(ANSA via AFP): Rescuers speak to a man and a woman but have not yet reached them as they are stranded two decks below. #concordia
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A man andawoman werefound aliveonSundaymorningaboard thecruise shipCostaConcordia,which sanknear the island ofGiglio, on the coast of Tuscany,theItalian firefightersreported. Theyanswered the callof therescuers, but stillcould not berescued,firefightersreported.
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"Wespeak to them, but stillcould notreach them," said LucaCari,a spokesman for thefirebrigadeon site."We have35peopletrying to accessthe site." Thetwosurvivors aretwodecksbelow therescuersinfloodedpartof the ship, said the spokesman.
The Italian authoritieshadpreviously said40 peoplewere stillsought byrescue teams, who maintainthe workuntil very late. It is believedthat many areon solid ground, waiting foridentification.TheCostaConcordiatook4,231people on board, of which threedied and about40 injured.There were53Brazilianson board,but noone was hurt.
Earlier, theship's captain, Francesco Schettino, was arrestedby theGrosseto, town in the areaof the accident,under thecharge ofmanslaughtertriplemanifold,and abandonthe sinkingshipwith many passengerson board.It is unclearwhatcaused theConcordiahitthe rockswhen theyskirtedthe island ofGiglio, themain hypothesesrange fromincompetenceof the commander andatechnical failure.
Two survivors rescued from grounded cruise ship
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 15, 2012 -- Updated 0220 GMT (1020 HKT)
The Costa Concordia, owned by
Genoa-based Costa Cruises, ran aground on a sand bank off the island of
Giglio on Friday, January 13.
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Two survivors are rescued from their cabin, news agency reports
The captain is being investigated for abandoning ship and manslaughter
An estimated 126 Americans were among the 3,200 passengers
Scores of people are unaccounted for, but may be at hospitals and shelters
Porto Santo Stefano, Italy (CNN) -- Rescuers reached
two trapped survivors in the interior of a cruise ship more than 24
hours after it ran aground off a picturesque Italian island, killing
three people, injuring 20 and leaving dozens unaccounted for.
The man and woman on the Costa Concordia were located in a cabin and
taken ashore, Italy's ANSA news agency reported early Sunday. Video
showed them being taken to a waiting ambulance.
The captain of the ill-fated vessel, which turned over on its side
after the grounding, was arrested late Saturday and was being
investigated for abandoning ship and manslaughter, a local prosecutor
said.
With perhaps up to 50 people unaccounted for, divers suspended their
efforts at dark, with plans to resume the search in the azure waters off
the island of Giglio at dawn Sunday.
Accounts of the chaos from many of the 3,200 passengers were
reminiscent of a maritime disaster 100 years ago this April -- the loss
of the RMS Titanic.
"For me, the worst part of the whole ordeal" was when a lifeboat crew
member told those boarding that it was "women and children first," said
passenger Benji Smith of Boston.
Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia, is taken into custody Saturday.
"All these families who were clinging to each other had to be separated," Smith told CNN.
Some passengers fell into the chilly waters during the rescue, ANSA reported.
Questions abounded: Why was the colossal ship so close to the shore?
How fast was it moving? How well did the crew respond? According to many
passengers, the evacuation was disorganized and no one seemed in
charge.
Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, was interviewed earlier
Saturday about what happened when the ship struck rocks in shallow water
off Italy's western coast Friday evening, said officer Emilio Del Santo
of the Coastal Authorities of Livorno. Local fishermen say the island
coast of Giglio is known for its rocky sea floor.
Schettino said "that rock was not indicated on the chart," according
to ANSA. "Me and the crew, we were the last to abandon ship," he said.
The ship was 2.5 miles off route when it struck the rocky sandbar.
"There are rocks, they are on the maps," said Capt. Cosimo Nicastro
of the Italian Coast Guard. "What we know is the ship went really close
to these rocks. ... We don't yet know why."
The ship began taking on water Friday evening and the crew kept going
because they believed the vessel could normally keep sailing, Nicastro
said. Realizing there was a significant safety problem, the commander
steered the Costa Concordia closer toward port.
Authorities also were looking at why the ship didn't hail a mayday during the accident.
