tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26303722972049262442023-11-15T07:15:53.391-08:00Kamera e FshehurK-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-72664133475251260292011-08-09T00:27:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:28:46.819-07:00Teen Choice Awards honor 4 Nashville recording actsSwift claimed six statues, including the organization’s most prestigious, The Ultimate Choice Award, to make her the most awarded winner in the show’s history. In addition, Swift won Choice honors for female artist, female country artist, country single, breakup song and red carpet fashion icon female.
<br /><p>Paramore collected trophies for Choice Music rock group and rock track. Urban won male country artist; Lady Antebellum won country group.</p><p>The evening’s other big winners included <b>Selena Gomez</b>, who took home five awards, and her boyfriend, <a href="http://kamerafshehureng.blogspot.com"><b>Justin Bieber</b></a>, who picked up four nods.</p>
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-10282392558129278522011-08-09T00:26:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:27:43.863-07:00Kanye West,Jay-Z live upHow confident are Kanye West and Jay-Z in their abilities? Confident enough to call their first full-fledged venture together <i>Watch the Throne</i> without fear that snarky critics and Internet commenters might suggest that the hotly hyped endeavor is worthy of being flushed.<p> And the self-assurance of the hip-hop kingpins, it turns out, is not misplaced.</p><p> <i>Watch the Throne</i> (Roc-A-Fella *** ½), which went on sale exclusively on iTunes on Monday and will be sold on CD solely at Best Buy starting Friday, is the rare, surprisingly serious-minded superstar collaboration that plays to both parties' strengths.</p><p> The duo first worked together when West provided beats for "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)," two standout cuts on Jay-Z's 2001 album <i>The Blueprint</i>. They'll tour together this fall as The Throne, including a date at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia on Nov. 2, for which tickets went on sale Monday.</p><p> Despite being as highly anticipated as any album this year, <i>Watch the Throne</i> wins the expectations game. And that's a surprise. Neither "H.A.M.," the operatic boast included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition, nor "Otis," the fun but frivolous cut that samples Otis Redding and was released a few weeks back, suggested that Jay-Z and West would bring out the best in each other.</p><p> Happily, evidence of such is plentiful throughout. It starts with the opening track, "No Church in the Wild," in which Frank Ocean of the hip-hop collective Odd Future sets a soul-searching, spiritually inclined tone. Before the marquee attractions are heard, Ocean, in a quietly commanding voice, sings the hook: "What's a king to a God? What's a God to a king? What's a God to a nonbeliever?"</p><p> Those questions set the stage for a winning tag-team affair in which two heavy hitters share equal time on the mike, with West's more impetuous yet self-scrutinizing rhymes giving way to Jay-Z's seemingly offhand master-class deliveries.</p><p> A thoughtful and effectively playful <i>Watch the Throne</i> track is "New Day," produced by the Wu Tang Clan's The RZA. It finds the MCs musing about growing up fatherless, and promising to do better for their as-yet-unborn sons.</p><p> "I'll never let my son have an ego, he'll be nice to everyone wherever we go," West rhymes. In the next couplet, referencing his telethon remarks criticizing George Bush after Hurricane Katrina, he adds: "I'll even make him be a Republican, so everyone knows he like white people."</p><p> Jay-Z, 41, insouciantly joshes about the super-celebrity he enjoys with his wife, Beyoncé - who puts her four-alarm voice to work on the party track "Lift Off." "Sorry junior, I already ruined ya," he rhymes. "Ain't even been born yet, paparazzi already pursuing ya."</p><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">
<br /></div>K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-34220418694442201662011-08-09T00:25:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:26:07.808-07:00Mysterious Orange Goo in Alaska Tiny Eggs of Unknown Specieshe mysterious orange colored goo that washed upon the shores of an Alaskan village last week has been identified. Denying rumors that suggested that the orange stuff was a form of alien life, Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab said on Monday that it was a mass of microscopic eggs filled with fatty droplets, most likely to be of a small crustacean.
