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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Michael Owen scored his first goal for Manchester United , and fellow-striker Wayne Rooney his 100th , as the English Premier League champions returned to winning form with a thumping 5-0 victory at Wigan on Saturday . Michael Owen celebrates his first Manchester United goal as the English champions thumped Wigan 5-0 . Meanwhile , Arsenal top the table on goal difference after making it 10 goals from just two matches with a 4-1 home win over bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth . But all eyes were on United , after their stunning 1-0 midweek defeat at newly-promoted Burnley , and Alex Ferguson 's side endured a frustrating first 45 minutes against determined opponents . However , Rooney finally made the breakthrough in the 56th minute with a fine header from former Wigan winger Antonio Valencia 's cross . From then on , United were always in control . They doubled their lead two minutes later when Dimitar Berbatov cheekily chipped the ball over goalkeeper Chris Kirkland before finding the net with his second touch . Rooney added his second , and United 's third in the 65th minute with a shot that deflected off defender Mario Melchiot . The England striker then made way for compatriot Owen , who broke his United duck with five minutes remaining with a cool finish after being set-up by Nani . Portuguese Nani had the final word with a superb free-kick in stoppage time that sailed over a stranded Kirkland 's head . Arsenal followed up last weekend 's 6-1 win at Everton by thumping Portsmouth , who have now lost all three of their matches , at the Emirates Stadium . The Gunners took an 18th-minute lead when Abou Diaby smashed home Eduardo 's cut-back and the French midfielder added a second when he slotted home a Cesc Fabregas pass . Portsmouth pulled a goal back before half-time when Younes Kaboul took advantage of hesitancy by goalkeeper Manuel Almunia to head home a Madir Belhadj cross . The home side restored their two-goal lead in the 51st minute when William Gallas , who scored a fortunate goal against Celtic in midweek , was again lucky to deflect a Thomas Vermaelen volley over the line . Substitute Aaron Ramsey beat the offside trap to make it 4-1 on 69 minutes when he latched onto Robin van Persie 's slide-rule pass . Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored for the second successive weekend to help big-spending Manchester City make it two wins out of two with a narrow 1-0 victory at home to newly-promoted Wolves . The Togo striker crashed home a Carlos Tevez pass to secure the points for Mark Hughes ' side . Kenwyne Jones scored twice as Sunderland recovered from going a goal behind to beat Blackburn 2-1 at the Stadium of Light . French defender Gael Givet gave Blackburn the lead when he thumped home a left-footed shot through a crowded penalty area . But Jones levelled when he rounded goalkeeper Paul Robinson and slotted home into an empty net and the Trinidad striker nodded home the winner in the 54th-minute from Lee Cattermole 's cross . Kamel Ghilas scored his first goal for the club to give Hull their opening win of the season , 1-0 at home to Bolton , while Birmingham and Stoke shared a 0-0 draw in the day 's other match .
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Michael Owen scores first goal for Manchester United in 5-0 victory at Wigan . Arsenal make it 10 goals in two games , beating Portsmouth 4-1 to lead table . Emmanuel Adebayor scores again for Manchester City in 1-0 win over Wolves .
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Editor 's note : CNN executive producer Suzanne Simons is the author of `` Master of War : Blackwater 's Erik Prince and the Global Business of War . '' Private contractor Xe flies military personnel in Afghanistan and helps train Afghan border police . The company formerly known as Blackwater , now called Xe much to its chagrin , has been at the center of the contractor debate for years . From the time four of its men were ambushed and murdered in Fallujah , Iraq , in 2004 , to a shooting involving a team of its men in a Baghdad neighborhood in which at least 14 Iraqi civilians were killed in 2007 , the company has drawn unwanted headlines . Blackwater owner Erik Prince downsized the company earlier this year when business failed to keep pace with investment . He changed the company 's name after the Iraqi government banned it from doing business there . But those who thought contractors were going away under President Obama 's administration could n't be more wrong . According to the Department of Defense , there are some 68,000 contractors in Afghanistan today and more than 132,000 in Iraq . But those numbers are n't an accurate reflection of the total number of contractors because they do n't include those working for other government agencies such as the Department of State . Many of those tens of thousands are third-country nationals , meaning they were hired from a third country to go to Iraq . Many earn between $ 400 and $ 700 a month ; while Americans , particularly those performing dangerous security duties , can earn as much in a day . Despite being kicked out of Iraq , Xe still does a healthy business in Afghanistan , flying military personnel from one location to another and helping train Afghan border police charged with making the country 's massive , porous borders more secure . It 's one of the many jobs that the U.S. military just is n't staffed to tackle on its own . In fact , the U.S. military today is beefed up by a force of nearly a quarter million private contractors . There are even cases where contractors oversee the contractors . And that 's the problem . The U.S. has come to rely on them so heavily , in such a short period of time , that the government has come under fire for not managing them adequately . Even among the eight-member team that makes up the Wartime Contracting Commission , a congressionally mandated effort to review the contracting process in Iraq and Afghanistan , the question of whether the United States needs the contractors is n't even an issue . The issue , rather , is how well the government is managing this massive support force called up in the immediate aftermath of the war in Iraq . In its interim report released this month , the Commission found that `` neither the military nor the federal civilian acquisition workforces have expanded to keep pace with recent years ' enormous growth in the number and value of contingency contracts . '' The report also said , `` the government still lacks clear standards and policy on inherently governmental functions . The decision has immediate salience given the decisions to use contractors in armed-security and life-support tasks for military units . '' One of the biggest nightmares for legislators is that the force that has grown into such a critical modern-day military support structure was for a long time operating in a legal gray zone with no clear avenue of justice should something unsavory occur . That has led to some tough work for both prosecutors and the FBI , as they take on the task of investigating allegations of wrongdoing by contractors overseas . Doug Brooks , head of the IPOA , an industry-friendly voluntary organization made up of 62 companies , spends much of his time doing outreach and making sure member companies measure up to the internal standards . `` We have the power to kick people out of the association , '' Brooks said , but that 's about where it ends . They ca n't prosecute anyone . But to say that there has been no progress on the legal front would n't be fair . Legislation has been passed that essentially holds contractors accountable for their actions under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act , but with everything in this business , there was a hang-up with that , too . The legislation was written to cover contractors working in support of the Department of Defense , but there are even more contractors working in support of the State Department and other U.S. agencies . The Special Inspector General for Iraq , Stuart W. Bowen Jr. produced a report in February titled Hard Lessons : The Iraq Reconstruction Experience . He then testified before Congress that `` the United States government was unprepared and ill-equipped to mount a major contingency relief and reconstruction program in Iraq in 2003 . For the last six years we have been on a steep learning curve . '' He also told members of Congress that the United States relies too heavily on the hired help , testifying that `` outsourcing management to contractors should be limited because it complicates lines of authority in contingency reconstruction operations . '' Something that retired Lt. Gen. Richard Sanchez would undoubtedly agree with . Sanchez , who led the U.S. military operation in the early days of the Iraq war , has launched an information campaign aimed at bringing more accountability to the debate . He 's even called for a truth commission to investigate policies regarding the interrogation of detainees . Guess what . Contractors were involved in that scandal , too . As for Blackwater , scandal , or the suspicion of it , played a significant role in its downturn . Plagued by lawsuits and federal investigations , the company now called Xe is a shell of what Blackwater was five years ago . Most of Prince 's top executives are gone , budgets have been dramatically curtailed and the company has largely returned to its roots , as a training facility for law enforcement and special forces . Is Blackwater 's fate a sign that things are sour in the industry ? Hardly . As IPOA 's Brooks puts it , they 're here to stay , its about time we made it work . `` I think the other conclusion that companies have come to is that we 're going to be working with the private sector . Nobody wants soldiers to go back to flipping eggs , guarding gates , that kind of thing . ''
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Blackwater , now Xe , has garnered unwanted attention over the past few years . Though kicked out of Iraq , Xe does a great deal of business in Afghanistan . Bottom line : U.S. relies heavily on private military contractors . The issue is how well U.S. government manages this support force .
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ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Government airstrikes killed 20 Taliban militants in the past 24 hours in northwest Pakistan , a military source said Monday . Residents sift through the rubble of a bombed out school near Peshawar city . The airstrikes were launched in the village of Charmang , as part of an attempt to retake small pockets of Bajaur Agency , according to the source . CNN could not confirm the casualties because of access and safety reasons . The operation is going on in north and south Waziristan , the source added , particularly to clear supply routes and prepare for a major operation against Pakistan 's Taliban chief , Baitullah Mehsud , who has ties to al Qaeda . The Pakistani military has been conducting an offensive against the Taliban , centered in the Swat region of North West Frontier Province . Also Monday , a police officer and two civilians were killed when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint near Peshawar . And on early Sunday morning , a bomb blast destroyed a girl 's school east of Peshawar city , authorities said . No one was in the school building at the time , but two people who live in houses near the school suffered minor injuries .
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Airstrikes launched in attempt to retake small pockets of Bajaur Agency . Police officer , 2 civilians die in suicide attack on police checkpoint near Peshawar . Sunday : Bomb blast destroys girl 's school east of Peshawar city .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The new Bundesliga season kicked off on Friday when defending champions Wolfsburg beat Stuttgart 2-0 at the Volkswagen Arena -- Fanzone details what to expect from the new campaign : . So what 's new ? No less than eight teams underwent a change of coach during the off season with Bayern Munich 's appointment of Louis van Gaal the most high profile after the disappointing reign of Jurgen Klinsmann and Jupp Heynckes ' spell as caretaker boss . Felix Magath has left champions Wolfsburg to help revive ailing Schalke , who finished eighth last time round , with former Stuttgart chief Armin Veh moving into the hot seat . Brazil playmaker Diego was the most significant player departure from the Bundesliga after he swapped Werder Bremen for Italian giants Juventus in a deal worth $ 35 million . Werder filled the void left by the influential midfielder with the $ 12 million signing of promising youngster Marko Marin from Borussia Monchengladbach . Striker Mario Gomez moved to Bayern Munich from Stuttgart for a Bundesliga record fee of $ 43 million while Wolfsburg increased their goal options with the capture of Nigeria forward Obafemi Martins . One change in the structure of the Bundesliga is the reduction of the winter break from six to three weeks to help ease fixture congestion and enable the national team longer to prepare for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa . . Lukas Podolski is back at his former club Cologne . Key players : Speculation over the future of Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery - who has been linked with Chelsea , Real Madrid and Manchester United - has been the main transfer topic that has filled column inches during the off season . If Ribery remains with the club he could prove to the difference between Bayern and the rest of the title contenders although the arrival of defensive midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschuk from Zenit St Petersburg will add some much-needed steel to their midfield . Brazil striker Grafite notched 28 goals in 25 Bundesliga matches last season and his form in the 2009/10 season could be key if Wolfsburg can hold onto their title . The battle for places in Joachim Low 's squad for the 2010 World Cup could also have a knock-on effect on the fortunes of several Bundesliga sides . Who will win the Bundesliga title ? Sound Off below . Bayer Leverkusen pair Stefan Kiessling and Patrick Helmes could well be vying for one place in Low 's squad , while Lukas Podolski in particular will be keen to be make up for lost time with Cologne following his emotional return to the club after a stop-start spell at Bayern . Wolfsburg won their first Bundesliga title last season . Key clubs : Hoffenheim enjoyed a creditable first Bundesliga campaign and were top heading into the winter break before they faded in the second half of the season following a serious injury to leading striker Vedad Ibisevic . If the Bosnia international can rediscover his touch , and new signings Franco Zuculini and Maicosuel settle in quickly , then Ralf Rangnick 's men could again upset the established elite and this time stay in contention until the end of the season . Schalke supporters will hope that new boss Magath can repeat the heroics he achieved with Wolfsburg last time round . The 56-year-old steered the Wolves to their first Bundesliga title by improbably pipping Bayern Munich to the post , ending the season top of the division with a two point lead over the German giants at the top of the division after 34 games . Elsewhere , if Podolski can show the form he is capable of and finds the net regularly he may add the firepower Cologne need to move from perennial relegation strugglers to European hopefuls . All eyes will be on new Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal when the new season starts . Expert view : CNN 's Kate Giles - `` Well as much as I hate to say it , Bayern Munich are the favorites to do the business this season . By their high standards , last season was a flop . `` After similar disappointment in 2007 , they came back hard in 2008 and were little short of unstoppable . I would not expect anything different this time round . `` To add to an already star-studded squad , they have made top-class signings in Gomez , Tymoschuk and Ivica Olic . What 's more , they will be masterfully led by new coach van Gaal - who has the credentials and experience lacked by Klinsmann . `` Nonetheless , the past few years have proved the Bundesliga title is not necessarily a foregone conclusion , and there are a few other sides that can challenge the favorites . Watch the predictions of CNN 's Kate Giles for the coming campaign '' `` Wolfsburg will be hoping for a repeat of last season 's glory . And after managing to hold on to strike duo Grafite and Dzeko , they are bound to get enough goals to present a solid challenge although the distraction of the Champions League could be their undoing . `` Stuttgart will also be looking to pick up where they left off and can not afford a slow start this time round . Consistency will be the key if they are to turn into title challengers , although the departure of Gomez to Bayern will leave a huge void . `` Bayer Leverkusen are worth keeping an eye on and have added the experience of Sami Hyypia to their talented young squad while veteran coach Heynckes could be the man to unlock their potential . `` At the wrong end of the table , Nuremberg will hope to improve on the unwanted Bundesliga record of being relegated seven times while fellow new boys Mainz and Freiburg must add to their squads to have any realistic hope of survival . ''
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Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg kick off the new season against Stuttgart . Eight teams will have a new coach in charge for the forthcoming campaign . Franck Ribery could be a key player for Bayern Munich if he stays at the club . Have your say on who you think will win the Bundesliga in the Sound Off below .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Inter Milan took a stranglehold on the Serie A title with a 3-0 win over Cagliari on Sunday which saw them open a 10-point lead over city rivals AC Mlan , who could only manage a goalless draw at Bologna . Roma 's later 1-0 win at Fiorentina , with Mirko Vucinic scoring the only goal , saw them move into second place above Milan , eight points adrift of Inter but having played a game more . Milan 's draw continue their disappointing form which began with a defeat in the derby match against reigning champions Inter two weeks ago . Since then they have drawn their next two matches , with Inter taking full advantage , although they are facing a renewed challenge from Roma , who have gone 12 games without defeat . Goals from Goran Pandev , Walter Samuel and Diego Milito earned Jose Mourinho 's Inter side a comfortable victory in the San Siro , taking the lead after just six minutes . Samuel Eto'o , playing his first game since returning from Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon , set up Pandev to score at the near post . The second came after 20 minutes as central defender Samuel headed home a Maicon corner . Cagliari had a goal chalked off for offside which TV replays showed should have stood and Julio Cesar pulled off a brilliant save to deny fellow Brazilian Nene . There hopes of a revival were ended in the early stages of the second half as a neet move involving Eto'o and the excellent Pandev saw Milito score the third . Milan had the better chances at Bologna and Ronaldinho hit the crossbar with a spectacular effort in the second half . Late on , captain Mansion Ambrosia also saw an effort rebound off the woodwork . In other action , Antonio Di Natale scored a hat-trick for Udinese in a 3-1 home win win over Champions League aspirants Napoli . At the other end of the table , rock-bottom Siena lost 2-1 to Sampdoria , who are also chasing a European place , while troubled Lazio slipped into the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat at home to Catania . In the German Bundesliga , Eintracht Frankfurt jumped to seventh with a fine 3-2 away win over Borussia Dortmund . Benjamin Kohler gave visitors Frankfurt the lead in the eighth minute before Mats Hummels equalized nine minutes later . Lucas Barrios made it 2-1 for Dortmund in the 57th minute , but goals from Sebastian Jung and Alexander Meier saw Frankfurt to three valuable points . Mainz kept their unbeaten home run intact as Bo Svensson 's goal near half time saw them beat Borussia Monchengladbach . In Sunday 's action in Spain 's La Liga , nine-man Sevilla crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Real Zaragoza to slip out of the top four . Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo scored an own goal to give Zaragoza a winning lead and was then sent off for violent conduct . Real Mallorca leapfrog them into fourth as they scored a 10th home victory in a row to beat Villarreal 1-0 .
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Inter Milan go eight points clear in Serie A with a 3-0 home win in the San Siro over Cagliari . Arch-rivals AC Milan can only draw 0-0 at Bologna to see their title hopes fade . Roma win 1-0 at Fiorentina to climb above Milan into second place . Sevilla slip out of top four in Spain with 2-1 defeat to Real Zaragoza .
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ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's military killed at least 55 militants over the past 24 hours as part of its week-long crackdown on Taliban militants , an army spokesman said Friday . Pakistani security personnel patrol the troubled Buner district . This week 's military operation resulted in more than 230 militant casualties since Sunday , while the military suffered two deaths and eight injuries , according to spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas . He has said he hopes the operation will be completed by the end of the week . The operation is part of the Pakistani army 's intensified drive against the Taliban in its restive tribal regions . The Pakistani government has been criticized for not cracking down on militants along its border with Afghanistan . As a result , the U.S. military has carried out airstrikes against militant targets in Pakistan , which have rankled relations between the two countries . Meanwhile , Afghan and coalition forces in southern Afghanistan killed 15 militants and wounded 12 others , the U.S. military reported . The incident , which took place early Friday morning in the Arghandab District of Zabul province , occurred after a military convoy was attacked . `` The patrol was en route to a local village to talk with elders about security issues in the area when they were attacked by several armed militants with small-arms fire from a compound . The combined force returned fire killing one militant , '' the military said in a statement . As Afghan security forces secured and searched that and other compounds to make sure there `` were no non-combatants in danger , '' militants shot at troops and the soldiers fired backed . The Afghan and coalition forces pursued the militants into a `` nearby cave complex '' where 14 militants were killed and 12 were wounded . Another militant was detained .
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Pakistan military says at least 55 Taliban militants killed in last 24 hours . Pakistani army has been waging a week-long crackdown on Taliban . Afghan , coalition forces in Afghanistan kill 15 militants , wound 12 others .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Esra'a al Shafei , a recent university graduate in Bahrain , is young , Muslim and frustrated . Young Muslims , pictured here in Afghanistan , are increasingly using technology to engage the world . The 23-year-old says the complexity of who she is as a Muslim is being distorted by extremists and the media coverage of them . Channeling her frustration , she started Mideastyouth.com , a Web site she describes as a place for young people in the region to `` show a different side of our religion '' and discuss topics big and small , taboo and not . She represents a generation of Muslims who are using technology to express themselves , connect with others , challenge traditional power structures and create an identity in an era when Islamic extremists often grab the headlines . `` I think the word that clearly defines the younger generation and also separates them from their parents is ` globalized , ' '' said Reza Aslan , the author of two books on Islam , including the recently published `` How to Win a Cosmic War : God , Globalization and the End of the War on Terror . '' Access to technology lags in countries with large Muslim populations compared with Europe and the United States . Access also varies between those countries depending on a variety of factors such as governmental control and economic development . But the numbers of people using the Web and cell phones are growing -- and quickly . `` The percentage increases of Internet users in places like Iran , Pakistan and Egypt are astronomical during the past five years , '' Aslan said . A recent study by Forrester Research predicted growth rates for Web usage would continue to soar in the region during the next five years . A battle over interpretation . Al Shafei , who spoke to CNN by phone from Bahrain , said her Islamic identity was partly shaped by a childhood that included Christian classmates and American and British teachers . She also grew up in a country that was relatively progressive enough to appoint a female Jewish ambassador recently . `` Islam is much more relaxed here , '' she said . `` But it does n't mean we 're not good Muslims . '' She discovered blogs , and the more she read , the more she grew frustrated with the nature of the dialogue . `` No one was talking to each other , '' she said . The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 was the turning point for her . `` I was really annoyed by how the Western and Arab media were covering it , '' she said . `` Both sides were sticking to the extremes . '' She said she started her Web site that year to provide the world -- and media -- a different perspective on Islam . `` We 're not as simplistic as the media would often make of us , '' she said . Al Shafei said the Web site 's discussion subjects range from the political to the taboo , including homosexuality , premarital sex and atheism . The anonymity provided by the Web helps foster such discussion , she said . She is , however , careful to avoid talking about some topics , which could get her in trouble . `` I always remind myself that I have my limitations , '' she said . `` There are various issues that I am unable to tackle for security reasons . '' Al Shafei said she hopes that Web sites such as hers could help fight extremist Islamic groups by defeating their arguments through cultural and religious dialogue . But she concedes there 's catching up to do . `` We have to move faster '' because extremist groups are more widespread in traditional media such as newspapers and radio stations , which are still consumed by more people than new media such as Web sites , she said . The extremists ' lure . Some extremists are adept at using technology and new media as well . The killings of journalist Daniel Pearl , U.S. businessman Nicholas Berg and Eugene Armstrong , an American contractor working in Iraq , were all recorded and later broadcast on the Web . It 's long been a concern that the Web is being used by extremist groups such as al Qaeda to recruit young Muslims to their cause . However , Bruce Etling , who co-authored recent studies of the Arabic and Persian blogospheres at Harvard University 's Berkman Center for Internet & Society , said he found little evidence of such activity . `` In the Arabic blogosphere we found no specific clusters related to extremism , and when it was discussed , it tended to be in negative terms , '' he said . `` It was a counter-narrative we were surprised to find . '' There are several possible reasons why , he explained . It 's difficult for extremist groups to maintain a static presence on the Web -- they constantly have to move to avoid being found . Additionally , popular sites such as Facebook have strict terms of usage , which make it difficult for extremist groups -- and their sympathizers -- to build a following . Aslan , who is also the executive editor of the social-networking Web site Mecca.com , said that research has consistently shown that the Internet is not an effective recruiting tool for extremists . He said extremist groups use the Web more as a marketing and communication tool . `` Nobody , absolutely nobody , straps a bomb on their body because they were recruited from the Internet , '' he said . `` It takes an enormous amount of personal face-to-face contact and time in order to recruit a young person into the cause of jihad . '' The Web and the streets . Observers say that like other young people around the world , Muslims mostly use technology such as cell phones and the Web for social and recreational reasons , not political . Jared Cohen traveled through the Middle East from 2004 through 2006 for his book , `` Children of Jihad : A Young American 's Travels Among the Youth of the Middle East . '' He joined the U.S. State Department in September , 2006 . He said his travels showed him that the same tools young Muslims are using to socialize also are helping them organize . While at an underground party in Iran a few years ago , he asked the Iranians how they heard about the gathering . They told him that if he were to go to the marketplace during the day and turn on his Bluetooth , he could receive random messages with details on where to go and at what time . Western-style parties and music are prohibited in Iran , so young people hold them secretly to evade security . Cohen said the partygoers were dismissive when asked if they were afraid of the security forces finding out . `` No one over 30 knows what Bluetooth does , '' the young Iranians told him . That knowledge and tech savviness played a significant role in the recent protests after the disputed Iranian election . Protesters used Twitter , cell phones and other social-networking tools to organize and spread word of what was happening on the streets . The impact on Islam : A new identity ? The post-election fallout in Iran is one example that portends a broader generational and hierarchical struggle in the Muslim community , some experts say . There are a lot of young Muslims . By some estimates , about 60 percent of Muslims in the Middle East are under the age of 30 . `` What the printing press is to Christianity in the 16th century , that 's what the Internet is doing to Islam now , '' Aslan said . `` It has opened up the monopoly over the interpretation of Islam that used to solely belong to the religious class . '' Some clerical authorities , well aware of the challenges posed to their influence by the powers of the Web , are becoming more tech savvy and are building a digital presence , Aslan says . But their interpretations and authority increasingly have competition from sites created by young Muslims such as al Shafei and online communities found on Facebook and Twitter . However , emerging technology also could be a force that helps forge a new , more global Islamic identity . Syrian Muslims can now talk to Muslims in Pakistan , Indonesia , the U.S. or Europe . `` During the 20th century , the parents of this generation were struggling to define for themselves some conception of a pan-Arab or pan-Muslim unity , '' Aslan said . `` But that was elusive because there are so many things geopolitically that separate the Muslim world . `` With the Internet , those boundaries , those borders are irrelevant . ''
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Rio De Janeiro -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As floodwaters receded in some parts of the state of Rio de Janeiro , the devastation from flooding in Brazil continued to climb Wednesday , and the death toll nationwide reached at least 765 . Much of the damage occurred in that state , where heavy rains have liquefied hills into tombs of mud and debris . The state 's death toll from flooding has climbed to 741 , according to government figures released Wednesday . And thousands are homeless across the state . In Teresopolis , where 302 bodies have been found , one official predicted that the final tally may far exceed that . `` I think there may be five times what we found until now , '' said Maj. Carlos Falconi , who coordinates the rescue operation in what was once a picturesque tourist town and is now a wasteland . In Nova Friburgo -- the hardest-hit city , according to government figures -- 355 deaths due to flooding have been counted . In Petropolis , 63 deaths ; and in Sumidouro , 21 . Rescuers have not been able to reach some hard-hit areas , and the damage is not over -- forecasters predict rain for the next several days in areas already submerged . Other states in the South American country have also seen heavy rainfall . Last week , authorities in neighboring Sao Paulo state said 24 people had been killed by flooding . Brazilian authorities have been criticized for a lack of disaster planning and for allowing homes to be built on property known to become treacherous in the rainy season . They are under pressure to show a strong response . Brazil is scheduled to host the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 . CNN 's Shasta Darlington contributed to this report .
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The death toll in Rio de Janeiro state has climbed to 741 . `` I think there may be five times what we found until now , '' official says . Forecasters predict rain for the next several days in areas already submerged .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Veteran Spanish full-back Michel Salgado has joined English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers on a two-year deal . Salgado won two Champions League and four Primera Liga titles during his 10 years at Real Madrid . Salgado , who has been capped 53 times by his country , had his Real Madrid contract cancelled by mutual consent earlier this month . During his time at the Bernabeu , the 33-year-old helped the club to two Champions League triumphs and four Primera Liga titles . Blackburn are now waiting for international clearance before Salgado can make his debut . He is heading back to Madrid next week to say goodbye at a match arranged in his honor against Rosenborg on Monday . Salgado said he is relishing the challenge that lies ahead after revealing he almost moved to England five years ago . Talking to the official Blackburn Web site , Salgado said : `` I had a chance to come to Chelsea but I was lucky too because my team was Real Madrid . `` I love the club , I was there 10 years -- it is a lifetime . I am proud of playing for them for so long . `` Now I want to enjoy the next two years , playing in the Premier League . It is one of the best in the world , with fantastic games and a fantastic atmosphere , '' he added . `` This will be a good experience for me , my wife and children . I have joined an historic club . ''
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Spanish defender Michel Salgado joins English Premier League Blackburn . The 33-year-old full-back signs a two-year contract after leaving Real Madrid . Salgado spent 10 years at the Bernabeu winning two Champions League titles .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World number three Kim Clijsters eased past Russia 's Dinara Safina with a 6-0 6-0 victory in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday . Safina , a finalist at this event in 2009 and a former world number one , lasted only 44 minutes against Belgium 's Clijsters and lost without winning a game for the first time in her career . `` I did n't know how to win a point , embarrassing , '' the 23-year-old , now ranked 75th , told the WTA Tour 's website . `` I was looking forward to this match . We 've played many times . I wanted to go out there and play my game and see what happened . But today she was just cruising and cruising . It hurts . '' The Australian Open should be in February ! Clijsters , a three-time U.S. Open champion , said her opponent displayed a lack of confidence during their match . `` She did n't get to number one just by luck , '' the third seed for the Melbourne tournament said after setting up a clash with Spanish world No. 62 Carla Suarez Navarro . `` The game is still there . She just has to win a few matches , a few tough matches then build some more confidence . '' Second seed Vera Zvonareva also scored a straight-sets win with a 6-2 6-1 success over Austria 's Sybille Bammer at the Rod Laver Arena . The 26-year-old reached two grand slam finals in 2010 , but is yet to claim a major title . `` It 's nice to start your grand slam like that , '' Russia 's Zvonareva said . `` It 's always difficult to play your best tennis in your first match , but I did what I needed to win . '' Zvonareva will now play Bojana Jovanovski after the Serbian triumphed 7-5 6-1 against Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei . There was joy for the home crowd when Australian fifth seed Samantha Stosur advanced thanks to a 6-1 6-1 victory against American wildcard Lauren Davis . Stosur , 26 , wrapped up the match in 53 minutes and she will now play Vera Dushevina of Russia . Dushevina defeated Italy 's Maria Elena Camerin to move into the second round at Melbourne Park . Serbia 's Ana Ivanovic suffered a first-round exit after the 19th seed lost to Russia 's 49th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova in a match which lasted two hours and 37 minutes . The 23-year-old , who won the French Open in 2008 , held a 3-1 lead in the third and deciding set but eventually slipped to a 3-6 6-4 10-8 defeat . Makarova will meet the Ukraine 's Lesya Tsurenko in round two , after she overcame Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-2 6-3 .
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Third seed Kim Clijsters defeats Dinara Safina 6-0 6-0 in the Australian Open first round . World number two Vera Zvonareva is safely through after a win against Sybille Bammer . Australia 's Samantha Stosur into the second round after beating Lauren Davis . Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic is out after a 3-6 6-4 10-8 defeat to Ekaterina Makarova .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Genoa prevented city rivals Sampdoria from moving into Serie A 's top three after triumphing 3-0 in a fiery derby on Saturday that saw three players sent off . The home side moved up to fifth place , just a point behind the Blucerchiati . Omar Milanetto put Genoa ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute Reto Ziegler was ruled to have fouled Rodrigo Palacio , then the Sampdoria player managed to hit his own post trying to clear Giuseppe Sculli 's low cross . Giuseppe Biava had a header tipped onto the crossbar by Samp goalkeeper Luca Castellazzi , but he was then sent off just before halftime after receiving a second yellow card for deliberate handball . Marco Rossi doubled the lead in the 53rd minute , passing the ball through Castellazzi 's legs after evading the hapless Ziegler , who gave away his second penalty of the night in the 75th minute for a foul on Sokratis Papastathopoulos . Raffaele Palladino made it 3-0 from the spot , while the visitors ended the game with nine men when Fabrizio Cacciatore was red-carded with two minutes left as tempers flared . In Saturday 's other game , top scorer Antonio Di Natale returned from suspension to inspire Udinese to a 2-0 win at home to struggling Livorno . He curled in a 29th-minute freekick before Antonio Floro Flores made it 2-0 with a header from Aleksander Lukovic 's cross 10 minutes later , lifting Udinese up to 12th and leaving Livorno in the bottom three . Meanwhile , third-placed AC Milan will be without right-back Massimo Oddo for the rest of this year due to a thigh injury suffered in the Champions League clash with Marseille . The 33-year-old was replaced by Ignazio Abate 28 minutes into the 1-1 draw at the San Siro last Wednesday , which left Milan two points behind group leaders Real Madrid ahead of the final match away to Swiss side Zurich on December 8 .
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Genoa prevent city rivals Sampdoria from moving into Serie A 's top three . Home side win 3-0 in derby that sees three players sent off and move up to fifth . Antonio Di Natale returns from ban to inspire Udinese to a 2-0 win over Livorno . AC Milan will be without injured right-back Massimo Oddo for the rest of this year .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday the government will do everything possible to help victims of flooding and mudslides that have killed at least 229 people and left thousands homeless . Lula said he will immediately make available 200 million Brazilian reais -LRB- about $ 112 million -RRB- in emergency funding to the state of Rio de Janeiro , where heavy rains that started Tuesday have caused widespread death and destruction . `` We can now say that the Brazilian people are saddened by what has happened in Rio de Janeiro and asking God , praying much , that it stops raining and Rio can return to normality , '' Lula was quoted as saying by the state-run Agencia Brasil news service . The largest number of victims from Wednesday 's landslides have occurred in the city of Niteroi , where 146 people have died , Agencia Brasil said Sunday evening , citing fire department officials . An additional 150 people are believed dead and still buried in the mud in Niteroi , the news outlet said . Niteroi is located across the bay from the city of Rio de Janeiro . Another 63 people have died in the state of Rio de Janeiro , fire officials said . In addition , 16 deaths have been recorded in the city of Sao Goncalo , adjacent to Niteroi , and one each in Petropolis , Paracambi , Mage and Nilopolis , authorities said . More than 160 people have been injured and about 5,000 have been left homeless , officials said . Many of the deaths have occurred from mudslides in flimsy shantytowns built on the sides of hills overlooking the metro Rio area . Rio state Governor Sergio Cabral said Brazil would invest 1 billion reais -LRB- about $ 562 million -RRB- to construct housing , Agencia Brasil reported . The money , he said , will come from nearly 5 billion reais -LRB- about $ 2.8 billion -RRB- set aside in the national treasury for construction connected with the 2012 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics , both of which Brazil will host . More rain was forecast for Monday and the next few days .
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Death toll climbs to at least 229 ; thousands left homeless . President Inacio Lula said he will make available $ 112 million in emergency funding . More than 160 people have been injured and about 5,000 have been left homeless , officials said .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Here 's what Katie Roche expected when she went into the hospital for spine surgery : two titanium rods , a bone graft , 17 screws in her vertebrae , eight hours in the operating room , and a week 's stay in the hospital to recover . Here 's what she did n't expect on top of all that : sharing a hospital room with a feverish 6-year-old and contracting a nasty bacterial infection her mother says nearly killed her . `` She got so weak she could n't even get out of bed to go to the bathroom -- I had to carry her , '' says her mother , Kathleen Roche . `` For about 48 hours , I did n't think we 'd have Katie with us much longer . '' Because of the infection she picked up at the hospital , Katie , who was 19 at the time , dropped from 120 to 90 pounds . The bacterium that made her so sick is called Clostridium difficile , and according to a study out this week , it 's more common than ever among hospitalized children in the United States , and children who get it are more likely to die or require surgery . The study found Clostridium difficile infections in hospitalized children went up 15 % per year from 1997 , when there were 3,565 infections , to 2006 , when there were 7,779 infections . The study looked at 10.5 million pediatric patients from 1997 to 2006 , of whom 21,274 , or 0.2 % , had C. diff , as the bacteria are commonly called . The study was published this week in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine . `` This is huge , and really concerning , '' says Dr. Peter Pronovost , director of the Quality and Safety research group at Johns Hopkins University . What 's really disturbing , he says , is that these children did n't have to get sick . `` Most of these infections are preventable , '' he added . Katie 's story . Katie was a healthy 19-year-old avid soccer and volleyball player when she went into a New York City hospital in August 2008 for surgery to correct her scoliosis , or curvature of the spine . The surgery was successful , and she was discharged six days later doing well , except for a low-grade fever . A few days after she returned home to Katonah , a suburb of New York , Katie took a turn for the worse when the incisions on her back opened up and she began to feel weak . Her mother called the doctor , and he told her to bring Katie back to the hospital . Doctors found Katie had an infection -- not C. diff , but another bacterium -- and did a surgery to clear it up . `` When I woke up from that surgery I thought that was it , I was done , but they told me I 'd be having another surgery in 48 hours , '' she remembers . `` And then I had to have another one , and then another one . '' Katie and her parents did n't know it , but her situation was the perfect storm for a C. diff infection . She was taking massive doses of intravenous antibiotics , which kill the good bacteria in the gut , and C. diff thrives in the absence of good bacteria . `` I was throwing up all the time , and was so weak that one day I just blacked out in my hospital bed , '' she remembers . The antibiotic Flagyl cleared up the C. diff , but by that time it had ravaged her intestines . `` It took six months for me to eat normally again , '' she remembers . `` There 's no excuse '' Across the country in California , Pacific Hospital of Long Beach has fixed its C. diff problem . Three years ago , the hospital had 5.3 C. diff infections for every 1,000 hospital admissions , and in the past three years it 's had none at all , according to Dr. Alfonso Torress-Cook , epidemiologist for the hospital . `` It 's frustrating , because some hospitals say there 's nothing they can do about their C. diff rates , '' he says . `` But that 's no excuse . They could do a lot of things . '' Based on Pacific Hospital 's success , here are some things parents can do to protect their children from C.diff when they 're in the hospital . For more information on preventing other types of hospital infections , see information from The Empowered Patient and the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths . 1 . Give your child yogurt . At Pacific , patients at high risk of C. diff are given yogurt because it helps restore the good bacteria in the gut that in turn help fight off bad bacteria . If your hospital does n't offer yogurt , Torress-Cook suggests that you bring it in yourself and that one serving a day is enough to help protect your child . If a child ca n't eat , he can take probiotic supplements containing lactobacillus . For babies , breast milk helps protect against C. diff infections . 2 . Know the signs of C. diff infection . If your child has watery diarrhea , fever , abdominal pain , fast breathing , or is extremely sleepy , ask your doctor if it could be a C. diff infection . `` It 's not any one symptom , but the whole picture that 's important , '' Pronovost says . `` If as a parent your gut tells you your child just is n't normal , there 's likely truth in that . '' He adds that parents sometimes notice signs of infection before doctors or nurses . `` Parents are with their kids all the time , '' he says . `` And nurses are by the bedside for 12 hours . As the attending physician , I actually have the least amount of time with the patient . '' 3 . Clean everything . C. diff spreads when someone touches the feces of an infected person , and then touches someone else , or touches a surface , such as a doorknob , that someone else will later touch . At Pacific , officials credit much of their success against the bacteria to a thorough cleaning of every room , even making sure to change the mop head between rooms . Torress-Cook recommends bringing your own disinfectant wipes and cleaning commonly touched surfaces , such as bedrails . The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths has more information on how routine cleaning by hospital staff might not be enough to control C. diff . 4 . Ask for a private room . Kathleen Roche says they 'll never know how Katie got sick , but they wonder if she got it from a feverish little girl who shared a room with Katie during both her first and second hospital stays . The Centers for Disease Control recommends that a patient with C. diff have his or her own room . If you 're concerned your child 's roommate is ill -- or that your child is ill -- you can ask to be separated . 5 . Make sure hospital staff wears glove , gowns . After Katie was moved into her own room , her parents were told to wear gowns to cover their clothing and prevent the spread of their daughter 's infection to themselves and others . They noticed , however , that doctors and nurses did not wear gowns when visiting their daughter . `` There should be no difference whatsoever between precautions for the parents and precautions for the staff , '' Pronovost says . `` If there is a difference , it 's likely the staff is being noncompliant . '' If you see doctors and nurses are n't gowning up or washing their hands , tell them , Pronovost advises . `` As a parent I know we worry we 're going to piss off the doctor if we ask too many questions , '' he says . `` But the reality is it 's your child 's life on the line , so it 's worth taking a risk . ''
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Katie dropped from 120 to 90 pounds because of the infection she picked up at the hospital . The bacteria that made her sick is called Clostridium difficile , according to a new study . Yogurt helps restore the good bacteria in the gut that help fight off bad bacteria . Parents can sometimes notice signs of infection before doctors or nurses .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- On November 18 , 1978 , more than 900 people died in a mass murder-suicide at Jonestown , a cult commune in Guyana . Its leader , the Rev. Jim Jones , called himself God . He persuaded followers to kill their children first and then drink fruit punch laced with cyanide . Of the nearly 1,000 church members who were present at the start of that day , only 33 survived . Eleven people fled through the jungle : Richard Clark , age 42 Julius Evans , 30 Sandra Evans , 30 Sonya Evans , 11 Sharla Evans , 7 Shirelle Evans , 5 Johnny Franklin , 33 Diane Louie , 26 Robert Paul , 33 Leslie Wilson , 21 Jakari Wilson , 3 Fourteen people lived through airport ambush : Monica Bagby , 18 Jim Bogue , 36 Edith Bogue , 39 Teena Bogue , 22 Juanita Bogue , 21 Tommy Bogue , 17 Harold Cordell , 42 Vernon Gosney , 25 Chris O'Neal , 20 Edith Parks , 64 Gerald Parks , 45 Dale Parks , 27 Brenda Parks , 18 Tracy Parks , 12 Four people were sent away by Jones or his mistress : Mike Carter , 20 Tim Carter , 30 Larry Layton , 32 Mike Prokes , 31 Four lived through the mass suicides : Stanley Clayton , 25 Grover Davis , 79 Odell Rhodes , 36 Hyacinth Thrash , 76 .
