Rooney ready for United start against Chelsea

Manchester United manager David Moyes has revealed that Wayne Rooney could start Monday’s Premier League showdown with Chelsea despite being regularly linked with a move to the London club.

Rooney, who has been the subject of two failed bids from Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, has been suffering from hamstring and shoulder injuries.

But the 27-year-old came on as a second-half substitute in last weekend’s opening win at Swansea, setting up goals for Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck.

“Wayne has recovered and has a good chance of starting,” Moyes said.

Earlier Friday, Moyes reaffirmed United’s stance that Rooney will not be sold to Chelsea.

Mourinho has suggested he will make a third bid for the England international following Monday’s game at Old Trafford.

But when asked if there had been anything further on Rooney’s future, Moyes said: “We have said it haven’t we? It is still the same message.”

Surpring Things Your Android Phone Can Do

Most Android aficionados already know that you can “root” (aka gain administrative access to) your device, change the look and feel of your phone with a custom launcher and sideload apps from anywhere you want. However, even if you’re an early adopter, you might not know about these 12 surprising things your Android phone can do.




Run a Web Server



Android is a form of Linux, so it should be no surprise that any modern Android device can run a full-fledged Web server complete with a mySQL database, PHP support and FTP for file transfers. You can even make the server available on the Internet and use it with a domain of your choice.

Developers can use an Android Web server to test out their code and then show it to clients or stakeholders in the office. Users who want to run a small blog or share files with co-workers via FTP can have a server sitting in their living rooms or even in their pockets. If you use a $45 Android Mini PC like the MK808B instead of a phone, you can run a server the size of a flash drive that gets all of its power over USB.






If you want to write an iPhone app, you’ll be doing all your coding on a Mac. If you want to code for Windows Phone or BlackBerry, you’ll be writing those applications on your desktop or laptop also. However, with Android, you can actually write, compile and test an app directly on your device.

Granted, most programmers will want to do their work on a PC, but if you want to tap out some code on the phone itself, a free app called AIDE provides a complete end-to-end solution. You can also write HTML, PHP, Javascript and other Web code using DroidEdit.

Allow Remote Access from Your PC





Want to see and access the content and apps on your phone from your PC? With a remote access app installed, you can control your phone from a Web browser on your desktop. You can also use such as remote desktop apps such as 2X or Splashtop 2 Remote Desktop to control your PC from your phone.


Serve As a Pedometer





Earlier this year, I was impressed when I saw that Samsung’s Galaxy S4 came with an app that measures how many steps you’ve walked each day. However, there’s no special hardware inside the GS4 and, as it turns out, you can use any Android phone as a pedometer.

Pedometer apps such as Accupedo use your phone’s accelerometer to determine when you’ve taken a step and then store that data, along with information you’ve entered about your weight and height, to determine how many calories you’ve burned.



Every Android phone has a microUSB port that you can use for charging or copying files to and from your PC. However, most users don’t know that, using a simple USB OTG (“on the go”) adapter cable, a free app and root-level access to the operating system, you can attach can transfer files directly from a USB flash drive or hard drive. You can even attach an SD Card reader and use that to grab photos from your camera and automatically upload them to the cloud. No PC required.

Use a Mouse and Keyboard





With a $3 USB OTG cable, your phone can not only interface with storage ports, but also interface with an external mouse and keyboard. On its own, your phone emits enough power to connect a typical wired or wireless 2.4-GHz mouse. However, if you want to connect a keyboard as well, you’ll need to route your connection through a powered USB hub.

Man jailed for Facebook porn offences

A Hobart man who used a fake Facebook account to pretend he was a promiscuous schoolgirl and share child pornography has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Jabin Christy Edmond, 32, pleaded guilty to 28 child pornography charges relating to offending between early 2010 and early 2012.

The Supreme Court in Hobart heard Edmond had more than 800 child pornography images on his computer and four videos that he shared with others online.

The court heard a 13-year-old girl who met Edmond online is seeing a specialist psychologist to deal with mental trauma.

Edmond was given a non-parole period of 21 months.

20 School Uniforms From Around The World (see NIGERIA)

Check out what children in 20 countries around the world will be wearing on their first day of school.

