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thank god she has been to canada... but someone told me she has no passport. guffaw.
There was a four-day performance art extravaganza going on in London this weekend. A puppet group has staged an elaborate show, lasting four days, about an Indian sultan from the past. Apparently he had a dream about a little girl who will exist in 21st century London. The dream consumed him, so the court scientist built, what else, a gigantic time traveling elephant to take him to 21st century London and find the little girl. They were going to ride the elephant around London, and then have a bunch of events where the riders acted out scenes from their story, culminating on Sunday when a giant puppet of a little girl would arrive on a spaceship.
We, my friend Katie and I, didn’t see any of the theatricals, but we did get to see the giant elephant, which was awesome. The elephant was followed by a rock band, which provided the soundtrack to the elephant’s story. It was a great opportunity to take pictures without feeling like a tourist.
Met Police chief Sir Ian Blair has apologised to the family of the Brazilian man shot dead by police in south London on Friday.
He said the death of Jean Charles de Menezes was a "tragedy", but admitted more people could be shot as police hunt suspected suicide bombers.
The 27-year-old electrician's family condemned the shooting and said there was no reason to suspect him.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke described the shooting as an "absolute tragedy".
Mr Menezes, who lived in Tulse Hill, south London, was completely unconnected to Thursday's attempted bombings on three Tube trains and a bus, Scotland Yard have confirmed.
The shooting is being investigated by officers from Scotland Yard's Directorate of Professional Standards, and will be referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Other developments on Sunday include:
Sir Ian told Sky News: "This is a tragedy. The Metropolitan Police accepts full responsibility for this. To the family I can only express my deep regrets."
He said there was no reason to believe the four men sought over the failed bombings - whose images caught on CCTV were released on Friday - had left the country.
He acknowledged "somebody else could be shot" as the hunt continued, but added "everything is done to make it right".
But he said the "shoot to kill" policy for dealing with suspected suicide bombers would remain in force.
'Difficult circumstances'
Mr Clarke told the BBC: "I very, very much regret what happened.
"I hope [the family] understand the police were trying to do their very best under very difficult circumstances."
On the ongoing police investigation into the bombings, he said "good progress" was being made thanks to the "tremendous support" from the public.
Mr Clarke also said he was postponing joining his family on holiday because of the current crisis.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said: "It is obviously deeply regrettable but what we have to appreciate is the very intense pressure under which the police officers have to work".
But Mr Menezes's family is struggling to come to terms with his death.
'Police incompetence'
Mr Pereira, from London, told the BBC: "Apologies are not enough. I believe my cousin's death was result of police incompetence."
Describing his cousin as a "person full of life" he said his cousin was "a victim of government's mistakes".
He said Mr Menezes was from the city of Gonzaga in Minas Gerais state and had lived in London for over three years.
Mr Menezes' grandmother, Zilda Ambrosia de Figueiredo, told Globo TV "there was no reason to think he was a terrorist".
The body of Mr Menezes will be taken back to Brazil as soon as possible, according to relatives.
Brazil's foreign minister Celso Amorim met officials at the Foreign Office in London on Sunday to seek an explanation for the shooting.
'Shocked and perplexed'
"The Brazilian government and the public are shocked and perplexed that a peaceful and innocent person should have been killed," he said.
"Brazil is totally in solidarity with Britain in the fight against terror but people should be cautious to avoid the loss of innocent life."
He spoke by phone to Mr Straw, who he said promised a full investigation into the death.
"I said that was very important. We can't recover the life of the Brazilian citizen who has been killed, but we can discover the details."
Mr Amorim is due to meet Mr Straw in person on Monday evening.
The BBC's correspondent in Brazil, Tom Gibb, said Mr Menezes had lived for a time in a slum district of Sao Paulo and that could explain why he had run from the police.
So I was skiing down the flatter side of the mountain after sundown, and it was becoming rather icy, so, I had my skis in a V to help slow myself down (mind you, this is my first time skiing) and then, I hit a patch of ice, and my one ski catches the other, and my knees buckle, and I try to roll on my side, but instead I faceplant, losing a ski and a pole, and then I roll again, and then again in a flurry of snow, then I come to rest on my back, sliding slowly down the mountain, staring at the sky, with my hip suffering most of the damage.
Another time, at the very same mountain, I was not skiing (thank goddess), I was in one of those HUGE inner tubes that you slide down the little course with, I thought that this was the safest thing that I could do on the slope, so I went for it. The sides of the course are at least 10 feet high, and they slope down on the either side. The first run was fun and non-injuring, but the second run...oh god.
We are pushed once again down the slope, my brother, aunt, uncle, and myself, and we almost top the first side, but then the momentum carries us to the other side where we are all launched into the air, and I come down on the other side of the course, on the ice shards in the snow, faceplanting of course. My face is stinging as I try to bring myself up, and the snow and ice melts off of my face quickly, leaving the left side of my face swollen and a bit bloody, and my brother only suffering minor damage, and my uncle and my aunt were unscathed, I've learned to never go to that mountain, damn you waivers! I could have sued! ><
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