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In 1978 , 909 Americans were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev. Jim Jones . Jones persuaded followers to kill children first ; then drink cyanide-laced fruit drink . One-third of the dead at Jonestown were children : Only 33 people survived .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mathieu Flamini scored the winner nine minutes from time as a second-string AC Milan side beat third division Novara 2-1 at the San Siro on Wednesday to reach the Coppa Italia quarterfinals . Milan coach Leonardo made 11 changes to the side that won 3-0 at Juventus on Sunday with Ronaldinho , David Beckham , Andrea Pirlo and Alessandro Nesta not even included on the bench . Veteran striker Filippo Inzaghi opened the scoring on 12 minutes but in the first minute of the second period Pablo Gonzalez stunned the home fans by drawing Novara level . But French international Flamini won the match for the Rossoneri with a shot from the edge of the penalty area . Milan will now will play Udinese or Lumezzane for a place in the semifinals . Meanwhile , Juventus bounced back from their weekend humbling as an Alessandro Del Piero double , one from the penalty spot , helped them to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Napoli in Turin -- easing the pressure on under-fire coach Ciro Ferrara . Diego scored the opener as a full-strength Juve blew away Napoli 's 14-match unbeaten run under coach Walter Mazzarri , although he did rest many first team regulars . Napoli had Matteo Contini sent off for a second yellow card for a foul on Diego in the lead-up to the penalty . Catania recorded an impressive 2-1 win away to Genoa to also reach the last eight . Two goals from Gianvito Plasmati put the visitors two up before Marco Rossi pulled one back 57 minutes . But Genoa hopes of a comeback were dashed when Socratis Papastathopoulos -LRB- 58 -RRB- and then Rossi -LRB- 59 -RRB- were both sent off . Inter Milan and Roma had previously also qualified for the quarters , with the final three qualifiers to be decided on Thursday .
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AC Milan and Juventus are both through to the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia . A much-changed Milan side beat third division Novara 2-1 at the San Siro thanks to Mathieu Flamini 's winner . Alessandro del Piero scores twice for Juventus , who return to form with a 3-0 win over Napoli .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The new Italian Serie A season kicks off with the first round of fixtures this weekend -- Fanzone details what to expect from the forthcoming campaign : . So what 's new ? The Serie A managerial merry-go-round produced its usual raft of changes with over a third of clubs set to begin the season with a different coach from the previous campaign . Carlo Ancelotti 's departure to Chelsea from AC Milan is the most high-profile change , with former Rossoneri hero Leonardo moving from his role as technical director at the club to take over as head coach . Walter Zenga 's success in guiding unfancied Catania to a mid-table finish last season saw him make a controversial switch to bitter Sicilian rivals Palermo , with Gianluca Atzori replacing him at the Stadio Angelo Massimino . Who do you think will win the Italian Serie A title ? Sound Off below . Delio Rossi parted company with Lazio , who appointed Davide Ballardini , while Luigi Del Neri left Atalanta to take over at Sampdoria with Angelo Gregucci taking the reins at the Bergamo club . Elsewhere , promoted Bari dispensed with the services of Antonio Conte and handed the job to much-traveled Giampiero Ventura , while Livorno have brought in veteran Vittorio Russo to work alongside Gennaro Ruotolo as the latter does not hold the relevant coaching badges . On the playing front , the major story was the transfer of Kaka from AC Milan to Real Madrid for $ 92 million , and the club spent part of that money on Klaas-Jan Huntelaar who arrived from the Spanish outfit for a fee in the region of $ 21m . CNN 's Pedro Pinto previews the coming campaign . '' Inter sold Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Barcelona , with Samuel Eto'o moving to the Nerazzurri as part of the deal . Juventus strengthened their squad with the capture of Brazilian playmaker Diego from Werder Bremen for $ 34m while Fabio Cannavaro returned to Turin from Real Madrid on a free transfer . The pressure will be on Diego to have an impact at Juventus following his move from Werder Bremen . Key players : The arrivals of Eto'o and Diego Milito have grabbed all of the headlines for Inter , but it could well be 19-year-old striker Mario Balotelli who will provide the firepower for Inter 's title defense after showing signs of his huge potential last season . Kaka 's departure has left a void at AC Milan , so a big season is needed from heir-apparent Alexandre Pato while Marco Borriello will hope to overcome last season 's injury problems to establish himself in attack . Juventus paid serious money for Diego and he will be expected to justify his price tag , while boss Ciro Ferrara will hope evergreen pair Alessandro Del Piero and Fabio Cannavaro have one last Scudetto title left in them . Elsewhere , Geona 's capture of poacher Hernan Crespo from Inter could prove to be inspired if he can recapture his best form , while striker Robert Acquafresca and goalkeeper Andrea Consigli at Atalanta are the best of the next generation of stars . New Palermo coach Walter Zenga has talked up his side 's chances of breaking into the top three this season . Key clubs : AC Milan coach Leonardo speaks with authority and intelligence about the game but it would be a surprise if he delivered the title in his first season in charge , so Juventus should provide Inter with their main challenge for the Scudetto . New Palermo coach Zenga has talked up his team 's chances of breaking into the top three this season , while Sampdoria 's formidable striker pairing of Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini ensure they will be among the chasing pack . Roma face a season of uncertainty with Rosella Sensi , the head of the Italpetroli oil business that owns two-thirds of the club , attempting to manage debts of $ 420m while city rivals Lazio are currently a team in transition . At the wrong end of the table newly-promoted sides Bari , Livorno and Parma will be among the strugglers and will be joined by Chievo , Siena and Bologna in the battle to avoid relegation . Striker Samuel Eto'o arrived at Inter as part of Zlatan Ibrahimovic 's transfer to Barcelona . Expert view : CNN 's Terry Badoo - `` Whatever the outcome of this year 's Serie A , it is important to the Italian football authorities that the league gets noticed . `` Their goals were obvious in preseason when Inter and AC Milan went on a high-profile tour of the U.S. and the Italian Super Cup between champions Inter and cup winners Lazio took place in Beijing ! `` The reason ? Italy 's top brass feel they 've been left behind by the English Premier League and Spain 's La Liga in terms of global appeal , star quality and purchasing power , with a resultant lack of achievement in the Champions League . `` Of course , good football gets you noticed . But , in the last four seasons , the one Italian club to produce it consistently are defending champions Inter who are seeking their fifth title on the spin . `` The question is -- are they hungry enough to claim five in a row ? Well , in Jose Mourinho they have a coach savvy enough to make it happen . And , with the bargain signing of striker Eto'o in exchange for Ibrahimovic , the ` Special One ' feels he 's done the deal of the summer . `` But , where do Mourinho 's priorities lie ? The Serie A or the Champions League ? And if it 's the latter , does he have a deep enough squad to compete on both fronts ? `` Certainly AC Milan are not favorites . The loss of Ancelotti , retirement of Paolo Maldini , sale of Kaka and return of David Beckham to Los Angeles Galaxy -LRB- at least until January -RRB- , has put a hopeful rather than optimistic expression on the face of new boss Leonardo . `` So Juventus , in their third season back in the top flight following demotion for corruption , look ripe to claim the title they last won in 2003 . `` Big-money signings Diego and Felipe Melo are viewed as potentially key components , and having replaced Claudio Ranieri in favor of Ferrara , the jigsaw may be complete . `` But , if you fancy a flutter on an outsider then Palermo could be a decent bet under Zenga , and with the signing of 20-year-old Argentinean sensation Javier Pastore in their ranks they could just surprise the established elite . `` Time will tell as with all predictions . So , pile on the pasta , break out a nice Chianti , and let the good times roll . ''
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Serie A has lost two star players to La Liga in Kaka and Zlatan Ibrahimovic . Samuel Eto'o , Diego and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar are the league 's major arrivals . Walter Zenga 's Palermo side represent a good outside bet to win the Scudetto . Have your say on who you think will win Serie A in the Sound Off below .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Italian title hopefuls Juventus suffered another setback with a 3-1 defeat at Bari on Saturday night , coming on the heels of the Turin giants ' European exit . Cirro Ferrara 's third-placed team remained five points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan , who travel to lowly Atalanta on Sunday . Bari , meanwhile , moved up into fifth place on goal difference above a group of five teams including Fiorentina . Napoli are also in that bunch on 24 points -- 11 behind Inter -- after drawing 3-3 at Cagliari , who are one point further back in 11th place . Juventus were bundled out of the Champions League after a 4-1 thrashing at home to German side Bayern Munich on Tuesday which meant the Bianconeri failed to get past the group stage of Europe 's premier club competition . They will be able to concentrate on domestic glory now , but will need to bounce back quickly to avert a continued slump , having ended last week so well with a 2-1 win against Inter . Bari took the lead in just the seventh minute as former Juve youth player Riccardo Meggiorini blocked a clearance on the edge of the area and then his shot deflected into the net off Nicola Legrottaglie . French forward David Trezeguet equalized in the 23rd minute after Bari goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet could only block Diego 's shot , but the hosts went ahead again just before halftime with a penalty from Paulo Barreto , who was tripped by Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro . Midfielder Sergio Almiron sealed his former club 's fate with a long-range effort that eluded goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in the 86th minute to give Bari their first win over Juve since 1990 . Napoli needed a last-gasp equalizer from Mariano Bogliacino which came five minutes into time added on to deny Cagliari in Sardinia . Ezequiel Lavezzi and Michele Pazienza had the visitors 2-0 up after 65 minutes , but Cagliari hit back with three goals in the final 15 minutes through Joaquin Larrivey , Alessandro Matri -- his seventh in successive games -- and Brazilian striker Jeda . However , Lavezzi was sent off for kicking a ball at Cagliari coach Massimiliano Allegri as tempers flared during injury-time , then Bogliacino 's header denied the home team a fifth successive win .
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Italian title hopefuls Juventus suffer another setback with a 3-1 defeat at Bari . The defeat for third-placed Juve comes after embarrassing European exit in midweek . Bari move up to fifth place on goal difference ahead of a group of teams including Napoli . Napoli snatch a 3-3 draw at Cagliari , earning a point with goal deep into injury-time .
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Vancouver , British Columbia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The luge track on which a Georgian athlete died during an Olympic training run will reopen Saturday after officials found it had no deficiencies , the Vancouver Olympic committee and International Luge Federation said . Officials will , however , modify the track at the curve where the crash happened to prevent the possibility of another fatal accident , they said . The decision to reopen the track at the Whistler Sliding Center came after the British Columbia Coroners Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded their on-scene investigations . The Coroners Service is responsible for investigating all sudden deaths . Technical officials from the International Luge Federation further investigated the accident before announcing the track would reopen . Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili , 21 , was on his final official training run when he had a `` serious crash '' near the end of the 4,500-foot-long course Friday afternoon . As he came out of the course 's 16th and last turn , Kumaritashvili was thrown from his sled and struck a steel pole at the side of the track . Although he was given CPR at the scene and taken to a hospital , doctors were unable to revive him , the International Olympic Committee said . Kumaritashvili had been scheduled to compete in the men 's singles luge event , which begins Saturday . The track was closed after the accident . The Vancouver Olympic Committee and the luge federation , known by its French initials FIL , outlined their findings in a joint statement . `` It appears after a routine run , the athlete came late out of curve 15 and did not compensate properly to make correct entrance into curve 16 , '' they said . `` This resulted in a late entrance into curve 16 and although the athlete worked to correct the problem he eventually lost control of the sled resulting in the tragic accident . The technical officials of the FIL were able to retrace the path of the athlete and concluded there was no indication that the accident was caused by deficiencies in the track . '' The track will reopen after officials raise the walls at the exit of curve 16 and change the `` ice profile , '' they said . `` This was done as a preventative measure , in order to avoid that such an extremely exceptional accident could occur again , '' the statement said . The FIL said it will resume men 's training Saturday morning with two full training runs before competition takes place as scheduled at 5 p.m. -LRB- 8 p.m. ET -RRB- . Luge is often called the `` fastest sport on ice . '' Sliders use their legs and shoulders to steer small fiberglass sleds down an icy track , at times approaching or surpassing speeds of 90 mph , according to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Web site . They are positioned on their backs with their feet straight out in front of them and their heads back to be as aerodynamic as possible . Sports Illustrated 's David Epstein , who is covering the Olympics for the magazine , told CNN 's `` Situation Room '' that the Whistler course is the fastest in the world `` and not by a little . '' He noted that while most luge courses `` flatten out '' around the 11th turn , the Whistler track `` just keeps on dropping so there 's really kind of no break from gathering speed toward the end . '' Epstein said some athletes had been complaining about the speed of the course and speculating that this Winter Games could be the first time the sport sees a competitor hit 100 mph .
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Olympic track where luger died will reopen Saturday with changes to course . Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia struck pole during practice crash . Officials : `` No indication '' accident was caused by deficiencies in track .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cesc Fabregas has reacted to speculation over his future by insisting he is `` wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal '' . Fabregas has again moved quickly to quell suggestions he is looking to leave Arsenal . The Spain midfielder has been linked with moves to former club Barcelona and big-spending Real Madrid in recent days , and was quoted in a report on Thursday berating his team-mates ' `` impotence '' in their attempts to win silverware . However , Fabregas has hit back at suggestions he could be ready to quit the Emirates Stadium and told www.arsenal.com : `` I 'm not sure how many times I need to talk directly about my commitment to Arsenal as I continue to say the same thing over and over again , but it appears that every time I have spoken to the Spanish media recently , my words have bounced back to England , leaving question marks about my future . Check out the world 's 20 most wanted players . `` So , for anyone who is unclear or may have misunderstood what my position is , let me make myself absolutely crystal clear . I am wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal and my future lies with this great club . '' In this morning 's report , Fabregas revealed his frustration at the Gunners ' trophy drought which stretches back to the FA Cup final of 2005 . Comparing his situation to that of Cristiano Ronaldo , who is poised to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid after a glorious spell at Old Trafford , the 22-year-old was quoted as saying : `` The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most . `` Cristiano said he 's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win . For me right now it is the exact opposite , seeing the impotence . `` This year we wanted it , we were giving everything -- but we could n't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal . '' In Thursday afternoon 's statement , Fabregas did not attempt to downplay his anger . However , he insists that is a motivation to improve the club 's fortunes , rather than a reason to throw in the towel and head for his homeland . `` It is a fact that we have not won a trophy for four years and yes , I am angry about that , but that anger stems from the deep deep desire I have to win things with Arsenal , '' he said . `` I care about this club and believe in this team . I am proud to captain this team and proud to wear the shirt . It really upsets me when people express my thoughts otherwise . `` The spirit in this squad is fantastic and we have the ability and mentality to compete on all fronts for silverware . Make no mistake , we are focussed and determined to show that we are capable of achieving great things together . ''
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Cesc Fabregas dismisses renewed speculation over his future with Arsenal . The Spain midfielder insists that he is `` wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal '' Arsenal captain admits he is angry club has not won a trophy for four years .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It is an unusual art auction where making money is n't a great concern . But that is the case this weekend when a series of paintings go on the block with the purpose of drawing attention to climate change . This picture by Andrew Bartolo , 15 , of Malta is one of 26 for sale in the UNEP 's `` Paint for the Planet '' auction . This weekend , 26 paintings with the theme of climate change will be auctioned in New York City to raise money for children most adversely affected by global warming . The `` Paint for the Planet '' auction is sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program -LRB- UNEP -RRB- and will spotlight the work of young artists across the globe . `` Half of the world 's population is today below 25 years of age , '' said Achim Steiner , executive director of UNEP . `` The auction is a way of communicating their perspective and the auction and the money is in a sense a companion benefit . '' Pre-bids have started and early indications suggest that all 26 paintings will be sold for at least the opening bid of $ 500 apiece . The paintings are the best of some 200,000 entries received during the past 17 years of the UNEP 's annual International Children 's Painting Competition . Entries came from as far afield as Burundi , Armenia , Thailand and Colombia . `` Some of these kids were only seven , eight nine or ten years old when they painted these things '' , Steiner said . `` The imagination and imagery is stunning ... and the humor . There 's one of a polar bear taking off his costume and it 's a polar bear in a bikini . '' Penguins also are featured prominently . Fifteen-year-old Andrew Bartolo from Malta secured third place with his picture of penguins frolicking on a beach . Some are tossing beach balls while others sit nearby in a fridge . Of his picture , Andrew says : `` I have painted a scene that , though slightly extreme , gives an insight into a possible future , one where animals lose their homes and are forced to migrate to unfamiliar territories ... Due to our wrong decisions , these creatures are suffering just as much as we are or more . Daniela Melendez , 14 , of Colombia strikes a more upbeat note with her painting showing the globe and people harnessing alternative forms of energy . `` With my painting I wanted to tell people that it 's easier and better when we work together ... we TOGETHER are doing it , together we can work it out , '' says Daniela . It 's that kind of optimism about the future that the UNEP hopes to propagate through the promotion and sale of the 26 paintings . Another 26 paintings will join them in a traveling exhibit that will follow climate talks around the world until their climax in Copenhagen in December 2009 . The auction and exhibition are part of the new global campaign launched today ; `` UNite to Combat Climate Change '' calls for a definitive agreement on climate change to be formed at those talks in Denmark . In conjunction with the campaign , the UNEP has released results of a survey it says highlights how concerned young people are about climate change . The vast majority of nearly 2,000 children surveyed in five countries decisively said that climate change was a top concern : Brazil -LRB- 96 percent -RRB- , South Africa -LRB- 91 percent -RRB- , India -LRB- 85 percent -RRB- , the United States -LRB- 82 percent -RRB- and Russia -LRB- 70 percent -RRB- . The majority of those surveyed -- except those in India -- agreed that it was necessary to take major steps very soon : Brazil -LRB- 88 percent -RRB- , South Africa -LRB- 81 percent -RRB- , Russia -LRB- 75 percent -RRB- , and the United States -LRB- 61 percent -RRB- . In India , most thought it was necessary to take `` modest '' steps over the coming years -LRB- 53 percent -RRB- . `` Children have a way of questioning established wisdom and that is part of opening up new ways of thinking and acting , '' Steiner said . `` So I think we need to mobilize the energy and the enthusiasm and the commitment and the faith of young people to get involved in these issues . '' Live bidding for the paintings starts on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at the Harvard Club in New York . Eager buyers outside the United States are being encourage to lodge pre-bids or to participate online through eBay .
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Collection of children 's art to be auctioned by the UN on Saturday in New York . The paintings share the common theme of climate change , pleas for action . The artworks were chosen from 200,000 sent to the UN over the past 17 years . Pre-bids indicate all 26 paintings will be sold for at least $ 500 a piece .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Imagine if cars ran on household waste , if gas tanks were filled with ethanol made from wood chips . Well , the technology to make it happen is already a reality and companies are now racing to bring this kind of fuel to a gas pump near you . Waste wood can be used to produce ethanol to fuel cars . With the right processing , ethanol can be produced from pretty much any form of organic matter . Cellulosic ethanol is made from the cellulose found in waste materials like wood chips and the non-edible parts of food crops , or from purpose-grown grasses such as switchgrass and miscanthus . These grasses can be grown on land unsuitable for food production , meaning they 're not in competition with food crops , and the whole plant can be used to produce fuel , making them a more efficient use of land than traditional biofuels . Because cellulosic ethanol takes much less energy to produce than traditional biofuels , it 's an even greener alternative to gasoline . According to the U.S. Department of Energy , cellulosic ethanol produces 85 % less greenhouse gases than gasoline . So far , the production of cellulosic ethanol has been limited to pilot plants demonstrating that the technology works , but a number of companies have announced plans to build commercial-scale plants . INEOS Bio , an offshoot of UK-based chemical company INEOS , is soon to announce the location of its first commercial plant , which will produce ethanol from waste materials . The INEOS Bio method involves superheating biomass to produce a synthesis gas that is converted to ethanol by microbes , meaning it utilizes the lignin content of the waste as well as the cellulose . `` We can use a wide range of materials but we want to stick with biodegradable materials . That could be household waste , garden waste , agricultural waste or forestry waste , '' a spokesperson for INEOS Bio told CNN . `` One of the exciting things is that a production plant could well be in a big city , allied to their waste disposal issues . We can take waste and rather than put it into landfill , we can turn it into ethanol . `` This is not a specialist thing ; it 's not for a few people here and there . We believe we 'll be able to mass produce this for millions of cars . And if you use ethanol as a blend with gasoline , which is how it 's most commonly used , you could find almost every car is one day running on this , '' the spokesperson added . How do you think our cars will be fuelled in the future ? Governments have already committed to using biofuels of some kind as a substitute for gasoline . The EU has required that 10 % of petrol and diesel will come from renewable sources by 2020 and the U.S. is aiming to produce 36 billion gallons of biofuel annually by 2022 . Currently , biofuels are mostly produced from sugar cane , grain or oil-seed crops , but increasing demand for biofuels has meant an increasing demand for the crops used to make them , and that demand has been blamed for driving up global food prices . There have also been claims that biofuel production in developing countries is accelerating the destruction of rain forests and doubts have been raised about the effectiveness of traditional biofuels in reducing greenhouse gases . The result is that attention is now turning to producing biofuels from other sources . INEOS is one of the world 's largest chemical companies and the involvement of big corporations is a sign that the technology is being taken seriously . General Motors has joined forces with U.S. firms Mascoma and Coskata , and Dupont has teamed up with Genencor to develop cellulosic ethanol , promising $ 140 million of funding for the project . But cost is king and according to Neil Harl , emeritus professor of economics at Iowa State University , price is ultimately what will determine if cellulosic ethanol becomes the fuel of the future . `` You have to do more than demonstrate that it can be done , you have to show that it can be done profitably , '' says Harl , citing a 2007 IMF report on biofuels that describes cellulosic ethanol as twice as expensive to produce as gasoline and 75 % more expensive than corn-based ethanol . However , that report was based on oil trading at $ 65 a barrel and higher oil prices make alternatives like cellulosic ethanol increasingly attractive options , especially when you factor in technological advances . `` Right now funds are flowing out to new technologies but I think it really is going to come down to a question of what will emerge from this array of technological possibilities , '' says Harl . `` As we move forward the question becomes ` what is going to be the long-term least-cost energy source ? ' ''
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Cellulosic ethanol can be made from wood , grasses or the waste parts of plants . INEOS Bio is set to start commercial production of ethanol from waste products . Production must become more economical if cellulosic ethanol is to succeed .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As an organization they 're used to investing billions of dollars in scientific experiments that further our knowledge of earth and space . But the only bill to speak of on this occasion is orange and attached to the body of a rubber duck . Scientists from NASA hope that rubber ducks will help them better understand glacier movements . In the name of climate change science , researchers at NASA have dropped 90 rubber ducks into holes of Greenland 's fastest moving glacier : the Jakobshavn Glacier in Baffin Bay . Scientists remain unsure as to why glaciers speed up their movement in the summer months and it is hoped that the rubber ducks -- labeled with the words `` science experiment '' and `` reward '' in three languages , along with an email address -- will shed some light on the phenomenon . One theory is that the summer sun melts ice on the surface of the glacier which creates pools of water which then flow into moulins -- narrow tubular shafts in the glacier . These then transport the water from the top to the underside of the glacier . It 's thought that this base water acts as a lubricant to speed up the movement of the glacier towards the sea . It is hoped the ducks will help show how the water moves through the ice . In conjunction with the ducks , Nasa has also launched a GPS probe which they hope will tell them more about the inner workings of the glacier . So far , neither the probe nor any of the ducks have turned up . Alberto Behar of NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California told Reuters : `` We have n't heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us an e-mail that they have found it . '' The Jakobshavn Glacier is responsible for seven percent of all ice which is peeling off Greenland and its ice sheets could contribute to sea levels rising this century . The glacier 's menace was also felt last century . Experts believe that it was the source of the iceberg which sank the Titanic in 1912 . It 's not the first time rubber ducks have helped scientists track water flows . Thousands fell into the sea in 1992 when a container ship bound for Seattle from China shed its load in a storm in the Pacific Ocean . The ducks spent years at sea and washed up in all corners of the globe , telling oceanographers much about the surface currents of the oceans .
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NASA scientists launch a flotilla of 90 rubber ducks to investigate ice melt in glacier . The Jakobshavn Glacier in Baffin Bay is the fastest moving glacier in Greenland . Researchers investigating why glacier movement speeds up during summer months .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Later this summer , a motor rally will make its way across Europe . Nothing strange in that you might think . But this is a race with a difference -- a `` banger rally '' if you like -- and one with a well-tuned environmental message . Andy Pag is leading a `` chip fat '' rally to Greece in August 2008 . The `` Grease to Greece '' expedition will attempt to travel from the UK to Greece powered exclusively by chip fat scrounged from a variety of restaurants , kebab shops and burger vans en route . Organizer Andy Pag said : `` The aim is to see if using vegetable oil for long distances is practical and feasible , and to have a bit of a laugh on the way . '' Pag , who lives in London , is no stranger to environmentally-friendly jaunts . In 2007 , Pag successfully drove a bio-truck powered by waste chocolate from the UK to Timbuktu . The starting point for this summer 's road trip is , not surprisingly , a 1950 's style greasy spoon cafe in South London . The team will then set off for the continent traveling down through Germany -- stopping off at the Nurburgring for the Grease Lightening stage -- before heading off towards Austria and then Italy , before following the Croatian coast down to Greece . The `` fat finding '' mission , as organizers have dubbed it , will start on the 16th August . It will take around two weeks to reach the finish line . If teams find waste oil hard to come by they can load up with fresh cooking oil from supermarkets . But the aim is to show that carbon neutral motoring , using waste fat as a biofuel , is achievable . Pag told CNN that he currently has 15 spaces filled and that there are still a few places left . `` All you need is a diesel car , '' he said . With conventional fuel prices high and rising , Pag could n't have picked a better time to take on the challenge . Next year , he plans to fly from the UK to China powered by fuel created from landfill waste . The idea is to highlight the process of making low-carbon aviation fuel . `` It 's such an exciting concept because it could revolutionize the aviation industry and the way we think about travel , '' Pag said . `` The key factors are that it needs to economically and environmentally viable . So far the experiments that have been done have n't really hit the mark yet , but it 's good that they are developing the ideas . '' If you want join the `` Grease to Greece '' challenge or want to find out more about the trip follow the link here .
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`` Grease to Greece '' rally challenge will be powered exclusively by cooking oil . Teams will travel from UK through Germany , Austria , Italy and Croatia . Aim is to see if using vegetable oil for long distances is practical and feasible .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Malini Mehra is a woman in a hurry . She 's late for a meeting with Al Gore 's people , the batteries on her cell phone are running out , and besides , UK call roaming charges are `` horrendous . '' Malini Mehra : `` We simply can not afford to be timid on climate change . '' I 've managed to get her on the phone from Delhi , one of the three cities that serve as a base for the Center for Social Markets -LRB- CSM -RRB- , the organization she founded in 2000 . By Mehra 's own admission , she is `` in perpetual motion , regularly traveling between my offices and homes in Calcutta , Delhi and London . '' Mehra 's not only on a tight timetable today -- the way she sees it she has just two years to change the Indian government 's position on climate change . `` 2008 and 2009 are very , very important years for us . These are the years before we reach a global deal . '' The timetable for a global pact was agreed at the UN climate talks in Bali last December . The Deal will replace the Kyoto agreement which runs out in 2012 . After Principal Voices . Principal Voices last heard from Malini Mehra in 2006 when she took part in the Collaborative Corporation panel at the Design Museum in London . At the time , she stressed the need for individuals to make changes , however small , to contribute to the global effort to reverse climate change . In two years she says a lot has changed . `` For the first time people are talking about climate change in a much most focused way . '' `` Consumers have become better informed and more demanding . But in a marketplace that 's buzzing with information overload they 've also become more confused . '' `` It 's often not easy to know what the ` right thing ' to do is , '' she says . `` That 's why we need a greater emphasis on ` personal responsibility ' not just ` corporate responsibility ' which can leave us having greater expectations of others than of ourselves . '' The challenge . Mehra has appointed herself chief antagonist to the Indian government on climate change . She 's not alone . Environmentalists within India and around the world are urging the government to do more to reduce the country 's carbon emissions . In late March , Greenpeace warned that 50 million people from India , and another 75 million from Bangladesh , could be displaced if global warming was allowed to rise above the two degree tipping point , the point when it becomes too late to act . Greenpeace campaign director Divya Raghunandan says , `` The Indian government has wrongly forsaken mitigation for adaptation and the forthcoming session of Parliament must debate this wisdom which has serious long term consequences . '' India 's view is that the developed world has a long history of producing carbon emissions and that its recent economic development should not be unduly restrained by having to meet restrictive global targets . In an address to the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit , Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said , `` We can not continue with a global development model in which some countries continue to maintain high carbon emissions , while the development options available for developing countries get constrained . '' read full address here . He 's offered to limit India 's per capita carbon emissions to the average carbon emission of developed industrial countries . With a population of more than one billion people , a per capita target would give India more room to maneuver . Changing attitudes . Malini Mehra will be among the activists poring over the Indian government 's National Plan of Action on Climate Change when it 's released in June . She 's hoping there 'll be a shift in the government 's attitude and thinks that pressure from the public could be enough to prompt a rethink . `` Our job is to give voice to that public challenge and re-frame the debate from a victim-led ` ca n't do-won ' t do ' mentality to a ` can do-must do ' debate based on hope and good propositions , '' she says . `` One in every six people on the planet is Indian and tomorrow 's world is Indian . We simply can not afford to be timid on climate change . It 's high time we owned the problem and started to change the world to deal with it . ''
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Malini Mehra on mission to change attitudes to climate change in India . Participated in Principal Voices in 2006 , since then has stepped up campaign . Says : `` Tomorrow 's world is Indian ... it 's high time we owned the problem '' India critiqued for being slow to act , National Plan of Action due in June .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Dr Joseph Adelegan is the Founder and the Executive Chairman of the Global Network for Environment and Economic Development Research -- a front-line African non-profit and non-governmental organization involved in environment and sustainable development issues . Dr. Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan . In 2001 , he pioneered the first Clean Development Mechanism -LRB- CDM -RRB- project in Nigeria dubbed `` Cows to Kilowatts '' . The project is abating water pollution , improving human and ecosystem health , mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and creating cheap source of domestic energy with environmentally safe organic fertilizer from slaughterhouse waste . The project was a winner of the prestigious 2005 Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development -LRB- SEED -RRB- International Awards . A Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer and Ashoka Fellow , Dr Adelegan has served as Project Director for the World Bank assisted Lagos Metropolitan Development and Governance Project in Nigeria . He was the 2006 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and is a regular speaker at international conferences .
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Dr Joseph Adelegan is Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer and Ashoka Fellow . He was the 2006 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum . Rose to prominence through his innovative `` Cows to Kilowatts '' project . The Nigerian project converted waste slaughterhouse products into energy .
