WATCH WIMBLEDON 2009 SEMI-FINALS ONLINE

The nearing finals of Wimbledon 2009 is about to come wherein Venus and Serena Williams are the red-hot favourite match. Both of them are going also to today's semi finals of the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.

Serena Williams is going to face Elena Dementieva in this afternoon match while Venus Williams is said to be up against world number one Dinara Safina, according to bbc.co.uk.

Venus is a five time champion, who won 32 sets in a row, in this year's Wimbledon tournament. She stated that she would love it to be an all Williams final. Serena beaten Dementieva 5 times out of the 8 games they played over the years.

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KARL MALDEN DIES AT 97

Academy Award-Winning Actor, Karl Malden whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, June 25, 2009 at his Brentwood home by natural death. He was best known as a Commercial Pitchman for American Express.

Karl Malden whose real name is Mladen Sekulovich was born in Chicago on March 22, 1912, the son of an immigrant mother from the nation that later became Czechoslovakia and a Serbian father, who was a milkman. He spoke little English until his family moved from their Serbian enclave in Chicago to the steel-mill town of Gary, Ind., when he was 5.

His father staged Serbian plays at church and in Serbian organizations in Gary. As a teenager, Malden often appeared in them and in plays in high school. He also played high school basketball.

His movie career flourished in 1950's and '60's who played a variety of roles in more than 50 films, including the sympathetic priest in "On the Waterfront," the resentful husband in "Baby Doll," the Warden in "Birdman of Alcatraz," the pioneer patriarch in "How the West Was Won," a Madame Rose suitor in "Gypsy," the Card Dealer in "The Cincinnati Kid" and a General Omar Bradley in "Patton."

In a statement to The Times, Douglas called Malden a "mentor" whom he "admired and loved" deeply.

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VIRGIN MOBILE: FREEFEST TICKETS

Wanna join the Virgin Mobile Festival? If so, then snag your free tickets now. Tickets are available today, Saturday at 10:00 in the morning. Yes, that's right, and did you know that Virgin Mobile USA is not only giving the tickets for free but guys, the whole event is also free. So, get your ticket now, and enjoy the party. The free event is in respond to the sharp decrease of national social giving where homeless and the needy are deprived of their economic right and privilege. Customers and previous ticket buyers of Virgin Mobile Festival are invited through e-mail to a private free-sale. For more details, visit virginmobilefreefest.com.

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2009 NCAA BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH MADNESS

Miami Fla. - Once again the 2009 NCAA Championship March Madness on Demand can be watched online for free and the Cleveland State has its knack for the round shockers in the tournament.

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SARAH GRONERT, MAN OR WOMAN

22-year old, Sarah Gronert of Germany and a German tennis player is under scrutiny from her opponents and their couches about her unique gender issue.

This issue continue to surrounds her when it was found out that she was born with a male and female genitalia and was medically certified as a woman after undergoing surgery. This biological issue may cause her promising career in sport to stuck and stunt that make her ineligible to join the woman's world tour.

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COLLISION OF USS HARTFOLD AND USS NEW ORLEANS

Early today, Friday, Navy Officials said, the US submarine, USS Hartfold (SNN 768) and US amphibious ship, USS New Orleans (LPD 18) collided in Strait of Hormuz near Iran that occurred approximately at 1:00 a.m. local time in the Middle East or about 5:00 p.m. Thursday, EDT.

The collision damaged both vessels and causing minor injuries of Fifteen sailors aboard the USS Hartfold while no reported injuries aboard the amphibious ship, USS New Orleans. There were about 200 sailors aboard the submarine and 1,000 Marine sailors aboard the amphibious ship.

The strait is between the United Arab Emirates and Iran linking the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf which is heavily used by oil tankers.

The New Orleans lost 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel from one of the three punctures of its hull. Navy Spokesman Lt. Nate Christensen said, "Obviously the Strait of Hormuz is a very active shipping lane. We are trying to evaluate the extent of the spill."

Both vessels are on regularly scheduled deployments to the U.S. Navy Central Command area of responsibility conducting Maritime Security Operations. The vessels were able to operate under their own power after the collision.

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$14 MILLION AVAILABLE 2009 NCAA BRACKET CONTEST

March Madness is now over the Internet and dominating sports. The 2009 NCAA Bracket Contest in its huge $14 Million Dollars combined prizes. $2 Million dollars free for the Madness of March has taken over the internet and dominates everything sports. Online Sports Handicappers across the globe are preparing their 2009 NCAA Bracket's for what is sure to be another exciting year of the NCAA tournament.

