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Read the first-half report from the League Two match between Bristol Rovers and AFC Wimbledon at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 30, 2013.

Goals from David Clarkson and Tom Parkes have offered Bristol Rovers a two-goal half-time advantage at the Memorial Stadium this afternoon.

Clarkson opened the scoring when aiming the ball powerfully into the net after shwing deftness of touch to take Matt Harrold's flick on from a Michael Smith free-kick out of the air in the 17th minute.

Parkes was on hand to double Rovers' advantage when getting his head on Lee Brown's in-swinging corner to score from inches underneath the crossbar to give manager John Ward some positives to ponder after a difficult week.

Ward had been forced to start the game with the same team that produced a gritty performance to claim a point at Cheltenham Town on Tuesday night.

The manager, who had been unable to ease a lack of playing resources ahead of the transfer deadline on Thursday, was hoping that Alefe Santos (hamstring) and Ryan Brunt (knee) may be fit enough to re-join a severely depleted squad that has been decimated by injury and suspensions.

That both managers decided to deploy formations with only one player to lead their respective lines served to make the opening exchanges a careful affair as the players went about contesting the game in the middle of the pitch.

The first opening for either side took nine minutes to emerge; AFC Wimbledon wide man George Potter forcing a routine save out of Steve Mildenhall at the foot of the post after connecting with a Callum Kennedy cross.

AFC Wimbledon striker Michael Smith, meanwhile, showed some of the evasive ability that has helped him to score nine goals this season when sneaking in behind Will Packwood to create a one-on-one opening in the 14th minute.

Packwood, however, was quick enough to recover and thwarted the striker's attempts to get an effort on target from inside the penalty area by producing a well-timed tackle.

A venomous Tom Lockyer effort from distance - that was fumbled and eventually recovered by AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Ross Worner - in the 16th minute was Rovers' first sight of goal before Clarkson's neat finish broke the deadlock a matter of seconds later.

Eliot Richards almost doubled Rovers' lead when presented with a good chance after being played in on goal following a clever pass of the boot of makeshift midfielder Mitch Harding in the 27th minute.

Worner spread himself well to deny the striker from close range, but the goalkeeper was left helpless to prevent Parkes from adding Rovers' second goal of the afternoon on the half-hour mark.

Rovers (4-5-1): Mildenhall; Smith, Packwood, Parkes, Brown; Richards, Lockyer, Harding, Norburn, Clarkson; Harrold. Subs: Gough, Harrison, Green, Keary, Lucas, Clarke, Southway.

AFC Wimbledon (4-5-1): Worner; Fuller, Bennett, Frampton, Kennedy; Mohamed, Pell, S Moore, Sweeney, Potter; Smith. Subs: Brown, Midson, L Moore, Fenlon, Sainte-Luce, Sheringham, Weston.

Referee: Gavin Ward

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FULL

Goals from David Clarkson, Tom Parkes and Matt Harrold this afternoon have seen Bristol Rovers secure a victory at the Memorial Stadium for the first time since August.

Clarkson opened the scoring when aiming the ball powerfully past AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Ros Worner after showing deftness of touch to take Matt Harrold's flick on from a Michael Smith free-kick out of the air in the 17th minute.

Parkes was on hand to double the advantage on the half-hour mark when getting his head on Lee Brown's in-swinging corner to score from inches underneath the crossbar to put Rovers well on their way to a victory in front of home fans since seeing off Northampton Town on August 31.

Neal Ardley's side were more attacking in their intent to make more of a game of it after the break, but some staunch defending from an organised - yet still severely depleted - Rovers reduced AFC Wimbledon to few opportunities before Matt Harrold stepped up to convert from the penalty spot after Ellis Harrison had been felled inside the penalty area in the 87th minute.

It was a win that was timely for manager Ward after a difficult week in which a failure to add new faces in the transfer market ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline had forced to start the game with the same under-strength team that produced a gritty performance to claim a point at Cheltenham Town on Tuesday night.

That both managers decided to deploy formations with only one player to lead their respective lines served to make the opening exchanges a careful affair as the players went about contesting the game in the middle of the pitch.

The first opening for either side took nine minutes to emerge; AFC Wimbledon wide man George Potter forcing a routine save out of Steve Mildenhall at the foot of the post after connecting with a Callum Kennedy cross.

AFC Wimbledon striker Michael Smith, meanwhile, showed some of the evasive ability that has helped him to score nine goals this season when sneaking in behind Will Packwood to create a one-on-one opening in the 14th minute.

Packwood, however, was quick enough to recover to thwart the striker's attempts to get an effort on target from inside the penalty area by producing a well-timed tackle.

A venomous Tom Lockyer effort from distance - that was fumbled and eventually recovered by AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Worner - in the 16th minute was Rovers' first sight of goal before Clarkson scored his first goal of the season with a neat finish to break the deadlock.

Eliot Richards almost doubled Rovers' lead when presented with a good chance after being played in on goal following a clever pass of the boot of makeshift midfielder Mitch Harding in the 27th minute.

Worner spread himself well to deny the striker from close range, but the goalkeeper was left helpless to prevent Parkes from adding Rovers' second goal of the afternoon on the half-hour mark.

Ardley was positive in a bid to see his side claw their way back into the game. Luke Moore was introduced in the middle of the park to replace the defensively-minded Peter Sweeney, while the switch to a back three allowed Kaid Mohamed to come in off the wing to play up alongside Smith.

The move served to offer AFC Wimbledon a sustained spell of pressure for the first time, yet, some stubborn defending from Rovers meant that possession failed to produce meaningful chances.

Wide-man Potter looped one volley onto the top of the net behind Mildenhall - but it was Rovers who, in fact, had looked the more likely to add another goal; Richards flashing one effort into the side-netting from close range before sending a blistering effort from all of 30 yards just the wrong side of a post.

Ward sought to make sure that the two-goal lead would remain by throwing defensive midfielder Ollie Clarke on in place of Oliver Norburn for the final 20 minutes.

Ardley had still to really see his side create any chances worth mention before midfielder Sammy Moore's late challenge on Clarke was deemed worthy of a second yellow card in the 80th minute. Any faint hopes that remained of a comeback were finally dashed in the 87th minute when Harrold tucked away from the penalty spot.

Rovers (4-5-1): Mildenhall; Smith, Packwood, Parkes, Brown; Richards (Harrison, 85) Lockyer, Harding, Norburn (Clarke, 68), Clarkson; Harrold. Subs: Gough, Green, Keary, Lucas, Southway.

AFC Wimbledon (4-5-1): Worner; Fuller, Bennett, Frampton, Kennedy (Sainte-Luce, 73); Mohamed, Pell, S Moore, Sweeney (L Moore, 46) Potter (Midson, 63); Smith. Subs: Brown, Fenlon, Sheringham, Weston.

Referee: Gavin Ward

Attendance: 5,860 (572)

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TEAM NEWS: Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

Read the team news ahead of the League Two match between Bristol Rovers and AFC Wimbledon at the Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 30, 2013.

Bristol Rovers boss John Ward is forced to go with the same team that produced a gritty performance to claim a point at Cheltenham Town on Tuesday night.

