Companies are creating learning aids that tap the science of memories, says David Robson. Do they work in the classroom?

For most of his 20s, Ed Cooke had been hovering around the top 10 of the World Memory Championships. His achievements included memorising 2,265 binary digits in 30 minutes and the order of 16 packs of playing cards in just an hour. But at the age of 26, he was getting restless, and wanted to help others to learn like him. "The memory techniques take a certain discipline," he says. "I wanted a tool that would just allow you to relax into c"

A Malaysian court has sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail after overturning his acquittal on sodomy charges.

Mr Anwar led the resistance to its most powerful ever efficiency in the May 2013 common elections.

While gay and lesbian functions are unlawful in Muslim-majority Malaysia, very few individuals are ever charged.

Mr Anwar has always managed the expenses were aspect of a governmental apply strategy.

World Indoors 2014: GB's Richard Kilty wins shock 60m gold medal

 The british Rich Kilty created a amazing run to win 60m silver at the Globe Inside Tournament in Sopot.

The 24-year-old organised off a area such as Nesta Jackson, the fifth quickest man ever over 100m, and much-fancied United states Marvin Bracy to win in a individual best duration of 6.49 a few moments.

"I can't believe it. This is a desire come real," said Kilty.

Tiffany Porter won The british first honor of the three-day competitors with brown in the 60m obstacles.

Britain were wanted to win awards in the ultimate two activities on day two, but Kilty's silver was a big shock.

The Gateshead Harriers sportsman was competitive in his first significant championships, having been selected in to substitute the harmed Wayne Dasaolu.

Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beat holders Pakistan in final

 He finally obtained his first one-day globally century off 134 paintballs, such as eight four feet and three sixes.

Sir Lanka also battled in reaction, rewriter Saeed Ajmal overlooking owner Kusal Perera and Kumar Sangakkara with following paintballs to keep them having complications on 56 for two.

But Thirimanne signed up with up with former innovator Mahela Jayawardene and created a 156-run third-wicket take a place including 27 overs to put it coming back on course.

Jayawardene decreased for 75 - his highest possible place in 15 one-day internationals since examining 107 against Native indian in Kingston last June - but Thirimanne continuous to accomplish his century and all but secured Sri Lanka's success.

It is their fifth Asia Cup success, equalling the record of Native indian.

Russia tells Western critics to put Ukrainian people first

European federation refused allegations it is performing strongly toward next door neighbor Ukraine, informing its European experts Thursday to put aside "geopolitical calculations" in support of the passions of the people in the former Communist republic.
Moscow has protected its parliament's acceptance of Chief executive Vladimir Putin's use of army power to secure its people in the Crimean Peninsula, an independent area of southern Ukraine with powerful commitment to European federation. But its G8 associates have criticized its army accumulation, with one mature U.S. formal saying European causes have "operational control" of the area -- and challenging that it take out.
"I repeat: This is a issue of protecting our people and our compatriots, of protecting the most essential individual right -- the right to lifestyle," European International Reverend Sergey Lavrov said at a U.N. individual privileges conference in Geneva, Swiss.

Jennifer stumbles at Oscars again

United states Bustle celebrity Jennifer Lawrence took a crash on the red rug at the 2014 Academy awards.

As the celebrity walked on to the red rug in her red Dior outfit she triggered on a visitors spool as she converted to trend to lovers. She informed journalists she had expected her slide went unseen.

At last seasons wedding she triggered up on the stairways on her way to gather her best celebrity Oscar.

Slave and Gravity share Oscar spoils

Traditional dilemma 12 Decades a Servant has won best image at the 86th Academia Prizes, while area dilemma Severity won the lion's discuss of awards.

Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron became the first Latina United states to win the best home award, including to the film's six Academia awards for technological accomplishment.

Cate Blanchett was known as best celebrity for her expression of the heroine in Woodsy Allen's Red Jasmine.

Matthew McConaughey won the best performing professional Oscar for Facilities Customers Group.

It is the second successive season the best home and best image award have been granted to different movies.

Cuaron recognized the "transformative" energy of movie and designated the film's celebrity Sandra Bullock as "the spirit, the center of Gravity".


Cuaron won two Academia awards, for route and movie modifying. He co-wrote the movie script with his son Jonas.
The movie - which took several years to finish, and owes much to the technological expertise of English visible results professionals - also won Academia awards for movie modifying, audio combining, audio modifying, cinematography, visible results and unique ranking.

