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Ci&il liberties campaigners ha&e reacted angrily to the announcement that the largest police force in *ritain has purchased a re&olutionary computer system which will allow them to track e&erything a person does online in a three+dimensional graphic. he ,etropolitan -olice ser&ice" (1)_____ for policing .ondon" announced the purchase of /eotime" a computer program which can correlate information from satellites" mobile phones" social networking websites" !- logs and financial transactions. he software is already used by the 0.1. military. .awyers and campaigners ha&e %uestioned whether innocent indi&iduals may be tracked by the software" likened to a computer program in the science fiction film ,inority 2eport. 1arah ,c1herry" a lawyer representing a number of protesters" (2)_____ fears officers could breach data protection laws by tracking innocent protesters" endangering the democratic rights of demonstrators. 34e ha&e already seen the (3)_____ of a number of tactics which (4)_____ the right to peaceful protest" pri&acy and freedom of expression" assembly and mo&ement. 5ll of these ha&e a (5)_____ effect on participation in peaceful protest"3 she said. 3 his latest tool could also be used in a wholly in&asi&e way and could fly in the face of the role of the police to facilitate rather than (6)_____ the acti&ities of democratic protesters.3 /eotime correlates information from numerous sources allowing intelligence officers to &iew effecti&ely e&ery online mo&e made by indi&iduals" and its website says it can link one suspect to others. he computer software can reportedly create links between people and re&eal relationships and pri&ate communications" (7)_____ 3temporal patterns and beha&iours.3 5 product director at the parent company" 6culus" said the program is a&ailable to purchase commercially. 5 number of academics and intelligence experts ha&e said the program could lead to more (8)_____ in terrorism and organised crime in&estigations" with one professor describing its use as 3absolutely right.3 !n contrast" an official at -ri&acy !nternational called on police to explain how the software would be used. 36nce millions and millions of pieces of microdata are aggregated" you end up with this &ery high+resolution picture of somebody" and this is effecti&ely what they are doing here"3 he said. 34e shouldn$t be tracked and (9)_____ and ha&e pictures built by our own go&ernment and police for the benefit of commercial gain.3 7ata protection in *ritain has become a ma8or issue among public debate in recent years. he most recent (10)_____ to emerge came last week after an elderly man with no criminal record was gi&en permission to take senior officers who systematically recorded details of his attendance at peaceful protests to the 9igh Court. he ,etropolitan -olice

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he crime was of interest in itself" but that interest was as nothing to me compared to the inconcei&able se%uel" which afforded me the greatest shock and surprise of any e&ent in my ad&enturous life. he public has already learned those particulars of the crime which came out in the police in&estigation" but a good deal was suppressed upon that occasion" since the case for the prosecution was so o&erwhelmingly strong that it was not necessary to bring forward all the facts. 6nly now" at the end of nearly ten years" am ! allowed to supply those missing links which make up the whole of that remarkable chain. !t was in the spring of the year 1?9< that all .ondon was interested" and the fashionable world dismayed" by the murder of the 9onourable 2onald 5dair under most unusual and inexplicable circumstances. @&en now" after this long inter&al" ! find myself thrilling as ! think of it" and feeling once more that sudden flood of 8oy" amaAement" and incredulity which utterly submerged my mind. .et me say to that public" which has shown some interest in those glimpses which ! ha&e occasionally gi&en them of the thoughts and actions of a &ery remarkable man" that they are not to blame me if ! ha&e not shared my knowledge with them" for ! should ha&e considered it my first duty to do so" had ! not been barred by a positi&e prohibition from his own lips" which was only withdrawn upon the third of last month.