The manager was unable to ease a lack of playing resources ahead of the transfer deadline on Thursday, but had been hoping that Alefe Santos (hamstring) and Ryan Brunt (knee) may be fit enough to re-join a severely depleted squad that has been decimated by injury and suspensions.

Ollie Clarke, however, is considered to have recovered from hamstring injury enough to be selected on a bench, which also includes youth-team striker Jamie Lucas.

Ward, meanwhile, has confirmed that Seanan Clucas does not require surgery on an injured knee and will be side-lined for between four and six weeks.

Rovers (4-5-1): Mildenhall; Smith, Packwood, Parkes, Brown; Richards, Lockyer, Harding, Norburn, Clarkson; Harrold. Subs: Gough, Harrison, Green, Keary, Lucas, Clarke, Southway.

AFC Wimbledon (4-5-1): Worner; Fuller, Bennett, Frampton, Kennedy; Mohamed, Pell, S Moore, Sweeney, Potter; Smith. Subs: Brown, Midson, L Moore, Fenlon, Sainte-Luce, Sheringham, Weston.

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Toshiba Umumkan Televisi Ultra HD 4K

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JAKARTA - Toshiba kembali membuat inovasi dengan menghadirkan generasi kedua dari televisi Ultra HD 4K, yaitu Toshiba Pro Theatre L9300 series. Toshiba Pro Theatre L9300 dilengkapi dengan mesin video CEVO 4K Quad Core milik Toshiba.Melalui keterangan resmi yang diterima britaandroid.blogspot.com, Sabtu (30/11/2013), televisi ini juga dilengkapi 16-bit video processing yang mendorong berbagai teknologi seperti 4K Resolution+ dan Intelligent Auto View untuk melengkapi panel Ultra HD 4K. L9300 diklaim memberikan gambar tajam dengan menampilkan delapan juta piksel.Mesin Video CEVO 4K menyediakan gambar berkualitas mendekati Ultra HD 4K untuk konten 1080p seperti film Blu-Ray. Perangkat diklaim bisa menampilkan resolusi empat kali lipat dari resolusi televisi full HD biasa.'Kami sadar bahwa perkembangan teknologi dan perubahan gaya hidup mempengaruhi kebutuhan masyarakat Indonesia dalam menikmati kualitas gambar dalam layar besar Sebagai pemimpin inovasi teknologi, kami dengan bangga menghadirkan Toshiba Pro Theatre L9300 series untuk memfasilitasi kebutuhan masyarakat dalam memberikan pengalaman menonton yang lebih baik,' tutur Nishioka.Toshiba Pro Theater L4300 Toshiba juga mengumumkan kehadiran Televisi Toshiba Pro Theater L4300. Perangkat baru dari Toshiba ini menawarkan pengalaman penggunaan platform Android dalam layar 50 inci dan 39 inci. Android TV ini adalah TV LED pertama yang menawarkan kebebasan untuk mengunduh dan mengakses berbagai aplikasi dari Google Play dengan kualitas gambar dan suara dalam kualitas layar lebar. Dengan sistem operasi Android 4.2.1 (Jellybean), konsumen tidak hanya bisa menonton TV dengan kualitas gambar yang baik, tetapi juga dapat melakukan browsing, membuka media social, bahkan menggunakan berbagai aplikasi user interface dari Google Play seperti Drag & Drop widget atau 'Live Wallpaper'. 'Melihat jumlah pengguna Android Indonesia dan penikmat televisi yang cukup besar dan bertambah setiap waktunya, Kami Optimis Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 series ini dapat diterima dengan baik oleh masyarakat Indonesia,' kata Bayu Murti Kencana Sinulingga, Marketing and Product Manager PT Toshiba Visual Media Network Indonesia. (ahl)

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Developer iOS Untung 5 Kali Lipat Dibanding di Android

WowKeren.com - Android dikenal dengan aplikasinya yang berlimpah karena memakai sistem open source. Namun rupanya itu tidak menjamin keuntungan yang besar bagi para pengembangnya. Ternyata jauh lebih menguntungkan membesut aplikasi untuk iOS. Business Insider melaporkan bahwa pendapatan developer iOS lima kali lebih besar ketimbang membesut untuk di Android Store. Alhasil pengembang aplikasi lebih memilih untuk menjual aplikasinya di platform iOS dibanding Google Play. Untuk unduhan aplikasi berbayar, harga di Android anjlok hingga rata-rata hanya USD 0,43. Hal itu jauh berbeda dengan keuntungan yang didapat developer jika menjual di iOS yang bisa mencapai USD 1. Kalangan pengguna iOS memang disebut lebih banyak mengeluarkan uang untuk aplikasi demi mengisi perangkatnya. Contohnya, banyak pengguna iOS yang membeli item di game Candy Crush. Sedangkan pengguna Android lebih memilih menggunakan aplikasi gratisan daripada membeli.(wk/mr)

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Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

Heritage: Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

5:30am Friday 29th November 2013 in Wimbledon By The Wimbledon Society

Bridge at Wimbledon Station around 1875.

Next week sees the launch of the Museum of Wimbledon's second major exhibition at the Village Hall Trust Gallery in Wimbledon Village.

Running from 3 December until 2 March 2014, Now and Then is the gallery's first exhibition of historical and contemporary photographs, showing Wimbledon sites as they have changed since the late 19th or early 20th centuries and can be seen by comparison today.

This fascinating show reveals both how much and how little the Village, town centre and other areas have altered.

Some streets have been transformed out of all recognition from once rural lanes passing fields and woodland to today's residential and commercial thoroughfares crammed with parked and moving traffic as well as modern street furniture.

Many buildings have come and gone during the period but other comparisons show how shops and residential areas are often still recognisable after 100 years, although in most cases the names of businesses have changed.

Four photographs below show how the bridge at Wimbledon Station has developed over the past 140 years.

The earliest image shows when the steam railway from London down to the south coast was a relatively recent addition to the Wimbledon scene. In 1875 the bridge simply passed over the line and contajned no buildings of its own.

Thirty years later in 1907 this was still the case although more buildings had appeared near the station.

However as the century moved on, the whole area was utterly changed with shops on both sides of the bridge itself seen in 1973 when they included outlets such as Barrett's the shoe shop and Russells the photographic business.

Another 40 years to 2013 and the buildings on the left have changed completely, along with the businesses on the right, the road markings and of course the vehicles themselves.

Now and Then follows last year's ground-breaking exhibition Town and Country Wimbledon which displayed a selection of works from the Museum's large collection of watercolours. That show ran from February until April 2012.

Free entrance to the photographic exhibition is via the Museum of Wimbledon at 22 Ridgway, open every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2.30pm until 5pm.

Since Town and Country Wimbledon ended in April 2012, the gallery has been used for exhibitions by local artists and schools with entrance via Lingfield Road.

That will recommence at the end of the current photographic exhibition next year.

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Crowds gather for Raynes Park Christmas lights switch on

Crowds gather for Raynes Park Christmas lights switch on

4:06pm Friday 29th November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter

Crowds gather for Raynes Park Christmas lights switch on

Christmas has officially arrived in Merton.

