Bees are amazing creatures. The yellow-and-black-striped little things make honey and royal jelly and, given a little bit of guidance, completely stellar sculptures made out of wax. In recent years, artists have picked up on the talent.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa on Tuesday ordered a recall of Dettol brand disinfectant liquid made by Britain's Reckitt Benckiser, saying the product used to fight household germs was not safe for consumer use.
The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications said the product, Dettol Disinfectant Liquid Lime and Lemongrass, failed a "bacterial efficacy test". Other products in the Dettol range are not impacted by the recall, the regulator said.
Reckitt's local unit, Dettol South Africa, said in a statement the product met all regulatory requirements in the U.K. but was being illegally imported into South Africa by a third party.
It also said it would work with regulators to root out illegal imports and remove non-compliant products from the market.
The regulator, which discovered the product during routine inspections at retail stores, said it would consider prosecuting the supplier.
There are more twists and turns in the controversy over Narendra Modi's US visa than a Bollywood potboiler.
A day after two letters were sent to the US President Barack Obama asking him not to change policy to grant a visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury has come out and said that he hadn't signed any of the letters.
In a letter released on Wednesday, Yechury says, "There is news circulating that I am a signatory to a petition to the US president asking for the denial of US visa for the Gujarat CM. I deny having signed any such letter - It is neither in my character nor in the principles of my party to petition any sovereign country on matters that fall strictly within sovereign domain of that country. It is this very principle that leads us to strongly oppose and denounce any external interference into Indias internal affairs undermining its sovereignty
"Much of this controversy is taking place in cyberspace. The one circulating in cyberspace, now many months after it was allegedly signed, is typed on the letterhead of a MP which carries the insignia of our national symbol, the Ashok Chakra. The heading under which some signatures are appended says, 'names and signatures of indian MPs'. Strange, which other country's MPs would sign on the letterhead of the Indian Parliament? This itself sugests some efforts at cut and paste."
Yechury wasn't the only one who came out and denied having signed any such letter. DMK MP KP Ramalingam has also denied having signed any of the two letters. He said, "I have not signed any letter to the US regarding Narendra Modi's visa. I am not a US Senator. I am a Rajya Sabha MP. Why would I interfere in their things?"
On Tuesday, it was revealed that nearly 65 MPs-20 from Rajya Sabha and 45 from Lok Sabha had signed and sent two letters to the US President asking him not to change policy to grant Modi a US visa.
One letter was signed by 25 Rajya Sabha members and the other by 40 Lok Sabha members written on November 26 and December 5, 2012 respectively and re-faxed to the White House on Sunday.
Mohammed Adeeb, Independent MP from Rajya Sabha, who took the initiative for this campaign, said they sent these letters to Obama again because of the current campaign and initiative being taken by Rajnath Singh for getting a US visa for Modi. The letters were being made public only now, he added.
Rajnath Singh told a press conference in New York on Sunday that he would appeal to the US lawmakers to impress on the Administration to remove the visa ban on Modi imposed after the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The denial came on grounds of human rights violations in Gujarat with Modi as chief minister.
Meanwhile, the letter campaign against Modi seems to have sparked off a debate among the Indian origin people living in the US. Indian American entrepreneur Khanderao Kand said, "Indian Americans are outraged and angered and humiliated as Narendra Modi represents a young and vibrant India. He has been elected three times overwhelmingly and has been let off by the Supreme Court too. This is just the media and vested interests fabricating stories against him."
Chairman, US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) Sanjay Puri, said, "America is all for human rights of all communities but we should also respect wishes of 60 million people of India. We find it hard to believe that America on one hand negotiates with the Taliban but refuses to grant Modi a visa. The 65 mps who wrote letters don't respect the mandate of 60 million people who elected him."
Back home, RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav said, "This is really shocking and against established practices. We take strong exception to bringing issues of India to other countries. They are not fit to be sitting in Parliament. We will protest."
Manchester United forward Shinji Kagawa shoots the ball against Yokohama Marinos defender Yuta Narawa during United's 3-2 loss in Japan. Source: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP
MANCHESTER United stumbled to a 3-2 defeat against Japan's Yokohama Marinos in their second loss in three games under new manager David Moyes.
