A picture can speak a thousand words.Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reacts to Australia’s first home-series defeat in 16 years
Cry Baby
But it’s been 16 Years of Dominance make that err..15 you could have easily lost the home series against India Albeit the umpires decisions,The famous Monkey gate scandal saved your sorry ass. 16 years that are gone forever
Cricket Australia will never be the same again its time to say goodbye ..
Roger returned from his five-week break to beat Radek Stepanek (ATP 30), 6-3, 7-6 (6), yesterday in the second round of the Madrid Masters.
“I think I moved with a spring in my step. My feeling out there was positive and confident which is a good feeling to have in the first match which tends to be very tricky,” Roger said after the match.
Roger had a perfect start and took a 3-0 lead as Stepanek’s serve fell apart. But the world number 30 stepped up in the second set, winning all but one of the points on his first serve, and seized the advantage in the set decider. But our champ did what he can do so well: increase the pressure in critical moments. He rallied from a 5-3 deficit in the tiebreaker with some excellent shotmaking, including a backhand that landed in the far corner on match point. Roger went on to take the tie break 8-6 and the match in one hour and 26 minutes.
In doing so, Federer surpassed Pete Sampras as the all-time leader in career prize money in men’s tennis. The Swiss, who earned 24,200 Euros ($32,428) for reaching the third round in Madrid, increased his career total to $43,300,847. Sampras earned $43,280,489 during his outstanding career.
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Metal bands have their own style and when it comes to their band mascots some of them are household names lets explore Iron Maiden’s “Eddie”.
Eddie, whose full name is Eddie the ‘Ead or Edward the Head also known as Edward the Great (see below), is the mascot for the British heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. He is a perennial fixture in the often violent album cover art, as well as ever present in their live shows. Eddie also featured in a first-person shooter video game, Ed Hunter. The entire bio of Eddie can be found here on Wikipedia.
History
Eddie was designed by “Derek Riggs” this is what he has to say in his own words;
Riggs: Well years and years and years ago, in fact two years before I ever met the band (Iron Maiden), and before they had a recording contract..erm…I was sitting alone in my shed trying to get my painting together..I was doing a lot of work on Symbolism. Reading a lot of books (about Symbolism), trying to..erm…work out what it was all about…reading a lot of horror books too, because I’m sick and twisted inside…(both laugh) There was an idea that H.P. Lovecraft came up with that you can make things more horrible by putting them up in your own environment, rather than sticking it out in Transylvania, or somewhere. It was in the late 1970’s and punk was big, There was this ‘wasted youth’ concept going around…you know…we’ve all been thrown on the dustbin…help, we’re dying now…(both laugh) …So I designed this character with punky hair, and I thought I’ll put a corpse in a T-shirt, because I had a picture from the 1960’s of this dead American’s head stuck on a Vietnamese tank…that’s what they said it was…but it may not be true…anyway, I painted this head with punk hair on…and stuck it up where I used to live. I used to walk a lot at night and I came upon this wall which was all yellow because it had street lights above it, and the moon was out too… which was kind of blueish looking. It was quite a stunning contrast…So used it ! So, I finished this picture and gave it to an agent who kept it for a few weeks and then gave it me back telling me ‘it wasn’t very commercial’… (both laugh) You get a feeling when something is right. I knew Eddie was right. He just had that look. He wasn’t called Eddie then in fact, he was called Electric Matthew. It was called ‘Electric Matthew Says Hello’. I used give my pictures stupid names. If you went round to Sci-Fi conventions you would see pictures called, ‘The Last Of The Few’ and ‘The Few Of The Many’. Silly titles…you know…
The various incarnations of Eddie can be seen below save them if you like it.
check out Kheldan for more eddie pics its kool!!
Eddie on Maiden Studio Albums
Iron Maiden 1980
Killers 1981
The Number Of The Beast 1982
Piece Of Mind 1983
Powerslave 1984
Somewhere In Time 1986
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son 1988
No Prayer For The Dying 1990
Fear Of The Dark 1992
The X Factor 1995
Virtual XI 1998
Brave New World 2000
Dance Of Death 2003
A Matter Of Life And Death 2006
some part of information used from Maiden fans & covers used from Maiden commentary
Most of us are familiar with “Air Force one“. Well lets now talk about “Ed Force One” The official Iron Maiden plane which features band mascot “Eddie” on the tail wing it has been used for the Iron Maiden “Somewhere Back In Time” world tour.
