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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

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

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

Spot-Fixing row Sports Minister says my head hangs in shame today

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:14 -0400

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now. "It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the Sports ...

ESPN lays offs some of its employees to control costsAmendedESPN EmployeeUpdate

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to some of its 7,000 employees as a cost cutting measure. In a statement, the Connecticut-based company said it is implementing the changes to enhance continued growth, while smartly managing costs. ESPN said it is confident that it would be more competitive, innovative and productive after this decision. According to a CNN report, about ...

DC comics win court case over Melbourne gyms Superman workout

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400

DC Comics has won a Federal Court case against a Melbourne gym over the term 'Superman Workout' which the company used to promote its products, allowing the fitness company to register 'superman workout' as a trademark. The gym Cheqout had had been using the phrase to describe its workout DVDs and video clips, but DC Comics challenged the trademark, saying Cheqout's consumers would think it was ...

ESPN layoffs hundreds of employees as TV rights fees rise Re-issue with correction

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400

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

Lifestyle How to choose a career

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:29 -0400

career decisions is an important step towards realising your professional dreams, and those who make mistakes at the preliminary stages may live to regret their choices or be forced to make changes later on life, which can be very ...

Lifestyle Common interview goofs to avoid

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:28 -0400

job seekers, an invitation to an interview is a ray of hope for better things to come. An interview can be equated to a market place with you as the product on sale. The challenge is that the product and the seller are one -- ...

EA Sports had Tebows name in NCAA Football 10

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:03 -0400

SB Nation reports . That installment of EA’s college football series was released in July 2009, the summer before Tebow’s senior season in Gainesville. ...

Mothers testify at fitness test inquiry

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:32 -0400

Pietermaritzburg - Two mothers whose sons died after a fitness test in KwaZulu-Natal testified at a commission of inquiry in Pietermaritzburg on ...

Churchill and Stalin in all-night wartime drinking session

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:22 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Britain's wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed an alcohol-fuelled all-nighter in Moscow as World War Two was in full swing, previously secret files have ...

Spreading the word that Latin lives a monk comes to New York

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:21 -0400

1 of 5. Father Reginald Foster smiles while on a boat tour of Manhattan in New York May 19, 2013. Now retired from the Vatican and living in a monastery in his hometown of Milwaukee, Foster is something of a celebrity in the rarefied world of Latin scholarship. His visit to New York last weekend, at the invitation of a foundation created to continue his teaching work, drew former students from as ...

Crisis forces Italys La Scala to cut back on productions

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:23:06 -0400

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's opera house La Scala will scale back on productions in the 2013-2014 season because of the economic crisis and lower state support, its general manager said on ...

Benefits cap will have catastrophic effect on families court will hear

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:44 -0400

domestic violence may be forced to return to their abusers, it will be argued in the first test cases challenging the government's imposition of a 500-a-week cap ...

Star Wars Lifesize LEGO X-wing

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:15 -0400

X-wing starfighterin Times Square. It’s the world’s largest LEGO model, 42 times larger than the retail set and 43 feet long, with a 44 foot-wide wingspan. It’s a project more than a year in the making, requiring 32 builders to work for some 17,000 hours in the Czech Republic. Last week, LEGO invited EW to the hangar where the model was kept, in top secrecy, for several days ...

Chris Durban I sank a German U-boat in 1943 I was just 20-years-old and terrified

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:12 -0400

The last time Able Seaman Chris Durban saw a U-boat he was ramming the HMS destroyer into it in the middle of the Atlantic on Christmas Day ...

The man whos eaten everywhere

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:06 -0400

British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory - but also the ever-present threat of ...

Beautified app launches for beauty appointments on the go

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:30 -0400

Launching in New York City with around 40 partners, new iOS (iPhone and iPad) app allows users to book exclusive appointments at high-end spas and salons in the Big Apple. Whether you're in need of a haircut, blowout, manicure, pedicure, wax, facial or massage, the team behind the product aims to have your spontaneous beauty sessions covered, and hair specialists ...

Oprah Beyonce and Angelina Jolie among Forbes most powerful women list

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:30 -0400

Forbes magazine poll. Editors ranked Oprah at number 13, Beyonce at 17 - making them the only two entertainers to crack the top 20. German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the list, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and tech mogul Bill Gates' wife Melinda. Oscar winner and United Nations Ambassador Jolie, who recently went public with her double mastectomy story, comes in at ...

Less-stressed women are more attractive to men Study

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:30 -0400

Researchers found that women who have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol are rated as having less attractive faces by men than their more relaxed counterparts. Since stress can suppress fertility, study researcher Markus Rantala, a professor of biology at the University of Turku in Finland, told LiveScience, it's no surprise that both men and women might have evolved to prefer ...

Motherlode Blog Why I Write About My Daughter’s O.C.D.

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:59 -0400

Two-Way Mirror: Facing a Daughter's O.C.D. ," about my daughter Lucy's treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette Syndrome, as well as my own history of mental illness. By doing so, I became what Phoebe Maltz Bovy, a blogger for The Atlantic, calls a ...

T Magazine Objects | Rachel Comey’s Sculptural Swimwear Through a Photographer’s Lens

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:59 -0400

Willy Somma , with an unusual request: she wanted Somma to shoot a series of self-portraits while modeling Comey’s 2013 swim collection. ';I was a little like, ‘Uh, really? I’m not a swimsuit model,’'; said Somma, though her surfer’s body and blond tresses could easily fool you. ';She’s a bit of a beach babe,'; Comey said of her former ...

This 23-Ton 5.3-Million Brick X-Wing Is the Biggest Lego Model Ever

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:00 -0400

The newest addition to the grand list of Coolest Things Ever is being unveiled in New York today: the Lego X-Wing, the largest Lego model ever built. The model of the ...

Ukrainian court bars gay pride event citing security concerns

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:20 -0400

KIEV (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities raised security ...

Fox Office-firing show cathartic

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:53 -0400

been in the works at Fox for four years, with an early harsher draft of the concept drawing some controversy. Below, Fox’s president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell discusses the kinder, ...

Mohammed bin Rashid criminalizes the use of anabolic steroids for horse sports in the UAE

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:49:00 -0400

WAM Dubai, 23rd May 2013 (WAM) - His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has today ordered the drafting of a decree rendering the import, sale, purchase and use of anabolic steroids in all horse related sports in the UAE a criminal offence. The decree is to have immediate effect. "I have always believed in the ...

