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Friday 18 January 2013

South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Teenager bitten by bees

South Africa, Pietermaritzburg - A 14-year-old Pietermaritzburg teenager is recovering after he was attacked by a swarm of bees, leaving him with 75 bee stings.Stuart Duncan was at home on Tuesday afternoon when the swarm came from his garden into the house and attacked him.His mother, Roanne Duncan, who was at work at the time,said she received a panic-stricken call from her in-laws who live in a cottage in her yard.She said she was happy that her son survived the ordeal.“We are grateful that he is fine. It could have been far worse.”Jumped into poolShe said her son escaped thebees by fleeing through the front door.“But when he got outside, hewas met by another swarm that attacked him there.”He jumped into the swimming pool as a way of protecting himself.His two dogs, Milo and Norman, were also attacked.Milo escaped to a neighbour’s yard, while Norman collapsed and died from the multiple stings.When she arrived home, Duncan said, her son was in the shower trying to get rid of the remaining bees.“He was frightened. Fortunately, he is not allergic to bees.”An ambulance arrived and asthey were making their way inside, the bees came and attacked Stewart again.“They came in and went straight for him.“He was screaming and shouting,” Duncan explained.Rushed to hospitalThey got rid of the bees and Stuart was rushed to St Anne’s hospital, where he was put on a drip and given an antihistamine injection.Stuart was stung on his head, neck, arms, back and torso.“He’s got red marks, but is not swollen,” Duncan said.The Grade 9 Maritzburg College pupil missed his first day of school on Wednesday because he was still recovering, but managed to go to school on Thursday.His mother said that although he is a quiet boy, he was “quieter” on Wednesday.“He is dealing with the loss of his pet. He felt he could have done something to help.”She said nothing like this hadever happened in her 18 years of living on that property.“We don’t know where they [bees] came from. I have never heard of anyone in Maritzburg who was attacked.”

A Ruthless Desire To Win At All Costs Was My Biggest Flaw - Lance Armstrong Tells Oprah Winfrey



Lance Armstrong who was recently found guilty of doping and was stripped of   seven Tour De France titles revealed all in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey Network.
Lance cheated as a cyclist and lied about it, he also set up a charitable organization-Livestrong-through which he raised half a billion dollars and saved countless lives.
Today, Armstrong talked about his cheating and doping for the first time since the accusations surfaced at a taped interview with Oprah.
He said that the last time he doped was the year 2005 claiming he was clean between 2009 and 2010
Below are some of his words as he confessed to Oprah:
"I viewed this situation as one big lie that I repeated many times"
"All of the fault and all of the blame falls on me."
"I didn't invent the culture but I didn't try to stop it. And the sport is now paying the price. I'm sorry for that."
"My cocktail so to speak was EPO, transfusions and testosterone""
 "It was a competitive time and we all made our choices but there were people on the team who chose not to dope,"
 "I am now out of the business of lying to people."
"Yes I used banned substances"
"Yes I will do anything to win, at all costs?"
"It was win at all costs. When I was diagnosed (with cancer) I would do anything to survive.
'My career was reckless, I am flawed, deeply flawed'
"It did not feel wrong to win the Tour de France and I did not feel bad about it. I did not feel I was cheating,"
'Doping didn't feel wrong and it didn't feel like cheating. At the time. Viewed it "as a level playing field.""
 "The definition of cheat is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe. I didn't do it that way."
 "...I will spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologise to people for what has happened,"
 "I see the anger in people ... the betrayal ... the anger ... and they have every right ... and it's my fault.""
 “There are people in this story, they are good people, we’ve all made mistakes, they are not toxic and evil."
He has just admitted to 15 years of deceit.
Olympics, Tour de France has asked him to return all the medals that he won and received in major biking competitions.

Nations Cup: “I Will Strip To My Shorts If We Win The Trophy” – Enyeama

As the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off this weekend in South Africa, Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, has vowed that if Nigeria wins the tournament, he will go half naked.
Enyeama, who is on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv from Ligue 1 side Lille, is likely to be in between the posts for Stephen Keshi’s team, after Austine Ejide picked up a thigh injury.
“It will be a dream come true and I am certain I will strip to my shorts. Yes, let everyone hear it that I will strip to my shorts if we are champions,” the former Enyimba goalie said.
Beyond the continental fiesta, Enyeama is looking to keep playing till he is 40 years or more.
 
