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2011年3月31日 星期四
2011年3月30日 星期三
A Colorful Getaway
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Valley Church Beach on the island of Antigua in the southern Caribbean.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 2011.
Everytime when we wanted to stop for the rest, we were searching for the good place, where you can seat, it has to be beautiful, and main thing - there has to be a garbage can. When we found that kind of place it was "Good place" for us. Don't know why. I'm not that kind of person, who always sorting trash, or eating only in Biomarkets. But this time in this trip the initiative was mine.
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2011年3月29日 星期二
2011年3月28日 星期一
Desperate resident of rebel-held Misrata describe horror inflicted by Gaddafi troops
Desperate resident of rebel-held Misrata describe horror inflicted by Gaddafi troops
A resident of Misrata, the rebel-held enclave under siege by Gaddafi troops for weeks, has painted a terrifying picture of life in the city and urged Nato to arm the rebels.
Warplanes bombed the outskirts of Misrata to stop Gaddafi forces shelling the city Photo: REUTERS
By Adam Lusher 7:19PM GMT 26 Mar 2011
Speaking by telephone from the town in western Libya, with artillery fire audible in the background, the 29-year-old housewife who lives half a mile from the city centre, described the situation as "desperate". She feared it was only a matter of time before the civilian population was massacred.
Clearly distressed, the mother of a young child said: "The windows are shaking here. The artillery fire is very heavy now. There are plumes of smoke in the sky. The regime forces are in Tripoli Street, the main street of the city. They have snipers on the high buildings.
"The situation is horrible. There are dead bodies in the streets and no one can recover them because of the heavy fighting.
"The artillery fire is indiscriminate. They are burning down people's houses while they are inside. If you drive around the city you see houses – civilian houses – that have been hit with black smoke coming out of the windows. Eight days ago, my aunt's balcony was hit by what we think was a tank shell. She lives there with her husband and seven children.
"We think they are taking people from the streets. My husband's 22-year-old nephew went missing nine days ago. All we have found of him is his car and his mobile phone."
She added that a relative was working at a health centre in the centre of Misrata. This health centre was being used as the city's hospital because - before the crisis struck - the main hospital itself had been undergoing renovation.
On Thursday, she claimed, the centre was shelled as doctors tried to treat 400 injured people inside. She said that as medics tried to evacuate the wounded, pro-regime snipers shot at the clinic.
"They were trying to shoot at the injured people. Shells were falling 10 to 20 metres from the clinic. As they evacuated the injured through a back door, the snipers were hitting the front of the clinic.
"Fortunately, because tall buildings were in the way, the snipers didn't have a clear shot at the back door.
"The patients are now on the outskirts of Misrata, but no one has been able to go back to pick up medical supplies because the clinic is still under sniper fire. On Friday, shell fire hit the garden of the clinic. These are people who have no mercy, no respect for human life."
Although it was impossible independently to verify the housewife's claims, she insisted: "They are targeting civilians. My relative has told me that yesterday they had a mother, father and their three children killed.
"My relative thinks 130 people have been killed in the last week, and 1,300 people injured.
"The medical services are overwhelmed. Four days ago, my sister-in-law's uncle was shot in his thigh. They still haven't been able to take the bullet out because they have to treat other people are more seriously injured.
"Before it was evacuated, there were people sleeping in the hallway of the clinic, and outside."
She added: "We are talking about a serious humanitarian crisis. Medical supplies are running low. They don't have even basic things like insulin. People with diabetes – I don't know how they are still alive.
"The Government has shelled one of the main medical storage centres in the city. Two days ago, they shelled the major supermarket in the city centre. It burned down with all the food inside it.
"The Government has shut off the water supplies. People who have their own wells are having to take in friends and relatives. You have three families living in one-bedroom apartments, with no water and no medication."
As she spoke yesterday afternoon, the sound of shellfire subsided.
"Do you hear that? There are planes in the air now. Everyone here is so grateful that these air strikes are happening. I don't know anyone who isn't happy Nato is doing this. We don't have anyone else to protect us.