Brazilian Paralympic Committee sign agreement to develop winter sport ahead of Sochi 2014

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:54 -0400

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

Xbox One Gamers unhappy about proposed fee for pre-owned games

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:33 -0400

Once customers have bought a game they will receive a unique code to activate their purchase. Once the code has been used the game will be linked to that individual's Xbox Live account. If a friend borrows the game CD then they will have to buy a new activation code before they can play. The new code will cost as much as the original game and consoles will have to be connected to the ...

Xbox One vs PlayStation 4 Why Microsofts console name game just doesnt add up

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:32 -0400

On Tuesday, before a roomful of panting games journalists and sore-thumbed enthusiasts, Microsoft unveiled its latest games console. The curtain was pulled, and the Xbox One was revealed. As gamers ruminated on the implications of the 'box (not hardcore enough? Better than the forthcoming PlayStation 4?), some of us were left ...

What’s for supper Stuffed and rolled shoulder of pork

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09:31 -0400

2.5kg boned shoulder of porkSea saltFreshly ground black pepper8 large carrots, peeled and left whole8 banana shallots or small onions, peeled25g flour1 teaspoon Dijon mustard250ml white wineFor the stuffing1 tablespoon olive oil2 garlic cloves, crushed, peeled and diced2 onions, peeled and diced100g chicken livers, chopped200g minced pork75g toasted pine nuts100g stoned prunes, chopped100g ...

Were just mad about saffron

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:28 -0400

You don't usually expect to find the replenishments for your spice rack under lock and key, but at my local supermarket in California in the 1980s, the saffron was that closely guarded. Shoppers looked on in curiosity as the mad Englishwoman patiently waited to procure her stash of a tiny packet of scarlet threads costing hundreds of dollars an ounce, desperately needed to gild and perfume a ...

T Magazine On View | Koloman Moser’s Viennese Vision

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:41 -0400

Hlya Kolabas Koloman Moser (1868-1918) was an Austrian artist and designer -- of everything from interiors and exhibitions to textiles and glass -- and a co-founder (with Josef Hoffman and Fritz Waerndorfer) of the influential, secessionist production cooperative Wiener Werksttte. Often overshadowed by Hoffmann, Moser is finally getting his first American museum exhibition: ';Koloman Moser: ...

SNL Best host YOU say its...

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:50 -0400

… or whether you should go to bed and simply scan up through ';Weekend Update'; tomorrow on the DVR. Like a football or basketball game, a host can’t ...

Video High-tech high fitness Can gadgets enhance your workout

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:37 -0400

Despite new government labels on sunscreen due out this summer, one watchdog group says high SPF ratings can give people a false sense of security. Norah O'Donnell ...

Watch Sports Illustrated Model to Attend Prom with Teen

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:00 -0400

in sunny los angeles. Reporter: He's a high school senior with chutzpah. Kate, can I call you katie? Reporter: Chutzpah enough to ask a super hot supermodel to the prom. You're on the cover of "sports illustrated." I read "sports illustrated." Reporter: Jake's prom-posal to kate upton on youtube. We can ride around all night long until 11:00. That's my ...

German brewers warn fracking could hurt beer industry

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:57 -0400

File photo of a waitress using a whistle to free her way while carrying ten of the traditional one-litre "Masskrug" beer mugs at the opening day of the Munich Oktoberfest at the Theresienwiese in Munich, September 22, 2012. (KAI ...

GP who used spy watch to film himself abusing patients is jailed for 12 years

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:24 -0400

Dr Davinder Jeet Bains, who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients. Photograph: Wiltshire ...

The four phases of successful in-house recruitment

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:22 -0400

Outsourcing the recruitment process is often touted as a saviour to local authorities seeking to achieve lower and lower spend. This has long been common practice in the private sector, and there's no doubt that in some cases outsourcing has been the answer for local government, too.However, it is important to remember that every organisation is different. Organisations are increasingly ...

Pope Salvador president discuss beatification of slain archbishop

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:24 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador met Pope Francis on Thursday to urge his fellow Latin American to put Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980, on the road to Roman Catholic ...

Calorie restriction may not be good for your brain Study

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:23 -0400

While restricting calories will certainly help you lose weight, research already suggests that it also may slow aging, prolong life, and even cut the effects of certain diseases. But a new study takes it further by probing into whether or not it can delay nerve cell loss in the brain.Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), lead by Johannes Gräff, tested their theory ...

Egypt to issue smart cards to fuel stations next month

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:43:56 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - A motorcyclist carries fuel containers after filling them up from a petrol station as he passes other motorists in queue in Toukh, El-Kalubia governorate, about 25 km (16 miles) ...

Promiscuous minds gather for Britains Hay Festival

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:03 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in literature, science and politics will pitch up to a small British town over the next week for a clan gathering of the world's most "promiscuous ...

O2 Fitness pumps up Wilmington presence

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:33:34 -0400

O2 Fitness will open a second club in Wilmington, this one in Hanover Center. O2, the largest privately owned independent fitness operator in the state, already has 11 locations, mostly in the Triangle. This newest club is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter this year. The club will cover 28,000 square feet of space in the Mayfaire Town Center, five miles from the other Wilmington location. ...

Wrestling Olympics czar Jacques Rogge praises sports changes

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:29:33 -0400

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) LONDON -- Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC President Jacques Rogge said. In an interview with the Associated Press, Rogge said FILA has dealt with the issues that led the IOC executive ...

Micro-breweries give cheer to British beer drinkers

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:28:59 -0400

By Jonathan Cable BRENTWOOD, England | Thu May 23, 2013 9:28am EDT BRENTWOOD, England May 23 (Reuters) - Britain's love affair with quirkily named real ales and their demand for locally produced goods has led to a growing trend in micro-breweries that cater to the more discerning palate. More than 1,000 brewers now operate across the country compared to just over 800 in late 2011, ...

Lifestyle Suffering of fistula patients

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:50:49 -0400

Fistula Centre in Eldoret. The girl, let us call her Veronica, went into labour in February and laboured for so long because she was too timid to tell her husband she was about to have a baby. "I didn't know the cause of the pain or that it was a sign that I was giving birth," Veronica says. Hours later when the pain became unbearable Veronica was taken to hospital for emergency ...

Dont forget fitness on holiday

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:47:49 -0400

Delhi-based fitness expert and trainer Santosh Sharma shares a few tips to stay fit during a holiday:- Avoid visiting a restaurant empty stomach. In such cases people end up eating much more. If you're starving, eat a piece of fruit or have a glass of juice or water in the hotel itself. Later, while having lunch, fill your plate with lightly dressed salads, fish, seafood and lean meats. Fish ...

Kill Mittal French video game lets players attack Indian billionaire Lakshmi amid factory battle

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:34:10 -0400

A French video game is offering players the chance to become a virtual employee of steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal battling to keep a factory ...

