Thursday, July 8, 2010

Google Street View: new mapping scheme captures man three times

730AM GMT sixteen March 2010

A Google Streetview camera car Bill Baldry crossed paths with the Google car 3 times Photo GETTY

Bill Baldry, 63, a late Met Office weatherman, was delivering newsletters on the day the Google car arrived to movie each travel in his home village.

Mr Baldry, who lives nearby Stowmarket, Suffolk pronounced "It seems I have the indeterminate eminence of looming 3 times on the site that contingency be an unusual coincidence.

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"I hatred to think what the contingency contingency be but they contingency be flattering high. Looking behind I can stop the day it happened last Spring but at the time I had no thought what the camera car was doing.

"I was out delivering the internal gardening bar repository and usually going around the encampment putting copies by letterboxes when I saw a strange-looking car.

"Then when the site was launched last week I motionless to have a see at the encampment out of oddity and found that I had been photographed 3 times in 3 opposite locations."

Street View was launched national last week after Google prisoner images of some-more than 95% of the roads in the UK with images of multiform million homes.

The camera cars toured roughly a entertain of a million miles but there has been critique from a little communities about an advance of their remoteness and fears it could assist would-be burglars.

But the association demand that the camera usually captures what any one flitting a skill would see, and if asked they will remove particular properties from the site.

Bebel Gilberto: All in One, CD review

By Mark Hudson 1212PM GMT seventeen March 2010

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Nato help needed to fight cyber war

By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent 300PM GMT seventeen March 2010

The inform highlights the dangers of attacks on the internet, promissory note and mobile phone networks by the Russians in Estonia 3 years ago in plea for the removal of a statue of a Soviet soldier.

The attacks crippled money machines, emails, websites and write networks forcing the supervision to promulgate by air wave at one stage.

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Security sources have told The Dailythat they are endangered the same thing could occur in Britain and ran an practice at the finish of last year called Exercise White Noise to copy what would occur if the mobile and landline networks opposite the nation were brought down by an attack.

The House of Lords cabinet on the European Union says that Britain is "reasonably well placed to cope with such disruptions" but says that most of the rest of the EU is lagging behind.

Lord Jopling, authority of the sub-committee on home affairs, that constructed the report, pronounced "The EU and Nato have identical interests in counterclaim opposite cyber-attacks and work in identical ways, nonetheless there is probably no information exchnage in between them."

The report, published on Thursday, criticises the place of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in Haraklion in Crete, indicating out that it takes 7 to ten hours usually to get to Brussels and staff have outlayed 85 nights on stopovers in Athens in the last year alone.

The city does not have a European propagandize and the centre is struggling to capture well-qualified staff.

The inform says "From the justification we have perceived we are assured that the preference to site ENISA at Heraklion was not taken on the basement of a clever cost/benefit analysis, and that it has led and continues to lead to problems over the recruitment and influence of staff, and over the scheduling of meetings.

"We urge the Government to safeguard that, when the subject of place of EU agencies arises in the future, the part of state in that the group is to be located should take in to comment the views of alternative part of states on the preference of site inside of that country, and that all such decisions should be taken usually on the basement of a severe cost/benefit analysis."

Banker claims he was sacked for being too successful

By Matthew Moore 730AM GMT eighteen March 2010

Raphael Geys alleges that he was sacked by Socit Gnrale, France"s second largest bank, for being "too successful."

During his time as handling executive of the bank"s European bound income sales division, Mr Geys some-more than doubled revenues from �183 million (€205 million) to �394 million (€440 million), according to writings submitted to the High Court in London.

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When he was discharged in Nov 2007 the landowner deserted a �7 million (€7.9 million) separation offer, claiming he was entitled to almost more.

Socit Gnrale has right away cold the strange offer, claiming that by receiving authorised movement over the distance of his boon Mr Geys has damaged the conditions of his stipulate and dispossessed all benefits.

He is right away claiming a separation package of �9 million (€10 million) and damages. Court writings submitted by the banker"s authorised group state "He was discharged for being as well successful in that purpose since the supplies in his stipulate were deliberate by the bank to be as well generous."

