BT Sport launches today as Sky Sports rival

BT Sport is almost here with the UK?s latest sports broadcaster set to officially launch later this evening as a new, high-profile rival to Sky Sports.

With the first BT Sports broadcast to kick off at 6pm this evening, Thursday August 1, the subscriptions based sports channels will be free to all BT Broadband customers and will hope to succeed where others have failed in giving Sky a run for their money.

?It?s finally a reality that ?Great sport happens here?,? John Petter, Managing Director of BT Retail Consumer said. ?It?s just over a year since we secured our Barclays Premier League rights and only six months since we started to build our exciting new studio in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We have some tremendously talented presenters and experts who are passionate about sport.?

Taking over from ESPN and Setanta before it, BT Sport will see a raft of high-profile, well recognised presenters such as Jake Humphrey and Clare Balding share centre stage with a selection of pundits and former athletes including Michael Owen and Matt Dawson. With a selection of Premier League games being the platform?s big draw, those signing up to BT Sport will also be able to enjoy Premiership rugby, Europa League games, UFC and WTA tennis action.

?The customers are the ones that matter and now they will be able to see the programmes for themselves,?Petter added. ?We?re convinced they?re going to like what they see, and we?re absolutely committed to making BT Sport fun, innovative and a firm favourite with the fans.?

For those not signed up to a BT broadband package, access to the BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2 channels will cost ?12 per month, with the HD options adding a further ?3 to the monthly fee. The first live sports event broadcast on the new channels will be tonight?s Audi Cup final between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

While BT Sport has taken some of Sky?s prime content, securing live, exclusive access to 38 of this season?s Premier League matches, including 18 of the ?top picks?, it is also looking to emulate some of the established broadcaster?s success on digital platforms.

Coinciding with the launch of the BT Sport channels, a new BT Sport app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets has also been made available for downloads. Requiring a BT ID to access, the app allows users to enjoy live streams and highlight packages whilst on the move.

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Victoria culvert case may head to Texas Supreme Court

Story by Jessica?Priest

Originally published July 31, 2013 at 11:39 P.M., updated July 31, 2013 at 11:45 P.M.

A Victoria man's drain dispute with the city is not over.

Keith Redburn's attorney, Norman Jones, filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court on July 17.

He wants City Manager Charmelle Garrett and Public Works Director Lynn Short to be re-added as parties to the lawsuit questioning who should be held responsible for the damage left behind by a culvert.

Redburn plugged up the culvert with cement on his property in the 900 block of Stayton Avenue after attempts to get the matter resolved failed. He argued unsuccessfully in a Victoria district court in 2011 that the culvert spewed debris.

The city, meanwhile, contended that when Redburn bought the property "as is" in 2004, he agreed to the conditions its previous owner operated under in the 1940s. The previous owner wanted to fence the culvert in.

In May, justices with the Thirteenth Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case back to the lower court as well as dismissed claims against Garrett and Short, leaving the city of Victoria as the lone defendant.

Jones said the justices wrongly based the decision to drop Garrett and Short on the Texas Torts Claims Act.

"The Texas Torts Claims Act applies to negligent acts by people," he said. "We're saying the actions were intentional, not negligent."

City workers agreed to not enter Redburn's property and should continue to do so, Jones said.

The Texas Supreme Court will probably decide by next month whether it wants to hear the case. If it does, the case may be heard in the fall, Jones said.

City Attorney Thomas Gwosdz, meanwhile, thought the justices correctly dismissed Garrett and Short from the lawsuit.

"Initially, they ruled that the city manager and the public works director should be included, and that decision was contrary to established case law," he said.

The city's outside counsel is reviewing Redburn's petition and evaluating its options, Gwosdz said.

Cynthia Sheppard assisted Norman Jones on Redburn's appeal.

Source: http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2013/jul/31/redburnsuit_080113_jrp_215981/

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Cloud Accounting Software Hailed as Important Factor for Small ...

Small business owners should consider switching to cloud accounting software, not because of the rising trend, but due to the cost-reduction benefits that it can offer.

Most accounting software for business can be accessed directly from any website nowadays without having to download a single file. Accounting system developers are continually coming up with new features that will be introduced to the market. These features can be initially offered in free trial, and users can access and use them fully once they have paid for the complete product package.

One can say that the days of manual accounting are over. However, many professionals have noted that cloud accounting systems are speeding up the game rapidly. Users prefer cloud accounting compared to traditional downloads because they have reduced costs, easier to maintain, and do not require updates.

Here are some key advantages in choosing cloud accounting software:

• Convenience. As long as the users are online, they can access their accounting files anywhere, any time. The user can just log in with his cloud account and start inputting the necessary data or changes. Cloud payroll software can also be accessed on any mobile device, so there is no need to use high-end computers or servers.