“I aim to keep playing until am 40 years old. If possible I wish to play till I am 42. I work hard and I am focused. I know that if I do as little as I did today (he spoke to supersport.com after the Super Eagles’ victory over Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam) in more matches then I can easily play that long.”
The stopper however said he takes each match as it comes, even as Nigeria awaits its first trophy in 19 years.
“Personally, I do not think we are looking at the trophy for now. We want to win the first game, then the next and then the one after that,” he said.
“Nigerians should have faith in us, believe the best of us and pray for us. It is not beyond our abilities to win the competition with God on our side.”

Thursday 17 January 2013

24-Year-Old Man Films Himself Raping A Woman

A 24-year-old Iranian immigrant who filmed himself raping a woman at knife-point on his Apple iPad was today jailed for six years.

Hesam Khosravi kicked and beat his victim and threatened to tape her mouth up during the attack in Trafford, Greater Manchester.
He pulled her around by her hair and forced her to strip and perform a sex act before raping her, Minshull Crown Court in Manchester heard.
During the harrowing half-hour of footage, which was shown in court, Khosravi can be heard laughing and commentating on the assault in Farsi as the woman cries and sobs throughout.
Police found the recording on his iPad after he was arrested for an unconnected offence - but Khosravi claimed it was consensual ‘role-play’.
Before the video was shown, the judge warned the court of the 'very distressing' footage and told the public gallery: ‘This is the time to leave if anyone does not want to watch the video.’
Jonathan Dickinson, prosecuting, said Khosravi rested his iPad on a windowsill, lit the room with a halogen lamp and pressed record in a deliberate bid to capture the assault last April.
He said: ‘He begins by asking her questions - what's your name, etc. If she didn't answer his question, he threatened her with a knife which he can be seen to be holding.
‘He ordered her to take her clothes off. She believed that if she didn't take her clothes off he would strangle her.’
Mr Dickinson added: ‘She was saying “leave me alone”. She was distressed throughout - it's clear in the footage.’
After raping the woman, Khosravi ‘strikes her hard about the head, then stands up and kicks her with considerable force on a number of occasions’, Mr Dickinson said.
Khosravi, who faces a deportation application on his release, had taken crystal meth before the attack, which made him ‘more aggressive’, Robert Lancaster, defending, said.
He said the defendant, of no fixed address, had a £600-a-month habit. He also said Khosravi had not shared the video of the assault.
Khosravi initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape but changed his plea to guilty before he went on trial.
Judge Adrian Smith said Khosravi was a well-educated man from a ‘decent, supportive family’ who turned ‘violent and frighteningly menacing’ during the attack.
He said the filming of the rape was an aggravating factor in a ‘degrading and humiliating’ assault, adding: ‘She was sobbing and crying throughout and clearly frightened that you might use the knife that you had to injure her. Her fear is obvious.’
He jailed Khosravi for six years and ordered him to register as a sex offender on his release.
Judge Smith added that, due to the growing accessibility of digital recording, sex attackers filming their crimes was an ‘increasing feature coming before the courts’.

9-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Microsoft World Specialist

A 9-year-old Indian boy has officially become the youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in the world, breaking a record previously held by 12-year-old Dubai-based Babar Iqbal.
Times of India reports that Pranav Kalyan is currently a 4th grade student of Willow Elementary School in California and has been writing software programs from the age of six.
He passed the exam in ASP.NET Framework 3.5 on January 12, the source adds.
“As a toddler, Pranav was more fascinated by computers than toys. He started writing small software programs at the age of six. He is capable of solving problems in differential calculus and integral calculus. His efficiency in mathematics helped him write programs,” Kalyan, the boy’s father, said in a statement.
Becoming the youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in the world is not an easy task. The boy studied for the exam for a total of 18 months, while spending approximately eight hours a day working on the computer.

