The Etonians whose website what3words pinpoints ANYWHERE on the planet

Two boys who met in Eton's chess team have built a multi-million pound online business which pinpoints ANYWHERE on the planet just by using three little words
Chris Sheldrick and Jack Waley-Cohen met while playing chess at school
They have set up a business called what3words tagging every location on Earth with a string of three words
Technology is used by delivery companies and disaster relief charities
The pair say their next project may be to map the whole of Mars as well
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Two schoolfriends who met when they were on the Eton chess team have raised millions of pounds to fund a website which tags every location on Earth with a three-word code.
Chris Sheldrick and Jack Waley-Cohen's company, what3words, is used to help map parts of the world which are not covered by precise street addresses.
The pair have attracted millions in venture capital funding - and they say they may take their technology to Mars next to enable the red planet to be navigated.
The founders met at Eton and later decided to start their innovative mapping firm after becoming frustrated by the difficulties of giving precise directions.

Entrepreneurs: Chris Sheldrick, left, and Sam Waley-Cohen, right, have set up a company mapping the whole world with three-word codes
Mr Sheldrick, 34, was a promising young musician before he severed his arm after he punched a window while sleepwalking, and subsequently ran a live music business.
However, he said that roadies and delivery drivers kept getting lost because they misread the GPS co-ordinates he gave them.


He realised that GPS, which works by providing a string of 16 numbers, is a poor way of finding directions because of the high risk of human error.
So instead he teamed up with Mr Waley-Cohen, 36, whose cousin Sam is a top jockey and close friend of the Duchess of Cambridge, to devise a new method of mapping.
What3words divides the whole of Earth into a grid of squares measuring 3m by 3m, with each box given a code consisting of three ordinary English words.

Grid: This image of a small section of Hyde Park shows how the company divides the world into a grid of squares which are each tagged with three words
HOW THE INNOVATIVE MAP WORKS
What3words has divided the entire globe into 57trillion 3m-squared boxes and given each location point a code or 'address' using three words from the English dictionary.
The w33 pin can be moved around Google Maps and will show the code for the precise point where the pin has been placed.
Alternatively, users can search the site for landmarks or addresses to find that location's code.
Or three random words can be entered, each separated by a full stop, to find a surprise location.
Once a location has been identified it can be shared by email, Facebook, Twitter or GPS systems.
For example, Nelson's Column is situated in a square marked 'this.fantastic.notes', while Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh is tagged 'maybe.sling.worth' and the Statue of Liberty is at 'then.drill.moth'.
The site, which is also available as an app, uses shorter and more common words for built-up areas and more obscure references for remote locations such as Siberia and the middle of the ocean.
As well as English, what3words has mapped the world in eight other languages including Russian, Turkish and Swedish.
The company's founders claim their system is more precise than postcodes or street addresses, and is particularly helpful in rural areas and countries without a systematic network of street names and numbers.
In addition, it can be used in areas such as universities campuses, festivals and ski resorts where just one formal address covers a widespread area.
And the system of tagging locations with English words reduces the possibility of British tourists getting lost in countries such as Russia and China which use a different alphabet on street signs.

Homepage: The firm has raised millions in venture capital funding to continue its mission
Mr Sheldrick told the Daily Telegraph: 'You realise that GPS co-ordinates are great if you're a computer or a robot, but they're not good for human beings.
'You also realise that not every address points to the right place when you type it into an app on your phone.'
Postal delivery firms in chaotic urban areas of Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town are already using what3words to find addresses, while organisations including the United Nations use it during disaster recovery projects.
In addition, the British Museum has tagged all of its artifacts with the three-word code for the location where they were found.
Mr Sheldrick has hinted that the company could set its sights beyond Earth, telling the Telegraph: 'There is a lady who got in touch with us about a project - she's realised that Mars is not yet addressed. So, yeah, we're thinking about it.'
The company has raised a total of $5million (£3.5million) in seed funding since its launch in 2013, including $3.5million of venture capital investment in November last year.

Video captures moment a tornado rips through a Tennessee high school

The eye of the storm: Astonishing security camera footage captures moment a violent 95mph tornado rips through high school leaving trail of destruction
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Remarkably no-one was injured by tornado, reported to be 100 yards wide
Security camera footage shows 95mph winds ripping through high school
Tornado damaged classrooms, the football stadium and felled lampposts



This incredible footage captures exactly what it is like to be in the path of a 95mph tornado.

The shocking video shows strong winds ripping through an American high school causing utter devastation.

Security camera footage captured the extreme weather as it swept through the grounds of Crockett County High School in Alamo, Tennessee on February 2.

