Water-babies: Nine-month-old twins swim backstroke

THEY are too young to walk, talk or even crawl, but tiny twins William and Ellenita Trykush can swim a length of a 25-metre pool at just nine months old.
 
The water babies love gliding up and down on their backs, kicking their legs to propel them along.
And as the video above shows, they even smile while they're swimming. Their achievements are even more astonishing given that they were born by emergency caesarean six weeks early.

The twins' extraordinary talent emerged during a family holiday to Cyprus in October when they began to swim under water, unaided and without armbands.
On their return to Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK, their mother Charlotte, 35, took them to the local baby pool where they both suddenly set off on their backs.

"First they did five metres, then a width at seven metres, and then a length of 12 metres," said French-born Mrs Trykush, a former swimming coach. "There was hardly anyone in the adult pool, so I suggested to their teacher that we try the big pool. They did an entire length with me swimming underneath them on my back to make sure they were all right."

Mrs Trykush and her husband Victor, 49, are both youth workers. Mr Trykush now has half an eye on the Olympics for his talented son and daughter. He said: "We won't push them but it would be amazing to see them at the 2028 Games."

 

  

 Water-babies: Nine-month-old twins swim backstroke

Australian Police warn: Don't use Apple maps, it's dangerous

POLICE are warning motorists not to rely on Apple's new mapping system on its popular iPhones after a number of motorists were directed into life-threatening situations. 
 
iPhone users who have upgraded to the system’s new iOS 6 operating system are at risk of ending up off the beaten track, police have warned.

The alert follows revelations that the mapping system lists Mildura in the middle of the Murray Sunset National Park, about 70km away from the actual location of Mildura.
Local police have been called to assist distressed motorists who have become stranded within the Murray-Sunset National Park after following directions on their Apple iPhone.

Police are extremely concerned as there is no water supply within the park and temperatures can reach as high as 46 degrees, putting lives at risk.

Some of the motorists located by police have been stranded for up to 24 hours without food or water and have walked long distances through dangerous terrain to get phone reception.
Police have contacted Apple in relation to the issue and hope the matter is rectified promptly to ensure the safety of motorists travelling to Mildura.

Anyone travelling to Mildura or other locations within Victoria should rely on other forms of mapping until this matter is rectified, police warned.

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 Australian Police warn: Don't use Apple maps, it's dangerous

 

Japan on alert as window opens for NKorea

JAPAN says it's on full alert over North Korea's planned rocket launch despite a suggestion from Pyongyang that it could delay the much-criticised move. 
 
North Korea says the launch, originally scheduled for December 10-22, could be changed "for some reasons", giving no further details.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing a government official in Seoul, said on Sunday the North had stopped all preparations at the launch site in the country's northwest.
Japan has deployed missile defence systems to intercept and destroy the rocket if it looks set to fall on its territory.

"We are taking all possible measures for vigilance," Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told reporters as he entered his office on Monday before the launch window opened at 7am (0900 AEDT).
Defence Minister Satoshi Morimoto says Tokyo will keep a close eye on developments despite the comments from North Korea.

"We don't think enough changes are occurring to change our posture," he said.
"We will maintain our current posture unless North Korea issues a formal notice or announcement" on the delay, he said.

Source: Japan on alert as window opens for NKorea

Mexican-American singer killed in crash

THE wreckage of a plane carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera has been found in northern Mexico and there are no survivors. 
 
The Lear Jet was flying on Sunday from south from Monterrey to Toluca, in the centre of the country and was carrying six other people besides the singer, said Antonio Gonzalez, mayor of the town of Iturbide, near the crash site.

Radio contact with the plane was lost shortly after take-off.
Rivera, 43, was a Californian of Mexican origin, best known for her music in genres known as Banda and Norteno. Her records have sold 15 million copies.

Her Facebook page has more than 2.4 million 'likes'. On YouTube, one of her videos has been seen nearly five million times.
Rivera also has won several Billboard Latin Music awards.

Source: Mexican-American singer killed in crash