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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:26:18 -0400

Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

Murofushi loses appeal in IOC member election

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Athens Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's challenge of an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) disqualification from member election. The Japanese hammer thrower was disqualified from IOC's athletes committee member election after claims he excessively lobbied fellow athletes ahead of voting at the London Olympics, reports Xinhua. The IOC has ...

ESPN layoffs 7000 workers as TV rights fees rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400

Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to nearly 7,000 employees on Tuesday, the network said in a statement. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it was looking at the financial bottom line. In a statement the company said that they were implementing changes across the company to enhance their continued growth while smartly managing costs. It added that while difficult, they ...

Microsoft launches all-in-one home entertainment system Xbox One

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400

Microsoft has unveiled its latest video gaming console 'Xbox One' which is believed to transform games, TV and entertainment for the 21st century living room. The latest console reportedly promises a vision of the future. According to a report by the Mirror, 'Xbox One' will allow users to turn on the device with words like "Xbox On", and "snap" will allow users to watch two things at once. ...

Adelaide City Council plan to lure more sport groups to parklands

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

THE number of sports groups using the parklands would double to 90 within a decade under an Adelaide City Council plan to attract more people to the green belt. The Active City plan, which aims to encourage fitness and activity, includes more sharing and sub-leasing of the parklands, relocating and expanding the City Beach volleyball area and attracting more clubs to Victoria Park. Also, water ...

How to say ‘I’m a sellout’ Tumblr’s David Karp’s message of reassurance to his staff and loyal users sounded very familiar

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:09:08 -0400

When David Karp announced he was going to sell his social media website Tumblr to Yahoo for $1.1bn earlier this week, some of the site's tribally loyal users took to the web to warn against an Instagram-style grab of their copyright rights and personal ...

Pope Francis urges Chinas Catholics to stay loyal to Rome

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:13 -0400

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. China's Catholics number between 8 and 12 million and are divided between the state-sanctioned Catholic Patriotic Association, which has installed bishops without Vatican approval, and an "underground" wing loyal to the ...

Does your political party listen to you Readers respond | The peoples panel

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:36 -0400

My experience as a constituency chairman is that the Conservative party is good at seeking members' views and it listens. That is not to say that the view expressed will be reflected in policy decisions taken, because it will depend on whether those views are in a majority or minority of those canvassed. That is the nature of a democratic party.The Conservative Political Forum is a policy ...

Lifestyle An energy efficient stove for Kenya

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:08 -0400

The three stone fire is a commonly used in food preparation in Kenya, and many people can relate with the simple and accessible mode of cooking. For ...

Exclusive We must make our federation more important insists Presidential candidate for Olympic-recognised sports body

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:33 -0400

Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...

Xbox One The unanswered questions

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:12 -0400

Last night's reveal of the Xbox One laid out the key features of Microsoft's new console (all-in-one entertainment solution, continuing franchises; eight-fold increase in processing power) but the hour-long presentation still left quite a few questions ...

Teenagers burdened by Facebook are turning to Twitter says new study

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:11 -0400

A new report from the Pew Research Centre in America has shown that teenagers "have waning enthusiasm" for Facebook, and that social-networks are increasingly seen as a ...

Rise in UK job vacancies over past six months says search engine Adzuna

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:49 -0400

The number of job vacancies in the UK has risen in the past six months, but in some areas of the country there are more than 50 jobseekers for every advertised position, according to ...

Feeling worthless hopeless … whod be a university student in Britain | Holly Baxter

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:57:47 -0400

the latest study from the National Union of Students. Specifically, it's hard on your mental health: 80% of the 1,200 UK students surveyed reported feeling stressed, with 55% experiencing anxiety and 50% suffering from insomnia or sleeping problems. One in 10 reported "suicidal feelings" and, perhaps most poignantly, 40% of the sample reported feelings of "worthlessness" ...

Pressure builds for Government ban on gambling ads during sports broadcasts

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:52:01 -0400

Australia The Federal Government is under mounting political pressure to impose strict bans on gambling advertisements during sports broadcasts.Federal caucus will next week debate a private member's bill from MP Stephen Jones who is seeking more widespread restrictions than just a ban on the broadcast of live odds, which is already under consideration by the Australian Communications and ...

The boss To Kalon Vineyard stands out as a Napa icon

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:03 -0400

When Robert Mondavi broke away from his family to start his own winery in the Napa Valley, he made himself at home in one of the region’s historic vineyards. Located in Oakville, California, the To Kalon Vineyard was regarded as one of Napa’s finest almost from the start, when pioneer Hamilton Walker Crabb planted it in 1868. The 130 acres of vines included more than 400 grape ...

Lemon chicken souvlaki with rice pilaf makes a tasty and simple family night dinner

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:03 -0400

Sometimes the weekend is the only time families have time to eat together. Alas. But true. So, make the most of the time with a tasty but simple dinner that gathers everyone around the table, not just to eat, but to fill a memory bank full of appetizing tastes and good times. Chicken fits right into the simple/tasty scenario, and has the bonus of being affordable and universally well-liked. So, ...

Mint green rules in the kitchen Quinoa tabbouleh with mint and mint tea are flavours of the moment

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:47:02 -0400

Mint green is the new black. Fresh off the spring runways, and coupled with reams of coral, this sparkling, delicate colour is gracing everything from pumps to purses, swimwear to nail wear, slinky tops to swishy skirts - mint green rules. It embodies coolness yet it's whimsical, like a sparkling jewel in the sun. Mint green rules in the kitchen, too. Mint offers refreshing bursts of flavour ...

Arrested Development Creator on the Future of TV and Bringing Back the Bluths

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:38 -0400

returns this Sunday, resurrected after a six-year hiatus, the format of the show will look very different than it did in 2006. Yes, all your favorite Bluths will be back, and creator Mitch Hurwitz will still be at the helm, but rather than a network premiere, all 15 episodes of the fourth season will drop at the same time on the streaming service Netflix, allowing fans to consume as much or as ...

Sports Buzz Should the Orlando Magic trade away the No. 2 draft pick

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:36:38 -0400

Orlando Magic had hoped. Orlando ended up with the No. 2 pick in next month's NBA Draft. Now, the No. 2 pick may as well be as good as No. 1 in the upcoming draft, since there are no standout players available. But there's something else the Magic could consider -- trading out of the first round completely. Our Sports Buzz question is: Do you think the Magic should trade away the No. ...

Sporting legends in Dubai for a night of boxing at Dubai Sports City this Friday

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:24:25 -0400

WAM DUBAI: A host of sporting legends will lace up their boxing gloves this Friday night at Dubai Sports City (DSC)'s recently opened indoor Football Dome, it was announced today. Those legends, including former rugby union stars Shane Williams from Wales and All-Black Carlos Spencer, as well as ex-England One-Day International cricket captain Adam Hollioake, will take to the ring in the ...

GIF inventor Steve Wilhite says it should be pronounced jif

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:49:17 -0400

that the word is pronounced "jif" not "giff"."The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.' End of story," he said.The internet has reacted strongly to Wilhite's claim, pointing to a range of evidence from the White House announcing their allegiance via a note on their Tumblr: ...