"At the moment we can't exclude that the ship had some kind of
technical problem, and for this reason moved towards the coast in order
to save the passengers, the crew and the ship. But they didn't send a
mayday. The ship got in contact with us once the evacuation procedures
were already ongoing," Del Santo said prior to the announcement of the
captain's arrest.
Giuseppe Orsina, a spokesman with the local civil protection agency,
said 43 to 51 people were missing, though authorities are reviewing
passenger lists to confirm the exact figure.
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"These people could be still on the island of Giglio, in private houses or in hospitals," Orsina said.
Two French tourists and a crew member from Peru were killed, Port
authorities in Livorno said. One of the victims was a 65-year-old woman
who died of a heart attack, according to authorities.
Nautilus International, a maritime employees trade union, called the accident a "wake-up call" to regulators.
"Nautilus is concerned about the rapid recent increases in the size
of passenger ships -- with the average tonnage doubling over the past
decade," said Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson in a statement.
"Many ships are now effectively small towns at sea, and the sheer number
of people onboard raises serious questions about evacuation."
Gianni Onorato, president of Genoa-based Costa Cruises, expressed
"deep sorrow for this terrible tragedy," but said the cruise line was
unable to answer all the questions that authorities are now
investigating.
The vessel, plying the waters from Civitavecchia to Savona, Italy,
struck a submerged rock, Onorato said in a statement before the
announcement of the captain's arrest.
"Captain Schettino, who was on the bridge at the time, immediately
understood the severity of the situation and performed a maneuver
intended to protect both guests and crew, and initiated security
procedures to prepare for an eventual ship evacuation," he continued.
"Unfortunately, that operation was complicated by a sudden tilting of
the ship that made disembarkation difficult," Onorato said.
Rosalyn Rincon, a member of the cruise ship staff, said the captain told passengers there was an "electrical problem."
Adm. Ilarione Dell'Anna, head of coastal authorities for the port city of Livorno, said an investigation is under way.
Concordia, which was left lying on its side in shallow water
Saturday, was carrying about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members
when it ran aground.
"I'm not surprised that it (the ship) would wind up tipping like
this," said Neil Gallagher, professor of naval architecture at the Webb
Institute on Long Island, New York. "Something had to go wrong with
either the controls or the navigation to get it to this condition."
Chris B. McKesson, adjunct professor of naval architecture at the
School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of
New Orleans, said, "from the size of the gash, she must have been
steaming at a pretty good pace." Fear and panic aboard crippled ship
Panic spread as people scrambled to find lifeboats in the dark as the
ship quickly leaned to one side late Friday. Access to some lifeboats
was hampered by the ship's tilt into the water.
With the ship's staircases flooded, Smith and others made rope
ladders to climb from the outer fourth deck to the third. They were
eventually rescued more than three hours later by a lifeboat that had
returned from dropping passengers ashore.
Smith said he and his wife never heard from any of the officers or captain during the incident.
At least three lifeboats apparently malfunctioned due to technical or
crew error, Smith said. "The people manning these boats were just cooks
and shopkeepers," Smith said.
Cmdr. Buddy Reams, chief of the U.S. Coast Guard's Cruise Ship
National Center of Expertise, said, "when it comes to cruise ships, in
the event of emergency, cabin stewards or others would have safety
roles," he said.
The Coast Guard inspects foreign-flagged cruise ships in U.S. waters
twice a year, studying the competency of the crew during fire and
abandon-ship drills, Reams said.
Many passengers asked why they had not yet received an obligatory
safety briefing when disaster struck around dinner time, only hours into
their journey. The timing of the safety briefings and muster drills
depend on the length of the cruise, Reams told CNN.
Many of those rescued in the early hours were taken to small churches
and other buildings around the island for shelter. Some were still
wearing the pajamas and slippers they had on as the ship went down.
Vivian Shafer, a passenger from Maryland, told CNN there was no
initial announcement after the vessel began its tilt. Others reported
being unable to clearly hear instructions.
Once ashore, no one from the crew assisted them, Shafer said. Rather, it was up to islanders.
"There didn't seem to be anybody in charge," she said.
Costa Cruises, owned by parent company Carnival Corp., said it was
focusing on the final stages of the emergency operation and helping
passengers and crew return home.