Raynes Park's Christmas lights were switched by the Mayor of Merton, Councillor Krystal Miller, yesterday.

Dozens gathered outside the station to join in the festivities which included music and carols from St John Fisher Primary School in Raynes Park.

More festive fun will take place on Sunday, December 1, when the Broadway will be closed for the annual Winter Wonderland celebrations.

A main stage will feature a mix of theatre, dance and music, including Britain's Got Talent's, Flawless, alongside other attractions including a walk in snow globe, reindeer rodeo, shoot the goal with AFC Wimbledon, Christmas pudding bouncy castle, a snow board simulator and a carousel.

Street entertainers including magicians and unicyclists will be roaming the streets and there will even be the chance for children to visit Father Christmas in his grotto.

AFC Wimbledon's manager Neal Ardley and his players will also be joining in the fun along with Haydon the Womble at the Centre Court Shopping Centre from 12 noon.

The players and Ardley will take part in a Q & A session before giving fans the chance to meet them.

Outside AFC Wimbledon's Community Football Scheme will be hosting an inflatable penalty shoot out.

For more information visit Lovewimbledon.org

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PREVIEW: Bristol Rovers vs Wimbledon

STRIKER Matt Harrold won't be using a deepening injury crisis as an excuse should Bristol Rovers fail to pull clear of the relegation zone over the coming weeks.

Manager John Ward could be without as many as 11 players when AFC Wimbledon arrive at the Memorial Stadium tomorrow as Rovers continue their bid to claw themselves away from the wrong end of the table.

Ward was only able to name five substitutes for Tuesday night's 0-0 draw at Cheltenham Town, but Harrold said: 'We've got injuries, but we still have a good team with good players available.

'Every team has got these problems, so you just have to get on with it. It is just one of those things you have to deal with.

'The only thing you can do is stick together and be professional in an attempt to get some more points on the board.

'In an ideal world you would have a bit of freshness and experience on the bench to bring on if you need to change a game, but if you are playing you can't dwell on that. You just have to get on with it and try your best.'

Ward, meanwhile, continues to back his young players to show the strength of character to come through what he calls a 'difficult period'.

The average age of the side that took to the field at Whaddon Road on Tuesday night was a meagre 22, and Harrold, pictured, added: 'I think it was a good point for us in the end.

'I don't think we can be over-the-top happy, but it was a fairly positive result away from home against a good side.

'Everyone knows we have a few injuries and quite an inexperienced side so it was important not to lose the game.

'The older players among us are fully aware of the added responsibility we have to shoulder.

'I think everybody is comfortable with the situation. From what I can see some of the young lads are relishing the chance they have been given.

'Of course, you are always prone to inconsistency when you rely on youth.

'When I was growing up I'd be brilliant one day and think I was getting a move and then be rubbish the next and be worried about getting released.

'But everyone can see that their effort levels, attitude and application has been different class.

'They are giving their all, even at times when things aren't going their way, and that is all you can ask for.

'In an ideal world you wouldn't put so many youngsters in together like we have had to do, but I think they are coping with it very well and giving their all for the cause.'

Rovers have certainly showed encouraging signs following an improvement in performances over recent weeks - but are still perilously placed just two points clear of bottom-of-the-table Northampton Town.

'I haven't looked at the league table a lot this season,' said Harrold. 'We are in a bit of a difficult situation, but we're the only ones who can get ourselves out of it, so we don't feel sorry for ourselves or anything like that.

'The atmosphere around the place is good and some people may look at that and think that we don't realise the situation we are in.

'We are well aware that the situation is not ideal and we are not where we want to be, but we can't let things drag us down.

'We know that we are underachieving and we want to do better, but if you don't remain positive and upbeat that will be reflected in your performances on a Saturday.'

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Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

Heritage: Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

5:30am Friday 29th November 2013 in News By The Wimbledon Society

Bridge at Wimbledon Station around 1875.

Next week sees the launch of the Museum of Wimbledon's second major exhibition at the Village Hall Trust Gallery in Wimbledon Village.

Running from 3 December until 2 March 2014, Now and Then is the gallery's first exhibition of historical and contemporary photographs, showing Wimbledon sites as they have changed since the late 19th or early 20th centuries and can be seen by comparison today.

This fascinating show reveals both how much and how little the Village, town centre and other areas have altered.

Some streets have been transformed out of all recognition from once rural lanes passing fields and woodland to today's residential and commercial thoroughfares crammed with parked and moving traffic as well as modern street furniture.

Many buildings have come and gone during the period but other comparisons show how shops and residential areas are often still recognisable after 100 years, although in most cases the names of businesses have changed.

Four photographs below show how the bridge at Wimbledon Station has developed over the past 140 years.

The earliest image shows when the steam railway from London down to the south coast was a relatively recent addition to the Wimbledon scene. In 1875 the bridge simply passed over the line and contajned no buildings of its own.

Thirty years later in 1907 this was still the case although more buildings had appeared near the station.

However as the century moved on, the whole area was utterly changed with shops on both sides of the bridge itself seen in 1973 when they included outlets such as Barrett's the shoe shop and Russells the photographic business.

Another 40 years to 2013 and the buildings on the left have changed completely, along with the businesses on the right, the road markings and of course the vehicles themselves.

Now and Then follows last year's ground-breaking exhibition Town and Country Wimbledon which displayed a selection of works from the Museum's large collection of watercolours. That show ran from February until April 2012.

Free entrance to the photographic exhibition is via the Museum of Wimbledon at 22 Ridgway, open every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2.30pm until 5pm.

Since Town and Country Wimbledon ended in April 2012, the gallery has been used for exhibitions by local artists and schools with entrance via Lingfield Road.

That will recommence at the end of the current photographic exhibition next year.

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Stock car racer left with broken back after Wimbledon Stadium crash

Stock car racer left with broken back after Wimbledon Stadium crash

12:04pm Friday 29th November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter

Stock car racer left with broken back after Wimbledon Stadium crash

A stock car racer is recovering from a broken back, pelvis and ribs after a horrific crash at Wimbledon Stadium on Sunday.

Peter Scott Jnr, from Romford, was taking part in the first race of the V8 formula series at the Stock Car Supreme Championship at Wimbledon Stadium on Sunday, November 24, when his car ploughed into a steel post.

The 34-year-old had to be cut from the wreckage by fire fighters and was rushed to St George's Hospital where he remains.

A spokesman for Spedeworth Motorsports, who run stock car racing at Wimbledon, have said: 'Peter is still sedated after his back operation but the doctors have been pleased with his progress.

'There is no break to his spinal cord, which was previously a concern, but he broke his back, pelvis and some ribs.

'He is likely to be transferred to another hospital soon.

'Thanks to everyone who has enquired after his well being - we will continue to inform everyone when we get any further updates.'

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Wimbledon wonder strike is the best goal of my career, says David Beckham

The former England captain claims that a 'good goal' comment from Eric Cantona was more special than the strike itself, but rates the lob as his finest

David Beckham has declared his iconic goal against Wimbledon as the best strike of his career.

Beckham truly announced himself on the scene when he scored from just inside his own half against the Dons way back in 1996.

