Sunday, August 12, 2012

Brazil wants to quickly get over Olympic loss

Brazil vs Mexico, Men's Gold Medal Match

LONDON (AP) ? Brazilians looked dejected with the silver medals around their necks after the men's Olympic soccer final. They recognized it as a huge defeat.

Not only did Brazil miss winning its first gold in soccer, but its 2-1 loss to Mexico on Saturday also raised doubts about the future of the national team just two years ahead of the World Cup it will host.

The players acknowledged the defeat was a blow to their morale, but remained confident they'll get over it quickly.

Coach Mano Menezes said the team's preparations will stay on track, although his job is not secure after Brazil's failure despite being the heavy favorite to win the competition.

"One loss should not play too big of a role in our future," Menezes said. "Just like one victory shouldn't either. If we had won the final it wouldn't have solved all of our problems. These players matured during this competition and that's not going to be wasted because of the loss. They will take that with them and it's going to help them when they play in the World Cup."

Menezes may not be the one leading them by then, as the Brazilian football federation still hasn't said that it will keep him. The federation hinted before the competition that a disappointing result at the Olympics could cost Menezes' job, but a decision is not expected until the team returns to Brazil later this week.

The Olympic tournament was seen as a big test for Brazil's young team. Most of its top players made the tournament's under-23 age limit and had the chance to show fans back home that they can be capable of leading the senior team at the World Cup in two years.

Captain Thiago Silva, one of the three players older than 23, said a victory would have helped improve the team's confidence, but the defeat shouldn't be seen as a sign that everything is wrong with the team that came to London.

"It's not the end of the world," he said. "We learned many lessons just by being here and we showed our potential by reaching the final."

Neymar was one of the players who felt they missed their only chance to try to win an Olympic gold medal, which made the loss that much more difficult, but he also wasn't lamenting the setback too much.

"We have to keep our heads high and move on," said Neymar, touted to be carrying Brazil's hopes in the future. "The World Cup is still a long time away, a lot of things can still happen until then, there's time. We wanted to win the gold, that's why we came here, but it didn't happen and we just move on."

Menezes said the players should be given credit just for reaching the final. He had acknowledged, however, that the gold medal would have helped the team take an important step trying to restore its status as a winner in world football.

Brazil was one of the most dominant nations in football in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning three World Cup titles and two Confederation Cups. It also reached another World Cup final and won four Copa Americas from 1997-2007.

But the five-time world champions haven't had much success since their elimination in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. It also fell in the quarters in 2010 in South Africa and last year in the Copa America in Argentina.

Brazil's last major title was the 2009 Confederations Cup, and since then Spain emerged as the dominant football force with a World Cup title and consecutive Euro Championships.

Brazil will play a friendly against Sweden in Stockholm on Wednesday before returning home. Menezes said Saturday two players from the Olympic squad will not make the trip, Paulo Henrique Ganso and Bruno Uvini. Left back Marcelo was already ruled out because he was sent off in Brazil's latest friendly.

Chelsea defender David Luiz, his teammate Ramires and Corinthians midfielder Paulinho will also be available for the match.

Mexico seizes the momentum in the first minute of the game and never looks back as it beats Brazil 2-1 in the gold medal match. Oribe Peralta scores both goals, leading Mexico to its first soccer gold medal.

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Time and CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism

(Reuters) - CNN host and Time magazine contributing editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria was suspended by his employers on Friday after he acknowledged copying material for a recent column he wrote about gun control from another writer.

Time said it was suspending Zakaria for one month, "pending further review," and CNN said it had also suspended him for his journalistic misstep. CNN put no time limit on its suspension.

The sanctions came after Zakaria issued a public apology for borrowing from a recent New Yorker essay about gun control for a column he wrote for Time this week.

"Media reporters have pointed out that paragraphs in my Time column this week bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the April 23rd issue of the New Yorker. They are right. I made a terrible mistake," Zakaria wrote in his apology.

"It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault."

Ali Zelenko, a spokesman for Time, said the magazine accepted Zakaria's apology but felt compelled to act against him because he had violated its standards for all columnists.