"I would say to anyone in Britain who opposes the air strikes, you are not the ones living here; you are not the ones with no water, with no medication for your children, you are not suffering the fear of being killed in your own homes.
"Even if some innocent people are hit in the air strikes, so be it: because otherwise, Gaddafi will wipe out the whole city."
She added, however, that the pro-regime forces were now resorting to a new tactic – using civilians as human shields.
"As soon as they hear the planes, they take cover in people's houses, trying to use civilians as human shields."
She said this meant that air strikes were not enough – Nato had to arm the rebels.
"It is extremely important you supply the protesters with weaponry. The regime is using brute force, and we are can't match it. There is no comparison.
"You can hear heavy artillery fire from the regime, and just small arms fire in return from the protesters. You should see the rusty guns people are using.
"Unless the protesters have better weaponry it is only a matter of time until the regime kills all the civilians."
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Roadside scene in the scenic Sawtooth Mountains... Late summer 2009...
Roadside scene in the scenic Sawtooth Mountains... Late summer 2009...
I cannot recall whether or not I've previously uploaded this image but think not. Still experimenting with and trying to learn more about using Lightroom 3 to manage my photo catalog and pulled this out of my iPhoto Library today to work on it. Enjoy and have a great week!
Better in light box view!
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2011年3月27日 星期日
The Olympics of Television-Rights Fees
Amount broadcasters paid for the rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics (Winter and summer games are negotiated together).
COUNTRY
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2010 MEDALS
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NBC
$2 B
32
Europe*
European Broadcasting
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$760 M
129
Japan
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$362.5 M
4
Canada
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$153 M
17
Italy
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$152 M
4
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$113.5 M
3
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$99.5 M
10
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0
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Source: International Olympic Committee
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2011年3月26日 星期六
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Bike City, U.S.A.
Bike City, U.S.A.
The "Zoobomb Pyle" statue, composed of minibikes, at 13th and W. Burnside in downtown Portland. 3 frame HDR.
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2011年3月24日 星期四
Ferrari: facts and figures
Ferrari: facts and figures
As HR Owen unveils a bespoke design service with Ferrari, we look at some facts and figures for the iconic car maker.
The most expensive Ferrari ever is a 250GTO which reputedly changed hands privately for nearly $15m Photo: Eleanor Bentall
7:32PM GMT 24 Mar 2011
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Enzo Ferrari was born on February 18, 1898, outside Modena. His grandpa was a food wholesaler, his dad Alfredo a metal-basher in the local railway workshops
Enzo saw his first race at age 10, and could drive at 13. He was invalided out of the army during the Second World War; neither his father nor brother survived it
In 1920, Alfa Romeo employed him as a team driver, and he came second in that year’s Targa Florio. In 1929, he switched from driving to administration, undertaking management of Alfa’s racing team
One of Ferrari’s stranger Alfa projects was the Bimotore, a single-seater with engines at both ends. It was fast but temperamental
When he wasn’t living, breathing, eating and sleeping sports and racing cars, Enzo relaxed by riding his beloved – and British – Rudge motorcycle
Ferrari’s “prancing horse” logo was given to Enzo by Countess Baracca, whose late First World War flying ace son Francesco had used it as his emblem. Ferrari changed its background color from white to yellow, and created an icon.
The Testarossa name, Italian for "redhead", was given first to the 3-liter V12 engine in 1958 because its camshaft covers were painted red. It was revived in 1984 for a mid-engined supercar.
Ford tried to buy Ferrari for $18m in 1963 but the deal collapsed when the Americans refused to cede Enzo total control over the racing program. Ford responded by producing the GT40.
The Dino 246GT was unique in that nowhere on the car did the word "Ferrari" appear
The most expensive Ferrari ever is a 250GTO which reputedly changed hands privately for nearly $15m
When the Ferrari F40 was launched in 1987 to celebrate the marque’s first four decades it was, at $316,895, the most expensive car on sale in Britain
The factory today offers 16 standard colors but can provide any paint used on a previous model. A 10-paint “historic” range is now offered for the 612 Scaglietti
The most powerful roadgoing Ferrari ever is the 660bhp Enzo
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Samoa Boat 1
Samoa Boat 1
Rainbows of Paradise is a show performed on canoes in the PCC lagoon. Dancers showcase the dances and songs of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia. These are dancers from Samoa.
