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Will Smith Divorce 2015: Actor Denies Rumors on Facebook

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Will Smith Divorce 2015: Actor Denies Rumors on Facebook

For the first time, Will Smith has denied reports that he is going to divorce his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Radar Online reported on August 3 that Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett had decided to split and would make an announcement soon.

However, Will Smith has now posted a message on his Facebook page denying the rumors.

“Under normal circumstances, I don’t usually respond to foolishness… But, so many people have extended me their <<deepest condolences>> that I figured – “What the hell…” he said.Will Smith denies divorce rumors 2015

“So, in the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over-again-ness … Jada and I are … NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! : -)

“I promise you all – if I ever decide to divorce my Queen – I SWEAR I’ll tell you myself!

“#Dumb People Should Have to Wear Scarlet D’s.”

Will Smith married Jada Pinkett in 1997 and they have a son, Jaden, and a daughter, Willow.

Their marriage has been a subject of tabloid rumors for years.

Will Smith has never taken the unusual step of addressing that speculation before.

Jada Pinkett Smith, 43, recently appeared in Magic Mike XXL and TV crime show Gotham, in which she plays gangster Fish Mooney.

She also formed nu metal band Wicked Wisdom in the early noughties, appearing at Ozzfest in 2005.

Will Smith, 46, plays Deadshot in Suicide Squad, which is out next year, and has appeared in movies like Men In Black, Hancock, I Am Legend and Independence Day.

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Gwen Stefani Files for Divorce from Gavin Rossdale After 13 Years of Marriage

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Gwen Stefani Files for Divorce from Gavin Rossdale After 13 Years of Marriage

Gwen Stefani and her husband Gavin Rossdale are divorcing after nearly 13 years of marriage.

Gwen Stefani has filed her petition for divorce on August 3 at Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences.

She married the Bush singer at a church in London’s Covent Garden in September 2002 and they have three sons together.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale say they want joint custody of Kingston, 9, Zuma, 6, and Apollo, who was born last February.

In a statement the former couple said they were committed to raising their children together.

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The singers said: “While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment.

“To that end, we respectfully request privacy from the media during this time.”

Gwen Stefani, 45, is a coach on The Voice.

The singer and her 49-year-old husband worked together on The Voice in 2013, but she later admitted it had been “awkward”.

“We’ve only collaborated on making babies,” she admitted.

Gwen Stefani is also a successful designer and launched her own fashion label L.A.M.B. in 2003.

She posted a picture online a week ago in which she appeared to be on holiday in Montana.

Gwen Stefani wrote: “Wow #Montana u r so beautiful #favoritevacaever #neverwanttogohome.”

Gavin Rossdale tweeted his 170,000 followers on July 29, saying: “Bye bye London. Flying home.”

No date of separation was listed in the Los Angeles court filings.

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Lollapalooza 2015: Final Day Ends Early as Second Severe Storm Causes Evacuation

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Lollapalooza 2015: Final Day Ends Early as Second Severe Storm Causes Evacuation

Lollapalooza festival ended its final day early after a second severe storm threatened Chicago.

Florence & the Machine finished their set with Dog Days before running off stage on the final day.

Tens of thousands of festivalgoers had to leave the city’s Grant Park as lightning threatened the area.

Fans were told to evacuate and go to one of three underground parking garages designated as emergency evacuation shelters.

Promoters made the decision to evacuate about an hour before it began to rain.

Weather also caused the festival’s schedule to be interrupted in August 2012.

“We’ll push messaging out via our socials, we’ll also have on all of the screen stages, messaging light up, as well as announcements over the PAs throughout the park so that everyone is in the know,” said Brooke Leal, Fresh Clean Media.Lollapalooza 2015 storm evacuation

Some ticketholders thought the evacuation was unnecessary.

Before the storms put the stage acts scheduled to perform on Lollapalooza’s third and final day on hold, crowds were looking for some relief from the hot and steamy weather.

When the rain stopped, people started to head back to the park and waited for the music festival to officially re-open.

Excited music fans streamed through the entrance, ready to pick up where they left off.

No acts were canceled because of the storm.

Meanwhile, Chicago officials say rapper Travis Scott is facing disorderly conduct charges after encouraging fans to jump over security barricades during his performance at Lollapalooza on August 1.

Travis Scott, whose real name is Jacques Webster, was arrested on the second day of the three-day music festival in downtown Chicago.

Office of Emergency Management spokeswoman Melissa Stratton says Travis Scott performed one song, then began telling fans to come over the barricades.

She says Travis Scott left the scene but was taken into custody a short time later.