After taking a pass from Brian McClair, Becks hit it from the halfway line to leave keeper Neil Sullivan stranded, and the United legend rates it as his greatest effort in a decorated career that was littered with sublime goals.

Speaking to the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio, Beckham said: 'My favourite goal has to be the one against Wimbledon, you know, everybody talks about it, and everybody talks about the history of it.

'But, to score something like that, I say it in the movie and I say it in my book - I'll give my book a plug - but I say how important it was for me personally in my career, but I was more happy about the fact that Eric Cantona came up to me afterwards and said, 'Good goal'. That was better than scoring the goal for me.

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'He was a quiet man, you know, Eric, but he was a man of few words, and when he actually talked to you it was always something special that he said or some information that you really needed.

Beckham, who turned out for Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain after leaving the Red Devils in 2003, revealed that while Sir Alex Ferguson's ferocious reputation was well-earned, there was someone else at the club who the players REALLY feared.

'[Ferguson] was nowhere near as scary as (former Manchester United youth coach) Eric Harrison,' added Goldenballs.

'Eric Harrison was the one that really scared all of us, you know, the manager obviously had his reputation and definitely he has that scary side of him, but compared to Eric Harrison, nowhere near.'

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Stock car racer left with broken back after Wimbledon Stadium crash

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12:04pm Friday 29th November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter

Stock car racer left with broken back after Wimbledon Stadium crash

A stock car racer is recovering from a broken back, pelvis and ribs after a horrific crash at Wimbledon Stadium on Sunday.

Peter Scott Jnr, from Romford, was taking part in the first race of the V8 formula series at the Stock Car Supreme Championship at Wimbledon Stadium on Sunday, November 24, when his car ploughed into a steel post.

The 34-year-old had to be cut from the wreckage by fire fighters and was rushed to St George's Hospital where he remains.

A spokesman for Spedeworth Motorsports, who run stock car racing at Wimbledon, have said: 'Peter is still sedated after his back operation but the doctors have been pleased with his progress.

'There is no break to his spinal cord, which was previously a concern, but he broke his back, pelvis and some ribs.

'He is likely to be transferred to another hospital soon.

'Thanks to everyone who has enquired after his well being - we will continue to inform everyone when we get any further updates.'

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Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

Heritage: Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

5:30am Friday 29th November 2013 in News By The Wimbledon Society

Bridge at Wimbledon Station around 1875.

Next week sees the launch of the Museum of Wimbledon's second major exhibition at the Village Hall Trust Gallery in Wimbledon Village.

Running from 3 December until 2 March 2014, Now and Then is the gallery's first exhibition of historical and contemporary photographs, showing Wimbledon sites as they have changed since the late 19th or early 20th centuries and can be seen by comparison today.

This fascinating show reveals both how much and how little the Village, town centre and other areas have altered.

Some streets have been transformed out of all recognition from once rural lanes passing fields and woodland to today's residential and commercial thoroughfares crammed with parked and moving traffic as well as modern street furniture.

Many buildings have come and gone during the period but other comparisons show how shops and residential areas are often still recognisable after 100 years, although in most cases the names of businesses have changed.

Four photographs below show how the bridge at Wimbledon Station has developed over the past 140 years.

The earliest image shows when the steam railway from London down to the south coast was a relatively recent addition to the Wimbledon scene. In 1875 the bridge simply passed over the line and contajned no buildings of its own.

Thirty years later in 1907 this was still the case although more buildings had appeared near the station.

However as the century moved on, the whole area was utterly changed with shops on both sides of the bridge itself seen in 1973 when they included outlets such as Barrett's the shoe shop and Russells the photographic business.

Another 40 years to 2013 and the buildings on the left have changed completely, along with the businesses on the right, the road markings and of course the vehicles themselves.

Now and Then follows last year's ground-breaking exhibition Town and Country Wimbledon which displayed a selection of works from the Museum's large collection of watercolours. That show ran from February until April 2012.

Free entrance to the photographic exhibition is via the Museum of Wimbledon at 22 Ridgway, open every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2.30pm until 5pm.

Since Town and Country Wimbledon ended in April 2012, the gallery has been used for exhibitions by local artists and schools with entrance via Lingfield Road.

That will recommence at the end of the current photographic exhibition next year.

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Wimbledon 'now and then' photographic exhibition

5:30am Friday 29th November 2013 in News By The Wimbledon Society

Bridge at Wimbledon Station around 1875.

Next week sees the launch of the Museum of Wimbledon's second major exhibition at the Village Hall Trust Gallery in Wimbledon Village.

Running from 3 December until 2 March 2014, Now and Then is the gallery's first exhibition of historical and contemporary photographs, showing Wimbledon sites as they have changed since the late 19th or early 20th centuries and can be seen by comparison today.

This fascinating show reveals both how much and how little the Village, town centre and other areas have altered.

Some streets have been transformed out of all recognition from once rural lanes passing fields and woodland to today's residential and commercial thoroughfares crammed with parked and moving traffic as well as modern street furniture.

Many buildings have come and gone during the period but other comparisons show how shops and residential areas are often still recognisable after 100 years, although in most cases the names of businesses have changed.

Four photographs below show how the bridge at Wimbledon Station has developed over the past 140 years.

The earliest image shows when the steam railway from London down to the south coast was a relatively recent addition to the Wimbledon scene. In 1875 the bridge simply passed over the line and contajned no buildings of its own.

Thirty years later in 1907 this was still the case although more buildings had appeared near the station.

However as the century moved on, the whole area was utterly changed with shops on both sides of the bridge itself seen in 1973 when they included outlets such as Barrett's the shoe shop and Russells the photographic business.

Another 40 years to 2013 and the buildings on the left have changed completely, along with the businesses on the right, the road markings and of course the vehicles themselves.

Now and Then follows last year's ground-breaking exhibition Town and Country Wimbledon which displayed a selection of works from the Museum's large collection of watercolours. That show ran from February until April 2012.

Free entrance to the photographic exhibition is via the Museum of Wimbledon at 22 Ridgway, open every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2.30pm until 5pm.

Since Town and Country Wimbledon ended in April 2012, the gallery has been used for exhibitions by local artists and schools with entrance via Lingfield Road.

That will recommence at the end of the current photographic exhibition next year.

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Sports quiz: can you better MP Helen Grant's efforts?

Following recently appointed sports minister Helen Grant's woefully inept answers in a quiz about her supposed specialist subject: sport ( watch her attempts here), Telegraph Sport have set 10 puzzlers below which you should really know, as a sports fan.

Appearing at a hockey club to promote a new government policy to help local sports clubs, Mrs Grant was ambushed by a television reporter armed with questions.

Asked by the ITV reporter who the current women's Wimbledon tennis champion is, Ms Grant, the Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald, said: 'Oh...erm, it's not one of ours... but I know that Andy Murray did it for us which was absolutely fantastic and that's the most important thing and he's fantastic and he's going to go bigger and bigger.'

After failing to correctly name Marion Bartoli, the French Wimbledon winner, Mrs Grant was asked to name the current FA Cup holders.