"Their work must not only be factual but original; their view must not only be their own but their words as well," Zelenko said.

CNN said its suspension of Zakaria was due to the fact that he wrote a blog post on CNN.com that was similar to his Time column and included "similar unattributed excerpts."

Indian-born Zakaria studied at Yale and Harvard, was managing editor of Foreign Affairs magazine and then editor of Newsweek International for ten years before moving to CNN in 2010 to host Fareed Zakaria GPS.

Friday's public embarrassment for Zakaria followed a recent scandal involving New Yorker staff writer Jonah Lehrer, who resigned on July 30.

Lehrer, a science journalist and author, quit after admitting that he made up quotes from legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in his book "Imagine: How Creativity Works."

(Reporting by Tom Brown; Editing by Anthony Boadle)

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Mexico seeks perfect game in final vs. Brazil

LONDON (AP) ? Mexico coach Luis Fernando Tena thinks his team will need an "almost perfect" game to pull off an upset against Brazil in the men's Olympic football final on Saturday.

Tena loudly praised the quality of the Brazilian team on Friday and said he expects Mexico to have a lot of difficulties to try to win its first Olympic gold in football in the final at Wembley.

"They have a (solid) player in each position, I wouldn't even try to point out a weak point," Tena said. "We have to play a great game, almost perfect, if we want to win. It's very important to try to impose our game."

Mexico will be playing in its first Olympic final, and this year's campaign is already its best ever in the tournament. Mexico's previous best showing at the Olympics was at the 1968 Mexico City Games, when it was beaten in the bronze-medal match 2-0 by Japan.

The Mexicans arrived at the London Games with an outside chance to win gold, while Brazil was considered the biggest favorite from the beginning because it brought most of its top players to try to win its first gold.

"We have to play a great game against Brazil, conscious that Brazil is the great favorite even before the tournament started," Tena said. "I read a story yesterday which said the bookmakers expect Brazil to beat Mexico by a big margin, but we are confident in our own strengths and I think we can produce a surprise."

Mexico actually beat Brazil in the last time the teams played, winning 2-0 in a friendly in the United States in June. Some of the Mexican players at the Olympics were in that match too, as were nearly all of the Brazilians who will be in Saturday's final, including young star striker Neymar.

"Neymar does worry us, but the rest of the team too," Tena said. "Brazil is a very strong team. If you look at the squad, you see they have players with great quality everywhere. They have the luxury of having (Paulo Henrique) Ganso and (Alexandre) Pato on the bench ? from there you know what level they have."

Mexico has won six of the last 12 matches against the Brazilians since 1999, losing four and drawing two.

But on Saturday, the Mexicans won't be able to count on one of its top players, Giovani dos Santos, who injured his right hamstring in the semifinals. Dos Santos scored one of the goals against Brazil in the June friendly and had three goals already in the Olympic tournament, including one in the quarterfinals.

"It's a shame that Giovani, who is a great player with a great attitude, can't play," Tena said. "It's very painful for him and sensitive for the team, but at the same time this team has shown that it's very mentally strong and can overcome many adversities."

Mexico reached the final by winning Group B after drawing 0-0 with South Korea, beating Gabon 2-0 and defeating Switzerland 1-0. The Mexicans needed extra time to get past Senegal 4-2 in the quarterfinals, then came from behind to defeat Japan 3-1 in the semis.

"We have the silver in our hands, but we are not content with this, we are going for gold," Tena said.

___

Associated Press writer Luis Ruiz in London contributed to this report.

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Can not easily help others ?euthanasia?

The final winner grudges hard to stop

In view of the defendant for only the behavior of the landfill with soil, is less serious, according to the law should be sentenced to three years imprisonment. A true account of the accused to justice for his crimes, and pleaded guilty in court, as appropriate sentences. However, the economic losses caused by criminal acts to the victim should be compensated.

Zhong Yi pure appealed his conviction that no subjective kill intentionally, should be acquitted, and then filed an appeal. To Ganzhou City Intermediate People?s Court recently upheld the dismissal of the appeal and upheld the original verdict. This means, Zhong Yi-chun to assist an old friend of ?euthanasia? collar criminal two years has been basically settled.

