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Swallowed by the tsunami
Swallowed by the tsunami: Horrifying new footage shows life and death race to outrun giant wave
By Richard Hartley-parkinsonLast updated at 9:06 PM on 12th April 2011
The sheer panic of people trying to flee the Japanese tsunami has been captured in a newly-released video that shows the life and death race to outrun the wave.
The fate of some of those in the footage is unknown as the water rises so quickly that they simply disappear in the swell carrying cars and buildings.
Residents from the town, believed to be called Minami-sanriku, are seen running up the side of a hill to safety as the water behind them closes in on them.
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However, many people don't make it and the water simply swallows them up despite the efforts of other people around them.
A group can be seen towards the end of the footage desperately trying to pull what are believed to be sick or elderly people up a steep ridge.
A person in a blue coat runs back down the hill to the aid of someone who is stuck. He is aided by another person in a red jacket and as it looks like they are about to succeed the water rises and pulls them into the water.
They desperately cling to the person they were trying to rescue but in doing so they are quickly dragged with the tsunami, which struck on March 1.
The camera footage is shaky and pans away at that point, but it appears that he hits a hand rail to a staircase and this forces him to let go. The other two disappear.
Other people are seen running between buildings and up a bank that temporarily slows the water down.
One woman, however, desperately climbs the bank and runs from the wave - carrying a roof towards her - which is moving far quicker than she is. The camera then moves away so the fate of that woman is also unknown.
A group can be seen towards the end of the footage desperately trying to pull what are believed to be sick or elderly people up a steep ridge.
A person in a blue coat runs back down the hill to the aid of someone who is stuck. He is aided by another person in a red jacket and as it looks like they are about to succeed the water rises and pulls them into the water.
Rescue efforts: To the left, people can be seen carrying someone at the edge of the photo while others try and help someone up a bank as the waters - carrying rubble and debris - begin to sweep before them
But despite their efforts, the speed of the rising water engulfs the person they are trying to save - and one of the rescuers appears to vanish. The man in the red jacket can be seen through the trees
Desperate: A woman runs as fast as she can and keeps looking back to see where the water is. The wave is moving much faster than her and as the roof moves closer towards her the camera pans away. Her fate is unknown
The camera footage is shaky and pans away at that point, but it appears that he hits a hand rail to a staircase and this forces him to let go. The other two disappear.
Other people are seen running between buildings and up a bank that temporarily slows the water down.
One woman, however, desperately climbs the bank and runs from the wave - carrying a roof towards her - which is moving far quicker than she is. The camera then moves away so the fate of that woman is also unknown.
Distant problem: Clouds of smoke and dust can be seen rising in the distance but many people have already made their way up the hillside
Getting closer: The cloud of dust moves inland. towards the bottom of the camera is a straight line that slows the water, but only momentarily
Devastation: Buildings are tossed around and ripped to shreds as though they were made with matchsticks
Panic: People run between buildings towards the hill. The person in black is climbing a small bank that also slows the water
Other new footage has emerged of a car being swallowed up by the water as its occupants drive along a coastal road.Apparently unaware of the water swelling up behind sea defences just yards away, they continue on their journey.
But then the wave crashes over the barrier and onto the road. It is too quick for the driver and their passengers and soon envelops the car, tossing and turning it as it bobs along the water.
Power: The waters at the edge of the port begin to swirl, giving no real indication of the power which is about to be unleashed
Build: The force begins to build against the breakwall ...
... and the tsunami overpowers the flood defences
Unaware: The car has been suddenly swamped by the swirling waters as it is driven along a coastal road
Trapped: The power of the tsunami becomes too much and overwhelms the car, forcing it onto its side, and trapping the occupants
Overwhelmed: The car is swept down the road, buffeted by the swell of the water
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1376119/Japanese-tsunami-video-The-life-death-race-outrun-giant-wave.html#ixzz1JMgQpOwL
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Malaysian transsexual wife
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Last updated at 2:32 AM on 12th April 2011
A transsexual walked out on her British husband two weeks after he helped her win the right to stay in this country.
Ian Young spent £12,000 fighting for a British visa for his Malaysian wife Fatine – who was born Mohammed Fazdil Min Bahari – after she claimed she would be jailed if she returned to her home country, where homosexuality is illegal.
He claims his love for the 38-year-old pre-operative transsexual even saw him being hounded out of caretaking jobs at three schools by angry parents.
But two weeks after his wife was granted a visa, she left him. He says she is now living on benefits in Manchester after failing to start a career as a showgirl in Blackpool.
Mr Young, 32, who says that at one stage he tried to kill himself by overdosing on pills, is trying to rebuild his life after he was left jobless and homeless.
He said: ‘I used every penny I had and I lost everything. I lost my job, I lost my house and finally I lost my wife. Looking back I realise she was using me to get a visa.