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Editor 's note : On CNN 's `` State of the Union , '' host and Chief National Correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country . Herbert Hale lives on a check of a little less than $ 17 a week and whatever he can pick up from odd jobs . CHERRY CREEK , South Dakota -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The tiny one-room house rests on a hill ; no electricity and no running water . A creaky metal cot and a rusting wood-burning stove is all the comfort Herbert Hale says he needs . `` All it is is logs , glue -- dirt and water put together -- then cement and the chicken string , '' Hale says of his home . `` Long as the windows do n't break , it 's nice and warm in here . '' The roof leaks a bit , and the floorboards are rotted in one corner , but Hale is n't one to complain . `` It 's home , '' he says , almost under his breath , as he invites a visitor to have a look . Firewood is stacked in one corner inside , and more outside as Hale uses the summer months to stockpile for prairie winters , where 20 below zero is not all that uncommon . He also pulls bunches of long weeds in the prairie grass , to dry for use as a firestarter . `` I have to be careful , '' Hale says matter-of-factly as he pulls a few fistfuls . `` Sometimes there are some snakes . Rattlesnakes . Nothing to mess around with . '' He is 54 years old , a member of the Lakota tribe and part of two stunning statistics , even as communities across America deal with the pain and challenges of recession : . Hale worked 16 years as a firefighter . But he began having some back problems in the early 1980s and then , `` cancer caught up with me . I have a brain tumor . '' He says he gets a check for just shy of $ 17 every week from a tribal welfare fund , and tries to find odd jobs to pay for his food and to help out a diabetic sister . But there 's a catch : Tiny Cherry Creek has no such jobs . There are one or two one-room homes like Hale 's , but it is mostly a collection of a couple dozen simple modular homes provided by a federal and tribal housing program . It does n't even have a gas station or general store . So Hale heads out most days toward Eagle Butte -- 17 miles up one road and then 21 miles more up the next . A few more twists and , `` It 's about 42 to 43 miles , someplace around there . '' Herbert Hale ca n't afford a car . `` Well , I take off , go to my sister 's , then get some water and take off . Somebody along the way will pick me up . '' Often , that somebody is Bryce In The Woods , a member of the tribal council whose district includes Cherry Creek . `` It is bad , '' he says of the area 's economic plight , walking a visitor through the gravel streets where many residents , idle because of the lack of jobs , are sitting out front or shout out a greeting from inside their small homes . To spend a day crossing the reservation is to see a place stunningly beautiful and seemingly forgotten all at once , small , poor communities tucked into the hollows of western South Dakota 's Cheyenne River Reservation . The poverty is all the more striking because of the richness of the setting : green and golden rolling hills , roaming horses and cattle , and tall corn and golden sunflowers sprouting from the fertile soil . `` Ziebach County is the No. 1 county statistically with child poverty , '' he said . `` Now that alone is generational , with the trauma of poverty and the broken family . '' Breaking that cycle is Bryce In The Woods ' obsession . He highlights a bright spot : A building in the community converted to a makeshift classroom and library where residents can get tutoring help and then take the GED -- the high school equivalency exam . `` It is so difficult , '' he says of the challenge facing younger reservation residents . `` Some of our young people join the services , the armed services , some of them go to college or apply to college , '' Bryce In The Woods told us . `` The majority , if they are staying here , end up moving to Rapid City or some of the bigger cities to try to find employment . '' In Eagle Butte , the largest community on the reservation , a bustling construction site is a new source of pride . A medical center is under construction , thanks to funding from the Obama administration 's stimulus plan , and Bryce In The Woods says about 65 construction-related jobs so far have gone to tribal members . `` At this point I am very appreciative of what we have received , '' Joseph Brings Plenty , the elected tribal chairman , says when we ask if the stimulus funding is enough . `` But as far as expectation , I can say no . There would be a lot more need to be fulfilled by the U.S. government for our tribe before I can say yes . '' Outside , Brings Plenty 's office is a `` First Americans for Obama '' sign -- a reminder the tribe was an early backer of Barack Obama . Brings Plenty says he hopes the president remembers . `` I can sympathize , empathize , with the demands , with the pressures that are on his shoulders , on his plate and put in front of him , '' Brings Plenty said during a break from a Tribal Council meeting . The biggest help Obama and Congress could give , the chairman and others told us , is greater water rights . The tribe has money for more housing , but ca n't build because the water pressure is too low and its treatment systems too outdated to handle increased demand . `` I feel that we are forgotten because we do n't have that voice out there , '' Chairman Brings Plenty said . `` It 's demoralizing in a way for some of our members that go out and receive an education and come back and are unable to get a job here . '' To be clear , Chairman Brings Plenty and Bryce In the Woods say not all of the tribe 's problems rest with the federal government . Both mentioned obstacles and disagreements born of factional tribal politics and rivalries , which were in full evidence during just a few minutes of the Tribal Council 's debate . In The Woods is also a strong advocate for land reforms he says would get the tribe a better deal for grazing rights on its property . Still , they would welcome more economic development help , from the state and from Washington , but say their voices do n't always get heard , even in the best of times . `` When it comes down to a vote , a lot of the urban representatives , I do n't think they really know the plight on the reservation , '' Bryce In the Woods said . `` I think there is a stereotype out there that all tribes have casinos and that 's not true . '' Herbert Hale shrugs when asked if Washington has a responsibility to help his struggling community . `` I ca n't really say , '' he said quietly . `` I 'm not into politics to tell you the truth . I was when I was younger , back in the '80s . '' Now , he lives the simplest of lives . A few hours of work if he is lucky , and perhaps an hour or two collecting wood , even in the scorching August sun . The temperature neared 100 degrees on the day of our visit , yet Hale 's wood stove was warm to the touch . Prairie mornings can still be chilly . More important , memories of winter 's past remind Hale of the value of his growing stockpile . `` Sometimes it 's a long walk , '' he says . `` Especially in February . Twenty below and I have to walk . Often no cars ... A few times I felt like falling asleep on the road . I told myself , ` Fall asleep , you 're froze and you 're gone . ' I pushed myself to keep walking . '' Once home , he has a battery-powered radio and uses a small kerosene lamp to pass time at night reading . He 's extra careful because he recently broke its glass chimney , so the flame burns without protection from the winds that can pick up suddenly . Herbert 's worries are more immediate than whether the president or any other politician understands his plight . `` They never stopped up here , '' he says . `` If they did , I was n't home . '' On the odd jobs in town , $ 1 here and $ 5 there adds up -- not too much , but his goals are modest . `` You know , take the trash out . I sweep the front . A few dollars a day would n't hurt . That 's as good as you need . That 's all I care about . One day at a time . ''
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In nation 's poorest county , about 56 percent of residents live below poverty line . Herbert Hale , who is a member of the Lakota tribe , is unemployed . Hale gets about $ 17 a week from a tribal welfare fund ; tries to find odd jobs . Lawmakers do n't get `` the plight on the reservation , '' tribal council member says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Most artists have to wait years -- or perhaps an eternity -- to earn serious money from their work . Aidan Reed , on the other hand , earned more than $ 83,000 in a few weeks , and he 's only 5 . Aidan 's art is of monsters -- green ones , black ones , scary ones , silly ones . The people who buy his drawings are n't necessarily art lovers or monster lovers . They just want to help Aidan , whose leukemia was diagnosed three months ago , and whose parents nearly had to sell their house because of the financial difficulties of dealing with cancer . When Aidan 's family started selling his drawings online in early October , his parents thought they 'd sell a few each week . They never imagined it could more than make up for the income they were losing because Aidan 's father , Wiley Reed , had to take unpaid time off to be with Aidan during treatments . `` We were in the hospital with Aidan , and my husband and I were talking about selling the house , which I did n't want to do . I was really upset , '' said his mother , Katie Reed . `` While we were there , we found out we 'd sold over 2,000 drawings . I just fell down crying . It was so awesome . I knew we 'd finally be OK . '' `` He 's a great artist , but I never thought he 'd be famous at 5 , '' adds Reed , who lives in Clearwater , Kansas , and gave birth to Aidan 's little brother , Amry , just 12 days after Aidan 's cancer diagnosis . An aunt 's love . The idea for selling Aidan 's artwork came from his father 's sister , Mandi Ostein , who lives in Peoria , Illinois , and was trying to think of a way to help from afar . She had to look no further than her newborn son 's nursery for answers . A few months before he got sick , Aidan had sent her some of his drawings to decorate his cousin 's room . `` I 'd sold items I 've made on etsy.com -- purses , bags , clothes -- and I thought we could sell Aidan 's drawings there , too , '' she says . Ostein opened up a shop , Aidan 's Monsters , on the popular website . `` When I first mentioned it to my brother , he thought it was crazy , '' she adds . `` But I thought we could sell 60 by Thanksgiving . '' Instead , she sold nearly 7,000 by Thanksgiving for $ 12 a piece . She says sales really took off when a friend of hers convinced a website called regretsy.com , which usually pokes fun of the products on etsy.com , to promote sales of Aidan 's drawings . Now selling Aidan 's art has become a full-time job , in addition to taking care of her baby . `` I print , package , ship and answer e-mails from home , '' she says . `` Upstairs is the printing department , downstairs is the shipping department , and wherever I am is the PR department . '' Ostein says she knows why Aidan 's drawings are selling so phenomenally well . `` People really want to help , '' Ostein says . `` They say Aidan 's story really touches them . '' Aidan 's story . Aidan was a healthy 5-year-old until late this past summer when he started having fevers that would n't go away , no matter how many medicines his pediatrician prescribed . Then on the weekend of September 10 , he developed a terrible cough , and his parents noticed bruises on his body . `` Usually Aidan tells us if he 's hurt himself or run into something , but he could n't explain these bruises at all , '' Reed says . The Reeds took Aidan to the pediatrician 's office that Monday , and blood tests confirmed the worst : Aidan had leukemia . He started treatment the next day at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita , Kansas , receiving several rounds of chemotherapy . Wiley Reed works for Cessna training factory workers , and his insurance is good . While the family is responsible for a $ 250 co-payment when Aidan goes to the hospital , most of the rest of his care is covered . What set them back financially is that Wiley has had to take unpaid time off work . His wife stays at home with Aidan and his baby brother , so the family had to go without any income . `` We were buying cheaper groceries and cutting way back on clothes , and we 're not big shoppers to begin with , '' Katie Reed says . `` The money from the drawings really relieved us . When insurance is n't enough . Reed says she never imagined how expensive an illness could be even when you do have good insurance . `` If I were to see this story , I would think to myself , ` These people have insurance . What are they talking about ? ' '' Reed says . In addition to her husband 's lost wages , the family has had other expenses , such as buying food at the hospital instead of cooking at home . The Reeds ' situation is n't unusual , says Jeanie Barnett , director of communications for CancerCare , an organization that helps people affected by cancer . `` Cancer is an incredibly expensive disease , '' Barnett says . `` And no one budgets to have cancer . '' There are lost wages , which the Reeds faced , as well as transportation costs to and from the hospital . Plus , even good insurance does n't cover all the costs . `` You can get socked at the pharmacy for $ 900 a month , or even $ 3,000 a month , and that 's with insurance , '' Barnett says . Families have become clever about how to raise money , she adds . For example , parents of one child with cancer held a `` pie-a-thon , '' cooking pies for 48 hours straight and selling them . For help facing the financial burdens of cancer , contact CancerCare or the Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition . And a previous Empowered Patient column also offered advice : After cancer diagnosis , what comes next ? Barnett urges patients and their families who are having fundraisers to beware of the taxman : If you raise a lot of money , you could get pushed into a higher income bracket and face higher taxes . To learn more about smart fundraising , see page 3 of this guide from the National Marrow Donor Program . Aidan 's future . The Reeds are right now trying to figure out now how much of their income from the drawings is taxable . Some of it they 've used to pay their mortgage and other expenses , but some has also been used for art supplies for Aidan . Ostein says sales are still going strong even though she 's told customers that for the time being the family is fine . Money from future sales will be put away for later . Wiley Reed is back at work but takes unpaid time off when Aidan has a doctor 's appointment . `` He gets a spinal tap every three weeks , and those are not good to go through , '' Katie Reed says . `` I ca n't emotionally handle it . I always have to leave the room , so Wiley 's the one who stays strong for him and holds his hand . '' She says the response to Aidan 's drawings has helped her emotionally , not just financially . `` I love reading the happy stories people leave on Aidan 's blog about how they 've been through this , and it does get better , '' she says . `` It 's really helped me stay positive through all this because I was really depressed seeing my child have to go through all this not knowing whether he 'd make it or not . '' As for Aidan , he keeps drawing , sometimes for hours a day , even when he 's in the hospital . He recently started to draw jesters -LRB- `` he loves the hats and the bells , '' his mother says -RRB- , and he 's asked Santa for a four-faced clown mask he saw online for Christmas . Still , monsters are his main theme . `` I do n't think he realizes it , but monsters have become iconic for him , '' she says . `` I think he likes them because he 's fighting a monster inside himself . ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The discovery of hard plastic inside packages prompted a nationwide recall of 72,000 pounds of canned chicken salad , one of several recalls involving poultry and meat products issued through U.S. food safety authorities in recent days . The Suter Company is recalling 8.2-ounce packages of the `` Bumble Bee Lunch on the Run Chicken Salad Complete Lunch Kit '' and 3.5-ounce packages of `` Bumble Bee Chicken Salad with Crackers , '' according to a statement released Sunday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture 's Food Safety and Inspection Service . While the company is headquartered in Sycamore , Illinois , its products are sold from coast to coast . The recalled products -- which have a August 2011 `` best-by '' date for the lunch kit , and February 2012 corresponding date for the cracker package -- were put together and shipped out to distributors and stores between August 14 and 28 of this year . The recall was prompted by complaints from people who found pieces of loose plastic inside their Bumble Bee packages . The federal agency noted in its release that it has n't received any reports of people getting hurt or sick as a result . The recall is a Class II , which means there is a `` remote probability of adverse health consequences , '' according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service . Meanwhile , two unrelated and separate but potentially more dangerous recalls announced late last week were categorized as Class I , equating to a `` reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious , adverse health consequences or death . '' Federal food safety authorities said Friday that Diana 's Mexican Food Products , of Lawndale , California , is recalling 41,670 pounds of chicken tamales . The tamales contain whey , a known allergen . But the packages do n't note the whey on its labels , said the Food Safety and Inspection Service , potentially imperiling consumers . The tamales , which went out to restaurants in California , were produced between February and December 2 , 2010 . There are no known reports of adverse reactions to the undeclared presence of whey , which was discovered by federal authorities in a `` routine inspection . '' One day earlier , Brooklyn-based N.Y. Gourmet Salads recalled various meat and poultry products because , prior to their distribution , they had n't been inspected by federal health inspectors . While there have been no reports of sicknesses , a public health alert was issued October 30 for a host of Gourmet Salad 's products packaged between March 11 and October 29 of this year . The recall list includes 12 items -- ranging from Swedish meatballs to stuffed cabbage to grilled chicken -- all wrapped in 4.5 - , 5 - and 6-pound packages .
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The Suter Company recalls canned chicken salad branded as `` Bumble Bee '' Packaged in Illinois , the products went to stores and restaurants nationwide . In unrelated , separate recalls , Diana 's Mexican Food recalled 41,670 pounds of chicken tamales . And N.Y. Gourmet Salads recalled 12 products that were n't properly inspected .
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President-elect Barack Obama 's January 17 train trip from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , to Washington is intended to make the inauguration the most open and accessible in history . President-elect Barack Obama 's train ride from Philadelphia to Washington will pose myriad security risks . But it is also presenting the U.S. Secret Service with security problems . Miles and miles and miles of them . In addition to the well-publicized `` whistle stops '' in Philadelphia ; Wilmington , Delaware ; and Baltimore , Maryland , the Presidential Inauguration Committee says the public will have the opportunity to view the train at other locations along its 137-mile route . But the committee has not indicated where those sites will be , and the Secret Service has yet to release what security restrictions will be in place . Security experts say the train ride presents traditional threats to the VIPs on board , as well as countless buildings , homes and warehouses along the route . And there are non-traditional vulnerabilities : scores of bridges and tunnels that could be sabotaged . And , two environmental groups have warned , terrorists could take a page from al Qaeda 's playbook , using existing infrastructure , in this case chemical plants along the route , as an attack method . In a letter to the Secret Service , Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth wrote that they were worried that security efforts focused on the Obama entourage `` might not extend to the larger community which may suffer serious consequences in case of even one moderately successful terrorist release of ultrahazardous chemicals . '' `` We will be urging Mr. Obama and -LSB- Vice President-elect Joe -RSB- Biden to re-consider '' plans to travel by train , the groups wrote . In response , Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren told the groups , `` Please be assured , the U.S. Secret Service is working closely with federal , state and local agencies to maintain a safe and secure environment for all of our protectees . '' Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff , whose department includes the Secret Service , said he is confident of the agency 's abilities to protect the president-elect . `` Remember , the Secret Service has taken the president to Iraq and to Afghanistan , to some very hostile places around the world . I 'm comfortable that we have the skills , working of course with state and local authorities , to protect the president-elect in Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Washington , D.C. , '' Chertoff said . Chertoff said he is aware of the environmental groups ' concerns . `` I suspect it 's being done , frankly , largely as a public relations ploy , '' he said . `` I do n't think there 's any particular threat from chemical plants along the train route . '' iReport.com : Send your photos from the train stops . A former Secret Service agent said the agency has had experience with presidential train trips and said authorities typically install chemical , biological and radiological detectors along the route . Amtrak and the Secret Service will not say whether Obama 's train car will be armored , though experts say special cars have been used in the past . `` Security will be provided in the air , on the ground and in the water , '' said Amtrak Police Department Chief John O'Connor . `` It 's a daunting challenge , but there are many , many police departments that are working together to make this happen . '' Once the train reaches its final destination , the presidential inauguration itself will offer an attractive target for terrorists because of `` the historic significance of the nation 's first minority president , '' a U.S. intelligence assessment said . The report hastened to add that no specific threat has been detected thus far . The document says the swearing-in of the first minority president `` increases the potential threat , particularly stemming from individuals on the extremist fringe of the white supremacist movement . '' But it adds that no such groups are known to have threatened the inauguration so far . The report further noted that `` lone offenders '' not connected to organized groups pose the greatest potential threat because such offenders are often the most difficult to detect . The document says there have been some reports of lone offenders making threats but no indication that any of the potential threats `` have progressed past rhetoric to operational planning . '' CNN 's Carol Cratty contributed to this report .
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Security experts say trip poses threats to buildings , bridges , tunnels along route . Environmental groups say terrorists could use chemical plants along route in attack . Former Secret Service agent says chemical detectors could be installed along route . At inauguration , lone offenders pose greatest risk because of difficulty detecting them .
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SELMA , Alabama -- For almost 60 years , Grace Britton Sweet has had the right to vote . She can vividly recall the day she registered . Grace Britton Sweet , center , was one of a few black Americans who had the right to vote as early as 1953 . As an African-American woman living in the South , she was one of a few black Americans who had the right to cast a ballot as early as 1953 . In states like Alabama , literacy tests were given as a way to bar African-Americans from voting . If a black person was unable to answer questions such as , `` If a person charged with treason denies his guilt , how many persons must testify against him before he can be convicted ? '' they would be denied the right to vote . Whites were often asked far easier questions , if any at all . When Sweet went to the registrar 's office and wrote `` Mrs. '' before her name , the person registering her scratched it out . Sweet wrote it again , and again it was scratched out . The person accompanying Sweet optimistically told her to `` leave it alone , that 's coming . Let 's get you registered to vote . '' In the mid-1960s , all of that changed . `` We gave the nation the Voting Rights Act here in Selma , '' says Sam Walker , the curator of the National Voters Rights Museum . `` We like to say that the people were the lowest they could go and they knew that they did n't want to be treated that way anymore , '' says Walker . `` So , they wanted to do something to change the condition that they were under , and so they set out to change those conditions by obtaining the right to vote . '' In 1965 , civil rights leaders organized three voting rights marches in Selma . The first , on March 7 , 1965 , was from Selma to Montgomery , Alabama . Bob Mants was one of the organizers . He remembers how they decided who would lead the march for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference . What would MLK say ? '' `` They flipped coins to decide who would lead for SCLC , and Hosea -LSB- Williams -RSB- lost . So he was to lead the march , '' recalls Mants . Williams and Georgia Rep. John Lewis , who was then chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee , led hundreds of civil rights marchers over the Edmund Pettus Bridge . As the marchers crossed over the bridge , which spans the Alabama River , state and local police waited on the other side in riot gear . The marchers were tear-gassed and pummeled with billy clubs . Network news cameras captured the violence that outraged much of the nation . `` People got up from their homes from all over America and just flooded into Selma . Just in a couple of days , thousands of people got up and some came regardless of race , religion , all types of backgrounds , '' remembers Walker . '' -LSB- They -RSB- came to Selma saying this is America and people in America should never be treated like this . '' Bloody Sunday , as it came to be known , led to swift passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , which prohibited any state from denying any United States citizen the right to vote based on race . `` Because of the media coverage of -LSB- Bloody Sunday -RSB- , it infuriated people , '' Mants says . `` There were people in this country that did not know there were black people in the South who were disenfranchised . '' Bloody Sunday was more than just a singular event , and Walker and Mants say President-elect Barack Obama has benefited from the sacrifices made by the civil rights marchers they call `` foot soldiers . '' `` We 'd be foolish and naive to think that the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States is an end , '' cautions Mants . `` There are still some other basic and fundamental issues that this country has to deal with ... and one of the major concerns is the distribution of wealth . '' Mants says that even though there are `` black faces in high places , '' he hopes to see the quality of life improve for more Americans . Both men have no doubt that Obama 's moment in history would n't have happened without the bloody march in Selma more than four decades earlier . Today , the National Voters Rights Museum sits just yards from the Edmund Pettus Bridge . Inside the door to the left is a wall of notes left by many of the people who marched that day . Some 43 years later , Mants says the lifelong struggle was worth it . But did he ever think he would see an African-American president in his lifetime ? `` Yes , because there are some of us who kept our eyes on the prize , who never turned back , and -LSB- believed -RSB- that we shall overcome , '' Mants says . `` There 's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come . '' Longtime voter Grace Britton Sweet thinks so , too . '' -LSB- Obama -RSB- is one of the greatest things to ever happen , '' she gushes . She plans to have a front-row seat for Obama 's inauguration when she watches the swearing-in from her living room with her prayer group . Forget the crowds , Sweet says , `` I can see it better on my TV . '' This is one event she would rather see in its entirety than in person .
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Few African-Americans living in Deep South were allowed to vote before 1965 . `` Bloody Sunday '' march led to swift passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . Activists : Obama has benefited from struggle of civil rights `` foot soldiers '' `` There 's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come , '' says Mants .
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-LRB- Sunset -RRB- -- Get away for a mind-clearing recharge at spa resorts , spiritual retreats , hot springs and more . Work with a spiritual leader . Shambhala . Their brand of soulfulness is more about group study than zipping your lips . The 600-acre sanctuary two hours from Denver has a long list of classes -- on ancient wisdom , spiritual healing , and , yes , meditation if you like -- plus lots of time to just meander along trails through forests and meadows . From $ 285/person , including meals . New Camaldoli Hermitage . Founded in 1958 by a group of Benedictine monks , the Big Sur , California hilltop monastery is a silent refuge for laypeople too . The rooms are strictly , well , monastic , but solitude and breathtaking ocean views -LRB- not to mention rock-bottom prices -RRB- put serenity within reach . From $ 95/person , including meals . Sunset : The West 's best ski towns . Spirit Rock . Even Buddhism newbies feel at home meditating at this pagoda-style center in the open , grassy hills of Marin County , California . Silent retreats are a specialty , and many include an intro session for anyone who 's new to this whole stillness thing . Sweat , yoga and a soak . Esalen . Most come to this cliffside edu-hippie-topia in California 's Big Sur for one of the 400 workshops -LRB- shamanic cosmology , anyone ? -RRB- . But you can also make an appointment to stop by for a massage -LRB- 95 minutes , $ 165 -RRB- . It works like this : You strip , then soak in the stone-lined springs above the Pacific until it 's time for your rub , set to the rhythm of the waves crashing far below . Red Mountain . The main draw here is the chance to use the red rock landscape of southern Utah as your personal gym . Plus healthy meals that are far from rabbit food . Yes , Reiki and other energy-balancing sessions make an appearance , but there 's also a good old-fashioned facial if that 's more your style . From $ 259/person , including meals . Sunset : 16 great snowy getaways . Ranch at Live Oak Malibu . At this pricey new spa , figure on nine hours a day of no-opt-out exercise -LRB- hikes in the surrounding mountains , yoga , body sculpting -RRB- , plus delicious vegetarian food , no cell service or caffeine , and intense bonding with your 13 fellow sufferers . It 's rehab for type A 's , only with a sparely chic cottage of your own . And much better scenery . One week , all-inclusive : $ 5,600 / person . Glen Ivy Hot Springs . For $ 39 on weekdays and $ 52 on weekends , day-trippers to this spot in Riverside County , California , soak in their pick of warm and cool pools , smear themselves in red clay , and join in classes like water aerobics and tai chi . Your call whether to spring for a massage too . Call a time-out on your life . Ten Thousand Waves . A peaceful spot for an afternoon or an overnight , the Japanese `` village '' winds up a wooded knoll outside Santa Fe . Instead of houses , though , it 's outdoor baths linked by gravel paths . Come after dark to soak under the stars . Rooms from $ 99 . Sunset : 13 fun winter towns . Rancho La Puerta . A weeklong stay is traditional at this iconic , enchanting spa , just over the Mexican border from San Diego . Choose from its famously endless list of activities -LRB- cooking lessons , Pilates , art classes , mountain hikes -RRB- before you unwind in your private , beautifully tiled casita . One week , all-inclusive : from $ 2,855 / person . Hawaii Island Retreat . It 's worth the flight to decamp at this spot on the northern tip of the Big Island . Your stay will be all about dips in the saltwater infinity pool , outdoor spa treatments , and hula lessons . Book a luxurious room or a rustic but charming yurt . Yurts from $ 130 , rooms from $ 275 . Breitenbush Hot Springs . The clothes-off , everybody-in communal hot springs in the Oregon Cascades come with evergreen and mountain range views . If you decide to make it a weekend , geothermally heated cabins can be had for under $ 200 a night , a spot in the dorm for $ 62 , including meals . Expect super-healthy food and a ban on booze . Sunset : 18 great California fall trips . Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com . Copyright 2004-2010 Sunset magazine . All rights reserved .
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Shambhala , a sanctuary near Denver , offers classes on ancient wisdom and meditation . Ranch at Live Oak Malibu provides nine hours a day of no-opt-out exercise . Hawaii Island Retreat includes outdoor spa treatments and hula lessons .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Goals from Manucho and Flavio gave hosts Angola a welcome boost as they moved top of Africa Cup of Nations Group A with a 2-0 victory over Malawi on Thursday . In the opening match Angola threw away a 4-0 lead to eventually draw with Mali , but home fans were able to celebrate second-time round as they clinched a comfortable two-goal win in Luanda . Angola , who played under the gaze of president Eduardo Jose dos Santos , began the game brightly and almost took the lead in the opening minutes when Manucho volleyed Flavio 's cross only for Malawi keeper Swadick Sanudi to smother the ball . The team known as the `` Black Antelopes '' continued to dominate the half and went close again in the 33rd minute when Djalma teed up Manucho but Sanudi was equal to his powerful shot . Angola 's attacking approach was maintained after the half-time interval and they broke the deadlock three minutes into the half through Flavio . The energetic Djalma broke down the left flank before he whipped a dangerous cross into the penalty area which was met by the head of Flavio who directed the ball past Sanudi . Former Manchester United striker Manucho doubled the advantage in the 54th minute when he held off a strong challenge from Malawi captain Peter Mponda and produced a neat close-range finish . Angola coach Manuel Jose was forced to withdraw Flavio through injury on the hour mark but it was the only sour note in what was morale-boosting win for the hosts . The tournament , which has continued despite the withdrawal of Togo after a deadly machine-gun attack , continued with Algeria clashing with Mali . Defender Rafik Halliche scored the only goal of the game as the Desert Foxes registered their first victory of the tournament with a 1-0 win over in Cidadela . Mali were unable to match the heroics of their first match as they went down to a disciplined Algeria side . The Eagles had the early pressure and Mustapha Yatabare 's second-minute free-kick caused problems in the Algerian defence but Mahamadou Diarra was unable to find a teammate with his pull-back after beating Algeria keeper Faouzi Chaouchi to the loose ball . However , Algeria -- known as the Desert Foxes -- dominated the remainder of the half and went close moments later when Karim Ziani 's swerving , dipping cross almost caught out Soumaila Diakite in the Mali goal as it struck the top of the crossbar . Rabah Saadane 's side continued to press and were rewarded with the opening goal of the game in the 43rd minute when Bakary Soumare brought down Yacine Bezzaz in a dangerous position . Ziani delivered another dangerous ball into the penalty area and Halliche was able to evade the Mali defenders and head the ball past Diakite . Stephen Keshi 's side began the second half with renewed purpose and Mali 's Seydou Keita forced a fingertip save from Algeria Chaouchi from a narrow angle shortly after the half-time break . But it was a rare chance as Halliche and Madjid Bougherra marshalled the Algeria defence superbly , despite the introduction of Sevilla striker Freddie Kanoute for Mali , to hold on for the win .
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Goals from Manucho and Flavio helped hosts Angola move top of Africa Cup of Nations Group A with a 2-0 victory over Malawi on Thursday . The victory gave a boost to the tournament which has been overshadowed by Togo 's withdrawal last week . Rafik Halliche scored the only goal of the game as Algeria registered their fist victory of the tournament with a 1-0 win over Mali .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino has named Argentina-born striker Lucas Barrios in his 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa . Barrios , who has a Paraguayan mother , was given citizenship in April and scored in World Cup warm-up matches against the Republic of Ireland and the Ivory Coast . The 25-year-old , who netted 19 goals for German club Borussia Dortmund this season , will be vying for a starting place with clubmate Nelson Valdez , Roque Santa Cruz of English side Manchester City , Benfica 's in-form Oscar Cardozo , Edgar Benitez of Mexico 's Pachuca and Libertad 's Rodolfo Gamarra . Martino dropped Argentina-based Eduardo Ledesma , Marcos Caceres , Marcelo Estigarribia and Jorge Achucarro from his preliminary 30-man selection , along with midfielders Sergio Aquino and Osvaldo Martinez and defender Julio Manzur . Blog : The World Cup 's missing men . Striker Salvador Cabanas was omitted from the initial squad despite being nearly recovered from head wounds after being shot in a bar in Mexico City in January . Mexico coach Javier Aguirre dropped young Barcelona midfielder Jonathan Santos from his final 23-man World Cup squad along with home-based defenders Juan Carlos Valenzuela and Adrian Aldrete . The 20-year-old has won five caps since making his debut last September , and played the whole match as Mexico thrashed Gambia 5-1 on Sunday . His father Geraldo , a Brazilian also known as Zizinho who played for Mexican clubs in the 1980s , said his son would now turn his back on the national team . `` Jonathan will not play for Mexico anymore , '' he told Mexican television network Televisa . `` I love Mexico , I adore it , it is my country even though I am Brazilian but they can not hurt him this way . '' Blog : Who will be the World Cup 's best player ? Aguirre 's decision leaves the squad with just four specialist midfielders : Jonathan 's older brother Giovani , Andres Guardado , Gerrardo Torrado and Israel Castro . Aguirre picked nine defenders , including captain Rafael Marquez of Barcelona , who can also play in midfield . Seven strikers were selected , including 21-year-old Carlos Vela and 37-year-old Cuauhtemoc Blanco , who came out of international retirement last April when Aguirre returned for his second spell in charge to help Mexico qualify . Striker Miguel Sabah , who scored a late winner in a qualifier against the U.S. last August , was ruled out of Aguirre 's earlier provisional squad by injury . Argentina coach Diego Maradona surprisingly named defender Ariel Garce in his final 23-man squad for South Africa . The 30-year-old , who plays for Argentine club Colon , was recalled for the 4-0 friendly win over Haiti on May 5 for the first time since winning his first two caps in 2003 . Garce kept his place ahead of 33-cap Fabricio Coloccini , who missed out along with fellow defender Juan Manuel Insaurralde , Napoli striker Ezequiel Lavezzi and midfielders Jose Sosa , Juan Mercier , Jesus Datolo and Sebastian Blanco . Blog : Is Messi better than Maradona ? Coloccini 's Newcastle teammate Jonas Gutierrez made the cut despite playing in the English second division this season , with Liverpool 's Maxi Rodriguez vying with him for a wing place . Veteran striker Martin Palermo , 36 , has the chance to play at his first World Cup , being one of five Argentina-based players selected by the 1986 title-winner Maradona . Maradona had earlier omitted Inter Milan stars Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso from his 30-man preliminary squad . The 36-year-old Zanetti , Argentina 's most-capped player , was controversially axed by Jose Pekerman for the 2006 World Cup but then brought back by his successor Alfio Basile and retained by Maradona for the 2010 qualifiers -- though he lost the team captaincy to Javier Mascherano . He was a key figure in Inter 's charge to a hat-trick of trophies this season , having won the Italian Cup , Serie A and Champions League . Cambiasso , who played in Germany four years ago and had a spot-kick saved in the quarterfinal penalty shootout defeat to the hosts , has not been called up since Maradona took charge despite establishing himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in Europe . Become a CNN Super Fan : Why your country needs you ! Inter 's Champions League final hero Diego Milito was selected despite playing a limited role in the qualifiers , and central defender Walter Samuel has the chance to feature at his second World Cup after missing out in 2006 . Center-back Martin Demichelis , who helped Bayern Munich win the German league and cup titles , was rewarded for his fine form this season . England-based Mascherano and Carlos Tevez were also included , but Maradona omitted Barcelona defender Gabriel Milito and Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago . Brazil coach Dunga ended the World Cup dreams of Ronaldinho and Adriano by omitting the duo from his final 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa . The 30-year-old Ronaldinho , a two-time world player of the year , misses out for the second tournament in a row despite returning to form this season with Italian club AC Milan . Former Inter Milan striker Adriano raised his profile by returning home to play with Flamengo following well-documented personal problems , but has failed to impress Dunga . `` Adriano was given several opportunities , '' the 1994 World Cup winner said . `` There was a moment when we made a decision about the group . The group always welcomed Adriano , but there is a moment when reason talks louder than the heart . '' Ronaldinho 's Milan teammate Alexandre Pato also missed out , along with highly-rated Santos teenager Neymar , but Germany-based striker Grafite was included at the age of 31 after his fine form for deposed Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg . United States coach Bob Bradley included Mexico-based striker Herculez Gomez and midfielder Jose Torres in his final 23-man squad . Veteran striker Eddie Johnson missed out on his second World Cup after being cut from the 30-strong preliminary selection along with fellow forward Brian Ching , defenders Chad Marshall and Heath Pearce plus midfielders Alejandro Bedoya , Sacha Kljestan and Robbie Rogers . Bradley 's squad , which includes his son Michael , features 15 players who have never been to a World Cup alongside two-time veterans Steve Cherundolo , Landon Donovan and Marcus DaBeasley . Defender Oguchi Onyewu and midfielder Stuart Holden are in the squad despite recent long-term injury absences . Gomez and Robbie Findley did not play in any of the qualifiers -- and neither did their fellow forward Edson Buddle , who won his first cap since 2003 in the 4-2 friendly defeat by the Czech Republic on May 25 . Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa made defender Roberto Cereceda the unlucky man to miss out on the World Cup after Marco Estrada recovered from injury . Having earlier dropped striker Hector Mancilla of Mexican side Toluca to whittle his squad down to 24 , Bielsa dispensed with Colo Colo 's Cereceda -- who had been brought in as cover . Union Espanola 's Luis Marin was given the third goalkeeping place behind captain Claudio Bravo of Real Sociedad and Miguel Pinto . Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez axed Catania striker Jorge Martinez , River Plate midfielder Jorge Rodriguez and Nacional winger Alvaro Gonzalez from his provisonal 26-man squad . He had earlier omitted Cristian Rodriguez , with the Porto winger set to start a two-game ban after his red card in the final qualifier . Penarol 's Egidio Arevalo-Rios and Defensor Sporting goalkeeper Martin Silva were the only home-based players named in the final 23 . Like Dunga , Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda took the unusual step of naming his 23-man squad well ahead of the June 1 deadline , plus seven reserves . Key striker Carlos Costly is one of the standby players after being ruled out for four weeks with a foot injury , with his place taken by Georgie Welcome -- who in 2008 was the first Honduran to make his international debut while playing for a second-division side . England-based Wilson Palacios , Hendry Thomas and Maynor Figueroa are named along with Italy-based forward David Suazo and 36-year-old Carlos Pavon , who is set to win his 100th cap .
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Argentina-born striker Lucas Barrios named in Paraguay 's 23-man World Cup squad . Young Mexico midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos misses out on place in World Cup squad . Three-cap defender Ariel Garce named in Argentina 's 23-man squad for World Cup . Brazil coach Dunga omits Ronaldinho and Adriano from 23-man World Cup squad .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korea striker Lee Dong-Gook will go to the World Cup even though he may not be fit for his country 's opening game in South Africa . The 32-year-old missed Sunday 's 1-0 defeat by Belarus with a hamstring injury and will also sit out Thursday 's final warm-up match against Spain . But he was named in coach Huh Jung-Moo 's final 23-man squad with the hope of being ready to play in the republic 's second Group B game against Argentina on June 17 , five days after the opener against Greece . `` The team 's medical and physical training staff agreed that he would be able to play from the second game . He wo n't have any trouble playing in the second and third match , '' Huh told the Yonhap news agency . Lee went to the 1998 World Cup as a 19-year-old , but missed out as South Korea co-hosted the 2002 event with Japan and was injured just before the 2006 finals in Germany . Blog : The World Cup 's missing men . Huh dropped forward Lee Keun-ho and midfielders Shin Hyung-Min and Koo Ja-Cheol from his 26-man squad , while defender Kang Min-Soo was called in to replace the injured Kwak Tae-Hwi . Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung is captain in a squad that contains plenty of experience , including 33-year-old fullback Lee Young-Pyo -- who in 2008 was the seventh South Korean to win 100 international caps . Veteran goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae , 37 , will go to his fourth World Cup while 2002 goalscoring hero Ahn Jung-Hwan , 34 , will go to his third . Winger Seol Ki-Hyeon , who played at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups , missed out on the initial 30-man squad as he is still recovering from a knee injury . Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named in coach Takeshi Okada 's 23-man squad despite missing Sunday 's 2-1 friendly defeat by England with an ankle injury . The 31-year-old former Celtic and Espanyol player will go to his second World Cup , having missed out at home in 2002 after suffering a knee injury in the second-to-last warm-up match . Blog : Who will be the World Cup 's best player ? Okada retained his four Europe-based players -- CSKA Moscow 's Keisuke Honda , Wolfsburg 's Makoto Hasebe , Daisuke Matsui of Grenoble and Catania 's Takayuki Morimoto -- while midfielder Junichi Inamoto was also picked following his return home from France this season . Veteran goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi also kept his place after being called into the preliminary squad for the first time in 18 months . Australia coach Pim Verbeek blamed Rhys Williams ' club boss after the young defender missed out on his final 23-man World Cup squad . Verbeek said the 21-year-old was not fit enough after playing through the season with painkilling injections to help a pelvic problem , despite the Dutchman having warned manager Gordon Strachan of English second division side Middlesbrough of the dangers . `` He 's not free to play and his recovery is not quick enough to make it . I 'm disappointed he will not be in the final 23 , '' said Verbeek , who will stand down after the finals . Galatasaray 's Harry Kewell was picked despite his long-term groin problem , and is one of only three strikers alongside Josh Kennedy and Ukraine-born Nikita Rukavytsya . Young midfielder Tommy Oar was dropped along with Shane Lowry , James Holland and goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic . However , the five players who missed out have still traveled to South Africa as reserves in case of injuries . Become a CNN Super Fan : Why your country needs you ! North Korea coach Kim Jong-Hun named three overseas-based players in his 23-man squad . Forward Hong Yong-Jo of Russian club FC Rostov made the cut along with fellow striker Jong Tae-Se and midfielder Ahn Yong-Hak , who were born in Japan and play in the J-League . But fellow J-League star Ryang Yong-Gi and Kim Kuk-Jin of Swiss second-division side FC Wil were dropped from the preliminary squad as the Koreans go to the communist nation 's first World Cup in 44 years . New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert included uncapped duo Aaron Clapham and Winston Reid in his final 23-man squad . Defender Aaron Scott was the only one of the 18 players who helped the All Whites qualify for the second time to miss out , with Reid and recent debutant Tommy Smith , 20 , drafted in instead . Reid and Smith had previously played for Denmark and England at youth level . Defender David Mulligan was selected despite not playing at all last season for his Australian A-League club Wellington Phoenix , where he was also coached by Herbert .
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Injured South Korea striker Lee Dong-Gook picked in 23-man squad for World Cup . Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura going to South Africa following ankle problem . Young defender Rhys Williams among five players cut from Australia 's provisional squad . North Korea coach Kim Jong-Hun names three overseas-based players in his 23-man squad .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England coach Fabio Capello has warned his players to behave or face the risk of missing out on a trip to the World Cup finals . John Terry has already been stripped of the captaincy following tabloid allegations of his marital infidelity with the former partner of ex-Chelsea teammate Wayne Bridge . And another Chelsea player , Ashley Cole , has been at the eye of a media storm which culminated in his pop star wife Cheryl announcing on Tuesday that she is separating from him . Capello , known as a strict disciplinarian , is expected to lay down the law to his squad ahead of next Wednesday 's friendly with Egypt in London as he bids to fortify team morale for football 's showpiece event in South Africa , which starts in June . `` The players have to understand what I want , if you want to stay with me , '' the Italian told reporters on Tuesday . `` It will be very important because we need to create a group . The England shirt is very important . This will be one of the most important points we will speak about . `` The World Cup is really important for me , for England and for the players . We have to stay together and compact in every moment . I think this will be my most important job , to recreate this spirit . `` After four months , we will meet the players next week and it will be a very important game for many reasons . One is also this -LSB- situation -RSB- . `` We will talk about a lot of things because four months is a long time . If you can meet the players every month it is different . We will have two days to stay together , but they are very strong days . '' Terry is expected to be named in the squad to face the Africa Cup of Nations champions at Wembley next week , but Cole is out with a broken ankle so Manchester City defender Bridge is poised to deputize at left-back . Capello expects Cole to be fit for the World Cup following talks with Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti and the English Premier League leaders ' medical staff . `` We hope he will be fit in two months more or less , and I think he will be ready for the World Cup , '' the 63-year-old said . Meanwhile , Jose Mourinho has claimed that he turned down the chance to become England 's manager just before Capello was appointed in December 2007 . The Portuguese coach told reporters ahead of Inter Milan 's Champions League clash with his former club Chelsea on Wednesday night that the England role `` was not the job for me '' when he was asked to replace the sacked Steve McClaren . `` I could have been England manager . I was , at that time , maybe the proudest manager in the world because , especially for a foreign coach , to have the possibility of leading a country like England , I was the proudest man in the world , '' he said on Tuesday evening . `` I thought and thought and thought , and I was fighting with myself because one side wanted and the other side knew it was not the job for me , for my mentality , for my passion of football , for training every day . `` It was not the job for me and I decided it was not to be . It was a good decision , England chose a very good experienced manager who is doing a great job . `` And , because I love England , I hope he keeps doing very , very well and keeps having the dream and , why not , the reality of making something very , very important for your country . ''
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England coach Fabio Capello has warned his players to behave or miss the World Cup . Capello has already stripped John Terry of captaincy over alleged marital infidelities . Ashley Cole 's pop star wife has separated from him due to his alleged affairs . Jose Mourinho claims he turned down the chance to coach England in 2007 .
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal 's squad for their World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina despite objections from La Liga side Real Madrid . The 24-year-old forward faces a race to be fit for the two games on November 14 and 18 as he has battles back from an ankle injury . Medical reports confirmed he would be out of action for two more weeks and Real coach Manuel Pellegrini had said it would be `` impossible for Ronaldo to play with Portugal '' and urged Carlos Queiroz to leave him out of the squad . Ronaldo has missed the Spanish side 's last eight matches after suffering an injury to his right ankle during the Champions League match with Marseille on September 30 , and then aggravating it while playing for Portugal in their World Cup qualifier against Hungary on October 10 . The former Manchester United star has since met with Dutch specialist Professor Niek van Dijk in Amsterdam after tests conducted by Madrid last Wednesday revealed that no improvement had been made on Ronaldo 's injury since undergoing an MRI scan a week before . Van Dijk , who operated the winger 's right ankle in the summer of 2008 , advised Ronaldo to continue his treatment before returning for a fresh evaluation in two weeks ' time . Portugal coach Queiroz revealed , however , that the injury would not stop him from naming Ronaldo in his 23-man squad and the forward admitted that not playing in South Africa would be a bitter pill to swallow . `` We have one more test left . We 'll have to qualify in our next two games and I ca n't possibly imagine a World Cup without Portugal in it , '' Ronaldo told Real Madrid 's Web site . `` We are all united to achieve this goal . I believe we can be optimistic thanks to our will and talent . It would have been easier if our run in the qualifying round had been better , but it was n't to be . '' Valencia full-back Miguel , Wolfsburg centre-back Ricardo Costa and Werder Bremen striker Hugo Almeida returned to the squad . Portugal take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in Lisbon on Saturday with the return leg in Zenica four days later . Meanwhile , Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has been left out of Spain 's squad for their international friendly with Argentina .
