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• Email sachin.nakrani@guardian.co.uk with all your thoughts • Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher • Follow Sachin on Twitter if that’s your thing 42min: This first-half is ending on a niggly note, with both teams giving away needless free-kicks. USA in possession though deep inside the Japan half. Ending the first period just how they started it. This from Curtis in Minnesota: “Japan is the smallest side in the competition and Abby Wambach is the biggest, most imposing forward, but Wambach is constantly toppling over like a felled redwood as soon as a defender is anywhere near. Interesting, that.” 39min: Kawasumi blasts a shot over the bar after collecting Miyama’s short corner on the edge of the area. A neat little joke from Damien Neva: “USA thus far is a team full of misses”. Sepp Blatter is here. That’s good to know… 35min: And another chance for USA. Cheney reacts first to a lofted cross into the area and her looping header beats Kaihori before dropping just over the bar. Remarkably, Japan have had 52% of possession in this match. You would not have predicated that having watched the action so far. In fairness, most of that has been harmless passes across their backline. Very little of note in the opposition’s half. 30min: Japan were camped in their own half before braking out through Ohno. She played a cute pass to Ando whose low, left-footed shot from inside the US area was weak and easily saved by Solo. Japan’s best effort, however. Indicates that counter-attacking may be their best chance of snatching a goal here. 28min: Wambach hits the bar! That’s the best chance of the game. Came about after the referee played advantage for a foul by Iwashimizu on Cheney, Wambach seized possession, drove towards the Japan goal and then unleashed a left-footed drive which beat Kaihori but not the underside of the bar. 27min: Japan’s first corner, came about after Rampone, the US captain, headed clear a cross from the left-wing. The set piece comes to nothing, however. 25min: Japan struggle to clear the danger before Wambach’s volleyed cross from the left-side is held low down by Kaihori. 24min: Japan must pass the ball quicker if they are to sustain any pressure in this match. They’re looking to pass it around but then lose possession as the US snap at their legs and win the ball back. And they now have a corner on the right-side… 22min: Shot at goal for Japan, from Ohno. It came from some long overdue possession from Japan in the USA’s third of the pitch. The low drive was weak, though, and caused Solo in the US goal no problems whatsoever. Encouraging for Sasaki’s side, though. 20min: USA definitely on top so far and had all the chances. But it’s still goalless… 19min: The left-wing is definitely the USA’s best source of danger so far in this contest. Rapinoe causing havoc from there which Kinga, the Japan right-back, simply cannot contain. 17min: Rapinoe causing problems again, driving into the area from Lloyd’s pass before thrashing a drive into the side netting. Wambach is not happy, though. She was waiting in the six-yard area for a cut-back. 17min: Very ambitious effort from Lloyd which easily drifts over the bar. But Japan cannot afford to stand off these efforts if they are to get back into this match. 16min: ‘Happy birthday Angela’ reads a sign held by one of the spectators. 16min: Japan keeping the ball at the back now, trying to build up some possession. Iwashimizu in particular is neat wit the ball. US pressing relentlessly here, not allowing Japan any space in their third and then releasing the ball quickly through midfield. 11min: US starting to dominate again. Lloyd went close before Rapinoe met Cheney’s pull-backed pass in the area with a side-footed drive that skimmed just wide of the post. Japan just cannot get hold of the ball here. This from Mark Judd: “I’ve been to Tokyo twice in the past six months and more pleasant and polite people I’ve yet to meet. It is has to be Japan for me”. 9min: Another chance for the US as Wambach hits a long-range right-footed drive at goal. Drifts just over the bar, but the effort had Kaihori worried. Error before; there has been a shot on target in this game – Cheney’s early drive. Apologies. 8min: Oh another chance for USA. Rapinow whips a low cross towards the near post which Cheney reacts to first, but her poked shot goes just wide of the near post. Very even so far, USA started the brightest before Japan began to dominate possession and territory in the centre of the pitch. No shots on target as yet. 6min: Wambach gives away possession to Sawa but Rapinoe wins it back for the US. She plays a one-two with Lloyd but cannot retain possession down the left-wing and its a goal kick for Japan 5min: Sakaguchi with another interception in the centre of the pitch for Japan but her lofted pass poses no danger for the US defence. Japan appear to have settle after early US pressure. 3min: Ohno intercepts the ball in the centre of the pitch and tries to release Sameshima but USA’s defence cut out the danger. 2min: USA clearly intent on setting the pace here. Not allowing Japan to settle in the early stages. 1min: Early chance for USA. Cheney charges into the area from the left-wing and drives a shot towards the near post which Kaihori has to clear for a corner, which Japan just about to clear. Very strong start for the favourites. 