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Bobbi Kristina Brown Buried next to Whitney Houston at Fairview Cemetery in New Jersey

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Bobbi Kristina Brown Buried next to Whitney Houston at Fairview Cemetery in New Jersey

Bobbi Kristina Brown was laid to rest next to her late mother, pop icon Whitney Houston, in New Jersey.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died on July 26 at the age of 22, was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield on August 3 following the Brown and Houston families’ flights in from Atlanta.

The brief service ended just after 1 p.m.

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Hours before the burial was expected to begin, fans stood at the front gate of the cemetery, holding photos of Bobbi Kristina Brown and Whitney Houston. Streets were closed and dozens gathered, but a heavy police presence allowed only foot traffic near the cemetery.

After the funeral in Alpharetta, Georgia, on August 1, the Houstons gathered at The Estate in Buckhead, People magazine reported. Police and security made sure that only people who were invited were able to get inside or even on the premises.

Bobbi Kristina Brown died on July 26, nearly six months after she was found unresponsive in her bathtub on January 31.

Netherlands: Two Cranes Collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn Injuring 20 People

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Netherlands: Two Cranes Collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn Injuring 20 People

Two cranes have collapsed on buildings in the Netherlands injuring at least 20 people, media say.

The cranes were employed to restore the Juliana Bridge in the central Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn.

Amateur video showed one crane trying to hoist a section of the Juliana Bridge and collapsing under the weight, bringing the second crane down with it.

Dutch media said rescue workers were in contact with at least one person trapped in the rubble.

Images on Dutch media showed a row of crushed buildings.

The images and video were carried on the De Volkskrant website.Netherlands crane collapse

The website said a Dutch team normally used for earthquakes and other disasters had been sent to the scene.

A large number of people were at the site watching the bridge operation when the accident happened.

Ton Koot, a spokesman for the local fire brigade, told NOS that heavy machinery had been moved in to help with the rescue work.

He had no more information on the condition of those injured.

One of the two cranes, linked together on a pontoon, was lifting a vast steel ramp that forms the central bridge span when it toppled, taking the other crane with it a few seconds later.

Amateur video showed people jumping from the pontoon, with screams heard in the background.

NOS said that the cranes had hit two shops.

A survey in 2010 had shown the bridge over the Rhine to be in poor condition. Its renovation began this spring and was expected to take all summer.

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Phil Rudd Pleads Not Guilty to Breaching Home Detention Conditions

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Phil Rudd Pleads Not Guilty to Breaching Home Detention Conditions

Phil Rudd has pleaded not guilty to breaching the conditions of his current home detention by drinking alcohol.

The former AC/DC drummer has been under house detention since being sentenced for drug possession and making threats to kill last month.

Phil Rudd, 61, was banned from consuming alcohol as part of his eight-month sentence.Phil Rudd home detention

On August 3, a New Zealand judge allowed him to stay at home while on bail awaiting a November hearing on the possible breach.

Phil Rudd could face further sanctions, including jail time, if the judge decides he did violate his conditions.

Asked after the hearing whether he was nervous about the possible consequences, Phil Rudd told reporters: “No, the only thing I’m nervous about is I don’t actually don’t know what’s going on.”

Asked how he would spend time on bail, Phil Rudd replied: “Self-improvement.”

Phil Rudd was sentenced to house detention on July 9 for threatening to “take out” a former employee and possessing marijuana and methamphetamine.

Judge Thomas Ingram said home detention was the most appropriate punishment – but warned that he would be closely monitored and jail would be the next step if the drummer stepped out of line.

Following his latest arrest, Phil Rudd must undergo drug and alcohol testing when required.

Mirandole Beach Reopens for Public as King Salman Leaves French Riviera

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Mirandole Beach Reopens for Public as King Salman Leaves French Riviera

Mirandole public beach in southern France that was closed for King Salman of Saudi Arabia has reopened after he cut his trip short.

King Salman had been due to stay for three weeks on the French Riviera, but left after only eight days to travel to Tangiers in Morocco.

The beach in Vallauris was closed for King Salman’s trip, causing uproar among locals.

The beach was reopened on August 3, and a lift installed for King Salman was being dismantled.Mirandole beach King Salman mansion

“All the security measures are gradually being lifted,” the region’s sub-prefect Philippe Castanet told France Bleu.

Jean-Noel Falcou, a town councilor in Vallauris who lodged a petition against the changes to the beach, welcomed the news that it had reopened.

“All the illegal building work, all the trouble it caused, all the refusal of dialogue by the French state – all of that for only eight days of holiday for the Saudi king,” he wrote on his Facebook page on August 3.

More than 100,000 people signed a petition against the closure of the beach. Critics of the move said it was a breach of French laws on equality.

