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Lucha libre in the US: The wrestler who taunts Latino fans

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Image caption RJ Brewer vows to rid US wrestling of its Mexican influence

One of the main characters in an American professional wrestling league is a conservative "patriot" who wants to rid the US of illegal immigrants. How far can RJ Brewer wind up the sport's mostly Hispanic fans before causing real offence?

The boos come when RJ Brewer does his job right. He is paid to be the bad guy, and fans let him have it, showering him with jeers every time he steps into the ring.

He is one of the main characters in the professional wrestling league Lucha Libre USA, which aims to spread into the American market one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Mexico - freestyle wrestling.

The four-year-old league needed "rudos", or bad guys, and organisers wanted American-born, English-speaking wrestlers who could appeal to the broader US audience.

The league cast John Stagikas, 32, to play RJ Brewer, an ultraconservative American patriot who, his online biography declares, "feels that good morals and strong family values are the key to a successful country".

Before the overwhelmingly Hispanic Lucha Libre USA audience, his right-wing take on illegal immigration provokes the most boos.

His rants are so off-the-wall there is little mistaking them for anything but a joke (he has vowed to rid American wrestling of the Mexican influence, even if that means deporting wrestlers from the locker room).

The character resonates deeply with Hispanics who have been deeply affected by the illegal immigration debate, raging for decades with no solution in sight.

In a form of make-believe known in professional wrestling as "kayfabe", RJ Brewer is said to be from Phoenix, Arizona, arguably the political centre of the US anti-illegal immigration movement.

Governor's 'son'

His mother is "one of the highest-ranking officials in the nation and holds great power and influence over the state of Arizona", his biography states.

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Media captionRJ Brewer explains his views in a promotional video for Lucha Libre USA

That is a transparent reference to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who has signed into law some of the country's strictest anti-illegal immigration measures, and who many Hispanic Americans see as a real-life villain.

Her "son" RJ Brewer tells fans he enjoys volunteering with the border patrol and that he believes undocumented foreigners are the main reason behind America's ailing job market.

"The border has to be reinforced, I support any form of stricter control along the border," he tells the BBC.

"We have troops in Iraq and Afghanistan that should in fact come back home and engage in homeland security operations."

Lucha libre (Spanish for "freestyle wrestling") is an extremely acrobatic form of the sport. Approaching football in its popularity in Mexico, it incorporates colourful masks that become part of the wrestlers' persona.

Many of the masked warriors who battle the intolerant RJ Brewer in the ring are of Mexican origin - Super Nova, Mascarita Dorada, Lizmark Junior, Tigresa Caliente.

More than 70% of the Lucha Libre USA audience is Hispanic, promoters say. The matches, filmed in Albuquerque New Mexico, air on MTV2, a television network oriented toward boys and men aged 12-24, and MTV Tr3s, aimed at "bicultural Latino youth".

True hate

"There has to be a bad guy that everybody loves to hate," says Lizmark Junior, another rudo.

"RJ's role is precisely that, to create a fuss around him and his beliefs, especially when he is wrestling against immigrants and has an audience of immigrants. Do I believe all he says? Well, it sounds pretty real. People truly hate him, not just when he's in the ring."

Lucha libre's operatic kayfabe storylines require the audience to suspend disbelief in the reality of what they are watching.

Image caption Lucha libre competition is more acrobatic than traditional American professional wrestling

So when a muscular white man takes a microphone and taunts illegal immigrants, that risks causing offence, even as it draws the audience in.

In an apparent measure of his success connecting with the audience, RJ Brewer has become so hated he has stopped attending the post-show autograph sessions.

When venturing out of character, Mr Stagikas is coy about whether he truly believes all the things RJ Brewer says. But he accepts that other people do.

"We have to bring up real problems," he says.

"Those who read the news know that my character portrays an important part of US mentality... And, hey, what I say is mostly what I really think."

Steve Ship, Lucha Libre USA founder and CEO, says the goal is to show the cultural reality of the Hispanic community in the US.

"We want to deal with current matters. We do that all the time. And with each character we try to achieve an effect, get impact.

"We create characters that have to do with what's going on in the real world and with the experiences that Latinos have as immigrants."


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Ayn Rand: Why is she so popular?

Atlas Shrugged

A Russian-American writer who died 30 years ago is still selling hundreds of thousands of books a year, and this week one of her former devotees, Paul Ryan, became Mitt Romney's running mate in the US presidential election. So why is Ayn Rand and her most famous work, Atlas Shrugged, so popular?

It's 1,200 pages long and was panned by critics when it was published 55 years ago.

Yet few novels have had an impact as enduring as Atlas Shrugged, a dystopian allegory in which captains of industry struggle against stifling regulations and an over-reaching government and one by one close down production, bringing the world economy to its knees.

Rand's philosophy, which she called objectivism, tapped directly into the American ideals of freedom, hard work and individualism. In novels like Atlas Shrugged, and her non-fiction like The Virtues of Selfishness, Rand argued for the removal of any religious or political controls that hindered the pursuit of self-interest.

As she explained in a 1959 television interview: "I am primarily the creator of a new code of morality which has so far been believed impossible - namely, a morality not based on faith, not on emotion, not on arbitrary edicts, mystical or social, but on reason."