• Multiple-user access. One file can be shared to all known users within the business team. In just a few clicks, the team will know the necessary updates and they can even pitch in their ideas with ease. This will make the accounting process easier and faster.

• Affordability. Cloud invoicing software and accounting software is cheaper compared to traditional, downloadable programs. Most programs can cost hundreds and thousands of dollars per year, while a user of an online program only has to subscribe to a cloud account system with minimal budget. The updating process is also free since the company provider is responsible for it.

• Security. Files are secured in cloud accounting systems. With regular backups by the provider, it is easy to recover from any major errors. These files can be re-accessed to continue the accounting work without delay.

Cloud accounting, over the next few years, is expected to become greater than a trend. It is bound to turn into a necessity for all types of businesses.

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Pressure on Google over child sex abuse

PRESSURE is building on internet giant Google to fall in line with other search engines in doing more to tackle child sex abuse images online.

Yahoo! and Microsoft?s Bing have both agreed that a pop-up warning will appear when people enter child abuse-sensitive terms into their search engines.

But though the moves have been welcomed by campaigners, Google, the world?s leading search engine, has resisted taking such a step, claiming it would not deter paedophiles, and says it is working on its own system.

Bing?s warning system will only operate in Britain. It will react to a list of terms drawn up by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop). Using such terms will trigger a warning, which reads; ?Warning! Child abuse material is illegal?, and gives links to counselling services. Yahoo! is said to be devising a similar alert system.

Andy Baker, deputy chief executive of Ceop, said: ?While the Bing project isn?t the whole solution, I hope it goes some way to making those who are curious about searching for indecent images think again.?

The development has come after Prime Minister David Cameron attacked web companies, accusing them of neglecting a ?moral? duty to combat the rise of child abuse on line.

Meanwhile, Claire Perry, a Tory MP and Cameron?s adviser on childhood, urged the Church of England to ?put their money where their mouth is? and apply pressure for it to act, after it was shown that the church?s pension fund has a ?5.7 million stake in the company. ?

A Google spokeswoman said: ?Child abuse imagery is illegal and we have a zero tolerance policy to it. We use purpose-built technology and work with child safety organisations like the Internet Watch Foundation to find, remove and report it. We are working with experts on effective ways to deter anyone tempted to look for this sickening material.?

Source: http://www.scotsman.com/pressure-on-google-over-child-sex-abuse-1-3018707

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Mali due to vote for president

28 July 2013 Last updated at 00:02 ET

Polls are due to open across Mali for a presidential election aimed at reuniting the country after months of political turmoil.

Security will be tight, with many areas still recovering after a northern rebellion and coup that resulted in foreign military intervention.

There are 27 candidates and if no outright winner emerges, the voting goes to a second round on 11 August.

However, some analysts have questioned whether Mali is ready for the election.

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Mali crisis timeline

• October 2011: Ethnic Tuaregs launch new rebellion after returning with weapons from Libya, where they had fought for Gaddafi
• March 2012: Military officers depose President Amadou Toumani Toure over handling of rebellion
• April 2012: Tuareg and Islamist fighters seize control of northern Mali, declare independence
• June 2012: Islamist groups capture towns of Timbuktu, Kidal and Gao from Tuaregs, start to destroy Muslim shrines that offend their puritan views
• January 2013: Islamist fighters advance south, raising fears they could march on capital. Interim President Dioncounda Traore asks France for help. France intervenes, along with neighbouring countries. Northern towns recaptured
• April 2013: France and Chad begin to withdraw
• July 2013: State of emergency lifted. Mali troops re-enter Kidal. Deployment of a UN peace force to incorporate the West African force on the ground. Nationwide elections due

Hundreds of thousands of people in the north were displaced by fighting. The majority of them will not be able to vote.

Islamist militants in the north have also warned Muslims not to take part and have threatened to attack polling stations.

There are also concerns about the fairness of the electoral process in the northern town of Kidal, which is still occupied by Tuareg rebels.

Tuareg gunmen were suspected of abducting electoral officials in the northern Tessalit area last week as they handed out voter identification cards. The officials were later released.

French troops are still deployed in the area with Chadian forces as part of the UN stabilisation force, Minusma.

Despite the problems, Louis Michel, head of the EU's election observer mission, said he was "positively surprised" by preparations for the vote and that the conditions were acceptable.

The US ambassador to Bamako, Mary Beth Leonard, said the fragility of Mali's interim government had to end.

"A month ago, there were a lot of doubts (over the election). But it has come together," she said.

Voting is due to start at 08:00 GMT at 21,000 polling stations across the country.

Candidates include three former prime ministers, a former finance minister and one woman.

The frontrunners include Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, prime minister from 1994 to 2000, who founded his own party, the Rally for Mali (RPM), in 2001.

