Penyanyi Cliff Richard nafi lakukan salah laku seks

Richard berkata ia tidak sesuai untuk berkata apa-apa sehingga siasatan polis selesai. - Gambar Fail

LONDON: Penyanyi veteran British Cliff Richard pada Khamis menafikan sekeras-kerasnya dakwaan melakukan salah laku seksual selepas polis melancarkan siasatan semula berhubung dakwaan lama yang mengaitkannya dengan pencabulan seorang kanak-kanak lelaki. 

Rumah Richard turut digeledah pihak polis hari ini.

Penyanyi berusia 73 tahun dan bintang pop sejak 1950-an yang popular dengan lagu-lagu seperti "Devil Woman" dan "Living Doll" berkata dakwaan terbabit sebagai "palsu".

Richard tidak hadir ketika pegawai polis menggeledah apartmennya yang terletak di kawasan komuniti berpagar di Sunningdale, Berkshire, selatan England.

"Waran geledah telah diberikan selepas polis menerima laporan perilaku bersifat seksual sejak tahun 1980-an yang melibatkan seorang budak lelaki yang berada di bawah usia 16 tahun pada masa itu," kata jurucakap polis South Yorkshire.

"Tiada siapa telah ditangkap dan pemilik kediaman tidak hadir."

Richard telah menjual lebih daripada 250 juta rekod sepanjang kerjayanya dan digelar Peter Pan of Pop untuk penampilannya yang kekal tampak muda.

'Tuduhan palsu'

Dalam satu kenyataan, Richard yang kini dilaporkan berada di Portugal, berkata beliau tidak melakukan apa-apa kesalahan tetapi akan "bekerjasama sepenuhnya" dengan siasatan.

"Untuk beberapa bulan saya telah menyedari tentang tuduhan terhadap saya di dalam internet. Dakwaan itu adalah palsu," kata penyanyi itu.

"Sehingga sekarang saya telah memilih untuk tidak memperbesarkan dakwaan palsu itu dengan apa-apa jawapan.

"Bagaimanapun, pihak polis ke apartmen saya di Berkshire hari ini tanpa notis, tetapi ia disiarkan di dalam media.”

Richard berkata masa ini adalah tidak sesuai untuk beliau memberikan sebarang kenyataan dan memilih untuk menunggu sehingga siasatan polis telah selesai. - Agensi

Penduduk Malaysia digelar 'Michael Jordan of Scrabble'

Kejohanan itu, yang disertai pemain handalan dari seluruh dunia, bermula pada Ahad dan berakhir hari ini - Gambar Fail

MELBOURNE: Seorang penduduk Malaysia warganegara Australia, yang dianggap sebagai 'Michael Jordan of Scrabble', berazam meraih gelaran juara buat kali keenam pada Kejohanan Scrable Kebangsaan Ke-25 di New York, lapor Australian Associated Press (AAP).

Kejohanan itu, yang disertai pemain handalan dari seluruh dunia, bermula pada Ahad dan berakhir hari ini dengan 525 pemain dari 11 negara beradu kehebatan untuk merebut hadiah utama sebanyak US$10,000.

Apabila selesai pertandingan, setiap pemain dalam lima bahagian telah menyertai 31 perlawanan keseluruhannya dengan pemberian ranking dibuat berdasarkan rekod kalah-menang dan jumlah mata mengatasi lawan.

Peserta yang paling digeruni ialah juara lima kali Australia dan pemenang empat kejohanan itu sebelum ini, Nigel Richards, yang tinggal di Malaysia.

Will Anderson, pengarang dari Croton-on-Hudson, pula berharap dapat memberi cabaran sengit setelah menduduki tempat ketiga tahun lepas.

"Beliau (Richards) umpama Michael Jordan dalam permainan kami.

"Beliau ada kelas tersendiri dan kemampuannya menguasai kamus adalah sungguh luar biasa...kami kagum dengan lelaki ini," kata Anderson seperti yang dilaporkan AAP.