She believed, she added, that man's "highest moral purpose is the achievement of his own happiness, and that he must not force other people, nor accept their right to force him, that each man must live as an end in himself and follow his own rational self-interest."

Atlas Shrugged is her magnum opus, set in an undated American future, although it is reminiscent of the 1950s. The strike by millionaire tycoons is orchestrated by the Christ-like figure of John Galt, who towards the end of the novel makes a 60-page speech that took Rand two years to write.

Her voice and ideas are clearly present in the noble characters of Galt, railway heiress Dagny Taggart, copper magnate Francisco d'Anconia and steel tycoon Hank Rearden.

This quartet are idealised figures, capitalist high-fliers who must defeat Rand's "looter" enemies - unions, lobbyists, government officials and any supporters of altruism and welfare.

Rand herself saw this struggle play out in the most traumatic way.

Born into a Jewish family called Rosenbaum in St Petersburg, she was just 12 when she witnessed her father's pharmacy being seized by the Bolsheviks.

"Many scenes from Atlas Shrugged are transmuted and re-enacted scenes from Rand's childhood," says biographer Anne Heller. "When the government comes to take Hank Rearden's patent from him and he refuses, that is what she wished would have happened to her father."

She never forgot that injustice and humiliation, says Heller, author of Ayn Rand and the World She Made, even when she arrived in the US eight years later.

"They [her family] were told it was for the good of the people, but she saw that people who worked hard like her father had to sacrifice years of hard work for people she thought had not educated themselves. She saw the same forces at work in the US when FDR's New Deal got a foothold."

Her novel, The Fountainhead, about an architect, was a word-of-mouth success and made into a film starring Gary Cooper.

It drew a committed group of supporters to Rand, some of whom gathered every Saturday at her New York apartment to read extracts from her next book. Among them was an economic forecaster called Alan Greenspan, who became her close friend and eventually chairman of the US Federal Reserve.

Despite this dedicated following, reviews of Atlas Shrugged in 1957 were not favourable, and its message united both left and right in condemnation. Gore Vidal described it as "almost perfect in its immorality".

But this didn't stop it from becoming an international bestseller, as millions were drawn to her central message of individualism and unfettered capitalism, even if they didn't buy into her whole philosophy. In the 1990s, a survey by the Library of Congress named Atlas Shrugged as the most influential book in the US, after the Bible.

And more than 50 years after publication, sales are booming. According to Nielsen BookScan, more than 300,000 copies were sold in the US in 2009, pushing sales for all her works past the half-million mark that year.

The extent of her influence was demonstrated this week when Paul Ryan joined the Mitt Romney ticket, although he has now distanced himself from her work.

In 2005, Ryan told the Atlas Society how Rand "taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are". But earlier this year, he told the National Review that as a Catholic he rejected her atheism.

Beyond politics, the novel also had an impact in Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurs identified with its emphasis on heroic individuals and their work ethic. Some have named their companies or their newborn children after the author or her characters.

Image caption Rand has a following in India

Rand's popularity is not confined to the US, however, with healthy book sales in the UK, India, Australia, Italy and South Africa.

But she speaks most directly to American conservatives, says Timothy Stanley, a British historian at the University of Oxford who writes about US politics for the Daily Telegraph.

"American Conservatism is fundamentally about the relationship between the individual and the community, about jealously protecting the individual's liberty.

"British Conservativism is about the Queen, the Anglican Church and rituals like tea. It's less about the economy or your relationship with government, so there is very little in Ayn Rand that they could identify with."

Paul Ryan genuinely fell out of love with Randian ideas, says Stanley, and that comes with age.

"Atlas Shrugged was a very exciting book to read when you're young but then you grow up and get a family and develop a relationship with God.

"Rand teaches you that the individual is in complete control of their life and adolescents are terrified of being told what to do.

"She tells students that when they leave college they will work for liberals who will take their taxes and don't know anything. She massages the egos of juveniles."

The emergence of the Tea Party - a wing of the Republican Party which favours a shrinking of the state - appears to be driving her recent resurgence. John Galt is often referred to on placards and T-shirts.

"She's become a more dominant influence than she's ever been and that's bad because she's made it cool to be selfish. It's bad for the people outside her favoured elite, the 99%. And it's bad for the morality of the US," says Gary Weiss, author of Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul.

In Rand's later life, her followers turned away from her - some were appalled to learn she had been conducting a 14-year affair with her associate Nathaniel Branden, apparently with the consent of her own husband and Branden's wife, Rand's close friend Barbara.

Others were put off for other reasons. One former acolyte, Jerome Tuccille, recalls supporters being "robotic" in their admiration and after two or three years, he turned his attention to less "flawed" libertarian causes.

"She could give a great speech but she was very harsh and very vindictive to anyone who challenged her. She wasn't open to debate but trounced them as irrational, altruistic and hopeless.

"Rand's world was black and white. You are either all good or all bad. Her world is a good fictional representation but it doesn't work in reality in terms of human beings."

This difficulty was most clearly illuminated in Rand's final, lonely years when she claimed social security - an act her critics saw as inherently hypocritical but others said was her due.

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Diana's embrace: The legacy she left her sons

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Image caption Lady Diana Spencer was immediately thrust into the media spotlight in 1980 after rumours she was dating Prince Charles

Twenty years after the death of Princess Diana in a car accident in Paris, her legacy seems most apparent in the open and candid nature of her sons - Princes William and Harry - and the media's relationship with the Royal Family.

