Stone Roses Amsterdam gig ends in confusion - BBC News
Stone Roses fans were left confused after the reformed band failed to play an encore at a gig in Amsterdam on Tuesday, amid reports drummer Reni had left the venue.
Singer Ian Brown appeared on stage alone at the Heineken Music Hall, to tell the crowd the gig was over.
Fans had expected to hear I Am The Resurrection, which the reformed band closed a show with in Spain on Friday.
Brown reportedly said: "I'm not joking, the drummer's gone home."
Many of the fans present then booed the 49-year-old frontman's announcement, according to BBC journalist Peter Shuttleworth, who was at the concert.
"Ian just said something like 'Come on, get all your negative vibes out on me. I can take it'," he said.
However, Shuttleworth claims the jeers were "short-lived" and fans were "more bemused than disappointed".
He added: "People were just looking at each other thinking 'what's going on?'"
He also disputed reports that Reni - real name Alan Wren - had stormed off stage, saying that he and guitarist John Squire had hugged as they left.
The band seemed to have expressed plans to play an encore, telling fans: "If you want us to come back, we're going up four storeys, so you have to cheer loud".
'Not happy'The Stone Roses kicked off their first tour in 16 years in Barcelona last weekend. They have a summer of dates planned, including three homecoming shows in Manchester's Heaton Park at the end of June.
Fans have dismissed speculation that the gig in Holland signals problems for the rest of the tour, calling the show "quality" and the crowd "enthusiastic".
Several reports quote an insider who suggested there had been a problem with the drum kit, but this has not been confirmed.
Paul Roberts was at the gig and emailed BBC 6 Music: "At one point I saw Reni waving his arms wildly at the stage mixer, obviously not happy with something."
Another, Matt Morris, claimed Brown's announcement "was followed by a volley of beer thrown at the stage and booing".
Remaining dates on the Stone Roses tour are expected to go ahead as planned, with the band due on stage in Sweden on Thursday.
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Colorado, New Mexico forest fire crews gain ground - Reuters UK
(Corrects origins of Smokey Bear in 16th paragraph)
* Fires among biggest in both states' history
* Containment lines cut around 10 pct of Colorado fire
* Lines extended around 35 pct of New Mexico fire
By Zelie Pollon and Keith Coffman
June 12 (Reuters) - Fire crews battling flames roaring through national forests in New Mexico and Colorado have made some progress beating back the blazes that have driven thousands from their homes and destroyed hundreds of dwellings, the authorities said on Tuesday.
The larger of the two blazes, now ranked as the third biggest on record in Colorado, has killed a woman whose remains were found in the ashes of a cabin where she lived alone on the edge of the Roosevelt National Forest, officials said on Monday.
Linda Steadman, 62, was the first casualty of the so-called High Park Fire, which has scorched more than 43,000 acres (17,400 hectares) near the Wyoming border since it was ignited by lightning late Friday or early Saturday, and the fourth fatality in a Colorado wildfire this year.
Over 100 structures, including an undetermined number of homes, have been destroyed, and hundreds more dwellings - home to roughly 2,000 people - remain threatened by the blaze and are under evacuation orders, Larimer County officials said.
But authorities on Tuesday night reported making some headway against the flames, saying ground crews had managed to cut containment lines around 10 percent of the fire's perimeter. Residents from a couple of neighborhoods would be allowed back into their homes Tuesday afternoon, they added.
Still, federal incident commander Bill Hahnenberg said he anticipated firefighters would be battling the blaze for several weeks, if not into the fall. The plan for Tuesday, he said, was to focus on the southern edge of the fire with a heavy aerial assault to safeguard populated areas.
About 500 firefighters were on the scene on Tuesday, but Hahnenberg said he expected that number to climb to as many as 800 in the days ahead.
"SMOKEY BEAR" FIRE SITE
Hundreds of miles to the south, firefighters also turned a corner against a wildfire burning in the rugged Lincoln National Forest in central New Mexico, where some 37,000 acres (15,000) of mixed conifer have gone up in flames.
By Tuesday night, fire crews had extended containment lines around 35 percent of the perimeter of the Little Bear Fire, helped by calmer winds and higher humidity, officials said.
Damage-assessment teams reaching the fire zone for the first time on Tuesday determined that 224 homes and 10 outbuildings had been destroyed. Previously, it had been estimated that 35 structures had been burnt down.
Nine residential areas - which are home to up to 2,500 people - remain evacuated, while the resort village of Ruidoso, a town of some 9,000 year-round residents, is still under threat, said Kerry Gladden, a Ruidoso information officer.
