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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tokyo has a dynamic and varied nightlife , although , as with the city 's restaurants , many of the best bars are tucked away off the beaten track . Tokyo has a buzzing clubbing scene . The ultra-stylish New York Bar is among the best rooftop bars in the world . Located on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt hotel -LRB- 3-7-1-2 Nishi Shinjuku -RRB- it offers spectacular views of the glowing , futuristic cityscape that is Tokyo after dark . There 's fantastic food and live jazz , and as an added bonus , you may recognize it as the bar where Bill Murray first meets Scarlett Johansson in `` Lost in Translation . '' At Henry Good Seven it 's the stunning interior that will catch your eye . At once kitsch , cozy and classy , it 's a truly unique space by Tokyo design gurus Wonderwall . You 'll find it tucked away on the seventh floor of the Shin-Marunouchi Building -LRB- 1-5-1 Marunouchi -RRB- right across the street from Tokyo Station . If you manage to locate it , you 'll discover that Kita Aoyama Salon -LRB- Yamahazi Building , B1F , 2-7-18 Kita Aoyama , Minato-ku -RRB- is one of the city 's coolest bars . Take the metro to Gaienmae , leave by exit 2 and turn right . An unmarked metal door will lead you to a barely-lit basement bar artfully kitted out in dark wood and antique furniture . It 's open until 5 a.m. and manages to feel laid back and indulgent at the same time . Well worth seeking out . Perennially popular with foreigners is the Roppongi area . Full of bars and restaurants , it 's always lively -- and a bit tacky . Propaganda -LRB- Yua Roppongi Building 2F 3-14-9 Roppongi , Minato-ku -RRB- is an unfussy , affable shot bar with a good-value happy hour . A world away from garish Roppongi is the Golden Gai area of Shinjuku . A ghetto of dark alleyways crammed with tiny ramshackle bars , Golden Gai evokes a bygone bohemian Tokyo of the 1960s . Some establishments are n't keen on foreign customers but La Jetee -LRB- 1-1-8 Kabukicho , Shinjuku-ku -RRB- is a friendly little drinking den that 's sure to offer a warm welcome . A new arrival on the clubbing scene is the intimate Le Baron de Paris -LRB- Aoyama Center Building , Minami-Aoyama Minatu-ku -RRB- , the Tokyo outpost of the Parisian night club . Designed in part by Marc Newson , it attracts a trendy and glamorous international crowd . More established , and much less intimate , is Tokyo 's finest superclub , Womb -LRB- 2-16 Maruyama-cho , Shibuya-ku -RRB- . More like the interior of a spaceship than a nightclub , Womb has dazzling lighting and attracts top international House and Techno DJs . Where to stay | What to see | Where to be seen | Where to eat | Where to shop ... . Do you agree with our Tokyo picks ? Send us your comments and suggestions in the `` Sound Off '' box below and we 'll print the best

Which is Tokyo 's finest club ?

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NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A federal judge on Monday ruled against a Web site operator who was seeking to publish an encyclopedia about the Harry Potter series of novels , blocking publication of `` The Harry Potter Lexicon '' after concluding that it would cause author J.K. Rowling `` irreparable injury . '' Steven Vander Ark speaks to the media outside the U.S. District Court on April 15 , 2008 in New York City . U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson awarded Rowling and her publisher $ 6,750 in statutory damages and permanently blocked publication of the reference guide . Harry Potter fan Steven Vander Ark sought to publish the book , a reference guide to the Harry Potter series , through a small Michigan-based publishing house called RDR Books . Vander Ark operates a Web site called `` Harry Potter Lexicon . '' Rowling sued RDR Books in 2007 to stop publication of material from Vander Ark 's Web site . Vander Ark and RDR Books claimed the book should not be blocked from publication because it was protected by the `` fair use '' doctrine , which allows for commentary and critique of literary works . Patterson , in his ruling , said the defendants failed to demonstrate fair use . Rowling issued a statement after Monday 's ruling , saying , `` I took no pleasure at all in bringing legal action and am delighted that this issue has been resolved favorably . '' Vander Ark did not immediately return calls from CNN on Monday . `` We are obviously disappointed with the result , and RDR is considering all of its options , including an appeal , '' attorney David S. Hammer said . Rowling , who said she has long planned to publish her own encyclopedia , and Warner Brothers Entertainment , producer of the Potter films , filed suit to stop RDR from publishing the book . Warner Brothers is owned by Time Warner , CNN 's parent company .

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Editor 's Note : Al Vivian is president & CEO of BASIC Diversity , Inc. , a 35-year-old consultancy that specializes in diminishing cross-cultural biases that has worked with clients such as Coca-Cola , Ford , Kroger , McDonald 's , the National Security Agency and CNN . He is also an adviser to the United States Army for diversity and cultural affairs . Al Vivian says Eric Holder was right to urge Americans to confront diversity issues now . FAYETTEVILLE , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Privilege can be a dangerous thing . It releases you from the task of thinking about things that others must . I am an African-American male and I am privileged . Not on race ; but on gender , education , religion , income and many other areas . As a man , my authority and intellect are not second-guessed . As a Christian , my moral code is not questioned , nor am I subject to post-September 11 profiling . I have privilege in these areas , and I realize that this privilege creates blind spots . An advantage to any group creates a corresponding disadvantage to all others Recently Attorney General Eric Holder made some statements concerning America 's need to confront its racial history , and the need for Americans to engage in cross-racial dialogue . Holder 's comments offended some and motivated others , not uncommon when dealing with the touchy issue of race . On confronting our history he said : `` To get to the heart of this country , one must examine its racial soul . ... in things racial we have always been and continue to be , in too many ways , essentially a nation of cowards . '' Concerning cross-racial dialogue he opined : `` If we are to make progress in this area , we must ... have frank conversations about the racial matters that continue to divide us . '' In a recent interview , President Obama responded by saying , America has made `` enormous progress , and we should n't lose sight of that ... I think it 's fair to say that if I had been advising my attorney general , we would have used different language . '' The president went on to say , `` I think what solves racial tensions is fixing the economy , putting people to work , making sure people have health care , ensuring that every kid is learning out here . '' They were both right ; but they were addressing two different things . Obama was talking about fixing the economy to ease racial tensions . Holder was talking about overcoming our fears to dialogue and confronting racial privilege so that we can eliminate inequities that cause the racial tensions . Additionally , Holder was not saying that progress had not been made . He was saying that there is much yet to be done in order to fully engage and leverage the abilities of all of the nation 's human capital . Elaborating on history , we must acknowledge that whites have been the benefactors of centuries of history that included half-truths that socially affirmed them to the detriment of all others . Addressing this privilege will take extreme courage , for there will be many loud dissenting voices . For example , there has never been a discussion in America about whether we should or should not celebrate a White History Month . That would be an irrelevant waste of time , because white history has been the basis of practically all that we have been taught . Being able to sit in a classroom and open history books that positively portray a plethora of people that resemble you has been , and continues to be , the exclusive historical privilege of whites . This privilege psychologically and economically benefits every member at every level of the advantaged category so profoundly that its members never have to question their place in society . And that place is on top : the expected and accepted norm . If you are white , consider how different life might be for you now if you had grown up from meager beginnings , while simultaneously being denigrated by a society that had denied equal access to you , your parents and every member of your race during every prior generation . This is the history of black America that Holder is saying we must understand to truly know the heart of America . History is history , and these are the facts . When we choose to exclude vital portions of history , we are no longer teaching history ; we 're teaching ideology . And if you 're a person of color , you 're excluded . The classroom experience for those who are not white tends to fit the following quote by poet Adrienne Rich : `` When someone with the authority of a teacher , say , describes the world -- and you are not in it -- there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium , as if you looked into a mirror and saw nothing . '' It 's impossible to grasp the true significance of any groups ' contributions when they are taken out of context , and told as a separate story during some isolated month . It 's like reading a great novel and leaving out chapters . What 's missing is what the late Paul Harvey would have called `` the rest of the story . '' George Washington Carver , a black man , had many breakthrough inventions utilizing the peanut . His contributions could sound insignificant until put into context . The south , as a region , made its money through agriculture , primarily cotton . Poor crop management practices eventually damaged the soil throughout the south until it was almost impossible to successfully grow cotton anywhere in the region . The south needed a new cash crop -- then came the peanut . George Washington Carver revitalized the agricultural south ; thus the financial south . He saved the south . But because we tell his story out of context , no one understands the significance of his contributions . Thomas Edison invented the light bulb , which was a tremendous invention . However its paper filament was only operable for short periods of time , until a black man named Lewis Latimer contributed his invention , the carbon filament , to the project , making possible the widespread use of electric light . Had there been no Latimer , there would not have been a successful Edison . But most history books have no mention of Latimer . Textbooks currently teach that our great nation became a democracy in 1776 . Great nation , strong republic , yes ! Democracy , no . The very foundation upon which democracy was built demanded that the political leadership be selected for the people , by a vote of the people . To deny this right to millions of our citizenry for no legitimate reason was to abort democracy before it was born . The uncomfortable and blunt truth is , the United States did not legitimately become a democracy until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 made it law that no citizen could be denied the right to vote based on their race . Until we as Americans change course , grow a spine , teach true history that is inclusive of all races and replace these fallacies and half-truths with reputably documented facts , our citizenry will continue to be relegated to racially segmented ideology instead of history . We are a great democracy , and thus ready for honest dialogue . The time is now , and this discussion must go beyond black and white . It must be inclusive of Arabs , Asians , Latinos and others . It must also go both ways . People of color can not only talk . We must also listen . All parties must be willing to be critiqued as well as offer criticism . As Holder said , this will be uncomfortable , but `` this way we can hasten the day when we would truly become one America . '' It 's unusual when someone who is out of the norm makes his or her way into the seat of privilege , because those with whom you now share this privilege do not expect you to speak for those who do not . Welcome to your seat Mr. Holder , it fits you well . And thank you for not taking the coward 's route . By the way , mission accomplished . We 're talking . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Al Vivian .

From whose perspective was written the history accoding to Vivian ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Back in 2005 , when he stopped studying third down tendencies long enough to work on a motivational self-help book , Nick Saban kept hammering on one phrase . The book 's title was `` How Good Do You Want to Be ? A Champion 's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life . '' The phrase the University of Alabama 's football coach was stuck on was mercifully shorter . `` Eliminate the clutter . '' The clutter is you . The clutter is me . The clutter is this story , another horn in the vast media brass section trumpeting a college football game taking on Homeric proportions . `` It 's everything out there that can take away from your focus , '' said Saban 's co-writer , Brian Curtis . This week Saban -- called `` the most powerful coach in sports '' by Forbes magazine in 2008 -- is up to his furrowed brow in clutter . His No. 2 Crimson Tide plays No. 1 Louisiana State Saturday night in Tuscaloosa , Alabama , in the most anticipated college football game in years . Both teams are undefeated , and it 's the first ever SEC regular season game matching the country 's two top teams . SI.com : LSU vs. Alabama really does mean everything to some , and that 's OK Saban , who just turned 60 , is not exactly a willing contributor to the ruckus that surrounds big-time college football . When his own players doused him with the traditional Gatorade victory shower after Alabama won the BCS Championship Game in January , 2010 , he looked genuinely irked by the display . Saban 's no-nonsense nature -- he and a statue of him outside Alabama 's football stadium are tied for number of memorable one-liners -- perfectly equips him for a moment like Saturday night . `` It 's fun to play in games like this , '' Saban said this week . And then he broke out the wet blanket . `` But I also think it 's important to be able to stay focused on what you need to do to play well . You ca n't drain yourself emotionally because of all the things that are happening surrounding the game . '' SI.com : Alabama hosts LSU in the Game of the Year The Saban method certainly has paid off . His overall college coaching record is 137-53-1 , a .717 winning percentage . He has won as many national titles -LRB- two -RRB- as all-time major college wins leader Joe Paterno . But Saban is the only coach to win a BCS championship with two different programs . It is a testament to both Saban 's coaching genius and his tumbleweed past that his DNA is on both programs involved in Saturday 's showdown . Here 's how he got there : The son of a West Virginia gas station owner , he began coaching as a grad assistant at alma mater Kent State in 1973 . Over a lengthy career , he has been employed by nine different college programs , and three more NFL franchises . Following four years as head coach at Michigan State , Saban was brought to Baton Rouge in 2000 after LSU had gone 7-15 the previous two seasons . Within four years , Saban delivered a national title . His professional travelogue did n't end there . Saban left to test himself as an NFL head coach with the Miami Dolphins in 2005 . Two seasons there produced a 15-17 record , and then Saban was seduced by a once proud southern belle who had fallen into disrepute . `` I 'm not going to be the Alabama coach , '' Saban infamously declared on December 21 , 2006 . On January 4 , 2007 , he was introduced as the Crimson Tide 's next coach . He was apologizing for that one three years later in a Sporting News interview . Sort of . `` I apologize for any professional mishandling that might have occurred , '' he said . But there is a reason Alabama ponied up $ 4 million a year for Saban -LRB- university President Robert Witt makes a reported base of $ 490,000 a year -RRB- . He is one rainmaker of a coach . While perhaps not always so dedicated to the truth about his comings and goings , Saban is all in with building winning football programs . And in 2007 Alabama needed him badly . With 13 national championships in the bank , and the legend of Bear Bryant growing dim , the Alabama football program of the early 2000s was a mess . One coach was tangled up in a sexual harassment charge and eventually got the program placed on NCAA probation . One hire never coached a game , fired after an off-season Florida strip-club romp became public . One abandoned ship after two seasons , informing his team he was leaving for Texas A&M via video conference . Another had the name -LRB- Mike Shula , son of Hall of Fame NFL coach Don Shula -RRB- but won few hearts with his 26-23 record . Then came Saban , whose stern dictatorship cut through all the nonsense . He is 51-11 at ` Bama , with one national title and the hopes of another resting on Saturday . His success did not sit well a couple states to the left . When Saban first left for the pros , LSU fans were mostly understanding . They even cheered him when he returned to Baton Rouge with the Dolphins in 2005 to take on the New Orleans Saints , who had been displaced from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina . But when he took over a conference rival , he was a direct threat to their team and the game changed . On Saban 's trip to Baton Rouge in 2008 , he was greeted with the requisite effigy burning . The LSU student newspaper produced an editorial that proclaimed : `` For the record , Nick , the Tiger faithful hate your guts . '' `` What people suddenly did n't seem to understand is that he did n't leave LSU for Alabama , '' said Glenn Guilbeau , who covers the Tigers for Gannett News Service . After ditching the Dolphins , `` the only open jobs were Alabama , Louisville and Tulane . What was he supposed to do ? '' Time has somewhat softened the Saban-is-Satan storyline when LSU and Alabama play now . His connection to LSU was brought up only once in his press conference last Monday . In response , Saban sounded almost wistful . `` I really do n't think a lot about that , but there are a lot of personal relationships we have with a lot of people because of the association we had with LSU , '' he said . `` The older you get -- and everybody knows I 'm getting old -- you kind of cherish those relationships and really respect and appreciate them . I 'm happy to say a lot of those things do n't get affected by this game and what happens in this game . '' Are the halcyon days of Saban-hating gone ? After his clumsy departure from the Dolphins , Saban appeared as No. 9 on a Forbes top 10 list of most disliked people in sports . He has not made the last two editions of that list . When he completes this season , his fifth , it will match his longest stay at any of his coaching posts . `` I think there 's a feeling that this is the right place for him and his wife at this stage of their lives , '' Curtis said . The Saban family was out front in the recovery effort after a devastating tornado swept through Tuscaloosa in April , only reinforcing his Alabama identity . Saban 's Nick 's Kids Foundation provided the $ 50,000 seed money to start Project Team Up , which coordinates aid for those who lost homes and loved ones to the storm . Saban , his wife Terry and his team have been out front throughout the recovery process , said Riz Shakir , Project Team Up 's managing director . `` As you know , Nick is not one to be exuberant , but he shows he really cares through his actions , '' Shakir said . `` When he cracks a little smile -LRB- doing the relief work -RRB- , it 's like you or me jumping for joy . '' Maybe some will even begin taking him at his word that , `` When I came here , I came here with the idea I 'd be here for the rest of my career . '' Saban may never be the warm and fuzzy good ol' boy kind of southern football coach . Because that is just the kind of clutter that has nothing to do with a final score , he 's unlikely to spend much time courting favor . At least he has settled into one place long enough now that those who wish to appreciate him know where to find him .

Who is the only coach to take two different schools to BCS championship ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sen. Barack Obama cautioned supporters Thursday against becoming complacent during the final days leading up to the election , noting he lost the New Hampshire primary despite a lead in the polls . After debating Sen. John McCain , Sen. Barack Obama says there 's still plenty of campaigning to be done . `` For those of you who are feeling giddy or cocky and think this is all set , I just -LSB- have -RSB- two words for you : New Hampshire , '' the Democratic presidential nominee said during a fundraiser breakfast in New York . `` You know I 've been in these positions before where we were favored and the press starts getting carried away and we end up getting spanked . And so that 's another good lesson that Hillary Clinton taught me . '' About 10 hours after debating Sen. John McCain , Obama urged top campaign contributors at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan to not be overconfident , despite leading in a number of national polls . A CNN Poll of Polls calculated Wednesday showed him leading 51 percent to 42 percent . `` We 've got 19 days , '' Obama said . `` We 're going to have to work absolutely as hard as we 've ever worked in our lives in order to just to get to the start of what is going to be a very difficult and very challenging but ultimately a very fulfilling four years where we can get this country back on track . '' Watch more of Obama 's comments '' Hours later , Obama spoke to a crowd in Londonderry , New Hampshire , lashing out at McCain 's debate tactics . `` Well , New Hampshire , last night we had a debate . I think you saw a bit of the McCain attack strategy in action , '' he said . `` But here 's what Sen. McCain does n't seem to understand : With the economy in turmoil and the American dream at risk , the American people do n't want to hear politicians attack each other -- you want to hear about how we 're going to attack the challenges facing middle-class families each and every day . '' Obama urged McCain to `` debate our genuine differences on the issues that matter '' rather than making the Arizona senator 's campaign `` all about me . '' `` The truth is , this campaign is about you . It 's about your jobs . It 's about your health care . It 's about your retirement . It 's about your children 's future , '' he added . Watch Obama discuss the economy '' McCain , speaking at an event in Downington , Pennsylvania , on Thursday , touched on his debate performance . `` We had a good debate last night . It was a lot of fun . ... I thought I did pretty well , '' he said to loud cheers . McCain reiterated his position for taking America forward as economists say a recession is all but inevitable . '' We ca n't spend the next four years waiting for our luck to change ... I 'll take us in a new direction , '' he said . `` Our troubles are getting worse , our enemies watch and we have to fight , and that 's what I 'll do for you ... I 'm not afraid of the fight , I 'm ready for it . '' McCain also urged voters there to help him win Pennsylvania -- a state where a CNN Poll of Polls shows Obama leading his counterpart 50 percent to 40 percent . `` I need your vote . We will carry Pennsylvania . ... We need your help . ... It 's a close race , my friends , '' he said . McCain also responded to Obama 's assertions that his crowds are unruly and use dangerous language to describe the Illinois senator . `` I can not tell you about how proud I am of you , '' he said . It was a line that he used in Wednesday night 's debate . iReport.com : Obama survived knock-out punch Obama and McCain are scheduled to speak Thursday night at the Alfred E. Smith dinner , a political tradition that dates back to 1945 . It honors the first Catholic ever nominated for president and was begun by Francis J. Spellman , the archbishop of New York 's Roman Catholic Archdiocese at the time . The Republican presidential nominee will also appear on the `` Late Show with David Letterman , '' after canceling an earlier appearance , which left the host fuming . Also Thursday , McCain 's running mate , Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , sounded a note of triumph about Wednesday 's presidential debate while campaigning in Bangor , Maine . `` They -LSB- Obama and Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden -RSB- look to the past because they 'd rather run against the current administration , it sounds like , and that strategy though , thankfully , it 's really starting to wear very very thin , '' Palin said . `` As John McCain reminded Barack Obama last night , if he wanted to run against George Bush , he had his chance four years ago . This year , the name on the ballot is John McCain -- and America knows that John McCain is his own man , he is the maverick . '' Though Maine has trended Democratic for nearly two decades , the McCain campaign is making a push in the state 's rural 2nd Congressional District , which is allotted one electoral vote independent of how the state votes at large . Despite the McCain camp 's efforts , the Republican National Committee has stopped running advertisements in the state . Palin later traveled to Elon , North Carolina . At an afternoon rally at Elon University , near Greensboro , Palin pressed the audience to stand firm against accusations of negative campaigning , and told them to pay `` close attention '' to Obama 's record . `` It 's not mean-spirited and it 's not negative campaigning when you call someone out on their record , '' she said . `` So do n't let anyone , do n't let them make you believe that you 're being negative or mean-spirited or unpatriotic or unfair when you are asking about somebody 's record , OK ? '' After the rally , Palin continued on to a fundraiser at a home in Greensboro . Biden is traveling to Los Angeles , California , taping appearances on `` The Tonight Show with Jay Leno '' and the `` Ellen Degeneres Show . '' CNN political producer Ed Hornick contributed to this report .