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2011年3月23日 星期三
Feeding time
Feeding time
Down at the park, life goes on. The ducks are hungry, and there are more than enough people willing to feed them.
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Scotland v Brazil: Craig Gordon risks upsetting Sunderland manager Steve Bruce by declaring himself fit
Scotland v Brazil: Craig Gordon risks upsetting Sunderland manager Steve Bruce by declaring himself fit
Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has put himself on a potential collision course with Sunderland manager Steve Bruce by declaring himself keen to face Brazil in london this weekend despite saying he wants to avoid a “player versus club row”.
Fit for what purpose? Craig Gordon is keen to represent Scotland against Brazil despite concerns from his Sunderland manager Steve Bruce Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Rob Stewart 12:58PM GMT 23 Mar 2011
Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has put himself on a potential collision course with Sunderland manager Steve Bruce by declaring himself keen to face Brazil in London this weekend despite saying he wants to avoid a “player versus club row”.
Gordon could incur the wrath of Bruce by sharing Scotland’s goalkeeping with Rangers counterpart Allan McGregor against the Brazilians in a friendly at the Emirates on Sunday despite Sunderland’s ongoing concerns over the £9-million player’s troublesome knee.
The former Hearts skipper has declared himself ready to take on the South Americans even though Bruce has said he can only play in emergency as the club try to tackle his tendinitis problems.
“I would not rule out playing for either club or country if needed. I don’t expect to play in the next few weeks for Sunderland, but if I am asked to I will,” Gordon said.
“Having said that I hope to play some part on Sunday. If I was asked to play a half for Scotland then I am able to do that. I am building it up day by day. I am hopeful. I will be able to tell as the week goes on because I will step it up.
“It could be a great chance for me to test it out in a big friendly. It could be an ideal scenario. It could suit everybody but only if things go well between now and then.”
Gordon has been restricted to the substitutes’ bench in recent weeks with understudy Simon Mignolet impressing in his absence.
“It would have been difficult for the club to say you can’t go when they have been including me in squads themselves,” Gordon added.
“You don’t want to get involved in a player versus club row. Nobody does. It’s fine as far as I am concerned to go there to see their physios. I can continue my training programme while I am there.”
Gordon visited renowned Swedish specialist Professor Hakan Alfredson earlier this month as he works on a specially designed exercise programme in an effort to rule out an operation and he has promised to be guided by the knee expert.
“Whatever happens, hopefully I will go back to see the guy and have a clearer picture of what might happen. I will be guided by him in every step of the rehab,” said Gordon.
“I am a little in limbo. If I feel OK I can play and train. I am hopeful that we have got it to a level where we can maintain it so I can train and play, not at 100 per cent, but certainly to take part in training until I go back to see the specialist in a few weeks time.”
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2011年3月22日 星期二
Portrait 365/80
Portrait 365/80
6:30 PM, March 21, 2011. Eve Remme, with Seahorse earrings, at the Snow City Cafe, Anchorage (Photographed with available light and a 70-200 mm lens on a Canon 7D)
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2011年3月21日 星期一
Bahrain's king says crackdown averted foreign plot to destabilise the country
Bahrain's king says crackdown averted foreign plot to destabilise the country
Bahrain's king has said his forces have foiled a three-decade-old foreign plot to destabilise the country after they cracked down on a pro-democracy protest movement.
Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa Photo: AFP
10:28AM GMT 21 Mar 2011
King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa said the plot by unnamed foreign powers "had been fomented for twenty to thirty years for the ground to be ripe for subversive designs".
His statement came as a fourth day of funerals was held for protesters killed in the violence last week, and opposition groups said around 100 people were still missing.