"Our strategies for the day are to strengthen the containment lines, (and) build new bulldozer lines on the side leading down to Ruidoso. We're hitting heavy this morning with air tankers," Gladden said.
Governor Susana Martinez declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County on Tuesday, releasing additional state funds for fire relief.
Nearly 1,000 personnel have been assigned to the Little Bear Fire, including 400 National Guardsmen sent by the governor to help evacuate residents and protect property.
The blaze was sparked by lightning on June 4 and was largely brought under control within days, but high winds blew flames past containment lines last week, giving the fire a second life.
The blaze is in the same area where firefighters in 1950 rescued an orphaned bear cub later dubbed "Smokey Bear." Te animal became the stand-in for the fictional bear of the same name created as a U.S. Forest Service symbol for fire prevention and wildlife conservation. Smokey Bear, who first appeared on posters in the 1940s, became famed for the slogan, "Only you can prevent forest fires."
In southwestern New Mexico, the separate Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire, the largest in state history, was 37 percent contained after blackening 278,708 acres. (Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Andrew Osborn)
RSS chief expresses displeasure at ousting Sanjay Joshi from BJP - Hindustan Times
A senior sangh pracharak, who preferred anonymity, claimed that the recent editorial in BJP mouthpiece ‘Kamal Sandesh’ that no leader should consider oneself bigger than the party was in fact, Bhagwat’s opinion, which he is believed to have echoed before his close lieutenants. That Modi had his way on Joshi’s exit was also considered as the former’s sheer display of arrogance, driven by a clash of egos by the Sangh Parivar.
According to him, the Sangh preferred to keep mum on the whole "drama" in view of the ensuing Gujarat elections and a smooth passage for Nitin Gadkari’s re-election as party president.
Moreover, the Sangh Parivar did not want a message to be sent across that Gadkari’s re-election to the BJP top post by amending the norms in the national executive did not have a powerful leader like Modi’s approval, who also considered a face of ‘Hinduvtava’ and his ever-growing clout in the party.
Joshi, first sent to the BJP by the RSS in 1988 to use his organizational skills in building the party in Gujarat, had to leave in 2005 over a sleaze CD. After taking over as BJP president, Gadkari rehabilitated Joshi -- his childhood friend -- in view of his organizational ability and entrusted him the job of Bihar and UP elections. Joshi was also included in the national executive, which did not go down well with Modi. Joshi’s friend-turned-foe Modi refused to campaign in the UP elections for the party and unofficially boycotted the national executive. Moreover, of late, the Gujarat chief minister was not even taking Gadkari’s phone calls.
When Gadkari rang up Modi on May 23, just before the national executive at Mumbai and requested him to attend, the Gujarat chief minister laid down the condition of Joshi’s axe from the executive.
Gadkari, a darling of Bhagwat, tried to use his good offices in RSS for intervention, but in vain. The BJP president did not dare to take risk when the senior party leader Lal Krishna Advani blogged questioning his leadership and other senior party leaders including Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jetlay were hostile. He narrated the entire things before Joshi who "sacrificed" himself for his friend to pave way for Modi attending the Mumbai meet.
But as pro-Joshi posters appeared in Delhi and some places in Gujarat, Modi made a telephone call to Gadkari, asking the latter to either relieve him from his chief minister’s post or Joshi from the party. Faced with this ultimatum, Gadkari made yet another crafty move by making Joshi to resign as BJP’s election in-charge of UP.
However, the RSS headquarters claimed that Joshi would be honourably re-inducted in the organization after Gadkari’s re-election the December Gujarat elections are over this year. It was said that he would be given an important task of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh elections to be held in October next year, the pracharak claimed.
Given a belief held by section of RSS cadres, it seems that the RSS would not tolerate Modi’s arrogance for a long. The RSS, which is literally directing the BJP affairs, may take on Modi after the Gujarat polls and Gadkari’s re-election by end of this year.
The senior RSS leader and former Buddhik Pramukh of the saffron organization, MG Vaidya, said that the party is bigger than any individual. “The Modi-Joshi tussle is not good for the party,” he pointed out.
Meanwhile, neither Gadkari nor Bhagwat was available for comments. Joshi who was here to attend a meeting of RSS said that he was still in the BJP. "I have only relinquished the national executive and UP in-charge. I am still a primary member of the party," he said.
Talking to Hindustan Times, he also dismissed the rumours that he would be given the job of Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram by the RSS. Joshi met Vaidya during his Nagpur visit and had a long discussion.