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under most unusual and inexplicable circumstances. he public has already learned those particulars of the crime which came out in the police in&estigation" but a good deal was suppressed upon that occasion" since the case for the prosecution was so o&erwhelmingly strong that it was not necessary to bring forward all the facts. 6nly now" at the end of nearly ten years" am ! allowed to supply those missing links which make up the whole of that remarkable chain. he crime was of interest in itself" but that interest was as nothing to me compared to the inconcei&able se%uel" which afforded me the greatest shock and surprise of any e&ent in my ad&enturous life. @&en now" after this long inter&al" ! find myself thrilling as ! think of it" and feeling once more that sudden flood of 8oy" amaAement" and incredulity which utterly submerged my mind. .et me say to that public" which has shown some interest in those glimpses which ! ha&e occasionally gi&en them of the thoughts and actions of a &ery remarkable man" that they are not to blame me if ! ha&e not shared my knowledge with them" for ! should ha&e considered it my first duty to do so" had ! not been barred by a positi&e prohibition from his own lips" which was only withdrawn upon the third of last month.

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all the answers" click on the 3Check answers3 button. !f you make a mistake" please try again until you ha&e found all the correct answers. Missing sentences: A) 5nd the actual number of deaths could be higher as many patients might ha&e died before reaching the hospital" the researchers say. B) 5nother important finding of the study is that rich people often seek treatment abroad" mainly in the 01. C) hey then compared this data with similar studies in de&eloped countries. D) @ighty per cent of the >.1 million deaths due to heart disease in 2001 took place in poor countries" and !ndia is expected to account for =0 per cent of the heart disease burden by 2010. E) 3 he increasing obesity epidemic" high rate of smoking in certain populations" and &ariable a&ailability of modern medications and treatments creates a situation where coronary pre&ention efforts are far from optimal"3 he told the 1cience and 7e&elopment Cetwork. F) hree+%uarters of !ndian heart disease patients are from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Indian heart disease ' !re se"ere than in #est' 9eart disease in !ndians is often more se&ere and occurs in younger people than in de&eloped countries" a study has found. -ublishing their findings in he .ancet last week" an !ndian+Canadian team of researchers analysed data on 20"93> people who suffered heart attacks" collected from ?9 centres spread across 50 cities in !ndia from 2001D2005. 1) he researchers found that =0 per cent of the patients had a se&ere form of heart disease" compared with around <0 per cent in de&eloped countries. !ndian patients are also younger" with a mean age of 5> years rather than =3D=? years. 2) he poorer patients recei&e medical attention late" for reasons including lack of awareness of the symptoms and poor access to ambulances. -oorer !ndians are also less likely to recei&e treatments pro&en to sa&e li&es. he study indicates that higher death rates in poor patients are not because of differences in risk factors" but because of differences in treatment. 3) 3-rior to this study" we did not ha&e data of similar nature and magnitude from a de&eloping country"3 7enis Ea&ier" associate professor at 1t. Fohn$s Cational 5cademy" *angalore" and lead author of the study" told 1ci7e&.Cet. 4)

*etween 1990 and 2020" the number of men with heart disease in de&eloping countries is expected to increase by 13> per cent" and women by 120 per cent" compared to 30D=0 per cent in de&eloped countries. 3!ndia is a likely representati&e of other nations facing similar socioeconomic challenges"3 says Gim @agle" cardiology professor at the 0ni&ersity of ,ichigan ,edical Center" 0nited 1tates" and author of an accompanying comment article about the research in he .ancet. 5) @agle says !ndia H and de&eloping countries in general H could take cues from de&eloped countries$ successful strategies to reduce risk factors for heart disease" such as banning smoking from public places" increasing taxes on tobacco and promoting awareness of diet. April 30, 2008

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13.05.2013.

Bangladeshi talks about surviving factory disaster

Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- A Bangladeshi teen buried for 16 days under the rubble of a gar ent factory where she worked s!oke for the first ti e "onday about her harrowing struggle to survive. #ineteen-year-old $e sha vowed to never again work in the country%s gar ent industry& where she was earning the e'uivalent of (60 a onth. $e sha s!oke at a news conference as she was steadily recovering at a ilitary hos!ital in )haka after rescue workers saved her *riday. +he was found in the factory%s base ent in a !ool of water& according to rescue official ,t. -ol. "oa..e /ossain. 0t%s unclear if water fro recent rains or rescuers% hoses trickled to where she was tra!!ed& breathing through an air !ocket.

