http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=4eb_1327147918 Items in channel 'graziebella' Fri, 24 May 2013 21:32:44 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?channel_token=4eb_1327147918 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:24:32 -0500 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e42_1355512817 graziebella https://www.facebook.com/rlanza CNN is reporting that the shooter who killed dozens of people at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, is a man named Ryan Lanza. He was initially reported as a 20-year-old male with ties to the elementary school. He was dressed in a military vest, and armed with multiple weapons, including a .223-caliber rifle . Police have also reportedly found a body at a home in Newtown, Conn. The connection to the school shootings is unclear. Link: http://www.mediaite.com/online/connecticut-elementary-school-shooting-suspect-identified-as-ryan-lanza/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e42_1355512817 graziebella WTF!? Media outlets declare the wrong Ryan Lanza as the shooter. He responds. Connecticut, Shooter, Ryan, Lanza Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:33:42 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ff4_1347647188 graziebella The images are the first to show Britain 's likely future queen partially nude. Britain 's royal family says it is suing the French magazine that has published topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate. St James's Palace said Friday that "legal proceedings for breach of privacy have been commenced today in France" by the royal couple. The French gossip magazine Closer published the blurry images Friday but insisted it had not invaded the couple's privacy. The palace had earlier called the publication of the images a "grotesque" abuse of privacy. It likened the case to the hounding of William's mother, the late Princess Diana , by paparazzi before her untimely death in 1997. The couple was "saddened" by the use of the photos, which appear genuine, royal officials said. Royal officials, who demanded anonymity in line with palace policy, condemned the decision to publish the images. "Their Royal Highnesses had every expectation of privacy in the remote house. It is unthinkable that anyone should take such photographs, let alone publish them," a St. James's Palace official in London said. "The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana , Princess of Wales , and all the more upsetting to the Duke and Duchess for being so." The palace official said representatives of the couple were consulting with lawyers. "We feel a line has been crossed with their publication," the official added. William and Kate, now formally known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were touring the Far East and South Pacific to mark Queen Elizabeth II 's Diamond Jubilee when the photos were published. No major British publication carried the photos, including Rupert Murdoch 's top-selling U.K. tabloid The Sun, which last month ran photos of a naked Prince Harry cavorting in a Las Vegas hotel room. Media experts in Britain said concerns that Kate's privacy had been invaded would likely mean the images wouldn't be published by the country's newspapers. "They won't get published in this country, and if I was still an editor I would not be publishing them," former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis told BBC radio. "There's absolutely no chance whatsoever that they will be published in this country." Wallis, who was arrested last year over the phone hacking scandal at Murdoch 's infamous - and now defunct - tabloid, said publishing the images would breach British Press Complaints Commission rules on privacy. The commission - frequently criticized as a toothless guardian of press standards - has told British newspapers it is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent. Wallis said there was no justification to run with the images of the duchess, whereas the publication of photographs of Prince Harry naked in a Las Vegas hotel suite was legitimate as it raised questions both about the security arrangements for the third in line to the British throne and also about his judgment. The British press has been more cautious than usual in the last year because of the phone hacking scandal, which has uncovered widespread intrusion into the private lives of numerous celebrities, politicians and even crime victims. A spokeswoman for Prime Minister David Cameron , speaking Friday on condition of anonymity in line with policy, said the royal couple was "entitled to their privacy." She said Cameron - who had not seen the photographs - was not appealing directly to editors to refrain from printing the images, but reminded the media that a U.K. inquiry is now scrutinizing how newspapers are regulated. "Clearly editors are there to make their own decisions, but you know that there is a process ongoing in this country which is looking at the media," she said. A French lawyer who is an expert in media law said the couple would have clear grounds for an invasion of privacy case. Last week, French first lady Valerie Trierweiler won a judgment of EUR2,000 ($2,580) after the publication of photos of her in a bikini. "French magistrates take into account the victim's behavior, when the person is flaunting themselves on camera. Kate Middleton will get damages because she's not behaving in this way," said the lawyer, Anne Pigeon-Bormans. It is common for women in Europe to sunbathe topless, both in private gardens and on public beaches. Pigeon-Bormans said Diana 's relationship with the press was more complicated. " Diana and Kate are two very different people. Diana had an unhealthy relationship with the press, there was an ambiguity: she would flee them, then court them," she said. "I don't feel that with Kate Middleton , she is more balanced." http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ff4_1347647188 graziebella Kate Middleton topless photos published; Royals file lawsuit Kate, Middleton, Topless Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:25:44 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b08_1347470268 graziebella Apple held an event in San Francisco, CA 10am PST today unveiling the new iPhone 5. "iPhone 5. It is made entirely of glass and aluminum. It's designed and built to an exacting level of standard unlike anything we, or anyone in our industry." http://youtu.be/7XNKQ2gwZs8 It's the thinnest and lightest iPhone yet. 7.6mm thick, 18% thinner than before. It's a 326ppi Retina display, 4-inches. 