^{Sports minister Helen Grant didn't know that Wigan Athletic won this year's FA Cup (PA/FA/Getty)}

After pausing for a number of seconds, Ms Grant said: 'Come on help, FA Cup holders ... Manchester United because it's my favourite club.'

Wigan Athletic won this year's FA Cup, defeating Manchester City in the final. Mrs Grant was then asked who the England Rugby Union captain is. She replied: 'What about hockey?'

Would you pass the test?

^{Winning feeling: England players celebrate their 2003 World Cup success against Australia}

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Toshiba Luncurkan TV LED Berbasis Android

britaandroid.blogspot.com JAKARTA -- Toshiba meluncurkan televisi LED pertama mereka yang menggunakan sistem operasi Android, Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 series.'Kami sadar bahwa perkembangan teknologi dan perubahan gaya hidup mempengaruhi kebutuhan masyarakat Indonesia akan teknologi. Sebagai pemimpin inovasi teknologi kami bangga menghadirkan TV LED Toshiba pertama dengan sistem operasi Android,' kata Jun Nishioka Direktur Utama PT Toshiba Visual Media Indonesia pada keterangan persnya di Jakarta, Kamis (28/11).Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 menawarkan pengalaman Android dalam layar besar. Televisi ini tersedia dengan dua ukuran yakni 50 dan 39 inci.TV LED Android pertama ini menawarkan keleluasaan penggunanya mengunduh dan menggunakan aplikasi dari Google Play dengan kualitas gambar dan suara layaknya menonton televisi layar besar.Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 menggunakan sistem operasi Jelly Bean 4.2 sehingga televisi ini sangat mudah digunakan untuk browsing, bermedia sosial, bermain game dengan layar yang lebar dan jernih.Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 dilengkapi dengan remote unik yang dapat membatu penggunanya melakukan navigasi. Televisi Android ini juga dilengkapi dengan Wi-Fi.Selain itu Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 memiliki fitur Screen Mirroring yang bisa memproyeksikan tampilan gadget Android anda ke layar televisi. Fitur ini bisa digunakan oleh semua jenis ponsel pintar Android untuk memudahkan menikmati foto, musik, maupun video dari ponsel anda ke layar televisi.Tidak mengesampingkan fungsi utamanya sebagai televisi, Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300, memiliki fitur Intellegent Autoview yang bisa menyesuaikan gambar televisi dengan kondisi ruangan seperti saturasi, gamma dan ketajaman.Audio Source Filtering merupakan fitur yang bisa memisahkan suara vokal dan musik sehingga penonton bisa mengencangkan suara musik untuk berkaraoke atau mengencangkan suara suporter dan mengecilkan suara komentator ketika sedang menonton sepakbola.Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 sudah bisa ditemui di pasar elektronik Indonesia pada bulan depan. Namun pihak Toshiba belum bisa memastikan harga pastinya.'Android TV 50inci direncanakan keluar dengan harga Rp14 juta dan yang 39 inci kami ingin berencana mengeluarkannya dengan harga dibawah Rp7 juta,' kata Jun Nishioka.Pihak Toshiba percaya bahwa Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 akan diterima baik di masyarakat mengingat jumlah pengguna Android dan penikmat televisi terus bertambah.'Kami optimis Toshiba Pro Theatre L4300 series ini dapat diterima baik oleh masyarakat Indonesia,' kata Bayu Murti Kencana Sinulingga, Manajer Marketing Produk Toshiba Visual Media Indonesia.

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Broadway to close for Winter Wonderland Christmas spectacular

Dance troupe Flawless and AFC Wimbledon to appear at Winter Wonderland spectacular this weekend

5:30am Thursday 28th November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter

Father Christmas on parade at last year's winter wonderland event

The streets of Wimbledon are set to be transformed into a winter wonderland for a day of festive family entertainment.

For the first time Love Wimbledon will be closing the Broadway to traffic on Sunday, December 1, for an all day Christmas spectacular featuring dance group Flawless, rides, events and entertainment.

A main stage will feature a mix of theatre, dance and music, including Britain's Got Talent's, Flawless, alongside other attractions including a walk in snow globe, reindeer rodeo, shoot the goal with AFC Wimbledon, Christmas pudding bouncy castle, a snow board simulator and a carousel.

Street entertainers including magicians and unicyclists will be roaming the streets and there will even be the chance for children to visit Father Christmas in his grotto.

AFC Wimbledon's manager Neal Ardley and his players will also be joining in the fun along with Haydon the Womble at the Centre Court Shopping Centre from 12 noon.

The players and Ardley will take part in a Q & A session before giving fans the chance to meet them.

Outside AFC Wimbledon's Community Football Scheme will be hosting an inflatable penalty shoot out.

Helen Clark Bell, manager of Love Wimbledon, says: 'This year we have a whole lot more happening, it's a full day of entertainment and magical Christmas events for the whole family.

'For the first time we are taking over the streets, this gives visitors a bigger and even better Wimbledon Winter Wonderland experience with a splendid choice of attractions in town.'

The day will be rounded off with a fire work display courtesy of Centre Court shopping centre.

Entertainment will take place from noon to 6pm in Wimbledon's town centre.

For more information visit Lovewimbledon.org

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Dance troupe Flawless and AFC Wimbledon to appear at Winter Wonderland ...

Dance troupe Flawless and AFC Wimbledon to appear at Winter Wonderland spectacular this weekend

5:30am Thursday 28th November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter

Father Christmas on parade at last year's winter wonderland event

The streets of Wimbledon are set to be transformed into a winter wonderland for a day of festive family entertainment.

For the first time Love Wimbledon will be closing the Broadway to traffic on Sunday, December 1, for an all day Christmas spectacular featuring dance group Flawless, rides, events and entertainment.

A main stage will feature a mix of theatre, dance and music, including Britain's Got Talent's, Flawless, alongside other attractions including a walk in snow globe, reindeer rodeo, shoot the goal with AFC Wimbledon, Christmas pudding bouncy castle, a snow board simulator and a carousel.

Street entertainers including magicians and unicyclists will be roaming the streets and there will even be the chance for children to visit Father Christmas in his grotto.

AFC Wimbledon's manager Neal Ardley and his players will also be joining in the fun along with Haydon the Womble at the Centre Court Shopping Centre from 12 noon.

The players and Ardley will take part in a Q & A session before giving fans the chance to meet them.

Outside AFC Wimbledon's Community Football Scheme will be hosting an inflatable penalty shoot out.

Helen Clark Bell, manager of Love Wimbledon, says: 'This year we have a whole lot more happening, it's a full day of entertainment and magical Christmas events for the whole family.

'For the first time we are taking over the streets, this gives visitors a bigger and even better Wimbledon Winter Wonderland experience with a splendid choice of attractions in town.'

The day will be rounded off with a fire work display courtesy of Centre Court shopping centre.

Entertainment will take place from noon to 6pm in Wimbledon's town centre.

For more information visit Lovewimbledon.org

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Female Wimbledon champions finally get Merton Council's highest accolade

Female Wimbledon champions finally get Merton Council's highest accolade

5:30am Wednesday 27th November 2013 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter

Andy Murray. Credit: Matthias Hangst / AELTC

Three women who won the Wimbledon Championship singles title are finally to be made honorary freewomen of the borough - some fifty years after their achievements.