Kejohanan itu bermula beberapa hari selepas pengumuman bahawa 5,000 perkataan baharu ditambah ke dalam Kamus Rasmi Pemain Scrabble, namun para pemain tidak dibenarkan menggunakan perkataan itu sehingga selepas kejohanan tahun ini. - Bernama

Into The Storm Cemas Mendebarkan

Filem arahan Steven Quale ini sedang rancak ditayangkan di pawagam seluruh negara. Biarpun tidak dibintangi oleh pelakon-pelakon A-list, tetapi filem yang memaparkan tentang malapetaka alam ini menarik untuk ditonton.

Aksi-aksi yang dipaparkan cukup mendebarkan serta cukup realistik. Seperti kebanyakkan filem bencana alam yang lain, filem tulisan John Swetnam ini juga menyampaikan mesej bahawa segala teknologi ciptaan manusia tidak mungkin dapat melangkaui hukum alam ataupun mengatasi kekuasaanNya.

Nilai kasih-sayang keluarga juga jelas terlihat di dalam filem ini di mana seorang ayah sanggup berhadapan dengan segala halangan demi menyelamatkan anak lelakinya.

Selain itu, penonton juga boleh melihat bagaimana kegilaan seorang pengejar ribut taufan, Pete yang tidak kenal erti takut demi mendapat rakaman video taufan yang diinginkannya. Dia sanggup berkorban nyawa asalkan usahanya itu mampu memberi maklumat berguna untuk generasi akan datang.

Bagi GUA filem ini punya garapan kemas. Penulis dan pengarah tahu cara untuk memancing emosi penonton untuk sama-sama merasai debaran yang dipaparkan. Sungguhpun begitu, sepanjang durasi 89 minit itu, penonton tidaklah terus-terusan berasa cemas atau berdebar-debar, tetapi ada adegan yang mampu memecah tawa.

Ini kerana penulis telah mencipta dua watak dungu yang berusaha mengejar populariti menerusi video-video yang dimuat naik di laman sosial YouTube. Seperti Pete, dua watak ini juga sibuk mengejar taufan yang melanda. Mereka langsung tidak gentar, sedangkan mereka langsung tidak punya pengetahuan mahupun peralatan yang sepatutnya. Bagi mereka video hebat mesti dirakamkan untuk dimuatnaik ke laman YouTube.

Pada mulanya GUA menyampah juga melihat dua watak ‘loser’ ini tetapi akhirnya mengakui mereka berperanan untuk memecah tawa penonton. Malah GUA juga percaya ia ditujukan kepada mereka yang terlalu taksub dengan laman-laman sosial sehingga sering bertindak bodoh.

Into The Storm mengisahkan tentang taufan atau tornado maha hebat yang merempuh pekan kecil Silverton yang ketika itu sedang sibuk dengan persiapan hari graduasi Sekolah Tinggi Silverton. Demi keselamatan diri, penduduk pekan ini berganding bahu bagi menyelamatkan diri daripada situasi menggerunkan ini.

Dalam misi menyelamatkan diri, Gary Morris bersama anaknya, Trey perlu mencari anak sulungnya yang terperangkap di bawah runtuhan sebuah kilang lama. Ketika inilah Gary dan Trey terserempak dengan pasukan pengejar ribut taufan.

Sumber: Yahoo! Entertainment

Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Welcome to the biggest smartphone battle of 2014. In the blue corner the Apple iPhone 6 and in the red corner the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.

This isn’t the head-to-head many were anticipating. The four month old Galaxy S5 was expected to be the natural challenger, but following disappointing sales Samsung has had a rethink and the newly announced Alpha is a like-for-like metal handset which throws down the gauntlet to the heavily leaked iPhone 6 in every area.

So let’s break down these rivals ahead of what promises to be two of the biggest advertising campaigns in smartphone history.

Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down

                        

Display: iPhone 6 4.7-inches – Galaxy Alpha 4.7-inches

 For Apple the new iPhone represents a big step up in screen size from the 4-inch display seen since the iPhone 5 and an even bigger 5.5-inch model is expected to launch soon after. For Samsung the Alpha actually represents a step down from the 5.2-inch display on the Galaxy S5 and demonstrates how determined it is to make a phone which directly trades blows with the new iPhone.

But the first blows here will go to Apple. It’s widely reported 1704 x 960 pixel display creates a pixel density of 416ppi (pixels per inch) compared to the Alpha whose screen surprisingly is just 1280 x 720 pixels for a 320ppi.

