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Những giọt nước mắt sẽ không rơi một cách vô nghĩa, trong cuộc đời không gì là vô nghĩa, cũng như không gì là mãi mãi. Hợp rồi tan,tan rồi hợp đó là điều rất tự nhiên, tự nhiên như chính sự tồn tại của anh trên cõi đời này, tự nhiên như sự gặp gỡ của hai ta để rồi anh yêu em...
Anh đã luôn mơ giấc mơ thật đẹp những giấc mơ mà anh khao khát những giấc mơ mà trong đó em đến bên anh như vốn dĩ, và yêu anh nồng nàn, say đắm như sự sắp đặt của số phận trong mơ anh là người hạnh phúc, giá như giấc mơ có thể kéo dài mãi mãi, giá như anh cứ ngủ một giấc dài vô tận và mơ về em... có lẻ lại tốt hơn! anh không phải cảm thấy chơi vơi, không phải cảm thấy hụt hẫng, mất phương hướng mỗi khi tỉnh giấc...
Dù em thế nào đi nữa, dù em không còn yêu anh. Nhưng tình cảm của anh luôn hướng về em, nó vẫn luôn chân thành và nồng nhiệt. Em có biết tâm trạng của anh lúc này không?. Ngồi một mình và nhớ về em trong sự cô đơn mòn mỏi. Một mong ước nhỏ nhoi bây giờ của anh là được bên em lúc này để có thể hét lên "Anh Yêu Em!","Anh Yêu Em!" hàng trăm hàng ngàn lần và trao cho em nụ hôn nóng hổi chân thành để mọi người cùng biết cùng sẻ chia cho tình cảm của Anh dành cho Em! .

Anh viết cho riêng em _người trong trái tim anh ..
Anh muốn nói với em rằng ...
Anh nhớ em nhiều lắm, nhớ em ngay cả khi bên em
Anh luôn mong em hạnh phúc !! Mong em luôn vui vẻ và măy mắn ....
Chúc em luôn làm tốt mọi việc và vững tin trong cuộc sống !!
Anh luôn mong em có hạnh phúc thật sự !!
Nếu như tình cảm này sẽ ko có tương lai ..
Anh ko biết mình sẽ ra sao .. Bởi vì Anh yêu Em .. rất yêu Em !!!
Em đã hiểu hết được tình cảm của anh dành cho em ? ....!
Tháng năm có thể làm phai mờ những kỷ niệm nhưng anh có thể khẳng đinh rằng những kỷ niệm về em sẽ mãi là những báu vật trong trái tim anh . Anh sẽ luôn bảo vệ và giữ gìn nó ,
Bóng dáng của em đã , đang , và sẽ mãi mãi trong trái tim anh ,,,mãi mãi ko bao giờ mất đi .. mãi mãi ko bao giờ phai mờ ...
Tình yêu có thể chứa đựng nhiều yêu thương và cả những đau khổ nhưng anh không bao giờ hối hận vì đã dành tình yêu của anh cho em.

Có mấy ai yêu sẽ yêu nhau trọn đời, có mấy ai mang con tim chân thành, cứ cuốn xô nhau qua bao nhiêu ân tình thêu kết trên vành môi.....có mấy ai yêu sẽ yên vui êm đềm, có mấy ai yêu sẽ không than không phiền, chỉ biết anh mang trong tim hình bóng em trọn đời...

Nuối tiếc vì mình không yêu thật sự. Tiếc vì mình không thể biến tình cảm trong tim thành tình yêu thật sự để có thể giữ em lại. Tiếc vì mình đã đánh mất quá nhiều thời gian để làm mình có khả năng ngang hàng với những người con trai khác... Tiếc nhiều lắm. Nhưng có một điều anh băn khoăn họ có đủ can đảm hi sinh không? Vì khi yêu mình phải hi sinh rất lớn ...

Anh sẽ cho em niềm tin

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6 Kỹ năng học tốt của SV

Kỹ năng học tập trên lớp

Nghe giảng: Để tập trung nghe giảng nắm được bài ngay trên lớp không phải là một việc đơn giản và dễ dàng. Hơn nữa, việc tập trung được hay không đôi khi còn phụ thuộc vào thầy giáo, bài giảng hay các nguyên nhân chủ quan khác. Chỉ có cách bạn phải luyện tập, tránh để bản thân bị phân tâm.

Tốt nhất bạn nên chọn vị trí gần thầy cô, vừa có thể nghe rõ hơn, vừa có khả năng ít nói chuyện. Việc phát biểu hay đặc câu hỏi cho thầy cô giáo cũng là một cách khiến chúng ta tập trung hơn. Để phát biểu tốt thì hãy ghi những câu nhận xét hay phát biểu vào một tờ giấy trước khi phát biểu.

Ghi chép: Cần phải viết nhanh hơn, dùng nhiều ký tự viết tắt hơn. Không cần phải ghi tất cả những gì thầy cô nói. Hãy dành thời gian để nghe các thầy cô giải thích kĩ hơn về định nghĩa, khái niệm, cách chứng minh… Chỉ ghi chép những gì mà chúng ta chưa biết, những điều quan trọng mà sách không có. Ngoài ra, vở của người bạn học sẽ là tài liệu hữu ích vì có thể lúc đãng trí bạn bỏ sót một chi tiết quan trọng trong bài giảng.

