TagsTransfersAbout the authorCarlos VolcanoShare the loveHave your say Father of Juventus striker Higuain says River Plate move could happenby Carlos Volcano14 days agoSend to a friendShare the loveThe father of Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain says a move to River Plate could yet happen.Higuain, 31, began his career with River, and his dad Jorge would like to see him end his career with the Argentine giants.“Gonzalo still has two years left on his contract with Juventus, but he’s never closed his doors to River Plate,” he told Ole.“My children grew up at the club, so as a father I’d like them to come back.“They’re professionals so I can’t force them to return to Argentina, of course: but I’d like them to.” read more

CORONADO, CA – MAY 27: Tate Martell of Ohio State University attends Steve Clarkson’s 13th Annual Quarterback Retreat on May 27, 2017 in Coronado, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)Five star quarterback recruit Tate Martell, who is currently committed to play for Texas A&M, is taking a visit to Ohio State this week. Apparently, it isn’t just the coaching staff attempting to get him to change his mind on his current pledge.Four-star linebacker Antjuan Simmons, an Ann Arbor native who committed to play for OSU earlier this month, is openly recruiting Martell on Twitter. He thinks that Martell could help the program win another national championship. ~JUST LANDED IN COLUMBUS, OHIO~UNOFFICIAL VISIT TO OHIO STATE TOMORROW~FOLLOW ME ON SNAPCHAT TO KEEP UP WITH MY VISIT, @tate18#Zone6— Tate Martell (@TheTateMartell) March 23, 2016Buckeye fans go follow & show some love to my boy @TheTateMartell he can help us bring a National Championship back to Columbus!— antjuan simmons (@_antjuan_) March 23, 2016Brendon White, a four-star safety committed to play for Ohio State, also chimed in.Follow the bro @TheTateMartell he’s a 5 Qb lets get to become a buckeye #— Brendon White (@therealestbw0) March 23, 2016Martell has been committed to play for the Aggies since August of 2015, but that hasn’t stopped him from communicating with a number of other programs. It’ll be interesting to see if any of this makes a difference. read more

EDMONTON – A man believed to be the longest-serving city councillor in Edmonton’s history has died.Family members say Ron Hayter, who was 81, contracted pneumonia recently and died in his sleep on Saturday at a seniors home in the nearby community of St. Albert.Hayter was born in Saskatchewan and came to Alberta at the age of 22 for a job at the Edmonton Journal newspaper.He was first elected to council in 1971 but stepped down in 1995 to join the National Parole Board.He was elected to office again six years later.Hayter served under eight different mayors during his 33 years on council before retiring in 2010.“You can’t really go anywhere in Edmonton and not be somewhere where he didn’t have some kind of an influence,” his daughter, Sparkle, told CTV News. “He loved Edmonton with all his heart.”Former mayor Stephen Mandel says everything Hayter worked on was a success. Mandel especially credits the late councillor for leading the way in helping reconcile with First Nations communities.“He had a great relationship with the community,” said Mandel. “When he was on council, he was the leader on our First Nations and Indigenous Peoples strategies, and we developed all kinds of new relationships with Indigenous people.”Hayter was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 and was also part of the World Boxing Association. He travelled the world and met many luminaries, including former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and Cuban president Fidel Castro.“Fidel would call the house sometimes on baseball business until all of those players defected and then that was the last time Fidel called, and it was an abusive phone call,” Sparkle Hayter said. “That was the end of their baseball friendship.”She also recounted the time when her father made royalty laugh. It occurred when Prince Charles and his wife, Diana, were in Edmonton in 1983. Hayter and his wife sat at a table with the royal couple during one particular event.“Dad did a dance on the stage with Klondike Kate and got Princess Diana laughing. I always loved that dad was able to make her laugh.”Funeral details are pending. (CTV Edmonton) read more