World RSS News Places President Barak Obama on the Front Cover of the Online News Paper - Mynews India
Los Angeles, California – The latest edition of the popular World RSS News features the president of the United States Barak Obama on the front cover of the online newspaper. The picture of the president is accompanied by a presidential quote which reads, “You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.” WorldRssNews.com broadcasts the latest news in fifteen languages to more than one-hundred social networks throughout the world.
The president has been a hot topic on international news platforms lately because it is an election year in the United States. He is currently vying for the Hispanic vote in the country and has launched a joint $4 million Spanish-language advertising campaign on Monday which targets Hispanic voters. The president is backed by one of the nation’s largest unions and a Democratic super PAC both of which are hoping to get the president re-elected this November.
The ads began running on Monday in Florida, Nevada and Colorado all of which are battleground states with a large population of Hispanic voters. Many online newswebsites have been reporting on the president’s re-election efforts as the president’s team kicks it into high gear the closer we get to November.
The president’s ads focus mainly on statements which have been issued by Mitt Romney including his assertion that the very poor were not his focus. The goal is to make Romney appear to be less sympathetic to Hispanics many of which are first generation Americans entering college for the first time. That’s the same demographic that elected the president four years ago so the strategy may pay off for the incumbent president.
Consumers who are interested in reading breaking news the instant it occurs are encouraged to visit the WorldRssNews.com website to read reports and watch videos. The website is updated on a minute by minute basis so there is always fresh news for the site’s thousands of readers and followers. WorldRssNews.com boasts more than one-hundred thousand followers on Twitter and just as many consumers on Facebook read the online paper.
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Netherlands V Germany : UEFA Euro 2012 Match Report - Football
Published: 13 Jun 2012 - 21:51:26
Germany set for quarters after humbling Holland
Germany are on the verge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Holland on Wednesday as Mario Gomez scored twice, while the Dutch are heading for a first-round exit.
World Cup finalists Holland will bow out on Sunday unless they beat Portugal in their final game here at the Metalist Stadium and hope Germany defeat Denmark the same day in Lviv to give them a chance of reaching the last eight.
After Portugal earlier beat Denmark 3-2 in Group B, Germany now need only a point against the Danes in Lviv the same day to be sure of reaching the last eight at Euro 2012 as group winners.
Having scored the winning header in Germany's opening 1-0 victory over Portugal, Germany's Gomez isnow the tournament's early joint top-scorer with Russia's Alan Dzagoev with three goals after Bastian Schweinsteiger set up both his first-half strikes.
Holland gave themselves a late lifeline when Arsenal striker Robin van Persie pulled a goal back 15 minutes from time, but it was not enough to prevent their second Euro 2012 defeat after Saturday's shock 1-0 defeat to Denmark.
Scorching temperatures in eastern Ukraine meant the game kicked off with the thermometer showing 29 degrees Celsius (84 degrees Fahrenheit).
Dutch defender Joris Mathijsen was the only change to the team beaten 1-0 by Denmark last Saturday here at Kharkiv's Metalist Stadium, while the Germans kept the same team which beat Portugal.
A great chance fell to Van Persie after five minutes as a ball over the top got behind the German defence, but the striker could only fire his shot into Neuer's grateful arms.
Germany replied as Mesut Ozil hit the post from the edge of the penalty area on eight minutes, but the Dutch went back on the attack soon after as Van Persie fired wide this time.
The Germans took the lead thanks to a clever through-ball from Schweinsteiger which beat the Dutch off-side trap and fell to the feet of Gomez, who powered onto the pass and rifled home on 24 minutes.
The pair combined again on 38 minutes when Schweinsteiger's pass freed Gomez on the right and he fired past Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on 38 minutes to make it 2-0 to the Germans at the break.
It could have been 3-0 to Joachim Loew's Germans as defender Holger Badstuber had headed straight at Stekelenberg before Gomez's second.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk shook up his attack after the break by bringing on Tottenham Hotspur's Rafael van der Vaart for captain Mark van Bommel and Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar for Barcelona's Ibrahim Afellay.
The Oranje upped the pace and created several chances before Van Persie put them back in the game when he turned Germany defender Mats Hummels to fire an unstoppable shot past Manuel Neuer's left hand.
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Global Radio's £50m swoop on GMG Radio a 'done deal' - Media Week Online
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Guardian Media Group is expected to sell GMG Radio, the owner of Smooth Radio and Real Radio, within the next week as negotiations with Global Radio over an estimated £50m deal are believed to have entered advanced stages. Several sources close to the ...Golf-Teenager Zhang relishes Tiger time at U.S. Open - Reuters UK
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13 |
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13 (Reuters) - It has been a dizzying, exciting and nervous start to the U.S. Open week for Chinese teenager Andy Zhang who has shaken hands with Tiger Woods and sat in the same interview chair as Jack Nicklaus.