Maiden plane spotting has become ravishingly cool you can check out the photographs below it looks spectacular and its piloted by none other than the “Air Raid Siren” Bruce Dickinson the lead singer of the band.The “Ed Force One” has been dubbed as “Possibly the coolest plane ever” .The plane carries 60 Maiden crew members.Iron Maiden are the first metal band to use a single aeroplane to take them, their crew and equipment on tour.
Images used from Google check out more pics here “ED FORCE ONE”
Jennifer Lopez has been training extensively with the hope of running her first Triathlon by the end of 2008.Some sources suggest that J-Lo was overheard dissing Michael Phelps one of the greatest Olympians of all time. What Phelps achieved at the Beijing Olympics is something you don”t even dream of even in your worst incubus!8 gold medals& 14 in total you can’t earn them or win them even if ya shake that famous booty all night long, yeah and we also know that love don’t cost a thing cos you are still the same old Jenny from the block from Bronx.
C’mon J-Lo i guess you were pretending you didn’t know who Michael Phelps was!Jealousy is something which sets certain individuals apart & lust too!
Jennifer’s Comment
“Jenny couldn’t understand why everyone is talking about that swimmer.” “She couldn’t come up with (eight-time gold-medal winner Michael) Phelps’ name, and then she yammered on about how she was the one training for a triathlon just six months after giving birth, and how that was the big story right now, not ‘the swimmer.’
This might be a rumour or it might be the truth only time will tell.Who do you think is better & greater, who deserves more attention right now? Phelps or J-lo your pick!!!!
Photo:Getty Images Via Yahoo sport
J-lo bio & pics: Wikipedia & yahoo movies
Roger Federer debuted a new outfit for this year’s Us open.It looked a little different to the black “darth vader” outfit her wore in the previous year.It looks fantastic here are some pictures of Roger”s new outfit from his first round match up with Maximo Gonzalez.It took Federer only 1 hour and 22 minutes to wrap up the match,Federer won 6-3, 6-0,6-3 with relative ease and fired 15 aces on his way to victory.Federer was in a dominating mood and was in complete control.Thats the fearsome Federer we know back to winning ways again!6 more to go!can he make it 5 in a row?lets hope so.
Familiar Pose
Elegance Redefined
What do you think of the new Nike outfit?is it better than the last years Black outfit?
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Us Open 25 past champions of the open era were honoured in a star studded ceremony on the opening day of the championships.The champions were introduced in chronological order starting with Rod “Rocket”Laver”.Here are some excellent pictures of the past Us open champs which includes the swiss maestro “Roger Federer” & Maria Sharapova.
Sharapova was looking sexy,like a Penthouse model!!maybe she will pose for playboy like Amanda Beard in the near future.
NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: Past US Open Champions stand on the court during the opening ceremonies during Day 1 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
US Open Champion Roger Federer walks on court for the opening ceremonies during Day 1 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: US Open Champion Roger Federer walks on court for the opening ceremonies during Day 1 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
True champion
Federer greets King
NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: US Open Champion Gabriela Sabatini walks on the court for the opening ceremonies during Day 1 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: US Open Champion Marat Safin walks on court for the opening ceremonies during Day 1 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Monica Seles
Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams
More photos can be found on Yahoo sports!
Photo:Getty Images Via Yahoo sport
“This is what it’s all about, to come to the greatest city in the world to play tennis,” he added. “There is such great excitement about this tournament and this rivalry. We hope that it can live up to expectations and battle it out in the final.”
Nadal, who recently won a gold medal for Spain at the Olympics in Beijing, said that he has been inspired to perform at his best over the years because of Federer.
“All these years I’ve always had one person ahead of me and better than me,” said Nadal.
Nadal overtook Federer for the No. 1 ranking just before the start of the US Open. The Swiss had held the top spot for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
In New York to help promote the rivals, legendary boxing promoter Don King fanned the flames between Federer and Nadal, asking fans to pick a side in a way that only the improvisational Mr. King can.