Recently, Zhong Yi-chun the fate of the dust has settled. Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province in the hospital made a second trial, Zhong Yi purely subjective non-indirect intentional,burberry soldes, constitutes negligence causing death is not intentional homicide. Therefore, sentenced to two years.

A ?euthanasia? storm injured two families, experts said the case with specimens of the value of

Zhong Yi pure?s daughter Zhong Donghui same dissatisfaction that the father should be acquitted. ?Who would have 200 dollars to kill His good intentions to help people cover soil sentenced to two years,air jordan pas cher, you say Yuanbu Yuan ?

Zhong Yi-chun assist Zeng Hong commit suicide whether the count of intentional homicide from the beginning of the prosecution and the defense the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

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Long County court held that a purely subjective Zhong Yi does not want the victim Zeng Hong death, their actions constitute negligence causing death, the Public Prosecution Service guilty of intentional homicide charges should be to change.

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Zeng Xiang say fill in the mud it will stink, and he asked Zhong Yi-chun should Pidai into his face, so as not to get face to fill the mud in his face covered with white plastic bags. Zhong Yi purely in accordance with his request.

Told his wife the next day, Zeng Hong leave the house to the bell house, that he died three days later did not go home, do not look for him and let him buried in Zhong behind the Chestnut Park, save burning buried to spend money.

May 25 this year, the hospital judgment Zhong Yi pure guilty of negligence causing death of the crime, sentenced to two years, and compensation for death compensation of 71,050 yuan, 12,348 yuan of funeral expenses a total of 83,398 yuan to the incidental civil action the plaintiff Zhongquan Di and other, limited to paid within two months after the entry into force of the judgment.

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Long County Court found, Zhong Yi-chun and Zeng Hong Long south county to sell herbal met. Soon, Bell had complained about his disease a few years, very painful, wanted to commit suicide. Bell had advised had not committed suicide, and he will cure.

In the afternoon of October 17, 2010, had about home, after dinner, once said, wanted to commit suicide, the clock to help him fill in the mud buried. Zhong said at the time this is a crime.

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Counsel suggested that the victims died of asphyxiation can not rule out the possibility that his own head,air jordan, put a plastic bag by the defendant subjectively unintentional, more in line with the negligence cause the death of the characteristics.

The court decision did not allow the grievances of the two families of corpuscles down. Original defendant family members opt for shouting ?innocent? and said he was the injured party.

The father died suddenly Tsang Ka-brother and sister was injured. Son had Dong Liang, Zeng Hong, said yesterday that the family is not satisfied with the verdict. ?Sentence too light, Zhong Yi-chun should be sentenced to death, he killed a man.? He said, his father had been buried alive in the last breath, the body should be dug to an autopsy and then cremated in accordance with the customs of the rural areas, it is hurt feelings, considered a ?violent death.? And the mother went through the storm, is now unable to quiet life in his hometown.

Zeng Xiang death, at the beginning and confusing. Since October last year, the relevant authorities for up to several months of investigation.

Lawsuit

Bell justice pure then excuse said, he had three times to persuade Zeng Hong Do not commit suicide, pit is had their own digging of,polo ralph lauren pas Cher, had to eat the sleeping pills by hand exploration nose lost air will not move, he was buried in the soil, its behavior does not constitute an intentional homicide.

She confirmed, Zeng Hong suffering from schizophrenia, basically every month incidence,abercrombie, onset and curses, drooling,abercrombie france, have tooth ache after taking the drug reaction, very painful. October 16, 2010 Zeng Hong disease,abercrombie france, several times to commit suicide the next day sober, and that it has to commit suicide on October 17. In the afternoon, called bell called to supper.

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Investigators at crossing the river town of the mouth of the cloth village group on the morning of October 28 last year in the east side of Hang Mei chestnut park found a pit, to identify, Zeng Hong Department of pit body of a man.

Zhong Yi-chun was caught, the responsibility to take care of the mentally ill brother fell on the Zhongdong Hui shoulders, and her single mother to take care of the 15-year-old son, difficult to support the wages of monthly thousand dollars only,air jordan pas cher, overwhelmed by nearly 8,000 lawyers fees are borrowed. For compensation for the court, she said ?do not understand,jordan, whether you want to apply for a retrial, she was not ready yet.