<br /><p>"We now think these are some sort of small crustacean egg or embryo, with a lipid oil droplet in the middle causing the orange color," Jeep Rice, a lead NOAA scientist at the Juneau lab, said in a release. </p> <p>"So this is natural. It is not chemical pollution; it is not a man-made substance," Rice added.</p> <p>Scientists believe that the substance is some kind of crustacean eggs; however, they are not sure enough about the species. They also don't know whether the substance is poisonous. This is what makes the residents of Kivalina, an Inupiat Eskimo community, worried.</p> <p>"Certain organisms can produce toxins, and you can't tell if that's the case (here) until you know what species it is," said Emanuel Hignutt, analytical chemistry manager for the state Environmental Health Laboratory.</p> <p>"It was easy to see cellular structure surrounding the lipid droplet, and to identify this as 'animal'," said Rice. "We have determined these are small invertebrate eggs, although we cannot tell which species."</p> <p>According to Janet Mitchell, Kivalina city administrator, the substance may have rained down on the village Wednesday evening as it was found in buckets used by some residents to collect rainwater that night.</p> <p>The samples of the mysterious substance have sent to the Institute for Marine Science at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Monday.</p>
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-60700454452920536912011-08-09T00:24:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:25:20.017-07:00DNA building blocks found in meteorites <div class="corrections "> </div> For 50 years, scientists have debated whether the components of DNA — the molecule central to all life on Earth — could spontaneously form in space. A new analysis of a dozen meteorites found in Antarctica and elsewhere presents the strongest evidence yet that the answer is yes.<div class="article_body"><article> <p>Meteorites are space rocks that have fallen to the ground, and the new report bolsters the notion that heavy meteorite bombardment of the early Earth may have seeded the planet with the stuff of life. While life has not been found beyond Earth, all earthly plants and animals rely on DNA to store genetic information. At the center of the ladder-like DNA molecule lie ring-like structures called nucleobases. </p> </article></div>K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-19668872848734593182011-08-09T00:23:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:24:11.696-07:00Perry to test GOP interestLeaning toward a presidential run, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will visit at least two early primary states -- South Carolina and New Hampshire -- on Saturday at the same time most of his would-be GOP opponents are competing in an important test vote in Iowa.<p>A Republican with links to the governor said Perry won't go forward if he can't secure enough financial commitments by this weekend.</p><p>Spokesman Mark Miner said Monday: "The governor is not a candidate for office at this time. Stay tuned."</p>K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-51720540380233784982011-08-09T00:22:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:23:18.054-07:00House page program ending<p>Leaders are ending the page program that began in the 1820s, allowing high school students to serve as messengers while getting a behind-the-scenes look at Congress that few Americans ever get.</p><p>Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote House members Monday that the Internet and email have left the pages with little to do. Their message — delivered via mail — said the House could no longer justify the $5 million annual expense.</p><p>Pages, usually high school juniors, live in their own dorm, have their own school and at times party like — well, like teenagers whose parents are away. The program, which has adult supervision, has nonetheless been touched by a few sex scandals.</p><p>But most of the time, the pages could be seen around the Capitol complex with their dark blazers and neatly trimmed hair, running at warp speed when summoned by a member of Congress. They all were smart, needing a minimum 3.0 grade average in core school subjects to get into the program.</p><p>The problem, Boehner and Pelosi said, is they now have little to do. The stacks of bills and the packages they carried, the messages transmitted from one lawmaker to another, can all be delivered electronically.</p><p>The House program will end by Aug. 31, although the Senate page program will continue.</p><p>In 1983, the House censured Republican Rep. Dan Crane of Illinois and Democratic Rep. Gerry Studds of Massachusetts for sexual relationships with pages — Crane with a young woman and Studds with a young man.</p><p>More recently, in 2006, Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida resigned in disgrace after it was learned he had sent sexually suggestive electronic messages to former male pages. That scandal, and the failure of Republican leaders to act after they learned what Foley was doing, helped the Democrats regain the House that year.</p><p>After the Foley case, the House overhauled the board that supervised pages, including giving both parties an equal say in overseeing the program. The Republican chairman of the board during the Foley scandal had failed to notify other board members of Foley's questionable emails. The board also was expanded to include a former page and the parent of a page.</p><p>One former page, Rep. John Dingell, said "It's very sad" that the program is ending.</p><p>Dingell, 85, went on to win election to Congress in 1955, and the Michigan Democrat is now the longest serving member of the House.</p>K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-19789026898304837842011-08-09T00:21:00.002-07:002011-08-09T00:22:18.576-07:00Latin American Stocks Fall SharplyLatin American stocks fell sharply as part of a global sell off following the downgrade of the United States' credit rating and the debt crises afflicting some European countries.
