Gérard Depardieu pees on plane, French actor Gerard Depardieu was humiliated and apologised to fellow passengers when prostate problems forced him to urinate in front of them during takeoff on an Air France flight this week, a friend said.Fellow actor Edouard Baer, who was travelling with the 62-year-old film star on the flight to Dublin to film the latest "Asterix and Obelix" movie, said Depardieu had tried to urinate in a water bottle when denied access to the toilet by a hostess."It's just that the bottle was too small. It's true that it overflowed," Baer told Europe 1 radio. "He was embarrassed. He wanted to clean it up...It was very humiliating and awkward for him. He obviously made a big scene (saying) 'I pissed on myself'."The incident came to light on Wednesday when a passenger on the flight from Paris to Dublin told French radio that Depardieu, star of movies such as "Jean de Florette" and "Green Card", appeared to be drunk and had urinated in the aisle during takeoff, when passengers must remain seated.The Tuesday evening flight AF5010 operated by CityJet, a subsidiary of Air France, was forced to return to the terminal where a team boarded the plane to clean the carpet. It finally took off with a delay of 1 hour and 15 minutes, an Air France spokesperson said."However outrageous my friend Gerard can be, no-one would be happy to have prostate problems and to be obliged to urinate," Baer said."Gerard wanted to explain to the people on the plane, then he was furious, which I can understand, but he did not lose his temper. It was the hostess who was being zealous, and there you go, he took the next airplane. There was no problem."Depardieu is one of France's best known actors internationally with more than 100 films under his belt, including the "Asterix" series.He was awarded a Cesar -- the French equivalent of an Oscar -- for best actor for his interpretation of the large-nosed romantic Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1990 movie of the same name.Source:
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How can you catch all of the action without missing a beat? We’ve got you covered with all of the necessary action you will need to tune in to the Spain vs Italy match.Spain vs. ItalyWhen: Thursday, June 27 at 3 p.m. ETWhere: CastelaoWatch: ESPNStream: ESPN3Key Question: Can Italy Overcome Loss of Balotelli?Competition:
Fifa Confederations Cup 2013 - 
Brazil The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 9th edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, is an international association football tournament that will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2] The tournament is expected to be held from 15 to 30 June 2013. Brazil are the defending champions. As the competition partially overlaps with the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asian zone, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asked FIFA to consider a change of date. However, the AFC decided that the match day will be adjusted only for Japan, the representative of AFC for the Confederations Cup. Uruguay, Italy and Spain will have the opportunity to become the third team (after Argentina and France) to win all three major FIFA tournaments: the World Cup, the Olympic football competition and the Confederations Cup. Match Details
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Italy Match scheduled: Thursday, June 27from 01:00 to 03:00 (in 3 days) Semi Finals :: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 :: Brazil 
Spain: Jordi Alba
Spanish defender Jordi Alba primarily lines up at left-back, but you couldn't tell it by the way he stormed into the attacking third at will against Nigeria on Sunday.Alba netted two goals in Spain's 3-0 rout of Nigeria, the first of which coming on a brilliant individual display of dribbling and finishing. The second came when Alba had nearly half of the pitch entirely to himself after slipping through in a play you usually only see strikers make.The 24-year-old has emerged as one of Spain's most dangerous offensive players despite playing on the defense. In that left-back position, many quick-footed, speedy players are able to get up on the wing, and Alba has proved he is able to do just that. Spain can and probably will dominate possession, but goals aren't always easy to come by for this team, and Alba can help out that cause by being a big-time X-factor.Italy: Whoever Replaces Mario Balotelli
The crushing news of Italy's playmaking striker, Mario Balotelli, being declared out for the semifinal showdown, as reported by Andrew Dampf of the Associated Press (via Yahoo! Sports), means the starting striker against Spain will have some massive shoes to fill. After scoring a goal in each of Italy's first two matches, Balotelli was unable to put his name on the scorecard against Brazil. But he still had a huge impact on the match, laying out a beautiful back-heeled flick (per 101 Great Goals) that led to an Emanuele Giaccherini goal. 
