Wolverhampton Wanderers relegated from English Premier League

English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers have been relegated from the Premier League after a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. Goals from Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri confirmed the fate of Wolves, ending their three year spell in the top division of English football. Wolves are currently at the bottom of the table with 23 points.

Manager Terry Connor said to Sky Sports "It’s tough - a raw day. We knew coming in we had to try and win it - it is raw for the players, staff, supporters and everyone connected to Wolves. It probably will be for a few days". He also commented about fans in attendance at the Molineux saying "They were superb today and for the majority of the season they’ve been great. Today is a raw, emotional day. I understand they’ll be hurting over the next weeks to come."

The result also left Manchester City three points behind top of the table Manchester United. Should they defeat Manchester United on April 30 they will top the table on goal difference only. At the other end of the table sit Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers with 30 and 31 points respectively. Just outside of the relegation zone is Wigan Athletic and Queens Park Rangers both on 34 points.


Premier League: retrocedono i Wolves

Wolverhampton, giovedì 26 aprile 2012

In seguito alla sconfitta per 2-0 subita dal Wolverhampton nei confronti del Manchester City (reti di Sergio Agüero e Samir Nasri) I Lupi retrocedono in Championship.

In 35 partite di campionato il Wolves ha realizzato 5 vittorie, 8 pareggi e 22 sconfitte, segnando 34 reti e subendone 75 (peggior difesa della Premier League).

Dal 2006 il Wolverhampton era allenato da McCarthy, ma in seguito al licenziamento di febbraio, è subentrato il vice Terry Connor. Con Connor la società inglese ha collezionato 11 partite senza successo (l'ultimo risale a Londra contro il QPR per 1-2) nelle quali ha raccolto solamente due punti.


Football: World Cup Draw for 2006

Groups for 2006 Football World Cup in Germany were drawn yesterday in Leipzig. The groups are:


Die Welt schaut auf Leipzig: Auslosung der Gruppen zur Fußballweltmeisterschaft

Leipzig (Deutschland), 09.12.2005 – In Leipzig fand heute Abend die Auslosung der Gruppenzusammensetzung für die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006 in Deutschland statt.

In der „Gruppe A“ spielt Deutschland gegen Costa Rica, Polen und Ecuador. Die Auslosung ergab folgende Gruppen:


Celebrado el sorteo del Mundial de 2006

En una ceremonia realizada en el Salón 1 del Palacio de Congresos de la ciudad de Leipzig, se realizó este viernes el Sorteo de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2006. El pasado martes se habían escogido las ocho cabezas de serie y se explicó cómo se iba a realizar el sorteo.

La ceremonia, que comenzó a las 19:30 UTC, fue presentada por la modelo Heidi Klum y el conductor Reinhold Beckmann. Después de los discursos de Joseph Blatter, presidente de la FIFA, y de Horst Köhler, presidente de Alemania, Ricardo Teixeira, presidente de la Confederación Brasileña de Fútbol entregó el trofeo de la Copa Mundial a Blatter. El músico colombiano Juanes realizó una presentación en vivo y se exhibió un cortometraje del director alemán Wolfgang Becker.

La cita mundialista inicia el 9 de junio de 2006 en Múnich con el partido entre Alemania y Costa Rica.

El resultado del torneo fue el que sigue:


2006年サッカーW杯、ライプツィヒでグループリーグ組み合わせ抽選会行われる

ドイツのライプツィヒで12月9日（UTC+2,日本時間12月10日未明）、2006年 FIFAワールドカップドイツ大会のグループリーグ組み合わせ抽選会が行われ、出場する32チームが4ヶ国づつ8つのグループに振り分けられた。

ライブドアニュースによると、抽選は既にシード権を得ている開催国のドイツ、2002年大会優勝のブラジルのほか、過去2回（1998年、2002年）のW杯の大会実績や、最近3年間の国際サッカー連盟 (FIFA) ナショナルチームランキングを基に、イタリア、フランス、アルゼンチン、スペイン、メキシコ、イングランドの8ヶ国を第1ポット（シード国）とし、それ以外は大陸別に配分。第2ポットは南米、アフリカ、オセアニア。第3ポットはセルビア・モンテネグロを除くヨーロッパ、第4ポットはアジア、北中米・カリブ海と特別ポット扱いのセルビア（同国は1つの組3ヶ国以上のヨーロッパ諸国のチームが入るのを避けるための処置）が入っている。

開催国ドイツはコスタリカ、エクアドル、ポーランドとともにAグループに入ったほか、前回の日韓大会優勝国ブラジルは、オーストラリア、クロアチア、日本とともにFグループに入った。

背景が白のところの上段が試合日、下段が開催都市。


MŚ w piłce nożnej 2006: Losowanie grup finałowych

背景が白のところの上段が試合日、下段が開催都市。


Alemanha, Espanha e México são os ganhadores do sorteio para a Copa do Mundo 2006

Na cerimônia realizada no Salão 1 do Palácio do Congresso da cidade de Leipzig, na Alemanha, realizou-se nesta sexta-feira (9) o sorteio para a definição dos grupos da  Copa do Mundo de Futebol de 2006. Os oito times  cabeças de chave já tinham sido escolhidos na terça-feira (6).

A cerimônia de sorteio começou às 19h30 UTC e foi apresentada por  Reinhold Beckmann e pela modelo Heidi Klum.

Depois dos discursos de Joseph Blatter, Presidente da FIFA, e de Horst Köhler, Presidente de Alemanha, o Presidente da Confederação Brasileira de Futebol Ricardo Texeira entregou o troféu da Copa a Blatter. O músico colombiano Juanes realizou uma apresentação ao vivo e foi  exibido um curta-metragem do diretor alemão Wolfgang Becker.

Entre os cabeças de chave, o resultado do sorteio favoreceu principalmente a seleção local, a da Alemanha. Foram favorecidas também as seleções da Espanha e do México.

A Argentina ficou com o grupo mais difícil (o "grupo da morte"). Os grupos encabeçados por Itália e Brasil ficaram equilibrados.

A partida inaugural será no 9 de junho de 2006, e será jogada por Alemanha e Costa Rica em Munique.


Tour de France: Yellow jersey Cancellara surprises sprinters

In the third and longest stage of the Tour de France today, the Swiss leader Fabian Cancellara didn't wait to compete with the sprinters, and used his time trial qualities to just hold them off and haul in a second victory.

The riders had 236.5 km in front of them when they started around 11 a.m. this morning in Waregem, Belgium, heading for the French town Compiègne, which is known also as the start of the race Paris-Roubaix. Remarkably, the riders didn't go faster than 30 km/hour most of the stage, so they came in an hour behind schedule after almost seven hours in the saddle.

After an early escape, Nicolas Vogondy and Matthieu Ladagnous were joined by Stephane Auge and Frederik Willems (the first three French, the latter Belgian) at 42 km of the finish. The former duo had a maximum lead of around 13 minutes 45 seconds, but the quartet of escapees was caught by the peleton just 500 m from the finish.

The yellow jersey and winner of the prologue took an early shot at the finale and managed to keep off Erik Zabel, Danilo Napolitano and Tom Boonen, among others. The bonus seconds expand Canchellara's lead from 13 to 33 seconds. In the climbing ranking, David Millar lost the polka dot jersey to Stephane Auge but remains third, 43 seconds behind Cancellara.

Results of the third stage:

Overall standing:


Tour de France cycliste 2007 : 3e étape

La 3e étape du Tour de France 2007 se déroule entre Waregem, en Belgique et Compiègne, en France. Il s'agit de l'étape la plus longue de l'édition avec 236,5 km. Le parcours est encore une fois très plat puisque seule une côte a été notée et comptera pour le classement du meilleur grimpeur, il s'agit de la côte de Blérancourt.
Fabian Cancellara ( Suisse, Team CSC) gagne l'étape en finisseur.

Les coureurs partent de Waregem direction plein sud, le premier sprint intermédiaire de la journée a été placé à Tournai, au kilomètre 33,5. Après 47 kilomètres de course, ils entrent en France par la ville frontière de Maulde, ils contournent ensuite Saint-Amand-les-Eaux et Douchy-les-Mines en prenant toujours plein sud.
Le deuxième sprint de bonifications a lieu à Fontaine-au-Bois au kilomètre 104,5 et le ravitaillement de Landrecies arrive 5 km après. Ils continuent plein sud jusqu'à Guise.
De là, les coureurs partent ensuite vers le sud-ouest en longeant la rivière Oise qui les emmène jusqu'à Achery et jusqu'au troisième sprint de bonifications au kilomètre 167,5.
La côte de Blérancourt arrive ensuite au kilomètre 202.5, elle est classée catégorie 4, et est longue d'un kilomètre avec une pente en moyenne de 4,6 %.
Enfin, les coureurs arrivent à Trosly-Breuil et suivent l'Aisne jusqu'à Compiègne et ses secteurs pavés utilisés par le Paris-Roubaix pour ses départs.

Le temps a été maussade avec des passages nuageux, des averses et des passages ensoleillés. La température a été d'environ 15°C et le vent était de sens contraire mais assez modéré, soit environ 15 km/h.

Le départ fictif a été donné à 11h45 (heure locale soit 09h45 UTC) et le départ réel à 12h04, 5,6 kilomètres plus loin. Il ne reste que 187 coureurs en course puisque Tomas Vaitkus ( Lituanie, Discovery Channel) était non partant, victime d'un nombre important de fractures à la main à la suite de la chute collective à Gand.
À 12h15, Matthieu Ladagnous ( France, La Française des Jeux) a attaqué dès le kilomètre 6, suivi par Nicolas Vogondy ( France, Agritubel). À 12h31, ils ont 4 minutes 10 secondes d'avance sur le peloton. À 13h03, au sprint de bonifications de Tournai, Vogondy passe devant Ladagnous et Mikel Astarloza ( Espagne, Euskaltel-Euskadi) qui était dans le peloton passe 11 minutes et 35 secondes après la tête de course. La vitesse moyenne de course a été de 40,3 km/h pour les deux hommes de tête pour la première heure.

À Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, l'écart a été de 13 minutes, ce fut le plus grand écart de la journée alors qu'il reste encore 183,5 km à parcourir.
La tête de course a parcouru 30.7 kilomètres durant la deuxième heure, la vitesse moyenne totale est donc de 35,5 km/h depuis le départ de l’étape et la troisième heure a été à peine plus rapide puisqu'ils ont parcouru 31 km, la vitesse moyenne totale passe à 34 km/h, les organisateurs n'avaient pas prévu une moyenne si faible, les deux hommes de tête passent donc le sprint de Fontaine-au-Bois situé à 104,5 km de l'arrivée avec plus d'une heure de retard sur l'horaire le plus lent. Ladagnous passe devant Vogondy et 8 minutes et 10 secondes plus tard, Romain Feillu ( France, Agritubel) qui se trouvait dans le peloton passe à son tour la ligne de sprint intermédiaire.

À 15h57, les deux hommes de tête ne comptent plus que 5 minutes d'avance, il faut dire que Quick Step-Innergetic et Crédit Agricole commencent à réagir pour avoir un sprint massif à l'arrivée pour leurs sprinters respectifs.
La quatrième heure de course a laissé le temps aux hommes de tête de parcourir 32,8 kilomètres, la vitesse moyenne totale diminue encore et passe à 33,7 km/h alors qu'il reste une centaine de kilomètres et que le peloton ralentit de nouveau. Au kilomètre 145, les échappés ont toujours 4 minutes 30 secondes d'avance sur le peloton, les écarts se stabilisent. Pendant la cinquième heure de course, les hommes de tête ont parcouru 32,7 kilomètres, la moyenne descend encore un peu à 33,5 km/h, cela alors que l'horaire moyen était basé sur 43 km/h de moyenne.

