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Seoul (CNN) -- Everyone's made a joke they thought was funny only to see it fall flat, but Park Jung-geun's attempt at humor could see him jailed for up to seven years in South Korea. Park, a photographer by profession, re-tweeted some messages from North Korea's official twitter feed, such as reports on the late leader Kim Jong Il's travels across the country and negative tweets about South Korea. "I found the messages ludicrous because they are so harsh and the language is so out-dated. I found them funny, so I re-tweeted them," Park told CNN. Park, 23, also took a photo of himself holding a whiskey bottle and edited in a North Korean flag as a background for a joke. His supporters then doctored a North Korean military poster, replacing a smiling soldier with a sad photo of Park and the image of the gun with another whiskey bottle. But Park was imprisoned in January of this year, accused of "acts that benefit the enemy" and spreading North Korean propaganda. He was released on bail in February and has another court appearance in mid-July. He's still hoping the charges against him will be dropped. "To be honest, if you did this in North Korea, you would be severely punished," Park said. "But this is South Korea and I thought there wouldn't be a problem as I did it for fun. It certainly wasn't for propaganda purposes." Park is the latest person to fall foul of South Korea's controversial National Security Law (NSL). Used widely during the years of military dictatorship in the 1970s and '80s, the law was designed to protect the state against North Korean propaganda and to prosecute spies. But human rights groups say it was also used to persecute political dissidents and stifle freedom of speech. Amnesty International says the law is still being abused, especially against those critical of the government's policies on North Korea. "The NSL has a chilling effect on freedom of expression in South Korea," said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty's Asia-Pacific director. "It is used, not to address threats to national security, but instead to intimidate people and limit their rights to free speech. It should be reformed in line with human rights law and if the government cannot do this, it must be abolished," he said. The United Nations has also called on Seoul to change or repeal the law. President Lee Myung-bak's office declined to comment on the issue but the law has certainly been more widely used since the conservative president came to power in 2008. That year, just five people were prosecuted on charges of pro-North Korean online postings. Two years later that number had jumped to 82. Some within the South Korean media are also criticizing the Lee administration for interfering in press freedom. Journalists from four major networks went on strike earlier this year. Employees from two of those stations have since gone back to work after promises from employers their concerns would be heard, but close to one thousand journalists remain on strike. "President Lee Myung-bak has appointed pro-government people as presidents of the media companies, what we call 'parachutes,'' said Kim Jong-wook, head of the YTN labor union which is still on strike. "They are now trying to censor our voice and stop criticism of the government," he added. The government denies interference but picketing journalists say they are worried they are seeing increased censorship reminiscent of the dark days of dictatorship.
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South Korean man arrested over re-tweets of "funny" North Korean tweets .
Park Jung-geun also tweeted an image of himself with the North Korean flag .
23-year-old is accused of spreading North Korea propaganda .
Amnesty says the law is being used to stifle freedom of speech .
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Seoul (CNN) -- Everyone's made a joke they thought was funny only to see it fall flat, but Park Jung-geun's attempt at humor could see him jailed for up to seven years in South Korea. Park, a photographer by profession, re-tweeted some messages from North Korea's official twitter feed, such as reports on the late leader Kim Jong Il's travels across the country and negative tweets about South Korea. "I found the messages ludicrous because they are so harsh and the language is so out-dated. I found them funny, so I re-tweeted them," Park told CNN. Park, 23, also took a photo of himself holding a whiskey bottle and edited in a North Korean flag as a background for a joke. His supporters then doctored a North Korean military poster, replacing a smiling soldier with a sad photo of Park and the image of the gun with another whiskey bottle. But Park was imprisoned in January of this year, accused of "acts that benefit the enemy" and spreading North Korean propaganda. He was released on bail in February and has another court appearance in mid-July. He's still hoping the charges against him will be dropped. "To be honest, if you did this in North Korea, you would be severely punished," Park said. "But this is South Korea and I thought there wouldn't be a problem as I did it for fun. It certainly wasn't for propaganda purposes." Park is the latest person to fall foul of South Korea's controversial National Security Law (NSL). Used widely during the years of military dictatorship in the 1970s and '80s, the law was designed to protect the state against North Korean propaganda and to prosecute spies. But human rights groups say it was also used to persecute political dissidents and stifle freedom of speech. Amnesty International says the law is still being abused, especially against those critical of the government's policies on North Korea. "The NSL has a chilling effect on freedom of expression in South Korea," said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty's Asia-Pacific director. "It is used, not to address threats to national security, but instead to intimidate people and limit their rights to free speech. It should be reformed in line with human rights law and if the government cannot do this, it must be abolished," he said. The United Nations has also called on Seoul to change or repeal the law. President Lee Myung-bak's office declined to comment on the issue but the law has certainly been more widely used since the conservative president came to power in 2008. That year, just five people were prosecuted on charges of pro-North Korean online postings. Two years later that number had jumped to 82. Some within the South Korean media are also criticizing the Lee administration for interfering in press freedom. Journalists from four major networks went on strike earlier this year. Employees from two of those stations have since gone back to work after promises from employers their concerns would be heard, but close to one thousand journalists remain on strike. "President Lee Myung-bak has appointed pro-government people as presidents of the media companies, what we call 'parachutes,'' said Kim Jong-wook, head of the YTN labor union which is still on strike. "They are now trying to censor our voice and stop criticism of the government," he added. The government denies interference but picketing journalists say they are worried they are seeing increased censorship reminiscent of the dark days of dictatorship.
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Seoul (CNN) -- Everyone's made a joke they thought was funny only to see it fall flat, but Park Jung-geun's attempt at humor could see him jailed for up to seven years in South Korea. Park, a photographer by profession, re-tweeted some messages from North Korea's official twitter feed, such as reports on the late leader Kim Jong Il's travels across the country and negative tweets about South Korea. "I found the messages ludicrous because they are so harsh and the language is so out-dated. I found them funny, so I re-tweeted them," Park told CNN. Park, 23, also took a photo of himself holding a whiskey bottle and edited in a North Korean flag as a background for a joke. His supporters then doctored a North Korean military poster, replacing a smiling soldier with a sad photo of Park and the image of the gun with another whiskey bottle. But Park was imprisoned in January of this year, accused of "acts that benefit the enemy" and spreading North Korean propaganda. He was released on bail in February and has another court appearance in mid-July. He's still hoping the charges against him will be dropped. "To be honest, if you did this in North Korea, you would be severely punished," Park said. "But this is South Korea and I thought there wouldn't be a problem as I did it for fun. It certainly wasn't for propaganda purposes." Park is the latest person to fall foul of South Korea's controversial National Security Law (NSL). Used widely during the years of military dictatorship in the 1970s and '80s, the law was designed to protect the state against North Korean propaganda and to prosecute spies. But human rights groups say it was also used to persecute political dissidents and stifle freedom of speech. Amnesty International says the law is still being abused, especially against those critical of the government's policies on North Korea. "The NSL has a chilling effect on freedom of expression in South Korea," said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty's Asia-Pacific director. "It is used, not to address threats to national security, but instead to intimidate people and limit their rights to free speech. It should be reformed in line with human rights law and if the government cannot do this, it must be abolished," he said. The United Nations has also called on Seoul to change or repeal the law. President Lee Myung-bak's office declined to comment on the issue but the law has certainly been more widely used since the conservative president came to power in 2008. That year, just five people were prosecuted on charges of pro-North Korean online postings. Two years later that number had jumped to 82. Some within the South Korean media are also criticizing the Lee administration for interfering in press freedom. Journalists from four major networks went on strike earlier this year. Employees from two of those stations have since gone back to work after promises from employers their concerns would be heard, but close to one thousand journalists remain on strike. "President Lee Myung-bak has appointed pro-government people as presidents of the media companies, what we call 'parachutes,'' said Kim Jong-wook, head of the YTN labor union which is still on strike. "They are now trying to censor our voice and stop criticism of the government," he added. The government denies interference but picketing journalists say they are worried they are seeing increased censorship reminiscent of the dark days of dictatorship.
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:11 EST, 25 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 26 June 2013 . A lost bravery medal awarded to a homing pigeon that was the first to bring news of the D-Day landings back to Britain has been discovered after 69 years. The Dickin Medal - the animal version of the Victoria Cross - was won by a bird called the Duke of Normandy that was dropped behind enemy lines with Allied paratroopers hours before the invasion. The men were to capture bridges at the eastern end of the Normandy bridgehead and head towards the beaches to link up with the main invasion force. The Dickin Medal was won by a bird called the Duke of Normandy that was dropped behind enemy lines with Allied paratroopers hours before the invasion . Cooped up in a small cage, the grand cock breed was released by a paratrooper at 6am on June 6, 1944, with a message attached to it relating to the success of the drop. As was normal with World War Two carrier pigeons, ‘The Duke’ flew back to its owner’s loft who then contacted the War Office. In spite of strong winds and being shot at by German riflemen, the bird arrived in one piece 26 hours later, bringing vital news of the momentous operation. The Duke was one of 32 pigeons to be awarded the Dickin Medal for their heroics in the war. It was thought his gong had been lost over the course of time but it turned up in a box of old badges bought by a collector 25 years ago. Even then, the unnamed owner had no . idea what it was until several Dickin Medals were featured on an episode . of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow last month. He dug it out and has made it available for sale at auction, with a pre-sale estimate of 10,000 pounds. Steven Bosley, of Bosley’s . auctioneers of Marlow, Bucks, said: “As radio silence was of utmost . importance during the paratrooper part of D-Day, the role of racing . pigeons became crucial. the medal (pictured left and right) is like the Victoria Cross for animals . “Many of them were kept in small cages and were dropped with the Allied paratroopers of the 21st Army Group but The Duke was the first to arrive back with news. “Once the paratroopers could ascertain the success of the operation, they released at 6am with a message. “Inspite of bombs and bullets, northerthly gales in the Channel and heavy rain, he returned to his loft in 26 hours and 50 minutes. “The information he brought back was crucial to the War Office in London.” During World War Two, the Allied Pigeon Service was set up and involved over 200,000 birds being given to the armed services. Those that flew over Nazi-occupied Europe were part of the Special Pigeon Service. In 1943 Maria Dickin, founder of the . People’s Dispensary of Sick Animals (PDSA) set up the Dickin Medal to . honour the bravery of animals in the war. The citation for The Duke’s states: . “For being the first bird to arrive with a message from paratroopers of . the 21st Army Group behind enemy lines on D-Day.” The Duke of Normandy was the first to deliver news of the D-Day landings back home . Commando troops landing from landing craft on Normandy beaches, during the D-Day landings, June 6, 1944 . Mr Bosley said: “A private individual from Kidderminster bought the medal by chance 25 years ago when he bought a box full of military badges. “He didn’t know anything about it until he saw one featured on TV recently. “Dickin Medals awarded to pigeons are rare because there are only so many of them so they do command good prices.” The Royal Pigeon Racing Association owns five of of these medals. Stewart Wardrope, general manager of the associatin, said: “The Germans had special teams called Hawk units based along the coast which were snipers and their job was to try and shot England-bound pigeons out of the sky. “All the pigeons were interested in was getting home but they regularly had to fly through shot and fire to do that. “They returned to their owners who then made contact with the military and passed on the coded messages.” The auction takes place on July 3.