Fitness test deceased was breadwinner

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400

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

Sports Business Awards have some Louisville connections

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:25 -0400

Louisville got a bit of notice last night as SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusinessDaily, sister publications to Business First, handed out their annual honors in New York City. As Business First reports, former Churchill Downs Inc. (NYSE: CDN) President Steve Sexton, who is now president and CEO of an Austin, Texas Formula One track, had reason to smile after the 2012 Grand Prix was ...

Sports Buzz Is Dwight Howard interested in Rockets

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400

Houston Rockets , or is this just a negotiating ploy? Earlier this week, several media outlets reported that Howard seems torn between wanting to stay with ...

Councils embrace social media

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:36 -0400

More than two-thirds of councils use Facebook or Twitter to deal with customers rather than issuing press releases. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ...

Love dont cost a ring-ring...Jennifer Lopez launches her own mobile phone store chain

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:23:48 -0400

If Mary Portas can't save the high street, perhaps J-Lo can? The entrepreneurial diva has announced that she is to open her own retail chain of mobile phone ...

Weiss Bier cocktail with charred orange and bourbon

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:22:38 -0400

I’ve never been particularly fond of beer cocktails. Many of the beer cocktails I have had were designed by PR people trying to put a spin on a product that already exists. Sometimes, they have been the brainchild of a well-meaning bartender attempting to do an interesting thing since craft beer is trendy. The issue is that the recipe for these things typically involve three or four steps ...

A Practical Guide to the Catchphrases of Arrested Development

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:09 -0400

In 2012, I watched for the first time and discovered that roughly 60 percent of the lexicon of my peer group consisted of direct references to the misadventures of the Bluth family. In the days leading up to the much-anticipated Netflix release of Season 4, experts* predict that that figure may rise as high as 80 or 90 percent. If you're one of the dozen or so people who still haven't ...

EXCLUSIVE Sports commission develops event incubator

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:02:58 -0400

Rob Higgins The new Event Development Institute scheduled to launch June 1 in Tampa is a first-of-its-kind sports event incubator envisioned by the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and funded by private donations. There was no fertile ground in which these event ideas could come to fruition, said Sports Commission Executive Director Rob Higgins. His team created the EDI to give upstart sports event ...

Lifestyle Sh51.8m gold shipment vanishes mysteriously from airport

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:16 -0400

The gold was spread among six boxes unloaded from American Airlines Flight 902, which arrived at 4:42 a.m. Tuesday morning from Guayaquil, Ecuador, according to ...

Live discussion how can we prepare better for ageing

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:30 -0400

"woefully under-prepared" to cope with this dramatic rise.Our online discussion, which will take place on Friday 24 May from 12 till 2pm, will ask how we can prepare better for an ageing population? How can we get sectors to work closer together to provide joined-up care? How can we encourage health, housing and social care services to collaborate to meet the needs ...

The Undateables turned me into a celebrity

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:29 -0400

The Undateables was shown, I was on the way to work and came out from the station, a person driving a car hooted and started doing a Leeds salute. Then when I was waiting to get on the bus, someone took their phone out and took my picture."Raymond Johnson hoped that taking part ...

A rush-hour high-speed train crash how would you cope – video

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:22:26 -0400

High-speed rail disaster rehearsal In Lincolnshire - in pictures Emergency teams recently staged a rail crash, complete with 'victims' to test their readiness for a real disaster. The Guardian was there to capture the most striking ...

Lifestyle 23 sets of twins in one class

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:22:09 -0400

grade level at the school -- meaning that roughly an astonishing 10 percent of them are twins. Only one of the 23 sets of twins are reportedly ...

Lifestyle Nokia to sponsor mobile stream at a global forum

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:22:08 -0400

The Forum, a joint initiative between infoDev, a global innovation program within the World Bank, and the Department of Science and ...

Nepalese man 81 attempts Everest climb days after 80-year-old set record

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:14:49 -0400

mountaineering supremacy has begun on the slopes of the world's highest peak after an 80-year-old Japanese man became the oldest person to reach the summit ...

All South African public servants may have to retrain

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:14:47 -0400

an article on South Africa's Business Day Live , public service minister Lindiwe Sisulu has said the country's 1.6 million public servants would all need training if the Public Administration Bill were to be passed. Directors-general would also have to sit a compulsory exam, the minister reportedly said earlier this week.The bill is part of a wider programme of reform which aims to cut ...

Indias sports bill draft to be ready by June 30 says minister

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:12:53 -0400

alleged spot-fixing in the IPL, has said the sports bill that is currently being drafted should be ready in full by June 30. Speaking to television channel CNN IBN, Singh said: "I feel it's very important for a very strict law, that processes are implemented not only in cricket but in other sports also. Cricket has just been exposed, but there might be things happening in other sports ...

Table tennis coach says sport will grow

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:11:25 -0400

/enpproperty--> A failed title sweep at the just-concluded table tennis worlds tournament did not mean defeat for the ever-victorious China but hope of popularizing the sport worldwide, China's head coach said. A beaming Liu Guoliang, leading team China to the first world tournament as head coach, said he and his team felt really relaxed at losing two of the five world titles in Paris ...

Gale kicks off David Jones birthday bash

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:57:54 -0400

Flying in from the Cannes Film Festival, Gale hosted a glittering black-tie cocktail party at Sydney's Castlereagh Street store on Thursday night.Joined by David Jones chief executive officer, Paul Zahra, guests were ushered up to the store's exclusive Level Seven, where the store's history is being shown in a commemorative exhibition."I'm very excited to be here ...

The cost of unlocking economic potential from core reference data

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:56:09 -0400

open data white paper. The stand-out is a proposal that government should work to identify a collection of national core reference data for priority release.Core reference data is commonly understood to mean authoritative "backbone" datasets that are necessary to make effective use of other data produced by the public sector. Popular examples include national address data and details of ...

Lifestyle Delegates raise alarm on use of Climate funds

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:12:47 -0400

Climate Finance as currently constituted supports projects that are not relevant to Africa, the Secretary General of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance has ...

Lifestyle Man marries 13-year-old girl he allegedly raped

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:12:47 -0400

Malaysia 's national news agency, the ministry is concerned that Masmud's action may set an example by providing an escape route in cases of statutory rape. "In order to protect public interest and prevent such incidents, the Ministry urges that the man be charged under Section 376 of the Penal Code in the Sessions Court or Section 80 of the Sabah Syariah Offences Enactment 1995 in ...