Triple child killer David McGreavy can be named high court judges rule

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:53 -0400

The high court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a killer who committed "exceptionally horrific crimes".The murderer known as "M" can now be publicly revealed as triple child killer David McGreavy, who impaled the bodies of his victims on railings.McGreavy, now 62, was jailed for life in 1973 for killing the children he was babysitting at a house in Gillam Street, ...

How one survivor of child sexual exploitation is making a difference

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:50 -0400

Linda Hartley was listening to the radio one day when she heard the story of a young girl who had been a victim of child sexual exploitation. "She'd been a witness during a trial and couldn't leave her home. She still sounded very isolated, having come through it."The story and feelings were all too familiar to Hartley, who was a victim herself 20 years previously.According ...

Sherry Inaugurated Lifestyle Committees

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:47:02 -0400

James Ohemeng Kyei, Sherry Ayittey, Dr. Tia Sugri, deputy minister of health and Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa. The Ministry of Health (MoH) in furtherance of its efforts to ensure healthy living and expansion of the pharmaceutical industry has inaugurated two committees to oversee the establishment of a bioequivalence centre and investigate into the eating habits of Ghanaians. The 10-member ...

The Braver Better Movie That Star Trek Into Darkness Could Have Been

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:33:44 -0400

of ground to cover in two hours, and the whole movie suffers for it.The pacing is choppy and weird, racing past plot holes and lingering on brutal hand-to-hand combat drawn out so far past the point of feasibility that it actually ...

Whats causing the crisis in AE

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:00 -0400

Pressure on NHS A&E services has reached critical levels, but why is it so acute now? Share your thoughts on what you think is causing the crisis as well as your own experiences of A&E and out-of-hours ...

Sir David Nicholson the Stalinist NHS chief who showed loyalty to Tory boss

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:57 -0400

A known sceptic of Andrew Lansley's big bang health reforms, Sir David Nicholson had a chance to halt the controversial health secretary's plan when he was called in by the Tory enforcer Oliver Letwin and his Lib Dem counterpart Danny Alexander for a meeting in the Treasury in late 2010.The pair asked him whether they should they continue with the reforms given the emerging and ...

If parents have to pay for school work placements their children will suffer | Libby Page

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:56 -0400

A student doing work experience at tailor and fashion designer Imtaz Khaliq's London studio. Parents are reportedly being asked to pay 50 or more for their children to do placements. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the ...

Entertaining change Sony to look at activists spin-off idea

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:24:26 -0400

By Tim KellyTOKYO (Reuters) - Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favours long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value.Struggling electronics giant Sony Corp, though, with more foreign and fewer bank shareholders, may prove something of an exception. ...

Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:51:05 -0400

Reuters © Dieter Zetsche, CEO of German carmaker Daimler, poses in a new Mercedes-Benz S-class car during a presentation in Hamburg, May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Fabian ...

Lifestyle Osama Bin Laden raid knife sold for Sh2.9m

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:43 -0400

auction in all raised more than $75,000 for several special operations charities, but the proceeds from the knife sale will specifically go the family of Brett "Shady" Shadle, according to Matthew Griffin, a former Army Ranger who helped organized the event. Shadle, who served in SEAL Team Six with Owen, was killed in late March in a training accident in ...

Lifestyle Grandmother 79 Jumps from plane

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:42 -0400

jump , she said, was terrifying. The worst part was sitting on the floor of "the narrow, dinky plane which was not exactly a 747 waiting for her turn ...

Homelessness despair and confusion amid the night shelter funding crisis

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:41:29 -0400

The future for housing-benefit funded emergency night shelters for rough sleepers is precarious. So why are ministers so reluctant to intervene to prevent them ...

NIIT Pledges Support For Sports

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:39:01 -0400

Djan Wilteh &Associates' Emmanuel Ola Williams(2ndL) in a handshake with NIIT officials. With them is MC-Caulley of GES IT Company NIIT Computers has pledged its unflinching support for sports in the country. Already, it has supported the Nunu Sports Festival, offering scholarship to 20 outstanding pupils and officials who excelled in the just ended sports festival. "We believe ...

Community sports recreation datebook

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:43 -0400

Youth and recreation leagues are forming, camps and classes are taking place, tryouts are being scheduled and more is going on around the ...

Civil servants are least happy employees in China

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:47 -0400

Civil servants are the least happy employees in China, research has revealed.A survey of over 9,000 respondents found that civil servants had the lowest level of job satisfaction of the 12 sector categories that were included.According to ...

Time is ripe to compost

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:43:04 -0400

The time has come to compost.Unfortunately, the are no excuses left for the reluctant composter.The oft-used arguments ... I have no garden, it's too hard or it's smells ... well, just stink.As a lapsed composter - who throws obscene amounts of food waste in the bin - it's time to step up to my waste management responsibilities.There are many small, stylish and smell-free ...

Today in healthcare Wednesday 22 May

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:33:51 -0400

Good morning and welcome to the daily live blog from the Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network. Throughout the day, we'll be bringing you news, comment and analysis from around the web. The big story of the day ...

Why market research is important for the NHS

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:33:50 -0400

Market research can drive better care, increase patient engagment and help the NHS understand what patients need and how they feel. Photograph: RayArt Graphics ...

Lifestyle Special K the trend for names

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:28 -0400

Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have called their second son Klay. The name is more usually spelt Clay. It's part of a wider trend that is seeing "c" being substituted with ...

Wales could be the Silicon Valley of public services

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:05 -0400

The NHS, public libraries and local education authorities all have roots in Wales, making it fertile ground for innovation. Photograph: The Photolibrary ...

Its time for a new model of specialist housing for older people

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:04 -0400

I must declare up front: I'm not a housing expert or an ageing society expert, but I do know the numbers. And they all point in one direction - a huge demographic challenge for all generations, particularly on housing need.Everyone knows that our society is ageing. People are living longer and the birth rate is falling. Between 2002 and 2011, there was a 26% increase in the number of people ...

Councils need to crack down on payday loan companies

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:02 -0400

The booming payday loan industry demonstrates a fundamental failure to protect our most vulnerable citizens from exploitation. Lenders who charge massive multiples of interest dominating our high streets is bad enough, but now some payday loan companies are aggressively marketing via children and pushing standards to a new low.In Lambeth's deprived Coldharbour and Ferndale wards, Speedy Cash ...

Lifestyle Students in Dadaab benefit from ICT training

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:49 -0400

UNHCR ?s Representative in Kenya. ?Access to quality education is a key precondition for the economic development and self-reliance of refugees as well as the enjoyment of many other human rights.? The CTA project, whose foundations were laid in early 2012, targets three main areas for improvement: formal education, vocational training and community e- learning. In primary schools this year, 32 ...

How to get ahead in ... becoming an activism co-ordinator

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:20:18 -0400

Sustrans , the shift from the fringes to the mainstream also means that lobbying organisations like themselves are now recruiting supporters from a much wider audience. Joe Williams, media and policy adviser to Sustrans, says: "I think this shift is probably a reflection of green politics as well its becoming more mainstream ... although the stereotype of local activists still remains, ...