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Should he stay or should he go ? Manchester United insist Cristiano Ronaldo will still be wearing a red shirt next season but the Portuguese winger , courted by Real Madrid , has refused to rule out a move to Spain . Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to commit himself to Manchester United . Football Fan Zone presents five reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo should stay at Manchester United and five reasons why he should move to Real Madrid . Let us know what you think below . Stay : Loyalty : Manchester United took a huge risk when they signed Ronaldo as an unproven 18-year-old for what seemed a vast sum of $ 25 million in 2003 . Since then , under the tutelage of Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz , Ronaldo has developed from a raw talent more famous for his stepovers into the most effective and consistent player on the planet . United also stood by Ronaldo when he was widely blamed in England for getting his club mate Wayne Rooney sent off during the 2006 World Cup . At 23 , Ronaldo owes his best years to United , the club that has helped him fulfil that potential . He has almost four years left on a contract worth $ 240,000 a week -- making him United 's best paid player -- and he should honor it . Glory : Having dominated the English Premier League for the past two seasons and won last season 's Champions League , Manchester United are a club in the ascendancy . With a young team boasting the attacking talents of Ronaldo and Rooney , outstanding young prospects such as Anderson and Nani and a solid defense built around Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic , United could be the preeminent force in European football for seasons to come . If football is primarily about winning trophies , rather than money or lifestyle , then Ronaldo should stay where he is . The Premier League : The English Premier League is the most watched football tournament on the planet and increasingly the stage on which the world 's best players want to showcase their talents . It was no coincidence that three of last season 's four Champions League semifinalists came from the EPL . This week the current world footballer of the year , Kaka , has been linked with a big money move to Chelsea . Real Madrid may be the Spanish champions and one of the world 's most famous clubs , but United are currently the biggest club in the biggest league in the world . Continuity : Leaving a club is always a risk and there is no guarantee that a player will settle successfully into a new set-up in a different country , as Thierry Henry has discovered at Barcelona . At Old Trafford , Ronaldo is the undisputed star with a system built around him and teammates working for him . At Real Madrid he would be one ego among many . Real 's Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder has already warned that Ronaldo 's arrival on a massively inflated salary would not be welcomed by other squad members : `` It would be bad for the dressing room if he gets a much higher salary than the rest of the squad . It 's not important to me but I know other teammates would not like that at all . '' Injury : Having been carrying an ankle injury since March , Ronaldo finally went under the knife earlier this month and is expected to be sidelined until at least October -- long after the summer transfer window has closed . Ronaldo should be concentrating on getting back to full fitness as quickly as possible rather than worrying about a possible transfer . A move to a new club would also likely put him under more pressure to play before he has made a full recovery . Go : A fresh challenge : Ronaldo has achieved everything he can in English football after two near perfect seasons at Old Trafford , winning back-to-back English Premier League titles and player of the year awards and a European Champions League winner 's medal . If the 23-year-old is to continue developing he needs to find new challenges ; what bigger challenge than joining Real Madrid -- the club of the `` Galacticos '' -- for a world record transfer fee ? Carlos Queiroz : The former United assistant manager was a big influence on Ronaldo 's career and an important mentor figure . With Queiroz departing to coach the Portuguese national side , will Old Trafford hold the same appeal for his protege ? Ronaldo has said he is prepared to `` upset '' Alex Ferguson and admits he has not spoken to the United manager in weeks while apparently taking advice from former national team coach Luis Felipe Scolari -- now managing United 's biggest rivals Chelsea . Money : Real Madrid are apparently prepared to make Ronaldo the most expensive and best paid player in the world . A transfer fee of around $ 140 million would smash the $ 92 million Real paid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001 . On top of that , Ronaldo could command wages of up to $ 400,000 a week . By comparison , United have said they are not prepared to renegotiate Ronaldo 's current deal worth $ 240,000 a week . In an industry driven by money , Ronaldo should go where he can command the highest wages . Lifestyle : It 's a long way from the sun-drenched beaches of Ronaldo 's home island of Maderia to the dreary gray skies of the northwest of England . Madrid may not have any beaches either but at least the weather and the food are more familar and it 's a lot closer to home . As a city , Madrid is far better suited to Ronaldo 's southern European temperament than Manchester . Real Madrid : Manchester United may be big but Real Madrid are in a league all of their own . With nine European Cups and 31 Spanish titles to their name , Madrid 's achievements are unrivalled . Having written himself into Manchester United folklore , Ronaldo has the opportunity to do the same on the Bernabeu pitch once graced by the likes of Francisco Gento , Alfredo di Stefano and Fernec Puskas . Ronaldo may already have done enough to win this year 's world footballer of the year award but a move to Madrid would likely seal that honor : in recent years Luis Figo , Zinedine Zidane , Brazilian striker Ronaldo and Fabio Cannavaro have all won the honor while wearing the most famous white shirt in sport .

Who is linked to a big move ?

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Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bush administration lawyers who wrote `` torture '' memos have been cleared of allegations of professional misconduct after a Justice Department internal investigation , which recommends no legal consequences for their actions . The report by the Justice Department concludes the high-ranking lawyers who developed controversial legal guidance on waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques may have exercised poor judgment , but not professional misconduct . The conclusion resulted from a decision by top career Justice Department executive David Margolis to reverse a recommendation of investigators that found the two lawyers ' legal memos did constitute professional misconduct . That tentative conclusion , which was overruled by Margolis , said the lawyers should be referred to their state bar associations for potential disbarment . But in the final report , the examination of the legal guidance written by Justice Department lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee found they did not constitute a professional breach that could have led to state disbarment . The report by the Justice Department ethics office , called the Office of Professional Responsibility , also examined and cleared attorney Steven Bradbury . He headed the Office of Legal Counsel , which provided legal guidance to the executive branch during President George W. Bush 's second term . The often-delayed release of the report came late Friday after it was sent to lawmakers on the House and Senate Judiciary committees , who made the findings public . In addition to the content itself , the constantly delayed release of the politically sensitive report had become an issue . Issuance of the report was repeatedly postponed for more than a year , prompting lawmakers and civil liberties groups to press for publication of the investigation 's findings . In November , Holder told Congress the report would be made public `` by the end of the month . '' Reaction to the Justice Department investigation largely fell along party lines , with liberal Democrats unhappy with the conclusions , and highlighting criticism of the Bush Administration lawyers . `` While the report concludes the lawyers did not breach their minimal professional obligations , I certainly hold top lawyers at the Justice Department -RSB- to a higher standard than that , as all Americans should , '' said Rep. John Conyers , D-Michigan . Conyers , who chairs the House Judiciary Committee focused on the lawyers ' `` poor judgments , '' and said , `` Today 's report makes plain that those memos were legally flawed and fundamentally unsound . '' Meanwhile , conservative lawmakers applauded the decision not to recommend action against the Bush administration officials who proposed enhanced interrogation techniques . `` It is important that future government lawyers know that their efforts to protect Americans will not be criminalized by future administrations , '' said Rep. Lamar Smith , R-Texas , the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee . `` We know that the decision of these attorneys to approve enhanced interrogation tactics in the wake of 9/11 saved lives , '' he declared .

when will Steven Bradbury be cleared ?

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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova 's life has been a classic rags-to-riches fairytale , taking her from poverty in provincial Russia to a cosmopolitan life of wealth and aristocracy . Supermodel Natalia Vodianova was discovered in Moscow in a classic rags-to-riches tale . Her intelligence , poise and charm -LRB- as well as stunning features and long limbs -RRB- , have propelled her from anonymity to being one of the most recognizable and respected models in the fashion industry . Her success has earned her the nickname Supernova . Not content to grace the covers of glossy magazines and the catwalks of the world 's glamorous fashion capitals , Vodianova has also carved a role as a philanthropist . In 2005 she founded the Naked Heart Foundation , a charity that builds playgrounds for children across Russia . `` Giving back just feels so great and I always try to open each play park with myself being present for the children because it makes it more special for them . I go to very remote parts of Russia that are far from Moscow and it gives these children an extra message of love , '' she told CNN . Vodianova was born on February 28 1982 in Nizhni Novgorod , the fourth largest city in Russia . She lived in a poor district of the city with her mother and two sisters , one of whom has cerebral palsy . Watch Natalia Vodianova take CNN on a tour of Moscow '' The young Vodianova was regularly taken to the opera and the ballet by her grandparents . They offered some respite from the troubles at home and taught her the importance of manners . When Vodianova was 11 she began to help out on the family 's fruit stall , and at the age of 15 she had moved into her own apartment with her best friend . `` It was a lot of survival and a lot of struggling but overall we were a good team , '' Vodianova told CNN . `` We worked really hard , all of us , and stood up for each other . My mum was amazing -- she lived for us . I appreciate what she has done for me and the way she raised me '' In 1999 a Parisian model scout held an open casting in Nizhni Novgorod . Vodianova impressed him and he sent her to Paris to sign with Viva Models on the condition that she learn English within three months . Luckily for her she took his advice . A year later Vodianova would find herself settled in Paris and sitting at a dinner party in the Pompidou Center restaurant . It was there she met artistic , English aristocratic playboy the Honorable Justin Portman , third son of the late Viscount Edward Henry Berkeley Portman . See Natalia Vodianova 's life in front of the camera . '' The Portman family is one of the wealthiest in Britain , owning over 100 acres of prime land in central London and 3000 acres in Herefordshire , as well as expansive properties in Antigua and Australia . The pair fell in love and after a quick civil wedding Vodianova gave birth to their first child , Lucas , in December 2001 , when she was still only 19 . Vodianova lost a huge amount of weight after the birth and just a few weeks later at the castings for Paris Fashion Week she was the clear favorite among the designers . She opened and closed the prestigious Yves Saint Laurent show , as well as 40 other runway bookings and landed a Gucci perfume campaign , shot by iconic fashion photographer Mario Testino . On September 1 2002 Vodianova and Portman were married again , this time in a ceremony at St Vladimir 's Cathedral in St Petersburg , followed by a lavish reception for 110 guests at the Palace of Catherine the Great . Over the next few years two more children followed . Her daughter Neva was born in March 2006 and another son , Viktor , was born in September 2007 . Vodianova still found time to walk the runway for the world 's great fashion houses , including Chanel , Givenchy , Versace , Balenciaga , Prada , Ralph Lauren , Christian Lacroix , Dolce & Gabbana , Gucci and her good friend Diane Von Furstenberg . She `` officially '' retired from the catwalk after Valentino 's emotional final show , during the Spring/Summer 2008 season . Afterwards , Vodianova took Valentino for a well-deserved holiday to her much-loved city of Moscow . `` Moscow is the heart of my country so it gathers the best of what I love about my country - and I can find it all here in this place . I love the people , I love what I find here , I love being here and it 's sad that I do n't actually live here . It would be my dream '' Vodianova told CNN . Following a brief return to the catwalk for Diane Von Furstenberg and Balenciaga at the end of 2008 the supermodel is now fronting campaigns for Calvin Klein and David Yurman jewelry . At the age of 27 Natalia Vodianova has achieved more than most people could ever dream of . She 's got age on her side , as well as beauty , fame and fortune , and yet she remains admirably grounded . `` The most important things to me are my children , my family and my husband . It 's really about people in general -- I really love people and I try to never say no if someone needs my help . ''

In what kind of neighborhood did Natalia Vodianova grow up ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brendon Pelser said he saw pure terror in the faces of his fellow passengers after an engine fell from a wing as it took off from Cape Town , South Africa , Wednesday . Men were sweating profusely , women were crying . `` There was fear on their faces , '' Pelser said . `` Everyone started panicking . '' But the pilot of Nationwide Airlines ' Boeing 737 Flight CE723 was able to fly long enough to dump fuel and make an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport . Including crew , 100 hundred people were on the plane that departed at 3:50 p.m. on an hourlong flight to Johannesburg , South Africa . No one was injured . The jet had only been in the air about 10 minutes before the engine fell . `` We heard something crash and bang , the plane veering left and right . A person on the right side said the engine was missing -- had broken clean off , '' said Pelser . Watch Pelser describe how the flight crew told passengers to `` prepare for the worst '' '' `` They flew us in very slowly . We were all prepared for the worst . We went into the fetal position , head between the legs , '' he said . `` Then we hit the runway . '' `` I did kind of pray . I did n't want to die . I 'm not really ready to die , '' the 33-year-old said . An object had been sucked into the engine as the nose wheel lifted from the ground and officials are trying to identify it . The engine-to-wing supporting structure is designed to release an engine `` when extreme forces are applied , '' to prevent structural damage to the wing , Nationwide said on its Web site . The airline described the incident as a `` catastrophic engine failure . '' As the nose wheel lifted from the ground , `` the captain heard a loud noise immediately followed by a yaw of the aircraft -LRB- sideways slippage -RRB- to the right , '' the airline said in a news release . The flight instruments showed the No. 2 engine on the right side had failed , it said . Pelser said he spent the night in Cape Town , then flew back to Johannesburg where he lives , on the same airline . Nationwide said the engine had undergone a major overhaul in March 2005 at `` an approved Federal Aviation Authority facility in the U.S.A. '' and had flown only 3,806 hours since then . `` These engines typically achieve 10,000 hours between major overhauls , '' Nationwide Airlines ' press release stated . E-mail to a friend

What airline had a pilot dumping fuel ?

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-LRB- Sunset -RRB- -- ' `` I had such a crush on him when I was a kid , '' says my friend Didi Linburn , pigtails peeking out from beneath her pink ski helmet rather than the wool pompom hat she wore as a kid . I peer into the tiny ski shop at the Alta Peruvian Lodge and catch a glimpse of a cute guy in glasses behind the counter . `` No idea how old he is , '' she says , `` but I 've seen him here every winter since I was 15 . '' Didi and Jeff Linburn on the slopes Twenty-two years later , and Didi and her teenage crush are still here ? I 've yet to even take a run down the powder white slopes , but I already sense that Alta , Utah , just might be as special as everyone says it is -- including my self-proclaimed `` Altaholic '' husband . Tired of not getting an invite to his annual `` guys ' trip , '' and admittedly jealous about the other love in his life , I decided to tag along on Didi 's annual father-daughter jaunt . And finally experience for myself this almighty Alta -- with just seven lifts -LRB- and not much else -RRB- spread across 2,200 acres of heart-pumping hikes and narrow chutes , chest-deep powder , and total lack of pretension . Skis slung over our shoulders , we walk out the weathered wooden door of the lodge , taking in a deep breath of fresh -- albeit thin -- mountain air . I 'm instantly happy to be here at 10,550 feet , on leased U.S. Forest Service land at the resolutely un-corporate resort , where faded one-pieces outnumber Bogner jackets , chairlifts seat at most four across , and five no-frills lodges , scattered up Little Cottonwood Canyon , sleep 1,200 skiers , tops . Skiers . Not shoppers . Not ski bunnies . Sunset.com : Plan your trip to Alta And , above all , not snowboarders . As the mountain motto goes , Alta is for skiers . During my stay , I see it flaunted on banners , baseball caps , bumper stickers . Alta is , after all , one of just three resorts left in the country that ban boarders , since Taos Ski Valley opened its slopes to all in March . Geared up , Didi , her dad , and I creep along in a bar-less triple chair , surrounded by nothing save blue sky and the towering peaks of the Wasatch Range . `` Same as it was in the '60s , '' says Geoff Linburn , who first came to Alta from California in search of what he 'd heard was the best snow in the West . Back then , lift tickets cost $ 8 , and there were only five slowly moving chairlifts , but apart from building a couple more and raising ticket prices to a reasonable $ 64 , Alta remains Alta . Didi 's dad smiles . `` Still the best snow in the West . '' A whopping 500 inches annually of light-as-a-feather powder -- and I ca n't wait to try it . But that will take some effort . Without a convenient tram to Alta 's best terrain , the limited number of skiers allowed uphill work for every turn with an almost perverse pleasure . As a typically lazy , play-it-safe sort of skier , I 'm intimidated . Is this really worth it ? We hop off the Sugarloaf chair and onto a big `` dump '' -LRB- a record-setting blessing of snow -RRB- and join the parade of people inching their way , single file , up , up , up , and gliding precariously , over , over , over , only to climb again . Is this really worth it ? I think to myself , sweating in the snow . I contemplate taking off my skis , but then I look up . `` Aw , it 's a bootpacker ! '' one guy yells at another fellow who 's stomping with his skis on his shoulders rather than suffering the steep sidestep with everyone else . I press on , inspired by the unspoken camaraderie on the traverse toward Devil 's Castle -- a wide-open bowl and depository of powder -- and the shared anticipation among strangers bound by a passion for Alta 's almost guaranteed fresh tracks . Still , exhausted -- okay , panting really -- I stop and watch as the hard-core hikers keep stomping ; my heart is pounding . I look downhill at the almost untouched powder and decide I 've had enough hiking . Who needs the untouched stuff ? Time to ski . After a blissful day on the slopes , the return to the Peruvian lodge is a comedown . The guest rooms remind me of my college dorm . There are shared bathrooms and a Ping-Pong table but no TVs . Still , the Peruvian , like all of Alta 's lodges , has a 75 percent return rate . Sunset.com : Top 10 ski resorts I 'm honestly baffled , but by the end of dinner -- a slippers-acceptable , family-style affair , where a wine collector wearing turquoise sweatpants shares rare bottles he brought from home and our table swaps stories like old friend -- I start to understand . But , unlike most of the longtime guests , who remain fiercely loyal to `` their '' lodge , never venturing steps away to check out another , I 'm curious and leave Didi a few nights later for Alta 's Rustler Lodge , where things are a tad more civilized -LRB- read : pricey -RRB- . Now I have a television and my own bathroom , and reservations are taken for the window-walled dining room , where the next morning , I overhear a waiter bellow `` Welcome back ! '' to guest Roger Urban , who has been staying here since his bachelor days . He and his wife -- looking very '80s -LRB- like the lodge -RRB- in their matching rainbow-striped rugbys -- fuel up at the breakfast buffet , while their teenage daughter , Alexandra , heads out for a lesson with the same instructor she 's always had . Meanwhile , I finish my eggs alone and realize that I miss the chaos of the Peruvian 's hostel-like atmosphere . I slip on my skis and hop the rope tow to meet Didi for another day on the slopes . Alta never changes From the chatter around the lift line , it 's clear that it 's not just the powder that draws people to Alta -- it 's also the people themselves . Old college buddies , moms and sons , widows who used to come with their husbands ... everyone returns without question . Likewise , all the locals I meet say they 'd intended to come out for a season and do the ski-bum thing . But before they knew it , 10 , 20 , 30 years had passed -- and they 're still here . `` Alta just swallows you up , '' says Craig Dillon , Didi 's ski shop crush , who , it turns out , is 41 and has lived here half his life . And so , because people never leave Alta , it 's only natural that they grow old here . Not in the typical , canasta-by-the-pool way of growing old . Rather , Alta is like a real-life `` Cocoon , '' where the mountain is the fountain of youth . Senior passes start at age 80 . Didi and I return to the Sugarloaf chair and ride up with an 86-year-old couple . `` Skiing is only getting easier ! '' the husband says , beaming . `` Free tickets ! '' says his wife . Inspired , I make a mental note to be just like them in 50 years . As we climb , once again , toward Devil 's Castle , a father whizzes by with a tiny skier bouncing on his shoulders . `` Daddy ? Are we at Devil 's Castle yet ? '' He hikes as far as possible , plops his daughter in knee-deep powder , and off she goes : a 4-year-old making fresh tracks . I watch , dumbfounded . And determined . I decide to hike out as far as I can . I want those fresh tracks , and this time I 'm willing to work for them . Heart racing , legs aching , I reach the end of the ridge . I rest for a moment and then dip in . Flying solo through feet of untouched powder , carving near-perfect turns , snow spraying like the pros , I realize that I 'm floating . This is it . This is why I 've come to Alta . Sunset.com : Top 10 hotels for nature lovers Later that evening , lounging around the Peruvian lobby after dinner -- with Scrabble , impromptu sing-alongs , nothing to face tomorrow but more fresh snow -- I get the feeling I 'm continuing a tradition at risk of being lost forever to the fast-paced , froufrou world beyond Little Cottonwood Canyon . `` Everything changes in your life ... so much , '' reflects Leslie Johnson , who 's been coming here every winter since 1982 . `` Friends move on ... my family 's homes have come and gone ... but Alta , Alta never changes . '' I get it . I 'm hooked . Another Altaholic is born . Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com

how many resorts ban snow boarders ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It has become a commonplace that it is hard to comprehend the disaster in Haiti . If so , and if we hope to provide Haitians with anything like the help that they need , then we must understand where our minds fail us . One problem that we do not yet face is having our compassion numbed by the sheer magnitude of the calamity . Indeed , it has evoked a deep visceral response , as we see graphic images of individual suffering on a background of mass devastation . When our local tea store is devoting 20 percent of sales to relief and cell phone donations keep pouring in , the scope of the tragedy is mobilizing , not paralyzing . The threat to our compassion comes , rather , from feeling ineffective . We risk that failure if we can not grasp the realities facing Haiti . Here , we face two deep mental challenges . One is that we must struggle to comprehend how many interdependent threads of Haiti 's social fabric have been ripped apart . People lost family , friends and communities in an instant . Children were orphaned in a nation already struggling to care for many orphans . Hospitals , factories and government agencies disappeared . Essential aid organizations lost brave people and resources . Communications and transportation were ruined , including the port that brings almost all goods into the nation . Here , imagining ourselves in the Haitians ' plight might help . Can we imagine trying to recover , if our country faced the most massive disaster in its history , without work , food , medicine , transportation , commerce or government ? The second challenge is that our minds also struggle to reason quantitatively about events beyond our normal experience . Here , a back-of-the-envelope calculation might help . Assume , plausibly , that everything that 3 million Haitians need must be brought in from outside their country for a period of time . Assume that each Haitian needs 5 pounds of goods per day -LRB- food , water , medical supplies , soap , cooking fuel , the gasoline needed to distribute these supplies and more -RRB- . Assume that everything must be flown in -LRB- at least until the port can be reopened -RRB- . That means 15 million pounds -LRB- 7,500 tons -RRB- of airfreight per day . If a cargo plane can carry 75 tons , then that means 100 flights per day , or one plane landing every 15 minutes , then having its goods unloaded and distributed to victims across the country . One way to understand what those numbers mean is by analogy . The Berlin Airlift was another crisis that required a massive mobilization to supply an isolated population in desperate need . Berlin was cut off by a hostile power , rather than by an ocean . It was devastated by war rather than by an earthquake . Its 2 million citizens needed roughly 5,000 tons of goods per day , delivered through limited entry points , over distances comparable to those of Haiti 's island neighbors . The airlift required an unprecedented logistics operation , which Soviet and East German authorities believed impossible . It encountered serious organizational problems in coordinating American forces among themselves and with our allies . It drew resources from other military theaters . It was enormously expensive , in both money and the lives of aviators . In some ways , supplying Haiti is easier . Technology is vastly improved and the world much wealthier . But in other ways , supplying Haiti is even more difficult than the Berlin Airlift . Berlin was occupied territory , under Allied military rule ; while Haiti has little functioning government , and those trying to help are struggling to work out their division of labor . If we are not thinking in terms of an effort as massive and risky as the Berlin Airlift , then we have not gotten our minds around the problem . Unless we grasp the complexity and magnitude of the task , then we may be expecting brave , dedicated relief workers to do the impossible -- and be disappointed when they can not do it all . As a nation , we may fail to support our leaders in providing the sustained resources that the mission requires . If our collective imagination and our sense of history fail us , then we will not achieve the results that our compassion demands -- and will fail Haiti and its people in their long , difficult road to recovery . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Baruch Fischhoff and Kathleen Tierney .

