Slocum denies Woods with brave last hole putt

(CNN) -- Heath Slocum holed a 20-foot par putt on the final hole to deny a clutch of golf's elite the chance of a playoff at The Barclays and win the first of the PGA Tour's FedEx playoff series.














Slocum was claiming his third victory on
the PGA Tour in the United States.

Slocum held off world number one Tiger Woods and three-time major winners Ernie Els of South Africa and Ireland's Padraig Harrington as well as Steve Stricker, who is second on the FedEx Cup points list.

United States star Slocum shot a four-under 67 in Sunday's final round at Liberty National in New Jersey for a nine-under total of 275.

Woods and Harrington also came out of the chasing pack to card 67s, while Els shot a superb five-under 66 and Stricker carded 69.

The illustrious quartet shared second on eight-under 276.

The unlikely victory has lifted Slocum to third on the FedEx Cup points list to third behind Woods and Stricker.

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Slocum, who pocketed $1.35 million for his third PGA Tour victory, was not even certain he would be included in the field for the tournament.

"I was sweating it out last week not knowing if I'd even be here. I found out late Sunday and I came in with the attitude that I've got nothing to lose and I'll let it hang out and play the best I can," he told reporters.

United States pair Paul Goydos and Steve Marino had shared the lead on eight-under overnight, but both fell away dramatically.

Goydos carded a 75 to tie for ninth on 279, while Marino fared even worse with a 77 to be back in a tie for 15th.

Woods, who started the day four-under, bogeyed the fourth, but then made three birdies in four holes to move strongly into contention.

Further birdies at the 14th and 16th saw him improve to eight-under, but he wasted birdie opportunities on the 17th from 20-feet and on the last from just seven-feet to make further progress.

The miss on the final hole was uncharacteristic and Woods said his putting had cost him victory.

"I hit the ball well all week and to putt as poorly as I did all week and still have a chance on the last hole, says something about my ball-striking. Unfortunately I didn't make enough putts on these greens all week," he said.

The top 100 in the FedEx points list now qualify for the Deutsche Bank Championship which starts on Thursday, the second of three playoff events.

Source: CNN

E-mails show kidnap victim worked at suspect's business

ANTIOCH, California (CNN) -- Customers of the printing company knew her as "Allissa."














Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped at 11 and
kept hidden for 18 years in a backyard
compound, authorities say.

They spoke to her about graphic design, business cards and fliers, and describe her as professional, polite and responsive.

"She was always good at getting us what we wanted," said Ben Daughdrill, who used to own a junk hauling business. "You got the feeling she was doing all the work."

But "Allissa," authorities say, was really Jaycee Dugard, kidnapped 18 years ago from her home in South Lake Tahoe, California.

Her identity was discovered earlier this week and her alleged kidnappers -- 58-year-old Phillip Garrido, a registered sex offender, and his 55-year-old wife Nancy -- were arrested.

They face 29 felony charges, including rape and kidnapping, and both have pleaded not guilty.

Authorities said the Garridos held Dugard -- and the two daughters she had by Phillip Garrido -- in sheds in their backyard.

Garrido's business, "Printing for Less," catered to small businesses. He ran it out of his home in Antioch, east of San Francisco. His customers say he did good work and had much lower prices than competition.

CNN obtained e-mails written by "Allissa" to Daughdrill. The e-mails came from a Yahoo account set up by Phillip Garrido and in his name, but Daughdrill said they came from "Allissa" because the two were either on the phone or had just finished a conversation when they arrived. In them, Dugard uses short, compact answers and lowercase letters. The e-mails also have a typo or two.

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"i will take a look at the price sheet and send you over a copy of the revised brochure tomorrow," she wrote in an e-mail written on May 7, 2007. "as to the pictures sorry ... but we don't have a digital camera ... hopefully you can find a way to get me those pictures you want so i can add them to them brochure. i can get the brochures to you pretty fast within the week of final approval of the brochures. How many are you going to order and do you want them on glossy or matte paper, thick or thin?"

In another e-mail, this one from January 21, 2008, Dugard wrote, "heres the business cards in jpeg format let me know if you need anything else thank you."

While authorities say they are still trying to sort out the conditions in which Dugard was held captive, it's clear she was an integral part of Garrido's business.

Daughdrill told CNN he met Dugard in person on two occasions. "Nothing stood out," he said when "Allissa" emerged from the house and gave him his print orders.