Kỹ năng học ở nhà

Cần tìm một chỗ yên tĩnh, tránh tiếng ồn. Bạn nên chọn một thời gian học cố định và tạo cho mình thói quen học thời gian đó. Ngoài ra, cần có lịch học thật hợp lý, kết hợp giữa học tập và giải trí như có thể một bản nhạc nhẹ nhàng, hoặc một bài tập thể dục.

Nếu bạn học phải phần khó hiểu thì để lại, học những phần khác dễ hiểu hơn, sau khi thư giãn, thoải mái thì học tiếp.

Để ghi nhớ tốt

Để có một trí nhớ tốt hãy chọn cho mình một thói quen như khi đến trường kiểm tra sách vở; nên ghi danh sách các việc cần làm vào một tờ giấy nhỏ và thỉnh thoảng kiểm tra xem tiếp theo mình cần phải làm gì.

Để ghi nhớ tốt trong việc tiếp thu kiến thức thì cùng bạn bè thảo luận về một vấn đề cùng quan tâm. Ngoài ra, ghi nhớ qua các chi tiết quan trọng, các key words, các hình ảnh minh họa.

Kỹ năng đọc sách

Đọc sách là kỹ năng không thể thiếu bởi học đại học sẽ phải học rất nhiều. Theo đó, đầu tiên các bạn phải chọn một khối lượng vừa đủ để bắt đầu, cố gắng nắm được cách bố trí, hệ thống của tư liệu, nếu có phần tóm lượt của tư liệu thì cần phải đọc ngay nó. Sau đó, đọc những gì bạn hiểu rõ nhất để xác định độ khó, chừa lại những gì không hiểu.

Đừng nản chí nếu không hiểu. Bạn nên dùng bút đánh dấu những chỗ quan trọng hay chưa hiểu để có thể xem lại. Trong khi đọc, thỉnh thoảng dừng đọc và đặt những câu hỏi kích thích và tự tìm câu trả lời.

Kỹ năng giải tỏa stress

Bằng cách nghỉ ngơi, thư giãn, tạo cho mình một khoảng thời gian ngắn mỗi ngày hoặc vận động như đi bộ, tập thể dục, trò chuyện cùng bạn bè. Sau khi đã cảm thấy thoải mái hơn hãy bắt đầu giải quyết vấn đề, xem xung quanh bạn có việc gì mà bạn có thể thay đổi để xoay chuyển tình hình. Đừng để tâm vào những việc lặt vặt.

Ngoài ra, phải ngủ đủ giờ, hãy luôn cố gắng suy nghĩ tích cực như: Tại sao phải “ghét” khi mà “một chút xíu không thích”; Tại sao lại phải “lo cuống lên” khi mà “hơi lo một tẹo”; Tại sao phải “giận sôi người” khi mà “hơi giận một chút” là đủ? Tại sao “đau khổ tột cùng” khi mà bạn chỉ cần “buồn một tẹo”…

Kỹ năng chuẩn bị và làm bài kiểm tra

Phương pháp ghi bài và tiếp thu được 70 - 80% bài giảng của thầy cô là bạn đã thành công một nửa rồi đấy. Bước vào kỳ thi, đầu tiên bạn phải xác định các tài liệu liên quan để ôn tập; sắp xếp những gì ghi chép được, hệ thống hóa kiến thức, ước lượng xem cần bao lâu để ôn tập. Chia nhỏ những gì bạn học thành từng phần.

Kỹ năng chuẩn bị và làm bài kiểm tra

Phương pháp ghi bài và tiếp thu được 70 - 80% bài giảng của thầy cô là bạn đã thành công một nửa rồi đấy. Bước vào kỳ thi, đầu tiên bạn phải xác định các tài liệu liên quan để ôn tập; sắp xếp những gì ghi chép được, hệ thống hóa kiến thức, ước lượng xem cần bao lâu để ôn tập. Chia nhỏ những gì bạn học thành từng phần.

Học 3 tiếng buổi sáng, 3 tiếng buổi chiều sẽ hiệu quả hơn ngồi học cả ngày. Hoặc bạn có thể ôn theo nhóm, điều này giúp bạn có điều kiện để hoàn thiện cả những phần quan trọng mà nếu học một mình bạn rất dễ bỏ qua. Bạn nên thu xếp một buổi tổng ôn tập trước khi thi. Đặc biệt, bạn nên chú ý đến những thông tin được các thầy, cô chỉnh sửa đến mọi hướng dẫn về học tập.

Đôi khi các bạn quá bận vào một công việc nào đó mà sao nhãng việc học. Khi còn ít thời gian để ôn tập thì học nhồi nhét. Đầu tiên hãy xem trước tất cả những tài liệu mà bạn cần phải học, lướt qua các chương để nắm được ý chính, bỏ qua những phần mà bạn không có thời gian xem lại.