Where was the earthquake ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- England striker Wayne Rooney is expected to be fit for the World Cup in South Africa despite suffering another injury setback on club duty with Manchester United on Sunday . The 24-year-old , who last month was sidelined with ankle damage , went off with a recurrence of his recent groin problem 13 minutes from the end of United 's 4-0 victory over Stoke . He was unable to score , finishing his European season with 34 goals and missing out on the Premier League 's golden boot award to Chelsea 's Didier Drogba , who netted a hat-trick in the 8-0 victory over Wigan that ended United 's three-year grip on the title . England coach Fabio Capello will name his provisional 30-man squad for South Africa on Tuesday , and United were quick to dispel any fears that Rooney might be not fit for his second World Cup finals appearance . `` He should be okay , '' assistant manager Mike Phelan told the UK Press Association . `` All the phone calls and all the worries we can dispel straight away . `` He should be fine . It is just a precaution and he will be looking forward to his World Cup . '' Marcello Lippi , coach of world champions Italy , will also name his preliminary squad on Tuesday . Veteran striker Francesco Totti 's chances of being called out of international retirement were seriously damaged by his red card in the Italian Cup final defeat by Inter Milan last Wednesday . The 33-year-old redeemed himself with two goals on Sunday as second-placed Roma kept the Serie A title race going into the final round of the season , but on Monday he was handed a four-match Italian Cup ban for his controversial challenge on Inter striker Mario Balotelli . Balotelli , who said Totti had abused him , was also given a one-match suspension along with Inter teammate Cristian Chivu for separate incidents . Totti won the last of his 58 international caps in the 2006 World Cup final win over France , which ended Lippi 's first stint in charge , and made himself unavailable a year after that . Totti 's Roma strike partner Luca Toni also faces an anxious wait to see if he will be included in Lippi 's squad . German media reported on Monday that his parent club Bayern Munich do not want him back despite having a contract until the end of next season , while Italian paper Gazzetta dello Sport said Roma president Rosella Sensi was unwilling to extend his stay .

On what team does Wayne Rooney play ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- From soup kitchen director Rita Baldwin 's perspective , the notion that `` homeless people are the scum of the earth '' has returned to her Gulf Coast town , which still struggles four years after Hurricane Katrina . Loaves and Fishes executive director Rita Baldwin poses with her son , Scott Blain , who works at the kitchen . Baldwin -- formerly homeless herself -- found that `` the storm was a great neutralizer . It put us all on the same level . '' That social pendulum is swinging back to the pre-Katrina world , she said , but she added that the community has shown a renewed sense of compassion . Baldwin , executive director of the Loaves and Fishes community kitchen in Biloxi , Mississippi , lost her home in Katrina as the storm barreled into the coastal community in 2005 . She said she watched with sadness as storm victims she dubbed `` amateurs '' -- `` people who did n't know how to be homeless '' -- attempted to survive after losing everything . Homeless people who were accustomed to living in the woods and on the streets used their wherewithal to make it through each day , said Baldwin , who relied on the kitchen 's services herself before she was hired there . Biloxi was one of the cities that Katrina hit hardest . And though the city has made progress rebuilding , the 26-year-old kitchen has seen steady increases in clients each year since the storm . With few residents in the city shortly after Katrina , there was little activity . But the kitchen reports serving 55,281 meals in 2007 , 64,825 meals in 2008 and 38,877 in the first seven months of 2009 . Loaves and Fishes nearly closed this summer because of lack of funding , until the public was reminded of the need to feed the hungry . After the Biloxi Sun-Herald reported in late June that the kitchen could close its doors , more than $ 50,000 in donations poured in , and it is now funded until around March . `` I certainly had never gotten that kind of response before . So it just made me realize that they just did n't know '' about the hunger problem , Baldwin said . After spending time focusing on themselves and picking up the pieces , the more fortunate Biloxi residents are starting to return to a more philanthropic frame of mind , according to Biloxi Public Affairs Manager Vincent Creel . `` There 's been a reawakening . People are getting in a closer position where they can help others , '' he said . ` Hitting us with both fists ' Loaves and Fishes hit a `` really bad financial crunch , '' Baldwin said , because its federal grants for disaster relief had run out . She used to provide other services for the homeless , but when the money disappeared , she had to eliminate the additional assistance . `` The economy really did n't get bad for those of us in Katrina areas because so much money was flushed into these areas to help us get back up on our feet . And now those funds are gone , so the ... poor economy and the unemployment is hitting us with both fists now , '' Baldwin said . Baldwin 's clients include the expanding homeless population , day laborers , the elderly and other poor people in the area . Terry , 59 , who asked that his last name not be used , was homeless for about three years after losing his Gulfport , Mississippi , home in Katrina . He now rents a bedroom and regularly eats at Loaves and Fishes . `` Most everyone just tries to keep to themselves right now , '' Terry said of the atmosphere there . '' -LSB- We -RSB- struggle , try and get everything back in order . However , the community is binding together and helping each other . So that 's a good thing . '' Terry learned about six years ago that he had bone cancer , but only recently began receiving disability checks . Before that , it was hard to get work despite all the post-Katrina construction because outside contractors were not hiring locals , he said . Loaves and Fishes also serves down-on-their luck visitors to Biloxi 's casinos . `` A lot of people that come in here ... have gambled up their money , '' Baldwin said . `` They max out their credit cards and they get stuck here . '' Biloxi 's casinos , however , have been struggling over the past year . After showing signs of post-Katrina growth in 2007 with more than $ 1 billion in revenue , casinos pulled in $ 951 million last year . They are trending down again this year , according to city data . But A.J. Holloway , Biloxi 's mayor , says the city celebrates new milestones of recovery daily . For example , the public school district has rebounded to about 4,600 students from a pre-Katrina population of about 6,100 , and around 700 of 1,000 replacement homes have been built at Keesler Air Force Base . The preliminary unemployment rate in Gulfport and Biloxi for June was 7.9 percent , compared with a national rate of 9.4 percent in July . Gulfport-Biloxi 's unemployment rate hit 23.2 percent the month after Katrina , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . This weekend , the city will break ground on $ 50 million worth of recovery , including a new library , civic center and visitor center . Holloway also expects a $ 400 million infrastructure project to begin construction in January , which he hopes will put people to work and stimulate the local economy . He says it will take awhile for Biloxi to return to normal . It probably was n't until 1992 , when the casinos were established , before the city was fully rebuilt after Hurricane Camille in 1969 , he said . `` I think we 'll feel the effects of Katrina for a long time , '' the mayor said . For now , the area still struggles with poverty , homelessness and hunger , and Loaves and Fishes ' Baldwin wants to be there to answer the call . `` There 's hunger in our communities , '' she said . `` There 's not just hunger in Africa . '' Contact Loaves and Fishes at PO Box 233 , Biloxi , MS 39522 .

What does the mayor say ?

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Mountain View , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At this moment we have reached a major turning point for both science and the public at large . The SETI Institute is now offering the world the first taste of raw SETI -LRB- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -RRB- data collected by the Allen Telescope Array in California . With this we move closer to fulfilling the institute 's mission , which is to search for our beginnings and our place among the stars Throughout the institute 's 25-year history -LRB- we are a private , nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research , education and public outreach -RRB- , we have analyzed these raw data with custom algorithms operating on semi-custom hardware . Now we are transitioning to readily available hardware and servers because technology has caught up to us -- hooray ! In the future , we hope that a global army of open-source code developers , students and other experts in digital signal processing , as well as citizen scientists willing to lend their intelligence to our exploration , will have access to the same technology and join our quest . As I look at my team at the SETI Institute in Mountain View , and at a handful of other SETI teams around the globe , I see very clever individuals who have been willing to forgo the traditional challenges and rewards of academic research to work on a program of immense potential -- to do work that can literally change the world . Many see SETI as a fascinating avocation , but few indeed are willing to make it their vocation . Read more about Jill Tarter at TED.com In 2009 , when TED awarded me its TED prize and the opportunity to make a wish to change the world - - a wish they would help me fulfil l -- I thought of a mirror . It is the mirror that we hold up to the planet in our scientific search for the answer to the ancient question , ` Are we alone ? ' It is the mirror in which all humans can see themselves as the same , when compared to the extraterrestrial other . It 's the mirror that allows us to alter our daily perspectives and see ourselves in a more cosmic setting . It is the mirror that reminds us of our common origins in stardust . TED and technology are helping me and my team hold up that mirror to all inhabitants of this planet so that we can see our reflection as Earthlings . I told TED that `` I wish that you would empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in the ultimate search for cosmic company . '' Soon it will be time for you to get involved by participating at setiQuest.org , a website that will make available the results that we get from our telescopes . Right now the site is geared to those knowledgable about digital signal processing , but in the coming months , anyone -- from a child playing a setiQuest game to an interested adult -- can join the search for intelligent life in the cosmos . It 's been 50 years since Philip Morrison and Guiseppe Cocconi published their seminal scientific paper on SETI in the journal Nature , and since Frank Drake first used the Tatel telescope in Green Bank , West Virginia , to attempt to detect any radio signals from technologies he thought could be orbiting the nearby stars of Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani . Since then , only those of us privileged enough to use the marvelous tools of the astronomer have been able to shape this pursuit of cosmic company . For the past decade , you and any other person around the globe have been able to leave your computer turned on and search through data recorded at large radio telescopes with the SETI@home screen saver . But you could n't change or improve the search your computer was enabling , you could n't get involved creatively . You did n't have to see your reflection in the cosmic mirror . Now that computing has gotten fast enough , now that Amazon Web Services , Dell , Intel , Google and others have donated resources to the SETI Institute , my team and I can benefit from your skills and your energy . You can help us with our search . Access the raw data we have published at setiQuest and show us how to process it in new ways , find signals that our current signal detection algorithms are missing . This summer , when we openly publish our software detection code , you can take what you find useful for your own work , and then help us make it better for our SETI search . As I wished , I 'd like to get all Earthlings spending a bit of their day looking at data from the Allen Telescope Array to see if they can find patterns that all of the signal detection algorithms may still be missing , and while they are doing that , get them thinking about their place in the cosmos . That 's the way we can change the world ! We do n't yet know how to get our data out of the observatory and presented to willing citizen scientists in real-time -- but if you are technically savvy , that 's where you come in , that 's where you can help us make the search better . The SETI Institute can begin to count anyone in the world as a member of our team . All of the SETI searching over the past 50 years is equivalent to examining one 8-ounce glass of water from the Earth 's oceans -- a lot of human effort , but not a lot of exploration . As our technologies improve exponentially , and as the world joins our searches , we may finally have the right tools for exploring the cosmic ocean . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Jill Tarter

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SEATTLE , Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An accident involving de-icing solution being sprayed on an Alaska Airlines plane in snow-covered Seattle sent seven people to a hospital Wednesday , airport and hospital officials said . Emergency vehicles gather around Alaska Airlines planes in Seattle , Washington , on Wednesday . The seven , who were crew members , were transported to Highline Medical Center for minor issues , such as eye irritation , dizziness and nausea , said Sea-Tac Airport spokesman Perry Cooper . Eighteen passengers were treated at the scene . There had been an initial report that two people were badly hurt , but Cooper said all of the injuries were minor . He said six of the crew members transported to the hospital were working and one was off duty . Caroline Boren , Alaska Airlines spokeswoman , confirmed the injury numbers and said the most extensive treatment given to the passengers was an eye wash . None of them requested further treatment or were transported to the hospital . Matt Crockett , assistant administrator at Highline Medical Center , confirmed the hospital was assessing seven people in its emergency room . He said six of them were in satisfactory condition and another was still being evaluated . The incident began when fumes from the de-icing application got into the cabin of Alaska Airlines Flight 528 . Watch an ex-transportation official explain how the fumes seeped into the plane '' Alaska Airlines said the flight was getting ready for takeoff to Burbank , California , when passengers began to complain of eye irritation and strong fumes from the chemicals . Video footage showed several emergency vehicles around the plane on the snow-covered tarmac . The airline said the plane , a Boeing 737-800 , was carrying 143 passengers and several crew members . Boren called the situation `` very unusual '' and said maintenance crew had been working on the plane . Cooper said the airline was bringing in another aircraft to transport the passengers to their destination . Seattle has been blanketed with nearly 9 inches of snow this week , and forecasters predicted snow mixed with rain Wednesday , with an accumulation of about a half inch of new snow through Thursday . One passenger , Joe Dial of Seattle , told CNN affiliate KIRO-TV that passengers were exposed to the de-icer fumes for 45 minutes before they were able to leave the plane . The jetliner had pulled away from the gate Wednesday morning , but then had to return for the de-icing process , Dial told KIRO . Meanwhile in Moline , Illinois , an AirTran Airways jet skidded off the runway at Quad City International Airport , CNN affiliate WQAD-TV reported . Witnesses said passengers were being evacuated to buses , and there appeared to be no injuries , according to WQAD . The airport was closed to all traffic after the accident , the station said . At airports elsewhere across the U.S. , weather was forcing significant delays as travelers tried to reach their destinations by Christmas . Flights bound for Newark-Liberty International Airport in New Jersey faced delays averaging three hours . Flights into Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport in Illinois , John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and San Francisco International Airport in California were all subject to delays averaging an hour or more , according to the FAA . Travelers at O'Hare were hoping Wednesday went better than the day before as thousands were stranded in the nation 's second-busiest airport overnight when hundreds of flights were canceled . `` It is ruining my holiday , '' one stranded passenger , Keith Bouchard , told CNN affiliate WLS-TV . `` I am not going to have a holiday mood till I get home , '' stranded passenger Ken Estes told WLS . O'Hare 's trouble extended to South Florida , where Laura Weichhand and Rachel Lewis got stuck at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport when their flight to Chicago was canceled . `` If we want to be home for Christmas ... our only option is we 're going to drive 26 hours to be home for Christmas , '' Lewis told CNN affiliate WPLG-TV . The Chicago area was expected to get 1 inch to 3 inches of new snow Wednesday . At Colorado 's Denver International Airport , lost luggage was a huge problem . Thousands of pieces of unclaimed baggage were in the airport 's arrivals area , CNN affiliate KMGH-TV reported . Deanna Nokes , who was stranded in Denver on her way to Portland , Oregon , told KGMH her bags were nowhere in sight . `` They do n't even know where my bag is , '' she told the station . `` It still could be in Vegas , or Phoenix , or Portland . '' Airports in Portland , Oregon , and Seattle , Washington , were hit hardest by weather delays earlier in the week , with hundreds of flight cancellations Sunday through Tuesday . The two Northwest airports were reporting just a few delays Wednesday , but a new storm was rolling in from the Pacific Ocean , bringing snow and rain , the National Weather Service said . `` It will not be as strong as this past weekend 's storm , '' said weather service meteorologist Kirby Cook in Seattle . But that may be of little consolation to thousands of travelers stranded at Northwest airports because of cancellations earlier in the week . Alaska Airlines , the area 's major carrier , said fully booked holiday flights left it with few options to accommodate the weather weary , CNN affiliate KHQ-TV in Spokane , Washington , reported . Some in Spokane turned to Craigslist.com to try to get home for Christmas . The Web site had more than 30 posts from people looking to get to or out of Spokane , CNN affiliate KXLY-TV reported . `` I know Craigslist has a rideshare community so I thought I 'd try , and so far not so good , '' Priscilla Davis of Federal Way , Washington , told KXLY .

Crew members from which Airline were sent to the hospital ?

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Editor 's note : The author has ridden motorcycles more than 125,000 miles since 1999 , including solo trips from Georgia to California and Canada . She takes us inside the world of motorcycle travel . Bikers approach Mount Mitchell , North Carolina , during a road trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains . SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK , Virginia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- We were parked at a peaceful , shady overlook beside Virginia 's Skyline Drive , admiring the green mountains and the river far below , when Keith realized he needed a new rear tire , and he needed it now . A bald tire is a serious problem when you 're traveling by motorcycle : We do n't carry spare tires , for obvious reasons , and a blowout on two wheels could be life-threatening . Keith decided he could make it 100 miles to the Harley-Davidson dealership in Richmond , Virginia , as long as we kept it slow , so our seven bikes headed that way . It 's been said that a great trip in a car is like watching a first-rate movie -- but a great trip on a motorcycle is like living the movie . For our road trip , we had chosen an eight-day itinerary from our homes outside Atlanta , Georgia , through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia , then east to the Atlantic shoreline and south along the coastal islands of the Outer Banks . The trip offered a spectacular ride up the Blue Ridge Parkway , a winding two-lane that clings to the ridgeline through North Carolina and Virginia . The elevation often reaches 5,000 feet or more , so temperatures were cool despite a heat wave down below . See map '' Our motorcycle motorcade passed panoramas of blue-tinged mountains and rolling meadows set off by split-rail fences . We motored through dense forests whose overhanging branches turned the road into a cool green tunnel . Rhododendrons and mountain laurels in bloom lined the road . See photos of this Harley road trip '' It all looks better from a motorcycle , because you 're so immersed in it -- not just looking out from inside a cage of steel and glass . In fact , we call cars cages and the people who drive them -- you guessed it -- cagers . See how motorcycle travel differs from car travel '' The smells were intense : fresh-cut hay , pine trees baking in the sun , honeysuckle -- and sometimes , the not-so-pleasant aroma of ripening roadkill . Songs of determined birds rang out over the rumble of the motors . Riding a motorcycle on a road like this is a physical pleasure , too , as you lean right , then left , then right , to guide the bike smoothly through the parkway 's sweeping curves . You swoop , you glide -- it 's like dancing , or like those dreams where you 're flying . In Virginia , Skyline Drive offered an abundance of wildlife . We saw five deer in 40 miles , including a small fawn with its mother -- none of them close enough to threaten a collision , and all of them smart enough to run the other way when they saw us coming . Finally we arrived at the dealership in Richmond to replace Keith 's balding tire . We knew we 'd be there for a while -- so we made ourselves at home . We ordered pizza to be delivered and Neil brought in his laptop so everyone could upload their snapshots . It might seem strange for customers to take over a retail establishment , but a Harley dealership always feels like home . There 's a strong sense of community among motorcycle riders -LRB- and by extension , the stores -RRB- . Almost all riders wave to other riders on the road , whether they 're on Harleys like ours or small , speedy sport bikes or huge , silent Honda Gold Wings . Bikers fall into conversations with other bikers as if we already know each other because -- in a way -- we do . We 've all experienced the same joys and aggravations -- but it 's mostly joys . One of those pleasures is how people go out of their way to be helpful or to strike up a conversation with a group of bikers . All kinds of folks wave to us on the road -- from Boy Scouts selling doughnuts on a street corner , to a man walking his dog , to shy-but-fascinated kids in a car stopped next to us at a traffic light . A couple of hours -LRB- and several hundred dollars -RRB- later , Keith 's tire was replaced and we headed for Elizabeth City , North Carolina . We hit a huge blanket of smoke from a massive wildfire about 40 miles away . The thick , yellowish smoke made the rural landscape look like another planet , with the late-afternoon sun glowing red through the haze . The next morning , the smoke was gone , and we headed for the Outer Banks and a day of lazy meandering toward Ocracoke , the southernmost town on the string of narrow islands . We stopped at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse , built in 1875 . The sight of a long line of other tourists persuaded us not to climb its 214 steps . At the Wright Brothers National Memorial near Kitty Hawk , we checked out the windy dune where aviation began and rode our bikes around a monument to Orville and Wilbur . We spent the next day in Ocracoke investigating artsy-craftsy shops in the village and stores that sell hokey pirate souvenirs , in honor of the fact that Ocracoke was supposedly a hangout of the legendary pirate known as Blackbeard . We watched descendants of the island 's wild ponies that now live in a fenced-in pasture to safeguard them from traffic . The final leg of our trip began with a two-hour ferry ride from the island to the mainland . But we came to a standstill the next day in traffic in Marion , South Carolina -- which was cause for some concern . Most Harley engines are air-cooled , so we ca n't just leave them idling for long periods because they can overheat . We managed to turn off the highway onto a series of small side roads , where we pulled over to figure out our next move . A mini-van pulled up beside us . `` Where are y' all trying to go ? '' the passenger asked . `` I-95 , '' we said . `` Come on ! '' she yelled , signaling us to follow . After a few turns , we were on I-95 , waving our thanks to the mini-van . By the time we reached Georgia , it was obvious there was a thunderstorm between us and home . Despite the 10-minute cloudburst , we were too hot to stop and put on rain suits . We did slow down , since it 's hard to see with rain running down your face shield or glasses . Soon we went our separate ways toward home . But I would have been ready to leave on another long motorcycle trip the next day , if it were n't for the suitcase full of dirty laundry and the need to deal with real life for a while . The unfiltered sights and smells , the enjoyment of riding , the companionship of other riders , the friendly encounters with strangers -- there 's nothing like it .