This years 2009 NCAA Bracket Contests boast a huge $14 Million dollar combined prize poo if you manage to complete the winning bracket. $2 Million Dollars in FREE March Madness NCAA brackets contest money is up for grabs from the internet's best online sportsbooks. If your looking to earn $ 2 Million without spending a dime head-over to SportsBetting.com and BetUS.com to complete your NCAA brackets. Make sure you enter at both sites NCAA contest, since each online sportsbook is offering $1 Million Dollars each. 

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You will need an account at Sportbook.com to be eligable and you will also need to make sure you enter by Thursday, March 19th, 200910:59 AM EST. All entries after this point will be considered void by the online sportsbook and will not be eligible for any of the prizes. 

The Grand Prize is Twelve Million Dollars (US $12,000,000.00) YES its $12 Million Dollars that's not a typo - and it will be awarded to the person who correctly predicts every winning team in the Bracket and scores a perfect 192 points. Although it seems difficult - look at it this way - you have a better chance at the $12 Million than any Power Ball Ticket you have purchased. Also, if you don't complete the perfect 2009 NCAA bracket, all is not lost because your still eligible for the $10,000 prize . 

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PRESIDENT LINCOLN ENGLISH GOLD WATCH

Abraham Lincoln's English gold watch words are seen engraved inside on display at the National Museum of American History

WASHINGTON - For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. The museum curators confirmed Tuesday that it was true. A watchmaker used tiny tools to carefully pry open the antique watch at the National Museum of American History and a descendant of the engraver read aloud the message from a metal plate underneath the watch face.

Part of the inscription reads, "Jonathan Dillon April 13 - 1861, Fort Sumpter (sic) was attacked by the rebels on the above date." Another part reads, "Thank God we have a government."

These words were etched in a tiny cursive handwriting which filled the space between tiny screws and gears jutted through the metal plate which can be read by a magnifying glass.

The story of Jonathan Dillon, then watchmaker of Pennsylvania Avenue went unconfirmed when he had Lincoln's watch in his hands during the Civil War that transpired in South Carolina. The Irish immigrant later recalled being the only Union sympathizer working at the shop in a divided Washington.

His story was passed down among his family and friends, eventually reaching a New York Times reporter. In a 1906 article, an 84-year-old Dillon said no one, including Lincoln, ever saw the inscription as far as he knew.

Dillon had a fuzzy recollection of what he had engraved. He told the newspaper he had written: "The first gun is fired. Slavery is dead. Thank God we have a president who at least will try."

The watchmaker's great-great grandson, Doug Stiles, first heard the tale of the engraving from his great uncle decades ago. He said the story had reached extended family as far away as Ireland.

A few months ago, he used Google to find the New York Times story, and last month he passed the information along to Smithsonian curators, who knew nothing about the engraving.

On Tuesday, watchmaker George Thomas, who volunteers at the museum, spent several minutes carefully opening the watch as an audience of reporters and museum workers watched on a video monitor.

"The moment of truth has come. Is there or is there not an inscription?" Thomas said, teasing the audience, which gasped when he confirmed it was there. He called Stiles up to read his ancestor's words, drawing smiles and a few sighs of relief.

"Like Pearl Harbor or 9/11, this was the reaction he had (to the Civil War,)" Stiles said of the inscription.

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2009 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

STATE COLLEGE, PA. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team will send at least five wrestlers to the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships, led by Big Ten finalists Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.).

The Big Ten awarded its 61 automatic qualifiers in front of over 12,000 fans over the course of the weekend in the Bryce Jordan Center, with Penn State and the other 10 conference schools awaiting the allocation of 52 wild cards on Wednesday.

Iowa claimed its second straight team title with 141.0 points, followed by Illinois in second with 113.5. Michigan took third with 92.5. The Nittany Lions took 7th in the team race with 79.5 points. The 4th through seventh place teams were all within 9.5 points of each other as Wisconsin (88.0), Minnesota (86.0), Ohio State (80.0) and Penn State (79.5) all battled down to the wire for fourth place.

Penn State went 0-2 in its Big Ten title tilts. In a rematch of last year's national title tilt at 149, Iowa's Brent Metcalf pinned Penn State's Jenkins to end Jenkins' undefeated run and claim his second straight conference crown.