9ow to fix worker rights in *angladesh

*irefighters had hosed down the area to e1tinguish a fire that occurred during another failed rescue atte !t. 2n A!ril 23& the $ana 4la.a colla!se brought carnage. As each day !assed& the death toll cre!t fro the tens to the hundreds. 2n *riday& it had sur!assed 1&000. *inding anyone alive see ed incredibly unlikely. But then ca e the sound of an iron rod that $e sha shook. And then her !leas. 50% alive&5 she shouted. 54lease rescue e65 $e sha recalled that when the colla!se of the nine-story building began& she was working on the third floor. +he anaged to crawl to the base ent. 2n the way down& so e of her clothes were torn off. 7hen she reached the base ent& she found e1tra clothes in the gar ent factory. +he !ut the on. 7hen ca eras ca!tured $e sha being laid on a stretcher *riday& she was wearing a bright !ink scarf and a !ur!le flowery to!. $e sha is still struggling to re e ber everything that ha!!ened. But she said she%s sure it was !urely 8od%s will that she survived. +he will never go back to the factory 9ob she started in A!ril& she said. :he gar ent industry accounts for ;;< of Bangladesh%s e1!orts -- a (20 billion industry for the nation. :he $ana 4la.a colla!se& believed to be the deadliest in the history of the clothing industry in the nation& has trained an international s!otlight on low !ay and unsafe conditions in Bangladeshi gar ent factories that !roduce !roducts for =uro!ean and #orth A erican consu ers. :he colla!se occurred a day after cracks a!!eared in the structure of the building. )es!ite the danger& gar ent workers were told to re!ort to work& CCC ,oney reported. 9ow much for a denim shirt in the 0.1. and in *angladeshL :he =uro!ean >nion& Bangladesh%s largest trade !artner& said last :uesday that it was considering trade action against Bangladesh. >.+. +tate )e!art ent s!okes an 4atrick

?entrell said businesses that o!erated in the colla!sed building 5a!!ear to have links to nu erous co !anies in the >.+. and =uro!e.5 /e added they would work with >.+. co !anies on 5i !roving working conditions& including in Bangladesh.5 :he $ana 4la.a disaster has also !ro !ted Bangladeshi officials to review how the gar ent industry o!erates. :he owners of the factories in the !la.a and the owner of the !la.a have been arrested. ragedy spurs nationwide in&estigation of garment factories "eanwhile& 100 factories in Ashulia& a suburban area near )haka& have been shut down for an indefinite a ount of ti e& +hahidullah A.i & vice !resident of the Bangladesh 8ar ents "anufacturers and =1!orters Association& said "onday. Also on "onday& the country%s national news agency re!orted that the govern ent%s -abinet a!!roved a draft of the Bangladesh ,abour Act ai ed at !rotecting workers% rights and safety. -abinet +ecretary ". "usharraf /ossain Bhuiyan told re!orters the a end ent would also 5hel! increase !roductivity&5 according to B++& the news agency. 2fficials have also !ro ised to ree1a ine how uch gar ent workers are !aid. :he news ca e on day 1@ of the search for survivors. Authorities are re!orting that 1&12; bodies have been recovered. :he ar y-led recovery o!eration is winding down& and authorities say they !lan to end the recovery :uesday.

"eet +audi Arabia%s first fe ale lawyer

(CNN) -- As Arwa Al-/u9aili begins her legal career& she has not only her own e1!ectations to live u! to& but those of a generationA she has 9ust beco e +audi Arabia%s first fe ale lawyer. After three years of !etitioning the "inistry of Bustice& Al-/u9aili& 25& has finally received her registration to !ractice as a trainee lawyer& the first wo an to do so.

54eo!le tell e 0% a !ioneer and 0 feel 0 need to live u! to what they e1!ect of e&5 says Al/u9aili. 5:here%s a great sense of res!onsibility. *ro now on& !eo!le will look at everything 0 do.5 Al-/u9aili& who decided on a legal career while !re!aring for university& graduated fro Cing Abdula.i. >niversity in Beddah in 2010 and e1!ected to be able to !ractice as a lawyer i ediately.