Given how close both pixel densities are to Apple’s claim that a ‘Retina Display’ (the point where your eyes cannot distinguish individual pixels) starts at 326ppi it remains to be seen how much difference there will be in reality, but it is odd that Samsung has stepped down from the Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel displays it has used in flagship phones for the last few years.

In turn Samsung will be hoping the head turning (though arguably garish) AMOLED technology it uses in the Alpha and S5 will be enough to catch the eye compared to Apple’s more subtle IPS screens.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Materials: iPhone 6 Metal and Sapphire – Galaxy Alpha Metal, Plastic And Gorilla Glass

 The second blow Apple lands will be the materials of the iPhone 6. Samsung has taken direct cues from the HTC HTC One M8 and the iPhone 6 in finally producing a phone which uses metal in its chassis, but this only extends to the edges while rear remains plastic and the screen is the familiar Corning GLW +0.1% Gorilla Glass 3.
By contrast the iPhone 6 will ditch its glass back in favour of an all metal chassis and the screen is heavily tipped to be sapphire-based. Doubts still remain after the ‘proof’ offered by several leaks was undermined, but if Apple does go with sapphire it is expected to be layered with glass. As such the durability may not be as indestructible as many hope but it should still represent a step up from Gorilla Glass 3.

 

Alleged iPhone 6 fascia with sapphire display

Size and Weight

Despite this being one of the few aspects of the iPhone 6 not to leak, here Samsung appears to hold all the aces. At 0.26-inchs (6.7mm) thick the Galaxy Alpha is the slimmest mass market smartphone ever made and with a footprint of 5.21 x 2.58 inches (132.4 x 65.5mm) and weight of just 4.06 oz (115g) it should remain usable with one hand.
By contrast dummy units of the iPhone 6 have shown it to be almost the same footprint as the Samsung Galaxy S5 – 5.59 x 2.85 inches (142 x 72.5 mm) – despite the S5 packing a 5.2 inch display. This is due to Apple retaining thicker top and bottom bezels which add to the height. Meanwhile the only other all metal 4.7 inch handset is the HTC One M7 which tips the scales at 5.04 oz (143g). Apple should beat that as the iPhone 6 is also expected to be very thin, but it does look like one handed use will be tough for most.





Power: iPhone 6 Apple A8 Chipset – Galaxy Alpha Exynos 5 Octa 5430

 Here both handsets should be a real treat. The power of the A8 remains unknown, but Apple has doubled the power of its A series of ARM-based chips with each generation so the dual-core 1.3GHz CPU and quad-core GPU in the already fast iPhone 5S A7 chipset should see major gains and there is also talk of a step up to 2GB of RAM.
But the Galaxy Alpha should be able to match anything the iPhone 6 throws at it. The Alpha will come with 2GB of RAM and Samsung’s own Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chipset which the company claims will outpace the Snapdragon 805, ARM’s latest and greatest chip which is expected to appear in the Galaxy Note 4 and Nexus 6.
For reference the Snapdragon 800 chipset was seen to be largely on a par with Apple’s A7 and since then the 801 has added more power and battery optimisation while the 805 is a major leap forward in both.

Sony Exmor IMX220 sensor

Camera: iPhone 6 13 Megapixels – Galaxy Alpha 12 Megapixels

 Megapixels a poor guide to camera quality, but it is noticeable that Apple is set to step up from the 8 megapixel lens in the last three iPhones reportedly to Sony Sony’s 13 megapixel Exmor IMX220 camera sensor. This makes sense given previous iPhones have all used previous generations of this Sony line and it brings a 1/2.3′ sensor which would be a notable jump from the 1/3.2” sensor in the iPhone 5S. Video recording will remain at 1080p while optical image stabilisation (OIS) is expected to be exclusive to the monstrous 5.5-inch iPhone 6 variant.

As for the Galaxy Alpha, Samsung has curiously taken a step down to 12 megapixels from the 16 megapixel sensor in the Galaxy S5. The sensor has yet to be revealed and while it also lacks OIS it offers real-time HDR (High Dynamic Range) so you can see the light balancing on the screen before taking a photo. Samsung has also fitted the Alpha with a selfie-friendly 2.1 megapixel front facing camera, something Apple should match.




