Train derails in Spain, dozens feared dead

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

MADRID (AP) ? A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured.

Authorities did not immediately release casualty figures.

But a photographer at the scene said he saw dozens of what appeared to be dead bodies being extracted from the wreck by emergency workers. Spanish National TV showed footage of what appeared to be several bodies covered by blankets alongside the tracks next to the damaged train wagons.

The photographer, Xabier Martinez, told The Associated Press that he also spoke to two injured train passengers who said they felt a strong vibration before the derailing.

The accident occurred on high-speed tracks near the train station in Santiago de Compostola, 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of El Ferrol. Rescue workers were seen in the television images caring for people still inside some of the wagons.

The train, which belongs to the state-owned Renfe company, was headed to El Ferrol from Madrid.

Officials at the Interior Ministry and the Adif rail infrastructure authority did not immediately answer telephone calls or return messages seeking comment. Officials with Renfe also did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Associated Press

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This is Your Life: Facebook and the business of identity

"The story of your life."

With that phrase, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced the company's new Timeline profile in the fall of 2011. The social network's original profile page, he explained, was the first place where most people "felt safe expressing their real self" on the internet, but it was only the "first five minutes of your conversation." A major redesign in 2008 extended that to "the next 15 minutes." Timeline, though, was the "next few hours." Your true self, in full.

To illustrate the point, Zuckerberg went on to show a promotional video that put This Is Your Life to shame by recapping one man's life from his own birth to the birth of his child (and then some) in just over a minute. Facebook has always wanted to be your online identity -- your internet, in many ways -- but it was now also bringing something else to the fore that once had a tendency to fade into the background; your memories.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/facebook-and-the-business-of-identity/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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Golf: Woods tries out injured elbow at Muirfield

GULLANE: Tiger Woods has made a cautious return to Muirfield, 11 years after he saw his dream of achieving the Grand Slam of golf blown away by a North Sea storm.

The world number one played nine holes over the British Open course on Sunday despite still taking painkillers and receiving treatment for the injury to his left elbow that he exacerbated while playing in last month's US Open.

Heeding medical advice, Woods put his clubs aside immediately after Merion, and his first competitive round since then will come when he tees off in Thursday's first round.

Playing with Dustin Johnson and Jason Day, Woods limited himself to nine holes over the sun-baked East Lothian links, saying: "I better not push it.

"The ground's going to be hard over here. I just wanted to make sure that everything was healed before I came over."

Woods has every reason to be cautious of Muirfield, which will be hosting The Open for the 16th time.

The last time it was held there in 2002, he went out in his third round just as a storm system came out of the North Sea, whipping up havoc on the course and condemning the American to a 10-over 81, to date the worst score of his professional career.

That left him with no chance of making it three majors in a row, having already won the Masters and the US Open that year, and Woods has failed to get that far along the road to the Grand Slam since then.

Still, Woods says he harbours no ill-feeling towards the course many regard as being the finest links layout in world golf.

"This marks my second trip to Muirfield. My first visit in 2002 didn't go very well," he wrote on his website.

"I caught the worst of the weather and wound up tying for 28th. That's just the nature of links golf. Luck plays a big part in it, and you never know what you're going to get.

"Muirfield is one of the hardest courses in Scotland. The front nine is basically played clockwise and the back nine is played counter-clockwise and on the inside of the front nine.

"You have to shape the golf ball both ways, and you never know what's going to come off that water as far as wind. It can change directions.

"If the wind switches, you can be aggressive on certain holes and others you have to be conservative.

"That's the neat thing about a British Open: you just never know what type of conditions you're going to get each day."

Despite the elbow pain and the lack of play, Woods has been installed as the bookies favourite, with the conditions similar to those at Hoylake in 2006 when he won the third of his British Open titles.

On that occasion, the sun-baked fairways meant that he was able to use his driver just once in 72 holes and still win comfortably.

Woods has won four times this year already and regained the world number one spot from Rory McIlroy, but he has failed to win a 15th major title, the last coming at the 2008 US Open.

Since then, his quest to overhaul Jack Nicklaus' record mark of 18 majors has stalled as he was engulfed in a sex scandal that wrecked his marriage and sullied his reputation and then hit by a succession of injuries.

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/golf-woods-tries-out/745322.html

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5 NFL Teams Already Planning for Next Offseason-Bills make the list..

sure it's BR but it shows even outside sources know this team is not a true contender..yet

5 NFL Teams Already Planning for Next Offseason

BY DAN HOPE (FEATURED COLUMNIST) ON JULY 14, 2013

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...next-offseason

1-Arizona Cardinals

2-Buffalo Bills

With a new head coach in Doug Marrone, new quarterbacks on the roster and a talented crop of players on both sides of the ball, Buffalo Bills fans have reason to be excited about their team?s prospects for the future. That said, the transition to being a winning team is unlikely to be immediate in 2013.

While EJ Manuel was a first-round pick in this year?s draft, he is unlikely to follow in the footsteps of the three rookie quarterbacks who led their teams to the playoffs last season. Manuel has the physical tools to be a very good franchise quarterback, but his game is considerably more raw than that of Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III or even Russell Wilson coming out of college last season.

