Monday, August 27, 2007

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 =))

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

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)

Saturday, August 4, 2007

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."

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

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.