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Pietersen fights lone battle
Kevin Pietersen hit a defiant half-century as England's reshuffled batting order slumped into trouble on the opening day of their final warm-up match before the start of next week's first Test. Having previously announced Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook would open with Andrew Strauss batting at number three, Ian Bell moving up to five and Paul Collingwood dropping down to six, the new order had plenty to prove against a strong Select XI line-up. But after being put into bat, they slumped to 96 for six at lunch with only Pietersen playing an innings of note as the Select XI exploited helpful conditions to disrupt the tourists' preparations for the start of the Test series. England were hoping their top order could get useful batting practice ahead of the opening Test in Hamilton but instead quickly slipped into trouble with captain Vaughan suffering a second-ball duck after edging seamer Iain O'Brien behind in the second over.
An all-wet stereotype: Black people can't swim
Anthony Nesty, a University of Florida swimmer, in a photo in an upcoming exhibit at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Nesty became the first person of African descent to win Olympic Gold in swimming in 1988. The exhibit is titled "Black Splash: The Amazing History of Swimming in Black and White" and will take place Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. .
Winds shifting in the debate over education
Wandering on the edge of the wilderness, uncertain about whether the material difference between the two dominant political parties is the route they choose to more and bigger government, I find inspiration and hope. It comes in a public hearing before the Georgia House Education Committee. State Rep. Jan Jones (R-Alpharetta) is testifying. Before the committee is her bill to give state-level relief to parents who find themselves stymied by local school boards when they seek charter school alternatives — and, most importantly, enact the principle that the money follows the child. Jones is a particularly interesting legislator — and an example of the promise that the transfer of power under the Gold Dome held. That promise is that talented, creative legislators could emerge and, once empowered, could invigorate change.
Waterfront reflections on India
According to Malav Schroff, founder of the Mumbai boat show, owning a big boat is the "new craze" for the super-rich in India. And many of the world's leading boatmakers agree with him, sending more vessels and larger sales teams to the show than to last year's inaugural event. Brands including Princess, Azimut and Larson all have large vessels on show. It is not just the billionaires who are being targeted. India also has a rapidly rising number of multi-millionaires who have made fortunes in an economy which has been growing at more than 8% per year. Vishal Chaudry, director of sales in India for the British-based Princess Yachts, candidly admits that some boat buyers in India are not keen sailors. .
Scientists, cadets try to harness wave power
Growing dread over America's oil addiction has redoubled interest in solar panel farms, windmills and even bio-fuel alternatives to foreign petroleum. Now, a small team of scientists and Air Force Academy cadets are attempting to unlock power from an endless energy source: deep-sea waves. The academy's Aeronautics Research Center is designing, on a small scale, submerged platforms fitted with so-called "underwater windmills." The implications are enormous. Replicated on a large scale, researchers believe these offshore units could harness waves — up to 25 times more energy-rich than wind — to power seaside cities. From ocean's surface, these underwater generators would be visible only as buoys warding off passing ships. Although the scientific community's foray into ocean energy has been light so far, producing power from waves "could be a whole industry unto itself," said Thomas McLaughlin, head of the academy's aeronautics research center.
Boffins blast ill-informed stars
But before holding forth on their favourite remedy, celebrities should get their facts straight, experts say. The two Hollywood actresses, along with fashion designer Stella McCartney, are singled out by a charity founded to increase the public's understanding of scientific issues. Sense About Science warned: "A small group of people in the public eye promote pseudo-science without embarrassment and cannot be dissuaded from it." Kidman, Paltrow and Mini-Macca are not the only ones to raise ire. Pink has been blasted over her meddling in mulesing and a host of other stars have caused controversy by backing animal rights group PETA. Alice Tuff, who helped compile the list of celebrity pseudo-science, said: "Celebrity lifestyles and comments have a lot of social weight.
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Finding a Common Thread in the Online Haystack
Disaboom, which launched in the fall of 2007 and left beta last week, is a startup to watch. Along with acquiring the Lovebyrd.com dating site for people living with disabilities, Disaboom has apparently impressed Madison Avenue, as its partners list includes Ford, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Avis and RE/MAX. Free Report from Keynote Systems 2007 Trends and Observations of the Mobile and Connected World examines how technologies, from the Web to the mobile phone, are specifically impacting key vertical industries, from financial services to new media. Download yours here. .
New Year's Greetings from all over the world
To Sera,Gina and my name sake! my good friends from Suva have a wonderful new year! may we have red wine again. Love Mike Mike of Sydney 65 days & 2 hrs ago Hey Gina its Boss! Have a good new year! and i hope little Mike is doing well Love Boss Sai of United Kingdom 65 days & 0 hrs ago To all the Daviko gangs in Burerua,Tailevu.Happy New Year to each and every one of you.GOD BLESS.DOU MOCE. TALA FAMILY of MANCHESTER 64 days & 23 hrs ago Wishing all our families very best in 2008 and hope we all have a good one..Happy New Year toUluivutia family in Nadi, Rogo family in Sawaieke, Gau, Tala family in Vacalea Kadavu, Turagabeci family in delainavesi, Vivili family in Cunningham, Cama family in Galoa, Serua, Seeto family in NZ, Nokata family in Levuka, Ragata family in NZ, Rogoyawa family in Raiwaqa and not forgetting relatives in Vacalea Kad, Nawaikama Gau and Naqara Ono Kad..
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