"Obviously there was some brainwashing going on. That's all I can think," he said. " She had access to a phone and a computer, so obviously something went on that no one knows about."

Three northern California law enforcement agencies have joined the investigation of Phillip Garrido, saying he may be responsible for other crimes.

Source: CNN

Police: 'No known suspects' in 8 Georgia deaths

(CNN) -- Authorities believe at least one person not in custody may have information about the deaths of eight people in a Georgia mobile home, Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said Sunday.













Seven people were found dead Saturday
at a residence in a mobile home park in
Brunswick, Georgia.

"I'm confident to say that there's somebody, at least an individual, that we would like to know about that's not at the scene," whether or not they were directly involved in the case, Doering said.

Seven people were found dead Saturday at a residence in the New Hope mobile home park in Brunswick, Georgia. Two others were hospitalized in critical condition, and one of them died Sunday, authorities said.

Police have "no known suspects," Doering told reporters Sunday afternoon. "We are not looking for any known suspects. That doesn't say that there are no suspects. They're just not known to us."

One person, 22-year-old Guy Heinze Jr., was arrested Saturday night, Doering said. Heinze is related to one of the victims, he said, and was the one who called 911. He told police he discovered the bodies when he arrived home.

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Heinze was being held on suspicion of having a controlled substance and marijuana, as well as evidence tampering and making false statements to a police officer, Doering said. He told reporters Heinze has been cooperative.

"We're still looking for anybody and everybody that may be related to this," he said. "That naturally includes [Heinze]. Of course we're looking at him." He stopped short, however, of calling Heinze a suspect in the deaths.

Autopsies on the victims were taking place Sunday in Savannah, Georgia, Doering said. Police have tentative identifications for the victims, who ranged from children to adults in their mid-40s, he said.

Police have been called to the home before, Doering said, but would not say why.

Doering remained tight-lipped Sunday about many aspects of the case, refusing to say how the victims died or to give a breakdown of male and female victims. All nine victims lived in the mobile home, he said, and police do not believe any of them conducted the assault.

He said police are making progress, and have narrowed down the timeline for when the deaths occurred.

Brunswick is about 300 miles southeast of Atlanta, on the Georgia coast.

Volunteers conducted an extended search of the area around the mobile home, but nothing was found, Doering said.

Meanwhile, police removed additional evidence from the mobile home. Authorities are examining surveillance video from nearby areas, but are not aware of any surveillance system in the mobile home park, he said.

"There is cause for concern," Doering said. "We just simply don't have a whole lot to go on, and I'm not going to sit there and tell everybody not to be cautious, because people need to be."

Source: CNN

Thousands call for Turing apology

Alan Turing is said to be the
founder of computer science

Thousands of people have signed a Downing Street petition calling for a posthumous government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing.

Writer Ian McEwan has just backed the campaign, which already has the support of scientist Richard Dawkins.

In 1952 Turing was prosecuted under the gross indecency act after admitting to a sexual relationship with a man. Two years later he killed himself.

The petition was the idea of computer scientist John Graham-Cumming.

He is seeking an apology for the way the young mathematician was treated after his conviction. He has also written to the Queen to ask for a posthumous knighthood to be awarded to the British mathematician.

Alan Turing was given experimental chemical castration as a "treatment" and his security privileges were removed, meaning he could not continue work for the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).

"This added insult and humiliation ultimately drove him to suicide," said gay-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who also backs the campaign. "With Turing's death, Britain and the world lost one of its finest intellectual minds. A government apology and posthumous pardon are long overdue."

National legacy

Alan Turing is most famous for his code-breaking work at Bletchley Park during WWII, helping to create the Bombe that cracked messages enciphered with the German Enigma machines.

However he also made significant contributions to the emerging fields artificial intelligence and computing.

In 1936 he established the conceptual and philosophical basis for the rise of computers in a seminal paper called "On Computable Numbers", whilst in 1950 he devised a test to measure the intelligence of a machine. Today it is known as the Turing Test.

After the war he worked at many institution including the University of Manchester, where he worked on the Manchester Mark 1, one of the first recognisable modern computers.

There is a memorial statue of him in Manchester's Sackville Gardens which was unveiled in 2001.

"I kept reading about potential funding cuts at Bletchley Park and I suddenly felt really mad about it," said Mr Graham-Cumming.

"I felt Turing was getting overlooked as being a British genius and that there was a blindspot in the public eye about an important man."

He has so far collected more than 5,500 signatures.