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s advanced education minister says he was “shocked” by St. Francis Xavier University’s mishandling of a reported case of sexual assault, saying he’s asked his department to explore options to suspend students accused of sexual violence pending a legal outcome.Labi Kousoulis told the legislature Tuesday he was “disappointed as all Nova Scotians would be” by the case and has spoken with the university’s administration.“St. F.X. did acknowledge that they did not put the victim first,” he said, referring to a Canadian Press story about a Toronto-area woman’s experience reporting an alleged sexual assault to the university.Kousoulis added that the Antigonish, N.S., university has apologized to the family and “refunded all of the student’s tuition, and room and board and all expenses paid for the year.”The minister said he has also directed departmental staff to examine options to remove students accused of sexual violence from campus pending the outcome of a court process.“Victims should feel safe coming forward,” he said. “We want to put the victim first, we want to protect them and we want them to come forward.”The young woman has said her harrowing experience was exacerbated by St. F.X.’s mishandling of her allegations.Although the school swiftly launched an investigation after the woman came forward and found the accused responsible, it quietly set aside its decision to suspend him for the next academic year — without notifying her — when he appealed.The woman, whose name is under a publication ban, was devastated to discover him on campus last month and has since left the university.Interim Progressive Conservative Leader Karla MacFarlane told the legislature Tuesday there seems to be “no justice whatsoever” for the complainant.“It’s with sadness and frustration this weekend we read news stories about a young woman at St. F.X. who reported a sexual assault, followed all the rules set out by the university, and still felt unsafe at campus,” she said.The university administration sought to reassure students in an email to the campus community, reminding students of its zero tolerance policy towards sexual violence.The head of student services encouraged students to use and refer others to resources aimed at sexual violence treatment and awareness.Andrew Beckett also reiterated the school’s obligation to balance the interests of students who allege a sexual assault with those who are accused.“I’d like to inform you that we were approached by the Canadian Press regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred last year,” Beckett, also vice-president of finance and administration, said in the email.“While we cannot comment on specifics of the case, we were able to clarify and confirm that the file remains active and is currently working its way through the Senate Appeal process,” he said.“We were also able to confirm that in cases within the appeal process, a respondent may be permitted to continue to attend classes pending a decision on the file.“It is important to understand that we assess the risk of each claim and put measures in place to mitigate the risk as much as possible, balancing a claimant’s and respondent’s right to education and due process until a determination in a case can be made.”Court documents show the man was charged criminally with sexual assault last spring. A preliminary inquiry is set for Nov. 29.Pam Rubin, a sexual violence trauma therapist, said the university appears to be using its discretion to protect an alleged perpetrator rather than a complainant.“They could instead use that discretion to prioritize having a safe campus and show they take sexual violence seriously,” said Rubin, of the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association.“It takes some moral courage to exact culture change and that comes through the exercise of discretion by powerful institutions.”She called it “unspeakably devastating” for a complainant not to be informed that the alleged perpetrator is on campus.“It’s piling on top of the original sexual violence trauma; it’s secondary trauma through institutional neglect.” read more

DAMASCUS  – Ten children and five women are among the casualties, as the death toll among children exceeds 12,000 since March 2011.At least 91 people, including ten children and five women, were killed in attacks staged by the Syrian regime in several cities across the country on Friday, opposition activists said.Syrian regime forces killed 41 in the suburbs of capital Damascus, 11 Homs, 10 in Aleppo, 9 in Idlib, 8 in Deir-ez Zor, 5 in Daraa, 3 in Hama, 2 in Quneitra, and one in each Rakka and Hasakah in air and land offensives across the country, according to a statement by the Syrian Network of Human Rights (SNHR), a London-based group which tracks civilian and dissident casualties. The Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) released a statement indicating that regime forces attacked Haresta, Douma, Berze, Yarmouk, Darayya, Kabun and Moaddamiyah suburbs of the capital, an area where opposition fighters are generally located, with missiles and howitzers.On the other hand, Syrian official news agency SANA announced that Syrian regime forces gained control of the Deyr Atyya district of Damascus and killed armed groups around the district.Meanwhile, the SNHR said the death toll among children had exceeded 12,000 since clashes broke out in Syria in March, 2011.More than 100,000 people have been killed in almost three years of conflict in Syria and over two million Syrians are now registered as refugees in neighboring countries, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq, according to the UN.The Microfinance Program Director at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Alex Pollock, said that the total cost of the Syria crisis had reached $103.1 billion by the first half of 2013. read more

14 October 2010Seeking to ensure that the much-delayed second round of Guinea’s presidential poll is held on 24 October as scheduled, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today phoned Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in his role as head of a regional body that has been assisting the process. The Secretary-General hoped that in the 10 days remaining before the scheduled second round of the Guinean presidential elections, any outstanding issues would be resolved, according to his spokesman.He thanked President Jonathan, who is chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for his direct engagement together with President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso to ensure that the poll is held in a peaceful climate.Mr. Ban’s Special Representative for West Africa, Said Djinnit, is already in the region for talks with Guinea’s Interim President Sékouba Konaté and the two candidates in the presidential run-off as well as with Mr. Jonathan.Guinea’s independent electoral authority earlier cited technical difficulties when it postponed the ballot between Cellou Dalein Diallo and Alpha Condé, the two candidates with the highest number of votes in the first round in June. Mr. Djinnit has warned that further delays could seriously undermine the transition process in Guinea. At least one person died earlier this month following clashes in the capital, Conakry, related to the election tensions, and Guinea has been plagued by misrule, dictatorships and coups since it gained independence in 1958. The election is the final stage of the interim Government’s efforts to set up a democracy after the forces of Captain Moussa Dadis Camara – who seized power in a coup in 2008 after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté – shot, raped and attacked hundreds of civilian demonstrators attending a rally in Conakry in September 2009, killing at least 150. read more

A vote on the no-confidence motion was taken in Parliament today and it was passed by a majority, but under controversial circumstances. The Government rejected the vote and the procedure followed to conduct the vote in Parliament today. (Colombo Gazette) A voice vote was conducted on the no-confidence motion and not a vote by name as the Speaker said he could not hear the MPs as there was commotion in Parliament at the time. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is to make a special statement in Parliament tomorrow, a day after he lost, under controversial circumstances, a no-confidence motion against him.The no-confidence motion was signed by 122 Parliamentarians and was submitted to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today. read more