1136 x 640 resolution. Same width, but taller. "Today we're introducing the iPhone 5'' With those words, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller dropped the bomb everyone was waiting for. Despite most of the smartphone's specs having been leaked ahead of time, the iPhone 5 announcement managed to impress the audience of tech journalists in attendance at Apple's big event today. The phone rose up from the stage and rotated, giving everyone a good view of the device as Schiller called it the most beautiful product Apple has ever made. The iPhone 5 is made entirely of glass and aluminum. It is the thinnest and lightest phone Apple has ever made, at 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S. Apple has doubled-down with its retina technology, and the iPhone 5 will have a 326 PPI retina display. The display will also be, as predicted, 4-inches. It has a 1136 x 640 resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Schiller commented on why the phone isn't as large as Android phones are getting, saying that it's because it should fit in the customer's hand. Apps that haven't been updated to take advantage of the phone's extra length will be displayed in their native size, with black bars on the side of the app. Schiller also confirmed that the iPhone 5 will have 4G LTE capability. As a result, in the U.S. the iPhone 5 will be coming to AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. As rumored , T-Mobile seems to be left out of the loop. The iPhone 5 also has upgraded Wi-Fi, allowing for 2.4ghz and 5ghz on 802.11n. It should, Apple announced, give customers speeds of up to 150 Mbps. The CPU in the iPhone 5 is twice as fast as the one found in the iPhone 4S. Apple claims that while its performance is a huge leap, the new A6 chip is 22% smaller. Despite the better performance of the new processor, Apple also claims that the battery life of the iPhone 5 will actually be better than that of the iPhone 4S. The claim is that the new smartphone will have up to 8 hours of 3G talk time or LTE browsing, 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing or Video, and up to 40 hours of music playback. The iPhone 5 "iSight" camera, as with all parts of the phone, has also gotten an upgrade. The 8 MP backside camera is 25% smaller than the iPhone 4S camera. Schiller announced that it has better low-light performance and is 40% faster on photo capture. It will be able to capture 1080p video with "improved" video stability and face detection. The iPhone 5 has three microphones - on the bottom, front, and back of the smartphone. Its speakers are 20% smaller than those found in the iPhone 4S. The rumors of a new cable have also turned out to be true. Apple calls the new connector "Lightening," and it features an all-digital, 8-signal design. The cable is also reversible, and Apple claims it is more durable. An adaptor will be available for those who still use the old-style connector. The iPhone 5 will come in classic iPhone colors: black and white. http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/apple-iphone-5-liveblog/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b08_1347470268 graziebella Apple Unveils iPhone 5! iPhone 5, Apple, Event, Unveil Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:37:03 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e1_1347423885 graziebella The men recieve a call that tanks are nearby. They trade their brooms for weapons. This frame shows the moment the tank blast hit. Shelton told Global Post that the blast filled the area with debris and smoke, and left her and her camera covered in dust. Only one member of the rebel team survived. Shelton says it took several minutes for the dust to clear. They checked for other survivors but found none. (CNN) -- Journalist Tracey Shelton wrote about her recent week in Syria : "I've been shot at, bombed at, witnessed some horrific/tragic/insane/inspiring things, escaped through a minefield into Turkish military custody, arrested, detained, sat through a 3-hour bus ride covered in a week's worth of dust, blood, debris and sweat, (still feel sorry for the girl who sat next to me) and I'm about to be deported." That's the message Shelton, an experienced global conflict photographer , wrote on social media this week after her astonishing photos of an attack on Syrian rebels went viral on Twitter . The images, published on CNN, Global Post and several other outlets, were shared in large number in several languages on Facebook. Several commenters said Shelton deserved an award for her keen eye and dogged journalism. "12,000 twitter interactions, 10 interviews, 600 facebook friend requests, 900 emails within 2 days..." she tweeted. Shelton was in Aleppo , a city so dangerous that most reporters do not go there. She was with the rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad to shoot a feature film about their lives . She had spent a couple of days with them, on their guarded patch of street, sipping tea and talking with them as they lounged in chairs or kept a tense lookout for snipers, approaching tanks or government troops. "When the assault came, it came with little warning," she said. A tank suddenly appeared in the street and fired at the rebels. Smoke from the clashes engulfed the street. See Shelton's photos "We ran back from the tank and waited for the others