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal 's squad for their World Cup play-off clash with Bosnia-Herzegovina . Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has selected the forward despite the objections of Real Madrid over Ronaldo 's injury problems . Real coach Manuel Pellegrini had said it would be `` impossible for Ronaldo to play with Portugal '' in the match .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Serie A champions Inter Milan have completed the signing of striker Goran Pandev on a deal until 2014 . Pandev was a free agent after winning his legal battle against Lazio to be released from his contract . A return to Inter -- where he spent three years without making a senior appearance earlier in his career -- always appeared likely to be his next move and the Nerazzurri confirmed the deal on Monday . The Macedonia international has penned a four-and-a-half-year deal and is excited about linking up with Jose Mourinho 's side . He told the club 's official Web site : `` I am really very happy . My dream was always to remain at Inter , but things have gone well nevertheless . I grew , I became a man , a real player and today I am happy to be here . '' Pandev joins an Inter squad eight points clear at the top in Italy , although closest challengers AC Milan have a game in hand . He added : `` The year has started very well for me . Now we need to win the Scudetto and do well in the Champions League so we can all be happy . `` I hope to contribute a lot , but it is especially important to win , then who gets the goals is a side issue . '' Lazio were ordered to release Pandev from his contract by the Lega Calcio just before Christmas . He had been at Lazio since 2004 and quickly became a fans ' favourite at the Stadio Olimpico . However , matters turned sour last summer when Lazio revealed they would not accept a bid of less than 19 million euros for Pandev after he filed a transfer request . The 26-year-old was branded a `` rebel '' by club president Claudio Lotito and frozen out of the squad , as well as being forced to train separately from his former team-mates . He was linked with several clubs across Europe , including Liverpool , but opted to remain in Italy .
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Serie A champions Inter Milan have completed the signing of striker Goran Pandev . The 26-year-old Macedonian international has penned a contract to remain at the San Siro until 2014 . Pandev was a free agent after winning his legal battle against Lazio to be released from his contract .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- On a crisp Halloween night , icicle lights and Santa Clauses mingled with ghosts and jack-o ' - lanterns in a Washington , Illinois , neighborhood . The community is helping a family squeeze in a little extra holiday cheer with their young son . Doctors say 2-year-old Dax Locke is losing his fight with acute myeloid leukemia and may only have weeks to live , so parents Julie and Austin Locke put Christmas lights up outside their home for the little boy , who loves glowing things . Dax opens presents each day under a tree that 's already been up for several weeks . `` We do n't have much time left with Dax , do n't know if he will make it to Christmas , so we wanted to have Christmas early , '' Julie Locke told local news station WMBD . Neighbor and friend Trish Hurtgen says she and her husband were inspired by the family 's efforts , so they put up their own lights and encouraged neighbors to do the same . Soon , the entire block was lit up with Christmas lights . They also planned a special surprise for the family . While the Lockes traveled to Chicago 's Shedd Aquarium for a special trip with Dax , the neighborhood banded together to decorate a huge tree in the family 's yard so the Lockes could be delighted when they returned just after Halloween . From there , she and other neighbors have helped encourage people to show silent support for the family by putting up Christmas lights at home and around the community . The effort , called Decorate for Dax , has its own Web site with space for people everywhere to send pictures and see others ' displays . Hurtgen calls the Lockes a `` family of courage '' that she found inspirational , and she wanted to help if she could . `` This is a family who stayed united and formed a team to help Dax , '' Hurtgen said . `` They gave everything they had . We 're trying to do the same thing . '' Dax has spent past holidays at St. Jude Children 's Research Hospital in Memphis , Tennessee , but this year , he 's at home . Save for receiving palliative radiation to improve his quality of life , he is off cancer treatments . Hurtgen says Dax enjoys going for car rides and seeing the lights on around him . The family plans to make a book out of photos that people send so Dax will be able to see all the lights for Christmas if he 's too sick to go outside . iReporter Cindy Miller lives in the area and got involved in local neighborhood decorating projects . She posted a video on CNN iReport to raise awareness of the Decorate for Dax project . She narrated a drive through Dax 's neighborhood shortly after Halloween , and many houses were illuminated . Take a cruise through Dax 's brightened neighborhood . During one project , locals put up lights and luminarias at a local park . Miller sent photos and video of the illuminated areas she spotted , including a red , white and green sign with Dax 's name in bright lights . Miller said her heart was warmed by all the work the community put into the decorations , and she was overjoyed to see Dax out with the family amid all the people helping to decorate . `` I sobbed like a baby , but was overjoyed at the show of support for this family who may not have their baby here at Christmastime . It 's unusual to see Christmas lights up so early , but this year , there 's a good reason . '' Hurtgen says she 's been surprised by how Decorate for Dax has taken off . Submissions have come from all over the United States and in far-flung countries like Australia and Germany . `` I do n't know how the word is getting out , '' Hurtgen said . Hurtgen added that one woman even wrote in to say that her husband , stationed in Afghanistan , was working with fellow troops to photograph a lights display for Dax . Send photos of decorations to CNN . Some of the colorful and bright displays she 's seen include big signs with Dax 's name on them and holiday-themed shapes and figurines . Other displays are more humble , like a message from another boy in a hospital and a makeshift tribute inside a tiny apartment . `` It does n't have to be big , just your way of showing support . '' The Lockes are n't the only family hosting an early Christmas . Diana Biorkman of South Lyon , Michigan , told CNN affiliate WDIV that her son , Noah , is dying of a Stage 4 neuroblastoma , which is a type of cancer that forms in nerve tissue . Noah loves opening mail , so the family asked people to send him a Christmas card . Word got out , and he started getting gifts and cards from strangers . The family recently picked up a carload of mail and toys . Detroit Tigers baseball player Brandon Inge even sent a card and stopped over for a `` play date '' that included building a snow fort with Noah . Hurtgen says the silent show of support works well for their community because Dax needs his rest and the family needs their privacy . Perhaps , she said , people will see this odd display of early lights and wonder what is going on . Maybe they 'll also pause for a moment to think about Dax and about what they can do to help . The family is asking people to make donations to St. Jude . `` That 's what Christmas is about , giving and not needing to get in return . '' Everyone is holding out hopes Dax will make it to Christmas . `` Christmas would be a miracle . We 're praying for a big miracle . ''
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Neighbors put up decorations early for 2-year-old Dax Locke . Doctors say Dax , who has acute myeloid leukemia , has just weeks to live . Dax 's parents have gotten support from all over the world .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A soldier suspected of fatally shooting 12 and wounding 31 at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday is not dead as previously reported by the military , the base 's commander said Thursday evening . A civilian officer who was wounded in the incident shot the suspect , who is `` in custody and in stable condition , '' Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told reporters . `` Preliminary reports indicate there was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the scene , '' Cone said at a news conference . `` However , he was not killed as previously reported . '' The suspect , identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan , opened fire at a military processing center at Fort Hood around 1:30 p.m. , Cone said . Three others initially taken into custody for interviews have been released , Cone said . Hasan , 39 , is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a psychiatrist licensed in Virginia who was practicing at Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood , according to military and professional records . Previously , he worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center . A federal official said Hasan is a U.S. citizen of Jordanian descent . Military documents show that Hasan was born in Virginia and was never deployed outside the United States . In a statement released Thursday , Hasan 's cousin , Nader Hasan , said his family is `` filled with grief for the families of today 's victims . '' `` Our family loves America . We are proud of our country , and saddened by today 's tragedy , '' the statement said . `` Because this situation is still unfolding , we have nothing else that we are able to share with you at this time . '' Hasan was scheduled to be deployed to Iraq `` and appeared to be upset about that , '' Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison , R-Texas , said . `` I think that there is a lot of investigation going on now into his background and what he was doing that was not known before , '' Hutchison said . Hutchison said she was told that the soldiers at the readiness facility `` were filling out paper processing to go to Iraq or Afghanistan , '' according to CNN affiliate KXAN in Austin , Texas . The readiness center is one of the last stops before soldiers deploy . It is also one of the first places a soldier goes upon returning to the United States . The base reopened Thursday night after being under lockdown for more than five hours . At a news conference earlier in the day , Cone said at least 10 of the dead were soldiers . The shooter had two weapons , both handguns , Cone said . iReport.com : Are you there ? Send pics , video . A witness in a building adjacent to where the shooting happened said soldiers were cutting up their uniforms into homemade bandages as the wounded were brought into the building . `` It was total chaos , '' the witness said . Cone said a graduation ceremony was being held in an auditorium just 50 meters from where the shooting took place . `` Thanks to the quick reaction of several soldiers , they were able to close off the doors to that auditorium where there were some 600 people inside , '' he said . Peggy McCarty of Missouri told CNN affiliate KSHB that her daughter , Keara Bono , was among Thursday 's wounded . She said she briefly spoke to Bono , who told her she had been shot in her left shoulder but was doing well . `` She 's being deployed to Iraq on December 7 , '' McCarty said . `` I thought I was more worried about her going over to Iraq than here , just doing training in Texas . She just got there yesterday . '' A woman who lives on base , about eight blocks from the shooting , said she and her daughter were at home when her husband called and told them to stay inside . `` And I asked him why , what was going on . He said that there was a shooting , '' said the woman , Nicole , who asked that her last name not be used . She said her husband called her back about 20 minutes later and told her to go upstairs , stay away from doors and windows and keep the doors locked . `` It 's just been crazy , '' she said . `` Sirens everywhere . '' A soldier who asked not to be identified told CNN that an e-mail went out to all base personnel instructing them not to speak to the media . President Obama called the shootings `` tragic '' and `` a horrific outburst of violence . '' He expressed his condolences for the shooting victims . `` These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk , and at times give , their lives to protect the rest of us on a daily basis , '' Obama said . `` It 's difficult enough when we lose these brave Americans in battles overseas . It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil . '' Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple , Texas , posted an online appeal for blood as it began receving victims . `` Due to the recent events on Fort Hood , we are in URGENT need of ALL blood types , '' it said . Fort Hood , with about 40,000 troops , is home to the Army 's 1st Cavalry Division and elements of the 4th Infantry Division , as well as the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 13th Corps Support Command . It is located near Killeen , Texas . The headquarters unit and three brigades of the 1st Cavalry are currently deployed in Iraq . At least 25,000 people are at Fort Hood on any given day , an Army spokesman at the Pentagon said . Fort Hood is home to the Warrior Combat Stress Reset Program , which is designed to help soldiers overcome combat stress issues . In June , Fort Hood 's commander , Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch , told CNN that he was trying to ease the kind of stresses soldiers face . He has pushed for soldiers working a day schedule to return home for dinner by 6 p.m. , and required his personal authorization for anyone working weekends . At the time , two soldiers stationed there had committed suicide in 2009 -- a rate well below those of other posts . Nearby Killeen was the scene of one of the most deadly shootings in American history 18 years ago when George Hennard crashed his truck into a Luby 's Cafeteria and began shooting , killing 23 people and wounding 20 . Hennard 's spree lasted 14 minutes . He eventually took his own life .
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Suspect in shootings wounded but alive , Army official says . Army : Suspect is Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan , a psychiatrist . Senator : Hasan was `` upset '' about scheduled deployment to Iraq . Shooting happened in building that is one of last stops before soldiers deploy .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston died Friday morning after suffering a seizure while vacationing with his family in the Bahamas , Travolta 's attorney told CNN . Jett Travolta , right , joined his father weeks ago in Paris , where John Travolta has been filming a movie . `` At this point , we know that John Travolta and Kelly Preston 's only son , Jett , had a seizure at around 10 a.m. this morning , '' attorney Michael Ossi said . `` All attempts to revive him were unsuccessful . '' The boy hit his head after the seizure , but the exact cause of death is not known , Ossi said . An autopsy will be conducted Monday . His body will be transferred to Ocala , Florida , for burial , he said . Jett 's death `` was completely out of the blue , '' he said . `` John and Kelly are happy when their children are happy . This is the worst day of John 's life . '' Watch John Travolta and son Jett in Paris '' The Travoltas also have a daughter , Ella , 8 . Bahamian police said a caretaker at the West End resort where the Travoltas were vacationing found the teenager unconscious in the bathroom . Jett Travolta was taken by ambulance to Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport and was pronounced dead on arrival , police said . iReport.com : Can you relate to the loss of a child ? Share your story . Jett 's death was mourned by the staff and residents of West End , where the Travoltas were beloved members of the community , Obie Wilchcomb , former minister of tourism for the Bahamas , told CNN 's Larry King . `` We in West End had admired Mr. Travolta and his wife , Kelly , '' Wilchcomb said . `` The people of the community of West End , particularly those who work at Old Bahama Bay , certainly today were in such shock , and they felt the tragedy because they had become a part of the community . '' Wilchcomb said the Travoltas ' love and affection for their son was apparent to those in the community . See photos of Jett with his family '' `` Mr. Travolta spent a tremendous amount of time with his son , Jett . He never left him at home . He always brought him with him . And once you saw John Travolta , you saw his son , Jett . They were very close , very affectionate . Lots of love , you see at all times , '' Wilchcomb said . The family was on the island this weekend for a gathering of 60 family and friends who were arriving throughout the day as the tragedy unfolded , Wilchcomb said . In 1994 , Travolta told People magazine that he loved fatherhood . `` I ca n't imagine what life would be like without Jett , '' he said . `` After he was born and cleaned up , I held him for hours while Kelly slept . When they came to take him away for various tests , I said , ` No , you ca n't see him today . You 'll have to do it another day . ' I went a little nutsy . '' Jett Travolta had a developmental disability that his parents , John Travolta and Kelly Preston , have linked to Kawasaki disease , an inflammatory disorder of the artery walls that most commonly occurs in young children and can lead to heart disease . Watch CNN 's Sunjay Gupta discuss Kawasaki disease '' In 2001 , John Travolta told CNN 's Larry King that his son had a near brush with death related to the condition . `` I was obsessive about cleaning -- his space being clean , so we constantly had the carpets cleaned . And I think , between him , the fumes and walking around , maybe picking up pieces or something , he got what is rarely a thing to deal with , but it 's Kawasaki syndrome , '' Travolta said of his then-2-year-old son . Watch Travolta talk about his son 's condition '' `` It was that the immune system overreacts , because they have almost the equivalent of metallic chemical , '' Travolta said . In 2003 , Kelly Preston told Montel Williams that when Jett was 2 , he became ill with flu symptoms , including fever , rashes and swollen lymph nodes , before a doctor diagnosed him with Kawasaki disease . Echoing her husband 's comments , Preston blamed chemicals in household cleaners and pesticides for attacking her son 's immune system , triggering the condition . A dedicated Scientologist , Preston told Williams that she credited a detoxification program from the writings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard with helping improve her son 's health . Kawasaki disease is characterized by fevers and inflammation in the blood vessels that can be caused by a number of inciting factors , including virus , bacteria or infection , CNN 's Dr. Sanjay Gupta said on `` Larry King Live . '' `` You get pretty sick for a few days . In the worst-case scenario , sometimes it can affect the blood vessels of the heart , called the coronary arteries , '' Gupta said . `` Sometimes they can develop aneurysms in it . That 's probably the most dangerous thing . But again , this is typically a disease associated with young children . It 's typically in Japan , and it 's pretty rare . '' Gupta said it was rare for teens to display symptoms of the disease , which usually occurs in young children . `` Most of the patients are usually between 2 and 5 years old . Sometimes they get up to age 8 . But it 's very rare in fact for someone to be in their teens and still have symptoms of Kawasaki . They may have had it earlier in life , but to still have any manifestations of it is unusual , '' he said . The causes of Kawasaki disease are unknown . Some scientists think it 's caused by an infectious agent , such as a virus . Some studies have noted a link between the disease and carpet cleaning chemicals . John Travolta gained fame in the 1970s , starring in the television series `` Welcome Back , Kotter '' and the movies `` Saturday Night Fever '' and `` Grease . '' His career got a boost in 1994 with his second Best Actor Oscar nomination , for his role as a hit man in `` Pulp Fiction . '' He also wrote and illustrated a 42-page novel for his son called `` Propeller One-Way Night Coach , '' a `` fable for the ages '' about a young boy whose first trip on an airplane changes his life forever , according to Amazon.com . It was a nod to Travolta 's experience as a licensed pilot . Preston has numerous TV and movie credits , including a supporting role in 1996 's `` Jerry Maguire . '' CNN 's Valerie Streit contributed to this report .
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NEW : Relationship between Travolta and son Jett called loving , affectionate . NEW : Couple said chemicals in cleaning products triggered son 's rare disease . Jett Travolta was elder child of John Travolta and Kelly Preston . Jett Travolta died in Freeport , Bahamas , where family was well-liked by community .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United have netted a sponsorship deal with American insurance giants Aon Corporation that will reportedly earn the Premier League champions a staggering $ 131 million over four years . United 's worldwide appeal has brought them a reported record $ 131m sponsorship with a U.S. insurance giant . That would send United to the top of football 's sponsorship income league ahead of the likes of Bayern Munich , Real Madrid and Chelsea . United chief executive David Gill did not reveal the figures involved but confirmed that the Chicago-based Aon brand will take over from another another U.S. company AIG on the club shirts from the start of the 2010/11 season . `` Today 's announcement clearly strengthens our position as one of the biggest clubs in world football , '' Gill told the United Web site after unveiling the global partnership and principal sponsorship agreement . Gill confirmed : `` We are delighted to be entering such an important relationship with a company of the stature of Aon and to have its logo adorn our shirts from the start of the 2010/11 season . `` We look forward to being closely aligned with the world leader in risk management , a firm which shares our values and is an exciting partner for Manchester United . '' President and chief executive officer of Aon , Greg Case , added : `` It is a unique opportunity when two leaders in their respective fields can come together in a partnership such as the one we are announcing today . `` Manchester United has one of the most recognised sports brands in the world . David -LRB- Gill -RRB- and his team are all about winning and about excellence ; the same holds true for the Aon team . We play to win in our business , and that is why we believe this partnership will create tremendous benefits for both organisations worldwide . `` While we are delighted that our brand will be showcased to over 330 million fans of Manchester United as well as the countless followers of football worldwide , we also are extremely excited about the opportunity to maximise the value of this partnership globally . ''
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Manchester United sign sponsorship deal with American insurance giants Aon . Reports say it will earn Premier League champions $ 131million over four years . That would send United to the top of football 's sponsorship income league .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England captain John Terry shrugged off lurid allegations about his private life to score the winning goal as Chelsea claimed a vital 2-1 victory at Burnley to go four points clear in the Premier League . Terry unsuccessfully failed with a High Court injunction to prevent newspapers publishing the revelations about an alleged affair with the former girlfriend of ex-teammate Wayne Bridge . There were doubts that Terry would even play at Turf Moor , but with the clock counting down and the scores tied 1-1 , he came up for a corner and headed an 82nd minute winner . The win takes Chelsea four points clear of Manchester United , who play third-placed Arsenal in a vital match in the title race at the Emirates on Sunday . `` It was a very difficult game , '' Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti told ESPN before praising his captain . `` He 's a fantastic player . Every game , he plays very well . `` He 's an important player for us . All of Chelsea support him . '' Nicolas Anelka had given Chelsea a 27th-minute lead with his sixth goal in six games , but the relegation battlers equalized in the 50th minute as Steven Fletcher foxed defender Alex before shooting past Petr Cech . Earlier , the race for the fourth Champions League place tightened up as Tottenham were held 1-1 at Birmingham . Jermaie Defoe looked to have given Spurs three points until Liam Ridgewell 's injury-time equalizer . But their rivals for fourth , Liverpool and Aston Villa , both won to keep up the pressure . Liverpool beat Bolton 2-0 to stay a point adrift of Spurs in fifth while Villa , who have a game in hand , are two points behind after defeating Fulham by the same scoreline in a match where Gabriel Agbonlahor scored both goals . In the tight relegation battle , second from bottom Hull failed to climb out of the relegation zone after a 2-2 home draw with fellow strugglers Wolves . In-form Everton made it four league wins from five with a 1-0 victory away to Wigan while Blackburn Rovers and West Ham shared the points in a goalless draw at Upton Park .
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John Terry scores winning goal for Chelsea in a 2-1 win at Burnley . Terry played despite headline-grabbing allegations about his private life in English newspapers . Chelsea go four points clear in the English Premier League with the victory . Tottenham stay fourth despite 1-1 draw at Birmingham as Liverpool and Aston Villa both win .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England striker Wayne Rooney scored his 100th English Premier League goal to help Manchester United keep their title hopes alive with a stunning 3-1 win at rivals Arsenal . The in-form Rooney , who had scored 22 goals in all competitions this season prior to the match -- including four against Hull City last weekend -- achieved the milestone with United 's second goal , a brilliant finish following a devastating counter-attack . United , who won by the same scoreline at the Emirates in last year 's Champions League semifinal , needed a victory to keep pace with Chelsea at the top of the table -- and they took a 33rd-minute lead with a moment of skill from Portuguese winger Nani . Nani , who has failed to establish himself as a regular during his time at Old Trafford , flicked the ball past Arsenal 's Gael Clichy and Samir Nasir on the right wing , before producing a delicate lob that goalkeeper Manuel Almunia could only palm into his own net . And United doubled their lead four minutes later when Nani out-stripped the Arsenal defence on the break and Rooney -- who had started the move -- ran half the length of the pitch to be on hand in support to fire past Almunia . Arsenal continued to press forward looking for a way back into the match , but once again they were caught on the break as this time Korean Ji-Sung Park burst through a huge gap in the home defence to slide home the decisive third goal early in the second half . United had chances to increase their advantage with both Rooney and Nani close to adding a fouth , but it was Arsenal who claimed a late consolation when Thomas Vermaelen 's shot found the net after taking a deflection off Jonny Evans . `` That was a great performance by us . We played really well , '' United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports . `` This is the time of the season we really need to kick on -- and it was an impressive result . We were sharp and incisive and could have scored more . `` But we are still behind Chelsea and I hope that Arsenal go there and batter them next Sunday ! '' The result means United remain a point behind Chelsea at the top of the table , although the London side have a game in hand -- at Hull on Tuesday . Arsenal are now five points behind Chelsea in third place having played a game more and , if Chelsea win in midweek , that gap will increase to eight points ahead of the two sides meeting at Stamford Bridge next Sunday . It proved a good day for Manchester as United 's rivals City maintained their push for a Champions League place with a comfortable 2-0 home win over crisis-club Portsmouth . Bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth -- who agreed to sell defender Younes Kaboul to Tottenham this weekend just so the wage bill could be paid -- went behind when Emmanuel Adebayor fired City ahead with his first goal since his traumatic experience with Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola . And City made the points safe on the stroke of half-time when Vincent Kompany powered a header past goalkeeper David James from Martin Petrov 's corner .
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England striker Wayne Rooney scores his 100th Premier League goal on Sunday . Rooney helps Manchester United claim a superb 3-1 victory at Premier League rivals Arsenal . The result keeps champions United just a point behind leaders Chelsea at the top of the table .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There are 3,626 songs in my music library . Some are played every day , others just a few times a year . There are songs that remind me of relationships I 've royally screwed up -LRB- Hoobastank 's `` The Reason '' -RRB- and a few on my iPhone that were clearly DWIs -- downloaded while intoxicated -LRB- think Huey Lewis and the News , circa 1985 -RRB- . But despite the wide range of emotions triggered by my 3,626 songs , I typically do n't have a problem listening to any of them at any given time . Except for four : `` Run It , '' `` Forever , '' `` With You '' and `` Kiss Kiss . '' Have n't played them since last winter . For those of you a little slow on the pop culture uptake , these are all songs by Chris Brown , the R&B singer who back in February assaulted his then-girlfriend , singer Rihanna , was sentenced to 180 days of community service , and now , eight months later , wants us to download his new music . And forgive him . `` Honestly , I would just like to get past it , '' Brown recently told Rolling Stone . `` At the end of the day , I 'm sorry for what I did , whatever it is . '' This week , Brown headlines his first concert since the assault , the next step in revitalizing his image . As a one-time fan , there 's a part of me that would like to get back to playing his music and get back to the party . But the last three words of that sentence just wo n't let me do it . `` Whatever it is '' does n't sound like the words of a man who has done some serious soul searching . Rather , `` whatever it is '' sounds like the words of a man trained by his lawyers or marketing team to offer up a public admission of wrongdoing while avoiding linking his name to unpleasant phrases such as `` domestic violence '' and `` physical assault . '' It 's the same avoidance we saw during his interview with CNN 's Larry King . The reason why I am having a tough time moving on -- and thus playing Brown 's music again -- is because he does n't appear willing to say exactly what we 're supposed to be moving on from . He 's trying to speak up while remaining silent , which makes me wonder if he 's sorry for what he did , or sorry he got caught . I 'm not saying Brown is a terrible person . I 'm not saying he does n't still love Rihanna . And I 'm certainly am not trying to dictate when someone should be forgiven . But I am having a hard time hearing his voice over a dance beat right now . And I am having difficulties singing along to lyrics such as `` I wo n't let you fall girl '' knowing that 's not all together true . We 're all human , capable of making some terrible mistakes . I certainly have done some things I am not proud of and likely will do more things that fall short of being admirable . But when the nation 's domestic violence 24-hour hot lines are receiving 14 calls a minute , `` whatever it is '' just rubs me the wrong way . Any PR guru will tell you it 's nice to have the public forgive your sins , but it 's even better to have them forget . Forgetting starts with redirecting the conversation and distancing yourself from the controversy , and it appears that is exactly what Brown is trying to do . He does n't want to be thought of as a perpetrator . He does n't want to be linked to criminal behavior . He just wants to move on . I do , too . But reality wo n't let me . Multiple studies show that nearly 2 million women are victims of domestic violence annually , and with the added tension fueled by a hurting economy , some crisis centers are seeing an increase of cases . I can remember women in my neighborhood , and even in my own family , trying to cover up bruises they believed they deserved for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time . `` He 's a good man , '' is what they would say to each other , as if it was encouragement . And we all know this is n't just an issue that affects the everyday family . It was just a year ago this week the mother , brother and 7-year-old nephew of Jennifer Hudson were killed , allegedly by her sister 's estranged husband . Prosecutors believe he shot them in a jealous rage because Hudson 's sister was dating someone else . Also a year ago this month , Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was arrested on charges of domestic violence . This fall , actor Tom Sizemore was arrested on charges of domestic violence -- again . It 's an ongoing problem , and yet culturally it does n't feel that way . Culturally it feels as if we treat it like a private matter , an aspect of the couple 's relationship that should be determined by the two of them . Culturally , it does n't even feel like it 's a crime , with generations being spoon fed images of Ricky Ricardo spanking Lucy or hearing Ralph Kramden threaten to knock Alice to the moon . When the incident first occurred , some fans assumed Rihanna did something and thus deserved the assault , underscoring the sentiment that it 's less of a crime and more of a fight between lovers . To his credit , Brown is donating a portion of the proceeds from the fan appreciation tour he is doing next month to a Los Angeles , California , based nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence . A nice gesture that , unfortunately , is somewhat undermined by the bravado spewing from his latest single , `` I 'll Transform Ya , '' which brags about him being a great catch . Talk about disconnects . I guess this is why there are 3,626 songs in my music library and not 3,622 . I have n't deleted the four songs by Brown from my music library because there 's a part of me that understands this dialogue is way bigger than the incident that surrounds a 20-year-old kid . Hopefully Brown really is a changed person , who , over time , will continue to use his fame to bring public awareness to the dangers of domestic violence . There 's a part of me that wants to play his music again , rejoin the party , and yeah , move on . Just not yet . Right now I still have the images of a battered Rihanna in my head , so you 'll have to forgive me if I do n't feel like dancing to the songs of the person who did it . `` Whatever it is '' he did . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of LZ Granderson .
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LZ Granderson says he ca n't listen to the Chris Brown songs in his music library -- yet . Author wonders if Brown is sorry for assaulting Rihanna , or sorry he got caught . Granderson says Brown wants people to move on , yet wo n't say what we 're supposed to move on from . He 'd like to see Brown use fame to bring public awareness to dangers of domestic violence .
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NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New York City 's rate of HIV infection is about three times the national rate , according to estimates released Wednesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene . Rapid HIV test swabs incubate at the Iris House in New York in 2007 . The agency estimates that 72 of every 100,000 New Yorkers -- a total of 4,800 individuals -- contracted HIV in 2006 , more than triple the national rate of 23 per 100,000 . The findings are based on new lab technology and a newly derived statistical model developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The lab technology enables health officials to determine whether HIV-positive individuals contracted the virus within the past five months , and the statistical model allows researchers to then make projections about a population 's infection rate . HIV , or the human immunodeficiency virus , is the virus that causes AIDS . The Health Department points to the city 's demographics . `` The populations that bear the greatest burden nationally -- blacks , for example , and men who have sex with men -- are highly represented in New York City , '' Health Commissioner Thomas Freidan said in a written statement . `` Because HIV is more prevalent within those groups , the risk of HIV infection per sexual contact is higher . '' In June , the city launched a three-year initiative to administer HIV tests to the 250,000 Bronx adults who have never been tested . The program was announced just days after release of a study finding a high rate of `` unsafe sexual behavior '' in the city . Freidan said the study showed that 36 percent of gay and bisexual New York men who had five or more partners in the previous year did not use condoms consistently . `` This is a core group which is at high risk for getting and spreading HIV , '' Freidan said . In July , a study of 452 men interviewed anonymously at gay bars and clubs found 39 percent of those having sex with other men had not revealed their sexual orientation to their doctors , significantly diminishing their likelihood of being tested for HIV .
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Agency estimates 72 of every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006 . Expert : Demographics of the city contribute to the high rate of HIV infection . The city launched a three-year initiative to give HIV tests to untested Bronx adults .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- What 's new : Welcome to the new CNN iReport ! Thank you to all 395,759 iReporters in 209 countries who have contributed 376,586 personal , shocking , sweet , urgent , impassioned , hilarious , beautiful , riveting , bizarre , smart and critically important stories to CNN 's global news coverage in the past three years . This week , iReport officially became part of CNN.com . We threw off our blue banner and our separate URL and moved inside the world 's leading site for news and information . We did it because we know that together , CNN and iReport paint a more complete picture of the news . Vroom , vroom -- Imagine getting a $ 42,000 tax break for buying a new car . That 's what Colorado residents can do if they buy the new Tesla Roadster , an electric car that can go from 0 to 60 in four seconds . Car reviewer Roman Mica could n't wait to go for a test drive . Mystic masks -- Two New York University students shared a beautifully produced video about why people love to wear masks . You know , masks have a rich cultural history from ancient Athenians to modern Manhattanites . They 're also a ton a fun every Halloween . Happy Halloween -- iReporters shared stories of how they go all out for Halloween each year . We 're talking extreme Halloween , from elaborate annual themed displays to a spooky take on the news . Oh , can you say balloon boy ?
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- While California 's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ban on same-sex marriages that voters voters passed in November , the fight will undoubtedly go forward . Four states -- Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts and Iowa -- currently allow same-sex marriages . The ruling by the court allows about 18,000 same-sex marriages performed before the ban to remain valid . The decision was met with chants of `` shame on you '' from a crowd of about 1,000 people gathered outside the court building in San Francisco on Tuesday . Proposition 8 passed in the 2008 general election with about 52.5 percent of the vote . California had been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples since the state Supreme Court ruled in May 2008 that the unions were legal . iReport.com : Couples ' thoughts on Prop 8 ? But the question now remains whether gay rights activists across the country will take their fight -- despite the California ruling -- to state courts , push for ballot initiatives or simply pressure state politicians to move legislation . Currently , four states -- Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts and Iowa -- approved of same-sex marriages . Vermont 's legislature passed a law making same-sex marriages legal that will take effect in September . New Hampshire and Rhode Island remain the New England states that have not approved the marriages into law . Most recently , on May 6 , same-sex marriage became legal in Maine when Democratic Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill less than an hour after the state Legislature approved it . `` I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage , '' he said in a statement . But he raised the possibility that the residents of the state would overturn the law . `` Just as the Maine Constitution demands that all people are treated equally under the law , it also guarantees that the ultimate political power in the state belongs to the people . '' The fight for same-sex marriage in New Hampshire , meanwhile , has hit a roadblock . The House and Senate have approved allowing gay couples to marry . But Gov. John Lynch , a three-term Democrat , said last week that he would sign a same-sex marriage bill only if it provides `` the strongest and clearest protections for religious institutions and associations , and for the individuals working with such institutions . '' Lynch said that any such measure needs to `` make clear that -LSB- clergy and other religious officials -RSB- can not be forced to act in ways that violate their deeply held religious principles . '' On Wednesday , the House fell two votes short of approving Lynch 's language , 186-188 . The chamber voted to send the legislation to a committee to be considered further . Others state have implemented same-sex marriages . Interactive : States that allow same-sex unions '' In April , the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it is illegal to discriminate against same-sex couples by denying them the right to marry . The first gay marriages in the state took place April 27 . The District of Columbia voted May 5 to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere , though it does not itself give marriage licenses to same-sex couples . But that measure faces a potentially large hurdle : being sent to Congress for a review and vote , setting up what would amount to a straight up-or-down vote on same-sex marriage . Because Washington is not a state , its legislation must pass congressional muster . Some measures approved by overwhelmingly Democratic Washington voters , including a restrictive gun law and a proposal decriminalizing medical marijuana use , have been vetoed by Congress in recent years . In New York , Gov. David Paterson introduced legislation in April to make same-sex marriage legal . `` The time has come to act . The time has come for leadership . The time has come to bring marriage equality to the state of New York , '' the Democratic governor said . The legislation would allow same-sex couples in the state to enter into civil marriages and enjoy the same rights afforded to heterosexual married couples . A similar bill died in the state Senate in 2007 . Gay rights advocates in nearby New Jersey have said they believe that the state could be the next to pass same-sex marriage into law . Although the state already recognizes civil unions for gays and lesbians , its legislature will have to take up the issue . Meanwhile , recent CNN polling has shown that a slim majority of Americans are against legal recognition of same-sex marriage . Fifty-four percent of Americans questioned in an April 23-26 CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll said that marriages between gay or lesbian couples should not be recognized as valid , but 44 percent said they should be considered legal . But there was a large gap between the opinions of younger and older people , with younger people far more likely to approve of gay marriage . Nearly six in 10 people ages 18 to 34 said same-sex marriages should be legal . Just over four in 10 people ages 35 to 49 agreed , and the number was similar for 50 - to 64-year-olds . Only 24 percent of people 65 and older agreed . The survey 's sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points . And the marriage debate is also changing for some Republicans , who have long opposed same-sex marriages . In a speech April 17 to the conservative gay-rights group Log Cabin Republicans , Steve Schmidt -- an architect of Republican Sen. John McCain 's 2008 presidential campaign -- said that allowing same-sex marriage is in line with the conservative credo of keeping government out of people 's private lives . `` There is a sound conservative argument to be made for same-sex marriage , '' said Schmidt , who was McCain 's campaign manager . `` I believe conservatives , more than liberals , insist that rights come with responsibilities . No other exercise of one 's liberty comes with greater responsibilities than marriage . In a marriage , two people are completely responsible to and for each other . '' Schmidt says he knows that his is a minority view . In the presidential campaign , McCain ran against same-sex marriage . McCain 's own daughter Meghan recently said the Republican Party needs to embrace issues facing gays and lesbians -- most notably , approving of same-sex marriage . Although moderates such as Schmidt and Meghan McCain approve , opposition is coming mainly from the party 's base : conservatives . And the fight among conservatives and religious groups will probably heat up as more states begin to examine marriage rights . CNN 's Dana Bash , Alan Duke , Peter Hamby , Laurie Segall and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report .
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Same-sex marriage is legal in four states , mostly in New England . Activists across the country may push for ballot initiatives or legislation . Poll finds that attitudes on same-sex marriage are generational .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was like Mary Pipher was on a runaway train of success . She had multiple best-selling books and was much in demand as a therapist and an inspirational speaker . And at one point in 2002 , she felt like she had given all she could give , and she suffered a meltdown . She detailed the struggles in her life and her recovery in her latest book , `` Seeking Peace : Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World . '' And in the wake of that book , she is sounding an alarm about danger of being a joyless `` constant working machine . '' `` If you ask anyone how they 've been any more , they always say , ` busy , ' '' Pipher said . `` I 'm just stubborn enough that sometimes I say , ` You know , it 's been really slow for me lately , ' just to see people 's shocked looks , because nobody in America ever says that anymore . '' Pipher , the author of `` Reviving Ophelia , '' an acclaimed book that examined the stresses and perils young girls face , took some time off to heal herself by just sitting and enjoying simple things like birdwatching and viewing sunsets . Now that she has slowed down , she 's noticed how so many adults are living at a fast pace despite their feelings of being burdened , anxious and confused . She also fears that her too-busy country has developed what she calls `` a culture of anhedonia , '' or the lack of ability to feel pleasure and joy . `` People just are not laughing as much , '' Pipher said , adding that she rarely hears anyone walking around singing or whistling , like she did growing up . The psychologist says many people fault themselves for being too busy and think they just have to grab more control of their lives . Women put too many expectations on themselves : having a career , being physically fit , being in good relationships with family and friends , reading good literature , doing community work , recycling and buying green , and being involved in some sort of spiritual quest . And when they fail to accomplish all that in one day , she said , `` they go to sleep thinking , ' I did n't get done what I needed to , and somehow that is my fault . ' '' Men are also heading down the path of feeling like a failure , as more of them share the `` second shift '' work of child care , cooking and cleaning at home . But the workplace has n't shifted much to accommodate men who are more involved in their families , Pipher says . People 's efforts to squeeze so much more work into the unchanging number of hours in a day has caused them to abandon the mammalian rhythms that `` we 've operated on since the beginning of the human race . '' Breaking those natural rhythms , Pipher says , leads people to avoid eye contact as they tell themselves it might distract them from the busy and important work that they 've got to rush to do . Also , moving too fast makes it difficult to see anything that is n't moving at the same speed , again leading to people not seeing each other . `` That 's got to be some kind of enormous human tragedy on a cultural level , '' she noted . `` Our time famine is actually diminishing the quality of the human experience in a very serious way . '' Our too-frenetic lives also dulls our senses , she says , leading us to `` lose all capacity for joy , because joy comes from actually appreciating and being in the senses and being in the body . '' Pipher realizes that most people do n't have the ability or the money to take an extended leave , like she did for about three months . But she says there are other ways they can slow down . The author says she has become a `` seeker of moments '' : those times when you stop in your tracks and really pay attention to something beautiful or feel a connection to another person . She suggests ways others can capture such moments : . • Take part in any daily practice that allows for stillness and quiet , such as meditation , sitting and drinking a cup of tea , stopping to watch a sunset or just lying in bed and being aware of your breathing for five minutes every morning before getting up . • Make a gratitude list at the end of the day to remind you where there was joy , or something spontaneous or fun during the day . • Choose to make human connections by looking directly into the eyes of the barista taking your latte order , your coworker or your child 's teacher or day care provider . • Set aside an area in your home -- a room or even a chair -- that is the quiet or calm spot . And any member of the family can go there and be undisturbed while they `` deal with their own inner architecture for a little while . '' • Turn off machines and live as close as possible to olden times by walking , talking or cooking with others . • Interact with pets . `` Dogs and cats move at the same speed in 2010 as they did in 1910 , '' so there is a calmness in being with them , and they do n't care if you 're a high achiever or successful or well-paid .