The English champions fell behind after only a minute but they recovered to lead 2-1 heading into the second half thanks to Jesse Lindgard's strike and a Yokohama own goal.
But Fabio Aguiar headed the scores level before Yoshihito Fujita's winner three minutes from time removed further gloss from United's pre-season Asian tour.
"We had a chance to finish off the game at 2-1 and had a great chance to make it 3-1, and we thought we had chances after that as well but we didn't take them. So it was a tough game," said Moyes.
"It was the first time that I got a chance to see Shinji (Kagawa) playing. He had a great chance to score, but overall I was pleased to get him," added the Scot.
So far under Moyes, United have lost 1-0 in Bangkok and won 5-1 in Melbourne, and they got off to a horror start in hot and humid conditions in Yokohama.
The game was just a minute old when Brazilian striker Marquinhos latched on to a poor clearance from United custodian David de Gea to fire the hosts in front from inside the box.
The setback stung the Premier League champions and talented Belgian teen Adnan Januzaj nearly put them level with a crisp strike which was just off-target.
Januzaj, 18, then got back to head a chance off the line but it was new signing Wilfried Zaha who orchestrated United's opener when he drifted past his man into the box.
The ex-Crystal Palace man's low cross caused mayhem and it was Lindgard on hand to net his third goal in two games, after Saturday's brace against the A-League All-Stars.
Yokohama handed United the lead when Januzaj, United's reserve team player of last season, fired a free-kick which came off the unfortunate Masakazu Tashiro and over the line.
But the hosts were back on terms after the break when de Gea failed to deal with a corner and Brazilian defender Fabio Aguiar's header moved the score to 2-2.
Kagawa drew a huge cheer when he came on just after the hour-mark, and United's Japanese playmaker nearly raised the roof when he got clear -- but his shot failed to beat the 'keeper.
Ashley Young hit one into the side-netting but it was Yokohama who had the final word when Fujita swept home the winning goal in the 87th minute.
Moyes, facing the stiff challenge of following Alex Ferguson's 27-year, trophy-laden reign, now leads his team west for a game against Japan's Cerezo Osaka on Friday.
Edith Bullock fills packages with various items for troops in Afghanistan with Jennifer Kiger recently at the American Legion Post 235 in Fort Walton Beach.
NICK TOMECEK / Daily News
Published: Monday, July 22, 2013 at 17:00 PM.
Editor's Note: This series recognizes people who make a difference in their communities. To nominate someone, call Wendy Victora at 315-4478 or email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com.
For nearly 10 years, Edith Bullock has spent much of her time making people she?s never met and will likely never see feel a little better.
Bullock has made it her tradition to send gift boxes to military personnel serving overseas using her own time and resources as well as anyone else?s who wishes to help.
?It gives you a good feeling,? said Bullock. ?We get attached to them. They feel like a friend even if you?ve never met them.?
Bullock says she tries to send a box every two weeks that includes handwritten notes, snacks and any special requests the service members might have.
Bullock says as a military wife and mother she thought making service members feel appreciated was something important. She says she spent more than 50 years watching her husband and then her daughter sacrifice time with friends and family for their country.
?I?d like to know she was appreciated for what she gave up,? Bullock said. ?I sent her boxes and I know it meant something to her. I want to do that for others too.?
Bullock said in recent years American Legion Post 235 has sponsored boxes, but she is always willing to take money or gift donations from people in the community. She is also willing to add to the list of recipients receiving boxes.
?They?re all over the world,? Bullock said. ?They need to know they?re appreciated.?
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Angel McCurdy at 850-315-4432 or amccurdy@nwfdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @AngelMnwfdn.
When you blur the lines between fantasy and reality as well as the folks at baracksdubs, it's clear where former President Bill Clinton comes down in the song-of-the-summer battle.
By mixing Clinton's words over Robin Thicke's hit "Blurred Lines," baracksdubs has hit viral video gold once again. The YouTube channel describes the new creation as "the womanizer of womanizers" singing "the other song of the summer."