to escape through the dust and debris," she said. "But no one came." In that split second, "three men were reduced to broken, bleeding masses." A few minutes later, a vehicle came to collect the bodies. "The survivors washed away the blood and flesh in a heartbreaking clean-up," she said. New fighters came to replace their comrades at their posts. "And the battle continued," she said. On CNN's Connect the World, she recalls an earlier, calmer moment with the men she had come to photograph. "One of the most relaxed kind of moments that there had been, we had been joking around," she told CNN's Max Foster. A rebel who held a hose was spraying water on other rebels and joking. It was a very relaxed type of scene. "So when the call came in that a tank was approaching, that was probably the least prepared that I've actually seen them," she said. "But even so, it took them seconds to grab their weapons and be ready." When she heard the rebels warn of the approaching tank, she jumped up and got ready, pointing her camera toward the anticipated action. "Within seconds, the blast came, the smoke started covering the area," she said, describing a billowing cloud that stretched down the street. "And from where I was standing, which was just a couple of meters back from (the rebels), the debris started coming down also with the smoke clouds, so I had to run back. She was with a man who was injured. He ran, too. A few beats later, they both stopped. With tremendous caution, they began to walk back to the scene. She hoped that the rebels would emerge from the smoke cloud. But no one came. As the dust slowly cleared, they could see the devastation they'd escaped. "Immediately we could see that they were all down on the ground and so we had to kind of gradually approach," Shelton recalled. She and the other surviving rebel had to be cautious. As they got closer, she said, "it was horrible." All of the men -- three -- had been killed. One of the men had three children. Another man had a younger brother. Then there was the older man, he had a newborn child. The photojournalist had gotten to know them. She thinks about their devastated families, she said. And yet, in that moment, she didn't know if the tank was coming back. She didn't know who was still there in the street or whether there were any government soldiers around. She considers herself lucky. "Yeah, when there is action, when there is something happening, usually what I'm just thinking about is trying to be in the right place, the safest place as possible but being able to capture what's going on." She thinks about the men who died. She'd like to go back to Aleppo and reach their families. "I'd like to see how they're coping." Since 2009, Shelton has been working in the Middle East and North Africa conflict zones. She began her journalism career as a freelance photographer and reporter in Cambodia. Her work has been published in Time, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Guardian and other publications. Her video news coverage and documentaries have been aired on NBC, PBS, Press TV, CCTV, Rudaw English and the Global Post website. As well as being a photographer, she's also written several stories from Syria. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e1_1347423885 graziebella Cameraman in Syria Captures Moment of Tank Shell Exploding on Rebels Syria, Rebel, Tank, Camera, Aleppo Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:48:05 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=573_1347345953 graziebella Surf-prepster brand Hollister's dude posse of shirtless " lifeguard " models got into trouble for racist photos and actions at a recent store-opening in Yeouido, South Korea. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=573_1347345953 graziebella Hollister Models Post Racist Photos from South Korea Store Opening, Get Fired Hollister, Racist, Models, South Korea Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:52:24 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6bf_1347335262 graziebella Even though he was shooting photographs from the safety of an airplane, biologist Doug Smith acknowledged feeling uneasy when a large grizzly bear standing guard over a bison carcass made direct eye contact after the pilot had swooped down for a closer look. Smith captured the incredible image while studying a wolf pack in Hayden Valley within Yellowstone National Park . The bison probably was killed by another bison during the herd's recent rutting season, in a battle over a female, Smith told KTVQ News. The bear then claimed the dead animal. The wolf pack is lurking nearby, though it's not visible in the photograph. "He was glad his plane made it out safely because he was sure had he not, the grizzly bear had him in mind for his next meal," KTVQ reports Smith saying. Smith, the Yellowstone wolf project leader, alerted park officials about the bear and they closed the Alum Trail, which is near the site of a fatal grizzly mauling last summer. Smith snapped the photograph last Friday and this week it began to make headlines and has been splashed on social media sites. Not all of the stories have been positive. Dave Smith of the Examiner on Sunday published a critical op-ed piece stating that Smith should be fined and reprimanded for "harassing" a wild animal from an airplane and "demonizing" grizzlies with his statement about the bear having the biologist in mind for its next meal. "Doug Smith and his pilot broke the law," Dave Smith wrote. "There's no question about it. Instead of leaving the grizzly alone, they willfully remained near it, and approached it." It's not clear how close the plane was to the bear. Smith works closely with Yellowstone wolves and said the pack was lingering on the perimeter, waiting for its turn on the dead animal. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6bf_1347335262 graziebella Biologist with camera captures dramatic stare-down with grizzly bear grizzly, bear, camera, stare