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:11 EST, 25 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 26 June 2013 . A lost bravery medal awarded to a homing pigeon that was the first to bring news of the D-Day landings back to Britain has been discovered after 69 years. The Dickin Medal - the animal version of the Victoria Cross - was won by a bird called the Duke of Normandy that was dropped behind enemy lines with Allied paratroopers hours before the invasion. The men were to capture bridges at the eastern end of the Normandy bridgehead and head towards the beaches to link up with the main invasion force. The Dickin Medal was won by a bird called the Duke of Normandy that was dropped behind enemy lines with Allied paratroopers hours before the invasion . Cooped up in a small cage, the grand cock breed was released by a paratrooper at 6am on June 6, 1944, with a message attached to it relating to the success of the drop. As was normal with World War Two carrier pigeons, ‘The Duke’ flew back to its owner’s loft who then contacted the War Office. In spite of strong winds and being shot at by German riflemen, the bird arrived in one piece 26 hours later, bringing vital news of the momentous operation. The Duke was one of 32 pigeons to be awarded the Dickin Medal for their heroics in the war. It was thought his gong had been lost over the course of time but it turned up in a box of old badges bought by a collector 25 years ago. Even then, the unnamed owner had no . idea what it was until several Dickin Medals were featured on an episode . of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow last month. He dug it out and has made it available for sale at auction, with a pre-sale estimate of 10,000 pounds. Steven Bosley, of Bosley’s . auctioneers of Marlow, Bucks, said: “As radio silence was of utmost . importance during the paratrooper part of D-Day, the role of racing . pigeons became crucial. the medal (pictured left and right) is like the Victoria Cross for animals . “Many of them were kept in small cages and were dropped with the Allied paratroopers of the 21st Army Group but The Duke was the first to arrive back with news. “Once the paratroopers could ascertain the success of the operation, they released at 6am with a message. “Inspite of bombs and bullets, northerthly gales in the Channel and heavy rain, he returned to his loft in 26 hours and 50 minutes. “The information he brought back was crucial to the War Office in London.” During World War Two, the Allied Pigeon Service was set up and involved over 200,000 birds being given to the armed services. Those that flew over Nazi-occupied Europe were part of the Special Pigeon Service. In 1943 Maria Dickin, founder of the . People’s Dispensary of Sick Animals (PDSA) set up the Dickin Medal to . honour the bravery of animals in the war. The citation for The Duke’s states: . “For being the first bird to arrive with a message from paratroopers of . the 21st Army Group behind enemy lines on D-Day.” The Duke of Normandy was the first to deliver news of the D-Day landings back home . Commando troops landing from landing craft on Normandy beaches, during the D-Day landings, June 6, 1944 . Mr Bosley said: “A private individual from Kidderminster bought the medal by chance 25 years ago when he bought a box full of military badges. “He didn’t know anything about it until he saw one featured on TV recently. “Dickin Medals awarded to pigeons are rare because there are only so many of them so they do command good prices.” The Royal Pigeon Racing Association owns five of of these medals. Stewart Wardrope, general manager of the associatin, said: “The Germans had special teams called Hawk units based along the coast which were snipers and their job was to try and shot England-bound pigeons out of the sky. “All the pigeons were interested in was getting home but they regularly had to fly through shot and fire to do that. “They returned to their owners who then made contact with the military and passed on the coded messages.” The auction takes place on July 3.
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By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 16:11 EST, 25 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:42 EST, 26 June 2013 . A lost bravery medal awarded to a homing pigeon that was the first to bring news of the D-Day landings back to Britain has been discovered after 69 years. The Dickin Medal - the animal version of the Victoria Cross - was won by a bird called the Duke of Normandy that was dropped behind enemy lines with Allied paratroopers hours before the invasion. The men were to capture bridges at the eastern end of the Normandy bridgehead and head towards the beaches to link up with the main invasion force. The Dickin Medal was won by a bird called the Duke of Normandy that was dropped behind enemy lines with Allied paratroopers hours before the invasion . Cooped up in a small cage, the grand cock breed was released by a paratrooper at 6am on June 6, 1944, with a message attached to it relating to the success of the drop. As was normal with World War Two carrier pigeons, The Duke flew back to its owner s loft who then contacted the War Office. In spite of strong winds and being shot at by German riflemen, the bird arrived in one piece 26 hours later, bringing vital news of the momentous operation. The Duke was one of 32 pigeons to be awarded the Dickin Medal for their heroics in the war. It was thought his gong had been lost over the course of time but it turned up in a box of old badges bought by a collector 25 years ago. Even then, the unnamed owner had no . idea what it was until several Dickin Medals were featured on an episode . of the BBC s Antiques Roadshow last month. He dug it out and has made it available for sale at auction, with a pre-sale estimate of 10,000 pounds. Steven Bosley, of Bosley s . auctioneers of Marlow, Bucks, said: As radio silence was of utmost . importance during the paratrooper part of D-Day, the role of racing . pigeons became crucial. the medal (pictured left and right) is like the Victoria Cross for animals . Many of them were kept in small cages and were dropped with the Allied paratroopers of the 21st Army Group but The Duke was the first to arrive back with news. Once the paratroopers could ascertain the success of the operation, they released at 6am with a message. Inspite of bombs and bullets, northerthly gales in the Channel and heavy rain, he returned to his loft in 26 hours and 50 minutes. The information he brought back was crucial to the War Office in London. During World War Two, the Allied Pigeon Service was set up and involved over 200,000 birds being given to the armed services. Those that flew over Nazi-occupied Europe were part of the Special Pigeon Service. In 1943 Maria Dickin, founder of the . People s Dispensary of Sick Animals (PDSA) set up the Dickin Medal to . honour the bravery of animals in the war. The citation for The Duke s states: . For being the first bird to arrive with a message from paratroopers of . the 21st Army Group behind enemy lines on D-Day. The Duke of Normandy was the first to deliver news of the D-Day landings back home . Commando troops landing from landing craft on Normandy beaches, during the D-Day landings, June 6, 1944 . Mr Bosley said: A private individual from Kidderminster bought the medal by chance 25 years ago when he bought a box full of military badges. He didn t know anything about it until he saw one featured on TV recently. Dickin Medals awarded to pigeons are rare because there are only so many of them so they do command good prices. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association owns five of of these medals. Stewart Wardrope, general manager of the associatin, said: The Germans had special teams called Hawk units based along the coast which were snipers and their job was to try and shot England-bound pigeons out of the sky. All the pigeons were interested in was getting home but they regularly had to fly through shot and fire to do that. They returned to their owners who then made contact with the military and passed on the coded messages. The auction takes place on July 3.
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By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 12:37 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:55 EST, 5 February 2013 . Rumours are circulating that Sony is preparing to launch its next generation games console soon after the Japanese tech giant sent out invitations to an event on 'the future of PlayStation.' Sony would not say whether it was preparing to unveil the successor to the 70million selling PS3 at the February 20 meeting in New York, but the prospect had gamers abuzz on Twitter. 'We will be talking about the PlayStation business,' Sony spokesman Masaki Tsukakoshi said today. Tantalising: A still from the video Sony released to drum up excitement over its PlayStation announcement . Despite that, the scale of the excitement over the meeting was indicated by a Google search for 'Sony Feb 20 PlayStation' which returned more than 7million hits. The last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011, it presented a protoype of its handheld Vita console. Before that, it convened a gathering in 2005 two months after it first demonstrated the PS3 concept. A meeting in 1999 revealed designs for the PS2. It has been more than six years since Sony launched the PS3 home console, a longer gap than between it and its PS2 predecessor, adding to the anticipation that it will soon disclose its next gaming concept. Current generation: Sony's super-slim . PlayStation 3 has been on the market for more than six years, selling some 70million units, making the . Japanese technology firm long overdue a new flagship product launch . Despite remaining tight-lipped about the specific purpose of the press conference, the company published a teaser video about the meeting on YouTube which has already been viewed more than 400,000 times in less than 24 hours. The video also promoted a Twitter hashtag, #Playstation2013, to which video game fans flocked to share their excitement about the forthcoming event. It was clear that most expected to see the PS4 unveiled. '#playstation2013 I am ready for next gen consoles !!!' wrote Dogukan Celik on the social messaging site. David Brammell Jr tweeted: 'I may not be ready for a new console yet. I might be getting one sooner that I think. Mystery Sony conference in Feb. #playstation2013 #PS4.' Such a console would follow Nintendo's Wii U, which launched last autumn, and precede Microsoft's next Xbox game console, which will likely be unveiled in June at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles. The PlayStation Vita: The portable console, successor to the PSP, was unveiled the last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011 . Since Sony's last home console launch, the games market has been transformed by the boom in smartphones and tablet computers that have wooed players with free or cheap games. Sony and its video game rivals Nintendo and Microsoft now have to contend with competition from powerful hand-held devices made by Apple, Samsung and a string of others. Analysts expect that tablets and other mobile devices will match the power and graphics of today's games consoles within a few years. Many are already able to run the kinds of 3D games that were once the exclusive preserve of those dedicated machines and high-spec gaming PCs. Struggling under competitive pressure, Nintendo on Wednesday cut its sales target for the Wii U, successor to its 100million-selling Wii, to 4million machines by the end of March from its launch in November. That compared with an earlier forecast for 5.5million.
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By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 12:37 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:55 EST, 5 February 2013 . Rumours are circulating that Sony is preparing to launch its next generation games console soon after the Japanese tech giant sent out invitations to an event on 'the future of PlayStation.' Sony would not say whether it was preparing to unveil the successor to the 70million selling PS3 at the February 20 meeting in New York, but the prospect had gamers abuzz on Twitter. 'We will be talking about the PlayStation business,' Sony spokesman Masaki Tsukakoshi said today. Tantalising: A still from the video Sony released to drum up excitement over its PlayStation announcement . Despite that, the scale of the excitement over the meeting was indicated by a Google search for 'Sony Feb 20 PlayStation' which returned more than 7million hits. The last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011, it presented a protoype of its handheld Vita console. Before that, it convened a gathering in 2005 two months after it first demonstrated the PS3 concept. A meeting in 1999 revealed designs for the PS2. It has been more than six years since Sony launched the PS3 home console, a longer gap than between it and its PS2 predecessor, adding to the anticipation that it will soon disclose its next gaming concept. Current generation: Sony's super-slim . PlayStation 3 has been on the market for more than six years, selling some 70million units, making the . Japanese technology firm long overdue a new flagship product launch . Despite remaining tight-lipped about the specific purpose of the press conference, the company published a teaser video about the meeting on YouTube which has already been viewed more than 400,000 times in less than 24 hours. The video also promoted a Twitter hashtag, #Playstation2013, to which video game fans flocked to share their excitement about the forthcoming event. It was clear that most expected to see the PS4 unveiled. '#playstation2013 I am ready for next gen consoles !!!' wrote Dogukan Celik on the social messaging site. David Brammell Jr tweeted: 'I may not be ready for a new console yet. I might be getting one sooner that I think. Mystery Sony conference in Feb. #playstation2013 #PS4.' Such a console would follow Nintendo's Wii U, which launched last autumn, and precede Microsoft's next Xbox game console, which will likely be unveiled in June at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles. The PlayStation Vita: The portable console, successor to the PSP, was unveiled the last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011 . Since Sony's last home console launch, the games market has been transformed by the boom in smartphones and tablet computers that have wooed players with free or cheap games. Sony and its video game rivals Nintendo and Microsoft now have to contend with competition from powerful hand-held devices made by Apple, Samsung and a string of others. Analysts expect that tablets and other mobile devices will match the power and graphics of today's games consoles within a few years. Many are already able to run the kinds of 3D games that were once the exclusive preserve of those dedicated machines and high-spec gaming PCs. Struggling under competitive pressure, Nintendo on Wednesday cut its sales target for the Wii U, successor to its 100million-selling Wii, to 4million machines by the end of March from its launch in November. That compared with an earlier forecast for 5.5million.
