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5-time champ Watson gets British Open exemption

Tom Watson's place in the next five British Opens is safe after the Royal & Ancient's decision to change one of its exemption rules.

Bourdy takes 2-stroke lead at Hong Kong Open

Gregory Bourdy of France shot a bogey-free 7-under 63 on Saturday to take the lead heading into the final round of the $2.5 million Hong Kong Open.

Williams Cos.: Gas transmission pipeline in use

Williams Cos. Inc. says a 26.4-mile-long natural gas transmission pipeline in Colorado is now in use.

Final pre-bowl coaches' poll to be open ballot

The final regular-season ballot of every voter in the USA Today college football coaches' poll will remain public.

Poulter wins Singapore Open by 1 stroke

Ian Poulter shot a final-round 72 on Sunday to win the Singapore Open by a shot over Liang Wenchong.

Troy Matteson wins Frys.com Open in playoff

Tied for 106th after the first round in the Frys.com Open, Troy Matteson thought it might be a short tournament.

Ballesteros hopeful of British Open return

Seve Ballesteros is hopeful that his health will allow him to play a round at next year's British Open at St. Andrews.

Australian Open increases prize money to $21.4M

The men's and women's champions at the Australian Open will collect $1.86 million for winning the season's opening Grand Slam event.

Davydenko tops Verdasco to win Malaysia Open

Top-seededed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia defeated Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-4, 7-5 to win the Malaysia Open on Sunday.

Federer pulls out of Japan Open, Shanghai Masters

Roger Federer withdrew from the Japan Open and Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 on Friday, citing the need to rest after a physically challenging year.

Lam, Haraguchi share lead at Asia Pacific Open

Singapore's Lam Chih Bing fired a 5-under 66 Thursday to share the first-round lead with Japan's Tatsuya Haraguchi at the Asia Pacific Panasonic Open.

No. 2-seed Shahar Peer advances at Tashkent Open

Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel beat Kathrin Woerle of Germany 6-2, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open.

Smithsonian reveals new plan to boost research

New centers at The Smithsonian Institution will focus on exploring the universe and climate change on Earth, world cultures and the American experience under a new plan approved Monday.

Nadal pulls out of Thailand Open

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Thailand Open due to an injury sustained at the U.S. Open earlier this month.

Federer fined $1,500 for profanity at US Open

Roger Federer has been fined $1,500 for using a profanity while arguing with the chair umpire during the U.S. Open final.

US Open breaks attendance record, edging '08

The U.S. Open tennis tournament has set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators.

Simply 1 surprise after another at wild US Open

Any chance he got, on TV and on the Web, Juan Martin del Potro wanted to watch replays of Roger Federer's last shot sailing out to end the U.S. Open final.

Federer uses profanity in dispute at Open final

Serena Williams isn't the only Grand Slam champion using profanity at the U.S. Open: Roger Federer let an expletive fly, too.

Williams wishes she could give line judge a hug

Her doubles championship brought some closure Monday to what has been an awkward, tumultuous U.S. Open for Serena Williams.

Serena issues new statement, apologizes

Serena Williams has issued a second statement to “sincerely apologize” for what she calls her “inappropriate outburst” at the U.S. Open.

Del Potro leaves Federer in daze with US Open win

Roger Federer sat in his sideline chair, listening to the music, gazing into the distance — the glassy-eyed look of a defeated man. Shocked. The owner of the most Grand Slam titles in history — maybe the best player of all time — finally lost at the U.S. Open, but not to Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick or even Andy Murray. Rather, it was sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, the 6-foot-6 Argentine with the big serve and the bigger forehand, who did the deed — a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 upset Monday in his first Grand Slam final.

Federer tops Djokovic to move 1 win from title

Roger Federer has moved one victory away from his sixth straight U.S. Open title with a 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic.

Wozniacki reaches first Grand Slam final

Caroline Wozniacki warmed up a couple times, read a book and talked to her friends and family as she waited for her U.S. Open semifinal to start Saturday. She even managed to take a nap.

Clijsters stuns S.Williams in US Open semifinals

Kim Clijsters has upset Serena Williams in a U.S. Open semifinal that ended when the defending champion was docked a point for yelling at an official who called a foot fault.

Nadal finishes rain-interrupted win at US Open

Rafael Nadal has reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second year in a row by finishing a rain-interrupted victory over Fernando Gonzalez.

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3 Ways to Save Money on Health Insurance
Source: CNN

Open enrollment is here. The changes may be confusing, but with a little strategy, you can save a lot of money on health care.