Au sprint d'Achery où ils sont passé à 17h01, Vogondy est passé devant Ladagnous, le peloton suit à 3 minutes 15 avec Astarloza.
À 17h19, une contre-attaque est lancée dans le peloton, Stéphane Augé ( France, Cofidis) étant intéressé par le maillot du meilleur grimpeur voit la côte de Blérancourt se profiler à 29 kilomètres de sa position. Il est suivi par Frederik Willems ( Belgique, Liquidas), le peloton ne réagit pas et ils rattrapent les échappés à 17h31. Ils sont donc au kilomètre 184, avec 3 minutes 05 d'avance sur le reste du peloton. Au kilomètre 190, il leur reste encore 2 minutes d'avance alors que l'équipe Team CSC roule un peu plus vite à l'avant du peloton.

À 17h48, le vainqueur d'hier Gert Steegmans ( Belgique, Quick Step-Innergetic) chute avec Alexandre Botcharov ( Russie, Crédit Agricole), les deux coureurs remontent sur leurs vélos et repartent.
À 17h57, la tête de la course passe la côte de Blérancourt, Augé passe devant Ladagnous et Willems, Augé portera donc le maillot du meilleur grimpeur ce soir.
À 18h06, les équipes de sprinters se replacent à l'avant du peloton pour accélérer le rythme. Il s'agit de Prédictor-Lotto, Quick Step-Innergetic, Crédit Agricole et Lampre-Fondital. À 20 km de l'arrivée, il reste encore 2 minutes 25 aux hommes de tête, écart qui tombe à 1 minute 20 à 10 km et à 40 secondes alors qu'il ne reste que 5 km à parcourir. Les attaques fusent à l'avant mais sans aucun résultat puisque Willems et Vogondy prennent au maximum une dizaine de mètres d'avance sur Augé et Ladagnous. Il leur reste 20 secondes d'avance en dessous de la flamme rouge. C'est ce moment qu'à choisi le maillot jaune Fabian Cancellara ( Suisse, Team CSC) pour se lancer en rouleur à la poursuite des échappés. Les sprinters et leurs équipes sont alors totalement concentrés par leur sprint et sont moins attentifs à ce genre d'attaque. Il parvient à prendre les quelques mètres nécessaires, rattrape les échappés à 500 m de l'arrivée et gagne l'étape devant tous les sprinters. Le second coureur à passer la ligne d'arrivée est Eric Zabel ( Allemagne, Team Milram) mais il termine avec un net retard derrière Cancellara et Danilo Napolitano ( Italie, Lampre-Fondital) est encore plus loin.

Le maillot jaune Fabian Cancellara réussit à sortir d'un peloton massif à moins d'un kilomètre de l'arrivée durant la première semaine de course, ce qui se voit très rarement. La vitesse moyenne a été de 35,810 km/h, ce qui est très peu par rapport aux prévisions sur lesquelles se tablaient les organisateurs. Du côté des maillots distinctifs, Stéphane Augé ( France, Cofidis) remporte le maillot à pois désignant le meilleur grimpeur, les autres maillots restent inchangés. Il reste donc 187 coureurs en lice pour la suite du Tour.


Fabian Cancellara wygrał 3. etap Tour de France 2007

Najdłuższy etap tegorocznej edycji Tour de France, po rewelacyjnym sprincie z peletonu, wygrał aktualny lider klasyfikacji generalnej wyścigu, Fabian Cancellara, potwierdzając swoją rewelacyjną, pomimo wczorajszego upadku, dyspozycję oraz umacniając się na prowadzeniu.

Trzeci etap to powrót kolarzy na francuskie ziemie. Najdłuższy etap tegorocznej Wielkiej Pętli rozpoczął się w belgijskim Waregem, by po raz drugi w historii wyścigu, zakończyć się w miejscowości Compiègne. Miasto to okazało się szczególnie szczęśliwe dla etapowego zwycięzcy i lidera całego wyścigu, Fabiana Cancellary, bo to właśnie tu miała swój start zeszłoroczna edycja wyścigu Paryż-Roubaix, w której zwycięstwo odniósł Szwajcar.

Kolarze mieli dziś do pokonania ponad 236 kilometrów po płaskich drogach Belgii i Francji. Przez znaczą część etapu kolarze jechali ze średnią prędkością 34km/h, co oznacza, że był to najwolniejszy etap Wielkiej Pętli od 10 lat. Peleton dojechał do mety tuż przed godziną 19, ze znacznym opóźnieniem w stosunku do założonego wcześniej harmonogramu. Jednak wróćmy do początku…

Na pierwszych kilometrach do ataku przystąpiła dwójka Francuzów - Nicolasa Vogondy z Agritubel oraz Matthieu Ladagnousa z Française des Jeux. Pomimo, że nie narzucili sobie oni morderczego tempa ucieczki, to już na pierwszej premii lotnej (na 34. kilometrze) mieli oni nad peletonem przewagę ponad 11 minut. Około 10 kilometrów dalej osiągnęła ona apogeum, wynosząc wówczas 13’50”, a następnie zaczęła stopniowo maleć. Na 104. kilometrze, gdzie wyznaczona była druga premia lotna, strata grupy zasadniczej spadła do około 8 minut, jednak panująca w peletonie piknikowa niemalże atmosfera nie sprzyjała pogoni za Francuzami.

Na około 30 kilometrów przed metą, kiedy różnica czasowa wynosiła nieco ponad 3 minuty, kolejna dwójka zawodników jadących w peletonie podjęła akcję zaczepną. Stéphane Augé (Cofidis) i Frederik Willems (Liquigas) dość szybko dołączyli do uciekającego duetu i kontynuowali jazdę we czterech.

Na 202. kilometrze kolarze rozpoczęli krótki podjazd pod Côte de Blérancourt, który uwieńczony był jedyną tego dnia premią górską (IV kategorii). Pierwszy na niej zameldował się Augé, który dzięki zdobytym punktom objął prowadzenie w klasyfikacji górskiej.

Grupa zasadnicza powoli, lecz systematycznie odrabiała stracone sekundy i na 10 kilometrów przed metą strata wynosiła niespełna półtorej minuty. Ostatecznie 4-osobowa grupka znalazła się w zasięgu peletonu dopiero przy samej mecie, gdy zwycięstwo było już niemalże w zasięgu ręki. Wówczas z peletonu wyskoczył zawodnik jadący w maillot jaune i nie oglądając się za siebie pognał w stronę białej kreski. Ominął on najpierw czwórkę pechowych kolarzy, a następnie, goniony przez Belga Toma Boonena (Quick Step), jako pierwszy minął metę, wygrywając 3. etap Tour de France.


Serie A 2008–09: Zambrotta joins AC Milan

Gianluca Zambrotta returns to Serie A after agreeing to a contract with AC Milan. He played for FC Barcelona for the past 2 seasons after Juventus FC were demoted after their part of the 2006 Serie A scandal.

According to ESPNSoccernet, AC Milan were looking to bring in Zambrotta for a while.

Zambrotta will miss out on Champions League football for at least 1 season because AC Milan finished in 5th place in Serie A while Barcelona will be in UEFA Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round.

No transfer fee or length of contract was announced.


Serie A 2008-2009: Zambrotta passa al Milan

Gianluca Zambrotta è un giocatore del Milan. Il difensore, che aveva lasciato l'Italia, e più precisamente la Juventus, nel 2006, in seguito allo scandalo di Calciopoli che portò la squadra torinese in Serie B, ha giocato per due stagioni consecutive nel Futbol Club Barcellona.

Zambrotta, raggiungendo la squadra italiana, non giocherà, almeno per quest'anno, la UEFA Champions League, che avrebbe invece potuto giocare nella squadra spagnola; il Milan, infatti, con il 5º posto in classifica, non si è qualificato per la massima competizione europea, mentre il Barcellona, con il 3º posto, è stata ammesso.

Per ora, la squadra milanese non ha annunciato la durata del contratto e né il valore economico dell'operazione.


Zidane apologises for headbutt

Zinedine Zidane has apologised on French TV for his actions on the World Cup final, Wednesday - but the apology did not extend to his victim. Zidane had headbutted Italian player Marco Materazzi and was sent off after 110 minutes play.

But on French television Zidane showed remorse for his behaviour. "I want to ask for forgiveness from all the children who watched," he said.

It was expected that Zidane would reveal what provoked him into the headbutt. However, Zidane refused to divulge what Materazzi actually said but did say that Materazzi made remarks which were "very personal" and specifically concerned his mother and sister.

Materazzi had earlier admitted that he insulted Zidane, but denied any remarks on Zidane's mother or having made a racial slur.

"I didn't insult his mother. I lost my mother when I was 15 years old and still get emotional when I talk about it."

"Zidane is my hero and I have always admired him a lot," said Materazzi.

While the French star's comments contradicted Materazzi's view Zidane also refused to apologise to Materazzi for his on-field assault. "I want to apologise to them [the children] but I can't regret what I did because it would mean that he [Materazzi] was right to say what he said".

The partial apology comes as FIFA President Sept Blatter said Zidane may be stripped of his Golden Ball award for the tournament's best player. FIFA set up a disciplinary committee to investigate Zidane's violent conduct.

After the red card to Zidane, Italy went on to win the final on penalty kicks.


זידאן התנצל על הנגיחה

זינדין זידאן התנצל בטלוויזיה הצרפתית על מעשיו בגמר גביע העולם בכדורגל, התנצלותו לא כללה התנצלות לקורבן. זידאן נגח בשחקן הנבחרת האיטלקית מרקו מטראצי, ובעקבות זה קיבל כרטיס אדום לאחר 110 דקות של משחק.

בטלוויזיה הצרפתית זידאן הראה חרטה על מעשיו. "אני רוצה לבקש סליחה מכל הילדים שצפו" הוא אמר.


Mondiali 2006: Zidane, "Materazzi ha offeso le mie donne"

Il capitano della nazionale francese, Zinedine Zidane, protagonista di una violenta testata diretta contro il difensore azzurro Marco Materazzi durante la finale del Campionato del mondo di calcio di Germania 2006, è intervenuto pubblicamente sull'episodio per la prima volta, con un'intervista esclusiva all'emittente francese Canal Plus.

Il diverbio sarebbe iniziato perché Materazzi ha tirato la maglietta del francese: «Io gli ho detto che potevo dargliela negli spogliatoi - ha affermato Zidane - e lui ha iniziato con gli insulti. Ha insultato più volte le donne della famiglia. Al primo insulto ho fatto finta di nulla, ma poi non ho resistito, sono un uomo». Pur non rispondendo alla domanda del giornalista che gli chiede quali offese abbia rivolto alle familiari, Zidane ha tentato di giustificarsi: «Si guarda sempre alla reazione e mai alla provocazione ma il vero copevole è quello che provoca. Da Materazzi ho ricevuto parole che sono più dure dei gesti. Avrei preferito prendere un pugno».

«Mi scuso con i bambini che mi vedevano per la reazione che ho avuto», precisando, però: «Non posso rimpiangere il mio gesto, perché vorrebbe dire che lui, Materazzi, aveva ragione di dire quelle cose». «A dieci minuti dalla fine della mia carriera non avrei mai fatto un gesto simile: l'ho fatto perché ho ricevuto una provocazione molto grave. Il mio gesto non è perdonabile, ma bisogna sanzionare il vero colpevole», ha concluso l'atleta francese.

Come comunicato ieri, la Fifa ha aperto un'indagine sull'episodio. A tal fine, la Federazione ha chiesto alla Figc una dichiarazione del difensore azzurro entro domani, venerdì 13 luglio. La stessa Figc ha invitato Materazzi a non replicare pubblicamente all'intervista di Zidane.


¡La Undécima!: Real Madrid wins 2015-16 UEFA Champions League 5-3 on penalties

On Saturday, Spanish football club Real Madrid defeated their city rivals Atlético Madrid 5–3 in a penalty shootout decider in the UEFA Champions League final played at the San Siro stadium in Milan, as the match ended in a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes. This was Real's eleventh European title — La Undécima. Ronaldo scored the winning penalty kick after Juanfran failed to find the net.

Just before the quarter-hour mark Juanfran brought down Gareth Bale and Real won a free kick. Sergio Ramos scored from Toni Kroos's free kick in the 15th minute which gave Los Blancos an early lead. The first half ended 1–0.