Có một cách rất hay để bạn tiếp cận là: Chọn 5 tờ giấy, chọn 5 ý chính hoặc chủ đề chính, viết tên ý chính vào phía trên của mỗi tờ giấy, sau đó so sánh đáp án của bạn với đáp án. Tiếp theo, biên soạn hoặc viết lại những hiểu biết của bạn về từng chủ đề dựa theo những tài liệu mà bạn đã đọc. Đánh số từng trang những tài liệu mà bạn có từ 1- 5 theo thứ tự giảm dần của mức độ quan trọng.

Theo Dân trí - TTTT&CTGD

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Một thời kỳ mệt mỏi

Lần học QS này khá là vui tuy có những buổi tập về cả người đều mệt mỏi .QS phải thế mà ^>^ .Nhưng mà chán nhất là mấy cái giờ học chính trị gặp ông thầy giảng hay thì còn đủ sức chống chọi đến cuối tiết ko thì mới ngay tiết đầu đã ngã quỵ vì buồn ngủ ['.'] .Là người Việt Nam tuy biết học Chính trị là nghĩa vụ cũa mỗi người nhưng mà cứ hễ cầm cuốn sách lên là đầu nó cứ quay mòng mòng tâm trí thì bay đâu mất tiêu roài :D (thật đáng buồn -,- )Đến nay đã là tuần thứ 3 roài bắt đầu bước vào kỳ kiểm tra cuối kỳ roài lo quá ko biết có thi tốt ko nữa ,ló nhất là ngày mai thi học phần 1 nè .Người ta nói có niềm tin có hy vọng thì có thành công dẫu biết là thế nhưng mà trong đầu ko có chữ thì làm sao viết đây ;)) .Thui thì dù sao cũng tự chúc mình mai thi tốt

Món quà của mẹ

Hôm nay nhận được quà của mẹ roài theo lời mẹ thì đây là món quà mẹ tặng vì thành tích học tập năm nay khá tốt nên khi sắp bước vào năm học mới nên mẹ mua cho cái DD mới thích thật .Nhớ lại hồi bé cứ mỗi khi có quà tôi thường rất vui vẻ say mê với món quà mình vừa ý nhưng bây giờ lớn roài mỗi khi nhận được quà 1 phần trong lòng tui vui nhưng 1 phần lại lo lắng ko biết mình có xứng đáng với món quà này ko (chắc có lẽ lớn roài làm cái gì cũng phải suy nghĩ hết mệt thiệt -_-).Cầm chiếc DD trên tay tôi tự hứa năm nay sẽ cố gắng học tốt hơn nữa , mà thui đi "nghịch cái DD tí =))

Man Utd wait for Tevez clearance

Manchester United are hopeful Carlos Tevez's signing will be completed when the new seasons starts this weekend.

Tevez's agent Kia Joorabchian has paid West Ham a £2m settlement agreement, meaning the 23-year-old has been formally released from his contract.

United have put forward their proposed two-year loan deal for the Argentina striker to the Premier League.

The league's lawyers are now looking through the details of the signing before rubber-stamping the deal.

Tevez's fellow Argentina international Javier Mascherano was given the go-ahead for a similar signing for Liverpool last season, meaning there should be time for United to receive clearance before they kick off the new season this weekend.


The champions kick off their campaign against Reading at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said on Tuesday that the Tevez saga had been "unbelievable".

"What made this an unbelievable story was an unbelievable series of events," he told BBC Radio Five Live.

"West Ham were all-but relegated at Christmas and then Tevez scored a few goals right at the end of the season and they were able to escape.

"It's unscripted drama and one of the things that makes football so interesting but it other ways it looks like a road crash in how some of the events appear."

Last week's agreement between West Ham and Joorabchian ended the threat of High Court action.

The settlement was approved by the Premier League but it is still to sanction Tevez's move to United.

Tevez is understood to have passed a medical and even trained with United last Friday.

The Argentine was expected to make his debut for the club in a friendly on 8 August.

"We have a couple of games on Wednesday and Carlos will be involved in one of those," said Old Trafford boss Ferguson last week.

"He trained with us on Friday morning and he was very enthusiastic."

All sides were keen for the matter to be settled ahead of a proposed court date on 22 August and the closure of the transfer window at the end of the month.

Tevez's switch had stalled over who will be paid the transfer fee.

The Premier League and West Ham said the Hammers should receive the fee but companies MSI and Just Sports Inc, which belong to Joorabchian, said they owned the striker's economic rights.

Tevez arrived with Mascherano at West Ham last August, and his outstanding form towards the end of last season kept Alan Curbishley's side in the Premiership.

But there was always a shadow hanging over the deal after West Ham were fined £5.5m over the transfers of Tevez and Mascherano.

The club was found guilty of acting improperly and withholding vital documentation over the duo's ownership, but crucially avoided a points deduction.

(bbc news)

Farm infected with foot-and-mouth

Cattle at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease.



Some 60 animals on the farm near Guildford have tested positive for the disease which wreaked havoc in 2001.

A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises and a UK ban imposed on movement of all livestock.

Gordon Brown has cancelled his holiday in Dorset and taken part in a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee by telephone about the issue.

Very few human cases of foot-and-mouth disease have ever been recorded. The last human case reported in the UK occurred in 1966.

