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Father made his teenage sons join ISIS

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<strong>UK: Father took his two young sons who are fans of war games 
to Israel and Syria to a dramatic bid to teach them about the harsh 
realities of war and the devastation caused by the use of guns.</strong><br />

According to the media reports, Carl-Magnus Helgegren is a Swedish 
journalist, university teacher, and a father of two boys, Leo, 11 and 
Frank, 10. It is reported that Mr Helgegren was inspired to take his 
sons on the trip after they asked if they could buy the new violent 
shooter game when they were eating dinner last year and he became 
concerned that they did not understand the impact of war.<br />

He said in a statement that:<br />

“The people [by war] affected are someone’s father and brother and sister and mother.”<br />

He further added that:<br />

“When I presented this idea at first she hesitated she said “Is it 
safe?” But she said she would come along to be there for the children so
 we both did it together. We did it for the sake of our children. I 
wanted to show them the negative effects war has once the guns and the 
canons have silenced.<br />
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He decided to make a bet with his two sons – if they visited an area 
which has been plagued by war and tension and spoke to citizens there, 
then they would be able to play any video game they desired on their 
return <br />
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Father made his teenage sons join ISIS

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Justin Bieber arrested for drag racing

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J<strong> </strong><strong>USTIN BIEBER'S</strong>
 guilty plea to charges of careless driving (drag racing in a rented 
Lamborghini) and resisting arrest puts an end to a legal saga that began
 seven months ago. The Miami judge who accepted Bieber's plea yesterday 
said it's time for the Biebs to stop behaving like an idiot (our words).<br />

"I hope that he realizes that his actions not only lead to 
consequences that affect him but they lead to consequences that affect 
others that are looking up to him as a role model," Miami-Dade County 
Judge <strong>William Altfield</strong> said at a hearing. "He just 
hopefully will get the message. He will grow up. He will use his talents
 positively for young persons."<br />

Did Bieber get the message.<br />

Who knows? He wasn't there.<br />

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His attorney, <strong>Howard Srebnick</strong>, said that the judge's message will be relayed and "we will turn this into a positive experience."<br />

The plea deal Bieber struck with prosecutors includes a 12-hour 
anger-management course, a $50,000 charitable contribution already made 
to a local children's organization and a $500 fine. The deal allows 
Bieber to avoid a DUI conviction and includes no jail time.<br />

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Robin Williams update</h4>
What the heck is wrong with people?<br />

<strong>Robin Williams</strong>' daughter <strong>Zelda</strong> has 
quit social media (Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram) in disgust following 
what she called "cruel and unnecessary" messages sent to her following 
her father's death.<br />

Zelda wrote that she was stepping away "for a good long time, maybe forever."<br />

Being an online ass after a woman's father has committed suicide is a special level of schmuckitude.<br />

* The Broadway community honored Robin Williams at 7:45 last night by dimming marquee lights for one minute.<br />

Williams had been on Broadway several times, most recently as a 
restless tiger ghost in 2011 in "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo."<br />

He had also starred with <strong>Steve Martin</strong> in <strong>Mike Nichols</strong>' 1988 off-Broadway version of "Waiting for Godot" and in "Robin Williams: Live on Broadway," in 2002.<br />

* The <em>Los Angeles Times</em> reports that the Broadway musical "Aladdin" paid tribute to Williams on Tuesday night when Tony-winning Genie <strong>James Monroe Iglehart</strong> led the audience in a sing-along of "Friend Like Me."<br />

Williams voiced Genie in the 1992 Disney animated movie.<br />

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Just because . . .</h4>
Austrian porn performer <strong>"Babsi"</strong> confessed to 
shooting an adult video in a church, after she was identified by Linz 
parishioners who recognized the nave (no word if they later confessed to
 watching the video).<br />

To get to the bottom of the culprit, parts of the video - the top parts - were shown on local TV.<br />

In the vid, the Huffington Post (using info from the <em>New York Daily News </em>and <em>Austrian Times</em>) said, Babsi caresses her breasts while holding what appears to be a Bible and a rosary. Her face is not shown.<br />

But a tipster called in to say he recognized Babsi's breasts.<br />

Those must be some breasts if a person seeing them on television would go, "Hey, I know her."<br />

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TATTBITS</h4>
* The <em>Indiana Gazette</em> reports that <strong>Carol Burnett</strong> will receive the Harvey Award at an Oct. 3 fundraiser for the <strong>James M. Stewart</strong> Museum Foundation.<br />