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By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 12:37 EST, 1 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:55 EST, 5 February 2013 . Rumours are circulating that Sony is preparing to launch its next generation games console soon after the Japanese tech giant sent out invitations to an event on 'the future of PlayStation.' Sony would not say whether it was preparing to unveil the successor to the 70million selling PS3 at the February 20 meeting in New York, but the prospect had gamers abuzz on Twitter. 'We will be talking about the PlayStation business,' Sony spokesman Masaki Tsukakoshi said today. Tantalising: A still from the video Sony released to drum up excitement over its PlayStation announcement . Despite that, the scale of the excitement over the meeting was indicated by a Google search for 'Sony Feb 20 PlayStation' which returned more than 7million hits. The last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011, it presented a protoype of its handheld Vita console. Before that, it convened a gathering in 2005 two months after it first demonstrated the PS3 concept. A meeting in 1999 revealed designs for the PS2. It has been more than six years since Sony launched the PS3 home console, a longer gap than between it and its PS2 predecessor, adding to the anticipation that it will soon disclose its next gaming concept. Current generation: Sony's super-slim . PlayStation 3 has been on the market for more than six years, selling some 70million units, making the . Japanese technology firm long overdue a new flagship product launch . Despite remaining tight-lipped about the specific purpose of the press conference, the company published a teaser video about the meeting on YouTube which has already been viewed more than 400,000 times in less than 24 hours. The video also promoted a Twitter hashtag, #Playstation2013, to which video game fans flocked to share their excitement about the forthcoming event. It was clear that most expected to see the PS4 unveiled. '#playstation2013 I am ready for next gen consoles !!!' wrote Dogukan Celik on the social messaging site. David Brammell Jr tweeted: 'I may not be ready for a new console yet. I might be getting one sooner that I think. Mystery Sony conference in Feb. #playstation2013 #PS4.' Such a console would follow Nintendo's Wii U, which launched last autumn, and precede Microsoft's next Xbox game console, which will likely be unveiled in June at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles. The PlayStation Vita: The portable console, successor to the PSP, was unveiled the last time Sony held a PlayStation event, in January 2011 . Since Sony's last home console launch, the games market has been transformed by the boom in smartphones and tablet computers that have wooed players with free or cheap games. Sony and its video game rivals Nintendo and Microsoft now have to contend with competition from powerful hand-held devices made by Apple, Samsung and a string of others. Analysts expect that tablets and other mobile devices will match the power and graphics of today's games consoles within a few years. Many are already able to run the kinds of 3D games that were once the exclusive preserve of those dedicated machines and high-spec gaming PCs. Struggling under competitive pressure, Nintendo on Wednesday cut its sales target for the Wii U, successor to its 100million-selling Wii, to 4million machines by the end of March from its launch in November. That compared with an earlier forecast for 5.5million.
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Rafael Nadal sounded a note of caution ahead of his return to grand slam action in the Australian Open, especially after being handed a tricky first round clash in Melbourne. Nadal won his ninth French Open title last year, but lost in the fourth round of Wimbledon and then spent almost three months on the sidelines with a wrist injury that forced him to miss the US Open. After returning to action the 28-year-old was diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent an operation at the start of November, leaving him unsure about how he will fare against unpredictable Russian Mikhail Youzhny when the first grand slam of 2015 gets under way on Monday. At an event with Caroline Wozniacki (right), Rafael Nadal said he was cautious ahead of Australian Open . Wozniacki (left) posted a photo to her Instagam account of her posing with the French Open champion . Nadal (left) could come up against Andy Murray (right) in the semi-finals of the first Grand Slam of the year . 'The first round is always very difficult,' Nadal said on Friday. 'Youzhny is a tough rival who knows how to play well in important matches. It's a special match for me because the last six or seven months I played only four matches. 'Every match is tough for me as it is like we are starting everything again. We will see how I am. I am doing the right things in practice to try to be competitive and I am confident with the last few days that remain I can improve my performance and hopefully be ready. 'Every match is tough when you are in shape, so imagine when you have hardly played for six or seven months. I have to try my best, play with the best attitude and if things are not going the best, I must try to be very positive and help myself to be competitive.' Nadal was speaking at an event to promote the Connected Racquet of sponsors Babolat, where he was joined by fellow player Caroline Wozniacki. Wozniacki was forced to withdraw from a recent event in Sydney due a wrist injury, but said: 'It's feeling good now and I feel 100 per cent ready to play. Hopefully I can get off to a good start to the season.' The 28-year-old was diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent an operation at the start of November . Nadal faces Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the first round of the tournament on Monday in Melbourne .
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He is cautious over his return to the first Grand Slam of the year .
The 28-year-old said: 'Every match is tough for me as it is like we are starting everything again.'
He has been drawn against Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the first round .
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Roberto Mancini is still without a win since returning to Inter Milan after they slumped to a shock 2-1 home defeat by Udinese. Mauro Icardi's first half effort appeared to have set the hosts on their way to victory but goals from Bruno Fernandes and Cyril Thereau meant Mancini's winless run continued. When Inter won the Scudetto in the 2006-07 season under Mancini, they lost only one league game all season, but they have already lost two out of three since his return. Argentine forward Mauro Icardi opened the scoring for Inter Milan during the Serie A clash with Udinese . Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes equalised for the visitors 15 minutes after the half time interval . Cyril Thereau scored 11 minutes after his side's equaliser to give them a shock victory . Inter dominated the opening half of play against Udinese, whose coach Andrea Stramaccioni was facing his former club for the first time, but had only a Icardi goal to show for it. Bruno Fernandes levelled with a superb strike from just outside the box in the 60th minute and Cyril Thereau scored the winner 11 minutes later. The French forward took advantage of a mis-judged backward pass by Rodrigo Palacio, rounded Samir Handanovic and easily scored into the empty net. 'I'm not sure what happened in between halves,' Mancini, whose side are languishing in 12th place with 17 points, told Sky Sports Italia. 'I haven't had enough time to reflect on it. After Udinese tied the score we stopped being a team. I'm extremely disappointed.' Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has failed to win a game since returning to the club . Mateo Kovacic attempts to hold off Udinese's Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu while dribbling with the ball . Inter defender Pires Ribeiro Dodo holds his head in his hand after his side concede the second goal . Udinese legend Antonio di Natale challenges Inter's Juan Jesus at the San Siro .
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Argentine forward Mauro Icardi opened the scoring for Inter Milan .
Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Cyril Thereau handed Udinese the win .
Roberto Mancini has lost two of three games since returning to the club .
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Roberto Mancini is still without a win since returning to Inter Milan after they slumped to a shock 2-1 home defeat by Udinese. Mauro Icardi's first half effort appeared to have set the hosts on their way to victory but goals from Bruno Fernandes and Cyril Thereau meant Mancini's winless run continued. When Inter won the Scudetto in the 2006-07 season under Mancini, they lost only one league game all season, but they have already lost two out of three since his return. Argentine forward Mauro Icardi opened the scoring for Inter Milan during the Serie A clash with Udinese . Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes equalised for the visitors 15 minutes after the half time interval . Cyril Thereau scored 11 minutes after his side's equaliser to give them a shock victory . Inter dominated the opening half of play against Udinese, whose coach Andrea Stramaccioni was facing his former club for the first time, but had only a Icardi goal to show for it. Bruno Fernandes levelled with a superb strike from just outside the box in the 60th minute and Cyril Thereau scored the winner 11 minutes later. The French forward took advantage of a mis-judged backward pass by Rodrigo Palacio, rounded Samir Handanovic and easily scored into the empty net. 'I'm not sure what happened in between halves,' Mancini, whose side are languishing in 12th place with 17 points, told Sky Sports Italia. 'I haven't had enough time to reflect on it. After Udinese tied the score we stopped being a team. I'm extremely disappointed.' Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has failed to win a game since returning to the club . Mateo Kovacic attempts to hold off Udinese's Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu while dribbling with the ball . Inter defender Pires Ribeiro Dodo holds his head in his hand after his side concede the second goal . Udinese legend Antonio di Natale challenges Inter's Juan Jesus at the San Siro .
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London (CNN) -- In a career already groaning under the weight of titles and accolades, Roger Federer joined another exclusive list of tennis luminaries when he beat Andy Murray in this year's Wimbledon final. In notching up his seventh Wimbledon win a month before his 31st birthday, Federer became the oldest champion since Arthur Ashe in 1975, and only the 11th player in the Open era to win a grand slam in his 30s. Only Andre Agassi (at the Australian Open in 2001 and 2003) and Pete Sampras (U.S. Open 2002) have achieved the feat this century suggesting that, more than ever, modern tennis is a game which favors the power, agility and the sheer exuberance of youth. Despite the ambition of those young guns and not forgetting the distractions of a young family, Federer's desire to remain competitive appears undimmed. After dispatching the then 23-year-old Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the ATP Tour event in Rotterdam last February, Federer said he hoped to be around for another "three, five, six years." And following his silver medal at the Olympic tennis tournament in August he reiterated that wish. "I'll be 35 in Rio. I think it's possible, but we'll see how it goes," Federer told CNN. The Swiss champion isn't the only one enjoying a resurgence in the autumn of his career. From his perch at the summit of the world rankings -- which he reclaimed after winning Wimbledon -- Federer surveys a top 100 in which almost a quarter (24) of players are over the age of 30. Five places below the Swiss is Spain's David Ferrer (who turned 30 in February) while lower down lie Jarkko Nieminen from Finland and Austria's Jurgen Melzer. The 31-year-olds, ranked 35 and 37 respectively, have both won tournaments this year -- the Finn winning the Apia International in Sydney in January while Melzer took the Memphis title the following month. Germany's Tommy Haas, who turned 34 in April, is currently the oldest player in the top 25. The former world no.2, whose career has been plagued by injuries, started this season outside the top 200, but has shot up the rankings this year to a current high of 21 in the rankings. The rise was helped, in part, by victory over Federer in the final of the ATP tournament on home soil in Halle last June. "Maybe 30 is the new 20," the German told CNN's Open Court, not entirely in jest. "You know, I think a lot of the guys are becoming so much more professional ... everybody is looking more at how physical the game has gotten and how important it is to stay healthy and fit," Haas said. "Thirty, at the end of the day, is really just a number ... If you really love something and you want to do it the right way, why not do it until you really know you can't do it anymore." It's a philosophy which Federer shares, Haas thinks. "He's a world-class athlete. He knows exactly what he is doing. He prepares as well as anyone out there ... he doesn't second guess many things, so I'm not really surprised." Gil Reyes, the feted long-time fitness coach (and friend) to Andre Agassi, says Federer is just a class apart. "Roger is a perfect athlete -- his movement, his game, his mental, his physical. There's Roger and then there's everyone else," Reyes said. Technological advances and the physically demanding nature of the modern game have caught up with players less gifted and younger than Federer, says Reyes, leading to lots of wear and tear. With players hitting that ball harder than ever, there is simply less time to play the next shot, he says. "You're going to be out of position unless you redirect your body very forcefully and very violently, and that's just taking its toll on our knees and our hips. So you have to counter that and prepare your body for the game," Reyes said. Watch: Boris Becker tours his hometown . Preparing his body for the game enabled Agassi to play with "great relevance" right up to age of 36, says Reyes. The American's latter playing years were the most fruitful of his career with five of his eight grand slams won after his 29th birthday. He was also world no.1 at the age of 33. "When you stop and think about it, that's amazing," Reyes says. Strength was the key to Agassi's enduring success, Reyes believes, who recalls "a rather slender fellow" when they first met in 1989. But together they devised a fitness program tailored to the stresses and movements Agassi experienced on court. "If we were doing certain running drills, he would say: 'I don't feel that on my legs the way I do on the tennis court.' That was beautiful because then he would leave it to me to come up with the training," Reyes said. Reyes would also tailor gym work depending on the playing surface -- the high bounce at Roland Garros requiring different strength training to the skiddy low bounce of the All England Club's grass courts. "I can say, honestly, that he was, if not the strongest player on the tour, one of the strongest. Playing to 36 in this day's game it takes a lot." Reyes thinks the next generation of tennis stars will reap the benefits of improving sports science but does not envisage too many current players emulating Agassi, with one notable exception, perhaps. At the start of the year, a back injury forced Federer out of the Qatar Open in Doha. It was only his second withdrawal during a tournament in his career and prompted speculation that 2012 might be a year of diminishing returns for the great champion. Ten months on, Federer has a further six titles under his belt, and heads towards November's season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with just his own records as the oldest winner and six-time champion to beat.
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Roger Federer continues to be a major force in the men's game despite his advancing years .
The Swiss champion heads a rankings list with 24 players over 30 in the top 100 .
Andre Agassi's fitness coach Gil Reyes says modern game takes great toll on body .
Strength was a key factor in Agassi's longevity allowing him to play with "great relevance" up until age of 36 .