On Socit Gnrale"s explain that Mr Geys is right away due nothing, the writings supplement "The parties concluded in his stipulate a package of sums to be paid to the petitioner in the eventuality that the stipulate was terminated, sums wise his practice standing and grant to the business.

"The bank right away cynically explain in this movement they are not thankful to compensate the petitioner a penny piece. That defence, with all the deception and sophistication, should be dismissed."

A orator for the bank pronounced currently "Raphael Geys worked for Socit Gnrale Corporate and Investment Banking in between Jan 2005 and Nov 2007 as a handling executive in European Fixed Income Sales.

"We are energetically fortifying the claims that have been brought opposite the bank. However, while authorised record are ongoing it would be inapt to have any criticism at this stage."

Socit Gnrale is most appropriate well known in Britain for the "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel, whose fake exchange cost the bank an estimated �4.4 billion (€4.9 billion) until he was unclosed in 2008. The bank employs around 2,300 people in London and posted increase of �608 million (€678 million) last year.

Mr Geys accomplished giving his justification yesterday

Sir Alex Ferguson warms to Manchester Uniteds battles ahead in Europe

By Duncan White 1100PM GMT thirteen March 2010

 Sir Alex Ferguson warms to the battles forward  Alex Ferguson Master category Sir Alex Ferguson is eager by the fool around and power of big Champions League contests Photo AFP

Ferguson is indefatigable, his aspiration is omnivorous and the grand primogenitor of the diversion is in the mood to grow his already challenging legacy.

"There is a genuine fad since we are still in the European Cup and the Champions League pull is subsequent Friday," he said, in light intoxicating beverage as he pauses prior to the power of the run-in. "This is the reason you begin out in this job; to have these moments. You wish to experience a career where you are removing concerned with the most appropriate games possible.

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"I still recollect the disturb of removing promoted with St Mirren and going to fool around Celtic and Rangers. Those were the greatest moments of my hold up at that time. And afterwards on to Aberdeen to grasp what I did. That"s what you do with a challenge, you set yourself to be the most appropriate you can presumably be. I am at the right bar here and each diversion is a opposite sort of plea since if you lose a diversion at this club, it equates to something and you try to equivocate those kind of games."

This has been a conspicuous week for Ferguson. It began with a well-intentioned but organisation rebuke for Wayne Rooney and the nationalistic unrestrained that brought an injury, and was rught afar followed by a lapse to the tip of the Premier League with the kind of parsimonious win evil of Ferguson teams on the pretension home-straight.

The following morning, his name was on the front pages, a high-profile inform alleging his in isolation await for the Red Knights, the organisation of rich investors looking to buy Manchester United from the Glazers. Ferguson was sure in his rejection of the story and continues to grumpily equivocate efforts to captivate him out on the theme of the Red Knights or the green-and-gold grassroots fan movement.

More gentle domain for Ferguson was the 4-0 thumping of Milan in the Champions League. In tactical conditions it was a first-round knockout, the aspiring but naïve Leonardo looming out of his weight category opposite the Govan heavyweight.

Everything is entrance together. Ferguson believes they have eventually sorted Rio Ferdinand"s worrying behind damage whilst John O"Shea and Owen Hargreaves are additionally close to returning from their own difficult injuries. Edwin outpost der Sar has brought stability, Nani is starting to do his intensity and the healthy span of Darren Fletcher and Park Ji-Sung are probably still using as you review this. Even the old ensure are in singular form Paul Scholes and Gary Neville crop up to be personification their approach in to new contracts.

Then, of course, there is Rooney and his thirty goals, unbelievably creation light of Ronaldo"s absence. As one protg flourishes, an additional is frustrated. The supposed knowledge is that, for the prior dual seasons, Ferguson had Rooney have tactical sacrifices in sequence to concede Ronaldo to maximize his substantial ability. Liberated, Rooney is display his own loyal capability as United surge towards a third true Champions League final. Ronaldo, shorn of his unselfish sidekick, is left kicking his heels after Real Madrid"s sixth true exit prior to the quarter-final stage.

