Some Memories

I'm glad I watched this superb match. So many good shots. Germany has solid team work, foot skills and speed while England's defense shows considerable weakness in it. With this win, Germany is going to meet Argentina in the quarter-finals on 3rd July at 10 pm. Nightmare for England BLOEMFONTEIN: Germany inflicted England's record World Cup Finals defeat yesterday after a 4-1 victory in their last 16 match that was overshadowed by one of the worst refereeing mistakes in the tournament's history. Germany's superior movement and ruthless finishing made them worthy winners on an afternoon when England's defending was shockingly sub-standard and their talisman, Wayne Rooney, once again failed to deliver on the game's biggest stage. But there is no saying what would have happened if England had not been denied a goal that would have levelled the match at 2-2 just before half-time, when a Frank Lampard shot bounced off the underside of the bar and landed a yard ...

FIFA stays silent on World Cup referees' errors JOHANNESBURG (AP) - FIFA refused to comment Monday on mistakes made by World Cup match officials that contributed to the elimination of England and Mexico. The governing body of world football did not send any officials with responsibility for referees to its daily briefing despite widespread furor over Sunday's errors. FIFA spokesman Nicolas Maingot faced hostile questioning but said he was not competent to discuss decisions by referees or football's rules-making panel, which has rejected introducing video technology that would help match officials. "We obviously will not open any debate," Maingot said. "This is obviously not the place for this." Television replays quickly showed Sunday that England was denied a goal against Germany when Frank Lampard's shot bounced down from the crossbar and over the goal line. Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda waved away the 38th-minute non-goal, which would hav...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Public transport users can buy the Flexi Rapidpass for unlimited journeys by bus, monorail and LRT for as low as RM10 per day beginning Tuesday. Kumpulan Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed said passengers using the public transport on an integrated basis could also choose to buy the card for three days at a cost of RM25, one week (RM50), 15 days (RM90) or one month (RM150) depending on their travel needs. Users could also use the "Touch n Go" system for the Flexi Rapidpass card by activating it at the LRT stations beginning Tuesday, he said. For details, surf to RapidKL Source: The Star

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Noble effort, I would say! Keep it up though at the same time, I don't wish to see more abandon babies. The couple or mother need to be more responsible with their acts. PETALING JAYA: A non-profit organisation has set up the country's first baby hatch for mothers to anonymously leave their unwanted newborns to be put up for adoption. The hatch has a small door which opens to an incubator bed. Once a baby is placed inside it and the door is closed, an alarm bell will alert the staff. Risnawati Yassin, 35, who had no children after being married for five years, getting her two-month-old adopted child Mohd Farid Fatah Abdullah snuggled up inside a baby hatch that was launched yesterday. The hatch, launched by OrphanCARE, is designed to reduce the incidence of abandoned babies. — NORAFIFI EHSAN / The Star Located at 6, SS1/24A, Kampung Tunku here, the hatch is run by OrphanCARE, a smart partner of the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry. OrphanCARE patron, ...

This is an amazing piece! Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (Part 2) Broken Down From the album The Element of Freedom (2009) Oooh oooh, New York (2x) Grew up in a town, That is famous as a place of movie scenes Noise is always loud There are sirenes all around And the streets are mean If I could make it here I could make it anywhere That’s what they say Seeing my face in lights Or my name in marquees found down Broadway Even if it ain’t all it seems I got a pocketful of dreams Baby, I’m from Chorus New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of There’s nothing you can’t do Now you’re in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Hear it for New York, New York, New York On the avenue, there ain’t never a curfew Ladies work so hard Such a melting pot on the corner selling rock Preachers pray to God Hail a gypsy cab Takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger For...