'I feel like a fool. It was supposed to be the happiest time of my life. Now she won’t speak to me and she won’t get a divorce.’
School caretaker left jobless and broke after spending £12,000 on visa for Malaysian transsexual wife who then left him
By Claire EllicottLast updated at 2:32 AM on 12th April 2011
A transsexual walked out on her British husband two weeks after he helped her win the right to stay in this country.
Ian Young spent £12,000 fighting for a British visa for his Malaysian wife Fatine – who was born Mohammed Fazdil Min Bahari – after she claimed she would be jailed if she returned to her home country, where homosexuality is illegal.
He claims his love for the 38-year-old pre-operative transsexual even saw him being hounded out of caretaking jobs at three schools by angry parents.
Ian Young with Fatine: He says he tried to kill himself
Mr Young, 32, who says that at one stage he tried to kill himself by overdosing on pills, is trying to rebuild his life after he was left jobless and homeless.
He said: ‘I used every penny I had and I lost everything. I lost my job, I lost my house and finally I lost my wife. Looking back I realise she was using me to get a visa.
'I feel like a fool. It was supposed to be the happiest time of my life. Now she won’t speak to me and she won’t get a divorce.’
Wedding day: The couple in 2009 when they married, left, and Fatine, right, whom Mr Young did not realise had been born a man
The couple met when Mr Young was working as a security guard in Malaysia.
At first he did not realise she had been born a man. When he discovered her secret, he continued the relationship despite her refusing to have sex-change surgery to become a woman.
Within the space of three years, Mr Young went from being a straight man who had previously had an eight-year relationship with a woman to being homosexual.
Fatine later moved into his house in Derby on a six-month tourist visa. The couple had a civil partnership ceremony at their local register office in 2009.
They fought for a full visa for Fatine after the request was initially turned down by the Home Office.
Mr Young said the stress and disapproval of angry parents led to him leaving a string of caretaking jobs. He was prescribed anti-depressants and said he even tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of pills.
To support her visa case, Fatine included in her application death threats made against her on an internet site in Malaysia. When she was finally granted a visa, Mr Young was overjoyed and began planning their future together. But two weeks later, she moved out.
‘Fatine went off to live with friends in Blackpool and that didn’t work out because they got fed up with her not getting work there,’ he said. ‘She thought she could crack it as a showgirl and got refused, so now she is in Manchester claiming benefits.’
He added: ‘Our relationship was okay, but it was always filled with worry about visas, not just about getting them, but where we were getting the money from.
Mr Young, who is now staying with friends and wants to end the civil partnership, said of the relationship: ‘Being a straight man, I did have a few concerns. But I couldn’t ignore how I felt.
‘I admit that I did neglect Fatine when I was depressed. I just wanted her to tell me we could get through it together but she wasn’t interested.
‘I’m trying to start my own business. I’m still in debt, but I’m moving on and getting back on my feet.’
At first he did not realise she had been born a man. When he discovered her secret, he continued the relationship despite her refusing to have sex-change surgery to become a woman.
Within the space of three years, Mr Young went from being a straight man who had previously had an eight-year relationship with a woman to being homosexual.
Fatine later moved into his house in Derby on a six-month tourist visa. The couple had a civil partnership ceremony at their local register office in 2009.
They fought for a full visa for Fatine after the request was initially turned down by the Home Office.
Mr Young said the stress and disapproval of angry parents led to him leaving a string of caretaking jobs. He was prescribed anti-depressants and said he even tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of pills.
To support her visa case, Fatine included in her application death threats made against her on an internet site in Malaysia. When she was finally granted a visa, Mr Young was overjoyed and began planning their future together. But two weeks later, she moved out.
‘Fatine went off to live with friends in Blackpool and that didn’t work out because they got fed up with her not getting work there,’ he said. ‘She thought she could crack it as a showgirl and got refused, so now she is in Manchester claiming benefits.’
He added: ‘Our relationship was okay, but it was always filled with worry about visas, not just about getting them, but where we were getting the money from.
Ian Young said his life is in ruins after he spent £12,000 to get his Malaysian wife Fatine a visa - only for her to leave him immediately after it was granted
‘We had applied five times in total and the cost was thousands. I was a caretaker in a small school earning £640 a month.’ He said his mother even lent them £2,000 to help out.Mr Young, who is now staying with friends and wants to end the civil partnership, said of the relationship: ‘Being a straight man, I did have a few concerns. But I couldn’t ignore how I felt.
‘I admit that I did neglect Fatine when I was depressed. I just wanted her to tell me we could get through it together but she wasn’t interested.
‘I’m trying to start my own business. I’m still in debt, but I’m moving on and getting back on my feet.’