Ferguson regularly suspected Ronaldo would find it difficult to regulate to the endless courtesy that comes with personification in the Spanish capital.

Having sent Ronaldo a "happy birthday" content at the commencement of last month, Ferguson perceived a reply revelation him how most he was missed. With the Real manager, Manuel Pellegrini, confronting seditious twittering from the players and presumably confronting the sack, no consternation Ronaldo misses a man who has been a infirm father-figure.

"I still have a good down payment with him, he"s a good guy," Ferguson said. "I similar to Ronaldo, he"s a good lad, true as a die, a good personality. Jorge Mendes, his agent, longed for Cristiano to stay with us, that is a credit to him. He longed for the most appropriate for his player, of course. The most appropriate thing is not regularly monetary or a luminary standing a normal hold up is regularly a good thing to have, too. We could have incited the income down but Ronaldo longed for to go so that, joined with the actuality of what that could mean, done it the approach it was.

"I don"t think Real Madrid is an easy bar to fool around for. There is a playground trustworthy to it. It has a lot of good tools about it that have it tasteful but he knows the worth of what he had here. What they have here is protection. They come to precision each day and there is no one here but us. At Real Madrid and the Italian clubs there are 2,000 people examination training, but it"s not so most the fans. The media movie the precision sessions each day. It is utterly in isolation here.

"You"d similar to to think he would wish to come behind here but I wouldn"t have thought he would come back. I don"t think he will stay at Real Madrid all his hold up or anything similar to that there are alternative hurdles for him, since he is that sort of lad."

One Portuguese who is really returning home this week is Ferguson"s former ring partner, Jose Mourinho, as Internazionale revisit Chelsea. The United physical education instructor positively views the winners of Wednesday"s game, along with Barcelona, as United"s arch rivals for the Champions League, teams to be avoided in Friday"s draw.

"It is a big one," Ferguson said. "Chelsea are difficult to kick at Stamford Bridge but it is a good Inter group an softened Inter group and Jose will have them well-organised. It won"t be an easy diversion for Chelsea. I think Jose has them personification right afar as he wants it"s his team. He has altered the complement and they are not bad, not bad at all.

"It will rest on how they hoop Didier Drogba. They don"t have a good understanding of tallness at the back. They have Lucio who is a in accord with distance but Walter Samuel is not big, he"s usually about 5ft 9ins or so. He"s difficult but not quite big so Drogba"s distance could be a problem.

"There"s all that things about Jose going back. While that will assistance Jose in that he will be well-prepared, it competence additionally assistance Chelsea as well in the clarity that they wish to kick their own physical education instructor going behind to Stamford Bridge."

This is Ferguson at his best, engrossed in the football, relishing the contests with opposition coaches. He has warned in the past that when he retires this time in aspiring he will do so but warning. He will simply travel afar when he doesn"t feel the hunger. In the thick of the action, though, early retirement could not be serve from his mind.

"I don"t think about the future, I don"t think as well far forward since you never know, you competence not be here."

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Wii could help prevent elderly falls

839AM GMT fourteen March 2010

Academics at the University of Essex have assimilated forces with Colchester Hospital in Essex to investigate either the renouned computer console could urge the change of aged sanatorium patients.

The NHS and amicable services dialect is believed to outlay �1 billion on treating aged people who have taken a tumble. Researcher goal if aged people spin some-more assured about relocating by utilizing the Wii Fit they are less expected to have falls and in spin will be less depressed, disastrous and anxious.

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Dr Murray Griffin from the university"s dialect of biological sciences is heading the study. He will be operative with patients at Colchester Hospital"s falls impediment hospital to see if computer sessions on the Wii Fit helps condense the series of falls in future.

Dr Griffin pronounced "It is all about mending their peculiarity of hold up and wellbeing so they have some-more confidence.

"One of the greatest problems with most sorts of physiotherapy aftercare is removing people to do the exercises.

"But as most people think the Wii is fun, we are anticipating some-more people will do the exercises. If correspondence goes up it can have a certain outcome on incidences of falling."