1min: Japan kick-off…. Incidentally, Sawa is joint top-scorer in this tournament with four goals. Wambach has three for the USA, all of which were headers. Right then, we’re ready for action. Looks like a packed stadium for this, the sixth Women’s World Cup final. Teams are out in Frankfurt. National anthems about to take place… Kick-off approaching. It’s apparently 16c in Frankfurt…. Teams are in: Japan Kaihori, Kinga, Iwashimizu, Kumagai, Sameshima,Sakaguchi, Miyama, Kawasumi, Sawa, Ando, Ono. Subs: Yamago, Yano, Utsugi, Kamionobe, Tanaka, Nagasato, Maruyama, Takase, Iwabuchi, Fukumoto. USA Solo, Rampone, Le Peilbet, Krieger, Buehler, Boxx, Lloyd, Rapinoe, O’Reilly, Cheney, Wambach. Subs: Barnhart, Mitts, Sauerbrunn, O’Hara, Rodriguez, Morgan, Cox, Lindsey, Heath, Loyden. Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) Good evening all and welcome to the final of the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Japan v USA, or to use a Biblical cliche, David v Goliath. Japan have failed to beat their opponents in 25 previous matches, drawing three and losing the rest. In the United States, they also face a nation that has won two of the previous five Women’s World Cup; the first ever in 1991 and then again, on home turf, in 1999. Japan, in contrast, have never even reached the final. But now is the time for change. This Japan side ain’t half bad, in fact they’re pretty special. So much so that they have been refereed to as the ‘Barcelona of female football’. Norio Sasaki’s team also have a cause that goes beyond the mere desire to lift a gleaming trophy – victory in Frankfurt this evening would help lift a nation devastated by March’s earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster. Both these teams have reached the final in eerily similar style, finishing second with six points in their respective groups before requiring extra-time to get through the quarter-finals and then winning their respective semi-finals 3-1, against Sweden in Japan’s case and France in the USA’s case. Japan have also lost to England and beaten the hosts, Germany, along the way, hinting at an inconsistency which makes the USA favourites to secure a third world title at the Commerzbank Arena tonight. A couple of players to keep an eye on; for Japan it has to be their captain and record caps-holder, Homare Sawa, who scored a hat-trick in her team’s 4-0 group win over Mexico and at the age of 32, remains a crucial figure. The USA will look to Abby Wambach for inspiration, a scorer in their quarter-final win over Brazil and semi-final triumph over France. Kick-off to come at 7.45pm. Should be decent…. Good evening all. Sachin will be here from about 7.15pm to guide you through the final of the women’s World Cup. If you get here before him, here’s Louise Taylor’s on why USA are favourites to lift the trophy but how Japan are spurred on by the need to lift the spirits of their nation. Enjoy. Aya Sameshima used to have a part-time job at the Fukushima plant. The last time she clocked on was in early March, just before Japan found itself devastated by an earthquake, a tsunami and the subsequent nuclear disaster which engulfed her workplace. On Sunday evening Sameshima will be part of the Japan defence as the team, at the 26th time of asking, aim to finally beat the United States in a women’s football match. Far from any old game, it is the final of the World Cup in Frankfurt and much is at stake. While neutrals can only be heartened by Japan’s welcome distraction from the enduring depression engendered by a disaster that left 21,000 people dead or missing, US fans hope victory may be sufficient to see North America’s financially fragile Women’s Professional Soccer League removed from effective life support. They trust Sameshima, who recently relocated to the WPSL by signing for Boston Breakers, will not thwart such ambitions on an evening when trans-Atlantic interest is such that Chelsea Clinton forms part of an official US delegation dispatched to cheer the team on. Continued here Women’s World Cup 2011 Women’s football Sachin Nakrani guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Disgraced former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks has been arrested, reports Sky News, the latest casualty in the burgeoning phone hacking scandal that brought down News of the World . Brooks, 43, surrendered at a London police station, where she is being held on charges of corruption and conspiring to intercept…
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Scare tactics keep Angelenos away and pollution at bay for LA’s biggest ever roadworks It was supposed to be the world’s biggest traffic jam, the weekend that bumper-to-bumper gridlock would finally eat up Los Angeles. In the end, though, what was called Carmageddon looked less like a Hollywood disaster movie and more like the Rapture, the moment of resurrection when Christian believers are “caught up” to heaven, leaving empty space and eerie silence for sinners left behind. In short, the scare tactics worked. Having been told for weeks that the closure of one of America’s busiest stretch of freeway would throw the city into chaos, Angelenos stayed home, skipped town, hopped on their bikes, or took the bus. Aside from one snarl-up near the LA Coliseum, where Real Madrid were playing against David Beckham’s old team, the LA Galaxy, the city was a breeze. With