Winger Ioane Faces Fitness Race for First Lions Test

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:39 -0400

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David Laws vetoes plan to force schools to check immigrant status of pupils

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:11:56 -0400

David Laws decided the idea would be bureaucratic and difficult to implement.In a sign of the Lib Dems' determination to assert themselves in the coalition, Laws told the education ...

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday May 22

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:27 -0400

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Money raised for sports trip

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:49 -0400

AFTER inviting locals to their garage sale fundraiser, Sunny Pasco and her friends have managed to raise about $1000 to put towards their overseas sports ...

Grimm outlook after finale

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:40:45 -0400

‘s first season closed with Juliette in a coma, and in tonight’s season 2 finale, it was Nick’s turn to be in a rather inert state at the hands of a Wesen. When Baron Samedi unleashes his collection of zombified victims onto Nick and Co. at the container yard, Nick gets separated from the others, which turns out to be just what Eric Renard wants. The Baron spits his infectious ...

Intl congress on winter sports tourism to open in Sochi Wed

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:42 -0400

SOCHI, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - The 9th International congress on winter sports, tourism, and outdoor activities will begin here on Wednesday with a plenary session dedicated to mass sports in Russia. The congres is to be held at the Krasnya Polyana mountain skiing resort where ski competitions will take place during the 2014 Winter Olympic ...

Rare Harry Potter first edition fetches record auction price

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:33 -0400

Fans wait to see actors from the Harry Potter films at the opening of the Warner Brothers Studio Tour- The Making of Harry Potter near Watford north London March 31, ...

DWTS Hidden gems of the finals

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:37 -0400

without ever having to turn it on. It’s a visual feast of sparkles, fringe, and stunning awkwardness. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Behold this bountiful smattering of Visible ...

Big Fish musical Watch a scene

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:21:33 -0400

Image Credit: Paul Kolnik After a warm reception in Chicago this past spring, the musical adaptation of Tim Burton's phantasmagorical 2003 ...

Sports of The Times Soccer Stadium in Queens Is No Walk in the Park

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:50:02 -0400

Inserting a soccer stadium into the green lungs of Queens County is not an incursion of the Yankees into Mets territory, nor is it an invasion of the dangerously furrin sport of soccer into sacred American territory. For that matter, nobody should be horrified at the investment of overseas money into a New York sports team ...

Man goes missing while on Keys boating trip

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:36:58 -0400

KEY WEST, Fla. -- Authorities in the Florida Keys are searching for a man who went missing during a boating trip.The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports that the U.S. Coast Guard detected 40-year-old Jay Wesley Rydberg's emergency beacon May 14 at 4:13 a.m. During a 78-hour search, Rydberg's beacon was found 33 miles north of Key West, but there were no signs Rydberg or his ...

Sheriff 1 dead after E. Wash. boating accident

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:26:15 -0400

SPRAGUE, Wash. — The Lincoln County sheriff's office says a man is dead after a boating accident on Sprague Lake about 35 miles west of Spokane. KHQ-TV reports ( http://is.gd/FNJeNv) that the sheriff's office says officers responding to a Tuesday afternoon report of two people washed ashore at the lake found a man and woman. The man was dead at the scene. The woman was taken to ...

On the Runway Blog Bouquets for January

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:52 -0400

Oscar de la Renta, resort 2014. The far-flung, long-winded resort collections have begun, and nobody seems too thrilled about it, least of all Oscar de la Renta. "Do you buy resort clothes?" Mr. de la Renta asked, turning toward me. The designer had gathered a small group of journalists in his showroom, one of several sessions he planned Tuesday to restore some intimacy to the hectic ...

On the Runway Blog Raf Simons and a New Informality

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:52 -0400

Dior, resort 2014. Chanel and Dior have certainly upped the resort/cruise game, with Karl Lagerfeld going to Singapore for a Chanel show of cricket bats and cardigans, and Raf Simons setting down in Monaco. Like most people, I looked at both collections online and I have to say I thought Mr. Simons's Dior collection was ...

Plaxico Burress Launching Men’s Luxury Hosiery Line

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:51 -0400

The N.F.L. receiver Plaxico Burress at the launch of his Plaxico Burress Collection of men's luxury hosiery at a New York nightclub rooftop party. "I've always considered myself a pretty stylish guy," he ...

Sports Briefing | Track and Field Champion Wont Defend Titles

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:54:11 -0400

Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya, the world 5,000- and 10,000-meter gold medalist, said she would not defend her titles at the Moscow world championships in August. ...

Sports Briefing | Soccer Borussia Dortmunds Goetze May Miss Champions League Final

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:53 -0400

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze pulled out of training on his comeback from a hamstring injury, putting his participation in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich in doubt. He will have a magnetic resonance imaging test before it can be determined if he can play Saturday against Bayern, the club he will join next ...

Lucza Comfort never looked so chic

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:50 -0400

Lucza is just one of a growing number of labels that exist to enable those who want to enjoy relaxing at home with some semblance of style to do so effortlessly.A thriving business, the success of Lucza can be attributed to the key features of its designs - wearability, luxury and comfort - all of which mean the pieces are both sensible and timeless.Karen Scofield, who launched Lucza in 2011, ...

Mothers’ diets may harm IQs of two babies in three

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:20 -0400

Jeremy Laurance is Health Editor of The Independent and the i and has covered the specialism for more than 20 years. He thinks the harm medicine does is under-appreciated, the harm it prevents over-rated, and that cycling works better than most drugs. He was named Specialist Journalist of the Year in the 2011 British Press ...

Why Star Trek Made San Francisco the Center of Its Futuristic Utopia

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10:41 -0400

is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ...

Headteachers told choose highly paid staff or smaller classes in your schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:13 -0400

Headteachers may face a difficult balancing act between improved wages for their staff or smaller classes for their pupils, Ofsted's chief inspector ...

Criminal Minds season finale peek

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:44 -0400

has been teasing the arrival of The Replicator, and this Wednesday on the two-hour season finale, we’ll finally be able to put a face to the name. But first, the Hotchner brothers are going to find themselves dealing with a tricky situation. As you can see in this exclusive preview from the episode, Hotchner is called away from a seemingly lovely reunion with Beth (guest star Bellamy Young ...

Academy Sports +Outdoors to open store in Portland renovate in Corpus Christi

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:54:24 -0400

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Renovations are being done throughout the existing store, and a new location in Portland is scheduled to open in the spring. Additional store will add more than 100 jobs in the Coastal ...

Choupette Instagrams The Glamorous Jet-Set Lifestyle of Karl Lagerfeld’s Pampered Cat in Pictures

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:53 -0400

we first heard about Karl Lagerfeld's gorgeous blue-eyed diva of a Siamese cat, Choupette, who--with two personal maids, an iPad, and access to a private car, private jet, and unlimited Chanel--leads a more glamorous existence than many of us ever will. We have been tracking her rise in popularity--watching as she earned herself ...