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Best-selling author Mary Pipher : People work so much they miss joy , other people . She says people fault themselves for being too busy , try to grab more control . `` Time famine is actually diminishing the quality of the human experience ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ever since his blistering debut as an angry , disenfranchised ghetto kid in `` La Haine '' , Vincent Cassel has gained a reputation for giving the kind of performances it 's hard to ignore . Cassel has won plaudits for his virtuoso turn as a French gangster in the movie `` Mesrine . '' Angular and athletic with a menacing pout and searing blue eyes , the French actor has made his name playing hard-edged , morally compromised , often unlikeable characters . Away from the onscreen bad boys , he 's one half of France 's most glamorous screen couple . His wife , the Italian actress Monica Belluci is a big name in her own right , and has starred in the last two films of the `` Matrix '' trilogy as well as acting alongside Cassel in a number of movies . A huge star at home , Cassel has enjoyed critical success abroad with roles in films like `` Eastern Promises '' , David Cronenburg 's 2007 tale about the Russian mafia in London , and is one of only a handful of French male stars to get parts in Hollywood . He has enjoyed cameos in `` Ocean 's Twelve '' and `` Ocean 's Thirteen '' as well as voicing the character of Monsieur Hood in the `` Shrek '' cartoon . That said he 's yet to score a real Hollywood hit in his own right . The moment for that may not be far away , especially after his recent virtuoso turn in the French blockbuster `` Mesrine '' . In the film he plays the real-life French gangster Jacques Mesrine . His performance helped make the film a huge hit in France and netted him a best actor César , the French equivalent of the Oscars . '' -LRB- Cassel -RRB- is viewed in France as a very good actor with charisma and intelligence , '' Agnes Poirier , a London-based French film critic told CNN . `` Like most intelligent actors , he 's politically aware and does n't mince his words . '' France 's most wanted criminal in the seventies , Mesrine is a controversial figure in his native land . A charismatic and psychotic criminal , he courted the press and was known for daring bank heists and prison breaks . He was eventually gunned down by police on the streets of Paris in 1979 . The two-part movie -- released in the UK and the U.S. this month -- is the perfect showcase for Cassel 's muscular brand of acting and pairs him up with the grand old master of French cinema , Gerard Depardieu , who plays the head of Mesrine 's band of hoodlums in the film . `` He 's not yet seen on a par with Depardieu , '' said Poirier . `` Not being of a classic beauty , Cassel belongs to the `` gueules cassées '' -LRB- which literally means `` broken faces '' -RRB- such as Jean-Paul Belmondo before him . It 's French gallic charm with character . '' Cassel 's first movie role was in `` La Haine '' -LRB- or `` Hate '' in English -RRB- the 1995 indie hit about a group of youths living on a Paris housing estate . Directed by `` Amelie '' star Matthieu Kassovitz , the film stirred controversy because of its stark depiction of racial tensions . In it Cassel plays an angry young boxer with a Robert De Niro obsession . The middle-class son of the popular film actor Jean-Pierre Cassel , he was not an obvious choice to play the part of a disenfranchised street kid . Even so , he made the part his own and still maintains the movie is one of his proudest moments . `` I love that `` La Haine '' is still so accurate , but that also horrifies me , '' Cassel told London 's Observer newspaper in an interview earlier this year . He told the paper that he did n't think France was a racist place but that the country still had `` many problems with our immigrant past . '' The 42-year-old Parisian did n't rest on his laurels following `` La Haine . '' He made a string of hard-hitting films , the most controversial of which by far was the 2002 movie `` Irréversible . '' The film is told backwards and features an excruciating 10-minute rape scene in which Belluci , his wife , plays the victim . In spite of the raw subject matter , the experience of filming with his wife on `` Irréversible '' is something Cassel clearly enjoyed since the two have appeared with each other in eight other movies . The golden couple of the Gallic movie scene have a daughter together but France 's strict privacy laws mean they 're afforded a degree of freedom not always permitted to their Hollywood counterparts . `` The French press is famously respectful of personalities ' private lives especially if those celebrities do n't play with the fire of self-seeking publicity , '' said Poirier . `` Mesrine : Killer Instinct '' is in UK cinemas now . `` Mesrine : Public Enemy No. 1 '' is in UK cinemas 28 August .
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In his latest role Vincent Cassel plays a famous French gangster . For his part in `` Mesrine '' Cassel gained nearly 20 kilos . The actor has made his name playing screen tough guys . He has a daughter with the Italian actress and ex-model Monica Belluci .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- MetroPCS , the fifth-largest U.S. wireless carrier , appears to be moving to bring more smartphones to lower-income consumers -- and also to capitalize on the FCC 's new `` open internet '' rules which exempt wireless carriers from key net neutrality requirements . This mixed news could set a precedent that might eventually constrict the kind of mobile internet options available to all U.S. mobile users . Specifically , on January 3 MetroPCS announced three tiers of plans for its new 4G LTE network . Here 's how The Washington Post summarized these flat-rate-per-month offerings : . • $ 40 `` for unlimited talk , text , 4G Web browsing with unlimited YouTube access ; '' • $ 50 `` for unlimited talk , text , 4G Web services and unlimited YouTube ; also international and premium text messaging , navigation , mobile instant messaging , corporate e-mail and 1 GB of additional data access . With Wi-Fi , customers also get audio capabilities to listen and download music and access to preview and trial video content ; '' • $ 60 `` for the same premium features as the $ 50 plan , plus unlimited data access and MetroSTUDIO premium content such as 18 video-on-demand channels and audio downloads . '' On the bright side , these MetroPCS plans cost considerably less than most smartphone plans currently offered by Verizon , AT&T , T-Mobile , and Sprint -- which tend to cost at least $ 90 per month , with a two-year contract and high early termination fees . Plus , the fact that these are no-contract plans means that customers have more flexibility to switch phones , plans or carriers at will to suit fluctuating budgets . Such benefits might significantly influence the phone choices of many U.S. mobile users . But on January 10 , a coalition of public interest groups -- including Free Press , Media Access Project , and the Center for Media Justice -- sent a letter to the FCC asking the agency to investigate whether the MetroPCS plans violate the few substantial net neutrality provisions which do apply to wireless carriers . Under the new rules , mobile providers are forbidden to block access to lawful sites , as well as applications and online services that compete with the carrier 's voice or video telephony services . Wireless carriers are permitted to slow delivery of certain content for the purposes of network management . However , they are required to be transparent with the FCC , consumers , and others about how they make these decisions -- and such transparency is so far lacking from the new MetroPCS plans . In the big picture , the MetroPCS plans might deepen the mobile digital divide by normalizing the practice of charging users more to get full mobile access to a free choice of internet services and content . This would disproportionately affect lower-income mobile users and people of color , who are more likely to rely more heavily on mobile devices for internet access . As the coalition explained : `` Being forced to pay an additional monthly fee for access to new or competing services creates barriers to consumer choice and experimentation , and jeopardizes the social and economic benefits associated with the Internet . '' MetroPCS denies that its new plans will limit users ' online access . In a statement to The Washington Post , CEO Roger Lindquist wrote : . `` The complaints about our new , pro-consumer , pro-competitive 4G LTE rate plans are erroneous . We continue to offer consumers a full service , unlimited data plan . We increased consumer choice by adding two new rate plans that are less expensive and enable consumers to select the service and content they want at a price point they can afford . These new rate plans comply with the FCC 's new rules on open mobile Internet . '' This year , I expect to see this mobile drama play out on the streets of my own city , Oakland , California . My recent survey of Oakland mobile users indicated that MetroPCS is the most popular carrier in this economically challenged city -- used by nearly half of those surveyed . Only 30 % of respondents used smartphones -LRB- a figure that reflects the national average -RRB- , yet 80 % of respondents reported accessing the Web from their phones daily or most days . This indicates a strong drive for mobile internet access . Just under 40 % of those surveyed reported paying less than $ 50 per month for their phone . -LRB- The MetroPCS `` $ 40/everything '' plan is especially popular around here . -RRB- And according to recently released U.S. Census data , Oakland has a lower median per-household income than the national average . Also , 17.5 % of Oakland residents are officially living in poverty . Internet access connects people to much more than YouTube , LOL Cats , and Skype . It 's a portal to opportunity , learning , and much-needed services -- and these days it 's necessary in order to apply for many jobs or to interact with social service agencies . Last December , MetroPCS launched its 4G network in the San Francisco metro area -- and it 's reportedly live in Oakland now . I suspect that if the smartphones that go along with the new MetroPCS plans cost less than about $ 80 , many Oaklanders will upgrade -- probably unaware of the limitations carefully built into these plans . The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of Amy Gahran .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester United have been drawn against seven-time European champions AC Milan in the draw for the first knockout stage of this season 's Champions League . The heavyweight pairing throws up the prospect of Milan 's David Beckham returning to Old Trafford to play against his former club . Soccer icon Beckham , who is on loan at Milan from LA Galaxy , was part of United 's Champions League winning side in 1999 . `` We 've come up against AC Milan many times in the quarter and semi-finals so it 'll be a fantastic setting for two great clubs , '' Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson told the club 's official Web site . `` We 're very much looking forward to it . '' Friday 's draw in Nyon in Switzerland also threw together English Premier League leaders Chelsea against Inter Milan , coached by Jose Mourinho , who led the Blues to back-to-back titles during his spell in England . Moody Mourinho needs makeover . Defending champions Barcelona will need to beat Bundesliga Stuttgart over two legs to reach the quarterfinals , while Spanish rivals Real Madrid were drawn against French powerhouses Lyon . The third English side in the draw , Arsenal , have been paired with Portuguese champions Porto . Other ties see Greek champions Olympiakos face their French counterparts Bordeaux , CSKA Moscow of Russia against La Liga hopefuls Sevilla and German giants Bayern Munich play Serie A Fiorentina . The first leg of the ties will be on February 16 and 17 with the returns on March 9 and 10 . In the second-tier Europa League Dutch side Ajax and Serie A Juventus were drawn together in a repeat of the 1996 Champions League final . Juventus won that clash on penalties , but since then both sides have struggled to make an impression in the higher reaches of European football . The winner over two legs faces a tough last 16 clash against either Premier League Fulham or Shakhtar Donetsk of the Ukraine , who are effectively the defending champions after claiming last season 's UEFA Cup before it was revamped as the Europa League . Five-time European champions Liverpool and Unirea Urziceni of Romania , who were both eliminated from the Champions League , were paired while AS Roma of Italy will meet Greek side Panathinaikos .
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Champions League last 16 draw sets Old Trafford return for David Beckham after AC Milan are pitched against AC Milan . Jose Mourinho will face his former club as Inter take on Chelsea . Real Madrid will play French side Lyon while Barcelona take on Stuttgart . Liverpool draw Unirea Urziceni in Europa League last 32 and Juventus face Ajax .
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FLORENCE , Italy -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Never one to follow the crowd , fashion designer Roberto Cavalli 's clothes are bright , sexy and fearless . His innovative techniques , especially with leather and silk , and his love of adornment -- embroidery , applique , patchwork and diamante -- have made him the A-list 's red-carpet darling . Designer Roberto Cavalli in Florence . My City , My Life spoke to Cavalli about his fashion creations , his inspiration and his city of Florence . CNN : What do you feel passionate about ? Roberto Cavalli : I 'm passionate to be a fashion designer , because fashion is part of our life . When you wake up in the morning you say , `` What do I have to wear to look beautiful , fantastic , sexy , special ? '' Fashion is our mind . That is the reason I love being a fashion designer because I can use it to measure your mood , your life . I love being a fashion designer . CNN : What 's so special about Florence ? Roberto Cavalli : Florence is such a special city . I travel a lot , today I am here , tomorrow maybe in London or Paris or New York . New York is a city where I feel more excited , sometimes I say New York is like a drug it gives you so much energy , but afterwards I need Florence , I live to come back here . I need to continue to breathe art , the air that is in Florence , to walk in my city , to walk in my streets . It 's so charming -- Pitti Palace , the Ponte Vecchio , Michelangelo 's David . That is Florence . I love it . CNN : How has the city inspired you ? Roberto Cavalli : Florence has helped me to judge what is beautiful , what is less beautiful , gave me the feeling of art . Florence and art is something that is part of my life and is part of myself . CNN : What do you love most about the city ? Roberto Cavalli : What I love most about my city is the architecture , the buildings . Every time I discover something new and something different . The color of the stones , for example : I say , `` Oh my God , that stone is 700 years old ; 700 years ago America does n't exist . '' It 's something so special . CNN : Do you think that the architecture , the surroundings , inspire you ? Roberto Cavalli : Sure , because to live in Florence means to breathe art and my collection , my fashion , why it 's so unusual , so colorful . My dream , maybe because of my family of course , was to be a painter . I chose in one moment the direction of textiles ; from textiles I went to fashion ; but for me , I make one fashion show , it is like making one art exhibition . I would like the people that buy my clothes to understand that for me it 's one small piece of art . CNN : Have you seen Florence change since you were young ? Roberto Cavalli : Everything has changed , all over the world . I believe Florence has changed less than many other cities because we are more conservative , we try to keep everything that is fantastic , everything that is unbelievable , in Florence . In the next 1000 years we need to take care about the beauty and the fantastic things that are in Florence . CNN : What are your favorite colors ? Roberto Cavalli : It depends on my mood . Sometimes it depends on where I am , sometimes I adore and love red , sometimes the yellow when I am in the country because the yellow that is with the green and around me I say , `` Fantastico ! '' I love the turquoise when I am in my boat and around me you have the light blue , the dark blue , and I say , `` My God , I love this special turquoise combination . '' I love the combination of colors . Color is my life . CNN : Where do you go to relax ? Roberto Cavalli : Florence for me is my relaxing place . Also there is my factory , I have all my workers , some workers for 25 , 40 years -- they love me , I love them -- but this is my relaxing place . My office , my first factory , my house -- the greenness of my house , my animals . I love my animals , they are all my babies . I love being here , being outside to read , I have music all over here . The winter , Florence is a city where we do n't see the snow so much . I love to appreciate the changing of colors , the brown to red of the autumn , I love the beginning of the spring , I love to see the small flowers in the cherry trees and I can see day-by-day the difference . I like to appreciate how nature is born again . See Cavalli 's Tuscan farmhouse . CNN : Where else do you like to go ? Roberto Cavalli : I am a helicopter pilot . Something that gives me pleasure sometimes is taking my helicopter to go high , 2000 meter , 6000 feet , to go there and feel like a bird . In this moment I feel free . I feel in this world and life we 've lost our freedom , maybe because we are too confused about the politics , maybe confused about the television that washes your brain . I love to be there flying . To feel that in the moment I move my clutch I feel like I move my wings . CNN : Is there anything about Florence that you would like to change ? Roberto Cavalli : No , no , no absolutely nothing has to be changed in Florence . Florence is beautiful like it is . CNN : Where do you think your self-belief comes from ? Roberto Cavalli : If you want to be successful , you have to believe in yourself . When you are not sure , you show weakness . To be strong you have to show your power , not your muscle power but the brainpower , the character of your heart . If you shoot people with the energy of your mind you become something special . CNN : You 're famous for having collections that celebrate women . What kind of woman do you design for ? Roberto Cavalli : I do n't like to speak sometimes about beauty . I love to speak about feminism : I love to speak about a woman with a lot of personality . That is my woman . A woman that loves to show you how intelligent she is . I love women . Maybe I am the only man in the world who says the woman is stronger than the man , the woman has more personality in the world than the man , because the woman is my muse . I do n't have one muse . All the women are my muse . CNN : Do you think you are a typical Florentine ? Roberto Cavalli : Yes , I think I am a typical Florentine . CNN : Why ? Roberto Cavalli : Because I 'm a crazy artist !
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Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli speaks about his hometown , Florence . The Italian city is famous for its Renaissance works of art . Cavalli cites Florence as an inspiration for his colorful clothes . He says he feels most free when flying his helicopter above the city .
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Multicultural , multilingual and multifaceted , there 's more to Miami than meets the eye . Make the most of your stay with these tips . Miami Beach during Spring Break may not be to everyone 's taste . Get around Miami is a sprawling city and exploring it on foot just is n't an option . Unless you 're planning on spending all your time on the beach , you 're probably going to want your own set of wheels . There are car hire places scattered throughout the city , but if you want to cruise Ocean Drive in style you can hire a Harley-Davidson from Peterson 's -LRB- 19400 NW 2nd Avenue -RRB- , from $ 100 a day . But before you hop on that hog , a word of caution : Miami 's motorists have been named the most aggressive in the U.S. for the last two years . If you 're in Downtown , the Metromover is an automated monorail that you can ride for free . It also makes a good vantage point for photographing the surrounding skyscrapers . If you 're out and about in Coral Gables you can take advantage of the recently launched a free shuttle service . Life 's a beach If you 're in Miami , the chances are you 'll be wanting to kick back and soak up some of that glorious Florida sunshine . South Beach is the classic Miami sunning spot , but if you want to avoid the crowds , Sunny Isles Beach , at the northern end of Miami Beach , is a better bet . Nearby , Haulover Beach is another good bet and is `` clothing optional '' -- handy if you 're trying for an all-over tan . A little further afield , Key Biscayne , five miles from the mainland , has some great beaches , as does Fort Lauderdale , some 30 miles north of Miami . Do you live in Miami ? Share some insider tips of your own . Breaking point From early March to mid April Miami is plagued by a voracious swarm of college kids on their spring break . These exuberant youngsters descend on South Beach , intent on playing beach volleyball , partying hard and vomiting in public . Unless hanging out with beer-belching frat boys is your thing -LRB- and why would n't it be ? -RRB- , Miami is best avoided during this period . A city for all seasons Because Miami is a beach destination , it has definite holiday seasons . December to March is the peak season . Hotel prices can double , or even triple , and you 'll need to book well in advance . Summer means guaranteed sunshine , but it also means tropical downpours . It can also be unbearably humid , all of which means plummeting hotel prices . June to November is hurricane season , although Florida has an excellent advance warning system , which you 'd do well to heed . Evergreen Everglades If you can muster the energy to haul yourself off the beach , hire a car and head west to the Evergaldes , a vast , swampy area filled with alligators , flamingoes and hundreds of bird species . Entrance to the Everglade National Park is $ 10 per car , which grants you access to 1.5 million acres of a unique ecosystem . Just off the southern tip of the Everglades are the Florida Keys , a 130-mile-long chain of coral islands linked by the Overseas Highway . These laid back islands are a world away form the frenetic glamour of Miami Beach . The Keys offer fishing , kayaking and snorkeling , as well as some fine beaches .
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Miami is a sprawling city -- you 'll need a car if you want to explore it . Hotel prices can fluctuate wildly between low season and high season . Take a day trip to the Everglades or spend some time in the Florida Keys .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When most people think of Miami , they think of South Beach , with its glorious sands , glamorous people and gorgeous Art Deco buildings . In the 1920s and 30s Art Deco was the style of choice for the developers intent on turning Miami into a tourist hot spot and the Art Deco Historic District includes hundreds of examples of the style . Take a tour of the Art Deco historic District . The Art Deco Welcome Center -LRB- 1001 Ocean Drive -RRB- is a good place to start , and no tour of the area would be complete without seeing the Marlin , Delano , National and Kent hotels in Collins Avenue , and the Crescent , Colony and Waldorf Towers hotels on Ocean Drive . Once you 're done with the Deco , stroll among the boutiques and cafes of Lincoln Road , Washington Avenue and Ocean Drive . For a dash of Latin flavor , head to Little Havana . Wandering along Calle Ocho , soaking up the sights and sounds , you could almost believe you 're in Cuba . Drinking a syrupy `` cafecito '' bought from a walk-up window will help you suspend your disbelief . Eccentric Coconut Grove is home to the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens -LRB- 3251 S Miami Avenue -RRB- . This beautiful building was created in the style of a 16th-century Italian villa by industrialist James Deering in 1916 . The 30-acre gardens include Florentine gazebos and a waterfront terrazzo that looks like it 's been towed straight from Venice . Inside , you 'll find Deering 's extensive collection of Italian art and antiques . What are your Miami must-see sights ? The Coral Gables neighborhood is known as `` The City Beautiful '' and has a wonderfully Mediterranean feel . Gawp at the opulent villas that abound and then make your way to the most lavish of them all , the Biltmore Hotel -LRB- 1200 Anastasia Avenue -RRB- . This palatial construction was built in 1926 , modeled on the Giralda bell tower in Seville , and beautifully captures the architecture of southern Spain . While you 're in The City Beautiful , take a dip in the Venetian Pool -LRB- 2701 De Soto Boulevard -RRB- . The ornate pool was transformed from a rock quarry in 1923 , and includes decorative canals , fountains , waterfalls and coral caves , while palm trees and porticos provide some welcome shade . In recent years , Miami has become something of a center for contemporary art . Sample the scene in Wynwood , an up-and-coming district that houses the Rubell Family Collection -LRB- 95 NW 29th Street -RRB- and the Margulies Collection -LRB- 591 NW 27th Street -RRB- . In Downtown Miami , the Miami Art Museum -LRB- 101 W Flagler Street -RRB- has an extensive collection of postwar art and some far out conceptual pieces . The Design District is , as the name suggests , a hotbed of art and design . The Moore Space -LRB- 4040 NE 2nd Avenue -RRB- is a vast gallery that showcases cutting edge art , while the façade of the Living Room Building -LRB- 4000 Miami Avenue -RRB- includes an open-air recreation of a gigantic living room . Sitting on its oversized couch is a photo-opportunity not to be missed . ... . Miami City Guide : . Where to stay | What to see | Where to be seen | Where to eat | Where to shop . Do you agree with our Miami picks ? Send us your comments and suggestions in the `` Sound Off '' box below and we 'll print the best .
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Learn more about South Beach Deco at the Art Deco Welcome Center . Take a stroll in Little Havana and soak up the atmosphere of old Cuba . Spend an afternoon at the opulent Vizcaya Museum and Gardens . Wynwood is an up-and-coming area with some great modern art spaces .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As you might expect from a city that has districts called Little Havana and Little Haiti , there 's no shortage of hearty Cuban and Caribbean cuisine in Miami , but the city 's elaborate mix of immigrants has also resulted in some fascinating culinary fusions . The real deal : Cafe Cubano at Versailles . `` Floribbean '' cooking mixes elements of traditional Caribbean cookery with modern techniques and an emphasis on fresh produce , while the style known as `` Nuevo Latino '' revisits classic recipes from all over Latin America , using choicer cuts of meats , healthier ingredients and an added an North American sensibility . There 's nothing `` nuevo '' about Versailles Restaurant -LRB- 3555 SW . Eighth Street -RRB- , which , in spite of the French allusions of its name , serves reassuringly traditional Cuban dishes . This Little Havana institution specializes in cheap hearty staples like `` moros '' -LRB- black beans and rice -RRB- and `` vaca frita '' -LRB- shredded fried beef with a garlic seasoning -RRB- , but the real draw is people-watching in the heart of the Cuban exile community , as the émigrés reminisce about the old country . The Versailles bakery next door does great empanadas , fruit juices and Cuban coffee , which is an entirely different beast from the regular American filter variety . Café cubano , or `` cafecito , '' is like a sweet espresso and is served in tiny , potent shots . Add a splash of steamed milk to get a delicious `` cortadito . '' Outside Little Havana , David 's Café -LRB- 1058 Collins Avenue -RRB- in South Beach knows how to whip up a mean `` café con leche . '' As with so many things in Miami , when it comes to fine dining , South Beach is the place to be . If you like to eat in the company of the glitterati and you 've got the bank balance to back you up , take your meat-loving self to Prime One Twelve -LRB- 112 Ocean Drive -RRB- . It may be just a steakhouse , but this is the kind of steakhouse favored by A-list celebs . A filet mignon will set you back $ 52 , and you 'll love all 12 juicy ounces of it , while a dessert of fried Oreos is diet-wreckingly good . Do you agree with our Miami picks ? Or have we missed out your favorite spot ? Tell us in the sound-off box beow . Elsewhere in South Beach , Lincoln Road is home to some very chic eateries , many of which get away with charging ridiculous prices for very ordinary fare . Fortunately , there 's Sushi Samba Dromo -LRB- 600 Lincoln Rd -RRB- , with its seafood-based fusion of Japanese , Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine . Think sashimi flavored with exotic fruits and you 'll be on the right track . Kind of ... For sushi of the more traditional kind , try Nobu at the Shores Club hotel -LRB- 1901 Collins Ave , Miami Beach -RRB- , which also does excellent tempura and teriyaki . Joe 's Stone Crab -LRB- 11 Washington Ave -RRB- is another South Beach favorite . Joe 's does n't take reservations and there are huge queues for its legendary crab , but if you 've got better things to do than queue for two hours for your supper , you can always grab a takeout from the counter next door . If you want to impress that special someone , there 's nowhere better than Casa Tua -LRB- 1700 James Avenue -RRB- . This secluded , romantic hideaway has superb Italian food and is suitably expensive . Vegetarians are well catered for at the Lost and Found Saloon -LRB- 185 NW 36th Street -RRB- in the Wynwood neighborhood , a relaxed but stylish option for breakfast , lunch and dinner . Gourmet Carrot -LRB- 959 West Avenue , Miami Beach -RRB- is another good spot for veggies , or anyone with a hankering for a deliciously healthy smoothie . ... . Miami City Guide : . Where to stay | What to see | Where to be seen | Where to eat | Where to shop .
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Versailles Restaurant is a bastion of authentic Cuban cuisine in Little Havana . Miami is the place for a Cafe Cubano -- a sticky sweet shot of espresso . Celebs flock to Prime One Twelve to devour succulent slabs of steak . Lost and Found Saloon is a great spot for a veggie breakfast -- or lunch .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Los Angeles County coroner 's office has subpoenaed medical records from 20 doctors in its investigation into actor Corey Haim 's death , a coroner investigator said . Haim , who died earlier this month , obtained drugs using prescriptions written under the names of these doctors in the past year , Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner Ed Winter told CNN on Friday . California drug investigators found evidence that Haim , who fought a decades-long battle with drug abuse , used at least one fake prescription to obtain a narcotic in the months before he died , California Attorney General Jerry Brown said last week . The coroner is waiting for toxicology results before deciding if drugs were involved in the death of the 1980s teen movie actor , Winter said . Those test results are several weeks away , he said . An autopsy revealed that Haim , 38 , suffered from pneumonia , an enlarged heart and water in his lungs when he collapsed at his Los Angeles home on March 10 , Winter said . `` We get medical records all the time , '' Winter said . `` What 's kind of unusual in this is how many doctors are involved . '' Pharmacy records show the actor got thousands of potentially dangerous pills from multiple doctors in the past year , according to Brown . State investigators know that Haim obtained `` massive amounts '' of legal drugs `` in what looks to me like a questionable manner because of so many doctors , '' Brown said . `` How many people go to 10 or 15 or 20 doctors and then run around to 10 , 12 and more pharmacies to go fulfill them and sometimes two different doctors in the same day ? '' Brown asked . Haim did not necessarily visit all of the doctors , but the prescriptions carried their names , he said . An arrest was made last week in connection with an `` illegal and massive prescription drug ring '' connected to at least one of Haim 's prescriptions , Brown said . The ring involved the use of stolen identities from doctors to order official prescription pads , he said . `` Once they get that prescription pad in the doctor 's name , then they can write a prescription , or they can sell it to someone to write a prescription like Corey Haim , '' Brown said . `` Then he can go into the pharmacy and get his legal drugs illegally . '' Although the actor 's family said Haim had reduced his drug use to near zero , Brown said that he did n't see `` any ` zero ' pill consumption . '' `` If he took all the pills that our records show he was prescribed over the last year and three months , he took very damaging assaults on his body , '' Brown said . Haim 's most recent prescription was filled March 5 for Vicodin , he said . `` In the weeks before that , more Vicodin , more Valium and other things , '' Brown said . `` If you go back to 2009 , you 're talking thousands of pills , '' he said . `` You 're talking many , many doctors . I doubt if they know about each other . You 're talking about many , many pharmacies . '' In recent years , the actor was reunited with longtime friend and frequent co-star Corey Feldman in a reality show . `` The Two Coreys '' ran for two seasons on the A&E Network before it was canceled . Haim 's most famous role was in the 1987 movie `` The Lost Boys , '' in which he also appeared with Feldman . Haim played a fresh-faced teenager whose brother becomes a vampire .
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Coroner issues subpoenas for records of 20 doctors in Haim death inquiry . Attorney general says at least one of Haim 's prescriptions linked to prescription drug ring . Haim , 38 , had pneumonia , enlarged heart , water in lungs when he died March 10 . Toxicology results , which are weeks away , to help determine if drugs were involved in death .
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A California food processing plant is voluntarily recalling up to 1 million pounds of roasted pistachio products that may have been contaminated with salmonella , the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday . Salmonella strains were found last week during routine test by Kraft Foods , one company that purchased the nuts . The nuts came from Setton Farms in Terra Bella , California , about 75 miles south of Fresno . They were largely distributed in 2,000-pound containers to food wholesalers who would then package them for resale or incorporate them as ingredients in other products , such as ice cream and trail mix . No illnesses have been linked to this case , said Dr. David Acheson , FDA 's associate commissioner . But salmonella strains were found last week during routine test by Kraft Foods , one of about three dozen companies that purchase pistachios from Setton Farms , he said . Kraft notified the FDA on March 24 . Setton Farms did not immediately respond to CNN requests for comment . Acheson emphasized that unlike the recent case of salmonella-tainted peanut butter , this recall was not prompted by an sickness outbreak , saying the decision was a `` proactive '' move . He said the FDA has received two recent complaints , from the East and West coasts , from people who say they became ill after eating pistachio products , but a link to Setton Farms has not been confirmed , he said . The FDA is advising consumers not to eat any pistachio products , but not to throw them out , either , because additional recalls are likely and having products that could be turned in would allow for easier tracing of contamination . The agency is setting up a Web site to update the public . Dr. Jeff Farrar , head of the California health department 's food and drug division , said it 's likely that the roasted pistachios will be found in a wide variety of products . He noted that Setton Farms is the second-largest pistachio processor in the nation . Raw pistachios are roasted to a temperature that should kill salmonella , Acheson said . Because the roasted products tested positive for salmonella suggest cross-contamination with raw products . Acheson added that the Setton Farms recall is related to the one announced Friday by Kroger , a grocery store chain with stores in 31 states . Kroger recalled Private Selection shelled pistachios from its retail stores because of possible salmonella contamination . Kroger , in a statement Friday , said no illnesses have been reported in connection with the product . In February , Kroger was among retailers that recalled peanut products tied to the Peanut Corporation of America , a Virginia-based company accused by the FDA of knowingly selling peanut butter and peanut paste that was contaminated with salmonella . PCA 's peanut processing plant in Blakely , Georgia , is being investigated in connection with a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 people and has been linked to eight deaths .
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The pistachios , mostly sold to wholesalers , came from Setton Farms in California . Kraft is one of three dozen companies to purchase pistachios from Setton Farms . No illnesses have been linked to this case so far . Setton Farms is the second-largest pistachio processor in the nation .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain and France are calling for an additional 3,000 United Nations troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo , where the U.N. already has its biggest peacekeeping mission , a senior British diplomat said Wednesday . A U.N. peacekeeper rides atop an armored vehicle last week in Goma , Democratic Republic of Congo . Mark Malloch-Brown , the British Foreign Office minister for Africa , the Middle East and the United Nations , announced a draft resolution on the troop increase while on a four-day mission to the war-torn Congo . Britain expects the U.N. Security Council to adopt the resolution by the end of the week , a spokeswoman for the British mission to the United Nations said . The resolution follows calls from the United Nations ' own peacekeeping experts , Human Rights Watch , and local human rights groups in Congo for more troops to support the 17,000 U.N. soldiers already there . A coalition of 44 organizations in eastern Congo wrote to the Security Council on Tuesday , pleading for more troops . `` This would help to prevent the atrocities that continue to be committed against civilians on an ever greater scale here in North Kivu -LSB- province -RSB- , on the border of Rwanda and Uganda , '' the coalition wrote . Fighting between government forces , allied militias and rebels under the command of Laurent Nkunda has forced an estimated 250,000 people to flee their homes since August . `` Since August 28 , fighting has intensified in many areas , causing deaths , rapes , lootings , forced recruitment and further displacements of civilian populations , '' the local coalition wrote . `` The population has thus been immersed in unspeakable suffering . In the last few days , fighting has drawn closer to large populated areas , such as the town of Goma . Fighting has also invaded and torn apart the region of Rutshuru , particularly in the town of Kiwanja , where hundreds of civilian deaths have now been recorded . '' The letter echoes concerns expressed by the British aid group Oxfam last week . `` The world is failing in its responsibility to protect the Congo 's innocent civilians , '' Juliette Prodhan , the head of Oxfam in Congo , said in a statement released November 13 . Watch international efforts to avoid a health catastrophe in Congo '' `` There has been an increase in incidents of forced labor , rape and widespread brutality , according to assessments carried out by international agency Oxfam over the past week , as armed men from all sides prey upon those who have sought ` sanctuary ' from the fighting in North Kivu '' province , she said . Another aid group , World Vision , says the conflict in the African country is the deadliest since World War II . The country has been at war since 1997 . `` The last decade of conflict has resulted in some 4 million deaths ; an estimated 1,200 people die every day due to ongoing epidemics and war-related causes ; some aid agencies estimate upward of 1,400 deaths per day , '' World Vision said in a statement . The local groups in Congo specifically requested help from the European Union , which can deploy military units faster than the United Nations can . Georgette Gagnon , the executive director for the Africa division of Human Rights Watch , said she also would like to see the European Union send troops . `` Our concern is that it is going to take three months -LSB- for the United Nations -RSB- to get anybody on the ground , '' she said . `` Our request is for the EU to send a bridging force . The EU has done this in the past for the Congo , and they have the capacity to get people on the ground within two weeks . '' The `` goal would be provide civilian protection , to do patrols and other things that would prevent looting , pillaging and raping by either the Congolese troops -- which are doing this -- or the rebel group , '' she said . The European Union has not announced plans to send troops to police the conflict . A spokeswoman for the British mission to the United Nations said London is `` not ruling in or out EU forces , '' instead focusing on strengthening the U.N. presence in eastern Congo .
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Peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo is already U.N. 's largest . Britain , France call for 3,000 more U.N. troops in Congo . Human rights groups in Congo also have been calling for more troops there . Fighting in Congo has caused about 250,000 people to flee homes since August .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Johan Eliasch has served as Chairman of the Management Board of Head N.V. and Group Chief Executive Officer since September 1995 . Johan Eliasch , chairman and CEO of Head N.V. . He is the UK Prime Minister 's Special Representative on Deforestation and Clean Energy . He is also a board member of the Centre for Social Justice , a member of the Advisory Boards of Brasilinvest , Societe du Louvre and the British Olympic Association , Chairman of Starr Underwriting Agents , President of the Global Strategy Forum and a Patron of Stockholm University . Along with Labour politician Frank Field , Eliasch co-founded the Cool Earth foundation , which seeks to buy areas of Amazon rainforest to save them from logging , and so reduce the world 's carbon emissions . Outside of work he is a keen sports enthusiast , taking part in world-class skiing events at super giant and giant slalom levels . E-mail to a friend .
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Johan Eliasch is the chairman of the sports equipment company Head . He is the UK PM 's Special Representative on Deforestation and Clean Energy . Eliasch co-founded `` Cool Earth , '' which saves areas of Amazon rainforest .
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The company began life in 1989 as MSI Cellular Investments , a telecommunications consultancy company based and operating in Africa . It was founded by Dr Mo Ibrahim . In January , 2004 the company changed its name to Celtel International . In the early days , employees were rewarded with bonuses consisting of shares , so that by 2000 , 30 percent of the company was owned by staff . Although the shares were worthless until the company was listed on the stock exchange , they were given an estimated initial value of # 0.14 -LRB- $ 0.28 -RRB- each . When they were eventually bought out in 2005 , they were worth # 14 -LRB- $ 27.76 -RRB- . In 1998 the company expanded its services to become a mobile telephony operator and now has a series of networks in 15 different African countries , under licenses that cover more than a third of the total population of the continent . The company was acquired by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC -LRB- MTC -RRB- in 2005 and at the time , Celtel had 4,000 employees , of which 98 % were African . Celtel has invested more than $ 750 million in Africa , as part of a goal to build and operate world-class networks that will keep pace technologically with networks in Europe and North America . E-mail to a friend .
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Company was founded by Mo Ibrahim in 1989 as MSI Cellular Investments . Initially a consultancy firm , 1998 it became a mobile telephony company . It has networks in 15 African countries , covering a third of Africa 's population .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Telstra is Australia 's leading telecommunications and information services company , with customers throughout the country . The company began life as part of the Postmaster-General 's Department , established in Australia in 1901 , to deal with domestic telephone , telegraph and postal services . After several name changes over its more than 100-year history , the company became Telstra in 1993 . Today the company has more than more than 9 million fixed line and 9 million mobile services , handles international calls to 230 countries and territories worldwide , and is Australia 's 3G market leader , with over 2 million 3G customers . It also has more than 11,000 telephone exchanges , installs an average of 12,000 services per day and in the financial year ending June 30 , 2007 it handled 6.5 billion local calls , 7.1 long distance minutes and 4.9 billion SMS messages . In the financial year ended June 30 , 2007 sales revenue was $ 23.7 billion Australian -LRB- $ 22 billion -RRB- and underlying EBIT $ 5.8 billion Australian -LRB- $ 5.4 billion -RRB- . Telstra is one of Australia 's top 10 listed companies , and is a Fortune 500 company . The company sponsors a large number of sports and teams , including organizations in the Australian Football League , the National Rugby League and V8 Supercars . It also endorses the arts through groups such as Australian Ballet and the Great Southern Blues and Rockabilly Festival . Telstra won `` Next Generation Network Service Provider of the Year '' award at the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards in June 2007 and the Innovation Mobility Award for its Next G ! network rollout at the 2007 ACOMMS Awards . Telstra 's Access for Everyone package , valued at over $ 200 million Australian -LRB- $ 186 million -RRB- per year , provides support to over 1.5 million Australians who are experiencing financial hardship each year , including more than a million pensioners . E-mail to a friend .