The next morning, family members in Hong Zeng a few days did not go home and reported to the police. On the morning of October 20, investigators find the body of Zeng Hong and anatomical inspection, commissioned by the Jiangxi jiyuan Forensic Center for forensic pathological examination.

However, the court held that the Zhong Yi-chun did not say to be examined in the investigation stage hand to explore whether the victim still breathing, so the excuse inadmissible.

Long been concerned about the ?euthanasia? of Guangdong Bao Hui Law Firm Senior Partner Lin Cun-bao lawyer, said the issue of euthanasia is very complex, involving many aspects of the moral, ethical, legal, medical, and therefore our country so far have not been enacted. If you help others. ?Euthanasia?, in accordance with the law may be intentional homicide charges punishable by penalties. But, like the defendant in the present case,abercrombie pas cher, wrongful death the crime of conviction and sentencing, and very rare.

But opponents argue that the right to human life above all else, unless the court or war, no person shall be deprived of the lives of others. If authorized by law to carry out euthanasia, or the law of its punishment, it is likely to result in citizens? lives are deprived of the name of euthanasia. Especially in the consciousness of the patient was suffering torture can not be self-made, easy to make errors of judgment. In addition, if the legal recognition of the legality of euthanasia, but also may lead to moral hazard ? such as are unwilling or incapable of supporting the elderly, children may use the name of the euthanasia killing elderly.

Today, China has yet to start the euthanasia legislation, but there are many proposals from NPC deputies to the pilot in some cities.

Long County People?s Procuratorate accused, the afternoon of October 17, 2010, Zeng Xiang Zhong Yi pure, invitations to his home that night the two discuss to take sleeping pills suicide issue, have asked the bell called after him sleeping pills he should not fill buried, bell promised a.

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Leaving the family angry, more than 80,000 yuan compensation of the court has become a ?blank check? can not be honored. Zhong Yi pure daughter marrying the son of Zhong Zhijun intermittent psychosis, home penniless, can not afford to repay.

Clash

He said that China is the right to life and personality which is more important focus of the controversy of the ?euthanasia?. Supporters argue that human dignity is more important, instead of dying people afflicted by debilitating diseases, it is better to let it die with dignity. Moreover, in most cases, death to choose is the meaning of the deceased; In other words, the results of the ?euthanasia? is the deceased caused, so death is not at fault and should not be held liable.

Lin deposit, regardless of the case the verdict, the community will be controversial. The judgment of the great guiding role, that euthanasia is illegal, may be held criminally responsible. People have this idea or the face of this condition are a deterrent. Perhaps it is the sample value of the case, the promotion of euthanasia legislation in China.

But the lawsuit is doomed no winners. The original defendant, the family insisted that he is the victim, the verdict dissatisfaction. The lawyer said that the judgment is to establish a guide: ?Euthanasia is illegal, may be investigated for criminal liability ? this is the case of specimens of the meaning.

On the morning of October 19, Zeng Hong came to the Zhong Zhong Yi pure 200 yuan wages. After lunch, Zeng Hong Zhong Shan pre-dug pit sleeping pills. Reach this clock justice pure,polo ralph lauren pas cher, about fifteen or sixteen minutes later, the bell called once forty-five audio, but not its response did not confirm their deaths, at their request would have buried soil. Zeng Hong Department of suffocation deaths were identified. Public Prosecution Service identified Zhong Yi-chun, unlawful deprivation of life constitutes the crime of intentional homicide.

?Forensic no obvious trauma, that the: dead Zeng Hong corpse on with the scene, the autopsy, the survey visited the test results analysis, Zeng Hong Department of the pressure of the soil in a plastic bag closed respiratory asphyxia death.

Nearly seventy farmers Zeng Hong ills ridden several times to commit suicide; Zhong Yi-chun, an old friend of farmers, to help the ?euthanasia?. This means that ?helping others? or ?kill? Should the sentence In April of this year, Long County, Jiangxi old man Zhong Yi pure respondent intentional homicide, triggered widespread concern (see our April 26 A9 ?press blue pages? version of the report).
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Six men killed while swimming in north Iraq

Gunmen killed six young Arab men while they were swimming in a predominantly Turkmen town in north Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said.