Virginia Wade took home the trophy in 1977, Anne Haydon-Jones in 1969 and Angela Mortimer Barrett in 1961, but all have gone unrecognised by Merton Council.

That was until Andy Murray made history this year by becoming the first male British player to have won the singles championship in 77 years.

Despite previous female victors going unnoticed, Andy Murray was immediately awarded the title on a unanimous vote prompting calls for Wimbledon's female champions to be recognised.

It was finally agreed at a council meeting on Wednesday, November 20, that all three would be awarded the honour.

To be made an honorary freewoman of borough is the highest honour the council can bestow and is only given to 'persons of distinction' who have 'rendered eminent services' to the borough.

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Great Years for Nadal and Murray, One Wincing Moment for Djokovic

As it turned out, the Davis Cup final that ended Nov. 17 with the Czech Republic beating Serbia was in perfect harmony with the rest of the tennis season.

Novak Djokovic played well, even brilliantly, and still ended up No. 2.

So it went in a year that despite all of Djokovic's earthly achievements and supernatural flexibility will belong in the history books and the memory banks to Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

Nadal was both the player of the year and comeback player of the year, brimming with urgency and accuracy after serious knee problems and winning 10 titles - six on clay and four on outdoor hardcourts - while compiling a 75-7 record.

Murray secured himself a permanent place of privilege in his class-conscious island nation by beating Djokovic to become the first British man in 77 years to win Wimbledon (his book 'Seventy-Seven' is now available for purchase).

But in the calm of November, one cannot help but wonder how 2013 might have turned out if the wild eighth game of the fifth set of Djokovic's French Open semifinal against Nadal had unfolded just a bit differently.

At that stage, Djokovic was still up a break of serve and looking perfectly prepared to become only the second man to beat Nadal at Roland Garros.

At that stage, too, Djokovic's chances of winning the only Grand Slam singles title he lacks looked better than ever, considering that either Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or David Ferrer was certain to be across the net in the final.

The wind was gusting in Paris during that eighth game, sending red clay swirling into the air near the baselines, and Nadal earned his first break point with a forehand winner down the line that left Djokovic spreading his arms in supplication and down 30-40.

But the Serb would dodge that danger when Nadal mis-hit a forehand and then twisted away with clenched fists and howled in frustration.

That was a rare sight. Nadal is a man who usually runs (and runs) on positive energy. And there would be more exotica on the very next point as the acrobatic Djokovic, in control of the exchange but oddly not of his balance, put away a high volley and collided with the net before his would-be winner had bounced a second time.

The French chair umpire Pascal Maria correctly applied the rules. Instead of 'Advantage Djokovic' it was 'Advantage Nadal,' and though Djokovic boldly pushed forward again to save a second break point, he would lose the next rally when Nadal produced a screaming backhand winner and then lose his serve by dumping a forehand into the net.

The set and the suspense continued to build, but Djokovic never won more than a point in any of Nadal's remaining service games and eventually cracked first as the Spaniard broke him again with help from a botched overhead to finish off his 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 9-7 victory.

The final against Ferrer indeed proved to be a straight-set afterthought, as Nadal secured his eighth French Open title, but the thought of how 2013 would have played out for Djokovic and Nadal if that eighth game had turned out differently is harder to shake.

Tennis at its highest reaches often feels like a zero-sum confidence game, with the stars exchanging the available capital. Djokovic might have felt unstoppable with the boost in belief acquired from completing a career Grand Slam and just might have had the requisite oomph to complete a single-season Grand Slam with the first two legs in his possession after winning in Australia.

Instead it was Nadal, after absorbing the shock of his first-round loss to Steve Darcis at Wimbledon, who became the year's major player: sweeping all before him in the summer hard-court season and beating Djokovic again in a four-set United States Open final.

Djokovic certainly struck back with conviction, but his sensational run after New York - 24 straight victories, including two over Nadal and 11 more over top-10 opponents - came too late to rewrite the heart of the 2013 narrative.

'Well, we both had great seasons, especially him,' Djokovic said of Nadal in London, where Djokovic successfully defended his title indoors at the ATP World Tour Finals.

In the end, his head-to-head record for the year with Nadal was 3-3, but Djokovic also made long-form magic with lesser opponents, particularly those intent on taking big baseline risks against him.

He played and won five-set classics with Stanislas Wawrinka at the Australian Open and United States Open. He beat Juan Martín del Potro in five sets in the Wimbledon semifinals in a match that was actually more entertaining, from start to finish, than Djokovic's clash with Nadal in Paris, and then held off del Potro again in a terrific Shanghai final full of acute angles and raw power.

Murray, who had struggled to find top gear in the earlier stages of the tournament, clearly benefited from del Potro's exertions against Djokovic at Wimbledon. The final was a physical three-set match in which Djokovic appeared a few arrows short of a full quiver.

But then Murray, to his full credit, rose to this occasion, much as he had on the same patch of lawn in winning the 2012 Olympic gold medal against Roger Federer. Murray served with authority, broke Djokovic seven times and, as if to emphasize the energy gap on that historic Sunday, chased down drop shot after drop shot down the stretch as he fought through the nerves and three lost match points to finish off Djokovic and that 77-year hex.

'That last game will be the toughest game I'll play in my career, ever,' Murray said.

It is hard to argue, even if Murray is still just 26 with - spirit and dodgy back willing - many more Wimbledons to come.

Djokovic, also 26, has no such tournament in his own country; no such highly publicized national drought in need of relief.

But he does have his ever-more personal quest at the French Open, and for all his victories and bravado in the final weeks of 2013, he must still have his private moments when he flashes back to that eighth game in June and winces.

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Lisicki auctions off Wimbledon racquet

Sabine Lisicki © Gallo Images

Germany's Sabine Lisicki is selling the racquet she used at this year's Wimbledon final in an auction to raise money for a children's charity.

Bids for the racquet can be made on the United Charity internet portal with the money raised going to the German children's charity Ein Herz fuer Kinder, the United Charity organisation said Tuesday.

Lisicki, 24, lost the final on July 6, 6-1, 6-4 to France's Marion Bartoli, who has since retired.

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Sports Minister Helen Grant fails to name FA Cup winners or Wimbledon champion

Helen Grant was given a surprise quiz during an interview Failed to get any of the five questions right Couldn't name FA Cup winners or England rugby captain

By Gerri Peev

PUBLISHED: 07:09 EST, 26 November 2013 | UPDATED: 07:31 EST, 26 November 2013

Sports Minister Helen Grant was left humiliated after she failed to get a single question right in a basic quiz - on sport.

The Conservative MP did not know the name of the current Wimbledon women's champion.

She also scored an own-goal by not knowing who won this year's FA Cup.

Mrs Grant bungled her way through five questions and got every answer wrong, even when she tried to cheat by seeking help from an adviser.

She was quizzed in a toe-curling exchange with ITV Meridian. Asked who won the women's title at Wimbledon, she replied: 'It's not one of us.

'I know Andy Murray did it for us, which is absolutely fantastic and that's the important thing.' The correct answer was Marion Bartoli of France.