Memory: iPhone 6 Up to 64GB – Galaxy Alpha 32GB

 Rumours once suggested the iPhone 6 would be the first 128GB smartphone, but having seen those dry up I will stick to what we know: up to 64GB of non-expandable storage is guaranteed. Consequently the Galaxy Alpha has two surprises in stock: neither of them good.
The first is that the handset does not have a 64GB version (at least not yet) and second is Samsung has ditched the microSD expansion slot that almost every Galaxy smartphone (and certainly every high end Galaxy smartphone) ships with. The logic may be to mimic Apple and keep storage options simple, but it could be a potential deal breaker for some.


Battery Life: iPhone 6 1800mAh – Galaxy Alpha 1860mAh

 Like megapixels, battery capacities don’t tell the whole story but here the handsets appear to be very well matched. It has been suggested the iPhone 6 may see a last minute bump to a 2100mAh battery, but regardless Apple will be leaning heavily on the efficiency of the A8 chip and iOS 8 to compensate for the larger screen and its higher resolution. Apple will need to produce some magic here as the iPhone 5S has mediocre battery life at best and that sported a 1560mAh battery.
It is a similar story for Samsung. The 1860mAh battery in the Alpha is a big drop from the 2800mAh battery in the S5, but Samsung will also hope the greater efficiencies in its Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chip make a difference. Where it may hold an advantage, however, is the 720p screen as driving less pixels greatly lessens the workload and may explain Samsung’s decision to shy away from 1080p. If Samsung can significantly top the iPhone 6’s battery life few may care about the lost pixels.


Miscellaneous: Sensor overload

 Both handsets will pack fingerprint sensors (though the iPhone 5S has shown slicker integration compared to the S5) while the Galaxy Alpha will carry over the heart rate sensor seen in the Galaxy S5. With fitness having played a major part in Samsung’s Galaxy S5 software, the same will again happen here and with Apple HealthKit formally launching with the iPhone 6 and iOS 8 this will be a major battle ground for these handsets.

That said the Galaxy Alpha loses the S5’s water resistant coating and no leaks have indicated the iPhone 6 will have it either so while both handsets have tough exteriors they won’t be happy being used in the rain.

iPhone 5S current pricing

Release Date And Price

 Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 6 on September 9th while Samsung has signalled its deliberate clash by confirming the Galaxy Alpha will go on sale in ‘early September’. Given the potential for a small gap between announcement and release this may give the Alpha a slight head start.

While the cost for the iPhone 6 remains unknown, Apple is famed for releasing each new iPhone at roughly the same price point as the last. That should mean from $199 on contract and $649 contract-free. Samsung has yet to reveal the cost of the Alpha, but it would be surprising if the company doesn’t try to marginally undercut this.

Source: Forbes

Liberia gets Ebola drug; ponders who should get it

 

The body of a man found in the street, suspected of dying from the ebola virus is covered and removed by health workers, in the capital city of Monrovia, Liberia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian officials faced a difficult choice Thursday: deciding which handful of Ebola patients will receive an experimental drug that could prove life-saving, ineffective or even harmful.

ZMapp, the untested Ebola drug, arrived in the West African country late Wednesday. Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said three or four people would begin getting it Thursday, although another health official said there was only enough for three people.

The government had previously said two doctors would receive the treatment, but it was unclear who else would.

These are the last known doses of ZMapp left. The San Diego-based company that developed it has said it will take months to build up even a modest supply.

The Ebola outbreak was first identified in March in Guinea and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, killing more than 1,060 of the 1,975 people sickened by it, according to the World Health Organization.

The outbreak has overwhelmed the already strained health systems in West Africa and raised questions about whether authorities are doing enough to respond.

On Thursday, police in riot gear dispersed an angry crowd in the Liberian capital of Monrovia who were protesting that an Ebola victim's body had not been taken away by health workers.

The outbreak has also sparked an international debate over the ethics of giving drugs that have not yet been tested to the sick and deciding who should get the drugs. So far, only two Americans and one Spaniard have received ZMapp. The Americans are improving — but it is unclear what role the drug has played. The Spaniard died within days.