Devastating tornado hits a US high school at 95 mph

Devastating tornado hits a US high school at 95 mph

The eye of the storm: Astonishing security camera footage captures moment a violent 95mph tornado rips through high school leaving trail of destructionhttp://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/video-captures-moment-tornado-rips.htmlRemarkably no-one was injured by tornado, reported to be 100 yards wide Security camera footage shows 95mph winds ripping through high schoolTornado damaged classrooms, the football stadium and felled lampposts

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Remarkably no-one was injured by the EF-1 tornado, which was reportedly 100 yards wide.
Director of Crockett County Schools, Robert F. Mullins Jr, said that the tornado's path damaged classrooms, building roofs, the football stadium and felled lampposts.


The baseball field, softball field and tennis courts also experienced minor damage caused by debris strewn across the school grounds.

Robert said there is always a possibility of tornadoes in the area during violent thunderstorms.

The tornado formed at approximately 4.55 pm around three miles west to the south west of Alamo.

The security camera shows it battering a fence at the school and throwing debris across what appears to be a parking lot.

A gate is later seen being blown open as large chunks of roofing are sent sprawling by the wind. A chair can even be seen escaping the school.
Another angle shows a flash of lightening as heavy rain adds further drama to the scene.
The tornado is listed as having ended at 5.03 pm about two miles west to northwest of Alamo.

The Government finds £80,000 to make sure Parliament can keep printing laws on GOAT SKIN

What spending cuts? The Government finds £80,000 to make sure Parliament can keep printing laws on GOAT SKIN
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UK laws were set to be printed on paper from April this year to save money
Matthew Hancock says Cabinet Office budget can be used to save the 500-year tradition
But House of Lords has yet to receive offer and will go ahead with change
Vellum producers claim calfskin parchment lasts for at least 5,000 years


Ministers have stepped in to pledge £80,000 a year to safeguard Parliament's tradition of printing Britain's laws on goatskin parchment, known as vellum.

Britain's laws were set to printed on paper from April after the House of Lords decided it could no longer afford the cost of vellum.


But Matthew Hancock, the minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, said he would be prepared to use his budget to cover the cost and maintain the 500-year tradition and insisted the move would be 'cost effective'.

However this afternoon the House of Lords said it had yet to receive a formal offer from the Government and is planning to go ahead with its decision to stop printing laws on vellum.

If an offer from the Government comes forward, it would consider the option of keeping the tradition, House of Lords officials said.

Mr Hancock told the Daily Telegraph today: 'Recording our laws on vellum is a millennium long tradition, and surprisingly cost effective.

'While the world around us constantly changes, we should safeguard some of our great traditions and not let the use of vellum die out.'
The move has the support of David Cameron, whose spokeswoman said this morning: 'Traditions are an important part of our parliamentary heritage.
'It's right that we seek to preserve them wherever possible.'

from the Cabinet Office regarding this decision and expect to move to printing on high quality archival paper, which has a lifespan of several hundred years.

'Currently, the oldest paper records in the Lords date back to the early 16th century, and are only a few years younger than the oldest vellum record in the Archives, which is an Act of Parliament from 1497.

'If the Cabinet Office write offering to take on the responsibility for printing Acts of Parliament on vellum, it would of course be considered. As of yet, that offer has not been made.
Peers have been reviewing the 500-year-old practice of printing two copies of each Act of Parliament, one for Parliamentary Archives and one for the National Archives, on the parchment known as vellum because it is 'extremely expensive'.
The oldest vellum law in parliament's archives dates from 1497, and even older vellum copies survive of documents including the 1215 Magna Carta.
Paul Wright, general manager of vellum producer William Cowley, said Monday that retaining vellum would ensure future generations had the opportunity to 'touch history.'
He said the cost of using vellum effectively went down every year and claimed vellum could last as long as 5,000 years.
'Magna Carta worked out as a safe method of storage at £6 a century,' he told the Today programme.
'Give it another 100 years it will be £4.27 a century.'
'The reason I got so vocal about it all - I just felt that there were a small number of people who effectively were deciding that future generations would be negated of the opportunity to, what the Americans call, touch history.'
The practice of printing laws on vellum has been under threat for years.
An attempt by the House of Lords to use ordinary paper in 1999 was defeated after Labour MPs joined with the Tories to rebell against the move.
A Commons committee has since handed control back to peers, who decided to push ahead with the cost-cutting measure, but since the move was blocked 17 years ago, the cost of printing laws on vellum has gone up by around £50,000 a year.

