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'Fastest Loop Of Manhattan' Driver Arrested

Police arrest a driver said to have posted a video of himself speeding around Manhattan in what was claimed to be record time.

8:20am UK, Saturday 07 September 2013

Video: Manhattan 'Speed Lap Driver' Held

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New York City police have arrested a driver who they say posted an internet video of himself speeding around Manhattan in just over 24 minutes.

Police have charged 30-year-old Christopher Tang with reckless driving, reckless endangerment and other offences.

The NYPD also seized his 2006 BMW Z4, which is capable of doing 0-60mph in around six seconds.

Tang has appeared in court in Manhattan to face the charges, with bail set at $10,000 bond or $5,000 cash.

The video, Fastest Loop Of Manhattan 2013, was posted anonymously on August 28 and has attracted more than 360,000 hits.

A camera mounted on the dashboard shows the car travelling along the 26.4 mile (42.5km) loop, while stopping for six red lights.

The video shows the car heading south on the FDR Drive from 116th Street to Battery Park and then up West Street back to 116th Street.

A stopwatch superimposed on the screen keeps time as the sports car darts between vehicles in its path, stopping after 24 minutes and seven seconds.

Tang told reporters "I'll comment later" as he was led away in handcuffs following his arrest.

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Brazil Football Team Masseur 'Saves' Goal

Furious players lash out at the fleeing backroom staff member after his actions deny them a last-gasp winner.

5:54pm UK, Monday 09 September 2013

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A football team's masseur ran on to the pitch and saved a certain goal to secure his team a place in the play-off semi-final of Brazil's fourth division.

The Aparecidence employee sneaked on to the field with the score locked at 2-2 and opponents Tupi looking sure to score a last-minute winner.

He appeared to prevent two goal-bound shots crossing the line, before clearing the ball from danger.

Match officials apparently took no action and the masseur could be seen sprinting away as furious Tupi players aimed kicks at him, before escaping through a door into the stands.

His team look set to benefit from his intervention, as the rules mean they go through to the semi-finals despite the 2-2 draw because they were the away team.

But local media reported that Tupi officials planned to take the matter to court in an effort to get the result overturned.

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Frog Photobombs NASA Moon Probe Launch (Photo)

 

by Miriam Kramer, Staff Writer September 12, 2013 2:50 PM

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A frog was sent sky-high by a rocket launching from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, …

Sorry Kermit, no moon launch for you.

A small frog hopping along on Virginia's eastern shore last Friday (Sept. 6) got more than it bargained for when it photobombed NASA's launch of the new moon-bound LADEE spacecraft at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. In fact, the launch sent the small creature sky-high and you see the frog photobomb image here. 

A remote camera triggered by the roar of the Minotaur V rocket blasting off into space captured an image of the frog being flung into the air and NASA officials confirmed that it is a real image. [See Launch Photos of NASA's LADEE Mission]

"The photo team confirms the frog is real and was captured in a single frame by one of the remote cameras used to photograph the launch," NASA officials wrote in an image description. "The condition of the frog, however, is uncertain."

NASA's Wallops facility neighbors the Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge was established in 1975 when NASA transferred 373 acres of land to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is home to eagles, owls, migratory birds and other species, according to a description on the service's website.

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The launch of a rocket carrying NASA's newest moon probe sent a frog flying high. The frog can be se …

The frog's unfortunate encounter was with a rocket carrying NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft.

The robotic LADEE probe is now on a month-long journey to the moon where it is tasked with investigating the mysteries of lunar dust and the moon's thin atmosphere. It is the first moon-bound mission to launch from NASA's Virginia facility.

This is not the first time a critter has been adversely affected by a NASA mission. In 2009, a small fruit bat attempted to hitch a ride on the space shuttle Discovery as it launched from the space agency's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

The winged creature clung to the spaceship's external tank throughout the countdown, blasting off with the space shuttle.

"Based on images and video, a wildlife expert who provides support to the center said the small creature was a free tail bat that likely had a broken left wing and some problem with its right shoulder or wrist," NASA officials said in 2009. "The animal likely perished quickly during Discovery's climb into orbit."

NASA's $280 million LADEE mission launched flawlessly. The probe is currently in an extended checkout phase while in an elliptical orbit around the Earth. LADEE will orbit the planet two more times before performing a major burn on Oct. 6 that is expected to send it into lunar orbit, according to NASA officials.