Parts of Clinton speeches are used to create such lyrical snippets as: "But you're a good girl / The way you grab me / Must wanna get nasty / Go ahead, get at me."
But the highlight might be when President Obama is briefly added to the mix at the :25 mark, singing part of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" from a campaign event in New York in January 2012.
With 104 million views on YouTube, "Blurred Lines" has been a popular choice for video mash-ups all summer. The song was played over the top of re-imagined intros for "The Cosby Show" and "Full House." And Jimmy Kimmel got in on the act, among others.
Baracksdubs previously dubbed Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" the song of the summer, and mixed the president over yet another Pharrell Williams hit, below.
Apple, as anyone might have guessed, made billions of us dollars during the last one fourth, raking within $35.3 thousand (about ?22.9b, AU$37.9b) in revenue and also $6.9 billion dollars (about ?4.4b, AU$7.4b) in net profit.
This is compared to quarter last year any time Apple relied $35 billion (regarding ?22.7b, AU$37.6b) in revenue and $8.Eight billion (concerning ?5.7b, AU$9.4b) in revenue.
It was through all records a demure third fraction fiscal yr 2013 for your Cupertino company, although it still managed to beat out diminished analyst expectations. So, woohoo?
The fruity organization said it distributed 31.2 million iPhones, a record for the July quarter ? this time a year ago it only managed to shift 26 zillion phones. In its contact with traders, Apple singled out the iPhone 5 since remaining "quite possibly the most popular" handset, however it was pleased with iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 revenue, too.
Unfortunately, your iPhone ended up being the only major device class to count a win. Things were much glummer on the product front, using iPads straight down year-on-year from 17 million to be able to 14.Six million. The designated drop had been enough to result in CFO Peter Oppenheimer to spell out the every three months comparison like a "tough" one, even though with no new models along with the iPad 3 debuting this time last year, it isn?t entirely unpredicted.
Macs also took a new slide through 4 million in the year-ago one fourth to 3.7 million final quarter.
Into the future
Perhaps it?s the mid-summer temperature, but Apple?s profits call gave the impression to drag on especially long.
Granted, who is able to really be roused through an hour involving channel stock and revenue margin proselytizing, nevertheless it was Top dog Tim Prepare food and Co.?s unconventional arms-length answers in which made the letter particularly doldrums.
There were, mercifully, a few intriguing tidbits to pull from the tiny that was offered.
The rumored trade-in program that will Apple is considered to be planning for iPhones came up, even though Cook deflected having a "we haven?t released anything, thus everything is the rumor" answer, he stated that he is not opposed to the thought and he loves the "ecological aspect" of it.
He additionally noted in which iPhones carry value understanding that successful industry ins tend to be successful using channels.
When baited about the possibility of an inexpensive iPhone, Make deflected again, this time by discussing how well the iPhone 4 functions at the entry-level. It might be the most leaked phone on the planet at this point, however Cook had not been going to let any budget iPhone suggestions drip with this call.
For what it is worth, Prepare did point out he will not prescribe for the idea that the actual high-end phone market has it its top, "but we?ll report our results in the future."
Aside from Japan, Apple stood a difficult fraction in global markets, with sales inside the Greater Cina region rapidly declining 14 percent year-on-year as well as a whopping Forty three percent through last quarter. Cook kept calm, however perhaps it?s time to start pressing out a more affordable handset for you to emerging market segments?
As was pointed out last quarter, Apple has new products planned for the drop and over 2014, but there were no specs on what people might be or even what classes Apple will be targeting. Anticipation is that the company will present the apple iphone 5S, iPad A few and apple ipad mini A couple of by the end associated with 2013 or perhaps early 2014, as well as an iWatch is also regarded as in advancement.
Oppenheimer did abandon an intriguing hint: The actual CFO said their employer is "on track to possess a very active fall," with additional detail thanks in Oct ? or perhaps at Apple?s following earnings call. Could all of us dial inside then to listen for, "We just lately launch?"
Apple also said it can be super-duper excited about iOS 6. Find out what it?s planned for that new OS.