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London (CNN) -- In a career already groaning under the weight of titles and accolades, Roger Federer joined another exclusive list of tennis luminaries when he beat Andy Murray in this year's Wimbledon final. In notching up his seventh Wimbledon win a month before his 31st birthday, Federer became the oldest champion since Arthur Ashe in 1975, and only the 11th player in the Open era to win a grand slam in his 30s. Only Andre Agassi (at the Australian Open in 2001 and 2003) and Pete Sampras (U.S. Open 2002) have achieved the feat this century suggesting that, more than ever, modern tennis is a game which favors the power, agility and the sheer exuberance of youth. Despite the ambition of those young guns and not forgetting the distractions of a young family, Federer's desire to remain competitive appears undimmed. After dispatching the then 23-year-old Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the ATP Tour event in Rotterdam last February, Federer said he hoped to be around for another "three, five, six years." And following his silver medal at the Olympic tennis tournament in August he reiterated that wish. "I'll be 35 in Rio. I think it's possible, but we'll see how it goes," Federer told CNN. The Swiss champion isn't the only one enjoying a resurgence in the autumn of his career. From his perch at the summit of the world rankings -- which he reclaimed after winning Wimbledon -- Federer surveys a top 100 in which almost a quarter (24) of players are over the age of 30. Five places below the Swiss is Spain's David Ferrer (who turned 30 in February) while lower down lie Jarkko Nieminen from Finland and Austria's Jurgen Melzer. The 31-year-olds, ranked 35 and 37 respectively, have both won tournaments this year -- the Finn winning the Apia International in Sydney in January while Melzer took the Memphis title the following month. Germany's Tommy Haas, who turned 34 in April, is currently the oldest player in the top 25. The former world no.2, whose career has been plagued by injuries, started this season outside the top 200, but has shot up the rankings this year to a current high of 21 in the rankings. The rise was helped, in part, by victory over Federer in the final of the ATP tournament on home soil in Halle last June. "Maybe 30 is the new 20," the German told CNN's Open Court, not entirely in jest. "You know, I think a lot of the guys are becoming so much more professional ... everybody is looking more at how physical the game has gotten and how important it is to stay healthy and fit," Haas said. "Thirty, at the end of the day, is really just a number ... If you really love something and you want to do it the right way, why not do it until you really know you can't do it anymore." It's a philosophy which Federer shares, Haas thinks. "He's a world-class athlete. He knows exactly what he is doing. He prepares as well as anyone out there ... he doesn't second guess many things, so I'm not really surprised." Gil Reyes, the feted long-time fitness coach (and friend) to Andre Agassi, says Federer is just a class apart. "Roger is a perfect athlete -- his movement, his game, his mental, his physical. There's Roger and then there's everyone else," Reyes said. Technological advances and the physically demanding nature of the modern game have caught up with players less gifted and younger than Federer, says Reyes, leading to lots of wear and tear. With players hitting that ball harder than ever, there is simply less time to play the next shot, he says. "You're going to be out of position unless you redirect your body very forcefully and very violently, and that's just taking its toll on our knees and our hips. So you have to counter that and prepare your body for the game," Reyes said. Watch: Boris Becker tours his hometown . Preparing his body for the game enabled Agassi to play with "great relevance" right up to age of 36, says Reyes. The American's latter playing years were the most fruitful of his career with five of his eight grand slams won after his 29th birthday. He was also world no.1 at the age of 33. "When you stop and think about it, that's amazing," Reyes says. Strength was the key to Agassi's enduring success, Reyes believes, who recalls "a rather slender fellow" when they first met in 1989. But together they devised a fitness program tailored to the stresses and movements Agassi experienced on court. "If we were doing certain running drills, he would say: 'I don't feel that on my legs the way I do on the tennis court.' That was beautiful because then he would leave it to me to come up with the training," Reyes said. Reyes would also tailor gym work depending on the playing surface -- the high bounce at Roland Garros requiring different strength training to the skiddy low bounce of the All England Club's grass courts. "I can say, honestly, that he was, if not the strongest player on the tour, one of the strongest. Playing to 36 in this day's game it takes a lot." Reyes thinks the next generation of tennis stars will reap the benefits of improving sports science but does not envisage too many current players emulating Agassi, with one notable exception, perhaps. At the start of the year, a back injury forced Federer out of the Qatar Open in Doha. It was only his second withdrawal during a tournament in his career and prompted speculation that 2012 might be a year of diminishing returns for the great champion. Ten months on, Federer has a further six titles under his belt, and heads towards November's season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with just his own records as the oldest winner and six-time champion to beat.
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London (CNN) -- In a career already groaning under the weight of titles and accolades, Roger Federer joined another exclusive list of tennis luminaries when he beat Andy Murray in this year's Wimbledon final. In notching up his seventh Wimbledon win a month before his 31st birthday, Federer became the oldest champion since Arthur Ashe in 1975, and only the 11th player in the Open era to win a grand slam in his 30s. Only Andre Agassi (at the Australian Open in 2001 and 2003) and Pete Sampras (U.S. Open 2002) have achieved the feat this century suggesting that, more than ever, modern tennis is a game which favors the power, agility and the sheer exuberance of youth. Despite the ambition of those young guns and not forgetting the distractions of a young family, Federer's desire to remain competitive appears undimmed. After dispatching the then 23-year-old Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the ATP Tour event in Rotterdam last February, Federer said he hoped to be around for another "three, five, six years." And following his silver medal at the Olympic tennis tournament in August he reiterated that wish. "I'll be 35 in Rio. I think it's possible, but we'll see how it goes," Federer told CNN. The Swiss champion isn't the only one enjoying a resurgence in the autumn of his career. From his perch at the summit of the world rankings -- which he reclaimed after winning Wimbledon -- Federer surveys a top 100 in which almost a quarter (24) of players are over the age of 30. Five places below the Swiss is Spain's David Ferrer (who turned 30 in February) while lower down lie Jarkko Nieminen from Finland and Austria's Jurgen Melzer. The 31-year-olds, ranked 35 and 37 respectively, have both won tournaments this year -- the Finn winning the Apia International in Sydney in January while Melzer took the Memphis title the following month. Germany's Tommy Haas, who turned 34 in April, is currently the oldest player in the top 25. The former world no.2, whose career has been plagued by injuries, started this season outside the top 200, but has shot up the rankings this year to a current high of 21 in the rankings. The rise was helped, in part, by victory over Federer in the final of the ATP tournament on home soil in Halle last June. "Maybe 30 is the new 20," the German told CNN's Open Court, not entirely in jest. "You know, I think a lot of the guys are becoming so much more professional ... everybody is looking more at how physical the game has gotten and how important it is to stay healthy and fit," Haas said. "Thirty, at the end of the day, is really just a number ... If you really love something and you want to do it the right way, why not do it until you really know you can't do it anymore." It's a philosophy which Federer shares, Haas thinks. "He's a world-class athlete. He knows exactly what he is doing. He prepares as well as anyone out there ... he doesn't second guess many things, so I'm not really surprised." Gil Reyes, the feted long-time fitness coach (and friend) to Andre Agassi, says Federer is just a class apart. "Roger is a perfect athlete -- his movement, his game, his mental, his physical. There's Roger and then there's everyone else," Reyes said. Technological advances and the physically demanding nature of the modern game have caught up with players less gifted and younger than Federer, says Reyes, leading to lots of wear and tear. With players hitting that ball harder than ever, there is simply less time to play the next shot, he says. "You're going to be out of position unless you redirect your body very forcefully and very violently, and that's just taking its toll on our knees and our hips. So you have to counter that and prepare your body for the game," Reyes said. Watch: Boris Becker tours his hometown . Preparing his body for the game enabled Agassi to play with "great relevance" right up to age of 36, says Reyes. The American's latter playing years were the most fruitful of his career with five of his eight grand slams won after his 29th birthday. He was also world no.1 at the age of 33. "When you stop and think about it, that's amazing," Reyes says. Strength was the key to Agassi's enduring success, Reyes believes, who recalls "a rather slender fellow" when they first met in 1989. But together they devised a fitness program tailored to the stresses and movements Agassi experienced on court. "If we were doing certain running drills, he would say: 'I don't feel that on my legs the way I do on the tennis court.' That was beautiful because then he would leave it to me to come up with the training," Reyes said. Reyes would also tailor gym work depending on the playing surface -- the high bounce at Roland Garros requiring different strength training to the skiddy low bounce of the All England Club's grass courts. "I can say, honestly, that he was, if not the strongest player on the tour, one of the strongest. Playing to 36 in this day's game it takes a lot." Reyes thinks the next generation of tennis stars will reap the benefits of improving sports science but does not envisage too many current players emulating Agassi, with one notable exception, perhaps. At the start of the year, a back injury forced Federer out of the Qatar Open in Doha. It was only his second withdrawal during a tournament in his career and prompted speculation that 2012 might be a year of diminishing returns for the great champion. Ten months on, Federer has a further six titles under his belt, and heads towards November's season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with just his own records as the oldest winner and six-time champion to beat.
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"text": "Watch: Boris Becker tours his hometown",
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By . Marielle Simon for Daily Mail Australia . AFL Melbourne players Dean Terlich (left) and Alex Georgiou (right) were of an uncanny resemblance of the disgraced Rolf Harris and a girl at Mad Monday festivities . AFL club Melbourne has apologised for the 'poor and inconsiderate mistake' two of its players made by dressing up as Rolf Harris and a young girl for yesterday's 'Mad Monday' celebrations. The Demons issued a statement saying they would investigate the incident after Dean Terlich, dressed as Harris, and teammate Alex Georgiou were photographed in the distasteful costumes. Terlich put the photo on his Instagram account. 'Dean and Alex have made a poor and inconsiderate mistake in choosing their costume’s today,' a spokesman told the Herald Sun. 'We will speak to these players about their error in judgment.' Wearing a fake goatee, grey wig, short red tie, striped blazer and rectangular glasses, Terlich's get-up was uncannily accurate to the musician, who was recently found guilty on 12 charges of indecent assault of four female victims and sentenced to five years and nine months in an England jail. Terlich was snapped next to Georgiou, who was dressed as a girl, wearing a wig with long black plaits and a red checkered dress. Another Demon player, Viv Michie posted to Instagram him dressed as Redfoo being glassed, just days after the 39-year-old singer was allegedly hit in the head with a glass at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney's prestigious suburb, Double Bay. Demon player, Viv Michie posted to Instagram him dressed as Redfoo being glassed, just days after the 39-year-old singer was allegedly hit in the head with a glass at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney's prestigious suburb, Double Bay . Daily Mail Australia has contacted Melbourne Football Club for comment. The Demons aren't the only ones dressed inappropriately for Mad Monday celebrations. Brisbane Lions player Jordan Lisle was photographed wearing blackface, dressed as basketball superstar Lebron James. The annual Mad Monday event is not foreign to controversy, resulting in players being forced to pay fines of up to $30,000. Thankfully, some players' costumes were tactful and in good-spirit, which were shared on social media for AFL fans. Players from the Gold Coast Football Club celebrate the end-of-season . Gold Coast Suns player Daniel Gorringe (right) dresses as a female police officer for the annual Mad Monday . Former Melbourne player Shannon Byrnes posted photo (left) to Instagram, captioned: 'I'd swipe right ladies #justsayin #brotherofjess', and Jonathan Brown (right) is pictured with kids dressed as Woody from Toy Story . Tom Nicholls' from the Gold Coast club celebrates Mad Monday at Metricon Stadium with team players .
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The annual end-of-season festivities have begun for AFL teams out of the finals .
Two Melbourne players have been criticised after Instragram post pictures them in 'Rolf Harris and girl' get up .
Melbourne Football Club is investigating the allegations .
Other AFL players took to social media sharing their good-spirited costumes .