In accordance with legislation, all cattle on the Surrey premises will be culled, said a government spokesman.

The farm has been under restrictions since late on Thursday when symptoms were reported.
Debby Reynolds, UK Chief Veterinary Officer, confirmed the outbreak after samples were taken from the farm.

She said: "We are trying to form a picture of where the infection may have come from but at the moment it's very early stages."

Gordon Brown is returning to London on Saturday and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is to break off from his holiday in Italy.

The Cobra committee is to reconvene on Saturday morning to review latest developments.
Ms Reynolds advised farmers across the UK to examine their animals carefully and immediately report anything suspicious.

As well as the 3km protection zone, there is also a 10km surveillance zone where nearby animals are monitored.

The outbreak in 2001 led to between 6.5 million and 10 million animals being destroyed and cost as much as £8.5bn. Many farms and other rural businesses were ruined.

National Farmers' Union President Peter Kendall said of the latest incident: "This is a matter of grave concern. We have an industry still depressed from low prices.

"We have to ensure this is a small isolated incident. We are working with the government to ensure the right steps are taken."

Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of microbiology at Aberdeen University, said: "Speed is of the essence here.

"We have got to really stop this virus spreading, obviously first of all to stamp it out in the locality where it has been identified and then see whether the virus has got anywhere else."

Tim Bonner, from the Countryside Alliance, said: "Even the words 'foot-and-mouth' will send a chill through the spine of every farmer in the country.

"We hope for a better response this time from the government - the last time it was chaos."

Saudis back US Middle East plans

Saudi Arabia says it supports US plans for a regional peace conference this year and would be keen to attend.

The conference is intended to revive the peace process and would include Israel, the Palestinians and Arab states viewed as moderate by the US.

"We welcome this initiative," said Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal.

The kingdom has no diplomatic relations with Israel, saying previously it would only establish them at the culmination of an Arab-Israeli peace settlement.

Prince Saud was speaking during a rare joint visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates.

He also announced Saudi Arabia would soon explore the possibility of diplomatic ties with the Shia-led government in Iraq, a move long sought by the US.

BBC Middle East analyst Roger Hardy says the idea of sitting down with the Israelis is controversial among many Saudis, including members of the powerful religious establishment.

Saudi Arabia has recently relaunched a peace plan it first put forward in 2002, and our analyst says its rulers may now feel it is time to show they are serious, although the prince's remarks remained cautious.

"When we get an invitation from the minister [Ms Rice] to attend, when this takes place, we will study it - and we will be keen to attend," he said, speaking in Arabic.

Criticism

Prince Saud said he was "astounded" by recent remarks by US ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad, in which he accused Saudi Arabia of undermining efforts to stabilise war-ravaged Iraq.

Saudi Arabia has not had an embassy in Baghdad since the first Gulf War in 1990, despite pressure from the US after its forces led the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

"My explanation is that he must have been influenced by the atmosphere at the UN when he went to New York" [after serving as US envoy in Baghdad], he said.

Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia has criticised the post-Saddam system in Baghdad for reducing Sunni Arab influence and increasing that of regional rival Iran.

Hamas issue

Before the tour began, the US offered a $20bn (£9.9bn) arms package to Arab Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, which is the world's biggest oil-producer.

Ms Rice has now arrived in Jerusalem to have talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

She will also travel to the West Bank, to meet Palestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas.

It is Ms Rice's first visit since the Hamas movement defeated Fatah to seize control of the Gaza Strip in June.

Hamas, the 2006 Palestinian election winner, refused to sign up to previous peace deals with Israel, and its military victory in Gaza deals a serious blow to Mr Bush's strategic vision of a two states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in peace.

Libya details medic release deal

Libya has given details about the deal that led to the release of six foreign medics, found guilty of deliberately infecting 438 children with HIV/Aids.

It said backing for a fund for the victims had come mainly from the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Qatar.

The Libyan PM strongly condemned Bulgaria for pardoning the medics - who always protested their innocence - as soon as they arrived in the country.

The six were freed last week after Libya reached a deal with the EU.
Libyan officials said on Saturday they had sent a memo to the Arab League calling for action against Sofia as well as a protest to the EU over the pardoning.

The authorities said that Bulgaria was in violation of international law and their bilateral agreement with Libya on prisoner exchange.

International fund

Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi revealed details of the agreement that was signed with the EU, which led to the extradition of the nurses and doctor.

At a news conference in Tripoli, he said the government had not paid into the Benghazi International Fund, which provided $1m (500,000) for each of the infected children.

Mr Mahmudi said the money primarily had come from Qatar, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic but he did not specify the size of the contributions.

He said France had promised to equip the Benghazi hospital - where the six medics worked and the children were infected - and provide training for Libyan medical staff over five years.

The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says that the EU is set to significantly ease restrictions on visas for citizens, which could see Libyans obtain them within 48 hours.

Earlier this month, Libya commuted to life imprisonment, the death sentences imposed on the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian-born doctor after the families of the infected children agreed to the compensation deal.

The medics' release to Bulgaria was made possible by a deal struck in Tripoli on improving Libya-EU ties, following years of negotiations.