The small Sunni-ruled Kingdom has already blamed nearby Iran for stirring up protests which paralysed the country for much of last week and have seen up to 20 killed in clashes in the past month.
Tehran's ambassador to Manama was recalled last week and its charge d'affair was expelled on Sunday as tensions between the countries escalated.
Few details of the alleged plot were available. A report by the state news agency said if the unspecified plot "to subvert security and stability" had succeeded, it would have spilt into neighbouring Gulf states, who last week sent troops to prop up the King.
King Hamad said: "Such subversive designs are not however possible, whether in Bahrain or in any other Gulf Cooperation Council, thank Goodness. I here announce the failure of the fomented subversive plot."
Bahrain's rulers have long seen Tehran behind the island's simmering sectarian tension where the Shia majority complain of discrimination and marginalisation.
Shia protesters dominate the protest movement which has convulsed the kingdom with demands for a constitutional monarchy and curbs on royal power.
The opposition protest denies it is sectarian-based, but diplomatic observers said after a month of unrest, the kingdom was now at risk of dividing sharply along Sunni-Shia lines.
Iran has periodically claimed sovereignty over Bahrain since it achieved independence from Britain in 1971, but diplomatic cables leaked last year showed America was unconvinced Tehran was backing the radical opposition.
A cable from the US embassy in Bahrain dated August 2008 released by WikiLeaks said: "Bahraini government officials sometimes privately tell US official visitors that some Shi'ah oppositionists are backed by Iran."
"Each time this claim is raised, we ask the [government] to share its evidence."
"To date, we have seen no convincing evidence of Iranian weapons or government money here since at least the mid-1990s."
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2011年3月20日 星期日
Spring Awakening
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2011年3月19日 星期六
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2011年3月17日 星期四
Pakistan quick Shoaib Akhtar to quit international cricket after Cricket World Cup
Pakistan quick Shoaib Akhtar to quit international cricket after Cricket World Cup
Pakistan's maverick paceman Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of on-field brilliance and off-field controversy, will quit international cricket after the World Cup.
Colourful cricketer: Akhtar's career has been a heady mix of on-field brilliance and off-field controversy Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Telegraph staff 6:51AM GMT 17 Mar 2011
Akhtar made up his mind after Pakistan's 110-run defeat against New Zealand, in which he went for 70 runs in his nine overs.
He was rested for Pakistan's match against Zimbabwe on Monday and was thought to be an unlikely starter for Saturday's last Group A match against Australia.
Akhtar, who made his international debut in 1997, took 178 wickets in 46 Tests, the last of which was against India at Bangalore in 2007.
"Yes, I will quit international cricket after the World Cup" the 35 year-old said. "I have taken this decision after much thought. Pakistan's last match in this World Cup will also be my last. I hope that will be the final on April 2."
He is three wickets short of 250 in 163 one-day internationals and has taken 19 wickets in 15 Twenty20 internationals.
Pakistan squad members hugged him in the dressing room on Thursday before captain Shahid Afridi embraced him as the players entered the R. premadasa stadium in Colombo for practice.
Akhtar, known as the Rawalpindi Express during his tearaway days as one of Test cricket's most feared if unpredictable talents, once cracked the 100mph barrier at the 2003 World Cup.
At this World Cup, which was always likely to be his swansong, Akhtar looked neat and tidy with figures of 0-10 and 2-42 against Kenya and Sri Lanka respectively.
He missed the win over Canada but was then smashed all over the park at Pallekele against New Zealand, with figures of 1-70, before being dropped for the game with Zimbabwe.
His career will always be remembered for a series of fitness problems, discipline violations as well as a doping offence that put the brakes on achieving his true potential.
Most recently he was fined $2,000 for breaching discipline after the defeat to New Zealand.
Team manager Intikhab Alam confirmed the fine, which was levied after an on-field spat with wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, who missed two chances off his bowling.
Akhtar and the now banned Mohammad Asif failed drugs tests in 2006 and were suspended for two years and one year respectively, both of which were lifted on appeal.