A Chinese restaurant where robots cook and serve food

No need to tip this waiter! A sci-fi restaurant in China has employed robots to work as waiters, cooks, entertainers and receptionists.
The restaurant has 18 types of robots, each gliding out of the kitchen to provide dishes, with speciality robots including a dumpling robot and a noodle robot.
As a diner walks in, one of the robots extends its arm to the side and, with a sci-fi flourish, says "Earth Person, Hello, Welcome to the Robot Restaurant", the 'Daily Mail' reported.
After the diners have placed their order, the robots in the kitchen start cooking and once the dish is prepared, a robot waiter, which runs along tracks on the floor, carries it from kitchen to the table.
Prepared dishes are placed on a suspended conveyor belt and when the plate reaches the right table, the mechanical arms lift it off and sets it down.
As people eat, a singing robot entertains diners. The robots have been designed and manufactured by a Chinese company.
Chief Engineer Liu Hasheng, said they invested USD eight million in setting up the gen-next restaurant.
"Staff in the computer room can manage the whole robot team. After the busy times during the day, the robot will go for a 'meal', which is electricity," Liu said.
Liu added that after a two-hour charge the robot can work continuously for 5 hours.
Another robot restaurant opened in Jinan in northern Shandong province in 2010, where robots resembling Star Wars droids circle the room carrying trays of food in a conveyor belt-like system.

Lassar fever strke in Benue

No fewer than three persons including a medical doctor have been confirmed dead between 24 and 48 hours interval in Benue State from an ailment suspected to be Lassa fever. Daily Sun gathered that the deceased were among four who were referred to the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) after they presented similar symptoms. Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Malu Orkuga, who spoke with newsmen in his office yesterday said investigation showed that one of the patients who died was treated by the deceased medical doctor. He said though it was too early to categorically say that the patients died of Lassa fever, a specimen had already been sent to Edo State to ascertain the real cause of their death.
The CMD listed some of the symptoms they presented to include fever, kidney failure, difficulty in blood clotting as well as convulsion, stressing, however, that the symptoms could also occur in many other diseases that were referred to the BSUTH. “These symptoms can occur in many other diseases so they don’t necessarily mean it is Lassa fever. We can only confirm it with the blood tests, which are not available at present. We have taken specimen to the only diagnostic centre we know in Edo State. It is when we have the result that we will be able to know whether this was actually Lassa fever or not.”
Meanwhile, he said the hospital was treating the patients as if it was Lassa fever or any other infection that could rapidly spread from person to person. Orkuga allayed the fears of members of the public that they could easily contact the infection, saying it was only those who were taking care of the infected people that could contact the infection. According to him, the doctors and nurses and other staffers of the hospital as well as visitors and other patients were not at risk of contacting the deadly infections. He, however, said the hospital had taken precaution by isolating others, who were suspected to have the same ailment while it had also contacted the epidemiology unit of the Benue State Ministry of Health, which, he said, had responded swiftly by providing drugs.

Nigerian spends more than 3.5 trillion on generators

Nigerian manufacturers, small scale businesses and families spend an average of N3.5 trillion yearly to power their generating sets with diesel and petrol due to unstable supply of electricity.
Mr. Festus Mbisiogu, President of Good Governance Initiative, GGI, a Non-Governmental Organisation, who stated this, pointed out that 70 percent of the problems facing the country could be effectively solved through effective power supply.
He noted that epileptic power supply  has posed incalculable hardship to Nigerians, adding that Nigeria has become a dumping ground for all manner of sub-standard generating sets, apart from being one of the highest importers of generating sets in the world to  the tune  of  N17.9 billion  annually.
According to him,  due to  lack of electricity, most businesses have to rely on generators, which are very expensive to run, adding that the unfortunate development  has forced many companies to close  down because they could no longer remain competitive.
Mbisiogu, a Nigerian businessman based in China, however, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the slight improvement witnessed in the sector in the last one year as it has gradually moved from 3000 megawatt in 2011 to 4500 megawatt in 2012.
The GGI president disclosed  that statistics from the  Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) showed that it spends about N800 billion to power its industrial generating sets to remain afloat, while other small scale private businesses, banks and traders in various markets across the country spend over N2 trillion fuelling their  generators to have power.
“In the banking sector, each branch spends over N4 million on diesels in a month, multiply it by the number of branches in Nigeria. An average family man spends over 60,000 in a month on fuel, apart from the maintenance.  Statistics show that every week, 5 to 10 people die as result of smoke from generator. Life expectancy in china is 75 years while in Nigeria it is 45 years because our leaving standard is very poor,” he said.
Narrating his personal experience in Nigeria as an industrialist which according to him was at variance with his experience in China, Mbisiogu said: “To keep my Shanghai Engineering Construction Works and Industry Limited working effectively in Nigeria, I have to spend N30 million on generators alone which consume over N2 million worth of diesel every month, apart from its maintenance cost.
“I have never experienced such in many years I have been operating same business and other businesses in China because China recognizes that power remains the key driver of the economy. How could China have had over 30,000 robust manufacturers, and how could every family have had a business in its compound if their experience were like that of Nigerians?”

