.
Chris Chibnall, who created “Camelot” with Michael Hirst and is the chief writer, has gone back to Malory’s “Morte d’Arthur” as his source, and we can expect that Arthur is going to have to take that final boat ride to Avalon before the series ends. Mr. Chibnall, best known for modern adventure and crime tales (“Torchwood,” “Law & Order: UK”), does his best to push off the inevitable. The details of Arthur’s parentage are delved into — it’s not often that names like Corlois and Ector figure prominently in the story — and until Episode 3 the only Round Table knight who puts in an appearance is Arthur’s foster brother, Kay.
Mr. Fiennes is fun to watch as an arrogant, punked-out Merlin; he’s much more interesting than Jamie Campbell Bower, whose lightweight Arthur, to this point, doesn’t appear to deserve all the attention he’s getting.
Best of all is Ms. Green, the Bond girl and Bernardo Bertolucci dream object, as Arthur’s sister and rival (known here as Morgan). Her intensity is a good match for the show’s gloomy-doomy, psychologizing mood, and she looks great in the backless halter dresses that were apparently popular in the Middle Ages.
Paulina Bonaveri
PART1
ResponderEliminarMicrosoft memoir tells of Gates 'rip off' plan
Bill Gates drove a tough bargain with his Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, at one stage even discussing what amounted to "ripping off" his partner at a time when he was undergoing cancer treatment, according to claims in a memoir by Mr Allen due to be published in April.
Mr Allen's account of his early days with Mr Gates, up to his 1983 departure from Microsoft, is set to add a controversial twist to one of the most prominent business partnerships of modern times. Mr Gates declined to comment on the specific claims but in a general statement on the book, he said: "While my recollection of many of these events may differ from Paul's, I value his friendship and the important contributions he made to the world of technology and at Microsoft."
Now 58, Mr Allen is fighting another bout of cancer, and was last year ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's 37th richest person, with a $13.5bn fortune.
"I'd been taught that a deal was a deal and your word was your bond," Mr Allen wrote in the book, an extract of which was published in Vanity Fair. Mr Allen said he was passing Mr Gates' office on another occasion when he overheard his partner and Mr Ballmer complaining about his declining contribution to the company during his cancer treatment, and discussing ways to dilute Mr Allen's shareholding in the company.
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Microsoft memoir tells of Gates 'rip off' plan
Bill Gates HAD A DIFFICULT OPPORTUNITY with his Microsoft PARTNER Paul Allen, at one POINT even DEBATING what ABUNDANCE to "ripping off" his MATE at a MOMMENT when he was PHASING cancer MEDICATION, AGREEDEING to COMPLAINTS in a memoir by Mr Allen DUTY to be POSTED in April.
Mr Allen's COUNT of his FIRST DAYS with Mr Gates, up to his 1983 GOING from Microsoft, is set TO PUT MORE DISCUSSED twist TO THE MOSTLY VISIBLE business ASSOCIATIONS of modern times. Mr Gates FALLS to comment on the specific COMPLAINTS but in a general DECLARATION on the book, he said: "While my recollection of many of these events may differ from Paul's, I value his TREATMENT and the important HELP he made to the EARTH of technology and at Microsoft."
Now 58, Mr Allen is fighting another DISEASE of cancer, and was last year ranked by Forbes magazine as the EARTH´S 37th richest person, with a $13.5bn fortune.
"I'd been TEACHED that a TREAMENT was a deal and your word was your bond," Mr Allen wrote in the book, an extract of which was POSTED in Vanity Fair. Mr Allen said he was passing Mr Gates' office on another TIME when he overheard his partner and Mr Ballmer complaining about his FALLING contribution to the company during his cancer treatment, and discussing ways to dilute Mr Allen's shareholding in the company.
Natalia Angulo
Syria tests internet freedom theory
ResponderEliminarIn the wake of Egypt's "Facebook revolution," which was fueled in part by online social networks much has been made about the role of technology in encouraging or even creating democracy. Syria, the latest country in the region to announce reforms in the wake of protests, is a curious test of that theory. There are at least three ways to read this fluid situation. First: Syria is an exception to Ghonim's theory about internet freedom, since the tools of online revolution have failed, second: We're watching another tech-led revolution unfold. Third: The internet has had little impact on Syrian reform. No matter the outcome, a look at Syria's nascent tech renaissance -- bubbling long before violence in the country started making headlines -- offers a framework for understanding these current events.Many of Syria's tech entrepreneurs seem to have no political aspirations .People outside the country, however, who are freer to speak their minds without fear of government intimidation, were skeptical of Syria's motives.Fears of arrest and intimidation have been very real inside Syria. Shortly after Syria made Facebook legal, the government arrested and four days later released a blogger.´´We are the fastest growing internet user in the Middle East," al-Assad told The Wall Street Journal in a rare interview published January 31. "And this is because of the nature of the Syrians: They are very open generally ... They want to learn.