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Survivors of a deadly earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit the Samoan islands Tuesday have described how they watched the inrushing sea swallow up coastal towns and villages leaving devastation in its wake . iReporter Alden Tagarino captured this image of the damage caused by the tsunami in Pago Pago . At least 111 people are confirmed killed in Samoa , neighboring American Samoa and Tonga . But officials in the Polynesia region have expressed fears the toll will rise as rescue workers struggle to reach outlying villages submerged and flattened by the wave . American Samoa resident Frances Faumatu told CNN she had fled to Aoloau , the highest village on the island , as the earthquake shook her house . `` All of a sudden we heard on the radio everybody had to run for safety , '' she said . `` Right after the quake , the tsunami came . '' Faumatu and others stayed on the mountain for two or three hours until the warning was lifted , watching as the sea swallowed Pago Pago , island 's capital , and then receded . At least 22 people are confirmed dead in the U.S. island territory . Cars , debris , and parts of buildings were randomly strewn over the landscape where the powerful waters dropped them . See iReporter images of the aftermath '' But in some cases , the sea left nothing behind . `` Other villages were taken to the ocean , '' Faumatu said . `` I ca n't even compare the image . It 's one thing to see a photo or footage , but just to be there in person is pretty dramatic , '' Maneafaiga T. Lagafuaina told CNN Wednesday . `` American Samoa itself is experiencing a great loss . '' The 8.0-magnitude quake hit the small cluster of Samoan islands in the South Pacific early Tuesday . In Samoa , the death toll stands at 82 , according to government minister Maulolo Tavita . But he said he feared the number of causalities would continue to rise . Around 220,000 people live on the two main islands which make up the nation of Samoa . The population of American Samoa is about 66,000 . See a map of the affected region '' Salamo Laumoli , director of health services at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago , said he feared more fatalities would turn up as rescue workers strived to access parts of the island severed by damaged infrastructure . `` I thought it was the end of the world , '' said Laumoli . `` I have never felt an earthquake like that before . '' Patients at the hospital were briefly moved to higher ground , but they were soon brought back and the hospital is operating , the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said . The airport in the capital of Pago Pago was also operational and being used for emergency flights , FEMA said . A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 cargo plane was scheduled to land Wednesday around noon Eastern time , which coincides with sunrise in the Pacific U.S. protectorate , said Craig Fugate , FEMA administrator . A second C-130 was scheduled to land around 5 p.m. ET . `` The wave came onshore and washed out people 's homes , '' said Cinta Brown , an American Samoa homeland security official working at the island 's emergency operations center . The same happened on the hard-hit east and west sides of American Samoa , said Brown , who was standing in a parking lot when her sport utility vehicle began rocking left and right . She said she could hear the rattling of metal of a large chain-link fence around the lot . `` It shakes you because you know something else is coming , '' she said . The British Foreign Office said one of the dead in American Samoa was a British national , but no other details were provided . In Tonga , Lord Tuita , the acting prime minister , said at least seven people had been confirmed dead on the northern island of Niuatoputapu . Three others were missing and four people were being treated for serious injuries , he said . `` The hospital on the island is reported to have suffered major damage ; telephone communications has been cut as a result of damage to equipment and facilities on the island ; homes and government buildings have been destroyed ; the airport runway has been severely damaged making it impossible for any fixed wing aircraft to land , '' a statement from the Tongan prime minister 's office said . Were you there ? Send us your photos and video A series of aftershocks reverberated through the region Tuesday as reports emerged of entire villages flattened or submerged by the tsunami . The walls of water were so strong that they twisted concrete beams and mangled cars . See an explainer on tsunamis '' Laumoli said people in outlying villages on one end of the main American Samoa island had been cut off because the connecting bridge was washed away . Listen to Laumoli speak about the impact of the quake and tsunami '' American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono , speaking from Hawaii , said Tuesday 's quake ranked `` right up there with some of the worst '' disasters on the island . He said he had spoken to the military about mobilizing reserve forces for assistance . Tulafono was on his way back home from Hawaii on Tuesday night on one of two U.S. Coast Guard transport planes delivering aid . He told reporters Tuesday it had been hard being away from home as the disaster unfolded . It was a time , he said , for families to be together . Watch American Samoa governor discuss tsunami '' President Obama declared American Samoa a major disaster area , ordering federal aid to supplement local efforts . `` We keep the many people who have been touched by this tragedy in our thoughts and in our prayers , '' he said . A U.S. Defense Department official said 75 members of the Hawaii National Guard were ordered to American Samoa to begin assisting with medical relief , search and rescue and providing communications capabilities on the island . The unit will bring enough supplies to sustain themselves for 96 hours and its expected more aid from the military could begin flowing in , the official said . The Coast Guard is transporting more than 20 officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to American Samoa , said John Hamill , external affairs officer for FEMA in Oakland , California . The FEMA team will include a variety of debris experts , housing experts , members of the Corps of Engineers , and other disaster relief specialists , Hamill said . The quake generated three separate tsunami waves , the largest measuring 5.1 feet from sea level height , said Vindell Hsu , a geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center . Preliminary data had originally reported a larger tsunami . CNN 's Barbara Starr , Augie Martin , Mariano Castillo , Moni Basu , Tess Eastment , Jim Kavanagh , Mike Ahlers , Hank Bishop and Nick Valencia contributed to this report .

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Editor 's note : Roya Hakakian is the author of `` Journey from the Land of No : A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran . '' Her web site is http://www.royahakakian.com/live/ . Roya Hakakian says she lived through an earlier moment when Iranians thought freedom was at hand . -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Since last Saturday , the images of Neda Agha Soltan , the young woman who died on the streets of Tehran , keep playing before my eyes . When I do n't look at the clip on my computer , it runs on its own in my mind 's eye . What has me so riveted is not entirely empathy , the intuitive human response the images are bound to stir in everyone . There is also something less noble at work in me , an obsession with seeing my own face upon hers . Each time I see her die , I die along with her . I , too , was born and raised in Iran . My coming-of-age years coincided with the Iranian revolution of 1979 . I , too , was on the streets , watching and rooting for the demonstrators . Nothing seemed more natural , more compelling than being on the streets , calling for freedom , breathing the intoxicating , the dangerously euphoric Tehran air . I was 12 in 1978 , yet I was as undaunted as any adult . Nothing , least of all my pleading parents , could keep me away from the rooftops at 9 p.m. Amid the night 's dark , where the crowds were as indiscernible as ghosts , the shouts of `` Allah-o-akbar '' rose from every rooftop like smoke rising from an invisible bonfire . We were all victims of the flames and the very arsonists at once . We were burning in the fire of our own making . Thirty years hence that fire still burns in Iran , because moments before her death , Neda Agha Soltan cried : `` I 'm on fire ! '' I am entranced by her because she and I are the only two possibilities of the dictatorial narrative : Death or escape . She died . I escaped . I live . And because I live I can not escape her death -- the memory of her large eyes languidly drifting to one side , then freezing upon the abyss . Survival of this kind brings its own eternal damnation : A bifurcated existence lived in the here and now , but perpetually haunted by there and then . Making peace with the past would have been easier , if only the essence of that past had not been in doubt , if its dignity were intact . But in my first American ride in my first American taxi cab , I learned the staggering counter-narrative that I would hear again and again , dominating the western perceptions of Iran , when the driver asked : `` So , where are you from ? '' `` I come from Iran , '' I said , in broken English . `` Eeran , '' he asked with uncertainty . `` Eeeran ? '' Then passing his fingertips across his throat like a knife , he said , `` Eeran ... Khomeini ? '' In that , 2,500 years of civilization was reduced to one vile name and the invocation of a throat being slit . It did not take long for me to learn that between the Iran that I knew and the Iran that Americans knew was a discrepancy as vast as the waters that separated us . I soon learned that the images of a fist-throwing mob of angry men and darkly veiled women burning the Uncle Sam effigies were the only images that most Americans had of Iran . Those images had little in common with the Iran I knew -- greater in numbers and in the grip of the same fist-throwing crowds . With Neda 's death , the Iran I know finally has a face . The sequence of her death is the sequence of our nation 's struggle in the past 30 years : The democratic future that 1979 was to deliver collapsing , then trails of blood -- that of so many executed or assassinated -- streaming across its bright promise . The film of Neda 's death is the abbreviated history of contemporary Iran . If history is a contest among competing narratives and icons , let the image of a young woman lying on the ground endure as that of Iran today . Let it loom so large to wipe away the memory of the thugs marching American hostages out of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran . Let the scarf that loosens and falls off her head to expose her dark hair be emblazoned in our memories as the metaphor for the plight of Iran 's women . As if her death were not tragic enough , the authorities have banned all mosques throughout Tehran from holding prayer services for Neda . Silence in the face of such inhumanity is a sin as great as the one a war could spur . This Friday evening throughout Iran , people will be lighting candles in memory of Neda and others who have died in the past few days . Here in the United States , I hope you join me and thousands of my compatriots in a memorial campaign for Neda by asking your religious and spiritual leaders to include a prayer for Neda and other fallen Iranians of the recent days in this week 's services . For 30 years , Iran 's regime has appropriated God . Let us reclaim God from those who deny a family the right to properly mourn the death of their child through our prayers and help bring peace to a tormented nation . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Roya Hakakian .

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Some of the worst fighting to hit Somalia 's capital city in recent months uprooted nearly 34,000 people in less than a week , according to a United Nations report released Monday . A young girl feeds her baby brother at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu , Somalia . Relief workers said the fighting between the Somali government and rebels over Islamic law has left Somali civilians with the choice of facing bloody battles or fleeing to squalid camps . The displaced people have found shelter in already overcrowded camps in and around Mogadishu , while others have fled into neighboring Kenya , according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs -LRB- OCHA -RRB- . OCHA said that an estimated 34,000 people were displaced by the fighting between insurgents and Somalia 's government from May 8-14 . Although Somalia 's border with Kenya is officially closed , an estimated 5,000 displaced Somalis arrive every month in the U.N. refugee camps in the Kenyan border town of Dadaab , according to Doctors Without Borders , known by its French acronym MSF . `` The situation is simply scandalous , '' said Joke Van Peteghem , who heads the MSF mission in Kenya . `` These refugees have risked everything to escape the fighting in Somalia . Now some are telling us they would rather take their chances in Mogadishu than die slowly here . '' One nurse called the refugee camps in Kenya `` public health time bombs . '' `` The refugees , many of whom are already suffering from serious war-related injuries or illnesses , are packed together without the bare minimum to survive , '' said Donna Canali , who worked for MSF at Dagahaley Camp . `` After all these people have endured , how can their most basic needs continue to be so woefully neglected ? '' Nearly a quarter of the more than 90,000 refugees at Dagahaley suffer from acute malnutrition , according to MSF . MSF is calling on the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees , Kenya 's government , and international donors to help alleviate the `` dire living conditions '' at the camps in Kenya which house more than 270,000 Somali refugees . More than 100 people have died in the latest fighting in Somalia , and hundreds more have been wounded in the bloody insurgency , government officials said last week . The violence stems from an interpretation of sharia , or Islamic law . Somalia 's new president , Sheikh Sharif Ahmed , recently approved implementing sharia , but the al-Shabab rebel group wants the country to institute a stricter form . On Sunday , al-Shabab seized control of Jowhar , the president 's hometown about 55 miles -LRB- 88 km -RRB- north of Mogadishu , according to a local journalist . The violence is exacerbating the already precarious humanitarian situation in Somalia , where an estimated 40 percent of the country 's population -- more than 3 million people -- need humanitarian support , according to the U.N. . The fighting erupted days after a mortar attack on Somalia 's parliament that killed six people and wounded more than a dozen others on April 25 . The fatalities included a soldier and three children who were killed when the rounds struck a nearby school , a police spokesman said . Members of parliament were meeting when the attack occurred , but none of them was injured , an official said .

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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star 's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday , reaping a total $ 2 million . Profits from the auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York 's Times Square crushed pre-sale expectations of only $ 120,000 in sales . The highly prized memorabilia , which included items spanning the many stages of Jackson 's career , came from more than 30 fans , associates and family members , who contacted Julien 's Auctions to sell their gifts and mementos of the singer . Jackson 's flashy glove was the big-ticket item of the night , fetching $ 420,000 from a buyer in Hong Kong , China . Jackson wore the glove at a 1983 performance during `` Motown 25 , '' an NBC special where he debuted his revolutionary moonwalk . Fellow Motown star Walter `` Clyde '' Orange of the Commodores , who also performed in the special 26 years ago , said he asked for Jackson 's autograph at the time , but Jackson gave him the glove instead . `` The legacy that -LSB- Jackson -RSB- left behind is bigger than life for me , '' Orange said . `` I hope that through that glove people can see what he was trying to say in his music and what he said in his music . '' Orange said he plans to give a portion of the proceeds to charity . Hoffman Ma , who bought the glove on behalf of Ponte 16 Resort in Macau , paid a 25 percent buyer 's premium , which was tacked onto all final sales over $ 50,000 . Winners of items less than $ 50,000 paid a 20 percent premium . Darren Julien , president and CEO of Julien 's Auctions , said people were hungry for such tokens of Jackson 's life , as evidenced by the 3,500 who registered as bidders for the auction . `` Michael was very generous , '' Julien said . `` If you were friends with Michael Jackson or an important part of his life , occasionally he would give something away , and that 's a very big reason that these things got out in the public . '' A signature black synthetic blend jacket from Jackson 's 16-month Bad World Tour , his first concert tour as a solo artist , sold for $ 270,000 . Featuring black straps with silver buckles and zippers , the jacket came to symbolize Jackson 's `` Bad '' era . Tori Renza , whose father bought her the Bad jacket when she was just 4 years old , said she grew up singing and dancing to Jackson 's songs around her house . `` It just became part of our family , '' said Renza , who planned to use the money from the auction to pay back student loans . Jackson 's famed fedora , which he sported at the 1995 MTV Music Awards , sold for $ 73,800 . It was one of three hats Jackson wore during a 10-minute medley before hurling it into the crowd . The hat was auctioned at a charity event that year , and the letter of verification is signed `` Lisa Marie Presley Jackson , '' the daughter of Elvis Presley who was married to Jackson for nearly two years . `` To my knowledge , there were not a lot of letters that she signed with her full name , '' Julien said . Handwritten lyrics of the 1983 smash hit `` Beat It , '' which Jackson scribbled on a piece of white paper , went for $ 60,000 . One of the more bizarre items up for bidding , an upper mold used to fit Jackson with animal fangs for the 1983 video for `` Thriller , '' sold for more than $ 10,000 . The auction also allowed the world to see photographs of Jackson engaged in simple activities , like driving . His 1985 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL , which he ultimately gave to an aunt as a birthday gift , was auctioned for $ 104,500 . `` What 's even more significant is that we have photos of Michael driving the car , '' Julien said . `` When have you seen Michael driving a car ? He was always chauffeured or driven . '' There were also a number of autographed photos , as well as signed books , collectibles and artwork . Even Jackson 's doodles and sketches of the likes of Frankenstein , Mickey Mouse and Charlie Chaplin were up for sale . Lee Tompkins , a renowned pencil artist who said he came to know Jackson in the early 1980s and owns approximately 75 of Jackson 's artworks , auctioned two of Jackson 's pieces : one of a vagabond and the other of Charlie Chaplin . They sold for $ 20,000 and $ 33,280 respectively . `` He 's more than just a singer and dancer . He was an artist first , '' Thompkins said . Before Saturday 's auction , the items were exhibited in Santiago , Chile ; Dublin , Ireland ; and Tokyo , Japan , where crowds lined up for hours get a glimpse of them , Julien said . `` Michael Jackson is looking down and has to be happy , '' he said after the auction , adding , `` We lost an icon . ''

What were the items auctioned ?

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Islamabad , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's military said Tuesday that its forces have taken over a Taliban stronghold during the ongoing ground offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan . Pakistani security forces have secured Sararogha and have started to clear the town of weapons and ammunition , the military said . It comes a day after its forces gained control of Kaniguram , another key Taliban stronghold , which the military says its forces have now completely secured . According to the military , 21 militants and one Pakistani soldier died in the past 24 hours of fighting -- most of them in the raid on Sararogha . The military is trying to rout Taliban insurgents operating along the Pakistan-Afghan border . The restive and largely ungoverned region of South Waziristan is the headquarters of the Pakistani Taliban . Pakistan 's military suspects its leader , Hakimullah Mehsud , is still in the region backed by up to 8,000 militant fighters . Pakistan 's army has launched three similar offensives in Kaniguram and Sararogha since 2004 without success , sometimes agreeing to peace deals that eventually fall apart . Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas recently told CNN that this time a peace deal is not an option . `` Certainly there is no scope of a peace deal , '' Abbas told CNN . `` It is a fight to the finish . '' The military began its ground offensive in South Waziristan three weeks ago , however the region has been affected by a broader anti-Taliban offensive that has uprooted more than 180,000 people this year , according to the United Nations . Many of those people -- more than 94,000 -- have fled South Waziristan since June , the U.N. said last week . In recent weeks , Pakistan has been relentlessly rocked by a wave of attacks as Islamic militants retaliate against the military campaign . On Monday , the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Rawalpindi were hit by separate suicide bombings . A suicide attacker believed to be on a motorcycle targeted people outside a bank in Rawalpindi who were lined up to pick up their monthly checks , police said . That attack killed 30 people , police said on Tuesday . The attack happened in the Cannt area of Rawalpindi , close to Pakistan 's military headquarters where the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan , Gen. Stanley McChrystal , was meeting with Pakistan 's army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday . It was unclear if he was there at the time of the attack . Hours later , two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a police checkpoint in Lahore , injuring 17 police and civilians . CNN 's Samson Desta and Reza Sayah contributed to this report .

How many militants died ?

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Brussels , Belgium -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first `` president of Europe '' Thursday , edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job . `` I did not seek this high position , and I did n't take any steps to achieve it , '' Van Rompuy said in accepting the job . `` But tonight , I take on this task with conviction and with enthusiasm . '' Van Rompuy , a 62-year-old , soft-spoken fan of Japanese poetry , will become the face of European Union and represent its 27 member nations at summits overseas . His conservative government took office in December 2008 . The Belgian is `` well known as a consensus builder , '' said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown , who added the selection was unanimous . And Jose Manuel Barroso , the president of the European Commission -- the executive arm of the EU -- called Van Rompuy 's selection `` a tribute to Belgium , '' the EU 's host country . '' I think the European Union also expressed its gratitude for the work of Belgium and the constant support that this country at the heart of Europe has given to our common project , '' he said . In his speech , Van Rompuy pledged to lead the EU through a process of `` dialogue , unity and action . '' `` A negotiation that ends with a defeated party is never a good negotiation , '' he said . `` As president of the council , I will listen carefully to everyone , and I will make sure that all deliberations turn into results for everyone . '' The presidency was created by the European Union 's Lisbon Treaty , which came into force this month after years of torturous negotiations . Van Rompuy will serve a two-and-a-half-year term , replacing the six-month presidency of the bloc that rotated among the heads of its member states . But while the EU prides itself on being a club of democracies , the process of choosing its new leader was far from transparent or open . The people of Europe are getting no say , not even through their parliamentarians . Van Rompuy 's new job was announced after a closed-door dinner for the EU 's heads of state and government . The Belgian defended the process , telling reporters the selection was made by leaders `` who were all democratically chosen . '' `` I was chosen on the basis of a treaty , '' he said . `` The treaty stipulates the procedure . The treaty was democratically approved by 27 member states . '' The EU leaders also named Catherine Ashton , a British trade commissioner and member of the House of Lords , as the union 's High Commissioner -- its equivalent of a foreign minister . Unlike Van Rompuy , who was chosen by leaders of the EU 's member states , Ashton must be confirmed by the European Parliament . Blair , who led Britain from 1997 to 2007 , is currently the EU 's Mideast envoy . He had been the early favorite for the presidency in recent weeks -- but Brown , his successor , realized that he lacked support among key decision-makers for new post , a Brown representative told CNN earlier . According his backers , who at first included French President Nicolas Sarkozy , he was just the sort of world-renowned figure to win attention for the EU and enable it to exercise its weight in world affairs . One Indian official told CNN before the announcement , `` If the EU chooses as its worldwide representative the prime minister of Belgium or Luxembourg , I am not sure our leaders will have the time to meet him . '' But others were soon arguing that Blair 's support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and his close alliance with former U.S. President George W. Bush made him a divisive figure in Europe . And as the one man who might have been able to take Britain into the European single currency , he had not even attempted to do so while he was Britain 's prime minister . Public backing from Italy 's Silvio Berlusconi , a joke figure to much of Europe and another Bush ally , did not help . Brown had realized earlier that Blair did not have enough support among key decision-makers to snag the new post , a Brown representative told CNN earlier . CNN Political Contributor Robin Oakley contributed to this report .

Who conducts selections ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Margaret Sanger opened the first American family-planning clinic in 1916 , and nothing would be the same again . Since then the growing proliferation of birth control methods has had an awesome effect on both sexes and led to a sea change in moral values . And as I 've grown older over the past five decades -- from 1960 to 2010 -- and lived through this revolutionary period in female sexuality , I 've seen how it has altered American society -- for better or worse . On the upside , by the early 60 's The Pill had made it easier for a woman to choose to delay having children until after she established herself in a career . Nonetheless , for young women of childbearing age -LRB- I was one of them -RRB- there was a need for some careful soul searching -- and consideration about the long-range effects of oral contraceptives -- before addressing this very personal decision . It was a decision I too would have to face when I discovered I was pregnant at age 19 . Even though I was married to the baby 's father , Jim Welch , I was n't prepared for this development . It meant I would have to put my career ambitions on hold . But `` the choice '' was not mine alone to make . I had always wanted to have Jim 's babies , but was n't at all sure how he would react . At the time , we were 19-year-old newlyweds , struggling to make ends meet . But he was unflinching in his desire to keep our baby and his positive , upbeat attitude about the whole prospect turned everything around . I have always loved Jim for how he responded in that moment . During my pregnancy , I came to realize that this process was not about me . I was just a spectator to the metamorphosis that was happening inside my womb so that another life could be born . It came down to an act of self-sacrifice , especially for me , as a woman . But both of us were fully involved , not just for that moment , but for the rest of our lives . And it 's scary . You may think you can skirt around the issue and dodge the decision , but I 've never known anyone who could . Jim and I had two beautiful children who 've been an ongoing blessing to both of us . Later , I would strike out on my own , with my little ones , as a single mother to pursue a career in the movies . It was far from ideal , but my children did n't impede my progress . They grounded me in reality and forced me into an early maturity . I should add that having two babies did n't destroy my figure . But if I 'd had a different attitude about sex , conception and responsibility , things would have been very different . One significant , and enduring , effect of The Pill on female sexual attitudes during the 60 's , was : `` Now we can have sex anytime we want , without the consequences . Hallelujah , let 's party ! '' It remains this way . These days , nobody seems able to `` keep it in their pants '' or honor a commitment ! Raising the question : Is marriage still a viable option ? I 'm ashamed to admit that I myself have been married four times , and yet I still feel that it is the cornerstone of civilization , an essential institution that stabilizes society , provides a sanctuary for children and saves us from anarchy . In stark contrast , a lack of sexual inhibitions , or as some call it , '' sexual freedom , '' has taken the caution and discernment out of choosing a sexual partner , which used to be the equivalent of choosing a life partner . Without a commitment , the trust and loyalty between couples of childbearing age is missing , and obviously leads to incidents of infidelity . No one seems immune . As a result of the example set by their elders , by the 1990s teenage sexual promiscuity -- or hooking up -- with multiple partners had become a common occurrence . Many of my friends who were parents of teenagers sat in stunned silence several years ago when it came to light that oral sex had become a popular practice among adolescent girls in middle schools across the country . The 13-year-old daughter of one such friend freely admitted to performing fellatio on several boys at school on a regular basis . `` Aw come on , Mom . It 's no big deal . Everyone is doing it , '' she said . Apparently , since it 's not the act of intercourse , kids do n't count it as sex . Can any sane person fail to make a judgment call about that ? Seriously , folks , if an aging sex symbol like me starts waving the red flag of caution over how low moral standards have plummeted , you know it 's got ta be pretty bad . In fact , it 's precisely because of the sexy image I 've had that it 's important for me to speak up and say : Come on girls ! Time to pull up our socks ! We 're capable of so much better . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Raquel Welch .