He admits that an official apology to Alan Turing is "unlikely", as Mr Turing has no known surviving family, but he says that the real aim of the petition is symbolic.

"The most important thing to me is that people hear about Alan Turing and realise his incredible impact on the modern world, and how terrible the impact of prejudice was on him," he said.

Source: BBC

Iran's parliament begins cabinet debates

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (on screen) addresses the parliament in Tehran on August 30, 2009. Iran's parliament began a three-day session on August 30. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appealed to the parliament to approve his new cabinet ahead of the vote of confidence on September 2. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran's parliament on Sunday morning began debates over the new cabinet proposed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, local English-language Press TV reported.

During the three-day debates, the cabinet nominees must brief the parliament on their proposed plans for the next four years.

Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad delivered a speech in defense of his chosen candidates and explained his agenda in the next four years, said the report.

"In the new government we are prepared to serve people with all our might," Ahmadinejad said, "I'm certain the parliament is going to support us."

"All members of my team have clean and clear records, and are highly-educated and efficient," he added.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to lawmakers at the Iranian parliament in Tehran August 30, 2009. Iran's parliament began a three-day session starting from August 30. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appealed to the parliament to approve his new cabinet ahead of the vote of confidence on September 2. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz

On foreign polices, Ahmadinejad said that standing up against "global arrogance" would be also on the agenda and the government would work to improve Iran's relations with foreign states, except the Israeli regime.

He also said that his cabinet would try to reduce the export of oil and gas and privatize electricity and water.

Regarding the three female nominees, he said that "their presence would boost the confidence of Iranian women" and vowed to provide grounds for more active participation of women in politics and other social arenas.

According to Press TV, Ahmadinejad on Friday urges lawmakers to pass their judgment based on a general trust in the nominees.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (bottom) addresses the parliament in Tehran on August 30, 2009. Iran's parliament began a three-day session on Sunday to debate and vote on Ahmadinejad's proposed new cabinet following his disputed re-election in June. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

"It is my humble, brotherly demand from Majlis (parliament) to trust their friend and brother and leave the issue of cabinet's efficiency to the president, (they should only) examine the general competence (of the ministers)," he said in a pre-sermon speech to Friday prayer's worshippers in Tehran University.

Ahmadinejad has submitted a list of his 21 cabinet nominees including three women to the parliament.

To take office, the potential ministers will have to gain the parliament's vote of confidence by winning the approval of the majority of the attending representatives.

In case some candidates are rejected by the parliament, the president must introduce new nominees within 15 days.

Source: Chineview

DJ AM autopsy inconclusive; more tests planned

By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Writer Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 23 mins ago

NEW YORK – Authorities will need to conduct toxicology tests, expected to take weeks, to determine what killed celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, a medical examiner's office spokeswoman said Saturday.

An autopsy Saturday of the 36-year-old was inconclusive, said the spokeswoman, Ellen Borakove.

A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that police found a crack pipe and prescription pills in the apartment where they discovered DJ AM's body Friday evening. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.

DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, had openly discussed past addictions to crack cocaine, Ecstasy and other drugs. In October, MTV was to debut his reality show, "Gone Too Far," in which he and concerned families staged interventions for drug abusers. MTV hasn't said whether Goldstein's show will air.

In an interview with the AP last month, he said the show provided a "terrifying" reminder of his own addiction.

"I have to constantly remind myself why I'm here and remember what it was like," he said.

Goldstein rose to fame several years ago as a deejay known for his mashups — blends of at least two songs. He performed in clubs, on concert stages and at exclusive Hollywood parties. His personal life also garnered attention, as he dated actress-singer Mandy Moore and reality TV star Nicole Richie, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie.

Goldstein was critically hurt in a plane crash last September in Columbia, S.C., that killed four people. He was flying in a Learjet after a performance with Travis Barker, a drummer for the pop-punk band Blink-182 and Goldstein's partner in the duo TRVSDJ-AM.

Barker and Goldstein were burned. Goldstein had to get skin graft surgery but resumed performing about a month later.

He told the AP he felt blessed to have survived but was still shaken by the crash.

"I guess I get why they call it 'post-trauma,' because it was very tough. I have really bad days, and I have really OK days," he said.

His body was found after a friend called police to say he was unable to get into the home in New York City's trendy SoHo neighborhood. Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him, shirtless and wearing sweatpants, in his bed around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, the law enforcement official said.

There was no evidence of foul play.

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