In the beginning of the second half, Pepe brought down Fernando Torres in the penalty area and Atlético won a penalty kick. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas was booked after the decision, for delaying the penalty kick. Frenchman Antoine Griezmann was unable to score as he hit the crossbar with his penalty attempt. But Rojablancos equalised in the 79th minute as Carrasco scored from Juanfran's cross, converting his shot into the top left corner. Just before the full-time whistle, Gabi and Sergio Ramos were booked.
The match went to additional time after 1–1 draw at the end of full-time.

Danilo was shown a yellow card just three minutes after starting the additional time. And Pepe was the last player to be booked after committing a foul against Gabi.

In the penalty shootout, Lucas Vázquez, Marcelo, Bale and Ramos scored for Real Madrid. Grizemann, Gabi and Saúl scored for Rojablancos. Juanfran missed the spot kick, and Ronaldo scored the winning penalty which earned Real Madrid the title.


El Real Madrid se convirtió por undécima vez en campeón de la UEFA Champions League

Por undécima vez, Real Madrid se convirtió es el campeón de la UEFA Champions League. Luego de empatar a un gol en el estadio San Siro de Milán, el equipo blanco venció por definición desde el punto penal al Atlético de Madrid. Con esto también se aseguró su pasaje al Mundial de Clubes que se disputará en Japón en Diciembre.

Al minuto 15 del primer tiempo, el cuadro merengue abrió el marcador tras un cabezazo del capitán Sergio Ramos. En el segundo tiempo se dio un penal en favor del colchonero. Antoine Griezmann lo estrelló contra el horizontal.

En el segundo tiempo, el belga Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, concretó el empate dentro del área chica tras un centro del lateral Juanfran para el Atlético de Madrid. El juego se fue al alargue de 30 minutos donde terminaron sin goles, donde el desgaste físico fue notorio de parte de ambos equipos.

Entonces se pasó a la definición desde el punto penal, donde el Real Madrid ganó 5 a 3, acertando los cinco penales, mientras que el Atlético de Madrid erró un penal, el de Juanfran, que lo estrelló contra el palo.

Real Madrid y Atlético de Madrid volvieron a disputar esta final, tal y como lo hicieron en el 2014, en Lisboa, Portugal, cuando los merengues se quedaron con la orejona por 4 a 1.

Para el Atlético de Madrid esta es la tercera final de Champions League que disputan y perdieron las tres (además de 2014 y de 2016 con el Real Madrid, perdió la final de 1974 con el Bayern Munich).


'Monster' fish killed in Swiss lake after biting swimmers

A 70 centimeter (27.6 in) zander on Lake Maggiore, Switzerland was killed by police divers after it attacked several swimmers over the weekend. The fish weighed eight kilograms, or 17.5 pounds.

The fish bit six bathers, two of whom required emergency medical treatment for bite wounds up to 10 centimeters (3.9 in) long. Fish warden Fabio Croci said, "It is quite unusual for Zanders to bite humans". It is suspected the fish's aggression could have been a result of a hormonal imbalance.

After attempts to capture the Zander with a net failed, police divers resorted to harpooning it. Meat from the fish was later served to tourists around the lake.


Un sandre mord des baigneurs en Suisse

Un sandre de 70 centimètres et 8 kilogrammes a semé la terreur au lac Majeur, en Suisse, ce week-end. Le poisson a mordu six nageurs, dont deux qui ont dû être hospitalisés avec des morsures atteignant 10 cm.

La police est intervenue pour essayer de capturer l'animal avec un filet. Mais ces tentatives ayant échoué, elle a dû se résoudre à envoyer trois plongeurs avec un harpon pour attraper le poisson.

Les touristes autour du lac ont ensuite pu se venger en mangeant la viande du « monstre ».


10-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km drive

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have reported that they pulled over a 10 year-old child driving his grandmother's car along the Newell Highway in North-Western NSW on Sunday.

According to police, they received numerous calls around 12:30 p.m. AEST on Sunday from truck drivers who were concerned that two children appeared to be alone in a red Holden Commodore station wagon, one of which was driving along the busy highway. The Newell Highway is the primary road transport route between Melbourne and Brisbane.

Moree police dispatched a highway patrol unit that located the vehicle 35 km North of Moree.

When signalled by police, the 10-year-old driver pulled over and got out of the vehicle with his six-year-old brother to speak to police. They told police that they were with their grandmother in Boggabilla when they decided to visit their grandfather in Moree, 120 km South. The children said they had taken their grandmother's car to make the trip. When pulled over by police, they had travelled around 85 km.

Sergeant Matt Clifford said "They appeared to be driving normally … certainly better than probably some other people on that road".

Police drove the vehicle to the children's grandparents' home in Moree where the children were returned to their grandparents.


Десятилетний водитель проехал 85 километров на машине своей бабушки

Дорожная полиция в австралийском штате Новый Южный Уэльс сообщает о десятилетнем мальчике за рулём машины своей бабушки, остановленной в воскресенье на хайвее Нивэлл (Newell) на северо-востоке штата. Эта дорога является основной транспортной артерией, связывающей Мельбурн и Брисбен.

Сообщается также, что в районе 12:30 по восточно-австралийскому времени полиция получила серию звонков от водителей грузовиков, увидевших в проезжающем мимо по загруженному хайвею красном фургоне двух детей без присмотра, причём один из детей сидел за рулём.

В ответ на сообщения полиция предупредила патрульную машину, находившуюся на этом хайвее в 35 километрах к северу от городка Мори (Moree).

Юный водитель оказался сознательным — по сигналу полиции остановиться он припарковал машину и вышел из неё со своим шестилетним братом. Оба они объяснили полиции, что взяли машину у своей бабушки в деревне Боггабилла (Boggabilla), чтобы навестить своего дедушку в Мори (120 км к югу). К моменту задержания они проехали уже 85 км!

От себя сержант Мэт Клиффорд (Matt Clifford), который остановил детей, добавил журналистам следующее: «Они были намного более адекватны на дороге, чем некоторые взрослые».

Под присмотром полиции дети успешно добрались до своего дедушки…

12 июня 2006 года


40 alleged drunken Santas accused of running amok

The conduct by a group of 'Santas' making an unclear statement last Saturday is not appreciated in the business district of Auckland, New Zealand. The event, organized in the discussion forum of an online skateboard magazine, caused big media publicity.

Alex Dyer, spokesman for the group, stated that Santarchy in Auckland is part of a worldwide phenomenon. It is disputed if Santarchy is a protest against the commercialization of Christmas or not.

Auckland Central Police spokesperson Noreen Hegarty said to the press that the rampage began in the early part of the afternoon when men wearing ill-fitting Santa costumes threw beer bottles and urinated on cars from an overpass, then rushed through a central city park, overturning garbage bins, throwing bottles at passing cars and spraying graffiti on office buildings.

"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," said a convenience store staff member Changa Manakynda, according to local newspapers.

One writer using the pseudonym 'Le_SigNagE' on the Santarchy! (or also known as the Santacon) website commented, "... after all, this is what Christmas is really about… mindless vandalism and petty theft."

Another writer who posted under the pseudonym Santy Claus said of the media coverage,
"There was some major misreporting and Chinese whispers. Breaking bottles and urinating under a bridge, became throwing rocks at buses and urinating on cars from an overpass. The ‘organisers’ as they were, saw little in the way of crime other than one santa attempting to board a foreign vessel by scaling 20 metres along a rope 60 feet in the air. The difficulty and motor skills involved in this task alone should be a defense in itself of being 'drunk' and 'disorderly'."

Due to Santa's reputation for integrity and his strict media policy, his sparse communication is mostly one-way: receiving lists from children with wishes for Christmas. It is difficult to get his comment about New Zealands skateboard interested 'Santas'.

In 1994, the Cacophony Society staged the world's very first SantaCon in San Francisco. Influenced by the surrealist movement Discordianism, and other subversive art currents.


Neuseeland: Demonstration gegen die Kommerzialisierung von Weihnachten

Auckland (Neuseeland), 19.12.2005 – Im Rahmen der diesjährigen SantaCon-Veranstaltungen ist es am vergangenen Samstag in der neuseeländischen Stadt Auckland zu kleineren Zusammenstößen zwischen Sicherheitskräften und Weihnachtsmännern gekommen. Die an Diskordianismus und anderen surrealen Strömungen orientierte Bewegung trifft sich seit 1994 jedes Jahr in Städten überall auf der Welt, um das Julfest, vermischt mit Spontanaktionen, zu feiern.

Die 40 teilweise betrunkenen Weihnachtsmänner zogen randalierend durch die Stadt, überfielen Geschäfte und griffen Sicherheitkräfte an. Laut dem örtlichen Polizeisprecher warfen sie leere Bierflaschen umher, urinierten von Brücken auf Autos, beschmierten Bürogebäude mit Graffiti und stießen in einem Park Müllcontainer um. Drei der verkleideten Männer wurden von der Polizei festgenommen.

Alex Dyer, der Sprecher der Gruppe, sagte, dass „Santarchy“ eine weltweite Bewegung ist, um gegen die Kommerzialisierung von Weihnachten zu demonstrieren.


Birds attack people in Houston

Just like a Hitchcock horror movie, birds are on the offensive in downtown Houston.  According to the Associated Press, large black grackles are attacking people on a stretch of sidewalk in the city.  It is thought that the birds may be trying to protect their young.

The sidewalk, which is in front of the County Administration Building, has been closed off by the authorities.

In 1960 Hitchcock based The Birds starring Tippi Hedren on a Daphne du Maurier short story from the early 20th century.  Although the locations are different, the main focus of both works is birds that attack people.

"I hit him with a bottle," said Sylvia Velasquez. "The other birds came, and one attacked my blouse and on my back."


Ptaki atakują mieszkańców Houston

Mieszkańcy amerykańskiego miasta Houston (Teksas) mogą poczuć się niczym bohaterowie słynnego filmu Hitchcocka. Jak podaje Associated Press, zostali oni zaatakowani przez sporych rozmiarów wrony.

Ptaki atakowały ludzi spokojnie spacerujących chodnikiem. Feralny odcinek został wkrótce zamknięty przez służby porządkowe, aby uniknąć nieszczęścia.

Uzasadnieniem tych niespokojnych może być fakt, iż wrony próbują ochronić swoje młode. Według świadków, jedno z małych piskląt spadło z drzewa.


British teenager finds baby bat in her bra

Abbie Hawkins, a Norwich, United Kingdom hotel receptionist, 19, has found a baby bat in her bra. Hawkins originally mistook the bat for her cellphone.

Hawkins said that she got dressed at 7:30 a.m. and arrived for work without noticing anything unusual. When she was driving to work, she felt a slight vibration, but she dismissed that as her mobile phone in her pocket. At around noon, Hawkins felt a strange movement inside her bra, which was hanging on her washing line the previous night.

Hawkins decided to investigate, and pulled out the baby bat, roughly the size of her hand, out of her bra. Commenting later on the baby bat, Hawkins said that "it looked very snug in there and I thought how mean I was for disturbing it." The baby bat was eventually released into the hotel's garden.

Jaime Eastham, of the Bat Conservation Trust, said that she has never heard of a bat being in a bra; however, bats will roost anywhere that looks dark and safe.


חזיה של נערה - מחסה לתינוק עטלפים

אבי הוקינס, נערה כבת 19 העובדת כפקידת-קבלה של מלון בנורוויץ' שבבריטניה, נדהמה לגלות תינוק-עטלפים טמון במעמקי חזיתה. במקור, טעתה הוקינס לחשוב שהעטלף אינו אלא הטלפון הסלולרי הרוטט שלה.

הוקינס סיפרה לכתבים כי התלבשה לקראת יום עבודתה בשעה 7:30 בבוקר לערך, והגיעה לבית-המלון בלי להבחין בשום דרך יוצא מגדר הרגיל. בעת שנהגה בדרכה לעבודה, סיפרה, היא חשה ויברציות קלות, אך התעלמה מהן בסוברה בשוגג כי אין מקורן אלא ברטט שיצר הטלפון הסלולרי שבכיסה. בשעות הצהריים לערך, חשה הוקינס תנועה חזקה בתוך חזיתה, שתלתה על חבל-הכביסה שבביתה במהלך כל הלילה שעבר.

