It's better to be a lucky manager than a good manager, so the saying goes, and Steve McClaren was surely a man counting his blessings last Saturday.
McClaren has a lot to consider ahead of Wednesday's qualifier
Israel's 2-1 win over Russia ensured England's dream of gracing Austria and Switzerland was alive and well again.
And it also means McClaren has one more chance to prove his credentials as a national coach who can inspire his players and tactically out-manoeuvre opposition managers.
England need only draw at home against Croatia now to secure their passage to Euro 2008 and, in doing so, cement McClaren's place as national coach at least until next summer.
Source. Bbc.
marți, 20 noiembrie 2007
England ready to gamble on Carson
England v Croatia
Wembley, London
Wednesday 21 November
Kick-off: 2000 GMT
Coverage: Live on BBC One & BBC Radio 5 Live (commentary on BBC Sport website for UK users only); Coverage on BBC Sport website
Steve McClaren looks set to gamble on goalkeeper Scott Carson and drop David Beckham for England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday.
The England boss is believed to have opted for the inexperienced Carson, with Paul Robinson on the bench.
Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips is tipped to replace Beckham at Wembley.
Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves are pushing for recalls in what is expected to be a five-man midfield, with Peter Crouch on his own up front.
Source. Bbc.
Wembley, London
Wednesday 21 November
Kick-off: 2000 GMT
Coverage: Live on BBC One & BBC Radio 5 Live (commentary on BBC Sport website for UK users only); Coverage on BBC Sport website
Steve McClaren looks set to gamble on goalkeeper Scott Carson and drop David Beckham for England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday.
The England boss is believed to have opted for the inexperienced Carson, with Paul Robinson on the bench.
Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips is tipped to replace Beckham at Wembley.
Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves are pushing for recalls in what is expected to be a five-man midfield, with Peter Crouch on his own up front.
Source. Bbc.
British shows scoop Emmy awards
British TV shows have dominated the 35th annual International Emmy Awards in New York.
They won seven out of their eight nominations, and all but one of the British winners were BBC productions.
They included best actor for Jim Broadbent in The Street, which also won best drama series, and best comedy for Little Britain Abroad.
Former US vice-president Al Gore also received an honorary award to recognise his work in broadcasting.
Source. Bbc.
They won seven out of their eight nominations, and all but one of the British winners were BBC productions.
They included best actor for Jim Broadbent in The Street, which also won best drama series, and best comedy for Little Britain Abroad.
Former US vice-president Al Gore also received an honorary award to recognise his work in broadcasting.
Source. Bbc.
Campaigners hit by decryption law
Animal rights activists are thought to be the first Britons to be asked to hand over to the police keys to data encrypted on their computers.
The request for the keys is being made under the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
Police analysing machines seized during raids on activists' homes carried out in May have asked for the keys.
The activists could face jail if they do not comply and snub a further formal request to hand over the keys.
Source. Bbc.
The request for the keys is being made under the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
Police analysing machines seized during raids on activists' homes carried out in May have asked for the keys.
The activists could face jail if they do not comply and snub a further formal request to hand over the keys.
Source. Bbc.
Net gridlock by 2010 study warns
Consumer demand for bandwidth could see the internet running out of capacity as early as 2010, a new study warns.
US analyst firm Nemertes Research predicted a drastic slowdown as the network struggles to cope with the amount of data being carried on it.
Such gridlock would drastically affect how people use the web and could mean the next Google or YouTube simply doesn't get off the ground, it said.
The report said billions needed to be spent upgrading broadband networks.
It put the figure at around $137bn (£66bn) globally.
For users, the slowdown could see a return to the bad old days of dial-up, the report predicts.
Source. Bbc.
US analyst firm Nemertes Research predicted a drastic slowdown as the network struggles to cope with the amount of data being carried on it.
Such gridlock would drastically affect how people use the web and could mean the next Google or YouTube simply doesn't get off the ground, it said.
The report said billions needed to be spent upgrading broadband networks.
It put the figure at around $137bn (£66bn) globally.
For users, the slowdown could see a return to the bad old days of dial-up, the report predicts.
Source. Bbc.
Fed cuts US 2008 growth forecast
The US Federal Reserve has cut its forecast for 2008 economic growth to a range of 1.8% to 2.5% - due to tight credit markets and weakness in housing.
In July it had predicted annual growth of between 2.5% and 2.75%.
The forecast was the first quarterly update delivered under a new policy implement by Fed boss Ben Bernanke.
The Fed's comments came as it also revealed that a decision to cut interest rates at its last meeting had been "a close call".
In recent weeks a number of big banks have reported heavy losses on the back of exposure to sub-prime mortgage loans while government data has shown that demand for hosing continued to be weak.
Analysts had been widely expecting the growth forecast to be trimmed, though some thought the prediction may have been less optimistic.
"A growth of 1.8% or even 2.5% at the high side, I thought was still really pretty high," said Mary Ann Hurley of D A Davidson & Co.
Source. Bbc.
In July it had predicted annual growth of between 2.5% and 2.75%.
The forecast was the first quarterly update delivered under a new policy implement by Fed boss Ben Bernanke.
The Fed's comments came as it also revealed that a decision to cut interest rates at its last meeting had been "a close call".
In recent weeks a number of big banks have reported heavy losses on the back of exposure to sub-prime mortgage loans while government data has shown that demand for hosing continued to be weak.
Analysts had been widely expecting the growth forecast to be trimmed, though some thought the prediction may have been less optimistic.
"A growth of 1.8% or even 2.5% at the high side, I thought was still really pretty high," said Mary Ann Hurley of D A Davidson & Co.