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Arwa al-/u9aili

But uch to her frustration& she has s!ent three years in a !rofessional no- an%s land& able to work as 5legal consultant5 but not officially recogni.ed as a lawyer. >niversities in +audi Arabia began taking fe ale law students in 2005 and the first graduates co !leted their studies in 200D. But the o!ti is soon wore off when fe ale graduates found the selves unable to gain registration to !ractice. "any of Al-/u9aili%s class ates& frustrated by the lack of !rogress in +audi Arabia& left the country to work abroad. But Al-/u9aili stayed in her ho etown of Beddah and continued to a!!ly for registration. 0n the eanti e& so e of her conte !oraries began an online ca !aign to !ush for change& including a *acebook grou! called 3! am a lawyer"3 a :witter ca !aign and Eou:ube videos fro wo en arguing their right to !ractice. 0n 2ctober last year& after acce!ting a !etition with 3&000 signatures sub itted by a grou! of fe ale law graduates& Cing Abdullah announced that wo en would be allowed to register as lawyers. /owever& the "inistry of Bustice still wasn%t !rocessing a!!lications fro wo en. 50 ke!t on following u!& but they wouldn%t give e an answer either way&5 says Al-/u9aili.

A friend and vocal ca !aigner& /anouf Al-/a..aa& then wrote a news!a!er article in which she !leaded with Cing Abdullah to intervene. Al-/a..aa had been one of +audi Arabia%s first batch of fe ale law graduates in 200D& but had gone to the >nited +tates to !ractice after beco ing disillusioned with the situation at ho e. 50 wrote about how de!ressing the situation was& saying here we were& any of us working for federal courts outside the Cingdo & because we had no future inside it&5 says Al-/a..aa :wo days later& the "inistry of Bustice announced they would start acce!ting a!!lications and soon afterwards Al-/u9aili%s a!!lication was granted. #ow working as a trainee lawyer and due to 'ualify fully in two years& Al-/u9aili ho!es to !ursue a career in fa ily law to hel! other +audi wo en. 5"any wo en really need to talk to fe ale lawyers& and 0 want to hel! those wo en to get their rights&5 she says.

.)--ess is a ni-e (ee&in/' es%e-ia&&+ *hen it -! es a(ter tri0)&ati!n1

Arwa al-/u9aili

Al-/u9aili knows the !ath ahead won%t always be s ooth. 5:he social as!ect is a very considerable one& for society to acce!t wo en lawyers& it%s so ething new&5 she says. 50t will be also challenging for the 9udiciary syste to deal with fe ale lawyers& but 0 think we can overco e these hardshi!s if we !rove ourselves as co !etent lawyers.5 Ada -oogle& a "iddle =ast researcher for /u an $ights 7atch& agrees that challenges re ain for fe ale lawyers. 5+audi 9udges have a lot of leeway& and can re ove a lawyer fro a case&5 says -oogle. 5+he ight face 9udges re9ecting her counsel or not allowing her to s!eak& !articularly if that 9udge is conservative and doesn%t want wo en to s!eak in court.5 2ther fe ale lawyers are now following in Al-/u9aili%s footste!s and gaining registration& although e1act nu bers are unclear. *or Al-/u9aili& being able to !ursue a legal career at ho e was well worth the wait. 5+uccess is a nice feeling& es!ecially when it co es after tribulation&5 she says.

-olo bia arrests fake nuns with cocaine under their habits
(CNN) -- :hree wo en& !retending to be nuns& were arrested in -olo bia recently and are accused of hiding cocaine in their habits. :he wo en& 20& 32 and 3;& donning the fake habits& tried to sneak through 8ustavo $o9as 4inilla 0nternational Air!ort in +an Andres +unday after arriving fro Bogota& according to -olo bia%s national !olice. =ach wo an carried two kilos of cocaine underneath the clothes& according to a !olice state ent. ?ideo recorded by !olice show the wo en nervous and crying while being interviewed. ,ater& so ehow the wo en lost their habits as video footage show the being led to !olice cars wearing street clothes. :he wo en face charges of trafficking& anufacturing and the bearing of narcotics& !olice said. :he drugs the wo en were s uggling would be distributed in ore than 60 thousand doses& !olice said. +an Andres is a -aribbean island which belongs to -olo bia. -olo bia in recent years has ade strides against drug cartels& but the country re ains a to! su!!lier of cocaine to illicit arkets.