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Pisces

Strengths Weaknesses
Intuitive Emotional and sensitive
Empathetic Prone to wistfulness
Not interested in material things Has mood swings
Has a sharp memory Inflexible

Date Range: February 20 – March 20
Symbol: The Fish
Ruling Planet: Neptune
Quality: Mutable
Element: Water
Basic Trait: I Believe
Closest Metal: Germanium and Strontium
Lucky Day: Thursday
Lucky Colors: Silver, Sea Greens, Mauve, Purple and Violet
Lucky Gems: Amethyst
Lucky Flowers: Iris, Orchids, Violets and Water LiliesPisces is the last sign of the zodiac, which has the symbol of ‘The Fish’. Pisces people are not much interested in the material things of life and are not the ones to run after money. It’s not that they are against riches, but they are more aware of its impermanence. They are not greedy about anything, least of all wealth. A Piscean has an easy carelessness about tomorrow. Pisces display either of the two basic personalities traits – going with the flow or against it. They will either go where the current takes them or fight against it.Only if they choose the latter one, will they be truly happy and satisfied with their life. When they manage to do this, they are sure to reach the highest echelons of success. A Piscean characteristics profile exhibits loads of charm and a very easygoing attitude. He is not bothered by restrictions, as long as he has the right to dream and live his own life. Radical opinions do not stimulate him at all, nor do insults make him agitated. Very few things compel him to lose his temper. When a Pisces does get angry, it is better to stay away.He can give the most sarcastic comments, be extremely rude and lash you with a scathing tongue. The best part is that the anger seldom lasts long and he will be his usual placid self again. When he sees the world, his eyes seem to be covered with rose-colored spectacles. Pisceans live in the world of their own, even when they are completely aware of the rough side of humanity. In their world, everyone is good and everything is beautiful. They have a very sharp memory and tend to remember the minutest of details.When we give a description of Pisces personality, one of the basic traits that come in mind is its soothing stability. Even in the worst of storms, a Piscean will never panic and will maintain his poise. He has a good intuition and if he tells you not to go out of the house on a particular day, it is better to stay indoors. Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and represents death and eternity. It has a blend of the qualities of all the other zodiacs. It is because of this fusion that it becomes very difficult to truly understand a Pisces. He is a great organizer and pays attention to details (like Virgo), has a fair and detached judgment (like Libra), is sympathetic and moody (like Cancer), displays honesty and kindness (like Sagittarius), loves people and attention (like Leo) and is analytical (like Aquarius). At the same time, he talks very quickly and expertly (like Gemini), is passive and stubborn (like Taurus), can know your deepest secrets (like Scorpio), shows dedication to duty (like Capricorn) and overflows with optimism, innocence and zeal (like Aries).
A Piscean likes to argue, loves nature and holds fierce ambitions. He is deeply interested in music and art. He has great wisdom and is very compassionate towards the weak. He loves to help people in distress and utilizes most of his energy doing this only. You will never know when a Piscean is profoundly hurt. He hides his deepest emotions behind a veil of humor. The humor may be warm and innocent or cold and ruthless. However, it is sure to be a mask for some other emotion, more often than not.
Laughter is his best cover and he will use it wisely. He has compassion for the sick and even tries to understand the feelings of the lonely. Even those who are weak by choice will get Pisces shoulder to cry on. He never judges people and accepts them just as they are. He knows all your vices and virtues, understands them and will still be there if you need him. He wants to help everyone; still most of the people fail to understand the sensitivity of the fish. He absorbs the positive as well as the negative vibrations around him.
The world needs the creativity, imagination and empathy of Pisceans and they know it. Very often, they bury their own dreams to see their loved ones realizing their ambitions. One quality of Pisceans that is very annoying is that they hate to answer questions in a simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Mostly, the answer will be a ‘Maybe’. Still, he cares and he lets you know that. He is much stronger and wiser than most of the other people, he only has to realize it. The moment he struggles against the tide, you know he will reach the shore before anyone else.