Paul ZeliskoA Brock chemist is part of an announcement this week that will see $90,000 devoted to green chemistry research.Paul Zelisko will receive $30,000 from GreenCentre Canada to develop green chemical agents for curing silicone polymers — well-known synthetic materials used in everything from cooking utensils to breast implants. Paul Hayes from the University of Lethbridge and David Zechel from Queen’s University will also receive funding.The projects “are excellent examples of how green chemistry can benefit both the environment and the bottom line,” said Rui Resendes, executive director of GreenCentre Canada, in a media release Tuesday.Zelisko has discovered natural enzyme systems that can be used as silicone cross-linkers – chemical agents that link polymer chains in silicone. These chemical chains produce the desired degree of solidity needed for specific applications, from the softness of a breast implant to the strength of cooking utensils. Normally this cross-linking is effected through metal-based catalysts containing tin (which is toxic) or platinum (which is scarce). The funding will enable Zelisko to improve the effectiveness of these natural enzymes such that they can effectively compete with existing, metal-based catalysts. read more

A married couple from Milton has been charged in a failed ATM heist earlier this month.Halton Regional Police say a man and woman entered a business on Harrop Dr. in Milton around midnight on June 1.The man walked into the open lobby area of the business and attempted to drill and pry open an ATM, while the woman acted as a lookout.After repeated attempts to pry open the ATM he attached a towing strap to a pick-up truck and made several more attempts to rip the machine open, police said.The pair remained at the location for over an hour and eventually left without getting any cash.Police say they destroyed the ATM, which is worth about $2,500.Investigators have identified the pair as James Matthew Tingley, 46, and Tina Louise Tingley, 33.They were arrested earlier this week without incident.The couple are facing charges of theft under $5,000, mischief under $5,000 and possession of burglary tools. read more

The Ohio State University Marching Band performs during a game against Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. OSU won 45-24. Credit: Alexa Mavrogianis | Photo EditorIn what coach Urban Meyer called a “coming-of-age” game, Ohio State’s youth showcased its talent in the national spotlight as the Buckeyes dominated the Oklahoma Sooners in front of a school-record crowd of 87,979 fans.The game started rough for the Buckeyes as Oklahoma drove easily down the field.  However, the defense stopped the Sooners for three straight plays in the red zone with Oklahoma ultimately deciding to settle for a 27-yard field goal.  After the short kick smacked against the goal post and the Sooners missed out on an easy 3 points, the Buckeyes took control and never looked back.After back-to-back three-and-outs for the two teams, Barrett and the offense started with good field position on the Oklahoma 45.  On a fourth-and-one, junior H-back Curtis Samuel broke free for a 36-yard touchdown run.  Oklahoma tried to respond, but sophomore linebacker Jerome Baker intercepted Baker Mayfield and ran 68 yards for the Buckeyes second touchdown of the night.  Oklahoma redshirt sophomore Joe Mixon returned the kickoff for a touchdown to make it 14-7, but that was as close as the Sooners got for the rest of the game.The Buckeye defense looked superb in Norman, Oklahoma, intercepting Mayfield twice increasing the team season total to a stunning nine interceptions, with four being returned for touchdowns, through three games.Redshirt sophomore Noah Brown, after missing last season with a broken leg, stepped into the spotlight as J.T. Barrett’s go-to receiver, hauling in four touchdown receptions against the Sooners.  Redshirt freshman running back Mike Weber had another solid performance for the Buckeyes as he added 123 yards on 18 carries to lead the rushing attack.After the impressive win, OSU takes a week off before opening Big Ten play against Rutgers for Homecoming on Oct. 1.By The Numbers:4: Noah Brown tied an OSU record with four touchdown receptions against the Sooners, including a highlight reel catch on the back of defender Michiah Quick.3-0: In the third meeting all time between the college football powerhouses, the away team came out with the win for a third consecutive time.  Oklahoma travels to OSU next year.19: OSU has now won 19 straight true road games (including five straight against ranked opponents), which is the second longest streak in the FBS over the last 25 years.  This will be put to the test when the Buckeyes visit Wisconsin and Michigan State later this season.35: The Buckeyes put up 35 points in the first half against Oklahoma, which was the most points given up in the first half by the home team throughout history.55: With four touchdown passes in the game, Barrett now has 55 career touchdown passes, passing Braxton Miller and Troy Smith for the third most in school history.3: Barrett is now three touchdown passes away from becoming the all-time leader in career touchdown passes.  The current record is 57 by Bobby Hoying. read more