1. Kenya

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• 2. Malaysia

  

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• 3. India

  

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• 4. Syria

  

  IMAGE: FLICKR, ALESSANDRA KOCMAN

• 5. Singapore

  

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• 6. Indonesia

  

  IMAGE: FLICKR, TANTI RUWANI

• 7. Vietnam

  

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• 8. Honduras

  

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• 9. Sri Lanka

  

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• 10. Hong Kong

  

  IMAGE: FLICKR, ROGER WALCH

• 11. Nepal

  

  IMAGE: FLICKR, MARLA SHOWFER

• 12. Phillipines

  

  IMAGE: FLICKR, BRIAN SAHAGUN

• 13. China

  

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• 14. South Africa

  

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• 15. Japan

  

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• 16. Cuba

  

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• 17. Australia

  

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• 18. England

  

  IMAGE: FLICKR, ANDREW BARCLAY

• 19. Nigeria

  

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• 20. Usbekistan

  

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Baby giant panda cub born at National Zoo

Zoologists at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, were greeted with good news on Friday, when giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a baby panda cub.

Staffers at the zoo had kept their eyes glued to Mei Xiang over the last few weeks, as she began to show signs that she might be either pregnant or experiencing pseudopregnancy (false indicators of pregnancy, which is common among pandas).

Any uncertainty was cleared up once and for all on Friday, when the zoo confirmed that not only was Mei Xiang pregnant, she had successfully given birth. Her cub came into the world today at 5:32 PM after about two hours of labor.

Some Smithsonian Zoo staff members were able to watch the news about the new cub as it happened, through the zoo’s PandaCam.

“I’m glued to the new panda cams and thrilled to hear the squeals, which appear healthy, of our newborn cub,” Dennis Kelly, the zoo’s director, said in a statement. Though the cam had been broadcasting around the clock, it was recently turned off to public viewers out of respect for Mei Xiang, though the zoo staff was able to watch it internally to monitor her condition.

Genomic Differences Found in Types of Cervical Cancer

The study, published August 23, 2013 in the online version of the journal Cancer by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), is the first to compare the spectrum of cancer-related gene mutations in the two main subtypes of cervical cancer -- adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. In tests on 80 cervical tumor samples, the investigators found high rates of mutations in two genes: PIK3CA and KRAS. WhilePIK3CA mutations appeared in both subtypes, KRAS mutations were found only in adenocarcinomas.

By linking their findings to data on patients' treatment and survival, researchers found that PIK3CA mutations are associated with a shorter survival period: patients whose tumors carried these mutations lived a median of 67 months after diagnosis compared with 90 months for patients whose tumors lacked the mutations.

"We have historically treated cervical cancers as one disease," says the study's lead author, Alexi Wright, MD, MPH, of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber. "However, our findings suggest that some patients may be at higher risk of dying from their disease and might benefit from a more tailored treatment approach."




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“Two-Headed” Baby Boy Undergoes Life Changing Surgery in India

Doctors at the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata, India have recently operated on an eight-month-old boy that was born with what appeared to be a second head.

Medical researchers explain that the rare medical condition Tofajjal was born with is known to the scientific community as encephalomeningocele.

This medical condition is extremely rare, meaning that it only affect one in 40,000 – 45,000 newborns.

Interestingly enough, encephalomeningocele is more common among babies born in Southeast Asia than it is among infants born in other parts of the world.

The condition boils down to the fact that, due to the presence of a fissure in the skull, both the meninges and brain substance leak out and more often than not form a bulge.

The doctors who operated on Tofajjal say that, in the case of this baby boy, the deformity on top of his head looked very much like a “parasitic twin.”

What's more, this so-called second head only grew bigger from the day Tofajjal was born until the day when it was removed. 

“Tofajjal was born with a rare deformity - there was a second head maturing on top of his head,” neurosurgeon Sisir Das commented on this medical case, as cited by Daily Mail.

“I have never operated on such a big lesion. It was a very critical operation and slightest slip-up during the vital surgery might have ended the life of the baby,” he went on to say.

The eight-month-old boy was operated on about a month ago, on July 28. Since then, he has made significant progress and doctors have high hopes that he will make a full recovery.

“After most of the doctors and relatives in Tripura told us that our baby would not be cured and he might die soon, we took him to Kolkata in a critical condition.”

“None said that my child would live. But with the blessings of Allah, I am taking him back home,” mother Sabia Khatun told the press.

Yoruba, Hausa traders clash in Ibadan market

There was commotion in Ibadan on Friday when Yoruba and Hausa traders clashed at Bodija Market, leaving at least five people injured while property worth millions of naira were destroyed, according to eyewitness.