In the wake of Egypt's "Facebook revolution," which was STUMULATE in part by online social networks, much has been made about the role of tech in encouraging or even creating democracy. Syria, the latest country in the region to announce reforms in the wake of protests, is a curious test of that theory. There are at least three ways to read this fluid situation. First: Syria is an exception to Ghonim's theory about internet AUTONOMY, since the tools of online revolution have failed, second: We're watching another tech-led revolution unfold. Third: The internet has had SMALL impact on Syrian reform. No matter the outcome, a look at Syria's nascent tech renaissance -- bubbling long before ATTACKS in the country started making headlines -- offers a framework for understanding these current events.Many of Syria's tech entrepreneurs seem to HAVENT political aspirations. People outside the country, however, who are FREE to speak their THOUGHTS without AFRAID of government intimidation, were Discouraging of Syria's REASONS. Fears of arrest and intimidation have been very real inside Syria. A SHORT TIME AGO after Syria made Facebook legal, the government arrested and four days later released a blogger.´´We are the fastest growing internet user in the Middle East," al-Assad told The Wall Street Journal in a rare interview published January 31. "And this is because of the nature of the Syrians: They are very open generally ... They want to learn.
by Maria Beatriz Daza
SUMMARY 1
ResponderEliminar(CNN) -- World Cup finalists Spain and Netherlands both retained their 100% records in Euro 2012 qualifying on Tuesday, although neither nation had things their own way against Hungary and Lithuania respectively. World and European champions Spain only knew their Group I qualifier against Lithuania in Kaunas was going ahead shortly before kick-off, with the referee passing the pitch fit to play despite Spanish protests that it was unsuitable for international football. But, despite the conditions, Spain took the lead through Xavi Hernandez, only for Marius Stankevicius, who plays for Spanish club Valencia, to level matters with a sensational strike from outside the area. However, defender Tadas Kijanskas put through his own net while under pressure from Fernando Llorente to give Spain the lead again and another Valencia player, Juan Manuel Mata, made it 3-1 to the visitors after finishing off a flowing move with seven minutes remaining. The result gives Spain 15 points from their five matches with the Czech Republic, who beat Liechtenstein 2-0, clear in second on nine points. Meanwhile, Netherlands beat Hungary 5-3 in a Group E thriller to remain on course to qualify for the finals. The Dutch beat Hungary 4-0 when the teams met on Saturday, but this proved a different proposition on a night of high drama in Amsterdam. Robin van Persie gave the hosts the lead but Gergely Rudolf drew the visitors’ level early in the second half, before Zoltan Gera gave Hungary the lead with a sharp volley. But Wesley Sneijder drew the Dutch level on the hour mark and Ruud van Nisterooy made it 3-2 with 18 minutes remaining. However, Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt scored twice in three minutes to seal victory for Netherlands to give them a maximum 18 points from their six matches.
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(CNN) -- World Cup finalists Spain and Netherlands BOTH OF THEM STAYED WITH 100% records in Euro 2012 qualifying on Tuesday, EVENTHOUGH neither COUNTRY had things their own way IN FRONT OF Hungary and Lithuania SPECIFICALLY. World and European champions Spain only GOT TO KNOW their Group I qualifier against Lithuania in Kaunas was going STRAIGHT FORWARD shortly before kick-off, with the referee GIVING the pitch fit to play NOT EVEN WITH THE Spanish COMPLAINTS that it was unsuitable for international football. But, despite the CIRCUMSTANCES, Spain took the LEADERSHIP through Xavi Hernandez, only for Marius Stankevicius, who plays for Spanish club Valencia, to level matters with a sensational strike from outside the area. ALTHOUGH, defender Tadas Kijanskas put through his own net while GOING TRHOUGH pressure from Fernando Llorente to give Spain the lead again and another Valencia player, Juan Manuel Mata, made it 3-1 to the visitors PRECIDED BY A finishing off a flowing move with seven minutes remaining. The OUTCOME GAVE Spain 15 points from their five GAMES with the Czech Republic, who beat Liechtenstein 2-0, clear in second on nine points. Meanwhile, Netherlands beat Hungary 5-3 in a Group E EXCITING to remain on course to qualify for the finals. The NETHERLAND PLAYERS beat Hungary 4-0 when the SQUADS met on Saturday, but this MADE IT A FACT THAT IT WAS different ATTITTUDE on a night of A LOT drama in Amsterdam. Robin van Persie gave the LOCALS the lead but Gergely Rudolf MADE THE VISTIORS APROACH in the second half, before Zoltan Gera gave Hungary the lead with a sharp KICK. But Wesley Sneijder drew the Dutch level on the HALF TIME and Ruud van Nisterooy made it 3-2 with 18 minutes remaining. However, Liverpool FORWARD SHOOTER Dirk Kuyt scored twice in three minutes to COMPLETE THE victory for Netherlands to give them a maximum 18 points from their six matches.
