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45 Birdman (2014)  119 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -  14 November 2014 (USA) 8.7 Your rating:    -/10  Ratings: 8.7/10 from 16,125 users   Metascore: 89/100  Reviews: 110 user | 201 critic | 46 from Metacritic.com A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Director:  Alejandro González Iñárritu Writers:  Alejandro González Iñárritu (screenplay), Nicolás Giacobone (screenplay), 2 more credits » Stars:  Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward  Norton |See full cast and crew »

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Annie Jump Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon (December 11, 1863 - April 13, 1941) was an American astronomer whose cataloging work was instrumental in the development of contemporary stellar classification. WithEdward C. Pickering, she is credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme, which was the first serious attempt to organize and classify stars based on their temperatures. She was nearlydeaf throughout her career.

more info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon in 1922
Born	December 11, 1863 Dover, Delaware[1]
Died	April 13, 1941 (aged 77) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Known for	Stellar Classification
Influences	Sarah Frances Whiting, American Physicist and Astronomer
Notable awards	Henry Draper Medal (1931)

What would happen if Lea joined 'Voice' as contestant

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Posted at 12/11/2014 1:25 PM | Updated as of 12/11/2014 5:45 PM

'The Voice of the Philippines' coach Lea Salonga. -- ABS-CBN

MANILA – The tables were turned when “The Voice of the Philippines” coach Lea Salonga was asked what she think would happen if she joined the popular singing competition.

In an interview with Mega magazine, where she appears as the latest cover girl, Salonga said she is not even sure if the show’s coaches would turn their chairs for her.

During the blind auditions, coaches of “The Voice of the Philippines” turn their chairs for talents who they think have what it takes to be part of their respective teams.

“First of all, would anybody turn? That’s the thing. I don’t know if it would have turned for me. There was a girl that actually sounded like me and I didn’t even turn. That would be a tough one. I wouldn’t know what to say,” she said.

Salonga was referring to Katherine dela Cruz, who has played the lead role of Kim in a local production of “Miss Saigon” in California.

Dela Cruz failed to turn a single chair for her performance of John Legend’s “All of Me” during the blind auditions for the second season of “The Voice of the Philippines.” But Salonga, the original Kim of “Miss Saigon,” gamely performed “I Still Believe” from the musical with the contestant.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/11/14/what-would-happen-if-lea-joined-voice-contestant

My fight against an invisible enemy

Health workers fighting Ebola have been named as Time's "Person of the Year", and one face splashed on covers of the magazine is that of an ambulance driver, Foday Gallah, in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. Here he tells the BBC of his determination to battle a disease which almost killed him.

In August, I went to pick a little four-year-old boy up from his home. I knew the place well. I had already taken seven members of his family, who all eventually died. He was the last one.

I hadn't taken him before because he had showed no symptoms. But I had asked the neighbours to keep an eye on him and call me if he got sick.

On the afternoon of the morning that I took his father and grandmother and brothers, I got the call. I drove straight to his home and I saw the boy lying in a pool of vomit. I picked him up and I was carrying him in my arms to the ambulance when he vomited again on to my chest. As it turned out, my protective suit was not completely sealed, but in that moment I was very focused on what I was doing, getting him to the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) treatment centre as quickly as possible.

The following Saturday, I went down with a fever. I gave myself some medication, but the fever wouldn't break. I told my family to stay away from me, and the following day I went to a treatment centre to be tested.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30418759

Brazil 'serial killer' das Gracas alleges 42 deaths in a decade

Sailson Jose das Gracas, 26 said he began a life of crime at the age of 15 and killed his first victim at 17

Brazilian police have arrested a man who has confessed to the killing of 42 people over the last decade in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Police say they arrested Sailson Jose das Gracas on Wednesday, shortly after he stabbed a woman to death in a city suburb.

He then confessed to killing another 37 women, three men and a two-year-old girl.

The police are searching for alleged victims and say they have found four.

In a police interview broadcast on Brazil's TV Globo, the man said he would go out hunting, and he killed for the adrenaline.

He told police that if he was ever released from prison he would kill again.

'Watched for months'

He said he preferred victims who were white females, whom he strangled.

His three male victims had been killed when he was operating for hire, he added.

Das Gracas said: " I would wait for an opportunity to break into the house and kill," adding that he would watch his victims for months before making his move.

Experts said Das Gracas appeared to be a psychopath who enjoyed the media spotlight and warned that what he said needed to be carefully checked.

Police said they had begun cross-referencing his confession with police reports and had already found four of his victims.

In October a security guard in the Brazilian city of Goiania confessed to killing 39 people.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30441301

Net is 'less free and more unequal', says web founder

Richer countries rank highest for net access, freedom and openness

he web is becoming less free and more unequal, according to a report from the World Wide Web Foundation.

Its annual web index suggests web users are at increasing risk of government surveillance, with laws preventing mass snooping weak or non-existent in over 84% of countries.

It also indicates that online censorship is on the rise.

The report led web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to call for net access to be recognised as a human right.

The World Wide Web Foundation, led by Sir Tim, measured the web's contribution to the social, economic and political progress of 86 countries.

Other headline findings from the report include:

• 74% of countries either lack clear and effective net neutrality rules and/or show evidence of traffic discrimination

• 62% of countries report that the web plays a major role in sparking social or political action

• 74% of countries are not doing enough to stop online harassment of women

The index ranked countries around the world in terms of:

• universal access
• relevant content and use
• freedom and openness
• empowerment

Four of the top five were Scandinavian, with Denmark in first place, Finland second and Norway third. The UK came fourth, followed by Sweden.

"The richer and better educated people are, the more benefit they are gaining from the digital revolution," said Anne Jellema, chief executive of the World Wide Web Foundation, and the lead author of the report.

"Extreme disparities between rich and poor have been rightly identified as the defining challenge of our age, and we need to use technology to fight inequality, not increase it."

One of the best starting points would be to put net access at the top of the agenda, she added.

Sir Tim said: "It's time to recognise the internet as a basic human right.

"That means guaranteeing affordable access for all, ensuring internet packets are delivered without commercial or political discrimination, and protecting the privacy and freedom of web users regardless of where they live."

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30432487

Hospital face pressures as winter hits - health leaders

Demands on the NHS tend to increase during the colder months because of illnesses like flu and Norovirus.

But with winter just getting under way pressures are already reaching record levels.

Extra money is being invested in each nation, but the four-hour A&E waiting time target is still being missed everywhere.

The warning comes as the BBC launches its NHS Winter project, which tracks how the health service is performing down to individual hospital trust level.

British Medical Association leader Dr Mark Porter said: "Pressure on NHS services is at a critical point and cracks are beginning to appear.

"While the NHS is used to seeing a spike in demand during winter months, this year emergency departments have experienced a spring, summer and autumn crisis as well, leaving no spare capacity in hospitals as we approach winter.

"At the same time, GP surgeries are struggling to cope with unprecedented levels of demand."

Rob Webster, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents health bosses, said he agreed, adding the pressures were "huge" across the whole system.

"While the winter brings its own challenges, our members regularly tell us that it is 'winter all year round' with pressures being experienced regardless of the time of year."

But Sarah Pinto-Duschinsky, director of operations and delivery for NHS England, said: "The NHS is pulling out all the stops, with local hospitals, ambulances, GPs, home health services and local councils all working hard to open extra beds and seven-day services using the extra winter funding."

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30433575