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Telstra began life in 1901 as part of the Postmaster-General 's Department . The company installs an average of 12,000 services per day . Telstra is one of Australia 's top 10 listed companies , a Fortune 500 company .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have confirmed Mark van Bommel as their captain for the new season , with Philipp Lahm named as vice-captain . Bayern Munich captain Van Bommel will be hoping to lift more trophies for the Bavarian giants this season . The Dutch midfielder was given the captain 's armband by Jurgen Klinsmann last season after Oliver Kahn retired . However , the arrival of Anatoliy Tymoschuk from Zenit St Petersburg seemed to suggest that Van Bommel 's place in the Bayern team was no longer guaranteed , but new coach Louis Van Gaal has decided that his compatriot will indeed be one of the first names on his team sheet next season . `` We have been observing his behavior on and off the field over the last four weeks and the influence he has on the club and on the squad , '' explained Van Gaal 's assistant Andries Jonker on Bayern 's official Web site . Tymoschuk must now fear for his place in the Bayern team after being told he is only second-choice behind Van Bommel . And , since Van Gaal has made it clear that he wanted to choose a captain who will play every week , Tymoschuk may have to spend much of his first season in Bavaria sitting on the substitutes ' bench . `` He can not play in his best position in our system , '' admitted Van Gaal . `` That is where Van Bommel plays . He could play on the right , but I have chosen Hamit Altintop for there . Every player is compared to his rivals and the coach makes the decisions . '' Meanwhile , Bayern 's French midfielder Franck Ribery has been declared fit to resume training after a summer spent battling tendonitis in his knee . Ribery missed the pre-season Audi Cup tournament involving Manchester United , AC Milan and Boca Juniors and is not likely to make Saturday 's opening Bundesliga home match against Hoffenheim . But the France international , who was Monday called into his country 's squad for the World Cup qualifier with the Faroe Isles in Torshavn on August 12 , will be ready to train on Wednesday , .
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Bayern Munich confirm Mark van Bommel as their captain for the new season . The Dutchman was given armband by Jurgen Klinsmann after Oliver Kahn quit . Franck Ribery declared fit to stary training after battling tendonitis in his knee .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been dropped from Stuttgart 's first-team after he paid an unauthorized visit to the Oktoberfest just hours after his side 's defeat to Cologne . Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been dropped from Stuttgart 's first-team after he paid an unauthorized visit to the Oktoberfest . The 39-year-old former Germany international was spotted at Munich 's beer festival following Stuttgart 's 2-0 home defeat to Cologne in the Bundesliga and did not have permission to attend . Lehmann made an error to gift Cologne their second goal of the match when he raced out of his area only to lose possession and allow Wilfried Sanou to shoot into an empty net from 45 yards out . Marcus Babbel confirmed the decision to axe him from the side and told the Stuttgart Web site : `` Director of sport Horst Heldt and I will talk with Jens about this on Thursday and then we will see where to go . '' Lehmann apologized for breaking club rules , accepted the suspension and claimed his motives were in a good cause . `` The visit to the Wiesn -LRB- Oktoberfest -RRB- was part of a charity event and it had been planned for a long time , '' he explained . `` However , it was not agreed with the club . Of course I accept the measures taken by the sporting management . '' Meanwhile Hamburg midfielder Ze Roberto has urged his teammates to set their sights on winning the Bundesliga title this season . The Brazilian , who won the league with Bayern Munich , has played a key role in the unbeaten start to the season which has left Bruno Labbadia 's side at the top of the table . He said : `` Hamburg must think big for the future . A team like Bayern Munich want to win the Bundesliga title every season . That should be our target as well . `` I want to win the league title this year already . I feel like we have a good chance to win the Bundesliga if we continue like this . ''
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Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been axed from the club 's first team . The 39-year-old made an unauthorized visit to the Munich beer festival . Only hours earlier Lehmann had played in Stuttgart 's 2-0 defeat to Cologne . Hamburg midfielder Ze Roberto has targeted a Bundesliga title challenge .
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Mexico City -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A judge has given a Mexican singer accused of raping a teen a six-day extension to present evidence in the case , state media reported . In a hearing Saturday that was closed to the media and the public , pop singer Kalimba signed a statement stating that he was innocent of the charges , lawyer Eliezer Garcia told the state-run Notimex news agency . Prosecutors in the state of Quintana Roo allege he raped a 17-year-old girl in a hotel there in December . Last week , the singer , whose full name is Kalimba Marichal Ibar , was deported from the United States to Mexico after an immigration violation in El Paso , Texas , U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Ramiro Cordero said . The 28-year-old singer is a former member of the group OV7 , and also was the voice of Simba in a Spanish version of Disney 's `` The Lion King . '' After Saturday 's hearing , an employee and a guard at the prison where the singer is being held asked him for his autograph , Notimex said . Outside the prison , the news agency reported that hundreds of fans marched to show their support . Groups of teenagers carried signs and shouted , `` Let Kalimba out ! '' and `` He is innocent ! '' About 500 fans also gathered to show support for the singer in the nation 's capital Saturday , Notimex said , carrying signs that said , `` Kalimba we are with you '' and `` Kalimba , cheer up , Christ loves you . ''
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Kalimba signs a statement that says he is innocent of the charges . He is accused of raping a teen in a hotel in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo . Fans march in support of the pop star outside the prison where he is held . Report : An employee and a guard at the prison ask for the singer 's autograph .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Authorities in southwestern Afghanistan have seized 19 tons of explosive devices that had been transferred across the border from Iran , police said . Nimruz Police Chief Abdul Jabar Purdel said a suspect was detained . Nimruz province , in Afghanistan 's southwestern corner , borders Iran and Pakistan . The devices had been placed in 337 boxes inside a 40-foot shipping container transferred from Iran over a bridge linking Afghanistan and Iran , he said . Earlier this year , a senior U.S. Defense Department official said that new U.S. military intelligence suggests Iran planned to smuggle new shipments of weapons into Afghanistan as part of an increased effort to interfere with coalition operations . The information came from an `` Iranian source '' whose tips on past shipments have been verified by the United States , the official said in April . The official also noted that Iran -- a majority Shiite country -- and the Sunni Taliban almost went to war with one another in the late 1990s , so it 's not really in their interest to be a major source of top-shelf arms to the Taliban . Tehran has consistently denied supporting groups opposed to the Afghan government . U.S. and coalition troops have found evidence of some Iranian weapons inside Afghanistan in seized caches or in the aftermath of attacks .
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Material is found in Nimruz province . The devices were in a shipping container .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AC Milan coach Leonardo does not want unsettled midfielder Gennaro Gattuso to leave the club during the winter transfer market . The veteran has failed to earn a regular spot in Leonardo 's side because of injuries and the coach 's squad rotation policy . Gattuso , a near-certain selection for Italy 's World Cup squad , said last week he could leave Milan before the end of his contract in June 2011 if his playing time did not increase . `` If Gattuso has this idea in his head , I will try to make him change his mind , '' Leonardo told reporters . `` I know Rino -LRB- Gattuso -RRB- well . I played with him . I always speak to Gattuso and try to be very clear . Now the most important thing is that he recovers from the muscular injury . '' Gattuso has been a reported target for Manchester City but AC Milan club administrator Adriano Galliani added : `` The other day I showed him -LRB- Gattuso -RRB- the midfield of the top five teams in Europe and he would not have been a starter in any of those . `` Why leave , only to be relegated to the bench somewhere else ? '' The 31-year-old has been with the Rossoneri since 1999 and was a crucial member of the Italy squad which won the 2006 World Cup . He has made seven league appearances for Milan this campaign .
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AC Milan coach Leonardo does not want unsettled midfielder Gennaro Gattuso to leave the club . Gattuso is unsettled at the club after failing to earn a regular place in the first team this season . The 31-year-old Italian international has been with the Rossoneri since 1999 .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A U.S. professor claims he has identified the parts of the brain that help to make someone a good leader . Pierre Balthazard is using EEG to find out what parts of the brain are involved in leadership . Pierre Balthazard , an associate professor at the Carey School of Business at Arizona State University , also says he can use neuroscientific techniques to help people improve the skills that play a part in leadership . Balthazard uses electroencephalography -LRB- EEG -RRB- to produce a `` brain map '' of his subjects . By attaching electrodes to their heads , he says he can measure electrical activity generated by neurons in their brain . Much of his work has focused on calibrating the EEG data with standard psychometric tests , and now Balthazard says that just by looking at someone 's brain map he can predict their capacity for certain traits linked to leadership . `` From someone 's brain map I can tell if someone would rank high , medium or low on a psychometric assessment of their transformational leadership , and just that is an earth-shattering finding , '' he told CNN . He has been working with the U.S. military to produce a model that will allow them to scan soldiers ' brains for complexity . The idea is that more complex brains produce better situational awareness and adaptive thinking -- essential skills for the modern soldier , who must be able to transition from front-line combat to nation building . He refers to traits like complexity and transformational leadership as antecedents to leadership itself . But for Balthazard , the ability to assess these skills is only half the story . What really excites him is the possibility of brain training and improving leadership skills . `` If you could only assess and not develop then it 's only an exercise in social engineering , and that 's of no interest to me , '' he said . Balthazard explained that brains can be trained using positive and negative reinforcement , in the same way that disorders like ADD are treated . A subject is wired to software programmed to recognize `` correct '' functioning of a specific part of the brain . If the brain is n't performing correctly , there is a negative reinforcement , such as a noise emitted from a speaker at an unpleasant frequency . `` The brain is amazing at adjusting so it does n't get the negative feedback , '' he told CNN . But others think it may prove difficult to develop something as intangible as leadership . Dr Bob Kentridge , a member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit at Durham University , in England , told CNN , `` Even if you find differences in the brains of people with different leadership abilities , it 's very difficult to say if that difference is just related to leadership . `` It could be due to all sorts of things that might be fairly tangentially related to leadership . '' `` Leadership is such a fuzzy quality that it 's hard to say conclusively what you are changing , '' Kentridge added . `` You might change things that contribute to leadership , for example people might learn to stay calmer in conflict situations , but is that the same as saying you 're improving the leadership center of your brain ? '' So , what 's inside the brain of a born leader ? Interestingly , intelligence is not a requirement . `` There 's zero correlation between IQ and leadership , '' Balthazard told CNN . `` Emotion control has a lot to do with leadership . People who lead very well tend to have a much more coherent brain on the emotional , right side , and more differentiated brain on the more rational , left side , that can assess more different options . '' Balthazard says that although he has identified brain profiles for antecedents to leadership , he stresses that before he can produce a set of exercises designed to improve leadership itself , he must develop a `` leadership norm '' -- a standard for what makes a good leader . He has currently analyzed the brains of between 200 and 225 subjects , including bankers and military leaders , and says he must test twice that amount before he has his `` norm . '' But he said plenty of people are already going to neurotherapists to train their brain for skills linked to leadership , such as decision-making , cognition , and memory retrieval , and Balthazard says he 'll soon be able to use neuotherapy techniques to develop leadership itself . `` At some point in the next 18 months we 'll have a seminal paper out that says we 've done this . We 're not there yet but I 've seen it in the lab . '' If that happens , budding CEOs might be queuing up at neurotherapists to plug themselves in and turn themselves into the business brains of the future .
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Researcher says he can spot a good leader just by scanning their brain . Pierre Balthazard is a business professor who uses neuroscientific methods . There is no correlation between intelligence and leadership , he says . He hopes to improve people 's leadership by working on brain function .
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Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The miners who survived 69 days in a Chilean mine toured Hollywood and Sunset Boulevard in two double-decker buses Thursday evening , receiving cheers and a hero 's welcome from passersby in the the street . The miners serenaded anyone who would listen . `` Chi-chi-chi ! '' `` Le-le-le ! '' `` We the miners of Chile ! '' they sang in unison . Some people from the street and even a rooftop sang `` Chile ! '' in return . The 33 miners , along with relatives and five of their rescuers , landed in Los Angeles earlier in the day Thursday for their . first group tour to the United States since being freed last month . The group is in the nation 's second-largest city to attend `` CNN Heroes : An All-Star Tribute , '' which will air worldwide on . Thanksgiving evening , November 25 . Organizers invited them as special guests . The Los Angeles police department gave the miners ' two-bus entourage a motorcycle escort from Los Angeles International Airport to a downtown hotel . Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa greeted the group at the hotel with the traditional Spanish saying of `` mi casa es su casa , '' or `` my house is your house . '' `` The entire world was watching the success of your rescue , '' Villaraigosa told the group . Later , the miners , rescuers and their relatives ventured outside the hotel for the first time and found a TV news helicopter and local news stations filming them as they boarded two double-decker buses . The entourage visited Hollywood landmarks such as the Walk of Fame stars on Hollywood Boulevard , including one belonging to Elvis Presley . It was an appropriate pilgrimage because miner Edison Pena had led sing-alongs to Elvis music to lift the spirits of fellow miners during the dark ordeal . In fact , he had asked for the music to be sent down into the mine as rescuers drilled a bigger hole to pull the miners out of the ground . `` He is the king , he is the best , '' Pena , 34 , said , as he posed for photographs beside Elvis ' star on Hollywood Boulevard . `` The sweetest of dreams . '' The entourage strolled outside the landmark Capitol Records building , built to resemble a stack of records on a turntable . They walked to the heart of the Hollywood noir district , at Hollywood and Vine Boulevards , which is enjoying a construction boom . They also toured Beverly Hills and its Rodeo Drive boutique district . Bus guides also showed them the grand business concourse of Wilshire Boulevard . Throughout the sightseeing , the miners , wives and relatives took photographs on their cameras or smartphones . Shortly after their arrival at the hotel Thursday morning , the miner known as `` the poet '' was freewheeling in the hallway with the other miner known as `` Super Mario . '' `` Where can we go dancing ? '' shouted Mario Sepulveda , 40 , the Chilean miner whose exuberant personality earned him the super nickname . He and Victor Zamora , 34 , the miner-poet , were expressing the collective excitement of the miners , rescuers and their families . For the majority of the visitors , the trip was their first time outside of Chile . At the top of their to-do list , besides resting after a 12-hour flight from Santiago , Chile , was shopping . `` I want to go to the mall and buy some shoes for my son and daughter , '' said Katty Valdivia , 40 , the wife of Sepulveda . For miner Juan Carlos Aguilar , 49 , and wife Cristy Coronado , 40 , the visit was a double celebration -- because they experienced the birth of their first grandchild , Emily Sofia Studer , born Wednesday . When Aguilar was trapped in the mine for 69 days , his wife was concerned whether the ordeal would be too much of a strain on her pregnant 17-year-old daughter , Damaris . `` We were really worried , '' Coronado said , speaking in Spanish as did his colleagues . `` My daughter was far into her pregnancy and we were all consumed with what could happen . For those 69 days , we were a separated family . '' The miner-poet Zamora said he overcame the gloom of entrapment by doing something he had never done before : write poetry . He wrote 32 poems -- about his wife , mother , son , relatives , friends . He left copies of his verse at home and was unable to share his poetry . `` I never wrote before , '' Zamora said . `` It was a way of keeping me from suffering inside the mine . I wrote about feelings and how people were suffering on the outside and how they would ever rescue us . '' Like some other miners , he readily offered up his autographs to anyone wanting to meet him . `` The Poet , '' he wrote in Spanish near his name . Monica Araya , the wife of Florencio Avalos , the first miner who was pulled out of the ground last month , described the 69 days of waiting and wondering as one of her worst experiences . `` It was bad , really bad , '' said Araya . `` I could n't believe it . I was worried about his life , but I believed they would all survive because I had faith and hope . '' She has since noticed a few different things about herself and husband . `` We have changed , '' Araya said . `` We are more sentimental , and we enjoy more what moments we have together . '' Before arriving in Los Angeles , the group made a brief stopover at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta , Georgia , where the miners signed flags . One signed `` Corazon de Minero , '' which means `` heart of a miner . '' When miner Richard Villarroell prepared to board the plane in Santiago , Chile , on Wednesday night , the 27-year-old said he has only traveled to Argentina . `` I want to see the world , '' he said , smiling . `` I know all of Chile , but not the rest of the world . '' Villarroell , a mechanic , worked at the San Jose mine for two years . His girlfriend was pregnant while he was trapped . The miners captured the world 's imagination when they survived the longest mine entrapment in history , beginning August 5 . For more than two weeks , many officials thought they were dead . But crews made contact after a small borehole enabled communication with the men trapped 2,300 feet underground . Rescue crews encountered repeated setbacks . Initially , authorities expected the miners to be trapped until Thanksgiving or Christmas because of the difficulty of drilling a new tunnel to extract them . On their U.S. trip , the miners and rescuers will get a whirlwind tour of southern California . They 'll see the sights and shop in Los Angeles and Hollywood through the weekend . The visit is a world away from the miners ' experience in the weeks after the mine collapse that trapped them . In the days before they made contact with the ground , some ate about a bottle cap 's worth of canned fish per day and drank mine water that tasted like machine oil . They have said they were prepared to die , even as they awaited their rescue . The miners and rescuers were invited by CNN to attend `` Heroes , '' an annual program now in its fourth year that shines a light on `` everyday people changing the world . '' The Chileans were extended the invitation because their plight and rescue captured the world 's attention and symbolized the resilience of the human spirit . CNN Heroes received 10,000 nominations from more than 100 countries . That list was narrowed down to the Top 10 CNN Heroes . The Hero of the Year will be revealed on the show ; the public votes to select that winner . `` The heroic efforts of the rescue of these miners was one of the most unifying and inspirational events of the year , '' said Jim Walton , president of CNN Worldwide . `` CNN Heroes is a fitting way for CNN to honor these men and their rescuers , '' he said . `` We hope viewers around the world will be heartened by the story of their rescue as well as the stories of this year 's top 10 CNN Heroes . '' ' The miners ' imprisonment began when a ramp into the San Jose mine -- located in the arid Atacama region of northern Chile -- collapsed . Shift foreman Luis Urzua told the men that they had a shot of surviving the catastrophe , but there was a good chance they would never again see daylight . The men occupied themselves by voting on everything , including how food should be distributed . Majority rule prevailed -- 17 votes plus one -- but the miners often managed to find common ground and most decisions were unanimous . Everyone had a task . No one was left alone . And they became masters of compromise and patience , even as their rations quickly began running out . CNN 's Alec Miran and Lonzo Cook contributed to this report .
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NEW : Miners and their relatives sing `` We the miners of Chile '' from double-decker buses . One miner became a poet while underground just to survive gloom . A miner 's wife feared the ordeal would be too much on her pregnant 17-year-old daughter . But the daughter gave birth to a girl this week , the first grandchild .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish Primera Liga big-spenders Real Madrid have pruned their squad after their summer transfer splurge by completing the sales of Dutchmen Arjen Robben to Bayern Munich and Wesley Sneijder to Inter Milan . Arjen Robben -LRB- left -RRB- meets his new coach Louis van Gaal after completing his move to Bayern Munich . Robben , 25 , has moved to the Bundesliga for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract , while Sneijder has joined the Italian Serie A champions also on a four-year contract for a reported 15 million euros -LRB- $ 22m -RRB- . Both players will wear the number 10 jerseys for their new clubs . Robben could make his debut in Saturday 's mouth-watering clash with German champions Wolfsburg , with Bayern coach Louis van Gaal telling the club 's official Web site : `` I am very happy to have another creative player . Arjen is a very explosive player . '' Robben said Bayern had `` given me a good feeling '' from the moment they first signalled their interest in signing him . `` I feel very welcome here , '' he told the club 's Web site . `` This is a big club with a great history and I am delighted to be here now . '' Robben 's chances of being a regular in Real 's star-studded side appeared to have reduced when Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka were both signed this summer , but the former Chelsea winger still seemed keen to stay at the Bernabeu . That was until Bayern firmed up their interest and offered him the opportunity to play on a more regular basis . `` Everything went so quickly , '' he revealed . `` There were a few things that I had to consider and in the end I decided that I would like to transfer to a big club like FC Bayern . '' While , Bayern were parading their new signing , Sneijder , also 25 , was being introduced to the Italian media after finalizing his move . Sneijder joined Madrid in 2007 after five years with Ajax , and in his first season in Spain helped his new club win the Primera Division title . The two Dutchmen are the latest in a long line of players to leave Madrid this summer in the wake of the club 's phenomenal spending spree that has seen them splash out over 250 million euros -LRB- $ 357m -RRB- on players such as Ronaldo , Kaka , Karim Benzema and Xavi Alonso . Aside from Sneijder and Robben , fellow-Dutchman Klaas Jan Huntelaar has been sold to AC Milan , Alvaro Negredo has joined Sevilla , while the likes of Javier Saviola , Michel Salgado , Gabriel Heinze , Fabio Cannavaro and Javi Garcia have also bid farewell to Madrid this summer . Meanwhile , it has been another busy day of transfer activity in the English Premier League with plenty of deals going through . Everton have completed the signing of Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee . The 31-year-old Frenchman will replace Joleon Lescott in the center of the Merseyside club 's defence , following the England international 's protracted sale to Manchester City . Meanwhile , Portsmouth , who have seen a host of top players leave this summer culminating in Distin 's exit , have gone some way to restoring the depth of their squad by bringing in a remarkable four players on a hectic day at Fratton Park . Midfielder Michael Brown , 32 , has joined from Wigan for an undisclosed fee while two players have joined on loan ; Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara and Ivorian striker Aruna Dindane from Lens with a view to a permanent move . Meanwhile , O'Hara 's Tottenham team-mate Kevin-Prince Boateng -- who spent last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund -- has also joined Portsmouth on a three-year contract for a fee of $ 6.5 m . The 22-year-old German midfielder has failed to establish himself at White Hart Lane since joining from Hertha Berlin in 2007 . Sunderland have completed their sixth signing of the summer with the capture of Lyon 's Ghanaian international defender John Mensah on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal . Elsewhere , West Ham have completed the signing of highly-rated striker Alessandro Diamanti from Serie A side Livorno for an undisclosed fee . Diamanti , 26 , has penned a five-year contract at Upton Park after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical -- while Stoke have completed the signing of Turkish international striker Tuncay Sanli from Middlesbrough , the day after swooping for German defender Roberth Huth from the same club . In other transfer news , striker Vagner Love has joined former club Palmeiras on loan from CSKA Moscow until summer 2010 . The 25-year-old Brazilian joined CSKA from Palmeiras in 2004 and established himself as a firm favorite in the Russian capital -- scoring 61 goals in 118 appearances , winning two Russian titles and a UEFA Cup winners ' medal in the process .
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Real Madrid complete sale of Dutchmen Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder . Robben completes transfer to Bayern Munich while Sneijder joins Inter Milan . Everton complete swoop for defender Sylvain Distin on a busy day of transfers .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If Manchester United and Liverpool fans are expecting the arrival of superstar players ahead of the new season then they had better think again , as the cost of refinancing debt could significantly curb the club 's spending power according to industry experts . Liverpool co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks took over the club in February 2007 . Financial prudence will be the watchword for the majority of the English Premier League in the transfer market as clubs look to consolidate their financial position in a move that could see a shift of power in Europe to Spain 's La Liga . United have received $ 130 million for the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid , but the Glazer family owners will not sanction anywhere near that amount for new players according to Professor Rogan Taylor at the University of Liverpool 's Football Industry Group . The Americans ' takeover of the Red Devils placed the club in $ 1,100 m of debt , according to the holding companies ' accounts of 2009 ; a situation that requires careful management . `` The refinancing at Manchester United is structured in a very complex way but ultimately the economic difficulties now mean that there will be a reduction in Alex Ferguson 's transfer budget , '' he told CNN . `` Although some of the funds from the Ronaldo transfer will go back into the club 's coffers there will be a tightening of the purse strings which will seriously impact on United 's capacity to go after the top players . `` Certainly , Ferguson would have wanted a top-class replacement for Ronaldo but with the need to keep the debt in order and -- being unable to compete with Real Madrid and Manchester City -- the funds available and the pool of players from which they can sign is a lot smaller . '' Liverpool 's situation is even more acute as American co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks , through their company Kop Holdings , struggle to secure the finances to fund the club 's proposed new stadium . A deal to refinance their $ 570m Royal Bank of Scotland loan appears to have been secured , but the long-term sustainability of the idea used to purchase Liverpool is serious under question . Will Liverpool and Manchester United splash the cash in the transfer market despite the financial problems ? Who would you like to see them sign ? Let us know your comments in the ` Sound off ' box below . Professor Taylor added : `` The whole model on which Hicks and Gillett bought Liverpool is flawed and Rafael Benitez may have to sell Javier Mascherano or Xabi Alonso before he can go out and spend during the close season . `` Even then there is no certainty he will get the whole amount from the sale of either of those players back in the transfer kitty so it promises to be a difficult period for Liverpool as obviously expectation has been raised following last season 's second-place finish . `` The need to refinance the debt remains key to the American owners remaining in control of the club so that will be their priority -- at the expense of matters on the pitch . '' Jon Keen deputy chairman of the Football Supporters Federation , and an expert in the field of club governance and ownership , admitted the situation at both clubs will stir up further resentment among fans towards their owners . `` The current refinancing situation in the top-flight is like a financial house cards which could come crashing down at any time , '' he told CNN . `` We have already seen a situation unravel with the banking system which has angered a lot of people and something similar could well happen with football in the near future . `` Ultimately fans want to see money raised from sales of players either put back into the transfer pot or levied against their own costs of attending matches , not simply servicing huge amounts of debt as is the case with Manchester United and Liverpool at the moment . `` There needs to be a reality check about the way these clubs are operating . Certainly , I think the current economic climate will drastically reduce the spending power of clubs in the Premier League with the exception perhaps of Manchester City . '' Of course , this contrasts with Spain 's Real Madrid who have recently splashed almost $ 300m on Ronaldo , Kaka and Karim Benzema -- and are not finished yet if president Florentino Perez is to be believed . The construction magnate and his powerful board are able to wield influence with banks and allow Real to secure credit on favorable terms which , combined with a lucrative domestic television rights deal , puts them in a stronger financial position . Ultimately this appears to have precipitated a shift away from the English Premier League to La Liga for the world 's best players as Spain becomes the preferred destination of choice . Whether Real can convert this into a challenge to the recent English domination of the UEFA Champions League on the pitch remains to be seen .
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Refinancing has left Manchester United and Liverpool short of transfer funds . An new era of Premier League prudence reigns according to finance experts . Real Madrid have spent $ 300 million on Ronaldo , Kaka and Benezma . Spanish clubs present serious challenge to English domination in Europe .
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Editor 's note : Below is an excerpt from CNN executive producer and author Suzanne Simons ' new book , `` Master of War : Blackwater 's Erik Prince and the Global Business of War . '' Donna Zovko , mother of Jerry Zovko , who was killed in Fallujah , testifies at a House hearing . -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- March 31 , 2004 , started early for the four men and the convoy they were escorting . Their differences set aside for the time being , the men hopped into their Pajeros and pulled out , heading to the heart of Falluja . Westerners would typically avoid the downtown area , opting instead for a bypass route around the city , but that morning , the convoy set out on Highway 10 , right through the busy streets of the city . There were just two men per vehicle . Two of the men who would have provided rear cover in the vehicles had been held back to help with clerical work . Scott Helvenston and Mike Teague were in one SUV , Wesley Batalona and Jerry Zovko in another , as the convoy drove a little over a mile into town . With traffic coming to a halt , the convoy found itself stuck in a growing swarm of traffic and people . Suddenly , a few armed men emerged from the streets and approached the vehicle that Helvenston and Teague were in . They fired off shots , hitting the Blackwater men in the back of the head , the stricken men 's bodies slumping forward in their seats . Witnesses watched the other Pajero attempting to move out of the way , but it failed to pass through the gathering crowd fast enough . Within minutes of the first attack , Zovko and Batalona were also shot . The crowd began working itself into a frenzy . Locals videotaped as a mob of men and boys began to chant and celebrate , many of them cheering , `` Falluja is the graveyard of Americans . '' The video showed a chilling display of hatred , as the bodies were burned , ripped from the vehicles , beaten and dragged through the streets to a steel bridge spanning the Euphrates River . The crowd was jubilant , chanting like football fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory . A torso , now decapitated , was tied with electrical cord and hung from the girders . A second body , blackened from the fire , was also strung up for the cheering crowd to see . It was sometime between 3:30 and 4:30 in the morning in McLean , Virginia , when Erik Prince got the call . In Moyock , North Carolina , Gary Jackson had gotten word of the attack as well . Jackson headed into his office at the Blackwater training facility , where he was joined by Chris Taylor , who had just been promoted to vice president of strategic initiatives , and Mike Rush , the director of Blackwater Security Consulting . They linked up with Prince by phone , as he arrived at his unmarked office in a McLean high-rise in the dark hours of morning . The details were still sketchy , but they knew that four of their own had been killed . `` I 'd been a low-level officer before , but I 'd never had anybody under my responsibility seriously injured or killed , '' said Prince . `` That struck home . '' It was n't long before the images began showing up on TV screens . The pictures shown on Arabic networks were incredibly disturbing : the chanting crowd , the burning vehicles , the bodies hanging from the bridge . Even what aired on American networks was disturbing , and those pictures were heavily edited . `` It was already on CNN , '' said Taylor . `` We had preliminary information that it was our guys . '' It was an outrage for Prince , remembering his trip to the area just weeks before . `` The first thing I thought of when I saw that was Jerry -LSB- Zovko -RSB- would be the guy to go and sort this out and find the guys who did this , '' said Prince . By midmorning , the worst was confirmed . The four men were four of their own . Prince , Jackson , Taylor , and Rush knew what they had to do . Jackson was angry but tried to keep his emotions in check . `` I was pissed ; you know , I come from the Special Operations community , and I was mainly just pissed , '' said Jackson . `` You 've got to understand at that particular point in time , no matter how bad it was , it was going , and we had stuff to do . '' The four dead men had listed next of kin information in the company paperwork . The four Blackwater executives packed their bags and headed out to inform the families . U.S. marshals or sheriff 's deputies would be waiting at their respective destinations . Prince set out for Cleveland , Ohio , to tell Jerry Zovko 's parents . Jackson , who had seen Mike Teague less than two weeks before , would be the one to tell Teague 's wife and 15-year-old son that Mike would n't be coming home . Taylor headed for a San Diego , California , suburb to tell Tricia Irby , Scott Helvenston 's ex-wife , that the father of her children had been killed . Rush was on a plane bound for Hawaii . That afternoon , Katy Helvenston was sitting in her home office in a bedroom community just outside Orlando , Florida , when images of the gruesome , chaotic mob scene flashed on her TV screen . She could n't help but think briefly of the son she called Scotty .
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Blackwater sent personnel to Falluja on March 31 , 2004 . The men were ambushed and fatally shot . The bodies were burned , beaten , dragged through the street and hung from a bridge . The men 's deaths sparked a U.S. military assault on the Iraqi city .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Afghan civilians were killed in U.S. airstrikes during fighting this week in western Afghanistan , local officials and the Red Cross said . Villagers pray at a mass grave this week after an airstrike in Afghanistan 's Farah province . The reports come as concerns mount over noncombatant casualties in the war against the Taliban . But the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the U.S. military suspects the incident started when Taliban militants entered the area and beheaded three civilians . And another senior U.S. military official said Taliban militants may have killed as many as 15 civilians with grenades and then paraded their shrapnel-riddled bodies through villages in western Afghanistan . U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she `` deeply regrets '' the loss of civilian lives but pointed out `` we do n't know all of the circumstances '' and promised an investigation . Afghan officials have said that a number of civilians died Tuesday during U.S. airstrikes on villages in Farah Province . The International Committee of the Red Cross said in a news release that its `` impression was that dozens of people , including women and children , had been killed . '' The ICRC workers were told that some of the dead had already been buried by the time they arrived on the scene . `` We are deeply concerned by these events , '' Reto Stocker , the ICRC 's head of delegation in Kabul , Afghanistan , said in a statement . `` We know that those killed included an Afghan Red Crescent volunteer and 13 members of his family who had been sheltering from fighting in a house that was bombed in an airstrike . '' But U.S. officials believe the Taliban deliberately engineered a ground attack against Afghan and U.S. forces , expecting the United States would call in airstrikes . They said the Taliban were then prepared to kill the civilians . A senior U.S. military official said there was `` very reliable intelligence '' that Taliban fighters rounded up three families , including women and children , and killed them with grenades . The official would not allow his name to be used because a preliminary investigation into the matter is ongoing and no conclusions have been reached . Their bodies , shrapnel wounds visible , were then put into the backs of trucks and driven through the area in an effort to convince villagers that the U.S. military operation had killed them . The official said he did not know who drove the trucks -- other Taliban or local Afghans forced into duty . `` No one is disputing people died , it 's how they died , '' the official said . `` What we do have is strong evidence to support that a number of women and children were killed by the Taliban and their bodies were driven by locals as evidence of U.S. bombing , '' the official said . Some Afghan civilians may have been killed or wounded before the airstrikes during ground fighting between the Taliban and Afghanistan and U.S. forces , the official said . But the military 's investigation found no evidence of large-scale civilian deaths resulting from the airstrikes themselves , despite the claims from Afghan officials and the Red Cross . U.S. military investigators found no evidence of human remains in any of the four bomb craters it examined , the official said . The news comes as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington this week . Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart , President Asif Ali Zardari , are talking with key congressional leaders and policymakers ahead of meetings with President Obama and Clinton . Speaking in Washington , Clinton -- flanked by Karzai and Zardari -- said the United States and Afghanistan will jointly investigate the airstrike and its aftermath . She said Washington already has sent a team of investigators to the region . The ICRC team found dozens of dead bodies in two villages , spokeswoman Jessica Barry in Kabul , told CNN . The increase of international troops in Afghanistan has raised a concern that fighting will intensify and civilians will face greater risks of getting hurt , she said . `` It 's all sides who need to respect the civilians , '' Barry said . `` And this is the message we pass to all the armed forces , to the international forces , to the Taliban , to the armed opposition . '' CNN 's Barbara Starr and Chris Lawrence contributed to this report .
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NEW : Taliban used grenades , paraded bodies through villages , official says . NEW : U.S. believes Taliban planned attack expecting U.S. to call in airstrikes . Civilians killed in U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan , Red Cross says . News of strike comes as Afghan president visiting Washington for talks .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When the final whistle blew after Iraq 's 4-0 win over Palestine at the Al-Shaab Stadium it was abundantly clear this was not just any international friendly . Iraq 's first international match in Baghdad was a special moment for the country 's football fans . Supporters spilled out on to the streets to celebrate not just the goals from Hawar Mullah Mohammed , Karrar Jasim , Ala Abdel Zahra and Emad Mohammed , but the fact Iraq had staged their first international match in Baghdad since 2002 . Iraq fan Sadiq Alwohal believes it was a poignant moment in the history of the game in the country . To put it simply ; football in Iraq had come home . Alwohal fled Baghdad for England 14 years ago to pursue his love of football , where he eventually found work as a coach in London . He now runs the Football for Change program which , among other projects , has set up soccer schools in post-war Iraq . `` It is really special day that we are able to play a match in the capital city in our home stadium -- I believe this is big progress for football in Iraq , '' Alwohal told CNN . `` You could see from the faces of the people and the celebrations after the match how important it was . Football has the potential to help heal the wounds of what has happened in Iraq and the reaction of people shows what it means . `` Now we need to develop the infrastructure in Iraq well so that we have better facilities , so grounds are brought up to the required standard and football can progress . `` For Iraqi people , football is religion -- we are all crazy for it -- and I hope that this match is the dawn of a beautiful new era for the game in Iraq . '' Indeed the foundations for the next stage also seem to be coming into place . The Iraq Ministry for Youth and Sport has plans for the construction of a new FIFA International quality stadium in Basra as a location to host the 21st Gulf Cup in 2012 . See a video of the plans for the new stadium . But Simon Freeman , author of Baghdad FC , which tells the story of Iraqi footballers who lived under the reign of Saddam Hussein and is an expert on the game in the country , admitted that the match maybe a milestone in the country 's development , but there is still much work to be done . Can football help heal Iraq ? Leave your comments in the Sound Off box below . `` Obviously this match is important because when sporting fixtures make a return to country -- or city -- blighted by war it does tend to suggest that progress is being made there , '' he said . `` But it a very small step and there could be a temptation to overplay the significance of the game against Palestine . It 's an encouraging sign but there have been false dawns before so I do n't think people should get too carried away . `` There is still a very long way to go before Iraq returns to something like normality so while it 's great news that the game has gone ahead , I 'd be inclined to exercise caution . '' The impact of the organization of the match though has not been lost on the Asian Football Confederation who have subsequently approved a proposal by Iraq Football Association president Hussein Saeed to lift the sanction imposed on it from hosting the international games . Citing successful organization of friendly games against Palestine as an example of a safe and secure Iraq , the Asian Cup holders will now host home matches for the national team and club teams in the city of Arbil . `` We are glad to be the first sports federation of Iraq to host official international matches of national teams at home after the war , '' Saeed told the AFC Web site . `` We had asked for approval of Baghdad , Arbil and Sulaimanyia venues but AFC has only approved Arbil as a first step . We will continue to press for the approval of the remaining two cities . `` Football plays an important role in the lives of the Iraqi people and they are waiting anxiously to watch their national team play the official international matches at home . ''
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Iraq football fans celebrate first international match in Baghdad since 2003 . Plans for a new international stadium for 21st Gulf Cup in Basra are revealed . Expert Simon Freeman warns of overplaying significance of the fixture . Iraq FA president confirms the return of national team matches to Arbil .
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BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- While violence decreases across Iraq , women in the war-ravaged country face worsening hardships as warfare has thrust them into the role of family breadwinners , an aid group 's survey said . An Iraqi woman who sells incense and candles to support her children says , `` to work is to preserve your honor . '' In a release dated Sunday coinciding with International Women 's Day , Oxfam International issued , `` In Her Own Words : Iraqi Women Talk About Their Greatest Concerns and Challenges . '' Many women have been widowed and have had to run their families because their husbands `` had been killed , disappeared , abducted or suffered from mental or physical abuse , '' the survey says . As a result , many have been unable to earn a decent living . While there are no precise numbers , there are now an estimated 740,000 widows in Iraq , Oxfam says . `` Women are the forgotten victims of Iraq , '' said Oxfam International Executive Director Jeremy Hobbs , in quotes included in the survey . See pictures of women working in Iraq '' The survey found that largely because of the conflict in Iraq , 35.5 percent of participants were acting as head of the household and that `` nearly 25 percent had not been married . '' `` If this reflects Iraq as a whole , it is the highest rate in the larger region , a result of the loss of men of marrying age as a result of the conflict , '' the survey said . Oxfam and its Iraqi partner group Al-Amal Association , conducted the survey in five provinces -- Baghdad , Basra , Tameem , Najaf and Nineveh . Questioners interviewed 1,700 respondents starting last summer . While the survey does n't represent the situation facing all Iraqis , it provides `` a disturbing snapshot of many women 's lives and those of their children and other family members . '' `` A quarter of the women interviewed still do not have daily access to water , a third can not send their children to school and , since the war started , over half have been the victim of violence , '' Hobbs said . `` And to add further insult more than three-quarters of widows , many of whom lost their husbands to the conflict , get no government pension which they are entitled to . '' The report urges Iraq to invest in social welfare essential services . `` A whole generation of Iraqis are at risk . Mothers are being forced to make tough choices , such as whether to pay for their children to go to school and receive health care , or to pay for private power and water services . These are choices no mother should have to make . And they are not only threatening individual families , they are also threatening the future of Iraq itself , '' Hobbs said . Here are some of the survey results . • Security and safety are the top concerns of nearly 60 percent of women . • More than 40 percent of respondents said their security situation worsened last year . • 55 percent had been victims of violence since 2003 . • Some 45 percent of women said their income was worse in 2008 than in 2007 and 2006 . • 69 percent said access to water was worse or the same as in in 2006 and 2007 . • 80 percent said access to electricity was more difficult than or the same as in 2007 . • Nearly half of the women said access to quality health care was more difficult in 2008 compared with 2006 and 2007 . • 40 percent of women with children reported that their sons and daughters were not attending school .