The European Parliament can change David Cameron's EU deal AFTER Britain has its historic referendum on whether to stay In

The European Parliament can change David Cameron's EU deal AFTER Britain has its historic referendum on whether to stay In
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MEPs will vote on legislation for the deal but NOT before UK's referendum
The PM will try and finalise his deal with EU leaders at a summit this week
Expected to trigger a June referendum but MEPs will not vote until after
Any agreement will be binding on EU leaders but not the EU's parliament

The European Parliament could modify David Cameron's deal with the EU after Britain has voted on whether to stay in, it emerged today.
Downing Street insisted the agreement, which the Prime Minister is trying to finalise this week, would be 'legally binding' and 'lodged at the United Nations'.
But while the leaders of all 28 EU member states will have to sign up to the agreement before it is finished the European Parliament will still have to pass legislation to enact it - and MEPs will not be party to any legally binding deal.
The European Parliament will be asked to pass EU laws on the so-called 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits and reforms to how child benefit is paid to migrant workers.
It was made clear today the legislation will not be put to MEPs until after Britain's referendum - expected in June.
The potential roadblock to Mr Cameron's deal comes from the so-called 'co-decision' powers that hand the 751 MEPs veto powers over certain laws.
Mr Cameron is due to meet parliament president Martin Shulz in Brussels tomorrow as well as the leaders of two party groupings in the parliament.
But Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who claimed he had been due to meet the PM in Brussels, said Mr Cameron had 'run away
Mr Cameron's official spokeswoman said today: 'What we have seen from a number of senior MEPs in the last few weeks, in particular since the draft decision was published by the European Council, is comment from MEPs saying they want to work with us on these areas.


'The facts are that in a number of areas such as those relating to social security and welfare spending you need the European Parliament involved in it.'
She added: 'Subsequent to the legally binding decision, which is a matter for heads of state and government, there are a number of proposals within it that will then be subject to the usual EU decision making procedures.
'Yes, the Prime Minister will clearly be looking for the European Parliament to make clear they will work with the UK to deliver on the solutions that are being discussed.

'But do they need to ratify the draft decision... it's a decision for the heads of government.'
Pressed on the timetable for finalising the reforms, the spokeswoman continued: 'There is a proposal on the table that will allow us to cut in work benefits to EU migrants.
'What we will be working on for this week is for all the European member states to sign up to that so that process can then be taken forward following a referendum depending on the decision of the British people.'

The European Commission will be responsible for bringing forward a regulation to implement the deal.
This regulation will then be debated and voted on by MEPs.
The reason MEPs vote after Britain's referendum is because the deal being negotiated by David Cameron will not come into force unless Britain votes to remain a member of the EU.
Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said: 'We will be looking for all countries in the European Parliament to deliver on that following the choice of the British people.'
She added: 'The legally binding decision will take force in international law, it makes very clear the commitment of all parties to deliver on those commitments and indeed to do so swiftly.'
The spokeswoman insisted we 'should not get into hypotheticals' adding senior MEPs had made clear they wanted to 'work with the UK to deliver on these reforms'.
WHY MEPS WILL GET A SAY ON BRITAIN'S DEAL: THE 'CODECISION' PROCEDURE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE EU MORE DEMOCRATIC

MEPs will debate and vote on aspects of Britain's deal with the EU as part of the normal legislative workings of the EU.
But crucially, because of the way Brussels works this will not happen until after Britain has held its referendum.
The agreement David Cameron hopes to strike will not become officially live until after Britain has voted to stay in. This is the trigger for implementing the agreement.
It means the 751-member European Parliament, pictured above, will get a say over the welfare aspects of the deal - the crucial components relating to the 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits and reforms to how child benefit works.
They are at the core of what is likely to be the deal Mr Cameron presents to the country next week as his recommendation Britain stays In the EU.
But unless they are carried by a vote of MEPs in what is known as the 'co-decision' or 'ordinary legislative procedure' they will not be adopted.
This requires both the European Council - made up of national government leaders - and the European Parliament to agree a decision.
Number 10 insisted today they has received assurances from senior MEPs about the passage of the new laws, adding the national governments of all member states will be signed up.

The Jihadi Jail: Plans to house ALL the UK's Islamic terrorists in a 'British Alcatraz' prison to stop them radicalising other Muslim convicts are unveiled

The Jihadi Jail: Plans to house ALL the UK's Islamic terrorists in a 'British Alcatraz' prison to stop them radicalising other Muslim convicts are unveiled
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Dangerous inmates currently dispersed across secure units in eight jails
Review recommends putting 131 Islamist terrorist inmates in one prison
Opponents worry will be a point for protest, a 'British Guantanamo Bay'

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The Prime Minister is considering putting all terrorist prison inmates into a single jail which has been dubbed the British Alcatraz.
The jail, would hold all 131 Islamist inmates, convicted of terror offences, in a single secure unit to stop them infecting other prisoners with their extremist views.
The policy has been recommended by a new review into radicalisation in British prisons, and David Cameron said hinted earlier this week he is 'prepared to consider major changes'.