"It is a tragedy that deeply affects our company. Our first thoughts
go to the victims and we would like to express our condolences and our
closeness to their families and friends," the line said on its website.
The Concordia, built in 2006, was on a Mediterranean cruise from Rome
with stops in Savona, Marseille, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Cagliari
and Palermo.
Most of the passengers on board were Italian. CNN affiliate America
Noticias, in Peru, said a group of 32 Peruvians were also onboard.
Brazil's state-run Agencia Brasil said 53 Brazilians were on the cruise
ship. An estimated 126 Americans were also on board, according to the
U.S. State Department. There were no reports of injured Americans.
Another Costa ship was involved in a deadly 2010 accident when the
Costa Europa crashed into a pier in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh during
stormy weather, killing three crew members.
Chico Anysio, que está internado no Centro de Terapia
Intensiva do Hospital Samaratino, no Rio de Janeiro, precisou ser
submetido a uma laparotomia exploradora, na tarde deste sábado (14),
segundo boletim médico enviado pela assessoria de imprensa. O
procedimento consiste em uma cirurgia abdominal para esclarecer um
diagnóstico, e um segmneto do intestino delgado foi retirado.
O quadro clínico do humorista é grave e inspira cuidados. Chico respira com a ajuda de aparelhos e não há previsão de alta.
Ele foi hospitalizado no dia 22 de dezembro após uma infecção no
aparelho digestivo e, posteriormente, diagnosticado com pneumonia.
Chico Anysio é submetido a cirurgia de emergência
Estado de saúde do humorista de 80 anos é grave, diz boletim médico
O humorista Chico Anysio, da TV Globo
(Divulgação)
O estado de saúde de Chico Anysio apresentou um novo agravamento neste
sábado. O humorista de 80 anos precisou ser submetido, à tarde, a uma
cirurgia abdominal de emergência para esclarecer um diagnóstico. Na
intervenção, chamada de laparotomia exploradora, foi retirado um
segmento do intestino delgado do paciente. A operação foi realizada pelo
cirurgião José Reinan Ramos. O quadro clínico de Anysio se agravou
desde sexta, quando ele teve de ser colocado de volta no respirador
artificial.
Segundo o boletim médico divulgado neste sábado pelo Hospital
Samaritano, o estado de saúde de Chico Anysio “inspira cuidados”. O
humorista está internado na unidade de terapia intensiva do Hospital
Samaritano, em Botafogo, na Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro, desde o dia 22
de dezembro, um dia após ter recebido alta de uma internação no final de
novembro por conta de uma infecção urinária. Três dias antes do Natal,
ele apresentou um sangramento intestinal e o quadro evoluiu para uma
pneumonia, o que levou o paciente a ser submetido à respiração
artificial.
Na última sexta-feira, Chico foi submetido a uma traqueotomia, para
acelerar o processo de retirada do aparelho de respiração assistida. Em
sua página no Twitter, a mulher do humorista desabafou sobre a agonia
com o sofrimento do marido e agradeceu pelo apoio dos amigos. “Meu dia
hoje foi triste. Agora vou tentar dormir e quando eu acordar, tudo
estará melhor... Obrigada a todos pelo apoio e pelas orações... Suas
energias positivas são muito confortantes”, escreveu Malga no microblog.
Chico Anysio é operado para retirada de segmento do intestino delgado
Cirurgia aconteceu na tarde deste sábado (14). Antes, o hospital divulgou boletim médico classificando quadro como 'grave'.
Do G1, em São Paulo
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Chico Anysio (Foto: Divulgação/TV Globo)
O humorista Chico Anysio,
de 80 anos, foi submetido, na tarde deste sábado (14), a uma cirurgia
para retirada de um segmento do intestino delgado. De acordo com o
boletim médico divulgado pelo hospital Samaritano, no Rio, o paciente
precisou ser submetido a uma laparotomia exploradora - cirurgia
abdominal para esclarecer um diagnóstico – e “foi retirado um segmento
do intestino delgado. O quadro clínico do paciente é grave e inspira
cuidados. No momento ele respira com ajuda de aparelhos”.