Sun photographer Arthur Edwards was one of the first people to photograph the future Princess of Wales. He recalls his surprise at seeing how the 19-year-old reacted to the media attention generated by her courtship by Prince Charles.

"Other girlfriends were quite shy," he says. "She wasn't like a lot of celebrities... ducking and hiding. Mostly she was head-up smiling, taking it all on the chin and coping very well.

"A lot of the royal watchers, me included at the time, thought this was a sign that this girl was obviously quite keen to get the job of the Princess of Wales."

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Image caption Arthur Edwards' picture of Lady Diana Spencer with two nursery children gave an early hint of her tactile nature

Edwards ended up taking the iconic picture of the princess-to-be at the nursery school where she was working in 1980.

She refused to do interviews but agreed to a picture with two of the nursery's children [above, centre], an early hint to the press of her tactile nature.

Few could have predicted then that this apparently benign trait would herald a change in our future expectations of the UK's most famous family.

The following year, Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles in front of a worldwide TV audience of 750 million. She established herself as a global figure, using royal visits around the world to establish her empathy with the ill and impoverished, and overturn the aloof image of the royals.

For Edwards, the contrast between the old and new guard of royals was epitomised by a visit Diana made to a leprosy hospital in Nigeria in 1990.

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Image caption Princess Diana used the media to attract attention to charitable causes, like the Child Feeding Scheme at a school in Zimbabwe

"I always compare it to a trip I did with Princess Anne in Africa for Save the Children," he said.

"There were 5,000 mothers and children... being inoculated, and I never got one frame of Princess Anne with an African mother or an African child being inoculated.

"When we went to Africa with Diana, we couldn't stop her hugging them, feeding them, embracing them. She was embracing them... looking straight into their eyes and made them feel a million dollars."

To Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine, the difference was just as stark: "She made the rest of them look completely old-fashioned really."

Closely scrutinised split

Princess Diana was a patron of more than 100 charities before her death in 1997. She is widely credited with helping to challenge the public's perception of HIV and Aids by shaking the hands of patients at the London Lighthouse, a centre that pioneered services for sufferers.

BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell believes Diana's different style was down to her "coming from outside the Royal Family".

"She was a person of her generation who found it rather implausible that one was expected to step back and not embrace people, quite literally."

But this familiarity with the press and natural candour translated into close scrutiny of her personal life and failing marriage.

After the publication of Andrew Morton's biography in 1992, which claimed infidelity in the royal marriage, the Prince and Princess of Wales separated.

Image caption In her Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, Princess Diana admitted to having bulimia during her marriage

The book, thought to have been aided by interviews with Diana, led to Prince Charles discussing his relationship with the-then Camilla Parker-Bowles in an interview with ITV's Jonathan Dimbleby.

The princess hit back, telling her side of the story in a 1995 TV interview with Martin Bashir on the BBC's Panorama.

As well as discussing her marriage with Prince Charles, Diana openly talked about her struggles with bulimia, depression and anxiety. It was unprecedented territory for a member of the Royal Family.

"It was my escape mechanism," she told the programme. "When you have bulimia you're very ashamed of yourself and you hate yourself. You don't discuss it with people."

It is this willingness to discuss personal issues that is closely echoed in the recent revelations by her sons, Princes William and Harry, about the deeply personal impact of their mother's premature death.

In April, Prince Harry opened up about his own struggles, by discussing how he needed counselling after his mother's death.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams says Diana's relationship with the public and the media clearly influenced her sons.

"I don't think anyone would've predicted William and Harry would be as candid as they were. And that is undoubtedly down to their absolute admiration of their mother and that they're clearly following in their footsteps in terms of her charity work."

In a recent BBC documentary, former Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "Today… we see Prince William and Prince Harry as people who [the public] feel a close connection with.

"It's really important to wind back 20 years and realise she was the first member of the Royal Family that people felt behaved and acted like a normal human being."

Princess or celebrity?

But historian Christopher Lee urges us not to overestimate her impact.

"What Diana did was focus on Diana. She became a celebrity," he said.

"These were celebrity moments and it's in fact quite remarkable, for a monarchy, that the British public still don't know their Royal Family.

"The Queen's behaviour as a result of Diana's death [did not change], nor did the Queen's attitude change."

Arthur Edwards, however, sees the princes' work as a continuation of their mother's hands-on approach to charitable work.

Remembering a visit to a children's hospital in Barbados with Prince Harry, he says: "He wouldn't leave until there were kids smiling. Same with William. I remember going on a boat on Lake Windermere with him. There were a lot of sick children there and he was twirling them round... really making them feel fantastic."

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Image caption Prince Harry and Prince William have used their media status to promote good causes

Diana's relationship with the media came to a catastrophic end, after her chauffeured car crashed when the driver was trying to escape paparazzi on motorcycles.

But Mr Fitzwilliams says the power of the paparazzi has been diminished as a result.

And when photos of a topless Duchess of Cambridge were published, many in the mainstream media refused them out of a "global sense of common decency".

"There is still a paparazzi danger to the Royal Family, and there are periodic pleas by William and Kate, Harry and Meghan [Markle]."

It is surely no coincidence that today, when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to mark a family moment for the press, they don't shirk from the cameras. They understand the media's needs - but often now it is the duchess herself who is behind the lens.