He highlighted the alleged “gazumping” of local farmers in the Lake district at a recent auction of uphill land. He said a National Trust agent bid hundreds of thousands of pounds more than the land was worth “with all the casual, insouciance of someone waving the cheque book of a land-accumulating Ukrainian oligarch”. Lord Patten said: “I think the trust needs to be better regulated. The trust was set up by statute for the benefit of the whole nation and its citizens not just the executive and paid up members of the National Trust.” He also said there should be an independent review of its governance to ensure the group was acting in the national interest. But the criticism was rejected by Lord Harries, who is a member of the National Trust. He said he was “deeply grateful” to the National Trust every time he walked along the coastal path, which had been acquired by the body.  Lord Patten once served as Education SecretaryCredit:Eric Roberts  Commenting on the Lake District farm purchase, a National Trust spokesman said: “The land was split into two plots by the auctioneers: the farm land and a farm house. The Trust used its charitable funds to bid for the land rather than the building.”We bid above the guide price but we had an independent valuation which was significantly higher than that. We are confident that we paid the right price to secure this very important stretch of Lakeland landscape.”We did not have the funds to buy both lots, the farm house and the land, and for us the land was more of a priority than the farmhouse.” Lord Bragg criticised the Trust’s actionsCredit:Andrew Crowley  The trust was set up by statute for the benefit of the whole nation and its citizens not just the executive and paid up members of the National TrustLord Patten The National Trust has been accused of “autocratic and out-of-touch behaviour” during a scathing attack on one of the UK’s largest charities. The withering criticism of the “landed Leviathan” by Conservative former cabinet minister Lord Patten came during a debate on the role of charities and trade unions in a democracy.In the debate on the floor of the House of Lords, Lord Patten referred to a “cocktail of concerns” relating to the actions of the major conservation charity, including its lobbying activities across a range subjects from global climate change and fracking to agriculture.But the former Bishop of Oxford and independent cross-bencher Lord Harries of Pentregarth rallied to the defence of the organisation and argued it was “absolutely right” that it should make its views known. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily  Front Page newsletter and new  audio briefings. Amid a range of different opinions, Lord Harries added: “It’s right the National Trust should also have an important point of view out of their own experience.”The trust, one of the country’s biggest landowners, came under fire last week over its decision to buy farmland in the Lake District but not the farmhouse.Broadcaster Lord Bragg accused it of bullying after it acquired a tranche of land in the Lake District that could threaten a farm which upholds an agricultural tradition thousands of years old.Lord Bragg – who as Melvyn Bragg presented ITV’s South Bank Show for many years – lambasted the trust’s actions, branding it a “disgraceful purchase” and a “nasty piece of work”, adding that its opening bid of £200,000 above the £750,000 guide price to put off other potential buyers was “straight out of the mafia.” Speaking during the debate, Lord Patten said: “During the course of 2016 so far there has been a growing chorus of concern about the lobbying activities of and associated behaviours by one charity set up by statute, the National Trust, particularly by those in the regions away from London.” Referring to the National Trust as a “landed Leviathan”, he said: “The National Trust indeed has accumulated holdings that no Whig magnate in our House in the 18th century could ever have dreamt of accumulating.” Lord Patten, who as John Patten was Education secretary in John Major’s Government, added: “Yet the National Trust is totally unregulated except by itself.” Alongside its “blizzard of lobbying”, Lord Patten said the trust “seems to have developed a new line in what only can be called autocratic and out-of-touch behaviour”.  The Trust has acquired land in the Lake DistrictCredit:Alamy read more

The 10-year-old horse is in better hands now after the RSPCA intervened.RSPCA inspector Suzi Smith said: “Thor looked incredibly thin and you could see pretty much every bone in his body.”He was obviously unwell, and after a vet examined his body, his body condition was rated zero out of five because he was that thin.”McPherson continued to ride him twice a week in this condition, including at a fun ride in Bissell Wood, Blakedown, in March.”Not only was he thin, but he had a sore on his spine which was directly underneath the saddle. Thor would have been in a lot of pain while he was being ridden.” You could see pretty much every bone in his body… his body condition was rated zero out of five because he was that thinRSPCA Inspector Suzi Smith Neville Cope, the 74-year-old organiser of the Fun Ride at Bissell Wood where McPherson rode the horse, said: “I’m over the moon that she has now been seriously penalised because I was appalled by it.”She hid the rib cage of the horse by putting a blanket over it. We have a vet who goes around especially to make sure they’re all okay but the rug on the horse meant they couldn’t see.”When she got back from the ride and took the rug off we were all so appalled by it. I’m delighted by the justice which has been dealt and quite right too.”I’ve been involved in horses all my life and never ever have I seen a horse in as bad a state as this, I was absolutely disgusted.”We have a vet to make sure all the horses were alright, but unfortunately we missed it.” The RSPCA said Thor’s body condition was rated zero out of five because he was so thinCredit:Caters A woman has been banned from keeping horses after Facebook users spotted pictures of her riding a skeletal ex-racehorse online.Charlotte McPherson, who took a selfie with the malnourished animal, was reported to the RSPCA after horse-lovers spotted images of her on the animal at a public event in March.WARNING: Some readers might find images below distressingShe had covered the horse’s hindquarters with an exercise sheet, designed to keep the horse warm, but it also prevented event organisers from seeing the horse’s protruding bones.But after official photographs of the event were released on Facebook, dozens of people reported her to animal charities. Experts said Thor, who was so malnourished you could see almost every bone in his body, would have been in a lot of pain while being riddenCredit:Caters Charlotte McPherson took a smiling selfie with malnourished ex-racehorse ThorCredit:Caters After a thorough examination, it was revealed Thor’s weightloss was because of a high worm egg count from not being wormed properly.Insp Smith added: “It was a slow progress to get him on the road to recovery as he would not have survived a wormer straightaway due to the condition he was in.”Within five months, he had put on weight and been properly wormed, where he soon showed that he had a zero worm egg count.”We are so thankful to the Retraining of Racehorses charity who assisted with the veterinary costs in this case, and also to everyone in ‘Team Thor’ who provided the care and attention he needed.”Thor has done amazingly well and he has now been rehomed. He is loving his new life and when he trots across a field, you would find it hard to believe what he was like earlier this year.” McPherson, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, later admitted two counts of animal cruelty.Pictures of the underweight horse, whose race name is Hoare Abbey but is known as Thor, were posted on social media, sparking an investigation.The 22-year-old was charged with causing unnecessary suffering by failing to investigate and treat the cause of his poor body condition, and failing to protect him from pain, suffering, injury and disease by riding him in this state.She has been disqualified from keeping horses for 10 years after appearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.She was also given a 12-month community order, ordered to carry out 160 hours’ unpaid work and must pay £300 costs and a £60 victim surcharge. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily  Front Page newsletter and new  audio briefings. read more

