Archive for August 12th, 2006

Bush rips 44-yard run as Saints trip Titans, Young

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

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Maskaev stops Rahman to win WBC heavyweight title

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Oleg Maskaev stopped Hasim Rahman in the 12th
round Saturday night with a dramatic last-minute rally to win the
WBC heavyweight title.

Bush dazzles, Young limps off field in loss

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Reggie Bush flashed his talent and Todd Bouman tossed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Lance Moore with 3:30 left as the Saints rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans in coach Sean Payton’s coaching debut.

Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak This Weekend

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Krishna Dagli writes “This weekend provides one of the year’s best opportunities to see some “shooting stars”. The annual Perseid meteor display is expected to peak on Friday and Saturday night. Meteors are bits of dust or rock that plunge into the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, making bright streaks in the sky. It does not take a large object to produce a visible meteor — most are the size of a grain of sand or a small pebble.”

Keyshawn impresses, Panthers down Bills

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Keyshawn Johnson, in his first game with Carolina, caught an 18-yard pass from Jake Delhomme on the first play from scrimmage, the beginning of a game-opening touchdown drive on the way to a 14-13 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night.

Fringe artists work over The Bard

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee and croissants - the Edinburgh Fringe richly deserves its reputation for artistic anarchy.

3 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Three U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded in a firefight in northeastern Afghanistan after militants attacked an American patrol with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, a military spokesman said today.
[Houston Chronicle]

Samsung Develops World’s First three-inch VGA LCD

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Nomad05 writes “Samsung announced this week it has developed the world’s first three-inch VGA LCD panel that “directly meets industry interface standards for digital still cameras.” What this means is that future LCD screens on digital cameras will allow multimedia to be viewed at a resolution of 640×480. Presently, a majority of camera LCDs only display multimedia at a resolution of 320×240 — significantly lower in quality than Samsung’s new LCD. In layman’s terms, expect significantly brighter, more detailed LCD displays, which will enable you to review your photography more thoroughly after you take an exposure. This innovation will make it easier to spot blurry images and ensure your photo is framed properly. ”

Titans mascot vs. Saints quarterback: Mascot wins

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

New Orleans quarterback Adrian McPherson
went to the locker room early in the third quarter after a golf
cart ridden by the Titans’ mascot hit him at the end of halftime
Saturday night.

Unabomber’s Belongings Will Be Sold

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

JESSE McKINLEY: The items will be sold soon under order of a federal judge in an effort to pay off a $15 million restitution order. [New York Times]

Johnson leads International after 15-point round

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Zach Johnson birdied five holes and eagled another for a
15-point third round and the 54-hole lead at golf’s most novel
event, one which features two cuts and uses the modified Stableford
scoring system.

Roger’s Cup? Federer wins to reach 17th straight final

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Top-ranked Roger Federer won the first five games
of the match and went on to defeat Fernando Gonzalez 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, and will meet Richard Gasquet
in Sunday’s final.