(CNN) -- ,et%s start with the disclai erA if you go& and so ething undesirable ha!!ens& -## cannot be held res!onsible. :his is an article that shines a light on the !ariahs and the bad eggs& the !laces that kee! Ban Ci "oon u! at night and have your travel insurers running for the hills. 7hy give the colu n inchesF Because the truth is that even the ost rough and tu ble corners of the world invariably have ore to offer than a brag-worthy !ass!ort sta !. 2ften hidden behind the negative headlines and infle1ible !reconce!tions are genuine treasures. :hese aren%t esca!ades one should e bark on lightly. All of the following destinations are currently sub9ect to tra&el warnings from the 0.1. 1tate 7epartment. But the reality is that !eo!le do go and& ost of the ti e& not only co e back in one !iece but have a great ti e while there. 1. Band-e-Amir Lakes, Afghanistan

,any tra&elers seek out 5fghanistan$s mountain+rimmed lakes in the 9indu Gush.

0f there%s one destination guaranteed to u!set your !arents& it%s Afghanistan& a country as synony ous with holiday aking as the :aliban are with fe ale e anci!ation. Eou ay therefore be sur!rised to discover that intre!id over-landers occasionally travel down the Ba iyan $oad to visit a chain of si1 ountain-ri ed lakes called Band-e-A ir& located high in the /indu Cush& 150 iles west of Cabul. )esignated Afghanistan%s first national !ark in 200@& the sa!!hire waters of Band-e-A ir have beco e the shi ering e ble of its concealed touris !otential. More on CNN: Darede"i& %h!t!/'s e,tre e %i-t)res 0t%s not 'uite the deathwish it ight sound. )uring su er weekends& local fa ilies often descend in droves to en9oy uch-needed res!ite fro the tensions that !revail elsewhere in the country. 5Ba iyan is Afghanistan%s safest region& and the local /a.ara tribe are the friendliest !eo!le 0 et in the country&5 re!orts Gnne 4Hrl& fro =stonia& who visited the lakes while living in Afghanistan with her husband. 5A!art fro the odd occasion when locals go fishing with grenades& the lakes are so !eaceful you could al ost forget that the country has been at war for the last 30 years.5 A 14-day Afghan Explorer tour with Wild Frontiers costs around $7,2 per person! www.wildfrontiers.co.uk 2. Ci dad !erdida, Colom"ia

Could this be the next ,achu -icchuL

2ne of +outh A erica%s ost alluring 9ungle treks -- to -iudad 4erdida or 5:he ,ost -ity5 in +ierra #evada -- has long suffered fro its !ro1i ity to the western fringes of the +anta "arta "ountains& historically a hotbed of cocaine !roduction and the violence that goes with it. :he events of 2003& when eight tourists were abducted fro the trail by leftist guerrillas Ithey were released three onths laterJ did little to boost its re!utation. A decade on& however& and -olo bia%s i !roving security situation has doubled its annual influ1 of tourists. :he trail%s !o!ularity has soared& leading so e to anoint it the ne1t "achu 4icchu. More on CNN: 10 !( *!r&d's &ast /reat *i&derness areas According to local tour agencies& the recent season was the busiest in e ory& with travelers scra bling to !lay 0ndiana Bones on 25 iles of ancient !athways and river crossings& which cul inate in the 1&300-year-old ruins of what was once the ca!ital of the indigenous :ayrona !eo!le. 5"y boss%s !arting words to e wereA %don%t get killed&%5 says Bason Bort.& of #ew Bersey& whose subse'uent bus 9ourney to +anta "arta was arred by the driver%s decision to show blockbusting hostage fil 5:aken 2.5 52nce you%re trekking there%s no ore roo in your ind for !aranoia& and you can 9ust en9oy the tri!.5 "urcol offers fi#e-day tours to the $ost %ity fro& around $'' ! www.buritaca2000.com #. Mo nt Dama$and, %ran

5t 5"=>1 meters J1?"=05 feetK" ,ount 7ama&and is one of the planet$s great trekking peaks.