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On CNN 's `` State of the Union , '' host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country . This week , King traveled to Georgia to learn about the toll military service is taking on two veterans . Chris Tucker , who served three tours in Iraq , suffers from hearing , back , foot problems and still has nightmares . SAVANNAH , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As his tank rolled into Baghdad in April 2003 , Chris Tucker mounted his camera to capture the moment . `` It 's history ; we made history , '' he told CNN back then . `` It 's my first war , hopefully my last war . '' He could not have imagined then that six years later , Iraq would still be a combat zone . `` I thought we would get there quick and handle our business and we 'd be out , '' Tucker told us this week . `` At least , that 's what we were told anyway . '' Tucker received a medical discharge from the Army last year and he now is Officer Chris Tucker of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department . `` You still get to serve your community and your country in other ways , '' he said . At age 26 , he is a veteran of three combat tours . The patrol skills he learned on the streets of Baghdad , Fallujah and Sadr City come in handy as he drives his police cruiser around the neighborhoods of his Savannah precinct . `` Some people -- you will be moving around the corner and they will just run , '' Tucker said as he drove his cruiser . `` And you can tell they are favoring one side -- maybe they have a gun . '' He loves his new job , and the joys of fatherhood . His daughter Callie was born three months ago . iReport.com : Send your salute to troops . `` So my life is slowing down , '' Tucker said . `` But I enjoy the slow pace . '' But he has n't left it all behind . As the war hits the six-year mark , Tucker is part of a history -- and a legacy -- still being written as the military tries to better understand the depth of the damage to those exposed repeatedly to the violence . `` I still have the nightmares and wake up and find myself downstairs and I do n't know how I got there , '' Tucker said . `` I still see and dream the same things . ... Faces . Kids ' faces . People that you have engaged or you have had contact with . ... You see your colleagues blown up . Things like that . '' He left the Army with a sour taste . He was sent back for his third tour despite the nightmares , depression , major hearing loss and painful injuries to his back and both feet . Then , the Army decided to give him a medical discharge for his back issues even though Tucker believes he could have recovered with rehabilitation . But he tries not to dwell on his frustration . `` I try to distance myself from it as much as I can , because for me , the more I think about it , the more I reflect on what happened and what we did , the more I think the dreams and the nightmares actually come back . '' Tucker is as tired of the Iraq war as anyone , but his experience tells him things can suddenly take a turn for the worse , and so he is skeptical of President Obama 's promise to get most combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010 . Watch former VP Cheney discuss Iraq war strategy '' `` I think we are in too deep to pull out , '' Tucker said . `` You ca n't just commit the way we committed and then say , ` OK , we are done . ' ... Politics should not be involved in the way the war is handled . '' There will be no more tours for Tucker , but a colleague on the Savannah-Chatham force will soon deploy for his first Iraq tour , and is being ribbed around the precinct , by Tucker and others , as `` the grandpa going off to war . '' Police Cpl. Randy Powell is 50 years old and became a grandfather just last week . Watch Tucker and Powell tell their stories '' Powell served nearly 20 years ago in the Persian Gulf War , then in 1992 took an early retirement package when the Army was downsizing after the war . The deal required him to stay on what the military calls the IRR -- the Individual Ready Reserve -- but even as troops were sent to Afghanistan after 9/11 and then to Iraq for repeat combat tours , Powell heard nothing . Then last year , nearly 15 years after leaving the military , he was told to report to a local Reserve center . Another request came in January of this year . Both times , after some perfunctory paperwork , Powell was sent home . But when he returned home from work one day last month , an overnight letter from the Army had arrived with orders that he was being activated for an Iraq deployment . First , starting next month , he 'll have refresher training on radar systems at Fort Jackson in South Carolina . `` They 're kind of shocked , '' Powell said of his family . But there are no complaints from Powell -- to the contrary . `` I still feel I am fully capable of being a soldier , '' he told us outside at his police precinct . `` Once a soldier , always a soldier . I find that it 's an honor to serve within the military . I enjoyed the military while I was in . Kind of looking forward to getting back in the groove . ''
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Savannah police officer lives with physical , mental injuries from Iraq war . Veteran is skeptical about plans to pull out of Iraq . 50-year-old colleague on force is being called back into service . He 's not complaining -- `` Once a soldier , always a soldier , '' he says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ronaldinho plundered a hat-trick as AC Milan crushed 10-man Siena 4-0 on Sunday to close the gap on Serie A leaders Inter Milan to just six points and with the Milan derby to come next week . Milan also have a game in hand meaning they could potentially draw level with the four-in-a-row champions if they were to win next weekend 's crunch clash . The hosts started in determined mood following Inter 's 2-2 draw at Bari on Saturday and Ronaldinho took an Alessandro Nesta cross on his chest on three minutes before sending a spectacular overhead bicycle kick just off target . But on 10 minutes the referee took the decision that essentially ended the game as a contest . Jardim Brandao dithered on the ball in his own box and Marco Borriello dispossessed him before trying to go round goalkeeper Gianluca Curci . There was minimal contact and Borriello crumpled to the ground but the striker 's last touch had been too heavy and left him no chance of reaching the ball before a back-tracking defender . Even so , the referee pointed to the spot and showed Curci a straight red card . Substitute goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo 's first task was to pick the ball out of his net . Siena battled on gamely , and on 26 minutes Massimo Maccarone escaped three defenders on the edge of the Milan box to bundle through before firing over on the stretch as Thiago Silva came across to put him under pressure . Two minutes later the lead was doubled as Andrea Pirlo curled a cross into the near post and Borriello hooked a brilliant volley over his shoulder and into the top corner . Ronaldinho proved a constant menace and had two early second half chances , flicking the ball over the bar with the first and being denied by Pegolo with the second . But 18 minutes from time he rose unmarked in the box to head home a David Beckham corner . The Brazilian sealed his first Milan hat-trick with a rocket into the top corner from outside the area a minute from time . Meanwhile , Juventus slumped to their seventh defeat in 10-games with a 1-0 reverse at Chievo that is sure to increase the pressure on under-fire coach Ciro Ferrara . Gennaro Sardo 's stunning first-half strike proved to be the only goal of the game as Juve turned in a performance lacking energy and confidence which comes on the back of a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Milan in their last league outing . Juve dropped to fifth and out of the Champions League places as both Roma and Napoli overtook them . Roma moved up to third as on-loan Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni scored his first goals for the club in a 3-0 win over Genoa . Simone Perrotta opened the scoring on 17 minutes after a scramble at a corner and then Toni turned home Mirko Vucinic 's cross on the stroke of half-time . And , on the hour mark , Vucinic turned provider again for Toni to head home his second . Napoli could not fully capitalize as they were held 0-0 at home by Palermo but still extended their unbeaten league run to 14 matches .
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Brazilian Ronaldinho plundered a hat-trick as AC Milan crushed 10-man Siena 4-0 in Serie A . The result means Milan close the gap on Serie A leaders and city rivals Inter Milan to just six points . Juventus continue to slide down the table after slumping to a 1-0 defeat at Chievo .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- North Korea vowed Wednesday that it `` will take every necessary measure to protect its sovereignty '' in the midst of 12-day U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises . South Korean soldiers move into a building during a joint military exercise with U.S. troops in Pocheon Tuesday . `` These war exercises were kicked off by the U.S. and the South Korean puppet war-like forces across South Korea at a time when the inter-Korean relations have reached the worst phase and the situation has grown so tense that a war may break out -LRB- at -RRB- any moment due to the reckless policy of confrontation pursued by the South Korean conservative authorities , '' North Korea 's official KCNA news agency said . Referring to `` war maneuvers '' and `` nuclear war exercises , '' a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said they were `` designed to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK -LRB- Democratic People 's Republic of Korea -RRB- in terms of their scale and contents from A to Z , '' according to KCNA . South Korea has defended the joint exercises . `` We have said several times that the U.S.-South Korean military exercises are annual defensive exercises , '' said Kim Ho-nyun , a Unification Ministry spokesman , South Korea 's Yonhap news agency reported Monday . `` We again urge North Korea to maintain the agreed stance of mutual respect and to stop its verbal attacks and actions that are raising tensions on the Korean peninsula , '' he said . Tensions have ramped up in recent days , as North Korea threatened retaliation in the event of an interception of its `` satellite '' launch . U.S. and South Korean officials have said that North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire its long-range missile , the Taepodong-2 , under the guise of launching a satellite into space . The missile is thought to have an intended range of about 4,200 miles -LRB- 6,700 kilometers -RRB- , which -- if true -- could give it the capability of striking Alaska or Hawaii . On Saturday U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth said he wanted dialogue with North Korea , but he also spoke against North Korea 's move to go forward with a launch , saying it would be `` ill-advised . ''
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N. Korean Foreign Ministry refers to U.S.-South Korean `` nuclear war exercises '' South Korea calls exercises `` annual defensive exercises , '' Yonhap reports . North Korea threatens retaliation in event `` satellite '' launch is intercepted . U.S. , South Korea say North Korea appears to be prepping missile test firing .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics Juan Antonio Samaranch , the International Olympic Committee president , declared that the Games had been the best ever . Freeman celebrates after winning gold in the 400 meters . Superbly organized and featuring a record 10,651 athletes , Sydney produced a number of memorable moments , such as Steve Redgrave 's fifth consecutive rowing gold and the three golds and two silvers taken by Ian Thorpe in the swimming events . But one performer stood out above all others : Australia 's Cathy Freeman . Every Olympics produces one unique individual who somehow comes to define those Games : Jesse Owens in 1936 , Emil Zatopek in 1952 , Nadia Comaneci in 1976 . In 2000 it was the aboriginal Freeman , whose lighting of the Olympic flame and subsequent victory in the 400 meters were of huge symbolic significance to a nation still wrestling with the legacy of its maltreatment of its indigenous peoples . Freeman was already an Australian sporting icon prior to Sydney 2000 , having won two gold medals at the 1994 Commonwealth Games -LRB- for 200 meters and 400 meters -RRB- , and back-to-back 400 meters gold medals at the 1997 and 1999 world championships -LRB- as well as a 400 meters silver medal at the 1996 Olympics -RRB- . It was n't simply her athletic prowess that had made her a national heroine , however -LRB- in 1998 she was named Australian of the year -RRB- , but the fact that she was one of the very few native aborigines to achieve success , sporting or otherwise , in a country that until 1962 had refused to even allow aborigines the right to vote . Although she was never an overt political activist , preferring to make her statement on the running track , Freeman was nonetheless deeply proud of her heritage , and made a point , whenever she won an international race , of carrying not just the Australian flag but the aboriginal one as well on her lap of honor . Powerful statement . Her choice as the person to light the Olympic flame at the Sydney 2000 opening ceremony -- the last in a relay of Australia 's great Olympians , and the first time in Olympic history a participating athlete had been given the honor -- was seen as a powerful statement of national contrition and reconciliation . If her role in the opening ceremony was replete with symbolism , however , it was just a prelude to the events of 10 nights later when , in the most eagerly anticipated contest of the Games , Freeman lined up in lane six of Stadium Australia for the 400 meters final . Wearing a hooded green and yellow bodysuit , and cheered on hysterically by a sell-out crowd of 110,000 people -- not to mention the tens of millions glued to their television sets worldwide -- she paced herself perfectly through the race , crossing the finishing line in a time of 49.11 seconds to take the gold medal , ahead of Lorraine Graham of Jamaica and Britain 's Katharine Merry . So intense had been the pressure she was under , and so enormous the weight of expectation resting on her shoulders , that , once the race was over , she could do nothing but sit down on the track and hang her head , physically and emotionally exhausted . `` I was totally overwhelmed , '' she later said . `` I could feel the crowd totally around me , all over me . I just felt everybody 's emotion and happiness and joy . I was totally absorbing it into every pore in my body . I just had to sit down . '' Her victory was not simply a great sporting achievement , but a defining moment of modern Australian history , the entire country united in jubilation at a performance that seemed to hold out hope for a less divided , more racially inclusive society . When she had finally recovered herself Freeman came to her feet again and , holding the Australian and Aboriginal flags above her head , set off on a lap of honor , the stadium echoing to the sound of the chanting of her name . `` Her victory was one of the great sporting events of our generation , '' said Australian Prime Minister John Howard . `` She is a great Australian . '' `` All I know is that I made a lot of people happy from a lot of backgrounds who call Australia home , '' was Freeman 's assessment of her achievement . She retired from athletics in July 2003 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As an event attracting worldwide attention and mass media coverage , it is perhaps not surprising that the Olympics have , over the course of their history , served as a platform for all manner of political statements and protests . From the Nazis ' manipulation of the 1936 Berlin Games to promote the myth of white Aryan supremacy , through to Cathy Freeman 's iconic parading of the aboriginal flag at Sydney 2000 , politics and the Olympics have never been too far apart , despite the best efforts of the International Olympic Committee to keep the competition rigorously neutral . Of all the many occasions on which the Games have been used as a stage for political dissent , however , few , if any , were as powerful , or as eloquent , as the moment at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics when U.S. athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the winner 's podium and gave a Black Power salute in protest at continued racial oppression in their native America . The action had its roots in the formation the previous year of the Olympic Project for Human Rights -LRB- OPHR -RRB- . Inspired by the growing U.S. Black Power movement , the Project 's aim was to encourage black American athletes to boycott the 1968 Games as a means of highlighting American civil rights abuses . As its founding statement declared : `` We must no longer allow this country to use a few so-called Negroes to point out to the world how much progress she has made in solving her racial problems when the oppression of Afro-Americans is greater than it ever was . '' Although the boycott itself failed to materialize , the OPHR 's ideals were not forgotten by many of the black athletes who went to Mexico City , among them Smith and Carlos , both OPHR members . When both men won medals in the 200 meters -- Smith the gold , Carlos the bronze -- they determined to hold a non-violent protest to draw attention to the plight of their fellow black Americans -LRB- the timing was especially poignant since Martin Luther King , the leader of the U.S. Civil Rights movement , had been assassinated only six months previously -RRB- . Olive branch . The two sprinters took to the winner 's podium shoeless , wearing black socks -LRB- to represent the poverty of Afro-Americans -RRB- , black scarves -LRB- to symbolize the horror of lynchings -RRB- and black gloves -LRB- as a mark of black unity and strength -RRB- . Smith also carried a box containing an olive branch as an emblem of peace . As the American flag was raised and the national anthem played they held up their fists -- Smith his right , Carlos his left -- in a Black Power salute . Beside them silver medallist Peter Norman , a white Australian , sported an OPHR patch in order to show solidarity with their actions . `` I just could n't salute the flag in the accepted manner , '' Smith later said , `` because it did n't represent me fully , only asking me to be great on the track and then obliging me to come home and be just another nigger . '' Although the protest was both dignified and peaceful , it provoked instant outrage among the U.S. athletics authorities . Smith and Carlos were suspended from their national team , stripped of their medals and expelled from the athletes ' village . The response back in America was even more hysterical . The Los Angeles Times condemned the athletes for what it described as a ` Nazi-like salute , ' while Time Magazine ran a picture of the Olympic logo with the traditional Olympic motto `` Faster , Higher , Stronger '' replaced by the words `` Angrier , Nastier , Uglier . '' Both men 's families received death threats . If there was anger , however , there was also widespread admiration for the men 's courage in daring to defy Olympic protocol . Mohammed Ali described it as `` the single most courageous act of this century , '' while Wyomia Tyus , anchor of the U.S. women 's gold-medal winning 4x100 meter relay team , dedicated the team 's victory to the two ostracized sprinters . Despite that , both men 's athletics careers were badly damaged by their protest . Although his 200-meters winning time set a new world record that was to stand for 11 years Smith never ran for the U.S. again , and was eventually forced to give up athletics and turn to American football instead . Carlos was also cold-shouldered by the U.S. sporting establishment , and for years struggled to land a proper job . Neither , however , have any regrets about their iconic protest . `` I had no regrets , I have no regrets , I will never have any regrets , '' Smith said . `` We were there to stand up for human rights and to stand up for black Americans . We wanted to make them better in the United States . ''
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U.S. sprinters Carlos and Smith stand up for civil rights in 1968 in Mexico City . they were suspended from their national team and stripped of their medals . Mohammed Ali described it : `` the single most courageous act of this century ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the history of the modern Olympics few , if any , performances have captured the popular imagination in quite the same way as that of American Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games . Owens defied Hitler by winning four gold medals in Berlin in 1936 . His haul of four gold medals -- in the 100 meters , 200 meters , long jump and 4x100 meters relay -- would have been a notable achievement under any circumstances , especially since two of his victories resulted in new world records . What gave his feat its unique resonance , however , was the fact that it took place at a Games organized by Hitler 's Nazi Party , and specifically designed as a showcase for white Aryan talent . As a black man , Owens ' quadruple triumph was a huge embarrassment to the hosts , and a defiant snub to the Third Reich 's theories of white racial supremacy . No other sporting performance before or since has achieved quite the same level of symbolism . The 11th Olympiad had been awarded to Germany in May 1931 , two years before Hitler and his Nazi party came to power . Their overtly racist policies -- including the exclusion of all Jews and gypsies from German sporting facilities -- led to widespread calls to either move or boycott the competition , especially in Europe and the U.S. Despite that the Games went ahead , with 49 countries and a total of 4,066 athletes participating , more than in any previous Olympics . From the outset the Nazi propaganda machine made the most of the opportunity presented by the Games . For their two-week duration -- from August 1-16 -- houses and monuments throughout Berlin were decked with Nazi flags and banners , while posters and magazine spreads lauded the ideal of the white Aryan athlete , making an overt link between the racial purity of modern Teutonic culture and that of classical Greece . Director Leni Riefenstahl -- dubbed `` Hitler 's film-maker '' -- was employed to capture the anticipated German triumphs on camera . At the same time stringent efforts were made to play down the darker aspects of Nazi ideology , including the removal from Berlin 's streets of all anti-Jewish signs , and an order that foreign nationals were not to be subject to Germany 's oppressive anti-homosexual laws . Nazi showcasing . It was against this background of tightly regimented Nazi showcasing that , on August 3 , Owens started competing in Berlin 's 100,000-seater Olympic Stadium , winning his first gold medal in the 100 meters -LRB- equaling the Olympic record with his time of 10.3 seconds -RRB- . Over the next six days he would take a further three golds , in the process setting two new world records -- for the 200 meters and 4x100 meter relay -- and incensing the Nazi authorities -LRB- Joseph Goebbels , the minister for propaganda , privately described his victories as `` a disgrace '' -RRB- . The Owens myth is admittedly not quite as clear-cut as it has sometimes been presented . German spectators were open in their admiration for the American , and he would probably have not won the long jump gold had it not been for advice given to him by his main rival in the event , the star German athlete Luz Long . His place in the 4x100 meter relay team , meanwhile , was only secured when American team managers dropped two Jewish athletes -- Marty Gluckman and Sam Stoller -- allegedly at the behest of Hitler himself . Claims that the latter refused to shake hands with Owens were also unfounded -- the German leader had been told at the start of the Games that he should either shake every athlete 's hand or none , and had chosen the latter option . Despite that , and the fact that Germany still came top of the overall medal standings , the domination of a black athlete at a Games so overtly dedicated to promoting the ideal of Aryan physical perfection proved hugely symbolic for , and satisfying to a world increasingly alarmed at the activities of the Third Reich . There is a depressing coda to the Owens story , however , for the hero of the Berlin Games subsequently returned home to an America that was itself tainted by profound racial discrimination . Although he received a New York ticker-tape parade , he was snubbed by President Roosevelt , and , because of his color , failed to attract the commercial sponsorship deals awarded to his fellow white athletes . As Owens himself commented : `` Although I was n't invited to shake hands with Hitler , I was n't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either . ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The modern Olympics have , in their 104-year history , seen the setting , and breaking , of numerous world records . Beamon 's 1968 long jump world record held until 1991 . Most of these pass virtually unnoticed ; a few briefly make the headlines and are then forgotten ; a very few involve performances of such unique physical prowess they transcend the Games in which they occur and pass into sporting folklore . Abebe Bikila 's barefoot marathon in 1960 , Nadia Comaneci 's perfect 10 at the 1976 Montreal Games , Michael Johnson 's 200-meter run at Atlanta in 1996 -- all belong in the latter category . In terms of sheer sporting achievement , however , few if any feats can compare with the record-shattering leap that won American Bob Beamon the long jump gold medal in Mexico City in 1968 . Before Beamon started his run-up the world record -- held jointly by Ralph Boston of the U.S. and the Soviet Union 's Igor Ter-Ovanesyan -- stood at 27 feet 4 3/4 inches -LRB- 8.35 meters -RRB- . Six seconds later that record had been increased by a staggering 21 3/4 inches -LRB- 55.25 centimeters -RRB- , to 29 feet 2 1/2 inches -LRB- 8.90 meters -RRB- . In long-jumping terms it was the equivalent of the marathon time being reduced by 30 minutes , or the 100 meters by a full second . No wonder Ter-Ovanesyan declared : `` Compared to this jump we are as children . '' Troubled childhood . Born in New York in 1946 , Beamon experienced a troubled , tragedy-filled childhood . He never knew his real father , his mother Naomi died of tuberculosis when he was just eight months old and , because his stepfather was in prison at the time , he ended up being raised by his maternal grandmother . From an early age he became involved in New York 's drug and gang culture , getting himself expelled from school for hitting a teacher and serving time in a juvenile detention center . `` For most of my childhood it was just more or less survival , '' he later commented . `` I was hanging out with thugs and the whole nine yards . '' Sport offered him a way out of this spiral of violence and deprivation . Encouraged by a series of inspirational teachers he devoted himself increasingly to athletics -- `` I got off the corner and into the community center , '' as he later put it -- and was soon setting city-wide , and then national records for long jump , culminating in his Olympic team selection in 1968 . His preparations for the Games were seriously disrupted when , four months before their opening , he was suspended from his university track team for refusing to compete against Brigham Young University , a Mormon college with then-segregationist policies . The suspension left him without a coach , and it was only when existing long-jump world record holder Ralph Boston agreed to coach him unofficially that he was able to resume normal training . Once in Mexico the six-foot three-inch -LRB- 1.91 meters -RRB- Beamon very nearly did n't make it into the long jump final after fouling in two of his qualifying jumps . He just scraped through with his third jump , and the following day , October 18 , 1968 , lined up for the final alongside the cream of world long-jumping : Boston , Ter-Ovanesyan and Lynn Davis of Wales , holder of the Olympic , European and Commonwealth records . The three record-holders all fouled their first jump . Determined to gain the psychological advantage Beamon paused at the start of the run-up track , took a deep breath and launched himself down the approach . Nineteen strides later he hit the board and took off , coming down again so far along the sandpit that the jump was out of the range of the electronic measuring eye and officials had to use an old-fashioned measuring tape to judge the distance . As the stadium waited for the result one veteran sports commentator was heard to say : `` Gentlemen , I believe we have just witnessed the first 28-foot long jump in history . '' His prediction proved to be an underestimate . When the official length was finally announced it turned out to be the first 29-foot long jump in history -- 29 feet 2 1/2 inches -LRB- 8.90 meters -RRB- to be precise . Cataplectic seizure . Reigning Olympic champion Lynn Davis turned to Ralph Boston and said : `` I ca n't go on . What 's the point ? '' Beamon himself was so stunned by the distance that he collapsed to the ground in what doctors later diagnosed as a cataplectic seizure brought on by nervous excitement . The competition continued , but the size of Beamon 's first jump made the result a foregone conclusion . The silver medal was eventually taken by East Germany 's Klaus Beer and the bronze by Boston . The result sent shockwaves through the athletics world . Although there were those who disparaged Beamon 's achievement , claiming it was assisted by Mexico City 's high altitude , the fact was that all the long jump finalists were competing under the same conditions and none of them came close to Beamon -LRB- Klaus Beer 's silver medal jump was 2 feet 4 inches -- 71 centimeters -- shorter -RRB- . It was , altitude or not , quite simply one of the greatest feats in the history of athletics , and one that turned the former New York delinquent into a sporting icon . Beamon himself would never again match or surpass that jump , and it was not until 23 years later that Mike Powell of the U.S. broke the record by two inches -LRB- 5 centimeters -RRB- at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo . Beamon was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983 , and in 1999 published his autobiography . It was , with some justification , titled `` The Man Who Could Fly . ''
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Long jumper , Bob Beamon flies into the history books in Mexico City . Sport offered him a way out of the spiral of violence and deprivation . Beamon was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Milan legend Paolo Maldini played his final match in front of his San Siro fans on Sunday , but Roma spoiled the celebrations by claiming a shock 3-2 defeat . Maldini salutes the crowd on his lap of honor as his San Siro career ends in a 3-2 defeat by Roma . The 40-year-old Maldini made his debut for the club in 1985 as a 16-year-old and he was awarded an emotional lap of honor despite the match result . Roma took a first-half lead when Norwegian defender lashed home a fierce shot after David Pizarro rolled a free-kick into his path -- and the scoreline remained the same until an explosive final 15 minutes . Milan levelled in the 75th minute when Roma goalkeeper Artur saved Filippo Inzaghi 's shot from Kaka 's cross -- and Massimo Ambrosini swept home the loose ball . But just five minutes later Roma were back in front as Jeremy Menez twisted and turned in the area before shooting across Dida into the far corner . That lead lasted only a minute as Ambrosini was left unmarked at the back post to turn home Kaka 's cross for his second of the game . But Roma came back again and they took the lead for the third time when captain Francesco Totti thumped home a free-kick with five minutes to play . Milan and Juventus are now level on points in second position , but Juve lead on their head-to head after a 3-0 victory at Siena , their first win in eight matches . Both teams are guaranteed Champions League football and are 10 points behind champions Inter Milan with just one match remaining , despite Jose Mourinho 's side going down 2-1 at Cagliari . Meanwhile , a last-minute Martin Jorgensen goal earned fourth-placed Fiorentina , who will go into the Champions League qualifiers , a 1-1 draw at Lecce -- a result that relegates the home side to Serie B. Lecce join already relegated Reggina in the second tier . They will be joined by either Bologna , who drew 0-0 against Chievo , or Torino -- who lost 3-2 against Genoa -- in losing their top flight status .
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Paolo Maldini plays his final match at the San Siro as Milan lose 3-2 to Roma . One-club legened Maldini made his AC Milan debut as a 16-year-old in 1985 . Juventus claim first victory in eight games while champions Inter Milan beaten . Lecce and Reggina relegated to Serie B , with another place still to be decided .
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Kabul , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Taliban fighters killed two workers from Afghanistan 's main election body in another attack that highlighted the threat of a violence-marred parliamentary election Saturday . The attack occurred in a remote district of Afghanistan 's northern Balkh province Wednesday morning , said Munir Ahmmad Farhad , a spokesman for the provincial governor . The death toll for campaign staff and election workers in the run-up to the vote now stands at 21 , according to Tabish Forugh of Afghanistan 's Independent Election Commission . Another 26 people have been wounded . The Taliban has threatened to target polling stations during the voting . Security is one of the election commission 's biggest concerns , Forugh said . Of the 6,835 polling centers , the commission has ordered 1,030 closed due to security threats . Polls in only nine of Afghanistan 's 34 provinces will be fully open Saturday . Afghanistan 's interior ministry announced it will deploy 52,000 police , soldiers and national security officers on election day . They will be complemented by troops from Afghanistan 's NATO-led International Security Assistance Force . `` Every vote cast by an Afghan in these elections ... is a perfect statement against the Taliban , '' said ISAF spokesman Brig. Gen. Josef Blotz at a news conference Thursday . `` Every time someone votes in a polling station , the Taliban loses . '' Meanwhile , the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Thursday issued a new warning of potential violence surrounding the elections . It alerted U.S. citizens to avoid crowds and public gatherings and said some road closures and checkpoints at polling stations are to be expected . And the United Nations encouraged international employees not involved with supporting the election to take leave during the polling . Elsewhere , an international forces service member shot a protester who aimed his AK-47 toward a guard tower at a NATO military base in southern Afghanistan , military officials said Thursday . The man was pulled away by fellow demonstrators before ISAF forces were able to determine his condition . The protest of about 100 Afghans at Forward Operating Base Mirwais was reported to have been held in response to an alleged Quran burning inside the base Wednesday . But ISAF said the suspected burning was a routine burn-pit session in which military documents are destroyed . The protest turned violent when the Afghans began throwing rocks at the base guards . ISAF said the armed protester was shot in accordance with the rules of engagement . Also in southern Afghanistan , two international service members were killed Thursday in a bombing and an insurgent attack . No other information , including the service members ' nationalities , was immediately available from ISAF . CNN 's Ivan Watson and Matiullah Mati contributed to this report .
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An attack on electoral workers highlights security problems ahead of Saturday 's vote . The U.S. Embassy issues a warning about possible election violence . An Afghan protester is shot in a confrontation at a military base . Two ISAF service members killed in southern Afghanistan .
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Here is Travis Stanton 's response to comments on the essay he wrote after learning his father was going to become a woman . Friday night my dad came down from Lake Worth to watch Her Name Was Steven -- the CNN documentary about him -- with our family and some friends . It meant a lot to me and my mother that my dad was down at our house , in the room much less where all of this first happened . My dad , my mother , some neighborhood friends and my girlfriend Ashlee all sat down Saturday night to watch it . We all loved it . The next day my dad showed me some of the comments on the CNN web site about the essay I wrote about him in 8th grade for a school project . These comments were some of the nicest things I 've read about myself in my life . As people saw my posting , they started asking me some questions . I started answering them . One good question was : `` How did my schoolmates react to all of this ? Were they supportive or negative towards this ? '' Well , the night my dad told me about his plans to become a woman was also the same night that the news stations found out and aired the story . Surprisingly to my parents , I decided to go to school the next day . I went to a small school at the time . It was a school with grades 4-8 and had about 300 kids total . I was in the 8th grade . As I got dropped off , before I could even walk in the school , some teachers and a bunch of my friends came running out to hug me and say it 's going to be okay . I was still in shock from all of this , but I 'm pretty good at hiding my emotions . Unfortunately having all of your friends hugging you and knowing about this brought out some tears . All of my 8th grade friends knew about this , and mostly all of them were supportive . Now I 'm in the 10th grade at high school with about 3000 students , so it 's a bit different . When I started high school , the story of my dad had kind of settled down . I 've not really gotten any support from my new high school friends because we do n't talk about it . I 've been asked a few times if Susan Stanton was related to me and I say , `` Yes , that 's my dad . '' Other than about three of those little `` are-you-related '' questions from people I partially knew , I have n't been approached by any kids at school . Yes , some people tell me that my dad is kind of weird and I completely agree . When you truly love someone you learn to accept the choices they make . It 's no different if your mom said , `` I am going to shave off all my hair . '' Would you stop loving her because of that ? Hopefully not . This is the same thing with my dad , but its i obviously a little more than a haircut . One of the comments that I read was that it was selfish for my dad to use the money on his surgery . Was it selfish of my dad ? Absolutely -- 100 percent -- not . If you had those feelings , I am sure all of us would do the same thing . It would be almost rude to live the rest of his life in pain knowing he was n't himself and not truly who he felt he was . Money was always a problem ever since my dad got fired . Like I said in the documentary , the biggest negative change that impacted our family was dad losing his job . I know that if we were really down to the last dollars we had , my dad would not have done the surgery until we got back on our feet . Both of my parents are really financially smart and we have planned ahead to live a comfortable life . The more important part is me and my mom still live in our house . I 've lived in this house since I was a baby and I ca n't imagine having to move . In conclusion , I would like to thank everyone who read my essay . The comments I read about myself are some of the nicest things I have ever read about me . I love the feedback that I get , good or bad . Travis .
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Travis Stanton watched CNN 's `` Her Name Was Steven '' with his father , Susan Stanton . Travis appreciates all of the feedback he gets . Here , he responds to viewer comments about his earlier essay . In particular , Travis discusses his schoolmates ' reactions .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bayern Munich closed to within two points of Bundesliga leaders Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen with a 2-1 victory at home to Bavarian rivals Nuremberg on Saturday . Belgian defender Daniel Van Buyten celebrates his winning goal for Bayern Munich . Daniel Van Buyten 's 82nd-minute winner left Bayern on 13 points behind the two top teams , who are in action on Sunday , and above Hoffenheim and Mainz on goal difference . Mainz won 3-2 away to Bochum on Saturday , while Hoffenheim scored three late goals to snatch a 4-2 victory at Borussia Moenchengladbach . They moved above Schalke , who lost 2-1 to coach Felix Magath 's former team , defending champions Wolfsburg , on Friday night . Bayern broke into the top three for the first time this season despite again starting with France star Franck Ribery on the substitutes ' bench , where he was joined by Miroslav Klose as young striker Thomas Muller was given the chance to add to his run of four goals in two games . Nuremberg fielded a defensive line-up , but striker Mario Gomez still managed to hit the crossbar for Bayern before Ivica Olic broke the deadlock in the 55th minute . The Croatia forward scored his second goal of the season after being fed in the penalty area by Muller , who was earlier denied one-on-one by goalkeeper Raphael Schafer . The visitors shocked the 69,000-strong crowd in the 73rd minute when Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting equalized after good work by 18-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan . However , Belgian defender Van Buyten followed up his midweek Champions League goal in the win over Maccabi Haifa by heading Arjen Robben 's right-wing cross into the far corner to help launch the city 's Oktoberfest in fine style . Hoffenheim moved into fourth place on 11 points as Senegalese striker Demba Ba scored in the first minute of injury-time to seal victory over Moenchengladbach . Brazilian midfielder Maicosuel had equalized in the 86th minute and then Nigerian forward Chinedu Obasi put the visitors ahead three minutes later . The hosts had led 2-0 after 17 minutes through Juan Arango and Roberto Colautti , but Sejad Salihovic 's free-kick beat goalkeeper Logan Bailly from an impossibly tight angle four minutes later to reduce the deficit . Mainz earned victory at Bochum thanks to a second-half double from 18-year-old striker Andre Schuerle . Midfielder Mimoun Azaouagh put the home side ahead after only seven minutes and striker Diego Fernando Klimowicz doubled the lead at the end of first-half regulation time -- but Andreas Ivanschitz reduced the deficit before the whistle blew for the interval . Schuerle netted in the 52nd and 71st minutes to give Mainz a third win from six league outings . Cologne moved off the bottom of the table with their first victory , winning 2-0 at Stuttgart with a 25th-minute header from Sebastian Freis before goalkeeper Jens Lehmann 's 89th-minute error let in striker Manasseh Ishiaku . In Saturday 's other game , Hannover were held 1-1 at home by Borussia Dortmund as Didier Ya Konan scored three minutes after halftime for the hosts to cancel out Nuri Sahin 's goal just before the break . On Sunday , Hamburg travel to Eintracht Frankfurt , Leverkusen host Werder Bremen and bottom club Hertha Berlin are at home to Freiburg . On Friday , striker Edin Dzeko scored twice to haunt his former mentor Magath as champions Wolfsburg moved onto nine points with a third win of the Bundesliga season . The Bosnian broke the deadlock in the 55th minute with a header from Sascha Riether 's cross , but Benedikt Howedes leveled with a header of his own 10 minutes from time from Levan Kenia 's corner . However , Dzeko relieved the pressure on coach Armin Veh a minute later to end a run of three defeats as he fired home from eight yards after being set up by substitute Makoto Hasebe . Schalke substitute Kevin Kuranyi had a late header blocked on the line by goalkeeper Andre Lenz , filling in for the suspended Diego Benaglio .
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Bayern Munich close to within two points of Bundesliga 's top two teams . Daniel van Buyten heads late goal against Bavarian rivals Nuremberg in 2-1 win . Bayern third on goal difference ahead of Hoffenheim and Mainz , who both win . Cologne move off bottom of table with first victory , winning 2-0 at Stuttgart .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Italian champions Inter Milan had to come from two goals down to earn a point at Bari on Saturday night in a match featuring three penalties . The 2-2 draw put Inter nine points clear of city rivals AC Milan , who have played two fewer matches ahead of Sunday 's home clash with Siena . After a goalless first half , Bari took the lead on the hour when visiting defender Walter Samuel handled a shot by former Inter youth player Riccardo Meggiorini , allowing Barreto to score from the spot . The Brazilian , on loan from Udinese , repeated the feat three minutes later when Alessandro Parisi went down under a challenge from Lucio to give ninth-placed Bari hope of an upset victory . But Inter pulled a goal back in the 69th minute as new signing Goran Pandev scored his first for the Nerazzurri , and his 50th in Serie A , with a close-range effort . Argentina striker Diego Milito then earned Inter a point from the penalty spot five minutes later after former Lazio forward Pandev was tripped by Leonardo Bonucci . Meggiorini had a chance to score a late winner against his old club , but shot just wide . Cagliari moved up to sixth place , ahead of Fiorentina and Palermo on goal difference , after beating Livorno 3-0 at home . Joaquin Larrivey scored early in each half , while substitute Jeda netted in the 64th minute , as the Sardinians moved to within three points of third-placed Napoli , who host Palermo on Sunday while Fiorentina are at home to Bologna . In Germany , Bayer Leverkusen returned to the top of the Bundesliga table with a 4-2 victory at home to Mainz . Leverkusen moved two points clear of Bayern Munich , who had taken top spot for the first time since May 2008 with a 2-0 win at home to Hoffenheim on Friday night . Hamburg moved up to third with a 2-0 victory at home to Freiburg on Saturday , while Schalke can climb to second with victory at home to second-bottom Nuremberg on Sunday . Leverkusen remained unbeaten with 38 points from 18 matches despite going behind in the eighth minute to Tim Hoogland 's goal . The hosts hit back with Michal Kadlec , Tranquillo Barnetta and Toni Kroos scoring inside half an hour , while Eren Derdiyok sealed victory for Jupp Heynckes ' side with two minutes to go after Niko Bungert gave Mainz hope on 67 . Hamburg moved to within two points of Bayern , and above Schalke on goal difference , as Marcell Jansen and Mladen Petric scored in each half against Freiburg , who hover just above the relegation zone . Defending champions Wolfsburg crashed 3-1 at Stuttgart , who moved out of the bottom three and up to 12th place . Sixth-placed Werder Bremen lost 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt , while bottom club Hertha Berlin stunned Hannover 3-0 to claim their second win this season . Bochum eased their relegation worries with a 2-1 win at mid-table Borussia Moenchengladbach .