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<br />On Monday, Brazil's Bovespa stock index dropped below 50,000 points for the first time since July 2009, losing more than 8 percent of its value. The Brazilian currency, the real, fell to 1.6 against the U.S. dollar. Shares of mining giant Vale and the state-owned oil company, Petrobras, also traded more than 5 percent lower.
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<br />President Dilma Rousseff has said Brazil is strong enough to confront this hurdle. Brazil is Latin America's biggest economy and is now considered one of the world's major emerging economies.
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<br />Elsewhere, Mexico's stock index was down about 5 percent. Mexico is particularly dependent on the U.S. economy, sending about 80 percent of its exports to its northern neighbor.
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<br />Chile's key IPSA index was also down several percentage points Monday.K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-50317449904909775792011-08-09T00:21:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:21:47.533-07:00Tiger Woods Back in Action After Nearly 3 MonthsFormer world number-one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States is back in competition after an 11-week break to heal injuries to his left leg.
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<br />Woods teed it up Thursday at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, and finished his first round at 2-under-par-68. He said he "hit the ball really flush" and that the hardest part was controlling the distance.
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<br />Woods is tied for 18th, six shots behind leader Adam Scott of Australia who fired a brilliant 8-under-par 62.
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<br />This had been the third-longest layoff of Tiger's career, during which he fired his longtime caddie, saying it was time for a change And on Monday he dropped to number-28, his lowest world ranking in 14.5 years.
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<br />It has been more than 20 months since Tiger's last victory, was which at the Australian Masters, shortly before he was exposed for having multiple extramarital affairs that led to his divorce.
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<br />Woods is playing a Firestone course where he has been quite successful. He has won seven times there, matching the most he has won on any course as a pro. However, he was at his low point on the course in the Bridgestone Invitational last year when he finished 78th in an 80-man field. Before that, Woods had never finished out of the top five on the course.
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-41884115174479661682011-08-09T00:20:00.002-07:002011-08-09T00:21:17.893-07:00Ice Hockey a Hit in Beijing<p>When one thinks of the sports in which China excels, swimming, gymnastics or track and field usually come to mind. But ice hockey? While the sport may not have as big a following as soccer or basketball, there are an increasing number of youngsters who are learning about slap shots, hat tricks and teamwork.
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<br />Nestled in a newly built neighborhood on the northwest side of Beijing, high up on the fourth floor of a massive shopping complex, is one of this city's newest ice rinks. It is also the site of an ice hockey camp for young, talented players.</p> For several weeks last month, the Flying Tigers hosted a summer camp for these young players. Most were from Beijing, but some came from as far away as Hong Kong and the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
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<br />“Initially coming to China where hockey isn't their main focus, I was very impressed with the skill level of the kids right from the 04-05s, right up to the big kids," said Kevin Masters, one of several coaches flown in from Canada. "The specifics of the skating and the individual type skills are absolutely comparable to what we see back home in Canada.”
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-80942686211177746672011-08-09T00:20:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:20:51.293-07:00Potential Malaria Vaccine Protects Against Different Strains<p>A team of U.S. scientists has shown how a malaria vaccine could be more effective by making it work against different strains of the malaria parasite.</p> The<a href="http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/3/93/93ra69.abstract" target="_blank"> discovery</a> may help develop more effective vaccines for other diseases, too.
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<br />Many vaccines are administered in a serum contain adjuvants - substances that enhance the protective effect of the vaccine itself.