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LIVE: DREAM 7 PLAY-BY-PLAY JAPAN

Sunday, March 8, 2009 - Dream 7-Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 will play-by-play live at the Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan, headlined by Shinya Aoki and David Gardner. You may check the MMA Forums for the discussion of tonights event.

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Shinya Aoki vs. David Gardner Video - Dream 7

March 8, 2009 - Shinya Aoki vs. David Gardner at Dream 7, Japan.

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WATCHMEN MOVIE: WATCH ONLINE FOR FREE

WATCHMEN was named by Time magazine as one of the best novels of all time. The story, set during a time of tense Cold War relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, follows superheroes as they uncover a deadly conspiracy.

The film is distributed exclusively by Warner Bros. and can be seen online for free at http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/ or you may watch the video below.

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PRINCE CHARLES: THE WORLD'S BEST- DRESSED MAN

March 5 - The British Equire declared Prince Charles as the world's best-dressed man. "He is perfectly turned out in a double-breasted suit," they claim. "Admirably, the prince keeps his wardrobe in appropriate style: we're told he has a room laid out a tailor's shop."

President Barrack Obama came in fourth place while artist David came in seventh, tennis player Roger Federer came in eighth and rapper Andre 3000 of Outkast came in tenth.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has a fondness for purple ties was also named as one of the World's Worst-dressed because he one "turned up in the Iraqi desert wearing black lace-up."

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KUMO, MICROSOFT NEW SEARCH ENGINE

Microsoft confirmed test of its new search engine, called KUMO. The company said Tuesday via email through its public relations firm that "Microsoft is using Kumo.com URL for internal testing purposes only and given the depth and breadth of our current online service offering, we recognize a need to sharply define and align our online brands."



According to the Application, Microsoft wants to trademark Kumo for a host of software and services beyond a search engine, including advertising and telecommunications services, education, training, entertainment, and the design and development of computer hardware and services.



Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt wished rivals Microsoft and Yahoo in competing on Web search but took aim at the software giant for what he called a "history" of trying to "restrict consumer choice."The CEO of Internet Search King Google told a Morgan Stanley Technology conference in San Francisco that "Microsoft is working very hard to build a competitive search engine." When asked about the prospects of a Yahoo-Microsoft tie-up on search, Schmidt said: "I don't know if that scenario will occur."


He also added that during in a reference to a Google-Yahoo search advertising partnership which was rejected by US Anti-Trust Regulators, "We did our best attempt at a deal with Yahoo and as you know we had to cancel it at the very last minute."

"So, we wish them the best of luck," Schmidt said.

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LIVE STREAM VIDEO: UFC96 RESULTS COLUMBUS, OHIO

Wednesday, March 7- Columbus, Ohio, watch the weigh-in UFC96 results is now on live stream video. Don't miss this biggest event of your famous UFC96 warriors.

UFC96 returned to Columbus for the Fight night inside their Nationwide Arena bringing along their warrior Quinton Jackson, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Gabriel Gonzaga and other standouts to Ohio. This is the memorable night of MMA action.

The country is now in storm with fans who were coming out to buy their tickets just to watch their famous "tot-to-toe" warriors during their fight night.

Tickets are available and herein below is your buying guide to have a ticket of your own. So, buy now and don't miss the UFC96 event and the upcoming ones.

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Event: Date: Venue: Price Range

UFC 96 Tickets 3/7		3-7-2009 Saturday 8:15 PM	Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH	$125 - $512	Buy Sell
UFC Fight Night Live Tickets 4/1		4-1-2009 Wednesday 4:30 PM	Sommet Center in Nashville, TN	$49 - $699	Buy Sell
UFC 97 Redemption Tickets 4/18		4-18-2009 Saturday 7:00 PM	Bell Centre in Montreal, PQ	$100 - $21500	Buy Sell
UFC 98 Tickets 5/23		5-23-2009 Saturday 2:00 PM	MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV	$139 - $7500	Buy Sell
UFC 100 Tickets 7/11		7-11-2009 Saturday 1:00 PM	Mandalay Bay Resort Event Center in Las Vegas, NV	$379 - $5000	Buy Sell

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HARRY POTTER ACTOR, ROBERT KNOX, KILLED

Wednesday, March 4, London. 22-year old Karl Bishop has been found guilty today before the London jury of the crime of Murder charged against him after stabbing to death, Harry Potter's actor, 18-year old Robert Arthur Knox.


The young actor, Knox, who had just completed filming on "Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince" was fatally wounded 10 times by Bishop when he rushed to protect his younger brother threatened by the latter outside the Metro Bar, Station Road, Sidcup, South East, London. Knox suffered internal bleeding with the severe wounds inflicted in his artery causing his death thereafter.