The foundation and its Jimmy Stewart Museum are based in Stewart's 
hometown, Indiana, Pa., about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.<br />

Burnett has called Stewart her "idol," and he appeared on the final "Carol Burnett Show" as a surprise guest, in 1978.<br />

* <strong>Conrad Bassett-Bouchard</strong>, of Portland, Ore., beat <strong>Jason Li</strong>, of Montreal, yesterday in the final round of the 25th National Scrabble Championship played in Buffalo, N.Y.<br />

Word.<br />

* If, like Tattle, you've been wanting to write stories or novels about Sherlock Holmes - we've always pondered "A Study in <strong>Scarlett Johansson</strong>" - paying Holmes' licensing fees are now a thing of the past.<br />

The <em>Los Angeles Times</em> reports that 7th Circuit Judge <strong>Richard Posner</strong> has ruled that Sherlock is in the public domain, and he criticized the estate of Holmes creator <strong>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</strong> for its "disreputable" practices.<br />

"The Doyle estate's business strategy is plain: charge a modest 
license fee for which there is no legal basis, in the hope that the 
'rational' writer or publisher asked for the fee will pay it rather than
 incur a greater cost, in legal expenses, in challenging the legality of
 the demand," Posner wrote.<br />

Sounds like the short story "Sherlock Holmes and the Protection Racket."<br />

* HBO has renewed "The Leftovers" for a second helping.<br />

It's amazing how long things keep these days.<br />

- Daily News wire services<br />

contributed to this report.<br />

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Imran Khan leads Azadi March : Live

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<b>LAHORE/ISLAMABAD:
 Spearheaded by Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Azadi 
March (independence march) has begun its journey from Zaman Park, Lahore
 for its final destination in Islamabad – D Chowk.</b><br />
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<b> Live Updates</b><br />
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12:40 pm: The caravan of leaders and workers of PTI proceeded to Islamabad. The leaders are present inside a secured container.<br />
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12:30
 pm: Imran Khan addressed the people gathered outside his residence in 
Zaman Park, Lahore during which he said that freedom is never offered on
 a platter and has to be snatched.<br />
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“We will free Pakistan from pharaohs,” Khan said.<br />
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The
 PTI chief was accompanied by Sheikh Rashid, Asad Umar, Shah Mehmood 
Qureshi, Arif Alvi, Shireen Mazari, Jehangir Tareen, Shafqat Mehmood and
 Ejaz Chaudhary before heading out from his Zaman Park residence in 
Lahore.<br />
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Before leaving for the long march, the PTI chief 
summoned a meeting at his residence to discuss the further plan of 
action to be taken by the party.<br />
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It may be mentioned that 
the government of Punjab has finally decided not to create hurdles for 
the supporters and workers of PTI who have gathered from all over the 
country to participate in the ‘Azadi March’ towards the federal capital 
on the Independence Day today.<br />
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The sources, on the other 
hand, told that the workers of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) will not
 be allowed to leave Model Town to participate in the long march, and 
whoever will defy the orders will be dealt with iron hands. However, 
they are allowed to protest outside their secretariat, sources added.<br />
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<i>Also, the 
government of Punjab has finally decided not to create hurdles for the 
supporters and workers of PTI who have gathered from all over the 
country to participate in the long march towards the federal capital on 
the Independence Day today.</i><br />
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<i>The PTI workers and 
sympathizers are marching towards Islamabad, dubbing it as ‘Azadi March’
 against the rigging in the general elections of May 2013 and are 
demanding the current government to step down. </i><br />

Imran Khan leads Azadi March : Live

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Spearheaded by Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Azadi March (independence march) has begun its journey ...

Long march to end only after sending PM packing: Pervaiz

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LAHORE: PML-Q senior leader Pervaiz Elahi has said the 
‘Azadi March’ will end only after sending Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 
home.<br />
“On Aug 14 everyone will be on the roads and reach their 
destination in Islamabad to oust the government,” he said while 
addressing party workers at his residence here on Wednesday.<br />
Elahi said the PML-Q was actively taking part in the march. <br />
“Our
 workers will take part in the protest march against the government from
 across the country. The rulers do not believe in justice, human rights 
and the Constitution. Even provision of food items and medicines in 
Minhajul Quran was being denied,” he claimed. <br />
He said the rulers 
had first insulted people’s mandate through massive rigging in the 2013 
elections and now they were insulting orders of the judiciary to remove 
containers from roads. <br />
“The siege of Model Town was continuing 
like Gaza. We respect the judiciary and will continue to do so. There is
 no need to seek permission from anyone for revolution and freedom 
marches,” he added. Condemning Nawaz’s criticism of media, the senior 
PML-Q leader said they should review their attitude and thinking about 
the media. <br />
“They regard the media as servant of Ittefaq Foundry,” he added.<br />
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Long march to end only after sending PM packing: Pervaiz

LAHORE: PML-Q senior leader Pervaiz Elahi has said the ‘Azadi March’ will end only after sending Prime Minister Nawaz Sha...

