England entertain Bulgaria

England entertain Bulgaria
Published: Sunday 29 August 2010, 21.00CETFollowing a below-par performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Fabio Capello's England embark on their journey to reach UEFA EURO 2012 with a Group G opener against Bulgaria.

Following a below-par performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, England embark on their journey to reach UEFA EURO 2012 without injured Chelsea FC duo Frank Lampard and John Terry.

England team news
• Chelsea FC duo Frank Lampard (hernia) and John Terry (hamstring) both miss out, as does Fulham FC's Bobby Zamora (thigh), but Tottenham Hotspur FC strikers Peter Crouch ......

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Chile turning to high-tech to aid trapped miners

COPIAPO, CHILE - As 33 Chilean miners entered their fourth week trapped in a collapsed mine, experts from around the world gathered on this remote hillside to attempt what all consider a historic rescue operation.

With video footage showing the men in relatively good health, much of the focus has shifted to logistics and mental health while an Australian-built drilling rig slowly rips open an escape tunnel, an effort now expected to take 90 days.

"They are a tremendously cohesive group. . . . There is a positive and powerful leader, which makes the group more organized," said Rodrigo Figueroa, head of the Stress and Disaster Unit at Catholic University in Santiago. "As miners, they are disciplined and prepared for this kind of emergency, and preparation is fundamental."

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Hong Kong’s Stock Index Falls for Third Week; China Green Drops

Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index fell for a third week as developers dropped after Henderson Land Development Co. reported a larger-than-estimated decline in first-half underlying profit.

Henderson Land slid 1.6 percent. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the world’s largest lender by market value, climbed 1.3 percent after second-quarter earnings beat analysts’ forecasts. China Green Holdings Ltd. tumbled by as much as 45 percent after the producer of fruits and vegetables said its auditor needed more time to complete the annual report for board approval.

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Tropical Storm Earl

Tropical Storm Earl continues to head off to the west-northwest in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, to the east of Hurricane Danielle.

Weather.com has various maps from current storm information to satellite images and the all-important "projected path".


Ref : Weather.com

Elin Nordegren on Tiger Woods

Elin Nordegren said she wanted to save her marriage to Tiger Woods even after she was "blindsided" by his multiple affairs, but in the end the damage was irreparable and she didn't trust him.

"I've been through hell," Nordegren, whose divorce was finalized Monday, told People magazine in the issue to hit newsstands Friday.

Nordegren revealed that she had no clue about her golfing superstar husband's infidelities, saying she was "blindsided" and "embarrassed" by the affairs.


By John Berman, Suzan Clarke and Sabrina Parise / abcnews.go.com
Posted: 08/25/2010 07:07:59 AM MDT

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The Power of the Future

In a world of climate change, fuel insecurity and escalating energy demands, it's time we started talking about how we're going to generate the power of the future.

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Who is George Michael?

George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on June 25, 1963 in East Finchley, London, England) is an English pop musician of Greek Cypriot ancestry. Michael began his career by forming a band called The Executive together with his best friend Andrew Ridgeley, a fellow pupil at Bushey Meads School, though it did not survive for long.

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McCain's turn

John McCain Still Pallin' Around with lobbyists,
Arizona Republican is the clear front-runner against challenger J.D. Hayworth. There is an air of both tragedy and farce as the Arizona Republican primary for the United States Senate comes to a conclusion this Tuesday.

Today, pharmaceutical innovation

Pharmaceutical innovation looks very different than it did 100 years ago,
Environment is making it harder for companies to recover these costs.
Researchers are tackling increasingly complex diseases using new tools
The pace of scientific disease has increased exponentially in recent years.

Future of Health Care
Innovative medicines will assume an increasingly prominent role in the way we improve the quality of care for future generations.


Ref: Innovation today

Today's news: Wyclef Jean Blocked from Haitian Bid!

Friday night, Wyclef Jean said : “Though I disagree with the ruling,
I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters
to do the same.” (The commission had rejected Jean’s application,
arguing that he dit not meet residency requirements to run.)

Trading?

Yet another interesting item landed on my desk today. TRADING.
This I just had to try, and opened a test account...

What happens next I will have to blog on later.


Do you want a demo?

PGA Tour 2010 is on!

I just started watching golf, and it was in fact very interesting. Did you know for instance that this years PGA-Tour is the 92nd? Imagine me start watching abit earlier, and i would not have missed out on all that fun!!
Of course, Norway's Suzann Pettersen does it pretty decent too -- with her coming in as nr 5 at Evian Masters last sunday.(Read all about it here!)

More to come ....