Mr Young was forced to leave schools, including St Chad's Infants in Derby, after complaints from parents who disapproved of his lifestyle
Monday, April 11, 2011
3D artist
3D artist who is simply streets ahead when it comes to drawing on the public's imagination
By Mail Foreign ServiceLast updated at 4:06 PM on 10th April 2011
Kurt Wenner has been astonishing passers-by for many years now - but if anything, his latest designs are his most stunning yet.
The 52-year-old street artist extraordinaire, a former NASA employee, uses a clever technique that makes his creations appear 3D.
And his most recent works, ranging from Spider-Man in Japan to a Caribbean gateway in New York and a rainforest pathway on London's South Bank, are brought together in a new book.
Wenner produced a Northwest Fantasy in April 2010 in San Francisco for the British Columbia Tourist Board, but his Spider-Man in Febuary 2011 at Universal Studios in Japan is even more impressive with a huge cardboard cutout completing the comic-book scene
The Michigan-born artist started in 1982 using pastels and paints to decorate the streets of Rome.
He has gone on to use complex calculations from his old job - creating conceptual drawings of extraterrestrial landscapes at NASA - to bring floors and walls to life.
He then fused that knowledge with techniques used by the likes of Michelangelo for his Sistine Chapel frescoes and 16th century Italian street art.
Pathway to glory: British Olympic cyclist Bradley Wiggins poses on his bike by A Forest Path in October 2010 on London's South Bank
Wenner first came to prominence with models who appeared to be gazing at their reflections in Curtatone in 1987, right, and he used a pool in the ground again in Mexico in Queretaro, in 2010 when he produced three magi leaping out of water
Kurt explained: 'Pavement art like this began in Rome in the late renaissance period, so it's been around for 100s of years.'
An image from Curtatone, Italy, in 1987 shows how he created amazing mirror images of real models on the concrete below them - the first ever interactive 3D street painting.
He added: 'The pieces look real because they are calculated to be perfectly and mathematically accurate. It's exactly how they would look if the objects in my paintings were actually there.
'I use a piece of string to measure fixed points between the viewing location and the painting. This lets me calculate exactly how the perspective should be.
'It takes me around five to seven days to complete an average-sized piece.
His book, Asphalt Renaissance is published by Sterling Innovation.
Wenner created this visual feast in October 2008 at Waterloo rail station in London. Notes appear to float off the ground in The Moneypit
The cover of Kurt's new book Asphalt Renaissance displays some of his most memorable desings
Friday, April 8, 2011
Alcohol still causes cancer, even if you drink a 'safe' amount
Everything in moderation: But the research shows that alcohol can cause cancers even in those who don't drink excessively (Posed by models)
Alcohol still causes cancer, even if you drink a 'safe' amount
Alcohol still causes cancer, even if you drink a 'safe' amount
By Jenny Hope
Last updated at 4:11 AM on 8th April 2011
Drinking a ‘safe’ amount of alcohol below the recommended daily limit increases the risk of developing cancer, with the danger remaining even if you become teetotal, experts say.
New research shows that one in ten cancers in men and one in 33 in women in Britain is caused by drinking – and the figures are on the rise.
Alcohol is blamed for at least 13,000 cases a year, including cancer of the breast, mouth, oesophagus and bowel.
Everything in moderation: But the research shows that alcohol can cause cancers even in those who don't drink excessively (Posed by models)
Bingeing is responsible for most cases, but some are triggered by drinking at levels below the suggested daily total, according to the international report.
Oxford University researcher Naomi Allen, who helps to compile the ongoing study, said: ‘This supports existing evidence that alcohol causes cancer and that the risk increases even with drinking moderate amounts.’
The study has been tracking volunteers across Europe for years, and Miss Allen said the latest figures understated the risks now.
She added: ‘The results from this study reflect the impact of people’s drinking habits about ten years ago.
‘People are drinking even more now and this could lead to more people developing cancer because of alcohol in the future.’
Figures from eight European countries including Britain were analysed to determine the proportion of cancer cases caused by alcohol, and at what levels of drinking.
NHS guidelines advise that men should drink no more than four units a day while women should not go over three.
One unit is roughly equivalent to a third of a pint of beer, half a 175ml glass of red wine or a single whisky.
The study looked at people drinking more than three units a day for men and one and a half for women.
It found men in Germany were the most likely to exceed three units a day (43.8 per cent of the male population), followed by Denmark (43.6 per cent) and Britain (41.1 per cent).
Among women, Germans were most likely to drink more than one and a half units a day (43.5 per cent of women), followed by those in Denmark (41 per cent) and Britain (37.7 per cent).
Cancers of the pharynx (the cavity behind the nose and mouth), oesophagus and voice box were most commonly caused by alcohol, followed by cancer of the liver.
The study also revealed that drinking caused five per cent of breast cancers in women.
Almost 300,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Britain.
Sara Hiom, director of health information at Cancer Research UK, which helped to fund the study, said: ‘Many people just don’t know that drinking alcohol can increase their cancer risk.