What is the loss of caution and discernment in choice of sexual partners ?

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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- From four leaf clovers to a severed rabbit 's foot , when it comes to lucky mascots reason and taste often go out of the window . David Beckham 's teammates give his bottom a squeeze after scoring his first goal for AC Milan in their 4-1 defeat of Bologna . No more so than at AC Milan where one charm is being held responsible for the team 's recent upturn in fortunes on the pitch : David Beckham 's bottom . Since Beckham 's arrival at the San Siro , the England midfielder has started every game and scored his first goal in last weekend 's demolition of Bologna . But as he walked away after celebrating the goal , Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo both stroked his left bum cheek . This was apparently because they believe Beckham 's posterior has as much to do with Milan 's revival as his sweet right foot . `` Italy is a superstitious country , people touch things for luck , '' an AC Milan spokesperson told UK newspaper `` The Sun . '' `` Now the players are doing the same thing with Becks ' bottom . He is seen as lucky . '' Have your say : what are the strangest footballing superstitions that you have seen ? One English newspaper has even taken to calling him `` Goldenbuns '' , a play on `` Goldenballs '' , the pet name his wife Victoria uses and for which he is still good naturedly mocked when it emerged in the press . Football has a long history of superstitions . Below are some of the strangest rituals : Kissing Fabien Barthez 's head Barthez 's big shiny pate became something of a totem for the French during the 1998 World Cup . The ritual was always the same . Veteran defender Laurent Blanc would approach his eccentric goalkeeper before planting a kiss on the top of his head . The team insisted that Blanc maintained the tradition as Les Bleus reached the finals . The French ended up beating Brazil 3-0 . Goalmouth : Beckham `` dreams '' of Milan move . Beanie the Horse watches the action With his blond hair , steely grimace and piercing stare , Stuart Pearce was known on the pitch for his hard tackling , no-nonsense ways . Off it he 's , well , a bit of a softy . Whilst in charge of Manchester City the former England defender started bringing a rather bizarre charm , placing it near the dug out so it could observe the action : Beanie , a cuddly woolen horse . It did n't do him much good . He was fired later that season . Blessing from a juju man `` Juju '' men used to be a regular fixture at African football matches . These self-appointed holy men would bless or curse teams for money . Even government ministers were seduced by them . When the Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations in 1992 , the government claimed it was because the sports minister paid a `` juju '' man to bless the team . But he angered them by refusing to pay up . The result ? A hex that saw the team endure a miserable ten year losing streak . Tired of defeat , the government begged the juju men for forgiveness , coughing up the $ 2000 . Ivory Coast promptly qualified for the 2006 World Cup . Invoking the power of the Virgin Mary Take a look at Newcastle United 's goalkeeper Shay Given before a match . If you look carefully you 'll notice him dropping a bottle into the back of the goal . No , not a bottle full of Gatorade but rather a small vial of Holy Water from Lourdes , France . It was there that it is claimed the Virgin Mary appeared in 1858 . It has since become a place of pilgrimage for the sick , drawn to the allegedly healing waters . `` I carry it in my kit bag and it goes everywhere with me , '' Given said back in 2002 . At the time of writing , Given is still injury free . If all else fails , urinate ... When Barry Fry , then Birmingham City 's boss , watched his team lose another game , enough was enough . For years the club had suffered from dismal form at their St Andrews ground in Birmingham , England , and had not won anything of note for decades . The reason , fans and club officials feared , was a gypsy curse spat out at the club 's owners when they evicted a band of travelers to make way for their new stadium . Managers had tried and failed to lift the curse -- one even placed crucifixes in the floodlights , but it was Barry Fry who had the most ingenious method . He urinated in each corner of the ground . Birmingham City have n't won anything of note since . Employing an Ecuadorian warlock Tzamarenda Naychapi played a pivotal role in Ecuador 's 2006 World Cup campaign . The UK 's Guardian newspaper described how Naychapi - a warlock who was described as a `` witch doctor-cum-shaman-cum-priest-type-fella '' - traveled to Germany before the World Cup to cast spells on all 12 stadiums , not to mention the pitch and the goals , in a bid to turn the gods in Ecuador 's favor . The South American minnows went on to shock both Costa Rica and Poland , qualifying for the second round for the first time in their history before losing to England 1-0 . But then again England had their own magical good luck charm to call upon . David Beckham scored the only goal .

What is the name of the team Beckham plays for ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Motor Sport 's governing body , the FIA , have formally confirmed the entry list for the 2010 Formula One season -- with potential newcomers US F1 omitted from the grid . The financially-troubled team had asked the FIA if they could miss the first four races of the season in order to attract extra sponsorship , but have instead been told that they must re-apply if they are to be on the grid for the following season . The official entry list shows 12 teams and 24 drivers -- two teams more than last season . Three new teams are lining up -- Lotus , Virgin Racing and Hispania Racing -- with Toyota deciding to leave the sport . There are also two team name changes . Last year 's winning constructor 's Brawn GP have been taken over by Mercedes , while BMW Sauber have reverted back to being the Sauber team , although they have to retain the BMW title for this season due to legal obligations . Meanwhile , there is also no place on the grid for the proposed Serbian-backed Stefan GP team , who had been hoping to gain a late entry in place of US F1 . An official FIA statement read : `` The US F1 Team have indicated they will not be in a position to participate in the 2010 FIA Formula One world championship . `` Having considered the various options , the FIA confirms it is not possible for a replacement team to be entered for the championship at this late stage . `` In the coming days the FIA will announce details of a new selection process to identify candidates to fill any vacancies existing at the start of the 2011 season . '' US F1 have faced a race against time to have their car ready for the grid , after a number of sponsors opted to pull out the project . Production of the car had been stopped with the team struggling to pay wages , resulting in a number of staff choosing to leave . Team principal Ken Anderson is yet to comment on whether he will attempt to make the grid for the 2011 season . The decision leaves Argentinian Jose Maria Lopez , who had already been offered a drive with US F1 , without a team . Tuesday also saw the final driver appointment confirmed , with Karun Chandhok becoming the second Indian to compete in the sport having been named by Hispania Racing . The 26-year-old follows in the footsteps of Narain Karthikeyan , who had one season with Jordan in 2005 . There will be four world champions on the grid ; Jenson Button , Lewis Hamilton , Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso , while 11 of the 24 drivers have experienced winning a grand prix . Official 2010 Formula One grid : 1 . Jenson Button GB McLaren Mercedes 2 . Lewis Hamilton GB McLaren Mercedes 3 . Michael Schumacher Ger Mercedes GP 4 . Nico Rosberg Ger Mercedes GP 5 . Sebastian Vettel Ger Red Bull Racing 6 . Mark Webber Aus Red Bull Racing 7 . Felipe Massa , Brz Ferrari 8 . Fernando Alonso Sp Ferrari 9 . Rubens Barrichello Brz Williams 10 . Nico Hulkenberg Ger Williams 11 . Robert Kubica , Pol Renault 12 . Vitaly Petrov Rus Renault 13 . Adrian Sutil Ger Force India 14 . Vitantonio Liuzzi It Force India 15 . Sebastien Buemi Swi Toro Rosso 16 . Jaime Alguersuari Sp Toro Rosso 17 . Jarno Trulli It Lotus Racing 18 . Heikki Kovalainen Fin Lotus Racing 19 . Karun Chandhok Ind Hispanic Racing 20 . Bruno Senna Brz Hispanic Racing 21 . Pedro de la Rosa Sp BMW Sauber 22 . Kamui Kobayashi Jpn BMW Sauber 23 . Timo Glock Ger Virgin Racing 24 . Luca di Grassi Brz Virgin Racing

what confirm FIA ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Global activist and U2 frontman Bono attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York to push world leaders to join his ONE campaign in fighting disease , poverty , and hunger . He talked to CNN 's John Roberts on `` American Morning '' about recent successes and what 's next . Bono said politicians who love signing checks but not cashing hurt plans to help the world 's poor . ROBERTS : All this talk has been about the economy collapsing , $ 700 billion bailout . Congress is absolutely absorbed with that . Did that in any way affect what you were trying to do this week ? Are people more focused on this economy than in helping out developing nations ? BONO : We got good news this week . I know normally I 'm on your program with bad news -- the whingeing rock star -- but it 's great . There 's a disease , malaria -- it 's 3,000 African kids die every day of mosquito bites . Sounds mad , but it 's true . And people have committed and it looks like the funds are on the table so that that disease will be no more by 2015 . That makes people like me punch the air and everyone who wears a ONE T-shirt and all our white band campaigners on college campuses all over the country -- it was a great day for them yesterday so we 're celebrating that . I know it 's extraordinary , that while you 're having this meltdown on the markets , that people could even concentrate on this stuff , but I 'm really grateful that they did . We had both -LSB- presidential -RSB- candidates make very powerful statements about the necessity for nonmilitary tools , for instance , in foreign policy . This is an America that both candidates want to show to the rest of the world -- the greatness of America . ROBERTS : So you 're hearing what you want to hear from these candidates ? BONO : Yeah . And you could n't imagine a few years ago that you would have candidates so close to an election talking about this stuff , so yeah . Watch Bono say how he uses his star status on politicians '' ROBERTS : You were talking to Christine Romans outside the studio , who just did that piece for us a few minutes ago on what else could you do with $ 700 billion . What could you do with $ 700 billion ? BONO : We would n't be asking for that kind of money . These are serious matters , people have lost their jobs . But I think the bill for the whole world -- so America would be like a third of it -- for $ 25 billion you could absolutely change the world . You could put kids in school , most kids in school . You could eradicate diseases like malaria , as we 're saying . We could change the water supplies . But what 's important is that people who want to change the world , want to see their country , they see it as a patriotic act to show the world innovation of America , technology of America , pharmacology of America . ROBERTS : For $ 25 billion , you could put every kid who 's out of school in the world into school ? That seems like a lot of people for $ 25 billion . Pretty good return on your investment . BONO : It 's a great return on investment . You heard me on your program before talking about debt cancellation . Strangely Americans do n't know that because of debt cancellation there are already an extra 29 million African children in school . That 's incredible . Because people got out on the streets on the -LRB- RED -RRB- campaign and stuff like that , there 's now 2.5 million Africans on AIDS drugs , which are expensive . So your country is turning for me in the right direction on these issues . ROBERTS : So you 're hearing some of what you want to hear , particularly on the malaria issues . But the European Union had promised to increase aid by $ 50 billion between 2005 and 2010 . It looks like they 're going to fall $ 40 billion short . BONO : They are , but they 're still ahead of America . That 's the bad news . You do n't want to get me into the ring . ROBERTS : Absolutely ! Come on . BONO : We 've had meetings with Sarkozy this week as well as talking with McCain and Palin and as well as always talking with the Obama campaign . We do keep up the pressure on the Europeans , but the Europeans are way ahead of America on aid , just to put it in context . But you 're right . They 're not coming through on all of it . We will torture them too . That 's our job . ROBERTS : You talk a lot about these United Nations Millennium Development Goals . Let me go over a couple of those . It was supposed cut global poverty in half by the year 2015 . Universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment by 2010 . Begin to reverse the incidence of malaria by 2015 . How far along that road are we ? BONO : The Millennium Development Goals are in a bit of trouble . It is astonishing to me ... ROBERTS : Whose fault is that ? BONO : You know , politicians . They love signing checks , but they do n't like cashing them . They love the photograph . These G-8 meetings , you 'll see myself and my partner Bob Geldof arm-wrestling with politicians up against the wall . ROBERTS : You 're very effective at doing that . You get access to a lot of places . I remember I was on a trip with President Bush once , and you walked on Air Force One . BONO : It 's the absurdity of celebrity . I do n't consider myself a celebrity in this sense , I think I 'm an activist who knows what I 'm talking about . But yeah , we get access , and we use it . It 's true that there was a very ambitious plan signed up in 2005 that further committed what was decided in the year 2000 , that we could actually across eight goals completely change the face of poverty and hunger in the world . And there was a $ 25 billion bill by 2010 that would enable them to do that . They have n't come through on that . And another day I 'll tell you why , but today I 'm punching the air because malaria will be no more by 2015 . And it 's Americans , people from the private sector -- Peter Chernin , Ray Chambers , all kinds of people , Bill Gates , your mayor of this city , -LSB- Michael -RSB- Bloomberg , is an amazing guy . He 's working on this stuff . I just want Americans to know that side of their country because I 'm a fan of America . And , again , you would have candidates , you know , like John McCain taking time out this week to talk to us , Barack Obama before . This is fantastic . ROBERTS : I was reading your blog on financialtimes.com . You 've been writing all week , doing a great job too . You mentioned in one of your pieces you 've been writing some lyrics . And I 'm wondering where the lyrics are going . BONO : Statistics do n't rhyme . Songwriting comes from such a different part of my brain and such a different part of who I am . ROBERTS : Are you writing about all this ? BONO : No , it 's strange . It 's very strange . I used to work in a garage when I was a kid pumping gas , and I used to dream when I was pumping the gas about getting to rehearsals on a Saturday so I could be with my band and write songs . The work that I 'm doing now , as we say , we 're working like a dog , living like a shih tzu . We 're spoiled people . We travel well , but we work . On these issues , because you 're working for the world 's poor , we work like dogs . But I find myself at times , sometimes I just wake up in the morning , and I just want to be back with my band in a rehearsal room . ROBERTS : You will be soon . New CD coming out next year . BONO : I 'm not complaining about the work . This is the most inspiring thing I 've ever been involved in in my life , and it 's working . It really is working . And that 's why I 'm on your show this morning . I just want to thank Americans . ROBERTS : Good luck on the new CD coming out next year . We 're looking forward to it .

What did Bono say he was punching the air about ?

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Men who are circumcised are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus -LRB- HPV -RRB- , but not syphilis , according to a study of adult African men published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine . Circumcision rates have traditionally been higher in the U.S. than in Europe , but they 've been on the decline . The finding adds to the evidence that there are health benefits to circumcision . It was already known that circumcision can reduce the risk of penile cancer , a relatively rare disease . In a previous study , the same research team found that adult circumcision could reduce the risk of HIV infection . Efforts to increase the practice of male circumcision in areas with high rates of sexually transmitted infections , including Africa , could have a tremendous benefit , say the study 's authors . Genital herpes has been associated with an increased risk of HIV , and HPV can cause genital warts as well as a higher risk of anal , cervical -LRB- in women -RRB- , and penile cancers . Health.com : Is your partner cheating ? How to protect yourself In the United States , infant circumcision is declining . About 64 percent of American male infants were circumcised in 1995 , down from more than 90 percent in the 1970s . Rates tend to be higher in whites -LRB- 81percent -RRB- than in blacks -LRB- 65 percent -RRB- or Hispanics -LRB- 54 percent -RRB- . Some opponents say the removal of the foreskin is an unnecessary surgical procedure that may reduce sexual sensitivity in adulthood . In Jewish and Muslim cultures , young or infant boys are routinely circumcised for religious reasons . Circumcision rates have traditionally been higher in the U.S. than in Europe , but the American Academy of Pediatrics currently says that the medical benefits are insufficient to recommend circumcision for all baby boys . In the new study , a research team at the Rakai Health Sciences Program in Uganda -- in collaboration with researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore , Maryland , and Makerere University in Uganda -- conducted two clinical trials involving 3,393 uncircumcised men ages 15 to 49 . All the men were negative for HIV and genital herpes -LRB- also known as herpes simplex virus type 2 -RRB- ; a subgroup of men also tested negative for HPV . Roughly half of the men underwent medically supervised circumcision at the start of the trial , while the other half were circumcised two years later . Overall , circumcision reduced the men 's risk of genital herpes by 28 percent -LRB- 10.3 percent of uncircumcised men developed genital herpes compared with 7.8 percent of circumcised men -RRB- and HPV infection by 35 percent -LRB- 27.8 percent of uncircumcised men were infected with HPV compared with 18 percent of circumcised men -RRB- . Circumcision did not , however , protect against syphilis . -LRB- About 2 percent of men in both groups contracted syphilis . -RRB- Health.com : A sexual risk taker comes to terms with drinking , depression , and STDs Study coauthor Thomas C. Quinn , M.D. , professor of global health at Johns Hopkins University , says that choosing circumcision , whether it 's the parents of an infant or an adult male for himself , is and should remain an individual decision . `` But the critics need to really look at the benefits versus the risks , '' he adds . `` By now a large body of evidence has shown that the health benefits clearly outweigh the minor risk associated with the surgery . In our study , we did n't see any adverse effects or mutilation . We 're recommending supervised , safe , sterile environments -- not circumcision out in an open field with rusty instruments . '' Increasing circumcision rates in Africa may not only help men , but would likely protect women too , possibly lowering the rates of female cervical cancer , the authors say . Ronald H. Gray , M.D. , professor of public health at Johns Hopkins University and study coauthor , says that the researchers plan to look at whether male circumcision reduces the transmission of HPV to female sexual partners . Health.com : 10 questions to ask a new partner before having sex Even in the United States , this study has relevance , says Anthony Fauci , M.D. , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -LRB- which funded one of the trials -RRB- . `` In this country , circumcision for infant boys remains a personal decision for the parents , '' he says . `` This makes us rethink whether doctors should be more aggressive in recommending that it at least be considered . If parents say no just because generations before them have said no , they should learn more about the significant health benefits before making that choice . '' Roughly three-quarters of U.S. adults have had at least one HPV infection , according to an editorial by Matthew R. Golden , M.D. , and Judith N. Wasserheit , M.D. , both of the University of Washington . Although vaccines against some of the most dangerous HPV strains have been approved for girls ages 13 to 26 , the vaccines are expensive and routine Pap tests are still necessary to pick up cervical cancers . Health.com : How to tell your ex you have an STD Golden and Wasserheit note that `` rates of circumcision are declining and are lowest among black and Hispanic patients , groups in whom rates of HIV , herpes , and cervical cancer are disproportionately high . '' Medicaid , which insures many low-income patients in these populations , does not pay for routine infant circumcision in 16 states . The study authors hope that this growing evidence in favor of circumcision will persuade policy-making bodies , both in the United States and in other countries , to officially recommend the procedure -- which could make patient education and insurance coverage more likely . It 's not clear why circumcision may affect infection rates . But the study authors suggest that penile foreskin may provide a moist , favorable environment for herpes and HPV to survive and enter cells on the skin 's surface . Once the foreskin is surgically removed , the risk of infection may be reduced . Health.com : Men can lose their sex drives too They also note , however , that male circumcision is not completely effective in preventing sexually transmitted infections . Safe sex practices , including consistent condom use , are still necessary to provide the best protection . Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com

What does reduce the risk of HPV infection ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Changing winter conditions are causing Scotland 's wild Soay sheep to get smaller , according to a study that suggests climate change can trump natural selection . Ca n't see me now : Climate change could be shrinking Soay sheep in Scotland . The authors of the study published in `` Science '' believe that it highlights how wide-ranging the effects of global climate change can be , adding further complexity to the changes we might expect to see in animal populations in future . `` It 's only in the last few years that we 've realized that evolution can influence species ' physical traits as quickly as ecological changes can . This study addresses one of the major goals of population biology , namely to untangle the ways in which evolutionary and environmental changes influence a species ' traits , '' said Andrew Sugden , deputy and international managing editor at Science . The researchers analyzed body-weight measurements and life-history data for the female members of a population of Soay sheep . The sheep live on the island of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago of Scotland and have been studied closely since 1985 . They selected body size because it is a heritable trait , and because the sheep have , on average , been decreasing in size for the last 25 years . According to the findings lambs are not growing as quickly as they once did as winters have become shorter so do not need to put on as much as weight in the first months of life to survive . The results suggest that the decrease is primarily an ecological response to environmental variation over the last 25 years . Evolutionary change , the report says , has contributed relatively little . `` Sheep are getting smaller . Well , at least the wild Soay sheep living on a remote Scottish island are . But according to classic evolutionary theory , they should have been getting bigger , because larger sheep tend to be more likely to survive and reproduce than smaller ones , and offspring tend to resemble their parents , '' said study author Tim Coulson of Imperial College London . `` Our findings have solved a paradox that has tormented biologists for years -- why predictions did not match observation . Biologists have realized that ecological and evolutionary processes are intricately intertwined , and they now have a way of dissecting out the contribution of each . Unfortunately it is too early to tell whether a warming world will lead to pocket-sized sheep , '' said Coulson .