"The six martyrs were Arab residents from Amerli," said Colonel Khalid Hassan al-Bayati, police chief of the town of Tuz Khurmatu, 175 kilometres (110 miles) north of Baghdad.

Amerli lies just outside Tuz Khurmatu, which is mostly populated by Shiite Turkmen.

"This is a terrorist act, not a criminal act. Two gunmen attacked them while they were swimming," Bayati said.

A police lieutenant colonel said the attackers were riding motorcycles and had fired on the group while they were in a pool in Tuz Khurmatu.

A doctor in the town's hospital confirmed receiving the six bodies, adding that all had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

The latest violence brings the number of people killed in attacks in Iraq so far this month to at least 113, including 57 security forces members, according to an AFP tally based on security and medical sources.

While violence has decreased from its peak in 2006 and 2007, attacks remain common across Iraq. There were attacks on 27 of the 31 days in July.

Official figures put the number of people killed in attacks in July at 325, the highest monthly death toll since August 2010.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fatal disease blamed on live bullfrog trade

Bullfrogs, often shipped live between continents to be eaten, are spreading the deadly chytrid fungus that is threatening amphibians worldwide, new research indicates.

A team of researchers collected bullfrogs on sale at Asian food stores in seven cities in the United States and found 41 percent of the frogs were infected with the fungus.

The chytrid fungus is harmless to people, but it has caused species declines and even extinctions among amphibians. However, it is not fatal to all amphibians. The fungus doesn't kill the North American bullfrog, the type of frog sampled in this study, making this species an excellent carrier.

Frogs in these U.S. shops are imported live primarily from farms in Taiwan, Brazil and Ecuador. In the United States, the live frogs are then sold for their legs.

The team also looked for fungus at frog farms in Brazil and among several native frog species from Brazil's Atlantic Forest, one of the most amphibian-rich regions in the world.

Their work revealed four new strains of chytrid, also known as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis or Bd. One of these was found on a bullfrog in southeastern Michigan. This frog appeared to have come from a farm in the Atlantic Forest region, where sampling from native frogs revealed that the four strains are common.

By comparing these strains with those described from studies in Japan, the team found Brazilian chytrid had made its way to Japan.

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The Brazilian chytrid probably first infected native frogs in Brazil, spread to farms, and from there, around the world, the researchers say. [ 7 Devastating Infectious Diseases ]

The trade in frogs has probably led to the global spread of the disease, said study researcher Timothy James, a University of Michigan evolutionary biologist.

"A lot of the movement of this fungus is related to the live food trade, which is something we should probably stop doing," James said in a statement. "We don?t need to have millions of live frogs being shipped from foreign countries into the United States."

The research was detailed online July 31 in the journal Molecular Ecology.

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Elizabeth Banks Supports Planned Parenthood, President Obama in New Campaign Ad


Elizabeth Banks is doing her part to help President Obama's 2012 reelection bid, extolling the virtues of Planned Parenthood in a new campaign ad.

The 38-year-old Hunger Games actress released a new video praising Obama and Planned Parenthood, while sharing some very personal anecdotes.

Watch the campaign spot below and see what you think:

"Planned Parenthood was my healthcare provider when I didn't have insurance after graduating from college," she says, before delving into detail.

"Yes, I got birth control but it was for massive migraine headaches and my heavy flow," Banks admits. "Yeah, I'm on record saying I had a heavy flow."

"And, unfortunately, these are the things I don't want to discuss with employers."

The actress points out that Obama's opponent, Republican Mitt Romney, has said he would cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood.

She argues that "95%" of Planned Parenthood's services are not controversial, yet it's become a lightning rod for political controversy.

"For that little 5% that Mitt Romney decides he doesn't agree with, he's going to take away cancer screenings. What is he doing?" she asks.

"He's going to take away people's access to health care close by ... We're talking about working-class ladies who need health care."

"President Obama has not compromised on women's rights," she says, "And that's why President Obama needs to stay in office."

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