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Serie A leaders Inter Milan come from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Bari . Italian champions now nine points clear of second-placed city rivals AC Milan . Diego Milito 's 74th-minute equalizer was the third penalty of the match in Bari . Bayer Leverkusen return to the top of German Bundesliga with 4-2 victory against Mainz .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- AC Milan kept up the pressure on Serie A table-toppers and city rivals Inter Milan with a 3-0 win at Juventus on Sunday night -- a result which turns the heat firmly on home coach Ciro Ferrara . Alessandro Nesta put Milan ahead in the 29th minute with Ronaldinho adding a 72nd minute second as Juve struggled to produce a display that would ease the calls for Ferrara 's head . Another goal from Ronaldinho two minutes from time came amid protests from the home fans , who shrouded the field with smoke by burning any item possible , and sealed the win for Milan , who move within eight points of Inter with a game in hand . Napoli remain firmly in the hunt for Champions League football after substitute German Denis came off the bench to score the winner against Sampdoria . Denis headed home after 71 minutes to move Napoli on to 33 points in fourth place and extend their unbeaten run to 12 points . Livorno eased their fears of relegation with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Armando Picchi . Francesco Tavano gave the home side the lead midway through the first period and veteran forward Cristiano Lucarelli doubled their advantage 17 minutes into the second half . Blerim Dzemaili pulled one back for Parma six minutes later but Livorno held on as Francesco Guidolin 's side ran out of steam . Substitute Jose Castillo struck the winning goal for Fiorentina as the Viola came from behind against Bari to prevail 2-1 and climb to sixth in Serie A. Castillo struck the winner in the 74th minute but he was shown a red card 10 minutes from time , with Bari 's Sergio Almiron already dismissed for two bookings . Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu had earlier cancelled out Paulo Barreto 's 25th minute opener . Genoa jumped above city rivals Sampdoria in the table thanks to a routine 2-0 win over 10-man Catania at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris . The home side struggled to get into the game until Giuseppe Bellusci was sent off for the visitors in the 28th minute . Genoa went ahead through Giandomenico Mesto in the 36th minute with Giuseppe Sculli sealing their win in the 71st minute before Catania coach Sinisa Mihajlovic was also sent to the stands . Alessandro Matri struck the winner as Cagliari won their first away fixture since October 29 , edging strugglers Bologna 1-0 at the Stadio Renato Dall ` Ara . Palermo extended their unbeaten league run to five games with Edinson Cavani scoring the only goal against Atalanta from the penalty spot . Udinese halted a worrying run of defeats but could not claim all three points as Lazio held on for a point with a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Friuli . Gianni De Biasi 's side went into the game having lost five of their last six games following their midweek defeat by Bari and got off to another miserable start as Sergio Floccari put Lazio ahead after 16 minutes . But Antonio Di Natale 's free-kick levelled matters 11 minutes later and neither side could find a second .
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AC Milan keep up the pressure on Serie A table-toppers and city rivals Inter Milan . Brazilian Ronaldinho scores twice as Milan win 3-0 at Juventus to heap pressure on Juve coach Ciro Ferrara . The result lifts Milan within eight points of Inter at the top of the table with a game in hand .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has moved a step closer to joining Inter Milan after agreeing personal terms with the Italian champions , his agent has revealed . Prolific striker Samuel Eto'o is on the verge of moving to Serie A with Jose Mourinho 's Inter Milan . The Cameroon international will reportedly sign a five-year contract worth almost $ 15 million per season . Spanish champions Barcelona have already agreed a deal to swap Eto'o for Inter 's star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic plus $ 74 million and the loan of Nou Camp fringe player Aleksander Hleb . Sweden forward Ibrahimovic , who suffered a sprained wrist in Tuesday 's defeat by Chelsea , is still negotiating his own terms with the European champions . Latest transfer rumors and gossip . Eto'o 's agent Josep Maria Mesalles told reporters on Thursday that the deal to take the 28-year-old to the San Siro was almost complete . `` It 's done . We have reached an agreement with Inter , '' he said . `` Samuel talked to -LRB- coach Jose -RRB- Mourinho yesterday and is very happy to be wearing the Nerazzurri shirt . All the details have been filed . `` It 's complete harmony with us and the club . We are very happy and satisfied . The deal 's sealed , next week he will start working with Inter . `` As soon as he signs the contract he will be at Mourinho 's disposal . '' Eto'o is poised to end what has recently been an acrimonious five-year stay in the Catalan capital . He was the club 's top scorer last season with 34 goals , but annoyed the club while being courted by English club Manchester City , leading coach Pep Guardiola to state that it would be best for the club if the player left despite him having been offered a new contract . Two years ago he was criticized by former teammate Ronaldinho after refusing to come on as a late substitute following his recovery from a broken leg . Eto'o will leave the Nou Camp as the fourth highest goalscorer in the club 's history , and netted in both finals as Barcelona won the Champions League in 2006 and 2009 . On Thursday Barcelona bolstered Guardiola 's strike force , announcing an agreement to sign Keirrison from Brazilian club Palmeiras . Barca will pay an initial $ 20 million for the 20-year-old forward , who will undergo a medical on Friday and sign a five-year contract . Meanwhile , Inter 's veteran France midfielder Patrick Vieira will be assessed again this week to determine whether he needs to have surgery . While Ibrahimovic 's wrist injury was not as serious as Inter first feared , Vieira may need to have an operation after it was revealed that he had torn a ligament in his left index finger .
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Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o agrees reported five-year contract with Inter Milan . Cameroon international will be paid a reported $ 14 million per season in Italy . Barcelona are still negotiating terms with Inter 's Zlatan Ibrahimovic in swap deal . Spanish champions to sign Brazilian striker Keirrison from Palmeiras on Friday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Coach Luciano Spalletti has parted company with Roma following the Italian club 's poor start to the Serie A season , with former Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri replacing him . Luciano Spalletti has ended his four-year tenure at Roma after coming under attack from fans . Speculation had been rife that the 50-year-old Spalletti would quit following Sunday 's 3-1 home defeat by Juve , which followed the 3-2 opening day loss to Genoa . Spalletti met with the capital club 's president Rosella Sensi on Tuesday morning before confirming his resignation to reporters . `` I offered my resignation and the club has accepted it , '' he said . Roma confirmed on Wednesday that former Juventus , Valencia and Chelsea coach Ranieri would take over ahead of the club 's next match against Siena on September 13 . He has signed a two-year contract . Ranieri , who began his playing career at Roma in 1973 , earlier confirmed that he wanted the job . `` This is a great satisfaction for me , '' he said . `` This is a dream come true as I follow a professional journey that began many years ago . I am honoured and convinced I will be able to do and give the best for Roma . '' Spalletti joined Roma in 2005 after guiding unfancied Udinese to fourth place in Serie A and qualification for the Champions League the previous season . He turned around Roma 's fortunes , winning two Italian Cups and providing the main opposition for Italian champions Inter Milan following the match-fixing punishments handed out to Juventus and AC Milan . However , last season 's sixth placing was the worst of his reign in the Eternal City , and he came under fire from fans after a lack of major summer signings and then the club 's poor start to the 2009-10 campaign . Midfielder Alberto Aquilani was sold to English club Liverpool , while defenders Nicolas Burdisso and Marco Motta joined from Inter Milan and Udinese respectively . Roma are drawn with England 's Fulham , Swiss side Basle and CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria in Group E of the second-tier Europa League .
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Coach Luciano Spalletti has parted company with Italian club Roma . Spalletti resigned following his side 's second successive defeat on Sunday . The 50-year-old was criticized by fans after failing to make major signings . NEW : Former Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri is taking over at the Serie A club .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roma moved up to sixth place in the Serie A table after a 1-0 victory in the Rome ` derby ' against city rivals Lazio . Substitute full-back Marco Cassetti scored the only goal in the 79th minute , finding the corner of the net with a scuffed shot from Mirko Vucinic 's cross . Lazio had enjoyed the better of the chances in a tight matchm with Mauro Zarate striking the post on the hour mark -- before Roma goalkeeper Julio Sergio made an instinctive one-handed save from Stefano Mauri 's follow-up . Roma were reduced to 10 men in the 88th minute when David Pizarro picked up his second yellow card , but they held on for the victory on a match that was held up for 10 minutes in the first-half because of crowd disturbances . In Sunday 's other matches , Jonathan Biabiany scored twice as Parma drew 2-2 away to Genoa to keep hold of fourth in the table . With Italy 's top three all playing on Saturday , Parma came into the match in fourth after Sampdoria 's 3-0 defeat at AC Milan on Saturday dropped them down to fifth overnight . Rodrigo Palacio initially put Genoa in position to take fourth themselves with a 14th minute opener . But Biabiany struck on 36 and 59 minutes to give Parma the lead before Raffaelle Palladino equalized eight minutes later , leaving Genoa in seventh position . At one point during the afternoon Cagliari , who had won five of their last six matches and beat Juventus 2-0 a week ago , had looked in pole position to go fourth as they led 1-0 at Palermo at halftime through Alessandro Matri . But goals from Igor Budan and Simon Kjaer 10 minutes apart gave Delio Rossi his first win as coach of the Sicilians . Fiorentina moved up to fifth after their 2-0 home win over Atalanta ended their two-match losing streak . Peru international Juan Vargas opened the scoring on 26 minutes with a left-foot rocket from outside the box and Italy forward Alberto Gilardino clinched the victory a minute from time . The race for fourth is now so tight that Parma are only five points above Palermo in 13th place . Napoli extended their unbeaten run since Walter Mazzarri took over from Roberto Donadoni to nine matches in all competitions as Fabio Quagliarella scored a brace , including the winner two minutes from time , in a 3-2 success at home to Bari . Bari led 2-1 after an hour through goals from Paulo Barreto and Andrea Ranocchia but then had Alessandro Parisi dismissed . Cristian Maggio restored parity before Quagliarella 's late winner while Bari ended with nine men as Ranocchia also saw red late on . At the bottom of the table Siena gave themselves a lifeline with a come-from-behind 3-2 home win over second bottom Catania .
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Roma move up to sixth place in the Serie A table after a 1-0 victory over city rivals Lazio . Substitute full-back Marco Cassetti scored the only goal of the game in the 79th minute . Jonathan Biabiany scored twice as Parma drew 2-2 away to Genoa to keep hold of fourth position .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Arsenal 's English Premier League clash with Bolton has been postponed because of heavy snow in north London , the club have confirmed . The playing surface at the Emirates was fit to allow the match to take place on Wednesday evening but there were safety issues affecting fans and concerns about transport . A statement on the club 's Web site said : `` Despite making every effort to stage tonight 's match against Bolton Wanderers , the sudden and unpredicted adverse change in weather conditions in the Highbury area has left us no choice but to postpone the fixture . `` We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and wish to state that this decision was not made lightly and supporters ' safety and travel arrangements were major factors in our thinking . `` All tickets currently held will be valid for the rearranged fixture . '' The postponement of the match was the latest football fixture to be hit by the harsh weather in Great Britain . Manchester City 's League Cup semifinal clash with Manchester United scheduled for Wednesday evening was called off on Tuesday along with Blackburn 's tie with Aston Villa .
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Arsenal 's English Premier League clash with Bolton has been postponed because of heavy snow in north London . The playing surface at the Emirates was fit to allow the match to take place on Wednesday evening but there were safety issues affecting fans . The postponement of the match was the latest football fixture to be hit by the recent harsh weather in Great Britain .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the decade draws to a close it is time to reflect and reminisce on 10 years of glorious football drama -- and what better way to do this than by paying respect to the characters who have contributed so much to the soccer story that has captivated fans since 2000 . Two World Cups -- in South Korea and Japan , and Germany respectively -- provided the grandest of stages for some of the greatest footballers of the era to perform and show off their skills . Aside of the biggest tournament in world football , these talented theatricals of the ball wowed audiences around the globe as they helped their sides , in both international and club arenas , to glory and success . The top stars of soccer have seen their salaries climb to record levels since the turn of the century , a reflection of the drawing power these modern-day entertainers wield , but if a team were to be selected of the eleven best performers , who would be included ? Here is the Fanzone select eleven of Noughties soccer heroes -- let Fanzone know what you think by adding your comment at the bottom of the page . 1 . Zinedine Zidane : The three-time FIFA World Footballer of the Year -LRB- 1998 , 2000 and 2003 -RRB- Zidane brilliantly guided his nation France to the European title in 2000 . The most famous of the `` Galacticos '' , he also inspired Real Madrid to domestic honors and the Champions League title in 2002 . His career almost had a fairy tale ending , but an infamous sending off in extra time of the 2006 World Cup final against Italy saw his last game soiled with controversy . 2 . David Beckham : The global power of Brand Beckham showed no sign of losing its luster as the decade came to an end as the former England captain remained the highest paid footballer in the world . Super-fit at 34 , Beckham continues to keep his place in Fabio Capello 's England and holds the record 115 caps for an outfield player . The midfielder won two English Premier League titles with Manchester United , a La Liga title with Real Madrid and the Western Conference with LA Galaxy since the turn of the century . 3 . Cristiano Ronaldo : Ronaldo became the most expensive player in football history after his $ 132 million transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 , and his early performances for the Spanish giants indicate he is worth every dime . 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo also captains the Portugal national side and won the European Champions League , the Club World Cup and three Premier League titles with United . 4 . Marta : Brazil 's Marta is a four-time FIFA World Player of the Year and has raised the bar in the women 's game by showcasing her talents at Olympic and World Cup level . Marta has scored 54 goals in just 53 appearances for her country and helped them to silver medals in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics . Only 23 , surely gold beckons in 2012 . 5 . Ronaldo : Ronaldo 's goal scoring feats with two in the final against Germany helped Brazil to the 2002 World Cup and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest players to wear the green and gold . He is the record scorer in World Cup finals and in club football has averaged nearly a goal a game , notching 87 in 123 appearances for Real Madrid from 2002 - 2007 , a statistic which helped Los Meringues capture the La Liga title in 2003 . 6 . Paolo Maldini : It is testament to Maldini 's ability and longevity that he made his final appearance in AC Milan colors in 2009 at the ripe old age of 40 . Maldini retired from international football with Italy in 2002 after 126 appearances but he remained one of the best defenders in the world and helped Milan to the Champions League in 2007 , his fifth win in Europe 's top club competition . The evergreen Italian also notched up a Scudetta title win and Club world Cup win in the same decade . 7 . Lionel Messi : Lionel Messi is the newly-crowned FIFA World Player of the Year and his outstanding performances for Barcelona and Argentina made him an almost unanimous choice . The 21-year-old inspired Barca to a Spanish league and cup and Champions League treble , scoring the clinching second in the final against Manchester United . Add to this two other La Liga titles and a European Champions League win in 2005-06 as well as scoring the winning goal to lift the Club World Cup in 2009 , it is easy to see why Messi was a must pick . 8 . Park ji-Sung : Park ji-Sung was the first Asian to play in the Champions League final when he appeared in Manchester United 's 2-0 loss to Barcelona earlier this year . His tireless displays for the English champions marked him down as the finest player from that continent and he has played 84 times for South Korea , helping them to South Africa 2010 . The energetic midfielder helped United to three domestic titles and a Champions League trophy in 2008 . 9 . Luis Figo : Luis Figo began the decade as the most expensive footballer in the world after a controversial move from Barcelona to arch-rivals Real Madrid . His performances for Real and Portugal saw him named European and then World Footballer of the Year in 2000 and 2001 . He retired in 2009 having helped Inter Milan to four straight Serie A titles and Real to two league titles and a European Cup win in the preceding decade . 10 . Thierry Henry : The French hit man produced the most outstanding displays of his star-studded career during his spell in the English Premier League with Arsenal , scoring 174 goals in 254 games for the Gunners before he transferred to Catalan giants Barcelona in 2007 . On the international front , Henry has scored a record 51 goals for France . Since 2000 Henry picked up winners ' medals for two Premier League titles , a La Liga title , a Champions League and Club World Cup win . 11 . Samuel Eto'o : Inter Milan striker Eto'o is widely acknowledged to have been the most accomplished footballer to emerge from Africa and has helped Cameroon to Olympic gold in 2000 as well as two Africa Cup of Nations triumphs -LRB- 2000 , 2002 -RRB- . Eto'o -- who named African Footballer of the Year in 2003 , 2004 and 2005 -- scored 108 goals in 145 games for Barcelona helping the side to three La Liga title wins that culminated in their historic treble in 2009 before being transferred to Inter . The Indomitable Lion is also the official face of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa .
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Fanzone reflects on the characters who have contributed so much to the soccer story that has captivated fans since 2000 . The top stars of soccer have seen their salaries climb to record levels since the turn of the century but are they worth it ? Here is the Fanzone select eleven of Noughties soccer heroes -- do you agree with the line-up ?
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer sent out an ominous message to his rivals by claiming the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati with a straight sets demolition of Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday . Federer was getting his hands on his 61st career title after an emphatic win . Federer was playing his second tournament since returning to the ATP Tour circuit after becoming the father of twin girls and was back to his peerless best ahead of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadow next week . The Swiss maestro swept aside world number two Andy Murray in straight sets in their semifinal match up and afforded Djokovic the same treatment with a 6-1 7-5 victory to claim his 16th Masters crown . Djokovic had played superbly to dispatch former world number one Rafael Nadal in their semifinal and had not dropped a set all week , but had no answer to the world number one . Federer breezed through the opening set , but encountered more resistance in the second , having to save a set point as he served at 4-5 down . But it was saved with a fine service and in the next game he broke Djokovic for the fourth time in the match . Federer duly served out the match to love , claiming his third Cincinnati title as his Serbian opponent netted a return after one hour and 30 minutes . It was his 61st career title . He heads into his defense of the U.S. Open crown having won the last two grand slams at the French Open and Wimbledon to take his tally to a record 15 and as warm favorite . Following his Wimbledon triumph , Federer took an enforced break as his wife Mirka gave birth to Charlene Riva and Myla Rose , but returned to be beaten in the quarterfinals in Montreal by Jo-Wilfred Tsonga . Murray claimed the title , but met his match against a much-improved Federer in Cincinnati .
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Roger Federer wins the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati , Ohio . World number one beats Novak Djokovic in straight sets in Sunday 's final . Federer bidding for third straight grand slam title at U.S. Open next week .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rafael Nadal returned to singles action Wednesday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal but his comeback lasted just 36 minutes as his opponent , David Ferrer , was forced to withdraw with injury . Nadal was on court for just 36 minutes on his singles return . World No. 2 Nadal -- playing his first singles match since losing in the fourth round at the French Open -- was leading 4-3 by a break in the first set of the second round clash when fellow Spaniard Ferrer was forced to quit with a knee injury . Nadal , who had already played two doubles matches this week , said he was happy to be back on the court after spending two months on the sidelines with tendonitis in both knees . `` The first movements is tough and hard to move well and to feel confident when you are touching the ball . But that 's the normal thing . I must be happy , because I did n't play terrible , '' said the 23-year-old , according to the ATP 's Web site . `` And the next round , I have another chance tomorrow to continuing to improve . Every match , every game is important to feel better for me . '' Nadal faces Philipp Petzschner on Thursday after the German eliminated Spanish 15th seed Tommy Robredo 7-6 , 7-6 . Seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also advanced , beating Germany 's Rainer Schuettler 4-6 , 6-3 , 6-4 to set up an all-French quarter-final against Gilles Simon .
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Rafael Nadal returns to singles action at Rogers Cup in Montreal . World No. 2 's return cut short as David Ferrer quits because of knee injury . Nadal was leading 4-3 by a break of serve ; had been on court just 36 minutes . Nadal : `` Every match , every game is important to feel better for me ''
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NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The regional airline involved in a fatal February plane crash outside Buffalo , New York , contested a report Monday alleging the pilot did not have the training to handle the emergency that brought the plane down , and that he might have been fatigued on the night of the crash . Debris is cleared from the scene of Flight 3407 's crash near Buffalo , New York , in February . Continental Connection Flight 3407 , operated by regional carrier Colgan Air , plunged into a house in Clarence Center , New York , on the night of February 12 , killing all 49 on board as well as one man in the house . In a story Monday , The Wall Street Journal cited investigators as saying the crash resulted from pilot Marvin Renslow 's incorrect response to the plane 's precarious drop in speed : He overrode an emergency system known as a `` stick pusher , '' which sends the plane into a dive so it can regain speed and avoid a stall . The Journal 's report said Colgan had not provided Renslow with hands-on flight-simulator training for a stick-pusher emergency . Colgan , in rebuttal , issued a statement saying Renslow had received classroom instruction for such an emergency . Watch a Colgan official respond to questions '' The company also emphasized that the Federal Aviation Administration does not require pilots to receive a stick-pusher demonstration in a flight simulator . `` The FAA generally trains to standards of routine line operations . They do n't focus on the edges of the envelope , '' stall recovery expert Doug Moss told CNN . Colgan further admitted that during his career , Renslow failed five `` check rides '' -- occasional tests of pilot proficiency -- including two that Colgan said he did not disclose on his application with the airline . His most recent failed check ride occurred 16 months before the crash . `` In the cases while with Colgan , he received additional training and successfully passed the check rides , '' the airline said . Colgan stressed that despite his performance on check rides , Renslow nonetheless ultimately passed his pilot exams and had `` all the training and experience to safely operate the Q400 , '' the airplane involved in the crash . Colgan further insisted that pilot fatigue was not a factor in the crash , noting that Renslow had `` nearly 22 consecutive hours of time off before he reported for duty on the day of the accident . '' In its statement , Colgan did not specifically address potential illness-related fatigue in 24-year-old co-pilot Rebecca Shaw , who , according to The Wall Street Journal report , said before takeoff that she probably should have called in sick . The National Transportation Safety Board begins a three-day hearing on the crash on Tuesday . Renslow 's history as well as pilot training broadly will be examined .
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Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashed near Buffalo in February ; 50 people died . Wall Street Journal report says pilot did n't have hands-on flight-simulator training . Colgan Air says Marvin Renslow got FAA-required classroom instruction . Colgan , operator of flight , also insists pilot fatigue was n't a factor in crash .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Kurdish region of Iraq has seen gains in human rights , but security forces `` regularly abuse their authority '' and women continue to be targets of violence , Amnesty International said Tuesday . Iraqi Kurds mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in November 2008 . The international human rights group drew the conclusions in a report titled `` Hope and Fear , Human Rights in Kurdistan Region of Iraq . '' The Kurdish region has been an island of relative stability during the Iraq war , and the report said it has `` witnessed growing prosperity '' and has made progress in human rights . But serious problems remain , Amnesty said . Asayish forces , as the local security forces are called , arrested and arbitrarily detained people , `` including some who were tortured or forcibly disappeared and whose fate and whereabouts remain unknown , '' the report said . The report said the torture included electric shocks , sleep deprivation , kicking , suspension by the wrists and ankles , and beatings with fists , cables and batons . Malcolm Smart , Amnesty 's director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme , said the Kurdistan Regional Government `` must take concrete steps to rein in these forces and make them fully accountable under the law if recent human rights gains are to prove effective . '' Amnesty said that Kurdish authorities have also failed to control the security wings of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan , the two major Kurdish political movements that make up the regional government . The report , based on research from a fact-finding mission last year , said the Kurdistan Regional Government has made progress in human rights , citing , for example , the release of political prisoners detained without charges or trial . It also cites legislation expanding freedom of expression and measures that strengthen women 's rights , and said several agencies are working to monitor and prevent violence against women . But Smart said problems such as `` arbitrary detention and torture , attacks on journalists and freedom of expression , and violence against women '' have n't ended and `` need urgently to be addressed by the government . '' As for abuse against women , authorities must `` redouble their efforts to overcome discrimination and violence against women , '' he said , `` and end the vicious cycle of so-called honor killings and other attacks on women by men who wish to subordinate them . '' According to official records , the report said , at least 102 women and girls were killed between the beginning of July 2007 and the end of June 2008 in the region . `` These include an unknown number of ` honor killings ' -- women who were killed by male relatives because their behavior was considered to have infringed traditional codes of ` honor . ' Victims of ` honor crimes ' include women who have objected to being forcibly married as well as women who were found having telephone contact with a man without approval of their family , '' the report said . The report said 262 women and children `` died or were severely injured in the same period due to intentional burning , including suicides . Some women were reported to have been burned to disguise a killing . '' The report cites one woman who was strangled to death apparently by her brother `` because of her suspected relationship with another man . '' A 17-year-old female `` was shot dead after she sought a divorce from her husband . '' A 13-year-old girl burned herself to death `` to escape forcible marriage to an adult man . '' `` Such cases show how much more still needs to be done by the KRG authorities to give women and girls effective protection against violence from those who wish to control their behavior or force them into marriages against their will , '' Smart said . `` No effort should be spared to prosecute and imprison those who commit violence against women , and to make clear that those who perpetrate these crimes can not escape justice . '' The report also said that emerging independent press outlets that have criticized the KRG or have focused on the security forces , human rights violations and government corruption have been harassed . Journalists `` have been detained , beaten and harassed '' by security forces , and several newspapers have been sued by the KRG .
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Kurdish security forces arbitrarily detain , torture people , Amnesty International says . Government has made progress in human rights , but problems remain , agency says . Honor killings , other attacks on women need to end , it says . Journalists have been detained , beaten and harassed by security forces , report says .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former Marine and suspected serial rapist pleaded not guilty this week to raping and murdering 19-year-old college student Brianna Denison . The family of Brianna Denison launched a Web site dedicated to her memory after her death in 2008 . James Biela , 27 , is charged with first-degree murder , kidnapping and sexual assault in the disappearance of Denison , who was last seen alive on her friend 's sofa in Reno , Nevada , January 20 , 2008 . The construction worker entered his plea in Washoe County District Court on Wednesday . Judge Robert Perry set a tentative trial date for February 22 , 2010 , according to online court records . Denison , a sophomore at Santa Barbara City College in California , was visiting friends in her hometown of Reno when she disappeared . Three weeks later , her body was found in a field near her friend 's home , partially covered with snow . An autopsy determined she had been sexually assaulted and strangled . A pair of panties that were not hers also were found near the body , in what police said was a `` calling card '' that helped them connect Biela not only to Denison , but also to another sexual assault . In a press conference after Biela 's arrest in December , police said they were able to connect the former Marine 's DNA with a sample on the panties . Police also found DNA matching Biela 's on the rear door of the off-campus house where Denison was staying with friends . The sample also matched DNA found at the scene of a December 16 sexual assault , police said . The victim , a student at the University of Nevada , was able to escape her attacker and describe him in detail , police say . Both crimes bear a striking resemblance to several other sexual assaults in the area , leading police to believe that Biela is a serial rapist . They are asking other possible victims to come forward . The case went unsolved for almost 10 months until an anonymous tip from a friend of Biela 's former girlfriend broke this cold case wide open , police said . Investigators had established that the killer was from the Reno area and had an unusual fetish of collecting one victim 's underwear and leaving it at the next victim 's crime scene . The tipster caught investigators ' attention by telling them that Biela 's former girlfriend had found two pairs of thong panties in his truck . Detectives immediately followed up on the tip and , with permission from the former girlfriend , took DNA samples from Biela 's 4-year-old son . Lab tests showed that the boy 's father -- Biela -- was almost certainly a match for the DNA found on the doorknob and at the crime scene , police said . The finding was confirmed when Biela was arrested and ordered to submit DNA samples . An overnight session at the crime lab confirmed the match , and charges were filed , police said . Investigators said they since have learned that Biela was familiar with the grounds of the university , having worked there on a construction job last year . Police say his work on campus put him in a position to easily target women . When first questioned about the Denison case in early November , Biela refused to submit DNA samples and provided an alibi to police , saying he 'd been with his girlfriend . The girlfriend denies that he was with her the night Denison disappeared , investigators said . Calls to Biela 's public defenders Friday were not answered . Meanwhile , investigators are certain there are other victims who have n't come forward . Police are urging anyone with more information to call the Reno Police Hot Line at 775-322-4900 . CNN 's Emanuella Grinberg and Rupa Mikkilineni contributed to this report .
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James Michael Biela , 27 , is charged with murder of Brianna Denison , 19 . Tentative trial date set for February 22 , 2010 . Denison last seen on friend 's couch during visit to hometown of Reno , Nevada . Police say Biela left previous victim 's panties as `` calling card '' near Denison 's body .
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NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A former New York City bouncer was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday for the brutal slaying of a graduate student from Boston , the Brooklyn district attorney 's office said . Darryl Littlejohn , 44 , is already serving prison time for the attempted kidnapping of another student in 2005 . Darryl Littlejohn , 44 , was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the 2006 death of Imette St. Guillen , 24 , who had been studying criminology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice . Littlejohn , who is already serving 25 years to life for the October 2005 attempted kidnapping of a 19-year-old Queens college student , will serve out the sentences consecutively , said Sarah McNaughton of the Brooklyn district attorney 's office . During the trial , witnesses said they saw Littlejohn and St. Guillen leaving The Falls bar in lower Manhattan together early February 25 , 2006 . Littlejohn was working as a bouncer at the bar . Hours later , St. Guillen 's nude body was found in an isolated lot in Brooklyn . Her face was covered with strips of packing tape , and a sock was stuffed into her throat . She died of asphyxiation , and investigators determined she had been raped . Littlejohn was charged with murder after investigators linked his DNA to blood found on plastic ties used to bind St. Guillen 's hands behind her back . Littlejohn 's attorney , Joyce David , has filed an appeal on behalf of her client and maintains his innocence . She said that although Littlejohn has a long criminal record , he has no history of violence against women . The horrific incident spread shockwaves through New York City nightlife , which relies heavily on unlicensed bouncers to keep order in the city 's bars and nightclubs . Littlejohn is being held at New York 's Rikers Island maximum security facility . CNN 's Chris Kokenes and Kristen Hamill contributed to this report .
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Darryl Littlejohn was convicted last month of murdering Imette St. Guillen , 24 . Witnesses saw the two leaving Manhattan bar the morning of February 25 , 2006 . Investigators linked his DNA to ties used to bind St. Guillen 's hands behind her back . Lawyer for the former bouncer says he is innocent .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Elvis Presley . Marilyn Monroe . Jim Morrison . Officials wo n't say where Michael Jackson was buried , but family gathered at Forest Lawn Memorial Park . Their graves are public shrines for fans and followers . Countless people from all over the world make pilgrimages to their burial sites , hoping to draw close to those they adored from afar . Now Michael Jackson 's gravesite will become the next holy grail . A private gathering for the pop icon was held Tuesday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills , California . Afterward , his casket was taken to the public memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles . But it remains unclear whether his body has been interred -- or where . Officials at Forest Lawn wo n't disclose where Jackson 's body is being buried . If his final resting place is at Forest Lawn , fans who wish to visit will have to overcome the funeral company 's stringent security patrols . A Los Angeles Police Department official told CNN that the force hoped Jackson would be buried outside of its jurisdiction for fear officers might be assigned to protect the grave for months . There has been some speculation that Jackson 's body will eventually be moved to Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara County , California . But that would require the family to obtain zoning exemptions and settle legal disputes , which could take years . Jackson retained only a small share of ownership in the ranch . If a public memorial were created at Neverland -- or anywhere -- it might easily surpass the tombs of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley as the most-visited gravesite . `` If it gets moved somewhere more public , I think a lot of people will come visit , '' said Steve Goldstein , author of L.A. 's Gravesite Companion : Where the VIP 's RIP . `` He 'll probably take over as the most visited grave site over Marilyn . '' Fame follows celebrities in life and in death . `` There 's always a fascination with celebrities , but it 's rude to stalk people and sit outside their houses , '' says Jim Tipton , founder of findagrave.com , a site that lists the grave records of more than 34 million celebrities and ordinary citizens . `` But once they are interred into the ground , anyone who wants to go can go . '' Tipton 's fascination with locating earthly remains began 15 years ago , when he saw mobster Al Capone 's grave in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside , Illinois . He and many others who are avid about visiting celebrity and historical graves dub themselves `` grave hunters . '' They seek the dead for various reasons . Some go out of simple curiosity . Others are history lovers . Many are fans who deeply admired the stars . Some say they feel a connection to the celebrities by standing beside their graves . At Elvis Presley 's Graceland in Memphis , Tennessee , guests visiting the grave can stay at the retro Heartbreak Hotel and visit the museum to learn more about the King of Rock and Roll . Westwood Memorial Park and Cemetery in Los Angeles houses Hollywood notables including sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and comic Rodney Dangerfield . The most recent celebrity to be buried there is actress Farrah Fawcett , who died of cancer last month . Visitors can access the cemetery easily , and even tour buses drop by . `` I 'm a product of that era , of Charlie 's Angels , '' said Jayne Osborne , a self-proclaimed grave hunter who visited Fawcett 's grave a week ago . The 48-year-old education administrator began searching for celebrity graves in the early 1970s . Since then , she 's visited hundreds of celebrity resting places in Southern California . `` I wanted to pay my respect . '' At Westwood , the most popular grave site remains Monroe 's . Fans often decorate her grave with flowers and cards . Her headstone is slightly darker than the others from so many fans touching it , grave hunters say . In Père-Lachaise , the largest cemetery in Paris , France , American singer Jim Morrison 's grave is tattooed with graffiti and artwork . Morrison fans like to leave candles , poems and gifts as tokens of appreciation . At one point , fans were so rowdy that a stone block was put in place in an attempt to seal the grave from fans trying to unearth it . After unsuccessful attempts by French authorities to move the tomb to another site , security officers were placed at the grave . Similar trouble plagued Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon , Georgia , where members of the Allman Brothers Band were buried in the early 1970s . Thousands of fans journeyed to visit the graves and party there , leaving behind cigarette butts and empty alcohol bottles . Relatives fought to have an iron fence erected around the graves . Some celebrity graves prove tempting to visitors , like that of heartthrob actor James Dean . His headstone in a public cemetery in Fairmount , Indiana , has been stolen twice . Forest Lawn Memorial Park remains one of the most exclusive Hollywood burial sites . The staff is tight lipped , refusing to release the whereabouts of anyone buried there , except to family members . Security cars constantly patrol the grounds . `` We do n't advocate or promote any visitation out of respect for the privacy of the family , '' said William Martin , a spokesman for company . Company officials would n't say whether Jackson 's body was , or could be , tucked into one of the cemetery 's locked gardens where celebrities like Humphrey Bogart , Jean Harlow and Sammy Davis Jr. are laid to rest . If Jackson is buried in Forest Lawn , that wo n't stop fans and grave hunters from trying to sneak in , says Karen Fogarty , a paralegal from the San Fernando Valley area in California and an occasional celebrity grave hunter . `` It 's going to keep Forest Lawn on their toes , '' she said .
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Celebrities ' graves become public shrines for fans and followers . Grave hunters say people will try visit Michael Jackson 's burial site . Forest Lawn Memorial Park employees wo n't say whether Jackson 's body is there . Funeral company has stringent security patrols .
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ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Growing up , my Sherman tank-like aunt constantly blamed her thyroid for inability to lose weight . The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck . Most of her seven sisters , behind her back , blamed something else , like her eating an entire cake by herself at their weekly coffee klatch . But who knows ? That was 15 years ago and our awareness of thyroid and its many problems has grown . She just might have been right pointing her finger at her thyroid , because , according to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists , as many as 27 million Americans suffer from some type of thyroid gland misfiring . And half of these folks do n't even know what they are missing . But their bodies do . For while this little , butterfly-shaped gland at the base of our neck , weighing in at barely an ounce , seems both delicate and innocuous , when not in hormonally balanced harmony , it packs a wallop . The truth is , it 's more like the Muhammad Ali of our body 's hormone factories ; it floats and appears like a butterfly but stings like a bee . `` Our thyroid , even though it 's a small gland in your neck , controls everything , '' says endocrinologist Karen Smith . `` It can control your thought patterns , your mood , your heart rate , blood pressure , digestive system , menstrual system , skin and bones . '' That 's a lot of controlling going on , but more than controlling , this little gland 's job is all about regulating . The thyroid gland is in charge of making two very important hormones , respectively known as T3 and T4 . And it 's when the levels go awry that we start to have problems . For most people suffering from thyroid dysfunction , and these problems affect more women than men , their problem is that not enough hormones are being made . This is called hypothyroidism , and the symptoms are somewhat elusive . That is probably why doctors such as Smith use a handy tool to help patients identify the problem . `` There is actually an acronym that we use for hypothyroidism , '' she said . `` It 's called sluggish . Sometimes when you feel sluggish , this might serve as a red flag and you might think , ` Oh it might be my thyroid ! ' '' Sluggish stands for . Sleepiness , fatigue , tiredness . Loss of memory . Unusually dry coarse skin . Goiter -LRB- enlarged thyroid -RRB- . Gradual personality change . Increase in weight , bloating , puffiness . Sensitivity to cold . Hair loss , sparseness of hair . And while these symptoms might be signals that something other than your thyroid is the issue , it 's worth getting it tested . A simple blood test will tell you if your problems are a bigger hormonal deal . The condition is lifelong , or as Smith puts it , `` from the cradle to the rocking chair . '' Meaning that it can appear at just about any age , but once identified it does n't go away . Its treatment , however , is fairly straightforward : hormone replacement therapy . But on the other side of the thyroid production line is the overzealous hormone maker . A lot less common than hypothyroidism , this is known as hyperthyroidism . `` Hyperthyroidism is when the thyroid is actually making too much thyroid hormone . I tell my patients , it 's like a forest fire in California , burning everything up , `` explains Smith , who just recently found out she suffered from this issue . It took almost a year for her to figure it out since she had no family history to worry about , and most thyroid problems are usually genetic , even though she displayed all the classic symptoms . `` My first symptoms were irritability , feeling tired and blue . My memory was poor and I had a hard time concentrating . Weight loss , despite being constantly hungry and eating like a pig . Long durations of sleep but never feeling rested , '' Smith says . Finally when her hands started trembling and her heart started racing , she sought medical help . A blood test revealed her levels were off the charts . Good news for the young doctor who feared she had cancer or mercury poisoning . But just like hypothyroidism , this conditions is very treatable . Smith , who is doing much better now , details the options . `` The treatment is very different from hypothyroidism ; we are actually trying to slow the function of the thyroid down . `` There are actually three ways to treat it , '' Smith said . `` Surgery was a way we used to treat it in the past . We do n't use that as much any more unless someone has a nodule and you think that may be a suspicious cell or cancer . '' Today 's most common treatment is anti-thyroid medications , which slow hormone production . Radioactive iodine also is used , she said . `` It 's a substance that when you give it , it will actually damage the thyroid to help put out the fire , so to speak , to put out the flame of the overactive gland . '' Doctors now recommend that everyone over 35 get his or her thyroid gland tested regularly . Because there are certain risks with even mild changes in thyroid levels , those considered at high risk , including pregnant women and those with a family history of thyroid problems , need to get tested earlier and more frequently , Smith said . Which leads me back to that aunt of mine . If she was right and it was not just an overactive hand-to-mouth cake thing , then I better call my doctor pronto to schedule my own test .
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As many as 27 million Americans suffer from some type of thyroid gland misfiring . Half do n't know it , endocrinologist group says . Most sufferers have hypothyroidism , or underactive thyroid . Hyperthyroidism is much more rare .
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