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<br />Vaccines normally stimulate the production of antibodies which attach to the surface of a bacteria or virus. But if the infection mutates, the antibodies may not be able bind to it, and the immunization won't be effective.
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<br />To get around that problem, the researchers focused on finding a malaria vaccine adjuvant that would produce antibodies against numerous strains of the parasite.
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<br />Darrick Carter of the non-profit Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle, Washington, explained that antibodies become more effective as the body mounts its immune response, a process called antibody maturation.
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<br />"And what we found is that certain adjuvants cause maturation at a much higher rate than if you do not include the adjuvant," he says. "And this maturation gives you a diverse set of antibodies that not only protect you against the strains you've been vaccinated against, but that diverse set also seems to start recognizing related sequences."
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<br />Using advanced genetic sequencing equipment, the researchers tested a number of adjuvants to identify the one which would result in the most diverse antibody response. More diverse antibodies should be able to fight off more strains of malaria.
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<br />Human trials could start next year, and if successful, the adjuvant may also find its way into other vaccines, Carter says.
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<br />"So we're working on both pandemic and seasonal flu. We're working on TB and a number of other diseases where we can use the same adjuvant."
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<br />Carter and his colleagues are working on a vaccine that is aimed at one of four main types of malaria, caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite. It's one of the two most common strains but is relatively benign compared to the deadly Plasmodium falciparum. K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-64040876852604831882011-08-09T00:19:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:19:46.496-07:00Fears of Suicide Surge in Japan's Tsunami ZoneMonths after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, mental health experts say the psychological effects of the disaster might only now be coming to the surface. Phone counseling services are building up their presence along Japan's northeast coast for fear of increased suicides and other mental health problems.
<br />s excavators continue to clear the wreckage along the Tohoku coastline, the physical impact of the tsunami is still clear to see. But as reconstruction efforts proceed, there is growing concern over the mental scars the tsunami has left behind.
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<br />More than 430,000 people were forced into emergency shelters. Homes were destroyed. Communities cut off.
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<br />The phone counseling service ‘Inochi no Denwa’ in Sendai, one of the worst hit cities, is beefing up its services to deal with an anticipated rise in the number of calls.
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-22796409459953604192011-08-09T00:18:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:18:56.187-07:00UN: 'Alarming' Measles Outbreak Among Drought-Stricken SomaliThe United Nations and Ethiopia's government are beginning a massive vaccination campaign against measles for Somali refugee children as fears rise about an outbreak effecting those already weakened by famine.
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<br />The U.N. refugee agency chief in Ethiopia, Moses Okello, said in a statement Saturday he was "shaken" by the situation he saw during a visit this week to the Dollo Ado refugee camps in south-eastern Ethiopia. He said it was urgent to act immediately.
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<br />The statement said on Thursday alone, around 13 people are believed to have died from measles in the Kobe refugee camp, and more cases have been reported in other camps nearby.
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<br />Measles is not typically deadly for people who are otherwise healthy, but the highly contagious virus is far more dangerous for people suffering from severe malnutrition. The U.N. said children are the most affected.
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<br />The U.N. says it has begun efforts to vaccinate children between six months and 15 years old - so far about 300 children received the shot as they were transferred from a transit center to a new camp. The refugee agency says it, along with government and NGO partners, will begin a major campaign Tuesday to vaccinate all children at the Kobe camp, which has been most affected. Health workers have also created an "isolation ward" for those suspected to be infected, in the hopes of containing the disease's spread.
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<br />The vaccine provides immunity starting 14 days after being administered.
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<br />The U.N. has declared a famine in five regions of southern Somalia, and it predicts famine conditions will spread to more areas and could last until December.
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<br />Hundreds of thousands of Somalis have fled to Somalia's capital or to crowded camps in Kenya and Ethiopia in search of food and water.