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By . Marielle Simon for Daily Mail Australia . AFL Melbourne players Dean Terlich (left) and Alex Georgiou (right) were of an uncanny resemblance of the disgraced Rolf Harris and a girl at Mad Monday festivities . AFL club Melbourne has apologised for the 'poor and inconsiderate mistake' two of its players made by dressing up as Rolf Harris and a young girl for yesterday's 'Mad Monday' celebrations. The Demons issued a statement saying they would investigate the incident after Dean Terlich, dressed as Harris, and teammate Alex Georgiou were photographed in the distasteful costumes. Terlich put the photo on his Instagram account. 'Dean and Alex have made a poor and inconsiderate mistake in choosing their costume’s today,' a spokesman told the Herald Sun. 'We will speak to these players about their error in judgment.' Wearing a fake goatee, grey wig, short red tie, striped blazer and rectangular glasses, Terlich's get-up was uncannily accurate to the musician, who was recently found guilty on 12 charges of indecent assault of four female victims and sentenced to five years and nine months in an England jail. Terlich was snapped next to Georgiou, who was dressed as a girl, wearing a wig with long black plaits and a red checkered dress. Another Demon player, Viv Michie posted to Instagram him dressed as Redfoo being glassed, just days after the 39-year-old singer was allegedly hit in the head with a glass at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney's prestigious suburb, Double Bay. Demon player, Viv Michie posted to Instagram him dressed as Redfoo being glassed, just days after the 39-year-old singer was allegedly hit in the head with a glass at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney's prestigious suburb, Double Bay . Daily Mail Australia has contacted Melbourne Football Club for comment. The Demons aren't the only ones dressed inappropriately for Mad Monday celebrations. Brisbane Lions player Jordan Lisle was photographed wearing blackface, dressed as basketball superstar Lebron James. The annual Mad Monday event is not foreign to controversy, resulting in players being forced to pay fines of up to $30,000. Thankfully, some players' costumes were tactful and in good-spirit, which were shared on social media for AFL fans. Players from the Gold Coast Football Club celebrate the end-of-season . Gold Coast Suns player Daniel Gorringe (right) dresses as a female police officer for the annual Mad Monday . Former Melbourne player Shannon Byrnes posted photo (left) to Instagram, captioned: 'I'd swipe right ladies #justsayin #brotherofjess', and Jonathan Brown (right) is pictured with kids dressed as Woody from Toy Story . Tom Nicholls' from the Gold Coast club celebrates Mad Monday at Metricon Stadium with team players .
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By . Marielle Simon for Daily Mail Australia . AFL Melbourne players Dean Terlich (left) and Alex Georgiou (right) were of an uncanny resemblance of the disgraced Rolf Harris and a girl at Mad Monday festivities . AFL club Melbourne has apologised for the 'poor and inconsiderate mistake' two of its players made by dressing up as Rolf Harris and a young girl for yesterday's 'Mad Monday' celebrations. The Demons issued a statement saying they would investigate the incident after Dean Terlich, dressed as Harris, and teammate Alex Georgiou were photographed in the distasteful costumes. Terlich put the photo on his Instagram account. 'Dean and Alex have made a poor and inconsiderate mistake in choosing their costume s today,' a spokesman told the Herald Sun. 'We will speak to these players about their error in judgment.' Wearing a fake goatee, grey wig, short red tie, striped blazer and rectangular glasses, Terlich's get-up was uncannily accurate to the musician, who was recently found guilty on 12 charges of indecent assault of four female victims and sentenced to five years and nine months in an England jail. Terlich was snapped next to Georgiou, who was dressed as a girl, wearing a wig with long black plaits and a red checkered dress. Another Demon player, Viv Michie posted to Instagram him dressed as Redfoo being glassed, just days after the 39-year-old singer was allegedly hit in the head with a glass at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney's prestigious suburb, Double Bay. Demon player, Viv Michie posted to Instagram him dressed as Redfoo being glassed, just days after the 39-year-old singer was allegedly hit in the head with a glass at the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney's prestigious suburb, Double Bay . Daily Mail Australia has contacted Melbourne Football Club for comment. The Demons aren't the only ones dressed inappropriately for Mad Monday celebrations. Brisbane Lions player Jordan Lisle was photographed wearing blackface, dressed as basketball superstar Lebron James. The annual Mad Monday event is not foreign to controversy, resulting in players being forced to pay fines of up to $30,000. Thankfully, some players' costumes were tactful and in good-spirit, which were shared on social media for AFL fans. Players from the Gold Coast Football Club celebrate the end-of-season . Gold Coast Suns player Daniel Gorringe (right) dresses as a female police officer for the annual Mad Monday . Former Melbourne player Shannon Byrnes posted photo (left) to Instagram, captioned: 'I'd swipe right ladies #justsayin #brotherofjess', and Jonathan Brown (right) is pictured with kids dressed as Woody from Toy Story . Tom Nicholls' from the Gold Coast club celebrates Mad Monday at Metricon Stadium with team players .
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A TV commercial showing a seven-year-old blind girl's imaginary Land of Oz has taken the Internet by storm after being aired during the Oscars, with many users deeming it 'beautiful' and 'moving'. The advert, created by Comcast to promote its new 'talking guide', details how Emily, a creative little girl from Iowa, sees the scenes and characters from the 1939 film, The Wizard Of Oz , in her mind. Narrating over a clip depicting an emerald-colored city and tornado, Emily, who is completely blind, says: 'I think about the shape, I think about color, and I also think about sound. I take it into my brain.' She adds: 'I think about... what would [the film] look like to me?', before explaining how her Tin Man has 'a big toe the size of a house' and her Cowardly Lion is 'small like a toy poodle' with webbed feet. Inspirational: A TV commercial showing seven-year-old Emily's imaginary Land of Oz has taken the Internet by storm after being aired during the Oscars, with many users deeming it 'beautiful' and 'moving'. Above, Emily, who is blind, is pictured, left, in a family photo and, right, in the commercial, which was created by Comcast . Emerald city and tornado: The advert, which promotes the firm's new 'talking guide', details how Emily, who lives with her family in Iowa, sees the scenes and characters from the film, The Wizard Of Oz , in her mind . A creative variation: 'I think about the shape, I think about color, and I also think about sound. I take it into my brain,' Emily says in the commercial, adding that her Tin Man (pictured) has 'a big toe the size of a house' Webbed feet: Of her Cowardly Lion, Emily explains the character is 'small like a toy poodle' with 'duck feet' Positive response: Within minutes of the commercial being aired during a break of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, hundreds of people had taken to Twitter to express their delight over it . The commercial then shows the lion - who walks on his hands - approaching a puddle filled with red lava in a forest setting, before jumping back in fright. Emily says: 'He is very scared of everything.' She then goes on to explain how her Scarecrow has large wooden teeth, 'very long' fingernails and wears tubes for clothes. And as for the main character, Dorothy, Emily adds: 'She looks just like me.' The little girl is then filmed walking along a yellow, patterned road with her three creations as a male narrator says: 'Everyone has a favorite movie. Now, people with visual disabilities can find theirs.' Within minutes of the commercial being aired during a break of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, hundreds of people had taken to Twitter to express their delight over it. Cowardly: The commercial shows the Cowardly lion - who walks on his hands - approaching a puddle filled with red lava in a forest setting (above), before leaping back in fright. Emily says: 'He is very scared of everything' Scarecrow: She then goes on to explain how her Scarecrow (pictured) has large wooden teeth, long fingernails and wears tubes for clothes. And as for the main character, Dorothy, Emily adds: 'She looks just like me' Overjoyed: Emily, playing Dorothy, is pictured beaming up at the Tin Man during the 'Emily's Oz' commercial . 'Moving': The little girl is then filmed walking along a yellow, patterned road with her three creations (pictured) as a male narrator says: 'Everyone has a favorite movie. Now, people with visual disabilities can find theirs' A female user, named Haley Doran, said of the XFINITY commercial: '#EmilysOz is one of the most beautiful commercials I have seen in a long time. #magic #inspired #beautiful.' Another user, with the handle @Emsilyy44, wrote: 'Definitely almost cried at this commercial #EmilysOz', while a girl named Abigael said: '#EmilysOz is one of my favorite things ever.' And Alecc Bracero described the advert - which an array of professional artists and film producers worked together to create - as a 'perfect example of a sad but sweet commercial'. Speaking to People magazine on Monday, Emily's parents, Katie and Tyler - who do not wish to reveal their surname - described their daughter as an 'exceptionally imaginative' little girl. Actress: In another video for Comcast, Emily (pictured with the commercial's director) explains how she has to 'pretty much take everything off of memory, or touch, or hearing', adding that she 'records films' in her brain . Set: These pictures show Emily on the set (left) and producers filming her completely emerald city (right) Idol: In this family photo, Emily is pictured touching Judy Garland's star along the Hollywood Walk Of Fame . Proud parents: Speaking to People magazine on Monday, Emily's parents, Katie and Tyler (pictured with a younger child), who did not give their surname, described their daughter as 'exceptionally imaginative' They explained how she had developed an entire 'imaginary friend world' as a child. This world had 'different states' - each with their own 'geography, birds, animals' and even politics, they said. Katie added that while Emily enjoys 'typical seven-year-old kid stuff', such as riding her bike, she also loves to play on an iPhone 'because it is so accessible with its voice command features'. In a separate video for Comcast, Emily explains how she has to 'pretty much take everything' in life 'off of memory, or touch, or hearing', adding that she 'records and writes films' in her brain. The inspirational youngster, who dreams of becoming a vet, librarian, musician, doctor or artist, also reveals her favorite film is, indeed, The Wizard Of Oz. What does she love about it? 'Everything'. Viewer: One Twitter user, named Jessica, said: 'By far, one of the most moving ads I've seen in a long time' 'Sad but sweet': A man named Alecc Bracero described the commercial - which an array of professional artists and film producers worked together to create - as a 'perfect example of a sad but sweet commercial' Teary-eyed: Another user, with the handle @Emsilyy44, wrote: 'Definitely almost cried at this commercial' New service: Comcast's X1 'talking guide' provides viewers with visual disabilities with 'the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies', the firm says. Above, the end of the advert . Comcast's X1 'talking guide' provides viewers with visual disabilities with 'the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies', the firm says on its website. The service 'reads aloud selections like program titles, network names, and time slots'. Tom Wlodkowski, Vice President of Accessibility for Comcast, told the magazine that Emily's story 'perfectly captures the reason we work so hard on developing accessible products and services'.
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Comcast commercial starring seven-year-old blind girl aired during Oscars .
Details how Emily 'sees' scenes and characters in movie The Wizard Of Oz .
Tin Man has 'big toe size of a house', while Cowardly Lion has webbed feet .
Scarecrow has wooden teeth, long fingernails and wears tubes for clothes .
And as for lead character, Dorothy, Emily narrates: 'She looks just like me'
Ad caused a storm on Twitter, with many labeling it 'beautiful' and 'moving'
Emily's parents have revealed their daughter has 'exceptional imagination'
Youngster dreams of becoming vet, librarian, musician, doctor or an artist .