בעקבות זאת, החליטה הוקינס לחקור בדבר, ומצאה עצמה שולפת מחזיתה תינוק-עטלפים, הקרוב לגודלה של כף ידה. בהתייחסה מאוחר יותר לתינוק-העטלפים, אמרה הוקינס כי "נראה היה שהוא חש מאוד בנוח שם בפנים וחשבתי לעצמי כמה אכזרי היה זה מצדי להטריד את מנוחתו." בסופו של דבר, שוחרר תינוק-העטלפים לחופשי בחצר בית-המלון.

ג'יימי איסטהאם, מהקרן לשימור העטלף, מסרה כי מעולם לא שמעה על דבר כעטלף החי בחזיה; ברם, ידוע שעטלפים ילונו בכל מקום הנראה להם כאפל ובטוח.


少女胸罩內藏蝙蝠

英國一名女子霍金斯（Abbie Hawkins），日前如常在酒店上班，突然感到胸口有輕微「振動」，起初以為是手機震動，一直到中午時分，她又感到胸罩內有異樣，於是檢查一下，赫然發現在她的胸罩內有一隻小蝙蝠。

霍金斯如常於早上更衣後上班，並沒有發現異樣，到發現小蝙蝠時，小蝙蝠至小已藏在她的胸罩內5小時。

霍金斯說，「發現小蝙蝠後，被嚇呆了。但發現小蝙蝠看起來相當舒適，可能我打擾牠寧靜的生活，實在有點過意不去。」

她還仍不知道小蝙蝠是怎樣走進她的胸罩，但是她跟朋友分享這趣事時，都沒有人相信。但從今以後，將會每天把胸罩檢查一遍。


Dresden city council wants DNA matching for doggy-doo

Councillors at Dresden City Council in Germany would like to match doggy-doo left by pets on the sidewalk and in parks, against a DNA database storing profiles for all of the city's 12,000 registered dogs. Karl Jobig, a Christian Democrat politician in Dresden, was surprised when his proposal received a majority vote.

"In this way, Dresden will once again be one of the cleanest cities in Germany," Roland Putzger, the leader of the local council, told The Guardian.

DNA from registered dogs would be collected from blood or saliva for the "genetic fingerprinting" service.

Saxony's data protection commissioner, Andreas Schurig, ruled that dogs had no rights over their data and could not object to the compulsory tests.

The proposal will be binding if the council passes it by majority vote in May.


Dresdner Stadtrat möchte DNA-Datenbank für Hunde

Dresden (Deutschland), 19.07.2005 – Ratsmitglieder des Stadtrates von Dresden möchten gerne DNA-Proben von Hundehaufen auf Gehwegen und in Parks nehmen und mithilfe einer DNA-Datenbank mit allen DNA-Daten aller 12.000 in Dresden registrierten Hunde abgleichen. Karl Jobig, ein Christdemokrat in Dresden, war überrascht, als sein Antrag die Mehrheit gewann.

„In this way, Dresden will once again be one of the cleanest cities in Germany“, sagte Roland Putzger, der Vorsitzende das Stadtrates The Guardian.

Die DNA-Daten der registrierten Hunde werden durch Blut- oder Speichelproben entnommen.

Sachsens Datenschützer, Andreas Schurig, sagte aber, dass Hunde keine Rechte über ihre Daten haben und diese gesetzlichen Tests nicht realisieren könnten.

Der Antrag wird gültig, wenn er im Mai 2005 die Mehrheit im Konzil erreicht.


Alemães discutem usar DNA na identificação de cães que sujam a cidade

Integrantes  do conselho da  cidade de Dresden, na Alemanha, gostariam de recolher as fezes deixadas por cães em passeios públicos e parques, e compará-las contra um banco de dados com o  DNA e  o  perfil de todos de 12 mil  cães registrados da cidade. Karl Jobig, um político local,  ficou  surpreso com a grande aprovação que sua proposta recebeu dos outros políticos.

"Com esta medida, Dresden  será mais uma vez uma das cidades mais limpas da Alemanha," Roland Putzger,  líder do conselho local, disse para o Guardian.

O DNA dos  cães a serem registrados seria retirado do sangue ou saliva para servir como  impressão digital genética.

O comissário de proteção de dados da Saxônia, Andreas Schurig, decidiu que os cães não têm nenhum direito sob os seus dados e portanto não podem se opor  aos testes obrigatórios.

A proposta  entrará em vigor assim que o conselho aprovar em votação planejada para o mês de maio.


French agency CNES to release UFO archives on the Internet

The French Space Agency will publish its UFO archive online by late January or mid-February.  Most of the 6,000 reports have been filed by the public and airline professionals.  Jacques Arnould, an official for the French Space Agency, said that the data had accumulated over a 30 year period and that they were often reported to the Gendarmerie.


CNES will französisches UFO-Archiv öffnen

Toulouse (Frankreich), 27.12.2006 – Das französische Zentrum für Weltraumforschung (CNES) plant, im Januar 2007 sein Archiv über UFO-Sichtungen der Öffentlichkeit per Internet zugänglich zu machen. Das Archiv besteht aus mehr als 3.000 Dokumenten. Professor Broch von der Universität Nizza kritisiert, dass das Archiv schlecht geführt sei.

Jacques Patenet, ein Sprecher des CNES, meinte, dass keine spektakulären Neuheiten zu erwarten seien. UFO-Fans hätten bereits die kuriosesten Fälle veröffentlicht.


France : le CNES confirme la prochaine mise en ligne progressive de ses archives sur les Ovnis

Le Centre national d'études spatiales, établissement public français, a confirmé, vendredi 29 décembre 2006, la prochaine mise en ligne progressive de ses archives sur les objets volants non identifiés (Ovnis), par le biais d'une dépêche de l'agence Reuters, qui a obtenu confirmation téléphonique du théologien et historien des sciences Jacques Arnould, chargé de mission au CNES sur la dimension éthique, sociale et culturelle des activités spatiales.

Selon la dépêche de Reuters, la publication de ces archives, qui concernent 1 600 incidents répertoriés au cours des trois dernières décennies, devrait survenir à la fin du mois de janvier ou au début du mois de février.

La publication de ces archives était précédemment annoncée, sur le site du CNES, pour le second semestre de l'année 2006 [1].

Cette publication avait déjà été repoussée puisqu'elle était auparavant prévue pour « la mi 2006 » [2] par Jacques Paternet, responsable du GEIPAN, nouvelle structure du CNES rattachée au Centre spatial de Toulouse qui, outre ses missions, traditionnelles de collecte, d'analyse et d'archivage des témoignages sur les phénomènes aérospatiaux non identifiés (PAN), héritées des structures précédentes (GEPAN puis SEPRA) a désormais celle d’« informer le public sur ses méthodes de travail, ses résultats d'analyse », notamment par le biais de l'ouverture d'un site Web spécialisé, nécessitant un « énorme travail de numérisation des archives » et destiné à contenir « l'ensemble du fond documentaire disponible, dans le respect de la législation en vigueur ».

La mise en service prochaine du site du GEIPAN était toutefois confirmée, deux jours avant la dépêche de Reuters, par un article du quotidien autrichien Die Presse, où il est rapporté que le zététicien Henri Broch, professeur à l'université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, reproche au CNES de ne jamais avoir vraiment fait de recherches sur les ovnis. Die Presse rapporte également que Jacques Paternet, responsable du GEIPAN au sein du CNES, prévoirait déjà, résigné, de futures accusations de dissimulation, tout en soulignant le fait que « beaucoup se font des illusions sur le contenu des archives ».


Isaac Hayes quits South Park over Scientology episode

Isaac Hayes has quit his role in Comedy Central's animated series South Park, where he has been the voice of Chef since 1997.

Hayes, an outspoken Scientologist, said "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," in reference to the "Trapped in the Closet" episode which mocked the Church of Scientology and several celebrity followers.

Matt Stone, a co-creator of South Park, told the Associated Press that "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem — and he's cashed plenty of checks — with our show making fun of Christians."

Stone claimed that "[Hayes] wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."

Trey Parker had earlier explained that Hayes was the only reason Scientology had not been the subject of a South Park episode sooner.  He said, "To be honest, what kept us from doing it before was Isaac Hayes. We knew he was a Scientologist and he's an awesome guy. We were like, 'Let's just avoid that for now.'"

Stone & Parker decided to create the episode after hearing that comedian Penn Jillette had been barred from poking fun at the controversial religion on his cable show Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.

In January of 2006, Comedy Central's United Kingdom affiliate removed the episode Trapped in the Closet from its broadcast schedule, reportedly to avoid legal action by actor Tom Cruise.

According to an article by Roger Friedman at Foxnews on March 20th, Hayes might not have quit South Park himself. Friedman questions the statement of Mr. Hayes, and points to the information that Mr. Hayes suffered from a minor stroke on January 17th, and may not have been alone in the decision.


Isaac Hayes verlässt South Park wegen Scientology-Episode

Los Angeles (Vereinigte Staaten), 16.03.2006 – Isaac Hayes hat seine Rolle in der Zeichentrickserie „South Park“ des Fernsehsenders Comedy Central aufgegeben, in welcher er seit 1997 in der englischsprachigen Originalversion die Stimme von Chef war.

Hayes, ein entschiedener Scientologe, sagte dazu: „Es gibt in dieser Welt durchaus Raum für Satire, jedoch gibt es einen Punkt, wo Satire aufhört und Intoleranz und Fanatismus beginnen.“ Hierbei bezog er sich auf die Episode „Trapped in the Closet“, welche sich über die Scientology-Kirche und verschiedene berühmte Anhänger derselben lustig macht.

Matt Stone, einer der beiden Produzenten der Sendung, sagte gegenüber Associated Press: „Dies hat hundertprozentig etwas mit seinem Glauben an Scientology zu tun... Er hat kein Problem damit, dass sich unsere Sendung über Christen lustig macht – und jede Menge Schecks dafür kassiert.“

Stone behauptete: „[Hayes] will einen anderen Standard für Religionen, die nicht seine sind, und das ist für mich der Punkt, wo Intoleranz und Fanatismus beginnen.“

Vorher schon hatte Trey Parker erklärt, dass Hayes der einzige Grund sei, warum Scientology nicht schon früher das Thema einer South-Park-Episode gewesen sei. Er sagte: „Um ehrlich zu sein, was uns davon abgehalten hat, es schon früher zu tun, war Isaac Hayes. Wir wussten, dass er ein Scientologe war und er ist ein toller Typ. Wir meinten daher: ‚Wir sollten das erstmal vermeiden.‘“

Stone und Parker entschlossen sich, die Episode zu drehen, nachdem sie gehört hatten, dass dem Komödianten Penn Jillette verboten wurde, in seiner Kabelfernsehsendung „Penn & Teller: Bullshit!“ Witze über die umstrittene Religion zu reißen.

Im Januar 2006 entfernte die britische Tochtergesellschaft von Comedy Central die Episode „Trapped in the Closet“ von ihrem Programmplan, angeblich um einer Klage des Schauspielers Tom Cruise aus dem Weg zu gehen.


Isaac Hayes stopt met South Park omwille van Scientology aflevering

Isaac Hayes stopt met zijn rol in de Comedy Central's animatieserie South Park, waarvoor hij sinds 1997 de stem van Chef insprak.

Hayes, een uitgesproken Scientology-aanhanger, zei: "Er is een plaats in deze wereld voor satire, maar er is een moment waarop satire eindigt en intolerantie en onverdraagzaamheid tegenover religieuze overtuigingen van anderen begint," in een verwijzing naar de "Trapped in the Closet", een aflevering waarin de spot werd gedreven met Scientology en een aantal van haar beroemde volgelingen.