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<br />The United Nations says drought has left more than 12 million people across the Horn of Africa in need of food aid. The U.N. has appealed for $1.4 billion to help the victims.K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-52930783478987557252011-08-09T00:14:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:14:48.874-07:00Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish backs James Collins to win fitness race ahead of Fulham clash<h2>The new Villa boss is hopeful that the Wales international will be fit in time for their Craven Cottage opener on Saturday, despite injuring his back in training last week</h2><span id="divAdnetKeyword"> <p>Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has backed center-back James Collins to be fit for its clash with Fulham.</p> <p>The former West Ham defender injured his back in training last week, but McLeish believes his strong character means he will do all he can to be fit for the Craven Cottage clash.</p> <p>"James has injured his back. He did it a few days ago to be fair and he thought he was okay in training on Friday,” McLeish was quoted as saying by the club’s official website.</p> <p>“I think the intensity of training over the last few days just flared it up and he was a bit stiff. Therefore, we didn't want to risk him. It's a worry - but knowing the type of character James is, I'm sure he'll be determined to be on that pitch at Craven Cottage."</p> <p>As a result of the injury, Collins has been forced to pull out of the Wales squad for their midweek friendly against Australia.</p> <p>Villa will have to deal with a number of its players being called up for midweek friendlies. Barry Bannan has been named in the Scotland squad to play Denmark, Richard Dunne, Shay Given and Ciaran Clark have all been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad to face Croatia at the Aviva Stadium, while Stiliyan Petrov has been named in the Bulgaria squad to play Belarus.</p> <p>Although the situation is not ideal, McLeish insists he is ready for the new season.</p> <p>"We'll put some more practice in during the coming week, although some players are away on international duty which prevents me from doing it the way I would have liked to prepare," said McLeish. "But I'm ready to go now - no turning back, we've got to go and look forward to the whole campaign and trust the guys that go out on the pitch to do it for Aston Villa."</p> </span>
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<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-25415175300032331812011-08-09T00:13:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:14:04.468-07:00England friendly against the Netherlands in doubt as police advise postponement of Carling Cup ties due to London riots<h2>Wembley match could be called off, with West Ham United vs Aldershot Town and Charlton vs Reading to be rearranged as violence spreads across England's capital city</h2><span id="divAdnetKeyword">Wednesday's friendly between England and the Netherlands looks unlikely to go ahead after the Metropolitan police advised the postponement of two Carling Cup ties.
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<br />West Ham has confirmed that its meeting with Aldershot Town on Tuesday in the first round of the Carling Cup will not go ahead, due to the widespread riots in London.
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<br />A statement from the club's official website reads: "The club were contacted this evening and told that all major events in London were to be rearranged because of the need to focus police resources elsewhere."
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<br />"Whilst neither club or police anticipate any issues around the game itself, the club has to comply with the police request."
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<br />"No date has yet been set for the rearranged match, but the club will be in contact with the Football League and Aldershot."
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<br />The match between Charlton and Reading has also been postponed, while Crystal Palace's clash with Crawley Town also looks set to be rearranged.
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<br />Police are yet to comment on whether the Wembley friendly, which is scheduled for Wednesday, will go ahead.</span>
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<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-18039218812931630462011-08-09T00:09:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:11:11.846-07:00London riots: live<h2>Rolling coverage as the Prime Minister returns to Britain after night of violence, looting and arson causes chaos across capital and other cities. </h2><i>More than 150 young rioters were causing disruption in the areas of St Paul's and Stokes Croft, the scene of rioting earlier this year amid anger over a new Tesco store. </i><div class="fourthPar"> <p> <i>People were warned to stay clear of the city centre as police launched efforts to bring the scenes under control. </i></p></div><div class="fifthPar"> <p> <i>A number of shops and vehicles have been damaged, an Avon and Somerset police spoke</i> </p></div> <div id="outbrain-related-links" class="related_links_inline hidden"> <span id="outbrainCurrentPosition"></span><div class="OB_AR_1" style="display: block;" id="outbrain_widget_0"><div class="outbrain_column" id="outbrain-org"><div id="outbrain_container_0_dual" class="div-wrapper" style="clear: both; padding: 0pt 0pt 10px;"><div class="voterDiv" style="display: block;" id="OutbrainVoterDiv_0_dual"><table id="outbrainTableRecommendation_0_dual" class="outbrain-table-recommendations-bottom" style=""><tbody><tr><td>
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<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-5148850985038455202011-08-09T00:08:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:08:58.837-07:00Everton's Tim Cahill: Low expectations could be key to successful season<h2>The midfielder believes too much has been expected of the club over recent years, and says with no money being spent at Goodison Park this summer the team could do better than ever</h2><span id="divAdnetKeyword"> <p>Tim Cahill believes the lack of expectation at Everton this summer could be the key to a successful campaign.