Reports said, Bishop was at the height of anger after missing a concert that night and armed with 2 kitchen knives killed Knox and lashed out five other youths in act of revenge.


Bishop is sentenced for Life Imprisonment and going to serve his sentence tomorrow while facing other five criminal charges filed by the other teenagers who also suffered stabbed wounds inflicted by him.

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NFL PLAYERS MISSING, RESCUE CREW JOIN SEARCH

Air Force reserve rescue crew from the 920th Rescue Wing took off in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to join the Coast Guard in a search for four missing boaters 50 miles west of Clearwater Pass on the Gulf Coast of Florida at 5 p.m. from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith and Oakland Raiders linebacker Victor Cooper were among the missing persons. Coast Guard representative said the two other missing persons were identified as Will Bleakley and Nick Schuyler.

Nick Schuyler, one of four boaters who have been missing since Saturday, has been found alive. A fisherman discovered him clinging to an overturned 21foot boat, Monday afternoon, 35 miles off the coast of Florida.

Schuyler, a former football player of the University of South Florida, told Coast Guard searchers that the boat flipped over during a storm last Saturday afternoon and the men clung to the boat hull.

Petty Officer Robert Simpson said that Schuyler is currently treated for hypothermia at Tampa General Hospital listed in serious but stable condition. His father Stu Schuyler, who has spoken to his son, said that the three other men were all wearing life jackets when Nick last saw them.

NFL players Corey Smith, Marquis Cooper and USF player William Bleakley are still missing. The group set out in a 21 foot single engine, center console boat from the Seminole BoatRamp early Saturday morning and planned to be back late in the day. Family members alerted the Coast Guard early Sunday morning when it became apparent that something was wrong.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA RECONSIDER RECEIVING MUBARAK AT WHITE HOUSE

March 1, Chicago, IL. - Aladdin Elaasar, Award winning Author, called upon President Obama to revisit American-Egyptian relation and reconsider receiving the Mubarak's at the White House. Egyptian President Mubarak's son, Gamal Mubarak is expected to visit the United States and the White House this week while President Mubarak is expected to visit the U.S. early April.

Hosni Mubarak in his ninth decade and 28th year in power as President of Egypt still Egypt is facing uncertain future having the highest rates of unemployment among developing nations, young unmarried people, corruption and pollution. Egyptian economy has been stagnant with inflation reaching 14-18% and a large gap of the populace between a small, upper class, and the 40 million who live under the poverty line. Egypt is also one of the highest rates of child labor, infant mortality, female illiteracy, corruption and abuse of human rights. Its society and state media are rife with Anti-Americanism and Anti-Semiticism.

President Mubarak has been polishing his son, Gamal to be his successor supposing Egypt to become a republic with elected officials. Unlike Sadat and Nasser, Mubarak persistently refusing to appoint a Vice President. Egyptians are enraged of thought that Mubarak's son, Gamal, would be their next ruler.

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DETROIT LIONS SIGN RB MORRIS AND CB KING

February 28, Allen Park, Michigan. - The Detroit Lions have signed running back Maurice Morris to a three-year deal and 2-year contract for corner back Eric King.


Morris rushed for 574 yards and caught 19 passes for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns for Seattle in 2008 while King spent the last three seasons with Tennessee and was placed on injured reserve in November.

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TEXANS SIGN DEFENSIVE END ANTONIO SMITH

Feb 28, 2009, Houston - The Houston Texans have signed free agent Defensive End Antonio Smith who appeared in each regular season game that started three of four playoff games for the NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals last season.

The Texans who announced the deal Saturday, needed someone to start opposite 2006 top overall pick Mario Williams after releasing Anthony Weaver earlier this week. Weaver had one sack in his 3 years in Houston of which the Texans need a pass-rush threat at the second end position.

The 6'4- 285 pounds, Smith had 41 tackles and 31/2 sacks this season, 125 tackles and 14 1/2 sacks for 5 years.

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J. BRANDON SIGNS WITH NINENS

Saturday, February 28 - Jones, a former Titan, agreed to have a five-year, $16.5 million deal, with $5.4 million in guaranteed money after the San Francisco 49ers took steps to fill the position of retiring free agent Bryant Johnson and Issac Bruce, Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reported.

In 2005, Jones, starting seven, appeared in 16 games last season and caught 41 passes for 449 yards, both career highs.

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