#ever heard of "ount )a avandF 0f you ever find yourself in the country battling #orth Corea for the title of #uclear A bitions "ost 2ften -ited By 7estern ,eaders As :he 8reatest :hreat :o 7orld 4eace& you%re unlikely to iss it. More on CNN: 10 s)r%risin/ thin/s t! d! in 2en+a

+tanding 5&6;1 eters I1D&605 feetJ at the heart of the Albor. range& this dor ant stratovolcano -- visible on clear days fro :ehran -- is the highest volcano in Asia and a ubi'uitous 0ranian icon& found on everything fro bottled water advertise ents to the 10&000 rial banknote. 7hen 4resident Ah edine9ad issues his anti-7estern tirades& he often stands in front of an i age of )a avand%s snow-ca!!ed !rofile. 0t%s also one of the !lanet%s great trekking !eaks -- a Cili an9aro without the crowds and e1orbitant !rice tag. 5)a avand !resented the !erfect balance of challenge and reward&5 says hiker +i on Bonner& who has cli bed !eaks on five continents& including "ount )a avand. 5Best of all& we had the ountain entirely to ourselves. -li bing it akes you feel like a bona fide !ioneer.5 A fi#e-day su&&er ascent with (ran )ountain *one costs fro& $+,, per person! www.mountainzone.ir &. 'ashmir, %ndia

5d&enturous skiers head for Gashmir and its pristine slopes.

:hirteen years after Bill -linton endowed Cash ir with the world%s worst touris slogan& dubbing it 5the ost dangerous !lace on earth&5 things are looking u! for 0ndiaK4akistan%s !roble state. )es!ite inter ittent bouts of violent !rotest and a onu ental ilitary !resence& around 20&000 foreign tourists -- and u!ward of 500&000 0ndians -- visit the /eavenly ?alley each year. More on CNN: #a&3in/ "s1 C+-&in/4 #hi-h is 0etter (!r tra"e&5 A ong the any attractions is 8ul arg& a fledgling ski resort located disconcertingly close to the infa ous 0ndo-4akistan ,ine of -ontrol& one of the world%s ost dis!uted borders. 7ith only one ski lift& it !resents a raw off-!iste e1!erience that can%t clai to rival its 7estern counter!arts for infrastructure. But that lift is one of the highest in the world& de!ositing skiers on the 3&000- eter I13&000 feetJ ridgeline of "ount A!harwat. *ro there& you can !ick your line down slo!es that benefit fro regular du !s of virgin !owder. 58ul arg is the only ski resort in the 8reater /i alayas&5 says ountain guide #ick 4arks& who has been leading tours here since 2006. 5+te!!ing out of the gondola& skiers and snowboarders are s!oiled for choice with runs u! to 2&300 eters I;&500 feetJ long.5 A 1 -day s-i-tour of .ul&arg with )ountain "rac-s costs around $2,/+ ! www.mountaintracks.co.uk (. Mo nt N)iragongo, Congo

Mirunga Cational -ark contains the world$s largest la&a lake.

:his one is out of the 'uestion at the o ent. +ince #ove ber& when rebels entered the e battled city of 8o a& signaling the latest cha!ter in eastern -ongo%s see ingly endless cycle of conflict and atrocity& ?irunga #ational 4ark has been closed to visitors. But the !ark will eventually reo!en& enticing adventurous travelers back to its forested volcanic slo!es to view its resident ountain gorillas. :here%s ore here than gorillas. ,ocated dee! within the su it of "ount #yiragongo I3&3;0 etersK11&3D3 feetJ& 9ust a few iles fro 8o a& is the world%s largest lava lake& a roiling 250- eter wide cauldron that ranks a ong the ost s!ectacular natural arvels on the !lanet. More on CNN: 6eet a dr)/ &!rd's 0r!ther !n $a0&! Es-!0ar trai& 4rior to the latest u!heaval& tourists had been defying the volatile hu an backdro! and the volcano%s hy!eractive re!utation Iits last eru!tion& in 2002& engulfed 13&000 ho esJ to s!end a night on the crater ri . 50%d never cli bed a ountain& let alone an active volcano&5 says ,ucy 2wen& a ,ondoner who decided to ake the tri! after an agent bent her ear in the $wandan border town of 8isenyi. 5But it turned out to be one of the ost e orable things 0%ve ever done. +o eti es you 9ust have to trust your instincts& and ho!e you don%t regret it.5