(BBC News )

1st Test England v India

First Test, Lord's, day five:
England 298 & 282 drew with India 201 & 282-9

Scorecard

England were a wicket away from beating India in the first Test when bad light and rain forced a draw at Lord's.

Sourav Ganguly (40) and Dinesh Karthik (60) fell on the last morning to leave the Indians 145-5 chasing 380 but VVS Laxman and Mahendra Dhoni added 86.
Chris Tremlett (3-52), Ryan Sidebottom and Monty Panesar struck after lunch to take England to the brink of victory.

Dhoni (76) and Sree Santh survived 30 balls of spin before poor light forced tea early and there was no more action.


The teams now move on to Nottingham for the second instalment of the three-Test series, starting on Friday.

India will be relieved to still be on level terms after their much-vaunted batting line-up came off second best to the home side's inexperienced bowlers, particularly the pacemen.

The swing movement on offer throughout the game was again evident as Sidebottom got his 12th ball to straighten enough and pin Ganguly in front of off-stump.

James Anderson had problems with his line but he too was celebrating when Karthik chased a full one outside off-stump and Paul Collingwood held on at second slip.

Both bowlers tested Laxman and Dhoni with some short stuff and the latter led something of a charmed life.

He should have been back in the pavilion for 14 when he slashed a short ball from Panesar and Collingwood failed to grasp a chance he would normally swallow up at slip.

The aggressive wicket-keeper/batsman did make cleaner contact on several occasions, cutting a wide Collingwood long-hop and crashing Tremlett through the covers.

Laxman also had a bit of fortune when he slashed at Sidebottom and the ball went over gully for four, but he was much more in control than his partner.



Two orthodox back-foot drives off Tremlett and a pull off Sidebottom were pleasing on the eye and he continued to look good after the break.

After edging the first ball after the resumption through where a third slip should have been he produced trademark wristy strokeplay to dispatch Anderson and Panesar for three runs each through mid-wicket.

Dhoni continued to provide a mixed bag: flaying Anderson through cover-point and Panesar down the ground but almost edging Panesar and Tremlett behind as he reached his fifty off 120 balls.

Surprisingly, Laxman was the man to go, bowled comprehensively off his pad for 39 by one that Tremlett nipped back in and there was another boost for England with the second new ball when a Sidebottom inswinger hit Anil Kumble's pad in line with middle.

Zaheer Khan blocked out 14 balls before his first attempt to play an aggressive stroke resulted in him tickling the ball down the leg-side to wicket-keeper Matt Prior.

With the light fading, Michael Vaughan brought himself on and Dhoni promptly took a liking to him, cracking four boundaries off the skipper's part-time off-spin.

However, he was almost out of partners when RP Singh missed with a heave across the line at Panesar and Santh survived a confident lbw shout from the left-arm spinner.

It was no surprise when the umpires, who had been regularly checking their light meters, asked the question the Indians wanted to hear and their relief was betrayed by the huge roar their fans let out.

Fowler agrees to sign for Cardiff

Robbie Fowler has agreed to join Cardiff on a two-year contract.

The 32-year-old striker was released by Liverpool at the end of last season and has rejected moves to Leicester City and Sydney FC in Australia's A-League.

Fowler will be re-united with Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale, who was in charge at Leeds when he signed from Liverpool for £11m in November 2001.

He is expected to be officially unveiled at a news conference in Cardiff early next week.

"It's taken a lot of hard work but thankfully it's done now," Cardiff manager Dave Jones told BBC Wales Sport.

"I met Robbie on holiday in America, just a chance meeting, and asked him what he was doing.

"He wasn't sure so I went on the internet to check his record and found he wasn't a bad player so I thought we might chase him.

"Peter [Ridsdale] has worked really hard on it and I'm glad he's decided to we are the club he wants to join."

Fowler's arrival at Ninian Park comes just over a week after Cardiff sold last season's top scorer Michael Chopra to Sunderland for £4.5m.

Jones revealed he would have signed Fowler even if Chopra had stayed, and stressed the former England striker still has the hunger to be successful.

"He's certainly got that, that's not in question," added Jones. "And to bank £4.5m for Chopra and then to get Robbie Fowler on a free transfer is good business.

"It puts the club in a healthy position, which is what we've been fighting for over the last 12 months."

Sydney FC had hoped to lure Fowler, and the former England striker was impressed with the set up after travelling to Australia for talks.

But his representative George Scott revealed Sydney were unable to compete financially with the other offers for Fowler.

"The only thing against them is that Robbie is a Premiership player and he is used to Premiership money," said Scott.

"The Premiership is unique in terms of the crazy money it generates and there is nothing in the world that replicates it, not even Spain. That money is well beyond Sydney and the Australian league and we know that.

"It is really a battle between money and quality of life and believe me, quality of life counts for a lot of money. All the money in the world is not going to buy your family's happiness."

Fowler becomes Cardiff's sixth summer signing of the summer, following Trevor Sinclair, Gavin Rae, Steven MacLean, Tony Capaldi and Michael Oakes to Ninian Park.

Jones revealed he still wants to bring another goalkeeper and a striker before the start of the season, but categorically dismissed reports that Cardiff had agreed a £1m deal to sign Blackburn's Francis Jeffers.