Fitness problems forced him to miss the 2007 World Cup while he was fined heavily and banned for 13 ODIs after he hit Asif with a bat two days before the 2007 World Twenty20 in South Africa.
In 2008 he was banned for five years after publicly criticising the Pakistan Cricket Board following his exclusion from the list of centrally contracted players.
The ban was reduced to 18 months by a tribunal, which levied a fine of 7.0 million Pakistani rupees ($105,000 at the time). His appeal against the ban is still pending.
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2011年3月16日 星期三
The Colours of Nature 12_03_11
England v Scotland: how the players rated
England v Scotland: how the players rated
How the players rated out of ten at Twickenham.
Roar power: Nathan Hines prepares to tackle a rampaging James Haskell Photo: ACTION IMAGES
By Brendan Gallagher 6:09PM GMT 13 Mar 2011
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Ben Foden: Always looking to attack and a couple of belting breaks but well marked by Scotland who knew he was one of the main danger men. 7/10
Chris Ashton: Went busily looking for work but nothing went his way. Six tries in the first two matches, none since then however. Needs to work on his chipping ahead. 7
Mike Tindall: Forced off with an ankle injury at half-time but hobbled up to receive the Calcutta Cup from his future mother-in-law Princess Anne, Patron of the SRU. 6
Shontayne Hape: Couple of decent offloads and mini-breaks. Steady in midfield but will need to better than that next week. 6
Mark Cueto: Tried to inject pace but and didn't do much wrong but like Foden, Scotland were onto him very quickly. Timely pass for Croft's try. 7
Toby Flood: Goal kicking was excellent, as usual, but half-back partnership with Youngs not quite as effective as we have come to expect. 7
Ben Youngs: Good moments but not one of his stellar games. Pass was middling and his pace off the mark means he still gets isolated occasionally. 6
Alex Corbisiero: Starting in place of Andrew Sheridan and enjoyed a good afternoon at scrum-time. Life in the loose was much more testing though. 6
Dylan Hartley: Excellent against France and no problems in the scrum but failed to make his impact elsewhere. 6
Dan Cole: Another good afternoon at in the front row, putting in the hard yards at this level and learning all the time. 7
Tom Palmer: The former Scotland U21 cap is having a fine season but found the going tough against Scotland's excellent second row pairing. 6
Louis Deacon: Became England's go-to man at the front of the line out and did well. Unseen but considerable worker elsewhere. 8
Tom Wood: Busy game against a quality back row, went close to scoring early in the second half but well tackled just short of the line. 7
James Haskell: Comfortably England's stand-out player, strong bursts aplenty and did wonderfully well to keep the move going that led to Croft's try. Coming of age. 9
Nick Easter: Still the England rock when it all gets a bit frantic. Absolutely key man in the madness that will be the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. 7
Bench: Tom Croft and Jonny Wilkinson breathed life into the England effort even if that pass to Croft looked forward. Steve Thompson came on to beat Brian Moore's England record with his 64th cap at hooker. Matt Banahan and Simon Sahw made an impact too. 8
Scotland
Chris Paterson: One of the best performances of his 103-Test match career. World class goal kicking and 100 per cent effort. Two brilliant try saving tackles. 9
Simon Danielli: Long striding former England Schools wing – he played with Jonny Wilkinson and Mike Tindall – wing enjoyed a couple of rumbles down the wing. 7
Joe Ansbro: Still early days in his international career at centre but continues to show some nice touches. Work in progress at this level. 6
Sean Lamont: Not the most skilful midfield but adds steel to the Scotland midfield. Very physical. 7
Max Evans: Great match, made a couple of important interceptions and scored a superb try. Scotland need to live on his shoulder more, always spells danger. 9
Ruaridh Jackson: Emerging young talent at fly-half, fine drop-goal and a couple of huge touchfinders. Should he have been subbed? 7
Rory Lawson: Beavered away at the base of the scrum and seems to have struck up a decent partnership with Jackson. 7
Allan Jacobsen: Scotland's front-row travails continue, where has their scrummaging power gone? Outstanding grafter in the loose. 6
Ross Ford: Struggled with his radar at the early line-outs and a tough day at the office at scrum-time. Try-saving tack on Tom Wood. 6
Moray Low: Another who endured a very tough afternoon at the coalface. Young for a prop and will get better. 6