Next she was asked who the FA Cup holders were. A slightly anxious-looking Mrs Grant said: 'Come on, help,' before replying: 'Manchester United because it's my favourite club.'

Most football fans would know if their team had won such a coveted trophy. The correct answer was Wigan Athletic.

Mrs Grant did not even attempt to name the England Rugby Union captain (Chris Robshaw) simply replying: 'What about hockey?

Are you smarter than a sports minister?

Perhaps taking pity on her, the presenter asked her when the football team in her constituency, Maidstone United, had left the football league.

Mrs Grant conceded: 'These are hard questions' before adding 'last year'. The correct answer was 1992.

Finally, she was asked which Paralympian had won the most gold medals at London 2012.

An adviser whispered the answer which Mrs Grant parroted: David Weir. But the correct answer was Australian swimmer Jacqueline Freney.

Afterwards Mrs Grant said: 'I wasn't told there was going to be a quiz thrown in at the end of an interview. If I'd known I would have done some proper revision.

'My sports pub quiz knowledge may not be encyclopaedic but I completely understand the positive impact that participating in sport has on people's lives.'

Last month, the MP for Maidstone and The Weald said that sport was in her DNA shortly after being promoted to Sports Minister. She had widely been tipped for the sack in the reshuffle.

During her youth, according to her Parliamentary website, she was captain of her school tennis and hockey teams and represented Cumbria at hockey, tennis, athletics, and cross country. She later became under-16 judo champion in the north of England and southern Scotland.

Mrs Grant is not the only sports minister to be left floundering after being ambushed in a quiz.

Labour's Richard Caborn suffered a similar fate in 2001, when the BBC's Clare Balding asked him a string of questions about sport.

Mr Caborn did not know that Martin Johnson was the then captain of the British Lions rugby team, could not name a single jockey riding in that week's Ascot and could not identify three of the four semi-finalists at the Queen's Club tennis tournament.

He made a gallant stab at naming England's cricket coach, declaring he was 'the Aussie'... but Duncan Fletcher was actually from Zimbabwe.

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Boulder police shoot, kill knife

Officer, a 14-year veteran, placed on leave

By Amy Bounds and Mitchell Byars, Camera Staff Writers

Posted: 11/24/2013 03:32:15 PM MST

Updated: 11/24/2013 09:28:15 PM MST

A Boulder police officer responding to a report of a machete-wielding man making threatening remarks at the Wimbledon Condominiums on Sunday afternoon shot and killed a suspect who officials say was armed with two knives.

Authorities have not yet released the identity of the victim.

The officer, a 14-year veteran of the department who also has not been publicly identified, has been placed on paid leave. He was not injured in the incident, which is the first officer-involved shooting in Boulder in five years.

Police responded to a call at 12:30 p.m. from a neighbor at the condos, 3009 Madison St., who reported that a man armed with a knife and machete was making threatening remarks and 'stabbing a post' outside his apartment, Boulder city spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said.

When officers arrived, no one was outside. They knocked on the door of the apartment where the suspect lives and, when they got no response, forced it opened, Huntley said.

At that point, a male suspect jumped out from near the doorway and came toward the first officer while holding a knife in each of his hands, she said.

According to a statement from Boulder police, 'preliminary reports are that the officer ordered him to get down.'

A Daily Camera reporter at the scene heard someone yell 'drop the knife!' twice.

When the suspect did not get down, the officer fired his rifle twice, according to police. The suspect was transported to Boulder Community Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Huntley said the officer was armed with a rifle because the initial call indicated that an incident was taking place outside and it wasn't clear how close officers would be able to get to the scene.

Four other officers were behind the responding officer when he shot the man, she said.

The condo where the shooting occurred is owned by a couple who live in Illinois, according to property records. When reached by phone later Sunday afternoon, they said their son lived in the condo, but they hadn't been notified of his death.

Their son has a criminal record in Colorado that includes an arrest this summer on charges of felony menacing and harassment. That case is set for trial in February.

He also pleaded guilty to a theft charge in 2011, a theft charge in 2009, a shoplifting charge in 2008, an assault charge in 2007 and a harassment charge in 2006, according to court records.

Huntley said police first were called to the residence earlier Sunday, around 7:15 a.m., by a relative of the suspect's girlfriend or former girlfriend. The relative was concerned about a potential domestic violence situation, she said.

The woman answered the door and talked to police, who determined a crime hadn't occurred and left.

The girlfriend was being interviewed by police Sunday, Huntley said.

Huntley added that police also were called to the residence this summer, but she didn't yet have information on the nature of that call.

The officer has been placed on administrative leave with pay, as is standard procedure, while the Boulder County 'shoot team' investigates the fatal incident.

The shoot team is staffed by investigators from multiple Boulder County law enforcement agencies and 'is responsible for conducting unbiased, objective investigations in cases when officers use deadly force or other incidents involving in-custody deaths,' according to Boulder police.

The last officer-involved shooting in Boulder was in 2008, when a SWAT team member shot and killed a man who claimed he was wearing a bomb inside Boulder Community Hospital.

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Kevin Feely: AFC Wimbledon sign Charlton defender on loan

Last updated at 14:02 GMT

League Two side AFC Wimbledon have completed the loan signing of Charlton Athletic defender Kevin Feely.

The 21-year-old centre-back, who made two appearances during a spell at Carlisle earlier this season, will be with the Dons until 4 January.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international has not played a senior game for the Addicks since joining from Bohemians in January 2012.

Feely is eligible to make his debut in Tuesday's game against Dagenham.

Meanwhile, Dons striker Charlie Strutton has returned to the club after fracturing his fibula and straining ankle ligaments while making his debut for Aldershot Town.

The 24-year-old, who only joined the Conference Premier side on a one-month loan deal on Friday, was stretchered off in the 5-1 win over Southport the following day.

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Pendiri Google Klaim Android Disukai Karena Beda dengan iPhone

WowKeren.com - Eric Schmidt tampaknya gerah juga melihat sikap Apple yang semakin meradang dengan perangkat Android. Sebagai pendiri Google, Eric baru saja membuat posting di Google+ miliknya tentang tata cara pindah dari iPhone ke Android. Dalam postingan tersebut Eric juga mengklaim bahwa banyak temannya yang menggunakan iPhone telah pindah ke Android. Mayoritas mereka menggunakan smartphone level atas seperti Samsung (Galaxy S4), Motorola (Verizon Droid Ultra) dan Nexus 5. Kepindahan itu dilakukan karena smartphone Android memiliki layar lebih baik, performa lebih ngebut dan antarmuka yang intuitif alias menarik. Eric mengatakan bahwa orang yang pindah dari iPhone ke Android niscaya tidak akan balik lagi menggunakan perangkat lama. Hal itu terjadi karena Android memudahkan pengguna dengan sistem penyimpanan Cloud dan menyediakan banyak pilihan. Ia mengibaratkannya sama dengan orang yang pakai PC kemudian ganti ke iMac. Eric sendiri masih bergabung sebagai direksi Apple ketika iPhone pertama debut pada 2007. Hubungan baik Jobs dan Eric berubah setelah Google meluncurkan Android yang dituding meniru iPhone. Kabarnya hal itu yang membuat Steve Jobs membenci Android karena menganggap Eric berkhianat. Entah sengaja atau tidak, postingan Eric ini seperti berkaitan langsung dengan ucapan bos marketing Apple saat sidang melawan Samsung. Saat itu kuasa hukum Samsung menolak klaim penjualan Apple menurun karena Android terlalu mirip dengan iPhone. 'Konsumen membeli karena Samsung menawarkan layar yang lebih lebar, akses jaringan 4G LTE, membutuhkan Android dan sebagainya yang tidak dimiliki iPhone,' ucapnya saat itu. (wk/mr)

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BBM Android Akan Dihapus 1 Desember 2013?

britaandroid.blogspot.com, Jakarta : Beberapa hari belakangan ini marak beredar pesan di aplikasi pesan instan BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) yang menyatakan bahwa BBM Android akan dicabut oleh pihak Blackberry per tanggal 1 Desember 2013.