Mais cedo, o hospital onde Chico Anysio está internado desde dezembro
já havia divulgado um boletim em que classificava o quadro do paciente
como “grave”.
Desde dezembro, o estado clínico de Chico Anysio tem sofrido diversas
alterações, entre um agravamento causado por uma hemorragia no sistema
digestivo, controlado após alguns dias.
No ano passado, Chico Anysio, que tem 80 anos, chegou a passar três meses internado com problemas cardiorrespiratórios.
Now that the last of the Harry Potter films has made
it to the screen, there are still plenty of fans - both kids and adults -
who just can't say goodbye to the young wizard and his friends. Not to
worry - there are plenty of ways to re-immerse yourself in Harry's
magical world.
A new attraction, opening in March 2012, features real sets from the
films. And, of course, many of the starring locales of the films were
not sets at all but the wonderful scenery and history- soaked castles
and cathedrals of the UK.
By now, everyone must surely know that Platform 9 3/4 from whence Harry Potter leaves for Hogwarts, is actually Platform 4 at London's King's Cross Station (the exteriors are the lovely St. Pancras Station Hotel).
But Harry Potter locations are thick on the ground here in the UK. Have
some fun and relive the memories by tracking these down.
1. Travel to Hogwarts over the Glenfinnan Viaduct on the West Highlands Railway
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Harry
Potter regularly traveled across the dark forboding hills of the
Western Highlands of Scotland on the way to Hogwards. The 42 mile
stretch of rail, between Fort William and Mallaig,
passes through much of the scenery seen in the films, including Ben
Nevis-the highest mountain in Britain, Loch Shiel and Glen Nevis -
backdrop for the Quidditch scenes. The journey takes about an hour and
twenty minutes and costs (in 2011 prices - if booked well in advance)
£6.50 each way.
Of course, without special film effects, it's a
lot less menacing but the area has its own dark history. It was from
Glenfinnan, about midway on the journey, that Bonnie Prince Charlie
launched the ill-fated Jacobite Revolt in an attempt to put his father
on the throne as James III. Few of the men who marched on London from
here ever returned.
The impressive Glenfinnan viaduct that you
travel over on this journey, crossing about 1,000 feet of the valley on
21 arches, reaching a height of about 100 feet, was the backdrop for the
flying car sequence in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Read more about Glenfinnan Getting there:
If you travel by train from Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaig, an
advanced ticket costs about £15.50 each way and the trip takes about
five hours and twenty mintues. At the end of it, you won't find Hogwarts
though. Mallaig is a busy fishing and ferry port, the gateway to Skye
and the Smaller Isles. A better option is to travel first to Fort
William, at the base of Ben Nevis, stay over and then get a fresh start
to enjoy the "Harry Potter" stretch of the journey.
Josh’s brother is visiting us from California and we are having a
great time. Caleb sure loves having his uncle around and I love having
another person to feed:) The other day the guys wanted a snack so I
whipped up a bowl of guacamole and made homemade baked tortilla chips.
The guys were still hungry so I offered to make grilled cheese
sandwiches. There was still some guacamole left so I asked them if they
wanted a Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich. I don’t know if they were
crazy about the idea, but agreed to try it. Guacamole Grilled Cheese
Sandwiches sounded good to me:)
I used crusty white bread to make the sandwiches. I spread a thick
layer of guacamole on each slice of bread and topped it with cheddar
cheese. I buttered the outside of the bread and grilled the sandwiches
to perfection. The guys loved the sandwiches and so did I-Josh shared
his sandwich with me:) I mean, really, what is not to love-bread,
melted cheese, and creamy guacamole? The best grilled cheese sandwich I
have ever had. Once you try a Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich, your
life will be changed forever. So get going and make yourself a sandwich,
you all need to experience the best grilled cheese on the planet.
Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Yield:2 sandwiches
Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:5-7 minutes
The guacamole takes this grilled cheese sandwich to a whole new level of goodness.
Ingredients:
To make the guacamole:
2 ripe avocados
1/2 small onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small jalapeño, stems and seeds removed, minced
2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
A dash of freshly grated black pepper
1 Roma tomato, chopped
4 slices crusty white bread
4 slices Cheddar cheese
Butter, for buttering bread
Directions:
1. To make the guacamole-cut avocados in
half. Remove seed. Scoop out avacado from the peel, put in a large bowl.