“The US Open is the ultimate championship – the biggest stage in the world,” said King. “You had the Thrilla in the Manilla and the Rumble in the Jungle and now you have the Grapple in the Apple.”
Comparing Federer and Nadal to boxing greats Muhammad Ali and George Frazier, King entertained the audience filled with children from the City Parks Tennis Foundation in Brooklyn and Queens.
“There’s going to be two great champions in New York for the US Open. One is the defending champion, and the other is a young, ambitious, motivated and inspired player that has now become No. 1.”
Campaign “fight” posters featuring Roger “The Magician of Precision” Federer and Rafael “The Matador of Spin” Nadal lined the New York City streets at Columbus Circle, with city cabs wallpapered with the fight poster.
Each with their own unique fashion tastes, Federer and Nadal will debut specially-designed 2008 US Open competition Nike apparel and footwear.
Arthur Ash kids day photos from the Usopen
After dazzling the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd with a tuxedo black outfit in 2007, Federer will wear a new sophisticated night look.
The reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, Nadal is expected to don an evolved signature look.
The “Grapple in the Apple,” was launched by Nike in July in a city-wide campaign to celebrate the two top-ranked men as they head into the final grand slam of the year.
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Is Michael Phelps dating Stephanie Rice?That”s the Question on everyone”s lips.Well we don”t know the answer yet.These guys were spotted making out recently. Phelps was spotted kissing Rice outside the Olympic village!Phelps is currently single who knows he might have found his golden match.The “Aqua Gladiator” & The glamour girl of Australian swimming do make a great pair.Phelps has become the most celebrated athlete in the USA and quite rightly so! he deserves all the attention.
Its wonderful that we get to know about legends like Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Kerry Walsh,Stephanie Rice,Nastia Liukin& Roger Federer. We don”t have to read about what Paris “Poseur” Hilton & Scarlett Johansson are upto everyday what say?Fame & lust makes you do stupid things right Paris?…Who cares… Its 8 gold medals that matter at the end of the day.
pictures of Stephanie Rice & Phelps together
BEIJING - AUGUST 19: Stephanie Rice and Michael Phelps relax at the Speedo Sports Club at the Jintai Art Museum on August 19, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Getty Images for Speedo)
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Scarlett Johansson in Universal Pictures' The Black Dahlia
A pouty and pretty strawberry blonde New Yorker who commenced her career a child actor with instincts, skills and a streetwise grace that far outpaced her age, Scarlett Johansson first came to attention playing the daughter of Sean Connery and Kate Capshaw terrorized by Blair Underwood in “Just Cause” (1995). Having made her stage debut at age eight in 1993’s “Sophistry” at Playwrights Horizons Theatre, the young player also studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Her screen debut in Rob Reiner’s disastrous “North” (1994) was less than memorable, but Johansson has maintained an even career, impressing with her fully-realized characterizations in nearly every showing.
Scarlett Johansson in Focus' Lost in Translation
She got noticed as one of Eric Schaeffer’s wise charges in “If Lucy Fell” and took a co-starring role in the understated independent “Manny & Lo” (both 1996), a perfect vehicle for the actress to prove her talents. Johansson’s finely crafted portrayal of Amanda (Manny), a rather sensible 11-year-old who escapes from a foster home and runs away with her 16-year old sister Laurel (Lo) earned her critical praise and led directly to her casting in the high profile but disappointing 1997 release “Home Alone 3″ and the highly-anticipated romance “The Horse Whisperer” (1998). In the latter, Johansson landed the coveted role of Grace, a youngster who suffers a physically and emotionally debilitating riding accident. When her mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) turns to a horse trainer (Robert Redford) for assistance, romance blooms, and as Johansson turned what could have been little more than a two-dimensional plot device into a full-fledged character, an actress bloomed.
The entire biography of Johansson can be found on Yahoo movies
Here are some pictures of the Sexy Scarlett Johansson more pictures of Johansson can be found in the links provided below!
Entire Red carpet gallery can be found here on Scarlett Johansson.org a wonderful fan site!
Scarlett at Barack Obama’s Rally in Iowa
click on the above link to see the Obama rally pics.
Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum, New York – May 5
pictures used from Scarlett Johansson.org a wonderful fan site check it out for tons of Pictures and videos.
Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss in Lionsgate Films' The Spirit
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