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<br />While the Toffees were tipped as potential Champions League contenders by Sir Alex Ferguson just 12 months ago, this summer there have been no new first-team arrivals and the club are fighting to keep hold of Arsenal target Phil Jagielka.</p> <p>But Cahill believes having no pressure on the team can only be a good thing, following a number of poor starts to the season in the past.</p> <p>“I’m not putting any expectations on us this season because I think it was a problem last season, we called Europe and called a very high finish,” Cahill told reporters.</p> <p>“Expectations are a big thing – especially when you pile the pressure on yourself. At the moment we have no pressure. What’s the point of putting expectations on ourselves if clubs are spending hundreds of millions?</p> <p>The Australian contests that despite the inactivity in the transfer window, the club is in good shape.</p> <p>“We’ve got something special here and the main thing is that we try to start on fire and the first game will say a lot about how the season will start.”</p> <p>Cahill was speaking following his side’s 1-0 home defeat to Villarreal, a game which saw Seamus Coleman taken to hospital nursing an ankle injury following a poor challenge from Carlos Marchena.</p> <p>Tottenham target Giuseppe Rossi scored the only goal of the game in the second half.</p> </span>
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<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-9413266892055587932011-08-09T00:06:00.002-07:002011-08-09T00:07:38.084-07:00Barcelona is the best team in the world, says Real Madrid target Neymar<h2>The Brazil international believes the Champions League holders are the planet's finest and is looking forward to meeting Pep Guardiola's side at the Club World Cup with Santos</h2><span id="divAdnetKeyword">Santos attacker and Real Madrid target Neymar claims Barcelona is the best side in the world and says he is eager to take on the Champions League holders later this year.
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<br />The Brazilian side won the 2011 Copa Libertadores to qualify for the Club World Cup and it could end up meeting Barcelona in the final.
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<br />"Barcelona are the best team in the world and they’ve got the world’s best player in their side, but we’re going to play our own football when we meet them," Neymar told www.fifa.com in an interview.
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<br />"If we do end up playing Barcelona, we’d like to go toe-to-toe with them. Taking on Barcelona is a very tough task. I don’t think there’s any particular tactics you can use. We’ll just have to pray, ask for God’s help and give it our best shot."
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<br />The Brazil international was quick to point out that Santos will have to survive the semifinal first, though.
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<br /> "Before we can even think about the final or possibly playing Barcelona, we’ll have to play another very important and risky game first. Of course we want to get to the final."
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<br />The 19-year-old is continually being linked with a move away from Santos and Real Madrid is keen to lure the attacker to the Santiago Bernabeu. Nevertheless, his current club are determined to hold on to the player until after the Club World Cup.</span>
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<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-70830446345839561782011-08-09T00:06:00.001-07:002011-08-09T00:06:53.608-07:00Javier Pastore: I joined Paris Saint-Germain to win titles<div class="clear"> The Argentina midfielder revealed that he joined the oil-rich Parisian outfit in order to win some silverware and thanked the fans for their reception at the Park des Princes
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<br /><span id="divAdnetKeyword">Paris Saint-Germain's 42 million euro recruit Javier Pastore has said that he left Palermo for the French capital in order to win trophies.
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<br />The 22-year-old spent two seasons with the Sicilian side, netting 17 goals in 79 matches and garnering attention from some of the biggest clubs in the world. The Parisians eventually beat Chelsea in the race for the Argentina international's signature and Pastore expressed his delight at joining the French side.
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<br />"I'm very happy to be in Paris. The city is great, and the club is important in world football," he said during a press conference at the Camp des Loges. "I'm also very happy to be in a team with great players. I already discovered Europe by coming from Argentina and I adapted well in Palermo. The club and my team-mates did all they could for my integration."