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Tyne & Wear

Gateshead and Sunderland health trusts finances probed

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Image caption Gateshead Health NHS Trust has just opened a new £32m emergency care centre but said it was on budget

The health regulator has launched an investigation into the finances of two Tyne and Wear hospital trusts.

The financial situation at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has deteriorated, Monitor said.

A "credible plan" to improve must be formulated, it said.

City Hospitals Sunderland Trust said all areas were facing challenges. Gateshead Health Trust said it had seen "unprecedented demand" this winter.

"Like many other NHS organisations across the country Gateshead is facing an increasingly challenging financial landscape," Gateshead chief executive Ian Renwick said.

"The local healthcare system is coming under increasing strain."

Overspend prediction

Sunderland trust chief executive Ken Bremner said: "Our current financial position and the challenges facing us and others across the NHS are difficult, but these are something that have been, and will continue to be, a major focus within the organisation."

Monitor regional director Paul Chandler said it wanted to make sure the trusts continued to provide high quality care while managing finances effectively.

"We have launched this investigation to understand why the trusts' finances have deteriorated and find out what needs to be done to fix them," he said.

Attention from Monitor has been triggered by trusts' quarterly financial reports predicting an overspend.

Monitor has also announced investigations at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Scrutiny elsewhere in the country was likely as other trusts' quarterly figures were published, a spokesman said.

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Japan's Princess Mako announces engagement

Princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and her fiancee Kei Komuro, a university friend of Princess Mako, smile during a press conference to announce their engagement at Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, Japan, September 3, 2017. Image copyright Reuters
Image caption The couple smiled at each other through the announcement

Japan's Princess Mako has formally announced her engagement to a non-royal after receiving the emperor's approval.

This announcement kicks off a lengthy marriage process, and it also means the princess will lose her royal status.

Under a controversial Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" whereas male members do not.

At a press conference, she said she was first attracted to Kei Komuro's "smile like the sun".

"I've been aware since my childhood that I would lose royal status once I married," Princess Mako said. "While I've worked to help the emperor and fulfil duties as a royal family member as much as I can, I've been cherishing my own life."

The formal announcement came from Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Sunday, after local media reported news of the planned engagement in May.

The princess was not in line to the throne, as a 1947 succession law states that only men from her family's lineage can become emperor.

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Her fiancé, Kei Komuro, is a 25-year-old law firm employee. The couple met five years ago while studying at the same university.

In the televised conference, he described the princess as someone who quietly watched over him "like the moon".

Princess Mako, 25, is the eldest child of Prince Fumihito, whose official title is Prince Akishino. She is pursuing a doctorate and works as a museum researcher.

The announcement was originally expected in July, but was postponed after a rain disaster hit western Japan. The wedding is expected to take place next year, according to the public broadcaster NHK.

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Middle East

Stand-up comedy Qatari-style

Qatari Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
Image caption Qataris have a great deal to smile about, with enormous wealth and increasing diplomatic clout

Here is a sophisticated comedy research tool which will help to identify your location anywhere on the planet as surely as any tracking of your IP address or triangulation of your nearest 3G masts.

Why did the chicken cross the road ?

If you answered "to get to the other side" you are in Britain - and were given away by the gentle subversion of expectation which is the hallmark of a good joke there.

If your reply was "to see Gregory Peck" you're probably an American - and given the trajectory of his career you're likely to be more than 60 years old.

If your answer was "because in his wisdom and kindness the Emir has decided to provide poultry-friendly pedestrian crossings" then I'd say there's a good chance that you're Qatari.

A new tradition of stand-up comedy in the tiny Gulf Emirate is struggling to its feet - and its fair to say that performers there have their own ideas about what's funny. And what's not.

When we travelled to the Qatari capital Doha we had the idea of talking to new young performers about some of the themes in Qatari life which interest outsiders.

And Qatar is fascinating. It sits on vast gas deposits and is by some measures the richest country on earth. It has thrown up a startling skyline of Manhattan proportions in just a few years while its Sovereign Wealth Fund makes canny investments around the world.

And of course it will be hosting the 2022 World Cup in average summer temperatures of 45 degrees centigrade.

Comedy gold you might think. And you'd be wrong.

Image caption Qatari comedy is more in the Bernard Manning mould than of the Alexei Sayle kind

The most obvious subject to raise with young performers in any new country is political comedy.

In Britain and in plenty of other places too - France, Russia and the US for example - one of the purposes of comedy is to tear down the powerful.

A request to hear anyone's best one-liner about the ruling Emir is met with uncomfortable silence.

Abdallah al-Ghanim, who's just done some of his material about vegetarianism, seems a little shocked.

"The guy is an amazing person and there's the utmost respect for the leader," he tells me. "I wouldn't make fun of my father so why would I make fun of someone who's leading my country. We have the World Cup, we're the richest country in the world - why would I make fun of it?".

One of the young performers challenges us on Britain's comedy values - surely we're not trying to tell them that British comedians make fun of the Royal Family ?

We have a stab at explaining about Punch, Private Eye, Spitting Image and the rest of it but our culture of disrespect seems as absurd to them as their rather over-reverential attitude does to us.

What about lower down the political chain of command we ask - what about Hamad bin Jassim (known as HBJ) the man who serves as prime minister and foreign minister.