The Mirandole beach is directly below King Salman’s private villa and French officials agreed to seal it off for the monarch’s security.

Building the lift had involved pouring a large concrete slab on the sand.

Greece Crisis: Athens Stock Market Plunges After Five-Week Shutdown

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Greece Crisis: Athens Stock Market Plunges After Five-Week Shutdown

The Athens Stock Exchange index, the Athex, has fallen by 22.87% as trading resumes after a five-week closure.

Greece’s top four lenders – Piraeus Bank, National Bank, Alpha Bank, and Eurobank – were biggest fallers, all down by 30%, the maximum allowed. Banks make up about a fifth of the index.

The bourse was shut just before the Greek government imposed capital controls at the height of the debt crisis.

Traders had predicted sharp losses as a result of pent-up trading.

The Athex recovered slightly in morning trading, but was still down more than 18% in midday trading.Greece Stock market reopens August 2015

In accordance with conditions laid down by the government and the European Central Bank (ECB), local investors are not allowed to buy shares with money from their bank accounts, only with cash kept in safe deposit boxes or at home.

Meanwhile, data released on August 3 showed that Greek manufacturing activity plunged in July to its lowest level on record as a three-week bank shutdown caused new orders to dive and created serious supply problems.

Markit’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing, which accounts for about a tenth of the economy, fell to 30.2 points, the lowest reading since records began in 1999. A measure of 50 denotes growth.

Not long after the market reopened, the Athex had plunged to 615.16 points, down by 182.36 points from the June 26 close.

By comparison with other global markets, the biggest one-day fall in the value of the US Dow Jones was 22.61%, seen on October 19, 1987, known as “Black Monday”.

Constantine Botopoulos, head of the Greek capital markets commission, told Skai radio: “Naturally, pressure is expected, markets will not fail to comment on such an extensive shutdown.”

He added: “But we must not get carried away. We must wait until the end of the week to see how the reopening will begin to be dealt with more coolly.”

Although Greece struck a bailout deal with its creditors last month, political in-fighting in Athens over the conditions could still result in PM Alexis Tsipras calling an early election.

The Greek economy has begun to reverse the gains it was making before Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza-led coalition took power in January on an anti-austerity platform.

The European Commission expects Greece to go back into recession this year, with the economy contracting by between 2% and 4%.

The Greek economy was in recession for six years until 2014.

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Kate Middleton Gaines Advanced Open Water Diver Qualification

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Kate Middleton Gaines Advanced Open Water Diver Qualification

Kate Middleton has become an advanced scuba diver, the Kensington Palace has announced.

The Duchess of Cambridge has passed her Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) advanced open water diver qualification.

This means she can now dive to a depth of 30 metres (98ft).

Kate Middleton is also an experienced diver and follows his father and grandfather in heading the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC).Kate Middleton advanced scuba diver

When he took on the role as president of the BSAC, Prince William said he hoped his son Prince George would follow him by taking up snorkeling and scuba diving.

Kate Middleton is thought to have gained the qualification from a diving school on the Caribbean island of Mustique, according to the Telegraph.

During the course the duchess would have completed a deep adventure dive to learn how to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving.

Photography, buoyancy control, fish identification and exploring wrecks are also part of the course.

BSAC chairman Eugene Farrell said: “We are thrilled that The Duchess of Cambridge shares her husband’s interest in the underwater world and has further progressed her diver training.

“Last summer while diving with BSAC, the Duke of Cambridge suggested George may also one day follow in his footsteps, so we hope in the future the whole family may share the same passion for scuba diving.”

Mission Impossible 5 Rogue Nation Tops US Box Office with $56 Million

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Mission Impossible 5 Rogue Nation Tops US Box Office with $56 Million

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation has topped the US and Canada box office over the weekend with $56 million.

The fifth installment of the franchise is the second-highest opening for the series since Mission Impossible II‘s $57.8 million in 2000.

According to box office analysts Rentrak, 62% of the opening weekend audiences were male, and 81% over 25.Mission Impossible 5 tops US box office

Tom Cruise pulled off a turnaround after a string of underperforming movies, including Jack Reacher and Edge of Tomorrow, and managed to sidestep awkward questions about his belief in Scientology.

Vacation, billed as a semi-sequel to the classic 1983 National Lampoon road trip comedy, starring Chevy Chase, opened second with takings of $14.9 million.

Reviews of the comedy have not been particularly kind and, according to exit polls, audiences gave the film a B CinemaScore.

The already released Ant-Man, Minions and Pixels rounded out the top five.