One of the best goalkeepers in the first part of SEHA GAZPROM SSL, Miroslav Kocic (32) left Serbian champion RK Vojvodina and joined Qatari team El Jaish on two weeks loan. New name at the squad list of new Serbian head-coach Vladan Matic, made his debut in the clash against Czech Republic last Saturday and after only two days at home went to Doha where will try to help Qatari team during Asian Champions League which begins on November 9.It’s planned for Kocic to miss three matches in SEHA GAZPROM SSL and to get back to the squad for EHF Cup’s match against Danish Skjern scheduled for November 23.source: seha-liga.com ← Previous Story Magnus Andersson to start new era with Frisch Auf Goppingen! Next Story → Do you remember Thomas Knorr? asian handballDohaEl Jaishmiroslav kocicQatar handball read more

In its continuing efforts to make the web a better place and provide users the world over with the best possible browsing experience, Mozilla devotes countless hours to researching, planning, and implementing new features. They’re also big on altering perceptions about what’s possible on the web and shifting paradigms. Up next: an overhaul to Firefox’s trusty old bookmarking system.Bookmarks have been part of web browsers since their very early forms — as far back as Mosaic in 1993, where they were called hotlists. Nearly two decades later, the way we use the web has changed significantly. Bookmarking systems in browsers, on the other hand, still look very much the same as they always have. Sure, we can sync across devices and search them from the address bar, but they’re still little more than hierarchical lists of links.Mozilla is focusing on the idea of saving things for later, and for the hip crowd it’s a bit like a private, personal Pinterest for your browser. One concept that’s being explored right now is very reminiscent of tab groups, which made their debut in Firefox 4. It’s hard to believe that was just a year and a half ago, what with Firefox now on version 16.In this take, which Mozilla’s Brian Groudan calls Dropzilla, items you’ve saved would slide into view atop your active tab in Firefox. Visual organization is key, with the same kind of grouping we’ve come to rely upon in iOS and Android to keep our homescreens tidy. Searching and filtering tools are at the ready for those with scores of bookmarks — and also for those times when visual cues simply aren’t enough to jog your memory. Don’t like the grouped view? A more Spartan list view could be invoked at the click of a button.There’s no timetable yet for the Firefox bookmark overhaul, but know this: Mozilla thinks it’s time for a change, and the Foundation’s research indicates that users do, too. Something like Dropzilla will be coming to Firefox soon, whether from Mozilla itself or from an enthusiastic extension developer who thinks he or she can hack one together in advance of the official version.More at Mozilla read more

Orange doit verser 64.250 euros à un abonnéL’opérateur a été condamné pour avoir forcé l’un de ses clients à changer d’option Internet sans son consentement. Orange devra lui verser 64.250 euros. L’affaire remonte à 2003 et la Cour d’appel de Rennes vient de trancher. A l’époque un client d’Orange disposait d’une option Orange Sans Limite à 6 euros par mois, qui lui permettait de naviguer sur Internet de manière illimitée depuis son téléphone. Mais lorsque ce client a demandé à changer de téléphone, Orange l’aurait obligé à choisir une autre option d’un prix équivalent. Chose que le consommateur a refusé. C’est alors qu’il a porté plainte contre Orange, qui doit aujourd’hui lui verser 64.250 euros.En effet, l’expert nommé par la Cour d’appel a jugé que l’offre Orange Sans Limite était compatible avec le nouveau téléphone du client, contrairement à ce que déclarait l’opérateur. Par ailleurs, cette option étant à durée indéterminée, Orange ne pouvait y mettre fin sans le consentement de son client.Alors que les plaintes se multiplient vis-à-vis des opérateurs télécoms, cette affaire pourrait bien faire jurisprudence. Le 22 février 2011 à 14:02 • Emmanuel Perrin read more

