USA CELEBRATES HUGE SOCCER UPSET June 25, 2009
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Brilliant tactics helped the United States pull off a stunning 2-0 win over Spain and reach the Confederations Cup final, something coach Bob Bradley described as huge.
A first-half strike from Villarreal’s Jozy Altidore and another 16 minutes from time by Fulham’s Clint Dempsey did the damage on Wednesday in what will go down as one of the biggest victories in US football history.
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They also had a flawless performance by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard and a commendable defensive display to thank for earning them a shot at the trophy on Sunday against either Brazil or hosts South Africa.
“When you play Spain you certainly have to work very hard as a group to defend. We made a special point to close down Xavi as best we could to prevent his penetrative passes,” said Bradley.
“We felt strongly that when we got the ball we needed to be aggressive and have the confidence that we could keep the ball and move it.
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Well now we have to wait for the match between South Africa and Brazil tonight to see who will take on the USA in the finals of the Confederation Cup. All South Africans are standing behind Bafana our National team who are the underdogs……we hope to go through to the finals!
Well done USA it was quite a feat to beat Spain!
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OBAMA INAUGURATION, MONEY WELL SPENT? January 18, 2009
Posted by frostygirl in Politics.Tags: inauguration, Obama, president, USA
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My American friends are probably going to shoot me down when they read this post, but I still cannot see the point in spending over $130 million on President elect Obama’s inauguration in this present economic climate we are living in.
When we see the images of people suffering all over the world and in America one would really think that they would scale down the spending on this inauguration. Yes he is popular worldwide and everyone wants to be part of this historic occasion, but does it have to be so elaborate?
Call me cynical, but I cannot help seeing it as a waste of money!
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OBAMA WINS ! November 5, 2008
Posted by frostygirl in News.Tags: Obama, president elect, USA
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The new First Family of America !
It is going to be a difficult road for them, they are going to need to be a strong family unit during their period at the White House.
Time will tell if he does what he promised to do!
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HIV/AIDS IN UNITED STATES August 3, 2008
Posted by frostygirl in HIV/AIDS.Tags: black, HIV/AIDS, USA
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The Centre for Disease Control in USA has receently revealed that there are more new cases of Americans infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, than previously believed.
About 56,000 people became infected with HIV in the past year, which translates to about 40 percent more cases than officials had estimated, said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention.
They now have technology that can determine when someone has been infected, this new method can indicate whether someone has been infected with HIV during the previous five months, rather than relying on statistical models.
“Diagnosis of HIV can occur years after infection. The fact that 56,000 Americans each year are contracting HIV for the first time is a wake-up call for all of us in the U.S.,” Fenton said.
“These numbers are a scathing indictment of how profoundly U.S. and CDC HIV prevention efforts have failed,” said Michael Weinstein, president of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which calls itself “the nation’s largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care.”
In terms of the HIV/AIDS figures in Africa the abovementioned new HIV/AIDS infected people in USA is very small, but it must be of great concern as one would expect that it would be easier to educate a first world country’s citizens than in our continent.
It is interesting to see the following report on HIV/AIDS amongst “Black” Americans:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/29/black.aids.report/index.html
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