Rovers edge out Dundalk in EA Sports Cup

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:57 -0400

Shamrock Rovers booked their place in the third round of the EA Sports Cup with a 1-0 victory over Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium. It was the Hoops who enjoyed the best of a tame first-half and they would have taken an eight minute lead courtesy of a Thomas Stewart header were it not for a fine save from Peter Cherrie in the Dundalk goal. Dundalk started the second half brightly and had ...

Spring training with the NY Liberty Fitness is a year-round job

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:09:15 -0400

Photo credit: Liberty's Toni Young during the NY Liberty WNBA practice in Greenburgh. (Patrick E. McCarthy) In the Greenburgh practice facility shared by both the Knicks and Rangers, the players for the Liberty are deep into spring training. Fan favorites Cappie Pondexter and Leilani Mitchell are engaged in an intense half-court game under the watchful eye of coach and retired Detroit ...

Steven Spielberg Working on Live-Action Halo Series for Xbox

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:13 -0400

today’s announcement of Microsoft’s new Xbox One came a special highlight for TV fans: the news that Steven Spielberg would be producing a live-action series based on ...

Microsoft debuts next-gen Xbox One

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:55 -0400

Microsoft is finally joining the eighth generation of videogame consoles — and its system is meant to make every other system obsolete. Meet the Xbox One, described alternately (and often simultaneously) as ';instant,'; ';simple,'; ';complete,'; ';interactive,'; and ';personalized.'; It’s apparently equal parts computer, console, and ...

Sports Tusker coach denies claims of high-handedness and revolt

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:03 -0400

The team have only won three matches in their last 10. When Gor Mahia coach, Zdravko Logarusic jokingly told Matano, that his days at Tusker are numbered and that he (Zdravko) would send him home, they both laughed it off. In order to strengthen the technical bench, Tusker board hired former Gor Mahia Team Manager, Tom Ogweno although their Team Manager Willis Waliaula was still there. One of the ...

Sports Tusker face Gor in a match they must win to retain credibility

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:02 -0400

Gor Mahia Wednesday in a Kenyan Premier League (KPL) Top eight return match at Nyayo Stadium. It is a repeat of last season's semi-final match, which Gor won 4-0 on goal aggregate. However, this time the results have been reversed ...

Sports Handball coaches to attend Global lectures course

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:01 -0400

The course was held at the Nyayo National Stadium handball gymnasium from May 3-12. Four coaches out of the 15 who qualified, will attend another one month global lecturer's course in South Africa in September. According to the course ...

Lifestyle Poor results blamed on teachers low morale

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:54 -0400

Heads from nine districts pointed out that schools continued to post poor results. Addressing over 300 head teachers on the second day of a heads conference in ...

Lifestyle Sh400m boost for ECDE in schools

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:53 -0400

Governor Kizito Wangalwa said the funds would facilitate construction of ECD classes in every primary school and employment of at least one teacher in every school. This seeks to end perennial problems facing early childhood education since independence. ECD teachers especially in public schools have had extremely low wages. Speaking at a funeral of the late Erasto Mulamba at Busiada in Butula ...

Xbox One Home Entertainment System Unveiled by Microsoft

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:53 -0400

Microsoft Corp. unveiled its new Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and home entertainment system at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Tuesday morning Turning on the device with the phrase "Xbox on," executives said they emphasized simplicity in the new device that puts ...

Job security is a thing of the past - so millions need a better welfare system | Guy Standing

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:14 -0400

Skills and Employment Survey , published on Monday? The national survey, carried out every six years, shows that more employees feel insecure than at any time in 20 years; that work is being intensified, with people being asked to do more and work longer; and that for the first time people working in the public sector feel more insecure than those in the private sector.The reasons for this are ...

Letters We need an inquiry into sex abuse cases

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:13 -0400

The prime minister has rejected the call for a public inquiry into the Oxford sex abuse ring. I disagree; there is an absolute requirement for an inquiry ...

T Magazine On View | Steven Sebring’s Fourth-Dimensional Perspective

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:04 -0400

Steven Sebring compiled these films, shot with a revolutionary multicamera system of his own design, exclusively for T. ';It’s dope, isn’t it?'; asked Steven Sebring in his Lower Manhattan studio. He was gazing at what he calls the Rig, a 10.5-by-15-foot igloo-like silver contraption (or ';geodome';) designed to capture the form and movement of the subject standing ...

Motherlode Blog A Tornado a Tragedy and an Ordinary Day.

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:04 -0400

For me, it’s an ordinary day. Busy. Some things will go right, some things wrong. A child will have a tantrum, or at least a pout. We’ll be late getting somewhere. I’m waiting for the plumber; my washer has a leak. Stuff like that. The luckier among us have had a lot of moments to appreciate the ordinary of late. Too many. Too many moments when you hop in the car after a ...

CBS takes 2012-13 ratings crown

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:14 -0400

Bazinga: CBS has overthrown Fox to win the 2012-13 broadcast season among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic. With only two nights left in the season, CBS claimed victory Tuesday given its insurmountable lead. The win snaps Fox’s unprecedented eight-year winning streak. Among total viewers, CBS has led the broadcast field for years, ranking No. 1 during 10 of the past 11 seasons. But ...

SNL Host of the Year Vote

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:13 -0400

, there are degrees of greatness. Sure, there’s the Five-Timers Club, that posh and exclusive club that meets every year in Gstaad to anoint late-night kings, plot ways to blackmail Bill Murray into ...

Annie Hear Bway cast album

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:12 -0400

has a new cast album featuring all of the tunes "Little Girls" (and okay, perhaps some boys too) sang and danced around their living rooms growing up, including ';Maybe,'; ';Tomorrow,'; ';N.Y.C.,'; and ';Easy Street.'; And EW has every track, streamable below with added bonus tracks featuring the musical's new addition to the cast, ...

Kim Jew expands rebrands sportsschool division

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:25 -0400

Paul Jew will operate a new division of Kim Jew Portrait Art with the name Moji. One of Albuquerques largest photography businesses, Kim Jew Portrait Art, is expanding and rebranding its sports and school fundraising photo division. The divisions were previously known as One-of-a-Kind and Kim Jew Sports. The new division is under one name, Moji which means to remember more accurately reflecting ...

Sports Wario warns federation officials against politics

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:15 -0400

Wario promised that he would ensure no federation is engaged in chronic politics and that federation officials will have to meet player's expectations during his tenure. "Players will no longer be short-changed. We have seen them 'short circuited' many times, even at high profile international games. It will no longer be business as usual for federations," said Wario, ...

Sports Vivian to miss Moscow championships

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:14 -0400

Athletics fans around the world will miss what has been an exciting clash between Cheruiyot and Ethiopian rivals -- Olympic champions Tirunesh Dibaba (10,000m), Meseret Defar (5,000m) and Meselech Melkamu, the former Africa 10,000m silver medalist. Cheruiyot, a Chief Inspector of Police attached to the Criminal Investigations Unit (CID), said she will have a rare season off to be withn family, at ...