'Bagi pengguna Android.. puas2in BBMan di Android karena tanggal 1 Desember 2013 aplikasi BBMnya akan dihapuskan dan tidak bisa dipergunakan di Android. karna BlackBerry sudah memutuskan tidak akan menjual applikasinya di samsung dan sudah mengganti rugi sebesar 2,8 T,' demikian pesan yang beredar luas melalui broadcast BBM.

Topik yang sama juga beredar di Twitter. Saat tim Tekno britaandroid.blogspot.com menelusuri situs jejaring sosial itu, kami dengan mudah dapat menemukannya. Cukup dengan memasukkan kata kunci 'BBM 1 Desember'. Apakah benar BBM Android akan dihapus?

Menanggapi kabar tersebut, pihak BlackBerry Indonesia angkat bicara. 'Itu kabar bohong (hoax). Pokoknya kalau tidak ada pengumuman secara resmi dari kami itu adalah berita bohong,' kata Ardo Fadhola, Country Product Manager yang dihubungi via telepon, Jumat (22/11/2013).

Ardo mengingatkan bahwa kalau tidak ada keterangan resmi di situs id.blackberry.com, Facebook, dan Twitter resmi BlackBerry Indonesia, bisa dipastikan kabar-kabar yang menyangkut BlackBerry tidak benar.

'Kami sudah capek-capek membangun bisnis aplikasi pesan instan ini, tidak mungkin akan kami lepas begitu saja,' tambah Ardo.

Ardo menghimbau kepada masyarakat pengguna BBM lintas platform, agar tidak perlu khawatir karena tidak ada statement resmi dari pihak Blackberry. 'Di situs resmi kami masih terpampang jelas ada tulisan 'BBM untuk Android dan iPhone kini hadir',' tambahnya lagi. (isk/dew)

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Vinnie Jones in action for Wimbledon in 1997. Photo: Allsport

The 48-year-old, who turned to acting after hanging up his boots, told the Sun on Sunday it is the greatest challenge he has ever come up against.

'Cancer is a horrible word to hear. It frightens the life out of you,' he said.

'I've faced the biggest and ugliest lads on the football field and been in some nasty bar brawls. But this is my toughest and scariest opponent yet.'

Jones found a lump under his eye, and did not know whether it was a wart or a spot until he went to get it checked out.

The ex-midfielder, best known for his Crazy Gang antics at Wimbledon, told the newspaper: 'When the doctor said I had skin cancer, the first thing I thought was, 'How long have I got?' A million and one things go through your head.'

Jones, whose on-screen career took off with his Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels performance, has had three operations to remove cancerous patches: two under his eye and one on the back of his head.

He told the Sun on Sunday he is worried about where he may find another.

'It's weighing very heavily on me all the time. It has really knocked me for six and made me reassess my life and goals,' he said.

Jones said he had never done much sunbathing, but thinks he developed the disease from working outside on building sites and football training grounds, and taking part in outdoor hobbies like fishing.

He warned others: 'If you spot something on your skin that doesn't feel right, like a little spot or tick, then get it checked out immediately.'

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AFC Wimbledon fans to help fund transfers

AFC Wimbledon fans to help fund transfers at Dagenham & Redbridge match

8:00am Sunday 24th November 2013 in News By James Pepper, Reporter

AFC Wimbledon fans to help fund transfers

Fans will directly fund AFC Wimbledon transfers through a fundraising night.

The forthcoming match against Dagenham & Redbridge on Tuesday, 26 November has been designated as We Are Wimbledon Night and will see the cash raised go directly into the club's transfer budget.

The We Are Wimbledon Fund has been hugely successful since it was launched last season by a number of supporters and so far, this initiative has raised tens of thousands of pounds.

To encourage a big crowd to come down and support, tickets will cost £10 adult entry anywhere in the ground, and supporters will have the option to pay more should they wish to go to the fund.

Supporters who book in advance online can make a donation by selecting the extra amount they wish to pay when purchasing their tickets. Again this donation will go directly to the We Are Wimbledon fund.

To book online, please visit our online ticket page here.

This is not an all-ticket match so entry will be possible on the night, however, the club expect all the seat tickets at the reduced price to be sold out quickly.

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ANOTHER emphatic second half showing ensured the Sky Blues had their name in the hat for the Second Round of the FA Cup following a 3-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.

A poor first half performance was followed up by a spirited second half showing which saw Steven Pressley's side come from behind to secure a deserved win.

Michael Smith headed home to the Dons into the lead but Callum Wilson levelled proceedings before Carl Baker scored a brace to seal the turnaround and stretch their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games.

'It is great to get the result as my thoughts were the opening 45 minutes was the worst I've seen from us in a long time,' Pressley told the club's official website.

'With their 4-5-1 shape, they sat off the game and we should have took advantage of that. When we lost possession, we struggled to get an immediate press on the ball.

'That has been a big feature of our play and that's why we struggled in the first half.

'We changed it around at half-time and pushed our midfielders forward. It seemed to work and the come-back was great to see.'

Despite being favourites against their League Two opponents who had won just one of their previous seven games, the Sky Blues struggled to find their feet in the opening period.

And they had Joe Murphy to thank for keeping them in the game. The Irishman produced a world class save to deny Harry Pell's well controlled volley and he used his legs to stop Michael Smith from beating him at his near post.

In-form striker Wilson came closest to breaking the deadlock when he unleashed a powerful shot from just outside the area which sailed narrowly over the bar.

Wilson struck the post two minutes after the re-start but it was AFC Wimbledon who took the lead when Smith headed a powerful header past Murphy.

The lead did not last long however with Wilson taking advantage of a bizarre error by goalkeeper Seb Brown to poke the ball home and Baker converted a neat cross by Franck Moussa to make it 2-1.

The hosts rarely threatened after falling behind and Baker wrapped up the win with 20 minutes to go when his free kick took a big deflection and wrong-footed Brown.

Pressley added: 'I am really pleased with the group. We saw problems with the team and the side made sure those problems were sorted out.

'To get a win away from home anywhere in the FA Cup is a really positive result, regardless of the league position of the team we are playing.

'We have continued the form we have shown now and hopefully we can bring that back into the league.'

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