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<br />The former Huracan man went on to say that he appreciated the reception he received from the supporters at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.
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<br />"It was very moving. It was just the first match. We are a competitive team, my teammates are the best known players in France," he added. "For me, we are capable of being at the top. I came here in search of titles, I haven't won any important titles, but I'm in football for that."
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<br />Pastore also said that he is unfazed by the 42 million euro price tag on his head.
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<br />"I have nothing to say about the price of the transfer. It's not a source of pressure. I've had the good fortune to come to a very important club. My program now is to get in shape. I finished the season late because of the Copa America, and I had only 15 days of holiday," he said.
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<br />PSG started its Ligue 1 campaign with a surprise 1-0 loss at home to Lorient.
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<br />Several Premier League players have been called up just days before the season kicks off, while the England friendly against the Netherlands on Wednesday has seen several players back out with niggling injuries.
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<br />"We've got seven away in meaningless friendlies, it's a bit ridiculous," the manager of the Wearside team told <em>BBC Newcastle.</em> "I can't understand friendly internationals days before the start. Knowing our luck in games over the last year, plans may be laid to rest. I've never been a fan [of preseason], I always despised it as a player."
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<br />So far, the Black Cats have escaped any major pre-season injury setbacks and will be hopeful they can improve on their tenth place finish last year as they start their campaign against Liverpool on Saturday.
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<br />"Apart from John O'Shea, who is touch and go for next week, everyone's come through it," Bruce confirmed. "We had some big players needing a preseason, [Michael] Turner, [Titus] Bramble, [Kieran] Richardson and [Lee] Cattermole who all came through it, and David Meyler joined in as well the last week which is excellent after all the problems we had last year." </span>K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-38345775027391036142011-08-09T00:04:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:05:03.529-07:00Former 'Idol' Jordin Sparks Gets Personal on New AlbumSinging star Jordin Sparks rose to fame in 2007 on the popular television show <em>American Idol</em>. After winning the title at age 17 Jordin has scored three Top 10 <em>Billboard</em> Chart hits and appeared in a Broadway musical. Now at 21 Jordin is putting the final touches on her third album.
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<br />Many artists who gain fame on the U.S. television show <em>American Idol </em>fade quickly into obscurity. Not so for Jordin Sparks, who defeated thousands of other contestants during the show’s sixth season to become the youngest winner ever. Jordin’s life has been a whirlwind ever since.
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<br />“It has been nonstop ever since, it has been a steady rise and really cool," Sparks says. "I am just glad that four or five years later people still want to talk to me and want to hear me sing. It is just awesome … I love being able to do what I do.”
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<br />Just getting into the contest was a daunting task. Jordin was rejected by the judges the year before she won the show.
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<br />“I auditioned in L.A. [Los Angeles, California] and I was told [by the judges] ‘no’ and I was 16 [years old] so it was fine," recalls Sparks. "I thought there was something that needs to happen and I can always audition next year because I was in the youngest age group at the time.”K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-68182308079979339892011-08-09T00:03:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:04:23.411-07:00US Woman Treks Across Africa for Clean WaterAmy Russell hopes her 12,000-kilometer walk will raise money and awareness
<br /><p>Every day, in rural areas across Africa, millions of women and girls walk for hours to fetch water. An American woman is also walking for the same reason.
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<br />Amy Russell hopes her 12,000-kilometer, two-year long trek across Africa will raise money for and awareness of the need for clean water.
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<br />So far she's walked across the northeastern U.S. state of Connecticut and plans to tread across 800 kilometers in California.</p> <p>Russell is getting in shape for an even longer walk - her African trek.</p> <p><strong>Walking for water</strong>
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<br />“We’ll be going through seven different countries," says Russell. "South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.”</p> <p><span class="margin-bottom-small display-block container field-note"><div class="boxout photo230px">
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<br /></h6><span class="caption">Amy Russell </span></div></span></p> Three years ago, while still in college, the 22-year-old founded the non-profit, Walk4Water. Russell says she realized that in order to tackle the big social causes of the day such as poverty, she'd have to get to the root of the issue.