Doctors Without Borders, which is running many of the Ebola treatment centers and whose staff have tussled with whether to provide ZMapp, said such choices present "an impossible dilemma."

Now Liberian officials are facing those questions.

"The criteria of selection is difficult, but it is going to be done," said Dr. Moses Massaquoi, who helped Liberia obtain the drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical. "We are going to look at how critical people are. We are definitely going to be focusing on medical staff."

He added people who were past the "critical phase" and looked likely to survive would not be chosen.

In this outbreak, over 50 percent of those sickened with Ebola have died, according to the U.N. health agency.

Massaquoi said there was only enough of the drug to treat three people. Treatment will be staggered, so doctors can observe the effects in one patient before moving on to the next. It was not clear yet if the treatment had started.

The confusion over how many people could be treated may stem from the fact that doctors don't know the best dose to try since the drug has never been tested in humans.

Arthur Caplan, director of medical ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center, said the choice of who to treat would have to balance helping the largest number of people with learning the most from the treatments.

He said the question is not "whose life do we save?" but "who gets the chance to be experimented on?"

For that reason, recipients need to be good experimental subjects — people who have recently contracted the disease and are more likely to respond to treatment or perhaps younger patients, he said. In order to study the long-term effects, doctors will likely prefer people who can be observed for months, which might eliminate people living in remote places, he added.

Nigeria announced Thursday that one more person has been infected with Ebola, bringing the country's number of cases to 11. Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said the latest patient is a doctor who helped treat the country's first Ebola case, Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer who flew in last month and died July 25.

All Nigerians who contracted the killer virus have had direct contact with Sawyer.


AP via Yahoo! News Malaysia

Infographic about bankruptcy in Malaysia

To many of us, “bankruptcy” is a term synonymous with “having no money” – used commonly to describe a situation where a person has exhausted his monetary resources and has next to nothing to survive on.

In reality, however, bankruptcy is something that is far more serious than simply having no money to survive the month. It is a status declared by a court order, which effectively eliminates certain rights that we take for granted every day. And despite common perception, you do not need to owe millions to be bankrupt; you can be one with just a debt of RM30,001.

In this infographic, iMoney shows you what bankruptcy is, how it affects a person, and what the true scenario is when it comes to bankruptcies in Malaysia.




-- Sourced from iMoney.my

PAS belum pasti sokong Wan Azizah sebagai MB Selangor

PAS belum pasti sokong Wan Azizah sebagai MB Selangor

PAS masih belum boleh memberikan komitmen untuk menyokong Presiden PKR Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail sebagai menteri besar Selangor bagi menggantikan Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim walaupun PKR dan DAP sudah berbuat demikian, kata Datuk Mustafa Ali.

Setiausaha agung PAS itu berkata, parti Islam itu yang mempunyai 4 ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (exco) dalam pentadbiran Khalid di Selangor masih belum pasti sama ada menerima atau menolak Dr Wan Azizah.

“Saya tidak boleh jawab soalan itu,” kata Mustafa pada sidang media di Ibu Pejabat PAS di Kuala Lumpur malam ini apabila didesak wartawan sama ada PAS menolak Dr Wan Azizah sebagai calon menteri besar yang baharu. – 14 Ogos, 2014.

--The Malaysian Insider

What’s so funny about Ronaldo in this team photo?

The world of sport throws up a lot of stories every day - funny, shocking, bizarre and amazing. But you don't read them all. You can't. You don't have time. 

That's where we come in: each day, World of Sport brings you the pick of the stories that you might have missed from the last day or two. Here's today's choice.

Think we missed something better? Let us know in the comments box down below.

---

CRISTIANO, WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT? - Ronaldo uses team photo as opportunity to 'elevate' himself further

We all know that Cristiano Ronaldo is both vain and super competitive.

So it should come as no surprise that he found a cunning way to make himself look better – or taller – than he really is in this team photo, that’s just been picked up on.

A new angle of the Real Madrid picture shows that Ronaldo was standing on his tiptoes to elevate himself. Really!

Already standing at 6ft 1in, Ronaldo really does not need to be doing this, yet he just can't resist making more of himself and 'cheating' in the height stakes. Unbelievable.

Source: Eurosport