Richie Gray: Another fine performance from one of the great emerging talents in the game. Work-rate is incredible. Old head on young shoulders. 8
Alastair Kellock: The captain played a fine hand in his understated way. Steadied the line-out after early difficulties. 7
Nathan Hines: Put in a stack of unseen work in the tight but his lack of pace was occasionally shown up in the loose. 6
John Barclay: Enjoyed a long dialogue with referee Romain Poite until the Frenchman issued a very harsh yellow for preventing release. A Barclaycard? Poite went off injured soon after. Karma? 7
Kelly Brown: Was his normal braveheart presence in the back row until he came of worse when trying to stop the rampaging Banahan. 7
Bench: Richie Vernon was excellent as Brown's replacement but Dan Parks and Mike Blair failed to pick up the pace when they came on at half-back. 6
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Day 15 of 365
Day 15 of 365
If you think this is ordinary, okay, but the font that you see reflected in the background is actually something important. I was in more of a writing mood today, and I couldn't really take a photo of what I needed to express... but this dress is mentioned in the writing.
Yeah.
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Sir Alex Ferguson fumes at 'short term memory' of Kenny Dalglish as he vows to defend FA charge
Sir Alex Ferguson fumes at 'short term memory' of Kenny Dalglish as he vows to defend FA charge
Sir Alex Ferguson hit back strongly yesterday at attacks from Kenny Dalglish and Graham Taylor over his attitude towards referees.
Division: Sir Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish both speak their minds Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Oliver Brown 11:00PM GMT 12 Mar 2011
The Manchester United manager faces a Football Association charge for criticising Martin Atkinson after the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Feb 28, claiming he “feared the worst” as soon as he learned the official would be in charge.
Dalglish, his Liverpool counterpart, and Taylor, the former England head coach, suggested he should keep his opinions to himself.
But Ferguson, writing in his programme notes before yesterday’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal in the fa cup quarter-final, said “people have short memories”. He rebuffed the complaints of Dalglish, who had argued, “You think the ones who shout loudest get the more beneficial decisions” and took a swipe at Taylor’s allegation of “rank hypocrisy”.
“Kenny Dalglish looked to be lecturing me in the papers about the need to respect referees, perhaps forgetting that not so long ago his players were tweeting critically all over the place about Howard Webb,” Ferguson said.
Ferguson insisted that Taylor’s accusation did not bear comparison with his behaviour in the England job during a World Cup qualifying defeat by Holland in 1994.
“I was disappointed with Graham Taylor, who wrote that I had to take 'the rough with the smooth’,” Ferguson said. “I think back to when he was England manager and was complaining to a linesman, 'The referee has got me the sack’.”
While United will go into today’s draw for the semi-finals, Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger must figure out how to lift his side after another debilitating defeat at the end of a torrid fortnight. His task was made harder last night when it emerged that Johan Djourou will not play again this season because he dislocated a shoulder at Old Trafford.
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2011年3月15日 星期二
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2011年3月14日 星期一
Take your time fish, i've got all night. Boring Boring Archives
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I can hear ya... but i found some more i liked :)
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Sandro earns spurs in elite company at Tottenham
Sandro earns spurs in elite company at Tottenham
When one Sandro Ranieri Guimarães Cordeiro arrived from Brazil at Tottenham last August, his vocabulary did not extend beyond two words: hello and goodbye. Yet the big smile that was permanently on his face quickly convinced club staff that the settling-in process would be smooth.
Earning his spurs: Sandro was outstanding in the holding role against AC Milan Photo: Reuters
By Jeremy Wilson 11:10PM GMT 10 Mar 2011
Further reassurance was to be found just as soon as a ball was placed at his feet. No sporting language is more universal than football and, to the rest of the squad, it was obvious that the club’s £6million investment had been astute.