traffic way down, the California summer light was delightfully smog-free. The beaches, usually packed on the weekend, were left to local joggers and children and dogs. “It’s dead as a doornail out there,” said a delighted Zev Yaroslavsky, the LA county supervisor credited with coining the term Carmageddon. Weeks ago, he and other city officials began issuing alerts about the consequences of closing a 10-mile stretch of the San Diego freeway for the weekend so road workers could demolish a bridge. A city hooked on earthquake, fire, flood and landslide disaster scenarios was duly impressed. But the warning did have the effect of promoting the attractions of public transport, neighbourhood block parties and exercise. A budget airline, JetBlue, offered a $4 flight across the city from Burbank to Long Beach, while a group of cyclists known as the Wolfpack Hustle instantly challenged the airline, saying they do the same trip faster. And did. Shopping revenue was down, but nobody seemed to mind. And Sarah McLachlan still managed to pack the outdoor Hollywood Bowl for a two-night engagement with a full symphony orchestra, even if many tickets were purchased at the last minute with a steep discount. Road transport United States Andrew Gumbel guardian.co.uk
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The Los Angeles mayor says a 10-mile stretch of one of the nation’s busiest freeways will reopen beginning at about 11:30 am because bridge work on the roadway was completed 16 hours ahead of schedule. (July 17)
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Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke held off two American’s to win the 140th British Open on Sunday. Golfers from Northern Ireland have now won three of the last six major titles. (july 17)
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The jury in the Casey Anthony trial was not instructed that circumstantial evidence is entitled to the same weight and consideration as direct evidence. Indeed, the words “circumstantial evidence” do not appear anywhere in the court’s charge to the jury. I do not know whether or not the prosecution requested such an instruction, but the court did not give it, and apparently Florida law does not provide or require it. The fact that Casey Anthony was the last person to have custody of her daughter, failed to report her missing (or dead) for 31 days, consistently lied once confronted, and the child was found dead and hidden, and she failed to tell what actually happened despite repeated opportunities to do so to her family, friends or law enforcement, (even when faced with the death penalty) was sufficient to find her guilty — not necessarily of premeditated murder, but certainly all lesser charges. The duct tape and other forensic evidence provided additional, but not necessary, evidence. Jury charges are invariably long and complex and difficult to understand. The courts have been struggling for years to make them shorter and simpler. Pattern and model charges are common in many jurisdictions. In the process some essential instructions may have been deleted. Traditionally, jury instructions contained language along the following lines (excerpts from a Connecticut model instruction): There are, generally speaking, two kinds of evidence, direct and circumstantial. Direct evidence is testimony by a witness about what that witness personally saw or heard or did. Circumstantial evidence is indirect evidence, that is, evidence from which you could find that another fact exists, even though it has not been proved directly. There is no legal distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence as far as probative value; the law permits you to give equal weight to both, but it is for you to decide how much weight to give to any particular evidence. Circumstantial evidence of an event is the testimony of witnesses as to the existence of certain facts or evidence or the happening of other events from which you may logically conclude that the event in question did happen. ***Assume that it is a December night, the weather is clear, there is no snow on the ground, and you retire for the evening. You wake up the next morning, you look out the window and you see snow on the ground and footprints across your lawn. The evidence that the night before there was no snow on the ground and the next morning there was snow on the ground and footprints across your lawn is direct evidence. That direct evidence, however, is circumstantial evidence of the fact that some time during the night it snowed and that some time thereafter someone walked across your lawn. There is no reason to be prejudiced against evidence simply because it is circumstantial evidence. You make decisions on the basis of circumstantial evidence in the everyday affairs of life. There is no reason why decisions based on circumstantial evidence should not be made in the courtroom. In fact, proof by circumstantial evidence may be as conclusive as would be the testimony of witnesses speaking on the basis of their own observation. Circumstantial evidence, therefore, is offered to prove a certain fact from which you are asked to infer the existence of another fact or set of facts. Before you decide that a fact has been proved by circumstantial evidence, you must consider all of the evidence in light of reason, experience and common sense. Obviously I cannot be