Image caption Comedian Saad Khan's routine concentrates on impersonations, not political satire

There is another moment of frosty silence.

"This guy," Abdallah says, "is one of the best foreign affairs politicians in the world. The guy is a good friend with the US and with Iran. It takes a genius to do that and when you have a genius like this in your country why do you need to make fun of them?"

I try without success to imagine a British stand-up comedian describing the work of David Cameron or William Hague in such glowing terms - or how a Comedy Club audience might react if they did.

It may be after all that discontent is one of the most important drivers of angry British comedy - and that there's simply not much discontent around in a rich country that feels it's beginning to punch above its diplomatic weight.

You can't really do cost-of-living gags in a country where every government employee has just been given a 60 per cent pay rise.

So we focus on what Qatari stand-ups do find funny - and it turns out that Qatar is not just a wealthy country, and a diplomatically influential country. It is also Bernard Manning country.

All three young performers agree that accent comedy - how foreigners speak either English or Arabic - is where it's at.

Omar Allouba - who it would be fair to say hasn't found the exchange of ideas about comedy funny and who hasn't done anything to make it funnier - attempts to explain.

"I do accent jokes," he explains, "Indian accents, Egyptian accents and Arabic English accents... basically I introduce myself and so my name is Umr... unless you're English in which case it's Oh-Mah."

Image caption The Emir may joke, but Qatari comics are not tempted to make him the butt of their jibes

Omar is Egyptian and I ask him if the upheaval in his home country in the last year has provided him with any material.

He looks at me disbelievingly. Egypt is an important society which is constantly evolving and improving. Why would anyone find that funny?

Some aspects of the comedy we heard did feel as though they might travel slightly better - one of the young comedians who spoke to us, Saad Khan, had a pleasing comic demeanour rather like a South Asian Oliver Hardy. And he did rather a good impersonation of a British football commentator too ("Ohmigod... He Shoots! He Scores!").

And its important to bring a degree of humility to all of this of course - what you find funny depends not just on how old you are and where you come from but who you are yourself.

But Qatar is a country which is learning quickly how to convert its enormous economic clout into soft power - whether that's through smart strategic investments like Harrods, through the Qatar Foundation (sponsor of FC Barcelona) or through its satellite TV network, Al Jazeera.

It just seems it might be a while before it can it rely on its home-grown stand-comedians to help develop the brand.

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Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas predicts close Premier League title race

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Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas believes this season's title race could be the closest the Premier League has seen.

Frank Lampard's hat-trick in an emphatic 5-1 win at Bolton moved third-placed Chelsea three points behind Manchester United and Manchester City.

"The pattern is of a tight Premier League - this season may be the tightest ever," said Villas-Boas.

"We've just got to continue to compete and try to add the most amount of wins."

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While United and City have been in superb form this season, both winning six and drawing the other of their seven Premier League fixtures, Villas-Boas is hopeful his side can close the gap when the Premier League returns from a two-week international break.

His side face a home game against Everton and then a trip to QPR while United and City face games against Liverpool and Aston Villa respectively before they meet in the Manchester derby on 23 October.

Villas-Boas, appointed in the summer after securing a treble of league, League Cup and Europa League titles at former club Porto, hopes the fixture list will enable Chelsea to gain further ground on the top two.

"It's a good thing for us looking into the future as the other big title chasers play against each other," said the 33-year-old.

"And if we can beat Everton then we can wait for these results and be closer to the top, or move away from those challenging us.

"The Premier League is taking a pattern with other teams like Newcastle and Tottenham challenging us for this position and Liverpool winning the Liverpool derby."

Reflecting on his desire to help Chelsea regain the Premier League title they lost to United last season, he added: "Most of these players went through a season when they weren't champions and it hurts them.

"All of them are focused on getting the Premier League back."

Meanwhile, Lampard silenced some of the recent critics who claimed his influence was waning following his recent stint on the bench for club and country with a majestic performance against Bolton.

"There is only one way to answer critics - you have to keep going and working hard and today it all came for me. I'm very pleased," the 33-year-old England international said.

"I wouldn't say I'm happy when not playing because I want to earn my money but you have to have respect for the manager, the players and the squad. I'll always keep working hard to play for this club."

Of Daniel Sturridge, who scored the other two Chelsea goals, Lampard added: "He's going to be a huge player for us from this season and onwards.

"He's got great speed and ability. [His loan spell at Bolton last season] was a great thing for him. We know we've got a very exciting player."

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Colin Daniel signs new Macclesfield Town contract

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Daniel scored 10 goals in 49 appearances last season

Macclesfield winger Colin Daniel has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of the 2012-13 season.

The 23-year-old initially joined the Silkmen on loan in March 2009 and signed permanently at the Moss Rose following his release by Crewe.

Daniel has turned out just five times this season because of injuries but will return to full training next week.

"It's good to have the security and knowing where I stand and where I'll be next season," he told the club website.

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Rubin Kazan 1-0 Tottenham

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Spurs goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini made a series of superb saves

A superb display by Tottenham keeper Carlo Cudicini could not stop Spurs slipping to defeat against Rubin Kazan in a one-sided Europa League encounter.

Cudicini denied Christian Noboa, Bebras Natcho and Aleksandr Ryazantsev before the break as Rubin poured forward.