Matt Stone, een van de bedenkers van South Park, vertelde aan de Associated Press: "Hij heeft er geen probleem mee - en hij heeft er zat cheques voor geïncasseerd - als onze show de draak steekt met christenen."[1]

Stone stelde dat "[Hayes] wil een afwijkende maatstaf voor andere religies dan de zijne en dat is voor mij waar onverdraagzaamheid en dweperij beginnen".[1]

Trey Parker had eerder al verklaard dat Hayes de enige reden was dat Scientology niet eerder het onderwerp van een South Park aflevering was. Hij zei: "Om eerlijk te zijn, wat ons er voordien van weerhield het te doen was Isaac Hayes. We wisten dat hij een Scientologist was en hij is een te gekke vent. We dachten dus, 'Laten we dat (onderwerp) voorlopig maar vermijden.'"[2]

Stone en Parker besloten om de aflevering "Trapped in the Closet" te maken, nadat ze hadden vernomen dat komiek Penn Jillette problemen had ondervonden toen hij met de controversiële religie spotte tijdens zijn show Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.[3]

In januari 2006, schrapte Comedy Central in het Verenigd Koninkrijk de aflevering "Trapped in the Closet" van haar uitzendschema, volgens geruchten om juridische stappen van acteur Tom Cruise te voorkomen.

Volgens een artikel van de hand van Roger Friedman op FoxNews op 20 maart 2006, was het misschien niet (volledig) Hayes' religieuze overtuiging die hem deed opstappen bij South Park. Friedman stelt de verklaring van Isaac Hayes in vraag, en wijst op het feit dat Hayes een kleine beroerte had op 17 januari 2006, en dat zijn Scientology-geloof wellicht niet de enige reden voor zijn besluit om de animatieserie te verlaten zou zijn geweest.[4]


Man attempts to foil breathalyzer by eating feces

A man accused of driving under the influence of alcohol stuffed his mouth full of feces in a failed attempt to foil the police breathalyzer.

The man was arrested Sunday by South Simcoe Police after his pickup truck was pulled over on Ontario Provincial Highway 11 in Stroud, Ontario, Canada.  On the way to the police station for testing, the 59-year-old vomited, urinated, and defecated in the police cruiser. Sgt. James Buchanan said that upon arriving at the station, the prisoner grabbed a handful of his own waste "and placed it in his mouth, attempting to trick the breathalyzer machine".

Nevertheless, the man registered two readings of more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood in his system. He was charged with impaired driving and driving over the limit and was released on a promise to appear in a Bradford, Ontario court on May 12.


Motorista enche a boca de fezes para enganar o bafômetro

No Canadá,  um homem acusado de conduzir seu veículo sob a influência do  álcool encheu a  boca de fezes em uma tentativa fracassada de enganar  o bafômetro da polícia.

O homem foi detido no último domingo pela  polícia de South Simcoe,  depois que o seu caminhão foi obrigado a parar  na Rodovia Provincial 11 em Stroud,  Ontário,  Canadá.

A caminho da estação de polícia, o homem  de 59 anos vomitou, urinou, e defecou no carro policial. O sargento James Buchanan disse que ao chegar à estação, o preso encheu as mãos  com seus próprios resíduos  e  colocou na  boca, com a intenção de enganar a máquina de bafômetro.

Todavia, mesmo assim, a máquina registrou em duas leituras que o homem tinha mais do que o dobro do limite permitido de álcool no  sangue.

O homem foi autuado por  ter guiado seu veículo embriagado e  acima do limite de velocidade.  Ele foi solto sob  a condição de aparecer em Bradford, tribunal de Ontário no dia 12 de maio.


Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence

Friday was when, according to earlier event plans, millions of people were to storm Area 51, a classified facility within the United States Air Force's Nevada Test and Training Range, and the world was to finally learn of its secrets. In the end, an estimated one-to-two hundred people showed up at the gates, and the classified area was not stormed.

It all began on June 27, when Matty Roberts posted a event invitation on social media site Facebook. More than two million people replied they would attend and an additional million-and-a-half expressed interest in the event. Roberts says his event, "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us", was posted as a joke. Roberts is about 20 years old and from Bakersfield, California.

The event description read, "We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry [...] If we Naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Let's see them aliens." Area 51 has for decades been rumored to be a facility for UFO and extraterrestrials research. Naruto is a Japanese cartoon ninja character who runs with his arms behind his back.

As the event turned viral, both media and authorities took notice. The nearest settlement to Area 51 is Rachel in Lincoln County. It is a remote desert town with a population of around fifty people. The Little A'Le'Inn is the only business offering food and accommodations and the town has no gas stations. County sheriff Kerry Lee told the BBC even one percent of Facebook users attending "would be more overwhelming than we can handle". The Air Force issued warnings against attempts to enter the restricted zone of the base, saying it was dangerous.

The sheriff's office arranged for reinforcements from across Nevada. Fewer than two hundred showed up at the gates of the base, but no one tried to storm the military base. Sheriff Lee said they arrested one person for urinating in public, technically indecent exposure. They arrested three for "suspicion of trespassing" and another for an incident related to alcohol. Over a thousand were reported to have reached Rachel, but most did not make the final trek to the base.

Meanwhile, other events popped up seeking to capitalize on the notoriety of the Storm Area 51 event. In nearby Hiko, a "Storm Area 51 Basecamp Experience" was underway with music and other entertainment. Thursday night, "Alien Stock" was held in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada with involvement of original poster Matty Roberts.

Bob Lazar was reputedly responsible for creating much of the folklore surrounding Area 51 which is not an official name. A 2018 documentary film titled Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers may have spurred recent interest.


Fracasa la convocatoria para «asaltar» el Área 51 en busca de evidencia extraterrestre

El viernes sería cuando, de acuerdo con los planes anteriores del evento, millones de personas habrían de irrumpir en el Área 51, una base militar secreta parte del Campo de Prueba y Entrenamiento de Nevada de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos, y el mundo finalmente descubriría sus secretos. Sin embargo, al final, se presentaron en las puertas de la base militar un estimado de entre unas cien a doscientas personas y tal asalto no se produjo.

Todo comenzó el 27 de junio, cuando Matty Roberts publicó una invitación a un evento en una red social, a la que más de dos millones de personas respondieron que asistirían y otro millón y medio expresó su interés en el evento. Roberts, que dijo publicó su evento «Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us» (traducido al español como «Asaltar el Área 51, no pueden pararnos a todos») como una broma, tiene 20 años y es originario de Bakersfield, California.

La descripción del evento dice «We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center tourist attraction and coordinate our entry [...] If we Naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Let's see them aliens.» (traducido como «Todos nos encontraremos en la atracción turística Centro de Extraterrestres del Área 51 y coordinaremos nuestra entrada [...] Si corremos como Naruto, podemos movernos más rápido que sus balas. Veamos a esos extraterrestres.»). Durante décadas el Área 51 ha sido objeto de rumores sobre ser una instalación para la investigación de ovnis y extraterrestres. Naruto es un personaje ninja de una historieta japonesa que corre con sus brazos detrás de la espalda.

A medida que el evento se volvió viral, los medios y las autoridades se pusieron en alerta. El centro poblado más cercano al Área 51 es Rachel, en el Condado de Lincoln. Es un pueblo remoto en el desierto con una población aproximada de cincuenta habitantes. Little A'Le'Inn es el único negocio que ofrece comida y alojamiento y el pueblo no tiene estaciones de combustible. El sheriff del condado, Kerry Lee, le dijo a la BBC que aún si el uno por ciento de los usuarios de Facebook asistiera, «sería más abrumador de lo que podemos manejar». La Fuerza Aérea emitió advertencias en contra de los intentos de entrar en la zona restringida de la base, diciendo que era peligroso. La oficina del sheriff ordenó refuerzos de toda Nevada.

Aparecieron en las puertas de la base menos de doscientas personas, pero ninguno intentó asaltar la base militar. El sheriff Lee dijo que arrestaron a una persona por orinar en público, técnicamente por exposición indecente. Arrestaron a tres por «sospecha de ingresar ilegalmente» y otro por un incidente relacionado con alcohol. Hubo reportes de que más de mil personas llegaron a Rachel, pero la mayoría de ellos no hicieron el trayecto final hasta la base.

Mientras tanto, otros eventos aparecieron intentando capitalizar la notoriedad del evento Storm Area 51. En Hiko tuvo lugar el «Storm Area 51 Basecamp Experience» («el campamento de la experiencia Asalto al Área 51») con música y otros entretenimientos. El jueves por la noche tuvo lugar el evento «Alien Stock» en el centro de Las Vegas, Nevada, con la participación del creador original de la publicación, Matty Roberts. Bob Lazar habría sido supuestamente el responsable de crear gran parte del folclore que rodea el Área 51, que no es el nombre oficial de la base. El documental Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers puede haber despertado el interés recientemente sobre ese lugar.


Not enough names to go around in China, ministry says

There are too many people named Wang in China – around 93 million. Also, there are too many with the name Li, about 92 million, and 88 million people named Zhang.

For 85 percent of the population of 1.3 billion in China, there are just 100 surnames, the Ministry of Public Security says, and, according to a report in yesterday's China Daily, that's not nearly enough.

The dearth of surnames creates too much confusion and problems in daily life, leading to many cases of mistaken identity, officials say.

The solution, the ministry says, is combined surnames, which it is proposing in a draft regulation. For example, the China Daily said, if a father's family name is Zhou, and the mother's is Zhu, their son or daughter could have four options for a new surname, Zhou, Zhu, Zhouzhu or Zhuzhou.

The move could make for up to 1.28 million new surnames, said Guan Xihua, a household registration officer with the Beijing public security bureau.

In addition to the popular Wangs, Lis and Zhangs, there are around 20 million each of people named Chen, Zhou and Lin, according to the ministry.

Combine these family names with popular given names, and the result is 100,000 people with the name Wang Tao, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Du Ruofu, a retired researcher on Chinese surnames from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the China Daily that the hybrid surnames are already popular with young couples, even though they are not strictly allowed.

China's Marriage Law says that a newborn can have the surname of either the father or the mother, but does not yet mention a combined surname.

The combined surname would also promote gender equality, Du said.
Additionally, Du said people from ethnic minority groups should be encouraged to use traditional surnames, instead of adopting Han Chinese names, which dilutes cultural heritage and diversity.

The ministry's draft regulation allows ethnic minority letters or characters, but bans any foreign letters, self-made characters, pinyin, numerals or the complex form of simplified Chinese characters.


Chine : vers une pénurie de noms de famille ?

Il y actuellement trop de personnes portant le nom de Wang en République populaire de Chine - environ 93 millions. Il y en a aussi trop portant les noms de Li (environ 92 millions) et Zhang (88 millions).

Pour 85 % de la population chinoise de 1,3 milliard d'habitants, il n'existe que 100 noms de famille, a indiqué le ministère de la Sécurité publique, et, selon un rapport publié le 12 juin dernier [1] par le China Daily, ce qui n'est pas suffisant.

La pénurie de noms de famille est à l'origine de trop de confusion et de problèmes dans la vie quotidienne, créant des erreurs sur les identités, indiquent les autorités.

La solution est, selon le ministère, de combiner les noms de famille[2], ce qu'il propose dans un plan de « régulation ». Ainsi, indique le China Daily, si le nom du père de famille est Zhou et celui de la mère de famille Zhu, leur enfant aura quatre options pour son nom : Zhou, Zhu, Zhouzhu ou Zhuzhou.

Le changement pourrait ainsi créer jusqu'à 1,28 million de nouveaux noms, indique ainsi Guan Xihua, un officier d'état civil au Bureau de sécurité publique de Pékin.

En plus des répandus Wang, Li et Zhang, les noms Chen, Zhou et Lin sont portés chacun par environ 20 millions de personnes, selon le ministère.

La combinaison de ces noms de famille avec les prénoms les plus populaires donne pour résultat plus de 100 000 personnes s'appelant Wang Tao [3], selon l'Académie des Sciences de Chine.

Du Ruofu, académicien chinois et chercheur retraité dont les études portaient sur les noms chinois, a indiqué au China Daily que les noms hybrides sont déjà très populaires chez les jeunes couples, bien qu'ils ne soient pas strictement autorisés.

La loi sur le mariage de la République populaire de Chine indique qu'un nouveau-né peut se voir attribuer le nom de sa mère ou de son père, mais ne mentionne pas encore leur combinaison possible.

Du Ruofu indique par ailleurs que la combinaison pourrait promouvoir l'égalité des sexes, et ajoute que les personnes issues de minorités ethniques devraient être encouragées à conserver leurs noms traditionnels au lieu d'adopter des noms Hans, ce qui dilue la diversité et l'héritage culturels.