"That is a total fabrication of a story," said Jones. "I just do not know where these people get it from.

"Someone asks you a question, you give an answer and all of a sudden two and two becomes 10. It's totally untrue and I find it absolutely amazing."

Fowler made his Liverpool debut as an 18-year-old in 1993, scoring 171 goals in 330 games before joining Leeds for £11m in 2001 and then Manchester City for £6m in 2003.

Fowler returned for a second spell at Anfield in January 2006, although his starting appearances were limited.

Lim Yo-Hwan

Lim Yo-Hwan (Revised Romanization: Im Yo-Hwan; Surname: Lim), known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` (usually shortened to Boxer), is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy game StarCraft to date. Dubbed Emperor by his legions of admirers, he is the most popular Starcraft player with a fan club of more than 600,000 members and a DVD compilation of his greatest games released in South Korea.

Success
Lim had an impressive record with 500 wins and 336 losses in his professional career. This success has brought him the highest salary of professional gaming, exceeding an annual income of $300,000 US Dollars per year, excluding the 90,000 dollars contributed in endorsements. In 2004 he was voted the greatest gamer of all time by readers of ESReality, one of the most popular western electronic sports websites, and in June 2006 he was included in an MTV list of "The 10 Most Influential Video Gamers Of All Time."[1]


History
Lim first came to fame by dominating professional Starcraft while choosing to use the Terran race at a time when this was seen as a relatively weak choice in comparison to the other two Starcraft races. In fact, Lim admits in an interview that he actually chose Protoss as his race when starting to play early on, but later chose the more defensive Terran race over the offensive Protoss or Zerg. This reign of dominance earned him the nickname the "Terran Emperor". During this early time in his career he innovated heavily, creating many new strategies which are still used today, most notably making much more effective use of the Terran Dropship unit than had been achieved in the past. He also gained a reputation for being able to turn around matches against the odds and having excellent micromanagement (unit control) skills. In contrast, his weakness is thought by some commentators to be poor macromanagement (economy/unit production) skills in comparison to other top-level professional Starcraft players, although his macromanagement has improved over the last few years.
Though he is no longer the dominant force he once was, he was ranked 11th in the April 2006 Korean e-Sports Players Association (KeSPA) rankings, and made it to the finals of the EVER Ongamenet Starleague of late 2004 (losing to iloveoov by three games to two) and the finals of the 2005 So1 OnGameNet Starleague (losing to Anytime by three games to two).
Lim has played professionally since version 1.07 of Starcraft, and has managed to stay competitive by constantly changing his style, and has had a great influence of the development of modern playing styles, especially for Terran players. He is the all-time leader in games played and won. He is a two time OSL champion, MSL champion, two time WCG champion, and former leader of the SK Telecom "T1" team. He is considered to have a strong eye for talent in that position, as he drew Choi Yeon-Sung (iloveOOv), among others, from the amateur ranks. His team has consistently been the strongest in the Proleague. He now leads the Korean Air Force Team.
Last August Lim announced at the MSL group draws that he had received his draft letter from the government, and would be entering the Air Force by the end of the year. He later said he would try his best to return after his 2 and a half years of service.
After Lim joined the Air Force, he started putting his fame to work. After a month and a half an Air Force progaming team was created. Lim found some retired pro-gamers who joined the Air Force before him, including H.O.T-Forever, CLon, ChRh, fOru, Rage, Qoo) Sunny and MuMyung. Together they formed the first military progaming team ever. After 2 months the team was announced, ACE (Airforce Challenge E-sports) was official. ACE is playing in the 2007 ShinHan Proleague.

Major achievements

• Most wins on televised matches and most televised matches (500 and 886)
• Two times World Cyber Games champion (2001, 2002 and the only StarCraft player to do this)
• First player to achieve 100 wins in Ongamenet Starleagues (OSL)
• First player to win more than one OSL (Hanbitsoft 2001, Coca Cola 2001), and only so far to have won two consecutive OSL's
• Longest time to hold first place in KeSPA (Korea e-Sports Association) rankings (17 months)
• The first progamer in the world to earn a record income of over $US 200,000
• Won the first KPGA Tour (now MBC starleague)
• Has finished 2nd in Ongamenet Starleague 4 times (2001 SKY, 2002 SKY, 2004 EVER, 2005 SO1)
• Finished 2nd in the first KT-KTF Premiere league
• KPGA MBC Starleague Champion February 2002 to March 2002

Raymond Lam

Raymond Lam Fung is a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer. He was born into a wealthy family. His father is a real estate investor in Xiamen and was dubbed as the "Lee Ka Shing of Xiamen".

Profile

• Real Name: Raymond Lam Wooi Man



• Celebrity Name: Raymond Lam Fung (林峯)



• Vietnamese Name: Lâm Phong



• Nicknames: Fung jai, chocolate



• Birthday : December 8, 1979



• Birthplace: Xiamen, China



• Height : 180 cm (5' 11)



• Weight: 155 lb



• Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius



• Hobbies: Singing, Dancing



• Talent: Singing, Swimming



• Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English



• Record Company: EEG- new contract

Favorites

• Food: Japanese,



• Colours: black, blue, white



• Animals: cats, dogs, horses



• Sports: Swimming, Cycling, Horse Riding, Basketball, Ice Skating



• Actors: Chow Yun Fat, Sean Connery



• Singer: Elvis Presley



• Countries: China (Xiamen), Japan, Italy



• TV Series: Twin of Brothers (大唐雙龍傳)

Russia pulls out of key arms pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended involvement in one of the key post-Cold War arms control treaties.

