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Breaking News Mon, 08 Feb 2010
Alinghi -1 (Valencia).
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 Star Tribune 
Race 1 of America's Cup between Alinghi and BMW Oracle Racing postponed due to unsteady wind
Mon 8 Feb 2010
VALENCIA, Spain - The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup between two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing was postponed Monday because of... (photo: Creative Commons / Dake)
 Oracle CEO Larry Ellison keynote. (vio1)
Crack   Cup   Ellison   Photos   Software
 San Fransisco Chronicle 
Larry Ellison gets 3rd crack at America's Cup
Mon 8 Feb 2010
(02-08) 04:00 PST Valencia, Spain -- Software tycoon Larry Ellison isn't accustomed to losing. He outgunned his corporate rivals for 30 years to become the world's fourth-richest man and king of... (photo: Oracle.com)
Coupe de l'America 2007 - Alinghi  The Examiner  Sun 7 Feb 2010
BMW-Oracle beats Alinghi! ... on the computer, anyway.

Alinghi's "A5" catamaran and BMW-Oracle's "USA" trimaran - 90' America's Cup boats. Alinghi (top) - BMW/Oracle (bottom) If you like this ... Latest photos of America's Cup racers.... (photo: Creative Commons / Guillom)
Alinghi   Boat   Photos   Sport   World
Bode Miller, of the United States, smiles as he meets the media at the alpine ski, World Cup finals, in Bormio, Italy, Friday, March 14, 2008. A day after Bode Miller won the World Cup overall title Lindsey Vonn won the same crown Friday, completing the first U.S. men's and women's sweep in 25 years.  The Times  Sat 6 Feb 2010
Bode Miller sets sights on gold

A remarkable piece of video footage, available on the internet, says much about the enigma that is Bode Miller. It's from a World Cup downhill race in 2005. Near the top of the course, maybe 200 yards... (photo: AP / Alessandro Trovati)
Gold   Photos   Ski   Sport   Star
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Coutts-gonet The Guardian Sat 6 Feb 2010
Bad blood continues ahead of 33rd America's Cup

By Paul Tait VALENCIA, Spain, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The America's Cup squabbling continued on Saturday when BMW Oracle chief Larry Ellison withdrew from a news conference... (photo: Creative Commons / Inisheer)
Coutts   Photos   Sail   Sport   World
Danish warship HDMS Absalon, who is part of NATO'S counter piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden today rescued the cargo ship MV Ariella which came under attack by pirates. BBC News Fri 5 Feb 2010
Danish troops 'storm ship captured by Somali pirates'

Danish special forces have stormed a ship captured by Somali pirates and freed 25 crew members, an EU naval spokesman said in Nairobi. Cdr John Harbour told the... (photo: NATO)
Denmark   Maritime   Nato   Photos   Piracy   Somalia
Beach - Swimmers The Examiner Fri 5 Feb 2010
How to minimize your shark attack risk
Although swimmers and surfers may receive minor shark bites in Florida waters, fatal shark attacks are very rare.... (photo: WN / sweet)
Attacks   Florida   Photos   Rare   Shark
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) The News & Observer Fri 5 Feb 2010
3 cheetahs swim moat, briefly escape in NZealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Three cheetahs swam a moat and crawled through a hole in a rusty fence to escape their enclosure and then briefly roamed inside a wildlife park... (photo: Public Domain / Wegmann)
Animals   Photos   Swim   Visitors   Wildlife
Coast Guard warns mariners of approaching storm The News & Observer Thu 4 Feb 2010
Coast Guard warns mariners of approaching storm

PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The Coast Guard is warning mariners from Virginia to New York about an approaching storm that could produce gale-force winds. The Coast Guard said... (photo: US Navy / Geronimo Aquino)
Pacific   Photos   Storm   Virginia   Warning
In this picture released by U.S. Navy, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, Somali pirates in small boats are seen alongside the hijacked "Faina". Armed pirates aboard fast-moving skiffs have increasingly turned the shipping lanes off Somalia into a lucrative hunting grounds: commandeering vessels large and small and leaving the world's maritime powers frustrated about how to stop the seafaring bandits. Now, however, momentum is growing for coordinated international action to back up the sharp response after the stunning seizure late last month of a Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry as the pirates quickly found themselves encircled by U.S. warships and receiving only silence to their demands for millions of dollars in ransom. Pravda RU Thu 4 Feb 2010
Somali Pirates Hijack North Korea's Cargo Ship

Somali pirates have once again struck, this time hijacking a North Korean cargo ship on Wednesday with an unknown number of crew on board, the European Union Naval Force... (photo: AP / U.S. Navy)
Maritime   N. Korea   Photos   Piracy   Somalia


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