At his final rally in the capital Bamako on Friday, Mr Keita - known as IBK - appealed for a calm election day and vowed to ensure that "no-one will make fun of Mali again".

His biggest rival is seen as Soumaila Cisse, who founded his own party, the Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD), in 2003.

Mr Cisse has called for the junta that seized power in 2012 to be cleared from the political scene.

Observers say Soumana Sacko, another former prime minister, can expect a good showing if there is no clear winner.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23480493

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Immigration forum set for Iowa congressman's turf

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Two Democratic senators say they'll hold a forum on immigration in the home district of Iowa Republican congressman Steve King to pressure him in the wake of incendiary comments he made on immigrant youths.

Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Dick Durbin of Illinois say the event set for Aug. 2 in Ames will feature Iowan immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as kids.

King has come under attack for asserting that many such youths are actually drug mules.

The event will come as Congress breaks for a five-week summer recess expected to feature events around the country aimed at pressuring House Republicans to act on immigration.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-forum-set-iowa-congressmans-turf-213248424.html

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Asia?s Boxer Rebellion

Zou Shiming, center

Photo courtesy Venetian Macau

Each?Friday?Roads & Kingdoms and?Slate?publish a new dispatch from around the globe. For more foreign correspondence mixed with food, war, travel, and?photography, visit their?online magazine or follow @roadskingdoms on Twitter.

MACAU?At the podium after April?s multibout boxing extravaganza Fists of Gold at Macau?s Venetian, it?s hard to tell who just won the fight. Chinese boxing phenomenon Zou Shiming easily triumphed in his first professional match, beating a skinny 19-year-old from Mexico on points. But the biggest grin belonged to 81-year-old fight promoter Bob Arum?huge in Vegas but new to Asia?who had just taken a big swing at a far greater target: China and its 1.3 billion people.

An estimated 300 million of those Chinese watched Fists of Gold on free broadcasts across China?in addition to American viewers who watched on HBO. That made professional boxing?s first big push into China a resounding success. But as Zou prepares for his second professional fight in Fists of Gold 2 against another Mexican contender, Jesus Ortega, on Saturday, the pressure is on. Zou, and the gambling enclave that is hosting him, may be professional boxing?s last best hope. Because no matter the hype, the plight of boxing in the United States is well-known: Fans are fewer, scandals bigger, and paydays smaller. And everywhere is the sense that boxing can neither survive its reputation for brutality nor, ironically, compete with the no-holds-barred mixed martial arts craze.

But the outlook for boxing looks far different in China, in large part because of one man and one gambling enclave.

First, the man. That Zou Shiming rose to the top of this particular sport seems unlikely. His rise came, as with many Chinese sporting successes, from a combination of talent, determination, and central government planning. Boxing was actually banned under Mao Zedong?it was allowed again in 1986?and the sport only seriously became part of the country?s sporting landscape when its leaders set their sights on hosting the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

They found their champion in the 5-foot-5, 110-pound fighter from southwest China. Zou grew up the son of an engineer and kindergarten teacher who taught at the defense industry factory where his father worked in Zunyi, famous as the place where Mao was first elected to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Like most of his friends, Zou turned to martial arts at a young age. But he disliked the amount of study involved. ?I was impatient, and when I found out about boxing, I knew it was the sport suited to me because I can just get in the ring and go,? says Zou, as he shifts in his seat, speaking so fast the translator asks him to slow down.

Fist Of Gold poster

Image courtesy Venetian Macau

Speed is Zou?s hallmark in the ring, too. His lightning-fast combinations and dazzling foot speed were what first caught the attention of junior coaches in China. He won bronze at the 2004 Olympics and followed that with two world light-flyweight titles in 2005 and 2007, adding a third in 2011. His proudest moment probably came in front of the home crowd when he won gold in Beijing in 2008. Last year?s Olympics in London saw him win yet another gold medal to cap his amateur career.

He is, in many ways, the China?s ideal Olympian: successful, bankable, and unfailingly polite. He shows up to an interview before his April fight dressed in denim jeans and a leather varsity jacket zipped up to the neck, with only the flash of his golden trainers from under the table hinting at any sense of flair. He was every bit the celebrity in the week before the fight, appearing all over Macau?and across the Pearl River Delta in Hong Kong?through a series of promotional events and workouts with junior boxers, all held to the sound of the tinny techno beats of the Fists of Gold tribute song. But when he talks, it?s mostly about how much hard work he has put in since the Olympics and how much hard work he has ahead of him.

?I am learning every day,? says Zou. ?I have to learn how to avoid getting hit. Amateur fights don?t go as long, so you don?t have to worry about that as much. But this fight is a new beginning for me. I have been world champion, Olympic champion, and now I want to be a professional world champion. Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be the best in the world.?

Source: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2013/07/zou_shiming_boxing_in_macau_can_china_s_premier_fighter_and_a_former_portuguese.html

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