Le projet de régulation du ministère permet les lettres ou caractères des minorités ethniques, mais proscrit les lettres étrangères, les caractères faits maison, le pinyin, les nombres ou la forme complexe des caractères du chinois simplifié.


Sea lion walks from beach into Pantai Inn in California

Last Tuesday early morning, a sea lion walked from the beach into Pantai Inn in La Jolla, California. The animal was rescued by local animal rescue authorities. Wikinews took an interview from Shane Pappas, a General Manager of the inn.

((Wikinews))  At what time of day did the sea lion enter the Inn?

((WN))  How long did he stay in the Inn before he was moved out of the building?

((WN))  What do you think attracted the animal? Was it the radio sound? Was it heard as far as the beach?

((WN))  Who and how transported the animal out of the building?

((WN))  Where was the animal transported to?


Морская львица заглянула отдохнуть в калифорнийскую гостиницу

Утром 26 марта самка морского льва зашла с пляжа в гостиницу Pantai Inn, находящуюся в районе Ла-Хойя города Сан-Диего штата Калифорнии, США, и устроившись в кресле, проспала в течение нескольких часов, пока не приехали сотрудники из местного океанариума.

Викиновости взяли интервью у управляющего гостиницы Шейна Паппаса.

Викиновости В какое время суток морская львица зашла в гостиницу?

ВН Сколько времени она оставалась под крышей перед тем, как её оттуда вынесли?

ВН Как Вы думаете, что привлекло животное? Радио? Его было слышно на пляже?

ВН Кто и как перенёс морскую львицу из помещения на улицу?

ВН Куда её отправили?

3 апреля 2013 года


Swedish couple names baby boy "Google"

A Swedish Lebanese couple, Walid Elias and Carol Kai, has chosen to name their first born son Google, after the well-known search engine.

The Swedish tax authority, which normally frowns on unusal names, apparently had no objections.

The father, Walid Elias Kai, says he's a "great fan" of the search engine and wanted to honor the service by naming his son after it.  But Mr. Kai says he and his wife also chose the name because of the similar word googol. "[Googol] means 1 followed by 100 zeroes," stated Mr. Kai, "and I want my son to have lots of friends  – I want him to be social, so the name also symbolises this."

Upon hearing the news, authors of the Google weblog wrote, "We wish him long life and good health, and hope his schoolmates aren't too hard on him."

Google Kai already has his own website at http://www.google-kai.com/


赤ちゃんの名前は「グーグル」坊や―スウェーデン

スウェーデンに住む夫婦、エリアス・カイさんとカロル・カイさんは、長男を有名検索エンジンにちなみグーグルと名づけた。

スウェーデン当局は、通常は普通でない名前を登録することを拒否するが、この名前については反対を示さなかった。

父親のエリアスさんはレバノン出身で、検索エンジンマーケティングに携わっている。検索サイトグーグルの大ファンで、グーグルの名を息子につけることでその栄誉をたたえることができると考えた。しかし夫妻がこの名前を選んだのはそれだけが理由でなく、「1のあとに100のゼロが続いている数」をあらわす「Googol（グッゴル）」と音が似ているからだという。エリアスさんは「ぼくは息子にたくさんの友達ができてほしいんです。社交的な人間になってほしい。この名前はその象徴です」と語った。

このニュースを聞いたグーグルは、公式ウェブログで「グーグル坊やに長寿と健康を祈ります。また学校で友達にひどくいじめられないように希望しています」とコメントした。

幼いオリヴァー・グーグル・カイちゃんは、すでに自分のウェブサイトhttp://www.google-kai.com/
を持っている。

英語版ウィキニュースからの翻訳です。


Texas UFOs were actually jets, Air Force says

The strange lights seen by dozens of Stephenville, Texas residents on the night of January 8 are now believed to have been F-16 fighter jets, according to a statement released by the Air Force Reserve.

The press release states that ten F-16s from the Joint Reserve Base Naval Air Station in Fort Worth were on a training mission near Stephenville the night of the sightings. The planes were said to have been in the area from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, which is around the time residents reported seeing the lights.

Officials at the Air Force base initially stated that none of its aircraft were in the area that night, but now say they made a mistake in their reporting.

"In the interest of public awareness, Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs realized an error was made regarding the reported training activity of military aircraft," the press release says.

Major Karl Lewis, an Air Force Reserve spokesman, says the error resulted from an "internal communications oversight" at the reserve base. He had previously stated that the lights may have been an illusion caused by two commercial planes and the setting sun.

Lewis did not go into further details. "What we do down there falls under operational procedures that cannot be released because of operations security for our mission," he said.

The Mutual UFO Network, which investigated the town last weekend, isn't quite convinced. Kenneth Cherry, the Texas director of the network, said, "I find it curious that it took them two weeks to 'fess up. I think they're feeling the heat from the publicity."

Steve Hudgeons, also of the Mutual UFO Network, said, "If this is a military exercise then I would like to see them get back over there in another 24 hours and repeat that exercise so that we can see them duplicate it."


Desmiente la fuerza aérea posibles avistamientos de ovnis en Texas


Whale spotted in river Thames, Central London

A 15ft (4.5 meter) northern bottle-nosed whale has been spotted swimming in the river Thames in Central London, UK. The "Thames whale" managed to swim up past the Thames barrier and under many bridges, reaching as far as Chelsea before it turned around just before Albert Bridge.

TV news helicopters scrambled to provide live TV footage of the whale, and many spectators lined the banks of the river.

The whale is said to be looking healthy, although some fear that the whale may beach itself as it tried to do before rescuers forced it back into the middle of the river. Normally found in the North Atlantic, there have been sightings of a second whale near Southend.

A vet, having examined the whale, reported that the animal was not swimming purposefully, has some damage around the head area and is losing blood from numerous cuts on its underside. It was last seen floating downstream with the current; its present whereabouts are unknown.


Wal in London gesichtet

London (England), 20.01.2006 – Mitten in London wurde ein Wal in der Themse gesichtet. Er bewegt sich derzeit in Richtung Innenstadt und wurde bereits in der Nähe des Westminster-Parlaments gesehen.

Meeresbiologen  vermuten, dass es sich um einen Nördlichen Entenwal (aus der Gattung der Schnabelwale) handelt. Sie schätzen das Tier auf rund sechs Meter Länge. Der natürliche Lebensraum dieser Meeressäuger ist der subpolare Nordatlantik bis zu den britischen Inseln. Zunächst war berichtet worden, es handele sich um einen Pilotwal (Grindwal).

Die Mannschaft eines Rettungsbootes bemüht sich, den Schiffsverkehr auf der Themse um den Wal herum zu leiten.


Una ballena remonta el Támesis hasta el centro de Londres

Una ballena ha sido avistada este viernes (20) nadando por el río Támesis a su paso por Londres. La ballena, una nariz de botella o calderón boreal  de entre 5 y 8 metros de longitud, ha conseguido superar la barrera del Támesis, y tras sobrepasar varios puentes, ha llegado a la altura del Palacio de Westminster, en pleno centro de la capital británica.

El cetáceo, que aparentemente se encuentra en buen estado, ha podido desorientarse o perderse mientras buscaba alimento. Sin embargo, a medida que transcurrían las horas, crecía la preocupación entre los observadores expertos, ya que el reflujo de la marea podría afectar a su seguridad. Con el crepúsculo, aumentaba la dificultad de mantener localizada a la ballena y aún más la de las tareas de los submarinistas de rescate de la armada, quienes trataban de conducir el animal hacia una corriente favorable que le permita el regreso al mar.

Durante todo el viernes (21), el cetáceo estuvo moviéndose por un largo tramo del río londinense, cada vez más agotada, bajo la vigilancia de un equipo de rescate de la marina, que trataba de que no quedase varada a raíz del flujo y reflujo de la marea. A las 20:45 UTC, la ballena pudo ser avistada a la altura de Greenwich, lo que indicaría que estaba en camino de conseguirlo. Un bote de rescate rastrea desde entonces la zona.

No es la primera vez que un animal marino de dimensiones considerables remonta el Támesis: en una ocasión fue un grupo de delfines el que desafió la corriente del río. Sin embargo, según el Museo de Historia Natural de Londres, ésta es la primera vez que una ballena recorre tanta distancia río arriba.

El hecho ha tenido una gran repercusión mediática: la noticia fue retransmitida en directo desde helicópteros y fue seguida por todos los medios británicos, e incluso fue portada en muchos de los principales periódicos europeos. Muchos londinenses se habían acercado al río para fotografiar y ver de cerca al cetáceo. Un fotógrafo profesional que estaba en el sitio declaró a la BBC cuando se le preguntó si era fotógrafo de la naturaleza: "no, esta mañana estaba fotografiando a la modelo Jodie Marsh".

Incluso algunos afirman que el hecho no es nuevo y que se debe al calentamiento global. "Así somos los ingleses, todos nos interesamos mucho si vemos a un animal en problemas", dijo una señora. Los equipos de seguimiento y rescate incorporaron el trabajo combinado de veterinarios y submarinistas para tratar de salvar la vida a la ballena, muy probablemente una cría perdida de su manada.


Baleia nada pelo Tâmisa, em pleno centro de Londres

Uma baleia foi avistada nesta sexta-feira (20) nadando pelo Rio Tâmisa,  em Londres.

A baleia, aparenta ser da espécie nariz de garrafa e calcula-se que tenha entre 5 a 8 metros de comprimento. O animal conseguiu superar uma barreira no Tâmisa, e depois de ultrapassar várias pontes, chegou à altura do Palácio de Westminster, em pleno centro da capital britânica.

Uma hipótese é que o cetáceo -que ao que tudo indica está saudável- pode ter se perdido enquanto procurava alimento.

Não é a primeira vez que um animal marinho de grandes dimensões  entra no Tâmisa. Certa vez umo  um grupo de golfinhos  desafiou a correnteza  do rio. Todavia, segundo o Museu de História Natural de Londres,  esta é a primeira vez que uma baleia percorre uma grande  distância rio acima.

O fato teve uma grande repercussão mediática e imagens foram transmitidas ao vivo de helicópteros.


Woman survives being run over by a train in suicide attempt

A 56-year-old Israeli woman has been hospitalized after attempting to commit suicide by letting a high-speed passenger train run her over on Sunday. Security cameras caught the entire incident on tape.

The video shows the woman walking onto train tracks in the city of Beit Yehoshua as a railroad worker and bystanders watched her lie down. Seconds later, a train ran her over. After the train passed, the woman got up, brushed herself off, walked back to her car and drove away.

Authorities tracked the woman down and took her to a local hospital for treatment. She only suffered minor injuries to her head.

Police say she tried to end her life after losing her job as a travel agent.


Una mujer en Israel fracasa en su intento de suicidio sobre las vías de un tren

2 de junio de 2009Beit Yehoshua, Israel —

Una mujer de 56 años de edad sobrevivió a su intento de ser atropellada por un tren de alta velocidad al norte de Tel Aviv, en Israel. Todo ello se evidencia en un video tomado por las cámaras de seguridad, que muestra cómo se acuesta en un cruce ferroviario junto a uno de los rieles –pese a las advertencias de un empleado ferroviario–, pasa el tren, y se levanta luego de recoger uno de sus zapatos, como si nada extraño hubiese ocurrido.

Luego de esto, regresó a su auto y fue seguida por agentes de policía, que la alcanzaron y la llevaron a un hospital por las leves heridas de su cabeza. Según el análisis psiquiátrico que se le realizó, intentó poner fin a su vida luego de ser despedida de la agencia de viajes en la que trabajaba.


2006 record heat wave moves across U.S. eastern seaboard

The massive surge of hot air that has plagued the West and Midwest during last week has now moved over the eastern seaboard of the United States. Residents are bracing themselves for what could be record breaking temperatures.

Many cities are already struggling due to power outages from mid-July's Heat Wave, particularly some in the Queens and Staten Island in New York City. Consolidated Edison, the power supplier for the New York City area, has reported that many customers are still without power. They urge customers to lighten the load on power usage to help avoid further service interruption.

Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia are all expecting highs to reach above 100ºF (37.8ºC). The National Weather Service has posted Excessive Heat Warnings for many of the cities in the eastern seaboard that do not normally experience this type of dangerously hot weather.

On Tuesday August 1, 2006 according to The Weather Channel, New York City will have a high temperature of 98ºF in Central Park, however other areas in the New York City area are expected to rise above 100ºF. Philadelphia will reach 100ºF, Washington D.C. will have a high of 101ºF and Baltimore and Richmond may see temperatures rise above the 100 mark. To exacerbate the situation, heat indices are expected to reach well over the 110s for much of the east coast due to high humidity levels.

An Air Stagnation Advisory has also been issued for much of the urban areas on the eastern seaboard and "BosWash", as rain is expected to be very minimal through Thursday. Many residents say this heat is unheard of as temperatures are expected to be higher than that of Florida and some parts of Texas, where it is typically hotter. The oppressive and dangerously high temperatures will remain this way well into Thursday afternoon, according to meteorologists, when a cool front is expected to move in and provide much needed relief.


アメリカ東部で記録的な熱波

アメリカ東部で、1日から2日にかけて記録的な熱波に見舞われ、各地で最高気温の記録を更新した。

日本経済新聞によれば、ニューヨーク市のラガーディア空港で華氏102度（摂氏38.9度）を記録した他、セントラルパークで華氏96度（同35.5度）を記録した。ニューヨークで華氏100度（同37.8度）を突破したのは約50年ぶりだという。

冷房による電力使用量の増大に対応して自由の女神像のライトアップを減らしたり、屋外コンサートを延期する（CNNによる）などの影響が出ている。

また時事によれば、翌3日もニューヨーク市で気温が上昇、マンハッタン島一部で電力が削減され、冷房を使えない等の影響が出た。アメリカ気象庁 (NWS) では、ニューヨーク州、ニュージャージー州、コネチカット州に異常高温警報を出した。

なおアメリカでは西部のカルフォルニア州で7月中旬から2週間以上に渡り熱波に襲われ、多数の死者が出たばかり。


Arctic air brings coldest night for Florida in five years

A cold air mass, dropping high pressure and brisk winds from Canada, has enveloped the entire eastern seaboard of the United States. An unlikely casualty of the frigid temperatures is the state of Florida, which will drop below freezing across nearly the entire peninsula tonight. The widespread advisories and cold air mark the first time a prolonged hard freeze has hit a sizable section of Florida since the winter of 2002-2003.

The exceptionally chilly night immediately follows one of the coldest days in recent years, with temperatures struggling to make it out of the 40s (less than 10 degrees Celsius) as far south as Indian River County on the Atlantic coast. Some locations in the panhandle did not rise out of the 30s this afternoon (less than 5 degrees Celsius).

Tonight, a wide swath of Florida is forecast to encounter a hard freeze, in which temperatures drop below 26 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celsius) for a period of eight hours or more. The hard freeze is expected for all of northern Florida and sections of interior central Florida, including the vital Florida Heartland, where the majority of Florida's orange and strawberry crops are grown. Additional freeze warnings have been issued for the Atlantic coast of Florida, from Volusia County to Martin County, covering the cities of Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, and Fort Pierce. For those counties, sub-freezing temperatures can be expected for a period of eight hours or more. The warning expires at 9 a.m. EST Thursday morning.

Sub-freezing temperatures are also expected for a shorter time in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami. In south Florida, temperatures are expected to flirt with all-time record lows before sunrise.

In addition to the cold temperatures, high winds, reaching 30 mph (50 kph) in some places, will bring even icier wind chills to the peninsula. Before dawn, wind chills between 0 and 10 above (-18 to -12 degrees Celsius) are expected for all of northern Florida and sections of central Florida, down to the Tampa metropolitan area at certain intervals. The southern half of the state will deal with wind chills between 10 and 20 above (-12 to -6 degrees Celsius), except for extreme southeastern Florida, which will see wind chills in the low 20s (-6 to -4 degrees Celsius).

Tomorrow brings widespread sunshine across the state, with temperatures predicted to warm into the 40s and 50s, approximately five to ten degrees warmer than the previous day's maximum. Tomorrow night will bring a freeze to the northern half of Florida, while the southern portion will warm slightly into the 30s and 40s at night (between 0 and 10 degrees Celsius).


Ar ártico traz a noite mais fria da Flórida em cinco anos

Uma massa de ar frio, soltando alta pressão e vinda de ventos provenientes do Canadá, tem envolto em toda a costa leste dos Estados Unidos. Um alvo dessas frias temperaturas é o estado da Flórida, que cairá abaixo de congelação em quase toda a península esta noite. Um clima desses não ocorria na Flórida desde o Inverno de 2002-2003.

A título excepcional de chilly's night segue imediatamente um dos dias mais frios, nos últimos anos, com temperaturas lutando para torná-la fora do 40°F (menos de 10 graus Celsius), na medida do Sul Indian River County Na costa atlântica. Algumas localidades de panhandle não houve aumento significativo da temperatura, que não passou dos 30°F esta tarde (menos de 5 graus Celsius).

Esta noite, uma grande parte da Flórida está previsto para encontrar um duro congelamento, em que temperaturas caem abaixo 26 graus Fahrenheit (-3 graus Celsius) durante um período de oito horas ou mais. O duro é esperar para congelar todos do norte da Flórida e secções do interior central Florida, incluindo o indispensável Florida Heartland, em que a maioria das laranjas da Flórida e culturas de morango são produzidas. Advertências adicionais sobre esse congelamento têm sido emitidas para a costa atlântica da Flórida, a partir de Volusia County e de Martin County, que abrange as cidades de Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, e Fort Pierce . Para os municípios, sub-congelamento pode-se esperar por um período de oito horas ou mais. A advertência expira às 9 da manhã EST quinta-feira pela manhã.

Sub-congelamentos também são esperados para um prazo mais curto de West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, e Miami. Em Florida do sul, as temperaturas são esperadas para serem baixíssimas durante a madrugada.

Para além das temperaturas frias, ventos fortes, chegando a 30 mph (50 kph), em alguns lugares, trará ainda vento frios à península. Antes do amanhecer, o vento calafrios entre 0 e 10, supra (-18 a -12 graus centígrados) são esperados para todas as seções do norte da Flórida e da Flórida Central, até a Tampa área metropolitana com um certo intervalo. O sul da metade do estado vai lidar com vento calafrios entre 10 e 20 supra (-12 a -6 graus Celsius), com excepção de extremo sudeste Flórida, que verá vento arrepios na baixa 20s (-6 a -4 graus centígrados) .

Amanhã o sol é previsto para aparecer em todo o estado, com temperaturas prevista para aquecer no 40°F e 50°F, aproximadamente cinco a dez graus mais quente que a do dia anterior. Amanhã noite trará um congelamento à metade norte da Flórida, enquanto que a porção sul irá aquecer ligeiramente para a 30s e 40s à noite (entre 0 e 10 graus Celsius).

*Kevin Roth. Frozen Oranges [inativa] — Weather Channel, 2 de janeiro de 2008. Página visitada em 3 de janeiro de 2008. Arquivada em 5 de janeiro de 2008

*Buzz Bernard. Cold night coming up for Florida [inativa] — Weather Channel, 2 de janeiro de 2008. Página visitada em 3 de janeiro de 2008. Arquivada em 5 de janeiro de 2008

*Wayne Verno. Two days of cold for the East and South [inativa] — Weather Channel, 2 de janeiro de 2008. Página visitada em 3 de janeiro de 2008. Arquivada em 5 de janeiro de 2008

*NWS Forecasters in Melbourne, FL. Freeze Warning — National Weather Service, 2 de janeiro de 2008


Coldest month of March in Stockholm since 1942

With cold westerly winds from the North Atlantic expected this weekend (March 18-19), Stockholm is likely to record its coldest month of March since 1942, with an average temperature of -6,4°C, and the snowiest March since 1970.

Temperatures are expected to stay over 0°C this week, but past weeks have been very cold, making this month the coldest in many years.

Up to now, snow has covered Stockholm for 78 days in a row, limiting heat absorption from the sun by reflecting sun rays away.

Very low temperatures have been recorded in several areas around the capital, but the average for this winter is far above the winter average of -9,6°C recorded back in 1942.

If any records are to be set for this winter, it’s likely to be the lack of deviations from the long-term winter average. It’s likely to be the most nearly average winter since 1907, thus making it very unusual indeed.

This year will also be the snowiest since the winter of 1969-1970, when snow coverage in Stockholm lasted from November 23 to April 20.

The national meteorological institute SMHI expects the daily average temperature to rise above zero at the end of the month.


Kallaste marsmånaden i Stockholm sedan 1942

Det blir plusgrader fram till helgen men sen kommer vintern tillbaka i form av kalluft från Atlanten.

Hittills har det varit mycket en mycket kall månad och med kylan i helgen kan det mycket väl bli en rekord kall marsmånad — den kallaste sedan krigsvintern 1942.

Snön har täckt Stockholm 78 dagar i sträck vilket ytterligare gör att den sol som ändå når marken inte lyckas höja temperaturen särskilt mycket eftersom solstrålarna reflerkteras bort, säger meteorologen Jan Näs till Dagens Nyheter.

I år har medeltemperaturen för mars varit 6,4 grader celsius.

Som helhet har dock vintern i år inte varit särskilt grym. Låga temperaturer har uppmätts på flera håll men det är långt från den medeltemperatur på 9,6 grader celsius som drabbade Stockholm 1942.

Om det blir något rekord i år blir det istället på grund av avsaknaden på avvikelser från vintermedeltemperaturer — ovanligt normalt med andra ord.

Snötäcket är det mest långvariga sedan vintern 1969-70 då Stockholm var snöigt från den 23 november till den 20 april.

SMHI räknar med att medeldygnstemperaturen stiger över noll kring månadsskiftet

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Cyclone Ingrid crosses Far North Queensland Coast

The cyclone "Ingrid" will hit the coast of Queensland, Australia later today. "Ingrid" is the strongest cyclone that strike Australia since 1974 when cyclone "Tracy" devastated huge areas, including the city of Darwin on the north coast.

Though "Ingrid" has lost momentum during the last few days and now ranks 4 instead of 5, several communities in north-western Australia have been evacuated, daycare centers have closed and flights and ships are grounded or in port. Even more people might be evacuated to nearby airbases if the situation worsens.


2005/03/09: Cyklonen "Ingrid" drabbar Queensland

Cyklonen "Ingrid" kommer att nå Queensland i Australien idag. "Ingrid" är den kraftigaste cyklonen sedan "Tracy" drabbade landet 1974 och förstörde staden Darwin. Ändå har "Ingrid" tappat farten och degraderats från fem till fyra på den skala som fastställer cyklonernas styrka. Flera mindre samhällen har redan evakuerats och man förbereder sig att eventuellt evakuera ännu fler till närliggande flybaser.


Dust storm covers Tokyo: in pictures

Today, a dust storm struck the Japanese capital city of Tokyo, covering it in a plume of brown dust and blocking out the sunlight.

A spokesperson for the Japan Meteorological Agency said, "A rapidly developing low pressure system in the north was moving down south. It was bringing a snow storm in the north, and strong winds in Tokyo and surrounding areas".

Wikinews sourced images from Wikimedians and from Twitter.


Пыльная буря в Токио (фоторепортаж)

10 марта 2013 года в столице Японии Токио произошла пыльная буря, существенно ухудшившая видимость.

Японское метеорологическое агентство сообщило, что буря образовалась в северных районах[уточнить]:

Викиновости получили фото от участников Викимедии и  использовали фото, размещённые в Твиттере.

11 марта 2013 года


Олуја над Токијом

11. март 2013.Јапан -   (Агенције) - Олујни облаци прашине су погодила јапански главни град Токио, покривајући га у потпуности. Облаци мрке прашине су блокирале и сунчеву светлост.

Портпарол Јапанске метеоролошке агенције је изјавио: „Убрзано развијање система ниског притиска на северу креће са ка југу доносећи снежну олују на северу Јапана, као и јаке ветрове у Токију и околним областима.“

Слике су преузете са Викимедијине оставе и твитера.


