| Fri 30 Jul 2010 |
Waterproof camera? Take the plunge
Times Union | There are a lot of crazy things you do with your friends, and the day after making sure to register the warranty online, I took both hands and plunged my new camera in a trout pond while my buddy fed the fish. | My sanity is relative to who you ask... |
Burke waits, but the end seems near
National Post By Michael Traikos, National Post July 30, 2010 1:01 AM Tomas Kaberle's time in Toronto may finally be coming to an end. | Photograph by: Abelimages / Getty Images, National Post | More and more, this is looking like the end. | There ar... |
Kara trades 'Idol' credibility to be like Paula
MSNBC | “American Idol’s” addition of a fourth judge last season felt more like a third wheel, but at least newcomer Kara DioGuardi made the most of a potentially rocky ride. With an industry insider’s take on performances, she delivered fair revie... |
Carrie Underwood: Saying I have a husband is weird
m&c | Newlywed Carrie Underwood has revealed that she is still adjusting to calling Mike Fisher “my husband”. | Celebrities arrive at the 2009 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre, L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California. - Russ Einhorn / Sp... |
Documents' Disclosure to Pressurize Pakistan By By Sajjad Shaukat
Newsvine | The 92,000 US secret documents released on July 25 this year, dating from 2004 to 2009, triggered an outcry from country, fighting in the US-NATO coalition in Afghanistan in general and Pakistan in particular. | In this regard, on July 26, 2010, Th... |
Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home
The Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) -- A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore. | Assistant U.S.... |
Space Madness
Kotaku | Let's end the day with a little interstellar insanity. As a fan of watching people go bananas in the far reaches of our universe, I figure it's as good a conversation starter as any. | I'm talking about movies like Sunshine, Moon, Event Horizon, 20... |
The Yankees Keep Winning, as Rodriguez Keeps Waiting
The New York Times | CLEVELAND — Hot dogs cost a dollar on Thursday night, which is one reason the largest crowd since the Indians’ home opener flocked to Progressive Field. Another, this one more plausible, involved the desire to see a singular event, a ho... |
Cook: Ravens' autographs move is sign of times
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | It will be a great first day of Steelers training camp Saturday if no one gets seriously hurt. | I'm not talking about the players. | The fans. | Have you noticed how aggressive autograph seekers are these days? | It's a miracle a small child hasn'... |
Alouettes claim first in the East
National Post By Herb Zurkowsky, Postmedia News July 30, 2010 12:02 AM Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, left, runs with the ball during second half CFL football action against the Toronto Argonauts in Montreal. | Photograph by: Christ... |
Maradona lashes out at 'treason'
China Daily | BUENOS AIRES - Diego Maradona has accused Argentina football chief Julio Grondona of lying and team manager Carlos Bilardo of treason in a bitter attack on the two men he insists plotted his downfall. | "Grondona lied to me. Bilardo betrayed me," s... |
Luis Corvalan; rose to lead Communists in Chile; at 93
The Boston Globe | NEW YORK - Luis Corvaln - longtime leader of the Chilean Communist Party, whose support was critical to the rise in 1970 of Salvador Allende, the first elected Marxist head of state in the Western Hemisphere - died in Santiago July 21. He was 93. ... |
New England Patriots begin training camp
The Providence Journal | FOXBORO, Mass. | He may have been wearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap, but 21-year-old Michael Sackett of East Providence wanted to make it clear Thursday that when it came to sports, there was no other place he'd rather be than where he was. | A... |
So You Think You Can Dance Judges Spoil Their Own Double Elimination
E! Online | The So You Think You Can Dance judges really should try not to give the eliminations away the night before they send two people home. | But that's pretty much what they did, what with all the talk of mature-beyond-her-years Lauren Froderman and the... |
Coming Up on Innings Mark, Hughes Looks to Stay Strong
The New York Times | CLEVELAND — Phil Hughes said he felt strong, as if he could have kept pitching after the Yankees season ended last November, with his innings count at 111 2/3. Barring an injury or a catastrophic first inning, Hughes will surpass that total F... |
Empty mansions are legacy of a mystery heiress
MSNBC | It's called Bellosguardo: "Beautiful view." But driving by, you can barely see it: It hides behind high walls, bookending the southern tip of Santa Barbara, Calif. A $100 million mansion perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, immaculately main... |
Early exit for volatile fifth seed Gulbis in LA
The Guardian By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - Colombian Alejandro Falla produced the first upset at the LA Open with a gripping and occasionally tempestuous 4-6 6-3 7-6 victory over fifth-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the second round on... |
Gulbis stunned by Falla in LA
Independent online | By Mark Lamport-Stokes | Los Angeles - Colombian Alejandro Falla produced the first upset at the LA Open with a gripping and occasionally tempestuous 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 victory over fifth-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the second round on Thursday. | ... |
Rain washes out play
The Hindu | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rain washed out second day's play in the Thiruvananthapuram district 'A' division cricket league match between Crazy CC and Hercules Kids CC at the Medical College ground. | After restricting Crazy CC to 173 in the first innings... |
Maradona lashes out
The Hindu | BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona has accused Argentina football chief Julio Grondona of lying and team manager Carlos Bilardo of treason in a bitter attack on the two men he insists plotted his downfall. | "Grondona lied to me. Bilardo betrayed me," sa... |
Mayookha, Tintu record personal bests
The Hindu | K.P. Mohan | Tintu Luka. | NEW DELHI: Mayookha Johny and Tintu Luka registered personal bests as the Indian athletes struggled to make their mark in mediocre fields on the opening day of the two-day Asian All-Star athletics meet at the Nehru Stadiu... |
CW Crew Spills on Hellcats, Smallville and Supernatural
E! Online | CW's fall programming tagline is "TV to talk about." But you guys don't want to hear us talk about the scoop we got on Smallville, Hellcats and Supernatural, right? | Oh, you do? OK, no need to swear. We'll give you the deets on your retu... |
Kildare driven by not just any Geezer
Irish Times | GAVIN CUMMISKEY | GAELIC GAMES ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINAL:WHAT NEWS from the Lilywhites? Well, for starters, after defeating Monaghan last Saturday, Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney name-checked the greatest Bainisteoir of them all, Mick O'Dwyer, as... |
McGrane's pragmatism serves him well
Irish Times | PHILIP REID in Killarney | YOU DON'T always travel the straightforward route to achieve your life's goals. Yesterday, three Irishmen - two of them Major champions, all three of them winners on tour - came together on the first tee of the Killeen co... |
Tangled tale of how mysterious machinations of Quinn and Anglo helped seal each other's fates
Irish Times | A gradual series of facilities extended to Quinn left the family owing Anglo Euro2.8bn, writes SIMON CARSWELLFinance Correspondent | FORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chief David Drumm used to remark privately to colleagues that it was the only time he saw... |
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