North American box office Top 5:

  1. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation -$56 million
  2. Vacation – $14.9 million
  3. Ant–Man – $12.6 million
  4. Minions – $12.2 million
  5. Pixels – $10.4 million

Rowdy Roddy Piper Dies at 61

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Rowdy Roddy Piper Dies at 61

Pro wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper, known for wearing a kilt in the ring, has died on July 31 at the age of 61.

Born Roderick Toombs in Saskatchewan, Canada, Rowdy Roddy Piper was one of the main stars of the wrestling circuit from the mid-1980s.

During his career, Roddy Piper won more than 30 titles and was inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame in 2005.Rowdy Roddy Piper dead at 61

His death comes a month after that of Dusty Rhodes, another Hall of Fame member, aged 69.

The cause of Rowdy Roddy Piper’s death was not revealed. He had successfully fought Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006.

“Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and bombastic performers ever in WWE,” said chairman Vince McMahon.

He was best known for his rivalry with Hulk Hogan and together they headlined some of wrestling’s biggest events.

Hulk Hogan and his partner, Mr. T, beat Roddy Piper and his partner, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff at the first WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden in March 1985.

Cast as a villain early in his career, Roddy Piper once cracked a coconut over the head of one of his rivals, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.

Roddy Piper gained praise after branching out into acting, starring in the cult 1988 film They Live.

King Salman of Saudi Arabia Leaves French Riviera After Beach Closure Scandal

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King Salman of Saudi Arabia Leaves French Riviera After Beach Closure Scandal

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has decided to cut short his luxury trip to France, where the closure of a French Riviera beach for his security caused uproar.

King Salman unexpectedly flew on to Morocco after only eight days of what was planned as a three-week stay, officials said.

With the king was at least half of his 1,000-strong entourage, regional official Philippe Castanet added.

More than 100,000 people signed a petition against the closure of the public beach at Vallauris.

The Mirandole beach is directly below King Salman’s private villa and French officials agreed to seal it off for the monarch’s security.King Salman French Riviera beach closure

Critics of the move said it was a breach of French laws on equality.

A Saudi source quoted by Reuters said King Salman’s departure was part of his vacation program and not connected to the media coverage the visit had attracted.

It is not clear if the king plans to return to the villa this summer.

Philippe Castanet told AFP news agency that the beach would reopen to the public on August 3.

He said a temporary lift connecting the beach with the villa – which had also angered local residents – would be removed in the coming weeks.

Building the lift had involved pouring a large concrete slab on the sand.

The royal party generated mixed emotions among the local population.

While some were unhappy at the closure of the beach, many traders warmly welcomed King Salman and his wealthy entourage.

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America’s Clean Power Plan to be Unveiled by Barack Obama

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America’s Clean Power Plan to be Unveiled by Barack Obama

President Barack Obama will unveil the revised Clean Power Plan on Monday, August 3.

The new plan’s objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years.

The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources.

However, opponents in the energy industry have vowed to fight the plan.

They say Barack Obama has declared “a war on coal”. Power plants fired by coal provide more than a third of the US electricity supply.

The revised plan will aim to cut carbon emissions from the power sector by 32% by 2030, compared with 2005 levels.

Each US state will have an emission-cutting goal assigned to it and must submit a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency on how it will meet the target.

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The measures would give the president the moral authority he needs to argue for global reductions in greenhouse gases at a major conference in Paris later this year.

However, several state governors are already saying they will simply ignore the plans.

In face of the criticism, the White House said the release of the plan was “the starting gun for an all-out climate push” by the president and his cabinet.

In a video released by the White House, Barack Obama said the new limits were backed up by decades of data showing that without action the world faced more extreme weather and escalating health problems.

“Climate change is not a problem for another generation. Not anymore,” the president said.

“My administration will release the final version of America’s Clean Power Plan, the biggest, most important step we have ever taken to combat climate change.”

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she would defend the plan if she was elected to replace Barack Obama.

“It will need defending. Because Republican doubters and defeatists – including every Republican candidate for president – won’t offer any credible solution,” she said.

“The truth is, they don’t want one.”

One Republican presidential candidate, Marco Rubio, said the plan would be “catastrophic,” while another, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, said the plan was “irresponsible and over-reaching”.

Correspondents say the emphasis on renewable energy sources marks a significant shift from the earlier version of the plan that sought to speed up a transition from coal-fired power to natural gas plants, which emit less carbon dioxide.

It is believed the revised plan will aim to keep the share of natural gas in US power generation at current levels.

Power stations are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the US and account for about one third of all such US emissions.

Jan Casmir Sieski: Second American Doctor Accused of Illegal Killing of a Lion in Zimbabwe

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Jan Casmir Sieski: Second American Doctor Accused of Illegal Killing of a Lion in Zimbabwe

A second American, named as Jan Casmir Sieski, is wanted in Zimbabwe over the illegal killing of a lion, as the outcry over the death of famous Cecil the lion continues.

