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GB Special Olympics squad claims nine medals
Having already secured a Men's Doubles gold medal on Tuesday, Leicestershire's Thomas Styles won another gold in his Men's Singles event on Wednesday after defeating Salvatore Famao of Germany 6-1 in his final. Earlier in the week Styles had beaten Youssef Gadalla of Egypt by the same score to reach the final. Scotland's Stephen McEwan, already a Men's Doubles bronze medallist, also clinched a Men's Singles gold medal on Wednesday after defeating Australia's Peter Kerin 6-2. The third gold medal of the day went to Leicestershire's Zara Jurenko. Jurenko added to Tuesday's Women's Doubles silver medal when defeating Karla Galan of El Salvador 6-2 to top the podium in her Women's Singles Division. Having also played off for a gold medal Wales' Lucy Pethig had to settle for a silver after her final Women's Singles match as she slipped to a 0-6 defeat to Yalan Xue of China.
Woman Uses Fake Bomb, Hostage Story, To Rob Bank
LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A woman who told a teller that she had a bomb and that her children were being held hostage walked out of the Washington Mutual Bank in Longwood Saturday with an undisclosed amount of cash. According to Longwood Police, the woman walked into the bank on State Road 434 just after 1pm and handed the teller a note. The note said that unknown people were holding her children hostage and a bomb she had would detonate unless the bank gave her a certain amount of money. Employees in the bank complied with her demands and she exited the bank with the cash, but left behind a bag she indicated contained the bomb. Police later determined that was not the case. Witnesses said the woman left in a red Jeep Liberty drove west on 434.
HOUSING REVIEW MUST LOOK AT SOUTHAMPTON SAYS WHITEHEAD
Dr Alan Whitehead, Member of Parliament for Southampton Test, has welcomed the government's announcement that it is to commission an independent review into the private rented housing sector. The announcement comes on the back of Dr Whitehead raising in Parliament the case of how the increase in private rented Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is affecting the supply of affordable family housing in Southampton. The government's review of the private rented sector will look at:
• How the increasing number of buy to let properties has impacted on the private rented sector;
• The quality of private rented homes; and
• Who the users of the private rented sector are. Last year Dr Whitehead introduced a 10-minute rule Bill into Parliament calling for local communities to be given a say when a landlord wants to convert a family home into an HMO housing 5 or more people. Since then he has been holding regular meetings with ministers where he has raised the need for a review into the changing nature of the private rented housing sector.
UN Chief Calls For Climate Change Action
In key reports last year, a U.N. network of climate and other scientists warned of severe consequences _ from rising seas, droughts, severe weather, species extinction and other effects _ without sharp cutbacks in emissions of the industrial, transportation and agricultural gases blamed for global warming.
To avoid the worst, the Nobel Prize-winning U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by 25 percent to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 _ and by at least half by 2050.
"This is just as important as stopping nuclear proliferation. This is just as important as stopping terrorism," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday in the keynote address.
The new agreement would replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which requires 36 industrial nations to radically reduce emissions by 2012, when it expires.
Adjusting to a new life
Major professional sports are filled with young men who were raised in a street culture where Air Force Ones are regarded as dress shoes, the N-word is a term of endearment and self-worth is derived from what you wear and drive. They have been indoctrinated with morals based on unique concepts of loyalty, respect and rebellion. But, being professional athletes, or even big-time college athletes, they're expected to adopt mainstream culture. Immediately. .
The Aspen Correspondent
Do you really want me to be honest? the Belmont, Vt., native said. The 21st birthday, of course. Ive been waiting for it for so long.
As for Bleiler, shes been waiting for a shot at redemption for 12 months after Bright a 21-year-old Australian snuck in and spoiled her usual victory lap in front of her hometown fans.
The top qualifier last year, Bleiler posted the best opening run with a score of 91 then waited to see if anyone could top it. Bright, summoning the energy of the scores of screaming Aussie fans lining the pipe on, of all days, Australia Day followed with a second run for the ages.
She opened with a tricky air-to-fakie transfer, then swung a huge Cab (switch frontside) 720, followed by a massive McTwist two hits farther down the pipe.
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