Sport infrastructure enables to host European Islamic Olympic Games

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:09:14 -0400

A press conference related to Islamic Olympic Games to take place in Azerbaijan in 2017 was held in Hilton hotel in Baku. "The European Olympic Games-2015 will be the first comprehensive competitions in Azerbaijan," Youth and Sports Ministers of Azerbaijan Azad Rahimov ...

Indian Sports Minister moots deterrent law to prevent credibility crisis

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:28 -0400

India News: Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today insisted that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now. And it is not only about cricket. We are talking about cricket because of this expose but there are other sports as well," he ...

Today in healthcare Thursday 23 May

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:25 -0400

King's Fund leadership summit today , which includes a keynote speech by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt. Before the event begins, here's a run through the top healthcare stories from around the web this morning. For the Guardian, Randeep Ramesh previews Hunt's speech. The health secretary, he writes, ...

GP chief to launch scathing attack on Jeremy Hunt over out-of-hours care

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:24 -0400

Jeremy Hunt , of "spouting rubbish" and rejected his demand that family doctors take back responsibility for out-of-hours care.Dr Laurence Buckman, the chair of the British Medical Association's GPs committee - which represents the UK's 40,000 GPs - is to launch a sustained personal assault on Hunt over his "denigration" of GPs and blaming them for the growing crisis ...

A chance for people with learning disabilities to stay out late at the gig

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:23 -0400

The boon of Gig Buddies. 'It means I can go out more. I have opportunities I've never had before, like going to Glastonbury,' said David, 27. Photograph: Gig ...

How do we create a climate that puts the needs of patients first

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:23 -0400

King's Fund leadership summit .The challenge facing the NHS is how to create a climate that puts patients' needs first. To understand the state of play, we conducted a survey of more than 900 NHS professionals following the publication of the Francis report, asking them about their views on leadership and quality of care. The results revealed that almost three-quarters (73%) of them do ...

High street regeneration how a council boosted a revamp for local businesses

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:22 -0400

regeneration work is not always a top priority for councils. Spending money to help businesses and provide residents with better high streets is often considered too much of a gamble.However, at Waltham Forest council we have decided to put money into this area. As a result earlier this year ...

Five steps to improve data security in your organisation

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:20 -0400

Housing associations are braced for reform. Legislation, from housing benefit direct to tenants to the bedroom tax, is being driven through but scant consideration has been given to data security. Changing how and where data is held, accessed and transmitted can have profound implications and could see some housing associations breach regulations.Securing personal data on the wide range of ...

Australian sports firm refutes charges of financial irregularities

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:40 -0400

Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ...

Plum High School Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2013 selected

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:43:34 -0400

The Plum High School Sports Hall of Fame committee has announced the eight-member Class of 2013 that will be inducted on Nov. 14 at Edgewood Country Club in ...

Corpus Christi Parks Recreation Department Classes

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:30:36 -0400

Cheer Classes will be offered by the Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department. Learn chants, cheers, dance, routines, and other fundamentals of cheerleading. This class combines fitness with fun and is a great opportunity for youth to stay physically active. This is a great opportunity for the youth to gain experience in cheerleading and meet new friends! Come join the party! It's ...

Lifestyle Twitter boosts security after hacks

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:46 -0400

security option turned on, it's still important for you to use a strong password and follow the rest of our advice for keeping your account ...

Cop recruit deaths Fitness was required for traffic officers

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:56:49 -0400

At an inquiry into the deaths of eight job applicants, the KZN transport department says its advert specified that a tough physical test was ...

Welfare reforms how their introduction will affect charities

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:53:27 -0400

Many blind people are 'frightened and confused' about this year's welfare reforms, says a spokesman for Action for Blind People. Photograph: Altrendo ...

Fast Furious Best dressed dude

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:32:45 -0400

Image Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Steve Granitz/WireImage (2); Frazer Harrison/Getty Images (2) There are always plenty women to ogle in ...

Lifestyle Personal devices at work pose security challenges to businesses

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:15 -0400

Employers might redesign regulation at work minimizing use of personal devices at work blamed for rise in online insecurity to businesses. A new study by Cisco networks blames current work lifestyles adopted by employees for the rise of network insecurity in offices. Security risks in businesses are on the rise because many employees adopt "my way" work lifestyles in which their ...

Rivera pushing for a big-league sport

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:03 -0400

Since then, he has made 23 stops, wearing 17 different uniforms, including a season in independent ball and 98 big-league games with the Mariners and ...

we gave you the readers the chance to star on our cover via Twitter and be a FIT City Series race ambassador. Here we meet the inspiring winners and hear their fitness stories

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:12 -0400

I was always involved in sport when I was younger, from rugby to GAA, golf and swimming. I was never the best or fittest, but was passionate about sport, so always gave 100pc effort.Then from 2007 to 2010, a number of factors, including ...

Los Angeles new mayor hipster Rhodes Scholar budget fixer

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:08 -0400

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaks during an election night party at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California, May 21, ...

Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:16:58 -0400

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates were expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth ...

Jedi What the movie means to me

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:15:24 -0400

Image Credit: THE RETURN OF RETURN OF THE JEDI: 30 YEARS AND COUNTING – Directed by Kyle Newman — Pictured: Kyle Newman’s wife and actress Jaime King with Storm Trooper (Screengrab) EW approached filmmaker Kyle Newman ...

Crimson Tides Saban to enter state sports Hall of Fame

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:08 -0400

BIRMINGHAM — Nick Saban's scowling face now greets fans coming into the state of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and a box of his cherished oatmeal cream pies rests at his ...

On the Runway Blog With Endorsements Uniqlo Has a Knack for Picking Winners

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:52 -0400

The week before Adam Scott won the Masters in April, Uniqlo announced that it had signed the golfer to a multiyear endorsement contract. A year earlier, Novak Djokovic (at right) also became a brand ambassador for Uniqlo and reclaimed his spot as the world's No. 1 men's tennis ...

Modern Family Sunshine State day

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:05:06 -0400

Swapping the sunshine of California for the humidity of Florida, the Dunphy-Pritchett clan gathered down South for Phil’s mother’s funeral. What ensued was a lot of exaggerated stereotypes, even more sweating, and a few tender ...

Salisbury Council rejects sports ground smoking bans

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:00 -0400

NORTHERN sports clubs will be forced to adopt their own policy to deal with spectators lighting up at local venues if Salisbury Council decides it will not proceed with a policy to ban smoking in open spaces. Salisbury Council planned to become the first local government in SA to ban smoking at parks and ovals 365 days year and not just at community events. But after advice from the SA Tobacco ...

