THE KIOSK: 01/07/2010 - 01/08/2010

==Blog Archive==

substantial amount of money from the cargo section of the East London

East London - Police were on Tuesday still searching for three men who stole a substantial amount of money from the cargo section of the East London Airport, Eastern Cape police said. "There have been no arrests yet but we are following clues," Lieutenant-Colonel Mtati Tana said.

On Monday morning, a security officer had gone to drop off foreign exchange money when a gunman confronted him and demanded the money. After taking the money, the robber was seen fleeing in a silver Toyota Corolla with two other men.

The vehicle, which was found to have been stolen from Grahamstown, was recovered abandoned in Sunnyridge. No one was injured in the robbery.

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Bright objects float away from space station

Russian spacewalkers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Mikhail Kornienko, who have identical markings on their spacesuits, work outside the International Space Station.

The spacewalk Tuesday was meant to replace a video camera and update cable connections to a module of the International Space Station.

However, the question every space buff wanted an answer to is: "What was that I just saw floating away?"

Two objects drifted away during astronauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Mikhail Kornienko's six-hour assignment.

When the first one swam by, even NASA was befuddled as to what it was.

"Meanwhile here on the ground in Houston, flight controllers have been taking a look at the object seen floating away earlier in the

CNN

PORTUGAL Fires generate panic from north to south

PORTUGAL went through yesterday the worst day of the year the map of the fires, with more than 300 fires. From north to south, thousands of firefighters did not have his hands full trying to save the homes in distress and the Portuguese forests. Last night, 17 fires, which mobilized about 700 firefighters were still in control in the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Oporto, Aveiro, Setúbal and ViseuThe North was more battered the area, with people living moments of panic about the approaching flames of the houses. In Peach Valley, Arrifana, St ª Maria da Feira, five seniors, some bedridden, had to be removed from homes due to the threat of fire.

In the town of Fontão in Albergaria-a-Velha, a firefighter of 29 years, the corporation of Vagos, suffered food poisoning while fighting a fire and had to be transported to the Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro.
On the escarpment of the Port, the residents of the parish of the Cathedral, where there was a fire that threatened several homes, lived yesterday afternoon moments of great tension, when they saw the flames a few feet from home.The flames came to consume a dozen empty houses and whistled the escarpment.
'Never been so scared in my life. I thought I would lose my house and everything I had inside. The flames still hit a wall ', told Correio da Manha Rosaria Jesus, a resident of the houses that were at risk.

'And looks like hell the air was suffocating'

Zones Rebordelo, Parada, Canedo, Valley, Peach Valley and Serralves, Santa Maria da Feira, firefighters battled all day, a fire that reached major proportions and that not only consumed homes thanks to the tireless efforts of 12 corporations of firefighters, backed up with helicopters and Canadair.

Correio da Manha

longest tongue in the U.S. measures nine centimeters "and it's not barack obama's one"

Nick Afanasiev is the holder of the largest t0ngue of the United States. At just 20 years, the guy has nine inches of tongue, measured from the lips to the tip Nick assures you can do some skills that are not within reach of anyone, including licking elbows and type messages on your phone.

"All the girls will love you!", Playing Nick's friends when they relate to nine inches expressive language.

Six year old child pay IRS. "PORTUGAL"

A girl of six years, residing in Coimbra, was notified by the Directorate General of Finance to submit the tax return for 2008. According to reports from the database of Finance, the child, then four years, had received a scholarship to study at the University of the Azores.

"When I opened the letter I was petrified," says David Fatima, mother of the child who was notified on Friday to settle its tax status within thirty days. "The address was right, as the name of my daughter and the number of taxpayers," he recalls.

Given such a "mess," Fatima David went to the shop and took his daughter Citizen for the avoidance of doubt: "That was when I was informed that the University of the Azores had paid a scholarship to my daughter in 2008, when she was four. "

After confirming the error, "even told me I had to go to the tax office or write a letter saying she could not provide the IRS because he was six years." Fatima David guarantee, however, will not lose more time with the subject: "I have three children to care for, one with 11 months and already lost a lot of time with an error that is theirs."

More than a thousand deaths on hot days

Daily average of 29 deaths related to heat. Elderly, chronically ill and children suffer most from the heat. ER yesterday received more patients with respiratory problems.

Correio da Manha '

Witch Eilish De Avalon drags cop 200m at high speed after claiming Earth laws don't apply

Geelong "witch"

Woman drags cop 190m in car
"You and your penalties don't apply to me"
Pictures: From the scene

A "WITCH" told a traffic cop she was above the law because she was "from another world" before dragging him at high speed down a busy street.

"Your laws and penalties don't apply to me. I'm not accepting them, I'm sorry, I must go, thank you," Eilish De Avalon said, before driving off with Sen-Constable Andrew Logan’s arm caught in her driver's side door, the Geelong Advertiser reports.

The officer was left seriously injured in the incident after being dragged nearly 200m.

De Avalon, who also told police she "had a universal name that is not recognised here",

Why women have no appetite for eating out: Counting calories is too hard... and dessert is too tempting

It should feel like a treat - the chance to escape both the chore of preparing a meal and the resulting washing up.

