Euro 2008: Spain 0-0 Italy, Spain win 4-2 on Penalties

Spain win, and deservedly so, a poor game but Spain were the better team. So now a meeting with Russia, a pretty mixed bag in the last four."Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2008...

Euro 2008: Croatia 1-1 Turkey (1-3 pens)

All the excitement happened in the last few minutes, Croatia had it in the bag in the last few minutes of extra time, Turkey equalises seconds later to take it to penalties, and win easily 3 penalties to 1. So a...

Two near misses in one day at YVR

With ongoing construction and expansion at Vancouver airport (as well as other cities), there is bound to be congestion on the runways as large aircraft have to shuffle for spots on the ground.  Add to this...

Tony Blair makes list of world's 100 most influential people

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influencial people.Current Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not make the list however."The former Prime Minister is one of the...

Soderbergh's Che Guevara Epic Misses Cannes Deadline

Although it's too bad that Soder-B's double-revolutionary epic film whammy won't make it into Cannes this year, at least he'll have time to make sure it's exactly as he wants. Hope that's a good thing."It was long...

Bank of Montreal Misses Margin Calls

Shoes are starting to drop at an alarming rate in the Canadian financial system.  The latest news from BMO isn't good:""We are no longer in the same world that we were in December," said a person familiar...

Plane carrying Shelby and Cramer fired on above Iraq

"A C-130 aircraft carrying an Alabama senator and congressman was fired on this evening as it was flying from Baghdad to Amman, Jordan. The airplane was carrying Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Rep. Bud Cramer,...

Ford misses some buyout goals

"Some Ford Motor Co. salaried employees will be getting pink slips after the company failed to meet its voluntary buyout targets in some departments, two people familiar with the situation said Tuesday. Each Ford department in the United States was given a headcount reduction...

Deep Roots of Denial for Iran’s True Believer

"CAIRO, Dec. 13 - Iran's so-called Holocaust conference this week was billed as a chance to force the West to reconsider the historical record and, thereby, the legitimacy of Israel. But why would the Iranians invite speakers with so little credibility in the West, including...

And the Crowd Goes Wild in NYC: Jeter is a man on fire

"Derek Jeter collects his fifth hit of the night, a home run over the fence in dead center to put the Yankees up 8-4. He misses the cycle by a triple. The Yankees fans are just going wild, chanting his name well...

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