certain that such an instruction would have made a difference. However, the few tidbits received from jurors seem to suggest that the lack of direct evidence of guilt was the prime factor in their verdict. Although many, if not most disagree with the verdict (myself included), neither the jury nor the court can be faulted. The jury followed the law as given, and the judge instructed the jury as required. Nor can I find any fault with the prosecution team, which in my opinion, performed with great competence and integrity. I cannot lavish such praise upon defense counsel, but I suppose their victory for their client moots any criticism of their tactics — a subject possibly for another day. In my more than 50 years in the law I personally experienced disagreement with a jury verdict twice — once as a trial lawyer and once as a trial judge. Practically everyone reads or hears about verdicts with which they disagree. I know I do. But with minor, but sometimes very serious exceptions in both findings of guilt and acquittal, the system works well and the jury gets it right. Nothing could be worse than to harass or threaten jurors for their verdicts. Jury service is both a duty and a sacrifice; no one should be condemned for pursuing their conscience.
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Casey Marie Anthony walked out of the Orange County Jail in Florida a free woman early Sunday morning. Anthony’s release occurred exactly three years from the day that she made her first court appearance on multiple charges related to the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony, dressed in a bright pink polo shirt and jeans, walked out of the jail booking center with her attorney, Jose Baez, at about 12:10 a.m. When she walked out, Anthony mouthed “thank you” to one of the heavily armed guards that escorted her and her attorney to a dark SUV. An armed contingent of law enforcement officers held back a crowd of about 1,000 people who had gathered to watch Anthony’s release. Some demonstrators waved placards while others shouted “Killer!” and “We hate you Casey!” News helicopters briefly followed the SUV and several decoy vehicles as they left the courthouse but they quickly slipped from public view. According to jail officials, Anthony had $537.68 on her when she was released. “This release had an unusual amount of security so, therefore, in that sense, it would not be a normal release,” Orange County Corrections Department spokesman Allen Moore said. “We have made every effort to not provide any special treatment for her. She’s been treated like every other inmate.” Kelly Hall, an Orlando resident who has followed the case since Caylee was reported missing, was at the courthouse for Anthony’s release. “I was hoping to get some closure but after seeing her walk out I found myself more angry,” Hall told The Huffington Post. “She had a smug look on her face and it was disgusting. This case has been emotionally damaging and I think it will take a long time for myself and everyone else who has followed it to heal.” There is speculation the SUV that carried Anthony and Baez headed for a local airport, but their destination is not yet known. Twelve days ago, a jury of seven women and five men — after hearing 33 days of testimony, 400 pieces of evidence and more than 90 witnesses — found Anthony not guilty of killing her daughter. The case against Anthony was mostly circumstantial, but as it unfolded, she was portrayed in the trial as a promiscuous, self-centered woman who became a cold-blooded killer. The motive, prosecutors alleged, was to allow her to live a carefree life without her daughter. Casey Anthony Personal PhotosTrial Evidence Photos The state’s theory was that a desperate Anthony used chloroform to subdue her daughter and then suffocated her with duct tape. Anthony then fabricated fantastic lies to cover up her deeds, the prosecutors said. According to Baez, Casey Anthony and her father, George Anthony, were at home on June 16, 2008, when they noticed Caylee was missing. They began a frantic search, looking under beds and in the garage. Then George Anthony took the search outside to the above-ground pool, where they found a lifeless Caylee floating in the water, Baez said. Caylee’s remains were found in a wooded area near the Anthony family home in December 2008. The discovery was made roughly five months after she was reported missing. After one day of deliberations, the jury sided with the defense and found Anthony guilty of four lesser counts of lying to police officers about the disappearance of her child — lies which had launched one of the largest searches ever for a missing child. The verdict ignited a cauldron of emotion in the courtroom and around the world. Angry protesters flocked to the courthouse steps, and dozens of death threats were made against Anthony and members of her family. On July 7, Chief Judge Belvin Perry sentenced Anthony to four years for the misdemeanor counts, but he shortened her term because she had already served more than 1,000 days since being charged with first-degree murder. Anthony, 25, faced a possible death sentence if she had been convicted of first-degree murder. Her acquittal has ensured that she can never again be tried for her daughter’s murder because of the double jeopardy clause in the U.S. Constitution. Prosecutors are also prohibited from appealing her acquittal. Two