In a statement, the Kremlin said the choice was due to "extraordinary circumstances" affecting security.

Russia has been angered by US plans to base parts of a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.

The Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty limits the number of heavy weapons deployed between the Atlantic Ocean and the Urals mountains.

'Cornerstone'

A Nato spokesperson said that the alliance's secretary general would "very much regret the decision" if confirmed.

"The allies consider this treaty to be an important cornerstone of European security," he said.
In a separate interview, Nato spokesperson James Appathurai told the BBC the move was "a disappointing step in the wrong direction".

The CFE agreement, one of the key Cold War European security accords, was signed eight years after the Warsaw Pact was dissolved.

It sets limits for the number of tanks, heavy artillery and combat aircraft, as well as troops, deployed in the region.

The BBC's Europe editor, Mike Saunders, says that the US announcement of its plans for a missile defence shield within Europe was the last straw for Russia.

Mr Putin saw the plans as further unbalancing a treaty that already limits the conventional arms Russia can deploy on its own territory.

The Kremlin maintains that the 1990 treaty is outdated and restricts its ability to move troops around its own territory.

Russia ratified the 1999 revised version, but Nato has not done so.

Nato is first demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces from two breakaway regions with Russia-speaking majorities - Abkhazia in Georgia and Trans-Dniester in Moldova.

(BBC News)

TeamLiquid Hamachi StarLeague

OverviewIf you haven't been following the Tourney section lately, you may have missed out on a homegrown forum event: The TeamLiquid Hamachi StarLeague. Check out the original topic here. You can find the birth of the idea as well as updated standings.To briefly explain, oshibori_probe and Seraphim organized a tournament for forumers to be played over hamachi. The structure was OSL style, with people in six groups of four, and two from each group advancing. Because of the great turnout, there is also a wildcard stage.Players and MapsThe official HSL maps are:

Map #1 [Longinus II]
Map #2 [Python]
Map #3 [Nemisis]
Map #4 [Ride of the Valkyries]

The players of the HSL are:

Victory After Victory: Protoss

KarMa (Seraphim)

fAke.V.oO

XCetron

Arcology

LRM)aSyOhI

rS]taCat

tokyoclassic

oshibori_probe

Overcome All: Zerg

yubee

zXk3

Sezon]i[

stack

QualityGamers.DawN

Superiorwolf

In)Spire

The Triumph of War:Terran

ArtOfPiano

besiger.cry

Zergish

Funkie

fonger_nz

nAi.CyrAx

lastshadow

CapO

Grazze.XcL

Standings

So far the group stages have finished, and the wildcard rounds are about to get underway. Here are the results from the first round:

1st Teamliquid Hamachi Starleague Group Stage Results

In)Spire and Piano advance from Group A

Oshibori_probe and Seraphim advance from Group B

Asyohl and Arcology advance from Group C

Dawn and stack advance from Group D

zkx3 and Cyrax advance from Group E

Grazze and Capo advance from Group F

Wildcards

v.oO (A)

taCat(B)

Besieger (C)

Zergish (E)

yubee (F)

XCetron (F)

Detailed results from each group:

Group A

Piano vs In)Spire 0-1

V.oO vs tokyoclassic

Piano vs v.oO

In)Spire vs tokyoclassic @ 2-0

Piano vs tokyoclassic

v.oO vs In)Spire 0-1

In)Spire and Piano advance!

v.oO goes to the Wildcards

Group B

Seraphim vs Superiorwolf

Tacat vs Oshibori 0-2

Seraphim vs Oshibori 1-2

Superiorwolf vs Tacat

Seraphim vs Tacat 2-1

Oshibori vs Superiorwolf

Oshibori and Seraphim advance!

Tacat goes to the Wildcards

Group C

Asyohl vs Arcology 2-0

Besiger vs Lastshadow

Asyohl vs Lastshadow 2-0

Arcology vs Besiger

Asyohl vs Besiger 2-0

Arcology vs Lastshadow

Asyohl and Arcology advance! Besieger goes to the Wildcards

Group D

stack vs FunkieDawn vs Sezon

Stack vs SezonDawn vs Funkie

Stack vs DawnFunkie vs Sezon

Dawn and stack advance! No person from this group goes to the wildcards. Instead, two people from group F to go the wildcards

Group E

zkx3 vs Zergish

Cyrax vs Fonger

zkx3 vs Fonger

Cyrax vs Zergish 2-0

zkx3 vs Cyrax 2-1

Zergish vs Fonger

zkx3 and Cyrax advance! Zergish goes to the Wildcards

Group F

yubee vs Grazze 0-2

Capo vs XCetron 2-0

Yubee vs XCetron

Capo vs Grazze 1-2

Yubee vs Capo 0-2

Grazze vs XCetron 2-0

Grazze and Capo advance! Yubee and XCetron go to the wildcards

Recap

In)Spire and Piano advance from Group A

Oshibori_probe and Seraphim advance from Group B

Asyohl and Arcology advance from Group C

Dawn and stack advance from Group D

zkx3 and Cyrax advance from Group E

Grazze and Capo advance from Group F

Wildcards

v.oO (A)

taCat(B)