Sports Under-19 squad to compete in ICC Africa qualifiers

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:13 -0400

Emmanuel Bundi has been named captain of the team. The Kongonis all rounder will be supported by Kanbis Sports Club youthful batsman who has been named vice captain. The squad also has Raj Savala who turned up for Kenya in the 2011 ICC Under-19 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Ireland. The rest of the members are new to the team but have turned up for the country at the both the Under-15 and 17 ...

Lacey declares fitness for Tyrone clash

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:40 -0400

Karl Lacey has declared his fitness for Sunday’s Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final with Tyrone in Ballybofey. Lacey has made a return to training this month after a hip injury kept him out of the Allianz League campaign. The 2012 Footballer of the Year is hoping to play a part in the blockbuster encounter as the champions meet a rejuvenated Tyrone. Lacey told RTÉ ...

Cubans Win Gold Silver and Bronze at Journalists Sports Games

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:00 -0400

Medellin, Colombia, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban athletes won their first medals in track and field events at the First Sports Games for AIPS America journalists, being held in this northern Colombian city. Cuba won two gold medals, four silvers and two bronzes in the 50, 200 and 800 meter races, as well as in the long jump. Cubans Omany Torres and Dayan Garcia won in the 800 meters and long jump ...

Maria Stubbings was killed by one man. The question is who let it happen | Julie Bindel

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:29 -0400

let down by the police who could have done more to keep her safe, but didn't. Maria Stubbings is dead and, it would seem, not much has changed since I began campaigning on this issue over three decades ago. The statistics are consistent, year after year: on average, two women die each week in England and Wales as a result of domestic violence, a number etched into the minds of those of us ...

Athletes With Defibrillators Dont Need To Quit Sports

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:04 -0400

Although the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology now advise people with ICDs not to participate in vigorous sports, a new study offers strong support for people with ICDs who want to take part in sports. Although a large number of people with ICDs are elderly heart failure patients who are unlikely to want to participate in sports, ICDs are also implanted in ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook tells Senate Tiny tax bill isn’t our fault – it’s yours

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:16 -0400

Apple "avoided" more than $1m (650,000) in US taxes every hour last year, a senior Washington lawmaker said as the tech giant found itself the centre of the debate over loopholes in international tax ...

Take disabled sport seriously urges Baroness Grey-Thompson

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:02 -0400

Seven months after the Prime Minister gave an emotional speech insisting that the Paralympics had transformed perceptions of the disabled in Britain, a former Paralympian has launched a scathing attack on the Government's approach to sport, insisting that fewer disabled children are competing now than in the early ...

Cannes hair and makeup tutorials

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:15 -0400

With the opening of the famous Cannes Film Festival this week, we take a look at some classic movie-star style from this year's red ...

Fashion brand suing Lindsay Lohan for $5 million Report

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:15 -0400

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has a new legal battle on her hands - she's been counter-sued by her former fashion label collaborators. Lohan, who is currently undergoing rehab treatment, filed a $1.1 million suit against clothing manufacturers at D.N.A.M. Apparel Industries in March, claiming she was cheated out of her share of profits when a 2009 business deal fell apart. Bow D.N.A.M. ...

Morning workouts could help you get better quality sleep

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:38:14 -0400

If you want to sleep well, exercise in the morning, a new study suggests.Researchers from Appalachian State University in North Carolina recruited 20 adults on separate days to perform a moderate, 30-minute workout at 7 am, 1 pm, or 7 pm, ...

Jean Grey Gets in Bed with Logan in New Wolverine Trailer

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:32:59 -0400

In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...

EA announces Ignite engine for next-gen sports games

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27:32 -0400

(Credit: Screenshot by David Carnoy/CNET) Over the years, sports games have become more and more realistic, and EA is promising to take that realism to a whole new level in next-generation versions of many of its popular sports franchises. At Microsoft's unveiling of ...

OBrien winning final fitness battle

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:12 -0400

Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury. O'Brien was expected to be out for two weeks after incurring bone bruising in last weekend's Amlin Challenge Cup final victory over Stade Francais. But Lions forwards coach Graham Rowntree today revealed that the injury is not as bad ...

Acceptance speeches Say it in five words

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:34 -0400

Tonight is the 17th annual Webby Awards, which are almost as famous for their five-word acceptance speeches as they are for the websites rewarded for their ...

Hospitals freeze AE targets - because they can’t hit them

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:33 -0400

Hospitals across Britain have been forced to suspend targets to see accident and emergency patients within four hours because they can no longer cope with demand, doctors and managers have ...

The 10 Best cycle helmets

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:55 -0400

By fusing helmet design elements used for action sports; from cycling to skating, Bern has managed produce a helmet as popular with fashion- conscious urban cyclists as it is with extreme sports fanatics. The Watts is simple, original and is a world away from the technical designs of most high-end cycle helmets. ...

Plenty of Fish dating site founder pulls Intimate Encounters option to ward off sleazy men

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:43 -0400

But the founder of one of Britain's biggest dating website has now decided to take radical action to root out fake and sleazy profiles - after revealing that many of the "women" who use the hook-ups section of his site are actually men in disguise.Writing to members on Monday, Markus Frind, the Canadian founder of Plenty of Fish (POF), said that he had been forced to make a series ...

Dining Out Afghan Chopan Kebab House offers comfort food

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:47 -0400

afghanchopankebab.ca Dinner for two without tip: About $40-----EDMONTON - I awoke on a recent spring morning and looked out the window only to discover snow-lined tree tops and winds as strong as my desire for comfort and warmth. With a sigh, I found my woollies and succumbed to winter's grip.Hoping to find solace in a helping of homestyle comfort food straight from the streets of Kabul, I ...

Moscow St Petersburg vie in Impressionist tug-of-war

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:30 -0400

State Museum of New Western Art housed a collection of more than 500 Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works including scenes of fin-de-siecle Parisian life and more than 50 early works ...

Man tells of deadly fitness test

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:49 -0400

Aspirant traffic cops wait to run 4km in 30 minutes to pass the fitness test which will qualify them to go into the next round for one of 90 provincial posts. File photo; ...

Senior NHS figure challenges Jeremy Hunt over causes of AE crisis

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:49 -0400

Jeremy Hunt .Mike Farrar, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, the body representing organisations commissioning and providing health services, questioned Hunt's assertion that Labour was to blame for a public loss of confidence in alternatives to casualty by agreeing a new contract with ...

College Sport Green Bay backs top pupils

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400

Green Bay High School might not be among the heavy hitters in Auckland secondary sport but 10 of their pupils have been given a second-to-none opportunity to make their mark in their chosen endeavours. The inaugural recipients in the school's Jets - Junior Elite Training Squad - programme were announced on Monday night. The initiative, a joint venture between the school, WIL Sport Management and ...

Hashtag Nation Music Awards Worthy of a Tony

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:07 -0400

The Billboard Music Awards ...

Second nature exhibition in pictures

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:30 -0400

A new exhibition at London's Pitzhanger Manor Gallery celebrates the work of designers who have taken their creations back to nature.'Second Nature' explores the influence that animals, plants and the environment have had on the fashion industry over the years. Featuring the work of acclaimed London-based designers such as Roksanda Ilincic, Giles Deacon, Peter Pilotto, Fyodor Golan ...