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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran may be holding a former FBI agent in a bid to exchange him for Iranians seized by U.S. troops in Iraq in 2007 , a U.S. senator suggested Tuesday . Christine Levinson , wife of Robert Levinson , went to Tehran in 2007 to try to learn her husband 's fate . Robert Levinson disappeared from Iran 's Kish Island in March 2007 . Iranian authorities have repeatedly said they do n't have any information on him , but that is widely doubted in the United States . `` On several diplomatic occasions when Bob Levinson 's name has been brought up to Iranian officials , the standard answer is , ` We do n't know anything about that . ' But the next thing out of the Iranian officials ' mouths are to discuss the matter of the Iranians held by the Americans in Irbil , Iraq , '' Sen. Bill Nelson , D-Florida , told reporters . `` You can draw your own conclusions . '' U.S. troops arrested five Iranians accused of being members of an elite Iranian military unit during a January 2007 raid in the Kurdish city of Irbil . They were accused of supporting Shiite militias in Iraq , but Iran said they were diplomats and accused the United States of violating international law by raiding a consulate . The United States said the men were taken at a liaison office that lacks diplomatic status . Two were released the next November . Nelson and Florida Democratic Rep. Robert Wexler , whose district includes Levinson 's Coral Springs home , are trying to jump-start efforts to find the missing man . Wexler said Iranian authorities have not assisted the Levinsons , saying they have `` zero knowledge '' of his whereabouts and are stonewalling `` any effort to gain pertinent information . '' Levinson 's wife , Christine , said her husband was working as a private investigator on a cigarette smuggling case when he disappeared . `` It 's been extremely difficult for my family , '' she said . `` We hope to resolve this as soon as possible . '' Wexler and Nelson said they plan to introduce legislation in their respective houses calling on Iran to cooperate with the United States and come up with information about Levinson . Nelson said Iran could use Levinson 's case as a show of good will toward the incoming Obama administration , which has said it wants to engage Iran after three decades without diplomatic relations . `` We hope that Iran will take this moment in time to show a change in the relationship with the United States by doing this humanitarian gesture for this family , '' he said . In a January 22 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , Wexler asked that the case be raised `` at the highest levels . '' Nelson raised Levinson 's status during Clinton 's confirmation hearing . Nelson said the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has discussed Levinson 's case with him under the `` fiction '' that he represents the people of Florida , not the U.S. government . But he said the Iranians have never acknowledged holding the former federal agent . Levinson had been working as a private investigator in Dubai and was last heard from on March 8 , 2007 . His family said he checked into a hotel on Kish Island and then checked out the next day to go back to the United States , but he never boarded his flight . Levinson family members have met with local Iranian officials and have traveled to Iran to retrace his steps . Christine Levinson also flew to the United Nations in September to ask questions about her husband , whom she says suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure . The family has offered a $ 5,000 reward for information leading to his safe return . The State Department and FBI have consistently denied Levinson was working for the government and have demanded Iran free Levinson -- if it is holding him . State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the U.S. government has called on Iran to provide more information about the matter `` for some time . '' `` His family 's extremely concerned , as you can understand , that no information has been forthcoming , '' Wood said . `` So , again , we call on the Iranians to provide whatever information they have on Mr. Levinson so that we can hopefully return this gentleman to his family . ''

What did the Iranians say about missing man ?

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Paul O'Neill , who was appointed treasury secretary in 2001 by President Bush , says the federal government is not doing enough to fix the U.S. financial system . Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill says he 's hoping for a '' V-shaped '' recession . O'Neill appeared on CNN 's `` Fareed Zakaria GPS '' on Sunday to talk about his outlook on the recession and what the Treasury Department should demand of major financial institutions in order to get the U.S. economy back on track . Following is an edited transcript of their conversation . Fareed Zakaria : Looking at the current economic crisis , do you think there is any prospect of what people call a `` V-shaped recession , '' that is , a quick recovery ? Or are we in for a long , perhaps years of sluggish growth , what economists call an `` L-shaped recession '' ? Paul O'Neill : You know , I 've got to tell you , I 'm praying for a V - shape . But I 'm one who does n't believe we 're going to start moving back up until there is a credible fix for our financial system . And I think , in spite of all of the things that have been done now by the federal government , we 're not quite there . If I were secretary , I would do this . I would order the 19 major financial institutions to put on the Internet the classifications of their assets by investment grade rating , beginning with AAAs down through BBB-minuses , which is the final level of investment grade ratings . And for those parts of their asset holdings that ca n't be rated investment grade -- or , in fact , as they say , ca n't be valued or ca n't be fairly valued -- I would create a new device which I call a `` quarantine account . '' One could make a judgment about the value of these institutions , and the institutions could make a self-judgment , about how much more lending capacity they had , if the quarantined assets are set aside . Watch O'Neill offer his advice to Obama administration '' Zakaria : The basic idea -- the basic proposal you 're making is transparency . Let everyone understand what 's on the banks ' books . O'Neill : Right . Zakaria : Is n't that a lot like Tim Geithner 's stress test ? O'Neill : Well , I do n't think so . Let me ask you a question . How do you think it 's possible to do a so-called `` stress test , '' if 30 or 40 percent of the assets in the institution ca n't be valued ? Here 's another plea I have : If you ca n't value the assets , please do n't buy them with my money . Zakaria : You mean the government should n't be buying these toxic -- these assets . So you think the Treasury Department 's proposals so far are all wrong . I mean , it sounds like you think they 're doing all of the wrong things . O'Neill : Well , you know , excuse me , but I 'm not one who cares much for the notion of separating the idea of the government as some disembodied entity that has a life independent of me . The money that they 're committing and spending is at least in part mine . I 'm a substantial taxpayer , and I do n't want my representative to buy assets with my money that I would n't buy . Why would I want to do that , Fareed ? Why should we want them to do that ? Zakaria : But this is a pretty frontal assault then on the Treasury 's bank plan so far . O'Neill : Well , you know , I do n't mean to be offensive to this administration or the last one , but it seems to me , if you 're an intelligent investor , you invest in things where there is truth and transparency . And you have a shot , if you 're a good leader , at earning the cost of capital and maybe even something more . And I think that basic principle ought to apply to how our government thinks about what it 's doing in the name of `` we , the people . '' You know , I really do n't like this idea that somehow the government can do things that intelligent people would n't do , and we do n't notice . Zakaria : One of the other things the government is doing is running up large deficits . There 's this large fiscal expansion . Now , you were opposed to the Bush tax cuts , because of your concern about what they would do to the deficit . At that time , the deficit projection was $ 500 billion , and to you that seemed just too much . The deficit projections now are going to be in the $ 1.75 trillion range . There are many people who say , you know what , this is that once-in-a-75-year moment where the government has to spend money because nobody else is spending money . Do you buy that ? O'Neill : I think , honestly , I 'm not so much worried about the stimulus and its components as I am about what I consider to be an essential job -- to get a floor under the financial system , so that we can go back to economic growth in this country and around the world , because there is no hope until we do that . There 's not enough ink in the printing presses at the Federal Reserve to print enough money to fill the void created by the absence of real economic growth in our society and around the world . Zakaria : When you were treasury secretary , you were famously suspicious of the financial sector . I mean , you thought there was a little too much attention being paid to it . You looked around at all those Bloomberg screens in the Treasury Department and said , you know , what do these guys make ? In a way , reflecting your background in Alcoa . Do you look at this unraveling and feel like the financial sector and the financial system got overweight and fat ? I mean , what happened here ? O'Neill : We had a whole lot of people who were the public face of all of this financial activity that got ever more exotic . And I think , in truth , very few of them understood the detailed business activity that was going on underneath them . They were all kind of floating up here in the ether . And I think it 's true , if you listen to the commentary , even today , what some of these people are saying , they had no idea what was going on . It just felt really good , and it seemed like they were making a lot of money . Zakaria : And do you think that , on the bank issue , are you hopeful that Geithner may , when he unveils the plan , have some of the components that you 're suggesting ? Or is it your sense they 're just headed in the wrong direction ? O'Neill : You know , show us the money . Let us see for ourselves . If I was buying a company , I would not put up with someone else giving me a certification that the assets were worth something . I 'd go and look in the boiler room and find out if there 's rust on the valves . You know , we 're talking about providing the wherewithal for intelligent investors to make decisions that they can rely on the facts . And I think the administration has n't gotten to the point yet of insisting that the big 19 financial institutions put their facts on the table , and for that matter , a place like General Electric put all of its facts on the table , so investors can make an informed decision . I 've said this to some people , and they 've said -- some of them have said , `` We 'd be happy to do that , and we would be OK with that . '' Some other major financial institutions have said , `` Oh , my God , if we did that , people would see how bad it really is . '' I think knowing how bad it really is , is the only way we 're going to create a foundation for going forward , Fareed .

What did Oneill say ?

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DETROIT , Michigan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A defiant Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick addressed Detroit on Thursday night listing what he said the city had accomplished under his leadership just hours after announcing his resignation amid a sex and perjury scandal . Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to resign from office , a prosecutor said Thursday . `` The city is much better shape than the city I received seven years ago , '' said Kilpatrick . `` We in Detroit have done amazing things together . '' During the speech Kilpatrick also jabbed city officials and Michigan 's governor , telling them to continue to work for the people of Detroit as hard as they did to get him out of office . Kilpatrick told the crowd his marriage is better than it has ever been and kissed his wife to end the speech , an act that brought thunderous applause . Kilpatrick said he decided to step down so the city could continue to move forward . `` Sometimes standing strong means stepping down , '' Kilpatrick said . `` But Detroit you have set me up for a comeback . '' The embattled Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and submitted his resignation to the governor -- effective in two weeks . Under a plea deal , Kilpatrick will serve four months in the Wayne County Jail and the rest of his five-year sentence on probation , said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy . He will enter jail on the day of his formal sentencing , October 28 , she said . Kilpatrick , 38 , also agreed not to run for public office during his probation , to pay $ 1 million in restitution and to forfeit any future pension . He was accused of blocking a criminal investigation into his office and firing a police deputy to cover up an extramarital affair and other possible illicit activities . After the deputy , Gary Brown , lost his job , a mayoral bodyguard , Officer Harold Nelthrope , left his job voluntarily when the atmosphere became too tense , said his attorney in the whistle-blower suit trial . Walt Harris , another former mayoral bodyguard , filed his own whistle-blower suit , contending he was punished for supporting Nelthrope 's reports of wrongdoing by Kilpatrick and his bodyguards . The city of Detroit paid $ 8.4 million to settle the lawsuits , but legal fees have pushed that figure to at least $ 9 million . Prompted by the judge to recount his wrongdoing , Kilpatrick admitted Thursday , `` I lied under oath in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope versus the city of Detroit . ... I did so with the intent to mislead the court and the jury and to impede and obstruct the fair administration of justice . '' Watch Kilpatrick in court '' When Circuit Court Judge David Groner asked Kilpatrick if he understood that by pleading guilty he was giving up the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty , the mayor said , `` I think I gave that up a long time ago , your honor . Yes . '' Kilpatrick had faced eight felony counts . As part of the agreement , six counts related to misconduct in office were dropped , and a perjury count was changed to a second obstruction of justice charge . In a separate case against Kilpatrick , Groner on Thursday accepted a no-contest plea on an assault charge brought against the mayor in July after he allegedly shoved a police officer trying to serve a subpoena on a friend of Kilpatrick 's who was a potential witness in his perjury case . Groner set an October 28 sentencing date for both cases . Also Thursday , Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm adjourned a hearing on whether to remove Kilpatrick from office after he notified her of his pending resignation . `` Today , this sad but historic story is coming to an end , '' Granholm said . `` It 's very important for us as a state and as a city to turn this page together . There is much work to do . It is my profound hope that we can now write a new history for this great but embattled city . '' Watch Granholm call for a new chapter '' The governor set the hearing after the Detroit City Council voted in May to ask her to remove Kilpatrick , alleging he had misled the council by not revealing the affair when he urged it to approve settlements with the people who had filed the whistle-blower suits against the city . If Kilpatrick does n't resign as promised , Granholm said the hearing would reconvene on September 22 . The Detroit City Council president , who becomes mayor when Kilpatrick steps down September 18 , vowed to make the transition as seamless as possible . Kilpatrick will be replaced in two weeks by City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr. , who vowed Thursday to make the transition `` as seamless as possible . ''

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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Madame Tussauds unveiled a wax figure of Michael Jackson on Thursday , showing the late entertainer in a pose from the concerts he had planned to hold this month . The new waxwork of Michael Jackson -- only Queen Elizabeth II has been portrayed more times by Madame Tussauds . Sculptors at the wax museum started working on the figure four months ago . They had intended to display it this month , to coincide with the start of Jackson 's `` This is It '' comeback tour in London . The new figure is modeled on a Jackson pose from the concert poster , the museum said . It shows him `` arms outstretched , pelvis thrusting and tip-toed , with his trademark trilby angled forward , '' the museum said . It is the 13th Jackson waxwork by Madame Tussauds , the museum said . Only Britain 's Queen Elizabeth II -- who has been on the throne for almost 60 years -- has been portrayed more often . `` It is extremely unusual for a personality to have been portrayed so many times , '' said Madame Tussauds spokeswoman Liz Edwards . `` But Michael Jackson was totally unique and his iconic status made him one of the most popular stars here . '' The London museum has two other Jackson waxworks -- one in a pose from `` Thriller '' and another from his `` Dangerous '' album . The other 10 Jackson waxworks are in other Madame Tussauds museums around the world . The museum said it decided to proceed with the figure after Jackson 's death last month `` as a tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time and to celebrate his amazing 40-year career . ''

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Asheville , North Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama prayed Sunday with the Rev. Billy Graham at Graham 's mountaintop home before leaving North Carolina to attend the memorial service for 29 West Virginia coal miners killed in a recent explosion . Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Graham at his family home , according to Graham spokesman Larry Ross . He is the 12th president , dating back to Harry Truman , to meet with the so-called `` pastor to the presidents . '' `` I am pleased to have had President Obama in my home this afternoon , '' Graham said in a statement , adding that Obama sought the meeting while on vacation in Asheville for the weekend . `` My son Franklin and I enjoyed a brief visit with the president , followed by a time of prayer together . '' During the meeting , Ross said , Obama shared some insights about his faith and the challenges of being commander-in-chief . `` Like others before him , President Obama shared how lonely , demanding and humbling the office of president can be , and how much he appreciated the counsel of people like Mr. Graham and the prayers of so many citizens , '' Ross said . The two men also discussed their love of golf and the city of Chicago , where Graham attended school and held several of his religious crusades , Ross said . At the end , Graham presented Obama with two Bibles -- one for him and the other for first lady Michelle Obama , Ross said . The two men then prayed together , with Obama first praying for Graham and then Graham `` concluded with a prayer for the president , his family and his administration , '' according to Ross . Obama was `` extremely gratified '' that Graham made time for the meeting and private prayer , White House spokesman Bill Burton said . The visit was a follow-up to Obama 's telephone call to Graham on the evangelist 's 91st birthday in November , Burton said . At that time , the two agreed to meet as soon as possible , according to Burton . Ross told CNN the visit came together hastily after the White House officially inquired on Friday , after Obama arrived in North Carolina . Obama and his family vacationed in Asheville over the weekend , and the first couple played tennis Sunday morning before their departure , Burton said . The meeting with Graham came three days after the Army rescinded an invitation for Franklin Graham to speak at the Pentagon on the upcoming National Day of Prayer . The Army decision was because of controversial comments about Islam by the younger Graham . Billy Graham 's statement referred to the upcoming event without mentioning the controversy involving his son . `` As we approach the National Day of Prayer on May 6 , I want to encourage Christians everywhere to pray for our president , and for all those in positions of authority , and especially for the men and women serving in our military , '' Graham said in the statement . In December , Franklin Graham told CNN 's Campbell Brown that `` true Islam '' could not be practiced in America because `` you ca n't beat your wife , you can not murder your children if you think they 've committed adultery or something like that , which they do practice in these other countries . '' Franklin Graham later tried to temper his remarks by saying that he had Muslim friends . Last week , he said he regretted the Army 's decision but stood by his comments . `` I do n't like the way they treat women , the way they treat minorities . I just find it horrific . But I love the people of Islam , '' he said , adding some of his work has been in Muslim nations . The Army , which oversees the National Day of Prayer ceremonies at the Pentagon , feared that if Graham spoke at the Pentagon on May 6 , Islamic militants would publicize his comments , potentially fueling tensions in Muslim nations such as Iraq and Afghanistan , where U.S. troops are deployed . Graham 's invitation was not the only controversy swirling about the National Day of Prayer this year . Last week , a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional the 1952 law that established the day , saying it violated the ban on government-backed religion . On Thursday , the Justice Department informed a federal appeals court that the Obama administration will appeal that decision .

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Spin bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik are back in India 's squad for the test series against Pakistan . Harbhajan has been out of test cricket since July 2006 . They are included in a 14-man party for the first two games , in Delhi , starting on November 22 and Calcutta -LRB- Kolkata -RRB- eight days later . Harbhajan has not played a test since July 2006 , while Kartik has been absent for three years . They will be expected to support leg-spinner Anil Kumble , who was named as India 's new captain last week . Dinesh Karthik and Wasim Jaffer , who both played in the 1-0 series victory in England during the summer , are in the party and former captain Rahul Dravid is retained after missing the current one-day series against Pakistan . The squad for the third and final Test against Pakistan , in Bangalore from December 8 , will be named later . India squad : A Kumble -LRB- captain -RRB- , W Jaffer , D Karthik , R Dravid , S Tendulkar , S Ganguly , V Laxman , Y Singh , MS Dhoni -LRB- wkt -RRB- , H Singh , Z Khan , RP Singh , S Santh , M Kartik . Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi and Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir have been given fines for their on-pitch clash during the third one-day international in Kanpur . Afridi was fined 95 percent of his match fee and Gambhir 65 percent after appearing before the International Cricket Council -LRB- ICC -RRB- match referee Roshan Mahanama , the ICC announced . They were charged under two counts of the ICC Code of Conduct relating to conduct unbecoming of their status , which could bring them or the game into disrepute , and the rule relating to `` inappropriate and deliberate physical contact between players in the course of play . '' Gambhir and Afridi were involved in a heated altercation after they collided , forcing umpire Ian Gould to intervene and separate them . India won the third game by 46 runs to lead the five-match series 2-1 . The fourth game will be played in Gwalior on Thursday . E-mail to a friend

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A cop killer and child molester who has been on the U.S. Marshals Service 's 15 most-wanted fugitive list for nearly four years was captured early Wednesday , authorities said . Paul Clouston , 73 , was taken into custody at a men 's group home in Merced , California , said Deputy U.S. Marshal Kevin Connolly . Agents with the fugitive task force `` observed a man resembling Clouston seated in a chair and reading a newspaper , '' said the Marshals Service in a statement . `` He provided a false name three times before he said , ` I 'm Paul Clouston and I 'm tired of running , ' '' Connolly told CNN . `` We always say we go after the worst of the worst , and it does n't get much worse than this type of predator , '' Connolly added . `` We 're happy he 's off the streets . '' Connolly said a viewer tip to the TV program `` America 's Most Wanted '' led agents to the killer . Clouston murdered a police detective in Buena Park , California , in 1972 . He was convicted a year later . After serving 10 years in prison for the slaying , Clouston was released in 1982 . In 1991 , he was indicted on 17 counts of sexually abusing children in the Williamsburg , Virginia , area , according to the U.S. Marshals Service . Clouston pleaded guilty to the charges and was sent back to prison . He was paroled in 2005 but was placed on the fugitive list after he failed to register as a convicted sexual offender in Virginia . `` The capture of Paul Clouston is a testament to the effectiveness of our 15 most wanted list and the partnerships we maintain with other law enforcement agencies , '' said John F. Clark , director of the U.S. Marshals Service in a statement . `` It also speaks volumes to the value of someone doing the right thing and reporting a suspicious individual . ''

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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama reached out to Iran on Friday -- the start of the Iranian New Year -- in a video message offering `` the promise of a new beginning '' that is `` grounded in mutual respect . '' Obama 's message to Iran echoes his inaugural speech , where he said `` we seek a new way forward . '' The message is a dramatic shift in tone from that of the Bush administration , which included Iran , along with North Korea and Iraq , in an `` axis of evil . '' It also echoes Obama 's inaugural speech , in which he said to the Muslim world , `` we seek a new way forward , based on mutual interest and mutual respect . '' In Friday 's video , Obama said : `` The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations . You have that right , but it comes with real responsibilities . And that place can not be reached through terror or arms , but rather through peaceful actions that demonstrate the true greatness of the Iranian people and civilization . '' There was no immediate response from Tehran to Obama 's message , but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said last month that his country would welcome talks with the United States `` in a fair atmosphere with mutual respect . '' The United States , several European nations and Israel suspect that Tehran has been trying to acquire the capacity to build nuclear weapons , but Iran says its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes . Last month , the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security released a report saying that Iran has reached `` nuclear weapons breakout capability '' -- it has enough uranium to make a nuclear bomb . The report was based on an analysis of data from the International Atomic Energy Agency . However , an IAEA official who asked not to be named cautioned against drawing such dramatic conclusions from the data , saying Iran 's stock of low-enriched uranium would have to be turned into highly enriched uranium to be weapons-grade material . That has n't been done , the official said . The United States has had tortuous relations with Tehran since the Islamic revolution in 1979 , but the Obama message speaks of `` new beginnings '' with the promise of a new year . `` We have serious differences that have grown over time . My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us , and to pursuing constructive ties among the United States , Iran and the international community , '' the president said . `` This process will not be advanced by threats . We seek , instead , engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect . ''

What did the video message coincide with ?

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KUALA LUMPUR , Malaysia -LRB- Reuters -RRB- -- Malaysia defended on Friday its practice of caning criminals after a disturbing video of a prison-yard caning session burst onto the Internet , reigniting criticism from lawyers and human rights advocates . In the video , a naked man is shown strapped to an upright wooden frame , his rear exposed to a uniformed official who lifts a meter-long rattan stick above his head before bringing it down on the prisoner 's buttocks , tearing the flesh with each strike . The video , in which the moaning and shaking prisoner is struck six times , has spread quickly across the Internet , capturing headlines in the Web sites of some European newspapers and forcing the Malaysian government on to the defensive . `` The government at this stage has no plans to abolish the cane as part of punishment , '' Deputy Internal Security Minister Fu Ah Kiow told Reuters by telephone . He said the video was an official recording that had been leaked onto the Internet . The video had been produced for deterrent purposes , with excerpts shown during anti-narcotic education sessions to would-be drug dealers , he added . `` This video was taken officially by us for a demonstration purpose , but it is not supposed to have the victim 's face identified . Somehow somebody must have taped -LRB- copied -RRB- it . '' Malaysia is not alone in caning criminals , which critics say breaches human rights norms , including the U.N. Convention Against Torture . Neighboring Singapore also wields the rattan stick and caused a U.S. outcry 13 years ago when it caned an American teenager , Michael Fay , four times for vandalism . But Malaysia 's Bar Council , which represents about 12,000 lawyers , recently called for a ban on caning , saying the `` cruel '' practice was rising in Malaysia , especially on illegal immigrants after hasty hearings arranged at crammed detention centers . `` They have started imposing the caning sentence in a more rigorous way and it can affect anyone who comes in -LRB- to Malaysia -RRB- without a passport or papers , so it happens to asylum-seekers and refugees , '' said Latheefa Koya , of the council 's Legal Aid Center . The government denied use of the cane was widespread against illegal immigrants and Deputy Internal Security Minister Fu said it was reserved mainly for the traffickers of illegal immigrants in addition to drug-traffickers and violent criminals . Fu said the government also faced calls from victims of crime for the use of the cane to be maintained or even increased for some serious crimes `` in view of the crime rate in Malaysia '' . Crime is seen as a major electoral issue in the run-up to a possible early general election , expected early next year . `` We respect the view of the Bar Council but there are many other views from the people and also from the victims of crimes that there should be an increase -LRB- in caning -RRB- , '' Fu said . E-mail to a friend

how long are rattan sticks ?