But many women have come to dread the prospect of dining at restaurants because they can't work out the calorie content of the food and end up eating more than they normally would.

Even if they opt for seemingly healthy dishes, they can never be sure how many grams of fat are in the salad dressing or whether the fish was coated in oil before being grilled.

How the calories can mount up

Nearly half of women admit to feeling guilty after going to a restaurant while a quarter try to avoid it altogether, a survey has found.

Almost two-thirds fear that despite their best efforts, they will ultimately succumb to the calorie-laden options on the menu - such as sticky toffee puddings or strawberry cheesecakes.

And a third worry they will end up eating far more than they do at home because the portions are so much larger, the survey by Alli, the slimming pill firm found. Many will eat more than twice as many calories by choosing a starter, main, and dessert plus several glasses of wine. And by including coffee in this, women could consume more than 2,000 calories - the recommended daily allowance.

BP petrol stations shut down by Greenpeace BP petrol stations have come under siege from Greenpeace activists who shut down fuel supplies in protest against the company's “reckless” pursuit of oil.

The site of the oil spill from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Greenpeace shut down up to 50 petrol stations in protest against the 'reckless pursuit of oil'

The site of the oil spill from BP's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Greenpeace shut down up to 50 petrol stations in protest against the 'reckless pursuit of oil'

Greenpeace said it shut off the flow of petrol at around 50 service stations in central London on Tuesday morning.

The environmentalists claimed to have stopped the fuel supply by flipping safety switches on the forecourts and then removing them to prevent the petrol stations from reopening. They also hoisted signs saying: “Closed. Moving beyond petroleum”.

Half of the dogs in Britain will suffer painful and early deaths because owners let them get fat

Walking the dog

Half our dogs will die of obesity half the dogs in Britain will suffer painful and early deaths because their owners let them become too fat, a charity warns.

The canine obesity epidemic has reached alarming levels, meaning five million dogs are unlikely to reach a healthy and happy old age, says the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals.

Too many owners are overfeeding their pets with treats or scraps, or simply not giving them enough exercise, according to its report.

Fat dogs are now such a common sight that many owners have forgotten what a healthy animal even looks like, it adds.

The disturbing findings come from the charity’s annual dog obesity league, compiled from the medical records of 30,000 animals.

Smartphone may be security threat, UAE says

Officials in the United Arab Emirates have put the BlackBerry

smartphone under review as potential national security threat, according to WAM, the UAE's official state news agency.

BlackBerry "operates beyond the jurisdiction of national legislation since it is the only device ... that exports its data off-shore and is managed by a foreign commercial organization," according to a government statement reported by WAM.

As a result, "certain BlackBerry applications allow people to misuse the service, causing serious social, judicial and national security repercussions," the statement noted.

"We have been working for a long time to resolve these critical issues, with the objective of finding a solution that safeguards our consumers and operates within the boundaries of UAE law."

BlackBerry was introduced in the UAE in 2006, one year before the introduction of new national security legislation, the statement indicated.

BlackBerry did not provide any official response when contacted by

Nuns inmates saw the promise of salvation of pop music

Dickon Stainer, diretor da Universal, leva o contrato para freiras assinarem / Chris O'Donovan/PA

A group of nuns from the prison south of France has signed an agreement to record a CD and is being hailed as the savior of pop music. The record label Universal Music will release his album on November, according to The Guardian.

As the nuns living under the absolute seclusion, they must produce the photo of the CD booklet and all promotional material.

The monastery, situated in Avignon, has existed since the sixth century and follows strict religious rules.Once the votes are made of seclusion, the nun remains behind the gates of the monastery until death.

"Never seek this job. He came to us. First, we found that could affect our lifestyle. But consult St. Joseph in prayer and he answered us," said Mother Abbess.

What else can Spain win in 2010?

Even if you don't follow sport closely, you may have noticed that Spain is on a winning streak at the moment: they won the World Cup; Rafael Nadal won Wimbledon for the second time; over the weekend Alberto Contador won the Tour de France and (despite some controversy that led to a £100,000 fine for Ferrari) Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix.

We're already in the second half of 2010. What's left for the Spanish to win?

Rafael Nadal

Alberto Contador of Spain wins the Tour de France

TOPSHOTS Ferrari's Spanish driver Fernan

Idiot drivers ... the sequel

Alarming footage of a reckless biker riding full-throttle on one wheel on Sheikh Zayed Road proves dangerous drivers remain undeterred on Dubai’s highways, campaigners warn.Just three weeks after two Emirati 4x4 drivers escaped with a dhs1,000 fine for a two-wheeled stunt on the same highway, footage of a thrill-seeking motorcyclist following suit has emerged.
The two-minute video, which has the Mission Impossible theme tune as its soundtrack, was uploaded on YouTube on Saturday and shows a trio of bikers speeding along the Al Barsha stretch of road before one pulls an almost vertical wheelie and careers down the middle lane for several kilometres.

General manager of Emirates Driving Institute, Peter Richardson, slammed the antics and said a tougher message must be sent out by the authorities. “They think they are above the law,” he said. “The punishment given to those 4x4 drivers unquestionably reinforces that infallibility. An example should have been made of those drivers. These road users are impervious to warnings.”