Traders fled the market in the aftermath of the clash, leaving their stores open while food stuffs littered the entire market. At the entrance of the market, a commercial bicycle was set ablaze while the owner escaped with minor injuries.

A truck load of food stuffs was also vandalised inside the market. Traders with serious injuries were said to have been quickly taken to the hospital while police vans were stationed at strategic positions.

There were varied accounts of the cause of the clash but a credible source, Akeem Emiola, who is the Public Relations Officer, Ibadan Food Stuffs Sellers Association, Bodija Market, told our correspondent that there had been tension between the two groups since Yoruba traders were killed by Boko Haram members in Borno State.

On May 5, 2013, four traders were killed while 10 more were killed on June 28. 2013. Since the massacres were carried out, Yoruba traders had shunned the troubled zone, paving the way for Hausa traders to bring in food stuffs, especially beans from the North and sell at preferred prices.

Emiola said Friday’s clash was the climax of the tension that had been on the rise since the death of the 14 traders.

He said, “Since Boko Haram killed Yoruba traders from Bodija Market, traders could not go to the North to buy food stuffs but the Hausa traders have a means of sending the products especially beans to their kinsmen in Ibadan. The price has since risen beyond common man’s ability, which is a source of worry for the leadership of Bodija market union. There was tension in the market because only the Hausa traders have been selling beans in large quantity, leaving Yoruba traders idle.”

He added that there were rumours that a clash was imminent between the two ethnic groups, leading to a peace talk called by the community leaders in Bodija area, where all concerned parties were invited.

But a solution remained elusive until Friday, when the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Indabawa, invited all the parties involved to find a solution to the brewing crisis.

“On Friday, all the parties concerned met with the Commissioner of Police, where it was agreed that beans coming from the North should be divided equally between the two groups,” said Emiola. But the truce only lasted a few hours as tension reached a boiling point.”

Racism: Malawi coach to report Stephen Keshi to FIFA

Malawi coach Tom Saintfiet is to report coach Stephen Keshi to FIFA after the Nigeria coach reportedly called him “a white dude who should go back to Belgium.”

Both coaches have been arguing since Malawi asked FIFA to move next month’s crucial World Cup qualifier from Calabar for safety reasons.

Saintfiet told BBC Sport, “It is unacceptable that any person says these words – it is clear racism. “It is 100% sure that my lawyers will lodge a complaint with FIFA.”

 The row erupted earlier this month when the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) wrote to FIFA, seeking a new venue for their 7 September, 2013 Group F qualifier away to the Super Eagles – a match which Malawi, who trail Nigeria by two points, must win to progress to the play-offs.

Belgian Saintfiet told local media at the time that he was concerned about security because he claims “the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office says it is a no-travel area.”

Keshi hit back shortly afterwards, saying “this is where we play our games and other countries are fine with that.”

And the Nigerian Football Federation complied with FIFA’s request for a written guarantee that the game would go ahead safely.

Keshi has now followed that up with comments on UK-based African TV show, Vox Africa’s Sports360, saying: “I think the coach of Malawi is crazy.

“If he wants to talk to FIFA, he should go back to Belgium. He is not an African person, he is a white dude, he should go back to Belgium.”

“I have never used any words like these to any coach. He has no right, who is he?

“All other countries play in Calabar. Calabar is one of the safest places in Nigeria… He is mad. I wish I could say it to his face.”

Saintfiet, who married a Zimbabwean earlier this year, told BBC Sport he is “shocked” by Keshi’s comments and he believes the former Nigeria captain’s words could also lead to trouble at the qualifier.

“These words create hate and aggression, and creates a risk ahead of the match in Calabar,” Saintfiet added.

“These comments are unacceptable and I am very sad about them. I will not say any bad words about Mr Keshi, nor Nigeria – I only spoke about moving the game.

“If FIFA takes racism seriously, then you have to take it seriously in both directions. If a European said something of this nature about an African, you would have a huge problem. “I am against racism in all directions.”

Saintfiet believes Keshi “is angry because of the request to change the venue,” but the Belgian stands by his feeling that Calabar is unsafe.

“If FIFA says it’s ok (for the match to be played in Calabar) because Nigeria will provide anti-bomb squads, then surely this is a problem at the beginning. If you need anti-bomb squads, you cannot consider the area safe. It is designated a non-travel area, high-risk area. We are not insulting anyone.”

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