He's proved his worth to this Italian team over their past few international campaigns, and his absence will be hard-felt by the entire squad.Perhaps Italy will opt to enter Stephan El Shaarawy into Balotelli's slot. The 20-year-old has emerged as a potential world-class player but hasn't truly gotten the opportunity to prove it with the national team.Other candidates to replace Balotelli are Alessandro Diamanti, Alberto Gilardino and Sebastian Giovinco. But whoever gets the nod will have to find a way to make an impact against Spain, or it'll be curtains for Italy. Spain vs Italy live stream,Spain vs Italy Highlights,Spain vs Italy live,Spain vs Italy live online,Spain vs Italy live free,Spain vs Italy en vivo,Spain vs Italy live stream,Spain vs Italy Highlights,Spain vs Italy live,Spain vs Italy live online,Spain vs Italy live free,Spain vs Italy en vivo
Yahoo! News | My alerts | Edit Alert Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 07:59 AM EDT Keywords News : NASCAR - News from other sources. 4-time NASCAR champion seeks boost at Kentucky Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 04:00 AM PDT SPARTA, Ky. — Jeff Gordon hopes that crossing the last track off his to-win list can help him gain ground in the Chase standings. Either way, the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion has his work cut out for him. Kentucky Speedway is the lone Cup venue left for Gordon to conquer, though Saturday night ... Continue reading Keselowski wins Nationwide race at Kentucky Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 03:59 AM PDT SPARTA, Ky. — Brad Keselowski took his final lead on the 156th lap and went on to a rain-shortened victory Friday night in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Showers halted the race at lap 170 in the scheduled 200-lap, 300-mile event, but drivers were expecting it to resume before ... Continue reading Earnhardt sets record to take Kentucky pole Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 02:47 AM PDT The questions during NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying Friday were how many drivers would raise Kentucky Speedway's record and by how much. Continue reading Petty says Patrick 'isn't a race car driver' Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 02:35 AM PDT Kyle Petty continues to doubt Danica Patrick's future as a NASCAR driver. During a Thursday night appearance on SPEED's "Race Hub" program, the former driver and current TV analyst said Patrick is more of a marketing machine than a race car driver and doubts the 30-year-old will ever be one "because I ... Continue reading Earnhardt sets record at Kentucky Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 02:21 AM PDT The questions during NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying Friday were how many drivers would raise Kentucky Speedway's record and by how much. Continue reading NASCAR Sprint Cup: Earnhardt Jr., others defend Danica after criticism Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 02:19 AM PDT A day after Danica Patrick was referred to as a 'marketing machine' and 'not a race car driver' by a TV analyst and former driver, current drivers defended the rookie Sprint Cup Series driver. Continue reading NASCAR Nationwide: Keselowski wins rain-shortened race Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 02:19 AM PDT Brad Keselowski took his final lead on the 156th lap and went on to a rain-shortened victory Friday night in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Continue reading NASCAR: Local race was big cable draw Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 02:08 AM PDT A lot of TV viewers caught last weekend's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America. Continue reading Danica Patrick Nationwide Result at Gateway does not quiet critics Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 01:53 AM PDT Danica Patrick finished in 22nd place this week. She finished just 17 laps off the lead. During her first year in NASCAR Patrick has finished in 30th place or worse in six of her ten starts. Continue reading Earnhardt takes record pole Sat, 29 Jun, 2013 01:13 AM PDT The questions during NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying Friday were how many drivers would raise Kentucky Speedway's record and by how much. Continue reading You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. 