Former NH teacher avoids jail on nude photo charge

Former high school teacher Melinda...

DERRY, N.H. — A former high school teacher won’t be going to jail after pleading guilty Monday to a charge she e-mailed nude photographs of herself to a 15-year-old student at Londonderry High School.

"I am truly sorry for my actions and poor judgment," Melinda Dennehy said in court after the judge agreed to her negotiated plea to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure. She originally faced a felony count.

"I wish the student and his family well," she added.

Dennehy, 41, of Hampstead, could have faced up to seven years in prison if she had gone to trial on the felony. As part of her plea agreement, Dennehy’s one-year jail sentence was suspended for two years on condition she remain on good behavior and have no contact with the teen or his family, or go to the school. She resigned three weeks after she was charged in March.
Neither the teen nor his family were in court. Prosecutor Kevin Coyle told Derry District Court Judge John Coughlin that family supported the plea agreement "and want to put this incident behind them."

First full face transplant patient appears in public in Spain

SPAIN-HEALTH-FACE-TRANSPLANT

A SPANISH farmer given the world’s first full facial transplant appeared in public for the first time today as he was discharged from the hospital to start a new life.

Oscar, 31, who did not reveal his full identity, was unable to eat, speak or breathe normally since he was disfigured in a gun accident in 2005.

The operation four months ago has enabled him to eat soft foods, drink liquids and even shave again.

Appearing at a press conference at Barcelona's Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, where he underwent surgery, Oscar spoke with difficulty just two months after regaining his voice.

“I am very happy and I want to thank the surgeons and the donors especially the man who gave me the new tissues I received," he said.

He added that he was looking forward to tasting his favorite lamb dish and going for a beer with friends

Silver Lake 'walking man' killed himself, L.A. coroner concludes

Dr. Marc Abrams was known as Silver Lake's "Walking Man"

Marc Abrams, the doctor known as the "walking man" for his shirtless walks around Silver Lake, died by drowning himself in his hot tub, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Monday.
"He was found in the Jacuzzi with the Jacuzzi lid pulled over the Jacuzzi itself," said Ed Winter, assistant chief of the Department of Coroner Investigations. "There was no suicide note found."
The body was found Wednesday at his home. Abrams, 58, ran a medical practice in North Hollywood until about a year ago.

Boy, four, dies in home tumble dryer after hide-and-seek game goes tragically wrong

A boy of four died after climbing into a tumble dryer in a game of hide-and-seek that went tragically wrong.

Sonny Shepherd was trapped in the machine for an hour while his family and a police helicopter searched nearby fields for him thinking he’d strayed from the house.

But when the search moved into the house, a police officer discovered the little boy in the machine’s drum and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Last night, it was still unclear whether he had suffocated in the tumble dryer or died as the machine began its cycle.

In Britain, a grocery shop without shopkeeper

LONDON: No shopkeeper to man it. Yet, a grocery store in Britain opens round the clock and sells household goods to the residents without fearing theft.

The village shop in Draughton, North Yorkshire, is never locked or manned, and relies on old-fashioned honesty to balance its books, Daily Mail reported.

The phone box-turned shop has been selling bread, milk, sandwiches, newspapers, stationary and an assortment of other essentials for the 250 residents of the village. But since the store opened for business, nothing has been stolen.

Mexico prison guards 'let killers out to commit crime spree'

Guards and officials at a prison in northern Mexico let inmates out, lent them guns and allowed them to use official vehicles to carry out drug-related killings, including the massacre of 17 people, prosecutors claimed.

After carrying out the killings the inmates would return to their cells, the Attorney General's Office said in a revelation that was shocking even for a country wearied by years of drug violence and corruption.

"According to witnesses, the inmates were allowed to leave with authorisation of the prison director ... to carry out instructions for revenge attacks using official vehicles and using guards' weapons for executions," office spokesman Ricardo Najera said at a news conference.

"WHAT IS THIS MAN WAITING FOR" The Federation this week discusses dismissal of Queiroz

Federação discute esta semana despedimento de Queiroz

The board meeting is considered urgent and FPF is no indication now to be held between Wednesday and Friday.

The future of national coach is the only item on the agenda for the direction of the Portuguese Football Federation which meets this week. However, following the DN, the holding of the meeting is The Word and should be officially scheduled today, to take place from Wednesday to Friday.

Although some of the nine elements that comprise the direction they are on vacation, Gilberto Madail will have the presence of almost all the members (five are needed to have a quorum). Most, you know the DN, will defend the immediate expulsion of Carlos Queiroz. A position that is already known to the federal leader, knowing that will be isolated if trying to hold the coach.

The portuguese national coach [Carlos Queiroz]

ONE WEEK CV

End of line for Carlos Queiroz

TheDoctor wich the coach wanted to dismiss is evidence of the IDP

PFF will open a disciplinary process Carlos Queiroz

Doping: the investigation by Queiroz insults is "delicate matter"

Queiroz target of investigation for insulting doctors doping

Law requires inspections for all national teams

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