European cold spell kills hundreds

The cold weather across Europe has already claimed around 400 lives, and cold temperatures there could last another week, according to forecasters.

The weather in Europe has been caused by the "negative Arctic oscillation," whereby the warmer weather of Europe and the colder weather of the Arctic are switched, said Omar Baddour of the UN's World Meteorological Organization.

Ukraine has reported the highest number of deaths now at 135. Many among the high death toll across the region were homeless people.

Some villages in Bosnia are receiving food and medical deliveries by helicopter as the cold, ice and snow has blocked their supply routes.

The temperatures across Eastern Europe fell well below freezing and in some places into dangerous levels below -32 degrees Celsius, or roughly -25 Fahrenheit, but 25 countries have issued severe weather warnings. Poland saw temperatures as low as -35 Celsius, which is -31 Fahrenheit.

So far casualties have been reported in the Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Italy, Germany, France, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, and Greece.

For the current warnings across Europe see: Meteoalarm


Наставља се борба против снега и леда

7. фебруар 2012.Европа -  (Beta-AFP) - Европљани широм континента боре се дуже од једне седмице против последица екстремно хладног времена, а хиљаде људи и даље су заробљене у снегу у забаченим планинским селима на Балкану.

Стотине људи - већином бескућника - умрле су широм Европе од када се температура спустила до минус 36 степени целзијуса, а наредни изазов за власти угрожених земаља је могућност поплава након топљења снега.

Олујни ветар ишчупао је у уторак у Подгорици велики број стабала и оштетио кровове на стамбеним зградама и кућама. Ветар је у Подгорици дувао брзином до 120 километара на сат због чега је затворен подгорички аеродром. Лед је прекинуо железнички саобраћај недалеко од Подгорице, а аутобуси са главне станице у главном граду Црне Горе до даљег неће саобраћати ка северу земље.

Снег и бура поново стварају проблеме у готово целој Хрватској, а најтеже је, као и претходних дана, у Сплитско-далматинској жупанији, где је више од 100 села и засеока одсечено.

Премијер Федерације БиХ Нермин Никшић апеловао је на грађане и предузећа да мобилишу све расположиве снаге и инфраструктуру како би били спасени људски животи после вишедневног невремена узрокованог обилним снежним падавинама.

Дан након пуцања бране, бугарска влада прогласила је дан жалости, а улице поплављеног села Бисер, недалеко од границе са Грчком, прекривене су лепљивим блатом док се становништво враћа у своје натопљене домове.

У Грчкој, спасиоци су помогли становништву да напусти поплављене домове када се река Еврос излила недалеко од границе са Бугарском. Неколико старијих особа евакуисано је током ноћи из три села у тој области.


Felix leaves at least 21 dead in Nicaragua

Hurricane Felix has left at least 21 people dead and over 200 missing after it passed through Nicaragua. The Category 5 storm destroyed many poor houses in the country leaving a trail of destruction in it's wake after it hit land with wind speeds of up to 160 mph.

As many as 5,000 homes have thought to have been destroyed and 5 countries in Central America have been put on flood alert, with 64 cm of rain expected.  27,000 people have also been evacuated from Honduras in preparation for the storm.


Huracán Félix deja 21 muertos en Nicaragua y llega reducido a Honduras

El huracán Félix pasó el martes 4 de septiembre por Nicaragua, como tormenta de categoría 5 en la escala Saffir-Simpson, dejando al menos 21 personas muertas y 200 desaparecidas en la región autónoma del norte del país de acuerdo a información suministrada por el Sistema Nacional de Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres (SNPMD), en donde se afirma "hasta ahora solamente tenemos reportados 21 muertos y es posible que esa cifra crezca".

De acuerdo con los informes del SNPMD, la población de Puerto Cabezas fue arrasada en un 70% debido a la precariedad de las construcciones. Las inundaciones y los derrumbes también han dejado unas 34.000 personas afectadas. El Presidente Daniel Orgega declaró el estado de desastre en la región y las brigadas de emergencia distribuyen alimentos, frazadas, medicinas y agua envasada a los habitantes que se encuentran en los albergues. Los gobiernos de España, Colombia y Estados Unidos han ofrecido su ayuda.

Antes de llegar a Honduras, Félix se redujo a tormenta tropical de categoría 1 dirigiéndose a la capital Tegucigalpa. Las autoridades de Honduras evacuaron a unas 27.000 personas en vista de la proximidad del fenómeno. Aunque ha perdido fuerza, el huracán aún puede producir deslizamientos de tierra e inundaciones, por lo que las brigadas continúan alerta de la situación.


First Tropical Cyclone of 2006 forms off West Australia

The first tropical cyclone of the 2006 Southern Hemisphere cyclone season is off the coast of Western Australia and is predicted to cross land around 9:00PM West Australian Time (1:00PM UTC).

Cyclone Clare has been upgraded to a category three storm by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Earlier today it was feared that Claire could be become a category four storm as it gets closer to land. The Bureau of Meteorology warned that if it became category four it could bring winds up to 240 km/h.

Current warnings are for "very destructive winds with gusts to 195 kilometres per hour are expected in the Dampier, Karratha and Mardie areas this evening", according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Warnings for 150 km/h winds are current inland to Pannawonica.

A number of communties along the coastline are already being battered by strong winds. Neil Bennet, senior forecaster for the Bureau of Meteorology said "We've been looking at gusts around the 80-knot mark, which is roughly 150 to 160 kilometres an hour, being reported from the Dampier area".

At 6:00PM West Australian Time (10:00AM UTC), the cyclone was 65 km North of Karratha and moving South-East at 18 km/h.

Forecasters predict that Clare will hit the Pilbara region between Dampier and Mardie.

Around 1,500 people in low lying areas of Karratha, Dampier, Roebourne, Wickham and Point Samson have been evacuated by State Emergency Service personnel.

"We are asking people ... to basically put an emergency kit of essential items together with them, things like food and water to last 48 hours, medicines, clothes and then just important personal documents, such as passports, wills and any other really essential items" said SES spokesperson Nita Gill.

"Most people who are on higher ground, so long as their home's prepared and sturdy and they're ready, they often will just wait out the cyclone in their home" Ms Gill said.

Australia's two largest ports - Dampier and Port Hedland have been closed. The ports export more than 200 million tonnes of iron ore and liquefied natural gas each year.

Major industries in the area have also closed.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns residents of Karratha and Dampier that a dangerous storm surge may occur causing damaging waves and flooding as the cyclone crosses land. Widespread heavy rain and flooding is likely in the Pilbara and Gascoyne over the next few days.


Tropisk cyklon drabbar nordvästra Australien

Australien – Den första tropiska cyklonen under 2006-års orkansäsong på södra halvklotet befinner sig utanför västra Australiens kust och förväntas nå land omkring klockan nio på morgonen lokal tid.

Cyklonen Clare har uppgraderats till en storm av kategori tre av Australiens meteorologiska institut. Man fruktade tidigare på dagen att Clare kunde komma att uppgraderas till kategori fyra vilket skulle betyda vindhastigheter på upp till 240 kilometer per timme.

De varningar som väderlekstjänsten utfärdat säger att "mycket destruktiva vindar med stormbyar på 195 kilometer per timme förväntas kring Dampier, Karratha och Mardie under kvällen".

Varningar för vindar på uppemot 150 kilometer per timme har utfärdats inåt land så långt som till Pannawonica.

Flera samhällen längs med kusten har redan nåtts av starka vindaar. Enligt Neil Bennet, chefsmeteorolog på väderlekstjänsten, talar om rapporter från Dampier om vindar på omkring 150-160 kilometer per timme.

Klockan sex på morgonen lokal tid uppmättes 65 kilometer per timme norr om Karratha och cyklonen färdades då söderut med en hastighet på 18 kilometer i timmen.

Clare förväntas nå Pilbara mellan Dampier och Mardie.

Omkring 1 500 personer i och omkring Karratha, Dampier, Roebourne, Wickham och Point Samson har evakuerats av den federala räddningstjänsten som uppmanar allmänheten att förse sig med ett överlevndaskit med mat och vatten för 48 timmar, mediciner och identitetshandlingar.

Enligt talesmän för räddningstjänsten berör evakueringen främst boende i låglänta områden. Invånare längre inåt land som bor i rejäla hus och är väl förberedda behöver bara vänta ut stormen inomhus.

Alla större industrier i det drabbade området har stängts liksom hamnar och oljeplattformar utanför kusten.

Väderlekstjänsten varnar också invånare i Karratha och Dampier för stormvågor som kan orsaka översvämningar när stormen når land. Översvämningar och häftigt regn förutspås i området kring Pilbara och Gascoyne under de kommande dagarna.


Flooding kills 91 in El Salvador

Flooding caused by torrential rain over several days has killed at least 91 people in El Salvador, according to officials. Sixty are still missing, more than 7,000 are in temporary accommodation and authorities expect to find more bodies. This brings the total up from the 50 reported earlier today.

The sea level has risen up to 1.2 metres (four feet) in some regions. "Unfortunately we have to report the number of dead has increased because of the rains, we now count 50 individuals," said Jorge Melendez, head of El Salvador's civil protection service.

The government has declared a state of emergency in five regions in El Salvador after three days of rain, according to Interior Minister Humberto Centeno. He listed the capital San Salvador and the San Vicente department as the hardest-hit regions.

Rescue workers pulled bodies from collapsed buildings. "We rescued a man this morning who had fractures, and a little girl," said local Cristian Aguilar. "My son and I crossed through the floodwater and brought them here, and now she is with her parents."

There are conflicting reports as to whether Hurricane Ida is responsible for the flooding, with a spokesman for the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Florida attributing the rain to a separate, low pressure system.

Forecasters have warned that flooding may hit Cuba, and the NHC said that they expect Ira to produce "large and destructive waves", with flash floods and mudslides in Central America and the Caribbean. The NHC also warns that Ida could reach the US's Gulf Coast by Tuesday.

On Thursday, Ida reached 120kph (75mph), making it a Category 1 hurricane—the lowest level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, a five-level scale that measures a hurricane's intensity and potential for destruction—causing flooding in Nicaragua leaving thousands of people homeless. No casualties were reported.


El huracán Ida deja un saldo de casi 100 muertos en El Salvador

Las autoridades sanitarias de El Salvador informaron que ya son por lo menos 91 las personas muertas tras el paso del huracán Ida. Ese país Centroamericano ha declarado la emergencia en cinco departamentos. Se estima que hay 60 personas desaparecidas y unas 7 mil evacuadas, además de los cuantiosos daños materiales.

El Ministro Humberto Centeno dijo en conferencia de prensa que estiman que el número de víctimas fatales pueda aumentar, ya que muchos municipios afectados por el huracán están aún inaccesibles e incomunicados. Los departamentos más afectados hasta el momento son San Vicente, en la región central y San Salvador, la capital del país. Los departamentos que declararon la emergencia son La Paz, La Libertad, Cuscatlán, San Vicente y San Salvador.

Por su parte, el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de los Estados Unidos informó que el huracán se está fortaleciendo en la zona del caribe, sobre la peníncula de Yucatán. Se estima que los fuertes vientos alcancen la costa estadounidense en el Golfo de México en un par de días más.

Ida llegó al nivel de huracán el jueves pasado, frente a las costas caribeñas de Nicaragua. Tras algunos debilitamientos en tierra, este sábado recobró su intensidad cuando volvió a zona marítima.


Hurricane Bill gains strength over Atlantic

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic storm season, recently formed over the ocean.

The storm is expected to gain strength over the next few days, with maximum wind speeds reaching 90 miles per hour, and sustained winds up to 75 mph. Bill is expected to reach the third category on the Safif-Simpson hurricane intensity scale.

As of 11.00 EDT, Bill was centered approximately 1,080 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, heading east-northeast at about 16 miles per hour. Forecasts suggest the storm may pass northeast of Puerto Rico and advance toward Bermuda.

US National Hurricane Center meteorologist Daniel Brown said that "we do believe [the storm] could become a major hurricane during the next couple of days."

Bill may also impact the U.S. East Coast by next weekend. All interests potentially in the path of the storm are advised to track its progress over coming days.