Crude oil prices become down in Asia

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Oil prices fell in Asia today following a surprise 
increase in US commercial crude oil stockpiles and a slew of soft 
economic data from leading energy consumers.</div>
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US 
benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery eased 28 
cents to $97.31, while Brent crude for September delivery shed 50 cents 
to $103.78 in mid-morning trade.</div>
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A build in US inventories for the first time in seven weeks weighed on prices, analysts said.</div>
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US
 crude oil inventories rose 1.4 million barrels to 367.0 million in the 
week ending August 8, the Department of Energy said. Crude oil supplies 
had contracted by roughly 22 million barrels over the prior six weeks.</div>
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The
 increase in inventories surprised analysts, who expected a decline of 
1.7 million barrels, according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires.</div>
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Benchmark
 prices also weakened due to “soft economic data from Europe and China”,
 said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at 
consultancy firm EY.</div>
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A string of disappointing 
Chinese data released on Wednesday raised concerns about growth in the 
world’s second largest economy and top energy consumer.</div>
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The
 Asian giant’s bank lending plunged to 385.2 billion yuan ($62.5 
billion) in July, a dramatic decline from June’s 1.08 trillion yuan as 
the weakening property sector hit the demand for loans.</div>
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Also,
 data for industrial output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment 
were in line with expectations but slightly slower from the previous 
month’s data.</div>
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In Germany, investment sentiment fell 
to its lowest level in nearly two years in August amid concerns about 
the economic fallout from current global crises, a survey found on 
Tuesday.</div>
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The widely watched investor confidence index
 calculated by the ZEW economic institute fell by 18.5 points to 8.6 
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Analysts had expected only a minor fall.</div>
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Germany,
 Europe’s largest economy, is the world’s eighth largest energy 
consumer, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).</div>

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Google celebrates Pakistan Independence Day 2014 with a doodle

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<b>New Delhi:</b> Celebrating the 68th Independence of Pakistan, 
Google has posted a doodle on the Pakistan homepage. The doodle features
 the blooming flower-shaped Pakistan Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan. 
The Pakistan Monument is a national monument that represents the 
country's four provinces and three territories. 
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Before an architect was finalised to design this monument, a 
competition was held among notable architects of that time. And in the 
end, Arif Masood's plan was selected for the final design.
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The four main petals of the Pakistan Monument represent the four 
provinces  -Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh - while 
the three smaller petals represent the three territories - 
Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and the Federally Administered Tribal 
Areas.

Google celebrates Pakistan Independence Day 2014 with a doodle

New Delhi: Celebrating the 68th Independence of Pakistan, Google has posted a doodle on the Pakistan homepage. The doodle features the...

Islamabad braces for protest marches as Pakistan celebrates independence

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As <a class="storyTags" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Pakistan </a>celebrated
 its 68th Independence Day Thursday, supporters of the Pakistan 
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) parties remained 
determined to march towards Islamabad.<br />

The marches have been called to protest against alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections, Dawn online reported.<br />

According to officials, parts of <a class="storyTags" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Islamabad </a>have been blocked off by placing containers on the road. <br />

Cellular phone services also remain suspended in the city, the officials said.<br />

The developments come as the Lahore High Court has maintained that the 
two parties should not continue with their course of agitation and the 
government has begun taking steps to establish a judicial commission to 
investigate alleged malpractices in the 2013 polls.<br />

Earlier, President Mamnoon Hussain hoisted the national flag at an Independence Day ceremony in the Presidency.<br />

The president was flanked by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief Raheel Sharif on the occasion.<br />

During the ceremony, a one-minute silence was observed to pay tribute to
 soldiers who died in the ongoing Zarb-i-Azb military operation against 
militants in the country's north-west.

Islamabad braces for protest marches as Pakistan celebrates independence

As Pakistan celebrated its 68th Independence Day Thursday, supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (P...