Steve McQueen, the English home of 12 Decades a Servant, devoted the best image Oscar to "all those individuals who have sustained slavery".

"Everyone should get not just to endure, but to stay," he said. "This is the most essential heritage of Solomon Northup."

Based on a actual tale, it follows the lifestyle of a 100 % free dark man - Northup - who is kidnapped and marketed into captivity in La.

Producer Kaira Pitt recognized "the indomitable Mr McQueen" - a Turner Prize successful artist-turned-director - for "bringing them all together" to tell Northup's tale.

Lupita Nyong'o also grabbed an Separate Soul Award on End of the 7 days for her part in 12 Decades a Slave
Newcomer Lupita Nyong'o won the best assisting celebrity award for her movie first appearance as slave employee Patsey.

The Kenyan celebrity compensated honor to her personality and thanked her for her "guidance": "It doesn't evade me for once that so much joy in my lifestyle is thanks to so much discomfort in an individual's," said the celebrity, who converted 31 a couple weeks ago.

The movie won a third Oscar for David Ridley's tailored movie script. "All the compliment goes to Northup," Ridley said, "these are his words".

Spike Jonze gathered the best unique movie script for Her. Jonze's first movie as only author and home celebrities Joaquin Arizona as a man who drops in really like with a pc os, talked by Scarlett Johansson.

As expected, McConaughey took the best performing professional award for his part as actual lifestyle rodeo western Ron Woodroof, who smuggled HIV medication into the US.

The 44-year-old performing professional, formerly a rom-com frequent whose positions centred on his excellent looks, missing 50lbs (23kg) to perform Woodroof in the low price range independent dilemma.

During his conversation, he thanked God "because that's who I look up to".

"He's enriched my lifestyle with possibilities that I know are not of my side or any other individual side," he included.

Best celebrity champion Blanchett compensated honor to her competitors, such as Dame Judi Dench - who was not at the wedding - recognizing "the unique and subjective" characteristics of awards events.

McConaughey's co-star Jared Leto won the first Oscar of the evening, choosing up best assisting performing professional for his part as transgender lady who becomes Woodruff's company associate and unlikely buddy.

In an psychological conversation Leto thanked his mom, who associated him to the awards, "for educating me to dream" and devoted his award to "those who have ever experienced disfavor because of who they are, or who you love".

"This is for the 36 thousand individuals out there who have missing the fight to Helps," said the 30 A few moments to Mars frontman, whose last movie was six in the past.

Cate Blanchett
Blanchett, who was provided with her Oscar by Daniel Day Lewis, had a lot of thank yous
Dallas Customers Group also grabbed a third award for make up and hair-styling - with the modification of Leto and his co-star, Matthew McConaughey, stated to have been obtained on a price range of $250 (£150).

Frozen, which lately expected $1bn (£600m) at the international box workplace, obtained two Academia awards.

The 3D movie about an icy king and her sis was known as best pc animated function movie, with its songs, Let It Go - conducted by celebrity Idina Menzel - successful best unique songs. It is generally depending on The Snowfall Queen by Hendes Religious Andersen.

The Excellent Gatsby also grabbed two Academia awards, for outfit style and manufacturing style. The awards were grabbed by Baz Luhrmann's associate Catherine Martin.

But there were no awards for Bob O Russell's United states Bustle, which had 10 nominations, such as nods in all the performing groups. Nor were there any awards for Martin Scorsese's The Hair of Walls Road.

The first English win of the evening came for Tim Webber and his team from London-based organization Framestore for their visible results perform on Severity.

Webber compensated honor to his team, Severity celebrities Henry Clooney and Bullock and home Cuaron "for having the perspective to make this breath-taking movie and the audacity to make it happen".

The second English win of the evening went to home Malcolm Clarke, who won an Oscar for his documented brief The Woman in Variety Six: Music Stored My Life.

The movie follows Alice Herz-Sommer, the earliest known heir of the Nazi Holocaust and an achieved piano player. Spending honor to Herz-Sommer, who passed away a couple weeks ago at the age of 110, he recognized "her outstanding potential for joy and awesome potential for forgiveness".

"She trained everyone on my team to be a little bit more positive," he included, devoting his award to her.

Ellen DeGeneres organised the wedding, for the second time, at the Dolby Cinema in The show biz industry.