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TEGUCIGALPA , Honduras -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. State Department is calling on Honduras ' de facto president to immediately rescind an emergency decree that limits constitutional rights such as freedoms of expression , travel and public congregation . Robert Micheletti , de facto president of Honduras , says he 'll repeal an emergency decree , but not immediately . `` The freedoms inherent in the suspended rights are inalienable and can not be limited or restricted without seriously damaging the democratic aspirations of the Honduran people , '' said State Department spokesman Ian Kelly in a statement late Monday night . Earlier Monday , Roberto Micheletti announced he would repeal the law , but it would not be immediately . The decree will undergo a legal review , he said . Still , Micheletti 's announcement was an about-face . He had announced the policy less than 24 hours earlier in response to unrest that increased significantly after ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya secretly returned to Honduras on September 20 and took refuge in the Brazilian embassy . The 45-day decree announced Sunday night forbids any unauthorized public gatherings , allows officials to make arrests without a judicial order and lets the government close down news media that threaten `` peace and order . '' Micheletti said he would consult with the supreme court to repeal the decree , after a meeting with the leading presidential candidates . `` This decision was made because -LRB- Zelaya -RRB- was calling for insurrection ... but I 'm going to listen to the other powers of the state and we 're going to make the most wise decision in the interests of Honduras , '' Micheletti said , according to the newspaper La Prensa . Monday marked the three-month anniversary of Zelaya 's ouster in a military-led coup on June 28 . In the wake of Micheletti 's decree , Jose Miguel Insulza , secretary general of the OAS , said the Canal 36 TV station and Radio Globo were reported closed . The owner of Canal 36 , Esdras Amado Lopez , told CNN that 60 soldiers entered his station Monday morning to shut it down . They removed all of the equipment , he said . `` They say that we offended the dignity of the president of Honduras , Roberto Micheletti , '' Lopez said , adding that he sees his station not as pro-Zelaya , but `` pro-people . '' Honduran soldiers were stationed in front of the shuttered TV and radio stations and would not allow anyone to enter . The United Nations , the OAS and the European Union have condemned the coup and demanded that Zelaya be reinstated . Micheletti has vowed that Zelaya will never return to power and has said the deposed president will be arrested if he comes out of the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa , the nation 's capital . Micheletti has accused Zelaya of using the embassy to instigate an insurrection and this weekend gave the Brazilian embassy 10 days to decide the ousted president 's status . Brazil rejected the Honduran ultimatum . On Monday night , Zelaya addressed the United Nations General Assembly via a mobile phone that his foreign minister held up at the podium . A `` serious crime is taking place when the voice of the people is silenced and when the people who are being repressed are likewise silenced , '' Zelaya said . CNN 's John Zarrella , Kim Segal and journalist Elvin Sandoval contributed to this report .

to where did he return

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New Delhi , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An explosion Saturday at an eatery in the western Indian city of Pune killed at least nine people and injured 33 others , authorities said . `` It appears to be a bomb blast , and bombs obviously are related to terrorism , '' said U.K. Bansal , special secretary for security in India 's Interior Ministry . Four of the dead were not from India , he told CNN . Home Secretary G.K. Pillai told reporters that the explosives were packed in a bag noticed by a waiter at the popular eatery called the German Bakery . The explosion occurred about 7:30 p.m. local time Saturday . Rajendra Sonawane , joint police commissioner for the city , said the blast struck the German Bakery in Pune 's Koregaon Park , sister network CNN-IBN reported . Initially , authorities thought a cooking gas cylinder had exploded at the bakery , but all cylinders were accounted for , according to CNN-IBN . An anti-terrorism squad is assisting in the investigation , Chandra Iyengar , home secretary for Maharashtra state , told CNN . However , he would n't confirm the blast as a terrorist attack . The German Bakery is frequented by tourists . It 's near the Osho Ashram , a commune founded by the late Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh , who returned to India from the United States in the 1980s . CNN 's Harmeet Singh contributed to this report .

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Indian city of Mumbai exploded into chaos early Thursday morning as gunmen launched a series of attacks across the country 's commercial capital , killing scores of people and taking hostages in two luxury hotels frequented by Westerners . CNN 's Christiane Amanpour says India and Pakistan might be warming toward each other . Chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour spoke about the situation . CNN : An attack this large , this sophisticated , and carried out with no warning could have come from inside India , maybe , maybe outside , maybe a neighboring state could be involved . We turn to Christiane Amanpour . What do you hear ? Christiane Amanpour : Well , Tom , Islamic militants have been stepping up their assaults on Mumbai , which is not just the center of its filmmaking , but the economic and financial hub of India . They have often blamed terror attacks on Islamic militants based in Pakistan . Some , they say , are concerned about , for instance , Indian rule over Kashmir . Al Qaeda also has threatened to attack India in revenge for its policies . Very , very interestingly , this comes at a time when the new president of Pakistan has , in fact , gone further than any previous Pakistani leader in saying they want to improve relations with India , in saying they want to jointly combat terrorism together . The Pakistani president even went so far as saying he would consider renouncing a nuclear strike on India . This is a very confused situation . Although some group has claimed responsibility , nobody knows the motive yet . ... CNN : Talk to me about why it would be in the interest of these people to sever this tie between Pakistan and India . Do they believe India would join in the effort to squeeze them out ? Amanpour : This is the ongoing situation . Certainly , Kashmir is a flashpoint for India and Pakistan , and really back in 2006 , there were Islamic militants blamed for recent attacks . About 180 people were killed there . The one that came closest to pitting India against Pakistan was in 2001 , when Islamic militants attacked the Parliament . Only 12 people were killed , but not compared to what 's happened now , and that almost led to a war between India and Pakistan . Whatever happens in this region is so , so difficult and dangerous because of the flash point it centers on . As I say , though it has come at a time right in the aftermath of the warmest outreach by Pakistan to India in decades . ... CNN : What is , in all of this world picture , Christiane , what is the significance of this ? Amanpour : Well , this is deeply significant , obviously , because it is such a complex and coordinated attack on multitudinous targets , multitudinous locations . Obviously , a large number of militants or terrorists who have taken part in this , and they have engaged the Indian forces , the police and security forces . It 's not like they just put bombs somewhere and allowed them to go off , and either they were suicide attackers who got killed or they were able to remotely detonate their bombs . What they 've done is not just attack , take hostages , but engage also with the security forces . So this really ratchets it up a very significant level . And it 's been coming for about 20 years , these attacks . Small in the last couple of decades , but in the last 10 years or so , particularly since 9/11 , there have been a number of very significant attacks blamed by the Indian forces on Islamic militants . ... This is very , very dangerous in this part of the world . Mumbai is India 's not just gateway to the nation ; it 's its economic and financial hub , and it 's its cultural hub as well , having the Bollywood and the other film production studios there . Nobody quite knows who it is and why they have done it . This is the thing that is very difficult and dangerous at the moment . This little-known group , if it 's true that they exist , have claimed responsibility , although that has not been confirmed , so-called Deccan Mujahedeen , and what is the motive ? There has obviously for many , many years been a type of feelings by India that , say , 150 or so million Muslims who are in the minority are feeling sort of hard done by in terms of the Hindu majority . There are also complaints by Indian Muslims about the way Kashmir is progressing , that enclave , and that is a huge , huge flashpoint . But what 's really amazing is that often , it 's blamed on tensions with Pakistan . And yet , this comes at a time where the president of Pakistan has -- the new president -- has really made an unprecedented overture to India in terms of trying to warm up relations , trying to secure a lasting peace . And just today , Indian and Pakistani officials were having meetings , and they ended it with a joint declaration that they wanted to cooperate on ending terrorism and combating terrorism . CNN : Christiane , do you see any connection with the recent American elections and this ? Amanpour : Well , it 's hard to tell . People would say that it takes a lot longer than a few weeks to plan something like this . It 's difficult to tell . I 'm sure there will be a huge amount of analysis in the upcoming days and weeks . What is going to be vital is whatever information the Indian security forces can get from some of these terrorists , militants , who 've apparently some may have been captured alive . Obviously , there apparently have been some who have been killed as well . All of this will provide some of those missing pieces of the puzzle . Who are these people ? What is their motive ? Just today , there is an interview with the U.S. Marine Corps commandant as basically saying that al Qaeda 's focus now is Pakistan . There had been some thought that maybe al Qaeda was in the past trying to launch its attacks also in India , but the Indian secret services and the security services say that they do n't have a presence there . But Pakistan is a very , very big worry . It 's a failing state . Afghanistan is practically a failed state right now , even after the U.S. in 2001 sent al Qaeda and the Taliban packing . There 's a very difficult and dangerous situation on this subcontinent that really has been the focus of a lot of attention right now , and indeed , the incoming president has said that he wants to step up the number of U.S. forces . U.S. commanders want more forces in that region as well , not just Afghanistan , but to cope with Pakistan as well . CNN : As you said , there have been a lot of incidents since the year 2000 in India . Why is this one getting so much particular attention ? There was one with over 200 deaths . Amanpour : Well , about 180 in 2006 . But those were sort of multiple bombings in trains and railway stations . But this is one night with , so far , according to our sources , at least 87 people killed , and it 's a brazen attack on the most visible elements and symbols and structures of the economic , the cultural , the tourist , the international hub , as I said , the gateway to India -- which is the world 's largest democracy -- which is not a failed state by any stretch of the imagination . Which has a unified political structure , which has an army and security forces . India is not Pakistan or Afghanistan , and yet this has been able to happen here . And why is it getting so much attention ? Because so many more people than ever before have been killed in one fell swoop , and it 's ongoing , and these people launched pitched battles with the security forces , and they still have hostages , and it appears they deliberately targeted Westerners .

What Pakistani leader has reached out to India ?

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-LRB- Entertainment Weekly -RRB- -- It could n't top its predecessors , but `` X-Men Origins : Wolverine '' still brought in quite a haul , grossing an estimated $ 87 million for the opening weekend of the summer movie season . Hugh Jackman stars as the title character in `` X-Men Origins : Wolverine . '' The Hugh Jackman pic brought in a strong $ 21,225 per-theater average in 4,099 movie houses , despite generating mixed reviews . The film fell $ 15 million short of 2006 's `` X-Men : The Last Stand '' but it is still an enormous success for Jackman and director Gavin Hood . Matthew McConaughey 's `` Ghosts of Girlfriends Past '' generated an estimated $ 15.3 million for a second place bow . It 's not a shabby opening but it is far less than McConaughey 's previous romantic outings including last year 's `` Fool 's Gold '' -LRB- $ 21.6 million -RRB- or 2006 's `` Failure to Launch '' -LRB- $ 24.2 million -RRB- . -LRB- Perhaps women were too busy checking out all those hunky mutants this weekend ? -RRB- The two new openers did help the industry maintain its year-over-year increase of 16 percent . Also aiding that statistic was Beyonce Knowles ' `` Obsessed . '' Dropping a not-surprising 57 percent for its second weekend in theaters , the thriller earned another $ 12.2 million to put its ten-day gross at a shockingly strong $ 47 million . And Zac Efron 's `` 17 Again '' showed surprising stamina , too , grossing an additional $ 6.3 million its third weekend for a total take of $ 48.4 million . The other new wide release for the weekend was the anemic 3-D animated sci-fi film `` Battle for Terra . '' Opening on 1162 theaters , the Justin Long , Evan Rachel Wood-voiced feature proved to be little competition for the other 3-D movie in the marketplace . Dreamworks Animation 's juggernaut `` Monsters vs. Aliens '' grossed another $ 5.8 million its sixth weekend for the fifth slot in the rankings , while newcomer `` Terra '' could n't muster more than $ 1 million for a twelfth place in the box office derby . Summer has officially begun -- at least in Hollywood -- so expect a giant event film every weekend . Wolverine may have bowed mightily but with `` Star Trek '' hot on its heels next weekend , the Marvel superhero is going to need more than adamantium to maintain its box office lead . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly

How much did Wolverine take at the box office ?

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MINNEAPOLIS , Minnesota -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Abayte Ahmed and her husband learned of their son 's death in the most heinous fashion . A family acquaintance called and told them to click on an Internet site . There on the screen were photographs of their 20-year-old son -- the boy with the movie-star looks -- shot through the head thousands of miles away in Somalia . Jamal Bana died in Somalia . Several missing Somali-Americans are believed to have fought there . `` He must have been somewhat disillusioned and indoctrinated , because he did n't have any clue about Somalia at all , '' his mother said , fighting back tears and barely able to speak about her eldest son . Jamal Bana had been missing for months from his Minneapolis home . His family is still grappling with the circumstances surrounding his death in a land they had fled -- an African nation wracked by chaos and violence . The FBI said Bana 's death is part of a sweeping federal investigation into a recruiting effort in the United States by a Somali terrorist group called Al-Shabaab , which has ties to al Qaeda . More than a dozen young men of Somali descent have disappeared from the Minneapolis area in recent months . At least three , including Bana , have ended up dead in Somalia , community leaders say . Watch the harrowing saga of Jamal Bana '' Bana was the kind of son a modest immigrant family pins its hopes on . He was the eldest of seven and studying engineering at local colleges . But last fall , his family said , he disappeared without any warning . A few days later , the phone rang . All that could be heard was a quick sentence . `` I 'm in Somalia , '' his mother quoted him as saying . He then hung up . Communication from then on was scarce . In calls or text messages , the family said , Bana was guarded , as though someone was watching or listening to him . On July 11 , the family received the call telling them to look on the Internet . Bana 's father broke down in tears when he saw the photos . One image was a close-up of his son 's face , a bullet wound on one side of his head . Another showed the body being carried through the streets of Mogadishu on a stretcher . His parents said they believe their son was brainwashed and recruited to fight in the civil war between Somalia 's unstable transitional government and Al-Shabaab . Al-Shabaab remains entrenched in northeast Somalia and in sections south of Somalia 's capital , Mogadishu , after fighting that has uprooted more than 200,000 people since early May , according to the United Nations . The question immigrants in the United States want answered is : How have their youth ended up so far away ? One of the missing youth , Shirwa Ahmed , 27 , blew up himself and 29 others last fall in Somalia in what is believed to be the first suicide bombing carried out by a naturalized U.S. citizen . Ahmed had traveled from Minneapolis . The attack raised red flags throughout the U.S. intelligence community and sparked an investigation by the FBI . Just weeks ago , community activist Abdirizak Bihi lost his 17-year-old nephew , Burhan Hassan , in Somalia . Asked if his nephew had been kidnapped from Minneapolis , Bihi said , `` They kidnap them in the sense of mental kidnapping , not physically . But they play a male role of mentor . '' Bihi and community leader Omar Jamal said they hold one place at least loosely responsible : the Abubakar as-Saddique Islamic Center , the largest mosque in Minneapolis . `` All these kids missing , they all have one thing in common : They all participated in youth programs in that mosque , '' said Jamal . Jamal and Bihi said leaders of the mosque , at the very least , allowed people to come around their facility and recruit young men to fight in Somalia -- a charge the head imam denies . CNN was not allowed inside the mosque , but was granted an interview with the imam at a different location . `` This is the baseless accusation really , '' said Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh Omar Ahmed . `` The mosque -- the mission of the mosque -- is to worship . And people come to worship and go . We do n't have any control over what comes through everybody 's mind or ideology . '' Sheikh Ahmed said at least two of the young men who died in Somalia did worship at his mosque . But he said no recruiters came around the mosque to pull them away , and said his mosque does not support Al-Shabaab . He added that he has encouraged local families to keep their young sons from going to Somalia . Federal authorities recently made their first arrests in the case , charging two Minnesota men , Salah Osman Ahmed and Abdifatah Yusuf Isse , with one count each of providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to kill , kidnap , maim or injure people overseas , according to the indictment . CNN could not reach Salah Osman Ahmed 's attorney for comment . Published reports indicate he planned to plead not guilty . Isse has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with federal authorities , officials said . In court papers obtained by CNN , Isse 's attorney said , `` Mr. Isse will not be the last defendant indicted . '' A local attorney involved in the case said at least seven Somali-Americans have been questioned by a grand jury . An FBI official said the bureau can not rule out the possibility that some of the young men involved could be trained to carry out terrorist attacks on U.S. soil . Meanwhile , CNN has learned more about how Shirwa Ahmed and Burhan Hassan made their way overseas . A travel agent in Minneapolis , who spoke on condition of anonymity , said the two men paid about $ 1,800 in cash for tickets to Nairobi , Kenya , or to Dubai , U.A.E. . The travel agent said he thinks the two men then made their way to Mogadishu from those cities on a Somali carrier . For Bana 's family , it 's all too much to bear . Omar Boley is a close friend who grew up in the same tribe as Bana 's family . He said Bana 's mother is having difficulty coping with everything that has happened in recent months . `` She does n't want to hear the story again , '' he said . `` She told me , ` Whenever I see someone talking about my son , I feel bad . I ca n't sleep . I feel sick . So this happened , nothing I can do . We pray for him . ' That 's what she said , and that 's what I believe . ''

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Doctors chose a woman who survived a shotgun wound to her face as the first recipient of a face transplant after treating her for nearly four years . This image projects what Connie Culp , 46 , may look like two years after the face transplant . Connie Culp knew of the Cleveland Clinic 's interest in face transplants and approached the medical staff , doctors said at a news conference Tuesday . Dr. Maria Siemionow , the Cleveland , Ohio , hospital 's director of plastic surgery research and head of microsurgery training , had more than 20 years of experience in complex transplants . By 2004 , Siemionow was looking for the right candidate for a face transplant who was n't doing it for vanity . `` They are not looking to go out on the street and be beautiful , '' Siemionow told CNN in a 2006 interview . '' Some of these patients , when they were interviewed just said ' I want to walk on the street and just make sure I am not sticking out . ' They just want to have a normal face . '' The doctors examined the patient 's history , motivation and ability to understand the risks of the transplant . And they found Culp to be an ideal candidate . Five years after a gun blast shattered her nose , cheeks and upper lip , she had a band of scar tissue extending across her face . `` The most devastating of all was the fact that society had rejected her and children were afraid of her , '' said Siemionow , who led the December 10 transplant operation . See before and after photos of Culp '' Culp , a mother of two and a grandmother , told her doctors she could understand that some adults would shun her . `` But what really bothered her the most were children -- the children that shied away from her , '' said Dr. Frank Papay , the chairman of Institute of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic . `` That sense of innocence , and her not being able to see that innocence really , really affected her . '' The shooting In September 2004 , Culp 's estranged husband shot her in the face in an attempted murder-suicide outside a restaurant in Hopedale , Ohio , according to CNN affiliate WTOV in Steubenville , Ohio . Culp was 8 feet away from her husband , Thomas Culp , when he pulled the shotgun 's trigger . He then turned the weapon on himself , according to local news reports . They both survived . Thomas Culp was sent to prison . Despite her wounds , she told WTOV in 2008 , `` I 'll always love him . He was my first love . '' At the same time , Culp said , she felt angry . `` I would n't be human if I did n't . I forgive him , but I have to go on , you know ? '' After the shooting , Culp recuperated in a hospital and in a personal care home for two years . Culp told WTOV she had vision problems and was learning Braille . Her approach to life was to `` keep motivated . Do n't sleep your life away -- that could have happened . I could be depressed . I 'm not . '' As she spoke , her breaths emitted a small whistle from her tracheotomy tube , which protruded from a surgical opening in her neck . `` I can not smell . I will never be able to smell , '' she said in the interview . Culp was wrong . How doctors transplanted a face The doctors at the Cleveland Clinic analyzed Culp 's injuries using CAT scans and developed plastic models of her skull . They practiced face transplant operation on cadavers several times . Culp met with the hospital 's surgeons , ethical committee members and psychiatry and psychology specialists who determined that she was an ideal candidate for the surgery . Then , the wait for the right donor began in 2008 . `` We thought we were going to wait a long time because we had to find a Caucasian female in her mid 40s to match Connie , so we expected a year before we were able to find a donor , '' said Papay , who is also head of craniofacial surgery . `` Well , three to four months later , I got a call at around midnight from Dr. Siemionow saying ' I think we have a donor . ' '' The family of a brain dead woman granted permission to use her face . He likened the preparation for the December transplant to a rocket launch , saying , `` Everything was prepared beforehand very , very , very carefully . '' Surgeons sheared out the donor 's mid-facial area including the lower eyelids , cheekbones , the nose , some of the sinus and the whole upper jaw , with the blood vessels . Watch CNN 's Dr. Sanjay Gupta discuss the face transplant '' When it came time to move the donor 's parts to Culp , they had to see that the donor and recipient parts aligned . `` One of the ways you can tell that is how your upper teeth fit to the lower teeth , '' Papay said . `` We knew it was like a hand in a glove , exactly where we needed to be . '' They secured the bones into Culp 's face using titanium plates and screws . Then the microvascular surgeons attached the vessels . They tucked the scars around Culp 's ears or underneath her eyelid , where they would not be visible . How the doctors operated '' Doctors added more skin than needed in case of tissue rejection . After monitoring Culp 's progress , doctors say they will remove the excess tissue and tighten her jawline in future surgeries . Contrary to science fiction and movies , the surgery did not make Culp look like the donor . `` If you just took the skin and transplanted it to the other patient , the bony structure is different , '' Papay said . `` If you took the bony structure and transplanted it on the other side , it ends up being a composite . So , it does n't look like the donor . It does n't look like the recipient . It ends up looking like someone new . '' Recovery At this point , all the transplanted parts of Culp 's face are functioning except for her facial nerves , which are growing about an inch a month . Doctors anticipate Culp will be able to have full facial function -- and more expression -- by this winter . In physical therapy , she learns to train her nerves , make facial expressions , smile and purse her lips , doctors said . `` If you cry or you laugh or you smile , it 's not like you think about it . You just emotionally do it . So that 's a wait and see for us , '' Papay said . `` As far as the emotional one , that 's really the key issue . A far as when she laughs , cries and grimaces and gets angry at you ... what 's her face going to look like ? That 's the exciting part about it . '' Five months after the first face transplant in the United States , Culp lives at home . She has checkups with the medical staff once or twice a month and will do so for the next year , her doctors said . Initially , Culp used immunosuppressants that transplanted kidney , liver or heart patients would normally take . Transplant patients must take immune-suppressing drugs throughout their lifetime to prevent tissue rejection . But she showed improvements that enabled the doctors to reduce her regimen to one medication , doctors said . `` She 's taking her medications , '' Siemionow said . `` We know she is compliant . She cares about how she looks . She has her hair done in a new color ... She is full of life . She does her push-ups . She 's on the treadmill . What else can I say ? ''

What did she tell CNN ?