BY: SALVADOR MATTAR
Canada arrests Somalia-bound man on terror charge
ResponderEliminarA man who was arrested on terror charges at a Toronto airport Tuesday was on his way to Somalia to join a militant group there, according to Canadian police. Police allege that his final destination was Somalia, where he planned to join al Shabaab, a group identified by both the United States and Canada as a terrorist organization. Hersi, a Canadian citizen who quit his job in preparation for the trip, was traveling alone and did not resist arrest, Finn said. Al Shabaab is a listed terrorist entity because of their attacks against innocents in support of their extremist, radical ideology, Finn said. The arrest was the culmination of a six-month investigation of Hersi known by police as Project Severe. Police have seized evidence from Hersi but would not elaborate on what items were taken. There was nothing within the investigation that would suggest a direct threat to Canadians within Canada, Finn said.
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A man who was CAPTURED on terror ARRIVES at a Toronto airport Tuesday was on his GOING to Somalia to PARTICIPATE WITH a militant MILITIA there, REGARDING to Canadian FORCES. Police SAID that his LAST ARRIVAL was Somalia, where he THINKED to join al Shabaab, a ENTITY KNOWN by both the US and Canada as a TERROR ENTITY. Hersi, a CANADA RESIDENT who quit his job in preparation for the JOURNEY, was GOING BY HIMSELF and did not resist arrest, Finn TOLD.
Al Shabaab is a KNOWN terrorist GROUP because of ITS ATEMPTS against UNPROTECTED in support of their EXTREME, radical THINKING, Finn said. The CAPTURE was the LAST of a six-month RESEARCH of Hersi known by police as Project Severe. AUTORITY have seized evidence from Hersi but would not elaborate on what items were taken. There was nothing within the RESEARCH that would suggest a direct MENASE to CANADA RESIDENTS within Canada, Finn said.
By luis rueda
Oprah asks Obama about birth certificate
ResponderEliminarby:CNN
White House Producer Shawna Shepherd President Obama chatted with friend and supporter Oprah Winfrey about today’s big revelation, that he is indeed a U.S. citizen.Obama said he requested and released his long-form birth certificate to “see if we can put this to rest” and turn the conversation back to serious issues.The president and first lady Michelle Obama took a seat on Oprah Winfrey's couch at Harpo Studios in Chicago just hours after the White House released the original birth certificate and Obama declared, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness." Oprah asked Obama about releasing his birth certificate at the beginning of the interview, which lasted about an hour and included four commercial breaks. In clips released in advance by Oprah's production company, the president made light of the rumors that have been plaguing him now for two and a half years.Obama stuck to lines he gave during his initial statement on the matter in Washington, but his growing frustration over the story overshadowing the White House message was evident.
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White House Producer Shawna Shepherd LEADER Obama TALKED with friend and supporter Oprah Winfrey about today’s big revelation, that he is indeed a U.S. citizen.Obama said he requested and released his long-form birth certificate to “see if we can put this to BREAK” and turn the conversation back to serious issues.The president and first WOMEN Michelle Obama took a seat on Oprah Winfrey's CHAIR at Harpo Studios in Chicago just A TIME after the White House released the original birth certificate and Obama declared, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness." Oprah QUESIONED Obama about releasing his birth certificate at the STARTING of the interview, which ENDED about an hour and included four commercial RESTS. In clips released in advance by Oprah's INVENTION company, the president made GLOW of the rumors that have been plaguing him now for two and a half years. Obama stuck to lines he gave IN his initial statement on the matter in Washington, but his RISING frustration over the story overshadowing the White House message was evident.
BY: GIULIANO LIBONATI