Fighting hate speech against women on Facebook

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:38 -0400

A major new campaign calls on the social networking site to put an end to misogyny on its pages - including graphic videos and images that make light of violence against women. Here's hoping the message gets through this ...

Sociable housing helps older people remain in the community | Jo Salter

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:32 -0400

As more of us live longer, a greater number of people will be faced with a choice when they get older: struggle to live independently in their own home, or move into a care home or retirement community, with access to better care and support, but perhaps narrower social horizons.Research carried out ...

Older people up in arms about level of services at Devon retirement village

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:30 -0400

Residents of the Rydon Village retirement development in Devon say they haven't had they say they were promised. From left: Bill Spinks, Nigel Harding, Betty Hale, and Henry and Miranda Kitchen. Photograph: Jim ...

Six Xbox 720 features that will change the game

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:16 -0400

This has always been a very contentious issue for the new console with rumours about an Xbox that needs to be always connected to the internet surfacing earlier this year. After the crowds online reacted badly to this news the former Creative Director at Microsoft, Adam Orth, spoke out on twitter, saying: "Sorry, I don't get the drama over having an 'always on' console," ...

T Magazine The Great Outdoors | Louis Benechs Gardens Now in Book Form

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:39 -0400

It wasn’t the garden designer Louis Benech’s idea to do a book on his work: How, Benech wonders, can one really get to know a garden without walking it? But fortunately for his admirers, next month’s ...

Jeremy Hunt come to my surgery and tell me I dont know my patients | Paul Hobday

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:56:02 -0400

I invite Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, to visit my surgery. He might learn something. We like to think we offer a very personal, family-orientated service, where I rarely have a patient in front of me I haven't met on many occasions. And ...

NHS chief to step down next year after criticism over Mid Staffs scandal

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:51 -0400

NHS chief executive caught up in the Stafford hospital scandal, has announced that he will step down from his post next March.Nicholson came under intense political pressure after publication of the Francis report, which looked at scandalous lack of care at the hospital for four years from 2005. He was briefly head of the local strategic health authority when the first of the serious concerns ...

AE overcrowding could lead to more deaths and serious illnesses MPs told

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:49 -0400

Many A&E departments have been forced to axe the NHS's four-hour target to deal with patients, Mike Clancy, a medical expert, says. Photograph: ...

El Cerito man stabbed during brawl involving up to 50 people outside Alameda sports bar

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:46 -0400

ALAMEDA -- An El Cerrito man remains hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times in the back during a melee involving up to 50 people early Sunday morning outside a sports bar, police said.Investigators are still piecing together what led up to the altercation outside Scobies Sports Bar & Grill at 2431 Central Ave. But the incident apparently began after an argument among about six women ...

Divergent See Dauntless symbol

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:04 -0400

We’ve already showed you what it looks like when you’re a Dauntless initiate andnow can show you the symbol for the Dauntless faction. For those who haven’t read the Veronica Roth ...

Behind the Candelabra at Cannes

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:04 -0400

, Steven Soderbergh’s backstage drama about Liberace, the fur-and-sequin-clad, ivory-ticking kitsch maestro of ';wonderful'; entertainment, and his relationship with Scott Thorson, the dewy hunk who became his romantic partner in the late 1970s, is a movie that I’ve been eager to see for many months. Nevertheless, when it was announced that the film wouldn’t just be ...

Alabama Shakes True Blood song

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:02 -0400

will feature new and previously released cuts from such cool cats as the Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket, and Iggy Pop with Best Coast’s Beth Cosentino. Also on the lineup: a rootsy track called ';Pocket Change'; from the Brittany Howard-led Shakes, which you can hear it exclusively here. The record will be the first in the series to be released in vinyl, but that won’t ...

Daft Punk 13 records that shaped us

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:01 -0400

Years before EDM became an acronym even your parents knew, Daft Punk were the byword of cool in electronic music. Now they’re back with their first new studio album in seven ...

What do men notice first about a woman

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:08:19 -0400

The Fourth Hour's "Guys Tell All" panel - Michael Landes, Chuck Nice, Rick Younger and Ryan Chenevert - shares some insight into the minds of men, revealing what guys first notice about women and explaining why it takes some men a long time to tell family they're in a ...

Wayne and Coleen Rooney have a second son – but why the matching names

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:05 -0400

Wayne and Coleen Rooney with older son Kai a fortnight before the birth of their second son Klay. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty ...

Micro-enterprises prepare the ground for a local service revolution

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:56:58 -0400

bread2share about 18 months ago, she has worked with clients who have a range of needs. "It can have therapeutic value for people with different conditions, for example, I was teaching an elderly man with dementia last week, and he was absolutely delighted when he made his first two loaves," she says.Goudie is one of a growing number of people who have set up micro-enterprises - small ...

Sir Keith Mills offers key research that grassroots sport funding pays

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:56:56 -0400

Sir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of the London 2012 organising committee, has unveiled the results of a three-year research project that he says proves billions could be saved by the Treasury if more money was invested in grassroots sport projects.The Air Miles founder said that the "groundbreaking" research gave a clear sense of the financial return from the sector for the first ...

Are Sports Fans Pro Choice

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:06 -0400

This is not a trick question, just a different context. As a general proposition, don't we all want options? Yes, I submit. And the same is true when we want sports programming. So allow me to posit a hypothetical. Let's assume we have one company that provides all the sports programming for college and professional football and basketball. This company has lobbied effectively to ...

Vatican marks anniversary of 1972 attack on Michelangelos Pieta

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:39 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A combo photo shows a detail view of the damaged Michelangelo's Pieta and it after restoration works at the Vatican. Forty-one years ago, a crazed Hungarian named Laszlo Toth jumped an ...

Leslie Thomas a voice for the dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:13 -0400

'Where somebody dies in the hands of the state, the only people likely to probe are the family and those who represent the family' - Leslie Thomas. Photograph: David Levene for the ...

The NHS failed my late daughter Tina. It must not fail other disabled people | Christine Papalabropoulos

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:10 -0400

I feel the most joyous time in anyone's life is when their child is born. Then, for some parents, their joy turns to heartbreak and sorrow when they discover that their child has some kind of disability.They will not know, then, the path that they will tread with this child. It is a path of worry, torment and heartbreak. You fight constantly with services for the appropriate equipment, such ...

Going the Distance CPA Firm Sponsors Yearlong Push for Employee Health Fitness

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:43:34 -0400

particularly from January to April when many firms are willing to invest in the occasional fitness class or healthy lunch to ensure employees stay fit and healthy during the grueling tax season. But healthy living is a year-round commitment ...

Sports Liverpool will move for Man City defender Kolo Toure

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:03 -0400

Toure is in the United States as part of City's post-season tour but the proposed move to Anfield is likely to progress quickly once he returns. The 32-year-old joined City from Arsenal in July 2009 for 14m. The expected signing of the Ivory Coast international goes against ...