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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- On March 30 the Open Skies treaty went into effect , liberalizing air travel between the U.S. and Europe . But how will the ease of restrictions on transatlantic routes affect business travelers ? Under Open Skies , European and U.S. airlines will be given unlimited access between Europe and U.S. points . The treaty puts an end to the exclusive arrangement granted to British Airways , Virgin Atlantic , United Airlines and American Airlines to fly transatlantic out of London Heathrow . But with the airport currently operating at almost-maximum capacity , new flights will be severely limited . As a result competition is fierce for Heathrow slots , with airlines paying as much as $ 60 million to get their hands on them . For each flight that is added , another less lucrative service is scrapped . Airlines are giving priority to high-yield business routes to and from Heathrow . While European carriers are now allowed to fly from any point within E.U across the Atlantic , the U.S. domestic market remains closed to them . Operators in Europe hope that a second phase of the Open Skies deal will mean a relaxation of restrictions on European airlines ' investment in U.S. carriers and the ability for European airlines to compete in the U.S. domestic market . The issue is pending in U.S. Congress . If the U.S. does n't deliver , there is a clause in the agreement that states the Open Skies treaty -- phase I included -- can be torn up . Industry experts foresee some fare wars in both economy and business-class . Service options are also likely to improve as competition intensifies . U.S. airlines will vie with BA , the dominant carrier at Heathrow , that currently has flights to 24 U.S. cities . The biggest challenge to the incumbent airlines operating out of Heathrow will come from carriers in the SkyTeam alliance , that includes Air France and KLM , Delta Air Lines , Northwest Airlines News , and Continental Airlines . Before Open Skies , the SkyTeam alliance offered no transatlantic routes to and from Heathrow . By summer they will offer 10 percent of these flights . SkyTeam carriers will be located for the first time in Terminal 4 . Given the size of the market for U.S.-London flights , airlines will continue to offer services from Gatwick , London 's second-busiest airport . Open Skies will intensify competition for ailing U.S. airlines on what has been their most profitable route . Analysts expect to see consolidation between U.S. airlines as they combine international networks to beat competition . One advantage U.S. airlines can offer is opportunity for connecting flights to other European cities as well as on to Asia and the Mideast . European carriers on the other hand , can not operate domestic flights within the U.S. New flights and new airlines Oneworld Alliance British Airways will shift its Dallas and Houston services from Gatwick to Heathrow and its Warsaw operation to Gatwick . Flights to Detroit and Harare will be axed . In June , the airline will also launch services between Continental Europe and New York . Operated by subsidiary OpenSkies , the daily flights will fly from either JFK or Newark to Brussels or Paris CDG using Boeing 757s from its existing fleet . In the future , OpenSkies plans to fly to other business centers , including Amsterdam , Frankfurt , Milan , Madrid , Zurich , and Geneva . BA will also commence business-only flights between New York and London City Airport next year using Airbus A318 jets in a 32-seat layout . SkyTeam Airline Alliance 's new transatlantic flights starting between March 30 and June 2008 • Air France in joint venture with Delta : daily service to Los Angeles • Continental : twice-daily service to Houston and twice-daily service to Newark Liberty International -LRB- EWR -RRB- from May 29 2008 • Delta in joint venture with Air France : daily service to Atlanta and twice-daily service to New York JFK • Northwest in joint venture with KLM : daily service to Detroit , daily service to Minneapolis and daily service to Seattle . Slots were secured as a result of Air France ditching four daily rotations from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle and KLM dropping three of its slots to Northwest from Eindhoven and Rotterdam . Non-aligned airlines Aer Lingus launched services from Dublin to Washington DC , Orlando and San Francisco last year . This followed agreement between the Irish and U.S. governments that the airline could begin operations before others . Low-cost airline Ryanair is considering setting up a separate long-haul carrier that would fly ultra-low-fares between secondary airports in Europe and U.S. such as Stansted and Baltimore-Washington International . Virgin Atlantic has decided to wait to see if Open Skies Phase II is adopted before starting new flights to New York from non-UK cities . E-mail to a friend

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CNN -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The FBI interrogator who bluffed al Qaeda detainees into giving up significant intelligence began his career in an unusual way . Ali Soufan 's fraternity brothers bet him that the agency would never hire a guy like him . A Lebanese-born American studying international relations at a Pennsylvania college , Soufan had just returned to his frat house after talking with a school official about what he should do with his life . It was 1994 . His buddies gave him some good-natured ribbing . They said the agency would mark his application , `` return to sender . '' He laughs at the memory , joking that he thought the idea was crazy , too . But Soufan 's nature has always been to take the dare , he writes in his new memoir `` The Black Banners : The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda . '' `` I did some research -LRB- about the FBI -RRB- beyond ` The X-Files , ' '' he told CNN.com . He sent in his application . And to his shock , got a letter asking him to report to FBI training . It was the beginning of a storied career in intelligence . During his FBI stint from 1997 to 2005 , Soufan was the lead investigator on major terror investigations such as the October 2000 attack on the Navy 's U.S.S. Cole which killed 17 sailors . He helped the agency investigate the attacks on U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in the late 1990s , and was a key interrogator of al Qaeda detainees after the 9/11 attacks . Read more about the global security firm he now leads . Soufan 's book details some of those interrogations of al Qaeda operatives , which he says led to the naming of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the mastermind of 9/11 and led to the arrest of alleged dirty bomber Jose Padilla . `` The Black Banners '' opens with his earliest memories of growing up in Beirut , Lebanon , clinging to his family 's staircase as bombs exploded outside his home . `` Everybody is scared of things , '' he told CNN.com . `` I 'm not scared of the dark . ... I 'm talking about growing up and you do n't have -LRB- security -RRB- most of the time . You 're not going to be scared of the dark . On a human level , I have a lot of fears , but you live with these fears everyday . '' The book weaves vivid , inside details about the war on terror , and asserts that playing `` mental poker '' with terrorism suspects is far more effective at making them give up their secrets than being physically aggressive . `` There is a difference between compliance and cooperation , '' he said . Compliance can result from torture -- a detainee will do anything to make the rough treatment end . But real cooperation , says Soufan , comes from engaging the detainee after learning everything possible about them . Soufan 's opinion contrasts with the Bush administration 's assertion that waterboarding and other harsh tactics was their best option with several al Qaeda operatives . When Soufan finished training at Quantico in November 1997 , he was assigned to one of the FBI 's busiest field offices in New York . He was the only agent in the office who spoke Arabic at the time ; one of only eight agents in the country who was fluent , he says . A new job is an exciting time for anyone , and Soufan was thrilled and nervous . `` You want to talk about fear ? I was scared , I was nervous on my first day , '' he said . `` I thought , really , my God , how the heck did I end up here ? It was fear mixed with excitement , mixed with adventure . '' In his first months on the job , Soufan relied on his language ability and his personal interest in the Middle East and North Africa to keep close watch on what mattered in the region . At the time , a Saudi millionaire named Osama bin Laden was consistently making news with his calls for jihad against the West . In early 1998 , the young agent wrote a paper urging the FBI to focus on bin Laden . His bosses noticed and told him about bureau investigations of bin Laden . `` Unfortunately , politicians in Washington did n't want to discuss -LRB- bin Laden -RRB- , '' Soufan said . The young agent attracted the attention of Special Agent John O'Neill , a legendary figure well known in the FBI who ran the New York office . O'Neill took Soufan to dinner . It became a tradition for the rookie and the veteran . They would talk late into the night about al Qaeda and what seemed to both of them to be America 's most significant threat . `` He was the boss of the boss of the boss . John could be a very intimidating individual , '' Soufan recalled . `` He saw of me a person who was genuinely hard working . ... These are the things , at least I hope , that he saw in me . He took me under his wing . He taught me a lot , and I am forever grateful . '' O'Neill left the FBI in the summer of 2001 , and became the chief of security at the World Trade Center . He died in the 9/11 attacks . By that time , Soufan had been working the Cole case . On September 12 , the agent opened a manila envelope from the CIA containing secret information on men involved in the Cole attack , he said . Soufan said he 'd been asking for the intelligence in the Cole attack repeatedly for more than a year and had not gotten it . And now it was September 12 , 2001 . The information in the envelope linked the Cole attack to 9/11 hijackers . Soufan was stunned . He ran to the bathroom and vomited . `` It was n't easy . It was very hard moment . I hope I will never feel like this again in my life , '' he said . He could n't talk to anyone that day about his anguish . His wife only knew that he was in Yemen working the Cole . He could n't tell her anything more . He could n't share anything with his family . But he was haunted . He wondered : If the FBI and the CIA had been more open with sharing intelligence , could the 9/11 attacks been thwarted ? In the years ahead , as the U.S. ratcheted up its campaign against al Qaeda and went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq , Soufan felt more determined than ever . Soufan handled a key interrogation of Osama bin Laden 's bodyguard . Through what Soufan calls `` mental poker , '' he got Abu Jandal to unwittingly give up the names of several 9/11 hijackers , he writes in his book . Jandal , Soufan said , opened up to him after the agent engaged him in a long debate about theology . Read an excerpt about the Jandal interrogation `` I never liked any of them -LRB- the detainees he interrogated -RRB- , '' Soufan said . `` I think you have to put your emotions and feelings -LRB- aside -RRB- . ... You have to have the empathy and knowledge of human nature . That 's No. 1 . No. 2 is you need to learn a lot about your cases and your target . If you 'd put me in an interrogation room with a Chinese spy , I would go nowhere with it because I do n't know the language , the threats . '' Soufan said he wants a detainee to think he already knows what they 're hiding , a tactic he learned from watching experienced interrogators . In 2002 , Soufan found himself in another al Qaeda interrogation , this time playing his hand against training camp chief Abu Zubaydah , who had been captured in a Pakistan firefight . Zubaydah was injured in the battle , and Soufan and his partner worked over many weeks to soften the detainee . It was n't working . The terrorist continued to try to lie to his interrogators . So the agent referred back to a detail he had read in intelligence files about Zubaydah . `` I said , ` OK , what if I call you Hani . ' '' That was a nickname Zubaydah 's mother called him , according to the terrorist 's files . It seemed like a big turn in the interrogation . Zubaydah believed that his interrogators knew a lot about him . His ability to lie was significantly diminished , but Soufan did n't betray the victory on his face . `` You can not have your ego take the best of you in an interrogation because you have to keep all options on the table , '' Soufan said . Zubaydah , Soufan writes in his book , would go on to accidentally give up Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks . The revelation came after Soufan 's partner mistakenly printed a picture of Mohammed . Soufan showed the photo briefly . Zubaydah saw it and startled Soufan when he indicated Mohammed was behind the attacks . Soufan , once again , kept a stoic face . In `` The Black Banners , '' much of the chapter Soufan devotes to his time with Zubaydah is blacked out . And for those who might be concerned that the information in his book could be valuable to al Qaeda , it 's important to note that much of what he reports is already extensively published in public record , in the `` 9/11 Commission Report , '' and in the book `` The Looming Tower , '' which won a Pulitzer . `` The Looming Tower '' author Lawrence Wright wrote about Soufan in the story `` The Agent '' in the New Yorker in 2006 . After the FBI approved a copy , that copy was sent to the CIA which Soufan says ordered the redactions . Most of a chapter called `` The Contractors Take Over '' -- which Soufan said details how Zubaydah 's interrogation was taken out of his hands and given to a less experienced interrogator who used torture -- has been blacked out . `` It 's unfortunate , '' Soufan said of the CIA 's choice to redact . The redactions do n't change the narrative , said Soufan . `` They did n't take away from the points I 'm trying to make in the book . '' Blacking out passages , Soufan suggested , only gives his story more legitimacy . `` You only classify and redact stuff that 's true . You do n't classify and redact stuff that 's not true . ''

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They feature characters such as hat-wearing cats , very hungry caterpillars , nice girls named Madeline and naughty boys named Max . `` The Very Hungry Caterpillar '' by Eric Carle turns 40 this year , and 29 million copies of it have sold since 1969 . Parents read them to their children , forming a powerful bond . Years later , those former children read these children 's picture books to their children , and the thread between generations is extended yet again . `` Children 's books live a long time because you always have children growing into them , '' says Pat Scales , president of the Association for Library Service to Children and a retired school librarian . `` And parents read -LSB- to their children -RSB- what was read to them . '' The making of a classic is a strange alchemy of skill -- a good story , strong illustrations -- and luck . It 's not easy to appeal to three audiences : publishers , parents and -- oh , yes -- children . Dr. Seuss ' first children 's book , `` And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street , '' was rejected by more than 25 publishers before Vanguard Press put it out in 1937 . Maurice Sendak 's legendary `` Where the Wild Things Are '' -LRB- 1963 -RRB- , though recognized with the Caldecott Medal -- the highest honor for a picture book -- was controversial for its drawings of monsters and its mischievous hero , Max . But almost all classics share some characteristics , says Alida Allison , a San Diego State University English professor and member of that California school 's National Center for the Study of Children 's Literature . `` Every one of them ... has the same reassuring pattern of ` home , away , home , ' '' she says . '' The basic plot begins with a happy family situation . Then one extremely curious or transgressive child goes out on his or her own . And , no matter how ` bad ' the child has been , he gets to come back home . '' The child is welcomed back to the family and often gets something to eat , she adds . -LRB- One exception : Seuss ' `` Mulberry , '' in which the adult condemns the child 's sense of wonder -- but then , she adds , `` Dr. Seuss is in a world of his own . '' -RRB- The plot is n't just reassuring to children , she points out , but also reinforces the lessons of good parenting . `` If you think of all those stories , there 's a loving parent ... allowing a transgressive kid a leash to investigate the world and come back , '' she says . And through the child 's eyes , parents find their sense of wonder renewed , she adds . For children , it 's all new -- the colors , the wordplay , even the plot -- and the more variety , the better . A child may be attracted by the rudimentary drawings of Eric Carle 's `` The Very Hungry Caterpillar , '' the elasticity of Seuss ' cats , Grinches and Oobleck , or the rich , almost otherworldly paintings of Chris Van Allsburg 's `` The Polar Express . '' And the language : Margaret Wise Brown 's `` Goodnight Moon '' may seem to be nothing much , but it 's as peaceful as a lullaby , Scales observes . And nothing succeeds like a book that has found its way into a child 's heart . `` We know that kids return to their favorite books over and over again , '' Scales says . And then , of course , the story starts from the beginning . Allison , a published author herself , read a variety of books to her children when they were growing up : Dorothy Kunhardt 's `` Pat the Bunny , '' Russell Hoban 's `` Frances '' books . But at least one title earned its way into the rotation because of an older fan : Allison 's husband . `` One of my husband 's favorites growing up was ` The Pokey Little Puppy , ' '' she says of the 1942 Little Golden Book by Janette Sebring Lowrey and Gustaf Tenggren . `` So he read that to our sons . ''

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BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three of five Americans contractors detained in Baghdad have been ordered released by an Iraqi judge , because of insufficient evidence , a court spokesman said Thursday . In a CNN exclusive , video shows U.S. contractors taken into custody by Iraqi authorities . The other two other contractors remain in custody , according to Judge Abdul Sattar al-Beeraqdar , a spokesman for Iraq 's Higher Judicial Council . One of the men has been released on bond , the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad confirmed Thursday . The embassy did not identify the man , who was released Wednesday . However , a spokesman for his employer , Corporate Training Unlimited , said it was Donald Feeney . Judy Feeney , Donald 's wife , also confirmed his release . The contracting company said the release of the others has been delayed because of a procedural issue . Judy Feeney said her son , Donald Feeney III , and Mark Bridges were to be released Thursday morning , but it may take more time to release the other two , Jason Jones and Micah Milligan . But al-Beeraqdar said , without naming names , that two contractors were being held on charges involving `` illegal substances '' found on the men when they were taken into custody . Those who have been released are not allowed to leave the country because of an ongoing investigation and the judge may want to question them again , according to al-Beeraqdar . Except for Jones , the detained contractors work for the Fayetteville , North Carolina-based CTU , a security firm headed by the elder Feeney . An Iraqi judge decided earlier on Wednesday that charges against the five contractors were not warranted and that they could be released , according to an Iraqi security source and a source close to the five . The sources requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case , in which the contractors have been detained since last week for reasons that remain unclear . The contractors initially had been told they were being held in connection with the May death of another contractor , James Kitterman , said the source close to the five . But on Monday , according to a judicial source , the men were told they were being held on suspicion of having unregistered weapons . Still , they were asked about their activities around the time Kitterman was killed , and Iraqi government officials told CNN Monday the five were detained as suspects in connection with Kitterman 's slaying . Kitterman was found bound , blindfolded and fatally stabbed in a car in Baghdad 's Green Zone on May 22 . The 60-year-old Houston , Texas , resident owned a construction company that operated in Iraq . The Green Zone is the high-security area in central Baghdad that contains the U.S. Embassy and key Iraqi government buildings . Access to the area , formally known as the International Zone , is tightly controlled . The five contractors were taken into custody on June 3 in a pre-dawn Green Zone raid by Iraqi and U.S. personnel , the security source told CNN on Sunday . During the raid , troops also confiscated weapons , the Iraqi security source said . Three of the contractors were suspected of being directly involved in Kitterman 's death , the Iraqi source said . A U.S. Embassy spokesman said the search was an Iraqi operation , but FBI representatives were present at the request of Iraqi authorities . The five were transferred to a prison within the Green Zone on Friday . `` After this murder inside the Green Zone , a joint investigation committee from U.S. and Iraq sides has been formed to investigate this incident , '' Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Karim Khalaf told CNN , `` and this committee managed to collect a number of indications that those five are linked to this murder . '' Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh also said the men were detained based on information linking them to the Kitterman slaying . Under Iraqi law , after a person is detained , an investigative judge questions the accused and assesses the evidence . The judge then decides whether there is sufficient evidence , and either refers the case to trial or dismisses it . The Iraqi source said the five had been held in a separate holding area and not with other Iraqi detainees , but spent time in a courtyard with other Iraqi detainees . A U.S. Embassy spokesman said consular officials had visited with them and `` they appeared well . '' The source close to the suspects said Sunday that each of the five men insisted they had alibis that will clear them and they were eager to tell their stories to a judge . The Feeneys had known Kitterman for six years from their time in the Green Zone and `` respected him , '' Corporate Training Unlimited spokeswoman Sarah Smith told CNN . CNN 's Alan Duke in Los Angeles and Jomana Karadsheh in Baghdad contributed to this report .

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Didier Drogba is backing his Ivory Coast team to make history by becoming the first African country to reach the final of the World Cup next year . Drogba is contemplating a big challenge by the Ivory Coast in South Africa . The Chelsea striker scored the decisive goal as the Elephants sealed their place in South Africa with a 1-1 draw against Malawi on Saturday , but he is now looking ahead to the finals with relish . `` It is going to be a challenge , '' the 31-year-old told reporters . `` To make it to the final will not be easy because there are great teams like Brazil and Germany who have won the World Cup for many years . `` But my teammates and I want to make history and want to change the way the world sees African football . Can an African team win the World Cup next year ? `` I hope that we 'll be the team that is going to go to the final and win the competition . '' Ivory Coast have joined Ghana as definite qualifiers from Africa , with three other places up for grabs in the final round of matches in November . Drogba is one of several stars in the Ivorian squad with Champions League experience , including Barcelona 's Yaya Toure who is anxious to erase memories of their failure to qualify from the group stages in the 2006 finals in Germany . `` At the last World Cup we played really well in Germany , but we were unlucky because we were in a very tough group with Argentina and Holland and so went out in the first round , '' he said . `` But I think with this kind of experience , it will be possible at South Africa 2010 to do much better . Perhaps we can make the quarterfinals and then semifinals , this is something we can achieve . '' Coach Vahid Halilhodzic is also upbeat after seeing his side fight back from a goal down against Malawi to top African Group E. `` We are very proud to participate in the World Cup for the second consecutive time and this time it is going to be better , '' he added .

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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The mayor of Gary , Indiana , and Michael Jackson 's father , Joe , on Wednesday will announce `` a major move forward '' to bring a museum and performance arts center bearing the singer 's name to the city . Mayor Rudy Clay has said the project has the potential to bring 500,000 to 750,000 visitors to Gary and an annual income of $ 100 million to $ 150 million dollars to the community . In addition , the Jackson Family Museum and a Michael Jackson Performing Arts Center will generate hundreds of construction jobs and thousands of full-time jobs for the community when the project is completed , the mayor said in a press release . Joe and Katherine Jackson started their large family in a two-bedroom house in a working-class neighborhood in Gary . All 10 Jackson children were born in Gary between 1950 and 1966 , including one who was stillborn . The Jacksons moved from Gary to Los Angeles , California , in 1971 amid the success of the Jackson 5 group , which featured Michael Jackson and four older brothers . Their home at 2300 Jackson Street is still a shrine for the occasional tourist . Jackson died on June 25 , 2009 .

Where was Jackson born ?

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