James Cameron Congratulates Marvel on Beating ‘Avatar’ Box Office SpotFacebook Introduces Customizable Avatar Stickers From its beginning, Avatar: The Last Airbender knew the story it wanted to tell. Mike DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, and the rest of the team told it beautifully across its three seasons and 61 episodes. But whether they planned it or not, the show became a beloved phenomenon, so the only responsible thing to do was to make another show in the Avatar universe.Set 70 years after The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra follows a headstrong female Avatar named Korra navigating an increasingly modernizing world. Along with its predecessor’s Asian mysticism influences, Korra adds turn-of-century industrial revolution technology and urban crime drama. Instead of telling one continuous story, Korra is broken into four self-contained seasons that lead into each other. Korra also features a more mature tone to match the age of its angsty teenage characters. Looking back on both shows, I still consider The Last Airbender to be the better, more consistent work. But at its best, The Legend of Korra is one of the most thoughtful, ambitious cartoons you’ll ever watch. These episodes demonstrate why.1. Turning the Tides (Season One, Episode 10)Even with just twelve episodes, the beginning of Korra’s first season drags. So much time is spent introducing the characters, the new status quo, the intricacies of Republic City, and an extraneous sports element that it was hard to keep track of what we’re supposed to actually care about. Fortunately, everything starts to crystallize with “Turning the Tides” as the anti-bending ersatz communists known as Equalists begin their final assault on Republic City. The eerie gray color scheme, impressive feats of bending, emotional sacrifice, and tantalizing peak at the larger army coming to the rescue make this one of Korra’s most exciting early episodes.2. Skeletons in the Closet (Season One, Episode 11)Without an entire villainous country like the Fire Nation to fall back on, each of Korra’s four seasons features their own main villain. For most of season one, Amon, the Equalist leader and Asian take on Anonymous, was a charismatic, mysterious force in the night with the chilling power to remove someone’s bending. But this episode, mostly an extended flashback, reveals his tragic origin, his shocking connection to the season’s other main antagonist, and his role in an unresolved past mystery involving adult versions of Aang and the old Team Avatar. This episode mostly sets the table for the season finale, but I think it’s actually the stronger installment.3. Beginnings (Season Two, Episode 7-8)Season two of Korra got a lot of criticism for its drop in animation quality and weirdly protracted plot. But it still has some great episodes. In “Beginnings” we learn the origin of Wan, the first Avatar. Wan’s journey from beggar to messianic hero is so well done it sneaks up on you. Moments like stealing the power of fire from a Lion Turtle City, living amongst the spirits in the forest, traveling with a shrinking god of light in a teapot, and merging with said, god, when the planets align to seal darkness in a tree for ten thousand years sound grandiose and biblical. They are, but because we never lose sight of the characters as people, it becomes a story we care about, not an abstract history lesson that maybe doesn’t quite fit in with previously established Avatar history.4. A New Spiritual Age (Season Two, Episode 10)Like “Beginnings,” “A New Spiritual Age” tracks a young Avatar’s journey throughout the Spirit World to find enlightenment. Season two’s focus on spirits actually left me more confused about the nature of spirits than previous episodes in which they were prominently featured. But here their function is clear. They mirror Korra’s emotional distress, externalize her epiphanies, and provide some fun Miyazaki-shenanigans. We even reunite with another Last Airbender character, Uncle Iroh. This episode is also a joy to look at since the Spirit World sports strange, vibrant colors and creature designs brought to life by the superior animators of season one. Plus, this is the best thing Steven Yeun has ever been in.5. Old Wounds (Season Three, Episode 6)After sitting on the sidelines during season two, fan-favorite supporting character Chief Lin Beifong plays a prominent role in season three, the strongest season. One of my favorite subplots of Korra is that most members of Team Avatar from The Last Airbender turned out to be kind of bad parents. Trapped in the magnificent metal city run by her half-sister Su, Lin relives the traumatic events of her past with her sister and her mother Toph that caused the family to splinter. Of course, we also see a sibling metal-bending fight, but the real draw of the episode is the decidedly adult drama, an area in which Korra has a definitive edge over its predecessor.6. The Ultimatum (Season Three, Episode 11)Season three’s dual plots, the return of airbenders and the mystery of Zaheer’s gang, begin to merge in this tense episode. The show is smart enough to recognize airbenders are essentially an entire race of people on the brink of extinction, an occurrence unfortunately not uncommon in our world. So Tenzin’s desire to defend them to the death is inspiring to watch and heartbreaking to watch fail. But before that happens, at least we get to see him smack Zaheer around. Before now the evil airbender was portrayed as a master fighter. Against a true airbending master like Tenzin, however, we get some satisfying glimpses of his limitations. Tenzin and his siblings might have even been able to succeed if not for the lady who explodes things with her mind. It’s a harrowing last stand.7. Enter the Void (Season Three, Episode 12)Korra’s season three finale feature superheroic action, near-asphyxiation, awesome music, and one of the most bittersweet final shots. But season three’s penultimate episode “Enter the Void,” with its mountaintop stand-off between the Red Lotus and Korra and her allies, to me might be the highlight of the entire show. Zaheer’s ability to fly unlocked after losing his final earthly attachment following the death of his lover is another example of how interesting the mystical mechanics of bending are. It’s a fantastic look at the dark nihilism one could read from monk philosophies. Kudos to the show for honestly grappling with that after years of romanticizing that kind of Zen enlightenment.8. Korra Alone (Season Four, Episode 2)Season four, the final season, skips ahead three years from the end of season three. In “Korra Alone” we understand why. Korra’s poisoning at the hands of Zaheer left scars too deep to heal in time for the next adventure. Instead, they left her stuck in place as the world, and her friends moved on beyond her. Seeing Korra achieve minor victories like regaining the use of her legs only makes her most existential setbacks like failing to stop a burglar all the more depressing. When we catch up to the present, we find Korra at her lowest point, wrecking her fragile body even more in underground bending fights. This episode elegantly covers a lot of important material while expertly setting up the emotional throughline of the season: Korra’s recovery. Pay attention to thematic allusions to previous events in the series as well as “Zuko Alone” from the earlier series.9. Beyond the Wilds (Season Four, Episode 9)The Legend of Korra is laser-focused on its main character more than The Last Airbender ever was. Watching it at the time, I didn’t quite appreciate this, which made the constant starts and stops of Korra’s recovery throughout the last season kind of aggravating. But as much fun as fascist Earth Empire mechs can be, Korra’s recovery was ultimately the point of this season and the show’s larger arc of moving Korra from a physically minded person to a spiritually minded one. After reconnecting with the Spirit World thanks to her former tormentor Zaheer, Korra is pretty much back in fighting shape. But the show is also sensitive enough to recognize that trauma is something we learn to carry, not something that ever truly goes away.10. The Last Stand (Season Four, Episode 13)The last episode of The Legend of Korra and the entire Avatar franchise so far features a giant robot armed with the fantasy equivalent of a nuclear weapon as well as a final confrontation that has the hero and villain talking things out instead of punching their problems away. But the real beauty of this episode comes in the final moments. What makes Korra a more frustrating show than The Last Airbender was that its ambitions more frequently clashed with its limitations. Instead of being a smart kids show like Avatar it was a prestige drama that had to reign itself into pass as a kids show. This led to higher highs but uncomfortably lower lows. Fortunately, “The Last Stand” features the highest of highs as it ends with Korra and Asami entering the Spirit World for a romantic vacation. Yes, romantic. The Legend of Korra concludes with a blossoming lesbian relationship and a positive message of love directed at an audience where it can do the most good. That giant robot is pretty sweet, too.The complete series is available for purchase from Amazon. Stay on target read more