Jan Casmir Sieski, a doctor from Pennsylvania, killed a lion in April, the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said.

A Zimbabwean landowner has since been arrested, the agency said.

Cecil the lion was shot illegally in July by American dentist Walter Palmer of Minnesota. Zimbabwe is seeking his extradition.Jan Casmir Sieski lion killing Zimbabwe

The National Parks authority gave little information on the new case, but said on August 2 that the killing of the lion had taken place without a permit.

It said the hunt had been arranged by a Zimbabwean man who owned a safari company.

The authority said in a statement that it had agreed to “undertake an industry-wide investigation to crack down and weed out any illegal hunting activities”, but it was not clear if the latest case had emerged from that investigation.

A Pennsylvania address said to be Jan Casmir Sieski’s was listed in the latest release, but no further details have emerged.

Walter Palmer is believed to have paid about $50,000 to hunt Cecil, a major tourist attraction in the Hwange National Park.

The dentist says he thought the hunt was legal and was unaware Cecil was protected.

There has been a huge online backlash against Walter Palmer.

The dental practice Walter Palmer runs in Minneapolis has been closed since he was named as the hunter who shot Cecil.

Modern Offices: How Easy Is It to Get Work Done?

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Modern Offices: How Easy Is It to Get Work Done?

Many tech companies take the “all work and no play” philosophy to the next level by providing all kinds of cool things for their employees to enjoy during work time. LinkedIn Australia is no exception. Their newly revamped headquarters in Sydney features a fitness center, indoor BBQ and arcade games, which is pretty much what Google, Apple and Facebook already offer their employees, so how on earth does anyone ever get any work done in these places?

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Offices used to be sterile environments where grey people wearing suits sat hunched over computers all day long. Apart from a brief trip to make a coffee or pass by the water cooler, it was an uneventful life and the only bit of excitement most office workers had was when the sandwich lady stopped by before lunch.

Shaking it Up

Modern companies have shaken it up a great deal in the last few years. In an attempt to attract younger, hipper employees, office space has slowly been transformed into a youth-friendly environment where video gaming, hoody wearing tech geniuses spend their time playing at being a grown up.

Modern Workplaces: Campus Style

Facebook’s HQ has been likened to a university campus – it has a noodle bar, an art and design lab, a barber’s shop, a room full of free, organic food, a climbing wall and a music room. The building was creatively designed to encourage people from different departments to interact with one another. Google’s workspace is just as funky. There are scooters and a cool monkey ladder in the Google New York office whereas the YouTube office has padded cell meeting rooms and an employee slide.

Bright Young Things

All of this may seem a bit “far out” but it is the way forward if you want to entice bright young things into your company. So how can you transform your office space into a cool playground for grown ups?

The thing with office spaces is that they do need to be functional. Employees need desks and there has to be storage cupboard space for files, HP printer parts and boxes of paperclips. You will also need space for meetings and a kitchen area. Beyond that, it is time to think outside the box and create an environment where people enjoy spending time.

Design a Collaborative Working Environment

Take a leaf out of Facebook’s vibe. It is a great idea to design a more collaborative environment where employees can bounce ideas around and (hopefully) come up with some great new ones. Setting aside a communal games room or chill-out zone can be useful in this regard. Plug in a games console, bring in a pool table, or leave a scrabble board out. Anything that encourages people to chat and interact is good.

Modern workplaces don’t have to be boring. You may be concerned that your employees won’t get anything done if there are too many distractions, but the opposite is probably true. The more fun the workplace is, the more time they will spend there. Isn’t that a good thing?

What Are Complete Cleaning Services?

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What Are Complete Cleaning Services?

When you run a business, regardless of type, it is likely that you have business premises. Conducting a business and having staff generates dirt and waste. Even if you were to simply have a building in which nothing happened at all, it would still accumulate dust and dirt, simply through environmental pollutants. As a result, you will require some sort of cleaning service to manage all of this. However, you then have to make a decision in terms of whether you want to hire different cleaners for different jobs, or whether you want to hire a complete cleaning service.

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What Is a Complete Cleaning Service?

The exact elements of a complete cleaning service depend on the nature of the cleaning company and the nature of your own business. However, some of the things you can expect include:

  • Window cleaning
  • Upholstery cleaning
  • Hovering and mopping
  • Toilet cleaning
  • Dusting

Additionally, some of these companies offer more specialized cleaning services. If, for instance, you work with special industrial chemicals or other such materials, you may have very specific requirements. Another thing to think about is that you may require your cleaners to operate in areas with sensitive information. This means they also have to be trained in confidentiality and they may need certain certificates that show they are able to work with sensitive materials and people. Effectively, a complete cleaning service means that you can create a bespoke cleaning package that is perfectly suitable to your personal needs.