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-75595143575342988522011-08-09T00:02:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:03:30.198-07:00Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mystery<p>Many archaeologists believe humans first migrated to North America over the Bering Strait 15,000-to-18,000 years ago. They lived a nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering. Then, starting about 2,000 years ago, some of them settled in large, permanent villages.
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<br /> </p> An on-going excavation to find out why this fundamental transformation occurred has archaeologists focusing on an ethnographic group in the Pacific Northwest called the Coast Salish people.
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<br />The skyscrapers of Vancouver, Canada twinkle across the water while tall Douglas firs shade the excavation squares and sifting stations as researchers from Washington State University and the University of British Columbia kneel in pits, carefully scraping away with trowel or brush. <span class="margin-bottom-small display-block container field-note"> </span>
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<br />At Dionisio Point Provincial Park on Galiano Island in British Columbia, WSU archaeologist Colin Grier leads a 10-member crew probing what he considers one of the best preserved early village sites of the Coast Salish people. Grier hopes this place can answer a burning question about what caused previously nomadic bands to advance into a more complex society. K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-23375500572830200562011-08-09T00:01:00.000-07:002011-08-09T00:02:41.591-07:00Teen Actors Make Portraits Come AliveUnique summer job has students portraying historical figures
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<br /></div> </div> <p>Teenagers are making portraits come alive this summer at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., this summer.
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<br />They put on makeup and make final alterations to their costumes. It’s like being backstage in a theater, but in this case the stage is the museum itself.
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<br />Dressed in a blue velvet suit and carrying a cane, just like the woman in the portrait behind her, Taylor Marsh looks like a younger version of educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune.
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<br />She's one of 10 students participating in "<a href="http://kamerafshehur.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Portraits Alive!</a>" at the National Portrait Gallery. Like most of the students, she came to the program because she's interested in theater.</p>
<br />K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-30833091450278421552011-08-08T23:59:00.002-07:002011-08-09T00:01:30.586-07:00Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To Warming OceanGray whales might be adapting while fish populations are shiftin.
<br />Two new science studies provide a glimpse of how some important Pacific Ocean sea creatures could adapt to a changing climate.
<br /><a href="http://kamerafshehureng.blogspot.com" target="_blank">One study describes how gray whales</a> successfully adapted to previous cycles of global warming and cooling. The second predicts a fish shift on the west coast of North America. The study suggests that some West Coast fishermen will need to pursue different prey if the Pacific Ocean warms as projected over the next 50 years. “I've noticed in the last 12-13 years, we've been starting to see some marlin off and on out there and we've hooked them a few times," says Waddell.
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<br />Blue fin tuna is another possible newcomer that could fill the vacancy if, say, salmon left for cooler waters off Canada. Waddell is optimistic the local fishing fleet can adapt.
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<br />"People will make adjustments," he says. "Fifty years from now, we might be the marlin capital of the world. You never know." K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2630372297204926244.post-25901199556446011042011-08-08T23:59:00.001-07:002011-08-08T23:59:50.382-07:00Juno Spacecraft Launches Toward JupiterThe U.S. space agency launched the Juno spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, beginning a five-year journey to Jupiter.
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<br />"3,2,1. Ignition and liftoff of the Atlas 5 [rocket] with Juno on a trek to Jupiter, a planetary piece of the puzzle on the beginning of our solar system," said a NASA commentator.
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<br />Juno is now on its way toward Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. NASA scientists hope this $1.1 billion mission will help them answer some key questions about the way Jupiter - and the solar system - evolved.
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<br />Jupiter is believed to have been the first planet to form in our solar system. Juno's eight instruments will study Jupiter's magnetic and gravity fields, as well as the composition of the planet's atmosphere and its core.
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<br />Water is a varying factor in many theories about the way planets formed, and, by knowing the amount of water in Jupiter's planetary makeup, scientists can rule out some existing theories of planetary evolution.K-Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05649940831355008564noreply@blogger.com0