But he could not stop Natcho's curling free-kick, conceded after Sebastien Bassong was caught in possession.

Spurs, who were without boss Harry Redknapp after his heart surgery, failed to create a clear-cut chance.

Redknapp is expected to be back in the dugout when Spurs play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday but it was left to his assistant Kevin Bond to take a young team to Russia looking for the win that would put them through to the last 32.

In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove decisive.

After a slow start, it was the home side who began to up the ante. Gokdeniz Karadeniz caused Spurs problems with his raids down the right and Alan Kasaev fired narrowly over from one of his pull-backs.

Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.

Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.

At the other end, Jermain Defoe and Roman Pavlyuchenko were struggling to get into the game and the one-way traffic continued when former Newcastle and Birmingham striker Obafemi Martins headed wide from Kasaev's clever cross.

Tottenham did have a sniff of goal when Defoe's drilled cross just eluded his strike partner at the far post but their best effort came early in the second half when Ryan Fredericks cut in from the right before firing into the side netting.

Rubin continued to come forward and got their reward when Bassong's poor control led to him fouling Ryazantsev and conceding a free-kick right on the edge of the area.

This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner.

That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.

He pushed away Ryazantsev's shot and kept out a Karadeniz header before instinctively stopping Nelson Valdez's rasping effort.

Tottenham, who lost William Gallas to injury before the end, struggled to find any sort of response and did not register a single shot on target.

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I had really good lighting so I took a comparison shot as well. Ones taken under shade (in my room essentially) and one is under direct sunlight.

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Her estranged son Paul said: "She has named names and put claims against each one and there are many people on her list. Once again she is taking no responsibility for any of her own actions.

"Everything that's happened to her she says is someone else's fault.

"The names apparently refer to people in various countries around the world.

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Gardai have also said they have growing concerns Tom Ruttle was part of Holmes' latest scam after being sucked into her latest plot.

Paul added: "They now know for sure he only had one bee hive and yet their honey production was prolific and they were getting award after award for it.

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Women on low incomes from Northern Ireland who seek a free NHS abortion in England will also receive state support to pay for their travel costs, the Government has announced.

Those who meet defined financial hardship criteria will be eligible for the measure, Justine Greening said.

Ms Greening, the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, announced in the summer that the NHS in England would start to provide abortions free of charge to those women who travel from Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's strict laws on terminations result in women making the journey across the Irish Sea to access abortion.

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:: Support with travel costs if the woman meets financial hardship criteria.

"This is comparable with the service that women in England receive," said Ms Greening.

She said there would be a central booking service established giving Northern Ireland women a single telephone number to call to make an appointment.

The Conservative minority government avoided a potential Commons defeat with its abortion announcement.

Labour MP Stella Creasy had tabled an amendment to the Queen's Speech calling for "adequate funding" to ensure free access to abortions in England for women arriving from Northern Ireland.

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"My original statement was clear this does not change the position in relation to the provision of abortions in Northern Ireland, which is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly," she added.

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JBL Endurance RUN Sweatproof Wired Sports In-Ear Headphones (Teal)

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  • Dynamic Drivers: 8.2mm
  • Fliphook: Wear In-Ear or Behind-the-Ear
  • TwistLock & FlexSoft Technologies
  • Secure and Comfortable Fit
  • Sweatproof: IPX5
  • Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Inline Remote with Microphone
  • Magnetic Earbuds for Cable Management
  • Includes 3 x Pairs of Ear Tips
  • Includes Enhancer
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Winner Selection/Prizes/Odds. The B&H Social Team will randomly select a winner from among all eligible entries every Monday during the Entry Period, for a total eight (8) winners (each a "Winner"). Each Winner will receive a B&H Gift Card pre-valued in the amount of $500.00. No cash or other substitutions will be offered. Winner selection is in the sole and absolute discretion of the B&H Social Team. Any taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winners will be notified and receive their prize at the email address associated with the account to which their Entry was posted or the email account provided with a mail-in entry. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

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JBL Endurance RUN overview

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The teal JBL Endurance RUN are sweatproof, wired, in-ear sport headphones that feature the flexible Fliphook design, allowing for in-ear or behind-the-ear deployment. Thanks to the TwistLock and FlexSoft technologies, these lightweight headphones offer an ergonomic design that ensures a secure and stable fit, no matter the workout. The integrated 8.2mm dynamic drivers provide a full frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.

With an IPX5 sweatproof rating, the headphones can endure and outlast high-intensity indoor or outdoor workouts, even in inclement weather conditions. The headphones offer an in-line one-button remote with microphone to enable hands-free calling, allowing you extra agility during your exercise session. A long press of the button will activate Google Now or Siri. When not in use, the headphones utilize magnetic earbuds that allow for clean and simple cable management. The JBL Endurance RUN headphones include three pairs of eartips and an enhancer.