How to Find a Complete Cleaning Service

In order to find the best complete cleaning service, you first need to decide what sort of services you actually require. You may simply want someone to clean your toilets, or you may want someone that can cope with chemical spillages on the ground. Once you know what you are looking for, it becomes much easier to find.

Next, you should go online and look at the different companies that can meet your needs. The list of cleaning companies available online can be somewhat overwhelming, but with a few simple steps, you should be able to narrow it down considerably. For starters, if at all possible, you should choose a local company. This will allow you to support the local economy, which is incredibly important. This should already narrow your list down somewhat.

Next, look into the various services that the companies offer and what their prices for these services are. Before you start contacting them for quotations, however, you should look into reviews and testimonials from other customers. Usually, a company website will list some of these, but it is always better to search elsewhere as well. That way, you can make sure that they are truly genuine and independent. Facebook and other such social media tools are particularly good places to find reviews.

Finally, request no obligation quotations from between three and five different companies. This will give you an idea of what to expect. Do not blindly choose the cheapest out of the bunch, but rather work out which one gives you the best value for money.

MH370: Second Plane Debris Washed Ashore on Reunion

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MH370: Second Plane Debris Washed Ashore on Reunion

A second piece of plane suspected to come from the missing flight MH370 has washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion.

A wing part was also found on July 29.

The object, believed to be the door of an aircraft, was discovered just south of the city of St Denis.

It is said to have writing on it and possibly some illustration.

The Malaysia Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board.MH370 debris Reunion 2015

The first piece of wreckage has gone to France, where investigators in the city of Toulouse will seek to establish if it came from MH370.

It is believed to be a wing flap from a Boeing 777 – the same type of aircraft as the one that vanished.

Fragments of a suitcase found on the same beach in St Andre are also to be examined.

Investigators will begin work on August 5.

An Australian-led search effort for the plane has been focused on a vast area of the southern Indian Ocean about 2,500 miles to the east of Reunion.

Authorities believe MH370 veered off course on the way to Beijing and crashed into the sea – but they do not know why.

The estimated last location of missing flight MH370 was based on “pings” sent from the aircraft that were detected by satellite.

However, no physical trace has been found.

Lynn Anderson Dies of Heart Attack at 67

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Lynn Anderson Dies of Heart Attack at 67

Lynn Anderson has died in hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 67.

She was best known for her worldwide 1971 hit (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden.

The country singer had been in hospital after suffering a heart attack on July 30.

The Grammy-winning singer had just returned from Italy and was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.

Born in North Dakota and raised in Sacramento, California, Lynn Anderson was the daughter of two country songwriters and started performing at the age of six.Lynn Anderson dead at 67

In 1967, Lynn Anderson began a two-year television engagement on The Lawrence Welk Show, which led to a contract with Columbia Records in Nashville, the capital of country music.

She won a Grammy award for Rose Garden and was the Country Music Association’s female vocalist of the year in 1971.

“It was popular because it touched on emotions,” she told AP.

“It was perfectly timed. It was out just as we came out of the Vietnam years and a lot of people were trying to recover. This song stated that you can make something out of nothing. You take it and go ahead.”

Alongside her singing career, Lynn Anderson made a number of TV appearances with stars including Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby and John Wayne.

Lynn Anderson also appeared in episodes of the cop show Starsky and Hutch.

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Priscilla Chan Pregnant: Mark Zuckerberg and Wife Expecting a Baby Girl

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Priscilla Chan Pregnant: Mark Zuckerberg and Wife Expecting a Baby Girl

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced via Facebook that they are expecting a baby girl.

Facebook founder wrote on his page: “Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we’re expecting a baby girl!”

In his post, Mark Zuckerberg, 31, revealed that they had suffered three miscarriages previously, but added that the risk of miscarrying at this stage of the pregnancy was low.

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He said that they had decided to share the experience to help others in a similar situation.

“We hope that sharing our experience will give more people the same hope we felt and will help more people feel comfortable sharing their stories.

“Most people don’t discuss miscarriages because you worry your problems will distance you or reflect upon you – as if you’re defective or did something to cause this. So you struggle on your own.”

Mark Zuckerberg also referenced the popular “Like” feature on the social network.

“In our ultrasound, she even gave me a thumbs up <<like>> with her hand, so I’m already convinced she takes after me,” he wrote.

Mark Zuckerberg did not say when the baby was due.