Aries

 Zodiac Signs

Traits of Aries' character - March 21 and April 20

THE Zodiacal Sign of Aries commences on March 21st, but for next seven days, it does not come into its full power. It starts loosing the power form May 14th. For seven days it is gradually losing its strength on account of becoming overlapped by the "cusp" of the incoming sign -Taurus.

People who were born in this section of the year have unusually strong will power and great obstinacy of purpose. They are usually born to be fighters in every sense of the world: they have also the greatest ability as organizers on a large scale. They find themselves as the organizers of big schemes or as the heads of big businesses, and also in the organization and development of countries.

They seem naturally to resent all criticism, and the only way to offset this in them is by quiet logic, reason, and proof.

These people are usually independent in everything they do. It is really important for them to do everything in their own way, and if they are intervene with other people they generally loose the shapes of the main purpose, step back and let the other person take their place.


As a rule they are unhappy in their domestic life. It is very difficult for such people to meet a member of the opposite sex who would understand them, and if opposition does not upset them from this point it usually does through their children.

Yet these people, be they men or women, deeply, fervently and strongly desire for affection and sympathy, more than anything else, and this is generally the rock on which they are finally wrecked if they have not the good fortune to meet their right affinities.

As far as material success or power is concerned, there are no heights to which persons born in this sign wouldn’t be able to. Success, however, is not making them feel really happy and satisfied.

They are inclined to lack caution, being by nature impulsive and quick in thought and action.

They are and inclined to mike enemies very easily. They are enormously ambitious, as a rule they succeed in life and gain money and position.

The lower type of this sign will stick at nothing to accomplish their purpose. The higher type are good masters, but at the same time severe in discipline and more or less unbending in everything they expect from other people. All representatives of this sign have a distinct desire to peer into the future, perhaps because they are impatient for things to develop. They are inclined to prophesy what will take place, and are often succeed in that.

As a general rule, the men born in this part of the year suffer a great deal through their affections; they seldom understand women, and make lots of serious mistakes in their relations with them.

For both sexes, they are happy only at moments when they are absolutely absorbed with their work and manage to overcome of obstacles.

All people and especially those who were born in this sign seldom get through life without receiving cuts, wounds, or blows to the head, either from accidents or violence.

Aries - The Sing of the Ram
Mars is the Aries' ruling planet . It makes the people of this sign have an active life, constantly giving them the reserve of energy. That makes them careless, unruly, ambitious and competitive.This sign's place in the horoscope - first - and the people of this sign also want to be first in all . Aries is a very much self-confident sign . Aries' symbol - is a ram- an animal, which tries to get everything by impact of a head, and everyone, who ever dealed with people who's sign is the Aries knows, that they go directly to their purpose as persistently as the rams.
Friends
They will find their more lasting friendships and affections with those born on their own period or between July 21 and August 20-27, and from November 21 to December 20-27; and also from the center of their triangle, September 21 to October 20-27.
Health
People born in this period should have more time to sleep than almost anyone else. They usually overwork their brains, and are inclined to suffer from headache, trouble with the eyes and other things concerned the head. And they are liable to get cuts and wounds in the head, and they usually run danger from fire. Such people usually demand a constant medical attention.
Color
The most harmonious color for them is all shades of red -crimson, rose, and pink, but if they are ill- all shades of blue and violet are most soothing and beneficial to them.
Stones
The birth stones for this period are rubies, garnets, and bloodstones.

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