The addition of Manuel brings definite hope to the Bills for 2014 and beyond, but the quarterback situation continues to look concerning for 2013. Manuel is likely to have his share of rookie struggles should he start, while veteran free-agent addition Kevin Kolb may be a decent stopgap quarterback option but is unlikely to be a significant upgrade over Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The Bills have some significant areas of concern at other positions as well. Outside of wideout Stevie Johnson, the Bills have a lack of proven receiving threats on their offense. They are also weak at the left guard position and do not have a premier pass-rusher opposite Mario Williams.

The Bills appear to be headed in the right direction, but they aren?t ready yet to challenge the New England Patriots in the AFC East. But with a year for Manuel and much of the team?s other young talent to develop and mesh, the Bills have definite potential for playoff contention come 2014.

One area where the Bills are certainly already looking ahead to next offseason is the contract situation of free safety Jairus Byrd. Byrd is currently franchise-tagged by the Bills but remained unsigned as of Saturday night.

The deadline to sign franchise-tagged players to long-term deals is Monday, and a deal with Byrd is unlikely to happen, according to WGR?s Joe Buscaglia. Byrd could end up holding out for part or all of the 2013 season if he chooses not to sign his franchise tender, but the bigger concern for the Bills going forward is securing the status of one of their key defensive playmakers.

If the Bills end up having to replace Byrd next offseason, it will be one more area of still-necessary rebuilding in addition to addressing the team?s pass rush and left guard situations.

although I agree it will be a good chance in 2014 when this team starts to really contend this article seems pretty optimistic on their chances as well..

3-Jacksonville Jaguars

4-New York Jets

5-Oakland Raiders

Source: http://boards.buffalobills.com/showthread.php?463640-5-NFL-Teams-Already-Planning-for-Next-Offseason-Bills-make-the-list&goto=newpost

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HTC UK confirms Official Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OTA Update is now available for HTC One

HTC UK has officially announced that the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update is now available for the UK-based HTC One smartphones. Simply check the Software Update menu of your device and you will be able to upgrade the phone in no time with the latest build of Jelly Bean firmware.

Since the Twitter account that announced the OTA Update is the UK edition, it means that the news is for HTC One users who live in the United Kingdom. So, the new firmware update will improve several areas of your device, section such as the launcher, widgets, lock screen widgets, tweaks for other small apps and tons of other new features.

Check to see if the update is available by opening Settings, then About, open Software Update and tap the ?Check Now? button.

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for HTC One UK has the firmware version set to 2.24.401.1 and it measures 416.45MB in size. Make sure that you?re using a Wi-Fi connection while downloading the required files. After the download is complete, simply follow the on-screen instructions and complete the update in under 10 minutes.

It seems like the new update will add new Lock Screen widgets support, on-screen ?menu key? can now be disabled, quick settings appear in the notification bar, BlinkFeed supports Instagram, brand new video highlights, you can lock AF / AE in camera application, etc.

?The Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OTA Update for HTC One has already reached other European and Asian regions. Along with the HTC-based new features, you will also get the Jelly Bean 4.2.2-native DayDream function, which runs mostly as a screensaver. You can enable it like this: Open Settings, then Display and tap the ?Daydream? section. Choose from tons of options, such as PhotoFrame, PhotoTable, BeanFlinger, Clock, Colors or any other new options that were added by the apps you have currently installed on your HTC One.

No official word has been said yet regarding the availability of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OTA Update for UK carrier-branded HTC One devices. More news should follow in the next couple of days.

If you?re based in UK and you got the new Jelly Bean 4.2.2 OTA Update for your HTC One, then you should tell us in comments how?s your device acting with the new firmware and, if you spotted any battery life improvements. Also, look for other new features that might have been added and escaped our attention, then post them in comments so that other users will find out about them too.

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Video: Something really yucky from Texas Parks and Wildlife

The mummified horned lizard carcasses on a yucca in west Texas show the handiwork of the loggerhead shrike. Nicknamed the "butcherbird," the loggerhead shrike impales its prey, making it easier to eat and store for later consumption. To learn more about this and other creepy creatures of Texas, visit www.LifesBetterOutside.org

Source: http://pittsburg.kltv.com/news/environment/194751-video-something-really-yucky-texas-parks-and-wildlife

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Photos: California home for sale for ?77 million (but the owner comes with it)

IT COSTS $100 million (?77 million), comes with its own ballroom, and has knockout views of San Francisco ? but there?s also a catch.

This gigantic mansion in California is up for sale by its elderly owner who is doing some estate planning, and as part of the terms and conditions, he won?t be handing over the house until he dies. ?Christian de Guigne IV, whose grandfather started building the house 99 years ago, has exclusive use of the home until his death, according to The Wall Street Journal, which could be awkward for anyone hoping to move into their new pad any time soon.

The giant house has seven bedrooms, a servants? wing, two reservoirs, a flower-arranging room and ? of course! ? a pool.

Let?s have a look around.

Source: http://www.thejournal.ie/deguigne-house-for-sale-california-988670-Jul2013/

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