Besieger (C)

Zergish (E)

yubee (F)

XCetron (F)

The next stage is the wildcard battle which will round out the playoffs. Stay tuned to see who wins the cup! You can follow the wildcard action in this thread. In addition there is a user-made site which has the information you need here. Hopefully replays will be up soon.A big thanks should go to oshibori_probe, Seraphim, GTR-2-Go, and many others for running all of this.

Argentina to meet Brazil in final

SEMI-FINAL: ARGENTINA 3-0 MEXICO

Argentina set up the dream Copa America final with Brazil after a comprehensive 3-0 win over Mexico in Puerto Ordaz.
Andres Guardado hit the post as Mexico started well, but Argentina went ahead with a volley from Manchester United's Gabriel Heinze right on half-time.
Lionel Messi doubled the lead with a remarkable goal, lifting the ball home from the right-hand side of the area.
Rafael Marquez brought down Carlos Tevez four minutes later and Juan Roman Riquelme cheekily scored the penalty.
Alfio Basile's side largely outclassed the Mexicans to book their place in Sunday's showpiece encounter at the Jose Pachencho Romero stadium in Maracaibo.
Mexico had started the game well and had the first real chance, Juan Carlos Cacho taking advantage of a defensive mistake only to fire over the crossbar.
Javier Zanetti mis-hit a shot and Tevez fired at keeper Oswaldo Sanchez for Argentina before Guardado rifled against the right-hand post.
Argentina broke the deadlock on half-time, as Riquelme drifted a free-kick into the area and Heinze volleyed home at the far post.
Omar Bravo and Alberto Medina came on for Mexico at the break and they went agonsiginsly close again, Nery Castillo seeing his shot cannon back off the crossbar.
Just as they could see a way back into the game, Barcelona genius Messi put it out of their reach with a moment of pure inspiration.
Collecting Tevez's pass on the right-hand side of the penalty box, Messi cut across the ball to produce an outrageous chip that floated over a stranded Sanchez.
After 65 minutes it was all over, Marquez obstructing Tevez in the area and Riquelme stepping up to audaciously flick home the resulting penalty.
Substitute Rodrigo Palacio fired over when well-placed and Messi saw another effort drift wide as Argentina could have added more towards the end of the game.
They will now bid for a record 15th title when they meet arch rivals Brazil on Sunday.
Mexico must settle for a third-place play-off against Uruguay instead.
Argentina coach Alfio Basile:"It's the last link in the chain and playing in a classic derby against Brazil is the greatest.
"As for Messi's goal, only a genius, a superstar could do this. It was an extraordinary feat that moved everybody."
Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez:"We tried our best, but we must say the opponents were superior.
"There's nothing left but to recognize just how good this Argentina team really is."
Next fixtures (Kick-off times BST):
Saturday 14 July - Third-place play-offUruguay v Mexico (2105)
Sunday 15 July - FinalBrazil v Argentina (2105)

McCain loses 2008 campaign aides

Two top aides on the 2008 White House campaign team of Republican Arizona Senator John McCain have quit.

Their departure, coming a week after a shake-up of his campaign following disappointing fundraising results, is likely to be a blow for Mr McCain.
He has been trailing in polls to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
In the Senate, Mr McCain defended the US troop build-up in Iraq, the stance analysts say has cost him most support.
Mr McCain said reinforcements were only just in place and should be given more time, echoing the message of President George W Bush and senior US military commanders.
"Make no mistake. Violence in Baghdad remains at unacceptably high levels," he said, speaking after his sixth visit to the country.
But, he contended, the efforts of the US and Iraq were "moving in the right direction".
Staff cuts
Mr McCain's Senate address coincided with the announcement that campaign manager Terry Nelson, a veteran of President George W Bush's 2004 campaign, and chief strategist John Weaver had quit. Longtime aide Rick Davis has taken over as manager.
Following last week's news of Mr McCain's $11.2m fundraising total for the second quarter of 2007, Mr Nelson had said he was working for free to save money.
The senator revealed that he had only $2m cash on hand and dozens of staff reportedly lost their jobs in the ensuing shake-up of his operation.
By comparison, Mr Romney announced a second-quarter fundraising total of $20.5m (£10.2m), of which $14m (£7m) was money raised for primary campaigning and $6.5m was a loan from his personal fortune.
Aides to Mr Giuliani said he had more than $18m cash in hand and no debt.
For the Democrats, Barack Obama reported raising $31m for the primary battle, putting him ahead of Hillary Clinton with $21m for the primary and another $6m for the general election.
Republican Ron Paul, an anti-war congressman from Texas considered an outside chance for the Republican nomination but with loyal online supporters, announced he had $2.4m on hand, having raised less but also spent far less than Mr McCain.

(BBC News)