It would reverse the current policy of dispersing dangerous inmates across eight prisons, which has been in place for 50 years. This stops them creating gangs and power structures within the jail.
One prison source told The Times that it would be better to maintain the the ability to move prisoners, but agreed it would be a good idea to segregate them to stop them 'infecting other inmates with their views.


There are concerns that putting all radicals in one prison, or a secure unit within a jail such as Belmarsh, would give them another reason for protest, and be considered a British Guantanamo Bay.
The proposed jail has been dubbed 'The British Alcatraz', likened to the American jail which was created to house the country's most dangerous inmates, all in one place.
The idea behind Alcatraz was to separate them from other prisoners so they could not influence others with their bad behaviour, similar to the purpose of separating Islamist extremists.
The review also recommends calling former soldiers into young offenders institutions, and for them to run their own cadet corps.

Hackers call out the government

Hackers call out the government



These days no one is safe from hackers - not huge corporations or even the FBI. Regular Americans are coming together with computer hackers to create change where they think the Government couldn't. Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage, joins RT from Los Angeles to discuss the issue.

Drone surveillance in the US? Alex Jones says 'the whole world is in danger'

Drone surveillance in the US? Alex Jones says 'the whole world is in danger'



As the US plans to increase drone aircraft usage abroad, now law enforcement in the States is getting ready to adopt robotic planes back home for surveillance purposes. While drone usage is expected to be expanded in America by 2013, Infowar's Alex Jones says that in some states it has already been happening for years.

Should the IMF turn towards BRICs nations?

Should the IMF turn towards BRICs nations?



Following the downfall of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF is searching for new leadership. Is it time for someone from a BRICs country to step up to the plate? Raj Doshi of Mani Capital, Inc. says BRICs nations are the backbone of the global economy and perhaps the best solution would be for them to break off from the IMF and start their own fund altogether.

The assassination of Pakistani Minister for Minorities by unidentified gunmen

The assassination of Pakistani Minister for Minorities by unidentified gunmen

Gunmen assassinated in Islamabad yesterday, Wednesday, and Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, the police official said that the minister came under fire during the passage of his car in a high-end neighborhoods in Islam a father.

The official added that Bhatti had intended to leave his house when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car.

The Bhatti had referred repeatedly to the receiving death threats because of his position on the law, a second Pakistani official being filtered against the backdrop of the law, which criminalizes insulting to the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and the Bhatti is the only Christian in the government of Pakistan, calls to amend the law of atonement in the country

Former Israeli ambassador accused Netanyahu to derail the peace process

Former Israeli ambassador accused Netanyahu to derail the peace process

Criticized the former Israeli Ambassador, South Africa, the Netanyahu government policies in the region, and said that he resigned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, because he no longer felt comfortable about the policy.

The Financial Times newspaper quoted the letter of retirement issued by Ilan Baruch, saying he believed that the Council of Ministers to handle the current situation emigrated diplomatic efforts towards a permanent peace agreement. Accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to derail the peace process.

He added that since the current government took over the leadership of the country two years ago, the members abort any political progress by refusing calls to withdraw from the West Bank and to ignore international peace efforts

Clinton:" Iran is seeking to influence the Arab and communication revolutions of the opposition

"Clinton:" Iran is seeking to influence the Arab and communication revolutions of the opposition

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Iran is seeking either directly or through intermediaries to communicate with the opposition in Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen in an attempt to influence.

This is the first time Clinton has addressed in detail the reasonable efforts made by Iran to interfere in the ongoing popular protests three months ago in the Arab countries and toppled the governments of Egypt and Tunisia, and threaten the regimes in Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Oman.

Clinton said before the Committee on federal spending in the Senate, "They are using Hezbollah (the Lebanese) to connect to allies in Hamas, who call their turn with allies in Egypt, adding that" we know what they call the opposition in Bahrain and they are involved too in the opposition movement in Yemen. "

She added that the United States In an attempt to cope with the movements of Iran, the diplomatic contacts and other links with opposition groups in the Middle East and North Africa, pointing out that "the majority of people want to help them but not to play a major role and therefore the challenge is based on the way in which we offer the assistance they require without to be seen who wants to control the appearance of revolution. "

They pointed out that Clinton Shiite Iran is trying to increase its influence, although it is not a natural ally of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Sunni Islamist group in Egypt, yet it supports the long-Sunni Hamas in the Gaza Strip border with Egypt

Two U.S. soldiers killed in the shooting Frankfurt Airport

Two U.S. soldiers killed in the shooting Frankfurt Airport

Two soldiers were killed from the U.S. Air Force, was killed and two others seriously wounded on Wednesday when he was a young man from Kosovo fire on them at the airport in Frankfurt, West Germany.