“Jordan Coleman would never be able to stand before you and say any of these things,” Goldson said. “It was a lot that was taken from us. More than a nephew, a son – whatever the case may be. You may not know me after today. You may forget my name. But I’m asking you to, please, be just. I understand that things happen, but c’mon, it’s a 4-year-old child.”Ward has been sentenced to 15 years probation, while Roberts pleaded no contest and sentenced to five years in prison.Gordon, also pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 15 years probation.None of the three women involved will be able to work with children in the future.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A plea deal has been accepted, Thursday, in the case of a 4-year-old who died in a hot SUV that was under the care of daycare employees in 2012.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Paris Ward, Cecily Roberts and Camile Gordon were responsible for the safety of 4-year-old Jordan Coleman. Officials said they failed to get him out of the 3C’s Daycare van on Aug. 1, 2012.Officials with the Medical Examiner’s Office said Coleman’s body temperature was 108 degrees. He was found unconscious in the back of that daycare van and did not survive that ordeal.The vehicle, driven by Ward, had arrived to an apartment complex in Tamarac. Police said Ward drove Coleman and seven other children to the complex for naps after a field trip when the 4-year-old was left behind, inside the van.BSO said Roberts, the 3C’s Daycare owner, sent the children to the apartment out of fear that childcare regulators would return to the daycare center after several problems with a prior inspection.Coleman’s mother, Fantasia Goldson, said she still wants justice for her child after the sentencing, Thursday. “That’s not justice for a 4-year-old who passed away,” she said. “It’s not like you’re doing 10 or 15 years. You still will have time to live your life and have kids, see your graduation, see grandkids, see whatever. I’m not going to get none of that, and that’s why it hurts more than anything.”The victim’s aunt, Martina Sturridge, expressed how much she misses her nephew. “You don’t know what it’s like to come home and not hear his voice anymore,” she said. “You don’t know what it’s like.” read more