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A TV commercial showing a seven-year-old blind girl's imaginary Land of Oz has taken the Internet by storm after being aired during the Oscars, with many users deeming it 'beautiful' and 'moving'. The advert, created by Comcast to promote its new 'talking guide', details how Emily, a creative little girl from Iowa, sees the scenes and characters from the 1939 film, The Wizard Of Oz , in her mind. Narrating over a clip depicting an emerald-colored city and tornado, Emily, who is completely blind, says: 'I think about the shape, I think about color, and I also think about sound. I take it into my brain.' She adds: 'I think about... what would [the film] look like to me?', before explaining how her Tin Man has 'a big toe the size of a house' and her Cowardly Lion is 'small like a toy poodle' with webbed feet. Inspirational: A TV commercial showing seven-year-old Emily's imaginary Land of Oz has taken the Internet by storm after being aired during the Oscars, with many users deeming it 'beautiful' and 'moving'. Above, Emily, who is blind, is pictured, left, in a family photo and, right, in the commercial, which was created by Comcast . Emerald city and tornado: The advert, which promotes the firm's new 'talking guide', details how Emily, who lives with her family in Iowa, sees the scenes and characters from the film, The Wizard Of Oz , in her mind . A creative variation: 'I think about the shape, I think about color, and I also think about sound. I take it into my brain,' Emily says in the commercial, adding that her Tin Man (pictured) has 'a big toe the size of a house' Webbed feet: Of her Cowardly Lion, Emily explains the character is 'small like a toy poodle' with 'duck feet' Positive response: Within minutes of the commercial being aired during a break of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, hundreds of people had taken to Twitter to express their delight over it . The commercial then shows the lion - who walks on his hands - approaching a puddle filled with red lava in a forest setting, before jumping back in fright. Emily says: 'He is very scared of everything.' She then goes on to explain how her Scarecrow has large wooden teeth, 'very long' fingernails and wears tubes for clothes. And as for the main character, Dorothy, Emily adds: 'She looks just like me.' The little girl is then filmed walking along a yellow, patterned road with her three creations as a male narrator says: 'Everyone has a favorite movie. Now, people with visual disabilities can find theirs.' Within minutes of the commercial being aired during a break of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, hundreds of people had taken to Twitter to express their delight over it. Cowardly: The commercial shows the Cowardly lion - who walks on his hands - approaching a puddle filled with red lava in a forest setting (above), before leaping back in fright. Emily says: 'He is very scared of everything' Scarecrow: She then goes on to explain how her Scarecrow (pictured) has large wooden teeth, long fingernails and wears tubes for clothes. And as for the main character, Dorothy, Emily adds: 'She looks just like me' Overjoyed: Emily, playing Dorothy, is pictured beaming up at the Tin Man during the 'Emily's Oz' commercial . 'Moving': The little girl is then filmed walking along a yellow, patterned road with her three creations (pictured) as a male narrator says: 'Everyone has a favorite movie. Now, people with visual disabilities can find theirs' A female user, named Haley Doran, said of the XFINITY commercial: '#EmilysOz is one of the most beautiful commercials I have seen in a long time. #magic #inspired #beautiful.' Another user, with the handle @Emsilyy44, wrote: 'Definitely almost cried at this commercial #EmilysOz', while a girl named Abigael said: '#EmilysOz is one of my favorite things ever.' And Alecc Bracero described the advert - which an array of professional artists and film producers worked together to create - as a 'perfect example of a sad but sweet commercial'. Speaking to People magazine on Monday, Emily's parents, Katie and Tyler - who do not wish to reveal their surname - described their daughter as an 'exceptionally imaginative' little girl. Actress: In another video for Comcast, Emily (pictured with the commercial's director) explains how she has to 'pretty much take everything off of memory, or touch, or hearing', adding that she 'records films' in her brain . Set: These pictures show Emily on the set (left) and producers filming her completely emerald city (right) Idol: In this family photo, Emily is pictured touching Judy Garland's star along the Hollywood Walk Of Fame . Proud parents: Speaking to People magazine on Monday, Emily's parents, Katie and Tyler (pictured with a younger child), who did not give their surname, described their daughter as 'exceptionally imaginative' They explained how she had developed an entire 'imaginary friend world' as a child. This world had 'different states' - each with their own 'geography, birds, animals' and even politics, they said. Katie added that while Emily enjoys 'typical seven-year-old kid stuff', such as riding her bike, she also loves to play on an iPhone 'because it is so accessible with its voice command features'. In a separate video for Comcast, Emily explains how she has to 'pretty much take everything' in life 'off of memory, or touch, or hearing', adding that she 'records and writes films' in her brain. The inspirational youngster, who dreams of becoming a vet, librarian, musician, doctor or artist, also reveals her favorite film is, indeed, The Wizard Of Oz. What does she love about it? 'Everything'. Viewer: One Twitter user, named Jessica, said: 'By far, one of the most moving ads I've seen in a long time' 'Sad but sweet': A man named Alecc Bracero described the commercial - which an array of professional artists and film producers worked together to create - as a 'perfect example of a sad but sweet commercial' Teary-eyed: Another user, with the handle @Emsilyy44, wrote: 'Definitely almost cried at this commercial' New service: Comcast's X1 'talking guide' provides viewers with visual disabilities with 'the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies', the firm says. Above, the end of the advert . Comcast's X1 'talking guide' provides viewers with visual disabilities with 'the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies', the firm says on its website. The service 'reads aloud selections like program titles, network names, and time slots'. Tom Wlodkowski, Vice President of Accessibility for Comcast, told the magazine that Emily's story 'perfectly captures the reason we work so hard on developing accessible products and services'.
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A TV commercial showing a seven-year-old blind girl's imaginary Land of Oz has taken the Internet by storm after being aired during the Oscars, with many users deeming it 'beautiful' and 'moving'. The advert, created by Comcast to promote its new 'talking guide', details how Emily, a creative little girl from Iowa, sees the scenes and characters from the 1939 film, The Wizard Of Oz , in her mind. Narrating over a clip depicting an emerald-colored city and tornado, Emily, who is completely blind, says: 'I think about the shape, I think about color, and I also think about sound. I take it into my brain.' She adds: 'I think about... what would [the film] look like to me?', before explaining how her Tin Man has 'a big toe the size of a house' and her Cowardly Lion is 'small like a toy poodle' with webbed feet. Inspirational: A TV commercial showing seven-year-old Emily's imaginary Land of Oz has taken the Internet by storm after being aired during the Oscars, with many users deeming it 'beautiful' and 'moving'. Above, Emily, who is blind, is pictured, left, in a family photo and, right, in the commercial, which was created by Comcast . Emerald city and tornado: The advert, which promotes the firm's new 'talking guide', details how Emily, who lives with her family in Iowa, sees the scenes and characters from the film, The Wizard Of Oz , in her mind . A creative variation: 'I think about the shape, I think about color, and I also think about sound. I take it into my brain,' Emily says in the commercial, adding that her Tin Man (pictured) has 'a big toe the size of a house' Webbed feet: Of her Cowardly Lion, Emily explains the character is 'small like a toy poodle' with 'duck feet' Positive response: Within minutes of the commercial being aired during a break of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, hundreds of people had taken to Twitter to express their delight over it . The commercial then shows the lion - who walks on his hands - approaching a puddle filled with red lava in a forest setting, before jumping back in fright. Emily says: 'He is very scared of everything.' She then goes on to explain how her Scarecrow has large wooden teeth, 'very long' fingernails and wears tubes for clothes. And as for the main character, Dorothy, Emily adds: 'She looks just like me.' The little girl is then filmed walking along a yellow, patterned road with her three creations as a male narrator says: 'Everyone has a favorite movie. Now, people with visual disabilities can find theirs.' Within minutes of the commercial being aired during a break of the 87th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, hundreds of people had taken to Twitter to express their delight over it. Cowardly: The commercial shows the Cowardly lion - who walks on his hands - approaching a puddle filled with red lava in a forest setting (above), before leaping back in fright. Emily says: 'He is very scared of everything' Scarecrow: She then goes on to explain how her Scarecrow (pictured) has large wooden teeth, long fingernails and wears tubes for clothes. And as for the main character, Dorothy, Emily adds: 'She looks just like me' Overjoyed: Emily, playing Dorothy, is pictured beaming up at the Tin Man during the 'Emily's Oz' commercial . 'Moving': The little girl is then filmed walking along a yellow, patterned road with her three creations (pictured) as a male narrator says: 'Everyone has a favorite movie. Now, people with visual disabilities can find theirs' A female user, named Haley Doran, said of the XFINITY commercial: '#EmilysOz is one of the most beautiful commercials I have seen in a long time. #magic #inspired #beautiful.' Another user, with the handle @Emsilyy44, wrote: 'Definitely almost cried at this commercial #EmilysOz', while a girl named Abigael said: '#EmilysOz is one of my favorite things ever.' And Alecc Bracero described the advert - which an array of professional artists and film producers worked together to create - as a 'perfect example of a sad but sweet commercial'. Speaking to People magazine on Monday, Emily's parents, Katie and Tyler - who do not wish to reveal their surname - described their daughter as an 'exceptionally imaginative' little girl. Actress: In another video for Comcast, Emily (pictured with the commercial's director) explains how she has to 'pretty much take everything off of memory, or touch, or hearing', adding that she 'records films' in her brain . Set: These pictures show Emily on the set (left) and producers filming her completely emerald city (right) Idol: In this family photo, Emily is pictured touching Judy Garland's star along the Hollywood Walk Of Fame . Proud parents: Speaking to People magazine on Monday, Emily's parents, Katie and Tyler (pictured with a younger child), who did not give their surname, described their daughter as 'exceptionally imaginative' They explained how she had developed an entire 'imaginary friend world' as a child. This world had 'different states' - each with their own 'geography, birds, animals' and even politics, they said. Katie added that while Emily enjoys 'typical seven-year-old kid stuff', such as riding her bike, she also loves to play on an iPhone 'because it is so accessible with its voice command features'. In a separate video for Comcast, Emily explains how she has to 'pretty much take everything' in life 'off of memory, or touch, or hearing', adding that she 'records and writes films' in her brain. The inspirational youngster, who dreams of becoming a vet, librarian, musician, doctor or artist, also reveals her favorite film is, indeed, The Wizard Of Oz. What does she love about it? 'Everything'. Viewer: One Twitter user, named Jessica, said: 'By far, one of the most moving ads I've seen in a long time' 'Sad but sweet': A man named Alecc Bracero described the commercial - which an array of professional artists and film producers worked together to create - as a 'perfect example of a sad but sweet commercial' Teary-eyed: Another user, with the handle @Emsilyy44, wrote: 'Definitely almost cried at this commercial' New service: Comcast's X1 'talking guide' provides viewers with visual disabilities with 'the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies', the firm says. Above, the end of the advert . Comcast's X1 'talking guide' provides viewers with visual disabilities with 'the freedom to independently explore thousands of TV shows and movies', the firm says on its website. The service 'reads aloud selections like program titles, network names, and time slots'. Tom Wlodkowski, Vice President of Accessibility for Comcast, told the magazine that Emily's story 'perfectly captures the reason we work so hard on developing accessible products and services'.
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A 30-year-old man's break up text to his girlfriend of two months has gone viral after he listed six reasons why they should stop dating. The man, whose name appears to be 'Bobo', claimed that the Sydney woman was 'rude to my cat and that makes me uncomfortable'. He was also unimpressed by her habitual use of foul language, saying: 'Your swearing is unladylike'. But the woman, who remains unidentified, seems to have already mended her heartbreak, telling Ninemsn the message sent last week was 'a bit laughable'. Scroll down for video . A 30-year-old man's break up text to his girlfriend of two months has gone viral after he listed six reasons why they should stop dating . The man sent the text last Monday just before his then partner, a Sydney woman, was to attend a friend's wedding without him . The man sent the text last Monday just before his then partner had planned a weekend away to attend a friend's wedding without him. 'He'd indicated that he was upset he couldn't attend with me but we were only very casual as far as I was concerned and the guest list had been finalised months ago, there wasn't necessarily an option to take a plus one,' the woman told Ninemsn. The pair met at a pub and the woman became romantically involved with Bobo as she thought he was a decent guy - unlike others she had previously dated. But when she received the break up text last week, she sent it to her friend Amy Nelmes who then shared it on social media the message which gained more than 17,000 retweets. The anonymous woman says she was amused by the text message and said she abstained from sending a vile response. She also defended her dislike for cats as she is allergic to them. 'On the nights I would sleep over, the cat would want to up at the end of the bed, but I had to insist that it was locked out while I was there,' she said. And it appears that she's put off the domesticated felines for life as she vows to never again date man with a pet cat.
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The 30-year-old man sent the break up text last Monday .
He listed six reasons why he wanted to split with the Sydney woman .
Among them include her 'unladylike' swearing and being 'rude' to his cat .