Tottenham fans have had to be more patient. Sensibly, manager Harry Redknapp gradually introduced him into the Premier League and he was not selected in the initial 25-man Champions League squad. Yet there were no doubts about Sandro’s inclusion for the knockout phase and, in brilliantly shielding the defence for their two clean sheets against AC Milan, he has announced himself on the wider stage. It was still only his ninth start for Tottenham.
“He is powerful, strong and aggressive with good feet and he can pass the ball,” said Redknapp. “Like everybody he needed a little run in the team. He has an ability to run and work for 90 minutes. It was a great performance against Milan. He is a young player with a big future.”
Sandro will celebrate his 22nd birthday next Tuesday and, after narrowly missing out on the World Cup squad last year, has been establishing himself in the Brazil national team.
A product of the Internacional academy that also previously produced Falcao and Dunga, the technical skills of Sandro are obvious. Yet it is also his pace and sheer physical presence that suggests he has the potential to become one of the world’s outstanding holding midfielders.
At White Hart Lane on Wednesday, Sandro was superb in cutting off the supply to Robinho, Alexandro Pato and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Over the two legs, he won his central midfield duel with Clarence Seedorf, a winner of four European Cups.
Given the initial language barrier, it has been natural that he should develop a particularly close relationship with Heurelho Gomes, Tottenham’s Brazilian goalkeeper. Gomes makes the comparison with Dunga, the Brazil captain when they won the 1994 World Cup.
“Sandro is a good player, really quick – it’s a great time for him,” Gomes said. “I think he looks like Dunga when he played in midfield.”
That Sandro was unfazed by such a big occasion should not come as a surprise. Last August, he helped Internacional win the Copa Libertadores — South American football’s equivalent of the Champions League — in front of 56,000 fans. The final against the Mexican club Guadalajara was to be his last match before leaving. Come May, it is just feasible that he could complete a unique double.
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2011年3月13日 星期日
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2011年3月12日 星期六
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2011年3月11日 星期五
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Unedited shot of bikers in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
My weekend has started, the sun is shining, the coffee is delicious and I'm looking forward to some serious puddle hunting downtown because it briefly rained last night...what else could a wicked Reflectah ask for?! I'm going to make some more coffee now and sit outside on my balcony to watch the birds and listen to the sounds of the day. I wish you a good time and send you lots of relaxing vibrations from my own little private piece of heaven :))
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2011年3月10日 星期四
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Didier Drogba lends his support to Kolo Toure after failed drug test
Didier Drogba lends his support to Kolo Toure after failed drug test
Didier Drogba has spoken out in defence of Kolo Touré, the Manchester City defender currently suspended after testing positive for a ‘specified substance’. Drogba admitted that his Ivory Coast team-mate had made “a stupid mistake” but insisted he had not tried to enhance his performance.
Sidelined: Kolo Toure says he failed a drugs test because he took a diet pill
By Sandy Macaskill, in Barcelona 11:20PM GMT 10 Mar 2011
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Touré, 29, is currently suspended. A devout Muslim, Touré has explained via intermediaries that the failed test was as a result of taking a dietary pill belonging to his wife.
Despite his claim that he ingested a banned substance unwittingly, Toure’s playing future hangs in balance. He has been offered the support of the Ivorian Football Federation and now Drogba, as the captain of the national side, has given his own backing.
Speaking at the Global Sports Forum in Barcelona to promote his charitable foundation, the Chelsea striker last night confirmed that he had spoken to Touré, and admitted that the defender was suffering emotionally.
However, Drogba insisted that Touré had not broken the rules intentionally, and conceded that it the Ivory Coast would be severely weakened if Touré were to be banned.
He said: “I think we all know how stupid it was, the mistake, and I don’t think he did it to improve his performance. I think it was just a mistake and we feel sorry for him and he has all our support, and that’s the maximum we can do.” Drogba, who turned 33 yesterday, revealed that he will devote himself to charity work once he retires. Drogba added he would prefer to move full-time into humanitarian work than stay within football.