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Sonja Henie
1 Sonja Henie was born in Kristiania, current Oslo. Her father had been a one-time World Cycling Champion and the Henie children were encouraged to ta e up a !ariety of sports at a young age. Henie initially showed talent at s iing, and then followed her older brother "eif to ta e up figure s ating. #s a girl, Henie was also a nationally ran ed tennis player and a s illed swimmer and e$uestrienne. Once Henie began serious training as a figure s ater, her formal schooling ended. She was educated by tutors, and her father hired the best e%perts in the world, including the famous &ussian ballerina 'amara Karsa!ina, to transform his daughter into a sporting celebrity. 2 Henie won her first major competition, the senior (orwegian championships, at the age of )*. She then placed eighth in a field of eight at the )+,- Winter Olympics, at the age of ele!en. .uring the )+,- program, she s ated o!er to the side of the rin se!eral times to as her coach for directions. /ut by the ne%t Olympiad, she needed no such assistance. 3 Henie won the first of an unprecedented ten consecuti!e World 0igure S ating Championships in )+,1 at the age of fourteen. 'he results of )+,1 World Championships, where Henie won in a 2-, decision 3or 1 !s. 4 ordinal points5 o!er the defending Olympic and World Champion Herma S6abo of #ustria, were contro!ersial, as all three of fi!e judges that placed Henie first were (orwegian while S6abo recei!ed first-place ordinals from an #ustrian and a 7erman judge. 4 Henie went on to win the first of her three Olympic gold medals the following year. She defended her Olympic titles in )+2, and in )+28, and her World titles annually until )+28. She also won si% consecuti!e 9uropean championships from )+2) to )+28. Henie:s unprecedented three Olympic gold medals ha!en:t been matched by any ladies single s ater since; neither are her achie!ements as ten-time consecuti!e World Champion. 5 'owards the end of her career, she began to be strongly challenged by younger s aters. Howe!er, she held off these competitors and went on to win her third Olympic title at the )+28 Winter Olympics, albeit in !ery contro!ersial circumstances with Cecilia Colledge finishing a !ery close second. <ndeed, after the school figures section at the )+28 Olympic competition, Colledge and Henie were !irtually nec and nec with Colledge trailing by just a few points. 'he closeness of the competition infuriated Henie, who, when the result for that section was posted on a wall in the competitors: lounge, swiped the piece of paper and tore it into little pieces. 'he draw for the free s ating then came under suspicion after Henie landed the plum position of s ating last, while Colledge had to perform second of the ,8 competitors, which was clearly in Henie=s fa!or.

6 <n addition to tra!eling to train and compete, she was much in demand as a performer at figure s ating e%hibitions in both 9urope and (orth #merica. Henie

became so popular with the public that police had to be called out for crowd control on her appearances in !arious disparate cities such as >rague and (ew ?or City. <t was an open secret that, in spite of the strict amateurism re$uirements of the time, her father demanded @e%pense money@ for his daughter:s s ating appearances. /oth of Henie:s parents had gi!en up their own pursuits in (orway in order to accompany Sonja on her tra!els and act as her managers. Paragraph headings: A) .isputed achie!ements B) Auestionable beha!iour C) Wor hard, play hard D) 'eething troubles E) Bultiple sporting s ills F) Outside the s ating rin G) Auestionable financial practices H) Cnparalleled achie!ements

Paragraph headings: A) .isputed achie!ements B) Auestionable beha!iour C) Wor hard, play hard D) 'eething troubles E) Bultiple sporting s ills F) Outside the s ating rin G) Auestionable financial practices H) Cnparalleled achie!ements 9.#H/7