The woman, who remains unnamed, says the text was 'a bit laughable'
She also defended her dislike for cats, saying she is 'completely allergic'
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A 30-year-old man's break up text to his girlfriend of two months has gone viral after he listed six reasons why they should stop dating. The man, whose name appears to be 'Bobo', claimed that the Sydney woman was 'rude to my cat and that makes me uncomfortable'. He was also unimpressed by her habitual use of foul language, saying: 'Your swearing is unladylike'. But the woman, who remains unidentified, seems to have already mended her heartbreak, telling Ninemsn the message sent last week was 'a bit laughable'. Scroll down for video . A 30-year-old man's break up text to his girlfriend of two months has gone viral after he listed six reasons why they should stop dating . The man sent the text last Monday just before his then partner, a Sydney woman, was to attend a friend's wedding without him . The man sent the text last Monday just before his then partner had planned a weekend away to attend a friend's wedding without him. 'He'd indicated that he was upset he couldn't attend with me but we were only very casual as far as I was concerned and the guest list had been finalised months ago, there wasn't necessarily an option to take a plus one,' the woman told Ninemsn. The pair met at a pub and the woman became romantically involved with Bobo as she thought he was a decent guy - unlike others she had previously dated. But when she received the break up text last week, she sent it to her friend Amy Nelmes who then shared it on social media the message which gained more than 17,000 retweets. The anonymous woman says she was amused by the text message and said she abstained from sending a vile response. She also defended her dislike for cats as she is allergic to them. 'On the nights I would sleep over, the cat would want to up at the end of the bed, but I had to insist that it was locked out while I was there,' she said. And it appears that she's put off the domesticated felines for life as she vows to never again date man with a pet cat.
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A 30-year-old man's break up text to his girlfriend of two months has gone viral after he listed six reasons why they should stop dating. The man, whose name appears to be 'Bobo', claimed that the Sydney woman was 'rude to my cat and that makes me uncomfortable'. He was also unimpressed by her habitual use of foul language, saying: 'Your swearing is unladylike'. But the woman, who remains unidentified, seems to have already mended her heartbreak, telling Ninemsn the message sent last week was 'a bit laughable'. Scroll down for video . A 30-year-old man's break up text to his girlfriend of two months has gone viral after he listed six reasons why they should stop dating . The man sent the text last Monday just before his then partner, a Sydney woman, was to attend a friend's wedding without him . The man sent the text last Monday just before his then partner had planned a weekend away to attend a friend's wedding without him. 'He'd indicated that he was upset he couldn't attend with me but we were only very casual as far as I was concerned and the guest list had been finalised months ago, there wasn't necessarily an option to take a plus one,' the woman told Ninemsn. The pair met at a pub and the woman became romantically involved with Bobo as she thought he was a decent guy - unlike others she had previously dated. But when she received the break up text last week, she sent it to her friend Amy Nelmes who then shared it on social media the message which gained more than 17,000 retweets. The anonymous woman says she was amused by the text message and said she abstained from sending a vile response. She also defended her dislike for cats as she is allergic to them. 'On the nights I would sleep over, the cat would want to up at the end of the bed, but I had to insist that it was locked out while I was there,' she said. And it appears that she's put off the domesticated felines for life as she vows to never again date man with a pet cat.
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It is the stuff of dreams: one of the world’s most beautiful beaches complete with swaying palm trees, crystal blue waters and an endless procession of bikini-clad girls sashaying across the sand. This is the sight that will greet Wayne Rooney and his England colleagues as they step out on their balconies at the Royal Tulip Hotel after arriving in Brazil to prepare for the World Cup. But should they turn just a little to the left, they will face an altogether more disturbing vision: the stinking filth and squalor of the biggest shanty town in South America spilling down the hillside less than half a mile away. Hands up: An undercover female detective on patrol in the Rocinha favela as police tackle drug gangs . Patrol: Heavily armed police officers monitor the favela to prevent the gangs from taking control . The Rocinha favela is a place where crackling gunfire lights up the night sky, and where police death squads and drug gangs battle for control of the sewage-filled streets. There has been an orgy of extra-judicial killing by Brazil’s military police – the result of a government crackdown to ‘pacify’ the favelas before the world’s media arrive. Last week a popular local DJ was murdered by police just feet from Rio’s famed Copacabana Beach, leading to violent demonstrations. On Monday nine buses were set on fire in protest at police brutality. Seven police officers have died in clashes since the start of the year. Rocinha is a maze of haphazard steps carved into the hillside leading to a muddle of one-bedroom shanty homes made from breeze blocks where 200,000 deprived and desperate Rio citizens live. Stalls sell live chickens next to dead ones and fly-covered fruit and veg. There is a ceaseless cacophony of motorcycle horns, loud music and yelling voices. Inside every shack, no matter how tiny, families crowd around television screens. Eighteen-year-old Amarildo de Souza Jr is among them. His father was snatched by police who mistook him for a drug dealer, then killed him. Violence: Human rights activists have complained that the police have gone overboard to pacify the favelas . The death last year of Amarildo Sr, a 42-year-old bricklayer, is now a cause celebre.Some 25 officers including the head of the favela’s police force are standing trial. Officers are said to have tasered, strangled and then drowned their victim during a 40-minute torture session before dumping the body in a nearby forest. His son tells me: ‘Dad would have been just another statistic, except the favela rose up.’ The protest spawned riots across Brazil and led to three deaths when police fired on rioters.Amarildo Jr continues: ‘The case got so much publicity they had to charge the cops. I hope they go to jail but Brazil is a corrupt country. The police have a licence to kill. The World Cup will come and go but the violence will remain.’ Clandestine police ‘body dumps’ have sprung up. One notorious dumping ground – Grumari Forest – has been given the gruesome nickname ‘the microwave’ because of reports of nightly fires and the smell of burning flesh. One witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said: ‘The police cars enter without lights. We hear gunfire. One time we found four bodies riddled with bullets. We found a hand sticking up from the ground.’ When Brazil was awarded the tournament in 2007 the government introduced a programme to ‘pacify’ hundreds of favelas. Officials refuse to reveal the numbers who have died since the ‘clean-up’ operation started, but in Rocinha alone ten men have been killed since January. Now the authorities are promising to ‘secure’ the slums using an elite military police squad called BOPE, a shadowy organisation of highly-trained special forces whose logo is a dagger piercing a skull. Tackle: The Brazilian government began 'cleaning up' favelas in 2007, as soon as they were awarded World Cup . Last week Maria de Fatima da Silva, 56, buried her only son Douglas Rafael, 26, a popular DJ and dancer after he was killed by police in the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela which overlooks Copacabana Beach. Police are thought to have mistaken him for a drug dealer. Maria says: ‘The police told me he had fallen and died but when I saw his body in the morgue I found a bullet hole in his back. The only reason I got his body back was that people filmed the cops on cellphones. Otherwise he would have “disappeared” along with all the others.’ She adds: ‘There will be blood on the streets during the World Cup, be sure of it.’ The number of registered ‘disappearances’ in Rio has surged from 3,997 in 2009 to 6,004 last year. Amnesty International spokesman Alexandre Ciconello said: ‘The government is trying to paint a pretty picture for the world saying things have been cleaned up and that Brazil is safe for tourists. But the reality is far darker.’
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Rocinha favela is subjected to nightly gun battles between gangs and police .
Human rights activists accused of operating secret death squads .
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It is the stuff of dreams: one of the world’s most beautiful beaches complete with swaying palm trees, crystal blue waters and an endless procession of bikini-clad girls sashaying across the sand. This is the sight that will greet Wayne Rooney and his England colleagues as they step out on their balconies at the Royal Tulip Hotel after arriving in Brazil to prepare for the World Cup. But should they turn just a little to the left, they will face an altogether more disturbing vision: the stinking filth and squalor of the biggest shanty town in South America spilling down the hillside less than half a mile away. Hands up: An undercover female detective on patrol in the Rocinha favela as police tackle drug gangs . Patrol: Heavily armed police officers monitor the favela to prevent the gangs from taking control . The Rocinha favela is a place where crackling gunfire lights up the night sky, and where police death squads and drug gangs battle for control of the sewage-filled streets. There has been an orgy of extra-judicial killing by Brazil’s military police – the result of a government crackdown to ‘pacify’ the favelas before the world’s media arrive. Last week a popular local DJ was murdered by police just feet from Rio’s famed Copacabana Beach, leading to violent demonstrations. On Monday nine buses were set on fire in protest at police brutality. Seven police officers have died in clashes since the start of the year. Rocinha is a maze of haphazard steps carved into the hillside leading to a muddle of one-bedroom shanty homes made from breeze blocks where 200,000 deprived and desperate Rio citizens live. Stalls sell live chickens next to dead ones and fly-covered fruit and veg. There is a ceaseless cacophony of motorcycle horns, loud music and yelling voices. Inside every shack, no matter how tiny, families crowd around television screens. Eighteen-year-old Amarildo de Souza Jr is among them. His father was snatched by police who mistook him for a drug dealer, then killed him. Violence: Human rights activists have complained that the police have gone overboard to pacify the favelas . The death last year of Amarildo Sr, a 42-year-old bricklayer, is now a cause celebre.Some 25 officers including the head of the favela’s police force are standing trial. Officers are said to have tasered, strangled and then drowned their victim during a 40-minute torture session before dumping the body in a nearby forest. His son tells me: ‘Dad would have been just another statistic, except the favela rose up.’ The protest spawned riots across Brazil and led to three deaths when police fired on rioters.Amarildo Jr continues: ‘The case got so much publicity they had to charge the cops. I hope they go to jail but Brazil is a corrupt country. The police have a licence to kill. The World Cup will come and go but the violence will remain.’ Clandestine police ‘body dumps’ have sprung up. One notorious dumping ground – Grumari Forest – has been given the gruesome nickname ‘the microwave’ because of reports of nightly fires and the smell of burning flesh. One witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said: ‘The police cars enter without lights. We hear gunfire. One time we found four bodies riddled with bullets. We found a hand sticking up from the ground.’ When Brazil was awarded the tournament in 2007 the government introduced a programme to ‘pacify’ hundreds of favelas. Officials refuse to reveal the numbers who have died since the ‘clean-up’ operation started, but in Rocinha alone ten men have been killed since January. Now the authorities are promising to ‘secure’ the slums using an elite military police squad called BOPE, a shadowy organisation of highly-trained special forces whose logo is a dagger piercing a skull. Tackle: The Brazilian government began 'cleaning up' favelas in 2007, as soon as they were awarded World Cup . Last week Maria de Fatima da Silva, 56, buried her only son Douglas Rafael, 26, a popular DJ and dancer after he was killed by police in the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela which overlooks Copacabana Beach. Police are thought to have mistaken him for a drug dealer. Maria says: ‘The police told me he had fallen and died but when I saw his body in the morgue I found a bullet hole in his back. The only reason I got his body back was that people filmed the cops on cellphones. Otherwise he would have “disappeared” along with all the others.’ She adds: ‘There will be blood on the streets during the World Cup, be sure of it.’ The number of registered ‘disappearances’ in Rio has surged from 3,997 in 2009 to 6,004 last year. Amnesty International spokesman Alexandre Ciconello said: ‘The government is trying to paint a pretty picture for the world saying things have been cleaned up and that Brazil is safe for tourists. But the reality is far darker.’