Telegraph.feedsportal.com
Amazin’s taking care of Santana (& their future)
Joel Sherman
Blog: Hardball
PORT ST. LUCIE — Johan Santana is the guy not here. He is the phantom Met.
His teammates go one way to get ready for the 2011 season and Santana goes the other way to get ready for, well, that is an interesting matter.
Deeds reveal more than words; and there are a lot of deeds that are pointing toward Sandy Alderson’s new administration prioritizing 2012 at least as much as 2011 — despite public talk of being strong contenders this season.
Ruben Tejada, for example, was never made part of an underwhelming second base competition, and instead is earmarked for shortstop at Triple-A, and it is not coincidence that it corresponds with Jose Reyes’ walk year. Jenrry Mejia was not involved in the rotation or bullpen battles and, instead, 2011 is about stretching him out as a starter as Tejada’s Buffalo teammate.
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GOOD JO-PLAN: The Mets are going slow with Johan Santana’s rehab in hopes he returns to his old form in 2012 and ’13.
Part of this is simply the logical choices by a well-thought-out front office. But it also shows none of the only-the-present-matters fervor of Omar Minaya’s waning days, although Mets ownership desperately needs a strong start and contention in 2011 for so many financial reasons.
Instead, Santana is moving like a pitching tortoise. His big spring accomplishment has been graduating his throwing program from 40 to 60 feet and finally being allowed to play catch on consecutive days. Santana does not expect to even throw off a mound until May. The optimistic projections have him coming back in late June or early July.
But it is clear there is none of the urgency to get Santana active like there was in recent years to, say, get Reyes or Carlos Beltran back from injuries.
If he returns in July, great. But every time I ask about Santana, I hear as much about 2012 and beyond as 2011. As pitching coach Dan Warthen said, “If we get 15 starts, we would be lucky. Twelve would be good. It is all a very tough call. I think we will see Johan this year. But the key is a really healthy Johan, especially for 2012.”
That makes sense. The Mets are not surrendering 2011, maybe the moons align properly and they are contending in September. But Santana is owed $54.5 million for 2012 and 2013 (assuming his 2014 option is not picked up). So this isn’t like Beltran, whom the Mets need playing in the final year of his contract to get something out of him on the field or in trade.
Unless an unforeseen trade comes along, Santana is an expensive piece of the Mets’ puzzle going forward. And Alderson’s job completing that puzzle becomes less complicated if he doesn’t have to find an ace because Santana is healthy and terrific in 2012 and 2013.
“There is absolutely no question that I will not risk getting this guy hurt and losing him for the future,” manager Terry Collins said. “It would be unfair to the organization and unfair to him.”
Of course simply getting on a mound will not assure that Santana is an ace. He has been a Met for three seasons and each year ended with a surgery — left knee, left elbow, left shoulder. It is the kind of laundry list — calf, shoulder, hamstring — that ultimately robbed the Mets of their previous ace, Pedro Martinez.
Yet Martinez’s last two springs with the Mets were filled with rehabilitation optimism that made you believe he would come back effectively. He was full of charisma and ebullience, dancing around with joy about how he felt. You could forget all the dents, all the miles on the arm. His excitement made seeing magic coming again from his arm more imaginable. But, of course, that never happened.
Santana is not dancing, but he has an aura about him, too. He pitched hurt last year, after all, and produced a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts.
“I was told by the doctors that the surgery was a success and there is no problems and I can return [as his old self],” Santana said. “But I have to be patient. As much as I am competitive, I am not going to do anything stupid to jeopardize this season and my career.”
So he continues, instead, as the phantom Met. Here, but not really. In the weight room when other Mets are out on the field. Playing catch when others are firing from mounds in games. Ready to be left behind in this small Florida town when the others leave for the regular season.
“I am doing everything right,” Santana said. “I will not rush. I want to be as much of a long-term help that I can be.”
joel.sherman@nypost.com
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2011年3月9日 星期三
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