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 For love of the game ^^ On 2007-09-13 11:01 A German football club is planning to set up a cemetery for fans who want to take their love for the game to the grave. Hamburg SV chairman Christian Reichert said the cemetery would be built opposite the stadium and have room for more than 150 graves. "It won't be full of colourful headstones and we don't want to turn the graveyard into a bazaar for fan merchandise, but it will be a place for true fans to find their final resting place," said Reichert. He added that memorial stones to some of the club's greatest players would be erected in the cemetery - and a display of the club's emblem made from flower beds. Madrid On 2007-09-10 14:10 Just got back from Madrid. The weekend there by myself was pretty cool. It started on a wrong impression; I think I was a bit tired on the first day when I got there and therefore couldn't really appreciate what I saw. Had the feeling there was not so much to see. I ended up in an irish pub watching the opening game of the world cup of rugby between France and Argentina. Bar was packed with fans from both countries. The next day was tough, especially the morning after the beers from the night before. I went to have a look at Santiago Bernabeu and the Arenas and then went to the Park del Retiro which was veeeery nice. I spent a lot of time there and then went to the Museum of the Queen Sofia. Modern art, not really my taste but I got to see Picasso's Guernica. I then went to my irish pub for some rugby/football again. On Sunday I walked to the Prado, saw the Museum Thyssen-Bornemysza and then went to the Palacio Real before finishing with the Prado Museum. I ended up in my pub again and had a nice dinner at a restaurant in Plazza Mayor. I'd say the weekend was very pleasant but I got lucky it was during the rugby world cup because watching the games kept be busy after 5 pm when I was getting tired. Would have been kind of bored in the evening by myself. But I didn't get bored and had a very good time so it is all for the best. Pictures soon on fotopic. Rugby On 2007-09-05 11:45 A couple of days before the world cup of rugby start, President Bush visited his Australian co-WARers in Sydney but the prime minister wasn't there... "PRIME Minister John Howard did not greet the most powerful man in the world when he arrived in Sydney last night, instead deciding to attend the Dally M National Rugby League Player of the Year awards. US President George W. Bush was greeted by Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile and NSW Premier Morris Iemma when he emerged from Air Force One at 10.30pm for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit. His arrival demanded the tighest security Australia has ever seen for a world leader. Mr Howard jokingly told the audience at the Dally M awards that he was getting his priorities straight." Congratulations Neela ! On 2007-09-04 10:39 Neela's first paper as a first author has just been e-published by the American Journal or Epidemiology (AJE). Pubmed ID is : 17761691. Congratulations ! Wine is good for you On 2007-09-04 10:37 Wine contains a number of biologically active compounds with beneficial effects on human health. The antibacterial action of commercial red and white wines against oral streptococci responsible for caries development and against S. pyogenes responsible for pharyngitis was studied. Its postcontact effect against S. mutans was also studied. Both wines displayed activity. The compounds responsible for such activities were succinic, malic, lactic, tartaric, citric, and acetic acid. The synthetic mixtures of the organic acids tested at the concentrations found in wine had greater antibacterial activity than the beverages, indicating that in wine they are inhibited by other components. Wine polyphenols displayed no activity against oral streptococci or S. pyogenes. Findings show that wine is active against oral streptococci and S. pyogenes and suggest that it enhances oral health. Pubmed ID: 17547418 New Brave Warrior On 2007-09-04 10:34 I forgot to announce the good news here ! Vishwa and Eiko are now the parents of a little Reina. Congratulations to the happy parents and now let's wait for the second one :D |