Sports David Moyes to tell Rooney his future lies at Man-U

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:02:02 -0400

David Moyes is minded to keep Wayne Rooney at Manchester United and the new manager is hopeful he can convince the striker that his long-term future remains at the ...

Labour is getting ready to implement strategic change within the civil service | Jon Trickett

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:53 -0400

Bob Kerslake, head of the civil service, and Jeremy Heywood, cabinet secretary. The civil service is being challenged as never before. Photograph: Graeme ...

Phonics literacy test for young children a waste of time and money

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:52 -0400

The phonics literacy test concerned many teachers, with some finding the use of pseudo words confusing. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the ...

Our emotions match music to colors Study

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:39 -0400

A new study finds that our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel. Mozart's jaunty "Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major" is most often associated with bright yellow and orange, whereas his somber "Requiem in D minor" is linked to bluish gray, the findings revealed.US researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Dove Sketches most-watched online ad Unilever

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:39 -0400

Unilever claimed bragging rights Monday to the most-watched Internet commercial of all time - a three-minute study of women's self-perception that stars a forensic artist. The Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant said its "Dove Real Beauty Sketches" has been seen more than 114 million times on YouTube and other video platforms in more than 110 countries "to surpass all ...

Lunch-hour dance parties gaining worldwide popularity

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:39 -0400

The concept of lunch hour dance parties is taking hold around the world, with office workers breaking free from the chains that bind them to their desks for sweaty, 60-minute dance-offs in the middle of the day. The idea behind Lunch Beat is simple: for one hour, 9 to 5ers can blow off steam, get some exercise and take in DJ-spun tunes at a midday dance party. The only requirement: "you ...

Rooney Mara turns model for Calvin Klein

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:38 -0400

The 28-year-old star of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and the recent "Side Effects" has been snapped up by Calvin Klein as the face of the new Downtown fragrance. Rooney Mara has exploded on the international style scene ever since her radical restyle for a role as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's hit 2011 film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon ...

T Magazine In Store | Orlebar Brown Adds Swimwear for Women

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:27 -0400

Orlebar Brown , best known for its tailored men's trunks in preppy colors and funky photographic prints that look as good on land as at sea, introduces its debut collection for women. The founder, Adam Brown, created a 16-piece capsule collection of simple bikinis, one-pieces, sporty rash guards and shorts modeled after the signature men’s ...

Sharp rise in number of Afghan women put in prison for moral crimes

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:41:07 -0400

Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months."That increase reflects a shameful lack and failure of political will by both the government ...

Flickr unveils new redesign as Marissa Mayer promises the site will be awesome again

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:44 -0400

Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, said the redesign includes a new interface based around high-resolution photographs and a terabyte of storage for each user, equating to 537,731 photos at 6.5 megapixels each.Mayer said "you can take all the pictures ever taken and upload them to Flickr... and there would [still be room]."Yahoo purchased Flickr in 2005 as the site became increasingly ...

Police investigate historic abuse claims at school linked to Cyril Smith

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:18 -0400

Sir Cyril Smith was chairman of governors at Knowl View school: the latest allegations are not thought to involve the former MP. Photograph: PA Archive/Press Association ...

Gay marriage is a detox symbol for Cameron but is it worth the trouble

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:06 -0400

gay marriage bill from his own wreckers, as he did later in the day. Why? Because Labour supports the measure and to vote otherwise would be mere tactics. Impatient voters nowadays do not like mere party tactics."I believe the job of the opposition is to oppose. Any opportunity to humiliate Cameron's government and help bring it down should be taken," countered my strongly ...

Iain Banks posts new update to fans on his cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:02 -0400

announced his diagnosis with gall bladder cancer in April, has posted another update to fans, in which he ruminates on everything from his new car to the possibility of chemotherapy.The bestselling Scottish novelist has been the recipient of an outpouring of goodwill and support from his readers since he told them in early April that he was "officially very poorly". In ...

Social work training reforms it takes five weeks to create a social worker

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400

Frontline aims to attract more high flyers to social work. Recruits will go into on-the-job training after a five-week summer school. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the ...

We must identify girls at risk from gangs | Carlene Firmin

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:40:00 -0400

A report indicates that 30% of young women involved with gangs could be self-harming or at risk of suicide. Photograph: David Levene for the ...

RPT-UPDATE 1-Burberry profit rises 14 percent on Asia retail growth

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:34:22 -0400

Tue May 21, 2013 8:34am EDT LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - British luxury group Burberry said full-year pretax profit rose a better-than-expected 14 percent on strong retail growth in Asian markets, where it is increasing numbers of Burberry branded stores. Burberry, known for its camel, red and black check-lined raincoats posted adjusted pretax profit of 428 million pounds ($651 million) in the year ...

We promise not to screw it up Yahoo confirms $1.1bn deal to buy Tumblr

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:10 -0400

'We won't screw it up': Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes following negative ...

Shocking example of incompetence over stockpiled flu drug Tamiflu

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:07 -0400

Health officials spent 424 million stockpiling a flu drug that has divided experts over how effective it is, a public spending watchdog ...

Egypt tourist arrivals rise not back to pre-revolt levels

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:27:40 -0400

Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ...

Eminems music publishers sue Facebook for copyright infringement over song used in advert

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:27:09 -0400

Eminem's music publishing company Eight Mile Style has launched legal action for copyright infringement over claims that Facebook used music in an advert that closely resembled an Eminem song without seeking ...

Critical Shopper Carson Street Clothiers — Critical Shopper

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:35 -0400

I tried to shop Carson Street Clothiers a few weeks ago, soon after its March opening. New-store smell can be distracting -- you can tell more about a place after time has softened it a bit -- but I was in the neighborhood and wanted to take a ...

The Work Programme is failing the taxpayer | Richard Johnson

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:47 -0400

By failing to use the specialist services aimed at unemployed people who find it hardest to find a job, the Work Programme is putting the public purse at ...

Britons show Victorian attitudes to epilepsy as children who suffer from the condition are accused of being possessed

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:31:57 -0400

One in five children who suffer with epilepsy has been accused of being "possessed" after having a seizure, according to shocking new ...

Forum to focus on C. Ind. as sports hub

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:56 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two athletic-oriented groups will hold a public forum next week to discuss ways to turn central Indiana into a hub for sports innovation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the Indiana University School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will conduct the forum on May 28 at the NCAA headquarters in downtown ...

Oatmeal Antics Cartoonist Matthew Inman Makes an Art of Online Vigilantism

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:39 -0400

, has a finely honed ability to offend, annoy, and torment. He once ordered ovulation tests for a guy who dared to send him an email with poor grammar. Another time, he angrily tweeted that one of his detractors should ';die by drowning in a river of cat urine.'; And then there was his superbly tasteless comic strip ';How to Name an Abortion Clinic,'; in which a guy in a tie ...

Manga Moles and Success Steve Holt The Best Arrested Development Fan Creations

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:39 -0400

, which returns this weekend for a fourth season on Netflix, is no exception. Although its third season ended way back in 2006, there are still folks eagerly GIF-ing their favorite best moments, memeing the best catch-phrases, and mashing up the show with everything ...