Despite millions unemployed, no candidates for great jobs
Source: CNN

Despite millions of unemployed job seekers desperate for work, many open positions are languishing unfilled. The reason? Not enough candidates.

Open Font Format Backed by Mozilla and others
Source: Ars Technica

Type designers and Web designers have reached a consensus on a format specification for embedding fonts on the Web. Mozilla is already including support for the font format in Firefox 3.6, and wide adoption could come sooner than many expected.

Study Finds Pro and Cons to Prostate Surgeries
Source: The New York Times

Prostate cancer patients who chose minimally invasive surgery rather than more extensive operations to remove the prostate were less likely to experience complications like pneumonia, but reported higher rates of long-term problems, including impotence and incontinence, according …

GM Agrees to Sell Opel to Magna and Sberbank
Source: The Automotive Lyceum

On Thursday GM announced that auto component supplier Magna International and the Russian bank Sberbank were selected to take over controlling interest in its European operations.

How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education | Fast Company
Source: Fast Company

Is a college education really like a string quartet? Back in 1966, that was the assertion of economists William Bowen, later president of Princeton, and William Baumol. In a seminal study, Bowen and Baumol used the analogy to show why universities can't easily improve efficiency.

Cicma, Greetings from the US Open
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Inside glance at the US Open chatter at Flushing Meadows

Open Casting Call
Source: MOUNT AIRY NEWS

Caught on camera: Skydiver describes moment of terror at 2,400ft
Source: newsoftheworld.co.uk

THE miracle skydiver who plunged 10,000ft and landed on a roof when his parachute failed to open, today reveals the dramatic details of his death-defying fall for the first time.

New video shows whites were allowed to hold signs while black woman was removed from town hall
Source: The Daily Source

A note from a friend which says it all: Where's NBC, ABC, FOX on this one? Looks like in Missouri rules are different for the other side--Only CNN covered this action.

Courier Previews the US Open
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NBCsports.com's Harry Cicma catches up with Jim Courier to preview the 2009 US Open.

Three pupils injured in school window fall
Source: thelocal.se

Two boys and a girl are reported to have fallen out of the window at a school in Järfalla in northern Stockholm North Stockholm police have reported that they fear that the pupils have sustained serious injuries.

Skydiver survives 10,000ft fall to the ground
Source: Telegraph

Paul Lewis, 40, jumped from a plane and plummeted through the air before crashing on to the roof of a hangar at Tilstock Airfield in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

Cop gives back € 150,000 lost by armoured car
Source: austriantimes.at

Shocked security guards had 150,000 Euros handed back to them after a policeman saw the cash slide out of the back of an armoured car as they transported money in Vienna.

Say It Ain't So
Source:

President Obama's previously full-throated promises to provide honest, open government seem to have fallen flat lately- how much more secrecy can he get away with?

Gunman opens fire in restaurant
Source: BBC News

A gunman wearing a motorbike helmet and carrying two pistols chased another man into a packed restaurant and opened fire, hitting him in the leg.

Autopsy determines baby was cut from pregnant woman
Source: OregonLive.com

Heather Snively, the 21-year-old Tigard woman who was killed Friday, was cut open so her unborn son could be removed from her womb, an autopsy has determined.

Cicma Roland Garros Predictions

Dear Friends and Tennis Talk Colleagues, The dust has settled in Paris, and another French Open final is upon us. Contrary to what some ratings analysts may think, there are two primetime match-ups on the men's and women's sides respectively.

Biggest Upset in Roland Garros history

Robin Soderling shocks Nadal in the 4th round of the French Open. Soderling stormed through the 4th set tiebreaker to capture the match, and record, most likely the biggest upset in French Open history.

Update of Shogi book open-source translation

As my previous entry, an interesting experiment to translate a Japanese book into other languages is way under way, and there are some exciting updates from the original author Mr.

Daycare in trouble after toddler leaves
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

Action News has learned that the certificate of registration has been suspended for a home daycare operation in Mercer County.

Cicma: Venus Struggles on clay thus far

Venus Williams continues to struggle on the red clay, this could be a sign of an early exit in France? I predict that Venus will sharpen up for Roland Garros. Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open Madrid, Spain $4,500,000 (Premier) Red Clay / Outdoors May 9-17, 2009

Sweden opens UFO archive
Source: thelocal.se

The world's largest UFO archive, with over 18,000 Swedish reports, pictures and foreign reports over mysterious happenings was opened to the general public in Norrköping in southern Sweden on Sunday.

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