PKK Suicide Attack Kills Turkish Troops near Iraq Border

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PKK Suicide Attack Kills Turkish Troops near Iraq Border

A PKK suicide attack has killed two Turkish security troops and wounded other 24 near the town of Dogubayazit in Agri province, close to Turkey’s border with Iran, the regional governor’s office says.

A tractor laden with explosives was driven at a military police station, reports by Turkish media say.

Since July 24, Turkey has carried out hundreds of air raids on PKK bases on both sides of the Iraq-Turkey border.

The Turkish state news agency, Anadolu, said that the attack happened at around 03:00 local time.

It said that the tractor was carrying two tons of explosives that were detonated by a suicide bomber.

Images in the Turkish press showed a badly-damaged building with the roof destroyed.PKK Suicide Attack Kills Turkish Troops near Iraq Border

The regional governor did not say how the PKK had been identified as the group behind the blast. The PKK has not commented.

AFP said it would be the first time the Kurdish militants were accused of deploying a suicide bomber during recent clashes.

Turkey’s official news agency says about 260 Kurdish fighters have been killed in strikes in northern Iraq and Turkey since July 24. It has also targeted positions held by the Islamic State group, known as ISIS.

Further Turkish air raids were reported early on Saturday, this time in the Rawanduz area east of Erbil, capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region.

At least six people were killed and several more wounded in the town of Zarkel, local officials said. They reportedly included at least two women.

Turkey considers both the PKK and ISIS terrorist organizations.

The PKK was established in 1978 and called for an independent state within Turkey – a country that now has 15 million Kurds.

In 1984, the PKK began an armed struggle.

Since then, more than 40,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced, but in 2012, the government and PKK began peace talks and the following year a ceasefire was agreed.

Bobbi Kristina Brown Funeral: Bobby Brown Makes Dramatic Exit from Church

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Bobbi Kristina Brown Funeral: Bobby Brown Makes Dramatic Exit from Church

Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, has been laid to rest amid new family drama.

Her father, Bobby Brown, emerged from the funeral service, staring toward the ground before lifting his head up and briefly gazing at the sky.

Dressed in all black, Bobby Brown was one of the first to exit the tension-filled private memorial service for Bobbi Kristina on August 1 at the St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died in hospice care July 26, nearly six months after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub at her townhome on January 31.

Several celebrities showed up for the funeral including filmmaker Tyler Perry, Grammy-winning R&B singer Monica and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

In the middle of the service Bobby Brown’s sister Leolah Brown walked out of the church and spoke to reporters gathered outside. She said she was angry because Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law and former manager Pat Houston was speaking at the funeral.

“I told her that Whitney is going to haunt her from the grave,” Leolah Brown told reporters outside the church.

Leolah Brown suggested that the feud between the Houstons and the Browns was far from over.

“It’s just getting started,” she said before going back inside the church.

For years, there’s been a longstanding rift between the families of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s famous mother and father. Bobby Brown briefly appeared at Whitney Houston’s funeral three years ago, saying he and his children were seated but asked repeatedly to move. Bobby Brown said he left because he didn’t want to create a scene, but was upset.Bobby Brown Bobbi Kristina funeral

Bobbi Kristina’s death was grimly similar to the way her mother had died three years earlier.

Whitney Houston’s assistant found the pop icon’s lifeless body face-down in a foot of water in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel just before the Grammy Awards in 2012. Authorities found prescription drugs in the suite, and evidence of heart disease and cocaine in her body, but determined her death was an accidental drowning.

Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was found in the Atlanta home she shared with Nick Gordon, an orphan three years older, whom Whitney Houston had raised as her own. A police report earlier this year described the incident as a drowning, and authorities are investigating her death.

Relations between Nick Gordon and other relatives have soured over the past few years, especially after Bobbi Kristina Brown was hospitalized. A protective order barred him from being within 200 feet of Pat Houston. And a feud erupted over whether Nick Gordon could visit Bobbi Kristina Brown while she stayed in the hospital.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said he and his office are interested in reviewing the investigative file to determine whether any charges will be filed.

Leolah Brown said she believes Nick Gordon was involved in the death of Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Snoop Dogg Caught at Italy Airport with $422,000 Cash

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Snoop Dogg Caught at Italy Airport with $422,000 Cash

Snoop Dogg has been stopped by the Italian police while carrying $422,000 in cash, authorities say.

The rap star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was travelling through an airport in Calabria, southern Italy, where he had been performing.

Sums of more than €10,000 ($11,000) must be declared by anyone travelling through airports in the European Union.