‘Keeping alcohol intake to a maximum of one small drink a day for women and two small drinks per day for men can have a real impact.’
The research, published in the British Medical Journal, is part of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (Epic), which began in 1992 and is one of the largest studies into the links between cancer and diet.
It tracked 360,000 people, mostly aged 35 to 70 when the study started, who were followed up to see how many developed cancer.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Overworked: New research has found that those who work 11-hour days or more increase their chance of a heart attack by two thirds
Overworked: New research has found that those who work 11-hour days or more increase their chance of a heart attack by two thirds
Working an 11-hour day can increase heart attack danger by 67 per cent
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1373375/Working-11-hour-day-increase-heart-attack-danger-67-cent.html#ixzz1IcGwQf6S
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Working an 11-hour day can increase heart attack danger by 67 per cent
By Sophie Borland
Last updated at 10:41 PM on 4th April 2011
Overworked: New research has found that those who work 11-hour days or more increase their chance of a heart attack by two thirds
If you’re about to embark on your usual 12-hour day at the office, you might want to pause a while – a few hours, actually.
A study has found that those who spend more than 11 hours at work increase their chance of having a heart attack by two thirds.
Researchers say the risk is so great that GPs should ask patients what hours they work along with how much they drink or smoke.
The team from University College London looked at more than 7,000 civil servants working in Whitehall over a period of 11 years and established how many hours they worked on average a day.
They also collected information including the condition of their heart from medical records and health checks.
Over the period, a total of 192 had suffered a heart attack. But the study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, found that those who worked more than 11 hours a day were 67 per cent more likely to have one than those who had a ‘nine to five’ job.
The researchers say their findings could potentially prevent thousands of heart attacks a year as they would help GPs get a better idea of how likely a patient was to have one.
Patients already at high risk – by being obese or smoking, for example – could be encouraged to cut down on their working hours.
Professor Mika Kivimäki, who led the study, said: ‘We have shown that working long days is associated with a remarkable increase in risk of heart disease.
‘Considering that including a measurement of working hours in a GP interview is so simple and useful, our research presents a strong case that it should become standard practice.
‘This new information should help improve decisions regarding medication for heart disease.
‘It could also be a wake-up call for people who over-work themselves, especially if they already have other risk factors,’ Professor Kivimäki added.
Around 2.6million Britons have heart disease, where the organ’s blood supply is blocked by the build-up of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries.
It is the nation’s biggest killer, claiming 101,000 lives in this country every year.
Heart attacks occur when a coronary artery becomes completely blocked; if the blood supply is not restored, the section of the heart being supplied by the artery will die.
Patients are at far higher risk of heart disease if they smoke, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, are overweight or do not exercise.
Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said: ‘The Whitehall study has been hugely influential in shaping our understanding of the social determinants of heart disease.
‘These most recent findings raise the possibility that long working hours may increase the risk of a heart attack.
‘But further studies are required to confirm this association and clarify how it might be used to change our current approach to assessing someone’s risk of developing heart disease and what advice we give on working conditions.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1373375/Working-11-hour-day-increase-heart-attack-danger-67-cent.html#ixzz1IcGwQf6S
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Regular fasting 'could lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes' | Mail Online
Regular fasting 'could lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes' | Mail Online
Fasting for 24 hours 'may cut your risk of heart disease and diabetes'
Fasting for 24 hours 'may cut your risk of heart disease and diabetes'
By Fiona Macrae
Last updated at 2:07 AM on 5th April 2011
The 30 volunteers fasted for 24 hours and only drank water. This encouraged the body to start burning up fat cells (posed)
Regularly going a day without food may reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, research has suggested.
Doctors studied the health and habits of more than 200 residents in the state of Utah, where fasting for at least one day a month is a way of life for many Mormons.
X-ray scans revealed narrowing of the arteries in around 75 per cent of those who didn’t fast. In contrast, clogged arteries affected 63 per cent of those who said they often skipped meals.
Fasting also appeared to more than halve the odds of diabetes, the American College of Cardiology’s conference heard.
To ensure the results were not only due to those who fast having healthier lifestyles, the researchers carried out a second study on people who were not regular fasters.
They did not eat or drink anything other than water for 24 hours and underwent a series of health checks. They were also monitored while eating normally.
The tests revealed fasting triggers a significant surge in human growth hormone, a hormone credited with speeding up metabolism and burning off fat.
Levels rose 13-fold in women and 20-fold in men. Shedding fat is known to cut the risk of diabetes and related heart problems.
The fasting caused levels of cholesterol to rise but they returned to normal after the fast was over.
Doctors stressed that more research is needed before fasting can be prescribed to patients.
Nutritionist Dr Emma Williams said: ‘I wouldn’t be in a hurry to commence fasting, as the precise nature by which the body reacts to it remains relatively unknown.’
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