Fitness boost for Bulls

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:40 -0400

The Bulls received a boost ahead of Saturday's clash with the Sharks in Durban with the news that last weekend's 35-18 victory over the Highlanders did not produce any serious injuries. Team doctor Org Strauss confirmed, however, that several players were recovering from bruises and light strains sustained in that match. Players with niggling injuries were given a rest on Monday to ...

Apple tax-avoidance schemes deemed highly questionable by US senate report

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:23:32 -0400

Investigators found that the tech-company routed all of its sales through a number of subsidiary bodies, grouped under the name Apple Operations International and incorporated in ...

Sudden infant death syndrome and bed-sharing live QA with experts

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:22:46 -0400

120 baby deaths could be prevented in the UK every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children , new research suggests. A new study found that breastfed babies under the age of three months who sleep in their parents' beds face a five-fold increased risk of cot death. Researchers estimate that 40% of the 300 cot death cases which occur in the UK each year could be prevented if ...

Swimming sites in Cyprus ranked cleanest in Europe

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:10:28 -0400

European Union 's best in the latest EU bathing report published on Tuesday. In contrast, Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands had the highest percentages of bathing sites that failed to meet EU standards in 2012, in part because torrential rains washed sewage into them. The trend overall was positive as 94 percent of beaches, lakes and rivers ...

WA teen exercise rates alarming

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:51 -0400

Exercise rates among high school children in WA are declining to alarming levels, fuelling health concerns, an academic says.Louise Naylor from University of WA's School of Sport Science Exercise and Health said she expected inactivity had worsened among teenagers since a 2008 study revealed less than 10 per cent of girls did enough exercise to maintain health.That study showed boys were ...

Tips to keep your home warm

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:49 -0400

Matt Kersey, of Hearth House, agreed that gas flued heaters were increasingly popular, especially for new home builders seeking an energy-efficient option."As a result of six-star energy efficiency requirements, builders are encouraging flued heaters because when you put in a bayonet you lose efficiency," he said.They were also popular for main living areas because of their attractive ...

Winter-ready outdoor areas

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:47 -0400

Winter may be just around the corner but that needn't mean your alfresco area should be put into hibernation.Jocasta Bronwasser, of Jetmaster Fireplaces WA, said West Australians' love of outdoor living had seen an increase in demand for outdoor heating systems - portable heaters as well as built-in gas and wood-burning fireplaces - to not only add ambience but to make outdoor areas ...

Fight fungus

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:26:44 -0400

Fungal problems may start appearing and while you have to act if your favourite indoor plant, vegie or ornamental shrub is affected, there's little point in spraying fungicides randomly on deciduous trees and shrubs such as plums, roses or even end-of-season vegies (fruit) such as pumpkins, as the foliage is going to drop anyway and this is Mother Nature's way of cleaning up the leaf ...

Lifestyle Bed-sharing raises newborn death risk fivefold

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:24:54 -0400

Prof Bob Carpenter, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, carried out the analysis and says the UK should now follow suit and "take a more definitive stance against bed-sharing for babies under three ...

Lifestyle Drama as husband catches cheating wife in the act

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:24:53 -0400

husband , a Portuguese word for a man being cheated on. As if a Hollywood celebrity had just fallen from the sky, the passersby hoot and ogle and snap photos. They chant 'JUMP!' as emergency workers arrive to assist the struggling man. And he does just that. A soft mat is placed below the shirtless man and the crowd cheers as leaps and bounces down to the ...

Game on Xbox 720 and PS4 go head to head with Microsoft set to launch console today

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:21 -0400

Expectations are high after Sony's dispiriting launch of the new PS4 back in February (a tweaked controller design was on display but little else), and although there seems to be a consensus regarding the hardware specifications, Xbox spokesman Major Nelson is still promising that the Tuesday release will "mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV and entertainment".Most ...

Gay marriage bill may lead to lesbian queen and artificially inseminated heir

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:16:39 -0400

marriage opens up the possibility of a lesbian queen giving birth to a future monarch by artificial insemination, Lord Tebbit has warned.In one of his more outspoken interventions, the former Conservative party chairman told the Big Issue magazine that the legislation could also allow him to marry his son to escape inheritance tax.Tebbit's remarks indicate that the marriage (same sex ...

The challenge of saying no as a newly qualified social worker

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:16:38 -0400

assessed and supported year in employment portfolio. Part of me will always wish that I could be there 24/7 for the young people I work with. After all, having someone dependable is often the core thing that has been missing from their lives.It took me a while to accept that being there for them all the time did not necessarily help them solve their problems and can lead to them becoming overly ...

Warriors sweat on fitness of Locke Nielsen

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:08:54 -0400

Bulldog Inu accepts two-game NRL ban The Warriors hope to be bolstered by the return from injury of two of their backline stars for Sunday's must-win NRL clash against the Newcastle Knights at Mt Smart Stadium. Fullback Kevin Locke and centre Dane Nielsen have today been named in coach Matthew Elliott's extended 20-man squad but still need to pass fitness tests before their places are ...

Sports Ferguson is named Manager of Year

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:16:03 -0400

Alex Ferguson leaves in the game, is nigh on impossible. This evening's award adds yet another record to that list, making him the only person to secure the much-coveted ...

Sports Jose Mourinhos Chelsea return could be a risk

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:16:02 -0400

All signs now point to mere formalities being the only remaining barrier to "The Special One" making a triumphant return to the club he led to unprecedented domestic successes before leaving in September ...

Sports Real Madrid confirm Mourinho exit

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:16:01 -0400

Mourinho, 50, who has been linked with a return to Chelsea, won the league and Copa del Rey at Madrid. "We've decided to bring our relationship to an end," said Perez. "Nobody's been sacked, it's a mutual agreement." Real are currently 13 points behind Barcelona in the league and were beaten by city rivals Atletico in the Spanish Cup final last Friday. They also ...

Mariane Pearl Al-Qaida killed my husband not my hope

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:14 -0400

The murder of her husband by al-Qa'ida shocked the world. But the bereavement inspired her work for peace and justice, she tells Simon ...

Today in healthcare Tuesday 21 May

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:44 -0400

Opportunities to stop girls drifting into gangs are being missed study finds

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:43 -0400

children in our communities. Yet through effective early intervention, involving both children's services and adult social care, girls at risk of getting involved in gangs can be supported to build better lives. And when they do get involved in gangs, it is vital that efforts to help them leave are tailored to the needs of girls and young ...

How can telehealth help patients take responsibility for their health

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:41 -0400

With telehealth, patients can take their own blood pressure, weight or oxygen readings and send them to a website that is monitored by a clinician. Photograph: ...

Universal credit assessments are a recipe for confusion for leaseholders

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:39 -0400

As the roll out of universal credit nears, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has begun distributing a range of guidance notes on how various assessments will be made.Recently, the department published notes on how the universal credit will be calculated for payments on service charges where home owners are on a long lease, which offers an interesting insight into just one tiny aspect of ...