Mercedes-Benz showed its updated GLC-Class crossover SUV at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, packing a more powerful engine and a lot more onboard tech. It only makes sense, then, that these same updates will be applied to the more-rakish GLC-Class Coupe, and Mercedes-Benz confirmed Tuesday that we’ll see the refreshed coupe-over at the New York Auto Show in April.The exterior design changes are minimal, but welcome. New headlights and an updated LED signature are the most obvious updates up front, while redesigned taillights help freshen that round rump. Inside, the biggest change is on the infotainment front, where the GLC gets Mercedes’ MBUX tech, with natural speech voice control. The main MBUX interface is housed on a 10.2-inch touchscreen atop the center stack, complemented nicely by a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster. In addition to voice control, you can operate MBUX via the touchpad on the center console, or by touching the screen. Thumbpads on either side of the steering wheel allow for hands-on-the-wheel control of the two displays, as well.Enlarge ImageThe GLC gets a much-needed tech upgrade, by way of Mercedes’ latest MBUX infotainment system. Mercedes-Benz Otherwise, the GLC Coupe’s cabin carries over largely unchanged, save for a few new upholstery options. The sloping roofline means rear headroom and overall cargo space isn’t nearly as plentiful as in the more upright GLC, but that’s the price you pay for that coupe-over style.The GLC300 Coupe is powered by a turbocharged, 2.0-liter I4 engine, with 255 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque — the former is a 14-horsepower increase over the 2019 model. Unlike the standard GLC, the Coupe is only available with 4Matic all-wheel drive. Expect hotter AMG versions of the GLC Coupe to debut in the not-too-distant future.Following its debut at the New York show next month, the GLC300 Coupe will hit Mercedes-Benz dealers in late 2019. We won’t have pricing until closer to the on-sale date, but the current GLC300 4Matic Coupe commands a full $4,600 more than the more practical GLC300 SUV on which it’s based, so expect a similar price gap between the refreshed 2020 models when they hit US soil later this year. See All 0 Post a comment 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe brings tweaked style to New York Auto Show Tags New York Auto Show 2019 Mercedes-Benz Apr 19 • Acura MDX PMC Edition is a hand-assembled SUV in brilliant red paint 2019 Mercedes-Benz S560 Coupe review: Still the luxury benchmark • Crossovers Luxury cars 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC350e review: Premium plug-in hybrid feels like an efficiency half-step More From Roadshow New York Auto Show 2019 Apr 19 • Volkswagen’s US CEO says around $25,000 would be a smart price for a small pickup Share your voice Apr 19 • Check out the gory details in Honda’s IIHS crash-tested HR-V reading • 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe gets big tech upgrade, still isn’t a coupe 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe: Drives better than most, and smells better too May 29 • 2020 Ford Escape: Everything there is to know 28 Photos Mercedes-Benz read more

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday termed the reason for fuel price hike as unjustifiable when there is no change in the international price of crude oil.PMK founder S Ramadoss accused the central government and the oil marketing companies of cheating the public. The statements came as oil companies on Sunday hiked the prices of petrol and diesel by 36 paise and 90 paise respectively.Jayalalithaa said it was unjustifiable to hike the fuel prices citing the exchange rate between Indian rupee and the US dollar and also the international prices of petrol and diesel when there is no change in the crude oil prices in the international market.Citing the central government’s hike of the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs.1.60 and 40 paise per litre last week, Jayalalithaa said the hike in retail prices of fuel is not right.It was unacceptable to decide the prices of fuel based on the exchange rate as the dollar prices change as per demands. Demanding the rollback of the recent fuel price hike, Jayalalithaa urged the central government to change the manner of pricing oil.Ramadoss said contrary to the claims of the central government and oil companies, the crude prices in the international market have come down from $44.72 per barrel to $42.41 on 13 November.Ramadoss said petrol and diesel were retailed at Rs. 41.25 and Rs. 29.30 per litre in 2004 when the international price of crude oil per barrel was $43.05. The current price of crude oil per barrel in the international market being $42.41, reduction in fuel prices is warranted.Currently, the petrol and diesel are sold at a price higher by Rs. 20 per litre. This is clearly a burden on the people, Ramadoss said.Instead of reducing the fuel prices on 1 November, the oil companies hiked the petrol and diesel prices by 40 paise and Re.1 respectively.Referring to the latest excise duty hike on fuel, Ramadoss said, “The oil companies then said they would bear the increased duty. But now they have increased the prices.””In totality, the central government and the oil companies have jointly cheated the people,” he said. The central government owned Indian Oil Corporation on 15 November announced hike in petrol and diesel prices.”The current level of international product prices of petrol and diesel and INR-USD exchange rate warrant an increase in prices, the impact of which is being passed on to the consumers with this price revision,” Indian Oil said in a statement on Sunday.The oil marketer said the price of petrol per litre from Monday will be Rs. 61.06 in Delhi, Rs. 66.39 in Kolkata, Rs. 68.13 in Mumbai and Rs. 61.38 in Chennai.Diesel will cost Rs. 46.80 a litre in Delhi, Rs. 50.29 in Kolkata, Rs. 54.04 in Mumbai and Rs. 48.00 in Chennai. read more

US-Bangla aircraft. A representational imageAn aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines, carrying 46 relatives of the victims of a deadly crash of its another airliner at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal, reached Kathmandu on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.The special flight of the airlines that left Dhaka for Nepal around 9:02am with 46 relatives on board landed at the airport around 10:40am, said Md Kamrul Islam, general manager, marketing support and PR of US-Bangla Airlines.The pilot of the crashed US-Bangla airliner, Abid Sultan, succumbed to his injuries early Tuesday, raising the death toll to 50.The aircraft, which was carrying 67 passengers – 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives- crashed in Nepal. There were four crew members on board. read more