civil suits have been filed against Anthony. One was filed by a woman named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who claims Anthony damaged her reputation when, in July 2008, she told police a woman with her name had kidnapped her daughter. The kidnapping was later proven to be a total fabrication, and Gonzalez is now seeking $15,000 in damages. Texas EquuSearch, the missing person search and recovery group that searched for Caylee, is also seeking more than $100,000 in a lawsuit to recoup funds it spent on the search efforts. Anthony still owes investigative and court costs and possibly fees for her murder defense. According to her attorneys, Anthony is destitute. However, any debt she acquires as a result of her cases will likely be recouped by the money she can earn now that she has been acquitted. It’s no secret that Anthony stands to make a fortune from film and book rights, and the deals are already coming in. Last week, an independent TV production company offered her $1 million for an interview. Will Anthony attempt to cash in on her acquittal? No one knows yet. It also remains unclear where she will stay. Her parents, George and Cindy Anthony, have declined multiple requests for comment, but a source close to the family has told The Huffington Post they have made arrangements for her to stay with an aunt in Texas. The death of Caylee is a mystery and likely will remain so for eternity. Her mother, however, has freedom.
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After looking at preliminary box office estimates, “the sound of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ could easily refer to screaming fans and stacking money. According to early estimates, the eighth and final Potter film grossed an estimated $43.5 million from midnight shows alone, putting it well on the way to break the single day box office record and compete for the all time three day record… Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : /Film Discovery Date : 16/07/2011 01:27 Number of articles : 2
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As deadline nears, Republican party is still blocking President Obama’s compromise package, including $1tn from higher taxes A week of high brinkmanship on Capitol Hill opened today with neither side in the impasse over the US debt ceiling prepared to budge and with the US just days away from a potentially catastrophic default. The White House called a temporary cessation of hostilities, with meetings that have been going on almost solidly for more than a week suspended over the weekend to allow tempers to cool. But despite the hiatus, there was no sign from either the Republicans or Democrats that they were preparing to compromise. In interviews on the Sunday political shows, the White House budget director, Jack Lew, made clear that tax rises for the rich would have to be on the table – a demand that the Tea party-steeled Republicans have doggedly refused to contemplate. “Can we get a balanced package together? It’s not fair to ask senior citizens to pay a price, to ask families paying for the college education of their children to pay a price, but leave the most privileged out of the equation,” he told ABC’s This Week. Lew said he was confident a deal would be done but criticised right-wing Republicans, who are taking the crisis to the brink. “The debt will be extended. Notwithstanding the voices of a few who are willing to play with Armageddon, responsible leaders in Washington are not.” Those “voices of a few” include that of the presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, who confirmed last week that she would vote against raising the debt ceiling, whatever the outcome of the talks. The US treasury has until 2 August to raise the limit on its debt from the current $14.3tn (£9tn) or risk running out of federal money immediately. Analysts say that in order to give Congress time to prepare the legislative paperwork needed to raise the ceiling, a deal would have to be close to fruition by as early as this Friday. Despite the fast-approaching deadline, Republicans are steadfastly refusing to play ball with President Obama’s compromise package, which would involve $4tn of deficit cuts including $1tn that would come from increased taxes. John Kyl, the Republican whip in the senate, said on This Week: “Unless the president gets off his absolute obsession with raising taxes, Republicans will not do anything that will harm our economy. Job-killing taxes will harm our economy.” Mitch McConnell, Republican leader in the Senate, put forward a get-out-of-jail plan last week that would allow Obama to push through an increase in the debt ceiling with only minority support from Congress – a move that would in effect postpone the big debate on the deficit until after next year’s presidential election. But the plan is only increasing dissension within the Republican party. Jim Jordan, chairman of the Republican study committee, called McConnell’s proposals a cop-out. “I’m not going to support the McConnell plan. This is just kicking the can down the road,” he told Fox News. US federal government shutdown US economy Economics US elections 2012 United States US politics US Congress US taxation Obama administration US domestic policy Global economy Financial crisis Michele Bachmann Ed Pilkington guardian.co.uk
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