It is a common misconception that the ANC’s leader in the 1994 elections, Nelson Mandela, had been jailed for his “political beliefs.” He was in fact acquitted of treason after a 4-year trial, but re-arrested a few years later, and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for launching an armed insurrection (as founder and commander-in-chief of Mkhonto weSizwe, the ANC’s militant wing). He was then later charged with 193 counts of terrorism: for sabotage and for trying to smuggle, prepare, or manufacture (mostly Soviet-bloc) munitions, including: 210,000 hand-grenades, 48,000 anti-personnel mines, 144 tons of ammonium-nitrate, 21.6 tons of aluminum powder, 1,500 timing devices,b and 2,000 lbs. of black gunpowder. Among his many alleged co-conspirators were 3 'white' communist: Denis Goldberg, Arthur Goldreich, and Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein. Nelson Mandela’s personal Makarov pistol (“for killing white policemen”) which he buried in Rivonia before his arrest during the ANC’s “armed struggle,” was never recovered. These were clearly not “trumped-up” political charges. In his eloquent closing statement to the court, Mandela candidly admitted his guilt on the charge of sabotage, adding that he was, if needs be, prepared to die for his ideals. It was apparent from the huge amount of smuggled explosives that he was not planning to die alone.Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment; not summarily executed, as he undoubtedly would have been, in any black African country at that time, for the same offenses. Some made fanciful comparisons with the fate of plotter Guy Fawkes, who was burned at the stake for his failed attempt to blow up the British parliament in 1605. However Mandela conspired not just to bring down the government—he was planning on killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians in his quest for power.
The judge at his trial did in fact comment that “personal ambition” may well have played a role in his plans. Mandela boldly admitted his guilt.He was never tortured during either his interrogation or incarceration (as he undoubtedly would have been in a black nation). In fact, he was generally treated humanely by his white captors; eventually being transferred from Robben Island, to the mainland, and living comfortably in a cottage in the grounds of the prison for the latter part of his incarceration.Although he was approached and offered an early release by then-president Pieter Willem (P.W.) Botha (1916-2006), in the mid 1980’s, Mandela still steadfastly refused to renounced his commitment to violence. Likewise, even when he eventually gained an early release (by F.W. De Klerk), about 6 years later, on the condition that he commit his party to peaceful negotiations, he still refused to renounce violence. As he walked free from the prison, accompanied by his second wife (& later convicted fraudster, kidnapper & alleged accessory to murder) Nomzamo “Winnie” Madikizela-Mandela (born 1936) he raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute.Further, in the first speech that he made as a “free man,” he brazenly announced that the armed struggle would continue. “The rest,” as they say, “is history.” Nelson Mandela subsequently led his communist-aligned ANC to an overwhelming victory in the first“fully democratic” South African elections in 1994. One of their favorite chants at political rallies to this day is: “Bulala AmaBuhnu” (Kill the Boers)."During South Africa’s post-Apartheid war crimes tribunal (the “Truth & Reconciliation Commission,” chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu) it was revealed that while the white “Apartheid regime” had murdered just over 500 of their (mainly black) political opponents—the ANC-led “liberation movement” had murdered over 22,000 of their own (mainly black) political opponents!The above is an extract from Bulala: A True Story Of South Africa by Cuan ElginIn my opinion "Bulala" is probably the most important, most authoritative and best researched book on the history of South Africa ever written. Anyone truly interested in the true history of South Africa and those invincible Boers must read this book. Bulala is the bible of South African history. - Toxinews 
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Roger Federer faces a tough road to another Wimbledon final after draw threw Rafa Nadal and home favorite Andy Murray into the champion's path and cleared the way for world number one Novak Djokovic.The third seed could face Spaniard Nadal, seeded only fifth to reflect his current ranking, in what would likely be an epic quarter-final on the grass of southwest London.Federer and Nadal, the big danger in the draw, played three finals in 2006, 2007 and 2008.If the Swiss seven-times winner gets through the quarter-final, he faces a potential clash with last year's finalist Murray in the semi-finals.World number one Novak Djokovic would be on course to face seventh seed Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals but will avoid any of his three main rivals until the final.The draw is certainly a tough one for Federer, who has recently struggled but rallied to victory in Halle, Germany, in his favorite warm-up for