Source. Bbc.
Man-sized sea scorpion claw found
The immense fossilised claw of a 2.5m-long (8ft) sea scorpion has been described by European researchers.
The 390-million-year-old specimen was found in a Germany quarry, the journal Biology Letters reports.
The creature, which has been named Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, would have paddled in a river or swamp.
The size of the beast suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were much larger in the past than previously thought, the team says.
Source. Bbc.
The 390-million-year-old specimen was found in a Germany quarry, the journal Biology Letters reports.
The creature, which has been named Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, would have paddled in a river or swamp.
The size of the beast suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were much larger in the past than previously thought, the team says.
Source. Bbc.
Agriculture chief seeks flatter subsidies for fatter farms
The EU's commissioner for agriculture wants to start flattening subsidies being given to the bloc's biggest farms. She has launched a "health check" on common policy in her field, a wide-ranging six-month consultation. Brussels says the review will fine-tune the reforms made in 2003.
It raises ideas, said Mariann Fischer Boel, and looks at shifting priorities: "Modulation doesn't mean that we take money away from agriculture. We just distribute it in a different way. So that we can make the target(s) areas that (are) of huge importance to a certain region or a certain country. I think we have been quiet successful with some of our rural development policies."
Modulation means the highest subsidies would start to be reduced... by ten percent in the one hundred to two hundred thousand euro range, by a quarter in the two to three hundred thousand euro range and anything above by 45 percent.
This is sure to provoke some "Ee-eye, ee-eye, oh" protests in EU member states with a lot of really big farming operations, notably the UK and Germany. But it would allow support to be transferred into the rural development budget.
One of Boel's key questions is: Since market prices today are in such good shape, should community intervention revert to its original purpose as a real safety net - for those who most need it?
Source. Euronews.
It raises ideas, said Mariann Fischer Boel, and looks at shifting priorities: "Modulation doesn't mean that we take money away from agriculture. We just distribute it in a different way. So that we can make the target(s) areas that (are) of huge importance to a certain region or a certain country. I think we have been quiet successful with some of our rural development policies."
Modulation means the highest subsidies would start to be reduced... by ten percent in the one hundred to two hundred thousand euro range, by a quarter in the two to three hundred thousand euro range and anything above by 45 percent.
This is sure to provoke some "Ee-eye, ee-eye, oh" protests in EU member states with a lot of really big farming operations, notably the UK and Germany. But it would allow support to be transferred into the rural development budget.
One of Boel's key questions is: Since market prices today are in such good shape, should community intervention revert to its original purpose as a real safety net - for those who most need it?
Source. Euronews.
Families of Ukraine mine victims say a final goodbye
Relatives of the victims of Ukraine's worst mining disaster have begun burying their dead. At least 89 people died in an underground methane blast on Sunday, a further 11 are missing but officials said there is little chance they are still alive.
Hundreds of people paid their last tribute to the miners and flags across the former Soviet state flew at half-mast on what was a national day of mourning.
Ukraine's president Viktor Yushchenko, who visited the Zasyadko mine at Donetsk on Monday, has ordered a government commission to investigate the accident and called for an overhaul of the coal mining sector.
But even as the funerals were taking place, three busloads of miners were heading towards the mine, where work was due to begin again.
Source. Euronews.
Hundreds of people paid their last tribute to the miners and flags across the former Soviet state flew at half-mast on what was a national day of mourning.
Ukraine's president Viktor Yushchenko, who visited the Zasyadko mine at Donetsk on Monday, has ordered a government commission to investigate the accident and called for an overhaul of the coal mining sector.
But even as the funerals were taking place, three busloads of miners were heading towards the mine, where work was due to begin again.
Source. Euronews.
French public sector workers march against job cuts
Thousands of French public sector workers have taken their grievances against the state onto the streets of Paris.
Teachers and civil servants, supported by students, were demonstrating against planned job cuts and for higher wages.
They were joined by public transport workers, who are striking over pension reforms.
CGT union boss Bernard Thibault congratulated so many people for taking part, saying that a high participation would give them more bargaining power.
According to France's unions, some 700,000 workers took part in the demonstration on Tuesday. According to the police, it was just over half that number.
Source. Euronews.
Teachers and civil servants, supported by students, were demonstrating against planned job cuts and for higher wages.
They were joined by public transport workers, who are striking over pension reforms.
CGT union boss Bernard Thibault congratulated so many people for taking part, saying that a high participation would give them more bargaining power.
According to France's unions, some 700,000 workers took part in the demonstration on Tuesday. According to the police, it was just over half that number.
Source. Euronews.
Euro finance chief concerned as dollar hits new low
The euro has peaked at one dollar and 48 cents for the first time ever. Although it then retreated slightly before stabilising, the euro's new landmark has prompted concerned words from the European finance chief.The greenback's depression has been caused by the US mortgage crisis and the knock-on effect on American banks.The growing strength of the euro against the dollar may deflect the blow of costly oil, which is bought in dollars, but its a burden for Europe's exporters.The Eurozone's chief finance minister, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said the situation has not yet hampered exporters' market share in other parts of the world. But he warned that this could quickly change.Juncker has said the Eurozone deplores sudden changes in exchange rates and that its ministers are keeping a very close eye on matters.He leads a Eurozone delegation to China next week to urge Beijing to revalue its currency, the Yuan, which he has claimed is up to 25 percent too weak.As for action in the US, the Fed is expected to lower interest rates to 4.25 percent when it meets in December. It may even do so before then
Source. Euronews.
Source. Euronews.
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