Italian police stopped Snoop Dogg on July 31 as he prepared to board a private plane bound for Britain with $422,000 in cash in his Louis Vuitton luggage, said an Italian lawyer representing the entertainer.Snoop Dogg cash at Italy airport

Last week, Snoop Dogg was stopped on suspicion of possessing drugs by police in Uppsala, Sweden.

He criticized what he said was “racial profiling” but Swedish police say they have yet to receive the results of tests to see whether Snoop Dogg had drugs in his system.

After stopping him on July 31 as he prepared to board a private plane, Italian police seized half of the $422,000 under money laundering laws, the state news agency Ansa reported.

It is now likely to be returned, with a fine deducted, the Italian financial police say.

Andrea Parisi, a lawyer representing Snoop Dogg, told Reuters: “We clarified everything from a legal point of view. The money came from concerts he had performed around Europe. There was no crime; it was just an administrative infraction.”

Snoop Dogg is scheduled to play the Kendal Calling festival in northern England on August 2.

The rapper has not responded to his latest detention and his current whereabouts are unconfirmed.

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Leolah Brown Outburst at Bobbi Kristina’s Funeral

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Leolah Brown Outburst at Bobbi Kristina’s Funeral

Leolah Brown has reportedly left the funeral service of her niece Bobbi Kristina Brown after venting anger at the role of another relative, Pat Houston.

The outburst reflects the continuing tensions in Bobbi Kristina Brown’s family even after her death.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, died at a hospice on July 26, six months after she was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub.

She is expected to be buried beside her mother at a cemetery in New Jersey on August 3.

Speaking to media outside the church Bobbi Kristina’s aunt and Bobby Brown’s sister said the funeral was going “wonderfully” well until Pat Houston started speaking.

“I didn’t like that, so I left… I just told her that Whitney is going to haunt her from the grave.”

Pat Houston is Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law and former manager.

Leolah Brown suggested that the feud between the Houstons and the Browns was far from over.Leolah Brown Bobbi Kristina funeral

“It’s just getting started,” she said.

The funeral service at St James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, which was closed to the public, lasted about two hours and has now ended.

Those attending Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral service included father Bobby Brown; grandmother Cissy Houston; cousin Jerod Brown; Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and R&B singer Monica.

An initial autopsy found no obvious underlying cause for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death. She was discovered in the bathtub at the Atlanta home she shared with her partner Nick Gordon in January.

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s mother, pop icon Whitney Houston, drowned in a bathtub at a Los Angeles hotel in February 2012 on the eve of the Grammy Awards ceremony.

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British Airways Cuts Cabin Luggage Allowance

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British Airways Cuts Cabin Luggage Allowance

British Airways has announced it is cutting the cabin luggage allowance for customers on its flights.

The maximum size of main carry-on bags will remain unchanged, but smaller second bags such as handbags will be capped at 40x30x15cm, British Airways said.British Airways cabin luggage allowance

British Airways said there had been “an increase in customers travelling with hand baggage that exceeds their allowance” in recent months.

The change will come into force “in the coming weeks”, the airline added.

Currently, passengers can board flights carrying one bag of up to 56x45x25cm, weighing up to 23kg, plus another bag up to 45x36x20cm.

A British Airways spokesman said the new guidelines – which apply to all customers – meant the latter changing “ever so slightly”.

He said overloading of hand baggage caused delays as staff removed bags from the cabin.

Last month, a teenager from Scotland collapsed with heat exhaustion after wearing 12 layers of clothing to avoid paying a £45 ($72) extra luggage fee.

Bobbi Kristina Brown Funeral Service at St James United Methodist Church

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Bobbi Kristina Brown Funeral Service at St James United Methodist Church

Mourners have gathered to Saint James Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, to attend the private funeral of Bobbi Kristina Brown.

The only child of the late singer Whitney Houston died in a hospice on July 26, six months after she was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, is expected to be buried beside Whitney Houston at a cemetery in New Jersey.

Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub at a Los Angeles hotel in February 2012 on the eve of the Grammy Awards ceremony.Bobbi Kristina Brown funeral Alpharetta 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral service at St James United Methodist Church is closed to the public.

Her father,Bobby Brown, and grandmother Cissy Houston, were seen arriving at the funeral.

Also seen arriving were cousin Jerod Brown, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and R&B singer Monica.

An initial autopsy found no obvious underlying cause for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death.

She was discovered face down in a bath at the Atlanta home she shared with her partner Nick Gordon in January 31.

Frosty relations between Nick Gordon and Bobbi Kristina Brown’s relatives came to a head in June, when her court-appointed representative sued him, accusing him of misrepresenting his relationship with her.

Nick Gordon was alleged to have transferred $11,000 of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funds into an account controlled solely by him while she was in hospital but was never charged.

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