| 99 and out: Beckham misses England selection
Former captain David Beckham was left out of Fabio Capello's first England squad today for next week's friendly against Switzerland at Wembley. The LA Galaxy midfielder, who was hoping to win his 100th cap, has not played a competitive match since England's 3-2 defeat by Croatia in a Euro 2008 qualifier last November but had been training with Arsenal in a bid to maintain his fitness. There were call ups for two uncapped players, Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor and defender Curtis Davies who is on loan at Villa from West Bromwich Albion. Goalkeeper Paul Robinson, who lost his place for England's 3-2 defeat by Croatia in November and has since been dropped by his club Tottenham Hotspur, failed to make the squad. Capello said Beckham's exclusion did not mean the end of the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder's international career.
Former NBA player helps police nab suspect
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The families of former NFL defensive back Anthony Newman and former NBA guard Terrell Brandon were the victims of an extortion attempt, the Portland Police Bureau said. Bobby Hayes, 41, was charged with theft by extortion and attempted theft by extortion. Police suspect he wrote threatening letters demanding $10,000 from the families of Newman and Brandon, according to court papers. One of the letters arrived early last week at the home of Newman's 65-year-old mother. It was addressed to "NFL Mom." "U don't know me, but I know U," it read. "I want 10K in cash in a black bag set next to your garage door Friday night. If you tell the police and try to be a hero you will be responsible for the murder of your whole family." Brandon, meanwhile, took matters into his own hands.
Hardware German Scientists Awarded Prize for Work in LEDs
More innovation in the LED tech sector debuted in new lighting module. We've seen LEDs in everything from cars to laptops to TVs. A handful of German scientists recently won the German Future Prize 2007 for their work with LED illumination technology. Dr. Andreas Bräuer of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF in Jena and Dr. Klaus Streubel and Dr. Stefan Illek of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors received the award for technology and innovation, which is bestowed by the German President. The work is based on previous work by OSRAM in thin-film LEDs which permits the extraction of light in a single half-sphere. The breakthrough in design allows all colors of the LED to be combined as well as more efficient temperature management. In order to harness the capabilities of the LED, a special optical piece was designed at Fraunhofer.
Waltrip's Cup team is now riding high
Michael Waltrip's interest in numbers focuses on mph and rpm, while new partner Robert Kauffman is more of a profit and loss guy.
That's just fine with Waltrip, who's still recovering from a disastrous first season as an owner-driver.
Last February, Waltrip had to apologize to Toyota, his sponsors and fans after NASCAR inspectors discovered his team used an illegal fuel additive in his car for Daytona 500 pole qualifying.
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2008 Geneva Motor Show: World Debut of Rinspeed sQuba, First Underwater Car - GREAT FUN VIDEO
ZUMIKON, Switzerland - February 14, 2008: "Dive it again, James!" If the situation gets too hot for the secret agent he'll go underground - or under water. So demonstrated impressively by Roger Moore in 'The Spy Who Loved Me" in 1977 when he dove below the waves in a sleek vehicle that moments before seemed to be an ordinary car. The only problem: The scene never really took place; it was an animation. With the "sQuba," the world's first real submersible car, the movie fake now becomes reality for visitors of the Geneva Motor Show (March 6th - 16th, 2008). Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht (52) is known for his extraordinary automotive creations. The acknowledged James Bond enthusiast and Swiss automobile visionary kept revisiting this scene in his mind over and over: "For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water.
Stayaway Reebok fans: What's the answer?
BOLTON Wanderers are banking on new boss Gary Megson delivering results that will lift them clear of the relegation zone and ease growing concerns over a dramatic drop in attendances. Crowd figures at the Reebok have slumped to a record low as the Whites have struggled at the wrong end of the Premiership. And, while they are considering a range of incentives to boost gates, they don't expect any significant improvement until the team starts climbing the table. "The stark reality is that the club is struggling on the pitch," commercial director, Gareth Moores, said. .
Thinkin' Lincoln: New MKS flagship is part of a banner year of intros ...
The new Bullitt has a 315-horsepower V-8, stiffer suspension, heavy-duty brakes and dark green paint, like McQueen's car. Available only with a 5-speed manual transmission, Bullitt goes on sale early in 2008 with a $31,075 base price. Ford plans to build 7,700.
But Ford will not be alone in rolling out new finery. Honda, for one, is trotting out a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle that it will lease to fewer than 100 retail and fleet customers next year. Toyota also plans a fuel-cell announcement but offered few details.
It does unveil the redesigned 2008 Sequoia and Nissan its 2009 Murano.
BMW of North America shows three new models: the 1-Series coupe, the M3 and the Mini Clubman wagon.
The 1-Series hearkens back to the BMW 2002 of the 1970s.
Public Intellectuals, Inc.
In looking back, I would like to comment on Emerson, in whose work there is the promise of a compromise between mere academics and mere public intellectuals; in looking forward I would like to suggest that we consider abandoning the academic-public intellectual dichotomy and establish a new category that might be called the "corporate intellectual" — a term more consonant with the values of the new academy as well as with the public-private sector. Transcendental Scholars In his 1837 address to the Phi Beta Kappa society, “The American Scholar," Emerson envisioned the American scholar as a person who would do whatever possible to communicate ideas to the world, not just to fellow intellectuals. Emerson regarded the American scholar to be a whole person while thinking.
Maloof does I.E. proud
There's San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris, for example, the former Superior Court judge who has made it his personal mission to remake the city. There's Dorothy Inghram, San Bernardino's pioneer educator and civil-rights trailblazer who still inspires her community at the age of 101. There's Jack Brown, the onetime grocery store box boy who rose to become the CEO of Stater Bros. Supermarkets, the Inland Empire's largest employer. There's Dr. Leonard Bailey, the Loma Linda physician who has revolutionized pediatric heart surgery. And Martha Green, the Redlands home arts diva who runs a restaurant, writes books, hosts her own TV and radio shows, and works tirelessly for charity. And Michael Burgess, the retired Cal State San Bernardino librarian who has authored more than 100 books under the pen name R.
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