Just two days ago, the 14-year-old Zhang was told he had gained a spot in the 156-player field for the year's second major, making him the youngest player to compete in the event since World War Two.
He is possibly the youngest U.S. Open competitor ever, but the tournament's records are not fully comprehensive before 1945.
Whichever way you look at it, Zhang's achievement is remarkable and he has earned the respect of golfing heavyweights such as 14-times major winner Woods and defending U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy.
Woods made a point of walking up to Zhang on the practice range at the Olympic Club and shaking his hand, leaving the young Chinese spell-bound.
"I was on the range, hitting balls," Zhang told reporters on Wednesday about his surprise encounter with the former world number one. "My buddy, Chris, he was like, 'Hey, Andy look behind you, it's Tiger'.
"I looked back, it was Tiger walking up. I got really excited, and he actually came up to me and shook my hand. And I was like, 'Wow, I just shook Tiger's hand'. Obviously I'm really excited."
Zhang, who is based in Florida and does his school work on-line, earned his place in the U.S. Open on Monday when Britain's Paul Casey withdrew from the event because of a shoulder injury.
"I don't have that high (level) of expectation for this time," Zhang said of his goals for this week. "I just want to come out here, enjoy myself and learn as much as possible, just have fun, I guess."
Northern Irishman McIlroy, himself aged just 23, believes that is the best strategy for Zhang as he competes this week on golf's biggest stage.
WORDS OF WISDOM
"When I was 14 I was getting prepared to play in my club championship, not the U.S. Open," world number two McIlroy grinned, "so I'm not sure I could give him any words of wisdom.
"I think he should just enjoy it, take it all in and just realise that he's got so much more time to develop and mature. By the time he's 18 he'll feel like a veteran."
For the moment, Zhang is simply trying to calm his nerves and handle the bright glare of the media spotlight as best he can.
"I am really excited to be the first person that's a 14-year-old to play in this event and I'm trying to get used to all these media and fans coming up to me and sign autographs," he said.
"I am shaking a little right now sitting here," Zhang added while facing a packed interview room. "I heard Jack Nicklaus was sitting in this chair this morning. Was he?"
Golfing great Nicklaus certainly was, being honoured by the United States Golf Association in the same room earlier in the day on the 50th anniversary of his first U.S. Open victory.
"So I'm trying to get used to all this," Zhang said. "I'm not doing quite well right now."
Zhang has already done well enough this week, and benefited from having a practice round on Tuesday with Masters champion Bubba Watson and Australian Aaron Baddeley.
"And Bubba, I thought I was going to be looking up to him but actually he's just a normal person," Zhang said. "He was really nice to me and he gave me a lot of good tips."
Zhang will make his U.S. Open debut when he tees off in Thursday's opening round with Japan's Hiroyuki Fujita and American Mark Wilson. (Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in San Francisco; Editing by Frank Pingue)
Emeli Sande and Conor Maynard to get Silver Clef awards - BBC News
Brits Critic's Choice winner Emeli Sande is to be recognised for "innovation in music" at this year's Silver Clef awards luncheon.
The Scottish singer-songwriter said she was "thrilled" and was "looking forward" to the event.
The annual Silver Clef awards raise funds for the charity Nordoff-Robbins, which provides music therapy for adults and children.
Sande will be presented with her award at the London Hilton on 29 June.
The 25-year-old began writing songs when she was just eight. She has collaborated with UK artists including Professor Green, Tinchy Stryder and Cheryl Cole.
Sande's debut album, Our Version of Events, recently topped the UK album chart.
She is also an ambassador for Nordoff Robbins Scotland and is planning to donate proceeds from her Glasgow Clyde Auditorium show on 6 November to the charity.
Also receiving the Silver Clef Best Newcomer award at the June event will be teenage newcomer Conor Maynard.
The 19-year old singer from Brighton found fame after uploading music onto YouTube.
In December he was selected as MTV's Brand New for 2012 artist and has been described as the UK's answer to Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber.
Commenting on the prize, Maynard said: "The Awards have celebrated some of the most iconic artists in the last forty years, and it is incredible to be anywhere near that list."
"I'm really looking forward to it and can't thank Nordoff Robbins enough," he added.
Sande and Maynard will join Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jessie J, Michael Buble and Laura Wright who have already been announced as this year's other Silver Clef award recipients.
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