Wimbledon. Four of Federer's seven wins at Wimbledon came after he lifted the trophy in Halle.Federer, Nadal and Murray will all play opening day on Monday at Wimbledon.Federer will open the defense of his title against Victor Hanescu of Romania, while Nadal will take on Steve Darcis of Belgium and Murray plays Benjamin Becker of Germany, an opponent he beat last week at the Queen's Club.Djokovic, who won Wimbledon two years ago, will start on Tuesday against Florian Mayer of Germany. He is guaranteed to keep the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings after the tournament whatever the result he achieves.There are several noteworthy first-round matchups in the draw, with former champion Lleyton Hewitt facing No. 11 Stanislas Wawrinka; No.21 Sam Querrey against Bernard Tomic; and No. 10 Marin Cilic playing Marcos Baghdatis.Roger Federer's possible opponents: Round 1 : Victor Hănescu Round 2 : Sergiy Stakhovsky Round 3 : Lukas Rosol / Jurgen Melzer / Fabio Fognini Round 4 : Nicolás Almagro / Jerzy Janowicz / Radek Stepanek QF : Rafael Nadal / Stanislas Wawrinka / John Isner Semi Final : Jo-Wilfred Tsonga / Andy Murray Final : Novak Djokovic / David FerrerDate: 21st June 2013, Source: Reuters
Today's decision in Shelby v. Holder certainly ends the era which inspired me in my youth: the lunch counter sit-ins, ending the segregated southern school systems in the south, Misssippi Freedom summer to enforce voting rights. Today the conservative majority on the Supreme Court claims the Voting Rights Act forces the southern states to prove they don't discriminate - when they think it is clear that bygones should be bygones. We know that force isn't necessary to persuade them that a civil rights measure is unlawful - Seattle's voluntary school integration plan was stricken in another Roberts-led majority opinion. I don't know what motivates John Roberts or the other conservatives on the court - aside from a gut resistance to any public action to eliminate the effects of our legacy of slavery, segregation, and racism. As usual Andrew Koppleman has a perspective close to mine. - GWCThe Supreme Court's Voting Rights Blunderby Andrew Koppleman, Northwestern Law School "Roberts writes: “There is no denying ... that the conditions that originally justified these measures no longer characterize voting in the covered jurisdictions.” There is a sense in which this is trivially true, the way it’s true that you can never step into the same river twice. The real question is whether racism is still powerful enough in these places to justify federal intervention. Congress thinks it is. But Roberts is sure that he knows better. The other notorious fact is a wave of voter I.D. laws that are being enacted across the United States. These laws are being justified with the rationale that they are necessary to prevent voter fraud. But that’s a transparent lie. The evidence of such fraud actually occurring is nil. The real reason for such laws is that they reduce the voting rates of blacks and Hispanics, and therefore advantage Republican candidates. Racially motivated voter suppression is still with us. The Supreme Court has just made it easier."'via Blog this'
BP oil spill, With an ad blitz and a tersely worded letter, BP is mounting an increasingly aggressive campaign to challenge what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses following its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.In letters that started going out Tuesday, BP warns lawyers for many Gulf Coast businesses that it may seek to recover at least some of their clients' shares of the multibillion-dollar settlement if it successfully appeals a key ruling in the legal wrangling spawned by the nation's worst offshore oil spill.The London-based oil giant says it is sending hundreds of the letters to attorneys for businesses the company believes received excessive payments from the court-supervised settlement program."BP reserves whatever rights it may have to pursue any legal method to recover such overpayments," company attorney Daniel Cantor wrote in the letter.James Roy and Stephen Herman, two of the lead plaintiffs' lawyers who helped broker the deal with BP, warned Cantor that his letter "misstates the law and violates BP's obligations under the Settlement Agreement.""No process exists to alter the amount of an award after it has been paid," they wrote in a letter dated Monday. "It is obvious that the timing and tone of your letter is an attempt to discourage claimants from pursuing claims under the Settlement Program."Meanwhile, BP also was placing a full-page advertisement in three of the nation's largest newspapers Wednesday that accuses "trial lawyers and some politicians" of encouraging businesses to submit thousands of claims for inflated or non-existent losses."Whatever you think about BP, we can all agree that it's wrong for anyone to take money they don't deserve," says the ad, which was scheduled to appear in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. "And it's unfair to everyone in the Gulf -- commercial fishermen, restaurant and hotel owners, and all the other hard-working people who've filed legitimate claims for real losses."In April, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier upheld a court-appointed claims administrator's interpretation of the multi-billion dollar settlement it reached with a group of plaintiffs' attorneys.The London-based oil giant appealed the decision. A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear the case July 8."The Court has rejected BP's argument multiple times," Roy said in a statement. "Simply put, BP has buyers' remorse because it guessed wrong on the cost of a deal, which it -- for nearly two years -- negotiated, co-authored, agreed to and sought Court approval of. The notion that BP is somehow trying to portray itself as a victim is preposterous."BP's ad claims Barbier's ruling "interprets the settlement in a way no one intended" and results in settlement payouts to businesses that didn't suffer any spill-related losses."Even though we're appealing the misinterpretation of the agreement, we want you to know that the litigation over this issue has not in any way changed our commitment to the Gulf," it says.BP spokesman Geoff Morrell said the newspaper ad is consistent with the company's efforts to keep the public informed of its economic and environmental restoration efforts."It explains the actions we are taking to defend the contract we agreed to and to assure the integrity of the claims process," he said in a statement. "But it is also intended to make clear that BP remains as committed today as it was three years ago to doing the right thing. While we are actively litigating the payments by the claims program for inflated and even fictitious losses, we remain fully committed to paying legitimate claims due to the accident."Barbier appointed Lafayette-based attorney Patrick Juneau to administer the settlement program. BP PLC has accused Juneau of trying to rewrite the terms of the settlement and claims he has made decisions that expose the company to what could be billions of dollars in fictitious claims.But the judge upheld the claims administrator's interpretation of settlement terms that govern how businesses' pre- and post-spill revenue and expenses -- and the time periods for those dollar amounts -- are used to calculate their awards.In the letter to plaintiffs' attorneys, BP says it expects Juneau will "fulfil his fiduciary duties by seeking to recover all excessive claims payments" if the company prevails in its appeal."BP further notifies you that it also reserves any rights it may have to recover funds from the attorneys of claimants in the event of reversal, if those attorneys have a contingent-fee interest in the payment of the Claim," the letter says.Plaintiffs' attorneys have said the payments to businesses were clearly spelled out in the agreement. They claim BP simply undervalued the settlement and underestimated how many claimants would qualify for payments.They also asserted in a filing last month that BP had pointed to "four examples out of more than 40,000 filed claims that it hopes will shock this Court," and then relied on its own experts to claim "mistakes" or "overpayments."The judge's ruling has not deterred BP.Last week, BP called for an independent investigation of alleged misconduct by an attorney who worked on Juneau's staff. The lawyer, Lionel H. Sutton III, resigned last Friday -- a day after Juneau delivered a report to Barbier that outlined the allegations.A law firm allegedly paid Sutton a portion of settlement proceeds from claims he referred to the firm before he went to work for Juneau. In a statement, BP said only a "comprehensive and independent investigation" of the allegations involving Sutton will ensure the "integrity" of the claims process.BP estimated more than a year ago that it would spend roughly $7.8 billion to resolve tens of thousands of claims by businesses and individuals covered by the settlement. The company now says it can't give a reliable estimate for the total value of the deal.Barbier also heard testimony earlier this year for a first phase of a trial designed to identify the causes of BP's April 2010 well blowout and assign percentages of fault to the companies involved.Billions more hinge on the outcome of the trial, which includes claims by the federal government and Gulf states. It's unclear whether Barbier will issue any substantive rulings before the trial's second phase, which is scheduled to start in the fall.The spill began in April 2010 after the BP-leased drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 rig workers. Roughly 200 million gallons of crude oil were released from the Macondo well a mile under the Gulf surface. Marshes, fisheries and beaches from Louisiana to Florida were fouled by the oil until a cap was placed over the blown-out well in July 2010.BP set up a compensation fund for individuals and businesses affected by the spill and committed $20 billion. The claims fund initially was handled by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg but Juneau took over the processing of claims after the settlement was reached last year.Juneau's office announced in May that it has determined more than $3 billion in claims are eligible for payment through the settlement agreement. More than 162,000 claims were filed and more than $2 billion had been paid to claimants as of May 6.