Changes in the Marketing of Men’s Underwear

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:02:33 -0400

Five middle-aged men were seated in a clinical gray conference room to discuss the latest advertising campaign for 2(x)ist, an underwear label famous for plastering aggressive images of hyper-ripped, nearly naked men on bus shelters and phone kiosks just about ...

St. Louis man creates new app to connect sports fans

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:40 -0400

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Tim Murphy is a bit of a sports fanatic. "This is a bubble boy game signed by Wayne Gretzky," Murphy pointed out. He has mounds of memorabilia to prove it. "This is a Masters flag signed by Tom Watson," he added. It's his love of sports that also sparked an idea. "It's a smartphone app for live sporting and music events," Murphy ...

Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400

Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...

Skin Deep ‘Beach Hair’ Is Riding the Wave — Skin Deep

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:53:31 -0400

Among its enthusiasts are Brett Heyman, 33, founder of the luxury accessories line Edie Parker, named for her daughter, Edie. Both Edies came into the world about three years ago, and that is when Ms. Heyman, with "definitely a lot going on in my life," met Chris Lospalluto, a hair stylist at Sharon Dorram Color in Sally Hershberger's Upper East Side location, who has since given ...

Universals Adam Fogelson on Legendary Rumors Fifty Shades and Movies as a Spectator Sport

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:48:09 -0400

's annual Power Lawyers breakfast, Fogelson said Universal often is approached by possible financial backers and has turned away several proposals. "They did not meet our needs," Fogelson told the crowd of entertainment attorneys and executives. "We are under no pressure to take a financing partner at all. Legendary, which has financed a healthy chunk of Warner Bros.' ...

Fun house big help in dire days

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:29 -0400

By the age of three, Danielle Fleer had spent more than a third of her life in hospital.Diagnosed with cancer at just two, she had 12 months of chemotherapy, flying between Perth and her home in Albany to get treatment. Doctors had found a 1kg tumour in her abdomen and the toddler had to have risky surgery. Vital blood vessels had tangled around the tumour and only a portion of it could be ...

iStyle It’s hip to be square

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:58:19 -0400

The term windowpane, it must be admitted, is a rather lovely one, at once painting a picture in the imagination and being ever so slightly archaic and old-fashioned. It even imparts a touch of whimsy; conjuring, as it does, the idea of gorgeous, rattling sash windows in a Georgian property with original period features rather than the double-glazed uPVC ones that the majority of people live with. ...

Staff voice fears over quality of care in NHS

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:17 -0400

Survey by the Kings Fund will alarm ministers coming after the Francis inquiry into the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust was published last ...

Looking Back on Fire Island Pines

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:44:40 -0400

As the Pines is rebuilt after damage from a fire and a hurricane, photographers and others revisit the years before both AIDS and, later, broader social acceptance of homosexuals. A number of the modernist homes that dot the Pines and are featured in the book "Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction,"an overdue monograph about a little-known architect to ...

Government accused of using anti-GP rhetoric to mask its own failings

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:01 -0400

Doctors ' leaders and the health secretary are on a collision course over claims the government is using "anti-GP rhetoric" to mask its own failure to effectively reform ...

The 20 Types Of Depressed Sports Fans

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:39:55 -0400

Toronto Maple Leafs fans react to the Boston Bruins first goal while watching the game at Maple Leafs Square in Toronto on Monday May 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank ...

Sports Briefing | Cycling Visconti Wins Another Giro Stage

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:21:20 -0400

Giovanni Visconti claimed another solo victory by winning the 17th stage of the Giro ...

Cannes-Fashion Photos Robert Redford Suits Up and Sports Illustrated Model Irina Shayk Bares Skin on the Croisette

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:18 -0400

Even though they did not have premiere tickets, the same pesky rain clouds that reigned over the Cannes Film Festival's first weekend stormed back into the coastal town on Wednesday. And while they succeeded in showering the red carpet, they could not dampen the day's glamour. Robert Redford, Jessica Chastain, a gaggle of designer-clad models, and even Roman Polanski still swept down ...

Here are the highest-paid coaches in US sports Forbes

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:44:14 -0400

Photo credit: Giants' head coach Tom Coughlin ranked No. 8 with an annual salary of $6.67 million. (Getty) The NFL dominated Forbes' list of the highest-paid coaches in American sports in a report released Wednesday. Eight of the top 10 call the shots of football teams, including Giants coach Tom Coughlin at No. 8. The other two on the list are from the NBA. Here's the full top ...

Getting Ready for the Beach Sales and Kate Spade by Gilt – Scouting Report

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:03 -0400

Now that the weather's finally turned in time for the holiday weekend, drop by Everything But Water's first New York shop for a selection of specialty swimwear; a Basta Surf strappy bandeau top ($106) and reversible hipster bottoms ($99) look well suited for that first StndAIR trip. Or Scoop Beach, Scoop NYC's one-stop pop-up for beach-ready essentials, like a Theodora & Callum ...

Splint made by 3D printer used to save baby’s life

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:45 -0400

A baby's life has been saved by using a device to help him breathe created by a 3D printer. The operation, carried out in the US, follows the development of a controversial 3D-printed gun openly available ...

Technology And Sports Will Get You On The Forbes Most Powerful People List But Not Entertainment

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:33 -0400

Reading through Forbes’ list of the 71 most powerful people in the world this afternoon, I was struck by something interesting. For all that we talk about the influence of culture on both society and individuals, there only two people involved in the production or distribution of culture or the arts on the list. There are a lot of figures from tech companies, many of which are made more ...

Kids using study drugs but parents not paying attention Study

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:22 -0400

A dangerous trend on the rise among teenagers in the US is the use of "study drugs" - a prescription stimulant or amphetamine - to cram for exams. But a new study released May 20 shows that most parents aren't paying attention.Researchers from the University of Michigan in the US surveyed 710 parents of teens between the ages of 13 and 17 and found that only 1% believed that their ...

T Magazine About Last Night | Fun Times at MoMA’s Party in the Garden

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:43 -0400

The Museum of Modern Art’s Party in the Garden benefit drew in the social set, including Marie-Jose and Henry Kravis, Jamie Tisch, and Susan and David Rockefeller Jr.; art world darlings like John Currin and Jeff and Justine Koons; and the fashion flock, including Rachel Roy, Bibhu Mohapatra and Tamara Mellon. Among the sea of best-dressed art patrons were the artists Cindy Sherman and ...

On the Runway Blog | Front Row Flouting the Uniform Code

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:43 -0400

kale salads . Wait a minute. That stereotype actually sounds delicious. And hasn't the very notion that football players lack a certain style gene been disproved by Tom Brady? Next thing you know, we'll have quarterbacks and wide receivers moonlighting as fashion ...