  • Fliphook
    • Flexible two-way design allows you to wear the headphones either in-ear or behind-the-ear
  • Workout-ready
    • Thanks to TwistLock and FlexSoft technologies, these headphones are lightweight and ergonomically built to ensure secure fit and stability no matter the workout
  • Sweatproof (IPX5)
    • Designed to withstand sweat and moisture
  • Hands-free calls
    • In-line one button remote with microphone enables hands-free calling, allowing you to focus on your workout. A long press of the button activates Google Now or Siri
  • Magnetic Buds
    • Magnetic earbuds that allow for easy cable management when not in use
UPC: 050036344548
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JBL Endurance RUN Sweatproof Wired Sports In-Ear Headphones (Teal)
  • Limited 1-Year Warranty
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    JBL Endurance RUN specs

    Design In-Ear (Intra-Aural)
    Driver Size 0.32" / 8.2 mm
    Driver Type Dynamic
    Number of Drivers 1, per earpiece
    Noise Cancellation Type None
    Noise Attenuation None
    Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz
    Audio Connector 1/8" (3.5 mm) TRRS Angled
    Adapter (Included) None
    Design Y-Type
    Detachable No
    In-Line Remote/Microphone Yes
    Full Remote OS Support Android, iOS
    IP Rating IPX5
    Certifications RoHS, as per Manufacturer
    Packaging Info
    Package Weight 0.35 lb
    Box Dimensions (LxWxH) 6.8 x 4.9 x 1.6"

    JBL Endurance RUN reviews

    Endurance RUN Sweatproof Wired Sports In-Ear Headphones (Teal) is rated 4.0 out of 5 by 10.
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from Great Sound & Feel I've had this pair headphones for a few weeks and they sound great. The in-ear design took a few days to figure out but now I think these may be the most comfortable in-ear headphones I've ever had. Ultimately, they feel and sound like quality headphones.
    Date published: 2018-07-15
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from Burn in these bad boys and remove rubber pads I have tried many expensive headphones and earphones in my lifetime. This is my first earphones from JBL. After 120 hours of burn in time they started to sound really great. Sound gets warmer, deeper and more natural. When you first hear them the sound is not the best, but let them play and you will hear how different they will sound after the burn in. At this price point I think JBL Endurance Run is one of the best sounding earphones. To get the best posible sound and comfort you need to remove these rubber pads mounted on the earphones. (look at the photo) I wear these headphones 12hours a day (work with them) and rubber pads can couse discomfort if you don't remove them. I have removed them and now I can use these earphones all day long. Also if you remove rubber pats, earphones will go deeper into your ear canal and sound better. Also To get the best posibble sound and comfort you need to wrap wires around your ear like in this photo :-}
    Date published: 2018-08-29
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from Works great I use for my gym workouts and have performed well!
    Date published: 2018-05-30
    Rated 3 out of 5 by from FlipHook causes reverse stereo imaging The headphones are well isolating. Maybe too well, it's odd that it is called "Endurance Run" when using them outside at a low volume will cause you to not hear anything around you. May not be too safe. There is less cord noise when flipping them around the ears. The problem is this is that the Left becomes the Right and the Right becomes the Left. Stereo imaging is completely reversed. There does not appear to be a solution for this. There is no instruction booklet at all inside the box.
    Date published: 2018-09-16
    Rated 3 out of 5 by from Fell out of my ear :( I really liked the Inspire twist lock style because they would not fall out during my workouts. I thought I'd give these a try since they are the new style. Unfortunately, they fell out when I tilted my head. I tried the other tips included in the box but the same result.
    Date published: 2018-06-22
    Rated 3 out of 5 by from Disappointed Went for my first run this morning with my new earbuds & a couple of miles in, the sound kept getting turned all of the way down. My screen continuously was getting turned on. Seems like the inline mic & controller is the cause. I wasn't using this piece, but when it is moved or touches something, and I am listening to Google Play Music, the screen flips back and forth & the volume steadily drops to mute. Seems as if is overly sensitive. I liked them otherwise, but this makes them unusable.
    Date published: 2018-08-16
    Rated 4 out of 5 by from Best everyday headphones so far! I bought these headphones a couple of days before to replace an average earphones set. Since traditional in ears always fall off my ears i buy sports because they offer better grip and usually stay in place. I was a little skeptical at first about their ability to stay in place but the moment i wore them i knew that they would come off. They are the best i have ever tried and they offer great passive noise isolation. If you get into the music you can hardly listen to any of the city noise. Their sound experience is much better than any other budget sports in ears. They provide nice clear sound and also a satisfactory bass level. If you are looking for heavy bass they will not do the job. Overall I am very satisfied with my upgrade. I recommend them for anyone who is looking for a budget sports set but if they want to spend a little more they can also look the reflect mini series.
    Date published: 2018-07-20
    Rated 2 out of 5 by from OK but cheap Not much to say. It is just a typical cheap headphone in your ears. the sound is OK and it is made of rubber so it sticks to your skin, but that is how it stays in your ears. it doesnt have volume control. Spend a little money get one with volume control, mic built-in so I can listen to music , pause and skip songs that I dont want to listen and answer phone while jogging.
    Date published: 2018-10-18
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MXL 440 Studio Condenser Microphone (Black with Gold Print)

MXL 440 Studio Condenser Microphone (Black with Gold Print)

MXL 440 Studio Condenser Microphone (Black with Gold Print)

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  • Gold-Sputtered Diaphragm
  • Cardioid Pickup Pattern
  • FET Preamp
  • Electrically-Balanced Output
  • Internal Mogami Wiring
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Identity of Winners/Eligible Participants. Winners will be identified by the email account associated with the Facebook or Twitter account from which their Entry was submitted or the email account provided with a mail-in entry. An email account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such email account by the internet access or online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such email account. Any issues regarding the identity of a Winner shall be resolved by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Sweepstakes is only open to residents of the United States that are at least eighteen (18) years of age on their entry date and is not open to employees of Sponsor, their immediate family, any person domiciled with such employees, or any affiliates or subsidiaries of Sponsor.