And fired on the bus, the U.S. military while standing in front of the arrival hall the second largest airport in Germany, and on board U.S. soldiers arrived by air from England before heading to the U.S. base at Ramstein, 140 km from the airport.

The General Command of the U.S. Air Force in Germany in a statement: "kill Mlahan and two others wounded in a shooting today, Thursday, at the airport of Frankfurt International," the statement added that the German authorities arrested the shooter, and that an investigation of the incident, and the interior minister said the Hesse German Boris saw that a soldier was killed outside the bus and the other inside.

The German police have arrested inside the arrivals hall on the second shooter is supposed, a young man in the twenty-first session, originally from Kosovo, had been living in Frankfurt, according to Minister Ryan. The investigation began with the shooter. Police cordoned off the German site of the attack and the transfer of Jerihan to the hospital, did not say police spokesman Andrei Stormit the severity of injuries, nor the number of military personnel who were on the bus.

He was President Barack Obama regretted the incident and sadness following the attack, in a speech in front of reporters in the White House. Were made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel "sincere condolences to the families of the victims," during a press conference with Portuguese Foreign Minister Jose Socrates. She said that her government would do all it can to uncover the circumstances of the attack. He also Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle in Ukraine condemned the attack.

In Pristina, announced a senior security official told AFP on Wednesday that the young Kosovar origin, who shot and killed two U.S. Air Force in Frankfurt Airport Albany from the north of Kosovo, the source said on condition of anonymity, "according to our information called Corporal Aouka one of the Mitrovica region ( north), "he said" has no record, which means that he did not face problems with the law before, but we are still verifying. "

The Government of Kosovo for the condemnation of the work of the "ugly", and confirmed that the perpetrator acted "alone" and did not yet know the motives of the attack and said the newspaper "Der Spiegel" on its website that investigators tend to the hypothesis of a deliberate attack against U.S. soldiers, as they seek to verify the certificates confirmed that the striker shouted "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire. The Web site said investigators had found him on the arms and ammunition.

Frankfurt Airport is located about 120 km from the U.S. base at Ramstein in Germany. The Americans have several bases in the Frankfurt area used for the logistical support for operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Was planning the attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States partly in Hamburg, northern Germany. In March 2010, four Islamist convicted of plotting against U.S. interests in Germany, after being accused that they were preparing to attack similar attack in 2001

Chavez presented to the Gaddafi international peace mission

Chavez presented to the Gaddafi international peace mission

Search Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is an international peace mission to settle the dispute in Libya, as announced by Communications Minister Andres Izarra Venezuela on Wednesday. The minister said in a message on his website on Twitter: "We get talks between Chavez and the leader Gaddafi about the proposal to send a peace mission to Libya," but gave no further details.

The Chavez may view the formation of an international peace mission from several friendly countries in order to mediate between the Libyan leader and the rebels, with the conviction of any foreign military intervention, saying it would be "a disaster". "What if we send Marines instead of airplanes, good-offices mission to help our brothers to stop killing each other."

Video Essay: The Old Men of Versailles 3/1/2011

Video Essay: The Old Men of Versailles


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Raw Video: London Rings in the New Year

Raw Video: London Rings in the New Year


As millions gathered worldwide to ring in the New Year, tens of thousands of Londoners gathered on the banks of the River Thames near the London Eye Ferris wheel for the city's fireworks display. (Dec. 31)

Raw Video: Russia Rings in the New Year

Raw Video: Russia Rings in the New Year


Hundreds of Muscovites watched in Red Square as a grand fireworks display lit up the sky over St Basil's cathedral to mark the arrival of 2011. The revellers enjoyed the festivities in a snowstorm with temperatures well below freezing. (Dec. 31)

Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Dec. 15

Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Dec. 15
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New Wave of Houses: Smaller the Better

New Wave of Houses: Smaller the Better


As Americans downsize in the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at least one tiny corner of the housing market appears to be thriving. Tiny houses are emerging as a whole new marketplace. (Nov. 29)

Powerful Storm to Bring Snow, Ice to the Dakotas

Powerful Storm to Bring Snow, Ice to the Dakotas


A powerful storm that pummeled much of the West is promising to bring a mix of snow, sleet and ice to much of the Dakotas on Thanksgiving Day. (Nov. 24).