Someone Paid $36000 for Luke Skywalker’s Pants

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:43 -0400

movie have just been auctioned off by auction house Nate D. Sanders for a staggering $36,100, following last night’s closure of online bidding. If you’re wondering just what kind of pants are worth that amount of money, then the answer is apparently ';sand-colored ‘cotton drill’ Levi’s pants... purposefully distressed to display wear,'; ...

Before Midnight EW movie review

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:26 -0400

, the third chapter in their saga, expecting another poetically touching conversational love song. Yet confounds expectations in powerful and even haunting ways. It's not just darker than the previous two films. It's bigger, deeper, and more searching. It follows the characters through a tale of embattled love that extends far beyond them. The movie opens with Jesse at an airport, ...

Fast Furious 6 EW movie review

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:25 -0400

F&F It takes a certain kind of logistical genius to engineer a movie this giddily entertaining, especially six films in. Back in 2001, when Vin Diesel's chrome-domed ringleader Dom Toretto and Paul Walker's ex-cop Brian O'Conner first got behind the wheel, no one would've guessed that we'd still be invested in a bunch of thrill-seeking grease monkeys more than a ...

Hangover III EW movie review

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:25 -0400

For a franchise known for pushing boundaries, The Hangover Part III isn't nearly outrageous enough. In his wild 2009 original, Todd Phillips goosed the ...

Cassadee Pope Hear her new single

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:24 -0400

stage on June 4 to debut her new single, ';Wasting All These Tears.'; But fans will have to wait until fall for Pope’s full not-yet-titled album, which she promises will give fans the same mix of country and rock that she delivered on the show. ';[Fans] can expect a mixture. I grew up singing country music. It’s always spoken to me; it’s always felt ...

TRNC hosts an international sports event

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:14:02 -0400

The 1st Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) University Sports Games is taking place in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).Turkish Youth & Sports Minister Suat Kilic who attended the opening ceremony of the event in Lefkosa on Tuesday said that this event was a ray of hope for ending the embargoes on TRNC.Athletes from seven countries are participating in the first international ...

Sports Kenyan athletes rule Beijing track

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:41 -0400

Hillary Kipsang , who trains under Golazo Sports management, was too strong for his opponents as he led unprecedented top-four spots for Kenya. Kipsang, who boasts an impressive 8:07.71 personal best and the sixth world junior all-time, showed little respect for a classy line up that had world 3,000m steeplechase silver ...

Lifestyle Health budget falls short by Sh125b

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:36 -0400

On notice He put on notice staff in the ministry, saying that issues of inefficiency and accountability must be addressed immediately. Macharia said that the ministry had good policies, adding that the biggest challenge it faced was in the implementation. "Issues like maternal health can be easily achieved through devolution, by first addressing those vulnerable people in the rural ...

Lifestyle Schools scrap evening preps due to insecurity

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:35 -0400

Some students have also opted to stay out of schools altogether because they are traumatised after witnessing brutal attacks on their relatives. And teachers are now worried about the consequences the disruption of learning could have on performance in national examinations. These are among the concerns expressed during a five-day conference by the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association ...

Letters Men masculinity and matriarchal spaces

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:58 -0400

Jack O'Sullivan makes some very important points about the clear difficulty around discussing what men experience and how the post-feminist settlement leaves out matriarchal influences and power relations in the domestic space ...

Noted Beauty Products Based on Food — Noted

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:08 -0400

And now the beauty industry is going even further, marketing what it calls "food based" products like coconut shampoo, grapefruit body scrub, mushroom anti-aging cream, pomegranate-pigmented lipstick and cucumber eye-makeup ...

Summer Must List New EW cover

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:08:49 -0400

(in theaters July 26), where Jackman jumped and leapt and charmed his way through a series of seemingly back-breaking stunts that he made look as easy as pie. That's entertainment — and who embodies the power and pop of summer in the cinema better than ...

Jets rookie QB Geno Smith signs with Jay-Z’s sports agency

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:27 -0400

Geno Smith has joined Jay-Z for one big sports and hip-hop collaboration.The New York Jets rookie quarterback has chosen the rap artist's new Roc Nation Sports to represent him. Smith, who slipped out of the first round last month and fell to the Jets in the second round at No. 39 overall, fired his agents -- Select Sports -- shortly after the NFL draft. The former West Virginia star met ...

Sports Rudisha Kemboi and Lagat eye Diamond League

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:47 -0400

Ezekiel Kemboi , who has been out of action since winning gold at the London Olympic Games, will launch his season in the Big Apple. Rudisha, who won the first leg in Doha in one minute and 43.87 seconds, returns to USA for a back-to-back competition - where he will also compete at the fourth leg in Eugene, Oregon, next week. Rudisha, the prodigy with 800m all-time bests in America, Europe and ...

Sports Cheruiyot and Keitany to miss competition for over one year

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:46 -0400

Mary Keitany are expectant and are likely to return in 2014 for 2015 World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games preparations. Although the pregnancies emerge as blessings to their families, it could be a challenge ...

Cuba Achieved Good Results in Sport Games for Journalists

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:53 -0400

Medellin, Colombia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives achieved very good results today, which include three golden medals, four silver and two bronze in athletics at the First Sports Games for journalists AIPS America, taking place in the Colombian city. Cubans achieved the first place in the 100 meters under 35 years, through Duber Luis Piñeiro, while Dayan Garcia got bronze. ...

The 10 Best road-trip gadgets

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:38 -0400

It may not be the most glamorous piece of kit, but it's certainly one of the most useful things to have with you on a trip abroad. This adaptor also features twin USB sockets; perfect for keeping all your gadgets in ...

A Week With The Linksys x3500 router

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:38 -0400

Getting your home wireless network up and running is one of modern life's challenges. The x3500 wireless route from Linksys aims to take some of the pain out of this with a straightforward step-up process and one-touch connection for additional devices.It has a Cisco badge on it but Linksys was sold by Cisco to Belkin earlier this year, so it still gets the free Cisco Connect Express app. ...

Are children naturally better with computers than their parents

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:37 -0400

We're often astounded by the ability of children to pick up, use and master the latest technological innovations. You frequently hear stories from parents of how they left a tablet computer lying around and after a couple of hours they came back to find their toddler using it to play games, look at kittens on the internet or open an offshore bank ...

I am the beneficiary of the house-price boom. My children are its victims | Suzanne Moore

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:06 -0400

property is theft then I am a colossal thief. I sold my house via Foxtons. Thanks, Nick! See, I know how to get you onside; boasting of my palatial Hackney residence! The truth is that like anyone who bought property 20 years ago in London and tarted it up and just kind of lived in it, the profit made has nothing to do with my canniness or financial nous. It's just that house prices have ...