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It is the stuff of dreams: one of the world s most beautiful beaches complete with swaying palm trees, crystal blue waters and an endless procession of bikini-clad girls sashaying across the sand. This is the sight that will greet Wayne Rooney and his England colleagues as they step out on their balconies at the Royal Tulip Hotel after arriving in Brazil to prepare for the World Cup. But should they turn just a little to the left, they will face an altogether more disturbing vision: the stinking filth and squalor of the biggest shanty town in South America spilling down the hillside less than half a mile away. Hands up: An undercover female detective on patrol in the Rocinha favela as police tackle drug gangs . Patrol: Heavily armed police officers monitor the favela to prevent the gangs from taking control . The Rocinha favela is a place where crackling gunfire lights up the night sky, and where police death squads and drug gangs battle for control of the sewage-filled streets. There has been an orgy of extra-judicial killing by Brazil s military police the result of a government crackdown to pacify the favelas before the world s media arrive. Last week a popular local DJ was murdered by police just feet from Rio s famed Copacabana Beach, leading to violent demonstrations. On Monday nine buses were set on fire in protest at police brutality. Seven police officers have died in clashes since the start of the year. Rocinha is a maze of haphazard steps carved into the hillside leading to a muddle of one-bedroom shanty homes made from breeze blocks where 200,000 deprived and desperate Rio citizens live. Stalls sell live chickens next to dead ones and fly-covered fruit and veg. There is a ceaseless cacophony of motorcycle horns, loud music and yelling voices. Inside every shack, no matter how tiny, families crowd around television screens. Eighteen-year-old Amarildo de Souza Jr is among them. His father was snatched by police who mistook him for a drug dealer, then killed him. Violence: Human rights activists have complained that the police have gone overboard to pacify the favelas . The death last year of Amarildo Sr, a 42-year-old bricklayer, is now a cause celebre.Some 25 officers including the head of the favela s police force are standing trial. Officers are said to have tasered, strangled and then drowned their victim during a 40-minute torture session before dumping the body in a nearby forest. His son tells me: Dad would have been just another statistic, except the favela rose up. The protest spawned riots across Brazil and led to three deaths when police fired on rioters.Amarildo Jr continues: The case got so much publicity they had to charge the cops. I hope they go to jail but Brazil is a corrupt country. The police have a licence to kill. The World Cup will come and go but the violence will remain. Clandestine police body dumps have sprung up. One notorious dumping ground Grumari Forest has been given the gruesome nickname the microwave because of reports of nightly fires and the smell of burning flesh. One witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said: The police cars enter without lights. We hear gunfire. One time we found four bodies riddled with bullets. We found a hand sticking up from the ground. When Brazil was awarded the tournament in 2007 the government introduced a programme to pacify hundreds of favelas. Officials refuse to reveal the numbers who have died since the clean-up operation started, but in Rocinha alone ten men have been killed since January. Now the authorities are promising to secure the slums using an elite military police squad called BOPE, a shadowy organisation of highly-trained special forces whose logo is a dagger piercing a skull. Tackle: The Brazilian government began 'cleaning up' favelas in 2007, as soon as they were awarded World Cup . Last week Maria de Fatima da Silva, 56, buried her only son Douglas Rafael, 26, a popular DJ and dancer after he was killed by police in the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela which overlooks Copacabana Beach. Police are thought to have mistaken him for a drug dealer. Maria says: The police told me he had fallen and died but when I saw his body in the morgue I found a bullet hole in his back. The only reason I got his body back was that people filmed the cops on cellphones. Otherwise he would have disappeared along with all the others. She adds: There will be blood on the streets during the World Cup, be sure of it. The number of registered disappearances in Rio has surged from 3,997 in 2009 to 6,004 last year. Amnesty International spokesman Alexandre Ciconello said: The government is trying to paint a pretty picture for the world saying things have been cleaned up and that Brazil is safe for tourists. But the reality is far darker.
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By . Associated Press . Some residents of a predominantly white New Hampshire town are upset with racist remarks they say a police commissioner has made about President Barack Obama. Resident Jane O'Toole said she overheard Wolfeboro Police Commissioner Robert Copeland use a racial slur in describing Obama. In an email to her obtained by The Associated Press, Copeland acknowledged using the ‘N’ word in referring to the president and said he will not apologize. Scroll down for video . Robert Copeland (with the cane at left) called President Barack Obama a 'f***ing n*****' and is now refusing to apologize . Copeland is one of three members of the police commission, which hires, fires and disciplines officers and sets their salaries. O'Toole, who moved to Wolfeboro four . months ago, said she overheard Copeland use a racial slur to describe . Obama at a local restaurant March 6. She heard him say he hates turning on the television because every time he does, there's that 'f***ing n*****.' 'He sort of swung around and puffed up his chest and said, "Yeah,"' she told the Concord Monitor. 'And I said, "Not good, not good at all."' On a mission: Jane O'Toole had lived in Wolfeboro for just a few months when she overheard a man she later identified as the police commissioner use the racial slur. She has since helped spearhead a campaign to get him fired . O'Toole said she didn't know Copeland . was the police commissioner until she returned to the restaurant the . next day and asked about him. She . wrote to the town manager in early April and he replied that he was . powerless to act. She then wrote to Copeland's two fellow police . commissioners. In an email response to her, Copeland included an excerpt . from an email he sent to his fellow commissioners acknowledging his . remark. He said in the . excerpt, ‘I believe I did use the 'N' word in reference to the current . occupant of the Whitehouse. For this, I do not apologize — he meets and . exceeds my criteria for such.’ He also wrote: ‘While I believe the . problems associated with minorities in this country are momentous, I am . not phobic.’ Wolfeboro Town Manager David Owen said Thursday that while he finds Copeland's comment ‘reprehensible,’ he and the board of selectmen have no authority to remove an elected official. Owen said he expects a large number of residents will call for Copeland's resignation at a police commission meeting, adding ‘more power to them.’ Copeland has declined to be interviewed. Commission Chairman Joseph Balboni Jr. told the Concord Monitor he doesn't plan to ask Copeland to resign. He said, ‘He's (Copeland) worked with a lot of blacks in his life ... He said some harsh words about Mr. Obama, and here we are. This woman, she's blowing it all out of proportion.’ Balboni said further that he had no plans to allow attending residents to speak their minds at Thursdays meeting. Failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney's vacation home is in the town of Wolfeboro, along Lake Winnipesaukee . Meanwhile, board of selectman chairwoman Linda Murray planned to attend the meeting despite being powerless to remove him, she said she supports action against Copeland. 'I feel Mrs. O’Toole did what was appropriate,' she said. 'She informed the public. There are people in the public who are coming out dismayed by the kind of language and disrespect for the president of the United States, and they are going to stand up.' About 20 African Americans live in Wolfeboro, a town of about 6,300 residents in the scenic Lakes Region, in the central part of New Hampshire. The town manager's office said none of the police department's 12 full-time officers is African American or a member of another minority. One of its part-time officers is black.
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Four-month Wolfeboro resident Jane O'Toole has spearheaded a campaign to oust Copeland .
‘I do not apologize — he meets and exceeds my criteria for such,’ said Copeland about his use of the racial slur .
Failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney owns a vacation home in the small New Hampshire town .
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By . Associated Press . Some residents of a predominantly white New Hampshire town are upset with racist remarks they say a police commissioner has made about President Barack Obama. Resident Jane O'Toole said she overheard Wolfeboro Police Commissioner Robert Copeland use a racial slur in describing Obama. In an email to her obtained by The Associated Press, Copeland acknowledged using the ‘N’ word in referring to the president and said he will not apologize. Scroll down for video . Robert Copeland (with the cane at left) called President Barack Obama a 'f***ing n*****' and is now refusing to apologize . Copeland is one of three members of the police commission, which hires, fires and disciplines officers and sets their salaries. O'Toole, who moved to Wolfeboro four . months ago, said she overheard Copeland use a racial slur to describe . Obama at a local restaurant March 6. She heard him say he hates turning on the television because every time he does, there's that 'f***ing n*****.' 'He sort of swung around and puffed up his chest and said, "Yeah,"' she told the Concord Monitor. 'And I said, "Not good, not good at all."' On a mission: Jane O'Toole had lived in Wolfeboro for just a few months when she overheard a man she later identified as the police commissioner use the racial slur. She has since helped spearhead a campaign to get him fired . O'Toole said she didn't know Copeland . was the police commissioner until she returned to the restaurant the . next day and asked about him. She . wrote to the town manager in early April and he replied that he was . powerless to act. She then wrote to Copeland's two fellow police . commissioners. In an email response to her, Copeland included an excerpt . from an email he sent to his fellow commissioners acknowledging his . remark. He said in the . excerpt, ‘I believe I did use the 'N' word in reference to the current . occupant of the Whitehouse. For this, I do not apologize — he meets and . exceeds my criteria for such.’ He also wrote: ‘While I believe the . problems associated with minorities in this country are momentous, I am . not phobic.’ Wolfeboro Town Manager David Owen said Thursday that while he finds Copeland's comment ‘reprehensible,’ he and the board of selectmen have no authority to remove an elected official. Owen said he expects a large number of residents will call for Copeland's resignation at a police commission meeting, adding ‘more power to them.’ Copeland has declined to be interviewed. Commission Chairman Joseph Balboni Jr. told the Concord Monitor he doesn't plan to ask Copeland to resign. He said, ‘He's (Copeland) worked with a lot of blacks in his life ... He said some harsh words about Mr. Obama, and here we are. This woman, she's blowing it all out of proportion.’ Balboni said further that he had no plans to allow attending residents to speak their minds at Thursdays meeting. Failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney's vacation home is in the town of Wolfeboro, along Lake Winnipesaukee . Meanwhile, board of selectman chairwoman Linda Murray planned to attend the meeting despite being powerless to remove him, she said she supports action against Copeland. 'I feel Mrs. O’Toole did what was appropriate,' she said. 'She informed the public. There are people in the public who are coming out dismayed by the kind of language and disrespect for the president of the United States, and they are going to stand up.' About 20 African Americans live in Wolfeboro, a town of about 6,300 residents in the scenic Lakes Region, in the central part of New Hampshire. The town manager's office said none of the police department's 12 full-time officers is African American or a member of another minority. One of its part-time officers is black.
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By . Associated Press . Some residents of a predominantly white New Hampshire town are upset with racist remarks they say a police commissioner has made about President Barack Obama. Resident Jane O'Toole said she overheard Wolfeboro Police Commissioner Robert Copeland use a racial slur in describing Obama. In an email to her obtained by The Associated Press, Copeland acknowledged using the N word in referring to the president and said he will not apologize. Scroll down for video . Robert Copeland (with the cane at left) called President Barack Obama a 'f***ing n*****' and is now refusing to apologize . Copeland is one of three members of the police commission, which hires, fires and disciplines officers and sets their salaries. O'Toole, who moved to Wolfeboro four . months ago, said she overheard Copeland use a racial slur to describe . Obama at a local restaurant March 6. She heard him say he hates turning on the television because every time he does, there's that 'f***ing n*****.' 'He sort of swung around and puffed up his chest and said, "Yeah,"' she told the Concord Monitor. 'And I said, "Not good, not good at all."' On a mission: Jane O'Toole had lived in Wolfeboro for just a few months when she overheard a man she later identified as the police commissioner use the racial slur. She has since helped spearhead a campaign to get him fired . O'Toole said she didn't know Copeland . was the police commissioner until she returned to the restaurant the . next day and asked about him. She . wrote to the town manager in early April and he replied that he was . powerless to act. She then wrote to Copeland's two fellow police . commissioners. In an email response to her, Copeland included an excerpt . from an email he sent to his fellow commissioners acknowledging his . remark. He said in the . excerpt, I believe I did use the 'N' word in reference to the current . occupant of the Whitehouse. For this, I do not apologize he meets and . exceeds my criteria for such. He also wrote: While I believe the . problems associated with minorities in this country are momentous, I am . not phobic. Wolfeboro Town Manager David Owen said Thursday that while he finds Copeland's comment reprehensible, he and the board of selectmen have no authority to remove an elected official. Owen said he expects a large number of residents will call for Copeland's resignation at a police commission meeting, adding more power to them. Copeland has declined to be interviewed. Commission Chairman Joseph Balboni Jr. told the Concord Monitor he doesn't plan to ask Copeland to resign. He said, He's (Copeland) worked with a lot of blacks in his life ... He said some harsh words about Mr. Obama, and here we are. This woman, she's blowing it all out of proportion. Balboni said further that he had no plans to allow attending residents to speak their minds at Thursdays meeting. Failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney's vacation home is in the town of Wolfeboro, along Lake Winnipesaukee . Meanwhile, board of selectman chairwoman Linda Murray planned to attend the meeting despite being powerless to remove him, she said she supports action against Copeland. 'I feel Mrs. O Toole did what was appropriate,' she said. 'She informed the public. There are people in the public who are coming out dismayed by the kind of language and disrespect for the president of the United States, and they are going to stand up.' About 20 African Americans live in Wolfeboro, a town of about 6,300 residents in the scenic Lakes Region, in the central part of New Hampshire. The town manager's office said none of the police department's 12 full-time officers is African American or a member of another minority. One of its part-time officers is black.
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