Using a fork, mash the avocado. Add the onion, garlic, jalapeño,
cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Stir until well combined. Add the
chopped tomato and stir.
2. Heat a pan or griddle to medium-high heat. Spread desired amount
of guacamole on both slices of bread then top with cheese. Butter outer
slices of bread and grill on one side for about 2 minutes or until
golden and crispy. Flip the sandwich and grill until golden brown. Make
the other sandwich the same way and serve warm.
Bloomberg just released a report citing three unnamed sources who
name specific details of Apple's next iPad. The iPad 3 will have a
high-definition screen, 4G LTE networking and a powerful quad-core
processor, says the news service. The report also says that the product
will reach full production volume by February.
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Ready for iPad 3?
It's
no surprise that the iPad 3 will have a better screen: The iPhone has
long had the more beautiful "retina" screen, and a device like the iPad,
meant for reading, should have one too. It's also no great shock that
Apple would put a quad-core processor in there, especially given the
positive reception of the Asus EeePad Transformer Prime. As you can see
in the video below, the Prime appeals to gamers because of its quad-core
processor.
What does shock me is the LTE wireless connectivity.
Apple's strongest U.S. partners, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, both
have LTE networks, and Sprint is rolling one out too. But Apple is often
reluctant to jump on new wireless technologies, and if this report is
to be believed, LTE would come to the iPad before it was even on the
iPhone.
As for the February date, that sounds consistent with last
year's shipping schedule: The company announced the iPad 2 on March 2,
and had it in U.S. stores by March 10.
In November, parents Lionel and Blandine Defontaine of Busigny,
France named their son Daemon, after Damon from "The Vampire Diaries".
They added the "e" to make it sound more French. Shortly after,
prosecutors took them to court because under French law, names that are
"contrary to the interests of a child" are banned. The prosecution
argued that little Daemon's name has satanic connotations, the United Press International reports.
While the French may have had good reason to be concerned -- a recent study shows
an unfortunate baby name can lead to insecurity, less education and a
troubled dating life -- this week, the Judge ruled in favor of letting
Daemon's parents keep the name.
And, even though a vampire-inspired name was considered
controversial enough to go to French court, new parents in the US draw
inspiration from famous bloodsuckers all the time. The names of the main
characters in Twilight, Isabella (as well as variations like Bella) and
Jacob both topped the charts of 2011's most popular baby names.
That said, France isn't the only country with stringent baby-naming
laws. We found six more countries cracking down on creative monikers.
Here are the most bizarre names that didn't fly.
Now that iPhone owners can access emojis without any kind of app or workaround, we’re seeing some fun creativity. Specifically, people are telling tales through a series of carefully selected emoticons.
We thought this was so much fun, we had a go ourselves. However,
rather than spend hours on epic hieroglyphic epistles, we’ve translated a
bunch of film titles into brief pictograms. Now we want you to decode
the movies they reference.
Take a look through our emoji gallery of movie messages all composed
on the iPhone. Each slide represents the name of a film. To access the
answers in each slide, use your cursor to highlight the black text
following the “Answer” field. We’ve kept it simple, so we imagine you
can guess nearly all of them!
Once you’ve had a look through, why not create your own iPhone emoji sequence to depict the title of, your favorite film? Link us to a screengrab in the comments. If we get enough awesome entries, we’ll make up a fresh gallery of Mashable readers’ creations.
1. Emoji Film Titles
Using only icons from the iPhone's Emoji keyboard, we have created several series of emoticons, each depicting a popular film.
To access the answers in each slide, use your cursor to highlight the black text following the "Answer" field.
iPhone Emoji Fun: Can You Decode Our Emoticon Film Titles? [PICS]
And if you don’t have the emoji keyboard enabled on your iPhone, take
a look through our quick how-to gallery below, in which we offer a
simple, step-by-step guide on how to set it up.
1. Enabling the Emoji Keyboard
To
access the Emoji keyboard on your iPhone, click on the "Settings" icon
on your homescreen, then scroll down to the "General" option.
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