Homophobia and bigotry win out in US immigration reform debate | Gavin Newsom

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:06 -0400

comprehensive immigration reform bill on Tuesday , but without protections for same-sex couples. That means a partner of the same sex could be denied a visa to come to the US. The rights of the gay community are being dealt away once again for political expediency. This issue is not about policy or principle for ...

Austerity is a task for another day IMF tells George Osborne

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:18:04 -0400

austerity pause button. Invest more in social housing, schools and road repairs. Growth is more important in the short term than deficit reduction. Couched in suitably polite language, that was the uncomfortable message from the International Monetary Fund ...

T Magazine Just One Look | Resort Gets the Floral Treatment at Oscar de la Renta

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:49 -0400

Oscar de la Renta's Resort 2014 collection was in full bloom today, complete with rose resin-casted earrings, violet taffeta flowers and tulip-embroidered lace. A standout in the bouquet of skirts, dresses and gowns on view in the designer's showroom this afternoon was the indigo floral bubble peplum cocktail dress. The look was topped off with classic sapphire crystal drop earrings, ...

Andy Roddick Joins Fox Sports 1

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:58:44 -0400

Erin Andrews Officially Set to Move to Fox Sports After ESPN Contract Expires It is a high profile hire for Fox Sports, which is gunning for cable sports leader ESPN when the former launches Aug. 17 in more than 80 million homes. Roddick, 30, announced his retirement from tennis after last summer’s U.S. Open. He’ll appear on ...

CT scans safe for kids doctors

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:33 -0400

Australian health experts have reassured anxious parents about the safety of CT scans, after new research found a single test in childhood increased the risk of cancer by 24 per cent.Doctors and cancer groups argue that the absolute risk remains low, amounting to an extra cancer case for every 1400 computed tomography scans.But they say the findings, published by the British Medical Journal, are ...

Joke prompts prostate checks

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:30 -0400

It was said to be in bad taste but a joke by the Prime Minister's partner three months ago about prostate checks has prompted more men to seek medical advice, according to a major men's health group.As women's health groups report a surge in breast cancer inquiries after actress Angelina Jolie revealed her mastectomy, the Prostate Cancer Foundation says the "off-colour" ...

Discrimination Everyday Sexism Project takes the fight to Facebook

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:53 -0400

Stepping up its relentless campaign against casual misogyny, the Everyday Sexism Project, which documents "everyday experiences of sexism to prove how bad the problem is and create solidarity", is taking on one of the world's most prolific companies in its bid to tackle gender-based ...

Motoring review Bentley Flying Spur

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:52 -0400

There's a dangerously overloaded motorised rickshaw veering towards me from my right, a new Audi with red military plates up my backside and a minibus full of tourists heading to Tiananmen Square squeezing into a tiny spot in front of me. My head is turning like a swivel-eyed motoring hack in hot water as I think to myself that Beijing's crowded streets are probably not the best ...

Is the reaction to Microsofts Xbox One any different to Xbox 360 The more things change...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:52 -0400

Reactions so far to last night's unveiling of the new Xbox One have been tepid to say the least. Industry commentators and internet commenters alike have accused Microsoft of straying from their brief: failing to put gaming at the heart of their new console and concentrating too much on integrating ...

Rococo silver coffee pot could set $6 million record at auction

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:32 -0400

An 18th century silver Rococo coffee pot is expected to become the most valuable piece of English silver ever sold at auction when it goes up for sale in July, auction ...

General Zod Threatens Earth’s Annihilation in Latest Man of Steel Trailer

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:50:31 -0400

, Warner Bros. is pulling out the big guns trailer-wise. The latest: This menacing message from General Zod threatening - and kind of delivering - the annihilation of Earth if Superman doesn’t surrender to him. ';Your world has sheltered one of my citizens. He will look like you, but he is not one of you,'; Zod (played by already ominous ...

French split over English at universities

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:49:48 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - Defenders of the French language are furious at plans to introduce courses taught in English at public universities, arguing that France must protect itself against linguistic encroachment or risk losing its cultural ...

Surgeons fear online performance data will damage reputations

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:02 -0400

The leader of England's surgeons has warned that the imminent publication of data about individual performance could destroy careers and harm patients if it is wrongly interpreted.In his first interview on an issue that is causing considerable concern in the profession, Norman Williams, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said they were facing "a watershed moment for us" ...

High-speed rail disaster rehearsal in Lincolnshire – in pictures

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:57 -0400

Emergency teams recently staged a rail crash, complete with 'victims' to test their readiness for a real disaster. The Guardian was there to capture the most striking and dramatic ...

TV finales 19 most frustrating ever

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:20 -0400

May 12, 2012 (season 16 finale)Easygoing Rafael Nadal lookalike Ben Flajnik had major audience support after his incredibly raw and angry reaction to Ashley Hebert's humiliating rejection of his proposal on ette . All that emotional capital was quickly squandered when he was the man handing out the roses. He quickly lived up to every horrible cliché falling for resident model mean ...

Twitter and Kiwi athletes Sports world riding the wave of change

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:14 -0400

When Usain Bolt sprinted clear of compatriot Yohan Blake to complete an unprecedented second straight Olympic 100m-200m golden double, those fans not jumping for joy were furiously bashing buttons on their phones. Eighty-thousand tweets were sent reacting to the race. Every minute. It was the second-most tweeted event of the London Games - trailing the Spice Girls playing at the closing ceremony ...

Fitness Success 5 great ways to make fitness and weight loss easier

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:58 -0400

Most people think that the key to taking off the weight (fat) and keeping off the fat (or staying in shape) is just willpower and self-discipline. In fact, attempting to rely on your willpower to keep the weight (fat) off for the rest of your life is a ticking time bomb — it’s only a matter of time before something else in your life will distract and derail you. Don’t get ...

Bookmakers anticipate two-horse race for 2020 bid sports

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:51:59 -0400

The IOC will vote on whether to include one of the following sports in the 2020 Olympic programme on 8 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos ...

On-demand services are creating TV infidelity

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:44 -0400

A survey has found that 61% of women and 51% of men admit to cheating on their partners by secretly watching extra episodes of TV shows they're meant to be watching together as a couple.A study commissioned by a company that offers time-shift and on-demand TV viewing should always be taken with a pinch of salt but, nevertheless, the results of the Netflix survey make for interesting reading. ...

Webby Awards What you missed

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:35 -0400

Image Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images The Webby Awards aren’t the world’s shortest award ceremony — including a dinner break, the ceremony takes the standard three hours — but ...