Entry Ownership/Entrant Agreements. Entrants retain full ownership and copyrights to their Submission. However, by entering the Sweepstakes entrants grant Sponsor permission to use their Entries for promotional purposes on their respective social media channels with proper credit. Entrants also agree: (a) to be bound by these Official B&H $500.00 Gift Card Dash Sweepstakes Rules; (b) that any claims related to this Sweepstakes shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action and that awards, shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Sweepstakes, and shall not include incidental or consequential damages or attorneys fees; and (c) that any actual or perceived ambiguities in these rules shall be interpreted by Sponsor in their sole discretion.

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MXL 440 overview

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The black with gold print 440 Studio Condenser Microphone from MXL features a gold sputtered large diaphragm, suitable for a wide variety of applications. The FET preamp combined with an electrically-balanced output provides uncompromised tonal quality. Internal Mogami wiring offers a high-grade signal path to prevent audio degradation. The microphone uses 48V of phantom power and includes a mic stand adapter.

Suitable for vocals and a wide range of instruments
Gold-sputtered diaphragm provides clean, clear audio
FET preamp with an electrically-balanced output
Cardioid pickup pattern
Internal Mogami wiring
Uses 48V of phantom power
Includes a mic stand adapter
UPC: 801813128062
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MXL 440 Studio Condenser Microphone (Black with Gold Print)
  • MXL-MT001 Hard Mount Mic Stand Adapter
  • Limited 1-Year Warranty
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    MXL 440 specs

    Analog Performance
    Operating Principle Pressure Gradient
    Transducer Condenser
    Polar Pattern Cardioid
    Frequency Range 30 Hz to 20 kHz
    Signal to Noise Ratio 80 dB A-Weighted
    Equivalent Noise Level 20 dB A-Weighted
    Maximum SPL 130 dB SPL
    Impedance 200 Ohms
    Sensitivity 15 mV/Pa
    Operating Current Consumption 3.0 µA
    Length 7.08" / 179.83 mm
    Diameter 2.08" / 52.83 mm
    Weight 1.2 lb / 0.54 kg
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    Package Weight 1.35 lb
    Box Dimensions (LxWxH) 9.8 x 4.3 x 3.9"

    MXL 440 reviews

    440 Studio Condenser Microphone (Black with Gold Print) is rated 4.5 out of 5 by 6.
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from A Great Start MXL's great strength is in empowering audio producers of all budget levels to create studio quality work. The 440 has the same medium sized capsule and virtually the same guts as the super popular 990 and the 770 (and even the 550) This less flashy counterpart is a steal at it's current price point.
    Date published: 2018-10-21
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from My first time bought MXL 440 I’m not an expert with audio system, first time bought this Condenser phantom mic with dealzone price. Tested with through Zoom H4N to Mevo livestream camera and the sound is great amazing, love this mic.
    Date published: 2018-11-05
    Rated 4 out of 5 by from Not fancy but works well. MXL mic's are under rated, especially the more expensive ones like the Genesis and the Revelation models as well as most of there larger diaphragm models. For the price of this Mic it is very useful.
    Date published: 2018-10-21
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from This MXL 440 fit my needs perfectly I love this MIC. It is as professional a MIC as some costing 5 times as much. I like the quality, the sound and the design, a win-win all the way around at an unbeatable price.
    Date published: 2018-10-22
    Rated 3 out of 5 by from Not bad The mic sounds good, although there is a bit more hum than most, but for the price it's a good value.
    Date published: 2018-07-09
    Rated 5 out of 5 by from I like it Bright Clean Sound for vocals. Does the job nicely.
    Date published: 2018-07-10
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Juízes 10

1 After Abimelech there arose to defend Israel, Tola, the sonne of Puah, the sone of Dodo, a man of Issachar, which dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2 And he iudged Israel three and twentie yeere and dyed, and was buried in Shamir.

3 And after him arose Iair a Gileadite, and iudged Israel two and twenty yeere.

4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.

5 And Iair dyed, and was buried in Kamon.

6 And the children of Israel wrought wickednesse againe in the sight of the Lord, and serued Baalim and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistims, and forsooke the Lord and serued not him.

7 Therefore the wrath of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he solde them into the hands of the Philistims, and into the handes of the children of Ammon:

8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that [were] on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which [is] in Gilead.

9 Moreouer, the children of Ammon went ouer Iorden to fight against Iudah, and against Beniamin, and against the house of Ephraim: so that Israel was sore tormented.

10 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, [Did] not [I deliver you] from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites did oppresse you, and ye cryed to me and I saued you out of their hands.

13 Yet ye haue forsaken me, and serued other gods: wherefore I will deliuer you no more.

14 Goe, and cry vnto the gods which ye haue chosen: let them saue you in the time of your tribulation.

15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

17 Then the children of Ammon gathered themselues together, and pitched in Gilead: and the children of Israel assembled themselues, and pitched in Mizpeh.

18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, Whosoeuer will beginne the battell against the children of Ammon, the same shal be head ouer all the inhabitants of Gilead.