Living with Google Glass what its actually like to wear

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:49 -0400

I have spent the past few weeks lowering my expectations for Google Glass. When I put on Google's smart glasses a year ago - Sergey Brin, Google's co-founder, let the press try on his pair at the company's developer conference - I found it exhilarating. But many of my tech-journalist colleagues have panned the device recently, calling it disorienting, buggy, and hobbled by terrible ...

New Yorkers in glass houses shouldnt be surprised they were photographed | Jill Filipovic

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:17 -0400

New York City for more than a decade what makes someone a "real" New Yorker and you'll get five different answers: if you're born here; seven years in the city; 10 years; when you're no longer fazed by celebrity sightings; when a bagel guy knows how you like your coffee and uses the perfect amount of cream cheese. My opinion? You become a real New Yorker around the third ...

Are museums a man or womans world

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:15 -0400

equality perspective is incorporated in all policies at all levels and at all stages".Gender mainstreaming emerged as a strategy towards global equity by 1995, after it was addressed at the UN's fourth world conference of ...

Why philosophy students do the most drugs

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:15 -0400

drugs , compared with 57% of medical students. Why this discrepancy? Is it because philosophy is easier than medicine and thus offers more recreational downtime? Really? Is grasping the Kantian noumenon less demanding than dissecting corpses?The Tab's editors, sensibly, say the survey should be taken with a pinch of salt since respondents are self-selecting. But if so, why would philosophy ...

Young faces enliven Kuwaits faded art scene

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:21 -0400

View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Kuwaiti graphic designer Mohammad Sharaf talks about his work in his office in Hawalli, May 1, 2013. After two lackluster decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene ...

Dubai authorities seize shipment of 259 elephant tusks

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:16 -0400

IFAW ) said in a statement that the container came from Mombasa in Kenya. Poaching has risen in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa, where well-armed criminal gangs have killed elephants and rhinos for tusks that are often shipped to Asia for use in ornaments and some medicines. The UAE ministry said the shipment, containing 259 pieces of ivory, was discovered by customs officials ...

Xbox One Price and release date revealed

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:53 -0400

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

Turkey presents Prophets sayings for the 21st Century

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26:44 -0400

during his life. Preachers and jurists use them to understand the Koran and support Muslim teachings and fatwas (religious edicts) on all aspects of life, from prayer to education for women. What makes this one different is that it selects and explains the hadiths from the perspective of today's Turkey, whose mix of a secular state, dynamic economy and Muslim society has aroused considerable ...

Motherlode Blog Not Worried About a Little Baby Fat

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:57 -0400

Jessica Grose offers monthly bulletins on how becoming a parent (her daughter was born in December 2012) is changing her life. I was showing my favorite photograph of the baby to an acquaintance. She commented on the girl's sweet thighs sticking out of her flowered onesie and her kissable cheeks, and I said, with maternal pride, "She's such a chubby bunny." The other ...

Only God Forgives Cannes review

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:02 -0400

, the deliriously bloody and overwrought Ryan Gosling art thriller that premiered two years ago at Cannes, is a movie that I found stylish in its way (it was hard not to, given that the film was ...

Robert Redford probes the power of silence in sea saga All is Lost at Cannes

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:08 -0400

CANNES, France - Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in shipwreck drama "All is Lost." He doesn't have much choice. A man-versus-nature tale about a lone sailor adrift on the Indian Ocean, J.C. Chandor's movie has no dialogue, just a few lines of voiceover at the start. Redford says he was excited by "the challenge of being solitary, alone, without ...

Fitness-for-work tests unfair on people with mental health problems court says

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:47 -0400

The judge ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions had breached its duties to make 'reasonable adjustments' under the Equality Act to ensure that people with mental health problems were treated fairly. Photograph: Toby ...

Lessons from Australian local government

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:33 -0400

Melbourne, setting for the local government summit. Councils in England and Australia can learn from each other, says John Tizard. Photograph: Lonely Planet ...

The Highest-Paid Coaches In U.S. Sports

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:53 -0400

Bill Belichick's two-year run as America's highest-paid coach has come to an end. That title now belongs to Sean Payton, the fellow NFL coach who will be paid around $8 million per year to lead the New Orleans Saints for the next five seasons. Payton's future employment was something of a mystery at the end of last year when the NFL voided his contract extension with the Saints, ...

Children’s fitness gets D-minus on national report card

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:40 -0400

Sedentary lifestyles, faraway schools and expensive sports programs are seeing fewer Canadian kids achieving the recommended level of fitness in their daily lives. But a local recreation centre is partnering with a national healthy living body to create better, more innovative ways to squeeze unstructured play and daily exercise into busy schedules. According to Statistics Canada, one in three ...

High heels dont cause bunions Study

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:11 -0400

High-heeled shoes are known to shorten calf muscles, cause pain, and even trigger migraines, but according to new research, they won't lead to bunions. For that, you can thank your parents. The study, led Dr. Marian Hannan from Hebrew SeniorLife and Harvard Medical School in Boston, included 1,370 participants enrolled in the Framingham Foot Study. Participants had a mean age of 66 years and ...

Aritzia tags offend disability groups

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:11 -0400

Vancouver-based Aritzia has yanked some of its clothing tags that drew angry complaints from offended customers and disability groups. Aritzia executives admitted to QMI Agency Tuesday that clothing tags with the ...

Fitness was a job requirement department

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:12:12 -0400

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

‘Doing drugs is our recreation’

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:36 -0400

Johannesburg - If there’s anything that keeps Eldorado Park’s station commissioner, Brigadier Leroy Nolan, awake at night, it’s the drugs in his policing ...

With even toilet paper scarce Venezuelan president warms to business

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:05 -0400

By Eyanir Chinea CARACAS | Wed May 22, 2013 10:10am EDT CARACAS May 22 (Reuters) - A Venezuelan supermarket puts a stack of toilet paper on its shop floor, and desperate consumers snatch it up within five minutes. A woman's voice over the loudspeaker reminds shoppers each person can only buy four packages. Few seemed convinced by the government's promise just days earlier that ...

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:51 -0400

The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director.The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority also agreed to cover the costs if a settlement is reached in the case, though the board specified that the agency could opt ...

Adelaide City Council plan to lure more sport groups to parklands

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

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

Steven Spielberg to produce Halo TV series with exclusive content for Xbox One

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

newly released Xbox One , based on the blockbuster single-player game. Few details about the content of the TV series have been announced, although it is expected to focus on the central "Halo" character Master Chief and his battles against the evil Covenant. The game has previously been made into a live-action web series called "Halo: Forward Unto Dawn", but this is the first ...